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‘Ma’: After 28 years,
Yogi comes home
Lucknow: Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath on Wednesday
shared a photo of him
touching his mother’s
feet, as she places her
hand on his head in
blessing.
Captioning it “Ma,”
he posted the picture
with his mother, Savit-
ra Devi, on Twitter.
Currentlyinhishome-
town of Pauri, in Utta-
rakhand, Yogi Adity-
anath is meeting his
mother for the first
time since he became
UP’s Chief Minister.
He is visiting his an-
cestral village for the
hair tonsure ceremo-
ny of his nephew,
which is scheduled for
Wednesday
. It is re-
portedly the first time
in 28 years that Yogi
Adityanath has re-
turnedtoUttarakhand
to attend a family
function, rather than
for an official engage-
ment. In the throes of
the pandemic, he had
not been able to attend
even his father’s fu-
neral in April 2020 in
Haridwar.
PM MODI TO ADDRESS BJP MEET
IN RAJASTHAN ON MAY 20-21
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP will hold a meeting of its
key organisational leaders from across nation in
Jaipur on May 20-21 to deliberate over its strategy for
upcoming polls in states and discuss the current po-
litical situation, sources said on Wednesday. PM Modi
is scheduled to address one of the sessions virtually,
they added. BJP prez JP Nadda will chair meet, and
its national office-bearers besides state party chiefs,
in-charges & others will attend meeting.
Prayagraj (PTI): The
Uttar Pradesh Police on
Wednesday arrested
from Prayagraj the SHO
accused of sexually as-
saulting a 13-year-old
gang rape victim in Lal-
itpur dis-
trict.
P r a y a -
graj Addi-
tional Di-
rector Gen-
eral of Po-
l i c e
( A D G P )
Prem Prakash said SHO
Tilakdhari Saroj was
arrested from near the
Allahabad High Court.
The teen, allegedly
raped by four men over
three days, was sexual-
ly assaulted again by
the SHO of the police
station where she had
been left by her attack-
ers. ADGP Prakash
said the SHO was
nabbed from his phone
location.
LALITPUR HORROR
13-year-old gang raped, left at police
station, then sexually assaulted by SHO
NCPCR TO DEPLOY TEAM
AKHILESH MEETS FAMILY, SAYS POLICE
STATIONS ‘CENTRES OF ANARCHY’
New Delhi: The apex child rights body, NCPCR, said it
will deploy a team to Lalitpur to probe the alleged sex-
ual assault of a 13-year-old girl by four men over three
days and again by the SHO of a police station where
she had been left by her attackers. NCPCR chairperson
Priyank Kanoongo said the case has been taken very
seriously. “I have formed a joint team after discussing
with the chairman of the State Children’s Commission,
Devendra Sharma, which will visit Lalitpur tomorrow
and collect the facts after meeting the victim and the
family,” he tweeted.
Lalitpur (PTI): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh
Yadav met the family of the 13-year-old gang-rape
survivor in Lalitpur and demanded adequate security
to them, while calling police stations in UP “centres of
anarchy”. “I met the mother of the gang-rape survivor.
The family said they want security and legal help, and
demanded strict action against those who committed
such a crime. The family wants justice,” Yadav said.
Lucknow: The National Human Rights Commission
(NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports
of the case. The Commission has issued notices to the
Chief Secretary (CS) and the Director General of Police
(DGP), UP Govt, calling for a report within four weeks.
NHRC NOTICE TO UP CS, DGP
SHO
Tilakdhari Raj
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ON FINAL LEG OF EUROPE TOUR: MODI PARTICIPATES IN SECOND INDIA-NORDIC SUMMIT
BOOSTING
INDIA’S TIES!
Moni Sharma
Copenhagen: PM Nar-
endra Modi on Wednes-
day said there is much
that India and the Nor-
dic countries can
achieve and contribute
to global prosperity
and sustainable devel-
opment.
The Prime Minister
said this after attending
the second India-Nordic
summit in Denmark
that primarily focused
on cooperation in post-
pandemic economic re-
covery, climate change
and renewable energy
.
“The India-Nordic
Summit will go a long
way in boosting India’s
ties with the region. To-
gether, there is much
that our nations can
achieve and contribute
to global prosperity and
sustainable develop-
ment,” Modi tweeted.
The summit saw the
participation of the
Prime Ministers of
Denmark, Finland, Ice-
land, Norway and Swe-
den. The 1st India-Nor-
dic summit was held in
Stockholm in 2018.
Modi arrived in Den-
mark on Wednesday af-
ter concluding his visit
to Germany where he
held extensive talks
with German Chancel-
lor Olaf Scholz and at-
tended the sixth India-
Germany Inter-Govern-
mental Consultations.
Modi said that India and the
Nordic countries can achieve and
contribute to global prosperity
and sustainable development
The 2nd India-
Nordic Summit
commences. A
boost to our
multifaceted
cooperation with the
Nordic region in areas like
emerging technologies,
investment, clean energy,
Arctic research and more.
Arindam Bagchi,
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson
PM’s last bilateral
summit meeting
was with PM of
Finland where focus
of conversation was
to build on existing strength that
India-Finland achieved. They
talked about cooperation in
digital innovation, digital goods
and platforms.
Vinay Mohan Kwatra,
Foreign Secretary
BILATERAL TALKS
NORWAY
SWEDEN
ICELAND
FINLAND
VIEWS ON REGIONAL AND
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENTS
JT ACTION PLAN PROGRESS
BOOST TIES IN AREAS LIKE
TRADE, ENERGY FISHERIES
DEEPEN BILATERAL TIES
PM Modi met his Norwegian counterpart
Jonas Gahr Store and the two leaders took
stock of the full range of bilateral relations,
discussed ways to deepen developmental
cooperation and exchanged views on
regional and global developments.
PM Modi met his Swedish counterpart
Andersson, discussed ways to deepen bi-
lateral ties progress in Joint Action Plan.
PM Modi met his Iceland counterpart
Katrin Jakobsdottir and discussed ways to
boost ties in areas like trade, energy and
fisheries. ‘We talked about Yoga, it’s quite
popular in Iceland. A lot of people practice
it regularly,’ Jakobsdóttir said.
PM Modi met his Finland counterpart
Sanna Marin and discussed ways to
further deepen bilateral ties.
PM Narendra Modi with (L) PM of Finland Sanna Marin, PM of Sweden Magdalena Andersson, PM of
Denmark Mette Frederiksen, PM of Norway Jonas Gahr Store, and PM of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir,
during the India-Nordic Summit 2022, in Copenhagen, Denmark on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
presented gifts to leaders from
Nordic countries that reflect In-
dia’s diversity rich traditions,
in Copenhagen on Wednesday.
MAHA LOUDSPEAKER ROW
I will continue
playing Hanuman
Chalisa, says Raj
Mumbai has 1,104 mosques of which 135
used loudspeakers on Wednesday, he said
Mumbai (ANI): Main-
taininghisdefiantstand,
Maharashtra Navnir-
man Sena (MNS) chief
Raj Thackeray on
Wednesday said his par-
ty workers will continue
to play the Hanuman
Chalisa at higher vol-
umes as long as loud-
speakers at mosques are
not silenced.
Speaking at media,
he also hit out at Maha-
rashtra Police for de-
taining party workers
and `letting off’ those
who do not follow law.
Raj had warned of start-
ing agitation against
mosque loudspeakers
from Wednesday
. If any
temple is violating
norms laid down by SC,
thenitshouldalsofollow
norms, he said.
‘BLACK DAY’ FOR
HINDUS: RAUT
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
leader Sanjay Raut, on
Wednesday, slammed
Maharashtra Navnirman
Sena chief Raj Thack-
eray and said that it was
a ‘black day’ for Hindus
as people could not hear
Aartis because of BJP’s
politics ‘in cahoots with
the MNS’.
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z Maharashtra cancels
all police leaves after Raj
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z Heavy security
deployed in Mumbai,
neighbouring areas

z Shiv Sena’s school
of Hindutva is original,
says Raut dismissing
Thackeray’s ‘nautanki’
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PMModi’s eye for his
tactical urbanisation
initiative (TUI) to
transform 105 bus
stops across Mumbai
city, to make a wait at
bus stop actually
healthy eco-friendly
.
Confirming this Cha-
hal told First India,
“We designed green
bus shelters PMO
evinced keen interest
in same. I sent draw-
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UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW | THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2022
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CM YOGI VISITS HIS ANCESTRAL VILLAGE
First India Bureau
Lucknow: CM Yogi on
Tuesday visited his na-
tive village Panchur in
Pauri distrct for the
first time to meet his
mother and other rela-
tives after becoming the
chief minister.
Tucked behind thick-
ly-forested hills in the
Pauri district, the vil-
lage is barely visible
from a distance on nor-
mal days, but it shim-
mered in soft light on
the occasion of the visit
of its most worthy son.
After visiting his vil-
lage, Adityanath also
tweeted a picture in
which he is seen touch-
ing his mother’s feet
and taking her bless-
ings.
The CM had not been
able to attend even the
funeral of his father
Anand Bisth on April
21, 2020 in Haridwar, fol-
lowing his death in
AIIMS, New Delhi a day
earlier amid the coun-
try-wide Covid out-
break.
“I had the ardent
wish to get a glimpse of
my father at the final
moment. However, fol-
lowing a sense of duty
towards the state’s 23
crore people during the
COVID-19 pandemic, I
could not do so,” the CM
had said, ruing his in-
ability to attend his fa-
ther’s funeral.
“Adityanath, in fact,
visited his village for
the first time in several
years to attend any fam-
ily function there, an
official said.
Though Yogi has
been coming to Uttara-
khand to attend politi-
cal programmes and
address public meet-
ings, it is for the first
time that he has visited
his ancestral village.
He will spend the night
in his village and attend
the hair tonsure cere-
mony of his nephew on
Wednesday
.
Surrounded by his
relatives and acquain-
tances from neighbour-
ing villages soon after
arrival, Yogi first spoke
to the younger mem-
bers of his family and
distributed chocolates
to them.
1 2
Yogi visited his village Panchur in Pauri district for the
first time in many years to attend a family function
Yogi Adityanath unveiled the statue of his spiritual
Guru Mahant Avaidyanath in Yamkeshwar
CM Yogi inaugurated Patanjali Wellness’ Yoga, Ayurveda and Natural Therapy centre ‘Veda Life
Niramayam’ in Jamli village in Pauri Garhwal.
Chief Minister Yogi and Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami unveil the statue of guru Mahant
Avaidyanath, at Mahayogi Guru Goarkahnath Government College, in Yamkeshwar.
CM Yogi addresses the public present on the occasion.
YOGI UNVEILS MAHANT AVAIDYANATH’S STATUE, TURNS EMOTIONAL
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath earlier became emotion-
al while unveiling a statue of his
spiritual guru Mahant Avaidyanath at
Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath Govern-
ment College, Bidhyani, Yamkeshwar.
In his address to the public pres-
ent at the function, he said he felt
proud while unveiling the statue of
his spiritual guru at the place where
he was born but could not visit the
location after 1940. Yogi Adityanath
also honoured his school teachers
by offering them each a shawl at the
function and remembered the ones
who were no more.
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: After direct-
ing his cabinet col-
leagues to pay field vis-
its to gather feedback
from the people about
functioning of the ad-
ministrative system
and examine the possi-
bilities of development,
chief minister Yogi Ad-
ityanath is himself
ready to follow suit.
Yogi is all set to hit
the road from May 6 to
make an on the spot as-
sessment and review
development works in
the divisions to ensure
door step delivery of
services and improve
governance.
