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‘NO RELIGION ASKS FOR FLASHY FESTIVALS’ Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan urged people to stay away from large congregations and diligently follow COVID-19 guidelines during upcoming festive season, saying no religion or God asks people to celebrate ostentatiously.

Celebrate the approaching festivals at home with loved ones instead of going out to fairs and pandals as fighting against COVID-19 is everyone’s foremost “dharma”!

BE A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN! India’s Corona tally crossed the 70-lakh mark on Sunday, with a spike of 74,383 new cases and 918 deaths reported in the last 24 hours!

A man walks past a graffiti of a spitting man, in Mumbai on Sunday.

If people congregate in large numbers to to celebrate festivals we may be heading for big trouble Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister

Winter Corona may bite hard Amid several reports indicating that the number of Covid-19 cases will increase during winter, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday confirmed that the possibility of the same in Indian context can’t be dismissed at all. SARS Cov 2 is a respiratory virus and the transmission of respiratory viruses is known to increase during the colder weather. During winter, there is tendency of overcrowding in residential dwellings which may increase transmission, he added.

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BIHAR ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

PREGNANT WOMAN’S DEATH ISSUE IN CHURU

homes & area surrounding their respective houses

New Delhi: BJP on Sunday released a list of 46 candidates, all for second phase of the Bihar assembly polls, taking to 75 the number of constituencies for which the party has announced its nominees so far.

While the Congress on Sunday formed various panels for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls with party general secretary Randeep Surjewala named chairman of the election management and coordination committee.

BJP list includes state minister Nand Kishore Yadav (from Patna Sahib) and Nitish Mishra, son of former CM Jag-

cremated as adamant villagers demand compensation

Cops injured as villagers pelt BJP releases list DISPUTES IN VILLAGES of 46 candidates stones demanding relief These cards are physical copies of property titles of villagers’ 72 hours after death, pregnant woman could not be New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched physical distribution of property cards under ‘Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas’ (SVAMITVA) scheme on Sunday, calling it a ‘historic move’ set to transform rural India.

This will enable nearly 1 lakh property holders to download their property cards through SMS on their mobile phones and pave way for villagers to use property as a financial asset for taking loans and other financial benefits.

763 villages across six states are beneficiaries of this scheme, which includes 346 from Uttar Pradesh, 221 from Haryana, 100 from Maharashtra, 50 from Uttarakhand, 44 from Madhya

Pradesh, and two from Karnataka. The states had signed a MoU with Survey of India for drone survey of rural areas and implementation of scheme.

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annath Mishra. The list was released a day after the party’s central election committee, which includes PM Narendra Modi, met in Delhi.

BJP is contesting in alliance with JD(U). 2 others, Vikassheel Insaan Party and Hindustani Awam Morcha have also been included in the alliance. More on P5

Churu: The issue of the death of a pregnant woman in Rampura village of Rajgarh tehsil of Churu district magnified out of proportion on Sunday when Sadulpur SHO and some policemen were injured as angry villagers pelted stones at them.

This face-off resulted on the second day of death of the pregnant woman after she was allegedly injected with a wrong medicine.

Amid stone pelting by the enraged villagers, the police had to resort

Stones strewn on the road after angry villagers pelted stones at cops in Rampura village in Churu on Sunday.

to tear gas shelling and lathi charge to control the berserk crowd. The villagers are demanding compensation and arrest of the guilty.

Sources say they are adamant on their de-

mand and till late evening the cremation of the deceased woman was not done. The incident witnessed the official jeep of the SDM and one ambulance being damaged.

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Sapotra incident extremely tragic: Chief Minister BJP attempted to give a form of caste envy over land dispute between two families Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that it is condemnable that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to make the tragic incident of Bukna village of Sapotra in the land dispute between two families a form of caste envy between Meena

and Vaishnav society.

This has undermined the image of Rajasthan unnecessarily.

The Chief Minister said that the incident was not an ethnic conflict, nor a pre-planned episode. “It was a quarrel between the two families over the occupation of a piece of land, which turned into a heart-

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breaking event. A day before this incident, on 6 October a panchayat of the people of the village was also held in this land dispute, in which the people of Meena Samaj were in abundance.

The Meena community member and others were with the priest Babulal Vaishnav and the majority Meena community panchayat agreed with respect to the land in favor of Babulal Vaishnav and Radha Gopalji Temple,” Gehlot said.

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BIG DAY FOR CONG AS ELECTION STRATEGY, CABINET MEET SCHEDULED Jaipur: On Sunday evening, PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasra called on CM Ashok Gehlot and the duo held a meeting for nearly two hours at CMR where they deliberated on various formulae for ticket distribution ahead of local body polls since the last date of nomination is 19th October and the first list of candidates will be announced on 15th October. During the two hour long meeting, Gehlot and Dotasra also discussed in detail the election strategy and appointment of observers. Now after streamlining

several issues, the PCC Chief will hold a meeting in the PCC at 12 noon on Monday with Congress leaders from Jaipur including Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Mahesh Joshi, Ameen Kagzi, Rafeeq Khan, Rajeev Arora and others including MLAs, incharge. Notably, the MLAs have prepared a list of 3-4 candidates from each ward which will be discussed in the meeting for candidate selection. Moreover, after the meeting at PCC, CM Gehlot will chair a cabinet meeting at 4 PM at CMR and at 4.15 PM, Turn to P6

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Kapil Mishra, Chaturvedi visit priest’s family Brahmin organisations Second accused arrested, inquiry officer visits the spot hold protest in Sri Ganganagar First India Bureau

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Kapil Mishra reached Karauli on Sunday.

Manoj Jain Karauli: Delhi BJP leader Kapil Mishra and former minister Arun Chaturvedi visited the deceased priest’s family on Sunday at Bukna village in Karauli district.

Mishra announced financial assistance of Rs 25 lakh for the family priest Babu Lal Vaishnav, who was allegedly set on fire and later died.

Mishra had started online crowdfunding seeking financial support for the family ever since the incident hap-

pened. Mishra announced that an aid of Rs 25 lakh had been garnered through crowd funding and the same would be deposited in the bank account of a family member. The amount could not be deposited due to some technical issue.

He said the amount was generated with support from around 2587 donors globally.

Mishra described the killing of priest Babulal as a condemnable and barbaric act.

Former Rajasthan

Narayan Lal records statements of people First India Bureau Dungarpur: Home secretary Narayan Lal Meena continued with his investigations, for the second day, in the violent protests staged on NH-8 for filling up 1167 posts with ST candidates in the teacher’s vacancy 2018.

The home secretary recorded statements of people. People shared some audio, video, and still photograph evidence with the home secretary. The violence affected people demanded 100% compensation for the loss they had suf-

fered due to the recent violence.

Meanwhile, BTP’s Chaurasi MLA Rajkumar Rot and Sagwara MLA Ramprasad Dindor met the home secretary in a closed room and presented their version of the incidents.

It is noteworthy that home secretary Narayan Lal Meena will submit a detailed report to the state govt regarding the causes, losses, failures, and the action taken by police and the administration so far in the southern Rajasthan violent incidents.

BJP president Arun Chaturvedi said that in the hour of crisis, BJP was with the victim’s family and all possible help would be provided to the family. Chaturvedi attacked the four Congress MLAs of the district. Minister incharge minister Ashok Chandna, Chief whip Mahesh Joshi, Sapotra MLA Ramesh Meena will also visit Bukna village on Monday and hand over Rs 10 lakh cheque on behalf of the state government to the deceased priests family.

Sri Ganganagar: The Brahmin community of Sri Ganganagar district took to the streets demanding action in the alleged burning and killing of priest Babulal Vaishnav.

The community members under the banner of Vipra Foundation and Rajasthan Brahmin Mahasabha, took out a protest march and

torch processions on the streets on Saturday. They demanded justice to the victim’s family.

The torch procession started from Vakilon wali Diggi and reached Bhagwan Sri Parshuram Chowk via Ravindra Path, Gol Bazar, and Birbal Chowk. The protestors were shouting slogans of Brahmin Ekta Zindabad and demanded hanging for the accused.

LAWYER SEEKS CBI INQUIRY INTO PRIEST KILLING Jaipur: A petition seeking CBI inquiry into Sapotra incident was filed in the Rajasthan HC. Pawan Prakash Pathak, a Supreme Court lawyer, wrote a letter to the Chief Justice seeking investigation by the CBI in the matter. Pathak mentioned in the letter that with the foundation laying of Ram mandir in Ayodhya, the Prime Minister has envisioned Ram Rajya.

Karauli: The Karauli police on Sunday arrested one more accused of burning priest Babu Lal Vaishnav, leading to his death, in a land dispute at Bukna village of Sapotra in Karauli district. The police had detained Dilkhush alias Tillu Meena and formally arrested him on Sunday after questioning.

First India Bureau Karauli: The situation turned volatile at Bukna village at Sapotra in Karauli district on Sunday when a few women from the accused’s family reached the home of priest Babu Lal Vaishnav, who was allegedly burnt alive due to which he died.

The women alleged

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday lashed out at the Rajasthan govt over alleged rise in crime against Dalits and

that the deceased priest committed suicide and their family members were being falsely implicated. The Bharatiya Janta Party leaders and Brahmin Samaj members accused the police of lackadaisical attitude in providing security to the victim’s family as the members of an accused’s family reached the priest’s

house.

According to the villagers, three women from the accused’s family reached the priest’s house and shouted loudly that they did not kill the priest and that he himself committed suicide. The women also said that they tried to extinguish fire in which the hand of a woman also got burnt.

Congress misleading country on Violent protest the issue of farm laws: Shekhawat over pregnant Laxman Raghav Jaipur: Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday said that no state government can dare to bring an ordinance against the legislations enacted by the Centre.

While interacting with farmers and traders at the Kisan Chaupal in Bikaner, he targeted the Congress party and said the party is trying to mislead the country on the issue of farm laws like they did on the issue of CAA.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (C), addresses farmers and food grain merchants regarding the farm laws, in Bikaner on Sunday.

“The Congress had tried to mislead people in the same manner at the time of the CAA and it is still doing the same but the farmers

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women, saying like in UP, “jungle-raj” also prevailed in the Congress-ruled state.

She said that instead of looking into the issue, Congress leaders in Raj have maintained silence

gation into the matter.

The officer reached the spot on Sunday and conducted a thorough investigation at the spot where the priest was allegedly set on fire and collected evidence from the scene. The DSP also talked to the priest’s family members and the villagers. The SP said that teams were formed to arrest the remaining accused.

Accused’s family members reach the priest’s house, say he killed himself

of India are sensible,” he said.During the interaction, the traders raised objection over the word ‘Bichaulia’ (middle-

man) used by the union agriculture minister for the mandi traders when the government had brought ordinances. Shekhawat apologized on behalf of the minister.

He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is aiming to double the income of the farmers.

During the Kisan Chaupal, the local farmers opposed when some of the outsiders raised questioned before the minister.However, the minister calmed them.

