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MODI’S
date with
karmbhoomi
Varanasi on
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Varanasi onVaranasi on
VISHAL SRIVASTAV
rime Minister Narendra
Modi will be visiting his Lok
Sabha constituency Varanasi
on Monday to dedicate a
plethora of projects to the
Devbhoomi, which is in turn
PM Modi’s karmbhoomi also. It is be-
lieved that on Dev Deepawali the Gods
descend on Earth on the full moon
night of Kartik Purnima, which falls
15 days after Diwali (Kartik Ama-
vasya). Dev Deepawali, is celebrated to
mark the victory of Lord Shiva over
demon Tripurasur. Hence, this Utsav is
also known as Tripurotsav or Tripu-
rari Purnima. Dev Deepawali this year
on Kartik Purnima also coincides with
the lunar eclipse or Chandra Grahan
on Monday. With the arrival of PM
Modi, it will be the first landing of spe-
cial aircraft Boeing 777-300 ER at city’s
Lal Bahadur Shastri International Air-
port. Special marking has been done on
the runway for the plane’s landing and
take off. Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath
has taken the reigns of the prepara-
tions in his own hands and visited Var-
anasi on Friday to take stock of ar-
rangements while instructing officials
to make the event even grander this
time. Being the Chief Minister of UP,
Yogi frequently gets opportunities to
meet his ‘mentor’ Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi in one or the other way and
today’s function is one more similar
opportunity for Yogi.
There are many legends associated
with Kartik Purnima. Some say it
marks the birth anniversary of Lord
Kartik, warrior son of Lord Shiva,
while others believe it is the day when
Lord Vishnu assumed his first avatar
- ‘Matsya’. Yet another legend says,
Lord Shiva defeated the mighty demon
Tripurasura on this day, hence the fes-
tival is also called Tripuri Purnima.
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ew South Wales
premier Gladys
B e re j i k l i a n ,
who last week
carriedonwork-
ingforuptotwohourswhile
awaiting the results of a
rapidCOVIDtest,wasn’tthe
first Australian to “soldier
on”inthefaceof healthcon-
cerns and a big day at work.
And she almost certain-
ly won’t be the last, despite
the COVID pandemic mak-
ing it clearer than ever be-
fore it’s important to take
time off if you’re sick or
self-isolating.
Soldiering on — also
known as “sickness presen-
teeism” — is alive and well
even in 2020. Many people,
from state premiers to min-
imum-wage workers, feel
they have no choice but to
showupandcarryon.Those
with precarious employ-
ment may feel as if their
entire job hinges on it.
If a pandemic won’t get
workers to call in sick, then
what will? What we need is
for managers and leaders
(state premiers included)
to model responsible be-
haviour, and foster a
healthy workplace culture
in which soldiering on
isn’t celebrated as heroic.
A 2016 report by Pathol-
ogy Awareness Australia
estimated the economic
costs of workers turning
up sick or putting in un-
necessary extra hours at
more than A$34 billion a
year, due to productivity
loss and the spread of in-
fection to coworkers.
Since the advent of COV-
ID, it has become a signifi-
cant public health issue
too. Cases have been traced
to workers spreading the
virus at work, including
abattoirs and health-care
facilities.
Presenteeism is found
throughout the employ-
ment spectrum, but is
more prevalent among “es-
sential” workers, such as
those in health care, who
typically report feeling
“socially obligated” to at-
tend work.
A 2019 survey of 6,387
women in the public sector
found 90% had gone to
work while sick in the pre-
ceding 12 months. The
main reasons included
workload pressures (52%),
and the perception they
weren’t sick enough to stay
home (54%).
But why is sickness pres-
enteeism still a thing in
2020? The sad fact is that
even amid a pandemic,
workers in essential ser-
vices such as aged care and
teaching report feeling
pressured by their manag-
ers to turn up to work.
Another reason is the
broader socioeconomic is-
sue of job insecurity. Work-
ers on temporary or casual
contracts may not have sick
pay entitlements at all, or
feel their job is at risk if
they are absent. Coupled
with the workload pres-
sures typical of precarious
work, these people face an
almost impossible dilemma
when sick or self-isolating.
HOW WORKPLACES
CAN HELP
The onus is on businesses
and organisations to en-
sure a safe working envi-
ronment.Thismeansestab-
lishing clear expectations
and protocols regarding
staying home when unwell,
and should also include the
opportunity for remote
working when workers feel
well enough to work but
may still be infectious.
Workplaces should also
provide appropriate per-
sonal protective equip-
ment, hand hygiene, and
socialdistancingmeasures.
Organisations should of-
fer medical and well-being
support and care to em-
ployees at risk of suffering
most under sickness pres-
enteeism, such as essential
workers and those in pre-
carious employment.
More broadly, managers
and organisations should
understand that tacitly en-
couraging people to come
to work while unwell im-
pairs organisational per-
formance. Leaders should
not preside over a culture
in which overwork and “al-
ways being on duty” are
lionised. Instead, they
should communicate that
it’s OK not to come to work
if you’re not well, and that
it’s important to take a sick
day if you’re sick.
A crucial element of this
is to prepare contingency
plans for absences, so em-
ployees know that work
can still be done without
them and their absence
won’t be disastrous.
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Taking proper sick leave has never been more crucial!
N
he successful encounter at
Nagrota, near Jammu on NH
44, in which four heavily
armed Pakistani terrorists
were gunned down by the
alert and diligent Indian se-
curity forces has once again
exposed the fact that the
Deep State in Pakistan con-
tinues to rule the roost with
a singular agenda of bleed-
ing India through thousand
cuts. Similar encounters had
taken place on the same Na-
tional Highway (NH) in the
past as well. Pakistan contin-
ues to use unabated the Inter-
national Border (IB) sector as
a preferred route of infiltra-
tion not only for terrorists
but also for narco –terrorism
as it provides the twin advan-
tage of movement into J&K
or Punjab. Also, the modus
operandi adopted in most
cases is near identical. After
revocation of Article 370 in
J&K, Pakistan’s desperation
to create trouble has in-
creased manifold. With the
Indian Army adopting a very
strong and nearly impenetra-
ble counter infiltration grid
on the Line of Control (LoC)
and equally impregnable
counter terrorism grid in-
side the Valley, Pakistan
Army has shifted focus to the
IB sector with a comparative-
ly higher success rate.
Pakistan is going through
the worst phase of its history
since its formation in 1947 af-
ter a bloody partition of the
Indian sub-continent based
on Two-Nation theory. Ever
since its formation Pakistan
has suffered the dilemma of
identity. The diversity in lan-
guage and culture coupled
with feudal society has pre-
vented Pakistan to emerge as
a single entity. Regional loyal-
ties have surpassed the na-
tional identity leaving Paki-
stan Army alone as a symbol
of national identity. This has
been exploited by the Army
to its advantage by becoming
the virtual ruler. To ensure
its continued hold over the
nation’s defence and foreign
policy, the Army has created
a myth of India being an ex-
istential threat. At the same
time it has promoted Kash-
mir as an unfinished agenda
of partition and as the jugu-
lar vein of Pakistan. Despite
Pakistan’s obsession for
Kashmir costing it dearly
both economically and strate-
gically it refuses to relent.
India continues to be an exis-
tential threat. Terrorism con-
tinues to remain an instru-
ment of its state policy. Kash-
mir continues to be the rai-
son d’etre for continued su-
premacy of its Army.
Politically and economi-
cally Pakistan is on verge of
collapse. Imran Khan Niazi is
the target of a domestic rebel-
lion against his government
by the conglomeration of 11
opposition parties under the
banner of Pakistan Demo-
cratic Movement (PDM). The
groundswell of protests
against him has shaken Im-
ran Khan. Even his mentor
and saviour Gen Bajwa,
Chief of Army Staff and his
ISI chief are also not being
spared by the public. Ex-PM
Nawaz Sharif from exile in
London has launched a fron-
tal assault on the COAS. This
has unnerved the Army as
well. Army is quite conscious
of its image among the peo-
ple but that is gradually erod-
ing due to involvement of
senior army officers in cases
of corruption and scam. The
top army leadership includ-
ing retired generals are own-
ing large business houses in-
cluding the real estate. While
a common man is finding dif-
ficult to get two square meals
a day, the Army is eating up
the large slice of national
budget. The economy is in
doldrums. Saudi Arabia, a
liberal donor for Pakistan, is
unhappy with Imran Khan
due to his growing proximity
to Turkey. Pakistan is neck
deep in debt and is resorting
to borrowings to service debt.
Unemployment, inflation and
high price rise is the common
thing for ordinary Pakistanis
with Imran Khan doing noth-
ing to resolve these. His total
surrender to China is also be-
ing resented by the ordinary
Pakistanis. Pakistan is clos-
est to implosion at this stage
due to growing turmoil in
Baluchistan, increased un-
rest in Khyber-Pakhtunkh-
wa, revolt in POJK and Gilgit
Baltistan and the growing
dissent in Sindh due to the
ongoing protests by PDM. At-
tempts to integrate GB as its
fifth province and holding of
elections there has met with
stiff opposition from the lo-
cals. The results of the elec-
tions are being contested
terming them as fudged. Bal-
awaristan Movement, an in-
dependent Gilgit-Baltistan, is
gaining momentum.
With shaky and confused
Imran Khan coupled with
nervous Pakistan Army un-
der tremendous pressure
fromChinatotiedownIndian
Army, the time tested Paki-
stani formula of creating an
India bogey at home has been
put into practice to generate
anti-India public opinion.
Repeated unprovoked
ceasefire violations and at-
tempts to push in terrorists
have become a norm. Apart
from attempts to distract
public attention at home,
these are also being used to
keep Kashmir in focus of the
international community as
a potential flash point. Paki-
stan’s nuclear black mail has
been exposed and is no long-
er being used as a threat by
its leadership. It has in-
creased its dependence on
terrorist activities and the
Deep state is involved in
spreading its tentacles in
other parts of the country
apart from Kashmir.
Though Kashmir for the
time being continues to re-
main its main focus because
of the realisation that with
passing of each day peace-
fully Pakistan is losing its rel-
evance in Kashmir. That was
the main reason of infiltrat-
ing heavily armed group with
about 750 kg of RDX to create
mayhem in Kashmir on the
pattern of 26/11 Mumbai at-
tacks on the eve of the Dis-
trict Development Council
elections being held in J&K.
For Pakistan, China Factor
has also become over riding.
China is egging Pakistan to
continue its obsession and
keep the pot boiling in Kash-
mir. It needs hold in Gilgit-
Baltistananddoesnotwantto
part with Shaksgam and Ak-
saichin. Hence irrespective
of the success achieved by us
at Nagrota, Pakistan is not go-
ing to relent. We have to be
pro-active and make the cost
of such attempts prohibitive
for the Deep state.
Let this encounter at Na-
grota not meet the same fate
like the similar encounters
of the past. It should ring the
warning bells of smelling the
coffee and pulling up our
socks. Pakistan is not going
to relent or change, we will
have to change ourselves if
we want to have a zero toler-
ance policy against terror.
Border Security Force
(BSF) has failed repeatedly to
prevent infiltration from the
IB sector. A serious review of
command and control of all
border guarding forces on the
LAC and IB is an urgent re-
quirement. What happened
on the LAC during the ongo-
ing standoff with PLA Army
isquitefreshinourminds?To
havegreatercoordinationand
effective command and con-
trol these need to be placed
under Ministry of Defence
and the local Army forma-
tion. The present system has
been found wanting time and
again. Let not this important
aspect of national security
become a victim of turf wars.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
With the
Indian Army
adopting a
very strong
and nearly
impenetrable
counter
infiltration
grid on LoC
and equally
impregnable
counter
terrorism grid
inside the
Valley,
Pakistan Army
has shifted
focus to the IB
sector with a
comparatively
higher success
rate.
