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First India Bureau
Lucknow : In a major
bureaucratic reshuffle,
the Uttar Pradesh gov-
ernment on Tuesday
removed the District
Magistrate of Kanpur,
Neha Sharma, while
also transferring 20 oth-
er IAS officers, among
them District Magis-
trates of nine districts,
including of Lucknow.
The transfer of Neha
Sharma, who has now
been posted as Director,
Local Bodies, comes
soon after the rioting in
Kanpur last week.
Special Secretary to
the Chief Minister,
Vishakh G, has been
posted as the new DM
of Kanpur Nagar.
Lucknow District
Magistrate Abhishek
Prakash has been post-
ed as Secretary, Indus-
trial Development. He
has been replaced by
Suryapal Gangwar. The
District Magistrates of
Ballia, Aligarh, Basti,
Jalaun, Etawah, Firo-
zabad, and Gorakhpur
have also been changed.
According to a gov-
ernment communique,
DM Firozabad,
Suryapal Ganagwar,
has been made the new
DM Lucknow.
DM Gorakhpur and
Mela Adhikari Kumbh
Mela, Prayagraj, Vijay
Kiran Anand has been
transferred as in-
charge Director Gener-
al of School Education.
He will continue to hold
the charge of Mela
Adhikari Kumbh Mela.
Vice-Chairman of
Ghaziabad Develop-
ment Authority Krish-
na Karunesh has been
posted as DM Gorakh-
pur. DM Aligarh Selwa
Kumari J has been
transferred as Commis-
sioner Bareilly Divi-
sion and DM Ballia In-
dra Vikram Singh has
been posted in her
place. DM Basti
Saumya Agarwal has
been shifted to Ballia in
the same capacity.
DM Jalaun Priyanka
Niranjan has been shift-
ed to Basti in the same
capacity and Chandni
Singh, who was on the
waiting list, has been
posted in her place. Mu-
nicipal Commissioner
Jhansi Avanish Kumar
Rai has been posted as
DM Etawah. Turn to P2
ANOTHER RESHUFFLE
UP govt removes DM Kanpur, shunts 20 other
IAS officers, Gangwar new DM Lucknow
Suryapal Gangwar,
New Lucknow DM
Neha Sharma,
Shunted Kanpur DM
Chandni Singh,
New Jalaun DM
Ex-LkoDMAbhishekPrakash,
now Secy, Industrial Dev
BJP youth wing leader held
in Knp for post on Prophet
First India Bureau
Kanpur: Bharatiya Janata
Yuva Morcha (BJYM)
general secretary Harshit
Srivastava was arrested
here on Tuesday evening
for an alleged objection-
able tweet on Prophet
Mohammad. The post
could have disturbed the
already fragile situation
in Kanpur that witnessed
communal violence on
June 3. A case under sec-
tions 153A, 295A and 67
of the Information Tech-
nology Act was registered
against Srivastava at the
Colonelgunj police sta-
tion, said police. “Anyone
trying to disturb peace
and harmony would be
dealt with sternly,” stated
Anand Prakash Tiwari,
joint commissioner of po-
lice. The police had been
closely monitoring social
media and cracking whip
on users posting inflam-
matory content. In two
days, police had booked
23 social media users.
Police patrol in Nai Sadak area on Tuesday.
Vishakh G,
New DM Kanpur
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, LUCKNOW, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
MAN THREATENS TO BLOW UP RSS OFFICES, HELD
Lucknow: A joint team of officers of Lucknow police and Uttar
Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad on Tuesday reached Pudukkottai
district in Tamil Nadu to interrogate a man who was arrested
there for allegedly threatening to blow up six RSS offices. P3
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s office has
written to ED seeking a fresh date to appear before
the agency in the National Herald case as Gandhi is
yet tested negative for Covid-19, a source said.
Nupur Sharma has been summoned by Mumbra
Police on June 22 for derogatory comments on
Prophet Muhammad. Meanwhile, BJP leader Harshit
Shrivastava was also held over Prophet Row. P6
CENTRE’S CHANGE
FOR TOP POST OF
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Theminis-
try of has issued ga-
zette notifications to
amend regulations of
thethreedefenceforces
related to the appoint-
ment of the (CDS), In-
dia’s top military post.
The new guidelines
pave the way for serv-
ing and retired offic-
ers as well as three-
starandfourstar-rank
officers to be appoint-
ed as the CDS.
Thismeansthateven
a serving Lieutenant
General (three-star of-
ficer)--orequivalent
in the Navy and
AirForce.This
essentially
opens the doors to the
second-highest active
rank officers of the tri-
services to possibly su-
persede their seniors --
the chief of the Army
,
Air Force, or Navy -- to
take on the role.
Another change in
eligibility criteria is
that recently retired
service chiefs and vice
chiefs will also be eli-
gible for the post,
though there’s an age
ceiling of 62 years. Re-
tired three-and four-
star officers
are also now
eligible for
the post.
MILITARY
MILITARY
MILITARY
This opens doors
for 2nd highest
active rank officers of
tri-services to possibly
supersede their
seniors - Army Chief,
Air Force, or Navy - to
take on the role
Recently retired
service chiefs &
vice chiefs will also
be eligible for post,
though there’s an age
ceiling of 62 year
1
2
Know about the crucial seat
l Coveted CDS post
has been vacant
since death of Gen-
eral in a helicopter
crash in December
last year
l General Rawat had
retired as Army
chief and was then
elevated to the post
of India’s first CDS
l CDS is appointed
as Secy of the Dept
of Military Affairs
which functions at
present under an
Additional Secre-
tary-rank L-G
l CDS is also the head
of the Integrated
Defence Staff pres-
ently headed by a
three-star officer
from the IAF
l The post of CDS has
been lying vacant
since death of Gen
Bipin Rawat on
December 8
l CDS is also the sin-
gle point of contact
for the govt for giv-
ing military advice
and is the senior-
most bureaucrat in
the defence ministry
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat
SIDHU MOOSEWALA MURDER
Rahul Gandhi meets Moose
Wala’s parents in Punjab
Mansa (ANI): Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
met the family of the
latesingerandCongress
leaderSidhuMoosewala
at Moosa village in Pun-
jab’s Mansa district on
Tuesday
. Sidhu Moose
Wala was shot dead by
unidentified assailants
in Jawaharke village of
Punjab’s Mansa district
on May 29. The incident
took place a day after his
security was withdrawn
by the Punjab police
among 424 others. Earli-
er on Monday, former
Deputy Chief Minister
of Rajasthan Sachin Pi-
lot visited Moose Wala’s
house and met the sing-
er’s father. He expressed
grief over the murder
and demanded strict ac-
tionagainsttheculprits.
Rahul Gandhi offers condolences to the father of Congress leader
Sidhu Moose Wala at Moosa village in Mansa on Tuesday.
MAN WHO TOOK
SELFIE WITH SIDHU, 7
OTHERS ARRESTED
New Delhi: The man who pre-
tended to be a fan and took a
selfie with murdered Punjabi
singer Sidhu Moose Wala is
among eight people arrested
for helping the singer’s killers,
police said on Tuesday. The
suspects have been arrested
for providing logistic support,
conducting recce, and har-
bouring the singer’s killers.
THREAT TO SALMAN:
BISHNOI DENIES
SENDING LETTER
New Delhi: Lawrence Bish-
noi, the jailed gangster ac-
cused of killing singer Sidhu
Moose Wala, on Tuesday
told a Delhi Police team that
he or his associates did not
have a role in the letter that
threatened Bollywood super-
star Salman Khan and his
father Salim Khan, people
aware of the matter said.
READ
Crucial
Crucial
AVANI LEKHARA
WINS GOLD IN
PARA WORLD CUP
New Delhi: Tokyo
Paralympics champion
Avani Lekhara won
gold at Para Shooting
World Cup with a world
record score of 250.6
in women’s 10m air
rifle standing SH1 in
Chateauroux, France
on Tuesday. 20-year-
old shooter broke her
own world record of
249.6 to secure her
a spot at 2024 Paris
Paralympics.
GYANVAPI SURVEY
JUDGE GETS
THREAT LETTER
Varanasi: Judge Ravi
Kumar Diwakar, who
ordered videograhic
survey of Gyanvapi
Masjid, received a death
threat letter through
registered post on
Tuesday. Nine policemen
have been deployed for
his security.
`2.85 crore cash,133 gold
coins seized after raids on
Satyendar Jain,others
New Delhi: The ED on
Tuesday said “unex-
plained” cash of `2.85
crore and
133 gold
coins were
seized after
its day-long
raids con-
ducted on premises of
Delhi health minister
Satyendar Jain and
his alleged associates as
part of a money-laun-
dering probe against
him.
The ED said those
raided were “either di-
rectly or indirectly as-
sisted” the minister in
the process of money
laundering. Cash, coins
were ‘unexplained’ and
were kept in a ‘secret’
place. ED said in a state-
ment that search opera-
tion was conducted on
Monday at the “prem-
ises of Satyendar Ku-
mar Jain/Poonam Jain,
and his accomplices
and other persons who
had either directly or
indirectly assisted him
or participated in the
processes of money
laundering namely
.
AIMIM MLA’s
son named as
accused, held
Hyderabad: The minor
son of a MLA of the
AIMIM(AllIndiaMajlis-
e-Ittehadul Muslimeen)
has been named as ac-
cusedinthegangrapeof
ateeninHyderabadthat
has set off outrage in
Telangana has been ar-
rested by police on Tues-
day
.Allsixaccused--one
adult and five minors --
are now in custody
.
BJP MLA booked:
BJPMLARaghunandan
Rao has been booked by
theHyderabadpolicefor
allegedly revealing the
identity of the 17-year-
old victim of gang-rape
in Jubilee Hills.
NCW takes the cog-
nizance: Chairperson
NationalCommissionfor
Women Rekha Sharma
on Tuesday said that
NCW has taken cogni-
zanceof rapes,citingthat
minorarebeingtargeted.
JUBILEE HILLS
GANG-RAPE
ED IN
ACTIVE MODE
The ED seized gold, crores of cash from Satyendar Jain’s aide.
ED RAIDS AGAINST GUPTA BUILDERS
The ED has conducted a search operation at 19 loca-
tions in Chandigarh, Ambala, Panchkula, Mohali
and Delhi against Gupta Builders and Promoters Pvt
Ltd and its directors in a money laundering case, the
agency said on Tuesday.
ED ATTACHES `110 CR ASSETS OF FIRM
ED has attached 210 immovable properties worth
over `110 crore in Maithri Plantation and Horticul-
ture Pvt Ltd (MPHPL) ponzi scam case. The attached
properties include 196 land properties in AP, 13 land
properties in Telangana & 1 land in Karnataka.
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi : The incum-
bent Chief Executive Of-
ficer of Prasar Bharati
- India’s Public Broad-
caster Shashi Shekhar
Vempati’s tenure is
ending on Wednesday.
As per rules the reliev-
ing process has been
already been initiated
on Tuesday. As CEO
he has been oversee-
ing the transformation
of broadcasting (TV/
Radio) across the twin
networks of Doord-
arshan and All India
Radio (AIR). Turn to P6
TENURE OF
PRASAR
BHARATI CEO
ENDS TODAY

UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2022
02
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Governor
Anandiben Patel, who
is also Chancellor of
KGMU, on Tuesday in-
augurated a 500 KLD
capacity sewage treat-
ment plant in the Rotat-
ing Media Vaio Reactor
system built at the En-
vironment Department
at King George’s Medi-
cal University, Luc-
know.
The Governor in her
address at the event or-
ganized by the univer-
sity on the occasion of
World Environment
Day appreciated the ef-
forts of the KGMU to
take an initiative and
build Sewage Treat-
ment Plant and proper
waste management in
their campus.
