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After Sonia sermon, stern Gehlot tells men in khaki it’s action time SIT formed in Pehlu case will submit its report “very soon”, informs Gehlot

Perfect host CM Gehlot invites outgoing Governor Kalyan for ‘Chai pe Charcha’

First India News Jaipur: The inaugural session of the two-day SP Conference was organized at the state Police Head Quarter on Wednesday wherein CM Ashok Gehlot took a meeting of police officers and prepared a roadmap to control crime. All the Range IG, Commissioner of Police and Superintendent of Police of all the districts were present in the SP Conference.

SP Conference has been started with the agenda to improve the deteriorating law and order in the state to control the increasing atrocities on women and Dalits in the last eight months and curb increasing communal incidents. In the conference, CM Ashok Gehlot expressed concern over the increasing communal violence in the state. In the inaugural session, Gehlot was apprised by all the SPs of the state about the situation in their districts and while a district wise discussion over policing issues was held.

Meanwhile, Governor Kalyan Singh went to the Chief Minister’s Residence on Wednesday evening after CM Ashok Gehlot invited Governor Singh for a High Tea. The Governor stayed

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot being greeted by DGP Bhupendra Singh on his arrival at PHQ on Wednesday. Also seen in the picture are ADG, Crime BL Soni and ACS Rajeeva Swarup.

—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

at CMR for nearly an hour wherein the two leaders were seen remembering their time in a jovial atmosphere.

(See page 10) On Thursday, the CM will take one-on-one feedback from all district SPs. Interestingly, this is a new beginning as for the first time, the SP conference is held at the police headquarters.

Earlier, Collector-SP conference was organized in the state, in which proper time for review of law and order and crime situation in the state could not be given. CM Gehlot said in the meeting that the government wants to give sensitive and transpar-

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot talking to mediapersons as DGP Bhupendra Singh looks on at PHQ on Wednesday.

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ent governance to the general public and SPs have important responsibility in it.

During the meeting, CM Gehlot told the po-

‘We agreed on no outside influence in internal matters

lice officers that they should take action against those who spoil communal harmony through conspiracy. Gehlot also reminded the

police officers in strong words that strict action will be taken if any case related to corruption and negligence comes forth. During the meet-

ing, CM Ashok Gehlot warned the officials that till now the ACRs of both the good officers or the inferior officers were maintained. But this kindness will no longer work in the state.

Officers who do good work and perform better will be encouraged while punishments will be given to the inferior officers.

CM Gehlot told police officers that if the cops were pro-active on the cases of road accidents, organized crime, cyber crime, taking over the law on behalf of the mob, illegal trafficking of drug addicts, land disputes etc, then crime can be effectively stopped.

Interestingly, Ashok Gehlot also said on Wednesday the special investigation team (SIT) formed to investigate lapses in the original probe in the Pehlu Khan case will submit its report “very soon”.

CM Gehlot has also told police officers to stay away from political interference so that fairness can be maintained. Instructions were given to all SPs that the police stations should be made public-friendly. Police personnel whose behaviour is not right have been instructed to improve their behaviour.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin during the joint press statements, at Vladivostok, in Russia on Wednesday.

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Vladivostok: India and Russia are against “outside influence” in the internal matters of any nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday after comprehensive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at finding new horizons of bilateral cooperation in key areas like defence, space, trade, oil and gas, nuclear energy and maritime connectivity.

Modi, who arrived in Russia on a two-day visit, is the first Indian PM to visit the Russian Far East Region.

“We both are against outside influence in the internal matters of any nation,” Modi said in a joint press meet with Putin after their delegation-level talks at the India-Russia 20th Annual Summit following a two-hour tete-a-tete on board a ship.

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INSIDE 23 DEAD, 27 HURT IN CRACKER UNIT BLAST IN PUNJAB Twenty-three people were killed while 27 injured in a blast at a firecracker factory in Batala of Gurdaspur on Wednesday, an official said. Several people were feared trapped under the debris, police said, adding that the rescue operation was underway.

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INDIA DECLARES AZHAR, SAEED TERRORISTS JeM chief Masood Azhar, LeT founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Mumbai terror attack accused Zakiur-Rehman-Lakhvi and fugitive mob boss Dawood Ibrahim were on Wednesday declared individual terrorists by the government under a new anti-terror law.

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rue teachers are those who help us think for ourselves,” these lines quoted by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan the first Vice President of India and the second President of India are apt.

Moreover, it wouldn’t be an understatement to call a teacher a second parent to a child. They not only help in identifying a student’s raw talent but take efforts in shaping them.

Bollywood films have always had an essence of escapism with masala and music embedded in fun storylines, once in a while, there comes a film that not only entertains you, but takes you back to you school or college days. With many lessons and several memories packed in a cinematic runtime, the film Industry has given us some of the finest portrayal of the teachers. From the rough and tough professors, to the teacher we all had a crush on; here’s a list of reel life teachers that Bollywood has given us.

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ith more than half a dozen subjects to ace and loads of homework post the school hours, childhood is a see-saw between academics and imagination for 8 -year-old Ishaan (Darsheel Safari).

Mistreated by some teachers, Ishaan breaks down and shells himself from the world. Then comes along Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan), the substitute art teacher who sees Ishaan’s talent and figures out he has dyslexia.

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film that very sensitively handles the relationship of a teacher with both the students and their guardians, Parichay is a classic with its portrayal of emotions and melodious songs.

Ravi, played by Jeetendra takes us the job of tutoring the five grandchildren of an eminent man in the town. Warned of the children’s mischief and how they have earlier driven their teachers away, Ravi is skeptical but decided to give the job a try.

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MAIN HOON NA

emember the time you would attend the most boring classes because you were secretly crushing on your teacher? Yes, Main Hoon Na bought out this aspect of school in the most adorable way with the chemistry between Sushamita Sen and undercover agent aka not student Shah Rukh Khan. Day dreaming, doodling and waiting eagerly for her classes, we’ve experienced it all in college and Main Hoon Na takes you back to those secret crushes and note passing days.

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hile we has seen enough students struggle with school, here’s a teacher who has to overcome her shortcomings to do justice to her profession. Naina Mathur, played by Rani Mukerji aspires to be a teacher but suffers from a rare nervous disorder called the Tourette Syndrome.

She is given the task to teach a bunch

LIVER TRANSPLANT AT NIMS HOSPITAL IN JAIPUR Jaipur: A liver transplant was conducted in NIMS hospital on Wednesday. The liver, belonged to a brain dead patient, reached the Jaipur airport after which it was ferried to the hospital with the help of local police and administration which

made a green corridor.

The liver belonged to a woman who sustained severe injuries in an accident in Punjab. It is probably the first time when an organ has been brought to the city. In the past, organs have been sent out of Jaipur to other recipient.

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ere’s a film that brought forth the struggles of a defamed coach with his rowdy team of players. The Indian Women’s Hockey Team is a laughing stock with no unity or scope of winning any match leave alone a championship.

Kabir Khan (Shah Rukh Khan), a former Indian Men’s Hockey Team player who was thrown out on the accusation of match fixing takes upon the task of bringing the world cup home with a diverse team. The 70 minute speech became quite famous and is one of the most motivating speeches to go back to. In classroom or on-field, Chak De! India has some fine lessons for all students.

of students who are rebellious trouble making students. Understanding their special need and the kind of attention they require, Naina does not give up and continues to be a part of their pranks and jokes until they give in to her ways. Realising their true potential, Rani becomes the ideal teacher and achieves her said goal.

BARMER WITNESSED HEAVY THUNDERSTORM, ONE KILLED Barmer: On Wednesday evening, a thunderstorm occurred in Rajasthan’s Barmer district where lightning strike also occurred in Patodi village resulting in death of a man while her daughter sustained burn injuries and is undergoing treatment. The deceased were identified as Safi Khan and his daughter

Guru govind duo khade, kake lagu pao…

Balihari gurur aapne, govind deo bataye… meaning that if god and my teacher both were standing together, who should be respected first, Kabir continues saying that he shows respect to his teacher as he was the one who showed him the path which leads to god.

The importance of a teacher is very clear from this couplet. Today all of us can read, write and understand just because of a person - Our Teacher who was filled with knowledge, gifted with patience, charged with determination, furnished with communication skills and packed with the helpfulness and support for their students. The journey of life starts along with a teacher in disguise, a mother. She is the very first teacher of our life who teaches us to speak, to walk and to behave with another teacher our father who teaches us to face the real world.

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Eidi. The twenty-year-old girl has been admitted to hospital while a post mortem was also conducted of the deceased man and the body was handed to the family members. Several villagers rushed to the hospital after hearing the incident and expressed acute grief over the demise man.

and instill a love of learning that’s why I am still a student and continue to learn while sharing with or mentoring students, young entrepreneurs, children and colleagues. It’s always two way learning process.There are many factors for motivations but top source of my motivation is around making a positive difference in people’s life. My entire work and thought process is around this reason. Most important teachers are always your parents and than formal education teachers and people who teach you as the life progress. My mother was and still is always biggest motivator. She has unconditional faith, teachings and guidance to try out new ideas in life.

In today’s time most of the startups wishes to become millionaire over night.

—Ajay Data, MD, Data Group of Industries

the seeds in an apple, but one cannot count the apples grown from the seeds. Same is with the teachers they polish so many lives and make them prosperous, but they remain at the same point to blossom some more flower buds.

I have been very fortunate to have fabulous teachers and mentors who have held my hand and taught me to walk along my path with honesty, hard work, dedication and integrity. My teachers taught me to assimilate as much as I can from people we meet and learn from our own life conditions and always pay it forward.

I feel Teachers Day is an event to celebrate the bond of learning, to honor the person who opens our doors of knowledge and to salute their patience, warm loving, affection and the determination to make us the one and a better human being.

—Apra Kuchhal, Chairperson, We Care-an initiative to promote youth, women, art & culture

I FEEL PROUD WHEN MY STUDENTS ACHIEVE GOALS

eeing young S kids working hard and wanting

to achieve the best is something as a coach that keeps me motivated to work hard with them.It’s a beautiful feeling when your students achieve their goals or win tournaments. My experience that I have gained over the years training and playing at international level if I’m able to share that with my students and young players across the country to help them realise and achieve their goal is the most satisfying experiences.

My students mean a lot to me, they all have a little part of me living in them. We dream the success together and work hard towards achieving it. Success comes to those who work hard and are persistent in their approach and don’t give up on their dreams.

—Surbhi Misra, Former International squash player, CEO & Founder Surbhi Misra Sports Foundation

MY TEACHERS HELPED ME ACHIEVE MY GOALS

teacher makes sure that their students learn new things Ttorsheeach adnd everyday. I message my teachers and mennow also, for they gave me plenty of knowledge about

everything possible. By wishing them on the Teacher’s Day, we remind them all the things that they did for us. Moreover, its the only when one can express the gratitude towards them.

When I was growing up, I got some really great mentors which made me realise my goals and kept me motivated to achieve them. They showed us the right path, by allowing us to decide on our own. Now, being a teacher myslef, I have realised that its important to provide the necessary freedom and space to your students. I feel amazing that I’m able to something good for the students and this feeling is satisfying.

—Pankaj Singh, Indian Test Cricket Player

TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED FOR THEFT IN CITY Jaipur:The Bajaj Nagar police arrested twentytwo-year-old Rakesh Singh alias Rocky, accused of various thefts. The police have recovered iPad, six silver coins and various items from his possession. “Gaurav Jain registered a case saying

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TEACHERS POLISH SO MANY LIVES AND MAKE THEM PROSPEROUS

I’M STILL A STUDENT & I’LL CONTINUE TO LEARN MORE

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an unidentified person broke into his shop and took Rs 30,000 from his showroom at Tonk road. Investigating was initiated and it was learned that the youth was behind the incident. Further action in the matter is being taken,” officials said.

