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CM Yogi suspends DM Auraiya over
allegations of links to mining mafia
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath on
Monday ordered sus-
pension of Auraiya Dis-
trict Magistrate Sunil
Kumar Verma on al-
leged charges of corrup-
tion and dereliction of
duty
. A vigilance in-
quiry has also been set
uptoprobeVerma’scon-
nection with mining
mafia and allegedly
amassing assets dispro-
portionate to his known
sources of income. Ac-
cording to sources, ac-
tion against Verma was
taken on the basis of a
preliminary inquiry
conducted against him
by Commissioner Kan-
pur Division Raj Shek-
har two days ago.
Though Verma was ap-
pointed DM in January
2021, controversies have
surrounded this 2013
batch IAS officer since
his posting in the health
department during the
pandemic and his al-
leged proximity to the
mining mafia. In fact,
his name first cropped
up when Member of
Parliament Ram-
shankar Katheria wrote
against his alleged mis-
deeds, issuing of arms
licences, and shoddy de-
velopment to the state
government. Com-
plaints were also re-
ceived about financial
dealings in the Devkali
Trust he had formed
and how he felicitated
Makhlu Pandey and
Hari Tiwari, who are
said to have close links
with the mining mafia,
with the Auraiya Ratna
Award.
Suspended Auraiya DM Sunil
Kumar Verma
BJP EXPELS MLC
YASHWANT SINGH
Lucknow (PTI): The BJP
on Monday expelled its
Member of Legislative
Council (MLC) Yashwant
Singh fromthe party for six
years on charges of anti-
party activities. There had
been complaints that Singh
fielded his son Vikrant
Singh from the Azamgarh-
Mau seat of the UP Vidhan
Parishad against the BJP’s
official candidate. On the
basis of reports from
regional leaders, state unit
president Swatantra Dev
Singh expelled him with
immediate effect.Singh,
who was a Samajwadi
Party MLC in 2017, had
quit his seat for Yogi
Adityanath after the 2017
assembly elections.
PAK TURMOIL ENTERS
SUPER OVER!
Just when Pakistan appeared or
pretended to rely on more democratic
practices to deal with a political
situation, there are legitimate fears that
things may be going back to square one
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Sri Lanka:
Prez invites
Oppn to join
govt after
Cabinet quits
Vinay Kwatra,
India’s envoy
to Nepal, new
foreign secy
Cops say terror act after IIT graduate
attacks police at Gorakhnath Temple
SIT told UP govt to
scrap Ashish’s bail twice
Govt wants to strengthen
internal security: Shah...
Colombo: Amid Sri
Lanka’s worst crisis in
decades, president Gota-
baya Rajapaksa has in-
vited all political parties
inthecountrytojointhe
‘unity government’ to
find a solution. Raja-
paksa called on the op-
position to “work to-
gether”, news agency
reported.
Sri Lanka’s crisis in-
tensified on Sunday af-
ter all 26 ministers of
prime minister Mahin-
da Rajapaksa’s cabinet
stepped down, allowing
him to induct new fac-
es. The move came after
thousands of people de-
fied a weekend curfew
on Sunday to protest
across the island de-
manding the ouster of
the Rajapaksa family in
the midst of growing
public anger.
Meanwhile, Sri Lan-
kan police fired tear
gas and water can-
nons at some 2,000
irate protesters who
defied curfew orders
and tried to storm
Prime Minister Mahi-
nda Rajapaksa’s resi-
dence in Tangalle on
Monday, demanding
his resignation amid
the worst economic cri-
sis in the country.
Around 2,000 people de-
scended near the Prime
Minister’s residence in
Tangalle area.
New Delhi: Vinay Mo-
han Kwatra,India’sam-
bassador to Nepal, has
been named the new for-
eign secretary by the
Centre on Monday
.
Kwatra succeeds
Harsh Vard-
han who is
set to retire
this month.
The Appoint-
ments Com-
mittee of the Cabinet
has approved the ap-
pointment of Kwatra to
the post of Foreign Sec-
retaryuponthesuperan-
nuation of Shringla on
April 30, 2022, the gov-
ernment order said.
Kwatra is a 1988-batch
Indian Foreign Service
(IFS) officer.
Gorakhpur: The Uttar
Pradesh Police said that
Ahmed Murtaza, the
29-year-old man who al-
legedly injured two Pro-
vincial Armed Constab-
ulary jawans with a
sharp-edged weapon
and tried to forcibly en-
ter the Gorakhnath tem-
ple on Sunday night, is a
chemical engineering
graduate from the Indi-
an Institute of Technol-
ogy (IIT) Bombay
.
Additional Director
General (Gorakhpur
zone) Akhil Kumar said
the police are collecting
more details about Mur-
taza.
A small crowd, which
included security
guards, threw rocks at
Murtaza, who hit back
but was finally pinned
to the ground. The inci-
dent took place at
around 7 pm on Sunday
.
It is an act of terror,
the police said, adding
that investigations
would focus on the pos-
sibility of a larger con-
spiracy
. —More on P3
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court-appointed
committee has filed its
status report in the
Lakhimpur Kheri case.
It said that the Special
Investigation Team
(SIT) probing the case
had recommended the
cancellation of the bail
granted to prime ac-
cused Ashish Mishra
twice to the Uttar
Pradesh government.
The SC has now re-
served its verdict on the
plea to cancel the bail
granted to Ashish
Mishra in the Lakhim-
pur Kheri case.
Its report also stated
that evidence substanti-
ated that Ashish Mis-
ra, son of Union minis-
ter Ajay Misra Teni,
was at the spot of the
violence that killed
eight people, and knew
about the change in the
route taken by UP Dep-
uty Chief Minister Kes-
hav Prasad Maurya on
October 3, the day of the
incident, to attend a
function.
New Delhi (PTI): The
government’s intention
to bring the Criminal
Procedure (Identifica-
tion) Bill is to strength-
en the law and order and
internal security of the
country
, Home Minister
Amit Shah said on Mon-
day, asserting that con-
cerns over human and
personal rights have
beentakencareof inthe
draft legislation.
The bill seeks to pro-
vide legal sanction to
the police to take physi-
cal and biological sam-
ples of convicts as well
as persons accused of
crimes.
Moving the Criminal
Procedure (Identifica-
tion) Bill for considera-
tion and passage in Lok
Sabha, Shah said that
besides the bill, the gov-
ernment under Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi is also preparing a
model prison manual
that will be send to
states.
He urged the mem-
bers to not see the bill in
isolation.
Islamabad: Embattled
Pakistani leader Imran
Khan on Monday nomi-
nated former Chief Jus-
tice Gulzar Ahmed for
the office of caretaker
Prime Minister.
Former Information
Minister and senior
leader of the Pakistan
Tehreek-e-Insaf party
Fawad Chaudhry said
that Mr Khan made the
decision after approval
from the party’s core
committee.
The announcement
comes after President
Arif Alvi sent letters to
Mr Khan and Leader of
the Opposition Shehbaz
Sharif on Monday seek-
ing suggestions for the
appointment of a care-
taker Prime Minister.
Pak Constitution has
empowered the presi-
dent to appoint a care-
taker prime minister.
Engineer was
waving dagger
I don’t get angry, my
high-pitched voice
is ‘manufacturing
defect’,chuckles Shah
YOGI GIVES
CASE TO ATS
CENTRE MULLING REMOVAL OF AFSPA
FROM FEW JK DISTRICTS: SOURCES
WILL THE PAK
ARMY STEP IN?
ARGUMENTS
BEGIN IN PAK SC
KASHMIRI PANDIT SHOT AT IN FOURTH
TERRORIST ATTACK IN VALLEY IN 24 HRS
Lucknow: The Uttar
Pradesh Anti-Terrorism
Squad (ATS) will probe
the incident of an attack
on police constables at
the Gorakhnath Temple
in Gorakhpur. Notably,
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath is the head priest
of Gorakhnath Temple
and has his personal
accommodation here.
The accused, who was
also injured in the at-
tack, was held by
the constables,
ADG, Law and Order
Prashant Kumar said.
The injured constables
have been identified as
Gopal Kumar Gaur and
Anil Paswan.
New Delhi: The central government is considering the
removal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act,
1958 from some districts in Jammu and Kashmir, said
sources. An announcement in this regard could be made
during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Union
Territory later this month. Areas in JK were brought
under the AFSPA in September 1990 through a notifica-
tion issued by the then state government, declaring the
Kashmir valley a ‘disturbed area’. P5
History tells us that it’s
not entirely out of the
question that Army will
just be a fencesitter. In
Pakistan, no PM has
been able to complete
the full five-year term
in office. Three military
dictators have in the past
overthrown democrati-
cally elected govern-
ments in Pakistan.
A five-judge bench of the
Supreme Court is hear-
ing the case. Respond-
ing to the request of
Pakistan People’s Party’s
lawyer Farooq Naik for
a full court bench, the
Chief Justice said, “If
you object to the bench,
we will get up and
leave.” The hearing will
resume on Tuesday.
Shopian: A Terrorists shot at a shopkeeper in Chotogam
area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday
evening. The victim, identified as Sonu Kumar Balji - a
Kashmiri Pandit - has been rushed to an Army hospital
in Srinagar in critical condition. Over the past 24 hours,
seven people, including four non-local labourers in
Pulwama and two CRPF jawans in Srinagar, have been
fired at and injured by terrorists. In Pulwama district,
two non-local labourers were shot at and injured. P5
CM Yogi Adityanath meets police personnel injured in Gorakhnath
temple attack, at BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah being received by Union
Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Anurag Thakur upon his
arrival, during the special screening of Teleserial Vidrohi, at Film
Division Auditorium, Mahadev Road in New Delhi on Monday.
People break their fast during the holy fasting month of Ramzaan at the historical Badshahi
mosque in Lahore of Pakistan as the country battles political crisis from Assembly to Apex Court.
Imran proposes ex-
chief justice of Pak
Gulzar Ahmed as
caretaker PM; SC
begins hearing
HOW
CARETAKER
PM WILL BE
CHOSEN
Imran Khan will continue as prime minister, but only for 15 days, dur-
ing which a caretaker PM should be appointed, President Arif Alvi has
said. If Imran and Sharif do not agree on a person within three days
of the dissolution of the National Assembly, then two names will have
to be sent to the committee formed by the Speaker of the National
Assembly. In case, the committee fails to appoint a caretaker prime
minister, the president will take a decision in consultation with EC.
says in LS on bill allowing police to collect biometric data
LAKHIMPUR
KHERI CASE
Sensex surged 1,335.05 points (2.25 per cent) to settle 60,611.74 while the Nifty
50 rallied 382.95 points (2.17 per cent) to end at 18,053.40. Both the indices had
opened around 1 per cent higher earlier in the day and surged over 2.5 per cent
in the intraday trade with the BSE benchmark hitting a high of 60,845.10 and the
broader Nifty touching 18,114.65 triggered by a sharp rally in HDFC twins.
SENSEX SURGES
1,335 POINTS,
NIFTY ENDS ABOVE
18,000-MARK
India’s largest private lender HDFC Bank will merge with housing finance firm
HDFC Ltd, the companies said on Monday. Shareholders of HDFC Ltd will receive
42 shares of the bank for 25 shares held. Existing shareholders of HDFC Ltd will
own 41 per cent of HDFC Bank. Shares held by the housing finance company in
the lender will be extinguished, making HDFC Bank a full-fledged public company.
HDFC BANK AND
MORTGAGE LENDER
HDFC LIMITED
ANNOUNCE MERGER
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BIDEN WANTS WAR
CRIMES TRIAL AS
MASS GRAVES FOUND
Washington: President
Joe Biden on Monday
called for a war crimes
trial over the alleged
atrocities against civilians
in Ukraine, where mass
graves were found, and
said he wants more sanc-
tions imposed on Russia.
