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CHID AB ANDARAM New Delhi: Congress leader P Chidambaram was Thursday sent to four-day CBI custody by a Delhi court which said his custodial interrogation was justified in the INX Media corruption case.

The court said Chidambaram will be in the CBI custody till August 26, during which the agency will get him medically examined regularly as per the rules, and allow his family members and lawyers to meet him for half an hour every day.

“Considering the facts and circumstances, I am of the view that police custody is justified,” Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar said and remanded him to the CBI custody till August 26.

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PC NOW IN CBI’S ‘AUGUST’ CO. TILL 26TH WHO SAID WHAT IN COURT

After hearing the arguments of the CBI and the counsel and considering the facts and circumstances, I am of the view that CBI custody is justified

Ajay Kumar Kuhar, Special Judge

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram after he was produced in a CBI court in the INX media case, in New Delhi on Thursday.

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The first arrest in the case was of Bhaskar Raman, CA of Karti, who is out on bail.

Peter and Indrani Mukherjea, also accused in case, are out on default bail as they are in jail in connection with another matter

CBI has to interrogate Chidambaram in custody as he was non-cooperative and evasive in replies. It is a serious case involving intelligent people and we will fail in our duty if we don’t get to the root of the case

Kapil Sibal,

Tushar Mehta,

senior advocate

Solicitor General

In submission, Chidambaram told court he did not leave any question unanswered when he was summoned in 2018. Pointing out that no new developments have taken place, he said he was not a flight risk, nor tampering with evidence and so there was no reason for custodial interrogation

Device a mechanism to fast-track probe, ‘Not fair’ that India not fighting trial of sexual crimes against minors: Shah terror in Afghanistan: Trump Panaji: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked state chief secretaries to device a mechanism to ensure that investigation and trial in sexual offences like rape against girls under the age of 12 are completed within two months of the crime.

Shah was speaking at the 24th meeting of Western Zonal Council which was attended by chief ministers of Gujarat (Vijay Rupani), Maharashtra (Devendra Fadnavis), Goa (Pramod Sawant) and representatives from

Home Minister Amit Shah being welcomed by Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at Dabolim airport.

the Union Territories of Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.

He said a detailed

monitoring mechanism should be put in place to ensure investigation and trial in

sexual offences/rape against girls below 12 years of age are completed within two

months.

The chief secretary of each state must personally monitor adherence to legal provisions of completing investigation and trial in such cases, Shah said.

During the meeting, the coverage of villages without any banking facilities within 5km radial distance of a bank/ India Post Payments Service was also discussed.

“The data derived from the GIS (Geographic Information System) platform of NIC Turn to P7

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it is “nor fair” that India, which is geographically “much closer” to Afghanistan than the United States, is not fighting terrorist groups in the war-ravaged nation.

“Look, India is right there. They are not fighting it. We are fighting it. Pakistan is right next door. They are fighting it very little. Very, very little.

It’s not fair. The United States is 7,000 miles away,” he said in reply to questions by reporters on the lawns of White House. Trump,

File photo of PM Narendra Modi meeting US President Trump.

who has been repeatedly talking about mediation in the Kashmir problem, also said that countries including India, Iran and Russia would have to fight against the terrorists in Afghanistan at some point of time.

“At a certain point Russia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey they are going to have to fight their battles too. I did it in record time but at a certain point all of these other countries Turn to P7

Rajiv didn’t use massive poll mandate to create fear: Sonia Aditi Nagar New Delhi: Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi got a massive poll mandate in 1984, but did not use it to create an atmosphere of fear, threaten and scare people or destroy institutions, Congress President Sonia Gandhi said on Thursday, in an apparent swipe at the Narendra Modi government.

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Addressing an event marking Rajiv Gandhi’s 75th birth anniversary,

she also said the challenges facing the Congress were formidable,

but it must continue with its ideological struggle against divisive forces.

“In 1984, he (Rajiv Gandhi) won an unprecedented mandate, but did not use that power to create an atmosphere of fear or threaten and scare,” Sonia Gandhi said.

Deputy CM Sachin Pilot and UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal were also present in the event.

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi shares a moment with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during 75th birth anniversary celebrations of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday.

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Jaunpur ke Jalebiwaale Remember the childhood TV ad where a young boy leaves home and when grandfather gives the temptation of Jalebi, boy’s eyes light up and he comes back. Similar is the case in Goa. So, who are these people who have made Goans crazy about their sweetness? Mohd Fahad finds out…

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heir day dawns at 2.30 am and they don’t need alarms to wake them up. It’s routine for them to get up past midnight and begin the day’s work. The white flour readied the evening before, has already softened as they add a pinch of saffron colour to it.

The hot, sugary syrup in a round open mouthed pan waits at a side while the cooking oil in yet another big frying pan comes to boil on one stove as one by one circular, deep orange jalebis fall into the pan. Round and shapely they are all of similar sizes and it’s mesmerising just to watch them dance in the boiling oil. With deep frying they become lighter, crisper and begin to float on the surface. That’s the time they are removed from the oil pan and immediately dipped into the sugary syrup to allow them soak and rest.

BIG PICTURE Day after day, the routine continues, without any disruption and the small single room homes of the jalebiwaalas are filled with the aroma of the steaming hot jalebis each morning. That’s the wakeup call for the rest of the family.

By five o’clock, the process is complete but there seems to be no breathing space. As Kishorilal Bind takes the first sip of his morning tea, his son Brijesh, hastily arranges two basketfuls of hot, lip smacking jalebis.

Soon, both get ready and leave as the clock strikes 5.30 am. While father Kishorilal goes his way to Kundaim industrial Area in South Goa, son Brijesh catches a bus to a closer destination, Titan in Verna Industrial Area.

“In a week I travel to Bambolim-Dona Paula for three days, Kundaim for another three and Titan on Sundays,” says Kishorilal who sells

jalebis in these three areas regularly for the past 16 years while his son covers the Verna Industrial Area daily.

The father-son duo can start their return journey only after selling the last piece of jalebi in their baskets.

“It depends on how fast we sell, sometimes we are lucky to reach home by 3 pm and have our lunch. The other times it is even 4.30-5 pm,” shares Brijesh, 38, and a father of three children all studying at schools in Baina. He could not pursue education after his failure but he wants his children to attend college.

SELLING JALEBI DOOR-TO-DOOR Kishorilal came to Goa way back in 1998 and began selling jalebis. He narrates his story, “I was jobless back home in Jaunpur. My brother Jaynath Bind, who was a tailor in Goa called me here and advised to take up this work – of making and selling jalebis door to door. He was inspired by a person, Kanhaiyalal Chauhan, who did the same and earned good livelihood in good old days. Though I personally never met Kanhaiyalal, yet this unknown, unseen man was our common source of inspiration.”

Kanhaiyalal’s son Brijesh joined him after he failed in SSC and was jobless. “It is better to be one’s own boss than serving someone else,” felt Brijest and so he opted to follow his father’s business – selling jalebis door to door.

MATHEMATICS OF SELLING JALEBI Selling 10 kilos a day fetches each of the Binds, Rs 1000, out of which Rs 600 is utilised for next day’s raw material and Rs 400 are handed over to the lady of the house to run the home.

“The people of Goa are kind and friendly.

Sometimes they call us in their homes and offer water or a cup of tea.

They treat us with dignity, and that’s what matters,” he elucidates.

The scenario is more or less same in 15 homes

3 ADDITIONAL PRINCIPALS OF SMS COLLEGE TAKE CHARGE Jaipur: The three recently appointed additional principals of SMS Medical College took their respective charge.

The medical education department issued an order giving appointment to Dr Rajesh Sharma, Dr Vinay Malhotra and Dr Amarjeet Mehta to the post of additional principals. Principal of

SMS Medical College Dr Sudhir Bhandri was present at the time of the three principals took charge. Notably, Dr Rajesh Sharma has been the Principal of RUHS Medical College.

Ghalib’s Jalebi beyond religions

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t is said Ghalib was once asked why he was eating jalebis during Diwali. He replied, Why can’t one have jalebis. Are they Hindu and Muslim, too, that I can’t associate with them? And how will the laddoo be categorised.

Maybe, in these times of identity politics, all we need to do is return to the unifying goodness of a rose-scented and sugarsyrup-steeped jalebi

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THE 15 JALEBIWALAS LIVE SEPARATELY IN SASAMOLEBAINA IN VASCO

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RETURN HOME ONLY WHEN THE LAST JALEBI IS SOLD

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ORIGINALLY ALL ARE FARMERS FROM JAUNPUR, UP SHARE COMMON SURNAME – BIND

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ALL JOB WORK IS DONE

BY MEN, WOMEN DO HOUSEHOLD CHORES

THEIR WORKING DAY BEGINS AT 2.30 AM, ENDS AT 4-5 PM

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NO HOLIDAY EVEN ON SUNDAY

THEY TRAVEL BY BUSES TO ALL PARTS OF GOA

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in Baina, all of Binds, who were originally farmers from Machalishahar in Jaunpur (Uttar Pradesh) who travelled to Goa in search of work and embraced this state as their second home. Ask them their weekly timetable, and each one knows who goes where and when.

The mathematics is simple – the rates are same.

All sell jalebis for Rs 100 a kilo – whichever area he travels, so, no competition among themselves or no overlapping in each other’s areas.

JOURNEY FROM JAUNPUR TO GOA It’s a long story. It was

CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ISSUES DIRECTION ON VOTERS’ LIST

Jaipur: Chief Electoral Officer Anand Kumar conducted a Video Conference and held a discussion with all divisional commissioners. During

the VC, the CEO issued instructions given related to revision of voter list.

Instructions were also issued to add the names of all eligible voters.

Rajendraprasad’s father Jaynath Bind, a tailor in Baina who thought of this brilliant business idea and called the jobless Binds one by one, to Goa and introduced this line to them.

“As my aged father now lives in Jaunpur, it’s my moral responsibility to help and guide them,”

says Rajendraprasad.

Come summer and Bind families return to hometown Jaunpur to work in their ancestral farms and take monsoon paddy.

“By June first week all of us go back home to sow Sonamasuri rice for yearly consumption,” shares Maganlal.

AAI TEAM VISITS KOTA TO CHECK VIABILITY OF AIRPORT Jaipur: Known as the IT City, with its numerous IT and engineering coaching centres, Kota might receive another shot in the arm as soon Kota would have its own airport. A six member team of the Airport Authority of India is on a tour of Kota city wherein

it is surveying the viability and other aspects related with start of the airport.

It is believed that the combined efforts of Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal are behind increasing prospects of Kota getting an airport.

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AT THE END OF THE DAY 60% OF THE EARNINGS ARE REINVESTED IN PURCHASING RAW MATERIAL FOR THE NEXT DAY WHILE 40% PROFIT IS USED TO RUN THE HOME

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ALL RETURN TO JAUNPUR IN THE MONSOONS TO SOW PADDY

POLICE MAKE SWEET SOUR Their daily encounter with customers ranging from street walkers, labourers, shopkeepers, people from homes and offices as well as police, brings in various bitter-sweet experiences.

“Some cops are good

hearted. They buy jalebis, but in some areas cops eat for free and a policemen even asks for Rs 500 bribe,” shares one of the jalebiwaalas.

Making ends meet at the end of a hardday may still be harder, but the sweet bonds with customers, keeps them going, every single day.

OFFICIALS PAY NO HEED TO POOR QUALITY OF MID-DAY MEAL Jaipur: Mid-day meal is being conducted in state schools to ensure that children get nutritious food. But the scheme continues to cause problems for students and teachers. Nutritional content is being supplied through the NGO in the Government Upper Primary School of village Hudera Athuna, the quality of which is a subject of scrutiny. There are insects

in the rice and now the children have also made a distance from the nutrition. Kids take food in a plate, however, they hide their plates from teachers and throw away the food.

Kids even bring their tiffin with them. The head of the institution Daulatram Dayma has also made the high officials aware several times and has now made a complaint in writing but to no avail.

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Nominations over. Campus ka king kaun?

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Mukesh Sharma Jaipur: The nomination process for the Rajasthan University Students’ Union(RUSU) election was completed on Thursday. The major students’ union organizations ABVP and NSUI are facing their rebels.

The rebels of both the student organizations have also filed nominations. To attract voters, candidates came to file nominations in different ways.

