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WITH GALAXY OF LEADERS IN ATTENDANCE, SUSHMA SWARAJ CREMATED WITH FULL STATE HONOURS

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Crowd joins the convoy carrying the mortal remains of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on its way to Lodhi crematorium for last rites, in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTOS BY PTI

New Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was cremated with full state honours on Wednesday as a galaxy of leaders cutting across political lines paid rich tributes and their last respects to her.

The last rites were performed by Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri as her father Swaraj Kaushal stood beside her at the Lodhi crematorium.

Delhi police personnel sounded the bugle as her body was taken to the electric crematorium as leaders from various parties and foreign dignitaries attended the last rites of the late BJP leader.

Those in attendance included - Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, working BJP President JP Nadda, Lok Sabha Speaker

Om Birla, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress leader Anand Sharma and Del-

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took LK Advani’s hand and led him some of the way as they walked out. Union Minister Rajnath Singh took his other arm at the funeral of Sushma Swaraj. Also seen: Home Minister Amit Shah, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal and BJP National Working President JP Nadda hi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who placed a wreath on the body.

The Delhi government had declared a two-day state mourning as a mark of respect to the late BJP leader.

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May her soul rest in peace.

Suspending trade ties, Pak expels Indian It’s true, MLA Sengar did rape envoy, downgrades diplomatic relations Unnao victim: CBI tells court Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday expelled Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria, minutes after it decided to downgrade the diplomatic ties with India over what it called New Delhi’s “unilateral and illegal” move to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

This was announced after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a crucial meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), attended by top civil and military leadership, during which it

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DOVAL MEETS, EATS WITH KASHMIRIS was also decided to suspend the bilateral trade and review the “bilateral arrangements”.

“Our ambassadors will no longer be in New Delhi and their

counterparts here will also be sent back,” Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said in televised comments soon after the NSC meeting.

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Amid heightened security in the Kashmir valley, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday visited Shopian and met with some local people as part of his visit for an assessment on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

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New Delhi: Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, accused of raping the Unnao woman at his residence in 2017 when she was a minor, did commit the heinous crime, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Tis Hazari courts on Wednesday.

The CBI told the court that investigation has revealed that the allegations of accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar raping the victim on June 4, 2017 and Shashi Singh being involved in the conspiracy are true.

It was following the findings that a

Rape accused MLA Sengar being taken to Tihar jail.

chargesheet was filed, CBI told the court on Wednesday.

In her statement, the victim, who was 17 at the time of the incident, told the CBI that when she reached Sengar’s house, no guards were present. She said Shashi took her in from the back gate after which

Kuldeep Singh came to the lawn, dragged her and took her into a room where he raped her.

The CBI said there is evidence that nails accused Kuldeep Singh Sengar on the basis of investigation and statements of the victim and her mother under sections 161 and 164 of the CrPC. Meanwhile, Delhi court had expressed concern on Tuesday over the safety of Unnao rape survivor, who was critically injured when her car was hit by a truck recently and is now in ICU at AIIMS after being Turn to P4

Admitting slowdown, RBI lowers growth forecast to 6.9% Mumbai: With the headwinds to growth rising from all around, Reserve Bank governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday admitted the economy is in a slowdown mode, but termed it as cyclical and not structural one, and exuded confidence growth will pick up the momentum fast.

The admission of the rising headwinds to growth led the monetary authority to slash the lending rates by an unprecedented

35 bps to 5.40 per cent in the fourth successive rate reductions since he assumed power in December.

None of the macroindicators have been promising since the past many monthsplunging auto sales which hit a 20-year low in July, plummeting IIP growth which hit a 57-month low in June, falling exports and the continuing bloodbath in the markets, coupled with trade wars and increasing challenges to

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das during RBI’s bi-monthly policy review meeting, in Mumbai on Wednesday.

global economy all point to the gathering clouds.

The statement also comes amid many key personalities, including engineering giant Larsen & Toubro chairman AM Naik expressing concerns on the growth front.

“Our understanding is that at this point, it is perhaps a cyclical slowdown, not really a deep structural one.

Nonetheless, we have to recognise that there is room for certain structural reforms to be

undertaken,” Das told vive growth, and also reporters at the custom- pointed out to finance ary post-policy presser. minister Nirmala SiHe, however, exuded tharaman’s statements confidence that growth on sector-specific boostnumbers will move up er doses on the anvil.

Attributing the faster going ahead drivslowdown en by the SLASHES LENDING to both demeasures being takRATES BY 35 BPS mand as en by the TO 5.40 PER CENT well as investment government and the central slowdown, Das said, bank, and partly due to “both demand and investment put together the base effect.

Based on his interac- are having a dampentions, Das said the gov- ing effect on growth.”

The RBI itself has reernment is planning more measures to re- duced its growth esti-

mate downwards to 6.9 percent for FY20 from 7 percent it had projected in the June policy.

At present, Das said both urban and rural demand has been hit which is evident in the slowdown in sales of two- wheelers and tractors in rural areas and passenger cars in cities. However, he said RBI is hopeful of a revival and pointed out to the estimate of the growth number hitting 7.5 percent in the last quarter of the fiscal.

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wo projects meant for the development of the state capital Jaipur are perfect examples of negligence by government machinery. Through these projects, government had planned to increase groundwater level in city, but later it failed in implementing the same.

These projects were the Jaipur Metro and the Dravyavati River Rejuvenation Project.

Due to the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities the city will soon face drinking water shortage.

Ashok Gehlot in its second term as Chief Minister planned Metro train project for the city.

Through this, the goal was to provide accessible public transport to the citizens and also to increase groundwater level of the city by harvesting the rain water collected below the Metro tracks. The government planned to build water harvesting struc-

Precious rainwater is being wasted along the Jaipur Metro and Dravyavati River Rejuvenation Projects due to the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities as they have failed to make provisions for rainwater harvesting

tures in the elevated corridors, metro stations and metro depot of the project.

But the next BJP government that followed, only gave importance to greenery instead of harvesting rainwater. Thus the places where water harvesting structures were to be built, trees were planted. Due to this, rainwater is flowing on the road and is getting wasted under the metro elevated road.

Similarly, the Dravyavati Project which was the most ambitious project of previous BJP government, has met with similar fate. After the completion of this project, there was a possibility of rejuvenating falling groundwater level. But with about 47 km long, river paved with cemented blocks, the water flowing into the river is not able to reach underground.

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Jaipur: At a private hospital in Tonk, the doctor not only beat the family members of the patient after being drunk but also threatened to implicate the media personnel in a false case. Dr. Chandrabhan Jatav, the operator of Chandrabhan Hospital in Tonk, runs his private hospital in Tonk.

The patients visited the doctor for the treatment, but the doctor only works after getting drunk. The doctor also forgets his limit related to his profession and started beating the family members of the patients. Moreover, the nursing staff of the doctor also supports him in such cases.

A resident of Rustamganj had Kumar Surendra brought his father to the Chandrab han Hospital to conduct the operation of stones. When his father was

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Jaipur: In spite of the strictness of the government and the police commissionerate in the capital, some restaurant operators have been befooling and serving hookah to the minors. Such a case was witnessed in the Jyoti Nagar area of the city just behind the Raj

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assembly. DCP East Rahul Jain was informed by an informer that after the strictness of the police, hookah bar operators have now changed their time and now they turn the hookah business after 12 pm. DCP issued orders to initiate a search. DCP East

Rahul Jain, along with ACP Adarsh Nagar Pushpendra Singh and Police force reached the restaurant as a customer of hookahs.

Officials in civil clothes reached the restaurant so that the operator does not recognize them and served a hookah to the police.

informed that after the order of the govt, 970 employees will get the benefit. The employees have expressed gratitude to the state govt while PHED technical employees association President Santosh Vijay also expressed happiness over the order.

Jaipur: A car fell off the road in the Nahargarh hills on the intervening night of MondayTuesday. The car fell thirty feet into the valley however no harm was caused to the five passengers travelling in the vehicle. Upon receiving the information, the local police rushed to the spot and rescued the

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passengers. The cops found that the driver was drunk and thus after a medical a case od drunk driving was registered.

The passengers were coming back after visiting Nahargarh fort when the driver Kishanlal lost control over the vehicle and the car fell in the valley. Further action in the matter is being taken.

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about the developJaipur: Panic spread ment. The deceased in Raghunathpura has been identified as village of Tonk district Komal and her sons on Tuesday when – Rahul (9) and Sagar woman a married (5). “The woman had well a into jumped been missing since 4 with her children and pm on Monday and committed suicide. As members the news spread about the family had initiated a search the incident, villagers for her. On Tuesday, rushed to the spot gone and informed the cops villagers had

SOG The Jaipur: nabbed two men on Tuesday that were looking to peddle fake currency in the market.

The duo was nabbed from railways station in Jaipur after which the SOG sleuths recovered fake tender of over thirty-four thousand rupees. For the past few days, the SOG had been receiving intel that few men were trying to peddle fake currency in Jaipur and Nagaur cities. “On Tuesday, information was received that the men would delivery fake currency to someone at Jaipur railway junction. SOG sleuths were posted at Parshuram circle to keep an eye on developments,” said Anil Paliwal, additional director general, ATS and SOG.

to a well outside the village to fetch some water, when the dead bodies of the trio were found floating. The police were informed and after hours of efforts. The reason for the woman’s action is unknown and we have initiated an investigation,” officials said.

SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY TO APPEAR IN COURT ON SEPTEMBER 11 Jaipur: The district and sessions court has issued a notice to BJP leader Subramaniam Swamy for making remarks on Rahul Gandhi.

The court has ordered Swamy to appear before September 11th. Congress member from state and chairman of the legal wing of the state Congress party Sushil

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But when he was not listened to, he started making false allegations of molestation of in Jaipur. rams a divider near B2 Bypass road on Tuesday a woman medical worker Yet another case of reckless driving, SUV against the family and media personnel.

The Department of Public Health and Engineering (PHED) has been supplying water to the city through borewells on the banks of the Dravyavati River. This time due to less water in Bisalpur Dam, the drinking water supply of the city is dependent on borings. In such a situation, water will be reduced in the coming days on the banks of Dravyavati River. There is a possibility of the drinking water shortage in the city. “The banks of the river were paved. Due to which there is no place for boring this time. Until now, water used to get in the ground around the river. Due to which boring was used to supply water in the city. But in the future it will become problematic,” said a senior engineer.

he harassment with juniors in medical colleges is so cruel and what they show in media is not even half of it. The concerns are only raised when someone commits suicide and days later they totally forget about this things but things do not change in here by raising the issue for mere 3-4 days. We need a permanent solution so that the doctors can survive longer to fulfil their dream. Not only seniors, the doctors sometime face harassement by patients too.

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Jaipur: BJP’s national general secretary Ram When the family members Madhav said, “POK and complained, Dr Chandrabhan didn’t accept the mistake and Aksai Chin are part of started beating the family members of the patient undivided India. He said that constitutionally Kashmir had already merged.”

Speaking about article 370, Ram Madhav said that in past too, AUGUST 7, 2019 more than 40 amendments have been made ting drunk. Not only ing one of the female in article 370 DEATH and noJUMPS TO CAR FALLS INTO GORGE IN WOMAN THROWS KIDS IN WELL, NONE INJURE hisD hospithis, when theG BANNED First body ever spoke about NAHARGARH, of HOOKAHSdoctors RESTAURANTS STILL SERVIN India team reached the tal. The police has ar- this. BJP has for the hospital for coverage, rested the doctor and first time made amendthe doctor threatened took him for a medical ment in article 370. He the media personnel test. CMHO has also said that the of the profor not showing the assured to take strict cess was done with all news. He also accused action against Dr legal aspects and cona reporter of molest- Chandrabhan. stitutionally.

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STATE GOVERNMENT PRESENTS GIFT TO PHED EMPLOYEES Jaipur: The state govt presented a gift to the employees of PHED. Govt issued the orders for giving the benefit of 300 days leave to store munshis at the time of retirement.

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Jaipur: The administration has decided to put an end to the incident of a drunk doctor in a private hospital of Tonk. The District Collector has sought an investigation report of the whole matter from Chief Medical and Health Officer within two days. A team of the health department has already started the investigation.

On August 5, the owner of Chandrabhan Hospital Dr Chandrabhan had beaten the family members of a the patient after get-

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ot only in medical colleges, ragging and harassment is one thing that is common among every course no matter in what city of the country you are in.

