When time comes, farmers won’t lag in teaching BJP a lesson: Gehlot

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sun-day hit out at the BJP government at the Cen-tre over the contentious farm laws, saying when the time comes the farmers of the country won’t lag in teaching the saffron party a les-son. The crowd that gathered at the ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’ in Ut-tar Pradesh’s Muzaffar-nagar, are fed up with the BJP, he claimed.

Thousands of farm-ers gathered on Sunday at a mahapanchayat in

Muzaffarnagar, where BKU leader Rakesh Ti-kait called Prime Minis-ter Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders “riot-ers” and said the party should be given a drub-bing in the 2022 Uttar

Pradesh assembly polls. The event was organ-ised by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) to protest the Centre’s con-troversial farm laws.

Referring to the pan-chayat poll results in six districts of Ra-jasthan, Gehlot claimed it has made clear that there is a lot of resent-ment against the BJP. “The panchayat poll re-sults have made it clear that there is a lot of re-sentment against the BJP among the farm-ers,” he added.

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Kozhikode: After a 12-year-old boy from nearby Mavoor died of Nipah in the wee hours on Sunday, local author-ities have geared up to check any further spread of the dreaded virus in Kozhikode and surrounding areas.

The Kozhikode Medi-cal college hospital sources told PTI that they have since opened an exclusive Nipah ward to cater to any pos-sible outbreak of the virus.

It said that after a proposed meeting with ministers and health

experts, further plans would be decided.

The hospital where the boy was being treat-ed since September 1 is on alert and the situa-tion there was being closely monitored, sources said.

The staff of the local hospital in Omaserry

near Mavoor, where the child was first taken for consultation after he developed severe fever late in August, has also been alerted.

The authorities have declared a health alert in the district and cor-doned off about three kilometres around the

house of the deceased child. Pazhoor (ward 9) of Chathamangalam panchayat has been fully closed and nearby wards of Nayarkuzhy, Koolimad, Puthiyadam wards were partially closed, the sources said, adding that police have been deployed to re-strict vehicle and peo-ple movement in or out from these places.

The health authori-ties have alerted the people in the area to im-mediately report any instances of fever, vom-iting and other health disorders.

Muzaffarnagar: Gath-ering in lakhs at the ‘kisan mahapanchayat’ in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday, protesting farm-ers slammed the govern-ment for “selling the country to corporates” and said they are fight-ing to “save the nation”.

The event was organ-ised by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) at the Government Inter College ground in Muzaf-farnagar in protest against the Centre’s three controversial farm laws.

The SKM also issued the call for a Bharat Bandh on September 27 to press for their de-

mands. Protesters had earlier said that a coun-trywide strike would be held on September 25.

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Petrol got cheaper by 14 paise and diesel by 15 paise per litre in Rajasthan on Sunday. In Jaipur, the price of petrol per litre is Rs 108.13 while diesel is Rs 97.76 paise. Earlier on September 1, the price of petrol and diesel was reduced by 15-15 paise.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Jammu for a two-day tour starting from September 9. This will be Gandhi’s second visit to Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370. Earlier, he visited the union territory on August 9. He is also likely to visit Mata Vaishno Devi Temple.

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FIR AGAINST CHHATTISGARH CM BAGHEL’S FATHER ON CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTSRaipur: An FIR has been registered against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s father, Nand Kumar Baghel, who made objectionable comments against the Brahmin community. The comments have now gone viral on the social media. The complaint was filed by one Avanish Pandey and others. The FIR has been lodged at Deen Dayal police station in Raipur.

PM TO ADDRESS ‘SHIKSHAK PARV’

AYODHYA VISIT: OWAISI FACES SEERS’ ANGER

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BENGAL CID SUMMONS PERSONAL DRIVER OF SUVENDU ADHIKARI

NEPAL GOVT OBJECTS TO PM MODI’S EFFIGY New Delhi: Prime

Minister Narendra Modi will address the inaugural conclave of ‘Shikshak Parv’ on September 7 via video-conferencing and will also launch multiple key initiatives in the educa-tion sector.

Ayodhya: Saints and seers in Ayodhya are up in arms against AIMIM presi-dent Asaduddin Owaisi’s Ayodhya visit on Tuesday after his party posters used ‘Faizabad’ instead of Ayod-hya. Faizabad district was renamed as Ayodhya.

Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the office building of the Income Tax Depart-ment’s office building in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Kolkata: West Bengal Crime Investigation Department (CID) summoned Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari’s personal driver Sambhu Maity and his close aid Sanjeev Shukla on September 7, in con-nection with the death of his personal security guard. Earlier, the agency had summoned Adhikari on Monday in connection with the unnatural death case of his bodyguard, Subhabrata Chakraborty.

Kathmandu: Nepal’s Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday warned the protesters not to burn the effigy of the neighbour-ing country’s PM without mentioning PNarendra Modi’s name.

5 KIDS DROWN IN POND WHILE BATHING Chittorgarh: Five chil-dren drowned while one was saved when they entered a pond to bathe at Mangalwad area of Chittorgarh on Sunday. Eight children had gone to take a bath in the pond. The children were immediately taken out of the water and rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared them dead. The police identi-fied as the deceased as Bhavesh Mehgwal, 10, Chandrashekhar Dholi, 12, Sumit, 12, Prince, 8, and Harish, 8. P7

Now, Nipah nightmare for Kerala12-yr-old dies of Nipah in Kerala; 17 primary contacts placed under observation

VICTIM’S CONTACT LIST EXTENDS TO 188 PERSONS, TWO HEALTH WORKERS SYMPTOMATIC

Three samples– plasma, CSF and se-rum– were found infected. the victim was admitted to the hospital with a

heavy fever four days ago. But on Saturday, his condition became worse. We had sent his sam-ples for testing the day before yesterday —Veena George, Kerala Health Minister

‘Anti-national Infosys’ article in journal not our view: RSSNagpur: The RSS on Sunday distanced itself from an article in its af-filiate publication Panch-janya which alleged that IT major Infosys support-ed anti-India forces.

Clarifying the organi-sation’s stand on the mat-ter, RSS spokesperson Sunil Ambekar tweeted: “As an Indian company, Infosys has made semi-nal contribution in pro-gress of the country. There might be certain issues with a portal run by Infosys, but the article published by Panchjanya in this context only re-flects individual opinion of the author.”

“Panchjanya is not mouthpiece of the RSS and the said article or opinions expressed in it should not be linked with the RSS,” he added.

The Panchjanya’s lat-est edition alleged that Infosys may be deliber-ately trying to destabilise the Indian economy and also accused it of helping “Naxals, Leftists and tukde tukde gang”.

India coach Ravi Shastri tests positive for covidLondon: In a big blow for India, head coach Ravi Shastri has tested positive for COVID-19 in a lateral flow test. He has been isolated along with bowling coach Bharat Arun, Fielding Coach R Sridhar, and Physiotherapist Nitin Patel as a precaution-ary measure, a state-ment issued by the BCCI said.

All of them had un-dergone the RT-PCR test on Sunday morning and did not travel with the team to the Oval stadium.

Krishna secures gold, Suhas clinches silver in badmintonTokyo: Krishna Nagar secured a second gold medal in badminton af-ter Suhas Yathiraj claimed a silver as it turned out to be a Su-per Sunday for the In-dian badminton contin-gent at the Tokyo Par-alympics.

The 22-year-old Nagar, seeded second, defeated Hong Kong’s Chu Man Kai 21-17 16-21 21-17 in the men’s singles SH6 class final to retain his unbeat-en run at the Games and join compatriot Pramod Bhagat in the gold medal

winning list.Suhas ended his cam-

paign with a silver after going down fighting against top seed Lucas Mazur of France in the men’s singles SL4 class final.

‘Will stop fighting if Taliban withdraw from Panjshir’Kabul: Afghan opposi-tion leader Ahmad Mas-soud Sunday said he is ready to stop fighting if Taliban withdraw from Panjshir. Welcoming Ul-ema Religious Council’s proposal for talks end the tussle over the val-ley where the opposi-tion forces have been holding out since Ka-bul’s fall three weeks

ago, the head of the Na-tional Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA) said, “To reach a lasting peace, the NRF is ready to stop fighting on con-dition that Taliban also stop their attacks.”

The Taliban on Sun-day said their forces had fought their way into Bazarak, the capi-tal of Panjshir.

Govt selling out to corporates, here to save nation: Tikait

Farmers are the voice and pride of this country. No

power can beat the farmers’ voice for their rights. The whole country is support-ing the farmers

— Priyanka Gandhi

Lakhs of farmers have gathered in protest. They are

our own flesh and blood. We need to start re-engag-ing with them in a respect-ful manner —Varun Gandhi

Amit Shah @AmitShahNew India has wings to conquer the sky. And when the top

leader himself stands firmly behind them...

miracles happen

Ashok Gehlot @ashokgehlot51

A Superb Achievement for which we are so

very proud! A very Big Congrats to him for

his stellar success!! @Krishnanagar99”

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QATAR HUMANITARIAN AID REACHES KABULQatar has flown humanitar-ian aid into Kabul and said it will operate daily aid flights to Afghanistan over the next few days, providing much-needed supplies. A Qatari plane carrying humanitarian aid provided by Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Qatar Charity arrived at Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan.

Health workers bury the body of a 12-year-old Nipah virus victim, at Kannamparambu cemetery in Kozhikode on Sunday.

Farmers leave after attending Kisan Mahapanchayat.

Krishna Nagar

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Jodhpur: The Ra-jasthan High Court, while hearing a petition related to the lack of ba-sic facilities in schools in Jodhpur district, has directed the committee constituted earlier to inspect schools which opened on September 1 and file a status report within a month.

The next hearing will be on October 18. Dur-ing the hearing of a public interest litiga-

tion filed by the Nation-al Law University’s Le-gal Aid and Awareness Committee in a division bench of Justices Sang-eet Lodha and Vinit Ku-mar Mathur, Rajasthan High Court Legal Aid Committee secretary Prabhat Agrawal said that an inspection could not be done because of the pandemic.

Additional advocate general Pankaj Sharma said that the schools from Classes 9 to 12 have opened.

The Committee had inspected 107 schools in Jodhpur, after which a petition was filed. The govt, however, claimed that facilities have been restored in all the schools.

