21112021 first india lucknow

RAINS CONTINUE TO BATTER ANDHRA
15 DEAD
18 MISSING
20,000 IN RELIEF CAMPS
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy conducted an
aerial survey of affected areas and reviewed the flood
situation with the district collectors on Saturday
A woman sits on a chair
outside her house in a
waterlogged area following
heavy rainfall, in a village in
Andhra Pradesh. (Above right)
A railway track that washed
away after heavy rain and
flooding in Nellore district.
4 NDRF, 9 SDRF TEAMS FIGHT
FLOODS ROUND THE CLOCK
Seven teams of the National Disaster
Response Force (NDRF), four of them
deployed in Kadapa and nine teams of
State Disaster Response Force (SDRF)
have been pressed into rescue and relief
operations. Two helicopters, one each in
Kadapa and Ananthapur districts, have also
been made available.
TWO TRAINS CANCELLED; 35
BUS PASSENGERS RESCUED
The South Central Railway announced the
cancellation of the Chennai Central-Tirupati
train and Guntakal-Tirupati train on Satur-
day owing to heavy rains and suspension
of tracks between the Renigunta-Pudi
section of Chennai division. 35 passengers
stranded in three RTC buses stuck
in Cheyyeru village were rescued.
 Over 20,000 people
have been evacuated
and shifted to relief
camps after the heavy
rains wreaked havoc
in southern Andhra
Pradesh districts of
Chittoor, Kadapa, Nel-
lore and Anantapur.
More than a hundred
villages, most of them
in Kadapa, are pres-
ently inundated. The
official death toll has
risen to 15 even as 18
others are still missing,
according to govern-
ment figures.
 Prime Minister
Narendra Modi spoke
to Andhra Pradesh-
Chief Minister YS
Jagan Mohan Reddy
over phone and as-
sured him of all help.
Officials said the situ-
ation on ground was
grim on Saturday.
 Heavy downpour
since Thursday left
several rivers, canals
and water bodies in
Chittoor and Nellore
districts overflowing.
Low-lying areas have
been marooned and
several people are
feared washed away.
Over 32,000 hectare
of agriculture and
horticulture lands are
damaged. More rains,
moderate to heavy, are
predicted to occur at
isolated places over
south coastal Andhra
Pradesh.
 In a dramatic
operation, ten others
stranded in a canal at
Veldurthy of C K Palli
were airlifted. Seven
others, including a
circle inspector of
police, were rescued
in Hemadripuram.
A pregnant woman
was rescued from her
home in Kadapa town.
The fire department
staff also rescued
three men and 15
buffaloes from the
Papagni river.
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A day after PM Narendra Modi announced the decision to repeal the new farm
laws, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday targeted the government,
saying the truth of “Chinese occupation” should also be admitted now. The
Congress has been attacking the government over its handling of the border
tensions with China, accusing it of compromising India’s territorial integrity.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to call on Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in New Delhi on November 22. According to sources at the
state secretariat ‘Nabanna’, the CM may raise pending Central funds as well the
decision to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF), among
other issues in the meeting.
RAHUL GANDHI
ASKS GOVT
TO ‘ADMIT
TRUTH’ ON CHINA
MAMATA MAY MEET
MODI IN DELHI
TOMORROW; BSF,
DUES ON AGENGA
CORONA CATASTROPHE
UP
INDIA
10,302
new cases
267
new fatalities
05
new cases
00
new fatalities
Lucknow: Violenceper-
petrated by the Maoists,
action against terror
modules and cyber
crime were some of the
issues that figured
prominently at the con-
ference of DGPs here on
Saturday attended by
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi, offi-
cials said.
U n i o n
Home Min-
ister Amit
S h a h ,
DGPs of all
states and
union ter-
r i t o r i e s ,
DGs of central police
organisations and 350
other senior police offic-
ers attended the second
day of the three-day
conference.
The prime minister
satthroughthedelibera-
tions in the entire
session on Saturday, an
official said.
The conference dis-
cussed a wide range of
issues, including cyber
crime, counter-terror-
ism challenges, left
wing extremism and
emerging trends in nar-
cotics trafficking, the
official said.
Since 2014, the prime
minister has taken a
keen interest in the con-
ference of the director
generals of police
(DGPs). Unlike the sym-
bolicpresenceearlier,he
makes it a point to at-
tend all sessions of the
conference and encour-
ages free and informal
discussionsthatprovide
anopportunitytotoppo-
lice officials to directly
brief theprimeminister
on key policing and in-
ternal security issues
affecting the country,
another official said.
The conference, or-
ganised by the Intelli-
gence Bureau, is being
held in hybrid format.
The DGPs of states and
other police organisa-
tions attended the con-
ference physically here,
while the remaining in-
vitees participated vir-
tually from 37 different
locations across the
country
.
As envisioned by the
prime minister, since
2014, the annual confer-
ences, which used to be
customarily organised
in Delhi, have been or-
ganised outside Delhi
with an exception of the
year 2020 when the
conference was held
virtually
.
The conference has
beenorganisedinGuwa-
hati in 2014, Dhordo,
Rann of Kutch in 2015,
National Police Acade-
my, Hyderabad in 2016,
BSFAcademy
,Tekanpur
(Madhya Pradesh) in
2017, Kevadiya (Gujarat)
in 2018 and IISER, Pune
in 2019.
Turn to P2
Union Home Minister Amit Shah with police chiefs of various states and awarded police personnel at
the 3-day DGPs’ conference in Lucknow on Saturday.
AUGUST GUEST
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at
Raj Bhavan on Saturday.
Mumbai: In its detailed
order granting bail to
three, including Aryan
Khan, son of Bollywood
actor Shah Rukh Khan,
Arbaaz Merchant and
modelMunmunDhame-
cha, the Bombay High
Court said there is
“hardly any positive evi-
dence” to show conspir-
acy between the accused
as alleged by the Narcot-
ics Control Bureau
(NCB).
The single bench of
Justice Nitin Sambre
had granted bail to the
three on October 28
after their arrest
on October 2 fol-
lowing a raid on
a cruise by the
NCB.
The 14-page
detailedorder
was made available Sat-
urday afternoon.
While no drugs were
recovered from Aryan
and allegedly
, small
quantitiesof drugswere
recovered from Mer-
chant and Dhamecha,
theNCBhadsaidthatall
the accused, including
others from whom com-
mercial quantity of
drugs were found, were
“linkedinconspiracy”to
commit offences under
the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substanc-
es(NDPS)Actandhence
drugrecoveryinthecase
should be considered cu-
mulatively
. The court
has said that there is no
material to infer that the
three hatched conspira-
cy to commit offence.
It has also said
that it is difficult
to infer at this
stage if appli-
cants are in-
volved in of-
fence of com-
mercial quan-
tity
.
ARYAN KHAN BAIL ORDER OUT
COURT PUNCTURES NCB’S
CONSPIRACY THEORY
‘NOPOSITIVEEVIDENCETOSHOW
CONSPIRACYBETWEENACCUSED’
NOW, FARJIWADA
EXPOSED: MALIK
Mumbai: Stepping up
his attack on Narcotics
Control Bureau (NCB),
Maharashtra minister
Nawab Malik alleged
that Bombay High
Court’s bail order for
Aryan and others proves
it was “a case of kid-
napping and ransom”.
Malik also alleged that
the whole case was
pre-planned.
On the NCB’s claim of
WhatsApp chats allegedly
recovered from Aryan’s
phone, the Bombay HC
said that “nothing
objectionable” was found
to prove conspiracy
PM Narendra Modi
THREE-DAY CONFERENCE...
Modi and Shah tackle national security at DGPs’meet

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LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2021
02
PM MODI SITS THROUGH
ALL SESSIONS OF DGPS’ MEET
Continued from page 1
There has been consid-
erable changes in the
format, topics covered,
deliverables at the meet
since 2014.
The number of busi-
ness sessions and topics
have increased signifi-
cantly with focus on im-
proving policing in ser-
vice of people.
Before 2014, delibera-
tions largely focused on
national security mat-
ters only
.
Since 2014, these con-
ferences have a twin fo-
cus of national security
as well as core policing
issues, including pre-
vention and detection of
crime,communitypolic-
ing, law and order, im-
proving police-image,
etc., a home ministry of-
ficial said.
Earlier, the confer-
ence was Delhi-centric
with officers coming to-
gether only for the con-
ference. Residing in the
same premises over a
period of 2-3 days has
served to build height-
ened sense of unity
amongst officers of all
cadres and organisa-
tions since 2014.
Direct interaction of
top brass of police with
the head of govern-
ment has resulted in
convergence of views
on crucial challenges
faced by the country
and emergence of doa-
ble recommendations,
the official said.
In the past few years,
the topics are selected
after detailed discus-
sions with the highest
echelons of the police
service.
Once selected, several
interactions on presen-
tations are held before
committees of DGs in
order to encourage par-
ticipation and to incor-
porate ideas from the
field and from younger
officers.
As a result, all presen-
tations are now broad-
based, content-intensive
and carry a set of co-
gent, actionable recom-
mendations.
Since 2015, detailed
follow-up of recommen-
dations of past confer-
ences is the norm and is
the topic of the first
businesssession,attend-
edbytheprimeminister
and the home minister.
Recommendations
are tracked closely by
the conference secretar-
iat, led by the Intelli-
gence Bureau, with the
help of nodal officers of
the states.
Decisions made in
the past few conferenc-
es led to significant
policy changes leading
to improvement of po-
licing in the country,
including setting high-
er standards for effec-
tive policing in rural
and urban areas, and
improved methods of
modern policing, based
on smart parameters.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Yogi
government invoked
the legendary figures
who remained in obscu-
rity due to the apathy of
the opposition. As a
policy, the present UP
govt acknowledged the
great deeds of the leg-
endary personalities
who were forgotten by
the previous govts.
The Yogi has done
many things to recall
the contribution of
great men to the society
while the previous govt
have used their names
only for political gains.
The UP govt named uni-
versities, medical col-
leges and institutions
after great men and cel-
ebrated the birth anni-
versary of Birsa Mun-
da as Tribal Pride Day.
In the last four and a
half years, the Yogi
govt has taken several
measures to enhance
the pride of great men
and locally respected
personalities. Recently,
Modi visited Sid-
dharthnagar and inau-
gurated nine medical
colleges of the state.
The medical college of
Deoria is named after
Maharishi Devraha
Baba, of Ghazipur in the
nameof MaharishiVish-
wamitra, Pratapgarh
medical college in the
name of Dr. Sonelal Pa-
tel, Etah in the name of
Veerangana Avanti Bai
Lodhi, Fatehpur medi-
cal college in the name
of great warrior Amar
Shaheed Jodha Singh .
First India Bureau
Lucknow:The Gorakh-
pur police are likely to
file a closure report in a
sedition case registered
against four Muslim
men last week for alleg-
edly unfurling the
“flags of Pakistan” on
the roof of their houses
after a preliminary in-
quiry confirmed that
they were “religious
flags”, The Indian Ex-
press reported.
Police said “no objec-
tionable words were
written on any flag.”
No arrests were made
in connection with the
case. The four busi-
nessmen, Talim, Pap-
pu, Ashiq and his
brother Asif, who were
booked in the case are
from two families stay-
ing in Chauri Chaura
area. The houses of the
families are at a dis-
tance of 200 metres,
police said. The protest
was triggered after
photographs purport-
edly showing “Paki-
stan flags” at the two
houses went viral on
social media.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Environ-
mental Clearance (EC)
has been issued by
Member Secretary of
State Level Environ-
ment Impact Assess-
ment Authority, UP on
Nov 20, 2021 for con-
struction of Ganga Ex-
pressway
, the ambitious
project of UP govt.
