Yogi leadership ensures UP leads vaccination drive

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YOGI (1)YOGI (1)
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Anita Hada
eading from the front, as he always
does, CM Yogi and his far sighted-
ness fetched UP a welcoming re-
ward of being the state with high-
est number of vaccinations across
the country on day one of the mas-
sive vaccination drive against Covid-19. Of
the 1.91 lakh people vaccinated in India, 21291
people were jabbed in Uttar Pradesh alone.
But this is no fluke by any chance. This is a
result of the saffron-clad man’s powerful ad-
ministrative capabilities and hunger to make
the state the best in the country.
Coronavirus feeds on people. The more the
number, the higher the chances of casualties.
While the land of Uttar Pradesh buzzes with
22 crore-odd people, the state was on the brink
of a collapse. But thanks to the of Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath that the state is gradu-
ally wading through these tough waters.
Last year, while Covid-19 cases were on an
alarming rise, WHO patted UP government’s
back for handling the tragedy with utmost
skill and determination.
This is a true example of how a good leader-
ship makes all the difference when it matters
the most!
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IN-DEPTH
n India, agriculture, with its al-
lied segments, is the key to eco-
nomic wellbeing. It is the larg-
est source of livelihood of a
country with such a massive
population. 70% of rural
households are still subordi-
nate to agriculture for their
livelihood, with 82% of farm-
ers being small and marginal.
The Indian agriculture sector
contributes 18% to GDP or
Gross Domestic Product and
employs 50% of our workforce.
Up to 80 % of the workforce in-
volved in agriculture consists
of the women population.
We grew up thinking and
conceiving the notion of a
farmer as a male. Farming has
manifested itself as a male-
dominated profession. Women
are often absent from these
farming narratives. Farmers,
in general, are perceived as
men by any politician, media
houses, or any other organiza-
tion. A woman doesn’t get fea-
tured as much as a man when it
comes to the agriculture sector.
MSSwaminathan,thefamous
agricultural scientist, says,
“some historians believe that it
was women who first domesti-
cated crop plants and thereby
initiated the art and science of
farming. While men went out
hunting in search of food, wom-
en started gathering seeds from
the native flora and began culti-
vatingthoseof interestfromthe
point of view of food, feed, fod-
der, fiber, and fuel“.
And then, what happened to
this promising, aspiring fe-
male farmer. Over time her
narrative got forgotten. From
the forefront, she went to back-
doors. With the current mas-
sive protests by Indian farm-
ers, the question remains to be
answered, where our female
farmers are? Their day does
not end with the fieldwork,
then remains the household
work to be finished and chil-
dren to be taken care of. Indian
Women farmers are mired with
responsibilities. It makes them
hugely occupied. There are
very feeble chances of their be-
ing seen on the streets of India
to protest against bills.
A Fistful of grains offered to
the market has never got a
place in the science or socio-
political journals but it is the
genesis of toil and sweat that
thrives potentially on the foot-
prints of those forgotten fe-
male farmers. Inherent gender
bias in the economic system,
for example regularly limits a
woman’s access to credit.
That’s especially true for small
stakeholder female farmers in
developing countries such as
India where cultural norms
and lack of collateral often pre-
vent women from getting rec-
ognition. Without adequate
funds for capital investments,
female farmers are less likely
than men to buy and invest in
fertilizer, drought-resistant
seeds, sustainable agricultural
practices, and other advanced
farming machines and tech-
niques that increase crop
yields. Talking to various fe-
male farmers of Rajasthan I
have felt their vocal urgencies
of these constraints.
Empowerment through
grassroots innovation is slow
to reach the thriving borders of
the villages where the woman
is working hard that too utterly
unnoticed. It is worth question-
ing the gender stereotypes in
agriculture by making woman
farmers more visible. Repre-
senting over half the workforce
in farming and harvesting, In-
dian women have an essential
role to play in an agricultural
workforce. The rural frontier is
the backbone of the economy
of a country like India and the
narrative of female farmers
needs to be addressed. While
they go missing from the
streets of protests, we need to
pay heed to where their ener-
gies are invested. Despite
heartbreaking conditions such
as physical constraints, it is
worthy to remember how re-
sourceful these women could
be to society. Female farmers
put extra effort (worldwide,
women work more hours per
year than men), but unfortu-
nately, they substantially lag
behind their male counter-
parts when it comes to crop
yields and earnings.
A government and society
mustbeinclusiveof theneglect-
edworkforceof femalefarmers.
Some would say that it is the
basis of welfare others would
daunt the spirit of constitution-
al mandates. Both perspectives
are valid. What remains to be
addressed is the idea of equita-
ble representation of women
through regional diversity. In a
state like Rajasthan, it becomes
all the more vital where a wom-
an as a whole is not that privi-
leged. Worldwide, women are
impressively demonstrating
that they are willing and able to
usetheirskillsandgrowingself-
determination in order to di-
rectly increase social and finan-
cial prosperity.
Accepting or refusing bills is
one side of the story. One
should thoughtfully evaluate
that protesting farmers do not
represent the right proportion
of our agricultural workforce.
Now is the time to recognize
and appreciate the forgotten
contribution of female farm-
ers. They also have personal
stakes in these protests.
THE FORGOTTEN VOICE OF
INDIAN FEMALE FARMERS
I
MS
Swaminathan,
the famous
agricultural
scientist, says,
“some
historians
believe that it
was women
who first
domesticated
crop plants and
thereby
initiated the art
and science of
farming. While
men went out
hunting in
search of food,
women started
gathering seeds
from the native
flora and began
cultivating
those of interest
from the point
of view of food,
feed, fodder,
fiber, and fuel”
DR JYOTI
JOSHI
A government and
society must be
inclusive of the
neglected workforce of
female farmers. Some
would say that it is the
basis of welfare others
would daunt the spirit
of constitutional
mandates
The writer is a Germany based
business coach and English
language trainer
illions of people
across the world
have been in-
fected with
SARS-CoV-2,the
virus that causes Covid-19.
Countries are also now em-
barking on massive vacci-
nationcampaignstocontrol
the virus and protect their
most vulnerable citizens.
One of the biggest ques-
tions remaining is whether
vaccination and/or prior
infection with SARS-CoV-2
offers lasting protection
against this deadly virus.
The good news is that im-
munology is, at last, reveal-
ing some clues.
To understand whether
immunity is possible – and
why this has even been
questioned – it is impor-
tant to consider the nature
of SARS-CoV-2. It is a beta-
coronavirus, and several
betacoronaviruses already
circulate widely in hu-
mans – they are most famil-
iar to us as a cause of the
common cold. However,
immunity to cold-causing
viruses is not long-lasting,
leading many researchers
to question whether long-
er-term immunity to
SARS-CoV-2 is possible.
However, studies consid-
ering the closely related
betacoronaviruses that
cause the diseases Mers
and Sars offer a glimmer of
hope. With these viruses,
immunity has proved more
durable. Could this be true
for immunity to SARS-
CoV-2 too?
WELL-TRAINED
PROTECTION
The first of the body’s im-
mune cells to respond to an
infection are designed to
attack the invading sub-
stances to try to control the
infection’s spread and lim-
it the damage done. The
immune cells that respond
later that are responsible
for immunity are known as
lymphocytes, which in-
clude B cells and T cells.
Lymphocytes need time to
learn to identify the threat
that they are facing, but
once trained they can be
rapidly deployed to seek
and destroy the virus.
Our T cells and B cells
work together to combat
infection, but they have
quite different functions
that enable them to deal
with a huge variety of
threats. B cells make anti-
bodies that neutralise in-
fections. T cells are broadly
divided into two types – T
helper cells and cytotoxic T
cells. Cytotoxic T cells di-
rectly kill viruses and cells
that viruses have infected.
T helper cells support the
functioning of B cells and
cytotoxic T cells. Collec-
tively these are known as
“effector” cells.
Studies have now dem-
onstrated the critical role
that these effector cells
play in the fight against
Covid-19. Once the infec-
tion is gone, these cells
should then die off in or-
der to avoid causing exces-
sive damage in the body.
But some effector cells
persist. In an early piece of
research yet to be reviewed
by other scientists, func-
tional T cells have been de-
tected six months after in-
fection. Similarly, even pa-
tients who have had mild
Covid-19 have detectable
antibodies six to nine
months after infection.
However, antibodies do
wane over time, so these
antibodies against SARS-
CoV-2 could eventually dis-
appear.
Source: The Conversation
Will vaccines offer lasting protection against Covid-19?
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You should never engage in
action for the sake of
reward, nor should you
long for inaction.
—Bhagavad Gita
Spiritual
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TWEET
Dr Harsh Vardhan
@drharshvardhan
Journey to world’s tallest marvel, the
#StatueOfUnity has just been eased!
8 new trains improving connectivity
to Kevadiya other railway projects
inaugurated by Hon’ble PM Sh
@narendramodi Ji will act as a
catalyst for overall socio-economic
development of the region.
Mallikarjun Kharge @kharge
Lakhs of senior citizens,women,
children youngsters have been
protesting for months during the
pandemic, many have died, 9
rounds of negotiations have failed
it is hurting local economies. Things
are not looking up I think it is
time @rashtrapatibhvn intervenes
fter insurrection at Capitol, Washington
DC is under lockdown amidst the threat
of violence from right-wing white su-
premacists. Thousands of National
Guards have beefed up security around
the US capital. Dozens of people are on the terrorist
watch list. The rest of America is under surveil-
lance like never before in apprehension of violence.
Itisanunprecedentedandunbelievablescenariofor
thosewhohavelookedatAmericandemocracywith
envy as the storming of the seat of power happens
mostly in countries like Afghanistan, Somalia, and
some other African countries. An opinion piece in
TheNewYorkTimesvividlydescribedtheeventsof
January6,“Lawmakersandstaff memberscowered
under tables, texting panicked family and friends.
Members of the mob spoke openly of assassinating
members. Bones were broken. Blood was spilled.
Lives were lost. At least five deaths have been tied
to the attack.” Americans believe that until the
swearing-in of Joe Biden is over President Donald
Trump remains a potent danger to the stability of
his country.
The President-elect is moving ahead for the oath-
taking day fully prepared for the challenges that lie
ahead. Besides having Kamala Harris, Biden’s in-
duction of 25 Indian Americans for key responsi-
bilities in his administration is a sign that liberal
democracy’sfutureisstillsafe.Creditmustbegiven
to America’s judiciary for not succumbing to pres-
sureandseveralRepublicanPartyleadersforstand-
ing by the truth despite pressure from Trump and
his aides.
A
AMERICA HOLDS HOPE
FOR DEMOCRACY
TAKE A TRAIN TO
MODI’S GUJARAT
rime Minister Narendra Modi may be
busy with a lot of other pressing issues
but he has never stopped thinking of
making Gujarat vibrant. Lately, he has
been focusing on boosting tourism in the
state. In October 2018 he inaugurated the Statue of
Unity, the world’s tallest statue, of Sardar Vallabhb-
hai Patel on the iconic leader’s birth anniversary. In
2020 he launched a seaplane service between the
Statueof UnitynearKevadiainthestate’sNarmada
district to the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad.
Even though Covid-19 was on the rampage in the
country,Modilaunched17tourismprojectsnearthe
Statue of Unity. During his visit, he inaugurated
Aarogyavan, which has 1000 species of medicinal
and herbal plants and a lotus-shaped pavilion for
indoor plants, the world’s fastest built jungle safari
with a geodesic dome for an aviary. Other projects
includedUnityGlowGarden,athemepark,andspe-
cial lighting at the Narmada Dam. To ensure that
Gujarat remained within the reach of tourists, the
prime minister flagged off eight trains from differ-
ent parts of the country to Kevadia, the site of the
Statue of Unity. The new trains will connect Keva-
dia to Varanasi, Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency,
Hazrat Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai, Dadar,
Ahmedabad, and Pratapnagar. The train link will
boost tourism in Gujarat’s tribal region and to the
Statue of Unity. The Ahmedabad-Kevadia link is
special because of the Vista-dome coach of the Jan-
shatabdi Express which is equipped with rooftop
glasses and a better viewing area. Clearly, the
prime minister is determined to make his state a
top-notch tourist destination in the country.