The Bench said that all the schools will have to be re-inspect-ed.

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REVAMP INSTITUTE IN A WEEK: HC First India Bureau

Jodhpur: The High Court has asked the state government to submit a status report within a week regard-ing creation of infrastruc-

ture

in the Institute of In-fectious Diseases.

Taking cognisance of a PIL filed, a divi-sion bench of Justices Sangeet Lodha and Vinit Kumar Mathur, asked additional advo-cate general Pankaj Sharma to tell the time limit for the work being done for the pur-pose of upgradation.

The bench sought

suggestions from the state govt regarding making the institute an autonomous insti-tution. The govt has been directed to pre-sent the affidavit of the Principal Secretary to the Govt of the Medi-cal and Health Depart-ment within a week with complete details. The next hearing will be on September 14.

RAS OFFICER’S DOG BITES STAFFERAlwar: A government employee was bitten by the pet dog of an RAS offi cer. The employee had gone to the resident of the offi ce to get his signature on a fi le and entered the house without calling the of-fi ce. The pet dog attacked the employee. However, the caretaker instantly controlled the dog.The employee has fi led a complaint in this matter.

Chittorgarh: A 30-year-old woman died in Chittorgarh as her family members kept on practicing superstitious acts to treat her for 18 hours. Police reached the house on information of neighbours and opened the door forcibly. The police shifted the woman to hospital where she died. Around 25 members of family present in the house, police said. A Class 12 girl student threatened police when the woman was being shifted to hospital.

SUPERSTITIOUS ACTS TAKE 30-YEAR-OLD WOMAN’S LIFE IN CHITTORGARH

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Arjun Meghwal cycles 15 kms in BSF rally

BRKGB felicitates Om Mathur

Laxman Raghav

Bikaner: Union Minis-ter Arjun Meghwal par-ticipated in the cycle rally of BSF personnel starting from J&k to Dandi. Meghwal cycled about 15 kilometers.

On the occasion, he also saluted the innu-merable brave men who took part in the freedom struggle of independ-ence. Meghwal said that while cycling with 100 soldiers, he discussed the roadmap for the

next 100 years of the na-tion. BSF DIG Pushpen-dra Singh also accom-panied the minister.

First India Bureau

Jaipur : Rajya Sabha MP and senior BJP leader Om Mathur at-tended a felicitation ceremony organised by the Baroda Rajasthan Kshetriya Gramin Bank (BRKGB) unit of RGBOO & GBEU at the Pathey Bhawan located in Malviya Nagar in Jaipur on Sunday.

A good number of of-ficers from the BRKGB were present on the oc-casion. They expressed gratitude towards Ma-thur for settling the mat-

ter of the 34-year-old 4th Pay Commission.

The function was pre-sided over by the Gen-eral Secretary, Ra-jasthan Bank Pension-

ers Committee, Nathu-lal Yogi. The special guests included Girish Chand Arya, Harimo-han Sharma and Saty-endra Kumar Sharma.

Kashiram Choudhary

Jaipur: Om Prakash Poonia was elected un-opposed as the Chair-man of Jaipur Dairy. He has become chairman for the fourth time. Only Poonia has filed nomi-nation for the spot. Elec-tions for the Board of Directors of Jaipur Dairy were held on Sat-urday. All the win-ning 12 members were selected from Poon-ia’ panel. He assumed office on Sunday at the Dairy Office. MD Chan-dmal Verma wel-comed him with a gar-

land. The election offic-er gave the chairman’s certificate to Poonia.

“Our priority is to give fair price to the milk producers. They have suffered a lot dur-ing the last 10 months.” Poonia said.

OP Poonia elected Chairman of Jpr Dairy

Car in Amanishah nullah: Body found after three days

‘BJP facing tota of seats’

‘BJP to trump Cong in 2023’First India Bureau

Jaipur: BJP State President Dr Satish Poonia on Sunday said that the public will swipe the Congress aside in the upcoming assembly elections in 2023. He said that the results of the Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti numbers can’t tell that the members have ap-proved policies of Congress govt.

“If the percentage of BJP, oth-er parties and independents is seen together, then the people of the constituencies have given a mandate against the Congress,” said Poonia. He accused Con-gress of doing manipulative poli-tics, misusing government ma-chinery and power, intimidating

BJP candidates. He said that

the manner in which Cong is pub-licizing these results, it is

neither a huge victory nor it is a defeat for

the BJP.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Transport minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas has made a political backlash on BJP after the results of Panchay-at and Zila Parishads. He said that BJP State President Satish Poonia, who called PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasra as ‘Totas-ra’, should now tell what Poon-ia’s name should be because the BJP is facing shortage of seats. He said that Congress will win in bypolls of Dhariyawad and Vallabhnagar assemblies also.

He also made a big political al-legation on BJP and said that BJP wants to take votes by divid-ing Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians.

He said that the results of Pan-chayat and Zila Parishad have proved that peo-ple have stamped the work of the Gehlot gov-e r n -ment.

SDRF & Civil Defence found the body trapped in a swamp between the hyacinth. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The body of the driver of the car that fell into the Amanishah nullah in Jaipur late on Thursday night was found on Sunday. The body was trapped in a swamp. For 3 days, the teams of divers of SDRF and Civil Defence were searching for the body.

Shastri Nagar SHO Dilip Singh said that rear window pane of car was broken and it seemed the driver must have come out. The police probed

and found that Prashant did not reach home since Thursday night. Po-lice are probing exact cause behind the inci-dent.

OP Poonia assumes offi ce.

SHOWERS OF RELIEF!

Light to moderate rainfall was recorded at several places in the state on Sunday. The showers brought respite from heat and humidity in Jaipur also. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Cong preferred not to disclose names of candidates who will be informed today shortly before nomination and symbol allotment

TURN OF HEADS TODAYFirst India Bureau

Jaipur: The election for Zila Pramukh and panchayat samiti prad-han in 6 districts will be held today. For this, not only both the major par-ties, but the administra-tion has also started preparing. In Jaipur, the election of the dis-trict head will be held at the Zila Parishad head-quarters, while the elec-tion of the head will be held in the panchayat samitis. The election of Deputy Zila Pramukh and deputy pradhan will be held on Septem-ber 7. The Zila Pramukh seat in Jaipur is re-served for woman.

PRAMUKH CONTENDERS

In Jaipur, Saroj Devi Sharma is frontrunner while Rama Devi Chopra is another contender. BJP

won 24 out of 51 seats but needs 2 candidates to make its Pramukh. Achraj Kanwar is the probable BJP candidate. In Jodhpur, main contenders were considered Leela Maderna and Munni Godara but names of Neha Chaudhary, Dhanwantri Devi, and Priyanka Godara are also doing the rounds.

Bharatpur: Four persons were injured in a group clash in Bharatpur district on Sunday. The clash broke out between the supporters of two candidates, who lost Panchayat samiti members on Saturday, in Kasaudaa village which left

4 persons injured, SHO Sevar police station Arun Singh said. Two licensed guns and SUV have been seized and fi ve were arrested for the breach of peace. Two accused have also been booked under arms act.

4 INJURED IN POST-POLL CLASH; 5 HELD FOR BREACH OF PEACE

Jodhpur: Leela Maderna & Munni Godara lock horns

First India Bureau

Jodhpur: The Congress is in a Catch-22 situation over the election of Zila Pramukh and Panchayat Sami-ti pradhan in Jodhpur, the home town of CM Ashok Gehlot. Former minister Mahipal Mad-erna’s wife Leela Mad-erna and Badriram Jakhar’s daughter Mun-ni Godara are both ada-mant on becoming Zila Pramukh.

Despite the absolute

majority in the Zila Par-ishad, it is not yet de-cided that the Zila Pra-mukh will be made of Congress as the elec-tion will depend on the candidates. Confused about candidate selec-tion, Congr leaders are looking towards Gehlot.

Leela and Munni both have the support of four members including themselves. If one of these two candidates is made, then the danger of cross voting of the other party is certain.

NOMINATION 10 AM to 11 AM

SCRUTINY 11:30 am

VOTING: 3 to 5 pm thereafter results

WITHDRAWALTill 1:00 pm

SYMBOLS ALLOTAFTER 1:00 pm

SCHEDULE OF VOTING

Bharatpur (General), Sawai Madhopur (Gener-al), Sirohi (General), Jaipur (General Female),

Jodhpur (General Female) and Dausa (OBC)

JPR, JODH FOR FEMALES

Om Mathur visited Murlipura and met Late Sangram Singh Karad’s family members on Sunday.Arjun Meghwal cycles in the

BSF rally. DIG Pushpendra Singh is also seen.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Antlers are being smug-gled by hunting deer from Nahar-garh Wildlife Sanctuary. A simi-lar case has been reported at Vish-wakarma. Two miscreants threat-ened to kill Sayar Meena, 25, when the secret of smuggling of horns was re-vealed. They showed the fear of implicating him in a false case.

Rama Devi Mee-na, a resi-dent of Akera Dungar in Jaipur, has filed a re-port that her son suicided under pressure from De-vendra Meena and Lokesh Mee-na. Sayar worked as a driver in Ka-sera Marble.

She found ant-lers under the bed while cleaning the house. On enquir-ing, Sayar told her about Devendra and Lokesh and the threats he re-ceived from them.

Harassed by smugglers, man dies by suicide

Pratap Singh KhachariyawasSatish Poonia

Munni GodaraLeela Maderna

PROBE ON…

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2nd GOLD IN RAJ’s KITTYFirst India Bureau

Jaipur: Badminton player Krishna Nagar from Jaipur has brought laurels to Ra-jasthan in the Tokyo Paralympics. Krishna won the gold medal by defeating Chu Man Kei of Hong Kong in a thrilling match in the X

SH-6 category. Krish-na is the second player from Ra-jasthan to have won a gold medal in the Paralym-pics. Earlier, Avani Lekhara won gold in

shooting.Krishna has become

the fourth player from Rajasthan to win a medal in Paralympics. In the SH-6 category, those players take part, whose height stops growing. Krishna was at the age of 2 yrs, when the family came to know about this. Krishna devoted him-self into to the sport.

“For a long time, He was working hard every day for the Paralym-pics. As a result, today he has won the Gold. Sunil Nagar, Krishna’s father said.

