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MODIFIED TRUMP AT G7

 PM Modi really feels he has it under control: US President Biarritz/London: With President Donald Trump by his side, Narendra Modi on Monday categorically rejected any scope for third party mediation on Kashmir, saying it was a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, and “we don’t want to trouble any third country” -- a position that was immediately backed by the American leader who had recently offered to mediate.

In an apparent backtracking from his earlier comments, Trump said he feels that both India and Pakistan can resolve the Kashmir problem on their own. The two leaders appeared together to speak to the media after overnight talks on the sidelines of the G-7 summit and ahead of their formal meeting.

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 All India-Pakistan issues bilateral, don’t want to give pain to any third country: PM

PM Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting in the sidelines of G-7 summit in France on Monday. PM Modi actually speaks very good English...he just doesn’t want to talk, Trump joked during the meeting.

—PHOTOS BY PTI

NOT QUITE A MUAH MOMENT...

Even as US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel had a frosty relationship in the past, they appeared to be on friendlier terms when they met at the G7 summit in Biarritz on Sunday. While Trump closes his eyes and puckers up, Merkel keeps her eyes wide open and cringes although with a smirk.

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DAS CAPITAL: RBI okays ` 1.76 L cr transfer to govt

Umrao Salodia jailed in land fraud case

Shah vows to uproot Naxals, resolves to fight menace jointly with states

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lead by Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said that its central board has accepted the recommendations of Bimal Jalan Committee and approved surplus transfer to the government. The RBI will transfer a sum of Rs 1,76,051 crore to the government which comprises a surplus of Rs 1,23,414 crore for 2018-19.

“The Central Board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today decided to transfer a sum of Rs 1,76,051

Naresh Sharma

New Delhi: The Centre and the Naxalismaffected states on Monday resolved to jointly fight the Left Wing Extremism, with Home Minister Amit Shah declaring that the Maoists are against the idea of democracy and will be uprooted, officials said.

Chief ministers Nitish Kumar (Bihar), Naveen Patnaik (Odisha), Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Kamal Nath (Madhya Pradesh), Raghubar Das (Jharkhand), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) and Y S

crore to the Government of India (Government) comprising of Rs 1,23,414 crore of surplus for the year 2018-19 and Rs 52,637 crore of excess provisions identified as per the revised Economic Capital

Framework (ECF) adopted at the meeting of the Central Board today,” the RBI said in a statement.

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New Delhi: On the order of the court which conducted hearing on the charge sheet submitted by ACB, in the matter of fraud related to land worth crores, retired additional chief secretary Umrao Salodia has been sent to Jail.

DG (ACB) Alok Tripathi informed that complainant Nanakram Sharma ( district judge now retired) had submitted a compliant in 2013. ACB had registered a case against 5 public servants.

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Home Minister Amit Shah, Minister of State G Kishan Reddy and Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla (L) during a review meeting on Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in New Delhi on Monday.

Jaganmohan Reddy (Andhra Pradesh), besides top police and civil officials of 10

Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected states, attended the meeting where ongoing

operations against Naxals and development initiatives were reviewed.

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Janta ka CM bowls a ‘spin’, walks up to ‘this’ Harbhajan Singh Naresh Sharma Jaipur: After finishing his Manmohan Rajya Sabha agenda and disposing of a few other crucial political matters in Delhi during the last couple of days, the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is back to his ‘Jansunwai’ programme as a part of his good governance mission at his residence, 8, Civil Lines on Monday morning.

A huge crowd gath-

Our government will recruit 2 thousand 500 homeguards soon. The proposal regarding this recruitment is approved.

With this decision, youth will get employment opportunities and home guard vacancies can also be filled. #Rajasthan —Ashok Gehlot ered at the place to meet Gehlot and to seek justice on various matters.

The humane face of CM Gehlot was apparently visible during the the ‘ J a n s u n w a i ’ programme, conducted

at the Chief Minister’s Residence, when the CM after realising that a specially- abled senior citizen, Harbhajan Singh, wasn’t able to stand, he himself met him.

Gehlot who is known for being compassionate,

NO TURBANATOR THIS: What’s in a name? True... Names may match, but their skills may not. What actually matters is the human affection. When CM Gehlot noticed at Monday’s jansunwai that aged Harbhajan Singh was having physical issues to come forward to meet him, the CM revealed his humane side and himself approached the ailing person.

moved his chair near the senior citizen and lent a patient ear to him.

Everybody present during the programme, was moved by the kind gesture of the CM who apart from Singh, heard lots of others, who had come to meet him and discuss their problems with the ‘People’s man,’ as Gehlot is fondly called.

The ‘Jansunwai’ programme started at 10 am. People from across various areas of Jaipur were

queued up at the Chief Minister’s Residence to discuss issue including road, water, land disputes etc. with their leader.

The government has now switched to an active mode after the spell of election’s code of conduct and therefore, people from all walks of life came to meet the chief minister with their issues during the ‘Jansunwai’ programme.

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Heavy SCHOOL BAGS WEIGH down pupils

HOW IT AFFECTS POSTURE Heavy backpack is compensated by the body by tilting forward to counter the effects of gravity. This will alter the alignment of the child’s posture and increase the strain on the spine. The weight of the backpack may also damage the muscles of the upper shoulders due to compression.

According to medical experts, bones in the body of children undergo fusing regularly, their posture at that time of growth cements the body structure they would have when they reach adulthood Jinu Abraham One, two, three… a single step at a time, they go on, dragging the burden of knowledge on their back.

Heavy school bags is by now such a talked about topic that it is embarrassing to witness tiny tots still dragging their feet, stooping their back and

BIG PICTURE entering the school gates, exhausted already in the first hours of the morning.

According to medical experts, bones in the body of children undergo fusing regularly, their posture at that time of growth cements the body structure they would have when they reach adulthood. The correct posture includes a straight spine, balanced shoulders and

leveled h e a d among other things. It is important to ensure that the natural curves of the spine are maintained and not misaligned. Which is exactly what is happening to school children every single day.

Many children can be seen walking with head facing the ground, slouching spine and stooping shoulders, making spine, neck and back pain or injuries a common ailment among young ones, where it once was a sign of old age. Old records also suggest that proper body posture also leads to a healthy and long life, in fact they make sure that body health during adulthood can be judged by the constitution of one’s childhood lifestyle are. It would be devastating to know what future holds if this problem is not addressed properly by the authorities.

—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

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THE MEDICAL PROBLEMS Spinal stress and possible pain and discomfort. Damage to the tissues is not always accompanied by pain making it go unnoticed at times. In the long term they may develop imbalances in the postural alignment, which can affect the health of the nervous system.

When the alignment of the spine is imbalanced the communication between the brain and the body is negatively affected.

IMPLICATIONS ON BRAIN ACTIVITY Proper alignment and movement of the spine is absolutely essential to brain health. Impulses created by spinal movement charge the brain like a battery.

This is why people fell energized after exercise and tired after sitting all day.

If the spine becomes stiff or misaligned the brain will become deficient in the essential impulses resulting in lowered brain and body performance.

Tips to avoid the problems caused by heavy school bag

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zzWhen buying a bag, buy a

sturdy, well-designed bag with wide, padded shoulder straps that reduces pressure on the neck and shoulder area. Buy a bag with adjustable straps which can be altered as the child grows.

zzCheck your childs posture

after he has put the bag on. If you notice your child leaning forward or slouching, check if the bag is too heavy or if it has been packed incorrectly.

zzMake sure your child is only

carrying the items they need for school that day remove any unnecessary books and equipment.

zzUse both shoulder straps

never sling the pack over one shoulder.

zzThe straps should be

shortened until the bottom of the backpack is just above the childs waist.

my school Itopack bag according my time table,

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are two types of body posture; static T here posture is how you hold yourself while you are not in motion and dynamic posture is

I even take my parents help to do so. But it is always heavy for me. My friends also find the bag very heavy. We look forward to the time when we could place our bags at its place.

Sometimes my back hurts for sometime, after we remove the bags, I feel very light.

—Shivaditya Mahasani

how you hold yourself when you are in motion. Both of these are very important when it comes to body posture and also they are interlinked to each other. If your spine is not straight when you are standing, chances are you would stoop when you move.

—Dr Mathew George

you look at the time table that the school children I fhave to follow these days, you would know it is very hard to even lighten their bags.

Few subjects that they have daily teaching hours for have such heavy books that it is hard not to feel sorry them. The teachers try to make it easier by asking them to share where the students sitting on one desk could take chances to bring the heavy books, but sometimes it just doesn’t work out for the best.

—Yash Sharma

arrange my Icording school bag acto the time table everyday. I do not carry even a single extra book or notebook in my bag. But my bag still gets so much heavy. I think they should divide the books in two parts as mostly, it is the books which consume space.

If the books will get thinner, we will have to carry less weight on our shoulders.

—Divisha Pareek

DISCORDANCE

No proposal passed for development of city in general body meeting Mukesh Sharma Jaipur: Politics dominated in the General Body Meeting (GBM) of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Monday. Not a single proposal for the development of the city was passed in the meeting.

The proposal for street lights, cleanliness and development of the city could not be discussed.

Only five of the city’s 91 councillors could speak on this proposal.

BJP councillors staged a sit-in against the Mayor for an hour and a half. Finally, the Mayor adjourned the GBM indefinitely.

The 13th meeting of the fifth board began on Monday under the chairmanship of Mayor Vishnu Lata. The meeting soon turned into an uproar. Deputy Mayor Manoj Bhardwaj tabled a proposal to give the administrative and financial powers of the Mayor to the

BJP councillors staged a sit-in against the Mayor Vishnu Lata for an hour and a half on Saturday at JMC. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Sushil Sharma came to the House dressed as Krishna.

Board. The proposal was signed by 46 BJP councillors. There was

was a confrontation between the councillors of the BJP and the Con-

neither any discussion nor vote on this proposal. After this, there

gress. Councillors on both sides accused each other and uttered abuses. There was also a furore among councillors. Due to which the mayor adjourned the proceedings of the meeting for 15 minutes.

When the meeting started again, the discussion started on the first proposal for the meeting’s agenda. Under this proposal, a payment of Rs 56 lakh for three months of the loader tender was to be

approved. BJP councillors opposed the proposal. Due to which the proposal was deferred for the next meeting.