IT SHOULD RING THE WARNING BELLS OF
SMELLING THE COFFEE AND PULLING UP OUR
SOCKS. PAKISTAN IS NOT GOING TO RELENT
OR CHANGE, WE WILL HAVE TO CHANGE
OURSELVES IF WE WANT TO HAVE A ZERO
TOLERANCE POLICY AGAINST TERROR.
BRIG VETERAN
ANIL GUPTA
The author is a Jammu
based veteran, political
commentator, columnist, security
and strategic analyst
NAGROTA ENCOUNTER
WILL PAKISTAN RELENT
Security personnel inspect the site of the encounter,
at Nagrota Ban toll Plaza in Jammu. —FILE PHOTO
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doing one’s own (path)
without excellence than in
doing another’s (path) well.
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Vishal Srivastav
Lucknow: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adity-
anath’s hardwork to
tackle the menace of
‘love-jihad’ has start-
ed paying dividends
as Uttar Pradesh reg-
istered its first case
under the new anti-
conversion law.
The maiden case was
registered in Bareilly
district based on a com-
plaint from the father
of a young woman. The
case was registered at
the Devarniyan police
station on Saturday, of-
ficials said.
Additional Chief
Secretary (Home)
Awanish Awasthi said
a case was registered
by Tikaram, a resi-
dent of Sharif Nagar
village under Devar-
niyan police station
(in Bareilly), who ac-
cused a man Uvaish
Ahmed of the same
village of trying to
convert his daughter
through “allure-
ment” (bahla-phus-
laakar).
The case was regis-
tered against Uvaish
Ahmed under sections
of the Indian Penal
Code and the new anti-
conversion law.
Senior Superinten-
dent of Police Rohit
Singh Sajwan said
four police teams
have been formed to
arrest the accused.
According to the
complaint, Tikaram’s
daughter and Ahmed
studied together in
Class 12.
Three years ago, the
accused started exert-
ing pressure on her to
undergo religious con-
version and perform
‘nikaah’ (marriage).
But when the woman
opposed, he threatened
to kidnap her, Tikaram
alleged. Turn to P6Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
3 years ago, the accused had started
exerting pressure on the girl to undergo
religious conversion but when she
opposed, the boy threatened her
GUARDING THE FREEDOM
The ordinance mainly envisages that no person
shall convert, either directly or indirectly from one
religion to another by use or practice of misrepre-
sentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allure-
ment or by any fraudulent means or by marriage
nor shall any person abet, convince or conspire
such conversion.
Hyderabad: Union
home minister Amit
Shah on Sunday vowed
to get Hyderabad rid of
the culture of Nizam,
who had once sought to
merge the city with Pa-
kistan. Shah, who held
an hour-long road show
at Warasiguda in Se-
cunderabad as part of
campaign for BJP for
the Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation
elections to be held on
December 1, said Hy-
derabad had become an
integral part of India,
thanks to first home
minister Sardar Vallab-
hbhai Patel.
“Give one chance to
the BJP in GHMC elec-
tions. We shall trans-
form from dynasty rule
todemocraticrule,from
corruption to good gov-
ernance,fromsecrecyto
transparency. We shall
transform Hyderabad
into a Mini Bharat and
not be stuck in Nawabi
and Nizami culture,”
Shah said, while speak-
ing to reporters at the
party state headquar-
ters after the roadshow.
Reacting to Telanga-
na chief minister K
Chandrasekhar Rao’s
comment that several
BJP leaders were flood-
ing Hyderabad to cam-
paign for the gully elec-
tions only to attack
him, Shah said they
had come to improve
the conditions in Hy-
derabad, not to attack
somebody. Turn to P6
Vishal Srivastav
Lucknow: The gran-
deurof theGangaGhats
has risen manifolds.
The streets are spick
and span. The other-
wise carefree cows
roaming freely on the
streets, have been
shoved behind barri-
cades for a while. Roads
leading to Raj Ghat are
beaming with new
street lights. Florists
are seen rushing
through the thin lanes
to fetch more stocks.
The priests are busy
buying a new pair of
Dhoti-Kurta for them-
selves. A few years ago,
passers-by including
foreigners at Godowlia,
would be amused seeing
such transition on the
face of Varanasi, but
now they know, when all
this hullabaloo takes
place, someone special
is coming to the city.
All of this and much
more is in transition at
Varanasi to welcome
country’s Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi who
will light up the first
Diya on Dev Deepawali
here on Monday.
The Prime Minister’s
parliamentary constitu-
ency and world’s oldest
city known to humani-
ty, Varanasi, is all in
readiness to witness
stars on earth on the oc-
casion of Kartik Purni-
ma when Dev Deepawa-
li is celebrated here
with more than 11 lakh
diyas being lit on the 80
Ghats of the holy city.
The prime minister
will start the festivities
by lighting an earthen
lamp on the Raj Ghat of
Varanasi, which will be
followed by lighting of
11 lakh diyas on both
sides of the holy river
Ganga, it said. Turn to P6
On Dev Deepawali, PM to
welcome Goddess back home
‘WILL TURN
HYDERABAD INTO
MINI BHARAT’
Addressing a public rally on the final day of campaigning before the December 1 polls, Amit Shah
also said the BJP wanted to “rid Hyderabad of the Nawab-Nizam culture”
Home Minister Amit Shah waves to his supporters during
his roadshow, in Secunderabad. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi: Rejecting
the Centre’s offer to hold
talks once they move to
the Burari ground, agi-
tating farmers who have
been staying put at Del-
hi’s borders for four
days said on Sunday
they will not end the
blockade and will con-
tinue their stir against
the new farm laws.
After a meeting of
over 30 farmer groups
on Sunday, their repre-
sentatives said they will
not move to the Burari
ground as it is an “open
jail”. Turn to P6
Farmers reject talks offer; set new terms
A big hoarding of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen as the preparation for his visit begins, at
Mirzamurad in Varanasi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
A large number of farmers gather during their protest against the
farm laws at Singhu border in New Delhi on Sunday.
Recent agri-reforms have opened the
doors of new opportunities for farmers.
Decades-old demands of farmers which
were promised by many political parties have
now been met. Under this law, it is mandatory
to pay farmers within three days of purchasing
the produce. If payment is not made, then the
farmer can lodge a complaint. —Narendra Modi, PM
I never called
the farmers’
protest
politically motivated;
neither am I calling it
now. In a democracy,
everyone has a right to
have different views
on the same thing. All
three laws are
beneficial for farmers.
Politically motivated
opposition can go
against it.
—Amit Shah, Home Minister
COVIDSHIELD TRIAL PARTICIPANT ALLEGES
NEURO BREAKDOWN, SII REJECTS CHARGES
Chennai: A 40-year-old man who took part in the ‘Covidshield’ vaccine trial
here has alleged serious side effects, including a virtual neurological break-
down and impairment of cognitive functions and has sought `5 crore compen-
sation in a legal notice to Serum Institute and others, besides seeking a halt
to the trial. Meanwhile SII on Sunday rejected charges that a Covid-19 vaccine
candidate has serious side effects, and threatened to seek heavy damages for
“malicious” allegations. Alleging that the candidate vaccine was not safe, the
man has also sought cancelling approval Turn to P6
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Narendra Tomar & Rajnath Singh held
a meeting to discuss the issue
Key feature of Dev Deepawali this year is the return of a stolen sculpture of
Goddess Annapurna from Canada after 100 years: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
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CM to pitch India’s biggest film making
facility to filmmakers in tinsel town
The filmmaking facility is slated to come up in the western part of the state
First India Bureau
Lucknow: What would
an ideal state in India
require the most? An ef-
ficient taskmaster at
the top who can wade it
against the tide to take
it on top.
The race is quite cut-
throat with some of the
most expeditious BJP
leaders helming the
CMs post across vari-
ous states but, for now,
the name that has stood
out is of Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath who in true
sense, is an all-rounder.
While on one hand,
Yogi’s to-do list has the
poverty-stricken daily
wagers who need atten-
tion, he also features in
it those related with the
creative world of
Cinema.
After a recent banter
with Maharashtra
Chief Minister Uddhav
Thackeray in Septem-
ber, CM Yogi had an-
nounced Mumbai
would soon see a dra-
matic shift of Bolly-
wood from Tinsel town
to Western UP with
country’s biggest film
making facility being
set up here.
The Chief Minister
is slated to meet a del-
egation of Bollywood
filmmakers next
week to discuss pros-
pects of the the pro-
posed film city, pro-
ducer Rahul Mittra
said on Sunday.
Mittra, who has pro-
duced films including
the “Saheb Biwi Air
Gangster” series and
“Sarkar 3”, said he has
also been invited to par-
ticipate in the meeting
that is to be organised
on December 2.
CM Yogi is no stranger to Bollywood. He often meets actors, producers, directors when they visit UP.
Yogi unveils projects worth
`204 cr under PMGSY
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Pushing for-
ward the growth of ru-
ral economy in the
state, Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath virtually
inaugurated various
projects worth Rs 204
crores under Pradhan
Mantri Gram Sadak Yo-
jana on Sunday.
“I’m happy about
works done to push for-
ward rural economy by
constructing roads in
villages by Union Min-
istry of Rural Develop-
ment,” Adityanath said.
The CM also inter-
acted with district pan-
chayat presidents.
“Women as district
panchayat presidents
are working towards de-
velopment in as many
as45districts.PMGram
Sadak Yojana has com-
pleted several phases
and connected many
vilages,” he said.
The CM added that a
revolutionary change
was seen in the con-
nectivity of villages
under PM Gram Sad-
ak Yojana.
“Through a common
service centre and vil-
lage secretariat in vil-
lages, not only public
grievances can be ad-
dressed but banking,
electricity and other fa-
cilities can also be pro-
vided,” Yogi added.
A road constructed under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on
Sunday congratulated
the state’s forest corpo-
ration for planting 25
crore plants this year.
“I want to congratu-
late the state’s forest
corporation for plant-
ing 25 crore plants this
year despite COVID-19
spread. We have to
think about their
growth. Last year we
planted 23 crore plants.
It is a big movement for
the environment. We
have to achieve a new
milestone in the coming
years,” Adityanath said
while addressing offi-
cials at meeting of the
UP Forest Corporation.
The Chief Minister
advised the council to
take the help of tech-
nology and improve
the communication
between stakeholders
of the forest.
“Council should take
help from technology.
People who are involved
in forest activities
should be engaged in
various programs. The
online portal should be
developed to hear the
views of the people.
Eco-tourism should be
promoted in the state,”
he said.
Uttar Pradesh Minis-
ter for Environment,
Forest and Climate
Change Department
Dara Singh Chauhan,
Principal Secretary, En-
vironment, Forest and
Climate Change De-
partment Sudhir Garg,
Managing Director,
Uttar Pradesh Forest
Corporation Ajay Ku-
mar and other officials
were present during the
meeting.
CM praises Forest Corp for planting 25 cr plants
GOOD WORK
lll
The State Forest
Corporation
reached the
magical mark
despite
hindrances due
to the novel
coronavirus
spread in
Uttar Pradesh
Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Jammu
Kashmir’s Lieutenant
Governor and former
Member of Parliament
(MP) Manoj Sinha ar-
rived in Uttar Pradesh
on a personal visit.