MALIK’S JUDICIAL
CUSTODY EXTENDED
TILL APRIL 18
Mumbai: A special court
on Monday extended
the judicial custody of
Maharashtra minister
Nawab Malik till April
18 in connection with a
money laundering case.
Malik (62) was arrested
on February 23 by ED.
DELIMITATION PANEL BEGINS TWO-DAY
INTERACTION WITH PUBLIC, JK LEADERS
Jammu: The Delimitation Commission, which has
been tasked to redraw the boundaries of assembly
and parliamentary constituencies in JK, on Mon-
day began its two-day long meetings with public and
civil society for receiving suggestions and objections
on its draft delimitation proposal. P5

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To ensure 100 pc enrollment, CM launches ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ from Shravasti
Allchildren should be admitted
toschools,saysAdityanath
First India Bureau
Shravasti: Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath on
Monday launched the
‘School Chalo Abhiyan’
with an aim to ensure
100 per cent enrolment
in primary and upper
primary schools across
the state.
“We have to give spe-
cial emphasis on basic
education. The cam-
paign is being launched
after two years due to
the COVID-19 pandemic.
It may happen that the
children, who did not go
to school, might be feel-
ing lazy to return. But
we have to ensure that
no child is left out and
all should be admitted to
schools,” CM Adity-
anath said while ad-
dressing the gathering.
In 2017, 1.34 crore stu-
dents were enrolled in
basic education schools
and the situation was
“awavastha aur arajak-
ta” (mismanagement
and anarchy), he said.
Absence of basic fa-
cilities such as mid-day
meal, toilets, drinking
water, furniture and
smart classes “in-
creased the dropout rate
more than the admis-
sions”, the chief minis-
ter said.
Adityanath said in
three years (till 2019),
the number of students
in schools increased to
1.80 crore and free
books, two uniform sets,
shoes, socks and sweat-
er were provided to stu-
dents due to the efforts
of thestategovernment.
He said all activities
had stopped due to the
coronavirus lockdown
in 2020 that hit schools
the most. “Now all ac-
tivities have resumed.
The Covid management
of country was hailed
worldwide. We have ad-
ministered over 30 crore
vaccines. We are provid-
ing free tablets and
smartphones to stu-
dents,” the chief minis-
ter said, adding that ed-
ucation was the only
way for change in the
society and to make the
country strong.
He said the campaign
will continue for the
next one month with an
aim to bringing back
every student to their
school. again.
CM Yogi Adityanath distributes food to students at a school in Shravasti on Monday.
‘ASSOCIATE WITH OPERATION KAYAKALP’
CM Yogi Adityanath appealed to all, including
officials and public representatives, to associate
themselves with ‘Operation Kayakalp’, which aims
at giving schools a facelift, and adopt a school
each to provide basic facilities there.
`585-cr relief to farmers
for unseasonal rains
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In its sec-
ond term, farmers’
welfare continues to
be the focal area for
the Yogi Adityanath
government. The
government has so
far disbursed ap-
proximately Rs 585
crores under the
State Disaster Re-
sponse Fund (SDRF)
for farmers who suf-
fered crop loss due to
unseasonal rain that
lashed the State dur-
ing the financial
year 2021-22.
According to Ad-
ditional Chief Secre-
tary Rural Develop-
ment and Panchayati
Raj, Manoj Kumar
Singh, “Following an
assessment of crop
losses, the govern-
ment has pegged the
crop loss in the state
at around Rs
5,85,95,65,817.
Working with full
force for the interest
of around 16,26,225
farmers, the state
government has re-
leased the compensa-
tion to the respective
district collectors
who will distribute it
among farmers
through DBT.”
COMPENSATION
EDUCATION FIRST
CS Durga Shanker Mishra
started the School Chalo
campaign in a programme
organised at Sanvilian
School Atrauli, Hardoi on
Monday. He urged all the
first and second class
officers, village heads and
public representatives to
adopt one school each
and develop them as
model schools by fulfilling
the basic needs of those
schools.
UPleadsIndia’sVaxdrivewithover30.18crdoses
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Striding to-
wards another vaccine
milestone, the state of
Uttar Pradesh on Mon-
day achieved the land-
mark of providing vac-
cinecovertoover15lakh
children in the age cate-
gory of 12-14.
This is another major
milestone as the state
continuestoconductone
of the most successful
vaccination campaigns
in the country since the
rollout of the mass im-
munisation drive.
Strengthening its
fight against the Cov-
id-19 pandemic, the UP
governmentisproviding
vaccination cover to all
childrenbetween12to17
years of age in a time-
bound manner. So far,
over 2,08,01,819 children
in the age group of 15-17
and over 15,32,002 chil-
dren in the age group of
12-14 have been adminis-
tered vaccine in the
state.At least 30.18 crore
out of the total 184 crore
doses administrere in
the country are from UP
.
UP is followed by Maha-
rashtra with 16.17 crore
doses administered so
far. In terms of percent-
age, about 84% of the
adult population is fully
vaccinated and over 100
percent have received
one vaccine dose.
Intheagecategoryof 15-
17, around 95 percent of
the children have re-
ceived at least one dose
of the vaccine.
The CM has also
asked the concerned of-
ficials to ensure ade-
quateavailabilityof vac-
cine doses in UP
.
CM Yogi at the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for 12-
14-year age group, at Dr SP Mukherjee Hospital in Lucknow.
‘Be prepared to prevent
communicable diseases’
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In a bid
to prevent the
spread of communi-
cable diseases,
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath has in-
structed the author-
ities to be on top of
the preparations to
make sure the peo-
ple of Uttar Pradesh
do not suffer during
the summers.
As per the in-
structions of the
CM, the prepara-
tions made at this
point in time would
help the state con-
tain the communica-
ble diseases which
erupt during the
summer and rainy
season.
The idea behind
the Communicable
Disease Control
drive which was
launched on April 2
is to gather details
of people who are
suffering or suscep-
tible to communica-
ble diseases. Under
this drive, people
will be sensitised to-
wards the preven-
tion of all such dis-
eases including JE,
Meningitis, Malar-
ia, Dengue, Chikun-
gunya, Kala-azar,
Filariasis etc.
During the com-
municable disease
control campaign,
which was launched
from Siddharthna-
gar, people will be
made aware of
avoiding mosquito
gatherings near
their homes, keep-
ing cleanliness, and
fighting infectious
diseases.
184 CR DOSES ADMINISTRED IN COUNTRY
First India Bureau
S i d d h a r t h n a g a r /
Lucknow: Even as a
fresh row has erupted in
Karnataka over Halal
versus non-Halal meat
with right wing activists
forcing meat sellers to
stop selling Halal meat,
UP continues to be larg-
estmeatexportertoMid-
dle East countries.
Accordingtoinforma-
tionUPiscountry’slarg-
est meat exporting with
the industry worth Rs 26
billion and providing di-
rect and indirect em-
ployment to 2.5 million
people. Out of the gov-
ernment approved
slaughterhouses in the
country 38 are in UP
.
However, most of
these approved slaugh-
terhouses only cater to
exports largely in the
hands of sympathisers
of the BJP
.
It may be mentioned
that in the international
market both cow and
buffalo meat is termed
as beef. Dr Aftab Alam,
Professor of political
Science in Aligarh Mus-
lim University has writ-
teninhisarticle“Decon-
structing UP Meat poli-
tics” “UP’s meat indus-
tryisasectordominated
by Muslims but it also
provides employment to
a large number of low
caste and impoverished
Hindustooandalsogood
source of government
revenue”.
He further wrote: The
government should not
forget that besides Mus-
lims and Christians,
beef isthedietarychoice
of a substantial section
of Hindus as well”. In
view of ban on export of
cow meat beef exports
fromIndiarefertobuffa-
lo meat alone and there
has been marginal in-
crease in India’s beef
exportsunderModiGov-
ernment. According to
information from the
Agricultural and Pro-
cessed Food Products
ExportDevelopmentAu-
thority
, which is under
the Union commerce
ministry
, in fiscal 2014-
15, beef exports was
14,75,540 MT — the high-
est in 10 years.
BULLISH TREND
lll
The industry
is worth Rs
26 bn and
provides
employment
to 2.5 m
people. Of
the govt
approved
slaughter
houses in
the country,
38 are in
the state
UP is country’s largest meat exporter to Middle East countries
COUNTRY SECOND AFTER BRAZIL
Haveissuednosuchorders:UPon
closureof meat shops on Navratri
Lucknow: (PTI)
Amid reports that
meat shops in some
Uttar Pradesh dis-
tricts are being shut
down on Navratri, the
government on Mon-
day clarified that no
such orders have been
issued.
“No such orders
have been issued by
the government. The
districts from where
such reports are com-
ing, ask them from
where these orders
have come,” Addition-
al Chief Secretary, In-
formation, Navneet
Sehgal said.
He was responding
to a question about re-
ports from various
districts of the state
that meat shops are
being closed down on
the nine-day-long Hin-
du festival.
In Aligarh, district
panchayat chairman
Vijay Singh had is-
sued an order on April
2 asking all meat
shops in areas falling
under the jurisdiction
of the zila panchayat
to shut down “during
the period of the
Navratri festival”.
There are an esti-
mated 100 meat shops
in these areas.
However, the order
does not apply to the
shops in Aligarh city
.
In a statement issued
to media, Singh
warned that shop-
keepers who do not
comply with the order
will face action and
their licenses would
be revoked.
On April 2, Ghazia-
bad Mayor Asha Shar-
ma had said selling of
meat will not be al-
lowed in the open,
near temples and in
the bylanes where
temples are located
during Navratri.
But later, in an
amended order, Shar-
ma said licensed meat
shops can operate in
compliance with state
government orders.
Remark against
PM, CM: BJP
for arrest of
shop dealer
Mainpuri: Several
workers of Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) laid
seize at Bichhawan po-
lice station area and de-
manded actions against
ration shop dealer Har-
ishchandra, who had
passed derogatory com-
ments against PM Nar-
endra Modi and chief
minister Yogi Adity-
anath.
The video of accused
person went viral on so-
cial media in which he
had passed objectiona-
ble comments against
PM and CM Yogi. BJP
workers had filed FIR
against accused on Sun-
day and police had not
arrested him yet.
BJP workers alleged
that police registered
case against accused ra-
tion shop dealer in ir-
relevant sections for his
favour while police said
that case was registered
against accused.
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Lucknow: IPS Naveen Arora was appointed as the new
ADG ATS by the UP government on Monday. Arora, till
now posted as ADG Provisioning and Budget at DGP
Headquarters will take over the responsibility of his
new post at the earliest. The post of ADG ATS was pre-
viously held full time by Dr GK Goswami but following
his decision to take 3 months leave to study abroad,
the responsibility of the post was given as additional
responsibility to UP STF ADG Amitabh Yash.
Bareilley: Police have registered case against
Samajwadi Party MLA Shahjil Islam and SP district
deputy president for their inciting speeches which
went viral on social media. The case was registered
on complaint of Anuj Verma, Hindu Yuva Vahini dis-
trict in-charge and the video of SP leaders was sent
to higher officials. Police said case was registered
against Bhojipura MLA Shahjil Islam and district vice
president Sanjeev Kumar Saxena.
