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PM invokes ‘international challenges’
M a h a r a j g a n j /
Ballia(PTI): Address-
ing rallies in east UP’s
Maharajganj and Ballia
districts on Monday,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi stressed that
India must be made
stronginviewof emerg-
ing international chal-
lenges. He said Uttar
Pradesh has the “big-
gest” responsibility in
making India powerful.
In Maharajganj, he
said,“Theworldisgoing
through many challeng-
es at this time, and no
one can remain un-
touched by these situa-
tions. It affects every
citizen of the world in
one way or the other. In
such a situation, the big-
gest need of the hour is
a strong India. From ag-
riculture to military,
from sea to space, India
has to become powerful
ineveryfield.Therefore,
being such a big state of
the country, UP has the
biggest responsibility
.”
Talking about the Un-
ion government’s new
initiative in the border-
ing areas, he said a net-
work of roads is being
laid at the Nepal border
and the main roads are
being converted into
four-lane roads and
highways.After the con-
struction of an interna-
tional airport in Kushi-
nagar, the number of
tourists visiting here
has increased, he said.
“In this budget,
a special plan has
been made for
the develop-
ment of the vil-
lages located ad-
jacent to our
borders. And we
have not only
made promises,
we have also
made provisions
of funds for it. We
have named it vi-
brant village,” Modi
said. Maharajganj is
located on the border
of Nepal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting in
Ballia on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
MODI-SHAH IN EAST UP
Siddharthnagar(ANI):
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Monday
said that Samajwadi Party
chief Akhilesh Yadav has
two spectacles, from one
of which he sees only
one caste and from the
other only one religion.“If
Samajwadi Party comes,
it would work only for one
caste. If BSP comes, it
would work for another
caste. If BJP comes, eve-
ryone would benefit under
‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas,”
Shah said while address-
ing a public rally here.
Exuding confidence that
the BJP will breach the
300 mark in the Assembly
elections, Shah said that
the people have voted
the party to a majority in
the first five phases while
“you have to vote in the
sixth and seventh phases
to breach the 300 mark.”
He also warned that if SP
is voted to power, Atique
Ahmed and Mukhtar
Ansari will be out of jail.
“Under the rule of SP-BSP,
the mafia captured the
land of the poor. Is any
mafia seen today? Where
is Atique Ahmed? Where
is Mukhtar Ansari? Do you
want them to be in jail or
out on bail?” Shah said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public rally in
Kushinagar on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
AMIT SHAH
EXPLAINS WHAT
AKHILESH
YADAV ‘TWO
SPECTACLES’
SEE
Belarus (Agencies): A
Ukrainian presidential advis-
er today called for the retreat
of all Russian forces from
Ukrainian territory. The de-
mand came as Russia and
Ukraine began ceasefire talks
on the Belarusian border.
The talks are being held at
Ukraine’s border with Bela-
rus —near the Chernobyl ex-
clusion zone — after a call
between President Volodymyr
Zelensky and Belarus leader
Alexander Lukashenko.
Ukraine had earlier refused to
talk in Belarus, where Rus-
sian troops were stationed be-
fore the invasion.
According to Sputnik, Rus-
sian President Vladamir Putin
reportedly told his French
counterpart Emmanuel Ma-
cron that Ukraine solution is
possible only if Russia’s secu-
rity interests are considered.
Meanwhile, according to
AFP, Russian shelling killed at
least 11 civilians in Ukraine’s
second largest city of Kharkiv
on Monday
.
Dialogue between
Ukraine, Russia take
place at Belarussian border
UN rights boss
Bachelet said at least
102 civilians, including 7
children died in Ukraine since
Russian invasion. Moreover,
304 have been injured
Ukraine’s goal for
talks was immediate
ceasefire and withdrawal
of Russian forces
4 Union Ministers
going to Poland and
Romania to oversee
evacuation of thousands of
Indians stuck there
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3
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Talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in the Gomel region at Ukraine-Belarus border.
DIDI’S SUPPORT TO
PM MODI ON
UKRAINE CRISIS
UKRAINE FOR
“IMMEDIATE” EU
MEMBERSHIP
PM MODI CHAIRS HIGH-LEVEL MEETING
GOVT TO INDIANS
STUDENTS...
RUSSIA BANS
AIRLINES...
EX-MISS UKRAINE
JOINS FIGHT
AGAINST RUSSIA
INDIA ABSTAINS
FROM UNSC CALL
West Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee Monday
offered unconditional support
to Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on the Ukraine issue
and urged him to consider
convening an all-party
meeting for a national resolve
to emerge from the crisis
in sync with the country’s
long-standing stand for
international peace and non-
aggression.
Ukrainian President Volo-
dymyr Zelensky on Mon-
day urged the European
Union to grant his country
“immediate” member-
ship, as Russia’s assault
against the pro-Western
country went into its fifth
day. “We appeal to the
European Union for the
immediate accession of
Ukraine via a new special
procedure,” the 44-year-
old leader said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while chairing a meeting
over the ongoing crisis in Ukraine on Monday, decided
to send four Union Ministers to Poland and Romania to
oversee the evacuation of thousands of Indians, including
students, who are still stuck there. Meanwhile, Air India’s
fifth evacuation flight landed in Delhi with 249 Indians.
Indian students who are in
conflict-hit Ukraine should
try to move towards the
western side of the country
and stay in nearby towns
and not reach the border
directly, MEA said.
Russia has announced it is
banning flights by airlines
from 36 countries includ-
ing Britain and Germany in
response to a slew of bans
on its planes. Its list also
includes Jersey.
Anastasia Lenna, who
represented Ukraine in the
Miss Grand International
in 2015, is now joining
the Ukrainian military as it
fights Russian forces
India abstained from UNSC
procedural vote to call for a
rare emergency session of
the UNGA on Ukraine. The
resolution was adopted with
11 votes in favour, paving the
way for the General Assembly
to meet on Monday.
LET’S
TALK
TALK
LET’S
TALK
TALK INDIA ABSTAINS
FROM UNSC CALL
INDIA ABSTAINS
LET’S
TALK
Belarus (Agencies): A
Dialogue between
LET’S
TALK
LET’S
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TALK
TALK
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(WTM) of the Securities and Exchange Board of
India (Sebi) has been appointed as its new chief for a
tenure of three years. She is the first woman to head
the market regulator since its inception.
MADHABI PURI
BUCH NAMED
NEW SEBI
CHAIRPERSON
India’s GDP for the October-December quarter (Q3)
grew by 5.4 per cent, while the GDP for the entire
financial year 2021-22 is seen growing 8.9 per cent,
as per the second advanced and quarterly estimates
of GDP released by MoSPI on Monday.
INDIA’S GDP
GROWS 5.4% IN
Q3, TO GROW AT
8.9% IN FY22
Ukraine seeks withdrawal of Russian troops at talks; Russian nuclear triad begins rehearsals
Dozen civilians killed, hundreds wounded in Russian shelling on Kharkiv: Ukraine official
MAHA SHIVRATRI TODAY
Devotees dressed as Lord Shiva participate in procession
ahead of Shivratri festival in Jammu on Monday.
Violence mars Manipur phase 1
polls with 78.03% voter turnout
HC issues notice to leaders including
Sonia, Rahul on plea to implead them
Imphal: Violence
marred the first phase
of elections to 38 of Ma-
nipur’s60Assemblycon-
stituencies on Monday
as 78.03% of about 12.09
lakh voters exercised
their franchise by 5 p.m.
tone-pelting and gun-
fire were reported from
the Keirao constituency
in Manipur a few hours
after the first phase of
the Manipur Assembly
elections got underway
.
Polling was also dis-
rupted in the New
Keithelmanbi constitu-
ency in the Kangpokpi
district after Congress
and Bharatiya Janata
Party workers allegedly
clashed over allegations
of booth capturing.
Violence was also re-
ported from the Sing-
hat Assembly constitu-
ency in Churachand-
pur when a clash be-
tween BJP and KPA
broke out during mock
poll testing. A control
unit of the EVM was
damaged. The return-
ing officer had to call
for a backup EVM.
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court Monday is-
sued a notice to several
political leaders and ac-
tivists, including Con-
gress leaders Sonia
Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi,
Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra, and Union Min-
ister Anurag Thakur, in
applications seeking
their impleadment as
respondents in peti-
tions calling for regis-
tration of FIRs against
them for allegedly giv-
ing hate speeches prior
to the 2020 Northeast
Delhi riots.
The court had earlier
asked the petitioners if
it can proceed to issue
directions against
whom allegations have
been made without
them being arrayed as
parties. Following the
court’s observations,
the two petitioners –
Lawyers Voice and
Shaikh Mujtaba Farooq
& Ors. – moved two ap-
plications seeking to
add at least 24 persons,
against whom FIRs are
being sought, as re-
spondents to the peti-
tions which are pend-
ing since 2020.
A man injured in
the clash and(right)
The damaged EVM.
Giving hate speeches before 2020 Northeast Delhi riots:
Notice to Priyanka, Union Minister Anurag Thakur too
CORONA CATASTROPHE
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First India Bureau
Gorakhpur: With
chief minister Yogi Ad-
ityanath’s home-turf all
set to go to polls on
March 3, the Gora-
khnath mutt has virtu-
ally turned into an elec-
tion war room.
A battery of temple
premises employees
and volunteers can be
seen busy updating the
list of booth committee
members and details of
party workers in vari-
ous localities for elec-
tion campaigning etc in
the computer.
The social media
team is busy monitor-
ing various social me-
dia platforms, main-
taining a watch on ac-
tivities of rival parties,
posting programmes of
the chief minister as
well as highlights of his
speech during the elec-
tion campaigning in
various constituencies.
Photocopies of voters
list has been stored
there for distribution
among booth level
workers.
The mutt houses his-
tory and memories of
sages, saints and revo-
lutionaries of freedom
movement. There are
temples of Hindu gods
and goddesses.
During his visits to Go-
rakhpur, CM Yogi has
held series of meetings
with BJP leaders on
campaign strategy. Af-
ter he left for campaign-
ing in West UP, the mutt
got abuzz with activi-
ties. The temple staff,
who had been doing dai-
ly chores of the mutt,
are now managing his
election work.
The main election of-
fice has been set up in
the Hindu Sewa Ash-
ram on the mutt prem-
ises. Few rooms have
been converted into
rest rooms for volun-
teers while meals,
snacks and tea are sup-
plied from the kitchen.
A screen has been in-
stalled in the central
hall where the cam-
paign programme, car-
ried by various elec-
tronic channels, is
aired.
The social media cell
is located adjacent to the
main building of the
mutt, where a group of
staffers post election
campaignspeeches,pho-
tos and messages of the
CM on various social
media platforms. The
temple staff entrusted
with election campaign-
ing, works in coordina-
tion with BJP leaders
and workers who are
working from various
offices located in the as-
sembly segment.
Secretary of the Gor-
akhnath temple trust
office, Dwarka Tiwari
said “We are working
hard to ensure he wins
with a record margin.”
Countering the BSP
chief ’s tweet, he said
nothing has changed in
the mutt except deploy-
ment of security per-
sonnel on the premises
after Yogi ji became
Chief Minister of Uttar
Pradesh.
GORAKHPUR GEARS UP FOR THE BIG BATTLE ON MARCH 3
ELECTION CHATTER

