First india lucknow edition-24 march 2021

First India Bureau
Udarbond/ Silchar/
Borkhola (Assam):
Promising to solve the
issues of recurring
floods, illegal migrants
and condition of tea
garden workers in As-
sam, BJP’s star-cam-
paigner, UP Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
on Tuesday accused
the opposition Con-
gress of failing to solve
them during its days in
power in the northeast-
ern state.
“What the British
could not achieve
through the Partition of
Bengal in 1905, Con-
gress did in 1947 by join-
ing hands with the Eng-
lish (British). How your
ancestors suffered due
to this divisive policy,
you can see even today
in Bangladesh, the way
Hindus are persecuted,
their homes set ablaze
and their temples de-
stroyed,” he alleged.
Asserting that the
saffron party will
permanently solve
the problems of ille-
gal migrants and flood
menace if it is re-
elected in Assam,
CM Yogi said
that peace,
unity and de-
velopment
have been
ushered
in the
state in
the past
five years. He addressed
three rallies in Udar-
bond, Silchar and
Borkhola on Tuesday
.
The BJP candi-
dates face a challenge
from Congress-All
India United Demo-
cratic Front (AIUDF)
combine though
Badruddin Ajmal’s par-
ty has not set up its can-
didate from any of the
constituencies. Known
for his oratory, the fire-
brand poster boy of
Hindutva is trying to
add grist to the poll
campaign of the saffron
party and help in con-
solidation of Hindu
votes as a party rebel is
also in the fray from Sil-
char seat. Not surpris-
ing therefore, the UP
CM slammed Congress
and accused it of in-
dulging in “divisive
politics” that led to the
Partition of the country
in 1947 and “having the
same mindset” now as
evident from its alli-
ance with the AIUDF to
fight the coming state
polls in Assam.
“Only the BJP can
protect the ‘Asmita’ of
Assam,” he said. He
took a swipe at Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi accusing him of
remembering Assam
only during elections to
seek votes. Differences
were created between
upper and lower Assam
and there were prob-
lems of Bodoland, ille-
gal migrants, insurgen-
cy,” he said. Turn to P6
Poll Bound: Yogi says only BJP can protect ‘Asmita’ of Assam
Yogi said that it was visible that in
Bangladesh Hindus are being persecuted,
their homes are set ablaze and their
temples are destroyed
The BJP is contesting this elec-
tion in an alliance with Asom
Gana Parishad (AGP) and United
People’s Party Liberal (UPPL),
who are part of the North East
Democratic Alliance (NEDA) —
the regional arm of the National
Democratic Alliance (NDA).
THE ALLIANCE
BJP LOOKS EAST
Lucknow: Three IPS
officers have been
prematurely retired in
Uttar Pradesh, including
the one who has been
at loggerheads with the
Yogi Adityanath govern-
ment. An officer of the
1992 batch, IG Amitabh
Thakur, disclosed his
retirement on Twitter. He
was serving as the Joint
Director (Civil Defence).
Two other officers-a
2002-batch DIG and
an SP of the 2005
batch-have also been
prematurely retired, UP
Chief Secretary (Home)
Awanish Kumar Awasthi
said.
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4 SECURITY
PERSONNEL
KILLED, SEVERAL
HURT IN BLAST
Narayanpur: Three
District Reserve Guard
(DRG) jawans and one
police personnel lost
their lives in an IED
(Improvised Explosive
Device) blast by Nax-
als in Chhattisgarh’s
Narayanpur on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters,
Inspector General of
Bastar, P Sundarraj said,
“Three District Reserve
Guard (DRG) jawans and
one police personnel
have lost their lives in an
IED blast by Naxals in
Narayanpur. 14 security
personnel injured includ-
ing, two critical person-
nel.” “We are looking into
the matter, further probe
is underway,” he added.
GAGANYAAN:
COSMONAUTS
COMPLETE
TRAINING
Moscow: The four
cosmonauts shortlisted
for Gaganyaan, India’s
first manned space
mission, have completed
their training in Russia,
according to an of-
ficial Russian statement
here on Tuesday. The
10,000-crore ambitious
project is expected to
be launched in 2022,
the year of the 75th
anniversary of India’s
Independence. The Four
Indian Air Force fighter
pilots are likely to be
potential candidates for
the Gaganyaan project.
The entire process of
preparation and training
included a number of
elements necessary for
future cosmonauts, such
as medical and physi-
cal training, studying
the Russian language,
studying the design, lay-
out and systems of the
Soyuz transport manned
spacecraft. —PTI
MISSION ELECTION
Shah promises Tagore, Satyajit
Ray Awards like Nobel & Oscars
South 24 Parganas:
Ahead of West Bengal
Assembly polls, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Tuesday said
BJP will institute
Tagore prize on the
lines of Nobel prize and
Satyajit Ray award on
the lines Oscars.
Announcing this,
Shah said the decision
was made to pay tribute
to the two sons of Ben-
gal. Further, the Union
Home Minister said
that if voted to power
the BJP would consti-
tute an inquiry commit-
tee to probe the alleged
siphoning of relief
funds by ‘Bhatija and
company
.’
Shah alleged that
Mamata’s nephew Ab-
hishek Banerjee who he
referred to as ‘Bhatija’
and his associates had
swindled money sent by
the Centre for Amphan
relief and did not allow
it to reach them.
“Modiji had sent Rs
10,000 crore for Am-
phan relief. Did you see
any of it? ‘Bhatija’ and
his associates siphoned
off all the funds,” Shah
alleged. Turn to P6
Test-track-treat: MHA’s
fresh Covid guidelines
New Delhi: The Min-
istry of Home Affairs
on Tuesday issued a
new set of guidelines
for effective control
of coronavirus in the
wake of a recent re-
surgence in cases. All
states and Union ter-
ritories have have
been asked to strictly
enforce the ‘test-
track-treat’, ensure
observance of COV-
ID-appropriate behav-
iour by everyone and
scale up the vaccina-
tion drive to cover all
target groups.
The authorities
have also been direct-
ed to follow the pre-
scribed containment
strategy, and observe
the guidelines and
standard operating
procedures (SOPs) is-
sued by MHA, Minis-
try of Health and
Family Welfare and
other ministries/de-
partments. The gov-
ernment further said
there would be no re-
striction on inter-
state and intra-state
movement of persons
and goods, including
those who travelling
across Turn to P6
HIGHEST SINGLE-
DAY VACCINATION
New Delhi: More than
32.53 lakh COVID-19
vaccine doses were
administered on Monday,
the highest single-day vac-
cination so far, taking the
total number of people in-
oculated to over 4.8 crore,
the Union Health Ministry
said on Tuesday.
OVER 45? GET
JAB FROM APRIL
New Delhi: People who are
45 and older can be vac-
cinated from April 1, govt
said on Tuesday, ramping
up nationwide vax drive at
a time when Covid cases
have surged. “I appeal to
every citizen who is 45 or
above to register,” said Un-
ion Min Prakash Javadekar.
Covid-19: 795 foreign
variant infections reported
New Delhi: The total
number of coronavirus
cases of the UK, South
Africa and Brazil vari-
ants in India stand at
795 till date, the Health
Ministry said on Tues-
day. On March 18, the
country had recorded a
total of 400 cases with
these variants and 242
on March 4. The data
shows that the cases
have doubled in merely
five days.
Earlier on Tuesday,
Punjab Chief Minister
Amarinder Singh said
that 81 per cent of the
401 samples sent by the
state for genome se-
quencing tested positive
for the UK Covid vari-
ant. The process needs
to be expedited, he said,
pointing to the fact that
experts had found the
existing Covishield vac-
cine to be equally effec-
tive against the UK vari-
ant, he said.
Expressing concern
over the surging cases,
he stressed the need for
the Central government
to urgently open up the
vaccination for a bigger
section of the populace.
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PM Modi hasn’t taken leave in 21 years of service
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi,
during the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) par-
liamentary party meet-
ing on Tuesday, said
that he has not taken
any leaves during the
last 21 years where he
has served as the Chief
Minister of Gujarat and
the Prime Minister, as
per sources.
The Prime Minister
told the MPs to contin-
ue to work for the coun-
try and its people. He
said, “I consider the
work done during the
COVID-19 pandemic the
best as it was very chal-
lenging. The whole
world praised the work
done by India during
the pandemic.”
According to Union
Minister Arjun Ram
Meghwal, the PM said,
“The leaders of 110
countries appreciated
the work done by India
during the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic.”
“The Prime Minister
praised that in difficult
times, the 130 crore In-
dians stood for each
other and did not let
anyone die of hunger,”
Meghwal said.
As per sources, PM
Modi advised the MPs
to be present in all the
sessions of the Parlia-
ment. The parliamen-
tary meeting was also
addressed by the Union
Finance Minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman and
External Affairs Minis-
ter S Jaishankar. —ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
PM MODI PAYS TRIBUTE TO BHAGAT
SINGH, SUKHDEV, RAJGURU
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Tuesday paid homage to freedom fighters Bhagat
Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru and said their sacrifice
will remain an inspiration for every generation of
the country. “Salutations to the revolutionaries of
independence, ‘Amar Shaheed Veer’ Bhagat Singh,
Sukhdev and Rajguru on Martyrdom Day,” Modi said
in a tweet in Hindi.
CEC, OFFICIALS VISIT BENGAL
New Delhi: The Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora
and Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain arrived in
Siliguri on Tuesday to review poll preparedness ahead of
the first phase of the assembly polls in West Bengal. The
Election Commission delegation that also includes ECI
observers will hold a review meeting with top officials.
The first phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls is
scheduled to take place on March 27. Turn to P6
A WARNING
SIGN!
BJP CLOSING
CENTRAL
CONCERNS: DIDI
‘THOSE MOCKING
PM AS CHAIWALA
PICKING TEA LEAVES’
Para:TMC supremo
Mamata Banerjee on Tues-
day alleged that Centre
is selling off government
concerns and only PM
Modi’s “factory of lies”
will remain. She said BJP
is advertising tall claims
about what it will do for
people here, but it has re-
neged on promises made
in its manifesto. P5
Hojai (Assam): Union
Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Tuesday hit out
at the Congress, saying
that people who had
mocked Prime Minister
Narendra Modi by calling
him ‘chaiwala’ are pluck-
ing tea leaves now. He
was speaking at a rally in
Lumding of Hojai district.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a
roadshow, in Medinipur on Tuesday.
What was being considered as a victory over corona has now proved to be
merely a time bomb ticking away as the Corona infection, with its foreign
strain too, is spreading its tentacles across the country. Coupled with the
sudden change in weather on Tuesday across the North-Western parts of India,
it is feared that a drop in temperature caused by rain could lead to a further
increase in corona cases. Tuesday evening’s lightning captured by First India
photojournalist Santosh Sharma above Jaipur skyline perhaps hints at the
dangerous times ahead, if the Covid protocol is not followed with utmost zeal.

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First India Bureau
Lucknow: Yogi Adity-
anath led government
has decided to launch
the second phase of its
ambitious Mission
Shakti campaign for the
safety, dignity and self-
reliance of women in
an entirely new format
after April 2021.
All District Magis-
trates have been direct-
ed to prepare a road
map for the next one
year and submit it to
the Department of
Women Welfare by
March 31.
Separate action plans
will be prepared for the
issues related to women
and children. Under the
Mission Shakti cam-
paign of the Yogi gov-
ernment, women and
girls of the state are be-
ing made aware about
their rights and govern-
ment schemes.
Women are also be-
ing given safety tips
for ensuring their
safety, self-respect
and dignity.