The State has 18 divi-
sions and the UP CM’s
itinerary includes vis-
its of all these divisions
starting from Ayodhya
on Friday and followed
by a tour of Jhansi di-
vision on May 7. “He
will review develop-
ment works with offi-
cials. Along with this,
the CM in every divi-
sion will also see the
progress report of
wheat procurement,”
said a senior officer.
Urban Development
Minister AK Sharma
will also be present in
Ayodhya during the
CM’s visit.
Under phase one of
the state-wide ‘Sarkar
Janta Ke Dwar’ pro-
gramme all the 18 cabi-
net ministers including
both the deputy CMs
have already been dis-
patched to these divi-
sions.
The teams will stay
for 72 hours in each di-
vision. The members of
the teams will travel to
different districts. Lat-
er, the nodal officers of
75 districts will collect
the report of these
teams and submit a
work plan for imple-
mentation.
In its first 100-days
agenda, ministers and
nodal officers have been
told to take forward the
points of ‘Lok Kalyan
Sankalp Patra’ (UP
BJP’s election manifes-
to) and central schemes
through an action plan.
The CM said that neces-
sary changes should be
made to promote a bet-
ter work environment
to achieve set targets.
Yogi to begin his UP tour from Ayodhya on May 6
MISSION MODE
CM to review development works
with officials, Cabinet Minister
AK Sharma will also be present
YOGI’S AGENDA
CM Yogi offers prayers to ‘Ram Lala Virajman’ at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. —FILE PHOTO
Fatehpur Sikri MP meets CM Yogi Adityanath
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Fatehpur
Sikri MP Rajkumar
Chahar met CMYogi
Adityanath at his resi-
dence in Lucknow, de-
manding all-round de-
velopment of the parlia-
mentary constituency
and early completion of
the proposed develop-
ment plans.
Chahar, who came to
meet the Chief Minis-
ter, discussed with him
new schemes for the
promotion of tourism,
agriculture and busi-
ness in Agra.
During the meet, MP
Chahar requested for
approval of schemes re-
lated to all-round devel-
opment, construction
of cowsheds and cow-
based natural farming
in Fatehpur Sikri and
Agra.
MP Rajkumr Chaar
also requested the
Chief Minister Yogi Ad-
ityanath to unveil the
stadium, barrage and
statue of Gokula Jat in
Agra, demanding the
early completion of the
work of Har Ghar Nal
Yojana under Jal Je-
evan Mission.
MP Rajkumar Chahar meets CM Yogi at his official residence in
Lucknow on Wednesday.
UP sees 16% increase in
GST revenue collection
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh has record-
ed 16 percent in-
crease in its GST rev-
enue in April 2022,
compared to April
2021, the latest offi-
cial data has re-
vealed.
The GST revenue
of UP has increased
from Rs 7,355 crore in
the month of April,
21 to Rs 8,534 crore in
April, 2022.
The data further
points out that UP
ranks fifth in terms
of total GST revenue
collection among
states, thanks to a se-
ries of pro-active fi-
nancial measures
undertaken by the
State Government
led by CM Yogi Adi-
tyanath. UP ranks
after Maharashtra,
Gujarat, Karnataka
and Tamil Nadu in
revenue collection.
The state has man-
aged to achieve this
amazing feat through
effective financial
management by the
Government despite
numerous challeng-
es posed by the Covid
p a n d e m i c .
The data further
points out that UP
ranks fifth in terms
of total GST revenue
collection among
states. UP ranks after
Maharashtra, Guja-
rat, Karnataka and
Tamil Nadu in reve-
nue collection.
The state has man-
aged to achieve this
amazing feat through
effective financial
management by the
Government despite
numerous challeng-
es posed by the Covid
pandemic.
UP is far
ahead of
states like
Kerala, West
Bengal,
Chhatisgarh,
MP and
Jharkhand
LAND-ACQUISITION IRREGULARITIES :
EX-GHAZIABAD DM SUSPENDED
Lucknow (PTI): Chief
Minister Yogi Aditya-
nath has suspended for-
mer Ghaziabad’s Dis-
trict Magistrate Nidhi
Kesarwani for alleged
irregularities in land
acquisitions for Del-
hi-Meerut Expressway
and Eastern Peripheral
Expressway
.
The officer is present-
ly on central deputation
and so, the state govern-
ment has forwarded the
matter to the central
government for further
action against her.
“Following zero-tol-
erance policy toward
corruption, UP CM Yogi
Adityanath has ordered
the suspension of the
then DM Ghaziabad,
now on central deputa-
tion, and ordered to for-
ward the matter to the
Centre to initiate de-
partmental action,” the
CM office said in a tweet
in Hindi.
Strict action will be
taken against those in-
volved in irregularities
in land acquisition, the
tweet said, adding an
FIR would be lodged
against the guilty
.
“A section officer and
a review officer of the
Appointment Depart-
ment will also be sus-
pended for the delay in
taking up the matter on
the probe report”, the
tweet added.
IAS Nidhi Kesarwani
Meerut cops confiscate
assets of drug mafia
First India Bureau
Meerut: Meerut, Po-
lice have confiscated
illegal construction
of notorious drug
peddler Hazi Tasl-
eem in Machheran
colony here.
Police sources said
that more than 50
criminal cases in-
cluding drug ped-
dling charges were
registered against in
in different police
stations.
After investiga-
tions police took ac-
tions against him
and confiscated his
residence.
Senior police and
administrative offi-
cers with huge police
forces reached at the
spot and seized the
lavish residence.
During investiga-
tion it was revealed
that construction
was illegal and sever-
al notices police pro-
ceeded with seizing
proceedings.
The actions were
takeninGangsterAct
and further proceed-
ings were underway
.
CM praises Ganga-Jamuni
Tehzeeb of Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow (PTI): With
UP celebrating Eid-ul-
Fitr, Akshay Tritiya
and Parshuram Jayanti
amid the state’s “Gan-
ga-Jamuni tehzeeb”
peacefully on Tuesday,
Chief Minister Yogi Ad-
ityanath lauded people
for “not organising” re-
ligious events on roads.
Adityanath praised
the people as officials
said it was for the first
time that Eid namaz
was not offered on
roads.
For example, in Loni
and Hapur, owing to a
shortage of space in
mosques, the namaz
was offered in shifts,
they said.
Officials also said till
last year around 50,000
to one lakh people used
to offer namaz on roads
and other places.
STUNT RIDERS
On the occasion of the 75th year of Indian Independence, Daredevils of Border
security forces (BSF) performed a stunning demonstration in front of Vidhan Bhavan
in Lucknow on Tuesday .
—FILE PHOTO

UTTAR PRADESH
03
(L-R) Sunni Muslims offering Namaz on Eid at Aishbagh Eidgah in Lucknow
on Tuesday. Eid celebrations continue on Wednesday at Bada Imambara in
Lucknow. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav along with Deputy Chief
Minister Brajesh Pathak and Ex Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma at
Aishbagh Eidgah on the occasion of Eid festival in Lucknow on Tuesday.
EID MUBARAK
CRUCIAL READ
Lucknow: Anandiben Patel, Governor of Uttar Pradesh on
Wednesday inaugurated the newly constructed Driver Wait-
ing Room at Raj Bhawan. The Governor on the occasion
attended the Bhoomi Pooja ceremony and laid the founda-
tion stone of the residential complex of Category-5. It was
stated that the two-storey houses of type 5 will be built
with the help of new technologies, which will make them
earthquake resistant.
JHANSI HOTTEST
IN STATE AT 43.5
DEGREE CELSIUS
3 SENIOR CITIZENS
DIE ON WAY TO
YAMUNOTRI
Lucknow: The weather
was dry with no large
change in day tem-
peratures across UP
on Wednesday, the met
department said here. The
day temperatures settled
appreciably above normal
in Gorakhpur division,
below normal in Ayodhya,
Prayagraj and Meerut di-
visions, and normal in the
rest, it said. The highest
maximum temperature
was recorded at 43.5
degrees Celsius in Jhansi
and Fatehpur. The lowest
minimum temperature
was 21.5 degrees at
Fatehpur, it added.
Dehradun: Three elderly
pilgrims, including a wom-
an, died of heart attacks on
way to Yamunotri on the
opening day of the Char
Dham yatra on Tuesday.
The deaths occurred at
different spots along the
trek route from Jankichatti
to the Himalayan temple,
district disaster manage-
ment officer Devendra
Patwal said. The deceased
were identified as 65-year-
old Aniruddha Jaiswal of
Siddhartha Nagar in UP,
63-yr-old Kailash Chaubisa
of Dungarpur in Rajasthan
and 63-year-old Shakun
Parihar of Jabalpur.
GUV INAUGURATES NEW DRIVERS’
WAITING ROOM AT RAJ BHAWAN
Minor girl alleges rape by SHO in
police station, DIG to probe incident
Lalitpur (PTI): A
13-year-old girl who was
allegedly raped by four
men over three days
was sexually assaulted
again by the SHO of a
policestationwhereshe
had been left by her at-
tackers, the police said
on Wednesday
.
Fivepeoplehavebeen
arrested and an FIR
filed against six, includ-
ing the teen’s aunt and
the SHO of the Pali po-
lice station who is ab-
sconding.
Besides, all the other
policemenof thestation
have been taken away
from active duty and
sent to police lines.
DIG, Jhansi, Jogen-
dra Kumar has been
asked to probe the mat-
ter and submit report
within 24 hours.
As chilling details of
the case came to light,
Samajwadi Party and
Congress highlighted
the vulnerability of
womenandaskedwhere
they should go to file
their complaint and
whomshouldtheytrust.
DyCM Brajesh
Pathak, however, said
strict action will be tak-
enandthestringentNa-
tional Security Act will
be slapped against the
accused.
According to the
mother of the multi-
ple-rape survivor, her
daughter was taken to
Bhopal, about 240 km
from here, on April 22
by four men and raped
thereforthreedays.The
men left the girl at Pali
police station, where
she was again sexually
attacked, she alleged.
The girl narrated her
ordeal during counsel-
ling at an NGO, which
approached the SP
. Fol-
lowinghisintervention,
an FIR was registered.
ADG(LawandOrder)
Prasant Kumar added
in Lucknow that the
DIG has been told to
stay in Lalitpur till the
case is solved.
“While the SHO has
been suspended, all po-
licemen of Pali police
station in Lalitpur have
been sent to police
lines,” said ADG of Po-
lice, Kanpur Zone, Bha-
nu Bhaskar.
He said the victim’s
aunt has also been ar-
rested, adding that po-
lice teams are search-
ing for the absconding
SHO Tilakdhari Saroj.
The SP attacked the
government and said,
“The biggest question
in the BJP government
is whom to trust and
whom to not. A minor
who reached the police
station to file rape com-
plaint was raped by the
SHO himself. Now the
CM should say, where
should the victim’s
daughters go? Security
of the victim should be
ensured and strict ac-
tion should be taken
against those found
guilty,” the party said
in a tweet in Hindi.
Akhilesh Yadav is ex-
pected to visit the rape
survivor’s family
.
In a series of tweets,
Congress leader Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra
said, “The incident of
gangrape with a
13-year-old girl in Lalit-
pur and then rape by a
police officer after tak-
ing a complaint shows
how the real reforms of
law and order are being
suppressed under the
noise of “bulldozer”. If
police station are not
safe for women, where
will they go with their
complaints.”
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The police
have arrested at least
nine people during a
raid at an illegal hoo-
kah bar in Cross Road
restaurant in Hala
Complex at Shahjanaf
Road here.
Police sources here
said that acting on a
tip-off, a police team
raided at Cross Road
Restaurant for illegal
hookah bar and nabbed
several miscreants
from the spot. Police
have recovered illegal
material from the hoo-
kah bar.
