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UNIFORM CIVIL CODE TO HOG
LIMELIGHT IN UP AS 2024 NEARS
WINDS OF CHANGE
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah announcing that
Uttarakhand will un-
dertake a pilot project
for the implementation
of Uniform Civil Code
(UCC) and UP Deputy
Chief Minister Keshav
Prasad Maurya point-
ing out that a similar
proposal is under con-
sideration in the Yogi
Adityanath govern-
ment, the contentious
issue is going to hog the
limelight in the state in
the run-up to 2024 Lok
Sabha elections.
The Uniform Civil
Code calls for the for-
mulation of one law for
India which would be
applicable to all reli-
gious communities in
matters such as mar-
riage, divorce, inherit-
ance, adoption, etc. The
code comes under Arti-
cle 44 of the Constitu-
tion, which lays down
that the state shall en-
deavour to secure a Uni-
form Civil Code for the
citizens throughout the
territory of India.
The issue has been at
the center of the BJP-
RSS’s political narra-
tive for over Turn to P2
Deputy CM Keshav Maurya said on Friday that the issue of UCC is
under consideration of the Yogi govt.
CLASS
ACT
(Top) Popular
Bollywood actor
Rajpal Yadav
called on CM Yogi
Adityanath at his
official residence,
5, Kalidas Marg, in
Lucknow on Sunday.
(Bottom) Bhojpuri
cinema star and
singer Dinesh Lal
Yadav ‘Nirahua’ was
also in the state
capital on Sunday
and called on CM
Yogi at his official
residence.
ASHISH MISHRA
SURRENDERS IN
COURT AFTER SC
CANCELS BAIL
First India Bureau
Lucknow:Ashish Mishra,
accused in the Lakh-
impur Kheri violence in
which eight people died,
surrendered to the court
on Sunday ahead of the
one-week deadline that
the Supreme Court had
given to him early this
week. The SC had earlier
this week cancelled the
bail of Ashish Mishra,
son of Union minister
Ajay Mishra, and given
him a week’s time to sur-
render. The top court had
on April 4 reserved its
order on a plea of farm-
ers seeking cancellation
of bail to Ashish Mishra.
The Allahabad High
Court had granted bail to
Mishra in the case. P3
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KHELO INDIA UNIVERSITY GAMES 2021
Propagate clean sports and
don’tusePEDs,saysThakur
New Delhi: Union
Sports Minister Anurag
Thakur on Sunday in-
teracted with partici-
pants from various uni-
versities ahead of the
Khelo India University
Games 2021 in Bengalu-
ru. The Union Minister
paid a surprise visit to
the Jain University
Global Campus-venue
for 13 disciplines in-
cluding new additions
Mallakhamba and Yo-
gasana.
He walked to various
sporting arenas and
took cognisance of the
arrangements made for
the participants to en-
sure they have a memo-
rable event at the KIUG.
Advising the budding
athletes of the country,
Thakur said, “Play in
the spirit of sportsman-
ship. I would advice
them to propagate clean
sports and not use per-
formance enhance-
ments drugs. That is
why we have NADA
here to give athletes the
right information.”
Union Minister Youth Affairs Sports Anurag Thakur interacts
with the officials, coaches, referees, athletes at KIUG 2021.
India, a land with
universal vision: Shah
Puducherry: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Sunday said
culture was the com-
mon thread binding the
citizens of the country
across different re-
gions, and India, with
its hoary traditions of
spirituality and cul-
ture, always had a uni-
versal outlook that was
not limited by geopoliti-
cal confines.
In his address at the
150th birth anniversary
celebrations of poet, na-
tionalist and philoso-
pher, Sri Aurobindo,
Shah heaped praises on
the latter and said to un-
derstand India, one has
to read or listen to him.
“From Kashmir to
Kanyakumari to
Dwaraka to Bengal,
there is one culture that
binds ,” Shah said.
HM Amit Shah being received by Puducherry CM N.Rangasamy and
Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
In tit-for-tat move,
India suspends
tourist visas for
Chinese citizens
New Delhi: India has
suspended tourist visas
issued to Chinese na-
tionals, global airlines
body International Air
Transport Association
(IATA) has told its mem-
ber carriers.
The move appeared
to be a response to Bei-
jing stonewalling In-
dia’s appeals about ap-
proximately 22,000 In-
dian students enrolled
in Chinese universities
who are unable to go
back for physical class-
es. However, the neigh-
bouring country has till
date refused to let them
enter.
These students had to
leave their studies in
China and come to In-
dia when the Covid-19
pandemic began in the
beginning of 2020.
Rana‘power couple’
sent to 14-day judicial
custody for Sedition
Mumbai: The Maha-
rashtra government has
invoked charges under
the Sedition Act against
MLA Ravi Rana and his
MP wife Navneet Rana,
who were arrested ear-
lier by the Mumbai Po-
lice over allegedly pro-
moting enmity between
different groups
The couple was ar-
rested late on Saturday
after they announced
that they would chant
the Hanuman Chalisa
outside Uddhav Thack-
eray’s residence ‘Ma-
toshree’.
The police said that
an FIR under Sections
153A, 35, 37, 135 of the
Bombay Police Act had
been filed against them.
Another FIR under Sec-
tion 353 of the IPC was
registered.
They were taken to
the Bandra Holiday
Court on Sunday where
Special public prosecu-
tor Pradeep Gharat said
that the Sedition Act
had been invoked
against the two. The
couple has been sent to
judicial custody for 14
days.
MLA Ravi Rana and his MP
wife Navneet Rana.

❍ MATOSHRI HANUMAN CHALISA ROW
Samba: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi Sunday reached
out to the youth of
Kashmir assuring
them that they will not
suffer the way their
parents and grandpar-
ents had in the past
as he inaugurated
and laid the founda-
tion stones of a slew
of projects for the
Union Territory
.
“Mein aap ko yeh
kar ke dikhaunga.
Main aap ko yah vish-
was dilaney aya
hoon (I
will prove it to you and I have
come here to give you this as-
surance),” Modi said address-
ing the 30 lakh elected rural
local body members across the
country on the occasion of
Panchayat Divas celebrations
from the Samba district’s Palli
village.
In his first visit to the Union
Territory after the abrogation
of Article 370 in August 2019,
he showcased a transforming
Jammu Kashmir with a fast
pace of development as he
launched and laid the founda-
tion stones for several develop-
ment projects worth around Rs
20,000 crore. These included the
inauguration of the Banihal-
Qazigund road tunnel and a 500
KV solar power plant at Palli.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and JK Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha during a rally on
Panchayati Raj Day, at Palli in Samba district on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
MODI: SCHEMES OF
GOVT BEING RAPIDLY
IMPLEMENTED IN JK
Samba: Modi said that
“democracy is thriving in the
Union Territory at the grassroot
level... and Central government
schemes are being rapidly im-
plemented. It’s a big day in the
development journey of Jammu
Kashmir. We are inaugurat-
ing and laying the foundation
stone of multiple development
initiatives worth over Rs 20,000
crore. It is a matter of immense
pride that democracy is thriving
in Jammu Kashmir at the
grassroot level,” the Prime Min-
ister said addressing all Gram
Sabhas across the country.
BLAST ON JAMMU
OUTSKIRTS; MAY BE
METEORITE: POLICE
Jammu: An explosion took
place in an agriculture field on
the outskirts of Jammu on April
24 with police suspecting that
it was caused by a lightning
strike or a meteorite. The blast
was reported in Lalian village
in Bishnan belt. “We suspect
it to be a meteorite.... might
be lightning”, a senior police
officer told PTI.
AIM IS TO PROVIDE
ALL-WEATHER
ROADS TO JK: PM
PM Modi said that when
he talks about ‘Ek Bharat,
Shreshtha Bharat’, his
focus is on connectivity and
bridging distances. “Our
aim is to provide all-weather
connectivity to JK,” he
added, further saying, “a
new story of development is
being written in Jammu and
Kashmir as many private
investors are interested to
come to the Union Territory.”
Mein aap ko yeh
kar ke dikhaunga,
PM commits to
valley’s populance
PM Narendra Modi speaks during
a rally on Panchayati Raj Day, at
Palli in Samba district of Jammu
on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
YOU WON’T SUFFER
LIKE YOUR PARENTS,
GRANDPARENTS DID,
MODI ASSURES KASHMIRI YOUTH

UTTAR PRADESH
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Lucknow: The UP So-
cial Welfare Ministry
has proposed a first of
its kind census for
transgender people in
the state, aimed at de-
vising welfare mea-
sures for the marginal-
ised community, ac-
cording to official
sources.
The Social Welfare
Ministry of Uttar
Pradesh has proposed
the idea amid other
welfare schemes for the
marginalised commu-
nities in the state.
The ministry has
proposed a budget of Rs
200 crore for the welfare
of transgender people
by means of providing
them education facili-
ties, developing their
colonies with basic
amenities and rehabili-
tating elderly members
of the community, the
sources said.
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath had on
April 18 directed state
government officials to
carry forward welfare
measures for transgen-
der people.
During his first ten-
ure as chief minister,
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Aditya-
nath had in 2021 formed
the Transgender Wel-
fare Board.
An estimated 20 lakh
transgenders live
across the state, with
most of them having
limited means of edu-
cation and survival.
However, the first meet-
ing of the board took
place only on April 19
which was chaired by
Social Welfare Minister
Asim Arun.
Board’s vice presi-
dent Sonam Chishti
and members Tina
Maa, Kiran Baba, Mad-
hu and Dr Satya
Prakash Singh attend-
ed the meet in Lucknow.
The ministry is also
in the process of writ-
ing to other state de-
partments concerned
for expediting develop-
ment works like proper
roads, water and elec-
tricity connections, etc
in colonies where the
community members
live.It has also pro-
posed setting up Gari-
ma Grah (Dignity
Home) in cities on lines
of old-age homes for
the elderly transgender
people to help them
lead a comfortable and
dignified life.
After the Transgen-
der Welfare Board’s
meeting, the ministry
is understood to have
presented the proposals
to the state government
during a review by the
CM last week. The date
for beginning the cen-
sus will be decided after
the government’s
go-ahead.
NUMBERS MATTER
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The social
welfare
ministry has
proposed a
budget of Rs
200 crore for
dedicated
welfare of the
transgender
community
UPTOHAVEFIRST-OF-ITSKINDCENSUSOFTRANSGENDERS
DETAILS
PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATION
An event to jointly mark the Platinum Jubilee of KGMU’s Respiratory Medicine Department, an International Respiratory
Conference, and KGMU Alumni meet kicked off at the Atal Bihari Scientific Convention Centre on Sunday. The event was
inaugurated by KGMU Vice-Chancellor Vipin Puri. —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
NATIONAL PANCHAYATI RAJ DAY
UP govt working on holistic
development of Gram P’yats
First India Bureau
Lucknow: On National
Panchayati Raj Day,
Chief Minister Yogi Ad-
ityanath said that his
government is working
towards empowerment
and holistic develop-
ment of Gram Pancha-
yats through proper
utilization of resources
to realize Mahatma
Gandhi’s vision of
‘Gram Swaraj’.
While launching de-
velopment projects
worth over Rs 1100
crores in Airi Rampu-
ra, Jalaun on Sunday,
Yogi said, “Gram
Swaraj, put forward by
Gandhiji will be real-
ised only when our pan-
chayats are empowered
to become ‘Atmanir-
bhar’. If all 58,000 gram
panchayats work with a
positive approach, then
every citizen, every vil-
lage will contribute to-
wards prosperity of
India.”
