India Trusts Modi

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n the 74 years of India’s
Independence, there have been
merely three leaders who have
not just carried out the role of
Prime Minister, but have gone
to the length of being the
synonym of a political pivot.
The nation, having seen 14 individuals
ascend to one of the highest offices, has
merely witnessed three leaders in
Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi and
now Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who
according to TIME magazine’s latest
influential people’s list, “dominated the
country’s politics like no one”.
When COVID-19 crisis hit the country, a
relentless Modi tried to instil
confidenceintheotherwise
scared nation. His
efforts, like
asking people to light lamps, beat steel
plates and clap so that they remain upbeat,
drew huge response. From his initiative to
periodically laud the Corona warriors by
show of semblance with them, to giving a
huge `20 lakh crore push to the economy
hit by the pandemic, to making efforts for
economic growth for which the numbers
now look favourable; underline that people
still trust Modi to lead the nation.
Interestingly, even with Opposition
levelling several accusations at him in
order to tarnish his no-nonsense and anti-
corruption image, an approval rating of
71% lays bare the fact that INDIA TRUSTS
MODI, and the trend is not going to change
anytime soon. Perhaps that is why, he has
featured in TIME Magazine’s ‘100 most
influential people in 2014, 2015, 2017 and
2020 and 2021, i.e. 5 times since coming to
power in 2014. Modi’s 7 year prime
ministerial tenure also has given a clear
message that there is no parallel to
team Narendra Modi-Amit Shah, a
political ‘couple’, made for each other!
At a time when most people think of a
peaceful, retired time after a lifelong of
hardwork, PM Modi starts his day before
daybreak and goes on to work, for the
nation, for the next 20 hours. Even former
US President Barak Obama publicly lauded
the mere three hours of sleep our 71 year
old PM takes.
In his 71st year, we at First India wish
the Prime Minister....the leader....the man,
happy returns of the day
.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. PM!
I
Happy
Birthday!
Birthday!
India Trusts
Modi!

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This year also marks the
7th year of PM Modi. On
30 May 2019, He had
won a tremendous,
unprecedented mandate,
the most decisive one by
any leader in recent
history, an absolute
majority for a leader and
political party after
almost 3 decades. This
popular vote after 61crore
peoples cast their vote, was
a vindication of his first 5
years. This victory was
despite being targeted
almost continuously with
a vicious campaign of lies
and calumny by a
coalition of vested interests
he first time I travelled back to my
state Karnataka after joining the
council of Ministers was for Jan
Ashirwad Yatra. This Yatra took
methrough6districtsandallowed
me to meet hundreds of citizens,
Social leaders, and Karyakartas
through the 4 days of the Yatra.
Throughout the entire journey
,
there was a singular response
from those who came out to bless
me and wish me - the trust , faith
and pride that people felt in their
PM and leader Narendra Modi.
From a farmer in Shivamogga
thanking me for government’s
support to transform his life ; to
a housewife beneficiary of Ujwa-
la in Sirsi; to revered Swamijis in
the different Mutts I visited for
blessings; to the health warriors
and Karyakartas I visited to
thank for their service - they all
saw themselves as participants
in PM Narendra Modi’s vision of
a New India and so this outpour-
ing of affection, support and
blessings to me was because I
was also in Narendra Modi’s
team just as each of them were.
September 17 is Prime Minis-
ter Modi’s birthday. It is also
Vishwakarma day. Nothing de-
scribes Narendra Modi’s life and
20 years in Government as this.
His 13 years as CM and 7 years
have set new standards in Gov-
ernment leadership, hard work,
policy making and raised the bar
significantly for all those in pub-
lic life and public service.
But his impact on Indian poli-
tics goes beyond that. He has dis-
mantled myths of permanent po-
litical dynasties, corruption and
status quoism about our democ-
racy and about many issues in-
cluding the terror response that
haveprevailedsince1947whenwe
became an Independent country
.
He has also reset the confidence,
ambitions and aspirations of eve-
ry Indian. These achievements
are particularly significant today
and now, as we celebrate 75th year
of Independence and set our
sights on the future of India.
This year also marks the 7th
year of PM Modi. On 30 May 2019,
He had won a tremendous, un-
precedented mandate, the most
decisive one by any leader in re-
cent history
, an absolute majority
for a leader and political party
after almost 3 decades. This popu-
lar vote after 61crore peoples cast
their vote, was a vindication of
his first 5 years. This victory was
despite being targeted almost
continuously with a vicious cam-
paign of lies and calumny by a
coalition of vested interests.
His political and governance
philosophy has remained consist-
ent - around equal opportunity to
all. Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas,
Sabka Vishwas.
In one of his first speeches of
his 2nd term he said
“This New India’s vision is mo-
tivated by the noble thoughts of
ShriNarayanaGurugreatspiritu-
alfigure,socialreformerandpoet:
“Jaati-BhedamMat-DweshamAd-
umIlladey Sarvrum Sodar-tvain
Vaadunn Matrukasthan Maanit”
That is, an ideal place is one
where people live like brothers
free from the discrimination of
caste and religion.
On this path of a New India,
rural India will be strong and ur-
ban India will also be empowered.
entrepreneurial India will attain
new heights and the dreams of
young India will also be fulfilled.
On this path of a New India, all
systems will be transparent, and
the prestige of honest country-
men will increase further;
infrastructure for the 21st cen-
tury will be built and all resourc-
es for creation of a powerful In-
dia will be mobilized.”
Narendra Modi delivered in
these 7 years, what most Govern-
ments weren’t able to do for dec-
ades. In areas ranging from
Cleaning up the Financial sector,
expanding economic opportuni-
ties to all, National Security, Re-
cord high Investments, Technol-
ogy , Art 370, new State of
Ladakh, Citizens Amendment
Act, Amicable resolution of Ram
Mandir etc. There’s much for all
of us to be grateful for.
But it is his leadership, fore-
sight and untiring hard work
during this last 18 months of the
COVID pandemic that we are
truly grateful for.
Throughout the CORONA cri-
sis, Modi’s leadership and Gov-
ernance was on full display. He
rallied every citizen to make it
the country’s collective resolve to
fight and overcome the virus –
leading all 1.4 Billion Indians
through this difficult Lockdown
period with calm.
When COVID pandemic hit us,
we had little or no capacity in PPE
manufacturing, limited hospital
and ICU beds, Patchy healthcare
capacity in states, limitations in
pharma, vaccine, equipment and
healthcare staff. As if these real
challenges weren’t daunting
enough, PM Modi also had to deal
with terrible behaviour of China
at our Northern borders and con-
tinuing terror by Pakistan and of
course some of India’s politicians
who seemed to see COVID-19 as a
political opportunity rather than
a time to serve and inept and/or
irresponsible CMs in some states.
But through it all, he led us un-
daunted. The personal effort put
in by PM Modi through this en-
tire time was super-human and
would tire out any normal person
many times over. The challenges
of designing the response even
when scientists and experts
themselves were struggling to
understand cause, consequences
and solutions can’t be overstated.
India’s resilience and response
during this pandemic was also
possible by many far-sighted deci-
sions of Narendra Modi in his
first term - unambiguous proof of
hisforesight.Thepoorandvulner-
able who were the most impacted
by the shock were provided quick
financial relief through the deci-
sion of Narendra Modi to create
Bank accounts for every Indian
through the JDY scheme. JDY, PM
GaribKalyanYojana,PDSandPM
Kisan have ensured that rural,
farmersandpoorarebackstopped
financially by the Government di-
rectly without any leakages. Digi-
talIndiahelpedcroresof peopleto
connect to Information and for
businessestocontinuetoremotely
work.SchemeslikeUjalaforCook-
ing cylinders, Jan Aushadhi Yo-
jana and PM Ayushman all came
in as great support to the common
people during this Pandemic. PM
Modis leadership has ensured In-
dia could handle the shocks and
keep deaths to much lower than
most other even more developed
nations.
As the past 18 months have
shown,Indianeededstrongleader-
ship capable of navigating India
through these choppy waters and
itisfortunatethatwehadhislead-
ership and fire-sight - prime mov-
ers for our national resolve and
achieving important milestones
in our fight against Covid like the
recent Sep 13th crossing of 75
crorevaccinationsbeingachieved.
The world is seeing deep tecton-
icchangespostCOVID.Indiatoois
emerging more resilient, Confi-
dent and Ambitious about its fu-
ture - led by PM Narendra Modis
vision of AtmaNirbharBharat for
the future and his strong belief
that India’s time has come. As he
said on August 15th this year, Yahi
Samai hai, Yahi Samai hai. This is
our time. This is our time.
This is also the year I complete
15 years of public service. I con-
sider it a singular honour and
privilegethatIhavehadtheoppor-
tunity to serve at a time of PM
Modi’sleadershipandbeawitness
to the irreversible and unstoppa-
ble rise of our country and all our
people under PM Narendra Modi.
The best way to celebrate PM
Modi’s birthday is for all Indians
to believe in and work towards his
dream of a strong, prosperous In-
dia for all. Sabka Saath, Sabka
Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, SABKA
PRAYAS. On this day, I wish him
many years of good health and
service to our motherland.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
RAJEEV
CHANDRASEKHAR
The writer is Union Minister of State for
Entrepreneurship, Skill Development. Electronics
Technology
India’s resilience and re-
sponse during this pan-
demic was also possible
by many far-sighted de-
cisions of Narendra
Modi in his first term - un-
ambiguous proof of his fore-
sight. The poor and vulnera-
ble who were the most im-
pacted by the shock were
provided quick financial relief
through the decision of Nar-
endra Modi to create Bank
accounts for every Indian
through the JDY scheme
SETTINGNEW
STANDARDSIN
GOVERNMENT
LEADERSHIP
MODI

