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Security personnel at the site after an explosion at the Ludhiana district court complex on Thursday.
1 DEAD
5 INJURED
IN EXPLOSION AT
LUDHIANA COURT
WASHROOM
An advocate who was present on the spot said the blast
happened in the public washroom on the second floor
PM holds Covid review
meet amid rising concerns
over spread of Omicron
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
held a review meeting
on the COVID-19 situa-
tion in the country on
Thursday evening amid
rising concerns over
the spread of the Omi-
cron variant of the cor-
onavirus.
Official sources said
Modi took stock of the
pandemic situation
across the country in a
high-level meeting at-
tended by senior offi-
cials and experts.
India has recorded
236 cases of the Omi-
cron variant of the cor-
onavirus across 16
states and Union Terri-
tories (UTs) so far, out
of which 104 people
have recovered or mi-
grated, according to the
Union health ministry
data updated on Thurs-
day
.
In a communication
to the states and UTs on
Tuesday, the Centre
said the Omicron vari-
ant of the coronavirus
is at least thrice more
transmissible than its
Delta variant and asked
them to “activate” war
rooms, keep analysing
even small trends and
surges and keep taking
strict and prompt con-
tainment action at
the district and local
levels.
There have been de-
mands that the govern-
ment allow booster
doses of vaccines to be
administered to those
already fully inoculated
against COVID-19, as
has been done by many
countries.
Aditi Nagar
Ludhiana: One person
died and five others
were injured in an ex-
plosion at the Ludhiana
District Court Complex
on Thursday
.
An advocate who was
present on the spot said
the blast happened in-
side the public wash-
room on the second
floor, at a time when the
district court was func-
tioning.
Ludhiana police
chief Gurpreet Singh
Bhullar said the area
has been sealed and fo-
rensic teams will collect
samples from the blast
site. Replying to a ques-
tion on preliminary in-
vestigations, Bhullar
said the source of the
blast is unclear as of
now. “One body has
been recovered. The
person was either car-
rying the explosive or
was very near to it. We
are awaiting the arrival
of an NSG team from
Delhi. The five injured
are out of danger,” Bh-
ullar said.
MHA SEEKS REPORT
ON BLAST INCIDENT
ANTI-NATIONAL ELEMENTS ACTIVE
AHEAD OF STATE POLLS: CHANNI
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary
Ajay Bhalla on Thursday dialed senior
Punjab government officials over the
incident. The Ministry of Home Affairs
has sought a report from the Punjab
government about the blast. According
to sources from the home ministry,
officials from the NIA and the National
Security Guard have left for the spot
for an inspection.
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief
Minister Charanjit Singh Channi
on Thursday said that the act of
explosion at the Ludhiana District
Court Complex is the doing of
“anti-national elements”, ahead
of the state’s Assembly elections.
Channi also said that the
government is on alert and those
guilty won’t be spared.
MADHYA PRADESH
ORDERS NIGHT CURFEW
FROM 11 PM TO 5 AM
Bhopal: Madhya
Pradesh chief
minister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan on Thursday
announced that night
curfew will be brought
back across the state
from 11 pm to 5 am
amid fears of a surge
in Covid cases as
Omicron cases rise
across the country.
MP, however, hasn’t
registered any cases of
the Omicron yet.
PM inaugurates, lays stone for
`870 crore projects in Varanasi
Varanasi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Thursday inaugurated
a total of 22 develop-
mental projects worth
over Rs 870 crores in
Varanasi, his parlia-
mentary constituency
in Uttar Pradesh.
Also, he laid the foun-
dation stone for the ‘Ba-
nas Dairy Sankul’ at
the UP State Industrial
Development Authority
food park. This aims to
develop the dairy farm-
ers and the economy of
the state.
The Prime Minister
also transferred Rs 35
crore bonuses to the
bank accounts of more
than 1.7 lakh milk pro-
ducers associated with
Banas Dairy and then
laid the foundation
stone for a biogas-
based electricity gen-
eration plant for the
Milk Producers Coop-
erative Union Plant in
Ramnagar. Apart from
that, PM Modi also dis-
tributed the rural resi-
dential rights record
named ‘Gharauni’ to
more than 20 lakh peo-
ple in the state.
More on P8
AmitShahonUPpoll
campaignfromtoday
New Delhi: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah is embarking on a
statewide tour of Uttar
Pradesh from Friday to
give momentum to the
party’s election cam-
paign.
Shah is expected to
address public meet-
ings at nearly 21 differ-
ent locations and each
public meeting will be
attended by party work-
ers and supporters
from the surrounding
seven Assembly con-
stituencies.
In this way, he will be
covering around 140 As-
sembly seats in his tour.
The BJP plans to put
Shah on the forefront of
organisational strategy
even as Prime Minister
Narendra Modi goes on
a spree to lay founda-
tion stones or launch
developmental projects
in the state.
Sources said the par-
ty plans to bring sup-
porters from Dalit and
OBC dominated constit-
uencies at the Shah’s
public meetings.
Haridwar meet seeks weapons
for Hindus,‘war on Muslims’
Haridwar: A three-
day ‘Dharam Sansad’
held in Haridwar by
controversial reli-
gious leader Yati
Narsinghanand called
for a “war against
Muslims” and urged
“Hindus to take up
weapons” to ensure a
Muslim “didn’t be-
come the Prime Min-
ister in 2029”, with
one of the speakers
warning he would
have “emptied all six
bullets” in a revolver
into ex-PM Manmo-
han Singh. Former
Delhi BJP spokesper-
son Ashwini Upad-
hyay was among those
present at the meet-
ing, held from Decem-
ber 17 to 19, and pre-
sented Narsing-
hanand a copy of the
Constitution.
The office of Uttara-
khand DGP Ashok Ku-
mar said he had di-
rected Haridwar DIG/
SSP Yogendra Singh
Rawat to take cogni-
sance of the videos
regarding the event
and take action “in
case a complaint is
filed”.
The speeches be-
came public Wednes-
day after videos of the
closed-door event
leaked.
Known for his con-
troversial remarks
targeting Muslims
and accused of incit-
ing communal ten-
sion, Narsinghanand,
the head priest of a
temple in Ghaziabad,
is facing several FIRs
in UP. He had also
been charged with
making objectionable
comments regarding
BJP women leaders.
TALKING ABOUT COW CRIME FOR SOME,
BUT WE REVERE COW AS MOTHER: PM
Varanasi: Launching a veiled attack
on the Opposition, PM Modi on
Thursday said some people have
made talking about cows a crime
but for us cows are revered as
mothers. “Talking about cow and
‘govardhan’ has been made
a crime by some people.
Cow can be a crime for
some people but for
us cow is revered as
mother,” said the
Prime Minister.
Speaking to a
news channel,
Prabodhanand was
nonchalant. “I am
not ashamed of
what I have said.
I am not afraid of
police. I stand by my
statement,” he said.
‘STAND BY MY
STATEMENT’
Home Minister Amit Shah
PM Modi holding Covid review meeting on Thursday.
Allahabad High Court
has appealed to PM
Narendra Modi and the
Election Commission
to consider the
postponement of
elections in UP in view
of the third wave and
rising Omicron cases.
Justice Shekhar Yadav
while passing an order
on a bail application
observed that people
must exercise caution.
He also appealed to the
Union government and
election commission to
delay elections saying
large congregations
and rallies can result in
further spread of
the virus.
ALLAHABAD HC
APPEALS TO PM,
EC TO POSTPONE
UP ELECTIONS
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KANGANA APPEARS BEFORE POLICE
Actor Kangana Ranaut appeared before the Mumbai Police
and recorded her statement in connection with an FIR
registered against her for a social media post that allegedly
linked farmers’ protests to a separatist group.
SENSEX CLOSES 500 POINTS HIGHER
Sensex closed at 56,319.01, up 497.00 points or 0.89 per
cent. It recorded an intraday high of 56,900.74 and a low
of 56,047.22. The Nifty 50 closed at 16,770.85, up 156.65
points or 0.94 per cent.
K’TAKA PASSES CONVERSION BILL
The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday passed the conten-
tious anti-conversion bill, titled ‘Protection of Right to
Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021’, amid huge uproar from the
opposition parties.
RaGa condoles demise of PT Thomas, calls him forward-minded leader
Kozhikode: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
condoled the demise of
Kerala Pradesh Con-
gress Committee
(KPCC) working presi-
dent PT Thomas on
Wednesday and called
him a forward-minded
leader and huge asset
for the party.
Thomas was under-
going cancer treatment
in Tamil Nadu’s Vel-
lore for the last one
month, where he
passed away at 10:15
am. Taking to Twitter,
the Congress leader
said, “I’m saddened to
know of the demise of
PT Thomas. Along with
his various contribu-
tions to the Congress
party and the state of
Kerala, he will be re-
membered for being a
vibrant, helpful per-
son. My condolences to
his family and friends.”
Speaking to report-
ers here, Rahul Gandhi
said, “I heard the pass-
ing of P T Thomas with
sadness. He was a su-
perb congress leader.
He was a forward-
minded leader who was
concerned about the
environment. He was a
huge asset for us and it
is a tragedy for us and
we are very sad. Be-
cause he showed us the
directions to go for-
ward. We will remem-
ber with happiness. We
thank him for every-
thing that he has done
and for the sacrifice he
has made for the party
.”
Rahul Gandhi, who
is also an MP from Way-
anad said that he is
cancelling his visit to
his parliamentary con-
stituency. Rahul Gan-
dhi will pay homage to
congress leader PT
Thomas on Thursday
at Ernakulam Town
hall. Gandhi is on a
two-day visit to Kerala.
—ANI
BHALLA HOLDS HIGH-LEVEL
MEETING ON JK SECURITY
New Delhi:Ministry
of Home Affairs on
Thursday conducted a
high-level meeting on
security situation in
Jammu and Kashmir
in the wake of recent
targeted killings. Union
Home Secretary Ajay
Bhalla chaired the meet-
ing at his North Block
office with the top brass
of Police and Intelli-
gence agencies person-
nel as well as senior
MHA officials responsi-
ble to look after security
scenarios in JK. The
Home Secretary is
learnt to have discussed
the current security
scenario in the Valley
where several targeted
attacks by terrorists
on JK Police person-
nel, armed forces, and
civilians were reported.
—Agencies
CORONA CATASTROPHE
NEW DELHI
INDIA
7,495
new cases
434
new fatalities
118
new cases
01
new fatalities
CONG CALLS HARISH RAWAT TO DELHI
Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and ‘unhappy’ Con-
gress veteran Harish Rawat will attend a pre-scheduled
meeting in Delhi with the party’s top leadership on Friday,
confirmed party sources.
Rahul Gandhi pays tributes to deceased PT Thomas, in Kochi.

New Delhi: A father and his son was arrested by
Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW)
for allegedly duping hundreds of investors, senior
govt officials, of crores of rupees on the pretext
of investment in a housing project under the land
pooling policy of DDA. The accused, Ashok Sharma
(69) and Nitya Sharma (37), are residents of
Paschim Vihar in west Delhi. Joint commissioner
(EOW) Chhaya Sharma said that the investigation
revealed that accused allegedly managed to get Rs
19 cr invested from 600 members of the society.
FATHER-SON DUO HELD FOR CHEATING
INVESTORS, GOVT OFFICERS IN DELHI
New Delhi: Delhi De-
velopment Authority
(DDA) and Yamuna Ex-
pressway Industrial De-
velopment Authority
(YEIDA) on Thursday
came up with a fresh
housing scheme with
18,335 flats and 416 plots
on offer, respectively
.
These flats are at dis-
counted rates as part of
the PMAY Scheme ben-
efits as per the Credit
Linked Subsidy
Scheme. The scheme is
available at discounted
prices from December
23 to February 7, said a
DDA statement.
The flats are availa-
ble in the High Income
Group (HIG), Middle
Income Group (MIG),
Low Income Group
(LIG), Economically
Weaker Section (EWS)/
Janta categories.
