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NO WINTER SESSION
OF PARLIAMENT DUE
TO COVID-19: GOVT
Union Minister of Parliamentary
Affairs Pralhad Joshi has said
that he has informally contacted
floor leaders of various political
parties and they have expressed
their concerns about the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic and opined
of doing away with Winter Session
of the Parliament. Joshi said this
in a letter dated December 14,
addressed to Congress leader
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury who had
written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla for convening a short winter
session of Parliament. Joshi said
winter months are very crucial for
managing pandemic and added
that government is willing to have
the next session of Parliament at
the earliest.
CM sanctions additional funds of `427 cr for various schemes
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Even under
odd economic condi-
tions, arising out of
Covid-19 pandemic,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, through his ef-
ficient financial man-
agement, has been able
to give impetus to the
numerous public wel-
fare schemes. State-
sponsored schemes as
well as centrally spon-
sored schemes are get-
ting funds to enable de-
velopment of the state.
The Chief Minister
on Tuesday, gave an ad-
ditional approval of
about Rs427 crore for
various schemes, in-
cluding Rs 108 crore un-
der the Mahatma Gan-
dhi National Employ-
ment Guarantee Act
(MGNREGA).
Under this approval,
an additional provision
of Rs33.10 crore has
been approved in the
Scooty distribution
scheme to meritorious
girlstudentswithaview
to promote girls’ educa-
tion. With this, the two-
wheelers will be distrib-
uted to eligible girl stu-
dents for the year 2019-
20, an official statement
said on Tuesday.
Similarly, the Chief
Minister has approved
an additional provision
of Rs16.13 crore for con-
ducting various recruit-
ment examinations to
the Rajasthan Staff Se-
lection Board. With this
approval, the Patwar Di-
rect Recruitment Exam-
ination, Clerk Recruit-
ment Examination will
be conducted in a timely
manner and employ-
ment opportunities will
beavailabletotheyouth.
At the same time, un-
der Rajasthan Invest-
ment Promotion
Scheme (RIPS), an ad-
ditional provision of Rs
73 crore has been made
for the payment of
grants in the textile in-
dustry sector.
An additional provi-
sion of Rs 134 crore 37
lakh as part of the state
amount under the Am-
rit Yojana.
Gehlot also approved
Rs3.28 crore for village
displacement work in
Sariska Tiger Project
and also approved addi-
tional provision of
Rs6.75 crore under the
Inter-caste Marriage
Promotion Scheme.
Rs13.51 crore Turn to P6
These funds will give impetus to
State as well as Central schemes
PUBLIC WELFARE SCHEMES
CM Ashok Gehlot
Kutch (Gujarat): At a
time when farmers are
protesting against the
three farm laws, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said here on
Tuesday that a conspir-
acy is going on in and
around Delhi to con-
fuse farmers.
The Prime Minister
was speaking at Dhordo
in Kutch, Gujarat dur-
ing foundation stone
laying ceremony of sev-
eral development pro-
jects in the state. These
projects include a de-
salination plant, a hy-
brid renewable energy
park, and a fully auto-
mated milk processing
and packing plant.
Chief Minister of Guja-
rat Vijay Rupani was
present on the occasion.
“Farmers are being
misled about the new
agrarian reforms. They
are being told that oth-
ers will occupy their
lands. The agriculture
reforms that have taken
place are exactly what
farmer bodies and even
Opposition have been
asking over the years.
Government of India is
always committed to
farmer welfare and we
will keep assuring the
farmers and addressing
their concerns,” he said.
“People who are sit-
ting in the opposition
and misleading farmers
today were in the favour
of these farm reforms
during their govern-
ment. They could not
make a decision during
their government. To-
day when the nation has
taken a historical step
then these people are
misleading farmers,”
he added.
Remembering the
2001 earthquake in
Kutch that caused huge
destruction in the area,
the Prime Minister said
people of Kutch have
turned disappointment
into hope, and it is one
of the fastest develop-
ing areas in the country
today.
“Today Kutch has
taken a big step towards
new-age technology and
new age economy. It is
one of the fastest devel-
oping areas in the coun-
try. Connectivity is im-
proving here day by day.
People of Kutch turned
disappointment into
hope,’ PM Modi said.
He said that even a
big earthquake couldn’t
shatter the morale of
Kutch residents and
over the last 20 years,
Gujarat introduced
many farmer-friendly
schemes.
“Everyone stood-up
again after the quake
and now look where
have they taken Kutch...
Gujarat was among the
earliest to work on
strengthening solar en-
ergy capacities...Today
Kutch has the world’s
largest hybrid renewal
energy park. It is ap-
proximately as big a
Singapore and Bahrain.
Turn to P6
A conspiracy on to confuse farmers: Modi
New agri laws are exactly what farmer bodies, opposition parties have been asking for yrs, says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets women from various groups in Kutch on Tuesday.
Gazipur, Singhu borders closed
for traffic due to farmer protests
New Delhi: Gazipur,
Singhubordersamong
others, on Tuesday,
were closed for incom-
ing traffic from Ghazi-
abad to Delhi in the
wake of farmers’ pro-
tests, the Delhi Traffic
Police (DTP) informed
on Tuesday.
“Gazipur border is
closed for traffic com-
ing from Ghaziabad to
Delhi due to farmers’
protests. People are
advised to take an al-
ternate route for com-
ing to Delhi via Anand
Vihar, DND, Chilla,
Apsara and Bhopra
borders,” DTP’s tweet
read. The tweet fur-
ther added, “Singhu,
Auchandi, Piau Mani-
yari, Sabholi and
Mangesh borders are
closed. Please take al-
ternate routes via
Lampur, Safiabad &
Singhu school toll tax
borders. Traffic has
been diverted from
Mukarba and GTK
road. Please avoid
Outer Ring Road, GTK
Road, NH-44.” —ANI
Farmers and Police personnel sitting on the divider of the road amid the farmers’ protest
against the new farm laws at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court asked the
Centre on Tuesday to
consider granting a
breaktodoctorsengaged
in COVID-19 duty for the
last seven-eight months.
The top court said
that continuous work
might be affecting men-
tal health of doctors.
A bench of Justices
Ashok Bhushan, RS
Reddy and MR Shah,
which is hearing a suo
motu case on proper
treatment of COVID-19
patients and dignified
handling of dead bodies
in hospitals, asked So-
licitor General Tushar
Mehta to consider the
suggestions of giving
the doctors some break.
“For the last seven-
eight months doctors
have not been given
any break and are con-
tinuously working. You
take instruction and
think over giving them
some break. It must be
very painful and might
be affecting their men-
tal health,” bench told
Mehta.
The solicitor general
assured the bench that
the government would
consider the suggestion
of the bench to grant
some break to health
workers engaged in
COVID-19 duty.
Meanwhile in anoth-
er ruling, the SC on
Tuesday said that ho-
meopathy medical prac-
titioners can prescribe
medicines for prophy-
laxis, amelioration and
mitigation of COVID-19
patients Turn to P6
‘Consider giving break to
docs doing Corona duty’
SC says continuous work could affect mental health of doctors.
US court terminates $100 mm suit against Modi, Shah
Washington: A US
court has dismissed a
USD 100-million lawsuit
filed against Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi and Union Home
Minister Amit Shah af-
ter the litigants - a sepa-
ratist Kashmir Khal-
istan outfit and two as-
sociates - failed to ap-
pear before it at two
scheduled hearings.
The suit was filed on
September 19, 2019,
days before Modi’s his-
toric “Howdy, Modi!”
event in Houston, Tex-
as. It challenged the In-
dian Parliament’s deci-
sion on Jammu and
Kashmir that abrogated
the special privileges of
the state and carved out
two union territories
and sought a compensa-
tion of USD 100 million
from Modi, Shah and
Lt. Gen. Kanwal Jeet
Singh Dhillon.
Dhillon is currently
serving as the Director-
General Defence Intelli-
gence Agency and Depu-
ty Chief of Integrated
Defence Staff under the
Chief of Defence Staff.
“Other than that at-
tempted service,” Kash-
mir Khalistan Referen-
dum Front “have done
nothing to prosecute
this case”, and have now
failed to appear at two
duly set Scheduling
Conferences, US Dis-
trict Court Southern
District of Texas Judge
Frances H Stacy said in
his order dated October
6andrecommendedthat
the case be dismissed.
The case was termi-
nated by Judge Andrew
S Hanen of the US Dis-
trict Court in Texas on
October 22. Turn to P6
Ruckus in K’taka Council:
Dy chairman manhandled
Bengaluru: The Kar-
nataka Legislative
Council witnessed high
drama on Tuesday with
members hurling abus-
es and pushing each
other and Deputy
Chairman S L Dharme
Gowda being pulled
down from the Chair-
man’s seat over a row
pertaining to the no-
confidence motion.
Amid the pandemoni-
um and chaos, which
many senior members
termedasa“blackmark”
and “unprecedented” in
the House’s century old
history, Turn to P6
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accepted
his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s invitation to be
the chief guest at the Republic Day parade on January
26, Downing Street said here on Tuesday, marking his
first major bilateral visit since taking office last year and
the first since Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Describing India as a key player in the Indo-Pacific
region, Johnson said on Tuesday that his visit will mark
the start of an “exciting year” for Global Britain and
deliver a “quantum leap” in the bilateral ties. Turn to P6
UK PM JOHNSON TO BE
R-DAY PARADE CHIEF GUEST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Home Minister Amit Shah
They are being scared that after the new agriculture laws,
the land of farmers will be occupied by others. Tell me, if a
dairy has a contract of collecting milk from you, do they
take away your cattle too? —Narendra Modi, PM
—PHOTO BY ANI

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Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur:Reactingstrong-
ly to the reports of clo-
sureof Annapurnamilk
scheme,formerCMRaje
on Tuesday said that the
closure of the scheme
was unfortunateandthe
Congress govt has
proved that it is working
for its political and eco-
nomic benefits rather
than public welfare.
Raje, the national
vice president of BJP,
the scheme was
launched to improve
the children’s future
but the government has
not backed even from
making the future dark-
er for a large number of
small ones of the state.
“For the all round de-
velopment of children,
we had taken every step
fromeducationtohealth,
so that their future could
be bright and they could
become partners in the
development of this na-
tion.Inthisdirection,we
envisaged a healthy Ra-
jasthan by starting An-
napurnaMilkSchemeto
nourish 63 lakh chil-
dren,” Raje tweeted.
BJP leaders Kalich-
aran Saraf, Vasudev
Devnani, and Ramlal
Sharma also said that
the government is clos-
ing all public-welfare
schemes started during
the previous BJP govt.
Cong not working for public welfare: Raje
CLOSURE OF ANNAPURNA MILK SCHEME

BJP leaders
also said that
the government
is closing all
public-welfare
schemes
started during
the previous
BJP
government
Badebandi, horse-trading, hybrid
formula to grab chairmen postsThere is rebellion in the BJP cadres in Raisinghnagar municipality in Sri Ganganagar
URBAN LOCAL BODIES CHAIRMAN NOMINATIONS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: After the re-
sults of the urban local
bodiesinthe12districts,
the ruling Cong and the
opposition BJP are in
the race to form the
boards for horse-trading
is being adopted. The
elections for the post of
chairman will be held
on December 20.
There is rebellion in
the BJP cadres in Rais-
inghnagar municipali-
ty in Sri Ganganagar.
BJP made Manish
Kaushal as its candi-
date who filed the nom-
ination on Tuesday.
However, RSS volun-
teer and BJP councilor
Ashok Goyal also sub-
mitted his nomination
as an independent can-
didate. The nomination
by Goyal has put brakes
on the BJP’s move to
get Kaushal elected un-
opposed.
