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‘Welfare progs reaching all without discrimination’
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur: While ad-
dressing media per-
sons after casting his
vote in the Uttar
Pradesh Legislative
Council elections in
Gorakhpur district on
Saturday, Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath
said that with inspira-
tion and guidance of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi, the state
government had been
implementing public
welfare programmes
continuously for last
five years, benefits of
which were being pro-
vided to masses
without any discrimi-
nation.
Chief Minister ex-
tended greeting of
Maha Ashtami on occa-
sion of Vasantik
Navratri. Ygiving his
best wishes to the peo-
ple of the state on Vas-
antik Navratri and the
holy birthday of Mary-
ada Purushottam Lord
Shri Ram, the festival
of rituals of Mother
Goddess Adi Shakti, he
said that the birthday
of Maryada Purushot-
tam Lord Shri Ram on
the ninth date of the
rituals of the goddess
of power, provides a
new inspiration and
light to all of us.
He said special func-
tions would be organ-
ised in Ayodhya Dham
on Sunday on Ram Na-
vami, the holy birth
anniversary of Lord
Shri Ram, instructions
for which had already
been given to make bet-
ter arrangements for
devotees.
On Sunday, CM Yogi
will hold a Janta Dar-
shan Programme at
Gorakshpeeth at 8 am.
At 10 am, he will inau-
gurate the CM’s Arog-
ya Fair at PHC Jungle
Kauria, Gorakhpur.
There will be Kumari
Kanya Pujan at 11 at
Gorakhnath temple fol-
lowed by Ram Janmot-
sav programme.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flashes the victory sign along with
party MPs Ravi Kishan and Shiv Pratap Shukla after casting their
vote for MLC elections in Gorakhpur on Saturday.
Lucknow (PTI): An av-
erage voter turnout of
over 98 per cent was re-
corded in the biennial
Uttar Pradesh Legisla-
tiveCouncilelectionson
Saturday
, officials said.
Voting for 27 seats un-
der local authorities’
constituencies began at
8 am and ended at 4 pm.
According to the Elec-
tion Commission of In-
dia, the average polling
percentage recorded till
4 pm was 98.11 with Rae
Bareli registering the
highest voter turnout at
99.35 per cent and Gora-
khpur the lowest at 96.50
per cent.
CM Yogi Adityanath,
who was among those
who turned up early to
exercise their fran-
chise, wrote later in a
tweet in Hindi, “For
the creation of a new
Uttar Pradesh and for
the victory of good gov-
ernance, (I) discharged
my duty by casting
vote in the biennial
elections for the legis-
lative council from lo-
cal authorities’ constit-
uencies.” Turn to P8
Over 98% voter turnout in
UP Legislative Council polls
BAHUJAN HITAY
NOT GABBAR,
THIS THAKUR
HAS ‘HUNTED’ AAP OUT
OF HIS HOME TURF!
Shashikant Sharma
Shimla: Union Minis-
ter for Information
and Broadcasting, and
a ‘young turk’ of the
BJP - Anurag Thakur
- has dealt a major
blow to the Aam Aad-
mi Party (AAP) in his
home state Himachal
Pradesh as he has ena-
bled AAP’s renowned
leaders to leave the
bandwagon and join
the saffron fold.
Thakur’s swift ‘han-
dling’ of the issue has
resulted in a major
setback to AAP, which
is trying to make its
political inroads in
Himachal.
After this blow, the
leaders of Aam Aad-
mi Party are in a tizzy
as to what needs to be
done towards ‘damage
control’. AAP, which
is dreaming of sitting
on the throne of
Himachal, has sud-
denly reached the
margins in the state
due to Thakur’s mas-
terstroke.
While on one side,
the Aam Aadmi Party
was claiming to
change the attitude of
politics through a road
show organized on
BJP’s foundation day
on 6th April in Mandi,
the home district of
Chief Minister Jai
Ram Thakur, however,
the current situation
is that the party’s
clan seems to be
completely disinte-
grating, which may
have never been im-
agined by AAP su-
premo Arvind Ke-
jriwal.
Delhi CM and par-
ty president Kejriwal
had handed the reins
of the party to Anoop
Kesri in Himachal
while appointing Sat-
ish Thakur as the
party gen-
e r a l
s e c -
retary in the hill state,
Thinking that on their
shoulders, he would
repeat the glorious
victory of Punjab in
Himachal too, howev-
er, Thakur woke Kejri-
wal from his deep
slumber. See also P5
Union Minister for Information
and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur
LUCKNOW l SUNDAY, APRIL 10, 2022 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/80229 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 147
On a day the Centre expanded the availability of precaution doses, the XE variant
of coronavirus, a more infectious but not more severe than the Omicron variety,
has been found in Gujarat, a highly placed official confirmed. Meanwhile, Mumbai
reported its first confirmed case of the XE variant of coronavirus on Saturday, the
city’s civic body BMC said. According to BMC, the man had gone to Vadodara.
XE VARIANT OF
CORONAVIRUS
DETECTED IN
GUJARAT
Nearly a month after the Congress was ousted from power in Punjab, the grand
old party on Saturday appointed Amarinder Singh Raja Warring as the president of
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. The post was earlier held by Navjot Singh
Sidhu who resigned last month. Warring was among the 18 MLAs who won their
seats for the Congress in the recently concluded election.
AMARINDER RAJA
WARRING REPLACES
SIDHU AS NEW
PUNJAB CONG CHIEF
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PAK SC COMPELS IMRAN
TO FACE NO-TRUST MOTION
Islamabad (Agen-
cies): Pakistan Prime
Minister Imran Khan
summoned a meeting
of his cabinet minis-
ters late on Saturday
night, even though his
government is expect-
ed to lose the no-confi-
dencemotion.Pakistan
National Assembly
Speaker Asad Qaiser
and his deputy Qasim
Suri resigned from
theirpostsatmidnight.
Later, Ayaz Sadiq de-
clared voting open.
Opposition leader
Maryam Nawaz Sha-
rif, Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-
N) Vice President,
slammed the govern-
ment in a series of
tweets, even calling
for the arrest of Im-
ran Khan, the Speak-
er and the Deputy
Speaker. Another op-
position leader Bila-
wal Bhutto Zardari
alleged that PM Khan
was trying to create a
constitutional crisis
and seeking military
intervention in the
country’s political af-
fairs by delaying vot-
ing on the no-confi-
dence motion.
PAK GOVT FILES REVIEW PLEA AGAINST SC
VERDICT ON DY SPEAKER’S RULING
The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday filed
a review petition against the Supreme Court’s verdict setting
aside the National Assembly Deputy Speaker’s rejection of
the no-trust motion against Imran Khan, reported local me-
dia. According to the sources, the development came after
Imran Khan finalized his consultations with legal experts
over the matter. The government will plead for suspension
of the verdict and for the National Assembly to be allowed to
function according to the rules, reported the media outlet.
GO TO INDIA IF YOU
LIKE IT SO MUCH:
MARYAM NAWAZ
WASHINGTON NIXES
IMRAN’S ‘FOREIGN
CONSPIRACY’ CLAIM
Pakistan’s Opposition
leader Maryam Nawaz on
April 9 lashed out at Prime
Minister Imran Khan for
lavishing praise on India,
saying he should go to
the neighbouring country
if he likes it so much. The
remarks of Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-N)
vice-president Maryam,
who is the daughter of
deposed PP Nawaz Sharif,
came after Khan called
India a “nation with a great
sense of honour”. “No
superpower can force India
to do anything against its
interests,” Imran had said.
Washington: The US has
bluntly rejected Pakistan’s
embattled Prime Minister Im-
ran Khan’s latest allegations
of a “foreign conspiracy”
plotted in Washington to
overthrow his government
with the help of the Opposi-
tion parties, saying there is
“absolutely no truth” to these
claims. Khan has been claim-
ing that the Opposition’s no-
confidence motion against
him was the result of a
“foreign conspiracy” because
of his independent foreign
policy and funds were being
channelled from abroad to
oust him from power.
...PM Imran likely to lose in Assembly
Islamabad HC, Pak SC open doors at midnight; National
Assembly Speaker and Deputy Speaker resign from post
Pak Army puts
various airports
on high alert. No govt
official, ministers
allowed to leave
country
Pak Army Chief
General Qamar
Javed Bajwa, ISI chief
Nadeem Anjum meet
PM; Imran refutes
rumours of de-notifying
Army Chief
Imran chairs
cabinet
meeting, says won’t
resign; Prisoners van
seen standing
outside Parliament
Pak Army briefly
surrounds PM
residence
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Reached out to Maya, offered CM
post, she didn’t respond: Rahul
Can’t regulate
parties offering
freebies during
polls: EC to SC New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Rahul Gandhi on
Saturday said the Con-
gress had offered to
form an alliance with
BSP chief Mayawati in
the recent Uttar
Pradesh assembly elec-
tion and make her the
chief ministerial can-
didate but “she did not
even talk to us”.
Lashing out at the
BSP supremo, the for-
mer Congress presi-
dent alleged that
Mayawati gave a clear
passage to the ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) in the state be-
cause of “the CBI, the
ED and Pegasus”.
The Congress won
only two seats out of
403 and got a vote share
of less than 2.5 percent
in Uttar Pradesh,
where the BJP retained
power. As many as 97
percent of Congress
candidates lost their
security deposit.
The BSP won just
one seat and a vote
share of around 13 per
cent. Nearly 72 per cent
of its candidates also
lost their deposit in the
election, which turned
out to be a bipolar con-
test between the BJP
and Samajwadi Party.
New Delhi: The Elec-
tion Commission (EC)
told the Supreme Court
that offering freebies ei-
ther before or after elec-
tions is a policy decision
of apoliticalparty
,andit
cannot regulate state
policies and decisions
taken by the parties.
In an affidavit, the EC
said:“Offering/distribu-
tion of any freebies ei-
ther before or after the
election is a policy deci-
sion of the party con-
cerned and whether
such policies are finan-
cially viable or its ad-
verse affect on the eco-
nomichealthof thestate
is a question that has to
be considered and de-
cidedbythevotersof the
state.
“The Election Com-
mission cannot regulate
state policies and deci-
sions which may be tak-
en by the winning party
when they form the gov-
ernment.Suchanaction
without enabling provi-
sionsinthelaw,wouldbe
an overreach of pow-
ers.” The EC clarified
that it does not have
power to deregister a po-
litical party except on
certain grounds.
Covishield, Covaxin to cost `225 per dose to
pvt hosps, which can charge upto `150 more
New Delhi (Agencies):
A day before the Centre
rolls out precautionary
doses of Covid-19 vac-
cines to all adults, the
Serum Institute of India
(SII) and Bharat Biotech
on Saturday slashed the
prices of Covishield and
Covaxinvaccinesforpri-
vate hospitals to Rs 225
per dose.
Significantly, on Sat-
urday, the Union Health
Ministry issued guide-
lines to all states that
private vaccination
centres can charge a
maximum of Rs 150 per
dose as service charge
over and above the cost
of the vaccines. “Pri-
vate vaccination cen-
tres must declare the
price per dose chargea-
ble by them on Co-WIN,
in accordance with the
prices declared by the
manufacturers,” the
ministry told the states.
The announcement
by Serum Institute and
Bharat Biotech came
hours before the two
vaccine manufacturers
held a consultation
meeting with the cen-
tral government.
‘NO NEED TO
REGISTER ON
CoWIN AGAIN
FOR BOOSTER’
The government clari-
fied that there is no
need for beneficiaries
to register on CoWIN
portal again for the
precaution dose of the
Covid-19 vaccine. All
due beneficiaries are
already registered on
CoWIN, Union health
secretary stated.
Precaution dose has
to be of the same vac-
cine that was admin-
istered to the benefi-
ciary previously.
File photo of Mayawati with Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.
BOOSTER DRIVE BEGINS TODAY

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FIRSTTIMEIN4DECADES,RULINGPARTY
TOGETMAJORITYINCOUNCIL:YOGI
CM says work of public welfare programmes and development will move forward at a faster pace now
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur/ Luc-
know: Exuding confi-
dence in BJP’s victory
in the ongoing MLC
polls, Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on Sat-
urday asserted that af-
ter almost four decades,
for the first time in the
state the ruling party
will attain a thumping
majority in the Legisla-
tive Council.