According to DDA,
there are 203 high in-
come group 3 BHK flat
are available in Jasola,
Vasant Kunj, Pashchim
Vihar and Dwarka.
There are 3 HIG 2 BHK
flats in Vasant Kunj
while 976 MIG 2BHK
flats are available in
Dwarka, Vasant Kunj,
Rohini, Jahangirpuri
and Narela.
11, 452 LIG 1BHK
flats are available in
Dwarka, Rohini, Nare-
la, Ramgarh, Molar-
bund, Zafrabad, Kondli
Gharoli, Siraspur, Lok
Nayak Puram while
5,702 flats for EWS are
available in other are-
as.
Earlier, DDA on Nov
24 approved the launch
of a special housing
scheme for approxi-
mately 15,000 flats of
different categories at
various locations such
as Dwarka, Narela, Ro-
hini, Jasola, said the
DDA officials.
“The flats under this
scheme are those that
remained unsold in pre-
vious housing schemes
of DDA, and are being
offered at the old rates
or cost in relaxation of
the costing policy of
DDA,” the Authority
said.
Earlier in January
this year, the DDA had
also launched a hous-
ing scheme with 1,354
flats, mostly in the HIG
and MIG categories.
The YEIDA informed
that, 416 vacant plots
are available in Sec-
tor-16, 17, 18,20 and 21.
The size of the plot var-
ies from 120 sq metre to
4000 sq metre. —Agencies
CAPITOL
NEW DELHI | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2021
02
New Delhi: DelhiChief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal on Thursday held a
meeting amid the rise
in cases of the corona
virus and its variant
Omicron, and directed
officials to wrap up
preparations to tackle
any surge, including
building the capacity to
follow up on over one
lakh positive persons in
home isolation, official
sources said.
The meeting was at-
tended by
Deputy CM Manish
Sisodia, Health
Min Satyendar
Jain, Revenue
Min Kailash
Gahl- ot and sen-
ior offi-
cials.
TheCM directedthat
although the number of
cases was low currently
,
all the preparations, in-
cluding stock of medi-
cines, oxygen and other
such necessities, should
be readied within 24
hours, source reported.
It was pointed out in
the meeting that symp-
toms were mild in the
new wave of infections
and hospitalisation was
not likely needed in
most cases, so prepara-
tions for people getting
treated in home isola-
tion should be priori-
tised, they said. —PTI
OMICRON SCARE LOOMS LARGE OVER DELHI
OH MY GOD...
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal holds Covid review meeting; suggests steps to curb spread of Omicron in the national capital
New Delhi: Amid the
rise in cases of the Omi-
cron variant in India,
AIIMS Director Dr Ran-
deep Guleria on
Wednesday emphasized
on adhering to Covid-
appropriate behaviour
while observing that
people have become lax
in following these
norms.
Asserting that cur-
rent data shows vac-
cines are effective and
give protection against
severe disease and
death, he stressed that
those eligible for vacci-
nation should get the
jabs promptly and those
who have got the first
dose should not miss
out on the second shot.
It is observed that
laxity has crept in
among people when ob-
serving Covid-appro-
priate behaviour. Omi-
cron is highly transmis-
sible and therefore ad-
hering to Covid norms
is very important. Peo-
ple should regularly
wear masks, maintain
physical distance and
avoid gatherings which
can become super
spreader events, Gule-
ria told media.
While remarking that
Omicron is at least
three times more trans-
missible than the Delta
variant of corona virus,
the Centre on Tuesday
asked states and Union
Territories to activate
war rooms, keep analys-
ing all trends and surg-
es, ensure proper data
analysis, and take strict
containment action at
the local and district
levels. —PTI
People have gone casual in following
Covid protocols: AIIMS director
New Delhi: The Delhi
Disaster Management
Authority said on
Thursday that the reli-
gious places will re-
main open on Christ-
mas and New Year for
celebrations and
prayers but with strict
compliance to COV-
ID-19 safety guidelines.
It is to clarify that as
per the DDMA order no.
492 dated Dec 15, all re-
ligious places (temples,
mosques, churches,
gurdwaras, etc.) are al-
ready permitted to open
for visitors/devotees to
offer prayers/devotion
/celebrations within
such places subject to
strict compliance of re-
lated SoPs and adher-
ence to COVID-19-ap-
propriate behaviour,
the DDMA said in an
order.
Prior to the above
clarification,theDDMA
order said that the vari-
ous communications
are being received seek-
ing clarifications about
the status of permis-
sion for celebrating
Christmas and New
Year’s in view of the old
DDMA order and as
well as new instruc-
tions that have been is-
sued on Wednesday. It
further states that no
separate permission is
required for these ac-
tivities in Delhi. —PTI
‘Religious places to remain
openonX-MasNewYear’
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Thurs-
day said it will hear
plea by Amazon chal-
lenging the jurisdiction
of the Enforcement Di-
rectorate to investigate
matters which are be-
yond its scope under the
FEMA, on January 5,
2022.
Petitioners Amazon
Wholesale (India) Pvt
Ltd and Amazon Seller
Services Pvt Ltd chal-
lenged the jurisdiction
of the ED to investigate
Amazon Wholesale (In-
dia) Pvt Ltd in matters
that are beyond the
scope of power and re-
mit of the agency under
the FEMA.
The plea said the two
companies, Amazon
Wholesale (India) Pvt
Ltd and Amazon Seller
Services Pvt Ltd, are In-
dian resident entities
and are challenging the
investigation as it per-
tains to transactions
that have no foreign ex-
change element.
It further sought
from the court to direct
the probe agency not to
conduct 'fishing and
roving' enquiry on mat-
ters covered by legal
privilege and ask for
information falling out-
side the purview of
FEMA. —PTI
Amazon challenges ED’s probe in Delhi HC
Amazon’s Matter listed for hearing on January 5.
Queries were coming in for the
Christmas prayers in churches.
Flats are at discounted rates as part of the PMAY scheme.
Dr Randeep Guleria, AIIMS Director.
New Delhi: The air
quality in the national
capital continued to
remain in the 'very
poor' category on
Thursday with an
overall Air Quality In-
dex (AQI) at 387.
According to the Sys-
tem of Air Quality and
Weather Forecasting
And Research (SAFAR),
the concentrations of
PM 2.5 and PM 10 stood
at 'very poor' category
.
Meanwhile, the air
quality of Noida re-
mains in the 'critical'
category for the second
consecutive day with
AQI at 525. —PTI
With 387,AQI in Delhi remains
in ‘Very Poor’ category
DDA, YEIDA launch housing scheme of 18,335 flats 416 plots
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SCHEME TO CONTINUE TILL JAN 24, 2022
New Delhi: Amid the
threat of Omicron
variant of corona vi-
rus, CM Arvind Kejri-
wal on Thursday said
that the Delhi govt is
prepared to handle
one lakh COVID-19
cases daily and has
created a capacity to
conduct three lakh
tests every day
.
Addressing a press
conference after a
high-level meeting
with officials, Kejri-
wal urged people to
stay at home in isola-
tion and not to rush
hospital if they expe-
rience mild symp-
toms.
We have created a
capacity to conduct
three lakh tests daily.
With our prepara-
tions, we can handle
as many as one lakh
daily cases if such a
situation arises. We
are strengthening our
home isolation man-
agement protocol. Ke-
jriwal said.
We appeal to per-
sons with mild symp-
toms to stay at home,
don't rush to the hospi-
tal. Our healthcare
workers will visit pa-
tients at their resi-
dence, he added.
The CM said that
the govt is increasing
the manpower and
also arranging 15 oxy-
gen tankers. In Delhi
we will not see a surge
in cases this time be-
cause according to the
sero survey 95% peo-
ple have developed an-
tibodies. 99% have re-
ceived their first dose
while more than 70%
are administered with
second doses. We
think that the cases
will be less but if need
arises then we are
ready to handle it, he
added. —ANI
We have created a capacity to
conduct three lakh tests daily.
With our preparations, we can
handle as many as one lakh
daily cases if such a situation arises. We
are strengthening our home isolation
management protocol. —Arvind Kejriwal, CM
Ready to handle 1Lakh daily cases: Kejriwal
CRUCIAL READ
New Delhi: A 21-year-old man was apprehended by
the CISF at the Khan Market metro station after he was
found carrying four bullets
in his luggage, officials said
on Thursday. The passenger
was intercepted at the sta-
tion on Wednesday during
security check. The man
could not furnish govt authorisation for carrying the
bullets, which were of .303 calibre, and was handed
over to the Delhi Police for investigation, they said. The
man is resident of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh.
Noida: A fire broke out at a shop in a Greater Noida
market on Thursday afternoon, officials said. No
casualties were reported
immediately in the incident
that took place in Shahberi
area, under Bisrakh police
station limits, the officials
said. “The fire broke out
at a tyre puncture-repair shop after an explosion in a
cylinder,” a police official said. Local police officials and
fire fighters were immediately deployed to the spot and
the blaze soon brought under control, the official said.
AGRA MAN HELD WITH 4 BULLETS AT KHAN
MARKET METRO STATION: CISF
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT PUNCTURE-REPAIR
SHOP IN GREATER NOIDA, NONE INJURED
INSPIRATION FOR MEN IN KHAKI
The Cultural Committee of #PFWS organized the ‘Dancing Duo’ Finale at DPPS Safdarjung
Enclave on Thursday for the families of Delhi Police officials. Anu Asthana, President of Police
Families Welfare Society was the Chief Guest on the occasion that was attended by several
senior functionaries Team Leaders. —TWITTER/@PFWS1
Arvind Kejriwal

INDIA
03
New Delhi: A factually
incorrect narrative has
been presented based on
the observations of
some leaders and Mem-
bersof Parliamentof RS
in the matter of stale-
mate over the suspen-
sion of 12 members of
the House and adjourn-
ments of the Upper
House, said the RS Sec-
retariat on Thursday
.
The statement issued
by the Rajya Sabha Sec-
retariat comes a day af-
ter continuous disrup-
tions due to the Opposi-
tion’s ruckus over sev-
eral issues including
the suspension of 12
MPs, Lakhimpur inci-
dent, and others forced
both the Lok Sabha and
RS to be adjourned sine
die ahead of schedule
on Wednesday
. —ANI
New Delhi: Centre pro-
posed a fivefold strategy
for tackling the threat
of COVID-19 variant
‘Omicron’, in a review
meeting on Thursday
over public health pre-
paredness by States and
Union Territories for
fighting Covid-19 and
the Omicron variant.
According to Health
Ministry, states are ad-
vised to Impose night
curfews and ensure
strict regulation of
large gatherings, espe-
cially ahead of the
forthcoming festivities.
Promptly notify “Con-
tainment Zones”, “Buff-
er Zones” in the case in
new clusters of Covid
positive cases. Ensure
strict perimeter control
of Containment Zone as
per extant guidelines
and send all cluster
samples to INSACOG
Labs for Genome Se-
quencing without delay
.
“As many States have
decommissioned COV-
ID facilities, they are
required to keep an ac-
tion plan ready for mak-
ing these operational
along with adequate
availability of doctors
and ambulance on call,
in case there is a rise in
COVID cases,” said
Health Ministry
. —ANI
Gurugram: A total of
117 Directly Appointed
Gazetted Officers (DA-
GOs) from 21 states on
Thursday formally in-
ducted into the CRPF
after their almost one-
year training here at
Kadarpur Academy
.
The 52nd batch of
DAGOs consists of 117
trainees including
three lady officers and
91 officers who have
engineering-related de-
grees. The 52-week ba-
sic training of the batch
commenced on Novem-
ber 2, 2020. MoS for
Home Affairs Nity-
anand Rai, chief guest
of the function, took the
salute of marvellous pa-
rade beaming with
pride and exuding cour-
age and confidence
with each step. —ANI
New Delhi: Tibetan
spiritual leader the Da-
lai Lama on Thursday
interacted with staff
and students of the IIM
Rohtak via VC and as-
serted that India is a
country with years of a
tradition that promotes
Ahimsa and Karuna.