During the nomina-
tion, Goyal was accom-
panied by party leaders
Om Saraswat, Bhavani
Dabhai, Hakm Singh
Gill, Vijay Saraswat,
and a number of mem-
bers belonging to MP
Nihalchand Meghwal
camp. Their presence
with Goyal laid bare in
the internal conflict in
the party cadres. The
situation will be clear
after the withdrawal
date of December 17.
In Karauli and Al-
war’s Kishangarhbas
and Khairthal, the par-
ties are adopting the
hybrid formula to get
chairman elected. For
Karauli city council
chairman post, Leela
Devi filed her nomina-
tion without getting
elected as a councillor.
Harish Rogha, who lost
the election in
Khairthal, has filed
nomination for the post
of chairman from BJP.
As an option, Sumit
Rogha also filled the
form and Vikram
Chaudhary filed a nom-
ination from Congress.
In the hybrid formu-
la, a member who is not
a councillor can file a
nomination, but after
being elected as the
chairman, the person
will have to win the
election of a councillor
from any ward within
the stipulated period.
Candidates filing nominations for chairmen posts at
Raisinghnagar on Tuesday.
COUNCILLORS SHIFTED FROM JODHPUR
TaksaliajoinsCongas
Vishvendraprojects
himforchairmanpost
LPG costlier by `100, consumers fumeKiran Path chauraha renamed
as Maa Gayatri chauraha
‘Govtonlyunderstands
languageof protests’
FORMER PREZ
OF JAI CLUB
SUSPENDED
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: Niranjan
Taksalia, a former BJP
member, filed nomina-
tion for the post of Deeg
municipality chairman
after he joined the Con-
gress party in the pres-
ence of former minister
and MLA Vishvendra
Singh at Bharatpur on
Tuesday. Singh played a
strategic role by hold-
ing the party symbols
before the elections and
making his supporters
contest the election as
independents.
Taksalia thanked
Vishvendra Singh, the
newly elected coun-
cilors and citizens of
Deeg. As no other can-
didate filed nomination
for the post on Tuesday,
the last day for filing
the nomination, Tak-
salia is sure to get se-
lected for the post.
Vishvendra holding
the party symbols had
shocked the party lead-
ership also but he had
assured that the Con-
gress would form the
boards in urban local
bodies in Bharatpur.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The LPG pric-
es stung the common
people second time this
month on Tuesday
when the gas compa-
nies increased Rs 50
per domestic cylinder
and Rs 36.50 per com-
mercial cylinder. A
similar price hike
was witnessed in the
domestic cylinder
with which it has got
costlier by Rs 100
within 13 days. Earli-
er, on December 2, the
prices of domestic
gas and commercial
gas were raised.
Now 14.2 kg domestic
gas cylinder will be
available for Rs. 698
this month. The com-
mercial cylinder will
cost Rs 1343.50. State
general secretary of
the LPG Distributor
Federation, Kartikey
Gaur said that despite
the price hike on do-
mestic gas cylinders,
no decision has been
taken on subsidy.
Due to an increase
in domestic gas pric-
es, one crore 75 lakh
consumers and 63
lakh consumers of
Ujjwala scheme will
be affected.
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: Kiran Path
chauraha (intersec-
tion) in Mansarovar
will now be called as
Maa Gayatri chaura-
ha. Similarly, the link
road between Kiran
Path and Varun Path
has also been re-
named as Mata Bhag-
wati Path. In this re-
gard, Dr Arun Garg,
Additional Commis-
sioner, Municipal
Corporation, Jaipur
Greater, issued the re-
spective orders.
This order was ap-
proved by newly elect-
ed Greater’s Mayor Dr
Saumya Gurjar and
the Commissioner of
Municipal Corpora-
tion Greater after the
proposal of the Execu-
tive of Greater Munic-
ipal Corporation.
Post-approval, the Mu-
nicipal Corporation
Jaipur Greater Ad-
ministration released
the orders of the name
change on Tuesday.
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: Jat com-
munity from Bharatpur
and Dholpur to stage
protests and demand
for reservation in the
OBC category. The pro-
test will take place on
December 25. This is
also the sacrificial day
of the establisher of
Bharatpur, Maharaja
Suraj Mal.
In a press conference
on Monday, the conven-
er of Bharatpur-Dhol-
pur Jat Aarakshan
Sangharsh Samiti, Nem
Singh Faujdar said,
“The Jats of Bharatpur
and Dholpur are de-
manding to be recog-
nised as OBC for a long
time. We also arranged
for mahapanchayat 20
days ago to usher our
demands. The state govt
was given 20 days notice
to communicate their
demands to the central
government, but no ac-
tion has been taken so
far. This means that the
government only un-
derstands the language
of protest.”
Jat leaders have de-
clared that they will pro-
test rigorously, blocking
railways and state and
national highways.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The executive
committee of the Jai
Club has suspended
the former president of
the club Dilip Shivpuri
for one year. Shivpuri,
who is a former chief in-
come tax commissioner,
will now stay away from
the elections of the pres-
tigious Jai club.Sources
said that the executive
took decisions following
allegations against him
about irregularities in
the construction of
guest house. He has held
the post of Jai club pres-
ident six times.
On one side there
has been decline in
income due to the
corona crisis, on the
other the govern-
ment is constantly
increasing prices of
gas with which the
domestic budget is
disturbed and it is
getting tougher to
meet expenses.
It seems that the
Central government
has lost control of
the oil companies.
The subsidy is
also abolished,
where should the
general public go.
The government
should withdraw the
increased prices with
immediate effect.
First petrol and
now hike in LPG
prices show that
the intention of
the government
is to squeeze the
poor in a crisis
like Corona. After
all, the govern-
ment should
clarify what its
intention is.
Despite the price
hike on domestic
gas cylinders, no
decision has been
taken on subsidy.
This means that
subsidy will not
be available even
if the Rs. 100 per
cylinder rate is
increased.
—Diksha Mehta
Homemaker, Mansarovar
—Asha
Homemaker, Agra Road
—Sunil Kumar
Mansarovar resident
—Kartikey Gaur
Gen secretary, LPG
distributor federation
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former deputy
chief minister Sachin
Pilot will be on a tour of
Ajmer district on
Wednesday. Pilots will
leave Jaipur by road to-
day at 9.30 am and reach
village Sarwad in Kekri
of Ajmer district at 12
noon. He will pay trib-
ute to Rakesh Pareek’s
father. After that, he
will reach Chhota
Udaipur at Kishangarh
in Ajmer district at 1.30
pm and pay tributes to
mother of former MP
Dr Prabha Thakur.
SACHIN PILOT
TO VISIT
AJMER TODAY
TRIBUTE TO IRON MAN OF INDIA
JAIPUR’S CULTURE & HANDLOOM
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas pays tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his death anniversary in Jaipur.
—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
—FILE PHOTO
143 IN FRAY FOR
CHAIRMAN POST
IN 50 ULBS
Jaipur: As many as 166
nominations have been
filed by 143 candidates
for the post of chairman
in 50 urban local bodies
(43 municipalities and
7 city councils) in 12
districts of the state on
the last day on Tuesday.
Some candidates
filed more than one
nomination paper. State
Election Commissioner
PS Mehra said that
Tuesday was the last
day for filing nomina-
tions when the highest
number of nomination
papers were received.
The nomination papers
will be scrutinized on
Wednesday and names
can be withdrawn by 3
pm on December 17.
BEFORE
AFTER
DRC in Jaipur inspired
from hues of the Pink
City will give every visitor
an insight into Jaipur’s
culture & handloom
traditions. Union Cabinet
Minister for Textiles
and Women & Child
Development Smriti Z
Irani tweeted on Tuesday.
The Modi government
had decided to set up
DRC in all 28 Weavers
Service Centres (WSCs)
through NIFT with the
objectives to build and
create design-oriented
excellence in the
Handloom Sector, and
to facilitate weavers,
exporters, manufacturers
and designers for
creating new designs.

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020
Abhishek Srivastava
Jaipur: UDH minister
Shanti Dhariwal on
Tuesday said that his
department has done
revolutionary works for
urban development in
the last two years and
the work did not stop
even during 9 months
of corona pandemic.
Talking about the re-
port card of his govern-
ment on completion of
two years, the minister
said that the works on
projects continued even
during the corona pan-
demic and the govern-
ment left no stone un-
turned to provide relief
to people and while
keeping the develop-
ment projects running.
He said that after the
corona pandemic is
over, “Prashashan
Shahron Ke Sang’ cam-
paign will be started for
the convenience of peo-
ple.
To push real estate,
Dhariwal said, the gov-
ernment made crucial
changes in the building
bylaws. Targeting the
former BJP govern-
ment, the minister al-
leged that defective de-
signs of projects such
as Sodala elevated road,
Jhotwara elevated road
and Dravyavati river
were approved by the
former government. On
the financial condition
of Jaipur Development
Authority, Dhariwal
said that the JDA has
earned the revenue of
Rs. 400 crore and this
has financially
strengthenedtheJaipur
Development Authority
(JDA).
UDH minister Shanti
Dhariwal also said that
pending issues related
to transport nagar
scheme, Loha mandi,
200 feet strip of JLN
road, Gol market etc.
will be resolved soon.
‘Covid could not stop speed of development’
TWO YEARS REPORT CARD!
JK Lon superintendent, HoD pediatrics removed
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Fivedaysafterthe
deaths of nine infants
were reported at JK Lon
hospital, the state gov-
ernment on Tuesday re-
moved hospital superin-
tendent Dr SC Dulara
and HoD of Pediatrics
department, Dr Amrit-
lal Bairva.
Dr Ashok Mundra,
head of the Forensic
Medicine department,
has been appointed the
new superintendent of
the hospital. Dr Amrita
Mayangar has assumed
the position of the HoD
of Pediatrics depart-
ment.
The members of a
Central team also met
medicaleducationsecre-
tary Vaibhav Galleria,
medical secretary Sid-
dharth Mahajan, and
medicalstaff of theSMS
hospitalat secretariat in
Jaipur.
Dr Mundra, who took
the charge and responsi-
bility in the principal
office, said that he is
humbled with the re-
sponsibility given to
him by the state govern-
ment. He has decided to
have a meeting with the
hospital staff regarding
better coordination and
medical facilities. In
case of pregnancy
wards, special attention
will be given to health of
both mother & children.
First India Bureau
Kota: Urges and de-
mands to improve the
hospital management
has increased at the JK
Lon Hospital following
the death of 9 children
within 8 hours. After
the inspection of inves-
tigation teams, talks
have started to improve
the facilities at the hos-
pital and maintain a
coordination between
the staff.
In these regards, Dr
Lakhan Poswal, princi-
pal of Udaipur RNT and
senior child specialist,
has also reached Kota.
He inspected the JK
Lon Hospital and dis-
cussed over the sensi-
tive issue with princi-
pal Dr Vijay Sardana,
CMHO Dr B S Tanwar,
hospital superinten-
dent and the head of the
Pediatrics department.
Dr Lakhan will camp
here for 15 days. Along-
side this, a technical
expert team from
Jaipur SMS has also
reached Kota.
Dr Poswal said that
he has reached there
upon the direction giv-
en by the state govern-
ment. He will work in
sync with the Pediat-
rics department and
monitor the operations.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur:Healthminister
Raghu Sharma has indi-
cated that 2000 doctors
would be given posting
on 17 December, on the
second anniversary of
the Ashok Gehlot gov-
ernment in Rajasthan.
The process for the re-
cruitment was going on
forthelastthreemonths.
Sharma said that the
newly appointed medi-
cal officers will be given
postings as per the va-
cant posts. New doctors
willbeappointedatPHC,
CHCandotherhospitals.