Emphasising on de-
velopmental initiatives,
the CM said that his
government is working
towards establishment
of village secretariats
for implementation of
various government
schemes, facilities of
optical fibre and wifi in
every gram panchayat.
Yogi further said that
under Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsava, the exercise
of excavation/rejuve-
nation of ‘Amrit Saro-
vars’ (ponds) will en-
courage the villagers
towards conservation
of rain water, its better
management, usage
and plantation of trees.
“The Amrit Sarovars
will emerge as tourist
destinations and will
serve as spots for villag-
ers to celebrate nation-
al events,” he added.
Among the inaugu-
rated projects were as
many as 39,000 Pancha-
yat Secretariats with
Internet connectivity
built at a cost of Rs
682.50 crore, as many
as 7,10,000 LED lights
installed in panchayats
at a cost of Rs 306.72
crore, 2,000 community
toilets built at a cost of
Rs 90 crore and 16 Distt
Panchayat Resource
Centers and Training
Centers (DPRCs) con-
structed at a cost of Rs
33.60 crore.
UP secured the third
spot for the e-Panchayat
award for ensuring
maximum use of infor-
mation technology for
monitoring the works
of the Panchayats.
Gram Panchayats should become ‘Aatmnirbhar’ to attain the goal of Gram Swaraj: CM Yogi
CM Yogi and other BJP leaders marked their presence virtually from Jalaun at a programme
organised for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at village Palli in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
There is no shortage
of funds today. With
farsightedness, posi-
tive intent and
determination, each
gram panchayat
should strive towards
development.
—Yogi Adityanath,
Chief Minister
GRAM P’YATS THAT WON LAURELS FOR THEIR WORK
Lucknow: The gram panchayats of
various districts of Uttar Pradesh
which have received awards in
different categories include the gram
panchayats of Kurepura Kaner of
Kuthound block of Jalaun district,
Mau Rural of Mauranipur block of
Jhansi district, Dundu Kheda Bangar
of Kandhala block of Shamli district,
Mustafapur and Milak Amawati of
Dilari block of Moradabad, Talour of
Jhansi block Moth, Budhana of Mu-
zaffarnagar, Phugna in Sanaha block
of Ayodhya, Thatibar of Dudahi block
of Kushinagar, Hamirpur Ruru of
Irwa Katra block of Auraiya, Birona
of Baldev block of Mathura, Deoria
of Mithwal block of Siddharthnagar,
Putthi Ibrahimpur of Jansath block
of Muzaffarnagar, Basti Mujhna
of Sau Ghat block, Ghuri Tikar of
Tarun block of Ayodhya, Mailani of
Ramnagar block of Basti, Bhartaul
of Bithri Chainpur block of Bareilly,
Bateshwar of Bah block of Agra,
Penti Kheda of Fatehabad, Agra and
Burnpur of Birdpur block of Sid-
dharthnagar.
BJP first to
promise UCC
legislation
Contuinued from page 1
a century and a priority
agenda for the Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP),
which has been push-
ing for its legislation in
Parliament.
The BJP was the first
to promise the imple-
mentation of UCC if it
comes to power in its
2019 Lok Sabha election
manifesto.
Since issues like mar-
riage, divorce, inheri-
tance are in concurrent
list of the Constitution,
both states and central
government have power
to implement the UCC.
The UCC aims to pro-
vide protection to vul-
nerable sections includ-
ing women and reli-
gious minorities, while
also promoting nation-
alistic unity
.
When enacted, the
code will work to sim-
plify laws that are seg-
regated at present on
the basis of religious
beliefs, like the Hindu
code bill, Shariat law,
and others. The code
will simplify the com-
plex laws around mar-
riage ceremonies, in-
heritance, succession,
adoptions making them
one for all.
Operation Kayakalp to
transform primary and
upper primary schools
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With an
aim to consistently
improve education
facilities in the state,
the Yogi government
in its second term
under ‘Operation
Kayakalp’ will trans-
form the primary
and secondary
schools into ‘smart
schools’.
To fulfill the quali-
ty education resolu-
tion and make the
state-run schools at
par with the private
schools in terms of
facilities and infra-
structure, the gov-
ernment has chalked
out an action plan.
About 30,000 sec-
ondary schools will
be equipped with
smart classrooms,
playgrounds, proper
toilets, libraries,
computer labs, art
rooms and other
modern facilities.
Owing to the sus-
tained efforts of the
Yogi government in
the past, the state-
run schools are
amalgamating tradi-
tional teaching
methodology with
tech-based learning
to improve the qual-
ity of education.
Yogi Adityanath
led government’s
‘Operation Kaya-
kalp’ is aimed at
transforming the pri-
mary schools of the
state was started in
the year 2019.
Under this, efforts
are being made to
provide a clean and
safe environment
with modern facili-
ties to 1.64 lakh chil-
dren studying in 1.33
lakh council schools
of the state.
‘ALL BASIC FACILITIES SHOULD BE
PROVIDED TO SCHOOL STUDENTS’
Adityanath also directed that all government
schools must offer basic facilities such as
toilets, drinking water, furniture and smart
classes to students. Departmental officials
must carry out a campaign to collaborate
with alumni (of government schools) and
private firms for the transformation of state-
run schools in Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Aditya-
nath said a few days ago.
Yogi government to give facelift to
183 bus stations in Uttar Pradesh
First India Bureau
Lucknow: As many as
183 bus terminals in Ut-
tar Pradesh will be de-
veloped as world class
through Public Private
Partnership (PPP) mod-
el with better passenger
facilities under the am-
bitious ‘Kayakalp’
(facelift) scheme.
Besides clean drink-
ing water for passen-
gers and water coolers
that give these Bus sta-
tions will be repainted.
New signage boards in-
forming passengers,
timetables and fare ta-
bles will also be visible.
In its second term, the
Yogi government is go-
ing to get these works
completed through the
‘Kayakalp’ scheme.
The effort of the gov-
ernment is also to en-
hance the passenger
amenities by streamlin-
ing the arrangements at
the bus stations.
For this, the govern-
ment is going to imple-
ment changes that will
benefit the passengers.
Under the scheme, the
yard, building and
rooms at the bus station
will be repaired.
Seats will be ar-
ranged in the passenger
shed. Along with proper
arrangement of light-
ing, fan-coolers will
also be installed to give
some respite from the
scorching heat. Apart
from regular nainte-
nance, there will also be
regular cleaning of toi-
lets for both men and
women.
The Alambagh Bus Stand of Lucknow recently got a facelift.
Nritya Gopal Das
critical, admitted
to Medanta hosp
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Mahant Nr-
itya Gopal Das, presi-
dent of Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi Teerth
Kshetra Trust, was ad-
mitted to a hospital
here in a critical condi-
tion on Sunday.
According to a medical
bulletin issued by the
Medanta here, 84-year-
old Das was admitted
around 12.30 pm on
Sunday due to urinary
tract infection and seri-
ous kidney problem.
Das’s treatment was
started immediately af-
ter reaching the hospi-
tal. He has been kept
under the supervision
of doctors of the Criti-
cal Care Unit. His con-
dition is serious. ..but
stable, the hospital said.
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LAKHIMPUR KHERI VIOLENCE
Lakhimpur (PTI):
Union Minister Ajay
Mishra’s son Ashish
Mishra on Sunday sur-
rendered at a local court
here, days after the SC
cancelled his bail in the
Lakhimpur Kheri vio-
lence case.
“Ashish has surren-
dered in the court. We
weregivenaweek’stime
but as Monday was the
last day
, he surrendered
adayahead,”hiscounsel
Awadesh Singh said.
Jail Superintendent
PP Singh said Ashish
willbekeptinaseparate
barrack in the jail due to
security reasons.
The Supreme Court
hadonApril18cancelled
the bail granted to Ash-
ish Mishra and asked
him to surrender in a
week.
Eight people were
killed in Kheri during
theviolencethaterupted
when farmers were pro-
testing DyCM Keshav
Maurya’s visit on Octo-
ber 3 last year.
The dead included
four farmers and a jour-
nalist, who were mowed
down allegedly by cars
carrying BJP workers.
According to the FIR,
Ashish was sitting in
oneof thecars.Later,po-
lice arrested Ashish.
The Lucknow Bench
of theAllahabadHChad
granted regular bail to
him and opined that the
present case was one of
“accidentbyhittingwith
the vehicle”.
Cancelling his bail,
the SC said the victims
were denied “a fair and
effective hearing” in the
AllahabadHC,whichad-
opted a “myopic view of
the evidence”.
The SC had also noted
that a victim has unbri-
dledparticipatoryrights
fromthestageof investi-
gation till the culmina-
tion of the proceedings
in an appeal or revision.
Holding that the HC
order cannot be sus-
tained and deserved to
be set aside, the SC
termed the Lakhimpur
Kheriincident,if trueas
per allegations, as “an
awakening call” to the
state authorities to rein-
force adequate protec-
tion for the life, liberty
and properties of eye/
injured witnesses and
families of the dead.
New Delhi (PTI): The
Delhi government is
mulling to bring Malcha
Mahal, the 14th century
Tughlaq-era hunting
lodge located in the Cen-
tral Ridge, on city’s tour-
ist map after renovating
the heritage structure,
official sources said.
Malcha Mahal was
the abode of self-pro-
claimed descendants of
the Nawab of Awadh,
and lies neglected since
the death of the last of
the royal family in Sep-
tember 2017.
Hidden behind thick
foliage in the central
ridge along Sardar Patel
Marg, the ancient struc-
ture is neither an ASI
protected monument
nor the state govern-
ment has paid any atten-
tion to conserve it.
The hope to conserve
its heritage value has
been rekindled as, the
sources said, the state
government’s archaeol-
ogy department is mak-
ing effort to hire a con-
sultant to prepare a de-
tailed plan for its resto-
ration.
Arequestforproposal
is being prepared and it
will be issued soon to
hire a consultant for the
restorationworkof Mal-
cha Mahal. We are plan-
ning to invite agencies
who have expertise in
thisfieldtocarryoutthe
restoration work, the
sources said, adding
that if everything goes
as per plan the resto-
ration work should be-
gin in the next five-six
months.
After starting of the
restoration work, it is
likely to take a few years
to complete the project,
they said.
Official sources said
most people were un-
aware about this hidden
historical monument in
the city, so the govern-
ment was also planning
to put it on city’s tourist
map by developing tour-
ist friendly activities
there.
They, however, said
this plan was in very
nascent stage and it will
be early to predict what
sort of facilities or ac-
tivities will be planned
there for tourism pur-
poses.
Baghpat (PTI): An
11-year-old girl was al-
legedly raped by the
priest of a church here,
following which he was
arrested, the police said
on Sunday
.
The incident took
place in a village in
Chandinagar area here
on Saturday, they said.
According to a com-
plaint filed by the girl’s
mother, her daughter
had gone to the church
for cycling when the
priest, Albert, raped
her, Superintendent of
Police Neeraj Jadoun
said.
The accused also
threatened the girl with
dire consequences if
she disclosed the matter
to anyone. The girl,
however, narrated her
ordeal to her parents
after reaching home, he
said.
On the basis of the
complaint, the priest
was arrested, he said.
Azamgarh (PTI): A
Muslim family here of-
fered their house to or-
ganise the marriage
function of a Hindu girl,
who had lost her father
in the first Covid wave.
The family welcomed
the marriage procession
attheirhomeandpartic-
ipated in the celebra-
tions along with rela-
tives of the bride, Pooja.
The girl’s family had
fixed her marriage for
April 22 and reached out
to their Muslim neigh-
bours for help at the last
moment.
Rajesh Chaurasia of
Alwal locality of the dis-
trict said, “We were not
able to book any mar-
riage hall for the mar-
riage of my niece Pooja
due to lack of funds and
therewasnospaceatour
home to hold such a
function.”