Sinha reached Jhansi
after landing at the
Gwalior Road situated
defence airstrip. He
then headed to worship
Goddess Pitambara at
Datiya. From here, he
went to Ramraja Tem-
ple in Orchha, Madhya
Pradesh. The Lt. Guv
then flew back to Delhi.
Born in the eastern
regionof UttarPradesh,
Sinha began his politi-
cal career as a student
leaderfromtheBanaras
Hindu University Stu-
dents Union in 1982.
Soon, he joined the BJP
and grew close with
then another worker —
who went on to become
the Prime Minister,
Narendra Modi.
For the 2014 and 2019
Lok Sabha elections,
Sinha was also party in-
charge of PM’s Vara-
nasi constituency.
J&K guv lands in UP on a personal visit Akhilesh Yadav takes
on BJP for terming
farmers as ‘terrorists’
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Sama-
jwadi Party chief
Akhilesh Yadav on
Sunday slammed the
Bharatiya Janata
Party(BJP) for alleg-
edly “humiliating
the farmers by call-
ing them terrorists”
and said that if this
is the case then they
should stop consum-
ing farmers’ yield.
“Humiliating the
farmers by calling
them terrorists is
BJP at its worst. BJP,
supports the rich and
wants to mortgage
small-businesses,
shopkeepers, roads
transport everything
to big corporates. If
farmers are terror-
ists, then the party
should swear that
they will not con-
sume the produce
grown by farmers,”
Yadav tweeted in
Hindi.
Earlier, AAP MLA
Raghav Chadha had
said: “The farmer of
our country is nei-
ther a criminal nor a
terrorist. Right to
protest peacefully is
enshrined in Indian
Constitution - Article
19(1) and protests are
the hallmark of a
free, democratic
society.”
SP Supremo Akhilesh Yadav
Rajnath Singh to land
in Lucknow today
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
will arrive in his parlia-
mentary constituency
Lucknow to review the
development work on
Monday. Singh was slat-
ed to reach Lucknow on
Sunday but due to an
important meeting, his
programme had to be
altered.
He is expected to
reach Lucknow airport
from where he will later
go to his residence in
Dilkusha.He will re-
view several develop-
ment works and will fly
back to Delhi in the
evening.
Singh is an MP from
Lucknow and has won
seat in the 2014 and 2019
Lok Sabha elections.
from the city.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
Varanasi dons new attire to welcome PMFirst India Bureau
Lucknow: Varanasi is
glittering with tower-
ing lights, freshly paint-
ed dividers, clean ghats
and loads of flowers to
welcome Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi on
Monday on the occassi-
ion of Dev Deepawali.
On the other hand
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath has ordered
officials to make sure
things remain in place
as final touches were
being given to Raj Ghat,
the venue for PM’s wel-
come.
He also gave instruc-
tions that the people in
Varanasi should be
constantly made aware
through the public ad-
dress system to comply
with the prescribed pro-
tocol of Covid-19 dur-
ing the programme of
Dev Deepawali.
He said that Kashi be-
ing an important centre
of religious ,spiritual ,
education and tourism
activities has special
importance at national
and international level
and massage generated
here goes across the
globe.
Ganga Ghats in Varanasi glitter with illuminations ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to
the city on Monday on the occasion of Dev Deepawali.

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UTTAR PRADESHLUCKNOW | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020
First India Bureau
Lucknow:Lucknow
Municipal Corpora-
tion will soon be lend-
ing utensils for small
parties and gathering
to discourage use of
single use disposables,
especially plastic.
The Bartan Bank of
LMC was launched on
Sunday at Jiamau Kaly-
an Mandap by Mayor
Sanyukta Bhatia and
Municipal Commission-
er Ajay Kumar Dwivedi.
The Corporation is
starting this campaign
with 500 steel utensils.
The utensils have been
given to it by Amarnath
Mishra, Vinod Aggar-
wal as part of CSR.
These utensils will be
available to all resi-
dents for use in small to
large programmes or
gatherings. The service
is being provided free
by the Corporation. In
place of money, the cor-
poration will take back
101 utensils after lend-
ing 100 utensils so that
this mission can run for
a long time.
If anyone wants to do-
nateutensilsinthisuten-
sil bank or wants to book
utensils, they can con-
tact - 6389300139,137 and
also use the Lucknow
One app. In case of a lost
or damaged utensil, only
replacement by a fresh
piece is acceptable; no
cash will be accepted. At
the time of return, the
utensils should be
cleaned properly.
This campaign will
help the people of mid-
dle income because
utensils will be given to
them free of cost from
the utensil bank and it
will help reduce the gar-
bage piles after wed-
dings and events.
Municipal Commissioner Ajay Kumar Dwivedi and Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia along with other ofﬁcials
at the launch of the Bartan Bank on Sunday.
Nagar Nigam Bartan Bank
to lend utensils for progs
Cold conditions
to prevail in UP
The weather remained
dry across Uttar
Pradesh with shallow to
moderate fog occurring
at isolated places in the
past 24 hours, the mete-
orological office here
said on Sunday. The day
temperatures fell appre-
ciably in Varanasi divi-
sion and rose signifi-
cantly in Bareilly divi-
sion but there was no
large change in the re-
maining divisions of
the state. The maxi-
mum temperature in
the state was 28 degrees
Celsius recorded at Luc-
know and Prayagraj.
30-yr-old shot
dead in market
A 30-year-old man was
shot dead in a crowded
market in Civil Lines
area here after he alleg-
edly refused to lend Rs
200 to an acquaintance,
the police said on Sun-
day. Ansar Ahmad, a fa-
ther of three, owned a
tyre repair shop at
Shamshad Market un-
der Civil Lines Police
Station and was killed
on Saturday by Asif.
The accused is a drug
addict, SP (City) Ab-
hishek Kumar said.
Govt to build more
night shelters
To ensure proper impli-
cation of COVID-19 re-
lated safety measures
this winter, the UP Gov-
ernment has initiated
to build more night
shelters. In an order to
the DMs, state’s depart-
ment of revenue has
asked for sanitisation
of shelter homes, while
provisioning sufficient
sanitisers and masks,
free of cost.
BRIEF
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First India Bureau
Lucknow: The sweet-
ness of sugarcane,
which has been bitter
for farmers due to
mounting arrears
during the BSP and
SP governments, has
now returned, thanks
to the policies of the
Yogi government.
State-of-the-art new
mills, increased capaci-
ty of old mills, Khand-
sari units and ethanol
are spurring this suc-
cess story. The outstand-
ing cane dues were a
major issue before the
Yogi government was
voted to power in March
2017. With the coming of
the farmer-friendly gov-
ernment, the first focus
wasonpaymentof dues.
In the past three years,
the Yogi government
has paid over Rs 1.12
lakh crore so far.
Along with the pay-
ment, the government
placed maximum em-
phasis on modernisa-
tion of old mills and es-
tablishing of new mills.
Capacity of 11 mills was
increased and new mills
with state-of-the-art ca-
pacity were installed at
Pipraich in Gorakhpur,
Mundera in Basti and
Ramala in Baghpat.
It is noteworthy that
opening of new mills
and modernisation of
old mills was a historic
step in the interest of
farmers in view of 29
mills which were closed
between 2007 to 2017 un-
der the earlier govern-
ments.
Also, for the first time
after 25 years, a govern-
ment made an arrange-
ment to issue online li-
censes to Khandsari
units within 100 hours to
crush sugarcane at the
local level. It also had
units already under its
purview. According to
the government, at pre-
sent, licenses have been
issued to 105 units. This
has increased the crush-
ing capacity to 27850
TDS. To make jaggery
moreusefulthroughpro-
cessing, the government
has declared jaggery a
one district one product
in Muzaffarnagar and
Ayodhya.
To get a higher price
for sugar, the work of
making sulphur-free
sugar has also started in
some mills. To make the
mills self-reliant in
terms of energy, co-gen-
eration plants are also
being set up in them.
The co-generation plant
of about six dozen mills
isproducing2000MWof
power.
Along with crushing
and payment, the gov-
ernment also set a re-
cord in the area of sugar
recovery(11.46percent).
The government under Yogi Adityanath has placed maximum emphasis on modernisation of old mills along
with setting up of new mills.
Mills & Boon: Sugarcane
gets sweeter in Yogiraj
Increased capacity of mills, Khandsari units and ethanol add value
GREEN GOLD SURGE
ACSHomeAwasthitells
cos:Expediteworkof
GorakhpurExpressway
First India Bureau
Lucknow: One of the
most prominent and
preferred members
of Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath’s
team-Additional
Chief Secretary
(Home) Awanish
Awasthi is leaving no
stone unturned
when it comes to en-
suring efficiency and
follow-up of the as-
signed tasks.
Though Sunday is a
usual holiday in the
state bureaucracy,
Awasthi was seen
brainstorming with
his juniors during a
review of the Gorakh-
pur Link Expressway.
Awasthi, who is
also the Chief Execu-
tive Officer of the Ut-
tar Pradesh Express-
ways Industrial De-
velopment Authority
(UPEIDA), reviewed
the construction work
of the Gorakhpur
Link Expressway on
Sunday.
In this meeting,
Awasthi while review-
ing the progress of
construction works,
directed the officials
of the companies to
speed up the construc-
tion of the express-
way keeping in view
the quality standards.
Giving instructions,
Awasthi said that the
bridge being con-
structed on the Gh-
aghra River, should be
built with quality ma-
terial and should be
completed within the
stipulated time frame.
Along with this,
Awasthi gave instruc-
tions to resolve prob-
lems related to acqui-
sition of land for ex-
pressway as soon as
possible.
So far, about 19 per-
cent of the work on
the expressway and
about 84 per cent of
the work of clearing
and grubbing has
been completed. The
bridge and the project
on the Ghaghra River
are targeted to be com-
pleted in a time bound
manner.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Yogi
Adityanath govern-
ment in Uttar
Pradesh has launched
a massive exercise to
create storage space
for the Covid-19 vac-
cine as and when it
arrives.
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath has issued
instructions to prepare
a 1.23 lakh litre cold
chain storage capac
ity in the state by mid-
December.
Cold chain spaces
are designed to keep
Covid-19 vaccines at
the recommended
temperature from
the time of its manu-
facture till it reaches
the target benefi-
ciary.
Slight changes and
flunctuations in tem-
perature can adversely
affect the efficacy of
the vaccines.
Officials are hopeful
that Uttar Pradesh may
receive four crore dos-
es of the vaccine in the
initial phase and ade-
quate storage space is
needed to ensure the
vaccines are not ren-
dered ineffective.
Lucknow, Lakhim-
pur Kheri, Basti, Kan-
pur Dehat, Hathras,
and Siddhartha Nagar
already have sufficient
storage space in place
for keeping ice-lined
refrigerators holding
36,901 litres.
Arrangements in
other districts are
also being made in a
phased manner and
the entire exercise to
build cold chain space
of 1,23,205 litres
will most likely be com-
pleted by December 15.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The police
on Friday night confis-
cated 2581 tortoises be-
ing transported in gun-
ny bags by a truck at
Etawah. Their price is
estimated to be Rs 1
crore. Saifai police ar-
rested four people in
this regard.
Saifai police station
in-charge Satish Chan-
dra Yadav said during
checking, a van followed
by a truck were moving
towards Karhal from
Mainpuri and despite
being asked to stop for
checking, they tried to
speed of. Later they
were chased and caught,
though the driver of the
truck, identified as
Munna Singh, managed
to give the police a slip.