They threaten you to an extent that you feel if you’ll tell anyone, it will cost you your career and sometimes even your life and that fear alone has ripped many dreams.

And there is one more thing that I’d like to tell you about, the higher authorities always know about what is happening on the lower level but instead of helping us out, they try to bury everything for their name.

According to the plan, rainwater from Jaipur Metro and 15-kilometer long elevated corridor of Bus Rapid Transit System was meant to recharge the underground water through rainwater harvesting.

Ashok Gehlot in its second term had focused on rainwater harvesting for the Metro and BRTS projects and planned rainwater harvesting structures for the elevated road, metro station, and Mansarovar bus depot.

Pipes were laid inside pillars of the elevated road corridor and the metro station. Water tanks were planned between two pillars to collect groundwater through which underground water was supposed to be recharged.

When BJP govt took over in December 2013, it planted trees at the median under the metro corridor as part of beautification.

Later, the govt handed over beautification work to JDA which first iron fenced the medians under the corridor and then planted saplings there.

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As many as 210 rainwater harvesting structures were planned under 440 pillars of both the 4.5 kilometre long elevated corridor from Ajmer road RoB to Ajmer Road Dargah and 9.5 kilometre long metro corridor.

200mm pipes were laid inside every pillar which drains water from the corridor to a clearing chamber. Water from these pipes was supposed to collect in the main collection chamber between two pillars. A 15-feet porous pipe under the main collection chamber was supposed to recharge the groundwater. As per the original plan, water from the corridors first gets into the cleaning chamber where dirt and other debris gets collected. The clean water then goes into the main chamber from where it goes underground through the 15-feet long porous pipe to recharge the ground.

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Sharma had filed a case.

Sharma said, “Swamy made an obscene remark on Rahul Gandhi consuming cocaine which is equal to defaming.

Sharma further laid accusations that Swamy being a Rajya Sabha MP, made remarks against Gandhi family, thus hurting the sentiments of Congress workers.

BJP’s national general secretary Ram Madhav, President of Sakshik Manthan Sansthan Prof Jagdish Prasad Singhal and Gyarsi Lal Jat, Secretary of the Institute at a seminar on Independence movement and education at the Indralok Auditorium on Wednesday.

DEPRESSED STUDENT COMMITS SUICIDE IN KOTA Kota: A student from Kota committed suicide due to depression. The deceased was a native of Bihar and was preparing for IIT in Kota. “The deceased has been identified as Amit, a native of Madhubani in Bihar. The information

about the suicide was received from locals and a team rushed to the spot. The body was recovered and the family members were informed about the same. The youth had come to Kota only two months back for IIT preparation.

COPS ARREST FOUR MISCREANTS OF THE IRANIAN GANG Alwar: The police arrested four miscreants of the Iranian gang while taking major action. On August 3, few miscreants cheated women at 3 places in the city. The women told that a murder took place in the city and the police have issued a warning that no woman should wear jewellery.

The women were asked

to remove the jewellery and with sleight of hand, the men exchanged the jewellery with fake jewellery and handed over to the women. A total of six people were involved in the crime. The arrested accused are Zaheer Abbas, Ahmed Ali, Shri Ram and Shah Rukh who hail from Hoshangabad in MP.

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A portion of Jaipur may come in NCR First India News

Jaipur: A portion of state capital Jaipur may be included in National Capital Region (NCR).

In a meeting chaired

by Chief Secretary DB Gupta a decision was taken to send recommendation to Urban Housing Development regarding this.

The duration of sub regional plan year which is implemented in NCR will be over in year 2021. For making regional plan NCR planning board has sought suggestions from states

of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.

Suggestions have been made keeping in view decision about excluding the area which

is already part of NCR or if any new area can be included. The meeting was attended by principal secretary Bhaskar A Sawant,

chief town planner of Rajasthan RK Vijayvargiya and chief town planner NCR Indra apart from others.

In the meeting it was

discussed that Alwar is already included in NCR and under Rapid Rail Transit System, high speed train will run between Delhi and Alwar’s Sothanala. For reducing journey between Jaipur and Delhi, it is necessary that a major portion of Jaipur is included in NCR. First permission from UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal will be taken and thereafter proposal will be sent to NCR Planning Board.

Currently, Jaipur city is included in counter magnet area of NCR, therefore it can get

loans for development of the city from the Board.

Alwar and Bharatpur are already included in NCR, while proposal to identify one km on each side of NH on the limits of Jaipur district which are linked with Alwar should be sent to include this area which has been identified in NCR. Areas included in NCR will be part of a sub regional plan which will be prepared for the area. Based on this, state will be able to make developmental projects.

US experts discuss Smart City plans Jaipur: As part of their efforts to develop Jaipur as a smart city, Mayor Vishnu Lata and officials held discussions with American experts here on Wednesday.

The meeting was attended by American urban development experts, along with US embassy officials.

They shared their experience of Washington DC with the officials

belonging to the Jaipur Municipal Corporation and Smart City project.

The Jaipur mayor had said on Tuesday that around 50,000 saplings would be planted in the city besides the introduction of electric buses to curb pollution.

The mayor had said that the Jindal group was given the contract to produce electricity from the waste. —PTI

After two months, accident turns out to be a murder First India News Nagaur: Nagaur District Superintendent of Police Vikas Pathak disclosed a two month old murder case. On June 9, in Maulasar police station area, a SUV hit Kuchaman city resident Mahesh and his mother who were commuting on a bike.

Mahesh got heavily injured whereas his mother died. The police had deemed it be an accident, but Mahesh termed the incident as a conspiracy and also suspected some people.

When the police investigated the case in detail.

It was revealed that the matter was related to a relationship Mahesh

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When ex-boss makes a ‘threat’

police officials and Tmeethepeople waiting in line to the DGP were witness to a unique scene when former DGP and sitting MLA Harish Meena had gone to meet DGP Bhupendra Singh. After the meeting, Meena came out of the chambers and out of curtesy for his old “boss”, DGP Singh followed him.

Meena asked the DGP not to leave his office but when he insisted, the former DGP issued a “threat”, “If you do this, I will never come to PHQ again.” Hearing this, Singh retracted his steps as his old boss waved him a goodbye.

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had with a woman. Both had agreed to never meet again in the future. But, when the brother-in-law of the girl, Ramuram Jat, living in Saudi Arabia, got to know about her relationship, he threatened Mahesh.

Ramuram came to India on May 15 and conspired with his

brother-in-law Rekharam Rat, friend Sunil Jat and aunt Rami Devi, who is also Mahesh’s aunt, to kill him.

When Mahesh went to his grandparents’ home Ramuram, Rekharam and Sunil followed Mahesh and his mother in an SUV. When the victims reached the mega highway the accused hit the motorbike .

On the basis of the investigation, accused Rekharam and Rami Devi were interrogated by the Circle Officer Didwana Ganeshram and SHO Dharmpal Singh. During the interrogation, both the accused accepted to be a part of the conspiracy.

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Jaipur: Behror police in a limited time arrested the killer of the history sheeter, who contested in the assembly elections on BSP ticket, who was shot dead. The accused was arrested from Nagaur and he confessed to have been in loggerheads with the history-sheeter who would have allegedly murdered him, if the culprit wouldn’t have striked first.

The deceased was identified as Jasram Patel. “After the murder, we initiated an investigation and various teams were formed to probe the matter on various angles. We were developing intel when

we learnt that Rajendra Gurjar alias Mamchand, a native of Jainpurbas was behind the murder. Immediately a search was initiated for him,” officials said.

On Tuesday, the cops learnt that the man was coming to Moondwa in Nagaur from Gujarat and a team took positions at Moondwa bus stand. “As the man arrived, the team moved in and arrested him. He was thoroughly interrogated and he confessed to have suspected that Jasram Patel would organize an attack on him and thus he planned the murder.

There were other men involved in the act, and a search has been initiated.” officials said.

Arya, Gupta frontrunners for post of head of RTPP Committee

stalwarts of state bureaucracy are now in race for appointment to the post of Chairman of TtwowoRajasthan Transparency in Public Procurement Act Committee, also called RTPP Committee. The officials, are known to have given better performances than their counterparts and in bureaucrat-

ic and political circles they are known to be “powerful” as well. The two officials, both of the ranks of Additional Chief Secretary, Niranjan Arya and Veenu Gupta, are the front runners for the position. The matter is now in the CMO for final approval by the Chief Minister himself. The meeting of the committee is pending till the time the Chairman is not announced.

Tiff between senior & junior official makes atmosphere heavy

ll is not well in the Vidyut Bhawan as work environA ment in the offices here has gone from bad to worse.

Only recently a senior passed several comments and even bad mouthed a junior. When the junior heard the senior bad mouthing him, he issued a threat of filing a FIR against him, hearing which the senior said sorry and also tried to mend ways. However the entire episode has totally changed the environment at Vidyut Bhawan and now groups have formed in the office.

Kota: Municipal Corporation removed encroachment from a land worth Rs. 60 crore.

A goat market was set up on this land situated near the police control room and animal husbandry was practiced in eight different enclosures. Due to which, nobody took it on lease, causing financial loss to the corporation.

The encroachment squad, led by the officials of Revenue Department, demolished the concrete encroachment with the help of JCB. Now, concrete goat market would be constructed by the Municipal Corporation to generate revenue

An official’s love for sarees

ow lets hear about N Rajasthan’s very own “Amma”. Recently nabbed

by ACB, Anusuiya Kumari, posted in the sales tax department, has been found of being extremely fond of sarees. In its search operation, the ACB sleuths were shocked and surprised that she had amassed nearly 3,000 sarees worth lakhs of rupees. The discovery is now a hot topic of gossip among ACB sleuths who wonder how has she managed to evade falling into ACB net and also amassing a horde of sarees.

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Jaipur: After the poll bugle has been sounded for Rajya Sabha’s vacant seat in Rajasthan, the political activities have begun.

The notification of the bypoll on the seat which fell vacant after the death of BJP state President Madan Lal Saini has been issued and now political activities have begun in Delhi.

The Delhi tour of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has also become important because of this reason and names of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Priyanka Gandhi are doing the rounds for this seat. Dr Singh is said to be the frontrunner.

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At present, the Congress has no representation in Upper House from the state. This election will open the account of party in Rajya Sabha.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is in Delhi and it is understood that party leadership has spoken with him about the selection of

the candidate.

In the current political scenario, it will not be difficult for the Congress candidate to secure a victory.

Out of the total 198 MLAs in the Rajasthan Assembly, Ashok Gehlot has support of 114 MLAs and think tank of the party is already prepared to douse any

discord.

In the mathematics of votes, Congress is far ahead than the BJP, moreover, Gehlot also has the support of 6 BSP MLAs, 13 Independents and 1 RLD MLA. Therefore there is no need of worry for the Congress. Two MLAs of the BTP may also support the party candidate.

Though the decision about support of BSP MLAs has to be taken by Mayawati, but she, on the basis of secular ideology, is on the same page with the Congress.

Meanwhile, the BJP has a strength of 72 MLAs and two MLAs of RLP which is an ally of NDA will go with the BJP.

The iconic Panna Meena Ki Baori at Amber is brimming with water after a good spell of rains on Tuesday and Wednesday.

(Inset) State Civil Defence life guards have been posted as a precautionary measure at the Baori as it attracts several tourists and locals who try to swim in the waters, increasing chances for mishap.

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Students’ Union polls on August 27 First India News Jaipur: The elections for Rajasthan University Student Union and all other Universities and Colleges across the state will be held on August 27.

Minister of State for Higher Education Bhanwar Singh Bhati informed that the counting of votes will be conducted on the day

after the polling ie on August 28.

This has been done to ensure that law and order situation is not hampered in the state and the elections are conducted peacefully.

The minister also said that the elections will be conducted according to the recommendations of the Lingdoh Committee and a watch will be kept that

Pilot propels youth in training session First India News Udaipur: Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and PCC Chief Sachin Pilot reached the lake city of Udaipur for a one-day stay on Wednesday. During his visit, Pilot attended the training program of Congress Sevadal Young Brigade, which was held at Gujarati Samaj Bhavan. Pilot also addressed the workers and office bearers of Young Brigade Sevadal who came for the event from different parts of the state.

Pilot cleared that Sevadal is a more than 100 years old organisation and all the workers of the organisation are always committed to assist the common man in times of calamity and crisis in the country. Not only this, Sevadal’s Young Brigade will always be ready for

Rajasthan Deputy CM and PCC Chief Sachin Pilot.

the help of the public in India.