“Women and chil-
dren still face discrimi-
nation and gender ine-
quality related issues in
many areas. In such a
situation, effective com-
munication has an im-
portant role in helping
them overcome those
situations. A special So-
cial and Behaviour
Change Communica-
tion module has been
prepared to address the
issue. We are working
in close co-ordination
with the Child Develop-
ment and Nutrition De-
partment”, says Manoj
Kumar Rai, Director of
Department of Women
Welfare and Nodal Of-
ficer of Mission Shakti.
The departmental of-
ficers and employees
were given master
training on the basis of
social behavior change
communication mod-
ule. In this training pro-
gramme, one member
each of Child Protec-
tion Unit of every dis-
trict, one member each
from Mahila Shakti
Kendra, four female ser-
vice workers from eve-
ry district were trained.
These master trainers
of the state are training
other departmental of-
ficers and employees.
Mission Shakti in a new format after April
NAYA AVTAR
Mission Shakti: Yogi’s initiative to train women for empowerment.
Varanasi DevelopmentAuthority sends proposal toTourism Dept for developing a dense green zone next to the heritage city
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A three-lay-
ered natural forest is
being developed by us-
ing Japan’s Miyawaki
method of afforestation
for eco-tourism in Undi
village, about 15 km
from the Varanasi head-
quarters by Yogi gov-
ernment.
Being one of the old-
est cities of the country,
Varanasi is dotted with
hundreds of sacred
temples and ghats mak-
ing it a spiritually bliss-
ful destination of Uttar
Pradesh.
The city of Lord
Shiva will be soon de-
veloped on the lines
of Kyoto island of Ja-
pan, which will also
include development
of a natural forest.
This will also help in
environmental pro-
tection and will fur-
ther encourage eco-
tourism.
The creation of an
urban forest will make
Kashi worth living and
support its population.
With a view to keep the
environment clean, the
Yogi government is now
working steadily on a
plan to develop a forest
for eco-tourism in Undi
village.
The wetland will also
be developed to main-
tain environmental pro-
tection while keeping
this area free from en-
croachment.
Varanasi Develop-
ment Authority Vice
President Isha Duhan
said that the develop-
ment authority has sent
a proposal for this pro-
ject to the Tourism de-
partment.
A natural forest will
be developed in about
36.225 hectares area of
Undi village. The work
of about 4.3 kilom-
eters of fencing
has started,
which will be
completed by
July 2021.The
proposed area is
about 6 kilome-
ters from the
Jaunpur main road to
the Ghazipur Road Ring
Road Bypass.
Around five to six
ponds are also being de-
veloped in such a way
that in the coming year
tourists can hear the
chirping of migratory
birds. Cycle tracks are
designed so that cycle
tourers get a taste of
the woodland as part of
a longer ride.
It is to be noted that
pollution free Solar En-
ergy will be used to il-
luminate the area and
to generate electricity
over there.
ATTRACTIONS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi accompanied by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath prays at Kashi
Vishwanath temple during one of his recent visits to his parliamentary constituency. —FILE PHOTO
CM Yogi has mourned
the death of six
people in a road accident
in Ayodhya district and
announced compensa-
tion of Rs 5 lakh to the
kins of the dead and
asked officials to make
arrangements for proper
treatment of the injured.
CM Yogi has paid
rich tributes to the
great revolutionaries
and staunch patriots
Sardar Bhagat Singh, Shri
Sukhdev and Shri Rajguru
who laid down their lives
for country’s freedom on
this day.
UP CM has greeted
Union Minister for
Textiles, Women and Child
Development and Member
of Parliament from Amethi
Smriti Irani on her birth-
day on Tuesday.
Yogi highlighted
transformation
of education sector
and said that over
4.80cr enrolments
have taken place
in govt schools in
past four years.
CM Yogi said
pre-primary
schools also need
to get recognition
from government
in a move to clamp
down on hefty fee
charged by them.
ECO-FACELIFT FOR PM’S CONSTITUENCY,
YOGIGOVTPLANSFORESTNEARVARANASI
YOGIGOVTPLANSFORESTNEARVARANASI
Yogi Speaks
Yogi Speaks
HUM FIDA-E-LUCKNOW
Students take selfies at the ‘Selfie Point’ created by Lucknow Municipal Corporation at 1090 Crossing under the Smart City
scheme in Lucknow on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Banana festival a big
draw in Kushinagar
First India Bureau
Lucknow: After Straw-
berry Mahotsav in
Jhansi and Kalamanak
festival in Siddharth
Nagar, the Yogi govern-
ment is organising a
‘Banana Festival in
Kushinagar from
March 22 to 25, which
witnessed the participa-
tion of at least 35 farm-
ers and entrepreneurs
on the first day
.
According to a gov-
ernment communique,
the state government
had in 2018 organised
the One District One
Product (ODOP)
scheme to promote tra-
ditional enterprise.
Due to the good cul-
tivation of bananas
in Kushinagar, prod-
ucts in the district
made from banana
fibre were selected
under the ODOP
scheme.
According to gov-
ernment figures,
around 1,000 farmers
are linked to banana
cultivation and after
inclusion in the ODOP
around 500 people are
employed in its pro-
cessing.
There are three ba-
nana fibre processing
units in the district
and the construction
of a Common Facility
Centre (CFC) is also
planned.’
The products are also
aimed at national and
international markets.
The festival, organisers
are aiming towards us-
ing bananas to pave the
wa rogress of farmers
and entrepreneurs en-
gaged in its processing,
according to the release.
People arriving at the
banana festival will
also witness banana
wafers, chips and slip-
pers, carpets and all the
decorative items made
of banana fibres will
also ve displayed in the
event.
Several stalls display-
ing banana plants pre-
pared from tissue cul-
ture have been set up to
motivate farmers for
greater productivity
.
One of the stalls at Banana Festival organised in Kushinagar
GPF Scam:
DM forms
investigation
committee
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur: District
magistrate Vijyendra
Pandian has formed a
committee chaired by
ADM finance and reve-
nue Rajesh Kumar Sin-
gh and two other treas-
ury employees to inves-
tigate the General Prov-
ident Fund (GPF) scam
that affected several
government employees.
Police sources here
said that accountant of
consolidation depart-
ment Arun Kumar Ver-
ma and his accomplices
made fake IDs of em-
ployees and received
payment from the treas-
ury department.
Mostly fourth-class
employees were target-
ed by them and their
fake signatures were
used on the papers.
A probe was initiated
into the matter and it
was suspected that sev-
eral other government
officials could be in-
volved in GPF scam.
The investigation fur-
ther revealed that the
amount was trans-
ferred in 45 accounts.
Guv sets eye on TB
free India by 2025
First India Bureau
K a n n a u j : U t t a r
Pradesh Governor
Anandiben Patel
took part in a meet-
ing organized at the
Circuit House in
Kannauj that includ-
ed tuberculosis offic-
ers, Rotary and Lions
Club and other or-
ganizations.
In her address, the
Governor called for
the process of moni-
toring of TB patients
so that these TB pa-
tients can receive
treatment on a regu-
lar basis.
The Governor
added that the
drive to adopt chil-
dren with tubercu-
losis should be ac-
celerated by involv-
ing NGOs, traders
and colleges so that
the country can be
declared TB free by
2025.
The Governor on
the occasion also met
with self-help groups
registered under the
National Livelihood
Mission and praised
the products pre-
pared by them which
were showcased in a
exhibition.
Speaking to self-
help groups, she said
that they have got the
opportunity to be-
come self-reliant
which will help them
command more re-
spect . She added that
they should also take
meaningful initia-
tive to end evils like
child marriage and
dowry system in the
society
.
Governor Anandiben Patel converses with a women SHG.
Delay in smart city works
angers Div Commissioner
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Divisional
Commissioner, Ranjan
Kumar chaired a meet-
ing under Smart City
Mission in order to col-
lect data from various
departments of Luc-
know city and link
them to Integrated
Command and Control
Center.
He also reviewed var-
ious works being under-
taken in the Smart City
Mission and expressed
his displeasure at the
pace in which works are
being carried out. He
added that officials re-
sponsible for the each
development works will
be identified and that
action will taken
against those who are
causing unnecessary
delays in the work.
The festival has been
organised to promote
Banana fibre selected
under UP govt’s
ODOP scheme

UTTAR PRADESH
03
COP THRASHED
FOR RESISTING
HARASSMENT
ILLEGAL LIQUOR MANUFACTURING
UNIT BUSTED,5 ARRESTED
PHARMACIST,WIFE ARRESTED
FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF WOMEN
Muzaffarnagar: An illegal liquor manufactur-
ing unit was busted with the arrest of five people
andrecoveryof alcoholworthRs50lakh,hereon
Tuesday
, the police said. According to Muzaffar-
nagar SSP Abhishek Yadav, police seized 180 li-
quor cartons and a car parked near Pinna Road
inthedistrict.Theaccusedweresupplyingliquor
inMuzaffarnagar,Shamli,GhaziabadandBijnor
districts of Uttar Pradesh. The two accused were
identified as Pawan Kumar and Deshraj.
Sitapur: A pharmacist posted at Community
Health Centre here, Shashi Bhan Yadav, his wife
ManjuYadavandhisdriverImranwerearrested
aftercomplaintsof sexualabuse,saidASP(West)
Narendra Pratap Singh. Singh said three women
from Madhubani district (Bihar) accused Yadav
of sexually abusing after intoxicating them.
Statements of all three victims were recorded
and they were sent for medical examination, he
added. Yadav had escaped after matter came into
light but police nabbed him near his residence.
Ghaziabad: Two bike-
borne miscreants har-
assed wife of a traffic
cop and thrashed him
when he resisted their
bid. Police said Arpit
Kaushik and Shyam
Sunder Sharma were
arrested. It was alleged
that accused followed
victim couple for more
than two kilometre and
when the police man re-
sisted for their act, they
beaten him brutally.
Wife of police man had
noted the number of
the motorbike of ac-
cused. Tracing that
number police have ar-
rested both accused and
case was registered
against them on com-
plaint of victim.
CRIME ROUND UP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Aheadof the
Holi and upcoming Pan-
chayat elections, the
government on Tuesday
orderedtestingof people
comingfromotherstates
seeing a spurt in corona-
virus cases.
Chief Secretary RK
Tiwari issued the direc-
tive a day after CM Yogi
held a high-level meet-
ing on the covid situa-
tion in the state which
onMondayhadreported
over 500 new cases.
The fresh directive,
while emphasising
strict implementation
of the anti-covid meas-
ures,alsostipulatedthat
no procession or public
programmes would be
allowed without prior
administrative nod.
The directive issued
to all district and divi-
sion-level officers said
the covid testing of all
those coming to UP dur-
ing Holi from the states
reporting high numbers
of infections will be nec-
essary
. It mandated cov-
id tests for passengers at
railway stations, bus
stations and airports be-
sides reactivating covid
helpdesks, running ded-
icated covid hospitals in
all districts and keeping
otherhospitalsreadyfor
any future needs.
The directive also em-
phasised identifying the
suspected cases with the
help of thermometres
and oximetres.
The directive also laid
the responsibility of im-
plementing precaution-
ary measures like main-
tainingsocialdistancing
andwearingof masksby
the people participating
in these programmes on
their organisers.
The directive also
stipulated that organis-
ers will not allow people
above 60 or below 10
years of age or those
having serious ailments
to participate in such
events.
The government also
declaredHoliholidaysin
all schools up to Class 8
from March 24 to 31.
In other education in-
stitutions,barringmedi-
cal and nursing colleges,
the Holi holidays will
start on March 25, last-
inguptoMarch31.These
directives on Holi Holi-
days, however, will not
be valid for institutions
holding examinations.
