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Rahul’s Roar: Cong will revoke farm laws if voted to power Slams Centre over farm laws at Punjab rally Aditi Nagar Moga (Punjab): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the Centre on Sunday over the three new agriculture laws, asking why were the farmers agitating if these were meant for them.

“PM says laws are being framed for farmers.

If the laws are being made for farmers, then why didn’t you debate in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?” Gandhi asked.

“And if farmers are happy with these laws, then why are they agitating across the country? Why is every farmer of Punjab agitating?”

Meanwhile, Rahul can visit Rajasthan in a few days after his Punjab rallies.

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Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, party’s state chief Sunil Jakhar take part in tractor yatra from Badhni Kalan to Jattpura as part of the party’s ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’, in Moga on Sunday.

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Cong states to hold spl Assembly sessions to defer Farm Laws New Delhi: Congress-ruled states are expected to hold special Assembly sessions to pass a bill to defer implementation of the three controversial farm laws that were cleared by the centre last month and which have triggered massive protests across the country. A draft version of the bill, which has been drawn up by the party’s central leadership and sent to states that it rules, outlines two provisions. The first allows the state government to decide on date of implementation of the centre’s laws. The second ensures contract farming between the farmer and any company, or aggregator, cannot take place below a minimum support price (MSP).

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Priyanka demands removal & probe into role of Hathras DM New Delhi: A day after meeting the family of the Hathras incident victim, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday demanded the removal of the district magistrate (DM) and a probe into his role in the entire matter.

“According to the aggrieved family, the worst treatment meted out to them was by the district magistrate.

Who is trying to save him? He should be immediately suspended, and his role in the entire matter should be probed. When the family is demanding a judicial probe, then why is noise over CBI probe and SIT probe is going on,” Priyanka tweeted in Hindi.

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Congress workers stage a protest, demanding transfer of Hathras DM Praveen Kumar Laxkar in Lucknow on Sunday.

GIVE ‘Y’ SECURITY TO VICTIM’S FAMILY: BHIM ARMY

VICTIM’S FATHER FALLS ILL, VISITING SIT REQUESTS DOC

New Delhi: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad visited family of Hathras gang-rape victim on Sunday and demanded ‘Y’ security cover saying, “I demand ‘Y security’ for the family or I’ll take them to my house, they aren’t safe here. We want probe be done under supervision of a retired Supreme Court judge.” P5

Hathras: Father of Hathras woman fell sick on Sunday, on a day SIT, visited their residence to record statements. The SIT soon requested a medical team to check on him. CMO, Hathras, said SIT had called for medical team after the man fell sick. “His BP and other vitals were checked, but he was not tested for coronavirus.”

CHINKS IN ALLIANCE?

LJP won’t contest polls under Nitish in Bihar

Party will not contest seats where BJP would be contesting and work to strengthen hands of PM Modi New Delhi: The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Sunday virtually walked out of the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar ahead of the state Assembly polls, saying that it will not fight the election under JD(U) president and CM Nitish Kumar’s leadership of the ruling alliance in the state, LJP sources said.

An LJP parliamentary board meeting chaired by its president Chirag Paswan instead passed a resolution in favour of an alliance with the BJP and said its MLAs will work to strengthen the hand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Ram Vilas Paswan undergoes heart surgery New Delhi: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan underwent heart surgery in a Delhi hospital, according to his son and LJP chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday. Chirag tweeted, “For the last many days dad is getting treated in a hospital.

Due to some sudden developments yesterday evening, an operation of his heart had to be conducted in the late night. If the need arises, then possibly after a few weeks another operation might be conducted. Thanks to all for standing by me and my family in this hour.”

Modi, Shah attend BJP’s CEC meeting New Delhi: The BJP central election committee met on Sunday to deliberate over the Bihar assembly polls and finalise the party’s candidates, as the ruling National Democratic Alliance suffered a setback with Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP deciding to go solo in the state.

Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, party National President JP Nadda, Nitin Gadkari and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan were present in the meeting to finalise the name of the candidates for the first phase of Bihar polls.

Earlier in the day,

PM Narendra Modi along with Home Minister Amit Shah during BJP Central Election Committee meeting, in New Delhi on Sunday.

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BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and Nadda, held long deliberations over the unfolding political situation in the state where the saffron party has declared JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the leader of the alliance for the three-phase polls.

—Agencies

Tejashwi, Tej named in FIR in Standoff with China: Army, IAF murder of ex-RJD leader prepare to fight wars jointly Purnia SP Vishal Patna: Bihar Police have registered an FIR against six people including leader of state’s Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, Mahua MLA, Tej Pratap Yadav, senior RJD leader Anil Kumar Sadhu and three unidentified assailants in connection with murder of former secretary (SC/ST cell) of state unit of RJD Shakti Mallik on Sunday.

Sharma said “On the basis of the complaint of the wife of the deceased Khushboo Devi, an FIR against 6 has been lodged in connection of murder of the leader. A probe is underway to ascertain the involvement of the leaders in this incident.” Mallik, 35, was shot dead on Sunday morning.

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Leh, Ladakh: Ten months after the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff and at a time when two National Defence Academy coursemates are heading the Army and the Air Force, the two forces are preparing to fight a war jointly against the Chinese forces opposite Eastern Ladakh sector.

“The instructions from the top at Air Headquarters are clear

that whatever requirements are projected by the Army and other security forces here have to be fulfilled. The results are here for everybody to see,” a senior Air Force commander posted in the Ladakh region told ANI about the combat support missions being carried out by his service.

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GEHLOT RAPS BJP ON HATHRAS INCIDENT

Which Hindu culture is BJP talking about, Gehlot questions Saffron party  Cremation of victim at 2 am without the family an irresponsible, heart wrenching act: CM  After recovering from fever, Gehlot to lay foundation stone and dedicate to public projects worth Rs1,327 crore in the state on Monday

Naresh Sharma Jaipur: With the Uttar Pradesh government cornered over the Hathras rape and murder, and Gandhi family scions Rahul and Priyanka meeting the family members of the victim girl, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot opened a front against the UP’s Yogi government while also making scathing attack on the BJP top leadership on the issue.

Taking to the micro blogging site Twitter, Ge-

hlot tweeted his dismay on the entire episode and said, “The child was cremated at 2 am at Hathras and this irresponsible act is extremely heart wrenching. This act will always be embossed on our consciousness.”

However, an angered Gehlot further rapped UP government in a series of tweets saying, “You hold cremation under police watch and the mother keeps on crying to look at her child once. Even presence of 20 people is al-

CM Ashok Gehlot

lowed under corona crisis and when there is no corona case, the dead body is first handed to the family members. When our soldiers are martyred, their bodies are first brought to their native places via planes. This way of showing their respect is due to the cultural and religious fabric of the country. All this happened under BJP rule. Which Hindu culture do they talk about?”

Meanwhile, CM Ashok Gehlot, who was suffering from fever for two days,

has recovered and will take part in various inauguration functions on Monday. He will lay foundation stones of 14 works and dedicate 4 to the public at 12 noon from CMR. CM will dedicate the projects for Kota, Bikaner, Jodhpur and Bharatpur divisions worth Rs1327 crore through video conference which will be attended by UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal and senior officials of UDH and other concerned department.

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Kid, father die in fire in Brahmpuri

Police, fire extinguishers and civil defence teams reached spot and took occupants of the house to hospital Jaipur: A 3 storey house in Govind Nagar extension in Brahmapuri police station area was engulfed in a huge fire on Sunday afternoon due to a short circuit. A father and his two- and half-year-old son were burnt alive while two children and two women with one other person were injured.

The police, fire extinguishers and civil defence teams reached the spot on information and took the occupants of the house to the hospital while the fire was doused. At the hospital they were declared dead on arrival. Apart from this Shahrukh’s wife Muskan, his brother’s wife Hasina, her son Sahil, daughter Inaya and neighbour Farid were admitted to the hospital

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Massive fire broke out in the warehouse running on the ground floor of this three-storey house. Fire brigade and police arrived on the notice of fire in Govind Nagar colony located in Dungri.

dren and women to come out. Shahrukh’s son Sufiyan was trapped in the staircase and both the child and his father were burnt alive while the father tried to rescue his son. Neighbour Far-

id also suffered burns while saving the women and children. The occupants of 1st and 2nd floor were rescued by breaking into the wall of the neighbour living in the adjacent house.

Fire caused by a short circuit.

Maun Satyagrah by Cong against Hathras rape Yogesh Sharma Jaipur: PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra has instructed all district unit of the party to organise a ‘Maun Satyagrah’ against the treatment meted out to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and party GS Priyanka Gandhi while they tried to reach the gang rape victim’s family in Hathras.

The silent protest in Jaipur will be held from 10 am to 12 pm at Ambedkar circle and will be attended by PCC chief Dotasra along with ministers of Gehlot cabinet, Congress

CONG FOCUSING ON PUBLIC WELFARE WORKS: DOTASRA Laxman Raghav/Sanjay Pareek

MLAs, party office bearers and workers.

Dotasra has issued instructions to strictly follow corona guidelines while protesting.

PCC chief said that Congress will fight against the injustice done to the Hathras vic-

BARAN RAPE: BJP FOR HIGH-LEVEL PROBE

tim & her family and the unconstitutional methods adopted by the Yogi govt. It is noteworthy, UP police had also resorted to lathi charge to deal with Congress workers accompanying Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi.

Rape cases in Raj have increased by 18.5%: Gothwal First India Bureau

The quilt mattress factory in the house, where a fire is reported.

with burn injuries.

ADCP Sumit Gupta said around 12:30 pm on Sunday the cotton sacks caught fire due to a short circuit. The fire on the ground floor did not let the upper floor chil-

Jaipur: Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee president Govind Singh Dotasra on Sunday said “Our government is focusing on public welfare works. The Congress party has always worked for the farmers and stands in their support against the farm Govind Singh Dotasra legislations enacted by the centre”. Government is finalising its preparations to conduct the REET examination. Targeting the opposition BJP for its stand on Dungarpur violence which erupted recently, the PCC chief said that BJP leaders made contradictory statements which exposed them.

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Jaipur: The verbal political war is at its peak in the state due to recent Hathras incident.

BJP state secretary Jitendra Gothwal addressed media on Sunday said that Rajasthan has an increase of 7% in dalit atrocities while the rape cases have increased by 18.5%.

Gothwal said that even Sachin Pilot had raised the issue of deteriorating law & order condition in the state.

He sarcastically said that it would have been better for the state govt to focus on the law & order situation rather than releasing its report card. Gothwal gave information regarding the ‘Halla Bol’ campaign by BJP on October 5.

Dushyant Singh, Pratap Singh Singhvi, Narendra Nagar, Govind Ranipuria and Kaluram Meghwal.

Jaipur: BJP leaders in Rajasthan have demanded a high level inquiry in Baran rape case saying they have no trust on the local police.

Jhalawar-Baran MP Dushyant Singh said that there is no trust on the local police and

therefore a high level inquiry should be set up in the matter. BJP MLAs Pratap Singh Singhvi, Narendra Nagar raised demand of a high level inquiry in alleged rape case. While Congress is targeting BJP over Hathras incident of UP, BJP is highlighting Baran rape.