Under the notifica-
tion of Ministry of En-
vironment and Forests,
Govt of India, 2006, it is
necessary to obtain en-
vironmental clearance
before construction of
projects covered in the
schedule. Under this no-
tification, environmen-
tal clearance has been
taken by UPEIDA for
construction of Ganga
Expressway
.
This expressway will
be 594 km long, which
will start from near Bi-
jauli village of Meerut
district .
This expressway will
be 6 lane wide (08 lane
expandable). The work
of land acquisition for
this expressway project
is in progress. So far
about 94 percent land
has been purchased/ac-
quired. About 140 riv-
ers/streams/canals/
nala are covered under
this expressway project.
First India Bureau
Barabanki: A man
was held allegedly with
510 grams of smack
worth Rs 75 lakh in the
international market
on Saturday, police
said. As part of the on-
going campaign, the
district police arrested
Fakre Alam from the
Deva police station
area, Barabanki Super-
intendent of Police
Anurag Vats said. Po-
lice have registered a
case against the ac-
cused under the NDPS
Act, the SP added.
CM Yogi said that
procurement of
paddy has started in
the state and directed
District Magistrates
to appoint nodal
officers to inspect the
purchasing centres
to ensure there is no
delay in payment to
the farmers.
PM Modi was greeted on his arrival at Raj Bhavan on Friday night by Governor Anandiben Patel and Yogi.
—FILE PHOTO
CM Yogi said that
Yogi Speaks
Yogi Speaks
Ganga expressway gets
environmental clearance
TOTAL COST
First India Bureau
Lucknow: To ensure
proper arrangements
for the poor, destitute,
and homeless in the
cold wave and inclem-
ent weather conditions
sweeping the state for
the past few days, Yogi
Adityanath, on Satur-
day, announced a relief
fund of around Rs 20
crores.
Under the relief mea-
sures ordered by the
govt, night shelters are
being established across
the state. The govt has
allocated the fund of Rs
20 crores to light up bon-
fires and distribute free
blankets to the poor and
needy
. For the purchase
of blankets, an amount
of Rs 5 lakh has been al-
located per tehsil taking
the total amount to
Rs.17.50 crore for 350 te-
hsils across the state.
Along with that,
Rs.50,000 per tehsil has
been given out for ar-
ranging bonfire taking
the total fund amount-
ing to Rs.1.75 crore for
350 tehsils.
Earlier, on Friday
, to
provide a roof to the
poor and homeless and
protect them in view of
the rising cold weather,
Yogi had directed to set
up Night shelters (Ren
Baseras)acrossthestate.
Govttakesstepstoprotectpoorfromwinterchill
ANGEL FOR HOMELESS
The Revenue Dept.
and the Urban
Development Dept.
have to ensure that
arrangements are
made to provide the
facility of night
shelters in all areas CM Yogi while distributing blankets to helpless and homeless people.
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PROTECT
COWS FROM THE WINTER
POLICE SEIZED
FLAGS
CM Yogi has directed the Department of Animal
Husbandry to ensure proper arrangements are made
for the cows in Gaushalas. The cow shelters will be
equipped with fodder and water in sufficient quanti-
ties. Along with this, a caretaker will be posted at
these shelters during the nights to take care of the
cows in the chilly nights. Apart from this, hay and
straw will be also laid on the ground in the cow sheds.
During investigation,
the police verified
that houses and flags
were the same ones
seen in the photo-
graphs. However,
the seized flags did
not resemble the
Pakistan flag.
BIRSA MUNDA’S
BIRTH ANNIV AS
TRIBAL PRIDE DAY
Man held with
smack worth
` 75 lakh
First India Bureau
Noida: The UP govt re-
viewed preparations for
PM Modi’s visit to Jew-
ar on Nov 25, officials
said. The prime minis-
ter is scheduled to par-
ticipate in the founda-
tion laying ceremony of
the Noida International
Airport at Jewar in
Gautam Buddh Nagar
district.
The airport is a key
infrastructure project
of the Yogi govt in the
state, where the next as-
sembly elections are ex-
pected in early 2022. UP
Health Minister Jai
PratapSingh,whoisalso
the state government’s
in-charge minister of
Gautam Buddh Nagar,
held a meeting with Jew-
ar MLA Dhirendra Sin-
gh and other top officials
of the district to review
preparations. He also re-
viewed preparations for
a helipad near the spot,
the ground breaking cer-
emony and the public
meeting,” District Infor-
mation Officer Rakesh
SinghChauhansaid.The
minister had a point by
pointreviewof thewhole
programme during the
meeting. and told all of-
ficialstoensureprepara-
tions are completed well
in time for Modi’s visit.
UP govt reviews preparations for
PM Modi’s visit to Jewar on Nov 25
Gorakhpur sedition case:
Police may file closure report
—FILE PHOTO
—FILE PHOTO
Vidhan Bhavan was illuminated on
arrival of Prime minister Narendra
Modi in Lucknow on Friday.
—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
SEC Kumar gets 2 yrs more,
retirement age raised
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UPStateelec-
tion commissioner
Manoj Kumar got a two
year extension on Satur-
day after the state gov-
ernment gave nod to a
proposal to increas the
retirement age for the
post to 70 years, accord-
ing to a commuique.
Kumar a 1982 batch
IAS officer was made
the State election com-
missioner in January
2018 after he retired and
his tenure was coming
to an end on February 2,
2022. However, the state
government has now de-
cided to increase the re-
tirement age of the state
election commissioner
to 70 years. The deci-
sion was taken by the
state cabinet on Friday,
and according to sourc-
es, necessary changes
were made to the UP
state election commis-
sion (Panchayati Raj
and Local Body) (Ap-
pointment and Service
Rules) Rules to allow an
election commissioner
to serve a term of six
years or till he attained
the age of 70 years,
whichever is earlier.
Manoj Kumar

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CRUCIAL READ
FOUR YOUTHS INJURED IN ACCIDENT ON
AGRA-LUCKNOW EXPRESSWAY
Agra: Four people were seriously injured in a horrific
road accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway. As soon
as the information about the incident was received, the
police and UPDA team reached the spot.The youths
trapped in the car were pulled out and admitted to the
health centre in Fatehabad. According to experts, due to
the high speed of the vehicle, the driver could not control
and the vehicle fell into a 30-ft deep gorge.
MAN BEATEN TO
DEATH OVER OLD
RIVALRY, 2 HELD
Muzaffarnagar: A person
was beaten to death
by two men over old
enmity in Uttar Pradesh’s
Shamli district, following
which the accused were
arrested, police said on
Saturday. Sunil Kumar, a
lineman in the electricity
department, was beaten
up by the two accused
with sticks and bricks
near Bahavari village
leading to his death,
Station House Officer
of Kotwali police station
Yashpal Singh said.
MAN GETS LIFE
TERM FOR MURDER
OF DALIT BOY
Muzaffarnagar: A spe-
cial court on Saturday
sentenced a man to life
imprisonment for ab-
ducting and murdering a
17-yr-old Dalit boy here.
Special judge for Sched-
uled Caste/Scheduled
Tribe cases Jamshed Ali
also imposed a fine of
Rs 40,000 on convict
Rajkumar after holding
him guilty under IPC
sections 364 (kidnap-
ping), 302 (murder) and
201 (causing disappear-
ance of evidence).
100 electric buses to run in city by Jan 22 25 charging stations to come up
First India Bureau
Kanpur: The first lot of
13 electric buses has ar-
rived in Kanpur.
The testing of the
same is being carried
out and they would be
made ready for public
operations for one
month (trial run) by
first week of December
this year.
Divisional Commis-
sion Raj Shekhar along
with the Kanpur munic-
ipal commissioner, offi-
cers of Smart City, offi-
cers of city bus services
and PMI Agency (who
will manage the buses
& charging stations ) at
Ahirwan inspected the
work progress on
ground to plan early ex-
ecution of the project.
Total 100 electric
buses have been allot-
ted to the city by the
government, of which
the first lot of 13 buses
have arrived. Another
47 buses will come by
December 15 and the
rest 40 buses would
come in January 2022.
There are total 25
charging stations/
points planned for the
100 buses. Five will be
fully ready by Novem-
ber 27 and the 13 buses
can be charged here
from November 28. The
rest 20 charging points
would be completed by
December 15 and then
they would be tested for
operations one week af-
ter that.
The commissioner
was shown the features
of the buses like, CCTV
coverage, safety mea-
sures like panic button,
alarm, wireless set,
emergency stoppage
and touch panel for
overall control of the
bus operations. All
these features would be
checked and certified in
next one week.
The commissioner
ordered to set up a com-
mittee of City Bus offi-
cer, Smart City officer,
PMI representative and
one expert from IIT or
HBTU for the final
checking and certifica-
tion of the buses before
deploying them for gen-
eral operations.
Looking into the need
of a large public toilet
at the charging station,
Raj Shekhar asked the
municipal commission-
er to prepare an esti-
mate for the same and
get it done in next two
months .
The municipal com-
missioner also updated
commissioner that the
road widening work
and underground ca-
bling work was in prog-
ress and would be com-
pleted by December 15
this year.
The proposal of 500
metres of additional
road connectivity
would also be taken up
by end of next month
and completed by Janu-
ary 2022.
This will ease out the
problem of traffic con-
gestion in the area and
will ensure smooth
movement of electric
buses to and from the
charging station.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In a giant
leap towards eradicat-
ing coronavirus, Uttar
Pradesh on Saturday
witnessed the steepest
decline in the number
of fresh cases as the
state limited the infec-
tions to five, making it
the lowest single-day
tally.
Indicating consis-
tent control over the
second wave of the
pandemic, of the 75 dis-
tricts, no fresh infec-
tions were reported
from as many as 70 dis-
tricts in last 24 hours.
The most populous
state, in sharp contrast
to other major states
has been successfully
taming the raging dis-
ease. Where the other
states have been wit-
nessing a greater surge
of fresh Covid-19 infec-
tions, UP has restricted
the daily-case count
below 50 for over three
consecutive months.
Consequently, UP,
pushing the Covid
graph southwards, has
maintained the daily
Covid test positivity
rate (TPR) — the num-
ber of positive cases
against the total tests
done — at 0.01 per cent,
the lowest in the
country.
First India Bureau
Kanpur: Green Park
stadium of Kanpur,
where the first In-
dia-New Zealand Test
starts on November 25,
has more than 70 years
of glorious history
.
To showcase this and-
boost sports activities,
Kanpur Smart City has
taken up the project of
‘Visitor Gallery’ at the
stadium.
The first phase of the
gallery consisting the
display section and the
audio visual section is
being given finishing
touch and it would by
ready by November 23.
To make it one of the
best visitor pavilion in
the world, KSCL and the
Sports Department of
UP with support from
UPCA and BCCI are col-
lecting the memorable
cricket equipment and
relateditemslikephotos,
newspaper cuttings, tro-
phies and shields etc .
Till now hundreds of
items have been collect-
ed with support of all.
More cricket lovers, me-
dia houses and other
sports lovers are coming
forward with theirvery
valuable items related to
cricket history of Green
Park.
One such valuable
item is a ‘Cocacola Soft-
drink Service Box’,
made in London in 1955
and used in March 1978
in India vs West Indies
match. This item was
gifted by Babbu Lamba.
New Delhi: The CBI on
Saturday filed its
charge sheet in the case
of death of Akhil
Bharatiya Akhara Pari-
shad chairman Acha-
rya Narendra Giri
against his disciple
Anand Giri and two oth-
ers, officials said.
