First india lucknow edition-22 march 2021

First India Bureau
Lucknow:The fear of
Japanese encephalitis
and Acute Encephalitis
Syndrome (AES) will
end forever in Uttar
PradeshastheYogiGov-
ernment gears up to put
the last nail in the coffin
of the two as well as dis-
eases caused by fluoride
and arsenic contamina-
tion in the state.
The State Govern-
ment has started prepa-
rations for the third and
fourth phases of the Har
Ghar Nal Yojana. In the
third and fourth phases,
the State Government
will supply pure drink-
ing water in areas iden-
tified for Japanese en-
cephalitis and meningi-
tis, as well as regions
with prevalence of fluo-
rideandarseniccontam-
ination related diseases.
The Namami Gange
Department has al-
ready started prepara-
tions in this regard.
The priority areas of
for the third phase have
been identified.
The survey work for
thefourthphasehasalso
been almost completed.
The State Government
hasgiveninstructionsto
the officers to start the
water supply system at
war footing in these ar-
eas.Thethirdphasecov-
ers several large dis-
trictsof Purvanchaland
central UP
.
The state government
has implemented Har
Ghar Nal Yojana to pro-
vide safe tap water to
every household in the
state as part of the Cen-
tral Government’s Jal
Jeevan Mission in four
phases. The first phase
started in Bundelkhand
while the second is tak-
ing place in Vindhya re-
gion. The third phase
will see provision of wa-
ter supply in Japanese
encephalitis and menin-
gitis endemic areas,
whereas the fourth
phase will cover areas
on the banks of river
Ganga with prevalence
of fluoride and arsenic
relateddiseases.Turn to P6
Yogi govt on war-footing to eradicate Jpn Encephalitis & AES from UP
Work going on war footing also to put the
last nail in the coffin of fluoride and
arsenic contamination related diseases
UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Rampur: In a shocking
incident, a man sewed
his wife’s genitals over
suspicion of infidelity.
Victim was shifted to a
CHC while the accused
husband was arrested,
police said.Sources
said that accused was
a construction labourer
and he doubted that his
wife was cheating on
him. He got drunk on
Friday night, tied his
wife’s hand and legs and
sewed her genitals and
fled from the spot leav-
ing her bleeding.
Man sews
wife’s genitals
suspecting
infidelity KEY AREAS
—FILE
PHOTO
CAA promise, free edu for women
in BJP manifesto for Bengal polls
Kolkata: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Sunday released BJP’s
manifestofortheAssem-
bly polls in West Bengal.
The manifesto, called
‘Sankalp Patra’, prom-
ised to implement CAA
and stated that refugees
who have been staying
in Bengal for 70 years
will be given citizen-
ship. Each refugee fam-
ily will get Rs 10,000 per
year for 5 years, Shah
said. The manifesto
also promised to pro-
vide free education for
women from kindergar-
ten to the postgraduate
level and 33% reserva-
tion for women in state
government jobs.
AssertingthattheBJP
does not believe in vote-
bank politics, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah, in a jibe at the
TMC over its “appease-
ment policies”, Turn to P6
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
releasing BJP’s manifesto.
Real change coming to Bengal: PM
Modi warns Mamata in her own den
Bankur: With less than
a week for the first
phase of Assembly elec-
tions, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi ad-
dressed a rally in Ben-
gal’s Bankura district
on Sunday, where he ac-
cused Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee of
failing to develop the
state over the past 10
years and warned the
chief of the ruling Tri-
namool that “aschol
poriborton asche” (real
change is coming).
The Prime Minister
also mocked Mamata
over comments calling
on party workers to
keep an eye on EVMs
(electronic voting ma-
chines) during elec-
tions for fear of tamper-
ing. He said this showed
the Trinamool was an-
ticipating defeat in the
forthcoming election.
“BJP will bring
‘aschol poriborton’ to
Bengal. Game of cor-
ruption - cholbe naa
(won’t be allowed)!
Game of syndicate -
cholbe naa! Game of cut
money - cholbe naa!” the
Prime Minister said.
“(We will) bring a
government in Bengal
that will ensure money
from government
schemes reach the poor.
(We will) Turn to P6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the crowd during a
public meeting in West Bengal’s Bankur on Sunday.
ParamBir’s‘chakra’entangles
Maharashtra Vikas Aaghadi
The alliance leaders will meet in Delhi today and take a decision on
Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who belongs to Sharad Pawar’s NCP
A girl in Tanzania carrying water back home.
World Water Day is a day to consider the
impact of clean water in the world, and make
a difference. This year the theme is of ‘valuing
water’. In view of groundwater crisis in country,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch
‘Catch the Rain’ campaign on the occasion.
The present challenge is that on one hand
when measures are initiated to implement
water conservation for saving depletion of
groundwater level, the unchecked boring and
ground water extraction fails the efforts.
New Delhi: The final
decision on Maharash-
tra Home Minister Anil
Deshmukh, battling
corruption allegations
by former Mumbai po-
lice chief Param Bir
Singh, lies with Chief
Minister Uddhav
Thackeray, ally Nation-
alist Congress Party
chief Sharad Pawar
said on Sunday.
He, however, ques-
tioned the timing of
the allegations by Sin-
gh, who was replaced
over lapses in the
Mukesh Ambani secu-
rity scare probe days
before.
Pawar said he would
suggest an independ-
ent investigation.
A senior leader of
the state’s ruling alli-
ance said that the alle-
gations against Desh-
mukh are “serious”
and Chief Minister Ud-
dhav Thackeray thinks
he has to go.
The alliance leaders
will meet in Delhi on
Monday and take a de-
cision on Deshmukh.
BJP workers protest against Maha Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in Mumbai. —PHOTO BY PTI
Allegations against Anil
Deshmukh serious: Pawar
LS Speaker Om
Birla tests covid
positive, admitted
to AIIMS, stable
Mumbai: NCP chief
Sharad Pawar on Sun-
daysaidformerMumbai
police chief Param Bir
Singhhadtoldhimthere
was political interfer-
ence in his department.
“The allegations
raised by former Mum-
bai police chief Param
Bir Singh against Ma-
harashtra Home Minis-
ter Anil Deshmukh are
serious,” he said.
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New Delhi: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla was
admitted to the AIIMS
COVID Centre here for
o b s e r v a -
tion on
March 20
after test-
ing posi-
tive for
coronavirus, and he is
presently stable, the
hospital said on Sunday
.
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JULIO RIBEIRO SAYS
WON’T HEAD PROBE
Mumbai: Retired IPS of-
ficer Julio Ribeiro, whose
name was suggested by
NCP chief Sharad Pawar
and BJP leader Devendra
Fadnavis to probe the al-
legations levelled against
Home Minister Anil Desh-
mukh by former Mumbai
top cop Param Bir Singh,
has said he would not
want to be part of the
inquiry. “If I am asked, I
will refuse.” he said.
LUCKNOW l MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 128
10 Facts of Crisis
784 million people around the world are without basic
water access. That’s more than twice the population of
the United States.
More people die from unsafe water than from all forms
of violence, including war.
Two billion people, or about 1 in 4, lack access to a
toilet or latrine.
Diarrheal diseases, caused primarily by unsafe water
and poor sanitation, kill more children under 5 years old
than malaria, AIDS, and measles combined.
Diarrheal disease kills one child every 60 seconds.
About a quarter (22%) of health facilities in Least Devel-
oped Countries have no safe water.
In sub-Saharan Africa, women and girls spend an esti-
mated 40 billions hours a year collecting water.
An estimated 400 million school days are lost each year
due to water-related diseases, with 272 million lost to
diarrhea alone.
Lost time gathering water significantly reduces produc-
tive farming time for women in parts of the develop-
ing world. With safe water nearby, it’s estimated that
women could feed 150 million of the world’s hungry.
For every $1 invested in safe water and sanitation, a
yield of $5 to $28 USD is returned in increased econom-
ic activity and reduced health care costs. Access to safe
water stimulates the economy for the long-term.
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First India Bureau
Gorakhpur: What
makes Yogi Adityanath
different from other
leaders is his public con-
nectivity and emotional
support towards the
needy
. Being a leader
who is known for his
speedy action and hard-
hitting decisions, Yogi
Adityanth is also a very
soft-hearted and kind
person.
This image of the CM
once again elevated
when after seeing an el-
derly seer in a wheel-
chair, he immediately
went to meet him. Ma-
hant Omkarnath, who
could not walk because
of his disability came in
his wheelchair from
Ramjanaki Temple, Ku-
sumhi jungle to take the
blessings of CM Yogi.
The CM, who is on a
two-day visit to Gorakh-
pur, immediately went
towards him and talked
to him for a long time.
When seer Omkar-
nathtoldthathewillper-
form a yagna at his tem-
ple, Yogi promised to
provide every possible
help from his side.
While holding a Jana-
ta Darbar in Gorakhpur,
on Sunday
, CM Yogi
heard the complaints of
more than 500 people
and instructed DM, SSP
,
IG,andotherofficersnot
to delay in addressing
the grievances of these
complainants.
“The solution should
also be in a quality man-
ner so that the victim is
satisfied,” said the CM.
As the coronavirus
casesriseinUP
,CMYogi
also urged people to fol-
low proper guidelines to
prevent the transmis-
sion of deadly coronavi-
rus. He also directed of-
ficials to ensure that
peoplewearmaskswhen
in public and maintain
six feet distance.
At Janata Darbar, CM walks up to elderly seer on wheelchair
HUMBLE & CARING
CM Yogi listening to people’s grievances at Janata Darbar.
Over 1.3 cr power connections given in last four years ofYogi govt in state;
Six new thermal power plants with 7,260 MW capacity to start from ‘22
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With a re-
solve to bring electricity
toeachandeveryvillage,
the Yogi government is
all set to augment pow-
er generation of 8262
MW in the next two
years through new ther-
malpowerplants.Moreo-
ver, 4000 MW solar pro-
jectsinBundelkhandwill
also start power genera-
tion during this period.
According to the Pow-
er Department as many
as 1.38 crore power con-
nectionshavebeengiven
in the last four years.
Notably
,forthefirsttime
in the state, the govern-
menthasbroughtanend
to the VIP culture by
bringing ‘uniformity’ in
power supply through-
out the state. This is in
contrast to the previous
regime when the proper
power supply was limit-
ed to ‘only five districts’
andthattooatthecostof
the remaining districts.
During the previous
regimes of the SP and
BSP
, the home districts
of the top leaders of
these parties were en-
sured round- the-clock
power supply
. “Now the
scenario has changed
and the roster of elec-
tricity supply is sched-
uled for 24 hrs at the dis-
trict headquarters, 22
hrs at tehsil headquar-
ters and 18 hours in the
villages with no power
cutintheruralaftersun-
set,” the officials said.
As per the plan six
new thermal power
plants will start generat-
ing 7,260 MW of power
by March 2022. Out of
this, 1,320 MW power
generation will start
from this year. With the
commissioning of new
thermal power projects,
thecapacityof thestate’s
production houses will
increase to 12,734 MW
.
This includes genera-
tion of 9,434 MW UP
State Power Generation
Corporation and 3300
MW from Joint Ven-
tures. Among the new
thermal power plants
that will increase the
power generation capac-
ity of the state, Meja
powerplantisimporant.