First India Bureau
Lucknow:Calling‘Swa-
mitva Yojana’ a major
revolution towards ru-
ral empowerment, Un-
ion Minister for Rural
Development and Pan-
chayati Raj, Giriraj Sin-
gh, on Thursday said it
would eliminate endless
house ownership dis-
putes in villages.
Singh, who was on a
day’s visit to the state
capital, called on chief
minister Yogi Adity-
anath and said he was
pleased to know that
under his leadership
the property digitisa-
tion work was progress-
ing rapidly
. “I am happy
to announce that the
drone survey would be
completed by December
2021 and Gharauni
(ownership) Turn to P4
CM Yogi inaugurates system of online khasra,
digital ‘Gharauni’ ownership certificate
Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj
Singh, with CM Yogi Adityanath in Lko on Thursday.
MAINPURI GIRL’S
DEATH: ALD HC
LISTS HEARING
AFTER A MONTH
PRAYAGRAJ: A bench of
Allahabad HC comprising
Acting Chief Justice
Munishwar Nath
Bhandari Justice
AK Ojha on Thursday
directed the state
government and police
authorities to report after
one month the status
of investigation into the
death of the Mainpuri
girl student who was
found hanging inside
her school in 2019. The
court exempted the UP
DGP from appearing
personally on the next
hearing in the case, which
the court listed after a
month. More 0n P8
Digitisation of property records to end
disputes, check fraud, says Union
Minister Giriraj Singh
SKIPPER KOHLI TO SHED
VIRAT WORKLOAD
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59,141. It touched a new high of 59,204 in intra-day deals. Meanwhile, its
NSE counterpart Nifty gained 107 points to 17,626. It hit a new peak of
17,645 during the session. 16 stocks closed in the green and 14 in the red.
The President of India Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Shimla on Thursday
afternoon on a four-day visit to Himachal Pradesh during which he will
address the special session of the state assembly on 17 September to
mark the golden jubilee celebrations of statehood of the state.
SENSEX ENDS
ABOVE 59K, NIFTY
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PRESIDENT KOVIND
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UP
INDIA
30,570
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431
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Modi attacks Vista critics as he
opensDefenceMinistrycomplex
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi hit
out at the critics of the
Central Vista Project
while inaugurating the
Defence Offices Com-
plexes in New Delhi on
Thursday
.
The PM said those
who were attacking the
Central Vista Project
would conveniently re-
main silent as 7,000 em-
ployees of the Defence
ministry and the armed
forces shift to the two
new multi-storey office
complexes. The Defence
Offices Complexes are a
part of the Rs
20,000-crore Central
Vista Project.
“Today
, the country is
watching what we are
doing with the Central
Vista. These modern of-
fices will help those
connected with the
work of national secu-
rity in working effec-
tively,” Modi said, add-
ing that it was “a major
and significant step
towards the develop-
ment of a modern de-
fence enclave in the
capital.”
‘Asthana brought in
for better policing’
New Delhi: The Centre
Thursday defended IPS
officer Rakesh Astha-
na’s appointment as
Delhi Police Commis-
sioner, saying he has
been brought in to pro-
vide “effective policing”
on recent law and order
situations in the nation-
al capital. The govern-
ment also said it needs
to be given a leeway in
appointment of Delhi
Police Commissioner as
any “paediatric ap-
proach” would not be in
national interest.
The submission has
been made in a written
reply filed in response
to a PIL seeking quash-
ing of Asthana’s ap-
pointment, inter-cadre
deputation, and exten-
sion of service. The
court is expected to
hear the case next week.
New Gujarat Cabinet has no minister
who served in Rupani administration
Gandhinagar: The
BJP on Thursday in-
ducted 24 ministers, in-
cluding 21 who have be-
come ministers for the
first time, taking the
strength of the ministry
led by CM Bhupendra
Patel, a first-term MLA
and minister, to 25.
Political observers
say the BJP expects to
make an impact ahead
of the 2022 Gujarat As-
sembly polls with this
new-look ministry
.
Those sworn in at the
1.30 pm Raj Bhavan cer-
emony include former
Assembly Speaker Ra-
jendra Trivedi and for-
mer state BJP president
Jitu Vaghani. Governor
Acharya Devvrat ad-
ministered the oath to
10 cabinet ministers
and 14 ministers of
state, including five
ministers of state with
independent charge.
Centre outlines
‘bad bank’ plan
NARCL for NPA
New Delhi: The Union
Cabinet on Wednesday
cleared a proposal to
provide government
guarantee to security
receipts issued by the
National Asset Recon-
s t r u c t i o n
C o m p a n y
(NARCL) as
part of res-
olution of
bad loans,
sources said.
Indian Banks’ Asso-
ciation (IBA), entrusted
with the task of setting
up a bad bank, has
pegged the government
guarantee to be around
Rs 31,000 crore.
Head of Islamic State killed in Sahara: France
Paris: The leader of the
Islamic State in the
Greater Sahara died of
wounds from a drone
strike that hit him on a
motorcycle last month
in southern Mali, in a
French-led operation in-
volving backup from
US, EU, Malian and Ni-
gerien military forces,
French authorities said
on Thursday
.
The French govern-
ment did not disclose
how they identified him
as Adnan Abu Walid al-
Sahrawi, whose group
hasterrorisedtheregion.
France declared the
killing a major victory
against jihadists in Af-
rica and justification for
years of anti-extremist
efforts in the Sahel.
French government of-
ficials described al-Sah-
rawi as “enemy No. 1” in
the region and accused
him of ordering or over-
seeing attacks on
French aid workers.
V
irat Kohli To Step
Down As India’s
T20I Captain Af-
ter ICC T20 World Cup:
“Understanding Work-
load Important”Virat
Kohli announced on
Thursday that he will be
stepping down as India’s
T20I captain after the
completion of the upcom-
ing ICC T20 World Cup.
“I have been fortunate
enough to not only repre-
sent India but also lead
the Indian Cricket Team
to my utmost capability
.
I thank everyone who
has supported me in my
journey as the Captain
of the Indian Cricket
Team. I couldn’t have
done it without them - the
boys, the support staff,
the selection committee,
my coaches and each and
every Indian who prayed
for us to win.
PM Narendra Modi along with Union Minister for Defence Rajnath
Singh and Minister for Petroleum Natural Gas Hardeep Singh
Puri during the inauguration of the Defence Offices Complex, in
New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Delhi top cop Rakesh Asthana
Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
Cabinet ministers: Rajendra Trivedi, Jitu Vaghani, Rushikesh
Patel, Purnesh Modi, Raghavji Patel, Kanubhai Desai, Kiritsinh
Rana, Naresh Patel, Pradip Parmar and Arjunsinh Chauhan.
WITH MANY EMBASSIES CLOSED, BLACK
MARKET FOR VISAS THRIVING IN KABUL
Kabul: A number of travel agencies say that currently only
Pakistan visas can be obtained legally, but visas of a number
of other countries are being sold in the black market at high
prices, Tolo News reported. “The real price for a Tajikistan
visa is $60, but in the black market it is around $350 to $400.
The real price for Turkey’s visa is $120, but in the black mar-
ket it is selling for up to $5,000,” according to the director of
a travel agency in Kabul. Meanwhile, Taliban have barred fe-
male employees from entering the Ministry of Women Affairs
in Kabul, allowing only males into the building, an employee
of the ministry said. “Four women were not allowed to enter
the building”, Sputnik quoted the employee as saying.
“I have decided to step down as the
T20 captain after this T20 World
Cup in Dubai in October,” Kohli
wrote in statement that he shared
on his social media handles.
1 Kohli cited the “immense workload”
he has been managing for most of the
last decade, as an all-format player and
captain, as the reason for his decision
2 He also said that the decision was
taken after consulting people close
to him, head coach Ravi Shastri and
teammate Rohit Sharma
DECIDES TO STEP DOWN FROM
CAPTAINCY AFTER T20 WORLD CUP
CENTRE TO DELHI HIGH COURT
24 MINS SWORN IN
CRUCIAL READ
‘ARRESTED TERRORISTS TRAINED IN PAK
TO CARRY OUT BLASTS ON RAIL TRACKS’
BHAGWAT TO VISIT JK IN OCT, FIRST
VISIT AFTER ABROGATION OF ARTICLE 370
New Delhi: Pakistan’s ISI trained the two terrorists, that
were arrested by the special Cell of Delhi police, who
were to blow bridges and railway tracks to cause mass
casualties in India, it was revealed during the interroga-
tion on Thursday. The interrogation revealed that the
duo was also asked to acquire the details of the timings
and route of the trains with more passengers so that the
blast results in a high number of casualties.
Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
chief Mohan Bhagwat will be visiting
Jammu and Kashmir for the first time
after articles 370 and 35A were revoked.
Bhagwat will be on a three-day visit to
the Union Territory from October 1 to
October 3 and will attend a meeting with
‘Prabudh Varg’ members. P2
ON TRACKS: RAPE
ACCUSED FOUND
Hyderabad: The suspect
in the rape and murder of
a six-year-old girl in Hy-
derabad was found dead
on railway tracks, two
days after a Telangana
minister warned that the
accused would be caught
and eliminated.
VIGILANCE NOC FOR
JK GOVT STAFF
Srinagar: Government
employees of JK will be
required to get a vigilance
clearance to obtain a
passport , said a circular
by JK Government’s Ad-
ministration Department.

UTTAR PRADESH
04
HALF OF UP’S ADULT POPULATION
COVERED BY COVID-19 VACCINES
1.50 CR UTTAR PRADESH POPULACE HAVE RECEIVED BOTH THE DOSES
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh on Thursday
achieved the target of
administering at least
one dose of the Covid-19
vaccine to half its eligi-
ble adult population, as
it crossed 9.05 crore cu-
mulative vaccinations
across the state.
As per official esti-
mates based on census
and electoral data,
around 15 crore people
in UP are to be vacci-
nated.
Of these, 7.50 crore
have received at least
one dose which is about
50 percent against the
target.
While over 1.54 crore
people are fully vacci-
nated in the State. De-
spite being the most
populous state, Uttar
Pradesh is racing past
other Indian states in
attempting to mitigate
the anticipated third
wave of Covid-19 infec-
tions through vaccina-
tion.
Soaring high on
vaccination,on Wednes-
day, the state has
achieved the target of
vaccinating 9 crore peo-
ple since the launch of
the nationwide vaccina-
tion drive in January,
which is a record.
In line with the CM
Yogi ’s order, the health
department is conduct-
ing vaccination at war
footing and mega vac-
cination campaigns are
being held in the state.
UP took almost 100
days to administer the
first one crore vaccine
doses. It then took an-
other 45 days to cross
the 2-crore mark and 59
more days to vaccinate
5 crore people.
7.5CR HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE OF JAB AGAINST THE VIRUS
UP REPORTS 24
NEW COVID CASES
A recent vaccination drive in Lucknow. —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Several Ra-
jput bodies have taken a
strong exception to
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath’s decision
to unveil a statue of
ninth century ruler Mi-
hir Bhoj in Dadri and
shot off a letter to PM
Narendra Modi to reg-
ister their protest.
Angry over the move,
these Rajput associa-
tions have warned
about a nationwide agi-
tation against the rul-
ing party if the UP CM
goes ahead with pro-
posed September 22
visit to Dadri to unveil
the statue of King Mi-
hir Bhoj, who according
to the local BJP MLA
Tejpal Nagar, is an an-
cestor of Gurjars.
Terming it as an ap-
peasement politics, the
Rajputs associations
said that Mihir Bhoj be-
longed to the Kshatriya
Rajput community and
he was not a Gurjar.
“We have heard that
the UP CM is going to
inaugurate a statue of
Samrat Mihir Bhoj.”,
said Mahendra Singh
Tanwar, national presi-
dent of Akhil Bhartiya
Kshatriya Mahasabha.
“Earlier such attempts
have been made in Har-
yana, MP and Uttara-
khand to discredit Ra-
jputs from their ances-
try. Samrat Mihir Bhoj
was a Kshatryia Rajput.
We are over two crore
strong voters in Uttar
Pradesh and have been
a traditional voter of
BJP, but such attempts
won’t be taken positive-
ly in the poll-bound
state,” said Tanwar.
Rakesh Singh Raghu-
vanshi, the state presi-
dent of the Shri Rash-
triya Rajput Karni
Sena, said, “Samrat Mi-
hir Bhoj was known as
Gurjar-Pratihar Sam-
rat. His caste was Prati-
har, which is a Rajput
clan, and Gurjar was
the name of the area
where the current state
of Gujrat is and it has
nothing to do with any
other caste.
We want CM Yogi to
be re-elected, but he
shall stay away from
such vicious propagan-
da. Else we will stage a
protest. Nothing is
above our legacy and
the government must
understand this and not
lose the traditional Ra-
jput votes.”
Rajputs warn of stir against Mihir Bhoj statue unveiling by CM Yogi
COURTING CONTROVERSY