Candidates of the student organizations along with their supporters made claims of victory after filing nomination papers in the form of rallies. On the other hand, the rebels have also created challenges for the official candidates of the student’s organisations by filling the nomination papers in front of them.

Organizations are restless about the rebellion. But they hope that they will bring the rebels back to their court The panel of ABVP and NSUI for RUSU filed nomination papers in the university departments and colleges.

Despite tight security

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First India News Jaipur: North Western Railway undertook a day-long special checking campaign in various trains and stations of Zone area. During this time, more than 1100 passengers travelling without tickets and higher class and without booking luggage were caught and charged a fine of 3 lakh 83 thousand.

According to Abhay Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of

North Western Railway, a special campaign for ticket checking was conducted in all the four divisions of the zone on August 21, in which 114 TTEs checked the tickets of passengers in stations and trains.

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Govindacharya to visit Jaipur First India News Jaipur: Firebrand former BJP leader, thinker and Prachark K N Govindacharya will come to Jaipur on August 31.

He will attend a twoday workshop organized in Jaipur on behalf of Bharat Vikas Sangam. This workshop will be organized on the current issues and problems of the urban area of the country and their solutions.

Which will include representatives from all over the country.

(1&2) Candidates in Maharani College arriving to file their nominations for Rajasthan University Students’ Union election with their supporters pompously rallying for them. (3) Tight security was imposed in RU, no student was allowed to enter the campus without presenting their identification card, outsiders were strictly prohibited inside. (4) Posters and pamphlets left behind after use by the students following the rally. (5) Police forces were deployed in the RU campus to avoid any mishappening during the filing of nominations.

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Palace on Wheels to get `7.63 crore for face lift First India News

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Jaipur: The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) received a major approval from the Union Ministry of Tourism which approved a proposal of 7.63 crore rupees for refurbishment of Palace on Wheels.

The approval was given in a meeting held between Union Tourism Secretary Yogendra Tripathi, Director General of Tourism Meenakshi Sharma, Central Tourism Director Ashima Mehrotra,

ACB LOOKING FOR EX-ACP

ill the state police term its own officer W as an absconder? Sources in the Anti Corruption Bureau reveal that ACB sleuth are

on the lookout for former ACP Jhotwara Aas Mohammad, accused of taking bribe. Since ACB conducted a trap few months back, Mohmmad is on the run and while the bureau is trying to nab the cop, its efforts have not bore any fruits. Now the ACB is looking to get a warrant in the matter from ACB court after which Aas Mohammad will be termed as absconder.

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arrangements, candidates came with their supporters in rallies.

For the post of Apex President of RU, ABVP candidate Amit Badbaawal submitted his nomination papers to the heads of the Philosophy Department and NSUI President candidate Uttam Choudhary in the Department of Sociology.

ABVP candidate Arun Sharma and Mahavir Gurjar of NSUI filed nomination papers for the post of Apex General Secretary.

On the other hand, students leaders of the ABVP and NSUI organizations, who could not succeed in the ticket race have filled their nominations as independent candidates.

NSUI managed to convince a rebel candidate on Thursday before filing nomination papers. Student leader Om Prakash Pandar has announced the support of NSUI. Whereas ABVP has been supported by RLP. Leaders of both organizations are claiming to convince the rebels before the nomination withdrawal by Friday.

he registrar office recently received a phone call from RCA. The call was made by a post holder in the RCA regarding approving the constitution. It is learnt that the officer also assured the caller of approving the constitution at the earliest.

State Chief Secretary Tourism Shreya Guha, RTDC MD Kunj Bihari Pandya, Executive Engineer Jitendra Joshi and Palace on Wheels General Manager

Pradeep Bohra. After seeing the presentation of the Tourism Corporation in the meeting, an amount of Rs seven crore 63 lakh was approved for refurbish-

TOUGH TIME AHEAD FOR DGP?

GP is faced with a major challenge, now that he has D recently received an extension of two years. The challenge pertains to taking his senior officers along.

Officials in the PHQ are discussing in a hushed manner amongst themselves that those seniors who were hopeful of becoming the next DGP have been let down by the government. Interstingly DGP Bhupendra Singh also has caught the movement of the tide and urged the officials to work together as a team.

CONG MLAs ALLURED BY POWER

one MLAs of ruling party are unable to let Tthesewenty themselves away from power. While being MLAs, leaders hold on to important positions in the party.

Mahendra Singh Malviya is deputy president in PCC along with Khiladi Lal Bairwa. GR Khatana, Murari Lal Meena and Ganga Devi Verma are PCC general secretary while PCC Secretary’s post belong to MLAs Indraj Gurjar, Zahida, Ameen Kagzi, Danish Abrar, Ruparam Meghwal, Chetan Dudi, Prashant Bairwa and Krishna Poonia.

ment. Now the Palace on Wheels will be modernized by this amount during the off season before it starts running in September 2020. All the facilities including

false ceiling, carpet and curtain, furniture, cutlery of Palace on Wheels will be updated in a state-of-the-art manner.

The Ministry of Tourism will give the amount to Railways to hand it over to the Tourism Corporation. RTDC chairman Shreya Guha also visited the Balaji station at Dahar and inspected the Palace on Wheels. The next season of Palace on Wheels will begin on September 11, for which the royal train has been given a facelift.

Soon, Unique IDs for all dentists in India First India News Jaipur: A unique ID number will be issued to dentists all over the country so that actions can be taken against illegally practicers.

Dentists from all over India will meet in Jaipur today. President of Rajasthan State Dental Council Dr Vikas Jeph informed that a new code of conduct will be made for the council in the program and a unique ID will be

BENEFITS OF NEW ID

generated for all dentists of the country.

He added that several dentists are practising illegally and step is being taken to stop such people.

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EATERIES PANT DISCOUNT RANT

NEETLY: HC orders state to do a fresh mop up round

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DECIDE TO LOGOUT ZOMATO OVER OFFERS Rakshita Pareek Jaipur: After the national level meeting held on Wednesday between a founding team of Zomato and management committee members of NRAI to discuss the ongoing #Logout campaign, Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal took to Twitter on Thursday in a bid to embarrass NRAI for the Gold programme of The Beer Cafe. The Beer Cafe is owned by NRAI President Rahul Singh.

“I welcome the NRAI president, Rahul Singh embracing the Gold standard at his own restaurants. Welcome to Gold, Rahul! @NRAI_ India,” Goyal tweeted with the screenshots of the benefits that The Beer Cafe is providing to its customer under the Gold programme.

Zomato has been accused by the NRAI of “unethical” deep dis-

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counting practices for its “Gold” prgramme.

Following the accusations, Goyal thrashed NRAI in a series of tweets.

“This proves that Rahul Singh, is not really against deep discounts, as these discounts are being offered on his own brand, on his own app. On a democratised platform like Zomato,

IN THE COURTYARD MAJOR RELIEF FOR GOVT ON REVISED TRANSPORT TAX ISSUE Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has provided a major relief to the state government on the issue of revised tax on transport vehicles in the state. The HC has declined to put a stay on the increased tax levied by the state government.

The division bench of Chief Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Indrajeet Singh gave the order and rejected more than 380 applications filed in the matter that had challenged the revised tax of the transport department. The applications had been filed one Aas Mohammad, Transport Association and others. With this move the state government will be benefitted with revenue of over one hundred crore rupees.

HC SEEKS REPLY OVER NOT PROVIDING MATERNITY LEAVE Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court issued notice to the state government and sought reply in connection with not giving maternity leave to a teacher who opeted for IVF technique to become a mother. The court has asked the government why a surrogate mother can not be given maternity leave. The principal of senior secondry school at Mungana Ghatol in Banswara – Priyanka Damor – bore a child through surrogacy on December 11, 2018 and a certificate in this regard was issued by a hospital in Ahmedabad. During this process, the applicant was on a leave of 177 days and when she applied for maternity leave, the department did not approve the same claiming that a surrogate mother can not be given maternity leave. Along with this the department also issued orders to realise amount she had taken on maternity leave.

The applicant’s lawyer argued in the court that a surrogate mother also has a right to maternity leave and after hearing the arguments, Justice PS Bhati issued notice of principal secretary education, director – secondary education and district education officer.

HEARING POSTPONED TILL SEPT 12 IN ROBERT VADRA CASE Jaipur: The hearing on criminal petition filed against Robert Vadra filed by skylight hospitality and Mahesh Nagar against the case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with land in Kolayata in Bikaner, could not be conducted due to lack of time. Additional solicitor general Rajdeepak Rastogi informed that the hearing was to be held in the court of Justice GR Moolchandani however the lawyers of Robert Vadra objected and informed the court that the matter has been listed in final order without informing them. RD Rastogi informed that due to lack of time the hearing could not be conducted however the matter will now be heard on September 12. Rastogi informed that the ED is demanding removal of no-arrest order of Robert Vadra and Maureen Vadra. Rastogi said that he is hopeful that the final argument in the matter will be initiated on September 12.

large restaurant owners have to compete with independent restaurants on a hyperlocal basis, and are not able to leverage their large presence to pull more distribution/ profits. An aggregator's most important job is to level the playing field for everyone.

This is not about aggregators vs restaurants;

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this is about the small restaurant owner vs the large restaurant owner — and we are being painted as bullies.

This logout campaign as it seems now, is driven by Rahul Singh, along with participation of a few large restaurant owners, to use the NRAI platform to sabotage aggregators and benefit them-

selves. We stand by the changes we are making to Gold, they are in supreme interest of our restaurant partners and valued members — it helps everyone win,” He further tweeted.

“Zomato is logging out of the logout campaign. We have said enough and we are getting back to work. I am confident better business sense will prevail at the end.” Goyal said in his last tweet.

However, the restaurateurs of Jaipur had already logged out of all these portals that offer heavy discounts.

The decision was taken in a meeting that was held in the city on Wednesday. The owners have put up the notice issued by NRAI at their outlets and are signing off apps like Zomato, Dineout, EasyDiner, NearBuy, etc as a mark of protest.

Jaipur: Rajasthan HC has ordered for a fresh mop up round while giving its decision in the matter of NEET counselling 2019. A fresh schedule for the round has been announced. It has ordered the state government to conduct a fresh mop up round to give chance of up gradation to the students.

In this, the students who had got the registrations done in second counselling will be able to participate in the mop up round. The court gave this order while hearing the petitions filed by Kashish Mittal,Pradyuman Mandiya and others.

During the hearing, the government accepted that there had been some shortcomings in mop up round. The copy of the proposal given by MCI on August 21 was also presented in the court . MCI had proposed to conduct fresh mop up round after the controversy in the mop up round. The highcourt instead of dragging the matter, ordered

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to get the fresh mop up round conducted.

The single bench of Justice Alok Sharma ordered that candidates must be allotted seats based on their merits.

After the order of HC, the mood of the candidates lifted . It was difficult for the petitioners to accept that the candidates with lower ranks were being allotted free seats.

Kirori protests over violence in Jaipur First India News Jaipur: In connection with the case of communal violence in Jaipur recently, BJP MP Kirori Lal Meena, along with Bajrang Dal and other organisations, carried out a procession from Meena’s residence at SMS to Jaipur Police Commissionerate. During the rally, the Congress government was accused of appeasement by the youth, in addition to putting saffron-coloured scarfs and shouting slogans of Vande Mataram and Jai Shri Ram. Meena said that my protest is regarding the topic that the police

CRIME BRANCH ACB ARRESTS PATWARI FOR TAKING `8000 BRIBE

BJP MP Kirori Lal Meena along with several protestors on Thursday.

do not take any action despite attacks on Kanwars and Police. While accusing the state govt of appeasement and speaking on the issues

of infiltration by Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis, Meena said that these people might also be involved in such crimes. If the

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people involved in the communal frenzy are not arrested, then there will be a fierce protest consisting of a large crowd.

Complete pending Dravyawati works within four months: CS

DGP Bhupendra to start Road Safety Week from Aug 23

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Jaipur: Chief Secretary DB Gupta chaired the fourth meeting on Dravyawati river on Thursday and directed the officials to complete the pending works within four months.