In its charge sheet
filed in a court in Alla-
habad in Uttar Pradesh,
the CBI has charged
Giri, priest of Alla-
habad’s Bade Hanuman
Temple Addhya Tiwari
and his son Sandeep Ti-
wari with criminal con-
spiracy and abetment to
suicide, they said.
All three are in judi-
cial custody, they said.
The CBI has kept the
probe open for further
investigation.
Acharya Narendra
Giri, who was the pres-
ident of the largest or-
ganisation of sadhus
in India, was found
hanging by his disci-
ples at the Baghambari
Mutt in Allahabad on
September 20.
A purported suicide
note was found, in
which the seer had writ-
ten that he was mental-
ly disturbed and upset
with one of his disci-
ples, the police had said.
The Centre had given
the case to the CBI with-
in days of the incident
on the recommendation
of the Uttar Pradesh
government.
The state govern-
ment had recommend a
CBI probe into the mat-
ter on the instructions
of Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath.
The Uttar Pradesh
Police had earlier con-
stituted an 18-member
SIT which had arrested
Anand Giri from Harid-
war in Uttarakhand.
First India Bureau
Muzaffarnagar: A
23-year-old man who
had been married only a
weekkilledhimself con-
suming poison in a vil-
lage here, allegedly over
harassment by his wife
and brother-in-law, po-
lice said on Saturday
.
The incident took
place on Friday under
Babri Police Station.
According to police,
Prayas, who had got
married to a woman
Komal on November 14,
committed suicide
consuming some poi-
sonous substance in
Choonsa village of
Shamli district.
Seema, the sister of
the deceased, in a com-
plaint lodged with the
police, alleged that her
brother took the ex-
treme step after he was
abused by Komal and
brother-in-law Nitin Ku-
mar.
In another case of sui-
cide, a 55-yr-old man
Madan Kumar set him-
self on fire over a family
dispute in Gyana Majra
village in the district
here.Kumarwasrushed
to the hospital in a seri-
ous condition but was
declared brought dead
by the doctors there, an
officer at Charthwal Po-
lice Station said.
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LIGHT OF HOPE
Lucknow’s iconic Rumi Darwaza was illuminated with blue lights on World Children’s Day on
Saturday.The lighting was part of the #GoBlue campaign by UNICEF which aims to highlight
child rights and the impact of the Covid pandemic on children’s lives. Rashtrapati Bhawan,
Qutub Minar, and several other monuments across India were also lit up blue on the occasion.
CBI files charge sheet against Anand Giri, others
In steep decline,UP logs lowest
ever single day Covid cases @5
This rate was at its highest at 16.84 per cent on April 24
and now remains even lower than the lowest post first
wave of Covid-19. Despite aggressive tracing and testing,
UP’s positivity rate has been registering a steady decline
for several days indicating signs that the dangerous wave
is receding from the state, in contrast to which states like
Kerala have have a positivity rate of 10.5 per cent.
POSITIVITY DOWN TO 0.01%
Two youths, accused of
car theft, arrested
First India Bureau
Agra: Etmaddaulapo-
lice station cops ar-
rested two accused
who had come in the
guise of Sikh men on
Guru Purab to rob a
car. The police man-
aged to block their
movement in time and
arrested them, along
with the robbed SUV
.
SSP Sudhir Kumar
said one Suleman
Sindhi had lodged a
report in Etmaddau-
la police station that
he had the work of
sale purchase of ve-
hicles near Essar pet-
rol pump in Gandhi
Nagar. On Friday, two
people in the guise of
Sikhs came and talk-
ed about buying a car
and from the vehicles
parked near them,
they selected a For-
tuner SUV (UP 83 AE
0505).
When both the vi-
cious youths went for
a test drive, on the way
,
they first assaulted
the attendent and lat-
er threw him out of
the moving car on the
strength of a gun.
Sharif, the atten-
dent, reported the rob-
bery to the owner of
the showroom and
gave it to 112. Acting
immediately on the in-
formation, the police
laid siege and arrested
both the youths from
near Mahavir Dhaba.
The SSP said when
the two were interro-
gated, they gave their
names as Manish Gau-
tam and Sangam
Singh. Both also con-
fessed that they were
notSikh,buthadcome
on Friday to carry out
the robbery in dis-
guise taking advan-
tage of Guru Purab.
The robbed car and
two illegal firearms
were recovered by the
police from the arrest-
ed accused.
Late Acharya Narendra Giri (R) Anand Giri
CM’S PUSH
Harassed by wife, newly-wed man kills self with poison in UP village
LUCKY 13:
FIRST BATCH
OF E-BUSES
REACH KNP
Kanpur Divisional Commissioner Raj Shekhar along with officials taking stock of the new e-buses on their arrival on Saturday.
The proposal of 500 metres of additional road
connectivity would also be taken up by end of next
month and completed by January 2022.
—FILE PHOTO
CM Yogi chairing a Covid review meet with ACS Awanish Awasthi
and ACS Navneet Sehgal among others in Lucknow on Saturday.

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India outclass Kiwis,
as Ashwin-Harshal
Star in Ranchi!
ften in sports when a tried-tested formula brings
failures, it’s usually a good time to look for new
beginnings. This is precisely what Team India have
done to their T20 game - first by bringing in a new
captain-coach duo, then backing Ashwin who was
kept out of the shortest format for a few years in
and now handing a debut to a wily speedster in Harshal Patel.
The result -Team India bagging the bilateral series against New
Zealand 2-0 with a game to go!
In the past few matches, the Indian team has indicated clearly
that they are willing to learn from their crucial errors in the just
concluded World Cup and rebuild with fresh ideas. One of which
is also the aggressive opening partnerships of Rohit Sharma and
K.L.Rahul, who steered India to an easy win by 7 wickets with
16 balls remaining in their 2nd T20 match against the Kiwis.
Rohit’s luck with tosses continued and he chose to bowl first
in conditions laden with dew. Even before the match started,
there was heavy dew on the ground which was glistening in the
evening lights. It was expected to be a high scoring affair and the
New Zealand innings started on a promising note. In the first
powerplay, the Kiwis reached 64 for 1 and seemed set for a huge
score. But the introduction of Ravi Ashwin changed the equation
quickly
. Bowling with guile and variations, he starved the Kiwis
of runs in an enviable spell of 19 for 1 in his 4 overs.
Ashwin has repaid the faith invested in him with superb per-
formances since his comeback in T20s. After his return, Ashwin
has bowled 71 deliveries to right handers conceding just 51 runs.
Moreover, there are no boundaries hit off him by right-handed
batters. The dynamics of the Indian side have changed dramati-
cally through Ashwin’s skillful performances and his presence
in White ball cricket now
looks certain for a long
period, especially since
the next ODI World Cup
is to be played in India in
2023. He was a part of the
2011 World Cup winning
side and India will do
well to keep him playing
consistently
.
After the powerplay,
Harshal Patel, who has
faced the hard grind of
First-Class cricket along
with pressures of the
IPL, shrugged aside the
nerves of his first inter-
national game. Using his
slower ball effectively
, he
ended his incisive spell
with 25 runs and 2 wick-
ets–aneffortthatearned
him the Player of the
Match award. India’s im-
pressive bowling show
as a unit choked the Kiwi
batters and they put up a
paltry total of just 153.
The Indian openers
have been on a roll after the early losses in the T20 World Cup
and on Friday evening their sizzling century stand eased India’s
run chase. In the effort, Rohit-Rahul equalled the record for the
most number of 100 run partnerships with Babar Azam and Mo-
hammad Rizwan. While Rohit was slow to begin with, KL Rahul
was at his aggressive best and ensured that the chase remained
on course. He hit 2 sixes in his innings of 65 but his flat six over
covers stunned the Kiwi skipper, Tim Southee, and brought fans
to their feet. Later, Rohit joined the party and completed his fifty
with 5 sixes. India stuttered for a couple of overs, but the openers
had put the team in such a commanding position that even 3
quick wickets by Southee weren’t enough to stop India from
romping home with 16 balls to spare.
OnSunday
,Kolkatahoststhefinalmatchof theseriesandthough
it may be a dead rubber, it is significant for both teams. While most
expertsfeelitistimetobloodinnewplayersandexperiment,India
shouldgivemoregametimetothesameteamasthenextT20match
afterthisseriesisslatedforJanuaryinSouthAfrica.Bythen,Virat
and the rest of the key players will be back. Also, most of the
benched players of the current series may not even figure in the
squad. In fact, it was excessive chopping and changing, when the
team was doing well, that caused the 2019 ODI World Cup debacle
where India was confused about its best combination.
As for New Zealand, they would look to salvage a win and keep
their pride intact. They have looked a jaded unit but would be keen
toprovethattheyweretheworthyRunners-UpintherecentWorld
Cup. Indian fans though will cheer for their team to crush the
Kiwis and bag the current series convincingly with a 3-0 sweep.
SIDDHAARTH MAHAN
The writer is a prolific writer
on sports and cinema who also works
as an actor in the Hindi film industry
O
On Sunday, Kolkata hosts
the final match of the series
and though it may be a dead
rubber, it is significant for
both teams. While most
experts feel it is time to
blood in new players and
experiment, India should
give more game time to
the same team
THE TIME WHEN
COLOUR OF SKIN
MATTERED THE MOST!
One day I decided to go to
the market to buy a tooth
brush, shaving cream
and soap. All shops were
owned by Indians. The
other man was a black
customer. It took me a
moment to realize that he
was Prime Minister
Chona. We greeted each
other. He had no security
staff with him. As soon as
the shopkeeper saw me he
stopped serving the Prime
Minister. I was appalled
uring my long life I had the good
fortune to meet and get to know
a dozen or more African leaders
who led the freedom struggle in
their countries. South of the Sa-
hara all countries are black. All
except Ethiopia and Liberia,
were colonies of Britain, France
and Portugal.
A minuscule minority of big-
oted, rabidly racist whites ruled
all the South Saharan countries.
The blacks had no rights. Most
did menial jobs. Ninety percent
were illiterate. No elections at
any level were held. Even Indi-
ans did not mix with, “these ka-
las” Blacks had to stand several
yards away from Indian shops.
Whatever they bought was flung
at the blacks.
I was High Commissioner of
India to Zambia from September
1977 to April 1980. Zambia had
attained independence in 1964. I
had got to know President Ken-
neth Kaunda in the summer of
1962. He appeared as a petitioner
before the Decolonization Com-
mittee of which I was Rappor-
teur. One day I decided to go to
the market to buy a tooth brush,
shaving cream and soap. All
shops were owned by Indians.
The other man was a black cus-
tomer. It took me a moment to
realize that he was Prime Minis-
ter Chona. We greeted each oth-
er. He had no security staff with
him. As soon as the shopkeeper
saw me he stopped serving the
Prime Minister. I was appalled.
In Hindi I said to him, “Do you
not know who he is. He is the
Prime Minister of Zambia.” Re-
sponse, “Muje pata hai. Par kala
to hai.” I let him have it, asking
the man to serve the PM first.
I profusely apologised to
Prime Minister. He smiled, put
out his hand. Next day I sent for
the shopkeeper. He promptly ar-
rived at my official residence. I
had one of my Indian guard with
me. By this time the man was
terrified. I told him I could have
his shop closed for insulting the
Prime Minister. “It is the likes of
you that get India a bad name in
African countries. Do not ever
do what you did yesterday.” He
promised with folded hands.