Discussions on street lights, cleanliness and development started under the second proposal but only five councillors spoke. BJP Councillor Sunil Sharma took up the issue of the cleaning staff.

Sharma alleged that the Mayor removed 20 sweepers from his ward. Sharma sought

an answer from the Mayor on the issue. The mayor said he would respond in the end after listening to all councillors. This angered BJP councillors and sat on a dharna in the House. The mayor urged BJP councillors to go to their seats. But they did not listen and shouted slogans against the mayor.

Which caused an uproar. The Mayor adjourned the meeting for lunch.

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RUSU ELECTION TODAY

More than ten lakh voters will decide the fate of 25,000 candidates across the state.

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—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Students will be given entry in the polling station only after scanning the identity cards.

Ballot papers and ballot boxes have been sent to the polling stations.

OUTSIDERS BARRED, IT’S ONLY CODED ENTRY Mukesh Sharma

Jaipur: All the government universities and colleges across the state, including Rajasthan University, will hold student’s union elections on Tuesday. More than ten lakh student voters will decide the fate of more than 25 thousand candidates across the state. 25 thousand 563 students of Rajasthan University will vote for 18 candidates for the four posts of APEX student’s union. All preparations for the Rajasthan University Students’ Union(RUSU) elections were completed on Monday.

Polling is scheduled to take place between 8 am and 1 pm Tuesday, while counting is to take place on next day August 28. The University Administration has

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Colleges

Voters Polling booth numbers Maharani college 6369 21 Maharaja college 2723 13 Commerce College 4340 15 Rajasthan College (morning) 3420 17 Law College(morning) 554 03 Law College(evening) 636 03 five-year law college 773 3 Total voters

polling booths

poll timing

23563

101

8 am to 1 pm

ABVP PANEL RU has also implemented barcode-based identity cards system for the students.

formed 101 polling booths at nine polling stations for the student union elections. This time eight more polling booths have been formed in comparison of the previous student’s union elections.

Over one thousand employees and teachers of the university have been given the responsibility to conduct the elections.

Rajasthan University has taken strict steps to prevent fake voting.

Like the previous RUSU

KHANA KHAZANA @ BIKANER  Former CM Vasundhara Raje said that there is lawlessness in the state and common man IS afraid. She said that the dignity of women is in danger

 Raje addressed the party workers in Suratgarh’s Agrasen Bhawan. She called the part workers to start preparing for the next elections  In Dhirera village

of Bikaner district, Raje sat under the acacia tree and tasted the local delicacies of the region. The villagers insisted her to have lunch

BUGGED? Or is it the grapevine... . First India begins a column that brings to you gossips or tete-e-tete from the corridors of power

FORMER CM WOMAN OF HER WORD

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hile former CM Vasundhara Raje is not in power but still her followers feel that her word would be a command for the bureaucracy in the state. Raje was in Bikaner, few of her supporters showed her pictures of Sursagar in shambles. During Raje’s tenure, she had ensured that Sursagar will be developed as a tourist spot thus several works were undertaken.

the identity cards. Students will be allowed into the campus only after showing their 201920 ID cards. RU and police completed all the preparations for the student wings elections on Monday.

President Amit Budbadwal

President Uttam Chaudhary

Vice President Deepak Kumar

Vice President Priyanka Meena

General Secretary Arun Sharma

General Secretary Mahaveer Gurjar

Joint Secretary Kiran Meena

Joint Secretary Laxmi Pratap

Manjeet Badsara

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Sawai Madhopur SP Sudhir Chaudhary told PTI. The situation is “completely under control” and peace talks are being held with both the communities, he said,

CMO SEEKING AN INQUIRY AGAINST A CONTRACTOR

n interesting case related to the waterworks A in Hindaun city has come to the fore where on the complaint of a legislator an inquiry by the CMO

was ordered however the officials gave a clean chit to the person. MLA Bharosilal Jatav had written to the CMO seeking an inquiry against a contractor working for the department at Hindoli

RUSU ROW: LYNGDOH ORDER THROWN OUT OF WINDOW?

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tudent leaders are resorting to everything they can do to ahead of the student union elections. On the eve of elections, a video went viral on social media where students are seen gyrating with a female dancer. This also flouts the recommendations of the Lyngdoh committee.

The student leaders do not consider the recommendations of any value for their career.

According to the chief election officer of RUSU election preparations for the elections have been completed.

Ballot papers and ballot boxes have been sent to all polling stations.

No vehicle without a pass will be allowed inside the university campus.

For facilitating the students, RU administration has arranged two mini-bus and ten e-rickshaws to get to the polling station from the main gate of the RU.

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES FOR PREZ POST Mukesh Choudhary

45 arrested in Gangapur after stones hurled at VHP rally Sawai Madhopur: Police have arrested 45 people in Gangapur City of Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district where tension prevailed after some people pelted stones at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) rally, a senior police officer said on Monday. Prohibitory orders have been imposed in the area and mobile internet services have been suspended till normalcy resumes, he added.

“We have arrested 45 people under preventive sections. The accused will be produced before the magistrate today (Monday). Section 144 has been imposed and mobile internet services have been suspended,”

 Raje left for Raisingh Nagar to express condolence on the death of Sriganganagar MP Nihalchand

GUP SHUP

elections, the University Administration has also implemented barcode-based identity cards system this time for the students. Students will be given the entry in the polling station only after scanning

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PREPARED FOR THE ELECTIONS

adding that a flag march was conducted to maintain law and order.

He said cross FIRs have been registered by people from both the communities and the matter is being investi-

Pooja Verma

Father arrested for raping daughter

Such incidents mean police failure at every level. Had the police acted on time, the situation would not have become like it is now.

Stone pelting was initiated from the terrace of the mosque and the cops did not do anyting. I have spoken to DGP, IG, DM and district SP about the issue.

—Gulab Chand Katariya, LoP

gated.

On Sunday, some people had thrown stones at the VHP procession apparently from inside a mosque and the adjoining houses in the area.

—PTI

Ajmer: Police on Sunday arrested a man from Ajmer district for allegedly raping and impregnating his daughter. Speaking to ANI on the matter, PSO

Rajendra Commando said, “We had received information about the rape of a minor girl in October last year.

The girl’s family, however, did not want any action citing superstitious reasons and societal pressure.” —PTI

THE PLOT THICKENS: Ex-addl chief secy jailed for land fraud First India News Jaipur: On the order of the court which conducted hearing on the charge sheet submitted

by ACB, in the matter of fraud related to land worth crores, retired additional chief secretary Umrao Salodia has been sent to Jail.

Director-General of Anti Corruption Bureau Alok Tripathi informed that complainant Nanakram Sharma ( district judge

Retired ACS Umrao Salodia

now retired) had submitted a compliant in the year 2013, based on that ACB had registered a case number 203/13 against 5 public servants and one more

person who was not a public servant.

As per the matter, Neendar’s Jagirdar Surendra Singh had given land to Nanakram Sharma, the district judge in the year 1953 and the land conversion in favour of Sharma was done in 1960. Then in the year 2001, Ranveer Singh who was the son of Surendra Singh made an appeal in front of SDO to cancel the conversion.

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HC REMOVES STAY ON BAR ASSN POLLS Affidavit for ‘One Vote One Bar’ will be taken from all lawyers prior to elections First India News Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has removed the stay on the President, Deputy President and working committee election of the Bar association Jaipur. The single bench of Justice Alok Sharma gave the order after hearing the version put forward by advocates and former president of the Bar association, Rajendra Sharma.

Advocate Dinesh Pathak, Bhagwat Singh Rajawat and Kul-

deep Sharma submitted application to become a party in the case and they were represented by advocates Rajendr Sharma, Mahendra Shandilya, Major RP Singh and Rishipal Agarwal who informed that the High Court Bar has been conducting elections under one vote one Bar. On the other hand, the applicant informed that wrong facts have been presented before court. During the hearing senior advocate AK Sharma, who represented the Bar, gave ap-

‘On-the run’ ACP gives up, presented in ACB court

A proval of getting elections conducted under one vote, one Bar. The single bench recalled its own orders and dismissed the application while also giving the order that prior to elections, an affidavit for ‘One Vote One Bar’ will be taken from all lawyers.

Application filed in Asaram case

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n application against punishment was filed in the Asaram case and hearing on the issue was held in the division bench of Justice Sandeep Mehta. The court has given order to hear the matter on custody period priority base. At

present hearing is being conducted on matters wherein custody period has been seven years or more and Asaram’s custody period has been five years, eleven months and twenty days. Thus Asaram might have to wait for two years.

Vadra’s aides get bail

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wo men accused in money laundering case related with Robert Vadra received bail. The then nayab tehsildar Fakir Mohammad and a babu – Ranjeet Singh, were granted bail. The bail was granted by the single bench of Justice Pankaj Bhandari. Advocate Anand Sharma, who represented the ED, objected to the bail and said that other bench have been continuously adjourning the case. since the case associated with it is pending before the SC.

fter ACP Aas Mohammad s u r re n d e re d before the cops in Kota, the man – accused in high profile bribery case of Jhotwara police station – was presented before the ACB Court judge at the judge’s house.

The ACB sleuths demanded a remand of the cop for interrogation after which the court sent Aas Mohammad to three days’ remand. On Monday when the remand time was completed, the ACB presented the accused before ACB court and sought s further remand of four days which the

court approved and sent Aas Mohammad to ACB remand. Notably, Additional SP Chandrasheel Thakur has been appointed as the investigating officer in the matter and the entire matter is being interrogated by ACB Kota. He was posted as ACP at the Jhotwara police station in Jaipur.

Armed men loot `8L in Bhankrota First India News Jaipur: In a shocking incident, armed miscreants conducted a loot of eight lakh rupees in broad daylight in Bhankrota area. The men targeted two employees of a petrol pump who were carrying the collection money to bank. The employees tried to save the cash, however the miscreants fired a shot in the air, creating terror in the employees and taking advantage of the situation, the unidentified miscreants fled with the cash. The police conducted barricading after the incident was reported and have initiated an investigation into the matter.