Women, men holding candles & posters participate in a protest march from Ambedkar circle to Statue circle, demanding justice for Hathras gangrape victim by All India Professionals’ Congress (AIPC) Rajasthan on Sunday in Jaipur.

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DHARIWAL IN KOTA

‘Over 50% promises already fulfilled’ Bhawar S Charan Jaipur: UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal, who was in Kota on Sunday, made huge announcements declaring that work will be started soon on a plan to get 3 to 10 crores of work in each ward of all 150 municipal wards of Kota city. While talking to reporters at his Civil Lines residence, Dhariwal claimed that “Over 50 per cent of the promises with which we came to

Shanti Dhariwal inspected the ongoing development works in the city through Kota Smart City Project and City Development Trust.

power, we fulfilled them in nearly two years of our tenure.” The minis-

ter challenged the opposition and said, “We have printed a booklet

of the promises we have fulfilled and have distributed it to the public.

You cannot tell a single out one of them to be false since we have worked on them with complete honesty and truth.”

Meanwhile, Dhariwal also apprised about his regular interactions with CM Gehlot and CS over issues pertaining to coaching centres in Kota. He also mentioned his dream project Chambal Heritage

River Front worth 700 crore rupees and claimed that the project is one of a kind in the country. The minister also praised the work of Congress-backed organization Hadoti Vikas Morcha for the excellent work of plasma helpdesk in Kota.

“The airport authorities are ready to hand over the land but the Union Minister of State for Aviation is not responding to the letter written by them,” he said.

Jitendra Gothwal

CRIME IS RISING IN RAJ: BHADEL

BJP’s Halla Bol against Shekhawat rape & Dalit atrocities praises Save Heritage Org in Bundi

Aishwary Pradhan Jaipur: BJP will hold dharna and demonstrations at all district headquarters on Monday in view of the rising number of cases of rape and atrocities against women and Dalits.

State president Satish Poonia will launch the ‘Halla Bol’ campaign in Jaipur by leading a march from the party headquarters to civil lines railway crossing.

“We need to wake up the government and ensure that such incidents are curbed and strict ac-

Satish Poonia

tion is taken against the accused involved. Steps are needed to curb crime in the state,” he said.

It will be the first public protest of Poonia after recovery from coronavirus. Despite the doctor’s advice to take rest, he will be leading the protest.

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Jaipur: Union minister of state for Parliamentary affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday reiterated that the farm legislations enacted by the centre is in the interest of farmers while alleging that Congress is misleading people on the issue.

He said that the Modi government is not going to end MSP but the farmers’ income will increase in years to come because of

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the reforms brought by the centre.

Talking to reporters during his visit to the lake city, Meghwal said that contract farming will benefit farmers to sell their produce in country.

Gajendra Singh

First India Bureau Bundi: Central Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was on a one-day tour of Bundi on Sunday. He visited Malakpur house to offer his condolences on the demise of the wife of socialist leader Vijay Raj Singh.

Appreciating the Save Heritage organisation Shekhawat said that the organisation which started its work from Bundi is now working in many districts of Rajasthan. The central minister appreciated the work done by Save Heritage organisation in the field of preserving ancient stepwells (Bavadies), water reservoirs (Kunds) and Cenotaphs (Chatries). He said that Bundi had immense tourism potential and with the contribution from organisations like Save Heritage it could be tapped. He gave the organisation his good wishes for work in other districts of Rajasthan.

Need to follow corona guidelines seriously, says Khachariyawas Ravi Sharma Jaipur: Launching the mass awareness movement against corona in Udaipur, transport minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on Sunday said that the present time is challenging for all and people should seriously follow guidelines to defeat corona which has affected everyone’s life badly in a way or other.

Addressing the district level function at the municipal corporation, the

Pratap Singh Khachariyawas launch the mass awareness movement against corona in Udaipur.

minister said, Cong has launched the movement against corona. “Wearing mask is necessary to save life and to spread

this message is the aim of the movement,” he said, while appealing to people with folded hands to wear masks.

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Corona Scare: 2,184 new cases in Raj on Sunday On CM’s directive, Ministers eagerly take part in ‘Corona Jan Andolan campaign’ First India Bureau

Health Workers collect samples for COVID-19 testing in walled city area of Jaipur.

First India Bureau Jaipur: The state is witnessing a steep rise in fresh Corona cases for a month now. On Sunday, the state reported 2,184 new Covid-19 cases. Besides, 15 deaths were also reported in the past 24 hours. The number of active cases in the state too has increased to 21,154; While on Sunday, the number of recovered patients reached to about 2,090 patients.

During the past month, Jaipur and Jodhpur have seen steep rise in new cases.

Meanwhile, Gangana-

gar on Sunday, for the first time, reported 132 new cases in a single day, which prominently included local MLA Rajkumar Gaur only to be outweighed by its neighbour Bikaner with 216 cases among the smaller cities of the states.

Alwar too is witnessing an unabated rise in Covid-19 proliferation.

On Sunday maximum 421 new cases were reported from Jaipur, followed by 352 from Jodhpur, 216 from Bikaner, 158 from Udaipur, 148 from Alwar, 132 from Ganganagar, 78 from Bhilwara,

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57 from Dugarpur, 55 from Jalore, 42 from Bharatpur, 35 from Jhunujhunu, 30 from Hanumangarh, 21 from Jaisalmer, 20 from Churu, 18 from Dholpur, 17 from Banswara, 15 each from Chittorgarh & Dausa, 13 from Jhalawar, 12 each from Ajmer & Barmer, 11 from Karauli, 8 from Baran, 2 from Bundi.

Two deaths each on Sunday were reported from Alwar & Karauli while one death each was reported from Bharatpur, Bundi, Churu, Dausa, Dholpur, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Nagaur and Sikar.

Jaipur: The Minister In-Charges of various districts in the state or equivalent visited their respective districts on Sunday, complying with the instructions given

by CM Ashok Gehlot.

The newly appointed in-charge for Jodhpur, Deputy Whip of Congress in Assembly, Mahendra Choudhary visited various villages in Jodhpur district, distributing masks and delivering the Corona awareness message.

During his tour, Choudhary stopped at the Agolai village, where he found the Corona situation to be serious. He appealed to the people to wear masks, maintain social distancing and use sanitizer to avoid any untoward incident related to the deadly Coronavirus infection.

Chief Whip Dr Mahesh Joshi distributed

Parsadi Lal Meena unveils Corona Jan Andolan poster in Bundi.

Ashok Chandna addresses a meeting at Dausa Collectorate.

Mamta Bhupesh flags off Corona Jan Andolan in Alwar.

Mahendra Choudhary distributes masks at Keru, Agolai villages in Jodh.

masks to the people roaming without wearing one at the Bijlighar Crossing of Bharatpur on the second day of his district tour.

Joshi himself made people wear the mask while expalining them

Mask is biggest defence against 3 held for threatening BJP Corona, till vaccine comes: Joshi MLA Ashok Lahoti’s driver First India Bureau

Jaipur: Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi distributed masks in Bharatpur. Under the mass movement against Corona, Joshi, who is incharge of Bharatpur, appealed to people to wear mask, follow social distancing norms to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.

He said that to make the mass movement a success, it is very important for the public to be aware.

“Till the vaccine comes, mask is the biggest defence against

Dr Mahesh Joshi distributes masks under the Corona Jan Andolan at the Bijlighar Chauraha in Bharatpur on Sunday.

Coronavirus, that is why the state government has started a ‘No Mask, No Entry’ campaign and one crore masks will be distributed throughout Rajasthan during the cam-

paign,” he said.

Mayor of Bharatpur Municipal Corporation Abhijeet Jatav, Deputy Mayor Girish Chaudhary, Collector Nathmal Didel and others were present on the occasion.

Jaipur: Two men and a woman were arrested by the cops for allegedly misbehaving with the driver of BJP MLA, Ashok Lahoti at his residence.

The accused Rajeev, Vikas Sharma and Muskan reached the residence of Lahoti in Triveni Nagar area to meet the MLA on Sunday afternoon.

His driver, who was present at the main gate, informed them that the MLA is under quarantine and cannot

meet them. They allegedly misbehaved with him and returned. They came back late in the evening and threatened him for dire consequences following which, an FIR was registered with Shipra Path Police Station on the basis of the car’s registration number.

The police later arrested them for breaching peace. Primary investigation reveals that the accused had gone to the MLA’s residence, seeking help for the treatment of a hospitalised woman.

the importance of it.

Int the meanwhile, Industries Minister Parsadi Lal Meena was on a two day tour of Bundi, where he released a poster on Corona awareness, which too stressed on the use of masks to

prevent the spread of this disease. He also felicitated corona warriors with appreciation certificates for their untiring contribution in comabting Covid-19 in these trying times.

The state government

has started the mass movement to fight Corona, they said, adding that the fight against Corona is not possible until people cooperate.

Govt will distribute one crore masks under the campaign.

Protect environs from fire crackers’ pollution: RHRC Nizam Kantaliya Jaipur: The Rajasthan Human Rights Commissions on Sunday, directed the State Government to protect the environment from the pollution caused by firecrackers on Diwali and take necessary action.

The single bench of Justice Mahesh Chand Sharma, acting chairperson of the RHRC gave the direction while taking cognisance of media reports related

to pollution due to crackers, which are hazardous for Covid- 19 patients.

He said that firecrackers pollute the environment, are hazardous for asthma patients and may increase the number of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and may also create problems for covid-19 patients.

“Entire world is suffering from Coronavirus and we believe that if crackers are burst on

Diwali, then the number of patients may increase,” Sharma said in the order.

The Rajasthan Human Rights Commission further issued directions to Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, District Collectors and SPs to protect human values and protect the environment from the pollution caused by crackers and take necessary action.

The RHRC also sought a report by October 12.

Allow High Court to function Chandna distributes masks Gurjar chief Col Bainsla under Corona Jan Andolan threatens govt of agitation normally: Adv Bhandari to CJ Dausa: Newly appointed District in-charge Minister, Ashok Chandna was ceremoniously welcomed on his maiden tour of the district.

Chandna began CM Gehlot’s mask distribution campaign with WCD Minister Mamta Bhupesh, who had accompanied him from Jaipur. Chandna was given a grand welcome

by MLAs Murari Lal Meena and GR Khatana. The Sports Minister distributing masks to the shopkeepers and street vendors. Collector Piyush Samariya and SP Manish Agrawal accompanied the minister during his city tour. Minister Chandna’s presence attracted such a huge crowd that maintaining social dis-

tancing was a challenge for the authorities. He paid floral tributes to the statues of Late Rajesh Pilot and Mahatma Gandhi. Later, he met local Congress workers at Circuit House.

Speaking to the media Chandna stressed on supporting CM Gehlot’s campaign against the Coronavirus.

Jaipur: The state is still struggling with the Corona crisis and it seems that it will have to simultaneously also deal with the Gurjar agitation. The chief of Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti Col. Kirodi Singh Bainsla directly threatened the State Government of an agitation. Enraged on not getting complete

reservation benefits for the Gurjars, Bainsla warned the Government that the Mahapanchayat to be organised at Malarna Dungar in Sawai Madhopur on October 17, will blow the bugle for the Gurjar agitation in the state.