In the autumn the committee
took a tour of Morocco, Ethiopia
and Tanzania, a year back it was
still Tanganyika. In Morocco the
Committee did not have much to
do. One cannot but admire the
wonderful climate and beauty of
the country
. We were received by
the King in Rabat, the capital. I
fell for Casablanca (Remember
the film) and the fabulous and
fantastic city of Marrakesh.
Ihavewrittenaboutthismany
years back. The story is so good
that I am sharing it with a new
generation of readers.
From Morocco we flew to Ad-
dis Ababa. The airport was not
impressive. More goats than hu-
man beings were to be seen. Our
audience with His Imperial Maj-
esty was scheduled for the next
afternoon. The Ethiopian dele-
gate in the committee, Kifle
Wodajo, instructed us on the
elaborate palace protocol.
We arrived at the grand palace
and were awestruck by the lions
walking unconcerned in the
vast palace grounds. The com-
mittee members were taken to a
large hall. No chairs. We stood,
knowing not what to expect next.
The Emperor, very short, sud-
denly appeared, looking rather
stiff in his military uniform. All
Ethiopians present, including
Kifle Wodajo, prostrated before
him. His Imperial Majesty’s en-
tourage included a Chihuahua
who was shown due reverence
by our hosts. We later discovered
that the choice of the tiny canine
was deliberate. Our committee
came very low in the Ethiopian
pecking order and did not merit
a bigger canine presence. Before
we filed past, His Imperial Maj-
esty said a few words in Amhar-
ic and wished our delegation
well. Kifle Wodajo was last in the
line. He crawled, lowered his
head and walked backwards so
as not to show his posterior to
the King of Kings.
The emperor had a gruesome-
ly tragic end. He was dethroned
by the army, and on 27 August
1975, was smothered to death
with a wet pillow and buried be-
neath a palace lavatory
.
Two of his granddaughters
were imprisoned in a filthy dun-
geon, and their heads shaved.
This was on 11 September 1975.
In October Winston Churchill Jr,
MP and grandson of Sir Winston
Churchill, met me at India
House. He spoke of the terrible
plight of the princesses and
wondered if Prime Minister In-
dira Gandhi could impress upon
thearmyregimetoreleasethem.
I informed the P.M. She did dis-
creetly intervene on purely hu-
manitarian grounds and they
were allowed to leave Ethiopia.
Both were released and flew to
England. Thus ended the oldest
dynasty in the world, older than
that of Japan.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
D
In October Winston
Churchill Jr, MP and
grandson of Sir Winston
Churchill, met me at India
House. He spoke of the
terrible plight of the
princesses and wondered
if PM Indira Gandhi could
impress upon the army
regime to release them. I
informed the PM. She did
discreetly intervene on
purely humanitarian
grounds and they were
allowed to leave Ethiopia
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
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INDIA
05
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi:Withasense
of urgency
, the NDA ad-
ministration is seen
moving in the direction
of finding a new chair-
man as well as Member
(Finance) for NHAI.
Most probably
, it may on
its own, without going
through any formal pro-
cess, choose an officer
from 1990-1993 batch
IAS. Even as this pro-
cess is on, the search-
cum-selection-Commit-
tee(SCSC)issaidtohave
completed the exercise
torecommendnamesfor
selection as Member-Fi-
nance of NHAI.
NHAI holds an impor-
tant place in the NDA’s
political calculation
because the uninter-
rupted and rapid con-
struction of highways
can be showcased as a
demonstrable example
of the administration’s
accomplishment.
Sources say that there
are five shortlisted can-
didates for Member-Fi-
nance from a list of nine
applicants. This critical
post has been vacant for
the last two years.
NHAI consists of a
full-time Chairman,
and five full-time Mem-
bers, and four part-time
Members.
Despite its achieve-
ments on other fronts,
NHAI has not been
treated well in terms of
the appointment of key
personnel including its
chairman.
Like the post of Mem-
ber-Finance, the Mem-
ber (PPP) post has also
been vacant for over
two years though there
was an attempt to fill it
last year but was some-
how SCSC process was
stopped midway
.
The post of NHAI
Chairman fell vacant
after Sukhbir Singh
Sandhu, a 1988 batch
IAS, was repatriated to
his parent cadre (Utta-
rakhand) in the first
week of July this year
to become the state
Chief Secretary
.
Unfortunately, it’s a
harsh reality that NHAI
is scheduled to get its
eighth chairman in a
span of barely six years
since August 2015. Two
of its chairmen N N
Sinha and Sanjeev Ran-
jan had terms only for 7
and 5 months .
The frequent change
of the chief of the high-
way building and main-
tenance organization
has been a problem
since 2006 barring three
years during 2012-15
when R P Singh served
a full term. Reportedly,
he was the last chair-
man to be selected
through a search-cum-
selection process.
Insiders say that af-
ter Singh, none of the
Chairmen came
through the SCSC route
and this time also the
Chairman is expected
to be appointed by ACC
directly very soon.
Since NHAI deals
with complicated issues
relating to contracts
and disputes officers,
its senior officials need
time to hone skills and
acquire experience but
in most cases, by the
time their learning
process reaches matu-
rity, they are moved
for one reason or the
other leaving the mam-
moth organization to
face its fate.
NHAI set to get 8th Chairman after 2015 & Member after 2 yrs
NOT TREATED WELL
Indore: Indore was ad-
judged India's cleanest
city for the fifth time in
a row in the Central
government's annual
cleanliness awards
while Chhattisgarh re-
tained the first position
in the state category
.
The second and third
positions in the 'clean-
est city' category of the
'Swachh Survekshan
Awards, 2021' were se-
cured by Surat and Vi-
jayawada, respectively.
Varanasi, represented
by Modi in Lok Sabha,
has been adjudged the
"cleanest Ganga town"
while Bihar's Munger
and Patna have been
ranked second and
third in the category.
Although Indore and
Surat retained their po-
sitions in the 'Swachh
Survekshan Awards
2021', Navi Mumbai lost
its third spot to Vijay-
wada and was in fourth
position in latest sur-
vey results announced
by the Union Housing
and Urban Affairs Min-
istry on Saturday
. Presi-
dent Ram Nath Kovind
gave away the awards at
an event. —ANI
INDORE IS INDIA’S CLEANEST CITY;
CHHATTISGARH CLEANEST STATE
The second and third positions in the ‘cleanest city’ were secured by Surat and Vijayawada, respectively
—FILE
PHOTO
Panaji : Union Minister
for Information and
Broadcasting Anurag
Thakur on Saturday
said that the govt will
make consistent efforts
to ensure the growth of
the International Film
Festival of India (IFFI)
and make it a perfect
destination for world
cinema.
The 52nd edition of
the an-
n u a l
film
gala
is set
t o
kick
off
in Panaji, with the
opening ceremony ex-
pected to be attended by
Bollywood stars Sal-
man Khan and Ranveer
Singh, among others.
Thakur said IFFI 2021
will have many firsts.
It is a festival of many
firsts and I'm confident
that IFFI will become a
much bigger platform
in the future.
We'll make the effort
that from our 75th year
of Independence to the
100th year, IFFI will
grow on to become a
bigger platform for the
film community and be-
come an ideal desti-
nation for world
cinema, the un-
ion minister said.
For this edition,
the festival organ-
isers have an-
nounced a partner-
ship with five OTT
platforms.
‘Will make efforts to turn IFFI into
ideal destination for world cinema’
CRUCIAL READ
WITH FOCUS ON NEW ENERGY BIZ, RIL,
ARAMCO TO ‘RE-EVALUATE’ O2C DEAL
TIGRESS KILLS
WOMAN FOREST
GUARD IN TADOBA
EARTHQUAKES JOLT
PARTS OF ASSAM,
HARYANA AND RAJ
Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd
(RIL) has decided with Saudi Aramco to re-evaluate
the latter’s proposal to
acquire a stake in the In-
dian conglomerate. The
RIL said in a statement
on Friday that it has
withdrawn its applica-
tion with the National
Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for segregating its
oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business, after arriving at a
mutual decision with Saudi Aramco to reassess the
oil giant’s proposed around $15 billion investment in
RIL’s O2C business. The company will continue to be
Aramco’s preferred partner for private sector.
Chandrapur: A woman
forest guard was killed
by a tigress in Tadoba
Andhari Tiger Reserve
(TATR) in Chandrapur
districts in Maharashtra
on Saturday morning
while she was conduct-
ing a survey with three
others to determine the
number of tigers there,
a senior official said.
The deceased forest
guard, Swati Dumane,
was attached to the
Kolara forest range in
the core area of TATR,
he said.
New Delhi: On Saturday,
tremors were felt in parts
of Assam, Rajasthan and
Haryana. An earth-
quake of 4.1 magnitude
jolted parts of Assam,
including its largest city
Guwahati, on Saturday
afternoon. The quake,
with epicentre in Kamrup
District, hit the state at
1.12 pm, according to
data from the National
Centre for Seismology.
Tremors of the earth-
quake, which occurred at
a depth of 10 km, were
felt across Guwahati city.
MUSLIMS THEMSELVES REFUSED, FINAL
DECISION ON NAMAZ NEXT WEEK
New Delhi: Amid row over namaz in public, a gurud-
wara in Gurugram, Haryana offered its premises to
Muslims to offer prayers
on Friday. However,
nobody turned up to
offer namaz there amid a
reported rift among the
gurdwara management
members. Daya Singh
said, “Committee had decided to offer space for Nawaz
if Muslims were facing problems; will let them offer
Namaz here.” “Due to Gurpurab, they (Muslims) them-
selves refused to offer namaz to avoid any conflict,”
he added. They said they will protest if the gurdwara
management committee goes ahead with the decision.
Bilaspur: RSS chief Mo-
han Bhagwat on Friday
called for moving for-
ward together in order
to make India a “vishwa
guru” and emphasised
on power of organisa-
tion in the present ‘Ka-
lyug’ era as the weak is
always exploited.
Indian society is di-
verse and has many
gods and goddesses,
but everyone has to be
taken forward togeth-
er, a process which is
going on for centuries,
he said.
Addressing the con-
cluding function of a
three-day ‘Ghosh Shivir’
(musical bands camp) in
Madku Dweep in Chhat-
tisgarh’s Mungeli dis-
trict, he said India’s reli-
gion is truth and the
country has shown the
wayof truthtotheworld.
“There is diversity in
our society. There are
many gods and goddess-
es, it doesn’t matter.
Everyone has to be tak-
en forward together,
which has been going
on for centuries. We
don’t need to change
anyone and we will not
let our people change.
Our religion, which
people today call Hindu
religion, needs to be
given to the world” and,
without trying to con-
vert, “we have to teach
a way which is not wor-
ship, but a way of liv-
ing,” he said. —PTI
Don’t need to change
anyone, but won’t let our
people change: Bhagwat
624 FILMS FROM 95 COUNTRIES
TO BE SHOWCASED AT THE IFFI
Panaji : The 52nd International Film Festival of
India (IFFI) received 624 films from 95 countries
to open the platform Goa’s Panaji on Saturday.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic,
the IFFI is the first international event to be held
in Goa. IFFI is being conducted jointly by the
state government of Goa and the Directorate of
Film Festivals that works under the Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting. Four sports films
are also to be filmed at IFFI. IFFI will also pay
homage to veteran actor Dilip Kumar, and film-
makers Buddhadeb Dasgupta and Sumitra Bhave.
Founded in 1952 IFFI is one of the most signifi-
cant film festivals in Asia that provides a genuine
platform for exchanging ideas between young
minds and established figures in film industries.