“As the BJP candi-
dates have been elected
unopposed on 9 seats in
the MLC elections be-
ing held for 36 seats, the
BJP is assured to win
the remaining 27 seats
too,”said Yogi after
casting his vote for the
Gorakhpur-Maharaj-
ganj seat.
With a thumping ma-
jority in the Legislative
Council as well as the
Assembly, the govern-
ment will be able to do
even better work in the
interest of public wel-
fare, women’s safety
and self-reliance, em-
ployment of youth, and
farmers, he added.
Crediting PM Modi
for the grand victory of
BJP in the assembly
elections, CM Yogi fur-
ther said, “We were able
to form our government
with two-thirds majori-
ty under the leadership
of Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi in 2017 and
2022 assembly elections.
This will be probably
the first time that the
ruling party will have a
majority in the State
Legislative Council.”
CM Yogi also said
that in 2017, the gov-
ernment had to face
difficulties due to num-
bers in the Upper
House. The Samajwadi
Party used to create
hurdles in develop-
ment works and public
welfare programs.
“This time, we will
get a thumping major-
ity in the Legislative
Council and the work
of public welfare pro-
grams and develop-
ment will move for-
ward at a fast pace,” he
stated. Responding to a
question, the CM said
that the policy of zero
tolerance against the
mafia will continue in
the state, but the hous-
es of the poor will not
be destroyed.
“Anti-land-mafia task
force is taking back en-
croached land from ma-
fias, we won’t raze shan-
ties of poor on en-
croached land until we
rehabilitate them. In
this regard, instruc-
tions have been issued
to the officials.”
The CM went on saying
that assets worth Rs
2500 crore have been
seized from profession-
al mafia. If the land
does not belong to the
reserved category, then
the poor should be giv-
en a lease there. If he
belongs to the reserved
category, he should be
provided accommoda-
tion elsewhere. He also
informed that instruc-
tions have been given
for systematic rehabili-
tation of street vendors
and giving them benefit
of SVANidhi scheme.
Along with CM, former
Union Minister Shiv
Pratap Shukla, local
MP Ravi Kishen Shuk-
la, Mayor Sitaram
Jaiswal, Gorakhpur Ru-
ral MLA Bipin Singh
also casted their votes.
CM Yogi Adityanath offering prayers at Bharat Sevashram Sangh in Gorakhpur on Saturday.
CM EXTENDS GREETINGS,
BEST WISHES ON NAVRATRI
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath participated in
Maa Durga Puja celebrations organized by
Bharat Sevashram Sangh on the occasion of Maha
Ashtami in Gorakhpur on Saturday. Extending
warm greetings and best wishes on the occasion of
the holy festival of Basantik Navratri, Mahaashtami
and Ram Navami, he said through this event, I am
getting the privilege of being associated with the
Bharat Sevashram Sangh. The CM said that Bharat
Sevashram Sangh is showing very meaningful
work for the establishment of Vedic religion in the
North Eastern states and Bengal. The Sangh is
known for its service to major pilgrimage sites in
the country and its dedication to the Vedic religion.
The CM said he is getting an opportunity to come
here after almost three years.
3.6 crore ration card holders to
get DigiLocker facility in UP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Ration card
holders of Uttar
Pradesh will no longer
face difficulty in get-
ting ration anywhere
in the country, thanks
to the State Govern-
ment led by Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
which is set to provide
DigiLocker facility to
3.6 crore ration card
holders soon.
The facility will en-
able ration card hold-
ers of the state to avail
ration easily across
the country under One
Nation One Card
Scheme. The Depart-
ment of Information
Technology has in-
cluded provision of
DigiLocker facility to
the 3.6 crore ration
card holders of the
state in its 100-day ac-
tion plan and has al-
ready initiated action
in this regard.
The DigiLocker fa-
cility will not only
make ration available
to people easily, but
also prevent malprac-
tices by dealers. Be-
sides, ration card hold-
ers will have no fear of
loss or damage of ra-
tion card. The collec-
tion of ration by the
beneficiary will be
digitally recorded on
the ration card.
It is worth mention-
ing here that DigiLock-
er aims at empowering
citizens through ac-
cess to their authentic
digital document
wallet.
First India Bureau
Ghaziabad/Lucknow,
A mother-daughter duo
from Ghaziabad were
left overwhelmed with
joy due to the swift ac-
tion taken by the Chief
Minister’s Office on
their letter highlighting
theirdaily-lifestruggles.
They could not believe
that on such a short no-
tice, their problem will
be addressed and justice
will be served.
Mamata and her
mother were helpless,
penniless and unable to
live in their own place in
Ghaziabad because of
some unthoughtful con-
struction surrounding
their very old and dilapi-
dated home. Despite fac-
ing all the struggle, they
ran from pillar to post
before finally knocking
atthedoorof Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
As soon as the CM
came to know about the
miserable condition of
Mamata, he immediate-
lyorderedtoprovideher
withthehelpof Rs25,000
for her mother’s treat-
ment, ensuring the allo-
cation of funds as per
rules under Pradhan
MantriAwasYojanaand
allotment of a house to
reside under ASRA Yo-
jana, till their ancestral
home in Ghaziabad is
repaired. The District
Supply Officer, Ghazi-
abad, has also been di-
rected to help Mamata
get her Antyodaya card.
The officials of the
Ghaziabad Develop-
ment Authority have
also been asked to issue
instructions to the own-
er of the building not to
convert the residential
building located on the
left side of Mamata’s
house into a mosque.
In addition to their
misery, Mamata’s
mother has cataracts
in her eyes, while
Mamata herself is
physically disabled.
She has undergone
major spinal surgery,
due to which the lower
part of her waist does
not work properly.
Hence, Mamata urged
the CM to take strict
action against the har-
assers, get her Antyo-
daya card made, a
house to reside in, and
some funds to repair
her house and get med-
ical treatment for her-
self and her mother.
CMYogilendsahelpinghandtodaughter,mother
Mamata receiving a cheque of Rs 25,000 from an official.
V FOR VICTORY
Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya casts his vote for the MLC elections at a booth in Prayagraj on Saturday. (R) Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia cast her vote with
Sarojininagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh and councillors at the municipal headquarters in Lucknow on Saturday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
TwitterhandleofCMYogi’sofficehacked
PVT SCHOOLS
TO HIKE FEES
Lucknow (PTI): The
official Twitter handle
of the Chief Minister’s
Office was hacked
briefly in the early
hours of Saturday, a
senior officer said, as-
serting that action will
be taken against those
responsible. A case
was registered in this
connection at the Cy-
ber Crime police sta-
tion in Lucknow.
“The account was
hacked for around 29
minutes at night. The
hackers posted around
400-500 tweets, and the
account was suspend-
ed on grounds of un-
natural activity,” the
senior official said.
Later, in a tweet in
Hindi, the UP govern-
ment said, “There was
an attempt by anti-so-
cial elements to hack
the official Twitter ac-
count of the Chief
Minister’s Office @
CMOfficeUP at 12.30
am on April 9. Some
tweets were posted by
them which were re-
covered immediately.”
CM Yogi Adityanath
said the agencies con-
cerned are investigat-
ing. the matter.
Lucknow: All private
schools in the state to in-
crease school fees by up
to a maximum of 10%
for all classes during the
current session of 2022
– 23. This decision was
reached by all the asso-
ciationsof UttarPradesh
which mandated private
schools to not increase
fee by more than 10%
this increase in fee will
be based on the fee that
was being charged dur-
ing the 2020 session.
Spl programmes
for women’s uplift
to kickstart soon
First India Bureau
Lucknow:UttarPradesh
government will roll out
special programmes
across the state under
the Mission Shakti soon
to make women self-reli-
ant. All the preparations
have been completed at
the administrative level,
an official said while in-
formingthatinlinewith
the wishes of chief min-
ister, the programmes
have been tailormade
keeping in mind that the
benefits and informa-
tion of the golden
schemes implemented
for the upliftment of
women and daughters
can be obtained.
“Mission Shakti” in
its first avtaar has seen
positive results. Manoj
Rai, Director, Women’s
WelfareandChildDevel-
opment, said Swavalam-
ban Camp would be or-
ganized on April 27, un-
der which the govern-
ment’s golden schemes
like Mukhyamantri
Kanya Sumangala Yoja-
na, Mukhyamantri Bal
Seva Yojna, Destitute
Women’s Pension
Scheme would be imple-
mented. District Magis-
trates will lead this pro-
gramme. The DM and
DPO will interact with
adolescent girls and
women for two hours
and sensitise them on is-
sueslikesexualexploita-
tion, gender inequality
,
domestic violence, fe-
malefeticide,gendervio-
lence in the workplace
and dowry harassment.
D
D
KNOW MORE ABOUT DIGILOCKER
CYBER TEAM TO PROBE
Lucknow: The case was registered in Cyber police
station into the matter of hacking of official twitter
account of UP chief minister. Prashant Kumar, addi-
tional director general of police (law and order) said
that it was sensitive issue and case was registered
against cyber criminals and further investigations
were underway. Cyber team of DGP headquarter will
also probe the issue, he pointed out.
MISSION SHAKTI
Mamata had
written that her
house was
surrounded by a
Mosque and she
was being
unnecessarily
harassed by
some miscreants
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Satish Maha-
na, Speaker of the Legis-
lative Assembly will
leave for Guwahati on
Sunday to attend the
2-dayConferenceof Com-
monwealth Parliamen-
tary Association India
Region. The inaugural
sessionof the8thConfer-
ence will have Om Birla,
Speaker of Lok Sabha as
Chief GuestwhileGover-
nor of Assam will give
the concluding address.
The theme of the con-
ference is “Strengthen-
ing legislative oversight
to help optimize develop-
ment outcomes for aspi-
rational sections of soci-
ety in which Speaker of
theLegislativeAssembly
willdeliverhisspeechon
the topic “Bringing
youth centric policies
into the mainstream”
and “Using youth power
fornationaldevelopment
and public interest”.
C’wealth assn meet:
Mahana in Guwahati
Legislative Assembly speaker
with Kanpur mayor Pramila
Pandey coming out after
casting vote on Saturday
Facility will enable
ration card holders
to avail ration easily
across the country
SWIFT ACTION
—FILE PHOTO

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CRUCIAL READ
Noida: Edifice Engineering and Jet Demolitions,
which has been roped in by the Noida authority to
demolish the illegally built Supertech twin towers, will
carry out a test blast Sun afternoon, and has asked
residents of nearby societies to stay indoors during
that period. The test blast would be carried out at
2.30 pm on Sunday in the society in sector 93-A,
according to an advisory issued by the firm. ”A test
blast will be performed at the Supertech Emerald twin
towers situated in sector 93A Noida, India, on Sunday
April 10 at 2.30 PM. For your own safety, an Exclu-
sion Zone will be enforced by the Military and Police.
TWO FAMILY
MEMBERS DIE OF
ELECTROCUTION
Fatehpur: Two mem-
bers of a family were
electrocuted after than
came in contact with a
high tension wire here,
police said on Satur-
day. They identified the
deceased as Nishad
(18) and his uncle
Jayaram (35), residents
of Jara Ka Dera village
under Chandpur police
station limits. A power
line broke and fell on
the barbed wire used in
fencing the fields. On
Friday night, the duo
came in contact with it
and were electrocuted,
Chandpur police station
SHO Yogendra Kumar
said. Their bodies were
sent for postmortem,
he said.
WANTED CRIMINAL
ARRESTED AFTER
ENCOUNTER IN UP
Muzaffarnagar: Police
have arrested notori-
ous criminal carrying
rewars of Rs 15,000 on
his hear, after encoun-
ter in Meerapur area.
Police sources here
said that during vehicle
checking drive police
team intercepted one
suspect near Kutubpur
Canal under Meerapur
police station area but
he opened fire on po-
lice team. In retaliatory
firing the criminal was
injured and one coun-
try-made pistol along
with cartages were
recovered from him.