He said I came to India
as a refugee due to con-
flict in Tibet. I was re-
ally captivated by reli-
gious harmony of this
nation. India is a living
e.g. of religious harmo-
ny across world. —ANI
Haryana ACS (Health and Home) Rajeev
Arora conferred SKOCH Public Service Award
India is country with
tradition: Dalai Lama
FAREWELL FUNCTION
HELD FOR JUSTICE
RS CHAUHAN
Ghaziabad: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday
dedicated Delhi-Meerut Expressway (DME) to the public.
The 82-km DME connects
Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to
Meerut. Gadkari also inau-
gurated ‘Intelligent Traffic
System Control Room’,
which will monitor the East-
ern peripheral expressway
and DME so that the public may have a safe journey. At
least 150 cameras have been installed on the e’way to
monitor accidents and commuters driving on wrong side.
Thiruvananthapuram: President
Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday
unveiled a statue of late PN Pan-
icker at Poojappura in Thiruvanan-
thapuram and said he wanted to
remove the evil of illiteracy. The
President said Panicker spread
an important message - “Vayichu
Valaruka” which means “Read
and Grow”. He said that Pan-
icker made libraries and literacy a
movement of the people.
Hyderabad: Rich tributes were paid to former Prime
Minister PV Narasimha Rao on his death anniversary
on Thursday. Telan-
gana Governor Tamilisai
Soundararajan, state min-
isters, family members
of Narasimha Rao and
leaders of various political
parties paid floral tributes
to the late leader at PV
Gnana Bhoomi on the banks of Hussain Sagar lake
here. Speaking on the occasion, the governor recalled
the services rendered by Narasimha Rao to the nation.
She said ex-PM was an erudite scholar.
CRUCIAL READ
FIRHAD HAKIM
NAMED NEXT
MAYOR OF KOLKATA
ED ATTACHES
PROPERTIES OF
‘LOTTERY KING’
Kolkata: WB Minister
Firhad Hakim is going to
be new Mayor of Kolkata.
Four days after sweeping
the Kolkata Municipal
Corporation (KMC) polls,
the Trinamool Congress
(TMC) declared Firhad as
the next KMC Mayor. The
decision was taken at a
meeting of the newly-
elected TMC councillors
in Kolkata Thursday,
which was chaired by
party supremo and West
Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee.
New Delhi: ED has
provisionally attached
immovable properties
worth `19.59 crore in the
case against self-styled
‘Lottery King’ Santiago
Martin and others, the
agency said on Thursday.
Martin Santiago, better
known as ‘Lottery King’
Martin, is a business
tycoon who built his
empire by printing and
selling lottery tickets.
Immovable assets in the
form of vacant lands in
TN were attached.
Bhubaneswar: Odisha-
born Justice Sanjaya
Kumar Mishra has been
appointed as the acting
CJ of Uttarakhand HC. A
farewell ceremony was
organised in honor of
Chauhan. He expressed
gratitude to Bar and
Bench of Uttarakhand
High Court. Other office
bearers including the
President were present in
the function. Acting Chief
Justice Sanjay Mishra will
take over his post from
December 31, 2021.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
The Odisha govt’s an-
nouncement of giving
preference to OBC can-
didates in the upcoming
Panchayat polls is all
but tokenism. The anti-
OBC face of the Odisha
govt. is evident from its
lack of iron will in imple-
menting the reservation
quota for OBCs in local
body elections.
UNION MINISTER GADKARI DEDICATES
DELHI-MEERUT EXPRESSWAY TO PUBLIC
PRESIDENT KOVIND UNVEILS PN PANICKER’S
STATUE IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
TRIBUTES PAID TO FORMER PM NARASIMHA
RAO ON DEATH ANNIVERSARY IN T’GANA
WARNINGBELLS!
OMICRON CASES RISE
z Omicron cases in
India rise to 236, tally
reaches 7,495
z Maharashtra records
the maximum 65
cases
z New Delhi records the
maximum 64 cases
z Rajasthan reports 21
new Omicron cases
z Tamil Nadu reports 33
new cases of Omicron
variant
z Karnataka reports 19
new Omicron cases,
tally rises to 38
z Two fresh Omicron
cases in Odisha, tally
rises to Four
z Delhi prepared to han-
dle 1 lakh Covid-19
cases daily
z China locks down
Xi’an amid COVID-19
surge
z AstraZeneca vaccine
booster shot effective
against Omicron
z With Omicron, experts
warn against cloth
masks
z Omicron less likely to
put you in the hospi-
tal, studies say
z India crosses
140-crore Covid-19
vaccination doses
milestone
z Move over Omicron,
‘Delmicron’ is new
villain hurting West
1 2 3 4 5
Centre proposes five-
fold strategy to States,
UTs to tackle new
Omicron threat
Consider local curbs
ahead of festive
season, Centre tells
States and UTs
States were advised to
be vigilant and monitor
case positivity and
clusters of new cases
Attention needs to be
placed on conducting
tests as per extant
ICMR, MoHFW norms
Omicron creates
hurdle in lawyer
couple’s wedding, HC
allows online marriage
n CONTAINMENT
n TESTING AND
SURVEILLANCE
n CLINICAL
MANAGEMENT
n COVID SAFE
BEHAVIOUR
n VACCINATION
THE FIVE-FOLD
STRATEGY
Students of Gurukul School Of Art, dressed up in Santa Claus attire, make a painting with a message
‘Celebrate Christmas With Care’ in the wake of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, in Mumbai.
Chennai: Thirty-three cas-
es of the fast-spreading
Omicron strain have been
reported in Tamil Nadu,
taking the state’s tally to
34. All of them, except
two children, are fully
vaccinated, the govern-
ment said. “30 of these
are returnees from abroad
and 1 from Kerala and 3
from Tamil Nadu,” said
Health Minister Ma Subra-
manian. He added that
all of them are asympto-
matic and have reported
only “mild giddiness and
sore throat” so far. The
minister said the infected
included the contacts of
the state’s first case, an
air traveller who arrived
here from Nigeria via
Doha.
33 NEW OMICRON CASES IN TN,
ALL FULLY JABBED EXCEPT 2
PETITION IN DELHI HC CHALLENGING
PROHIBITING GATHERINGS ON X-MAS
New Delhi: A petition has been filed before Delhi HC
challenging completely prohibiting religious gather-
ings in the NCT of Delhi on the eve of Christmas. The
petition has been filed by Kamlesh Jacob, a senior
citizen and an educationist. The Petitioner said that she
is aggrieved by the impugned orders of the Delhi govt
completely prohibiting religious gatherings in NCT of
Delhi at the eve of Christmas all of a sudden without
any prior notice.
PIECE OF ADVICE
States going in for elec-
tions in the near future
to exponentially ramp up
the vaccination, espe-
cially in the low coverage
districts to protect the
vulnerable population and
pockets with low vaccina-
tion coverage and those
with low COVID exposure
may be more vulnerable
to the new Omicron vari-
ant of Covid-19.
HIGHLIGHTS
With regards to Clinical manage-
ment, States were informed that
the existing National Clinical
Management Protocol remains un-
changed for Omicron. They
were advised to increase bed
capacity, ensure logistics like
ambulances and enforce mech-
anism for seamless shifting of
patients. —Rajesh Bhushan,
Union Health Secretary
Suspension of MPs; Few leaders
presented wrong narrative: RS
117 directly appointed gazetted officers
from 21 states join CRPF,91 hold engg deg
Nityanand Rai confers a trophy to CRPF personnel at the Passing
out Parade of 52nd batch of DAGOs of CRPF in Gurugram.
KISAN DIWAS
New Delhi: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah,
former PM Manmohan
Singh and Gandhi family
will now be protected by
women commandos of
the Central Reserve Police
Force, apart from the
male contingent provided
to them for security. They
all are Z-plus protectees
of CRPF. This is the first
time the force will deploy
women commandos for
VIP security.
In a first, CRPF
puts women on
VIP detail; Shah,
Gandhis on list
Leaders pay
tributes to ex-
PM Charan
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Haryana’s
Additional Chief Sec-
retary (Health Home)
Rajeev Arora has been
conferred with prestig-
ious SKOCH Public
Service Award. SKOCH
Development Founda-
tion, a not-for-profit
company and an inde-
pendent think tank,
confers these awards to
the country’s Best Per-
forming Civil Servants.
Arora has been at the
forefront in tackling
the Covid-19 pandemic
in Haryana. Under his
guidance, the state took
several innovative
measures to increase
Covid-19 testing and
vaccination. Molecular
Labs have been set up
at the District Hospi-
tals in Haryana, where
tertiary-level health
care services such as
ICU care, ventilators
and NIVP are provided.
To ensure the afforda-
bility for the general
public, he capped treat-
ment cost for Covid in
pvt hospitals. He also
handles home affairs,
jails, criminal investi-
gation and administra-
tion of justice depart-
ments.
New Delhi: On the oc-
casion of the birth an-
niversary of former
PM Chaudhary Charan
Singh which is cele-
brated as
N a t i o n a l
F a r m e r s ’
Day (Kisan
Diwas), De-
fence Min-
ister Ra-
jnath Singh, Congress
general secretary Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra on
Thursday extended
their greetings to farm-
ers of country. Paying
tributes to Chaudhary
Charan Singh, SP
chief Akhilesh Yadav
on Thursday demanded
Bharat Ratna for the
former PM Chaudhary
Charan Singh. —ANI
Dalai Lama interacts with students of IIM, Rohtak on Thursday.
New Delhi: A day after LoP in the
RS Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that
Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu had left it
to the govt and Opposition to resolve
the stalemate over the suspension of
12 MPs from House, and that he said
he “cannot do anything”, RS Secre-
tariat Thursday countered the same. It
also challenged Kharge’s assertion that House was
repeatedly adjourned at slightest disturbance.
New Delhi: The Congress delegation
formed in response to the Nagaland
killings presented its report to Con-
gress interim president Sonia Gandhi
on Thursday. A firing incident by
security personnel earlier this month
killed 14 civilians and resulted in the
death of security personnel in a mob
attack in Tizit of Mon district in Nagaland. Congress
on December 6 constituted a four-member panel.
SUSPENSION OF MPS: RAJYA SABHA
COUNTERS MALLIKARJUN’S CLAIM
CONG DELEGATION SUBMITS REPORT
ON NAGALAND KILLINGS TO SONIA
Rajeev Arora (inset) receives award from Sameer Kochar.

SPIRITUAL SPEAK
The tongue like a sharp
knife… Kills without
drawing blood.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Amit Shah
@AmitShah
Another milestone towards a safer
tomorrow, as over 60% of the eligible
population is now fully vaccinated.
India under the leadership of PM
@narendramodi Ji, marching ahead to
achieve the target of 100% vaccination.
Anurag Thakur
@ianuragthakur
National Dope Testing Laboratory
(NDTL) regains the World Anti-
Doping Agency (WADA) accreditation.
Restoration of accreditation is a
boost to India’s efforts to achieve the
highest global standards of excellence
in sport. This is the result of untiring
efforts by GOI.
TOP TWEETS
SUSPENSION
OF MPs GIVES
NUMERICAL
ADVANTAGE TO
GOVT IN HOUSE
ongress leaders in
Parliament have ac-
cused the BJP gov-
ernment at the Cen-
tre of using suspen-
sion of opposition MPs to con-
trive majority in Rajya Sabha.
“The united opposition had 120
MPs in Rajya Sabha while the
government had 118, and it
would have lost in case of divi-
sion over any bill. So they selec-
tively suspended MPs against all
rules, like punishment for one
session cannot be handed out in
the next session,” said Mallikar-
jun Kharge of the Congress.
Jairam Ramesh feared what
would happen if the opposition
MPs were suspended in the
forthcoming Budget session.