Yogi is working
hard to ensure
BJP’s victory,
not only in
Gorakhpur but
also adjoining
Kushinagar,
Maharajganj,
Deoria, Basti
and Sant Kabir
Nagar distts
PM MODI TARGETS ‘GHOR PARIVARVADIS’
Maharajganj (PTI):
dra Modi on Monday
hit out at rivals over
their criticism of the
Covid vaccine, saying
“dynasts” never miss a
chance to dent India ’s
self-confidence.
Addressing a rally at
Maharajganj, Modi
said the Centre has
launched a “vibrant
village” scheme to give
speed up economic de-
velopment in the coun-
try’s bordering areas.
Taking a swipe at ri-
vals, the PM said they
always cared for the
interest of their family
but the BJP govern-
ment has worked for
the poor by providing
them health insurance
and electricity
.
Talking about the
Union government’s
new initiative in the
bordering areas, he
said on Monday, a net-
work of roads is being
laid at the Nepal border
and the main roads are
being converted into
four-lane roads and
highways.
After the construc-
tion of an internation-
al airport in Kushina-
gar, the number of
tourists visiting here
has increased, he said.
“In this budget, a
special plan has been
made for the develop-
ment of the last villag-
es located adjacent to
our borders. And we
not only made promis-
es, we also made provi-
sions of funds for it. We
have named it as vi-
brant village,” he said.
Maharajganj is lo-
cated on the border of
Nepal.Maharajganj
and adjoining areas
will go to vote in the
sixth phase on March 3.
Without naming Sa-
majwadi Party, Prime
Minister Modi said,
“These ‘ghor pariwar-
vadi’ (staunch dynasts)
can never make India
capable nor can they
make UP empowered.
In this COVID-19 pan-
demic, you have seen
how these people have
spared no effort to hurt
India’s self-confidence
by talking negative
about vaccines.”
PMNarendra Modi with state BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh (2nd from right) and others during a
public meeting for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Ballia on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
TARGETS RIVALS
PM enumerates steps taken to develop roads on India-Nepal borders,
says the newly constructed Kushinagar airport will help boost tourism ‘Dynasts destroyed law & order,
Yogi bringing UP back on track’
Ballia (ANI): Laud-
ing Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath for
“bringing the law
and order of the state
back on track”, the
PM Modi said that
the “ghor parivaar-
vadis had destroyed
the law and order sit-
uation in the state
during their tenure
in office.
“Development of
Ballia, Purvanchal
and UP is my duty as
well as my priority.
Today, along with
Poorvanchal, every
region is being given
attention to the de-
velopment, be it elec-
tricity, road, hospi-
tal. The ‘ghor
parivaarvadis’ had
destroyed the law
and order situation
in the state. Yogi Ad-
ityanath is bringing
it back on track,” he
said.
Hitting out at the
previous SP govern-
ment led by SP Chief
Akhilesh Yadav on
the issue of law and
order, PM Modi said
“The businessmen of
Ballia cannot forget
how goons snatched
their money. Under
the government of
Chief Minister Yogi,
the businessman of
Ballia is feeling safe.
The daughters no
more have the fear of
goons when they go
out of their homes,”
he said.
PM addresses a public meeting in Ballia on Monday.
Development of
Purvanchal
region of UP is
on PM Modi’s
priority list
‘SP,BSP worked on caste
lines,BJP worked for all’
Kushingar (PTI):
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Monday
accused the Samajwadi
Party and the Bahujan
Samaj Party of working
on caste lines when in
power in Uttar Pradesh,
and said his BJP has
worked for all commu-
nities in the state since
2017.
Addressing an elec-
tion meeting for party
candidates in Kushi-
nagar, Shah said free
scooters will be given to
girls and free tablet and
smartphones to poor
youths who want to pur-
sue higher education if
the BJP returns to pow-
er in Uttar Pradesh.
He hit out at both the
SP and the BSP, accus-
ing the previous gov-
ernments of bua and
bhatija (Mayawati and
Akhilesh Yadav) of
keeping Uttar Pradesh
divided on caste lines.
Of all parties today,
only BJP and Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi are the one who
worked for the welfare
of the poor and the de-
prived. For 70 years,
parties came and went,
SP-BSP talked about
poor, backwards, Dalits
and deprived classes
but did nothing for
them, he said.
The district of Kush-
inagar, which goes to
polls on March 3, has
seven assembly seats—
Kushinagar, Khadda,
Padrauna, Tamkuhi
Raj, Fazilnagar, Hata
and Ramkola — of
which the BJP had won
five in 2017 elections.
The seat of Tamkuhi
Raj was won by Ajay
Kumar Lallu of the
Congress while in Ram-
kola, Suheldev Bharti-
ya Samaj Party’s Ra-
manand Baudh had
emerged victorious de-
spite a BJP juggernaut
in the state.
Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public rally for the UP assembly elections, in Kushinagar
on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
BJP AIMS ‘SABKA SAATH SABKA VIKAS’
BJP to hit sixer, win 300 plus seats: CM
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur: “The BJP
has attained an unsur-
mountable lead in five
phases of UP polls and
the party is poised well
to hit a sixer in the final
phases to romp home
with 300 plus seats,”
said Yogi Adityanath.
Addressing a massive
election rally in the Pip-
raich assembly constit-
uency of Gorakhpur on
Monday, the CM said,
“the people here have
completely rejected the
‘hardcore dynasts’ and
lotus (the symbol of
BJP) is sure to bloom at
every booth in Gorakh-
pur.”
Mounting the attack
on the the opposition,
the CM termed it as ‘fu-
tile’ to trust those op-
portunist leaders who
kept changing friends
with every election .
“Our government’s
sentiments are with ev-
ery section of society
but SP’s all support
base is with terrorists.
SP government was the
first ito withdraw the
cases of terrorists.”
He said that the all-
around development
work of the state has
been done under the
BJP government.
“If our double engine
govt comes to power
again then all women
of over 60 years of age
will be given free access
to travel in state buses,
“the CM said.
Targeting the ap-
peasement policy of
the Samajwadi Party,
Chief Minister CM Yogi
Adityanath said that
earlier electricity was
only provided on the oc-
casions of Eid-Bakrid
while there were power
cuts during Holi and
Deepawali. Crowd in Gorakhpur for Yogi rally.
BSP’s candidate list resembles
Muslim League’s, says CM Yogi
Deoria (PTI): Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath on Monday ac-
cused the opposition
of playing politics of
appeasement and al-
leged that the BSP’s
list of candidates for
the state polls resem-
bled a “Muslim
league”.
Addressing a se-
ries of meetings in
Deoria, he said the
opposition parties
are spreading hatred
among communities
to increase their vote-
bank.
While the Sama-
jwadi Party’s (SP)
candidate list gives a
clear message that
the party is not ready
to leave criminals, ,
the BSP list of candi-
dates resembles a
‘Muslim league’.
This proves that they
will not give equal
representation to all
sections and regions,
he said during public
meetings at Pathard-
eva, Salempur and
Rudrapur assembly
constituencies in
Deoria.
Only BJP can make a poor
man an MLA, says Nadda
Mirzapur (ANI): The
BJP candidate from
Machhali Shahar in
Uttar Pradesh only
had Rs 3,000 in his
bank account, said
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) chief Ja-
gat Prakash Nadda on
Monday emphasizing
that only BJP has the
power to make a poor
man an MLA.
Addressing a rally in
Mirzapur, Nadda
said, “I was in Mach-
hlishahr, discussing
about the candidate
there. You will be sur-
prised to know that
one of our workers is
contesting elections,
he had only Rs 3,000
in his account. It is
the BJP that has the
power to make a poor
man an MLA.” Hail-
ing the leadership of
NDA, he said, “We
can say with certain-
ty that NDA is anoth-
er name for develop-
ment work”.
Yogi waves to the crowd
during a public meeting at
Pathardeva, in Deoria on
Monday.
J.P. Nadda addresses a
public meeting in Machhali
Shahar, in Jaunpur on
Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’, who is contesting against
Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur Urban, takes out a rally in the
constituency on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
—PHOTO BY ANI