She added that in the
present times, there is
need to bring more
awareness towards the
environment and when
it comes to protection
of the environment,
just planting more tree
is not the only way as
water conservation and
waste disposal manage-
ment also play a major
role in protection of the
environment.
The Governor in her
address emphasized on
keeping the campuses
of the universities
clean and lauded the
KGMU for keeping their
premises clean just like
their homes.
She also asked other
universities and educa-
tional insitutions to
take cue from KGMU-
management, which is
providing free of cost
fertilizers to the farm-
ers of Uttar Pradesh to
better their produce.
Governor inaugurates 500 KLD STP in KGMU’s Environment department
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY EVENT
lll
Anandiben Patel
asked institutes
to involve
themselves in
activities that
would result in
helping the
society at large
and take
initiatives such
as maintaining
cleanliness
GOVERNOR ON
CLEANLINESS
The governor
emphasised that
every officer of the
university will fulfill
their responsibility
regarding cleanli-
ness, then the Vice-
Chancellor would not
have to make any
extra efforts to keep
the campus clean.
Governor Anandiben
Patel also encouraged
other universities to
link their activities
with the interest of
the society.
Governor Anandiben Patel distributes certificates to students of
King George Medical University.
Guv Anandiben Patel, Dy CM Brajesh Pathak at the
inauguration ceremony.
Yogi-led-govt issues transfer
orders of many bureaucrats
Continued from page 1
He will replace Shru-
ti Singh who has been
posted as Secretary
in the Medical Educa-
tion Department.
Municipal Com-
missioner Prayagraj
Ravi Ranjan has
been posted as DM
Firozabad. Director
Local Bodies
Shakuntala Gautam
has been shifted as
Labour Commis-
sioner. Divisional
Commissioner Ba-
reilly R Ramesh Ku-
mar has been posted
as Principal Secre-
tary in the Sericul-
ture Department.
DM Ghaziabad
Rakesh Kumar Singh
II has been given ad-
ditional charge of
Ghaziabad Develop-
ment Authority. Sec-
retary Basic Educa-
tion Department An-
amika Singh has
been shifted to Wom-
en and Child Welfare
Department in the
same capacity.
Spl Secy Energy and
Additional Energy
Sources Bhawani
Singh Khagaraut has
been transferred as
the Managing Direc-
tor of Madhyanchal
Vidyut Vitaran Nig-
am Limited and CDO
Jaunpur Anupam
Shukla has been post-
ed in his place.
CM holds talks on development
of Braj, Vrindavan pilgrimages
First India Bureau
Mathura: Chief minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath on
Tuesday emphasised on
the overall development
of the Braj region,
measures to check river
pollution and welfare
of widows in Vrindavan
by associating them
with government
schemes, on his first
visit to Mathura after
the BJP’s victory in the
UP assembly polls this
year.
Adityanath went to
Shri Krishna Janmab-
hoomi and offered
prayers at Bhagwat
Bhawan and at the
‘Garbh Grah’ in the
basement, which was
originally a prison cell
where Devki gave birth
to Lord Krishna during
captivity enforced by
Mathura ruler Kansa,
the maternal uncle of
Krishna.
Presiding over the
fifth board meeting of
Uttar Pradesh Braj Vi-
kas Parishad, the CM
held discussions on
measures for the devel-
opment of Mathura and
Vrindavan regions.
The Chief Minister also
gave a patient hearing
to suggestions by party
MLAs and asked offi-
cials to have coordina-
tion with elected repre-
sentatives in imple-
menting projects.
Chief minister Yogi
Adityanath also visited
the spot associated with
Syed Ibrahim Raas
Khan (Raskhan) who
wrote devotional songs
for Lord Krishna in
Vrindavan spoke about
the promotion of
‘Raskhan Samadhi’.
YOGI IN MATHURA
CM Yogi offers prayers at Sri Krishna Janmsthan Temple in Mathura on Tuesday.
He also urged officials to connect Vrindavan widows with government schemes to ensure
their self-dependence.Adityanath took up issue of Yamuna pollution, tree plantation and
stressed on timely completion of schemes taken up by the parishad, for which he sug-
gested timely NoCs by departments concerned for schemes of Braj region’s development.
During the meeting, second-time MP from Mathura, Hema Malini, suggested setting up
a theme park based on Lord Krishna and development of food zones all over the Braj
region for the tourists who visit the place.
HEMA MALINI SUGGESTS SETTING UP OF KRISHNA THEME PARK
PM MODI TO INAUGURATE
B’KHAND E-WAY IN JULY
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
will reportedly inaugu-
rate the Bundelkhand
Expressway in the first
week of July as over
95% work has been
completed on the
project,according to
UPEIDA officials.
“The inauguration of
Bundelkhand Express-
way is likely to be in the
first week of July,”
Durgesh Upadhya, me-
dia advisor to UPEIDA,
has tweeted.
“The Construction
work is in the final stag-
es..more than 95% of
work has been complet-
ed,” he added. The
296-kilometre-long ex-
pressway was proposed
by CM Yogi Adtiyanath
in April 2017, just
months after he took of-
fice for the first time.
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi laid the foun-
dation stone for con-
structing the express-
wayon29February2020.
Despite two waves of
Covid-19 induced
restrictions and a se-
vere rainy season in
2021, the UP govern-
ment has achieved over
94%completion within
27 months since laying
the foundation.
Bundelkhand Ex-
pressway begins near
Bharatkoop at Jhansi-
Prayagraj National
Highway Number-35 in
Chitrakoot district and
ends close to village
Kudrail in Etawah dis-
trict on Agra-Lucknow
expressway
.
Yogi government in
has taken up this ex-
pressway to accelerate
development in the
Bundelkhand area, es-
pecially in less devel-
oped districts like Chi-
trakoot, Banda, Hamir-
pur, and Jalaun.
SIDBI partners UPEIDA to support MSMEs in aerospace, defence
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Small In-
dustries Development
Bank of India (SIDBI),
the country’s principal
financial institution
engaged in the promo-
tion, financing, and de-
velopment of Micro,
Small and Medium En-
terprises (MSME), has
entered into a Memo-
randum of Understand-
ing (MoU) with Uttar
Pradesh Expressways
Industrial Develop-
ment Authority (UPEI-
DA) to enlarge the fi-
nancial outreach and to
support MSMEs in
Aerospace & Defence
(A&D) sector through
direct financing.
The MoU executed by
Shri V
. Satya Venkata
Rao, Deputy Managing
Director, SIDBI and Shri
Awanish Kumar
Awasthi, IAS, Chief
Executive Officer, UP-
EIDA, was, formally ex-
changedbyShriPrakash
Kumar, Chief General
Manager, SIDBI.
Under the MoU, SID-
BI would consider fund-
ing financial require-
ments of MSMEs set-
ting up/ having units in
Uttar Pradesh Defence
Industrial Corridor
(UPDIC) and other in-
dustrial areas devel-
oped by UPEIDA.
The MoU would help
MSMEs to set up indus-
trial units in the state
of Uttar Pradesh. The
key highlights of the ar-
rangement are, a) when
any allotment letter(s)
for industrial land are
issued by UPEIDA, it
shall provide details of
allottees to SIDBI, b)
SIDBI will contact the
allottees for their finan-
cial needs.
ACS Awanish Awasthi (CEO UPEIDA) with V. Satya Venkata Rao
(Dy MD, SIDBI), Prakash Kumar (Chief Gen Mgr, SIDBI) IAS Shrish
Chandra Verma (ACO UPEIDA), Vishwajeet Rai (Finance Controller,
UPEIDA) and ex IPS Rajesh Pandey.
CS conferred with fellowship by
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Durga Shan-
kerr Mishra, Chief Sec-
retary of the state was
on Tuesday conferred
with fellowship by the
Institution of Engi-
neers for his unwaver-
ing dedication and ef-
forts related to engi-
neering works.
The degree to Chief
Secretary was con-
ferred by Dr. Hemant
Thackeray, National
President of the Institu-
tion of Engineers.
In his address at the
event, the Chief Secre-
tary said that under the
leadership of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, the country has
achieved unprecedent-
ed progress in every
field in the last eight
years.He added that en-
gineers of the country
have been able to suc-
cessfully find employ-
ment in countries all
over the world due to
their ability to solve
every problem.
It is to be noted that
Chief Secretary Durga
Shanker Mishra has
been associated with de-
velopment works, such
as beautification of
Agra, the construction
of the Central Vista of
Delhi or the expansion
of metro rail in the
country
.
CS Mishra being conferred the fellowship certificate.
PM Narendra Modi
CM WITH SADHGURU
CM Yogi and Sadhguru Vasudev Jaggi promote the cause of saving soil at the
World Unity Convention Centre situated at CMS LDA branch in Lucknow.
A dancer performing Bharatnatyam Indian Martial arts were also on display.
Bands too contributed their bit in spreading the Save Soil message.
Followers of Sadhguru click selfies.
Cultural performances enthralled all at the event.
CM Yogi greets Sadhguru Vasudev Jaggi.
—PHOTOS
BY
SUMIT
KUMAR

UTTAR PRADESH
03
CRUCIAL READ
Lucknow: BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda will be
inaugurating party’s district office in Gorakhpur and
in 9 other districts on June 10. Nadda will conduct
the inauguration ceremony from Gorakhpur, starting
with the district office in the city, while virtually
inaugurating the district offices of Baghpat, Aligarh,
Raibareli, Jaunpur, Siddharth Nagar and others,
sources said. CM Yogi and State President Swatan-
tra Dev Singh will also be present at the event.
4, INCLUDING
MINOR, DROWN IN
THE GANGES
Fatehpur: Four people,
including a minor,
drowned in the Ganga
here while taking a
bath on Tuesday, police
said. Three others were
saved by the villagers,
they said. Addl Su-
perintendent of Police
Rajesh Kumar said the
incident took place in
Matinpur village under
Hussainganj police sta-
tion area. Faizan (20),
Mohammad Saif (20),
Jamnav (18), Sufia
(13), Anas (22), Mohd
Anas (24) and Sam-
reen (20) had come to
the village to attend a
marriage function.
WOMAN, GRAND
DAUGHTER DIE IN
MOUND COLLAPSE
Fatehpur: A 55-yr-
old woman and her
teenage granddaughter
died here in Khaga
town when they came
under a mound while
digging soil at a pond.
Jaiprakash Shahi, Kha-
ga Police Station SHO,
said Parvati was dig-
ging soil at a pond for
some household use
with her granddaugh-
ter Shalini, 12, and
grandson Abhishek,
10, when suddenly
all three came under
a mound.Parvati and
Shalini died on the
spot, while Abhishek
got minor injuries.
BJP CHIEF NADDA TO INAUGURATE 9
DIST OFFICES FROM GKP ON JUNE 10
UP cops in TN to question
man who threatened to
blow up six RSS offices
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Six months
ago Samajwadi Party
(SP) had accused the
Uttar Pradesh of pa-
tronising criminals,
after a video of former
BSP MP and Thakur
strongman from Jaun-
pur Dhananjay Singh,
who has a bounty on
him and was declared a
fugitive, surfaced on so-
cial media showing him
launching a local crick-
et tournament.
Tuesday, however,
saw a unique camarade-
rie between SP and BJP
lawmakers when they
came face to face in KD
Singh Babu Stadium to
display their talent in
wielding the willow in a
friendly cricket match.
In the 20-20-over
match, the Samajwadi
Party (SP) defeated the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) by 7 wickets.
The BJP team batted
first and scored 89 runs.
Chasing a target of 90
runs, the Samajwadi
Party (SP) team won the
match in just the 14th
over. Samajwadi Party
MLA Ram Singh Patel
was declared the Man
of the Match here.
The BJP team includ-
ed Ministers of State
Somendra Tomar (Cap-
tain), Danish Azad An-
sari, Brij Bhushan Ra-
jput, Ramesh Mishra,
PN Pathak, Prakash
Dwivedi, Ajay Singh
and Abhijeet Sanga
among others.