Mayawati attacks Congress Huge cache of illegal arms seized in Tonk, 2 arrested govt over ‘rise’ in crime First India Bureau

The accused had earlier arrested main accused Kailash Meena, who was named by Vaishnav in his statement to the police.

Karauli Superintendent of Police Mridul Kachawa had appointed Deputy Superintendent of Police (RPS) of Hindaun Kishori Lal to investigate the case after the priest’s family demanded a fair investi-

over it. “Like UP, in the Congress-ruled Rajasthan too, crimes of every type, especially murder of innocent people, and atrocities on Dalits and women are at peak,” Mayawati said in a tweet.

Tonk: The Kotwali police station team under CO Chandra Singh Rawat, in a big action, arrested two persons while seizing a substantial stock of illegal weapons from a clandestine arms factory

operating from a house in the Mohd Khan ka pul area in the city.

Acting on a tip CO Rawat raided the house on Sunday afternoon with a heavy police force and arrested the factory owner Omprakash Ojha and one buyer Hussain waiting

for delivery of a country pistol.

The police seized two 9 mm carbines, country-made pistols, double-barrel guns, air guns, knives, swords, and equipment capable of making varied types of armoury from the basement of the house.

woman’s death

Mob pelted stones, vandalised vehicles in Churu on Sunday.

First India Bureau Churu: Sadulpur SHO and some police jawans were injured in the police-villagers face off on the second day of death of a pregnant woman due to being injected with a wrong injection.

Amid stone-pelting by the enraged villagers, the police had to resort to tear gas shelling and lathi-charge to control the berserk crowd.

Collector Gawande Pradeep Keshaorao and SP Paris Deshmukh reached the critical spot and cordoned the whole village. MLA Krishna Poonia had to face the ire of the angry villagers who had started gathering outside the hospital right from

the Sunday morning.

The stone-pelting by the villagers injured SHP Gurbhupendra Singh, Hamirwas SHO Subhash Chandra along with some constables.

Senior BJP leader Rajendra Rathore, Ram Singh Kaswan, Jila Pramukh Har Lal Saharan, and Krishna Bhakar reached the spot and supported the demands made by the villagers for Rs 10 lakh compensation along with the suspension of the guilty medical staff.

The talks between 11 member delegation including the BJP leaders failed. As a result, the villagers have refused to take the body for cremation until their demands are met.

Mother, two kids found dead in water tank, husband booked Vikramsingh Karnot Sirohi: A 28-year-old woman was found dead along with her two minor children in a water tank at old Jogapura village of Sirohi district on late Saturday night. The woman identified as Sita Devi had gone missing along with her three-year-old daughter Sapna, and 10-month-old son Jigar, on Saturday afternoon.

The family had launched a search for them and found them dead in a water tank of

an abandoned plot.

On the complaint of the deceased’s mother, the police have filed a case of dowry harassment against the husband Dinesh Ghanchi.

The husband had on

Saturday reported his wife and children missing and found them dead in the water tank past midnight.

The police recovered the bodies from the water tank on Sunday

morning and handed them over to the deceased’s parents after post mortem. The bodies were finally handed over to the deceased’s parents who cremated them at Shivganj village.

Shanti Devi, Sita’s mother, alleged that her daughter was trapped into a relationship by Dinesh four years ago and her daughter was living in Jogapura since then. She told the police that her daughter used to complain of harassment by her in-laws.

24-year-old woman raped by three men First India Bureau Jhunjhunu: A 24year old woman has accused three persons of raping and blackmailing her in Jhunjhunu. The victim alleged in the FIR lodged by her father that Mahesh Raad befriended her when she used to go

coaching on a bus.

They exchanged mobile numbers and started talking over the phone.A few days later, he took the girl to her house on the pretext of introducing her to his mother and sisters.

In his house, he allegedly raped and shot a video.

SIT formed to probe teen’s suspicious death First India Bureau Jodhpur: A fresh investigation has been ordered into the suspicious death of a 16-yearold girl in Jodhpur last month, police said on Sunday.

The Government Railway Police (GRP) had registered a case of suicide on the basis of a note found with the teenager, who was found

dead on the railway track in Lohawat subdivision, over 110 km north of Jodhpur city, on September 21. But her mother had given a complaint to the GRP, alleging that the girl was raped and murdered. A fresh inquiry has been ordered by Director General (Crime) M L Lathar and a special investigative team constituted, a police official said.

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Raj: 2,144 new cases, 14 deaths take infection tally to 1,59,052 First India Bureau Jaipur: The state reported 2,144 new cases along with 14 deaths.

The number of active cases has also swelled to an unprecedented 21,412. The total number of infected people now stands at 1,59,052.

The death toll has so far reached to 1,650. The number of new patients continues to grow rapidly in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kota, Alwar, Ajmer and Udaipur.

On Sunday, maximum 389 new cases were reported from Jaipur followed by 246

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from Bikaner, 303 from Jodhpur, 152 from Alwar, 100 from Kota, 96 from Ajmer, 92 from Udaipur, 77 from Dungarpur, 69 from Ganganagar, 66 from Jalore, 54 from Nagaur, 46 from

Bharatpur, 42 from Bhilwara, 37 from Churu, 35 from Sikar, 33 from Tonk, 26 from Chittorgarh, 24 from Pali, 23 from Baran, 18 from Hanumangarh, 15 each from Rajsamand &

Sirohi, 14 from Jaisalmer, 13 each from Bundi & Dausa, 12 from Jhalawar, 9 each from Banswara & Barmer, 7 from Jhunjhunu, 3 each from Dholpur & Sawai Madhopur, , 2 from Karauli

and one from Pratapgarh. Two deaths each were reported from Ajmer, Jaipur & Jodhpur while one each was reported from Banswara, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Dungarpur, Jalore, Jhunjhunu, Pali and Sikar.

District Judge of Jhunjhunu Chanchal Mishra has tested positive for Corona. Two kids of ACJM have also been infected. The court proceedings were postponed as the reports were out.

Former PCC secretary RC Choudhary has also tested positive.

THE POLLS WOULD BE HELD IN TWO PHASES ON OCTOBER 29 AND NOVEMBER 1; THE RESULTS OF WHICH WOULD BE ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 3

Gehlot, Dotasra BJP blows civic poll meet over poll plan bugle in Rajasthan

Congress workers submit their respective biodatas to Pratap Singh Khachariyawas at his residence on Sunday.

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

BJP workers aspiring to be the candidates in upcoming Civic body polls, handover their biodatas to Dr Satish Poonia at his residence on Sunday.

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Jaipur: With the announcement of the municipal elections for three civic bodies, the state Congress intensified the election preparations on Sunday.

There are reports that the senior leaders in All India Congress Committee are keeping an eye on these elections due to which election observers would be selected in Delhi.

An important meeting was held on Sunday between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Pradesh Congress Committee President Govind Singh Dotasra at the former’s residence in Civil Lines. The party has started preparing an election manifesto for different municipal bodies and a ‘Control Room’ would be set up at the PCC headquarter to monitor the entire electoral system, said a senior party leader.

Dotasra has also called a meeting of prominent leaders of

‘WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE PEOPLE’

Jaipur city Congress at the PCC headquarter on Monday to discuss election preparations.

Party sources said that the Congress High Command is taking the elections very seriously. Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken, who is party’s Rajasthan in-charge, is constantly taking feedback and is scheduled to visit the state soon.

A state -level election committee would be formed to give a fair opinion on various issues including ticket distribution, publicity

and separate committees would be formed for three cities and assembly-wise in-charges would also be appointed, said a senior party leader.

The party has decided that the district incharge minister, public representatives, local key leaders, and the election committee formed at the local- level would consider the names of potential candidates and the final decision would be taken after the instructions from the High Command.

Jaipur/Jodhpur: The state Bharatiya Janta Party has started preparations for the upcoming municipal corporation elections in the state. BJP state president Satish Poonia said that the BJP would consider workers, who have served the society and extended relief to the needy during the Corona crisis.

The party announced election in-charges for all party blocks in Jaipur. Poonia expressed full confidence that the BJP would form corporation boards in all three cities – Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Kota. He said that the tickets would be distributed after proper consultation with MLAs, former MLAs, MLA candidates, and the board level officials. Poonia said that a meeting was held in Kota and Jodhpur about the election preparations and the party workers had been given

OSD to LS Speaker, Rajeev Datta meets people during his Bundi tour on Sunday.

Bundi: The OSD of Lok Sabha Speaker, Rajeev Datta, was on tour of Talera sub-division of Bundi district on Sunday. Datta reached Shankar Bheel’s village, Rampuria and Babulal Bheel’s village, Gogas and gave Rs 21,000 each to the families of both.

Later Datta moved from Talera to Bundi Circuit House, where he met members of the

Satya Narayan Sharma Jaipur: Jaipur police on Sunday, claimed to have solved a blind murder mystery by arresting the main accused and his two accomplices in Kanota area.

The main accused identified as Gagan Sharma, aged 19 years, along with his two accomplices Vishal Meena (22) and Vishnu Meena (23) was arrested for allegedly killing Parvez Qureshi (35), police said.

Gagan had borrowed Rs 2 lakh from Parvez before lockdown and he was pressuring him to return the money. Gagan was not in a position to

return the money, therefore, he hatched a conspiracy to kill Parvez, DCP Rahul Jain said.

On October 8, Gagan met Parvez and took him to Jirota pulia in Kanota area with a promise to return the money, but there, he along with the two others stabbed him.

Police examined footage of 50 CCTV cameras and conducted a technical investigation to identify the accused. Police came to know that Parvez had talked to Gagan for the last time following which the police detained and interrogated him.

On his information, his accomplices were also held.

SATISH POONIA MEETS LEADERS

Jaipur Cops with the accused & his accomplices on Sunday.

the tasks.

Now soon after the meeting in Jaipur, all the workers would get ready for elections at far footing. Poonia denied reports of factionalism in the party. Congress has been continuously accusing the BJP of heavy factionalism even among senior party leaders.

In Jodhpur, the party started accepting applications for potential contenders. The potential contenders would be able to submit their applications to the BJP district office by Octo-

OSD to LS Speaker, Datta visits Bundi dist Bhawar S Charan

Cops arrest main accused, 2 aides in blind murder case

Jet Sagar Sangharsh Samiti. Datta held a public hearing at Circuit House.

While talking to media, he said that the Bheel community has immensely contributed in developing Bundi district & killing of two youths was really saddening. He said he would personally talk to police and administrative officers regarding a quick and strict action against the guilty.

ber 13. Under leadership of BJP city district president, Devendra Joshi all the division presidents have started searching for potential candidates.

Joshi said that the BJP had been preparing for the municipal elections since last six months and a panel of potential contenders had been prepared in all the wards. He added that the BJP would content the election with full fervor and both municipal bodies in Jodhpur would be captured by the BJP.

Child custody case: Father, son to appear before HC today First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has directed Bharatpur SP to ensure the presence of a minor child and his father in APP office on Monday. The matter is related to the custody of a minor boy aged four and a half years.

Hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by a woman, the court directed SP to ensure the presence of her son and his father at APP office

failing which the SP will have to appear in the court. The petitioner said that her son was forcibly separated from her and his father had taken him away to Uttar Pradesh in July. She prayed for the custody of her child.

In reply, his father said that he has not taken his son forcefully and he was with him already. On Oct 9, SP was directed to ensure that the father-son duo appear before court.

IN REMEMBRANCE

Mahesh Joshi pays floral tributes to former CM Baraktullah Khan on his death anniversary at PCC office on Sunday.

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

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ne formula may not always be successful, especially in politics where the dynamics keep changing. Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati does not share this view as she revives her tried and tested social engineering formula of Dalit-Brahmin formula for the upcoming by-elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Voting for seven assembly seats will take place on November 3 and the results will be declared on November 10. The seats going to poll include Naugawan Sadat, Bulandshahr, Tundla, Bangermau, Ghatampur, Deoria, and Malhani. Polling for the eighth seat - Suar in Rampur - has been deferred as the matter is pending in the Allahabad High Court.

Dalit-Brahmin combination has fetched Mayawati good dividends in the past as Brahmins began to vote for the Dalit party in large numbers.

From 38 percent in the 2012 elections, the Brahmin vote percentage increased to 80 percent in the 2017 assembly election to 72 percent and 82 percent in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, respectively.

But as the results showed these votes did not translate into enough seats for the BSP either in the UP assembly or in the Lok Sabha. The party has only 18 seats in the present House, while the BJP has 306, including five of those going to polls.

As BSP’s Brahmin face and party general-secretary Satish Chandra Mishra set about addressing issues concerning Brahmins “who are discontent” with the present government of Yogi Adityanath which is accused of being pro-Thakur. But Mayawati has been politically active only on social media. In the recent Hathras case too her reaction was subdued.

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SUSHANT CASE EXPOSES PRIVACY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

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nd-to-end encryption does not make WhatsApp messages safe as one might think. Nothing proves this better than the three-year-old “maal hai kya” message of Deepika Padukone which the Narcotics Control Bureau cited in its case summoning the celebrated actor in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. This throws all notions of privacy on this social media platform out of the window.

End-to-end encryption means that the conversations cannot be intercepted during transit. Reassuring users on protecting their privacy, a WhatsApp statement said, “WhatsApp protects your messages with end-to-end encryption so that only you and the person you are communicating with can read what is sent, and nobody in between can access it, not even WhatsApp. It’s important to remember that people sign up on WhatsApp using only a phone number, and WhatsApp doesn’t have access to your message content.”

It does not mean that the messages cease to exist on the sender or the recipient’s mobile phones.

Deleting them also does not obliterate them from the phone’s memory and can always be retrieved during configuration when the SIM card is transferred to a new phone. Then there are spyware tools available to hack into WhatsApp messaging systems. Investigating and law-enforcing agencies the world over, like the NCB in India, are using this weak link to their advantage.

Legally, law-enforcing agencies can ask for one’s device in a criminal investigation so use the social media platform but not without caution. Deepika was lucky that her conversation did not prove the charge that the NCB may have wanted to slap on her.

Talking about suicide can simply be a cry for help. Subtle cues of suicidal ideation can be recent suicide by a loved one, the previous attempt at suicide, preoccupation with death themes of isolation from friends. It is a misconception that once a person has the intent of suicide, there is no way of stopping them

ith the advent of science, there has been a growing experience of distress amidst humans. A lot of us struggle to cope with life’s challenges in our own ways and few of us succeed in maintaining survival mode.

However, some of us unfortunately fails to address our psychological concerns and succumb to them. The second week of October is observed as World Mental Health week globally every year. In view of the same, this article intends to spread awareness about suicide as a significant entity depicting mental trauma.

Suicide – a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

When pushed to extremes, the feelings of self-directed anger, frustration, emotional pain, hopelessness, or agitation can compel a person to take his/ her own life. Within the past year in India, about 41,000 individuals died by suicide, 13 lac have attempted suicide, 27 lac have had a plan and 93 lac have had suicidal thoughts. Everyone has the potential for suicide irrespective of age, gender, education, occupation, relationship status, success, wealth, or popularity.

A common notion that ‘talking about suicide encourages suicidal behavior’ is a myth.

Talking about suicide provides an opportunity for meaningful communication and consequent resolution of fears or anxieties. Asking someone if they’re suicidal makes them feel heard. Some of us may incorrectly feel that ‘youngsters who talk repeatedly about suicide never really attempt it’.

Talking about suicide can simply be a cry for help. Subtle cues of suicidal ideation can be recent suicide by a loved one, the previous attempt at suicide, preoccupation with death themes of isolation from friends. It is a misconception that once a person has the intent of suicide, there is no way of stopping them. Suicides can be prevented. Immediate prac-

tical help during the shortlived crises by way of emotional support and encouragement can be valuable.

Suicidal ideation in men is often missed. The social norms and stereotypes which negatively affect women have the same effect on men too. But psychological distress in men is rarely addressed. They are socialized into being ‘strong’ and to not cry or seek help when in distress. While suicide attempts are more common in women, completed suicides are more seen in men. Hence, there is a great need for a ‘gendersensitive’ society responsive to the needs of everyone.

While genetics have an influence on an individual’s mental health, environmental influences can also contribute to suicidality through traumatic encounters in early life such as bullying, violence, abandonment, abuse, or loss of a loved one. The presence of a physical or mental health disorder is a discrete risk factor for potentiating suicide, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, personality disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, or psychoactive substance use. Stressors like academic pressures or exam failure in students, disturbed family dynamics or high ex-

WHILE GENETICS HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON AN INDIVIDUAL’S MENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO SUICIDALITY THROUGH TRAUMATIC ENCOUNTERS IN EARLY LIFE SUCH AS BULLYING, VIOLENCE, ABANDONMENT, ABUSE, OR LOSS OF A LOVED ONE

pressed emotions in adults, or chronic medical problems and pains or poor planning for retirement period in the old age population can also precipitate suicidal ideation. Other risk factors can be poor job security, family history of suicide, break-ups, access to toxic substances or firearms, and lack of a support system.

If a person talks casually about killing themselves, or feels hopeless or like a burden or feels trapped, it may be a warning sign. Such people may search for methods to end life, isolate self, call people to say goodbye, give away prized

Do romance novels offer an outdated model of feminism?

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am one among a relatively small number of men who for some time have been fascinated by romance novels. As is well known, romance novels are among the most popular genres in contemporary literature.

The field represents a vast market, likely to have substantially grown over the past several months as a result of COVID-19. Amazon has certainly provided a major boost to romance writers, offering them a popular platform to market themselves and their creations.

Unlike in the past, the large majority of contemporary romance novels promote a very progressive view of women and their role in society. Jessica Peterson, the author of the successful Charleston Heat series, has gone as far as to

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claim that the romance genre is feminist: “Romance is one of the few genres that explicitly puts a woman’s dreams and desires, sexual and otherwise, front and center. It’s one of the many reasons I love reading it.”

All Too Human The notion that romance novels propagate an image of women largely in tune with current-day feminism is still somewhat controversial. Yet it has found growing support. As early as 2013, an article in The Atlantic endeavored to show “how romance novels came to embrace feminism.” A few years later, the author of an article on the genre in the online women’s magazine Bustle characterized romance novels as some of the perhaps “most rebellious books you can read right

now.” Romance novels, she affirmed, are “practically the only books in which women get exactly what they want, all of the time, and aren’t asked to feel bad about it.”

In some cases, romance novels can be outright subversive. Take, for instance, Aya de León, the Puerto Rican American author of the Justice Hustlers series — “erotic thrillers” with

covers “featuring buxom women in tight, revealing clothes.” Yet once lured, the reader is confronted with a story that, as Side Chick Nation’s review on Goodreads explains, “explores how climate change, colonization and a lack of appropriate response on the part of the US government played a major role in the delayed recovery in Puerto Rico in the after-

math of Hurricane Maria.”

To be sure, de León’s books are particularly aimed at raising readers’ consciousness. After all, the author is a lecturer in the African American program at UC Berkeley. Yet even more mainstream, commercially successful romance writers routinely weave uncomfortable topics into their narratives, such as violence against women, rape, sexual and occupational harassment, cheating, miscarriage — the list goes on. I n fact, on Goodreads, reviewers routinely provide “trigger warnings” to unsuspecting readers who might be offended by cheating, unprotected sex, explicit sex in general (good Christian appropriate novels without sex scenes are referred to as “clean” as if sex was something “dirty”) — again, the list goes on. In

any case, it is a fact that contemporary romance novels are a far cry from what the genre used to be in the past, one that promoted traditional gender roles, the stereotypical world of hospitals with shy, beautiful nurses waiting to be scooped up by a dishy chief surgeon.

Today’s female protagonists of romance novels tend to be strong, determined and, most important of all, refuse to take shit from men. They are strong enough to overcome hardship, excel in their chosen professions and fight hard to get what they want — including a partner for life. Arguably most important of all, today’s rom-com heroines are in charge of their own sexuality and, equally important, deserving to get full sexual satisfaction.

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possessions, or make a will. On the contrary, some protective factors for diminishing suicidal tendency are effective care for physical and mental health, being connected with loved ones, adaptive coping and life skills, high self-esteem, having a purpose in life, and religious beliefs that discourage suicide.

Treating mental health disorders is vital in preventing suicidal behaviors. Taking the help of medication or counseling has been proven to reduce symptoms of the mind.

Providing an outlet to emotions through heartfelt conversations, daily relaxation and recreational activities such as music, sports, fitness regimes or yoga also helps to maintain emotional well-being. If a suicide-free society is a goal, then the suicide prevention strategy is a must in public health. Reducing social isolation, preventing social disintegration, and treating psychiatric disorders are fundamental to achieving this objective. From here onwards, it is up to the joint efforts of mental health professionals, policy planners, and the Government authorities to have wider implications of this noble idea.

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SVAMITVA SCHEME: A PATHWAY TO A Shameful truth: slams Yogi SELF-RELIANT RURAL INDIA, SAYS PM RaGa over Hathras case HATHRAS INCIDENT

“The scheme will help villagers in taking loans if they have proper documents,” Narendra Modi said New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas (SVAMITVA) scheme shows that rural India has taken a huge leap towards selfreliance as “nobody could eye the property of beneficiaries” of the scheme.

Prime Minister Modi on Sunday launched the physical distribution of property cards and he was joined by Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs Narendra Singh Tomar, Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar and Deputy CM Dushyant Singh Chautala, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh

PM Narendra Modi addresses after the launch event of the physical distribution of Property Cards under the SVAMITVA scheme, through VC, in New Delhi on Sunday.

—PHOTO BY ANI

Chouhan as he interacted with beneficiaries of SVAMITVA scheme.

“SVAMITVA scheme will bring historic changes in rural areas.

It is a privilege for me that several villagers have joined me today for the launch of this

scheme. When one becomes the owner of their house, their selfrespect is restored. One feels secure and strong,” the Prime Minister said.