The manager of the
restaurant Awadhesh
Shukla was among the
arrested accused and
the police were interro-
gating him for further
details. Police said that
actions will be taken
on probe report after
interrogations.
5 ARRESTED

z 5 people have been
arrested and an FIR
filed against six, in-
cluding the teen’s aunt

z The SHO of Pali
police, against whom
FIR has been lodged is
absconding
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said,“The
matter will be taken up in a fast track court and action
will be so strict against the policemen involved that
even their next generations will cry out in pain. The
NSA will also be invoked against them and no one
will be spared,” Pathak told reporters in Lucknow.
Asked about politics being played over the case,
Pathak said, “I want to ask the opposition not to
politicise criminal matters. She (victim) is our daugh-
ter and if wrong was done against her, the govern-
ment is committed to take action and will not spare
anyone at any cost.” Akhilesh Yadav’s visit to Lalitpur,
Pathak mockingly said, “He (Yadav) thinks if some-
thing happens, he can start his political tourism”.
Asked about Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s attack on the
government, he said, “She should see the condition
of women in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.”
MATTER TO BE TAKEN UP IN FAST
TRACK COURT: BRAJESH PATHAK
9 arrested
in hookah
bar raid in
Lucknow
Agra(PTI): An Ayod-
hya-based seer, who had
announced to organise a
‘dharma sansad’ at the
Taj Mahal to declare In-
dia a Hindu Rashtra’,
was stopped from visit-
ing the monument on
Tuesday
, police said.
The seer was taken to
another place on the out-
skirts of the city
, they
said. “We have neither
arrested nor taken him
into custody
. We did stop
him from moving to-
wards Taj Mahal, be-
cause he had declared to
organise religious activ-
ity
,” SP (City) Vikas Ku-
mar said.
The seer, who identi-
fied himself as Jagad-
guru Paramhansacha-
rya from Tapasvini Ch-
havni Peethadhiswar,
had also said that he
would install an idol of
Lord Shiva on the Taj
Mahal premises, claim-
ing that the monument
was a Shiva temple.
After being denied en-
try to the Taj Mahal on
Tuesday
, a purported
video of the seer sur-
faced on social media in
whichheclaimedthathe
would not eat and drink
until he is allowed to vis-
it Taj Mahal. It is to be
mentioned that a pur-
ported video of the seer
went viral on April 30 in
whichhehadclaimed,“I
was denied entry to the
TajMahalbecauseof the
saffron clothes on April
27. After that there was a
protest and then the ASI
officials apologised and
invitedmetovisitagain.
I will visit the Taj Mahal
on May 5 and install the
idolof LordShivathere.”
First India Bureau
Lucknow: On Wednes-
day
, Dharampal Singh,
CabinetMinisterforMi-
nority Welfare, Muslim
Waqf andHajinhisrole
as the chief guest took
part in the lottery cere-
mony at Kalyan Bha-
wan, Parag Narayan
Road here in order to
decide who will be sent
asKhadimulHujjaj(Haj
Sevak) by the Govern-
ment of UP to assist Haj
pilgrims going from Ut-
tarPradeshforHaj-2022.
The event was also at-
tended by Danish Azad
Ansari MoS for Minori-
ty Welfare, Muslim
Waqf and Haj and
Mohsin Raza, Chair-
man, Uttar Pradesh
State Haj Committee.
The event saw a large
number of women and
men who had applied
for Khadimul Hujjaj
(Haj Sevak) in atten-
dance and in hope that
they will be selected as
Khadimul Hujjaj.
Dharampal Singh
said it was the first time
that selection of Khad-
imul Hujjaj is being
held under a transpar-
ent process of picking
out lottery winner in
public. At least 57 men
and 1 woman were se-
lected for the main list.
Police stop seer on way to Taj for ‘dharma sansad’
FOR PEACE
Jagadguru Paramhansacharya with ADM (Protocol) Agra,
Himanshu Gautam.
Ministers Dharampal Singh, Danish Ansari and Haj Committee
chairman Mohsin Raza at the event on Wednesday.
Agra: In the midst of the scorching heat, there is a
person here who is doing penance sitting in the circle
of fire for 42 days in temperature of over 60°C. This
is Fakkad Baba of Agra. According to Baba’s claim,
he has given up food for 18 years. There is nostalgic
arena in New Mau of Agra’s Thana New Agra area. He
said he was doing penance for peace and love in the
world. Chief Minister and Mahant Yogi Adityanath is
like his brother he said. Every year from the day of
Akshaya Tritiya, Baba burns the puddings at 22 places
in a circle around him. In the middle of it, after lighting
the fire in the Havan Kund, he does penance for 12
hours daily for 42 days. Baba says he does not want
any accomplishment or was doing this to please any
deity or deity, but through this austerity he just wants
that peace and brotherhood prevail in the whole world.
BABA SITS IN CIRCLE OF FIRE FOR
42 DAYS FOR WORLD PEACE
Inafirst,KhadimulHujjajchosenbyopenlottery
NO NEW TAX
PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
—PHOTO
BY
SUMIT
KUMAR
Some of the arrested youths
at the hookah bar on
Wednesday.

PERSPECTIVE
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The Lord is my strength and
my shield. My heart trusts
him. I was helped, my heart
rejoiced, and I thank him
with my song.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
Guided by PM Shri @narendramodi
ji’s vision to provide enhanced
connectivity between the ports and the
domestic production and consumption
centres across the country, our
government is committed for port led
development through construction of
world class road network.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
In a meeting with district officers in
Haridwar today, took stock of various
development works going on in
ambitious districts. Here education,
health, agriculture, employment and
increasing the basic facilities and its
benefits reached every person, for this
detailed discussion with all.
TOP TWEETS
INDIA’S WAIT TO
BECOME 5 TRILLION
DOLLAR ECONOMY
GETS LONGER
ndia has been aiming
to become a US $ 5
trillion economy by
2024-25 although it
does not have the 9
percent growth rate required to
reach the goal. Last year Petro-
leum and Urban Development
Minister Hardeep Puri said,
“Economic growth is accelerat-
ing. India is poised for growth to
become a USD 5 trillion econo-
my by 2024-25 and USD 10 tril-
lion economy by 2030. Well, that
may not happen in accordance
with the minister’s prediction.
Some economists said it was
“impossible”. One economist
drew attention to the fact that
the Indian economy which was
USD 2.7 trillion in 2019, was al-
most at the same level at the end
of March 2022. While much of
the earlier pushback came from
the pandemic, this time it is due
to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Now IMF data reportedly sug-
gests that India will have to wait
till 2029 to be able to reach the
goal, four years later than the
target year fixed by Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi.
I
heReserveBankof
India’s warning on
global headwinds
spooked the stock
markets and Nif-
ty50 crashed 391.50 and Sensex
tanked by 1,306.96 points on
Wednesday
. Governor Shakti-
kanta Das announced a 4.40
percent hike in repo rate, at
which the RBI lends money to
commercialbankstohelpthem
meet cash shortfall. For the
consumer it would mean high-
er outgo on home and auto
loans. But the scary part of the
suddenly organised press con-
ferencewasaboutthegalloping
inflation in the country
, Asia’s
third biggest economy which
was facing global headwinds.
India not being an island in to-
day’s global village is not unaf-
fected by the “seismic waves
emanating from the centre of
an earthquake” despite its
“strengths and buffers”.
In simpler words he said
that there “was a spike” in the
CPI inflation in March 22 and
is expected to be high in the
currentmonthtoo.TheMarch
inflation was pushed to 7 per-
cent due to high prices of food
items. The RBI Governor’s
gloomy prediction was that
there will be no let up in “food
price pressure in April”. The
increaseindomesticpricesof
petroleum products since the
second fortnight of March “is
feeding into core inflation”.
Sincethewarhasdisrupted
supplies of commodities and
alsoof containerswhichferry
thesupplies,itisacaseof sup-
ply side inflation. High infla-
tionwouldmeancommodities
going beyond the reach of the
poor and middle class who
will require more liquidity to
spend on goods. For that rea-
son alone the government
must consider lowering taxes
on petroleum products.
FOOD INFLATION
REMAINS IRKSOME
The Reserve Bank of India’s warning on global headwinds
spooked the stock markets and Nifty50 crashed 391.50 and
Sensex tanked by 1,306.96 points on Wednesday.
Governor Shaktikanta Das announced a 4.40 percent hike in
repo rate, at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks
to help them meet cash shortfall. For the consumer it would
mean higher outgo on home and auto loans
T
ommunal violence in Karau-
li and Jahangirpuri, Delhi
last month and in Jodhpur
now is a clear and strong
wake-up call for us Indians,
regardless of religion. The
arson has not only sullied the
image of the cities but has
also brought into sharp focus
the people’s inability to see
beyond their nose. Such vio-
lence has never solved any-
thing. But we don’t seem to
be in a mood to learn from
our own history
.
Looking at the visuals of
the violence, anyone with the
faintest idea about India
would be shocked to know
that things haven’t changed
much in over 70 years of our
Independence. Look at our de-
spondency: The Chief Minis-
ter of Rajasthan Ashok Ge-
hlot, was calling for peace as
nooneappearedtobother;the
police was baton charging a
mob here and there to no ef-
fect,almost.Thepoliceaction,
however, is secondary
. What
happened to our leaders from
both or in fact, all parties?
The auspicious occasion
of Akshay Tritiya and Eid –
falling the same day on May
3 – could have turned the cru-
elest day for many
. The main
casualty, however, was our
pretension to be a nation
where law of the land rules,
not of mobs masquerading as
Hindus and Muslims.
We are becoming insensi-
tive,morehypocriticalandless
even-handed. A selective and
pernicious sense of national-
ism has crept into our system
of things. How long will this
nonsense about one religion’s
supremacy over another con-
tinue? I am sure every law-
abiding citizen of Delhi, Jodh-
pur and Karauli would know.
Here’s something that
needs iteration each time the
monster of communalism ar-
rives at our doorstep: India is
the blessed land of so many
religious shades. Yet we Indi-
ans remain oblivious to the
depth and seriousness of joy-
ful events. Togetherness is
not invented; it is ingrained
in the idea of India.
Happiness associated with
festivals is to be distributed.
Imagine our share of happi-
ness – two great festivals of
Islam and Hinduism falling
the same day, May 3. If you
are a believer in God, you
could have taken it as Her/
His manifestation, and if you
are an atheist, you could have
found your happiness in
abundance of food and fun.
Yet, we failed to make a be-
ginning. That’s what May 3
hadbrought–asAkshayTriti-
ya marked the beginning of
good things to unfold. Some-
thing similar took place on
April 2 too. Gudi Padva in its
many forms across the coun-
try fell that day
. It also marked
the first evening of Ramadan
fasting. We were busy; we
were too gross in separating
the spirit of that day
. The ‘di-
vine intervention’ -- if at all
there is something of the sort
– took us across many more
days, as if India’s greatness
were striving to reveal itself.
There’s a lot of substance
in being community-con-
scious because there lies the
pride of who we are. In India,
this pride is reinforced by a
belief that not only ‘this’ but
also ‘that’ belongs to us. The
intermingling of mutually
contradicting thoughts has
repeatedly brought about an
equilibrium in our belief
system, for example, the con-
cept of one god and many
gods – the truth has not lost
itself to arguments; it has
caused us to accept the diver-
sity of truth. Which is what
a happy living is all about.
In an extremely moving
scene in Hollywood World
War-II movie ‘Saving Private
Ryan,’ the rescued American
soldier called James Ryan,
now apparently in his seven-
ties, is walking to the war
cemetery along with his ex-
tendedfamily
.Amidhundreds
of graves all painted white,
Ryan stops at one and breaks
down. The grave belongs to
CaptJohnHMiller,theofficer
who died while successfully
savingJamesRyan,thelastof
his four brothers.