According to the police the incident occurred in the afternoon when the two employees were headed to deposit the previous day’s collection in bank. “The men had left the Bindayaka petrol pump and were headed to the bank when three men on a bike approached them

and suddenly braked hard in front of them, making the duo on bike to also stop immediately,” officials said.

As soon as the two employees stopped, two of the miscreants got down from the bike and started to pull the bag containing cash. “realising that the men were intending to commit a loot, the petrol pump employees resisted their attempts, however one of the miscreants then pulled out a gun and opened fire in the air. This created fear in the two men and they let go of the bag following which the men immediately fled from the spot on the bike,” officials said.

The Bhankrota police was informed about the incident which rushed to the spot.

Minister discusses auction policy, encroachment among other issues

GREEN COVER AFTER RAINS

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A view of Baradari in Amber after the recent monsoon received by the city.

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—PHOTO BY NAIM KHAN

Jaipur: Urban Development and Housing (UDH) Minister Shanti Dhariwal held a meeting of Urban development Department, Local Self Government Department and JDA officials.

During the meeting discussion was held on the state’s new Auction Policy, removal of buildings and infrastructure in the catchment area of Ramgarh Dam, heritage conservation in walled city of Jaipur and other issues.

UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal

The two hour long meeting was held at Dhariwal’s house wherein, the issue concerning Ramgarh Dam dominated the discussion. The discussion

was held related to the process to be adopted for removal of anicuts, resorts and other buildings in the catchment area.

Dhariwal informed the offiials that he will visit the areas after the monsoon ends in September and he would be accompanied by relevant officials from JDA, JMC, Irrigation department, Revenue department, Urban development and LSG. Dhariwal further laid emphasis that all the construction that present a problem to the

filling of the dam will be removed. He also informed that the government is determined to remove the encroachments.

The new Auction Policy of the state was also discussed during the meeting and the state government will issue the notification in this regard in next few days.

Moreover the state government will also issue special housing regulations for the walled city area after the city was recently listed as a world heritage site.

Mafia attacks mine Energy MoU inked between State and Utah Bajri department officials First India News

Jaipur: The electricity companies of Rajasthan will exchange energy technologies with Utah state of the United State of America (USA). An MoU to this extent was signed between the energy department of Government of Rajasthan and Utah state of America in the Vidyut Bhawan on Monday.

Under this, newer

technologies related to renewable energy and its sources will be exchanged. “A discussion was held between representatives of both the states on the various initiatives and works done in the energy sector and the challenges faced. The MoU will work as a help to both the states,” said Naresh Pal Gangwar, Principal secretary, Energy department. Important

RAJ WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE BY JUMPING IN FRONT OF TRAIN Jaipur: A woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of an oncoming train with her two kids in Rajasthan’s Dausa district on Monday, police said.

According to SHO of Bandikui Police Station Rajendra Kumar, the woman identified as Supriya

Gurjar (30) along with her son Golu (6) and daughter Ankita (8) jumped in front of the Haridwar Express in Kiratpura village near Araniya Railway Station.

The bodies were handed over to family members after post mortem and the case is being investigated.

points have been included in the MoU like renewable energy integration, energy storage, scheduling and forcasting, electric mobility, strength of transmission network and use ot smart technic for anti theft losses etc.

Representing the Utah state, executive director Dr Laura Neilson signed the MoU. Senior officials including Principal Secretary Naresh

Pal Gangwar, RVPNL CMD Kunji Lal Meena, RVUNL CMD P Ramesh, managing director of renewable energy corporation Anil Gupta and managing director of Jaipur discom AK Gupta were present.

Bundi: Illegal bajri transportation continues in state despite the order of High Court.

The responsible officials fear to take action against the bajri mafias. Bajri transportation is openly going on in Talabgaon of Hindoli area, but no officials go for inspection.

On Monday, the bajri

Utah state, executive director Dr Laura Neilson, Special Secy Energy Dept Pallakonda Ramesh, Principal Secy Naresh Pal Gangwar with the MoU.

RLP DECLARES PROTEST AGAINST STONE PELTING IN TAUSAR Nagaur: In the case of encroachment in the Banjara town of Tausar in Nagaur, the RLP has announced a massive protest against stone pelting, agitation and death of JCB driver during the removal of encroachment a day before. In view of that,

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the Nagaur Collectorate complex seemed to be a police camp on Monday. On the other hand, while interacting with the media, Nagaur District Collector Dinesh Kumar Yadav has completely denied the allegation of MP Hanuman Beniwal.

CS GUPTA CHAIRS MEETING OF SCREENING COMMITTEE OF IIIT

Jaipur: Chief Secretary DB Gupta chaired a meeting of the screening committee for the director of the IIIT. On

Monday evening, the CS held a review meeting of R-Urban Plan wherein the DPR was approved of the R-Urban clusters.

mafias attacked the officers of the mining department taking action on illegal bajri transportation near Gram Datunda in Basoli police station area. Fortunately, the mining officials managed to run from the spot saving their lives. The officers of the department got the information of bajri transportation and reached the spot.

DEPARTMENT CALL CENTRE INAUGURATED BY MIN MEGHWAL Jaipur: Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Bhanwarlal Meghwal inaugurated the departmental call centre in Ambedkar Building. Meghwal interacted with the common man regarding their problems through the calls coming at

the call centre and informed the responsible officials for solving those issues. He said that based on the feedback received from public through them, the problems being faced in the operation of the schemes would be eliminated.

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‘Oppn resorting to maarak shakti on BJP’ A Maharaj-ji told me to strengthen my saadhana that bad times are upon us and the opposition is using black magic to harm the BJP, Pragya Thakur said Bhopal: BJP MP Pragya Thakur on Monday made a bizarre claim that the Opposition was resorting to sorcery on BJP leaders in the context of the passing away of some top leaders of the party.

Addressing a condolence meeting to pay tribute to senior party leaders Arun Jaitley and Babulal Gaur, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, she said, “During my election campaign, a maharaj ji had told me that the Opposition is resorting to sorcery on your party (BJP) and its leaders. He said it is a very bad time and asked me to be cautious.” “I had forgotten about this thing after that. But now, when I see that leaders of our party are

SC ORDERS RELEASE OF `7 CR TO NBCC

New Delhi: The SC directed the release of Rs 7 crore from the court’s bank account to National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) to complete two stalled projects of embattled real estate group Amrapali in Noida & Greater Noida. A bench headed

by Justice Arun Mishra asked authorities to create a special cell for each project to ensure the speedy work.

—ANI

BJP distances itself from Pragya’s bizzare remark, Congress slams Bhopal MP

BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur pays tributes to former Union Minister Arun Jaitley and former CM of MP Babulal Gaur during a condolence meeting at the partys state headquarters in Bhopal.

leaving us one by one, I recall what the Maharaj ji had said. Whether you believe it or not, this is true and it is happening,” Pragya added. After the meet-

ing, the media tried to elicit some more comments but she refused to elaborate.

On August 24, Jaitley passed away in New Delhi at AIIMS.

IN THE COURTYARD JDU TO CHALLENGE EC DECISION ON ARROW SYMBOL Patna: Janata Dal-United will challenge the Election Commission of India’s decision to not grant it the concession to use its reserved symbol for contesting elections in Jharkhand & Maharashtra. “Party has decided to challenge the decision in Commission and if required, we will go to High Court as well.

Somewhere, now our demand from EC is to freeze the election symbol of JMM,” JDU leader Rajeev Ranjan said.

—ANI

FIPB CLEARANCE TO INX MEDIA OKAYED BY SIX SECRETARIES New Delhi: Kapil Sibal, senior counsel representing former Union finance minister P Chidambaram, told the Supreme Court that the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media was approved by six Secretaries to the government. “INX Media got approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for bringing in foreign investment.

FIPB consisted of six secretaries.”

—ANI

Gaur, a former MP CM, breathed his last at a Bhopal hospital on August 21. Earlier this month, former minister Sushma Swaraj had died.

—ANI

PETITION ON DRAFTING OF UNIFORM CIVIL CODE

New Delhi: A petition was moved in the Delhi HC seeking directions to the Central govt & Law Commission of India to constitute a judicial commission to draft a Uniform Civil Code. The petition, filed by lawyer Abhinav Beri, submitted that the gender justice and equality of women guaranteed cannot be secured without the implementation of the Article 44.

—ANI

I had forgotten about this thing after that. But now, when I see that leaders of our party are leaving us one by one, I recall what the Maharaj ji had said. Whether you believe it or not, this is true and it is happening —Pragya Thakur, BJP MP

you better on this (comment). Everyone has different views. I don’t believe in all these things.”

Congress on the other hand, criticised the BJP MP for her comment and said that such comments do not befit the stature of a parliamentarian.

Cabinet Minister Jitu Patwari said, “Arun Jaitley and Babulal Gaur were not only BJP leaders, but also leaders of this country. They were considered as our fathers and we respected them a lot. Pragya is not a sadhvi anymore. She is an MP. Such comments

do not befit the stature of any parliamentarian.

This mentality cannot take our country and Bhopal forward.”

Echoing similar sentiments, Congress leader Manak Agarwal said, “Congress never believes in all these things. Pragya Thakur is an expert in all these things. She said that Hemant Karkare had died because she had cursed him.” Thakur was addressing a condolence meeting at the state BJP office to pay tributes to Jaitley and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Babulal Gaur.

—ANI

TAKING NOTE...

Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani with Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma visits Umdihar Anganwadi Centre to oversee the implementation of Poshan Abhiyaan, in Shillong.

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Jaitley’s remains immersed in Ganga

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Haridwar: The ashes of former Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley were immersed in the Ganga river at Haridwar on Monday.The ashes were immersed

by Jaitley's son Rohan.

He was accompanied by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank'. Jaitley passed away in New Delhi on Saturday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He was 66.

DEFENCE MINISTER TO VISIT LADAKH ON AUGUST 29 New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Leh on August 29 in a first major visit by a top brass after the abrogation of Article 370. This would be the first visit by the Defence Minister to the Union territory after the government got a resolution passed in this regard in Parliament earlier this month. The Minister is

Bhopal: BJP lawmaker Pragya Thakur faced flak from Congress leaders for making bizarre claims of ‘opposition resorting to sorcery on BJP leaders’, while her party distanced itself from her controversial statement.