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Varanasi: In a mega-
boost to the tourism
transaction between
Uttar Pradesh and
Gujarat, Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
and Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath vir-
tually flagged off a
special train that
would connect Vara-
nasi with Kevadia in
Gujarat. Kevadia
houses the world’s
tallest statue built in
the honour of Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel.
The two leaders
flagged off the 09130
Kashi-Kevadia express
at 1120 hours from plat-
form number 1 of Vara-
nasi Cantt Railway sta-
tion. The train is
equipped with all three
types of AC Coaches
and Sleeper class
coaches. It is studded
with all brand new
LHB coaches. Railways
will provide ready to
eat food to the passen-
gers while they will
have to bring their own
bedding and blankets,
said a senior railway
official.
Seven other trains
were flagged off by
the prime minister
that would connect
as many states with
Kevadia.
During the inaugura-
tion, PM Modi said that
more tourists flock to
the Statue of Unity than
the Statue of Liberty in
the US, adding nearly 50
lakh tourists have vis-
ited the former since it
opened in 2018.
He referred to the
Dedicated Freight Cor-
ridor project as “an ex-
ample of the way things
functioned in our coun-
try in the past.”
“A few days ago, I in-
augurated a large sec-
tion (of the Dedicated
Freight Corridor). On
this very important
project, in eight years
work was done only on
paper. Besides tourists
visiting the Statue of
Unity, the local popu-
lace will be the biggest
beneficiary of the new
rail connectivity. To-
day, Kevadia is no long-
er a small place in a
remote area of Guja-
rat. It is emerging as
the world’s biggest
tourist destination,”
he said. Despite every-
thing remaining closed
for months during cor-
onavirus pandemic,
the number of tourists
visiting Kevadia is in-
creasing fast, he added.
Modi, Yogi flag off train to connect Kashi with Statue of Unity
IN TOURISM BOOST
During the inauguration, PM Modi greeted the nation while CM Yogi Adityanath is seen with Chief Secretary RK Tiwari and ACS Information Navneet Sehgal at Lok Bhawan on Sunday.

The train is
expected to
increase
tourism at both
Uttar Pradesh
as well as
Gujarat with
both states
brimming with
some wonderful
tourist
attractions
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD LUCKNOW
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi has been invited
by the United Kingdom
to attend the G7 summit
to be held in the coun-
try’s Cornwall region
in June. The group that
includes the world’s
seven leading demo-
cratic economies -- UK,
Canada, France, Ger-
many, Italy, Japan, the
USA -- and the Europe-
an Union, will discuss
global issues like the
coronavirus pandemic,
climate change and
open trade. UK Prime
Minister Boris John-
son, who had cancelled
his India visit for this
year’s Republic Day
event because of the de-
tection of the mutant
strain of the virus in
Britain, is likely to visit
the country “ahead of
the G7”, a press state-
ment read.
Apart from India,
Australia and South Ko-
rea have also been in-
vited to the summit.
“UK Prime Minister
Boris Johnson will use
the first in-person G7
summit in almost two
years to ask leaders, in-
cluding Indian Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, to seize the op-
portunity to build back
better from coronavi-
rus, uniting to make the
future fairer, greener
and more prosperous,”
the statement read.
Turn to P6
BorisinvitesModiforG7,may
visitIndiabeforetheSummit
New Delhi: More
than 224,300 people
have been vacci-
nated against the
coronavirus dis-
ease so far, out of
which only 447 re-
ported adverse ef-
fects and only
three had to be ad-
mitted to hospitals,
the Union health
ministry said on
the second day of
the nationwide
vaccination drive
on Sunday.
17,072 people re-
ceived the vaccine
on Day 2 of the vac-
cination drive in
six states said
Manohar Agnani,
a senior health
ministry official
Lucknow: Amid specu-
lation as to the future of
babu turned netaji AK
Sharma, in UP politics,
highly placed sources
in the power corridors
of BJP and in the know-
how of developments in
the state reveal, that
Sharma can be named
as the deputy chief
minister of Uttar
Pradesh with an impor-
tant and impressive
portfolio of Home and
Department of Person-
nel. However, it is said
that there will not be an
addition to the already
existing two DyCM po-
sitions rather the cur-
rent Deputy CM -
Dinesh Sharma - will be
moved to the equally
important position of
Chairman of the Legis-
lative Council since the
current Chairman -
Ramesh Yadav’s term
ends on January 30.
447 REPORTED
ADVERSE
EFFECTS AFTER
VACCINATION, 3
IN HOSPITAL: GOVT
SHARMA MAY GET HOME AND DOP
Nepal will be
1st to get our
vaccine: India
New Delhi: The Naren-
dra Modi government
has given iron clad as-
surances to Nepal that
it will be among the
first countries to re-
ceive India developed
twin Covid-19 vaccines,
supply schedule of
which will be an-
nounced in the coming
week. This assurance
was conveyed to Nepa-
lese foreign minister
Pradeep Gyawali dur-
ing his visit to New
Delhi for the Joint Com-
mission Meeting with
external affairs minis-
ter Subramanyam Jais-
hankar.
SC TO HEAR PLEAS ON
FARM LAWS TODAYApex Court will also hear plea on proposed tractor march on Jan 26
New Delhi: Five days
after it stayed the imple-
mentation of the new
farm laws till further
orders, the Supreme
Court will on Monday
hear again the pleas re-
lating to contentious
laws as well as the ongo-
ing farmers’ protest at
Delhi borders.
The top court will also
hear the plea of the cen-
tral government, filed
though the Delhi Police,
seeking an injunction
against the proposed
tractor march or any
other kind of protest by
farmers which seeks to
disrupt the gathering
and celebrations of Re-
publicDayonJanuary26
During the hearing,
the apex court may take
into account the matter
of recusal of a member
of the four-member pan-
el set up Turn to P6
DOUBLING FARMERS’
INCOME MODI GOVT’S
PRIORITY: AMIT SHAH
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said
doubling farmers income was the biggest prior-
ity of the Narendra Modi government and that the
three farm laws would
ensure manifold hike
in their earnings,
reported PTI.
 Since coming
to power, the Modi
government had
increased the budget
for the farm sector
and also MSP for
various crops, he
said. “I want to say
that if there is any big
priority of the Narendra Modi government it is to
double the farmers income,” he said at an event in
Kerakalmatti village in Karnataka.
 Amit Shah also listed out various central
programmes for the welfare of the farmers.
Farmers sitting inside their tractor-trolley amid their protest
against the new farm laws at Singhu Border in New Delhi.
FIle photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with
British counterpart Boris Johnson.
AK Sharma
ebutant Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur punched above
their weight with splendid half-centuries to keep Australia at bay
and India bullish after an engrossing third day’s play in the series-
deciding fourth Test here on Sunday. Australia’s openers — David
Warner (20) and Marcus Harris (1) — saw out six overs, and
extended the home team’s lead to 54 by stumps after India’s first
innings ended at 336. However, Australia’s lead could have been much more had
it not been for a delightful 123-run partnership for the seventh wicket between
Washington (62) and Shardul (67), who defied and then attacked the rival bowl-
ing attack with gusto at the hostile Gabba track in Brisbane.
D
We expect that farmers discuss
the laws clause-wise on January
19 and tell government what they
want other than the repeal of the laws
—Narendra Singh Tomar, Agriculture Minister
AFTER PANEL DEBACLE
Ati
Sundar
Thakur!

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With elections in
West Bengal
slated later this year,
the West Bengal unit
of the BJP has asked
its central leadership
to send Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath along
with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, party
chief JP Nadda and
Home Minister Amit
Shah, more frequently
in the state to attend
rallies, sources said.
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath has
directed officials of the
agriculture department
to ensure that farm-
ers in the state get
best quality sugarcane
seeds. He has said
that the needs of the
farmers in UP must
be taken care of at all
costs. He added that
paddy procurement
must be done as per
the norms and any lax-
ity in this regard, will
not be tolerated.
Yogi Speaks
Yogi Speaks
Uttar Pradesh GI
Products Exhibition
2021 begins today
MINISTERNANDI
DONATES ` 1.25
CR FOR TEMPLE
First India Bureau
L u c k n o w : U t t a r
Pradesh GI Products
Exhibition 2021 will
be organised at the
Deen Dayal Upad-
hyay Trade Facility
Centre from January
18. It is being organ-
ised jointly by UP Ex-
port Promotion
Council and Federa-
tion of Indian Cham-
bers of Commerce
and Industry (FICCI).
The exhibition will
also be organised in
the virtual form
which will reveal a
new of brand UP.
The exhibition will
exhibitproductsfrom
28 unique GIs from
UP, and seven of
them will be from
Varanasi. The exhibi-
tion will have physi-
cal and virtual stalls
of various products
from the state. It will
provide buyers and
sellers and opportu-
nity to communicate
virtually as well as
physically. The virtu-
al platform will be
available for B2C
meetings through on-
line portal.
There will be in-
formative live semi-
nars for the technical
aspects of GI prod-
ucts’ features, exclu-
sivity, utility, oppor-
tunity and business
promotion.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UP Cabi-
net Minister Nand
Gopal Nandi has do-
nated Rs 1.25 crore
from Nandi Seva
Sansthan here. The
minister handed
over a cheque to the
temple trust mem-
bers in Lucknow on
Sunday.
TheVishwaHindu
Parishad (VHP) in
coordination with
Shree Ram Janmab-
hoomi Teerth Kshet-
ra Trust has started
off the massive one
and a half month
long donation drive
thisFridayfromAyo-
dhya to raise funds
for the construction
of Ram temple.
A delegation of
senior VHP leaders
and members of
Shree Ram Janmb-
hoomi Teertha
Kshetra Trust had
also called on Presi-
dent Ramnath Ko-
vind who had made a
contribution of Rs
5,00,100 for the con-
struction of the
grand Ram temple in
Ayodhya.
Banaras minakari and Mirzapuri dari are some famous products
Minister Nand Gopal Nandi handing over the cheque
CMlaunchesJhansiStrawberryFest.Says its production will give new identity to region
B’KHANDSTRAWBERRYGROWTHWOULD
PUTLEASHONLABOURMIGRATION:YOGIFirst India Bureau
Lucknow: Terming the
growing of strawberry
in Jhansi, the land of
bravery and rituals, as
nothing short of a mira-
cle, Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath attributed
the same to the hard
work of farmers.
He said cultivation of
strawberries in Bun-
delkhand would give
Bundelkhand a new
identity besides helping
stopmigrationof people
from the region to fara-
way places in search of
employment. Yogi said
this while inaugurating
the Strawberry Festival
in Jhansi through digi-
tal mode from his resi-
dence here on Sunday.
Congratulating the
farmers for their hard
work, CM Yogi said like
the Strawberry Festival
which was organised to
promote cultivation of
the fruit in Jhansi, simi-
lar programmes should
also be organised in Sid-
dharthanagar to pro-
mote ‘Kala Namak’ or
Indian Black Salt be-
sides other districts for
promoting the products
associated with it in-
cluding Chandauli,
Barabanki, Kaushambi
and Prayagraj.
Addressing the gath-
ering through video
conferencing CM Yogi
said the Strawberry Fes-
tival besides cultivation
of the fruit being under-
taken for the first time
in Bundelkhand region
was not only a miracle
of sorts but would also
go a long way in chang-
ingtheperceptionof the
state as well as the coun-
try about Bundelkhand
region. The CM further
said the cultivation of
strawberries in Jhansi
would undoubtedly help
provide a new identity
to Bundelkhand region.