The soldier, his eyes welled
up, looks at his wife and whis-
pers to her before the Cap-
tain’s grave: “Tell me I have
led a good life, tell me I am a
good man.” That was Ryan’s
way of paying tributes to
Capt Miller, who while dying,
tells him “earn it (freedom).”
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
HISTORY IS TESTING
US INDIANS!
So far, we seem to be failing, but will Rajasthan with its rich history
of communal harmony surrender to the monster of communalism?
Freedom isn’t acquired
easily and harmony isn’t
realized in good measure
because we forget the
sacrifices that our ancestors
made for us to live happily.
That’s why we keep harping
on diversity, seldom
realizing the unifying force
behind it. April 2 and May
3 have presented an
opportunity for us to look
within. Rajasthan has a
rich history of communal
harmony. The state must
not surrender to the
communal monster
C
PRASHANT SAXENA
The writer is a freelance
journalist and political analyst
The auspicious occasion of Akshay Tritiya and
Eid – falling the same day on May 3 – could
have turned the cruelest day for many. The main
casualty, however, was our pretension to be a nation
where law of the land rules, not of mobs
masquerading as Hindus and Muslims
JAHANGIRPURI
KARAULI
JODHPUR

INDIA
05
Despite spendings, BMC reserves increased over `15K cr: Chahal
From Page1...
T
he BMC chief,
with his Can-Do
spirit, agrees
that over 23 municipal
bodies across Maha-
rashtra currently being
handled by state ap-
pointed administrators
is not ideal in a democ-
racybut,aconsequence
of the Covid pandemic.
Five municipalities
in Aurangabad, Navi
Mumbai, Vasai-Virar,
Kalyan-Dombivli and
Kolhapur (since 2020)
and another 18 includ-
ing the BMC, Thane,
Pune, Nashik, Latur,
Nagpur among others
(since 2022) have been
placed under adminis-
trators despite the end
of their respective ten-
ures when fresh elec-
tions became due. The
Supreme Court on
Wednesday directed
that the elections be
scheduledintwoweeks.
Chahal has exploited
his role as administra-
torof BMC(sinceMarch
2022) to execute major
projects.Chahalsaid,“It
is not good for democ-
racy like for instance,
tomorrowIhavetofinal-
iseRs21,000croreworth
of sewage treatment
plant (STP) projects
whereIamboththepro-
poser and disposer.
Luckily
, the Supreme
Court came on board
and took over the moni-
toring and supervisory
roles and, I will be effec-
tively submitting the
bidsreceivedtotheapex
court that will finalise
the same.” Chahal was
speaking to First India
moments before his vid-
eoconferencingwithSC
justiceDYChandrachud
on the project.
When queried on the
whopping Rs 46,000
crore civic budget he
presented in March
2022, the BMC Chief in-
sistsitisnotunrealistic,
“I will complete two
years of tenure as BMC
Commissioner on May
8, 2022. I have so far is-
sued work orders to the
tune of Rs 65,000 crore.
For example: Rs 13,000
crore for the coastal
road project which had
a zero-progress level
whenItookover.Rs8000
crore was spent in the
lasttwoyearsand61per
cent of the project work
is complete. Come July
2023 the project will be
fully complete.”
HealsocitestheSolar-
Hydro Vaitarna project
(Rs 1200 crore), Rs 21,000
crore work orders next
week for STP 7, Rs 8,500
croreGoregaon-Mulund
Link Road (work orders
before May 31 for the 92
metres underground
tunnel below Sanjay
Gandhi National Park),
work orders for Rs 4000
crore desalination plant
at Manori in July
, Rs
4000 crore work order
two months back for
1900 double decker ac
buses, Rs 2000 crore for
fivebrandnewhospitals
inMumbaioutof theRs
16,000 crore annual
health budget.
Says Chahal, “It can
be achieved if, you have
the will to do so. De-
spite the ambitious
spend being undertak-
en when I took over, the
reserves of the BMC
stood at Rs 77,000 crore
and is currently Rs
92,000 crore due to the
rebate on premium
payments introduced
that raised over Rs
15,000 crore in revenue
against an expected Rs
2000 crore.”
K’taka cabinet rejig shifts to Delhi,
party high command to take call
Bengaluru (Agen-
cies): The BJP will take
a decision on the long-
pending cabinet rejig in
Karnataka within a
week of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s return
from his foreign trip.
Speaking to reporters
on Wednesday, a re-
lieved Chief Minister
Basavaraj Bommai said
that Union Minister
Amit Shah had told him
that he would discuss
the matter in Delhi.
Amit Shah had cate-
gorically asked Bommai
to leave the matter of
cabinet expansion to the
high command. Sources
said that Amit Shah
comforted Bommai on
questions being raised
on his (Bommai) leader-
ship. Shah had asked
Bommaito‘justfocuson
work’, sources said.
Chief Minister Bom-
mai’s body language
seemed to be hinting a
relief after the visit of
Amit Shah. State Party
President Nalin Kumar
Kateel and former
Chief Minister BS Yedi-
yurappa have vehe-
mently defended the
leadership of Bommai
and stated that there
was no change of lead-
ership in the state.
Bommai clarified
that the creation of the
post of Deputy Chief
Minister in Karnataka
was a creation of the
media.
Party sources said
that Amit Shah, who
discussed the matter in
detail in the core com-
mittee meeting of the
party during his visit to
Bengaluru on Tuesday,
has asked CM Bommai
to focus on governance.
High Command is
likely to induct at least
10 new faces into the
state cabinet and drop
about five senior cabi-
net ministers. It is not
decided yet whether
there will be cabinet ex-
pansion and overhaul
like Gujarat.
Bommai clarified that the creation of the post of Deputy CM was a creation of the media.
K’TAKA CABINET
MEET POSTPONED
TO MAY 11
The state cabinet meeting
that was scheduled to
be held on May 5 has
been postponed to May
11. This has given rise
to speculations that the
postponement may be to
accommodate expan-
sion in the state cabinet
or reshuffling it, amid
reports that the BJP high
command is expected
to arrive at a decision in
this regard before May
10. Bommai is under
pressure from aspirants
to expand or reshuffle his
cabinet at the earliest.
After 12 days in jail, Court
grants bail to Rana couple
Mumbai (Agencies):
A Mumbai Court on
Wednesday granted
conditional bail to inde-
pendent MP Navneet
Rana and her MLA hus-
band Ravi Rana, who
were arrested in the
‘Hanuman Chalisa’ re-
cital case.
The couple was ar-
rested from their home
after giving a call for
recitingHanumanChal-
isa outside Chief Minis-
ter Uddhav Thackeray’s
private residence.
According to their
lawyer Rizwan Mer-
chant, the duo shall be
released on a bail of Rs
50,000 each, ordered not
to speak to the media
pertaining to the case
underinvestigationsand
refrain from tampering
with evidence, etc.
The Rana duo was
booked and arrested by
Khar Police Station on
April 23 and slapped
with several charges, in-
cluding sedition, breach
of public peace, making
inciting statements, and
other sections for their
plans to chant ‘Hanu-
man Chalisa’ outside
the Thackeray’s person-
al home, ‘Matoshri’ in
Bandra east.
The Special Public
Prosecutor Pradip
Gharat argued that
chanting of Hanuman
Chalisa could incite re-
ligious passions, which
was strongly opposed
by the Ranas’ lawyers.
Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana.
BMC REACHES MAHA MP-MLA COUPLE’S
HOME OVER ‘ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION’
Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
officials has reached the residence of Maharashtra MP-
MLA couple Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana for investigation
over “illegal construction” at their place in Mumbai’s Khar.
The BMC had already sent a notice to the couple recently
arrested over the Hanuman Chalisa row under Section 488
of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1888, accord-
ing to which, officials can visit any building and ascertain
whether any illegal alterations have been undertaken.
‘Include Garo, Khasi in Constitution’s 8th Schedule’
Guwahati (Agencies):
Meghalaya Chief Minis-
terConradK.Sangmaon
Wednesdaysaidthatlan-
guage defines the iden-
tityof atribeasheurged
the President Ram Nath
Kovind to include the
Garo and Khasi lan-
guage in the 8th Sched-
ule of the Constitution.
Addressing the vale-
dictory function of the
61st annual conference
of the Bodo Sahitya
Sabha (BSS) in Assam’s
Tamulpur, Sangma said
that there are similari-
ties between Garo and
Bodo languages.
“Istronglyfeelthatin-
clusion of languages of
different tribes and dif-
ferent communities in
the constitution would
only lead to a stronger
integration of this very
diverse but great nation
of us,” he said.
President Kovind
was the chief guest in
the BSS meet while As-
sam Chief Ministers
Himanta Biswa Sarma
and Sikkim’s Prem Sin-
gh Tamang, among oth-
er dignitaries, also
spoke in the regional
language literary meet.
NotingtheMeghalaya
Language Act, 2005 rec-
ognises Khasi and Garo
as the states associate
official languages, Sang-
ma urged the President
to support the aspira-
tion of the northeast’s
people and to ensure
that languages from the
region are included in
the Eighth Schedule to
protect and promote the
language and identity
of the people.
“Not just Garo and
Khasi but all the differ-
ent communities and
tribesandtheirlanguag-
es in the northeast are
different. They may be
small but their identity
comesfromthelanguage
and the culture that they
have,” Sangma added.
“Your (President)
presence in a pro-
gramme like this is not
just an inspiration to the
peopleof Bodoareas,but
it shows your concern
and your respect for all
the tribes of the north-
east,” Sangma said.
PraisingthePresident
for his frequent visits to
the northeast, Sangma
said that this sent a very
powerful message to the
people of NE that every
single community is im-
portant.
SANGMA URGES PRESIDENT
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma
Not just Garo and
Khasi but all the
different commu-
nities and tribes and their
languages in the northeast
are different. They may be
small but their identity
comes from the language
and culture that they have.
Conrad K Sangma,
Chief Minister, Meghalaya
Pakistani
tunnel found
near int’l
border in JK
Jammu (Agencies): A
Pakistani tunnel has
been detected near the
International Border
(IB) near the Chak Fa-
quira border outpost in
the Samba sector of
Jammu, officials said
on Wednesday
.
“On Tuesday, a spe-
cial tunnel checking
exercise was carried
out in the AOR (Area of
Responsibility) of Chak
Faquira boredr outpost
by the BSF. During the
exercise, a freshly dug-
up tunnel was detect-
ed,” sources said.
Mamata Govt’s ‘Dalal’: Cong
lawyers heckle Chidambaram
Kolkata (Agencies):
Congress leader P Chid-
ambaram faced a major
protest in Kolkata on
Wednesday when he vis-
ited the Calcutta high
court to appear as an ad-
vocate in a legal matter.
A group of lawyers,
whoreportedlybelonged
to the Congress cell at
the court, shouted slo-
gans against the Rajya
Sabha MP when he was
on his way to leave the
court, showed him black
robes and flags and
called him a sympathis-
er and agent (‘dalaal’) of
the Mamata Banerjee-
led Trinamool Congress
government. They also
blamed the former Un-
ion minister for the Con-
gress’ poor state of af-
fairs in the state.
A media report said
the senior advocate was
representing agro-pro-
cessing firm Keventer.
Chidambaram reached Kolkata to fight the Metro Dairy case
against his own Bengal Congress president Adhir Chowdhury.