UTTAR PRADESH
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CRUCIAL READ
Lucknow: Strong room and the place designated for
the counting of votes were on Monday inspected by
Abhishek Prakash, District Election Officer and DK
Thakur, Police Commissioner. On the occasion, Ab-
hishek Prakash siad that security of the strong room/
counting place has been given to the CISF and CCTV
cameras have been arranged to monitor the premises.
He added that these cameras can also be used by
political parties and candidates to personally check the
happenings of the strong room and other premises. He
further added that all arrangements for control room at
the place of counting are in place.
TWO GIVEN LIFE
TERM IN 2016 LOOT
MURDER CASE
Muzaffarnagar: A court
here convicted two peo-
ple of looting and killing
a cop six years ago, and
sentenced them to life
imprisonment. Addl dis-
trict and sessions judge
Shakur Hassan also
imposed a fine of Rs
24,000 each on convicts
Denis Balyan and Vichitr
alias Ravi.According to
public prosecutor Niraj
Malik, the duo shot
dead constable Raman
Kumar, and looted his
bike and other valuables
when he was travelling
from Bijnor to his village
Simbhalka in Shamli on
January 14, 2016.
CM SPL SECY KR
HARSH ON LEAVE,
P KUMAR FILLS IN
Lucknow: Kumar Harsh,
IAS officer of batch 2016
and Special Secretary
to the Chief Minister
of Uttar Pradesh has
gone on a week’s leave
and all responsibility
has now been handed
over to IAS Prathamesh
Kumar, Second Special
secretary to the Chief
Minister by the Appoint-
ments Department on
Monday. Kumar Harsh
also held additional
charges of Director and
Special Secretary Civil
Aviation Department,
Uttar Pradesh which will
now be handled by IAS
Prathamesh Kumar.
TOP ADMN OFFICIALS INSPECT STRONG
ROOM, VOTE COUNTING AREA
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The battle
between the ruling BJP
and the principal chal-
lenger Samajwadi Party
(SP) has underpinned
UP politics on Twitter.
With completion of
fifth phase of the Uttar
PradeshAssemblypolls,
the hashtag #mai-
bhibhagwadhari re-
mained the top trending
topic in India on Twitter
from 11pm on Sunday
and lasted throughout
the night.
As the hashtag #mai-
bhibhagwadhari be-
came the top trend, it
crossed over 415 million
impressions and
reached over 58 million
people.
It is to be mentioned
that the trend #mai-
bhibhagwadhari
started after Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath at
a public meeting in Gor-
akhpur addressed the
remarks made by SP
leader Dimple Yadav
and said “Haan, Main
Bhagwadhaari Hoon”.
Dimple Yadav had
termed the Saffron as
the colour of ‘war’, to
which Adityanath had
replied by calling it an
insult to the ‘sanatan
culture and saints’. As
soon as Yogi Adityanath
called himself ‘bhagwa-
dhaari’, people took to
social media to express
their support towards
the BJP calling them-
selves “bhagwadhaari”.
Twitter and other so-
cial media platforms
were abuzz with com-
ments over the initia-
tives taken by the BJP
towards improved law
and order situation in
the state with several
peoplehailingthePrime
Minister and the CM
Yogi Adityanath for
their efforts.
Significantly, along
with the hashtag other
related hashtags such as
# firekbaryogisark-
ar alsoremainedtrend-
ing on Twitter simulta-
neously
.
Pratapgarh (PTI): A
case has been regis-
tered against Indepen-
dent candidate and for-
mer Uttar Pradesh min-
ister Raghuraj Pratap
Singh, alias Raja Bhai-
ya, and 17 others on the
charges of assaulting a
polling agent of the Sa-
majwadi Party, a police
officer said on Monday
.
The case was regis-
tered at Kunda police
station under various
sections of the IPC and
the Scheduled Castes
and Scheduled Tribes
(Prevention of Atroci-
ties) Act.
Superintendent of
Police Satpal Antil said,
“On the voting day (on
February 27), Rakesh
Kumar Pasi, a polling
agent of Samajwadi
Party candidate Gul-
shan Yadav...com-
plained that Tinku
Singh, a polling agent
of the Jansatta Dal Lok-
tantrik, phoned him
and told him to leave
the booth (in Rai-
yyapur), otherwise
booth capturing could
not be done.”
Thereafter, Jansatta
Dal Loktantrik leader
Raghuraj Pratap Singh,
Subhash Singh and Go-
pal Kesarwani reached
the polling booth along
with their supporters
and took away Pasi in a
vehicle and beat him
up, the police officer
said.
Pasi suffered injuries
in his head.
Acting on a com-
plaint, the police regis-
tered the case against 18
people, including Ra-
ghuraj Pratap Singh,
and the matter is being
probed, the officer said.
Raghuraj Pratap
Singh contested as an
Independent from the
Kunda assembly con-
stituency which voted
in the fifth phase on
Sunday
.
Prayagraj (PTI): The
police have lodged an
FIR against seven peo-
ple for allegedly raising
“Pakistan Zindabad”
slogans during a public
meeting at the Handia
assembly constituency
here, officials said on
Monday
.
The police said prima
facie, it appeared to be a
public meeting of the
Samajwadi Party
.
However, the party
candidate is not visible
in the video, they said.
Taking cognizance of
a video of a public meet-
ing in which some peo-
ple were seen shouting
such slogans, the police
identified them men
and lodged an FIR, Han-
dia’s Circle Officer Dr
Bhim Kumar Gautam.
The people who have
been identified could
not be arrested as vot-
ing was underway on
Sunday. They will be
arrested soon, he said.
SP candidate from
Handia assembly seat,
Hakim Lal Bind, al-
leged that the video has
been released after “be-
ing dubbed by the peo-
ple from the BJP” with
a motive of make the
election “Hindu vs Mus-
lim”.
He said the police
should have checked
the veracity of the vid-
eo before registering a
report. The party is get-
ting this video investi-
gated at its level.
“Nowhere in any of
my meetings were such
slogans raised,” he
said.
Battle for UP 2022 gains traction on Twitter, tops trend with 415 m impressions
STATE RULES CYBER SPACE
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Social media
was abuzz with
comments over
initiatives taken
by BJP towards
improved law
and order in UP
HAR HAR MAHADEV
Devotees take part in the Shiv Baraat on the eve of Mahashivratri, at Mankameshwar
Temple, in Lucknow on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
RajaBhaiya,17othersbooked
Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya. —FILE PHOTO
Complaint of
assaulting SP
polling agent
‘Took away in
a vehicle and
beat him up’
GULSHAN IN SOUP
Sevata seat:
BJP confident
of repeating
success
First India Bureau
Sitapur: With poll-
ing done here in the
fourth phase of as-
sembly elections on
February23,thecan-
didates are eagerly
waiting for the
counting of votes on
March 10.
If we look at Seva-
ta seat, there are
3,13,971 voters. Of
these there are
1,00,000 Scheduled
Caste voters, 65,000
voters of Brahmin
class and about
75,000 Muslim vot-
ers. When the elec-
tion for the seat was
heldinthe4thphase,
70.96 per cent people
or 2,22,880 exercised
their right. This
proves that the re-
sultof Sevataassem-
blyseatwillbelarge-
ly affected by the SC
voter. Such a demog-
raphy has played
into the hands of
BJP’s Gyan Tiwari
once again and he is
expectedtowinonce
more from here.
During the last
elections, SP instead
of giving ticket to
4-time MLA Mahen-
dra Singh alias Jhin
Babu gave a ticket to
Shiv Kumar Gupta
whichresultedinthe
SP suffering one of
their biggest losses.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UP An-
ti-Terrorist Squad
(ATS) has arrested ac-
tive member of human
trafficking gang in-
volved in selling wom-
en and children after
trafficking them from
Myanmar and Bangla-
desh to India.
ATS sources here
said that three mem-
bers of an internation-
al human trafficking
gang were arrested by
the ATS team on July
27, 2021.
The gang was in-
volved in trafficking
persons, majorly wom-
en and children from
Myanmar and Bangla-
desh to India and
prepare their fake iden-
tity documents and lat-
er sell them at high
prices.
Following the leads
ATS arrested Moham-
mad Rafeeq alias Rafe-
eq-ul-Islam, a resident
of Hyderabad when he
came to meet his jailed
associate in Lucknow.
After information
from Rafeeq, the ATS
team arrested prime
accused of the gang
Bappan alias Arshad
Miyan in Tripura. He
will be brought to Luc-
know on transit re-
mand, sources said.
Seven booked for raising ‘Pakistan
Zindabad’ slogans at public event
UP ATS nabs trafficking
gang member in Tripura
SP candidate
claims video
dubbed by BJP
to make Hindu-
Muslim issue
PNC Infratech to
finish Lko e’way
in less than 3 yrs
First India Bureau
Kanpur: Work on
LucknowExpressway
has been intensified.
An MoU has been
signed for its con-
struction between
NHAI and the con-
structionagencyPNC
Infratech.
FromJanuary2025,
vehicleswillstartply-
ing on it. The e’way
will be connected to
Lucknow Highway
,
Rae Bareli Highway
and the Kanpur-Luc-
know Ring Road.
There will be a sepa-
rate link road for this.
Among the 17 con-
struction agencies
PNC gave the lowest
rate, so the contract
was given for con-
struction at 14 per
cent less but has been
instructed to com-
plete construction in
30months.Thistarget
will be counted from
August. In the mean-
time, it will have to
start building the in-
frastructure together
in 67 km. PNC had
also constructed Luc-
know Highway 20
years ago but the ele-
vated portion in Kan-
pur was constructed
by Gammon India.
According to the
agreement, where the
elevated road will be
constructed in the ex-
pressway
, an 8-lane
structure will be
made so that there is
noneedforexpansion
in future.
BJP’s Gyan Tiwari
Russia-Ukraine war hits
Firozabad glass industry
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A hike in
petroleum products is
expected as a fallout of
the ongoing Russia-
Ukraine war. But the
conflicthasalsohadan
adverse impact on the
famous glass industry
of Firozabad. Busi-
ness, according to
those in the trade, has
been badly hit and the
situation may worsen
if the war lasts long.
Many glass making
chemicals come from
Europe and their rates
have suddenly gone up
drastically
.Atthesame
time, orders worth Rs
200croreof glassitems
thatcamefromEurope
have been put on hold.
The total export of
various glass items of
Firozabad is Rs 1,200
crore. If the war goes
on for long, all the or-
dersmay face cancella-
tion. Glass products
manufactured in
Firozabad were sup-
plied to 70 countries of
Europe. In such a situ-
ation,manyordershad
tobeclearedbytheend
of March. Mukesh
Bansal Tony
, a leading
exporter, said as soon
as the rate of gas, die-
sel and petrol increas-
es after the elections,
the glass industry is
bound to be hit. There
has been a sudden
huge jump in the rates
of thechemicalswhich
were coming from
abroad.
IMPACT ON PLASTIC PRICES TOO
Prices of plastic products have jumped due to the rise
in crude oil price. The price of plastic granules has
increased by 15 per cent in a week. The plastic grain
which was Rs 96.50 before the start of the war has
now gone up to Rs 111 per kg. According to plastic
traders, some traders make their own granules from
plastic while some buy it from outside. The prices of
many mobile accessories have also increased.
—FILE PHOTO
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CHAIN OF EVENTS
SP’s Mahendra Singh

PERSPECTIVE
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The wise work for the
welfare of the world, without
thought for themselves.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
I urge the people of Manipur,
especially the youth to vote in large
numbers. Your one vote will keep this
beautiful state free from insurgency,
blockade and corruption. So come out
and vote for a prosperous Manipur.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Thank you PM@NarendraModi ji for
capturing the transformative impact
that PM GatiShakti will have on the ec
onomy.#AatmanirbharBharatKaBudg
et backs this initiative that strengthens
cooperative federalism, creates jobs &
unlocks our growth potential.
TOP TWEETS
POLAND’S
RACIST ACT
AGAINST INDIAN
STUDENTS
STRANDED IN
UKRAINE
heissueof trappedIn-
dian students in
UkraineandalongPo-
land’s border needs to
be resolved at the ear-
liest. Prime Minister Narendra
Modihasgiventhisresponsibility
tofourUnionministers---Hardeep
Puri, Kiren Rijiju, Gen VK Singh
and Jyotiraditya Scindia---of
bringingbackthestudentsstrand-
ed in the conflict zone. The evacu-
ation exercise has been code-
named ‘Operation Ganga.’ These
ministers will travel to Romania,
Moldova, Hungary and Poland.
It is at the Polish border that
the students have been ill-treated
by the border guards who are not
allowingIndianstudentspassage
becauseIndiadidnotbacktheUN
resolution against Russia. That’s
a racist and reprehensible act of
thePolishguards.OneIndianstu-
dent said that around 50 students
weretrappedinfreezingtempera-
tures. For those trapped in cold,
and amid raging war, the govern-
ment’s response has come a wee
bitlate.Thishasgiventheopposi-
tionpartiesachancetoattackthe
government which seemed busy
with election campaigns.
T
ladimir Putin put-
ting Russia’s nu-
clear deterrence
forces on high
alert has sent a
chill around the world. The
warning came after the West
announced a slew of retalia-
torymeasuresfortheinvasion
of Ukraine, there’s fear of the
warescalating.Especiallypro-
vocativeforRussiaistheEuro-
peanUnionmember’sdecision
to supply weapons, including
anti-tank air defence missiles,
tothebesiegedcountry
.Thisis
the first such decision in the
history of the EU. More sig-
nificant is the change in Ger-
many’s policy banning export
of weapons to a conflict zone
and Sweden shifting from its
neutralstancetoprovethatthe
EU is united in its response to
the Russian invasion.
During the five days of
fighting the West has hit hard
at Russia’s financial inter-
ests. A day ago US, UK and
Europe removed some Rus-
sian banks from SWIFT (So-
ciety for Worldwide Inter-
bank Financial Telecommu-
nication), a messaging sys-
tem for transactions, to block
Russia’s access to the global
financial system. In the latest
reprisal, the Biden adminis-
tration has cut off American
transactions with the Rus-
sian central bank to prevent
it from dealing in dollars.
All this is aimed at squeez-
ing Moscow into stopping the
war and withdrawing its
troops from Ukraine. That is
not happening as reports
suggested that Belarus will
join the war alongside Rus-
sia. Putin, the former KGB
chief, must have done all his
calculations about the conse-
quences of the invasion.
What the west is sceptical of
is whether Putin will stop at
Ukraine or target some Bal-
kan country next. It is this
uncertainty which is keeping
the west on tenterhooks.
WEST HITS FINANCIAL
INTERESTS OF RUSSIA
Belarus will join the war
alongside Russia. Putin,
the ex- KGB chief, must
have done all his
calculations about
invasion’s consequences.
What west is sceptical
of is whether Putin will
stop at Ukraine or target
some Balkan country next
V
Sanctions as America’s
Universal Response to Evil
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FEBRUARY 25:
APPETITE
Is it justified to think that na-
tions have personalities,
along with tastes, fears and
desires? People do. But can
we assume there is an equiv-
alence between the demon-
strable inclinations of a na-
tional government and the
needs, ambitions and predi-
lections of the people in a
democracy? It appears ever
more obvious that the politi-
cal class — increasingly per-
ceived as an isolated elite in
modern societies — is less
representative of and respon-
sive to the people who elect
its leaders and officials than
to the economic and cultural
elite those politicians tend to
associate and identify with.
In a Los Angeles Times ar-
ticle on the Kremlin’s view of
international sanctions, Da-
vid Pierson and Sam Dean
seek to explain how the West
has been elaborating an effec-
tive strategy designed to
counter Russia’s militarily
assault on Ukraine. “With no
appetite for military confron-
tation,” they write, “the U.S.
and its allies are relying on
sweeping economic sanctions
to persuade Russian Presi-
dent Vladimir Putin to pull
out of Ukraine.”
Most people would find
this sentence a reasonable
description of the American
reaction to events in Eastern
Europe. The comforting mes-
sage is that the West has no
interest in war. The damage
and suffering caused by this
war can be blamed on one
government and indeed one
man, Vladimir Putin.
But does it make any sense
to talk of an “appetite” when
speaking of the foreign poli-
cy of a nation? If the meta-
phor of a nation’s appetite
has any factual foundation in
the realm of foreign policy,
the history of the United
States over at least the past
three-quarters of a century
reveals an aptitude of Amer-
ican leaders for war in all its
forms, which may or may not
reflect an appetite or even a
craving of its leaders.
Recent decades have re-
vealed a proclivity of the
American political class to
toggle between physical war-
fare itself — which tradition-
ally pitted trained and
equipped armies against
each other — and economic
warfare directed against en-
tire civilian populations. The
latter has recently been
deemed by political leaders
to be more humane, even
though it spreads suffering
wider and disproportionate-
ly affects uncounted masses
of people not remotely in-
volved in wartime aggres-
sion or any of the practices
cited to justify going to war.
In 1996, when Madeleine
Albright, the US ambassador
to the UN at the time, was
asked about the death of
500,000 Iraqi children due to
US sanctions, she said “the
price is worth it.” This re-
flects the kind of political
calculus that counts half a
million lives not as a tragedy,
but as a “price,” something to
be evaluated in purely mon-
etary terms. In moral terms,
Albright was counting on a
form of specious reasoning
that says if we haven’t direct-
ly sought to kill those chil-
dren, we bear no responsibil-
ity
. Their sacrifice is thus of
no concern.
A similar form of reason-
ing led to the policy privi-
leged at least since Barack
Obama’s presidency of see-
ing drone warfare as humane
because it is “clean,” to the
extent that it precludes any
risk to the “good guys” (our-
selves) doing the killing. If
only bad people are being
killed, war appears to be hu-
mane and possibly as fun as
playing a video game.
So now The Los Angeles
Times wants us to accept the
idea that American leaders
have “no appetite for military
confrontation” in the current
Ukraine drama. Apart from
the irrelevance of the ques-
tion of appetite, that idea is
contestable for another rea-
son. In this case, it isn’t a
question of desire, aptitude,
proclivity or even ingrained
habit. The unwillingness to
mount a military operation is
due to the simple fact that the
United States has no legal jus-
tification for engaging in
physical war with Russia,
which has not threatened US
security or the security of
any NATO nation.
—WWW.FAIROBSERVER.COM
O
Language allows people to
express thoughts, theories,
ideas, experiences and opin-
ions. But even while doing so,
it also serves to obscure what
is essential for understanding
the complex nature of reality.
When people use language
to hide essential meaning,
it is not only because they
cynically seek to prevaricate
or spread misinformation. It
is because they strive to tell
the part or the angle of the
story that correlates with their
needs and interests.
WHY
MONITORING
LANGUAGE IS
IMPORTANT
In 1996, when
Madeleine Albright, the
US ambassador to the
UN at the time, was asked
about the death of
500,000 Iraqi
children due to US
sanctions, she said “the
price is worth it”