THREE KILLED AS
SUV RAMS INTO
TRACTOR-TROLLEY
Bijnor: Three people
were killed on Monday
when an SUV rammed
the rear of a tractor-trol-
ley, the police said. The
SUV, travelling from
Tulsipur (Balrampur) to
Haridwar, met with an
accident near Bajopur
village in Nazibabad
area, they said. Shivan-
kar Pal (24), his brother
Rahul Pal (32) and driv-
er Mohd Abu (45) died
in the crash. Shivankar’s
mother Kusum Pal was
hospitalised with inju-
ries and her condition
was stated to be stable,
police said. The tractor
driver fled the spot and
police are trying to trace
his whereabouts.
GANGOTRI TEMPLE
GATES TO BE
OPENED ON MAY 3
Uttarkashi: The portals
of the famous Gangotri
temple situated in the
Garhwal Himalayas will
open for devotees on
May 3 on Akshaya Tri-
tiya, the temple com-
mittee said on Sunday.
After the doors are
opened at 11.15 am
on Akshaya Tritiya, the
devotees will be able
to offer prayers at the
temple for the next
six months, Suresh
Semwal, secretary of
the Gangotri Temple
Committee, said. The
timing for opening the
doors of the Yamunotri
temple will be decided
on Yamuna Jayanti on
April 7, Semwal said.
UP GOVT APPOINTS IPS OFFICER
NAVEEN ARORA AS NEW ADG ATS
CASE AGAINST SP MLA, WORKERS IN
BAREILLY FOR PROVOCATIVE SPEECH
Accused a brilliant student, but suffering from mental ailment, claims bank officer father
IIT-B GRADUATE ATTACKS SECURITY
GUARDS AT GORAKHNATH TEMPLE
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur: Taking a
serious note of the
shocking attack on secu-
rity persons at Gate 1 of
historic Gorakhnath
temple here on Sunday
evening, an SIT team
reachedhereonMonday
to look into the circum-
stances leading to the
incident.
ADG, STF and ATF
have also reached Gora-
khpur to investigate the
sensational incident.
While on one hand the
senior police officials
are terming the incident
as part of a deep rooted
terror conspiracy
, father
of the accused, Muneer
Ahmad, said Ahmad
Murtaza,wasapsychiat-
ric patient as he had suf-
feredamajorpsychiatric
attack in 2017 and was
under treatment in Jam-
nagar.
Muneer is an Indian
Bank manager in Mum-
bai and his son was a
topper in high school
andintermediate.Heisa
brilliant student but is
suffering from mental
disorder after complet-
ing the chemical engi-
neering course from IIT
Bombay
.Muneerbelongs
to a well-off amd well-
read family of the city
.
Themembersof thefam-
ily even have interfaith
marriages.
Murtaza was suffer-
ing from severe depres-
sion as his newly-wed
wife had left him alone.
His father was in Mum-
bai for official work.
Murtaza said he had not
slept well for past one
week and was deeply up-
set and was having a
keen wish to get himself
killed by someone.
OnSundayeveninghe
reached Gorakhnath
temple where as a part
of routine checking, se-
curity men Gopal Gaur
andAnilPaswanstopped
him when Murtaza took
out a sharp weapon and
attacked one of the po-
lice personnel.
Lucknow(ANI): India
stunned Germany in the
Junior World Cup Hock-
ey pool match after
doughtyMumtazKhan’s
powerful drag-flick sent
the ball crashing into
the nets to send the girls
in blue in frenzied cele-
brations while joys of
her mother, Qaiser Jah-
an, who sells vegetables
in Lucknow, knew no
bounds.
Mumtaz Khan, 19, is
now India’s new hockey
sensation, taking her
team to the top league
while her dribble and
powerplay with her
stick awing the oppo-
nents. Lucknow, the city
of Nawabs and also
hockey-lovers, is show-
ering love and apprecia-
tiononMumtaz’sfamily
,
which ekes out a liveli-
hood as vegetable ven-
dor.
With the hockey stick,
Mumtazisnotonlyshat-
tering India’s powerful
opponents, but also the
age-old patriarchal ta-
boos. Her mother is jubi-
lant that Mumtaz Khan,
one of her six daugh-
ters, has given a re-
sounding slap to all
those who taunted her
in the past for having
only daughters.
“People often made
remarks that I only have
daughters. Mumtaz has
made us proud, and
broke the social stig-
mas,” said Qaiser Jah-
an, at her vegetable
shop in Lucknow.
My daughter is equal
to 100 sons, said Qaiser
Jahan. While Qaiser Ja-
han manages to earn Rs
300 daily, she went be-
yond her means to
support Mumtaz pursue
her dreams to wear the
blue jersey
.
The financial strain
proved insufficient for
Mumtaz Khan to fly
with the girls in blue to
South Africa to play for
the country
.
Besides beating the
formidable Germany by
converting the penalty
shoot, Mumtaz had also
taken India to an unas-
sailable lead with a 3-1
scoreline with a bril-
liant field goal in the
41st minute against
Wales in the FIH Wom-
en’sJuniorWorldCupat
Potchefstroom in South
Africa.Indiafinallywon
the match 5-1.
Mother says hockey sensation Mumtaz Khan is equal to 100 sons
BEATING ALL ODDS
lll
Her parents are
petty vegetable
vendors and
went beyond
their means to
support the
aspiratons of
their daughter
Young hockey star Mumtaz Khan.
The attacker being treated at a hospital in Gorakhpur.
NO RULING OUT TERROR
ANGLE, ATS TO PROBE
Gorakhpur: Not ruling
out terror angle to
the incident involv-
ing a person allegedly
forcibly entering the
Gorakhnath Temple and
assaulting the police
personnel, the UP gov-
ernment has decided to
hand over the probe to
the ATS. The accused
allegedly attacked the
cops outside the gate
of the Mutt and forcibly
tried to enter the temple
while raising religious
slogans. Prashant
Kumar, ADG, Law and
Order, on Monday said,
“A man forcibly tried
to enter the temple
premises and attacked
the on-duty police
personnel with a sharp
weapon. The accused
has been identified as
Ahmed Murtaza Abbasi,
of Gorakhpur.”
ADG Law and Order Prashant Kumar along with ACS Home
Avanish Awasthi holding a presser on the Gorakhnath
Temple attack, in Lucknow on Monday.
‘EXTREMIST MINDSET BEHIND ATTACK’
New Delhi: Union minister
Giriraj Singh said on
Monday the country does
not face a threat because
of the rising Muslim
population but the
“extremist mindset” that
was behind the attack at
Gorakhnath temple, and
hit out at the opposition
over its “silence” on the
incident. A man named
Murtaza attacked two
PAC constables with a
sharp-edged weapon at
the south gate of Gora-
khnath temple, of which
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath
is the head priest. The
attacker also allegedly
tried to force his way into
the temple after shouting
“Allahu Akbar”.
CMYogisuspendsSDMaccusedofbeating
57-year-old Lalganj tehsil clerk to death
First India Bureau
Lucknow: CM Yogi sus-
pended a Sub-Divisional
Magistrate (SDM), who
was among four persons
booked on charges of
murder of a 57-year-old
tehsil clerk (naib nazir),
on Monday
.
Gyanendra Singh was
the sub-divisional mag-
istrate of Lalganj in
Pratapgarh.
The CM’s office, in a
tweetinHindi,informed
that the SDM of Lalganj
was suspended after it
came to light that a com-
plaint had been regis-
teredagainsthimincon-
nectionwiththedeathof
Sunil Kumar Sharma.
Pratapgarh was the
first posting of Singh,
the 2017-batch PCS offi-
cer.
The victim’s family
allegedthatSharmasuc-
cumbed to his injuries
after he was severely
beaten up by Gyanendra
and a few others on
March30,thepolicesaid.
The autposy report said
“septicaemic shock due
to ante mortem lung in-
fection”wasthecauseof
Sharma’s death, they
added.
CM Yogi tries
his hands in
hockey at Gomti
Nagar stadium
on the 100th
birth anniversary
celebration of
Babu KD Singh
in Lucknow on
Monday. Babu
KD Singh’s
sons VV Singh
and Dhirendra
Singh were also
honoured by
the CM on the
occasion.
Fakemagistrates
arrestedinAgra
First India Bureau
Agra: After the leak of
the English paper of the
UP board exam, now a
case of catching a fake
magistrate has come to
the fore in Agra. A mo-
bile team of four fake
magistrates reached
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
School in Iradat Nagar
police station area here
and demanded to get the
strong room checked,
but before these fake
magistrates could suc-
ceed,theywerearrested.
A case was registered
against the four fake vi-
cious people on the com-
plaint of the centre ad-
ministrator.
The college has been
made the exam centre in
Kurrachittarpurvillage.
There was high school
examination in the
morning shift. During
this, four people reached
the centre in a vehicle
flauntingaGovernment
of India logo. They told
thecentreadministrator
that they were magis-
trates and had been put
on duty from Delhi as a
special team to stop
copying and asked to
show the strong room,
where the papers are
kept. When the centre
head asked them for
their ID cards, they said
ID cards couldn’t be
shown, as they had been
posted secretly
.
ACCUSED ATTACHED
TO COLLECTORATE
No one has been arrested
so far. The DM has sent a
report to the government
with the details of the
incident. On Saturday,
DM Nitin Bansal removed
Gyanendra from his post
and attached him with
the collectorate office.
CENTRE HEAD GOT
SUSPICIOUS
Centre administrator
Ghanshyam Dixit got
suspicious as there was
neither an orderly nor
any policeman with the
magistrates. He contact-
ed DIoS Manoj Kumar
and as the DIoS reached
the centre, the fruad of
the four was undone.
Sangeet Som Sena chief, 9 others
booked for vandalising food cart
Meerut (PTI): Ten peo-
ple, including the state
president of an outfit
linked to former BJP
MLA Sangeet Som, were
bookedforallegedlyvan-
dalisingabiryanicartin
this district, the police
said on Monday
.
According to police,
Sajid, a biryani cart
owner, alleged that his
cart on Sardha-
na-Binauli road was
vandalised and robbed
by 10 people including
Sangeet Som Sena state
president Sachin Kha-
tik on Saturday
.
SangeetSom,thelead-
er of Sangeet Som Sena,
confirmed that Sachin
Khatik was the state
president of the outfit,
they said.
“When meat cart was
put on Navratri, police
might not have done
theirjobproperly
.So,our
people may have got the
cart removed,” the MLA
told PTI.
SardhanaSHOLaksh-
man Verma said an FIR
has been registered
against10people,includ-
ing Khatik, and the
probe is on.
No arrests have so far
been made in this con-
nection, the SHO said.
Sangeet Som was BJP
MLA from Sardhana
from 2012 to 2022. He lost
to SP candidate Atul
Pradhan in the recent
assembly elections.
KHELEGA
INDIA
—PHOTO
BY
ASHOK
DUTTA

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SRI LANKA CRISIS
SPIRALS OUT OF
CONTROL, PREZ
SACKS HIS BROTHER
ith Sri Lanka’s eco-
nomic crisis showing
no sign of abating,
President Mahinda
Rajapaksa sacked the
country’s finance minister Gota-
baya Rajapaksa, who is his
younger brother. Earlier, all 26
ministers in the government
had submitted their resigna-
tions. Incidentally
, Gotabaya was
scheduled to meet IMF officials
in the US for a possible bailout
package. That the sacked finance
minister was headed to the IMF
sounds strange as earlier he had
opted for a loan from China, by
virtually mortgaging the inter-
ests of his country, rather than
approaching the international
lending agency. Caught in Bei-
jing’s debt trap, much like Paki-
stan, Sri Lanka pleaded with
China to reschedule its huge
debt burden. To the misfortune
of the island nation which has a
spiraling debt problem, China
decided to leave it in the lurch.
That is what made Sri Lanka
to turn to India for urgent help.
New Delhi, which was worried
over Chinese moves in Sri Lan-
ka, agreed to help out of human-
itarian gesture but also to edge
out Beijing.