The Gurjar community is angry with govt’s unfulfilled promise of reservation, he said.

Jaipur: Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, Indrajit Mahanty has assured for resuming court hearings in a regular manner along with the virtual hearing.

Senior advocate Poonam Chand Bhandari met the Chief Justice at his residence and demanded that regular hearing

should be resumed.

Bhandari issued a

statement saying that the CJ has assured him to resume the offline hearing soon.

The High Court is conducting virtual hearings in view of Coronavirus spread and the advocate had threatened to sit on a ‘dharna’ at the court premises on Monday to demand re-opening of regular courts.

IN CONVERSATION

‘Enthusiasm to join Sangh has grown among all’ Aishwarya Pradhan Jaipur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday, held talks with the office bearers and the volunteers of RSS Jaipur and stressed upon the need to work in the field of social harmony, gau- sewa, denotified and nomadic tribes (DNT) community, village upliftment and environment protection. Bhagwat said that communication in

the family should improve and weekly meetings in the families should be started.

“The RSS Sarsanghchalak said that the ethic of social harmony be engrossed in the family values. The congregation discussed various small but significant ways to engage families,” a release said.

On the second day of his two-day visit to Jaipur, Bhagwat talked

Mohan Bhagwat

to volunteers during the two sessions and

heard about their experiences of works done

during the Corona pandemic and also enquired about the relief works carried out fot the needy.

Bhagwat underlined the importance of weekly family meetings & noted that the enthusiasm to join Sangh has grown among all the sections of society.

He said that RSS ‘Gatividhi’ (or activities) can also contribute in thwarting anti-national activities, the release

read.

Bhagwat was informed that considerable work has been done for the DNT community in Jaipur and Rajasthan’s other parts as well.

“The ways to expedite it were also discussed in the meeting,” the release added.

He also encouraged the volunteers to take up works of tree plantation and water conservation.

AVINASH PANDE@avinashpandeinc The thoughts and ideology that India needs confluence of compassion and empathy..!! Proud of @INCIndia leaders Sh. @RahulGandhi ji and Smt. @priyankagandhi ji. #SatyagrahaForOurDaughters

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CAUCASUS ON THE BOIL AGAIN BATTLE OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH BRIG VETERAN ANIL GUPTA The author is a Jammu based veteran, political commentator, columnist, security and strategic analyst

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On Sunday, 27th September 2020 a long-simmering conflict in the south Caucasus once again burst into open clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The cause of the ongoing battle which soon may erupt into an allout war since both nations have declared martial law is the disputed enclave of NagornoKarabakh, the control of which was ceded to Armenia in 1994 after a bloody separatist conflict leading to a large number of deaths and displacements.

hile the global community was glued to the Eastern Ladakh and the South China Sea as flashpoints that may endanger global peace due to growing Chinese belligerence because of the dissension at home faced by the all-powerful Xi Jinping, another flashpoint has emerged in the Caucasus region. This region lies between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea mainly occupied by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of southern Russia. The region is the lifeline of oil supply to the neighbouring countries with the major oil pipelines passing through the area. It also serves as the border between Asia and Europe.

On Sunday, 27th September 2020 a long-simmering conflict in the south Caucasus once again burst into open clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia. The cause of the ongoing battle which soon may erupt into an all-out war since both nations have declared martial law is the disputed enclave of NagornoKarabakh, the control of which was ceded to Armenia in 1994 after a bloody separatist conflict leading to a large number of deaths and displacements. Universally, Nagorno-Karabakh is accepted as part of Azerbaijan. Both countries have been fighting each other since then at irregular intervals. The latest provocation dates back to July this year when Armenia killed a general and other officers of Azerbaijan’s military in a missile strike leading to a big uproar in Azerbaijan which swore to take revenge soon. Azerbaijan was buoyed by the immediate Turkish offer to prepare for the response.

Nagorno-Karabakh proper has an area of about 4,400 square kilometers (1,700 square miles) — but Armenian forces occupy large swaths of adjacent territory.

Long-simmering tensions between majority Christian Armenians seeking union with Armenia and mostly

Muslim Azeris began boiling over as the Soviet Union began to disintegrate in its final years. USSR collapsed in 1991 and the republics became independent nations. In late 1991 majority of Armenian inhabitants declared independence from Azerbaijan with Armenia’s support. It led to the emergence of the Republic of Artsakh, which to date remains unrecognised. The efforts of Azerbaijan to reim-

pose its authority led to a fight for ownership converting into the bloodiest war between the two neighbours. The war saw atrocities on both sides. A 1994 cease-fire left Armenian and Azerbaijani forces facing each other across a demilitarized zone, where clashes are frequently reported. The region has since been under the control of Armenian forces, though it is still internationally recognised as part of Azerbaijan, as stated earlier.

International mediation including UN resolutions have failed to resolve the crisis.

The new flashpoint has one thing in common to the other two and that is the expansion-

ist ambitions of another ultra-nationalist leader the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who ever since his ascendancy to power has embroiled Turkey militarily in neighbouring countries like Iraq, Syria, and Libya including tensions in Eastern Mediterranean. He is on the opposite side of Russia in both Syria and Libya leading to regional rivalry. Turkey is also pressing territorial claims in disputes with Greece and Cyprus thus creating an alarm among its NATO allies. Turkey has a powerful military which has also led Erdogan to view himself as the future leader of Muslim world displacing the traditional royal house of Saud like Xi Jinping who is dreaming to be the world leader replacing the US president?

He is also preparing a nonArab Muslim alliance with the active connivance of Pakistan. Erdogan’s growing assertiveness in the region has changed its power dynamics.

While all other nations like India, China, USA, France, Iran, and European Union have asked both countries to refrain from a full-fledged war and return to the negotiating table to resolve the issue through dialogue, Turkey and Pakistan have offered open support to Azerbaijan and egged it to carry on to liberate the disputed enclave from Armenian control. French President Macron has warned Turkey to refrain from sending

Jihadists as mercenaries to the troubled area. It has also been reported that Pakistan has already sent Al Qaeda and Taliban jihadists to the area along with about one unit of regular soldiers. Pakistan known as the fountainhead of terror wants to convert this region into another epicenter of jihadist terror like Afghanistan. This has caused grave concern since the area has the potential of turning into a religious conflict between the Muslims and the Christians.

The majority jihadists being Sunnis are willing to fight alongside the Shiite Azeris against Armenians because they consider it as jihad, a holy war between the Muslims and the Christians. While the Vatican has also called for restraint both Pakistan and Turkey are encouraging Azerbaijan to continue the fight and expressed their solidarity towards the Muslim brotherhood. Pakistan is also keen to develop the area into another zone of Muslim liberation like Palestine and Kashmir. Does this have the covert support of China is not yet clear but both Turkey and Pakistan enjoy good relations with each other.

Geo politics of the region is very complicated. Turkey and Pakistan have military alliances with Azerbaijan, while Armenia has a similar treaty with Russia which has a military base in Armenia. Russia also enjoys good relations with Azerbaijan and is its major arms supplier. Russia, France,

and the USA jointly chair the Minsk Group, which was founded in 1992 by the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe is now known as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to try to find a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. All three nations enjoy close relations with Armenia. Turkey is an important member of the NATO, an imminent crack has appeared with France and USA inclined towards Armenia. Armenia has also responded to the peace called by the Minsk Group but Azerbaijan’s response is not yet known. Israel is a major arms supplier to Azerbaijan but with Turkey openly supporting Azerbaijan and its newly formed good relations with Muslim nations in the Middle East, it has put Israel in a Catch 22 situation. Iran shares borders with both and is also friendly with both the nations but in case of a religious war it would have to decide to support Azerbaijan or stay neutral. With global terror outfits moving into the area and more Muslim countries backing Azerbaijan the situation is getting polarised. India also has a stake in the region.

The North-South Corridor linking Mumbai to Moscow via Chabahar passes through Azerbaijan. India will not like the region to become another jihadist terror hub.

Azerbaijan is reported to have initiated the current clashes with the full support

The Republican threat to the republic W

hereas Nero famously fiddled while Rome burned, US President Donald Trump has famously hit the links at his money-losing golf courses while California burns – and as more than 200,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 – for which he himself has now tested positive. Like Nero, Trump will undoubtedly be remembered as an exceptionally cruel, inhumane, and possibly mad political figure.

Until recently, most people around the world had been exposed to this American tragedy in small doses, through short clips of Trump spouting lies and nonsense on the evening news or social media. But in late September, tens of millions of people endured a 90-minute spectacle, billed as a presidential “debate,”

in which Trump demonstrated unequivocally that he is not presidential – and why so many people question his mental health.

To be sure, over the past four years, the world has watched this pathological liar set new records – logging some 20,000 falsehoods or misleading statements as of mid-July, by the Washington Post’s count. What kind of debate can there be when one of the two candidates has no credibility, and is not even there to debate?

When asked about the recent New York Times exposé showing that he had paid just $750 in US federal income tax in 2016 and 2017 – and nothing for many years before that – Trump hesitated and then claimed without evidence that he had paid “millions.” He was clearly offering whatever answer he thought would

move things along to a more comfortable topic, and there is no good reason why anyone should believe him.

Even more disturbing was his refusal to denounce white supremacists and violent extremist groups like the Proud Boys, whom he instructed to “stand back and stand by.” Combined with his refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power and persistent efforts to delegitimize the voting process, Trump’s

behavior in the run-up to the election has increasingly posed a direct threat to American democracy.

When I was a child growing up in Gary, Indiana, we learned about the virtues of the US Constitution – from the independent judiciary and the separation of powers to the importance of properly functioning checks and balances. Our forefathers appeared to have created a set of great institutions (though they were also

guilty of hypocrisy in declaring that all people are created equal so long as they are not women or people of color). When I served as chief economist at the World Bank in the late 1990s, we would travel the world lecturing others about good governance and good institutions, and the United States was often held up as the exemplar of these concepts.

Not anymore. Trump and his fellow Republicans have cast a shadow on the American project, reminding us just how fragile – some might say flawed – our institutions and constitutional order are.

We are a country of laws, but it is the political norms that make the system work.

Norms are flexible, but they are also fragile. George Washington, America’s first president, decided that he would serve only two terms, and that created a norm that

would not be broken until the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. After that, a constitutional amendment codified the two-term limit.

Over the past four years, Trump and his fellow Republicans have taken norm-shattering to a new level, disgracing themselves and undermining the institutions they are supposed to defend. As a candidate in 2016, Trump refused to release his tax returns. And while in office, he has fired inspectors general for doing their jobs, repeatedly ignored conflicts of interest and profited from his office, undermined independent scientists and critical agencies, attempted outright voter suppression, and extorted foreign governments in an effort to defame his political opponents.

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of Turkey. The fear is that Azerbaijan is now bent on taking back the entire enclave sensing it as the best opportunity to undo the wrongs of 1990-1994. This is a more serious escalation, much better prepared, with more troops, and happening simultaneously on all parts of the front line. In addition to heavy weaponry and infantry, helicopters and drones are being employed extensively. The clashes threaten to spill over into civilian areas. Outright war could put key pipelines at risk. Armenia has termed it as an existential threat nothing less than a struggle for survival and linked it to 1915 Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire especially in wake of the Turkey’s unequivocal support for Azerbaijan.