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New Delhi (Agencies):
Human-caused climate
change is now dealing
damage to every region
of the world, with al-
most half of humanity
at risk of increasing
harm to their lives and
livelihoods, concludes a
landmark UN report re-
leased on Monday
.
In its report focusing
on the impacts of glob-
al warming on people
and the planet, the In-
ternational Panel on
Climate Change says
that every inhabited
continent is already ex-
periencing multiple cli-
mate impacts, from
droughts and flooding
to biodiversity loss and
falling food production.
Between 3.3 to 3.6 bil-
lion people live in areas
“highly vulnerable to
climate change,” the
authors warn, with
“additional severe
risks” should the Earth
warm beyond 1.5 de-
grees Celsius (2.7 de-
grees Fahrenheit).
Some of the effects
“will be irreversible,
even if global warming
is reduced.”
Emphasising that the
harms caused by global
warming go far beyond
simply the thread of
fires and flooding, the
report finds: “Climate
change impacts are in-
creasingly being felt in
all regions of the world
with growing challeng-
es for water availabili-
ty, food production and
the livelihoods of mil-
lions of people.”
Crucially, these
harms will intensify
rapidly over the com-
ing years.
“We also know that
impacts will continue
to increase if drastic
cuts in greenhouse gas
emissions are further
delayed—affecting the
lives of today’s chil-
dren tomorrow and
those of their children
much more than ours.”
The report is vital
because it represents
the consensus view of
thousands of climate
researchers from 195
countries, and as such
is intended to guide the
plans that governments
put in place to respond
and adapt to the chang-
ing climate. But the au-
thors say governments
are not doing anywhere
near enough to meet
the threat.
“This report is a dire
warning about the con-
sequences of inaction,”
said Hoesung Lee,
Chair of the IPCC.
Over 3 billion lives now threatened by global warming: UN report
CLIMATE BREAKDOWN
Rahul releases Stalin’s
autobiography in TN
Chennai (ANI): Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi on Monday released
DMK chief and Tamil
NaduChief MinisterMK
Stalin’s autobiography
,
titled ‘Ungalil Oruvan,’
(One Among You) here.
Gandhi, Lok Sabha
MP
, released the book in
the presence of Kerala
Chief Minister Pinarayi
Vijayan and Leader of
Opposition in Bihar As-
sembly
, Tejashwi Yadav
andNationalConference
leader Omar Abdullah.
The first copy of the
bookwasreceivedbysen-
iorDMKleaderandstate
Water Resources Minis-
ter Duraimurugan.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin with Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi during book launch on Stalin’s biography “Ungalil Oruvan”
(One Among You), in Chennai on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
POST PUNJAB ELECTION RESULTS,
WILL AKALI-BJP FORGE ALLIANCE?
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: The assem-
bly elections in Punjab
are over and with this
the discussion of the
coming together of both
the old allies – Akali Dal
and BJP has started. On
the very next day of vot-
ing,AkalileaderBikram
Majithia has said that
after the elections, there
can be coordination be-
tween the two parties.
Although he had said
this in the context of
forming the govern-
ment, which is not visi-
ble. Still, even if the gov-
ernment is formed or
not, both the parties can
come together. The Aka-
li Dal withdrew support
from the government on
theissueof threecontro-
versial agricultural
laws. Now that the gov-
ernment has abolished
that law, Akalis will not
objecttoreturningtothe
NDA again.
Ontheotherhand,the
Bharatiya Janata Party
also has to look towards
the 2024 Lok Sabha elec-
tions. It knows that it
will have to work harder
andgarnersupportfrom
more parties to form the
government next time.
That is why the BJP will
also welcome the Akali
Dal with an open heart.
Keep in mind that the
decree issued by Dera
Sacha Sauda for Dera
lovers before voting was
for both BJP and Akali.
In ‘code’, Dera support-
ers were asked to vote
for the lotus and weigh
scale.Moreover,itseems
that non-political forces
will also play a role in
bringing the two togeth-
er. The issue will be on
whether Harsimrat
KaurBadalwillbemade
a minister again at the
Center or not. Akali
leaders would like her to
become a minister
again. Discussion about
this will happen after
the Punjab assembly re-
sultsandbeforethepres-
idential elections.
PM Modi with SAD chief Sukhbir Badal. —FILE PHOTO
Tharoor’s view on Ukraine personal: Cong
New Delhi: Though
Rahul Gandhi has used
sharp words to urge the
government to evacu-
ate students from
Ukraine, the Congress’
official statement on
Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine is far more
diplomatic and is simi-
lar to the government’s
stand at the UN after
abstaining from a vote
to denounce Russia.
Congress leader
Shashi Tharoor, in fact,
was far sharper on In-
dia’s abstention at the
UN.
“After our absten-
tion, many regretted
that India had placed
itself on the ‘wrong
side of history’,” Tha-
roor had said.
Anand Sharma said
his colleague’s views
“are personal” and re-
marked that strong
words must not be
used. “The path of dip-
lomatic negotiations
must be embraced in
all sincerity for a nego-
tiated resolution of all
issues between Russia
and Ukraine, respect-
ing the Minsk and Rus-
sia-NATO agreements
and earlier understand-
ings,” said a statement
from former Union
Minister Anand Shar-
ma, who heads the par-
ty’s foreign affairs de-
partment.
“The Congress while
expressing its anguish
is of the considered
view that the interna-
tional community must
work together for ces-
sation of armed con-
flict and early restora-
tion of peace to save
human lives and fur-
ther aggravation of the
crisis,” said the Con-
gress statement.
Shashi Tharoor
Ram Rahim
returns to jail
after 3-week
furlough
Chandigarh (PTI):
Dera Sacha Sauda chief
Gurmeet Ram Rahim
Singh was
on Mon-
d a y
b r o u g h t
back to
Rohtak’s
S u n a r i a
jail after his three-week
furlough ended.
The sect chief is
serving a 20-year jail
term for raping two
women disciples at his
ashram in Sirsa, where
the ‘dera’ is headquar-
tered. He was convict-
ed by a special CBI
court in Panchkula in
August 2017.
A Rohtak police offi-
cial said the dera chief
was brought from Gu-
rugram to Sunaria jail
in Rohtak district be-
fore noon under heavy
security cover.
He was granted the
three-week furlough on
February 7 for meeting
his family in Guru-
gram.
Muslim students from
Udupi denied entry to
attend practical exams
Bengaluru (PTI): On
Monday three Muslims
students of Udupi Gov-
ernment PU College for
Girls were disallowed
from attending their sci-
ence practical examina-
tionsforwearinghijabto
class. Among the stu-
dents were AH Almas,
one of the petitioners
who had approached the
Karnataka High Court
seeking per-
mission to
wear hijab to
the college.
On 10 February
, in an
interim order the court
banned hijab and other
religious clothing on
campuses where uni-
form is prescribed by
College Development
Committee (CDC).
On Monday
, the stu-
dentswereaskedtoleave
the campus in “five min-
utes,” they alleged. In a
video posted on Twitter,
Almas said, “The princi-
pal told us that he will
call the police if we do
notleaveinfiveminutes.
It was very cruel.”
The students were not
allowed to submit their
practical record books
for attestation from the
faculty concerned, she
alleged. “The teachers
refused to sign the re-
cord books.”
In a press conference
held the pre-
vious week,
the students
had request-
ed the state govt to post-
pone science practical
exams as students who
wear hijab are not al-
lowed to attend classes.
The protest for hijab
started in the Udupi col-
lege in December 2021.
The hijab protest,
however, met with vehe-
ment opposition from
Hindu students who
were backed by Hindu
right-wing outfits.
HIJAB ROW
KARNATAKA

—
FILE
PHOTO
ExternalaffairsministerSJaishankaralongwithseniorministerswerealsopresent
PM MODI CHAIRS HIGH-LEVEL
MEETINGONUKRAINECONFLICT
New Delhi (Agencies):
dra Modi on Monday
chaired a high-level
meeting on Ukraine. Ex-
ternal affairs minister S
Jaishankar along with
senior ministers were
present in the meeting.
This is the second meet-
ing chaired by the prime
minister over the ongo-
ingwarbetweenUkraine
and Russia.
On Sunday
, PM Modi
held a two-hour long
meetingwithexternalaf-
fairs minister S Jais-
hankar,foreignsecretary
Harsh V Shringla and
other top officials.
During the meeting,
thePMmadeitclearthat
the evacuation of Indi-
ans from the war-hit
country is a top priority
.
Meanwhile, the govern-
ment has announced
thatIndiawillbesending
humanitarian aid and
medicines to Kyiv on the
Ukrainiangovernment’s
request. The modalities
of humanitarian aid are
being worked out.
Besides sending hu-
manitarian relief, the
Modi government is
sending four union min-
isterstonighttoexpedite
the evacuation process
under Mission Ganga.
UnionministerHardeep
Singh Puri will monitor
evacuation from Hun-
gary
, civil aviation min-
ister Jyotiraditya Scin-
dia will be in-charge of
evacuation operations
from Romania and Mol-
dova,lawministerKiren
Rijiju will expedite
trans-border movement
from Slovenia and roads
and transport minister
General VK Singh will
be supervising the oper-
ation from the Polish
border.
New Delhi (PTI): Several students fleeing
Ukraine have alleged assault and police brutal-
ity at the Ukrainian border. In a video, Ukrainian
guards are seen beating up women with gun-
shots being fired and screams heard, and their
suitcase and other belongings lying on the road.