Referring to straw-
berry cultivation in
Jhansi, he further said
that growing of the fruit
here had proved that
Bundelkhand region
had everything for un-
dertaking such ven-
tures. According all
credit for the achieve-
ment to the relentless
hard work of farmers,
Yogi Adityanath en-
couraged them to work
even harder. As per the
CM, the Central Sub-
tropical Horticulture
Institute (CISH) in Luc-
know was also doing an
excellent job in promot-
ing the cultivation and
marketing of strawber-
ries.
CM CALLS FOR INNOVATIVE EFFORTS IN AGRICULTURE
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launching the festival virtually on Sunday
BJP candidates to file nomination today
First India Bureau
Lucknow: All BJP can-
didates for the biennial
polls to the UP Legisla-
tive Council will file
theirnominationpapers
on Monday in the pres-
ence of CM Yogi, the
party said in a state-
ment on Sunday.
The candidates in-
clude state BJP chief
Swatantra Dev Singh
and Deputy CM Dinesh
Sharma. Monday is the
last day for the filing of
nominationsfor12legis-
lative council seats,
which will fall vacant on
January 30.
The scrutiny of pa-
pers will be held on Jan-
uary 19 and names can
be withdrawn till Janu-
ary 21. The polling is
scheduled to take place
on January 28 and the
counting will be done an
hour after the comple-
tion of the polls.
OnFriday,formerIAS
officer AK Sharma was
named a BJP candidate,
a day after he joined the
party, fuelling specula-
tions that he may get a
ministerial post soon.
Sharma in a tweet
thanked PM Modi, na-
tional BJP president JP
Nadda and CM Yogi Adi-
tyanath for it.
Kunwar Manvendra
Singh, Govind Narayan
Shukla, Salil Bishnoi,
Ashwani Tyagi are
some other candidates.
Expressing his government’s resolve
to turn Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s vision to double farmers’
income into reality, Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on Sunday empha-
sised the need of innovative efforts
in agriculture. While digitally inau-
gurating the Strawberry Mahotsava
in Jhansi, the chief minister also
called upon government officials to
take concrete steps to create aware-
ness among farmers about innova-
tive farming. Terming the Jhansi’s
Strawberry Mahotsava an innovative
effort in farming, he said the district
administrations should take effective
and concrete steps to promote it. In
a statement issued here, the state
government said the Strawberry Ma-
hotsava will send a new message for
the state and the country. “This will
bring a positive transformation in the
Bundelkhand region. It will give a new
identity to Bundelkhand, he said.
REST IN PEACE
CM Yogi paying tributes to Late Ranvir Singh, father of Sugarcane Minsiter Suresh Rana, at
his residence in Shamli district on Sunday.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Governor
Anandiben Patel while
speaking at a pro-
grammeheldinRajBha-
wan on Sunday to felici-
tate employees of Life
Insurance of India (LIC)
said the Insurance War-
riors always came for-
ward to help whenever
the country faced natu-
ral calamities. She said
theinsuranceemployees
during corona breakout
ensured speedy disposal
of insurance claims to
victims of the pandemic
which provided much
relief to the grieving
family members of the
victim.
She said during times
of pandemic when peo-
ple were forced to re-
main indoors, the LIC
agents not only created
awareness about the
benefits of insurance
but also helped them
take the policies which
would help them in
times of need.
The governor further
said the joint efforts of
insurance employees
had helped increase
awareness about its ben-
efits and rise in number
of insurance policies
off late was an indicator
of the hard work put in
by them in creating
mass awareness.
Further, lauding the
efforts undertaken by
LIC towards customer
service, Patel said now
payment of policy pre-
mium as well as settle-
ment of insurance
claims was being done
online. Congratulating
the insurance warriors
who had come from dif-
ferent parts of UP and
Uttarakhand, she said
apart from their work of
providing insurance
cover, they could also
make efforts in making
India achieve the TB-
Free status by 2025 by
adopting one TB-affect-
ed child under 18 and
ensuring proper intake
of food and medicines
till the child recovered.
Guv lauds ‘insurance warriors’ for braving odds
MOMENT OF PRIDE
Defence Min Rajnath Singh meets Maulana
Sadiq’s sons to condole senior cleric’s death
First India Bureau
Lucknow: On the sec-
ond day of his visit to
Lucknow on Sunday, De-
fense Minister Rajnath
Singh met the relatives
of Muslim cleric Kalbe
Sadiq and expressed his
condolences to the be-
reaved family members
of the Muslim Cleric.
Singh met Sadiq’s sons
at Unity College.
It may be mentioned
that Kalbe Sadiq passed
away in November last
year, after a prolonged
illness. Sadiq was part
of All India Muslim Per-
sonal Law Board for a
long time. He was admit-
ted to the hospital due to
difficulty in breathing
and pneumonia.
Earlier, Rajnath Sin-
gh met the family mem-
bers of former BJP
leader and Councilor
Ramesh Kapoor, who
also passed away recent-
ly, and expressed his
condolences. He also
met Deputy CM Keshav
Prasad Maurya on Sun-
day morning.
On the first day of his
visit to the state capital
on Saturday, Singh laid
the foundation stone of
the new Command Hos-
pital to be built on the
grounds of Cantonment
Hospital here. The con-
struction cost of the
hospital on 40 acres of
land is estimated to be
aroundRs435crore.The
proposed hospital will
have 788 beds besides ar-
rangement of 100 emer-
gency beds will also be
part of the set up. The to
be constructed hospital
would have 6 different
blocks besides would
comprise of three to
nine storey buildings
and 6 helipads in the
hospital premises. The
hospital premises will
also have a parking ca-
pacity of 750 cars.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Prominent Shia cleric and All India Muslim Personal Law Board Vice
President Maulana Kalbe Sadiq’s sons to express grief over his death at Unity College in Lucknow on Sunday.
GovernorAnandiben Patel with insurance employees of UP and Uttarakhand at Raj Bhawan on Sunday.

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UTTAR PRADESHLUCKNOW | MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The state
of Uttar Pradesh
made its way into re-
cord-books on day one
of the mega Covid-19
vaccination drive as it
jabbed more than 21,
000 people.
Of the 1.91 lakh ben-
eficiaries administered
COVID-19 vaccine shots
countrywide on Satur-
day, the highest number
of inoculations were
carried out in Uttar
Pradesh with 21,291
people getting injected.
Of the 2,08,826 total
active COVID-19 cases
in the country, Kerala
has the highest number
at 68,633 followed by
Maharashtra at 5,3163,
UP at 9,162, Karnataka
at 8,713, West Bengal at
7,151, and Tamil Nadu
at 6128, according to the
Health ministry data.
According to the
Health ministry data,
the highest number of
vaccines were adminis-
tered in UP at 21291 fol-
lowed by Andhra
Pradesh at 18,412, Ma-
harashtra at 18,328, Bi-
har at 18,169, Odisha at
13,746, Karnataka at
13,594, Gujarat at 10,787,
West Bengal at 9730, Ra-
jasthan at 9279, Madhya
Pradesh at 9219, Kerala
at 8062.
Besides, 5,592 people
in Chhattisgarh, 5,589 in
Haryana, 4,319 in Delhi,
3,653 in Telangana, 3,528
in Assam, 3,096 in
Jharkhand, 2,276 in Utt-
arakhand, 2,044 in Jam-
mu and Kashmir, 1,517
in Himachal Pradesh
and 1,319 in Punjab were
administered the vac-
cine on the first day.
While everything
went off smoothly, mis-
creants tried to spread
rumours in Bareilly. A
spate of pamphlets urg-
ing people of a particu-
lar community against
taking anti-Covid vac-
cine shots and spread-
ing rumours about
their ingredients sur-
faced in the city here on
Sunday, prompting po-
lice to lodge an FIR
against unknown mis-
creants.
The pamphlets, found
in posh Rajendra Nagar
locality here, appealed
to a particular commu-
nity to avoid taking the
vaccines, SP (City)
Ravindra Singh said.
The leaflets were im-
mediately seized and
an FIR was lodged in
the Premnagar police
station against un-
known persons under
various sections of the
IPC for mischief mon-
gering and trying to
whip up communal
passions, he said.
—FILEPHOTO
JAB OF LIFE: With 21k shots on 1st
day, UP storms into record books
Pamphlets
found in posh
Bareilly colony
spreading
rumours
against vaccine
REST TO GET VAX
NEWSataglance
SON-IN-LAW KILLS
ELDERLY COUPLE
Panic gripped Bijnor
after an elderly couple was
murdered and their son-in-
law was severely injured in
attack by their other son-
in-law in Chaq Mahmood
Sahni village of Syohara
area on early Sunday morn-
ing. SP Dharmveer Singh
said Abdul Maliq had feud
with his son-in-law Rizvan.
Following which Rizvan
attacked the couple with
sharp weapon. Abdul Maliq
and his wife died on the
spot while another son-in-
law was severely injured.
NASEERUDDIN SHAH CONCERNED
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has expressed concerns over
the divide being created in the country between Hindus and
Muslims in the name of love jihad. The 70-year-old actor made
the comments in a video interview with Karwan-e-Mohabbat
India, shared on its YouTube channel on Sunday.
6-YR-OLD RESCUED, WOMAN HELD
The police on Sunday rescued a 6-yr-old girl gone missing two
days back and arrested a woman for allegedly kidnapping her.
The accused had taken the girl to Delhi to push her into beg-
ging, ofﬁcials said. Accused Neelu Kushwaha, from Chhatarpur
district in MP, was tracked and held from in Sec 28 Noida.
CHURK COLDEST AT 4.6 DEGREES
Cold day to severe cold day conditions prevailed at isolated
places while dense to very dense fog occurred at a few places
in UP on Sunday, the MeT department said. Churk in Sonbhadra
district was the coldest place in the state with a minimum
temperature of 4.6 degrees Celsius, it said.
—FILE PHOTO
ATS busts cyber
crime racket
with 14 arrests
SCnoticetogovtover
‘inaction’inpreserving
Sikrimonuments
At 6,UP sees lowest Covid fatality in 24-hours
Janardan Mishra
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Anti-terror-
ist Squad (ATS) has
arrested 14 miscre-
antsinvolvedincyber
economic offences
through pre-activated
mobile SIMs, fake
documents and hack-
ing online banking.
Addressing the me-
dia here on Sunday,
Additional Director
General of police
(ADG) Prashant Ku-
mar said ATS has ar-
rested prime accused
Prem Singh, a resi-
dent of Moradabad
district who used to
provide pre-activated
mobile SIM cards
through distributors,
retailers in Delhi and
UP. Singh was earn-
ing Rs 40 profit on
each SIM, he added.
Explaining the mo-
dus operandi of ac-
cused, ADG (Law and
Order)saidthatPrem
Singh used to sell pre-
activated SIM cards
in Delhi. From July
2020 to January 2021
he sold 1500 pre-acti-
vated SIM cards in
Delhi. Some foreign
nationals were also
clients. These people
used to open bank ac-
counts in several
banks and transfer
money illegally.
Kumar said 250
SIM cards along with
wrappers were recov-
ered from the ac-
cused. Also Rs 2.5
lakh were found in
their accounts. ATS
is searching details
of accounts and mon-
ey transfer of ac-
cused. “With the help
of cyber experts we
were tracking for-
eign nationals
against whom look-
out notice was is-
sued” he confirmed.
Other arrested in-
clude Mohd Faheem,
SamulHasan,Hariom
Arora, Chandra
Kishor, Tarun Surya,
Peeyush from Samb-
hal district, Anshul
Saxena from Amroha
districtamongothers.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court has sought
responses from the Cen-
tre and others on a plea
which alleged inaction
by authorities in pre-
serving ancient monu-
ments in Fatehpur Sikri
and sought direction for
implementing a plan for
integrated development
of the heritage city.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice S A Bobde
issued notices to the
Centre, the UP govern-
ment, the Archaeologi-
cal Survey of India
(ASI)andothersseeking
their replies on the plea
which has claimed that
authorities have failed
to curb illegal construc-
tion and encroachment
in Fatehpur Sikri.