“When I told neigh-
bour Parvez about it, he
offered to hold the mar-
riageinthecourtyardof
his house, without any
hesitation,” he added.
The family vacated its
courtyard where the
marriage mandap was
placed, decorated the
place and seating ar-
rangements were made
for guests.
On the day of the wed-
ding, Parvez along with
hiswifeandotherfamily
members welcomed the
marriage party
. in tak-
ing care of the guests,
the women of Parvez’s
house sang wedding
songs along with other
women.
Thefamilyalsohosted
the traditional meal and
offeredgiftstotheguests.
Parvez gifted a gold
chain to the groom.
Ashish Mishra at a court on Sunday where he surrendered a day
before Monday deadline set by the SC after cancelling his bail.
Accused Ashish Mishra
surrenders in court
SC’S TAKE
Cancelling his bail, the
SC said the victims
were denied “a fair and
effective hearing” in the
Allahabad HC, which
adopted a “myopic view
of the evidence”.
Bajrang Muni gets
bail in hate speech
case; says 'no guilt'
Sitapur (PTI): Ba-
jrang Muni Das of Ma-
harishi Shri Laxman
Das Udasi Ashram,
who allegedly made a
hate speech and issued
a “rape threat” in Ut-
tar Pradesh’s Sitapur,
was granted bail by a
local court.
District judge San-
jai Kumar granted bail
to the seer on Satur-
day. He was released
from the district jail
Sunday morning.
Das was arrested on
April 13 after one
Ramnaresh filed a
complaint against
him. After his release,
the seer said he is
ready to go to jail a
thousand times and
face many attacks, but
will continue to safe-
guard his religion and
women.
“I have no guilt for
what I said...,” he said.
Das, the mahant of
Maharshi Shri Laksh-
man Das Udasi Ash-
ram in Khairabad
town of Sitapur, had
allegedly made the
hate speech against
Muslims on April 2. A
video of it later sur-
faced on social media
platforms.
In the two-minute
video of the speech
made outside a
mosque, he could be
heard using the term
“jehadi” to refer to a
community and
threatening them if
any Hindu girl is ha-
rassed by any man of
that community, he
would himself rape
their women.
Another video of
him apologising for
his statement had also
surfaced, hours after
police lodged an FIR
against him.
Bajrang Muni Das. —FILE PHOTO
Malcha Mahal located at Delhi’s Central Ridge.
He said he was ready
for jail a thousand
times face attacks,
but would continue
to safeguard his
religion and women.
CRIME DIARY
11-year-old girl raped by church
priest , accused arrested
Muslim family offers home for
Hindu girl’s marriage ceremony
ISSUED THREAT
The accused also
threatened her with
dire consequences
if she disclosed the
matter to anyone.
The girl, however,
narrated her ordeal
to her parents after
reaching home
12-YR-OLD BOY KIDNAPPED,
`50L RANSOM DEMANDED
Basti (PTI): A 12-year-
old boy has allegedly
been kidnapped and a
ransom of Rs 50 lakh
demanded from his
parents, police said on
Sunday. An FIR was
registered by Ashok
Gupta at Rudhauli po-
lice station on Saturday,
alleging that his son
Akhand Kasaudhan
had gone to purchase
vegetables and was
kidnapped, they said.
SP Ashish Srivastava
said an unidentified
person took away the
boy on his bike. The
ransom call was made
from the mobile of a
tea vendor, who told
police his phone was
used by someone who
claimed his phone was
not working.
L u c k n o w / U n n a o
(PTI): Controversial
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) MP Sakshi Ma-
haraj on Sunday asked
Hindus to keep bows
and arrows at their
home, saying police will
not come to their rescue
when a crowd arrives to
carry out “jihad”.
He also posted a pic-
ture of a crowd wear-
ing skull caps and hold-
ing sticks on his Face-
book page with the
comment.
“If this crowd sud-
denly comes to your
street or house, then do
you have any way to
save yourself ? If not
then make some ar-
rangement. The police
will not come to your
rescue, they will hide
somewhere to save
themselves,” he said in
his Facebook post.
“Police will come
only when these people
return after carrying
out jihad. The matter
will go to an inquiry
committee and it will
end there after some-
time. For such guests,
keep a couple of boxes
of cold drink and some
original bows and ar-
rows in every house. Jai
Shri Ram,” he added.
When asked about
the post, Sakshi Ma-
haraj said he complete-
ly agreed with its con-
tent.
The BJP MP did not
give any direct reply as
to why the post was
needed but said, “Are
Hindus only to take a
beating?”
The Unnao MP is
known for making con-
troversial statements.
In a 2015 public gath-
ering in Meerut, he had
urged Hindu women to
produce at least four
children to protect Hin-
duism in the country.
The same year he
said madrasas were
creating terrorists and
encouraged their stu-
dents to carry out “love
Jihad”, a derogatory
term used by right-
wing activists to refer
to the alleged campaign
of Muslims forcing
Hindu girls to convert
in the guise of love.
In 2017, Sakshi Ma-
haraj raised eyebrows
by saying that the pop-
ulation of the country
was rising because of
those who talked of
four wives and 40 chil-
dren, apparently tar-
geting the Muslims.
Keep bows, arrows at home to deal with ‘jihadis’: Sakshi Maharaj
CONTROVERSY KING
lll
The MP also
posted a picture
of a crowd
wearing skull
caps and
holding sticks
on his Facebook
page with the
comment. He
later said he
fully agreed with
the content
BJP MP from Unnao Sakshi Maharaj. —FILE PHOTO
‘IF THEY ATTACK, POLICE WILL
NOT COME TO YOUR RESCUE...’
“If this crowd suddenly comes to your street or
house, then do you have any way to save yourself?
If not then make some arrangement. The police will
not come to your rescue, they will hide somewhere
to save themselves,” he said in his Facebook post.
“Police will come only when these people return after
carrying out jihad. The matter will go to an inquiry
committee and it will end there after sometime. For
such guests, keep a couple of boxes of cold drink and
some original bows and arrows in every house. Jai
Shri Ram,” he added.
14th-centuryMalchaMahaltobeontouristmap
HIDDEN GEM
First India Bureau
Lucknow: La Marti-
niere Girls’ College
here has been closed for
two days due to a couple
of students getting in-
fected with Covid.
“Due to two children
testing positive to Covid
we need to follow the
Covid guidelines laid
down by the Govern-
ment. Hence, the college
will remain closed for
two days ie 25th and 26th
April, 2022. The school
will reopen on 27th
April, 2022,” a statement
from the school said.
The ISC and ICSE
board exams shall be
held as per schedule.
In Lucknow 10 new
Covid cases were report-
edonSundaywhilenum-
ber of active cases is 71.
Covid-hit La Martiniere shuts for 2 days
—PHOTO BY PTI

PERSPECTIVE
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Glory to God, who is able to
do far beyond all that we
could ask or imagine by his
power at work within us.
—Bible
IN-DEPTH
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
The BJP’s spectacular victory in Guwahati
Municipal elections is a testimony of
people’s unwavering trust in PM Shri
@narendramodi’s leadership and CM
Shri @himantabiswa’s commitment
for development. I congratulate ‘Team
Himanta’ @BJP4Assam karyakartas on
this significant win.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Happy National Panchayati Raj Day
to all the countrymen. Our villages
have made significant contribution in
making the country prosperous. The
BJP government under the leadership
of Prime Minister @NarendraModi Ji is
strengthening the Panchayati Raj system
by being committed for the upliftment of
the village-poor.
TOP TWEETS
EMIRATE BUSINESS
LEADERS’ VISIT TO
KASHMIR IS GOOD
FOR UT’S FUTURE
rime Minister Nar-
endra Modi’s visit to
Jammu and Kashmir
on Sunday is of con-
siderable signifi-
cance as he went there with de-
velopmental projects worth Rs
20,000 crore and also because it
was his first after the scrapping
of Article 370. The government
has been trying to bring about
substantial improvement in gov-
ernance and ease of living. In a
smart move the PM took along
with him a delegation of top
business leaders from the UAE,
an important member of the Is-
lamic world. They are expected
to make investments worth Rs
3000 crore in the infrastructure
sector. This could prove to be a
game-changer for the BJP which
hopes to revive the political pro-
cess in the Union territory and
also add to Modi’s image.
Choosing to celebrate the Na-
tional Panchayati Raj Day from
Samba bordering Pakistan the
PM praised JK where democ-
racy has reached the grassroots
level. Barring stray cases of
terrorist-related killings JK
looks poised to turn a new leaf.
P
here has always
been a debate for
and against death
penalty in India.
Those against it
argue that it is no deterrence
against crime. Gruesome
rapes committed after the
2013 gang-rape of a girl in
Delhi and a Dalit girl’s rape
in Hathras in 2020 prove this
group’s argument. On the
other hand, Amnesty Inter-
national argues that capital
punishment violates a con-
vict’s human right so it
should be done away with. In
the face of for and against
arguments the Supreme
Court ruled in 1983 that the
death penalty should be or-
dered only in the “rarest of
rare” cases. Ever since, there
have been fewer cases in
which criminals have been
sent to the gallows as sen-
tencing to life became more
common.
But Madhya Pradesh
seems averse to the policy of
“rarest of rare case”. On the
contrary, the state govern-
ment rewards public prose-
cutors on the number of
death sentences they win at
the level of trial courts. At-
torney-General KK Venugo-
pal submitted before a three-
judge bench of the Supreme
Court that the practice
should be “nipped in the
bud”. The bench is headed by
Justice UU Lalit and com-
prises Justices S Ravindra
Bhat and PS Narasimha.
To set things right the
bench indicated that it
would lay down guidelines
for the courts to follow
across the country. The
guidelines will be applicable
to cases involving death sen-
tences. The AG agreed with
the bench that the system
pertaining to the death sen-
tence, instead of being in-
centive-based, needs to “in-
stitutionalised”. An impor-
tant change being consid-
ered is to provide legal as-
sistance to the accused.
INCENTIVISING DEATH
PENALTY THE MP WAY
Amnesty International argues
that capital punishment
violates a convict’s human
right so it should be done
away with. In the face of for
and against arguments
the Supreme Court ruled
in 1983 that the death penalty
should be ordered only in the
“rarest of rare” cases
T
US AND EUROPE SHOULD ARTICULATE THEIR OBJECTIVES
UKRAINIAN VICTORY
AND RUSSIAN DISABILITY
Ukraine presents a stern test
for the resolve of the Free
World and its underwriter,
the United States. American
people are able and up to the
task. It is for American
leaders to be worthy of the
sacrifice and trust of its
citizens. Handled right,
America, the Free World
and Ukraine will come
through it stronger and
more united. A free and
whole Ukraine including all
of Crimea and Donbas will
be the proof of it
merican and European po-
litical leaders have demon-
strated exceptional unity in
opposing the Russian inva-
sion of Ukraine. As the igno-
minious invasion grinds to-
wards a protracted war, the
United States and Europe
should convey their resolve
to stay the course by articu-
lating clear objectives for the
end of the war.
The United States and Eu-
rope should plainly state that
their tactical goal is to ensure
a Ukraine victory. Ukraine
has earned the right to define
the parameters of victory
within its sovereign territory
.
It should be the United States’
policy to do all in its power,
short of direct military con-
frontation with Russia, to en-
sure Ukraine wins and Rus-
sia loses. Russia needs to
come out poorer for having
unlawfully invaded a peace-
ful neighbor. Lest it consoli-
date its ill-gotten gains and
bide it’s time for another
strike – as has been Russia’s
way under Putin’s rule.