While interacting with the media, Pilot said that the Congress would perform well on the basis of its excellent work in the upcoming municipality elections and Panchayati Raj elections. Pilot also made it clear that in the by-elections of the municipal bodies, the public has made the Congress won by giving due consideration to the work of the party.

all the recommendations are followed properly. For peaceful elections, the local administration along with police force will make proper arrangements in this regard.

The electoral list will be printed on August 19 and objections will be accepted till August 20. Nomination could be filed from August 22 from morning

10 AM till 3 PM. The list of candidates will be printed at 10 AM on August 23 and the nomination can be taken back by 2 Pm on the same day.

The polls will be cast from 8 AM till 1 PM on August 27 and after the result on August 28, the swearing in of the victorious candidates will be held on the same day.

Jaipur: India has scored the First Position in the first stage of the five-stage competition, which was conducted between August 6 to August 7 in two parts. The first part involved tactical drills of mounting in a helicopter by the scout squads to infiltrate behind enemy lines. The second part was to evaluate their crosscountry navigation skills by night over a distance of approximately 15 kilometres in hostile territory.

The stage not only put to test the team’s battle drills but also gauged their professional acumen involving

Scout squads practising navigation and survival exercises.

Scout squads practising tactical drills during the competition.

conventional navigation and survival skills utilizing rudimentary maps and compasses.

Defence Minister Ra-

jnath Singh along with General Bipin Rawat will reach Jaisalmer on August 16 to witness the closing phase of the 5th

International Army Scout Masters Competition wherein teams from eight countries are taking part.

Auto chairman Rahul Bajaj and mortgage major HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh.

Amidst all these, government has surprisingly set a target of doubling GDP to USD 5 trillion by 2025, which requires an annual growth rate of over 8 percent.

ment, situation inside Jammu and Kashmir and along the Line of Control.

The Committee decided “downgrading of diplomatic relations with India” and “suspension of bilateral trade with India,” the statement said.

The NSC also decided to review “bilateral arrangements” with India.

The Committee resolved to take the matter (abolition of the Article 370 by India) to the United Nations, including the Security Council, the statement said.

India has said Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and the issue is strictly internal to the country.

The Pakistani statement said that the country will observe this Independence Day on August 14 in solidarity with Kashmiris.

“August 15 will be observed as Black Day,” it added.

Prime Minister Khan also directed that all diplomatic channels be activated to highlight the alleged human rights violations in the Valley. He also directed the military to continue vigilance, according to the statement.

The Foreign Minister, Defense Minister, Interior Minister, Advisor on finance, Kashmir Affairs Minister as well as Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman, three services chiefs, ISI chief, and other top officials attended the meeting.

The NSC met after the meeting of top military generals and and a rare joint session of parliament on the Kashmir issue on Tuesday. It was the second meeting of Pakistan’s top decision making body this week.

Foreign Minister Qureshi said that India has only harmed itself by revoking the special status of Kashmir.

FROM PG 1 It’s true... airlifted from Lucknow and sought a report in a sealed cover from the CBI. The court also sought a status report on the steps taken to ensure security of the woman’s family members and witnesses in the case after the CBI said that it was facing resource constraint.

District Judge Dharmesh Sharma asked the CBI to also file the report on Wednesday on the measures being taken for ensuring boarding, lodging and daily allowances of the persons attending the survivor here. The court sought the report on the steps taken to protect the life and liberty of the witnesses in the case by agency by August 8.

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Former Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay was also present. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Deputy

Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb, were among the others who were present at the cremation.

Earlier, Rajnath Singh, Nadda, Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Piyush Goyal and other BJP leaders lent shoulders when the body was carried out of the BJP headquarters.

Draped in tricolour, the body was kept at the BJP headquarters for the public to pay homage. Swaraj breathed her last on Tuesday night at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after suffering a cardiac arrest. Swaraj was the foreign minister in the first term of the Modi government in 2014.

She opted out of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections citing ill health.

—ANI

Admitting slowdown...

Moves like the RBI’s

rate cuts of 1.10 percent in 2019, and also the commitment to ensure systemic liquidity in the surplus mode will also help, he added.

“I think credit flow will now revive and measures taken today will augment credit flow into the system.

This should help boost growth numbers as well,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here last week, L&T chairman Naik had said we should consider ourselves “lucky” if growth touches 6.5 percent in FY20. It can be noted that the March quarter GDP printed at a five-year low of 5.8 percent while the FY19 GDP printed in at a four-year low of 6.8 percent and everyone is the same page that June quarter would be even lower than the preceding three months to March.

Others who have expressed concern on the growth include Bajaj

Suspending trade...

India on Monday revoked Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

While India’s High Commissioner Bisaria is in Islamabad, his Pakistani counterpart Moinul-Haq is yet to take charge in New Delhi.

A statement issued after the NSC meeting read that the Committee discussed situation “arising out of unilateral and illegal actions” by the Indian govern-

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India bids tearful adieu to Sushma Swaraj who was cremated at Delhi’s Lodhi crematorium 1952-2019

TALL LEADER LAID TO REST (R-L) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior BJP leader LK Advani, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, BJP Working President JP Nadda and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari during the funeral at Lodhi crematorium.

Sushma Swaraj’s daughter Bansuri Swaraj and Husband Swaraj Kaushal salute the departed leader before her last rites.

New Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj carried every organisational responsibility bestowed upon her by the Bharatiya Janata Party for years together with utmost dedication, and as she embarked on her final journey, the party's key officer bearers lent shoulders to her mortal remains.

In a befitting tribute to the stalwart, BJP's working president JP Nadda, Defence Minister and former BJP chief Rajnath Singh, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan gave a shoulder to Swaraj's mortal remains.

—ANI

Union Minister Smriti Irani pays her last respects to Sushma Swaraj.

Husband, daughter salutes mortal remains New Delhi: As the nation bid a tearful adieu to BJP stalwart and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, her husband Swaraj Kaushal and daughter Bansuri Swaraj paid their obeisance by saluting her

as full state honours were accorded to the veteran leader.

The teary-eyed father-daughter duo saluted her amidst a swarm of leaders cutting across party ranks and files. People from all walks of life

thronged the BJP headquarters in the national capita to get a last glimpse of the stalwart. The mortal remains was brought to the BJP headquarters in Rouse Avenue from her house in an ambulance.

—ANI

Sarabjit’s sister Dalbir shares condolence

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays floral tribute to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.

EAM S Jaishankar consoles Bansuri Swaraj.

Jalandhar: Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh on Wednesday condoled the demise of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. Sarabjit, who was sentenced to death over terrorism charges, died in a Pakistan prison after some inmates attacked him in 2013.

—ANI

RSS expresses grief on demise New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday expressed profound grief over the demise of Bharatiya Janata Party’s veteran Sushma Swaraj and

noted that she was happy with the removal of Article 370 by the Centre, as expressed in her last tweet.

“The news of her sudden demise is unimaginable, unbeliev-

able, sad and pain-full,” the RSS said in a condolence letter. “She was happy with the recent historic development in the nation, as she expressed before she left us”.

—ANI Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, MDH owner breaks down.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah lays a wreath on the mortal remains of Sushma Swaraj.

Geeta, a deafmute Indian woman who had accidentally crossed over to Pakistan, breaks down while paying tribute to Swaraj, during a condolence meeting on Wednesday in Indore.

—PHOTO BY ANI BJP leaders Jitendra Singh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Ramdas Athawale, Ravi Shankar Prasad.

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays his last respects to Sushma Swaraj.

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi consoles Bansuri Swaraj.

West Bengal: Governor of West Bengal, Jagdeep Dhankhar while condoling Swaraj’s demise said, “Nation lost a prolific orator, outstanding Parliamentarian, an acclaimed leader admired and revered across po-

litical and social spectrum. A lawyer of eminence who enriched all walks of public life. Her significant contributions in public life evoked admiration and has left an indelible imprint on global polity.

She was a politician, who lived like a Statesman.”

A glorious chapter in Indian politics comes to an end. India grieves the demise of a remarkable leader who devoted her life to public service and bettering lives of the poor. She was one of her kind and a source of inspiration for people @narendramodi I amdeeply saddened by the sudden demise of former External Affairs Min Sushma Swaraj ji. She has left an indelible mark in Indian politics in various forms such as an ardent speaker, an ideal activist and a working minister. @AmitShah Deeply shocked and anguished by the sudden demise of an extremely valued colleague Smt. Sushma Swaraj.

She was a seasoned Parliamentarian and widely respected cutting across the party lines. @rajnathsingh Deeply shocked and anguished by the untimely demise of Smt. Sushma Swaraj ji. A dear friend, valued colleague, seasoned parliamentarian. She set a new benchmark in Indian politics. @VasundharaBJP Deeply saddened to learn of Sushma Ji’s passing away. I had worked with her in 2004 during the 14th Lok Sabha on the standing committee of home. She was an able administrator, articulate speaker and good human being. @SachinPilot I am extremely afflicted by the sudden demise of , former Foreign Minister and senior leader Sushma Swaraj Didi. Her death is an irreparable loss to the BJP and the politics of the country. May her soul rest in peace and give strength to the bereaved family to suffer. Om Shanti. @JPNadda

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TURKEY’S LONG-TERM ALLIES

US has ratcheted up non-tariff barriers as part of its aggressive trade policy toward China

Turkey’s relationship with Russia has oscillated wildly during Erdo an’s tenure

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t is becoming harder and harder to ascertain who exactly are Turkey’s long-term allies. On July 26, President Recep Tayyip Erdo an threatened that Turkey would simply look elsewhere for fighter jets if frozen out of the US F-35 program, of which it has been an integral part.

It came with the news that Turkey’s new Russian S-400 missile defense system is expected to be operational by 2020. Such news might appear on the surface to place Turkey thoroughly in the Russian orbit, but Turkish foreign policy is far more complex these days.

If Turkey were now a Russian satrap, it would be assumed that it would mirror Moscow’s foreign policy. But it most certainly does not. Turkey and Russia are on opposing sides in pretty much every Middle Eastern dispute, despite the Kremlin’s favored line that it is a neutral player in the region.

In Syria, Turkey has fought for the rebel opposition against the Russian-backed regime. While Russian President Vladimir Putin has been keen to foster ties with Egyptian strongman Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Turkey’s President Erdo an is a vocal foe of the military leader who ousted the democraticallyelected Muslim Brotherhood president, Mohammed Morsi, in 2013. In Libya, where the dynamics of Egyptian and wider Middle Eastern politics are playing out, Russia backs rebel General Khalifa Haftar, while Turkey supports. Only in terms of their relations with the Saudis and the Iranians do Russia and Turkey appear to both play similar roles.

They are friendly where it is advantageous to be, especially in areas where the US is perceived to have vacated space and created a potential power vacuum.

NO MORE MR. NICE GUY It has been several years now since President Erdo an began dismantling the foreign policy of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which had promoted cordial relations with near neighbors and major powers, such as the US and the European Union.

In that time, the spats with the US have been unceasing if often rather petty. They have involved the sanctioning of diplomats on both sides, the arrest of a US pastor and the latest threat to find arms dealers outside America. It has been mirrored in Europe by the freezing of Turkey’s long-running accession process to the EU, along with a similar series of spats with European nations over Turkey’s treatment of its Kurdish minority, the question of Syrian refugees and issues around Erdo an’s attempts to woo Turkish voters in Europe.

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Trump’s tariffs discriminate against China: the 25% tariff is paid only by Chinese producers, not by their European, Latin American, or Asian competitors

or a while at least, trade tensions between the United States and China seemed to have settled into a “new normal.” After both countries imposed high tariffs on a substantial proportion of each other’s goods, US President Donald Trump refrained from further escalation. But, following another inconclusive round of bilateral trade talks in Shanghai last week, Trump announced that the US will impose 10% tariffs on a further $300 billion worth of Chinese goods, effective September 1.

Should this new measure take effect, almost all US imports from China will be subject to tariffs. (The US already levies 25% tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports.)

Although the US has also imposed non-tariff barriers in its trade war with China, reciprocal tariffs are the most visible component of the dispute – and are likely to hurt America more than China.

One way to compare the restrictiveness of countries’ trade policies is to look at their average tariff rates. For the US, this seems to paint a fairly reassuring picture.