The discussions were held under various agendas related to the river project wherein the CS took feedback from all concerned department heads. Officials including JDC T Ravikant, Commission-

Chief Secretary DB Gupta

er Housing Board Pawan Arora and other officials were present for the meeting. The issues related to increas-

ing the capacity of Dahalawas treatment plant, removal of encroachment in Hassanpura, starting the printing plants at Sanganer and other issues were discussed by the CS. Meanwhile, it was decided during the meeting that kiosks can be put up at the three parks along the river and thus it was also decided that twenty kiosks at Shipra Path, twelve at Bambala park and five kiosks can be put up at the park situated at Panipech.

Jaipur: DGP Bhupendra Singh Yadav will flag off the Road Safety Week from Subodh School from Friday till August 30. Meanwhile, during the day, the DGP travelled to SMS Trauma Centre and met with the two cops who sustained bullet injuries while fighting off two wanted criminals in Bagru police station area. The DGP inquired about their health and the treatment.

Man slaps triple talaq on wife in court First India News Nagaur: In a shocking case that occurred in Merta court, a man divorced his wife, right in the court by saying Talaq thrice. The wife and husband are in a legal battle related to dowry and maintenance. The woman has now sought refuge in the recently passed Triple Talaq law

and the cops have initiated investigation in the matter.

The woman – a resident of Alniyawas village under Thanwla police station had filed a dowry demand and maintenance case against her husband identified as Shabir Mohammad. She had been fighting the case for sometime and on Thurs-

day she came to the court for a hearing in the matter. However, while the hearing in the matter was to be conducted, Shabir was asked by his mother to divorce the woman.

Upon this the woman approached the police and registered a case under the new law.

Notably, the cops have initiated investi-

gation in the matter.

Meanwhile, in another similar case, one Usman from Kota divorced his wife – Anisa – in Mahila police station of Kota district. “Usman, a native of Alwar, and Anisa were in a dispute and the Mahila Police station officials were trying to pacify them for which counselling was going on.

Baran: While carrying out a raid in Atru of Baran, Kota ACB arrested a Patwari red-handed taking a bribe of Rs8,000 in lieu of giving a copy of shamalati account.

After verification of the case, the ACB team took the action and arrested the accused at 10 am on Thursday. Kota ACB is further investigating the matter. CI of Kota ACB Dalbir Singh Faujdar said that in the complaint lodged by the resident of Raipuria in Tehsil Atru Rattiram Mali informed that Patwari Bhagchand Meena of Halka Jirod of Barora Patwar in Atru Tehsil demanded a bribe of Rs. 10,000 for giving a copy of his shamalati account. Also, Patwari has taken Rs. 2,000 in advance.

VICTIM FILES COMPLAINT OF RAPE AND THREAT Barmer: A married woman informed the SP of Gida police station in Barmer district that a man Lakharam Jat is threatening her to make her video viral and raped her multiple times in the last two years. The police have started investigating the matter on the direction given by the SP. According to the victim, the accused took her and her husband to Mohangarh for farming as labourers. During that time, the victim was alone in the house and the accused raped her by threatening her with a knife. Not only this, but Lakharam also made a video clip and is now threatening to make it viral. When the husband of the victim went to Jodhpur, the accused raped her again on the night of August 18.

SEARCH BEGINS FOR GANG OF WOMEN THIEVES IN JODH Jodhpur: A women gang is reported to have carried out thefts by becoming customers in various parts of Jodhpur recently. A similar case has come up in Dangiyawas police station area of Jodhpur, where four women and a man stole a box gold earrings worth lakhs of rupees from a jewelers shop in Palasni.The entire incident was reported to the police by owner’s son Mansukh Soni.

The police have registered a case against the unknown thieves and started investigating the case. Police have got the CCTV footage of the incident, in which a woman is seen hiding the box of gold earrings in her saree.

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‘Govt, BJP have no role in Chidambaram's arrest’ It’s the court, not the government that decides where to put the people who indulge in corruption,”said MoS for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy Hyderabad: Refuting Congress party’s charge of political vendetta, Minister of State for Home affairs, G Kishan Reddy asserted that the government and his party BJP have no role in the arrest of P Chidambaram by the CBI in connection with the INX media case.

Stating that the law will take its course in the case, Reddy said.

“The law will take its own course. The court takes decisions as per the law, the party or the government has no role in it. It’s the court, not the government that decides where to put the people who indulge in corruption,” said the central minister told.P Chidambaram was arrested from his residence in Delhi late on Wednesday night.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who is arguing for CBI in the INX Media case has moved an application in court seeking 5-day custody of former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who was produced before a Delhi court on Thursday.—ANI

Karti calls father’s arrest ‘political vendetta’

Policemen try to stop Congress activists during a protest against the arrest of senior party leader P Chidambaram in Kolkata.

‘CALLING CHIDAMBARAM AN ABSCONDER VERY UNFAIR’

‘CONFIDENT THERE IS NO CASE AGAINST CHIDAMBARAM’

Senior counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi defended former Union Minister P Chidambaram saying he had appeared before the media even when he was not required to. “The man was exercising his legal rights. He had no reason to address the nation in a press conference. Yet he walked in with his head held high and addressed the press conference and the media still calls him an absconder. That is very unfair and disrespectful,” Singhvi told reporters.

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid termed the arrest of party leader P Chidambaram as ‘deeply distressing’ and said ‘we are very confident there is no case against him’.”It’s deeply distressing that all that happened (arrest). The matter is listed for hearing on Friday. They could have waited until then to see what the Supreme Court wants to do. We are very confident that there is no case against Chidambaram,” Khurshid said.

RaGa hails father’s contribution to India New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi recalled the contribution of his father, former PM Rajiv Gandhi in signing the Punjab, Assam and Mizoram accords by stating that the steps contributed towards ending the years of conflict and violence in the regions.

“Amongst Rajiv Gandhi ji's many achievements were the Punjab, Assam and Mizoram accords, that helped bring to end years of conflict and violence,”

TN Congress Committee members stage a protest in Chennai.

Manner of arrest very depressing: Mamata East Midnapore: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Centre stating that the process of arresting P Chidambaram was “incorrect” and handled in a very bad manner.

TMC supremo maintained that she is not talking about the “legality into the matter.”

“Sometimes the process is incorrect, I am not talking about legality.

But Chidambaram is a senior politician, he is a former finance minister and home minister of this country. The way his matter has been

The Congress is celebrating the 75th Birth Anniv of former PM.

Rahul Gandhi tweeted.

He also added that these accords built on a foundation of mutual respect, understanding and peaceful coexistence,

strengthened the Indian Union. Rahul's statements come at a time when Congress is marking the 75th Birth Anniversary of former PM

Built on a foundation of mutual respect, understanding & peaceful coexistence, these accords strengthened the Indian Union.

Rajiv Gandhi with week long events. On Monday, Gandhi scion announced that the whole week will be dedicated to the late PM. —ANI

Kolkata: The Kolkata High Court stayed a bailable arrest warrant against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for his remark on creation of a ‘Hindu Pakistan’. The stay on the warrant was granted by Justice Rajshekhar Mantha till the disposal of the revision application filed by Tharoor’s lawyer.In July last year, Tharoor had said if the Bharatiya Janata Party won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, it would create a condition leading to the formation of a ‘Hindu Pakistan,’ addressing an event in Thiruvananthapuram.

will run from September 1 to 30. The campaign will be organised in 370 places and the big meeting will be conducted in 35 cities. Two committees have been formed for the preparation which will be headed by Minister of Petroleum Dharmendra Pradhan & Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

CM KHATTAR CONDUCTS ROADSHOW IN KURUKSHETRA Kurukshetra: Haryana C M Manohar Lal Khattar conducted a roadshow in Kurukshetra on Thursday.

Large number of people were lined up on sides of the roads to get a glimpse of the BJP leader. As Haryana CM's cavalcade passed

through the lanes of the district, people also greeted him by waving party flags and showering rose petals.

The party is banking upon his clean image and has devised a new slogan “Abki baar 75 paar, fir ek baar Manohar sarkar.’

handled is very depressing, that is very bad and sad as well,” Banerjee said to reporters. —ANI

The Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court S Ravindra Bhat along with Justice Sangeet Raj Lodha called upon President Ram Nath Kovind to invite him to inaugurate the newly constructed building of Rajasthan High Court situated at Jhalamand area of Jodhpur.

KOLKATA HC STAYS ARREST WARRANT AGAINST THAROOR

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New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to begin Jan Jagaran Abhiyan-public awareness campaign and Sampark Abhiyan on Article 370 from September 1. BJP President Amit Shah, working President JP Nadda, senior ministers, chief ministers and others will participate in this programme. This programme

New Delhi: Calling his father the “most vocal critic of the government”, Karti Chidambaram on Thursday said the CBI action was aimed at silencing the former finance minister and to taint the Congress party. The Lok Sabha lawmaker also claimed that he has been raided the most number of times by probe agencies in the history of the country.

Karti’s comments come after his father P Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI from his residence over the INX media case. The Lok Sabha MP, who is also being probed in the case, also denied meeting Indrani or Peter Mukerjea - promoters of INX media.

—ANI

IN THE COURTYARD SC HEARS AYODHYA CASE FOR 10TH CONSECUTIVE DAY New Delhi: The Apex Court commenced the hearing in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case for the 10th consecutive day, with one of the litigants seeking enforcement of his right to worship at the disputed site. The five-judge member bench headed by CJ I Ranjan Gogoi was hearing the matter.

MADRAS HC EXTENDS RAJIV CASE LIFE CONVICT NALINI’S PAROLE Vellore: The Madras HC extended by three weeks the parole of Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Convict Nalini had sought an extension to complete arrangements for her daughter’s marriage. The Bench comprised Justice M M Sundresh & M Nirmal Kumar.

MADRAS DAY OBSERVED: CHENNAI TURNS 380 YEARS OLD Chennai: “A city to some, a home to many” - this posting on Twitter by a user of the microblogging site aptly sums up the emotions of many who love Madras, now known as Chennai, as the city turned 380 years on Thursday. Chennaites, and those who moved to other places from the places, took to Twitter to wish

the capital city of Tamil Nadu a Happy Birthday! and share memories and emotions connected with it. Founded on August 22, 1639 the city Chennapattinam was later renamed as Madraspatanam and soon people began calling it as Madras. In 1996, the Tamil Nadu government officially changed its name to Chennai.

PURI MOVES PLEA IN CBI COURT FOR SURRENDERING New Delhi: Businessman Ratul Puri, who is an accused in AugustaWestland money laundering case, approached a Delhi court seeking to surrender before it. Puri has moved an application stating that he wants to surrender before the CBI court. He is already in custody of ED in connection with the Moser Baer bank fraud case.

A Delhi Court dismissed the petition moved by Puri seeking cancellation of a non-bailable warrant in a money laundering case connected to Rs 3,600-crore VVIP chopper scam.

AJAY KUMAR BHALLA IS NEW HOME SECRETARY New Delhi: The Union Cabinet approved the appointment of Ajay Kumar Bhalla as Home Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

“The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ajay Kumar Bhalla,

Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Home Affairs as Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs,” an official release said. Bhalla, a 1984-batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre will succeed Rajiv Gauba who will retire on August 31.

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A HIPPOCRATIC OATH FOR DATA SCIENCE?

India lacking both in technology and minerals, risks the specter of Chinese domination in the process

How data science reached a point where ethical pledge is deemed necessary

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swear by Hypatia, by Lovelace, by Turing, by Fisher (and/or Bayes), and by all the statisticians and data scientists, making them my witnesses, that I will carry out, according to my ability and judgement, this oath and this indenture.

Could this be the first line of a “Hippocratic Oath” for mathematicians and data scientists? Hannah Fry, Associate Professor in the mathematics of cities at University College London, argues that mathematicians and data scientists need such an oath, just like medical doctors who swear to act only in their patients’ best interests.

“In medicine, you learn about ethics from day one. In mathematics, it’s a bolt-on at best.

It has to be there from day one and at the forefront of your mind in every step you take,” Fry argued.

But is a tech version of the Hippocratic Oath really required? In medicine, these oaths vary between institutions, and have evolved greatly in the nearly 2,500 years of their history. Indeed, there is some debate around whether the oath remains relevant to practising doctors, particularly as it is the law, rather than a set of ancient Greek principles, by which they must ultimately abide.

How has data science reached the point at which an ethical pledge is deemed necessary? There are certainly numerous examples of algorithms doing harm – criminal sentencing algorithms, for instance, have been shown to disproportionately recommend that low-income and minority people are sent to jail.