Thus, both sides appear to be uncompromising though Armenia has responded to the call of the Minsk Group.

Any direct involvement by Turkey will push Russia also into the war. France has already warned Turkey. Armenia fears a direct assault through Nakhichevan, a part of Azerbaijan inside the Armenian territory. Any direct attack on Armenian territory would invoke its defence pact with Russia and draw the same into the conflict. In case of the Muslim versus Christian war, many more countries including the EU are likely to join splitting NATO. This would have repercussions beyond the region as well. If China decides to join its friends Pakistan and Turkey, well may lead to the Third World War. But with China tied down in a confrontation with India and US-backed Taiwan, it is less likely.

The success of efforts of the UN and the Minsk Group to broker a ceasefire will to a large extent depend on the attitude of Erdogan. In any case, a ceasefire would only be a temporary solution with both sides unwilling for a compromise solution. The international community will have to wait anxiously and watch the happenings of the next two-three weeks to determine if 2020 will end peacefully or not. World peace is on the verge of destabilisation.

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HATHRAS INCIDENT

BHIM ARMY CHIEF, STOPPED TWICE, MEETS VICTIM’S FAMILY

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“We want a probe monitored by a retired Supreme Court judge,” Chandrashekhar Azad said

New Delhi/ Hathras: Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad met the family of the 20-year-old woman who died in Delhi after alleged gang rape and torture in UP’s Hathras. The Bhim Army chief marched for about five km after he was stopped by the police for the first time when he was on his way. He was stopped again when he entered Hathras and was told “not all the people accompanying him could go along”.

Demanding Y-Plus category security for the family, Chandrashekar Azad this evening said: “When Kangana Ranaut can be given Y-plus security, meetings are being held to back the accused... I demand that the government arranges Y-Plus category security for the victim’s family. We have all seen that the CBI follows the government’s orders.”

“Under present leadership, the CBI is being used only to scare people. We want a probe monitored by a retired SC judge,” he added.

MAYAWATI SLAMS UP GOVT OVER ‘MYSTERIOUS SILENCE’ Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday hit out at the Uttar Pradesh Government over its “mysterious silence” on the Hathras incident as the victim’s family has made several serious allegations of intimidation against the District Magistrate. “The victim family of Hathras gang rape case has made many serious allegations of intimidation etc. against the DM. Nevertheless, the mysterious silence of the Uttar Pradesh government is sad and very worrying,” Mayawati tweeted (translated from Hindi). She further raised apprehension over a fair probe into the matter in presence of the District Magistrate.

When Kangana Ranaut can be given Y-plus security, meetings are being held to back the accused...,” Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad said.

I demand ‘Y security’ for the family or I will take them to my house, they are not safe here. If actor Kangna Ranaut can get a Y level security, why can’t they? We also want an inquiry to be done under the supervision of a retired Supreme Court judge.

—Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhim Army Chief

‘RAPE CAN BE STOPPED WITH SANSKAR’ Ballia: Amid massive outrage over the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, who died in Delhi on Tuesday, a BJP MLA from UP’s Ballia has said: “It’s the duty of all mothers and fathers to imbibe good values in their daughters and bring them up in cultured environments.”

“I am a teacher along with being an MLA. Such incidents (like rape) can be stopped only with sanskar (culture), not with shasan (good governance) or talwar (referring to sword or might),” the BJP’s Surendra Singh said on Saturday.

UP GOVT SUBVERTED JUSTICE; SUGGESTED CBI PROBE: KARAT New Delhi: CPI (M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government “subverted justice” in the Hathras incident and then recommended a probe by the CBI into the matter.

“They (UP government) have subverted justice in this case. Now, they have given it to the CBI. What is the credibility of the entire investigation? I think it is extremely important that it should be a court-monitored investigation,” Karat said over the Hathras incident. Speaking about the Allahabad HC’s stand in the case, she said. UP government does not want to serve justice to victim’s family, she said.

Dhakad moves SC over agri laws

LADAKH STANDOFF

Gwalior: The Gwalior bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has allowed registration of an FIR against a political party by anyone if more than 100 people assemble in any election rally.

The court’s directions come ahead of the Assembly by-polls which are scheduled to be held in the State.

It was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), filed by advocate Ashish Pratap Singh, which sought a ban on political events in the State in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. The Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh HC had earlier issued notices to the Chief Secretary, District Collector and Superintendent of Police and asked them to submit replies by September 28.

New Delhi: After several politicians knocked the doors of SC challenging the constitutional validity of the three new agriculture sector reform laws, the farmer leader from Madhya Pradesh DP Dhakad has also approached the top court against the Acts.

The petition said that the Farmers’ Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, 2020, and the Essential Commodities Act 2020, are ‘discriminatory and manifestly arbitrary’ and will expose marginal farmers to exploitation by big corporates. The Acts are an attempt to invade into lawmaking territory of State governments, stated the plea. —ANI

meet on October 12

BJP TO PROTEST AGAINST TMC GOVERNMENT IN BENGAL TODAY Kolkata: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh said it will “gherao” block development offices in 10 districts on Monday in protest against the “corruption” of ruling TMC in distribution of relief materials to those affected by cyclone Amphan.

“None other than the TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Baner-

jee admitted there was corruption in distribution of relief materials. But, is mere admission enough?

Taking disciplinary action against the corrupt partymen will not change the condition of the poor cyclone-hit villagers as well,” he said. Thousands of BJP activists will demonstrate outside BDO offices in 160 blocks.

Amit Shah

New Delhi: For the first time in its history, the annual conference of the country’s top police brass will be held virtually next month amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Sunday.

About 250 officers in the rank of DGP and IGP from all states, Union Territories and Centre will take part in the two-day virtual meeting to be attended

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, NSA Ajit Doval among others.

The key role played by police during a disaster and pandemic, newage crimes like cyber terrorism, radicalisation of the youth and the Pakistan-sponsored militants in Jammu and Kashmir will be discussed during the conference, to be held in multiple sessions, a Union Home ministry of-

ficial told PTI. The conference will be held in the last week of November, the official said.

As the role of police during the ongoing pandemic came under praise from all quarters, the meeting is expected to discuss how to enhance their knowledge and capabilities to handle natural disasters and such health crisis, the official said.

The state police chiefs will share their experiences in handling the pandemic and how the police have helped the distressed people and the migrant workers during the nationwide lockdown.

The prime minister is likely to make special mention about the exemplary work done by the police personnel while fighting the coronavirus, the official said.

—PTI

Middleman for Middleman: 7th India-China military commanders’ Javadekar to Opposition

‘File FIR if over100 assemble in rallies’

The HC had also appointed three lawyers as Nyaya Mitras to keep a watch on the political activities in the state and in case of any breach of protocol, they would have to report the matter to the court through its registrar.

Advocate Ashish Pratap Singh, who had filed the PIL on September 11, said the political parties were holding rallies, which attracted huge crowds, increasing the risk of disease spread.—Agencies

Narendra Modi

New Delhi: The seventh round of Corps Commander-level talks between armies of India and China is expected to be held on October 12 with a specific agenda of firming up a roadmap for disengagement of troops from the friction points in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the developments said on Sunday.

At the talks, the two sides are also expected to look into further steps

J&K: PANCHAYATS TO BE NEW MODEL OF EQUITABLE GROWTH Bandipora: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that Panchayats in J&K will be a new model of equitable development and growth. “I want the socio-economic growth of J-K to become an example, a benchmark, for other states of the country. It is my promise, and I will work day and night to ensure that J-K becomes a shining example of equitable growth,” Sinha said as per the tweet by Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), J-K. No hollow announcements will deliver what I promise,” he said.

to maintain stability on the ground and avoid any action that may trigger fresh tension in the region where troops from both sides will be facing difficult conditions in the next four months due to harsh winters, they said.

Following the last round of military talks on Sept 21, the two sides announced a slew of decisions including not to send more troops to the frontline. —ANI

Panaji: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday alleged that parties opposing the newly enacted farm laws were acting as “middlemen for middlemen”.

Talking to reporters on the second day of his visit to Goa as part of the ruling BJP’s initiative to create awareness about the farm laws, Prakash Javadekar said the actual situation is that farmers earn less for their products and customers have to buy it at higher rates.

The middlemen hike the prices and the farm laws deal with this problem by eradicating these middlemen, he said.

“Sometimes I feel the opposition parties have become middlemen for middlemen,” he alleged.

Claiming that the agitation against farm laws will die out on its own,

1 KILLED, 3 INJURED IN LANDSLIDE AT TAFIL VILLAGE OF SIKKIM Gangtok: At least one person was killed and three others were injured after heavy rains triggered a landslide at Tafil village in West Sikkim district, an official said on Sunday.

Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and police conducted rescue operations to trace

a person who is still missing after Friday’s landslide, Block Development Officer Ranjan Raj said.

Initially two persons were missing but the rescuers could pull out the body of 62-year-old Narmith Lepcha from under the debris, the official said.

The injured have been referred to Namchi district hospital in South Sikkim.

Prakash Javadekar speaks to media during his Goa visit.

the minister said, “Falsehood has limited life while truth lives forever.”

“Congress and NCP launched their campaign to protest against the farm bills. I am going to ask them to look at their manifesto. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh has spoken about such (agricultural) reforms in his speeches. But, the Congress has now done

a u-turn,” he said.

He alleged that the opposition parties were spreading a “myth” that APMCs (agriculture produce market committees) will be shut down under the new laws, and the government will stop purchasing the produce or the MSP would be stopped. “All these are lies,” Prakash Javadekar said.—PTI

J’KHAND: MAN RAPES 7-YEAR-OLD IN SEARCH ON TO ARREST HIM Ranchi: A case has been filed after a man raped a seven-year-old girl near Sukhdev Nagar area in Ranchi, the police said while informing about the horrific incident. Superintendent of Police of Ranchi Saurabh said the police have registered the case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The SP further added that the accused is missing and raids are being conducted at variopus places in the city to arrest him.

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Up to 25 cr Indians expected to be inoculated for COVID-19 by July 2021

‘Priority would be given to health workers engaged in COVID-19 management in getting the vaccine’ New Delhi: The government plans to receive and utilize 40-50 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses to cover 20-25 crore Indians by July 2021, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday.

“The Centre is also working on plans for building capacities in HR, training, supervision, etc on a massive scale and roughly estimates to receive and utilise 400-500 million doses covering approximately 20-25 crore people by July 2021,” he said, while responding to questions asked by social media users said on the fourth episode of his ‘Sunday Samvaad’ today. The union minister said that the Health Ministry is currently preparing a format in which states will submit lists of priority population groups to receive the vaccine, especially health workers engaged in the manage-

Harsh Vardhan

LESS THAN 10 LAKH ACTIVE CASES FOR 13TH CONSECUTIVE DAY IN COUNTRY

Pending redress dues to be thorny issue at GST meet New Delhi: With the states requiring funds to meet their expenditure at the onset of the second half of the financial year, pending compensation dues to the tune of over Rs 2 lakh crore are expected to be the contentious issue in the discussions with the Centre in the upcoming 42nd GST Council meeting slated for Monday.