He asserted that the SVAMITVA scheme will allow rural India to

BJP CHIEF JP NADDA AT ELECTION RALLY IN GAYA

‘PM Modi, Nitish Kumar changed political course in Bihar’ New Delhi: In his first address during the election campaign in pollbound Bihar, BJP national president JP Nadda said PM Narendra Modi and CM Nitish Kumar have changed the policial course of the state.

Applauding Modi for bringing in progressive change in sectors such as health & welfare, farming and education, Nadda said, “Modi hai toh mumkeen hai, Nitish (Kumar) hai toh pradesh aage badhega.

(Modi makes it possible and Nitish’s leadership will take the state forward).”

“Leadership of India is secured in hands of PM Modi,” he said.

Nadda also hailed Bihar CM for the combat strategy used against coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. “Chief minister Nitish Kumar took care of people during Covid-19 crisis. His government also provided financial assistance to those outside Bihar,” the BJP leader said Nadda also assured people of Bihar that NDA will form the government in state with Nitish Kumar as the CM. —ANI

JP Nadda addresses supporters during a public rally for the Bihar Assembly election, in Gaya on Sunday.

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Surjewala to head key panel in Bihar polls New Delhi: The Congress formed various panels for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls with party general secretary Randeep Surjewala named chairman of the election management and coordination committee.

Mohan Prakash was made the convenor of the 14-member election management and coordination committee.

The panel includes senior leaders like Meira Kumar, Tariq Anwar, Shatrughan Sinha, Kirti Azad, Shakeel Ahmed and Sanjay Nirupam.

Congress president

PARTY TICKET BEING GIVEN TO RAPIST: CONG WORKER THRASHED Deoria: A woman Congress worker in UP was thrashed at an internal meeting of the party after she objected to nomination of party candidate from Deoria, saying he is a accused in a rape case.

“On the one hand, our party leaders are fighting for justice for Hathras woman, and on the other hand, party ticket is being

given to a rapist. It is a wrong decision. It will malign the image of our party,” she said. Cellphone videos that were circulated show Tara Devi being punched by a group of men. In her complaint, Tara Devi has named Cong dist president Dharmendra Singh, V-P Ajay Singh and two others for the attack.

contribute to the nation’s drive for self-reliance and “nobody could eye the property of beneficiaries”.

“The scheme will also help villagers in taking loans. If they have proper documents of their land and prop-

erties, no bank can deny them loans. Only one-third of the world’s population has documents of their property... I cannot let the rural population be dependent on others, I have to work towards making them self-reliant,” he said.

As the scheme was launched on Jayaprakash Narayan and Nanaji Deshmukh’s birth anniversaries, the Prime Minister said it shows the Centre’s commitment towards fulfilling their visions of building a self-reliant rural India.

SVAMITVA is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, which was launched by the Prime Minister on National Panchayati Raj Day, April 24, 2020.—ANI

NARENDRA MODI @NARENDRAMODI The great Nanaji Deshmukh was one of Loknayak JP’s most devout followers. He worked tirelessly to popularise JP’s thoughts and ideals. His own work towards rural development motivates us. Remembering Bharat Ratna Nanaji Deshmukh on his Jayanti.

I bow to Loknayak JP on his Jayanti. He valiantly fought for India’s freedom and when our democratic ethos was under attack, he led a strong mass movement to protect it. For him, there was nothing above national interest and people’s welfare.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who had visited Hathras in UP last week amid outrage over the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old woman, this morning attacked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a tweet. The brutal torture of the 20-year-old Dalit woman has triggered nationwide outrage; she died at a hospital in Delhi last month.

“The shameful truth is many Indians don’t consider Dalits, Muslims and Tribals to be human. The CM & his police say no one was raped because for them, and many other Indians, she was NO ONE (sic),” the ex-Congress chief tweeted, along with a news report that said the police had been denying the rape charges.

Pradhan urges Pokhriyal again to repeal University Amendment Bill Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged his cabinet colleague Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to repeal the Odisha Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which was recently passed by Odisha Government in the just concluded Monsoon session of the Assembly.

Writing to Pokhriyal for the second time on the controversial Bill, Pradhan said, “The Bill seeks to strip away the autonomy of higher educational institutions in Odisha by bureaucratising critical

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

aspects of functioning of universities and crippling its autonomy with the intent of exercising the State Government’s complete dominance.”

Dubbing the Bill as

ab initio ultra vires to provisions of the Constitution, Pradhan said the impugned legislation has been passed by the State Legislature under entry 25 of the Concurrent List to the

7th Schedule of the Constitution.

“This entry is subject to entry 66 of the Union List, under which the Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws in relation to coordination in institutions for higher education or research. Therefore, regulations issued under UGC Act, 1956 and universities in Odisha recognised by UGC under section 12 (b) of the Act are bound by the extant UGC provisions,” the letter said.

The Bill is also in complete contradiction to PM’s visionary NEP 2020, he added.

GRAFT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST GRANDSON

Cong demands sacking of K’taka CM Randeep Surjewala

Sonia Gandhi also approved the setting up of the publicity committee, media coordination committee, public meeting and logistics committee, legal committee and office management committee for Bihar polls, a statement said.

Bengaluru: Congress on Sunday demanded the sacking of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in the wake of reports that two companies in which his grandson Shashidhar Mardi became a director after BJP came to power in the state in July 2019 received Rs 5 crore from seven Kolkata shell companies between March and July 2020.

Calling it a case of

WILL MOVE COURT AGAINST BENGAL POLICE : VIJAYVARGIYA New Delhi: BJP national secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, accusing Bengal police of hurling bombs and violating human rights during the party’s march to the state secretariat, said it will move court to seek “justice in the inhuman treatment by the force”. He hit out at the West Bengal government for following “two set of rules” - one for BJP and another for the ruling TMC and said that COVID-19 protocols were violated during TMC’s rallies against the alleged Hathras rape and the Farm bills, but no action was taken against it.

“glaring, patent and shameless case of corruption coupled with brazen inaction and silence”, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi, reacting to a report, demanded a probe into the matter by a “sitting SC or sitting CJ of a high court”.

“If you have nothing to fear why are you not appointing. Why not register an FIR under Prevention of Corrup-

BS Yediyurappa

tion Act,” Singhvi said while addressing a press conference. He said if BJP and Yedi-

J’KHAND: JMM LEADER, WIFE FOUND MURDERED AT HOME Dhanbad: Senior JMM leader Shankar Rawani and his wife were found murdered at their residence in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district early on Sunday, police said.

Prima facie it seems that Rawani (50) and Balika Devi were shot and then stabbed to death at their home in Bhowra area, Dhanbad city SP Ram

Kumar said. An empty cartridge of 9mm pistol and a knife were recovered from the room, he said. According to the SP, neighbours found out about the murder and informed the police. Sniffer dogs have been deployed at the scene of crime, and a hunt has been launched to nab the killer, SP RamKumar said.

yurappa had the “minutest” and “slightest” sense of shame, “he must resign or be sacked”.

The RoC documents scrutinised by Rs 5 crore was transferred through seven Kolkata companies to Belgravia Enterprises Pvt Ltd & VSS Estates Pvt Ltd, where Shashidhar Mardi is a director.

Mardi, 30, is the son of Yediyurappa’s daughter Padmavathi V Y.

Rahul Gandhi

The 20-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by four men of her village on September 14. She died two weeks later after sustaining horrific injuries in a savage assault.

The Uttar Pradesh government has been criticised for the handling on the case and a late-night cremation where her family was allegedly not allowed.

—Agencies

High speed trains to be upgraded with AC coaches New Delhi: The Indian railways is working on a plan to upgrade all its trains capable of running at a maximum speed of 130 kmph and beyond with special airconditioned coaches in a bid to upgrade its high speed network, the railway ministry said.

There will be no sleeper coaches in these identified trains. The ministry clarified that the decision will only impact high speed trains and all existing mail and express trains with a maximum speed of up to 110 kmph will continue to ply with sleeper coaches. “AC coaches become a technical necessity wherever the speed of train is going to be above 130 kmph .

Indian Railways is working on a massive plan to upgrade the rail network to high speed potential. Tracks on golden quadrilateral & diagonals are being upgraded to cater to speed of 130 km - 160 km / hour. Non-AC sleeper coaches would be replaced by AC coaches for trains which will be running at a maximum speed of 130/160 kmph.

Speed potential of some corridors has already been upgraded to 130 kmph,” an official said.

HEAVY RAIN WARNING FOR ANDHRA, K’TAKA, & OTHER COASTAL AREAS New Delhi: The depression over West-Central Bay of Bengal is very likely to intensify further into a deep depression during next 24 hours and it very likely to move west-northwestwards.

“Latest satellite imageries, ships and buoy observations indicate that yesterday’s well-marked low-pressure area over east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal concentrated into a depression over West-central Bay of Bengal and lay centred about 430 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), IMD said.

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‘8,68,77,242 SAMPLES TESTED YET’ Centre awards

‘Bharatmala Pariyojana’

COVID-19 count in the country 70,53,807, including 8,67,496 active cases Kamakhya temple in Assam opens doors for devotees after 7 months New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 count crossed the 70-lakh mark on Sunday, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

According to the MoHFW, the COVID-19 count in the country is at 70,53,807, including 8,67,496 active cases.

The number of cured and discharged or migrated patients has also crossed 60-lakhs and is at 60,77,977 in the country. With 918 deaths, the toll due to the disease now stands at 1,08,334.

Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected State with 2,36,947 active cases.

However, 12,29,339 pa-

—Photo By ANI COVID winner, Dr Lakshmi Kanthamma David, celebrates her 100th birthday in Hyderabad, before discharge.

tients have been cured and discharged in the state, while the disease has claimed 39,732 lives so far.

Karnataka with 1,18,870 active cases and

5,61,610 recoveries is also severely affected by the pandemic. Meanwhile, Delhi has 21,955 active cases, while 2,76,046 patients have been cured and dis-

charged in the union territory.

Further, ICMR said that a total of 8,68,77,242 samples tested for 10,78,544 samples were tested on Saturday.—ANI

date on availability, we should expect this test within next few weeks. Safety, efficiency is required for emergen-

cy use authorization vaccine approval for ensuring patient safety. Further action will depend on data generated.

Dr Harsh Vardhan

Cong demands Karnataka CM’s resignation New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday demanded Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa’s resignation and a probe by a Supreme Court Judge into an alleged bribery scam in the over Rs 662-crore housing project in Bengaluru, while questioning the BJP’s “silence” on the issue.

“There should be time-bound probe within two months by a sitting Judge of SC,” Congress senior spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi claiming that the BJP government in the state was in the “clutches of corruption” as “tainted leaders ruled the roost”, he demanded that Yeddyurappa should resign in view of “stinging allegations of unabashed corruption”.

The Congress leader pointed to alleged audio conversations of CM’s son Vijayendra, WhatsApp conversations between contractor and Maradi, transfer of crores in cash and

CONG CLAIMS

through RTGS, blatant money-laundering through seven Kolkata companies and involvement of functionaries working at CM’s home. —ANI

Dr Harsh Vardhan said, “eSanjeevani has over 12,000 practitioners of various State Government Health Depart-

PM Narendra Modi

Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president JP Nadda, Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Modi.