‘Anti-NEET Bill forwarded
to MHA for Prez assent’
Chennai (PTI): The Ta-
mil Nadu Assembly Bill
seeking exemption to
the state from the ambit
of the National En-
trance-cum-Eligibility
Test (NEET) has been
sent to the Centre for
presidential assent by
Governor RN Ravi,
Chief Minister M K Sta-
lin said on Wednesday
.
Stalintoldthestateas-
sembly that he has been
informed by the Gover-
nor’s secretary that the
Bill has been sent to the
UnionHomeMinistryto
enable President’ Ram
NathKovind’sassentfor
the same.
“As part of our strug-
gleforNEETexemption,
in the next step, we
should jointly take all ef-
forts to insist the Centre
for presidential assent
for the Bill,” he said.
The assembly had in
February adopted the
anti-NEET Bill for the
second time.
MK Stalin
Tejashwi: No census until
caste headcount is done
Patna (Agencies):
RJD leader Tejashwi
Yadav on Wednesday
said that his party will
not allow any census in
Bihar until caste head-
count is done.
“BJP is an anti jus-
tice party in the coun-
try. Union Minister of
State for Home Nity-
anand Rai has denied in
writing that the caste
based census will not
take place in the coun-
try. In that context, we
will not allow any cen-
sus to take place in Bi-
har,” Yadav said.
“The caste based
census’ resolutions
have been passed twice
in the Bihar Legislative
Assembly (Vidhan Sab-
ha). Even a delegation
of all parties led by
Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar had met Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi to press for the
demand of caste-based
census,” Yadav said.
Tejashwi Yadav
RBI GOVERNOR SAYS...
‘Economy faces headwinds
from global spillovers’
Mumbai (Agenies): Re-
serve Bank of India Gov-
ernor Shaktikanta Das
on Wednesday said that
even as the drivers of do-
mestic economic activity
are getting stronger, they
face headwinds from
global spillovers in the
form of protracted and
intensifying geopolitical
tensions along with ele-
vated commodity prices
andCovid-19relatedlock-
downs or restrictions in
some major economies.
He said, the economy
is also facing headwinds
from slowing external
demand and tightening
global financial condi-
tionsonthebackof mon-
etary policy normalisa-
tion in advanced econo-
mies. Das said, these
risks are evolving on the
lines anticipated in the
April statement after the
Monetary Policy Com-
mittee meeting and ap-
pear to be lingering.
Shaktikanta Das

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INDIA
06
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: The presi-
dential election is to be
held in July and its pro-
cess is believed to start
in June. So far no party
has opened its cards in
this matter. Whom the
BJP will field and who
will be a contender for
the Congress-led UPA
has not been decided
yet. But before that
there is news that a
third front is also being
formed, on whose be-
half the presidential
candidate will be field-
ed. Although efforts are
on to form a third front
to give competition to
the BJP in the politics
of the country, but its
outline has not been de-
cided yet. Therefore,
the question is whether
any outline of the Third
Front will be made in
the name of the presi-
dential election itself?
It is being told that
Akhilesh Yadav, who is
angry with the Con-
gress, is taking the ini-
tiative. Samajwadi Par-
ty national president
Akhilesh Yadav is try-
ing to field non-Con-
gress and non-BJP can-
didates. If he takes the
initiative, he can create
a large group of leaders
who are currently an-
gry with the Congress.
Keep in mind that Sa-
majwadi Party is the
main opposition in UP
and Rashtriya Janata
Dal is also the main op-
position party in Bihar.
The two parties also
have prominent rela-
tives and in Bihar too,
the alliance between
the Congress and the
RJD is over.
So, it is possible that
the foundation of the
Third Front will be laid
by the Samajwadi Par-
ty and the Rashtriya
Janata Dal. If they get
in touch with Prashant
Kishor in any way, then
they can add many of
his client parties to this
group. Angry with Con-
gress, Mamata Baner-
jee and K Chandrashek-
har Rao can be a part of
it. However, both SP
and RJD have a choice
of Left parties. But if
there is talk with CPM,
CPI then Mamata Ba-
nerjee will not come
along. However, this is
a start. If this thing
goes ahead, then a big
front can be formed
and then there will be a
number two contest be-
tween the Congress
and the candidate of
this front.
Third Front will also contest the presidential election!
LankaseeksfertilisersfromIndia,
deferralofpaymentof$2.5billion
New Delhi (Agencies):
Sri Lanka has sought
the supply of fertilisers
from India and the de-
ferral of a payment of
$2.5 billion to the Asian
Clearing Union as part
of efforts to cope with
the island nation’s
worst economic crisis
in decades, people fa-
miliar with the matter
said on Wednesday
.
At the same time, an
amount of $200 million
from the $1-billion line
of credit provided by
India in March has been
set aside to fund the
purchases of fuel, the
people said. This will be
in addition to the
$500-million line of
credit provided by India
in February for fuel
purchases.
With Sri Lanka
switching back to the
use of chemical ferti-
lisers, there is a grow-
ing need for the com-
modity amid a global
shortage created by the
Ukraine crisis. It is in
this context that the
Sri Lankan side has
made the request for
the supply of fertilis-
ers, the people said.
The Sri Lankan gov-
ernment banned chem-
ical fertilisers last
year as part of a
phased transition to-
wards organic agricul-
ture. The sudden na-
ture of the change and
the dearth of adequate
supplies of organic
fertilisers affected ag-
ricultural output, es-
pecially rice and tea,
and the government
recently ended the ban
on several key crops.
“There is a growing
demand for fertilisers
since the use of chemi-
cal fertilisers was
cleared by the Sri Lan-
kan government. The
supply of other items
under the $1-billion line
of credit, including
food items such as rice
and pulses and medi-
cines, has already start-
ed,” one of the people
cited above said.
The Sri Lankan side
has also asked the Indi-
an side to defer the pay-
ment of $2.5 billion to
the Asian Clearing Un-
ion (ACU), an organisa-
tion with its headquar-
ters in Tehran that in-
cludes Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Iran, the
Maldives, Myanmar,
Nepal, Pakistan, and
Sri Lanka.
Earlier this year, In-
dia had deferred the
payment of $515 million
to the ACU at Sri Lan-
ka’s request. It had also
provided a currency
swap of $400 million un-
der the Saarc facility
.
With Sri Lanka switching back to use of chemical
fertilisers, there is a growing need for commodity
amid global shortage created by the Ukraine crisis
An anti-government demonstration demanding President Gotabaya’s resignation.
WHAT IS ASIAN
CLEARING
UNION (ACU)?
Asian Clearing
Union (ACU) is a
payment arrange-
ment whereby
member countries
settle payments for
intra-regional trans-
actions among the
participating central
banks. The main
objective of the
union is to facilitate
payments among
member countries
to economise on
the use of foreign
exchange reserves
and transfer costs.
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Italian Foreign
Minister Luigi Di
Maio's three-day visit
to India from Wednes-
day will provide an op-
portunity for both sides
to further expand bilat-
eral ties in trade and
investment, defence
and security, and clean
and green energy, the
Ministry of External
Affairs said.
It said the visiting
dignitary is scheduled
to hold talks with Exter-
nal Affairs Minister S.
Jaishankar on Friday
.
This will be Di Maio's
first visit to India, and
he will be accompanied
by a high-level official
andbusinessdelegation.
The foreign minis-
ter's visit will provide
an opportunity to dis-
cuss the entire gamut
of the bilateral rela-
tions and further ex-
pand and deliver on our
close partnership, espe-
cially in priority areas
like trade and invest-
ment linkages, defence
and security, clean and
green energy, and sci-
ence and technology
cooperation, the MEA
said in a statement. It
said Jaishankar and Di
Maio will review the
progress in the imple-
mentation of the 'Ac-
tion Plan 2020-24'
launched at a virtual
summit in November
2020 and also exchange
views on regional and
multilateral issues of
mutual interest.
The Ukraine issue is
likely to figure in the
talks. Di Maio will also
meet with Union Com-
merce and Industry
Minister Piyush Goyal
and co-chair a business
round-table.
Italian Foreign
Minister begins
3-day India visit
Luigi Di Maio
Ex-NITI official
Google’s new
India policy
head: Report
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Alphabet
Inc’s Google has
hired a new public
policy head in In-
dia, Archana Gula-
ti, who previously
worked at Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s federal
think-tank and the
country’s antitrust
watchdog, a source
with direct knowl-
edge of the matter
told media.
A number of In-
dian government
officials have been
hired by Big Tech
companies which
are battling tighter
data and privacy
regulation, as well
as competition law
scrutiny
, under PM
Modi’s federal gov-
ernment.
Gulati is a long-
term government
employee, having
worked until
March 2021 as a
Joint Secy for digi-
tal communica-
tions at Niti Aayog,
a body that is criti-
caltogovernment’s
policy making
across sectors.
DRG jawan killed
in encounter with
Naxals in C’garh
Narayanpur (PTI):
A District Reserve
Guard (DRG) head
constable was killed
in an encounter with
Naxals in Chhattis-
garh’s insurgency-
hit Narayanpur dis-
trict on Wednesday,
police said.
The skirmish took
place around 8.15 am
at a forest in Tularg-
ufa-Mungari area un-
der Chhotedongar
police station limits
when a joint team of
various security forc-
eswasoutonasearch
operation, Inspector
General of Police
(Bastar range) Sund-
arraj P told media.
The joint squad of
personnel, belonging
to the DRG and the
Indo-Tibetan Border
Police (ITBP), had
launched the opera-
tion along the Palli-
Barsur axis on
N a r a y a n p u r -
Dantewada inter-dis-
trict border on Tues-
day, he said.
When a patrolling
team of the DRG was
cordoning off forests
between Tulargufa
and Mungari on
Wednesday morning,
it came under heavy
fire from a group of
ultras, leading to the
gun-battle, he said.
“DRG head consta-
ble Salik Ram
Markam (37) suf-
fered bullet injuries
in the face-off and
later died,” the offi-
cial said.
IN 2020, LADAKH
RECORDED
HIGHEST SEX
RATIO IN INDIA
The Union Territory of
Ladakh recorded the
highest sex ratio in the
country in 2020, fol-
lowed by Arunachal
Pradesh, Andaman and
Nicobar Islands, Tripu-
ra and Kerala, accord-
ing to the annual report
on Vital Statistics based
on 2020 Civil Registra-
tion System report.
“Highest Sex Ratio at
Birth (SRB) based on
registered events has
been reported by
Ladakh (1104) followed
by Arunachal Pradesh
(1011), AN Islands
(984), Tripura (974), and
Kerala (969),” the report
released by the Regis-
trar General of India
(RGI) on May 3 said.
Sex ratio at birth is
number of females per
thousand males.
Mumbai (Agencies):
The National Investiga-
tion Agency (NIA) has
named dismissed police
officer Pradeep Sharma
as the 'main conspirator'
inthecold-bloodedmur-
der of Thane business-
man Mansukh Hiran, in
its affidavit in the case
pertaining to planting a
SUV with 20 gelatin
sticks outside Antilia,
the home of industrial-
ist Mukesh Ambani.
Aware of the entire
conspiracy
, the NIA told
the Bombay HC that Hi-
ran was considered the
'weak link' in the larger
conspiracy to terrorise
the billionaire Ambani
family
, when the SUV
wasdiscoveredonFeb25,
2021, sending shock-
wavesacrossthecountry
.
Opposing the bail
plea of Sharma - nabbed
on June 17, 2021 and cur-
rently in judicial custo-
dy - the NIA affidavit
saidhewasnotinnocent
and had committed of-
fences of criminal con-
spiracy
, murder and ter-
ror acts. The NIA also
claimed that Hiran was
eliminated after he re-
fused to take the blame
for parking the SUV out-
side Antilia.