Two 660 MW units are
being built at Meja from
the Joint Venture of
Generation Corporation
and NTPC at a cost of Rs
12,176 crore. Its 660 MW
unit was commissioned
in April last year. 660
MW power generation
fromthesecondunitwill
start this year.
Similarly
, 660 MW
power will be generated
from Harduaganj plant
costing Rs 6,011.83 cr.
Production will start
this year itself. The un-
der-construction two
units of 660-660 MW
each Obra-C at a cost of
Rs 10,416 cr will start by
March 2022. The Jawa-
harpur thermal project
being constructed at a
cost of Rs 10,566 cr will
also start generation in
its two units of 660-660
MW each by March 2022.
The Jawaharpur pro-
ject being constructed at
a cost of Rs 10,566 crore
will also start genera-
tion in its two units of
660-660 MW each by
March 2022. The three
units of the under-con-
struction Joint Venture
with Generation Corpo-
ration and NLC India
Limited at Ghatampur
have also been targeted
to start from May 2022.
The project, costing Rs
17,237.80 crore, will gen-
erate 1980 MW of power.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurating Yogiraj Baba Gambhirnath auditorium in Gorakhpur.
The CM speaking at the event on Sunday.
POWERBOOSTER:UPTOADD
8,262 MW IN TWO YEARS
CM Yogi gives police
officials an earful at
Janata Darbar in Gkp
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur: Follow-
ing the policy of zero
tolerance, Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
is continuing on his
spree to take on the er-
rant police officials
from Uttar Pradesh.
On Sunday, the CM
seemed all charged up
as people piled up
their complaints dur-
ing the Janta Darbar
here. Annoyed with a
heap of complaints,
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath directed
the Gorakhpur SSP
Joginder Singh to take
stringent action
against the police of-
ficials showing lacka-
daisical attitude.
While receiving the
complains at Hindu
Seva Ashram Hall a
complainant from
Cheriya village under
Belipar Police Station
of the district narrat-
ed her pain that from
past one year the ac-
cusedinthemurderof
his son is out of the
reach of the police.
Expressing his dis-
pleasure over inaction
of the Gulhariya Po-
lice Station incharge
Chief Minister direct-
ed the officials to take
same action as it was
taken in the case of
Basti police person-
nels.
Around 500 com-
plainers have rushed
to the Mandir in hope
to resolve their prob-
lems and 200 of them
were accumulated at
Hindu Seva Ashram
Hall while the rest
kept waiting for their
chance in Gorakhnath
Temple Premises .
Unruly scene was
witnessed when the
people waiting at Yatri
Niwas rushed towards
Hindu Seva Ashram
where CM was pre-
sent.District and po-
lice officials faced
problem in managing
the crowd of the com-
plainers.
Despite all these in-
cidents Chief Minis-
ter sincerely heard
the complaints and
reached out to a saint
who had come on a
wheelchair to have a
glimpse of Yogi Adi-
tyanath. Before start-
ing of Yagya at his
village CM blessed
the saint.
CM Yogi unveils a book by Culture Department on the achievements of four years of his
government in Gorakhpur on Sunday.
ACS assures full govt
support to archery
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Archery
sport was an example of
skilled technique, re-
quiring coordination of
mind and body
. With bet-
ter training, the talent
of sportspersons could
be nurtured well. India
had its own place in Ar-
chery in the entire
world.
This was stated by
Additional Chief Secre-
tary (Home) Awanish
Awasthi while chairing
the annual meeting of
Uttar Pradesh Archery
Association here on
Sunday
.Inthemeetingit
was informed that in
August, a national level
Archery competition
would be organised in
Ayodhya.
Lauding the efforts
made by UP Archery As-
sociation in promoting
sportspersons he said
the government would
also do its best to pro-
mote the sport. He said
preference would also
be given to sportsperson
in police recruitment.
He stressed the need for
coordination between
district-level archery or-
ganisations and district
administration for pro-
moting the sport.
HAR HAR MAHADEV
A Shiva devotee performs a ritual during a procession at Sonapur Road, Chintamani Ganesh
Temple, in Varanasi on Sunday.
Sex determination
racket: 8 held
by UP STF
First India Bureau
Agra: UP Special Task
Force(STF)hasarrested
eight members of an il-
legal sex determination
racket in Agra.
STF sources here said
thatafterinformationof
fake and illegal sex ex-
amination of fetus by
several doctors in dis-
trict, the STF arrested
eight persons on the
spot. Arrested accused
were identified as Yo-
gendra alias Baniya, Jo-
gendra, Bunty alias Mo-
han, Dheeraj, Ranjeet,
Bharat Singh, Bharat
Singh II and Sarita Sin-
gh and recovered Rs
84,090, four ultrasound
portal vein machines,
identification docu-
ments and vehicles from
them.
Some doctors and
agents managed to flee
and manhunt was
launched to nab them. It
was revealed that ac-
cused were in this busi-
ness for long and were
charging Rs 15,000 to
20,000 for each test.
Baba Gambhirnath
auditorium inaugurated
First India Bureau
Lucknow/Gorakh-
pur: CM Yogi Adity-
anath on Sunday inau-
gurated the Yogiraj
Baba Gambhirnath Au-
ditorium and Cultural
Centre in Gorakhpur
built at a cost of about
Rs. 52 crore. It has a seat-
ing capacity of 1,076
people in the main audi-
torium and 250 in the
small auditorium.
Also, facilities of
state-of-the-art media
centre, conference hall,
parking, canteen, li-
brary
, etc. are available.
The auditorium and cul-
tural centre have been
constructed by the state
CultureDepartment.On
this occasion, the CM
alsoreleasedthebookof
the Department of Cul-
ture based on the
achievements of the
government for four
years.
Addressing the gath-
ering on the occasion
the CM said there has
been a constant demand
for auditoriums for pub-
lic programmes by per-
sons of cultural field/
artists in Gorakhpur.
After the formation of
the government in the
year 2017, the state-of-
the-art auditorium and
cultural centre for Gora-
khpur / Purvanchal has
been dedicated to the
people today as per the
demand of artists.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The corona
virusinfectionisspread-
ing its tentacles once
again in UP
. A shocking
496 patients were found
on Sunday
, which was
second largest count de-
tected in a single day
after January 16, 2021
with 533 patients.
On Saturday 442 pa-
tients were detected
while on March 20, 442
cases were found. Fur-
ther 393 cases were
found on March 19, 321
cases on March 18, 261
on March 17, 228 on
March 16, 151 on March
15 and 178 cases on
March 14.
In January and Feb-
ruary, infection de-
creased rapidly and
with 87 patients on
March 1, it was felt that
pace of infection was
reducing but count of
new cases detecteddaily
showed a rise of 5 times.
Sunday sees 496
new corona cases
ACS Home Awanish Awasthi chairing the UP Archery Association
meet on Sunday.

UTTAR PRADESH
03
THREE KILLED,3
INJURED AS CAR
RAMS TRUCK
MAN SHOT DEAD FOR OPPOSING
CELEBRATORY FIRING
FOUR DEAD, 4 OTHERS SERIOUS AFTER
CONSUMING SPURIOUS LIQUOR
Muzaffarnagar: A man was shot dead after he op-
posed celebratory firing at a wedding in Uttar
Pradesh’s Shamli, the police said on Sunday
. The
incident took place at Silawar village, which comes
under the jurisdiction of Adersh Mandi police sta-
tion, on Saturday night. SP Om Prakash said some
miscreants opened fire at the wedding and when
Sonu opposed this, he was shot dead by them.
Chitrakoot: Four people died and four others are
in serious condition after consuming spurious liq-
uor at Khopa under Rajapur Police Station. DM,
Chitrakoot Shubhrant Shukla, Satyanarayan, IG
Range Chitrakoot and SP Ankit Mittal arrived
took stock of the incident. SP Mittal suspended
Brijesh Pandey after it came to light that liquor
was being sold in connivance with some officials.
Bhadohi: Three men
were killed and as
many injured when
their car rammed a
stationary truck in
Gopiganj area of
Bhadohi district, po-
lice said on Sunday.
SP Ram Badan Singh
said the accident
took place on Satur-
day night when Vi-
kas Gautam (22),
Golu (22), Deepu (23),
Dilip (25), Pritam (30)
and Twinkle (22),
residents of Varana-
si, were going to Al-
lahabad.
CRIME ROUND UP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh government’s
Women Helpline 181,
under the ‘Mission
Shakti’ scheme, has so
far assisted as many
as 16,075 women, in-
formed the state
government.
The helpline has pro-
vided help to 593 women
by giving information
about government
schemes.
“Savita (changed
name) of Rae Bareli
called 181 and told
that the names of her
two children are not
being registered in
the ration card. She
asked for help many
times from the village
Kotedar and the em-
ployees of the depart-
ment concerned but
nothing happened,”
read a statement from
the government.
“Upon contacting
181, the counsellor of
the helpline immedi-
ately spoke to the Kote-
dar of the village and
also to the officials of
the department. As a
result, the names of
Savita’s children got
registered in the ration
card,” the statement
added.
Women are also tak-
ing help of this helpline
number in the event of
children not getting nu-
tritional supplies from
Anganwadi centres.
Apart from taking ad-
vantage of government
schemes, women are
also taking help by call-
ing 181 in domestic vio-
lence and other police
related matters.
Recently
,CMYogiAdi-
tyanathalsoemphasised
the importance of 181
helpline saying that the
helpline has lent a help-
ing hand to the women
in distress in Uttar
Pradesh. Speaking at an
event recently
, Yogi said,
“When we formed the
government,therewasa
lack of awareness re-
garding crimes against
women. We began by ex-
panding the Women
PowerLineto75districts
from four districts. Hel-
pline number 181 for do-
mestic violence was also
integrated with other
helpline numbers to
make it effective.”
The government had
launched women em-
powerment campaign
‘Mission Shakti’ to
raise awareness and
tackle crime against
women in the state in
the year 2020.
First India Bureau
Sitapur: A 15-year-old
girl died by suicide on
Saturday after allegedly
being molested by a
17-year-old in Uttar
Pradesh’s Imaliya Sul-
tanpur area.
According to the po-
lice, an FIR has been
registered against the
accused and he has
been arrested and fur-
ther investigation is un-
derway
.
“An FIR has been reg-
istered and the accused
has been arrested. An
investigation has been
initiated,” said Sitapur
Superintendent of Po-
lice, RP Singh.
Assistant Superin-
tendent of Police,
North, Rajiv Dixit in-
formed that for not tak-
ing immediate action
after the complaint, the
in-charge of Imliya Sul-
tanpur and Kazi Kamal-
pur police stations have
been suspended with
immediate effect.
“We will make sure
that strict action is tak-
en against all such ac-
cusations. Also, for not
taking immediate ac-
tionafterthecomplaint,
in charge of Imliya Sul-
tanpur and Kazi Kamal-
pur police stations have
been suspended with
immediate effect,” said
ASP North.
First India Bureau
Bhadohi/Lucknow:
Eleven Bangladeshi
Tablighi Jamaat mem-
bers, arrested from here
for flouting visa norms
and put in a government
travel blacklist, have left
the country after a Luc-
know court allowed
them go on completing
their punishment, the
police said on Sunday
.
SP Ram Badan Singh
said they left Saturday
on a bus from Bhadohi
with a police team, and
will reach Bangladesh
through Kolkata and 24
Parganas district of
West Bengal.
He said all the eleven
were tested for COV-
ID-19 before departing
and their reports have
come negative.
