First india lucknow edition-07 january 2021

Under CM Yogi, UP revenues rise up record levels
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh’s revenue
collection, which had
taken a beating due to
Covid, have shored up
in December thanks
to a road map pre-
pared by the Yogi
Government.
According to figures
available with the
state’s finance depart-
ment, the non-tax reve-
nue witnessed an in-
crease of about Rs 2,522
crore in December 2020
compared to same
month in 2019.
“The recovery in
revenue has come on
the expected lines as
the UP CM had asked
us to look for addi-
tional sources of rev-
enue when the total
tax mop-up had
shown a decline due
to the pandemic,”
said the finance de-
partment official re-
questing anonymity.
This is not all, the sil-
ver lining is the
state’s total collec-
tions of the first three
quarters of 2020-2021
has also gone up.
“We are up but the
growth is still sluggish
but the sequential im-
provement in the tax
collection (touch wood)
is reflective of the over-
all pick-up in the econo-
my,” he said.
The good news: The
overall collections by
the transport and ex-
cise departments have
exceeded the targets in
December. While the
transport department
collected Rs 734.44 crore
against the target of Rs
648.75 crore, the excise
duty collections are at
Rs 3,149.04 crore against
a target of Rs 3,090
crore.
Says UP Finance
Minister Suresh Khan-
na, “This clearly shows
that the state’s economy
is bouncing back. We
hope the revenue collec-
tion will improve fur-
ther in the last quarter
of 2021-22.
He said revenue col-
lection was witnessing
an upward trend since
July 2020 despite the ad-
verse impact that Cov-
id-19 had on the state’s
economy. We are recov-
ering from the econom-
ic slowdown under the
guidance of Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
and directions of chief
minister Yogi Adity-
anath.”
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called on President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday at Rashtrapati
Bhavan. He later visited Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Sources in UP government said these were
courtesy visits. The CM is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
FILLING UP COFFERS
State’s finance department, the non-tax revenue
witnessed an increase of about `2,522 crore in
December 2020 compared to same month in 2019
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court will on
January 11 hear a batch
of pleas challenging the
new farm laws as well
as the issues related to
the ongoing farmers’
protest at Delhi borders.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice SA Bobde
on Wednesday observed
that there is no improve-
ment on the ground re-
garding farmers’ pro-
tests, following which
the Centre conveyed to
the court that “healthy
discussions” are going
on between the govern-
ment and farmers over
these issues.
Attorney General KK
Venugopal said there is
a good chance that par-
ties may come to a con-
clusion in the near fu-
ture and filing of re-
sponse by the Centre on
thepleaschallengingthe
new farm laws might
foreclose the negotia-
tions between the farm-
ers and government.
While informing the
bench that talks are go-
ing on Turn to P6
Farmers during the ongoing agitation against the new farm laws, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi
on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Centre conveyed to the court that “healthy discussions”
are going on between the government and farmers
NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL, KEEP
TALKS ON WITH FARMERS: SC
Apex Court to hear pleas
against anti-conversion
laws in UP, Uttarakhand
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on
Wednesday agreed to
hear petitions challeng-
ing the constitutional
validity of the laws
passed against unlaw-
ful religious conver-
sions by the states of
Uttar Pradesh and Utta-
rakhand. A bench head-
ed by Chief Justice S A
Bobde, however, re-
fusedto stay the provi-
sions of the laws and
issued notices to both
state governments on
two different petitions.
The court’s decision
came in response to a
bunch of petitions
which challenged the
validity of the laws.
One of the pleas filed by
Advocates Vishal
Thakre, Abhay Singh
Yadav and Pranvesh, a
law researcher, con-
tended the laws “cur-
tails the Fundamental
Rights of the citizen of
India…disturbs the Ba-
sic Structure of the
Constitution as laid
down by the Law”.
Their plea says the
Act and the ordinance
are “against the provi-
sions of Special Mar-
riage Act, 1954 and it
will create fear in the
society” as even those
who are not a part of
any such activity can be
falsely implicated. The
plea urges the court to
direct the states “not to
give effect to impugned
provisions/ordinance
and withdraw the same
or in the alternative
modify the said bill”.
Another plea by NGO
Citizens for Justice and
Peace (CJP) says provi-
sions of the Act and Or-
dinance violate Article
21 of the Constitution
as it empowers the State
to suppress an individ-
ual’s personal liberty.
“The Act and Ordi-
nance”, it submits,
“seemed to be premised
on conspiracy theories
and assume that all con-
versions are illegally
forced upon individuals
who may have attained
the age of majority”.
Supreme Court
issued notices to
both state govts
on 2 petitions
DRESS REHERSEL TODAY FOR
FARMERS’ R-DAY ‘TRACTOR MARCH’
The leaders of the farmers unions demanding
repeal of the three new farm laws are now readying
for a ‘Tractor March’ announced by the Samyukta
Kisan Morcha on the Eastern and Western Periph-
eral Expressways on Thursday. Farmers leaders
said the ‘Tractor March’ would be a trailer of the
‘Republic Day Parade’ scheduled on January 26.
BRING NEW LAWS:
CM AMARINDER
URGES PM MODI
Chandigarh/ New Delhi:
Punjab Chief Minister
Amarinder
Singh, who
has been
a vocal
critic of the
centre’s farm
laws urged Prime Minister
Narendra Modi to “bring
in new laws after consul-
tation with farmers” and
resolve the months-long
standoff. Undeterred by
winter chill, thousands
of farmers, mostly
from Punjab, have been
protesting against the
legislations on the out-
skirts of Delhi since late
November.
The two laws are unconstitutional
as both attempt to control the life
of the residents of Uttarakhand
and Uttar Pradesh and to not allow them
to take charge of the significant decisions
in their life —Says the plea
Cook eggs, meat fully,
says Giriraj on bird flu
New Delhi: There’s
nothing to worry about,
animal husbandry, fish-
eries and dairy minister
Giriraj Singh said dish-
ing out some cooking
tips so people can steer
clear of the Avian Influ-
enza, or bird flu, which
is doing the rounds in at
least four states.
Cook eggs and meat
fully, the Union minis-
ter said seeking to allay
fears about transmis-
sion of the zoonotic dis-
ease from poultry to
humans.
“In some places there
have been reports of
migratory and wild
birds dying from bird
flu. Cook the meat and
eggs completely before
eating. There is nothing
to worry. All possible
help is being given and
states have been alert-
ed,” Singh tweeted in
Hindi.
Giriraj Singh also
shared a status report
of the Avian Flu spread
in Himachal Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Kera-
la and Rajasthan, where
12 epicentres have been
identified. Turn to P6
50-yr-old woman gangraped, murdered
in Badaun; 2 held, temple priest booked
First India Bureau
Badaun: In yet another
incidentthathasshaken
the conscience of the
country and reminded
many of the gruesome
2012 Nirbhaya gan-
garape, a 50-year-old an-
ganwadi worker was
gang-raped and mur-
dered allegedly by a
priest and his two ac-
complices in Budaun
districtof UttarPradesh.
While the priest is on
the run, his two accom-
plices were arrested
late night on Tuesday
after the post-mortem
report confirmed rape,
police said on Wednes-
day, adding the woman’s
leg and a rib bone too
were found fractured
and there were severe
injuries in her private
parts.
The incident, which
triggered an uproar in
political circles, took
place on Sunday and
the matter came to light
when the priest and his
accomplices took the
body to the victim’s
home, saying it was
found in a dry well in
the temple premises.
An FIR was regis-
tered two days later af-
ter the autopsy con-
firmed rape and the two
accomplices of the
priest were nabbed, the
police added.
About the incident,
Badaun’s Senior Super-
intendent of Police
Sankalp Sharma said,
“The post-mortem re-
port confirms rape and
there are injuries in her
private parts and a frac-
ture in the leg.”
She suffered a rib
fracture too, he added,
citing the autopsy re-
port. Turn to P6
Giriraj Singh
Amit Shah to visit
Mizoram between
January 9-10
New Delhi: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah will visit Mizo-
ram between Janu-
ary 9-10, government
sources said here on
Wednesday. Recently,
Shah visited Imphal
to lay the foundation
stones for several
multipurpose pro-
jects.
The BJP formed a
government in Ma-
nipur for the first
time in 2017, having
constituted a coali-
tion with the Nation-
al People’s Party,
Naga People’s Front
and the Lok Janshak-
ti Party, with Singh
sworn as CM on
March 15. —ANI
Woman’s leg,
rib bone found
fractured and
there were severe
injuries in her
private parts
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theageof digital
downloads, all
artists would get
paid for their music, and
some would get paid a lot.
Lorde and Billie Eilish
showed what was possible.
Lorde was just 16 when,
in 2012, she uploaded her
debut EP to SoundCloud. A
few months later, Sean
Parker (of Napster and Fa-
cebook fame) put her first
single — “Royals” — on his
popular Spotify Hipster In-
ternational playlist. The
song has sold more than 10
million copies.
Eilish’s rags-to-riches
story is a little murkier.
But the approved narrative
begins in 2015, when the
13-year-old uploaded
“Ocean Eyes” (a song writ-
ten by her older brother) to
SoundCloud. She was “dis-
covered”. Spotify enthusi-
astically promoted “Ocean
Eyes” on its Today’s Top
Hits playlist. She is now
the youngest artist with a
billion streams to her
name, and Spotify’s most-
streamed female artist for
the past two years
THE NEW HIT SQUAD
Streaming now accounts
for more than half of re-
corded music revenue. Spo-
tify has about a third of the
subscribers paying for mu-
sic streaming. Playlists
overtook albums as the
preferred way of listening
to sequences of songs
about five years ago.
Appearing on a promi-
nent Spotify playlist is
therefore a big deal.
Economists Luis Aguiar
and Joel Waldfogel calcu-
lated (in 2018) that a song
appearing on Today’s Top
Hits was worth about 20
million extra streams and
US$116,000 to US$163,000 in
royalty payments. That
was when Today’s Top Hits
had about 18.5 million sub-
scribers. It now has more
than 26 million.
With so much power,
what will Spotify do next?
The answer, apparently,
is to run a pay-to-play “ex-
periment”, dropping Spoti-
fy’s “crystal clear” commit-
ment in 2018 that “no one
can pay to be added to one
of Spotify’s editorial play-
lists”. But now there’s this:
In this new experiment,
artists and labels can
identify music that’s a pri-
ority for them, and our
system will add that sig-
nal to the algorithm that
determines personalised
listening sessions.
The catch is musicians
must accept a lower pay-
ment — a “promotional
recording royalty rate”
— on any song streamed
as a result.
POWER IMBALANCE
After the most difficult
year for many working mu-
sicians in memory, Spoti-
fy’s new strategy has been
compared, imperfectly, to
the days of radio stations
and presenters seeking
bribes from record compa-
nies to play their songs.
There’s a key difference.
Now Spotify is the most in-
fluential radio program-
mer on Earth, deciding the
new songs millions of lis-
teners hear in any minute.
And instead of a handful
of record companies, every
aspiring musician is now
able to record and upload a
song. Spotify gets about
40,000 new uploads a day.