Some other prominent leaders are Union

ments and their services have been sought so far by people from 510 districts, across 26 states in the coun-

Mumbai cops question the Republic TV CEO, others

IAF airbase fully equipped for taking challenge in night

Mumbai: The chief executive officer of Republic TV, Vikas Khanchandani arrived at the Mumbai Police’s Crime Branch office earlier today. Khanchandani is being questioned in the alleged TRP scam, in which Republic TV was named as one among the three channels being probed by the Mumbai Police. The owners of the two other channels Fakt Marathi and Box Cinema -- have been arrested. According to reports, Republic TV’s Chief Operating Officers Hersh Bhandari and Priya Mukherjee have also been summoned by the Mumbai Police. Republic TV’s Chief CFO Shiva Subramaniyam also received summons by the Mumbai Police yesterday. Mumbai Police chief Parambir Singh has alleged that Republic TV had falsely manipulated TRPs. Republic TV has denied all allegations and has claimed that the channel is being unfairly targeted.—Agencies

Leh: IAF airbase is fully equipped to handle any kind of challenges if arise in the night.

Sorties of IAF aircraft can be seen in the night where the roar of many IAF aircraft can be heard with a fighter jet.

MIG-29, Apache, Chinook, MI-17, and lightweighted aircraft Dhruv has carried out night sorties at Leh airbase.

“We are ready to op-

Amit Shah

Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and former Maharashtra chief minis-

erate our aircraft in the night in any condition, our trained pilots are not only skilled they are highly professional to do sorties in the night in the region,” IAF official who is handling the entire night sorties at Leh airbase.

Night operation in Leh is not an easy winter months will pose new challenges. However, IAF pilots can fight challenges. —ANI

try. While first 1 Lakh consultations took 3 months, last 1 Lakh have come up under 3 weeks, it’s a great achievement.

New Delhi: A total of 322 projects with a length of 12,413 Km have been awarded under the ‘Bharatmala Pariyojana’ till August 2020, said the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on Sunday.

It informed that 2,921 km has been constructed under the project till the same date.

In an official release, the Ministry said that it has taken up a detailed review and has given overall investment approval for the ‘Bharatmala Pariyojana’ Phase I Scheme for develop-

ment of about 34,800 km, including 10,000 km residual NHDP stretches, at an estimated outlay of Rs 5,35,000 crores.

‘Bharatmala Pariyojana’ is an umbrella programme for highways that focuses on efficiency of freight and passenger by bridging infrastructure like development of economic corridors and feeder routes, National Corridor Efficiency, Border and International connectivity roads, Coastal & Port connectivity roads, greenfield expressways. —ANI

Shukla death: BJP meets WB Guv, seeks CBI probe Kolkata: BJP delegation of Mukul Roy, Jayprakash Majumdar and Sabyasachi Dutta, submitted a memorandum to WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday, demanding CBI probe into the murder of party councillor Manish Shukla. Shukla was shot dead in front of Titagarh police station in North 24 Parganas district on October 4. “BJP delegation led

by National Vice Presi-

BJP delegation meets Bengal Governor, seeks CBI probe In councillor murder.

dent Mukul Roy demanded CBI investigation in the politically targeted killing of Manish Shukla,” the West

Bengal Governor later tweeted.

The BJP leaders alleged that the state’s Criminal Investigation Department was trying to falsely implicate his opponents in the party itself, thus making it a case of factional feud.

“The delegation alleged CID @MamataOfficial was misdirecting investigation to falsely implicate political opponents in BJP,” said Dhankar.—ANI

Metro car shed project at Aarey to be relocated Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced the relocation of the metro car shed project in Aarey, which has been at the centre of a storm since October last year, and also said that cases against activists who protested against the felling of trees for the project had been withdrawn. Addressing the state through a webcast, Thackeray said

Modi, Shah star campaigners!

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president JP Nadda are among the star campaigners for the BJP for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

BJP has released a list of 30 star campaigners for upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections.

The names of BJP leaders who campaign for candidates for General Election to the Legislative Assembly in Bihar (Phase 1) include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence

changed during Durga Puja. Devotees will undergo the RAT for covid near the entry at Foothill. Maximum time for each devotee will be 15 minutes, nobody will be allowed inside without the face mask. —ANI

Devp on ‘eSanjeevani platform’

‘FELUDA test expected in few weeks’ Dr Harsh Vardhan gave update on the rollout of the FELUDA test in near future. “While I cannot put an exact

Guwahati : Devotees began to visit the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Sunday as it reopened after seven months of COVID-19 restrictions. However, the devotees have only been allowed to perform the “parikrama” while the sanctum sanctorum remained out of bounds.

According to temple guidelines, “Devalaya gate will remain open from 8 am till sunset.

However, timing may be

322 projects of 12,413 km till Aug

ter Devendra Fadnavis and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari are also included in the list among other BJP leaders.

Elections to the 243seat Bihar Assembly will be held in three phases -- October 28, November 3, and 7. The counting of votes will take place on November 10. Ruling Janata Dal (United) will fight for 122 seats, while its alliance partner BJP has got 121 seats. The JD(U) will give seven seats to Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustan Awam Morcha from its quota, while the BJP will allot 11 seats to Vikassheel Insaan Party.—ANI

Protests broke out last year over the felling of over 2,000 trees to make way for the Metro car shed in Aarey Colony.

the project would now be shifted to a govern-

IPL betting racket busted

by Raj ATS First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan ATS on Sunday night arrested 14 people in a coordinated action against betting on IPL matches.

The squad conducted simultaneous raids at several places in Jaipur, Nagaur, Hyderabad and Delhi following intelligence inputs about the betting. The ATS decided to conduct simultaneous raids at different places in coordination with local police.

ATS recovered several equipment which were being used in betting.

ment land in Kanjurmarg. “The Aarey car

shed will be moved to Kanjurmarg. We have allotted government land for the car shed for Rs 0. We won’t spend a single rupee for acquiring this land,” he said.

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) had begun chopping trees at Aarey colony on October 25 last year to construct a car shed for the Rs 32,000 crore underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro corridor. Several ac-

tivists, who had gathered at the spot to protest, were detained by the police. An FIR was registered against 29 people. After he was sworn in as CM, Uddhav Thackeray had put a stay on the work on the car shed. “About Rs 100 crore expenditure was incurred for the purpose and it won’t go waste,” he said. Aaditya, who has vociferously protested against the proposed car shed.—Agencies

ernment or in opposition, it always advocated the interests of the priests in relation to the temple land,” the Chief Minister remembered and further added, “The Congress government issued a circular on November 25, 2011, directing the entry of priests back into the revenue records, who were registered as tenants on the temple pardon land on 16 February 1952, when the Jagir Act came into force.

But the priests’ interests were also adversely affected by the decision given by the Rajasthan High Court on 15 July 2015. After

that, despite being in opposition, we fully supported the priests even while filing the SLP in the Supreme Court.”

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Meanwhile, the Chief Minister instructed to get the entire matter investigated under the supervision of CID CB Superintendent of Police Vikas Sharma.

The Chief Minister said that the Congress government has always strived to protect the interests of priests on the lands under the temple. “In 1991, the then Bharatiya Janata Party government issued an order directing the removal of the names of priests from the revenue records on the lands of temple pardon. At the same time, whether the Congress was in gov-

Big day... a meeting of the council of ministers will be convened for which notice has been issued to ministers. During the meeting, decision will be taken on calling an assembly session and a proposal for the same will be sent to the Governor.

It is believed that the session would be called in connection with the three farm bills after direction in this regard by the AICC.

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REJOICE Moti Dungri Ganesh temple opens after 6 months & 18 days!

First India Bureau Jaipur: The highly revered Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple opened for devotees on Sunday after a long wait of 6 months and 18 days. From Monday onwards, the temple will be opened from 5 am to 8 pm for darshan, after following all protocols mandatory during Covid-19 pandemic. Devotees will not be allowed to take the prasad at the time of darshan inside the temple and will have to wear masks while entering temple.

The temple administration is following all SOPs that have been suggested and has even installed censored sanitizer machine so that devotees

Mahant Kailash Sharma performing Puja.

can easily sanitize and enter the temple. All devotees are required to follow proper social distancing by keeping a distance of two meters and have to wait for their turn. The guards have been stationed outside the temple and they will take temperature of devotees who will get entry only after clearing thermal screening.

The curious case of ‘TRANSFERmers’!

Rajendra Chhabra

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he transfer and postings of IAS officers in Rajasthan is always the most looked upon development, purely because the shuffle gives out many valuable hints and facts, about officials.

While officers abound who have not been changed from their position since the current government came to power, there are many who have been transferred five times in the past 22 months of the government and there is a post where five different officials have been given postings in a span of aforementioned time!

The recent example is of 1997 batch IAS Hemant Gera who has been transferred not once or twice but five times in the current dispensation.

In 2018, Gera was Secretary, Disaster Management and as the new government took over, it shifted Gera to the

Hemant Gera

post of Secretary, Medical Education. From there, he was sent into Finance department where he spent merely 9 months and in July 2020 he was made Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies.

But here too, Gera could not sit comfortably, as within 3 months, he was removed from the post.

In the recently released transfer list, Gera has been accorded the position in DOP, once held by Roli Singh and interestingly enough, babus and officials in Secretariat are already placing bets on the fact if Gera will stay

Devotees following social distancing inside the temple. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Devotees wait for thermal screening outside the temple.

put on this seat for long or not?

It is worth noting here that in his 23-year long career as a bureaucrat, Gera has been transferred 20 times.

However, an honest and young officer, Gera enjoys the goodwill of a hardworking and outstanding IAS officer.

Now see the contrast in this example of Dungarpur Collector. Prior to the previous transfer list released on last Monday, Suresh Kumar Ola happened to be the fourth Collector of Dungarpur under the current government.

First it was Chetanram Devra, then Alok Ranjan followed by Kana Ram and now Ola. Even Banswara district, adjoining Dungarpur, ‘boasts’ of a similar story as five Collectors have been changed there. These include Bhagwati Prasad Kalal, Ashish Gupta, Antar Singh Nehra, Kailash Bairwa and Ankit Kumar Singh, who has been serving since July 2.

Panchayat polls conclude peacefully Dr Rituraj Sharma Jaipur: In the fourth and last phase of the panchayat elections in the state that were held on Saturday, 83.47 per cent voter turnout was recorded.

The highest turnout of 94.03% was recorded in Sam panchayat samiti in Jaisalmer.

The election took place in 897 gram panchayats of 32 Panchayat samitis in the fourth

phase. A total of 4,629 candidates were in the fray for the post of Sarpanch and 11,373 contested elections for the post of panch. 26 Sarpanch and 3,714 panch were elected unopposed in the fourth phase.

The state election commissioner PS Mehra said that the elections were held in a free and fair manner in all the four phases with support of the voters, election officers and po-

PS Mehra

lice personnel.