W
hat a smashing
century this is for
the Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party which
now has strength
of 101 in the 245-member Up-
per House of Parliament. The
tally of BJP-headed alliance---
NDA---willbe117.Crossingthe
100-mark gives it a psychologi-
cal advantage. This is after
1988-90thatapartyhascrossed
the triple digit mark. The pa-
theticsituationwhichtheCon-
gressfindsitself inisreflected
in the party’s presence in Ra-
jya Sabha. Its numbers are
downto33andareprojectedto
fallfurtherto29asitlosesstate
after state in elections. The
Congressnumbershavestead-
ily declined over the years.
From 152 seats in 1982-84 and
108 in 1988-90, the numbers
came down to 99, 72 in subse-
quent years. The achievement
would not have been possible
without the sustained efforts
of top BJP leaders who toiled
to make the party’s ideology
acceptable across India.
Its numbers in both the
Houses give the BJP a big ad-
vantage in the Presidential
election due in July this year
as the opposition will be out-
numbered. The ruling dis-
pensationattheCentredidn’t
have to worry much as it
managed to get the numbers
for the passage of Bills to
scrap Article 370 and triple
talaq and the contentious
farm laws. Legislations on
any pending agenda which
the BJP may now have can
also be moved comfortably
.
At least now, will the Con-
gress learn any lessons from
itsnearall-rounddecimation?
Karnataka and Gujarat elec-
tionslieahead.Anydebaclein
these two states due to bum-
bling leadership will be yet
another nail in the coffin.
ADVANTAGE BJP,
CONG IN DUMPS
What a smashing century this is for the Bharatiya Janata
Party which now has strength of 101 in the
245-member Upper House of Parliament. The tally of
BJP-headed alliance--- NDA---will be 117. Crossing the
100-mark gives it a psychological advantage. This is after
1988-90 that a party has crossed the triple digit mark
W
o one tells me what to think!
And no one tells me what to
do!”Sayingthesewordssoem-
phatically usually means that
we have great confidence in
ourselves and in our own
judgement. Can we really be
sure that someone is not
moulding our thinking, with-
outourbeingevenawareof it?
Every day, we are bom-
barded with persuasive voic-
es – celebrities peddling cos-
metics, salesman pushing
products – very often these
voices are alluring. Many
people do not stop to think
and wonder if these influenc-
ers know much about the
products they promote.
The fact is, the way we
think and act, is generally
influenced, in some way by
the feelings and views of
those to whom we listen. This
is not a bad thing if these
people have our best inter-
ests at heart.
Thus,onecannotthinkthat
no one can ever influence
them. It may already be hap-
pening without our realizing
it. Our choices are also affect-
edbytheadvertisingindustry
,
often subtly
. An advertise-
ment uses two ways to influ-
encethecustomers–byseduc-
ing them or by conditioning
them. What an elusive tech-
nique to mould our thinking!
With the means of commu-
nication expanding, the flow
of persuasive messages has
accelerated. Hoaxes, scams
and deception are common
these days. Misleading state-
ments feature in the media.
Newspaper headlines, televi-
sion documentaries and in-
ternet web pages make some
gullibly believe everything.
Propagandists influence
by agitating the emotions,
exploiting insecurities, capi-
talizing on the ambiguity of
language and by bending the
rules of logic. Most people
vulnerably absorb every-
thing without questioning or
analysing the information.
There is a big difference
between education and prop-
aganda. Good education pre-
sents all sides of an issue and
encourages discussion. It
helps one to think logically.
Propagandists force others to
hear their views and tell
them what to think. They
twist and distort facts, and
make sure that their mes-
sages appear to be correct
and give people a sense of
importance and belonging.
Even though feelings
might be irrelevant when it
comes to facts or the logic of
an argument, they do play a
crucial role in persuasion.
Fear, hatred and pride are
strong emotions exploited by
propagandists. Appeal to
pride can be made with state-
ments such as, “any intelli-
gent person knows that…”
A common persuasive tac-
tic is, to attack the person
with a subtle dose of innuen-
dos – “if you really under-
stood the matter, you would
not have that point of view”
or “you only believe that be-
cause you are told to believe
it.” Or to label a person as
“crazy” or “uninformed” if
he/she says something that
one does not want to hear.
Another tactic is, over sim-
plification, that ignores rele-
vant considerations of a
complex matter. Like an ad-
vertisement of a house pur-
chase may be over simplified
to appear as an attractive
deal, but has hidden costs.
Also,peopleuse“either/or”
kind of reasoning, which re-
duces a wide range of options
to only two, preventing one to
look for other alternatives.
It is easy to absorb whatev-
er is around us. So, one must
see if it has propagandistic
overtones or it is factual. Reli-
ability of any information
depends on the validity of
facts, the quality of reasoning
and the acceptable standards.
We can ask questions to see
if there is a bias. Such as,
what is the motive or merits
of a message? Is it loaded
with words? What is the track
record of the one presenting
the information? Why should
I regard this person, organi-
zation or publication as hav-
ing reliable information?
Rather than just follow the
trend, one can think differ-
ently. Popular opinion is not
necessarily always correct.
We still have a strong de-
fense available against such
hidden persuaders. We can
choose not to be manipulated
in every situation if we know
what is going on, by keeping
our minds open and recep-
tive to good influences. Lack
of information is as lethal as
misinformation.
Using good judgment, we
can perceive subtleties of
ideas or things. One will be
abletorecognizemeresmooth
and complimentary speech
and discard misleading facts.
Honest persuasion is not
the same thing as hidden
propaganda. Since every-
thing we imbibe into our
mind influences us to some
degree, the key is knowing
the source and the people
who are trustworthy
.
So, the sly art of propagan-
da can paralyze thought, pre-
vent clear thinking and can
condition one to act. By creat-
ing an environment where
ideas circulate freely
, one can
be truly educated. In an age
of sophisticated propaganda,
we can be confident not to be
manipulated.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
“
N
REKHA KUMAR
The writer is a personal
development skills facilitator
We still have a strong
defense available against
such hidden persuaders. We
can choose not to be
manipulated in every
situation if we know what is
going on, by keeping our
minds open and receptive to
good influences. Lack of
information is as lethal as
misinformation. Using good
judgment, we can perceive
subtleties of ideas or things.
One will be able to recognize
mere smooth and
complimentary speech and
discard misleading facts.
Honest persuasion is not the
same thing as hidden
propaganda. Since
everything we imbibe into
our mind influences us to
some degree, the key is
knowing the source and the
people who are trustworthy
With the means of
communication
expanding, the flow of
persuasive messages
has accelerated.
Hoaxes, scams and
deception are common
these days. Misleading
statements feature in the
media. Newspaper
headlines, television
documentaries and
internet web pages
make some gullibly
believe everything
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INDIA
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Infighting begins in Maha Congress as MLAs become
disgruntled over no response from high command!
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: After the
assembly election re-
sults of five States, it
was being speculated as
to the infighting in
which state congress
unit will come to fore,
first. There was a pos-
sibility of a dispute be-
tween Maharashtra and
Jharkhand and in fact
the dispute started in
Maharashtra which
was first indicated by
NCP’s Rajya Sabha MP
Majeed Memon. He
tweeted that many
MLAs are in touch with
BJP. Earlier, he also
praised Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. Later
when he was asked, he
retracted and said that
he was talking about
Congress MLAs.
Indeed, many Con-
gress MLAs have ex-
pressed their displeas-
ure. 25 MLAs of the par-
ty have expressed their
displeasure with the
state leadership and the
ministers of the Maha
Vikas Aghadi govern-
ment of the state and
expressed their desire to
meetCongresspresident
Sonia Gandhi. They say
that Congress Ministers
ignore them. Keep in
mind that as soon as the
coalition government
was formed in the state,
the Congress party had
given the responsibility
of listening to the prob-
lems of its MLAs and
resolving them. Three
MLAs were assigned to
each minister, but the
legislators say that they
do not even know about
this. Two and a half
yearsaftertheformation
of the government, a
minister - HK Patil - held
a meeting with three
MLAs, when informa-
tion about this arrange-
ment came to the fore.
Meanwhile, Congress
leadershavealsobecome
apprehensive about this
arrangement. They feel
thatthepartyismonitor-
ing them through minis-
ters and taking meas-
ures to keep them under
control. It is being said
that the Congress is ap-
prehensive that some of
its MLAs may switch
sides and as the elec-
tions are nearing, the
concern of the Congress
is increasing propor-
tionally
. The Congress
haslostbadlyintheelec-
tions of the five states,
after which there is a
possibility of a ‘stam-
pede’ from the party
.
Senior Maharashtra Congress leaders Nana Patole, Bhai Jagtap and others. —FILE PHOTO
Centre mulling removal of AFSPA
fromsomedistsofJK:Sources
New Delhi (Agencies):
The Centre is consider-
ing the removal of the
Armed Forces (Special
Powers) Act, 1958 from
some districts in Jam-
mu and Kashmir, sourc-
es told media.
Sources add that an
announcement in this
regard could be made
during Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s visit
to the Union Territory
later this month.
Areas in JK were
brought under the AFS-
PA in September 1990
through a notification
issued by the then state
govt, declaring the
Kashmir valley a ‘dis-
turbed area’ under Sec-
tion 3. It was only in Au-
gust 2001 that the then
state govt extended the
scope of AFSPA to Jam-
mu province.
On March 31 of this
year, Home Minister
Shah announced a re-
duction in the number
of areas in Nagaland,
Assam and Manipur
where AFSPA was in
force. As per reports, a
decision in this regard
was taken on the basis
of the recommenda-
tions of a high-level
committee constituted
to examine the possibil-
ity of removal of AFS-
PA following the killing
of 14 civilians in an
Army operation in Na-
galand’s Mon last year.
The AFSPA is now
fully applicable in 31
districts and partially
in 12 districts of four
Northeastern states,
namely Assam, Naga-
land, Manipur and
Arunachal Pradesh.
AFSPA was enacted on 11 September 1958 to bring under control what the government considered
‘disturbed areas’, essentially conflict-hit areas. —FILE PHOTO
JAWAN INJURED IN
SRINAGAR MILITANT
ATTACK SUCCUMBS
Srinagar (ANI): One of
the two CRPF troop-
ers injured in a militant
attack in Srinagar
city on Monday has
succumbed to critical
injuries, officials said.
The two troopers were
injured when militants
fired at them from close
range in Maisuma local-
ity of uptown Srinagar.
Doctors at the SMHS
hospital said one of the
troopers admitted for
treatment with critical
injuries has succumbed.
Jammu (PTI): The De-
limitation Commission,
which has been tasked
to redraw the bounda-
ries of assembly and
parliamentary constitu-
encies in Jammu and
Kashmir, on Monday
began its two-day-long
meetings with public
and civil society for re-
ceiving suggestions and
objections on its draft
delimitation proposal
for the union territory.
The Commission on
March 14 has put its re-
port in the public do-
main and invited objec-
tions and suggestions
from people. The com-
mission has published
its report in the gazettes
of India as well as Jam-
mu and Kashmir.
The panel has begun
meetings at the Conven-
tion Centre here with
members of the public,
civilsocietyandpolitical
parties from all districts
of the Jammu region.
Delimitation panel begins consultations
Two-day-long meet
with public, civil
society members for
suggestions on draft
Members of the Delimitation panel in JK. —FILE PHOTO
After MK Stalin,
K’taka’s Bommai
to visit New Delhi
Bengaluru (Agen-
cies): CM Bommai’s of-
fice confirmed that on
Tuesday, he would leave
for New Delhi for a two-
day trip. An appoint-
ment has been fixed
with Union Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat to dis-
cuss the issue of clear-
ance to the pending
Mekedatu project,
which is crucial in the
wake of upcoming As-
sembly elections in the
state in 2023.