The Jamaat members
were arrested on March
31 last year from a pri-
vate guest house in Kaji-
pur locality here where
they had been staying
after coming from Del-
hi’s Tablighi Jamaat
congregation, the SP
said.
They were released
from jail in August,
pending trial, but were
not allowed to go home
as the case was still go-
ing on, officials said,
addingtheywerekeptin
the same guest house
under police watch.
About the March 31
police raid that led to
their arrest last year, he
said the action was tak-
en following a tip-off
that they had been to the
Delhi Markaz and come
here on March 4.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Munici-
pal Corporation, Luc-
know organised a pro-
gramme on Mission
Business Welfare and
Employment at the Ma-
hanagar Kalyan Man-
dap in Swami Vive-
kananda Ward on the
occasion of successful
completion of the 4 year
tenure of BJP govern-
ment at the state. Chief
Guest for the event was
Ashutosh Tandon, Min-
ister for Urban Develop-
ment.
In the event, five
women beneficiaries
and five male benefi-
ciaries of the PM SVA-
Nidhi Scheme were
awarded with certifi-
cates. Beneficiaries of
the One District One
Product (ODOP) were
also honoured in the
event with cheques.
The welcome speech
was given by Sanyukta
Bhatia, Mayor of Luc-
know and she congratu-
lated the state govern-
ment for completing 4
years of tenure on be-
half of the Municipal
Corporation.
The Mayor stated
that under the state gov-
ernment the Municipal
Corporation has im-
proved in cleanliness
ranking and 30,000 ben-
eficiaries under the PM
SVANidhi scheme re-
ceived an interest free
loan of Rs. 10,000.
First India Bureau
Kanpur: Two police-
men who had gone to
investigate a marital
dispute case on the com-
plaint of a woman, were
allegedly attacked by
her in-laws with bricks
and stones in Rasulabad
on Sunday
.
According to the po-
lice, during the investi-
gation, a chowki in-
charge and a constable
got into an argument
with the in-laws of the
woman, who then alleg-
edly assaulted them
with bricks and stones
before fleeing the spot.
Kanpur Dehat SP Ke-
shav Kumar Chaudhary
said, “On a complaint
call of a woman, a chow-
ki in-charge and a con-
stable had gone for in-
vestigation, during
which they got into an
argument with her in-
laws. Her in-laws at-
tacked them with stones
and bricks. Legal action
is being taken against
the accused.”
The injured cops are
currently undergoing
treatment at a hospital
and several teams have
been formed to arrest
the accused, said the po-
lice. “They have been
admitted to a hospital.
Several teams have been
formed to nab the ac-
cused,” said Preetinder
Singh, DIG, Kanpur
Range.
#MissionShakti:16k women
benefitted by 181 Helpline
Molested, 15-year
old girl kills self
Eleven Bangladeshi Jamaat members,
detained for visa violations, released
SVANidhi beneficiaries
feted at LMC event
Policemen
probing
case
attacked
From official apathy to domestic violence, UP govt actively resolving women’s probs
CM Yogi Adityanath launching the helpline service in 2020. —FILE PHOTO
THUMPING
SUCCESS
The programme was
expected to be of six
months but given its
success on various
fronts, it was extend-
ed. Also, on March 8,
CM Yogi inaugurated
the second phase of
the campaign.
Tablighi Jamaat members. —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Shahjahanpur: Con-
tinuing an 18th century
tradition that celebrates
communal amity, the
festival of colours in
this Uttar Pradesh town
will begin not with ‘gu-
lal’ but with revellers
hurling footwear at a
‘Laat Saab’ procession
featuring a buffalo cart
and a hapless man per-
sonifying a Britisher.
With hundreds of
people expected to gath-
er in the town, prepara-
tions have already be-
gun for the ‘juta maar’
Holi on March 29.
Senior police and ad-
ministrative officials
have reviewed the ar-
rangements and issued
directions for ensuring
smooth celebrations.
SP S Anand said a
large number of police
personnel will be de-
ployed during the cele-
brations.
Elaborating on the
history of the proces-
sion of ‘Laat Saab’, Vi-
kas Khurana, the head
of History department
of Swami Shukde-
vanand College, said,
“On the day of Holi, the
procession of ‘Bade
Laat Saab’ is taken out
on a buffalo cart with
Holi revellers hurling
‘juta’ (footwear) at him.”
The Holi tradition
dates back to the time of
Nawab Abdullah Khan,
the last emperor of the
dynasty that founded
Shahjahanpur, who was
popular among both
Hindus and Muslims.
The tradition of peo-
ple taking out a proces-
sion with the nawab
seated on a camel con-
tinued till 1857.
However, this event
symbolising the Hindu-
Muslim unity was not
liked by the British, and
in 1858, Mardan Ali
Khan, the commander
of Bareilly’s military
ruler Khan Bahadur
Khan, attacked the rev-
ellers and both Hindus
andMuslimswerekilled
in the violence.
In 1859, when the
Nawab took out the pro-
cession on Holi, foot-
wear were hurled at it
on the instigation of the
British rulers. After In-
dependence in 1947, the
tradition was revived
and the administration
changedthenameof the
procession to ‘Laat
Saab’ to symbolise the
oppressive British re-
gime.
Hailing 18th century tradition, juta maar to mark Holi
COLOURS OF FREEDOM
‘Bade Laat Saab’ is taken out on a buffalo
cart with revellers hurling ‘juta’ at him
The unique Holi procession in progress at Shahjahanpur.
Minister Ashutosh Tandon speaking at the event on Sunday.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Arak-
shan Sangharsh Samiti
launched the ‘Manyavar
KanshiRamGaribVidh-
yarthi Nirdhan Arthik
Sahayta Yojana’ at Ravi-
das Temple here as part
of whichfinancialaidof
Rs 1,000 was given to
poorstudentsfromClass
1 to 8 besides notebooks,
pencils, colours, geome-
try box, etc.
In all the districts of
the state, 8 lakh reserva-
tion supporters will con-
tinuetocontributeapart
of theirsalaryunderthe
“PayBacktoSociety”for
assistance to poor, Dalit
and backward class stu-
dentseveryyear.Total16
kids received the aid at
the event. The support-
ers of reservation would
continue to give finan-
cialassistancetoallsuch
students every year till
they finish their studies.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Minister of
Finance, Suresh Khan-
na chaired a meeting
with the officials of the
Finance and Medical
Department.
In his address in the
meeting, Suresh Khan-
na said that Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adtiyanath
has instructed that the
benefits of the govern-
ment schemes should be
available to all the eligi-
ble people of the state.
He informed that the
government had con-
structed toilets for free
in households and also
provided houses to the
poor who had no roof
over their heads.
The DM apprised the
minister that Operation
Rejuvenation, primary
and upper primary
schools have been reno-
vated and beautification
of more than 1,000 An-
ganwadi centres has
been completed.
Appreciating the pro-
gress, Khanna said pri-
mary schools are now
on par with convent
schools.
Poorkidsgivenfinancialaid
by pro-reservation group
Finance Minister enumerates
achievements of Yogi govt
‘ODOP BEST EVER’
One of the injured cops.
Minister Suresh Khanna
chairing the meet on Sunday
The children who were facilitated at the event
—FILE
PHOTO

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Published at 98, Friend’’s Colony, Raheem Nagar, Dudouli Road, Madiyaon, Lucknow (UP). Editor-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra. Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act
PERSPECTIVE
04
espite Pakistan undergoing
the worst phase of its exist-
ence, it is unwilling and un-
relenting as far as terrorism
is concerned. Despite being
on the grey list of Financial
Action Task Force (FATF) for
the last more than two years
and likely to be pushed into
the Black List if it does not
report 100 % compliance, it
has yet to give up terrorism
as an instrument of its state
policy. Economically, Paki-
stan is at its lowest ebb with
the Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) for the current finan-
cial year hovering around
minus 1.9 % gradually de-
clining every year from 5.5%
when Imran Khan assumed
office. The country is bur-
dened with debt and borrow-
ings. It is passing through the
deadly cycle of borrowings to
repay debt. As of date, Paki-
stan owes Rs 14 trillion to
domestic creditors and $116
billion to foreign borrow-
ings. When Saudi Arabia de-
manded the return of a third
installment of $ 1 billion, Pa-
kistan had to take a commer-
cial loan of $ 1.5 billion from
China. UAE has further add-
ed to the woes of economi-
cally beleaguered Pakistan
when it demanded a return
of $ 1 billion which it had de-
posited with the State Bank
of Pakistan and has now
reached its maturity
.
Pakistan is not only facing
an economic collapse but is
also facing hostility and iso-
lation from many Muslim
countries including some of
its most trusted allies in the
past. Despite this Pakistan
continues to invest heavily in
its Army and nuclear pro-
gramme. It hogs almost one-
fourth of the total budget and
6 to 7 percent of the nation’s
meagre GDP
. Pakistan Army
has invested heavily in ter-
rorism including narco-ter-
rorism and cross border ter-
rorism forms an essential
part of the warfighting strat-
egy of the Pakistan Army
, the
virtual ruler of the country
.
Pakistan, therefore, looks
for newer methods to be
adopted by its deep state to
promote cross-border terror-
ism. On the one hand, it has
tried to buy peace with India
through a ceasefire agree-
ment on the LoC while on the
other it continues to change
its modus operandi to pro-
mote cross border terrorism
to avoid the wrath of the
FATF and prove its inno-
cence to the global commu-
nity by playing the victim
card. The entire emphasis of
the new terror tactics of Pa-
kistan to appear to be di-
vorced from terror-related
happenings within India par-
ticularly in J&K. Through all
these cosmetic changes it in-
tends to convey to the global
community that there is a
homegrown militancy in
J&K which has an indige-
nous character and Pakistan
is not involved in it. But con-
trary to this fact remains
that there are 250-300 terror-
ists waiting in the launch
pads within Pak territory
awaiting an opportunity to
infiltrate across the LoC/IB,
as claimed by the Director-
General of Police J&K in an
informal press conference
held a few days back. Paki-
stan is also trying desperate-
ly to spread the arc of terror-
ism back across the Pir Pan-
jal particularly in the Mus-
lim majority districts adjoin-
ing the Valley which were
also referred to as Greater
Kashmir by none other than
the Pakistani dictator cum
President Pervez Musharraf.
After having failed to
achieve the desired result
through merely changing the
names of tanzeems (terrorist
outfits) operating in Kash-
mir from LeT, JeM and HM to
TRF, Lashkar-e-Mustaffa and
Al Badr, it has now resorted
to spread of “Lone Wolf” ter-
rorism, the technique em-
ployed successfully by global
jihadi radical Islamic terror
outfits like ISIS or Al Qaeda.
India so far has remained
free from Lone Wolf terror-
ism despite occasional
threats. A Lone Wolf terror-
ist does not allow allegiance
to any particular terror out-
fit but is ideologically at-
tached to them after being
convinced of the purpose
through social media/inter-
net. A lone wolf terrorist acts
alone rather than as a part of
a larger operation planned
by a particular tanzeem. The
term has been derived from
wolf behaviour. Normally a
pack animal, a lone wolf is
an animal that acts indepen-
dently or generally lives or
spends time alone instead of
with the group. Identifying a
lone wolf is a very challeng-
ing task without cooperation
of the general public because
they do not rely on the over-
ground network which re-
mains on the radar of the
security forces. A very strong
ground level intelligence net-
work would be needed to pre-
empt any lone wolf attack.