Atmosphere of happiness at Krishna’s home in Pratapnagar, Jaipur. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Sundar Gurjar with coach Mahavir Saini at IGI Airport, on Sunday.

Krishna Nagar@Krishnanagar99A big thank you to all for your support and encouragement. I dedicate this gold medal #Tokyopara-lympics2020 to all

our Corona Warriors who worked tirelessly for our nation during Covid-19 pandemic.

There could not have been a great-

er gift for me than this on Teachers’ Day today. I want to thank CM and sports minister for encouragement and providing best facil-ities. —Yadvendra, Nagar’s Coach

After Avani, Krishna Nagar 2nd player from Raj to win gold medal in Tokyo Paralympics

Nagar becomes the fourth player from the state to win a medal at the global Paralympic event

Sundar reaches Delhi: To meet PM on 9 and reach Jaipur on Sept 10

‘Cleanliness, security &crowd mgmt top priority’Avani’s hope of

3rd medal ended

‘Tendulkar may visit Jpr in Jan to boost tourism’

New Delhi: Sundar Singh Gurjar has ar-rived in New Delhi from Tokyo on Sunday morn-ing at Indira Gandhi International Airport. His coach Mahavir Saini also came along.

Sundar has won bronze medal in Javelin throw. He will be meet ing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sep-tember 9 and then he will arrive in Jaipur on September 10.

On Gurjar’s arrival his sister Hema Gurjar applied tilak on him at airport. He was wel-comed with drums.

Four out of 6 Rajasthani players won 5 medals in Tokyo Paralympics. Rajasthan have putten strong

‘Punch’ with 5 medals. Avani Lekhara won Gold and Bronze, Krishna Nagar won Gold, Devendra Jhajharia got Silver and Sundar got Bronze. Sandeep Chaudhary (Javelin) and Shyam Sundar (Archery) also tried their hands but could not fetch medals.

RAJASTHANI ‘PUNCH’ IN PARALYMPICS

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Golden girl Avani Lekhara along with her teammates Siddharth Babu and Deepak Saini crashed out in the qualifying round of 50 metre air rifle competition on Sunday at the Tokyo Paralympics. Avani Le-khara scored 612.0 points for India in the sixth series. She ranked 28th. Siddharth stood at number 9 with 617.2 marks. Deepak Saini finished 46th with 602.2 points. In this way all the three Indian shoot-ers were out.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The wait of the candidates who are pre-paring for the REET, which is going to be held after almost 3 years in Rajasthan, is going to end now. REET, to be held for more than 31,000 posts, will be held on September 26, in which more than 16 lakh candidates will participate from across the state. The Educa-tion Department has released the guidelines of REET. Failure to comply with this may result in the candidate being debarred from taking the examination.

REET guidelines issued 31,000 posts, 16 lakh applicants Watches, chains, rings, ear tops, lockets or any

kind of jewellery,purse, handbag or diary, elec-tronic devices like mobile, bluetooth, calculator are not allowed

Exemption to bring transparent water bottle Internet facility will be switched off at least two

hours before the question papers reach centres

TRANSPARENT WATER BOTTLE EXEMPTED

Exam will happen in two shifts. First

Shift of REET level two for class 6th to 8th will be held from 10am to 12.30pm and level one for class 1st to 5th will be held from 2.30pm to 6pm.

Before REET, the Central Control Room in the Board’s offi ce will start from Sep-tember 20, which will be functional from 10am to 6pm from 22nd Sept and 8am to 10pm from 23rd to 27th Sept.

EXAMS IN 2 SHIFTS, CONTROL ROOM ON 20TH

Vikas Sharma

Jaipur: Improvement in cleanliness system, security arrangements and crowd management will be the top priorities of the newly superin-tendent of SMS govern-ment hospital Dr Vinay Malhotra.

Dr Malhotra said that the footfall at SMS hos-pital is around 40k-50k per day and therefore, there is a scope of im-provement in crowd management.

“Efforts will be made to improve crowd man-agement in the state. Also, sanitation and se-curity system will also

be enhanced so that pa-tients and others visit-ing the hospitals do not face any problem,” he said.

He started working on the priorities as soon as he took charge. Dr Malhotra took feedback about the management of the hospital and gave a clear message about his priorities.

Jaipur: State Wildlife Board member Sunil Mehta is commited to revive the pandemic struck tourism indus-try. Mehta told First In-dia that cricket star Sachin Tendulkar plans to visit Jaipur in Jan. “If he comes here, wild-life tourism, Jhalana Safari and Sariska Ti-ger Reserve will get a boost,” he said.

Dr Vinay Malhotra.

Sachin Tendulkar & Sunil Mehta at Tadoba. —File Photo

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It has been rumored strongly that Chinese have intruded on the electricity supply of some of the major Indian cities during the Galwan battle.

Another report from the US government and Crowdstrike In-telligence Reporting concluded that China used IP theft from in-siders, joint ventures, and forced technology transfer and cyberat-tack espionage to obtain the tech-nical information it needed to copy the engine design. The re-port in its own word elaborate

The exact impact of the ongo-ing technology Cold War is diffi-cult to assess but thelist of exam-ples from the very recent past is alarming and possesses a serious threat not only for nation war machinery but also to the democ-racy and people’s freedom if gaining access to information and to the Intellectual property rights and economy. It can be as severe as we are facing a Covid epidemic for more than a year.

THINK ABOUT A SITUATIONA person losses the access to his own bank account, his money

goes unknowingly to some others, someone’s email being used to trespass securities, a researcher loses his years taking invention, state comes and ban/limit the use of Internet, software, webpages, many things which a citizen claim as a fundamental right for his freedom, how it will be felt?

Articulation of intellectual property (IP) as a threat to na-tional security is relatively new. The discourse that advances IP as a national security issue makes two important narrative moves. First, it blurs the lines between domestic economic innovation and the production of classified information. Second, it asserts that other states are responsible for the theft of IP, and not just hackers, criminals, and commer-cial enterprises.

A country like India, which primarily never has a strong sys-tem of its intellectual property and knowledge protection, un-knowingly is at its biggest threat. The risk is as high; this may be the biggest transfer of wealth in a short period of time that the world has ever seen, as high in the battle and espionage that tar-get technology, intellectual prop-erty, trade secrets, and proprie-tary information.

Our national security is also at risk in the potential loss of our technological edge, which is close-ly tied to the economic success and the well-being of our econo-my. India always talks about its service industry, knowledge based economy and the potential of in-novation. This objective is at risk in a fundamental way, because intellectual property is the basis, the foundation of our economy, we have paid the price in the past and if we put that at risk through weak security we are going to be paying for it for years. We need to understand that our knowledge is not an open system where it is shared for the sake of learning, poverty alleviation, or economic development, but instead, the one where knowledge is owned and controlled by industrial and state actors and its existence as a secret must be preserved and protected at all costs.

The securitization of IP should be of significant concern, and yet the academic literature on secu-ritization studies may not ac-knowledge its importance because of the limited way in which that literature defines securitization.

The new principles of war are no longer using armed force to compel the enemy to submit to one’s will, but rather are using all means, including armed force or non-armed force, military and

non-military, and lethal and non-lethal means to compel the ene-my to accept one’s interests.

In unrestricted warfare, today, anything and everything can con-stitute a weapon of war. A com-puter can be a weapon, or a dip-lomatic alliance, a person, a news report or a business deal. Even cooperating with the enemy can be a method of defeating them; if they do not know what you are actually upto.

Our national security relies on our collective success at thwart-ing these persistent attacks. Eve-ry time our adversaries gain ac-cess to sensitive or classified in-formation and technology, it jeopardizes the lives of our warfighters, since these adver-saries can exploit the informa-tion and technology to develop countermeasures to our systems.

The question remains open, however, as to what the response should be, not only to possible cy-bercrime but also to cybersecuri-ty more generally. We need to rec-ognize that cyber espionage can equally be as important as equal preparation for the battlefield.

The danger is far larger and can be not only from a competing nation but also from a non-state actor, who does not have any

name and place. Unfortunately, the concept of

cyber warfare, cyber security etc. remains poorly understood and they dangerously create confu-sion over cyber-terrorism stems. Although the country has experi-enced thousands of cyberattacks in recent years, many are un-known; less have been marked to the level of cyber-terrorism.

REASONThe rhetoric on cyber-terrorism and explaining how it differs from cyber-attacks, cyber-war-fare, hacktivism, and terrorists’ use of the Internet is not very clear. We have seen online threat from non-state terrorists (who sometime are state sponsored agencies itself) lies in their abil-ity to exploit the Internet to raise funds, research targets, and re-cruit supporters rather than en-gage in cyber-terrorism. Cyber-terrorism is there but simultane-ously its other forms like online crime, hacktivism, and cyber-warfare are more pressing vir-tual dangers are also present.

The peril is here and what are the counter measures we can have, let us see an example from the US, which primarily is the biggest target from Iran, China

and Russia. The US punishes hacker countries with Economic and Technological sanctions. In addition, they also use counter at-tack, for instance, US Cyber Com-mand, the arm of the military charged with defending the US in cyberspace, cut off a key Russian agency’s internet access during the 2018 congressional midterm election. The US has also sent military cybersecurity experts overseas to learn more about Rus-sian, Chinese and Iranian capa-bilities. It is also possible that Cyber Command has secretly un-dertaken other responses. If we analyses none of these have dis-suaded hackers from repeatedly targeting American firms and government agencies. Indeed, prior research confirms that the threat of formal sanctions has very little effect on deterring cy-berattacks in lab settings.

Ignoring cyberattacks, of course, is not a solution either. Nevertheless, the approach should have to be to determine how to make clear to the perpe-trators that large-scale cyber in-trusions are intolerable – and to do so without escalating the on-line conflict. I believe there is only one way to prepare – and it has to accept that hackers will keep trying to attack. The cyber-security equivalent could be building and programming com-puter systems that can withstand faults, failures and hacking while still performing essential func-tions and protecting data securi-ty. The ultimate objective would be not to prevent systems from being breached, but to limit the damage and speed the recovery when they are broken into.