SP chief and former
chief minister Akh-
ikesh Yadav, who was
also present on the oc-
casion, posed for a pho-
tograph with the mem-
bers of the winning
team.
Team A - Somendra
Tomar (Captain), Dan-
ish Azad Ansari,
Prakash Dwivedi,
Sanjay Sharma
Team B - Atul Prad-
han (Captain), Ramesh
(BJP), Pankaj Patel,
Ram Singh Patel,
Faheem
Kanpur(PTI): Police
here arrested 12 more
people in connection
with the Kanpur vio-
lence, taking the total
number of those held to
50, a senior official said.
Around 10 more sus-
pectshavebeendetained
for questioning.
Besides, a 16-year-old
boywalkedintoColonel-
ganj police station and
surrendered after his
picture appeared on
posters put up by police,
DCP (East) Pramod Ku-
mar said. Violence had
erupted in parts of Kan-
pur after Friday prayers
as members of two com-
munities indulged in
brick-batting and
hurled bombs over at-
tempts to shut shops in
protest against “insult-
ing” comments on
Prophet Mohammed by
BJP spokesperson Nu-
pur Sharma.
Kotwali police on
Tuesday lodged another
FIR against people be-
hind two Facebook ac-
counts and three Twit-
ter handles for spread-
ing “fake and inflamma-
tory content” about the
June3violence,pushing
the number of such us-
ers booked so far to 13,
Kumar said.
The FIR has been reg-
istered against the op-
erators of the Twitter
handles “Duggalsa-
hab15”, “shivaisrael”
and “AkhandBharat”,
and two Facebook ac-
count holders Abu Zaid
and Kaushal Patel, the
DCP said.
The administration
hassealedapetrolpump
situated nearby the Dep-
uty Padav crossing after
a CCTV footage showed
peopletakingfuelinbot-
tles from the filling sta-
tion ahead of the Friday
clashes, said another
senior official.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: ‘Tiranga
shakhas’ will be
launched in UP from
July 1, announced AAP
leader Sanjay Singh
here on Tuesday. He
said that on the first day
of the shakha, there
will be a meaningful
discussion on the life of
Babasaheb Dr Bhim
Rao Ambedkar, a film
based on his life will be
shown, and the Pream-
ble of the Constitution
will be read.
The Aam Aadmi Par-
ty MP briefed journal-
ists on Tuesday in the
context of the launch of
the shakha at the party
office in Gomti Nagar,
here. Singh said within
six months, 10,000
branches would be
opened within the state.
Ashutosh Sengar,
Janak Prasad, Brijlal
Lodhi, Sandeep Kumar
and Abhishek Sudhir
were announced as co-
ordinators for the tiran-
ga shakhas. This team
of 5 will expand the net-
work of shakhas in the
state, Singh said.
Addressing the press,
Singh said the tricolor
is the identity and pride
of every Indian. At the
first tiranga shakha, he
said, everyone will bow
to the tricolor and it
will be placed in front
of all the members pres-
ent in that branch.
After saluting the tri-
color, the branch head
will read out the Pream-
ble of the Constitution
to all the members
present.
First India Bureau
Bareilly (PTI): A case
has been registered
against two YouTube
channels and they have
beenblockedforalleged-
ly inciting communal
frenzy by streaming
“misleading” news
about the imposition of
curfew and riots in Ba-
reilly, officials said on
Tuesday
.
Senior Superinten-
dent of Police Rohit
Singh Sajwan said “mis-
leading” news about ri-
ots and imposition of
curfew in Bareilly was
flashed on the two You-
Tube channels.
Following this, a case
was registered against
the two channels -- RA
Knowledge World and
Bareilly Production --
under the Information
Technology Act on Mon-
day at the Kotwali police
station, he said.
The SHO of the Kot-
wali police station, Hi-
manshu Nigam, said
both the channels aired
wrong facts and an at-
tempt was made to dis-
turb the communal situ-
ation of the city
.
DM Shivakant said
that the administration
was keeping a close
watch on all the develop-
ments.
Lucknow(PTI): A
joint team of officials
from Lucknow police
and Uttar Pradesh
Anti-Terrorist Squad
on Tuesday reached
Pudukkottai district
in Tamil Nadu to in-
terrogate a man who
was arrested there
for allegedly threat-
ening to blow up six
RSS offices, includ-
ing two in the north-
ern state.
According to an of-
ficial statement is-
sued by the UP ATS,
Raj Muhammad, a
resident of Ramalin-
gam Street in Puduk-
kottai district, was
arrested by the Tamil
Nadu Police after he
sent a WhatsApp
message to a person
in Lucknow holding
out the threat to two
RSS offices in UP and
four in Karnataka.
The UP ATS said
that it got informa-
tion that a resident
of Lucknow had got
a link through
WhatsApp from an
unknown number on
his mobile phone to
join a group, which
spoke about bomb
blasts at six RSS of-
fices.
In this connection,
a case was registered
at Madiaonpolicesta-
tion in Lucknow un-
der relevant sections
of Indian Penal Code
and IT Act, the state-
ment said.
The ATS traced the
number after analys-
ing the WhatsApp
link, and then traced
the accused person to
Tamil Nadu.
SP defeats BJP in friendly T-20 cricket match in Lko by 7 wickets
ON A DIFFERENT PITCH
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav sharing the champion’s
trohpy with players of his party team in Lucknow on Tuesday. Players at the KD Singh Babu stadium on match day on Tuesday.
‘NOT RSS SHAKHA’

Chasing the
target of 90
runs, the
Samajwadi
Party team won
the match in just
the 14th over.
Party MLA Ram
Singh Patel was
declared Man of
the Match
12 more arrested, 10
detained for questioning
KANPUR VIOLENCE
16-yr-old surrenders in police
station after photo comes up in
poster put up by police
13 booked so far for ‘fake and
inflammatory’ content on social
media platforms, including Twitter
1 2
Kanpur DCP BBGTS Murthy, ACP Cantt along with RAF and police
force doing flag march in sensitive areas in Kanpur on Tuesday.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh addressing a press meet in Lucknow
on Tuesday.
HAYAT’S WIFE
UNDER SCANNER
It has emerged that the
rioters came from var-
ious districts and local-
ities from far away. The
SIT has shifted its focus
on those who could be
key conspirators and
behind the funding for
the riots. Besides, the
police have also started
probing the role of Zara
Hayat, the wife of Zafar
Hayat Hashmi, a key
conspirator.
NCPCR TO POLICE: PROBE IF ANTI-
SOCIALS INVOLVED CHILDREN
New Delhi: The apex child rights body NCPCR on
Tuesday asked UP Police to probe if children were
involved by anti-social elements in the communal
violence in Kanpur. In a letter to the Kanpur police
commissioner, the National Commission for Protec-
tion of Child Rights said it has come across a media
report which stated that a minor boy surrendered at
Colonelganj police station in the city as the posters
of suspects involved in the June 3 violence put up
by the police included his picture. The report further
indicates that the said minor boy was involved in
stone pelting and he was identified through video
footage, it said. Hence, the NCPCR said, it is of the
view that the anti-social elements involved in the
violence used minors for such illegal activities which
are prima facie in contravention of sections 75 and
83(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act, 2015, and sections of the IPC.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh
announces ‘Tiranga
Shakhas’ in state
HOLY TUESDAY
Devotees at Bade Hanuman Ji Temple near the Sangam in Prayagraj on the occasion of
Bada Mangal on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
UPMRC offers special gift to commuters
YouTube channels booked, blocked
for inciting communal frenzy
HINDU MAHASABHA NATIONAL
SECY BOOKED FOR REMARKS
Aligarh: Pooja Shakun Pandey, national secre-
tary of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, was
booked under various sections of the IPC after her
controversial remark to “ban
Friday prayers”, police said.
The remark could create ill will
between different sections of
the society, they said. Senior
Superintendent of Police
(SSP), Kalanidhi Naithani in a
statement on Monday said that
a case has been registered at Gandhi Park police
station in this regard on Monday following her
controversial remarks, which could stoke religious
passions. On June 5, Pandey wrote to President
Kovind demanding “ban on Friday prayers” and told
mediapersons that the weekly congregational prayer
constitute a threat to peace in the country.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Super Saver
Smart Holders of metro
rail commuters will get
free entry to Anandi
Magic World and Anan-
di Water Park. UPMRC
signed MoU with Anan-
di Magic World, Resort
& Club & Anandi Water
Park (Knp Road) and
Anandi Water Park
Club (Faizabad Rd).
This ‘Super Saver
Smart Card offers un-
limited travel rides on
monthly recharge of Rs
1,400. Observing the
growing popularity of
this card, it has been
decided by UPMRC to
attach more benefits
with it.

PERSPECTIVE
04
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Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra
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under the PRB Act
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
All conditioned things are
impermanent—when one
sees this with wisdom, one
turns away from suffering.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
Under the leadership of Hon. PM Shri
@narendramodi, our country has been
able to improve the ease of living for our
people. Our idea of governance, has paid
great dividends as we go on changing
the lives of all our citizens for the better.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
Got an opportunity to be present in
the State Working Committee meeting
with the Godlike office bearers of @
BJP4Himachal and share my views. The
organized and huge family of BJP is full
of energy, eager to bloom the lotus again
in the upcoming assembly elections.
TOP TWEETS
BORIS JOHNSON
SURVIVES FOR
NOW, BUT FOR
HOW LONG
ritish Prime Minis-
ter Boris Johnson
survived a no-confi-
dence vote against
his government but
the top Brexit votary found his
support within the Conservative
Party dwindling. In the vote
which Johnson won 211-148 only
59 percent of his MPs voted in
his favour. Prime Minister John-
son had swept the 2019 election
riding on the Brexit wave but
alcohol parties which he and his
staff hosted at the prime minis-
ter’s Downing Street residence
during the pandemic dented his
image. Scotland Yard found him
guilty of hosting his birthday
party in breach of Covid rules.
He admitted to having paid a
fine for the breach for which he
publicly apologised.
After winning the no-confi-
dence vote Boris Johnson called
it “Conclusive. Decisive result.”
Going by the discontent among
Tories it is anything but that. He
may not survive in office for
long. Conservative lawmakers
fear that the 57-year-old prime
minister’s authority has been
eroded and cite rising prices and
looming recession as his inabil-
ity to govern.
B
ith more Muslim
countries, 15 of
them, expressing
their anger over
the BJP “fringe”
elements’ remarks on Proph-
et Muhammad, the ruling
party at the Centre finds it-
self in a spot. The govern-
ment may diplomatically
manage the huge backlash,
the first of its kind against
the BJP, the challenge from
within will be harder to han-
dle. The fringe elements, who
have had an unbridled run so
far, are not happy with the
suspension of spokesperson
Nupur Sharma and the expul-
sionof NaveenKumarJindal.
On the face of it the action
is not too harsh as suspen-
sions and expulsions can al-
ways be revoked but the trolls
find even a soft action against
a karykarta inexplicable.
They view it as a Hindu gov-
ernment succumbing to pres-
sure from Islamic countries.
And that hurts the Hindu
pride, stories of which have
been instilled in the minds of
trolls since 2014. As #Shame-
OnBJP# began trending on
Twitter, the BJP must have
realised the dangers of creat-
ing a Frankenstein monster.
Action against a “young
Hindu leader” was the least
expected and the BJP must
be worried about how to
douse the anger at home
without causing uproar
abroad. Interestingly, one
Twitter handle went to the
extent of imagining Yogi
Adityanath as Prime Minis-
ter at this juncture. “Dear
Hindus, just imagine Yogi Ji
as Prime Minister of India.”
Sadly, the BJP leadership
did not give its troll army
any lessons in international
relations and why the Gulf
Cooperation Council’s pro-
tests cannot be ignored. The
trolls must bear in mind that
India has not apologized for
BJP spokespersons’ utter-
ances so far.