Lone wolf attacks can
cause mayhem and large
scale causalities as crowded
places are usually chosen as
the targets by trigger-happy
or moron lone wolf warriors
who are radicalised to the ex-
tent that bloodshed and dead
bodies act as an elixir to seek
the ultimate. Though these
individuals seem to be acting
alone, there are often ties be-
tween lone wolves and ter-
rorist organisations for ex-
ample, terrorist backed on-
line content and usually re-
ceive online instructions.
Lone wolf attacks, in which
extremist individuals trans-
late their beliefs into violent
actions, are hard to detect
and prevent. In coordinated
terror attacks, the chances of
competent intelligence agen-
cies detecting the perpetra-
tors are much higher. To
their credit, the U.K.’s intel-
ligence wings of terror in-
fected European countries
and Homeland Security de-
partment of USA have foiled
dozens of terror attacks but
they continue to be victim of
low-tech lone attacks, where
the attacker either used vehi-
cles to run over people or
launched knife attacks. Post
Pulwama, Pakistan has real-
ised the futility of coordinat-
ed big attacks and remains
worried of likely Indian re-
sponse to the same and hence
has now decided to embrace
the Lone Wolf tactics.
The other shift in the ter-
ror tactics include the use of
Sticky Bombs to target civil
and security forces vehicle.
As is evident from the name,
it is an Improvised Explosive
Device (IED) tied to a magnet
which can easily be stuck to
a parked or slow-moving ve-
hicle and detonated remotely
.
Increased reliance on IEDs is
another shift because suc-
cessful IED blasts result in
mass causalities. Sticky
bombs as well as Lone Wolf
attacks are also ideal weap-
ons for targeted/ political
killings. The logistics im-
passe of supplying arms and
ammunition and other war-
like stores due to a very
strong anti-infiltration grid
on the LoC is being overcome
through drone dropping and
tunnelling. Frequent use of
drones for dropping weap-
ons, ammunitions and explo-
sives is being resorted to.
Tunnels are being dug along
the IB in the plains of Jam-
mu and Rajasthan.
Internet and encrypted so-
cial media platforms have
become preferred means of
communication. Numerous
sites are feely available to
learn assembly of various
types of IEDs including
sticky bombs. Hard line ideo-
logical literature meant to
woo, brainwash and radical-
ise the youth is also available
on different media platforms
in local Indian languages in-
cluding South Indian lan-
guages apart from Bengali,
Punjabi and Kashmiri. To
overcome the problem of ter-
ror financing newer methods
and sources are being ex-
plored. Nepal is emerging as
a new route of hawala fund-
ing instead of traditional
routes of the Middle East and
Bangladesh.
Due to unrelenting and
sustained operations of the
security forces in J&K and
the intelligence agencies and
local police in other states
terrorism is on the decline.
Ostensibly
, despite Pakistan’s
claim to the contrary, it does
not suit the terror nation’s
designs. It at any cost wants
to keep tied down in internal
security and keep Kashmir
on the boil. Pakistan would
encourage the local criminal
elements to enter the space
vacated by the declining ter-
rorism. The recent arrest of
a terrorist with desi-katta (lo-
cal made revolver) indicates
that the criminals are happy
to don the mantle of terror-
ism to promote their crimi-
nal activities and settle per-
sonal scores. Moreover, there
is a distinct shift in procure-
ment of local made weapons
from Bihar by the terrorists
as well. This is also a Paki-
stan backed move since it
was finding difficult to justi-
fy large caches There is a
semblance of hope that due
to FATF threat, economic
pressure and financial com-
pulsions Pakistan would re-
frain itself yet knowing the
past pattern, competing in-
terests and domination of
the Pakistan Army India
needs to exercise prudent
caution despite peace over-
tures from our untrustwor-
thy neighbour.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
THE NEW TERROR TACTICS OF PAKISTAN
D
Pakistan,
therefore, looks
for newer
methods to be
adopted by its
deep state to
promote cross-
border terrorism.
On the one hand,
it has tried to buy
peace with India
through a
ceasefire
agreement on the
LoC while on the
other it continues
to change its
modus operandi
to promote cross
border terrorism
to avoid the
wrath of the
FATF and prove
its innocence to
the global
community by
playing the
victim card. The
entire emphasis
of the new terror
tactics of
Pakistan to
appear to be
divorced from
terror-related
happenings
within India
particularly in
J&K
Pakistan is not only facing an economic collapse
but is also facing hostility and isolation from
many Muslim countries including some of its
most trusted allies in the past. Despite this
Pakistan continues to invest heavily in its Army
and nuclear programme. It hogs almost one-
fourth of the total budget and 6 to 7 percent of
the nation’s meagre GDP
n 399 CE, Faxi-
an — a monk in
China’s Jin Dy-
nasty — went
on a pilgrimage
to the Indian subcontinent
to collect Buddhist scrip-
tures. Returning after 13
years, he spent the rest of
his life translating those
texts, profoundly altering
Chinese worldviews and
changing the face of Asian
and world history
.
After Faxian, hundreds
of Chinese monks made
similar journeys, leading
not only to the spread of
Buddhism along the Nir-
vana Route, but also open-
ing up roads to medicine
men, merchants and mis-
sionaries.
Along with the two other
great translation move-
ments — Graeco-Arabic in
the Umayyad and Abbasid
periods (2nd-4th and 8th-
10th century) and Indo-
Persian (13th-19th centu-
ries) — these events were
major attempts to translate
knowledge across linguis-
tic boundaries in world
history
.
Transcending barriers
of language and space, acts
of translation touched and
transformed every aspect
of life: from arts and crafts,
to beliefs and customs, to
society and politics.
Going by the latest casu-
alty in the heated — but
necessary — debates
around representation in
our creative and cultural
arenas, none of this would
be possible today
.
We live in a world rife
with controversies around
cultural appropriation and
identity politics. The pow-
er differentials created by
the twin forces of colonial-
ism and capitalism are be-
ing interrogated in every
realm today
.
It was only a matter of
time before these burning
issues ignited the art of
translation.
Usually invisible and
taken-for-granted, acts of
translation take place
around us all the time. But
in the field of literary
translation, questions of
authorial voice and speak-
ing position matter.
Marginalised creative
practitioners and their
growing audiences assume
importance in a global pub-
lishing regime controlled
by a dominant minority
wielding majority power
over issues of representa-
tion.
So it is fitting that some
have drawn attention to the
myriad spoken word art-
ists eminently qualified to
undertake translation in
the Netherlands. And
Dutch agents, publishers,
editors, translators and re-
viewers could certainly
broaden their horizons and
embrace diversity
.
Nevertheless, if humans
only translated the famil-
iar, how would we ever
have an inkling of the as-
tonishing world out there
that is not familiar?
The task of literary
translation entails grap-
pling with profound differ-
ence, in terms of language,
imagination, context, tra-
ditions, worldviews.
None of this would enter
our quotidian conscious-
ness but for the translators
who step into uncharted
waters because they have
fallen in love with another
tongue, another world.
TRANSLATION IS
RESISTANCE
Translators ferry across
the meaning, materiality,
metaphysics and all the
magic that may be un-
known in the mediums and
conventions of their own
tongue. The pull of the
strange, the foreign, and
the alien are necessary for
acts of translation.
It is this essential ele-
ment of unknowingness
that animates the transla-
tor’s curiosity and chal-
lenges her intellectual met-
tle and ethical responsibil-
ity
. Even when translators
hail from — or belong to
— the same culture as the
original author, the art re-
lies on the oppositional
traction of difference.
Through opposition and
abrasion, a creative trans-
lation allows for new mean-
ing and nuance to emerge.
Source: The Conversation
Is this the end of translation?
I
Let him not deceive another
nor despise anyone
anywhere. In anger or ill
will let him not wish
another ill. —Buddha
Spiritual
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Happy to announce that @moefcc
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An extremely serious situation
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INDIA
05
Golaghat: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Sunday lambasted the
Congress party’s five
guarantees announced
as part of its manifesto,
ahead of the three-
phased assembly polls
in Assam and said the
party’s rule will instead
guarantee reign of cor-
ruption, nepotism, in-
stability, appeasement
and fake promises.
Modi campaigned at
Bokakhat in Golaghat
district for Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) and
ally Asom Gana Pari-
shad’s (AGP) candi-
dates and urged voters
to reject Congress and
return the BJP-led gov-
ernment to power. AGP
president Atul Bora,
who is a minister in the
state cabinet, is contest-
ing from Bokakhat,
which will go to polls in
the first phase on
March 27.
“Those who ruled
Assam for over 50 years
are these days giving
five guarantees to peo-
ple of the state. But As-
samese people are
aware of the intentions
of these people, who
have the habit of mak-
ing false promises. Sell
dreams to the poor, tell
lies,” said Modi. —ANI
Congress only sells dreams to the poor: Modi
PM MODI REACTS ON : Congress guarantee to bring a law that nullifies the CAA, five lakh government jobs, raising tea workers’ wages
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Sunday (March 21, 2021) visited the boll-bound
Assam and stated that the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) government will continue in the
state. PM Modi during a public rally in Assam's
Bokakhat said, It is now decided that Assam will
get 'doosri baar, BJP sarkar', doosri baar, NDA
sarkar, doosri baar, 'double engine ki sarkar'.
The Prime Minister's comments came ahead of
the Assam Assembly polls, where the Bharatiya
Janata Party will seek its second tenure.
Guwahati: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sat-
urday slammed the Narendra Modi government
for “increasing” the problem of unemployment
in the country. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi
says about ‘Make in India’. But go to any part of
the country, you will find that the unemployment
problem has risen in every state,” Gandhi told a
crowd at a rally in poll-bound Assam’s Mariani.
The Mariani seat, where the fate of candidates is
determined by tea garden voters, has been held
by the Congress for 15 years.
‘DOOSRI BAAR, BJP SARKAR’ IN
ASSAM, SAYS PM MODI
MODI WARNS VOTERS OF CONGRESS
'LIES' IN POLL-BOUND ASSAM
Jorhat: Congress lead-
er Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra on Sunday
slammed the Bharatiya
Janata Party alleging
that it has not fulfilled
the promises of provid-
ing employment to peo-
ple of Assam, imple-
mentation of Assam
accord (clause six) and
increase in wages of tea
plantation workers.
While addressing a
public rally in Assam's
Jorhat, she said, BJP
did not fulfil its promise
to give twenty-five lakh
jobs, they didn't imple-
ment Assam accord
clause 6 to protect the
culture of Assam. She
claimed that BJP back-
tracked on its promise
that the Citizenship
Amendment Act will
not be implemented in
the state. —ANI
BJP govt did not fulfill
its promises in Assam,
alleges Priyanka
Mumbai: Former
Mumbai Police com-
missioner Param Bir
Singh on Sunday con-
firmed that the letter to
Maharashtra chief
minister Uddhav
Thackeray was sent
from his email id. The
chief minister's office
had on Saturday said
that letter from Singh,
in which he detailed
how the state home
minister Anil Desh-
mukh had asked arrest-
ed Mumbai Police
officer Sachin Vaze to
collect 100 crore for
Deshmukh every
month, was received
from a different email
address, not his official
one and was without
Singh's signature.