Dr K K Sharma, Direc-
tor-Public health said
that CMHOs were given
theresponsibilitytogive
posting to new doctors
but after complaints
fromdistricts,adecision
was taken that the new
doctors will be sent
wherethepostsarelying
vacant.
Mukut Bharadwaj
Bayana: A shocking ac-
cident occurred on
Tuesday morning at
Bhima Nagar T-point in
the town.
At around 11:30 am,
an overload dumper
filled with stones hit a
bike from behind. In the
accident, 55-year-old
Kalua Dhakad, a resi-
dent of Bhagori village,
and his nephew, 22-year-
old Ajit, died on the
spot. The heads of both
got ripped off. The
dumper dragged the
bike far off after the in-
cident. A large crowd of
passers-by gathered
around people on the
spot.
The third man in-
jured in the road acci-
dent died on the way for
treatment to Bharatpur.
Later, the people of the
village also came on the
spot and tried to block
the roads by their vehi-
cles and stones.
Police officer Madan
Lal Meena reached the
spot and got the jam un-
locked by explaining to
the villagers.
SMS, RNT team up for
quality health services
Gehlot govt to provide jobs to
2000 medical officers tomorrow
Dumper rams into
bike; 2 relatives killed
Miscreants loot
`13L at gunpoint,
woman injured
Members of a Central team met with senior government officials and medics at secretariat in Jaipur
‘Entire world believed in the AYUSH during lockdown’
RNT Udaipur & Jaipur team at JK Lon hospital in Kota on Tuesday.
Dr Ashok Mundra
COVID care centres to be opened at all
district Ayurveda hospitals: Health min
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Health Minister Raghu
Sharma said that post-
Covid care centres will
be opened at all the dis-
trict Ayurveda hospi-
tals.
Experts will treat the
patients who have re-
covered from the infec-
tion at these centres
through Homeopathic,
Ayurvedic and Unani
medical systems.
Looking to the huge
potential of medical
tourism in the state, the
minister said 20 such
places have been identi-
fied in the state where
there are maximum
movement of tourists.
He said that a yoga cen-
tre with state-of-the-art-
facilities will be opened
at these places in pub-
lic-private partnership
(PPP) mode.
Sharma claimed that
the entire world be-
lieved in the AYUSH
system during the coro-
navirus period. While
no medical treatment
was discovered in any
medical system, posi-
tive results started com-
ing out of the Ayurveda
medical system, he
said.
The government is
committed for conser-
vation and promotion
of Ayurveda, Homeopa-
thy and Unani medical
systems and is working
for its betterment, Shar-
ma added. Dr Sharma,
gave instructions to de-
velop botanical gardens
with help of farmers, by
deploying Dravyaguna
science experts at these
places. —PTI
First India Bureau
Kota: Troubles seem
to be increasing gradu-
ally for the authorities
owing to the death of
newborn babies at the
JK Lon Hospital.
Members of the
Bhartiya Janta Yuva
Morcha took out a ral-
ly on Tuesday seeking
strict action against
the culprits and pro-
tested against such ig-
norance.
State Chairperson
Himanshu Sharma
blamed the hospital
administration for
protecting the culprits.
He also said that the
facilities at the hospi-
tal are worse, they are
understaffed and the
medical equipment
are non-functional.
He also criticised
the government for
failing at figuring out
the cause of the deaths
of the babies.
Bhartiya Janta Yuva
Morcha has also given
a warning that they
will resort to tremen-
dous protests if strict
action is not taken.
Responding to Con-
gress’s allegations of
doing politics over
children’s deaths,
Himanshu Sharma-
said that those who
talk about politics in
this case are of sev-
ered mentality.
They are the ones
doing politics by sav-
ing the officials.
BJYM protests against hospital administration
BJYM Kota city members, alongwith Himanshu Sharma, Giriraj Gautam, burnt the effigy of state
health minister in case of infants death in Kota’s JK Lon hospital. —PHOTO BY PANKAJ PAREEK
Jaipur: Special provi-
sions will have to be
made for the safety of
patients in Covid hospi-
tals from fire. The state
government has issued
instructions to all depts
and agencies regarding
this. Recently, 6 Covid
patients died in a fire at
Covid Hospital in Ra-
jkot, Gujarat after which
SC described the matter
as very worrying.
Keeping this in mind,
a standard operating
procedure has been set
for Covid hospitals.
Sikar: Lives of 23
Covid-10 patients were
jeopardized as the staff-
ers at a Covid centre at
Sanwali clashed after a
liquor party. There was
an altercation between
the oxygen supply
workers and the con-
tract workers and dur-
ing the The oxygen of
the cylinder was about
to run out. The cylinder
has to be changed in
20 minutes after alarm
has been sounded, but
responsible staff was
seen fighting.
Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded 13 more fatalities due
to coronavirus on Tuesday taking the COVID-19
death toll to 2,568, according to a health depart-
ment bulletin. The state also reported 1,045 new
cases as the infection tally in the state climbed to
2,93,584. Out of these, 15,510 are under treat-
ment, it said. According to the bulletin, 2,75,506
people have been discharged after treatment till
now. Of new cases, Jaipur reported 357, Kota (97),
Udaipur (87), Jodhpur (76), Ajmer (60), Nagaur
(48), Pali and Alwar (38 each) among others.
FEES APPEAL HEARING TODAY
The hearing in matter of school fees collection by private schools will resume on
Wednesday in the Raj HC. AAG Rajesh Maharishi said that government has the right to fix
the fees under the Fee Regulatory Act, Disaster Act, Article 162 as well as the epidemic
law. A number of parents are continuing their protest at the Shaheed Samarak in Jaipur
against charging of fees when the schools are closed. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Fire safety
measures at
Covid hospitals
State records 13 more Covid
fatalities & 1,045 new cases
Brawl after
liquor party at
Covid centre
Sunil Sihag
Sri Ganganagar: On
Tuesday morning un-
known persons fired
shots and looted Rs 13
lakh from a person in
the Sadar police station
area in Sriganganagar.
As per the information,
the incident took place
near the East Gate of a
private hospital in Sec-
tor 17, situated on Ha-
numangarh road where
unknown persons loot-
ed Pramod Kumar, a
resident of ward no. 10
Goluwala.
Dr Raghu Sharma addressing the advisory committee of Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani, Yoga and
Naturopathy departments at Swasthya Bhawan in Jaipur on Tuesday.
BIG DECISION
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any managers
are treating
this year’s pan-
demic-induced
shift to work
from home as though it
were standard telecom-
muting. But it’s not, and
operating under the as-
sumption that it is can ulti-
mately harm employees’
morale. While office work-
ers are typically faring bet-
ter than essential workers
during the pandemic, the
abrupt shift to remote work
was jarring, and its effects
should not be overlooked.
Leadership experts and
cognitive scientists can at-
test that resistance to
change is less about the
change itself and more
about losing control and
fear of uncertainty. Hu-
mans – and other animals,
for that matter – respond
defensively when the pow-
er to make decisions about
their own lives is removed.
And in a recent study on
COVID-19 and mental
health, researchers found
that adults surveyed in the
United States and five Eu-
ropean countries who be-
lieve that other people or
random chance mostly dic-
tates what happens to them
also report greater symp-
toms of depression.
There’s a big difference
between choosing to tele-
commute and suddenly be-
ing forced to work from
home. While eliminating
the daily commute has
been nice, the average of-
fice worker simply wasn’t
mentally or financially pre-
pared to turn their home
into a makeshift WeWork
location while also taking
on previously outsourced
teaching, childcare, and el-
dercare duties. Many fami-
lies do not live in homes
that can easily accommo-
date telecommuting, and
some employees’ domestic
arrangements are not con-
ducive to success.
Managers can take sev-
eral steps to ease these bur-
dens for their employees.
Set reasonable expecta-
tions: Many employees are
bearing new burdens and
facing pressure from multi-
ple sources. Managers can
avoid overwhelming them
by eliminating unneces-
saryreportsandredundant
procedures, and by being as
transparent as possible
about deadlines. For exam-
ple, if an important client
meeting is postponed, man-
agers should inform every-
one who is preparing mate-
rials for it immediately, so
they can reprioritize the
day’s tasks. Likewise, man-
agers shouldn’t expect im-
mediate replies to emails –
aconstantsenseof urgency
contributes to employee
burnout. Sending emails
outside of working hours
(especially late at night and
on weekends) should be
avoided, or staff shouldn’t
be expected (much less re-
quired) to answer after-
hours messages immedi-
ately.
Don’t force employees to
be “on” all the time: Zoom
fatigue is sky high, and em-
ployeesmayhavetomanage
quietspacesothatallhouse-
hold members can partici-
pateintheirrespectivework
calls and video meetings.
Womenusuallygettheshort
end of the stick, with one
author dubbing them “re-
luctantnomads”inthe“bat-
tle for space.” For example,
anemployeemightfindher-
self perched on the edge of
the bathtub, precariously
balancing a computer on
her knees, so that her part-
ner and children can con-
ducttheirbusinessorschool
work from the living room,
bedroom, and kitchen. And
women tend to face unfair
criticism and pressure over
their appearance on Zoom.
Managers should ask
whetheranymeetingscould
beeliminated,shortened,or
conducted without video.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE
Managing well in the work-from-home era
M
Like a muddied spring or a
polluted fountain is a
righteous man who gives
way before the wicked.
—Proverbs 25:26
Spiritual
SPEAK
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TWEET
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@PiyushGoyal
Building upon our Govt’s principles
of inclusivity, convenience &
accessibility, 69 crore beneficiaries
are a part of One Nation One Ration
Card scheme across 32 States &
UTs. They can seamlessly access
their allotted food grains anywhere
in India with their existing cards.
Ravi Shankar Prasad
@rsprasad
@IndiaPostOffice is the only
department which reaches the
nook and the corner of the country
and that is their strength, asset and
heritage. The postal department
has an emotional connect with the
people of the country.
IJAY DIWAS is celebrated on 16
Dec, every year to commemo-
ratetheVictoryof Indianarmed
forces over East Pakistan and
Liberation of Bangla Desh. Vic-
tory over Pakistan Army in
Eastern Theatre was a marvel
of military strategy, executed
with perfection by troops on the
ground. It is an excellent exam-
pleof jointmanshipamongstall
three services. It’s prudent to
highlight with great pride that
the Liberation of Bangla Desh
andFalklandsWararetwoshin-
ing examples of brilliant mili-
tary campaigns, post-WWII and
they are taught in Military His-
tory, the world over.
Soldiering has been a noble
profession for ages. The royal
families joined Army since the
profession of arms was always
associated with pride, dignity,
and the highest form of nation-
alism since times immemorial.
Many of us left well paying cor-
poratejobstojoindefenceforces
since it was considered as a
proud privilege to don the com-
bat uniform. Indian ancient his-
tory, including the epics of
Ramayana and Mahabharat,
haveingrainedfightingtenetsin
our people where the profession
of armsisconsideredatradition
and an ultimate goal in a per-
son’s life. Indian armed forces
have proved their mettle every
time they have faced the enemy.
CHANAKYA TEACHINGS
The role of a soldier in nation-
building and duty of king to-
wards the welfare of soldiers
has been clearly defined by
great Indian strategic thinker
Chanakya - “While the Magad-
hacitizenryendeavourstomake
the State prosper and flourish,
theMauryansoldierguarantees
that the State continues to exist!
……..” It’s so true even today.
RECENT DOWNGRADINGS
The teachings of Chanakya
have been forgotten by the pre-
sent leadership. It’s very unfor-
tunate that the expenditure on
defence forces is not seen as in-
surance by having a force of
deterrencebutseenthroughthe
prism of an auditor. As we say-
War over, the soldier is soon for-
gotten. The auditor forgets the
bodies and devastated families
andstartscountingthepennies.