Rajput
associations
have warned of
a nationwide
agitation against
BJP if UP CM
Yogi Adityanath
goes ahead with
the plan to
unveil the statue
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. —FILE PHOTO
WORD OF CAUTION
15 doctors take charge in Firozabad,
to investigate dengue, viral fever cases
A year after Bhoomi Pujan
by PM Modi, Ram temple
foundation is now complete
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A year after
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi took part in
the bhoomi pujan’ for
the Ram temple in Ayo-
dhya, the construction
of its foundation is
complete.
The foundation has
now been filled with the
final, 48th layer of roll-
er-compacted concrete,
temple trust members
told reporters on
Thursday
.
This was the first
time that the trust,
tasked with building a
temple at a spot where
many Hindus believe
Lord Ram was born, in-
vited journalists to see
the construction site.
According to re-
ports, the site needed a
strong foundation as
the soil there is
unstable.A 50-foot deep
pit, 400-ft by 300 ft, was
first excavated.
Over the months, it
has been filled 12-inch
layers of compacted ce-
ment and other build-
ing material, including
small stones and fly
ash.Ram Mandir Trust
member Anil Misha
said a aft will now be
built on this and will be
topped by a plinth made
out of about 4 lakh cu-
bic feet of pink stone
from Mirzapur.
The grand Ram tem-
ple will come up on this
base.
Temple trust general
secretary Champat Rai
said one lakh cubic feet
of carved slabs of stone
from Rajasthan’s Bansi
Paharpur are ready for
the construction that
would follow.
CMYogi has greeted and
conveyed his best wishes to
Uttarakhand chief minister
Pushkar Singh Dhami on his
birthday on Thursday.
UP CM has conveyed his
best wishes to the people
on the occasion of Vishvakar-
ma Jayanti on Friday and urged
them to follow Covid norms.
U
on the occasion of Vishvakar-
ma Jayanti on Friday and urged
them to follow Covid norms.
Yogi Speaks
Yogi Speaks
Replica of the upcoming Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Uttar
Pradesh government on
Thursday sent a team
of 15 doctors to Firo-
zabad district to investi-
gate the reasons behind
the rise in cases of den-
gue and viral fever,
which have claimed 60
lives since mid-August.
Though no deaths
have been reported in
the last few days, the
flow of patients into
the government medi-
cal college and the com-
munity health centres
here has continued
unabated.
The team, compris-
ing 10 doctors and five
specialists, took charge
on Thursday, on the in-
structions of Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath, Addi-
tional Director (Medi-
cal and Health), Agra
Division, Dr A K Singh,
said.
Led by Dr G S Vajpay-
ee, a specialist in com-
municable diseases, the
team will investigate
the causes behind pa-
tients not getting prop-
er treatment before
they reach the govern-
ment medical college
and other primary
health centres in the
district, he said.
It will also investi-
gate the reasons behind
the increasing cases,
despite efforts to stem
them since last month,
Singh said, adding that
the team will suggest
measures to control the
spread of dengue and
viral fever.
Singh also said that a
section of the media is
reporting an inflated
death toll, and main-
tained that fatalities
stood at 60.
Deaths due to other
diseases are also being
attributed to dengue
and viral fever, he said.
In another develop-
ment, a team of women
doctors has arrived
here and it is monitor-
ing the treatment of pa-
tients in at the govern-
ment medical college.
They are trying to
work out ways for bet-
ter treatment of pa-
tients and are continu-
ously visiting wards,
principal of the medi-
cal college Dr Sangeeta
Aneja said.
The team includes Dr
Jaimini and Dr Ayushi
from Saifai and Dr Pra-
gati from Kanpur, she
said.
Children suffering from viral fever rest on cots in Pinhat in Agra on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Lucknow: In view of heavy rains and flood-like
situations in many regions of UP CM Yogi has
directed officials to make all necessary arrange-
ments for treatment of patients found infected with
viral fever and other diseases. While addressing a
high-level meeting, on Thursday, CM Yogi said, “A
team of 8 doctors from the health department and
five experts from the medical education depart-
ment have already been sent to Firozabad to check
the outbreak of the water-borne diseases.”
CM DIRECTS OFFICIALS TO
TAKE NECESSARY STEPS
Digital Khasra
system unveiled
by CM Yogi
Continued from page 1
certificate will be giv-
en out in 22,000 villages
of the state,” he said.
“I congratulated CM
Yogi for the unprece-
dented development
and law and order
works he has carried
out in UP in the last 4.5
years and assured him
that the central gov-
ernment will give all
possible help to UP,” he
said.
Inaugurating a sys-
tem of digital Khasra,
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath said that
the details of Gata, crop
and irrigation resourc-
es, disaster and agricul-
tural waste disposal,
trees, non-agricultural
land, lease, two cropped
areas, and unrivaled
land will be mentioned
in it. Laptops and mo-
bile phones have al-
ready been provided to
all the Lekhpals by the
state government, he
said.
About 7.65 crores
Khasra of total 1,08,846
revenue villages will be
digitised soon. Once
online Khasra will be
launched, it can be su-
pervised from every
level.
SAINIK REHABLITATION FUND MEET:
GUV PAVES WAY FOR LAND USE
Those who would host iftars now
visiting temples, Maurya taunts
First India Bureau
Hardoi: In a barb di-
rected at Samajwadi
Party, UP Deputy CM
Keshav Prasad Maurya
Thursday said those
who used to hold iftar
parties during their
rule are visiting tem-
ples now.“When there
was his government in
the state, he used to
hold Roza-Iftar parties.
When there was Kumbh
during his regime, he
did not go there to take
a bath. But after the for-
mation of the BJP gov-
ernment, he is visiting
temples.”
“This is an ideologi-
cal victory of the BJP,”
he said.
Keshav Prasad Mau-
rya was here to lay
foundation stone and
inaugurate schemes
worth Rs 1,372 crores.
He also announced
schemes worth Rs 300
crores for the district.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Governor and
President, Uttar
Pradesh Sainik Reha-
bilitation Fund,
Anandiben Patel pre-
sided over the 48th
meeting of ‘Praband-
han Samiti Uttar
Pradesh Sainik Reha-
bilitation Fund’, Luc-
know at Raj Bhavan to-
day. She gave instruc-
tions to plant mango
orchards on the land
reserved for the garden
in Attari area that
comes under the Sainik
Rehab project. She said
that projects other than
agricultural production
should be operated only
on unsuitable land for
agriculture. She also in-
quired about the pro-
gress of work of remov-
ing acacia from the bar-
ren land of the field and
directed the Horticul-
ture and Forest Depart-
ment to work together
to make the land ready
for use.
Governor Anandiben Patel fetes a member of Sainik board.
Deputy CM Keshav Prasad
Maurya in Hardoi.
Happy to get vaccinated. —FILE PHOTO

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First India Bureau
Lucknow: The roads of
the state capital went
under watery grave on
Thursday after incess-
esant rains all through
Wednesday night. Rain-
water entered the office
of LMC and several
other public palces and
trees were also uproot-
ed while some roads
caved in too. There was
widespread power out-
age as well.
DM Abhishek
Prakash has advised
peopletoavoidgoingout.
He also asked people
toremaincautiousabout
open sewer, electricity
wires, and inform inte-
grated control centre in
case of waterlogging,
power breakdown etc.
In last 24 hours, Fur-
satganj received 19 cm
rainfall, followed by
Kunda (Pratapgarh),
Chitrakoot, Basti, and
Rae Bareli (17 cm), Gau-
riganj (Amethi), Bindki
(Fatehpur), Prayagraj
Sadar (13 cm), Lucknow
and Sultanpur (12 cm).
City receives 12cm
rains in 24 hours
Admin cautions ppl
against venturing out
According to the instructions of CM Yogi, all schools
and colleges across the state, including Lucknow Uni-
versity will remain closed for two days from today in
wake of heavy incessant rainfall, said a statement from
the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Thursday.
EDU INSTITUTES SHUT FOR TWO DAYS
India will witness an
extended monsoon spell
this year as rainfall activity
over north India shows no
sign of decline till Septem-
ber-end. According to India
Meteorological Department
(IMD), southwest monsoon
withdrawal from northwest
India takes place if there is
cessation of rainfall activity
for continuous five days.
An anticyclonic wind has to
form over the lower tropo-
sphere, and there should
also be considerable reduc-
tion in moisture content.
EXTENDEDMONSOON
PREDICTEDBYIMD
Twelve people were killed
in incidents of house and
wall collapse in Fatehpur,
Pratapgarh, Kaushambi,
Jaunpur and Barabanki
districts due to heavy
rains, the police said on
Thursday. According to
meteorological depart-
ment, Pratapgarh and
Ayodhya received 20
cm rainfall in the last
24 hours. The heavy
downpour resulted in
waterlogging at several
places and caused incon-
venience to people.
12 RAIN-RELATED
DEATHS REPORTED
First India Bureau
Lucknow: LucknowDe-
velopment Authority
has prepared a plan for
the all-round develop-
ment of the capital
whilst keeping in mind
theindustrial/commer-
cialactivities.Ameeting
to review the plan was
held at Pradhikari Bha-
van on Thursday in
which Divisional Com-
missioner Ranjan Ku-
mar, Vice-Chairman of
the Authority
, Akshay
Tripathi among many
others took part.
Shubhra Mittal, Di-
rector, Erinem Consul-
tancy Services gave a
presentation regarding
the city development
plan to the members.
Chairman, LDA, Ran-
jan Kumar said the city
development plan
should be prepared after
making a comparative
study of the top well-or-
ganised cities of the
country and the world to
avoid any problems in
the future.
MP representative Di-
wakarTripathisaidthat
while there is a need for
urban renewal in the in-
ner areas of the city
,
there is a need for plan-
ning in the outer areas.
He said warehouse in-
dustryhasbeengrowing
rapidly between Kanpur
Road and Sultanpur
Road and there is a bet-
ter potential for infra-
structure growth in Mo-
han Road and Sitapur
Road hence, the city de-
velopment plan should
be prepared in a way to
boost these industries
even further.
Vice-Chairman of
LDA, Akshay Tripathi
instructed the project
consultants to ensure
that after conducting
multi-level screening
along with adherence to
CDP
, data should be
shared with stakehold-
ers after consultation.
He added that the plan
shouldbepreparedkeep-
ing in mind health, edu-
cation, tourism activi-
ties.
LDA readies plan for all-round development of Lucknow
VISION DOCUMENT
Commissioner Ranjan Kumar, VC LDA Akshay Tripathi Secretary
LDA Pawan Gangwar and Chief Engineer Indu Shekhar Singh.
FDA TEAM RAIDS AMUL PLANT, SEIZES
SAMPLES OF MILK, BUTTER, ICECREAM
TWO DEAD, 16 INJURED AS BUS
COLLIDES WITH TRUCK IN ETAWAH
26-YEAR-OLD WOMAN CONSTABLE
COMMITS SUICIDE BY HANGING
Badaun: A 26-year-old woman constable allegedly died
by suicide at her residence here on Thursday, police
said. Shubhalata, who was posted at Dataganj police
station in Budaun, lived in a
rented house along with her
sister and brother in Dataganj
town, they said. The police-
woman’s sister was the first
one to find her hanging from
the ceiling at 10.30 am, they added. The sister then
informed the neighbours and the police were called in.
She was rushed to the local community health centre
where the doctors declared her dead.
CRUCIAL READ
Lucknow: A team of Food Safety and Drug Administra-
tion, Lucknow raided the plant of Amul Milk located
at Chakgajaria and took 9 samples of milk and milk
products. The team took samples from Amul Full
Cream Milk, Amul Toned Milk, Amul Flavored Milk,
Amul Paneer, Amul Butter, Ice Cream Vanilla, Ice
Cream Strawberry, Ice Cream Almond and Amul Curd.
The samples taken from the plant have been sent to
laboratory for analysis and based on the inquiry report,
appropriate legal action will be taken.
Etawah: Two people died and 16 were injured when a
bus collided with a truck on Agra-Lucknow Expressway,
the police said Thursday. The bus was on its way to
Gonda from Delhi on Wednesday night when it crashed
into the truck while trying to overtake it, SSP, Etawah,
Brijesh Singh said. The accident took place near Timrua
village under Saifai police station area, the SSP said,
identifying the deceased as driver Dilip Shukla (36) of
Pratapgarh and passenger Kishan Shukla of Gonda.
Lucknow: The Social
Work Department of
LucknowUniversityand
UNICEF Uttar Pradesh
will act as a technical
support unit to strength-
en the child protection
system in UP through
partnership.
Project in-charge Dr
RakeshDwivedi,Depart-
ment of Social Work, LU
said that this partner-
ship will play an impor-
tant role in ensuring ca-
pacity development, in-
formation related to
child safety
, resource
person, child develop-
ment on various topics
related to child safety in
UP
. Along with this, it
will provide its support
to various government
and non-government or-
ganisations working in
the preventing child
marriage and child la-
bour, identifying and
preventinggender-based
violence and promoting
adolescentdevelopment.
Noida: A 20-year-old
woman out for a morn-
ing walk in Greater
Noida was allegedly ab-
ducted by three uniden-
tified people in a car on
Thursday, the police
said.
The woman was with
her three younger sib-
lings — one sister and
two brothers — when
the incident took place
at around 4.30 am near
Sadopur village under
Badalpur Police Station
limits, a senior police
officer said.
DCP (Central Noida)
Harish Chander said an
FIR has been lodged in
the case and five teams
have been formed to
rescue the woman.
All police points
within Gautam Buddh
Nagar district were put
on alert soon after the
information was re-
ceived by us. The infor-
mation has also been
relayed in some nearby
districts and pickets
have been set up to
check the movement of
vehicles here, he said.
LUjoinshandswithUNICEFto
bolsterchildprotectioninstate
20-yr-oldwomanoutonmorning
walkwithtwosiblings,abducted
A police team at the incident
spot on Thursday.
RESULTS DECLARED
The results of entrance
exams of B.Sc. (Agri),
BJMC, B.Voc. B.El.Ed
have been declared and
the candidates can check
Provisional rank under
UG Admission in the ad-
mission page of the LU.
All eligible candidates
have been asked to visit
the website and select
their choice of college at
the earliest.
UTTAR PRADESH
05
Sunken roads, flooded public places, broken
electricity poles and uprooted trees - Lucknow
had it all to make for a perfect sci-fi doomsday
script. Here is a keleidoscope of the mayhem on
the streets of the capital city as people waded
through the plunder in awe and shock. Pictures
from Chaudhary Charan Singh airport, Charbagh
railway station, Gomti Nagar, Montessori School
Sadar, and old Lucknow.
EXTREME WEATHER...
HAVOC IN
LUCKNOW
—PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
—PHOTO BY PTI
—PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR

INDIA
06
AFTERSCRAP,CENTRE NOTIFIESON
RULESFORTRIBUNALSAPPOINTMENTS
The tribunal hearings are on the basis of a petition filed by Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment on Thursday
issued a notification re-
garding rules for ap-
pointments to 12 tribu-
nals, or quasi-judicial
bodies, in various
fields, including the In-
come Tax Appellate Tri-
bunal.
This comes a day af-
ter an irritated Su-
preme Court repri-
manded the govern-
ment for its delay in
filling posts in tribu-
nals; a bench led by
Chief Justice NV Ra-
mana told Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta
“return with appoint-
ment letters (in two
weeks)... or (if appoint-
ments are not made)
cite the reason”.
“We are a democratic
country... follow the
rule of law,” the Chief
Justice reminded the
government. In a
charged hearing the
court singled out de-
layed appointments to
the NCLT, or National
Company Law Tribu-
nal, and criticised the
government for “cherry
picking” from a short-
list of 22 names.
The Chief Justice,
part of the selection
committee, said 544 peo-
ple had been inter-
viewed for the shortlist,
but “... only some were
appointed... rest went to
(a) wait list,” he ob-
served. The Solicitor
General’s replied that
“the government is en-
titled to not follow cer-
tain recommendations”
to which Justice L Nag-
eswara Rao, part of the
three-judge bench, shot
back that “What (then)
is the sanctity of the se-
lection committee
(headed by top court
judges)?” it did not go
down well.
MP Jairam Ramesh, asking that provisions of the Tribunal Reforms Act of 2021, which revives an
ordinance struck down by the Supreme Court shall be declared unconstitutional.
May rob media’s freedom:
2nd HC setback on IT rules
BJP eyes record of
1.5 cr vax doses on
PM Modi’s B’day
Rawat meets Sonia, urges
to settle Punjab issue
Pan-India raids to nab
terror module mastermind
RaGa meets family of late senior
party leader Oscar Fernandes
New Delhi: Key sec-
tions of the country’s
new Information Tech-
nology rules that seek
to regulate digital me-
dia outlets were put on
hold on Thursday by
the Madras High Court,
which became the sec-
ond court to do so after
the Bombay High Court
last month.
“Prima facie there is
substance that the over-
sight mechanism to
control the media by
the government may
rob the media of its in-
dependence and the
fourth pillar of the de-
mocracy may not be
there at all,” the Ma-
dras High Court said.
“By way of abundant
caution, sub-rules 1
and 3 of Rule 9 of the
said Rules of 2021 will
remain stayed,” it add-
ed. Put on hold by the
Bombay High Court on
August 16, Clauses 1
and 3 of Rule 9 require
digital media outlets to
follow the code of con-
duct laid down by the
Press Council of India
and the country’s cable
TV code.
New Delhi: BJP is as-
piring to help create a
record by helping
achieve the nation max-
imum number of COV-
ID-19 vaccine inocula-
tions today on the birth-
day of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, party
sources said.
To achieve this mile-
stone, BJP is prepared
up its health volunteers
to ensure that the maxi-
mum people get their
COVID-19 vaccines on
the day, BJP sources
stated.India has admin-
istered more than one
crore COVID-19 vac-
cines in a day on earlier
occasions. The target
that BJP is aspiring is
to get more than 1.5
crore vaccines adminis-
tered on the day, the
BJP leader informed.
Senior leaders in the
Bhartiya Janta Party
said that the party will
try to see that the day
will be recorded in the
nation’s history
. —ANI
New Delhi: PunjabCon-
gress in-charge Harish
Rawat has met Sonia
Gandhi and Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra, and
sources said he has been
askedtosettletheraging
tussle within the party
as MLAs have once
again started raising
voices and seeking the
Legislative party meet.
Rawat met the two top
leaders here on Wednes-
day. He is also said to
have spoken to the top
Congress leaders in
Punjab. The MLAs have
demanded that two neu-
tral observers be sent
from Delhi so that they
can narrate their griev-
ances. The prime mov-
ers this time are Pargat
Singh and Tript Singh
Bajwa, both are close to
the state President Nav-
jot Singh Sidhu.
New Delhi: Pan-India
raids are being carried
out by anti-terror units
of the states and Delhi
Special Cell sleuths on
Thursday to nab sus-
pected mastermind of
the terror module Hu-
maid.
It is alleged that Hu-
maid, a relative of ar-
rested accused Osama,
who is a resident of
Delhi’s Jamia Nagar,
was coordinating the
entire terror network in
India.The police are
also looking for Osa-
ma’s father Humaid-ur-
Rehman. His wherea-
bouts are unknown.
“Last known location
of Humaid was in Uttar
Pradesh. We are in
touch with Uttar
Pradesh anti-terror
squad and raids are be-
ing carried out at vari-
ous places,” said a top
Indian Police Services
officer privy to the
probe. —ANI
Bengaluru: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi on
Thursday met family
members of late senior
party leader Oscar Fer-
nandes in Bengaluru.
State Congress presi-
dent DK Shivakumar
was also present. Gan-
dhi reached Bengaluru
to attend the last rites of
senior party Oscar Fer-
nandezwhopassedaway
on September 13.
The programme is
scheduled to begin by
paying respect to Fer-
nandez at Karnataka
Pradesh Congress Com-
mittee office and later
Gandhi will also partici-
pate in cremetion. —ANI
PM Narendra Modi
Harish Rawat Sonia Gandhi
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: Secretary-
level vacancies in the
Union Government will
tot up to 20 by this end-
month if one adds the
number of secretaries
to retire by then to the
existing number of 13.
If no appointment is
effected between now
and end-month, it will
be described as an ‘un-
precedented situation’,
even from the standard
of the NDA administra-
tion whose considered
decision to keep critical
posts vacant has ac-
quired disturbing pro-
portions.
In the meanwhile it is
heard that the Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi may convene a
marathon meeting with
Union secretaries on
Saturday. If true, it
would assume more sig-
nificance in the back-
drop of large number
of vacancies.
It may be underlined
that in matters of tribu-
nal and HC vacancies, it
has earned the displeas-
ure of the Supreme
Court. But who will call
it to courts in keeping
secretarial appoint-
ments hanging no mat-
ter how it affects gov-
ernance? No one. Since
there is no substitute for
good governance, the
NDA administration
willfavornonebutitself
in urgently filling the
pending vacancies. Of
course, it is their choice
to help themselves.
It is believed among
officials, and one can’t
butexpecttheirbelief to
be justified sooner than
later, that the govern-
ment is probably work-
ing up to issue a whole-
sale list to fill all the 20
vacancies at one shot.
Currently, to cope
with 13 vacancies, 11
union secretaries are
given dual charges and
one among them is han-
dling triple responsi-
bilities.
WILL SECRETARIAL VACANCIES BE FILLED IN ONE SHOT?
NEW AVENUES?
Union Government will tot up to 20 by the end of this month.
With seven union secretaries retiring
this month, tally may touch 20 mark
SPECIAL POOJA
IN VARANASI
ED raids seize `3.88 crore
fromforeignexchangefirms
New Delhi: The En-
forcement Directorate
on Thursday said it
seized over Rs 4 crore
worth of Indian and for-
eign currency and bul-
lion in recent multi-city
raids against Hawala
operators based in
north India.
The searches were
carried out under pro-
visions of the Foreign
Exchange Management
Act against directors
and associates of Paul
Merchants Ltd, Quick
Forex Ltd, Supama Fo-
rex Pvt Ltd and Curo
India Pvt Ltd in Chandi-
garh, Panchkula, Mo-
hali, Jalandhar and
Delhi, the agency said
in a statement.
These “entities sent
outward remittances of
over Rs 475 crore to Sin-
gapore, Hong Kong and
the UAE on behalf of
shell or dummy entities
like Triple Streak
Dream Holidays, Wang-
ester Travels Pvt Ltd,
Peripatizo Travels Pvt
Ltd, Himalaya Tourism,
Ezax Holidays, and
Great Journey Tours
etc”, said official. —ANI
ED RAIDS AT
MANDER'S
HOME, OFFICES
New Delhi: The ED
on Thursday searched
the residence and
offices linked to hu-
man rights activist
and retired IAS Harsh
Mander as part of a
money-laundering
probe, a report
said. As per official
sources at least three
premises located in
Vasant Kunj, Adchini,
and Mehrauli are
being searched. The
raid by the ED came
shortly after Mander
and his wife left for
Germany, sources
reported. —PTI
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi will hold bilat-
eral meetings with
Quad leaders in-
cluding US Presi-
dent Joe Biden and
other foreign lead-
ers during his US
visit later this
month besides at-
tending the first-in
person meeting of
Quadrilateral Secu-
rity Dialogue, the
Ministry of Exter-
nal Affairs (MEA)
said on Thursday.
Prime Minister
Modi is visiting the
US next week.
“Prime Minister
(Modi) will partici-
pate in the first in-
person Quad lead-
ers’ summit in
Washington on Sep-
tember 24. On Sep-
tember 25, he will
address the general
debate of the UN
General Assembly
at its 76th session.
While the PM is in
Washington, he will
also have a bilateral
meeting with Presi-
dent Biden,” Minis-
try of External Af-
fairs (MEA) spokes-
person Arindam
Bagchi said during
a press briefing.
—ANI
PM Modi to
hold bilateral
talks with
Biden: MEA
Rahul Gandhi at residence of late Oscar Fernandes. —PHOTO BY UNI
BOMBAY HC TO HEAR PLEA SEEKING CBI
PROBE AGAINST ANIL PARAB ON OCT 8
RAJ KUNDRA PORNOGRAPHY CASE:
MUMBAI CB SUBMITS CHARGE SHEET
Mumbai: : Bombay High Court will hear the plea filed by a
suspended RTO officer seeking a Central Bureau of Investiga-
tion (CBI) probe into alleged
corruption in the Transport
Department of the state on
October 8.A Division Bench
comprising of Justice S
S Shinde and Justice N J
Jamadar on Wednesday fixed
the matter for a physical
hearing for October 8, 2021. Suspended officer of nashik RTO
Gajendra Patil has filed a writ petition against Anil Parab. —ANI
Mumbai: A The Mumbai crime branch filed a 1467-page
supplementary charge sheet against Raj Kundra and three
others, including Ryan
Thorpe, the IT head
of Kundra’s Viaan
industries, in connection
with the alleged porn
films racket case. The
charge sheet comprises
40 statements, including
that of Raj Kundra’s wife Shilpa Shetty. However, it men-
tions that the businessman’s brother-in-law Pradeep Bakshi
is absconding. Raj Kundra and Ryan Thorpe were arrested
on 19 July after the case came to light in February 2021
following a raid on a bungalow in western Mumbai. —ANI
FORMER NCLAT CHAIRPERSON ALLOWED
IN OFFICE TILL SEPT 20: CENTRE TO SC
BOMBAY HIGH COURT DISMISSES
PARAM BIR SINGH’S PLEA
New Delhi: The Central government told the Su-
preme Court on Thursday that it has decided to allow
Justice (Retd.) AIS Cheema, former acting Chairper-
son of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
(NCLAT), to continue in office till September 20 and
the current chairperson M Venugopal will be asked
to go on leave until then. AG KK Venu appearing for
Centre told SC that the govt has decided that Justice
Cheema to continue in the office till Sept 20. —ANI
Mumbai: Bombay HC on Thursday dismissed Former
Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh’s peti-
tion challenging prelim inquiries initiated against him
by the Maharashtra government. The order has been
passed by a bench comprising Justice SS Shinde and
Justice NJ Jamadar. The High Court while dismissing
Param Bir’s plea as non-maintainable asked him to
approach the appropriate forum. —ANI
CRUCIAL READ
SC ALLOWS IMMERSION OF GANESH IDOLS
IN HUSSAIN SAGAR LAKE FOR LAST TIME
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed
the Telangana government to permit the immersion
of Ganesh idols made of
Plaster of Paris (PoP) in
Hussain Sagar Lake in
Hyderabad, only this year.
A Bench headed by Chief
Justice of India NV Ramana
said, “As a last chance we
allow the state to use this lake for immersing the idols.”
Telangana government told the Bench that Ganesh idols
will be lifted immediately from the lake through cranes
and it will only be a symbolic immersion. —ANI