“Issue notice,” the
bench, also comprising
Justice AS Bopanna
and Justice V Ramasu-
bramanian, said in its
order passed last week.
The plea said there are
several monuments in
and around Fatehpur
Sikri which are protect-
ed and maintained by
the ASI.
Filed by Fathehpur
Sikri resident Amar-
nath Parashar, the peti-
tion said the apex court
had earlier passed or-
ders and directed the
authorities to take
steps towards preser-
vation of protected
monuments and the
heritage city.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With six
more fatalities, the low-
estina24-hourperiodso
far, the death toll due to
COVID-19 rose to 8,576
in Uttar Pradesh on
Sunday, while the infec-
tion tally climbed to
5,96,528 with 404 fresh
cases, officials said.
This was the lowest
number deaths caused
by the viral disease in a
span of 24 hours in Ut-
tar Pradesh, they said,
adding that on January
2, eight COVID-19 fatali-
ties were reported in
the state.
Briefing reporters
here, Additional Chief
Secretary (Medical and
Health) Amit Mohan
Prasad said 666 COV-
ID-19 patients recovered
from the disease in the
state in the last 24 hours.
With this, the total num-
ber recoveries went up
to 5,79,071, he added.
The recovery rate of
COVID-19 patients in
the state is 97.07 per cent
and the count of active
cases stands at 8,881, the
official said.
More than 2.62 crore
sampleshavesofarbeen
tested for the viral dis-
ease in the state, includ-
ing over 1.28 lakh on
Saturday, he added.Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Amit Mohan Prasad
First India Bureau
Varanasi: With an in-
crease in the number of
childbeggarsduringthe
Corona period, the state
government has inden-
tified child beggars in
thestateandhaveimple-
mented a special action
plan at the district level.
Under this scheme,
child beggars will be
motivated to pursue ed-
ucation and the parents
of such children will be
provided employment
by the Yogi government.
A Varanasi resident,
Pratibha Singh has
been promoting this
campaign and working
towards the empower-
ment of the child beg-
gars. Singh has been
providing meals daily to
the children and has
converted her house
into a school. This effort
of hers has helped 118
such children to enroll
to convent school. By
connecting desolate
womanandneedyyouth
to the mainstream of
employment, she has
encouraged others to
take such steps.
Pratibha who has
been motivating child
beggars to hold books in
their hands and making
them pursue education
said she had been work-
ing for last 7 years to
shape the future of un-
lucky children and their
family. She said the in-
creasing number of
child beggars around
her house made her
turn her own house into
school for such chil-
dren. She also encour-
aged the parents living
in slums to encourage
their children to take
up education. A lot of
child beggars have
started to move towards
education.
Pratibha said other
states should also take
inspiration from this
campaign and start
their own. She said due
to the campaign against
child begging, actions
will be taken against
people forcing children
to beg and thus child
begging will be curbed.
Pratibha, an inspiration in poverty alleviation of urchins
NO BEGGING
This Varanasi resident has converted
her house into school for poor kids
First India Bureau
Ballia: Uttar Pradesh
minister Anand Swa-
roop Shukla on Sunday
called West Bengal CM
Mamata Banerjee an
“Islamic terrorist” and
saidshewillhavetotake
refuge in Bangladesh af-
ter the assembly elec-
tions in her state.
The UP Minister of
State for Parliamentary
Affairs alleged that the
West Bengal CM “does
not believe in Bharati-
yata (Indianness)” and
insulted Hindu gods and
goddesses.
“She is an Islamic ter-
rorist. She has worked
to break the temples
and insult gods and god-
desses in West Bengal.
She is acting at the be-
hest of Bangladesh,”
the minister said.
“Mamata Banerjee
will be defeated badly in
the assembly polls, after
which she will have to
take refuge in Bangla-
desh,” Shukla added.
Mamata is
an islamic
terrorist: Min First India Bureau
Moradabad: An FIR
was lodged against
members of an alleged
Hindu outfit for illegal-
ly collecting donation
for Ram temple con-
struction. Ram Mandir
Nidhi Samarpan Com-
mittee member Prabhat
Goyal here said that
FIR was registered
against four fraudsters
who were collecting do-
nation for the temple
construction illegally.
Goyal said these peo-
ple were defaming RSS,
VHP and Bajrang Dal as
they were collecting do-
nations illegally. He
said, “We don’t have op-
tion of donation of Rs
21 and Rs 25 but they
were collecting amount
with fake receipts.”
Earlier, the matter of
illegal donation collec-
tion came to light with
fake receipts having
photos of CM Yogi and
cabinet minister
Chaudhary Bhupendra
Singh were found in
same district.
FIR against Hindu outfit for illegal
donation collection in Moradabad
NGTtotakeupIFFCOplantmishap
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Na-
tional Green Tribunal
is scheduled to take
cognizance of the am-
monia gas leak inci-
dent at IFFCO plant at
Phulpur near Alla-
habad on Monday.
A bench comprising
NGT chairperson Jus-
tice AK Goel and Jus-
tice Sheo Kumar Singh
had taken note of a
Hindi newspaper re-
port dated December
24, 2020.
Two officials of the
Indian Farmers Ferti-
liser Cooperative Lim-
ited (IFFCO) had died
and its 16 other em-
ployees were injured
in a major ammonia
gas leak at the plant.
The gas leakage that
took place on Decem-
ber 22 at around 10:30
pm, however, was re-
stricted and stopped in
a short time, the ferti-
lisercooperativemajor
had said in a state-
ment.
IFFCO Deputy Man-
ager Abhay Nandan
and Assistant Manag-
erVPSinghdiedinthe
incident. Out of the 16
injuredIFFCOemploy-
ees, including three
contract labourers,
two have been dis-
charged, while 14 oth-
ers are undergoing
treatment in different
hospitals, it said.
—FILEPHOTO

INDIALUCKNOW | MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021
SC to...
byittolistentothegriev-
ances and make recom-
mendations to resolve
the impasse. Bhupinder
Singh Mann, president
of BKU (Mann) and
chairman of All India
Kisan Coordination
Committee had recused
himself from the court-
appointed panel two
days after he was includ-
ed in it, saying “I will al-
ways stand with my
farmers and Punjab”.
The committee com-
prised Bhupinder Singh
Mann, national presi-
dent of Bhartiya Kisan
Union; Dr Parmod Ku-
mar Joshi, Director for
South Asia, Internation-
al Food Policy Research
Institute; Ashok Gulati,
agricultural economist
andformerchairmanof
the Commission for Ag-
ricultural Costs and
Prices; and Anil Ghan-
wat, president of Shet-
kari Sanghatana.
On Saturday, a farm-
ers’ organisation ap-
proached the Supreme
Court urging it to recon-
stitute the four-member
committee appointed by
thecourttointeractwith
representatives of farm-
ers and government for
an amicable resolution
of the differences over
the new farm laws. The
Bharatiya Kisan Union
(Lok Shakti) in its plea
pointed out that one of
the four members,
Bhupinder Singh Mann,
has backed out of the
committee, and the oth-
ers — Ashok Gulati,
Pramod Kumar Joshi
and Anil Ghanwat —
have already taken posi-
tions in support of the
farm laws. The farmers’
bodywonderedhowthese
threememberscouldsub-
mit a report without bias
when they had already
backed the laws “made
andpassedbytheCentral
government without
enough discussion with
farmers”.
Boris invites...
Thethreecountrieshave
been invited to the sum-
mit as guests to “deepen
theexpertiseandexperi-
ence around the table.”
Highlighting the
growing cooperation be-
tween India and the
United Kingdom over
the fight against the
coronavirus, the state-
ment read: “As ‘phar-
macy of the world’, In-
dia already supplies
more than 50% of the
world’s vaccines, and
the UK and India have
worked closely together
throughout the pandem-
ic. Our Prime Ministers
speak regularly and
Prime Minister John-
son has said he will visit
India ahead of the G7”.
FROM PG 1
Statue Of Unity gets more tourists
than Statue Of Liberty: PM ModiAhmedabad: More
tourists visit the Statue
of Unity in Gujarat
than the Statue of Lib-
erty in the US, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said on Sunday,
adding almost 50 lakh
tourists have visited the
former since it opened
two over years ago.
In his address after
flagging off eight trains
to Kevadia from across
India via video confer-
encing, PM Modi said
that with increased
connectivity over a
lakh people will visit
Kevadia daily, as per a
survey.
PM Modi inaugurat-
ed the Statue of Unity,
billed as the world’s tall-
est, in October 2018 on
the occasion of Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel’s
143rd birth anniversary.
Besides tourists visit-
ing the Statue of Unity,
locals will be the big-
gest beneficiary of the
new rail connectivity,
PM Modi said. Even the
pilgrims visiting a few
centres located in the
region will get the ben-
efit of new trains to Ke-
vadia, he added.
“Today, Kevadia is no
longer a small block lo-
cated in a remote area
of Gujarat but is emerg-
ing as the world’s big-
gest tourist destination.
More people have start-
ed visiting the Statue of
Unity compared to the
Statue of Liberty. After
inauguration, nearly 50
lakh people visited it.
“Despite everything
remaining closed for
months during corona-
virus pandemic, the
number of tourists vis-
iting Kevadia is increas-
ing fast,” PM Modi said.
“It is estimated in a
survey that as the con-
nectivity increases,
over one lakh people
will visit Kevadia daily.
A small, beautiful Keva-
dia is a good example of
how economy and ecol-
ogy can both be devel-
oped in a planned man-
ner while saving the
environment,” PM said.
“Tourists visiting the
Statue of Unity will get
the benefit of this rail
connectivity, but this
connectivity is going to
change the lives of peo-
ple of Kevadia. It will
bring new opportuni-
ties of employment and
self-employment,” he
said.
“This rail line will
also connect important
places of faith like Kar-
nali, Poicha
Garudeshwar. And it is
true the entire region is
filled with spiritual vi-
bration. And with this
facility, it is a big gift for
those who generally
visit here for spiritual
reasons,” he said.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the ﬂagging off ceremony of eight trains connecting different regions of the country
to Kevadiya, Gujarat, through video conferencing with chief ministers of different states, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Bhopal: A 13-year-old
girl was kidnapped and
gang-raped by nine men
in Madhya Pradesh’s
Umaria district twice
within five days, the po-
lice have said, adding
seven people have been
arrested so far in the
case. According to the
police, the 13-year-old
girl was first kidnapped
by a young man known
to her on January 4 and
then raped by him and
six of his friends for
two days.
Before letting her go
on January 5, the ac-
cused threatened to kill
her if she told anybody
so she did not file a com-
plaint. The horror was
repeated six days later
as she was again kid-
napped on January 11
by one of the seven men
who raped her before
and then held captive in
jungles as well as a road-
side eatery, where three
of them again raped
her, the police said.
After being let go by
the three accused, she
was kidnapped again
and allegedly raped by
two truck drivers, be-
fore she managed to flee
and return to her house
on Friday early morn-
ing, they added. The in-
cident was reported to
the police on Friday af-
ter which multiple
teams conducted
searches.
On January 9, a
48-year-old woman was
raped by a man with the
help of four others in-
side her hut in Sidhi
district, police said.
The main accused in
the case also allegedly
inserted an iron rod in
the private parts of the
woman, who has two
young sons. All the five
accused have been ar-
rested.
Two days later, a
13-year-old girl was kid-
napped by her neigh-
bour, who then alleged-
ly raped the teenager
and murdered her in
Khandwa district.
Just a day later, a
young woman was as-
saulted by her husband
and father-in-law, sus-
pecting her of infidelity
in Ujjain district.