He informed that voter turnout in first phase was 83.50% while in the second and third phas-

es, it was 84.67% and 83.69% respectively.

With the election of upsarpanch under the fourth phase on Sunday, the process of panchayat elections-2020 has ended. SEC said that despite corona pandemic, voters reached the polling stations and took part in election process while following Covid-19 related protocols like wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing.

RAJ ROYALS BEAT SRH BY 5 WICKETS

Rajasthan Royals batsman Riyan Parag plays a shot during the IPL cricket match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, in Dubai on Sunday.

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Pro-Pak slogan shouted in Manoharpur, video goes viral First India Bureau Jaipur: In a shocking incident, the supporters of a Muslim candidate who contested panchayat elections in Manoharpur allegedly shouted pro-Pakistan slogans on getting information about his win, which however, turned out to be false.

Sources add that this happened in front of the cops who remained silent spectators. A video of the incident went viral on social media following which people condemned the act.

The supporters were present outside the government hospital at Hod ki Paal, Manoharpura where the counting of votes was taking place on Saturday.

Meanwhile, in another incident, a man lodged an FIR against 7 for beating him up in Kishorpura village of Jhunjhunu. Mahboob Khan alleged accused entered his house and beat him and other family members over a poll related enmity.

MBC received 2191 government jobs under 5% reservation Naresh Sharma Jaipur: During the current tenure of the Ashok Gehlot government of the state, after the enactment of the 5 percent reservation law for the Most Backward Classes (MBC) on February 13, 2019, youth of MBC category castes have received government jobs in 2191 posts in various departments. Moreover, for future recruitments, 1409 additional posts have been created and reserved for MBC. The present government has given the ben-

efit of 5 percent reservation to other MBC castes, including Gurjars, in the new recruitments as well as in the previous recruitments that are under process.

Due to this, 26 additional candidates of this category were selected in RAS Exam 2016 and 22 additional candidates will be selected in RAS Exam 2018.

In 2008, the then BJP government passed a bill to provide 5 percent reservation to MBC, but it was not signed by the Governor. However, the law came into force in

Additional posts of MBC class in RAS Recruitment Exam 2016 ADDITIONAL SELECTION DUE TO 5% RESERVATION OF SERVICE z Rajasthan Administrative Service 04 z Rajasthan Police Service 03 z Rajasthan Accounting Service 07 z Rajasthan Food and Civil Logistics Service 01 z Rajasthan Women and Child Development Service 01 z Rajasthan Tehsildar Service 10

the year 2009 after a strong effort by the Congress government.

The state government made special efforts to ensure the pro-

tection of the interests of the backward classes and while implementing the provision of 5 percent reservation on February 13, 2019, gave

Additional posts of MBC class in RAS Recruitment Exam 2018 ADDITIONAL SELECTION DUE TO 5% RESERVATION OF SERVICE z Rajasthan Administrative Service 04 z Rajasthan Police Service 02 z Rajasthan Accounting Service 05 z Rajasthan Cooperative Services 01 z Rajasthan Women and Child Development Service 03 z Rajasthan Rural Development Service 02 z Rajasthan Tehsildar Service 05

its benefit to all the recruitments under process. Even for the recruitments for which the result of the examination had come, but

the appointments were not given, additional posts were created by giving the benefit of reservation.

Notably, extremely

backward classes could not be given the benefit of 5 percent reservation in Nursing Recruitment Examination-2013 and REET Examination-2018. The reason for this is that in the process of both these examinations, appointment orders were issued before the notification of 5 percent reservation was issued. At that time there was a provision to give 1 percent reservation to the backward classes in the recruitments. There was a provision of 1 percent reservation at

the time of release and results of the Nursing Recruitment Examination-2013.

Currently ANM recruitment 2018 has also been completed. For this reason, 4 percent additional posts could not be created in these recruitment.

District Councils also issued appointment orders even before the notification of 5 percent reservation was issued under REET-2018 Level I. Therefore, there is also a legal hurdle in creating additional 4 percent posts in REIT2018 also.

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Delay in 3 member committee report may spoil Pilot camp’s ‘power equations’!

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reason that Pilot camp legislators are a bit flustered and wondering as to how long do they have to wait still, and stay out of ‘power’?

While the confusion prevails, on the other hand, Gehlot camp leaders are trying to ‘cosy up’ to the rebels and ‘seduce’ them to their side.

The confusion is heightened with the ‘offers’ being doled out by the Gehlot camp leaders to entice the rebels in joining their ‘cause’ and therefore the rebels are in a fix if they should actually wait for the three member commit-

tee report or if they should jump side to Gehlot camp and accept the offer, so that at least they could get developmental works, transfers and postings done in their respective areas.

However, there is a faction in the party that

Raghu launches ‘IMPACT’ app to help reduce sex ratio difference

Naidu condoles COVID warrior’s demise

Vikas Sharma

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday conveyed his condolences to the family members of ambulance driver Aarif Khan from Delhi, who passed away due to coronavirus on October 10, following months of selfless and unrelenting service during the pandemic.

The Vice President said that the deceased’s service symbolises the core of Indian philosophy of ‘share and care’ and prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul. “My condolences to the bereaved family members of ambulance driver, Aarif Khan of Delhi. He rendered selfless service by ferrying close to 200 bodies of COVID-19 patients for their last rites. It is saddening to learn that he succumbed to the Coronavirus,” Naidu’s tweet read.

“His acts of kindness symbolise the core of Indian philosophy of ‘share & care’. May his soul rest in eternal peace,” he added in a subsequent tweet. —ANI

New Delhi: After opening a front against their own government, keeping the state government under a thirty five day ‘siege’ and returning only after the assurance by top brass of Congress party that their ‘travails’ will be heard, the rebel camp in Rajasthan appears to be a confused lot. While their leader - Sachin Pilot - may be placed comfortably, there are reports that the ‘foot soldiers’ are now worried over the delay of report of the three member

Jaipur: Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma on the occasion of International Day of the Girl Child launched IMPACT (Integrated System for Monitoring of PCPNDT Act) Application on Sunday from his residence.

He said that increasing difference in sex ratio is a serious subject. The Health Department is constantly making efforts to reduce this difference and the IMPACT App is an important step in this direction. The Health Minister said that the IMPACT App will ease the action taken under PCPNDT Act and the inspection activities. The concerned officer can immediately upload the inspection report from the spot through this App. This will make it easier to manage the real time data.

Dr Sharma said that there are 3,600 registered sonography centres in the state in both

committee, of Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal and Ajay Maken, formed by party matriarch Sonia Gandhi, to address Rajasthan issues.

Although several weeks have passed since, there appears little ‘forward movement’ in the matter as Covid has also stalled the progress. One major factor of the report, which is even eagerly awaited by the non-rebels, is the fact that political appointments and cabinet expansion will be done only once the report is submitted. And it is this

Dr Raghu Sharma with NK Thakral, Shalini Saxena, Dr Jeevraj Singh during the occasion.

private and government sectors, of which around 2,000 centres are functional. This App will make the work of registered sonography centres easy. These centres can upload their daily report along with the entry of Form F that is filled at the time of sonograpy of pregnant woman through this IMPACT App. A feedback system for the sonograpy centre operators has also been developed in this App. NIC developed this application.

National Health Mission Director NK

Thakral said that hoardings and banners would be displayed at medical institutions and at prominent places across state to give a message to the general public about ‘Stop Foeticide and Daughters are Priceless’ under the PCPNDT Act. PCPNDT Cell InCharge and Additional Superintendent of Police Shalini Saxena and Indian Radiology Association State Secretary Dr Jeevraj Singh and other concerned officers were present on this occasion.

Sachin Pilot

believes that cabinet expansion and political appointments will be conducted during Navratra, however, knowledgeable sources claim that it is highly unlikely considering the three member committee report has to be tabled first.

While Congress has its own share of problems, its rival party BJP - has been keenly watching the entire development and some of the saffron party leaders are awaiting for the possibility of ‘Operation Lotus - 2.0’, a development which still looms large as a threat over the current regime. There are a few highly ambitious BJP leaders who are waiting for the ‘political developments’ since they believe that those MLAs who will be left out of the power pie, could be lured in to the saffron side since they

would be ‘aggrieved’ of not being given their due position!

However, it would be fool hardy to consider that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot would never come to know of this ‘design’ and therefore the political mastermind that Gehlot is, has already formulated not just ‘Plan-A’ but even ‘Plan-B’ as well!

Interestingly, even though Gehlot managed to prove his majority on the floor of the house nearly two months back, one question haunting the congressmen is on the final cul-

mination of operation lotus; has it really ended (?) and if not, then when is the second ‘strike’ going to be? At this juncture, Gehlot camp is extremely curious to know what has happened with the ‘advance payments’ allegedly made to a few rebel MLAs by ‘unknown forces’ in Jaipur and New Delhi. Whether this amount has been refunded to the ‘relevant’ people or still it is being kept with almost two dozen MLAs to ‘strike’ in future on the first available ‘opportunity’?

TOP OFFICER GUILTY OF MISUSE OF ‘POWER’?

Whether DOP or ACB will investigate the matter First India Bureau

Jaipur: It is said that those who have power in India, are also the ones responsible for flouting and breaking of rules. It is perhaps for this reason that several times the governments have to accrue additional sums of money to get a job done simply because one or the other babu might have interest in any project which might be getting affected and therefore the entire set

up is changed.

Something on similar lines appears to have happened in the Energy Department. A senior babu from the department, who enjoys ‘extreme’ powers at his disposal, came to know of a 33 KV electricity line passing through a piece of land belonging to his family located between Chomu and Chandwaji. The work for erecting the line had been completed as poles had been installed, and while electricity is a basic necessity these days, the land from which such high tension lines pass is automatically devalued due to the constant threat and safety haz-

ard posed by lines.

Therefore to save his ‘personal interest’, the senior officer started pressurizing the engineers to shift the electric line! Realising what the official was asking them to do, the engineers declined at first, however, the ‘bade sahab’ threatened of dire consequences if the engineers did not ‘act’ according to his ‘whims and fancies’, and therefore they succumbed to the sahab’s pressure and voila, the area from where the line passed a few days back, is now completely bereft of it while some other unfortunate being’s land is ‘trampled’ upon.

Those in the energy

department in the know-how of things, claim that the babu’s activities tantamount to misuse of office and therefore falls under the category to be registered a case against!

Therefore it now remains to be seen if the matter is handed to Secretary, Personnel Department or DG, ACB for correct investigation into the matter. Notably, this sahab was in the ‘limelight’ recently after an IAS put in his voluntary retirement papers on account of the feud with this ‘sahab’ over his ‘wrongful means’ of running the department and involvement in a tender over 100 crores.

Sachin’s PR moves HC to quash FIR Nizam Kantaliya Jaipur: In the matter related to FIR against Sachin Pilot media advisor by Jaipur Police,

the accused media manager Lokendra Singh moved High Court filing an application to quash the FIR. Sources reveal that the

application could be heard in HC in this week itself. Notably, the FIR was registered by Cyber police station incharge, accusing the

man of damaging the image of police and inciting hate by preparing a report and getting the same published based on pure heresy.