EARTHQUAKE HITS JHUNJHUNU, NO CASUALTY REPORTED Jhunjhunu: A lowintensity earthquake measuring 3.8 on Richter scale hit Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district on Wednesday, a MeT official said. No casualty or damage to property was reported, an official in the district administration said. People rushed out of their houses in some areas after expe-

riencing the tremors, he said. People rushed out of their houses in some areas after experiencing the tremors, he said.

The quake hit the region around 3.30 pm, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here said. The epicentre of the earthquake was recorded at depth of 16 km, he said.

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Mines Joint Secy in ACB net for taking `4 L as bribe RAS senior officer BD Kumawat was allegedly demanding bribe to give a Chittorgarh-based miner a stay against the penalty amount of `8.3 crore —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR

ACB also searched Kumawat’s house.

First India News Jaipur: In a major action taken by Anti Corruption Bureau ( ACB) , senior RAS officer BD Kumawat who is posted as joint secretary in department of mines has been caught red handed while taking bribe of Rs 4 lakh in Jaipur through middlemen.

The bribe was being demanded to give relief in penalty imposed in the matter of a closed mine of the complainant and for giving stay in the matter. Along with Kumawat two middle men Vikas Dangi and Om Singh have also been arrested.

The action was taken by the team led by ASP

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RAS officer BD Kumawat (in white shirt) posted as joint secretary in Mines Dept in ACB net.

of ACB Prithvi Raj Meena.

As per the issue, a penalty of Rs 8.5 crore was imposed on complainant Virendra Singh from Rawatbhata in Chittorgarh by the department of mines and during this, he got in

touch with RAS officer BD Kumawat through middleman Dangi.

Middleman Vikas Dangi took Rs7 lakh from the complainant and kept Rs2 lakh himself and gave Rs5 lakhs to other middleman Om Singh. During the trap

action on Wednesday, Joint Secretary BD Kumawat was arrested red handed while taking Rs 4 lakhs from Singh.

ACB also conducted search operations at the residences of all three and till now in the search conducted at Om

Singh’s house, Rs2.5 lakh cash, documents of property worth Rs7 crore have been recovered. In search operation at Kumawat’s house documents of 2530 properties worth crores of rupees have been found. The prop-

erty was bought in his and his wife’s name.

Lockers in SBI and Bank of Baroda have also been searched.

During the inquiry it was revealed that Kumawat had given two options to end the penalty of Rs 8 crore. He had demanded about Rs 50 lakh for ending it completely and had given second option too that if Virendra gives Rs5 lakhs then stay will be given in mines matter. The complainant chose the second option. This is, however, not the first case of bribery in mining department and previously too, cases related to bribe in the department have been revealed.

Six trains cancelled due to heavy rain in Rajasthan

Vaibhav keeps his ‘Ex-CMs occupying govt bungalows unconstitutional’ date with Jodhpur

Jaipur: Six passenger trains were cancelled and four were partially cancelled due to heavy rain and water logged rail tracks on Vasai Road-Nalasopara-Virar rail block, in Mumbai an official said on Wednesday.

Bandra terminus-Bikaner, Bandra Terminus-Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Pune-Jaipur rail service was cancelled for Wednesday, BikanerBandra Terminus was cancelled for Friday and Jaipur-Pune railway was cancelled for Saturday from the source station, NWR CPRO Abhay Sharma said.

He said that BikanerDadar Express, DadarBikaner Express, Udaipur/Ajmer-Bandra Terminus, Bandra Ter minus-Ajmer/ Udaipur were partially cancelled due to heavy rainfall.

Meanwhile, heavy showers lashed Jaipur late on Tuesday night and on Wednesday morning and evening, bringing down temperature.

Jodhpur: In the Lok Sabha elections, Congress candidate and PCC General Secretary Vaibhav Gehlot may have lost but he has not forgotten the promise made to the people during the elections. Now, he is fulfilling his promise made to the people of Jodhpur of being with them in times of their need.

Following the path taken by his father and chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Vaibhav is ensuring that all social concerns has being maintained.Vaibhav meets people with affinity and is also maintaining direct contact with the public.

He has been sharing the pain of the people who have lost thier kin in tragic accidents and also helping them get aid from the government.

Vaibhav can also be seen pulling up those police officials failing to help the public on one hand while on the other he praises those who are delligently do-

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ing their work.

Significantly, durning election Vaibhav had said, “I want to become the voice of Jodhpur. Give me a chance to serve.” Though he lost, but now he is trying his best to solve problems of the people.

He comes with his special friend Dhamendra Rathod to Jodhpur constantly to be with his people.

sports minister Ashok Chandana did not reach the stadium to attend the program. When Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot attended the finals of handball tournament, the sports minister was comfortably seated in the secretariat. Organiser of the program – MLA Ruparam – also made several calls

As per HC decision, ex-Ms Vasundhara Raje, Jagannath Pahadia won’t get life-long facilities like bungalows etc now. Photo by Naim Khan.

giving the decision on petition filed by Milap Chand Dandiya and others, said that Rajasthan Ministers Salary Amendment Act 2017 is against Constitution and therefore it is being declared illegal.

During the tenure of previous Vasundhara Raje Government, this Act was brought under

which a Bill related to giving government bungalow, telephone and other facilities to former CMs was passed.

Dandiya while terming it as against democracy had challenged this in HC. Under this act, there was provision of giving facilities like bungalow for life long, government vehicle, life

long telephone facility and staff of 10 persons including driver, 2 secretaries, babu was there.

Now the court has declared this act as unconstitutional. This decision of the court means that former CMs Vasundhara Raje, Jagannath Pahadia won’t get life-long facilities like bungalow etc.

n interesting development A occurred on the first day of the ongoing SP Conference

when CM Gehlot caught a “discrepancy”. He found that two ACRs were exactly same and did not have any difference. He observed that those who worked tirelessly and performed better, had exactly the same as those with bad performance.He showed his discontent to DGP and said, “Now kindness will work no long. If some officer is not performing, then it should be reflected in the ACR.” As soon as CM Gehlot made the point, there was a complete silence.

to the sports minister as well, however Chandna kept his distance from the program and from Pilot and Gehlot too.

On the other hand Harish Choudhary and Bhanwarlal Meghwal also attended the program. Interestingly, Chandna had given a totally different opinion than the party on the matter related to article 370, and now everyone in the political circles are confused as to what is going on in Chandna’s mind.

After the HC order, all former CMs will have to vacate the bungalows in two months time.

The High Court has ordered to give 2 months time to former CMs who are getting this facility and if they don’t vacate after that, then they will have to make the payment as per the market rate.

Cops can’t use mobiles on duty

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CM ORDERS FOR FAIRNESS IN ACR

MINISTER ASHOK CHANDANA’S AWRY STEPS?

uring handball tournament, Chief D Minister Ashok Gehlot attended it at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, however,

Jaipur: In a major decision the Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday, declared the Ministers Salary Amendment Act 2017 as illegal.

The Act had provisions for giving facilities to former Chief Ministers of the state.

This decision is being perceived as a big blow to the former Chief Ministers as they won’t get facilities now.

In a major blow to the former CMs, the Court said that in no democracies across the world there is no provision that elected people after demitting their office get facilities for life long. Bench of Justice Prakash Gupta while

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, accompanied by Congress leader Rajiv Arora, reached Nawab Saheb Ki Haveli in Tripolia on Wednesday, to pay tributes to Triloki Das Khandelwal, a pioneer who worked for the rights of the senior citizens. Khandelwal died on Tuesday due to prolonged illness at the age of 87 years. A large number of dignitaries, including Justice JK Ranka, offered their condolences to Triloki Das’s son Tribhuvan Khandelwal and other family members. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA

Jaipur: The office of Director-General of Police on Wednesday issued an order prohibiting usage of mobile phones by police personnel while on duty.

The order issued by DGP Mohan Lal Lather stated that it has been observed that police personnel resort to using mobile phones while on duty -- be it VIP/VVIP visits, festivals, demonstrations, traffic jams, etc. This adversely affects their duty as their attention is diverted. Cops have been advised to submit their mobiles to officer in charge while on duty during VIP visits and managing traffic. —ANI

Raj finally gets Udaipur House after SC order First India News Jaipur: With the acceptance of decree by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the Udaipur House situated in Delhi now belongs to Rajasthan after a long battle of around seven decades. This mission which was started in 2010, under the supervision of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, finally brought results and the property worth Rs1 billion 47 crore 87 lakh 99 thousand 20 rupees in government records,

spread across 11065 square yard or 9251.75 square metre area belongs to Rajasthan now.

In 2010, the Gehlot government had decided to go to Supreme Court to get back this priceless property. At that time, Gehlot also had a meeting with the then Delhi CM Sheela Dixit. Udaipur House was built on behalf of the princely state of Udaipur or Mewar in Civil Lines near Tees Hazari Court of Delhi in the 1940s. After Independence, princely

WHAT NEXT Rajasthan government might develop Udaipur House on lines of Bikaner House. The building, situated at prime location can also be used for multiple purposes by developing restaurants and other facilities. states turned into Indian Union and handed over their properties to the government.

At that time, Udaipur House was given to Delhi government for use but after the formation of the state of Rajasthan, its

ownership was given to Rajasthan government.

The building was given on rent to Delhi government and Rajasthan has received rent till 1965.

Since 1965, when Rajasthan stopped receiving rent from the Delhi,

there has been a dispute over Udaipur House’s legal possession.

In a recent SC judgment, the two governments were asked to settle the matter outside court. On August 2, CS DB Gupta negotiated the matter with his Delhi counterpart and signed an MoU to hand over the property to Rajasthan. The Delhi government then submitted affidavit to SC on August 5 while agreement or MoU signed were presented before the court.

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Education Minister Dotasara said the current textbooks weigh two third of previous ones

Raj launches pilot project to reduce weight of school bags

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Women and Child Development secretary Gayatri Rathore, Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara, Health Minister Raghu Sharma, MoS Mamta Bhupesh and Director, ICDS Sushma Arora launching a poster to kick-start the national drive against malnutrition.

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Jaipur: Rajasthan Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara launched a state-wide pilot project aimed at reducing the weight of children’s school bags.

Addressing a gathering at the Government Higher Secondary School in Vatika area, Dotasara said the textbooks’ weight has been reduced by two third. Students will now have to carry one book instead of several ones of the same subject, he added.

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Major relief: Online fast track system to get building maps approved First India News Jaipur: The state government has taken a big step to promote investment in the state. Now, investors and builders will not have to visit the municipal offices repeatedly to get the building maps approved. According to the Unified Building Regulations applicable in bodies across the state, it is necessary to approve the building map within a maximum of thirty days. Usually, cases of building map approval are kept pending for around six months in many bodies, especially in municipal corporations, municipal councils and municipalities.

In such a situation, the fast track approval system will soon be implemented in all the bodies, on the instructions of Urban Development Minister Shanti Dhariwal, to create an atmosphere of ease of

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tributed new books to children of classes one to five. He said the weight of old books of class 1 was 900 grams, which has now been re-

duced to 400 grams.

Similarly, the weights of books for classes one to five have been reduced from 5 kg 900 grams to 2 kg 200 grams.

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He said that state government has started this process of reducing the weight of school bags on an experimental basis by selecting one school each in 33 districts of the state.

Under this, two-third weight of school bags from classes one to five has been reduced.

The outcome of project will be constantly reviewed and if it yields a positive result, it will be implemented in the entire state for all classes from one to 12.