SWACHH
SURVEKSHAN
For less than one lakh
population, Maha-
rashtra’s three region
topped the positions:
Vita was awarded as
the cleanest city in
India. Lonavla stood
2nd cleanest city.
Saswad was recog-
nised as 3rd.
Mohan Bhagwat
Varun writes to PM on
farmers, Kheri issue
New Delhi: BJP MP
Varun Gandhi,whohas
been increasingly offer-
ingviewsdivergentfrom
his party
, on Saturday
posted online a letter to
Prime Minister Naren-
draModi,listingfourbig
demands following the
centre’s surprise cancel-
lation of the controver-
sial farm laws.
Reminding PM that
over 700 farmers would
have still been alive had
hetakenthedecisionear-
lier,theMPdemanded`1
crore compensation for
those who died in the
course of the year-long
protest.Varunalsourged
PM to consider “appro-
priately strict action”
against the Union minis-
ter who is connected to
Lakhimpur Kheri vio-
lence on Oct 3. Though
Gandhi hasn’t named
anyone, his letter refers
to MoS Ajay Mishra
Teni, whose son, Ashish
Teni has been named as
prime accused. —ANI
Sidhu bats for Indo-Pak trade,
‘friendship chapter’ at Kartarpur
Amritsar: Congress
leader Navjot Singh
Sidhu on Saturday vis-
ited the revered Gurd-
wara Darbar Sahib in
Pakistan and offered
prayers and stressed on
“opening of a new
friendship chapter” and
trade between the two
countries, days after In-
dia reopened the visa-
free Kartarpur corridor
for Sikh pilgrims.
In the name of Guru
Nanak, a new chapter of
friendship between the
two countries should be-
gin,”saidSidhuuponhis
arrival at the Kartarpur.
Sidhu reportedly
called Pakistan PM Im-
ran Khan as his “bada
bhai”, or elder brother
whiletriggering another
controversy
. BJP lost no
timetearingintotheCon-
gress,theGandhisand“a
Pakistan-loving Sidhu”.
Navjot Singh Sidhu.
BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal Receives QIMPRO AWARD - 2021 and QIMPRO MEDAL
for Extraordinary Achievement on Tuesday. QIMPRO Awards were conceptualised in 1989
by Dr Juran, Quality Guru, who catalysed Quality Revolution in Japan, post World War II. The
highly coveted QIMPRO Medal is presented by the Trustees of QIMPRO Foundation, India
(qimpro.org) to honour a benchmark leader for Extraordinary Achievements in a unique space.
FOR BEING EXTRAORDINARY

INDIA
06
‘INDIA WILL GIVE FITTING REPLY IF ANY
COUNTRY TRIES TO OCCUPY ITS LAND’
Having good ties with neighbours has been India’s culture, some people don’t understand this, says Rajnath
Pithoragarh: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Saturday said India
wants good relations
with its neighbours but
warned that it will give
a fitting reply to any
country that attempts
to occupy even an inch
of its land.
Singh, a senior BJP
leader, was in poll-
bound Uttarakhand to
launch the second leg
of the 'Shaheed Sam-
man Yatra' from
Jhaulkhet Moonakot in
Pithoragarh district.
We want good ties
with our neighbours.
Indiahasneverattacked
any country. Neither
has it ever occupied a
foreign territory. Hav-
ing good ties with neigh-
bours has been India's
culture but some people
don't understand this. I
don't know whether it is
their habit or tempera-
ment, he said.
Naming Pakistan,
Singh said it keeps try-
ing to destabilise India
through terrorist activ-
ities and a stern mes-
sage has already been
given to it.
We have given a clear
message to our neigh-
bour on the western bor-
der that if it cross its
limits, we will just not
retaliate on the borders
but can even cross over
into its territory and do
surgical and airstrikes,
he said.
We have one more
neighbour (which does
not seem to understand
things), the defence
minister said without
naming China.
Singh said he must
make it clear that if
there is an attempt by
any country in the
world to occupy even
an inch of our land, In-
dia will give a fitting
reply to it.
The defence minister
said there was an at-
tempt to create misap-
prehensions in Nepal
about a road from Lip-
ulekh Pass to Mansaro-
var through Dharchula
that was inaugurated
by him recently
.
But it has failed to af-
fect our close cultural
tieswithNepal,hesaid.
Conferring Nepal
Army Chief General
Prabhu Ram Sharma
with the honorary rank
of Indian Army Chief
recently is a reasser-
tion of India's close cul-
tural ties with Nepal,
Singh said.
Launching the sec-
ond leg of the ‘Shaheed
Samman Yatra', Singh
said the state govern-
ment should ensure
that names of matyrs
and the names of their
villages should be in-
scribed on the Sainya
Dham being built in
Dehradun as a memo-
rial tribute to them.
Soil from homes of
1,734 martyrs' families
in Uttarakhand are be-
ing collected in urns to
be brought to Dehra-
dun and used in the
construction of the
Sainya Dham, a vision
of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. —PTI
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks at Shaheed Samman Yatra, in Pithoragarh on Saturday. —ANI
‘114 JAWANS
KILLED 1,200
CHINESE TROOPS IN
REZANG LA BATTLE’
DESTROYER SHIP INS VISAKHAPATNAM
TO BE COMMISSIONED INTO NAVY TODAY
‘ARMY WILL
STAND UP TO ALL
EXTERNAL AND
INTERNAL THREATS’
New Delhi: Praising
the courage and brav-
ery showed by Kumaon
Battalion in Rezang La
against Chinese sol-
diers, Union Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Saturday said, The
miracle done by 124
jawans of the Kumaon
Battalion can never
be forgotten. On
November 18, when
I went to Rezang La,
I was told that 114 of
jawans were martyred,
but they killed over
1,200 Chinese sol-
diers, said Singh.
Mumbai: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will
be the chief guest at
the commissioning
ceremony of INS Vi-
sakhapatnam, the first
ship of Project 15B,
the Indian Navy said
today. INS Visakhapat-
nam is the lead ship of
the Visakhapatnam-class stealth guided-missile
destroyers of the Indian Navy. The commis-
sioning ceremony is scheduled to take place on
November 21 at the Naval Dockyard of Mumbai.
Chennai: Adversar-
ies with ‘hegemonic’
designs try altering
status quo under false
pretexts, but the Indian
Army must and will
stand up to all external
and internal threats,
Vice Chief of the Army
Staff, Lt General Chan-
di Prasad Mohanty
said on Saturday.
IN THE COURTYARD
LOVE DOESN'T MEAN CONSENT FOR
SEX, SAYS KERALA HIGH COURT
‘LEGAL LOOPHOLE IN MAINTENANCE
LAW LETTING OFFENDERS SLIP AWAY’
Kochi: Helplessness in the face of inevitable com-
pulsion cannot be considered as consent, Kerala
High Court has said while
considering an appeal filed
by a rape convict. Justice R
Narayana Pisharadi, in his or-
der said merely because the
victim was in love with the
accused, it cannot be presumed that she had given
consent for sexual intercourse. Court said there is a
gulf of difference between consent and submission
and every consent involves a submission but the
converse does not follow.
Kochi: The Delhi High Court has expressed its
concern over legal loopholes in the maintenance
law letting offending parties to slip away as it set
aside an order directing payment by a man to his
'wife' after it was found that both the parties had
other living spouses. Justice Subramonium Prasad,
who was dealing with the man's challenge to the trial
court order directing payment of maintenance under
Section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), said
that while he sympathised with the position of the
woman, he was constrained to deny her maintenance
according to the applicable law as a second wife
whose marriage is void on account of the survival of
the first marriage would not be a legally wedded wife.
Lucknow: The CBI has charged three people,
including Anand Giri, with abetment and criminal
conspiracy in connection with the alleged suicide
of Mahant Narendra Giri - the head of top religious
body Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad who was
found hanging in his ashram in UP's Prayagraj in
September. Apart from Anand, who was Narendra
Giri's disciple, Adya Prasad Tiwari and Sandeep
Tiwari were also named in the chargesheet. All
three had been named in Narendra Giri's suicide
note; he accused them of mentally harassing him,
following which the police filed a FIR with charges
of abetting suicide.
UP SEER DEATH: DISCIPLE, 2 OTHERS
CHARGED WITH ABETMENT OF SUICIDE
CRUCIAL READ
MAOISTS BLOW UP RAILWAY TRACKS IN
J’KHAND, TRAIN SERVICES DISRUPTED
Latehar/Mediningar: Suspected members of banned
CPI (Maoist) blew up portions of railway tracks in
Jharkhand's Latehar and
West Singhbhum districts in
the early hours of Saturday,
disrupting train services
on Barkakana-Garhwa and
Howrah-Mumbai routes, po-
lice said. A rail track between Sonua and Lotapahar
stations in West Singhbhum, under Chakradharpur
Division of South Eastern Railway (SER), was dam-
aged past Friday night in a blast that was allegedly
triggered by the Maoists.
BJP’S DILIP GHOSH CALLS APARNA SEN
‘ANTI-NATIONAL’ OVER BSF REMARK
Chardham Yatra
season ends as
Badrinath temple
shuts portals
Kolkata: BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh on
Friday called actor-director Aparna Sen an “anti-na-
tional” for her alleged com-
ments opposing the exten-
sion of the BSF’s jurisdiction.
Ghosh’s remarks came after
Sen was sent a legal notice
by BJP leader Anirban Gan-
guly. Speaking to reporters at Eco Park at Rajarhat
in Kolkata, Ghosh said people like Sen know only to
oppose Centre’s moves and decisions.
Gopeshwar: The por-
tals of Badrinath were
closed for the winter
season on Saturday
evening, ringing down
the curtains on this
year’s Chardham Yatra.
Rawal Ishwari Pras-
ad Namboodiri con-
ducted the elaborate
rituals that lasted
throughout the day be-
fore closure of the tem-
ple gates for visitors
exactly at 6.45 pm, a
Devasthanam Board of-
ficial said. —PTI
Panaji: Goa Forward Party (GFP) working presi-
dent Kiran Kandolkar quit the party on Saturday in
protest against a possible
alliance with the Congress
in the upcoming Assembly
polls and joined the Trina-
mool Congress. Kandolkar
was welcomed in TMC by
the party MP Mahua Moitra and TMC national vice
president Luizinho Faleiro.
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Tathagata Roy, who
has been lashing out at the party's West Ben-
gal leadership since the
assembly poll debacle,
on Saturday said he has
decided to bid farewell”
to the state unit of the
saffron camp for the time
being, apparently indicat-
ing that he would stop criticism of its leaders. Mr
Roy said he would wait to see the municipal poll
results in Bengal. According to sources close to
him, the term “farewell” doesn't mean that he is
leaving the party.
GFP WORKING PRESIDENT QUITS
PARTY AHEAD OF POLLS, JOINS TMC
‘FAREWELL, FOR NOW, WEST BENGAL
BJP’: TATHAGATA MESSAGES PARTY
Srinagar: One militant
‘commander’ of the
Hizbul Mujahideen was
killed in an encounter
in south Kashmir’s Kul-
gam on Saturday
.
A police spokesper-
son said the militant
was encircled during a
search operation in the
Ashumji area and “was
offered to surrender”.
“One militant was
killed after he opened
fire on the security forc-
es,” the spokesperson.
The police identified
the deceased as “Muda-
sir Wagay, the newly-
appointed district com-
mander of the Hizbul
Mujahideen”.