The persons in the van
said the tortoises were
collected from different
parts of Mainpuri to be
supplied to Kolkata.
Etawah resident Kap-
tan Singh and Jagdish
while Mainpuri resi-
dents Kalicharan and
Suresh were arrested
and interrogated by the
police.TheysaidKalich-
aran was the master-
mind of the crime who
had bought the tortoises
from different places to
send them to Kolkata.
First India Bureau
Lucknow:UP officials
are lauding the state’s
Mission Shakti Pro-
gramme as more and
more girls are now be-
ing adopted by childless
couples from other
countries.
According to a gov-
ernment spokesman,
orphan girls are being
adopted by couples from
countries like Belgium,
Spain, Italy, Canada,
France and Malta. This
trend shines as a beacon
of hope for many young
lives, as this reflects a
changing mindsets.
In 2019, 67 children
were adopted by foreign-
ers,outof which45were
girls. However, in 2020,
the number of domestic
adoption soared to 131
despite the raging pan-
demic, which included
88 girls.
Foreigners adopted 22
girls out of total 35 chil-
drenadoptedfromJanu-
ary 1, 2020 to November
22, 2020, an official said.
At least 456 girls have
been adopted by domes-
tic and foreign couples
in last two years.
CM Yogi Adityanath with ACS Home Awanish Awasthi at an event.
Awanish Awasthi
directed the officials
of the companies to
speed up the
construction of the
expressway
First India Bureau
Lucknow: If you are a
victim of crime and the
police are reluctant to
register complaint, you
need not worry because
there is the facility of
online FIR, which goes
directly to the top offi-
cials of the police de-
partment, who then in-
struct the police station
concerned to expedite
the process of police ac-
tion. This saves the has-
sle of taking the rounds
of the police station.
Recently one Rana
Pratap Singh of
Sikriganj under Geeda
police station was hit by
a gunshot in a marriage
and the police were non-
cooperative.
The youth then filed
an online FIR and now
without any hassle the
case has been taken up
by the police on orders
from the higher ups.
One can download the
UP Cop app and register
by filling in one’s name,
address and other re-
quired personal details
before choosing the
right option for the type
of complaint to be filed.
However, named FIR
cannot be filed through
this system because the
police feel by allowing
this, innocent people
can be framed. The po-
lice file named FIRs af-
ter its probe. Cases of
lost and found or miss-
ing persons, accidents,
incidents, thefts or tri-
ple talak cases can be
filed through this app.
FIRs can also be lodged
on UP Police website up-
police.gov.in. In both
cases the complainant
will receive the copy of
the FIR and the police
station location.
ADG Dawa Sherpa
said online FIR was be-
ing promoted and police
stations had been asked
to spread information.
Yogi govt’s online FIR system gains popularity
SMART MOVE

ADG Dawa
Sherpa said
online FIR was
being promoted
and police
stations had
been asked to
spread info on
this in the
public
The police have been asked to spread information on online FIR.
The gunny bags containing the tortoises in police watch.
UP readies storage for vaccine on war footing
More girls find homes abroad
Over 2,500 tortoises
seized, 4 arrested

INDIALUCKNOW | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020
CM Yogi’s...
The complainant’s
daughtermarriedsome-
one else in June this
year. However, Ahmed
continued to harass her
family members, he
said. According to the
complaint, Ahmed went
to Tikaram’s house on
Saturday and asked him
to bring his daughter
back from her in-laws’
house.
Threatening her fam-
ily, the accused told Ti-
karam that the woman
will have to undergo re-
ligious conversion and
marry him, according
to the complaint.
Tikaram subsequent-
ly approached the po-
lice, and a case was reg-
istered against the ac-
cused. Deputy Inspector
General of Police, Ba-
reilly range, Rajesh Ku-
mar Pandey told report-
ers that the case was
being investigated.
Uttar Pradesh Gover-
nor Anandiben Patel on
Saturday gave assent to
an ordinance against
forcible or fraudulent
religious conversions
that provides for im-
prisonment up to 10
years and a maximum
fine of Rs 50,000 under
different categories.
The promulgation of
the Uttar Pradesh Pro-
hibition of Unlawful
Conversion of Religion
Ordinance, 2020, came
four days after the Yogi
Adityanathgovernment
approved the draft of
the legislation which
also curbs religious con-
versions only for the
sake of marriage.
Under the law which
deals with different cat-
egories of offences, a
marriage will be de-
clared “null and void” if
the conversion of a
woman is solely for that
purpose, and those
wishing to change their
religion after marriage
need to apply to the dis-
trict magistrate.
‘Will turn...
“The BJP will not un-
dermine any election,
whether they are gully
or national elections.
We have come to Hy-
derabad because you
don’t come out of your
farmhouse and your
government has not
cleaned up even a single
gully,” he said.
Referring to the alle-
gations that the BJP
ministers had not come
to call on people when
Hyderabadwasinfloods
and the Modi govern-
ment had not given a
single rupee towards
flood relief, Shah sought
to know whether KCR
or All India Majlis-e-It-
tehadul Muslimeen
(AIMIM) leaders had
visited any flood-affect-
ed areas. Reacting to
MIM president Asadud-
din Owaisi’s question as
to what the Centre was
doing when Rohingyas
were staying illegally in
the country, Shah said
everybody had watched
on television sets as to
who had made a hue
and cry in Parliament,
when the Centre was
bringing a bill to repat-
riate Rohigyas. “Let
Owaisi give it in writ-
ing. We shall drive away
Rohingyas immediate-
ly,” he said.
On Dev...
On the work front, PM
will inaugurate a six-
lane stretch of the na-
tional highway between
the city and Prayagraj.
He will also undertake a
site visit of Kashi
Vishwanath temple cor-
ridor project and go to
the Sarnath archaeo-
logical site as well.
The 73-km stretch of
the newly widened and
six-lane NH19, which
has been made with a
cost of Rs 2,447 crore, is
expected to reduce the
travel time between
Prayagraj and Varanasi
an hour, it added.
CM Yogi, who lead the
arrangements in Vara-
nasi has said that the
return of the Goddess
from Canada is one of
the greatest moments
on Dev Deepawali.
Farmers reject...
They said the farmers
will not accept any con-
ditional dialogue and
will block all five entry
points to Delhi.
“The condition laid
down by Home Minister
Amit Shah is not accept-
able to us. We will not
hold any conditional
talks. We reject the gov-
ernment’s offer. The
blockade will not end.
We will block all five en-
try point to Delhi,” Sur-
jeet S Phul, Bhartiya
Kisan Union’s Punjab
president, told report-
ers.
Covidshield trial...
for its testing, ‘manufac-
ture and distribution’,
failing which legal ac-
tion would be taken.
The legal notice has
been sent to Pune based
Serum Institute of In-
dia (SII), which has col-
laborated with Oxford
University and Astra
Zeneca, a pharmaceu-
tial company, in connec-
tion with making of the
vaccine, ‘Covidshield.’
ICMY, one of the spon-
sors besides SII & Sri
Ramachandra Institute
of Higher Education
and Research, which ad-
ministered the vaccine
to the man, have been
served with the notice.
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: After
spending another night
in the cold, thousands
of farmers continued to
protest against the Cen-
tre’s new agri laws on
the fourth consecutive
day on Sunday, staying
put at the Singhu and
Tikri border points. #
“We do not accept the
condition of their (govt)
proposal. We are ready
to talk but will not ac-
cept any condition
now,” said Gurnam Sin-
gh Chadhoni, Haryana
unit president for the
Bhartiya Kisan Union.
Darshan Pal, Punjab
president of Krantikari
Kisan Union, said, “The
government has invited
us to talk with condi-
tions. The environment
should be created for a
conversation. We will
not talk if there are any
conditions”.
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah appealed to
the farmers to shift to
the Burari ground and
had said the Centre was
ready to hold discus-
sions with them as soon
as they move to the des-
ignated place. A delega-
tion of the farmers has
been invited for a dis-
cussion on December 3,
he said, adding now that
some of their unions
have demanded that
talks should be held im-
mediately, the central
government is ready to
do so as soon as the pro-
testersshifttogroundin
Burari.—PTI
Situation remains tense around
Delhi-UP border and beyondHundreds of farmers from Rajasthan & Punjab continued to join the farmers’ protest at the border areas
A large number of farmers gather during their protest against the
farm laws at Singhu border in New Delhi on Sunday.
A women farmer holds a stick during their protest against the
farm laws at Delhi-Ghaziabad border in New Delhi on Sunday.
New Delhi: Nearly 71
per cent of the 496 new
COVID-19 fatalities re-
ported in a span of 24
hours from 8 states and
union territories with
Delhi recording the
highest number of 89
deaths followed by Ma-
harashtra with 88 and
West Bengal with 52,
the Union health minis-
try said on Sunday. It
said 22 states and UTs
have recorded case fa-
tality rates lower than
the national average of
1.46 per cent.
The total cases
mounted to 93,92,919
with 41,810 new infec-
tions being reported in
a day, while the death
toll climbed to 1,36,696
with 496 new fatalities.
The active COVID-19
caseload remained be-
low 5 lakh for the 19th
consecutive day.There
are 4,53,956 active coro-
navirus infections in
the country which com-
prises 4.83 per cent of
the total caseload, the
data stated.
The number of peo-
ple who have recuper-
ated from the disease
surged to 88,02,267
pushing the national re-
covery rate to 93.71 per
cent. India’’s COVID-19
tally had crossed the 20-
lakh mark on August 7,
30 lakh on August 23
and 40 lakh on Septem-
ber 5. It went past 50
lakh on September 16,
60 lakh on September
28, 70 lakh on October
11, crossed 80 lakh on
October 29, and sur-
passed 90 lakh on No-
vember 20. As per
ICMR, over 13.95 crore
samples have been test-
ed up to November 28
with 12,83,449 samples
being tested on Satur-
day. The 496 new fatali-
ties include 89 from
Delhi, 88 from Maha-
rashtra 52 from West
Bengal, 30 from Hary-
ana, 28 from Punjab, 25
from Kerala and 21 from
Uttar Pradesh.
1,36,696 deaths have
been reported so far in
the country including
46,986 from Maharash-
tra, 11,750 from Karna-
taka, 11,694 from Tamil
Nadu, 8,998 from Delhi,
8,322 from West Bengal,
7,718fromUP, 6,981from
Andhra Pradesh, 4,765
from Punjab, 3,953 from
Gujarat and 3,237 from
Madhya Pradesh. —PTI
Coronavirus: Cause for worry as
cases rise steadily in 8 states & UT
Bhopal: Madhya
Pradesh, which is
known as the "tiger
state" of India, has lost
26 striped animals so
far this year, as per the
National Tiger Conser-
vation Authority.
Reacting to it, Mad-
hya Pradesh Forest
Minister Vijay Shah
told PTI that the aver-
age death rate of tigers
was less compared to
their birth rate in the
state in last six years.
According to the Na-
tional Tiger Conserva-
tion Authoritys (NTCA)
website, out of the 26
tiger deaths reported
since April this year,
MP lost 21 felines inside
the tiger reserves, in-
cluding 10 in the Band-
havgarh Tiger Reserve.
No tiger death was re-
ported in the first three
months of this year, as
per the data.
In 2019, the state lost
28 tigers while three
cases of seizures of
body parts due to poach-
ing were also reported.