Before Trump took office, the average US tariff rate on industrial imports was about 2%, somewhat lower than that of China.

Even under Trump, this figure has (so far) not increased that much. Imports from China account for about one-quarter of all US imports, and the 25% tariff affects about one-half of imported Chinese goods. This implies that the average US import tariff has increased by about three percentage points, to 5% or so, which does not appear excessive.

But the average tariff is a misleading indicator. Economic theory suggests that tariffs have disproportionately negative effects on the welfare of consumers and producers. A doubling of a tariff, for example, will lead to more than dou-

ble the welfare loss. A 25% tariff on a limited share of trade is thus much more serious than an average tariff of 3%.

Many countries have high import tariffs on a certain number of specific products, with a rate above 15% usually considered to be a “tariff peak.” But whereas these peaks apply to less than 1% of total imports for most industrialized countries, they cover a far larger share of US imports.

Moreover, Trump’s tariffs discriminate against China: the 25% tariff is paid only by Chinese producers, not by their European, Latin American, or Asian competitors. Such a country-specific tariff is equivalent to levying a general tariff on all imports while providing a production subsidy for competing producers outside China – with this subsidy paid by US consumers in the form of higher prices.

Because non-Chinese producers can raise their prices by up to 25% and still remain competitive in the US, prices for American consumers are likely to increase on a wide range of goods. The indirect effect of Trump’s China tariffs on con-

Trump has put Chinese tech giant Huawei on the list of entities to which US firms are forbidden to sell American products

sumer prices is therefore likely to be much greater than the recent estimate of a direct impact of only 0.1%. These indirect harmful consequences of country-specific tariffs are the main reason why the “most favored nation” principle has long been a cornerstone of the global trading system.

Moreover, preliminary studies suggest that Chinese producers have not significantly

Climate change is exacerbating Iraq’s water politics

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oday, what is commonly known as the Fertile Crescent — the cradle of civilization and the Garden of Eden — is not so fertile anymore. The region that extends from the Nile Valley, through the Levant and along the Tigris-Euphrates river system is facing unprecedented pressure stemming from a toxic combination of global climate change and localized poor environmental management. An article published by 16 climate experts in 2017 highlighted the critical exposure of the whole Middle East to present and future climate change, with devastating consequences for the agricultural sector, water and food supplies, and overall livelihood and

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social welfare.

Furthermore, in a landmark academic peer-reviewed article, US scientists directly linked the undergoing political unrest in Syria with the record-setting drought that affected the Fertile Crescent between 2006 and 2009. Iraq’s ecosystem, running along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is facing an environmental disaster.

According to the UN, Iraq’s rivers have decreased to less than a third of their normal capacity. Specifically, the Tigris and the Euphrates are expected to decrease their discharge by a shocking 50% by 2030, compared to 1980s levels.

The two rivers account for 98% of the Iraqi water supply used for drinking, sanitation and irrigation.

Nearly 91% of its water supply is not originated domestically but flows first through Turkey, Syria and Iran

Lake Milh, Iraq’s secondlargest lake, has practically disappeared.

Additionally, the quality of the remaining water is deteriorating due to increased salinization. As the Mesopotamia Basin receives between 150-300 millimeters of rainfall annually but experiences 1,500-2,500 millimeters of evaporation per year, it is

estimated that 92% of Iraq’s total surface area is subject to desertification, while 100 square kilometers of fertile land are lost each year because of salinization.

This land degradation is translating into an increased frequency of sand and dust storms (300 per year), which are converting Iraq into a “dust bowl.” These dust storms create headaches for industry and aviation, as well as commercial businesses, which restrict operations or operating hours due to maintenance. In general, with the reduction in freshwater resources, plant cover, wildlife stocks, traditional agriculture, local races and endemic species, the loss of biodiversity in Iraq is daunting.

VICIOUS CIRCLE Numerous scientists are linking these outcomes to the impact of climate change. Two Iraqi scientists, A. A. Azooz and S. K. Talal, compiled primary data for Baghdad, Mosul, Basra and Kirkuk, which showed a systematic drop of precipitations and increase in temperatures for all cities in the last century. If the trend continues, the scholars estimate, by 2050 Iraq will see a 25% drop in precipitations and a 2.2˚C increase in mean temperature by 2050, compared to 1900.

Although global trends in the biosphere are undoubtedly crucial in interpreting and explaining local phenomena, meso and micro instances of environmental politics in the region play their part.

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lowered their prices as a result of Trump’s tariffs. And even if they did, the small gain to US consumers from lower Chinese prices would likely be far outweighed by higher prices on competing imports diverted to the US market by Trump’s country-specific tariffs.

Although China previously imposed a reciprocal 25% tariff on many of its imports from the US, the negative impact on the Chinese economy is likely to be limited because US goods account for less than one-tenth of China’s overall imports.

Chinese retaliatory tariffs thus have a small impact on the Chinese economy. And China has actually lowered tariffs on its imports from the rest of the world.

Moreover, a large share of China’s imports from the US consists of agricultural commodities such as soybeans, which the country could easily import at a similar price from Brazil if necessary. The US would then presumably export more soybeans to markets formerly served by Brazilian producers, including in Europe.

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Lok Sabha clocked in 281 working hours, had 40 per cent of oral questions answered, both of which is the highest number in 20 years

FIRST LS SESSION SETS MANY RECORDS

Bill to increase Judge’s strength in Supreme Court gets Rajya Sabha approval House could not pass Jallianwala Bill due to lack of consensus

On average, Lok Sabha has worked for 81 per cent of its scheduled time in the past 20 years.

New Delhi: The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha recorded the highest number of working hours in the last 20 years as also the highest number of questions answered orally in the same period, according to PRS Legislative Research.

The Lok Sabha had sittings for 37 days and Rajya Sabha for 35 days during the Parliament session. The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Tuesday and Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

According to PRS Legislative Research, which tracks the work of Parliament, Lok Sabha clocked in 281 working

DEOL SKIPPED 28 DAYS OF PARLIAMENT

hours, with a productivity of 135 per cent.

"This is the highest number of working in Lok Sabha in the last 20 years," a PRS Legislative press release said.

On average, Lok Sabha has worked for 81 per cent of its scheduled

time in the past 20 years, while Rajya Sabha worked for 195 hours which is 100 per cent of the scheduled hours.

The Upper House, on an average, has worked for 76 per cent of its scheduled time during a session in the past 20 years.

IN THE COURTYARD ORDER ON CASE AGAINST THAROOR RESERVED

New Delhi: A Delhi court reserved the order on the framing of notice in a defamation case filed against Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor over his “scorpion on shivling” remark.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Samar Vishal slated the date for the pronouncement of order on the framing of notice under Section 251 of the CrPC to August 27. The court was hearing a criminal defamation case filed by BJP leader Rajeev Babbar.

In October 2018, Tharoor had stoked a controversy by invoking a news article where an unnamed RSS leader had compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a scorpion sitting on a Shivling.

“There is an extraordinarily striking metaphor expressed by an unnamed RSS source to a journalist, who expressed their frustration to curb Modi -- ‘Modi is like a scorpion sitting on a shivling. You can’t remove him with your hand and you cannot hit it with a ‘chappal’ (slipper) either,” he had said.

ED MOVES COURT SEEKING NBW AGAINST PURI

New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate moved a Delhi court seeking issuance of non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Ratul Puri, nephew of MP CM Kamal Nath, in connection with a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland chopper scam.

The agency said that Puri was directed to join the investigation on Tuesday but he failed to turn up. Puri’s anticipatory bail application was dismissed because the investigation was at a crucial stage and the allegations against him were “grave”.

They also claimed that Puri received proceeds of crime from channel of another alleged middleman Christian Michel James.

PUNJAB CM'S WIFE DUPED OF `23 LAKH, SCAMSTER ARRESTED Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s wife Preneet Kaur fell prey to a cyber fraud, losing Rs 23 lakh to a scamster who duped her through a mobile phone call, posing as a bank manager. Also a Congress MP from Patiala, Kaur was duped a few days back, the scamster, however, has been arrested. A team of Punjab police

arrested the fraudster after tracing his phone call to Ranchi in Jharkhand, said officials. Kaur received a call a few days back when she was in Delhi to attend the Parliament session, said officials. Posing as the manager of a nationalised bank, the caller told Kaur that he wanted her bank account details to deposit her salary.

—FILE PHOTO

During this session, 36 per cent of the questions were answered orally in Lok Sabha by ministers.

"This is higher than any other session in the past 20 years," the release said.

It said 40 per cent of the questions received an oral answer from a minister in Rajya Sabha. This is the secondhighest among all sessions in past 20 years.

On an average, 15 per cent of the questions in Lok Sabha and 17 per cent of questions in Rajya Sabha have received oral answers during a session in the past 20 years.

—ANI

Vice President and Chairman of Rajya Sabha Venkaiah Naidu at the Rajya Sabha. —PHOTO BY ANI

RAJYA SABHA ADJOURNED SINE DIE

to the judiciary.

The main opposition Congress agreed to return the bill with the rider that a discussion on it will be held later.

“We rarely get opportunities to discuss matters related to the judiciary. We have no objection to the passage of the bill but we want to discuss it,” he said.

Chairman M Venkai-

ah Naidu said it was a Money Bill, to which the Law Minister said that he was willing to have a discussion on the judiciary in November. After the minister’s assurance of discussion, the bill was approved without discussion.

However, despite the government’s efforts, the House could not

take up the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 due to lack of consensus.

The government wanted to pass the bill without any discussion but this was opposed by the Congress.

Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel proposed to pass the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill without discussion as a mark of respect to Sushma Swaraj but the Congress opposed this.

Congress’ Anand Sharma suggested it be deferred until discussion take place as and when the House meets next.

—ANI

Navy teams mobilised to tackle floods

Naval teams have been mobilised to provide assistance in flood affected areas in Kolhapur.

Kolhapur: The flood situation following incessant rains in western Maharashtra's Kolhapur continued to remain grim on Wednesday, affecting nearly 51,000 people and 200 villages and submerging over 340 bridges, officials said.

Five rescue teams of the Navy were mobilised to provide assis-

MAMATA BANERJEE UNVEILS STATUE OF KARUNANIDHI Chennai: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unveiled a statue of former Tamil Naidu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in Kodambakkam here on Wednesday on his first death anniversary.

DMK President MK Stalin was also present

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha approved a bill seeking to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court without discussion while it deferred some bills including one that seeks to remove the Congress President as a member of the trust running the Jallianwala Bagh memorial.

The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019, which was passed by the Lower House earlier, seeks to increase the strength of the Supreme Court judges from 30 to 33. With the approval of Rajya Sabha, the bill has got the nod of the Parliament.

The money bill was moved by Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for consideration and return to Lok Sabha. However, Congress raised its concern, saying the party wanted a discussion on the bill as it was related

on the occasion. Earlier in the day, Stalin along leaders of the party participated in a procession to the memorial of the late party patriarch at the Marina beach. Former Defence Minister A K Antony also participated in the procession.

MAHA CM REVIEWS FLOOD SITUATION

tance to those affected by heavy rains in Kolhapur and Sangli, a defence spokesperson

said. The rescue teams, along with diving equipment, were flown from INS Hansa Naval

2 EX-JOURNOS IN RACE TO BE PRESIDENT’S PRESS SECRETARY New Delhi : With Ashok Malik's two-year term as the President's Press Secretary coming to an end, several names are doing the rounds as likely successors, including two from the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), the think-tank that veteran journalist Malik had joined in 2015. Malik, a journalist for 20 years

before he joined ORF, declined an extension of the two-year term, necessitating search for a successor. The names of Gautam Chikermane, Vice President at ORF and a former journalist, is doing the rounds, as well as that of Hindol Sengupta, Senior Fellow at ORF, an award-winning author and former journalist.

air station at Goa on Wednesday morning for Kolhapur airfield.

The administrations

of Kolhapur and Sangli have declared a holiday for schools and colleges to avoid mishaps. —PTI

ANDHRA GOVT EXTENDS BAN ON CPI FOR ANOTHER YEAR Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh government extended the ban on Communist Party of India (Maoist) and its six front organisations by a year for indulging in unlawful activities.

A notification by the government issued under Andhra Pradesh

Public Security Act, 1992 said the ban has been extended for a period of one year with effect from August 17.

The government had imposed the ban on these organisations in 1991 and since then, it has been extending the ban every year.