While some of the 21 states which have already agreed for the option 1, involving borrowing of Rs 97,000 crore through a special window, have asked for expediting of the borrowing process and extension of the levy of compensation cess beyond the five-year transition period ending June 2022, Oppositionruled states are still in disagreement with the options offered by

Nirmala Sitharaman

the Centre to bridge the compensation gap.

Bihar’s Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi in a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the Centre should act fast in the matter and enable those states who have listed their choice to borrow. The Centre had enlisted support of 21 states and Union Territories for option 1 under its borrowing plan to meet this year’s compensation deficit.

ment of COVID19, and this exercise is targeted to be completed by the end of this October.

He further informed that the Government is also keeping an eye on immunity data with regard to COVID-19 disease while finalizing these plans.

The Health Minister further informed that there is a high-level committee under the chairmanship of Niti Aayog Member (Health) VK Paul is drawing up the entire process.

“Vaccine procurement is being done centrally and each consignment will be tracked real-time until delivery to ensure it reaches those who need it most,” he said.

On a question regarding Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Russia’s “Sputnik-V” vaccine in India, Harsh Vardhan clarified that the matter is still under consideration, and no decision has been taken as yet on the Phase 3 trials.—ANI

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India and South Africa ask WTO to waive rules

‘India scales up testing capacity from 1 in Jan to over 77 mn in Oct’ New Delhi: The testing capacity in the country has been ramped up at a significant pace to reach over 7.7 crores in October from just one in January this year, according to the MoHFW on Sunday.

The MoHFW also said that the increased pace of testing has led to “early identification, prompt isolation, and effective treatment of COVID-19 cases. These have eventually resulted in a sustained low Fatality Rate.”

“India has scaled up its testing capacity from one in January to more than 7.7 cr in October. With progressively falling positivity rate, testing has worked as an effective tool to limit the spread of COVID-19 infection,” a tweet by

the MoHFW read.

As per the MoHFW, 7,78,50,403 tests for COVID-19 were conducted in the country on October 3 which marks a new high.

Further the positivity rate in the country is at 8.32 per cent currently, as per the Health Ministry. With an increase of 1,069 deaths reported on Saturday, the COVID-19 toll surpassed 1 lakh in India.

Vienna: India and South Africa want the WTO to waive intellectual property rules to make it easier for developing countries to produce or import COVID-19 drugs, a letter to the WTO shows.

In their letter dated October 2 the two countries called on the global trade body to waive parts of the Agreement on TradeRelated Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), which governs patents, trademarks, copyright and other intellectual property

rules globally.

“As new diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines for COVID-19 are developed, there are significant concerns (over) how these will be made available promptly, in sufficient quantities and at (an) affordable price to meet global demand,” the letter posted on the Genevabased WTO’s website says.A draft General Council decision text submitted with the letter says the waiver should last an as yet unspecified number of years and be reviewed annually.

EC said the fresh instructions would be applicable to all elections and by-elections

Election Commission tweaks postal ballot procedure for upcoming polls New Delhi: Seeking to make the procedure to opt for postal ballot more convenient for those above 80 years of age and people with disabilities, the Election Commission has come out with a set of new instructions.

The form required to opt for the postal ballot would be delivered at the residence of all those above 80 years of age and people with disabilities by the booth level officer under his polling station.

It would be up to these two category of voters to opt for postal ballot.

“If he/she opts for postal ballot, then the BLO will collect the filled-in form 12-D from the house of the elector within five days of the notification and deposit it with the returning officer forthwith,” according to the October 3 letter sent by EC to all state

chief electoral officers.

These instructions have been issued based on the feedback the poll panel received from civil society and media during its visit to pollbound Bihar last week.

The Election Commission said the fresh instructions would be applicable to all elections and by-elections, including the bypolls announced last week to 56 assembly and one Lok Sabha seat.

state from Sunday till Tuesday in protest against the laws. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, state Congress president Sunil Jakhar, party’s Punjab incharge Harish Rawat and other leaders were present.

Former minister and MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu, who had been staying away from all Congress activities, was also seen at the public meeting. The tractor rallies, which have been named as ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’, will cover more than 50 km over three days. — PTI

LJP won’t... the leadership of Nitish Kumar. As such, the LJP resolution makes the party’s break up with the NDA in the state inevitable.

LJP will not be contesting the upcoming Bihar elections in alliance with JDU due to ideological differences, announced its National General Secretary Abdul Khaliq on Sunday.

“At the national level and during Lok Sabha elections, BJP and LJP have a strong alliance.

Owing to ideological differences at the state and alliance level with JDU, LJP has decided to

SHOOTER SHREYASI SINGH JOINS BJP AHEAD OF ELECTION Shooter Shreyasi Singh, daughter of former union minister late Digvijay Singh, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in presence of party leader Bhupendra Yadav at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday.

Singh, gold medallist at the 2018 Common-

wealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia and a silver medallist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, is expected to be the party’s candidate either from Amarpur (Banka) or Jamui, depending on the seat sharing with alliance partners.

PATNA ADMIN IDENTIFIES VENUES FOR HOLDING POLL MEETINGS New Delhi: The Patna district administration has identified 47 open grounds and 19 halls where political parties can schedule their public meetings during the Bihar Assembly elections, a top state government official said.

The number of participants, however, can-

not exceed 100 people at such rallies till October 14, irrespective of the size of the ground.

“The district administration has, so far, identified 47 grounds and 19 halls in the district where election meetings or rallies could be held for campaigning in the assem-

bly polls,” Patna District Magistrate Kumar Ravi told on Saturday. Voting for 243 assembly constituencies in the state will be held in three phases -- October 28 (71 seats), November 3 (94 seats) and November 7 (78 seats). The counting of votes will take place on November 10.

contest elections separate from the alliance.

There could be ideological differences with JDU on several seats so that the public can decide which candidate is better for Bihar’s interest,” said a statement by Khaliq.

“There is no bitterness between LJP and BJP. After the election results, all LJP MLAs will work on the development path shown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the combine of LJP-BJP will form government,” the statement added. LJP said that while it would field candidates against

JD(U), it would not do so in seats where BJP is contesting. — Agencies

hour and a half. I met with them again today to see their point of discontent. I deny the negative rumours which are rife about my interactions with them,” the DM had said. Congress leaders Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi had met the family of the victim on Saturday. — ANI

Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s Covid-19 condition improving Washington: President Donald Trump’s condition is improving as he is being treated for COVID-19 at a military hospital, and he could return to the White House as early as Monday, the doctors leading his treatment said on Sunday. That word came the day after a series of contradictory messages from the White House about Trump’s conditions caused widespread confusion.

“The patient continues to improve. He has remained without fever since Friday morning, his vital signs are stable,” Dr. Sean Dooley told reporters at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

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Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane and Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria are coursemates from NDA days and have been thick friends since then.

An Army officer deployed in a forward area said the fact that these days, the Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and the chiefs of two services meet often to discuss and plan the action against the Chinese forces is also helping at the field level where the two forces have been operating jointly.

The Army, which is deployed in eyeball-toeyeball situations against the Chinese, is also regularly updating the IAF on the actual position on the ground to enhance their domain awareness. — ANI

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Fierce ladies proving their mettle in rugged wilderness

O Womaniya!

CHALLENGES ON THE FIELD

Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: From guarding international borders to handling law and order situations or administration, women are proving their mettle in every field and rugged wilderness is no exception.

Despite all dangers and challenges like the possibility of confronting wild animals or poachers, women are working with full dedication and determination in the forest department of Rajasthan.

Nearly 800 women are posted on positions like forest officer, assistant forester, forester etc. and setting many examples with their performance, be it rescuing animal or environment protection.

There was no recruitment of women for frontline duty from 1986 to 2011, but in 2011, 2013 and 2018, many women were selected for forester and other posts.

In 2014, two women officers were selected in the

z Dangers may be lurk-

ing anywhere in forest but the women staffers have proved they are no less than their male counterparts when it comes to hard or challenging duty for the protection of forests

z Women personnel

of the department said that despite challenges, they accept hard duty and also get full support

Rajasthan Forest service and were given an appointment as assistant conservator of forest. After that, several women have been recruited and performing grueling duties in the forest, including patrolling.

The contribution of women has been constant with some women forest personnel, as frontline staff, working competently in rugged forest terrain and such women staffers have been hon-

from senior officials who keep on boosting their morale from time to time z In Sirohi, a female

forest guard Anju Chauhan rescues snakes from people’s houses while performing her routine duty. She was awarded at the state level. Women are also working in Ranthambore National Park,

ored for their performance.

GV Reddy, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Head of Forest Force), said that there is 20 percent reservation for women in the recruitment of frontline staff and the recruitment on large scale was started in 2011.

He said that the frontline staffers were mostly men prior to 2011 but now the women are breaking all myths and perform-

(Centre) Snake rescuer Anju Chauhan

Sariska Tiger Reserve and Mukundara Tiger Reserve

Sanctuary since 2011, has rescued 96 wildlife animals

z Forest Guard Prem

z She also did identi-

Kanwar, posted in Bhainsrorgarh Wildlife

ing well in the forest areas, doing patrolling, conserving forest and rescuing wild animals.

“Earlier, people used to think that women cannot go to remote forest areas, patrolling alone but that is not the case now. Women are also doing equal work as men and many women have even outshined men,” he said.

He said that one female employee had been alone in Desert National Park for about six-seven years.

PHED Principal Secy Yadav cracks whip on two SEs in water tank case Naresh Sharma

Chennai Super Kings openers break their team’s losing streak with a crushing 10-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab during IPL 2020 in Sharjah on Sunday. Batting first KXI scored 178/4 with the help of skipper KL Rahul (63 of 52). In reply Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis accomplished the task in 17.4 overs.

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2016 in case of an overhead water tank.

The current case is also of 2016 when orders of investigation of the whole service tenure of then XEN Vijay Yadav and JEN Vijay Meena but both were saved by their senior despite umpteen reminders from Jaipur for action against the guilty. Now PS Rajesh Yadav has issued charge sheets to Sitaram Meena and Ramni-

Jaipur: Principal Secretary (PHED) Rajesh Yadav, has sent out a strong message to the corrupt officials of his department and their saviours by issuing charge sheets to two SEs in Karauli.

It is noteworthy that Yadav has already issued charge sheets to all SEs and XENs who have served the DCM area of Jaipur since

was Meena who were posted from 2016 to 2019 and brushed the whole matter under carpet.

Even in the DCM, Ajmer road Jaipur matter of Doctor’s colony, PS Yadav has issued charge sheet to SE Satish Jain.

Both cases are of similar nature where the superior officers saved the guilty subordinate officers despite reminders for action from the HQ.

‘Release Rhea without further harassment’ 63,612 candidates appear for UPSC prelims from Raj New Delhi: A day after a panel of doctors at AIIMS in Delhi ruled out murder as the cause of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury, on Sunday demanded that the actor’s girlfriend Rhea Chakraborty be released forthwith without further harassment.

Choudhury, who had said in the past that Chakraborty was being “falsely implicated” following her arrest in con-

Adhir Ranjan Choudhury

nection with a drug probe linked to Rajput’s death, claimed on Twitter that she was a victim of a “political conspiracy”.