He also urged the private schools to adopt the initiative.

Jagdeesh Chandra blessing advocate Abhinav Bhandari, the son of senior advocate Poonamchand Bhandari. Abhinav had undertaken a 30-day fast on occasion of Shraman Mas. He broke his fast on Wednesday in the presence of Jain Munis and large number of dignitaries including Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma, Justice Ranka, DR Mehta, ex-AG BS Bafana, Jeweller Navratan Kothari among others.

Cell on ‘Ahimsa’ & ‘Shanti’ in offing: Chief Secy Gandhi Jayanti celebrations on till Oct 2, 2020 First India News Jaipur: The State Government will now be celebrating Gandhi Jayanti celebrations till 2 October 2020, stated the Chief Secretary, DB Gupta while speaking to media on the sidelines of 150th Gandhi Birth Anniversary celebrations at Hotel Clarks Amer. He also said that Government was contemplating creating a cell on ‘Ahimsa’ and ‘Shanti’. Gupta was the

CS Gupta with the awardee teachers and owner of Clarks Amer, Apurv Kumar on Wednesday.

Guest of Honour at the felicitation ceremony organized at Clarks Amer on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the eve of

Teachers’ Day and the Founder’s Day of the Clarks Group of Hotels, Birendra Kumar.

Gupta said that it was most appropriate that the 7 luminaries in the

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field of education and social service were being felicitated in the presence of almost 600 teachers. On experiential teaching , he said that Mahatma Gandhi

himself was a great believer of this method.

Later he gave away awards to 7 awardees : DR Mehta, RD Singh, PN Kavoori, Bunker Roy, Yogendra Durlabhji, Ramesh Thanvi and Avnita Bir. Anant Kumar gave the mementos to Pascol Chazot and Anju Chazot who conducted the Experiential Learning Session.

The Owner of Clarks Group of Hotels, Apurv Kumar said that it was, indeed, the most fitting matter to celebrate three significant events together. He said that he was overwhelmed by the presence of so many teachers.

Three detained under suspicion for stone pelting First India News Jaipur: Unidentified men pelted stones on the terrace of houses at Lal Kothi area. “It happened in Lodho Ki Gali area. Locals heard stones falling on their terraces and panicked.

They immediately informed the cops and a team rushed to the spot.

They searched nearby terraces and found three youth in suspicious circumstances who have been detained. Teams have been deployed to avert any ill development,” officials said.

doing business in the state. Dhariwal has also approved the proposed amendments. The Urban Development Department will soon issue the notification.

The government has ordered to approve the building map online from May 1. This system has an option of fast track approval, allowing decision to be given within three days.

SOG arrests four for conning money from doctors on pretext of loan

this decision of the High Court and the eviction of the bungalow of Vasundhara Raje (see page 10).

The government will decide on the basis of seniority. On the arrest of Congress leader DK Shivumar, CM Ashok Gehlot said that the investigating agencies are working under the pressure of the Centre, which is being conducted with a sense of revenge.

Meanwhile, the final day meeting will be held in the secretariat during which CM Ashok Gehlot will hold discussions with all the SPs of the

state on a One to One basis. This is being done, so that feedback can be taken at every district level by controlling the crime.

First India News Jaipur: The Special Operations Group (SOG) nabbed four more men involved with the organized group that conducted fraud with doctors in the state on the pretext of getting them loans for various works. “Few

days back, we had received complaints that an organized group was involved in conducting fraud worth crores of rupees on doctors by getting loans sanctioned for them. Previously we had arrested Ramlakhan Disaniya, Amit Sharma and Neha Jain. We continued our

investigation in the matter and learnt about involvement of four more individuals identified as Vikas Sharma

ty. Pakistan is trying to internationalise the Kashmir issue after India’s decision on August 5.

Russia has backed India’s move on Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the changes in the status are within the framework of the Indian Constitution.

Briefing the media later, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said Prime Minister Modi explained to President Putin the rationale behind the decision and Russia stands firmly behind India on the issue.

A joint statement is-

sued later said the two sides “underlined the primacy of international law and emphasised their commitment to the purposes and the principles stated in the UN Charter including the inadmissibility of interference in the internal affairs of member states.”

The two sides signed 15 agreements/MoUs in areas such as defence, air, and maritime connectivity, energy, natural gas, petroleum and trade.

“Today’s talks with President Putin were aimed at finding new horizons of India-Rus-

(25), Laxminarayan (36), Radhamohan Bansiwal (32) and Karan Gurjar (26). Preliminary interrogation has revealed that the four arrested men used to contact doctors on di

Man accused of opening fire arrested City police arrested a

youth accused of opening fire at a twenty four year old man. “Suresh rathore registered a case in Ashok Nagar police station that he received a call around 1.30 AM on 2nd June from Siraj and Ashu Sharma.

When he reached Statue circle, the two men opened fore at Suresh,

however, he was unhurt. Meanwhile he registered a case and an investigation was initiated. Siraj was arrested soon after and on Wednesday, we arrested Ashi Sharma as well from Mahaveer Nagar after we received information about his location,” officials said.

sia cooperation. This includes opportunities in trade, security, maritime cooperation and working together to protect the environment,” Modi said.

He said a proposal has been made to have a full fledged maritime route between Chennai and Vladivostok.

The statement said the two leaders “agreed to facilitate, in all possible ways, exploring the impressive potential of our strategic partnership to the full, demonstrating its special and privileged nature which has emerged as an anchor of stability in a

complex international situation.”

The two sides “prioritise strong, multifaceted trade and economic cooperation as the foundation for further expanding the range of India-Russia relations,” it added.

The two leaders decided to take the bilateral trade from the current USD 11 billion to USD 30 billion by 2025.

The two sides noted the pace of progress achieved in the construction of the remaining four of the six nuclear power plants at Kudankulam.

Modi said Russia will

help train Indian astronauts for the manned space mission - Gaganyaan. Noting that close cooperation in military-technical fields is a pillar of Indo-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership, the statement said the two sides vowed to upgrade their defence cooperation, including by fostering joint development and production of military equipment, components and spare parts.

They called for reform of the UN Security Council to reflect contemporary global realities.

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CM Gehlot met the media after the meeting. On the High Court’s decision to vacate the bungalows of former ministers, the CM said that everyone should follow the law.

The country runs only by following the law.

Decisions are taken on the basis of seniority in allotment of bungalows in the Centre and in the states and in the same way, decisions will be taken on the basis of seniority in the allotment of bungalows in the state. There is no connection between

‘We agreed on...

His remarks without naming any country came against the backdrop of tension between India and Pakistan after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status.

India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 was an internal matter and also advised Pakistan to accept the reali-

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ED ‘WANTS’ DK FOR 14 DAYS New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) sought 14-days custody of arrested Congress leader D K Shivakumar from a Delhi court, asserting that he gave evasive replies and remained non-cooperative during the investigation into the alleged money laundering case.

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) K M Natraj told the court that there is a reason to believe that Shivakumar is guilty of laundering money and his custodial interrogation is required to confront him with documents.

“We want his custody to unearth modus operandi, ascertain family property and income source,” Natraj said.

Counsel further contended that assets of his whole family have grown phenomenally over past few years.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Shivakumar strongly opposed the remand application and said that a bail application has been moved on his behalf.

Singhvi also put forth three prayers before the court. He sought that Shivakumar should be enlarged on bail on whatever condition the court desires to.

Secondly, he requested the court to deny police remand and grant him permission to meet the lawyers and family members.

Shivakumar was arrested by the agency on Tuesday. A money laundering case was registered against him in September last year, based on a complaint filed by the Income Tax Department.

—ANI

Congress protests in K’taka, Delhi

Protest against the arrest of Congress leader DK Shivakumar, at Ramanagara district on Wednesday.

Bengaluru/ New Delhi: Congress leaders and workers staged protest in various places including Bangalore, Mysuru, Ramnagara and Delhi against the arrest of DK Shivaku-

mar. Protests were witnessed in different district of Karnataka.

“Shivakumar was available for questioning the entire time. He was cooperating. If the ED has evidence they should

have prosecuted him. It is clear that this is deliberately being done. We all have seen the Income Tax raids on Congress leaders before the assembly and parliamentary election,” Karna-

taka Pradesh Congress Committee President Dinesh Gundu Rao said. He accused the BJP of arresting Shivakumar to divert public’s attention from the GDP.

‘Shivkumar not prosecuted but persecuted’

BJP practising vendetta against Shivakumar: Congress leaders

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily defended Shivakumar, He said that Shivakumar has always cooperated.

“I think this seems to be the trend because ultimately you can’t treat everybody as criminal... It’s most unfortunate that DK Shivakumar has been persecuted actually, not prosecuted,” he said.

—ANI

New Delhi: Some opposition leaders on Wednesday attacked the BJP government at the Centre saying it was engaging in politics of vendetta by subjecting Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar to Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe and arresting him on money laundering charges.

Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde said that Shivakumar is being targeted for his role in averting the Karnataka crisis sometime

back when the JD(S)Congress government fell in the state. “It has been seen that the BJP government is trying to take revenge. D K Shivakumar has always

worked for the Congress and he played a major role in the Karnataka crisis and the BJP’s actions are vindictive in nature,” Shinde said.

—ANI

IN THE COURTYARD SC COLLEGIUM REITERATES RECOMMENDATION TO TRANSFER MADRAS HC CJ TO MEGHALAYA HC New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its recommendation to transfer Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya K Tahilramani to Meghalaya High Court.

The decision was taken on September 3. In the meeting, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices SA Bobde, NV Ramana, Arun Mishra and Rohinton Nariman rejected the representation made by Justice Tahilramani requesting to reconsider the August 28 transfer proposal.

“The Collegium has carefully gone through the aforesaid representations and taken into consideration all relevant factors. On reconsideration, the Collegium is of the considered view that it is not possible to accede to his request,” the Collegium said. The Collegium has already transferred Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, Jus-

CBI TO FILE FIR AGAINST FORMER UTTARAKHAND CM HARISH RAWAT Nainital: The Central Bureau will file a FIR against former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat in connection with a sting CD case related to alleged horse-trading.

The central probe agency has moved an application in the Uttarakhand High Court, informing it about the FIR. “An application has been moved by the petitioner (CBI). We have told the court that we are going to register the FIR,” Sandeep Tondon, CBI advocate said. The court will hear the matter on September 20.

Last month, the CBI had submitted a probe report in the Uttarakhand high court in the case against Congress leader Rawat.

In a 2016 sting operation, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) member and Congress general secretary can be seen allegedly talking to a journalist for bringing nine rebel MLAs back to Congress’ fold.

Rawat, however, had denied any involvement in the case and termed the action against him a “conspiracy” to frame him. —ANI

tice AK Mittal, to the Madras High Court. Justice Mittal was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court on May 28, 2019. The recommendation to transfer Justice Vivek Agarwal from Madhya Pradesh High Court to Allahabad High Court was also reiterated.

The Collegium had passed a resolution recommending the transfer on August 28, however, Justice Agarwal had requested reconsideration of the decision.—ANI

CJI TO DECIDE ON TRANSFER OF OFFICIALS PROBING COAL SCAM CASES New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will decide the listing of the matter mentioned by the ED, seeking permission to transfer 42 officials probing the coal scam cases whose deputation tenure with the probe agency is now over. The ED has mentioned the matter before a three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice N V Ramana, who said, the Chief Justice of India will decide on listing the matter. “The CJI will take a decision on listing the matter,” the top court bench said after hearing ED’s plea. Earlier, the apex court had ordered that officials probing the coal scam cases will not be transferred “without the prior permission” of the court to ensure that the investigation into the massive scam is not affected by induction of new officers.