The Russian invasion of
Ukraine is not just a regional
conflict. It is a frontal attack
by a revisionist autocracy on
the rules-based free world
that enabled over seven dec-
ades of unprecedented global
peace and prosperity. Rus-
sia’s blatant attack on the
free world order should be
forcefully repulsed to ensure
such attacks are not repeated
or encouraged. A resolute re-
sponse would warn China
not to follow in Russia’s foot-
steps in attempting to take
Taiwan by force. The peace
and prosperity of the United
States, Eurowwpe and the
rest of the free world depends
on it. Ambivalence and half
measures paved the way to
the invasion of Ukraine. Gaz-
ing into Putin’s soul, press-
ing RESET buttons with Lav-
rov and taking Putin’s word
over your own intelligence
services need be relegated to
the dustbin of history as
grave follies.
Stayingthecoursethrough
a protracted war in Ukraine
to its eventual victory will be
hard. Transatlantic leaders,
in respect to their citizens,
should be candid about it. It
is in America and Europe’s
direct national interest to en-
sure a Ukraine victory and to
preserve the Free World or-
der. Failure will incur high
costs in blood and treasure
both here and now, as well as
down the road. Consequent-
ly, this endeavor is deserving
of sacrifice by free world
citizens, including enduring
momentary discomfort and
high costs.
In the near-term, America
and Europe should act with
greater urgency along three
fronts to ensure a Ukrainian
victory: strengthening
Ukraine’s defensive capabili-
ties, buttressing Ukraine’s
finances and exacting exten-
sive economic costs on Russia
to desist its war. Humanitar-
ian assistance for over seven
million displaced Ukrainians
should continue unabated.
Ukrainians have proven
that with right weapons they
are more than a match for the
Russian conscripts. America
and Europe should augment
their supply of defensive
weapons – with requisite le-
thality – for Ukraine’s forces
to take the fight to the Rus-
sians within Ukraine’s sover-
eign territory. Importantly,
America should prioritize
building Ukrainian air de-
fense capacity with all neces-
sary haste. Ukraine cannot be
allowed to falter for the lack
of appropriate munitions.
AmericaandEuropeshould
guarantee that the Ukrainian
state remains solvent. The
country is at war with its
economy in shambles. The US
and Europe should act
through the International
MonetaryFundandtheWorld
Bank to provide a robust fi-
nancial assistance package to
Ukraine. The G7 could estab-
lishaUkraineReconstruction
and Reinvestment Fund with
credit guarantees.
SOURCE: CASPER STAR TRIBUNE
A
DR KAUSH ARHA
The writer is a senior fellow at the Centre for
Tech Diplomacy and the Atlantic Council
Punitive economic
sanctions should compel
the structural readjustment
of the Russian state
toward being a
responsible
stakeholder, and not a
disruptor, of the rules-
based world order. This
includes the necessary
defanging of its energy
and military belligerence.
Russian people deserve a
forward-looking and proud
nation, unshackled
from the pernicious
and vainglorious
myths of the Czarist
and Soviet empires

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INDIA
06
Guwahati (Agen-
cies): The BJP-led rul-
ing alliance in Assam
swept the Guwahati
Municipal Corporation
(GMC) elections, the
results for which were
declared on Sunday.
The alliance bagged
58 of the 60 wards –
BJP 52 (three unop-
posed) and Asom Gana
Parishad (AGP) six.
One ward each went to
AAP and Asom Jatiya
Parishad. The opposi-
tion Congress, the sec-
ond biggest party in
the state assembly af-
ter the BJP, failed to
win even a single seat.
A beleaguered Con-
gress, fighting for sur-
vival, drew a blank.
The polls were held af-
ter a gap of nine years.
Chief Minister Him-
anta Biswa Sarma was
effusive in his praise
of the voters for giving
the BJP alliance a his-
toric win.
“With this massive
mandate, people have
reaffirmed their faith
on our development
journey under the
guidance of the
Adarniya PM,” he said.
New Delhi (ANI): Ex-
ternal Affairs Minis-
ter Dr S Jaishankar
met with Argentina’s
Foreign Minister San-
tiago Cafiero at Hy-
derabad House in Del-
hi on Sunday.
The Argentine For-
eign Minister is in the
nationalcapitaltoattend
the Raisina Dialogue
scheduledforApril25-26.
Today
, Foreign Minis-
ter of Nigeria Geoffrey
Onyeama also arrived
in New Delhi on an of-
ficial visit. Onyeama
will also attend the
Raisina Dialogue.
Taking to Twitter,
MEA spokesperson
Arindam Bagchi wrote,
“Pleased to welcome
FM @GeoffreyOnyea-
ma of Nigeria as he ar-
rives in New Delhi on
an official visit. He will
also be attending the @
raisinadialogue start-
ing tomorrow.”
Polish Foreign Minis-
ter Zbigniew Rau will
also visit India from
April 25-27. This will be
the first visit of a Polish
foreign minister to India
in nine years.
Rakesh Ranjan
New Delhi: Even
though 27 IAS officers
of the 1990 Batch were
empanelled for Secre-
tary or Secretary
equivalent posts in
Government of India,
on 23 October 2021, only
six of them have so far
been given Secretary-
level posting. They are
Sanjay Malhotra (Sec-
retary, DFS), Alkesh
Kumar Sharma (Secre-
tary Coordination,
Cabinet Secretariat),
Manoj Ahuja (Secre-
tary, Agriculture,
Farmers Welfare), Pan-
kaj Jain (Secretary, Oil
Gas), and Ms. Aarti
Ahuja (Secretary,
Chemical Petrochem-
icals), Meeta R Lochan
(Secretary, NCW).
However, the remain-
ing 21 are still awaiting
their turn for posting in
the departments/min-
istries even as over half
a dozen Secretary-level
posts have been lying
vacant, few of them for
several months.
Of twenty one on
wait, eleven of them are
presently working in
their Cadre states while
ten are working in Govt
of India. Eight are hold-
ing Additional Secre-
tary rank post at Centre
whereas Ms. Alka Upad-
hyaya (Chairperson,
NHAI) and MS Bhatia
(DG, ESIC), holding AS-
level post, have been
given the rank pay of
a Union Secretary
.
It is pointed out that
from over a hundred
IAS officers from the
1990 batch, 49 were em-
paneled as AS or AS
Equivalent (GoI), thus
qualifying for empanel-
ment as Secretary or
Secretary Equivalent.
On October 10 last year
24 officers were empan-
eled as Secretary and
three as Secretary
equivalent - Ms. Archa-
na Agrawal (Member
Secretary, NCR Plan-
ning Board), Vijoy Ku-
mar Singh (AS, Tex-
tiles), and Ravi Shankar
Prasad (in Cadre).
In addition to VK
Singh Ms. Archana
Agrawal, the other of-
ficers from the batch
are naturally keen on
their turn for posting
includes; SKG Rahate
(Ministry of Power),
Atul Kumar Tiwari
(Skill Development),
Arun Baroka (DWS), K
Moses Chalai (Secre-
tary, NEC Council),
Ganji Kamala Vardha-
na Rao (DG Tourism),
and Vivek Bhardwaj
who is seen as unique-
ly placed under Cen-
tral Deputation as Act-
ing ACS Health in
JK. RK Goyal’s pre-
mature repatriation,
post empanelment,
was noticed well in
power corridors.
It is said that some
of the above-men-
tioned officers may
have to wait only for a
little while for posting
as the government is
in the process of com-
pleting the first review
on the basis of feed-
back from former civil
servants. It is learnt
that about 15 names
are being considered
yet who all will be em-
paneled in the first re-
view may become clear
in due course.
Empaneled secretaries looking forward to posting
BUREAUCRACY
Srinagar (PTI): The
security forces on
Sunday gunned down
at least three terror-
ists affiliated with the
proscribed terror
group Lashkar-e-Tai-
ba (LeT), the Jammu
and Kashmir police
informed.
The three militants
were killed in the Pa-
hoo area of Pulwama
in south Kashmir.
Based on specific in-
puts about the pres-
ence of terrorists in
the area, security
forces launched a
search operation
there, a police official
told media.
The search opera-
tion turned into an
encounter after the
terrorists fired upon
the security person-
nel, who retaliated. In
the exchange of fir-
ing, three terrorists
have been killed so
far, the police said.
While the area has
been cordoned off,
the operation is still
underway.
This is the third en-
counter in the Kash-
mir valley in three
days and the fourth in
JK. With this en-
counter, 10 terrorists
have been killed in
four encounters in the
past three days.
The DG of JKP said,
“An encounter started
on a specific input of
district police Pulwah-
ma at Pahoo village in
Pulwahma.”
3 LeT TERRORISTS KILLED
IN PULWAMA ENCOUNTER
10 TERRORISTS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN 4 ENCOUNTERS IN THREE DAYS
Security personnel at gunfight site in Pahoo area of Pulwama, Kashmir.
BJP workers celebrate after party’s massive victory in Guwahati
Municipal Corporation (GMC) elections.
Hyderabad (Agen-
cies): Telangana Chief
Minister K Chan-
drashekar Rao’s party
has signed up a contract
with political consult-
ant IPAC, once led by
election strategist
Prashant Kishor, ahead
of next year’s assembly
elections in the state.
Kishor, who is appar-
ently on the verge of
joining Congress, has
been camping out in
Rao’s official residence
in Hyderabad since Sat-
urday
,sourceshavesaid.
ThecontractwithRao
has been expected for a
while. But it has trig-
gered speculation in the
light of Kishor’s talks
with the Congress —
joining it with an exten-
sive plan to rejuvenate
the Grand Old Party
.
In three meetings so
far, has made detailed
presentations about his
plans. He has also appar-
ently given the Congress
a May 2 deadline for a
decision. Party chief So-
nia Gandhi, in consulta-
tionwithateamof veter-
ansandRahulGandhi,is
likely to take a final call
onthematteratacrucial
meeting tomorrow.
A section of Con-
gress veterans, howev-
er, have been wary of
any association with
Kishor, in view of his
advisory role to parties
in direct competition
with the Congress in
the States — among
them Mamata Baner-
jee’s Trinamool Con-
gress and Jagan Mohan
Reddy’s YSR Congress.
Sources have also in-
dicated that the special
team Gandhi formed to
evaluate Kishor’s pro-
posal, wants him to dis-
sociate from all other
political parties and
devote himself entirely
to the Congress.
While Kishor has of-
ficially ended his rela-
tions with IPAC, he is
said to be privy to all the
decisions of the organi-
sation which he has led
for a number of years.
Amid Congress, Prashant talks,
KCR’s party signs up with IPAC
Tribal woman
assaulted,
stripped by 9
people in K’taka
TMC’s Mandal
skips CBI summons
in post-poll Bengal
violence case
Party has signed up
I-PAC to lead its
poll campaign in
2023 state elections
Telangana Chief Minister KCR and Prashant Kishor.
Karnataka (Agen-
cies): A 35-year-old
tribal woman was al-
legedly assaulted and
stripped in public by a
group of nine people at
a village under Belt-
hangady taluk in Dak-
shina Kannada district
of Karnataka. The ac-
cused even shot a video
when they were strip-
ping the woman.
The incident oc-
curred on April 19. It is
being said that the inci-
dent is the fallout of a
land dispute.
In her complaint,
the woman alleged
that along with her,
the accused also as-
saulted her sister and
mother. The 35-year-
old complainant stat-
ed that they tore her
clothes making her
semi-nude and record-
ed the video of the en-
tire incident in a mo-
bile phone.