NEWS
07
CIVIL SERVICES
PASSING
THROUGH A
GRAVE IDENTITY
CRISIS
At the district block and the
cutting edge levels the lower
level functionaries are thought to
be an organised band of
exploiters, says a former civil
servant. His no-holds-barred
comments have created a buzz
among the ‘babus.’ Some
excerpts: In the not so recent past
IAS officers were looked upon by
the people as their uncorrupt
saviours from the tyranny of all
lower level functionaries. But of
late the distinction seems to have
been buried if not totally
eliminated. A recent survey has
elicited startling responses from
-a substantial section Of Us
aspirants. According to the
respondents one of the prime
motivating factors for joining the
IAS is the ample opportunity of
making money! Even if this
perception is incorrect or
exaggerated the very fact that it
exists should cause worry and
concern. Gradually the civil
service has become too big costly
and slow and has failed to put its
own house in order (judged by a
large number of writs and cases
filed by government servant son
issues of seniority and
promotions). The majority of the
officers in the district and the
state governments even if they
are clean are like parasites... I
mean they are taking too much
from the system and contributing
too little. Even after five years of
liberalization and given the
factthat states have to compete
with each other for attracting
private and foreign capital the
general impression of
industrialists is that bureaucracy
is tangled entirely in red tape and
that bureaucrats cannot take any
simple innovative decision. Also
there is greater integration now
both socially and in terms of
group objectives between IAS
members and politicians. Many
civil servants are involved in
partisan politics. This is
unfortunate because a model in
which politicians are casteist,
corrupt and harbourers of
criminals whereas civil servants
are efficient responsive and
behave as change-agents is not
viable. In the long run
administrative and political values
coincide. —First India Bureau
RELIEF FROM HC
FOR UNIVERSITY
LAND
Haji Iqbal, chancellor of Glocal
University in the district of
Saharanpur has received relief
from Allahabad High Court related
to the case 434 acres of land of the
university. The High Court ordered
a stay on the confiscation of
university land by the district
administration with immediate
effect and the court has also filed a
case of contempt of court against
DM, ADM Finance SDM. The
Glocal University management is
also contemplating a defamation
claim of Rs 500 crore against the
concerned authorities. The Abdul
Waheed Educational and Charitable
Trust had applied for against the
decision of the authorities. The
court accepted the defense of the
Abdul Waheed Educational and
Charitable Trust and set aside the
DM’s order and the Additional
District Magistrate’s notice. The
case though is also being heard in
the District Magistrate Court
disregarding the order of the Court
Dr. Gurdeep Singh, Member
Revenue Council, Uttar Pradesh.
On September 8, 2021, ADM F
Rajnish Mishra had ordered
possession of 750 bighas of land
of Abdul Waheed Educational and
Charitable Trust, disregarding the
order of HC. —First India Bureau
HEAVYRAINFALLCLAIMS 21 LIVESINUP,
METISSUESRED ALERTIN27 DISTRICTS
Weather is expected to remain same till September 18, say scientists of Lucknow Meteorological dept
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Mete-
orological Department
have predicted that
most of Uttar Pradesh
will receive rainfall for
the next 2 days. The rea-
son behind the rainfall
is said to be due to low
pressure area formed in
the Bay of Bengal
which will pass over
Prayagraj bringing rain
in nearby district. The
rain due to the low pres-
sure caused will bring
rain northern part of
Bihar and Madhya
Pradesh as well.
Scientists of Luc-
know Meteorological
Centersaidthatitwould
be the third such in-
stance where in a sea-
son more than 40 dis-
tricts of the state will
receive rainfall. The
amount of rainfall re-
ceivedduringthemonth
is at 5 times high Ut-
tar Pradesh in total has
received 5 times the av-
erage estimate of rain
in the past 24 hours (33.1
mm compared to aver-
age of 7.6 mm). Luc-
know had received 11
cm of rain till evening
on Thursday with more
than 100 mm of rain yet
to fall over the city
.
According to the Me-
teorological Depart-
ment between 12:00 pm
to 9:00 am, the state
capital Lucknow has re-
ceived more than 109.2
mm of rain and this
spell of rain is likely to
continue for the next
two days. The incessant
rain has caused flood-
ing in major roads in
the cities and uprooting
of trees in many places
has caused a lot of in-
convenience to the pub-
lic. The sudden spurt of
rain in the last 2 days
have also caused the
death of 21 people due to
rain-related incidents
in the state. The condi-
tion of Lucknow is grim
with the airport’s run-
way getting submerged
causing delays of flight
and diversion of other
flights. In Lucknow two
children died by drown-
ing in a pit while 3 peo-
ple died after a kutcha
house collapsed after
rain in Jaunpur. In
Fatehpur district, five
people, including three
children, died due to
rain related incident
while 2 people in Kaush-
ambi and 1 in Amethi
died due to wall col-
lapse. Sitapur, Bareilly
and Chitrakoot record-
ed 1 death each due to
rain related accidents.
Rain in major cities
like Lucknow, Praya-
graj, Varanasi and Kan-
pur have caused water-
logging situations in
roads and colonies. Dis-
trict Magistrate of
Prayagraj declared
rainy day and ordered
the closure of all
schools in the city while
Lucknow police advised
people to stay at home.
The weather is ex-
pected to remain same
till 18th September and
the maximum tempera-
ture in Lucknow is ex-
pected to reach 25 de-
grees Celsius.
Commuters wade through a waterlogged road following heavy rainfall, in Lucknow on Thursday.
LIGHTNING WINDS
After 7 months of complaint, UP girl
tracks down cyber bully to help cops
First India Bureau
Agra: Cyber criminals
messed with the wrong
girl as the girl who was
duped by these crimi-
nals under the pretext
of getting her a job were
traced down by the girl.
The astonishing news
has though put ques-
tions over the act of po-
lice who even after over
7 months of complaint
were unable to trace the
criminals.
On February 2nd of
this year, cyber crimi-
nals cheated Palak, resi-
dent of Kishan Nagar
Balkeshwar under
Kamla Nagar police sta-
tion in Agra of Rs.
49,959. Palak Gupta said
that on February 2nd,
she received a call from
9026933575 8859073808,
and was told that the
call was from an em-
ployment company
. She
added that the crimi-
nals offered her a job
and asked her to fill a
form and pay Rs. 10,000.
When the payments
were declined for 6
times, the criminals dis-
connected the call but
after a few hours, Palak
received a message
which informed that Rs.
49,959 have been deduct-
ed from her account.
After Palak saw mon-
eywasdeductedamount
from her account, she
filed a case at which was
handed over for investi-
gation to cyber team.
The cyber team had
made no progress in last
7 months but Palak with
her brave efforts trace
the cyber criminals.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
EVIDENCE
Highest number of
murder FIRs recorded
in UP: NCRB data
First India Bureau
Lucknow: According to
National Crime Records
Bureau (NCRB) data,
there have been 29,193
murdersinIndiain2020.
The highest number of
murder FIRs in the
country (3,779) were reg-
isteredinUP
.Onanaver-
age more than 10 mur-
der cases were regis-
tered here every day i.e.,
every 2.20 hours a mur-
der took place here.
However, this figure is
slightly less than the
2019 report wherein a
total of 3806 murder cas-
es were registered in UP
.
As per report, Bihar
was at number two in
murder with 3150 FIRs
of murder while aha-
rashtra with 2163 FIRs
grabbed number three
spot. However, cases of
murder have decreased
in these states as com-
pared to last year (2019).
There has been an in-
crease of one percent in
murder cases in India in
2020 as compared to 2019
(28915 murders). UP is
also at the forefront of
crimes against women.
In 2020, UP recorded the
highest number of
49,385 cases which was
10,468 less than 2019.
‘If Priyanka contests assembly elections, she will lose’
First India Bureau
Jhansi: In Jhansi, for-
mer cabinet minister
and BJP MP Rita Bahu-
guna Joshi has given a
big statement on the
Gandhi family
.
On the question of
Priyanka Gandhi con-
testing the assembly
elections from Rae
Bareli, Dr Rita Bahu-
guna Joshi said that at
first she will not con-
test, and if she contests,
she will lose because
Congress is over in the
state.
Rita Joshi, who came
to participate in a pro-
gram, said during a
conversation with re-
porters at the Circuit
House that the Gandhi
family does not take
risks.
Congress had deep
relations with Amethi,
but since Rahul lost
from there, he never
went to Amethi. Con-
gress has been wiped
out, she claimed that
even if Priyanka and
Congress exert their
full force in Uttar
Pradesh elections, they
will not get more than
10 seats. At the same
time, on the question of
the Aam Aadmi Party,
she said that if they get
five seats, then it is
enough.
Rita Bahuguna Joshi
said that the hearing in
the party is only of
those people who do
‘parikrama’. She fur-
ther said that she strug-
gled for 5 years and put
up chaupal in every dis-
trict but failed to get an
appointment for 11
months.
Politics cannot be
done by taking the
name of the family. On
Akhilesh’s statement
that BJP’s symbol
should be changed to
bulldozer, she said that
the bulldozer will con-
tinue to run on the ma-
fia. MP Anurag Sharma
was also present on this
occasion.
Take action
against those
who drink on
streets: SP
First India Bureau
Agra: During even-
ing hours, the
streets of Agra turn
into a bar with liq-
our being consumed
on the roads outside
the wine shops in
the open without
anyfear.Womenfeel
insecure and unsafe
while passing in
front of these shops
because of lewd re-
marksthataremade
on them. In such a
situation, on
Wednesday night,
the SP city went out
on a bike to take a
stock of the situa-
tion. He took action
against those who
consumed liquor on
the street. Instruct-
ed the station in-
charges to take ac-
tion against those
who drink alcohol
in the open by run-
ning a campaign.
Therewerefrequent
complaints of
drinking liquor in
the open at the main
places of Agra. SP
City Vikas Kumar,
in plain clothes, set
out on a bike to take
stock of the city
.
Woman tortured over dowry
reaches out to DM for help
First India Bureau
Agra: Driver of Agra’s
DM and his wife have
been accused of tortur-
ing their daughter-in-
law for dowry. On
Thursday, the victim
reached the DM office
with the hope of justice
narrated her ordeal.
According to the vic-
tim,intheoneandahalf
year of marriage, the
mother-in-law kept on
beating her in the name
of superstition and for-
ciblygaveherdrugs.Itis
alleged that she was be-
ing harassed for dowry
of Rs 2 lakh. Along with
this, the victim also
showed a video of the
torture to the DM. On
this, the DM assured to
get the issue investigat-
ed. Also the driver has
been removed. The mat-
ter is from Tajganj po-
lice station area. Muke-
sh Kumar is the driver
of DM Prabhu Narayan.
Mukesh’s son Deepak
was married to Sonali.
According to the vic-
tim Sonali, after her
marriage, her mother-
in-law Pushpa Devi and
father-in-law Mukesh
beat her every day over
dowry
. Girl narrated the
whole incident to DM
Prabhu Narayan Singh
a video of torture was
also shown. The victim
told that she has com-
plained to the police
twice, but her father-in-
law, being the driver of
the DM, used to show
his influence.
BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi (L) Priyanka Gandhi (R)