“Now the BJP propaganda machinery may accuse the forensic team of AIIMS who has nulli-

fied the allegation that Rhea Chakroborty conspired to kill Sushsnt Singh Rajput, the state Congress chief tweeted.

“We are all pained by the expiry of Sushant ji but he cannot be honoured by falsely implicating a lady as an accused, I have earlier said that Rhea Chakroborty was an innocent lady, she should be released without further harassment to her, she has been the victim of Political conspiracy (sic),” he added.

—PTI

Bharat Dixit Jaipur After facing stiff resistance from public and finally getting green signal from Supreme Court, the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) organised the preliminary exam 2020 for Indian civil services on Sunday.

The exam was conducted across 2,569 centres in the country. It

was organised in 2 shifts with the first shift from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. while the second from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

DOTASARA’S SECRET MEET WITH RAHUL-PRIYANKA RAISES CURIOSITY!

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CC Chief Govind Singh Dotasara has been making whirlwind tours in Rajasthan. However little does anyone know that recently Dotasara met Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi in Noida as they were heading for Hathras. It so happened that late in the night around 11.30 PM, the state PCC Chief received a crucial phone call from New Delhi and on the other side was AICC general secretary (organization) and RS MP from Rajasthan KC Venugopal who informed Dotasara that he will have to go to Hathras the following day accompanying Rahul Gandhi and

Priyanka Gandhi. Furthermore, Dotasara was also informed that he will have to keep his visit a secret.

The direction of the senior leader was followed to the hilt by Dotasara and he reached Noida where he met the Gandhi family scions. Apart from the Rajasthan PCC Chief, his contemporaries from UP and Delhi PCC were also called. However, after spending sometime with Rahul and Priyanka, Dotasara returned to Rajasthan as he had to take part in the corona rally.

—Yogesh Sharma

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JOSHI’S ‘BIZZARE’ DECISION!

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t is sometimes extremely bizarre to see how the political activities unfold any given day. Take for example the mask distribution of state government on Friday when on direction of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, ministers reached out to people to distribute masks to them. It was during this distribution drive that chief Whip Dr Mahesh Joshi surprised everyone by making a last-minute change to the scheduled program. Actually, Joshi was to meet Transport Minister Pratap

There were 63,612 candidates registered from Rajasthan who gave their exams across 171 centres in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Ajmer.

The exam was organised amid tight security and strict following of the corona protocol.

The prelims of the civil services were to be held on May 31, 2020 but were postponed due to corona crisis.

Singh Khachriyawas and the duo were to travel together to Chandpol where they had to meet other Congress leaders and start the distribution drive.

While the duo were travelling in one car, Joshi suddenly changed the plan and made the car stop at Chhoti Chaupar.

Alighting from the car, Joshi was followed by Khachariyaas and the two men immediately set out distributing the masks to people. While the duo was engrossed in their activity, the organizers of the campaign were waiting for the arrivals of the two leaders since the organizers had assembled a grand welcome for the two-party leaders.

However, Joshi ‘thwarted’ the ‘dreams’ of organizers and now this development is a topic of major discussion in the political circles of the state.

—First India Bureau

fication photography of 131 birds in Sanctuary The officer said that women staffers can more effectively deal with village women, resorting to some illegal activities like cutting trees inside the forest area, than male guards can. He informed that special training classes are also held separately for women in the forest department.

Reddy said that attempts are being made to create a special women cell at the headquarters level.

OVER 100 HELD SO FAR IN DUNGARPUR VIOLENCE CASE

Dungarpur: Police have arrested close to 100 people till Sunday in connection with the violence and arson in Dungarpur.

The police had earlier registered an FIR on September 26 against 759 people in connection with the incident. The FIR was registered in the Bichhiwara police station.

The police teams are using footage from CCTVs, media channels, and videos which went viral on social media to identify and nab the accused, the police said.

The situation had deteriorated in the region after candidates of a teacher recruitment exam confronted police and indulged in arson.

The protesters had created a ruckus demanding that 1,167 vacant general quota seats be filled from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category.

Later acting upon the directions of the Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Tribal Area Development Minister Arjun Singh Bamniya, along with other leaders, had met the agitating students.

—ANI

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WORLD

INDIA

RAJASTHAN

10,39,541 3,52,48,330 1,02,326 66,05,751 1,501 1,37,476 DEATHS

MAHARASHTRA 38,084 DEATHS 14,43,409 CASES

CONFIRMED CASES

TAMIL NADU 9,784 DEATHS 6,19,996 CASES

DEATHS

CONFIRMED CASES

KARNATAKA 9,286 DEATHS 6,40,661 CASES

ASHOK GEHLOT @ashokgehlot51 Compared to other states, Rajasthan is in a very good position, we have a very good recovery rate, mortality rate is also under control but we want the recovery rate to rise continuously and the death rate to come to zero. Safeguarding people from Corona is our top priority.

CM Ashok Gehlot

room at the Chief Minister’s residence, be started again. As per the instructions of the CM, the 181 helpline started on September 21, 2020,and so far 369 positive patients have contacted seeking help. Of these 116 needed beds in

hospitals which were arranged while 253 corona positive patients who were in home isolation were provided medicines. Feedback was also taken from those who filed complaints.

An RAS officer and a

doctor are also working all the time to monitor this helpline. In this helpline, a team works to take feedback, this team calls the complainants and gets information about their grievance redressal. In the calls made by the feedback

CONFIRMED CASES

GUJARAT 3,499 DEATHS 1,42,699 CASES

Joshi, Dhariwal, Kataria flag off mass corona awareness campaign

COVID HELPLINE AT CMR RECEIVES 369 COMPLAINTS IN 14 DAYS, ALL COMPLAINTS ADDRESSED TO 100% SATISFACTION OF CORONA PATIENTS Naresh Sharma

DEATHS

DELHI 5,510 DEATHS 2,90,613 CASES

Rapid resolution of complaints on Corona Helpline, thanks to Gehlot Jaipur: The state government is extremely serious about Corona and all its efforts are on to prevent the spread of corona infection. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is reviewing the corona situation in the state every day and quick decisions are being taken on the basis of these review meetings and feedback from the public. As a result of timely steps taken by the state government, the recovery rate from Corona in state today is around 84%.

Taking immediate cognizance, Gehlot has instructed to start a separate 24-hour corona helpline in Rajasthan, along with issuing directions that the Covid-19 control

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Bhawar S Charan Kota: The mass awareness campaign for corona ceremoniously started from the Zila Parishad office of the city in the scheduled presence of UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal, Agriculture minister Lalchand Kataria and unscheduled but welcome presence of Vidhan Sabha speaker Dr CP Joshi, who was in the city. Joshi stressed on the initiative by common people for the preventive measures which would weigh more than any effort made by any govt. He appealed to the people to strictly maintain 6 feet distance and wear masks at public places.

He said all govt efforts would fail without people’s participation.

Corona publicity

team, the complainants were fully satisfied with the help of Corona Helpline. All complaints received were immediately disposed off and feedback was taken from the complainants, all the complainants were satisfied with services..

Rajasthan government is working against Corona from day one and the government is determined to provide the best health services. RT & PCR tests are being tested in 39 public and private labs in 23 districts of the state. Of these, 25 government labs are conducting tests for free. State has 42 thousand isolation beds, 8090 oxygen beds, 1672 ICU beds, 1352 ventilators and test facility for 51,640 patients daily.

Shanti Dhariwal, Lalchand Kataria, Dr CP Joshi during the event.

material was released by the dignitaries and awareness vehicles were also flagged off.

Dhariwal, in his distinctive style, said that coronavirus doesn’t differentiate between common men and Amitabh Bachchan or Ambani or Adani so wearing a mask is the only option. He said after death one needs 6 feet land to rest but to live, all one needs is a

99 inches mask. He said that the govt will be distributing 5 lakh masks. He said that the event wasn’t a political party’s event but a mass initiative by govt.

Kataria said that he himself had been corona infected and had to bear the pain for 20 days, so it was better that the people take up preventive measures as the only remedy.

Dr Raghu reviews law & order, govt Hathras case 19-yr-old victim denied schemes, farmer problems in Bhilwara justice,dignity in life and death: Cong

Naveen Joshi

Bhilwara: Health minister and incharge of Bhilwara district Dr Raghu Sharma on the second day of his tour chaired a meeting at the collectorate where he took feedback on law & order, departmental progress, welfare schemes of the govt and farmer problems. Dr Sharma heard public grievances after the meeting.

The minister took a strict view on the illegal sand excavation in the district and asked the officers to curb it as it gave rise to other crimes parallelly. Sharma asked the SP to take stern & quick action against the sand mafia.

Dr Raghu Sharma flagging off the corona awareness rally.

Dr Sharma also chaired the meeting of District Mineral foundation Trust and allocated 30% of the trust fund for Covid-19 treatment which will come to about Rs 67.91 crore.

Decision regarding developing a Nutrition Garden at the Angan-

wadi centre was also taken. In all proposals about Rs 1000 crore were approved.

Dr Raghu Sharma chaired another meeting regarding Covid-19 with collector Shivprasad M Nakate, CMHO Dr Mushtaq Khan and district hospital superin-

tendent Dr Arun Gaur.

He was informed that there was no dearth of any resources as of now and the proposal for a dedicated Covid hospital would be considered if the corona cases increase substantially.

The health officials told the minister that currently both Covid and non Covid patients were being treated at the hospital without any difficulty.

Earlier he flagged off the corona awareness rally from the Mukherji garden. NSUI district president Ritesh Gurjar met the health minister along with a delegation.

Dr Sharma also inaugurated a campaign for corona awareness through football.

Hathras: The brutal gangrape and murder of a dalit girl from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh has shaken the conscience of the nation. The brazen inhumanity and illegal high handedness shown by the BJP Government of UP in denying basic dignity to the victim even in death and afterwards towards the family has left everyone beyond shock.

The casual and cavalier attitude in taking cognisance of her complaints and delay in providing her immediate medical attention smacks of attempts at brushing under the carpet, as indeed complic-

ity on part of the UP administration. The 19 year old girl was denied justice and dignity in both life and death. Her body was cremated without the consent of the family in the dead of night.

More worryingly, on October 1, when Rahul Gandhi and UP incharge Priyanka Gandhi along with other Congress Party leaders tried to go to Hathras to meet the victim’s family, the delegation was stopped at the UP border itself. Most convolutedly, the police manhandled Rahul Gandhi in a most heinous way and arrested Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka and other leaders.

KC Venugopal

The police brutally lathicharged on the Congress party workers and other party functionaries. After continued pressure from Congress Party UP administration relented and allowed only 5 leaders to meet the victim’s family.

Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi not

only met and heard the family’s agony and injustice done to them but also ensured all out support in carrying out impartial investigation. The Congress party has resolved to relentlessly fight against arbitrary and unconstitutional ways of the Yogi Government.

The Pradesh Congress Committees will be organising silent Satyagraha sit-in, at Mahatma Gandhi/ Ambedkar statues and any other place of significance, against the brutal and arbitrary actions of the UP Government, demanding justice for the victim and her family —Agencies

GAJENDRA, CP, DHARIWAL, LALCHAND CONSOLE OM BIRLA! Kota: Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha speaker Dr CP Joshi, UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal, Agriculture minister Lalchand Kataria, Central jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Alwar MP Baba Balaknath were among prominent people who reached the Dada Bari residence of Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla to condole his father’s death.