Similar crises have led to proposals for ethical pledges before. In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, a manifesto by financial engineers Emanuel Derman and Paul Wilmott beseeched economic modellers to swear not to “give the people who use my model false comfort about its accuracy. Instead, I will make explicit its assumptions and oversights.”

Just as prejudices can be learned as a child, the biases of these algorithms are a result of their training. A common feature of these algorithms is the use of black-box (often proprietary) algorithms, many of which are trained using statistically biased data.

In the case of criminal justice, the algorithm’s unjust outcome stems from the fact that historically, minorities are overrepresented in prison populations (most likely as a result of long-held human biases). This bias is therefore replicated and likely exacerbated by the algorithm.

Machine learning algorithms are trained on data, and can only be expected to produce predictions that are limited to those data.

Bias in, bias out.

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The Indian context is unique.

Nowhere in the world is the population pressure so intense and urban congestion quite so bad.

Traffic in India is terrible and leads to low fuel efficiency

n April, Reuters reported that automakers are investing heavily in electric vehicles despite still-low demand. They are releasing “a flurry of new electric vehicle models” because governments are raising regulatory requirements for emissions around the world. Automakers are being pushed into invest in electric vehicle technology as fears of climate change and global warming force their hand.

At the beginning of 2018, Ford decided to double its electric vehicle spending to $11 billion. This led Reuters to declare that it was “part of an investment tsunami in batteries and electric cars by global automakers.” Reuters estimated that figure to be more than $90 billion. Analysts said that $19 billion was invested in the US, $21 billion in China and $52 billion in Germany.

These investments have only grown since.

In January 2018, electric vehicle sales were less than 1% of the 90 million vehicles sold every year. In 2017, the dominant player in the American market was Tesla with sales of 100,000 vehicles. Globally, Nissan Leaf is the top-selling electric vehicle and China is the biggest electric vehicle market. In the first half of 2018, more than 420,000 electric vehicles were sold in the Middle Kingdom. Most estimate the sales in 2019 to have increased significantly. Suffice to say, sales of electric vehicles are growing fast, especially in China.

On June 13, 2019, two dramatic pieces of news hit the wires. First, a Chinese company “announced a massive $23 billion investment in the production [of] 1 million electric cars and 500 GWh of batteries per year.” Second, Toyota’s sleekly designed ultracompact electric vehicle caught attention. More than its sleekness, analysts hailed

the vehicle’s new batteries.

Apparently, they eliminate the liquid electrolyte in batteries.

This means that batteries lose bulk, last longer and become less likely to catch fire. It seems the battery revolution is on in full sway and Japan is leading the way.

INDIA’S RESPONSE Given that most countries in the world are adopting electric vehicles, India has belatedly made a push for them. It has promulgated a FAME-India policy, an acronym for the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles Scheme. This policy measure seeks to foster greater demand as well as promote a greater supply of electric vehicles.

Launched first in 2015, FAME-India has achieved little to write home about. It turns out that about 90% of the vehicles produced from April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2019, as a result of this policy were electric scooters. Manufacturers indulged in gross abuse of incentives and more than 95% of these scooters used antiquated lead-acid batteries instead of modern lithium-ion ones.

As a result of small enter-

FAME-India has achieved little to write home about. It turns out that about 90% of the vehicles produced as a result of this policy were electric scooters

prises gaming the incentives and large ones ignoring them, Indian policymakers hit back through a pincer move. Its Bharat Stage standards regulate the emission of air pollutants from motor vehicles. On April 1, 2017, the Indian government had made Bharat Stage-IV standards compulsory. The failure of its FAMEIndia policy made the government leapfrog Stage-V and move straight to Stage-VI emission standards last year.

The Indian Supreme Court up-

Distributional issues: Real obstacle to climate action

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limate change is probably the biggest threat facing humanity today. According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world must cut its carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050 in order to prevent global warming of 1.5°C, or likely more, above pre-industrial levels in this century. The challenge calls for drastic immediate action, because the infrastructure investments the world makes today will determine the carbon intensity of its growth path for decades.

Yet despite widespread recognition of the size and urgency of the climate challenge, emissions continue to increase, land is “under growing human pressure,” and the Ama-

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zon has never been more threatened.Much of the early climate debate revolved around whether the world should take drastic immediate action to mitigate global warming, or adopt a more gradual approach. The gradualists argued with some success that drastic immediate measures would impose heavy short-term economic costs.But three recent developments have altered the course of the debate. First, the various feedback loops triggered by global warming now threaten to cause greater and more imminent damage than previously thought. Second, the cost of clean energy has declined much faster than previously assumed. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, renewable-energy

When advocating policies that result in aggregate welfare gains, economists often fail to consider likely distributional impact

sources are already the cheapest power option in much of the world, with solar and wind technologies leading the way. Moreover, the cost of “greening” could fall even faster in the future through learning-by-doing. This is also likely to be the case in urban design, transportation, agriculture, and forest protection, all of which

need to undergo a green transition.Finally, the immediate negative externalities of the world’s current high-carbon growth model, such as air pollution, are now better recognized as adding to the short-term cost of climate change. Reducing them would therefore partially offset the upfront cost of mitigation.

These shifts greatly strengthen the case for pursuing much faster and bolder forms of mitigation. As the 2014 New Climate Economy Report concluded, there need not be a tradeoff between growth and forceful climate action, even in the short term.

So, why is more not being done? For starters, although the green transition may have a small netaggregate cost, it is certain to generate losers (as

well as winners). And as is often the case with such transitions (for example with trade liberalization), the gains will be spread across large parts of the population, while the losses will be more concentrated on specific groups, making them more visible and politically disruptive.

When advocating policies that result in aggregate welfare gains, economists often fail to give enough consideration to their likely distributional impact. Instead, they often implicitly assume that the winners will compensate the losers.

But if such compensation does not actually occur, the losers are left worse off and can often block change, as the “yellow vest” protesters (gilets jaunes) have done since 2018.

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held the government’s Bharat Stage-VI decision that comes into effect on April 1, 2020.

This might dampen demand for petrol or diesel automobiles going forward.

While the first jaw of the pincer was raising emission standards, the second jaw was a reconstituted FAME-India policy that most refer to as FAME-II. This policy aims to have more than 30% of India’s vehicles powered by a lithium-ion battery in another 10 years. The Indian government has decided to drop support for mild hybrids and vehicles based on legacy battery technologies.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW? Like any policy, FAME-II will lead to winners and losers. The Japanese have bet big on hybrids. The likes of Suzuki, Honda and Toyota favor the gradual approach and prioritize hybrids over pure electric vehicles.

Hyundai and local automaker Mahindra are gunning for the pure electric approach.

The Indian context is unique.

Nowhere in the world is the population pressure so intense and urban congestion quite so bad. Traffic in India is terrible and leads to low fuel efficiency.

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PUNJAB FLOODS The CM has also urged PM Modi to instruct the concerned authorities to waive off crop loans of banks or financial institutions

Capt Amarinder writes to PM Modi seeking aid Chandigarh: In wake of the flood situation in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking Rs 1000 crore special relief package to address the losses.

The CM has also urged Modi to instruct the concerned authorities to waive off crop loans of banks or financial institutions availed by the affected farmers in the affected villages during the current cropping season, read a statement from Punjab CMO. The flooding in river Sutlej due to the discharge of water from Bhakra dam, the heaviest since 1958, had caused extensive damage to the standing crops and inundation of residential areas in the villages, the chief minister said.

Realising the gravity of the situation, the state government had declared it a natural calamity in the affected areas, said the CM, adding that though necessary assistance was given by the Army authorities, the floods in river Sutlej had severely damaged standing crops, houses and other

Army helicopter and people stuck in flood are seen at Jania Village in Jalandhar.

Army team carry out an inspection in flooded water at Jania Village in Jalandhar.

rural and urban infrastructure at many places, especially in the districts of Ropar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Kapurthala covering over 100 villages.

Singh said he had instructed the concerned officers of the state government to prepare the required memorandum for a special package for consideration of the central government in due course.

Ten relief centres had also been set up. —ANI

People carry relief materials and wade through flooded area at Jania Village in Jalandhar.

Heavy rains likely in Odisha, Kerala & coastal K’taka: IMD

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New Delhi: Heavy rainfall is likely in Odisha for the next 72 hours due to a cyclonic circulation over Westcentral and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal off the state’s coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

“A cyclonic circulation lies over Westcentral and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal off Odisha coast between 1.5 and 4.5 km above mean sea level.

Under its influence, isolated heavy to very heavy falls are very likely over Odisha next 72 hours,” the weather agency said in its afternoon bulletin.

Under the influence of convergence of lower-level westerlies, Kerala and Coastal Karnataka are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall.

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh takes stock of the situation in a flood-hit village of Jalandhar.

Priyanka slams Centre For ‘insulting’ Dalits after clashes

REMEMBERING RAJIV...

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh and party leader Rahul Gandhi during the 75th birth anniversary celebrations of former PM Rajiv Gandhi, in New Delhi on Thursday.

(From Left) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi during the celebrations. Rahul Gandhi looks at a photograph at the exhibition Memories & Archives of Rajiv Gandhi at Jawahar Bhawan, in New Delhi. Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel was also present during the event.

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New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the government over police using batons to disperse the crowd when Dalits were protesting the demolition of the Ravidas Temple in Tughlaqabad in Delhi. It is an “insult” of Dalit voices she said, adding that such acts cannot be tolerated.

Dalit leader and Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and 90 others were arrested after a massive protest in Delhi against the demolition of a temple in the city dedicated to the 16th century mystic poet-saint Ravidas.

Violent protesters damaged several vehicles and two motorcycles were set on fire, according to the police. Several people, including 15 police personnel have been injured in the violence during protests. To end the violence and disperse the crowd, police resorted to lathi

Mika takes on journo for probing him over Pak performance

charge (baton charge).

The Ravidas Temple was demolished by the Delhi Development Authority or DDA earlier this month based on the orders of the Supreme Court.

“First the BJP government messes around with Ravi Das temple --

the symbol of cultural heritage of crores of Dalit sisters & brothers, and when thousands of Dalit brothers and sisters raise their voice in the national capital, the BJP lathi charges them, gets tear gas fired at them & arrests them,” she tweeted.

—ANI

Mumbai: Singer Mika Singh engaged in an argument with a journalist in the press conference where the ban on the singer was revoked.

“I went there only when the government issued the visa,” the singer said when he was asked as to why he went to Pakistan for a performance. Irritated by the journalist, he said: “Nobody raises a voice when other artists perform. An attempt is being made to garner publicity in my name.”

“Two months ago, other singers performed in Pakistan.

Why did not you say anything then?

ities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance granted to the INX Media group for receiving overseas funds of Rs 305 crore in 2007 during Chidambaram’s tenure as the finance minister.

Thereafter, the ED lodged a money laundering case in this regard in 2018.

tance on the ground, Shah said.

“DBTs should also be done through IPPBs (Indian Post Payments Bank) everywhere as these are covered by core banking solution, he said, underlining the need for systemic reforms instead of merely chasing statistics.

Enhancement of DBT Portal to include scheme/village- wise details by collecting real-time information from respective portals of beneficiary-oriented

schemes, innovative solutions of encrypted QR code on Aadhaar card for verifying antecedents of fishermen were also discussed at the meet.

During the meeting, state governments were directed to get the printouts or cards made within a month at government initiative so that everyone has Aadhaar card with latest QR code and foreign nationals dont illegally enter Indian territory through fishing boats.

BJP’S PLANS TO BUILD MEMORIAL

FROM PG 1 Rajiv didn’t...

The former prime minister did not use that power to destroy the independence of institutions, trample on divergent views and create dangers for democratic traditions, she said in her first public address after taking over as the Congress’s interim president earlier this month.

Her remarks assume significance as they come after senior Congress leader and former Union finance minister

P Chidambaram was arrested by the CBI in connection with the INX Media case, with the grand old party accusing the government of using central agencies such as the CBI and the ED as personal “revenge-seeking departments”.

“In 1989, the Congress did not get a majority on its own, so he (Rajiv Gandhi) politely accepted the mandate of the people. I want to tell the present generation that

despite (Congress) being the biggest political party at the time, he did not lay claim to power.