The chief minister's
office also said that the
new email address
needs to be checked for
which home ministry
was attempting to con-
tact Singh. Deshmukh
had refuted all the alle-
gationsagainsthimsaid
that he is filing a defa-
mation suit against the
former Mumbai Police
Commissioner. Desh-
mukh also said that the
police officer made
these false allegations to
save himself. —ANI
Param Bir Singh confirms he sent
letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister
Bengaluru (Karnata-
ka) : RSS General Sec-
retary Dattatray Hosa-
bale on Saturday said
Uttarakhand Chief
Minister Tirath Singh
Rawat is capable of an-
swering on his 'ripped
jeans' remark and add-
ed that there is no rea-
son to link everything
to the RSS.
The person, whose
name you took, is capa-
ble of answering. Peo-
ple express views.
Whether it's right or
wrong is something
which must be asked of
them. No reason to link
everything to RSS, he
said when asked to com-
ment on Rawat's 'ripped
jeans' remark.
The newly appointed
Uttarakhand chief min-
ister recently stirred a
row by saying that
women wearing ripped
jeans send a wrong mes-
sage to society
. —ANI
New Delhi: In his ad-
dress at the 18th annual
convocation of NIT Ro-
urkela on Sunday
, Presi-
dent Ram Nath Kovind
said that engineering
institutions should
move towards more ho-
listic and multi-discipli-
nary education with
increased emphasis on
arts and humanities
and noted that NIT Ro-
urkela has already
adopted this approach
to a certain extent.
President Kovind
also said that girls
should be encouraged
to pursue technical edu-
cation and excel in the
same manner as they do
in other areas, a state-
ment issued by the
Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The President said that
one of the objectives of
the National Education
Policy is to make India
a global knowledge su-
perpower. —ANI
RAWAT CAN JUSTIFY HIS
REMARK: DATTATRAY
Kovind emphasised on
girls’ in technical edu
Bengaluru: Amid
farmers' protest at Del-
hi borders against the
central farm laws,
Bharatiya Kisan Union
(BKU) leader Rakesh Ti-
kait suggested farmers
in Karnataka should
organise a protest in the
state similar to that of
Delhi and gherao Ben-
galuru from all sides.
Addressingafarmers'
meeting in Shivamogga
on Saturday
, Tikait said
a strategy has been
made to snatch farmers'
land in the state.
There are lakhs of
people gheraoing Delhi.
This fight will go on for
a long. We need to start
such protest in every
city until these 3 black
laws are taken back and
the law on MSP is not
brought.Youneedtorun
a protest in Karnataka.
A strategy has been
made to snatch your
land.Bigcompanieswill
do farming... Labour
lawshavebeenamended
to employ cheap labour
You need to make a 'Del-
hi' in Bengaluru, Tikait
said. —ANI
Make‘Delhi’ in Bengaluru,gherao
city from all sides: Tikait to farmers
CANDIDATES STAGE SEMI-NUDE
PROTEST IN MADHYA PRADESH
Gwalior (MP): Alleging
Vyapam scam part two,
candidates who had
appeared for the Agri-
culture Extension Officer
and Agriculture Devel-
opment Officer (ADO)
exams in February this
year conducted by the
Madhya Pradesh Profes-
sional Examination Board
(PEB), took to the streets
of Gwalior to stage a
semi-nude protest against
alleged irregularities in
the conduct of the exams.
VyapamVyaysayik Pareek-
sha Mandal (Vyapam) is
the Hindi acronym for the
Professional Examination
Board. Sudhir, from the
Krishi Mahavidyalaya,
Gwalior said, “We have
gone naked to protest
and unclothe the corrupt
policies.”
34 HELD IN DELHI FOR RUNNING
FAKE CALL CENTRES
New Delhi: Thirty-four people have been arrested
for allegedly extorting money from foreign
nationals under the pretext of them being from
the US Drug Enforcement Agency, apple technical
support and McAfee antivirus support, said Delhi
Police. Other than the above-said scams, the
main accused namely Kshitiz Bali, Abhishek and
Dhananjay Negi were running two illegal call cen-
tres from a building in Uttam Nagar from where
they used to send voice recordings to foreign na-
tionals, pretending to be US Drug Enforcement.
ODISHA CM CONDOLES
DANCER LAXMIPRIYA DEMISE
New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik
on Sunday expressed his condolences over the
demise of renowned Odissi dancer Laxmipriya
Mahapatra and announced a state funeral. “CM
Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep grief at
the passing away of renowned Odissi dancer
and wife of late Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra,
Smt Laxmipriya Mahapatra. Remembering her
contribution to promotion of Odissi, government
announced state funeral for late Smt Mahapatra,”
Chief Minister Office, Odisha tweeted.
CENTRESETSSTAGEFORATTRACTING
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO INDIA
New Delhi: Ministry of
Education is deliberating
on measures to increase
the number of interna-
tional students coming to
India for higher studies.
In a review meeting of the
Ministry’s Study in India
Programme with partner
institutions yesterday,
Secretary Higher Educa-
tion Shri Amit Khare said
that the criteria for insti-
tutions partnering under
the programme will soon
be revised so that more
institutions that have the
necessary infrastructure
and academic quality can
join the programme. He
also said that no distinc-
tion will be made be-
tween private and public
institutions in matters of
supporting international-
ization.
New Delhi: Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP)
national president JP
Nadda is scheduled
to unveil the party's
manifesto for the
upcoming Legislative
Assembly elections
in Assam on March
23. Elections for the
126-seat Assam as-
sembly are sched-
uled to take place in
three phases from
March 27 to April 6.
The results will be
announced on May
2. Speaking at a pub-
lic rally Modi said
that 'doosri baar,
BJP sarkar'.
JP NADDA TO
RELEASE BJP'S
MANIFESTO ON
MARCH 23
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign
rally for Assam Assembly polls, in Golaghat district on Sunday.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
IN THE COURTYARD
Lucknow: A trustee
of a 350-year-old
mosque in Lucknow
on Saturday ap-
proached the Su-
preme Court to op-
pose a PIL that chal-
lenges provisions of
a 1991 law prohibit-
ing the filing of a
lawsuit to reclaim a
place of worship or
seek a change in its
character from what
prevailed on August
15, 1947.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice S A
Bobde, on March 12,
had agreed to exam-
ine the controversial
provisions of the
Places of Worship
Act, 1991. —ANI
TRUSTEE MOVES
SC ON
RELIGIOUS
PLACES LAW
FUTURE RETAIL,
DELHI HC
CHALLENGING
BENCH ORDER
New Delhi: The Future
Group has moved the
division bench of the
Delhi High Court
against the order passed
by the single-member
bench, which has direct-
ed to stay its Rs 24,713
crore deal with Reliance
Industries to sell its re-
tail and wholesale busi-
ness. The Kishore Biya-
ni-led group firm, Fu-
ture Retail Ltd (FRL)
has now filed an appeal
before the higher bench
of the same High Court
against the orders
passed by a single-mem-
ber bench of Justice J R
Midha, Future Retail
said in a regulatory fil-
ing. “The company has
filed an appeal.”—ANI
Kochi: BJP candi-
dates have ap-
proached the high
court over rejecting
their nomination pa-
pers. The plea will be
considered in the af-
ternoon. The court
has agreed to con-
vene a special sitting.
The pleas were filed
by the NDA candi-
dates of Thalassery
and Guruvayoor.
The candidates
have sought to pro-
vide them the oppor-
tunity to contest. On
Friday, the nomina-
tion papers of NDA
candidates in Thalas-
sery, Guruvayoor,
and Devikulam were
rejected. In Deviku-
lam as the nomina-
tion papers of AIAD-
MK, an NDA ally got
rejected, BJP de-
clared their support
to an independent
candidate. In Deviku-
lam as the nomina-
tion papers of AIAD-
MK, an NDA ally got
rejected, BJP de-
clared their support
to an independent
candidate. Haridas’s
nomination papers
were rejected as form
A didn’t have the
name and signature
of the party’s nation-
al president.—ANI
BJP approached High
Court over rejecting
nomination papers
Patna: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
on Sunday slammed the Maharashtra Home
Minister Anil Deshmukh over corruption al-
legation and asked: If Rs 100 crore was the
target by him then what was the target by other
ministers?Targeting Chief Minister Uddhav
Thackeray, the BJP leader said that he has lost
the moral authority to govern the state.
Mumbai: Maharash-
tra Navnirman Sena
(MNS) chief Raj Thack-
eray said state Home
Minister Anil Desh-
mukh should resign
in the wake of allega-
tions levelled against
him by former Mumbai
Police Commissioner
Param Bir Singh.
Union Minister Anurag
Thakur on Sunday
said a serious probe
should be conducted
into the allegations of
extortion against Anil
Deshmukh raised by
Maharashtra's former
police commissioner
and said the letter by
the senior officer.
PRASAD SLAMS ANIL DESHMUKH
OVER CORRUPTION ALLEGATION
DESHMUKH
SHOULD RESIGN
ANURAG THAKUR
URGES PROBE
GOVT IS HELPING FARMERS: RAHUL
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Param Bir Singh
Ram Nath Kovind
Rakesh Tikait
Dattatray Hosabale

INDIA
06
Yogi govt...
It is noteworthy that un-
der the Jal Jeevan Mis-
sion of the Government
of India, the state gov-
ernment is working on
12 projects in Bun-
delkhand at a cost of
about Rs 2,185 crore.
Through the Har Ghar
Nal Yojana launched in
June last year, the Yogi
Government is current-
ly engaged in providing
clean drinking water in
rural areas of Bun-
delkhand to benefit 67
lakh people. The biggest
beneficiaries of this
scheme will be the wom-
en of these areas, who
havetobringwaterfrom
far and wide to drink.
Allegations against...
It was Param Bir Singh
who had decided to rein-
state Assistant Inspec-
tor Sachin Waze into the
force last year, Pawar
said. “Param Bir Singh
is making wild allega-
tions because he was
removed as Mumbai Po-
lice Commissioner,” he
added.
Pawar informed that
efforts are on to destabi-
lise the Shiv Sena-NCP-
Congress government
in Maharashtra but all
suchattempts will prove
futile. “I don’t know
whether efforts are be-
ingmadeornottotopple
the government (Maha-
rashtra). All I can say is
that these will have no
impact,” he added.
On whether Desh-
mukh should continue
as Home Minister, Pa-
war said the decision
lies with CM Thackeray
.
Reacting to Pawar’s
statements, BJP leader
and former chief minis-
ter Devendra Fadnavis,
while reiterating his
party’s demand of the
Home Minister’s resig-
nation, said an impar-
tial probe will not be
possible till Anil Desh-
mukh is in office.
Real change...
bring a government that
sends tolabas (extor-
tionists) to jail,” he add-
ed, repeating the BJP’s
allegations of corrup-
tion and extortionism
against the Trinamool
Congress.
“Anticipating defeat,
Didi has already started
questioning the EVMs
(electronic voting ma-
chine) which had
brought her to power 10
years back,” he added.
OnSaturdayMamata,
addressing a rally in
East Midnapore, said
the BJP did not fight
elections in a democrat-
ic manner and urged
Trinamool workers to
guard EVMs after vot-
ing in each phase.
“The EVMs should be
tested 30 times before
the start of the polls to
ensure there is no foul
play
. But, If any ma-
chine develops faults,
please remain calm un-
til it is repaired,” she
said. The PM, whose
BJPhasaccusedtheTri-
namool of deliberately
stalling implementation
of central government
schemes, questioned Ms
Banerjee over the lack
of infrastructure in the
state.