TROLL ARMY STANDS
BY NUPUR SHARMA
Action against a “young Hindu leader” was the least
expected and the BJP must be worried about how to douse the
anger at home without causing uproar abroad. Interestingly, one
Twitter handle went to the extent of imagining Yogi Adityanath as
Prime Minister at this juncture. “Dear Hindus, just imagine
Yogi Ji as Prime Minister of India”
W
Performers will be in a ‘trance’,
we need to understand their pain
hisweek,Ishiftfromtheusual
politicaldiscussionandanaly-
sis and would like to concen-
trateonthelittlethingswhich
we usually don’t do on time
and think all will be fine… but
it doesn’t happen that way!
Every incident should
serve as an eye opener and
we should actually learn
from the lapses and see that
we NEVER repeat our act to
botch up things.
Almost seven days after
the untimely demise of KK in
Kolkata, the air is still heavy
and everyone feels that there
was so much that could be
done to try and save him.
Performers will be per-
formers… they remain in a
trance and their ultimate aim
is to give their best shot and
there are several instances
when they (performers) be
singers or players have not
cared about their health but
have gone that extra mile to
give their best!
Even on that fateful night
when the disturbing videos
which have gone viral have
shown that KK was profusely
sweating and had even asked
the organisers to switch off
some lights as he was “actu-
ally feeling the heat”, but like
a true performer, he never
called it quits.
It is actually the people as-
sociated with these true pro-
fessionals who should treat
them delicately and try to be
more understanding as these
stars remain in a trance
while they perform.
SAMPLE THIS…
In May 2002, when India took
on West Indies in the fourth
Test of a series… on the third
day of the Test, Anil Kumble
while batting was struck
hard under his left jaw, rat-
tling him and Team India.
However, after being attend-
ed to by team physio Andrew
Leipus, Kumble spat blood
but strapped his helmet back
and took guard again!
Mervyn Dillon sent in a
few more short ones and
Kumble who was already
writhing in pain fended one
to Chanderpaul.
Kumble was rushed to the
hospital but the first X-ray
revealed nothing. The next
morning when he told Leipus
that the pain was too much.
Another X-ray revealed that
the jaw had a crack and was
moving on its own!
Kumble didn’t want to get
the surgery done in the West
Indies and was set to leave for
India in the evening.
With Kumble gone and In-
dia hamstrung in the bowling
department, captain Sourav
Ganguly decided to bat on.
Finally, when West Indies
were put in to bat, there was
still some juice in the pitch.
With Kumble sidelined,
Sachin Tendulkar was forced
to wage the battle.
That’s when Kumble
shocked the entire cricketing
world!
Kumble got physio Andrew
Leipus to bandage his face
and turned up to do his duty
for India! Kumble bowled in
excruciating pain.
But then Kumble being
Kumble… he flummoxed
Lara in his fourth over when
hetrappedtheLegendplumb.
By then, Kumble’s face was
swelling. Later when asked
why he decided to come back,
he said: “I didn’t want to sit
around.”
The all-time great Viv
Richards had said, “It was
one of the bravest things I’ve
seen on the field of play
.”
We must not just appreci-
ate, laud, hail and salute such
deeds but also understand
that after all they are humans
and need care too.
That crucial hour on that
fateful day after the show was
wasted, many felt. All of us
got to see how fatigued KK
looked when he was being
rushed out after the show.
Doctors and medical ex-
perts have come down heavily
on the fact that while he could
have been wheeled out of the
auditorium,whywashemade
to walk briskly after such a
hectic show. And surprising-
ly, despite having quite a few
hospitals in the vicinity
, why
didn’t his support team and
the organisers insist on giv-
ing him medical care.
We need to give performers
that conducive atmosphere,
the medical attention and full
care waiting in tow and an
understanding support staff.
Spectators and audience
sometimes fail to realise that
the performers can falter and
they need to be given that
space and here the organisers
should play a huge role in fa-
cilitating the performer… the
organisers must realise that
by simply booking a show
they can’t force or ask a per-
son to perform in conditions
with three times more the
crowd and from time to time
they also need to check if the
performer is comfortable.
Today, KK is not with us,
but have we learnt anything
from this… are we better or-
ganisers or better specta-
tors… or are we still that sav-
age lot asking for more!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
In May 2002, when India
took on West Indies in the
fourth Test of a series… on
the third day of the Test,
Anil Kumble while batting
was struck hard under his
left jaw, rattling him and
Team India. However, after
being attended to by team
physio Andrew Leipus,
Kumble spat blood but
strapped his helmet back
and took guard again!
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Associate Editor,
Free Press Journal, Mumbai and former
Managing Editor, First India
FOLLOWING THE
TRAGIC END OF KK…
l The Kolkata police have now laid
out structures for fest organisers
l Ambulance and doctor should be
arranged for indoor events
l Police should be informed
about the number of artists and
instrumentalists on the stage
l Have to spot the number of passes
or tickets and inform the police
l Private security guards should be
provided inside and outside the
indoor stadium

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INDIA
06
Ready to give my blood
for ‘united Bengal’: Didi
Mamata lashed out at BJP ‘for trying to fan separatism’ in the State
Alipurduar (Agen-
cies): Amid demands
for a separate state
carved out of Bengal
by some BJP leaders,
Chief Minister Mama-
ta Banerjee on Tuesday
asserted that she is
ready to shed her own
blood, if need be, to
thwart such attempts
to divide the state.
Lashing out at the
BJP “for trying to fan
separatism” in the
state, ahead of the
general elections in
2024, the Trinamool
chief maintained that
all communities in
north Bengal had been
living in harmony for
decades.
“With elections ap-
proaching, the BJP is
fanning the demands
of separate statehood...
sometimes seeking
Gorkhaland, and at
other times a separate
state of North Bengal.
I am ready to give my
blood but will never al-
low division of the
state,” Banerjee said,
addressing a party
meeting in Alipurduar.
The Trinamool later
tweeted, “BENGAL
STANDS UNITED. I
will give my blood, but
I will not let @BJP4In-
dia divide #Bengal ac-
cording to their whims
& fancies! You can
threaten me, put a gun
on my chest and still I
will continue fighting
for a united Bengal -
our Hon’ble Chairper-
son @MamataOfficial
in Alipurduar.”
Urging people to stay
united, Banerjee listed
various developmental
projects for the area.
Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting, at Parade
Ground in Alipurduar district on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Vlogger held in
Goa for hurling
abuses at WB
CM, her nephew
Kolkata: A team
of the Kolkata
Police on Tuesday
afternoon arrested
vlogger Roddur
Roy from Goa on
charges of abus-
ing Bengal Chief
Minister Mamata
Banerjee and her
nephew, TMC MP
Abhishek Banerjee,
during a Facebook
Live session, a
senior officer of
the force said. “He
was arrested this
afternoon by our
officers in Goa. He
will be brought to
Kolkata on transit
remand. Our of-
ficers will produce
him at a local
court there for
the remand,” the
police officer said.
Two LeT terrorists, including one
from Pak, neutralised in encounter
Srinagar (ANI): Two
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)
terrorists have been
neutralized by security
forcesduringanencoun-
ter at the Chaktaras
Kandi area of Jammu
andKashmir’sKupwara
on Tuesday, of which
one was from Pakistan,
informedInspectorGen-
eral of Police (IGP)
Kashmir Vijay Kumar.
The Pakistani terror-
istgoesbythecodename
Tufail, whereas the sec-
ond terrorist killed has
been identified as Ish-
tiaq Lone from Tral.
“Two terrorists of
LeT killed - one of
them was a Pakistani
terrorist, who had a
code name ‘Tufail’. The
other was Ishtiaq Lone
from Tral who had
joined recently,” Ku-
mar said.
Chandigarh: The Punjab Cabinet
led by Chief Minister Bhagwant
Mann on Tuesday approved
summoning of the budget ses-
sion of the 16th Vidhan Sabha
from June 24 with the laying of
the budget – the first of the AAP government – on
June 27. A decision in this regard was taken at a
Cabinet meeting chaired by Mann here.
Kolkata: The assets owned by Sukanya Mon-
dal, the daughter of Trinamool Congress leader
Anubrata Mondal, has now come under the
scanner of the CBI and ED, who are conducting
parallel probes in the cattle and coal smuggling
cases in West Bengal. CBI sources said that re-
cently their officers sought the details of books
of accounts, income tax returns, property and
assets details held by Anubrata Mondal and his
family members.
AAM AADMI GOVT IN PUNJAB TO
PRESENT ITS FIRST BUDGET ON JUNE 27
ASSETS OF TMC’S ANUBRATA MONDAL’S
DAUGHTER NOW UNDER CBI,ED SCANNER
CRUCIAL READS
Hijab: 23 girls suspended in K’taka
Mangaluru (Agen-
cies): The Uppinangady
GovernmentFirstGrade
College management
has suspended 23 girl
students who staged a
protest demanding per-
mission to wear Hijab
inside classrooms last
week.
The Puttur BJP MLA
and the College Develop-
ment Committee (CDC)
chairman Sanjeeva Ma-
tandoor told PTI on
Tuesday
, “The students
staged a demonstration
so they were suspended
on Monday
.”
According to sources,
last week the girls came
to the college in Puttur
Taluk of Dakshina Kan-
nada district wearing
Hijab and protested de-
manding permission to
wear the headscarf. The
CDCmetonMondayand
decidedtosuspendthem.
The panel had earlier
suspended seven girl
students for coming to
the college with Hijab.
The girls have been
insisting on wearing
Hijab despite the High
Court ruling in March
this year on the issue
that a headscarf is not
an essential religious
practice in Islam and
everyone should abide
by the rules.
Gold smuggling case: Accused
names Kerala CM, his wife
Kochi (Agencies):
Kerala gold smuggling
case accused Swapna
Suresh, who had prom-
ised to make more rev-
elations about the
case, on Tuesday
directly named
Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijay-
an, his wife,
daughter, two top
aides to Vijayan and
one Cabinet minister in
connection with the
case.
She said she has giv-
en a statement under
Section 164 of the CrPC
naming the Chief Min-
ister, his wife Kamala
Vijayan, daughter
Veena Vijayan, former
State Chief Secretary
Nalini Netto, Addition-
al Private Secre-
tary to Kerala
Chief Minister
CM Raveendran
and former Kera-
la Education Min-
ister and current
legislator KT Jaleel.
After giving her
statement before a lo-
cal magistrate in Kochi
on Monday, Swapna
had said she will speak
to the media on
Tuesday.
BJP’s Nupur
summoned by
Mumbra Police
Two AK-56 rifles were recovered from the killed terrorists.
TERROR LINKS
India ranks lowest among 180 countries
in environmental performance index
New Delhi (PTI): India
has been placed at the
bottom on a list of 180
countries judged for
their environmental
performances by US-
based institutions.
Denmark topped the
2022 Environmental
Performance Index
(EPI) published recent-
ly by the Yale Center for
Environmental Law
and Policy and the
Center for Internation-
al Earth Science Infor-
mation Network, Co-
lumbia University, fol-
lowed by the UK and
Finland, which earned
high scores for slashing
greenhouse gas emis-
sions in recent years.
The EPI provides a
data-driven summary
of the state of sustain-
ability around the
world.
Using 40 perfor-
mance indicators
across 11 issue catego-
ries, the EPI ranks 180
countries on climate
change performance,
environmental health
and ecosystem vitality.
These indicators pro-
vide a gauge at a na-
tional scale of how
close the countries are
to established environ-
mental policy targets.
The lowest scores go
to India (18.9), Myan-
mar (19.4), Vietnam
(20.1), Bangladesh (23.1)
and Pakistan (24.6).