Antilia case: Pradeep Sharma plotted
Mansukh Hiran’s murder, says NIA
Pradeep Sharma
TKF:Agnihotri accuses PCI
of ‘suppressing’ free voice
The Press Club of India
(PCI) has landed in a
controversy after ‘The
Kashmir Files’ director
Vivek Agnohotri ac-
cused it of denying
booking to him for a
press conference.
Agnihotri said his
booking was first can-
celled by the Foreign
Correspondent Club
(FCC) allegedly over ob-
jections raised by some
of the members and
later, the Press Club of
India followed suit.
Now, the event is be-
ing held in a hotel on
Thursday
.
Taking to Twitter, Ag-
nihotri said: “Wow! @
PCITweetsalsocancelled
me. The watchdogs of
democracy and messiah
of free speech not only
bannedmeundemocrati-
cally but are also lying
through their teeth. 1.
Encl are the facts.
2. They have booked
earlier through our
agency without any
member’s recco. Re-
ceipt encl.”
TMC appoints Kirti Azad
as party’s Goa in-charge
Kolkata (Agencies):
The Trinamool Con-
gress (TMC) on Wednes-
day appointed Kirti
Azad as the new in-
charge for its Goa unit.
Azad, a cricketer-
turned-politician, had
switched over to the
TMC from Congress in
2021. He was earlier a
BJP MP from Bihar.
Azad replaced TMC
MP Mahua Moitra who
was the in-charge of the
Goa unit.
The appointment will
come into force with im-
mediate effect, the par-
ty said in a statement.
Even as the TMC in-
ducted several senior
leaders from the Con-
gress ahead of the as-
sembly polls in the
coastal state earlier this
year, it drew a blank.
Mumbai (PTI): The
Bombay High Court on
Wednesday dismissed a
petition filed by Vara-
vara Rao and two other
activists, arrested in the
Elgar Parishad-Maoist
links case, seeking a re-
view of an earlier order
of the high court which
refused them default
bail.
The high court said it
finds it difficult to hold
there was any factual er-
ror in its earlier judge-
ment and requires a re-
view.Nocaseforreview
is made out, a division
bench of Justices SS
Shinde and NJ Jamadar
said. The high court re-
jected the petition filed
by the three accused:
VaravaraRao,ArunFer-
reira and Vernon Gon-
salves. Rao is currently
out on medical bail,
while the other two peti-
tioners are in jail.
Thethreeaccusedhad
challenged a Dec 1, 2021
order passed by the
bench led by Justice
Shinde that granted de-
fault bail to lawyer Sud-
ha Bharadwaj, a co-ac-
cused in the case, but
denied default bail to
eight other accused per-
sons,includingthethree
petitioners. In their
pleas, the accused said
theHC'sorderwasbased
on a factual error. If
the high court, in grant-
ing bail to Bharadwaj,
set aside the lower court
order of November 6,
2019, the others, too,
were entitled to relief.
The NIA had opposed
the plea on the ground
that the accused were
seeking the same prayer
of default bail under the
guise of review.
Varavara Rao is currently out in medical bail.
Rao, 2 others’ plea seeking default bail junked
ELGAR CASE

NEWS
07
NO INDIAN LADY
IS READY TO
SHARE HER
HUSBAND AT
ANY COST: HC
Dismissing the discharge plea
filed by a husband whose
wife had committed suicide due
to his alleged repeated
marriages, the Allahabad High
Court observed, “No Indian lady
is ready to share her husband at
any cost”. The court found that
the wife had allegedly
committed suicide when she
found that her husband is
already married and is going to
marry for the third time. The
court directed the trial court at
Varanasi to frame the charge as
early as possible and initiate the
trial of the accused persons (
husband and other family
members). “No Indian lady is
ready to share her husband at
any cost. They are literally
possessive of their husband. It
would be the biggest jolt for any
married woman that her
husband is being shared by
some other lady or he is going
to marry some other lady. In
such an awkward situation, it
would be impossible to expect
any sanity from them”, the
above observation was made by
Justice Rahul Chaturvedi while
dismissing the revision petition
filed by one Shushil Kumar
(husband), who was accused of
abetment of suicide under
section 306 of Indian Penal
Code (IPC). The husband-
Sushil Kumar had challenged
the order of the additional
sessions judge, Varanasi, who
had rejected his discharge
application on February 28,
2022. The court further
observed that “Soon after
coming to know that her
husband got married in a
clandestine way with some
other lady, by itself is more than
sufficient reason to commit
suicide. The wife during her
lifetime had lodged an FIR
against the husband and all his
family members on September
22, 2018, alleging that her
husband was already married to
some other lady and had two
children from her and without
divorcing her, rather without
disclosing this fact, he got
married to her.
—First India Bureau
PROTECTORS
HAVE BECOME
ATTACKERS: HC
ORDERS INQUIRY
AGAINST COPS
FOR ASSAULTING
GIRL
The Allahabad High court had
directed SSP Varanasi to inquire
into the assault of a girl by police
personnel for marrying a boy of
another caste and to take punitive
action within ten days if found
true. Justice Rahul Chaturvedi also
directed the SSP Varanasi to
provide adequate security and
keep a close vigil over the safety
and security of Kavita Gupta (the
girl), her husband Mahesh Kumar
Vishwakarma, and her in-laws, so
that nothing untoward may
happen in the future to them. A
plea was filed by the husband of
the girl, alleging illegal detention
of the girl by her brothers and
seeking her release. The girl
alleged that on April 26, 2021, she
was brutally assaulted by Abhishek
Kumar, In-charge, Police Chowki-
Khajuri, Police Station-Mirza
Murad of Varanasi, and two lady
constables. The court observed,
“This is an unacceptable situation
where the police personnel who
are said to be protectors have
become attackers. Under the
circumstances the S.S.P., Varanasi
is hereby directed to inquire into
the matter and if the allegation of
assault by the aforesaid police
personnel upon the corpus (girl) is
found to be true, punitive action
against them shall be taken within
ten days from today.”
—First India Bureau
40% of newly elected MLCs have
criminal cases against them: ADR
According to the report, 9 MLCs, all from the BJP, have declared serious criminal cases
New Delhi (PTI):
Around 40 per cent of
the 35 newly elected
MLCs in Uttar Pradesh
have declared criminal
cases against them-
selves, poll rights body
Association for Demo-
cratic Reforms (ADR)
said. The Uttar Pradesh
Election Watch and the
ADR have analysed
self-sworn affidavits of
35 out of the 36 new
MLCs.
The affidavit of Jan-
satta Dal (Loktantrik)
MLC Akshay Pratap
Singh was not analysed
due to the unavailabil-
ity of a complete and
properly scanned docu-
ment on the website of
the election office
while making the re-
port, it said. According
to the report, nine (26
per cent) MLCs, all
from the BJP, have de-
clared serious crimi-
nal cases, including
cases related to murder
and attempt to murder
etc. It said three MLCs
have declared cases re-
lated to murder (IPC
section 302) against
themselves and four
have declared cases of
attempt to murder (IPC
section 307). Thirteen
(39 per cent) out of 33
MLCs from the BJP
and an independent
MLC have declared
criminal cases against
themselves in their af-
fidavits, the report
said.
Of the 35 newly elect-
ed MLCs, 33 (94 per
cent) are ‘crorepatis’.
Thirty-one (94 per cent)
MLCs from the BJP and
two independent MLCs
have declared assets
worth more than Rs 1
crore, the ADR said.
The average of assets
of the MLCs is Rs 17.39
crores, it added. The
BJP swept the biennial
polls to the state’s legis-
lative council by win-
ning 24 out of 27 con-
stituencies where poll-
ing took place on April
9. The party was earlier
elected unopposed in
nine seats, taking its
total to 33 out of the 36
constituencies.
Concerning academ-
ic qualifications, seven
or 20 computer MLCs
have declared their
training qualification
to be between eighth
go and twelfth go
whereas 28 or 80 com-
puter MLCs have de-
clared having an aca-
demic qualification of
graduate or above.
CONCERNING ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Thirty-one (94%) MLCs from the BJP and two
independent MLCs have declared assets worth
more than Rs 1 crore, the ADR said. The average
of assets of the MLCs is Rs 17.39 crores.Con-
cerning academic qualifications, 7 or 20 comput-
er MLCs have declared their training qualification
to be between eighth go and twelfth go whereas
28 or 80 computer MLCs have declared having
an academic qualification of graduate or above.
PARSHURAM JAYANTI
A shobhayatra organised by Akhil Bharatiya Brahman Mahasabha taken out amid police
security on the occasion of Parshuram Jayanti in Moradabad. —PHOTO BY PTI
Two killed, two severely injured in
celebratory firing in Chitrakoot
First India Bureau
Chitrakoot: Two per-
sons lost their lives
while two others sus-
tained severe injuries in
a celebratory firing
during a marriage cere-
mony in the Rajapur
area. Police sources said
that during a marriage
ceremony, some people
opened fire. Ramlakhan
(50), elder brother of
Abhiman, and his sis-
ter’shusbandRamkaran
Yadav (28) died on the
spot in the celebratory
firing while two others
were severely injured.
Theinjuredwererushed
to the hospital where
their condition was stat-
ed to be critical. All rela-
tives of the groom es-
capedfromthespotafter
the incident and the
marriage was cancelled.
Police arrested one ac-
cused while the man-
hunt was launched to
nab the others. He said
thepolicewassearching
for all persons with
arms license during the
ceremony
. Police have
collected videos of the
event and further inves-
tigations are underway
.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
Mother-son killed as
car collides with
tractor in Gr Noida
Noida (PTI): A moth-
er-son duo died on the
Eastern Peripheral Ex-
pressway in Greater
Noida on Tuesday al-
legedly after their car
collided with a tractor
coming on the wrong
lane, police said. The
deceased, who were res-
idents of Nuh district
in Haryana, were re-
turning from Meerut
district in UP, the police
said. They were on the
expressway in their car
under the Dankaur po-
lice station area when
the incident took place.
There were two riders
on the tractor who were
both left injured in the
crash, a police official
said. “Rinku, aged 35,
and his mother Sona
Devi died in the colli-
sion. The mother had
gone to the doctor and
returning from there
only when the crash
took place,” a police
spokesperson said.
“The tractor was com-
ing on the wrong lane.
Its riders Shamsher
Singh and Manjeet
Singh suffered injuries
and have been hospital-
ised,” the spokesperson
said. The bodies have
been sent for post mor-
tem and further legal
proceedings in the case
are being carried out,
the police said.
Youth shot dead in marriage
function over petty dispute
Shahjahanpur (PTI):
An 18-year-old youth
was shot dead at a mar-
riage function in Kan-
shiram Colony here,
police said on Wednes-
day. The incident took
place in the Puwayan
area of the district on
Tuesday night when
Om, a guest at the mar-
riage function, was
shot by Rahul Agniho-
tri, another guest, over
some dispute, they said.
Om died on the spot,
they added. An FIR has
been registered in this
regard against Agniho-
tri on the complaint of
the victim’s father. Po-
lice are trying to arrest
the accused.
TWO DEAD AS CONTAINER
TRUCK HITS BUS IN ETAWAH
Head constable among two die
as truck hits roadside tea stall
Etawah (PTI): A cou-
ple died and over half a
dozen people were in-
jured when a bus carry-
ing pilgrims was hit by
a container truck on the
Agra-Lucknow Ex-
pressway here on
Wednesday, police said.
The deceased were
identified as Vitthal
Maruti (65) and Sulo-
chana (60), they said.
Assistant Superinten-
dent of Police (ASP) Jai
Prakash Singh said the
bus was carrying pil-
grims from Delhi to Va-
ranasi. Ten injured peo-
ple were admitted to
the Saifai hospital,
while some were dis-
charged after adminis-
tering first-aid, the ASP
said. A total of 50 pas-
sengers were on the
bus, he said.