z India, Pakistan
take a similar
diplomatic path on
Russia-Ukraine.

z Air India’s fifth
evacuation flight
lands in Delhi with
249 Indians.

z At the request
of Parliamen-
tary Committee
on Foreign affairs,
Shringla briefs on
Ukraine, Operation
Ganga.

z Govt revises
travel guidelines
for Indians being
evacuated from
Ukraine.

z Only Their
(Ukraine) People
Allowed To Cross
Border, Indians
Allege.

z Negotiations
between Russia
and Ukraine begin
in Belarus.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
8K+ Indians have left Ukraine
since initial advisories: MEA
‘Govt must urgently share
detailed evacuation plan’
New Delhi (ANI):
India has evacuated
over 8000 nationals
since the initial advi-
sories were issued by
the country, Minis-
try of External Af-
fairs spokesperson
Arindam Bagchi
said. “Evacuation ef-
forts on Ukraine sit-
uation on the ground
continue to be com-
plex and fluid, some
of them quite con-
cerning, but we’ve
been able to acceler-
ate our evacuation
process. Over 8000
Indian nationals
have left Ukraine
since we issued the
initial advisories,”
the MEA spokesper-
son said on Monday.
He also informed
that the six evacua-
tion flight have land-
ed in India bringing
back around 1400
citizens.
New Delhi (ANI):
Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi on
Monday said
that the Centre
must urgently
share the de-
tailed evacua-
tion plan with
Indian citizens
stranded in Ukraine
as well as their fami-
lies. Tweeting a pur-
portedvideoinwhich
Ukrainian army per-
sonnel can be seen us-
ing force, the Con-
gress leader
said, “My
heart goes out
to the Indian
students suf-
fering such vi-
olence and
theirfamilywatching
these videos. No par-
entshouldgothrough
this.”
INDIAN STUDENTS ALLEGE ASSAULT

INDIA
06
New Delhi (ANI): As
the fifth session of the
United Nations Envi-
ronment Assembly
(UNEA) commenced on
Monday in Nairobi,
Kenya, Union Environ-
ment Minister Bhu-
pender Yadav said that
India will play a major
role in the UNEA,
stressing the govt com-
mitment on the ban on
single-use plastic in the
country. The Assembly
commenced on Monday
and will continue till
March 2 with the theme
of “Strengthening Ac-
tions for Nature to
Achieve the Sustaina-
ble Development
Goals”. Speaking to
ANI, Yadav said, “India
will play a major role in
the Fifth session of the
United Nations Envi-
ronment Assembly
which will be held in
Nairobi, Kenya.
The way Modi has
given us directions, the
Environment Ministry
has issued a notification
to ban single-use plastic
and a resolution for the
same will be passed.”
The Minister said that
the Assembly is the pro-
cess of creating aware-
ness among people re-
garding the environ-
ment. “This is the fifth
Assembly of the Envi-
ronment Ministers at
the international level.
This process has been
started so that aware-
ness could be created
for the subject of the
environment,” he said
Furthermore, this
year’s theme is
‘Strengthening Actions
for Nature to Achieve
the Sustainable Devel-
opment Goals’.
‘India will play a major role in UNEA session’
UN ENVIRONMENT ASSEMBLY
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav.
’FADNAVIS USED GUJ SNOOPING MODEL IN MAHA’
New Delhi: Maharash-
tra Congress chief
spokesperson Atul
Londhe on Monday al-
leged that the Bharati-
ya Janata Party`s Lead-
er of Opposition Deven-
dra Fadnavis had intro-
duced a `Gujarat brand`
of surveillance tactics
in Maharashtra and de-
manded a through
probe into the matter.
His demand came amid
the backdrop of the FIR
lodged on Feb 26 by the
Pune police against for-
mer city Police Com-
missioner Rashmi
Shukla in the illegal
phone-tapping case.
“IPS officer Rashmi
Shukla is merely a
pawn.
The real culprits are
those who guided her.
Fadnavis was the state
CM and he implement-
ed the `Gujarat surveil-
lance model` in Maha-
rashtra,” Londhe said
here. His comments
also endorsed state par-
ty president Nana
Patole`s demand on
Sunday that the role of
Fadnavis who was han-
dling the home portfo-
lio during the relevant
period must be investi-
gated in the illegal
phone tapping case.
Speaking to the media
here, Londhe charged
that the `Gujarat sur-
veillance model` -- in
which the government
of the adjoining state
allegedly snooped on
people and overheard
their private conversa-
tions was introduced in
Maharashtra by
Fadnavis.”After 2017,
the phone numbers of
Patole, Shiv Sena, Na-
tionalist Congress Par-
ty and Congress lead-
ers, ministers, certain
BJP leaders and their
ministers, top bureau-
crats and others were
tapped illegally. The
snooping was ostensi-
bly to link them with
drug dealers”.
CONG ALLEGED THAT FADNAVIS HAD INTRODUCED A `GUJARAT BRAND` OF SURVEILLANCE TACTICS AND DEMANDS PROBE INTO MATTER
PROBE FADNAVIS ROLE IN
ILLEGAL CELL TAPPING CASE
Nagpur: Against the backdrop of the illegal
phone-tapping FIR lodged by police against a
senior woman IPS officer Rashmi Shukla on
Saturday, the Maharashtra Congress on Monday
said that the investigators should probe the role
of Bharatiya Janata Party Leader of Opposition
Devendra Fadnavis in the entire matter. “The IPS
officer Rashmi Shukla is merely a pawn. The real
culprits are those who guided her when Fadnavis
was the state chief minister,” state Chief Spokes-
person Atul Londhe said here. His comments
came a day after state Party President Nana
Patole demanded that the role of Fadnavis who
was handling the home portfolio during the rel-
evant period be investigated in the illegal phone
tapping case. The Bundgarden Police on Saturday
booked the former Pune Police Commissioner
Shukla currently, at Hyderabad.
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: An interest-
ing assessment of the
meetings of Parliament
and State Legislatures
has been published. Ac-
cordingtothis,themeet-
ings of Parliament and
Legislatures are getting
less and less every year
in India.
The second thing is
that if you compare it
with other countries of
theworld,thenIndiahas
the least number of sit-
tings in the legislature.
Most of the time even in
the meetings that take
place,itgoesintouproar
and controversy
. In fact,
the work of the legisla-
tureinIndiaisnolonger
to discuss and consider
every aspect of a law be-
fore enacting it. In many
cases, the government
has already enacted a
law through an ordi-
nance and even if it is
not implemented, it be-
comes a law after a max-
imum debate of three
minutes to three hours.
However, the Lok Sabha
in India sits for an aver-
age of 63 days in a year,
while the state legisla-
tures have an average of
30 days. Think assem-
blies meet for only 30
days in a whole year! In
this also, the Legislative
Assemblies of Punjab
and Haryana sit for an
average of 15 days in a
year.
The maximum as-
sembly meetings are
held in Odisha for 46
days and in Kerala for 43
days. In Britain, the
House of Commons
meets for 140 days as
against the Lok Sabha
meeting for 63 days in a
year. India has adopted
the same model of Brit-
ain, which has been go-
ingonforthreehundred
years and even now the
lower house of its Par-
liament meets 140 days
in a year, but in India, it
meets for merely 63
days. America’s lower
house i.e. House of Rep-
resentatives met for 166
days in 2021 and 163
days in 2020 amid the
Corona epidemic. The
upper house i.e. the Sen-
ate met more than this.
CRUCIAL READ
FRIDAY PRAYERS BEING ALLOWED IN
SRINAGAR’S MOSQUE AFTER 30 WEEKS
Srinagar: After remaining closed for Friday’s
congregational prayers for 30 weeks, the ‘Jamia
Masjid’ (Grand Mosque)
is being opened for
devotees for this week’s
Friday prayers in JK’s
Srinagar city. Kashmir
Divisional Commission-
er, P.K. Pole and IGP,
Vijay Kumar visited the Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta
area of old city Srinagar on Monday to take stock of
various parameters necessary for allowing the Friday
prayers.
THREE HELD FOR SHOOTING AT
DOCTOR IN UTTAR PRADESH
DALAI LAMA TEMPLE TO REOPEN
AFTER TWO YEARS
Bareilly: Three persons have been arrested for
shooting a surgeon De Keshav Agarwal, who is
also the director of a private medical college in
Bareilly. The assailants said that they were trying
to threaten Agarwal to compromise in a land
dispute case. The doctor was shot at after his SUV
was intercepted by four men on bikes at a railway
crossing in Baradari area of the city on Saturday
night. The bullet passed through his jaws. He has
been hospitalised and his condition is stated to be
stable.
Dharamsala: After nearly two years of closure for
the public owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the
hilltop Tsuglagkhang
temple close to the offi-
cial residence of the Dalai
Lama at McLeodganj near
here will be reopened for
the visitors from March
3, it was announced on
Monday. March 3 is the start of the week-long festi-
val Losar Tibetan New Year Day. “For the benefit of
all devotees and visitors, we request all to follow the
precautionary protocols of wearing a mask.
Indian Legislature heading for
another ‘dubious’ record?
Sanjay Pandey as new
chief of Mumbai police
Mumbai: Sanjay Pan-
dey, the former acting
Director General of Po-
lice of Maharashtra,
has been appointed as
the new Mumbai Police
commissioner, replac-
ing the incumbent He-
mant Nagrale. An offi-
cial order said Mr Na-
grale will take over as
Managing Director of
the Maharashtra State
Security Corporation.
This is the third time
in less than a year that
the Mumbai Police is
witnessing a change of
guard. Then city police
chief Param Bir Singh
was shunted out in
March 2021 after Mum-
bai Police officer Sachin
Waze was arrested in
the ‘Antilia’ explosives
case and was replaced
by Mr Nagrale. Mr Pan-
dey, a 1986 batch IPS of-
ficer, was appointed as
the acting DGP of Maha
in April last year. Never
given the full charge, he
was replaced by Rajnish
Seth, a 1988 batch IPS of-
ficer, earlier this month,
after the BHC rapped
the state govt. Following
the reshuffle, Mr Pan-
dey said the system
worked to “undo some
of the injustice” done to
his career record in the
past and he was leaving
the post with a “clear
conscience”.
Schools reopen amid
prohibitory orders
Bengaluru: Schools
and colleges in the vio-
lence hit Shivamogga
district of Karnataka
state reopened amid
prohibitory orders on
Monday
.
The district adminis-
tration had imposed
curfew in the district
and closed schools and
colleges after the mur-
der of Bajrang Dal ac-
tivist Harsha on Feb
21.However, the district
administration taking
no chances with the law
and order situation had
extended prohibitory
orders banning group-
ing of more than five
people in the Shivamog-
ga city till March 4. The
business establish-
ments will be allowed to
operate from 6 a.m. to 7
p.m. from February 26
and the city is limping
back to normalcy.The
police have arrested 10
persons in connection
with the murder of Har-
sha and the government
has stated that it does
not look like to be just a
case of murder. “There
seems to be a larger pic-
ture than what appears
to the eye,” Bommai
stated.
—PICTURE
FOR
REPRESENTATION
New Delhi (ANI):
dra Modi on Monday
said that PM Gati Shak-
ti initiative will lead to
rapid infrastructure
development and also
generate employment.
Addressing a webinar
on Monday, the Prime
Minister said, “PM
Gati Shakti will not
only lead to rapid infra-
structure development
but also generate em-
ployment.
With PM GatiShakti,
we will be able to opti-
mally utilise our re-
sources.” The Prime
Minister highlighted
that PM Gati Shakti
will enhance the infra-
structural fervour of
New India. “To fulfil the
dreams of 21st century
India, PM Gati Shakti
will enhance the infra-
structural fervour of
New India,” he said.
“Usually, we develop in-
frastructure according
to our requirements.
Whether it is a work of
rail or road, there are
conflicts between the
two. This is because dif-
ferent departments
don’t have details of all
development projects,”
he said. The govern-
ment informed earlier
that PM Gati Shakti is
an initiative aimed at
synergizing the infra-
structure projects of
all key infrastructure
Ministries including
Railways, Roadways,
Waterways and Avia-
tion for planning and
coordinated execution
of nation-wide infra-
structure projects in-
cluding all the State
Governments.
PM:GatiShakticreatinginfrawithjobs
PM GREETS THE SCIENTISTS
ON NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY
Prime Minister Modi greeted India’s scientific
community on Monday on the occasion of Na-
tional Science Day. In a post on Twitter, Modi said,
“National Science Day greetings to all scientists
and science enthusiasts. Let us reaffirm our com-
mitment towards fulfilling our collective scientific
responsibility and leveraging the power of science
for human progress.” The Centre also announced a
series of webinars to facilitate the implementation
of science and technology-related announcements
made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in
the Union Budget announced at the start of Feb.
IN THE COURTYARD
BOMBAY HC DEFERS HEARING ON CONTEMPT
PLEA AGAINST NAWAB MALIK
Mumbai: The BHC on Monday deferred hearing for one
week on a plea filed by Dhyandev Wankhede, father of
NCB’s former Mumbai zonal director Sameer Wankhede,
which sought contempt action against Maharashtra minister
Nawab Malik, while noting that the latter is already behind
bars. Dhyandev Wankhede had claimed in his contempt plea
filed earlier this year that despite an undertaking given to
court in December 2021, to refrain from making defama-
tory public comments and social media posts against the
Wankhedes, Malik continued doing so.
TWIN TOWERS TO BE
DESTROY ON MAY 22
New Delhi : The Noida
authority has informed the
SC that Supertech 40-sto-
ry twin towers will be
demolished on May 22. In
its Aug 31 judgment, last
year, the SC had ordered
for the demolition of twin
towers in Noida. A bench
comprising Justices D.Y.
Chandrachud and Surya
Kant said that all authori-
ties should strictly comply
with the timeline given.
‘INTL FLIGHTS TO
REMAIN SUSPENDED’
New Delhi: Scheduled
international commercial
passenger services to and
from India will remain sus-
pended till further orders,
the Director-General of Civ-
il Aviation said on Monday.
In partial modification of
circular dated, the compe-
tent authority has decided
to extend the suspension
of scheduled international
commercial from India till
further orders.
CLIMATE CONCERN
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. —FILE PHOTO
Sanjay Pandey
BAJRANG DAL ACTIVIST MURDER