Election bribery case: SC/ ST
Act against BJP Kerala chief
Kasaragod (Agen-
cies): After a year-long
investigation into the
Manjeshwar elec-
tion bribery case,
theCrimeBranch
has charged BJP
state president
K Surendran
and five party
leaders under the
Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes (Pre-
vention of Atrocities)
Act for allegedly forc-
ing a rival candidate
from withdrawing his
nomination papers.
According to investi-
gating officers,
Surendran and
others were
charged with
Section 3 (1) (l)
(B) which deals
with forcing or
intimidating a
member of a Sched-
uled Caste or Sched-
uled Tribe community
to withdraw his nomi-
nation papers.
New Delhi: Maha Po-
lice on Tuesday asked
Nupur Sharma to ap-
pear before
them on
June 22 to
record her
statement.
An FIR had
been registered against
Sharma, by Mumbra
police in Thane dis-
trict. The Ambernath
Police has also received
a complaint against
Sharma; but they are
yet to convert it into an
FIR. This will be the
third case in the Thane
commissionerate if
filed; the earlier two
cases against Sharma
were filed in Mumbra
and Bhiwandi.
Centre may give a
fresh lease to
Vempati: Sources
A section of insiders
believes that there
could be a surprise as
well. Sources indicate
that the Centre may
give a fresh lease to his
career on his last day
in office by extending
the tenure if not for a
full second term but
for a period of six
months or for a year. It
may be underlined that
prior to becoming the
youngest and the first
non-bureaucrat as
CEO of the public
broadcaster in June
2017 for a term of five
years Vempati was as-
sociated with the pub-
lic broadcaster group
as a part time member
of the board since
February 2016.
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ionHomeMinisterAmit
Shah on Tuesday said
the Narendra Modi gov-
ernmenthasbroughtthe
number of districts af-
fected by Left-wing ex-
tremism in the country
down by 70 per cent.
The Government also
lifted the AFSPA from
more than 66 per cent
areaintheNortheast,he
said after inaugurating
the National Tribal Re-
searchInstituteinDelhi.
TheUnionHomeMin-
ister said the northeast
and Left-wing extrem-
ism-affected areas of the
country are tribal-domi-
nated regions and secu-
rity is a precursor to de-
velopment there.
“Secured Northeast
and secured central In-
dia pave the way for the
development of trib-
als,” he said.
‘MODI GOVT BROUGHT NUMBER OF
LWE-HIT AREAS DOWN BY 70%’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays homage to Birsa Munda.
Shah inaugurated
National Tribal
Research Institute
in national capital
FROM PG 1...
New Delhi: Before the
Namibian cheetahs
land in India, about five
to six of these big cats
are likely to come from
South Africa in two
months, top Environ-
ment Ministry officials
said.
Cheetahs have been
extinct in India for at
least the last seven dec-
ades. Bringing cheetahs
from Africa had been on
the cards for many
years but it was only
last year that opera-
tions started for prepar-
ing the ground for it.
Cheetahs from
South Africa likely
to arrive in 2 mths
Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka seeks $55 mn
loan from India to buy fertilisers
Colombo (PTI): Sri
Lanka has sought a
USD 55 million loan
from India for the pro-
curement of urea
amidst its worst eco-
nomic crisis threaten-
ing a severe food short-
age, an official said on
Tuesday
.
Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe had
recently warned of a
food crisis in the island
nation due to the ongo-
ing economic crisis.
The Cabinet has ap-
proved a proposal by
the Prime Minister to
sign an agreement with
India to purchase urea
for agriculture, an offi-
cial said.
The government said
that the Indian govern-
ment has agreed to pro-
vide the USD 55 million
loan through the Ex-
port-Import Bank of
India.
The loan is being ob-
tained for the procure-
ment of urea for the
2022/23 ‘Maha’ harvest
season.
Prime Minister Wick-
remesinghe has said
that within five to six
months, the current ag-
riculture shortages
could be salvaged if
swift action was taken
to address the shortag-
es faced by the farmers.
Guwahati (Agencies):
The Nagaland govern-
ment has urged the Cen-
tre as well as the Naga
extremist groups not to
back out from what has
been committed over
the last 25 years to-
wards the resolution of
Naga political issue and
peace talks.
Former Chief Minis-
ter TR Zeliang, chair-
man of ruling United
Democratic Alliance,
hassaidthegovernment
of India should not
change its stand from
what has been commit-
tedtotheNagasthrough
former interlocutor RN
Ravi and present gov-
ernment representative
AK Mishra.
“The negotiating par-
ties should not back out
fromwhathasbeencom-
mitted to each other.
With this approach Na-
gas can expect that the
talks will come to a logi-
cal conclusion at the ear-
liest. The ongoing talks
so far are positive,” the
Naga leader said in a
video message.
NAGALAND GOVT’S APPEAL TO
CENTRE ON NAGA PEACE TALKS
Former Chief Minister TR Zeliang

NEWS
07
IAS OFFICER
RELIEVED FROM
POST OF ADDL
DIRECTOR ICDS
The 2012 batch IAS officer, Dr.
Vibha Chahal who was named
as the Personal Secretary of
Union Minister of State for Health
and Family Welfare, Dr Bharti
Praveen Pawar was relieved from
her post of Additional Director
ICDS by the appointment
department on Tuesday. Dr. Vibha
Chahal was posted as the
Additional Director, ICDS. Even
though this post is usually given
to PCS officers, this change
stems from the fact that IAS
officers are ready to get placed in
junior positions just to so that
could be posted in Lucknow. The
file to relieve IAS Dr. Vibha Chahal
had reached the final echelon in
the appointment department
following which the Chief Minister
gave his final approval which
enabled her to be sent on central
deputation. IAS Dr. Vibha Chahal
had previously held the post of
District Magistrate of Etah albeit
just for 4 months. She was
previously posted as Additional
Resident Commissioner of New
Delhi from 2019 to 2021 and has
held various positions like Special
Secretary APC Branch, OSD,
Grader Noida, Joint Magistrate
Saharanpur, and Joint Magistrate
Meerut in her career. Now with
the relieving of IAS Dr. Vibha
Chahal from ICDS, Sarika Mohan
who is the Director, ICDS has
become the center topic of
discussion as there are murmurs
in the corridors of the
bureaucracy that she might be
promoted and moved to another
department so that the
government could deploy new
officers in the department. IAS
Dr. Vibha Chahal now joins the
list of IAS officers which includes
names like IAS Dheeraj Sahu, IAS
Mukesh Meshram, IAS Anita
Meshram, and various others
who have been relieved from their
posts in state and moved to Delhi
on central deputation.
—Ahtesham Siddiqui
MAN HELD FOR
SUPPLYING
ILLEGAL
FIREARMS IN
DELHI-NCR,
WESTERN UP
A43-year-old man was arrested
for allegedly supplying illegal
arms and ammunition in the
Delhi-NCR region, police said on
Tuesday. A total of 15 pistols and
four live cartridges were
recovered from his possession,
police said, adding that the
accused has been identified as
Mange Ram, a resident of Meerut
in uttar Pradesh. The police said
they received information that a
large network that was engaged
in manufacturing and supplying
of illegal firearms and
ammunition was operating in
Delhi-NCR and western UP. On
Saturday, police got a tip-off that
Ram would come to the Delhi-
Tronika City Pusta road to supply
a big consignment of illegal
firearms and ammunition. A raid
was conducted and the accused
was apprehended, Deputy
Commissioner of Police (Special
Cell) Rajiv Ranjan Singh said.
Interrogation revealed that the
accused was involved in the
illegal trade for the last two years.
The accused had previously
procured and supplied more than
200 illegal firearms and
ammunition in the Delhi-NCR
region and western UP, police
said. He procured the arms from
various associates and
manufacturers in Meerut and
supplied it in Delhi-NCR and
western UP, they said. —PTI
NOIDASCHOOLRAPE-MURDER:CBITAKESOVERPROBE
New Delhi (PTI): The
CBI has taken over the
probe in a case of al-
leged rape and killing of
a 14-year-old girl in a
schoolinNoida’sSorkha
village, officials said on
Tuesday
. The case was
handed over to the Cen-
tralBureauof Investiga-
tion (CBI) by the Su-
premeCourtonapleaof
the girl’s parents, who
had alleged that their
daughter’s body was
foundhanginginaclass-
room of the Arya Kanya
Gurukul Vaiddham in
Sorkha village in Noida
Sector 115, where she
used to study, on July 3,
2020. The institution is
run by one Jayendra
Acharya and his wife.
The parents have al-
leged that Acharya had
called them to the gu-
rukul without inform-
ing them that their
daughter had died. They
have also alleged that
upon their arrival,
Acharya and his wife,
with the help of uniden-
tified goons, snatched
their mobile phones and
other belongings to en-
sure that no pictures
were taken and took
them to the classroom
where their daughter
was hanging. Two sepa-
rate FIRs were regis-
teredbytheNoidapolice
and the Haryana police
on July 17 and Septem-
ber 9, 2020 respectively,
14 and 68 days after the
incident. The parents of
the victim approached
the Punjab and Haryana
High Court after no ac-
tion was taken by the
police in Haryana,
where they had lodged a
case of abduction, and
in UP, where they had
got an FIR registered for
the alleged rape and kill-
ing of their daughter.
The parents said the
condition in which the
body was found showed
that the victim was
raped and killed.
As per FIR, Acharya
forciblysentthebodyfor
cremation without in-
forming police and later,
conducted a “havan” in
the classroom where the
body was found to de-
stroyallevidencerelated
to the case. The parents
of thevictimallegedthat
theywererestrainedina
classroom and forced to
sign blank papers, with-
outcallingpoliceorsend-
ing the body for post-
mortem. The family
members of the victim
were packed in a vehicle
andsentbacktotheirvil-
lage in Haryana with
goons and instructions
to stop only at the desti-
nation, they alleged.
GIRL RAPED BY FATHER IN KANNAUJ
DALIT GIRL RAPED,
KILLED IN UNNAO
First India Bureau
Unnao: Post-mortem
report of a 13-year-old
girl who was raped
and murdered on
Sunday, confirmed
that the victim was
brutally sexually
assaulted and 8
major injuries caused
her death. Doctors
confirmed that the
head and bones were
broken of the Dalit girl
who went missing on
Sunday night in the
Bangarmau area and
found dead on railway
track. Family of the
victim alleged that
police were not taking
the issue seriously
and demanded strict
action against the
culprits. Several police
teams, SWAT team,
surveillance team and
forensic teams are try-
ing to nab criminals.
NINE-YEAR-OLD GIRL RAPED IN JAUNPUR
First India Bureau
Jaunpur: A nine-year-old girl was raped
in the Sujanganj police station area and
search is on to nab the accused. Police
sources here said that the accused came
to a marriage ceremony from Prayagraj
and lured the girl by giving her candies.
Later, he took her to a secluded area to
rape her. The victim was found in uncon-
scious condition near the village and was
rushed to a district hospital. Police have
taken several persons from the marriage
ceremony into custody and investiga-
tions are underway. Police are trying to
identify the culprit through photographs
and videos of the event. The health
condition of the victim is improving and
police will record her statements.
FOUR HELD OVER GANG-RAPE OF GIRL
Balrampur (PTI):
Four persons were ar-
rested in connection
with the alleged gang-
rape of a 16-year-old girl
here, police said on
Tuesday
. The girl filed a
complaint with the po-
lice on May 20 alleging
that a youth had an il-
licit relationship with
her mother. When she
opposed this, her moth-
er told her to keep quiet,
according to the police.
She said the youth,
along with his associ-
ates, came to her house
and raped her. Her
mother had gone out
and had locked the
house from outside,
they said quoting her
complaint. When her
mother returned home,
the girl narrated her
plight and she told the
daughter that she will
get married to the
youth, police said. The
girl alleged that she first
approached a police sta-
tion with her complaint
but the police personnel
there tried to brush
aside the matter. On
Monday
,sheapproached
the Superintendent of
Police. Taking cogni-
sance of the incident,
the SP asked a police of-
ficer to probe the case.