Repeal of the controversial
farmlawswithoutanydiscussion
marked the start of the winter
session. The session ended with
the bill linking Aadhaar and vot-
er ID card being passed, again
without any discussion. The gov-
ernment on its part blamed the
rowdyconductof oppositionMPs
for their suspensions which do
giveanumericaladvantagetothe
rulingparty
.Especiallyif itwants
to avoid division of votes.
C
K Delimitation
exercise has run
into controversy
over perceived
pro-Jammu bias-
es creeping in its final report.
The PDP has called the exer-
cise pre-planned and former
Chief Minister Omar Abdul-
lah of the National Confer-
ence asked why instead of
waiting for the 2021 census
the JK Delimitation Com-
mission was relying on the
2011 census when Jammu’s
population was recorded as
53,78,538 and that of Kashmir
as 68,88,475. Population is one
of the delimitation will also
take into account physical
features of the terrain and
communication facilities.
Jammu is predominantly
Hindu and the Valley is Mus-
lim majority
. More assembly
seats in Jammu therefore
suits the BJP and weakens
both the PDP and NC. Both
the JK parties stayed away
from the Delimitation Com-
mission’s deliberations.
In the case of Andhra
Pradesh’s bifurcation the de-
limitation exercise has been
put off till after 2026 to coin-
cide with the national delimi-
tation exercise. The 2011 cen-
sus does not reflect the declin-
ing population numbers in
severalstateswhichputsthem
at a disadvantage vis-à-vis
states with high populations.
After delimitation Jammu
stands to gain six seats and
raise its share in the 90-mem-
ber Assembly to 43, while
Kashmir will get only one
extra seat to increase its
share to 47. Jammu region
has 37 seats at present and
the increase will give it near
parity with the Valley. It is
also expected to increase the
Union Territory’s represen-
tation in the Lower House.
The general view is that
delimitation in JK should
not be rushed through. The
CEC Sushil Chandra has
promised transparency in
the exercise, Kashmiri lead-
ers have their own fears.
APPREHENSION OVER
JK DELIMITATION
After delimitation
Jammu stands to gain
six seats and raise its
share in the 90-member
Assembly to 43, while
Kashmir will get only
1 extra seat to increase
its share to 47
J
Delectation of European
Weihnachtsmarkt or Christmas Market
pen-air street markets in Eu-
rope that sell local food, wine,
handmade goods, and much
more, have a rich history, long
before someone came up with
the idea of a Christmas mar-
ket. The germination of
square markets is difficult to
pin down, but in the late Mid-
dle Ages special winter mar-
kets, often opened only for a
day or two in early winter, of-
fering townspeople a chance
to stock up on food and sup-
plies to tide them over in the
freezing months. They were
popularly known as the win-
ter markets. The products of-
ten came from the household
industries mostly centring
around the local talent.
With the wheel of time, peo-
ple started setting up stands at
winter markets to sell baskets,
toys, and woodcarvings. There
were also booths for almonds,
nuts,roastedchestnuts,ginger-
bread, and other baked goods.
These items were often pur-
chased as gifts to be given out
forChristmasoronNewYear’s
Day
. These winter markets
were the precursor of contem-
porary Christmas markets.
Exchanging gifts on Christ-
mas day also happened to be a
levitation for these markets.
For example, in Europe 6th
December is celebrated as
Nicholas day and 11th Novem-
ber as St. Martin day
. Kids are
generally gifted small goods
on these days. Some people
gift local food items to kids
which are bought from these
open-air markets. Another
such popular figure in Ger-
many is Christ- kind, a roman-
tic, fairy-like being, dressed in
white and gold, with a golden
crown. It resembles Santa
Claus. It also distributes gifts
to children during and around
this time at winter markets.
These markets are generally
located at the downtown
square, giving easy accessibil-
ity to the people. Buying and
selling local is the focal point
of these markets. This tradi-
tion of giving gifts on Christ-
mas proved to be a gratuity to
these winter markets and
eventually, they were called
Christmas markets.
Nowadays during the four
weeks of the Advent season,
leading up to Christmas, al-
most any town in Europe for
example German-speaking
world has at least one Christ-
mas market. Some larger cit-
ies usually have many. They
are locally popular with vari-
ous names such as:
Weihnachtsmarkt, Advent(s)
markt, Christkindlmarkt,
Nikolausmarkt, and Krippen-
markt. Christmas markets are
popularly known as
Weihnachtsmarkt in Germa-
ny. People from wide and far
come to see and buy from
these markets. The signature
hallmark of this market is
also the spirit that it builds
around. The light traditional
music with the alluring aro-
ma of hot chocolate mixed
with the homemade cookies
popularly known as Plätzchen
can enchant anyone to sink in
the spirit of Christmas. The
added magic of the local drink
popularly known as Glühwein
holds the centre of attraction.
This is generally served hot.
Quite a few of the stalls are
essentially outdoor bars.
Glühwein is the traditional
drink at German Christmas
markets. It is a gentle mix of
sweet, spiced wine, mostly
red. Environment-friendly
selling is taken care of here as
you can finish your drink and
then give back the glass or
mug. You’ll be charged extra
for the mug which you can get
back if you return the mug. It
is called Pfand in the local lan-
guage. Children especially are
very fond of these markets as
there are musical rides dedi-
cated to them. A hot grabber
among children is Kinder-
punsch, a kind of fruit juice
served hot. What really makes
these almost look alike Christ-
mas markets differ from each
other is the local trading of
goods which gives it personal
flavour. Food and beverages
that are sold, are each town’s
local make and production
which display distinctive re-
gional characteristics. The
Christmas market stalls twin-
kle with colourful lights, espe-
cially when it gets dark which
is generally mid-afternoon
around this time of year. In
most cities, the market is in
the centre of town, often
ringed by the charm of an-
cient churches and city gates.
With the current situation
created by the pandemic, the
Christmas market in Europe
has changed a little. The visi-
tors must take care of the lo-
cal rules to safeguard them-
selves and others from infec-
tions. Although the picture
does not look so positive yet
the spirit is very high. Wher-
ever it is not possible to hold
the Christmas market in per-
son, it is conducted through
online portals. Preserving the
culture is not only promoted
through such Christmas mar-
kets in Europe but also this
legacy is passed on to the next
generation with a sense of
pride. The richness of reli-
gion, wrapped in the promo-
tion of local talent, support-
ing the local economy is cer-
tainly something the others
can look up to.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
O
DR JYOTI JOSHI
The writer is a soft skill, yoga trainer,
business coach and English language
instructor in Germany, Europe
The signature hallmark
of this market is also the
spirit that it builds
around. The light
traditional music with
the alluring aroma of hot
chocolate mixed with the
homemade cookies
popularly known as
Plätzchen can enchant
anyone to sink in the
spirit of Christmas
Kids are generally
gifted small goods on
these days. Some
people gift local food
items to kids which are
bought from these
open-air markets
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Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Whenever it
seemsthattheissueof reser-
vation is now out of political
discourse, the ‘ghost’ comes
back to haunt.
Reservation was a big is-
sue during Bihar Assembly
polls in 2015. Then there was
controversy regarding
Maratha reservation and
sometimes Jat reservation
and when Prime Minister
Narendra Modi announced
the reservation for upper
castes, reservation as a sub-
ject, was discussed across
length breadth of nation.
Now once again the genie
of OBC reservation has
come out of the bottle and it
has created a stir in politics
of two states of Maharash-
tra Madhya Pradesh.
The Supreme Court has
stayed the decision to imple-
ment reservation for OBC in
localbodyelectionsinMaha-
rashtra. The state govt had
implemented this law
through an ordinance but
the Supreme Court rejected
it. Not only this, the SC also
rejected the petition to post-
pone the elections and said
that 27% seats which were
made OBC seats should be
made general seats and elec-
tions should be held.
After the SC decision,
state government requested
the Election Commission to
postpone the elections for
three months.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi
government of the state
seemstobestuckinthismat-
ter, but the difficulties of the
BJP are also not any less.
EventhoughBJPleadersare
blaming the government for
this, but at the sametime,
they are with the govern-
ment in the matter of post-
poning the elections.
Pankaja Munde, who once
emerged as the face of BJP’s
OBC politics in the state,
wantstheelectionstobepost-
poned by three months, even
while attacking the govern-
ment.Itmaybenotedthatthe
party has put her aside and
sheislookingforan‘opportu-
nity’inthiscrisis.Sometime
ago, her meeting with NCP’s
OBC leader Chhagan Bhu-
jbal was also a hot topic of
discussion. That’s why the
BJP leadership is upset and
istryingtogetoutof thiscon-
troversy somehow.
On the other hand, a simi-
lar situation has occurred in
Madhya Pradesh as well.
There too, SC has asked to
conduct elections in local
bodies by converting re-
served seats for OBCs into
generalseats.SCreprimand-
ed the government said
that decision to implement
reservation without follow-
ing the triple test will not be
accepted.Afterthisdecision,
theconcernof ShivrajSingh
Chouhan government of the
state has increased, so the
Opposition Congress is also
surrounded because the pe-
titioneronwho’spleaSChas
given the decision is Con-
gressspokespersonandCon-
gress Rajya Sabha MP Vivek
Tankha is his lawyer. So, in
two states both the govern-
ment and the Opposition are
caught in this controversy
.
RESERVATION GENIE IS OUT OF THE BOTTLE, YET AGAIN!
CREATING POLITICAL STIR
Priyanka bats for Supreme Court
led probe into Ayodhya land deals
New Delhi: Alleging
loot of land related to
the Ram Mandi Trust in
Ayodhya by members
of BJP and RSS, Con-
gress general secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
on Thursday said the
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath-led govern-
ment is indulging in
corruption in the name
of Lord Ram.
Addressing a media
briefing at the AICC
headquarters on Thurs-
day along with Con-
gress leader Randeep
Singh Surjewala, Gan-
dhi said, Almost every
household in the coun-
try has donated some-
thing to Ram Mandir
Trust. A door-to-door
campaign was held too.
It is a matter of devo-
tion and that is being
toyed with. The pieces
of land of Dalits, which
could not have been
purchased, were
grabbed.
She said land of Dal-
its not allowed to be
sold were brought by
some officers wrongly.
The Congress leader de-
manded a Supreme
Court-led probe into the
alleged land scam.
Some pieces of land
were of a lower value
and were sold to the
Trust at a very high
price. It means that
there is a scam regard-
ing the money which
was collected through
the donation. I got to
know that the investi-
gation into the matter
is being carried out by
districts level officer.
The Ram Mandir trust
was formed following
the Supreme Court's or-
der. So the investiga-
tion into the matter
should be done under
the supervision of the
Supreme Court, Gan-
dhi said.
She further alleged
that the big leaders, of-
fice bearers of BJP, RSS
and trustees were in-
volved in buying and
selling lands to earn
profits. —ANI
New Delhi: Ministry
of Home Affairs (MHA)
on Wednesday effected
a major reshuffle of AG-
MUT cadre IAS and IPS
officers. Altogether 27
officers were trans-
ferred to various union
territories including 17
IAS officers and 10 IPS
officers. The list goes as
follows:- Santosh D
Vaidya (IAS:1998) was
transferred from Delhi
to Andaman Nicobar
Island (ANI).
Similarly, Kunal
(2005) was transferred
from Goa to Delhi; Ni-
harika Rai (2005) from
Arunachal Pradesh to
Delhi; Ramesh Verma
(2009) from Delhi to
Goa; R N Sharma (2010)
from ANI to Delhi; Ku-
lanand Joshi (2010)
from ANI to Delhi;
Danish Ashraf (2011)
from DNH DD to Del-
hi; Pooja Jain (2011)
from DNH DD to Del-
hi; Indu Shekhar
Mishra (2011) from
ANI to Delhi; Pooja
Joshi (2011) from ANI
to Delhi; Naveen S L
(2012) from Mizoram to
Delhi; Kinny Singh
(2014) from Arunachal
Pradesh to Delhi; An-
kita Anand (2015) from
Goa to DNH DD; Me-
kala Chaitanya Prasad
(2015) from Goa to DNH
DD; Purva Garg from
Puducherry to Chandi-
garh; Bhanu Prabha
from AP to DNH DD
Kumar Abhishek
transferred from Mizo-
ram to Delhi.