Kolkata: Trinamool
Congress leader Anu-
brataMandalonSunday
didnotappearbeforethe
CentralBureauof Inves-
tigation (CBI), which
had summoned him for
questioning in connec-
tion with its probe into
post-poll violence in
West Bengal.
The CBI asked him to
be present at the agen-
cy’s office in Kolkata by
2.30pm.tofacequestions
pertaining to his alleged
involvement in the post-
poll violence cases.
BJP sweeps Guwahati civic polls; AAP
opens account; no seat for Congress
Jaishankar meets Argentine
FM ahead of Raisina Dialogue
PM MODI THANKS
VOTERS FOR
‘RESOUNDING
MANDATE’
New Delhi: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Sunday
thanked the voters of
Guwahati for giving
“resounding mandate”
to Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) and congratulated
Assam Chief Minister Him-
anta Biswa Sarma as the
trend shows BJP’s victory
in the Guwahati Munici-
pal Corporation election.
“Thank you, Guwahati! The
people of this lovely city
have given a resounding
mandate to BJP4Assam
to build on the agenda of
development. They have
also blessed the hardwork
of the state government,”
said PM Modi in a tweet.
New Delhi: In a yet another controvery, the shoot-
er who fired at a protest against the citizenship law
near Jamia Millia University in 2020 has created
buzz after provocative videos from his Instagram
account went viral. The young man, who calls
himself “Rambhakt Gopal” and is currently out on
bail, has made his account private after several
social media users shared the video and called for
strict action against him.
New Delhi: A week after communal clashes broke out
in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, residents held a ‘Tiranga Yatra’
on Sunday evening in a show of solidarity between
communities. While police and paramilitary personnel
remain deployed in the area, police removed many of
the barricades and scaled-down security arrangements
during the day. The ‘yatra’ was planned three days ago
by RWA members and social workers in the area.
JAMIA UNIVERSITY SHOOTER SHOWS
GUN POINTED AT CHILDREN FROM SUV
WEEK AFTER JAHANGIRPURI VIOLENCE,
RESIDENTS HOLD ‘TIRANGA YATRA’
NEWS DIGEST
Guwahati: Gujarat
MLA and Dalit leader
Jignesh Mevani will
stay in judicial custo-
dy tonight as his bail
order from a court
in Assam is likely to
come on Monday in
connection with a
case filed over his
tweets on Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi.
The court reserved
its order on Sunday.
Mevani was arrested
on Thursday from
Gujarat’s Palanpur by
a team of Assam po-
lice after a local BJP
leader from Kokrajhar
filed a complaint
against him. Mevani
has called his arrest
“vendetta politics by
the PMO”.
Ahmedabad: Con-
gress leader from
Gujarat and former
party spokesperson
Kailash Gadhvi joined
the Aam Aadmi Party
in Ahmedabad, on
Sunday, media report-
ed. Before joining AAP,
he had met with Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal in New Delhi
earlier on 23 April
where he announced
his decision of joining
the party. Gadhvi said
that the Congress
lacked determina-
tion to take on the
BJP. Gadhvi and his
supporters were wel-
comed to the party by
AAP Gujarat election in
charge and Delhi MLA
Gulab Singh Yadav.
COURT ORDER ON
MEVANI’S BAIL
LIKELY TODAY
EX- GUJARAT
CONGRESS SPOX
JOINS AAP
LATA DEENANATH MANGESHKAR AWARD
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award
in Mumbai on Sunday. PM Modi has become the first recipient of the award.
EAM Jaishankar with Argentine
counterpart Santiago Cafiero.
Kirit Somaiya’s driver
bookedfor‘rashdriving’
Mumbai (PTI): Mum-
bai police have regis-
tered an FIR against the
driver of senior BJP
leader Kirit Somaiya for
allegedly driving in
rash and negligent man-
ner, due to which a Shiv
Sena corporator and a
party worker suffered
minor injuries, an offi-
cial said on Sunday
.
The FIR was regis-
tered late Saturday night
after local Shiv Sena
functionaryBhaiZhende
lodged a complaint and
soughtactionagainstthe
driver, the official from
Khar police station said.
The incident took
place on Saturday night
when Somaiya was re-
turning from Khar po-
lice station after meet-
ing independent MP
Navneet Rana and her
MLA husband Ravi
Rana following their ar-
rest. The Rana couple’s
plan to recite Hanuman
Chalisa outside ‘Ma-
toshree’, the personal
residence of CM Uddhav
Thackeray, on Saturday
morning had angered
Shiv Sena workers. The
couple later cancelled
the plan, but the duo was
arrested or allegedly
“creating enmity be-
tween different groups”.
“Somaiya had gone to
meet the Ranas at Khar
police station. As per the
complaint,whentheBJP
leader was returning in
his car after meeting
them, the Shiv Sainiks
present there tried to
stop his vehicle, but his
driver drove in rash
negligent manner,” the
police official said.

NEWS
07
NIIRA RADIA, 7
OTHERS BOOKED
FOR ALLEGED
‘NEGLIGENCE’ IN
TREATING COVID
PATIENT
Nayati Healthcare chairperson
Niira Radia and seven others
have been booked for alleged
negligence in treating a
COVID-19 patient who died after
being discharged from the
hospital here, police said on
Sunday. The FIR was registered
after Bhagwati Verma, a resident
of Krishnanagar area, accused
the Neyati Medicity hospital
management of negligence in the
treatment of her husband and
not following Covid guidelines.
According to a complaint filed by
the woman at the Jaint police
station, the hospital discharged
the patient without any prior
information. She further alleged
that her husband contracted the
coronavirus infection last year
and was admitted to Nayati
Hospital on May 10, 2021. She
said her husband was
discharged on May 15 and later
died. The woman also claimed
that the hospital fraudulently
took more than Rs 1.90 lakh
from them as treatment expense.
Police said the FIR was
registered against Niira Radia,
hospital director Narendra Singh,
Senior Accounts Officer Sunil,
Accounts Officer Balkishan
Chaturvedi, Finance Director
Yatish Behl, Finance Controller
Hemant Java, and Chandan
Singh and Sagar Tuteja under
sections of the Indian Penal
Code. Deputy Superintendent of
Police (Sadar) Praveen Malik
said the matter is being
investigated and there will be
arrests soon. The hospital has
been closed for the last few
months and there was no
immediate comment on the FIR.
Radia was earlier a corporate
lobbyist. She hit the headlines in
2009 after some tapes surfaced
allegedly indicating her role in
influencing government
decisions on 2G spectrum
allocation. She was summoned
by Economic Offences Wing of
Delhi Police last year in
connection with a case in which
three people were arrested for
siphoning off more than Rs 300
crore that was taken as a loan
from Yes Bank to build a
hospital. —PTI
CARETAKER OF
JUDGE’S HOUSE
FOUND DEAD IN
LUCKNOW
Aman who was a working as a
caretaker of a Judge’s house,
was brutally killed at a residence
in the Chinhat police station
area. Police sources said Mohit
Sahu was a car mechanic and he
was residing in a Judge’s house
as a caretaker with his wife and 3
children. Mohit was found dead at
the residence with his head
chopped off. The wife of the
deceased has alleged that the
brother of Mohit is behind the
crime. Police rushed to the spot
after information and initiated the
investigation. The initial probe
revealed that Bhupendra, brother
of the deceased had a feud with
Mohit over a land dispute. He had
met with Mohit on Saturday and
killed him the next day.
Ghanshyam Tewari, inspector of
Chinhat police station said that the
accused Bhupendra was arrested
and interrogation is underway.
Doman, the youngest brother of
the deceased told police that
Bhupendra earlier used to live
with Mohit and he had an illicit
relationship with his wife. Police
investigations also indicated illicit
relationships could be the reason
behind the crime. Police have
recovered a crime weapon near
the house investigations were
underway. —Janardan Misra
AFTER CAMPAIGNING FOR SP IN 2022
POLLS, TMC EYES POLITICAL SPACE
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Trina-
mool Congress is quiet-
ly stepping into the op-
position space in Uttar
Pradesh. After cam-
paigning for Samajwa-
di Party in the recent
Assembly elections, the
Trinamool is apparent-
ly eyeing a bigger role
in the 2024 Lok Sabha
elections.
A Trinamool delega-
tion will be visiting
Prayagraj on Sunday
where a family of five
was found murdered
on Saturday. This is the
first party from out-
side the state to visit
the site of crime. The
Samajwadi Party (SP),
which is the main op-
position force in Uttar
Pradesh, has not gone
beyond condemning
the incident in a press
statement. SP MLA
Shivpal Singh Yadav,
however, did visit the
family of the deceased
on Saturday but said
that he had come in his
‘personal capacity’.
The TMC delegation
to Prayagraj comprises
Dola Sen, Mamata Bala
Thakur, Saket Gokhale,
Uma Soren, and
Lalitesh Tripathi.
Lalitesh Tripathi, who
joined the Trinamool
after quitting the Con-
gress, said that the
Prayagraj murders
were ‘shocking’ be-
cause they come days
after another family of
five was murdered in
the city. Sources said
that Trinamool had de-
cided to play a more
proactive role as an op-
position party in Uttar
Pradesh and will take
on the Yogi govern-
ment head on. It may
be recalled that five
members of a family
were killed with sharp-
edged weapons in the
Khevrajpur village in
Prayagraj. This is the
second such case re-
ported in the state in
one week. Last Satur-
day, the bodies of five
members of a family
were found inside their
house in Prayagraj.
The Prayagraj incidents
come days after BJP
sent similar teams to
Bogtui in Birbhum dis-
trict where nine people
were burnt alive, and to
Hanskhali in Nadia dis-
trict where a minor girl
died after she was al-
legedly gang-raped.
Trinamool may play more proactive
role as an opposition party and
will take on the Yogi govt head on
The TMC delegation comprising Saket Gokhale, Dola Sen,
Mamata Bala Thakur, Uma Soren will be visiting Prayagraj to meet
survivors of the brutal murder of a family including a 2-year-old.
I
I
BRUTAL MURDER OF A FAMILY
Three killed, three
severely injured in road
mishap in Bahraich
First India Bureau
Bahraich: 3 persons
lost their lives while
3 others were severe-
ly injured when the
autorickshaw they
were travelling in
collided with a truck
near Chilvariya at
B e h r a i ch - G o n d a
Highway. Gyananjay
Singh, additional su-
perintendent of po-
lice here said that
Chandrika Prasad,
Ramanuj, Jafarul-
lah, Ramlochan Gup-
ta, America Prasad,
and Jamal Ahmed
were returning from
Varanasi when their
vehicle rammed into
a truck in the Chil-
variya area under
Dehat Kotwali
area. Chandrika
Prasad, Ramanuj,
and Jafarullah died
on the spot in the ac-
cident while Ameri-
ca Prasad, Ramlo-
chan Gupta, and Ja-
mal Ahmed were se-
verely injured. Police
rushed to the spot
sent all injured to the
hospital. The condi-
tion of all three in-
jured was stated to be
critical and police
have launched a
probe into the matter.
The officer said po-
lice have seized the
autorickshaw and
the bodies of the de-
ceased have been
sent for post-mortem
examination. The in-
jured passengers
have been admitted
to Bahraich Medical
College, police said.
Schoolmanagerheldinexampaperleakcase
Ballia (PTI): A school
manager has been ar-
rested in connection
with the Uttar Pradesh
Board of Secondary Ed-
ucation’s English paper
leak case, police said on
Sunday
. Pandit Harihar
Baba Inter College man-
ager Awadhraj Pandey
was arrested on Satur-
day in the case, SHO,
Nagral, Devendra
Dubey said. Police have
so far arrested over 50
people, including three
journalists, six school
managers and five
school principals, in
connection with the pa-
per leak of Uttar
Pradesh Board’s class
12 English question pa-
per on March 30. Ballia
District Inspector Of
Schools (DIOS) Brijesh
Mishra is among those
arrested in the case.