Former
cabinet
minister Rita
Bahuguna
Joshi takes a
dig at Priyanka
Gandhi saying
she will lose
the election

08
2NDFRONT
Mission 2022: BJP eyes
OBC votes to ensure win
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Ahead of UP
assemblyelection,politi-
cal parties from SP to
BSP to Congress, all are
trying to woo the Brah-
mins. In Ayodhya, Owai-
siwasalsoseentryingto
woo Brahmins on the
pretext of Ashfaq Ullah
and Ramprasad Bismil.
In the politics of UP
, it is
also said that whoever
the Brahmin supported,
got the throne.
Not only Brahmins,
OBC vote bank has also
been decisive in forming
the government. SP and
BSP have got success
many times on the basis
of this. BJP has also tak-
en the initiative to get
closer to the OBC vote
bank. The BJP gave a
chance to the OBC MPs
of UP through the exer-
cise of expansion in the
Union Council of Minis-
ters. An attempt has
beenmadetosendames-
sage to the OBC section
by giving the responsi-
bilityof ministerialpost
to many faces including
SPBaghel,AnupriyaPa-
tel. Through Jan
Ashirwad Yatra,
these leaders also
roamed in their
area, which also
helped in creating an
atmosphere among the
OBC sections.
The central leader-
ship of the party is di-
rectly in touch with
Sanjay Nishad and sim-
ilar is the jugalbandi
with Prakash Rajbhar.
Even though Rajbhar
curses BJP
, but keeping
in view the future
equation, BJP re-
mains completely
silent on Rajb-
har’s statements.
In 2014 and 2019
Lok Sabha and 2017 as-
sembly elections, the
BJP came to power with
the help of OBC votes.
In such a situation, BJP
is serious about these
votes.
In view of this, the
Centrehasannounced27
per cent reservation to
OBCs in NEET, which
BJP is trying to capital-
izeonintheUPelections.
At the same time, BJP is
taking a soft stand re-
gardingconductingcaste
census of other castes
including OBC.
However, it is not yet
completely clear wheth-
er there will be a caste
census or not.
The constitutional
amendment giving the
statestherighttoinclude
OBC castes has been pre-
pared as a law. With this,
preparations have also
beenstartedtoincludeall
castes in OBC in UP
.
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court has
reiterated that two
adults have the right of
choiceof theirmatrimo-
nial partner irrespec-
tive of religion pro-
fessed by them.
The Bench comprising
Justice Manoj Kumar
Gupta and justice Deep-
ak Verma, passed the
order in a petition filed
by Shifa Hasan, a Mus-
lim by religion and her
Hindu partner.
Petitioners’ conten-
tionwasthattheyarein
love with each other
and are living together
on their own will. The
court granted protec-
tion to the inter-faith
couple and said that not
even their parents can
object to their relation-
ship.
The bench said, “It
cannot be disputed that
two adults have the
right of choice of their
matrimonial partner ir-
respective of the reli-
gion professed by
them.”“As the present
petition is a joint peti-
tionbythetwoindividu-
als who claims to be in
love with each other
and are major, there-
fore, in our considered
opinion, nobody, not
even their parents,
could object to their re-
lationship,” added the
bench.
The Court directed
the police authorities to
ensurethatthepetition-
ers are not subjected to
any harassment by the
father of the girl or by
any other person in
connection with their
relationship with each
other. Hasan submitted
thatshehadalsofiledan
application for conver-
sion from Muslim to
Hindu religion.
IN THE COURTYARD
Union Home Minister Amit Shah with CM Yogi Aditiyanath and MP Anupriya Patel at an event.
In 2017 UP polls
the BJP came to
power with the
help of OBCs
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Adults have right to choose partner of
any religion, reiterates Allahabad HC
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has directed to
shift the monkeys who created upheaval in Varanasi
city, to a suitable forest within three months. The
Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath
Bhandari and Justice Anil Kumar Ojha passed this
order while hearing a PIL filed by Maa Ganga Pukka
Mahal Trust. The Writ Petition contended that monkeys
have created menace in the whole city, affecting every
citizen of the city, apart from the tourists.The Standing
Counsel submitted that Forest Department has been
requested for shifting of monkeys in the jungle/forest
as per the provisions of law. A letter for it was sent on
July 28, awaiting necessary permission for shifting of
monkeys. The Court found that action has already been
initiated by the DFO to take permission of the Chief
Conservator of Forest for shifting of monkeys. “The
shifting of monkeys however, would be strictly as per
the provisions of law. Proper care would be taken so
that the monkeys are not in any way adversely affected
in carrying the operation.
HC DIRECTS SHIFTING OF MONKEYS TO
FOREST WITHIN THREE MONTHS
File photo
HC SEEKS PROBE
PROGRESS
REPORT IN
MAINPURI DEATH
The Allahabad High Court
on Thursday directed the
state government and
the police authorities to
apprise it with the prog-
ress in the investigation
of death of the Mainpuri
girl, about 16 years’ old,
who was found hang-
ing inside her school in
suspicious circumstances
in 2019 and her family had
alleged she was sexually
assaulted and killed. The
court also directed that
government must issue
order directing its officers
to complete investigation
of rape cases within two
month or within the time
limit as per amended pro-
visions of CrPC. The court
further directed the police
that it must ensure that
family members of the girl
are not pressurized during
investigation and further
to ensure their safety.
The bench of Acting CJ
Munishwar Nath Bhan-
dari and Justice AK Ojha
passed the order.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In the DPC
(Departmental Promo-
tion Committee ) meet-
ing held in the Union
Public Service Commis-
sion in Delhi on Thurs-
day
, 25 officers of the
state services were ap-
proved to become IAS
officer. After almost two
decades of service, PCS
officers of the year 1998,
1999 and 2000 batch will
get an opportunity to
work as officers of IAS
cadre soon.
The DPC comprises
CS RK Tiwari, ACS (Ap-
pointment) Devesh
Chaturvedi, senior most
IAS Md Iftikharuddin
and representatives of
DoPT and UPSC. These
officers of the State Ad-
ministrative Services
gotnodtobeapartof the
IAS cadre. Ashok Ku-
mar, Mahendra Prasad,
Gaurav Verma and Ra-
jneesh Chandra of 1998
batch, 14 officers from
1999,includingManojRai
(topper), Nidhi Srivas-
tava, Pawan Gangwar,
MahendraSingh,Sanjay
Chauhan, Arun Kumar
II, Santosh Sharma, SB
Singh, Brijeh Kumar,
Khempal Singh,
Harikesh Chaurasia,
Sunil Chaudhary
, Anil
Kumar and Ravindra Pal
Singh are promoted.
In DPC meet, 25 PCS officers get nod for promotion to IAS cadre
LONG WAIT

PCS officers of
1998, 1999 and
2000 batch
will get an
opportunity to
work as officers
of IAS cadre
soon
IAS Soumya Srivastava Additional Resident Commissioner New
Delhi, IAS Sanjay Kumar Singh Special Secretary Appointment, SO
Deepak Patel Appointment 1, SO Abhijit Srivastava Appointment
RO Ramesh appointed at UPSC office in New Delhi on Thursday.
Court changes life
term of 4 to 7-yr jail
First India Bureau
Muzaffarnagar: A
special court on
Wednesday sentenced
four life convicts, in-
cluding a woman, to
seven years under
sections of the Uttar
Pradesh Gangsters
Act for the abduction
and murder of a ce-
ment trader from Mu-
zaffarnagar in 2009.
Special Judge Rad-
hey Shyam Yadav con-
victed Kajal, Manjit
Khokar, Suleman,
and Niraj Mishra to
seven years each and
also imposed a fine of
Rs 20,000 on each of
them.
According to pros-
ecution officer Sand-
eep Singh, the four
convicts were already
sentenced to life im-
prisonment a few
years ago for abduct-
ing and murdering
cement trader Madan
Garg, a resident of
Muzaffarnagar, over
ransom back in 2009.
As the police had
also booked the four
life convicts under
the Gangsters Act,
the court pronounced
the additional pun-
ishment based on the
charges.
Garg was mur-
dered in Uttara-
khand’s Roorkee in
2009 and his body
was thrown in the
Ganga Canal. The
deceased man’s
brother Raghuraj
Garg filed a com-
plaint in this con-
nection. The body
was found nearly
two weeks after the
case was registered.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The AAP on
Thursday said if it is
voted to power in Uttar
Pradesh, it will provide
300 units of free elec-
tricity to domestic con-
sumers, waive “inflat-
ed” bills and ensure 24-
hour power supply, a
move aimed at replicat-
ing its Delhi model.
Addressing a press
conference here just
months ahead of the as-
sembly elections, AAP
leader and Delhi Depu-
ty Chief Minister Man-
ish Sisodia also an-
nounced providing free
electricity to farmers.
The AAP has made
similar promises in
Punjab, Uttarakhand
and Goa where assem-
bly polls are due early
next year. In the last
Delhi assembly elec-
tions, the AAP had
promised free electrici-
ty up to 200 units to do-
mestic consumers and
after that up to 200 units
at half the price, which
is believed to have
played an important
role in the elections.
The Arvind Kejriwal-
led party, which has de-
cided to contest all 403
assembly seats in UP,
alleged that electricity
tariff is so expensive in
Uttar Pradesh that it is
becoming very difficult
for people to pay the
bills. At the same time,
Sisodia alleged that the
government tells people
“to either pay the elec-
tricity bill or be tagged
as criminals”.
Even BJP leaders are not safe
in UP,says Akhilesh Yadav
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Several BJP
and BSP leaders joined
the Samajwadi Party
on Thursday in the
presence of SP chief
Akhilesh Yadav in Luc-
know.
Meanwhile, Akhile-
sh Yadav said that the
caravan of socialists is
constantly increasing.
SP chief said there has
never been any such
hooliganism during
the Zilla panchayat in
the state, but now the
general public has to
see. He further said
that the looting in the
state has increased to
such an extent that
even BJP leaders them-
selves are not safe and
their houses are also
being robbed. Their
lands are being
grasped. Akhilesh said
the BJP has cheated
Mother Ganga. The
BJP’s coming to power
has further polluted
rivers in the country.
Akhilesh said PM
Modi and CM Yogi had
said that as soon as
January 2022 comes,
farmers’ income will
double, so we want to
tell the farmers that it
is only three months
away.
Your income is going
to double in January.
Akhilesh further said
that farmers know that
changing the year is
not going to change
their fortunes, but
changing the govern-
ment will change their
fortunes. Hitting out at
the BJP, Akhilesh said
it should open an inter-
national training cent-
er for lying. Akhilesh
said CM Yogi has re-
duced unemployment
from 17 per cent to 4 per
cent, they seem to have
good training in lying.
AAP woos UP voters with
300 units of free electricity
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia addressing a press
conference in Lucknow on Thursday