Injured criminal was
identified as Wasim
resident of Shyam
Nagar.
NOIDA SUPERTECH TWIN TOWERS
DEMOLITION: TEST BLAST TODAY
NIA JOINS GKP TEMPLE ATTACK PROBE
Janardan Misra
Gorakhpur: Along
with UP Special Task
Force (STF) and An-
ti-Terrorist Squad
(ATS), National Investi-
gation Agency (NIA)
will probe the Gora-
khnath temple case. It
was reported that probe
will be handed over to
NIA as the investiga-
tions revealed interna-
tional connections of
arrested accused Ah-
mad Murtaza Abbasi.
ATS investigations re-
vealed that accused
Murtaza Abbasi was
involved in terror fund-
ing and had connection
with terrorist organisa-
tion ISIS. Murtaza had
attacked on security
guards of Gorakhnath
temple with sharp
weapon on April 3.
Earlier, Murtaza said
that he was pained by
atrocities against Mus-
lims and government
was targeting Muslims
by CIA and NRC. Mur-
taza, an IIT graduate
said he went to Gora-
khnath temple as po-
lice officials are always
stationed there and he
wanted to flee after at-
tacking them. ATS has
recovered objection-
able videos, documents
from residence of Mur-
taza and his connection
with foreign handlers
including Pakistan’s
agency ISI were also
revealed during inves-
tigation.
Earlier his hon-
ey-trap connection was
also revealed.
ATS has also interrogat-
ed one of associate of
Murtaza from Mahara-
jganj and it revealed
that his radical ideology
was forcing him for an-
ti-national activities.
Gonda(PTI): The Gon-
da district police shunt-
ed an outpost in-charge
for dereliction of duty
on Saturday, a day after
the body of a minor girl
was found in a car out-
side an ashram. The
body of the 13-year-old
girl, a resident of Bi-
maur village, was found
in the vehicle parked
outside an ashram built
by supporters of self-
styled godman Asaram
Bapu.
A post-mortem exam-
ination of the body has
ruled out rape. The po-
lice have lodged an FIR
but are yet to make any
arrest. “The in-charge
of the Misraulia police
outpost, Awadh Bihari
Chaubey, has been sent
to the police lines over
dereliction of duty
. The
investigation of the
case has been handed
over to another officer,”
Superintendent of Po-
lice, Gonda, Santosh Ku-
mar Mishra told. On the
post-mortem examina-
tion, the SP said, “The
doctor’s panel has ruled
out rape. The post-mor-
tem report claimed that
the girl was killed at
least 48 hours before the
examination.
Sitapur(PTI):A UP
seer, who allegedly de-
livered a hate speech
against a community
and made a rape threat,
has been booked, police
here said on Saturday.
Bajrang Muni Das, the
mahant of the Ma-
harshi Shri Lakshman
Das Udasin Ashram in
Khairabad town, alleg-
edly made the speech
and threat on April 2
and the video of it sur-
faced on social media
platforms on Thursday
.
“A case has been reg-
istered against Mahant
Bajrang Muni Das over
his hate speech in
Khairabad. After collec-
tion of evidence and
inquiry, police will ini-
tiate action according-
ly,” Additional Superin-
tendent of Police Sita-
pur, Rajiv Dikshit,
said.“My statement has
been presented in a
wrong way. I seek un-
conditional apology for
the same,” he said.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Cabinet
minister for Tourism
and Culture depart-
ment, UP Govt Jaiveer
Singh has issued direc-
tives for completing all
ongoing schemes of
Culture department
within deadline while
ensuring transparency
and quality work.
He said that in accor-
dance to directives is-
sued by Chief Minister
Yogi Aditynath all
works mentioned in the
100-day agenda of Cul-
ture department shpl
be completed within
the set timeframe
and no laxity in
would be tolerated.
The minister was re-
viewing progress
achieved in works
done under different
ongoing schemes of
Culture department
as part of the 100-
day agenda at Direc-
torate of Culture.
He said that for
establishing Cultur-
al patriotism under
the guidance of
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi and
Chief Yogi Aditya-
nath, the value and tra-
dition of Indian cul-
ture will have to be
spread the world over.
He said that before 2017
such environment nev-
er existed. He informed
that in Ayodhya on the
occasion of Ram Nava-
mi, the Ayodhya Shodh
Santhan would release
10 granths under the
Global Encyclopedia of
the Ramayan would be
released and published.
Jhansi(PTI): Thirty-
two people including 26
students were arrested
Friday in connection
with the recent paper
leak of the Bun-
delkhand University’s
B.Sc examination, po-
lice said. A local court,
however, granted bail to
all the 32 people.
On April 6, the said
paper was leaked by the
employees of an exami-
nation centre and deliv-
ered to various students
through WhatsApp just
a few hours before the
examination, Jhansi
DM Ravindra Kumar
and SSP Shiv Hari Mee-
na said in a joint press
conference here on Fri-
day. They said a joint
team of police and ad-
ministration was set up
to probe the matter.
A student, named
Ajay Bhaskar, was
caught by the flying
squad on April 6 while
copying in the B.Sc
Physics II question pa-
per, they said. During
the investigation, it was
found that someone had
sent this question paper
to him on WhatsApp be-
fore the examination,
they said.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Navneet Se-
hgal, ACS (MSME) on
Saturday inaugurated
a two-day “UP Busi-
ness and Start-up
Expo” and workshop
organized by the PHD
Chamber of Com-
merce at PHD House,
Gomti Nagar. In his ad-
dress at the event,
Navneet Segal said
that due to the effort of
the state government
job the youth of the
state have become job
creator instead of be-
ing job seekers.
He added that prog-
ress has been achieved
towards making entre-
preneurs in the state as
in the last 5 years 96
lakh small entrepre-
neurs of the state have
been helped with meet-
ing their capital needs
by connecting them
with banks.
He added that about
11 lakh units have al-
ready been physically
verified and these units
employ 30 lakh people
in the state.
He further added
that the 96 lakh units
in the state will help
provide employment
to close to 3 crore peo-
ple. Additional Chief
Secretary (MSME)
stated that the State
Government is giving
special emphasis on
making youth entre-
preneurs and that spe-
cial emphasis has been
laid on promoting ap-
prenticeship schemes
in the state.
Gorakhnath Temple —FILE PHOTO
WHO INVOLVED
Girl’s body outside
ashram: Cop shunted
for dereliction of duty
PROUD MOMENT
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu giving away the Sangeet Natak Akademi award to famous
folk icon Malini Awasthi for her contribution to folk music in UP, at an event in New Delhi on
Saturday. Union Minister for Culture G Kishan Reddy is also seen.
THREAT TO LIFE
Complete all tourism-related
work in time: Jaiveer to officers
DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW MEETING
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Pandemic, Technology played a
great role in the medical health
sector. WeClinic™ is a new era
of homoeopathy clinic, providing
high quality and accessible health
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root and enhancing resistance to
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in which homoeopathy doctors
connect with their patients,
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disorders like Piles-Fistula-Fissure,
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menses etc), Male complaints and
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“Our Mission is to educate
the general population to avoid
unnecessary surgeries and shift
towards holistic treatment of
homoeopathy. Surgeries must be
chosen only in case of emergencies
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A new era of Homoeopathy Clinics
(A Business Connect Initiative)
A departmental review meeting was held in Lucknow under the
chairmanship of Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh.
Principal Secretary Culture Tourism Mukesh Meshram and
Director Culture Shishir also present.
32 arrested in Bundelkhand
University paper leak case
THE CULPRIT
An FIR was filed and
investigation initiated
which found that Raj-
deep Yadav, a clerk of
Shri Ram Mahavidya-
laya, had sent the paper
to his niece before the
exam after which it was
forwarded to various
students.
UP Police
book seer
who issued
'rape threat'
Sehgal inaugurates business and start-up expo
Additional Chief Secretary, MSME, Navneet Sehgal
‘YOUTH WILL GET AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT’
Dr. Navneet Sehgal, ACS (MSME) on Saturday
inaugurated V-Serve Academy run by VServe
Infosystem Pvt Ltd for the development of Start-
ups. ACS Navneet Sehgal in his address said
praised the work done by VServe Infosystem
Private Limited for making great effort to upskill
the youth of the state. He added that there is no
dearth of talent in Uttar Pradesh but it’s the lack
of better opportunities which is affecting the
youth of the state. He further added that through
VServe, youth will get an opportunity to connect
with new technology.

PERSPECTIVE
04
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Colony, Raheem Nagar, Dudouli
Road, Madiyaon, Lucknow (UP).
Editor-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra.
Editor: Vishal Srivastav
responsible for selection of news
under the PRB Act
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
You will keep in perfect
peace those whose minds
are steadfast, because
they trust in you.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Nirmala Sitharaman
@nsitharaman
Thanks @BJYM and thanks @Tejasvi_
Surya for giving me an opportunity to
interact with the team. Good idea to
have Policy Dialogue. Happy to have
joined in today. Well structured. Lively
and enthusiastic participation. So
much promise in the team!
Kiren Rijiju
@KirenRijiju
Delhi High Court Judges and Lawyers
displayed a great spirit during kick
off event of “FUTSAL 2022” Football
Tournament organized by Delhi High
Court Bar Association at New Delhi. It’s
a wonderful efforts to promote sports
culture Fit India Movement.
TOP TWEETS
AN “UNFORTUNATE”
TREND WHICH JUDGES
HAVE TO FIGHT FOR
DEMOCRACY’S SAKE
elations between the
judiciary and the
government have
shown signs of
strain in recent
years. The government is al-
ways happy to have a pliable ju-
diciary and an uncompromising
judge is always an irritant. But
the culture of maligning judges
of the country’s highest court
on social media and by the gov-
ernment is not conducive for the
country’s democracy. As it is,
the government’s anti-people
decision can only be challenged
in a court and if that institution
gets compromised then God save
this country. Highlighting the
tendency to attack the judiciary
the Chief Justice of India Jus-
tice NV Ramana voiced his con-
cern over “attacks on judiciary
in media, particularly social
media” on Constitution Day last
year. Some of these comments
appeared sponsored…motivated
and targeted, he said.
The CJI has once again raised
the red flag over the trend to ma-
lign judges by the government.
“It is a new trend. The govern-
ment has started maligning
judges,” he said. It is indeed an
“unfortunate” trend.
R
nion Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah
pitching for Hindi
as a spoken lan-
guage instead of
English may appear to be in-
nocuous to those in the Hindi-
speaking belt but in Tamil
Nadu it’ll be construed as lin-
guisticchauvinism.Shahsaid
at a recent meeting of the Par-
liamentary Official Language
Committee that Hindi should
be accepted as an alternative
toEnglishandnottolocallan-
guages. PM Narendra Modi,
Shah said, has decided that
the medium of running the
government is the official lan-
guage. This will add to the im-
portance of Hindi, Shah said.
Hindiasanationallanguage
has been a sensitive issue in
southern India and the region
witnessed a three-year lan-
guage war in Madras Presi-
dencywaybackin1937-40over
compulsory teaching of Hindi
in schools. It is Tamil Nadu
which has persistently op-
posedintroductionof Hindiin
the state. The state’s main po-
litical parties---the AIADMK
and DMK---have both refused
to accept Hindi as the state’s
official language. TN has, in
fact, witnessed the highest
number of agitations com-
pared to other states opposing
Hindi. In 2019 several protests
were held in Bengaluru over
Hindi Divas celebrations.
As expected the first objec-
tion to Shah’s statement has
come from Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister MK Stalin who
warned that the move was
against India’s pluralism and
integrity
.“If accepted,itwould
wreck the nation’s integrity
,”
Stalinsaid.“Does@AmitShah
think that “Hindi state” is
enough and Indian states are
not needed,” Stalin asked. A
way has to be found for the
country to have a linguistic
identity through dialogue.
SHAH RAISES TN’S
HACKLES OVER HINDI
Shah said at a recent meeting of the Parliamentary Official
Language Committee that Hindi should be accepted as an
alternative to English and not to local languages. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, Shah said, has decided that the
medium of running the government is the official language. This
will add to the importance of Hindi, Shah said
U
LETTERS FROM INDIA’S
GREATEST DIPLOMAT
PN HAKSAR
India House, Aldwych,
London, W.C.2.