Dr CP Joshi while offering condolences said that he had never met late Shrikrishna Birla but behaviour of LS speaker demonstrates

the values of dutifulness, simplicity and affability he has inherited from his father. UDH minister Dhariwal remembered the contribution made by the departed in the cooperative movement. He said that late Birla never let anybody go empty handed from his doors and never allowed politics to interfere in the common good of people. Minister Kataria too condoled Om Birla.

Central minister Shekhawat said that he couldn’t believe the fact that Shrikrishna Birla is no more. He called his departure a void for co-

—PHOTOS BY BHAWAR S CHARAN

First India Bureau

Dr CP Joshi, Shanti Dhariwal among others gathered at Birla’s residence in Kota to offer condolences.

operative sector of Hadoti. Labour minister Tikaram Juli, Jalore MP Devji Patel, Ujjain MP anil Firojiya, Baitul MP Durgadas Uike, Mand-

saur MP Sudhir Gupta, Lakhimpur Khiri MP Ajay Mishra, BJP national VP Shyam Jaju, Siddarthan, Vishnu Mittal of Delhi BJP, BJP

spox for MP BJP Rahul Kothari, Rajasthan BJP treasurer Ram Kumar Bhutra ex Cooperatives minister Ajay Kilak, ex minister Banshidhar

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat offering tributes.

Khandela, Bundi MLA Ashok Dogra, Ex Haryana minister Ramvilas Sahrma and ex Delhi mayor Yogendra Singh also reached to offer

Shanti Dhariwal paying respects.

their condolences. Haryana deputy CM Dushyant Chautala, former central minister Harsimarat Kaur Badal, Satara MP Srinivas Patel,

Indrajit Singh of erstwhile Jhalawar royal family and SHRC chairman Mahesh Sharma called Birla to offer condolences.

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Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas got hitched in December 2018. Nick is younger to Priyanka by 10 years, and the couple even faced quite a bit of flak for the age difference. But the couple has shown time and again that they don’t care about what the world thinks and keep sharing loved-up pictures and videos of them together on social media

Sunil Dutt married a year older co-star Nargis after they met on the sets of Mother India. During the making of the film in 1957, a massive fire took place and Sunil Dutt saved Nargis from the flames. The two married a year later, and had three children - Sanjay, Priya and Namrata

Karan Singh Grover is three years younger to Bipasha Basu. They met on the sets of their eroticthriller Alone in 2015. The couple got married in 2016 and are inseparable ever since

The French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, 24 years his senior and his former drama teacher are one of the world’s most intriguing political couples. The taboo-breaking, generation-spanning romance between them has captivated people across the globe

Abhishek Bachchan is two years younger to Aishwarya Rai. The couple married in 2007 and have a daughter named Aaradhya. Supposedly, there were astrological issues to their love marriage and certain outdated rituals were performed at the time to woo the stars

Na umr ki seema ho, na janam ka ho bandhan Jab pyaar kare koi, to dekhe keval man Tum haar ke dil apna, meri jeet amar kar do…

Raj Babbar crooned this and many echoed and a few took it to heart! Traditionally and historically the man is older to the woman in a relationship, City First celebrates some couples who have broken this old fashioned idea and proven that age is irrelevant when you are in love!

Footballer David Beckham is one year younger to wife Victoria Beckham. The couple tied the knot in 1999 and have four children

Shirish Kunder is eight years younger to choreographer-filmmaker wife Farah Khan.

The two met on the sets of ‘Main Hoon Na’.

They got married in 2004 and have triplets two daughters and a son

Kunal Kemmu is five years younger to Soha Ali Khan. They were in a live-in relationship before their marriage. Kunal popped the question to Soha in Paris and both tied the knot on January 25, 2015. The couple became proud parents to daughter Inaaya Naumi Kemmu on September 29, 2017

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All About Life

World Animal Day

Mariam Abuhaideri

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ne never really knows how these days dedicated to something are instituted, how they become globally viral, and then tradi-

tion!

Do you mull over how there seems to be a day for everything? I recall buying roses for my teachers on Teacher’s day, weaving friendship bands to tie around the wrist of my friends on a day dedicated to friendship, and making greeting cards for my mom and dad on Mother’s and Father’s day.

For causes, however, these days take on a more serious form of celebration. They are not hallmark holidays; rather they offer an opportunity to call attention to different dimensions of the cause in question and to call for action.

Yesterday the world celebrated World Animal Day. A big day for animal activists, not-for-profit organizations, and the animal rights lobby. Yet not much is known about it outside this circle and

YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

this itself speaks volumes about our problematic and archaic education system and the general interest of the public and media. So this is me telling you what you have not learned in your textbooks and what you need to know simply because we are inheriting a messed up world from our parents, and it is us who must bear the burden of fixing it. Sorry parents if that hurt, but you cannot deny that you had a hand in messing up the world for us because for you it was more important that your ward become a renowned doctor or engineer. You didn’t raise us to be good human beings; you raised us to earn good money. Disclaimer: As is the case with everything else there are exceptions to this statement too.

So where the textbook has failed, the internet fills in. The first World Animal Day event, attended by more than 5,000 people took place on March 24, 1925, in the Sports Palace in Berlin, Germany.

forms on earth.

And in animals, I truly feel the oneness with the divine. Try it for yourself: Gaze into the tiny eyes of a captive elephant and you will instantly see the life of solitude and pain it has lived. Watch the wagging tails of the street dogs you just fed and you will experience gratitude.

When your cat sleeps on your chest, you feel comfort in knowing that it trusts you.

History presents us with an understanding of why things are the way they are today. But history

Mariam Abuhaideri

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

You are philosophical and people love to hear you say about about something in particular. You will get surprisingly good returns from an investment that you made in the past and forgot about. You can expect a job offer or an appointment letter, don’t doubt your fate.

You are very busy in your own life and you have no time to handle anyone else’s problems. Times are tough but it doesn’t mean that it will always be the same, you time will come when you will fly high and higher than anyone around. You are blessed with good intuition.

You may all of a sudden feel the need to see someone close just because you may feel lonely at that particular moment.

Hours spent on something will not go waste therefore don’t loose patience till the very end. You will earn what you deserve.

Words is changing fast but that does no where mean that good times are gone too, be hopeful. You will be handling some prestigious projects and make sure to nail it, even if you are working from home. You are financially secure for now but you must find more avenues to earn.

MAR 21 - APR 20

APR 21 - MAY 20

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

You sometimes take your luck for granted and thats where things go wrong, respect what you gifted with. You may be in the need of loan but this is not the time to expect anything like that rather focus on spirituality and you may find a way out that you never expected.

You are very straight forward with people whom you don’t like. There will be many opportunities in future for now focus on enhancing your skills. You must have a balanced diet and you must work out regularly if you want to reach your desired goal.

Be brave when it comes to doing something, against which the whole world is talking. Have patience, you will get into many business ventures and you will make progress stay rest assured. This is the time to focus on health, set a daily routine and excise everyday. You may feel unwanted.

Sometimes too much of your attitude problem gets difficult for people to tolerate, so ease out. You will get an excellent opportunity on professional front, yes even during this trial times. Working from home can prove a bit tiresome and so make sure to eat energy giving food.

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

AUG 24 - SEP 23

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

You are going to get in touch with someone new and the nature of relationships will change.

You may have rightly predicted the outcome of an investment and this quality can really benefit you. You have to wait for sometime before someone decided to finance your project.

You are brilliant but you aren’t aware of your potentials, thats where things go wrong. Your spending habit will change for good.

Don’t get into office politics just do you work religiously and ear your living, these are trial times and even must do their best to sustain.

Just keep trying if you really love someone more than what people can see as you won’t give up easily anyways . Keep paying your outstanding dues if you can, so that you can relax in future.

Don’t poke your nose in anyone’s matter so that you are not held responsible for anything.

You are going to try lots of therapies to heal your inner wounds, until you find the right one. Those on the quest of getting desired body must have an exercise regime as you will not find any time better than this.

Own your mistakes if you have made any, it will only build your image.

NOV 23 - DEC 22

SHAURYA SANADHYA, Content Creator

Heinrich Zimmermann, animal activist and author of Mensch und Hund (Man and Dog) founded the day. But it was only 4 years later in 1929, that World Animal Day was celebrated for the first time on October 4, the Feast Day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology and animals.

Francis of Assisi believed that nature was the “mirror of God.” And while I don’t patronize the idea of religion, I do believe that there is a power that is responsible for the creation of all magnificent life-

is not the Bible. It can and should be challenged! Animals have been used to transport humans and building material and in wars. Animals have been hunted down, gifted to royal families, and skinned to make clothing, bags, and footwear! We have only thought of our comfort- not realising the consequences of our actions. We would look forward to our visit to the zoo. It was exciting to ride elephants and camels. We have all been there and done that. We have discarded garbage and plastic on the roads and in oceans not realising how we are hurting our cows and fish. But just because it was done in the past does not mean it is ethical. And while the situation has improved considerably for animals thanks to the generation of animal activists, the animals deserve more. And just as the past has given us the present, the present must give to the future. And what is the future of our country’s animals? A divorce from the not-so pleasant parts of our heritage and habits I hope!

DEC 23 - JAN 20

JAN 21 - FEB 19

FEB20 - MARCH 20

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RESPECT FOR ANIMALS

BIRTHDAY WISHES FOR

SOHA ALI KHAN

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y sharing an adorable clip with her dog, actor Madhuri Dixit Nene on the occasion of World Animal Day, urged people to give the animals ‘love, affection and respect they deserve’.

The ‘Kalank’ actor posted a lip to Instagram profile, in which she is seen spending quality time with her pet. In the clip, Madhuri is seen caressing and hugging her pet dog as she shoers love on him. The actor has been shar-

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ctress Soha Ali Khan celebrated her birthday on Sunday in Mandawa, with her husband Kunal Khemu and daughter Inaaya.

Kunal Khemu shared a picture of the two of them and wrote, “To the one and only who can invoke all the emotions I have and some I didn’t know I had. The smile when I am happy and the sunshine when I am low and the Dictionary when I’m out of words.

Happy Birthday my love.”

Sister-in-law Kareena Kapoor Khan shared an adorable monochromatic picture to wish Soha.

“Witty, cool, intelligent, bright, funny, loving, warm, supportive and pillar of the family, Inaaya’s mom, Saifu and Saba’s sister and my beautiful sister-in-law... Happy birthday. We love you,” she wrote.

The birthday girl took to her Instagram and shared a picture of Inaaya and wrote, “Best birthday present ever!!”

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ntertaining fans with his witty side, megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday shared a humorous conversation with a “friend.” The ‘Don’ actor posted a rib-tickling conversation over Instagram wherein he talked about snoring, and his busy schedule that includes 12 to 15 hours on the sets. The ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ actor wrote, “Unhonne mujhse kaha, ‘Amit ji you are ignoring me’!’” “Mitr hain mere, socha uttar de doon - to kaha main ne : bhaiya , 12 - 15 ghante kaam karne ke baad, keval snoring ka samay milata hai , ignoring ka nahin “ !!!! It translates to: “He told me ‘Amit ji you are ignoring me’!” “He is a friend, I thought I should answer - so I said: Brother, after working 12 - 15 hours, only get snoring time, not ignoring” !!!! (along with laughing with teary eyes emoji) Alongside the post, the ‘Sholay’ star shared a collage of 2 pictures- one that featured the star sticking his tongue on his upper lip, as he posed for the camera, on the other hand, the second one is a smiling picture.