TOTAL ARRESTS 50
GIFT OF LIFE
Sant Nirankari Mission Charitable Foundation organised a ‘Manav Ekta Diwas’ blood
donation drive at Shringar Nagar, Lucknow, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
Nepalese nat’l
held with drugs
worth ` 20
lakh: Police
Maharajganj (PTI): A
Nepalese national has
been arrested after
drugs worth Rs 20 lakh
were allegedly found
from his possession in
Sonauli area along the
Indo-Nepal bosrder
here, police said on
Sunday.
Ajai Singh Chetri (24)
from Nepal was arrest-
ed on Saturday evening
during a routine check
and 20.75 gm of heroin
was recovered from
him, in-charge, Sonauli
police station, Manoj
Kumar Rai, said The ar-
rest was made by a joint
team of the Sahastra
Seema Bal (SSB) and
police, he said.
The accused has
been booked under the
Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Sub-
stances (NDPS) Act.
Police have decided to
take help of the Nepal-
ese Police to trace out
his links with other
smugglers in Nepal
and India, Rai said.
One dies, another severely injured in
two separate knife attacks in Meerut
First India Bureau
Meerut: A man was
stabbed to death while
another was severely
injured in a knife at-
tack over a land dis-
pute in two different
incidents in the Lisadi
Gate area under the
Brahmpuri police sta-
tion area.
Police sources here
said that Yunus has a
paternal house in the
Tarapuri Lisadi Gate
area and he had a dis-
pute over it with his
uncle. They had scuf-
fled on Saturday night
and police had pacified
the situation later.
Yunus was attacked by
three persons on Sun-
day morning near An-
jum Palace in the Lisa-
di Gate area and the
assailants stabbed him
to death. Yunus was
rushed to the hospital
where doctors declared
him brought dead. In
another incident, Bhu-
ra was attacked by
Manoj and his associ-
ates in the Bhagwatpu-
ra area. It was report-
ed that the feud started
with minor issues and
when Bhura opposed
abusing Manoj and his
friends attacked with
a knife.
Severely injured
Bhura was rushed to
the hospital where his
condition was stated to
be critical. Police have
registered cases in
both matters and in-
vestigations were un-
derway.
Police have
registered
cases in both
matters and
investigations
are
underway
SP chiefAkhileshYadav alleges police
working under political pressure
Lucknow (ANI): Sam-
ajwadi Party chief Akh-
ilesh Yadav on Sunday
met the kin of a female
inspector who died by
suicide in Amethi and
said that the police in
the state is working un-
der political pressure,
while alleging that BJP
government in UP is
killing democracy
. Akh-
ilesh said that his party
will raise this matter in
the upcoming Assem-
bly session.
He also levelled accu-
sations on the Yogi gov-
ernment of putting
pressure on police in
the state and alleged
that police were given
the responsibility to
win polls for the BJP
government. Akhilesh
Yadav reached Gosain-
ganj in Lucknow to
meet the kin of a female
inspector who died by
suicide in Amethi yes-
terday. Speaking over
the same, he said, “Var-
ious information is be-
ing received that the
police have to work un-
der pressure, because
of which they are tak-
ing such steps.”
The SP chief alleged,
“Police were given the
responsibility to win
polls (recently conclud-
ed assembly election)
for the government…
As per information I
got locally, there was
political pressure on
the police station. This
government is doing
whatever they want
and killing democracy.
SP will raise this mat-
ter in the upcoming As-
sembly session.” On the
alleged murder of five
people in Prayagraj, Ya-
dav said, “Police is
sleeping. This is not the
first time such type of
incident has taken
place in Allahabad
(Prayagraj).”
DIG AT YOGI GOVT
Loot case: 3
held after
encounter
in Sultanpur
Sultanpur (PTI):
3 criminals al-
legedly involved
in a loot case were
arrested by the
police after an en-
counter, police
said on Sunday.
Two country
made pistols and
a knife were re-
covered from
their possession.
Rahul alias Ran-
jit, Sachin
Jaiswal and Shub-
ham were sur-
rounded by a po-
lice team while
they were going
somewhere, Su-
perintendent of
Police, Vipin Ku-
mar Mishra, said.
In a bid to flee, the
trio opened fire
on the police team
and in exchange
of fire all of them
were arrested.
Constable Rohit
Yadav and the
three accused
were injured in
the encounter, he
said. The SP said
that the three
were involved in
robbing a busi-
nessman on April
15 after shooting
him in Sauramau
village in rural
area.
Police investigating at the site
AKHILESH YADAV
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE

08
2NDFRONT
Relationships require trust
at the first leap and then
everyday.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
High flyer: A peacock jumps over a barbed wire in a park in New Delhi on Sunday. —photo by PTI
AsBrahminexperimentfailsinpolltest,
Dalit vote bank back in Maya’s focus
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: The BSP
,
whichonceloudlyraised
the slogan of “Brahmin
shankh bajayega, haathi
aage jaayega (the Brah-
min will blow the conch
and the elephant will
march forward)”, seems
to be disillusioned with
the community
.
Mayawati’s party is
once again focusing on
its core votebase Dalits,
perhaps this is the rea-
son why many veteran
Brahmin leaders of the
partyseemtobemargin-
alized or are coming un-
der the target of disci-
plinary action.
For the BSP
, which
formed a thumping ma-
jority government in
2007 through the Dal-
it-Brahmin social engi-
neering formula, the
subsequent elections
brought only a message
of despair. After defeat-
ing the SP in 2012, May-
awati had every hope of
getting success in the
next elections. But in
2017, the BSP was re-
duced to just 19 seats
with 22.24 percent votes.
The 2022 assembly
elections of UP proved
to be a tremendous set-
back for the BSP. While
the party’s vote share
slipped down to 13 per
cent, it could get only
one assembly seat. This
wasthemostdisappoint-
ing performance of the
party established by
Kanshi Ram after the
year 1993. In these elec-
tions, the BJP made a
visible dent in the par-
ty’s core voters, Dalits.
According to political
experts,the2017election
results were a wake-up
call for Mayawati. But
shedidn’ttakeitserious-
lyDue to the shifting of
Dalit base voters, BSP is
facing many hurdles.
Vote share is falling bad-
ly
, the trend of electoral
defeat continues. At
present, the problem of
maintainingrepresenta-
tion in the Legislature
and Parliament has aris-
en before the party
.
These disappointing
developmentshaveledto
the disenchantment of
the BSP towards the
Brahmin community
.
The party has once
again started imple-
menting the strategy of
gaining the trust of the
Dalit voters. As a result,
theBSP
,whichwasorga-
nizing a series of ‘Brah-
min Sammelan’ during
elections to woo Brah-
mins,changeditsstance.
Ritesh Pandey
, an MP
belonging to the Brah-
min community
, was re-
placed by Girish Chan-
draJatavastheleaderof
the party in the Lok
Sabha. Nakul Dubey
, a
close aide of Satish
Chandra Mishra, who
holds the rank of num-
ber two in the party
, was
expelledfromtheBSPon
charges of anti-party ac-
tivities. If BSP sources
are to be believed, soon
some influential leaders
of thepartywillbecutto
size, Dalit faces will be
able to get crucial role in
the organization.
Sitapur (PTI): Sama-
jwadi Party MLA Ravi-
das Mehrotra on Sun-
day alleged that he was
not allowed to meet se-
nior party leader Azam
Khan, who is lodged in
the district jail here.
Mehrotra also al-
leged that Khan might
be killed inside the Sita-
pur Jail. “Jail adminis-
tration did not allow me
to meet Azam Khan and
I was told he is unwell
and is sleeping,” Meh-
rotra told reporters out-
side the district jail.
“It seems the state is
under a kind of unde-
clared emergency and
the government itself
is killing democracy.
We have apprehensions
that Azam Khan could
also be killed in jail.
“So we are agitating
here against the injus-
tice meted out to him,”
the MLA said.
On Friday, Pragatish-
eel Samajwadi Party
(Lohia) president
Shivpal Singh Yadav
also met Khan. He ac-
cused Akhilesh Yadav’s
SP of not taking up the
SP leader’s cause and
said he would soon put
the matter before CM
Yogi.
Recently, the Azam
Khan camp too had ex-
pressed unhappiness
with SP chief Akh-
ilesh, claiming that he
has been ignoring the
jailed MLA and the
Muslim community
though it voted for
the SP.
Clarifying the par-
ty’s stand, Mehrotra
said, “Akhilesh himself
told us to visit Azam
Khan.”“We will raise
the issue of Azam Khan
in the assembly and
will fight for him. We
will give the details to
the party’s national
president Akhilesh Ya-
dav,” he added.Mehro-
tra alleged that the BJP
government is continu-
ously doing injustice
on Azam Khan by lodg-
ing “false cases”
against him.
When asked if SP
leaders were late in vis-
iting Khan, he said the
party leaders had met
Khan twice. When
Khan was admitted in
Lucknow for Covid
treatment, the SP lead-
ers and the party chief
were in continuous
touch with him, the
MLA claimed.
BSP’s one-seat success in UP polls
is clear verdict on its Brahmin-
Dalit social engineering formula
BSP chief Mayawati. —PHOTO BY PTI
SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra with other leaders outside Sitapur jail
on Sunday.
Not allowed to
meet Azam Khan
in jail: SP MLA
‘AZAM KHAN NEEDS
MED FACILITIES’
Mehrotra said Azam
Khan is a senior
political leader and is
entitled to many facil-
ities but he was made
to live like an ordinary
criminal in jail. “He
needs medical facilities
and it seems govern-
ment is denying.This
could be fatal for him,”
Mehrotra said.
Ghaziabad (ANI):
Bharatiya Janata Party
chief Jagat Prakash
Nadda on Sunday laud-
ed Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi’s address in
the 88th edition of
Mann ki Baat and said
that the Prime Minister
always highlights social
issues without being
political, adding that
PM Modi has a unique
way to connect with the
people.
Addressing a booth
meeting here on Sun-
day, Nadda said, “PM
Modi has always kept
social issues in front of
us, without being polit-
ical. He uses a unique
way to connect to peo-
ple. He listens to people
and gives solutions. It is
a blessing to have him
as our Prime Minister.”
The BJP chief high-
lighted that the figures
of both IMF and World
Bank which have come
now, in the last seven
years under the leader-
ship of PM Modi, reflect
that about 12 per cent of
poverty has been eradi-
cated from the country
over the years and it is
our good fortune that
people have been raised
from the poverty line.
“Our leaders give us
knowledge of not only
political but also social
subjects,” Nadda said
while lauding the PM.
The Prime Minister
also gives us knowledge
of our culture by men-
tioning our religious
texts, he said.
Nadda said that it is our
responsibility to listen
to the PM’s Mann Ki
Baat in a collective form
to help in the develop-
ment of the country.
PM Modi on Sunday ad-
dressed the 88th episode
of ‘Mann Ki Baat’,
which is his monthly
radio address, broad-
cast on the last Sunday
of every month.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With an eye
on forthcoming local
bodies election and 2024
Lok Sabha polls the UP
BJPhaslaunchedamas-
sivetrainingprogramme
to apprise the workers
and functionaries about
the future action plan to
further widen the base
of the party in the state.
The seven-day pro-
gramme which started
on Saturday is also
aimed grooming the
workers and also make
them aware about the
policies of Rashtriyan
Swayamsewak Sangh
(RSS) and its other fron-
talorganisations.Highly
emboldened over recent
successes in Assembly
electionandVidhanPar-
ishad polls, the BJP does
not want to lose the grip
andkeepthemomentum
for the organizational
activities.