Spotify says it paid more
thanUS$3.5billiontorights
holders in the first nine
months of 2019. But sur-
veys of musicians suggest
very few can make a living
from streaming. A British
survey has found eight in
10 musicians earned less
than £200 (A$355) a year
from streaming, with 90%
saying streaming account-
ed for less than 5% of their
earnings.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Musicians’ dilemma in Spotify’s pay-to-play plan
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nIndia,thestigmaassociated
with menstruation persist-
ing over generations has led
tothesubjectbeingdiscussed
in hushed whispers and be-
hind closed doors. Menstrua-
tion and menstrual hygiene
practices face social, cultur-
al, and religious restrictions
and are further intensified in
rural areas, particularly in
states like Rajasthan. Women
are often denied access to ba-
sic hygienic conditions as
well as awareness about bod-
ily functions that affect their
overall physical and mental
well-being.
In Rajasthan, barely 36%
of women have access to the
essentials needed to manage
their menstruation. These
‘needs’ include the availabil-
ity of menstrual hygiene
products such as sanitary
pads, provision of ‘safe’ and
hygienic-sanitary spaces as
well as accurate information
related to periods. This defi-
cit in needs being met does
not vary by age indicating
that a majority of women
are unable to access services
related to their Menstrual
Hygiene Management
(MHM) needs throughout
their reproductive years.
The taboos, stigma, and
culture of secrecy around
menstruation make many
boys and men nervous about
menstruation including its
acknowledgment of buying
menstrual products for their
partners. A study conducted
in an urban college of Ben-
galuru showed that only 30%
of the boys had correct
knowledge about menstrua-
tion. The knowledge among
rural boys is even worse.
Boys are kept out of the dis-
cussion related to menstrua-
tion, due to social-cultural
norms that render the sub-
ject taboo. Another study un-
dertaken in 3 states of India
showed that most of the boys
poorlyunderstandmenstrua-
tion in terms of biology. How-
ever, they are cognizant of
the cultural restrictions
placed on girls during men-
struation as they see their
mothers and sisters follow
the unwritten code of con-
duct and rules of segregation
laid down for menstruating
women such as not dining
with members of the family,
not entering the temple or
even the kitchen. Hence, boys
remain ill-informed and de-
velop misconceptions about
this natural biological pro-
cess. Even in schools, sepa-
rate sessions are conducted
withgirlsonmenstruationas
it is considered a girl’s issue
and not required for boys.
The COVID-19 pandemic
and consequent lockdown
restrictions have further ex-
acerbated the situation for
women and girls. Restricted
mobility, scaling down of
services, and prioritizing of
emergency measures over
other essential health ser-
vices have worsened access
to menstrual hygiene prod-
ucts and services. The cas-
cading impact of a country-
wide lockdown and disrup-
tion of supply chains has
severely affected the availa-
bility of menstrual products
like sanitary pads, critical
for the safe and hygienic
well-being of adolescent
girls and women.
As per data from a Rapid
Assessment Survey conduct-
ed by the Population Founda-
tion of India in May 2020,
nearly 73% of surveyed ado-
lescentgirlsinRajasthanhad
an unmet need for sanitary
napkinsduringthelockdown.
Theconsequencesof disrupt-
ed supply chains are felt most
acutely by the marginalized,
particularlywomenandgirls.
While families are confined
to their homes due to the pan-
demic,theage-oldsilenceand
stigma on menstruation are
being reinforced.
The pandemic has intensi-
fied challenges that women
face due to gender-based in-
equality and social restric-
tions and it is the need of the
hour for men to rise to the
occasion. In our patriarchal
society, men can be the agen-
cy to bring the desired
change. They are the prima-
ry decision-makers which in
turn directly impacts their
partners and children. Their
decisions affect the use of
resources within the house-
holds and also access to ser-
vices, including health. The
well-documented story of a
social entrepreneur, Mr.
Arunachalam Muruganan-
tham is a classic example of
the role men can play in
busting myths and normalis-
ing the discourse around
menstruation. The fact that
a Bollywood blockbuster
called Pad Man was made in
2018, bears testimony to his
popularity and acceptance
of his efforts in the main-
stream media.
From a ban on advertise-
ments on sanitary napkins
in 1990 to the success and
popularity of Pad Man, In-
dia has indeed come a long
way. While digital move-
ments like ‘The Period Girl’,
#WhispersBreakSilence,
#FreePeriods, #KeepHerGo-
ing, ‘Red Dot Challenge’and
the ‘Menstrupedia’ comic
book developed to destigma-
tize the subject have been
successful in metropolitan
areas, menstruation contin-
ues to be a taboo topic in
tradition-bound regions of
the country. Also, none of
the campaigns involve men
and boys on the issue. There
is also a dearth of male role
models in India who have ad-
dressed issues related to
menstruation. It is ironic
that while the word ‘men’ is
present in the word ‘men-
struation’, in practice, it is
completely absent.
The participation of men
in Menstrual Hygiene Man-
agement (MHM) is essential.
Not just girls, boys too need to
be educated about menstrua-
tion and reproductive health
and empowered to be able to
talkcomfortablyandcandidly
about periods. Engaging men
and boys from a young age is
critical to normalize the dis-
course around menstruation
for everyone, regardless of
their gender. The culture of
silence and lack of acknowl-
edgmentamongmenhastobe
shattered through well-inte-
grated social and behaviour
change campaigns that en-
courage conversations and
break down myths around
menstruation. This will lead
them to influence and posi-
tively impact the experience
of girls and women of men-
struation in many roles – as a
husband, brother, father,
teacher, peer, and policymak-
er. Consequently, young girls
will be able to grow up into
confidentandhealthywomen
and ensure that they act as
equalpartnersinsocietaland
community development.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
IN SEARCH OF MORE ‘PAD’ MEN
IN INDIA DURING COVID-19
I
In Rajasthan,
barely 36% of
women have
access to the
essentials
needed to
manage their
menstruation.
These ‘needs’
include the
availability of
menstrual
hygiene
products such
as sanitary
pads, provision
of ‘safe’ and
hygienic-
sanitary spaces
as well as
accurate
information
related to
periods.
THE TABOOS, STIGMA,
AND CULTURE OF
SECRECY AROUND
MENSTRUATION MAKE
MANY BOYS AND MEN
NERVOUS ABOUT
MENSTRUATION
INCLUDING ITS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
BUYING MENSTRUAL
PRODUCTS FOR
THEIR PARTNERS
RAJAN
VISHAL
JOINT SECRETARY,
CM OFFICE, GOVERNMENT
OF RAJASTHAN
‘CHUPPI TODO-
SAYANI BANO’
Rajan Vishal, IAS, who
launched a campaign
on Menstrual Health
Management (MHM) ‘Chuppi
Todo-Sayani Bano’ (Break
the silence and be smart) for
adolescent school girls as
District Collector, Nagaur
Alwar. More than 2,20,000
school girls were educated
on MHM, given informative
booklets, IEC material, and
sanitary pads, and were
motivated to speak on this
issue by specially oriented
teachers. The learnings were
further reinforced by monthly
meetings in presence of their
parents; guardians, teachers,
and School Management
Committees. In addition,
Rajasthan’s first sanitary
napkin manufacturing
unit operated by women’s
Self Help Group was also
established in District
Nagaur. These measures not
only made the women SHG
members economically self-
reliant but also acted as an
effective IEC tool to educate
and enlighten rural women
on the sensitive issue and
emboldened their self-esteem.

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CM LAUNCHES FLAGSHIP KISAN KALYAN MISSION
Reiterates BJP government’s commitment to double farmers’ income; blames Opposition for fuelling farm unrest, past dispensations for apathy
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In the back-
drop of a raging farm-
ers’ protest, Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on
Wednesday launched
his government’s flag-
ship Kisan Kalyan Mis-
sion scheme, reiterat-
ing his promise to dou-
ble the income of farm-
ers.
Kick-starting the
‘Mission,’ dedicated to
farmers’ welfare and
growth, from Dadupur
village in Sarojini Na-
gar block of Lucknow,
the CM attacked the
previous regimes and
Opposition parties for
being apathetic towards
the problems of the
farmers and listed a
slew of pro-farmer
schemes implemented
by the Central and the
state governments for
the overall welfare of
the farmer fraternity.
“Lakhs of farmers com-
mitted suicide between
2004 and 2014 because
no one was there to take
care of them. Now our
government’s motto for
farmers’ is ‘Atmahatya
se Aamdani’ (from sui-
cide to income), and it is
being implemented
through scores of
schemes,” he said.
He said today the
agrarian population
was using science and
new farm technologies
and was on the path to
success. The UP CM ac-
cused opposition par-
ties leaders of mislead-
ing the farmers and
said under the Kisan
Kalyan Mission, the
government had decid-
ed to inform them about
the benefits of the new
agriculture laws passed
by the Centre.
He said the develop-
ment schemes for their
welfare would be
launched in 825 blocks
in the state.
“You would have been
prosperous and not
forced to take the ex-
treme step had previous
regimes focussed on
your welfare in the past
70 years,” he told the
gathering. Invoking the
popular ‘Jai Jawan, Jai
Kisan’ slogan, Yogi said
it was never implement-
ed in letter and spirit.
As a result, the farmers
remained marginalised
owing to the politically-
motivated approach of
the previous govern-
ments, mainly of the
Congress, he said.
Praising PM Modi for
introducing the new
farm laws, the CM said
that he (PM) had sever-
al other milestone steps
to his credit like getting
the Swaminathan Com-
mission’s recommenda-
tions implemented and
bringing in the crop in-
surance policy under
which farmers could
apply and get compen-
sated for the damage
caused by wildlife to
their produce. “Every
year Rs 6,000 is being
sent to the accounts of
2.30 crore farmers of
UP and the smile on the
faces of farmers itself
tells the story of their
prosperity,” he said
while asserting both --
Centre and UP govern-
ment -- were committed
to do their best for farm-
ers.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In a major
boost to students in
times of pandemic and
the ongoing recession,
the Lucknow Univer-
sity (LU) has launched
the ‘Karmayogi
Scheme’ which offers
students part-time jobs
while continuing their
studies on the cam
us.
Prof Alok Kumar
Rai, vice-chancellor of
Lucknow University
said that a student can
earn up to maximum
Rs 15,000 in a year
through the ‘Karmayo-
gi Scheme’.
“LU has been strong-
ly working to establish
Student-centric struc-
tured framework. We
have initiated the vari-
ous student-centric
programme. Through
‘Karmayogi Scheme’ a
student would be al-
lowed to work for a
maximum of 2 hours a
day for maximum 50
days in an academic
session after his class
hour. They will be paid
Rs 150 per hour. A stu-
dent can get maximum
of Rs 15,000 in a year,”
Rai said.
Rai said that as of now
the scheme is for the
students of LU who are
studying in its campus.
“As of now, the ‘Kar-
mayogi Scheme’ is only
for the campus stu-
dents and I want affili-
ates colleges should
start such initiative at
their own level,” he
said.
Rai explained that
this scheme will have
“far-reaching conse-
quences”.
“Under the scheme, a
student will learn to re-
spect work, varsity can
use his/her talents for
the welfare of LU, the
student will enhance
attachment to LU and
get financial help,” he
added.
LU Karmayogi Scheme for students’ addl income
STUDY BENEFIT
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Yogi Adityanath on
Wednesday ordered a
probe by the SIT of Eco-
nomic Offences Wing
(EOW) into the Murad-
nagar roof collapse in-
cident in which 24 peo-
ple died.
The SIT will probe
the entire incident, in-
cluding the construc-
tion work, Additional
Chief Secretary (Infor-
mation) Navneet Se-
hgal said, adding that a
detailed report has also
been sought from the
ADG.
“The chief minister
has taken a serious
note of the Muradna-
gar incident and decid-
ed to order a probe by
the SIT of EOW,” Se-
hgal said.