The PM also referred
to posters that showed
Banerjee “playing foot-
ball with my head” - the
popular sport has
emerged as a political
metaphor ahead of elec-
tions - and said “you can
kick my head... but I will
not let you kick ‘vikas
(development)’ out of
Bengal”.“Didi You can
keep your foot on my
head... you can kick my
head... but I will not let
you kick ‘vikas’ out of
Bengal. I want to tell
didi something from
Bankura... I keep my
head bowed at all times
to serve the people of
Bengal,” he said.
CAA promise...
said on Sunday that his
party, if voted to power
in Bengal, will ensure
no curb is imposed on
Durga and Saraswati
puja.Shah, during a ral-
ly in Purba Medinipur
district, reaffirmed that
theBJPwillbuild‘sonar
Bangla’ over the next
five years, propelled by
the party’s double-en-
gine government at the
Centre and the state.
“Under the TMC rule,
school teachers in Ben-
gal were beaten up for
organising ‘Saraswati
puja’. The court had to
intervene to ensure
Durga puja is celebrat-
ed in the state. Do you
want this government?
“The BJP, after com-
ing to power, will see to
it that Durga puja and
Saraswati puja are held
without hindrance. No
one will be stopped from
organising any reli-
gious festival,” the
home minister stated.
The home minister also
cautioned people
against violence and ag-
gression during the
elections.
LS Speaker...
“He is stable and all
his parameters are
normal,” the All India
Institute of Medical
Sciences said in a
statement. According
to the hospital, Birla
(58) tested positive for
the coronavirus infec-
tion on March 19. He
was admitted to the
AIIMS COVID Centre
for observation the
next day.
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: India re-
corded 43,846 new Cov-
id-19 cases in the last 24
hours, marking the
sharpest single-day rise
in almost four months
and takingitstotalcases
to 11.5 million.
The number of fatali-
ties has risen to 1,59,755
with 197 news deaths,
data by the union health
ministry showed Sun-
day
. Maharashtra, Pun-
jab, Madhya Pradesh
and Tamil Nadu are
among states reporting
a surge in coronavirus
cases, prompting the au-
thorities to lock down
worst-hit districts and
restrict public gather-
ings.
The county has ad-
ministered more than
4.36 crore vaccine doses,
with over 16 lakh people
being inoculated in the
last 24 hours.
India has 3.09 lakh
“active” cases, while
1.11 crore people have
recovered. Maharashtra
reported 27,126 new cas-
es, while Punjab had
2,578 on Sunday
.
Maharashtra, Kerala
and Punjab cumulative-
ly account for 76.22 per
cent of India’s total ac-
tives.
The media agencies
reported that Madhya
Pradesh has announced
a one-day lockdown in
state capital Bhopal, In-
dore and Jabalpur every
Sunday
. Schools and col-
leges in the three cities
have been closed till
March 31. —Agencies
NATION SEES BIGGEST DAILY RISE IN 4 MONTHS
43,846 new cases in the last 24 hours, marking the sharpest single-day rise and taking its total cases to 11.5 million with 197 news deaths
New Delhi: As India wit-
nessed the highest daily
tally of COVID-19 cases
this year, the Union Health
Ministry said on Sunday
that Maharashtra, Kerala,
Punjab, Karnataka, Guja-
rat and Madhya Pradesh
account for 83.14 per
cent of the new infections.
Maharashtra reported
the highest daily new
cases at 27,126. It is
followed by Punjab with
2,578 while Kerala re-
ported 2,078 new cases.
Karnataka, Gujarat and
Madhya Pradesh reported
1,798, 1,565 and 1, 308
infections in a day. India
recorded 43,846 new cor-
onavirus cases in a day,
the highest single-day rise
so far this year, taking the
nationwide COVID-19 tally
to 1,15,99,130.
Besides, 197 deaths
were reported in a span
24 hours, the ministry
said, adding six states ac-
count for 86.8 per cent of
the new deaths. —PTI
Nagpur: Restrictions im-
posed in Nagpur district
will continue with some
relaxations from March
22 to March 31 in view of
rising coronavirus cases,
Maharashtra Energy Min-
ister Nitin Raut said on
Saturday. In Nagpur city,
restaurants and eateries
can operate till 7 pm while
shops can remain open
till 4 pm, and all offices
-- private and government
-- can function with 25
per cent staff. Nagpur is
under complete lockdown
since March 15 which is
to continue till Sunday.
Mr Raut, who is
guardian minister for the
district, held a review
meeting with local of-
ficials and also consulted
experts, journalists and
representatives of all po-
litical parties on continua-
tion of restrictions.
5 STATES ACCOUNT FOR OVER 83 PER
CENT OF NEW COVID CASES: HEALTH MIN
RESTRICTIONS IN MAHA’S NAGPUR TO
CONTINUE WITH PARTIAL RELAXATION
Chandigarh: More
than 6 crore doses
of COVID-19 vac-
cine have been sent
to 76 nations, while
4.5 crore doses have
been administered
to beneficiaries in
the country till now,
Union Health Minister
Harsh Vardhan said
on Sunday. He also
called for making
the vaccination drive
a “Jan Aandolan”
(mass movement).
“Until this morn-
ing, nearly 4.5 crore
COVID-19 vaccine
doses have been
given to the people
in this country. More
than six crore doses
have been sent to 76
nations,” Mr Vardhan
said during a media
interaction at the
Institute of Microbial
Technology (CSIR-
IMTECH).
“Our Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi and party (BJP)
president JP Nadda
have called for mak-
ing the vaccination
drive a ‘’jan andolan’’
(mass movement),”
he said.
In a major boost
to entrepreneur-
ship in life sciences,
Mr Vardhan, the
Minister for Science
and Technology
and Earth Sciences,
inaugurated IMTECH
Bio-Innovation Centre
which is an extension
of the Atal Incubation
Centre (AIC)-CCMB,
Hyderabad.
The aim of the IM-
TECH Bio-Innovation
Centre is to become a
hub for life sciences,
biotechnology start-
ups and MSMEs from
all over the country in
a short span of time.
MORE THAN 6 CRORE VACCINE
DOSES SENT TO 76 NATIONS
Jorhat: Launching a
frontal attack on Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, Congress leader
Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra on Sunday al-
leged he is sad about a
tweet by a “22-year-old
woman” but not for the
flood-ravaged people
of Assam.
A day after PM Modi
raised the toolkit issue
and alleged Congress
conspiracy in it at a
poll rally in Chabua in
Assam, the daughter of
late Prime Minister
Rajiv Gandhi, lament-
ed that Modi was silent
about people’s suffer-
ing in perennial flood
and “attack on culture”
by the Citizenship
(Amendment) Act.
Last year’s flooding
of the Brahmaputra
and its tributaries dur-
ing the pandemic af-
fected some 2.8 million
people in Assam.
“I was listening to
the Prime Minister’s
speech yesterday. He
very seriously said
that he was very sad
about a development. I
thought he would
speak about Assam’s
development or how
BJP worked in Assam.
“But I was shocked
to hear that the PM
was talking about a
tweet by a 22-year-old
woman. He said the
Congress conspired to
finish the tea industry
of Assam. He was also
sad about the Con-
gress mistakenly put-
ting two wrong pic-
tures on social me-
dia,” Vadra said. —PTI
‘PM sad for tweet by
22-yr-old woman, but
not for flood-hit people’
New Delhi: India has
marked a key mile-
stone in universalis-
ing primary health
care with the target of
operationalising 70,000
Ayushman Bharat-
Health and Wellness
Centres (AB-HWCs) by
March 31 being real-
ised ahead of time, the
Union Health Ministry
said on Sunday
.
Till date, about 41.35
crore people have ac-
cessed care in these
AB-HWCs and about 54
per cent of them are
women, the ministry
said. The feat of scal-
ing up primary health
care facilities at this
pace despite the COV-
ID-19 pandemic was
enabled by a high de-
gree of coordination
between the Centre
and states and union
territories, foresight
in planning, flexibility
in adaptation, stand-
ardization of process-
es, and regular inter-
actions at all levels for
monitoring and
prompt redressal of is-
sues, it said. This is
testimony to the pro-
cess of effective decen-
tralisation and coop-
erative federalism, the
ministry said.
The launch of
Ayushman Bharat-
Health and Wellness
Centres marked a wa-
tershed moment in In-
dia’s public health his-
tory, the ministry said.
“This mission mode
approach also aimed at
realising India’s vi-
sion of universal
health coverage,” the
statement said. —PTI
Thiruvananthapuram:
Union minister Anurag
Thakur on Sunday hit
out at the CPI(M)-led
LDF government for
registering a case
against Enforcement
Directorate officials
probing the gold smug-
gling case, saying any
attempt to hamper it by
such acts “clearly shows
whatistroublingthem”.
“If they try to ham-
per progress of the on-
going investigation by
filing a police case
against ED officials, it
clearly shows what is
troubling them.
“... they are unable to
answer questions raised
by these officials”, the
union minister of state
for Finance and Corpo-
rate Affairs told report-
ers in Thiruvanan-
thapuram. —PTI
New Delhi: Senior BJP
leader Defence Minis-
ter Rajnath Singh on
Sunday told the city
unit of the party to de-
ploy“pannapramukhs”
across Delhi, as they
are its biggest strength
and can make it win in
the national capital.
The “panna pramukh”
or page in-charge is the
first point of contact for
most voters in the BJP’s
election management
machinery
.
Mr Singh, who inau-
gurated the Delhi BJP’s
executive committee
meeting, said panna
pramukhs should help
create awareness about
schemesprogrammes
started by the Modi gov-
ernment. The govern-
ment has proven “track
record in good govern-
ance and develop-
ment... we have always
done what we promise”,
Mr Singh told Delhi
BJP leaders. “Panna
pramukh should be de-
ployed in Delhi. I think
it is the most important
post and the biggest
strength of the party
... I
can say it with convic-
tion it can take the BJP
to a win here,” he said.
Mr Singh said the
panna pramukh is more
important than a presi-
dent of the party’’s state
unit and that he should
be honoured. —PTI
‘70K primary health centres operationalised’
Min slams Kerala govt
over case against
probe agency officials
Panna Pramukhs BJP’s
strength: Rajnath Singh
Need to work
on reusable
rocket tech:
Madhavan Nair
Bengaluru:Indianeeds
to strive towards mas-
tering reusable rocket
technology, give thrust
to global marketing and
learn from SpaceX
founder Elon Musk’s
business model to tap
full potential in the
space field, eminent
space scientist G Mad-
havan Nair said.
The former Chair-
man of Indian Space
Research Organisation
(ISRO) said there is a
vast scope to launch for-
eign satellites and also
provide space-related
services in the global
market. “We (India)
have basic technology,
capability to launch
earth observation and
communication plat-
forms. But we have
missed the opportunity
in global marketing,”
Mr Nair said. India of-
fers satellite launch ser-
vices at 30 to 40 per cent
lower costs compared to
international prices, ac-
cording to him. “Natu-
rally, there is a good po-
tential for capturing
more and more of
launchesfromcountries
which have no such ca-
pability
,” he said. —PTI
The Security personnel checks commuters on road during complete lockdown amid the
COVID-19 pandemic in Bhopal on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: IndiGo
handed over a pas-
senger from its Ben-
galuru-Kolkata flight
to security agencies
at the destination
airport for not wear-
ing a mask despite
repeated warnings
from the flight crew,
government officials
said. The Directo-
rate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) had
last Saturday asked
airlines to de-board
passengers who
do not wear masks
“properly” despite
repeated warnings.