Thakur had y courted controversy after alleging that the opposition parties are using ‘maarak shakti’ to harm BJP leaders. On being asked to comment on Thakur’s statement, Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh assembly Gopal Bhargava told, “She (Pragya) can tell

expected to hold parleys with both locals & military officials deployed in the area. The Army and other security agencies are charged with guarding the borders with China in the Eastern Ladakh sector. He is expected to be briefed by the local military commanders about the security situation in China & Pakistan border in Leh.

CM PALANISWAMI FLAGS OFF 40 POLICE PATROL VEHICLES Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami flagged off 40 Amma police patrolling vehicles and the first electric bus of the state at the Secretariat in Chennai on Monday.

The air-conditioned electric bus will ply

between Chennai Central and Thiruvanmiyur. The patrol vehicles will be used to tackle crimes cases reported against women and children. The pink coloured patrol vehicles will be given to the all-women police stations in Chennai.

(L-R) Rohan Jaitley, son of former Finance Minister & BJP leader late Arun Jaitley offers prayers at Har Ki Paudi in Haridwar. He then immerses the ashes of his father in the River Ganges in Haridwar.

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He was cremated with full state honours at the Nigambodh Ghat in the national capital.

Jaitley's last rites were performed by Rohan

while several of his family members were also present at the cremation ground.

A number of politicians attended the last

MP CM SEEKS 4G CONNECTIVITY IN MAOIST-AFFECTED DISTRICTS New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday urged the Central government to provide at least 4G connectivity in the Maoist-affected Balaghat and Mandla and also clear proposals for road projects and residential schools in the two districts.Speaking at a review meeting of Chief Ministers

of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected states here, he said the state had created `HAWK force' in 2000 and launched development programmes. He said steps taken by the state government have resulted in limiting Maoism only to Balaghat and Mandla districts which border Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh.

rites of the late BJP leader. Those in attendance included Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla,

Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP working president JP Nadda and Congress leader Kapil Sibal. —ANI

SP DISSOLVES ITS DELHI UNIT WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT New Delhi: The Samajwadi Party dissolved its Delhi unit with immediate effect.

This was announced by party chief Akhilesh Yadav. On August 23, the party said it dissolved all its national and state units with immediate effect.

The SP, Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal had contested the national elections under the banner of 'mahagathbandhan' in Uttar Pradesh earlier this year. The RJD failed to open its account in the polls.

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CDS IS REALITY IN BHARAT...

A REASON OF JOY FOR ALL...

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is a necessity with regard to national security and military reforms

Trump desperately wants to disentangle America from a seemingly unwinnable war

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espite ongoing peace negotiations between the United States and the Taliban, the bloody conflict in Afghanistan continues to take a heavy toll on the country’s people.

The recent suicide bombing by the Khorasan branch of the Islamic State (IS-K) at a wedding in Kabul, which killed more than 60 and injured close to 200, is a stark reminder of Afghanistan’s poor security situation. It also shows that the Taliban are not the only armed opposition fueling the conflict. A US-Taliban peace pact is therefore unlikely to bring any respite.

The US-Taliban negotiations in Doha – in which the Afghan government is not a participant – are comparable to two previous peace processes: the Paris talks that resulted in the January 1973 peace treaty between the US and North Vietnam; and the negotiations that led to the 1988 Geneva Accords, signed by the Afghan and Pakistani governments with the Soviet Union and the US acting as guarantors.

These two agreements were designed to enable the US and the Soviet Union to exit with “honor” from wars they could not win, by bringing about, respectively, the “Vietnamization” and “Afghanization” of those conflicts. Both agreements failed to achieve their objectives.

By 1975, Soviet-backed North Vietnamese forces had overrun South Vietnam, humiliating the US. And in 1992, the US-supported Afghan Islamic resistance forces, the mujahideen, brought about the collapse of the Soviet-installed communist regime in Kabul.

Whereas the North Vietnamese soon succeeded in uniting their country and restoring peace, however, Afghanistan has fared much worse. The socially and politically divided mujahideen soon turned their guns on one another. And Pakistan took the opportunity to advance its regional interests by nurturing the extremist Taliban, who in 1996-98 conquered most of Afghanistan and subjected it to strict theocratic rule.

The Taliban in turn harbored al-Qaeda, which carried out the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the US. That prompted America, backed by its NATO and non-NATO allies, to intervene in Afghanistan the following month with the aim of destroying al-Qaeda and dislodging the Taliban regime. The US-led forces quickly dispersed al-Qaeda’s leadership and ended Taliban rule, but failed to defeat either group decisively. The Taliban and elements of al-Qaeda staged a comeback within two years of the US intervention, and have tied down American and allied forces in a low-grade but staggeringly costly insurgency ever since.

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Presently India has 17 single service commands (Army 7, Air force 7 and Navy 3) and Two tri-service commands (Andaman & Nicobar Command (theater) and the strategic force command, handling nuclear arsenals

M Narendra Modi in his Independence day speech of 2019 said that Bharat will have a triservice chief, commonly referred as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to provide single point military advice to the government with the aim to synergize planning, training, Logistics, and procurement of all three services of Indian armed forces the army, air force, and navy .

Post-Kargil War, In spite of strong recommendation by the Kargil review committee e in 1999 and as well as the then Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani LED group of ministers report of 2001 the issue of CDS was put in cold storage by various governments at centre.

In 2012 the Naresh Chandra task force pitched for a permanent chairman of the Chief of staff committee (CoSC) a diluted version of CDS with a fixed tenure of 2 years. The Chief of staff committee currently comprises the three service cheats with senior-most among them acting as its ex-officio chairman till he retires. Presently air chief marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa is the chairman of Chief of staff committee.

Presently India has 17 single service commands (Army 7, Air force 7 and Navy 3) and Two triservice commands (Andaman & Nicobar Command (theater) and the strategic force command, handling nuclear arsenals.

Hybrid Wars (a blend of psychological, cyber, space, economic and media) being the reality of future both in nature and scope. CDS is a necessity with regard to national security and military reforms especially wherein the lines blur between war/conflicts, politics, diplomacy, legalities, and even between the combatant and civilian bureaucrats/politicians With the CDS a reality the Defence Services and government will have to work out setting up of unified or theater commands wherein all military assets in a region under a single operational commander

will ensure greater offensive capability and success.

World over 70 countries including USA, UK, France, and Germany have CDS like a post for integration in military planning and operations. USA six Unified Theater Commands control the global operations And China has restructured its seven military regions into five geographical operational theatre commands.

The announcement of Institution of CDS by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been made keeping in view the much-needed reforms to streamline and further improve the coordination among the three forces and their functioning this action will, no doubt have a long-lasting and positive impact on Bharat security. The implications are going to be immense both from military and political points of view. zzThe CDS will be handling all

tri-service issues of Modern Warfare domains, space, cyber, special forces including defense Intelligence Agency.

zzThe single service commands

are likely to be transformed into theatre commands for bettersynergized operations .where all arms of the military will form a single cohesive entity under single commander will be able to employ resources of the army, the navy or the air force placed in that zone.

zzThis step though delayed by at

least 2 decades but is a welcome

zz The CDS will be the pivotal

CDS is going to be from Army while the IAF and the Navy have had certain reservations about it possibly due to its overwhelming size and scale

step which will certainly lead to optimum utilisation/employment of national resources in a swift manner to deter and counter any kind of threat from anti-Bharat elements to Bharat. zz CDS will not only take charge

of the integration of military resources and modernisation effort but will also be able to meet the challenges of changing military scenario in south Asia but the world over especially when China is trying to counterweight the USA and maybe a serious threat to Bharat interest in near future.

zzModernisation with planned

downsizing of the 15 lakh strong military retaining operational readiness and effectiveness with the synergy of three wings.

What will it take for Uber to become profitable?

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ber has to fix its business model to make it profitable in a sustainable way, and the wake-up call for that has come from its second-quarter results, according to experts. More worrisome than the loss in the latest quarter of $5.2 billion — inflated by a onetime, non-cash stock charge of $3.9 billion related to its initial public offering (IPO) — is that while the company has thus far emphasized growth over short-term profit goals, even it is decelerating.

Revenue rose by 14% to $3.2 billion, the slowest quarterly gain in its history. It has reported slowing growth over the past four quarters — from 58% to 12%. In the second quarter, gross bookings decelerated

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to 31% to $15.8 billion from 49% in the 2018 quarter.

Meanwhile, Uber continues to burn through cash, with net cash used in operating activities jumping six-fold to $922 million from $153 million in the same quarter a year earlier.

“You can get away with these large losses when the growth rates are quite high, because many of your expenses, of course, are investments in the future,” said David Wessels, adjunct professor of finance at Wharton. “But in this particular case, it’s just bad news when the numbers are so low.” He noted that rival Lyft posted “some pretty nice growth numbers” — up 72% in revenue and 41% in active riders in the second quarter of 2019.

Leonard Sherman, ad-

Uber needs to ensure that its core business of ride-hailing is profitable before diversifying into areas like bike rentals

junct professor of business at Columbia Business School, said what’s more troubling than the big loss is Uber’s difficulty in becoming profitable on an ongoing basis. “That number per se is not a worry,” he said, noting that it doesn’t even come close to making it to the top 10 worst quarterly losses in history. “The big number

was their quarterly cash burn.” Uber’s profitability problem “continues to exist, with the added pressure that we now have essentially diluted current stockholders in a moneylosing enterprise. And it’s not a pretty picture.”

Wessels and Sherman discussed Uber’s latest earnings report and business model on the Knowledge@Wharton radio show on SiriusXM. “The main theme of Uber’s business model is the positive network effects. With more drivers, the value for riders go up — lower wait times, cheaper prices,” said Gad Allon, Wharton professor of operations, information and decisions. “The more riders, the higher the value for drivers — or more work, and less wait time.

The combination of the

two can result in a powerful cycle, in which the firm’s costs goes down and the revenue goes higher.”

However, “Uber’s growth is slowing down, and the costs are not slowing down,” Allon continued.