Twenty-four people,
most of them attending
a funeral, were killed
and 17 others injured
when the roof of a shel-
ter at the cremation
ground in Muradnagar
collapsed on Sunday.
Adityanath had di-
rected that the National
Security Act be slapped
against the accused
persons and recovery
of loss of public money
and the amount of gov-
ernment compensation
paid to the bereaved
families from the err-
ing engineer and con-
tractor.
He also announced
that a financial assis-
tance of Rs 10 lakh be
provided to each of the
kin of the deceased and
homeless affected fami-
lies be provided a
house.The contractor
wanted in connection
with the incident was
arrested from a village
near the border of
Meerut and Muzaffar-
nagar districts.
Contractor Ajay Tya-
gi, who went into hid-
ing after news of the
collapse spread, was
nabbed near the Ganga
canal bridge of Sathedi
village by a joint team
of Muradnagar and Ni-
wari police.
CM Yogi orders EOW
probe in Muradnagar
roof collapse case
Three-day before its launch UP to conduct
finaldry-runforCovid-19vaccineonJan11
First India Bureau
L u c k n o w : H av i n g
gained global recog-
nition for controlling
spread of Covid-19,
the Yogi Adityanath
Government will
hold the second and
final dry run of the
vaccination drive on
January 11, just three
days ahead of the
vaccine’s launch on
Makar Sankranti.
The final dry run
would be held in the en-
tire state at around 1500
vaccination centres
where first phase of the
vaccine would be ad-
ministered to the tar-
geted group.
Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath,
while directing the
officials to examine
the entire process
during the final dry
run of Monday next,
said that the health
department after
completing the data
of the first priority
group should now
commence feeding of
the data for the sec-
ond target group.
The health depart-
ment would be com-
mencing the “Mukhy-
amantri Arogya mela”
at all the Community
Health Centres (CHC)
in the state on January
10 in which the people
would be made aware
about Covid.
The first Covid vac-
cination dry run was
held on Tuesday in all
the districts and was
declared successful by
the State Government.
Meanwhile, the num-
ber of positive Covid
patients in the state has
come down to 11,939 on
Wednesday and it was
after six months that
the number of positive
cases came down to
12,000 mark.
With 5,69,959 recover-
ing from the Covid, the
recovery rate in the
State has gone up to
96.55 per cent with 8,441
deaths so far. launched
a month-long agitation.
Health,Animal
Husbandry
depts on alert
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Yogi Adityanath has in-
structed Health and
Animal Husbandry de-
partments to stay on
alert after reports of
bird flu in several
states.
In same reference
Animal Husbandry di-
rector has directed to
report number of ducks
and poultry farms and
their distances from
headquarter. Apart
from this instructions
to form fast force in eve-
ry districts to deal with
the emergency situa-
tion.
CM Yogi Adityanath greeting a seller after kick-starting the Kisan Kalyan Mission in Lucknow on Wednesday. CM Yogi addressing the gathering. ACS MSME Navneet Sehgal also seen.
A tractor showing new technology related to spraying of fertilisers.
People visiting the stalls selling
fresh vegetables at the event.
—REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO
CM Yogi handing over a cheque to a woman farmer as Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi applauds.
CHIEF MINISTER’S CHOPPERS FAILS TO
MAKE LANDING DUE TO BAD WEATHER
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had
to call off his meeting of seers at Mastnath Math in
Rohtak after the chopper in which he was travel-
ling could not make a landing due to bad weather,
according to reports. Security around the Math
had been beefed up and the UP CM’s chopper was
to land on a helipad inside the campus. After mak-
ing two abortive bids to land, the pilot decided to
fly off as visibility was very bad due to dense fog.
FARMERS’ INTEREST FOREMOST: CM
Farmers’ interest foremost, says CM Yogi as he
directed agriculture production commissioner
to personally daily monitor paddy purchase and
ensure MSP for farmers. Commissioners and DMs
have been told to review and carry out physical in-
spection of all development schemes and projects
up to Rs 50 lakhs. Officials have also been told
Chief Minister to complete construction of express-
ways, highways and medical colleges within the
stipulated deadlines.
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First India Bureau
Lucknow: Expressing
discontent over dete-
riorating law and or-
der situation in Uttar
Pradesh, Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath
has instructed Spe-
cial Task Force and
Special Investigation
TeamtoprobeBadaun
and Muradnagar
incidents.
UP Special Task
Force (STF) will investi-
gate Badaun gang-rape
and murder case of el-
derly woman while Spe-
cial Investigation Team
(SIT) will probe Murad-
nagar incident in which
24 persons lost their
lives after roof of a
shelter collapsed on
them at a cemetery.
CM Yogi was dis-
tressed over Badaun
rape and murder
case. He has sought
detailed report from
ADG Bareilly and in-
structed to take stern
actions against cul-
prits. Yogi has also
directed to provide
every possible help to
the family of the de-
ceased woman.
Addressing the me-
dia here, Additional Di-
rector General of Po-
lice (law and Order)
Prashant Kumar said
that one police station
incharge was suspend-
ed after the incident.
He said that two of the
three accused were ar-
rested while reward
was announced on
third accused.
ADG LO said that de-
ceased was regular vis-
itor to the temple where
she was raped and bru-
tally murdered by a
priest and his three ac-
complices. It was re-
ported that iron rod
was inserted in the
woman’s private parts
after raped following
which she succumbed
to her injuries. He said
that case was regis-
tered under sections of
murder and rape
against three persons
including mahant of
the temple.
The role of the police
was also suspected as
immediate actions were
not taken in such hor-
rible incidents. It was
alleged that police pro-
vided ample time to ac-
cused so that they could
ran away. Though two
of them were arrested
later, the prime accused
was still absconding.
An FIR was regis-
tered at Ughaiti police
station under 376 (d)
and 302 of the Indian
Penal Code (IPC). Three
persons were named in
the FIR. Two of them
have been arrested. One
accused is absconding
and four teams have
been constituted to nab
him. A cash reward of
Rs 25,000 has been an-
nounced on the accused.
He will also be arrested
soon, said a senior
police official.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Picture for representational purpose only.
Yogi orders SIT, STF to probe
Badaun,Muradnagar incidentsCM distressed over Badaun rape, murder case; asks for stern action against culprits
Priyanka hits out at Yogi
government
COngress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit
out at the Yogi Adi-
tyanath government
over the gang-rape
and murder, alleg-
ing that there was
something wrong in
the intentions of the
Uttar Pradesh ad-
ministration on the
issue of women’s
security. “In Hath-
ras, the government did not listen to the
voice of the complainant. The government
saved officials and suppressed the victim’s
voice,” she tweeted.
NCW takes
cognisance
The National Commis-
sion for Women (NCW)
has taken cognizance of
the alleged gangrape and
murder of a 50-year-old
woman in Badaun in Uttar
Pradesh and written to
state Director General
of Police (DGP) Hitesh
C Awasthy seeking his
intervention in the case.
A 50-year-old Anganwadi
worker was allegedly gan-
graped and murdered in
the Ughaiti area of Badaun
district on Sunday night.
BRIEF
inin
1 killed, 5 hurt in
mine mishap
A labourer was killed
and five others injured
when they fell into a
gorge in Chitrakoot
district after the rope
they were using for
stone mining snapped,
the police said on
Wednesday. A case has
been registered
against the person op-
erating the mine,
Bharat Koop police
station incharge San-
jay Upadhyay said.
Ram Narayan, 35, died
on the spot, while five
labourers were injured
and admitted to a hos-
pital, the officer said.
No parking at 5
metro stations
Parking facilities at
five of the 10 metro
stations of the Aqua
Line have been discon-
tinued due to “very
less” earning from
them, the Noida Metro
Rail Corporation
(NMRC) announced
on Wednesday. Park-
ing will no longer be
provided at Sector 81,
Pari Chowk, Sector
-101, Sector -137 and
Sector 142 metro sta-
tions with effect from
Wednesday.
Farmer commits
suicide
A 45-year-old farmer
committed suicide in
Uttar Pradesh’s Banda
district following fi-
nancial hardships, po-
lice said on Wednes-
day. Kallu, a resident
of Godhani village in
Tindwari block, owed
Rs 38,000 to a bank
and he was worried in
the absence of any
work, an officer quot-
ed the farmer’s wife as
saying.
Janardan Mishra
Lucknow: Tracing ter-
ror funding, Uttar
Pradesh Anti-Terrorist
Squad (ATS) raided at
different places in three
districts of UP and ar-
rested one Myanmar
national residing ille-
gally in Sant Kabeer Na-
gar district from past 20
years. It was reported
that raids at several
places in Khalilabad,
Basti and Aligarh were
being conducted in
same connection.
Apart from this UP
ATS was interrogating
six suspects under spec-
ulation of terror fund-
ing. ATS has arrested
one Junior Engineer
(JE) posted at Khalil-
abad block of Sant Ka-
beer Nagar district, who
was allegedly involved
in terror funding and
had fake documents.
Additional Director
General of Police (Law
and Order) Prashant
Kumar here on Wednes-
day said that UP ATS
has arrested Myanmar
national Azizul Haq
who was residing ille-
gally in Khalilabad dis-
trict since 2001.
During interrogation
Azizul Haq told that
some of his accomplic-
es were in different
states. It was revealed
that Haq received huge
money from different
places in his account,
he pointed out.
Explaining the mo-
dus operandi of the ar-
rested accused ADG LO
said that Haq was living
in Badre Alam’s house.
According to Badre
Alam, Haq was neither
his son nor his relative.
He met with his son In-
aytullah in Mumbai
and told him that he
was orphan. Showing
kindness his son took
Haq to his house who
gathered his family lat-
er and made their fake
documents also.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A notorious
criminal was shot dead
in full public view dur-
ing a shootout between
two criminal groups in
Gomtinagar area here.
Along with this, one
of his accomplices and a
passerby suffered inju-
ries in the attack. Ajit
Singh (39), who was
killed in the shootout,
hailedfromMaudistrict
and had 17 cases against
him, of which five were
related to murder.
Lucknow Police Com-
missioner DK Thakur
said that Ajit Singh
along with his partner
Mohar Singh was pass-
ing through Vibhut-
ikhand area of Gomti
Nagar in an SUV at
around 8.30 pm.
That is when three
motorcycle-borneattack-
ers started firing at both
of them. In response to
this, bullets were also
fired from Ajit Singh.
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: Prepara-
tions are underway for
the celebrations of
Magh Mela in Praya-
graj, This is the first big
religious congregation
that will be organised
amid COVID-19.
According to an offi-
cial, all the devotees
who wish to attend the
Magh Mela in Prayagraj
will have to compulso-
rily bring a COVID-19
negative report through
the RT-PCR test method.
Magh Mela is an an-
nual festival which is
heldinthemonthof Ma-
gha (according to the
Hindu calendar) near
river banks and Hindu
temples.
Ajay Shukla who has
been deployed for COV-
ID-19 testing said, “We
are testing cops and
other officials to be de-
ployed here. We are
also testing the devo-
tees. On Friday, four
constables tested posi-
tive and they were ad-
mitted to a hospital.”
Tracing terror funding,
ATS raids in 3 dists, 1
Myanmar national held
One dead as two groups
open fire in full public view
Preparations underway
for Magh Mela
CARE CONCERN
Governor Anandiben Patel distributing blankets and vegetables to daily wage workers on
Wednesday. ACS Mahesh Kumar Gupta accompanied her to the event.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Punvasi Lal
walked into home in Ut-
tar Pradesh’s Mirzapur
district on Tuesday,
eleven years after he
slipped into the Paki-
stani territory.