Karnataka, which is
on the second position
in the number of tigers
in the country, regis-
tered eight deaths and
two seizures of tiger
body parts this year, as
per the data. The state
lost 12 big cats last year.
"Right now, MP has
124 tiger cubs. The cubs
were not counted dur-
ing the last census (in
2018). In the next count,
we are going to have
more than 600 tigers,"
Mr Shah said.
"We have more tigers
than the area for them.
Take the example of
Bandhavgarh Tiger Re-
serve-it has 125 tigers
whereas it has the terri-
tory to house only 90,"
he said. The minister
attributed the big num-
ber of tiger deaths in
Bandhavgarh to the ter-
ritorial fight among the
big cats for space and
dominance. —PTI
MP loses 26 Tigers;
birth rate rore than
deaths, says govt
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan has
said that the State Dis-
aster Management Au-
thority has directed the
public to be vigilant as
the impact of the low-
pressure area formed in
the Bay of Bengal may
cause extremely heavy
rainfall and strong
winds in parts of Kera-
la. “Going to sea from
the coast of Kerala will
be completely banned
from midnight on No-
vember 30 as the sea is
likely to be very rough
from December 1. —PTI
Chennai: The Chennai
Air Customs officials
have seized 3.15 kilo-
gram of gold worth Rs
1.57 crores from Chen-
nai International Air-
port and arrested three
accused in connection
with the recovery. As
per a tweet by Chennai
Air Customs on Sun-
day, gold sheets or foils
were recovered from
LCD monitors, 12 gold
sheets from a laptop
and a trolley bag and
three packets of gold
paste were recovered
from the pant of the ac-
cused. —ANI
Gold worth Rs
1.57 cr seized at
Chennai Airport
Heavy rains likely
in Kerala over
next few days
Mumbai: Late music
composer Wajid Khan's
wife, Kamalrukh Khan,
has claimed she was
subjected to "scare tac-
tics" & was made an
"outcast" by her in-laws
after she refused to con-
vert to Islam.Wajid
Khan of duo Sajid-Wa-
jid passed away in June.
Opening up about her
experience through an
Instagram handle, Ka-
malrukh said she is a
Parsi who got married
to the "Dabangg" com-
poser under the Special
Marriages Act. —PTI
New Delhi: Bollywood
actor-turned-politician
Urmila Matondkar, who
exited Congress just 5
months after contesting
the 2019 Lok Sabha elec-
tions on its ticket, will
join the Shiv Sena on
Monday. In her state-
ment, Urmila Matond-
kar said, “My political
and social sensibilities
refuse to allow vested
interests in the party to
use me as a means to
fight petty in-house poli-
tics instead of working
onabiggergoalinMum-
bai Congress.” —PTI
Wajid ’s family tried to
convert me to Islam: Wife
Urmila Matondkar set to
join Shiv Sena today
‘TALK TO FARMERS
UNCONDITIONALLY’
Wajid Khan’s wife KamalrukhUrmila Matondkar
People wearing face masks stand in line to enter a station in New Delhi. —FILE PHOTO
HOLY DIP BANNED ON KARTIK PURNIMA
Panaji: The Indian
Navy has recovered
some debris of the
MiG-29K aircraft that
went missing 3 days
back in the Arabian
Sea off the Goa coast,
a spokesperson said
on Sunday, adding the
search continued
with ships and air-
craft for missing pilot
CdrNishantSingh.In
addition to nine war-
ships and 14 aircraft
engaged in search ef-
forts, Indian Navy’s
FastInterceptorCraft
also deployed to
search waters along
the coast, a defence
releasesaid.TheMiG-
29K trainer aircraft
crashed into the Ara-
bian sea on Thursday.
One of the pilots on
boardtheaircraftwas
rescued while an op-
eration is still under-
way to locate Com-
mander Nishant Sin-
gh. The Mig-29 air-
craft operate from the
IndianNavy’saircraft
carrier INS Vikrama-
ditya. —PTI
MiG debris located
in search operation
—PHOTOSBYANI

NEWSLUCKNOW | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Mahoba: SP Arun Ku-
mar Srivastava, on
Monday announced a
reward of Rs 25 thou-
sand each on IPS Ma-
nilal Patidar and Sepoy
Arun Yadav, who are
both absconding in the
suspected death of
crusher businessman
Indrakant Tripathi of
Kabrai in Mahoba.
At the same time,
there may soon be an-
other FIR registered
against IPS Patidar.
Prosecution officers are
being consulted for the
FIR in the case of ille-
gal recovery. Prepara-
tions are also underway
for the distrainment of
the property of both.
Superintendent of
Police Arun Kumar
Srivastava said that
three policemen, in-
cluding IPS Manilal
Patidar, were declared
fugitives by the Special
Court of Lucknow on
November 15.
On Wednesday, the
police arrested Deven-
dra Shukla, then in-
charge of Kabrai police
station, from Jhansi
border. This was the
first arrest of a police-
man in the case; 84 days
later. Earlier, two
crusher traders were
arrested.
Crusher business-
man Indrakant Trip-
athi, resident of Mohal-
la Jawahar Nagar in
Kabrai, had made a
video go viral on social
media on September 7
accusing the then SP
Manilal Patidar of de-
manding bribe.
The businessman
also sent the video and
letter to CM and DGP. In
the video, the business-
man had expressed his
inability in paying the
money demanded due
to a dip in the kabarai
stone market. The busi-
nessman had also ac-
cused the SO and ex-
pressed a fear of his
likely murder.
Meanwhile, the next
morning Indrakant was
found injured in his car.
A bullet was shot on his
throat. He was sent to
the Regency Hospital in
Kanpur for treatment
but he died on 13 Sep-
tember.
On September 11, on
the direction of the gov-
ernment, the police reg-
istered a case under sec-
tion 302 of the IPC
against IPS Manilal
Patidar, Kabrai police
station incharge Deven-
dra Shukla, Constable
Arun Yadav and two
traders.
First India Bureau
Goarkhpur: The tank-
er, carrying petrol
from Baitalpur oil de-
pot in Deoria district
lost control and over-
turned in front of
Kowabagh police post
in Gorakhpur. As soon
as the incident hap-
pened, the filled petrol
started flowing on the
road. Seeing the prized
petrol flowing on the
road, locals and even
some policemen began
to fill gallons.
Umesh Kahar, a driv-
er from Lumbini (Ne-
pal), drove from the
Baitalpur depot with a
petrol filled tanker at
dawn on Saturday.
Around four o’clock he
reached the Kauwa po-
lice post. In an attempt
to save a high speed
truck coming from the
front, the tanker lost
control and turned
over. Thankfully, there
was no major accident.
As the tanker over-
turned, petrol started
flowing on the road.
On getting this infor-
mation, the nearby
people reached with
buckets and gallons to
collect the flowing pet-
rol from the tanker.
The outpost in-charge
gave information to
the fire brigade. Later,
two fire engines
reached the spot.
Three cranes were also
called from Transport
Nagar but the tanker
could not be lifted due
to its weight.
The police had to use
force to remove the in-
creasing crowd at the
spot.
Traffic on Mohd-
ipur-Asuran road was
disrupted from 4 am to
3 pm due to this tanker
overturning in the
middle of the road.
At one o’clock in the
afternoon, the tanker
was straightened up
with the help of a
40-tonne crane. A foam
shower was poured
over the tanker to en-
sure safety from spark-
ing fire emanating
from the crane. Offic-
ers breathed a sigh of
relief when the tanker
woke up.
CM lays foundation of
data centre in Gr Noida
First India Bureau
Noida: Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on
Sunday laid the foun-
dation stone for a data
centre to be developed
at Greater Noida.
The chief minister
also directed officials
to establish a 100-bed
hospital and a trauma
centre near the Yamu-
na Expressway at Jew-
ar in Gautam Buddh
Nagar.
Adityanath virtual-
ly joined the ceremony
for the ambitious data
centre project from the
state capital along
with Cabinet Minister
Satish Mahana, among
others.
The state govern-
ment had on October
24 given its approval to
the data centre which
will be set up by Mum-
bai-based real estate
group Hiranandani on
a 20-acre plot and
would cost approxi-
mately Rs 600 crore, ac-
cording to officials.
In the absence of ad-
equate data centres,
data is largely stored
in locations outside
the country but with
this data park it will
now be safely kept
within the state, the of-
ficials added.
“A 100-bed hospital
and trauma centre
should be built near
Yamuna Expressway:
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath,” his office
tweeted.
Responding to the
development, Greater
Noida-Jewar MLA
Dhirendra Singh said
the setting up of a hos-
pital in the region
would benefit the local
residents.
“This is a unique gift
from the chief minis-
ter to the Jewar assem-
bly constituency.
The hospital will give
relief to local residents
from the arbitrary and
costly treatments
given by private
facilities,” Singh
tweeted.
PolicenabmanimpersonatingasAmit
Shah’snephew&tryingtomeetMLA
First India Bureau
Agra: Police took a
young man custody who
came to meet the BJP
MLA Yogendra Upad-
hyay in Agra.
The young man called
up the MLA and intro-
duced himself as the
nephew of Union Home
Minister Amit Shah. He
had been calling the
MLA for several days
and was talking about
comingtoAgra.OnSun-
day afternoon, he came
to meet the MLA.
The youth told the
MLA that he was not
aware of Agra’s geogra-
phyandrequestedsome-
one to accompany him.
The MLA sent his son
with the young man.
After shopping at a
clothing showroom on
MG Road, the young
man looked at the MLA’s
son for payment of Rs.
40,000. This made the
MLA’s son suspicious
and he informed his fa-
ther.
The MLA inquired on
his level and found that
the man declaring him-
self a nephew of Shah
had duped earlier too.
He called the Naayi
mandi police and hand-
ed over the young man
to them. The Police is
interrogating him.
`25,000 reward
declared on IPS
officers on the run
Cops, locals loot petrol
alike after tanker turns
turtle in Goarkhpur
A policeman stealing petrol.
First India Bureau
B a l r a m p u r / L u c -
know: The case of the
alleged murder of jour-
nalist Rakesh Singh
Nirbheek and his fellow
Hinduist leader Pintu
Sahu being burnt and
killed, is gaining atten-
tion.
Before the funeral of
the journalist, his wife
Vibha Singh said that
she does not trust the
police at all. If all the
culprits are not arrest-
ed within two days,
then she will commit
self-immolation with
her two daughters in
front of the Collector-
ate office.
Sadar MLA Paltu
Ram, who reached the
spot, assured the jour-
nalist’s wife of getting
the accused arresting
within two days and
said that Vibha Singh
would be provided job
and her daughters
would be granted finan-
cial assistance. After
the MLA’s assurances,
the body of the journal-
ist was taken for crema-
tion amidst heavy secu-
rity.
On Friday night,
Rakeshwasinhishouse
with his friend Pintu
Sahu (36). A sudden fire
broke out in the room at
midnight. One wall of
the room was also dam-
aged with the explo-
sion. Pintu Sahu died
on the spot whereas
Rakesh was taken to the
district joint hospital
for treatment.
Rakesh was ostensi-
bly screaming in the
hospital, that he was
about to break some big
news and that’s why the
Panch and the Pradhan
etc. have burned him
alive. He was later re-
ferred to Lucknow and
succumbed during
treatment at the Civil
Hospital there.
The room in which
the incident happened
was reportedly locked
from the outside and
the mobiles of these
two were placed on the
table outside that room.
SP Devaranjan Ver-
ma said that two police
teams have been set up
to reveal the case. Five
people are being inter-
rogated. Many impor-
tant clues have been
found in the inquiry.