MinisterforWaterRe-
sources Govind M. Kar-
jol would also accompa-
ny CM Bommai to New
Delhi. CM Bommai
would also hold meet-
ings and discuss other
important irrigation
projects of the state, in-
cluding Mahadayi and
Upper Krishna project.
CBI moves court
to seek custody
of Vaze, Palande
Mumbai (Agencies):
The Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI), on
Monday moved the
Mumbai sessions court
to seek custody of
Sachin Vaze and San-
jeev Palande in the Rs
100 crore extortion case
involving former Mum-
bai top cop Parambir
Singh.
Sources have claimed
that there are possibili-
ties that they will be
taken to Delhi for fur-
ther investigation.
Palande was in the
custody of the special
ED court, while Vaze
was in the custody of
the NIA court. Both the
courts permitted their
custody be taken.
On April 21, 2021 the
CBI had filed an FIR
against Deshmukh and
had initiated a probe.
78-yr-old names all her
property after Rahul,
says country needs him
Dehradun (Agencies):
A 78-year-old woman
fromUttarakhand’sDeh-
radun has named all her
property after Congress
leaderRahulGandhi,in-
cluding assets worth 50
lakhs and 10 tola of gold.
Pushpa Munjial has
presented a will in the
Dehradun court, giving
the ownership title of
her properties to Rahul
Gandhi.
Munjial described Ra-
hulGandhiandhisideas
as necessary for the
country
. She said she is
verymuchinfluencedby
his thoughts.
Congress Metropoli-
tan President Lalchand
Sharma said that Push-
pa Munjial willed her
property to Rahul Gan-
dhi at the residence of
former state president
Pritam Singh.
Dehradun senior citizen hands over her property.
Nitish denies plan to
move to Rajya Sabha
Patna (Agencies): Bi-
har Chief Minister Nit-
ish Kumar on Monday
categorically denied
that he is going to the
Rajya Sabha.
While casting his vote
for the MLCs election in
Patna, Kumar said that
he was shocked to read
news articles about it.
“Theyareusedtopub-
lishing such reports. I
am not paying attention
to it,” he said.
Recently, during an
unofficial discussion
with a few journalists
here, Kumar had ex-
pressed his desire of go-
ing to the Upper House.
In his long political ca-
reer, he said he has
worked in the capacity
of a MLA, MLC, MP in
the Lok Sabha, cabinet
and state minister in the
Centre and chief minis-
ter in Bihar but never
served as a Rajya Sabha
MP
. He denied the state-
ment the next day
.
Denying any such
plan, one of his cabinet
ministersAshokChaud-
hary said that Kumar
has no plans of going to
the Rajya Sabha. He is
the chief minister of Bi-
har and will complete
his five-year tenure.
Nitish Kumar
Rana Ayyub
allowed to
travel abroad
with conditions
Delhi High Court on
Monday permitted
journalist Rana Ayyub
to travel abroad on cer-
tain conditions as it
heard her plea challeng-
ing the restrictions by
the Enforcement Direc-
torate (ED) from leav-
ing the country
.
After hearing the
matter in detail, Justice
Chandra Dhari Singh
allowedhertogoabroad
on certain conditions,
including a deposit of
some amount.
She was also asked to
inform the probe offi-
cials about her stay in
theforeigncountriesand
share contact details.
AdvocateVrindaGrov-
er appeared for Ayyub.
A detailed order in
the matter is expected
to come later in the day
.
Earlier, the bench
had asked the ED to file
a status report on its
case against her by 2.30
p.m. on April 4.
Rana Ayyub
‘Plan to broadcast Hindu
prayers during azaan’
Bengaluru (Agen-
cies): The situation is
turning more serious in
Karnataka with Hindu
organisations planning
to broadcast Hindu
prayers at the time of
azaan in mosques.
Hindu activist Bhar-
ath Shetty stated on
Monday that the cam-
paign would start in An-
janeya temple of Yela-
hanka in Bengaluru at 5
am, during the time of
azaan. The campaign is
planned throughout the
state, he said.
This being a sensitive
issue,moresoasRamzan
has just begun, the po-
lice is making elaborate
security arrangements.
The Hindu organisa-
tions are planning to
broadcast “Om Namah
Shivay”, “Jai Shri
Ram” slogans and other
devotional prayers ex-
actly at the time of
azaan in mosques.
The Shri Ram Sena
has stated that it had
submitted a request to
the auhorities for stop-
ping the use of loud-
speakers at 5 am. The
tehsildar and the Pollu-
tion Control Board did
not take any action on it.
“We will submit a
complaint to the Dis-
trict Commissioners as
a last resort. The gov-
ernment should ask the
Muslim community to
follow the guidelines of
the Supreme Court. We
do not oppose their
prayers. But, we oppose
the use of loudspeakers
because of which lakhs
of people are put to in-
convenience,” Shri Ran
Sena founder Pramod
Muthalik stated.
Every day at 5 am,
there will be Ram
Bhajans and prayers to
Lord Shiva played in
temples, he stated.
USE SPEAKERS WITHIN MOSQUES, THEY
DISTURB STUDENTS: KARNATAKA MINISTER
Karwar (Karnataka): Amid opposition by some right wing
groups to the use loudspeakers at mosques, senior Karna-
taka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Monday said, any solution
to the issue can be found by taking the Muslim community
into confidence, keeping the
interests of students and
patients in mind. Maharashtra
Navnirman Sena chief Raj
Thackeray last week demanded
that loudspeakers of mosques
be shut down. “If this is not
stopped, there will be speakers
outside mosques playing Hanu-
man Chalisa at higher volume,”
he had said in Mumbai. Stating that it is not a competition to
play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers to counter its use at
mosques, and that it may lead to conflict between communi-
ties, Mr Eshwarappa advised Muslim leaders to see to it that
speakers are limited to their places of worship and don’t dis-
turb people living in surrounding areas. “The attempts by Raj
Thackeray or Sri Rama Sene against the use of loudspeakers
at mosques, has to be naturally done by taking the Muslim
community into confidence. There have been complaints
for a long time that it disturbs students and patients during
morning and evening hours,” Mr Eshwarappa said.
KS Eshwarappa
Andhra Pradesh gets a new
map, doubles districts to 26
Hyderabad (Agencies):
Andhra Pradesh got a
new administrative map
on Monday
, with the cre-
ation of 13 new districts
that doubled their num-
ber to 26, in a massive
overhaul that the State
Government said will
improvegovernanceand
delivery of services.
Chief Minister YS
Jagan Mohan Reddy
launched the new dis-
tricts at a virtual cere-
mony in the morning,
following an “auspi-
cious muhurat” time
set by Vedic priests.
The decentralisa-
tion of the govern-
ment has been among
the top-billed priori-
ties of the YSR Con-
gress government
which had announced
the creation of village
secretariats as well.
Reddy, while cam-
paigning for the 2019
assembly elections,
had promised that his
party, if voted to power,
would make each of the
25 Lok Sabha constitu-
encies a district.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Creation of more
districts is meant
to be a step in the
decentralised
development of all
regions: CM Jagan

INDIA
06
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Allaying
concerns about any in-
crease in prices of med-
icines, Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya
on Monday said the gov-
ernment has not effect-
ed any hike and only a
few essential drugs that
are linked to the whole-
sale price index and are
as such priced very low
may see some automat-
ic rise or fall as per in-
flation trends.
“There are some es-
sential medicines
linked to WPI that can
see rise or fall automat-
ically as per the WPI
movement. These are
drugs that are priced a
few rupees and there-
fore, a 10 per cent WPI
increase may lead to the
price rising by a few
paise,” Mansukh Man-
daviya said.
No increase effected by Govt in
medicine prices, says Mandaviya
Colombo (ANI): Un-
dergoing a huge eco-
nomic crisis and tur-
moil, Sri Lankan Oppo-
sition leader and Mem-
ber of Parliament (MP)
Sajith Premadasa on
Monday urged Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi to help their na-
tion to the maximum
possible extent.
Speaking to ANI, the
Opposition leader said,
“Please try and help Sri
Lanka to the maximum
possible extent. This is
our motherland and we
need to save it.”
While responding to
the parties' readiness to
participate in an elec-
tion, if it takes place,
Premadasa said that he
and his party are ready
to contest the election.
“I can tell you, I my-
self andweallhavebeen
ready ever since we en-
tered social service and
political service. We are
ready for any eventuali-
ty
,” he said.
Earlier, the Sri Lan-
kan MP termed the
Cabinet Ministers’ res-
ignation a melodrama.
He said, “The melodra-
ma is being enacted to
fool the people of the
country
. There's no gen-
uine effort to bring san-
ity to our society and
relief to the people. It's
an exercise to fool the
people.”
Reiterating opposi-
tion parties’ demands,
Premadasa said, “We’re
seeking immediate re-
lief for the people. We
want to protect the lives
of the people and their
rights.
Sri Lanka is battling
a severe economic cri-
sis with food and fuel
scarcity affecting a
large number of the
people in the island na-
tion. The economy has
been in a free-fall since
the onset of the Cov-
id-19 pandemic.
Sri Lanka is also fac-
ing a foreign exchange
shortage, which has,
incidentally
, affected its
capacity to import food
and fuel, leading to the
power cuts in the coun-
try. The shortage of es-
sential goods forced Sri
Lanka to seek assis-
tance from friendly
countries.
Chandigarh (PTI):
Congress leader Navjot
Singh Sidhu on Mon-
day said that Chandi-
garh belongs to Punjab
and will always remain
so, and predicted that
the state’s “next big bat-
tle” with Haryana will
be over river waters.
The Haryana govern-
ment has summoned a
special Session of the
Assembly here on Tues-
day, days after the Pun-
jab Assembly passed a
resolution seeking im-
mediate transfer of
Chandigarh to the
AAP-ruled State.
Haryana lead-
ers have been
demanding
the completion of the
Sutlej-Yamuna Link ca-
nal for getting
the water
s h a r e
f r o m
Punjab.
Singapore (PTI): Indi-
an Army chief General
MM Naravane on Mon-
day visited Kranji war
memorial in Singapore
and paid tributes to
those who laid down
their lives during World
War-II.
Dedicated to the men
and women from India,
the UK, Australia, Can-
ada, Sri Lanka, Malaya,
the Netherlands and
New Zealand who died
defending Singapore
and Malaya against the
invading Japanese forc-
es during the second
World War, the memo-
rial comprises the War
Graves, the Memorial
Walls. Malaya united
with North Borneo,
Sarawak and Singapore
in 1963 to become Ma-
laysia. In 1965, Singa-
pore was separated
from the federation.
New Delhi: A par-
liamentary panel
has expressed con-
cern over the
“huge gap” be-
tween the sanc-
tioned and exist-
ing equipment in
the inventory of
the NDRF and
asked the govern-
ment to procure
these items with-
out any delay
.
The committee
on estimates ob-
served this and
suggested recom-
mendations in its
13th report sub-
mitted to the Lok
Sabha on Monday
.
The panel of
parliamentarians
is headed by Pune
BJP MP Girish
Bapat.
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of Information
and Technology Ash-
wini Vaishnaw on
Monday called for a
new dynamic legal
structure which bal-
ances the right to pri-
vacy and freedom of
expression and de-
mands for regulations
and control to meet
challenges from un-
scrupulous elements in
the cyber space.
Addressing the sec-
ond national confer-
ence on cyber crime in-
vestigations and digital
forensics organised by
the CBI, the minister
said over the years tech-
nology has given a lot
of productivity, effi-
ciency and convenience
but simultaneously it
has brought intrusions
in the lives of people.