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AAP MAY FIELD EX-APPLE EMPLOYEE
STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN VOTE BANK
12 PPS OFFICERS IN IPS CADRE
I have observed that if we merely
criticize our learning stops,
appreciation results in new learnings
and open-mindedness- so choose wisely.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
—FILE
PHOTO
Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav along with
party’s senior leader Abu Azmi at state party head office where
many political leaders joined the Samajwadi Party in Lucknow on
Thursday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
The DPC for promotion of 12 PPS officers of
1992 batch posted in Police Department of Uttar
Pradesh to IPS cadre concluded in Delhi on
Thursday after a meeting of Union Public Service
Commission Chief, ACS Home, ADG Personnel
and other top-level officers. The 1992 batch PPS
officers who were promoted to IPS include Rajesh
Dwivedi, Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, Jai Prakash
Singh, Dinesh Tripathi, Tribhuvan Singh, Sha-
shikant, Ramsevak Gautam, Ajit Kumar Sinha,
Awadhesh Singh, Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Shravan
Kumar Singh and Sadanand Singh Yadav.

orn and brought up in
the Pink City, Jaipur,
Charmika Sharma
has always believed
in free will. She says
that you may not shift
your focus from what
destiny has always chosen for
you, you may try running
away from it, but, the universe
will always guide you towards
it. The young model who is
currently pursuing Mass
Communication shared, “My
biggest inspiration is my
mother, she has always taught
me to follow your heart even if
it means going against the
tide. I wish to be an inspira-
tion for others who underesti-
mate themselves because of
the false ideas that society
makes them believe in. I am
fond of communicating with
people, to know them, to know
their real stories, learn from
them and create a meaningful
life.”
Charmika, a model as well
as an actress is currently
working in
the serial
called, ‘Ghar-
ek-Mandir’, and she
further plans on making it big
in the world of glamour, to
establish a name that is
known by all. She further
shared, “I look forward to
opportunities where I may
learn and polish my skills,
I keep on challenging my-
self every once in a while.
My motto is to never stop.”
When asked what advice
would she give someone
starting, the alluring beau-
ty replied, “The new gen-
eration needs to be the
perfect blend of aware-
ness, smartness and sim-
ply wear the confidence
beautifully. They needn’t
worry about the features
or complexion or even
height.” Well, Mona was
very fortunate to have
learned so much at a young
age and she’s now using those
experiences as a platform to
speak truth to others.
The budding actress enjoys
listening to music which helps
her keeping calm from within.
She also travels across states
to gather an experience of a
new culture, traditions, fash-
ion and food among others.
WHEN IT COMES TO MODELLING,
IT ISN’T ALWAYS ABOUT
OVERCOMING YOUR FEARS, IT IS
ALSO ABOUT LETTING OTHERS
GROW ALONG WITH YOU,
BEING AN INSPIRATION FOR
OTHERS. ONE OF THE
SELECTED PARTICIPANTS
OF FIRST MISS INDIA’21
SHARES THE MESSAGE WITH
EVERYONE!
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BEAUTY
BEAUTY
SUSHMITA AIND
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LUCKNOW, FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

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DAMINI, Model
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Seek opinion of expert
before opting for a health
supplement. You will
succeed in resolving
misunderstanding with family
members, normalizing ties. Seek
proper valuation of the property you
are planning to buy. You will remain
much in demand on social front.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A sound financial health of
businessmen would enable
to give monetary benefits
to employees. Roadblock
in the matrimonial alliance of kin gets
cleared bringing happiness for entire
family. It is good day to confess your
love as stars appear favourable for
positive reply.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Avoid being indulgent in
your spending to balance
budget. Continue to put in
efforts at work and you will
see promising opportunities coming
your way. Matrimonial match for
siblings will bring happiness for
entire family. You will get a good
price for your property.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You may get a chance to
pursue old hobby. Health
tips from an expert will
enable you to get closer to
your fitness goals. Chances of being
misled by competitors in business are
high, so remain alert. Your generous
behavior would enable to enjoy some
lovely moments with family.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Yoga would help in raising
energy levels. Some of you
are going experience
emotional fulfillment on
romantic front. Place emphasis on
domestic affairs to enhance the
domestic tranquility and harmony.
Associating yourself with humanitar-
ian group would benefit you.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Long-pending arrears are
likely to be recovered.
Senior management will be
appreciative of your creative
inputs. Seek the opinion of your family
before finalizing a property deal. An
impromptu invitation to a function
from an unexpected friend is likely to
be received.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Don’t give a firm
commitment in financial
matters before considering
the viability of the project.
You succeed in completing an
important project well.
Disagreements on the family front
are foreseen. Your intuition will save
you from a tricky spot today.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Distant relatives may drop
in for a surprise visit.
Investment antiques and
jewellery would bring
handsome financial gains. On
professional front, recognition for
good work would motivate you to
work harder. Efforts will bring
desired results.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You will be greatly
benefited by investing in
companies of repute.
Develop a good adaptabil-
ity to handle pressurized situation on
professional front. Paying special
attention to plan your career would
give immense joy. You find things
moving in the way you want them.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
It’s a very good day to take
calculated risks in financial
matters.Those suffering
from chronic ailments may
find remarkable improvement in their
health. Today you will enjoy the trust
of senior management. Minor
domestic disputes may pop up, so
give attention to the family.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Better to consult an expert
in financial matters before
making an investment.
Your hard work and
dedication are likely to be noticed by
seniors. Family will be supportive of
career aspirations. A promising day
overall as you stay in limelight
without any efforts.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Successful implementation
of new ideas and projects
would add to your prestige
on the professional front.
Avoid raising controversial issues at
home to maintain harmony. It is a
wonderful day to build new
connections. Your relationship
requires you to be tactful.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
‘TAX THE RICH’
emocratic congress-
woman Alexandria
Ocasio-Cortez has ig-
nited both controver-
sy and celebration af-
ter wearing a gown to
the Met Gala embla-
zoned in red graffiti text with
the statement “Tax the Rich”.
Appearing as a guest of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
at the annual fundraiser, (for
which tickets cost tens of
thousand dollars), the left-
wing politician wore a custom
gown by fashion brand Broth-
er Vellies, bringing with her
the label’s founder, the young
Black designer and activist
Aurora James.
Using fashion as a tool to ad-
dress wider social concerns
has, in fact, long been a strat-
egy for people seeking to make
the change — including wear-
ing these clothes in spaces of
influence.
From 19th century Suffra-
gettes who pounded the streets
in heels, ultra-feminine dress
and large “picture” hats to re-
fute claims that they were un-
womanly
, to patriot textiles in
the second world war, to Indig-
enousAustralianstreetclothes
and accessories by a brand
such as Dizzy Couture today,
dress has historically con-
veyed political messages, cre-
ating “looks” for generations
of change agents. Here are 5
clothing acts as provocations
that changed history
.
GEORGE
WASHINGTON’S SUIT
The founders of the
American Revolution
wished to break with
the old codes of Eu-
ropean aristocracy.
Much of the world
still had “sumptu-
ary laws”: legal
edicts that regu-
lated the types,
materials and
amounts of cloth, colours,
jewellery and accessories per-
mitted to various social
groups.
In North America, the for-
mal clothing codes of the old
regime were actively resisted:
men were not expected to
wear the expensive and col-
ourful embroidered silks typi-
cally worn to European
courts. Their imported fab-
rics were considered bad for
local economies, and their
elite air was at odds with the
idea that all men might now
be (relatively) equal.
President-elect George
Washington was sculpted by
Houdon in the late 18th cen-
tury with a button missing
from his waistcoat. This was a
deliberate gesture to show his
actions were more important
than his appearance. He also
wore plain, home-spun Ameri-
can woollen cloth for his inau-
guration instead of the expect-
ed silk or velvet. This was a
firm demonstration of North
American independence and
perhaps the first American
“business casual”.
THE ABOLITIONIST
HANDBAG
An abolitionist bag full of
anti-slavery pamphlets. ©Vic-
toria and Albert Museum,
London, CC BY-NC.
Since the late 18th
century
, a range of
objects from
j e w e l -
lery to printed dishes were
produced to critique the Slave
Trade.
British Quakers had advo-
cated for Abolition in 1783. The
Female Society for Birming-
ham (originally the Ladies So-
ciety for the Relief of Negro
Slaves, the first such group)
mobilised their anti-slavery
followers with handbags print-
ed with images and slogans
designed to gain support for
the Abolitionist movement.
The silk drawstring bags,
made by women in sewing cir-
cles, were presented to promi-
nent figures such as George IV
and Princess Victoria. The
bags contained newspaper ar-
ticles and tracts supportive of
Abolition.
The Slavery Abolition Act,
which provided for the imme-
diate abolition of slavery in
most of the British Empire
was passed ten years later, in
1833. A similar Act was rati-
fied in the USA only in 1865.
NO FEATHER HATS
The ostrich and exotic bird in-
dustry was massive in the 19th
century: as well as plumes,
women wore whole bodies of
birds as accessories, such as
hummingbird earrings.
The ostrich plume “double
fluff” industry was centred on
South Africa, where the
feathers were worth
more than gold. They
were exported to rooms in
London and New York where
exhausted young girls fin-
ished and dyed them for retail.
In 1914 a massive “feather
crash” saw the raw material
become close to worthless.
Young women interested in
the growing national park and
conservation movements ob-
jected to the trade on ecologi-
cal grounds. They simply
stopped wearing the fashion,
starting a global “anti-plum-
age” movement.
The women involved with
the Massachusetts Audubon
Society were so successful
that their lobbying led to the
first US federal conservation
legislation, The Lacey Act
(1900). Taxidermied birds,
feather boas and birds as ear-
rings became largely unfash-
ionable and were rarely seen
again in women’s fashion.
THE ACT UP T-SHIRT
The AIDS crisis of the 1980s-
90s saw the mobilisation of a
unique blend of activism born
from the women’s, Hispanic,
Black power and 1970s gay
movements. ACT UP New
York determined that only an-
ger and civil disobedience
would focus the attention of
government and big pharma
on the plight of mainly gay
men’s health.
A series of extraordinary
“zaps” or site-specific pro-
tests, often theatrical,
was engineered. ACT UP’s
membership included skilled
figures from advertising and
design who created unified and
stylish T-shirts, posters and
banners. The designs were
clean, slick and looked just like
good advertising.
As Sarah Schulman recent-
ly demonstrated in her 20-year
history of ACT UP, the bold T-
shirt designs both created op-
timum impact for ACT UP’s
protests on the TV news and a
new pro-gay identity. Worn
with Doc Marten shoes, leath-
er jackets, clean and tight
jeans or denim shorts, ACT UP
established the look of gay ur-
ban men for a generation.
Government bodies and
large drug companies were
shamed by the public protests
into adopting better and more
rational health messaging,
conducting better funded and
more equitable drug trials and
selling cheaper retrovirals.
WHEN KATHARINE
MET MAGGIE
In 1984, designer Katharine
Hamnett wore a t-shirt that
read, “58% DONT WANT
PERSHING” (a reference to
nuclear missiles) to a high
profile fashion evening attend-
ed by conservative Prime Min-
ister Margaret Thatcher.
Hamnett made her T-shirt
the night before, recognising
the opportunity she had, and
hid it under her coat upon en-
try. Its graphic format owes a
debt to both 1970s Punk and
ACT UP. She later recalled of
the widely photographed en-
counter with Thatcher:
She looked down and said,
“You seem to be wearing a
rather strong message on your
T-shirt”, then she bent down
to read it and let out a squawk,
like a chicken.
Social change needs its vis-
ual forms. Fashion is one of
them. Fashion is a brilliant
communicator of new ideas.
That we are reading about
AOC’s clothing “controversy”
shows she fully understands
fashion’s power.
Beyond
AOC’s ‘Tax
the Rich’
dress: 5 acts
of fashion
provocation
that changed
history
PETER MCNEIL
Distinguished Professor of
Design History, UTS, University
of Technology Sydney
D
SOURCE: THECONVERSATION.COM