GEHLOT COULD ANNOUNCE ‘DIWALI GIFT’ FOR JAIPUR! 

Ring road project with clover leaf and Sikar Road’s Transport nagar to be dedicated to public soon

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Ring road can generate Rs 8-10 thousand crore revenue for JDA

Abhishek Srivastava Jaipur: At a time when economic slump due to Covid-19 has hit Rajasthan brutally, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is still going all out to keep the development agenda high on government’s priority so as to keep the morale of investors, market and public on a high. Moreover, keeping with the tradition of ‘gifting’ something to people on

Diwali, if all goes well, Gehlot would gift the Ring Road project and Sikar Road Transport Nagar project to Jaipurites in the next few weeks!

This major feat would not have been possible without the team of UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal and JDC Gaurav Goyal, whose ‘pagfera’ into the JDA has been the most ‘blessed’! At one point of time JDA did not

even have money to pay its staff, and now, on the pragmatic lines of the Rajasthan Housing Board, JDA is also walking steadily towards being cash rich as Dhariwal and Goyal are working together on several projects of importance.

First among these projects is the ring road which will start functioning in the next few days and all of 47 kilometer of length of the project will be used for vehicular movement.

The project was launched in 2005 during the first tenure of then Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and it was during the previous

CM Ashok Gehlot

Shanti Dhariwal

Gaurav Goyal

Ashok Gehlot government (2008-2013) when in 2011 the foundation stone for the project was laid. Nearly three years back, an ‘enthusiastic’ officer from JDA toiled hard and got the encroachments removed from the project and as a result the project could finally see the light of day. Unfor-

tunately, later on, no one could take care or monitor the project for quiet sometime.

However, it was only after Gaurav Goyal came at helm of JDA that the dynamic officer pulled out the files that were accumulating dust over the past several years and he actually started working on

it, not just seated in office, but in the field too.

Notably, the credit for this project also goes to Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari since it was after Vasundhara Raje contacted him for help, that NHAI was made a partner in the project.

Therefore the NHAI has made plan for inauguration of the ring

road along with the stone laying of the clover leaf project too.

It is believed that the JDA could amass anywhere between 8-10 thousand crore rupees in revenue through sale of land under the ring road project.

Similarly, on the pattern of ring road, the days of Sikar road’s Transport Nagar project also seem to be heading for a change, since after nearly decade did Dhariwal took stock of the project and gave Gaurav Goyal the responsibility to make this project ‘operational’. for the past several years, a ‘tussle’ has been ongoing between

JDA and allotees on the rates and as although a twelve fold increase has been made in the rates, transporters are disinterested in shifting.

Therefore DhariwalGoyal team is now looking to find a mid-way in the matter even as old allottees have started construction on their allotted land.

Therefore excited with this positive development Dhariwal could call a meeting of the JDA officials and take a concrete step to alleviate all the problems faced by this project and thus paving way for the two ‘Diwali Gifts’ to be announced by CM Ashok Gehlot!

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ONE WINTER FASHION THAT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT OVER THE YEARS, HAS TO BE THE HIGH-KNEE BOOT FASHION; AND THE ONE REASON WHY THEY ARE IN DEMAND EVERY SEASON IS PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE VERSATILITY!

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ashion trends come and go with every passing year, but there are a few that make it to every year’s toplist, for how amazing and useful they are. One such fashion trend happens to be the trend of high-knee boots. Their versatility is something that is always look up on- they can be worn with dresses, shorts, skirts AND jeans. Different colours and different textures of the same never bore the people, and there is absolutely no fash-

ionista who doesn’t own a pair of high-knee boots.

They add a lot of elegance and grace to the entire outfit, and one does not have to do a lot, except slaying effortlessly. The top 4 high-knee boots that are easily available are the lowheeled boots or the ‘classic boots’, flat boots, the ones with heels, and the platform boots. City First brings you a few high-knee boots styling tips, which you are absolutely going to adore.

Make sure to get the ones that fit well, as that’s something that would bring the entire look of the same; make sure they aren’t too baggy.

Choosing the ones with heels or wedges would give a graceful look to the outfits.

Out of the many types of high-knee boots, stick to the classic ones if you have to wear them with a formal look- they don’t look over-the-top.

If you are opting for a boho or chic look, you can go for the ones with laces or the suede material.

Wearing patterned or coloured boots with your skirt or dress can add some pinch to your stunning personality.

Taking care of these boots is really important, as they are pretty high maintenance. A few of the tips are: keep them in a really safe place and keep conditioning them to prevent any damage; make sure to keep them standing up- the moment they are mishandled, they tend to lose their essence; keep empty water bottles inside to ensure they don’t lose their shape for the longest time.

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I segregated trash but only because it is the right thing to do. I never realized plastic was such a threat to cows. Yes the very animal that is worshipped in India, is dying due to the inconsiderate actions of the people who worship it.

Of the total number of fatalities caused in cows by polythene, in 90% cases, the animal dies due to the failure of multiple organs, a condition caused due to excessive

be associated with the Plastic Cow Campaign, formed by a group of concerned animal activists in Jaipur. We deliberate on how we can save cows and our environment. It is not easy. I am reminded of my visit to an NGO in Udaipur where an issue was brought to my attention.

The volunteer told me that cows are increasingly dying because they are consuming plastic.

Before I visited the NGO,

accumulation of plastic in the stomach. If this doesn’t give you the depth of the problem, I don’t know what would.

One problem that I see is the dumping of plastic in all its forms on roads.

The other is that brands are overusing plastic in packaging. Yet another issue I have identified is the lack of government initiative. Corruption is rampant. I can go on and on. Most of the communication unfortunately is

focused to discourage the use of polythene bags. We seemed to have forgotten that it isn’t just bags that are made of plastic; even tape that is used to seal your food packages can cause the same extent of harm as a plastic bag.

Anything thrown in the trash becomes a health hazard. But it is easy. We are selfish creatures.

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I get worked up when I receive my dinner in plastic containers sealed with so much unnecessary tape. Things wrapped in layers of unnecessary plastic drive me up the wall. Why are we as a people so obsessed with plastic?

Whether the pandemic has zoonotic sources is immaterial. Hygiene and civic ethics should not be followed simply as an antidote to the pandemic. It must be engrained in us. It is a mentality we must adopt. Yet, despite the pandemic, I see trash on the road everywhere.

Educated or uneducated families discard trash on the road. I am appalled.

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e get angry when foreigners criticize India for its garbage clad roads, polluted rivers, and hypocritical treatment of its animals, yet we do nothing to change this image. We would rather stay mad. What’s worse is we contribute to this image. So do we have a right to be upset? I leave you to answer this question.

Millennials are more educated and aware.

There are more animal lovers today than there were ten years ago. There are more environmentally friendly brands today, and increased awareness about veganism, a wide range of crueltyfree products, and brands that are claiming to be sustainable. Everything is so much better, except I wonder if there are so many enlightened souls why are we seeing so much garbage on the roads? Why is our education system still about rote learning?

Why aren’t students taught how to be better citizens and assessed on their performance of civic sense instead? Why do we worship idols and abuse the live incarnations of those very idols? It beats me.

Recently I have come to

And guess what our community animals are feeding off this garbage.

What’s worse is we just drive past it all. 

Now that you know that bovines are dying due to accidental plastic consumption, will you change your ways? A question I want to get answered.

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You can begin by writing to brands to switch to more environmentally friendly packaging.

You could also start segregating your trash.

It would be nice to sign your divorce with the toxic plastic. We all know what isn’t good for us. Why do we then dig graves?

YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

Money is precious and you must not invest it on sheer guesswork rather use logic and reasoning and study the market throughly. Your career graph will soar if you make all the right move on the professional front.

You may find your parents nagging soconvey your point to them politely.

You should concentrate on completing your tasks at work and for that its very important to not hamper its timely completion by going into too much details of everything. On domestic front, your family member may need your help in coming out of their fundamental darkness.

For sometime you have to curb your desire and prevent yourself from doing any wasteful expenses so that you can invest in the business that you want to grow.

You will make something right today, you may decide to become the mediator to solve any issues.

Your friends may come forward and help you by financing your dream project but make sure that these are the right friends. Those in real estate business will considerably make lots of profit today. You spouse may surprise you with a long desired gift. You must feed poor.

MAR 21 - APR 20

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

To become a leader one has to think about others before oneself, ask yourself if you are ready to become one.

You will add a lot more money to your bank account because of a sudden huge profit. On work front, you will successfully manage your project inspite of all the hindrances.

Those of you who have been playing in stocks, have a chance to become very rich and very quickly.

You seniors may reward you today for all your hard work and dedication because give ultimate performance inspite of the comfort of working at home, isn’t easy.

Value the feelings of those who truly love you. Good savings is a key to face the unforeseen expenses and there is no one wiser than you in this regard. You may find yourself very busy with lots of responsibilities and deadlines. You may expect a baby and this new member will bring joy.

You love to surround yourself with animals and adopting one is easy but being responsible and catering to their needs isn’t. You have a decent financial position but you aren’t satisfied and you crave for growth. A strong business opportunity may knock at your door.

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

AUG 24 - SEP 23

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

You are in mood to do something unusual today.

You will earn money from various sources as a result wealth will keep your coffers brimming.

Be brave with your expressions when you handling a tough situation where you honestly matters. You may have to delay some business proposals.

When it comes to money, avoid making any promises to anyone today. Some of you may go for a professional course for a better resume. Make sure you give a lot of time to your spouse as he/she may be in desperate need of it. You may spend an exciting time today.

Be wise and don’t make fun of anyone’s situation. You must only take as much bite as much you can chew when it comes to handling your craving to earn more. You hold a sound position and you are always in the limelight for all the good reasons which hasn’t gone down even while working from home.

All one can do is to forge ahead and no matter what the situations are nothing should affect your spirit.

Investing in shares may bring the kind of returns you expect from your investments but it may come with the big risks. Freelancers will have a great earning.

NOV 23 - DEC 22

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APR 21 - MAY 20

DEC 23 - JAN 20

JAN 21 - FEB 19

FEB20 - MARCH 20

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ver the past few days, several Hollywood celebrities are urging fans to cast their vote and bring the change that they want in the US. From Taylor Swift to Selena Gomez, Jennifer Aniston and Chris Evans, a number of stars have been pushing followers to vote. Hailey Bieber has also been actively urging fans to do the same. She reinforced the importance of voting on the occasion of World Mental Health day. The model confessed her mental health was affected due to the country’s state.

“It’s world mental health day, and something that has affected my mental health is the state of our country and the future of our country. I have hope, but we need

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honali Bose directorial The Sky Is Pink completed a year since its release on Sunday. This film marked Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ return to Bollywood after a long break. The actress was MIA from Bollywood for almost three years, with Jai Gangaajal releasing in 2016, with projects in Hollywood keeping her busy. Priyanka returned to home ground with Farhaan Akhtar by her side. The duo was joined Zaira Wasim and Rohit Saraf in The Sky Is Pink. The film is based on the life of Aisha Chaudhary, who was an author and a motivational speaker. She was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.