In the recent past, we have seen
high rhetoric on nationalism,
soldiers sacrifices and pride as
a political narrative but the ero-
sion of pride, respect, dignity,
pay, pension, perks, and privi-
leges of defence forces, with re-
sultant damage to the martial
streak in our country. This indi-
cates apathy of Govt towards
defence forces. The same mis-
take was done by Govt prior to
1962 debacle. A few examples of
the same are highlighted here-
z Gradual reduction in defence
budget as percentage of GDP.
z Taxing disability pensions and
statements by senior offic-
ers to say that disability is all
manipulated.
z Not giving NFU status while the
same is being given to civilians
and CAPF.
z Granting truncated OROP to
ESM and the same being given
to even bank employees.
z Gradually reducing avenues
of post retirement settlement
through Directorate General of
Resettlement.
z Imposing restrictions on CSD
Canteen purchases on pretext
of misuse, painting all ESM
and as profiteers.
z Starving ECHS of funds,
thereby making the scheme
almost redundant.
z The Siachin and J&K allowanc-
es for the military are far below
that of CAPF and police.
z Throwing open the cantts to
civilians, thereby compromis-
ing the security and privacy of
soldiers.
z Proposal to reduce pensions
on the pretext of ballooning
defence pension bills. Detailed
analysis indicates the contrary.
z Proposal to Close down
ceremonials like Army Day Pa-
rade, Vijay Diwas, Kargil Vijay,
Battle Honour Days and Rais-
ing Day celebrations. These are
celebrated the world over.
z Proposal to close down or
curtail Officer’s Messes and
Clubs on the name of austerity
measures.
PINCHING THE PENSION
Thestateisneverabletopaythe
soldier adequately who stands
as a sentinel to the nation’s
growth and prosperity. He
guards the frontiers facing all
hardshipsandpreparedtomake
the supreme sacrifice, if the
need arises, to defend the moth-
erland. The citizens sleeping
peacefully in air-conditioned
houses living in metro comforts
will never be able to fathom the
hardships involved in the pro-
fession of arms. The soldier is
paid less compared to corporate
world but paid higher the pen-
sion which is in-fact a different
salaryitself.Also,adequatepen-
sion is paid after retirement to
ensurethattheonewhogavehis
youth for guarding the country
should be able to live a decent
life in the sunset years and his
prideisnotcompromiseddueto
financial constraints.
CONCLUSION
Vijay Diwas is a symbol of
Pride for the Indian Armed
Forces. Such celebrations, all
across the globe reminds the
citizens about the valour and
sacrifices of our soldiers. The
nation also pays tribute to the
bravehearts who did not come
back home after the war. The
Armed Forces have created a
niche for itself, in the society
projecting itself as a role model
in the crumbling edifice of pre-
sent social structure. Even the
Ex-service-men are highly re-
spected in the society, since
they stand out due to their dis-
ciplined life, nationalistic atti-
tude, and helping nature which
they carry home from Army
life, even after retirement. If
India aspires to become a su-
perpower in 21st century, it
should take pride in achieve-
ments of it’s Defence Forces
and respect its soldiers includ-
ing veterans. On this GOLDEN
VIJAY DIWAS, Let’s take a
pledge to restore the pride in
soldiering.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
VIJAY DIWAS
CELEBRATING THE
PRIDE IN SOLDIERING
V
Soldiering has
been a noble
profession for
ages. The royal
families joined
the Army since
the profession of
arms was always
associated with
pride, dignity,
and the highest
form of
nationalism
since times
immemorial.
Many of us left
well paying
corporate jobs to
join defence
forces since it was
considered a
proud privilege
to don the
combat uniform
THE TEACHINGS OF
CHANAKYA HAVE BEEN
FORGOTTEN BY THE
PRESENT LEADERSHIP.
IT’S VERY UNFORTUNATE
THAT THE EXPENDITURE
ON DEFENCE FORCES IS
NOT SEEN AS INSURANCE
BY HAVING A FORCE OF
DETERRENCE BUT SEEN
THROUGH THE PRISM
OF AN AUDITOR
MAJ GEN
CP SINGH, RETD
The writer is a scholar soldier
accredited with MA, MSc, LLB,
MBA, M Phil (Def Mgt) and M Phil
(International Strategic Affairs)
NO WINTER SESSION AFTER
36 YEARS RAISES HACKLES
t a time when there are burning national
issues to be debated in Parliament, the
government has decided to do away with
thewintersession.ParliamentaryAffairs
Minister Prahlad Joshi said that the gov-
ernment was willing to have the next session of
Parliamentatthe“earliest”andsuggestedtheBudg-
et session in January. In 2018 and 2019 also the Budg-
et session began in January. Joshi said that the ses-
sion was being scrapped in view of the pandemic.
The winter session was earlier cancelled in 1975,
1979, and 1984. The government is under no consti-
tutional obligation to hold the winter session. The
Constitution mandates that there should not be a
gap of more than six months between two sessions
of Parliament.
The government may have scrapped the winter
sessionduetoCovid-19butthemessagethathasgone
out is that it is shying away from a democratic pro-
cess because there have been instances like Telan-
gana civic elections and poll campaigning in Bengal
when the BJP has violated the necessary Covid pro-
tocols. The Congress called it the “complete decima-
tionof parliamentarydemocracy”andremindedthe
government of how it held NEET and JEE examina-
tions when the pandemic was at its peak.
The government’s reason for not holding the
winter session also beats all logic as the positive
case load has come down to a little over 3 percent.
Is the Opposition wrong in saying that the govern-
ment was avoiding a debate on farmers’ protests
over the contentious farm laws which were passed
by voice vote in Rajya Sabha amid protests by the
Opposition?
A
IN-DEPTH
BJP SEEKS EC HELP TO
TAME BENGAL’S CM
hen Mamata Banerjee dislodged West
Bengal’s Communist Party of India-
Marxistgovernmentafter34yearsof rule
in 2011, her victory was attributed to her
street-fighter qualities. After becoming
the chief minister she remained calm for some time
but returned to her old ways not long after as she
never eased pressure on the Central government of
the day. Mamata’s militant style of politics first
grabbed headlines when on January 7, 1993, she
bargedintotheWriters’Buildingsandsatonadhar-
na outside the chamber of Chief Minister Jyoti
Basu. She was then a leader of the Youth Congress.
Before the parliamentary elections of 2019, her
government kept up her offensive against the BJP-
led coalition government at the Centre over the
Saradha chit fund scam. When the CBI team land-
ed in Kolkata to interrogate Police Commissioner
Rajiv Kumar, it was detained by the local police.
Mamata began an indefinite dharna at Esplanade
against the CBI’s move in the absence of a “gen-
eral consent” to the investigative agency to probe
cases in the state without permission.
In 2013 she was ordered by the Supreme Court to
abide by the State Election Commissioner’s (SEC)
order for five-phase panchayat elections in the
state. Mamata had challenged the SEC’s order to
deploy additional central forces for the elections.
It is almost an action replay as political tem-
peratures rise once again with the BJP attacking
the TMC over law and order. The BJP has urged
the Election Commissioner to deploy additional
central forces and impose the model code of con-
duct in the state six months ahead of elections.
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INDIAJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020
GULMARG COLDEST AT MINUS 10.2
DEG CELSIUS, SAY IMD EXPERTS
Srinagar: Night tem-
peratures in the Kashmir
Valley dipped below the
freezing point owing to a
clear sky, with the famous
ski-resort of Gulmarg
shivering at minus 10.2
degrees Celsius, Mete-
orological department
officials said here on
Tuesday. All weather
stations in the Valley
recorded sub-zero night
temperatures several
degrees below the normal
for this season, officials
said. They said the tem-
perature in Gulmarg, the
famous ski-resort in north
Kashmir, settled at a low
of minus 10.2 degrees
Celsius, which is six
degrees below the normal
for this season. The resort
was the coldest recorded
place in the UT.
2 BOOKED FOR DESTROYING
POLLING MATERIALS IN POONCH
Jammu: Two people were booked by police for
destroying polling materials in J&K’s Poonch dis-
trict. The presiding officer of Keri polling station
informed Gursai police station about the destruc-
tion of polling materials at a booth on Sunday,
they said. The application said that in DDC
election at government high school in Keri, two
people, namely Gafoor Ahmad, agent of Rabia
Younis Khan, and Wahidullha Khan, polling agent
of Saima Khan, attacked polling staff& snatched
ballot papers in order to cast bogus votes.
C’GARH: RATH YATRA TO MARK
2 YEARS OF GOVERNMENT
New Delhi: Places associated with Lord Ram
will be developed as Ram Van Gaman Path’ in
Chhattisgarh as part of an ambitious plan chalked
out by Bhupesh Baghel-led state government to
mark the completion of its two years, an official
statement said. The Ram Van Gaman Path is
referred to route taken by Lord Ram during his
14 years of exile. The Ram Van Gaman tourism
circuit project was chalked out to highlight the
mythological background of Chhattisgarh and its
close association with the life of Lord Ram.
RS 700 CR TAX EVASION AFTER
RAIDS AGAINST CHETTINAD GROUP
New Delhi: The Income
Tax Department has
detected tax evasion of
more than Rs 700 crore
after it recently raided
multiple locations of
Chennai-based Chettinad
Group, official sources
said. “The highlight of the
search includes seizure
of unaccounted cash of
Rs 23 crore from various
locations,” the CBDT
said. “As of now, the
department has succeed-
ed in detecting evasion
of income of over Rs
700 crore,” it said. The
statement claimed that
tax sleuths also detected
documents related to
possession of “foreign
assets to the extent of Rs
110 crore in form of fixed
deposits, which were not
disclosed in the return.”
New Delhi: Noting that
the government is
ready to accept all good
suggestions from farm-
ers about the farm laws,
Union Minister Nitin
Gadkari on Tuesday
said it will "convince
farmers, explain and
find a way through dia-
logue".
In an interview with
ANI, he said dialogue is
the only way to find a
solution to protest by
farmer unions and a
break in talks can lead
to miscommunication.
The minister, who is
Minister of Road Trans-
port and Highways and
a senior BJP leader,
said there will no injus-
tice with the farmers in
the Narendra Modi gov-
ernment.
"The government is
ready to accept all good
suggestions (from farm-
ers). It will take some
time. Our government
will convince the farm-
ers, explain & find a way
through dialogue," he
said. The minister said
farmers should be told
the truth "in the right
way". "Farmers should
understand these laws.
Our government is dedi-
cated to farmers & is
ready to accept the sug-
gestions given by them.
There will not be any
injustice with farmers,"
he said. —ANI
‘Govtopentoacceptsuggestionsonfarmlaws’
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the government will convince farmers, explain and find a way through dialogue
New Delhi: Urging
government & farmers'
organisations to resolve
the impasse over new
agri laws, industry body
ASSOCHAM said the
ongoing protests are
dealing a big blow to
inter-connected econo-
mies of the region. A daily
loss of Rs 3,000 crores to
3,500 crores is result-
ing in economies of the
region from value chain
& transport disruption
because of protests, ac-
cording to ASSOCHAM
rough estimates. Though
economies of Punjab,
Haryana & Himachal are
based on agriculture,
several industries have
become their lifeline.
‘FARMERS’ PROTESTS RESULTING
IN DAILY LOSS OF RS 3,500 CR’
New Delhi: The Con-
gress on Tuesday paid
tributes to India's first
deputy prime minister
Sardar Vallabhbhai Pa-
tel on his death anniver-
sary, with Rahul Gan-
dhi and Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra underlining
the importance of re-
membering his princi-
ples at a time when
farmers are protesting
against the new agri
laws.