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The rhetoric on cyber-terrorism and explaining how it differs from cyber-

attacks, cyber-warfare, hacktivism, and terrorists’

use of the Internet is not very clear. We have seen online threat from non-

state terrorists (who sometime are state

sponsored agencies itself) lies in their ability to exploit the Internet to raise funds, research

targets, and recruit supporters rather than

engage in cyber-terrorism

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Our national security is also at risk in the potential loss of our technological edge, which is closely tied to the economic success and the well-being of our economy.

India always talks about its service industry, knowledge based economy and the potential of innovation. This objective is at

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New Delhi: The pro-cess of filling vacant PSU Board-level posi-tions continues. The Appointments Commit-tee of the Cabinet has issued orders appoint-ing Yogesh Kumar Mishra as Chairman and Managing Director of IRCON International Limited. The post fell vacant after SK Chaud-hary retired this year.

Mishra is currently Director (Works) in IR-CON International

Limited. The PESB had recommended his name for the top job on May 28, 2021. As the new CMD, Mishra will have a long innings till Octo-ber 2025. Four other CPSEs have also got

new CMDs. T Samina-than will now head Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIO-CL) till May 2024 where-as Nirlep Singh Rai will have a relatively brief term as CMD of Nation-

al Fertilizers Limited (NFL) i.e. up to August 2022. Similarly, Siba Prasad Mohanty and Sanjeev B will be head-ing Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited and Hindustan

Organic Chemicals Lim-ited (HOCL) respective-ly till their retirement in May 2025. C

urrently, Mohanty is Chairman & Managing Director, Hindustan In-secticide Limited whereas Sanjeev B is Chief GM in HOCL.

Further, Santosh Ku-mar Jha (Director, CONCOR) will shortly take up his new respon-sibility in Konkan Rail-way Corporation Lim-ited as Director (Opera-tions & Commercial).

Prabir Kumar Gango-

padhyay is the new Di-rector (Personnel & Ad-ministration) in Ship-ping Corporation of India whereas Pankaj Kumar will have a ten-ure up to June 2026 as Director (Offshore) in Oil & Natural Gas Cor-poration Limited.

Similarly, North East-ern Electric Power Cor-poration (NEEPCO) Limited got its new Di-rector (Finance) in Baidyanath Maharana who will be there on the turf for five years or till his retirement.

9 PSUs including IRCON get new CMD & Director BOARD-LEVEL POSITIONS IN CENTRAL PSUs

Kartikey Dev Singh

New Delhi: For Con-gress, after Punjab, it is Chhattisgarh where the internal churn is now out in the public forum but amidst this ruckus, there is a new develop-ment as word going around in the party cir-cles is that the family of the late Ajit Jogi is try-ing to return to the Con-gress. Since the death of Ajit Jogi in May last year, there has been a discussion going on for the merger of Janata Congress Chhattisgarh, formed by late Ajit Jogi, with the Congress and the return of the Jogi family to the Congress.

However, it is also a fact that neither of the

two camps fighting for power in the state Con-gress wants the Jogi family to return. They are concerned that the arrival of the Jogi fam-ily, which is close to So-nia Gandhi’s family, will create another re-gional power center within the party. Yet a

section of the Con-gress’s central leaders want the Jogi family to return.

Meanwhile, there is news that Ajit Jogi’s wife Renu Jogi has sought an appointment with Sonia Gandhi and after meeting her, she will decide to merge the

party with the Con-gress. Although the Congress party has a two-thirds majority in the state and does not need additional MLAs, yet the merger of Jana-ta Congress Chhattis-garh with the Congress will give four more MLAs. JCC has four MLAs and it is believed that Renu Jogi can be made a minister in the government. The re-turn of the Jogi family to Congress before the next elections will strengthen the party, es-pecially among the trib-al and backward com-munities. It is worth mentioning that Jogi had fought the last elec-tion in coordination with the BSP.

Goa: The Indian Navy’s premier air station INS Hansa, has celebrated its diamond jubilee on Sunday and President Ram Nath Kovind will award the Pres-ident’s Colour to Indian Naval Aviation at INS Hansa in Goa today, informed the Ministry of Defence. Commodore Ajay Daniel Theophilus Commanding Officer, INS Hansa said, “Over the years, base has represented a crucial segment of the Navy’s combat power. Aircraft from Hansa augment security of entire western seaboard significantly, including offshore assets & undertake extensive surveillance to neutralise threats at and from the sea.

MP GOVERNMENT TRANSFERS 31 IAS, 35 IPS OFFICERS IN A MAJOR RESHUFFLEBhopal: In a major reshuffle, the Madhya Pradesh government has transferred 31 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including 14 district collectors, and 35 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. In the orders issued late Saturday night, MP govt shifted the collectors of Hoshangabad, Ashok Nagar, Sagar, Alirajpur, Dhar, Narsinghpur, Shahdol, Sidhi, Mand-saur, Raisen, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Balaghat and Niwari districts. Govt also transferred SPs of 11 districts - Hoshangabad, Raisen, Barwani, Rewa, Katni, Vidisha, Umaria, Sehore, Niwari, Mandsaur and Alirajpur.

CRUCIAL READVP CALLS MANDATORY RURAL SERVICE FOR DOCS BEFORE GIVING FIRST PROMOTION Hyderabad: VP, M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that serving in rural areas should be made mandatory before

giving first promotion to doc-tors in the govt sector. Speak-ing at the 11th Annual Medi-cal Teachers’ Day Awards function here, he said that three-to-five years’ service in rural areas for young docs was essential while pointing

out that 60% of population lives in the villages. Describing medics as a noble mission, he advised docs not to give remission or do omission, but to serve nation with passion.

RAWAT MEETS U’KHAND CHIEF MINISTER, DISCUSSES ISSUES CONCERNING STATE

POWERFUL PRAYERS! Srinivas R Katikithala, IAS (Gujarat 1989) assumed charge as Director in Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Admn, Mussoorie on Sunday.

Dehradun: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat met Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at the

Chief Minister’s residence on Sunday evening and discussed issues concern-ing the state. “I met our country’s CDS General Shri Bipin Rawat Ji at the Chief Minister’s residence. Various topics related to the state

interest were discussed during the meeting,” Dhami tweeted. On this occasion Chief Secretary Dr SS Sandhu, Radha Raturi, Anand Vardhan, Abhinav Kumar, Shailesh Bagoli and other officials were also present.

INDIAN NAVY’S PREMIER AIR STATION INS HANSA MARKS DIAMOND JUBILEE

Anita Hada

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has start-ed preparing for the local body elections in

Karnataka. On the orders of the court, the elections to the urban bodies

in Hubli-D h a r w a d ,

B e l a g av i a n d

Kalaburagi have been announced. Apart from more than two hun-dred seats of Zilla Pan-chayat and Taluka Pan-chayat of these three cities, elections are go-ing to be held for some 40 seats in different districts. Ahead of this election, the general secretary in-charge of the state, Arun Singh, has said that the BJP will not do any rap-prochement with the JDS. He has claimed to

form the government alone without any co-ordination in the as-sembly elections to be held in 2023.

It is worth noting that the BJP has changed the Chief Minister in the recent past and Basavaraj Bommai has been made the Chief Minis-ter in place of BS Yedi-yurappa. This is his first major test as Chief Minister. He comes from the Lingay-

at community and there are a large num-ber of Lingayats in the areas where elections are going to be held. Bommai’s government has eight ministers from these areas, yet BJP’s trust is on BS Yediyurappa.

Yediyurappa has also said that he will tour the entire state and work for the for-mation of the BJP gov-ernment again. The BJP is ruling out the

possibility of an alli-ance on the basis of the trust of the Lingayat Chief Minister and Yediyurappa. Although the party has not made his son a minister in the state government, due to which Yedi-yurappa’s supporters are angry.

It is certain that if the BJP performs well in the local body elec-tions, it will fight the next elections alone and then it is possible

that the Congress and the JDS will come closer. As of now Congress and JDS will also fight alone. However, leaders of both Congress and JDS are not sure of their victory in the local body elections to be held in S e p t e m -ber.

DOES BJP STILL TRUST YEDIYURAPPA?BJP has started preparing for local body elections in K’taka

Elections in Hubli-Dharwad, Belagavi, Kalaburag declared

Polls are going to be held for over 40 seats in different dists

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WILL JOGI FAMILY RETURN TO CONGRESS PARTY?

‘There’s only one leader’, says RCP Singh on Nitish Kumar

Yogesh Kumar Mishra

Sonia Gandhi

Basavaraj Bommai BS Yediyurappa

Renu Jogi

Bihar: Refuting reports of disunity in the party, JDU Leader RCP Singh on Saturday said, ‘you have half-baked infor-mation’. Assuring that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is the ‘one lead-er,’ Singh added that ‘it is not like my workers or his’. RCP, who had taken the baton of the party’s top position from Nitish Kumar ahead of the 2020 As-sembly election, stepped down from the post following JD-U’s one person one post policy, after being cho-sen as a Union cabinet minister in new Modi 2.0 govt expansion. —PTI

New Delhi: Joint En-trance Examination – Main (JEE-Main) con-ducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) has come under scan-ner after seven persons of a private consultan-cy firm were arrested by the CBI for charging up to Rs 15 lakh per candidate to facilitate admissions in top engi-neering colleges. Speaking to reporters, a CBI official said that the investigation is un-derway and the probe agency is going through the records of candidates who took services from the pri-vate firm and appeared in exams. —PTI

JEE (MAIN) SCAM: Pvt consultancy firm charged ` 15 lakh

All my workers are here, you have half-

baked information... It’s Janata Dal-United not “Disunited”. There’s only one leader & it’s Nitish babu (CM Nitish Kumar). So it’s not like my workers or his workers, says Singh.

After receiving severe backlash, state’s

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday as-serted that an investi-gation was going on in the incident, where one of his party MLAs Go-pal Mandal was spotted roaming unclothed.

BIHAR CM ORDERS PROBE ON JDU MLA

IT’S JANATA DAL-UNITED: SINGH

MBBS 1st yr students to read Hindutva icons, Ambedkar

Bhopal: MBBS stu-dents in Madhya Pradesh will be lec-tured about RSS founder KB Hedge-war, Bhartiya Jana Sangh leader Deen-dayal Upadhyaya, Swami Vivekanand and B R Ambedkar as part of first-year foundation course, state Education Min-ister Vishwas Sarang said on Sunday and added the move is aimed at instilling social & medical eth-ics among students.