April 7, 1967
My dear Natwar,
I cannot thank you enough for your letter. The state
of indecision was beginning to tell on my nerves. You
can, therefore, imagine my gratitude to you. I think that
you allow your emotions to run away with your judge-
ment. The expectations people have from me are cruel.
I suppose if all of us with good will and stout hearts
work together, there might be some hope. I shall cer-
tainly get you a copy of Bertrand Russell’s book. We are
leaving here on May 4 arriving in New Delhi on May 5.
We would want to stay in the Ministry of External Af-
fair’s Hostel. We shall be four only i.e two children and
ourselves. I believe a suite with kitchen and bathroom
would accommodate us all. If not, we can have a suite
plus an adjoining room, if this were possible. Please do
whatever you can. Our baggage would take months to
arrive. We have, therefore, to carry on as best as we can.
Yours affectionately,
PN Haksar
Kanwar Natwar Singh
Deputy Secretary to the PM,
PM Secretariat, New Delhi
4/9, Shanti Niketan,
New Delhi-110021
Phone 671149
July 11, 1991
My dear Natwar,
I have your letter of June 17. You have put me in the
same embarrassing situation in which Sharada had put
me when he asked me to contribute an article to a book
dedicated to the memory of Smt. Indira Gandhi. In terms
of purely personal relations, I have the deepest affection
for Rajiv. And, I believe, he gave me his affection and also
respect. However, writing about Rajiv as a Prime Minis-
ter is another matter. Also, being old-fashioned, I sub-
scribe to the wisdom contained in the Latin proverb:
Mortus nil nisi bonum. So, you will understand my per-
plexity and dilemma generated by your letter. This is a
purely personal letter to you as you will understand what
I am trying to say
. I trust that you are well and in the best
of spirit and health. With lots of love to you and Hem.
Yours Affectionately.
PN Haksar
Shri K. Natwar Singh
Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust
1, Akbar Road, New Delhi-110011
4/9, Shanti Niketan,
New Delhi 110021
Phone: 4673545/6886146
December 17, 1997
Dearest Hem and Natwar,
There was some English poet who used the words
‘jaded calendar’. He also described the contemporary
culture as ‘diabetic’ which was, according to him, ‘rot-
ting the nerve of Life and Literature’. As I suffer from a
chronic state of cheerfulness, I look forward to the year
1998. Without feeling jaded. Your New Year card added
to my cheerfulness. Many
, many thanks for it. May I, on
my part, wish you and yours, with all my heart, all the
best not only in the year 1998 but in the next millennia.
Yours affectionately,
PN Haksar
Shri and Smt K Natwar Singh
D 1/37, Vasant Vihar,
New Delhi-110057
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
PN Haksar (1913-1998) was India’s greatest diplomat
and Civil Servant. I owe him much. I considered him my
Guru. The other day I was sorting out old papers. Out
came several letters from PNH. I reproduce 4 in the
column. Here is a charming and delightful one from
Lagos, Nigeria. He was High Commissioner there.
Lagos
My dear Natwar,
I am not one of the world’s best letter writers. I, therefore, felt a little taken aback
when I found myself writing to you this letter. But I had to. There is no escape. I
was so overwhelmed with a desire to communicate. And since, the best way to resist
temptation is to yield to it, initially at any rate, I am writing to you. I do not care
to enquire into the origins of this great spirit of energy on my part. As you know
very well, I prefer to lie in my bed to sit up and I have even a greater preference for
just going to sleep. By the way, I think it was a lack of foresight on my part to have
travelled up to Mussoorie with you and thus to have betrayed an aspect of my
character which is moulded in less heroic a pattern. Anyhow the deed was done
and, at this stage there is very little point in pretending that I love exercise and
outdoor life. All this is absurd. I meant to write to you about other things. But here
am I talking about myself. And all this because one can be too much with oneself
in a place like Lagos. Trust this finds you well and that you are now all set for tak-
ing a plunge in matrimonial waters.
With affectionate regards
Yours,
PNH

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INDIA
05
Former JK
Minister Babu
Singh held in
Hawala case
Jammu (Agencies): A
former Jammu and
Kashmir Minister was
arrested on Saturday
for an alleged Hawala
money case.
Jitendra Singh aka
Babu Singh was arrest-
ed by JK police in
Kathua and subse-
quently shifted to Jam-
mu for questioning.
Singh was evading
arrest after police re-
portedly unearthed a
hawala racket and ar-
rested four people part
of alleged hawala
transactions.
Police said more than
6 lakh rupees recovered
from the accused in
Jammu were meant to
be handed over to Singh.
Babu Singh was a
minister in the PDP-
Congress government
in 2002.
The former Minister
from Kathua was an op-
ponentof theabrogation
of Article 370 and down-
gradingof JKstateinto
two Union Territories.
Singhfrequentlyspoke
against the Centre’s
move and demanded re-
storing JKs special sta-
tus and statehood.
Babu Singh
MGP gets Min post despite
BJP MLAs’ objections
Panaji (Agencies):
ThreeMLAsweresworn
in as Ministers in the
Cabinet of Goa Chief
MinisterPramodSawant
on Saturday
, completing
the appointment of min-
isters in the state. BJP
MLAs Nilkanth
Halarnkar, Subhash
Phal Dessai and senior
M a h a r a s h t r aw a d i
Gomantak Party (MGP)
legislator Ramkrishna
alias Sudin Dhavalikar
were sworn in by Gover-
norPSSreedharanPillai
at the Raj Bhavan.
The induction of the
three ministers in the
all-male Cabinet comes
12 days after the swear-
ing-in ceremony of
Sawant and eight other
ministers in a grand
ceremony on March 28
held in the presence of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi. The new min-
isters are yet to be as-
signed their portfolios.
The inclusion of
MGP leader Dhavalikar
was opposed by most of
the 20 BJP MLAs in the
state. The MGP had con-
tested the polls in a pre-
poll alliance with the
TMC. The BJP had then
termed the alliance “un-
holy”. After the election
results were declared on
March 10, the MGP –
which won two seats –
extended “uncondition-
al support” to the BJP,
which won 20 of the 40
seats in the Assembly
.
The BJP formed the
government with the
support of the MGP and
three Independent
MLAs, giving it a major-
ity of 25 in the House. It
was the BJP’s central
leadershipwhichfinally
decided on Dhavalikar’s
inclusionintheCabinet.
Pramod Sawant
Indian student shot dead in
Canada, EAM expresses grief
Toronto (PTI): A
21-year-old Indian stu-
dent has been shot dead
by an unidentified man
at the entrance of a
subway station here in
Canada while he was
on his way to work, po-
lice said.
The victim, Kartik
Vasudev, was shot on
Thursday evening at
the Glen Road entrance
to Sherbourne TTC sta-
tion in St James Town.
Vasudev received
medical attention from
an off-duty paramedic
and was taken to a hos-
pital where he suc-
cumbed to his injuries,
the Toronto Police Ser-
vice said in a statement.
The homicide squad
of the Toronto Police
Service has taken over
the investigation.
There was no word if
the police suspect it to
be a hate crime.
Meanwhile, Exter-
nal Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar has ex-
pressed grief at the
killing. “Grieved by
this tragic incident.
Deepest condolences
to the family,” Jais-
hankar tweeted.
Over 58% decline
in Congress
income in FY21
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The income of
the Indian National
Congress declined by
over 58 per cent in fi-
nancial year 2020-21,
down from Rs 682.2
crore in the previous
fiscal to Rs 285.7 crore,
according to its audit
report submitted to the
Election Commission.
The party’s expendi-
ture, too, dipped from Rs
998.15 crore in the previ-
ous fiscal year to Rs 209
crore in FY 2021, the re-
port submitted to the EC
on March 30 revealed.
TheCongress’income
in FY 2018-19 stood at Rs
918 crore. It has contin-
ued to decline since
then. Other parties in-
cluding the NCP and
JD(U) also submitted
their audited accounts
reports to the EC.
I was born in centre of power but it
does not interest me: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (PTI): For-
mer Congress president
Rahul Gandhi on Satur-
day said that despite be-
ing born in the centre of
power, he has no greed
or temptation for it.
The Congress MP
was speaking while
launching a collection
of essays edited by for-
mer IAS officer K. Raju
at Jawahar Bhawan.
“There are politi-
cians who are constant-
ly in search of power....
I was born in the centre
of power but honestly
, it
does not interest me at
all. On the contrary, I
try to understand the
people and the country
.
In the process, I came to
know that India is the
only country in the
world where untoucha-
bility still exists. We
need to break free from
this regressive mind-
set,” he said.
Expressing his grati-
tude for the constant
love that he received
from the people, Gandhi
said: “My country has
loved me uncondition-
ally for which I shall be
indebted eternally
. Defi-
nitely, there have been
times when I have re-
ceived brick bats as well
which caused immense
pain but deep within I
know that my country
wants to teach me, so I
try to understand it.”
On people being tar-
getted only because
they belong to a par-
ticular caste or creed
he said: “I have also
seen times when mobs
assaulted innocent peo-
ple like animals with
sticks and batons sim-
ply because they be-
longed to a different
caste or religion. This
is happening only with
Dalits in the country.”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaking at Jawahar Bhawan.
ATTACK ON PAWAR HOME
NCP says ‘plot’ to physically harm
him, Sena senses ‘BJP conspiracy’
Mumbai (Agencies):
In a direct charge, Ma-
harashtra’s ruling Shiv
Sena on Saturday ac-
cused opposition
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) of mastermind-
ing the conspiracy of
the attack on National-
ist Congress Party Pres-
ident Sharad Pawar’s
home on Friday even-
ing, while a Minister
said it was a sinister
plan to cause physical
harm to the senior lead-
er and his family, and
Governor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari condemned
the incident.
Housing Minister Dr
Jitendra Awhad made a
startling claim that the
whole purpose of the
assault was to cause
“bodily harm” to Pa-
war, his wife and other
family members pre-
sent at that time in their
Silver Oaks bungalow.
“Fortunately, with the
blessings of millions of
people of the state,
nothing untoward hap-
pened to Pawar Saheb
or his family mem-
bers,” he added.
NCP state spokesper-
son Mahesh Tapase
said that the attack was
a pre-planned and polit-
ically-motivated con-
spiracy intended to
destabilise the MVA
government, but
warned that the party
activists would not “re-
main mute spectators”.
“On one hand, the
state transport workers
welcomed the Bombay
High Court verdict
with huge celebra-
tions... How did they
suddenly decide to pelt
stones and shoes? BJP
leaders like Anil Bonde
and others are misguid-
ing the employees
which is very regretta-
ble,” he said.
Talking to the media
after meeting Pawar,
Sena MP and chief
spokesperson Sanjay
Raut said that the trans-
port workers’ stir on
Friday was not an agita-
tion, but “a brutal, pre-
planned attack” on the
NCP leader’s residence
at Silver Oaks bunga-
low in south Mumbai.
“It is regretful that
the Opposition (BJP) is
supporting such acts...
They are stooping to the
lowest level of politics
to target the MVA gov-
ernment and create a
law-and-order situation
in the state,” he said.
The protesters in front of the Sharad Pawar’s residence, Silver Oak, in Mumbai. —FILE PHOTO
TWO-DAY POLICE
REMAND FOR
MSRTC LAWYER
Mumbai (Agencies): A
Mumbai court on Satur-
day sent advocate Gun-
ratan Sadavarte, counsel
for the Maharashtra
State Road Transport
Corporation (MSRTC)
employees, to two days
police custody till April
11 in connection with the
attack on the residence
of Nationalist Congress
Party president Sharad
Pawar on Friday. Another
109 MSRTC workers
who were arrested in the
same incident were sent
to judicial custody and
they will be entitled to
apply for bail soon.