The police said secu-
rity forces also ensured
the safety of civilians
near the encounter
site. “The civilians
were rescued and shift-
ed to safer places,” the
police said. —Agencies
JK: Hizbul
ultra killed
in Kulgam
encounter
Govt puts MTNL, BSNL assets worth `970 cr on sale
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment has listed for
sale real estate assets of
state-run telecom firms
MTNL and BSNL at a
reserve price of around
Rs 970 crore, according
to documents uploaded
on the DIPAM website.
BSNL properties lo-
cated in Hyderabad,
Chandigarh, Bhavna-
gar and Kolkata have
been posted for sale at a
Rs 660 crore.
The Department of
Investment and Public
Asset Management (DI-
PAM) website has listed
MTNL assets located in
Vasari Hill, Goregaon
in Mumbai for sale at a
Rs 310 crore.
MTNL’s 20 flats lo-
cated in Oshiwara have
also been put up for sale
as part of the asset
monetisation plan of
the company
.
The flats include two
units of 1-room set, 17
units of 1 BHK and one
unit of 2 BHK. Their
reserve prices range
from Rs 52.26 lakh to Rs
1.59 crore.
The e-auction for
MTNL assets will take
place on December 14.
The asset monetisa-
tion is part of the Rs
69,000 crore revival
scheme for MTNL and
BSNL which was ap-
proved by the govern-
ment in October 2019.
Both the public sec-
tor firms were to iden-
tify and monetise as-
sets worth Rs 37,500
crore by 2022.
MTNL’s 20 flats located in Oshiwara have
also been put up for sale as part of the
asset monetisation plan of the company.
Both the public sector firms were to
identify and monetise assets worth Rs
37,500 crore by 2022
RAJASTHAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
GEHLOT CABINET: OUT WITH
THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW!
Aditi Nagar/Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Late on Satur-
day night, as suspense
and anticipation built
as to who all would be
included in the Gehlot
cabinet on Sunday
, First
India learnt that the
new cabinet has major-
ity of new faces as even
the ‘strongest minister’
were replaced! Interest-
ingly, the details have
put an end to the sus-
pense on the includsion
of Pilot camp members
as well since Gehlot,
showing a large hearted
approach, has included
5 MLAs into his cabi-
net! There were appre-
hensions if Pilot camp
will be given 3 seats or
4, but Gehlot has decid-
ed to include 5 from Pi-
lot’s side. Interestingly,
Sachin Pilot is not part
of the cabinet!
It has been learnt
that the new cabinet
will have Gudhamalani
MLA Hemaram Choud-
hary, Bagidora MLA
Mahendrajeet Singh
Malviya, Mandal MLA
Ramlal Jat, Hawamahal
MLA Mahesh Joshi,
Deeg-Kumher MLA
Vishvendra Singh, Sa-
potra MLA Ramesh
Meena, Sikarai MLA
Mamta Bhupesh, Veir
MLA Bhajanlal Jatav,
ALwar (Rural) MLA Ti-
karam July, Khajuwala
MLA Govindram Megh-
wal and Bansur MLA
Shakuntala Rawat.
Meanwhile, for Minis-
terof State,KamanMLA
Zahida, Jhunjhunu
MLA Brijendra Ola,
Udaipurwati MLA Ra-
jendraGudhaandDausa
MLA Murarilal Meena
have been finalised.
Off these MLAs, He-
maram Choudhary,
Vishvendra Singh,
Ramesh Meena, Brijen-
dra Ola and Murarilal
Meena are from the Pi-
lot camp.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Governor Kalraj Mishra at Raj Bhavan on Saturday evening. CM
handed over resignations of Raghu Sharma, Harish Chaudhary and Govind Singh Dotasra to the
Governor, who accepted them with immediate effect.
l Wait is over, Cabinet to swear-in
today at 4 PM in Raj Bhawan
l Pilot camp gets 5 berths, but
their leader remains elusive to
Gehlot government!

NEWS
07
LONG WAIT FOR
SHIVPAL YADAV
There appears to be no end to
the long wait of Pragatisheel
Samajwadi Party (PSP). (Lohia)
president Shivpal Yadav to enter
into an alliance with Samajwadi
Party or merge his party into it.
Speaking to media, SP president
Akhilesh Yadav said Uncle would
be given full respect. However, so
far no development from SP has
been made officially as to when
this “Sammaan” (respect) would
be bestowed on uncle who has
been waiting for two
years. Speaking to the media
once, Shivpal said that, “I have
been seeking this (alliance with
Samajwadi Party) for the last 2
years. It will be great if it
happens.” Shivpal Yadav has
repeatedly said that he was ready
to merge his party into SP if his
workers are honourably adjusted
to the party. Following the policy
of forgiving and forgetting, the
elder Yadav has been acting soft
on SP for quite sometime
sending signals repeatedly to the
nephew to settle the issue. During
Diwali celebrations, when the
Yadav family had assembled at
Safai, Akhilesh said that he would
enter into an alliance with his
uncle’s party. With the 2022 UP
assembly election fast
approaching, Shivpal Yadav is
eager to settle the issue so that
future action plans could be
chalked out. But Akhilesh while
sewing up alliances with the other
smaller parties has so far not
taken a decision about PSP. Now
all eyes are fixed on November 22
when the family would be together
to celebrate the birthday of SP
patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav to
settle the issue between “Chacha-
Bhatija”. —First India Bureau
EMPLOYEES OF
MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION
THEIR MULTIPLE
PROXIES
The officers are taking so many
efforts to make Lucknow a
smart city by making smart plans,
but are not aware that their
employees are taking everything
for granted. After the failure of the
Biometric and smartwatch used to
mark the attendance of the
employees in the Municipal
Corporation, Nagar Nigam gave its
work agency smart mobiles for
marking attendance of employees.
But cleaning workers for this too
found a way out. They have to
mark their attendance by turning
on the software installed in their
phones but the surprising thing is
that one employee takes the
phones of 4 person and turns on
the location of all the devices and
then the devices show that they all
are on duty in their allotted area in
the field. But, 50% of the staff is
not even on the spot (real time).
When the officers came to know
about this, they got it investigated
secretly and came to know that
their employees were playing
them and no staff was working on
the spot in real time. The officers
have now issued instructions to
take action against the working
organisations. And, now the
question arises that what will be
the next move of the municipal
corporation in order to take the
attendance to complete the smart
city project.
—Ahtesham Siddiqui
SACK AJAY MISHRA:
PRIYANKA TO PM
JUSTICE FOR LAKHIMPUR VICTIMS
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The AICC
general secretary Pri-
yanka Gandhi today
demanded immediate
dismissal of minister
of state for home Ajay
Mishra Teni, whose
son Ashish Mishra is
a key accused in the
Lakhimpur Khiri vio-
lence on October 3
where four farmers
were mowed down by
the minister SUV. In-
teracting with media
persons in Lucknow
on Saturday, Congress
leader Gandhi read
out the letter written
to the PM. “Yesterday
you repealed the three
far laws while accept-
ing that they were be-
ing forced upon the
farmers. I have read in
the newspapers that
you are in Lucknow
today to attend the
DGP conference and
will meet with the top
officials of the coun-
try who are responsi-
ble for maintaining
law and order.”
“The entire country
saw the barbarity
done with the farmers
in Lakhimpur. You
must be knowing that
the main accused in
this incident is the son
of Union MoS Home
in your government.
Due to political pres-
sure, the UP govern-
ment has been trying
to silence the voice for
justice since begin-
ning. Honourable Su-
preme Court has also
remarkedthatitseems
that the government is
trying to save a par-
ticular accused in this
case,” said Gandhi.
It may be recalled
that eight persons, in-
cluding four farmers,
had lost their lives in
the Lakhimpur Kheri
violence on October 3
after an SUV Thar had
ploughed into a crowd
of farmers protesting
against MoS Ajay
Mishra Teni and the
visit of UP Deputy CM
Keshav Maurya. After
four farmers were
mowed down, the vio-
lence escalated and
three BJP workers
were lynched by the
angry farmers while a
local journalist also
lost his life as he got
caught in the violence.
“Yesterday while ad-
dressing the nation
you had said you are
repealing the laws in
farmers’ interest with
true intent and pure
heart. If this is all true,
thenyoushouldensure
justice for the families
of the deceased farm-
ers in Lakhimpur. If
you share the stage
withhimthenitwillbe
an insult to those 700
farmers as well who
lost their lives during
the farmers’ protest,”
she added.
Kanpur: A day after
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi announced
the repealing of the
three Central farm
laws, Jamiat Ulema-e-
Hind national president
Maulana Arshad Mada-
ni on Saturday said that
the Citizenship
(Amendment) Act
should also be repealed
otherwise the Muslim
community will have to
bear its brunt. While
interacting with media
here, Madani said, “It’s
believed that Laws
(Farm Laws) were re-
pealed as polls are close.
We think that (CAA-
NRC) is concerned with
nationality and Mus-
lims will have to bear
its brunt. Power of pub-
lic strongest, so this
(CAA) should also be
repealed.” He congratu-
lated the farmers who
continued their protest,
and said, “Similarly, we
want the government to
roll back the Act that is
going to hurt Muslims.
They too are citizens of
India just like others. If
they’re affected, the
government should feel
it in a similar manner.”
Farmers have been pro-
testing the Centre’s
three farm laws since
they were passed in
2020. Similarly, protests
had erupted in parts of
the country against the
CAA. The CAA allows
persecuted minorities
belonging to the Hindu,
Sikh, Jain, Buddhist,
Parsi, and Christian
communities from Pa-
kistan, Bangladesh, and
Afghanistan to avail of
Indian citizenship. Ac-
cording to the provi-
sions of the act, people
belonging to these com-
munities who arrived
in India till December
31, 2014, due to religious
persecution in these
three countries will not
be treated as illegal mi-
grants but will be pro-
vided with Indian citi-
zenship. —ANI
Lucknow: The Cen-
tre’s decision to repeal
the three farm laws
came after an intense
agitation, but it is bet-
ter late than never, and
is welcomed, BSP chief
Mayawati said on Sat-
urday
. However, the for-
mer Uttar Pradesh
chief minister said,
there is doubt on the
BJP government’s in-
tention because this
decision is being
termed as that of “elec-
toral selfishness and
compulsion”. Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Friday an-
nounced repeal of the
three agri laws which
triggered a year of pro-
tests by farmers and
also apologised to the
people over his govern-
ment not being able to
“convince” a section of
farmers about the
“truth” regarding the
legislations’ benefits.
The decision comes
ahead of assembly polls
in five states early next
year, including Punjab
and politically crucial
Uttar Pradesh. The Ba-
hujan Samaj Party
(BSP) chief in a tweet in
Hindi said, “The an-
nouncement of repeal
of the three controver-
sial farm laws following
an intense agitation is
better late than never
(der aaye durust aaye),
and is welcomed.”
“But there is doubt
on the intention of the
BJP government as this
decision is termed as
that of electoral selfish-
ness and compulsion.
Hence, some concrete
decisions are needed,”
she said. —PTI
Bhadohi: Rajasthan
GovernorKalrajMishra
on Saturday said that
the Centre’s decision to
repeal the three farm
laws, which triggered a
yearof protestsbyfarm-
ers, is a step in the posi-
tive direction. He, how-
ever, noted that the leg-
islationsareintheinter-
ests of farmers but the
“administration could
not make some of the
farmers understand”.
PM Modi on Friday
announced repeal of
the three agri laws and
also apologised to the
people over his govern-
ment not being able to
“convince” a section of
farmers about the
“truth” regarding the
legislations’ benefits
“The announcement of
repealing the 3 farm
laws is a step in the pos-
itive direction. The act
of repealing the laws
with courage and val-
our is praiseworthy
.