13-year-old raped twice by 9
in 5 days in MP: Police
WOMEN SAFETY UNDER SHIVRAJ GOVT
New Delhi: With elec-
tions in West Bengal
slated to be held later
this year, the West Ben-
gal unit of BJP has
asked its central leader-
ship to send Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi,
party chief Jagat
Prakash Nadda, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah and Uttar Pradesh
CM Yogi Adityanath,
more frequently in the
state to attend rallies,
sources said.
As per sources, BJP
is also planning to cele-
brate Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose’s birth
anniversary function to
be attended by the PM
in a grand manner. The
party is also planning to
carry out a rath yatra in
the state. In 2019, the
party wanted to carry
out a similar yatra but
was unable to do so.
BJP demands more rallies of Nadda,
Shah, Adityanath before elections
Recently, the state unit of the party held a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP party
chief JP Nadda, in which the preparations for elections were reviewed. —FILE PHOTO
Legendary musician Ustad
Ghulam Mustafa dies at 89
Mumbai: Legendary
Indian classical musi-
cian and Padma Vib-
hushan awardee Ustad
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
died on Sunday after-
noon at his residence in
Mumbai. He was 89.
Ustad Ghulam Mustafa
Khan’s daughter-in-law
Namrata Gupta Khan
said that the veteran
breathed his last at
12.37 pm. “In the morn-
ing he was fine. We had
a 24 hour nurse at
home. During his mas-
sage he vomited and I
ran immediately his
eyes were shut and he
was breathing slowly. I
tried connecting to doc-
tors and when they
came he had already
died,” Namrata told
PTI. She said the family
is in shock due to his
sudden death as he was
keeping well.
Ustad Ghulam
Mustafa Khan had suf-
fered a brain stroke in
2019 and left side of his
body was paralysed.
Intense cold wave conditions to rise over next 2 days
New Delhi: Parts of
north India remained
under the grip of an in-
tense cold wave on Sun-
day with night tempera-
tures dropping below
the 5 degrees Celsius-
mark at some places
and dense fog envelop-
ing several areas.
The minimum tem-
perature in Delhi
dropped to 5.7 degrees
Celsius but it is likely to
rise over the next two
days due to a change in
the wind direction,
IMDsaid. The national
capital will see shallow
fog on Monday morning
and light rain is likely
to occur, the IMD said.
The city’s minimum
and maximum tempera-
tures are expected to
settle around 8 and 17
degrees Celsius. An
IMD said easterly winds
are blowing in Delhi
that are not as cold as
northwesterly winds
coming in from the
snow-clad western Him-
alayas. Hence, the mini-
mum temperature is
likely to rise by a few
notches over the next
two days.
Meanwhile, Delhi’s
air quality index (AQI)
improved slightly to the
‘very poor’ category
from ‘severe’ on Satur-
day as favourable wind
speed helped in disper-
sion of pollutants. The
city’s AQI was 329 at
8.30 pm on Sunday.
An AQI between zero
and 50 is considered
‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satis-
factory’, 101 and 200
‘moderate’, 201 and 300
‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very
poor’, and 401 and 500
‘severe’. —PTI
Filmmaker-actor
Mahesh Manjrekar
booked for
‘slapping’ man
Mumbai: A case has
been filed against film-
maker-actor Mahesh
Manjrekar for allegedly
slapping and abusing a
man in Pune. According
to the case registered
against Mahesh Man-
jrekar, the incident took
place on Friday night
near Yavat village on
Pune-Solapur highway.
Thecomplainant,Kai-
las Satpute, had alleged
that his vehicle hit Ma-
hesh Manjrekar’s car
from behind after the
filmmaker applied sud-
den brakes. After this,
Manjrekar then stepped
out of his car and both
of them had an argu-
ment, following which
Manjrekar slapped
abused him. He later
filed a police complaint
against the filmmaker.
Police has now regis-
tered a non-cognisable
offence under relevant
Indian Penal Code Sec-
tions against Mahesh
Manjrekar.Thenational
award winning film-
maker has directed crit-
ically-acclaimed Hindi
films like “Vaastav” and
“Astitva”, and a number
of Marathi movies.
Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Fog shrouds parts of the national capital, at the Ghazipur area in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra Chief Minister
Uddhav Thackeray on
Sunday said his gov-
ernment is commit-
ted towards incorpo-
rating into the state
the areas of Karna-
taka where Marathi-
speaking people are
in majority.
This will be the “true
tribute” to martyrs of
the cause, the Chief
Minister’s Office (CMO)
said in a tweet.
Maharashtra claims
Belgaum and some oth-
er areas, part of the
erstwhile Bombay Pres-
idency but currently in
Karnataka, on linguis-
tic grounds.
Maharashtra Eki-
karan Samiti, a re-
gional organisation
fighting for the merg-
er of Belgaum and
some other border ar-
eas with Maharash-
tra, observes January
17 as the ‘martyrs’
day’ for those who
laid down their lives
for the cause in 1956.
“Bringing Karnata-
ka-occupied Marathi-
speaking and cultural
areas in Maharashtra
will be the true tribute
to those who accepted
martyrdom in the
boundary battle. We are
united and committed
towards it. Respects to
the martyrs with this
promise,” the CMO
tweeted.
Maharashtra claims
certain areas, including
Belgaum, Karwar and
Nippani which are part
of Karnataka, contend-
ing that the majority of
population in these ar-
eas is Marathi-speak-
ing. The dispute be-
tween the two states
over Belgaum and other
border areas is pending
before the Supreme
Court for many years.
Thackeray last year
appointed Maharash-
tra ministers Eknath
Shinde and Chhagan
Bhujbal as co-coordi-
nators to oversee the
state government’s ef-
forts to expedite the
case related to the
boundary dispute.
Will incorporate ‘K’taka-occupied
areas’ into Maha: Thackeray

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Lucknow: The founda-
tion for a large hospital
to tend to the British
Army in Lucknow Can-
tonment was laid in
1859, which was later
named Central Com-
mand Hospital after in-
dependence in 1967.
This super specialty
hospital will become
one of the most ad-
vanced hospitals of In-
dia in 4 years of time.
The plan to upgrade
the current Central
Command Hospital has
been pending for the
last 20 years. It will have
6 helipads in total, one
helicopter will be land-
ing on all the blocks.
that ways 6 air ambu-
lances can land or take
off at the same time.
The hospital caters to
22 military stations in 7
states. Lieutenant Gen-
eral Ikarup Singh Ghu-
man, Central Command
Army Chief had tasked
the Central UP Sub
Area Headquarters to
remove any obstacles in
design, budget or ob-
taining of NOC.
GOC Major General
Rajiv Sharma, then
Colonel Q RK Singh
Col. A.Q. Colonel Vivek
Tiwari played an im-
portant role in design-
ing the new project and
in getting the budget
approved. The project
will not cut down any
trees but move them to
another location with
the help of mechanized
infantry.
The hospital will
have 6 blocks starting
from A to F for different
departments. A block
will have Emergency,
Polyclinic, Pediatrics,
Respiratory, Neurology
and its wards. The B
block will have radia-
tion therapy, chemo
daycare, oncology, urol-
ogy departments and
wards. The C block will
include Operation
Theater, Pathology, An-
esthesia, Cardiology,
ICU and their wards.
The D Block will have a
Burn Center, Recon-
structive Surgery, Neu-
rology, Crisis Ward and
E Block will have Reha-
bilitation, Psychiatry,
Eye, ENT, Gastroenter-
ology and Nephrology.
The F block will be
home to reception, reg-
istration and adminis-
trative functions.
First India Bureau
Bulandshehr: On his
second day of the 3-day
Provincial Program of
the Rashtriya Swayam-
sevak Sangh, Sarsand-
ghchalak Mohan Bhag-
wat interacted with
volunteers directly. The
Sarsanghchalak while
telling the volunteers to
take up training for em-
ployment asked them
about their contribu-
tion towards the society
and the nation during
the pandemic.
The meeting which
took place at Rajju
Bhaiya Sainin Vidya
Mandir School, Khand-
waya Village on the sec-
ond day of the 3-day
programstartedaround
10:30 on Sunday Morn-
ing. The meeting was
attended by the prov-
ince officials of Meerut,
Moradabad and Saha-
ranpur. The Sarsangh-
chalak asked the offi-
cials about how the vol-
unteers performed dur-
ing the testing times of
Corona. The volunteers
while sharing their ex-
perience said that they
fed the poor while fol-
lowing the guidelines
set by the government
and also spread aware-
ness among the public
on how to protect them
from the Coronavirus.
Mohan Bhagwat took
feedback from the office
bearers about the ser-
vice done by the volun-
teers of their districts.
The volunteers gave
their view when asked
how the Sangh would
deal with if another
such crisis grips the
country in the future.
Mohan Bhagwat too
chipped in with some
suggestions on dealing
with such a crisis and
also gave some impor-
tant information to the
officials.
Mohan Bhagwat
woke up in the morning
and after doing yoga
and exercise in the
school premises he par-
ticipated in the Yoga
programme. He had
dinner in the school
and also spent night.
6airambulancescan
serviceatthesametime
atnewCommandHosp
RSS chief Bhagwat
interacts with
village volunteers
BANK DENIES
100-YEAR-OLD
WAR WIDOW
MONEY,
POLICE
ENSURE SHE
GETS IT
While the police
in Uttar Pradesh
is often criticized for
adopting a lackluster
approach towards
carrying out their duty,
sometimes they pluck
amazement out of thin
air. In Agra’s Tajganj
area, police not only
turned out to be a savior,
but also a link between
a nationalised bank and
its 100-year-old female
customer. Bataso Devi, a
100-year-old war widow
was in tears and was
helplessly standing out
the SBI Tajganj branch
when the bank officials
denied giving her Rs
11000 from her own
account given her age
citing security reasons.
The bank employees said
that since the woman
was pale and no one
was accompanying her,
they couldn’t risk her
being robbed off the
money. The woman,
being dependent on
the pension, couldn’t
withdraw the money
and was crying standing
outside the branch.
A 112 PRV that was
passing by, approached
the lady and heard her
grievance. Constable
Madan Singh and
Constable Shiv Kumar
took the woman inside
the bank and asked the
officials to give her the
money. After which, the
transaction was done
and the cops dropped
the woman safely at her
home. The lady then
thanked the police and
patted the back of the
cops.
THIEF BURGLES
RLD LEADERS’
HOUSE, GETS
JOB INSTEAD
OF POLICE
LOCK-UP
In times when hi-tech
security mechanisms
are in place at most
places, breaking into a
house could be quite
a task for a thief. But
what may add to his
miseries is that when
he successfully burgles
and flees with valuables
but has to return them.
But here’s a catch here
too. The thief was
rewarded with a job
from the owner of the
house whom he had
targetted. The incident
happened with none
other than Rashtriya Lok
Dal District President,
Meerut, Rahul. A
thief burgled into his
farmhouse situated at
national highway 58
near Pallavpuram and
decamped with valuables
worth lakhs. While
on the basis of CCTV
footage, the police were
trying to identify the
miscreant, he himself
returned all the stuff
that he took away. He
met the RLD leader and
apologised to him stating
the reason for theft. The
thief told Rahul that he
had a family to feed and
there was no food left to
be fed. Hence, he had to
take law into his hands.
With the wrongdoer
surrendering, the RLD
leader showed a big
heart and pardoned him
and did not file a police
complaint against him.
He even offered a job
to the thief at the same
farmhouse where he had
performed the act.
-Vishal Srivastav
Mohan Bhagwat
RAILWAY SHELTER OR STATION?
STFnabsmanpromising‘fake’scholarships
to students under various govt schemes
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The UP STF
arrest a person who
provided scholarship to
students under various
government schemes in
the state.
The UP STF arrested
the youth on fraud
charges as he promised
to get scholarship for
students under various
e d u c a t i o n - r e l a t e d
schemes in the state.