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday
condemned an “attack” on the residence of Nationalist Congress Party
(NCP) chief Sharad Pawar. Over 100 striking employees of the Maha-
rashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) staged a sudden
and angry protest outside Pawar’s residence in Mumbai on Friday
afternoon when he was home, alleging he has not done anything to
resolve their issues. “I condemn the attack on the residence of one of
India’s senior-most public figures, Sharad Pawar @PawarSpeaks and
welcome the statement of @CMOMaharashtra for stern action
against the offenders,” Banerjee tweeted.
MAMATA CONDEMNS ‘ATTACK’ ON PAWAR’S RESIDENCE
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Saturday expressing concern
over the matter said that Sharad Pawar is a senior leader and such an incident
should not have happened. Guv Koshyari said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray
is handling the matter and he is very sensible. He also said that Sharad Pawar is a
distinguished leader and so no-one will encourage such incidents. “In this matter
Maharashtra government will pay attention, ”said Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Meanwhile,
Mumbai Police today arrested seven more people in connection with the protest
outside Pawar’s Mumbai house taking the tally of those arrested in the case to 110.
CM IS HANDLING THE MATTER: MAHA GOVERNOR
Guwahati (PTI): Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Bir-
la on Saturday said that
Indian cultural ethos
view the world as a
global family and Indi-
ans believe that all in-
ternational disputes
should be resolved
through dialogue.
He said that India
regularly holds talks
with other countries to
resolve pending issues
to ensure peace and sta-
bility, which are requi-
site for development.
Addressing the inau-
gural session of the
Commonwealth Parlia-
mentary Association
(CPA) mid-year execu-
tive committee meeting
here, Birla said, “Our
Indian cultural ethos
view the world as a glob-
alfamily
.Webelievethat
all international prob-
lems should be resolved
through dialogue.”
“Peace and stability
are needed for develop-
ment. Hence, India reg-
ularly holds talks with
other countries to re-
solve pending issues,”
he said.
Birla hoped that the
deliberations during
the two-day meet, which
India is hosting for the
first time, will help
member nations
strengthen democratic
institutions in their re-
spective countries.
He said that India has
been taking forward its
democratic traditions,
and increasing mass
voter participation in
the election process
bears testimony to peo-
ple’s faith in democracy
.
“Right from the vil-
lage level bodies to the
Parliament at the top,
we have democratic
process involved at all
levels with 90 crore vot-
ers participating in it…
India is the world’s larg-
est working democra-
cy,” he said.
The Lok Sabha speak-
er said that the diversi-
ty in the country has
strengthened its democ-
racy, while the Covid-19
pandemic has taught
the world to face prob-
lems collectively
.
Birla, also the chair-
person of the India re-
gion unit of the associa-
tion, said, “I hope that in
the CPA meet, ways to
take good governance to
the people and strength-
en democratic tradi-
tions will be discussed.”
Noting that the pan-
demic had pushed the
meeting by two years,
CPA acting chairperson
Ian Liddell-Grainger
urged the members to
use the chance to con-
nect, develop, promote
and support each other
in ensuring the deliver-
ance of good govern-
ance to people. Repre-
sentatives from 53 mem-
ber countries are at-
tending the event
through either physical
or virtual modes.
Indian cultural ethos view world as global family: Birla
COMMONWEALTH
PARL ASSOCIATION
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla
took a leaf out of parliamen-
tarians for the inauguration
of the mid-year executive
committee meeting of the
Commonwealth Parliamenta-
ry Association, which will be
held for the first time in India
in Guwahati. Representatives
from 53 Commonwealth
countries and nine regions
will participate in the meeting.
Om Birla
Manish Sisodia calls
former AAP Himachal
chief ‘characterless’
New Delhi (ANI): Del-
hi Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Manish Sisodia on
Saturday slammed the
BJP for inducting Aam
Aadmi Party’s
Himachal Pradesh unit
president Anup Kesari
and called his former
party leader “charac-
terless” adding that the
party was about to ter-
minate him on Satur-
day for his “anti-wom-
en remarks”.
Addressing a press
conference here, Siso-
dia said, “The party
that claims to be the
largest party in the
world is in such a state
that its president and a
Union Minister induct
such a person into the
party who has com-
plaints against his
name and who talks ill
about women.”
Three AAP leaders, including party’s Himachal unit chief Anup
Kesari, join BJP in the presence of JP Nadda, Anurag Thakur.
Kartik Vasudev S Jaishankar

INDIA
06
Chennai (Agencies):
With the arrival of four
more Sri Lankan Tam-
ils into the state, the Ta-
mil Nadu government
is preparing itself for
more refugees hitting
the shores of the state.
Chief Minister M.K.
Stalin has already sent
directives to various
state government de-
partments to prepare
themselves for the ar-
rivalof moreSriLankan
Tamils as crisis in the
island nation continues.
A senior bureaucrat
while speaking to IANS
said: “Already 20 Sri
Lankan Tamils are
housed at the Manda-
pam refugee camp since
their arrival following
the financial crisis in
Lanka and our Chief
Minister has directed
all the departments
concerned to take a be-
nevolent view of the
refugees.”
Chief Minister Stalin
has already sent a letter
to Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi and Union
External Affairs Minis-
ter S Jaishankar re-
questing them to in-
volve in the matter.
In the latest incident
of refugee arrival, a
family of four — hus-
band, wife, and two chil-
dren — reached
Dhanushkodi. The Ma-
rine police took them
into custody and hand-
ed them over to the
Mandapam Camp.
The Sri Lankan Ta-
mil family, while speak-
ing to reporters at the
Mandapam camp, on
Friday said that they
were in abject poverty
and did not have the
means to provide even
food to the family hence
they had no other op-
tion but to reach India.
Kishanthan (34) said
that there were no food
and the family had to go
to sleep without food for
severaldays.Hesaidthat
thefamilywashelpedby
SriLankanfishermento
cross Indian shores and
reach Dhanushkodi.
He said that more ref-
ugees from the island
nation will reach the In-
dian shores soon and
that they were jobless.
Kishanthan said that he
was a fisherman but
lack of fuel has led him
to shift to masonry but
regular power cuts have
affected that job also.
The Sri Lankan Tamil
refugee said that this
madehimleaveforIndia
along with his family
.
Kishanthan also said
that he had stayed at the
Pudukottai refugee
camp between 2006 and
2010 and his wife Ran-
jita has stayed from 2006
to 2010 at Krishnagiri
refugee camp and hence
were familiar with the
Indian surroundings.
Tamil Nadu prepares for arrival of more refugees
AS CRISIS LOOMS LARGE IN LANKA
Srinagar: The Jammu
and Kashmir police on
Saturdayarrested13peo-
ple, including two insti-
gators, who had shouted
pro-azadislogansduring
Friday prayers at Srina-
gar’s Jamia Masjid.
Thepolicealsoalleged
a Pakistani angle to the
protests.“Duringtheini-
tial investigation, [we
learnt that] instructions
hadcomefromPakistani
handlers of terror out-
fits to disrupt the Friday
prayer and create a law
and order situation,”
Senior Superintendent
of Police Rakesh Balwal
said in a statement.
The mosque in Srina-
gar’s old city was
opened for prayers only
last month after re-
maining shut for almost
two years.
After the sloganeer-
ing, the police regis-
tered a case of sedition
and criminal trespass.
“After the prayers,
about a dozen people
shouted anti-national
and provocative slo-
gans for a while...Most
of the crowd remained
aloof. Volunteers of the
managing committee
tried to stop the slogan-
eering and hooligan-
ism, leading to clash-
es,” Balwal said.
13 ARRESTED FOR AZAADI SLOGANS
AT FRIDAY PRAYERS IN JK MOSQUE
New Delhi (ANI): The
Government on Satur-
day issued a notification
under the provisions of
the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act, 1967,
declaring Hafiz Talha
Saeed, the son of Hafiz
Mohammad Saeed, a
seniorleaderof LeTand
head of the cleric wing
of the terror outfit, as a
designated terrorist.
According to the no-
tification, which has
been issued by the Un-
ion Ministry of Home
Affairs (MHA), Hafiz
Talha Saeed now fig-
ures in the Fourth
Schedule of the UA(P)A
that contains names of
persons declared as in-
dividual terrorists. In
the notification, the
MHA said Hafiz Talha
Saeed had been actively
involved in recruit-
ment, fund collection,
planning and executing
attacks by LeT in India
and Indian interests in
Afghanistan.
The MHA notifica-
tion has also mentioned
that the designated ter-
rorist has been actively
visiting various LeT
centres across Pakistan
for sermons that propa-
gate jihad against In-
dia, Israel, the US.
Two encounters started at two different plac-
es in the Sirhama area of Anantnag district
and at ChakiSamad, DH Pora area in Kulgam
district in Jammu and Kashmir, informed police
on Saturday. According to Kashmir Police, one
local terrorist of proscribed terror outfit LeT
was killed in Kulgam and LeT commander Nisar
Dar was killed in Sirhama Anantnag encounter.
Police and security forces are on the job to
tackle the situation on the spot. The internet
has been snapped in some parts of Anantnag
for precautionary measures.
Two terrorists killed in
seperate encounters
Centre declares Hafiz
Saeed’s son terrorist
TensioninK’taka’sMulbagalafterstones
peltedatRamaShobhaYatra,5detained
Noplantoprivatiserailways,need
toacceptlatesttech: Vaishnaw
Global event for
Ukrainian refugees
raises $11billion
Police alleges
Pakistani angle,
say ‘instructions
had come from
Pakistani handlers
of terror outfits’
Any attempt at disrupting peace will be viewed very seriously, say police.
Bengaluru (Agen-
cies): Tension pre-
vailed at Mulbagal in
Karnataka’s Kolar dis-
trict after miscreants
pelted stones at a Sri
Rama Shobha Yatra
procession on Friday
night, the police said.
Prohibitory orders un-
der CrPC Section 144
were imposed in Mul-
bagal after the incident
and five people were
taken into custody, of-
ficers added.
The Shobha Yatra, or-
ganised on the eve of
Ram Navmi, began in
the afternoon from Shi-
vakeshava Nagar and
as it headed towards Ja-
hangir Mohalla around
7.40 pm, the power sup-
ply got shut down, the
police said, following
which miscreants pelt-
ed stones at an idol of
Ram being carried in
the procession.
Sources with the po-
lice said a few youths
sustained minor inju-
ries in the incident.
Kolar SP D Devaraj
said a large number of
police personnel had
been deployed for Fri-
day’s procession. “As
there was disruption in
the electricity supply,
some miscreants may
have taken advantage
of the situation. We are
looking into the mat-
ter,” he explained.
In a viral video,
right-wing activists
were recently seen us-
ing loudspeakers and
dancing in front of a
mosque in Kolar dis-
trict while proceeding
as part of a rally in
which Bengaluru South
MP Tejasvi Surya had
participated.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
Chennai (PTI): Un-
ion Railways Minister
Ashwini Vaishnaw on
Saturday reiterated
that the Centre has no
policy to privatise the
national transporter
and emphasised the
need for the sector to
accept the latest tech-
nology to meet the as-
pirations of the pas-
sengers. The technol-
ogy should be indige-
nous like the contribu-
tion of Integral Coach
Factory (ICF) to Vande
Bharat Express, and
take the sector for-
ward, he said, while
virtually inaugurat-
ing the 20th all India
conference of the
Bharatiya Railway
Mazdoor Sangh
(BRMS) at Rail man-
dapam, Perambur,
from Delhi.
Vande Bharat Ex-
press was designed
and manu-
f a c t u r e d
by ICF at
Perambur
under the
Centre’s
Make in India
initiative.
“The opposition
parties are repeatedly
alleging a move to pri-
vatise the railways. I
wish to clearly state
that the railways is a
big complex organi-
sation...there’s no
policy to priva-
tise the railways,
he said.
Warsaw (Agencies): A
global pledging event
for Ukrainian refugees
called “Stand Up for
Ukraine” has raised
10.1 billion euros ($11
billion), European Com-
mission chief Ursula
von der Leyen said in
Warsaw on Saturday
.