The move evoked a sharp reaction from the opposition Con-gress which accused the BJP of trying to “thrust” its agenda on the people. The BJP, however, justi-

fied the move, saying all the sections of so-ciety should know about the patriots who are the “ideals for the nation”. The minister said the first year MBBS stu-dents will also learn about Maharshi Charaka, one of the principal contribu-tors to Ayurveda, & sage Sushrut, known as the father of sur-gery in India.

‘The students of the first-year course of MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bache-lor of Surgery) will be lectured about Hedgewarji, Upad-hyayji, Swami Vive-kanandji, Ambed-karji, other person-alities,’ said. —PTI

Hedgewar had actively participated in India’s freedom struggle. “Deendayalji’s

thought of ‘Antyodaya’ for helping the last man (the poorest of the poor) was exem-plary. Swami Vivekanandji travelled far off lands to showcase the Indian vision. B R Ambedkar was born in a poor family but he went on to frame our Constitution. We have decided to teach (MBBS) students about the inspiring lives of these great personalities from the coming academic session (2021), state Edu Minister Vishwas Sarang added.

WHY HEDGEWAR, UPADHYAYA, VIVEKANAND & AMBEDKAR? RCP Singh Nitish Kumar

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PREZ CONFERS 44 TEACHERS WITH NATIONAL AWARDSNew Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday conferred the National Teachers’’ Awards on 44 teachers from across the coun-try for their contribu-tion to developing in-novative methods of teaching.

The national-level awards are given on Teachers’ Day to cele-brate the unique con-tribution of some of the finest teachers in the country and to honour those who, through their commit-ment, have not only improved the quality of school education but also enriched the lives of their students.

PREZ LAUDS DIGITAL EDUIn this situation, even when all schools and colleges were closed, teachers did not allow children’s education to stop. For this, teachers learned to use digital platforms in a very short time and contin-ued the education pro-cess. “Some teachers have developed re-markable infrastruc-ture in schools with

their hard work and dedication. I appreci-ate such dedicated

teachers and hope that the entire teaching community will keep

on changing its teach-ing methods according to the changing cir-

cumstances,” Presi-dent Ram Nath Kovind said. —PTI

President Ram Nath Kovind greets during the virtual presentation of the National Award to Teachers 2021 on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, in New Delhi on Sunday. Union Minister for Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan, teachers and other dignitaries are also seen. —PHOTO BY ANI

MODI EXTENDS GREETINGS!

Prime Minister Nar-endra Modi on Sun-

day extended greetings to the entire teaching

fraternity and lauded them for their contribu-

tion

in ensuring students’ education amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Wishing them on Teacher’s Day, PM Modi wrote on Twitter, “On Teachers’ Day, greetings to the entire teaching fraternity, which has always played a pivotal role in nurturing young minds. It is commend-able how teachers have innovated and ensured the educa-tion of students.”

‘NEP is global knowledge super-power’

The President said that NEP,

which was imple-mented last year, has set an ambi-tious objective of establishing India as a global knowledge superpower. “We have to pro-vide such education to students that would be helpful in building a just society based on knowledge,” he said. The education system should be such that students develop a sense of commitment towards the consti-tutional values and fundamental du-ties, it strengthens patriotic feelings among them and makes them aware of their role in the changing glob-al scenario, he added.

PREZ, PM PAYS TRIBUTE TO S RADHAKRISHNAN

On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, Presi-dent Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra

Modi on Sunday paid tribute to former President Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan on

Sunday. Modi said I pay respects to Rad-

hakrishnan on his Jayanti & recall his distinguished scholarship and contributions to

our nation.

A good teacher is a personality-builder, a society-builder and a nation-builder. Teachers should pay special attention to

the fact that each student has different abilities, talents, psychology, social background and envi-ronment. Therefore, emphasis should be laid on the all-round development of each child according to their special needs, interests and abilities. —Ram Nath Kovind, President

On Teachers’ Day, greetings to the entire teaching fraternity, which has always played a pivotal role in nurturing young

minds. It is commendable how teachers have in-novated and ensured the education journey of stu-dents continues in Covid times. This day is cele-brated across the country in memory of former President Dr S Radhakrishnan. —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

President Ram Nath Kovind pays homage to the former President Dr. S. Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary.

OPPOSITION LEADER SATHEESAN CALLS ON OOMMEN TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN CONGThiruvananthapuram: Amidst moves by the new leader-ship of KPCC to eliminate group culture in state Cong, leader

Oomen Chandy on Sunday made it clear that this practice is a reality, but that the party comes first. “Congress should move forward. Cong first, groups second,” he said. Chandy clarified his stand when

LoP VD Satheesan met him as part of new leadership’s bid to iron out differences with groups leaders Chandy & Ramesh.

E-FILING GLITCHES PERSIST AS DEADLINE FOR INFOSYS TO FIX GLITCHES LOOMS

INDIA’S AUG VACCINATION TALLY HIGHER THAN G7 NATIONS COMBINED: CENTRE

New Delhi: As September 15 deadline for tech giant Infosys to fix the income tax e-filing portal glitches comes closer, tax professionals say that the system woes are far from over & causing delay in getting re-funds for taxpayers. Itesh Dodhi, Dir at Nangia & Co said` taxpayers are facing problems filing tax-returns in response to re-assessment proceedings. Even companies able to file tax, after filing grievances, are not able to verify tax-return using DSC. Also, for tax returns processed with certain discrepancies new portal doesn’t allow filing of rectification applications.

New Delhi: India has administered more vaccine doses in August than all G7 nations combined, the govt said. In a tweet, the Centre’s official handle MyGovIndia, said the country administered over 180 million vaccine doses in August - more than all Group of 7 nations combined that includes Canada, UK, US, Italy, Germany, France & Japan. Canada ad-ministered 3 million doses, Japan 40 million doses.

CRUCIAL READ

MAHARASHTRA CM URGES OPPOSITION TO NOT PROTEST FOR REOPENING TEMPLESMumbai: Noting the surge in Covid-19 cases during the festive season last year, Maharashtra CM Uddhav

Thackeray on Sunday urged the opposition parties not to protest for the reopening of temples amid the pandemic. Last year, despite muted Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, Mumbai witnessed a sharp spike in infections as people cocked a snook at social

distancing. The cases at that time had doubled within a week. During his interaction with doctors, he requested everyone to avoid crowding during festivals.

India plans big to better in 2024, 2028 Olympics: ThakurBengaluru: Reiterat-ing the Central Govern-ment’s renewed focus on sports, which has further been reinforced by India’s spirited per-formance in the recent-ly concluded Tokyo summer Olympics and para Olympics, the Un-ion Sports Minister ad-dressing the coaches and athletes at the event said “Future of India’s Sports lies in the hands of Coaches; on the occasion of teachers’ day, let’s re-solve to nurture and polish athletes with best of training and en-sure they bring forth star athletes of Olym-pian standards.”

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Sunday urged all the sports federations to formulate big plans for 2024 and 2028 Olympics so that India improves its position further.

“All the sports feder-ations have to play an important role and we have to work together to formulate a big pro-ject so that in 2024 and 2028, India’s position improves further,” Thakur, who also holds the Information and Broadcasting portfolio, told reporters.

According to him, the public perception to-wards sports has changed with the gov-ernment giving impe-tus to athletics, which resulted in India’s im-pressive performance in the Olympics and Paralympics. —PTI

Why do you hate Nehru? Raut to Centre

Avani leads Indian contingent @ TokyoTokyo: A 19-year-old shooter Avani Lekha-ra, who won gold and bronze medals at the To-kyo Paralympics, led the Indian contingent by carrying the tri-col-our during the Closing Ceremony of Games.

The Closing Ceremo-ny saw a total of 11 members of the Indian contingent in attend-ance. The Indian contin-gent finished their cam-paign at the Tokyo Para-lympic Games 2020 at an all-time high by secur-ing a total of 19 medals which includes 5 gold, 8 silver, and 6 bronze

medals. India sent its biggest ever contingent of 54 para-athletes across as many as 9 sporting disciplines at the Games. Badminton and Taekwondo made their debut in Tokyo, both of which were rep-resented by India. —ANI

Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the exclu-sion of former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s picture from a poster released by a body of the Union Edu-cation Ministry to mark the 75th year of India’s independence shows the Centre’s “narrow mindset”, and asked the Union government why it “hates” Nehru so much.

Raut, in his weekly column ‘Rokhthok’ in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana, said the ICHR, an autonomous body under the Minis-try of Education, has excluded the pictures of Nehru and Azad from its poster, and alleged that it was an act of “po-litical vindictiveness”.

“What has Nehru done to hate him so

much? In fact, the insti-tutions he built are now being sold to keep the Indian economy mov-ing,” Raut said. —ANI

Anurag Singh Thakur in the Teachers’ Day Celebration of 58th Batch of NIS Diploma in sports coaching at NSSC-SAI in Bengaluru. Also seen here are, Sandip Pradhan, Ritu Pathik and other officials.

KOVIND, MODI, SHAH CONGRATULATE KRISHNA

PM MODI TO HOST INDIAN CONTINGENT TO TOKYO PARALYMPIC

With Krishna Nagar bagging the gold medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games, President

Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi con-gratulated the Indian shuttler for “historic per-formance”. This is India’s 5th gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Kovind & Modi also congratulated Noida District Magistrate and para-badminton player Suhas L Yathiraj for winning the Silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympic 2020 while discharging duties as a civil servant and termed it as “exceptional”. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also lavished praise on Krishna Nagar after the Indian shuttler won a gold medal.

Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be hosting the

Indian contingent to the Tokyo Paralympics just like he hosted Olympians. Minister also congratu-lated Krishna & Yathiraj on winning gold and silver respectively at the Tokyo Paralympics to close the Indian campaign at Paralympics on an all-time high of 19 medals. “What could be better news when you land in Karnataka and our young athlete who has won another medal for India belongs to Karnataka,” he said reporters while reaching Bengaluru airport on Sunday.

Anurag Thakur @ianuragthakur

In the 2020 Paralympics, the Indian contingent

managed to win 19 medals including

five gold while in the Olympics, India won seven medals with the

country’s first gold coming at track

and field through javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra.

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host. #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics

Games are both historic and

memorable for our athletes and every

Indian.