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to collectively make the change we want for our future and that means getting out there to VOTE!!!” she appealed. The model shared this note while posting a photo of herself sporting wearing a blue tee and showing her support to Joe Biden.

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ormer Batwoman star Ruby Rose recently opened up about working with action hero Jason Statham and crushing on his longtime love and partner Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. The 34-yearold actress was asked about working with Jason on The Meg and if she ever was distracted by his good looks, despite being gay.

“He’s hot, and maybe it would have been tough if I was given the chance to only work with Jason, but the thing is he brought his wife, Rosie Huntington, and I’m just saying the distraction was elsewhere. Have you seen her?!” Ruby said on SiriusXM’s The Jason Ellis Show. While Ruby did refer to Rosie as Jason‘s wife, it’s never been confirmed that they a r e m a r ried but the couple has been together for 10 years now. —Agency

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oe Jonas is no stranger to impersonating the Kardashians. Remember when Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas joined him to recreate the iconic fight scene originally featuring Kim Kardashian and Khloe. The trio recreated the bag fight scene. This time around, Joe roped in Sophie Turner to recreate a recent moment from the Keeping Up With The Kardashian episode featuring Kylie Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian. Viewers of the show would recall that earlier this week, Kylie gave fans a new “wasted” jingle. For the unversed, the iconic moment took place during the family’s dinner at the Palm Springs trip. Kylie had ordered her favourite Don Julio 1942 tequila, asking for “42 on the rocks and a ginger ale.”

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eteran actors Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu completed 54 years of togetherness on Sunday.

However, the couple did not celebrate their wedding anniversary this year due to the demise of Dilip Kumar’s brothers. For the unversed, 97-yearold Dilip Kumar lost his brothers Ehsan Khan and Aslam Khan recently due to Covid-19. The couple also took to Twitter to announce that there won’t be any grand celebrations lined up. Saira Banu’s tweet read, ”Oct. 11, is always the most beautiful day in my life. Dilip Saheb married me on this day and made my cherished dreams come true. This year, we are not celebrating. You all know we lost two of our brothers, Ahsan Bhai and Aslam Bhai.”

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n Sunday’s episode of Bigg Boss 14 Weekend Ka Vaar, Salman Khan unleashed his anger as he taught the contestants a ‘huge lesson.’

Salman Khan took back the stage on Bigg Boss 14 Weekend Ka Vaar. While Saturday’s episode was all about the host pulling freshers’ leg, looks Sunday’s episode was a game-changer. In the very first week itself, Salman unleashed his anger and placed ten TBC contestants outside of the BB 14 house- everyone barring Nikki Tamboli.

According to the last promo shared by the makers, Salman Khan seemed to have lost his cool at the beginning of the season and was all set to throw ten unconfirmed contestants out of the house. This made the viewers sure that something big was definitely coming up.

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riyanka Chopra Jonas and Chris Hemsworth hosted the concluding session of the Countdown Global Launch, an initiative hosted by TED Countdown. The duo hosted several activists fighting climate change and emphasise on how individuals and communities can make a better future. Priyanka Chopra and Chris Hemsworth hosted the “Action” session of the five curated sessions. The session saw philosopher Roman Kr-

znaric, Sophie Howe, His Holiness Pope Francis and many more. While each speaker brought a different perspective of action, the actors spoke about their take on climate and social justice.

Priyanka began the session by saying, “I am particularly committed to the plight of refugees around the world. There are almost 70 million displaced people and that number keeps rising. I have visited several camps and

seen it for myself. Refugees are among the people who are hit the hardest by climate change. And that’s why I feel the need to be here today. To help highlight the possible solutions to this climate crisis and connected social crisis. I feel like I need to be here to amplify the voices of those that are already doing the hard work that’s needed.”

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hilosophy or otherwise, life is momentary in the larger scheme of things; not so much for 31-year-old para-athlete Manasi Joshi who took a momentous event that turned her world upside down, and made it her life’s biggest positive. Until one fateful day in December 2011, Manasi met with an accident that left her needing a prosthetic limb to walk. Today, she is the world para-badminton champion in the SL3 category. Manasi is now a part of Barbie Sheroes; a one-ofa-kind Barbie doll in her likeness has been created by Mattel Inc., the American toy company that owns the Barbie brand. For Manasi, the first Indian para-athlete to be included in the list, it is an incredible feeling.

The Paralympics is now scheduled to begin in August 2021. She hopes to qualify for it and win a medal..

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athdwara: Another feather will be added to the cap of Nathdwara with the completion of the iconic and massive idol of Lord Shiva in the town known for Shrinathji temple.

The Shiva Murti is being constructed by Miraj Group and several activities will be run on the premises where the construction is going on. According to Madan Paliwal, Chairman of Miraj Group, every individual has one’s own belief and no example is bigger than one’s own. “Shiva is accepted by our own thoughts and belief; he is unborn and great so a thought came in mind to make a great statue of Shiva.”

“I am feeling happy to see the dream coming true, this 351 ft. statue will be dedicated to the world; I am inspired to take this initiative because of love and trust I have received from the society, to whom

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I am always thankful,” Madan said.

The Congress government led by Ashok Gehlot in its earlier term had allotted 25 bigha land for the project.

Later, Vasundhra Raje government gave the land on 99 years lease to the group.

For the expansion of the project, the group forwarded another proposal to the government seeking additional 25 bigha land. A committee set up to review such proposals has decided to forward

the Miraj group’s proposal to the cabinet empowered committee and this committee will make the final decision about the rate and allotment of the land.

Assembly speaker CP Joshi, who represents Nathdwara constituency, is also serious about the project and following up on the matter.

The foundation stone was laid by Pujya Murari Bapu in presence of the Chief Minister Ashok Ge-

hlot in the Ganesh Tekri area of the Nathdwara, on 18 August 2012.

The statue is coming up to be a staggering 351 feet, almost like a 35-story building. 85 percent of the statue made of cement and concrete is completed. It will use 3000 tons of steel. The weight of the statue will be 30 thousand tonnes. The height of the Pratima with the base will be of 351 feet. At the same time, the length of the trident will be 315 feet.

The idol will have four elevators and three stairs.

Through which tourists would be able to see the idol. Tourists will be able to reach an altitude of 280 feet. This complex is developing in 15 Acres and has Art Gallery, Food Court, Landscape and Theme Park.

Another noteworthy fact highlighting the grandness of the statue is that it can be seen even from the Kankroli flyover which is located about 20 km from the site.

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memorial-tribute program was organised through the Facebook Live program series of Rajasthan Progressive Writers Association on Saturday in the memory of Dr Taraprakash Joshi, the country’s famous poet-songwriter. In this program, poets Krishna Kalpit, Lokesh Kumar Singh ‘Sahil’, critic Rajaram Bhadu, writers Premchand Gandhi and Ishamadhu Talwar paid tribute to Dr Taraprakash Joshi through their memoirs. The pro-

gramme was conducted

by Tasneem Khan.

On this occasion, Progressive Writers Association general secretary Ishamadhu Talwar said that a book on Joshi’s life memoirs will be published. Talwar said that Joshi was a very humble and compassionate personality

and all people continued to receive his affection.

The next episode will have the story recitation of the popular Hindi storyteller Uma on Sunday, 11 October and critic Rajaram Bhadu will talk about Uma’s writings. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

DURING THE DAY! RAJASTHAN: Monika Sewal and Dr Jyoti Bharti Goswami, renowned dance gurus of Jaipur Gharana, revealed the technique of Jaipur Gharana at Net Theatre on Saturday. During the program, Vinay Trivedi, a renowned senior painter of the country, made a portrait of Lord Ganesha dancing on stage.

HAPPY B’DAY!

GUJARAT: Devotees were seen offering 5100 malpua (sweets) and milk inside the Goddess Bahucharaji Temple for Adhik month prayer in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

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IPS Surendra Kumar Gupta celebrated his birthday on 11 October, Sunday. We wish him all the best!

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K Chaudhary Educational Trust’s Shankara Institute of Technology, Jaipur organised a TEQIP 3 RTU(ATU) sponsored two days workshop on Management Capacity Building Development under the aegis of Rajasthan Technical University, Kota. This workshop included Chairman, Director, Principal, Deans

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try persons who are in the leading role.

The workshop was inun-

dated by the Chief Guest, Satya Pal Malik, Governor of Meghalaya. Other dignitaries present as Special Guest of Honor were prof. RA. Gupta, Vice-chancellor, RTU Kota and M.P Poonia, Vice chairmen, AICTE. Speaking on this occasion, H.E. congratulated RTU and SK Chaudhary Educational Trust for organizing such useful event under the pandemic situation of COVID-19. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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t present, despite taking precautionary measures, the transmission of coronavirus continued seriously throughout the globe.

Our country too has suffered setbacks and the pandemic engulfed precious lives of a large number of people, further, it’s serious ill effects are alarming, therefore eventually created a global economic, social, and political Justice Gopal crisis. During Krishnan Vyas this crisis, the role of our Doctors, supporting nursing staff of Hospital & media is laudable. Their commitment to the cause of humanity deserves applause from our society.

As the crisis of pandemic is still exist, we are expected to take utmost care to prevent further escalation of this ailment. The safety measures suggested by the centre & state government are to be followed strictly. It is true that the government has lifted the lockdown, but we should not take the liberty of loitering, and violating the prescribed norms. This disciplined attitude of ours will serve a great public cause and a pious cause of humanity. Kindly follow all norms & instructions to prevent ailment. Satyamev Jayte cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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he citizens of Jodhpur lit diyas outside their houses to honour the doctors and nursing workers treating Corona Infected patients regardless of their lives, during the Corona Crisis.

The citizens started lighting the lamp at nine o’clock in the night and turned off the lights of their homes and business establishments.

This was done in honour of doctors, nursing staff, paramedical staff, assistants and scavengers, technical staff, medical store operators and all employees associated with

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Pushpendra Singh Bhati with his family members

the medical field. In the Corona period, former Judges Krishna Vyas and Tanuja Vyas paid respect to the God of the earth i.e. doctors and health workers by lighting a Diya for those who spread light in the lives of thousands day and night.

To make the event a success, the entire city has appealed, from former judges to former media chairman Prem Bhandari sitting in the US. The campaign ran in the honor of medical workers, got the support of the Jodhpuris settled all over the world, as a result of this, a large number of lamps were lit. KK Mehta, President of

Rajasthan Foundation of North America, Prembhandari, Chairman of Jaipur Foot USA, Kanak Golia, President of Bhartiya Jain Maha Mandal USA, Indian Culture Association, Sanjay Jain, President of Nigeria, Rajasthan Presiding Judges and Lawyers Association of North America also supported.

Former Chairman Sanjay Bhandari, Prof. of Canada Rana, Pratap Purohit, OP Chaudhary of Jaipur, Former judges of California and advocates of Maharana Pratap Rajasthan High Court, Patron Hanwant Singh Rajpurohit of Foundation UK also supported.