The passenger
on IndiGo’s 6E938
Bengaluru-Kolkata
flight on Saturday re-
fused to wear a mask
despite repeated
warnings from the
flight crew, the of-
ficials noted. —PTI
INDIGO SENDS
PASSENGER TO
SECURITY FOR
NOT WEARING
A MASK
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addresses public rally
ahead of Assam Assembly polls, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Rajnath Singh

NEWS
07
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The state
government has been
vigorously preparing
for the Panchayat elec-
tions and recently has
been forced to make a
new reservation list af-
ter Allahabad High
Court reprimanded it
for the reservation list
it had previously an-
nounced for the three-
tier Panchayat elec-
tions. The reservation
list was to be published
by 27th March and in
the meantime a petition
in the Supreme Court
against the decision of
the Lucknow bench of
the Allahabad High
Court has cropped up.
A petition in the Su-
preme Court has been
filed challenging the Al-
lahabad High Court’s
decision to prepare the
reservation for seats in
panchayat elections in
the state by considering
2015 as the base year.
While the decision of
the Allahabad High
Court has been appreci-
ated by many in the
state and the govern-
ment also had started
preparing a new list
whilst considering the
2015 as the base year.
A young man named
Dilip Kumar has now
filed a Special Leave Pe-
tition (SLP) in the High
Court against the deci-
sion of the High Court
calling the Supreme
Court to review the de-
cision taken by the High
Court. The petitioner
has alleged that the ar-
gument of the petition-
er was not head in the
High Court.
The state govern-
ment to comply with
the order of the High
Court regarding the
Panchayat elections has
begun the process to
create a fresh list of res-
ervation of posts and
allocation of reserved
seats and published the
list on Saturday. This
process will be carried
out by the Panchayati
Raj Department until
22nd March.
The mandate for the
reservation of seats in
the Panchayat was is-
sued by the Panchayati
Raj Department on Feb-
ruary 11th and the first
list was released on
March 3rd.
The release of the
reservation list though
was challenged and on
March 17, the UP gov-
ernment issued a new
mandate based on the
order of the High Court
to consider 2015 as base
year instead of year
1995.
The new list released
by the department has
also changed reserva-
tion for seats in the Pan-
chayat.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The brother
of victim in the gang
rape and murder case of
a Dalit girl in Boolgarhi
village under Chandpa
police station area of
Hathras district has lev-
eled serious allegations
on the accused. During
the ongoing hearing on
the CBI charge sheet in
special court of Hath-
ras, the victim’s brother
has given an affidavit in
Lucknow Bench of Al-
lahabad High Court,
making serious allega-
tions against the ac-
cused and his lawyers.
Taking cognizance of
the same, the Lucknow
Bench has sought reply
from District Judge
Hathras and CRPF in 15
days. Justice Rajan Rai
and Justice Jaspreet
Singh of Lucknow
bench of Allahabad
High Court have direct-
ed the District Judge
and CRPF to send the
report in 15 days. The
court taking cognizance
passed the order on a
publicinterestlitigation
filedintheHathrascase.
The court said that in
view of the report, the
trial court would con-
sider transferring it
elsewhere. Meanwhile,
the court ordered the
government and the
district administration
of Hathras to provide
adequate security for
smooth running of tri-
al. The court has also
ordered the CRPF to
provide adequate secu-
rity to victim’s family
and witnesses as before.
The Lucknow bench
of AllahabadHighCourt
has said that it could
transfer the trial in the
case out of Hathras.
The court’s comments
came after victim’s
brother filed an affidavit
stating that the victim’s
family and their lawyers
had received threats and
were being pressurized
during the hearing this
month.
The court, in its order,
also mentioned the
threats received by the
victim’s chief legal ad-
viser Seema Kushwaha.
The affidavit men-
tioned that the judge
hearing the case in the
Hathras district court
on March 5, 2021 had to
postpone hearing when
a lawyer Tarun Hari
Sharma entered the
courtroom and entered
into altercation with
victim’s lawyer.
Plea in SC challenges
Alld HC’s decision on
panchayat elections
Court may consider
shifting Hathras gang
rape trial after victim’s
brother receives threats
Lucknow: Lizelle Lee
and Laura Wolvaardt
played knocks of 70 and
53 respectively as South
Africa defeated India by
six wickets in the sec-
ond T20I of the three-
match series on Sunday
here at the Ekana
Cricket Ground.
With this win, the
Proteas have sealed the
three-match series after
gaining a 2-0 unassaila-
ble lead. Both teams
will now lock horns in
the third and final T20I
on Tuesday. This is the
first time that South Af-
rica has managed to
win a T20I series
against India.
Chasing 159, Proteas
did not get off to an
ideal start as the side
lost its match-winner
from the first game
pretty early on. Anne
Bosch (2) ended up los-
ing her wicket to
Rajeshwari Gayakwad
in just the second over
of the innings. Skipper
Sune Luus then joined
Lizelle Lee in the mid-
dle and the duo revived
the innings for the visi-
tors.
Both batters put on 58
runs for the second
wicket, but as soon as
the Proteas started to
gain an upper hand,
Deepti Sharma’s bril-
liance in the field
brought about a run-out
and skipper Luus (20)
was sent back to the pa-
vilion, reducing visi-
tors to 66/2 in the 10th
over.
However, Lee contin-
ued to march on and she
brought up her half-
century
.
But with 43 runs still
away from the target,
Proteas lost the key
wicket of Lee (70) in the
16th over of the innings
as she was sent back to
the pavilion by Radha
Yadav.
Intheend,Wolvaardt
(53*) showed her class
in the final four overs
and Proteas got over
the line by six wickets.
Nine runs were needed
in the final over and
Arundhati Reddy was
doing a fine job but on
the penultimate ball,
she ended up bowling a
no-ball, and from
there, Proteas gained a
victory.
Earlier, Shafali Ver-
ma and Richa Ghosha
played knocks of 47 and
44 respectively as India
posted a total of 158/4 in
the allotted twenty
overs. Asked to bat first,
the hosts got off to a bad
start as skipper Smriti
Mandhana (7) ended up
losing her wicket in the
second over of the in-
nings.
Harleen Deol then
joined Shafali in the
middle and the latter
took the honours upon
herself and she played
some big shots to keep
India afloat. Her in-
nings helped India to
have a healthy run-rate
and she along with Har-
leen put up a 79-run
stand for the second
wicket.
But in looking for a
big shot, Shafali (47)
ended up being clean-
bowled by Nonkululeko
Mlaba in the 11th over
of the innings, reduc-
ing India to 87/2. Soon
after Harleen Deol (31)
was also sent back to
the pavilion by Anne
Bosch.
In the final overs, Ri-
cha Ghosh played a
quickfire knock of 40
runs off just 26 balls as
India posted a total of
more than the 150-run
mark.
Brief Scores: India
Women 158/4 (Shafali
Verma 47, Richa
Ghosh 44*, Shabnim
Ismail 1-31); South
Africa Women 159/4
(Lizelle Lee 70, Laura
Wolvaardt 53*, Radha
Yadav 1-25). —ANI
LEE, WOLVAARDT STAR AS SA W REGISTER
MAIDEN T20I SERIES WIN OVER IND W
THE STORY
OF LDA’S
MISSING FILES
Strange are the ways
of functioning of
Lucknow Development
Authority (LDA). A
development body, which
is supposed to help the
people, seems to be a big
trouble maker for them.
The babus are expert in
making the files of people
“disappear” at will. You
keep on taking round of
the LDA office, the Babu
will never trace the file of
the allotment of your land
or house. The mystery was
exposed when some of the
almirahs of the office were
broke open and hundreds
of “missing” files tumbled
out. The officers were
shocked to see the
“missing records” for
which concerned people
had to take round of the
office unsuccessfully
over the years. When the
officers broke open the
almirahs at first and sixth
floor of the building they
found files which could
otherwise have helped the
allottees. There were 32
files of Gomtinagar which
were connected with the
registration documents
of the allottees. The story
doesnot end here. There
is dispute with a scanning
company PN Writer which
was given files more than
1.50 lakh but 23000 files
for scanning. The LDA has
accused the company for
disappearance of files.
—First India Bureau
PROPOSALS FOR
2-FT TALL AZIM
FINALISED!
A zim Mansoori’s
wish to get married
is going to be fulfilled
soon as he received
marriage proposal from
3 girls. Azim Mansoori is
a 26-year old youth and
a resident of Kairana in
Shamli, Uttar Pradesh.
The unique factor is that
he just 2 and a half feet
tall. He recently went
viral as the news of him
approaching a police
station to help him get
married to a girl. He even
met former Chief Minister
Akhilesh Yadav when
he could get the help of
police for his marriage.
The dire situation of his
marriage turned on its
head ever since he went
viral he has now received
as many as 3 wedding
proposal and his family is
in a dilemma as to whom
to get him married to.
The arrival of marriage
proposals has completely
turned Azim into a
goofball and happiness
was seen radiating from
his face. As per the family
members of Azim, all the
3 three proposal seem
good for marriage and
they are currently trying
to figure out who will be
the best for Azim. Azim
Mansuri’s uncle Nisar
Ansari said that a girl from
Delhi is currently their
priority as she is almost
the same height as Azim.
He said that hence Azim’s
family will soon talk to
the girl’s family and if it
doesn’t work out then
they will talk to other girl’s
family.
—Amit Baliyan
South Africa woman team celebrating after beat Indian woman cricket in 2nd T20 match also win the
series here at Ekana cricket stadium in Lucknow on Saturday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
PHOOLON KI HOLI
Artists dressed as Lord Krishna and saints being showered with flower petals as part of Holi celebrations, at Raman Reti in
Mathura. The Phoolon ki Holi is a major attraction for both devotees and tourists. —PHOTO BY PTI
Fallout of families’ enmity: Son killed,
father battling for life after being shot at
First India Bureau
Bulandshahr: One per-
son died and his father
is battling for life after
they were shot at here
this morning in a fall-
out of a long-running
enmity between two
families that has al-
ready left six dead and
four in jail, police said
Sunday
.
Besides the deceased
and his father, two more
people were injured in
the Sunday morning
firing and they have
been rushed to a private
hospital in Noida, they
said.
Police said the Sun-
day incident happened
in Dhanaura village un-
der the Kakod police
station when Dharam-
pal, his wife, their son
Sandeep and govern-
ment gunner Pushpen-
dra, assigned to him for
his security, were re-
turning in their four-
wheeler from a farm.
Two men opened fire
on their car near a turn
on the road, leaving
Dharampal, Sandeep,
Pushpendra and a man
standing nearby in-
jured, Senior Superin-
tendent of Police San-
tosh Kumar Singh said,
adding Dharampal’s
wife escaped unhurt.
He said they were
rushed to the Kailash
Hospital in Noida
where Sandeep suc-
cumbed, while Dharam-
pal is in serious condi-
tion. The SSP said the
incident was a fallout
of an old enmity be-
tween two families.

08
2NDFRONT
The best leader does not do the
greatest things but he is the one
who inspires others to do their
best and more!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur/ Luc-
know: Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on Sun-
day blasted the Opposi-
tion parties for mislead-
ing the farming commu-
nity on the issue of
three farm laws enacted
by the Centre.