Tiwari also directed
theadministrationtoen-
sure there is no crowd-
ing at public places and
asked police to take all
necessary measures.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The state
government on Tues-
day gave sanction to the
CBI to prosecute former
executive engineer, Luc-
know Division, Sharda
Canal, Roop Singh Ya-
dav, and former junior
assistant, Irrigation
Works, Lucknow, Raj
Kumar Yadav, for alleg-
edly resorting to cor-
rupt practices in the
execution of Lucknow’s
Gomti River Front De-
velopment Project.
The CBI had on Feb-
ruary 17, 2021 filed a
chargesheet against
five people, including
Roop Singh, Raj Kumar
and two directors of KK
Spun Pipe Pvt Ltd--
Himanshu Gupta and
Kavish Gupta-- and a
senior advisor of Brand
Eagles Longjian Badri
Shrestha that had joint
venture with KK Spun
Pipe Pvt Ltd.
The chargesheet was
filed at the CBI court
here in the matter re-
lated to anomalies in
awarding work of inter-
cepting trunk drain of
the project. The govern-
ment had given clear-
ance to the CBI request
to initiate trial against
the two government
servants.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Six people
died when a roadways
bus was hit by a trailer
on National Highway 27
in Ayodhya on Tuesday
morning.
Uttar Pradesh CM
Yogi Adityanath has an-
nounced a compensa-
tion of Rs 5 lakh for the
families of the 6 vic-
tims.
The accident took
place at the Kotwali-
Rudauli area on an
overbridge where the
stationary roadways
bus was rammed by the
trailer from behind.
The bus was travelling
from Kanpur to Basti.
Six of the passengers
died immediately while
two others were left se-
verely injured. They
were rushed to the dis-
trict hospital for treat-
ment.
CM Adityanath also
instructed officials to
immediately reach the
accident site in Ayod-
hya to assist in rescue
and relief operations.
First India Bureau
Shahjahanpur: A col-
lege student, who was
found with severe burns
along a national high-
way in Shahjahanpur
district last month, suc-
cumbed at a hospital
during treatment, the
police said on Tuesday
.
The BA second-year
student was studying at
acollegerunbyMumuk-
shu Ashram of former
Union minister Swami
Chinmayanand. She
died at a hospital in Luc-
know at around 2 am on
Tuesday
, SP S Anand
said.
According to the po-
lice, the girl was found
along the national high-
way on February 22
without clothes and in a
severely burnt state. She
was admitted to Shahja-
hanpur Medical College
and later shifted to the
civil hospital in Luc-
know.
A sub inspector, wom-
an constable and anoth-
er constable were de-
ployed at the hospital for
security
, the SP said.
The body will be
brought here after the
post-mortem e, he said.
Four people were ar-
restedonFebruary26on
the basis of the victim’s
statement before a mag-
istrate in which she had
alleged that three people
triedtorapeherinafield
here on February 22 and
when they did not suc-
ceed, they poured kero-
sene and set her on fire.
The fourth accused is
a female friend of the
girl who had allegedly
sent her to the fields.
AMID COVIDSPURT,GOVTISSUESSTRICT GUIDELINES
638 cases reported in state in 24 hrs, with 232 new cases in Lucknow; People coming from outside state to be tested
3,844 ACTIVE CASES IN STATE
Over 1,400 prisoners
in state vaccinated
First India Bureau
Lucknow: To en-
sure that the jail in-
mates are safe from
coronavirus, the UP
jail administration
is taking measures
on priority.
Total 1,426 prison-
ers were inoculated
against covid as part
of a two-day vaccina-
tion programme
which began in vari-
ous jails of the state
on Tuesday
.
The Home Depart-
ment, in a statement,
said inmates aged
above 60 were admin-
istered vaccine doses
in 20 jails, including
central jail in Alla-
habad, central jail in
Varanasi and district
jail in Lucknow.
“In all, 1,426 jail in-
mates were inoculat-
edonTuesdayandthe
programme would
continue on Wednes-
day as well,” it said.
Police asking a man to wear mask at an on spot mask checking campaign at Hazratganj on Tuesday
A police sniffer dog at the spot during the probe. — FILE PHOTO
Girl, found on highway
with severe burns, dies
Lko court discharges
nine jamaat members
Quash FIR against Kafeel Khan: HC
First India Bureau
Lucknow: MP-MLA
court has issued arrest
warrant against former
MLA and Samajwadi
Party (SP) leader Ravi-
das Mehrotra and oth-
ers after being absent
for long time in several
criminal cases. Special
Judge Pawan Kumar
Rai has also ordered to
issue notice to warran-
tees also.
Sources here said all
matters were related to
Lucknow University
. In
1979 case was registered
against Ravidas Mehro-
tra,BrijendraAgnihotri
and Anil Kumar Singh
under sections 147, 323,
504, 506 and 426 of IPC
on complaint of then
registrar DP Dikshit. In
1982 case was registered
against Ravidas under
sections 452 and 326 of
IPConcomplaintof sen-
ior librarian KC Srivas-
tava.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A budget of
approximately Rs 1,947
crore has been passed
unanimously for the
Municipal Corporation
Lucknow for the FY
2021-22 under the
chairmanship of May-
or Samyukta Bhatia.
Some of the high-
lights of the budget con-
sists of no new tax being
imposed on the public, a
large statue(151 ft.) of
Lakshmana, brother of
Lord Ram to be con-
structed in the city at a
costof Rs.1crore,afund
of Rs. 5 crore allocated
for fight against corona,
a rebate of 5 per cent on
housetaxcanbeenjoyed
bypeoplewhohaverain-
water harvesting in-
stalled in their house,
Rs. 1 crore fund alloca-
tion for the construction
of toilets and urinals in
thecityandafundof Rs.
176 crore allocated for
the development and
construction of drains
and roads in the city
among many others.
In the budget with the
objective of increasing
the cleanliness ranking
a fund of Rs 36 crore has
been kept aside to be
spent on solid waste so
that garbage piles are
eliminated, Rs 140 cr
will be spent on the
city’s sanitation and
funds have been allocat-
ed for various other de-
velopment works in the
city
.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A Lucknow
court discharged nine
foreigners belonging to
Tablighi jamaat from
the cases lodged against
them during the Covid
outbreak in the country
.
The nine had been
booked for allegedly
committing various pe-
nal offences and breach-
ing provisions of the
Foreigners Act and Epi-
demic Act.
Whiledischargingthe
nine, CJM Sushil Ku-
mari, however, stipulat-
ed that their bail bonds
and personal bonds
would be discharged
only after the appropri-
ate action by the Central
government.
She also clarified that
the accused foreigners
would be entitled to
their passports and mo-
bile phones only after
the conclusion of pro-
ceedings pending before
theCentralgovernment.
The discharged for-
eigners are Mohd Ma-
dali, Hasan Pancho,
Sithipanglimsiripat,
Suraskalamulsak, Ars-
en Thomya, Romlikole,
Abdullah Maming, Ab-
dul Basir Idorothai and
Apdunbahav Vimu-
teekaan.
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habadHCissuedanotice
to UP government, ask-
ing it to quash the FIR
registered in Aligarh
against the alleged in-
flammatory speech by
Kafeel Khan.
In December 2019,
Khan had been arrested
forgivingaspeechinthe
midstof theanti-Citizen-
ship Amendment Act
protests. “Everybody
should come up, not just
us Muslims. Everyone
should come as to how
can citizenship be on the
basis of religion. Where
was this written in our
Indian Constitution? We
are the citizens of the
world, these boundaries
are created by the politi-
cians for their sake only
.
You only have to fight,”
hehadsaidinhisspeech.
He was then arrested
and jailed for seven
months and slapped
with the National Secu-
rity Act.
The HC had, while or-
deringhisreleaseinSep-
tember 2020, noted that
there was nothing in the
allegedspeechthatcould
disturbpublicorder,and
said it was a speech that
called for integrity and
unity
. This order was
subsequentlychallenged
bythegovernmentinthe
SC, but the apex court
hadrefusedtointervene,
observing that the HC
order was ‘good’.
Arrestwarrant
against SP
leader
Govt gives CBI prosecution
sanction against former EE
6deadasroadwaysbus
meets with accident
No new tax in `1.9k-
cr LMC budget
Mayor Samyukta Bhatia chairing the LMC session on Tuesday.
— FILE PHOTO
LU V-C chairs meet on
centralised admission
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Luc-
know University
V-C, Alok Kumar Rai
chaired a meeting on
Tuesday in which Di-
rectors and Princi-
pals of colleges affili-
ated to the university
in the districts of
Lakhimpur and Rae
Bareli took part.
Talking about the
admission process of
the university, the
V-C said students
will be admitted
through the central-
ised admission sys-
tem. He added that
the admission test
for session 2021-22
will be conducted
by LU.
He said like previ-
ous year, colleges un-
der the varsity can
join the centralised
admission system
and if included they
will be allotted stu-
dents through the
centralised system.
Dr Kafeel Khan
SP leader Ravidas Mehrotra
Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma
getting jabbed at Civil
Hospital Lucknow,.
—PHOTO
BY
SUMIT
KUMAR
—
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
he COVID pan-
demic has
shone a light on
the ongoing de-
cline in young
people’s mental health.
Psychologists have warned
if we don’t start to address
the mental health emer-
gency of young people’s
anxiety and depression, it
may become a “trans-gen-
erational disaster”.
Paediatricians have said
they are seeing growing
numbers of young people
coming to the emergency
room because of a lack of
other treatment options.
In an effort to address
the rising rates of anxiety
and depression in chil-
dren, Victoria trialled
mental well-being coordi-
nators in ten schools last
year. The initiative is now
expanding to 26 primary
schools in 2021.
Meanwhile, the royal
commission into Victoria’s
mental health system has
recommendedyouthmental
health hubs, some of which
willsoonberolledoutinpri-
ority areas across the state.
Developing specialist
youth mental health hubs
is one of several strategies
also suggested by the Aus-
tralian Psychological Soci-
ety to the federal govern-
ment in a recent budget
submission.
So,whatareyouthmental
health hubs, and will they
work to stem the tide of
mental health issues young
people are experiencing?
EVERYTHING
IN ONE PLACE
Australia’s National Strat-
egy for Young Australians
defines youth as young peo-
ple between 12-24 years of
age. Evidence shows half
of mental disorders first
emerge by the age of 14,
and 75% by the age of 24.
Left untreated, these
mental health problems
have high rates of recur-
rence and cause negative
outcomes for the individu-
al, including reduced eco-
nomic productivity, as well
as social costs.
Youth mental health
hubs provide mental
health and social services
in one location. This is
partly because a range of
risk behaviours come with
mental health difficulties
including tobacco, drug
and alcohol use, sexual
risk taking, reduced levels
of physical activity and
poor nutrition. Evidence
also suggests young people
prefer to have their needs
met in one place, rather
than across a number of
locations and will then be
more likely to seek help
when they need it.
Youth hubs should there-
fore have a range of spe-
cialists on site, such as
trained mental health cli-
nicians, sexual health sup-
port counsellors and psy-
chiatrists.
Young people also want
and need access to mental
health information and re-
sources. So a youth hub
should be a safe place for
young people to get the in-
formation they need.
Youth hubs would be
connected physically and/
or in partnership with
schools, community organ-
isations (such as homeless-
ness services) and with
medical specialists.
They are ideally co-de-
signed by experts and
youth with lived experi-
ence, on equal grounds. Ide-
ally, the hubs are a youth
friendly, one-stop-shop for
support ranging from re-
ferrals, assessment, thera-
pies and intervention.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Youth anxiety and depression are at record levels
T
And do not let your dislike of
a people lead you to be unjust.
—Surah Al-Ma-idah 5:8
Spiritual
SPEAK
Top
TWEET
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
Addressed election meetings in
Lumding Hojai. The enthusiasm
and energy of the people of
Assam is extremely encouraging.