Patel, a freedom
fighter who also became
India's first home min-
ister, is credited with
unifying hundreds of
princely states in to the
Union of India follow-
ing independence
through a mix of per-
suasion, dialogue and
even use of force when
required.
"On his death anni-
versary, we pay solemn
tribute to India's Sard-
ar, the man behind a
united India, Shri
Vallabhbhai Patel," the
Congress said on its of-
ficial Twitter handle.
"As a brave freedom
fighter & the nation's
first Deputy PM, his in-
numerable contribu-
tions to nation-building
inspire countless of In-
dians even today," the
party said.
In a Facebook post in
Hindi, Rahul Gandhi
shared Patel's quote
that "my only wish is
that India should be a
good producer and no
one in this country
should shed tears while
being hungry".
"Tributes to Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel on
his death anniversary.
Today when 'an-
nadaatas' (food provid-
ers) are themselves
shedding tears, we need
to consider the princi-
ples of Sardar Patel."
In her tribute to Pa-
tel, Congress general
secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra tweeted,
"The British threatened
the farmers of Bardoli
with things like prop-
erty attachment, but
under the leadership of
Sardar Patel, the farm-
ers did not back off and
their Satyagraha won."
Several other Con-
gress leaders, including
chief spokesperson
Randeep Surjewala, Ra-
jasthan Abhishek Sing-
hvi also paid rich trib-
utes to Patel. —PTI
Need to keep his principles in mind: RaGa
New Delhi: External
affairs minister S Jais-
hankar said it was a
matter of satisfaction
that there is a growing
recognition and accept-
ance of the idea of Indo-
Pacific. Jaishankar was
speaking at the joint
conference alongside
UKforeign secretary
Dominic Raab.
“India has its own vi-
sion of Indo-Pacific.
But I will also recognise
that other country too.
There could be overlaps
in Indian and UK vi-
sions of Indo-Pacific.
There could be big over-
laps and there could be
a few nuances. it is a
matter of satisfaction
that there is growing
recognition and accept-
ance of the idea of Indo-
Pacific,” Jaishankar
said. Raab, who is in
India for a four-day vis-
it, referred to UK’s “In-
do-Pacific tilt” and said
there is no stronger
partner than India
when UK looks to the
east. He further said
that UK wants closer
defence & security part-
nership to deal with
challenges. —ANI
Growing recognition, acceptance for
idea of Indo-Pacific: S Jaishankar
Kolkata: While ad-
dressing a rally in Jal-
paiguri, West Bengal
CM Mamata Banerjee
said refugee colonies
have been recognised in
state, and no one needs
to fear the National Reg-
ister of Citizens, the
Citizenship (Amend-
ment) Act and the Na-
tional Population Regis-
ter. Banerjee also ac-
cused the BJP of trying
to convert West Bengal
into “riot-torn” Gujarat
and dared the Union
government to impose
President’s Rule in the
state. “BJP has created
a new religion of riots
and hatred among com-
munities,” she alleged.
The TMC supremo
reiterated that BJP na-
tional president J P Na-
dda’s convoy was not
attacked and wondered
why “convicted crimi-
nals” were accompany-
ing him. The Centre is
summoning our offic-
ers. No one wanted to
hurt him (Nadda) or his
convoy,” Banerjee said.
‘Refugee colonies recognised
in WB, no need to fear NRC’
New Delhi: The Delhi
HC directed the Centre
and the AAP govern-
ment to treat as repre-
sentation a PIL claim-
ing that the mechanism
of issuing challans un-
der the Motor Vehicles
(Amendment) Act of
2019 was "arbitrary and
faulty" and needs to be
rectified using better
technology.
A bench of Chief Jus-
tice D N Patel and Jus-
tice Prateek Jalan di-
rected that the griev-
ances ventilated in the
plea, which is filed by a
lawyer, be decided in ac-
cordance with the law,
rules, regulations and
government policy ap-
plicable to the facts of
the case.
The court said a deci-
sion be taken on the
representation as expe-
ditiously as possible
and practicable, and
with this direction, dis-
posed of the petition by
Sonali Karwasra.
The court at the out-
set made it clear it was
not going to entertain
the matter and suggest-
ed that it can ask the
authorities concerned
to treat the plea as a rep-
resentation.
The petitioner
agreed with the court''s
suggestion. The peti-
tion had claimed that
challans were being is-
sued without proper
and reliable technolo-
gy in place. —PTI
Mechanism of issuing challans
faulty,plea filed in High Court
New Delhi: A special
court in Delhi has dis-
missed an application
seeking cancellation of
non-bailable warrants
(NBWs) issued against
Shravan Gupta, the for-
mer MD of realty major
Emmar MGF, in con-
nection with a money
laundering case related
to the Agusta Westland
VVIP chopper scam.
Special CBI Judge
Arvind Kumar, in an or-
der passed on Decem-
ber 5, observed that
even during present
proceedings, the appli-
cant did not express in-
tention to appear before
ED to join the investiga-
tion. —ANI
AGUSTA WESTLANDONLINE CLASSES
PIL to cancel
NBWs against
Gupta quashed
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court directed
all the state govern-
ments to provide neces-
sary infrastructure,
stationaries, books, and
other equipment to
child care institutions
for online classes with-
in 30 days.
A bench headed by
Justice L Nageswara
Rao ordered that States
should ensure that the
required number of
teachers are also made
available to teach chil-
dren in the child care
institutions. The top
court passed a slew of
directions to cater to ed-
ucational needs of child
care institutions. —ANI
SC directs state
govts to provide
infra, books
IN THE COURTYARD
If there is no dialogue,
it can lead to miscom-
munication, to con-
troversy and spar-
ring. If there is a dia-
logue then issues will
be resolved, the whole
thing will end, farm-
ers will get justice,
they will get relief. We
are working in the in-
terest of farmers.
—Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister
Farmers gather at Ghazipur border during their protest against Centres agri-laws, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with his British counterpart
Dominic Raab, in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
RAUT SPEAK
‘OPPN BEHIND FARMERS' PROTEST’
THE GANDHI SCION SLAMS CENTRE
TMC SUVENDU ADHIKARI MAY JOIN BJP
Rahul Gandhi
Mamata Banerjee
Congress pays
tributes to
Sardar Patel

INDIAJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020
A conspiracy...
It is built on 70,000 hec-
tare land, larger than
many big cities in the
country,” the PM added.
The Prime Minister
said India featured in
the top three among 144
countries in the Clean
Energy Investment
rankings. He added, the
country is showing a
path to the entire world
and leading the fight
against climate change.
He also remembered
Sardar Vallabhbhai Pa-
tel on his 70th death an-
niversary and said the
late leader’s statue in
Kevadia district in-
spires the people of the
country to work harder
every day and take the
country forward. —ANI
‘Consider giving...
and the prescription
has to be given only by
institutionally quali-
fied practitioners.
The top court said
that when statutory reg-
ulations itself prohibit
advertisement, there is
no occasion for Homeo-
pathic medical practi-
tioners to advertise that
they are competent to
cure COVID-19 disease.
It said that Homeopa-
thy is contemplated to
be used in preventing
and mitigating COV-
ID-19, as is reflected by
the advisory and guide-
lines issued by the Min-
istry of AYUSH (Ayur-
veda, Yoga and Natur-
opathy, Unani, Siddha
and Homeopathy).
The top court said
that Homeopathic med-
ical practitioners have
to follow the advisory
dated March 6, issued
by AYUSH Ministry as
well as guidelines for
Homeopathic medical
practitioners for COV-
ID-19 issued by Minis-
try of AYUSH.
A bench of Justices
Ashok Bhushan, RS
Reddy and M R Shah
said, When the Scien-
tists of the entire world
are engaged in research
to find out proper medi-
cine/ vaccine for COV-
ID-19, there is no occa-
sion for making any
observation as con-
tained in with regard to
Homeopathic medical
practitioners. The ho-
meopathy does not cure
the disease, but it cures
the patients. —PTI
US court...
Apart from the Kash-
mir Khalistan Referen-
dum Front, the other
two complainants have
not been identified, oth-
er than the acronyms
‘TFK’ and ‘SMS’. The
suing party was repre-
sented by separatist
lawyer Gurpatwant
Singh Pannun.—PTI
Ruckus in...
it was adjourned sine-
die within minutes af-
ter it met for the day.
After it was ad-
journed sine-die on De-
cember 10, the House
was convened for a day
on Tuesday by the gov-
ernment, which had
even petitioned the Gov-
ernor, accusing the
Chairman K Prata-
pachandra Shetty of
“abruptly” adjourning
the session, without tak-
inguptheno-confidence
motion against him.
As the House met for
the day, Gowda occupied
the Chairman’s seat
even before Shetty ar-
rived and the quorum
bell still ringing, which
angeredCongressMLCs
who rushed to the well
demanding that he va-
cate it, as he would have
allowed the no-confi-
dence motion against
Shetty. Following this,
BJP and JD(S) members
too rushed towards the
Chair in his defence.
Several members and
marshals of the council
werealsoallegedlyman-
handled in the melee,
even as Congress man-
aged to make one of its
members occupy the
chair until Shetty ar-
rived in the House, and
the party MLCs stood
guard around the seat.
After some time
ChairmanPratapachan-
dra Shetty entered the
house and managed to
go up to the chair, from
where he announced
that the house was ad-
journed sine die. —ANI
UK PM...
Johnson will be only
the second British
leader since Indian in-
dependence to attend
the annual Republic
Day parade in New
Delhi as Guest of Hon-
our, after former prime
minister John Major
in 1993.
Downing Street said
that Johnson had writ-
ten to Prime Minister
Modi not only to accept
his invitation but also
to invite India to attend
the UK’s G7 Summit as
one of three guest na-
tions alongside South
Korea and Australia
with a focus on his de-
clared ambition to work
with a group of “like-
minded democracies”
to advance shared inter-
ests and tackle common
challenges.
CM sanctions...
have been approved un-
der Prime Minister’s
Agricultural Irrigation
Scheme, Rs10 crores for
honorarium of Angan-
wadi workers and Rs29
crores in National Food
Mission (Pulses).
FROM PG 1
IS PM NOT HAPPY WITH FUNCTIONING
OF THE BUREAUCRACY?
Insiders say PM Narendra Modi is at present not
happy with the functioning of certain ministries.
Outcome of his anger will be known during the
top level bureaucratic reshuffle.
WHO WILL SUCCEED ARUN SINHA IN NTRO?
Who will succeed Advisor Arun Sinha this month
end ? Will he be an IPS officer or an Army officer.
Tenure of Sinha is coming to an end this month.
MAJ GEN KRISHNAN TO SUCCEED
MAJ GEN AUJLA?
Major General V M B Krishnan is likely to suc-
ceed Major General ADS Aujla as new GOC of 28
Infantry Division.
IRS OFFICER ISHTIYAQUE AHMED
TO JOIN NITI AAYOG
The services of Ishtiyaque Ahmed have been
transferred to the Niti Aayog on loan basis. He is
an IRS-IT officer.
DIG TO IG LEVEL PROMOTIONS
IN ITBP LIKELY HALF A DOZEN
DIG level officers are likely to be promoted to the
rank of IG in the ITBP in a couple of weeks.
E A SUBRAMANIAN LIKELY TO
GET EXTENSION
E A Subramanian is expected to get extension to
the post of Director (Operations & Technical), HLL
Lifecare Limited upto August 31, 2022.
M K SURANA LIKELY TO GET
EXTENSION AS CMD, HPCL
Mukesh Kumar Surana is expected to get exten-
sion to the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Di-
rector, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
(HPCL). Surana, whose tenure is ending in March
202, may get extension upto April 30, 2022.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR
POST OF SECRETARY, CWC
Ministry of Minority Affairs has invited applica-
tions for the post of Secretary in Central Waqf
Council (CWC), New Delhi, on deputation basis on
Foreign Service terms.