Additional Superinten-
dent of Police Namrata
Srivastava on Tuesday
said that based on the
complaint lodged by the
girl, a case has been reg-
istered against the
youth and two others
and the girl has been
sent for medical exami-
nation. The matter is
being probed, added.
CM MEETS NGO’S DELEGATION
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath meets the delegation of Yuva Unstoppable, an NGO, at the CM’s official residence on Tuesday.
One killed,3 injured in
clash between marriage
parties in Amethi
First India Bureau
Amethi: A person died
while three others were
severely injured in
a clash over a minor is-
sue during a marriage
celebration in Pure
Lodhan Bahadur vil-
lage. Police sources
here said that during
the marriage ceremony
of the daughter of Ram
Kumar in Pure Lodhan
village, a clash oc-
curred over DJ songs
and after heated argu-
ments, both parties at-
tacked each other.
Four persons includ-
ing Ram Kumar, father
of the bride, Ramdev,
Pappu, and Rakesh
were severely injured
in the clash and they
were rushed to the dis-
trict hospital where
Ramdev, son-in-law of
Ram Lalan Lodh suc-
cumbed to his injuries.
Police have regis-
tered a case against
Arjun, a resident of
Kardeeh village, and
six unidentified per-
sons, and investiga-
tions are underway. Po-
lice have taken some
suspects into the cus-
tody and further inter-
rogations are under-
way. Police said that
the culprits will be ar-
rested soon and strin-
gent actions will be
taken against them.
First India Bureau
Ballia: A dancer was injured in a celebratory firing
during a marriage celebration in Karmanpur village
on Monday night. Police sources said that during the
firing, dancer Ragini was injured and rushed to the
district hospital where she was referred to Varanasi
medical Centre after her health condition deteriorat-
ed. Police said that during the marriage celebration
at the residence of BJP leader Vijay Bahadur Singh,
some people opened fire. Police have taken Amren-
dra Singh, son of BJP leader into custody for interro-
gations. Police have seized guns used in celebratory
firing and further interrogations are underway. It was
reported that a complaint was not filed by the dancer
into the matter and actions will be taken soon.
DANCER INJURED IN CELEBRATORY FIRING
6 GET LIFE TERM IN MURDER CASE
Pratapgarh (PTI): A
local court here sen-
tenced six people to life
imprisonment in an
over 25-year-old murder
case. The court also im-
posed a fine of Rs 24,000
on each of the accused,
Additional District
Government Counsel
Ravindra Bahadur Sin-
gh said on Tuesday
.
Singh said petitioner
Kripa Shankar had in a
police complaint on
April 7, 1995 stated that
he was contesting elec-
tions for the post of the
block development
chairman while his
nephew Suresh Naray-
an was contesting for
the post of the village
pradhan. On April 7,
1995, when voting was
going on, Harivansh Ti-
wari around 9 am start-
ed stamping on ballot
papers after taking
them from the voters.
When Suresh Narayan
opposed it, he was taken
to a room by Harivansh
and his aides, and then
shot dead.
On Monday, the court
held Harivansh Tiwari;
Anoop, alias Umesh;
Om Prakash, alias Nan-
he; Rajesh Kumar, alias
Lallu; Anant Kumar Ti-
wari and Kamlesh Ku-
mar Pandey guilty, and
sentenced them to life
imprisonment besides
imposing the fire, the
district government
counsel said.
Duo posing as women held while selling cannabis
Noida (PTI): 2 men
allegedly selling can-
nabis in the guise of
women were arrested
in Greater Noida on
Tuesday, police said.
Over 1.5 kg of canna-
bis was recovered
from the possession
of the duo, both in
their 20s, the officials
said, adding that the
accused were held by
personnel of the Beta
2 police station. The
accused have been
identified as Kamal
and Atul, both local
residents of the Sura-
jpur area. They were
selling cannabis and
were clothed in wom-
en’s dress with make-
up and long hairs, a
police spokesperson
said. An FIR has been
lodged at the Beta 2
police station under
provisions of the Nar-
cotic Drugs and Psy-
chotropic Substances
(NDPS) Act and fur-
ther legal proceedings
are underway, the po-
lice said. Around 700
kgs of cannabis has
been seized by police
and the Special Task
Force (STF) in Great-
er Noida in two major
hauls in the last one
week and 11 drug traf-
fickers have been ar-
rested in this connec-
tion, as per officials.
Manheldfordupingwoman
onpretextofmarriage,rape
Saharanpur (PTI): Po-
lice on Tuesday arrest-
ed a man for allegedly
duping a woman into
marriage by claiming
that he was from her
community. Suhail
Shah, who had initially
introduced himself as
Saurabh, has also been
accused of rape.
After the marriage,
involving some Hindu
rituals, the man and his
family tried to force the
woman to convert, ac-
cording to the com-
plaint lodged by the
woman at the Dehat
police station, Superin-
tendent of Police (City)
Rajesh Kumar said.
The woman, a resident
of Janakpuri, alleged
that Suhail Shah had
also claimed that he
was a resident of Pun-
jabi Bagh but his house
waslocatedinHaqeeqat
Nagar. She said she
tried to sever their rela-
tionship on learning
the truth.
Personnel from the
Dehat police station ar-
rested the accused from
Maheshwari Adda Be-
hat Road when he was
trying to flee to Dehra-
dun, the SP said. He
said further action will
be taken after produc-
ing the accused before
the court.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE

08
2NDFRONT
A good gardener is one who has an
adequate knowledge of horticulture
and loves plants, equally!
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: The decision
of the Congress party to
refrain from participat-
ing in the by-elections to
two Lok Sabha seats in
UPisraisingmanyques-
tions and doubts. Many
leaders within the party
are uncomfortable with
this decision as they be-
lieve that being escapist
will have a further ad-
verse effect on the mo-
rale of the already de-
pressed workers, and
will also weaken the or-
ganization of the Con-
gress in these seats.
Significantly, while
announcing the skip-
ping of the by-elections,
the Congress party rea-
soned that party recon-
struction is important
first in order to present
itself as a strong alter-
native in the Lok Sabha
elections to be held in
2024.
However, a section of
the party is deeply hurt
by the decision not to
contest the elections. A
state Congress official
said on the condition of
anonymity that in the
recent Navsankalp
Workshop held in Luc-
know, Priyanka Gandhi
had exhorted the work-
ers not to be disheart-
ened, to work with “dou-
bleenergy”untilvictory
is achieved. He raised
the question that when
the party does not con-
test the elections, then
fromwhereandhowwill
the victory be secured.
Politicalobserversinsist
that the Congress’s vote-
base has not been com-
pletely nil in the bypoll
seats. In 2014, Congress
candidate Arvind
Jaiswal, who contested
against Mulayam Singh
Yadav in Azamgarh, got
a total of 17 thousand
votes i.e. 1.9 percent of
the total votes. In the
2009 LS elections, Con-
gress got 31 thousand
(4.4%) votes. In the year
2019, Congress did not
contest from Azamgarh
Lok Sabha seat, because
Akhilesh Yadav was in
the electoral fray from
this seat. In order to re-
ciprocratethegestureof
notfieldingtheSPcandi-
date in Rae Bareli-Ame-
thi,theCongressalsodid
not declare any candi-
date against Akhilesh.
Butthiscausedahuge
loss to the party organi-
zation of the district. On
theotherhand,Congress
leadersweremakingfull
preparations to contest
the elections in Rampur,
whichwasonceastrong-
hold of the oldest party
.
In Rampur, both Sanjay
Kapoor and Nawab Kaz-
im Ali Khan alias Naved
Mian had bought nomi-
nationpapers.Bothwere
hoping to get a ticket
from the party
. Actually
,
Sanjay Kapoor was the
Congresscandidatefrom
Rampur Lok Sabha seat
intheyear2019.Hegot35
thousand(3.3%)votes.In
2014, Congress had suc-
ceeded in getting 1 lakh
56 thousand (16.4%)
votes. Congress was the
runner up in the 2009
Lok Sabha elections
when it got around two
lakh votes out of the to-
tal 11 lakh votes.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Minister
Sanjay Nishad has land-
ed himself in a contro-
versy by covering up a
statue of Dr Ram Mano-
har Lohia, installed in
his official residence at
Vikramaditya Marg.
The house was earlier
allotted to Lohia Trust
and Samajwadis had in-
stalled the life-size stat-
ue in the front garden.
Nishad was recently al-
lotted the house and he
has now got the statue
covered with a plywood
box painted in red and
green.The covering up
of the statue has drawn
strong protests from Sa-
majwadi Party which
sees it as an insult to
their ideologue. “What
else can you expect from
a government that has
no respect for the Con-
stitution, our leaders
and ideologues. What is
surprising is that PM
Modi and CM Yogi have
praised Dr Lohia and
cited his ideology, but
this minister shows ut-
ter disregard for Lohia,”
said SP spokesman An-
urag Bhadauria.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In a step to-
wards strengthening
the economic and trade
relationship between
JapanandUttarPradesh
and considering the pos-
sible options for promot-
ing exports from the
state, a virtual confer-
encing was organised
between the Govern-
ment of UP and the Em-
bassy of India in Japan
on Tuesday
.
The meeting was at-
tended by the Ambassa-
dor of India to Japan
Sanjay Verma, Navneet
Sehgal, ACS, MSME, UP
,
C Rajasekhar, OSD
(State), Ministry of Ex-
ternal Affairs, New Del-
hi and Arvind Kumar,
Infrastructure and In-
dustrial Development
Commissioner, UP
.
The various aspects
of devising a specific
strategy for promoting
exports. Discussions
were held to explore the
possibilities of bilateral
trade between UP and
Japan in handicraft,
food, electronics, appar-
el, carpet etc. from India
to Japan were discussed
during the meeting.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UP RERA, in
a meeting held under
the chairmanship of
Rajive Kumar on Tues-
day reviewed the status
of compliance of its or-
ders by the promoters.
The meeting was at-
tended by its members
Kalpana Misra, Bhanu
Pratap Singh, Secretary
Rajesh Kumar and se-
nior officers.
The Authority noted
with displeasure that
some of the promoters
have indulged in
non-compliance of its
orders besides the Au-
thority granting them
sufficient time for the
same. The Authority is
making constant efforts
to ensure enforcement
of itsordersandprovide
speedy justice to the
agreed allottees. The ac-
tion of penalty against
the guilty promoters is
an important step to-
wards compelling them
to comply with the or-
ders of the Authority
.
Taking the above
facts in to account, the
Authority decided to
impose appropriate
penalty against the pro-
moters to ensure com-
pliance of its orders
and protect the inter-
ests of the home buyers.
The Authority, using its
powers under section
38/63 of the RERA Act
which empowers it to
penalise the non-com-
pliant promoters with
up to 5% of the cost of
the project, decided to
impose penalty against
the promoters.
The Authority fur-
ther directed the pro-
moters to submit the
compliance report of its
orders within 15 days
and deposit the amount
of penalty within 30
days, otherwise the
amount of penalty shall
be recovered as arrears
of land revenue.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The
Azamgarh Lok Sabha
seat is set to witness a
triangular contest as
BJP, Samajwadi Party
and BSP have joined
the fray in the byelec-
tion to be held on June
23. The Congress has
decided not to contest
the elections at both
places- Azamgarh and
Rampur.
While direct contest
between the BJP and
SP is on the cards in
Rampur, Azamgarh
battle has become in-
teresting with two Ya-
davs-SP’s Dharmendra
Yadav cousin of Akh-
ilesh Yadav and BJP’s
Dinesh Lal Yadav
“Nirahua” have been
making determined ef-
forts to win over the
community’s vote,
which is in dominant
position. The BSP,
while refraining from
joining contest in Ram-
pur, has fielded a formi-
dable candidate Shah
Alam alias Guddu Ja-
mali with the hope to
make dent into SP’s
Muslim electorate.