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Condolences began pouring in from foreign dignitaries and others following the demise Sushma Swaraj.

The most followed foreign minister in the world on Twitter, Swaraj held the post in the first Narendra Modi cabinet from 2014 to 2019, and her job took her all around the world. Leaders from across the globe remembered her as a good friend, dear sister and an extraordinary woman

LEAVING BEHIND INDELIBLE MEMORIES Saddened to learn of @SushmaSwaraj’s passing.

Throughout her long and inspired service to the Indian people, she brought wit, warmth and strength in her many distinguished roles. Respected by all, she will be deeply missed and forever admired, —Stephen Harper, Former Canadian Prime Minister

Sushma Swaraj with other foreign ministers and officials of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2018.

—File photo

The World Sushma left behind Deeply shocked to learn of the passing away of #SushmaSwaraj, a senior political leader of India & former External Affairs Minister. Heartfelt condolences & deepest sympathies to the Govt & people of India as well as to the bereaved family members,

She (Sushma) was a good friend of Bangladesh. With her death, Bangladesh has lost a good friend. Bangladesh will recall her contributions in taking the relationship between the two countries to a new height —Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister

—KP Sharma Oli, Nepal Prime Minister

I’m saddened to hear of the untimely demise of @ SushmaSwaraj, Senior BJP leader & former Foreign Minister of India.

My deepest condolences to the people & government of India on the loss of a distinguished public figure who represented her country with distinction & determination.

Kabul: At least 18 people were killed and over a hundred wounded after a car bomb attack rattled Kabul on Wednesday morning.

Afghanistan’s Public Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast. —ANI

Deeply saddened to learn of the demise of Smt Sushma Swaraj, former External Affairs Minister of India. Our deepest condolences and sympathies to the people of India and the bereaved families. #@ RuchiraKamboj, —Dr Tandi Dorji, Bhutan’s Foreign Minister

Condolences to the family of Smt Sushma Swaraj, ll miss twitter melee with her, she was a giant in her own right, RIP, —Fawad Chaudhry, Pakistani Minister for Science and Technology

Deeply saddened to hear of the demise of India’s former Minister of External Affairs, Ms Sushma Swaraj. I had the good fortune of engaging with her during my tenure as President. She was an exemplary role model for her contemporaries. My thoughts and prayers are with her family, —Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Sri Lankan President

Leaving behind indelible memories. We @IndiaUNNewYork will always cherish memories of her @ UN Farewell Madam @SushmaSwaraj —Syed Akbaruddin, India’s envoy and Permanent Representative to UN

Sad to learn about the passing away of Smt #SushmaSwaraj, former Minister of External Affairs of India. Appreciate her contributions to #China#India relations. Express my deep condolences to her family.

—Sun Weidong, Chinese Ambassador to India

With a feeling of deep sorrow, we came to know about the premature passing away of Smt Sushma Swaraj.

Please accept my deepest condolences on this irreparable loss of your predecessor, India’s outstanding politician and diplomat. She was well known in Russia as steadfast defender and promoter of international interests of India and its global power reputation. She was a sincere and true friend of Russia, greatly contributing to the strengthening of our special and privileged strategic partnership. She will always dwell in our hearts and memories. May her soul rest in peace, —Nikolay R Kudashev, Russian Ambassador to India

My deepest condolences to the government and the people of India on the passing of former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. I had many fruitful and useful discussions with her while she held office, and am saddened by her sudden passing. May she forever rest in peace

—Salahuddin Rabbani, Afghan Foreign Minister

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—Javad Zarif, Iranian Foreign Minister

Imran forms 7-member panel for Kashmir deliberations Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has formed a seven-member committee to sort out ample response to India on the Kashmir issue.

The notification read, “The Prime Minister has been pleased to constitute, with immediate effect, a seven (07) member team to response on the latest developments related to Kashmir.”

The special team would comprise Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Attorney-General of Pakistan, Anwar Mansoor Khan, Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood, and the Prime Minister’s special envoy, Ahmed Bilal Sufi,

‘India did not consult US on Kashmir issue’

as well as the directorgeneral of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Operations, and the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

The development came after the BJP government scrapped Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. —ANI

Maldives backs India’s decision on Article 370 Male: Maldives on Wednesday showed support for India’s decision to repeal Article 370 by highlighting that it considers the move as an “internal matter.”

“The Maldives considers decision taken

by India regarding

Article 370 of the Indian Constitution as an internal matter,” an official statement

by Maldives government said. “We believe that it is right of every sovereign nation to amend their laws as required,” it added. —ANI

Washington: The US on Wednesday strongly refuted news reports that India had informed it before revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

Multiple media reports from the US and India said that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had informed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the Indian decision on Jammu and Kashmir when they met in Bangkok last week.

“Contrary to press reporting, the Indian government did not consult or inform the US Government before moving to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional status,” Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice G Wells tweeted.

India on Monday revoked Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories. —PTI

Indian leader and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who always called me “My Brother”, is not with us anymore. Rest In Peace “my dear sister”. India and Bahrain will miss you, —Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s Foreign Minister

Deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Behinji Sushma Swaraj. A tall leader and a great orator and people’s person. My profound condolences to the people of India and her family and friends, —Hamid Karzai, Former Afghan President

Sad and shocking news. A great leader and wonderful minister that inspired all of us who had the honour to serve under her leadership, —Harsh V Shringla, India’s Ambassador to US

Nobel laureate Morrison dies

88-year-old Toni Morrison, the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and one of America’s best loved writers, died following a brief illness Toni Morrison was a national treasure. Her writing was not just beautiful but meaningful, a challenge to our conscience and a call to greater empathy.

She was as good a storyteller, as captivating, in person as she was on the page. And so even as Michelle and I mourn her loss and send our warmest sympathies to her family and friends, we know that her stories, that our stories, will always be with us, and with those who come after, and on and on, for all time.

—Barack Obama If there is a book that you want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it,’ Toni Morrison said. We are all so lucky to live in a world where she took her own advice and shared it with others.

— Hillary Clinton

If you surrender to the air, you can ride it.’

Rest in paradise.

—Beyonce

If you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have the some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.’ -Toni Morrison. Today we lost an American legend.

May she rest in peace.

—Bernie Sanders, US Senator

Toni Morrison was the first African-American woman to win a Nobel Prize. May she rest in power. RememberHerName.

—Billie Jean King

In the beginning was the Word. Toni Morrison took the word and turned it into a Song.of Solomon, of Sula, Beloved, Mercy, Paradise Love, and more. She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truth-teller.

She was a magician with language, who understood the Power of words. She used them to roil us, to wake us, to educate us and help us grapple with our deepest wounds and try to comprehend them. It is exhilarating and life-enhancing every time I read and share her work.

— Oprah Winfrey

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BRIEF God help Indian cricket: Ganguly New Delhi: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly slammed BCCI for issuing Rahul Dravid with the Conflict of Interest notice. He took to Twitter to slam board and called it a new fashion in Indian Cricket.

—Agencies

ONLY INDIAN ATHLETE IN FORBES LIST Williams is the highest-paid sportswomen

Lanka suspend coach Chandika Colombo: Sri Lankan cricket authorities suspended head coach Chandika Hathurusingha and appointed a temporary replacement for the upcoming New Zealand series. —Agencies

Diego retires from professional game New Delhi: Uruguay great Diego Forlan, who played for Manchester United and Atletico Madrid, has retired from the professional game.

—Agencies

Top stars in Abu Dhabi T10 League Abu Dhabi: After a scintillating WC 2019, global cricket fever is set to sweep the UAE as a sensational roster of cricket superstars prepare to take the pitch at the Zayed Cricket Stadium for Abu Dhabi T10 League from Nov 15.

—Agencies

PV Sindhu is the only athlete from the country to be named among the world’s highest-paid female athletes

by Forbes

Sindhu remains India’s most marketable female athlete .She became the first Indian to win the season-ending BWF World Tour finals in 2018. —Forbes

New Delhi: Procam International announced that the registrations for the 15th edition of Airtel Delhi Half Marathon scheduled for October 20 are now open.

—Agencies

Pant breaks MS Dhoni’s record

PCB parts ways with coach Arthur New Delhi: Pakistan Cricket Board has decided not to renew the contracts of head coach Mickey Arthur, bowling coach Azhar Mahmood, batting coach Grant Flower and trainer Grant Luden in a move to revamp the national —PTI coaching set-up.

India boys stun Latin America Orlando: It was a mixed bag for Team India on the opening day of the Junior NBA Global Championships as the team pulled off a stunning win over Latin America. —Agencies

HI donates 31L lakh for Cyclone New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) donated Rs 31 lakh to help the state recover from the devastation caused by ‘Cyclone Fani’ earlier this year.

—Agencies

New York: India’s badminton star P V Sindhu is the only athlete from the country to be named among the world’s highest-paid female athletes by Forbes, a list topped by tennis great Serena Willams.

With total earnings of 5.5 million dollars, Sindhu is at 13th place in The Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019 list released by Forbes.

“Sindhu remains India’s most marketable female athlete .She became the first Indian to win the season-ending BWF World Tour finals in 2018, Forbes said.

The list of the world’s top female athletes is topped by Williams, with total earnings of USD 29.2 million.

Forbes said Williams, plans to play through at least next year but is already planning her next act with a clothing line, ‘S by Serena’, and designs to launch jewellery & beauty products by the end of 2020. She has built a venture portfolio worth more than USD 10 million.

HIGHEST-PAID FEMALE ATHLETES 2019 15 female athletes who made at least $5 million during this time period; for comparison roughly 1,300 male athletes will hit that mark this year. Athletes from 11 different countries represented.

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After 3-0 sweep, Men In Blue Rogers Cup: Andreescu look to dominate ODI series edges Bouchard in 3 sets

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New Delhi: India batsman Rishabh Pant broke the Indian record for the highest score by an Indian wicketkeeper in T20Is when he hit a match-winning 65 for the team in the 3rd T20I against WI. —Agencies

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Indian cricket team completed a 3-0 sweep of West Indies in Guyana on Tuesday to continue their strong form on tour.

Guyana: Riding high on confidence after clean sweeping the T20I series, Team India will look to take the form into the 50-over format when they take on West Indies in the first ODI of the threematch series at the Providence Stadium on Thursday.

India dominated the West Indies in the T20I series where they outclassed the opposition in all the three depart-

ments.

With Shikhar Dhawan back in the side, he will have the responsibility to give India a solid start alongside Rohit Sharma.

K.L. Rahul, who opened the innings in World Cup alongside Rohit, is likely to go back to his number four slot with skipper Virat Kohli coming ahead of him.

Iyer was not able to find a place in the three

Sachin Tendulkar @sachin_rt Deeply saddened to hear about the passing away of Sushma Swaraj Ji. May her soul rest in peace.

T20Is and it is highly possible that the team management may go ahead with him in the ODIs. Another contest can be seen between Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav for a spot of an all-rounder and a leg-spinner.

In the fast bowling department, Kohli might give rest to Bhuvneshwar Kumar who played all the three

Sportsstars pay tribute to

Sushma Swaraj

Virender Sehwag @virendersehwag Heartfelt condolences to family and admirers of #SushmaSwaraj ji. Om Shanti Suresh Raina @ImRaina Fierce, result-driven & a people’s person - she was all of that & more. Still unable to process the news of #sushmaswaraj Ji’s passing away

T20Is and can bring Mohammad Shami to bowl alongside Navdeep Saini and Khaleel Ahmed.

This ODI series will be India’’s first 50-over assignment after the World Cup debacle and the Men in Blue will fancy their chances against the West Indies side which will be strengthened by the inclusion of Chris Gayle in their squad.

—Agencies

Gautam Gambhir @GautamGambhir I’m beyond aggrieved at the passing away of Smt. #SushmaSwaraj A veteran politician and a pillar of the BJP. A huge loss for India Sania Mirza @MirzaSania Shocked at the passing away of my dear Sushma Swarajji. R.I.P. ma’am

Mary Kom @MangteC Deeply grieved to hear the demise of Smt #SushmaSawraj ji. My condolences to her family in this hour of grief. May her soul Rest In Peace.

Hima MON JAI @HimaDas8 Really saddened to hear about the sudden demise of our former External Affairs Minister Smt Sushma Swaraj mam. #RIPSushmaJi

London: Bianca Andreescu scored a major victory to start her Rogers Cup campaign on Tuesday night. The hometown girl battled in and out against Eugenie Bouchard and won a tight thriller 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Centre Court at the Aviva Tennis Center. While it left her as the only Canadian remaining in the main draw, it also marked a tough ninth consecutive match loss for her 25-year-old compatriot.