NEWS
07
AIRCRAFT
SIGHTED IN NO-
FLY ZONE ABOVE
TAJ MAHAL
There was a huge crowd at the
Taj Mahal on Monday due to
Shah Jahan’s Urs. Everything
was going well since morning.
But, despite the Taj airspace
being a ‘no-fly zone’, there was a
stir near the Taj Mahal when an
aircraft was spotted close to Taj
Mahal. Seeing the plane so close
to the monument, not only the
tourists but also the CISF
personnel were surprised. In
fact, due to security reasons, the
Taj Mahal has been kept in the
No-Fly Zone so to this, it is
forbidden to fly not only planes
but also drones around the Taj
Mahal. But on Monday, when an
aircraft was sighted close to the
monument, the tourists present
in the Taj Mahal and the CISF
personnel on duty were
surprised. According to the
experts, this plane above Taj
Mahal came very close to the
towers of Taj Mahal. The big
question is that when the drone
was not allowed to fly due to the
no-fly zone around the Taj Mahal,
how did the plane come to this
area. The arrival of the plane in
the no-fly zone is just a technical
mistake or is there any other
reason behind it, it is still a
matter of investigation, but even
after such a big lapse in security,
the high officials are silent in this
matter. —Preeti Nagia
CHHATTISGARH
CM BAGHEL
URGES PEOPLE
TO DEFEAT BJP
TO GET RID OF
INFLATION
Ahead of the sixth phase of the
UP Assembly elections,
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and
Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel
on Monday appealed to the
people of the state to defeat BJP
to get rid of inflation, warning
them that “the rates of petrol and
diesel will skyrocket soon after
Uttar Pradesh Assembly
elections”. Seeking votes for
Congress candidate Jitendra
Pandey contesting from 326
Chauri Chaura Assembly
Constituency in the UP Assembly
elections, Baghel also urged a
public gathering to press the
button in favour of the party
candidate on voting day on
March 3, and assured many
welfare schemes announced by
the party for them. Noting that
there were by-elections in one
Lok Sabha and three Legislative
Assemblies in Himachal Pradesh,
Baghel said, “Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) lost all four seats as
the polls were held in the name
of inflation and unemployment”.
Baghel further said it resulted in
a “sudden decrease in the price
of petrol by Rs 5 and diesel by
Rs 2 on the second day of the
result declaration”. “BJP has to
be defeated to get rid of
inflation,” Baghel said while
addressing the gathering at
Majithia Stadium in the Sardar
Nagar area under the Chauri
Chaura Assembly constituency.
The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
said the rates of petrol and diesel
are not increasing for the last two
months since the beginning of
the Assembly elections in Uttar
Pradesh, and warned: “The rates
of diesel and petrol will skyrocket
after the elections are over.” He
further said that the prices of
petrol and diesel will then touch
Rs 150 per litre. Reiterating that
“BJP has to be defeated to curb
inflation”, Baghel shouted the
slogan “mehengai hatao, bhajpa
harao (erase inflation, defeat
BJP).” —ANI
Priyanka flays BJP over
unemployment inflation
Kushinagar (PTI):
Congress leader Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra on
Monday flayed the Cen-
tre for selling off PSUs
and the UP govt for not
filling up 12 lakh vacant
posts as she accused the
BJP of working only for
the rich and its big in-
dustrialist friends. The
Congress general secre-
tary also slammed the
Centre over the now-re-
pealed farm laws which
she claimed would have
benefitted big industri-
alist friends of the gov-
ernment at the cost of
farmers’ hard work.
Addressing a poll ral-
ly in Tamkuhi Raj area
of Kushinagar in sup-
port of Congress candi-
date and its state unit
president Ajay Kumar
Lallu, Priyanka Gandhi
also hit out at the gov-
ernment for inflation,
highfuelpricesandelec-
tricity bills, farmers’
woes, among others. She
asked why the situation
was such in the last five
years that the youth are
unabletofindjobs,small
traders and business-
men are worried over
new policies being an-
nounced, farmers can’t
earnaliving,womenare
hit by inflation and con-
cern for their safety, se-
curity
. “How did such
politics flourish here?
For whom are these pol-
icies being made? It’s
time to open eyes and
understand this.
The politics being
done in this state and in
the country is only for
the rich, only for a select
few industrialists, Pri-
yanka Gandhi said. She
said employment is gen-
erated either from agri-
culture sector or mid-
dle-size businesses, gov-
ernment jobs and public
sector undertakings
(PSUs) like BHEL, ITI,
Railways, etc. which
were nurtured by the
Congress and were pub-
lic property but the BJP
has sold them off.
“There are 12 lakh va-
cant government job
postsbutUPCMandPM
Modi,bothof whomtalk
big, have failed to fill up
these 12 lakh posts. To-
dayduringtheelections,
theycomeandsaytoyou
that they have provided
fourlakhjobswhenthey
had promised 70 lakh
jobs, the Congress lead-
er said. She alleged the
Centre has sold the
country’s properties to
two big industrialists
who fund the BJP
.
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets with family
members of Uttar Pradesh Party President Ajay Kumar Lallu, at his
residence,Tamkuhi Raj, in Kushinagar on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra waves to people during a roadshow at
Bansdih, in Ballia on Monday.
Youth dies
after falling
from 5th floor
First India Bureau
Meerut: A young-
ster was allegedly
thrown from the
fifthfloorof Jalvayu
Tower in Shatabdi
Nagar in the Parta-
pur area. Family al-
leged that he was
thrown from the
tower while police
claimeditwasanac-
cident. Police sourc-
es said that Gaurav
Kumar (30), son of
Jang Bagadur, a re-
tired CRPF official,
fell from the fifth
floor.Itwasreported
thatGauravwastry-
ing to jump from his
residencetoanother
when he slipped
fell. Jang Bahadur
was residing in Chi-
daudi village with
the family
. Police
have initiated inves-
tigation. Jang said
that his son had no
reason to commit
suicide and some-
body pushed him
from the fifth floor
of the building.
FOR THE LOVE OF SHIVA
A sadhu preparing Shiva Lingas (aniconic representation of Lord Shiva) on the eve of
Maha Shivaratri festival, in Prayagraj on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘PMrunningMissionGanga,Akhilesh
ranMissionDangaduringhistenure’
Jaunpur (ANI): Mad-
hya Pradesh Chief Min-
ister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan on Monday
launched a scathing at-
tack on Samajwadi Par-
ty chief Akhilesh Yadav
and said that on the one
hand, PM Narendra
Modi is running “Mis-
sion Ganga” to bring
back the stranded Indi-
ans from Ukraine, while
on the other, Yadav ran
“Mission Danga” (riots)
during his tenure as the
CM of Uttar Pradesh.
Notably
, PM Narendra
Modi on Monday deput-
ed four Union Ministers
toneighboringcountries
of Ukrainetocoordinate
evacuations of stranded
Indians amid ongoing
Russian military opera-
tions in Ukraine. “The
campaign to bring back
the Indians is going on.
Whenever there is any
trouble on the Indians
anywhere in the world,
PMModiisrunningMis-
sion Ganga, but Akh-
ilesh Yadav ran Mission
‘Danga’”, Chouhan said.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Close call in Azamgarh’s
Mubarakpur; AIMIM
makes fight quadrangular
Mubarakpur (PTI):
Asaduddin Owaisi-led
AIMIM may be seen as a
minnow or at best a
“spoiler” in the Uttar
Pradesh assembly polls
but in Azamgarh’s
Mubarakpur seat it is
being looked upon as a
“serious contender”,
challenging the SP
BSP which have been
strong here over the
years. This has been a
BSP bastion as the party
has remained undefeat-
ed since 1996 with the SP
coming in second on all
occasions barring 2002
whentheLokJanShakti
party was second best.
The All India Maj-
lis-E-Ittehadul Musli-
meen (AIMIM) has
fielded Shah Alam alias
‘Guddu Jamali’, who
has been an MLA from
here for 2 straight terms
albeit on a BSP ticket,
while the SP’s candi-
date is Akhilesh Yadav,
a namesake of the par-
ty’s chief, who has been
coming second for the
last two assembly polls.
People of the constitu-
ency insist that it is not
so much about the AIM-
IM but Alam being a
very strong candidate
has propelled AIMIM to
being a “serious con-
tender” to Yadav
BSP’s Abdus Salam.
BJP has fielded Arvind
Jaiswal who is also fan-
cying his chances in
this Muslim-majority
seat in the scenario of a
three-way split in the
Muslim vote. SP’s Akh-
ilesh is reminding peo-
ple of the Bihar and the
West Bengal assembly
polls, saying while in
Bihar the division of
votes in favour of the
AIMIM resulted in the
victory of BJP alliance,
in West Bengal, where
Owaisi’s party could
not make much inroads,
the BJP was defeated.
In UP, people want Akh-
ilesh Yadav’s govt, so
there is no place for
AIMIM in Mubarak-
pur, he asserted.
“This is an election of
ideology and develop-
ment.Ibelieveinsecular
and democratic princi-
ples, I am a socialist,
there was all-round de-
velopment under Akh-
ilesh government, while
financial, social and po-
litical problems have in-
creasedunderBJPgovt,”
said Yadav. Asked about
himbeinganamesakeof
the SP supremo, Yadav
saidcandidatesof theSP
gain due to Akhilesh’s
name and more so is his
case as he is his name-
sake and has been in pol-
itics for a long time.
HELP EXTENDED
1election,4AkhileshYadavsinfray
Lucknow (PTI): What’s
in a name? For three
candidates in this Uttar
Pradesh assembly elec-
tion, being called Akh-
ilesh Yadav might have
helped them a bit in
their fight. Besides the
Samajwadi Party (SP)
president, the Congress
nominee from Bikapur,
an independent from
Gunnaur and the SP
candidate from
Mubarakpur also have
the name Akhilesh Ya-
dav. “I am getting good
support in my constitu-
ency
. People feel sympa-
thetic towards me. I had
lost the 2017 polls by a
very thin margin. But
now, they want Akh-
ilesh Yadav to win.
People say as (SP
chief) Akhilesh Yadav
will be chief minister,
Akhilesh Yadav should
also be Mubarakpur’s
MLA,” the SP candidate
said. The announce-
ment of a candidate by
the name Akhilesh Ya-
dav for Mubarakpur
had created a flutter,
with rumours spread-
ing that the SP chief
was fighting the polls
from two constituen-
cies. The Mubarakpur
candidate said his fa-
ther named him Akh-
ilesh because the name
his three brothers end-
ed with “esh”-- Awad-
hesh Yadav, Umesh Ya-
dav and Amaresh Yadav.
The SP president fought
the polls in the third of
the seven phase polls
from Karhal, and his
fate is sealed in elec-
tronic voting machines,
with counting on March
10. Mubarakpur in
Azamgarh district goes
to polls in the seventh
phase on March 7 and in
2017, the SP nominee
had lost to Bahujan Sa-
maj Party’s Shah Alam
by 688 votes. Incidental-
ly, the SP president is a
Lok Sabha member
from Azamgarh. The
three Akhilesh Yadavs
concurred that having
the same name as that
of the SP president has
helped them in the polls.
Congress nominee from
Bikapur and its Ayod-
hya district president,
Akhilesh Yadav, said he
joined the Congress in
2016 after moving out of
the SP as he was noy giv-
en respect. Recalling an
interesting incident, he
said, “A few days back, I
was campaigning with
my supporters in Bika-
pur. One of my support-
ers shouted ‘Akhilesh
bhaiyya zindabaad’.
This prompted some
SPsupporters,whowere
in the vicinity to raise
slogans in my support.”
“Later,theyrealisedthat
they are actually raising
slogans in favour of a
Congress candidate, Ya-
dav said. Some people
also wonder how come
the ‘haath kaa panjaa’
(Congress’ poll symbol)
has become the SP elec-
tion symbol, Yadav said.
Lakhvendra Singh alias
Akhilesh Yadav is test-
ing the poll waters as an
independent from Gun-
naur in Sambhal dis-
trict, which has already
undergone voting.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav interacts with a party
supporter at ‘Karyakarta Sammelan’ for the sixth phase of Uttar
Pradesh Assembly elections, in Sant Kabir Nagar on Monday.
PROS CONS OF BEING A NAMESAKE
The 1983 born Lakhvendra said that he has
submitted his nomination with the name Akhilesh
Yadav. On the pros and cons of being a name-
sake, he said that he has never ever thought on
this line. Interestingly his rival from the SP is
Ram Khilari Singh, his father. “Akhilesh (the SP
chief) is everything for us. Samajwad (socialism)
flows in our blood and it is in our genes,” said
the namesake independent candidate. On being
asked that he is an independent and yet sup-
porting the SP, Lakhvendra Singh alias Akhilesh
Yadav, said, “I was the dummy candidate for my
father Ramkhiladi Singh, who has been made the
Samajwadi Party candidate from Gunnaur.”
—REPRESENTATIONALIMAGE
4-year-old
girl molested
in Firozabad
First India Bureau
Firozabad: An el-
derly person was
held for molesting
a four-year-old girl
in the Ramgarh
area. Police sourc-
es said that Raju
(50) lured a four-
year-old daughter
of his neighbour
and he molested
her in a secluded
area. Hearing the
screams of the
victim her family
members reached
the spot and saved
the girl. It was re-
ported that villag-
ers family mem-
bers of the victim
thrashed the ac-
cused before hand-
ing over him to the
police. During in-
terrogation, the
accused told po-
lice that his men-
tal condition was
not stable.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI