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he trailer of Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday starrer Khaali Peeli earlier met with positive responses. Directed by Maqbool Khan, the film is now enjoying its digital release on Zee Plex, which released on Saturday, and has opened to great reviews, both by the critics and the audiences. Produced by Ali Abbas Khan, Himanshu Kishan Mehra and Zee Studios, it is a quintessential Bollywood masala entertainer with a ‘ladka-ladki’ on the run, the police and a gun-wielding villain chasing them, the hero taking on the goons and amid all the chaos, there are colourful and extravagant song-dance sequences. It is going to be the first Bollywood film to have a multi- format release.

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ing pictures with her four-legged friends over social media. The ‘Gulaab Gang’ star also sent out a special message to her fans on World Animal Day. She wrote, “Just like humans animals are wonderful creations of god.

This #WorldAnimalDay let’s make an effort to give them the love, affection & respect they deserve. “ World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.

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REJECTIONS E nglish actor Millie Bobby Brown recently opened up about the difficulties in finding work early in her career. The 16-year-old actor appeared on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ during which she revealed that she almost stepped away from acting after being rejected for a role in ‘Game of Thrones’. Before she was cast as Eleven on ‘Stranger Things’, Brown said she became “very disheartened” by the acting industry, which she said is “just full of rejection 24/7.”

“I feel like you do get a lot of

noes before you get a yes,” she explained of the casting process, adding that she was auditioning for “anything really” at the time.

The star who currently stars in the Netflix film ‘Enola Holmes’ said she auditioned for ‘Game of Thrones’, which was a role she “really wanted.”

She told Fallon, “I got a no for that and then that’s when I was like, ‘Oh, this is really difficult.”

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orbes has announced the top 10 highest-paid actress of 2020 and Sofia Vergara stands atop the list. Sofia propelled from the second spot in 2019 to the first spot with an earning of USD 43 million, translating to a whopping Rs 315 crore INR. Last year, Avengers: Endgame star Scarlett Johansson ranked on the top spot. Sofia’s earnings are courtesy her stint in the final season of Modern Family and her tenure as a judge on the show America’s Got Talent.

Apart from her appearances on the shows, Sofia also has the endorsement and licensing deals.

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merican film producer Harvey Weinstein has been charged with six new forcible sexual assault counts, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday. Weinstein was charged with six additional forcible sexual assault counts involving two victims stemming from incidents that allegedly occurred more than a decade ago, according to authorities. The new charges include an incident between September 2004 and September 2005 where Weinstein allegedly raped a woman at a hotel in Beverly Hills.

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nglish actor Kate Beckinsale revealed she suffered a pregnancy loss “years ago” and kept it quiet because of “grief, shame and shock” at the time. The 47-year-old actor opened up about her story amid criticism of Chrissy Teigen sharing photos from the hospital holding the child she lost this week. The ‘Underworld’ actor said in a detailed Instagram post on Friday (local time), “Years ago, I lost a baby at 20 weeks. I had managed to keep my preg-

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nancy quiet and I absolutely collapsed inside and no one would have known.”

She continued: “There is grief, shame and shock so often that come with an experience like this, plus the heartbreak of your body continuing, after the loss, to act as if it had a child to nurture.”

The British star referred to the loss of a child as “the loneliest, the most soul-destroying period of time.”

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enowned Rajasthani writer Dr Rajesh Kumar Vyas shared his literary journey in ‘Aakhar’ series on Sunday. An initiative by Prabha Khaitan Foundation in association with Grassroot Media Foundation, Aakhar aims to promote Rajasthani Language, Arts & Culture. Supported by Shree Cement, the talk-show was held digitally on Aakhar Rajasthan’s Facebook page. Amid the ongoing pandemic, Aakhar series is being held virtually. Rajasthani writer and poet Chetan Audichya interacted with Dr Rajesh Kumar Vyas about his creations and journey.

Sharing the beginning of his writing journey, Dr Rajesh Vyas said that he was inclined towards reading since childhood which eventually led him into writing and therefore getting his creations published in newspapers and magazines at the mere age of 9-10 years.

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that even writing can also be made a medium of livelihood.

According to him, any genre of writing such as sto-

ry, satire or poetry chooses the author himself and the writer never chooses his writing style. He also shared that there is a flood of young

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writers in this era of social media and because writing poetry looks like an easy task, everyone these days chooses poetry as their medium of writing and expression. But if understood properly, the most difficult writing mode is to write poetry.

Talking about criticism faced by the Rajasthani language, Dr Vyas said that there is so much power in the Rajasthani language that an entire work of criticism can be prepared in one book. According to him, people have a mindset that writing is very easy but in reality, writing is the most difficult task and for him, Rajasthani language has been very helpful in his Hindi writings. nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in

Jagdeesh Chandra condoled the family of late Shri Moti Lal Gupta, retd. Deputy Secretary Department of Personnel, Rajasthan Secretariat on Sunday afternoon. He prayed for peace to the departed soul and gave his condolences in person to his son Shailendra as they reminisced about the days of ML Gupta’s illustrious career.

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TU released the Quality Index Value rankings on Saturday, in which the government engineering colleges of Rajasthan missed the top 10 marks for the fourth consecutive year. On the contrary, Swami Keshvanand Institute of Technology, Jaipur (SKIT) maintained the top position continuously for the fourth turn. Eight private colleges of Rajasthan succeeded in making a mark in the top ten positions in the quality Index value. SKIT continued to be the topper of the list for the fourth year as well. The second and third positions were grabbed by the Poornima group and JECRC came fourth in the order.

The quality Index is determined out of a dozen of parameters including faculty publications, faculty as attend-

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obert Vadra on Thursday said that parents of the victim of the alleged Hathras gangrape should have been allowed to “make a decision of how they would like to give her last rites”.

He also sought the resignation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying it is “a promising state but nothing is going to come about if we are ruled by people who don’t know how to rule and who can let this thing pass”.

He also posted a photo on Facebook praising the brave move by his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

He wrote, “Proud of you P... this is the only way to find justice for the

Robert Vadra suffering people in our country.

I and the entire family worry about you, and people of our country do too, but we have to be front footed to stop all the atrocities on the poor and keep fighting for the people suffering.

We will give our last drop of blood for the country, for the people of our country and they will always have us standing by their side, to help them.”

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BD Kalla’s birthday celebration with cake cutting at Bikaner with PCC President Govind Singh Dotasara and Congress leader Mahendra Kalla It was the birthday of BD Kalla, Minister of Energy, PHED, Art, Culture & Archeology, Rajasthan on 4 October, Sunday. CM Ashok Gehlot, Dr CP Joshi, Mahesh Joshi, Sachin Pilot, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and other Congress leaders and cadre greeted him on his birthday. He did not celebrate it as such due to the Corona pandemic, though his supporters in Bikaner organised a few events.

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GUJARAT: Members of the Shapur Youth Congregation appreciated students who scored up to 60% marks in exams held during the year 2020. They gave them sanitizer bottles, masks, hand gloves, and other educational books for their next years’ preparation, during a Student Appreciation Program in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

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GUJARAT: Oxygen drums for fishes were installed inside the Vastrapur Lake in Ahmedabad on Sunday, by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) Derangement.

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will enjoy the benefit of teleconsultations, diagnostic services, and access to a pharmacy.

Telemedicine has been around in India since the early 1990s.

However, only because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are noticing the mass adoption of this model of providing medical care.

Tattvan is India’s first-of-itskind telemedicine company. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

I Poonam Khangarot was awarded the ‘Global Peace Award’ on the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 2 October, Friday. World-wide online discussions were also held, wherein representatives from more than 50 countries had participated.

International honours were also given to people in the abroad for their excellent work.

n the ongoing online Facebook series organised by Rajasthan Progressive Writers Association, Pavan Jha, the noted music critic presented some exclusive old melodies in part 2 of the musical journey of Rajasthan on Sunday. He discussed the music of several forgotten legendary music exponents from the state- Khemchand Prakash, Jamal Sen, Pandit Shivram, Ramlal Mathur, K Mahaveer Prasad and others besides presenting some exclusive compositions rendered by the legendary singers Mehdi Hasan and Allah Zilla Bai. He also shared some moving anecdotes of the lyrics writer Bharat Vyas, Farid Tonky and the legendary singer Mubarak Begum.

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RAJASTHAN: To celebrate the 52nd Foundation Day of the Jaipur Chapter of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, a virtual Zumba session was organised for the members, among the various episode of events that took place on Sunday.

During the event ‘Fit IndiaFit ICSI- Zumbathon’, Zumba instructor CS Harshita made all the members groove on peppy numbers and advised them to stay fit.

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leading telemedicine startup, Tattvan is planning to expand its operations in Rajasthan to provide advanced healthcare facilities to the people. Tattvan launches its new e-clinics in the Khora Shyamdas village and Thikariya village of Jaipur district in Rajasthan, India.

They are launching these clinics with a motive to provide comprehensive & holistic healthcare solutions to the residents of the community as well as to solve the issue of availability of less number of healthcare professionals and facilities. Residents

ees of FDPs, number of first divisions among students, in time degree, placement ratio, placements crossing 3 lakh package, faculty students ratio, qualifications of faculty, PhD holders in faculty, number of offer letters to students, number of available branches and batches etc.

Director, SKIT dedicated the feat to the team efforts of the SKIT family and expressed his elation on maintaining the position continuously for four years. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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y Rajasthan Concept, Rahat Aid Foundation and Designer Pooja Motwani organised ‘COVID Soldiers Virtual Award 2020’ on Wednesday, 30 October, at 4 pm, to honour the COVID heroes who have worked selflessly to keep the nation’s economy running. The event aimed to celebrate and felicitate the COVID warriors, for their noble

“We honoured those who have achieved a lot in their life on their own and have helped those facing difficulties in the Corona period. I express my heartfelt gratitude towards all the awardees and jury panel for being part of this virtual award show,” Pooja said.

service during the fight against the pandemic. The event was streamed live on the Facebook page of My Rajasthan Concept and Pooja Motwani Wear.

Jagdeesh Chandra and Bollywood singers Shibani Kashyap were VIP guests of this virtual award event.

The founder-director of the event, Pooja Motwani

shared that they had 30 guests & 50 awardees from across the globe virtually, where Ram Niwas Goel from the legislative assembly was the Chief Guest of the event. She further added that the virtual award included Singers, Choreographers, Actors, Makeup Artists, from across the country.

Rishi Miglani Swati Mehrotra, Sandeep Marwah, Nitika Panjwani, Karan Singh Chhabra, Rajiv Arora, Bhavna Jagwani, Sandeep Marwah, Nikita Arya, actor Nasir Abdullah were the guest of honour for the event. Sulabh Nagpal Singer gave a commendable live performance during the event. Everyone associated with this event joined the 6 hours live event where DJ Kj mesmerized audiences with his live peformance.