“There are many reasons, but fundamentally, the issue is that Uber competes in both markets: riders and drivers. So, they can’t pay drivers less and they cannot charge riders more, basically breaking the main assumptions that underline its growth strategy. In that light, working on other verticals of mobility (such as Uber Eats) is a viable strategy, as it waits for either … self-driving cars [to reduce driver costs] or a merger with Lyft [to consolidate operations].”

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link between the PM (political executive) and the military.

Which means he will have direct access to the PM and detailed attention of the defense minister and the National Security Adviser (NSA). Presently the defense minister is briefed by the army, navy and air force chiefs separately.

The move will eradicate the excess bureaucratic control of the military and the man behind weapon will get access directly to the national political leadership resulting in a better understanding of military matters by decision-makers without Babudom.

All the players (politicians/ army/airchief/navy chief/ army chief/defence Secy) for sake of National security will have to be flexible for moving out of comfort zone to be ready to integrate and keep national interest supreme rather than smaller beliefs that they will lose the importance of individuals or organisations. Such as, what kind of interface will the CDS have with the NSA Or with the defense minister/defence secretary?

It is believed that for obevious reasons the first CDS is going to be from Army while the IAF and the Navy have had certain reservations about it possibly due to its overwhelming size and scale of operations is likely to dominate the other services. I am sure the same will be handled maturely.

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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump In France we are all laughing at how knowingly inaccurate the U.S. reporting of events and conversations at the G-7 is.

These Leaders, and many others, are getting a major case study of Fake News at it’s finest! They’ve got it all wrong, from Iran, to China Tariffs, to Boris!

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Not a single life should be lost, says Malik

The J&K Governor claimed that the government will ensure absolute protection to people’s lives, land and jobs to ensure normality in the region New Delhi: Defending the government's restrictions on the use of telephone and mobile devices in some areas of the region, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik stated that people can wait for telephone facilities but the priority is to ensure that lives are not lost.

“Even during Ghulam Nabi's time, people had lost their lives. We are ensuring that not even a single life is lost. Every Kashmiri life is precious for us. For us, the priority is to ensure that there should be no casualty, people can wait for ten days for restored telephone facilities. The region has seen strikes that went on for four months,” he told ANI. The governor claimed that within 15 days there would be a visible improvement in the region.

And to restore normalcy, the government will ensure absolute protection to people's lives, land and jobs.

It may be noted that

BACK TO NORMAL

BSP leader Ghura Ram (L) along with Akhilesh Yadav.

Vehicular movement on road after the ease of restriction in Srinagar on Monday.

mobile network and landlines connections were snapped ahead of abrogation of Article 370 and 35A in the valley and the landline network is being restored in phases. However, following communication blackout, the administration has set telephone booths to facili-

Every Kashmiri life is precious for us.

For us, the priority is to ensure that there should be no casualty.

—Satya Pal Malik, J&K Governor

tate communication.

Malik also withdrew the invitation he ex-

Maya targets Rahul Gandhi & Co over Srinagar visit New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh politician Mayawati targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition politicians who attempted to visit Srinagar on Saturday, demonstrating, once again, an opposition divided on the government’s decisions on J& K. In a series of tweets, she accused the leaders of giving the centre a chance to do politics on the subject.

The opposition group should have put more

thought to it before taking on the tour, the Bahujan Samaj Party leader said in tweets that once again endorsed the centre’s decision to end special status to J&K under Article 370.

“Didn’t the recent visit of the Congress and other party leaders to Kashmir without permission give the Centre and the Governor a chance to do politics? Mayawati tweeted.

JUMBO ‘D’ DAY PLANS...

Six Dasara elephants enter the Mysore Palace via Jayamarthanda Gate after campaning in the city ahead of the upcoming Dasara festival in Mysore.

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SANITARY NAPKINS TO BE SOLD FOR RS 1 AT JAN AUSHADHI STORES New Delhi: In a massive push for women hygiene, the government will slash price of sanitary napkins sold from its Jan Aushadhi Kendras to just Rs 1 per piece from Rs 2.50 currently. The biodegradable sanitary napkins ''Suvidha'' will be available at the subsidised price at designated centres from August

What happened in Kashmir can happen with us too:Akhilesh

27, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya said. The pads are sold in a pack of four which currently cost Rs. 10.

These from Tuesday will be priced for Rs 4 only, he said. “We are launching oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkins at Re 1 from today under the brand name Suvidha.”

tended to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit Kashmir and ad-

vised the latter to seek proper permission before scheduling any visit in the near future.

“I want to put the matter pertaining to my invitation to rest. I extended this invitation when he made a misleading statement about violence in Kashmir.

For five days, he did not

respond. Then he said I will take people along and will meet prisoners and detainees. Then I categorically stated that I don't accept your visit on these conditions. I withdraw this invitation and you can come after seeking proper permission,” the Governor said. —ANI

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the Central Government for restricting the movement of people in J& K. “We should all learn the art of institutional control from BJP, removing Article 370 was in the BJP’s manifesto and they did that. I just

Flood affected villages in Punjab appeal to government for help Roopnagar: Phool Kalan village of Punjab's Roopnagar district has been partially torn through by a torrent of floodwater and mud which hit the village during the recent floods.

The floodwater rose as high as 5 to 6 feet and entered every household in Phool kalan. The water after receding left behind a picture of destruction.

Despite the widespread damage caused to the houses, the residents are busy struggling to put their life back on track. Punjab, which is popularly called the food bowl of India has been hit hard by the recent floods.

The religious organisations including the Sikh Gurudwaras are leaving no stone unturned to help the people in distress but there is still a limit. What has added to the woes of these flood-hit people is that no help is coming from the Punjab government. Though the state government authority had assured help, it is yet to reach the affected people. We spoke to a cross-section of people who are eagerly waiting for the government help.

IRMIM IS FIRST GUJJAR WOMAN TO CRACK AIIMS EXAM Rajouri: Irmim Shamim became the first Gujjar woman in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district to qualify for All India Institute of Medical Sciences after she cleared the MBBS entrance exam in June. Shamim took on many challenges

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to crack the entrance exam. She belongs to a backward community and her family was reeling under financial problems. She used to walk 10 kilometres every day to go to school as there was no good school near her village.

YATRA ON HOLD

Manimahesh Yatra suspended, after a bridge near ‘Bharngala Nala’ connecting Hadsar to Bharmour got washed away.

Devotees stand under a bridge on the bank of river Ganga in Prayagraj.

ODISHA: COBRA FOUND IN PARCEL, RESCUED BY FOREST DEPT Mayurbhanj: A Cobra snake who was found in a parcel sent through courier service was rescued by the forest department.

According to reports, Mrityu Kumar a resident of word number 5, Rairangpur had ordered some grocery products from Vijayawada. The grocery was sent through a courier in a sealed

box. But somehow a rat entered into the box to eat the grocery items when it was in the courier office.

Through the same hole, a deadly Cobra entered into the box. After courier delivery, Mrityu opened the box and found a Cobra inside with grocery items. Cobra has been rescued and released in the nearest jungle.

—PHOTOS BY ANI

want to remind you that what happened with them today can happen with us tomorrow,” Yadav said.

“Today it is more than 20 days that people are still locked in their houses in Kashmir. If the Center’s decision was so great then why was it not taken with the people’s consent?” —ANI

First PAC meet of 17th LS held New Delhi: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of 17th Lok Sabha met for the first time at Parliament Annexe on Monday. Consideration of memorandum number 1 regarding the selection of subjects for examination during the year 2019-20 will be the agenda of the meeting, according to the Lok Sabha website.

The PAC has 22 members and is headed by Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. An informal meeting for the introduction of the committee members was held earlier. During the meeting, it was decided that Chowdhury would request Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to be present at meeting.

The top parliamentary committee has 15 members from Lok Sabha while seven belong to Rajya Sabha representing ruling NDA and Opposition parties.

BJP's Bhupender Yadav, Jayant Sinha, Satyapal Singh, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, CM Ramesh, Trinamool Congress' Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, SP's Ram Gopal Yadav, Akali Dal's Naresh Gujral are among the prominent leaders in the Committee.

—ANI

6 CRIMINALS NABBED AFTER EXCHANGE OF FIRE Baghpat : UP Police took into custody six criminals after an exchange of fire in Bandpur village of Baghpat district. Two policemen & four criminals were injured in the shoot-out, SP Pratap Gopendra said. The police had deployed

three teams in the area to track them. “During the search, we spotted a car without number plates approaching and when we tried to stop it, the vehicle moved towards the jungle. As our teams followed, the criminals started firing.”

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G7 wrestles with Iran, Amazon forest fires and trade, but own unity shaky Biarritz: G7 leaders close their summit Monday with discussion of world problems including the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, but overshadowed by President Donald Trump’s trade wars and questions over the group’s unity.

The summit in Biarritz, a high-end surfers’ paradise in southwestern France, saw a dramatic shift of focus Saturday when Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif flew in to discuss the diplomatic deadlock on Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme.

Zarif ’s presence had not been expected and it represented a gamble

by French host Emmanuel Macron who is seeking to soothe spiralling tensions between Iran and the United States.

The Iranian top diplomat didn’t meet Trump, French diplomats said, but the presence of the two men in the same place at least sparked hopes of a detente. Just this July, the US government imposed heavy sanctions seeking to hamper Zarif ’s travel, and effectively banning him from the United States.

‘Being treated more fairly by WTO now’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a session on ‘Biodiversity, Oceans, Climate’, at the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France on Monday.

“Road ahead is difficult. But worth trying,” the US-educated Zarif tweeted after meeting Macron and French Foreign Minister JeanYves Le Drian, as well as British and German representatives.

French officials said Trump, who has imposed crippling sanctions on the Iranian economy over its nuclear programme, had been aware of the arrival. The sources suggested that the secretive visit had also been discussed during an impromptu twohour lunch between the US president and Macron on Saturday.

“We work with full

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transparency with the Americans,” one diplomat told reporters on condition of anonymity, despite US media reports that White House had been taken by surprise.

Trump, who will give a press conference before returning to Washington on Monday, proclaimed that the G7

DGCA asks passengers not to carry certain MacBook models

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schemes. PHED minister BD Kalla raised the demand in a one day meeting of PHED ministers of various states held in Delhi. Kalla also

demanded that the quota of fifty five litre water per person per day be increased to seventy litres under the Jal Jeevan Mission in Rajasthan.