At the personality
grooming session, they
willlearnhowtostayup-
dated on current affairs,
about welfare and devel-
opment schemes of the
government and speak
to people about these
programmes. They will
be trained on how to in-
teract with the media
and use social media.
Party sources said
during seven days
progammestherewillbe
extensive training ses-
sion in all 98 organisa-
tional districts. There
will also be 15 special
session in each districts
for which the party has
shortlisted senior lead-
ers to participate in
these sessions.
According to party
sources, such training
sessions are generally
organised for new mem-
bers after a membership
drive, which is held after
every three years.
PM always highlights social issues, has
unique way of connecting with people: Nadda
MANN KI BAAT
(BJP National President JP Nadda with party leaders and supporters listens to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’, at Vasundhara, in Ghaziabad on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘FIGURES SHOW 12% POVERTY
ERADICATED FROM COUNTRY’
The BJP chief highlighted that the figures of both
IMF and World Bank which have come now, in the
last seven years under the leadership of PM Modi,
reflect that about 12 per cent of poverty has been
eradicated from the country over the years and it is
our good fortune that people have been raised from
the poverty line.
ACTION
AGAINST
COP FOR
MISCONDUCT
Bulandshahr (PTI): A
police Sub-Inspector
(SI) was suspended on
Sunday for allegedly
misbehaving with a
seer in Bulandshahr
district, officials said.
SSP Santosh Kumar
Singh said the matter
cametolightonSunday
through a Twitter post,
following which the
Sikandrabad Circle Of-
ficer (CO) was asked to
look into the matter.
The matter was thor-
oughlyinvestigated,the
SSP said, adding that
thepreliminaryinvesti-
gation found SI Pawan
Kumar guilty
. Pawan
Kumar has been sus-
pendedformisbehaving
with the seer without
any reason, he said.
Citing the seer who
lives at the temple in
Kamalpur village, the
SSP said he was going
to some place on a cycle
a few days ago, when
he was stopped by the
police.
The policemen asked
the seer for his identity
card and when he in-
formed them that he
was not carrying one,
he was taken to a near-
by building where all
his clothes were al-
legedly removed.
BJP launches extensive training prog
EYEING 2024
During the 7-days
progammes there will be
extensive training session
in all 98 organisational
dists. There will also be
15 special session in each
districts 15 special ses-
sion in each districts.

FASHION IS BOLD AND ADVENTUROUS, IT REFLECTS A
GENERATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO AREN’T AFRAID
TO VOICE WHAT THEY THINK OR WEAR. IT IS MORE
THAN SIMPLY A WAY TO DRESS YOUR BODY; A
REFLECTION OF YOUR OWN PERSONALITY AND
VIEWS. CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU THE WINNERS
OF GLAMANAND SUPERMODEL INDIA 2021, ZOYA
AFROZ, DIVIJA GHAMBHIR AND TANYA SINHA, WHO
SHARE THEIR LOVE FOR MODELLING EXPERIENCE
IN THE FASHION PAGENT
ashion trends
bring women
and men from
all over the
world togeth-
er, while also
allowing them
to express their per-
sonal styles.
The style of cloth-
ing worn by the indi-
vidualsinaphotograph
may instantly identify a
period of time shown in the
photograph, and this sums
up how influential and all-
pervasive fashion is. Fash-
ion can change in an in-
stant, yet the power it wields
over society and the func-
tion it plays in the modern
world remains constant.
The momentous fashion
night, Glamanand Super-
model India 2021, held in
August 2021 at the Kingdom
of Dreams, where Zoya
Afroz was crowned as the
Miss International India,
Divija Gambhir bagged the
title of Miss Multinational
India and Tanya Sinha be-
came Miss Globe India.
Crowned Queen Afroz
bagged three sub-titles,
namely - Best in Evening
Gown, Miss Glamorous
Eyes and Top Model. While
answering the question,
she said “As someone who
has dreamt to be on the
stage of such a prestigious
pageant, I believe that
beauty pageants like this
give great opportunities to
young women to excel in
their careers”. Miss Inter-
national India Divija Gamb-
hir from Jaipur said, “With
the sense of purpose and di-
rectionthefuturecanbelong
to those who believe in the
beauty of their dreams”.
While Tanya Sinha, Miss
Globe India from Ranchi,
“The good thing about being
a model is, that your work
gives you a lot of opportuni-
ties to travel and travelling
helps widen your horizon
and make you learn a lot
about culture and food. But
sometimes I have to give up
on some delicious foods, as
my profession demands to be
fit and in shape.” Glamanand
Supermodel India 2021 is re-
sponsible for a breaking mo-
nopolythatpersistedinIndian
beauty pageants sectors for
morethan50years.
LUCKNOW, MONDAY,
APRIL 25, 2022
09
REFLECTION OF
REFLECTION OF
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
F
Zoya Afroz
Divija Ghambhir
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PALAK
SINGHAL,
Model
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
A rethink is in order for
those going in for a
heavy investment.
Recovering a loaned
amount from someone
will not pose much difficulty. You will
manage to defuse tensions prevailing
at home by your tactful ways. A work
trip is on the cards. You manage to
weave your magic on the one you love.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Satisfaction is foreseen
for the image conscious
people trying to achieve
perfect figure and
physique. Your efforts
on the academic front will keep you in
contention. You are likely to spend an
enjoyable time with a close relation
today. Your helping hand to someone in
need will be greatly appreciated.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Homemakers can
exceed budget in doing
up their homes. An old
friend or a relative is
likely to pay you a visit.
You succeed in putting an ambitious
project on the tracks and cross all
hurdles in making it a success. Love
beckons and promises to give
immense joy and fulfillment.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Financial worries evapo-
rate as new avenues of
earning open up. You
will put in efforts to
complete a task
entrusted to you. Your academic
aspirations may take some time to get
realised. A property issue may not
show any signs of getting sorted out
amicably, so have a backup plan ready.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
You will manage to
ignore distractions and
interruptions at work to
complete a pending task
in time. Job prospects
for those freshly out of professional
institutes are set to brighten up soon.
Those not in a stable job can expect
permanency. Health will be satisfactory,
as you remain regular in workouts.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
A major purchase
might make a dent in
all your savings, but
will help in keeping up
with the flow .
Speculation may not be profitable and
you can very well burn your fingers.
Some of you may get hard pressed to
find a good match for someone
eligible in the family.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
A lot of time may be
wasted in socialising,
but you will love every
moment of it. You will
succeed in surmounting
the odds to get a stalled job back on the
tracks. Something concerning property
will work out in your favour. A romantic
outing is on the cards and promises
much fun and frolic.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Spirituality will have a
special allure for you.
Your innovative ideas
on the professional
front are likely to be
well received. Good health will keep
you fit and energetic. You are likely to
expand your social circle. You are likely
to get immense fulfillment in your
current romantic relationship.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
It is one of those days
when you will feel
satisfied with whatever
you do today on the
social front. Those
seeking love may not get lucky but
persistence will pay! A friend or
relative can touch a sensitive nerve
and get you all upset. A job switch
needs to be considered.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Sticking to workout
routine may benefit you
on the health front.
Meeting relatives at a
marriage or party
cannot be ruled out. Support from the
family may seem most encouraging
for those aiming an academic pursuit.
A passion-filled evening is foreseen, as
romantic front brightens.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Homemakers will get a
chance to implement
their ideas. You are
likely to be recognised
for your efforts on the
professional front. Chance of a raise is
possible for some. Timely and correct
decision will help you in saving a lot of
money. You will be able to de-stress
yourself completely today.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
A profitable day for
entrepreneurs is
envisaged. You may be
played upon for
spending on someone
else’s needs and desires. Homemakers
are likely to enjoy the day in the
company of neighbors and friends.
Fatigue threatens in a long journey, but
adequate breaks will keep you going.
WHY PUT STUDENTS
THROUGH STRESS?
Educationist and entrepreneur Rajesh Bhatia says the education system must
become more responsive to the needs of students during the pandemic
CITY FIRST
he unpredicta-
bility of the on-
going pandemic
has created un-
certainty in eve-
ry aspect of life
and students
particularly have gone
through unprecedented
upheavals in the past few
years. As the pandemic
related restrictions ease
and schools and colleges
reopen, students are ex-
pected to dive right into
the old normal after a lit-
tle over two years of on-
line learning. Now acute
stress has been added to
the situation with multi-
ple universities display-
ing an indecisive atti-
tude regarding the ex-
amination mode and
whether it should be on-
line or offline.
Rajesh Bhatia, an edu-
cationist and founder of
TreeHouse,anonlineand
offline chain of play-
schools, thinks this situ-
ation could have been
avoided and asks, “Why
to put students through
needless stress when we
already have an examina-
tion system that triggers
massive anxiety among
students. I recently read
a newspaper report that
said that we lost 12,582
lives to examination
stress between 2014 and
2020. The current indeci-
siveness of universities
about whether examina-
tions are to be held online
or offline has not helped
at all. The education sys-
tem must become more
responsive to the needs
of students during the
pandemic.
He also thinks parents
and educators need to be
more vigilant during this
time to observe signs of
stress, anxiety and says,
“Weneednewer,kind-
ermethodsof eval-
uation but right
now, let us please
focusonthemen-
tal health of
students and
watch out for
signs of
stress like
panic at-
tacks, sleeplessness, hy-
peractivity
, lack of moti-
vation, aches and pains,
upset stomach, mood
swings and depression.
Counselling and therapy
must be normalised espe-
ciallywhennotallparents
are equipped to provide
urgent solutions for a
mental health crisis.”
He also wants students
to not internalise exami-
nation stress and says,
“Yes, the pressure to excel
is inordinate but please
don’t believe any big or
small failure is perma-
nent. Every day
, we all get
a brand new chance to
learn from our mistakes
and do better. If you feel
you are not ready for an
offline examination, at-
tempt writing exercises
and time yourself. Sleep
andeatontime,addalittle
physical activity to your
routine and learn a few
breathing exercises. And
remembertoalwaysreach
out to a trusted friend or a
family member when you
are feeling too anxious.
You are not alone even
whenyoufeelisolatedand
overwhelmed.”
Bhatia also hopes
schools and universities
will start offline modules
to slowly ease students
back into conventional
modes of learning and
also offer them hybrid op-
tions to choose from. As
he says, “We are now liv-
ing in a world where edu-
cation systems cannot be
rigidandmustbeflexible.
The pandemic has al-
lowed us to change out-
dated methods of teach-
ing and we must adapt to
the times. We cannot just
discuss how broken our
systems are, we must fix
themforthesakeof every
student regardless of
theireconomicandsocial
background.”
T
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
SaurabbhSachdeva
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11
K
aran Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Ki
Prem Kahani is right on track ever
since it went on floors. The cast
recently shot for a schedule in
north India and we saw Alia Bhatt return
to the city on Saturday night. On Sunday
afternoon, Karan took to Instagram to
officially announce the film’s release
date. Taking to Instagram, the film-
maker shared a happy selfie with his
lead pair and penned another rhyme
scheme for his cast after similarly
wishing Varun Dhawan. —Agency
A
lia Bhatt and
Ranbir Ka-
poor are one
of the cutest
couplesontheblock.
These two recently
tied the knot on
April 14 in the pres-
ence of their close
friends and family
.
The pictures from
their wedding have
alreadytakenthein-
ternet by storm and
fans are still going
gaga over the
dreamy pictures.