The two met back at Newport Beach where the Canadian teen pulled off a near-complete rout of the former Wimbledon runner-up.

She went on to win her first-ever WTA title.

Since then, both players have been dealing with injuries and had to be away from the WTA tour.

With a face-off in their home country, the

two Canadians knew they would have to perform at their best as a large majority of their home fans would be in the stands. While Andreescu had the home advantage being from Mississauga, her oppo-

nent’s past accomplishments in the sport had her standing as Canada’s best player. Bouchard caught a break early with Andreescu feeling the nerves and committing three errors and a double fault.

England suffer another blow, Olly Stone ruled out with injury London: England have suffered another Ashes setback with fast bowler Olly Stone being ruled out of contention for the second test against Australia which starts at Lord’s next week. Warwickshire bowler Stone is suffering with a lower back strain, his club. “It’s re-

ally disappointing for Olly that he’s been ruled out of action for such an important two weeks of cricket because of a recurrence of his back injury,” Paul Farbrace, Sport Director at Warwickshire CCC, said. “At the moment there’s a bit of inflammation, but he

will undergo a scan later this afternoon so that we know the full course of treatment that he can undertake with the club’s medical team.

James Anderson is already ruled out of the second test having broken down on the first morning of the heavy defeat at Edgbaston.

IN A MESS

RCA may miss BCCI elections scheduled on October 22 

The RCA won’t be able to take part in the upcoming elections for a new body of the BCCI which is scheduled to take place on October 22

Naresh Sharma Jaipur: The long-awaited election process for 26 state associations of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is started and it seems like Rajasthan Cricket Association (RAC) won’t able to take part in it as the sevices are still not resumed.

The elections for a new body of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will take place on October 22

this year. It seems now that only after October, the future of RCA will be decided.

The Supreme Courtappointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) said after their review meeting which was about the election that 26 out of 37 units have been prepared for the election and have also appointed election officials. At the same time, four state associations are moving in the same direction. If eve-

rything goes well, 30 state units will hold elections by the scheduled time.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh

and Bengal have not yet started their electoral process. Actually, the state unions are supposed to hold elections by 14 September and to finalise the names of

their representatives by 23 September, who will take part in the BCCI elections.

The BCCI banned RCA when Lalit Modi became president in

2014, and the ban still not lifted. Congress leader and Assembly Speaker CP Joshi is the RCA president, but even he was unable to lift the ban.

There is a dispute going on between RCA President CP Joshi and Secretary Rajendra Nandu and it has been seen that there are two constitutions of the Union which was formed because of the dispute.

An now it seems like the ban on RCA will not

be lifted anytime soon.

A minimum of 21 days notice is required for the election, but RCA has not yet even resolved the dispute.

The election notice cannot be issued until the ban is lifted. If the election notice is also issued, then still there various disputes going on between the district associations, which are yet to be resolved in the court. The RCA case may be heard in the SC on Thursday.

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NSA Doval breaks bread with locals in Shopian Shopian: Amid heightened security in the Kashmir valley, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Wednesday visited Shopian and met with some local people as part of his visit for an assessment on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of stripping the state of its special status and downgrading it to a Union Territory.

Doval was seen ineracting with a few people in a shut-down market over food and inquired about their well being. He also explained to them the Centre’s decisions. He also assured them that their welfare was the government’s prime concern.

“How is everything?

NSA Ajit Doval meets security personnel in Shopian on Wednesday.

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval along with local people eating Biryani in Shopian on Wednesday.

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well being is our only concern. We are thinking about the growth and welfare of your generations,” the NSA said.

Later he also met with security personnel in Shopian in the presence of DGP Dilbag Singh. “The Whole

What do you people think?” he asks the group to which one of them replied “Everything is good”.

“Yes, everything will be fine. Everyone should live peacefully. Whatever the almighty does is good. Your security and

CM bids adieu to Sushma, meets Speaker, networks with Rahul aide for Cong ‘Swaraj’ Aditi Nagar New Delhi: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who is in Delhi for important party works, attended the last rites and funeral of BJP stalwart Sushma Swaraj and paid his respects to the departed soul. Gehlot also conveyed his condolences to Swaraj’s family members.

Tweeting his dismay over the development on Tuesday night, Gehlot mentioned that he was shocked and saddened by Sushma Swaraj’s demise.

Meanwhile, towards the evening, Gehlot met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at his residence. The two stalwart politicians hailing from Rajasthan met each other in a warm and friendly atmosphere and discussed on the politics of the state as well as the nation. Notably, prior

CM Ashok Gehlot met LS Speaker Om Birla at his residence in New Delhi. They exchanged views on the development and contemporary topics of the country and the state.

to meeting with Birla, Gehlot also met a close confidante and team member of Rahul Gandhi’s core team, Kanishk Singh.

Singh, who is considered close to Rahul Gandhi, has also been active in forming political policies and strategies for the Congress stal-

warts like Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi’s election campaigns.

The Gehlot government has provided a major relief to store keepers of the water works department as now they will get a benefit of 300 days on retirement. The state government issued or-

ders in this regard after the Water Works employees union gave a memorandum to the state government. After the order was issued, the President of the Union Kuldeep Yadav thanked the state government for providing the benefit that had been demanded for a long time.

The CM will attend the oath taking ceremony of the BAR association of Jaipur as its Chief Guest. Justice Mohammad Rafiq will preside the event as a host of other leaders, including ministers Shanti Dhariwal, Lalchand Katariya, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi, MP Jaipur Rural Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and MP Jaipur Ramcharan Bohra.

The Chief Minister will also travel to Beneshwar Dham to take part in the World Tribal Day celebrations on August 9 wherein he will honour 40 students and NGOs. Along with this, the CM will also hand over cheques of Rs two lakh each to the next of kin of five farmers who lost their lives recently.

The cheques will be distributed under the Rajeev Gandhi Krishak Sathi Yojna.

nounced abrogation of Article 35A and dilution of Article 370, provisions that gave the special right to subjects of the state over several matters including land, government jobs and scholarships. The government has also bifurcated the state and carved out Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. —ANI

country is proud of CRPF. Wherever there is a need, the personnel are deployed and they have always managed the situation well. In Kashmir also we are very proud of your discipline, morale and work ethics”, he told the security personnel.

Doval also met with the personnel of Jammu and Kashmir police.

Meanwhile, Reasi District Collector Indu Kanwal Chib has announced that all schools and colleges will remain closed on Thursday whereas the government offices and banks will resume services from Thursday.

Doval reached the state a day after Home Minister Amit Shah an-

‘Sentiments in BJP’s favour on Kashmir’

Pak court declares Hafiz Saeed guilty of terror financing

New Delhi: Even after Congress Working Committee (CWC) passed a resolution slamming the BJP-led government for abrogating Article 370, four young leaders mainly RPN Singh, Jitin Prasad, Deepender Hooda and Jyotiraditya Scindia cautioned the party about public sentiments in favour of the BJP, sources said. The CWC meeting passed a resolution stating the party deplores the “unilateral, brazen and totally undemocratic manner” in which the Article 370 was abrogated.

CWC meeting was held in the backdrop of differences within party on abrogation of Article 370. Party leader Bhubaneswar Kalita, who was its chief whip in RS, resigned after the party opposed the government’s move. Other leaders including Scindia and Janardan Dwivedi have also supported Centre’s move. —ANI

Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jammat-ud Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed was declared guilty of “terror financing” by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in a Pakistani court on Wednesday.

Saeed, a UN designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was presented before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Gujranwala, some 80-km from Lahore, in high security where he was chargesheeted of terror financing by the CTD of Punjab police.

A CTD official said that it submitted challan in the ATC declaring Saeed guilty of terror financing.

“Since the case is related to Mandi Bhauddin district of Punjab therefore the prosecution requested the court to shift it to Gujrat ATC

court (some 200-km from Lahore),” he said.

On the prosecution’s request, the ATC Gujranwala shifted the case to the Gujrat ATC. He said next hearing of the case (which is yet to be fixed) will be held in the Gujrat ATC. Founder of Lashkare-Taiba, Saeed was travelling to Gujranwala from Lahore to get prearrest bail in terror financing cases registered against him there when he was arrested on July 17. Saeed is being kept at the Kot Lakhpat jail Lahore in high security. —PTI

AFTER UDAIPUR HOUSE SUCCESS

Towering CM & ‘Man Friday’ CS script ‘plot’ to acquire more Raj equity Rajasthan Chief Secretary DB Gupta’s chemistry

with Delhi top bureaucracy helped clinch the deal

Abhishek Srivastav Jaipur: A recent CM Ashok Gehlot success and an efficient MoU handling by CS DB Gupta of New Delhi’s Udaipur House property has opened up a new era and hope of taking over or acquiring a number of similar state government owned properties in various parts of Rajasthan and outside. Inspired by Udaipur story, an enthusiastic Chief Secre-

tary DB Gupta has now asked GAD officials to prepare a list of all such pending and disputed land and building properties, which actually belong to the state government but the government is not in real possession because of an ongoing litigation in various courts or just because of a lack lustre monitoring of such assets by GAD. According to sources, CS is likely to call a

meeting of Secretaries and HODs of all such concerned departments in the next couple of days. This list of such properties includes Jaipur’s Khetri House, Janani Dyodi, Badal mahal, old assembly, Jaleb Chowk, Amrudo ka Bagh, some part of Rambagh Circle, some areas of Jai Mahal hotel, Bungalow number 15 and 16 at Civil lines in front of Governor

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house. All these properties are under serious litigation and surprisingly neither GAD nor real estate department has their complete record. Once this inventory is worked out

by GAD, then a high level meeting is likely to be convened by CS with

Law Secretary, Advocate General and other related officers to work-out a time bound plan to finally sort out all such cases.

The execution of this plan will be done, once the entire plan and strategy is approved by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

Some interesting developments have now come to the notice of ‘First India’ which indicate how successfully Udaipur House issue was handled by CS DB Gupta and ACS PWD Veenu Gupta in New Delhi last Friday.

A considerable cred-

it of this operation also goes to Delhi administration’s Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Dev, who happens to be the batchmate of Veenu Gupta. A friendly chemistry between the two also helped in Delhi not taking a rigid stand on this sensitive

issue. Subsequently, LG Anil Baijal’s supportive attitude was also one of the reason to get through this operation in favour of Rajasthan. Incidentally, Anil Baijal and DB Gupta had worked together in Delhi Development Authority from 2003 to 2005. DB was then principal commissioner, DDA whereas Baijal was the Vice Chairman of DDA. So precisely, the chemistry between Vijay Kumar Dev and Veenu Gupta and Baijal and DB scripted this entire Udaipur House handover success story.

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DEEPIKA SPEAKS ON DEPRESSION Deepika had openly spoken about her ordeal with clinical depression in 2015, and has actively been campaigning against the malaise since then. In a recent interview, she took on Salman, without naming him, insisting that depression was not a choice, so it should not be seen as a luxury.

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Creative designers of Ellen School designed and launched the look of Miss Rajasthan 2019 pre-finale round KIRTI CHAUHAN

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he Ellen School of Art and Design launched the first look of costumes designed by their students to be worn by Miss Rajasthan 2019 finalists in their pre-finale round on Wednesday at their premises. During the event, while launching the poster, Director of Ellen Ram Yadav and Director of Miss Rajasthan 2019 Yogesh Mishra informed that the pre-finale round ‘Catwalk with the Designer’ of Miss Rajasthan 2019 would be held on August 8 at Startdom resort, where the 28 finalists would walk the ramp with their costume designers.

The designers and models have been given training by the experts of walking the ramp and carrying designer outfits, informed Yogesh Mishra. While Ram Yadav takes it as an opportunity for

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Models and designers in the ‘Catwalk Collection’ during the look launch

their students, he said, “Miss Rajasthan is one of the biggest beauty pageant of Rajasthan and showcasing Ellenties’ designs on this platform every year, is in itself a proud moment for Ellen School of Art and Design.”

The Ellenites have designed 24 outfits for the catwalk round, which are based on three themes.