New Delhi:Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday said passengers should not carry models of 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops that Apple deemed a safety risk due to overheating batteries.

Apple had on June 20 issued a notice on its website regarding the risk posed by the models of the MacBook Pro laptops.

“Apple has determined that, in a limited number of older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units, the battery may overheat and pose a fire safety risk.

Affected units were sold primarily between September 2015 and February 2017 and product eligibility is determined by the product serial number,” it added. The company said it has voluntarily decided to replace affected batteries, free of charge. —PTI

from Rajgarh-Lakshmangarh, Joharilal Meena discussed the issue of National Highway with Chief Minister. While meeting the people and after hearing their grievances, Gehlot issued relevant directions to the team of officials present during the programme.

A delegation led by Former Health Minister, Durru Miyan and former MP, Dr Karan Singh Yadav met the Chief Minister and thanked him for giving

the nod to open a new SP office in Bhiwadi and also to start a new government college.

While, a delegation led

by Bamanwas MLA, Indira Meena thanked the CM for giving a green signal to start a new college and also for promoting the Sanskrit College in Boli. Delegation led by Social worker Kailash Soyal, Gopal Nawaria, Shakoor Naqvi and Dr Ghulam Mustafa Chishti presented the portraits of Govind Dev ji and

Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti to Gehlot as a token of respect and displayed religious harmony.

The Chief Minister also unveiled the poster of ‘female run,’ which is being organised on September 15 by Noble activities and Social Awareness Institution.

A delegation led by Father Ranjan Behra from Saint Andrew’s Church, Chandpol, presented a cheque of Rs 26,500 towards the CM Relief Fund. Chief Min-

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot unveiled the poster of jewellery show JAS-2020 in the presence of MLA Rafiq Khan and President of Jewellers Association Jaipur Sanjay Kala.

State govt demands special package for water from Centre Jaipur: The state government has demanded a special package of forty three thousand crores from the central government for solving the issue of drinking water in the state.

The state government has also demanded Rs 5,073 crore that are due on the central government from various central government aided

summit was going “beautifully” on Sunday.

On the final day, the agenda included discussions of the fires destroying chunks of the Amazon, a scenario that European leaders have described as an assault on the socalled green lungs of the world.

Trump has been less vocal on the issue. He also stands out from the rest of the G7 in his budding friendship with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a former army officer who has given freer rein to industrial farmers and loggers who have made the country an agribusiness power -- at huge cost to the environment.

An even bigger issue dividing Trump from the rest of the G7 throughout the summit was trade and the US president’s effort to force even close allies into hard negotiations on market access and tariffs. —PTI

Biarritz: US President Donald Trump on Monday said that his country is being treated more fairly now by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in view of the US’ recent victories in major cases.

“We haven’t been happy with the WTO. But now we are winning cases, we won the big airbus case... it was the tremendous case, billions of dollars.

That was the most recent victory; we are being treated more fairly now in the WTO, which we appreciate,” Trump said at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ongoing G-7 summit here. Trump in the past complained of the differential treatment received

by India and China at the WTO and even threatened to pull the US out of the global trade organisation. —ANI

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‘None above law, not even Naik’ Kuala Lumpur: Days after controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik was banned from giving public speeches in Malaysia, home minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday said no one is above the country’s law.

He said Naik’s statement has caused discomfort which is why it is necessary to ensure justice, reported local media.

Recently, in response to calls for his own deportation, Naik -during a religious talk titled “Executive Talk Bersama Dr Zakir Naik” -- had asked the Malaysian Chinese to “go back” first as they were the “old guests” of the country.

Naik is wanted in India and is living in Malaysia since past three years His speech was condemned by many parties after he compared the Hindus in Malaysia with Muslims in India, saying that the Hindus here enjoyed more than 100 per cent rights as compared to Muslims in India. —ANI

K’taka Cabinet: Yediyurappa allocates portfolios, to have three deputy CMs Bengaluru: In a first, Karnataka will have three Deputy Chief Ministers as Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday allocated portfolios to 17 newly appointed ministers who were inducted into the cabinet nearly a week ago.

Among the three Deputy Chief Ministers are Govind Karjol, who has also been given the

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa

charge of PWD and Social welfare; Ashwath Narayan the portfolio of Higher Education, IT & BT, Science and Technology and Laxman Savadi Transport department.

While Jagadish Shettar, a former Chief Minister, has been made the Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries, two former Deputy Chief Ministers, K S

IAF keeping watchful eye on Pakistan-China aerial exercise New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) is keeping a close eye on the Pakistan-China aerial exercise taking place in China’s Hotan City in which both the countries have deployed latest fighter jets.

Islamabad is participating with JF-17 fighter aircraft while China is taking part with J-10 and J-11 fighters. “Exercise

During post-Balakot conflict, Pak Air Force had relied heavily on Chinese military codenamed Shaheen is taking place in Hotan city which is more than 200 km north of Leh. Pakistanis have staged their fighters in Skardu area

Eshwarappa and R Ashoka, have been given the charge of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, and Revenue Department respectively.

Savadi, who has been made the Deputy CM, is neither a member of Assembly nor Council. His induction into the cabinet had created resentment among several senior BJP legislators. —PTI

Mayawati under pressure: D Raja

of Gilgit Baltistan region before going into China,” IAF officials said.

The war games had started two days ago where China and Pakistan started active flying to enhance interoperability and jointness.

After abrogation of Article 370, both China and Pakistan have expressed concerns over the decision. —ANI

Vijayawada: CPI leader D Raja on Monday criticized BSP Supremo Mayawati for questioning Opposition leaders' Kashmir visit.

"Madam Mayawati is under pressure. If she has to defend her position, let her defend and she should not take the opportunity to criticise the Opposition parties which went to Srinagar," he said. —ANI

and the Centre resolved to fight the Maoist menace jointly, a home ministry official said.

“Had a very fruitful meeting with the CMs of the LWE affected states. Discussed several issues related to the security & development of these states. Left Wing Extremism is against the idea of democracy and under the leadership of PM @narendramodi we are committed to uproot it,” Shah tweeted after the meeting.

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Modi and Trump were meeting for the first time after the Union government revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status by abrogating Article 370 and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories. New Delhi’s move was severely criticised

by Pakistani leadership, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, who made provocative anti-India statements, triggering tensions in bilateral ties.

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These people discussed their issues with Gehlot, who assured them of timely resolution of their respective issues.

The ‘Jansunwai’ programme was a regular feature during his previous tenure also.

Members of various ‘Sangharsh Samitis,’ and delegations met the Chief Minister. some workers complained about their grievances not being heard at ministerial level. In the meanwhile, an MLA

ister Gehlot released the poster of JAS-2020, which will be organised in Jaipur in the month of April 2020.

On this occasion, MLA from Adarsh Nagar area, Rafiq Khan and Jewellers Association of Jaipur’s President Sanjay Kala were present on the occasion.

Meanwhile, the police and district administration of Barmer is gearing up for the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s tour to the dis-

trict. The CM during his visit, will inaugurate the Medical College and Nandi Gau Shala in Barmer on August 29 and will also address a public meeting.

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RBI should maintain and dividends it should pay to the government.

The Jalan Committee had submitted its report to the RBI Governor on Friday.

Shah vows...

The state governments

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Indian Cricket Team celebrating the last wicket.

North Sound: Jasprit Bumrah ran through the West Indies top-order to bag his fourth five-wicket haul as India clinched a massive 318-run victory in the Antigua Test. With the bat, Ajinkya Rahane followed his 81 in the first innings with a century to help India take 1-0 lead in the twomatch series. West Indies were tasked to chase 419 runs but they were bundled out for 100 runs as India recorded their biggest win in terms of runs outside Asia. With the win, Virat Kohli toppled Sourav Ganguly as the captain with most number of overseas wins.

It was a Bumrah show in perfect weather conditions as he sent the wickets cart-wheeling thrice during a sensational eight-over spell in which he conceded

just seven runs. Playing his 11th Test, he also became the fastest pacer to take 50 Test wickets.

Bumrah swung the ball both ways to torment the home batsmen while Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami too contributed in India’s resounding victory which gave them a 1-0 lead in the twomatch series.

Kemar Roach, Miguel Cummins. and Roston Chase were the only batsmen who managed double-digit mark.

Roach added 50 runs for the last wicket with Cummins delaying the inevitable. No top-order batsman could resist the furious spell from Bumrah, who first dismissed openers Kraigge Brathwaite and John Campbell and later saw the back of Darren Barvo, Shai Hope and Jason Holder. —PTI

I am more confident bowling outswingers now: Bumrah

Century dedicated to people who backed me: Rahane

India’s pace bowling mainstay Jasprit Bumrah says he is always evolving to polish his craft, the latest addition to which is the outswinger that he wasn’t particularly confident of until last year.

Bumrah recently became the fastest Indian pacer to 50 Test wickets, during his six-wicket match haul against the West Indies in the first Test, which India won.

“I used to bowl the inswinger earlier, but the more Test matches I’ve played, I’ve gotten more confident to bowl the outswinger, especially since England,” he said referring to the series in England last year, which India lost 1-4.

North Sound (Antigua), Aug 26 (PTI) Back with a bang, India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane dedicated his gamechanging performance in the first Test against the West Indies to all those who have stood by him during the past two years when he went through a rough patch.

Rahane scored 81 and 102 -- his first Test hundred in two years during India’s 318-run victory, which also earned him the ‘Man of the Match’ award.

“This hundred was special.

My time with Hampshire helped me. I dedicate this ton to people who backed me, supported me when I was going through a rough patch,” said Rahane.

Messi-less Barca defeat Real Betis comfortably

LOOKING TO SCORE

China defeated India by 42-24 during a match at 8th Asian women youth handball championship at SMS Stadium on Monday.

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Madrid: Antoine Griezmann proved Barcelona can win without Lionel Messi and do without Neymar too after he scored twice in a 5-2 demolition of Real Betis on Sunday.

Griezmann tossed confetti into the air as he celebrated his second at Camp Nou, where he was the star performer, if only for a night in the absence of Messi.

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This is my answer to those who questioned me: Sindhu Basel: PV Sindhu says she felt “angry and sad” after being criticised for not finishing on top in the last two World Championship finals and the gold medal in the just-concluded edition is her answer to all the critics who questioned her.