New Delhi: Chhattis-
garh has been ranked
first among states with
the lowest unemploy-
ment rate in the coun-
try, an official state-
ment said on Monday
.
According to the lat-
est data released by the
Centre for Monitoring
Indian Economy
(CMIE), Chhattisgarh
has registered an unem-
ployment rate of 0.6 per
cent this March, which
is the lowest so far, it
said.
Chhattisgarh ranks
first in the country with
the lowest unemploy-
ment rate while the
country's unemploy-
ment rate stood at 7.6
per cent in the same
month (March), the
statement said citing
CMIE data.
The state govern-
ment took several steps
and formulated new
policies for generating
employment opportuni-
ties especially for the
youth, resulting in a
constant decline in the
unemployment rate,
the release said.
As per the data, Hary-
ana has the highest un-
employment rate at 26.7
per cent, followed by Ra-
jasthan and Jammu and
Kashmir at 25 per cent
each and Jharkhand at
14.5 per cent.
Patna (PTI): Slam-
ming the Bihar Govern-
ment for leaving unuti-
lised a major portion of
the funds sanctioned
for strengthening the
sewerage infrastruc-
ture in Patna, under the
Centre’s ‘Namami
Gange’ programme, the
Comptroller and Audi-
tor General (CAG) said
the project was running
behind schedule.
Around Rs 684 crore,
meant to be used under
the scheme in a span of
four financial years,
was left untouched by
the BGCMS, according
to a CAG report that
was recently tabled in
the Bihar Assembly
.
Audit observed that
only 16 to 50 per cent
funds were being uti-
lised (annually) during
the period 2016-17 to
2019-20.
COURTESY VISIT!
UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya felicitated PM Narendra Modi with scarf during his
courtesy meet with PM and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday.
Sri Lankan Oppn leader urges
Modi to help nation amid crisis
Please try and help Lanka to the maximum possible extent,
this is our motherland and we need to save it: Premadasa
A protester holds up the Sri Lanka flag during demonstrations in Colombo.
Won’t preach to India:
German envoy on crude
New Delhi: Germany
does not wish to
“preach” India into cut-
ting back Russian oil
imports, the country’s
ambassador to New
Delhi Walter J Lind-
ner said on Monday,
adding that anyone who
can reach out to Rus-
sianPresidentVladimir
Putin can help bring
the war in Ukraine to
an end.
“There is no denying
that many countries in
Europe are dependent
on Russian oil and coal.
We didn’t know that Pu-
tin will one day attack a
neighbouring country.
We are already reduc-
ing the imports mas-
sively. We want to re-
duce the dependency of
oil to 0 per cent by the
end of this year, he
said.
Asked about India
buying Russian oil dur-
ing the war, Mr Lindner
said, Every country
has its own past, its
own dependencies.
There's no preaching
here. We have sanctions
and if that can be used
to stop the war, we will
use that.
Shrugging off grow-
ing global pressure to
distance itself from the
Kremlin, Finance Min-
ister Nirmala Sithara-
man on Friday had said
that India will continue
buying cheap Russian
oil in the nation's inter-
est and said energy se-
curity came first.
RUSSIAN COPTER
SPLITS INTO 2
AFTER BEING HIT
BY MISSILE
London: A Russian
helicopter was seen
splitting into two af-
ter an attack by the
Ukrainian forces,
according to a re-
port in UK-based
Times. The missile
used by the Ukrain-
ian military is Brit-
ish-made Star-
streak, the report
further said.
A video of the in-
cident circulating
online shows the
tail of the Mi28N
breaking after being
hit by the missile.
The Times said that
the helicopter was
targeted in the Lu-
hansk region, in
eastern Ukraine.
Army chief
pays tribute
at memorial
in Singapore
Shortage of
equipment
for NDRF:
Parl panel
NEW LEGAL STRUCTURE NEEDED TO
COUNTER CYBER CRIMINALS: VAISHNAW
VAX NOT SENT TO UN:
BHARAT BIOTECH INDIA RECORDS
UNDER 1K CASES
GOVT: 108 DIED DUE TO TIGER
ATTACKS BETWEEN ’19 ’21
BJP ISSUES WHIP TO ITS
RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS
SIX NEWLY ELECTED
RAJYA SABHA MPs
TAKE OATH
BENGAL: CBI TO
PROBE MURDER
THREE BANGLADESHI MEN GET FIVE YEARS IN
JAIL FOR ARMED DACOITY IN THANE DISTRICT
CBI GETS NOTICE
FROM DELHI HC
SC AGREES TO HEAR PLEA
CHALLENGING BAIL TO LALU
With WHO announcing
the suspension of Cov-
axin supply through UN
procurement agencies,
Bharat Biotech sources
said the pharma cos has
not supplied vaccine to
any UN agency and no
impact of the suspension.
New Delhi: India
recorded less than
1,000 fresh Covid-19
cases for the first
time in 715 days
even as the corona-
virus tally rose to
4,30,29,044, while
the active infection
count fell below
13,000, according
to the Union Health
Ministry data updated
on Monday.
New Delhi: A total of 108 people died
in the country due to tiger attacks be-
tween 2019 and 2021, the government
said on Monday. Replying to a ques-
tion on the issue, Minister of State for
Environment Ashwini Kumar Choubey,
however, told the Lok Sabha.
New Delhi: The BJP has issued a
whip to its Rajya Sabha members,
asking them to ensure their pres-
ence in the House for the remainder
of the session between April 5-8.
The whip comes as some important
Bills, including the legislation.
New Delhi: Six newly-
elected Rajya Sabha
MPs, including two from
the BJP and one from
the Congress, took oath
in the House on Mon-
day. Pabitra Margherita
(BJP, Assam); Rwngwra
Narzary (UPPL, Assam);
Jebi Mather Hisham (Con-
gress, Kerala); Sandosh
Kumar (CPI, Kerala); A A
Rahim (CPI-M, Kerala);
and S Phangnon Konyak
(BJP, Nagaland) were the
members who took oath
in the Upper House of
Parliament.
Kolkata: The Calcutta
HC on Monday ordered
a CBI probe into the
murder of Congress
councillor Tapan
Kandu. The court also
directed that the inves-
tigation of the case be
transferred from the
West Bengal police to
the CBI.
Thane: The Thane district court has convicted three Bangladeshi nationals
on the charges of armed dacoity and handed them rigorous imprisonment
for five years. Additional Sessions Judge RV Tamhanekar also imposed
a Rs 2,200 fine on each convict. The three convicts- Mohammed Palash
Mohammed Ismail Hawaldar (32), Lukman Chinna Miya (23), and Bappi
Aakubar Shaikh, (27) along with two others had barged into a house in the
Kashimira area of the Thane district on March 22, 2018.
New Delhi: The Delhi
HC on Monday issued
notice to the CBI on a
plea moved by a senior
citizen challenging the
order passed by the CIC
in November 2020 over
declining the information
sought in RTI regarding
the status of corruption
case registered in 1991.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court
on Monday asked RJD leader Lalu
Prasad Yadav to file a reply on the
plea challenging the Jharkhand HC
order granting bail to him in a case
related to the fodder scam. A Bench
of Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR
Gavai agreed to hear a plea challeng-
ing the HC order granting bail to RJD
chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Chandigarh belongs to Punjab,
Haryana’s aim is water: Sidhu
Chhattisgarh has
lowest unemployment
rate in country: Data
Opportunities
are being
created in rural
areas with the
effective
implementation
of schemes
CAG slams
Bihar Govt for
failing to utilise
funds for Ganga
IN THE COURTYARD
ATTORNEY GENERAL
OPPOSES PLEA!
New Delhi: Attorney General
KK Venugopal opposed a plea
filed in the SC, seeking to
enforce fundamental duties.
The SC was hearing a petition
seeking enforcement of funda-
mental duties as enshrined in
the Constitution and to frame
guidelines.
IN THE COURTYARD

NEWS
07
Muslimsgoingthroughmoredifficult
situationthanin1857,1947:AIMPLB
Lucknow (PTI): Indian
Muslims are going
through a more difficult
situation than in 1857
and 1947 over their reli-
gious traditions, said an
office-bearer of the All
India Muslim Personal
Law Board. AIMPLB
general secretary Maul-
ana Khalid Saifullah
Rahmani urged Mus-
lims, especially women,
nottofallpreyto“propa-
ganda” being spread
against the Muslim Per-
sonal Law Board. He
said, “extremist forces”
were trying to “mislead
and instigate us” and
bring the Muslim youth
to the streets, cited the
issueof ‘hijab’inKarna-
taka which he said was
posing a “big test” for
Muslims in that state.
“All India Muslim
Personal Law Board is
looking into this issue
from day one and taking
legal remedies for the
same,” he said. He said,
an appeal has been filed
in the Supreme Court
against the decision of
the Karnataka High
Court (on the hijab is-
sue) and the board is not
ignoring any such issue
which affects ‘Shariyat’.
“But sadly, some people
want to create a misun-
derstanding about the
board,” he added. He
said, “I request the Mus-
lims, especially the
Muslim sisters, that
does not get influenced
bysuchpropagandaand
do not let the efforts be-
ing made to create re-
sentment among them.”
Rahmani in a video
message said, “Muslims
are going through a
more difficult situation
than in 1857 and 1947 in
terms of the crisis in
their religious tradi-
tions.Shariat-e-Islamiis
being attacked from
many sides and Mus-
limsarebeingtargeted.”
India witnessed the first
war of Independence in
1857 while 1947 marked
the country’s independ-
ence and Partition. In
Karnataka, girls have
been banned from wear-
ing ‘hijab’ in education-
al institutions. Recently
,
the Karnataka High
Court has also refused
to stay the ban, holding
that the wearing of ‘hi-
jab’ by Muslim women
is not a compulsory reli-
gious practice of Islam.
TheAIMPLBhasfiled
a special leave petition
against the decision last
month. The board has
moved to the Supreme
Court through its secre-
tary, Mohammad Fa-
zlurrahim, along with
two other petitioners,
Munisa Bushra and Jal-
isa Sultana Yasin.
AIMPLB is a non-gov-
ernment organisation
constituted in 1973 to
adoptsuitablestrategies
for the protection and
continued applicability
of MuslimPersonalLaw
in India, most impor-
tantly, the Muslim Per-
sonal Law (Shariat) Ap-
plication Act of 1937.
Rahmaniappealedtothe
Muslims to pray for the
community in the coun-
tryandtheprotectionof
their ‘Shariat’ rights in
the month of Ramzan.
“Educate Muslim chil-
dren. Efforts should be
made to establish more
more Muslim Girls’
Schools and Junior Col-
leges,” he said. He also
saidthat“alongwiththe
Islamic environment,
we should also establish
institutions of modern
education so that we do
not have to live at the
mercy of others.”
Official urges not to fall prey to propaganda being spread against AIMPLB
Students sit in protest after being denied entry while wearing
hijab, outside a college campus, in Karnataka. —FILE PHOTO
TO PROTECT ‘SHARIYAT’
“All India Muslim Personal Law Board is looking
into this issue from day one and taking legal reme-
dies for the same,” he said. He said, an appeal has
been filed in the SC against the decision of the Kar-
nataka HC (on the hijab issue) and the board is not
ignoring any such issue which affects ‘Shariyat’.