The laws were made
in the interest of farm-
ers, but the administra-
tion could not make
some farmers under-
stand,” Mishra said.
The governor was in
Babhannauti village in
UP’s Bhadohi district
to attend a marriage
programme. —PTI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Reacting
sharply to Congress
leader Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra’s letter ad-
dressed to the PM Modi,
Senior UP Minister and
government spokesper-
son Siddharth Nath
Singh today criticised
Priyanka Gandhi for
ignoring the problems
of farmers in Congress-
ruled states in Chhat-
tisgarh, Punjab and
Rajasthan.
“Why is it that Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra
always has something
to say about anything,
but she chooses to re-
main silent on the bru-
tal killing of tribal
farmers that took place
in broad daylight in
Bastar, Chhattisgarh?”
he asked. “Will she en-
lighten us about how
many Congress leaders
went to the site where
the unarmed farmers
were killed?”
Calling out Vadra,
Singh further added
that, “Priyanka owes
an answer to everyone
about why there was a
lathi charge on the
farmers in Rajasthan.
She should at least ut-
ter two words on the
struggle of farmers in
Congress-ruled states.”
Siddharth ques-
tioned Priyanka about
how the ‘Corporate
Congress’ has sudden-
ly started worrying
about the farmers.
“For Priyanka, her
husband Robert Vadra
is the most hardwork-
ing farmer, who does
the tedious task of
cheating the farmers
by buying their land
for pennies and mak-
ing crores out of it,” he
remarked.
Muzaffarnagar: RLD
chief Jayant Chaud-
hary on Saturday called
it a victory of farmers
and urged them to con-
tinue their protest till
there is a legal guaran-
tee for MSP. Chaudhary
made the remarks at a
rally in Baghra village
which comes under
Charthawal assembly
constituency. The RLD
chief welcomed the
Centre’s decision and
called it a victory of the
farmers. “But the farm-
ers’ agitation is not over
yet. They should con-
tinue their protest to
get their remaining de-
mands fulfilled,” he
said. Attacking the Yogi
government, Chaud-
hary claimed that the
dispensation has failed
to fulfill its promises.
AICC general secretary UP in-charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
arrives for a press conference along with Cong UP President
Ajay Kumar Lallu at Kaul House in Lucknow on Saturday.
Maulana Arshad, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president addresses media
over seeking withdrawal of CAA and NRC, in Kanpur on Saturday.
BSP chief Mayawati
Rajasthan Guv Kalraj Mishra
UP Minister government spokesperson Siddharth Nath Singh
RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary
CONG OBSERVES
‘KISAN VIJAY DIWAS’
Lucknow: The Congress on Saturday observed
“Kisan Vijay Diwas” in UP, terming the repeal of
Centre’s three farm laws as the victory of farmers’
struggle and paid homage to those who lost their
lives during the agitation. A two-minute silence
was also observed as a mark of respect to the
departed souls. UPCC president Ajay Kumar
Lallu said despite over 700 farmers losing their
lives during the agitation, PM Modi has not paid
tributes to them. In fact, the central government
and the PM himself have made every attempt to
defame the farmers’ agitation, Lallu alleged. —PTI
You are the PM of the
country and you must
be understanding
your responsibility to-
wards farmers very
well. Then you should
ensure justice for the
families of the de-
ceased farmers in
Lakhimpur. However,
Ajay Mishra Teni
continues to serve as
Minister in your gov-
ernment.
Priyanka writes to PM
seeking removal of MoS
Priyanka also urges PM not
to share stage with MoS
1 2
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
demands repeal of CAA
The Opposition parties and several groups have
protested against the implementation of CAA.
CAA’s detractors believe that the law coupled with
the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise is
intended to target the minorities in India.
Protest till
there is MSP
guarantee:
RLD to farmers
It's better late than never: Mayawati
Decision to repeal 3 farm laws is
step in positive direction: Raj Guv
Singh questions Priyanka on Raj farmers’ plight
‘IT WAS PM’S RESPECT FOR FARMERS’
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
—PHOTO
BY
SUMIT
KUMAR

08
2NDFRONT
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: With the de-
cision to withdraw the
three agricultural laws,
BJP is going to reorgan-
ise its electoral strategy
in western UP
. At the
same time, the opposi-
tion camps, hoping to
defeat the BJP on the ba-
sis of farmers’ discon-
tent, have also been
forced to revise their
strategy
.
In the 2017 assembly
polls, the BJP won 109 of
the 136 seats in western
UP
. Earlier, the BJP was
focusing especially on
those seats in the 16 dis-
tricts of this region
knownas‘Jatland’,where
it was defeated. But after
the resentment of the
farmers arising out of
the agricultural laws,
the political-social equa-
tions here had changed.
Party strategists were
unable to find any effec-
tive formula to retain
hold on the Jat commu-
nity
,whichhadprovided
unprecedented support
to the BJP since 2014.
The BJP think-tank
was aware of the possi-
ble loss due to the ongo-
ing farmers’ agitation
under the leadership of
Rakesh Tikait. In many
villages of western UP
,
local MPs and MLAs as
well as BJP and RSS
workerswereengagedto
holdtalkswiththeGram
Pradhans on agricultur-
al issues. The feedback
that was coming in
had a clear mes-
sage that there
was resentment
among the people
against the govern-
ment.
Internal survey of
BJP said the equations
werenotinfavourof the
party in districts includ-
ing Muzaffarnagar,
Baghpat, Bijnor,
Meerut, Saharan-
pur etc. After the
Muzaffarnagar ri-
ots of 2013, the
deep rift between the
JatandtheMuslimcom-
munity had started
bridging. BJP strate-
gists also had a strong
apprehension of a rever-
sal in the Jat, Muslim
and OBC equations due
to the alliance of RLD
and Samajwadi Party
.
Realising the difficulties
of BJP arising out of
public anger, RLD, SP
,
BSP and Congress had
intensified their activi-
tiesinthisarea.Political
analyst Avinash Chan-
dra Mishra says that af-
ter the U-turn on the
farm laws, the circum-
stances are bound to
change. Now apart from
the farmer issue, other
issues will gain momen-
tum and all parties will
have to revise their elec-
toral strategy to adapt to
changed circumstances.
Revokingfarmlawschangespollstrategy
BJP’s declining influence on Jat
voters in west UP due to rising
discontenthadtheleadershipworried
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MSP RAISED
Akhilesh compared
to Mahatma Gandhi
SAT directs Sahara India to
deposit `2000 cr with SEBI
`1-cr dole
claim in name
of deceased MP!
Maya calls farm law move
‘electoral selfishness’
First India Bureau
Ayodhya: The ongo-
ing credit war be-
tweentheBJPandthe
Samajwadi Party re-
garding the Purvan-
chal Expressway has
gonebacktothename
of Mahatma Gandhi.
Senior SP leader and
former cabinet minis-
ter Awadhesh Prasad
has compared Akh-
ilesh Yadav with Ma-
hatmaGandhiregard-
ing Purvanchal Ex-
pressway
.
Awadhesh Prasad
said that the way peo-
ple used to run to see
Mahatma Gandhi,
inthesameway
,lakhs
of people gathered to
see Akhilesh Yadav
on Purvanchal Ex-
pressway
.
Awadhesh Prasad,
a cabinet minister in
thepreviousAkhilesh
government,alsosaid
that the Purvanchal
Expresswaywasagift
of theSamajwadiPar-
ty
. He said, ‘The foun-
dation stone was laid
by Akhilesh Yadav,
but Prime Minister
Modi came to inaugu-
rate it and to take ad-
vantage of it. Even
after lakhs of efforts,
chairs remained emp-
ty in PM Modi’s pro-
gram. Government
employees were en-
gaged to gather the
crowd but even then
the chairs remained
empty
.’
It may be men-
tioned that on Tues-
day
, PM Modi inaugu-
rated the 341 km long
Purvanchal Express-
way from Lucknow to
Ghazipur in Sultan-
pur. However, with
this, the war of words
between the SP and
the BJP intensified
regarding this ex-
pressway
.
While there has
been a struggle with
SP chief and former
CM of the state Akh-
ilesh Yadav claiming
credit for the SP’s
work, Dy CM Keshav
PrasadMauryaretali-
ated that Akhilesh
Yadav was not in-
volved in the develop-
ment of the state and
instead of being hap-
py
, he has become sad
seeing development
works.
First India Bureau
Mumbai:TheSecurities
Appellate Tribunal,
Mumbai, has directed
Sahara India Commer-
cial Corporation Ltd
(SICCL), Kolkata, and
Sahara India, Aliganj,
Lucknow to deposit a
sum of Rs 2000 crore be-
fore the Securities and
ExchangeBoardof India
(SEBI)withregardtothe
issuance of Optionally
Fully Convertible De-
bentures (OFCDs) in-
cluding the application
money collected from
investors pending allot-
mentof securities,along
with interest of 15% per
annum.
The amount is direct-
ed to be kept by SEBI in
an escrow account with-
in four weeks from the
date of order.
A bench comprising
ofJustice Tarun Agar-
wala, Presiding Officer,
and Justice M.T. Joshi,
Judicial Member, noted,
“No doubt the Company
isagoingconcern.Ithas
a large number of em-
ployees on its rolls. Sala-
ries are required to be
disbursed, taxes are to
be paid. There are busi-
ness expenditures
which are required to be
met on a daily basis.
The Company cannot
run on air. The attach-
ment of the bank ac-
count can bring the
Company to a grinding
halt. At the same time,
the interest of the inves-
tors is required to be
protected.” The bench
heard two appeals, one
by Sahara India Com-
mercial Corporation
Ltd and Sahara India
and the other by Subra-
ta Roy
, J.B. Roy
, O.P
. Sriv-
astava, Lt. Gen.(Retd.)
A.S. Rao, and Ranoj Das
Gupta.
First India Bureau
Meerut: The office of
the Additional District
Magistrate almost
cleared a claim of Rs 1
crore compensation
made by a man who was
later discovered long de-
ceased! A man, imper-
sonating Prem Mano-
har, two-time Rajya
Sabha MP
, submitted an
impeccable set of docu-
ments to claim the com-
pensation for 80 bigha
land acquired for road
widening. According to
officials, the impersona-
tor had concocted a file
with all genuine docu-
ments, including Mano-
har’s Aadhar and Voter
ID, address proof, etc.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Bahujan Sa-
maj Party (BSP) supre-
mo Mayawati has ad-
vised the BJP govern-
ment through a tweet
on the announcement
of withdrawal of all the
three agricultural laws.
Mayawati welcomed
the announcement of
withdrawal of agricul-
tural laws after a strong
agitation in the country
as “late in the day”. But
Mayawati also termed
it as a decision of elec-
toral selfishness and
compulsion and said
that the intention of the
BJP government at the
Centre is also being
doubted.Therefore,
some more concrete de-
cisions need to be taken
in this regard.
She said a law should
be brought in to ensure
MSP of farmers’ crops.
It would be appropriate
if the Central Govern-
ment ensures the re-
turn of all the cases
registered against the
agitating farmers, ex-
cept the most serious
cases related to the
country’s pride.
With this, the war
of words between
the SP and the BJP
intensified
regarding the
expressway.
—FILE PHOTO
Subroto Roy
Television has changed the world
ever since it’s inception, bringing
the entire universe to an
individual in his living room!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
WHY ARE FARMERS
STILL NOT
AGREEING?
Sources reveal that
the message to the
nation on Friday was
written weeks ago,
when Captain Ama-
rinder Singh had come
to meet PM Modi and
Amit Shah. The cap-
tain’s only request to
the PM and Shah was
that ‘it is imperative to
repeal all three agricul-
tural laws, only then
they can go among the
voters of Punjab with
revered saffron beliefs.