New Delhi: Finally,
the National High-
ways Authority of
India (NHAI) got its
Member (Finance)
after a long gap of
over two years.
The Appointment
Committee of Cabi-
net on Wednesday
endorsed the pro-
posal of the Search-
cum-selection-com-
mittee appointed
senior RBI cadre
officer NRVVMK
Rajendra Kumar as
new Member (Fi-
nance) for a period
of three years.
The post lying
vacant since Oct
2019. Presently, Ra-
jendra Kumar is
working as Chief
General Manager,
Reserve Bank of In-
dia (RBI) who was
among the five
shortlisted candi-
dates from a list of
nine applicants.
New member Rajen-
dra Kumar replaces
Asheesh Sharma
(IAS:1996:MH) who
is now Joint Secre-
tary, DOPT.
INSTA ACCOUNTS OF PRIYANKA'S
CHILDREN NOT COMPROMISED: GOVT
Supreme Court's intervention would be
best, says Mayawati on alleged land scam
New Delhi: The
Instagram accounts
of Congress general
secretary Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra's children were not
compromised, said top
sources of the Ministry of
Electronics and Informa-
tion Technology. Initial
investigation shows that
Instagram accounts of
Congress leader Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra's children
were not compromised,
sources. The Union
Electronics and Informa-
tion Technology Ministry
took cognizance of Con-
gress general secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's
allegations that the gov-
ernment is hacking Insta
accounts of her children,
according to an official.
Let alone phone tapping,
they (Centre) are even
hacking my children's
Instagram accounts. Do
they not have any other
work? said Priyanka.
Priyanka addresses a conference at AICC Headquarters.—ANI
WHY IS
MAYAWATI
QUIET, ASKS
PRIYANKA
New Delhi: “I
don’t know why
Mayawatiji is
quiet,” Congress
General Secre-
tary Priyanka
Gandhi said
while addressing
a press confer-
ence in New
Delhi on Thurs-
day. She also
said Samajwadi
Party president
Akhilesh Yadav
“woke up a few
months before
elections” as she
attacked the Yogi
government for
misuse of funds
of the Ram Man-
dir Trust formed
to construct a
grand temple in
Ayodhya. “We
are the only ones
who have been
fighting for the
people of Uttar
Pradesh,” said
the incharge for
western Uttar
Pradesh, as she
demanded inter-
vention by the
Supreme Court
in the alleged
scam over the
Ram Temple.
Lucknow: BSP chief
Mayawati on Thurs-
daysaidthatSupreme
Court's intervention
would be best in the
alleged land scam in
Ayodhya.
Referring to a news
report claiming a
rush to buy land
around Ram Janmb-
hoomi Temple in Ayo-
dhya, Mayawati said,
This is a serious mat-
ter. A high-level probe
should be conducted
in this matter. It
would be best if the
Supreme Court inter-
venes in this matter.
The Central govern-
ment should direct
the state government
to take this issue seri-
ously
.
News reports have
claimed that several
BJP leaders and some
officials of the Uttar
Pradesh government
have purchased land
around the under-
construction Ram
Janmbhoomi Temple
in Ayodhya at throwa-
way prices. Following
the report, UP Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath ordered an in-
quiry after names of
relatives of several
state ministers and
officials appear in
Ayodhya land deals.
17 IAS 10 IPS
transferred to
various UTs
NHAI: RBI cadre
officer Rajendra
becomes member
10 IPS TRANSFER
IAF EXTENDS RELEASE DATE OF OFFICER TILL MATERNITY ENDS
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force was releasing a woman officer currently on mater-
nity leave after giving birth to a premature baby but changed its decision after the
intervention of a military court. As per the counsel in the case, Colonel I S Singh
Retd, the case is related to Squadron Leader Anju Gehlot, a short service commis-
sioned woman officer. She was aggrieved by the order as she was being forcibly
discharged from service prematurely on medical grounds on 23 Dec even as she
is already on duly sanctioned maternity leave until March 11 2022, he said.
DELHI HC TO HEAR JUHI'S PLEA ON JAN 25
AGAINST SETTING UP OF 5G NETWORK
New Delhi: The Delhi HC would hear on Jan 25,
the plea of Bollywood actress and environmental-
ist Juhi Chawla challenging its earlier order which
dismissed her lawsuit against the setting up of 5G
wireless networks in the country. Observing that
there is no urgency in the matter, a Division Bench
posted the matter for January 25, 2022.
DELHI COURT RESTRAINS SELLING BOOK
BASED ON FORMER YES BANK CEO
New Delhi: A court here has restrained publisher Pen-
guin Random House India amongst others from selling
and distributing a book based on former CEO of Yes Bank
titled The Banker Who Crushed His Diamonds: The YES
Bank Story until the next date of hearing. The court also
restrained Almighty Tech Films from releasing any movie
having reference to Rana Kapoor without prior consent.
SPL POCSO COURT
SENTENCES MAN TO
7-YR RI FOR RAPE
Lucknow: POCSO court
on Thursday convicted a
man of raping a men-
tally-challenged girl and
sentenced him to seven
years of imprisonment.
Special judge for Protec-
tion of Children from
Sexual Offences (POC-
SO) cases Arti Fauzdar
also slapped a fine of Rs
10,000 on convict Monu
after holding him guilty
under Section 376 of the
IPC and POCSO Act.
8 ACTIVISTS,
DENIED BAIL IN
ELGAR CASE
Mumbai: Eight activ-
ists accused in Elgar
Parishad-Maoist links
case, who were denied
default bail by the
Bombay HC earlier
this month, told the
HC on Thursday that
they will file review
petitions against order
which was based on
a “factual error”. The
accused activists and
academicians - Sudhir
Dawale, Varavara Rao,
Rona Wilson, advo-
cate Surendra Gadling,
Professor Shoma Sen,
Mahesh Raut, Vernon
Gonsalves and Arun
Ferreira, had earlier
this week filed an ap-
plication for ‘speaking
to minutes’, which is
used for getting minor
corrections.
Chennai: The Tamil
Nadu government has
granted parole for Na-
lini Sriharan, one of
the seven life term con-
victs in Rajiv Gandhi
assassination, Madras
HC informed.
State Public Prosecu-
tor Hassan Mohammed
told this to a division
bench of Justices P N
Prakash R Hemala-
tha, when a habeas cor-
pus petition from S
Padma, mother of Na-
lini, came up for further
hearing on Thursday
.
Recording this, the
bench closed the peti-
tion. In her petition,
Padma had stated she
was suffering from var-
ious illnesses and want-
ed her daughter to be by
her bedside. In this con-
nection she had sent
several representations
to State government to
grant parole for one
month, but to no avail. 7
people Murugan, San-
than, Perarivalan, Jaya-
kumar, Robert Payas,
Ravichandran and Na-
lini are serving life
term. —PTI
Rajiv assasination: TN
grants parole to Nalini
Nalini Sriharan
IN THE COURTYARD

BIZ BUZZ
06
New Delhi: The pri-
mary issue market has
hit an all-time high
with 63 corporates rais-
ing `1,18,704 crore
through main-board
initial public offerings
(IPOs) so far in 2021,
which is nearly 4.5
times more than the Rs
26,613 crore raised
through 15 issues in
2020 and almost double
of the previous best of
`68,827 crore in 2017, ac-
cording to a report.
Pranav Haldea, man-
aging director of Prime
Database Group, said
the IPO frenzy was
driven by new-age loss-
making technology
start-ups along with
strong retail participa-
tion, and the resultant
massive listing gains
were the key highlights
of the year. Another
highlight was only 51
per cent or `1,03,621
crore of the total
`2,02,009 crore was
fresh capital raising
and the remaining
`98,388 crore were of-
fers for sale.
Overall, public equi-
ty fundraising
crossed the
`2-lakh-crore
mark at
`2,02,009
crore
i n
2 0 2 1
s o
far, which is higher
than the previous high
of `1,76,914 crore in
2020, according to the
report by Prime Data-
base.
Haldea said the larg-
e s t
main-board IPOs were
the One97 Communica-
tions (Paytm) issue of
`18,300 crore, followed
by delivery app Zomato
at over `9,300 crore.
The average issue size
was a high `1,884 crore
this year.
Of the 59 is-
sues for which
data is availa-
ble now, 36
r e c e i v e d
more than 10
times over-
s u b s c r i p -
tion, of
which six were more
than 100 times, while
eight were oversub-
scribed by more than
three times. The bal-
ance 15 were oversub-
scribed 1-3 times.
The biggest hall-
mark of the year was
the massive retail re-
sponse as the average
retail applications
stood at 14.36 lakh, in
comparison to 12.77
lakh in 2020 and 4.05
lakh in 2019. The high-
est number of retail ap-
plications was for Glen-
mark Life Sciences
(33.95 lakh) followed by
Devyani International
(32.67 lakh) and Latent
View (31.87 lakh).
This had the amount
of shares applied for by
retail at a huge 135 per
cent of the IPO mobili-
sation (156 per cent in
2020).
H o w -
ever, the
total alloca-
tion to retail
was only `24,292
crore or just 20 per cent
of the total IPO mobili-
sation, down from 32
per cent in 2020.
Haldea added that
IPO success was fur-
ther buoyed by strong
listing performance.
Of the 58 issues, 34 gave
a return of over 10 per
cent (based on the clos-
ing price on listing
date).
Sigachi Industries
gave the highest return
of 270 per cent, fol-
lowed by Paras Defence
(185 per cent) and La-
tent View (148 per cent).
While the average list-
ing gain was 32 per
cent, compared to 44
per cent in 2020 and 19
per cent in 2019. How-
ever, as much as 40 of
the 58 issues are trad-
ing above the issue
price as of December
22. —PTI
This was nearly 4.5 times more than `26,613 crore
raised through 15 Initial Public Offerings in 2020
The biggest hallmark of the year was the massive retail response as the
average retail applications stood at 14.36 lakh, in comparison to 12.77
lakh in 2020 and 4.05 lakh in 2019. The highest number of retail applica-
tions was for Glenmark Life Sciences (33.95 lakh) followed by Devyani
International (32.67 lakh) and Latent View (31.87 lakh). This had the
amount of shares applied for by retail at a huge 135 per cent of the IPO
mobilisation (156 per cent in 2020).
2020).
H o w -
ever, the
total alloca-
tion to retail
was only `24,292
crore or just 20 per cent
26,613 crore
raised through 15 Initial Public Offerings in 2020
IPO
fundraising
reaches all-time
high of `1.18
tn in 2021
IOC, Adani Total
Gas top bidders
forcitygaslicenses
New Delhi: State-
owned Indian Oil
Corporation (IOC)
and a joint venture
of billionaire Gau-
tam Adani’s gas
arm and Total of
France -- Adani To-
tal Gas Ltd -- have
bid for maximum
number of licenses
to retail CNG to au-
tomobiles and piped
cooking gas to
households in the
latest city gas bid-
ding round. IOC bid
for 53 out of 61 geo-
graphical areas or
GAs that received
bids in the 11th city
gas licensing round
that closed on De-
cember 15, accord-
ing to bid details
made public by the
sector regulator --
Petroleum and Nat-
ural Gas Regulatory
Board (PNGRB).
Adani Total Gas
Ltd bid for 52 GAs.
Adani group had
originally ventured
into city gas busi-
ness in a joint ven-
ture with IOC but it
later tied up with
Total. Adani and
IOC did not put any
combined bid in the
latest bidding
round.