“The ‘Stand Up For
Ukraine’ campaign has
raised 9.1 billion euros
forpeoplefleeingbombs,
inside and outside
Ukraine, with an addi-
tional billion pledged by
the European Bank for
Reconstruction and De-
velopment),” von der
Leyen said. More than
4.4 million refugees have
fled Ukraine since the
Russian invasion.
2 cars damaged,
1 bike torched;
prohibitory
orders imposed
New York (Agencies):
With new coronavirus
variants emerging eve-
ry four months on aver-
age, UN Secretary-Gen-
eral Antonio Guterres
has cautioned that the
COVID-19 pandemic is
far from over as large
outbreaks are spread-
ing in Asia.
Guterres also called
for governments and
pharma companies to
work together to deliver
vaccines to every per-
son, everywhere.
In a video message
“One World Protected -
Break COVID Now” to
the GAVI COVAX Ad-
vance Market Commit-
ment Summit 2022, Mr
Guterres said on Friday
that the gathering is a
critical reminder that
the “COVID-19 pandem-
ic is far from over.”
“We’re seeing 1.5 mil-
lion new cases each day
.
Large outbreaks are
spreadinginAsia.Anew
wave is sweeping across
Europe,” he said, adding
that some countries are
reporting their highest
death rates since the
start of the pandemic.
He said the Omicron
variant of the coronavi-
rus is a “startling re-
minder” of how quickly
COVID-19 can mutate
and spread - especially
in the absence of high
vaccination coverage.
While some high-in-
come countries are pre-
paring for their second
booster doses, one-third
of humanity remains
unvaccinated, he rued.
“This is a brutal in-
dictment of our deeply
unequalworld.It’salsoa
prime breeding ground
for new variants... more
deaths... and increased
human and economic
misery
,” he said.
Guterres said the next
variant is not a question
of “if” but of “when.”
“We are far from our
target of every country
reaching 70 per cent vac-
cination coverage by the
middle of this year. And
withnewvariantsemerg-
ingeveryfourmonthson
average, time is of the es-
sence,” he said.
‘1.5mn Covid cases daily, new wave sweeping across Europe’
China is combating its biggest rise in Covid-19
cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with
millions under lockdown and the healthcare system
feeling the pressure. One of the last countries sticking
to a zero-Covid strategy, China aims to stamp out
every infection with strict lockdowns and by sending
all cases to secure facilities. In Shanghai, as the city
enters its third day of strict lockdown, after staggered
restrictions failed to contain infections, there are
increasingly widespread reports of residents being
unable to access food, medicine and other essentials.
SHANGHAI LOCKDOWN LEAVES RESIDENTS
DESPERATE FOR FOOD, MEDICINES
Aurangabad:Sixgirls
consumepoison,3die
Patna (Agencies):
Three girls died, while
as many are battling for
their lives after all six of
them consumed poison
at a village in Bihar’s
Aurangabad district, an
official said on Saturday
.
According to police,
one of the girls was in-
volved in a one-sided af-
fair. When her marriage
proposal was rejected
by the boy she was in
love with, she took an
extreme step. All the
others followed suit.
The incident took
place in a village that
fallsunderKasmapolice
station in Aurangabad.
Three of the girls are
stated to be “critical” in
Gaya’s Magadh medical
college.
Elaborating on the in-
cident, Kantesh Kumar
Mishra, SP of Aurang-
abad said: “One of the
girlswasinlovewithher
brother’s brother-in-law.
Bizzare heist: 60-foot
bridge stolen in Bihar
Patna (Agencies): A
gang of thieves has
pulled off an extraordi-
nary heist by stealing a
60-foot abandoned
bridge in Bihar’s Roh-
tas district in broad
daylight. The thieves,
posing as state irriga-
tion department offi-
cials, used gas cutters
and earthmover ma-
chines to demolish the
bridge and escaped
with the scrap metal,
media reported.
Arshad Kamal
Shamshi, a junior en-
gineer of the irriga-
tion department, said
that the villagers in-
formed them that some
people pretending as
irrigation department
officials had uprooted
the bridge using ma-
chines like JCB and
gas-cutters. Mr Sham-
shi added that they
have filed an FIR.
The bridge was built
over the Ara canal in
Amiyavar around 1972.
Hafiz Saeed Hafiz Talha Saeed

NEWS
07
FREE EDUCATION
INITIATIVE TO
STUDENTS IN
RURAL AREAS
The ‘EKAL Abhiyan will be
started by Bharat Lok
Shiksha Parishad in Kanpur to
provide free quality education to
students in rural
areas. Surendra Gupta of Goldie
Group said that the EKAL
Abhiyan will be organised in
Kanpur’s medical college
auditorium on April 10th and
inaugurated by eminent lyricist
and poet Manoj Muntashir. He
added that there are currently
80,000 EKAL schools in the
country which impart education
to 22 lakh children in rural
areas. He further added that with
the beginning of the Kanpur
chapter of EKAL Abhiyan, 1048
schools will be run in which
approximately 30,000 students
will study. —First India Bureau
THE ACT OF
KINDNESS BY
PEOPLE-
FRIENDLY
KANPUR POLICE
In the Yogi 2 government, the
image of the police is
undergoing a constant change
and becoming more and more
helpful to the people. In one
such case which came to the
fore in Kanpur, Dehat cops on
seeing an old woman barefoot
suffering from the scorching
sun, bought her a pair of slippers
and sent her home in a taxi. This
example of people-friendly police
was presented by constable
Neeraj Yadav of Musanagar
police station two days ago. This
photo of humanity has gone viral
on social media receiving
appreciation from all. In
Musanagar police station, a
90-year-old woman came to
drink water when she saw a
water cooler and when constable
Neeraj Yadav saw her, he give
her the respect as if she was his
grandmother, and made her sit
beside him. The elderly woman
told that she was a resident of
Nagina village but was unable to
tell her name. When asked about
walking barefoot in the scorching
sun, she said that she had no
slippers. Immediately, Neeraj
brought her a pair of new
slippers from the market and
made her wear them with his
own hands bringing tears of
happiness in eyes of the elderly
lady who blessed him by placing
her hand on his head.
—First India Bureau
FOR THE SYMBOL OF LOVE
People holding umbrellas to shield themselves from the scorching sun during their visit to
the Taj Mahal as temperature soared across North India on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
OFFICIALS RECOMMEND
CANCELLATION OF LICENCE
OF SP MLA’S PETROL PUMP
Bareilly (PTI): A day
after bulldozing a petrol
pump of Samajwadi
Party MLA Shazil Islam
Ansari,authoritieshere
on Friday recommend-
ed the cancellation of
its licence and a probe
into the ownership of
the land on which it was
built. The Bhojupura
MLA had hit headlines
earlier this month after
he made a “provocative
remark” against Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath.
A senior administra-
tive officer said Bareilly
Development Authority
(BDA) vice-chairman
Joginder Singh has
written a letter to the
district magistrate rec-
ommending cancella-
tion of the licence of
Ansari’s petrol pump
for non-compliance of
conditions of the no ob-
jection certificate
(NOC). Along with this,
a recommendation has
also been sent to the
Revenue Department
for an inquiry into the
ownership of the land
on which the petrol
pump was built, he said.
The petrol pump, which
was allegedly built ille-
gally by Ansari at Par-
sakheda on the Bareil-
ly-Delhi National High-
way, was bulldozed by
the BDA on Thursday.
Singh had said Ansari’s
petrol pump was built
without the required
clearance. Less than a
week back, an FIR was
lodged at Bareilly’s
Baradari police station
against the MLA over a
remark made by him
against Adityanath. Ad-
dressing SP workers in
his constituency last
Friday, Ansari had said
his party’s strength in
the UP Assembly had
increased after the re-
cent elections and if
Adityanath makes any
“noise” now, the SP
guns will “not emit
smoke, but fire bullets”.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In order to
transform the sheep
farming sector in Uttar
Pradesh, the govern-
ment is setting up a unit
of Woolen Yarn Produc-
tionCenterinPrayagraj
where the yarn will be
produced from sheep’s
wool. With this unit,
sheep farmers will get
better prices for their
wool and a better quali-
ty of yarn will be avail-
able across the state.
The yarns will be used
to weave blankets in
mills established by the
government. The quali-
ty of these blankets will
be better than conven-
tionally made blankets.
The sheep farmers of
the state are set to bene-
fit from these wool mills.
It is worth noting that
UP has seven blan-
ket-making mills in
Ghazipur, Adilabad
(Ghazipur),Khajni(Gor-
akhpur),Nazimabad(Bi-
jnor), Bhadohi, Mir-
zapur, Tikar Mafi (Ame-
thi). At present, the
government buys wool
from the open market to
makeblankets.Sincethe
sheep blanket is warm
and durable, therefore,
apart from the general
demand, the govern-
mentalsoneedstheblan-
kets in large numbers to
bedistributedamongthe
poor during winters.
Since the demand is
high, more people will
also be encouraged to-
ward sheep rearing. Vet-
erinary Doctor Rakesh
Shukla said, “The sheep
industry offers a signifi-
cant contribution to the
financiallydeprivedpor-
tions of society
. Wool
and meat are obtained
from sheep. Manure
madefromsheep’sexcre-
toryproducthastheabil-
ity to make barren land
fertile.” Sheep rearing
proves to be a good em-
ploymentactivityforthe
poor because it requires
less time, less space and
less expense to grow. It
also has a high fertility
rate. Normally a sheep
becomes fertile in 12 to
18 months and gives
birth to 1-2 lambs at a
time. This way their
number also increases
rapidly
, he added.
First India Bureau
Kanpur: Police have
arrested the bank
manager and locker
in-charge of Central
Bank of India, Ka-
rachikhana branch
in locker theft
case. Salmantaj Ja-
fertaj Patil, deputy
commissioner of po-
lice (crime) said that
several irregulari-
ties were found
during the investiga-
tion. Non-functionat-
ing lockers were cut-
open on December 9,
2021, and CCTV foot-
age confirmed that
bank manager Ram
Prasad, locker in-
charge Shubham
Malviya, and locker
company employee
Chandra Prakash
were in the locker
room. Police nabbed
the manager and oth-
er suspects and in-
terrogations re-
vealed that they were
involved in the
crime. As per Re-
serve Bank of India
(RBI) norms,
n o n - f u n c t i o n i n g
lockers can be cut
open on approval of
a committee consist-
ing of a bank manag-
er, two eminent citi-
zens, and a legal ad-
visor. Investigations
revealed that only
three lockers’ jewel-
leries were reor-
dered while more
than 10 lockers were
cut open on Decem-
ber 9, 2021. Police
have arrested 3 crim-
inals while accom-
plice Rakesh, broth-
erof lockerin-charge
Chandra Prakash
was still on the run.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh government
has given instructions
for immediate issuing
certificates to backward
classes and economical-
ly weaker sections for
applications for recruit-
ment of Combined Med-
ical Services Examina-
tion, Indian Economic
Service (IES), and Indi-
an Statistical Ser-
vice-2022 (ISS). The Sec-
retary of the Union
Public Service Commis-
sion informed the state
government that the
website would remain
open till April 26 for on-
line applications for re-
cruitment in the three
services. All the appli-
cants desiring to apply
need a certificate relat-
ed to the economically
weaker and other back-
ward classes. Arrange-
ments should be made
to issue these certifi-
cates immediately
. Spe-
cial Secretary Person-
nel Shrihari Pratap
Shahi has instructed all
the DMs in this regard
that the certificates of
Other Backward Class-
es and Economically
Weaker Sections should
be issued to the candi-
dates willing to apply
for these examinations
without any delay
.
First India Bureau
Raebareli: Police
have confiscated as-
sets worth Rs 2 crore
from the liquor mafia
and his brother. Police
sources said that the
police team confiscat-
ed assets of the liquor
mafia Komal Jaiswal
and his brother Aman
Jaiswal in the Rahi
area under the Mil
Area police station.
Both accused had ille-
gal liquor businesses
across the district
cases were registered
against them. The po-
lice team seized the
residence and shops
of accused Komal
Jaiswal and Aman
Jaiswal late on Satur-
day
. A case was regis-
tered against both
criminalsunderGang-
steractchargesboth
are absconding.