That happened, but
even after the PM’s an-
nouncement, the farm-
ers are still not agreea-
ble, they are waiting for
these laws to be re-
pealed in the Par-
liament, while
they are still
adamant on
their old
demand
for statutory guarantee
on MSP. But so much
distrust on the words of
the PM is not right, it is
a step to challenge the
dignity of an high con-
stitutional post of the
country
. The question is
also a serious one as to
what will happen to the
PM’s associate minister
AjayMishraTeniwhose
dismissal is demanded
by the farmers? The
farmers are still ada-
mant on their old de-
mands and in a little bit
of exuberant enthusi-
asm, they are aware of
the fact that their firm
intentions and indomi-
table spirit has reward-
ed them. But even for
the BJP government,
this delayed bet of PM
Modi is not going
to be easy. When
the bill to repeal
the three agri-
cultural laws is
brought in the
House, the op-
p o s i t i o n
parties
will create a lot of hue
and cry over it, they will
also raise the issue of
the martyrdom of more
than 700 agitators, who
had to pay the price for
the movement. Is the
bill of the three agricul-
tural laws also going to
face the same fate as the
Modi government’s
‘amended land acquisi-
tion’ bill in 2014? which
on one fine day in 2015,
was suddenly declared
by the PM in ‘Mann Ki
Baat’ that the govern-
ment will take it back.
But will today in a
changed scenario, will
millions of broken
hearts and shattered be-
liefs be restored, includ-
ing the pain of losing
their loved ones?
BJP’S UP POLL
STARTEGY
Right now it will
take time to repeal
all three agricultural
laws, but BJP has start-
ed working on the poli-
tics of expansion. In
Punjab, Captain
A m a r i n d e r
has come
openly in BJP’s court,
while in UP
, the damage
control campaign of
the saffron party has
also started in over one
hundred seats under
the influence of farm-
ers. Most of these seats
are from western UP, a
region dominated by
Jats. Anyway, Jats are
among the traditional
BJP voters from the be-
ginning. Remember
Amit Shah’s 40-minute
leakedaudioclip,which
claimed that Jat broth-
ers are our own. On the
one hand, now where
the Jat leaders of BJP
will go from village to
village in western UP to
persuade the angry
Jats stress-
ing that
‘Prime
Minis-
ter has
accept-
e d
y o u r
words,
now leave the anger,
come together.” On the
other hand, the BJP is
now extending a hand
of friendship towards
Chaudhary Charan
Singh’s grandson Jay-
ant Chaudhary. BJP
strategists are trying
to convince Jayant that
RLD has never liked
the friendship with SP
or Congress. In 2014
and again in 2019 gen-
eral elections, RLD’s
bag remained com-
pletely empty by ally-
ing with these parties.
In 2017, they got to see
victory in only one as-
sembly seat by allying
with SP, whereas in
Atal’s era, when the
party contested 7
seats in alliance with
BJP in 2009, the party
won 5 seats out of
them. Jayant is cur-
rently trying to gauge
the mood of the public,
whether Jats have re-
ally forgiven BJP?
Apart from this, BJP
strategists have also
constantly attached
their strings to BSP su-
premo Mayawati, as
after the election re-
sults, if the BJP is left
behind by 15-16 seats
from the majority, then
Mayawati can fill this
shortcoming.
STRICT ORDERS
TO YOGI-CHOUHAN
In politics, only signs
decide the faces of
heroes and leaders.
Now let’s mention two
incidents here, the first
incident is from Mad-
hya Pradesh which oc-
curred on November
15, when PM Modi
reached Bhopal to inau-
gurate Gondrani Ka-
malapati railway sta-
tion. On this occa-
sion, MP CM
Shivraj Sin-
gh Chouhan was walk-
ing along with the PM,
simultaneously talking
to him before reaching
the inauguration site.
But suddenly the SPG
descended holding CM
Shivraj’s hands, he
was pulled back from
PM, who didn’t even
look back. Later Bhopal
Collector claimed that
the administration had
to send some very im-
portant message to the
CM, which was con-
veyed to him through
SPG. But this claim can
not easily be digested,
no matter what the Col-
lector keeps saying for
the face saving of his
CM. On the very next
day i.e. on November
16, a similar incident
happened with UP CM
Yogi Adityanath. It was
the momentous occa-
sion of the inaugura-
tion of Purvanchal Ex-
pressway. There were
people, there were cam-
eras installed every-
where, when the SPG
encircled the PM in
Yogi’s presence and
suddenly, the PM sat in
his car and went away.
The cameras captured
how CM Yogi followed
the PM’s car, with fast
steps. Anyway, after the
new ‘Nizam’ in Delhi,
there have been many
changes in the protocol
since 2014, such as the
PM will walk at the
forefront in the focus of
the cameras, alone, em-
broiled in the pride of
heroism. Rajnath Singh
also understood this on
the Rajpath on the Re-
public Day parade,
while walking with the
PM, when suddenly he
lagged behind. The PM
suddenly held him by
hand and pushed him
back. Mark Zuckerberg
at Facebook Headquar-
ters , could not under-
stand it, The same is
the protocol of PM’s
plane that only PM will
come out from the front
gate, while the rest will
exit through the plane’s
back door.
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
Jayant Chaudhary Amit Shah
PM Narendra Modi Yogi Aditynath Shivraj Singh Chouhan

onfident to
the core and
passionate to
a huge ex-
tent, Shubhi
was one con-
tender of
First Miss India Teen
2021 who charmed
everyone with her
unmatched style and
a fierce desire to ace
every talent round.
Crowned as the first
runners up, Dhaneta,
with her modelling
aspirations, is
shooting for the
sky. Here’s Shubhi,
giving a sneak-peek
into her life.
Q: How did it feel to
wear the crown as one of
the finalists of First
Miss Teen India?
A: The very first thought
was ‘power comes with re-
sponsibility and I promise
to exercise it in the right
way.’ Second, the amount
of hard work and dedica-
tion I had put in to earn
this crown that finally
paid off.
Q: What was the most
challenging part of the
competition?
A: The whole journey was
incredible and full of
knowledge. The most
challenging part was
nervousness about - what
if I underperformed or
things don’t fall the way
they should or what if I
couldn’t give my 100%.
But, I still gave my all.
Q: How did homecoming
treat you?
A: My homecoming was
something I never imag-
ined even in dreams. I saw
my mom’s eyes full of
tears and my dad was sur-
prised and he was super
proud. All the family
members came to the air-
port and we had a great
celebration.
Q: How do you see your-
self in the future?
A: I see myself as a strong
individual who exudes
bravery and works for the
upliftment of women. I
see myself as a leader rep-
resenting our country on
International platforms
like miss world or miss
universe.
Q: What positive chang-
es can you bring forth
with this platform?
A: I wish to work for girls
who are dealing with self-
esteem issues as I have
myself dealt with PCOD.
But, I worked hard on my-
self and want women to
know that they are beauti-
ful just the way they are.
Q: Now that you are a
young star, what are
your academic goals?
A: I am doing BA as well
as cabin crew course be-
cause travelling gives me
thrill and I love exploring
new things.
POORVI SINGHAL
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
LUCKNOW, SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 21, 2021
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facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09
Of
confidence,
style

panache...
SHUBHI DHANETA,THE STUNNING FIRST RUNNERS-UP OF FIRST MISS INDIATEEN 2021
HELD AT NOVOTEL, GOA ON OCT 30’21, GETS CANDID ABOUT HER JOURNEY, FUTURE
PLANS ANDWHAT KEEPS HER GOING IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWWITH CITY FIRST!
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—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Jagdeesh Chandra hands over the First Miss Teen India 2021- 1st Runners Up award a cheque of one lakhs fifty one thousand
to glamorous Shubhi Dhaneta after her crowning, also seen are Simran, Gaurav, Ashok, Shreya, Pearl and Lekh
Shubhi during a photoshoot at the beach
Shubhi with Riya during the walk of pride after being crowned
Shubh felicitated by Govind (father), Rinku (mother)
Akshat (brother) at the Jaipur International Airport The grand welcome by Shubhi’s family on her homecoming Shubhi greeted by her brothers Divyansh and Akshat
Shubhi during the talent round
Shubhi flaunting her crown

10
ETC
TV: One Object
Multiple Purposes
WHY ISWORLDTELEVISION DAY ANY IMPORTANTTHAN
OTHER DAYSTHATWE CELEBRATE? LET’S LOOK BACK ASWE
CELEBRATETHIS OCCASIONTODAY!
TRAVELLING THE WORLD
WITHOUT MOVING AN INCH,
WITNESSING MORE THAN
JUST SEVEN WONDERS
THE PLACE TO LEARN
ABOUT DIFFERENT
CULTURES, FOOD,
COUNTIRES, ETC
MEET YOUR FAVOURITE
PERSONALITIES OF THE
WORLD AT ONE PLACE
TV IS NEVER BIASED TO ITS
VIEWERS, SUITABLE FOR
ALL AGE, SECT, SEX, ETC
ack in the year 1925,
John Logie Baird would
never have thought how
the meaning of Televi-
sion would change in
the coming era. It is true
that Baird is not the
only person who wanted to give
birth to the idea of presenting
images on a live screen so as to
watch somebody else’s life, story,
history, biography among others
on screen. But, Baird was the
first one who could execute this
idea. From transmitting still pic-
tures from radio waves to flat
and slim screens in which
we may experience the
world in HD, everything
has changed.
Most of the young gen-
eration have been aware
of the existence of TV
since they have been toddlers,
but when keeping in mind the
older generation, most of them
were not aware of its existence
till their teenage years.
Television soon gained its
popularity, as it became an easy
medium for entertainment,
watching the news and other up-
dates, a medium of creating
awareness about a new culture.
It gave everyone a space of
watching unseen footage from
around the world. One could just
sit in one place and keep them-
selves updated on what was hap-
pening at the other corner of the
world. Television was never bi-
ased to its viewers, it was and
perhaps will always be loved by
children, teenagers, young, old,
everyone. There’s no race or fa-
vouritism for TV
.
Something that has no life of
its own and yet has been able to
attract millions and trillions of
eyes. what was so special about
the idea of Television that kept
it emerging as well as expand-
ing since the past years. Per-
haps, we as humans have a
tendency to get bored quickly,
apart from being bored we
also like to be surprised. It
isn’t easy for each one of us to
move from one place to an-
other, but, Television solves
our purpose, it serves us multi-
ple things on one plate.
Among the five senses present
in a human body, the eyes have
are the most perceptive organ, it
isn’t just the eye that experienc-
es TV but also our ears because
they are equally involved while
watching TV
, but, anything that
we can see doubles our experi-
ence of being on the edge.
Therefore, the evolution rose
from being a box of antennas to
a big heavy machine which al-
most looked like a present-day
microwave, to flat-screen TVs to
now the latest smart TVs. Deriv-
and slim screens in which
we may experience the
world in HD, everything
of the existence of TV
since they have been toddlers,
but when keeping in mind the
older generation, most of them
ing its inspiration from the TV,
most of the things that we see
now involve a screen, first and
foremost the advertisement
screens, mobile phones, cinema
halls among others. We don’t
know how far this digital screen
will go but on this day but let’s
celebrate its existence today as
it has become a major part of
our lives and contributed in a
grand manner!
our purpose, it serves us multi-
Among the five senses present
in a human body, the eyes have
B
SUSHMITA AIND
sushmita.aind@firstindia.co.in
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