The CM said that
these laws were most
farmers’ friendly and
their interest has been
fully safeguarded. Adi-
tyanathsaidthatcentral
as well state govern-
ments were committed
to double the income of
farmers and ensure
their welfare.
The CM, who was ad-
dressing a conference in
Gorakhpur under Mis-
sion Kisan Kalyan on
Sunday, cautioned the
farmers to be careful of
forces that were trying
to create confusion
about the laws amid
their rank.
“While in power
these parties did noth-
ing for the welfare of
farmers and now they
were trying to cause dis-
enchantment”,thechief
minister said and added
“such elements used
them to serve their vest-
ed interest and allowed
the farmers to languish
in penury and debt.”
Yogi also apprised farm-
ers of the work done by
the Modi government
and UP government.
He said those who
were misleading the
farmers were habitual
liars.
“These people spread
the lie that the farmland
will be grabbed by con-
tract farming, while PM
Modi has already made
it clear that contract
farming is just another
option,notanobligation
and the farmers have all
the freedom to sell their
produce anywhere to
earn more profit from
the market.”
“Can anyone tell
whether a farmer’s land
was grabbed by contract
farming? In contract
farming, no one can oc-
cupy the land of the
farmer, the farmer is the
owner of his land”, Yogi
quipped.
Pointing out that
mandis would continue
to function the chief
minister said,
“Not a single mandi
was closed since June
2020, when farm laws
are passed In fact,
these mandis were add-
ed under the “e-NAM”
concept of One Nation
One Market while the
action is being taken to
add over 1000 more
mandis.
Yogi blasts Oppn, says new
agrilawsarefarmer-friendly
CM says govt committed to double farmers’ income; contract farming is just an option
CM Yogi Adityanath addressing a conference in Gorakhpur on Sunday.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Legislative As-
sembly Speaker Hriday
Narayan Dixit while
speakingasachief guest
on the subject ‘The Im-
portanceof Water-Crisis
andSolution’atInstitute
of Constitutional and
Sectoral Studies said
that water was life and
where there was water,
therewasvegetationand
also medicines.
He said water conser-
vation has been a social
duty
, but the problem of
water pollution for the
last50-60yearshadposed
a problem.
Dixit said that rivers
were becoming indus-
trial waste boxes while
ruralreservoirsorponds
were victims of illegal
occupation. The Musi
River flowing between
Telangana Hyderabad is
most polluted while pol-
lution level in Yamuna
was terrible. Further, he
said Gangetic pollution
infivestateshadbecome
a cause of national con-
cern and its cleaning
was on the agenda of the
Centre and state. There
are more than 3000 natu-
rallakesbesides60,000to
65000 man-made reser-
voirs. Most of the lakes
had become victims of
urbanization.
The Nainital High
Court has now consid-
ered Ganga Yamuna as a
person while New Zea-
land has also given con-
stitutional status to its
Wanganui river. He said
the fundamental ques-
tionof killingwaterbod-
ies remains as rivers
were being covered with
garbage and industrial
waste. CM Yogi Adity-
anath, he added, was
planning to transfer wa-
ter polluting industries
as it was affecting
non-humans.
First India Bureau
Noida: The Yogi Adity-
anath-led government
has made payments
worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore
to sugarcane farmers in
thelastfouryears,BJP’s
western UP chief Mohit
Beniwal said on
Saturday
.
Beniwal made the
claim during a pro-
gramme held in Noida
to mark the completion
of four years of the state
government led by the
BJP, amid the ongoing
farmers’ protest on Del-
hi’s borders since No-
vember 2020 over new
contentious central
farm laws. He also said
UP has reached among
top five states of the
country due to the devel-
opment works done in
the last four years.
“Under the leader-
shipof YogiAdityanath,
the government is en-
suring all-round devel-
opment of the state with
the motto of ‘sabka
saath, sabka vikas, sab-
ka vishwas’,” Beniwal
said.
“Loans worth Rs
36,000 crore of 86 lakh
farmers waived in the
last four years,” Beni-
wal said, according to a
statement issued by the
BJP’s Gautam Buddh
Nagar media in-charge
Tanmay Shankar.
His claims have come
at a time when farmers
in western UP have al-
leged that their pay-
ments against sugar-
cane have been pending
for a long time while
many resent there has
been no change in the
minimum support price
(MSP) for the crop in the
last three years.
First India Bureau
Vrindavan: Samajwa-
di Party chief Akh-
ilesh Yadav has
slammed the Yogi Adi-
tyanath government
terming his tenure as
complete failure.
The leader alleged
that the government has
failed on all fronts in the
last four years. The
pomp and show being
presented about the gov-
ernment before the peo-
ple, is all sham, he said
He said the Hathras
incident has moved the
entire world but no
worthwhile step has
been taken by the state
government for the safe-
ty and security of wom-
en. While talking to re-
porters in Vrindavan,
Yadav said the state gov-
ernment has “failed” to
launch any new work in
its four-year tenure.
Theprojectslaunched
during the SP regime
are being re-inaugurat-
ed by the UP govern-
ment, he alleged.
The former chief
minister criticised the
government for insult-
ing the farmers by call-
ing them “terrorists”.
Yadav slammed the BJP
government for the
“ruthless” imposition
of the COVID-19 lock-
down last year and not
providing any transport
to migrant workers for
their journey to their
hometown even though
the dispensation had a
fleet of 90,000 buses.
The SP chief claimed
that his party has pro-
vided financial relief of
Rs 1 lakh to each of the
bereaved families who
lost someone during the
COVID-19 crisis.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Congress
general secretary Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra is
likely to address ‘Kisan
Panchayat’ in five east-
ern Uttar Pradesh dis-
tricts after Holi, taking
the fight against the
Centre’s new farm
laws to the home turf
of Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath.
Priyanka Gandhi is
likely to begin her pro-
gramme in eastern Ut-
tar Pradesh next
month with a visit to
the famous Vishwa-
nath Temple in Vara-
nasi, state party
spokesperson Ashok
Singh said on Sunday.
“Five rallies are pro-
posed in Varanasi,
Sonbhadra, Gorakh-
pur, Mirzapur and Al-
lahabad,” he said.
Singh said the party
general secretary’s
visit will enthuse cad-
res ahead of the Pan-
chayat elections and
the 2022 assembly
polls. “The party will
be contesting the Pan-
chayat elections and
will put up a good show
at the grassroots lev-
el,” he claimed.
Priyanka has so far ad-
dressed ‘Kisan Pan-
chayat’ in western Ut-
tar Pradesh against
the Centre’s farm laws.
Addressing a ‘Kisan
Panchayat’ in Saharan-
pur on February 10,
Priyanka had attacked
the Centre and said
that if voted to power,
the Congress would
scrap the farm laws.
She had also accused
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Monday and other
BJP leaders of ‘insult-
ing’ farmers protesting
against the laws.
Rivers becoming industrial
waste boxes: Speaker Dixit
Priyanka to address‘Kisan Panchayat’ in 5 eastern dists
UP Legislative Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixut
addressing a meet at ICSS in Lucknow on Sudnay.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The chil-
dren of the Srishti
Apartment on Kursi
Road have written a let-
ter to DM and Vice-
Chairman of Lucknow
Development Authori-
ty (LDA) Abhishek
Prakash.
The letter which goes
like “DM uncle, you
promised to install
swings in our apart-
ment but so far no
swings have been in-
stalled in the park. It
has already been a
month and now engi-
neer uncle has come to
start the work.
Our apartment has
other problems too
about which you were
informed by our parents
and you said that you
will get them fixed but
no one from Lucknow
Development Authority
came to fix the issues
uncle. We have been
compelled to live the
same way as were living
previously. DM uncle, if
you were to hear the
prayers of the residents
then the work will defi-
nitely start and soon the
standard of Srishti
apartment on Kursi
Road will improve”.
Vivek Sharma, vice-
president of Lucknow
Jal Kalyan Mahasami-
ti said that on Febru-
ary 23, DM and Vice-
Chairman of LDA Ab-
hishek Prakash along
with OSD Dharmendra
Singh, executive engi-
neer KK Bansla, Naib
Tehsildar Smadhita
Chaturvedi and assis-
tant engineer Ajay
Goyal inspected the
Srishti Apartment in
the presence of the
concerned contractors
and ordered an inquiry
regarding the poor
road and basement
quality of the apart-
ment.
He added that it has
been a month since
then but no action has
been taken.
He further added
that even today water is
dripping from the wa-
ter tanks of all the tow-
ers of Srishti Apart-
ment, tiles of elevators
are still broken and no
barbed wires has been
installed in the bound-
ary wall of the apart-
ment among many
other issues.
No kidding: Children write to DM on their apartment’s problems
GIVE ME SOME SUNSHINE
DM Abhisek Prakash
lll
Last month DM
had inspected
the Srishti
Apartment and
asked the
concerned
officials to
resolve the
issues
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra —FILE PHOTO
‘Govtpaid`1.25Lcr
tosugarcanefarmers’
Govt has failed on all fronts
in four years, says Akhilesh
—FILE PHOTO
FUN WITH COLOURS
Children from Muslim community playing with colours on the occasion of Navroz in Old
Lucknow on Sunday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR

LUCKNOW, MONDAY
MARCH 22, 2021
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he Fashion Connect
set the bar high with
the completion of its
very successful sea-
son-9 on Saturday at
Oaks Ibn Battuta,
Dubai. With the
huge response and neti-
zens going gaga over the
exemplary line up and
digital readiness, the
first international Fash-
ion Connect scored an
amazing win over the
fashion industry
.
The evening was
graced by Sheikh Juma
Al Maktoum Bin Al
Maktoum, Yakoob Al
Ali and Rizwan Sajan,
who highly appreciat-
ed the show.
“I’d like to thank the
people of Dubai and Okas Ibn
Battuta for such a nice wel-
come. I’d like to thank
SheikhJumaAlMaktoum
BinAlMaktoum,Yakoob
Al Ali and Rizwan Sa-
jan. I’d also like to
thank Jagdeesh Chan-
dra to encourage me
to think out of the
box. With the huge
response that this sea-
son witnessed, we are think-
ing to go international every
year and very soon, we will be
announcing the date of Sep-
tember season,” the brand am-
bassador Rishee Miglani said.
“It was a spectacular show. I
was thrilled by the response
we got from the audience.
I look forward to coming
here again and doing the
show next year as well,”
show director Lokesh
Sharma said.
It’s definite to say that
the Saturday evening was
filled with astonishment
and admiration for the
impeccable designs pre-
sented,redcarpetlooks,
round table, audiences
from the different cul-
tural background en-
joyed the event and are
looking forward to the
10th season of The Fash-
ion Connect!
DUBAI
WANTS MORE...
DUBAI
WANTS MORE...
ANITA HADA
anita.hada@firstindianews.com
CITY FIRST BRINGSYOU SOME MORE GLIMPSES FROMTHE GRAND FASHION
CONNECT EVENT HELD IN DUBAI ON MARCH 20, SATURDAY!
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Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left) Lokesh Sharma,
Rizwan Sajan, Rishee Miglani and Priya Jethani
Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with
Sheikh Juma Al Maktoum Bin Al Maktoum
Rishee Miglani and Aparna Bajpai greeting Yakoob Al Ali

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