—ANI

Govt to shift victim, kin to other law college

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New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh government told Supreme Court it has made all arrangements to shift the woman, who accused former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand of sexual harassment, and her brother to other law colleges.

The court disposed of the matter after Additional Solicitor General Vikramjit Banerjee submitted that the woman and her brother would be transferred to other colleges under the aegis of Bareilly University to pursue LLM and LLB courses respectively and hostel accommodation will be

AMIT SHAH UNDERGOES MINOR SURGERY IN AHMEDABAD Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah underwent minor surgery in Ahmedabad. Shah was admitted to KD Hospital at 9 am, read a statement from the hospital. “He was successfully operated for Lipoma at the back side of neck under local anaesthesia. After this minor surgery he has been discharged,” it read.

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Shah along with BJP's working president JP Nadda met former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Jagmohan on Tuesday in New Delhi. Shah, Nadda along with party leader Dharmendra Pradhan met Jagmohan as a part of BJP's Sampark Abhiyan and Jan Jagaran Abhiyan.

The meeting lasted for about 30 minutes.

PRAKASH JAVADEKAR VISITS MILKHA SINGH’S RESIDENCE Panchkula: As a part of Bharatiya Janata Party's Sampark Abhiyan, senior party leader Prakash Javadekar met the legendary track athlete Milkha Singh at his residence.

Earlier today, Prakash Javadekar tweeted, “ As part of BJP's Maha

Jan Sampark Abhiyan, I will be meeting former track and field sprinter Milkha Singh, popularly known as 'Flying Sikh' at 11.30 am in Chandigarh.” On September 2, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also participated in the BJP's Sampark Abhiyan.

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Swami Chinmayanand

provided to them on campus. A bench of Justices R Banumathi and AS Bopanna said that it took up the case suo motu since the LLM student went missing and now that she had been found, the

hearing was for a limited purpose to ensure her education is not hampered.

“We don't want to expand the scope of this matter now,” it said.

The judges said the LLM student and her

SIDDARAMAIAH CAUGHT ON CAMERA SLAPPING CLOSE AIDE Mysuru: In what appeared to be a sudden fit of rage, senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slapped one of his close aides, Naadnally Ravi outside Mysuru Airport. Ravi is a former village Panchayat member. In a video of the incident, Ravi appears to be trying to give a phone

to Siddaramaiah right after the two walked away following the Congress leader's press conference. However, Siddaramaiah slapped Ravi, held him by the arm to push him ahead and walked away. Ravi, however, had no objection and said Sidharamaiah is his “guru”. “He is like my father,” Ravi said.

parents are now at liberty to go back to their home in Shahjahanpur and directed Delhi Police to provide protection during their travel.

On September 2, SC had asked UP govern-

ment to constitute an SIT to probe the allegations levelled against Chinmayanand by the law student who was found in Rajasthan, six days after she went missing.

Last week, the bench had taken suo moto cognisance of the issue after a group of lawyers led by advocate Shobha Gupta wrote a letter to Chief Justice Gogoi to take note of the case as they did not want another “Unnao case-like incident to happen”.

The woman was produced before the Supreme Court on August 30 after she was found in Rajasthan.

—ANI

GOVT TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST POOR QUALITY MID-DAY MEAL Lucknow : Uttar Pradesh Primary Education Minister Dr Satish Dwivedi assured strict actions against those responsible for providing poor quality food to students under mid-day meal scheme.

The minister asserted that all measures will

be taken to ensure no such incident takes place again. “The state government is taking up several initiatives to improve the education system. However, if such incidents are taking place, the government will ensure action,” Dwivedi said.

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DIMMING DEMOCRACY:

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JOHNSON BORIS THE BOLSHEVIK

Tunisians head for the polls

Tunisians want their govt to deliver on the substance of democracy, which is tangible fairness

British parliamentary democracy may never be the same again

PAMELA ABBOTT The author is a Director of the Centre for Global Development and Professor in the School of Education, University of Aberdeen

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ost people think of revolutions as sudden earthquakes or volcanic eruptions that come without warning and sweep away an entire political system. But historians, political scientists, and even the odd politician know that the reality is very different: revolutions happen when systems hollow themselves out, or simply rot from within.

Revolutionaries can then brush aside established norms of behavior, or even of truth, as trivialities that should not impede the popular will. A revolution happens, as the Chinese put it, when a system of rule loses the “Mandate of Heaven.”

Only time will tell whether we are currently witnessing the hollowing out of British democracy. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson may well have crossed some invisible Rubicon by recently moving to suspend Parliament from mid-September until October 14, with the aim of virtually eliminating any chance the people’s elected representatives might have to thwart his plans for a possible no-deal Brexit on October 31.

Whatever happens now, British parliamentary democracy may never be the same again.

It will certainly never again be the model that so many people around the world once admired.

As Johnson and his supporters rightly point out, there is nothing unusual about proroguing Parliament (an ever-so-polite Britishism that masks the act of preventing the legislature from sitting). They argue that Britain’s uncodified constitution allows for precisely the sort of suspension request that Johnson made to Queen Elizabeth II, who alone has the authority to prorogue Parliament. And Johnson clearly has the formal authority to make this request. The real question is one of motivation: can the prime minister advise the queen to suspend Parliament when the clear but unstated purpose for doing so is to nullify its sovereignty? That is what the United Kingdom’s courts must now decide.

The English fought a civil war in the seventeenth century over the issue of Parliament’s sovereignty, and the ensuing settlement with the Crown should be the precedent on which the UK courts now rely. And at the heart of that is the concept that parliament, not the Crown – and certainly not the executive – is sovereign.

But with senior British judges having previously been labeled “enemies of the people” by Brexiteer populists for a 2016 ruling in which they affirmed Parliament’s sovereignty and its right to hold a meaningful vote on Brexit, one wonders whether the courts will hold firm again.

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Over 80% were confident that the new government would deliver on democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights, better economic opportunities and greater social justice

unisians, and the wider world, expected a great deal after the dawn of democracy in 2011.

This followed the popular uprisings that ended President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s dictatorial rule.

But even two years after those momentous events, many were beginning to doubt both the new government and the democracy it claimed to embody.

Those doubts have deepened.

On 15 September the nation will go to the polls to elect a new president in its second free elections since 2011. The election will be a major challenge for the country’s fledgling democracy.

The hope since 2011 has been for a government that would be responsive to ordinary Tunisians’ needs. This has given way to disillusionment. Most in the country have lost faith in the government.

To understand what has gone wrong, we need to remind ourselves what the protesters were demanding in 2011, and what concerns have been repeatedly reflected in opinion polls ever since.

WHAT PEOPLE WANTED Protesters who took to the streets eight years ago wanted the end of dictatorship under Ben Ali. This was widely interpreted at the time as a demand for liberal democracy, free and fair elections as well as civil and political rights.

But at best, this is only half the story. The 2011 demonstrations were also against poor living standards, unemployment, police violence, government corruption and a lack of human rights. These grievances were summed up in the popular slogan of the time, Employment, freedom, national dignity.

As our research has shown, there was widespread popular

support for the overthrow of the Ben Ali government in 2010/11.

And, according to the findings from the Arab Barometer public opinion poll, while a quarter of Tunisians took part in the demonstrations against the regime, over 80% expressed support for the protests.

After Ali’s fall, Tunisians were optimistic about their country’s future and looked forward to having a democratic government that would drive the political and economic changes they had demanded.

Over 80% were confident that the new government would deliver on democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights, better economic opportunities and greater social justice.

But the euphoria didn’t last long. Within a few years it had been replaced with disillusionment and disaffection. The disaffection has since grown progressively stronger, as shown by the findings of public opinion polls carried out by the African research network Afrobarometer.

Earlier this year when protesters took to the streets they were making exactly the same demands as in 2011. Their slogan was, once again: “em-

Support for democracy as the preferred form of government has fallen from 71% in 2013 to 46% in 2018, according to Afrobarometer

ployment, liberty, national dignity!”

The main drivers of the disaffection and anger were a number of adverse developments, combined with a lack of progress in crucial areas.

DEMOCRACY PROJECT IN DANGER One of the least welcome developments has been a noticeable shift towards illiberalism in governance. At the end of 2015 the government declared a state of emergency following

Meet the super corals that can handle acid C

limate change is rapidly changing the oceans, driving coral reefs around the world to breaking point. Widely publicised marine heatwaves aren’t the only threat corals are facing: the seas are increasingly acidic, have less oxygen in them, and are gradually warming as a whole.

Each of these problems reduces coral growth and fitness, making it harder for reefs to recover from sudden events such as massive heatwaves.

Our research, published today in Marine Ecology Progress Series, investigates corals on the Great Barrier Reef that are surprisingly good at surviving in increasingly hostile waters. Finding out how these “super corals” can

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live in extreme environments may help us unlock the secret of coral resilience helping to save our iconic reefs.

CORAL CONSERVATION The central cause of these problems is climate change, so the central solution is reducing carbon emissions. Unfortunately, this is not happening rapidly enough to help coral reefs, so scientists also need to explore more immediate conservation options.

To that end, many researchers have been looking at coral that manages to grow in typically hostile conditions, such as around tide pools and intertidal reef zones, trying to unlock how they become so resilient.

These extreme coral

Coral habitats are not only natural laboratories, they house a stockpile of extremely tolerant “super corals”

habitats are not only natural laboratories, they house a stockpile of extremely tolerant “super corals”.

WHAT EXACTLY IS A SUPER CORAL? “Super coral” generally refers to species that can survive both extreme conditions and rapid changes in their environment. But

“super” is not a very precise term!

Our previous research quantified these traits so other ecologists can more easily use super coral in conservation. There are a few things that need to be established to determine whether a coral is “super”: What hazard can the coral survive? For example, can it deal with high temperature, or acidic water?

How long did the hazard last? Was it a short heatwave, or a long-term stressor such as ocean warming?

Did the coral survive because of a quality such as genetic adaption, or was it tucked away in a particularly safe spot?

How much area does the coral cover? Is it a small pocket of resilience,

or a whole reef ?

Is the coral trading off other important qualities to survive in hazardous conditions?

Is the coral super enough to survive the changes coming down the line? Is it likely to cope with future climate change?

If a coral ticks multiple boxes in this list, it’s a very robust species. Not only will it cope well in our changing oceans, we can also potentially distribute these super corals along vulnerable reefs.

Previously we have reported corals living in extreme mangroves of the Seychelles, Indonesia, New Caledonia – and in our current study living on the Great Barrier Reef.

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the deaths of 39 tourists in a terrorist attack.

Two years later these measures were written into law under new emergency legislation.

This gave the government the power to monitor the press, quash protests and close mosques and civil society associations.

Another negative development has been a breakdown in consensus among the country’s elites. Islamists and non-Islamists have begun to compete for control over state resources.

These developments exacerbated underlying problems.

These included the government’s failure to deliver on the promise of democracy, and its failure to revive the economy.

For example, unemployment remains unacceptably high.

The failure of the government to solve the country’s economic problems challenges its legitimacy. Tunisians have also become increasingly frustrated with the high levels of corruption.

According to a public opinion poll early this year only 8% of Tunisians think that their country is heading in the right direction (compared with 62% in 2012).

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23 dead in Punjab factory blast

Rescue works underway after a blast in a fireworks factory at Batala.

—PHOTO BY PTI

Batala : Twenty-three people were killed while 27 injured in a blast at a firecracker factory in Batala of Gurdaspur district on Wednesday, an official said. Several people were feared trapped under the debris, police said, adding that the rescue operation was underway.

The blast took place around 4 pm at the factory located in a residential area, Inspector General (Border Range) SPS Parmar said.