Lal, who is mentally
unsound, had inadvert-
ently crossed into the
Pakistani side when he
lost the way along the
Indo-Pak border in
Rajasthan in 2010, po-
lice said.
He spent the next 11
years in a jail in Lahore
after he was charged for
unauthorised entry,
they said.
Lal returned home on
Tuesday after complet-
ing all legal formalities,
Superintendent of Po-
lice, Mirzapur, Ajai Ku-
mar Singh said. Lal, ac-
companied by his sister
and brother-in-law, was
welcomed by officiating
District Magistrate
Avanish Kumar Singh
and Ajay Kumar Singh.
The process for Lal’s
return to India had
started five years ago
when a letter in this re-
gard from the central
government was re-
ceived by the then Vara-
nasi DM but the
administration could
not locate his native
place, in-charge of Lo-
cal Intelligence Unit
(LIU) Indra Bhushan
Yadav said.
In 2019, it was restart-
ed and in 2020 his native
place was found in
Bharuhana village un-
der the Kotwali
Dehat police station
area, he said.
His sister Kiran iden-
tified him through a pic-
ture shown to her and
she said he had been
missingforover10years,
Yadav said.
The establishment of
Lal’s identity paved the
way for his return to In-
dia. Eventually, he was
handed over to the BSF
bythePakistaniauthori-
ties at the Atari border
on November 17, 2020,
Yadav said.
On Tuesday, the dis-
trict authorities sent a
police constable along
withhissisterandbroth-
er-in-law to Amritsar to
bringhimhome,hesaid.
On arrival, Lal was
brought to the Police
Lines where he was wel-
comed, Yadav said, add-
ing that he was later
sent to Lalganj along
with his sister where
she lives.
Mentally unsound man who crossed over to Pak, returns after 11 yrs
HOMECOMING
Nrzapur police felicitating Punvasi Lal on his return to India.
Punvasi Lal from Mirzapur dist of the
state, spent 11 years in a Lahore jail on
charges of unauthorised entry
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Secre-
tary Rajendra Kumar
Tiwari chaired a review
meeting of PM Swani-
dhi Scheme here on We-
densday.
The chief secretary
took note that UP had 6
cities in the top 10 cities
(million plus cities) of
the country. Reviewing
the progress of the PM
Swanidhi Scheme, CS
Tiwari suggested that
special camps be set up
in all bank branches on
the days decided for the
next week.
He said that all the
Municipal Corpora-
tion’s Town Develop-
ment Department-
should nominate
branch-wise nodal of-
ficeraswellasthebanks
should do the same.
He also suggested
that a meeting of the
nodal officers at the dis-
trict level be organized
and appropriate steps
be taken for ease of ex-
ecution of work. Deep-
ak Kumar,Principal
Secretary Nagar Vikas
said 4,15,868 loan appli-
cations had been ap-
proved out of the target
of 8 lakhs. He informed
the CS that UP stood at
the top in loan distribu-
tion.
CS Tiwari reviews progress of PM Swanidhi Scheme
CS Rajendra Kumar Tiwari Lucknow police investigating the crime scene
First India Bureau
Gautam Buddh Na-
gar: A court here on
Wednesday rejected a
bailapplicationof Saten-
dra Singh Bhasin alias
Montu, owner of Grand
Venice shopping mall
and an accused in the Rs
3,500-cr Bike Bot scam.
Bhasin, a resident of
Delhi, had moved the
District and Sessions
Court for bail in eight
casesinconnectionwith
the fraud by the Noida-
registered firm Garvit
Innovative Promoters
Limited(GIPL).Hearing
the case, special judge
Ved Prakash Verma not-
ed that there are similar
cases against the ac-
cused and thousands of
crores of rupees is in-
volved in the financial
crime related to GIPL as
the case pertains to eco-
nomic offence.
BikeBot
scam:Court
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pleaofBhasin
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promise that, in
theageof digital
downloads, all
artists would get
paid for their music, and
some would get paid a lot.
Lorde and Billie Eilish
showed what was possible.
Lorde was just 16 when,
in 2012, she uploaded her
debut EP to SoundCloud. A
few months later, Sean
Parker (of Napster and Fa-
cebook fame) put her first
single — “Royals” — on his
popular Spotify Hipster In-
ternational playlist. The
song has sold more than 10
million copies.
Eilish’s rags-to-riches
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But the approved narrative
begins in 2015, when the
13-year-old uploaded
“Ocean Eyes” (a song writ-
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SoundCloud. She was “dis-
covered”. Spotify enthusi-
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Eyes” on its Today’s Top
Hits playlist. She is now
the youngest artist with a
billion streams to her
name, and Spotify’s most-
streamed female artist for
the past two years
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Streaming now accounts
for more than half of re-
corded music revenue. Spo-
tify has about a third of the
subscribers paying for mu-
sic streaming. Playlists
overtook albums as the
preferred way of listening
to sequences of songs
about five years ago.
Appearing on a promi-
nent Spotify playlist is
therefore a big deal.
Economists Luis Aguiar
and Joel Waldfogel calcu-
lated (in 2018) that a song
appearing on Today’s Top
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million extra streams and
US$116,000 to US$163,000 in
royalty payments. That
was when Today’s Top Hits
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scribers. It now has more
than 26 million.
With so much power,
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The answer, apparently,
is to run a pay-to-play “ex-
periment”, dropping Spoti-
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In this new experiment,
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determines personalised
listening sessions.
The catch is musicians
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as a result.
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After the most difficult
year for many working mu-
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And instead of a handful
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aspiring musician is now
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song. Spotify gets about
40,000 new uploads a day.
Spotify says it paid more
thanUS$3.5billiontorights
holders in the first nine
months of 2019. But sur-
veys of musicians suggest
very few can make a living
from streaming. A British
survey has found eight in
10 musicians earned less
than £200 (A$355) a year
from streaming, with 90%
saying streaming account-
ed for less than 5% of their
earnings.
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pads, provision of ‘safe’ and
hygienic-sanitary spaces as
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Hygiene Management
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their reproductive years.
The taboos, stigma, and
culture of secrecy around
menstruation make many
boys and men nervous about
menstruation including its
acknowledgment of buying
menstrual products for their
partners. A study conducted
in an urban college of Ben-
galuru showed that only 30%
of the boys had correct
knowledge about menstrua-
tion. The knowledge among
rural boys is even worse.
Boys are kept out of the dis-
cussion related to menstrua-
tion, due to social-cultural
norms that render the sub-
ject taboo. Another study un-
dertaken in 3 states of India
showed that most of the boys
poorlyunderstandmenstrua-
tion in terms of biology. How-
ever, they are cognizant of
the cultural restrictions
placed on girls during men-
struation as they see their
mothers and sisters follow
the unwritten code of con-
duct and rules of segregation
laid down for menstruating
women such as not dining
with members of the family,
not entering the temple or
even the kitchen. Hence, boys
remain ill-informed and de-
velop misconceptions about
this natural biological pro-
cess. Even in schools, sepa-
rate sessions are conducted
withgirlsonmenstruationas
it is considered a girl’s issue
and not required for boys.
The COVID-19 pandemic
and consequent lockdown
restrictions have further ex-
acerbated the situation for
women and girls. Restricted
mobility, scaling down of
services, and prioritizing of
emergency measures over
other essential health ser-
vices have worsened access
to menstrual hygiene prod-
ucts and services. The cas-
cading impact of a country-
wide lockdown and disrup-
tion of supply chains has
severely affected the availa-
bility of menstrual products
like sanitary pads, critical
for the safe and hygienic
well-being of adolescent
girls and women.
As per data from a Rapid
Assessment Survey conduct-
ed by the Population Founda-
tion of India in May 2020,
nearly 73% of surveyed ado-
lescentgirlsinRajasthanhad
an unmet need for sanitary
napkinsduringthelockdown.
Theconsequencesof disrupt-
ed supply chains are felt most
acutely by the marginalized,
particularlywomenandgirls.
While families are confined
to their homes due to the pan-
demic,theage-oldsilenceand
stigma on menstruation are
being reinforced.
The pandemic has intensi-
fied challenges that women
face due to gender-based in-
equality and social restric-
tions and it is the need of the
hour for men to rise to the
occasion. In our patriarchal
society, men can be the agen-
cy to bring the desired
change. They are the prima-
ry decision-makers which in
turn directly impacts their
partners and children. Their
decisions affect the use of
resources within the house-
holds and also access to ser-
vices, including health. The
well-documented story of a
social entrepreneur, Mr.
Arunachalam Muruganan-
tham is a classic example of
the role men can play in
busting myths and normalis-
ing the discourse around
menstruation. The fact that
a Bollywood blockbuster
called Pad Man was made in
2018, bears testimony to his
popularity and acceptance
of his efforts in the main-
stream media.
From a ban on advertise-
ments on sanitary napkins
in 1990 to the success and
popularity of Pad Man, In-
dia has indeed come a long
way. While digital move-
ments like ‘The Period Girl’,
#WhispersBreakSilence,
#FreePeriods, #KeepHerGo-
ing, ‘Red Dot Challenge’and
the ‘Menstrupedia’ comic
book developed to destigma-
tize the subject have been
successful in metropolitan
areas, menstruation contin-
ues to be a taboo topic in
tradition-bound regions of
the country. Also, none of
the campaigns involve men
and boys on the issue. There
is also a dearth of male role
models in India who have ad-
dressed issues related to
menstruation. It is ironic
that while the word ‘men’ is
present in the word ‘men-
struation’, in practice, it is
completely absent.
The participation of men
in Menstrual Hygiene Man-
agement (MHM) is essential.
Not just girls, boys too need to
be educated about menstrua-
tion and reproductive health
and empowered to be able to
talkcomfortablyandcandidly
about periods. Engaging men
and boys from a young age is
critical to normalize the dis-
course around menstruation
for everyone, regardless of
their gender. The culture of
silence and lack of acknowl-
edgmentamongmenhastobe
shattered through well-inte-
grated social and behaviour
change campaigns that en-
courage conversations and
break down myths around
menstruation. This will lead
them to influence and posi-
tively impact the experience
of girls and women of men-
struation in many roles – as a
husband, brother, father,
teacher, peer, and policymak-
er. Consequently, young girls
will be able to grow up into
confidentandhealthywomen
and ensure that they act as
equalpartnersinsocietaland
community development.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
IN SEARCH OF MORE ‘PAD’ MEN
IN INDIA DURING COVID-19
I
In Rajasthan,
barely 36% of
women have
access to the
essentials
needed to
manage their
menstruation.
These ‘needs’
include the
availability of
menstrual
hygiene
products such
as sanitary
pads, provision
of ‘safe’ and
hygienic-
sanitary spaces
as well as
accurate
information
related to
periods.