This was because his inner moral force and honesty did not allow him to do so,” Sonia Gandhi said.

‘Not fair... where ISIS is around they have been decimated, by the way, badly decimated,” said Trump.

This comes days after around 80 people lost their lives in a suicide attack in Kabul.

CHID AB... immediately taken out of the court room by the CBI team.

The court heard the arguments of the CBI and his counsel for over one and a half hours during which the agency said there was a need to unearth a larger conspiracy and to go to the root of the case.

Chidamabaram’s counsel opposed the CBI plea saying that all the other accused, including his son Karti, have already been

granted bail in the case.

Chidambaram, who was Union home minister as also finance minister during the UPA rule from 2004 to 2014, was arrested Wednesday night after he failed to get protection from the Supreme Court, which did not list for an urgent hearing his appeal against the Delhi High Court verdict dismissing his anticipatory bail plea on Tuesday.

The CBI had registered an FIR on May 15, 2017, alleging irregular-

Device a...

(National Informatics Centre) will be further corroborated by the states using road dis-

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India took bids made for peace and dialogue for appeasement: Imran Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said his country is no longer interested in a dialogue with India.

“There is no point in talking to them. I mean, I have done all the talking. Unfortunately, now when I look back, all overtures that I was making for peace and dialogue, I think they took it for appeasement.

There is nothing more that we can do,” said Khan in an interview.

This comes after various leaders around the world asked Pakistan to engage bilaterally with India to end tensions that escalated following New Delhi’s decision to reorganise the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

India has repeatedly made it clear that talks with Pakistan is only possible after Islamabad stops sponsoring terror.

Imran even failed to get the support of the United States despite his highly publicised visit last month to Washington where he supposedly struck a friendship with President Donald Trump. France and Sweden had advised Pakistan to engage in talks with India. —ANI

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US seeks balancing act in S Asia over Kashmir: Report Japan bullet train

Pak PM Imran Khan

Qureshi calls Sweden FM who asks him to engage bilaterally with India Stockholm: Echoing India’s stance that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between New Delhi and Islamabad, Sweden has urged both the South Asian nations to engage in a dialogue through diplomatic channels to resolve the matter.

Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom made the remarks during a telephonic conversation with her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi on

Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Wednesday. “Worrying situation in Jammu and Kashmir. In a telephone call today with Pakistan’s FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi I stressed that

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the EU, including Sweden, supports a bilateral political solution between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, dialogue through diplomatic channels is crucial,” tweeted Wallstrom.

Since India announced its decision to change constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir, a rattled Pakistan ramped up its rhetorics and has made several attempts to involve international community in the matter. —ANI

Washington: The US is seeking a balancing act in South Asia after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and divided it into two Union Territories, according to a congressional report which said President Donald Trump’s offer to “mediate” on the issue may have contributed to the timing of New Delhi’s moves.

According to the latest Congressional Research Service (CRS) report which runs into over 15 pages the longstanding US position on Kashmir is that the territory’s status should be settled through negotiations between India and Pakistan while taking into consideration the wishes of the Kashmiri people.

“The United States seeks to balance pursuit of a broad US-India partnership while upholding human rights protections, as well as maintaining coopera-

runs at 280 kmph with door open

US President Donald Trump

tive relations with Pakistan,” the report said.

The Trump administration has called for peace and respect for human rights in the region.

With key US diplomatic posts vacant, some observers worry that the US capacity is thin, and the US president Trump’s July offer to “mediate” on Kashmir may have contributed to the timing of New Delhi’s moves, it said.

The CRS reports are not considered as an official position of the US Congress. Notably the CRS has come out with a report on Kashmir after 17 years. —PTI

Khartoum: A Japanese bullet train hurtling along at 280 kilometres (174 miles) per hour ran for nearly a minute with one of its doors completely open on Wednesday, its operator said.

The accident, due to human error, was a rare mishap for the Japanese “Shinkansen” bullet train which has a world-famous safety and punctuality record.

The Tokyo-bound Hayabusa No. 46 train screeched to an emergency stop in a tunnel shortly after leaving Sendai station in northeastern Japan when the conductor saw a warning light that the door of the ninth carriage was open, East Japan Railway said.

“The conductor checked the carriage and found that the door

was completely open,” a company spokesman said.

“Some 340 passengers were on board but no one was injured,” he said, adding that the train resumed its journey after a check-up.

“The incident occurred after a janitor mistakenly left the carriage door unlocked so that they could manually open and close,” he added. “We sincerely apologise for the incident,” he said, adding that the company will take steps to prevent it happening again.

Japan is a pioneer in high-speed rail networks, hailed for their safety measures, including the emergency stop system, which can automatically slow trains down before a major earthquake strikes. —PTI

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A police officer escorts a woman during a protest in Mimika, Papua, Indonesia.

Jakarta: Indonesia has blocked internet access in West Papua region and deployed extra military and police personnel to the region amid ongoing protests.

The protests erupted last week in the West Papua region after students in East Java alleged police of mistreatment and racial abuse.

Indonesia security minister, Wiranto, and the country’s police chief, General Tito Karnavian have reached Papua region to oversee the government security operation.

Indonesia’s informa-

SCORES KILLED AFTER HOUTHIS FIRE MISSILE AT SAUDI BASE Sanaa: Scores of people were killed after Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they fired a ballistic missile targeting a Saudi military operation room in the Kingdom’s southwestern province of Jizan on late Wednesday evening. “The missile hit the target in Samtah town, killing scores of the enemies including officials,” group’s

military spokesman Yahya Sarea said. Saudi Arabia has yet to confirm attack.

Houthis have recently stepped up missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, but most of the attacks were intercepted by kingdom’s air defence systems. On August 17, a bomb-laden drone attack caused a “minor fire” in a gas plant in an oil field.

tion ministry has said the decision to “temporarily block” internet communication starting on Wednesday is meant “to accelerate the process of restoring the security and order situation in Papua and the surrounding areas”.

The order will stand “until the situation in Papua returned to being conducive and normal,” according to the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology’s official website.

Police have arrested at least 34 people so far in Timika. —ANI

Drone photo released by the Corpo de Bombeiros de Mato Grosso, brush fires burn in Guaranta do Norte municipality, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. (Inset) The satellite image provided by NASA on August 13 shows several fires burning in the Brazilian Amazon forest. Brazils National Institute for Space Research, a federal agency monitoring deforestation and wildfires, said the country has seen a record number of wildfires this year, counting 74,155 an 84 per cent increase compared to the same period last year.

—PHOTOS BY PTI

DEATH TOLL RISES TO 81 IN BLAST TARGETTING WEDDING Kabul: The death toll in Kabul terror attack, which targetted a wedding ceremony, rose to 81, Wahid Mayar, a spokesman for the Afghanistan Public Health Ministry told Sputnik on Thursday. “The casualties have risen and reached 81. The figures

are accurate. Some of [those injured] which were not in good health condition lost their lives in the hospitals,” Mayar said. An explosion rocked the west of Kabul on August 17 when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a wedding reception.

N KOREA DENIES NUCLEAR TALKS IF US HOSTILE MILITARY MOVES Seoul: North Korea said Thursday it has “no interest” in dialogue unless Washington stops “escalating hostile military moves”, as a senior US envoy visited Seoul with an eye on reviving nuclear talks with Pyongyang.Talks between Pyongyang and Washington have stalled since a second summit

between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi in February collapsed without an agreement. North Korea has carried out several short-range missile tests in recent weeks in protest against annual US-South Korea joint military drills that it sees as a rehearsal for invasion.

HAMDOK TAKES OATH AS SUDAN’S PRIME MINISTER Khartoum: As country embarked on a three-year transition to civilian rule earlier this month, Abdalla Hamdok took constitutional oath as PM. According to local media, Hamdok was sworn in before Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chairman

of the newly-formed Sovereign Council, at the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum in presence of CJ. Hamdok is expected to form a government of 20 ministers who will be selected by the opposition Freedom and Change Alliance.

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VIVA RICHARDS! VIV I believed I am the man: Viv Richards tells Kohli about his mindset while batting

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ormer West Indies legend Viv Richards answered “I believed i am the man”, to India skipper Virat Kohli when he asked about his mindset while opting to bat without a helmet.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a video on their website in which Kohli turned anchor for the 67-year-old.

“Whenever I have seen videos of you walking out, you’re in a hat, no helmets back then. Even when there were after a point you chose not to because it was something that made you feel like you have the belief and you are chewing gum. I know the pitches were not as prepared or as covered back then.

What was it like? What went through your head walking out knowing that you don’t have that sort of protection, there is no restriction on bouncers and then you go out and dominate like that.

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BRIEF Cummins replaces Paul for first Test Cricket West Indies’ interim selection committee on Wednesday announced Miguel Cummins as the replacement for injured Keemo Paul for the first Test match against India. The 28-year-old Cummins had made his debut three years ago against India. He had a memorable second match in Saint Lucia as he had recorded the fig—ANI ures of 9-102.

Ramos to not chair US Open Carlos Ramos will not be serving as chair umpire in the upcoming US Open 2019 matches involving Serena Williams or Venus Williams. Ramos officiated as the chair umpire in the last year’s US Open women’s singles final between Serena and Japanese Naomi Osaka, CNN reported. Osaka was able to defeat Serena, but the match was overshadowed by con—ANI troversy.

Haryana ASI wins gold in wrestling Assistant-Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Haryana Police Manjit has won a gold medal in wrestling during the World Police and Fire Games (WPFG) held in Chengdu in China.

Manjit clinched the gold medal in the 86 kg category, a spokesman of the Police Depart—ANI ment said.

Archer imitates Smith’s style Ahead of the third Test match in the ongoing Ashes, England’s pacer Jofra Archer was seen imitating Australia’s Steven Smith’s style of leaving the ball outside —ANI the off-stump.

What did you feel from the time you left the changing room till you got to the pitch. What was the mindset?” Kohli asked.

“I believed I am the man. It may sound arrogant but I always felt that I was involved in a game that I knew. I would back myself every time. But the helmet I tried, I am not going to lie and tell you. But, it felt a little uncomfortable. So I felt my cap, my maroon cap which was given to me. I felt so proud with that. My mindset was that if I am good enough to be here, if I get hurt it’s god’s will,” Richards replied.

Kohli answered his own question and said that he would prefer getting a blow early on so that he gets to know the feeling.

“I always feel like it’s better to

get hit early on and get to know the feeling rather than always feeling like you might get hit. So, I prefer actually getting hit early on and really hard so it motivates me even further not allow that to happen again, just that pain to go through your body and be like - okay enough, it’s not happening again,” Kohli said.

The Indian cricket team is currently in West Indies and have already trounced West Indies in T20I and ODI series.

India will compete against West Indies for the first Test match on August 22. —ANI

I always feel like it’s better to get hit early on and get to know the feeling rather than always feeling like you might get hit. So, I prefer actually getting hit early on and really hard.

Virat Kohli

India vs Windies 1st Test Day 1: Rain forces early tea

ITF postpones India-Pak Davis Cup series

Kohli-like cover drive and Yuvi’s life coaching: Shubman

St. John’s: West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl in the first Test against India at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here on Thursday.

Both the teams are playing their first game of the World Test Championship (WTC).

This is the first time that the Indian and Windies team will be donning jerseys with name and number on it.

In the WTC, a total of 71 Test matches will be played across 27 series over a period of two years. The top two teams will then contest in the ICC World Test Championship final in June 2021 in the UK. Ajinkya Rahane scored his eighteenth half century in 118 balls. Total score was 131/4 at the

London: International Tennis Federation on Thursday postponed the Davis Cup tie between India and Pakistan to November, after an in-depth security review of the current situation in Pakistan was done by independent expert security advisors.

“Following an in-depth security review of the current situation in Pakistan by independent expert security advisors, the Davis Cup Committee has taken the decision to postpone the Davis Cup Asia/ Oceania Group I tie between Pakistan and India in Islamabad, due to be played on September 14-15,” International Tennis Federation said in a statement.

—ANI

New Delhi: His strokes bear a striking resemblance to Virat Kohli but Shubman Gill’s approach to cricket is influenced by Rahul Dravid, who has asked the youngster to stick to his natural game come what may.