Batala Senior Medical Officer Sanjiv Bhal-

la earlier said, “A total of 21 people have died in the blast.”

Earlier, Gurdaspur Deputy Commissioner Vipul Ujjwal said 19 people had died in the blast and 27 sustained injuries and the number subsequently hiked.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered a magisterial inquiry. The Additional Deputy Commissioner had been asked to conduct the inquiry into the tragic incident, an official release said.

—PTI

‘Concentrate on studies, stay away from drugs and guns’ Lt General KJS Dhillon asked J&K youths to make the nation proud

Srinagar: Wishing students who took part in Sadbhavna Tour organised by the Indian Army a bright future, Chinar Corps Commander Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon urged the youth in Jammu and Kashmir to stay away from drugs and guns.

"I wish you a very good future. I request you to study hard and stay away from drugs and guns. Concentrate on your studies and make a future for yourself. Make your parents, teachers and the nation proud," Dhillon said.

Further, he said, "You (students) have visited various places in and around Delhi. It is an experience for the students of Jammu and Kashmir to understand how the nation is developing and how children are getting educated in technical domains and industrial domains in other parts of the country. It will also help you to know how the social sector and the economic sector are progressing in the country."

"I am sure that you would have got tremendous experiences and would have come back with a lot of things which you would like to see in Kashmir," he furthur added.

Under Operation Sadbhavna, sponsored

by Indian Army, a number of students from J&K were taken for educational tours across the country to provide them exposure.

—ANI

Capt.Amarinder Singh @capt_amarinder Deeply anguished to learn of loss of lives due to blast in firecracker factory in Batala.

Rescue operations are underway with the DC & SSP heading relief efforts

Sunny Deol @iamsunnydeol Saddened to hear about the news of blast in Batala factory.

NDRF teams and local administration has been rushed for rescue operation

Cong appoints Selja as HPCC chief, names Hooda CLP leader New Delhi: Amid dissidence in the Haryana unit ahead of Assembly polls in the state, Congress on Wednesday appointed Rajya Sabha MP Kumari Selja as President of the state unit and also named former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and Chairman of the State Election Committee.

"Kumari Selja who was a union minister is appointed as president of Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee.

Bhupinder Singh Hooda will be Congress Legislature LP leader and by virtue, he will also be the leader of Opposi-

Senior Congress leader Kumari Selja being greeted by supporters.

tion. He has been given the responsibility of Chairman of the State Election Committee," Congress leader Gulam Nabi Azad told reporters in a press conference. Selja will replace

Ashok Tanwar as HPCC chief. After the drubbing in Lok Sabha elections, many leaders were seeking the removal of Tanwar renewing the infighting in the ranks.

—ANI

Chinar Corps Commander Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon and J&K Police chief Munir Khan address a joint press conference.

Harivansh Narayan Singh slams Pak for raising Kashmir issue New Delhi: Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan Singh during his visit to Majlis thwarted all attempts by his Pakistani counterpart to raise issue of Kashmir during the 4th South Asian Speaker Summit in the Maldives. He slammed Islamabad for raking up issue of Human Rights in J&K and suggested them to first look into their own territory.

“The agenda of the meeting was to discuss Sustainable Develop-

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Srinagar: The two Pakistani citizens who were arrested by the Indian Army have confessed about their affiliation with terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and also added that they were sent here to attempt an attack with the help

like vegetables, clothes and home appliances. All the goods are being sold on subsidized prices to make celebrations affordable. “We are providing all groceries in subsidised rates. We have stalls of home appliances which offers 15 to 60 per cent subsidized prices.

This is the highlight of this year’s festival.

First batch of woman soldiers to be commissioned in 2021

Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan.

ment of Growth and it was clear that no other issues would be discussed by the participants. Pakistan tried to raise the Kashmir issue but I reminded them

that it is our internal matter and told the participants that Pakistan is trying to raise the question on Human Rights,” he said in an interview.

—ANI

Pak govt helped LeT terrorists to enter J&K

GOVT HOLD FAIRS TO SELL GROCERY AT SUBSIDIZED RATE Trivandrum: Kerala government has organised metro fairs across the state to provide groceries and other items to residents on subsidized rates for celebration of Onam. Kerala civil supplies corporation, Supplyco, which is an arm of the state government, has opened stalls across the state selling 200 items

Ashok Gehlot @ashokgehlot51 Deeply anguished to know many lives have been lost in a massive explosion at a #Gurdaspur firecracker factory. My heart goes out to the families, who have lost loved ones.

May God give them strength. Also, very worried for those still trapped, I pray n wish they are rescued safely

of the Pakistani government, a senior army officer said on Wednesday.

In a press conference here, Chinar Corps Commander Lieutenant General KJS Dhillon said that two Pakistani citizens were arrested by Indian Army on August

21 and they have made a confession about their affiliations and plans. In a video shared by the Army, one of the terrorists said that he along with his companion were trained in Pakistan’s Kacherban for a week to cross the border

PV SINDHU MEETS UNION MIN DHARMENDRA PRADHAN New Delhi: Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu met Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi. She said: “I met Dharmendra sir and he congratulated me for my win. He also wished me success in upcoming matches. I would like to thank him

for the support. I feel proud. Now I am back to training again and preparing for matches with China and Korea. I hope I do well in those tournaments”. Sindhu, on August 25, became the first Indian to win a World Championships gold medal.

from Rawalpindi.

“I have come from Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Jalebi chowk. My village name is Jedaban. I work for Mujaheedeen with LeT. I and my companion Nazeem were trained for a week in Kacherban,” he said.

—ANI

New Delhi: Army is likely to be commission 100 woman soldiers by March 2021.

The commissioning will reportedly take place after first batch completes its training, that will begin in December this year.

The women soldiers will be reportedly commissioned into the Corps of Military Police of the Indian Army. Woman soldiers will be taking

WOMAN DIES AFTER CONSUMING POISON OVER POLICE INACTION Yamunanagar: A woman committed suicide after consuming poison allegedly over “police inaction” on her complaint filed 20 days ago. After she died, her family members staged a protest till late last night.

They alleged that a man had kidnapped and engaged in misconduct with her on the assurance

of getting the woman divorce. “We complained to police against the man but they did not take any action against him. We then approached the SP who directed the Jathlana police station to take action after investigation. But even after 20 days, the police did not take any action,” the deceased’s uncle said.

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up duties of policing cantonments and other Army establishments in the Corps of Military Police.

They will also be working hand in hand with civil police of

various state governments as well as the Centre, and also handle prisoners of war and maintenance of rules. They will also be involved in investigations.

—Agencies

MINOR GIRL GANG-RAPED IN ANDHERI, 3 ARRESTED Mumbai: A 17-yearold girl was allegedly gang-raped by five persons in Andheri area in Mumbai. The police have arrested three out of the five accused. “We have arrested three persons in connection with the gang-rape and are in-

terrogating them. Two others are absconding. Efforts are on to nab them as well,” a police official said on Tuesday. According to the police, all five accused are known to the victim. Police have registered a case against the accused.

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Indo-Pacific is as much our past as it is our future, says Jaishankar ‘ISIS, al Qaeda building deep state in Male’

EAM said that it is one of the logical steps after ‘Act East Policy’ for India

Male: A day after External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said that Indo-Pacific is one of the logical steps after ‘Act East Policy’ for India, he asserted on Wednesday that the Indo-Pacific is as much India’s past as it is the future of the country.

“The Indo-Pacific is as much our past as it is our future and it must be perceived as a further extrapolation of our Act East-Look East policy,” Indian Mission in the Maldives wrote on Twitter. Earlier on Tuesday, Jaishankar while addressing the two-day Indian Ocean Conference hosted by the Maldives said that the Indo-Pacific is one of the logical steps after ‘Act East Policy’ for India. “The Indo-pacific is not tomorrow’s forecast, but yesterday’s reality,” he said. —ANI

Login Radius to hire 200 technocrats in Raj by 2020 First India News Jaipur: Login Radius, the leading provider of cloud-based Customer Identity and Assess Management (CIAM) solution has announced their plans to hire 200 technocrats in Rajasthan by the end of the next year. This just opened a door of opportunities for young techies in the field of Information Securities, Dev Ops (Software Development and Information Technology operations), Digital identities and Cyber Securities in the North-Western region of India.

Commenting on the aggressive expansion strategy in Jaipur on Wednesday, the CEO and Co-founder of Login Radius, Rakesh Soni said, “India has 460 million users on the internet with an average of 12 identities per person making a total over 5.5 billion in digital identities. We believe this number will grow 10 times in the next five years. This presents an opportunity for Login Radius to manage and secure those 50 billon identities.”

Laying a strong foundation for future IndiaMaldives ties. With FM @abdulla_shahid at the site of the new Embassy building.

‘China grabbed more land than East India Company’ Male: Comparing China to the East India Company, former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has alleged that without firing a bullet Beijing has grabbed more land than East India Company.

In his address to the Indian Ocean Conference in Male, Nasheed-

‘We don’t follow no first use nuke policy’ Islamabad: Amidst tensions with India, Pakistan’s military clarified on Wednesday that it does not follow the “no first use” policy on nuclear weapons.

Military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor at a media briefing was asked about the statement by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who said last month that India may see a major shift in its nuclear weapons doctrine by doing away with a ‘no first use policy’ in the future.

“We don’t have any ‘no first use’ policy. Our weapons are for deterrence. As far as India is concerned, it is up to them to formulate any policy,” he said.

Ghafoor’s comments

came days after Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed that his country will never ever start a war with India, amid escalating tensions between the nuclear powers over the Kashmir issue.

Ghafoor said that the first strike could follow with the second strike.

“Nuclear countries have no room for war,” the military’s spokesperson said. —PTI

‘PAK MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRY’

in the operation carried out near Eastern Bypass in the provincial capital Quetta. Butt said that the militants belonged to the Islamic State group. Eight other personnel from the Anti-Terrorist Force were injured, one of whom is said to be critical. The bodies of the terrorists have been shifted to a hospital in Quetta for postmortem.

Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday bowed to a key demand of pro-democracy protesters following three months of unrest, announcing the withdrawal of a loathed extradition bill, but activists vowed to press on with their campaign.

Millions of people have taken to Hong Kong’s streets since June in the biggest challenge to China’s rule of semi-autonomous Hong Kong since its handover from the British in 1997.

After refusing for months to permanently withdraw bill, which aimed to allow extradition of criminal suspects to mainland China, Carrie Lam finally conceded as she called for calm and an end to violent protests. “The government will formally withdraw the bill in order to fully allay public concerns,” she said. —PTI

TRUMP IMPOSES SANCTION ON IRAN’S SPACE AGENCIESS Washington: Trump administration has imposed new sanctions on Iran’s space agencies in a move that can aggravate tensions between the two countries. The new sanctions targeted the Iran Space Agency and two of its research institutes. Tensions be-

Give commercial loans and then, off course, they will not be able to pay it back. When you can’t pay back, they ask for equity and with equity, you relinquish sovereignty, including the peace of the Indian Ocean. I am referring specifically to China.”

—ANI

HRC asks Raj govt to ban live-in relationships

—For representational purpose only

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Human Rights Commission (HRC) issued an order on Wednesday, demanding the state and the Union governments to initiate steps to band the practice of live-in relationships.

“It is imperative to stop the practice of livein relationships, and it is the responsibility of the state and Central government to prohibit it,” the order from Rajasthan HRC said.

The order from HRC comes weeks after Commission chairperson Prakash Tatia, a retired Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC, had called live-in relationships “social terrorism” and claimed that the sta-

tus of women who were ‘abandoned’ after live-in relationships was worse than that of divorced woman.