Among their highlights are ‘Flowers of Passion’ which is inspired by the bold beauty of

Passiflora flowers and their rich colours, second is ‘Dreams of Macedonia’, which inspired by the rocky terrains of ancient Greece, and the third is ‘A Gothic twist’ that is inspired by middle age Gothic architectural structures. On the basis of the demand of the design, students have designed silhouettes, off shoulder, asymmetry, layers of tonal Grey in drapes, structured leather finish torsos fading down into Satin, Polysatin frills and more. kirti.chauhan@firstindia.co.in

Ram Yadav and Yogesh Mishra launching the poster of ‘Catwalk with Designers’ Miss Rajasthan 2019 finalist

ational Handloom Day was celebrated

by Women Mentor Forum (WMF) and ARCH College of Design and Business on Wednesday in the Pink City. Highlighting the contribution of the handloom industry of the state, the women of WMF set up an exhibition, Handloom and Handcrafted Bazaar, at ARCH College of Design and Business of their own handloom and handcrafted products.

Founder Director, ARCH College of Design and Business and WMF Chairperson, Archana Surana said, “On National Handloom Day, we wanted to create awareness about the importance of handloom industry in the world.

95% of handloom is being exported from India to the other parts of the world and to take this forward, we at WMF and ARCH have taken an initiative with the ‘Chanderi Queen’, to make the people aware about its importance.”

Talking about the handloom industry and about her experience as the ‘Chanderi Queen’, Pratima Pandey stated, “After travelling to various parts of the world, the fashion designers know about what kind of fashion trends the people like to see and what they usually prefer, and eventually help the textile designers know about what kind of prints and color combinations are to be made.

These small efforts to make people aware of handloom is very well appreciated, and we need such efforts to make it a big thing one day. The experience so far has been very interesting- when I started off, it was just a fabric, and now it has become my love.”

Putting up a stall at the exhibition, Geetanjali Kasliwal

Handloom and Handcrafted Bazaar was held on the occasion of National Handloom Day on Wednesday

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‘Handloom and Handcrafted Bazaar’

Archana Surana and Pratima Pandey

from AnanTaya and Communication Chairperson at WMF mentioned, “The exhibition is a fantastic initiative on the handloom day and all of us who are into promoting art and handloom are coming out with such beautiful things we didn’t know about. There are around 200 members in the forum, and it is very im-

Showcasing

RAINY FASHION

Models during the look launch at the event

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To celebrate the monsoon season, Media Multinet has organised ‘Rainy Fashion Showcase’ on August 10 in Hotel Swarn Mahal. The launch of the look was held at Vedaroop salon on Wednesday where designer Anamika Gupta along with the makeup artist Aarti Jain presented their exclusive designs and makeup.

Dr Rimmi Shekhawat looking at AnanTaya’s designs with Geetanjali Kasliwal

portant in the craft industry to come forward, as we are one of the biggest small-sector revenue generators.”

Being with the Women Mentor Forum (WMF) since the past 2 years, Meeta Mathur said, “The entire objective of the forum is to promote the young entrepreneurs who are trying to grow up, and we try

to help them in whatever way possible. We try to build up mentor-mentee relationships for a longer period of time.”

The exhibition was followed by a talk show between Pratima Pandey and Archana Surana, where more than 100 accomplished and professional women from Jaipur participated. nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in

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Enjoy the sensational hits of Jass Manak, performing live at Jaipur; the voice behind the famous Punjabi hits- Suit Punjabi & Prada, who will be raising the energy with his voice.

When: August 10 Where: Fairmont Jaipur

Forhex Fair 2019 will be one of the biggest home and lifestyle products fair in India, including a big food and beverages area.

When: August 15-18 Where: Birla Auditorium

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FA CE OF TH ED AY

UPCOMING....

India Interior Expo-2019 introduces people to beauty relaxation and modernism and helps the person to learn a lot about the space.

When: August 9 - 12 Where: Hotel Royal Haveli

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Wiz Khalifa to perform in India

‘A changed person’ R

A

merican actor Jessica Alba seems to have come a long way as she said that she has changed and has zero “f-ks” to give now.

Alba opened up in the recent published, where she shared that when she first shot for the cover in 2007, she was ‘insecure’. “Looking back, when I shot my first cover, I was insecure. I felt like I needed to be someone I wasn’t in order to be accepted. I allowed other people’s ideas of who they thought I should be to define me.”

She continued, “Who am I now? I give zero f-ks. I have three children. They’ve exploded my body, and I’m cool with it.

And I know I’m smart. I don’t care what everybody else thinks. I’m good, girl. I’m good.”

The ‘Sin City’ actor recalled her first magazine cover shoot when she was just 26. “By that time I’d been in the [entertainment] business for over a decade, but I was still trying to figure out how to be in the public eye and have ownership over who I was,” she wrote. And almost six years after she felt confident about her body and herself as a person.

“I also stopped allowing myself to be objectified in the press through a male’s perspective,” she added. “Screw that, man.

It’s OK to be sexy. It’s OK to wear a short skirt or a loud print if I feel like it because I own it in my own way. I can flaunt what I want, cover what I want, and still feel good.”

—ANI

Jessica Alba

THEATRE

apper Wiz Khalifa will visit India in September to perform live in the country. The ‘See you again’ hitmaker will be perform in Delhi and Mumbai as part of Sunburn Arena on September 14 and 15 respectively.

“Sunburn Arena brings you the multiplatinum superstar Wiz Khalifa in Delhi and Mumbai.

On the thought of getting the superstar in India, Karan Singh, chief operating officer of Percept Live, said: “We are thrilled to kick off Season 13 with the super talented Wiz Khalifa across our primary cities of Mumbai and Delhi NCR. These Sunburn Arenas offer our fans a taste of what awaits them at the most awaited mega Sunburn Festival in December.”

—IANS

SHWETA RAGHUWANSHI, MODEL

Wiz Khalifa

Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

Emma launches workplace

harassment hotline

T

he actor Emma Watson has urged women to understand their rights as she launched a legal advice line for those experiencing sexual harassment at work. The Harry Potter star and Time’s Up UK activist said it was ‘completely staggering’ that the free helpline for women in England and Wales was the only service of its type. Pointing out that TUC research found that one in two women had experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, Watson said: “It finally feels like people are realising the scale of the problem, and I’m certainly hopeful that with global standards such as the recent International Labour Organization treaty on harassment at work we’ll start to see a new climate of prevention and accountability on this issue domestically.” Donations from members of the public, including Watson, helped to kickstart the advice line, which is backed by Time’s Up UK’s justice and equality fund, and managed by Rosa, the UK Fund for Women and Girls. Advice is provided by the charity Rights of Women.

—Agency

CITY POLICE FIRE AMBULANCE DIAL 100 101 102/108

KHANDAANI SHAFAKHANA DIRECTOR: SHILPI DASGUPTA CAST: SONAKSHI SINHA, VARUN SHARMA, ANNU KAPOOR AND BADSHAH FUNSTAR TIMES SQUARE MALL: 2:20, 10:15 GALAXY RIICO MANSAROVAR: 2:00, 10:10 TRITON MEGA MALL: 1:00, 7:10, 11:05 WORLD TRADE PARK: 10:00, 12:55, 7:00 CINESTAR MULTIPLEX: 11:15, 9:45 ENTERTAINMENT PARADISE: 10:00, 12:45, 3:45, 9:30 FIRST CINEMA: 9:30, 12:00, 10:15 GOLCHA CINEMA: 12:00, 4:40, 6:15, 9:15 CITY PLAZA MALL: 9:20, 3:15, 9:30 CRYSTAL PALM: 9:55, 4:05, 10:15 ELEMENTS MALL: 4:05, 10:15 GT CENTRAL MALL: 10:35, 1:15, 3:25, 10:30 PINK SQUARE MALL: 10:25, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30 SUNNY TRADE CENTER: 1:40, 7:15, 10:15 VAIBHAV: 9:30, 9:30

SUPER 30 FUNSTAR TIMES SQUARE MALL:

9:05, 7:15 GALAXY RIICO MANSAROVAR: 7:10 TRITON MEGA MALL: 9:45, 4:00, 10:05 WORLD TRADE PARK: 3:50, 9:55 CINESTAR MULTIPLEX: 1:45, 4:40 ENTERTAINMENT PARADISE: 9:45, 6:30 FIRST CINEMA: 7:30 GOLCHA CINEMA: 9:20 CITY PLAZA MALL: 9:30, 6:15 CRYSTAL PALM: 12:55, 7:05 ELEMENTS MALL: 12:55, 7:05 GT CENTRAL: 10:05, 1:35, 4:20, 7:20 PINK SQUARE: 1:25, 7:05 SUNNY TRADE CENTER: 10:30, 4:15, 10:00 VAIBHAV: 12:25

FAST & FURIOUS: HOBBS & SHAW TRITON MEGA MALL: 5:35 WORLD TRADE PARK: 8:50, 11:30, 2:25, 4:35, 8:15, 10:05 CRYSTAL PALM: 9:00, 2:25, 5:15, 8:05, 10:55 ELEMENTS MALL: 11:45, 8:05 GT CENTRAL: 11:45, 4:20, 8:05, 10:00 PM PINK SQUARE: 11:45, 8:05 SUNNY TRADE CENTER: 11:25

BLOOD BANKS Mahila Chikitsalaya ................. 2610616 SDM ..............................2566251/52/53 SMS ........................................ 2560291 Swasthya Kalyan ..................... 2721771 Zanana Hospital ...... 2378721 extn 219 S K Soni Blood Bank ............... 2232410 DIAL-UP-A-DISH Dominos ................................. 6888688 Pizza Hut (MI Road) ...........4008628-30 Pizza Hut (Malviya Nagar) ..4034779-81 Pizza Republic (Raja Park) ...... 4040909 Subway ............................99281-36495 (Narain Singh Circle) Subway (Crystal Palm) ........... 5106767 Talk of the Town (MI Road) ..... 2363153 Nut Bolt (Malviya Nagar) ..98288-89999 Candles & Cuisines ..........91664-04000 Surya Mahal ...................... 9950568666 Niros Restaurant (MI Road) .... 2374493 EYE BANK Eye Bank Society 2604117, 98290-59005 EMAIL, MOBILE APP & SOFTWARE IBharat Sync Technologies 7340013507 MyXgen Technologies ....... 9828164490 HOSPITALS Apex Hospital .....................2751871-73 Bhagwan Mahaveer ................. 2700107

Bhandari Hospital.................... 2703851 Fortis Hospital ......................... 2547000 (Emergency) ........................... 2547009 Jaipuria Hospital ..... 2552034, 2551460 JK Lone ................................... 2619827 Sanjeevani Hospital ................. 2290060 Santokba Durlabhji (SDMH) .... 2566252 SMS Hospital .......................... 2560291 Soni Hospital........................... 2562028 Tongia Heart & ....................... 2370271 General Hospital Tagore Hospital ................ 6450553/554 S K Soni .................................. 2232409 HAVE FOREX, WILL TRAVEL Haldia Forex (MI Road). .......... 2372051 Thomas Cook India Ltd (Raja Park) .............................. 2360801 Pinky Forex ......................98285-19111 INTERNET SERVICES Data Infosys Limited ......... 9828015000 JAIPUR BY SIGHT Amber Fort .............................. 2530293 City Palace .............................. 4088888 Nahargarh Fort ........................ 5148044 Jaigarh Fort..............................2671848 Sisodia Garden ........................2680494 Rani Garden ............................ 2680494 Tourists, this is for you RTDC- Pink City by Night ........ 2375466 RTDC- Travel Section .............. 2200778 Tourist Information Centre ...... 5110598 Tourist Info Bureau ................. 2725708 (Airport) Tourist Info Bureau ................. 2206720 (Sindhi Camp) LPG Indane ..................................... 2771867 HP Gas .................................... 2740087 Bharat Petroleum .................... 2740688

TAURUS

Your quick wit and jovial nature changes even the mood of people and people like to have you around for the same reason.

On professional front, you have a good control over your work inspite of taking some time off recently. You may extend your trip with friends.

Someone special may invite you to dinner. You may apply for loan for property.

Try and be more prudent while spending your money. You must take your spouse out for some change on an adventure ride may be to make them feel that you care.