They will not be swayed by the
negative agenda of the Opposition
parties. The BJP has a proven
track record of development and
good governance in Assam.
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
Based on the advice of task force
on #COVID, the Union Cabinet
took the decision that henceforth
the second dose of #Covishield
will be administered between
4-8 weeks now for greater
effectiveness. #CabinetDecisions
PARTIES WOO WOMEN
VOTERS IN TN, BENGAL
lections are turning out to be enrich-
ing, quite literally, for women family
heads in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
where political parties are promising
them cash if voted to power. After DMK
promised a monthly Rs. 1000 cash aid for women
family heads, the AIADMK raised the amount
promising a little more---Rs 1500---than its arch-
rival. To what extent the extra Rs 500 will swing
votes in Jayalalitha’s party will be known only
after the counting is over but women, many be-
lieve, will play an important role in the outcome
of these elections. The DMK, which has the ad-
vantage of having an established leader in Kani-
mozhi, has fielded 12 women candidates com-
pared to AIADMK’s 31. More than cash, Kani-
mozhi feels that women’s safety will be a bigger
issue in the polls.
In West Bengal where Bangla nijer meye kei
chaye (Bengal wants its own daughter) statement
made Mamata Didi the State’s daughter, the Tri-
namool Congress has promised a yearly aid of Rs.
6000 to female heads of family in the general cat-
egory and 12,000 a year to those in the SC/ST cat-
egory if the party is returned to power. The BJP
has also kept women, voters, in mind in its mani-
festo for Bengal. Instead of money, however, the
BJP has promised 33 percent job reservation along
with free travelling for women in public transport.
Women in West Bengal and South India not only
enjoy a higher status but also greater freedom than
their counterparts in the north. While financial
doles may be important, they’d prefer a safe soci-
ety more.
E
IN-DEPTH
ABOVE 45 YEARS? GO,
GET THE VACCINE!
ith daily Covid-19 cases rising in the
country, the government has allowed
vaccination of all those who are above
45. Earlier the jabs were meant for sen-
ior citizens with relaxation for those
below 50 with co-morbidity
. With the age bar low-
ered to 45 and above more people can get a shield
against the virus to prevent its spread. The deci-
sion was taken in view of 40,715 new cases regis-
tered in a day, as recorded by the Union Health
Ministry’s data as updated at 8 am on Tuesday
. The
nation’s tally has risen to 1.16 crore. With more
people expected to queue up for vaccination, the
government came out with an assurance on the
availability of vaccines for all. There is no short-
age of the vaccine, the government said. Health
ministry data of those vaccinated in the last 24
hours---32, 53, 095---also proves that.
The worrying factor was the rising number of
cases with the UK variant in Punjab leading the
State government to urge the Centre to allow vac-
cination of younger people as 81 percent of the 401
new samples were found to be of UK’s B 1117
strain. Coverage of younger people could break
the infection chain.
As the country has been consistently recording
over 40,000 cases since March 20, the States are
once again gearing up to face a renewed threat
from the virus. In a grim reminder of last year’s
situation, strict curbs have been imposed on Holi
celebrations. What is being ignored is the pell-mell
at election rallies in poll-bound States in which few
adhere to Covid-19 protocols.
W
ndu Carnegie who is consid-
ered as one of the best indus-
trialists in the world of the
steel industry said one very
beautiful thing in his biog-
raphy. According to Andu
Carnegie, the main reason
one gets success is when you
see the gratefulness in every
situation, all with some new
perspectives. If you have
persistence and strong
strength, then, in any case,
be it be the opposite circum-
stances, you will be able to
remain mentally stable get
out of the situation easily.
He told how he saw his fa-
ther struggling for a job,
what poverty really means.
He has been all the tough
situations all his childhood.
Andu explains how his mind
gets distracted when he looks
back on those days and how he
accepted the whole situation as
a challenge. “At an early age, I
decided that I would look at the
world with a whole new per-
spective and find the way out
of every difficult situation and
I will not cry for every obstacle
that comes through”, says
Andu. I started my own small
business too. I understood
from the very beginning that if
you want to survive the diffi-
cult parts, then I have to change
the perspective of seeing any
situation.
Andu Carnegie’s biogra-
phy has another very impor-
tant thing to learn. He wrote
that on the day you decide to
become an entrepreneur, you
have to admit that you are
different from the others.
You will have to work being
self-motivated every time.
Leave the idea behind that
someone will walk into your
life and inspire you. You have
to build your own destiny
. As
an entrepreneur, the level of
risks for you gets a little
higher. Each of your steps
may affect your family
, so if
you remain mentally weak
then you will harm not only
yourself but also your family
.
Your positive thoughts and
mental stability will make
you different from others.
I tried to think about my
business differently. People
usually buy partners but I
made them. I portrayed my
situation to others in a differ-
ent way. I am sure that if you
keep your thoughts positive
and work hard then you will
surely succeed. Keep in mind
that your body gets affected by
the stress that you take out of
work. Always keep a blissful
nature such that your body also
remains good with the mind.
Most people cannot use their
skills because they have a mind
full of negative thoughts. What
I mean is that change your
views, and definitely, you will
see your achievements coming
down. There is a grand, clear,
and wonderful life is in front of
you. Wake up, rise and achieve.
This may apply to your
company, whether small or
big. Each company has a
small or a large amount of
risk. Large companies have
more of their company’s
quality and compliance risk.
When there comes a lot of
complaints from the market
and there becomes a need to
withdraw the product from
the market, then the com-
pany gets in the risk radar
zone. This leads the top man-
agement to get into stress
and often take bad decisions.
Similarly, small and medi-
um-sized companies have a
major impact on any market
change. It means that the
situation and circumstances
will keep changing, but you
can get out of mental stabil-
ity as on this the company
success depends.
SOME TIPS

z Be it any situation, you should
always keep your vision posi-
tive, which will make the big
problems look smaller.

z The situation and circumstanc-
es vary, but it is the stability
that makes you great.

z If you have perspective, you
can become a good person and
leader.

z You have only one life don’t
ruin the time with negativity.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
A
Andu explains how
his mind gets
distracted when he
looks back on those
days and how he
accepted the whole
situation as a
challenge. “At an
early age, I decided
that I would look at
the world with a
whole new perspective
and find the way out
of every difficult
situation and I will
not cry for every
obstacle that comes
through”, says Andu
ANDU CARNEGIE’S
BIOGRAPHY HAS
ANOTHER VERY
IMPORTANT THING TO
LEARN. HE WROTE THAT
ON THE DAY YOU DECIDE
TO BECOME AN
ENTREPRENEUR, YOU
HAVE TO ADMIT THAT
YOU ARE DIFFERENT
FROM THE OTHERS. YOU
WILL HAVE TO WORK
BEING SELF-MOTIVATED
EVERY TIME. LEAVE THE
IDEA BEHIND THAT
SOMEONE WILL WALK
INTO YOUR LIFE AND
INSPIRE YOU
BHAVESH
UPADHYAY
BUSINESS/ HR EXPERT
STABILITY OF MIND
THE SUCCESS
MANTRA OF ANY
LEADER

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INDIA
05
TIME TO FRAME CAA RULES
EXTENDED BY PARLIAMENT
New Delhi: The govern-
ment has been granted
time till April 9 by Lok
Sabha and July 9 by Rajya
Sabha to frame rules
under the citizenship law.
Union Minister of State
for Home Nityanand Rai
said in LS that Citizenship
(Amendment) Act, 2019
(CAA) was notified on
December 12, 2019 and
came into force from Jan-
uary 10, 2020. The Com-
mittees on Subordinate
Legislation, LS RS have
granted time up to April 9
and July 9 respectively to
frame these rules, he said
in a written reply. Rai said
the foreigners covered un-
der this CAA may submit
applications for grant of
Indian citizenship after ap-
propriate rules are notified
by central government.
SENSEX ENDS 280 PTS
HIGHER; NIFTY TOPS 14,800
Mumbai: The 30-share BSE index ended 280.15
points or 0.56% higher at 50,051.44. The
broader NSE Nifty advanced 78.35 points or
0.53% to 14,814.75. Equity benchmark Sensex
jumped 280 points on Tuesday following gains
in index majors HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and
Reliance Industries despite a weak trend in
global markets. The 30-share BSE index ended
280.15 points or 0.56% higher at 50,051.44.
The broader NSE Nifty advanced 78.35 points
or 0.53% to 14,814.75.
‘9% INTEREST IF PAYMENTS
TO FARMERS ARE DELAYED’
New Delhi: An interest of 9% would be paid to
farmers if payments for their crops procured
during rabi season, commencing from April 1, get
delayed, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar an-
nounced on Tuesday. The payments for the crops
procured would be made directly into the verified
accounts of farmers. The chief minister said this
while presiding over a review meeting of officers
engaged in the upcoming procurement season
held. Deputy CM, Dushyant Chautala was also
present in the meeting, an official statement said.
READY TO DISCUSS BRINGING FUEL
UNDER GST AT COUNCIL MEET: FM
New Delhi: Amidst outcry
over high taxes on motor
fuel, Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman said
she would be “glad” to
discuss the suggestion of
bringing petrol and diesel
under the ambit of the
Goods and Services Tax
at the next meeting of the
GST Council. State levies
and central excise duty
account for more than
half of the retail selling
prices of petrol and
diesel. For instance, taxes
make up for 60 per cent
of the present retail price
of petrol of Rs 91.17 a
litre in Delhi. Excise duty
constitutes 36 per cent
of the retail price. Over
53 per cent of the retail
selling price of Rs 81.47
a litre for diesel in Delhi is
made up of taxes.
Assam: Union Defence
Minister Rajnath Sin-
gh on Tuesday hit out at
the Congress, saying
people who had mocked
PM Narendra Modi by
calling him ‘chaiwala’
are plucking tea leaves
now. Speaking at a rally
in Lumding of Hojai
district, Singh said,
“Earlier PM was
mocked by being called
a ‘chaiwala’. Today, the
same people are selling
plucking tea leaves.”
“The real ‘chaiwala’
has brought them to tea
gardens. But be careful,
real and certified ‘chai-
wala’ is with us,” he
added. Recently, Con-
gress general secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
made a visit to the poll-
bound state and spent
time with tea estate
workers at a tea garden
in Biswanath district.
ThosewhomockedPMas‘chaiwala’
arenowpluckingtealeaves:Rajnath
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: BJP on
Tuesday released its
manifesto for Assam
Assembly polls prom-
ised to work on a cor-
rected National Regis-
ter of Citizens (NRC)
for state’s protection.
The manifesto, released
byNationalPresidentJP
Nadda, promised to pro-
tect“genuineIndianciti-
zens to detect infiltra-
tors”toensuretheAhom
civilization stays safe.
“We will work on a
corrected NRC for As-
sam’sprotection.Wewill
protect genuine Indian
citizens and detect infil-
trators to ensure the
Ahom civilization stays
safe. To protect Assam’s
political rights, we will
speed up the delimita-
tion process,” the BJP
chief said while releas-
ing the manifesto. The
manifesto also promised
to build big reservoirs
around the Bramhapu-
tra River to conserve ex-
tra water under the
“Bramhaputra Vision”
to save people from
floods. “30 lakh deserv-
ing families will be paid
financial support of Rs
3,000 per month under
Orunodoi Scheme,” the
manifesto said.
CMP is collecting money
via police: Javadekar
Tejashwi, Tej held
during RJD protest
Kolkata: The Trina-
mool Congress has
lodged a complaint
with the Election Com-
mission accusing BJP
leader Suvendu Adhi-
kari of “harbouring
criminals” in Nandi-
gram, where he is pit-
ted against West Ben-
gal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee.
The ruling party in
the state also alleged
that outsiders of the
high-profile constitu-
ency have been staying
at four locations there.