The GA made up
of Baloda Bazar,
Gariyaband and
Raipur districts in
Chhattisgarh were
the most sought af-
ter license with 16
bidders in fray. Nag-
pur received 15 bids
while Jammu got 13
bids. —PTI
New Delhi: India’s exports
growth may slow to 15-
17.5% in FY23 but contain-
ment of Covid-19 through
massive vaccination across
the globe and creation of
required capacity will be
the decisive factors, the
country’s top exporters
body has said.
The Federation of Indian
Export Organisations
(FIEO) on Thursday said
that FY22 is expected to end
with merchandise exports
of $400 billion but the aim
for the next fiscal is $460-475
billion.
India’s exports in FY21
were $290.6 billion and the
country is expected to clock
$400 billion this fiscal, a
growth of 37.6%.
Since $400 billion would
be a high base for FY23, an
export growth of 30-35% on
such numbers would be dif-
ficult particularly as addi-
tional exports may require
augmenting the capacity as
well, FIEO said in a state-
ment.
“Looking into the emer-
gence of the new variants
and supply side challenges
at this point of time, we
would like to be a little con-
servative and will aim for
an export of $460-475 billion
during the next fiscal,” said
FIEO President, A Sakthiv-
el.
Much will depend on
the containment of
Covid-19 through
massive vaccination
across the globe and
creation of required
capacity, which would
decide whether India
should look for 15-20%
growth or even
more for the next
financial year, ac-
cording to a statement.
—PTI
FIEO aims $460-475 bn exports next fiscal
Omicron worries may
impact PV supply: FADA
New Delhi: Automo-
bile dealers’ body
FADA on Thursday
said passenger vehicle
supplies may get af-
fected further, if chip
making countries go
under lockdown due to
the spread of Omicron
variant of Covid-19.
The industry body,
however, noted that it
expects the semicon-
ductor shortage situa-
tion to normalise by
second half of 2022.
“We see year 2022 as
a neutral year as the
rise of Omicron has
once again created
fear globally
. This may
further im-
pact the supply in pas-
senger vehicles if chip
making countries go
under lockdown or pri-
oritise chip making for
electronics used for
work from home,”
FADA President Vink-
esh Gulati said.
FADA anticipates
that the second half of
2022 may see supply as
well as demand slowly
coming back to nor-
malcy, he added.
“Auto Industry may
fully recover only by
2023 and come back to
its pre-Covid levels, if
Covid becomes a his-
tory,” Gulati said.
—PTI
14 MN+ UNITS
Hospitality industry
on alert mode amid
Omicron threat
New Delhi: The Indian
hospitality industry,
battered by the pandem-
ic, is on alert mode but
not panicking yet in the
face of the Omicron
variant threatening to
derail prospects of win-
ter holiday season busi-
ness, according to in-
dustry players.
With states imposing
restrictions on gather-
ings for Christmas and
New Year celebrations,
hoteliers and restau-
rant operators are, how-
ever, staring at possible
booking cancellations
even as they hope for
some support from the
government like what
the UK government has
done for the industry
there.
Federation of Asso-
ciations in Indian Tour-
ism and Hospitality
(FAITH) Consulting
CEO Aashish Gupta
said there is uncertain-
ty within the industry
about the impact of the
Omicron variant with
different inputs coming
in from various places
regarding its severity
and speed of spread.
“The first scene is
that everybody is on
alert mode but, there is
no panic mode because
the information itself
is not creating panic.
The information is like
a wait and watch,” Gup-
ta said. “If the informa-
tion changes overnight,
over the next 24 to 48
hours and then the
whole action around
the holiday and the
NY will immediate-
ly change. All of a
sudden, you will see a
bit of cancellation.
So, everyone is very
alert. It is a wait
watch situation,” he
said. —PTI
New Delhi: Air France-KLM and
IndiGo on Thursday announced that
they have entered into a codeshare
agreement that allows each airline
to sell seats on the other’s flights.
With this new partnership, Air
France and KLM will offer their
customers access to 25 new Indian
destinations. This means that once
the codeshare agreement comes
into force, Air France-KLM group
will be able to sell seats, on its dis-
tribution system, of IndiGo flights
on 25 domestic routes. Similarly,
IndiGo will also be able to sell seats
on the European airline group’s
flights on more than 250 routes.
AIR FRANCE-KLM AND INDIGO SIGN CODESHARE
Mumbai: Equity
benchmark Sensex
surged 385 points on
Thursday following
gains in index majors
Infosys, ITC and HDFC
amid a positive
t r e n d
o v e r -
seas.
T h e
30-share
i n d e x
j u m p e d
384.72 points or 0.68%
to end at 57,315.28. Sim-
ilarly, the NSE Nifty
advanced 117.15 points
or 0.69% to
17,072.60.
PowerGrid was the
top gainer in the
Sensex pack, rising
around 4%, followed by
ITC, Bajaj Finance, In-
fosys, NTPC. On the
other hand, Bharti Air-
tel, Sun Pharma,
Maruti and UltraTech
Cement were among
the laggards. —PTI
Sensex ends 385 pts higher;
Nifty reclaims 17,000

07
NEWS
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: Despite the
game of one-upman-
ship and clamour to
woo women voters
ahead of the 2022 as-
sembly elections in Ut-
tar Pradesh, a fact-
check shows that the
fair sex has been given
a raw deal by almost all
political parties, in-
cluding the BJP and
the Congress, which
don’t quite live up to
their promise when it
comes to the ticket dis-
tribution.
What seems to have
triggered this vying
game was the an-
nouncement made by
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
mooting 40 per cent res-
ervation for women
candidates and launch-
ing the party’s women-
exclusive manifesto.
While mainstream
political parties are yet
to announce a list of
their candidates for the
UP assembly elections,
a data analysis of the
Lok Sabha polls 2019
shows that women were
given a short shrift by
all political outfits.
Sample this: The four
major political parties,
namely the Congress,
the Bharatiya Janata
Party, the Samajwadi
Party (SP) and the Ba-
hujan Samaj Party to-
gether fielded just 29
women candidates for
the 80 Lok Sabha con-
stituencies in Uttar
Pradesh. Both the Con-
gress and the BJP put
up 10 women each. The
Congress fared slightly
better as it did not con-
test on all the seats. The
Samajwadi Party field-
ed five women followed
by three by BSP.
The BJP maintains
that it assesses its can-
didate on his/her ‘win-
nability’ potential and
not on gender.
“On each and every
level of our organiza-
tional setup, the party
has made sure that at
least one third (33 per
cent) of them are wom-
en,” says BJP leader
Amit Puri. He said this
was also evident wher-
ever the BJP was in
power and on all impor-
tant government posi-
tions. The Congress and
the Samajwadi Party,
which top the list for
giving the maximum
number of tickets to
women, say their ac-
tions speak louder than
words. Women roughly
constitute half of the
population but their
representation is not
adequate in politics and
decision making insti-
tutions. But this does
not mean our party has
not promoted women,”
says Abdul Hafiz Gan-
dhi spokesperson of Sa-
majwadi Party (SP) He
said his party was in
favour of the Women’s
Reservation Bill but
wanted special provi-
sions to include women
from the marginalized
and backward sections.
Uttar Pradesh figures
on the third and fourth
position for women
MPs and legislators, re-
spectively. A report by
Association for Demo-
cratic Reforms, which
analyzed 51,143 candi-
dates who contested
various elections across
the country, found that
only 4,865 (or 9.51%) out
of them were women.
It, however, admitted
that there was a mar-
ginal rise in the number
of women lawmakers
from the past three Lok
Sabha elections.
POLITICAL PARTIES IN UP HAVE
GIVEN FAIR SEX A RAW DEAL!
Now, clamour to woo women voters with sops ahead of the 2022 assembly polls
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has promised 40 per cent reservation for
women candidates in the upcoming UP polls.
First India Bureau
Lucknow:UttarPradesh
Chief Minister Yogi Adi-
tyanath on Thursday
held the previous gov-
ernments’ policies re-
sponsible for farmers’
suicides in the state.
Speaking at the
‘Farmers’ Day’ pro-
gramme organised on
the 119th birth anniver-
sary of former prime
minister Chaudhary
Charan Singh, Adity-
anath said the BJP gov-
ernment had been up-
holding his belief that
the way to India’s pros-
perity was through its
agricultural fields.
“The earlier govern-
ments’ anti-farmer ap-
proach and unscientific
policies drove the farm-
ers to commit suicide. A
lot of them moved away
from agriculture. After
the BJP was voted to
power in Uttar Pradesh,
we waived off their
loans to the tune of Rs
36,000 crore,” the chief
minister said.
He said the Narendra
Modi government’s pol-
icies for the farmers
was for everyone to see.
Paying tribute to
Charan Singh, the UP
CM said the BJP gov-
ernment had been ful-
filling the former farm-
er leader’s dream with
a slew of welfare meas-
ures, both at the state
and central levels.
He said though the
central government in
1967 introduced mini-
mum support price
(MSP) in the country, it
was implemented in its
true spirit only by the
Modi government.
UP CM Yogi blames
previous regimes for
farmers’ suicides
66 AAP
workers
detained by
police at Surat
Collectorate
First India Bureau
Surat: A total of 66
leaders and work-
ers, including 26
women, of the Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP)
were detained at the
Surat Collectorate
on Thursday. They
had convened at the
spot to submit a
memorandum de-
manding the resig-
nation of GSSSB
chairman Asit
Vora, following the
recent paper leak.
The tussle began
when AAP mem-
bers headed to meet
with Collector
Ayush Oak. Police
arrived before they
could hand over the
memorandum and
workers were de-
tained inside the
premises. Around
47 workers were de-
tained from Chowk
Bazaar’s Gandhi
statue and 19 from
the Collectorate.
They have been
sent to the police
HQ community hall
in Umra police sta-
tion area.
New Delhi: Hunar Haat
brings the talents of ar-
tisans and craftspeople
from the remote cor-
ners of the country to
the mainstream, taking
forward Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s re-
solve of an ‘Aatmanirb-
har Bharat’, Union min-
ister Bhupender Yadav
said on Thursday
.
The Union minister
for environment, forest
and climate change,
and labour and employ-
ment, along with Union
Minorities Affairs Min-
ister Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi and Minister of
State for External Af-
fairs and Culture
Meenakshi Lekhi, inau-
gurated the 35th edition
of the ‘Hunar Haat’ in
New Delhi. “Hunar
Haat is playing an im-
portant role in realising
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi’s resolve to
promote the talent of
every single artisan and
craftsperson sitting in
remote corners of the
country and bringing
him or her in the
mainstream by pro-
viding him a platform
here,” Yadav said.
This will also take for-
ward the PM’s resolve
of an Aatmanirbhar
Bharat, he added. —PTI
Hunar Haat brings talents
to mainstream: Min Yadav
Union Ministers Bhupender Yadav, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Meenakshi Lekhi at the inauration of
the 35th Hunar Haat in New Delhi on Thursday.
First India Bureau
Surendranagar/Ra-
jkot: Invention of an
Anti-Oxidant Herbal
Composition by Suren-
dranagar-based scien-
tist Dr Mukesh Shukla
recently received the
Indian patent, eight
years after the same in-
vention was granted
the US patent.
It is Dr Shukla’s sev-
enth Indian and US pat-
ent including, 15 drug
discoveries and six in-
ternational journal
publications.
“We had applied for
a patent in 2011, the
same year it was dis-
covered. But India
granted the patent to
us after 10 years, on De-
cember 13. We catered
and complied with all
the legal formalities,
including an endorse-
ment by the NBA-Na-
tional Biodiversity Au-
thority,” said Dr Shuk-
la to First India. “Why
is the process of grant-
ing patents so low in
India in comparison
with China and other
countries? The US had
granted the same pat-
ent in two years. Such
a scenario only dis-
suades young Indians
and dedicated scien-
tists to move to other
countries,” said the
74-year-old scientist.
Explaining his drug,
Dr Shukla said, “My
drug aims at both con-
trolling and eradicating
cholesterol--the prima-
ry reason for cardiovas-
cular diseases. Around
150 clinical research are
proof of the claim,
where patients recov-
ered from the drug, as
against going under the
knife; plus, it’s herbal.”