The BJP author-ities whitethorn person differenc-

es with Sonia Gandhi, Rahul oregon Priyanka, but wherefore this hatred for Nehru? The institu-tions created by Nehru are being sold by the con-tiguous authorities to springiness a fillip to the economy. —Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena MP

PM Narendra Modi

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Chittorgarh: A 1 kg gold biscuit and more than Rs 4.53 crore have been received in dona-tion box in the famous Shri Sanwaliyaji tem-ple in Chittorgarh dis-trict when the donation box was opened on Krishna Chaturdashi.

For the first time, 125 notes of 100 dollars were also found in the offer-

ing box. The counting is still going on and will be completed on Monday. The temple was closed for pilgrims in view of the corona infection and it will reopen for the public from Tuesday.

Devotees have a lot of faith in Shri Sanwariya Seth. People from far and wide come to visit the temple and make offer-ings when their prayers are addressed.

NEWS DIGESTTRAGEDY AVERTED: BUS CATCHES FIRE WHEN 70 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARDKota: A private bus had a short circuit at Nayagaon toll plaza on the Kota-Udaipur National Highway on Sunday. There were 70 passengers on the bus but no one was

injured. The driver of the bus parked the vehicle by the side of the road after smoke ensued from its boot. Many pas-sengers jumped from the window of the bus to save their lives. The fi re was brought under

control with the help of toll personnel. Toll manager Ajit Chaudhary said that the bus coming from Baran was going to Gujarat. Workers at the toll plaza Gajendra and Sambit Ramzan along with others doused the fi re.

TWO HELD FROM DELHI-NCR FOR FRAUD IN NAME OF ARMY JOBSJhunjhunu: Two persons Kiran Singh and Saurabh Srivastava were arrested by Nawalgarh police from Delhi-NCR for duping youth in the name of Army recruitment in Jhunjhunu district. Jat said that the accused contacted him and his other friends and took lakhs of rupees while promising selection in Army recruitment. The accused took around Rs 28-29 lakh from them and provided fake admit cards and appointment letters.

Boy dies by suicide as father ‘rapes’ sister

Two killed in group clash in TonkFirst India Bureau

Tonk: Two persons were killed in a group clash that broke out in Tonk district on Sun-day. The members of two groups of a family clashed with each other in Deswali mohalla un-der Purani Tonk police station area which left two men dead and five others injured, Addi-tional SP Subhash Mishra said.

Mishra said that pri-mary investigation re-vealed that there was a money-related dispute between the two groups.

“Nizamuddin and Ra-him were killed in the clash. They were hit by sharp edged weapons,” Mishra said adding that probe is going on.

5 kids drown: Pall of gloom descends First India Bureau

Chittorgarh: Mourn-ing gripped the villag-ers as the news of drowning of five kids reached Mangalwar area of Chittorgarh on Sunday. Five kids drowned while one was saved when they en-tered a pond to bathe.

Eight kids had gone to take a bath in the pond. The kids were taken out of the pond and rushed to a hospital, where doc-tors declared them dead. The police identified the deceased as Bhavesh, 10, Chandrashekhar, 12, Su-mit, 12, Prince, 8, and Harish, 8. Another kid Rajesh, 12, also went to enter the water but sens-ing that the five did not come back, he stopped. “There was suspicion that some more kids were in the water, Civil Defence team was called but there were no more kids,” said DySP Ashish Kumar.

Villagers searching for kids in the pond at Mangalwar in Chittorgarh on Sunday.

The counting of offerings will be completed on Monday.

2 MISSING KIDS’ BODIES FOUND IN WELL, CP JOSHI SPEAKS TO FAMILY Rajsamand: Two minor twin brothers who were missing for the last two days were found dead in a well in Khamnor area on Sunday. The bodies were taken out and shifted to a mortuary for postmor-

tem. Later, the grieved fam-ily members and relatives, who had been looking for the boys relent-lessly, refused to accept the bodies.

However, they were pacifi ed by Assembly Speaker CP Joshi who spoke to the family members over phone and gave direction to police to resolve the case in four days following which the bodies were handed over to family members.

Ashok Gehlot @ashokgehlot51

The death of 5 children due to drowning in a

pond located in Mangalwar area of Chittorgarh is very heartbreak-ing and unfortunate. My deepest sympathies are with the parents and family of the children, may God give them strength in this very diffi cult time.

Father, stepmother sell minor girl in Baran, case under POCSO Act lodgedFirst India Bureau

Baran: A case of rape and assault with a 15-year-old girl was registered against fa-ther, stepmother and uncle in Baran on Sunday. Police have registered the case against them under the POCSO Act. After

lodging the case, Man-grol police have start-ed an investigation against the accused.

According to the girl, her father and mother got divorced. The victim’s mother lived alone while the victim went with her father. The father re-married several times.

He would often beat up the victim.

O n e - a n d - a - h a l f -months ago, the ac-cused father and the step-mother sold the victim to her uncle in lieu of money. The un-cle raped the teenager.

Later, the victim was sent to her moth-er, who filed a report.

First India Bureau

Jalore: The brother of a girl, whose audio clip about rape by her fa-ther has gone viral, died by jumping into Narmada canal on Saturday in Sanchore area. Father of the girl is absconding. In a au-dio clip, a 14-year-old girl is telling her aunt about the deeds of her father. On the pretext of some work, her fa-ther takes her some-where in the car and

raped her. Not only this, even while sleeping in the house at night, he came near the daugh-ter’s bed and molested her. The daughter is not able to tell her moth-er or other rela-tives about it. Sanchore SHO Praveen Ku-mar said when he reached the girl’s house to check the audio, it was found that the girl’s brother had died and due the tragedy in the family her statement could not be taken.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Three teachers from Rajasthan were honoured virtually with National Teachers’ Award by President Ram Nath Kovind on Teachers’ Day on Sun-day. Achala Verma, a Maths teacher at Birla Balika Vidyapeeth, Pi-lani & Jai Singh Dhankhar, a PTI at gov-ernment school of Dev-rod, belong to Jhunj-hunu. Achala taught mathematics visually and ended fear of maths from the minds of girl students.

Jai Singh Dhankhar converted the school playground from a gar-bage dumping site to a well-maintained stadi-um, at a cost of Rs 1 crore which he procured through crowd-funding.

Deepak Joshi, senior-teacher of Science in Govt Senior Secondary School, Bikaner, who has been instrumental in increasing scientific awareness among chil-dren was also honoured.

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Jaipur: Additional Chief Secretary Mines and Petroleum Subodh Agarwal has empha-sised on the use of lat-est technology in min-ing while propounding the need for strict ad-herence to safety standards.

He emphasised on adoption of safe, secure and zero loss based mining activities. He urged the mining lease

holders to plant more trees and protect the en-vironment.

Agarwal, during an intensive inspection of the Nal mining area in Bikaner, said, “Bikaner has an abundant re-serve of silica. Also, there is a huge stock of potash in the division. He directed the officers to take strict action against illegal mining and transportation.”

Agarwal planted sap-lings on this occasion

and inspected the min-ing activities of gravel, ball clay, silica sand and other minerals.

SME Rajeev Choud-hary said that in the Bikaner area, gravel is extracted through pale-ochannel.

Director Mines KB Pandya, SME Bikaner Rajeev Chaudhary, Mine lessee Sunil Ku-mar, Mohit Vaid and representatives of mines were also present during the inspection.

Top official bats for use of state-of-the-art tech in miningCURBING ILLEGAL MINING

10L Saplings to be planted to mark Pilot's 44th B'day!

Jaipur: Former Dy CM Sachin Pilots support-ers plan to plant 10 lakh saplings on Monday ahead of his birthday, in a drive, which is also meant to convey that the Congress leader en-joys the support of peo-ple throughout Ra-jasthan. The Congress leader turns 44 on Tues-day, September 7. Sev-eral party MLAs & sen-ior leaders will partici-pate in the plantation drive. —PTI

A huge poster of former Dy CM Sachin Pilot has been put up at Bais Godam Circle ahead of his B’day.

Jaipur: Night patrol against illegal mining and transport in the state continued through the weekend. Additional Chief Sec-retary Mines Subodh Agarwal said a total of 10 vehicles have been seized in the last 24 hours in Jaipur cir-

cle. Agarwal said, on Saturday, more than 48 illegal transport ve-hicles were seized from across the state. According to SME Pratap Meena of Jaipur Circle, “Two trailers of gravel in Bhankrota, a trolley of stone dust in Bag-

ru, a trolley of gravel and a dumper gravel in Bassi were seized during night patrol-ling. Two trolleys of gravel in Sawai Mad-hopur, two trolleys of stone dust in Bharat-pur and a vehicle in Dholpur were seized.” Agarwal said.

58 VEHICLES SEIZED IN WEEKEND CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL MINING & TRANSPORT

THE PREPS

MEET THE GOVERNMENT SERIES

An opportunity for Raj NRIs to connect with govt, says SrivastavaFirst India Bureau

Jaipur: Rajasthan Foundation has started a unique virtual series titled, “Meet the Gov-ernment” through which the migrants of Rajasthan settled in various other states and abroad, will be able to interact directly with ministers and other representatives of the state government.

In the first session of this series, UDH Minis-ter Shanti Dhariwal interacted with the mi-grants on behalf of the state government through a webinar and gave detailed infor-mation about the devel-opment works and fu-ture plans.

He apprised the mi-grants about the vari-ous public welfare and development schemes going on in the state. He said that a 1,200 bedded IPD tower with modern facilities is going to be built in SMS Hospital of Jaipur, where a helipad facility will also be pro-vided for the patients in case of airlifting.

The Foundation’s Commissioner Dhiraj Srivastava said that the programme is an effort to provide an op-portunity to Rajastha-ni migrants to directly connect with the gov-ernment.

Srivastava further said that it will help the NRIs get closer to gov-ernment and they will also get to know the in-vestment opportunities in the state.

Dr Jaiveer Rathod from USA, Sonveer Singh from Nairobi & several others attend-ed the webinar.