The TMC also
charged Adhikari, the
protege-turned- adver-
sary of Banerjee, of
visiting one of these
locations.
“It has come to our
knowledge that Suv-
endu Adhikari, the
candidate fielded by
BJP in Nandigram has
been harbouring crim-
inals, who are non-res-
idents of Nandigram,”
the letter dated March
22 said.
New Delhi: The
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP) on Tuesday
announced the names
of 13 more candidates
for the West Bengal As-
sembly elections.
The list includes the
candidates for the
fifth, sixth, seventh
and eighth phases in
the upcoming Bengal
polls
For the fifth phase,
BJP has fielded Neeraj
Tamang Zimba from
Darjeeling, Subha
Pradhan from Kalim-
pong, Bishnu Prasad
Sharma from the Kur-
seong assembly seat.
TMC writes to EC over
harbouring of criminals
Sunderbans will be a separate district: Shah
Kolkata: Union home
minister Amit Shah
said that if BJP came to
power in West Bengal in
the upcoming assembly
elections, the deltaic
Sunderbans region
would be declared as a
separate district.
“In 2015, 2016 and
2019, Didi had an-
nounced that her gov-
ernment would declare
Sunderbans as a dis-
trict. But the Trinamool
Congress government
has not done anything
so far. If the BJP is vot-
ed to power this time,
we will make the Sun-
derbans a separate dis-
trict within one year of
coming to power in Ben-
gal,” Shah said. —PTI
BJP announces
13 candidates
for WB polls
SC DISPOSES PLEA
FILED BY SCBA FOR
HYBRID HEARING
SC ISSUES NOTICE
TO UOI OVER RAPE
ALLEGATIONS
CONGRESS HAS
BECOME WEAK:
FAROOQ
ABDULLAH
PAVE WAY FOR AMBULANCE:
NADDA TO PEOPLE DURING RALLY
Jammu: Ahead of
the Assembly elec-
tions in four states
and one union terri-
tory, National Con-
ference (NC) leader
Farooq Abdullah
expressed the view
that the Congress
has become weak.
He further sug-
gested that if the
party needs to save
the country, it needs
to wake up, stand
strong and look after
the people’s prob-
lems and added that
it will not happen
sitting back at home.
Addressing a gath-
ering after paying
tributes to freedom
fighters Bhagat Sin-
gh, Sukhdev and Ra-
jguru on the Mar-
tyrs day, Farooq
said, “Congress has
become weak. I am
saying this honestly
.
Congress will have
to wake up and stand
strong if they want
to save the country
.”
—ANI
Paschim Medinipur:
(BJP) National President
JP Nadda on Tuesday
during his poll campaign
here saw an ambulance
and asked the crowds to
make way for it to pass.
Nadda who had released
the BJP manifesto in
Assam this morning
was holding a roadshow
here and addressing the
crowd when he notices
the ambulance stuck
on the road and strug-
gling to make headway.
He asked the crowd and
supporters to make way
for the ambulance, which
then passed through. The
crowd applauded his ges-
ture. “We have decided to
bring good governance in
West Bengal, end ‘gunda-
raj’ tolabaazi develop
Bengal in a proper man-
ner. We have to create a
Sonar Bangla,” he said
during the roadshow.
BJP TMC are at logger-
heads in poll-bound West
Bengal. —ANI
ASSAM ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Will work on corrected
NRC for Assam: Nadda
Don’ttrustBJP
,theyshowfalse
dreams:MamataBanerjee
Assam: Hitting out at
BJP ahead of the West
Bengal assembly polls,
Chief Minister Mama-
ta Banerjee on Tuesday
urged people not to
trust the BJP alleging it
shows “false dreams”
makes “false promis-
es”. Addressing a pub-
lic meeting at Kashipur,
Banerjee said, “They
give a big one-page ad-
vertisement. We will do
this, we will do that.
What false dreams you
are showing! Have you
paid Rs 15 lakh in eve-
ryone’s account? Do not
trust the BJP. They only
make false promises.
They are a party of trai-
tors and Mir Zafars.
They are a party of
monsters and bandits.
Mentioning the wel-
fare schemes for trib-
als, She said, “In
Jharkhand, BJP gov-
ernment took away
land rights from trib-
als. But our govern-
ment has restored the
land rights of tribals.
They broke the idol of
Bir Kanhu. They also
broke the idol of Ish-
war Chandra Vidyasa-
gar.” The chief minis-
ter asserted that her
government has re-
duced unemployment
by 50 per cent and will
reduce it further by an-
other 50 per cent.
Bihar: Rashtriya Ja-
nata Dal leader Tejash-
wi Yadav on Tuesday
accused Chief Minis-
ter Nitish Kumar-led
Bihar government of
“murdering democra-
cy” soon after police
used water cannons
and lathi-charged RJD
workers who were stag-
ing a protest here
against unemployment
and rising crime in the
state. The protest rally,
which was organised
by the RJD against job-
lessness, education,
health and law and or-
der situation in the
state, was thwarted by
the police and party
leaders Tejashwi, Tej
Pratap Yadav and oth-
ers were arrested.
Speaking to reporters
during the protest,
Tejashwi said, “Democ-
racy is being murdered.
Mumbai: Union Minis-
ter Prakash Javadekar
on Tuesday took a jibe at
Maha Vikas Aghadi
(MVA)-led Maharashtra
government,sayingthat
their CMP is not Com-
mon Minimum Pro-
gramme but “Collecting
Money through Police”.
“CMP of Maharash-
tra government is not
Common Minimum
Programme, but it is
Collecting Money
through Police,” Ja-
vadekar tweeted. For-
mer Mumbai Police
Commissioner Param
Bir Singh had on Satur-
day written a letter to
Maharashtra CM Ud-
dhav Thackeray, alleg-
ingthatstateHomeMin-
ister Anil Deshmukh
had indulged in “mal-
practices” and asked
suspended API Sachin
Waze to collect Rs 100
crore every month. —PTI
‘Swamy had conspired with
Maoists to overthrow govt’
Mumbai: The special
NIA court that refused
bail to 83-year-old activ-
ist Stan Swamy in the
Elgar Parishad-Maoists
links case has held that
based on material on
record Stan Swamy had
schemed a “serious
conspiracy” with mem-
bers of a banned Mao-
ist organisation to cre-
ate unrest in the coun-
try and to overthrow
the government. Spe-
cial judge DE Kotha-
likar on Monday, said
in his order, which was
made available today,
that based on the mate-
rial on record it seemed
Stan Swamy was a
member of banned
Maoist organisation.
New Delhi: SC on Tues-
day disposed of the peti-
tion filed by the Supreme
Court Bar Association
(SCBA) challenging the
Standard Operating Pro-
cedure (SOP) for hybrid
physical hearing issued
by the Registry claiming it
was issued without con-
sulting the Bar. The Bench
headed by Justice Sanjay
Kishan Kaul observed that
the matter relates to the
administrative working
of the Court and on the
judicial side, little can be
done on this aspect. —PTI
New Delhi: SC issued no-
tice to the Union of India
(UOI), after hearing peti-
tions seeking compensa-
tion to Vishnu Tiwari who
was wrongfully convicted
to life imprisonment over
rape allegations and Pro-
visions of Schedule Caste
and Schedule Tribe Act,
1989. “We will issue a
notice to the respondent
number 1 and 2, [UOI,
Ministry of Law Justice
(Legislative Department)]
in the matter,” a three-
judge bench of the Apex
Court said. —PTI
JP Nadda and S Sonwal

INDIA
06
Poll Bound...
Alleging that during
Congress rule in the
state, there were bomb
blasts, bandhs called in
protest against various
issues, besides law and
order problems, he
claimed that in the last
five years after the BJP
formed a government
here, “there is peace in
Assam ...and the state is
reaching new heights of
development”.Elections
tothe126-memberassem-
bly will be held in three
phases with 47 seats go-
ing to polls in the first
phase on March 27, an-
other39constituenciesin
thesecondphaseonApril
1 and 40 seats in the third
phase on April 6.
Covid-19...
The Union Cabinet has
now decided to allow
vaccination of those
over 45 and above, with-
outanyco-morbidcondi-
tions.Thiscomesagainst
the backdrop of Maha-
rashtra, Punjab and Gu-
jarat reporting an up-
surge in Covid-19 cases.
Maharashtra accounts
forover60percentof the
daily cases. —ANI
Test-track-treat...
the border for trade un-
der treaties with neigh-
bouring countries. No
separate permission/
approval/e-permit will
be required for such
movements, the state-
ment said.Regarding
the vaccination drive,
the MHA statement
said that while it is pro-
ceeding smoothly, the
pace is uneven across
the country and it is a
matter of concern.
Shah promises...
“But you don’t worry.
Once we come to power,
we will form an SIT and
probe all the discrepan-
cies of these funds.
None will be let off the
hook,” he said.
CEC, officials...
The elections for 30 as-
sembly seats will be
conducted during the
first phase. All the as-
sembly constituencies
of the districts of Pu-
rulia and Jhargram
will go for polls in the
first phase. While the
segments of Bankura,
Purba Medinipur and
Paschim Medinipur
districts are going to be
covered in the first
phase of polls.
Meanwhile, central
forces have been de-
ployed throughout West
Bengal ahead of the
polls.Elections to the
294-member assembly
will be held from March
27 to April 29 in eight
phases. Results will be
declared on May 2. —ANI
FROM PG 1
VazekeyconspiratorinHirenmurder:ATS
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Anti-Terrorism Squad
(ATS)onTuesdayalleged
that suspended Mumbai
cop Sachin Vaze played a
key role in the Mansukh
Hiren murder case. Ad-
dressing a press confer-
ence, ATS chief Jai Jeet
Singh claimed that the
arrested Mumbai cop
was a conspirator in the
murder of the Thane-
based businessman.
While the Maharashtra
ATSchief didnotspecify
Vaze’s motive, he shared
crucialdetailsandadded
that there is evidence to
proveVaze’sinvolvement
in the Mansukh Hiren
murder case.
While Sachin Vaze de-
nied allegations and said
he does not know Man-
sukh Hiren, the ATS
chief said the investiga-
tionteamhasevidenceto
counter the arrested
Mumbaicop’sstatement,
addingthathisexactrole
in the murder case is be-
ing investigated.
Sharing the latest in-
vestigation details, the
Maharashtra ATS chief
said that a high-end Vol-
vo car has been seized
from Daman in connec-
tion with the murder
case and it is being ana-
lysed by the forensic
team in Mumbai. The
Volvo car with a Maha-
rashtra registration
number was seized a day
ago.The ATS squad prob-
ing the murder case also
suggested that Sachin
Vaze may not have been
present when Hiren was
murderedbutcouldhave
ordered the killing.
Earlier in the day
, it
came to light that Sachin
VazehadusedafakeAad-
haar card to check in at a
posh hotel in Mumbai a
day before Mansukh
Hiren’s Scorpio went
missing. In the fake Aad-
haar card, Sachin Vaze
has identified his name
as Sushant Sadashiv
Khamkar. He also men-
tionedhisdateof birthas
June15,1972,whereashis
original date of birth is
February 22, 1972. How-
ever,hehasusedhisorig-
inal photograph in the
fake ID.
PLEA FOR PROBE
BEFORE BOMBAY HC
Mumbai: A Mumbai-
based lawyer Tuesday
filed a criminal writ peti-
tion before the Bombay
High Court seeking an
investigation by the CBI
or any other independ-
ent agency against
Maharashtra Home
Minister Anil Deshmukh
and former Mumbai
Police Commissioner
Param Bir Singh, along
with others in connection
with allegations against
Deshmukh.