Anyone involved in the
incident will not be
spared.
The Commissioner
Devipatan Mandal, DIG
Devipatan Range, Hon-
orable Sadar MLA Pal-
turam Ji, District Mag-
istrate Balrampur and
Superintendent of Po-
lice Balrampur, visited
the family of the de-
ceased journalist Rake-
sh Singh Nirbheek and
offered a check of Rs. 5
lakh was passed to his
wife.
The management of
Balrampur Sugar Mill
has promised an imme-
diate job to Mrs. Vibha
Singh. Adequate ar-
rangements regarding
the further education
of both his girls have
been ensued by the ad-
ministration.
24×7 security has also
been to the family of
Late journalist Nirb-
heek.
Wife of scribe, who was charred to death,
threatens self-immolation in Balrampur
First India Bureau
Muzaffarnagar: A
36-year-old Army of-
ficer was found hang-
ing at his house on
Sunday in Muzaffarna-
gar district of Uttar
Pradesh in a suspected
case of suicide, police
said.
Kuldeep, 36, was
found hanging from
the ceiling at home
with no suicide note
left behind, they add-
ed. According to Circle
Officer Pradeep Singh,
his wife was not pre-
sent when the incident
took place and the
cause behind the step
has not yet been identi-
fied.
The soldier was post-
ed in Leh with the Jat
Regiment of the Indian
Army and had come
home on leave for a
month on November
13. The body has been
sent for a post-mortem
while an investigation
is on.The jawan leaves
behind his wife and
two children.
Army officer found
hanging at his house
in Muzaffarnagar
Slain journalist Rakesh Singh
Nirbheek’s wife Vibha Singh.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
DEATH OF BUSINESSMAN
WINTER IS HERE!
Birds take flight in the backdrop of Taj Mahal engulfed in a thick fog in Agra. —PHOTO BY PTI
CM Yogi Adityanath also orders setting up of hospital near Jewar
WILL FREE RATION
COST DEAR?
It is a known fact that the
Yogi Adityanath government
of Uttar Pradesh had made
elaborate arrangements for
free ration distribution for the
poor and needy during the
peak Covid crisis in Lucknow
This is altogether different
story that many affluent and
resourceful people feasted on
this free ration by using their
connections to get ration
card made in their name
during the crisis period. All
these people who feasted on
this free & unethical ration
should now be ready to shed
some of their precious body
weight as the UP government
has ordered the Lucknow DM
to scrutinize all the ration
cards issued from March to
September. Anybody having
a two wheeler/four wheeler/
air conditioner/ generator/
his own house (more
than 100 sq meters) or an
annual income more than
Rs three lakh will be made
to cough up the cost of free
goodies they had consumed
clandestinely. Now the gossip
in the capital is that since the
free ration somehow made to
some really influential people
also so will the government
be able to get something
out of this shameless brazen
lot?
—Ahtesham Siddiqui
EVERY DOG HAS
ITS DAY!
One particular dog is making
news in the up bureaucracy
these days. The popularity of
this dog is not restricted to the
bureaucracy alone but also
has a tremendous reach on the
social media as well because it
is no ordinary dog since it is a
pet of a woman IAS officer. This
IAS officer is currently posted
as DM of one of the districts
of Western Uttar Pradesh.
The pet and the owner have a
tremendous level of affection for
each other. The privileged pet is
often seen travelling along with
the DM madam in her official
car while she is on her official
visits. No matter how hectic the
schedule of DM madam is, she
somehow finds time for her
favourite pet. The two-way story
of the selfish love between the
pet and the owner is also often
visible on Twitter as well. UP
bureaucracy officers are often
heard saying that if someone is
having a good time during Covid
then it’s the DM madam and her
doggy. —Vishal Srivastav

A mind will either wear out or
rust away. We have to decide
ourselves what our mind will do-
it is purely a decision not a chance.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India
LUCKNOW | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2020www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
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2NDFRONT
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Uttar
Pradesh government
has given its nod to
the Central Bureau
of Investigation
(CBI) to prosecute
the then District
Magistrate (DM) re-
tired IAS officer
Sachidanand Dubey
for his involvement
in MNREGA scam in
Balrampur.
The CBI had sought
permission from the
state government to
prosecute Dubey under
the new rules after he
was found guilty in its
investigation. With this
decision of the state
government, the prob-
lems of Sachchidanand
Dubey are sure to in-
crease.
A scam in Mid Day
Meal Scheme had also
come to the fore in 2014
when Dubey was the
DM in Mainpuri. After
filing a case against
him, the CBI had raid-
ed the house of Dubey
on July 21, 2014 and
seized about Rs 51 lakh
placed inside envelopes
in several almirahs. It
was found that the
amount was bribe
amount the officer had
collected while he was
the DM of Balrampur.
After that the CBI had
arrested him and sent
him to jail.
The CBI had got
proofs that Sachidan-
and had also spent MN-
REGA budget on pur-
chase of stationery, gen-
erator set and aware-
ness campaigns during
his tenure as Balram-
pur DM between 2007
and 2009.
The purchases were
made not from Central
agencies but NGOs,
wherein there were fi-
nancial discrepancies
worth crores of rupees.
The investigation
agency has already filed
charge sheets in four
cases of Balrampur
while many cases are
under investigation.
Likewise, Dubey was
also reportedly in-
volved in corruptions
inMidDayMealscheme
while serving as Main-
puri DM. In this apart
from the then CDOs JB
Singh and Uday
Shankar Chaturvedi,
the former BSA KDN
Ram and supply firm
was accused by the CBI.
The Enforcement Di-
rectorate had also reg-
istered eight cases in
the MNREGA scam, in
which Sachidanand
Dubey was also
questioned.
The ED is probing the
MNREGA scam and
also searching for dif-
ferent properties of the
accused officials. It
might attach such prop-
erties.
Given the strict anti-
corruption stance of
the Yogi Adityanath
government in the
state, the difficulties of
Sachidanand are sure
to rise and he might
have to surrender in the
court soon.
Former IAS officer Sachidanand Dubey (Right) The CBI office.
MNREGA Scam: CBI gets govt nod to
prosecute former IAS officer Dubey
The CBI had sought permission from the state govt to prosecute Sachidanand Dubey under the new rule
WHAT CBI FOUND
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Amid farm-
ers’ protests against
Union government’s
agricultural laws, Ba-
hujan Samaj Party
(BSP) supremo
Mayawati said it
would be better if the
Central government
reconsiders the
three newly-enacted
legislation.
“Farmers are quite
angry and agitating
throughout the country,
expressing their disa-
greement about the re-
cently enacted three
laws related to agricul-
ture by the Central gov-
ernment. In view of
this, if the Union gov-
ernment reconsiders
these laws, made with-
out the consent of the
farmers, it would be
better,” Mayawati
tweeted in Hindi.
As farmers on Sun-
day continued their pro-
test against the Central
farm laws at the Ghazi-
abad-Delhi border, the
Bharatiya Kisan Union
(BKU) asked why they
were being appealed to
shift their demonstra-
tion to Nirankari Sa-
magam Ground in Bu-
rari on the outskirts of
the national capital.
“Protests happen at
Ramlila ground, then
why should we go to
Nirankari Bhawan, a
private facility? ” BKU
spokesperson Rakesh
Tikait said. This comes
hours after Union Home
Minister Amit Shah ap-
pealed to the farmers’
union to gather on
Nirankari Samagam
Ground, saying the Cen-
tre was ready to hold
talks even before
the scheduled day of
December 3.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Interna-
tional Working Presi-
dent of the Vishwa
Hindu Parishad (VHP)
Alok Kumar on Sun-
day congratulated the
Yogi Adityanath-led
Uttar Pradesh govern-
ment for registering
the first case under
the Uttar Pradesh Pro-
hibition of Unlawful
Conversion of Reli-
gion Ordinance, 2020.
“I am very satisfied
and must congratulate
UP Chief Minister for
becoming the first state
in the country to have an
effective law in the mat-
ter of ‘Love Jihad’, and
religious conversions
brought about by force,
deception and deceit,”
Kumar said. The first
case has been registered
under the newly-prom-
ulgated ordinance at the
Deorania police station
in Bareilly. The man,
who was accused of
pressuring a woman to
convert her religion is
absconding, the police
said.
The VHP president
said that forceful conver-
sion through deceit and
force was ‘becoming a
pandemic’ in many
states including UP.
“This is becoming a pan-
demic problem in many
states.Hindugirlsarebe-
ing harassed. It cannot
be tolerated in any civi-
lised society,” he added.
He further appreci-
ated the speed at which
the ordinance had been
passed and promulgat-
ed, and said that the
Bareilly police’s quick
action was a sign of
determination and
effectiveness.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Three peo-
ple, including two
women, were killed
while two others seri-
ously injured when a
van they were travel-
ling in collided head-
on with a Uttar
Pradeshroadwaysbus
on Sunday.
The deceased have
been identified as
Maya Devi (42), Ram
Kali (39) and Rinku
(21) all residents of
Saurikh in Kannauj.
Circle Officer (Bil-
haur) Santosh Singh
said the accident took
place on the GT Road
near Dhamni Nivada
village in Shivrajpur
when the roadways
bus and the van, ferry-
ing five people, collid-
ed head-on.
Local residents
rushed to the site and
immediately took the
people out. The three
people had died on the
spot itself, the CO add-
ed. The injured per-
sons, including the
two seriously injured
-- Puran Lal (37) and
Ram Prakash (18)--
were admitted to Lala
Lajpat Rai (LLR) Hos-
pital, where their con-
dition is said to be
critical. The bus and
the van were travel-
ling at a high speed
and that led to the ac-
cident, officials said.
International Working President of the VHP Alok Kumar
BSP supremo Mayawati
Maya asks Centre to
reconsider farm laws
First case against ‘love
jihad’ gets VHP chief pat
Two women among
3 killed in mishap
The bus was on its
way to Hardoi, while
the van was heading
towards Kannauj
First India Bureau
Varanasi: Prepara-
tions have been com-
pleted for the gradua-
tion and teacher MLC
elections. The polling
is scheduled on De-
cember 1 in Jaunpur.
Polling parties will
be dispatched from the
Collectorate from 8 am
on Monday morning.
Assistant Returning Of-
ficer Dinesh Kumar
Singh held a meeting in
this regard and allocat-
ed responsibilities to
all. A total of 94 booths
have been set up for the
election. Teacher MLCs
have got 22 booths and
72 booths are for gradu-
ate MLCs.
Voting will be held
from 8 am to 5 pm on
December 1. While
there are 6706 teacher
voters across the dis-
trict, the number of
graduate voters is
48418.Special arrange-
ments are being made
at all polling stations
of the district, the re-
sponsibility of which
has been given to the
BDO. The voters will
also be given flowers.
Chairs and drinking
water would be
provided to the voters.
After the polling is
over by 5 pm, the elec-
tion ballot, ballot ac-
count etc. will be sub-
mitted at the Collector-
ate. After this, on behalf
of the District Election
Department, a team
will be sent to submit
these to Varanasi under
the leadership of the
designated officer.
There, these will be
kept in the strong room
of the commissioner.
Covid-19 Help Desk has
been set up at all polling
stations and polling
places. The tempera-
ture of the voters will
be checked through a
thermal scanner. Hand
gloves and hand sanitiz-
ers will be provided.
After this, voters will
vote on the form accord-
ing to their order of
preference with the pen
given by the polling
personnel.