The youth named Bal-
iram Singh was arrest-
ed by the STF from
Gorakhpur district.
Laptop, mobile phones
and various other docu-
ments were also recov-
ered from the accused.
The accused used to
call the students under
the pretext of an officer
of NIC and other de-
partment and in the
name of getting schol-
arships used to exhort
money from them. He
would ask the student
to deposit money in
bank accounts of SBI
and PNB bank in Gora-
khpur and withdraw
them from ATM for his
personal use. Students
from Lucknow filed a
complaint against the
person to STF which
acted on the complaint
and arrested the youth.
Cases under IPC Sec-
tion 406, 419, 420, 467,
468, 471, 384 and 66 of
the IT Act were regis-
tered against the youth.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Yogi
Adityanath govern-
ment will be taking con-
trol, after the court or-
der, of a university
which was a dream pro-
ject of Azam Khan who
was Cabinet Minister in
both Akhilesh Yadav
and Mulayam Singh Ya-
dav government. Dis-
trict Magistrate An-
janey Kumar Singh has
already sent a report to
the UP government.
This decision will be
a major setback for the
Samajwadi Party MP
Azam Kham who has
been lodged in the Sita-
pur Jail for more than a
year on charges of ir-
regularities in Rampur.
The court of Additional
District Magistrate Jag-
damba Prasad has or-
dered to register ap-
proximately 870 Acres
of the Jauhar Univer-
sity to the governments’
account on Saturday.
The Additional District
Magistrate’s court also
ordered to register the
12.5 Acres of land on
which the University is
built to be registered
under the government.
The court’s decision
will now bring the Mo-
hammad Ali Jauhar
University under the
control of the UP state
government. There
were many disputes on
the land registered un-
der Azam Khan’s uni-
versity and after the
settlement of such dis-
putes, only 12.5 Acres of
land is left under its
control.
The Mohammad Ali
Jauhar University was
Azam Khan’s dream
project. The foundation
stone for the university
was laid on 18 Septem-
ber 2006 by the then
Chief Minister Mulay-
am Singh Yadav along
with his 52 ministers.
The university was in-
augurated on 18 Sep-
tember 2012 by the pre-
vious government un-
der then CM Akhilesh
Yadav and his group of
ministers. The land oc-
cupied by the universi-
ty has been under the
scanner, there were re-
ports that farmlands
were possessed by the
university. In the year
2019, 26 farmers had
filed cases against it af-
ter which Rampur Ad-
ministration had de-
clared Azam Khan as a
land mafia and also
gave back the posses-
sion of the land back to
its owners. The walls of
the university were also
brought down by the ad-
ministration to open up
some more land occu-
pied illegally.
The University was
run by the Maulana
Muhammad Ali Jauhar
Trust and all the land
occupied was regis-
tered under it and Azam
Kham is the chairman
of the trust. In 2005, the
government allowed
the Jauhr Trust to pur-
chase more than 12.5
acres of land while im-
posing some conditions.
The Trust had then an-
nounced that it would
provide free education
for poor children and
act as a charity. Howev-
er Akash Saxena con-
vener of BJP Small In-
dustries Cell, Western
UP had complained to
the Chief Minister ac-
cusing the Trust of not
complying with the con-
ditions set.
On the orders of the
government, the admin-
istration set up an in-
quiry and found that
the issues raised were
in-fact true so a lawsuit
was filed in the Addi-
tional District Magis-
trate’s court. The gov-
ernment was represent-
ed by District Govern-
ment Advocate Ajay
Tiwari. The trust’s law-
yer’s request for record-
ing the statement of
Chairman Azam Khan
who is lodged in Sitapur
jail was rejected, so was
the appeal at High
Court. The judge ruled
that the 12.5 Acre of the
land be registered un-
der the government.
Advocate Tiwari said
that the 870 Acres of the
university will also be
registered under the
government.
ADITYANATH GOVT ALL GEARED UP TO TAKE
POSSESSION OF AZAM KHAN’S JAUHAR VARSITY
District Magistrate Anjaney Kumar
Singh has already sent a report to
the UP government in this regard
Accused Baliram Singh in police custody.
Passengers waiting for their trains at Charbagh Railway Station in Lucknow on Sunday. Thick fog and severe Cold condition
in Northern India have forced many long distance running trains, to slow down speed resulting delay in their time schedule.
A cow also seeks shelter from the cold at the station. Photo by: Rajeev Bhatt

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COVID: FALL IN FOOTFALL
The tourists’ footfall to Taj Mahal fell by 76 per cent in 2020 as compared to 2019 due to
COVID-19 situation. Around 7,37,000 foreign tourists visited the monument in 2019 while
only 1,82,000 visited in 2020. Around 48,35,000 domestic tourists visited the monument
in 2019 while merely 11,34,000 visited in the year 2020. The livelihood of people who are
dependent on the Taj Mahal has also been hit hard.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: After the
tenure of present Chair-
man of the UP Legisla-
tive Council Ramesh
Chand Yadav coming to
an end on January 30,
the Samajwadi Party
(SP), which enjoys ma-
jority in the house is all
settoproposeits87-year-
old veteran Ahmed
Hasan for the post by
sending him to the Up-
per House for the fifth
time. SP’s emphasis is
likely to be on either
holding election for the
post of Chairman or
nominating the senior-
most member as the
Protem Speaker.
The 12 members of
the council, whose ten-
ure is set to end on Janu-
ary 30, include Chair-
man Ramesh Yadav who
waselectedchairmanof
the council during SP
government. The post
of Deputy Chairman in
the Legislative Council
is already vacant.
As per constitutional
provisions, in case of
vacancy in the office of
Council’s Chairman,
the Council would elect
any other member to
fill the post and incase
both posts of Chairman
and Deputy Chairman
lying vacant, the Gover-
nor could appoint one
of the council member
as Protem Chairman to
perform duties of
Chairman.
Till now, the Council
has witnessed appoint-
ment of Protem Chair-
man on nine different
occasions. SP presently
has 55 members in the
100-member Legislative
Council.
In case the Governor
does not nominate
Ahmed Hasan as the
Protem Chairman on
the basis of being the
senior-most member, SP
could also bring a reso-
lution against the newly
appointed Protem
Speaker. However, con-
stitutional provisions
do not confirm appoint-
ment of senior most
member as Council’s
protem speaker, which
has been just a tradition
over the years.
Meanwhile, the
BJP ‘s strategy could be
that post election on the
35 seats in the local body
and until it achieved
majority in the house,
no appointment was
made on the post of
chairman besides en-
suring that the Gover-
nor appointed a non-SP
Protem Speaker.
It may be mentioned
that name of current
chairman Ramesh Ya-
dav is not included in
the list SP candidates
which makes it most
likely that the House
would get a new Protem
or Executive Chairman
through nomination.
As per constitution pro-
vision as well as tradi-
tion, the seat of Chair-
man does not remain
vacant for even a single
day. But in the present
scenario BJP is likely to
avoid election for the
post of Chairman as it
would be tough for it to
ensure its candidate be-
ing elected as chairman
through voting. In such
a scenario, BJP is likely
tooptfornominationfor
the post.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Lucknow
bench of the Alla-
habad High Court has
ordered the govern-
ment to initiate pro-
ceeding from begin-
ning in SDM court in
the matter of illegal
construction by sons
of mafia turned politi-
cian Mukhtar Ansari
and his brother Afzal
Ansari.
District administra-
tion had demolished
illegal construction
carried out by the
sons of Bahujan Sa-
maj Party (BSP) legis-
lator Muktar and can-
celled approved map
of his brother Afzal
Ansari at plot number
93. SDM Sadar had
passed an order
against a dead person
which has become a
matter of embarrass-
ment for local admin-
istration.
Single bench of Alla-
habadHChaspassedthe
order to reinitiate the
proceedingatSDMlevel.
Justice Jaspreet Singh
has passed this order on
petition of AM Kalra.
SDM court had or-
dered on August 14, 2020
that plot number 93 in
Dalibagh area was gov-
ernment land. Follow-
ing which government
had demolished the ille-
gal constructions and
cancelled the maps ap-
proved on that land.
While petitioner has
claimed that he has sale
certificate of that par-
ticular land dated back
on February 1970 and all
formalities regarding
that land were in their
favour till 1979.
The HC maintained
that decision cannot be
passed against dead
person. The court di-
rected to reinitiate the
matter as petitioner has
right to be heard. After
HC’s order several per-
son can reach to SDM
court those who were
denied to be heard in
such matter which
could be trouble for dis-
trict administration.
SPmayusecloutinLegislative
Councilpollstogettoppost
12 seats in Legislative Council
will get vacant on January 30
SP set to propose Ahmed
Hasan for chairman post
Party hopes to win two
more seats in coming polls
SEATS CALCULATION
Demolished construction (R) Mukhtar Ansari. —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Mathura: On the re-
quest of the Uttar
Pradesh STF, the court
of additional district
and sessions judge here
re-issued a B-warrant
on Saturday for Rauf
Sheriff, the fifth ac-
cused in a case involv-
ing the Popular Front
of India (PFI), asking
him to appear before it
on February 1, a gov-
ernment lawyer said.
“On the request of
the STF on January 1,
the B-warrant was is-
sued by District and
Sessions Judge Anil
Kumar Pandey for the
appearance of the PFI’s
student wing leader
Rauf Sheriff in the
court on January 15,
but he did not turn up,”
District Government
Counsel Shiv Ram Sin-
gh said. Neither Sher-
iff, who is lodged in a
jail in Kerala’s Ernaku-
lam, nor any represent-
ative of the Special
Task Force (STF) ap-
peared in the court on
January 15, he added
On a written request
from the STF, the judge
ordered the re-issuance
of the B-warrant for
Sheriff on Saturday. If a
person is in jail for more
than one offence, a B-
warrantisissuedforhim
andtheaccusedissentto
court by the jail authori-
ties and not by police.
Sheriff,acentrallead-
er of the Campus Front
of India(CFI),ischarged
with funding PFI activ-
ists Atiqur Rahman,
Aalam Masood and
journalist Siddique
Kappan, who were ar-
rested on October 5 last
yearforseriousoffences
like sedition, when they
were on their way to
Hathras in UP to report
on the alleged gangrape
andsubsequentdeathof
a Dalit woman.
PFI case: Court re-issues
B-warrant for Rauf Sheriff
If a person is in jail
for more than one
offence, a B-warrant
is issued for him.
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Every
morning, garbage
vans across Lucknow
play the celebratory
song, “Pyaara Luc-
know Hamara Luc-
know” sung by legend-
ary Bollywood singer
Kailash Kher. Inter-
estingly the lyrics are
written by IAS officer
Akhilesh Mishra, Spe-
cial Secretary, trans-
port in UP govern-
ment. The song is a
mix of English , Urdu
and Hindi.
Music of the song is
given by Ravi Trip-
athi, a budding direc-
tor from Mumbai. Ear-
lier, Mishra was DM
Pilibhit. There he gave
flute a new identity.
Pilibhit is famous for
handmade best quali-
ty bamboo flutes.
Mishra said that he
hasapassionforwriting
poems. He has got re-
quests from some other
municipalities also to
write similar songs for
the smart cities.
Mishra is a well-
known international
poet and also a religious
orator. He has been often
speciallyinvitedtorecite
poems on Indian Repub-
lic Day celebration in
UAE and other coun-
tries.Recentlyhisperfor-
manceatGorakhpurFes-
tival’s Poet Conference
was highly appreciated.
IAS officer pens lyrics for Lucknow safai
LOVE FOR WRITING
Special secy Akhilesh Mishra
has written a song for the door-to
door garbage collection vehicle
First India Bureau
Azamgarh: A notori-
ous criminal carrying
reward of Rs 50,000 on
his head was arrested
afterencounternearKa-
butara village on Sun-
day. The arrested crimi-
nal was injured in cross-
firing during encounter,
police said.