New Delhi: As many as
130 people continue to
be missing following
the February 7 glacial
burst in Uttarakhand,
which claimed 74 lives,
the Lok Sabha was in-
formed on Tuesday
.
Union Minister of
State for Home Nity-
anand Rai said the Na-
tional Disaster Manage-
ment Authority has
constituted a joint
study team of experts
from different insti-
tutes and organisations
of central and state gov-
ernments to under-
stand the causes of the
flash floods in river
Rishiganga and Dhauli-
ganga, to suggest
mitigation prepared-
ness measures to pre-
vent such events. He
said the government of
Uttarakhand has con-
stituted a committee to
review glacial natural
lakes effects. —PTI
Bengaluru: The Indian
Space Research Organi-
sation (ISRO) has suc-
cessfully demonstrated
free-space Quantum
Communication over a
distance of 300 metres,
for the first time in the
country, the organisa-
tion said Monday
.
A number of key
technologies were de-
veloped indigenously
to accomplish this ma-
jor feat, which included
the use of indigenously
developed “NAVIC” re-
ceiver for time syn-
chronisation between
the transmitter and re-
ceiver modules, and
gimbal mechanism sys-
tems instead of bulky
large-aperture tele-
scopes for optical align-
ment, it said. —PTI
ALLAHABAD HC GETS 10 JUDGES
As many as 10 Additional Judges have been
promoted as Judges of Allahabad High Court.
They are: Justice Ali Zamin, Justice Vipin
Chandra Dixit, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav,
Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari, Justice Deepak Verma,
Justice Gautam Chowdhary, Justice Shamim
Ahmed, Justice Dinesh Pathak, Justice Manish
Kumar, and Justice Samit Gopal.
KEY APPOINTMENTS ONLY
AFTER MAY ?
Key appointments in the Government of India are
going to take place only after the Vidhan Sabha
elections in May.
BK SINGH’S DEPUTATION
ORDERS CANCELLED
The order concerning sending Binod Kumar
Singh, Deputy Chief Signal Telecom
Engineer (Planning), Headquarters, Hajipur,
East Central Railway (ECR) to Ircon
International Limited (IRCON) has been
cancelled. He is an Indian Railway Service of
Signal Engineers (IRSSE) officer.
ALLAHABAD HC GETS SEVEN
ADDL. JUDGES
Mohd. Aslam, Anil Kumar Ojha, Ms. Sadhna Rani
(Thakur), Naveen Srivastava, Syed Aftab Husain
Rizvi, Ajai Tyagi, and Ajay Kumar Srivastava
have been appointed as Additional Judges of
Allahabad High Court.
TWO ADDL. JUDGES APPOINTED
IN KARNATAKA HC
Rajendra Badamikar and Ms. Khazi Jayabunnisa
Mohiuddin have been appointed as Additional
Judges of Karnataka High Court.
HIGH COURT JUDGE RESIGNS
IN CHHATTISGARH
Justice Sharad Kumar Gupta Judge of the
Chhattisgarh High Court has resigned. He
is expected to get some assignment in the
Chhattisgarh High Court.
ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO
SOMESH MISHRA IN MP
Somesh Mishra, Deputy Secretary, Medical
Education Department, MP, has been handed
over an additional charge of CEO, Ayushman
Bharat Niramayam, Bhopal.
THREE IPS OFFICERS GET
SELECTION GRADE IN AP
Three IPS officers of 2008 batch: Dr Shemushi,
Gopinath Jatti and S Senthil Kumar have been
promoted to Selection Grade in Andhra Pradesh.
WESTERN COALFIELDS LTD
OBSERVES ‘SHAHEED DIWAS’
Western Coalfields Ltd CMD Manoj Kumar and
Dr Sanjay Kumar, Director (HR) paid tribute
to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru on
Shaheed Diwas and inaugurated WCL’s lecture
series as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Gurjit Singh, IFS, Ex-Ambassador to Germany
shared his insights.
DR S B DEEPAK KUMAR
POSTED TO GNCTD
(UPDATED) Dr S B Deepak Kumar is posted
to GNCTD (Government of National Capital
Territory of Delhi) consequent upon repatriation
from Central deputation. He is a 2005 batch IAS
officer of AGMUT cadre.
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LOCKDOWN IN SOME MAHA CITIES IF DAILY
RISE IN COVID CASES CROSSES 25K MARK
The civic body has already banned Holi in view of the surge identified as second peak
Mumbai: The daily
coronavirus surge in
Mumbai has crossed
3,500, which is 8 per
cent above the number
reported. The number
of recoveries in the
same period is 1,203.
Eight people have died.
The number of fresh
cases reported over the
last 24 hours is 3,512,
data from the state gov-
ernment showed.
Across Maharashtra,
26,699 cases were logged
over the last 24 hours.
There has been a sharp
rise in the number of
deaths. From yester-
day’s 58, the figure shot
up to 132 -- a 127 per cent
increase since yester-
day. The figure, howev-
er, includes fatalities
that went unreported
for more than a week.
74 deaths occurred in
the last 48 hours and 23
over the last week. The
remaining 35 deaths are
from the period before
last week.
“If the number of
daily cases in the state
remains in the range of
25,000 to 30,000 for the
next some days, the Ud-
dhav Thackeray-led
Maharashtra govern-
ment may impose lock-
down-like restrictions
in some cities, includ-
ing Mumbai”, said
state Health Minister
Rajesh Tope, asking
people to follow COV-
ID-19 safety protocols
religiously if they
don’t want another
lockdown. Speaking to
reporters, the minister
asserted that CM
Thackeray was of the
view that lockdown
may become necessary
in some cities if the
fresh cases continue to
rise. Maharashtra has
fared the worst among
more than seven states
have been hit by a surge
in Covid, suspected to
have been brought
about by several mu-
tant strains of the vi-
rus. “According to their
estimate, the graph of
COVID-19 cases will re-
main the same for the
next two to three days
and after that, it will
decline. I think this is a
peak and I hope it will
go down,” said Tope.
He also said that the
state was not hiding
any cases, and each
case is registered with
the ICMR.
“The question is if
this is being followed in
other states or not,” he
said. While the Centre
wants at least 70 per
cent of tests to be RT-
PCR, in Maharashtra,
the proporftion is 73
per cent, Tope said.
Tope also denied that
vaccines were going to
waste. —Agencies
Gwalior: Twelve wom-
en a man were killed
after the auto-rickshaw
in which they were
traveling collided with
a speeding bus in Old
Chawniareaof Gwalior
in Madhya Pradesh on
Tuesday morning.
The accident took
place around 5 am on
Gwalior-Morena road
when the bus driver ap-
parently tried to avoid
hitting a person on the
road, said state Trans-
port Minister Govind
Singh Rajput. Thewom-
en, who worked as cooks
at an ''anganwadi kend-
ra'' (governemnt-run
child care center) in
Stone Park area in Old
Chawni Ganga Malan-
pur locality, were re-
turning home after
work, Gwalior collector
Kaushlendra Vikram
Singh said. They were
supposed to travel in
two auto-rickshaws, but
one of them was out of
order, so they crammed
into one vehicle, he said.
New Delhi: Over 15.5
lakh cyber security in-
cidents have been re-
ported in the last two
years and 11.58 lakh of
them were recorded in
2020 alone, the Lok Sab-
ha was informed on
Tuesday
.
Union Minister of
State for Home G Kis-
han Reddy said the In-
dian Computer Emer-
gency Response Team
(CERT-In) is serving as
the national agency for
responding to cyber se-
curity incidents in ac-
cordance with the pro-
visions of Section 70B
of the Information
Technology Act, 2000.
According to the in-
formation reported to
and tracked by the
CERT-In, 3,94,499 and
11,58,208 cyber security
incidents were ob-
served during 2019 and
2020, respectively, he
said in a written reply
to a question.
Reddy said the CERT-
In receives inputs from
its situational aware-
ness systems and threat
intelligence sources
about malware infec-
tions in networks of en-
tities across sectors.
Assam: Appealing
Chandigarh: Three hu-
man skeletons were
found underneath the
floor of a house in Har-
yana’s Panipat on
Tuesday, according to
police. According to in-
formation reported by
police, these were re-
covered from a house
in Panipat’s Shiv Na-
gar when its occupant
undertook some con-
struction work. “Three
human skeletons were
found from the house
where present occu-
pants, who had been
living there for nearly
two-and-a-half years,
took up some construc-
tion work at the ground
floor,” Deputy Superin-
tendent of Police Sat-
ish Vats said. —PTI
NO HOLI FOR MUMBAIKARS, SAYS BMC
12 women among 13 killed
in auto-bus crash in Gwalior
PM MODI CONDOLES LOSS OF LIVES
3 human skeletons
recovered from
house in Haryana,
says police
130 people still missing
in glacial burst: Govt
ISRO demonstrates first
quantum communication
NO LINK: CENTRE
15.5 lakh cyber security incidents
in 2019, 2020, govt tells Lok Sabha

NEWS
07
DATES CLASH:
P’YAT POLLS MAY
RESCHEDULE UP
BOARD EXAMS
A dditional Chief
Secretary,
Panchayati Raj Manoj
Kumar Singh’s meeting
with Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanayth
on Monday has triggered
speculations about Board
Examinations getting
postponed because
of clash of dates with
Panchayat elections.
Armed with the itinerary
of Panchayat elections
scheduled to be held in
April, Singh, according to
sources, discussed the
issue with UP CM.
He reportedly suggested
that exams of UP Board
may be shifted after
the vote counting is
over and the results
are announced.It is to
be noted that the state
election commission is
expected to announce
the polls schedule on
March 27, it requires a
minimum of 42 days to
conduct the three-tier
Rural polls.The election
panel plans to hold the
UP Panchayat Elections
2021 in three-stages
across all the districts
of Uttar Pradesh by the
n end of April 2021. The
voting process for UP
Panchayat elections is
expected to conclude
by April 30, with results
expected to come-out
by May 3 or 4, 2021.
Therefore, Deputy Chief
Minister Dinesh Sharma,
who holds the education
portfolio in the state
said, “Examinations are
unlikely to begin from
April 24 as announced
earlier. The new dates
and schedule of the
examinations for High
School and Intermediate
will be declared after
the announcement of
the Panchayat polls
schedule. Results will be
declared by mid-June.”
With fresh spike in Covid
cases and threat of a
second corona wave
looming large in the
State, the education
department would be
more than happy to
postpone the exams.
—M Tariq Khan
FINALLY! LDA
TERMINATES
JUST-ON-PAPERS
EMPLOYEES
LDA has finally
woken up and has
now terminated eight
employees who were
working only in papers,
this long overdue
decision was taken
by LDA VC Abhishek
Prakash. What is now
being viewed with a lot
of ‘terror’ is that a list is
being made of employees
who are reluctant to
discharge their duties
properly and also that
action will be taken
against them soon. A
racket that employees
have become employers
as they have hired private
persons and relatives
to do their job for them
at nominal rates. It is
interesting to note that
these ‘employees turned
employers’ have made
life very lucrative by
holding one more job
outside. Two gardeners,
supporting and
cleaning staff are in the
termination list.
—Janardan Mishra
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Rajeshwari
Gayakwad’s three-wick-
et haul and Shafali Ver-
ma’s 60-run knock
helped India defeat
South Africa by nine
wickets in the third and
final T20I on Tuesday
here at the Ekana Crick-
et Ground.
South Africa had al-
ready sealed the series
after winning the first
two T20Is, but the hosts
gainedaconsolationwin
in the final game of the
series.
Chasing 113, India got
off to a sensational start
asopeningbatterShafali
Verma scored 18 runs in
theveryfirstoverbowled
by Shabnim Ismail. The
right-hander along with
Smriti Mandhana con-
tinuedthecarnageinthe
first six overs and as a
result, the hosts’ score
read71/0aftertheendof
six overs.