Even though the
newlyweds have re-
sumed their work
and are shooting for
their respective
movies, their family
members are still
sharing unseen pic-
turesfromtheirspe-
cialday
.TinaRazdan
sharedyetanother
family pic fea-
turing both
the stars
and the en-
tire Bhatt
and Ka-
poor fam-
ily
.—Agency
E
ver since Ajay Devgn
announced his new
film Runway 34, fans
have been on the edge
of their seats and eagerly
waiting for the film. The
trailer too has created a lot of
hype and going by it, we can see
that the Singham actor is play-
ing a pilot in the film. This film
also stars Rakul Preet Singh who
too will be seen portraying the role
of a pilot. Well, the movie is all set
for its release and the actors are
leaving no stone unturned in the
promotion of the film. Ajay recent-
ly shared yet another exciting teas-
er of Runway 34 and we bet this
will get your excitement level a
notch higher. —Agency
M
egan Fox went to Insta-
gram on Friday to wish
her fiancé Machine Gun
Kelly a happy 32nd birth-
day in a heartfelt tribute. The
Transformers actress, 35, cap-
tioned a snapshot of the rapper
giving her a piggyback ride and
called him “the love of my life”
and “the most unique human I
have ever met.” —Agency
T
iger Shroff and Tara Sutar-
ia are all set for the release
of their film Heropanti 2.
Both Tara and Tiger were
spotted interacting with their fans
looking all stylish and sexy. In the
pictures, we can see Tiger looking
classy wearing a red full sleeves t-
shirt that he paired with blue den-
im and light brown coloured shoes.
Tara Sutaria on the other hand
looked drop-dead gorgeous in a
crop top and a skirt that had an ab-
stract print. We have to admit that
she looked hot flaunting her per-
fectly toned midriff. —Agency
R
akul Preet Singh is
presently occupied
with the promotion
of her upcoming re-
lease, Runway 34. Taking
some time off her busy
schedule, the Attack ac-
tress has shared a few
glimpses from her latest
photoshoot. Posing in a
pink co-ord dress, the star
captioned the pictures, Pink
Panther. Her outfit of the day
incorporated a silk top with
leopard prints and baggy
pants. The outfit was complet-
ed with pink stilettos and
minimum makeup. —Agency
PRETTY IN
PINK!
S
amantha Ruth Prabhu has dropped heartfelt
birthday wishes for her Citadel co-star
Varun Dhawan on Instagram, along with
a picture of the birthday star. These two
will be sharing screen space for the first time in
this forthcoming drama. She wrote, “ Happy
birthday Rockstar @varundvn... Wishing
you the bestest year. God bless.” Apart from
her, Tamannaah Bhatia also shared a post
on social media, “Happy Birthday @
varundvn ! Wishing you a great year
ahead”. Besides these two, many B-
town celebs also dropped birthday
wishes for Varun Dhawan. —Agency
regnant Rihanna and A$AP
Rocky were recently clicked in
LA as seen in the photos ob-
tained by The Daily Mail. Ri-
hanna and Rocky's recent meet
comes after the rapper was re-
leased from jail a few days ago
after issuing a bail bond of USD
555,000 according to reports.
The couple who is expecting
their first child together
stepped out with one anoth-
er as Rihanna reportedly
held onto his arm. —Agency
P
STRAIGHTOUTOFJAIL!
STRAIGHTOUTOFJAIL!
Birthday Wishes!
G
igi Had-
id turned 27 on
April 23 and
honouring her
on a special day was
her sister Bella Had-
id who shared a sweet
birthday tribute for
the model. Sharing
throwback photos from
their childhood as well
as special moments
from their photoshoots
together Bella was all
praises for her big sis-
ter as she called Gigi
best sister and best
mother. —Agency
Memory down
the lane!
RUNWAY34!
LOVE OF
MY LIFE
SMOKIN’
HOT!
FAM JAM!
RELEASE DATE
ANNOUNCED!
Varun Dhawan Rihanna
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox
Gigi Hadid
Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria
Instagram image posted by Karan Johar
Instagram image posted by Tina Razdan
Alia Bhatt
Rakul Preet Singh
Poster of the film

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Lucknow is renowned for its exquisitely subtle and hypnotic art. City First is happy to exhibit
some of Lucknow’s greatest art, from clothes and perfumes to jewellery and handicrafts.
ucknow, Uttar Pradesh's
cosmopolitan capital, is
known for its exquisite
and spectacular cultural
legacy
. Be it Chikanka-
ri, Zardozi, or Zarbu-
land, the lovely city
has long been a staunch
supporter of art and
craft. During the
reign of the
Nawabs, who were
major supporters
of fine art, there
was a strong de-
sire for art. This re-
sulted in a significant
increase in workmanship in
this area. Today, Lucknow is
home to talented artists who
produce some of the world's
most renowned handicrafts.
Bazaars abound throughout
the city, displaying some of
the most beautiful goods
the region has to offer.
CHIKANKARI
Chikankari, a style of
art that incorporates
delicate and exquisite
hand stitching, is
famed in Lucknow's
old city
. Murri, katao,
tepchi, tappa, jali,
and dhum are among
the 36 stitches used in
this ancient form of nee-
dlework, which is thought to have
been introduced by the Mughals.
Fabrics like muslin, chiffon,
silk, organza, and organdie are
used to give the garment a re-
fined and delicate aesthetic.
ZARDOZI EMBROIDERY
Zardozi is a beautiful
style of metal
embroidery that
continues to place
Lucknow on the
fashion map. This
needlework, which
started under the
influence of Mughal
monarchs, entails stitching
numerous decorations on textiles
with metallic threads. This delicate
stitching necessitates a high level of
ability
. This distinctive artwork may
be seen on fashionable sarees, jackets,
dresses, and other items in Lucknow
ZARBULAND WORK
Zarbuland work, which adds to the
city's creative feature, is a unique
type of art created in Lucknow by
modifying the existing Bidri work
of Karnataka. Coating one metal
over another to produce a
finely constructed result
is the procedure. The
main distinction
between Zarbuland and
Bidri is that in
Zarbuland, the pattern
is elevated above the
surface, but in Bidri, it is inlaid. This
beautiful type of artwork is unique
to Lucknow and looks a lot like
Tanjore metal work plates.
TERRACOTTA JEWELLERY
Tourists searching for
something exquisite, stylish,
and ethnic are drawn to Lucknow's
handcrafted terracotta jewellery
.
These super-stylish necklace sets
and earrings come in a wide range
of vivid colours and patterns. They
are exceptionally light and
durable, may be worn
with sarees or kurtis, and
are created by Lucknow's
most skilled craftsmen.
ATTAR
Lucknow is also known
for its attar, or ittar, a
naturally fragrant oil
extracted from plants and
herbs. To generate a long-
lasting scent, the oil is
distilled and combined with
a base, usually rose or
sandalwood oil. The
combination is matured
for a long time, anything
from months to years,
before being
distributed in little
vials. Zafran, khus,
ambar, ghulab,
chameli, and agar
are some of the
most well-known
Lucknow
perfumes.
L
New Scoring
System
CITY FIRST
I
n line with the Na-
tional Education
Policy 2020, the Ut-
tar Pradesh Higher
Education System has
now directed all the
educational institutes
to make assessments
through a 10-point
grading system.
According to re-
ports, this grad-
ing system will be
applied to under-
graduate courses in-
cluding BA, BSc and
BCom at all the uni-
versities and colleges
in Uttar Pradesh. As
per the Principal Sec-
retary for Higher Edu-
cation Monika Garg,
this system will be im-
plemented at all the
universities in Uttar
Pradesh from the aca-
demic year 2022-23.
This new grading
method will now be
used to grade all ma-
jor, minor, co-curricu-
lar, and vocational top-
ics. Students will re-
ceive grades based on
their performance in
these disciplines. Stu-
dents that receive a
score of 91-100 will re-
ceive a maximum
grade of 10 and the
grade letter O, which
stands for Out-
standing, under
this grading sys-
tem.
This regulation,
which is in effect at all
state and private col-
leges across the state,
aims to promote uni-
formity among stu-
dents while also allevi-
ating them of unneed-
ed stress in order to
get the highest possi-
ble grade. Further-
more, by removing
unhealthy rivalry
among high achievers,
this step will improve
the studying atmos-
phere at institutions.
CHAKK DE UTTAR PRADESH!
CITY FIRST
T
he Uttar Pradesh
government has
vowed to open
up gyms and sta-
diums across 100-gram
panchayats shortly in
order to develop the
state’s rural and raw
sports ability. Accord-
ing to sources, the new
facilities would be built
under the banner of Ut-
tar Pradesh’s ‘Khoob-
Khelo-Khoob-Badho,’
with the goal of encour-
aging players from
smaller villages and
districts to achieve
their goals.
The Youth Welfare De-
partment is arranging
sports fields and open
gyms from village to
village at the gram pan-
chayat level under the
MGNREGA scheme.
The state government
is also making efforts to
nurture sports talent
and intensify sports
competition within the
state. UP has already
built more than 44 hos-
tels for the training of
16 sports in 19 districts
and with the upcoming
provisions, it aims to
become a leader in the
country in the field of
sports.
In line with this vi-
sion, the govern-
ment has also
raised the value of
sports kits in the
state. Now, each player
will get a kit worth
`2500, instead of the
earlier `1000. This will
encourage more people
to view sports as a via-
ble field, simultane-
ously boosting the play-
er pool for the upcom-
ing international
leagues, events such as
Asian Games, Olym-
pics and the likes.
Celebrating Earth Hour
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
The birthday of IPS
Yogesh Singh, IPS Dr
Kalanidhi Naithani was
on Sunday, April 24. We
wish them all the best!
INSTALLING HELIPORT!
CITY FIRST
I
n a bid to boost tour-
ism in the state, the
Uttar Pradesh gov-
ernment is all set to
construct new heliports
across the state. While
the new heliports will
come up in Agra, Ma-
thura and Prayagraj the
existing helipad in Luc-
know will be trans-
formed into a heliport
too. Based on the Pub-
lic-Private Partner-
ship model, the con-
struction work for
this ambitious project
is expected to begin
soon.
Notably, the helipad
near Lucknow’s Rama-
bai Ambedkar Park is
not functional at pre-
sent. Under the ambit of
this project, the admin-
istration has directed
the state Tourism De-
partment to equip the
helipad with all modern
amenities and resume
its operation now.
Thismoveisinlinewith
the centre’s policy for
heliport tourism and its
guidelines for building
heliports under the
Scheme of Product/In-
frastructure Develop-
ment for Destinations
and Circuits. The ad-
ministration has al-
ready floated `5 crores
each for the new heli-
ports that are set to aug-
ment tourism across Ut-
tar Pradesh.
CITY FIRST
A
nature walk,
greenery fair
and visualiza-
tionof agreen
and serene planet
Earth through paint-
ings by young stu-
dents were how the
various scientific
and academic in-
stitutes of the
city celebrated
‘Earth Hour’ Day on
Friday
. To make stu-
dents aware of what
Earth Hour is, and its
relevance, several ac-
tivities were organ-
ized at the Regional
Science City
. The cel-
ebrations began with
a nature walk at the
institute, during
which geoscientists
and experts told stu-
dents that taking
mini steps like con-
serving soil, taking
an oath to reduce, re-
use and recycle, judi-
cious use of power
and no use of plastic
can help save the
planet.
Around 600
students from 12
schools partici-
pated in the com-
petitions. Various
colleges, universi-
ties, NGOs and or-
ganizations put up
their awareness
stalls at LU and ex-
plained several
green products, their
utility, importance
and sustainability
for the environment
to students.
Various schools celebraing Earth Hour

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