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2NDFRONT
Greetings on the occasion of
Mahashivratri! Power and
courage to all of you!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Restoration
of Old Pension Scheme
for government employ-
ees has become one of
the hottest issues in the
ongoing assembly elec-
tions in the state.
The call for resto-
ration of Old Pension
Scheme has been in-
creasing ever since the
announcement of this
scheme by CM of Rajas-
than, Ashok Gehlot. The
hopes of restoration of
OldPensionSchemealso
holds a lot of value to six
PCS officers who are ex-
pectant of reversal of
the pension scheme.
All the 15 PCS officers
who were directly re-
cruitedin2004areunder
the OPS. At the same
time, 6 PCS officers of
the batch currently are
under the New Pension
Scheme (NPS)and2offi-
cers of the batch Shurti
Singh Smrita Singh
have been promoted to
IAS. The officers who
arecurrentlyenrolledin
the NPS include PCS Ke-
shav Kumar Joint CEO,
PCS Himanshu Gautam
ADM Protocal Agra,
PCSRituSuhaasADME
Ghaziabad, PCS Shatro-
han Vaishya Secretary
KDA and PCS Ravinder
Kumar CDO Deoria.
Restoration of Old Pension Scheme
may prove a boon for six officers
Ravindra Kumar
Keshav Kumar
Vinod Kumar
Shatrughan Vaishya
Ritu Suhas
Himanshu Gautam
Ambedkarnagar(PTI):
Samajwadi Party chief
Akhilesh Yadav on Mon-
day claimed the BJP is
hatchingaconspiracyto
end reservation and
hence, is selling govern-
ment organisations to
the private sector.
Addressing an elec-
tionmeetingintheJalal-
pur assembly constitu-
ency
, Yadav said his par-
ty will win all the seats
of Ambedkarnagar as
well as of neighbouring
Azamgarhdistrictinthe
UP Assembly polls.
“The BJP is hatching
a conspiracy to end res-
ervation, and hence it is
selling government or-
ganisations to the pri-
vate sector,” he said.
Ambedkarnagar has
five assembly seats and
will vote on March 3 in
the sixth phase.
Azamgarh, with 10 as-
semblyseats,willvoteon
March7inthelastphase.
The BJP is in a bad
situation after the poll-
ing so far, Yadav
claimed. “In the five
phases of elections, the
people of the state have
rejected the BJP, and by
the time the sixth phase
comes, it will become
certain that the BJP
would be wiped off,” Ya-
dav said.
With the high-octane
UP polls reaching the
Purvanchal region of
the state, caste factor
appears to be gaining
prominence. Regional
parties like the ones led
by Om Prakash Rajbhar
(SBSP) and Anupriya
Patel (Apna Dal-Sone-
lal), which have formed
alliances with the SP
and the BJP respective-
ly
, have support bases in
their respective castes
in this region.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav at the party’s ‘Karyakarta Sammelan’ in
Basti on Monday.
BJP hatching conspiracy to end reservation: Akhilesh
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: In the main-
stream politics of UP
,
many faces emerged
from the nursery of the
student union have suc-
ceeded in carving out a
niche for themselves.
In the past, Dr. Shan-
kar Dayal Sharma, a dis-
tinguished student lead-
er of Lucknow Universi-
ty (LU), held the highest
officeof thePresidentof
the country
. This time
too more than three doz-
enstudentleadersacross
the state became a part
of elections,themostim-
portant process of de-
mocracy
..
Suresh Kumar Khan-
na, state Parliamentary
Affairs Minister, who
was a student leader in
Shahjahanpur, had con-
tested the assembly elec-
tions for the ninth time.
Former UP cabinet
minister Omprakash
Singh, who was a promi-
nent student leader of
BHU, is contesting from
the Zamania assembly
seat. Yogi cabinet minis-
terUpendraTiwari,who
was active in the Alla-
habad University stu-
dent union politics, is a
BJP candidate from Bal-
lia’sPhephnaseat,while
former student leader
Umashankar Singh is
contesting as a BSP can-
didatefromRasraseatof
the same district. Anu-
grah Narayan Singh,
Rakeshdhar Tripathi,
Sanjay Tiwari, Sandeep
Yadav and Richa Singh,
who have been office
bearers of Allahabad
Students’Union,arealso
in the fray
.
Mohammad Azam
Khan, an influential
leader of the UP politics
for three decades, has
been a student leader of
AMU. He contested from
Rampur seat, while stay-
ing behind the bars.
AMU Students Union
President Salman Imti-
az has tried his luck as a
Congress candidate
from Aligarh city seat.
Huzaifa Amir Rashadi,
General Secretary of
AMU Student Union, is
the Ulema Council can-
didate from Didarganj
seat. Mataprasad Pand-
ey, who took part in the
student movements,
took over the responsi-
bility of the Speaker of
the UP Legislative As-
sembly twice. He is the
SP candidate from Itwa
seat. Chetna Pandey,
who was the VP of Gor-
akhpur University Stu-
dents’ Union, was made
its candidate against
CM Yogi by the Con-
gress, but her nomina-
tion was rejected.
Prominent student
leadersof LucknowUni-
versity Brajesh Pathak,
Arvind Singh Gop,
Manoj Tiwari, Dhiren-
dra Bahadur Singh,
Shailesh Singh ‘Shailu’
and Pawan Pandey also
entered the electoral
fray
. Bahubali Abhay
Singh, who has wielded
a lot of influence in the
student politics of LU, is
the SP candidate from
Sirsaganj seat of Ayod-
hya, while another LU
student and mafia don
Dhananjay Singh is con-
testing on JDU ticket
from Malhani seat.
From students politics to big league
Many contestants in the assembly
polls were active in student union
politics in UP varsities
Ravindra Singh, who was the President of Gora-
khpur University Students Union, became MLA
from Kaudiram seat. Kalpanath Rai, who was
active in student politics here, became the Union
Minister, Shivpratap Shukla became four terms
MLA and Union Minister. Ganesh Shankar Pandey
held the post of MLC five times and became
Chairman of Legislative Council.
Suresh Khanna Azam Khan Brajesh Pathak
LONG JOURNEY
First India Bureau
Lucknow: WithUPelec-
tion juggernaut reach-
ing politically crucial
Purvanchal (east UP) all
eyes are now fixed on
performanceof electoral
allies of ruling BJP and
Samajwadi Party
.
Even as the remain-
ing two phases will fi-
nally decide the next
ruler of the state the
role of the allies would
be vital in capturing
Lucknow on March 10.
The BJP has entered
into alliance with Ni-
shadPartyheadedbyDr
Sanjay Nishad and
Apna Dal (Sonelal) led
by Union Minister of
State Anupriya Patel.
The Samajwadi Party
has tied up with Suhel-
deo Bharatiya Samaj
Party (SBSP) of Om
Prakash Rajbhar, Apna
Dal (Kamerawadi) led
by Krishna Patel moth-
er of MoS Anupriya Pa-
tel, Mahan Dal of Kes-
hav Maurya and Rash-
triya Lok Dal (RLD)
headed by Jayant
Chaudhury
. RLD and
Mahan Dal were con-
fined to West UP
.
The BJP and SP have
spared 45 seats for their
allies in East UP which
has now become ex-
tremely important for
the two power contend-
ers in the state. These
seats are in Basti, Gora-
khpur, Azamgarh, Vara-
nasi and Mirzapur divi-
sions which would go
poll in next two phases
on March 3 and 7.
While contesting on
all seats the BSP and
Congress have not en-
tered into alliance with
any party
. The caste-
based alliance with
smaller regional parties
in Purvanchal has as-
sumed significance and
both BJP and SP are
hoping to further con-
solidate their position
with the support of
these parties.
InalliancewithSuhel-
deo Bharatiya Samaj
Party (SBSP) and Apna
Dal (S) the BJP had won
75 out of 111 seats in
2017 which had played
key role in the party get-
ting a final tally of 324.
Apna Dal got 5, SBSP 4
and Nishad Party one.
The SP had won 13, BSP
11, Congress one and in-
dependent one.
Now with Purvan-
chal-based party SBSP
joining SP
, the saffron
brigade has been bank-
ing on the support of Ni-
shadPartyandApnaDal
(S) in this region. While
the BJP has given 16
seats to Nishad Party
,
Apna Dal (S) is contest-
ing on 17 seats. In 2017
ApnaDalwhichhadcon-
tested on 11 seats had
won nine, whereas Ni-
shad Party could win
just one seat.
For Kurmi-Patel votes
the onus has fallen on
Apna Dal (S), which
represents this commu-
nity and the BJP is
banking on gains like in
2017 polls. Similarly, Ni-
shad Party claims to
have support of Ni-
shad-Manjhi-Machu-
wara (fishermen) com-
munity in Gorakhpur
region of East UP.
Onus falls on allies
to ensure victory
in last two phases



