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JAIPUR l MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 167
Eerie Silence
The usually bustling markets of Jaipur’s Walled City wear a deserted look on Sunday night as the government imposed night curfew, from 8 pm to 6 am, due to increasing coronavirus cases in the state. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
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BADI CHAUPAR
Need to fight climate change in a holistic way: Modi at G20 New Delhi/Riyadh: Climate change must be fought not in silos but in an integrated, comprehensive and holistic way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a G20 event on Sunday and asserted that the entire world can progress faster if there is greater support of technology and finance to developing nations. Addressing the G-20 summit side event— ‘Safeguarding the Planet: The Circular Carbon Economy Approach’— Modi said India is not only meeting its Paris Agreement targets, but also exceeding them. “Inspired by our traditional ethos of living in harmony with the environment, and the commitment of my government, India has adopted low-carbon and climate-resilient development practices,” he said. The entire world can progress faster if there is greater support of technology and finance to the developing
PM Narendra Modi addresses during the G20 Summit via video conferencing in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
world, the prime minister asserted. “For humanity to prosper, every single individual must prosper. Rather than seeing labour as a factor of production alone, the focus must be on the human dignity of every worker,” Modi said. Such an approach would be the best guarantee for safeguarding the planet, he said. Modi said that in times of COVID-19
when everyone is focused on saving citizens and economies from the effects of the global pandemic, it is equally important to keep focus on fighting climate change. “Climate change must be fought not in silos but in an integrated, comprehensive and holistic way,” he said and highlighted that India is not only meeting its Paris Agreement targets, but also exceeding them. Turn to P6
2024 polls: Nadda’s 120 day national tour from Dec New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda will embark on a 120-day nationwide tour to tone up the party’s formidable organisational machinary with an eye on the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, as the saffron dispensation looks to focus on regions where it did not fare well in the last general election. BJP general secretary Arun Singh told reporters that Nadda will begin his travel from the first week of December and Uttarakhand will be the first state on his itinerary. December 5 is the likely date for the beginning of his tour. Singh said the BJP president will visit every state, hold virtual meetings with heads of all booth units, the smallest organisational entity in the party, and meet every MP and MLA of the organisation besides its senior leaders, including district chiefs, in each state. Nadda will visit some booths to interact with ground workers, he added. Turn to P6
No rebellion in Cong, looking for reforms, says Ghulam Nabi Azad New Delhi: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday categorically denied that there is rebellion in the party. Azad, however, added that some leaders are looking for reforms, which will ultimately help in revitalizing the party. “There is no rebellion in Congres party, we are looking for reform. Rebellion means replacing someone. There is no other candidate for the post of party president. This is not a rebellion.
This is for reforms. We are the ones who believe in directing what is necessary (for the betterment of the party),”
Pak targets villages, forward posts along IB, LoC in J-K Jammu: Pakistani troops targeted forward posts and villages along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua and Rajouri district, drawing retaliation from Indian troops, officials said on Sunday. However, there was no report of any casualty in the latest ceasefire violation which came a day Turn to P6
TUNNEL SUSPECTED TO BE USED BY TERRORISTS DETECTED IN J-K Jammu: A 150-metre long underground tunnel suspected to be used by terrorists for infiltration was detected by the BSF at the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba sector on Sunday, DGP Dilbag Singh said. Singh, who along with BSF IG, Jammu frontier, NS Jamwal, and IG Jammu range, Mukesh Singh inspected the scene, said the tunnel was unearthed following investigation into the recent encounter near Nagrota on the JammuSrinagar National Highway. Cops shared some vital inputs found from encounter scene with BSF which after hectic efforts, managed to find the tunnel.
GEHLOT REVIEWS COVID SITUATION
Strictly follow night curfew & health protocols: CM Raj govt hikes penalty from `10K to `25K if more than 100 people gather at events like marriage Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Concerned over rapidly increasing coronavirus cases, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot held an extensive meeting with senior officials to review the Covid-19 situation in the state on Sunday. In the meeting, he directed officials to in-
crease the penalty amount from Rs10,000 to Rs25,000 if more than 100 people gather in any event such as marriage. Gehlot said that the state government has decided to impose night curfew in 8 district headquarters, which are most infected, with the objective of protecting people’s lives from
Azad told ANI. On being asked if Congress is going through an existential crisis as it contested on 70 seats in recently
CM Ashok Gehlot taking covid review meeting where Niranjan Arya, Kuldeep Ranka, Naveen Mahajan, Mahendra Soni and others were present on Sunday.
the pandemic. He said that it is the responsibility of the concerned district collectors, police commissioners and SPs to ensure compliance of the government orders and guidelines about the number of people in a gathering, social distancing and wearing of face masks to prevent the infection. Gehlot said role of nodal officers appointed for the treatment of corona patients in private hospitals is very crucial. Turn to P8
concluded Bihar Assembly polls and managed to win just 19, Azad said, “There is a need to revitalize and for that, we need to think of a new formula. We have to change the system.” The Congress party’s strike rate was poorest among the alliance partners in the recently held Bihar assembly elections, in which even the Left performed better in the state which is not usually considered as their stronghold. Turn to P6
RBI GETS 1 MN FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER! New Delhi: Reserve Bank of India on Sunday became world’s first central bank to have over one million followers on its Twitter handle. “RBI Twitter account reaches one million followers today. A new milestone. Congratulations to all my colleagues in RBI,” RBI governor Shaktikanta Das tweeted. India’s monetary authority has beaten US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank on Twitter by emerging as most popular central bank.
Vaccine distribution plan: PM may hold meetings with states New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to hold virtual meetings with chief ministers and other representatives of states and union territories on Tuesday to review the COVID-19 situation and discuss vaccine distribution strategy. Modi is expected to hold two back to back meetings, one with eight states with high caseloads and another with states and UTs to discuss vaccine distribution strategy, sources said. The prime minister,
till now, has held several virtual meetings with states over the coronavirus situation. While the national daily COVID-19 case count has remained below 50,000 for some time, several urban centres have witnessed a surge, resulting in enforcement of several measures, including curfews in some cities. The central government has also been putting in place measures for quick and effective distribution of coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available.