Seeking a law to regulate live-in relationships, he had said, “What sort of freedom is this...people start living with someone else, then a third person...this is infecting the society.” He had also said that live-in relationships need to be registered like marriages. In 2017, he had said there was no dignity associated with women and children, which was given recognition under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2006. —Agencies

HK leader scraps loathed extradition law

Chief Executive Carie Lam

WOMAN AMONG SIX IS MILITANTS KILLED IN ENCOUNTER IN PAK Karachi: A woman was among six militants of the Islamic State terror group killed in an encounter after security forces raided a terrorist hideout on Wednesday in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, police said. Inspector General of Police Mohsin Hassan Butt said that an official of the Balochistan Constabulary was also killed

Clean speak.

accused his previous government of putting the country in deep debt in connivance with China. “Get hold of a government, buy up a parliament, change laws, get unsolicited contracts then inflate price of contract to the level due to which business plans failed here.

Male: Terming radical Islam as the biggest challenge in Indian Ocean region, former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed on Wednesday said the Al Qaeda and the ISIS are creating a “deep state” in the Maldives and are capturing strategic positions in security institutions.

Speaking at the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) here, Nasheed said “Al Qaeda and ISIS are developing a deep state within the Maldives.

They are capturing strategic positions in security forces and therefore deep state is able to influence.” Nasheed termed radical Islam as ‘biggest challenge’ for Indian Ocean Region.

On April 21, an ISIS attack rattled Sri Lanka when multiple blasts ripped through the island nation on the Easter Sunday. —ANI

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tween US and Iran have been on the rise since May last year following US President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to pull out of the deal and the subsequent reimposition of crippling sanctions aimed at strangling Iran’s economy.

South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, shakes hands with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, ahead of their meeting at a government complex in downtown Seoul, South Korea on Wednesday.

Rajnath meets S Korea PM, lauds peace, stability in Korean Peninsula Seoul: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who is on a visit to South Korea, met its Prime Minister Lee Nak-Yon and appreciated Seoul’s efforts in attaining ‘’peace and stability’’ in the Korean Peninsula.

The two leaders discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to bilateral ties. “Met with Lee

Nak-Yon, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea. Our interaction was comprehensive and covered a wide range of issues pertaining to bilateral ties,” Singh tweeted.

“During meeting with PM of RoK, I shared my appreciation for his continued efforts for peace and stability in Korean Peninsula. Gurudev Ra-

KARTARPUR TALKS: INDIA, PAK AGREE TO VISA-FREE TRAVEL Attari: India and Pakistan on Wednesday agreed on visa-free travel by Indian pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib using the Kartarpur corridor but stopped short of finalising an agreement on the crossborder route, officials said.

Pakistan will allow 5,000 Indian pilgrims to visit the gurdwara every day using the planned corridor. But

the two sides could not finalise the draft agreement on the corridor, with Pakistan insisting on charging a service fee from Indian pilgrims and not allowing protocol officials to accompany them. Owing to inflexibility shown by Pakistan, agreement fell short of finalisation today, said Das, Jt Secy with Ministry of Home Affairs.

bindra Nath Tagore had once famously said that Korea was the ‘Light of East’. RoK continues to remain the ‘Light of East’,’’ he added.

Singh landed in Korea on Wednesday for a three-day visit with an aim to intensify defence and security ties. During his visit, he is expected to hold talks with counter-

part Jeong Kyeong-Doo, the Minister of National Defence. A CEO’s Forum followed by a Businessto-Government meeting will also be held in Seoul with the participation of members of the Defence Industry from both sides with an aim to encourage co-operation between defence Industry of India and RoK. —ANI

PILOT ADRESSES SESSION IN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN S’PORE Jaipur: Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot gave an address in the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit being held in Singapore.

Pilot will speak on the “vision for India as a Global Influencer. Interestingly, Foreign affairs minister S Jayshankar

gave the key-note address in the program. Apart from the two political leaders, Paytm founder Vijay Sharma, former India cricket captain Saurav Ganguly, actors Hritik Roshan and Katrina kaif also took part in the summit.

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Shastri’s advice to flex knees while batting helped my batting: Vihari Vihari (53 not out and 111) was adjudged the Man of the Match in India’s 257-run win over host West Indies in second Test Kingston: Hanuma Vihari has credited his success in the second Test against the West Indies here to Ravi Shastri, saying the India head coach’s advice not to stay upright but flex the knee while batting helped him notch up his maiden century.

Vihari (53 not out and 111) was adjudged the Man of the Match in India’s 257-run win over the hosts in the second Test on Monday.

Asked what did Shastri tell him after his first innings, Vihari said: “He (Shastri) was talking about flexing my knees a little bit, I was a little upright in the first innings, so flexing my knees meant I could move my foot both on front and back foot.

“It worked out very well and a lot of credit should go to him,” Vihari told India fielding coach R Sridhar during an interview, the video of which was posted by BCCI on its website.

The 25-year-old emerged as India’s top run-getter against the

He (Shastri) was talking about flexing my knees a little bit, I was a little upright in the first innings, so flexing my knees meant I could move my foot both on front and back foot. It worked out very well and a lot of credit should go to him Hanuma Vihari

West Indies in the twomatch Test series with 289 runs.

“I relish batting under pressure because that is the challenge you have to accept as a batsman and these situations brings the best out of me,” said the Andhra batsman, who had scored a 93 in the

Pakistan appoints Misbah head coach, chief selector Lahore: Pakistan Wednesday appointed former captain Misbahul-Haq as head coach and chief selector in a bid to lift the national team’s performance.

The cricket-mad nation failed to reach the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup in July, prompting the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) not to renew head coach Mickey Arthur’s tenure.

Bowling coach Azhar Mahmood and batting coach Grant Flower were also shown the door. The PCB said Misbah will be head coach for three years.

“Former captain Misbah is confirmed as Pakistan men’s national team head coach in all three formats on a

Misbah-ul-Haq with Mickey Arthur.

three-year contract,” said a statement.

“In line with the PCB’s commitment to ensure transparency, accountability and role clarity at all levels, Misbah was also named as the chairman of selectors with head coaches of the six firstclass cricket association sides as his fellow selectors.”

Misbah will be Pakistan’s 30th head coach -- but it is the first time that the head coach will also be the chief selector, along the lines of the system in New Zealand.

Another former captain, legendary paceman Waqar Younis, was named as bowling coach for three years.

He had two previous

stints as head coach.

A five-man PCB committee also interviewed former Australian batsman Dean Jones and former Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan before deciding unanimously in Misbah’s favour.

Misbah and Younis will start with a three one-day internationals and three Twenty20s at home against Sri Lanka from September 27 to October 9. Pakistan travel to Australia in November for Tests in Brisbane and Adelaide.

Misbah is Pakistan’s most successful Test captain with 26 wins in 56 Tests and 11 draws.

He played 75 Tests, 162 ODIs and 39 T20Is matches for Pakistan in a career which ended in 2017.

first Test in North Sound.

“I feel I try to focus on what the situation is, and have a certain game plan and I was fortunate enough to have good partnerships with Jinx (Ajinkya Rahane). He batted beautifully as well.”

Vihari said he was confident of a good outing during the twomatch Test series against the West Indies as he had spent enough time on these pitches during the last two months with the India A team.

“I was in really good space. I have been in Caribbean for last two months, I have been practicing and playing matches on this wicket,” he said.

“So I was really confident and I think I played well in the practice match and it gave me that extra boost. I was looking forward to this series and I am happy it went well.”

“I started my first class cricket quite early and that’s why I could score 6000 runs. I don’t know about the hair, may be too much batting from childhood,” he said with a laugh. “... That experience will count, batting for nine years in first class cricket, and it helped me in pressure situation.”

—PTI

Grigor Dimitrov reacts after beating Roger Federer.

Dimitrov stuns Federer in US Open quarters New York: There has been a massive, unexpected development at the US Open: The “Big 3” in the men’s singles draw is down to one.

An ailing No. 3 Roger Federer was stunned by Grigor Dimitrov, with the unseeded Bulgarian advancing to the semifinals 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.

It’s the first time Dimitrov, 28, has beaten Federer in eight tries.

He’ll next face the fifthranked Daniil Medvedev, who defeated No. 23 seed Stan Wawrinka earlier Tuesday. Dimitrov and Medvedev have split their two previous matches, back in 2017. Neither have

reached a grand slam final. Grigor Dimitrov beat Roger Federer in the quarterfinals of the US Open.

After the fourth set, Federer sought the trainer and left the court for a medical timeout, a rarity coming from him. His level dropped in the fifth set.

“I just needed some treatment on my upper -- what is it -- back, neck,” Federer told reporters. “Just needed to try to loosen it up, crack it and see if it was going to be better.

“Yeah, but this is Grigor’s moment and not my body’s moment, so... it’s OK.”

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Dubai: India skipper Virat Kohli lost his numero uno status after being toppled by Australia’s Steve Smith in the batsman’s chart, while Jasprit Bumrah rose to third position among bowlers in the latest ICC Test Rankings released on Tuesday.

Smith reclaims No. 1 Test ranking from Kohli, Bumrah rises to 3rd spot among bowlers Kohli slipped to No.2 spot following his firstball duck in the Jamaica Test, while Smith returned to the top spot riding on his twin centuries in the first Ashes Test against England and 92 in the second match. Among others, Ajinkya Rahane returned to top 10, rising four places to No.7, after

Jaipur: Trials of state senior men are scheduled to be held for the Santosh Trophy on September 8,9 in Udaipur.

To participate in this trial, six players from Jaipur will be selected by a three-member panel constituted by the State Sports Council.

Secretary of State Sports Council, Arun Kumar Hasija informed that the selection of six players from Jaipur will be done from 9 am on September 6 at SMS Stadium Football Ground. Football Coach of Sports Council Shrivant Sinha of Jaipur, Lahiri Das of Pali and Vinod Kumar of Sawai Madhopur have been appointed for the selection.

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Steve Smith

following up his halfcentury and hundred in Antigua with another useful fifty in Jamaica.

Hanuma Vihari, described by Kohli as “the find of the series”, shot up 40 places to No.30 after just six Tests following a fruitful West In-

dies tour.

After having made 76 in the first innings of the second Test against the West Indies, Kohli made a first-ball duck in the second essay. He is yet to add to his 25 Test hundreds after three Tests this year.

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After collector recommends, retired officer rehired by Sports Council Naresh Sharma Jaisalmer: On the recommendation of Jaisalmer Collector Namit Mehta, a case of a retired sports officer being reappointed on contractual basis by the Sports Council has come to notice.

On one hand, the players in the Sports Council are craving for the coach, while the CMO’s directive, bypassing the instructions of the CMO, is re-

employing the retired officers on contract.

Sports Council Secretary Arun Hasija issued two contract orders on the same day.

Jaisalmer Sports Officer Laxman Singh Tanwar retired from the Sports Council last year, but was immediately reinstated on contract.

Tanwar’s tenure was to end on August 31, but Jaisalmer Collector Namit Mehta wrote a letter to the Sports Depart-

ment on August 5 itself and recommended that Tanwar be appointed again for a year.

Mehta wrote in his letter of recommendation (available with First India) that Tanwar has contributed significantly in Yoga Day, water conservation and tree plantation. Meanwhile, Tanwar’s contract expired on 31 August. Three days later, Sports Council Secretary Arun Hasija issued orders in

this regard.

Similarly, a retired accountant Munjdev Sharma has also been hired by Arun Hasija.

The special thing is that

Munjdev Sharma is not even an employee of the Sports Council. Munjdev was also entrusted with the important task of testing the service

related documents of the establishment branch. In fact, a few days ago, the Chief Minister’s Office had instructed the Personnel Department not to put the retired officers on pay minus pension or contract.