First India Bureau
Kanpur: A significant
97% voting was wit-
nessed for MLC on Kan-
pur Fatehpur Legisla-
tive Council seat on
Saturday
. With this, the
picture of who will go
to the Legislative Coun-
cil became almost clear.
Voting began in Kan-
pur Fatehpur at 8 am
amidst tight security
arrangements. Avinash
Singh Chouhan from
BJP and Dilip Singh
Kallu from SP are in the
fray. The Congress and
BSP had no candidate in
the fray
. At 9 am, voting
commenced with teach-
er MLC Arun Pathak
casting his vote, fol-
lowed by all seven BJP
MLAs, SP MLAs of the
city including the May-
or, Speaker of the As-
sembly coming to vote.
Maximum voting
took place in the Munic-
ipal Corporation center
while lowest voting
took place in the dis-
trict panchayat office.
For the seat of MLC
of Kanpur Nagar, Fate-
hpur, 12 polling centers
were made where voters
cast their votes in the
morning. In this elec-
tion, MPs, MLAs, Gram
Pradhans, Kshetra Pan-
chayat members, Kshet-
ra Panchayat chairman,
District Panchayat
members, Zilla Pancha-
yat chairman, Munici-
palities and Nagar Pan-
chayat members, and
chairman are voters.
Bareilly Development Authority officials demolish an illegal petrol
pump, allegedly belonging to SP MLA Shazil in Bareily district.
ILLEGAL STRUCTURE
BULLDOZED IN BUDAUN
Budaun: An illegal construction built over a govern-
ment school land here was bulldozed by the district
administration on Saturday. Some land belonging
to a government school in Rafatpur village under
Jarifnagar Police Station was encroached upon. It
was cleared after it was found to be illegal, Revenue
Official Jitendra Kumar told PTI. A prior notice was
issued regarding the encroachment earlier, he said.
Police arrest bank
officials responsible
for locker loot
SHEEP FARMERS TO BENEFIT
FROM PRAYAGRAJ’S WOOL MILL
‘`499.78 CRORE
FOR 1.29 ACRES’
Govt instructs early
issue of certificates
to backward classes
RAEBARELI POLICE SEIZE ASSETS
OF LIQUOR MAFIA, HIS BROTHER
MLC Polls 2022: 97 % voting witnessed in Kanpur
Voters at a polling station.
Avinash Singh from
BJP and Dilip Singh
Kallu from SP are in
fray. Cong BSP had
no candidate in fray.
—FILE
PHOTO

08
2NDFRONT
In the modern world,
photography is as much an art
form as painting and sculpting
were at one time.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Lucknow(PTI): Sama-
jwadi Party (SP) presi-
dent Akhilesh Yadav
alleged on Saturday
that the “double-en-
gine” government of
the BJP has broken all
records of misuse of
power in the Uttar
Pradesh Legislative
Council polls. Voting
for the Legislative
Council seats from the
local authority constit-
uencies was held in the
state on Saturday
.
In a statement issued
by the SP headquarters,
Yadav said, “The BJP
has crushed democracy
with the power of dou-
ble engine and aban-
doned all moral and
democratic beliefs in
order to forcibly get a
majority in the Legisla-
tive Council.”
Alleging that Block
Development Council,
Pradhan and Zila Pan-
chayat members were
stopped from voting at
different places, he said
serious complaints of
power-protected BJP
men capturing booths
at various polling sta-
tions with the help of
the government ma-
chinery and getting
votes polled in favour of
the BJP candidates by
bullying the voters were
received.
Stressing that the
chief election commis-
sioner was informed
well in advance about
the “BJP designs” yet
no action was taken, the
former Uttar Pradesh
chief minister said due
to this, the credibility of
the election process is
being questioned. ‘‘The
SP believes in democ-
racy and we are grateful
to all the voters for vot-
ing in favour of the par-
ty candidates in these
polls,” he said, adding
that his party’s fight
against the arrogance
of power will continue.
BJP govt has broken all records of misuse
of power in Council polls: Akhilesh Yadav
Voting for the
council seats was
held in the state
on Saturday
Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav
Yadav alleged different
kinds of irregulari-
ties during voting in
Sultanpur, Amethi,
Deoria-Kushinagar,
Kaushambi, Et-
awah-Farrukhabad,
Sant Kabirnagar and
Siddharthnagar. He
alleged that with the
connivance of the BJP
govt and the adminis-
tration, the democratic
system has completely
collapsed in the Legis-
lative Council polls.
YADAV’S
ALLEGATION
TN IAS officer Ajay
Yadav set for interstate
deputation to UP
95 candidates
in fray, results
on April 12
Continued from pg 1
Lucknow: There
were 95 candidates in
the fray and polling
was held at 739 cen-
tres, according to the
UP chief electoral
officer. As many as
1,20,657 voters were
eligible to exercise
their franchise in
these polls.
The local authori-
ties’ constituencies
for which voting was
held are Morad-
abad-Bijnor, Ram-
p u r - B a r e i l l y,
Pilibhit-Shahjahan-
pur, Sitapur, Luc-
know-Unnao, Rae
Bareli, Pratapgarh,
Sultanpur, Baraban-
ki, Bahraich, Gonda,
Faizabad, Basti-Sid-
dharthnagar, Gora-
khpur-Maharajganj,
Deoria, Azamgarh-
Mau, Ballia, Ghazi-
pur, Jaunpur, Vara-
nasi, Allahabad,
Jhansi-Jalaun-Lalit-
pur, Kanpur-Fateh-
pur, Etawah-Far-
r u k h a b a d ,
Ag ra-Firo zabad,
Ghaziabad and Mu-
zaffarnagar-Saha-
ranpur. These seats
are spread over 58
districts in the state.
The counting of
votes will take place
on April 12. Nine
MLCs from eight lo-
cal authorities’ con-
stituencies have been
elected unopposed.
First India Bureau
Unnao: Unnao MP
Sakshi Maharaj gave a
big statement on the
Azaan controversy on
Saturday
.
He said that the provi-
sion of Azaan by put-
ting a huge mike on the
mosque in the centre of
the city is totally inap-
propriate.
It must be noted that
MP Sakshi Maharaj,
who came to the polling
booth in the Municipal
Council to exercise his
franchise for the MLC
elections, said in a con-
versation with the re-
porters that the BJP
was winning all the
seats.
It is victory of Modi’s
development and Yogi’s
bulldozer. On the ques-
tion related to Azaan on
loudspeaker, the MP
said that it was inappro-
priate. “Controversy
over Azaan is pointless.
Students, elite citi-
zens register protest
against loudspeakers
and Bhagwat Katha in
the temple regarding
noise pollution. I travel
across the country so I
know. “ he said adding
someone’s sleep was
disturbed or someone’s
studies.
“This is not a matter
of dispute. Whatever is
necessary in the public
interest should be
done,” he said.
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: IAS officer
AjayYadavof 2010batch
from Tamil Nadu cadre
currently posted as
Managing Director,
Electronics Corpora-
tions of Tamil Nadu
Limited Chennai might
come to UP on interstate
deputation. There have
beentalksof ShivpalYa-
dav joining BJP and
now the talks of IAS of-
ficer Ajay Yadav coming
toUPhasbecomeatopic
of discussion in the bu-
reaucratic corridors.
Though its still not
clear whether all these
rumors come to frui-
tion and Ajay Yadav has
also been avoiding
questions on transfer
and named it as mere
rumors. IAS officer
Ajay is a very close rel-
ative of Shivpal Yada
and when the Samajwa-
di Party was in power
in the state, Ajay Yadav
had come to state on in-
ter-state deputation and
held the post of MD UP
Land Reform Corpora-
tion for 2 years. He
during the inter-state
deputation was also the
DM of Barabanki for a
year before his deputa-
tion in UP ended on 31st
Dec 2018.
Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia, BJP MLA Rajeshwar SIngh
and others after casting their vote for the MLC polls in
Lucknow on Saturday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
VACANT SEATS
BEAT THE HEAT
Clay pitchers and water bottles lined up for sale in Lucknow as the capital sizzles in extreme summer heat
CONSTABLE SHOOTS HIMSELF WITH RIFLE
Sakshi Maharaj calls Azaan inappropriate
Siddharthnagar(PTI):
A doctor has been
booked for allegedly
converting his employ-
ee to Islam, police said
on Friday
.
A youth, Ramraj Ya-
dav, belonging to Itwa
police station area, al-
leged that he used to
work in a private clinic
where one Dr Farooqui
Kamal forced him to
convert to Islam in 2019.
He said he was made to
recite the verses of the
Quran and his Aadhaar
card was made in the
name of Karam Hus-
sain, they said. He also
alleged that he had tried
to meet the govt officials
and the police but failed
to get justice, they add-
ed. Case wasbooked un-
der the UP Prohibition
of Unlawful Conversion
of Religion Act.
Doctor booked
for converting’
youth to Islam
Agra(PTI): In a move
aimed at improving
mental state of prison-
ers, “Gayatri Mantra”
and “Mahamrityunjaya
Jaap” will be played at
jails across UP, said
minister of state for jail
andhomeguardDharm-
veer Prajapati.
The minister, who
was at the Circuit
House here on Friday,
also said religious dis-
courses will also be or-
ganised at prisons. He
said orders in this re-
gard were issued two
days ago. Prajapati said
as per his information,
the compliance of or-
ders had begun in Mu-
zaffarnagar jail and
some other places.
“There are two types of
prisoners, including
those who are profes-
sional criminals and
others who commit
crime but repent their
action later while in
jail.
For them, we want
that there should be
measures to assist them
in becoming good hu-
man being once they
move out of jail” the
minister said while in-
teracting with report-
ers. “We believe in ‘San-
atan Dharma’ and it has
been found that one’s
mental state or psychol-
ogy changes for good by
chanting of ‘mantras’
and as such I have or-
dered for playing of and
‘Mahamrityunjaya
Jaap’ in jails of UP so
that prisoners are guid-
ed towards better and
peaceful life,” Prajapati
said.
Now Mahamrityunjaya Jaap
to be played in UP prisons
Dharmveer Prajapati
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: Allowing a
Habeas Corpus plea
filed by a father seeking
visitation rights to meet
his son presently living
with his mother, the Al-
lahabad High Court has
observed the father is
entitled to visitation
rights to meet his child.
Essentially, the child
is presently living with
his mother pursuant to
a ma mutual agreement
made between the hus-
band and wife in a di-
vorce suit decided on
the basis of mutual con-
sent.
In the agreement, it
was agreed the the cor-
pus/child will reside
with his mother. How-
ever, the man/father
moved to the Court al-
leging that he wasn’t
being allowed to meet
the child. Against this
backdrop, taking into
account the decision of
the Apex Court in the
case of Yashita Sahu.
State of Rajasthan
Ors. 2020 (3) SCC 67, the
Bench of Justice Anil
Kumar Ojha observed
that since the child was
admittedly born out of
wedlock of petitioner,
Abhinay Jain and Re-
spondent No. 2, Smt.
Megha Jain, therefore,
the petitioner, being the
father of the corpus is
entitled to visitation
rights.
It may be noted that
in Yashita Sahu (supra)
case, the Supreme
Court had rejected the
contention that a writ
of habeas corpus was
not maintainable if the
child is in the custody
of another parent and
held that the court can
invoke its extraordi-
nary writ jurisdiction
for the best interest of
the child.
Ald HC disposes habeas plea
allowing man to meet his child
—PHOTO
BY
SUMIT
KUMAR
Akhilesh
Yadav slams
Centre over
rising fuel
prices
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Sama-
jwadi Party (SP)
chief Akhilesh Ya-
dav hit out at the
BJP-led Centre on
Saturday over the
rising fuel prices in
the country
.
In a tweet in Hin-
di, he said, “When
there is no control
of the government
over the spiralling
prices of fuel nor
any management
and regulation, and
if everything is
market-driven, then
what is the minis-
try of petrol, diesel
and gas for? It
should immediately
be dissolved.” The
former Uttar
Pradesh chief min-
ister also said the
inflation created by
the Bharatiya Jana-
ta Party (Bha-
jpai-mehngai) is
depriving people of
fuel.