AMEET KUMAR APPOINTED AS
PS TO BABUL SUPRIYO
Ameet Kumar has been appointed as Private
Secretary to Babul Supriyo, Minister of state for
Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He is a
2010 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
S RAVICHANDRAN RELIEVED TO
JOIN AS SPECIAL DIRECTOR, ED
S Ravichandran has been relieved to join as
Special Director of Enforcement in the Directorate
of Enforcement, Delhi on deputation basis. He is
an IRS-IT officer.
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whispersinthecorridors.com
New delhi: India's ac-
tive COVID-19 caseload
has fallen below 3.4
lakh, a mere 3.43 per
cent of the total infec-
tions, supplemented
by an impressive re-
covery rate of over 95
per cent, which is
among the highest in
the world for countries
with high caseloads,
the Union Health Min-
istry said Tuesday.
The daily new cases
recorded on Tuesday --
22,065 -- were also the
lowest in over five
months. As many as
22,252 cases were re-
ported on July 7, the
ministry said.
The number of recov-
eries have crossed 94
lakhs (94,22,636), push-
ing the national recov-
ery rate to over 95 per
cent, which is "one of
the highest in the world
for countries with high
caseload", the ministry
underlined.
There are 3,39,820 ac-
tive cases of coronavi-
rus infections as on
Tuesday.
AYUSH doctors and
homeopaths cannot pre-
scribe or advertise med-
icines as cures for
COVID-19, the Supreme
Court stated on Tues-
day, 15 December. It
also maintained that
qualified AYUSH doc-
tors can prescribe gov-
ernment-approved tab-
lets or mixtures as “im-
munity boosters” for
COVID-19 patients.
India’srecoveryratehighestinworld
Daily new cases recorded on Tuesday was 22,065 were the lowest in over five months
People wearing masks as part of a comprehensive strategy of measures to suppress transmission
and save lives and also to provide an adequate level of protection against COVID-19. —FILE PHOTO
New Delhi: A Delhi
court Tuesday acquit-
ted 36 foreigners, who
were charge sheeted for
attending Tablighi
Jamaat congregation
in Delhi by allegedly be-
ing negligent and diso-
beying the government
guidelines issued in
wake of COVID-19 pan-
demic in the country.
Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate Arun Ku-
mar Garg acquitted
the foreigners from 14
countries of all charg-
es. The charges were
also framed under sec-
tion 51 (obstruction)
Disaster Management
Act, 2005.
However, they were
discharged for the of-
fences under section
14 (1) (b) (violation of
visa norms) of For-
eigners Act, sections
270 (Malignant act
likely to spread infec-
tion of disease danger-
ous to life) and 271
(Disobedience to quar-
antine rule) of IPC.
36 foreigners attended
Tablighi Jamaat event
acquitted of all charges
New Delhi: A book,
“The Presidential
Years“, by late former
president Pranab
Mukherjee, to be re-
leased in January 2021,
saw wrangling between
his son Abhijit Mukher-
jee & daughter Sharm-
ishtha Mukherjee, both
members of Congress
party. While Abhijeet,
in a tweet, requested
the publisher Rupa to
stop publication of the
memoir as well as “mo-
tivated excerpts” with-
out his written consent,
& Mukherjee’s daugh-
ter, on other hand, re-
quested his brother not
to create “unnecessary
hurdles”. The memoir
was in the news recent-
ly for Pranab ’s critical
comments on Congress,
including his observa-
tion that the party lost
political focus after his
elevation as president.
Pranab Mukherjee’s son and daughter
spat over his last memoir on Twitter
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court Tuesday is-
sued an order restrain-
ing AIIMS Nurses Un-
ion from continuing
with its ongoing strike
demanding clarity on
salary structure.
This comes after the
Union Health Ministry
directed the director of
AIIMS to ensure no dis-
ruption of nursing
functions given the
coronavirus pandemic.
Over 3,000 nurses at
AIIMS began an indefi-
nite strike Monday af-
ternoon demanding
clarity over their long-
pending demands, in-
cluding those with re-
gard to the Sixth Cen-
tral Pay Commission.
Earlier today, AIIMS
had approached the
High Court against
the union, arguing
that its strike was
“against the law and
public interest” and
has brought the hospi-
tal to a standstill.
In a letter to AIIMS
director Dr Randeep
Guleria, the nursing
union had raised con-
cerns over the 6th Cen-
tral Pay Commission
(CPC) anomaly.
“The callous attitude
of AIIMS administra-
tion towards nurses
has forced us to go on
an indefinite strike
from Monday after-
noon onwards,” said
the letter.
Delhi HC restrains
AIIMS nurses from
continuing with strike
CENTRE INTERFERING
IN WB'S JURISDICTION:
MAMATA BANERJEE
‘Daughters being brutally
assaulted every day’
New Delhi: The Minis-
try of Health & Family
Welfare in fifth round
of National Family
Health Survey (NFHS),
said India’s population
is finally stabilising.
India has seen a sig-
nificant decrease in to-
tal fertility rate across
most states over the
past 4 years. The fifth
round of the NFHS was
conducted in 2019-20.
India's fertility
rate declines
across states
Jalpaiguri : West Ben-
gal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee on
Tuesday accused the
Centre of interfering in
the state''s jurisdiction
by summoning IPS of-
ficers to serve under it.
Banerjee also dared
the Union government
to impose President''s
Rule in the state, lash-
ing out at the BJP
for trying to convert
West Bengal into "riot-
torn" Gujarat.
She reiterated that
BJP national president
J P Nadda''s convoy was
not attacked and won-
dered why "convicted
criminals" were accom-
panying him.
"If the BJP and the
central government
think they can scare us
by bringing in central
forces and transferring
state cadre officers,
they are wrong.
The Centre is sum-
moning our officers...
No one wanted to hurt
him (Nadda) or his con-
voy," Banerjee said at a
rally here.
New delhi: The Nirb-
haya rape and murder
case may have seen a
decision but that has
not been a deterrent to
the number of crimes
against women on the
streets of the country,
according to Nirb-
haya’s father.
On the intervening
night of December 16
and 17, 2012, a 23-year-
old physiotherapy in-
tern, referred to as Nirb-
haya, was raped and
brutally assaulted in a
moving bus in south
Delhi by six people be-
forebeingthrownouton
the road. Nirbhaya’s fa-
ther, who joined an on-
line petition which was
started by NGOs Save
the Children and Yuva
to mark the eighth an-
niversary of the grue-
some gangrape case,
said that “the fight is not
over yet”.
NAVY SENIOR-MOST
SUBMARINER DIES
VACCINE WITH 2
YEARS OF IMMUNITY
The Vice Admiral Sri-
kant died due to COVID
related complications,
officials said. The vice
admiral, the Navy's
senior-most submarin-
er, was due to retire on
December 31. Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
Expressied his condo-
lences on Twitter.
Russian coronavirus
vaccine Sputnik V is
likely to provide up to
2 years of immunity
against Covid-19, as
compared to 4-5
months of immunity
that might be achieved
by using Covid vaccine
developed by Pfizer
and BioNTech.
THE CHARGES
Mumbai: The Narcot-
ics Control Bureau
(NCB) has summoned
Bollywood actor Arjun
Rampal in Mumbai on
Wednesdayforquestion-
ing in connection with a
drug-related case.
The actor has been
asked to remain present
before the NCB team,
which is conducting a
probe into the alleged
Bollywood drugs nexus
following the death of
actor Sushant Singh Ra-
jput, the official said.
NCB again
summons Arjun
in drug case
New Delhi: The De-
partment of Posts
(DoP) and India Post
Payments Bank
(IPPB) have virtual-
ly unveiled a new
digital payment app
‘DakPay’, an official
statementsaid.“The
App is launched as
part of its ongoing
efforts to provide
Digital Financial in-
clusion at the last
mile across India,”
the statement said.
Launch of DakPay
adds up to the legacy
of India Post, which
isaboutreachingout
to every household.
New Delhi: After form-
ingthegovernmentinthe
national capital thrice
andemergingasthemain
opposition party in Pun-
jab, the Aam Aadmi Par-
ty (AAP) announced it
will contest the Uttar
Pradesh Assembly elec-
tionin2022.AAP’snation-
al convenor & Delhi CM
ArvindKejriwalmadethe
announcement here in a
digitalpressbriefing.
IPPB launches
its digital
payments’
services
‘AAP TO TAKE
PART IN 2020
UP ELECTIONS’

NEWSJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020
Govt committed to welfare of people of tribal regions: Gehlot
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief minister
Ashok Gehlot on Tues-
day said that his gov-
ernment is committed
for the development of
tribal areas and welfare
of people in the region.
Speaking at a pro-
gramme of Govind
Guru Tribal University,
Banswara through vid-
eo conference, the chief
minister said that the
tribal university which
was set up by the Con-
gress government in its
earlier tenure has done
remarkable work in the
sector of higher educa-
tion in the tribal region.
The CM also an-
nounced to set up an IT
based modern library
in the engineering col-
lege of Banswara.
Gehlotsaidthatitwas
a matter of pleasure
that 150 colleges have
been affiliated with the
university in a short
span of time. The chief
minister also highlight-
ed the works done in the
area of education sector
by his government.
Acknowledging the
role of former prime
minister Jawahar Lal
Nehru in higher and
technical education,
chief minister Ashok
Gehlot on Tuesday said
that IIT,IIM, ISRO and
other such institutions
and organisations were
the result of Nehru’s vi-
sion.
Gehlot said that insti-
tutions like IIT, IIM,
NIFT, National Law
University have been
set up in Rajasthan
which is no more a state
of famine or drought.
The chief minister
also targeted the former
BJP government led by
Vasundhara Raje for
closing two universi-
ties, Gehlot said that it
was for the first time in
the country that the uni-
versities were closed
down.
Gehlot also called
upon the university to
play a constructive role
in strengthening har-
mony between tribal
and non-tribal people
in the region.
Assembly speaker
CP Joshi said that CM
Gehlot has always made
all possible efforts to
promote higher educa-
tion as a result of which
the gross enrolment in
the higher education in
the state is increasing.
Higher education
minister Bhanwar Sin-
gh Bhati, technical edu-
cation minister Subhas
Garg also addressed the
function.
CM Ashok Gehlot taking a meeting where CP Joshi, Bhanwar Singh Bhati and others were present on Tuesday.
Farmers’ protest enters third
day at Raj-Haryana borderSeveral former army personnel too join the protesting farmers on the border area
Rewari: Amid the on-
going protest over the
Centre’s newly enacted
agriculture sector re-
lated laws, farmers are
continuing their dem-
onstration at Jaisingh-
pur-Khera area in Re-
wari near Rajasthan-
Haryana border, for the
third day on Tuesday.
“We are ready to have a
dialogue. With any dia-
logue, there is no possi-
bility of a resolution...
All we are saying is this,
these the three farm
laws are set to benefit
businessmen, not farm-
ers,” said Rampal Jat,
National President of
Kisan Mahapanchayat,
at border” Jaisinghpur-
Khera border. Replying
to the question on Cen-
tre’s refusal to repeal
the reforms, Rampal
said, “We are very well
aware of their stand.
On June 14 we first
wrote to them for the
first time. Then on July
21 warned them that the
farmers of the country
will hold demonstra-
tions. Then later when
we were called by the
Agriculture Minister,
we told them our de-
mands.” Farmers’ pro-
test against Centre’s
three farm laws contin-
ued for the 20th day at
Singhu border with
Delhi on Tuesday. Sev-
eral former army per-
sonnel also joined the
protesting farmers.