THE TABOOS, STIGMA,
AND CULTURE OF
SECRECY AROUND
MENSTRUATION MAKE
MANY BOYS AND MEN
NERVOUS ABOUT
MENSTRUATION
INCLUDING ITS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
BUYING MENSTRUAL
PRODUCTS FOR
THEIR PARTNERS
RAJAN
VISHAL
JOINT SECRETARY,
CM OFFICE, GOVERNMENT
OF RAJASTHAN
‘CHUPPI TODO-
SAYANI BANO’
Rajan Vishal, IAS, who
launched a campaign
on Menstrual Health
Management (MHM) ‘Chuppi
Todo-Sayani Bano’ (Break
the silence and be smart) for
adolescent school girls as
District Collector, Nagaur
Alwar. More than 2,20,000
school girls were educated
on MHM, given informative
booklets, IEC material, and
sanitary pads, and were
motivated to speak on this
issue by specially oriented
teachers. The learnings were
further reinforced by monthly
meetings in presence of their
parents; guardians, teachers,
and School Management
Committees. In addition,
Rajasthan’s first sanitary
napkin manufacturing
unit operated by women’s
Self Help Group was also
established in District
Nagaur. These measures not
only made the women SHG
members economically self-
reliant but also acted as an
effective IEC tool to educate
and enlighten rural women
on the sensitive issue and
emboldened their self-esteem.

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INDIALUCKNOW | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021
‘FARM UNIONS WILL ARRIVE AT
SOLUTION AFTER DISCUSSION’Govt of India is committed to the welfare of farmers, min Narendra Singh Tomar said
New Delhi: Union Ag-
riculture Minister Nar-
endra Singh Tomar on
Wednesday said those
farmer unions, which
are protesting against
the farm laws, will un-
derstand the idea be-
hind bringing laws for
reforms in the agricul-
tural sector and active-
ly arrive at a solution
after discussion.
“The government of
India is committed to
the welfare of farmers.
We meet those who are
supporting the laws
and those opposing it.
I am sure that farmer
unions who are agitat-
ing will understand
the idea behind agri-
culture laws and they
will think about the
welfare of farmers and
actively arrive at a so-
lution by a positive dis-
cussion,” Mr Tomar
told reporters.
As the deadlock pre-
vails after several
rounds of talks with
the Centre, farmer un-
ions on Tuesday hinted
at intensifying their
protest against conten-
tious agriculture laws
and said that they
would boycott Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
and its allies in Nation-
al Democratic Alliance
(NDA). Farmers have
been protesting at the
gates of Delhi since No-
vember 26 last year
against the newly en-
acted farm laws -- Farm-
ers’ Produce Trade and
Commerce (Promotion
and Facilitation) Act,
2020, the Farmers (Em-
powerment and Protec-
tion) Agreement on
Price Assurance, and
Farm Services Act,
2020, and the Essential
Commodities (Amend-
ment) Act, 2020. —ANI
New Delhi: “Challeng-
es keep coming up in
life, but even in adverse
circumstances if we
don’t give up and fight
resolutely then that is
our real victory,” Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi has said in a letter
to a hearing and speech
impaired woman who
sent a picture of a ‘ran-
goli’ portrait of the PM
made by her on Diwali.
Vandana, a 23-year-
old from Surat, Gujarat,
sent the picture of the
rangoli to PM was
elated to get a reply. She
got a lot of inspiration
from it, her brother Kis-
hanbhai Patel said.
He said his sister is
suffering from hearing
and speech impairment
since birth and is learn-
ing art at a coaching
institute. Vandana’s
life-like rangoli of the
PM was appreciated by
several people. Rangoli
is an art form in which
patterns and portraits
are created using col-
oured rice powder, sand
or flowers. In a letter to
Vandana, PM said that
obstacles and challeng-
es keep coming up in
life, but even in adverse
circumstances if we
don’t give up and fight
resolutely then that is
our real victory. —PTI
Kolkata: West Bengal
Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Wednes-
day said that no Indian
can be ‘unconstitution-
ally’ branded as an out-
sider in any part of the
country.
Dhankhar, while ad-
dressing a press meet at
Kolaghat during his
visit to Purba Medin-
ipur district, also said
he will do ‘everything
possible’ to ensure free
and fair state assembly
elections likely to be
held in April-May.
‘No citizen of this
country can be branded
as an outsider in any
part of India. It is un-
fortunate that some
people in West Bengal
are describing those
coming from other
states as outsiders. This
goes against the idea of
the Constitution,’ he
said in response to
questions on the TMC’s
outsider-insider debate.
The ruling party in
West Bengal has alleged
that the BJP is bringing
‘outsiders’ to the state
to win the assembly
elections. Dhankhar
urged everyone to en-
sure that there is no vio-
lence in the upcoming
elections. ‘I urge every-
one to ensure that there
is no bloodshed in this
election. Is the gover-
nor doing anything
wrong by making such
a request? ‘It is my duty,
the duty of all of us to
ensure that there is no
violence during the
elections, which should
be free and fair,’ he said,
in an apparent refer-
ence to the TMC’s criti-
cism of Dhankhar
‘transgressing’ his con-
stitutional limits. He
also urged public serv-
ants to maintain politi-
cal neutrality and not
carry the baggage of
‘political police’.
Invoking freedom
fighters from the undi-
vided Medinipur dis-
trict, the governor said,
‘We have to save democ-
racy. —PTI
New Delhi: Delhi and
the national capital re-
gion will experience a
drop in temperature
from today morning
after western distur-
bance affecting north-
west India move east-
ward, the India Mete-
orological Department
(IMD) said on Wednes-
day.
Dense to very dense
fog will prevail in most
parts of Punjab, Hary-
ana, western Uttar
Pradesh, northern Ra-
jasthan and Delhi-NCR.
The western distur-
bance that was effect-
ing northwest India has
currently moved east-
ward, for which the ef-
fect will be mostly over
western Uttar Pradesh.
Under the influence
of western disturbance
from January 2 till Jan-
uary 6 (today), signifi-
cant rainfall occurred
in plains of northwest
India, due to which,
there is a significant
amount of moisture
across the region.
Kuldeep Srivastava,
Head of the IMD’s re-
gional weather fore-
casting centre, New
Delhi told ANI, “To-
morrow morning, 8 de-
grees Celsius is expect-
ed followed by a fur-
ther decrease in tem-
perature. On 8th morn-
ing, 7 degrees Celsius
is expected over Delhi-
NCR and most part of
the plains of northwest
India.”
Low temperature is
conducive for the for-
mation of fog. —ANI
SPICEJET TO OPERATE 21 NEW
FLIGHTS FROM NEXT WEEK
New Delhi: SpiceJet said
on Wednesday it would
operate 21 new domestic
and international flights
from January 12. The
airline will introduce two
weekly flights on the route
from Mumbai to Ras
Al-Khaimah in the UAE
and increase frequency on
the Delhi-Ras Al-Khaimah
route to four weekly
flights, according to a
statement. It will connect
Jharsuguda in Odisha with
Mumbai and Bengaluru
with new flights, and op-
erate bigger B737 aircraft
on the Delhi-Jharsuguda
route instead of the Q400
aircraft, “thereby offering
additional capacity”, the
release said. Currently,
the Indian carriers are per-
mitted to operate 80% of
their pre-COVID flights.
MUM MAYOR PEDNEKAR GETS
DEATH THREATS, FILES CASE
Mumbai: The Mumbai
mayor Kishori Ped-
nekar filed a complaint
on New Year’s Eve
against an unknown
person for threaten-
ing her life. The case
has been registered
in the Azad Maidan
Police station over
death threats given to
the Mayor. She had
received a call by an
anonymous person on
December 22, 2020,
who threatened to kill
her. She informed her
nearby police station
and a case was filed
on December 31, 2020
The police investiga-
tion is underway.
CONG MULLING OPTIONS TO
APPOINT NEW STATE CHIEFS
New Delhi: The Con-
gress is set to appoint
new state Presidents
for Telangana, Maha-
rashtra, Jharkhand and
Uttarakhand, sources
said. In Telangana,
state President Uttam
Reddy has resigned
while in Maharash-
tra and Jharkhand,
the state chiefs have
become ministers in
the governments and
in Uttarakhand the
proposal to replace
the state President is
pending approval. The
Congress is contem-
plating appointing a
new state President in
Jharkhand.
SENSEX SNAPS 10-SESSION
WINNING RUN, DROPS 264 PTS
New Delhi: The Domes-
tic equity benchmarks,
Sensex and Nifty broke
their 10-day winning
streak as the two ended
half per cent down on
Wednesday, dragged
by losses in Reliance
Industries, ITC and
Infosys. After hitting its
record intra-day high
of 48,616.66 in early
trade, the SP BSE
Sensex pared all gains
to end 263.72 points or
0.54 per cent lower at
48,174.06 Similarly, the
broader NSE Nifty fell
53.25 points or 0.38% to
14,146.25. It touched a
record peak of 14,244.15
during the day. On the
other hand, PowerGrid,
Bharti Airtel, ONGC
UltraTech Cement were
among the gainers.
IN THE COURTYARD
Mumbai: Central
government is doing
politics over farm-
ers’ protest against
the three agriculture
laws, Shiv Sena said
the government
at the Centre does
not want to resolve
farmers’’ issues and
is playing “meeting-
meeting” with them.
Through its mouth-
piece Saamna, the
Shiv Sena said so
far 50 farmers have
lost their lives on the
borders of freezing
Delhi, and yet they
are not ready to back
out without the laws
being repealed. “The
government has no
interest in it is
doing politics the
farmers’’ movement
has to continue,” the
party said. —ANI
GOVT HAS NO
INTEREST IN
PROTEST: SENA
Fighting challenges in life
resolutely is real win: PM
No Indian can be branded as outsider in
any part of country: Jagdeep DhankarFound proof against Arnab in
TRP case: Mumbai Police to HC
Arup Kumar sworn in
as CJ of AP High Court
‘Will ensure
best weapons
for soldiers’
SC refuses to
consider plea
to stop use
of EVMs
Dense fog expected in Delhi-NCR from today
NARENDRA MODI ‘EARNED ACHIEVED’
PRIME MINISTERSHIP: PRANAB IN MEMOIR
FLIGHTS SUSPENDED IN VALLEY
Mumbai: The Mumbai
Police on Wednesday
told the Bombay High
Court that “some evi-
dence” was found
against Republic TV
and its editor-in-chief
Arnab Goswami in the
Television Rating
Points (TRP) scam
case, and therefore, it
did not want to contin-
ue granting them any
protection from any
coercive action.
However, as the HC
adjourned the matter
without hearing any
arguments during the
day, the police agreed
to continue its previ-
ous assurance of not
taking any coercive ac-
tion till January 15, the
next date of hearing in
the case.
The alleged fake TRP
scam was unearthed
last year after the
Broadcast Audience
Research Council filed
a complaint alleging
that certain television
channels were rigging
their TRP numbers, ap-
parently to generate
more revenue from ad-
vertisements. —PTI
Amaravati: Arup Ku-
mar Goswami was on
Wednesday sworn in as
the Chief Justice of
Andhra Pradesh High
Court. Governor
Biswabhusan Harichan-
dan administered the
oath of office to Justice
Goswamiatabrief func-
tion in Vijayawada. Jus-
tice Goswami, who was
previously the Chief
Justice of Sikkim High
Court, was last week
transferred as the Chief
Justice of AP in the
place of Justice J K Ma-
heshwari, who was
shifted to Sikkim. Chief
Minister Y S Jagan Mo-
han Reddy, Chief Secre-
tary Aditya Nath Das,
Principal Secretary (Po-
litical) Praveen Prakash
and other officials were
present on the occasion.
Ministers, Judges of the
High Court legislators
attended the event. —PTI
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment will ensure
that “the best of weap-
ons and protective ar-
mour” are provided to
the soldiers, Minister of
State for Defence Shri-
pad Naik said. Naik
handed over the
100,000th Bullet Proof
Jacket (BPJ) to Army
Chief General M M Nar-
avane at a ceremony, the
Defence Ministry said.