Guddu Jamali, who
was expelled from BSP
before UP Assembly
elections, had contest-
ed assembly election on
AIMIM ticket and suc-
ceeded in garnering
around 35000 votes of
Muslim community.
Interestingly on the
last day of nomination
on June 6 the SP had
announced candida-
ture of Dharmendra
Yadav from Azamgarh
as earlier the name of
Dimple Yadav wife of
Akhilesh Yadav was in
circulation. Earlier the
SP announced the
name of a dalit leader
Shushil Kumar. But he
withdrew from the fray
paving way for Dhar-
mendra Yadav to file
nomination papers.
Azamgarh had been
a strong bastion of SP
as Mulayam Singh Ya-
dav won this seat in
2014 and in 2019 Lok
Sabha election Akh-
ilesh Yadav retained it.
In 2022 assembly elec-
tions SP had won in all
ten assembly segments
in the district. The bye-
lection has been neces-
sitated following the
resignation of Akh-
ilesh Yadav from this
seat after his victory
from Karhal (Mainpu-
ri) in assembly elec-
tion.
Even as the SP has
been trying to keep
control over the seat,
BJP, with an eye on
2024 Lok Sabha elec-
tions, has launched
hectic efforts to make
inroads in SP citadel as
saffron juggernaut was
stopped in Azamgarh
both in 2019 and 2022
elections.
While BJP is hoping
to wean away a sub-
stantial chunk of Ya-
dav vote and wrest seat
from SP with the sup-
port of other backward
communities and up-
per castes, the SP is
largely banking on for-
midable combination
Yadav-Muslim to main-
tain lead.
But the BSP, which
was ahead of all the
party in announcing
the candidature of
Guddu Jamali is look-
ing to divide Muslim
votes. BJP, betting on
Bhojpuri singer “Nira-
hua,” has veered round
to the view division in
Yadav and Muslim
votes would help the
party in the elections.
However in view of
past records even in ad-
versities the SP leaders
are confident of retain
the base.
Decoding Congress’s decision not to contest Lok Sabha by-elections
RAISING DOUBTS
Priyanka Gandhi
The statue of RM Lohia covered with plywood box.
WOMEN CARD FLOPS
Azamgarh set to witness
triangular contest in bypolls
BJP as well as the SP and BSP
are targetting this Yadav-
Muslim dominated region
It is a strong bastion of SP as
MSY won this seat in 2014 and in
2019 LS election Akhilesh retained it
1 2
BJP EYES WINNING OVER
YADAV VOTES ACROSS UP
There is a feeling in BJP that victory in
Azamgarh would help in winning over Ya-
dav community. in other areas of the state.
“Azamagarh is among the seats where we want to
improve our performance and this by election after
the resounding victory of the party in assembly
has provided a chance” commented a BJP leader
on the condition of anonymity.
CLEANLINESS FIRST
Union minister Smriti Irani during a cleanliness campaign in Varanasi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
UP minister covers up Lohia
statue at official residence
Talks on to export UP
products to Japan
62 gangsters
under UP
police
radar now
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Ut-
tar Pradesh police
hasissuedalistof 62
‘new’ gangsters that
are now on its radar.
The police said it
wouldbesoonbeini-
tiating legal action
under Gangsters’
Act. It said that it
was monitoring the
activities of these
individuals.
ADG (law and or-
der) Prashant Ku-
mar said, “In the
past three months,
we have prepared
the list and we are
planning a crack-
down soon. In May
,
the police took ac-
tion against 788
gangsters under the
Gangsters Act and
attached their prop-
erty as per legal pro-
visions.”
He said the police
had, so far, attached
properties worth Rs
662 crore under the
Gangsters Act be-
tween March and
May this year.
BJP Rajya Sabha
MP Ashok Bajpai
hailed the UP gov-
ernment’s decision
to crack down on
mafia and release
thedistrict-wiselists
of gangsters.Hesaid
CM Yogi wants to
createa“crime-free”
state where rule of
law will prevail.
RERA imposes `1.05-cr penalty on 9 promoters
PROMOTERS FINED
Name of the Promoter Amount of the
Penalty (in Lakh)
1. Uppal Chaddha high-tech
developers pvt. Ltd. ` 11,74,225.00
2. Logics Infratech Pvt. Ltd ` 22,01,915.00
3. Future world green
homes Pvt. Ltd. ` 14,80,080.00
4. Gardenia India Ltd. ` 8,63,390.00
5. IVR Prime Developers
(Avadi) Pvt. Ltd. ` 13,90,890.00
6. Aims Golf Town
Developers pvt. Ltd ` 6,54,400.00
7. SJP Infracon Ltd. ` 7,95,885.00
8. Niwas Promoters pvt. Ltd. ` 9,42,715.00
9. K.V. Developers Pvt. Ltd. ` 10,71,000.00
ACS MSMEs Navneet Sehgal

M
alaika Arora and
Arjun Kapoor are
one of the most
talked-about cou-
ples in the tinsel town. Speaking
of which, earlier today, Arjun
was subjected to criticism by a
troll who body-shamed him say-
ing he can never get in shape. A
user commented on Kapoor's
latestpicturesof himself ashe
gorged on a plate of momos.
His ladylove hailed her boy-
friend for his befitting reply
.
She said: "Well said arjun n
don't ever let these trolls n
criticism dull ur shine. more
power to you n ur journey
."
Meanwhile, Arjun slammed
the user and wrote: “It’s be-
causeof commentstheof people
who hide behind keyboards like
this are the world is made to be-
lieve that fitness is always about
having the best-looking body".
rjun Kapoor recently
made it to the head-
lines after he shut a
troll like a boss. The
actor who never hesi-
tatesinexpressinghis
viewsabouteitherhis
personal life or professional
lifewastrolledbyafanforhis
fitness.Thetrollsaidthatthe
actor can never get in shape
and this irked the actor. He
took to his Instagram
stories to slam the
troll and speak
about fitness.
N o w
Anushka Sharma has taken to
her Instagram stories to stand
insupportof theGundayactor.
Anushka Sharma shared a pic-
ture of Arjun Kapoor’s reply
and wrote, “Well said”. For the
unversed, the trolls wrote ‘this
boy can never get in shape. He
isarichboywithnomentality’.
The Gunday actor took to his
Instagram stories and wrote,
“It’s because of comments and
thought processes of people
whohidebehindkeyboardslike
this is the world is made to be-
lieve that fitness is always
about having the best-looking
bodyandnothingelse..fitnessis
way more than that for any-
one who’s ever strug-
gled to just lead a
n o r m a l
healthy life
and be
mentally
happyand
calm by
living for
yourself taking care of
yourself doing best u can and
forming a routine despite ob-
stacles not just about looking
like a faceless DP”.
K
areena Kapoor Khan is one of the popular ac-
tresses in the film industry. She is a doting moth-
er to sons Taimur Ali Khan and Jehangir Ali
Khan with her husband-actor Saif Ali Khan.
Recently, the actress was fascinated by Prince
William and Kate Middleton's younger son
Prince Louis' expressions of boredom and
annoyance. The actress shared a photo of
various Prince Louis moods on her Ins-
tagram story and wrote, "Mood" with
three love-struck emojis. In the
photo, Prince Louis is seen watch-
ing the Trooping the Colour fly-
past from the Buckingham Pal-
ace balcony. While in the sec-
ond post, Kate Middleton tries
to talk to her and her son
cheekily tries to shush his
mother. Kareena shared the
video and revealed that
she can relate to Kate in
this situation. She wrote,
"Why do I know this feel-
ing," adding a laughing
emoji.
S
hraddha Ka-
poor surely
knows how
to entertain
her fans. She is currently
in Spain for the shoot of her
upcoming project with Ranbir
Kapoor. The duo will be next
seen in Luv Ranjan's next which
has become the talk of the town for
the longest time now. While taking to
her social media, Shraddha shared a
glimpse of the shoot as she reaches
Spain for the Luv Ranjan's next while
capturing a road journey with a song
in the background. While tagging the
location and her hair & makeup artists,
Shraddha Naik and Nikita Menon she
also wrote - "Hola!" Meanwhile, on the
work front, Shraddha Kapoor is cur-
rently working on her next project.
09
LUCKNOW, WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 8, 2022
D
irector Ritesh Rana's second ven-
ture will be Happy Birthday star-
ringLavanyaTripathiinanuncon-
ventional role. To give an insight
into his next, the maker has dropped the
fascinating teaser of this action comedy-
drama. Sharing the teaser of Happy
Birthday
, the makers tweeted, ''Intintiki
Gun-u, Eduru Leni Fun-u, #Happy-
Birthday Fun Blasting Teaser out now.'
The video shows a union minister,
played by Vennela Kishore, who pro-
poses of Gun Bill. The law aims to
regulate the purchase, sale, manufac-
ture and use of guns. As the par-
liament passes the bill, it
acts as the floodgate of
the gun culture in the
entire nation. Fascinat-
ed by weapons, people
head to gun bazaars
and start buying
weapons. Amidst all
this, a gun-themed
birthday party is or-
ganised. A new
team arrives for
the party, thus
leading to massive
firing between the
two parties.
A
Kareena relates to
KATE MIDDLETON
ANUSHKA
ANUSHKA
SUPPORTS
SUPPORTS
ARJUN
ARJUN
GLIMPSES
GLIMPSES
FROM
FROM
SPAIN!
SPAIN!
D
isha Patani is one of the most beau-
tiful and desirable beauties in the
Hindi entertainment industry in
today’s time. The actress has been
stabbing the hearts of everyone ever since
the time she started her career and as far
as fandom and popularity are concerned,
itiscertainlyonarisewitheverynewpro-
ject that she signs for herself. Be it doing
good work in movies to setting the oomph
quotient on fire effortlessly with her
charm and beauty
, Disha is ruling hearts
everywhere. Every time Disha drops a
stunner of a photo or video on her Insta-
gram feed or story, fans feel the heat and
go bananas for real. This time, the diva
is stealing the limelight with her
gorgeous plunging neckline
outfitandwearecrush-
ing on that lip-
stick shade.
MALAIKA
HAILS BF
ARJUN
KAPOOR
COLOUR
OF HER
LIPS!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TEASER
Kareena Kapoor Khan Anushka Sharma
Disha Patani
Malaika Arora Lavanya Tripathi Shraddha Kapoor
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WEAVER OF IMPLAUSIBLE After creating implausible and
immortal artworks, the genius of his
time Leonardo Da Vinci has become
a never-dying part of human lives
eonardo’sex-
traordinary
art involves
the greatest
painting of
all times
‘Monalisa’to
the beautiful master-
piece ‘Last Supper’,
these artworks have
not only gained popu-
larity based on their
beauty but have given
ideas for flying vehi-
cles and ground-
breaking research on
optics and perspec-
tive. People were so
fascinated by his art-
works that they start-
ed comparing him
with aliens. They had
started raising ques-
tions like ‘Leonardo
Da Vinci’s mysteri-
ous disappearance be
evidence of an alien
encounter?’ They be-
lieved that his mas-
terfulpaintings,high-
ly technical hand-
drawn sketches and
private journals re-
veal knowledge of
otherworldly technol-
ogy and extraterres-
trial beings. Because
of his visionary arts,
which were beyond
time and science,
somecalledhimama-
gician, some de-
scribed him as God!
Let’s take a look at
what science has to
say about geniuses.
When National Geo-
graphic caught Isaac-
son by his phone at
his home in Washing-
ton, DC, he explained
why Monalisa’s grin
represents the con-
clusion of a lifetime
of investigation, why
Michelangelo and
Leonardocouldn’ttol-
erate each other, and
whyLeonardo’sdefin-
ing attribute was cu-
riosity
.