Just two weeks shy of his 20th birthday, Gill is making waves despite having played just two ODIs with former captain Sourav Ganguly among those left surprised by his omission from the senior team’s ongoing tour of the West Indies.

The youngster spoke to PTI about handling the limelight, the comparisons, “that cover drive” where he looks like Kohli and pro-tips from the likes of Dravid

end of 46th over.

While on the other hand, JO Holder from West Indies has maintained the best economy than rest of the players of his team. In 12 overs, Holders gave 21 runs yet could not get any wicket.

Whereas, KAJ Roach took 2 wickets in 11 overs while giving away 24 runs.

SCOREBOARD India vs West Indies Toss: West Indies, bowl first India 1st innings

R B 4 6 SR

KL Rahul c †Hope b Chase 44 97 5 0 45.36 MA Agarwal c †Hope b Roach 5 13 1 0 38.46 CA Pujara c †Hope b Roach 2 4 0 0 50.00 V Kohli (c) c Brooks b Gabriel 9 12 2 0 75.00 AM Rahane not out 50 122 7 0 40.98 GH Vihari not out 18 35 2 0 51.42 Extras: 6 (lb 5, nb 1) TOTAL: 134/4 (47 Overs, RR: 2.85) Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-7, 3-25, 4-93 Bowling: KAJ Roach 11-4-24-2, ST Gabriel 10-2-38-1, JO Holder 12-7-21-0, ML Cummins 7-0-24-0, RL Chase 7-1-22-1

DON’T CHANGE BASIC GAME “Rahul sir has been my coach since the India U-19 days and then India A. There is one basic advice from him which I always keep in mind. He would tell me that come what may, never change your basic game that got you success,” said Gill.

and Yuvraj Singh in dealing with the hype surrounding him.

“Rahul sir has been my coach since the India U-19 days and then India A. There is one basic advice from him which I always keep in mind. He would tell me that come what may, never change your basic game that got you success,” said Gill, who became the youngest Indian to score a firstclass double hundred earlier this month.

“I would certainly rate my double hundred against the West Indies A as one of my best knocks in red ball considering the opposition, surface and match situation,” Gill said.

—PTI

GOOD NEWS

Jaipur to host four Ranji matches: First match on Dec 9 

The first Ranji match in Jaipur will be against Punjab and will be played on Dec 9. State will also host various events of different age groups

First India News Jaipur: Even as the dispute in the Rajasthan Cricket Association still persists, state has got the chance to host matches in the domestic tournaments of BCCI. Jaipur will be the venue of 4 Ranji matches.

BCCI has declared its complete schedule for 2019-20 session and Jaipur will get the chance to host the Ranji matches against Pun-

jab, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Bengal.

Team Rajasthan will play its rest of the Ranji matches in other states.

The first Ranji match in Jaipur will be against Punjab and will be played on December 9. Apart from this, state will also host various tournaments of different age groups.

The matches of Vijay Merchant Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy will also be played in

Jaipur.

Players of age upto 13 years will not be able to give trial.

For selecting Team

Rajasthan for Under 16 Vijay Merchant Trophy the open trial of players will be held between August 27 to Sep-

tember 1 at RCA academy. Importantly, the players below the age of 13 years age won’t be able to eligible in the trial. The players selected in the trial will have to undergo AVP test as per the rules of BCCI and on the basis of test their eligibility will be decided.

Players will have to bring the documents to prove their date of birth and as per the new rules of BCCI, only the computer gen-

erated birth certificates will be considered and not the ones written with hand.

BCCI has made Jaipur as host and Team Rajasthan has started making the preparations also but the irony is that the players will have to appear the same selectors who have been caught in controversies and in contravention to the rules of BCCI , continue as selectors since long time.

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P LINGAIAH ‘ENCOUNTER’ CASE

BIG QUESTION MARK ON TELANGANA POLICE!

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n Monday, lawyer V Raghunath told the Telangana High Court that he could present the name of a person who was an eyewitness to the alleged fake encounter of P Lingaiah reported in Rallgadda village of BhadradriKothagudem district.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Shameem Akhter sought to know from him (the lawyer) if he could cite the name of an eyewitness to the alleged fake encounter. The lawyer had filed a PIL petition alleging that Lingaiah, who was claimed as the State secretary of CPI-ML (New Democracy) group of naxalites by the police, was killed in a fake encounter.

The bench had earlier ordered conducting an autopsy of Lingaiah again (the first one was conducted at Bhadradri-Kothagudem).

A veteran as he is, Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, BA, LLB, started his career as an Advocate on November 13, 1983

in the Rajasthan High Court. He brings in with him his huge experience. His field of specialization is in criminal and service matters. He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Rajasthan High Court on June 13, 2005. Was promoted as Permanent Judge on January 24, 2008. Then was transferred as a Judge of Karnataka High Court on 10 March 2015. Again he was transferred as judge of Telangana High Court on 8 November 2018.

He was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court on 3 April 2019.

On June 22, 2019, he was appointed as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court.

On Monday, the government presented the second post-mortem examination report to the bench. After perusing the report, the bench asked the Additional Advocate General J Ramchander Rao about the government’s version of the said encounter. When the AAG replied that he would file a counter, the bench asked Raghunath what he had to say about the alleged encounter.

Meanwhile, Justice

lTelangana HC directs Principal

Home Secy to provide security to eye-witnesses

Telangana HC Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan

Shameem Akther, a member of the bench also brings his rich experience. The constituition of the bench with such senior and experienced professionals is a hugely laudable issue. Justice Akhter pursued B Com from Nagarjuna Government Degree College, Nalgonda, obtained Law Degree from University College of Law, Nagpur, completed LLM from PG College of Law, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad in the year 1996, obtained Doc-

BONHOMIE Finance Minister of West Bengal Amit Mitra called on West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata on Thursday.

The meeting lasted for one and a half hours. Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi also met Jagdeep Dhankar, at Raj Bhavan. The meeting lasted for about an hour. Joshi was accompanied by Coal India Chairman Anil Kumar Jha. Dhankar also expressed his warm greetings on the occasion of Janmashmi to the people of West Bengal and the nation.

torate from Osmania University in the year 2006. He practiced on Civil, Criminal and Revenue side actively in Nalgonda District from 1986 to 2002. Was appointed as District and Sessions Judge in the year 2002, worked as Additional District Judge at Khammam, Presiding Officer of Andhra Pradesh Wakf Tribunal at Hyderabad, Additional Director of Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy at Secunderabad, Additional District Judge,

Modi uses Pak airspace to travel New Delhi: For the first time after February’s Balakot airstrike, PM Modi on Thursday used Pakistani airspace to travel to France for a bilateral meet.

The airspace had been shut following airstrikes by IAF on February 26. IAF planes had destroyed terror camps in Balakot area, following the Pulwama attack which killed over 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir. The CRPF personnel lost their lives after their convoy was attacked by a JeM terrorist. —ANI

lEarlier, CJ RS Chauhan, Justice

Shameem Akhter wanted to know names of them

Justice Shameem Akhter

Narasaraopet, Guntur District, Principal District Judge, Nizamabad, and Registrar (Judicial), High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. Appointed as Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad and assumed charge on January 17, 2017.

Coming back to the case, the lawyer told the court that around 200 armed policemen surrounded a group of

five persons, including Lingaiah, in the forest of Rallagadda in the early hours of July 31.

He said the police opened fire resulting in a bullet injury to Lingaiah. According to him, while two of the five persons fled, the police gunned down Lingaiah in front of the other two persons who were later made to wear olive-green dresses.

When the two persons were carrying Lingaiah’s body on bamboo sticks, the villagers re-

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sisted the police who left the place, the lawyer told the court. The hearing was posted to Wednesday as the lawyer agreed to inform the court the name of the eyewitness.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the Telangana High Court directed the Principal Home Secretary to ensure safety and security of the four persons who were “cited” as witnesses in the alleged encounter of P Lingaiah reported in Bhadradri-Kothagudem district.

Passing this order, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Shameem Akhter also instructed the Yellendu magistrate to record statements of the four persons under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). The magistrate was instructed to file the report by August 28 after obtaining their statements.

These directions were given while hearing a PIL petition filed by the Civil Liberties Committee-Telangana State seeking registration of murder case against the police personnel involved in the alleged fake

encounter of Lingaiah.

During the previous hearing, the bench asked lawyer V Raghunath if he could cite any person who was present during alleged fake encounter.

The lawyer assured to give the names, and when the hearing began on Wednesday, he gave four names to the bench.

When the bench asked the lawyer if those persons can file affidavit, Raghunath said they apprehend threat to their lives in the backdrop of the encounter. Following this, the bench directed the government to ensure their safety.

The Chief Justice adjourned the matter to August 31 for next hearing. Interestingly, towards the end of the post lunch session of the First Court headed by the Chief Justice, the Additional Advocate General J. Ramchander Rao requested the bench not to pass the order.

The AAG cited a judgment of the Apex Court in the case of People’s Union of Civil Liberties vs State of Maharashtra and asked the bench to hear the matter again on Thursday. However, the CJ turned down their plea stating that he had powers to order for recording of statements.

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Keep soaring high and bringing glory to the nation!!

Congratulations to Indian Women Hockey Team for winning their #Olympic Test Event final, defeating #Japan.

The team has performed brilliantly so far in the tournament. Best Wishes from entire country for games ahead.

Vaibhav Gehlot participated in Rajiv Gandhi Jayanti celebrations at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday. Vaibhav met the Council of Ministers, MLAs and PCC officials there.

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Wg Cdr Abhinandan resumes flying MiG 21 lll

Varthaman returned after 6 months after sustaining injuries while ejecting from plane during a combat between India and Pak

New Delhi: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the Indian Air Force pilot who became the face of a tense military confrontation between India and Pakistan in February, has started flying MiG 21 jet again.

Wing Commander Varthaman returned to the fighter cockpit, nearly six months after sustaining injuries while ejecting from a fighter plane during an aerial

Abhinandan Varthaman next to a MiG 21 aircraft.

combat between India and Pakistan on February 27. “He has started

—File photo

flying,” said a top military official. At present, Wing Commander Var-

thaman is serving at an IAF base in Rajasthan.

The 36-year-old IAF pilot was captured by the Pakistani Army on February 27 after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during aerial combat.

Before his jet was hit, he downed an F-16 fighter of Pakistan. Wing Commander Varthaman was released on the night of March 1 by Pakistan. He had sustained

injuries while ejecting from his MiG 21 Bison during the aerial combat and was taken off flying duties because of it.

Wing Commander Varthaman was conferred Vir Chakra, the coveted wartime gallantry medal, for downing the F-16 jet of Pakistan during the aerial combat. Vir Chakra is the third highest gallantry award after the Paramvir Chakra and the Mahavir Chakra. —ANI

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30 COSTUMES FOR ‘JHANJHARIYA’

Actress Karisma Kapoor went down memory while shooting for a TV show. She says she had 30 outfit changes for the hit song ‘Jhanjhariya’ in the 1996 film ‘Krishna’. “There were two versions of this song - male and female. The male version was shot in a desert in 50 degree heat while the female version was shot over three days in Mumbai.

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SAYS SINGER JOHNY SETH IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CITY FIRST

Toshi Sabri, Mann Kaur, Rituraj Mohanty and Sharib Shabri —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

IS LUCKY FOR ME

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unjabi Singer and an idol for the youth, Johny Seth was in the Pink City all the way from Sydney, to promote a song that is written and sung by him, ‘Beauty Overloaded’, at Sizzlin Scissors. Johny is loved for his songs wherever he goes, and he says that it is something that inspires him the most. ‘It’s all about love,” he quoted. Talking about the USP of the song that is going to release soon, he said, “We’ve created everything from scratch, but have still tried to give nostalgia of an old Hindi song.”

The song has been shot in Chandigarh.

On asking about how the idea of how this song came up, he stated, “It was one of my Manager’s wedding, and after getting dressed I asked him how I was looking; to this, he said ‘beauty overloaded’, and that sounded really catchy to me. So on my way back to Australia from India, I wrote the complete song, and the process followed after that.”

Music is something that either comes from within if one is passionate about it, or after a major incident that takes place in life. The same happened with Johny Seth. He had gone through a breakup in the year 2011, that brought out this side of his. To this, he said, “Back in 2011, I went through

a breakup and eventually had a lot of time. After the heartbreak, music was my way out of the depression; you can say that music healed me. After that, I wrote and composed some nice songs and that is how everything started and here I am today, telling you my story.”