Bhadohi (PTI): Two
persons, including a
policeman, were killed
and two others were se-
riously injured when a
speeding truck dashed
into a roadside tea stall
in Gyanpur area here
on Tuesday night, ac-
cording to police.
Additional Superin-
tendent of Police,
Rajesh Bharti, said
that the truck going
from Bhadohi city to
Gopiganj suddenly lost
control and hit the tea
stall and a handcart
and came to a halt after
ramming into a wall.
Head constable Mukesh
Yadav (35) posted in
Gyanpur Circle Officer
office, and Ashok Pan-
dey (50), who were sit-
ting in the tea stall died
on the spot, the ASP
said, adding that two
others were also in-
jured in the incident.
The truck has been
taken into possession
and the driver has been
nabbed, he said. The
bodies were sent for
post mortem, according
to the police reports.
Man kills wife on suspicion
of extramarital affair
Firozabad (PTI): A
28-year-old mother of
two was allegedly
stabbed to death by
her husband on sus-
picion of having an
extramarital affair,
police said on
Wednesday. They
said the incident hap-
pened in the Naya
Rasoolpur locality in
the Rasoolpur area
on Tuesday
. Assistant
Superintendent of
Police (city) Mukesh
Chandra Mishra said
the woman’s hus-
band got angry after
he allegedly saw his
wife with their neigh-
bour. In the spur of
the moment, he
stabbed his wife to
death with a knife,
the ASP said. The
husband managed to
flee from the spot, but
locals nabbed him
and later he was ar-
rested, the ASP said.
The truck has
been taken into
possession and
the driver has
been nabbed,
police said.
Police file case
against Mafia
Ansari’s lawyer
Mau (ANI): The
Police have lodged
a case against
Daroga Singh,
lawyer of the Ma-
fia Mukhtar An-
sari and his son
Abbas Ansari in
the Sarai Lakhan-
si police station,
for allegedly mis-
behaving with a
revenue worker
on Monday. It has
been reported
that Singh be-
haved dictatorial
with a revenue
worker and
passed lewd abus-
es to the judges,
during the meter-
ing and demarca-
tion of his land.
Singh has already
been booked for
more than ten se-
rious criminal of-
fences.
The damaged tourist bus after a container truck rammed into it
on Agra-Lucknow expressway in Etawah on Wednesday.
—PHOTO BY PTI

08
2NDFRONT
As a parent, do not lecture on what
your child must or musn’t do, lead
by example-that is the only way.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Following
Eid festival in Uttar
Pradesh, stage seems to
be set for major chang-
es in Police depart-
ment, right from DG to
ADG, IG, DIG and SP
rank officers besides
PPS officers, if ongoing
discussion of transfers
going on in corridors
of bureaucracy were to
be belived.
There are many
branches of state po-
lice where no perma-
nent officer has been
posted yet. For exam-
ple, IPS Rajkumar
Vishwakarma is look-
ing after the work of
Economic Crime Re-
search as DG while he
already has the respon-
sibility of Chairman of
Uttar Pradesh Police
Recruitment and Pro-
motion Board.
Even after the Cen-
tral deputation of IPS
PV Rama Shastri, DG
Vigilance, no perma-
nent DG has been in his
place as a result re-
sponsibility of this
post is with DG Intelli-
gence IPS Dr DS Chau-
han. Likewise, IPS
Hariram Sharma, ADG
Anti Corruption, al-
ready has the responsi-
bility of Police Hous-
ing Corporation and e
is set to retire in June
while IPS Ashok Ku-
mar Singh is looking
after the work of Direc-
torate of Traffic de-
spite having the re-
sponsibility of Dial
112.
The Post of ADG
Personnel is also va-
cant and its work is
currently being looked
after by ADG Estab-
lishment IPS Sanjay
Singhal. ADG of Hu-
man Rights was made
ADG Crime recently
while the responsibili-
ty of ADG Human
Rights Commission
has been given to ADG
Rules and Manual IPS
SK Mathur. CM Yogi
Adityanath’s dream
project of UP Special
Security Force also has
to get an ADG level of-
ficer, the responsibili-
ty of which is with
ADG of PSC IPS S
Pratap Kumar.
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: After the
completionof theassem-
bly and legislative coun-
cil elections in UP
, now
the stage is going to be
set for the urban body
elections.Thefirstphase
of the electoral process
pertaining to civic polls
isthedelimitationof the
wards of the urban bod-
ies. The Urban Develop-
ment Department has
initiated preliminary
preparations. The elec-
toral history indicates
that no other party has
been able to match the
BJP’s influence on ur-
ban areas.
The Yogi 1.0 govern-
ment created new urban
bodiesonalargescaleas
well as expanded the
boundaries of several
existing bodies. Last
time elections were held
for 652 urban bodies.
This year elections will
be held for 734 urban
bodies.Themostimport-
antof whicharetheelec-
tionsforthepostof may-
orof 17municipalcorpo-
rations. Notably
, in 2012,
BJP had won 10 out of 12
posts of mayor. The BJP
had emerged as the sin-
gle largest party in the
Municipal Councils and
Nagar Panchayats as
well. Whereas, in 2017,
elections were held in 16
municipal corporations,
198palikaparishadsand
438 nagar panchayats;
Out of sixteen mayor
seats fourteen were won
bytheBJP
. BSPhadwon
the posts of mayor in
Aligarh and Meerut. No
candidateof SPandCon-
gress could get victory
for mayor post.
According to experts,
in 2017, the civic elec-
tions were held in the
monthof November.Itis
expected that elections
will be held only till No-
vember this year. Even
in these polls, BJP is be-
ing considered as a pow-
erful contender, but
preparations have start-
ed in the opposition
camps to compete with
the saffron party
.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Even as rift
haswidenedinMulayam
Singh Yadav’s family
over Samajwadi Party
MLA Shivpal Yadav
moving away from the
party
, another senior
leader and one of the
founders of the party
MohammadAzamKhan
is also set to snap ties
with the SP
.
Injailforthelastmore
than two-and-half-years
onlargelypoliticallymo-
tivated charges, Azam
Khan took to Twitter
through his son and SP
MLA Abdullah Azam
twitter handle on Eid to
indirectly target the SP
president Akhilesh Ya-
dav, who has been ac-
cused of “not doing any
thing to help Khan” in
the difficult situation.
While extending “Eid
greetings” Azam Khan
said: Tu chor Raha hai,
to khata isme teri kya,
har shakhs mera saath
nibha bhi nahin sakta,
Waise to ek aansoo hi
baha lejaye mujhe, aise
koi tufan hila bhi nahin
sakta” (you are leaving
me, but you are not to be
blamed, because every-
body cannot accompany
me. Even though one
drop of tear could emo-
tionally move me, no
storm could shake me).
The message of Azam
KhanfromSitapurjailis
loud and clear.
While there are clear
indicationsthatrelation-
ship between Akhilesh
Yadav and Khan is at
breaking point, Shivpal
Yadav has talked about
“floating of a morcha”
afterthereleaseof Khan,
whosebailapplicationis
likely to be taken by the
SupremeCourttoday
.Of
nearly 80 cases lodged
against him he has been
given bail in all of them
except one. Shivpal Ya-
dav had recently target-
ed the party patriarch
Mulayam Singh Yadav
also of not helping Khan
“in this trying time”.
However,itlearntthat
Mulayam Singh had
played major role in
shifting of Khan from
Sitapur jail to Vedanta
Hospital when he was
suffering from acute
Covid infection in 2021.
“It was elder Yadav who
asked the chief minister
Yogi Adityanath to pro-
vide adequate medica-
tion”, said a senior offi-
cer in UP government.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Governor
Anandiben Patel on
Wednesday met six-
teen trainee officers of
the Indian Administra-
tive Service, 2020 batch
at Raj Bhavan.
The Governor on the
occasion, inquired
about the experience
of the trainee officers
and encouraged them
to develop innovations
that strengthen admin-
istrative work. She told
the trainee officers to
work for the public as
servants rather than
officers and that the
expectations of the
public from people’s
representatives and of-
ficials are high, hence
they should pay extra
attention to ensure
that quality fulfillment
of public welfare
schemes and develop-
ment work takes place.
The Governor asked
the trainee officers to
keep in touch with all
the employees in their
office, make friends in
their workplace so that
their work can be done
with ease. She though
warned the officers to
ensure that they don’t
misuse the friendship
in any circumstance.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: There is lot
of faith and trust
among general public
in administrative offi-
cers and it’s the re-
sponsibility of bureau-
crats to enusre that
trust is maintained,
said Speaker of the Ut-
tar Pradesh Legisla-
tive Assembly Satish
Mahana while address-
ing assistant magis-
trates and assistant
collectors of 2020
batch, who are under-
going training in vari-
ous districts of the
state, at Vidhan Sabha
on Wednesday.
Mahana said that of-
ten people do not get
justice on time due to
the delay in disposal of
administrative issues.
This led to the diap-
pointment among the
general public and it
also affects the admin-
istrative process.
The speaker said
that officials should
come forward to im-
prove the working of
the administration. On
this occasion Principal
Secretary Legislative
Assembly, Pradeep Ku-
mar Dubey, Director
General, UP Manage-
ment Academy, Ven-
kateswara Lu, Addi-
tional Director, Ma-
hendra Verma and
Co-ordinator, Smt.
Sandhya Bhadauria
and other officers and
employees of the Leg-
islative Assembly were
also present.
Senior IPS, PPS officers of state likely to get new role
MAJOR RESHUFFLE
Minister Satish Mahana with trainee IAS officers in Lucknow on
Wednesday.
THREE IAS OFFICERS GET ADDL CHARGE
Lucknow: The Uttar
Pradesh government
has assigned its three
IAS officers additional
charge in addition to
their present respon-
sibilities. In this, the
first name is of IAS Dr
Hariom, who has been
given additional charge
of Secretary General
Administration as well as
Secretary, State Human
Rights. Similarly IAS
Mahendra Verma, Addi-
tional Director was given
additional responsibility
of Additional Director
Deendayal Upadhyay
Institute.
Also IAS Dr Mannan
Akhtar has been given
the additional responsi-
bility of Mission Director,
Ayushman Bharat along
with being Special
Secretary of Medical
Education.
Mannan Akhtar Dr Hariom Mahendra Verma
SEEKING DIVINE BLESSINGS
Uttar Pradesh PWD Minister Jitin Prasada offers prayers at the Vindhyavasini Temple in
Mirzapur on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Civic body polls: Oppn parties
gearing up to compete with BJP
After determining the number of wards of
Municipal Corporation, Nagar Palika Parishad
and Nagar Panchayat, a set of three copies will
be prepared. Based on the proposals received
from the districts, the Directorate of Local
Bodies will issue its provisional notification;
objections will be sought on these, after dis-
posal of which the final publication of the lists
will be ensured.
FINAL PUBLICATION OF LISTS
The cities whose
population is more
than 10 lakhs are called
Municipal Corporations.
The mayor and coun-
cilor are elected under
a municipal corpora-
tion. At the same time,
there is a provision of
Municipality in the cities
where less than 10 lakh
people reside. For which
the President and the
members are elected.
There are 16 municipal
coprorations in UP.
POPULATION DECIDES
LOCAL BODIES
The delimitation of
wards will be ensured
afresh before the urban
elections. Wards are
delimited on the basis
of population. Ward-
wise, the voters of
urban bodies are divided
equally; the territorial
limits of the wards are
increased to accommo-
date additional voters.
Experts believe that this
time the boundaries of
the wards can increase
significantly.