According to Dr
Shukla, nearly three
million people die of
stroke and heart attack
every year. The most
unfortunate part, 40 per
cent of these are below
the age of 55. In 2016 In-
dia reported 63 per cent
of the total deaths due
to Non-Communicable
Disease (NCD), of
which 27 per cent were
due to Cardiovascular
disease (CVD).
With seven Indian
and US patents, 15 drug
discoveries and six in-
ternational journal
publications, Shukla
failed to register him-
self with Guinness
World Records.
Herbal drug granted Indian patent after 10 yrs
INVENTION INVENTORY
The earlier govern-
ments’ anti-farmer
approach and un-
scientific policies
drove the farmers
to commit suicide.
A lot of them
moved away from
agriculture.
—Yogi Adityanath,
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
BJYM SEEKS TO INDUCT YOUNG BLOOD
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: Youth
wing of the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) has
begun planning cam-
paigns to reach out to
young voters ahead of
the upcoming 2022 state
legislative assembly
polls. With the state gov-
ernment announcing
its week-long good gov-
ernance and ‘Nadi Ma-
hotsav’ programmes,
the party’s Yuva Mor-
cha will soon launch its
Yuva Mitra Abhiyan.
Elaborating on its
plans, Bharatiya Janata
Yuva Morcha (BJYM)
President Prashant Ko-
rat said, “The party is
planning to expand its
network by inducting
new young voters under
its Yuva Mitra pro-
gramme slated to be
held from December 25-
31. Members of the
youth wing will travel
to neighboring districts
and meet new voters
and explain 25 policies
and programmes suc-
cessfully implemented
by the ruling party in
the state and central
government. Party
workers will try to con-
nect with new voters in
schools, colleges, cam-
puses of other educa-
tion institutions and
even coaching classes.”
Allahabad HC seeks
info on action against
‘criminal’ lawyers
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: Taking a
tough stand on lawyers
involved in criminal ac-
tivities, the Lucknow
Bench of the Allahabad
High Court has asked
the Uttar Pradesh Bar
Council and the Bar
Council of India what
disciplinary action has
been taken against the
advocates, who have
been found guilty of
misconduct.
The Division Bench
of Justice Rakesh Sriv-
astava and Justice
Shamim Ahmed passed
this order while hear-
ing a petition filed by
Piyush Shrivastava (In
Person) Ors. In pursu-
ance of the order dated
November 30, 2021,
passed by the Court.
Report dated Decem-
ber 20, 2021 submitted
by Somen Barma, Dep-
uty Commissioner of
Police, West Zone, Luc-
know is taken on re-
cord. The Court noted,
“According to him, 50
cases are pending trial
against the advocates in
Lucknow Judgeship out
of which 36 cases are
pending before the Mag-
istrate and 14 cases are
before the Sessions
Judge. In the FIR lodged
by the then Chief Judi-
cial Magistrate, Sand-
hya Srivastava, the
case is fixed for appear-
ance of accused per-
sons. It is surprising
that the charge-sheet
having been filed long
back even the presence
of accused persons
could not be ensured
and the charges could
not be framed.”
CONVOCATION CEREMONY
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia hands over a certificate to a student at the 4th
convocation ceremony of Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW), in
New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Youth wing
members will try to
connect with new,
young voters
The party is planning to expand its net-
work by inducting new young voters un-
der its Yuva Mitra programme slated to
be held from December 25-31. Members ..
will travel to neighboring districts and meet new
voters and explain 25 policies and programmes
successfully implemented by the ruling party in
the state and central government.
—Prashant Korat, BJYM President
THE CASE
MINISTER SPEAKS
Photo of the patent certificate
Dr Mukesh Shukla
EXCLUSIVE

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2NDFRONT
India again test-fires
conventional ballistic missile
KEY-HIGHLIGHT
‘Pralay’ is powered
with a solid propellant
rocket motor and other new
technologies. The missile
guidance system includes
state-of-the-art navigation and
integrated avionics, according
to the DRDO.
1
This is the first
time in history that
two consecutive tests of
conventional ballistic missile
like ‘Pralay’ were conducted
successfully. Now, India has
a response to a conventional
missile attack as it has no first-
use nuclear policy.
2
400
KILOMETRES
was the Wednesday’s
missile range. The
missile is an offensive
weapon to destroy tar-
gets across land and sea
and is Indian answer to
any carrier task force of
the adversary in future.
After the missile test,
Union defence minister
Rajnath Singh con-
gratulated DRDO and
associated teams for this
maiden development.
Oppn’s dictionary
contains mafiavad
parivarvad: PM
First India Bureau
Varanasi: In an appar-
ent attack on the Sama-
jwadi Party, Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
said their dictionary
contains “mafiavad”
and “parivarvad”. “For
us, the priority is ‘sab-
ka saath, sabka vikas,”
the PM said. The PM
said here in the morn-
ing after inaugurated
and laid foundation
stones for projects
worth Rs 2,095 crore.
“It gives pain to some
when I talk of double en-
gine, double pow-
er and double
d e v e l o p -
ment as
they
,whosee
politics from
the spec-
t a c l e
o f
caste,
s e c t
a n d
religion, never wanted
the development of UP
,”
the PM alleged. He said
those thinking of selfish
gains are not liking the
developmentof thestate.
“They have an objec-
tion to the development
of Purvanchalandworks
for Baba Vishwanath
Dham. I have been told
thatlastSunday
,1.50lakh
pilgrims reached for dar-
shan of Baba Vishwa-
nath Dham,” he said.
Those who pushed
UP backward, their an-
ger will further in-
crease as people from
all over the state are
standing with the dou-
ble engine government
and giving their bless-
ings, he claimed.
He inaugurated and
laid foundation stones
for projects worth Rs
2,095 crore. This includ-
ed “Banas Dairy
Sankul” at Uttar
PradeshStateIndustrial
Development Authority
Food Park, Karkhiyaon.
Spreadacross30acres,
thedairywillbebuiltata
costof aboutRs475crore
and process about 5 lakh
litres of milk per day
, ac-
cording to officials. The
PM digitally transferred
a bonus of about Rs 35
crore to the bank ac-
counts of more than 1.7
lakh milk producers.
He laid foundation
stones for a biogas-
based electricity gener-
ation plant and a home-
opathic medical college.
He inaugurated mul-
tiple urban develop-
ment projects, includ-
ing six for the redevel-
opment of Old Kashi
wards, a parking-and-
surface park at Benia-
bag, beautification of
two ponds and provi-
sioning of advanced
surveillance cameras at
720 locations under the
Smart City Mission.
Varanasi: PM Narendra Modi on Thursday said that
strengthening India’s dairy sector is one of the top
priorities of the government and lauded the UP
people for making it the largest milk-producing
state in the country. Modi laid the foundation
stone of ‘Banas Dairy Sankul’ at the Uttar
Pradesh State Industrial Development Au-
thority Food Park, Karkhiyaon, Varana-
si. Spread across 30 acres of land,
the Dairy will be built at a cost of
about Rs 475 crores.
INDIA’S DAIRY SECTOR IS ONE OF
THE TOP PRIORITIES OF GOVT: MODI
Punia takes PM’s ‘Meet the Champions’ initiative to schools in Panipat
First India Bureau
Panipat: Taking PM
NarendraModi’sunique
school visit campaign
ahead, Indian wrestler
and Tokyo Olympics
Bronze Medallist Ba-
jrang Punia on Thurs-
day visited Haryana’s
Aarohi Model School in
Panipat and met stu-
dents of 75 schools from
four districts.
During the visit, Ba-
jrang spoke to students
about the importance of
Santulit Aahaar (Bal-
anced Diet), Fitness and
also promoted Indian
traditional sports by
participating in a game
of Kho-Khowiththestu-
dents. He even showed
them some easy-to-do
fitness exercises.
Lauding the idea of
PM of asking Olympi-
ans and Paralympians
to visit schools across
India and interact with
students, Bajrang said,
“I am very happy that I
have come to this
school, it reminds me of
my school days because
even I come from a vil-
lage in Haryana and
coming back here is like
coming back to school.”
Speaking to students
about the importance
of having the right diet
and following a fit life-
style, Bajrang said, “If
you want to be mentally
and physically strong
and see India on the top
in any field, you need to
eat the right things and
exercise at least for half
an hour, twice a day
.”
The unique initiative
is part of the govern-
ment’s ‘
Azaadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav’ that was
kicked off by Olympic
Gold medallist Neeraj
Chopra in Gujarat ear-
lier this month.
Bajrang stressed on
the need to have home-
made food that has es-
sentials like greens,
proteins, carbohy-
drates, minerals and
urged kids to stay away
from junk food. “Dur-
ing my early days of
training we were not al-
lowed to even step out
of our training center
daily, so when we got
one chance to step out
the first thing we want-
ed to do was to eat tasty
roadside food like chaat
and tikki. But that
would be once in many
months, not regularly.
So, you have to promise
me that you won’t have
junk food regularly, and
you will try to give it
up,” he said.
The special school
campaign, Meet the
Champions, is jointly
being organized by the
Ministry of Education
and the Ministry of
Youth Affairs and
Sports. In the coming
months, we will see our
Olympic and Paralym-
pic heroes visit various
schools across the coun-
try, and interact with
students in a similar
fashion. During their
visit, the athletes will
share their own experi-
ences, life lessons, tips
on how to eat right and
also give an overall in-
spirational boost to
school children to
schools in Panipat.
(L) Schoolchildren get selfie with wrestler and Tokyo Olympics Bronze Medalist Bajrang Punia; Punia dances with children.
DangalsinBJP
rule,SP’susedto
haveriots:Thakur
First India Bureau
Agra: Union Sports
Minister Anurag
Thakur attended the
prizedistributioncer-
emony of Fatehpur
Sikri MP Sports Com-
petition in Agra as
the chief guest. While
taking a dig at the op-
position party SP, he
said that there are
“dangals” in the BJP
government, but
there used to be “ri-
ots” in the SP govern-
ment. Besides, he as-
sured the residents of
Agra that their de-
mand for an interna-
tional stadium would
be fulfilled soon.
Anurag Thakur,
who arrived at the
award distribution
function at Eklavya
Stadium in Agra on
Thursday, while ad-
dressing the media
said that the BJP gov-
ernment is promot-
ing sports. Interna-
tional level facilities
are being provided to
the players. Regard-
ing the action taken
by the central gov-
ernment on YouTube
channels, he said
that the anti-national
forces, whether out-
side and inside the
country, will not be
spared.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur with BJP supporters during
a rally, in Mathura on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
AnuragThakur
said 1000 centers
will be opened
under Khelo
India scheme
VerbalspatoverWhatsAppchatinHaryanaHouse
First India Bureau
Chandigarh: There
was a verbal spat over
WhatsAppchatbetween
Haryana Chief Minis-
ter Manohar Lal Khat-
tar and his predecessor
Bhupinder Singh Hoo-
da in Haryana Vidhan
Sabha on Wednesday
.
Khattar while ques-
tioning Leader of Oppo-
sition (LoP) in the State
Assembly Bhupinder
Singh Hooda over read-
ing out the WhatsApp
chat in the winter ses-
sion of Vidhan Sabha
demanded to officially
shareacopyof thesame.
While Hooda refused
to reply to it, CM re-
quested the Speaker to
thoroughly investigate
the Chat document read
in the House by Hooda.
“
Agar Kanch Par Para
Chadha Diya Jaye toh
Darpan Ban jata Hai,
AgarVahiDarpanDikha
Diya Jaye toh Para
Chadh Jata Hai,” said
Khattar taking a poetic
jibe at his predecessor.
On the last day of
winter session of Hary-
ana Vidhan Sabha the
CM said, “The main
goal of the state govern-
mentistobringreforms
in the system and con-
stant work is being
done to resolve every
problem being faced by
the common man.”