BACK TO GOOD OLD DAYS
Teachers welcome students with shower of flower petals in Ghaziabad where schools
reopened for all classes on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
JNUSU DEMANDS ALLOCATION OF
HOSTELS FOR 1ST YEAR STUDENTS
Jawaharlal Nehru Uni-
versity Students’ Union
(JNUSU) staged a pro-
test on Monday to de-
mand allocation of hos-
tels for first-year stu-
dents and restoration
of library as well as
mess services. The stu-
dents also protested
over the unavailability
of a specialist at JNU
Health Centre and de-
manded that ‘dhabas’
should remain open till
late at night. “It has
been weeks since the
university resumed of-
fline classes and hostel
rooms for first-year stu-
dents have not yet been
allotted. Moreover, the
dhabas that used to re-
main open till 2:30 am,
now closes down at 11
pm,” JNUSU councillor
Anagha Pradeep said.
“There is no specialist
at the JNU Health Cen-
tre. We have demanded
the university to rein-
state the specialist
service,” she added.
The protest was
held outside
the office of the
Dean of
Students (DoS)
Suspectheldincaseofmissingteacher’sbodyfoundinpond
Cyber Cell nabs two thugs of Jamtara gang over KYC fraud
Bhadohi (PTI): The
body of a 42-year-old
teacher was recovered
from a pond in a village
here on Sunday morn-
ing, with his hands and
legs tied up, a day after
he went missing. Po-
lice said they have ar-
rested a 23-year-old
suspect in connection
with the case.
Thedeceased,Arvind
Kumar Gautam, was an
assistant teacher at a
government primary
school. “One named ac-
cused, identified as Ab-
hishek Ranjan, has
been arrested, while
two others are being in-
terrogated,” Superin-
tendent of Police Anil
Kumar said. According
to police, the murder
was the fallout of love
affair between Ab-
hishek and the victim’s
daughter. “Arvind had
fixed the marriage of
his daughter in June,
while she was having
an affair with Ab-
hishek. The suspect
had threatened the vic-
tim a number of times
to break the marriage.
On Saturday evening,
he called Arvind to
meet at a place where
he, along with two of
his friends, committed
the crime,” the SP said,
adding that Abhishek
has confessed to the
crime. According to the
police complaint lodged
by family members,
Arvind had left his
home on Saturday even-
ing after receiving a
phone call. When he did
not return home after
several hours, the fam-
ily members began
searching for him in
the morning and found
him dead in a pond, a
kilometre away from
their house, police said.
“The body was recov-
ered from a pond in the
morning. His hands
were tied to a large
stone and legs were tied
with a rope. An FIR of
murder has been regis-
tered,” Chauri Police
Station SHO Brijesh Ku-
mar Maurya told PTI.
Noida (PTI): Two per-
sons, suspected to be
part of the bigger Jamt-
ara-based gang of
cheats, were arrested
on Monday on charges
of fraud, the Cyber Cell
of the Uttar Pradesh
police said. The sus-
pects were held from
Delhi by the Noida unit
of the Cyber Cell, a sen-
ior official said, adding
they have been involved
in frauds running into
crores of rupees.
The accused have
been identified as
Pradeep Mandal (25), a
native of Girdih dis-
trict in Jharkhand, and
Monu Bansal (34), who
hails from Delhi, Su-
perintendent of Police
(UP Cyber Cell) Triveni
Singh said. “The duo
was part of the bigger
Jamtara-based gang
which duped money
from a lot of people
through online mode.
Mandal is the nephew
of a key cyber criminal
Pramod Mandal of the
Jamtara gang who has
been arrested recently
by the UP police,” Sin-
gh told reporters.
Jamtara in
Jharkhand is infa-
mously known as a hot
bed of cyber criminals,
most of whom are
youngsters with low
education but knack
for smartphone-based
technology, the officer
said. On the modus op-
erandi of the duo, Sin-
gh said, “They would
call gullible people on
pretext of being repre-
sentatives of Airtel
and tell the target that
their SIM card would
be expiring soon but in
order to keep it active,
they need to get their
KYC (Know Your Cus-
tomer) verification
done.” “Once a user
was convinced, they
would send them some
applications (apps) to
download which would
be ‘remote access tools’
that allowed the frauds
to take access of the
mobile phones of the
victims.
Eventually they
would take out money
from the victim’s mo-
bile-linked bank ac-
count,” he said. He said
on different occasions
the accused also tar-
geted people pretend-
ing to be from a bank,
or for Aadhaar update,
etc. The police said
they have got two bank
accounts frozen which
belonged to Mandal
and Bansal. The ac-
counts had Rs 80 lakh
and Rs 15 lakh in them,
respectively.
Officials said while
total amount of fraud
done by the duo was yet
to be ascertained, they
estimated their fraud
to be well over Rs 20
crore. There are more
people involved in the
bigger group and ef-
forts are underway to
trace and arrest them,
they said. Singh also
announced a reward of
Rs 25,000 to the Noida
Cyber Cell team led by
Inspector Reeta Yadav
for cracking the case,
according to officials.
A popular web series on the Jamtara gang of cyber criminals
has been shown on Netflix.
LOVE AFFAIR
A REWARD OF `25,000
Child denied admission over
unusual name on Aadhaar
First India Bureau
Badaun: Even as
chief minister Yogi
Adityanath kicked
off ‘school chalo abhi-
yan’ to encourage en-
rolment in primary
schools, a govern-
ment school in
Badaun denied ad-
mission to a child be-
cause she did not pos-
sess a proper Aadhar
card.
The matter came to
light on Saturday
when Dinesh, a resi-
dent of Raipur village
in Bilsi tehsil,
reached the primary
school to get his
daughter Aarti admit-
ted. The child was de-
nied admission at the
government school
here as in place of her
name, “Madhu ka
Panchwa Baccha”
and “Baby Five of
Madhu” was written
on the Aadhaar card,
officials said on Mon-
day
. The card also did
not carry the Aad-
haar number, they
said. The matter came
up on Saturday when
Dinesh, a resident of
Raipur village in Bil-
si tehsil, reached the
primary school to get
his daughter Aarti ad-
mitted.
A teacher, Ekta Var-
shney, denied admis-
sion to her the official
said. The teacher
asked Dinesh to get
the Aadhaar card rec-
tified. District Magis-
trate Deepa Ranjan
said, “Aadhaar cards
are being prepared in
postofficesandbanks.
The mistake has hap-
pened because of
gross negligence. We
will alert bank and
post office officials
and strict action will
be taken against
those involved in
such negligence.” A
picture of the Aad-
haar card went viral
on social media.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presenting School Chalo
Abhiyan certificates to children in Shravasti on Monday.
‘GROSS NEGLIGENCE’
HC rejects to quash application of man involved in sexual harassment
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court has
dismissed the petition
of the accused of sexual
harassment, filed for
quashing the FIR. The
Division Bench of Jus-
tice Anjani Kumar
Mishra and Justice
Deepak Verma passed
this order while hearing
a Criminal Misc Writ
Petition filed by Khem
Singh. The petition
seeks quashing of the
F.I.R dated 08.12.2021,
registered as Case un-
der Sections 323, 377, 354
(A), I.P
.C and 7/8 Protec-
tion of Children From
Sexual Offences (POC-
SO) Act, P.S Dhooman-
ganj, District Prayagraj.
The contention of
counsel for the petition-
er is that petitioner is
the brother-in-law
(Jeth) of the first in-
formant and he resides
with his mother in the
village. He had in-
formed his brother, the
husband of the first in-
formant about her mis-
deeds, as a consequence
whereof, the false and
fabricated F.I.R has
been lodged against
him and that this is not
an iota of truth in the
allegations contained
therein. Upon hearing
the counsel for the par-
ties and upon perusal
of the F.I.R, the Court
found that it contains
the ingredients of cog-
nizable offence.
All the submissions
that are being made by
counsel for the petition-
ers are at best his de-
fence which cannot be
considered while deal-
ing with writ petition
seeking quashing of
the first information
report. The Court is re-
quired only to consider
the allegations in the
first information re-
port and to see whether
on a bare reading there-
of a criminal offence is
disclosed or not. The
Court opined that the
allegations in the first
information report con-
tain the ingredients of
cognizable offence. The
first information re-
port, for this reason,
cannot be quashed.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE

08
2NDFRONT
A mature person never reacts in
anger, truly it is like a wind that
blows out the light of the mind.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Lucknow (PTI): Amid
reports of growing bon-
homie between
PragatisheelSamajwadi
Party-Lohia president
Shivpal Yadav and the
BJP
, there is speculation
that he may become
Deputy Speaker in the
UttarPradeshAssembly
with the backing of the
ruling party
.
“Such speculation is
doing the rounds. The
sky has no limits, nor
does politics. The door
of possibilities is never
closed in politics, PSPL
spokesperson Deepak
Mishra told PTI.
Shivpal Yadav had
floated his own party in
2019 after a rift with his
nephew,SamajwadiPar-
ty president Akhilesh
Yadav. But ahead of the
recent assembly polls,
the two were back to-
gether and Shivpal Ya-
dav won from Jaswant-
nagar on an SP ticket.
Strains appeared to
have developed again
between the two after
the election results,
with the BJP returning
to power for a second
consecutive term. The
PSPL spokesperson re-
called Shivpal Yadav’s
experience as a legisla-
tor. If the MLAs give
him this responsibility,
it will increase the dig-
nity of the assembly,”
Mishra said.
Asked why Yadav is
eyeing the Deputy
Speaker’s post, he said,
“Which post is left now
for him? He cannot be-
come the Speaker. Nei-
ther can he become the
Leader of the House or
the Leader of Opposi-
tion.” Mishra said there
has been no official pro-
posal on PSPL leader’s
election to the Deputy
Speaker’s post. “But if
such a proposal comes,
Shivpal Yadav will be
the first choice of the
ruling party and the op-
position,” he added.
When asked about the
possibility, UP’s Minis-
ter of State for Parlia-
mentary Affairs Jas-
want Singh Saini said,
“I have no information
in this regard.”
Earlier, there was
speculation that Yadav
would be sent to the Ra-
jya Sabha by the BJP
and his son Aditya Ya-
dav would contest from
the Jaswantnagar as-
sembly seat vacated by
him.
Buzz over Shivpal-BJP ‘bonhomie’ in UP, may get Dy Speaker’s post
FRIENDS FOES
lll
Strains appeared
to have
developed again
between Akhilesh
uncle shivpal
after the election
results, with the
BJP returning
to power
Shivpal Yadav —FILE PHOTO
Being considered a deft move of party strategists, keeping in view Mission 2024
FROMGIVINGTICKETSTOCABINET
BERTHS,BJPBETSBIGONOUTSIDERS
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: To ensure
victory in the UP assem-
bly polls, the BJP gave
preference to many lead-
erswhocamefromother
partiesinticketdistribu-
tion. Even in the Yogi 2.0
cabinet, non-cadre lead-
ers received a lot of at-
tention.
There are many lead-
ersincludingAnilSingh,
Nitin Agarwal, Rakesh
Singh, Naresh Saini,
Hari Om Yadav who got
tickets from BJP as soon
as they left their respec-
tive parties. Aditi Singh
(RaeBareli),AnilKumar
Singh (Purwa) and Man-
ish Kumar (Padrauna)
won as BJP candidates
after defection. Manish
Rawat, who joined BJP
after not getting a ticket
from SP
, was given ticket
from Sidhauli and Sub-
hash Rai from Jalalpur.
Rakesh Sachan, who
broke ties with Con-
gress, was fielded from
Bhognipur.
According to experts,
in order to win maxi-
mum seats BJP strate-
gists included many
such leaders in their
camp,whohadbeenwin-
ning elections from op-
position parties. After
such victorious outsid-
ers joined the BJP
, they
were bound to get equal
preference with the par-
ent cadre of the organi-
sation. Giving such at-
tention to the turncoats
of other parties is being
considered as a deft
move of the party strate-
gists in view of their
Mission-2024. It is evi-
dentfromthefactthatof
the 16 cabinet ministers
appointed this time, sev-
en ministers have been
active as BJP workers or
asmembersof theSangh
Parivar for a long time.