It is extremely overwhelming for the singers who get brand new recognition in the industry, and until a few years back, Johny was in the same place too. Pointing to that, he mentioned, “The response that I had received on my first hit song was very overwhelming.

Until the end of 2015, my songs were just fine. Now when people hear the same songs, they appreciate it; but back then, these didn’t really do that well.” Talking further he said, “In 2016, my life completely changed. Well, there’s a fun fact- I was actually in Jaipur when the song released. I must say, Jaipur is lucky for me. In a day, I had never seen over 200 messages in my inbox; but when I did, I knew that I had made it big, and everybody was talking about my song.”

Johny says that by the end of this year, he has three new releases that are going to be really exciting to work for. He believes that being an independent artist is very important for the long run, and this is something that people are eventually going to look up to. nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in

Back in 2011, I went through a breakup and eventually had a lot of time. After the heartbreak, music was my way out of the depression; you can say that music healed me. After that, I wrote and composed some nice songs and that is how everything started and here I am today, telling you my story.

Johny Seth

After discord, music fest finds its Taal KIRTI CHAUHAN

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aipur Music Festival and Awards organised their season three to celebrate and promote the spirit of the music on Wednesday at Bharatam Auditorium, TPS. Former Agriculture Minister Prabhu Lal Saini and Ex-Cabinet Minister Rajpal Singh Shekhawat were present as the chief guest of the event.

During the event, 30 renowned musicians of music fraternity were supposed to be felicitated for their work, but, popular music director Jatin Pandit, and Jaipur based singers Ravindra Upadhyay and rapper Rapperiya Baalam did not appear to receive their awards, which was the major displeasure for the audience. However,

Prabhu Lal Saini and Rajpal Singh Shekhawat giving award to Amit Ojha and Suresh for the film ‘Lal Ji Kalandar’

the event took off with the appearance and performance of Sabri Brothers- Toshi Sabri and Sharib Shabri from Jaipur. Later, a singer from Dubai, Mann Kaur, India’s Raw Star show fame Rituraj Mohanty and lyricist Kumaar made the ambience more colourful.

Sabri brothers belong to a musical background family and have learnt classical singing from their father. During a conversation with City First, Toshi said that he has been practising music since he was eight and serving to the music industry from the past 15 years. “I have more than seven passports but never had the food better than Jaipur. I am a fan of Jaipur’s JaleSinger performing during the event

bi and Samosa,” he further added. The upcoming projects of Sabri brothers include movies like Dangerous, By-Pass Road and Coolie no.1.

Mann is an Indian but has imbibed the art of music more from Pakistani singers like Noor Jehan, Farah Anwar and Afshan. In 2006, she faced the stage for the first time in Dubai and sang the Pakistani composition ‘Channa Intezaar’.

Rituraj got his musical inspiration from his father who is a Tablaist and calls Indian composer Ram Sampath his Godfather. He is a versatile singer and have sung in 18 languages and recently given his voice to the actor Rana Daggubati for his upcoming film ‘Hathi’ in two languages - Hindi and Telugu. kirti.chauha@firstindia.co.in

INDIAN HERITAGE ON RAMP T NEHAL NAYAR

Design by ‘Rana’s by Kshitija’

he sixth edition of Rajasthan’s biggest fashion show, ‘The Fashion Connect’ presented by First India is just a few days away from the day of the final showcase, and is eagerly awaited by all the fashion enthusiasts in and around the city. Various renowned designers from across the country are going to be a part of this massive showcase, Neeta Lulla being the grand finale designer.

Kshitija Rana from ‘Rana’s by Kshitija’ is one of the participating de-

signers at ‘The Fashion Connect Season 6’, and is going to showcase one of her best and latest designs.

As a fashion designer, Kshitija has spent the last 9 years in not just promoting the royal dressing and craftsmanship nationally, but globally too.

Her label is dedicated to Indian women’s ethnic wear, with the vision of promoting the Indian culture, heritage and royalty.

‘Rana’s by Kshitija’ has showcased the collection at various leading fashion events in Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, and Dubai, and the label has also collaborated with Bollywood stylists, eventually dressing many leading artists for their movies and other events. Kshitija has also been associated with ‘Rajasthan Film Festival’ in the past year, being an integral part of promoting Rajasthani art and culture.

The grand showcase of these designers will be held on September 7 at MOR Banquet and Resort in the Pink City. nehal.nayar @firstindia.co.in Kshitija Rana

Design by ‘Rana’s by Kshitija’

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‘Real Housewives of New York’

Hotel Jaipur Marriott is back with their lipsmacking 12-day Desi style fest ‘Chai Chaat Chutney’, being organised in the ‘Jaipur Baking Company’ section.

When: Till August 31 Where: Jaipur Marriott

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n emotional Angelina Jolie tried ‘not to cry’ while dropping off son Maddox to college in South Korea.

The 18-year-old is attending Yonsei University in South Korea to study biochemistry, and Jolie dropped him off at the school in-person.

“I leave today, I’m trying not to cry,” the Oscar-winning Hollywood actress said in a video, shared on Instagram by a user on

To spread awareness about running and physiotherapy, they planned to organize a marathon that will bring all the physiotherapists under one roof.

When: September 1 Where: Shipra Path

Wednesday, August 21.

The mother-son duo were all smiles in the photographs and videos shared on the users account, as Jolie took the time to chat with her son’s fellow students and even offered to take a photograph with the excited group. The video was taken in a building on-campus.

Jolie told the group that she and Maddox were in Seoul for a few days before classes get started.

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UPCOMING....

In association with JIFF, PHDCCI Film Tourism Festival, 16th International Film Festival and International Children Film Festival is going to be organised in the city.

When: August 25-28 Where: Clarks Amer

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“We’ve been in Seoul - we were (also) here a little while ago when we first went to Yonsei,” she said.

Maddox’s decision to attend the South Korean college came after months of US and international campus tours - including a stop

by NYU - before he settled on Yonsei.

“It seems like a great school,” Jolie said in the video.

Maddox was homeschooled for his elementary and high school education.

—IANS

SANCHI REWAR, MODEL

YOUR DAY

Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY ARIES

TAURUS

You will work harder in office to maintain a good impression on your seniors. The goal that you have assigned for self on academic front needs lot of hard work and perseverance. You may find the love of your life today.

Get up from the bed and go for a walk.

On academic front, leaving things for the last minute may not be the best idea today.

You are great at extracurricular activities and this will make you famous.

Your love life is going great and you often spend lovely time with your partner.

MAR 21 - APR 20

Bethenny Frankel

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ethenny Frankel will reportedly exit American reality TV series ‘The Real Housewives of New York’. Frankel first joined the series when it premiered in 2008 before exiting the series in 2010 during the show’s third season. She then rejoined the show during its seventh season in 2015 and has been with it since. She has also made guest appearances on ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ and starred in the spinoff shows ‘Bethenny Ever After’ and ‘Bethenny & Fredrik’.

“I have decided to leave the ‘Housewives’ franchise to explore my next chapter,” Frankel said in a statement to variety.com.

“It’s time to move on and focus on my daughter, my philanthropy and my production partnership with Mark Burnett, producing and starring in shows which represent a shift in the conversation for women.

“With the changes in modern culture, I want to highlight the strength, confidence and unstoppable power that women have. My experience at Bravo has been an incredibly magical ride.”

—IANS

THEATRE

Trying not to cry: Jolie

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MISSION MANGAL DIRECTOR: JAGAN SHAKTI CAST: AKSHAY KUMAR, VIDYA BALAN, TAAPSEE PANNU AND SONAKSHI SINHA FUNSTAR TIMES SQUARE MALL: 09:00, 11:30, 02:15, 05:00, 07:45, 10:30 GALAXY RIICO : 09:00, 11:30, 02:15, 05:00, 07:45, 10:30 TRITON MEGA MALL : 09:00, 09:50, 11:35, 12:40, 02:30, 03:30, 05:20, 08:15, 09:25, 10:00, 11:10 WORLD TRADE PARK MALL : 09:00, 10:05, 11:40, 12:45, 02:35, 05:30, 08:25, 10:20, 11:20 CINESTAR MULTIPLEX: 08:45, 11:45, 02:15, 04:45, 07:15, 09:45, ENTERTAINMENT PARADISE: 09:45, 12:45, 02:00, 03:45, 06:45, 09:00, 10:00 FIRST CINEMA: 09:00, 11:30, 02:10, 04:40, 07:15, 10:00 GOLCHA CINEMA: 12:30, 03:30, 06:30 09:30 CITY PLAZA MALL: 09:45, 11:00, 12:45, 03:45, 06:45, 09:00, 09:45 CRYSTAL PALM : 09:30, 12:30, 02:35, 03:30, 06:30, 09:30, 10:30 ELEMENTS MALL: 09:45, 12:40, 03:35, 05:30, 06:30, 09:35, 10:35 GT CENTRAL MALL: 09:05, 09:50, 10:50, 12:45, 01:45, 03:00, 03:40, 04:40, 06:35, 07:35, 08:45, 09:30, 10:30 PINK SQUARE MALL: 09:50, 10:45, 12:45, 01:40, 03:40, 04:35, 06:35, 09:30, 10:30 SUNNY TRADE CENTER : 09:50, 10:50, 12:45, 01:45, 03:40, 04:40, 06:35,

07:35, 09:30, 10:30 VAIBHAV, AMARAPALI CIRCLE : 09:35, 12:30, 03:30, 06:30, 09:30 KOHINOOR CINEMA (DOLBY ATMOS): 03:15, 09:15 RAJ MANDIR CINEMA: 12:30, 03:30, 06:30, 09:30 LAKSHMI MANDIR CINEMA: 12:15, 03:15, 06:15, 09:15

BATLA HOUSE FUNSTAR TIMES SQUARE MALL: 10:00, 02:50, 07:40, 10:30, GALAXY RIICO MANSAROVAR: 12:00, 02:50, 05:40, 10:30, TRITON MEGA MALL: 10:20, 01:20, 04:25, 06:20, 10:05 WORLD TRADE PARK MALL: 10:10, 01:00, 04:05, 07:10, 10:15 CINESTAR MULTIPLEX: 11:15, 02:00, 04:55, 07:35, 10:15 ENTERTAINMENT PARADISE: 09:30, 12:30, 03:30, 06:30, 09:30 FIRST CINEMA: 09:15, 03:45, 06:45, 09:45, GOLCHA CINEMA: 12:30, 03:30, 06:30, 09:15 CITY PLAZA MALL: 09:30, 12:30, 03:30, 06:30, 09:30 CRYSTAL PALM : 10:00, 01:00, 04:00, 07:40, 10:00 ELEMENTS MALL: 10:15, 01:15, 04:15, 07:15, 10:15 GT CENTRAL MALL: 10:15, 12:00, 01:15, 02:35, 04:15, 07:15, 10:15

ASSISTANCE, ON THE ROAD City Car Helpline...................... 5106046 Audi ........ 18001036800, 18002096800 BMW ............................... 18001032211 Mercedes .........................92143-62626 Ford ................................ 18001022020 Honda ............................. 18001033121 Hyundai........................... 18001024645 Maruti Suzuki ........................ 18004200 Tata Motors ..................... 18002097979 Volkswagen India ............ 18001020909 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

CANCER

You must have invested a good amount in the past but it may take longer to get the returns. Academically, you can only succeed if you make a sincere effort. You must spare time for your lover to keep the things going smoothly.

You must take all the measures to save money. You want the recognition and that fame in your social circle but it gets difficult for you to do the same because of your shy nature therefore you must try to open up a little. You must do things to bring excitement to your relationship.

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

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

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

Your income will increase and you may now be able to afford things which were just dreams till date. You may throw a party for your friends and dear ones. You partner will give their hundred percent support for everything.

Your health needs attention.

You want to start your own business as soon as possible and money is no constraint. You must develop trust and harmony between you and your partner. Your health may start to suffer because of your tight work schedule.

On the other hand taking time off is also not possible.

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

CITY POLICE FIRE AMBULANCE DIAL 100 101 102/108

APR 21 - MAY 20

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

Angelina Jolie

The year ahead brings you fame and glory. You will experience certain changes in life that will prove beneficial in the near future.