Two-time silvermedallist Sindhu ended an agonising wait for an elusive gold with a maiden World Championship title on Sunday.

“This is my answer to the people who have asked me questions over and over. I just wanted to answer with my racket and with this win - that’s all,” Sindhu was quoted as saying by the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) official website after her crushing win over Okuhara.

“I felt really bad after the first World Championships final

and last year I was angry, I was sad. I went through all my emotions, asking ‘Sindhu, why can’t you get this

one match?’ but today came and I told myself to play my game and not worry and it worked out,” she said.

The 24-year-old from Hyderabad became the first Indian to achieve the feat by thrashing familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 21-7 21-7 in one of the most lopsided finals ever.

It was third time lucky for Sindhu, who lost to Okuhara and Olympic champion Carolina Marin of Spain respectively in the 2017 and 2018 finals to settle for the silver.

Sindhu has been at the receiving end of criticism for coming short in the summit clashes of major events ever since the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she had finished second best.

Two years ago, Sindhu was denied the gold by Okuhara after an epic 110-minute epic final. —PTI

Raj girl bags bronze in Wushu Jaipur: Nitika Bansal from Rajasthan won bronze medal in the recently held 10th Asian Junior Wushu Championsip. She participated in the 56kg category and reached the semifinal round. Another participant from Rajasthan, Balawant managed to secure 7th position in the tounament.

On their return to the state, they were welcomed by Heeranand Kataria, Director of Rajasthan Wushu Associa-

tion. On the other hand Jaipur team won the State Wushu Tournament held at Dausa. The team won 12 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals

securing the first position in the tournament.

Jodhpur and Sriganganagar secured the second and the third position respectively.

Ashes sponsors to provide ‘free Glasses for life’ to Leach after Stokes’s request Headingley: Ben Stokes played an unbelievable knock of 135 that saw England chase down 359 against Australia on the fourth day of the third Test. However, it was Jack Leach, the number 11 batsman who stood his ground and supported Stokes to eventually finish the match off. After the win, Stokes took to Twitter to ask the official sponsors of Ashes

Ben Stokes and Jack Leach after their win against Australia.

series, Specsavers to give free glasses to Leach.

“Jack Leach........ @ Specsavers do your self a favour and give him free glasses for life @ jackleach1991,” Stokes tweeted.

Incredibly, Specsavers agreed in the reply tweet.

“We can confirm we will offer Jack Leach free glasses for life,” the tweet read. —Agencies

PROUD MOMENT

Committee of Mathuradas Mathur Award declare winners lll

These awards are given every year by the Rajasthan Blues Club. For the first time, all three awards are being given to the bowlers

Naresh Sharma Jaipur: The winners of the state’s most prestigious cricket award Mathuradas Mathur Award have been announced.

Tanvir-ul-Haq will be getting the award in the senior category, while Ravi Vishnoi in the junior category and Aryan Khyalia in the sub-junior category. For the first time, all three awards are being given to the bowlers. These

awards will be given during a program on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Mathuradas Mathur on September 6.

The selection committee headed by former Ranji player Ved Ahuja selected the players for the Mathuradas Mathur Award on Monday. The selection committee included former Ranji captain Sanjay Vyas, Sharad Joshi, Vijender Yadav, Rohit Jhalani, Anshu Jain

Tanveer ul Haq

Ravi Vishnoi

Aryan Khyalia

and Sukhwinder Singh.

These awards are given every year by the Rajasthan Blues Club and this is the 26th year of the award.

Club President and organiser Vinod Mathur said that many players were in the race for this award, but the selection committee

has selected the best players. The award winners have been selected based on the performance of the previous season.

Sports Minister Ashok Chandna will be the chief guest at the ceremony, while Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi will preside over the program. Former international cricketer and BCCI senior selector Gagan Khoda, along with cricket administrator Amrit Mathur will also attend the program. In addition to cash prizes, players will also be given certificates of excellence and mementos.

Tanveer ul Haq (51 wickets in 10 Ranji Trophy matches, 10 wickets in 9 Vijay Hazare Trophy matches, 5 wickets in 2 Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches Ravi Vishnoi (47 wickets in 10 Cooch Behar Trophy matches, 22 wickets in 9 Vinoo Mankad Trophy matches Aryan Khyalia (13 wickets in 4 Vijay Merchant Trophy matches

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PM MEETS WORLD AT SUMMIT

Monday

TWEETS

Ashok Gehlot @ashokgehlot51

PM Narendra Modi with British PM Boris Johnson.

Britain’s PM Boris Johnson, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, European Council President Donald Tusk, Italian PM Giuseppe Conte, Japanesee PM Shinzo Abe and PM Narendra Modi attend a working lunch with world leaders during the G7 summit in Biarritz on Monday.

Happy to know, India’s 15-year old cueist, #RanveerDuggal has won #Bronze in the #IBSFU16 World #Snooker Championship in #Russia. Well Done Ranveer and keep it up!

PM Modi shaking hand with Canada PM Justin Trudeau.

Delighted to see three students from Jaipur chapter securing top three ranks in #CSExam. Kudos to Kriti Khandelwal for first and Harsha Choithani, Rupal Gupta for their 2nd and 3rd ranks. Best wishes to all successful candidates.

Remembering #MotherTeresa, who dedicated her life for serving the poor and destitute on her birth anniversary.

She inspired all through her selfless service for welfare of mankind.

PM Modi shaking hand with Senegal Prez Macky Sal.

PM Modi meeting French Prez Emmanuel Macron.

PM Modi with Secretary General of UN António Guterres.

Javadekar to reward Community Radio

GEHLOT CONNECT

Social activists Kailash Soyal, Gopal Nawaria, A Shankar Naqvi and Ghulam Mustafa Chishti along with other representatives gifted the photo of Govind Dev Ji and Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Dargah to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and presented the scenario of culture and communal harmony of GangaJamuni. (Left) CM Gehlot also met representatives of RAS Association.

New Delhi: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar will be presenting the National Community Radio Awards 2019 during the Seventh Community Radio Sammelan that will be held from August 27 to August 29 in New Delhi.

The event is being organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at Dr BR Ambedkar Bhawan, and the theme of this year’s Sammelan is ‘Community Radio for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’. “On August 28, Javadekar will present awards to Community Radio Stations for their

PM Modi leaves for India after participating in Summit.

What a day for Indian #badminton! #SaiPraneeth wins a #Bronze at the #BWFWorldChampionships. This is just superb! Very happy to see our players perform so well!! @saiprneeth92

COURTESY CALL During his Kolkata visit on Monday Jagdeesh Chandra also made a courtesy call on West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar, who hails from Rajasthan.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar will depart for Delhi on Tuesday at 5.15 am. Dhankar will take part in pre-meeting that has been called by President Ram Nath Kovind. President Kovind will discuss several agendas with governors and will direct them.

Dhankar will join all the governors for lunch at 1.30 pm on Tuesday.

achievements in broadcasting development programmes in various genres including Promotion of Local Culture, Most Creative and Innovative Content, Community Engagement Awards, among others,” the Ministry said in a press release on Monday. —ANI

Chidambaram’s remand extended till Aug 30 Manmohan’s security cover New Delhi: A Special court on Monday extended the CBI remand of former finance minister P Chidambaram by 4 days in connection with INX Media case after the agency said it has to “unravel larger conspiracy”.

CBI had sought an extension of 5 days custody for Chidambaram when it produced him in the court today. “We need further 5 days to unravel the larger conspiracy,” said Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on behalf of the prosecution.

Senior counsel Kapil Sibal, arguing on behalf

P Chidambaram being taken to the CBI custody for four more days after hearing in Rouse Avenue District Court in New Delhi.

of P Chidambaram, said “CBI is seeking further remand by saying larger conspiracy but in remand paper, a larger conspiracy is not men-

tioned.” He said this method of seeking remand and then carrying out investigation in this fashion is not right.

Delhi High Court re-

jected Chidambaram’s pre-arrest bail in cases related to INX Media scam on August 20, subsequent to which he was arrested and sent to CBI’s custody by a trial court for four days, ending on Monday.

In 2017, CBI had registered an FIR alleging irregularities in Foreign Investment Promotion Board clearance given to INX Media to the tune of Rs 305 crore in 2007 when Chidambaram was the finance minister. Following FIR filed by CBI, ED had filed a case of money laundering. —ANI

SC dismisses PC’s plea as infructuous The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by senior Congress leader P Chidambaram challenging the Delhi High Court’s order which denied him anticipatory bail in connection with the INX Media case being probed by the CBI.

downgraded after review New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s security has been downgraded after a security review by Ministry of Home Affairs on intelligence inputs.

Intelligence report submitted to MHA stated that Singh is not facing such a threat which would require security cover like Special protection Force (SPG). After withdrawal of Singh’s SPG cover, only four politicians i.e. PM Naren-

dra Modi, interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her children Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, will be guarded by the elite force.

The SPG has a total strength of around 3000 officers. Elite force provides security cover to PM and their kin. Singh will now enjoy CRPF and NSG security cover.

“Current security cover review is a periodical and professional exercise based on threat perception that is purely based on professional assessment by security agencies. Dr. Manmohan Singh continues to have a Z+ security cover,” said MHA. —ANI

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WEEK ENDS

Celebrities like Ayushmann Khurrana, Ananya Panday, Malaika Arora, Kareena Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Lisa Haydon, and Katrina Kaif among others walked the ramp for designers like Manish Malhotra, Payal Singhal, Ritu Kumar, Gauri & Nainika and many more at the biggest five-day showcase, Lakme Fashion Week Winter/Festive 2019

Katrina Kaif

Genelia D’souza

Kangana Ranaut

Shibani Dandekar and Farhan Akhtar

Lisa Haydon

Kareena Kapoor Khan

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O Bani Pasricha’s collection

ne of Rajasthan’s biggest fashion show is coming up with its sixth season, ‘The Fashion Connect Season 6’, which is going to be bigger and better than ever before. With many designers across the country participating in this grand showcase, Bani Pasricha, a celebrity fashion designer from New Delhi is going to be a part of it too. Into this field for the last 9 years, the brand ‘Bani Pasricha’ has been a part of various events like Cannes 2019, India Beach Fashion Week, and India Fashion Week London, to name a few.