Speaking to ANI, Ka-
maldeep Singh, a sup-
poter of farmer agita-
tion, said he has retired
from the Army five
years ago. “I was posted
in different states of the
country. We are also the
son of a farmer. I come
here as a farmer. I have
these medals placed be-
cause I have done val-
ourous work in the past
and stood at the border.
We want to show the
government that if
these black laws are not
taken back then we will
stay here.” Farmers
have been protesting on
different borders of the
national capital since
November 26 against
the three newly enacted
farm laws- Farmers’
Produce Trade and
Commerce (Promotion
and Facilitation) Act,
2020, the Farmers (Em-
powerment and Protec-
tion) Agreement on
Price Assurance and
Farm Services Act,
2020, and the Essential
Commodities (Amend-
ment) Act, 2020.
Farmers gather at Ghazipur border during their protest against Centres agri-laws, in New Delhi, Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
4 govt employees including
a cop held in graft cases
Naveen Sharma
Jaipur: Four govern-
ment personnel includ-
ing an assistant direc-
tor of agriculture de-
partment and one head
constable were arrested
in three separate cases
of graft in Rajasthan.
The ACB teams took
action in Jalore, Hanu-
mangarh and Tonk on
complaints of corrup-
tion and held the ac-
cused employees.
Santosh Gupta, assis-
tant director of the ag-
riculture department in
Jalore, was caught red
handed while taking
the bribe of Rs 5000
from a seeds shop own-
er. The officer visited
the shop and demanded
the bribe for not taking
action against him.
A trap was laid and
the accused was caught
while accepting bribe.
In Hanumangarh dis-
trict, an assistant ac-
counts officer and a
senior assistant of ex-
cise department were
held while taking Rs
2000 as bribe for the dis-
posal of a file.
The accused Mohan
Lal (assistant accounts
officer) and Surendra
Singh (senior assistant)
had demanded the bribe
fromoneGaurishankar
for clearing the file.
Gauri Shankar operat-
ed liquor shops in 2019
and2020andanamount,
which was deposited
with the department,
had to be returned to
him. The accused were
demanding the bribe
for this work.
Transparent online building
plan approval system installed
First India Bureau
Jaipur: To increase the
real estate investments
in the state and make
the process of building
construction more
transparent, building
plan approval system
has been installed in all
the committees.
This year, on 29 July,
LSG minister Shanti
Dhariwal had inaugu-
rated this system. Till
now, 213 committees
have employed this sys-
tem successfully. Under
this new facility, build-
ing plans can be applied
online for approval and
the approved map can
also be generated on-
line. You can also track
all the offices that your
file has been to, for ap-
proval.
The applicant will
also get constant up-
dates through SMS on
phone.
Couple die in
blaze, man
electrocuted
Bikaner: An elderly
couple was burnt to
death in a blaze while a
labourer got electrocut-
ed in another incident
in Rajasthan’’s Bikaner
division on Tuesday, po-
lice said.
A fire broke out in the
house of scrap dealer
Anil Kumar (70) in
which he and his wife
Anita (66) were charred
to death in Srigangana-
gar district.
The incident oc-
curred under Kotwali
police station area of
the district in the morn-
ing. Based on informa-
tion from their neigh-
bours, police and fire
brigades were rushed to
the spot and the flames
doused, police said.
In Gajner area of Bi-
kaner, a truck came in
touch a high-tension
power line while un-
loading sand.
A labourer, who was
standing near the truck,
got electrocuted in the
incident, the police
said. —PTI
Sariska tigress spotted
in cam with two cubs
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Great news for
wildlife lovers from Sa-
riska. On one hand, the
families residing in Su-
kola village, which is at
the core area of Sariska
Tiger Reserve, are be-
ing shifted to a different
location. While, on the
other, the ST14 tigress
was seen with two cubs
in the camera trap. On
December 1, the Forest
Department released a
photo of the camera
trap in which she was
seen with a cub but the
tigress’s body language
suggested that she may
have more than one cub.
Subsequently, Roop
Narayan Meena and
DFO Sudarshan Shar-
ma, field directors of
Sariska Tiger Reserve,
extended intensive
monitoring in the
ST14’s territory. Early
morning on Tuesday,
the tigress ST14 ap-
peared with both her
cubs in the camera trap.
Sariska’s field director
RN Meena was elated to
confirm this.
He says that ST14 was
sighted around Paani
Dhaal area and Sabli
village. It is the same
village from which the
families have been dis-
placed.
With 5.2 degrees C
Churu coldest in Raj
Police personnel warm themselves around a ﬁre during a cold
foggy day, in Bikaner on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Jaipur: Churu was the
coldest place in Ra-
jasthan with a mini-
mum of 5.2 degrees Cel-
sius followed by Pilani
where the night tem-
perature was 5.3 de-
grees Celsius, the mete-
orological department
said on Tuesday.
Bikaner, Gangana-
gar, Phalodi, Sikar, Jais-
almer and Alwar re-
corded a minimum of
5.6, 6.4, 6.6, 7, 7.4 and 8
degrees Celsius respec-
tively, according to the
meteorological depart-
ment here.
The night tempera-
tures in Jaipur, Barmer,
Ajmer and Jodhpur
were 9.8, 10.9, 11.5 and
12.3 degrees Celsius re-
spectively.
The department has
predicted a fall in tem-
perature across the
state with a possibility
of cold wave conditions
at isolated pockets in
Sikar and Jhunjhunu
district during the next
24 hours.
RHDC CGM extension
raises question mark
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: The reappoint-
ment and renewal of
tenure of Rajasthan
Handloom Develop-
ment Corporation’s
chief general manager
Nayab Khan, despite
several irregularities in
the corporation’s func-
tioning under him, has
raised several ques-
tions.
The corporation,
which was constituted
with the an objective to
promote the cotton han-
dloom textile sector in
the state, has been wit-
nessing downfall in
work in the last one dec-
ade and many officials
and other staff have re-
tired but the case of
Khan stands out.
After retirement in
2017, Khan was reap-
pointed and it is being
renewed every year de-
spite several irregulari-
ties in the functioning.
When Subodh Agarwal
was the chairman of
the corporation, he
cleared his file and later
Naresh Pal Gangwar
gave approval on the re-
newal of his reappoint-
ment.Next chairman
Alok refused to clear
the file with a remark
of ‘no’ but Alok got
transferred and the new
chairman turned ‘no’
into ‘yes’ and green sig-
nal was given for the
renewal of Khan’s reap-
pointment.
Sources in the corpo-
ration say that working
style of Khan is highly
questionable and he
takes arbitrary deci-
sions but he manages to
get extension every
time, which is taking a
toll on the functioning
of the corporation.
When KK Pathak was
the commissioner of in-
dustries, he had detect-
ed irregularities with
regards to societies in
2018 but before any ac-
tion could be initiated
against him, Pathak
was transferred.The
post of corporation MD
is held by the deputy
secretary of industries
department and when
Subham Chaudhary
was the MD, efforts
were made to check the
irregularities. ST14 tigress was seen with two cubs in the camera trap.

Humanity for all its
achievements has been unable to
control mother nature, maybe it
needs to learn to respect it more.
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2NDFRONTPOSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: With a robust
Covid management and
effective tackling of
healthcare needs, the
medical and health de-
partment led by Health
Minister Raghu Shar-
ma has positioned Ra-
jasthan ahead of other
states in the country,
that too in a time of cri-
sis caused by Covid-19.
The state has made a
distinct identity in the
country and in the
world in covid manage-
ment with bringing
death rate as low as 0.86
percent, whereas, more
than 91 percent corona
patients have recovered
due to better medical
care and facilities.
While the covid man-
agement of the state
was lauded nationally,
the state government
took many decisions to
strengthen the medical
and health sector which
has been the key prior-
ity area for the Ashok
Gehlot government
ever since it came to
power in December
2018.
Talking about the
performance of his de-
partment, the Health
Minister Raghu Shar-
ma said most of the
promises, related to
medical and health,
made in the election
manifesto were fulfilled
in the two years.
He said that ‘Nirogi
Rajasthan’ campaign
was launched in the
state last year, with a vi-
sion to help every citi-
zen in staying healthy
and the campaign
proved its significance
in fight against the co-
rona pandemic.
Rajasthan’s treat-
ment protocol was ac-
knowledged at the
world level. Plasma
therapy was also start-
ed and lives of many
patients who were in
critical condition were
saved.
He said that there
was no shortage of
manpower and 735 doc-
tors were given appoint-
ment in the first phase.
In the second phase, the
recruitment process of
2,000 doctors is almost
complete and posting
will be given to all suc-
cessful physicians on 17
December.
Nearly 26.65 lakh pa-
tients were provided
general medical servic-
es through mobile OPD
vans in curfew areas.
89 percent children
were fully vaccinated in
the year 2019-20.
The minister in-
formed that work on
starting medical tour-
ism centers under PPP
mode was also started
at 20 places.
During the last two
years, 200 new sub cen-
tres, 112 new PHCs, 52
new CHCs, one satellite
and one sub district
hospital, two new dis-
trict hospitals were
started.
Most promises related to medical & health fulfilled in 2 yrs:Raghu
REPORT CARD
CM approves 1,500 more CHO posts under National Health Mission
Now, instead of 6,310 posts for CHOs, a total of 7,810 posts will be filled on contract basis, said officials
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved the proposal to
add 1,500 additional
posts in the recruit-
ment process for Com-
munity Health Officers
(CHOs) under the Na-
tional Health Mission
(NHM), officials said on
Tuesday.
Now, instead of 6,310
posts for CHOs, a total
of 7,810 posts will be
filled on contract basis.
In view of difficulty
in conducting repeated
examinations due the
COVID-19 pandemic,
the number of posts has
been increased. This
will ensure services in
health centres in far-
flung areas of the state
and provide more em-
ployment opportunities
in the health sector to
the local youth, Gehlot
said in a statement.
Under the Ayushman
Bharat Abhiyan, all
health institutions up
to the sub-health centre
level in Rajasthan are to
be made functional as
‘’Health and Wellness
Centres’’ by 2022.
For this, the adver-
tisement for the recruit-
ment of 6,310 posts was
issued on August 31 and
a written examination
was also conducted.
The contract workers
will be paid honorari-
um and incentives un-
der the provisions of
Project Implementation
Plan (PIP) of the NHM.
In the meanwhile, all
the ministers of Ra-
jasthan government
will be visiting districts
for two days on comple-
tion of two years of
Ashok Gehlot -led Con-
gress government of
Rajasthan.
They will review the
implementation of ma-
jor schemes of the gov-
ernment in districts
and inform about the
public welfare works
done by the government
in the last two years.
All the members of
the cabinet will be visit-
ing various districts on
December 19 and 20 and
will also hold meetings
with the district- level
officials.
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has in-
structed all ministers to
jointly visit three dis-
tricts and review the
state government’s flag-
ship schemes and coro-
na virus management
with district- level offi-
cials. Teams of two
ministers will visit
three districts. During
this period, the situa-
tion arising out of the
corona pandemic and
the major schemes and
programmess of the
state government will
be reviewed. Press con-
ference will also be held
at local level in addition
to issuing booklets for
publicizing the achieve-
ments of government.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Even after a de-
cision at the level of
Chief Minister, the mat-
ter of transfer of lands
from JDA to Rajasthan
Housing Board for the
construction of multi-
storey apartments for
MLAs is left in limbo.
A meeting was held
by Chief Secretary
Niranjan Arya on the
issue of land transfer,
but the decision was left
to UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal and Assem-
bly Speaker CP Joshi.
This exposes the
claim of good govern-
ance that even the deci-
sions taken at the CM’s
level are not being exe-
cuted.