T
iger Shroff and Tara Su-
taria are gearing up for
the release of their up-
coming film Heropanti
2. On Saturday, the song titled
‘Miss Hairan’ from the film was
launched and the actors, along
with Ahmed Khan were papped
at the event. Tara and Tiger
looked their stylish best at
the song. The actress looked
hot in a three-piece lavender
co-ord set featuring a bral-
ette top with a high-waist-
ed mini skirt, and an
oversized jacket.—Agency
M
alaika Arora had recently made the
headlines after she had met with an
unfortunate accident in the city. Ac-
cording to media reports, her car had
met with an accident on Sat-
urday (April 2) following
which she was rushed
to the hospital. It was
reported that she had
sustained minor inju-
ries and was dis-
charged soon. Ever
since then, Malaika has
been recovering at her resi-
dence and her friends and
loved ones have made sure to
visit her and be by her side dur-
ing these hard times. —Agency
09
LUCKNOW, SUNDAY,
APRIL 10, 2022
GLOWING
GLOWING
IN PINK!
IN PINK!
ajal Aggarwal is waiting
for the birth of her first
baby with her husband,
Gautam Kitchlu. Kajal
posted a dreamy picture
of herself flaunting the
baby bump in a
blush pink ruf-
fled gown, on Sat-
urday. She also
penned an emo-
tional note talk-
ing about her
pregnancy and
the happy and dif-
ficult moments
that shape peo-
ple’s experiences.
—Agency
K
A
fter many
specula-
t i o n s
a r o u n d
Ranbir Kapoor
and Alia Bhatt’s
wedding, it is now
finally confirmed
that the much-in-
love couple is get-
ting married this
month in the pres-
ence of family and
close friends. Ac-
cording to the re-
ports, the wedding
festivities will
begin on April
13 and will
continue till
April 17.
—Agency
S
onam Kapoor and
Anand Ahuja's
New Delhi resi-
dence was robbed
and cash and jewel-
lery worth Rs 1.41
Crore was stolen. As
p e r the news report, Sonam
Kapoor's mother-in-law was
the first one to rush to the Tu-
ghlaq Road police station to
lodge a complaint about the rob-
bery at their home. Keeping in
mind the high profile case,
the senior officials of
the Delhi Police im-
mediately took mat-
ters into their
hands and
formed squads
for investiga-
tion. —Agency
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WEDDING
SHENANIGANS!
ROBBED!
ROBBED!
OOZING PIZZAZZ
OOZING PIZZAZZ
REUNITED!
REUNITED!
S
anjay Dutt and Raveena
Tandon, who command-
ed the big screen with
their chemistry in the
1990s, recently reunited
again for the upcoming mov-
ie, KGF Chapter 2. Recently,
in an interview, Sanjay
expressed that Raveena
is a very, very close
friend in a chat with
GOODTiMES. He
added that she has
played a very spe-
cial part in his life
and that they have
shared a beautiful rela-
tionship and that it is amaz-
ing to work with her again. —Agency
I’mAFighter
Alia Bhatt
Ranbir Kapoor
Sonam
Kapoor
Ahuja
Kajal Aggarwal
Malaika Arora
Raveena Tandon Tara Sutaria

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AANCHAL DHIMAN, Model
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
A major purchase may
make a dent in your
savings, but will help in
keeping up with the flow .
Speculation may not be profitable and
you can very well burn your fingers.
Some of you may get hard pressed to
find a good match for someone
eligible in the family.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Satisfaction is foreseen for
the image conscious
people trying to achieve
perfect figure and
physique. Your efforts on the
academic front will keep you in
contention. You are likely to spend an
enjoyable time with a close relation
today.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Financial worries evaporate
as new avenues of earning
open up. You will put in
extra efforts to complete a
task entrusted to you. Your academic
aspirations may take some time to
get realised. A contentious property
issue may not show any signs of
getting sorted out amicably.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
A rethink is in order for
those going in for a heavy
investment. Recovering a
loaned amount from
someone will not pose much difficulty.
You will manage to defuse tensions
prevailing at home by your tactful
ways. A work trip is on the cards for
some.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You will manage to ignore
distractions and interrup-
tions at work to complete a
pending task in time. Job
prospects for those freshly out of
professional institutes are set to
brighten up soon. Those not in a
stable job can expect permanency.
Health will be satisfactory.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Homemakers can exceed
budget in doing up their
homes. An old friend or a
relative is likely to pay you a
visit. You succeed in putting an
ambitious project on the tracks and
cross all hurdles in making it a
success. Love beckons and promises
to give immense joy and fulfillment.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Sticking to workout routine
may benefit you on the
health front. Meeting
relatives at a marriage or
party cannot be ruled out. Support
from the family may seem most
encouraging for those aiming an
academic pursuit. A passion-filled
evening is foreseen.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Spirituality will have a
special allure for you. Your
innovative ideas on the
professional front are likely
to be well received. Good health will
keep you fit. You are likely to expand
your social circle. You are likely to
get immense fulfillment in your
current relationship.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
A profitable day for
entrepreneurs is envis-
aged. You may be played
upon for spending on
someone else’s needs and desires.
Homemakers are likely to enjoy the
day in the company of neighbors and
friends. Fatigue threatens in a long
journey.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Homemakers will get a
chance to implement their
ideas. You are likely to be
recognised for your efforts
on the professional front. Chance of
a raise is possible for some. Timely
and correct decision will help you in
saving a lot of money. You will be
able to de-stress yourself completely.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
It is one of those days
when you will feel satisfied
with whatever you do
today on the social front.
Those seeking love may not get
lucky, but persistence will pay! A
friend or relative can touch a
sensitive nerve and get you all upset.
A job switch needs to be considered.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
A lot of time may be
wasted in socialising, but
you will love every moment
of it. You will succeed in
surmounting the odds to get a stalled
job back on the tracks. Something
concerning property will work out in
your favour. A romantic outing is on
the cards.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
WORLD
WORLD
Homoeopathy Day
Homoeopathy Day
orld Homeopa-
thy Day is ob-
served every
year on April 10
in memory of
Dr Hahnemann,
the Founder of
Homeopathy who was
born on this day
. Dr Chris-
tian Friedrich Samuel
Hahnemann was a physi-
cian born in Germany,
who was a great research-
er, linguist and applauded
scientist.
Homeopathy is a form of
medicine that works on the
principle of triggering the
body’s healing responses.
It was founded more than
200 years ago, and its popu-
larity shows no signs of
vanishing. Homeopathy
was discovered by the Ger-
man physician Dr Samuel
Hahnemann, who himself
was a doctor practising
western medicine. This
year in 2022, it will be the
267th birthday of Hahne-
mann. On this day, let’s
learn some of the most fas-
cinating facts about the
alternative system of med-
icine and World Homeopa-
thy Day 2022: April 10
WHAT IS HOMEOPATHY?
Homeopathy is an alterna-
tive form of medicine,
which believes that ‘Like
cures like.’ According to
Homeopathy, a disease can
be cured by a material that
can induce symptoms sim-
ilar to the sickness itself
by using highly-diluted
doses of natural ingredi-
ents. These materials are
believed to trigger the
body’s healing system.
Lesser the dose of the ho-
meopathic ingredients, the
larger the potency of the
medicines. Some of the ho-
meopathic substances are
diluted to such a large ex-
tent that no traces or mol-
ecules of the original sub-
stances remain.
Western medicine dis-
misses homeopathy as a
mere placebo whose two
most important principles
are at ornery with the laws
of physics. But the faith
patients have in homeopa-
thy hasn’t seen any change.
Plenty of documented cas-
es exists where people have
been seemingly cured of
their health conditions
with homeopathy
.
Homeopathy is also one
of the most preferred al-
ternative systems of heal-
ing in India, coming quite
to the indigenous medicine
Ayurveda. It’s also among
the Indian government’s
AYUSH for alternative
medicine. India also has
the biggest homeopathic
drug manufacturers and
traders in the country
.
WHY IS WORLD HOMEOPATHY
DAY CELEBRATED?
World Homeopathy Day
is celebrated not only to
commemorate the birth of
Dr Hahnemann. It’s also a
day to understand the chal-
lenges and future strate-
gies to develop homeopa-
thy even further.
It aims to create aware-
ness about the different
systems of medicine and
to improve ease of access
and success rates. World
Homeopathy Day seeks to
bring the community to-
gether to establish, rein-
vent and modernize the
system of medicine so that
more people can reap its
benefits.
WORLD HOMEOPATHY DAY:
WHAT IT MEANS FOR INDIA
Homeopathy is one of
the most popular medical
systems in India, in fact, a
close second among the
AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga
and Naturopathy, Unani,
Siddha, and Homeopathy)
services. There are grow-
ing numbers of users,
practitioners, educational
institutes, as well as pub-
lic health clinics, com-
pared to the AYUSH sys-
tems in India. Academic
homeopathy institutes
comprise 35.8% of AYUSH
colleges, while homeopa-
thy practitioners are 37%
of the AYUSH in total. Our
country has the biggest
drug manufacturing and
traders’ sector in Homoe-
opathy
DR.ASHOKSINGH SOLANKI
(Homoeopathic physician)
W
*WORLD HOMEOPATHY DAY 2022 THEME
The Theme of World Homeopathy Day 2022 is
“Homeopathy: People’s Choice for Wellness”*
n World Homeopathy Day 2021 theme – “Homeopa-
thy- Roadmap for Integrative Medicine”
n World Homeopathy Day 2020 theme – “Enhancing
the scope of homeopathy in Public Health”
Homeopathy is
the safest and
most reliable
approach to ailments
and has withstood the
assaults of established
medical practice for
over 100 years.
—Yehudi Menuhin
I can’t manage
without home-
opathy. I never
go anywhere without
homeopathic remedies.
I often make use of
them.
—Paul McCartney
There have
been two great
revelations in
my life. The first was
bebop, the second was
homeopathy.”
—Dizzy Gillespie
Homeopathy
cures a greater
percentage of
cases than any other
method of treatment.
Homeopathy is the
latest and refined
method of treating
patients economically
and non-violently.”
—Mahatma Gandhi
I can’t remember
a time when I
didn’t want to be
a doctor. The doctors I
knew as a very young
child must have helped
to plant the desire
in me when I was as
young as five or six.
One homeopathic phy-
sician, Dr Justice Gage
Wright, was a great
model.
—C. Everett Koop,
M.D.

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CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU SOME MORE GLIMPSES FROM THE
JAIPUR COUTURE SHOW 2022 SEASON 10 HELD FROM APRIL 6
TO APRIL 8 AT HOTEL THE PALACE JAIPUR, IN WHICH EMINENT
DESIGNERS OF THE PINK CITY SHOWCASED THEIR
QUINTESSENTIAL ROYAL COLLECTIONS. THE WHO’S WHO OF
THE PINK CITY GRACED THE EVENING.
CHARISMA ON
CHARISMA ON
THE RAMP!
THE RAMP!
(L-R) Swati Jangid, Soni Kumari, Sumitra Godara and Rutvi Tiwari Rajeev and Mrs Modi walking the ramp for designer Himmat Singh
Models Himakshi Choudhary and Honey
showcasing traditional Indian attire
(L-R) Seema Chouhan, Anup Choudhary and Lavishka Rajawat
Excited fans click a selfie with superstars
Prince Narula and Yuvika Chaudhary
(L-R) Claudia, Devraj Singh, Hemant Gaur and Renu Gaur
Smita Gupta, Namita Jain, Neha Juneja
and Shubra Bohra
Sanjay Sardana and Deepak Sankit
Karan Vig, Prince Narula and Yuvika Chaudhary
Shekhar Kalra
Ashish Tiwari, Ashok Singh and Khalid Ansari
From Top: Charvi Dutta, Astha Khandelwal and Sapna Bundwal and supermodels caught in a candid moment
Pulkit Chhabra and Swati Chhabra
—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA

MUKESH
KIRADOO
Supermodel Akanksha Bhalla with Preeti and Nishant from brand Anuthi
and jewellery designers from Vinayak Jewellers

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