In this list prominent
facesare..SureshKumar
Khanna, Surya Pratap
Shahi, Swatantra Dev
Singh, Baby Rani Mau-
rya, Dharampal Singh,
Bhupendra Singh
Choudhary and Yogen-
dra Upadhyay
. Of the re-
maining9cabinetminis-
ters, Ashish Patel and
Sanjay Nishad have
joined the government
from the quota of allies.
Jitin Prasada and
Rakesh Sachan left the
CongressandjoinedBJP
a few months back.
Threeministers,Jaiveer
Singh, Nand Gopal Gup-
ta ‘Nandi’ and Laxmi
Narayan, have also held
ministerial posts in BSP
regimefrom2007to2012.
Among the other two
ministers, Arvind Shar-
ma is a former bureau-
crat and Anil Rajbhar is
a former SP member.
GovernorAnandibenPatel,PMModi,CMYogiandministersduringtheoath-takingceremony.—FILEPHOTO
OVER 50% NON-
CADRE LEADERS
In the previous cabinet of
CM Yogi, of 22 minis-
ters, only five were not
original workers of the
organisation. Whereas
in the govt formed this
time, of the 16 cabinet
ministers,over 50% are
non-cadre leaders. Thus
influence of the parent
cadre of the organisation
in the government is less
BJPgetshighestshare
ofcorporatedonation
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP) received
the maximum dona-
tions of Rs 720.407
crore from 2025 corpo-
rate donors followed
by INC which received
a total contribution
of Rs 133.04 cr from
154 corporate donors,
and NCP received Rs
57.086 cr from 36 cor-
porate donors, accord-
ing to a report by the
Association of Demo-
cratic Reforms (ADR).
The study
, a copy of
which is available
with First India News,
shows that during FY
2019-20, the voluntary
contributions above
Rs 20,000 from corpo-
rate/business hous-
es of INC, NCP and
BJP are 96%,
95% and 92% respec-
tively
. The BSP has
not been considered
for analysis in this re-
port as the party has
declared that it re-
ceived no voluntary
contributions above
Rs 20,000 from any do-
nor during this period
as well as during the
time period since 2004.
The CPI also did not
declare any income
from corporate for FY
2019-20 and hence has
not been taken up for
analysis, stated ADR.
The national par-
ties have received the
maximum corporate
donations of Rs 921.95
cr in the FY 2019-
20 (during which the
17th Lok Sabha elec-
tions were held), fol-
lowed by Rs 881.26
cr in the FY 2018-
19 and Rs 573.18 cr in
the FY 2014-15 (during
which the 16th Lok
Sabha elections were
held), says the report.
FAST FACTS
Graveoffence,butMishranotaflightrisk:UPtoSC
New Delhi (ANI) The
Supreme Court on
Monday reserved its or-
der on the plea seeking
to cancel the bail grant-
ed to Ashish Mishra,
son of Union Minister
of State for Home Af-
fairs Ajay Mishra Teni,
in Lakhimpur Kheri
violence case.
During the hearing,
the UP government
told the apex court that
although the offence is
“grave”, Mishra is “not
a flight risk”. Notably,
the SC-appointed com-
mittee had recommend-
ed preferring the ap-
peal to cancel the bail
of Ashish Mishra.
Senior Advocate Ma-
hesh Jethmalani, ap-
pearing for the UP gov-
ernment said, “It is a
grave offence but ac-
cused Ashish Mishra is
not a flight risk,” while
adding that the case is
“serious” where 4-5
people have died and
“is a matter of trial”.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice NV Ra-
mana reserved the or-
der after hearing all the
parties. The apex court
was hearing a plea
seeking to cancel bail
to Mishra granted by
the Allahabad High
Court on February 10.
During the hearing, Se-
nior Advocate Dushy-
ant Dave urged the Su-
preme Court that the
HC order granting bail
to Mishra should be set
aside.
Senior Advocate
Ranjit Kumar, appear-
ing for Ashish Mishra,
justified the High
Court order. Senior Ad-
vocate Jethmalani sub-
mitted that all witness-
es are under police pro-
tection and there is no
possibility of witness
tampering.He also ap-
prised the Court that
the state has vehement-
ly opposed the bail plea
of Mishra in Allahabad
High Court.
Policemen taking Ashish Mishra to custody. —FILE PHOTO
The SC was hearing
a plea seeking to
cancel bail to Mishra
granted by the Ald HC
on Feb 10. Advocate
Dushyant Dave urged
the SC that the HC
order granting bail to
Mishra should be set
aside
The SC was hearing
a plea seeking to
cancel bail to Mishra
granted by the Ald HC
on Feb 10. Advocate
Dushyant Dave urged
the SC that the HC
order granting bail to
Mishra should be set
aside
LAKHIMPUR CASE
A staff member distributes food to students at a school in Moradabad on the first day of School Chalo Abhiyan in UP on Monday.
—PTI PHOTO
SCHOOL CHALO ABHIYAN
upGrad Foundation
launched to focus
on training, skill dev
‘Temple-Mosque
issueanatldispute’
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Taking an-
other significant leap to
make quality education
affordable and accessi-
ble, upGrad, Asia’s high-
erEdtechmajoronMon-
day announced the for-
mation of its philan-
thropicandnot-for-profit
division called upGrad
Foundation.
“LifeLongLearning,
upskilling, and career
enhancements can no
longer be the right of
only those who can af-
ford it. Online learning
haschangedtheperspec-
tive of all working pro-
fessionals around the
world and how they look
at career improvements.
Therefore,upGradFoun-
dation wants to take this
theme of affordability
,
accessibility
, and aware-
ness to all who have
growing aspirations and
the Foundation will help
adopt,guideandtrain,at
scale. We would like to
see teachers, coaches
and a million learners
who cannot afford or de-
serve excellence to bene-
fit from the upGrad
Foundation in the next
decade,” said Ronnie
Screwvala Chairperson
Co-Founder, upGrad.
The objectives and
goalsof thisnot-for-prof-
it Foundation include
Teachers’ Training,
Mentoring Coaching,
Career Guidance, Schol-
arships, Internships,
and Online Student Ex-
change programs. With
the aim to building the
largest pro-bono buddy
,
mentor platform and
programme portfolio in
the world, the initial
monetary commitment
by upGrad looks at rop-
ingindonors,andcorpo-
ratestograntschemesin
near future and scaling
its impact and reach.
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Vara-
nasi’s Kashi-Vishwa-
nath Temple-Gyanvapi
mosque issue is not a
dispute of property
simpliciter but it is a
national dispute with
emotions of millions of
people attached to it,
argued the counsel rep-
resenting the temple
before the Allahabad
High Court on Monday,
as the hearing of all
connected matters
were adjourned till
April 8.
“Hindu community
believes that the dis-
puted site is a temple of
Lord Vishweshwar
whereas the muslim
community believes
that the disputed site is
a mosque. Further, the
decision in the Ram
Janmabhoomi case has
increased the impor-
tance of present case”,
added the counsel rep-
resenting the temple.
upGrad co-founder Ronnie Screwvala
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dream come true and her journey so far!
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you achieve your goals.
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initial days, the diva said,
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out to be my biggest sup-
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for their support and love.
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the people, Aanchal said,
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.
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Gokarna is a toned-down version of Goa. If you want to take your kids and family to a
Palm-fringed beach, pristine blue water, shacks to laze, minus the crowd and alcohol,
visit Gokarna instead of Goa. Kudle Beach is one of the popular beaches in the town.
It is dotted with luxury hotels and resorts. Although the accommodations options
in Gokarna cannot beat Goa, if splurging is not an agenda of your vacation, then
Gokarna is your best bet! Gokarna is a small temple town in the state of Kar-
nataka. It is home to the sacred Mahabaleshwar temple. If you want
to have Dil Chahta Hai vibes like Goa, head to Mirjan Fort. The
fort offers stunning views of the Western Ghats. Your
nightlife will be much more peaceful here. Spend
your night around a bonfire with guitars
and drums and sleep to the sound
of waves rather than party
music in Gokarna.
10
ETC
Alternatives To
Alternatives To
I
India’s Crowded
ndia’s Crowded
Destinations
Destinations
SHALBHA SARDA
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Alternate and mindful travel are the trends that the two years of
the pandemic have taught to all travellers. People are seeking
pocket-friendly alternates to popular tourist destinations,
which have fewer crowds and greater accessibility. Here are
some of the tourist spots of India and their substitute places
that you can consider when planning your next trip
The city of temples, ghats and spirituality, Varanasi is the most revered Indian city. Explor-
ing this ancient city and the abode of Lord Shiva must be on your bucket list. But if you have
already visited Varanasi and it has stirred your soul, Ujjain will too! It has more than 100
noteworthy temples and a very sacred ghat that hosts the Kumbh fair. The city lies on the
banks of the Kshipra River, steeped with historical and religious features in its nook and corner.
The most prominent temple of Ujjain is the Mahakaleshwar Temple. The Bhasm Arti ritual per-
formed at 4 am every morning with the ash of the funeral pyre is a next-level spiritual experi-
ence and is sure to give you goosebumps. If poets and scholars have found their inspiration in
the ghats of Varanasi, the greatest Indian writer of any epoch, Kalidas has sought inspiration in
Ujjain. The street food scene of Ujjain is equally enticing. You must try Pani poori, kulfi, jalebi
and other chats in the tower chowk area of the city.
Ujjain for
VARANASI
Meenakshi Temple in Madurai is best known for its religious, historical and architectural
significance. But it is also known for long queues and crowds for darshan. If you are curi-
ous about visiting ancient temples and want to have them to yourself in peace, then head to
the Brihadeshwara or the Tanjavur Temple. The magnanimous temple that lies near the city
of Trichy is both an engineering and architectural marvel. Although both these temples are
constructed in Dravidian style Tanjavur is less colourful than its predecessor, the Meenakshi
Temple. But looking at the sheer scale and imagining the effort to transport monolithic granite
blocks to make the tallest temple of the world a thousand years ago, will leave you awestruck.
The Sculptures carved on the temple walls on a hard rock such as granite are a marvel in
themselves. This temple is one of the largest Shiva temples in the country. And unlike other
prominent temples of South India, this one is far less crowded.
Tanjavur for
Meenakshi Temple
Sambhar Lake
for Rann of
Kutch
The unearthly and contrasting landscapes of Pangong Tso
in Ladakh have been all over Instagram for quite some time
now. But if you are thinking high altitude alpine lakes, then the
Gurudongmar Lake in the state of Sikkim is a must-visit. It is
the highest lake in India and one of the highest in the world!
Semi-frozen turquoise lake is enveloped by azure skies and
iced peaks with fluttering red prayer flags and a temple nearby.
The lake is located at the Indo-Sino border, which requires a
special inner line permit to visit. The journey is treacherous,
but the view of the landscapes will make up for all your efforts.
The Rann of Kutch is a
remarkable place to visit in
Gujrat. These salt expanses
are on the bucket list of many,
and the best way to explore
them is through glamping.
But accommodations here are
limited and unavailable during
the peak season. You need
at least a week from places
other than Gujrat to explore
the area, which is one of the
reasons that travellers must
put aside their plans to visit
the Rann of Kutch. A little
known salt expanse called the
Sambhar Lake lies barely 100
km from the city of Jaipur. It
can be easily explored on a
day trip from Pinkcity. There
are a few options available
to spend a night as well. An
ancient temple and flocks of
migratory birds visiting the
lake in winter are a welcome
addition to your Sambhar trip.
Gurudongmar for Pangong Lake
Gokarna for Goa

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