For the construction
of the multi-storey
housing for MLAs, the
lands of Vidhayak na-
gar east and Jalupura
have to be transferred
to the Housing Board,
but the decision has
not been executed so
far.
The assembly speak-
er & UDH Minister too
had decided for the
same in a meeting of
cabinet sub-committee
and assembly commit-
tee. The meeting held
by CS remained incon-
clusive as the decision
was left to the UDH
Minister and Assembly
Speaker, who already
had decided to transfer
the lands to RHB.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Niranjan Arya said
that the efforts made by
the Rajasthan Founda-
tion should be appreci-
ated for keeping alive
the love of the migrant
Rajasthanis for their
motherland and ensur-
ing that they get respect
when they visit the
state. Rajasthan Foun-
dation is acting as an
intermediary to ensure
that Rajasthanis, who
are settled out of the
state, remain connected
emotionally and also
become partners in the
development of the
state through invest-
ment.
The Chief Secretary
said this while chairing
8th Executive Commit-
tee Meeting of Ra-
jasthan Foundation. He
discussed the target for
the next three months
of the Foundation as
well as approved the ac-
tions to be taken under
the action plan. Com-
missioner of Rajasthan
Foundation, Dhiraj
Shrivastava informed
the CS about the objec-
tives and achievements
of the Foundation
through a presentation.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s De-
partment of Personnel
promoted 25 officials of
Rajasthan Administra-
tive Services. 12 of these
officials have been pro-
moted to the higher su-
pertime scale.
According to the order
released by the Depart-
ment of Personnel, Lalar-
am Gugarwal, Rashmi
Sharma, Jameel Ahmed
Quraishi,LakshmiNaray-
an Mantri, Sunil Kumar
Sharma, Iqbal Khan,
Kalpana Agarwal, Mani-
sha Arora, Sunil Sharma,
Pushpa Satyani, Pukhraj
Sain, and Shruti Bhard-
wajhavebeenpromotedto
higher supertime scale
from the supertime scale.
The promotion proposal
for Ayyub Khan was with-
drawn, owing to having
more than two kids.
Alongside these, Jyoti
Chauhan, Seema Kumar,
and Bindu Karunakar
havebeenpromotedtosu-
pertime scale from selec-
tion scale. Jitendra Singh
Naruka, Balwant Singh
Ligri,SantoshKarol,San-
jay Kumar (First), Kushal
Kumar Kothari, Naren-
dra Kumar Verma, and
Mahavir Prasad Nayak
got promoted to the selec-
tion scale. Also, Ratan Lal
Atal,ChandanDubeyand
Jabbar Singh were pro-
moted to the senior pay
scale from junior pay
scale.
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: Former Execu-
tive Director of Inter-
national Monetary
Fund, Adarsh Kishore
Saxena, a former IAS
officer of Rajasthan
cadre who was known
for his bold steps, has
passed away after pro-
longed illness.
74 years old Saxena
breathed his last at
Narayana Hospital. His
last rites were per-
formed at Moksha
Dham located at Pratap
Nagar, following Cov-
id-19 protocols in the
presence of family
members only.
Saxena, who was the
officer of 1969-batch,
was known as a ‘Da-
bang’ officer in bureau-
cratic circle and worked
with three Chief Minis-
ters – Shiv Charan Ma-
thur, Haridev Joshi and
Bharion Singh Shekha-
wat- on key posts and
also served at the Cen-
tre in the Finance Min-
istry.
His image was that of
a bold administrator.
Finance Minister P Chi-
dambaram had made
efforts to make him
cabinet secretary, but
the then cabinet secre-
tary B K Chaturvedi
was given extension &
later, Saxena retired.
Saxena worked with
Bhairon Singh Shekha-
wat as Secretary Fi-
nance in 1991. He was
Shekhawat’s trusted
bureaucrat.
Chidambaram want-
ed him to be the RBI
governor, but he was ap-
pointed by the IMF as
executive director and
left for the US.
He returned from
the US in 2009 and be-
came the chairman of
Apex Bank. He was not
keeping well for the
past 7-8 years and had
been living in his
home, ‘Badrika.’
‘JAIL SECURITY NEEDS TO BE STRENGTHENED’
‘GOVT COMMITTED TO TRIBAL WELFARE’
Water supply to benefit
66,000 families in Kekri
Health Min allots Rs 2.21 cr
to develop clinics in Ajmer
Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said that
his government is committed towards the de-
velopment of tribal areas and welfare of people
in the region. Speaking at a programme of Go-
vind Guru Tribal University, Banswara through
video conference, the Chief Minister said that
the Tribal University, which was set up by the
Congress government in its earlier tenure, has
done remarkable work in the sector of higher
education in the tribal region.
Gehlot chairs review meet of Jail Department through video conference at the CMR on Tuesday. CS
Niranjan Arya, DGP ML Lather, Principal Secretary, Home, Abhay Kumar, Principal Secretary, Finance,
Akhil Arora & other senior officers were present in the meeting.
CS Niranjan Arya chairs executive meet on Rajasthan Foundation.
Late Adarsh Kishore Saxena
CS Arya chairs meet over land
transfer to build houses for MLAs
‘Raj Foundation’s role imperative in
connecting NRIs with their culture’
12 RAS officers get Higher Super Time scale
Former ‘Dabang’ Raj cadre IAS, Adarsh
Kishore Saxena passes away at 74
Jaipur: Health Minister, Dr Raghu
Sharma has brought a huge bless-
ing to lakhs of residents of the Kekri
constituency. Keeping the upcoming
requirements for the next 30 years
in mind, a water supply plan is being
formulated. This scheme will benefit
66 thousand families and require 600
crore rupees to be executed.
Jaipur: Dr Raghu Sharma granted
Rs 2.21 crores for the development
of different clinics in Ajmer. Various
schemes promoted under this plan
are Rajkiya Jawahar Lal Nehru Clinic,
Medical College, Satellite Dispensary,
and Women’s Clinic. To facilitate
these plans, the finance department
of Ajmer has granted permissions.
Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma during the departmental
advisory committee meeting of Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani,
Yoga and Naturopathy departments at Swasthya Bhavan.
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
2,568
DEATHS
2,93,584
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
4,193 DEATHS 2,29,913 CASES
DELHI
10,115 DEATHS 6,10,447 CASES
WORLD
16,32,958
DEATHS
7,34,15,710
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
99,31,011
CONFIRMED CASES
1,44,090
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
48,339 DEATHS 18,86,807 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
8,083 DEATHS 5,66,728 CASES
KARNATAKA
11,965 DEATHS 9,03,425 CASES

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The seventh season was sup-
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during the show
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elighting her fans with an en-
chanting post, Bollywood actor
Shilpa Shetty, on Tuesday
shared tips for staying healthy.
One of the fittest actors in Bolly-
wood, Shetty leaves no stone unturned
to inspire her fans. In her latest Insta-
gram post, the ‘Dhadkan’ star shared
a winsome picture of herself
in which she is randomly
captured flashing her ra-
diant smile. Emphasis-
ing the significance of
a ‘good laugher’, she
suggested her fans to
watch a funny
movie/video.
—ANI
B
ollywood actor Ka-
reena Kapoor
Khan, on Tuesday
treated her fans
with an adorable picture,
this time with father and
‘sons’.
Bebo, who is one of the
most active Bollywood ce-
lebrities on social media,
shared a picture on Insta-
gram, which features her
husband and actor Saif
Ali Khan with both his
sons, Taimur and Ibra-
him in one frame. With
the post that shares
the father and sons
bonding, the ‘Heroine’
star wrote, “Favourite
boys! #FatherAnd-
Sons,” using smiling
face with red hearts
emoticons. —ANI
R
eali-
t y
star
Kim
Kardashi-
an and her
r a p p e r
husband Kanye West are
still finding their rela-
tionship difficult as a
couple and staying in dif-
ferent states. Even
though Kim and Kanye’s
relationship is not a nor-
mal one yet they have re-
portedly found a way not
to end their marriage.
The celebrity couple has
decided to keep them-
selves away from the di-
vorce courts even though
they are not enjoying the
ideal relationship. The
couple is still reportedly
struggling to “stay to-
gether as a couple” but
they are happy to keep
this status. —Agency
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hahid Kapoor on Tuesday
celebrated the shooting wrap-
up of his upcoming sports
drama film ‘Jersey’ with other cast
and crew members of the flick. The
‘Kabir Singh’ shared the announce-
ment of wrap-up of his much-await-
ed film ‘Jersey’on Instagram and
wrote, “It’s a film wrap on #jersey
.... 47 days of the shoot during
covid. Just unbelievable. I am so
proud of the entire team. It’s noth-
ing short of a miracle.” Extending
thanks to the crew members who
came to the sets amid the pan-
demic, the star noted, “It’s nothing
short of a miracle. I want to thank
each and everyone from the unit
for coming to set every day, putting
themselves at risk and doing what
we all love doing.” —ANI
I
mpressed by an art piece of
him created by a fan, Bollywood
actor Sonu Sood on Tuesday
posted its picture on social media.
The art, posted on Twitter, features
Sood’s face carved on a leaf that is
dedicated to him by one of his fans
referring to him as his superhero. To
acknowledge the art, the ‘Dabangg’
star re-tweeted his fan’s post and
wrote, “Patte patte pe likha hai
chapne wale ka naam”(translation:
On each leaf is written the name
of the printer’s name), with folded
hands emoticon. — ANI
T
he life and times of Indian field
hockey player Major Dhyan
Chand will soon be seen on the
big screen as a biopic. The movie
will be a collaboration by ‘Sonchiri-
ya’ producer Ronnie Screwvala and
director Abhishek Chaubey. Film
critic and movie trade analyst Taran
Adarsh took to Twitter on Tuesday
and announced the news. “HOCKEY
LEGEND #DHYANCHAND BIOPIC
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Screwvala and director Abhishek
Chaubey reunite, after #Sonchiriya...
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September this
year and the
show is already
loved by millions of fans
from around the world.
The actress and host will
be reuniting with her
‘Never Been Kissed’ co-
star and the actresses
will be dishing out some
fun stories for the audi-
ence. Speaking about
their time from the 90s
film, Jessica was full of
gratitude for Drew as
she said, “You propped
up so many actors at that
time and you took so
many people under your
wings. You guided them
and you set the stage for
us who were just start-
ing.” Jessica Alba, who
has starred in films like
Sin City and Fantastic
Four, also opened up on
juggling her work and
home life.
She jokingly said, “I
told everyone in the fam-
ily that I need a break
from them.” —Agency
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here’s a very
hopeful update
about the state
of Prince Har-
ry and Prince Wil-
liam‘s relationship
after months of ru-
mours of a major rift
in the royal family. A
friend of the royals
confirmed they were
feuding and Prince
Harry also publicly
spoke about the rift.
Many were worried
the family would nev-
errecoverafterPrince
Harry and Meghan
Markle‘s bombshell
decision to exit as sen-
ior members of the
royal family. The
brothers’ relationship
is much better than it
was. They are now in
regular contact and
the Sussex family has
sent Christmas pre-
sents to Prince Wil-
liam and Kate Middle-
ton‘s family.
—Agency
Yolanda Hadid revealed
Y
olanda Hadid loves being a new
grandma. She took to Insta-
gram to share a picture of the
day Gigi and her longtime
beau, Zayn Malik, found out they were
having a baby girl. The adorable cou-
ple posed side by side, showing off a
sliced-into gender-reveal cake proving
that a little girl was on the way. Gigi
appeared cosy, wearing a white polo-
style sweater; a cream-hued, knit car-
digan; and light-wash denim. She had
her hair pulled back into a casual bun.
As for Malik, he looked dapper in a
leather bomber jacket and a simple
black T-shirt. —Agency
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