The minister said BPJ
has been appreciated by
Indian soldiers who are
using them on the bor-
ders in countering
insurgency. —PTI
New Delhi: The SC on
Wednesday refused to
entertain a plea seeking
direction to the Election
Commission of India to
stop the use of Electron-
ic Voting Machine
(EVM) use ballot pa-
pers in forthcoming
elections. The petition
said EVMs must be re-
placed across India with
traditional ballot papers
voting through ballot
papers is a more reliable
transparent method
for the electoral process
of any country. —ANI
Farmers ride a tractor during a protest against the new farm laws at Delhi-Gazipur border in new
Delhi on Wednesday. —Photo by ANI
PM Narendra Modi
Jagdeep Dhankhar
Arup Kumar Goswami
Arnab Goswami

INDIALUCKNOW | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021
New Delhi: Consider-
ing the possibility of
spread of avian influ-
enza virus or bird flu to
humans and other do-
mesticated animals and
birds, the Ministry of
Environment, Forest
and Climate Change on
Tuesday directed all
states and Union Terri-
tories (UTs) to take all
possible steps for con-
taining the spread of
the disease.
As per the govern-
ment's notification, the
Ministry asked the
States/UTs to take up
surveillance and moni-
toring of birds, for any
signs of disease, and
take appropriate meas-
ures for controlling it,
on priority.
This Ministry vide
letter dated January 3,
2021, had also forward-
ed generic guidelines
relating to avian influ-
enza to the Chief Wild-
life Wardens of all
States/UTs and had re-
quested for taking im-
mediate steps for con-
taining the spread of
the disease.
Earlier today, the
Ministry of Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry and
Dairying confirmed
avian influenza, cases
have been reported
from Rajasthan, Mad-
hya Pradesh, Himachal
Pradesh and Kerala. It
was informed after the
samples from these
states were tested posi-
tive by the Indian Coun-
cil of Agricultural Re-
search-National Insti-
tute of High-Security
Animal Diseases (IC-
AR-NIHSAD). —ANI
Centre directs states, UTs to take
possible steps for containing flu
BIRD FLU: Raj, MP, HP and Kerala confirmed avian influenza cases
New Delhi: Amid the
Income Tax Depart-
ment's probe, Robert
Vadra, the son-in-law of
Congress interim presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi on
Wednesday said that
the intelligence agen-
cies are harassing him
as no tax evasion has
been done by him.
23,000 documents
were taken away from
my office. Every ques-
tion they asked was an-
swered clearly. There is
no tax evasion. They
send us notices in every
two to three days. I
would say it is harass-
ment because if we are
to answer the same
question 10 times then
there is a problem,
Vadra said. While say-
ing that he has been co-
operating with the En-
forcement Directorate,
Income Tax department
during questioning.—ANI
Vadra alleges ED,Tax
dept of harassment
Mumbai: The agency
is probing her role in
the alleged bank loan
scam.
The ED has issued
fresh summons
against Varsha Raut,
wife of Shiv Sena
leader Sanjay Raut,
for a second round of
questioning on Janu-
ary 11 in connection
with the 4,300 crore
PMC Bank money
laundering case, offi-
cial sources said. Var-
sha Raut was grilled
and her statement re-
corded under the Pre-
vention of Money
Laundering Act by
central probe agency
for the first time on
January 4 at its office.
The agency is prob-
ing her role in the al-
leged bank loan scam
with regard to trans-
fer of 55 lakh funds
by the wife of an ac-
cused in the case,
Pravin Raut, apart
from some other
transactions.
ED summons Sanjay
Raut’s wife on Jan 11
KEY APPOINTMENT IN 2021.. CBI CHIEF?
Who will succeed Rishi Kumar Shukla as CBI
Director in February ? It is said that either 1983
batch IPS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Shukla
will get further extension or an additional charge
will be given to some other officer. In case new
face is appointed as CBI Chief then NIA Chief Y C
Modi, a 1984 batch IPS officer of Assam Megha-
laya cadre, is said to be the choice of the Govern-
ment. In case there is any surprise then only PM
Narendra Modi can tell to this country.
WILL YADAV GET POST -
RETIREMENT ASSIGNMENT?
If sources are to be believed, Vinod Kumar Yadav,
retired, CEO and Chairman, Railway Board is likely
to get some post retirement job. This is yet to be
seen whether central government engages him or
UP govt gives him some responsibility.
WILL TWO SECRETARIES BE
APPOINTED ON CONTRACT?
Corridors rumours say that the Government is
likely to appoint two more Secretaries on con-
tract basis. Presently, the Culture Secretary is on
Contract basis.
AMIT KUMAR AGRAWAL RE-
DESIGNATED AS ADDL PRINCIPAL
SECRETARY TO CM OF HARYANA
The post of Amit Kumar Agrawal has been
re-designated from Deputy Principal Secretary to
Chief Minister to Additional Principal Secretary to
Chief Minister in Haryana. He is a 2003 batch IAS
officer of Haryana.
13 IAS OFFICERS PROMOTED
TO JAG IN HARYANA
As many as 13 IAS officers of 2012 batch have
been promoted to Junior Administrative Grade
(JAG) in Haryana. The officers are: Ms Amna
Tasneem, Dhirendra Khadgata, Ajay Singh Tomer,
Ms Priyanka Soni, Shaleen, Dharamvir Singh,
Dharmender Singh, Ms Ritu, Ram Kumar Singh,
Sushil Sarwan, Manoj Kumar, Shakti Singh and
Jai Krishan Abhir.
KOLKATA MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER,
BINOD KUMAR PROMOTED TO HAG
Binod Kumar, Commissioner Kolkata Municipal
Corporation, has been promoted to the Principal
Secretary grade (Higher Administrative Grade)
in West Bengal. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of
West Bengal cadre.
19 IAS OFFICERS OF 2005 BATCH PROMOTED
TO SUPER TIME SCALE IN WB
been promoted to Super Time Scale in West Ben-
gal. The officers include: Mrs Smita Pandey, Dr
Vijay Bharti, Shubhanjan Das, Samir Kumar Bhat-
tacharyya, Chandan Chayan Guha, Rajat Kumar
Bose, Tapan Kanti Rudra, Kaushik Halder, Narayan
Chandra Sarkar, Tashi Dhendup Sherpa, Kajal Ku-
mar Bhandyopadhayay, Mrs Sunrita Hazra, Arun
Prasad Sen, Sudip Kumar Sinha, Achintya Kumar
Pati, Mrs Ujjain Dutta, Bijan Mandal, Sumanta
Kumar Ghosh and Rajsekhar Bandopadhyay.
21 IAS OFFICERS OF 2008 BATCH IN
WB AWARDED SELECTION GRADE
been awarded Selection Grade in West Bengal.
The officers are: Ms V Lalithalakshmi, Sourav
Pahari, Ms Mukta Arya, Devi Prasad Karanam,
Shakeel Ahmed, Uttam Kumar Patra, Santanu
Saha, Nirmalya Ghosal, Anindya Narayan Biswas,
Rabijyoti Majumdar, Tarun Kumar Mukhopadhyay,
Dipankar Chowdhury, Rabindra Nath Sarkar, Ms
Esha Sengupta, Ms Samistha Das, Nilanjana
Sandilya, Soumya Purkait, Ms Dipika Sanyamath,
Sristidhar Santra, Pemba Tshering Sherpa and Ms
Mousmi Chattaraj Chaudhari.
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New Delhi: The num-
ber of people who have
tested positive for the
new UK variant of
SARS-CoV-2 in the
country has climbed to
71, the Union Health
Ministry said on
Wednesday.
These 71 cases in-
clude the 58 which
were announced by the
ministry till Tuesday.
“The total number of
cases infected with the
new strain of the novel
coronavirus first re-
ported in the UK now
stands at 71,” the min-
istry said.
Comprehensive con-
tact tracing has been
initiated for co-travel-
lers, family contacts
and others. Genome se-
quencing on other spec-
imens is going on, the
ministry said.
The presence of the
new UK variant has al-
ready been reported by
several countries in-
cluding Denmark, the
Netherlands, Australia,
Italy, Sweden, France,
Spain, Switzerland,
Germany, Canada, Ja-
pan, Lebanon and Sin-
gapore.
The government of
India took cognizance
of reports of virus re-
ported from UK and put
in place a proactive,
preventive strategy to
detect, contain the mu-
tant variant, it said.—PTI
UK strain count touches 71 in IndiaComprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others
The samples of all UK returnees found positive in RT-PCR test will be genome sequenced by a
consortium of 10 government labs i.e. INSACOG.
Culling of birds being done to prevent the spread of bird flu as H5N8 virus has been reported in two
districts of Kerala Alapuzha and Kottayam, in Alapuzha district on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: Union Civil
Aviation Minister Har-
deep Singh Puri on
Tuesday said that the
government is review-
ing the situation and it
has allowed limited re-
sumption of civil avia-
tion with the United
Kingdom.
We took a decision
on limited resumption
of civil aviation traffic
between India and the
UK based on an assess-
ment of available facts
as available with our
medical professionals.
We decided that RT-
PCR test which was
done 72 hours ahead of
travelling was not
enough, Puri told. So,
we made it compulsory
to test again on arrival.
We will review the situ-
ation if any steps have
to be taken. So far it is
the limited resumption
of civil aviation with
the UK. The total num-
ber of flights to UK has
been reduced from 60 a
week to 30, he added.
If the situation de-
mands that we need to
take more steps, we are
constantly reviewing
the situation, the min-
ister added.—ANI
Centre allows limited
resumptionofflightsto,
from United Kingdom
NEW COVID-19 STRAIN
PMC BANK FRAUD CASE
VAX MOCK DRILL IN CHHATTISGARH TODAY
TRADE WITH FEW
SOUTH STATES
BANNED IN MP
2,403 BIRDS DEAD IN HIMACHAL
10,500 BIRDS TO BE CULLED IN KOTTAYAM
Shimla: With over 2,400 birds dead so far in
Himachal Pradesh, the state has been put on high
alert for avian influenza and officials are monitor-
ing the situation according to state forest minister
Rakesh Pathania. “119 samples of poultry have
been sent to a lab in Jalandhar for the test. We are
collecting poultry samples from different parts of
the state,” said state’s agriculture minister Kanwar.
Kottayam: Kottayam District Magistrate M Anjana
on Wednesday said stringent measures are being
taken to contain the spread of bird flu in her dis-
trict, including culling of 10,500 birds around the
affected area. Post-operative sanitisation work will
also be completed after the culling of the birds. We
are doing surveillance in all the panchayats in the
entire district, the district magistrate Anjana said.
Bhopal: The MP
government has
banned chicken
trade with a few
southern states for
a limited period in
view of the bird flu
outbreak in parts
of MP, a govern-
ment official said
on Wednesday. CM
Chouhan directed
officials concerned
to take preventive
measures for it.—PTI
Robert Vadra
Hardeep Singh Puri
No improvement...
betweenthegovernment
and farmers in a
“healthy atmosphere”,
Solicitor General Tush-
ar Mehta said that these
matters should not be
listed for hearing on
January 8.
AfterhearingVenugo-
pal and Mehta, the top
court adjourned the
matter for Monday. “We
understand the situa-
tion and encourage con-
sultation. We can ad-
journ the matters on
Monday (January 11) if
yousubmitthesamedue
to the ongoing consulta-
tion process,” the bench
said.