Senior superinten-
dent of police Sudhir
Kumar Singh said that
acting on tip-off joint
team of Tarva and
Saraymeer police sta-
tions intercepted a sus-
pect near Kabutara vil-
lage under Tarva police
station area. The crimi-
nal opened fire on police
team when they ap-
proached to arrest him.
In retaliatory firing
the criminal was in-
jured and one pistol,
some cartages and one
motorbike was recov-
ered from him.
Injured criminal was
later identified as
Krishnand Vishwakar-
ma alias Mintu.
Several criminal cas-
es in nine police sta-
tions were registered
against Mintu and he
was wanted in 15 loot
cases registered in
eight districts.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: SP President
Akhilesh Yadav said
that UP is one of the big-
gest states with strong
political presence in the
country. Hewarnedthat
inthecomingdaysthere
will be lot of conspiracy.
He added that with the
kind of politics happen-
ing in the country, it
seems that there is a
conspiracy to change
the flag of India.
While targeting BJP
as a conspiratorial and
casteist party whose job
is to spread hatred, Akh-
ilesh said that farmers
of the country are un-
happy in BJP rule. All
three farm laws should
be taken back. He added
that the farmer’s move-
ment has his support.
He also critisiised the
BJP for taking dona-
tions for the Ram Man-
dir. On vaccination, he
said that his party never
questioned the experts
orscientistsof thecoun-
try. But he wants to
know whether the poor
will get medicine for
free or not.
Mayor of Meerut Su-
nita Verma along with
her husband Yogesh
Verma, who was a for-
mer MLA from Hasti-
napur, and many former
MLAs,MPs,councillors,
Zila Panchayat mem-
bers took the SP mem-
bership.
Criminal arrested after
encounter in Azamgarh
BJP trying to change the Flag
of India, says Akhilesh Yadav
HC to govt: Crackdown
on constructions of
mafia Ansari’s kin
Akhilesh Yadav
Akhilesh Mishra
COVID-19
UPDATE
UTTAR PRADESH
8,570
DEATHS
5,96,137
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
4,365 DEATHS 2,55,872 CASES
DELHI
10,746 DEATHS 6,32,429 CASES
WORLD
20,35,270
DEATHS
9,51,86,434
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
1,05,71,658
CONFIRMED CASES
1,52,447
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
50,438 DEATHS 19,90,759 CASES
RAJASTHAN
2,746 DEATHS 3,14,920 CASES
KARNATAKA
12,166 DEATHS 9,31,997 CASES

londes have a
fascinating his-
tory, both in hu-
man origin, mi-
gration, culture
and ancient my-
thology. In West-
ern culture, blonde hair
is typically associated
with naivety, youth and
innocence, but cultural-
ly has seen a remarkable
transition from its roots
to where it is today. The
general explanation as to
how blondes came into
being, is the lack of a pig-
ment called eumelanin.
This pigment deficiency
is what gives blondes
their hair colour. It may
be a western concept, but
it has marked its evolu-
tion in many other coun-
tries including India.
Every now and then
you’ll see that platinum
blonde, or dirty blonde,
or some other kind of
blonde hair colour top-
ping the trend of the sea-
son. There are a number
of theories about why
blonde hair has the ap-
peal it does. The two
most likely to me are rar-
ity and youth.
Glorious though it
may be, but caring for
blonde hair can be a real
hassle. Here are a few
tips that can help you
with the process.
1
Choosing the
right product: As
a blonde, you
should be gentle
and wash less, whatever
that means for your hair
type. When it comes to
choosing a shampoo and
conditioner, look to for-
mulas designed specifi-
cally for maintaining and
protecting your colour.
2
Keeping it hy-
drated: If you’re
not a natural
blonde it general-
ly means your hair is
damaged and dehydrat-
ed, or in other words, ex-
tremely thirsty. You’ve
got to nourish it daily
with a leave in-treat-
ment that will repair
and seal the cuticles.
3
Shield your
hair: Hats and
scarves are the
best immediate
defence, but if the
hair is going to be in
direct sunlight, use
products with UV
filters.
4
Use Pro-
tection:
Y o u ’ l l
want to
be sure to use
heat protect-
ant sprays be-
fore touching
a wand to
y o u r
strands.
Also, be sure
to lower the
temps so
you’re not fry-
ing off your
hair in the
process of
making it
wavy.
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FAIZA SAYYED, Model
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
A senior will repose full
faith in you for tackling a
man management situation
at work. Situation on the
financial front will remain satisfactory,
despite rising expenditure. A property
issue may create tension. Those
preparing for an important exam will
have to work hard.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A profitable day is also
indicated for professionals.
There is much that needs
to be done, so tighten your
belt. Good health is likely to provide
you with oodles of energy and enable
you to finish your work in a jiffy.
Budgetary planning will be required
for those going in for a renovation.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Good diet and regular
exercise will keep you both
physically and mentally
robust. At work, you are
likely to remain in control and see a
project to completion. Financially,
you remain in a comfortable
situation. Travelling long distance is
not recommended today.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Your efforts on the
professional front will be
noted by those who matter.
A child or younger sibling
can make you proud by his or her
achievements. Good health keeps you
energetic all throughout. A get together
can prove expensive and pinch your
pocket.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
A new exercise regime may
need to be dovetailed to
your requirements to
benefit. Your professional
rivals are likely to punch holes in
your cost-cutting ideas for a project.
Disagreements with a family member
is possible. Those proceeding out of
town are likely to make good speed.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
An alternative to your staple
diet may prove immensely
enjoyable. An argument with
senior can make you feel
insecure. You may find the atmosphere
on the home front serene and most
welcoming. Places of tourist attraction
may be on the agenda of those
travelling on a pilgrimage.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Self-discipline and not
succumbing to temptations
will help in maintaining
good health. A few may get
tied up in office and reach home late
today. It may become difficult to find
time for family, but you will be able
to make up for it later. Candlelight
dinner will be romantic.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Time has arrived to reap
rich rewards of your hard
work. Parents or elders
may nag you into doing
something you don’t want to, but you
will manage to wriggle out of it!
Accompanying a family member
overseas or out of town cannot be
ruled out for some.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
A profitable venture is
likely to fill up the coffers
of some businesspersons.
You may be held responsi-
ble for a deed that you have not
committed at work. Fitness classes
will prove immensely beneficial,
especially for those in the middle age
group.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
On the financial front, a
new source of income is
likely to be tapped soon
that may get your coffers
brimming! Health counselling will do
wonders for those longing to come
back in shape. You are likely to win
much appreciation by completing a
task in record time.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
This is a very positive day,
in which you get to achieve
much. It is important to get
back into the thick of
things on the work front. Family
grapevine can be abuzz with the
latest gossip about you. Ensure
adequate security in a long journey,
as stars for travel are not too bright.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Taking up a good health
scheme will prove
beneficial. A practical
solution may be found for
a complex problem on the profes-
sional front. Support of family
members is assured in whatever you
undertake. Some builders may start
thinking in terms of a township soon.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
manage PR and
animal care for a
40-yr old animal
charity hospital
in Jaipur- Help in
Suffering. Such a
gratifying work
profile it is: to serve those
who cannot express their
pain. The look in their
eyes when I give them love
and care and the tail wag-
ging when they are meet-
ing their new forever fam-
ily is something that can-
not be expressed in words.
I am glad the lockdown
happened and I am glad
that I am in the vocation
that I am in.
Yet, it can also be dis-
heartening at times. When
we have to admit aban-
doned animals when we
have to take in young
motherless pups, when we
have to bury the ones that
don’t make it, and when
adopted pups are returned
to us.
Yet, ask me if I would
want it any other way, and
you know my answer. Very
few people understand the
challenges of running an
animal shelter. Fewer vol-
unteers and even fewer
would care to support the
work of animal welfare.
And yet animal charities
face a lot of criticism on
various fronts from these
very people.
Let’s understand then
the challenges animal
shelters and hospitals
face.
1
Overcrowding: A
shelter is no place
for healthy pups.
Shelters are usually
rife with infectious virus-
es and by bringing in
healthy pups and kittens,
people subject them to the
same infections. Picking
healthy pups from the
streets and dropping them
off at shelters is not ani-
mal welfare. If manage-
ment refuses to take on
healthy pups, take a mo-
ment to understand their
reasoning. Puppies, just
as other animals are hap-
pier in their natural habi-
tat. If the street is their
home, know that being
confined or being taken
away from their mother is
stressful for the pups. In
the words of a street dog,
a day of freedom is better
than a lifetime in captivi-
ty. If a shelter is over-
crowded, puppies will
eventually perish due to
infections even though
they came in completely
healthy. Quit blaming the
staff for the passing of the
animal. This one is your
own doing. Save the shel-
ter space for those that
need them the most: sick
and injured pups.
2
Lack of local sup-
port: NGOs are de-
pendant on funds
and support. It is a
known fact that most ani-
mal charities are support-
ed by international do-
nors. But the government
has lately toughened
FCRA policies. As a result,
getting international
funds has become very dif-
ficult. It is time then, that
local people come together
and support the work of
the animal charities in
their city because after all
the charity benefits them
the most. It is easy to criti-
cize the charity for any
mishaps. But how many of
you have chosen to volun-
teer there or support them
in kind or tried to under-
stand their challenges.
3
Ignorance of dog
adopters: There
is a general trend
of people wanting
to own a pedigree dog.
This when shelters are
struggling to get their In-
die pups adopted. People
call to inquire if we have
any pedigree pups for
adoption. It is heartbreak-
ing that Indie pups are
considered inferior to
those of an international
breed. When animal ac-
tivists explain to people
that Indie pups are more
suited to Indian weather,
it is as though they are
talking to a wall. Interna-
tional celebrities also
adopt from shelters and
they adopt dogs local to
their city or country. Why
then do we as Indians
want to adopt breeds not
natural to our country?
As a result of this shel-
ters continue to be over-
crowded.
4
Short Staffed:
Shelters are often
short-staffed. It is
humanely impossi-
ble for shelters to individu-
ally take care of every pup
that comes in. Volunteers
can help ease the burden
however they too have tim-
ing limitations. To expect
that a shelter would pro-
vide the best care, would
be naive. They are all try-
ing to do their best with
the available resources.
Try volunteering instead
of criticizing.
5
The little ones
need special care:
Leaving very young
pups in the care of
shelters is not a wise deci-
sion as the little ones need
frequent care and feeding.
Sign up as a foster family
so the pups can have a
chance at life. Stop by and
talk to your local shelter,
and find out how you could
be of help.
Remember to be part of
the change you would
want to experience in oth-
ers. Begin then with you
coming forward to help the
puppies and the shelters
that care for them.
Of Pups andOf Pups and
SHELTERSSHELTERSMARIAM ABUHAIDERI
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B
ollywood star Taapsee Pan-
nu who will be seen essay-
ing the role of a sprinter in
her upcoming sports dra-
ma ‘Rashmi Rocket’ on Sunday
treated fans to a glimpse from her
‘healthy indulgence’ in laddoos
and revealed that she isn’t a ‘pro-
tein bar kind of person’. She cap-
tioned the image, “Not a Protein
Bar kind of person. What works
for me are laddoos approved by my
superwoman @munmun.Ganeri-
wal .” —ANI
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haring a love-soaked
picture of himself
and his actor-turned-
writer wife Twinkle
Khanna, superstar Akshay Ku-
mar on Sunday marked his 20th
marriage anniversary on Sunday.
The ‘Housefull’ actor shared
thepicturethatseeshiswife’s
hands circled around his
shoulders, on Instagram.
Kumar complimented the
post with a short note about
his “partnership” with Mrs.
Funnybones and also shared
howshecontinuestomakehis
heart flutter even after “20
years of togetherness.”