He said that Haryana
Law Commission is be-
ing constituted to re-
move the overlapping of
laws. This Commission
will study the laws and
the outdated laws will
be deleted or modified.
Khattar said that as
perthepolicerecords,276
cases have been regis-
teredduringthefarmers’
agitation so far. Of these,
4 cases are registered un-
der serious offences.
—With inputs from Agencies
FARMERS’ ISSUE
Haryana Chief Minister addressing last day of winter session of Haryana Vidhan Sabha.
New Delhi: A Delhi
Court has directed CBI
to further investigate
theroleof formerMaha-
rashtra Home Minister
Anil Deshmukh in con-
nection with an alleged
corruption case for leak-
ing information of a
separate case.
“The CBI seems to
have left the engine/
horse pulling the cart,
thereby only arraigning
those travelling in the
cart, as without pull of
engine or horse the ride
of cart or conspiracy
wouldnothavebeenpos-
sible, despite a moun-
tain of apparent evi-
dence,CBIseemstohave
forsaken the man pull-
ing the strings or the
controlling mind while
onlychargesheetingthe
hands, for reasons best
known, therefore CBI /
investigating agency is
directed to discreetly
and thoroughly further
investigate the role of
Anil Deshmukh (Ex
Home Minister Maha-
rashtra) in present mat-
ter or RC with the ut-
most alacrity, in a time-
bound manner, and are
directed to file a status
report in this regard
within four (4) weeks of
this order without fail,”
Special Judge Sanjeev
Aggarwal said. —ANI
ProbeDeshmukh’srolein
graftcase:CourttellsCBI
CBI seems to have left the engine/horse pulling the cart: Judge
COURT’S COGNIZANCE
Yes, the world is getting
increasingly complicated but
simple things like kindness
and honesty are forever.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India

NEW DELHI, FRIDAY
DECEMBER 24, 2021
Facets organised
its first-ever im-
mersive experi-
ence in India, to
connect more with
its people. After
huge success in
America, they are now ex-
panding in India. The rose-cut
reveals the soul of the dia-
mond and by creating fine
rose-cut diamond jewellery,
it celebrates every facet
of the modern wom-
an. Sitting close to the skin,
these diamonds glow delicate-
ly from within, providing a
brief yet intimate glance into
the heart of the wearer.
Held on Wednesday at Ram-
bagh Palace, Jaipur, _La Vie en
Rose_ (Life seen through rose-
colored glasses) was a fun and
never-seen-before
celebration. Brand’s aesthet-
ics and values were
brought to life in the
most immersive expe-
rience by Envelop.
Jagdeesh Chandra
graced the occasion as
the Chief Guest.
It was an invite-only
event with all the social-
ites and elites of the town.
From decor and entertain-
ment to food and mood; every-
thing was heavily inspired
by the rose. The in-
vitees could first and
foremost, explore the brand in
detail and find some of their
finest pieces of rose-cut dia-
mond jewellery on display.
Further ahead, they explored
a whole new world of rose.
The food menu had a whole
section of French desserts
honouring rose. An exquisite
and exclusive drink was con-
cocted, which was a toast to
their Rajasthan (India) roots
and an ode to their in-
ternational presence.
A rose wine, brewed
exclusively by a Royal
family of Rajasthan,
was the main ingredi-
ent. A fine martini was
curated out of it, cele-
brating the internation-
al culture. Inspired
from the old European
culture of storing jewel-
lery, a musical in Bal-
lerina Box, a life-size
box was curated for
the event, from which
ascended finest balle-
rinas and the music
team. Leaving every-
one spellbound, it in-
deed was the highlight
of the evening. Through
the event, people experi-
enced the brand’s
world with a stun-
ning, rose-tinted
perspective. The
whole immersive ex-
perience generated
buzz-worthy impressions
for the brand. More on P10
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64 Facets
celebrated a
glittering
timeless and
glamorous
facets in the
most fun style
revealing life
seen through
rose-colored
glasses and
never-seen-
before
celebration held
at Rambagh
Palace on
Wednesday!
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
64
Jagdeesh Chandra with Rishee, Suman,
Lokesh , Neeru, Lalit and Radha
Neeru Soni and Toshi Vijay
(Clockwise) Neeta Ramlakhani,
Pearl Agarwal and Swati Gehlot
The ravishing collection by ‘64 facets’
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
The gorgeous
Ballerina

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ETC
64Facets is a family-owned and operated ‘global fine jewellery business’
with operations in New York, London, Hong Kong, Jaipur Mumbai.
Currently carried at 9 Neiman Marcus locations in the United States,
along with independent retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue, 1stdibs,
Stanley Korshak and Bahrain Jewellery Centre; the brand is
expanding to various locations in Europe as well. City First brings
to you some more glimpses!
SCINTILLATING EVE!
Jagdeesh Chandra with Rishee Miglani, Suman Soni, Kavita Chauhan, Pearl Agarwal, Lalit Soni and Lokesh Sharma
Suman, Lalit, Jai, Neeru and Priyanka Navdeep and Manushree
Gaurav and Medha Sonal and Himanshu Maanya with a guest Shailendra Singh Sisodia, Lalit Soni and Suman Soni
Shekhar, Madhu, Sanjay and Yash
Richa, Suruchi and Anshita
Radha, Arshad and Sadhna Garg
Guests captured in a candid moment
Pallavi Aggarwal Shreya
Natasha
Singh
Chauhan
Swati and Anshita caught in a candid moment
(L-R) Swati Oberoi, Rekha Kapoor
and Indu Dhull
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
Manushree

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SANTA BABIES
If you walk around the streets, it’s common to find a kid or two dressed in the Santa Claus’ attire and why not it is the
most amazing time of the year and we should celebrate it in the happiest manner possible. City First brings to you
glimpses of Santa babies caught on camera shared by our readers from Rajasthan, Ahmedabad, UP and Delhi!
t is the most
a w a i t e d
time of the
year and the
Christmas
cheer is vis-
ible every-
where. People have
been baking cakes,
if not baking buying
probably, Christmas
trees are all set, the
great star that led
the Magi to baby
Christ is shining,
which, reminds me
of babies. The little
Santa babies are all
decked up to con-
quer this season.
The cute little
cherubs with their
bright smiles and
playful eyes remind
us of how Christ
would have been as
a baby. Let’s cele-
brate the spirit of
Christmas with the
Santa babies exclu-
sively shared by our
readers!
SUSHMITA AIND
sushmita.aind@firstindia.co.in
I
I couldn’t help but
wonder what baby Shawn
Sarilla must be thinking
dressed as Santa, ‘Have
I been a good boy, will
Santa give me gifts/’ Not
sure about Santa but
everyone else after seeing
his cute chubby face
certainly will.
Daksh Gupta with his minion like
smile doesn’t fail to attract eyeballs
from everywhere. The cute little
baby looks more like an elf who is up for
some kind of mischief.
Armaan has landed straight from his
sleigh with scintillating lights in the
background, he has presented the gifts
and is ready to surprise everyone, or,
so it seems.
Proclaiming the crown of Miss Santa
Fashionista Claus, Sanvi happily whirled
her skirt as she cheered for the most
awaited season of the year. Dashing
through the snow!
Little Devang who failed to smile for
the shutterbugs looks like an innocent
soul, reminding me of the lyrics of the
famous Christmas Carol: Silent Night,
‘Sleep in Heavenly peace’.
Surely the brothers Vikhyat and
Veohm couldn't decide who would be
Santa this year and they decided that
they are going to share the responsi-
bility. Coming up with sweets and gifts and
joy this season are the coolest Srivastava
brothers.
Sanvi Agarwal
Vikhyat and Veohm Srivastava
Devang Gupta
Armaan Patni
Shawn Sarilla Siddhisa Bareth
Daksh Gupta
Some habits never
change, Siddhisa who
looked like a cute little
baby as a Santa, gets
excited every year to
celebrate this season and
deck up in the colours
of this season, red and
white.

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CITY BUZZ
T
he latest Ra-
jasthani song,
Gorband, sur-
faced on the
internet and has
been making a big
buzz featuring
Sawai Bhatt and
Himani Dave. The
song was
released on Tuesday on the
official YouTube channel
of Sawai Bhatt. Sawai
Bhatt rose to fame with
Indian Idol 12. Cur-
rently playing among
the top singers of Ra-
jasthan, he started from a
small village called Gach-
hipura and led his journey
afterwards. He has also
produced four block-
buster hits with
Himesh Reshammiya.
Whereas, Himani Dave,
an international model
and actress hailing from
London, has taken on the
journey as she prepared
herself as the desi girl
around the streets of Ra-
jasthan. An epitome of
beauty and grace, Himani
takes the role of a Rajastha-
ni tribal girl exquisitely
.
In an exclusive interview
with City First, Himani
shared, “First of all, I’m
very honoured to work with
THE top artist, Sawai Bhatt,
he is very hardworking,
plays more than ten instru-
ments and I really want eve-
ryone to support this in-
credible artist. Gorband is a
song about a camel, repre-
senting Rajasthan. Two
songs combined in one and
it’s sung in a very tradition-
al and the singer’s style.”
GORBAND-MELODY OF CULTURE
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
cityfirstdel@gmail.com
CITY FIRST
iss Universe
2021, Harnaaz
Sandhu was
spotted in
M a n d i r a
Wirk's Mirrai
printed A-line
dress from the Botan-
ical Romance col-
lections in Delhi
recently
.
The crown
queen donned
the beautiful
Mirrai pink
dress in sat-
in base with
floral print
and kimono
sleeves and
looked gor-
geous as
ever.
Mandi-
ra Wirk
is a sea-
s o n e d
fashion
d e s i g n e r
with 20
years of expe-
rience in the
fashion indus-
try and has a
passion for
creating and
styling.
—PHOTOS
BY MANOJ
KESHARWANI
The most anticipated three-day
Christmas carnival was initiated on
Thursday at Hang Out, Select City Walk
in Delhi. Many Christmas Carnival
activities like painting your ornaments,
Keychain/Bracelet making, Christmas
gift hoopla, feed the snowman, and
many more fun-filled activities have
enthralled the children and adults
present there. Shalini Vij of Hang Out
said, “We start planning our Christmas
early to add a surprise element every
year because we aim at making their
Christmas very Merry. Hang Out has
also raised funds, 'White Trees For All
Those not so Fortunate' and have invited
children from various NGOs to equally
enjoy the festivities.
LET'S MAKE CHRISTMAS MERRY!
—PHOTOS
BY
SHAZID
CHAUHAN
THE MOVING GARDEN
EK AUR DRONACHARYA
The Moving Garden, a solo art exhibition is being organised by artist Preethi Koduri Grandhi
at Gallery Sree Arts, Gurugram in Delhi on Wednesday and will run till September 25. The
show has been curated by art exponent Jitendra Padam Jain. Many eminent personalities
including Dinesh Banduni, Surender Mishra and Tirthankar Biswas graced the exhibition
with their presence. —PHOTOS BY SHAHZID CHAUHAN
Ek Aur Dronacharya, play, a play was written and produced by Shankar Shesh, was recently
staged in New Delhi. It worked as a re-interpretation of the character of Dronacharya in the
light of the modern education system. The show depicted how men of morality disintegrate
in the face of social pressure. Arvind, who is a teacher and runs his household with his
regular income, but under the pressure of power, his ideals, principles, and thinking become
buried, and he becomes a puppet of the system. —PHOTO BY SHAZID CHAUHAN
CROWN QUEEN IN
MIRRAI DRESS!
M
Sawai Bhatt and Himani Dave
Harnaaz Sandhu Models flaunting Mandira’s Mirrai dresses
Aditya and Sonia Khanna
Jagmohan and Jitendra Padam Jain Manohar and Preethi Grandhi
Anil and Urvashi Tripathi Varun and Kreeti Mithal
Venusmitha
and Annkush B. Sharma
Kids enjoying during the carnival
Kid having the time of his life with Santa
A still from the song

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