Amid covid precautions, Jaunpur gears up for teacher MLC polls
IN FULL SWING

A total of 94
booths have
been set up for
the election.
Teacher MLCs
have got 22
booths and 72
booths are for
graduate
MLCs A poll official preparing for the MLC elctions to be held tomorrow.
CALL OFF THE DOG!
Due to the cutting of the forest by humans, animals living in the wild often turn towards the
city. When one of the tigers tried to come into to a populated area from Pilibhit tiger reserve
and started to attack cows and other cattle, a dog confronted him and forced him to return.
—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
COVID-19
UPDATE
UTTAR PRADESH
7,742
DEATHS
5,41,873
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
3,969 DEATHS 2,08,278 CASES
DELHI
WORLD
14,62,945
DEATHS
6,28,72,202
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
94,30,705
CONFIRMED CASES
1,37,151
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
47,071 DEATHS 18,20,059 CASES
RAJASTHAN
KARNATAKA
11,765 DEATHS 8,83,899 CASES

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POSITIVE
CHANGE
Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared
the news with her fans about her
recent honour of being named
the British Fashion Council’s
Ambassador for ‘Positive Change’.
She will be working in London
for the same, over the
coming year.
THEMONTHTHATWASCITY FIRST BRUSHES UP THE HAPPENINGS OF THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
IN BOLLYWOOD; COME WHAT MAY... LIFE GOES ON!
TYING A KNOT SOON
Gauhar Khan and Zaid Darbar announced that they will be tying a knot on 25
December. They will be having a private and intimate ceremony with just
close friends and family, due to the pandemic.
DDLJ BACK AGAIN
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge (DDLJ) started playing at
Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir Theatre once again this month after
the theatres finally reopened in Maharashtra after almost eight
months of being shut during COVID. DDLJ has been playing in the
Maratha Mandir since its release on 20 October, 1995.
51 YEARS STRONG
Amitabh Bachchan completed 52 years in the Bollywood
industry and shared a unique artwork made by a fan to
commemorate the star’s major contribution to Indian cinema.
ED-A-MAMMA
Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt officially launched her own conscious
clothing apparel brand for children, ‘Ed-a-Mamma’ this month. The
brand caters to children aged 2 to 14 years.
BLESSED
Bollywood actor Amrita Rao and
husband RJ Anmol welcomed their
first child and were blessed with a
baby boy earlier this month.
WORKING HARD
Taapsee Pannu has been
preparing really hard for
her upcoming film ‘Rashmi
Rocket’. She has been
sharing her fascinating
fitness workouts from the
practice field, as she has
been following strict fitness
regimes to prepare her body
like an athlete.
LICENSED
SCUBA DIVER
Sonakshi Sinha,
who was on a
vacation to the
Maldives recently,
announced
that she is
now a licensed
scuba diver and
attained a 100
percent score in
the open water
diver course test.
JUG JUG JEEYO
Karan Johar kickstarted the shooting of his
upcoming film ‘Jug Jug Jeeyo’ in Chandigarh this
month, with actors Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor,
Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani and Prajakta Kohli.
The comedy entertainer marks Neetu Kapoor’s
comeback in movies after seven years.
DURGAVATI TO
DURGAMATI
Bhumi Pednekar
revealed the poster
of her upcoming film
‘Durgamati’ which will be
released on 11 December
on the OTT platform.
It was earlier titled
‘Durgavati’. Bhumi will
be portraying a horror
character in the film.
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FACEOFTHEDAY
ROSHNI BHATIA, Influencer
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Be a little proactive on the
professional front and
volunteer to take more
responsibilities. Students
are likely to add a feather in their cap
by bringing in brilliant results in the
studies. Financial front grows stronger
as you come across big money. Right
timing is the key for you.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A financially sound
investment is likely to
come your way. Your hard
work is likely to be
recognised and get you back into the
rat race. Initiatives taken by you on
the professional front are likely to be
appreciated by all. Good earning is
set to improve your quality of life.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
This is one of your luckiest
days in which you are
poised to achieve the
unachievable! This is a
rewarding day to grab the benefits.
Your performance on a specific task
is likely to come up for praise by
those who matter. Salary increase
may become a reality for some.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Stars indicate a strong
possibility of a windfall. You
continue to excel on the
academic front. Appreciation
comes to you for something achieved
on the professional front. A deeper
understanding with the one you love
can be expected and help strengthen
the loving bonds.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Property related transac-
tions should be postponed
to a later date. A get
together with cousins and
friends will bring in the fun element.
Those looking for jobs may have to
pull up their socks to prepare for the
upcoming interviews. Your hard work
will be quite visible.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your standing on the social
front may get the boost it
deserves. A comparatively
cooler time at work may
come as a big relief to some. Someone
with his or her self-interest in mind is
likely to appease you. You cannot help
but appreciate your rival on the social
front for his or her achievements.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Those trying to raise a loan
will meet with success.
Moonlighting promises to
earn good money for
some. Choosing healthy alternatives
over junk food is likely to have a
positive effect on your health. Handle
an off-mood family elder with tact.
You will be appreciated.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
A dream you had
harboured for long is about
to be realised. This is an
excellent day that promises
to boost your image both on the
social and professional fronts.
Winning a lucrative deal on the
business front is indicated and will
help in furthering your interests.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Someone can ask you for a
favour on the professional
front. You are likely to
settle well in your work
routine today. At times it is best to
keep your opinions to yourself. A
positive influence on health by
changed lifestyle and self-discipline
will be quite apparent.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You are likely to remain
socially active by meeting
whoever you can and
expanding your circle. A
property owned by you is likely to
give you good returns. Job seekers
may be in for a long wait for getting a
suitable job. Your friend’s circle is set
to increase.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Your sincere efforts on the
academic front are likely to
bring success. You
manage to keep people
who matter on your right side on the
social front. There are many who will
support you when you really require
them. Acquisition of property is in
the pipeline for some.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Professionally, you may
feel on the top of the world
as things move favourably.
Excellent showing on the
academic front will help you join the
lead pack. Your image shines bright,
as you remain at your helpful best.
Marriage of someone close in the
family is likely to get fixed.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
THREEBAGSFULL:THESADREALITY
ast week was eventful.
The highlights: I inter-
vened in a dog abuse
case, I went hunting for
land to help solve the
‘cow on the road’ prob-
lem, and I attended a
royal wedding.
I received a frantic call from a
young girl. She told me that some
membersof herresidentialcolony
had beaten 30 dogs and puppies
with hockey sticks. Infuriated, I
called upon other activists from
the area to intervene. Every so of-
ten, I receive calls like this where
animals are subjected to cruelty. I
am unable to get involved with
every case that comes my way.
This time I decided to send others
to be the first responders as I was
nursing a sick kitten.
They reported back to me say-
ingthesituationwasbeyondtheir
control and that we would have to
get the police involved. This is
when I got involved and accompa-
niedthegirltothepolicestationso
she could file a formal complaint.
Sadly, the police showed no inter-
est in the pleas of the eyewitness.
Despite our visit to the police sta-
tionandourcomplainttheychose
not to investigate. It has been 4
days now. The police have not
shownupandtheabusecontinues.
Such is the state of our Police.
The girl was advised to contact
Maneka Gandhi by another activ-
ist. Much to my surprise, instead
of supportingthegirl,herandher
assistant screamed back at the
young lady and blamed her for the
actionof thecolonyresidents.Per-
haps our honorable minister is
caught up in her legal battles but
is there a need for her office to
frightenandcausementaltrauma
to a young animal lover? She was
blamed for not having sheltered
the dogs, and called a “mental
case”. Is this what we expect from
theelectedleadersof ourcountry?
Are these the people we vote for? I
rememberinmyinitialdaysasan
activist,mydadwouldspeakhigh-
ly of Maneka Gandhi. I was told
sheistheonlyhopetheanimalsof
our country have. This incident
has tarnished the image I hold of
her. Politics is rife with politics.
Honestly, as a member of the
ruling party, she could have done
so much more in making the laws
more favorable toward animals.
Yet she only responds to individu-
al cases, a strategy I consider fu-
tile. India needs to revisit its ar-
chaic laws altogether. Am I stray-
ing away from my optimistic atti-
tude? Perhaps, this and many
other cases have made me wonder
if India’spoliticalfabricissodeep-
ly stained that it can’t be white-
washed. We seriously must recon-
sider who we nominate, and to
which post.
In one of my previous columns,
I have mentioned the problem of
cows dying due to plastic con-
sumption that we humans very
conveniently discard on roads. In
thatpiece,Ididmentionthatafew
activists and myself are working
to find a solution. So this week we
set off to find government land to
create Gauchar Bhumis or Chara
Gaas. I made a startling discovery
during our meeting with the local
Graham Panchayat. We were in-
formed that the government has
allocatedlandasGaucharBhumis
and Chara Gahs, except as you
may have guessed by now, it is all
been encroached and sold to colo-
nies, and by none other than the
Jaipur Development Authority.
Land reserved for cows and other
free-roaming animals, snatched
away by our very own govern-
ment. Thieves!
How far have we humans gone
inencroachingonnature?Indiais
a country that revers the cow as a
mother. And this is the state they
are in. I feel for the poor bovines.
Government, you bring shame to
thecountry.Andshameonthepeo-
ple who do business with the gov-
ernment knowing well that this
land belongs to the animals.
Now you may ask what angle a
royal wedding adds to all of this.
The hall in the palace was deco-
rated with portraits of Maharajas
and Maharanis. There were also
the remains of the wild animals
shotbymembersof thefamilyand
displayed as trophies, albeit many
decades ago. I could tell from the
conversations that these posses-
sions are a matter of great pride
for the family. They are part of
their family history. I too listened
to the stories of how each animal
was hunted with great interest.
Would I support hunting now, ab-
solutelynot!ButIalsoknowIcan’t
changethepast.Anditwasnotmy
placetotellthegueststhathunting
is wrong. Each one of the guests
regarded himself and herself as
an animal lover. Yet hunting was
not considered animal abuse. For
me, these were just stories. These
animalshavealreadybecomepart
of the royal hallways. All we can
do is hope no more walls get deco-
rated with animals.
Ihopethisweekbringsbrighter
thingsfortheanimalsof ourcoun-
try. May there be more animal
loverbirths!Maymoreparentssay
of their newborn child, “Mere
beta/beti badah hoke acha/achi
insaan banegi!”
MARIAM ABUHAIDERI
thepersianladki@gmail.com
L

B
ollywood ac-
tor Jacque-
line Fer-
nandez on
Sunday an-
nounced a wrap of
the Dharamshala
schedule of her
next horror-come-
dy ‘Bhoot Police’
and shared a picture of herself
holding a rose. Announcing a
wrap on the film’s schedule
from Dharmshala,the ‘Race 3’
star wrote in the caption,
“Schedule wrap #dharamsha-
la #bhootpolice what a crazy
ride that was!!!! I’m miss-
ing the team already!!
#saifalikhan @ar-
junkapoor @yami-
gautam @pa-
vankirpalani @
akshaipuri @
rameshtaurani
@tips @jaya.tau-
rani @savleen-
manchanda @
shaanmu @ab-
hishek4reel @
marcepedrozo
@ t r a v e l -
lingchef_sk @
nat_chava @man-
ishamelwani see you
all soon!!!!” —ANI
S
aved By the Bell reboot
stepped on the wrong
foot of Selena Gomez
fans recently. The show,
which recently began stream-
ing on a streaming service in
the US, left fans of the singer
upset after they joked about
her kidney transplant. For the
unversed, Selena underwent a
transplant in 2017. Her
friend Francia Raisa
stepped up to donate one
of her kidneys to Sele-
na. The writers includ-
ed two instances
about Selena’s sur-
gery in the sixth epi-
sode of the series.