Instead, the youth should be given jobs, however, jobs are now being given on the recommendation of the Sports Council.

When asked about this, Secretary of the

Sports Council, Arun Hasija, said that there is no such instruction from the CMO or the Department of Personnel and we have hired officers on the basis of merit.

Hasija, however, admitted that the Jaisalmer collector recommended Tanwar.

At the same time, the special thing is that Laxman Singh Tanwar is the only retired sports officer who has been placed on contract

for the second time. At the same time, the special thing is that Laxman Singh Tanwar is the only retired sports officer who has been placed on contract for the second time.

Recently Mahaveer Saini, Mahesh Saini and Gajendra Singh Rathore had retired, but the council did not keep them on contract.

Mahaveer Saini is also the coach of Para Olympian and Arjuna Awardee Sundar Gurjar.

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India declares Azhar, Saeed, Dawood, Lakhvi as terrorists New Delhi: Jaish-eMohammed chief Masood Azhar, Lashkare-Taiba founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Mumbai terror attack accused Zaki-ur-Rehman-Lakhvi and fugitive mob boss Dawood Ibrahim were on Wednesday declared individual terrorists by the government under a new anti-terror law.

The decisions have been taken nearly a month after Parliament approved a crucial amendment to The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 1967.

The ministry cited a series of terror acts in which Pakistan-based Azhar was involved that include attack on the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly complex in 2001, attack on Parliament in 2001, attack on Pathankot air base

Russian President Vladimir Putin and PM Narendra Modi visit shipyard Zvezda outside the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok.

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in 2016 attacks on BSF camp in Srinagar in 2017 and explosion of a CRPF bus at Pulwama on February 14.

It said Azhar was also designated as a global terrorist by the UN under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267 on May 1, 2019 and was declared as a proclaimed offender by the special judge (POTA), New Delhi.

On Saeed, the home ministry said he was involved in various attacks including Red Fort in

Hafiz Muhammad Saeed

2000, a CRPF camp in Rampur (Uttar Pradesh), India's worst terror strike in Mumbai in 2008 in which 166 people were killed and the attack on a BSF convoy at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir in 2015.Saeed was

Masood Azhar

designated as a global terrorist by the UN on December 10, 2008.

On LeT commander Lakhvi, the ministry said he was involved in various attacks including Red Fort attack in 2000, Rampur CRPF

camp in 2008, Mumbai in 2008 and on a BSF convoy at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir.

The ministry said Dawood runs an international underworld crime syndicate and is involved in perpetrating acts of terror, promoting religious fundamentalism, terror financing, arms smuggling, circulation of counterfeit currency, money laundering, narcotics, extortion and benami real estate business in India and abroad. —PTI

Vladivostok: Russia on Wednesday said that it is planning to set up more than 20 nuclear power units in India in the next 20 years.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gave a joint statement at 20th Annual Summit between the two countries, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin by side.

The two sides exchanged numerous agreements in the presence of the two leaders.

“I'm honoured to be the first-ever Indian Prime Minister to be coming to Vladivostok. I thank my friend, Presi-

‘Social media platforms have to build safety wall’

‘Kamal Nath should listen to both sides’ mal to hear both sides.

“After hard work of 15 years, Congress came to power in state. There are differences and both

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WHAT A CHEMISTRY BETWEEN A CM AND HIS CS, NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN RAJASTHAN! Governor Kalyan Singh went to the Chief Minister’s Residence on Wednesday evening after CM Ashok Gehlot invited Governor Singh for a High Tea. The Governor stayed at CMR for nearly an hour wherein the two leaders were seen remembering their time in a jovial atmosphere. Interestingly, talking about his tenure as Governor, Kalyan Singh said, ‘‘I do not know how and when these five years passed. I felt extremely good in Rajasthan, the people here are benign.” During the high-tea, CM Gehlot repeatedly offered various delicacies to the Governor. Gehlot said, “You should keep visiting Jaipur, it was good to be in your company. May you be healthy, live long, that is my wish as well as of people of Rajasthan.”

Chief Secretary DB Gupta, Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Kuldeep Ranka, Secretary to the Governor Devashish Prakash were also present during the high-tea.

sides should be heard. It is responsibility of CM to hear both sides and resolve their differences,” he told reporters. —ANI

Bengaluru: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday insisted that social media platforms have to build a safety wall to avoid their misuse to quickly spread the menace of misrepresentation and misinterpretation of facts.

“At times, social media, if not harnessed properly, can have its own implications. It is a great enabler. The medium has to be utilised for ECI's SVEEP (Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation Programme) campaigns on voter education, enrollment drive, ethical voting and countering misrepresentations about EVMs,” Arora said.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora (C) with others during a press conference at the end of the 4th General Assembly meeting of A-WEB and International conference in Bengaluru.

He expressed concern over menace of misinterpretation spreading quickly He was addressing a press conference at the end of the fourth General Assembly of Association

of World Election Bodies (A-WEB). The CEC added, “Social media, ultimately, has to create safety walls - the sooner the better.” In absence of a regulatory framework, Arors said ECI six months before onset of LS polls had started engaging with social media platforms. —PTI

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Raje retains house no. 13, courtesy Gehlot Aditi Nagar Jaipur: On Wednesday, Gehlot made it official... . In an unprecedented gesture, the humane face of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has surprised one and all.

And why was that? It was Gehlot’s decision that the state government will not ask the former chief minister Vasundhara Raje to vacate her present official bungalow – 13, Civil lines.

On Wednesday, a Rajasthan High Court

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bench headed by Justice Prakash Gupta had ruled that former chief ministers will not be able to avail lifetime of benefits in the state, including a

government bungalow and staff. The High Court’s order had sent shock ripples to the BJP circles and Congress quarters because former BJP CM Vasund-

hara Raje and former Congress CM Jaganath Pahadiya had emerged as the losers after the high court orders.

Subsequently, by extending a “large-

hearted gesture”, Gehlot had come to the rescue of Raje saying that she could continue to retain her present bungalow and his government will find the ways and means for the purpose.

Keeping in view normally a tense relationship between the two, Gehlot’s move has surprised all. Political observers are trying to decode Gehlot’s “olive branch” to Raje, as this bungalow is very close to the heart of the former lady chief minis-

ter. She had invested a lot of funds and efforts in converting this traditional government bungalow into a tasteful house according to her royal mood, lifestyle and functional requirement.

Meanwhile, RLP founder and MP from Nagaur, Hanuman Beniwal, has openly criticised the Gehlot government for diluting a High Court order just to benefit and accommodate the former BJP Chief Minister.

dent Putin for inviting me here. I remember Annual Summit of 2001, first one held in Russia when he was President and I had come with former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee's delegation as Gujarat Chief Minister,” PM said in the joint statement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin witnessed the exchange of 15 agreements ushering in new areas of cooperation including connectivity, deep-sea exploration, space, nuclear energy, among others. —ANI

People of #Rajasthan should have so much confidence in the state police that they can live peacefully and stress free. Also in any emergency, they should get immediate response from the police.

My dream is to see #Rajasthan Police at number one place in the country, in terms of efficiency, crime control, along with being well equipped with use of latest technology in solving complicated cases.

Our focus is also on police modernization. Our govt would ensure there is no dearth of resources for the Police. We have earmarked Rs 70 crore for new vehicles.

Churu girl on the moon, to witness landing with PM Churu: Garima Sharma, a class IX student of Kendriya Vidyalaya school here has been selected to watch the landing of Chandrayaan-2 on the surface of the moon, along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Garima while talking to ANI said that ISRO had conducted an online quiz on August 25 and all the students from standard 8 to 10 of her school had participated in the quiz. “Two students were to be selected from every state and union territory and I am the one among the two from Rajasthan. This is a proud moment for me”, she added.

“Before appearing for this exam, I prepared myself by reading a lot about ISRO, space, Chadrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2, from the Internet and this helped

Garima Sharma

me a lot,” Sharma said.

Sixty students have been selected from all over the country who, after having won a space quiz, will get an opportunity to watch the landing of Chandrayaan-2 on the surface of the moon along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Garima along with the other 59 children will be watching the landing on September 7 at 01:55 am at Indian Space Research Centre headquarters in Bengaluru. —ANI

UPCOMING  Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor will visit

Jodhpur on September 6. He will attend the All India Professional Congress Dialogue Program at Hotel Radisson. During his visit, he will communicate with senior journalist Narendra Nag. PCC General Secretary Vaibhav Gehlot and Senior Congress leader Dharmendra Rathore will also attend the seminar.

 The priests have decided the holy time of 1 pm on

September 9 for the oath-taking ceremony of newly appointed Governor of Rajasthan Kalraj Mishra.

Chief Justice S Ravindra Bhat will administer the oath. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot along with other top officials will be present at the oath ceremony.

 Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is likely to visit Srigan-

ganagar on September 10. CEO Sourabh Swami held a meeting with officials regarding the visit.

 Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi is likely to

visit Jaipur on September 13. This will be Sonia's first visit to Jaipur after taking charge of the Congress party.

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RISHI KAPOOR TURNS 67

Rishi Kapoor turned 67 on Wednesay, and friends and colleagues in Bollywood took to social media to wish the veteran star ‘good health and happiness’. Rishi, son of late showman Raj Kapoor, made his debut as a child artist in the 1970 film ‘Mera Naam Joker’. His first lead role as a hero was opposite Dimple Kapadia in ‘Bobby’. P3

BEING A TEACHER IS A LESSON AND A LEARNING... FOR THE TEACHER ALSO. TEACHING GIVES US A SET OF LIFE SKILLS WHICH HELPS A TEACHER EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

MAIN HOON NA

Teachers Day

It’s a pleasure to associate with ‘The Fashion Connect’ as an official Radio Partner.

An extravagant cocktail soiree that combines fashion and art whilst promoting and celebrating a new generation of talented creatives including, fashion designers, photographers, stylists, and bloggers.

—Jitendra Rajoriya, Radio City 91.1 FM

should never have an accident because she develops eyes at the back of her as she practices writing on the blackboards (green/ white boards nowadays) and at the same time keeping 50 reluctant writers in line. As teachers, we I am very glad and learn the art of diplomacy. excited to be a part of How to tactfully handle par‘The Fashion Connect’ ents who are aware of all their and meet the influenrights and either believe that cial people their child is a genius or a good for nothing, for them from across there is nothing in between. the country.

It’s not easy to tell a parent For this show, that in spite of his deep-rooted we are making hierarchical belief based on sure of using genetic engineering that his an extra strobe son is brilliant in science and light for the will become a doctor, the said ramp and have ‘future of India-MBBS son’, a multiple camera angle setup, fainted in the lab during the to convey the ramp story in a dissection. Teachers have a fumuch more dynamic way. ture in the media industry too, my case notwithstanding.

—Sudhanshu Singh, They can scan through hunCrearts Photography dreds of words in milliseconds and reach the conclusion that out of the 500-word answer only 50 actually directly relate to the question and the rest is like the decoration at the salad stall at a wedding - pretty to look at but of no use as such for the hungry.

I am of the firm belief that the CBI should enroll only ex-teachers in its staff. Nobody can investigate as thoroughly as a teacher and get the ‘guilty’ to confess too, in the most complicated of cases like’ who threw the chalk’, ‘who is responsible for the crackers bursting in the washroom before Diwali holidays’ to ‘who initiated the class bunk’.

Teachers learn to love hundreds of children as their own and give little parts of their heart away on a yearly basis. Teachers learn to live their life by telling the students, that don’t worry…

A design by Neeta Lulla, who will be the grand finale “Main designer of ‘The Fashion Connect Season 6’ Hoon Na.”