WARDS’ DELIMINATION
AFTER ELECTIONS
SNAPPING TIES
With Eid tweet Azam
further distances himself
from Akhilesh Yadav
NOT IN GOOD TERMS
Khan, who met Shivpal Yadav in jail last week, is
not happy with Akhilesh Yadav. While meeting
Congress leader Pramod Krishnan a few days back in
jail, Khan had refused to meet a delegation of SP led
by MLA Ravidas Malhotra. However, Akhilesh Yadav
had denied sending any delegation.
Ensure public trust in
officers is maintained:
Mahana to IAS trainees
Be innovative, Governor tells trainee officers
Governor Anandiben Patel with trainee IAS officers at Raj Bhawan on Wednesday.
Family consumes poison due
to poor economic condition
First India Bureau
Kushinagar: In a
horrific incident, a
man consumed poi-
son with his whole
family due to his bad
economic condition
in Amva Shri Dubey
village under Pather-
wapolicestationarea.
Police sources said
that Ajit Kumar Gup-
ta was eldest son of
Ram Pravesh Gupta.
He suffered from en-
cephalitis six year
back and though he
recovered from that
he was still facing
mental issues. After
he left job in Mumbai
due to disease, he was
residing in his native
villagewithwifeSind-
hu(32),theirdaughter
Nandini (10) and son
Anshu (8). Distressed
over poor economic
condition, Ajit con-
sumed poison with
his family
.
Senior SP leader Azam Khan withh party president Akhilesh Yadav. —FILE PHOTO
—FILE PHOTO

wonder if I
would have
liked Pretty
Woman if not
for Julia Rob-
ertsandRich-
ard Gere, not
to mention Hector Eli-
zendo- all in the hands
of Garry Marshall
who in his signature
style underlined the
goodness and ro-
mance. The movie is
sweet and innocent if
a little unbelievable
but there is a warm-
heartedness to it that
will hold you.
I fell in love with Ju-
lia Roberts’ smile- it
was real- full-lipped,
wide and gleaming, it
was pure sunshine
and spring rolled into
one. Julia is the key to
Pretty Woman though
Richard Gere with his
drop-dead good looks
withouttheswaggeris
super in this movie.
Julia is straightfor-
ward and strong-
willed and looks it
with her look which is
now iconic but at the
time came across as
bold and brassy, set-
ting the tome for her
character - Red thigh-
highboots,XXLhoops,
a blond wig, no subtle
about it definitely
.
IquitelikeHectoras
the manager, who
takes Julia under his
wing, though the fact
is that he is moulding
hertobecomemoreac-
ceptable in the high
society, moving her
away from who she is?
If the chemistry be-
tween Julia and Gere
holds the movie to-
gether and makes it
watchable then the
scenes with Hector
and Julia come a close
second.
The love story is
fragile, in a glass case
surrounded by betray-
al, consumerism, com-
promise and cynicism
and the comedy ele-
vates it, giving it an
edge. I could not have
borne it to be a soppy
love film, totally unbe-
lievable and stereotyp-
ical, it is after all a mix
of Cinderella and Pyg-
malion.
Julia Roberts is
beautiful throughout,
astheharshandsmart
street-walker and as
the charming woman
perfectlycoiffuredand
dressed for the opera
orthepolomatch.And
I liked her as both, as
long as she was true to
herself and the char-
acter which withers
away in the end. But
deep down we all like
the underprivileged
making good, we want
to believe in fairy
tales, happy endings –
so Pretty Woman is
watchable. In the
words of Garry him-
self, “What I enjoy do-
ing are films that in
some way celebrate
the human spirit —
where we see the good
side of a human being
or where the down-
trodden rise.”
The movie has a
feel-good factor which
frankly is unconvinc-
ing but then we are
talking romance in
movies, reality is not
what we are looking
for, are we?
Pretty Woman
could go either way
and for millions of
women out there, it
does. Life is a harsh
reality and one keeps
waiting for ‘someone’
to come and change it
but that someone has
to be you… remem-
ber, there are no
Prince Charmings’
in real life and the
best is to take the
sword yourself
and fight your
own battles.
LUCKNOW, THURSDAY,
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THIS THROWBACK
THURSDAY, WE GO
BACK A MERE 30
YEARS TO THE
1990 MOVIE
PRETTY WOMAN
AND REVISIT A
ROMANTIC
COMEDY THAT
WAS A HUGE
SUCCESS. TILL
YOU WATCH IT,
LISTEN TO THE ROY
ORBISON CLASSIC,
IT WILL HAVE YOU
HOOKED!
I
NOT
JUST
A
PRETTY
PRETTY
WOMAN!
WOMAN!

10
ETC
VAISH,
Model
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
All property matters will
be resolved favourably.
Adding to your comfort
on the domestic front
can be one of your aims
today. Your suggestions at work are
likely to be appreciated and imple-
mented too. Joining a gym or
meditation/yoga classes is possible in
the quest for a healthy body and mind.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Good preparation will
keep you in contention
in a competition.
Money comes from
unexpected sources .
Hiring party agreeing to the terms and
conditions for a payment will be like a
financial coup for those freelancing.
You will take up an exercise regimen
that suits your lifestyle.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
A social obligation may
make you waste your
time. Financial front
looks okay but don’t let
up on savings. Excellent
man management skills will help you
in managing many things at once on
the professional front. Eating right and
remaining active will help maintain
good health, despite irregular hours.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Keeping a tab on
others will help
strengthen your
position on the
academic front. Peace
prevails on the home front. Your bank
balance is likely to swell and make
you financially secure. Good
performance is likely to get recogni-
tion for you on the professional front.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Converting a freehold
property into builder
floors is possible and
will prove a win-win
situation for all. Doing
exceptionally well on the academic
front will add to your prestige. Some
award or recognition awaits those in
a government job. A new health
product may benefit.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Financially, you will feel
more secure now, than
before. Judicious
spending will help you
save much. Don’t pick
up an argument at workplace as it can
go against you. Wayside food is best
avoided, especially during this season.
Family life will be immensely fulfilling.
Your health remains fine.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
Parents are likely to
give you a free hand in
something you wanted
to do all by yourself.
Whatever preparations
you have done for an exam or
competition will be enough to see
you through. Someone may be
planning to take you out for a meal,
so remain available.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Don’t expect any
concessions on the
promotional front, but
the system will not be
unfair to you. Those
suffering from a lifestyle disease will
succeed in getting it under control.
Your innovations on the home front
will be much appreciated. Possession
of a property may be given to some.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
A function at home is
likely to keep you busy
and entertained. You can
be invited to a social
function. Less workload
at work will give you adequate time to
pursue some personal commitments.
Joining a gym or starting an exercise
routine is indicated on the fitness front.
Health will be satisfactory.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Marital relationship will
get strengthened by
mutual give and take.
Those travelling by road
are likely to make good
time. You may find yourself growing
financially strong. Your inputs on the
professional front will be much
appreciated. Becoming health
conscious should be your first step.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
You will find someone
knowledgeable enough
to discuss a complex
property matter.
Financially, you could
not have been on a sounder wicket, as
money flows in. A new deal is in the
offing for businessperson and is likely
to prove lucrative. It is time to get
going on the fitness front.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Getting a suitable
accommodation is
foreseen for those
desperate for it. Good
earning will keep your
coffers brimming and keep you in high
spirits. Financially, you are likely to find
yourself on the top of the world. You
will find things moving favourably at
work. Health remains satisfactory.
hat is rheumatoid
arthritis (RA)?
RA is a chronic
(long-term) disease
that causes pain,
stiffness, swelling
and limited motion
and function of many joints.
While RA can affect any joint,
the small joints in the hands
and feet tend to be involved
most often. Inflammation
sometimes can affect organs
as well, for instance, the eyes
or lungs.
Who gets rheumatoid ar-
thritis?
RA is the most common form
of autoimmune arthritis. Over-
all prevalence is approximately
1%, of these, about 75% are
women. 1–3% of women may
get rheumatoid arthritis in
their lifetime. The disease most
often begins between the fourth
and sixth decades of life. How-
ever, RA can start at any age.
How is rheumatoid arthri-
tis diagnosed?
RA can be hard to detect be-
cause it may begin with subtle
symptoms, such as achy joints
or a little stiffness in the morn-
ing. Diagnosis of RA depends
on the symptoms and results of
a physical exam, such as
warmth, swelling and pain in
the joints. Some blood tests also
can help confirm RA.
X-rays can help in detecting
RA, but may not show anything
abnormal in early arthritis.
Even so, these first X-rays may
be useful later to show if the
disease is progressing. Often,
MRI and ultrasound scanning
are done to help judge the se-
verity of RA.
There is no single test that
confirms an RA diagnosis for
most patients with this disease.
(This is above all true for pa-
tients who have had symptoms
for fewer than six months.)
Rather, a doctor makes the
diagnosis by looking at the
symptoms and results from
the physical exam, lab tests
and X-rays.
How is rheumatoid arthri-
tis treated?
Therapy for RA has improved
greatly in the past 30 years.
Current treatments give most
patients good or excellent re-
lief of symptoms and let them
keep functioning at, or near,
normal levels. With the right
medications, many patients
can achieve “remission” — that
is, have no signs of active dis-
ease. There is no cure for RA.
The goal of treatment is to less-
en your symptoms and poor
function. Doctors do this by
starting proper medical thera-
py as soon as possible before
your joints have lasting dam-
age. No single treatment works
for all patients. Good control of
RA requires early diagnosis
and, at times, aggressive treat-
ment. Thus, patients with a di-
agnosis of RA should begin
their treatment with disease-
modifying antirheumatic
drugs — referred to as
DMARDs. Ask your rheuma-
tologist about the
need for DMARD therapy and
the risks and benefits of these
drugs. Patients with more seri-
ous diseases may need medica-
tions called
biologic response modifiers
or “biologic agents.” FDA-ap-
proved drugs of this type in-
clude Abatacept, Adalimumab,
Anakinra, Certolizumab,
Etanercept, Golimumab, Inf-
liximab, Rituximab and Tocili-
zumab. Most often, patients
take these drugs with metho-
trexate, as the mix of medi-
cines is more helpful.
The best treatment for RA
needs things other than medi-
cines alone. Patient education,
such as how to cope with RA, is
also important. Proper care re-
quires the expertise of a team
of providers, including rheu-
matologists, primary care phy-
sicians, and physical and
occupational therapists.
What is the broader health
impact of rheumatoid ar-
thritis?
Research shows that people
with RA, mainly those whose
disease is not well controlled,
have a higher risk for heart dis-
ease and stroke and die early.
LIVING WITH RHEUMATOID
LIVING WITH RHEUMATOID
ARTHRITIS:
ARTHRITIS:
The most common inflammatory joint disease
DR ANU DABER
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Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
I
t is important to be physi-
cally active most of the
time, but sometimes to
scale back activities when
the disease flares. In gener-
al, rest is helpful when a
joint is inflamed, or when
you feel tired. At these times,
do gentle range-of-motion
exercises, such as stretch-
ing. This will keep the joint
flexible.
When you feel better, do low-
impact aerobic exercises,
such as walking, and exer-
cises to boost muscle
strength. This will improve
your overall health and re-
duce pressure on your joints.
A physical or occupational
therapist can help you find
which types of activities are
best for you, and at what
level or pace you should per-
form them.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
n Newer treatments are effective.
RA drugs have greatly improved
outcomes for patients. For most
people with RA, early treatment
can control joint pain and swell-
ing, and lessen joint damage.
n Start treatment early. Studies
show that people who receive
early treatment for RA feel better
sooner and more often, and are
more likely to lead an active nor-
mal life. They also are less likely
to have the type of joint damage
that requires joint replacement.
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