The style of Bani’s collection is a mixture of Fusion and Indian wear that satisfies the need for the dressing sense of a modern woman in the country. Her label is one of the renowned ones when it comes to the ‘Cocktail Wear Collection’. One thing that makes her label stand out from others is that her designs are inspired by the elements of nature, infused with contemporary glamour, and also prefer using subtle colors for the garments with detailed unique work.

Talking about her work, Bani

Bani Pasricha

Pasricha said, “The theme of my label’s collection is a ‘vintage piece with a contemporary soul’, and is way beyond what is trending. I work with an idea of the outfits being worn on various occasions, instead of just one.”

Bani has presented her collection to the audience not just all across the country, but internationally as well. For her exclusive and unique collection, Bani has also received a lot of awards and recognitions, that has made her reach this level.

The celebrity designer will be launching her new collection at ‘The Fashion Connect Season 6’ in the Pink City, to which she said, “The collection that I am going to launch in Jaipur is called ‘COTÈ D’AZUR’, which is inspired by ‘French Riviera’, also known as ‘Blue Coast’. I took inspiration from the blue coast with a scenic beauty, which is the host to one of the most glamorous events like ‘Cannes Film Festival’.”

The grand showcase of these designers will be held at MOR Banquet and Resort in the Pink City.

Bani Pasricha’s collection

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When: Till August 31 Where: Jaipur Marriott

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

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inger-actress Jennifer Lopez turned to beau and baseball star Alex Rodriguez for strip club advice for her upcoming film, ‘Hustlers’. “When (he asked), ‘What’s your next movie about?’ and I was telling him, he was like, ‘Oh, I know a lot about strip clubs. I can help you’,” she told in an interview.

Lopez added: “He actually did start telling me, because, you know, sports players, a lot of them, spend a lot of time in strip clubs. He told me how it all works, like how the guys come in the back door. All that stuff in the movie with the back door and stuff was information that I gave them, so that was amazing.”

Previously ‘Hustlers’ writer and director Lorene Scafaria said that Rodriguez, actually took Lopez to a strip club so she could have a first-hand experience. Scafaria said: “She and Alex went and visited a strip club, and she was able to give me some insights.”

Lopez’s ‘Hustlers’ costar and rapper Cardi B, who previously worked as a stripper.

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IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY

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Some of you may devote your time in working for a social cause. An increment in salary will make you financially stronger.

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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

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...

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APR 21 - MAY 20

CANCER

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

Some of you may spend a great amount of time with family and will do certain exciting things to change the environment of the house.

Some of you may acquire a property. You may fall in love madly. You must not wait any further and invest your money now.

Your wish to buying a dream house may soon come true. On academic front, your family will boost your morale. You must take your spouse or your lover out for a wonderful time.

You will grab a great opportunity to multiply your wealth.

Control your temptation to buy property on bargained price as future holds some better options for you. Your spouse’s luck will benefit you as well. You will make profit in stock market. For business men/women, a change of strategy will do the wonders.

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Your anticipations about returns from an investment will not disappoint you.

This year professionals and artists will definately get a chance to show case talents and skills.

ARIES

GEMINI

THEATRE

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FA CE OF TH ED AY

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: Till August 28 Where: Clarks Amer

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JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

LIBRA

You will get a call for job and things will just work fine. On professional front, you can expect your promotion soon. You are good at finding new ways to earn more money. You must work really hard in preparing for any competitive exam.

AUG 24 - SEP 23

SCORPIO

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

You may go ahead with your desire to change your house interiors. You may receive a call from someone who use to be very close to you. You may get a pet for your house.

You must take some time off from your stressful schedule to relax.

You will enjoy your day reminiscing your childhood with your friends. You may become the owner of a new house. On academic front, you will get the outstanding results. You may get a pat on your back for outstanding achievement on work front.

You will get many opportunities to make money and also you must think twice before committing to any work. You may not be able to go for a vacation. If you continue to work single minded to achieve your goal, nothing can stop you.

NOV 23 - DEC 22

On academic front, avoid any distractions today at all cost.

You may be occupies whole with work but mentally you will remain all occupied with friends.

You will get lots of appreciation for doing the given job well, entrusted upon you by your seniors.

DEC 23 - JAN 20

AQUARIUS

PISCES

On academic front, you will spend a very hectic day due to work pressure. On work front, you must grab all the opportunities to prove your mettle in front of your seniors. Some of you are workout addict and because of which you will continue to get excellent results.

On academic front, things will move in your favour.

Your lover may demand your time and if you fail to do so that can really upset their mood. You may lend money to someone in need. You may also do some charity today.

JAN 21 - FEB 19

FEB20 - MARCH 20

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—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA

NATYOTSAV

Based on a widow ashrama situated in the land of Radha-Krishna’s union Vrindavan, play ‘The White Saree’, directed by Amit Tiwari from Delhi, was staged at JKK on Monday, as a part of the ongoing 5-day festival.

SPREADING AWARENESS: Mrs Asia International Dr Anupama Soni met the Loksabha speaker in Delhi on Monday and discussed the steps that she is taking for spreading awareness of Road Safety and Cleanliness in Jaipur.

HONOURED: Rajasthan’s renowned artist KC Malu was honoured with the Indic Academy Awards in Delhi.

FIRST LOOK: The first look of ‘Vibrant India Fashion Week 2019’ was released on Monday. The show will take place at Hotel Marriott on August 28 & 29.

MASTERCHEF: Audition for ‘Masterchef Rajasthan’ was held on Monday, where the home-chefs showcased their talent. The finals will be held on September 17.

#LOGOUT: Restaurant owners met President Hotel and Restaurant Association Rajasthan Kuldeep Singh, who is positive with the ‘#Logout Movement’, and assured full support from his association.

EXCLUSIVE HANDICRAFTS: IAS Suresh Kakani visited ‘Shobha Kraft Studio’ of exclusive handicrafts for corporate gifting on Sunday.

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

ANANDA CRICKET PREMIERE LEAGUE SEASON 2: With a total of 8 teams being a part of it, ‘Ananda Premiere Cricket League Season 2’ is taking place in the Pink City.

GIG NIGHT!

For the first time in Jaipur, musical group ‘When Chai Met Toast’ performed at Iso Cafe & Bar on Saturday evening. —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

CELEBRATIONS: Mrs Gangaur Women’s Club in the Pink City organised a ‘Nandotsav Program’ on Monday to continue the celebrations of Krishna Janmashtami.

BUZZZ GOOPY GAWAIYA BAGHA BAJAIYA

A A band from Kochi ‘When Chai Met Toast’ performing at Isobar

Founders Kirti and Sahil

Vanya, Vaibhav, Vipul and Sakshi

modern storytelling session ‘PEEK-A-BOOK’ is going to be organised, where the animated movie ‘Goopy Gawaiya Bagha Bajaiya’ will be screened, on September 1 at Hops n Taters. The story is translated by Karadi Tales in association with Children’s Film Society of India.

—City First

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RAWAT PUBLIC SCHOOL: Winners in Western Senior Group Dance.

NEERJA MODI SCHOOL: 1st Runnerup in Classical Group Dance.

SANSKAR SCHOOL: 1st Runnerup in Western Senior Group Dance.

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MGD SCHOOL: 2nd Runnerup in Western Senior Group Dance.

AND THE WINNERS ARE

SOLO CLASSICAL DANCE WINNERS IN JUNIOR CATEGORY: (From Left) 2nd Runnerup Netra Sambharia, 1st Runnerup Bhaviya Lahoti and Winner Vaani Paandey’s Mother.

FIRST INDIA PRESENTS A PICTURESQUE SLICE OF THOSE WHO EXCELLED AT BUSKERS DANCE INSTITUTE’S ‘D FEST 2019’

SOLO CLASSICAL SR WINNERS: (From Left) Winner Mohit Verma, 1st Runnerup Disha Bhat and 2nd Runnerup Jayati Mukharjee.

JANKIDEVI PUBLIC SCHOOL: 1st Runnerup in Western Jr Group Dance.

SOLO WESTERN JR WINNERS: (From Left) 2nd Runnerup Kynaa Jain, 1st Runnerup Vinita Mondal and Winner Rahul Soni.

SOLO FOLK DANCE WINNERS IN SENIOR GROUP: (From Left) 1st Runnerup Deepanshi Sharma, Winner Jayati Mukharjee and 2nd Runnerup Sanskriti Gaur.

RAWAT PUBLIC SCHOOL: Winners in Western Junior Group Dance.

SOLO WESTERN SENIOR WINNERS: (From Left) 1st Runnerup Vineet Sukhmani, 2nd Runnerup Shubham Tailor and Winner Diya Wadhwa.

MGD SCHOOL: Winners in Classical Group Dance.

WARREN ACADEMY SCHOOL: 2nd Runnerup in Western Junior Group Dance.

—PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA

DESIGNING THE DESIGNERS’

WARREN ACADEMY SCHOOL: 2nd Runnerup in Classical Group Dance.

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

DREAM KIRTI CHAUHAN

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he third season of Graduate Fashion Fiesta, a platform for upcoming fashion designers, will be organised on September 12 at Birla Auditorium.

During the poster launch event on Monday, organiser Praveen Singh informed that the event is being organised specially for the students of fashion designing industry to give them a platform to showcase their talent in

Team Graduate Fashion Fiesta launching the poster during the event

front of renowned garment manufacturer, exporters and Fashion Designers. The competition is open for all the students from any institute and currently, 77 students from 15 colleges have registered themselves to display their talent. He further informed that every

student will get the opportunity to display two designs on the ramp, which will be judged by the jury that includes Garment Exporter Priyanka Shrivastav and Fashion Designers Sukriti Gupta, Ashok Barnwal and Ayush Soni. kirti.chauhan@firstindia.co.in

HAAT FOR SHOPAHOLICS! Designers posing with the Models showcasing the designs of Season 2

An exhibition ‘Hunar Haat’ is being organised at the Shilpgram area in Jawahar Kala kendra, where locals can enjoy shopping handicrafts, crockery, dress materials, Handbags, household and many more items.