PREZ FELICITATES 3 RAJ TEACHERSWITH NATIONAL TEACHERS’ AWARDAchala Verma was honoured for Maths, JS Dhankhar for Physical edu & Deepak Joshi for Science

President Ram Nath Kovind virtually attends the presentation of the National Award to Teachers 2021 on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, in New Delhi on Sunday. Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan and other dignitaries were also present. —PHOTO BY ANI

JAIPUR DOCTOR HONOUREDJaipur: The Fed-eration of Obstetric & Gynaecological Societies of India on Sunday honoured Dr Veena Acharya, ex- superintendent of Mahila government hospital of Jaipur, on Teachers’ Day. A virtual ceremony was organised by the federation wherein, Acharya was felici-tated for her contribution in the medical fi eld. Sev-eral other doctors attended the pro-gramme. —PTI

Om Birla@ombirlakota

T ributes to the great educationist, former President Dr Sarvepalli

Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary. September 5 is celebrated as #Teachers-

Day in his memory. On this occasion, I congratulate the teachers who are making invaluable contribution in nation building by illuminating the lives of the

students with the light of education.

Raj Bhavan Rajasthan@RajBhavanJaipur

Hundreds of salutes to former President and great educationist Dr. Sarvepalli

Radhakrishnan ji on his birth anniversary and hearty congratulations to the people of the country & the state on the auspicious occasion of Teachers’ Day. Once many teachers called upon Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan to greet him on his birthday. He said, I am a teacher.

Ashok Gehlot@ashokgehlot51

Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to all the teachers on

#Teacher’s Day. Teachers are the guid-ing light for the society. Teachers are true nation builders. Along with imparting educa-tion and values, they play an important role in personality development of the students.

Dhiraj Srivastava

Shanti Dhariwal

Subodh Agarwal

First India Bureau

Jaipur: It has always been observed that dis-putes regarding water, whether it is between countries or between states, are almost never resolved. However, in what could be termed as an exemplary develop-ment, Rajasthan and Punjab have resolved such a dispute. Not only was it agreed after two decades to repair the Sirhind feeder, the com-mon carrier carrying water between the two states, but 45 km out of 100 km has also been re-paired. Now tenders have been floated for the remaining 55 kms, which will breathe new life in the feeder which was completely demol-ished due to continuous operation for 60 years.

After being fully re-paired by May 2022, Rajasthan will get 1668 cusecs of water daily from this line, where-as for 25 years only 200 to 300 cusecs of water was being made avail-

able through it. Inter-estingly, Punjab itself was using 1368 cusecs of additional water. At present, 2200 cusecs of water is officially allotted to 3.5 crore population of ten dis-

tricts for drinking water from Indira Gandhi Canal.

If additional water is available from Sirhind feeder, then the population will start getting about 3400

cusecs of water. On the other hand, in Hanu-mangarh and Ganga-nagar, 34,548 hectares of fields have been ir-rigated with water, which can be increased to 69,096 hectares.

Gehlot gets Captain to play Raj’s tune!THE INDIVIDUALS THAT MADE THIS “ALIGNMENT” POSSIBLERajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot - Succeeded in persuading Captain Amarinder Singh for short closureAs soon as he took over the charge of CM for the third time, he took up the work of repairing the Sirhind feeder. Gehlot spoke directly with Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh and informed him that prolonged closures will lead to water crisis in western Rajasthan. He himself went and met the Captain in Chandigarh and after several deliberations, a MoU was signed.

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh – A model similar to the canal closure of Rajasthan was adopted in Punjab alsoAfter Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot informed of the state’s ordeals, the issue was taken seriously. Offi c-ers of both the states were put face to face and the deadlock that had been created for many years was resolved due to which closure period was lowered from 90 to 70 days. Moreover, Punjab started work in its territory on Rajasthan model. Apart from the two CMs, offi cials like Principal secretar-ies of Water Resources department in Rajasthan and Pun-jab, Naveen Mahajan and Sarvjit Singh along with engineers of the departments in both the states - Vinod Mittal and JS Mann - carried out the ground work for this major feat.

RAJSAMAND DIST CRICKET ASSN POLLS

Dr Joshi elected as Prez, Vaibhav retains post of Treasurer

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Rajsamand: The elections of Rajsa-mand District Crick-et Association were held during the gen-eral body meeting on Sunday. of Rajasthan Legislative Assem-bly Dr CP Joshi has been elected as the President of the Dis-trict Cricket Associa-tion for the fourth time while Vaibhav Gehlot, the President

of the Rajasthan Cricket Association, retained the post of Treasurer.

Giriraj Sanadhya has been elected as the secretary in the Executive Commit-tee. Vaibhav Gehlot said the RCA is going to construct stadi-ums in Jaipur, Jodh-pur and Udaipur. A new cricket academy will be opened soon to promote budding talent, he said.

Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi along with RCA President Vaibhav Gehlot meets the cricket players at Rajsamand on Sunday.

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A STARRY NIGHT

FASHION CONNECT SEASON 10 IS A MUCH-AWAITED EVENT FOR ALL THE FASHION INFLUENCERS, BLOGGERS, BUSINESS TYCOONS, THE FIRST INDIA READERS AND THE GLAMOUR WORLD! A GLAMOROUS PRE-EVENT WAS ORGANISED AT LUX NIGHTCLUB AND CAFE, AN EXTENSION BY RETREAT, A ROOFTOP RESTAURANT AT C-SCHEME ON FRIDAY!

ashion Connect Season 10, will be held on Octo-ber 11, 2021 and a glam-orous pre-event was or-ganised at LUX-Retreat, Jaipur on Friday. The evening was studded

with the who’s who of NCR with renowned fashion blog-gers, designers, influencers, models, businessmen rubbing shoulders with each other as they enjoyed the well planned evening.

The common goal and shared vision of Prateek Ra-jani, Harsh Sharma and Kar-tik Purohit are what gave birth to LUX, the stunning venue.

Jagdeesh Chandra graced the event with his presence and appreciated the efforts of the Fashion Connect team. He also complimented the Gen-eral Manager at LUX, Suresh Nehra for the wonderful ambi-ence and sumptuous food.

Rishee Miglani, Brand Am-bassador felicitated welcomed all the guests on the occasion and expressed immense grati-tude for the successful party.

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ndia is a land of contra-dictions. On the one hand, we worship cows, and on the other, we subject them to a life of prolonged suffering in unregulated dairy

farms. On the one hand, we have a defined Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and on the other enforcement and awareness about these laws is close to nil. On the one hand, ban the slaughter of cows and on the other hand, we are the 4th largest exporter of beef. On the one hand, we regard ourselves as largely an agri-cultural land, and on the other, we grow animals for food!

I sometimes wonder if we are simply ignorant or are we all great actors, capable of winning the Filmfare for play-ing dumb simply because it suits us to ignore the “suffer-ing” of another living being.

I did some sniffing around on animal protection laws around the world. Sweden, Switzerland, New Zealand, Netherlands, Brazil, France, Brazil not only have such laws but they are enforced and the government recognizes ani-mals as sentient beings. We must understand why it is im-portant that a country have laws to protect its animals. The truth is just because you do not see cruelty, doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. Enjoying your paneer tikka for instance makes you an accomplice to the crime against animals. Yes, crime happens behind closed doors. Ethical treatment of animals does not bring in prof-its. Exploiting them does. And that exactly is what is wrong with our country.

If Amul, Gokul, Mother Dairy, and other large dairy companies factored in the care of “unproductive” cattle, milk would never be as affordable as it is now. It is simply easier for them to dump these ani-mals on the streets, or in the care of Goushalas and Animal Welfare Organizations. But why? Dairy is an industry and “unproductive” cattle for them are the debris. Imagine if in-dustries started to dump their waste onto the streets. The Pol-lution Board would be up in arms against them. Then what makes it ok for Dairy farms to “dump” these living beings who have given up their lives serving humans on to the streets? Why should gaushalas or AWOs bear the cost of care of the animals? They are not the ones who made them dry! Those who “exploited” them should pay the price of upkeep in the animal’s last remaining years. And you know what that means- this cost will be trans-ferred rightfully to the con-sumer of dairy!

I rather pay more for a plant-based and ethically sourced product than continue to have blood and someone’s suffering on my hands.

And then there are the so-called “Animal lovers” who are ignorantly feeding into the breeding trade. This ain’t their fault; they didn’t know and still do not know. Breeding is an unnatural trade where ani-mals are impregnated against their will to produce babies that you buy. If this happened in the human species- it would be called rape! Promising thing is that there are laws against breeders who exploit the animals. Just that local governments in each district and state need to do more to create awareness about ani-mal welfare. Breeders have to be registered with local au-thorities and the State Animal Welfare Board and follow the rules listed under The Preven-tion of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing) Rules of 2017.

All my cats are either adopt-ed or rescued. If it isn’t ok to buy a human being, it isn’t ok to buy an animal being. At

least not when there are so many animals on the street and in animal shelters.

I hate the term “street dog”. That is not a species. The mo-ment you designate them as belonging to the street, you shut off many hearts who could be potential adopters. Raise their status by referring to them as “community ani-mals”. Many people are men-tally allergic to Indian breed of dogs. They might even go as far as to poison or get the local body to relocate them. Truth is, it is illegal to do both. The former is a cognizable offense and can get you arrested un-der Section 429 of the IPC and Section 11(1) (a),(c), and (l) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, and the other will go against the order of the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001. The local authori-ty cannot pick up dogs unless it is for Animal Birth Control and must release the dogs in the same area that they are picked up from. Sorry to disap-point those of you who are thinking of calling your Mu-nicipal Corporation. They cannot legally relocate dogs!

It is best if you simply learn to coexist. When you relocate dogs, you create a vacuum for more dogs to come in. At least the dogs currently in your neighbourhood are already fa-miliar to you. Therefore I hope that you will agree that the re-moval of community dogs does not either reduce their population or control rabies or even reduce man-dog conflict. Reduction of street dog popu-lation through Animal Birth Control, in the manner and through the methodology pre-scribed, is what is mandated by Indian Law.

More on laws in my next pieces. I recommend you goog-le “PCA Act, 1960” and give it a read. It needs an overhaul, but until then, this is all the animal beings have on their side, and of course, you if you recognize that they too feel the same emotions you do!

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ARIESMAR 21 - APR 20

Dietary control will benefi t. Assistance of colleagues will help complete a project before time. A family youngster may make you proud.

Don’t be hasty in matters pertaining to property. An entertaining time with near and dear ones is foreseen. An expected raise or bonus is on the cards for some.

LIBRASEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

Your desire to increase earning may need to be put on hold temporarily till the time is right. Your health consciousness will keep you hale

and hearty. Pending things on the home front may hinder offi cial work. Those looking to buy property are likely to get one at bargain price.

TAURUSAPR 21 - MAY 20

Someone may do for you more than what was expected on the social front. Your life will turn better if you accept the changes with

ease. Fingers may be pointed at you for something you are not responsible for at work. You can fi nd yourself fi tter with regular exercises.

SCORPIOOCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

Peak physical fi tness will make even strenuous activities seem like child’s play. Bad mood of a family member may spoil the domestic

environment. A holiday promises much rest and rejuvenation. A thing you had been apprehensive about will turn out in your favour.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 21

You will manage to showcase your professional skills to those who matter. Playing your cards well in a family situation will get you the support and

attention you crave for. Taking possession of a new house may become a reality for some. You may not manage to keep a regular exercise routine.

SAGITTARIUSNOV 23 - DEC 22

Inculcating physical workouts in your lifestyle will benefi t health. A family get together can fi nd you into your element. You

will have enough to invest in a suitable property. Interest in whatever you have undertaken on the academic front may wane, so fi nd ways to remain focused.

CANCERJUNE 22 - JULY 23

A new project will proceed smoothly as you get help from all quarters. You will need to handle a tensed family member with sympathy. A property dispute

can pit you against someone close. A misunderstanding with someone close may be cleared. Positive results of hard work will be apparent on the health front.

CAPRICORNDEC 23 - JAN 20

A forthcoming family event may raise your spirits. Those dealing with property issues should be careful not to get into legal hassles. A get together is

likely to prove refreshing. Lack of energy may make you postpone some important tasks. Those struggling to fi nd a solution to a workplace problem will succeed.

LEOJULY 24 - AUGUST 23

Whatever you deal in today is likely to turn to gold! Those experiencing cash crunch may overcome it by budgeting. A family member

may prove annoying. Good returns can be expected by those investing in property. Adhering to a good routine will help you in negating ill health.

AQUARIUSJAN 21 - FEB 19

Settling down in a new house is indicated for some. You can feel overworked on the professional front. Spouse can expect a helping

hand. An invitation to a party may provide you an opportunity to meet someone special. A deliberate attempt at saving is the only way you can repay your loans.

VIRGOAUG 24 - SEP 23

Those ailing can expect their condition to improve. Not much gains on the monetary front are indicated. Those feeling restless in

a particular job will be able to settle down in time. Interruptions on the domestic front are foreseen that will not allow you to do your own thing.

PISCESFEB20 - MARCH 20

Work front may appear a bit too demanding, but you will be able to handle it well. Problems faced on the health front show signs of disappearing

completely. A family get-together will provide an excellent opportunity to meet people you have not met in years. Social front will be happening.

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Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

Understanding Animal WELFARE IN INDIA

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Try to stop it, without enter-ing the private property as you could be charged with Trespassing.

If you fail, call the police im-mediately. Most State Police have Animal protection listed as their duty in their respec-tive Police Acts. They are the only authority that has the right to “Search” under powers prescribed to them in the PCA Act 1960 Section 32. If the police do not respond, contact an advocate in your city. In Rajasthan, you may contact me for guidance and assistance if the police are not being coop-erative.

In the meantime try to gather evidence. But know that the device with which you are recording will be collected at

some point for the preservation of evidence.

After the animal is taken for treatment by the police or for a post-mortem in the event of death, head to the police station in the jurisdiction and lodge a written complaint outlining the incident. Mention Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code, and the PCA Act. Each crime can be tried under different Acts and rules. You may write to me for guidance. But please ensure you lodge a complaint and one supported by the laws of our country.

Prepare the eyewitnesses (yourself if you are one) and do not back down. Be the voice of the animal.

Follow through with the police to ensure action is being taken.

SO WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU WITNESS CRUELTY?

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FEW MORE GLIMPSES CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU SOME MORE SNAPS FROM THE STARRY NIGHT HELD AT LUX NIGHTCLUB AND CAFE, AN

EXTENSION BY RETREAT ON FRIDAY!

Kanchan, Anurag, Hema, Bhavyata, Lokesh, Kushagrata, Bhumika and Rishee

Jagdeesh Chandra with Anil, Sunil and Jatin

Neetu, Anju Kabra and Ramkishan Kabra

Chirag Purohit

JD Maheshwari, Rishee Miglani and Lokesh Sharma

Vanish and Deepali

Shakti Singh and Manish DevSanjana and Ravi

Naman, Rishee and Samay

Mohit, Anjula and Agrima

Wrickie, Doorva, Meha, Manish and Harjot

Parul and Dushyant

Hemant, Vipul and Apra

Rakesh and Naveen Natali and SonaliKanchan and Himani

Suman & Lalit Soni

Suresh Nehra

ost corona our lives have definitely changed, but, a dras-tic change has come in the lives of women who have lost their husbands who were

the sole earners of their fami-lies. In order to help these women, Vaidik Veerangana Dal and Smilex Health Care Pvt Ltd have initiated a pro-gramme where they have dis-tributed the sewing machine to women in dire need. Dr Ana-mika Sharma, President, Veerangana Dal and Mukta Goyal, Vice Chairman, Smilex Health Care shared on the oc-casion that many women who are now widows and daughters who are now fa-therless are left with noth-ing to even earn their daily bread. This contribution to society is meant to strengthen their belief in themselves and make them self reliant. Wom-en will be able to earn their livelihood along with the ease of being at home with this ini-tiative. As after being trained, the women will also be given opportunities to work for cer-tain factories.

The chief guest during the programme was DCP Amrita Duhan, whereas the special

guests were Anila Kothari and Dr Tulika Gupta. Ramcharan Bohra, Deepak Chauhan, MB Goyal, CP Singh, Rohit Badaya, Pawan Arora, Jyoti Khandel-wal, Suman Gupta, Harimo-

han Dangayach, Jugal Dere-wala, Pankaj Sabu, Suresh Mishra, Rajendra Bardiya, Dr Shailesh Lodha, Dr Rahul Sharda, Dr Surendra Gupta, Dr B Lal, Dr Arvind Gupta, Sukh-

bir Choudhary, Lalit Panwar, Lalit Dhoka, Rambabu Saraf, Vinod Ajmera, Wallabh Ma-heshwari and Pramod Dere-wala were present during the event. The programme was moderated by DCP Shweta Dhankad.

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FELICITATIONS!

GREETINGS!

Uniara MLA Harish Meena, BJP MLA Bhawani Singh Rajawat and Bharatpur MP Ranjeeta Koli celebrated their birthdays on Sunday, September 5. Wishes poured in from party members, well-wishers, friends and family. On their special day, we wish them all the best!

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of IAS Nalini Kathotia, IAS Artika Shukla and IAS Athar Aamir was on Sunday, September 5. We wish them all the best!

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Old cars that have become scrap and would otherwise be disposed of have been fully utilised by Cartist to

create this wonderful ‘Sustain by Cartist’ exhibition. Every part of a car like the tyres, grill, hood, seats, etc. of different cars has been used to create upcycled furni-ture and décor items. These scrap parts have been used to create art

pieces that will inspire new artists to use such material that would otherwise be thrown away to cre-ate a stunning art form. ‘Sustain by Cartist’ initiative will travel to 33 districts of Rajasthan for one month. Working together with lo-cal artisans, workshops and exhi-bitions will be organised in all the districts. This initiative will go a long way in creating awareness for sustainability, recycling and upcy-cling in the face of climate change.

‘SUSTAIN BY CARTIST’ @ JKK

When Manju Gup-ta took the li-brarian job at the Government

School 60 years ago, little did she know how over-whelming the job would be for her! Now, 60 years later as her family and friends celebrated her retirement, the librarian has created a bustling hub for a commu-nity of children and par-ents to come together to learn, play and read.

Manju Gupta, wife of Senior Journalist Mahesh Jhalani re-tired on Tuesday, August 31 from Senior Secondary School, Durgapura, after a ‘rewarding’ and ‘memora-ble’ career as a librarian.

A heartwarming party was conducted at Hotel

Royal Akshyam, Swej Farm, Jaipur on Sunday

afternoon where friends and family members greeted her

and wished her all the best for her future ahead.

Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Manju Gupta on the occasion congratulat-ed her for her devotion during all these years.

Manju Gupta was felici-tated with a garland and floral bouquets followed by a cake-cutting ceremony and a dance party. on the occasion, Manju said, “I am grateful to my friends, family, colleagues for sup-porting me throughout. I am overwhelmed and it brings tears to my eyes as I cherish the memories.”

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On Teacher’s Day, Dr Manju Baghmar, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Department at SS Jain Subodh PG Women’s College, Jaipur, was honoured with a medal and a citation for her outstanding work in the field of education. This honour was given by Thar Sarvodaya Sansthan and Simply Jaipur at the 10th Principal and Teachers Award-2021 Ceremony held in Jodhpur.

EVENT!

AWARDED!

Gyanam Foundation celebrated Krishna Janmasthami with a scintillating programme, ‘Janmotsav Raas’ with a classical performance by eminent art Gurus on August 29 at Radha Saral Bihari Mandir, Jaipur. Dr Prem Dave delivered a live performance.

Rambagh Palace staff member extends a floral greeting to Neena Singh and Rohit Kumar Singh on their visit to Steam restaurant on Saturday. The congratulations cake and bouquet was on behalf of the Taj Rambagh team as recently Neena Singh has been promoted as DG, she is the first woman DG of Rajasthan. Rohit Kumar recently shifted to New Delhi as Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Culture, after handling the charge of ACS Rural Development, Govt of Raj. Neena Singh too will be going on Central deputation to Delhi in CISF soon. The dynamic couple was there to celebrate Neena’s promotion.

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DCP Amrita Duhan, DCP Shweta Dhankad, Suman Sharma ,Jyoti Khandelwal & Anamika Sharma

(L-R) Lalit K Panwar, Ramcharan Bohra & Suresh Mishra

Jagdish Sharma

During the event

Dr B D Kalla during the inauguration. Also seen are Himanshu Jangid, Bala Jangid, Mugdha Sinha

Family members rejoicing on the occasion

Jagdeesh Chandra greets Mahesh Jhalani and Manju Gupta

Mahesh and Manju