Shafali brought up
her fifty off just 26 balls
and India was looking in
a hurry to finish off the
third T20I. With just 17
runs away from victory
,
Shafali (60) ended up be-
ing dismissed in the
ninth over of the in-
nings. However, in the
end,Mandhana(48*)and
Harleen Deol (4*) took
the hosts’ over the line
by nine wickets with 54
balls to spare.
Earlier, a spirited
bowling performance
by the spinners helped
India restrict South Af-
rica to 112/7 in the allot-
ted twenty overs. Asked
to bat first, the Proteas
got off to a bad start as
the visitors were re-
duced to 16/3 inside
seven overs. Lizelle Lee
(12) and Anne Bosch (0)
were dismissed by
Rajeshwari Gayakwad
while Laura Wolvaardt
(0) was sent back to the
pavilion by Radha Ya-
dav.
No Proteas batter
was able to stay at the
crease for a long haul
and it was only skip-
per Sune Luus who
managed to play a 28-
run knock. In the fi-
nal overs, Lara
Goodall played a
cameo of 25 runs
to take South Africa’s
total past the 110-
run mark.
Brief Scores: South
Africa Women 112/7
(Sune Luus 28, Lara
Goodall 25*, Rajeshwari
Gayakwad 3-9); India
Women 114/1 (Shafali
Verma 60, Smriti Mand-
hana 48*, Nondumiso
Shangase 1-18).
After Drought, India Women Finally
Quench Thirst Against Proteas
A spirited bowling performance by Indian spinners helped India restrict the visitors to 112/7
A spirited Shefali Verma ensured that Proteas got the taste of their own medicine in Lucknow on Tuesday.
First India Bureau
Shamli: BJP State
President of Uttar
Pradesh, Swatantra
Dev Singh presided
over a meeting with
the workers of the par-
ty at the district office
in Shamli on Tuesday.
Swatantra Dev Sin-
gh in his address
over there said that
inactive workers
have no place in the
party and attacked
other party leaders
by stating that many
leaders call them-
selves senior when
they have no basic
understanding of the
organization.
The BJP State Presi-
dent had come to
Shamli to review the
preparations for the
Panchayat elections
and take feedback from
the ward President and
the ward Conveners
over there.
Quoting BJP as a
party of austerity he
said that if workers
want to have fun then
they should join SP or
BSP.
A small group of ac-
tivists including Dis-
trict President of
Bharatiya Kisan Union
were protesting a few
metres away from Na-
gar Panchayat office,
but had to give up their
protest in view of the
large number of people
and vehicles present in
the convoy of Swatan-
tra Dev Singh as it
passed in front of the
Nagar Panchayat Of-
fice there.
First India Bureau
Kanpur Dehat: Dis-
trict Judge Sadhana
Rani Thakur along
with DM JP Singh and
SP KK Chaudhary in-
spected the District
Prison and spoke with
detainees about vari-
ous problems being
faced by them. They
also took a stock of
the facilities available
in the prison.
In the joint inspec-
tion conducted by Dis-
trict Judge Sadhana
Rani Thakur, DM Jiten-
dra Pratap Singh and SP
Keshav Kumar Chaud-
hary and CMO Dr.
Rajesh Katiyar, no com-
plaints against jail ad-
ministration were made
by inmates.
First India Bureau
Bagpat: After the no-
torious Sunil Rathi,
Dharmendra Kirathal,
Amalpal Luhara,
Satyaveer Rathi, the
cops have now clamped
down on gangster Anuj
Barkha. The police
have sealed three hous-
es of Anuj after it was
attached and the value
of these three houses is
estimated to be around
Rs. 60 lakh. Anuj and
his wife have previous-
ly been the village
head.
The houses were sealed
under the supervision
of CO Alok Singh, SDM
Durgesh Kumar
Mishra as these ac-
tions were taken under
Prevention of Activi-
ties Act against the ac-
cused for his alleged
involvement under in
anti-social activities.
According to the po-
lice, the accused was
involved in earning
money illegally, ille-
gally constructing
house and had illegally
occupied the land
where the houses were
built. Anuj is the cous-
in of the infamous Yo-
gesh Bhadora and used
to run his own gang.
Anuj has over 30 cases
of murder, extortion,
kidnapping on him.
First India Bureau
Shamli:Qari Moham-
mad Sufiyan of Idgah
Mosque refused to per-
form nikah after being
angered at the loud mu-
sic being played a DJ in
the procession of the
groom. The residents
in the neighborhood
met and tried to con-
vince Qari Mohammad
Sufiyan to read the ni-
kah but the moulvi re-
fused it firmly stating
that he would not read
nikah as the groom
side has been involved
in “non- Sharia” deeds.
Maulana Qari Mo-
hammed Sufiyan said
that the loud music
played by the DJ was
causing disturbance to
the children who were
undergoing “Deeni
Talim” training in the
mosque.
He added that he had
even sent request to the
DJ so stop playing loud
music but the DJ along
with the groom side
kept playing loud mu-
sic for hours. This an-
gered the moulavi who
refused to read the ni-
kah during the wed-
ding.
He soon met Maula-
na Tahir Hasan, royal
imam of Jama Masjid
of the city and dis-
cussed about banning
nikah for people who
do non-Sharia deeds.
‘BJP an austere
party, fun lovers
can join SP, BSP’
No Nikah,as loud music angers moulvi
Warm welcome accorded to Swatantra Dev Singh’s convoy in
Shamli.
‘Online classes for
higher edu students
from March 25-31’
District Judge, DM, SP inspect
jail premises in Kanpur Dehat
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Deputy
Chief Minister Dr.
Dinesh Sharma has
suggested that on-
line classes be con-
ducted in the higher
education institu-
tions of the state
from March 25 to 31
in view of the in-
crease in the num-
ber of Covid cases in
the state.
The Deputy CM
was the Chief Guest
at the event to inau-
gurate the new
building at Abhinav
Gupta Institute of
Lucknow University.
Sharma, in his ad-
dress said that as
Holi Holiays are ap-
proaching, the
teachers should take
online classes for
the remaining days,
while examinations
can in this time
frame can take place
in an offline fashion.
He added that that
soon the first San-
skrit Directorate
will be formed in the
state and that the
Sanskrit syllabus in-
corporated on the
basis of NCERT.
He informed that 8
posts for teachers
have been approved
for Abhinav Gupta
Institute and teach-
ers for these posts
will soon be recruit-
ed so that students
can take benefit
from them.
Prof. Navjeevan
Rastogi during his
address spoke about
Abhinavagupta who
is well known in the
field of philosophy
of aesthetics.
CM Dinesh Sharma at the event in Lucknow University.
YAMUNA DRAPED IN SAREES
Devotees cover the River Yamuna with sarees during the Chunari Manorath event in
Vrindavan on Monday.
Police attach gangster Anuj Barkha’s properties worth Rs 60 lakh
Force was also
deployed when the
properties were being
attached to avoid any
untoward incident
Swatantra Dev said
dynasty, casteism,
regionalism, linguism
and sexism have no
role in BJP
The gathering of relatives trying
to persuade the moulavi.
District Judge Sadhana Rani Thakur along with DM JP Singh and
SP KK Chaudhary.
— FILE PHOTO

08
2NDFRONT
Focus very closely on what are the
things that irritate you about
others, you will gain knowledge
about your own self.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Janardan Misra
Lucknow: The Minis-
try of Home Affairs
(MHA) on Tuesday
gave an immediate pre-
mature retirement to
three IPS officers Am-
itabh Thakur, Rajesh
Krishna and Rakesh
Shankar of Uttar
Pradesh cadre.
“I will go through the
order I received from
UP Home department
and if I would find
some inconsistencies
in that I will go to the
court for justice” said
Amitabh Thakur while
speaking to First India.
He had tweeted the
copy of his retirement
order and informed
that government has
found him not suitable
for public service.
Thakur was talk of
the town after he regis-
tered a case against for-
mer chief minister and
Samajwadi Party (SP)
patron Mulayam Singh
Yadav. Presently he was
posted as Inspector
General Rules and
Manual and several
probes were underway
against him. Rajesh
Krishna, Commander
of 10th Battalion was
accused of irregulari-
ties in police recruit-
ment in Azamgarh
while Rakesh Shankar,
DIG Establishment was
accused of suspicious
role in Deoria shelter
home case.
Amitabh Thakur,
1992-batch IPS officer,
had filed a case against
Mulayam Singh Yadav
in Lucknow following
that SP government
had registered a case
against him under
charges that he had not
provided details of his
assets at the time of
joining on November
16, 1993.
It was alleged that
there were differences
in details submitted by
Thakur annually. Also,
he was accused of not
providing details of
gifts and he had depos-
ited huge amount for
his wife, children.
Earlier in the day, the
MHA informed the Lok
Sabha that as many as
81,007 Central Armed
Police Forces (CAPF)
and 15,904 Assam Rifles
personnel have taken
premature retirement
and resigned between
2011 to March 1, 2021.
“The number of res-
ignation and prema-
ture retirement cases
varies from year to
year and no trend in
this regard has been
observed,” read the re-
ply from the MHA in
Lok Sabha in response
to a query put forth by
Congress MP Deepak
Baij.
“No specific study
for ascertaining the
reasons for voluntary
retirement/resigna-
tion by force personnel
has been conducted,”
the reply further said.
AMITABH THAKUR GIVEN PREMATURE RETIREMENT
1992-batch officer says he may go to the court for justice; Rajesh Krishna, Rakesh Shankar also given compulsory retirement
FACT FILE
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Senior Con-
gress leader and former
MLA Ajay Rai has writ-
ten a letter to Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
askingforsecuritycover
as there is a threat to his
life due to the dreaded
criminal Mukhtar An-
sari. This letter comes
two days after security
cover of Ajay Rai was
removed. Congress lead-
er Ajay Rai has been
elected as an MLA from
Pindra tehsil in Varana-
si nine times. He has
been constantly alleging
threat to his life from
Mukhtar Ansari.
In the letter Rai has
called the removal of se-
curity cover as regretta-
ble and said that in a de-
mocracy
, the opposition
is not an enemy but an
ally
. Ajay Rai has stated
in the letter that Ansari
is the culprit behind the
killing of his brother
Awadhesh Singh. He
stated that he is only eye
witness in the case
which is currently ongo-
ingintheMP-MLAcourt
which is why Mukhtar
Ansari will go after him.
First India Bureau
Kanpur: The police
have been tightening
the noose on the asso-
ciates of Vikas Dubey
as the police have
identified seven peo-
ple who will be
charged under the
National Security Act
(NSA) soon.
Last year, after the
Bikru incident Vikas
Dubey along with his
six associates was shot
dead in an encounter.
The police following up
on the case had previ-
ously arrested 36 and
sent them to jail soon.
Now the STF has ar-
rested seven more peo-
ple who were found
guilty of providing shel-
tertoVikasDubeywhen
he was on the run. The
STF has also filed cases
against the accused un-
der the Goondas Act. IG
Range Mohit Aggarwal
had two months ago as-
sured that a case under
NSAwillbefiledagainst
all the criminals in the
gang.
DIG Preetinder Singh
said that half-a-dozen
gangsters have been
identified so far and
case under NSA will be
filed against all the ac-
cused. As per sources,
the list of accused in-
cludes names of village
head Ram Singh Yadav,
Vishnu Pal alias Jiledar
Singh and Shivam
Dubey
. Case under NSA
has been filed against
Vikas Dubey and all his
associates who were in-
volved in the cold blood-
ed massacre of police
personnel in Bikru.
CopstoinvokeNSAagainst7inVikasDubeycase
Vikas Dubey was shot dead in an encounter last year.