MEDICINES 24X7 Apollo Pharmacy ............... .... 6001111 Vrindavan Medical Store ......... 5106568 (Station Road) Rungta Hospital ...................... 2522001 (Malviya Nagar) Guardian ............................4025763-65 (Durlabhji Hospital) ORDER A CAKE... & MORE Bake Hut (MI Road) .......... 9649930033 Brown Sugar ........................... 4016611 The Chocolatiere ..............93520-56222 Chocolika .........................99284-41888 Bake Home (Vaishali) .............. 2353475 Miss Bakers (C-scheme) ..98290-55688 Nibs Cafe (Lal Kothi) ........90012-89191 PAMPER THYSELF Ziva Spa (C-Scheme) .............. 4026173 Kiaora Spa (Trimurti Circle) ..... 2577588 Spandan Spa (Bapu Nagar) ..... 4002774 Kerala Ayurveda Kendra .......... 5106743 Chakrapani Ayurveda .............. 2620746 New Shine Spa .................. 7665190503 Maharshi Charak Ayurveda ..... 4017138 Style N Scissors ................9828391448 RING-A-ROSE Ferns n Petals (Tilak Nagar) .... 2622077 Bagiya (Raja Park) ..........98290-88413, Blossom (MI Road)................. 2362214 Diamond Florist (MI Road) 9314507198 Flora (Malviya Nagar) .............. 2520707 UTILITIES Call JVVNL at .......................... 2208999 JMC ........................................ 5110111 WHEELCHAIRS/OXYGEN/WALKERS...

Times Surgical ........................ 2373125 Shubra Trading........................ 2365688 Surgicare .........................98280-23232

CANCER

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

Use your energy and dynamism to achieve the goal that other may think are impossible to achieve. You are a good spouse and you always lend a helping hand to take some burden off your partner’s shoulders. Refrain from hurting your dear ones with rude remarks.

Spouse may be in the best state of mind today and will be supportive. You must not trust people with money. A short break from work is indicated and your family may play a huge role in entertaining you. On academic front, you will score well in exams.

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

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APR 21 - MAY 20

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

Luck is on your side as far as professional life is concerned.

Your boss may entrust you with assignment, make sure to give your all to this project. You must take care of what you put in your belly. On academic front, you may not feel that good about your performance.

Emma Watson

The year along with transitions of planets in the coming months promises accomplishment of the pending tasks that are needed for your growth.

Great news is about to come.

ARIES

GEMINI

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IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY MAR 21 - APR 20

CHILD HELPLINE HELP IN SUFFERING

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YOUR DAY

LIBRA

A youngster in your family may need to learn some discipline but make sure to be tactful.

On academic front, your teachers/ professors may give you a lot of appreciation for your handling skills.

Your spouse may start contributing financially for an overall upliftment.

AUG 24 - SEP 23

SCORPIO

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

You are very notorious and clever in many ways. You will raise voice against the one doing wrong with your colleagues. You must not do things that can leave your parents in shock for the rest of their lives. You may find things a bit tough on academic front.

Your kid will make you proud and will do something that make you feel very sentimental. You may take your whole family on a small spiritual trip for a change You may start with construction of your new house. Your lover may give you the best surprise.

You hava a bright day today in terms of opportunities.

You business will make more profit today than last few days. You are doing all the preparations to send your kid abroad for studies. On academic front, you will discover your hidden talents.

NOV 23 - DEC 22

You may spend a part of your wealth in buying gold as a form of security. Guests may arrive at your place with good news. A new vehicle is on its way to solve your commuting problem. A deal is waiting for those in real estate business. Your love life is very exiting.

DEC 23 - JAN 20

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Your new partnership will do wonders and will bring profits that you only once dreamt.

On financial front, investment in stock market is indicating huge profits.

You are a very responsible person and people have blind trust in you. You may help resolve fights.

You will an early success in life if you keep working hard at the present pace.

Government officer may get a transfer to a near distance place. One property may slip out of your hand and other will get available within no time so don’t loose hope.

JAN 21 - FEB 19

FEB20 - MARCH 20

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Deepika’s jibe at Salman’s

view on depression

Deepika Padukone has taken a jibe at superstar Salman Khan for his comment not long ago that he could not ‘afford the luxury to be depressed’

D

eepika had openly spoken about her ordeal with clinical depression in 2015, and has actively been campaigning against the malaise since then. In a recent interview, she took on Salman, without naming him, insisting that depression was not a choice, so it should not be seen as a luxury.

“People confuse it with being a bit sad. A male star said recently that he didn’t have the luxury to be depressed. As if, depression is a choice!” Deepika said.

“The word that best describes my experience of depression is struggle. Every second was a struggle. I felt exhausted the whole time,” Deepika furthered explained.

According to reports, Salman, last year, had said: “I see a lot of people getting depressed and emotional, but I can’t afford that luxury of being depressed or sad or emotional because no matter what I am going through, it works against me.”

On the occasion of World Mental Health Day on October 10, 2015, Deepika started the Live Love Laugh Foundation to create awareness about mental illnesses and reduce the stigma surrounding them.

Deepika Padukone —IANS

‘So Positive’ Ananya

A

Ananya Panday

nanya Panday, who was recently invited by the prestigious Isabella Thoburn College in Lucknow to talk about her initiative, So Positive, against social media bullying where the actress met about 5,000 students and had an interactive session with them. The audience and many educational institutions are amazed by the actress’ brave step to speak on such an important topic and now, looking at the relevance of the initiative, Ananya Panday has received requests from about 17 leading and prestigious colleges of the country! Most of the educational institutions are supporting So Positive and within 14 hours of Ananya’s first session at Lucknow, 17 colleges from across the country have reached out to her to be their guest and address their victims of this social media bullying.

Talking about social media Ananya Panday said, “The reason I am standing here is because of social media. I don’t think I would have had the confidence to come and speak over here.

Social media has given me so much love and it’s such a positive place. I love being on Instagram because I want to show people the real side of me and I want them to see the unfiltered version of me. I don’t want anyone of you to feel that we shouldn’t be on it because we will be bullied.” Ananya Panday who is just one film old, the entire country in already praising the actress for such an initiative at such an young age. Owing to her immense fan frenzy among teenagers, the actress is using her such stardom in a right place by supporting the teenagers who are predators to cyberbullying.

—Agency

Willem Dafoe, the Hollywood actor, who played the character of Norman Osborn in Spiderman movies, was spotted at Jaipur International Airport —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA on Wednesday.

Parineeti Chopra

‘I was a zombie’

P

arineeti Chopra’s confessions of her depression phase in life have gone viral.

The actress recently described the phase as the ‘worst time of her life’, and said she went into a shell.

“The end of 2014 and all of 2015 - those oneand-a-half years were truly the worst time in my life. Two of my films ‘Daawat-e-Ishq’ and ‘Kill Dil’ did not work. That was my first setback. They released back-to-back and didn’t work,” she said.

“Then, I went through a big heartbreak in life.

Literally, all the departments in my life were down. (there was) Nothing positive to look forward to,” she said, in an interview while promoting her new film, ‘Jabariya Jodi’, adding: “I went into a shell. I stopped eating, I stopped sleeping well. I did not have any friends at that time. I never used to meet people. The people I was in touch with, I cut off from everyone, including my family. I would talk to them once in two weeks. I was gone... finished.”

Parineeti was asked about her battle with depression during a TapeCast segment, in which pre-recorded messages and questions from fans are played to celebrities.

She recalled the phase as one when she ‘had no money’, and described herself as a ‘typical filmi depressed girl’.

“I would just be in my room, watching TV, sleeping, staring all day... I was a zombie. I was like that typical filmi depressed girl... I would cry maybe 10 times a day. I was always upset and crying. I had this chest pain that would not go away,” she said.

Her ‘Jabariya Jodi’ co-star Sidharth Malhotra then asked her how she overcame the phase.

Parineeti replied that her brother Sahaj helped her. “I started working on myself. I became fitter. I just took life into my own hands because I thought if I go into this pit, I will never come out again,” Parineeti said. —IANS

Bollywood actor Jeetu Verma aka Jojo was in Kids Paradise School on Wednesday.

—PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA

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IN THE PINK CITY!

Style staples to flaunt this Monsoon

Socio Ladies Club organised Leheriya Utsav at Virasat restaurant, where more than 70 women participated.

Best among them were awarded with Mrs Leheriya and Mrs Most Beautiful title. From Left: Sonika, Anuradha, Richa, Reena, Anita, Kumud, Hemlata, Neelu, Santosh and Devika —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Take a dive in Monsoon style jewellery for the fashion forward girls Parul Poddar

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ts better not to be over- accessorised in the rainy season when it comes to jewellery. One bright neck piece, a broad ‘kada’ or a long earring can be enough to keep you comfortable yet stylish.

Girls could wear funky jewellery and neck piece in the monsoon. Beaded necklace are very in nowadays.

Match your neck piece with your colourful dress or you can even create a contrast but be sure to look colourful as colour is the demand for the season. If you are wearing a long earring, keep your neck bare or you can wear a chunky neck piece and pair it with a small stud in the ears.

Broad bangles are good choice for monsoon as they alone cover a greater portion of your hand and you do not need to wear anything else on hands. Watches with multicoloured big dial or watches with coloured straps are better for rainy season. Avoid metallic jewellery or watches with metallic straps if they are no.

Best are the waterproof plastic kada, printed earrings and neck pieces that do not turn bad after getting wet. Stone studded bracelets are best suited for the taste of a mod-

Young participants from Jaipur and nearby areas participated with great enthusiasm in the auditions of ‘The Classical Voice of India’ at Jawahar Kala Kendra on Tuesday. Director, NZCC, Patiala, Professor Saubhagya Vardhan along with Pandit Milan Devnath, Dr. Jyoti Bharti Goswami and Dr. Vijay Sidh were the jury panelists.

ern woman who takes pride in flaunting her real self. These minimal bracelets are one of the best monsoon trends.

Braving the wetness and sogginess of the streets is not easy, and often it takes a toll on our style.

CAREFUL ABOUT COLOUR We love pristine whites, pastel pinks and somber Grey.

But, it’s best to lock away these soft shades for sunnier days because muddy streets can stain our pretty dresses.

So, it’s best to stick to dark shades, like bright magenta and bold blues. We don’t get to see the sun for days, we need to brave the mucky streets daily, and the sky looks as gloomy as it can get.

So, how do we keep our spirits high and bright? By choosing happy and lively colors,

CONGRATULATIONS!

like sunny yellows, cheery greens and stunning reds.

TIE YOUR TRESSES Monsoon brings with it a bag of hair woes. And hence, we must protect our tresses the best we can. Opt for hairstyles like ponytails, braids and buns that prevent your hair from getting messy and damaged. A great option with his hairstyle is delicate drop down earrings, stud-style earrings, opt for long drop, chandelier earrings cuffs, pearl drops, studs or danglers.

Revocation of Article 370 from Kashmir was celebrated by Vedic Veerangna Group and VVD Social Club where 370 diyas were lit along with 21 gun salute on Tuesday.

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

FINGER TALKS A simple but sophisticated design of ring made from silver looks marvellous for routine wear. A chunky design with lots of detailing can make you look elegant and a true fashion icon.

On the occasion of birth anniversary of Rajendra Mathur, ‘Kalam Ka Mahanayak’, a half hour film was screened and a discussion on ‘Aanchalik Akhbaaron Ki Rashtriya Patrakaarita’, a book written by Harish Pathak was held at Pink City Press Club on Wednesday.

—PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA

B-town mourns demise of filmmaker Om Prakash

WHAT’S HAPPENING!

C MLA Rafiq Khan congratulated Shriniwas BVG on Wednesday for getting appointed as the new President of Indian Nation Youth Congress.

PADHARO SA! 17 IAS Officers who are on a visit to Jaipur as part of the 121st induction training going on in Mussoorie went to Nahargarh Fort to enjoy Rajasthani cuisines and traditional dances after their visit to Mahaveer Viklang Sangh and Jaipur Metro on Tuesday.

The dinner was hosted by Pawan Arora, one of the members of induction programme.

ondolences poured in from Bollywood celebrities after the demise of film producer J Om Prakash on Wednesday.

Prakash was the grandfather of actor Hrithik Roshan and soon after the news of his death, s eve r a l s t a r s took to social media to offer condolences and remembered the beloved filmmaker. The ace filmmaker and producer was known for films like ‘Aas Ka Panchhi,’ ‘Aaye Din Bahar Ke.’ He was also elected as the President of the Film Federation of India and served for the year 1995-1996.

Last rites of the filmmaker were

J Om Prakash with grandson Hrithik

performed in Mumbai, with Hrithik and his father Rakesh Roshan, to whom Prakash’s daughter Pinky is married, leading the funeral procession.

—ANI

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