I have attended around 3 seasons of ‘The Fashion Connect’, and I think it is a great show. Being a dietician and a nutritionist from Delhi, I really look forward to the event. I’ve always noticed one thing that the current season is always better than the last one, which only shows that the show is growing, with a lot of people working day and night.

—Ruchika Sodhi, Nutritionist Hashtag Blunt is associated with ‘The Fashion Connect Season 6’ as Make up Partners, and its an honour for us to have been given a chance by First India to show case our talent and to work along with the greats of fashion world like Neeta Lulla.

Its an opportunity for us to give in our best and take many new learnings from it.

—Manisha Pandel, Hashtag Blunt

PILLARS OF

STRENGTH

Sushmita Sen in ‘Main Hoon Na’

ANITA HADA

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wish I had a teacher like Sushmita Sen in ‘Main Hoon Na’! I remember one of my students saying this and I laughed, because so did I wish so, at times.

A teacher who was beautiful/handsome and drop-dead gorgeous, was perfect and

taught flawlessly, not to mention that I heard music whenever I saw her/him. Well, neither did I have a teacher like Chandani nor was I a teacher like her. But I was a teacher who would shut the books to simply listen to my students on that one day when they said, “Aaj nahin padhna Ma’am.” I learned quickly that cooperation is the key to success in a classroom and life in fact.

Teaching actually equips one for life! If you can deal with 40-50 different individuals at one time, individuals who don’t

really want to be there, you can deal with anything in life. Let’s be clear that none of the 50 students really want to be shut in a classroom and writing copious notes or reading poetry, they would rather be outside playing or talking or anything at all except sit still and concentrate. Frankly, the teacher too would rather be outside but ‘life’ and it’s rules have to be followed; so if one can handle this with aplomb, day after day, one can handle whatever life throws at a person.

A teacher, by all records,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Kashwini celebrated her ninth birthday on Wednesday. She received special blessings from the outgoing Governor Kalyan Singh and her grandfather Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Kashwini also planted a sapling on the occasion with her grandmother Sunita Gehlot and parents Vaibhav and Himanshi Gehlot.

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ajasthan's biggest fashion show, 'The Fashion Connect'

by First India News, is almost here with its sixth season in a few days, and the excitement is building up with every passing hour. There have been many pillars of strength that have supported the entire crew of the grand showcase, with every one of them showering support in their own way. City First got in touch with a few sponsors of 'The Fashion Connect Season 6', who have been a great support, in order to execute the show in the best way possible.

The grand showcase of Rajasthan's biggest fashion show will be held on September 7 at MOR Banquet & Resort, with eminent personalities being a part of it, and Neeta Lulla as the grand finale designer of the same.

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Bollywood has celebrated Teachers and Education in its own intrinsic way ever since it came into existence on September 5th 1962.

Today, we bring you some of the iconic songs that feature Teachers, which you simply must listen to and hum along

Imagine if you were to get dairy alternatives that are healthy, tasty and even better than the real dairy recipes. Wouldn’t it be exciting to learn how to cook them?

When: September 7 Where: Shanti Niwas

The Eighth Edition of Indian Heritage Hotels Association Convention 2019 is going to be organised in Pushkar on the theme ‘Recast Indian Heritage Learning From Within’.

When: September 7-8 Where: Aaram Bagh Palace

BHAVIKA JOSHI, MODEL AYE KHUDA- PAATHSHAALA

BUM BUM BOLE MASTI MEIN DOLE - TAARE ZAMEEN PAR

HAAN MAINE CHUKAR DEKHA HAI - BLACK

YOUR DAY

Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY

BADAL PE PAON HAI CHAK DE! INDIA

SA RE KE SA RE GA MA - PARICHAY

TAURUS

You like to take risk with your investments and we all know mostly only the risk takes becomes wealthy. You know how to motivate people so give an encouraging speech to those who lack zeal in life.

You must handle any problem with maturity.

Your career will get boosted if you decide to use your full potential and give your all.

On financial front you may have to take decisions on spot as few things are not foreseen. Your presence will ease the tensed atmosphere at home. You will travel with your lover.

CANCER

Your manager will entrust you with some important assignment which will be very challenging and now this is your moment to show your true potential.

Family dispute needs to be resolved and that can only happen if someone decides to take an initiative.

You will be very happy whole day long as you have achieved your financial target and you are ready to fulfil your dream.

You may face lots of distraction in work today but remember whether openly or not, your boss has eyes on everyone.

Things will turn in favour.

THEATRE

SHAHRUKH IN MOHABBATEIN

CITY POLICE FIRE AMBULANCE DIAL 100 101 102/108

CHILD HELPLINE HELP IN SUFFERING

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JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

You will do many job simultaneously till the time your financial thirst is quenched. For you no work is big or small as long as it serves your purpose. You by hook and crook always manage to make your spouse dance on your tunes.

You may receive money in form of inheritance and it can change your life forever.

You must not get bothered from those who keep taking behind people’s back. You may throw a party to celebrate your promotion, salary hike or other achievement.

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

MADAMJI GO EASY - HICHKI

APR 21 - MAY 20

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

AAO BACHCHO TUMHEN DIKHAYEH - JAG RITI

You shall have a long life. You are very strong when it come to fulfilling your endeavours.

You are a good son/daughter to your parents. This year will mark your victory and achievements.

ARIES

MAR 21 - APR 20

SUN SUN SUN BARSAT KI DHUN - SIR

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UPCOMING....

Shaping folk-cool with a contemporary blend of hip-hop and Rajasthani folk songs, ‘Swagsthaan’ is ready to rock with the new flavour of India.

When: September 6 Where: ibis Jaipur

JAIPUR | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

AUG 24 - SEP 23

LIBRA

SCORPIO

You will become wealthy but only if you are not scared from hard words and experimenting. Your stars are quite supportive for a dream wedding so if you haven’t expressed your love to the person you like then this is the time to do it.

You will earn lots of profit today as money is in the air for you. The doors which appeared to be closed before are now all open for you. Universe will answers all your prayers as far as they are for a good cause.

You are well prepared to move abroad.

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

It will be challenging for you to grasp new things and complete the work in time but you will try as hard as it takes to not disappoint your boss. As long as you continue to work hard towards your goal nothing can stop you from becoming rich.

Your superiors are always impressed with you as you never take your responsibilities lightly and are always well aware of the deadlines without any reminder. You will feel very energetic and passionate today to do things that you love. You may win a lottery today.

NOV 23 - DEC 22

DEC 23 - JAN 20

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Money will multiple but not by itself so keep doing something or the other, the idea is to never stop trying. You are ready to follow whatever discipline it takes to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Your sibling will make you proud and your bond with him/her is eternal.

People who matters in your life will surely understand and appreciate for who you are. You have managed your business well but you require some funding so try all the options that comes to your mind to make it work. Harmony in family shall prevails.

JAN 21 - FEB 19

FEB20 - MARCH 20

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Rishi R Kapoor turns 67, B-Town wishes HEALTH AND HAPPINESS ishi Kapoor turned 67 on Wednesay, and friends and colleagues in Bollywood took to social media to wish the veteran star ‘good health and happiness’.

Rishi, son of late showman Raj Kapoor, made his debut as a child artist in the 1970 film ‘Mera Naam Joker’. His first lead role as a hero was opposite Dimple Kapadia in ‘Bobby’.

He is known for his roles in ‘Khel Khel Main’, ‘Kabhie Kabhie’, ‘Hum Kisise Kum Naheen’, ‘Karz’, ‘Prem Rog’, ‘Nagina’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Namastey London’, ‘Love Aaj Kal’, ‘Kapoor & Sons’, ‘DDay’, ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan and many more.

He was last seen on screen in ‘Mulk’ and he is currently undergoing treatment for cancer in New York.

Here’s what friends and colleagues tweeted:

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WHAT’S HAPPENING!

Sanjay Dutt with Jackie Shroff and Raj Bansal Ganpati Bappa Morya: Film Distributor Raj Bansal visited Sanjay Dutt’s house in Mumbai to celebrate Ganpati festival.

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Book Launch: An honour ceremony of teachers and writer Naveen Bhutani’s book ‘Jahan Raho Khush raho’ launch ceremony was held on Wednesday, where Sr Indian Technical Officer Rakesh Sharma and Chairman Suresh Gyaan Vihar University Sunil Sharma were present as the chief guest.

Happy Birthday, James Rishi Kapoor! You’ve always been like family to me, an elder brother and an actor I admire. I hope to see you working your magic on screen again & look forward to us working together as well! Sending you lots of love & light!

—ANIL KAPOOR Have had the honour of sharing Screen space with you more than once but more importantly knowing the Gem called Rishi Kapoor. Wishing you a very happy healthy birthday. May you keep Rocking and keep us rocking with you love and fond regards. —URMILA MATONDKAR Monika, Neelam, Sonu, Rinku, Puja, Manju, Vinita and Divya Celebrating Success: After the first edition of Khandelwal’s Got Talent, society members along with the contestants and jury members celebrated the success with music, dance and sumptuous food.

Happy birthday to the MAN of the moment...The brutally honest, wonderful, hilarious and truly amazing Rishi Kapoor. Love you sir ...stay blessed.

Happy birthday Rishi Kapoor.

Wishing you a year of good health and happiness!

—MADHURI DIXIT NENE

Celebrations: Rotary Club Bapu Nagar celebrated Governor Official visit and Installation ceremony on Sunday. The program was started with the wonderful Ganesha Vandana performance by Suhani Bahl.

—SUNIEL SHETTY

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Vastu compliant kitchen NIRMALA SEWANI

V

astu, as we all know, is an ancient Indian science of balancing energies in and around a place. Kitchen represents the ‘Fire’ element. Fire in controlled environment is beneficial but if uncontrolled, it obliterates everything.

Kitchen is a place of transformationwhere raw, uncooked food turns into healthy, nutritious food providing us with energy. Energy, when positive can make us feel healthy, happy and contended whereas, in case there is vastu dosh, this energy can affect us negatively bringing physical and mental disturbances like health issues, frustrations, financial loses and even clashes in the family.

The first and foremost is the location of the kitchen, which should be in the South east corner of the house. The gas stove also should be in the

south east. The electronic devices like mixers, microwaves, toasters, slicers or refrigerator should be placed in the west. In case, due to some

reason, the kitchen is not constructed in the south east, then we should at least place the gas stove in the south, and if even this is not

possible, then we can compensate it by placing a looking glass on the wall opposite to where the housewife or cook stands to do the cooking, where she/he can see their image.

It is advisable not to have tiles with images of Gods in the kitchen. We should also avoid having our pooja place or temple in the kitchen.

The water element like the sink, RO, water purifiers etc should be in the North. North is the direction of air, water and light. We can compensate this by placing some plants like kari patta, or gudhal (hibiscus) at the entrance of the kitchen. We can also have amla (Indian gooseberry) plant, which signifies prosperity. We can also place Tulsi plant in the kitchen in the North. Tulsi brings us health, wealth and prosperity.

To sum it all up, it is most important to strike a balance between the fire and water element. The rest can be compensated by placing things according to vastu. This will be auspicious and propitious for all those living in the house.

Spreading Happiness: An event for cancer affected kids at Bhagwaan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Center was organised, where ‘Women of the Future Awards’ Chairperson Nandita Om Puri and Actress Suzanne Burnert visited the hospital and distributed gifts to the kids.

Growth and Development: DAC School Leadership Conference was organised on Sunday at Jai Mahal Palace. The conference specially designed for School Leaders focused on Exploring the Growth journey of a school when they partner with E-DAC.