—Agency
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11
athaway has
sons Jona-
than and
Jack with
h u s b a n d
Adam Shul-
man, and
she opened up about
motherhood during
an interview with a
magazine.
Talking about her
biggest challenge as
a mother during
lockdown, she said it
was the “laundry”.
However, she went on
to share how mother-
hood has provided
her with “tonnes of
opportunities”.
“I’m always hesi-
tant to frame things
in the realm of chal-
lenges because I
think it sets a tone.
As a mum, I’ve found
tonnes of oppor-
tunities,” she
said.
—Agency
Realm of
challenges
A
nushka Sharma is back
in town and although
pregnant and counting
down days to delivery, she
clearly has no issues shooting during
the pandemic! Anushka also announced that
she intends to start shooting for films as soon as
she delivers her child, due in January 2021.
Anushka, who is currently shooting back to
back endorsements after creating a protective,
full-proof bio-bubble with her staff, says, “It’s
been great being on the set actually and
meeting my entire team and soaking in
the madness of shoots. In fact, I have
loved being back on the sets and shooting.
This year has been tough for our industry but I’m
happy to see it restarting again with the same amount
of passion and energy.” —Agency
H
GLIMPSES OF LOVE
C
amila Cabello and
Shawn Mendes do not
shy away from indulg-
ing in PDA. The couple
has spoken about their love in
interviews and given the world
glimpses of their love story via
photos and videos. However,
Camila revealed it’s not all
hunky-dory!Theinternational
singertooktoInstagramtotalk
aboutherrelationshipwithher
beau. In a lengthy post, she
sharedontheplatform,theCin-
derella star said although it
seems simple in the pictures,
“sometimes, it’s messy and un-
comfortable and ugly lol.”
Nevertheless, “there’s noth-
ing like the pull, the FORCE
that is love, to be the light in
the darkness- to be the gravita-
tional pull that gives you the
relentless strength to be
braver,wiser, and better than
you were yesterday,” she
writes. —Agency
Dedication,
on point
VIRAL SCENE
THE STORY
V
arun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan launched the
trailer of Coolie No 1. While netizens have been
lauding their on-screen chemistry, their under-
water kissing scene went viral. The three-minute trailer
of the David Dhawan directorial
has actor Paresh Rawal going
gaga about how his daughter
has found the world’s richest
man, who is so wealthy that he
can also buy the White House.
Cut to Varun, shown mouthing
the line, “I am on a confer-
ence call with ATM -- Ambani,
Trump, Modi.” Hilarity ensues as Rawal finds Varun
working at a railway station as a coolie. —Agency
A
s his directorial debut ‘The Last Colour,’
is all set to release in theatres in select
states in India on December 11, renowned
chef-turned-filmmaker Vikas Khanna on Saturday
penned down an appreciation post for the lead star of
the film -- Neena Gupta. Khanna took to Instagram to
share a few stills from the film featuring the ‘Badhaai
Ho’ actor and revealed the “story” of the saree that
Gupta wore in the stills. He began by sharing how the
team had shot the Holi sequence —ANI
S
he often goes for
nude lip colour in her
photos on social me-
dia, but in her latest Insta-
gram photo, she has opted
for red lips to promote her
make-up range. In addition
to her bold lips, she wore a
vest top with a pair of dark
skinny jeans. Victoria and her family showed support
for singer Elton John’s AIDS Foundation as they
donned charity T-shirts on Friday, ahead of World
AIDS Day on December 1. She designed the T-shirt
along with the foundation. —Agency
BOLD LOOK
‘KIND SOULS’
I
n an unexpected de-
velopment, Bolly-
wood actress Kanga-
na Ranaut on Satur-
day called her ru-
moured ex-boyfriends
Hrithik Roshan and
Aditya Pancholi kind
souls. Kangana
used the ad-
j e c t i v e s
w h i l e
t a l k i n g
about her
recent ex-
p e r i e n c e
with the gov-
ernment of Ma-
harashtra.
The actress
tweeted from her veri-
fied account on Satur-
day, “The amount of le-
gal cases, abuses, in-
sults, name calling I
faced from Maharash-
tra government in these
few months make Bol-
lywood mafia and peo-
ple like Aaditya Pan-
choli and Hrithik
Roshan seem like
kind souls... I won-
der what is it
about me that rat-
tle people so
much.”
—Agency
Transplant joke
IT’S A WRAP
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
Anne Hathaway
Anushka Sharma
...her post
Poster of the film
...still from the trailer
Poster of the film
Victoria Bekham’s post
Kangana Ranaut Selena Gomez
Jacqueline Fernandez
...her post

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CITY BUZZ
DURING THE DAY!
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Mahipal Singh of the
First India family on the occasion of his birthday at
the former’s residence on Sunday morning.
POSTER LAUNCH
Jagdeesh Chandra launched the poster of the second season of Ms and Mrs India Glam, which will take place in
Jaipur on 31 December. This time, the motto will be to spread awareness about COVID-19, to as many people as
possible. Seen here with him are Show Director Pawan Tak, and models Dr Manpreet Tanega, Jyoti Singh, Rakhi Soni,
Kirti Raina, Palak and Anup Choudhary.
BEST WISHES
Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Tripti Sharma on her birthday at his residence
on Sunday. Seen with them are (from left) Swati Jangid, Gaurav Gaur and
Akanksha Bhalla.
CONGRATULATIONS & CELEBRATIONS!
People were seen using the joint mask, resorting to any usage
which will work as a mask to avoid being penalised but one
should understand that this is no safety and is a violation of
Corona protocol guidelines.
UP: IAS Dr Rajshekhar, Kanpur was seen enjoying the ‘Rajma
Tacos’ made by his son Leo, also known as Aryan, The Little
Master Chef. “Feeling happy and proud for his interest and
performance in the Culinary Arts,” he said.
RAJ: The exotic black carbon birds were seen sailing in the
beautiful Man Sagar Lake of Jalmahal, Jaipur on Sunday morning.
RAJ: The wedding ceremony of Ranu and Viren was held at
Siyaram Banquet in Jaipur on Saturday. Seen here from left to
right are Kavita, Khushboo, Muskan, Tripti, Vijendra Singh, Ranu,
Gaurav Gaur, Akanksha and Swati.
RAJ: The series of Net Theat’s live shows successfully staged the
drama ‘Romancing with Life’, directed and written by Anurag Raizada
on Saturday. Rajendra Sharma Raju of Net Theat shared that in this
drama based on the life of journalists, the important role of the family
and wife of the journalists can never be ignored.Actor Anurag Raizada
demonstrated the suffering of journalists through his acting.
IAS Dr Jitendra Kumar Soni,
IAS Dr Khushaal Yadav and
IAS Rahul Jain celebrated
their birthdays on 29
November, Sunday. We
wish them all the best!
HAPPY B’DAY!
Young Talent
CITY FIRST, GUJARAT
A
arya Chavda,
an 11-year old
author and il-
lustrator of 4
books till now, has been
fundraising and donat-
ing her art proceedings
for the welfare of un-
derprivileged cancer
patients since she was
8. Through her
books she raises
awareness on rele-
vant topics like her-
itage preservation,
current climate crises,
while leaving the mes-
sage of peace, non-vio-
lence and equality by
depicting the ideologies
and legacy of Mahatma
Gandhi.
Her books are patron-
age and published by
UNESCO, introduced
by United Nations
India and published
in digital platforms
like UNESCO Digi-
tal library and UNE-
SCO Global Citizenship
Education hosted by
APCEIU. Through these
platforms her books are
read by readers of all
age and are acclaimed
worldwide.
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
AAGAAZ AT SKIT
CITY FIRST
T
he Club Orien-
tation event
was organised
by ECA Cell of
Swami Keshvanand
Institute of Technol-
ogy, Management &
Gramothan, Jaipur
under ‘Aa-
gaaz-2020’ on
Sunday. The pro-
gram was started
with the speech of
Prof. (Dr.) Ramesh
Kumar Pachar, Prin-
cipal- SKIT.
The event was con-
ducted in online
mode through ‘CISCO
WEBEX’. The infor-
mation presented
during orientation
provides a foundation
for new members. It
helps them under-
stand how the club
functions, what their
role will be and gives
them the big picture
of their past work
and achievements.
Clubs under MHRD
like EBSB guided
new members
about social wel-
fare and motivat-
ed them to
work towards the
nation, Technical
clubs like robotics
provided practical
ideas about new
emerging technolo-
gies, and other clubs
enlightened both aca-
demic and social as-
pects.
GURUNANAKJAYANTI
uru Nanak Jayanti
marks the birth of the
first of the ten Sikh
Gurus – Guru Nanak
Dev ji. Born in 1469 in
Talwandi, he laid the
foundation of Sikh-
ism. Guru Nanak is well known
for travelling far and wide to
spread the message of ‘ik
onkar’ which means One God.
For Nanak, God is one and
formless (‘nirakar’).
Guru Nanak’s teachings,
based mainly on the praise
of virtues and condemna-
tion of vices, can be found in
the sacred Sikh scripture ‘Guru
Granth Sahib’ as a collection of
verses recorded in Gurmukhi.
In the present day, when we are
all facing unprecedented chal-
lenges, some of Guru Nanak’s
teachings have become all the
more significant. On the pious
occasion of Guru Nanak
Jayanti, here are the three
pillars or golden rules of
Sikhism we must practice
in our daily lives to make the
world a better place:
1. Vand Shakko (Share and
Consume)–Sharingwithothers
and helping those in need
2.KiratKaro(WorkHonestly)
–Earninganhonestlivingwith-
out exploitation or fraud
3. Naam Japo (Recite God’s
Name) – Meditating on God’s
name
4. Furthermore, Guru Nanak
believed in restraining the five
evilsof passion–ego,anger,lust,
greed and attachment. His mes-
sage of love, peace and brother-
hood holds special relevance in
today’s times of intolerance and
strife. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
PINKY SINGH
G
CITY FIRST
A
n art competi-
tion was or-
ganised dur-
ing the Digital
Baal Mela by LIC on
Sunday, where the chil-
dren sent in entries
from across the state.
The theme of the com-
petition was ‘Corona
Awareness’, and the
little corona warriors,
Garvita Dave and Ma-
hesh Chaudhary par-
ticipated in the
same with their
stunning master-
pieces. The Digi-
tal Baal Mela was
initially put into ac-
tion for the children in
the state of Rajasthan,
but eventually, the
team received en-
tries from chil-
dren across the
country. This digi-
tal fair for children
will end on 14 Decem-
ber.
SPLASH OF COLOURS
T
he Gitanjali Medical College and
Hospital, Udaipur is treating its
patients with the utmost will and
power even during the COVID times,
and making sure they are in their best
of health. Recently, they had a case
of a pair of twins, who were battling
their lives.
ANEWLIFE
Golden Temple
Ahmedabad Mayor Bijalbel Patel with Aarya Chavda
Participants of the pageant
MISS ICONIC
RAJASTHAN 2020
The auditions of the renowned beauty
pageant Miss Iconic Rajasthan were
held on Sunday at the FacePro
Fashion Academy, Jaipur. Ravi Sharma
shared that the theme of this year is-
‘I am also a Winner’.
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Garvita
Mahesh
—PHOTO BY NAIM KHAN

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