6TH 7TH PHASE
SKM urges
famers to
‘punish BJP’
Basti(PTI): The
Samyukta Kisan Mor-
cha (SKM) on Monday
alleged that the Centre
“betrayed” farmers
while the Yogi Aditya-
nath government’s
promises remained un-
fulfilled as it urged the
farming community of
Purvanchal to “punish
the BJP” in the UP polls.
The appeal was made
during a press confer-
enceof theSKMinBasti
district in the state’s
easternregionaspartof
its Mission UP cam-
paign.TheSKMstressed
it was an apolitical
group which is not tell-
ing people whom or
which party to vote for
but was only asking vot-
ers in UP to punish an-
ti-farmer BJP like it had
done in the last West
Bengal state polls.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with Jagdeesh Chandra, Prem Prakash (Grandfather of the
groom) and Jay Panda at the wedding reception on Monday.
Jagdeesh Chandra extends a floral greeting to Smita Sanjiv Prakash.
Baba Ramdev warmly greets Jagdeesh Chandra.
Jagdeesh Chandra with the newlyweds Ishaan and Sarah.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The
wedding reception
of Ishaan, son of
Smita and Sanjiv
Prakash with Sarah,
daughter of Andree
and Late Mr. Paul
Terence Walsh was
held on Monday,
February 28 at Air
Office Auditorium,
Subroto Park, New
Delhi. Sanjiv Prakash
is the CEO of ANI
while Smita is the
Editor News at ANI.
Senior leaders,
media personalities,
elite from different
sections of the
society, family and
friends reached to
convey their best
BLESSINGS GREETINGS!
wishes to Sanjiv and
Smita and bless the
newlyweds. Minister of
Defence Rajnath Singh
also reached to bless the
couple, as did Jay Panda
(former MP and National
Vice President of BJP),
Baba Ramdev, Jagdeesh
Chandra, Arnab
Goswami (MD Editor-
in-Chief of Republic
Media Network), Rakesh
Asthana (Delhi Police
Commissioner) and
Naveen Kapoor
(National Bureau
Chief, ANI).

LUCKNOW, TUESDAY,
MARCH 1, 2022
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10
ETC
AWAKEN THE LEADER
AWAKEN THE LEADER
WITHIN YOU
WITHIN YOU
We all have heard the word ‘leader’, but the true essence
of a leader means much more than the word itself!
ightly said,
leadership is
not about a ti-
tle or a desig-
nation. It’s
about impact
influence and
inspiration. We all
know the meaning of a
leader but do we know
the essence of being a
leader in the true sense?
A true leader is not only
aware of his qualities
and how to make the
best out of himself, but
he is also aware of how
to enhance the skill of
his subordinates so that
they can be developed
into future potential
leaders. The future of
an organization is not
determined by the num-
ber of managers but by
the number of capable
leaders who can sow the
seed of a promising fu-
ture and help it germi-
nate with prudence and
foresightedness.
Our future is never
determined by our
past. Even if we have a
glorious history, it can-
not ensure a golden fu-
ture. Right thoughts
which can create the
right actions at the
right time are precious
building blocks of a
promising future. We
can witness from our
history, many empires
and kingdoms have col-
lapsed due to poor lead-
ership styles. A true
leader knows how to
pave the path towards a
golden tomorrow.
ESHITA SINGH
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R
WHO IS A LEADER?
There is an existing
definition of a leader,
‘A true leader has the
confidence to stand
alone, the courage to
make tough decisions,
and the compassion to
listen to the needs of
others. He does not set
out to be a leader, but
becomes one by the
equality of his actions
and the integrity of
his intent.’
When we hear the
word leader we often
think of someone who
does much more than
merely manage people.
In my opinion, a lead-
er is someone who is
extremely capable of
creating great miracu-
lous changes. He has a
positive outlook and his
approach to solving a
problem is very creative
and updated. He is self-
motivated and ensures
to motivate the people
around him as well. A
leader constantly
thrives on development
and helps people to
move forward towards
their goals through con-
stant motivation. A
leader is empathetic
and considerate. He
knows how to use the
qualities and capabili-
ties of people around
him for overall better-
ment which can help
create a better future
for all.
A true leader always
treats the people work-
ing with him with re-
spect and humility. He
knows that irrespective
of the hierarchy, every-
one deserves to be treat-
ed with respect and dig-
nity. He helps in im-
proving the self-esteem
of all the people work-
ing around him. Happy
employees working ef-
fectively with all their
efficiency can produce
miraculous results in
an organization. Em-
ployees in a joyful state
of mind can produce ef-
ficacious results. A true
leader knows how to
ensure maximum pro-
ductivity. A true leader
can never treat the peo-
ple like his slave who
work in a constant state
of fear, humiliation,
and threats. He knows
the importance of self-
respect and self-esteem.
LEADERSHIP IS THE
CAPACITY TO
TRANSLATE VISION
INTO REALITY
A leader with true lead-
ership qualities is re-
quired in every
organization,and socie-
ty
, who can ensure prop-
er growth and develop-
ment of the place and
its people. Living is not
just earning money,
paying bills, and dying.
Being alive signifies
much more than the
normal routine activi-
ties we do. A leader
helps his team to live a
life full of joy, and exu-
berance. He positively
influences the quality
of life of his team.
A leader ensures op-
timum utilization of
available resources.
Human resource is the
most important and
the most delicate part
of any organization,
which can create mira-
cles if properly man-
aged.
GOOD BUSINESS
LEADERS CREATE A
VISION, ARTICULATE
THE VISION,
PASSIONATELY OWN
THE VISION, AND
RELENTLESSLY DRIVE
IT TO COMPLETION. –
JACK WELCH
A leader can create mir-
acles, with his vision
and his team, who are
determined to achieve
their goals with enthu-
siasm and passion.
To make this world a
better place to live for
yourself and for the
future generation,
awaken the leader
within you.
SPOTTED!
B-town singers
Jubin Nautiyal,
Sukhbir Singh,
Honey Singh
Badshah, Guru
Randhawa and
Asees Kaur along
with Director
Rocky Khanna
and Lakshyaraj
Singh Mewar
were spotted
at Jaipur
International
Airport on
Monday, February
28. The celebs
are in Pink city to
attend a private
wedding.
—PHOTOS BY
MUKESH KIRADOO Lakshay Raj Singh Mewar
Director Rocky Khanna
Honey Singh
Badshah
Asees Kaur
Guru Randhawa
Jubin Nautiyal
Sukhbir Singh

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DEVO KE DEV- MAHADEV
DEVO KE DEV- MAHADEV
SHIV:
SHIV: STRONGEST HELPFUL INSPIRING VIRTUOUS
STRONGEST HELPFUL INSPIRING VIRTUOUS
The most Powerful and Auspicious one! Devo ke dev Mahadev, is one of the principal deities
of Hinduism also considered to be the father of the whole universe.
he one who
s h o w e r s
his devo-
tees with
immense
love and
d e s t roy s
those all evildoers
and hence is
known as the de-
stroyer or the
transformer of
theworld.Tomark
and same and cel-
ebrate the oneness
of LordShivawith
Goddess Parvati,
Mahashivaratri is
celebratedwithre-
ligious fervour
and gaiety in the
entire nation.
On this auspi-
cious day
, devotees
worship Lord Shi-
va in early morn-
ing. On this day of
celebration of Ma-
hashivaratri, City
First brings you
some astonishing
temples of Ma-
hadev across the
nation, that every
devotee must visit
must in his life-
time.
T
his beautiful temple
is dedicated to
Meenakshi (God-
dess Parvati) and Sunda-
reswarar (Lord Shiva). It
is the only temple in the
country, where you can
spot Lord Shiva with a
smiling face. The temple
is located in Madurai. It
is one of the most talked-
about mysterious tem-
ples, as its shrines have
historical and mytholog-
ical importance. The
temple has 4000 pillars
and all of them are made
of a single rock
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ungnath is directly
translated to Lord
of the Peaks and the
place remains true to its
name. It is located in the
Rudraprayag district of
Uttarakhand and is con-
sidered to be the highest
Shiva temple in the
world.
Located at an altitude
of a little over 12,000 feet
at the base of Chan-
drashila peak, this tem-
ple is one of the Panch
Kedars. The temple is
surrounded by snow-
capped peaks on all sides,
and it is truly breathtak-
ingly beautiful and offers
the perfect break that
travellers look for.
MEENAKSHI AMMAN
TEMPLE: MADURAI
TUNGNATH MANDIR
T
he Kailasa temple is
the largest rock-cut
Hindu temple which
was made in the 16th cen-
tury at the Ellora Caves,
Aurangabad. Mythology
says that the structure of
Kailasa cave temple is
built on a single rock and
interestingly the render-
ing of Ramayana is en-
graved in it.
According to various
archaeologists, approxi-
mately 30 million San-
skrit carvings are yet to
be decoded to know the
meaning.
KAILASA TEMPLE: ELLORA
CAVES, MAHARASHTRA
STAMBHESHWAR
MAHADEV: KAVI KAVOI
VILLAGE, GUJARAT
L
ocated in Vadodara, Gujarat, it
is known as a submerging Shi-
va temple and this temple is vis-
ible only during low tides.
LINGARAJA TEMPLE: BHUBANESHWAR
I
t is said that near the
completion of this
temple, Lord Shiva
and Lord Vishnu’s vis-
ited the temple, bless-
ing it forever. Accord-
ing to mythology, in-
side the Garbh Griha,
the lingam is self-orig-
inated and that’s why
it’s termed swayamb-
hu. The temple often
looks much larger than it is because of its optical illusion.
UTTKARSHA
SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
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