“The surest I’ve ever been of
a partnership...twenty years of
togetherness and you still make
my heart flutter and sometimes
even drive me up the wall,” he
wrote. —ANI
A
day after India began the vac-
cination drive against
COVID-19, megastar Am-
itabh Bachchan on Sun-
day expressed happiness over
the “proud” moment. The actor
took to Twitter to expressed
hopefulness towards making In-
dia COVID-19 free. “It was a proud
moment when we made India polio
free; it shall be just as proud a moment
when we make India COVID-19 free. JAI
HIND,” he tweeted. —ANI
Expressing Pride
A
king a walk down the
memory lane, Bolly-
wood star Farhan
Akhtar on Sunday
marked his father Javed
Akhtar’s 76th birthday by
digging out a priceless
throwback picture.
The ‘Zindagi Na Milegi
Dobara’ star took to Insta-
gram to share a monochro-
matic picture of his father
and himself, from his child-
hood days The picture,
which looks like a blast
from the past showcases
a younger Farhan who
is in his childhood
days, as he
stands near
his father
Javed, as he
holds the
‘Rock On’
star from
arms. “Happy
birthday Pa. Love
you. @jaduakhtar,”
Farhan captioned the
image. —ANI
B
ollywood star
K a n g a n a
Ranaut, who
will be seen
essaying the role of
Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister and actor
Jayalalithaa, on
Sunday paid tribute
to MG Ramachan-
dran (MGR) on the
occasion of his
104th birth anni-
versary.
The ‘Queen’ star
took to Instagram
and shared a short
clip that features a
montage of pictures
featuring the late AI-
ADMK founder-actor.
The short clip plays
with a voice-over that
says, “ MG Ra-
machandran, a
Thalaiva of Tamil
Nadu who emerged in
the field of politics and
acting for 50 years and be-
came the god of millions.”
—ANI
A
fter making fans wait for what seems
like a lifetime, Warner Bros. has fi-
nally released the brand new Tom
Jerry trailer for Tim Story’s upcom-
ing live-action and a hybrid film adaptation
of the iconic
cartoon series.
This story
shows the ri-
vals living it
up in one of
the finest New
York City ho-
tels, where the
hotel staff aka
Chloë Grace
Moretz is in
charge of get-
ting rid of the rodent--Jerry as the hotel pre-
pares for the “wedding of the century.” The
film will be hitting Indian cinemas on Febru-
ary 19 and will be available to watch in Eng-
lish, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. —Agency
J
eopardy! fans re-
cently expressed
their wish to trib-
ute for the late
game show host. The fans
have been petitioning to
get the show’s iconic
stage dedicated to the
longtime host, who host-
ed the widely popular
game show for more than
30 years, Alex Trebek passed away died in
November at the age of 80 after losing a battle
with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. There is also
a petition on Change.org, which reads: “He
inspired millions of his fans ever since he
started hosting the syndicated version of
‘Jeopardy!’ in 1984.” —Agency
H
ollywood veteran
Kate Winslet re-
centlylookedback
at her beloved
movie Titanic, and re-
vealed that it wasn’t such
a great time for her on the
personal front even
though the world loved
themovie.The45-year-old
Oscar-winning actress
spoke to Marc Maron on his podcast and
shared that after the movie was released, she
was subjected to a lot of bullying because of
it. She told Marc Maron that she “was subject
toquitealotof alsopersonalphysicalscrutiny,
and criticized quite a lot — the British press
were actually quite unkind to me.” —Agency
A
fter wrapping up
the shoot of Sha-
hidKapoorstarrer
sports-drama ‘Jer-
sey,’ during the coronavi-
rus pandemic, makers of
theflickareallsettobring
the film in theatres
around Diwali festivities
on November 5. Kapoor
shared, “JERSEY releas-
ing in theatres this DIWALI 5th November
2021.Thetriumphof thehumanspirit.Ajour-
ney I am so very proud of. This ones for the
TEAM.” —ANI
TRAILER OUT!
THE PETITION
TITANIC EXPERIENCE
DIWALI RELEASE
he year 2020 saw many
couples bond during the
lockdown. Ben Affleck
and Ana de Armas were
among them. The actors
met on the sets of their
upcoming movie Deep
Water, following
which they
b e g a n
d a t -
ing.
Over the past few months, they
made their relationship official
on social media, bonded with
Affleck’s children which he
shares with Jennifer Garner
and moved in together. While
the couple appeared madly-in-
love, it has been rumoured that
Affleck and Armas are headed
for a split. If a report by
InTouch is to be believed, the
couple’s honeymoon phase has
ended and the duo has gotten
into “huge fights.” An alleged
source claims that for Armas,
her “career will always come
first.” While Affleck wants to
see her succeed, he is appar-
ently “needy and feels lost and
lonely when she’s off galli-
vanting the world without
him.” —Agency
HUGE FIGHTS?HUGE FIGHTS?
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Amitabh Bachchan
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ACESELF-TAUGHTARTISTSCity First in conversation with some of the gorgeous makeup artists!
rt is something which
is not limited to blank
canvases and a few
painting brushes. Art
is subjective and a
clear form of one’s ex-
pression. One such
form is makeup, as much as it
helps one look fabulous, it also
is an art form that liberates
and moves people.
Today, Cityfirst is in conver-
sation with some of these self-
taught makeup maestros who
showcase their extraordinary
talent on Instagram.
Himani Khaneja, a self
taught MUA and winner of
‘Rising Makeup Star 2020’,
says, “My journey as a self
taught makeup artist has been
amazing. When I turned 14, I
knew that I am to be an artist
and any institution or art
school isn’t the only way. When
you are self learning, you are
your own motivator. So I start-
ed without anyone telling me
to, then that was a sign that I
am serious about being an art-
ist.”
She adds, “And my greatest
makeup achievement took
place in 2019 when I was one of
the top 15 artists in India for
‘NYX Cosmetics Face Awards
India’.”
Anupriya Srivastava, a
makeup lover, says, “I have
been into makeup since my
childhood but never got
enough time because of my
regular studies. During this
lockdown I utilised all my time
in practising makeup and cre-
ating different makeup looks.
I created a page on instagram
for the same and started from
zero and now I have more than
8K followers and many brands
started recognizing me for my
work now.” While these divas
surely know their way around
this artwork, it also gets over-
whelming from time to time.
Nahid Saman, an educator
and a makeup enthusiast,
says, “ I have developed uncon-
ventional ways to create some
looks which caught the atten-
tion of some of the top brands
like NYX cosmetics India ,
Myglam and many more. But
while it’s a feeling of joy to be
recognised it’s also over-
whelming sometimes to han-
dle these emotions altogeth-
er.”
Creativity sure takes it tolls
but these makeup artists and
content creators are living
proof of, where there’s a will,
there’s a way.
MONICA PRABHAKAR
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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VVPATS GET
NEWADDRESS
CITY FIRST
D
r Raj Shekhar
along with
DM Dr Dinesh
Chandra, Superinten-
dent of Police Keshav
Kumar Chaudhary,
CDO Soumya Pandey,
ADM Administration
Pankaj Verma, Addi-
tional District Magis-
trate Finance and Rev-
enue, Sahab Lal ob-
served the Mission
Power and Electoral
Rangoli in the Inaugu-
ral program of the
newly constructed
building of VVPAT
warehouse of Kanpur,
Commissioner Kan-
pur Dehat district on
Saturday.
Dr Raj Shekhar,
Commissioner, Kan-
pur inspected the on-
going construction
work of Amrahat Ca-
nal Pump in Sikandra
area which costs more
than 50 crores. Dr Raj
Shekhar along with
District Magistrate Dr
Dinesh Chandra, Su-
perintendent of Police
Keshav Kumar Chaud-
hary, ADM Adminis-
tration Pankaj Verma
were also present dur-
ing the inspection.
HAPPY B’DAY!
IAS Shildhar Singh Yadav
and IAS Vijay Vishwas
Pant celebrated their
birthdays on Sunday, 17
January. We wish them all
the best!
Saksham-2021
CITY FIRST
B
rajesh Pathak,
Cabinet Minis-
ter, Legislative,
Justice and Rural Engi-
neering Service, UP in-
augurated ‘Saksh-
am-2021’, the month-
long Fuel Conservation
Campaign of Petroleum
Conservation Research
Association (PCRA) un-
der the aegis of
MoPNG and steered
by OMCs on Sunday in
Lucknow.
Dr Uttiya Bhattacha-
ryya, State Level Coor-
dinator of Oil Industry,
Uttar Pradesh and Ex-
ecutive Director and
State Head, IndianOil,
UPSO-1 said, “Saksham
campaign is being or-
ganised from 16 Janu-
ary to 15 February 2021
pan India by OMCs in
collaboration with
PCRA and under the ae-
gis of Ministry of Pe-
troleum Natural
Gas.”
Addressing the au-
gust gathering of Cap-
tains of Oil Industry,
Dheeraj Sahu, IAS,
Managing Director, Ut-
tar Pradesh State Road
Transport Corporation
(UPSRTC) emphasised
on the good driving
methods adopted by
drivers at UPSRTC De-
pots and proper mainte-
nance of their vehicles
for efficient fuel man-
agement.
Sanjay Malhotra,
Head of Hindustan Pe-
troleum; Rajiv Jaiswal,
Head of Bharat Petro-
leum, R.K. Das, Head of
GAIL India Ltd., were
also present.
IPS Akash Tomar and Dr
Babita held a reception
ceremony for friends and
family at Diamond Crown,
Noida on Sunday. City First
congratulates them!
CONGRATULATIONS!
APPOINTED!
EXHIBITION!
Uttar Pradesh Government has appointed IPS Abhishek Verma as ADC and
IAS Mahesh Kumar Gupta as ACS to Governor Anadiben Patel on Sunday.
A Khadi Fashion and Paper Bag Show was organised during the Khadi and Village Industries
Exhibition at Court Club Gorakhpur on Sunday under the joint aegis of Femina Institute of
Design Art, Gorakhpur and Khadi Village Industries Board, Uttar Pradesh.
Cabinet Minister, Brajesh
Pathak addressing the
gathering in presence of
Dheeraj Sahu and Dr Uttiya
Bhattacharyya.
Defence minister
Rajnath Singh
received a floral
welcome by the members
of Parvatiya Maha Parishad
during Uttarayani Kauthig
Mela at the bank of river
Gomti in Lucknow on Sunday.
Cabinet Minister, Brajesh Pathak
also felicitated Rajnath Singh on the
occasion.
CONDOLENCES!CITY FIRST
O
ne of the pioneers of the In-
dian Classical Music Leg-
endary Ustad Ghulam
Mustafa Khan passed away in Mum-
bai on Sunday afternoon. He was 89.
The maestro was a Padma Vibhush-
an Awardee and was born in Uttar
Pradesh’s Badaun district.
Tweeting about his demise, Bharat
Ratna Lata Mangeshkar said that she
was deeply saddened by the demise
of his mentor from whom she too
training in her early days. The whole
of music fraternity mourned the loss
of the legend.
Khan’s father, Ustad Waris Hussain
Khan was the son of celebrated musi-
cian Ustad Murred Baksh, while his
mother, Sabri Begum, was the daugh-
ter of Ustad Inayat Husain Khan,
credited as the founder of the Ram-
pur-Sahaswan gharana of music.
Khan got his basic classical music
training from his father and later
studied music under his cousin,
Ustad Nissar Hussain Khan.
He was awarded the Padma Shri
in 1991, followed by Padma Bhusan
in 2006 and Padma Vibhushan in
2018.
Himani Khaneja Himani Khaneja in creative make upAnupriya Srivastava Nahid Saman
Late Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan
During the ceremony
Akash and Babita with Mukesh Singh and OP Singh
Dr Babita with her friends
Artists performing during the Cultural event at the Uttarayani Kauthig Mela in Lucknow
Akash and Babita
GREETINGS!

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