On Monday, talks be-
tween the Centre and
farmerunionsremained
inconclusive over two
key demands — repeal
of the newly enacted
laws and provision of
legal guarantee on the
minimum support price
— with the two sides
drawingthehardlineon
their respective posi-
tions.
The talks will resume
on January 8 when the
two sides sit across the
table for what will be the
eight round of negotia-
tions ever since the pro-
tests that brought farm-
ers from Punjab and
Haryana to the gates of
Delhi on November 26.
50-yr-old...
The SSP said the station
house officer (SHO) of
Ughaiti police station
has been suspended for
“delay in informing
higher authorities, laxi-
ty in taking action, der-
eliction of duty and fail-
ure in taking speedy ac-
tion”.
“The50-year-oldwom-
an, who had gone to a
temple on Sunday, was
founddeadundermyste-
rious circumstances.
Family members of the
womanhaveaccusedthe
temple mahant (priest)
and his accomplices of
raping and murdering
her. Based on this, a case
was registered against
the accused. Two of the
accused persons were
arrested on Tuesday
night while the mahant
is still absconding,” he
said.
Four teams have been
formed to nab the priest,
the SSP said.
Following the inci-
dent, Bareilly ADG Avi-
nash Chandra too visit-
ed the crime spot and
announced a reward of
Rs50,000onthearrestof
the absconding priest.
The case was regis-
tered on Tuesday after
the post-mortem report
came.
“Based on complaints
of the family members
and the post-mortem re-
port,acasehasbeenreg-
istered under section
376D(gang-rape)and302
(punishment for mur-
der) of IPC,” the SSP
said.
He said a second opin-
ion on the post-mortem
report is being sought
from medical experts
and only after that, any
conclusion can be
reached.
Asked if the incident
resembles the 2012 hor-
rificNirbhayagang-rape
case, the SSP said, “It
willbewrongtolinkthis
incident to any previous
incident. Let’s wait for
the medical examina-
tion report.”
Budaunchief medical
officer,DrYashpalSingh
said the woman died of
trauma and excessive
bleeding. Endorsing
CMO’s opinion, Budaun
District Magistrate Ku-
mar Prashant said,
“Whatever help can be
given from the depart-
ment, it will be given.
She was an anganwadi
sahayika (helper). We
arealsopayingattention
to the security of the
family.”
The victim’s son said
his mother had gone to
offer prayers at the tem-
ple on Sunday but she
did not return home
within the expected
time. It was only around
11 pm that the temple
priest and his two aides
came to their house and
handedoverherbody,he
added.
Before the family
members could ask how
shedied,theaccusedleft
thehousesayingshehad
fallen in a dry well and
her body was pulled out
and brought to her
home.
The victim’s son said
the police was informed
on Monday.
The Budaun incident
comes months after a
Dalit woman from Hath-
ras was allegedly raped
by four men on Septem-
ber 14 and died on Sep-
tember 29 at Delhi’s
Safdarjung Hospital.
(With agency inputs)
Cook eggs...
Lakhs of birds, mostly
migratory, have died
across India in the last
10 days.
While some of the af-
fected states have start-
ed culling birds, regu-
lated the sale of poultry
and related products,
their neighbours are
keepingacheckoninter-
state movement, espe-
cially in the border dis-
tricts. To contain the
spread, the central gov-
ernment has issued an
advisory and set up a
control room in New
Delhi to monitor the sit-
uation.
FROM PG 1

NEWSLUCKNOW | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Yogi govern-
ment plans to empower
half the population of
UP under the ‘Mission
Shakti’ campaign.
The campaign was
launched on October 16,
2020 and will be run for
six months, and the gov-
ernment is sure that the
fruits of such mission
will be visible in 2021.
The government has
also taken responsibili-
ty to develop security
mechanism to reduce
violence against women
and will also look at the
psychologicalwellbeing
of women.
As a part of the cam-
paign the government
has made provision for
a separate room in 1,535
police station where
women can file their
complaints to the police-
woman.
The government has
promised swift action
against the perpetrators
immediately. CM has
said that the police force
will have 20% police-
women and also that 3
PAC companies will also
be made. The Yogi gov-
ernment has also
launched the Kanya Su-
mangal Scheme which
will help the girl child of
families by providing
financial assistance
from time born to her
education. The Year
2021 will see close to 5.25
Lakh families benefit-
ting from this scheme.
The government also
announced working
woman hostel at the di-
visional headquarters
of UP which will pro-
vide accommodation
and also food facility for
the working-class wom-
an. The arrangements
will be made through
UP Woman’s Welfare
Corporation NGO’s for
which tenders will be
invited for this year it-
self. The state govern-
ment has launched a
campaign in Muzaffar-
nagar where the name-
plates of daughters will
be displayed outside the
home so as to project the
home as of the girls. The
campaign will begin in
other districts too.
The government also
plans to organise ses-
sion for girls in schools
on how to safeguard
oneself under the Girl
Child Safety Awareness
Campaign which will
run throughout the year
2021inaphasedmanner.
First India Bureau
Ayodhya: The state-of-
the-art Dhannipur
mosque will convey a
message to the world of
the ill effects of climate
change. The green strip
around the mosque will
also be unique. Different
varieties of trees from
various parts of the
world and India will be
planted. Those trees
which are effective in
preventingpollutionand
can grow in the environ-
ment of Ayodhya will be
enrooted. These plants
will be collected from
South Africa, Australia,
Amazon jungle, North
East India, Kashmir and
other places. The state
government has allotted
five acres of land for its
construction.
The mosque at Dhan-
nipur in Ayodhya will be
built by the Indo-Islamic
Cultural Foundation.
Faiz Aftab, the trustee
and treasurer of the
foundation said that ef-
forts will be taken to uti-
lise solar energy as
much as possible during
the construction of the
mosque. The mosque
dome will have solar
panels. It will be operat-
ed with 100 percent zero
energy i.e. solar energy.
Use of external electric-
ity will be minimized.
Similarly, the glass walls
outside the hospital in
the mosque premises
willworkassolarpanels.
Video of the proposed
mosque released
The video of the
mosque and hospital to
be built in Dhannipur
has been released. The
mosque is seen as a
spherical bowl. The hos-
pital building appears
like a boat. It is designed
in such a way that the
maximum light of the
sun falls on the solar
panels placed on its
walls. Similarly, two mi-
nars in the mosque give
it a completely different
lookfromthetraditional
mosques. These towers
are curved appear to
touch the sky. This
1.46-minute video de-
picts parking and a
green area all around.
Opposition raps state govt on
Badaun gangrape and murderFirst India Bureau
Lucknow: The recent
case of gang-rape and
murder of a middle
aged woman in Badaun
district has put the cur-
rent ruling party under
a lot of criticism. The
apathy of the police
force in taking up the
investigation has also
put a lot of strain on the
government. The oppo-
sition parties like SP,
BSP, Congress and AAP
has been targeting the
Yogi government on
this issue. The police
have been under fire for
reportedly not filing a
complaint and not even
visiting the place of in-
cident.
Akhilesh Yadav, Na-
tional President of the
Samajwadi has tweeted
that the BJP govern-
ment should not shield
the culprit but come
hard on such instances
and get the victim and
the family the justice it
deserves. He also said
that such incidents are
heartbreaking and
shocking.
On the other hand Ba-
hujan Samaj Party Na-
tional President
Mayawati also ex-
pressed her sorrow over
the incident and tweet-
ed that such gang-rapes
in the state is very sad
and the culprit should
be punished harshly.
She also implored the
government to take im-
mediate action against
the accused.
Rajya Sabha Member
and UP in-charge of
AAP Sanjay Singh was
critical of the Yogi gov-
ernments implementa-
tion of the safety for
woman and the while
the state is reeling un-
der such heinous
crimes being commit-
ted against women, the
CM of state Adhity-
anath Yogi is busy pro-
moting himself on the
international platform.
Yogi govt’s ‘Mission
Shakti’ to empower
women across state
Ayodhya mosque
to convey ‘hariyali
ka paigham’
PREPARATIONS IN FULL SWING
Makeshift tents set up along the banks of Ganga ahead of ‘Magh Mela’, in Prayagraj. —PHOTO BY PTI
HARDLY
‘SOCIAL’
With his tough
taskmaster
approach, UP chief
minister Yogi Adityanath is
giving the jitters to erring
‘babus’ in the State. And
one such incident came to
light on Wednesday when
a senior official of the
social welfare department
lost his cool during a
routine review meeting
and hurled expletives at
his subordinates including
the Director for slip-shod
work. So upset were the
officers of the department
for being openly berated
and insulted in front of
their colleagues that they
walked out in a huff out of
the meeting and said they
would report the matter to
the chief secretary. “This
is not the first time this
fellow (the IAS officer)
has misbehaved with us.
He has been doing so
consistently ever since
he took charge. But today
he crossed all limits
when he bad-mouthed
even our seniors,” said
an employee of the
department who was privy
to the high drama. What
apparently got the goat
for this IAS officer is that
the UP CM, who is known
for his fine-tooth comb
style review meetings, is
scheduled to do a status
check of social welfare
department’s schemes
for OBCs and Dalits and
other similar programmes
soon. A delegation of the
employees later went to
meet the chief secretary
to apprise him of the
‘misbehaviour’ of the
officer and demanded his
transfer. “We have told
our seniors that we will go
on a strike if he (the IAS
officer) is not transferred
out of the department
or mends his way,” said
another union leader of
the employees.
—M Tariq Khan
LUCKNOW TO
GO CASHLESS
FOR BUYING
VEGETABLES
S hopkeepers who
are currently taking
advantage of Prime
Minister’s self-financing
loan scheme will be
linked to various digital
payment modes like
Paytm, BHIM, etc by
the National Alliance of
Street Vendors of India.
By linking their accounts,
the shopkeepers will be
able to accept payments
through these digital
payments, which will
avoid the hassle of petty
changes and also less
possibility of contracting
the COVID-19 virus. The
Municipal Corporation
and District Urban
Development Agency
have tied up with
Paytm who in return
will train shopkeepers
through NASVI. Proper
data containing the
shopkeepers taking
digital payment will
be maintained in all
zones of Lucknow
Municipal Corporation.
The Ambassador for
the project will be Vijay
Bahadur ‘Kushiram’ who
had previously interacted
with PM Modi through
video conferencing on
27th October. Kushiram
was revealed to the
PM that he uses digital
payment mode to accept
money or pay. Kushiram
sells bhelpuri in Chowk,
Lucknow and has been
using digital payments
for a long time and the
Municipal Commissioner
Ajay Kumar Dwivedi
feels Kushiram’s success
will motivate others
to follow suit. Ravi
Prakash, Manager of
Delhi for NASVI said the
trainers have training
shopkeepers in 8 zones of
the municipal corporation
and data is being
collected. He said that in
2-week duration almost
all the shopkeepers will
be trained for digital
payments. Shopkeepers in
Banaras (Varanasi) have
already started accepting
digital payments. Gokul
Prasad, the National
Executive Member of
NASVI, a digital payment
action plan will be made
after implementation in
Lucknow. —Amit Baliyan
First India Bureau
Lucknow: BJP has al-
lowed its leaders to
participate in the up-
coming panchayat
elections but has put
up a condition that
the interested leaders
will have to resign
from their posts in the
party.
The senior leaders
in the party have been
asked to visit the rural
areas to find the strong
contenders for the
election.
The Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party, which is
considering the Pan-
chayat elections as a
rehearsal for the as-
sembly elections, has
also considered it as a
medium to increase its
hold in rural areas.
At the election com-
mittee meeting, it was
decided to field more
and more workers for
various posts.
The names of strong
contenders willing to
contest elections have
been asked to be iden-
tified at the earliest.
It has been specu-
lated that due to the
Modi effect, more work
will be done to
strengthen the party
which has enabled BJP
to make inroads in the
rural areas in regards
to development.
The active participa-
tion of the BJP in the
panchayat levels has
resulted in the BJP
seeing more members
elected at the panchay-
at and co-operative in-
stitutions brushing
aside the challenges
from the likes of Sama-
jwadi Party and the
Congress.
The names of strong
contenders from each
district have been
asked to identify and
plans made to make
more party workers
contest the election.
The steering commit-
tee has decided to al-
low the office bearers
to contest the election
but their family mem-
bers will not be given
chance.
Apart from this the
members and conven-
ers of the Panchayat
Election Steering Com-
mittee will not be al-
lowed to contest the
election themselves.
In view of the elec-
tion round the corner,
the BJP’s state in-
charge Radha Mohan
Singh is also seen be-
ing active in the state.
He said the with the
Modi government in
the centre, more funds
have be assigned for
the well being of the
farmers and also the
Yogi government is
launching schemes
beneficial to the villag-
ers.
He was of the view
that for the all round
development of villag-
es, it is necessary to
have an efficient lead-
er to be present at the
post of the village head
or as the District Pan-
chayat President.
He was confident
that the BJP will come
out strongly in the pan-
chayat election and
claim victory in the
state panchayat elec-
tion and for this all the
workers of the party
have to put in their
efforts.
BJP ALLOWS LEADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN
UPCOMING PANCHAYAT POLLS WITH A RIDERn The condition is that the interested
leaders will have to resign from their
posts in the party
n The senior leaders in the party have
been asked to visit the rural areas to find
the strong contenders for the election
Akhilesh Yadav
CM Yogi Adityanath
Mayawati

Swallow harsh words that will
hurt others- you will save
yourself and others from
discomfort.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor, First India
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2NDFRONT
COURTESY
VISIT
Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath called on
Union Home Minister Amit
Shah at the
Home Minister’s
office in New Delhi
on Wednesday
COVID-19
UPDATE
UTTAR PRADESH
8,433
DEATHS
5,89,611
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
4,325 DEATHS 2,48,581 CASES
DELHI
10,625 DEATHS 6,28,352 CASES
WORLD
18,83,304
DEATHS
8,72,15,449
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
1,03,88,061
CONFIRMED CASES
1,50,272
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
49,759 DEATHS 19,50,171 CASES
RAJASTHAN
2,723 DEATHS 3,11,111 CASES
KARNATAKA
12,124 DEATHS 9,24,137 CASES
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Election
Commission has issued
notification for election
on 12 Legislative Coun-
cil Member (MLC) seats
of Uttar Pradesh. The
nomination process for
these seats will start
from January 11, which
will run till January 18.
The nomination papers
will be scrutinised on
January 19 and the nom-
ination will be with-
drawn on January 21.
Voting for these 12
seats will be held from 9
am to 4 pm on January
28 and the counting of
votes will also begin
from 5 pm on the same
day. Based on the num-
ber of sitting MLAs in
this election, the BJP is
likely to get 10 out of 12
seats. These 11 seats of
Uttar Pradesh Legisla-
tive Council are getting
vacant on January 30
while one seat is already
vacant. After this, the
figure will definitely in-
crease for BJP in the up-
per house, but still re-
main away from the
majority. In such a situ-
ation, the BJP will have
to wait till the elections
by the local representa-
tives for a majority in
the Legislative Council.
Of these, the Sama-
jwadi Party already has
six seats, while the
Bharatiya Janata Party
has three, the Bahujan
Samaj Party has two
seats. Apart from this,
the seat of one
Nasimuddin Siddiqui
is also vacant.
The tenure of Deputy
CM Dinesh Sharma, UP
State President Swatan-
tra Dev Singh and State
BJP Vice President Lax-
man Acharya is ending
on January 30. At the
same time, the vote
count for one seat of the
Upper House will be 32
and with 309 MLAs, BJP
can easily send nine
members to the Legisla-
tive Council. Even after
this,theBJPwillhave21
votes left.
The SP, which has 49
MLAs, can easily win
one seat. The Mayawati-
led BSP is unlikely to
field a candidate. Dur-
ing Rajya Sabha elec-
tions in October last
year, the BJP did not
field an additional can-
didate, a move which
paved the way for the
unopposed election of
BSP candidate and par-
ty national coordinator,
Ramji Gautam to the up-
per house of Parlia-
ment.
Gautam’s election
was preceded by a dra-
matic turn of events
when the SP decided to
support an independent
candidate, Prakash Ba-
jaj, to offset the BJP
move. As many as five
BSP MLAs had report-
edly hobnobbed with
the SP leadership invit-
ing the ire of BSP chief
Mayawati,whosuspend-
ed them from the party.
Mayawati had then said
that she would choose to
support the BJP in Vid-
han Parishad elections
to ensure SP’s defeat.
Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma, UP State President Swatantra Dev Singh and Vice President Laxman Acharya
MLC poll equation: BJP struggle might
fetch 10 seats but majortity still away
Tenure of Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma, UP State President Swatantra Dev Singh is ending on January 30
POLL PREPARATIONS
LDA to cancel land
deal done through
fake documents
Crimes against
women reduced in
UP,claim police
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The case
of selling 524 bigha
land of Lucknow De-
velopment Authority
(LDA) has been re-
ported by the land-
lords. The landown-
ers sold the entire
LDAschemerunning
in Lucknow. Now, the
Lucknow Develop-
ment Authority has
taken a step forward
to cancel this entire
plotting.
The Lucknow De-
velopment Authority
had started the Rad-
hagram scheme in
1984, in which there
were 524 bighas of
land. When the LDA
was busy planning
after taking the land,
then the property
dealers had come to
this land in a fake
way. It has now been
revealed that dealers,
together with LDA of-
ficials, started plot-
ting land and selling
it to private people.
For a long time when
this whole act was go-
ing on, the LDA did
not raise any objec-
tion. Now when the
documents were un-
der investigation, the
entire case broke out.
These days, the au-
thority is busy check-
ing the documents of
the department’s
land in Lucknow,
during which many
such surprising cas-
es are coming up. Af-
ter this matter relat-
ed to LDA, the land
will be taken back
and legal action will
be taken.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The UP po-
lice on Wednesday in-
formed the Parliamen-
tary Standing Commit-
tee on Home Affairs
that the number of cas-
es of crime against
women have reduced in
the state, even as many
members flagged vari-
ous incidents, includ-
ing the gang rape and
subsequent death of a
19-year-old in Hathras
in September last.
This was the fifth
meeting of the commit-
tee headed by senior
Congress leader Anand
Sharma on Atrocities
and Crimes against
Women and Children
Sources said a BJP
member of the commit-
tee pointed out that the
number of cases may
have been dipping sim-
ply due to the police’s
reluctance to register
complaints. “The BJP
MP said and rightly so,
that when the govern-
ment doesn’t register
cases, naturally the
number of cases will
decline,” a member
said. Even in the Hath-
ras case, the family had
to struggle to get the po-
lice file an FIR and in
the initial investiga-
tion, the police insisted
that the girl had not
been raped contrary to
her own statement, be-
fore her death, two
weeks after the inci-
dent.
Sharma, however
said the case had been
transferred to the CBI
and was no longer un-
der the police’s jurisdic-
tion. The committee
members said the state
police, unlike other
states have not regis-
tered a single zero FIR.
In Wednesday’s meet-
ing, representatives
from the Rajasthan po-
lice and administration
were also present.
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Luc-
know bench of the High
Court has summoned
the state government in
a PIL challenging the
legality of deployment
of administrators in
gram panchayats.
Issuing notice to Ad-
vocate General Raghav-
endra Singh on January
20, the division bench of
Chief Justice Govind
Mathur and Justice
Ramesh Sinha sought a
counter affidavit. The
division bench passed
the order on the PIL of
Panchayat Raj Gram
Pradhan Sangathan. In
this, the deployment of
administrators in the
gram panchayats after
the end of their tenure
is being called a viola-
tion of the constitution-
al provision.
According to Chan-
dra Bhushan Pandey,
petitioner’s advocate,
the government enact-
ed the UP Panchayat
Raj Act by an ordinance
in 2000. Its Section 12 (3)
(a) stated that after the
term ends, the govern-
ment can appoint an
administration com-
mittee or administrator
in the panchayats.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Su-
preme Court on
Wednesday issued no-
tice on a plea to exam-
ine the challenge to the
validity of the Uttar
Pradesh Qualifying
Service for Pension
and Validation Ordi-
nance of 2020 which
was passed on October
21 last year.
The bench of Jus-
tices Abdul Nazeer
and K. M. Joseph was
hearing the plea by
the Uttar Pradesh
Ground Water Depart-
ment Non Gazetted
Employees’ Associa-
tion, which submits
that the Ordinance is
passed without curing
the exploitative dis-
crimination against
the work-charged em-
ployees which has
been disapproved
bythe apex court.
Dealing with right
to pension for thou-
sands of work charged
employees regular-
ised at fag end of their
services, the Supreme
Court, in a judgement
set aside the relevant
rules and read down
the provisions for
computation of quali-
fying service for pen-
sion and held that the
period of service by
the work charged em-
ployees in state of UP
must be counted to-
wards qualifying ser-
vice for pension.
This judgement
was accepted and pen-
sion was granted to
the affected thousands
of employees in the
state.
HC summons govt over
pradhans’ appointments
SC to examine validity of pension ordinance
A zero FIR can be
registered in any
police station
irrespective of where
the incident took
place.
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: The IAS of-
ficers could court seri-
ous trouble for failing to
submit the details of
their assets. The union
government has made
mandatory for the IAS
officers to submit the
details online before
they could be cleared for
deputation or posting in
sensitive departments.
In this direction sec-
retary, personnel and
training and pension
ministry have written a
letter to Uttar Pradesh
government.
In the letter to 68 IAS
officers including Rajan
Shukla (1988-batch),
Kalpana Awasthi
(1989-batch), PritiShukla
(2003-batch), Santosh Ku-
marRai(2004-batch),Dig-
vijay Singh (2005-batch)
and Yogesh Shukla
(2005-batch), it has been
informed the vigilance
clearancewaspendingin
absence of their asset de-
tails. As a result the ap-
pointmentandpersonnel
departmenthasaskedall
the IAS officers to share
theirassetdetailsbyJan-
uary 31 this year.
Special secretary San-
jayKukarSinghhassent
a letter to all the depart-
mental heads.
Accordingtotheletter,
ithasbecomemandatory
to furnish details of as-
sets under the All India
services manuals, 1968,
online. Otherwise they
could face teething trou-
blesatthetimeof empan-
elment, deputation, sen-
sitive postings or coming
back to parent cadre.
Failing to make the de-
tails available within the
deadline the vigilance
clearance would not be
given for deputation and
sensitive postings.
Itisworthmentioning
the UP has a sizeable
number of IAS officers
who are not making the
details available despite
regular reminders.
Attest assets or face music: Centre to IAS officers
TEETHING TROUBLES
Online submission of assets mandatory
for deputation sensitive postings

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