Overall planets assures successful career and life.

AUG 24 - SEP 23

LIBRA

SCORPIO

On academic front, you may face lot of distractions and you must try and overcome those at any cost. Your financial condition has improved and paying the last loan installment will be quiet a relief to you. Health wise you are doing good.

You may blindly rely on someone special and reveal all your secrets to them. Be careful and avoid picking side until you see the true colors of all. You will get the required money to renovate your home. You are keeping up well with the fitness routine.

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

You must not trust anyone if they try to brainwash you against someone. With open eyes, see what is happening and with open ears, listen to what others have to say. You are not contend with what you earn therefore you must look for other sources.

On work front, if you trying hard then now you must try harder.

On academic front, you will perform well today and your teachers or professors will be impressed. Take care of your family elders, they may need you now more than ever.

NOV 23 - DEC 22

DEC 23 - JAN 20

AQUARIUS

PISCES

You must socialize more often to develop a relationship with various personalities.

You may get lots of blessings and appreciation from someone whom you helped in the past. No pain no gain, remember this when it comes to building a strong physique.

On professional front, you may feel overloaded with work. On academic front, laziness may distract you from your timetable. Instead of expecting love from your partner, first you must go and give them some love.

Keep moving ahead with confidence and courage.

JAN 21 - FEB 19

FEB20 - MARCH 20

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VARUN-ALIA JOIN

HANDS FOR CHARITY S

tudent of the Year’ co-stars Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt have joined forces, this time for charity.

Alia has announced the next instalment of her closet sharing initiative ‘Mi Wardrobe is Su Wardrobe’. After actors Anushka Sharma and Sonakshi Sinha, Varun is the third celebrity guest to share handpicked favourites from his personal wardrobe, for charity.

“Varun is making his MiSu debut and I’m really thankful for his support! We need to start adopting a more conscious approach to-

Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan

Alia has announced the next instalment of her closet sharing initiative, and Varun is to share handpicked favourites from his personal wardrobe, for charity.

wards buying and discarding garments. We want to encourage more and more people to consider adding quality, preowned garments to their wardrobes and to help our environment by reducing waste,” Alia said. Proceeds from this

wardrobe will support Salaam Bombay Foundation, which works with adolescents growing up in urban slums, to keep them in school through multiple programmes that impact their education, health and livelihood.

Speaking on the association, Varun said: “Sharing a garment is the most fun form of recycling it and keeping it away from landfills. Mi Wardrobe is Su Wardrobe not only gives fans across the world the opportunity to own a garment from my personal closet, but together, we’re also doing our bit for the environment.”

—IANS

LATA, AAMIR DONATE

FOR MAHA FLOOD RELIEF

L Winners of ‘Attitude Fashion Fiesta’

The Colourful ‘Attitude’

CITY FIRST

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mway India organised a dazzling fashion show ‘Attitude Fashion Fiesta’ on Wednesday in Jaipur.

The evening included a myriad display of colors and talent, as the Amway direct sellers walked the ramp with style on sequences choreographed by wellknown choreographer Reena Jain from Jaipur.

The fashion show displayed youthfulness and vibrancy through its theme-based rounds – Ethnic Solo round, Ethnic Couple round and a Western round.

Laxmi and Rakesh Jain were crowned as

egendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and superstar Aamir Khan have contributed Rs 11 lakh and Rs 25 lakh, respectively towards the Chief Minister Relief Fund following the Maharashtra floods. Devendra Fadnavis has thanked them for their gesture.

“Thank you Aamir Khan for your contribution of Rs 25,00,000 towards CM Relief Fund.

Maharashtra

Lata Mangeshkar

Floods,” Fadnavis said.

“We are also thankful to Respected Lata Didi for the contribution of Rs 11,00,000/- to-

the winners, Renuka and Chandrakant Sharma, and Maya and Mahesh Kumar Kahar won the runners-up and first runners up tittles respectively in the Couple Ethnic Grounds. Jaya Dwivedi was crowned as the winner, Gursimran Singh and Monika Soni won the runners up and first runners up titles, respectively, for the Western Solo round.

The jury panel included Sonu Chhbra, Limca book of records holder 2019 in highest pushups category and winner of many beauty pageants in Rajasthan, Manoj Vats and Mukesh Singh, Major Account Managers, Amway India. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

Winners of ‘Attitude Fashion Fiesta’

Aamir Khan

wards CM Relief Fund.

Maharashtra Floods!”

Fadnavis told the legendary singer. Till August 16, the death toll in

the Maharashtra floods has shot up to 54 in the Pune division while another four people continued to remain missing.

The worst-hit is Sangli district accounting for 26 deaths, followed by Kolhapur with 10, Satara 8, Pune 9 and Solapur one.

Two people are still missing in Kolhapur and one each in Sangli and Pune districts.

—IANS

CHITRANGDA TO PRODUCE HER WEB SERIES

C

Chitrangda Singh

hitrangda Singh is all set to make her digital debut as an actress and a producer, with a musical drama web series. The shoot of the series begins at the end of the year.

“I will be starting to shoot for a web series at the end of the year or the beginning of next year. So, there is a bit of free time at the moment.

The series is will be a musical drama. I am excited because I was waiting to do something interesting. It’s been a long time since I have acted in a project,” said Chitrangda.

Chitrangda also revealed she is developing the series under her production banner, while interacting with

the media at the Women Entrepreneur Exhibition of the Ladies’ Wing of the IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Actress Kajol was also present at the event.

The actress has ventured into production in the past with the 2018 film ‘Soorma’, a biopic of former Indian hockey captain Sandeep Singh.

She said that as a producer she wants to support content that is interesting and engaging.

Chitrangda was last seen onscreen in ‘Baazaar’ (2018).

She played Saif Ali Khan’s wife in the film.

—IANS

Karisma changed 30 costumes for ‘Jhanjhariya’

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ctress Karisma Kapoor went down memory while shooting for a TV show. She says she had 30 outfit changes for the hit song ‘Jhanjhariya’ in the 1996 film ‘Krishna’.

“There were two versions of this song - male and female. The male version was shot in a desert in 50 degree heat while the female version was shot over three days in Mumbai. While shooting in the

desert, the cast had to dance on the sand which kept flying into our eyes making it very difficult to shoot the song,” Karisma recalled. “When we started shooting for the female version, I realised I had 30

outfit changes for that one song. Every look was different with different hair and make-up. The steps were quite tough. So, ‘Jhanjhariya’ was not only an iconic song but also the most memorable song of

my career,” added the dancing diva.

She opened about the song while shooting for talent-based reality show, ‘Dance India Dance: Battle of the Champions’.

—IANS

Karisma Kapoor

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Locals enjoyed the exclusive wedding and lifestyle collection exhibited by big brands in the city KIRTI CHAUHAN

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he two-day wedding and lifestyle exhibition ‘Lagan Mandap’ was culminated on Thursday in the city, where approx 45 brands outside the Pink City from various cities like Delhi, Raipur, Mumbai, Kolkata and more came to exhibit their products. The exhibition was not only focusing on wedding collections, but also displayed a wide variety of Indo-Western clothes, Casual or routine wear ethnic garments, health care products, jewellery, footwear, home decor, handbags and more.

During the exhibition, Devasya, a Dubai based wholesale brand

was seen exhibiting the collection of seven designers, that included an exclusive range of semi stitched suits.

Delhi girl Ravleen Gulbano exhibited her Indo-western brand ‘Gulbano’, and her collection is based on the Moroccan concept that deals mostly in capes and drapes. Sanya from Ludhiyana was showcasing a wide variety of rich party wear suits, under her brand name ‘Mutiyaar’. The bakery products of Delhi based brand ‘Mini’s Bakery’ sweetened the mood of the customers and aura of the place during the event.

Big brand names like Hrim Clothing from Mumbai, Sid and Vani from Delhi, Anju Khurana Pri-

LAGAN ki

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—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Taiyariyan Shopaholics of the city enjoying their visit at the exhibition

vate Collection from Delhi, Arati Khanna from Banaras, Chitrangana, Desiway from Navi Mumbai, Ellora from Delhi, Gurbakshi from Delhi, House of Vastra from Delhi, KGN Silver Jewellery, Kyra from Mumbai,

RK Creations, Kokila Silk Kreation from Banaras, The Clothing Pallette from Mumbai, Shahzaib Exclusives from Mumbai and more were also seen exhibiting their collections. kirti.chauhan@firstindia.co.in

A model displaying brands during the exhibition

FRILLS & STYLES

WHAT’S HAPPENING!

IN THE PINK CITY!

SUJATA SOGANI

W Jagdeesh Chandra at the Retirement Ceremony of Prabhu Dayal Sharma, elder brother of Rituraj Sharma, President, Rajasthan High Court Employees Association at Shree Radha Bagh Garden on Wednesday. From Left: Lalit Sharma, Preeti Dixit, Uma Sharma, Jagdeesh Chandra, Prabhu Daya Sharma, Mahesh Chandra Sharma and Rituraj Sharma.

—PHOTO BY NAIM KHAN

One day workshop and training program on intellectual rights was hosted on Tuesday by Asshocham and Intelluctual Property India at IIS (Deemed to be) University.

After consulting Jaipur Foot Founder DR Mehta, Prem Bhandari announced two camps in a meeting at Bhandari’s New York residence, BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvergiya, Hotelier Ramesh Bhatia, Jagdish Sewhani, and President of The American India Public Affairs Committee. Pramit Maakoday, Co-founder Boston Center of Excellence for Health at Harvard University, Rana Treasurer Chandraprakash Sukhwal and Yash Arora from Washington were present in the meeting.

MLA Rafiq Khan attended the inaugural session of the ‘8th Asian Women’s Youth Handball Championship’ in Jaipur, which was inaugurated by CM Ashok Gehlot.

Sutradhar Sanskritik Sansthan organised a play ‘Dhoop Ka Ek Tukda’, written by Nirmal Verma, on Thursday at Ravindra Manch.

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

ho thought that frills are gone in fashion. Heyy there, it’s back. Since recently, ruffles have stolen the show and are definitely here to stay. From ramp shows to red carpets to street style, ruffles are spotted everywhere. Don’t worry about looking too tacky in ruffles because dramatic is the new cool! And what better way than to flaunt the retro trend in the timeless sarees? So today we discuss about the grace of ruffled sarees and why you should flaunt them this festive season.

Ruffle sarees are a major comeback of the 90s trend and can be effortlessly styled in numerous different ways. A tiny ruffle detailing at the border and pallu can make a world of a difference to your retro saree look. Or if you want to go bold and make a statement with the ruffles, layer the ruffle deign in the same or contrast colors. I have paired this saree with printed blouse in ruffle sleeves with yellow ruffled saree.

There are many ways you can style ruffles.

It is a big yes to ruffled saree from us as it gives a modern twist to something very traditional. For twist and twirl, Insta moments plump for ruffled lehengas and shararas. And for those who are not comfortable enough with this fashion element trending this wedding season but at the same time want to give it a try, the best option is to invest in ruffled dupattas.

What better way to flaunt

JAIPUR LAD MAKES IT BIG IN MELBOURNE Lokesh Sharma from Jaipur was the Director and Choreographer of ‘India Fashion Week Australia’ held on August 11 at Peninsula Docklands, Melbourne.

The event was organised

by Meilleur Events, with participating designers being- Sayantan Sarkar from Kolkata, Rimi Nayak from Kolkata, Rose Maria from Australia, Nick from Australia, and grand finale designer Samant Chauhan from Delhi.

‘Chr-Cha’, a meeting point for all creators in and around Jaipur to voice opinions on things that matter, was organised by Arch College of Design and Business on Wednesday, on the topic ‘Myth to Meaning’ with the panellists being Textile Historian & Entrepreneur Vikram Joshi, Craft & Textile Connoisseur Brij Bhushan Bhasin and Design Educator & Social Entrepreneur Archana Surana.

—PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA

those stylish ruffles than on your traditional nine yards!

Yes, we’re referring to sarees with a hint of the runway trend. You can have layers at the hemline, your pallu or even a ruffle sleeved saree blouse; the options are endless!

The 109th birth anniversary of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II, founder of modern Jaipur, was celebrated at Ashok Club on Wednesday. Members of the club came in large numbers to honour the statue of the late Maharaja with garlands.