We have to start
with the most famous
and mysterious smile
in the world. Where
does the “Monalisa”
fitintoLeonardo’slife
and work—and how
has she managed to
enchant us for 500
years? The Monali-
sa’s beautiful smile is
the fruition of a life-
time spent studying
art, science, optics
and every other pos-
sible field to that he
could apply his curi-
osity, including un-
derstanding the uni-
verse and how we fit
into it. Leonardo
spent many pages in
his notebook scruti-
nising the human
face to figure out eve-
ry muscle and nerve
that touched the lips.
One finite example
wasseeninthosepag-
es, you see a faint
sketch at the top of
the beginning of the
smile of the Monali-
sa. Leonardo kept
that painting from
1503, from the time it
starts to his deathbed
in 1519, trying to get
every aspect exactly
right in layer after
layer! During that pe-
riod, he dissected the
human eye on cadav-
ers and was able to
understand that the
centre of the retina
sees detail, but the
edges see shadows
and shape better.
Leonardo tried ex-
plaininghisemotions
in that favourite
painting of his, if we
look straight at the
Monalisa’s smile, the
corners of her lips
turn downward
slightly, but shadows
and light make it
appear like it’s turn-
ing upwards. The
beauty of the paint-
ing is when you move
your eyes across her
face the smile will
flicker on and off. He
had tried his magical
hands to depict the
inner feeling the lady
is holding. Not only
this, he carried his
notebook around as
he walked through
Florence or Milan
and always sketched
people’s expressions
and emotions and
tried to relate that to
the inner feelings
they had and a clear
picture can be seen in
his “The Last Sup-
per.” Even after at-
tending to perfection
in portraying emo-
tionshisunbelievable
“Monalisa” is still the
culmination because
the emotions that
she’s expressing, just
like her smile, are a
bit elusive. Every
time you look at her it
seems slightly differ-
ent. It tries to depict
the inner emotions.
His ‘the most spell-
binding narrative
painting in history -
The Last Supper’
takeusinsideitscrea-
tion and explain why
it is such a ultimate
workof art.TheDuke
of Milanaskedhimto
paint it on the wall of
a dining hall of a
monastery
. Unlike
other depictions of
“The Last Supper,”
Leonardo doesn’t just
captureamomentbut
he understood that
there is no such thing
as a disconnected in-
stant of time. He re-
written the trance of
motion in the paint-
ing and created ‘The
Last Supper’ a dra-
matic narrative. As
wewalkinthedoorof
vision,weseeChrist’s
hand then, going up
the arm, stare at his
face. He’s saying,
“One of you shall be-
tray me.” As our eyes
move across the pic-
ture, we see that
soundalmostrippling
outward as each of
thegroupsof apostles
reacts. In the Book of
Matthew, Jesus says
that the one who
dipped his hand into
the bowl with him is
the “betrayer”. Also
Vinci had those at the
table sitting in a pat-
tern:33133,mightbea
numerological mes-
sage and considering
this, Vinci ignored
convention in his
creation by not plac-
inghalosaboveJesus.
Many art historians
believe that Vinci
believed in nature,
not in God.
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UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
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lowers are without a
doubt one of the most
photographed subjects.
It isn’t hard to see why,
we are surrounded by
them, and their wide
range of colours,
shapes, and sizes means that
you rarely have to venture far
before you find one that catches
your eye. Unfortunately, many
people make fundamental er-
rors when photographing flow-
ers. This can result in shots that
lack “punch”, appearing much
less interesting and vibrant
than they did in person. There
are several principles that you
can follow to give your flower
photos more impact, capturing
lots of detail and making them
engaging to the viewer. By
learning these guidelines, you’ll
be able to spot an underwhelm-
ing photo before you capture it,
and reframe the shot in a more
interesting way
.
POSITION FLOWERS INTO
YOUR FOREGROUND
One of the easiest, most impact-
ful ways to add fresh flowers into
your images is to add them to the
foreground of your image. Add-
ing flowers into the foreground
adds another dimension to the
photo you’re creating. Doing this
will blur the flowers, yet keep the
person you’re photographing in
focus. Focus on the subject’s
eyes, and voilà, your camera will
do the rest.
USE FLOWERS TO CONCEAL
PART OF YOUR SUBJECT’S FACE
Rather than concealing part of
the frame, try using a flower to
conceal part of your subject’s
face. Whether it’s your model
holding the stem of a beautiful
peony covering one of her
eyes, or carefully placing dai-
sies on the back of your mod-
el’s head, try using a flower to
leave something to be discov-
ered in your image.
FLOWER POWER
MEETS WILD CHILD
If you’re shooting with a model
that has long hair, you’re in
luck! This can be a really beauti-
ful way to create festival-vibe
photos. Using small flowers or
petals like baby’s breath, dai-
sies, or elderflower take the
flowers and start pulling the
fluff into your hand until it’s
in tiny pieces. Once it’s in
tiny pieces, depending on the
size, you can either place the
flowers carefully in your
model’s hair or gently drop
them on top of your model’s
hair. One look is more staged,
and one more natural, best
suited for wildflowers.
CREATING FLORAL BACKDROPS
IN STUDIO SPACES
If you have a ton of flowers, you
can easily create a flower wall
to provide an impactful back-
drop for your image. But, if you
don’t have the time or the ener-
gy to create a full floral back-
drop, you can carefully place
flowers on the ground and have
your subject lie in them.
GET INSPIRED BY ART
FOR CREATIVE FLOWER
PORTRAIT PROJECTS
Pick a flower that inspires you,
or one that can be easily found
in your geographical area, and
create a series of portraits
around that flower. You’d be
surprised by how creative you
can get when you open your im-
agination.
FEEL THE
FEEL THE
FLOWER
FLOWER
POWER
POWER
SHUBHANSHI PATHAK
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12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
Lucknow’s Standup Score
Lucknow’s Standup Score
To check Lucknow’s
chuckle club, City First
asks standup
comedians and
managers about its
scope and challenges
t’s said, ‘laughter is the best medicine’, and it comes
to life almost every weekend in the city. Standup
comedy clubs & open mics have enabled many art-
ists from the city to showcase their talent while
sharing laughs with the crowd.
The culture of a comedic performance to a live
audience has grown tremendously over the past
few years and thanks to millennials and Gen-Z it’s thriving
via the social media platforms.
And while the industry is still warming up to the crowd
of Lucknow, City First asked standup comedians and man-
agers about its developments of chuckle clubs.
MONICA PRABHAKAR
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
I
SATISHSRIV
ASTA
V
A
A Standup comic talked
about comedy culture in
Lucknow, and said, “The
city of Nawabs is carved
with beautiful culture and a
rich tradition of literature,
music, and comedy giving
many popular comedy art-
ists to the world, like Raju
Srivastava, Varun Grover,
Kaka Hathrasi, K.P. Saxena.
However, despite comedy be-
ing part of daily conversa-
tion and giving birth to so
many great comic artists,
the capital city lacked a
proper platform for budding
comics until now. Today, lo-
cal comics are being invited
to do opening acts in the
shows of celebrity comics,
and also to perform in pri-
vate and corporate events.
SAMIR AHMED,
The Lucknow comedy
scene is growing and
establishing itself in
the city. It was initial-
ly started in the cafés
that were not high-end
but located near col-
leges so that we could
have a young crowd.
Recently we have
tapped in on the more
prominent locations
of Lucknow enabling
us to perform to a
much more mature
audience. As the scene
is new, the only set-
back that we are fac-
ing is finding new ca-
fés/clubs to perform
as the owners are re-
luctant but they’re
warming up to it.
MAYANK SINGH
We faced rapid growth in the
Comedy scene after the pan-
demic. Earlier in 2018, there
were few comics (2-3) who used
to do mics regularly
. Those
mics were organised by basical-
ly poets. We used to perform in
poetry open mics. Sooner we re-
alised that we need a separate
space to grow comedy culture.
So, we decided to curate sepa-
rate comedy mics in Lucknow.
Started with Mr James(near
Engineering college crossing)
and today
, I think we have
around 10 comics we do mics
regularly and 3-4 venues in the
city every weekend. We are
proud to say that we have a ded-
icated space for comedy and po-
etry separately in Our city
named Oneness( near Gudam-
ba thana, Lucknow).
SP MLAs defeat BJP counterparts
IN FRIENDLY CRICKET MATCH
ASHEESH KUMAR SHUKLA
T
he ruling BJP
and the main op-
position party
SamajwadiParty
locked their horns once
again on Tuesday, but
this time on the cricket
grounds of KD Singh
Babu Stadium where a
friendly 20-overs match
witnessed the latter
winning by 7 wickets.
BJP, batting first scored
89 and gave a target of
scoring 90 runs to the
leading party in oppo-
sition, which was
chased by the Sama-
jwadi Party MLAs in 14
overs. Samajwadi Par-
ty’s captain Ram Singh
Patel emerged as the
man of the match. Sup-
porters of both parties
also reached KD Singh
Babu stadium and
cheered for their respec-
tive sides.
The victorious Sama-
jwadi Party team also
met party President
Akhilesh Yadav, who
congratulated the play-
ers on their victory
.
La Flea Affair Concludes
CITY FIRST
L
a Flea Affair wit-
nessed its last day
recently
. It was as
grand as it could
have gotten. The Dark
Musicians set the tone
of a good evening, right
as the show began. After
this, Singer Arpit Agni-
hotri enthralled the au-
dience with his original
composition ‘Tum’. To
keep the energy high in
the field, Taha And Far-
az, the iconic MTB
Nawabs put up their
stunt show and kept the
adrenaline rushing. La
Flea finale was a mega
variety show! To notch
up the same, a Salsa
dance performance was
organised and was the
highlight of the show.
The evening also wit-
nessed a mesmerising
singing performance by
Namita Choudhary
.
Known for her soulful
‘Chaap-Tilak’ cover, the
versatile singer tuned in
to people’s favourites
andputupamelodyride
like never before.
ARTWORKS EXHIBITED FOR SALE AT LALIT KALA AKADEMI
CITY FIRST
A
n exhibition for the
sale of artworks was
organised at the State
Lalit Kala Akademi
on Tuesday, which was inau-
gurated by Sitaram Kashyap,
the President of the academy
.
The striking feature of the
exhibition was that these art-
works consisted of works
which were left by the artists
and not taken with them, af-
ter being part of an exhibi-
tion. The paintings are avail-
able at very nominal costs and
could be used for decorating
interiors of hotels, guest
houses and even residences.
Senior Assistant Rajendra
Mishra, Om Prakash Srivas-
tav, Sarvesh Mishra, Prem
Narayan Tiwari, senior artist
Pradeep Singh Toni, Art crit-
ic Rajneesh Raj and many stu-
dents were also present on the
occasion.
BJP Minister Somendra Tomar
SP MLA
Umar Ali Khan hits a shot
BJP MLA Abhijeet Sanga bowling
During the art exhibition
Glimpses of the La flea affair
—PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
BJP Minister Danish Siddiqui SP captain Ram Singh Patel
Sitaram Kashyap inaugurating the exhibition
LUCKNOW CELEBRATES BADA MANGAL
Bada Mangal was celebrated across Lucknow on Tuesday and witnessed Bhandaras in every nook and corner of the city. While offering cold sharbats amidst soaring temperatures provided relief to the pedestrians, the prasad of Puri-Sabzi savoured their taste
buds. Special security arrangements were also made in different areas of the city such as the area nearing the old Hanuman Temple in Aliganj where a large scale fair (Mela) is being organised on Bada Mangal Tuesdays and is attracting people from all parts
of the city. Some localities such as Nishatganj witnessed aarti of larger than life Hanuman idols too, where devotees gathered in large numbers to pray to the deity.
Glimpses of the Bada Mangal
—PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA

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