A
sequel to Welcome was also re-
leased in 2015, however, Mall-
ika wasn’t a part of it. Now, in
a recent conversation with
sources, when we asked the ac-
tress about a possibil-
ity of another se-
quel in the fran-
chise, here’s
what she said.
“Welcome ka
sequel banega
toh director
apni girlfriend
ko hi dalega na
usmein. Welcome
2 bana toh usmein
apni girlfriend ko
daal diya batao,
ab main kya
karun? ques-
tions Mall-
ika.
—Agency
ETC
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S
amantha Akkineni made her act-
ing debut with Ye Maaya Chesave.
Since then, there has been no
looking back for her. However,
initially, when she got married, she had
no hope of a career. During an interview
she said.“When I got married, I did so
with no hope of a career, because of what
happened before me and all the examples
of the heroines who got married and took
break from their careers only to never
come back. That’s what I thought would
happen with me too.” —Agency
O
n Wednesday, Shilpa Shet-
ty Kundra was spotted leav-
ing from Mumbai airport
and paparazzi had
snapped her while she headed out
of the city
. Now, photos of Shilpa
visiting the holy shrine of Mata
Vaishno Devi in Jammu have
gone viral on social media amid
Raj Kundra’s case proceedings.
The businessman has been in
judicial custody since allega-
tions of his apparent involve-
ment in an adult films racket
came out. —Agency
AMOL JOINS
hands with TVF
B
e it films
or OTT
shows -
a c t o r
Amol Parashar
has made a
strong impact
with his acting
performances
and has an envi-
able lineup of
projects which
includes play-
ing Bhagat Singh in Sardar Udham
Singh and his first film as a lead with
Vishesh films, both set to release this
year. To take this to the next level, he
will be collaborating with the popu-
lar content studio TVF to develop a
show with them that he will also
helm as an actor. —CITY FIRST
A
fter Ajay Devgn, Vicky
Kaushal is off to the Mal-
dives to feature in the new
season of Into the Wild with
Bear Grylls.
Kaushal will ex-
plore the wild
with the British
adventurer and
survivalist in
Discovery’s re-
ality show that
tests the survival instincts of celeb-
rities. The channel confirmed that
Kaushal has given his nod to the
show, which will premiere first on
discovery+app. —Agency
I
n d i a n
O c e a n ’ s
Amit Kilam,
has a special
treat for music
lovers across
the country
. The
c e l e b r a t e d
drummer and
vocalist is all set
to introduce his
daughters Mey-
haa and Kaira
with ‘Roshè’, a
popular Kashmiri folk song, originally
penned by Kashmiri legend, Habba Kha-
toon. Sisters Meyhaa and Kaira are fi-
nally out with their soulful rendition of
the song which is an integral part of
Kashmir’s heritage. Amit Kilam also
lends his vocals to the track that takes
listeners through a rollercoaster of emo-
tions – hurt, agony, passion and rage all
entwined in a beautiful and heart wrench-
ing melody
. —CITY FIRST
TUNE INTO THE
HEAVENLY TUNES
A
fter a whirlwind year, Britney Spears re-
ceived a huge honor as the pop icon
graced Time magazine’s 100 Most Influ-
ential People list this year. The Toxic
singer, who recently broke her silence on her traumatis-
ing conservatorship which has been going on for the
past 13 years, was featured in the magazine under the
“Icon” section and was graced by words of apprecia-
tion, written by her pal and another 90s icon Paris Hil-
ton! Heiress Paris Hilton wrote of Britney: When I think
of Britney Spears, I see the sweetest soul. Despite the dark-
ness that has sur- rounded her life, Britney embodies
joy and shares the light of her
beautiful heart, forever the
superstar.” —Agency
Hamlin Scott
SPLIT UP?
S
cott Disick and Amelia Hamlin re-
cently parted ways following the
former’s DM drama regarding ex
Kourtney Kardashian. While nei-
ther Scott nor Amelia officially spoke
about their breakup, Hamlin’s mother
Lisa Rinna has now opened up about what
she truly felt about her daughter’s rela-
tionshipwithScott.Rinnasays“Youknow,
I have been quite nice about Scott Disick,
and I would never say that out loud. I
might have thought things that weren’t
very good.” She then further added, “Can
I atone for my thoughts?” —Agency
KANYE SUPPORTED KIM?
hile the world may
be divided over Kim
K a r d a s h i a n ’ s
unique Met Gala
2021 look, it seems
her estranged hus-
band, Kanye West is more
than impressed with it.
Kim turned up sporting a
unique, head-to-toe cov-
ered black outfit by Balen-
ciaga for the event.
Kanye took to his Insta-
gram to share few photos
of Kim from the Met Gala
and in the captions, simply
added the goat emoji, sug-
gesting that he meant to
call her GOAT (Greatest of
All-Time).
As for Kim’s Met Gala
outing, after the SKIMS
founder was spotted ar-
riving for the event with
a mysterious masked
man, fans assumed that it
was Kanye West making a
surprise appearance. Al-
though it was later clari-
fied that the person ac-
companying her was the
designer. —Agency
W
Vicky into the wilds...
Shilpa prays
for HUBBY?
Britney in
Britney in
TIMES!
TIMES!
Mallika isn’t
Welcome Back?
Way you go,
Samantha!
Kim Kardashian West
Kanye’s post
Samantha Akkineni
Mallika Sherawat
Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Shilpa spotted in Vaishno Devi
Vicky Kaushal
Amit Kilam with daughters
Meyhaa and Kaira
Amol Parashar
Scott Disick and Amelia Hamlin
Britney Spears

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
The Youth
CONCLAVE
SWAPNA FOUNDATION
ORGANISED ‘YUVA
SAMVAD’ TO
ENCOURAGE YOUNG
MINDS TO SPEAK UP
UNITED AGAINST
SOCIETAL ISSUES
n a bid to pro-
vide the centre
stage to the
young and
bright students
of Lucknow, the
Swapna founda-
tion organised a youth
conclave on September
15 at Hotel Grand JBR.
The programme,
‘Yuva Samvad - The
Youth Conclave’ saw the
enthusiastic participa-
tion of students from
over 20 schools of the
capital.
The event witnessed
an array of prominent
leaders from various
sectors like politics, ed-
ucation, and the enter-
tainment industry
.
Chief guests at the
occasion were BJP
State President Swatan-
tra Dev Singh with Jal
Shakti Minister Mahen-
dra Singh and Basic
Education Minister Sat-
ish Chandra Mishra.
Other eminent panel-
lists were ACP Cyber
Crime Vivek Ranjan,
DCP CAW Ruchita
Chaudhary, Animal Ac-
tivist Kamna Pandey,
Supreme Court Lawyer,
orphan children activ-
ist Poulomi Shukla, RJ
Prateek and Digital
Creator Meethika
Dwivedi.
Children from 20+ in-
stitutes of Lucknow
participated and raised
questions about soci-
etal issues and also as-
sured to work hard to
come out with those
problems together.
During the pro-
gramme, the rangers of
Swapna Foundation
made everyone aware
of their various social
works. It also amplified
the importance for the
people to come togeth-
er to eradicate societal
issues.
PARTYING WITH
PRECAUTIONS
L
ife was at a long halt
when the novel cor-
onavirus made an
impromptu visit and
prolonged its stay, cap-
turing the mere mor-
tals in house arrest.
After many succes-
sive lockdowns and par-
tial upliftments, Luc-
know’s nightlife has
revived itself. The par-
ties have arranged and
the music is in order
but the biggest concern
is the precautions that
people and the disco-
theques take.
City First caught the
glimpse of the parties
that Lucknow’s young-
blood brigade have
been to while taking
proper precautions
and following Covid
protocols.
Himani Khaneja, an
eminent makeup artist
said, “This weekend I
went to Farzi Cafe and
the Covid protocols in
order, like tables being
sanitized after every
service and cutlery be-
ing packed until used
made the whole experi-
ence better.”
Prachi Rawat, a mod-
el said, “The ambience
and impeccable live
music at Taj was mes-
merising and perfect
this weekend.”
Vaibhavi Verma, an
It-girl, said, “I went to
MyBar Headquarters
and liked how all seat-
ing arrangements were
done according to so-
cial distancing and
dance floor was segre-
gated into private are-
as, something which
was very helpful.”
CITY FIRST BRINGS YOU A GLIMPSE OF THE PARTIES THAT LUCKNOW’S
YOUNG BLOOD BRIGADE ARE GOING TO WHILE TAKING PROPER
PRECAUTIONS AND FOLLOWING COVID PROTOCOLS
The three day International History Festival, ‘The Relic International 2021’, was organised
by City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus, Lucknow. Labour Minister Swami Prasad
Maurya, presided over as the Chief Guest on the occasion. He was overwhelmed by the
participation of the students and enlightened them with his motivational words.
Brigadier Ravi Kapoor, Group Commander, NCC Group Headquarters Lucknow, visited the
seven-day annual training camp conducted by 19 UP Girls Battalion NCC on September
16. During this, Colonel Dinesh Kanojia, Commanding Officer of 19 UP Girls Battalion NCC
gave them complete information about various activities organised during the camp. On this
occasion, Brigadier Ravi Kapoor rewarded the winners of various competitions conducted
during the camp.
THE RELIC
FOLLOW MY LEAD
MONICA
PRABHAKAR
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
It was raining pitchforks in
Lucknow on Thursday. The
incessant rains caused water
logging in Ashok Marg and trees
to fall in Sapru Marg. Many
commuters faced difficulties as
vehicles submerged in water. A
car got stuck inside a pothole
opposite Press Club owing to the
heavy donwpour.
—PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA
Barso Baadal!
I
Satish Chandra Dwivedi presenting a momento to
Meethika Dwivedi
Swatantra Dev Singh presenting a momento to
Poulomi Pavini Shukla
Swatantra Dev Singh presenting a momento to RJ Prateek
Dr Satish Chandra Dwivedi
DCP CAW Ruchita
Chaudhary
ACP Cyber Crime
Vivek Ranjan
Swatantra Dev Singh during the conclave
(L-R) Neha, Sachin, Himani, Kumanshi,
Simran, Udeesha, Kalash
Khushi
Prachi Rawat with
Aditya Prakash
Shalini Kanaujia, Vaibhavi Verma and Shruti Verma
RJ Prateek and Poulomi Pavini Shukla
during the conclave

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