SC notice to Centre
on PILs seeking dole
for ‘rape accused’
Cong leader
Rai writes
to CM for
security
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Tues-
day issued notice to the
Centre on petitions filed
by two Delhi BJP lead-
ers seeking compensa-
tion for a rape accused
from UP who walked
free after spending 20
years in jail as the Alla-
habad HC found him in-
nocent.
The court asked the
Ministry of Home Af-
fairs and Ministry of
Law and Justice to re-
spond to the petitions
filed by BJP leaders Ka-
pil Mishra and Ashwini
Kumar Upadhyay after
senior Advocate Vijay
Hansaria highlighted
the plight of victims of
wrongful prosecution.
The petitioners have
urged the top court to
frame guidelines to en-
sure strict action to
prosecute fake com-
plainants’ payment of
adequate compensation
to victims of malicious
and wrongful prosecu-
tion. At the outset, the
Bench said the existing
mechanism under crim-
inal law was good
enough to deal with the
issue. However, later it
agreed to examine only
the prayer with regard
to framing guidelines
for grant of compensa-
tion to such victims.
MishraandUpadhyay
have raised the case of
Vishnu Tiwari of a vil-
lage in Lalitpur district
whowasbookedforrape
and offences under the
SC and ST (Prevention
of Atrocities) Act, 1989
after a Dalit woman ac-
cused him of sexually
assaulting her.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The ruling
Bharatiya Janata Party
is in no mood to take
lightly the upcoming Ut-
tar Pradesh panchayat
elections, for a simple
reasonthatthestatewill
be witnessing Assembly
polls early next year.
The BJP has gone all
outtoleaveitsimpacton
the panchayat elections
with organising chau-
pals in 50,000 villages of
the state and also reach-
ing out at the booth lev-
el. The BJP had won a
whopping 312 seats in
the 2017 UP Assembly
election, followed by Sa-
majwadi Party with 47
seats and Bahujan Sa-
maj Party with 19 seats.
Meanwhile, the BJP
has been keeping its
workers busy with
booth level seminars,
kisan panchayats, dis-
trict level meetings for
panchayat polls and
now chaupals with a fo-
cus to strengthen the
organisation at the
booth level.
The BJP workers
have been reaching out
to people with the
achievements of the
Narendra Modi-led gov-
ernment at the Centre
and the Yogi Adity-
anath-led government
in the State.
Now the next step of
the BJP is to reach out
the people at the booth
level. Party leaders will
carry the government’s
achievement leaflets at
theboothlevelonMarch
25 and March 26.
The BJP has decided
that it will declare 3,051
district panchayat ward
candidates for the three-
tier Panchayat elec-
tions. With this, the par-
ty will contest elections
on 826 block head posts.
The party’s youth,
women, scheduled and
backward class Morcha
workers will organise
programmesineachdis-
trict panchayat ward.
The party also aims to
formafivememberteam
including one member
from each of the frontal
originations and to
reach out to people at
1.40 lakh booths, which
will eventually strength-
en the organisation
ahead of 2022 Assembly
polls as well.
P’yat polls: BJP to organise chaupals in 50K villages
PRE-POLL EXERCISE

Party busy with
organising
booth level,
seminars, kisan
panchayats,
district level
meetings to
reach out
people with
achievement of
Modi and Yogi
government
CM Yogi Aditiyanath, Dy CMs Dinesh Sharm, Keshav Prasad
Maurya and UP BJP President Swatantra Dev Singh celebrate the
party’s win by-elections. —FILE PHOTO
Vishnu Tiwari of a
village in Lalitpur dist
was booked for rape
offences under SC
and ST Act
ENCOUNTER
SAVING GRACE
Women beat a man with wooden sticks during ‘Lathmar Holi’ celebrations in Barsana near
Mathura on Tuesday.
Clash between BHU
hostels’ inmates
over playing ‘Gulal’
Security personnel on BHU campus
First India Bureau
VARANASI: The in-
mates of Birla C and
Lal Bahadur Shastri
hostels indulged in
brick batting when a
clash erupted over
playing ‘Gulal’ be-
tween them on hostel
road on Banaras Hin-
du University (BHU)
campus on Tuesday
.
SP City Vikas
Chandra Tripathi
said that on being
alerted by BHU ad-
ministration heavy
police force was sent
on campus. Inmates
of both hostels were
sent inside their
rooms, he said add-
ing, situation has
beenpacifiedbutPAC
has been deployed on
hostel road to avoid
recurrence of unto-
ward incident.
The BHU chief
proctor Prof Anand
Chawdhary said that
large number of stu-
dents have started
leaving their hostel
rooms in view of
spread of Covid-19 in
many hostels on cam-
pus and also in view
of the festival of Holi.
The university has
also left the decision
of leaving hostel
rooms on the stu-
dents, he said adding,
students present in
Birla C and LBS hos-
tels were playing col-
ours and Gulal when
some dispute oc-
curred between them
and they clashed.
Situationworsened
when brick batting
started between both
groups. As one of the
inmates of Birla C
hostelhadclimbedup
terrace of hostel and
started pelting stones
from there chaos pre-
vailed on vice chan-
cellor residence road.
Proctorial board per-
sonnel reached the
spot and tried to dis-
perse the gathering
Students were
playing Gulal when
some dispute
occurred between
them clashed
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12
CITY BUZZ
UPHOLDING THE
NAWABI HERITAGE
t is the charm
of the beautiful
m o n u m e n t s
that carve Luc-
know’s lineage
and give shape
to its history
.
The Mughal architec-
ture inspired monu-
ments in the old streets
of Lucknow to hold so
much history and tales
of the Nawabi culture
that Lucknow’s progeny
is gruelling to conserve.
City First spoke to Luc-
know’s heritage photog-
raphers about their ef-
forts to put the ram-
shackle structures back
on the map.
Swapnil Rastogi said,
“Beingbornandbrought
up in a city well known
for its heritage and cul-
turemakesmeinsepara-
ble from its tangible as
well as intangible herit-
age. What makes me
choose heritage photog-
raphy is when I saw the
dilapidated condition of
most of the monuments,
I felt they need to be re-
stored on a priority ba-
sis and via photography
,
it is possible to do so.”
Swapnilhasalsofiledan
online petition to con-
serve the Rifa-e-aam
club that has got the
backing of over 10,000
heritage supporters.
Another heritage en-
thusiast, Syed Arsh Ali
added his views, “For
me, heritage photogra-
phy is a conspicuous
way that makes people
aware of our glorious
past. It is the need of the
hour to conserve them.
Heritagephotographyis
my way of putting indi-
vidual efforts towards
the promotion of our
heritage which I refer to
as our identity
.”
Lastly, Abdul Saboor,
aheritagephotographer
said, “Being born in the
Nawabi land, I grew up
admiring the archaeo-
logical sites and it’s
beauty
,soItookupherit-
age photography to
make this generation
aware of its rich herit-
age. Therefore I have
taken this mission of
capturingasmanyherit-
age sites and creating
awareness about them.”
With constant efforts
from these young guns,
the restoration of these
culturally elaborate
monuments will contin-
ue to thrive.
MONICA
PRABHAKAR
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
The younger
generation
possesses the
panoramic view and
ability to tend to the
dilapidated relics
through the art of
photography!
I
Maqbara Murshid Zadi, Qaiserbagh,
captured by Abdul Saboor
Lal Baradari, Lucknow,
captured by Swapnil Rastogi
Tehseen ki Masjid, Lucknow,
captured by Abdul Saboor
Inaugural
Ceremony
CITY FIRST
U
ttar Pradesh
D e p u t y
Chief Minis-
ter Dinesh Sharma
inaugurated the ‘Ab-
hinavagupt Institute
of Aesthetics and
Shaiva Philosophy’ at
Lucknow University
on Tuesday. The con-
cept of this grand
building has been ful-
filled by giving an
economic grant of
about three crores ru-
pees by Deputy CM
Dinesh Sharma.
Dr Vachaspati
Mishra, President of
Uttar Pradesh San-
skrit Sansthan, Pro-
fessor Navjeevan Ras-
togi, former Director
of the Institute, Dr
Poonam Tandon,
Principal of Luc-
know University, VK
Sharma, Superinten-
dent of Construction,
Dr Durgesh Srivasta-
va, among others
were also present on
the occasion.
Deputy CM Dinesh
Sharma described
the unending glory of
Shaiva Philosophy
and enhanced the
program with the as-
surance of his contin-
ued support to the
institute and the sem-
inar’s successful cul-
mination while ad-
dressing the audi-
ence.
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
FALGUN AAYO RE!
SHAHEED DIWAS!
MISSION SHAKTI!
IPS Chandra Kant Meena
celebrated his birthday on
Tuesday, March 23. We
wish him all the best!
HAPPY B’DAY!
A three-day ‘Falgun Ayo Re’ program is organised every year on Phalgun Ekadashi on behalf of Shri Shyam Family Lucknow at Khatu Shyam Temple situated on Birbal Sahni Marg. Deputy Chief Minister
Dinesh Sharma and his wife Jayalakshmi Sharma inaugurated the ‘Shree Shyam Dhwaja Yatra’ from Shiva Hanumantha Temple, Naka Churaha, Kaiserbagh on Tuesday which will end at the Khatu Temple.
To commemorate Martyrdom Day (Shaheed Diwas), a three-week campaign of quiz programmes were kicked off in Lucknow on Tuesday. The event was
organised under the aegis of the Dastak Organisation in collaboration with Oxfam India and the Samta network which will go on till April 13 2021. The event
will reach 2000+ youth participants from various colleges over three weeks. The participants were quizzed with questions around the independence struggle of
patriots like Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru and incidents like Jallianwala Bagh.
ADG Renuka Mishra interacted with the students of AP Sen Memorial Girls College on behalf of NSS under the Mission Shakti campaign in Lucknow on Tuesday. Mission Shakti coordinator
Prof. Sheela Mishra said, “We have planned events in a manner that they appeal to the youths and they connect with us to know and understand all about adolescence and child sexual abuse.”
Mission Shakti’ campaign, is holding a series of events to spread awareness and support teenagers against adolescent sexual offence and child sexual abuse. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
Karbala Dayanatud Daula Bahadur, Lucknow,
captured by Syed Arsh Ali
The women from Barabanki’s Mati
Village embraced the concept
of women empowerment as IPS
Neera Rawat, ADG, Women Power
Line gave a remarkable address
to the masses and taught women
about 1090 Power Line and women
safety on Tuesday. The event
‘Mahila Chaupal’ was organised
by Shri Ramswaroop Memorial
University (SRMU) in collaboration
with various clubs and NSS. Also
in attendance were Dr A K Singh
(Vice-Chancellor, SRMU)and Deputy
Registrar Munish Malhotra, SRMU.
The event concluded with the
distribution of sanitary napkins and
herbal gulaal to the women and
girls of the village by Unicharm
India Private Limited.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT!
FOUNDATION DAY!
—PHOTOS
BY
SUMIT
KUMAR
MLA Saurabh Srivastava laid the foundation stone for the
construction of 2 chambers in Shiwala Primary School,
Varanasi on Monday. The MLA asked the engineers of the
organisation to be conscious of the quality of construction
work. Councilor Rajesh Yadav Challu, Abhishek Mishra,
Kishan Kannaujia, Sharad Yadav, Councilor Gokul Sharma,
Shahabuddin Khan, Vasudev Saha among others were
present on the occasion.
Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma addressing the audience
MEET AND GREET!
Jagdeesh Chandra with the Lucknow bureau on Tuesday morning at Hotel Taj, Lucknow,
seen here with him are M Tariq Khan, Ahtesham Siddiqui, Vishal Srivastav, M Hasan,
Asheesh Shukla and Janardan Mishra.

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