First India-Lucknow Edition-25 May 2021

UP to recruit kin of
teachers who died
during poll duty
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh basic educa-
tion minister Satish
Dwivedi on Monday
announced that
dependents of those
teachers who died of
Covid-19 during poll
duty will be accom-
modated as teachers
in government primary
schools, if they have
BEd/DLED (former
BTC) degree. However,
those dependents who
are not TET qualified
but are eligible for
class three posts will
be accommodated
even if there is no
such post vacant.
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First India Bureau
Lucknow: Afterjudicial
officers and media pro-
fessionals, Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath has
decided to set up special
booths to vaccinate par-
ents in every district.
TheUPCMhasdirect-
ed officials that a road
map for this special vac-
cination programme
should be prepared at
the earliest. “Special
guardian booths should
be set up in every dis-
trict. Parents, especially
those who have small
children, should be con-
tacted and invited for
vaccination,” he said.
The vaccination will
be run as a campaign.
The decision was taken
after experts predicted
that the third wave of
thepandemicwouldbea
majorthreattochildren.
“Since parents re-
main in close proximity
with children, it is nec-
essary to get them vac-
cinated before the third
wave sets in so that the
children can be in a safe
environment,”saidaUP
governmentspokesman.
At present, vaccina-
tion is being given to
people in the age group
of 18 to 44 in 23 districts
of the state. From June
1, people in the age
group of 18 to 44 will be
vaccinated in all dis-
tricts. The chief minis-
ter said that 10.50 lakh
people in the Turn to P6
Special Vax Drive For Parents In Every District: CM Yogi
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN
CM Yogi Adityanath interacting with an elderly Covid-19 patient
admitted at a healthcare centre in Gonda district, on Monday.
Gonda MP Kritivardhan Singh accompanied the CM during visit.
Special guardian booths to be set up in
every district. Parents, especially those
who have small children, should be
contacted and invited for vaccination
MPS, MLAS TO ADOPT HEALTH CENTRES
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Jerusalem: Tw An Israeli soldier and a civilian were stabbed near a light
rail station in east Jerusalem on Monday before the assailant was shot and
killed by police, who described it as a terrorist attack. The attack came in
the tense aftermath of an 11-day war between Israel and Gaza’s militant
Hamas rulers that was triggered by protests and clashes in Jerusalem.
Vaccination
Conundrum
UNDERCUT JAB: ONLY 57% OF TOTAL
DOSES PRODUCED REACHING PEOPLE AS PER
CENTRE’S DATA PRODUCED IN KERALA COURT
New Delhi: India is pro-
ducing over 8.5 crore vac-
cine doses a month, the
Centre told the Kerala
High Court on Monday
.
The average number of
vaccines administered
across the country in a day
is around 12 to 13 lakh,
added the Centre, which
has come under heavy op-
position criticism over the
crippling vaccine short-
age in the country
. Accord-
ing to the figures provided,
the daily production is
around 28.33 lakh, and
only 57 per cent of this
reaches the people.
The Kerala High Court
had taken up the issue of
Covid in the state suo motu
and in the last hearing on
May 20, asked the Centre to
provide a time frame for
vaccinationinthestate.De-
tailing its vaccination poli-
cy in an affidavit, Turn to P6
WALK-IN VACCINE REGISTRATION
FOR AGES 18-44 AT GOVT CENTRES
New Delhi: The Centre has now allowed walk-in registra-
tion for vaccination for the 18-44 age group. However, the
option is only open at government-run Covid
vaccination centres for now.Walk-in vaccina-
tion at government-run centres now allowed
for people in 18-44 age group. The Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare stated that
making online appointments mandatory for
inoculation for the 18-44 age group has so
far prevented overcrowding at the vaccination
centres. But walk-in registration has now been opened up
for this age group in order to prevent vaccine wastage.
RDIF, PANACEA START SPUTNIK
VACCINE INDIA PRODUCTION
New Delhi: The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF)
and Indian drug firm Panacea Biotec on Monday
announced the launch of production of the Sputnik
V coronavirus vaccine in India. The first batch of the
COVID-19 vaccine produced at Panacea Biotec’s facili-
ties at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh will be shipped to the
Russia’s Gamaleya Center for quality control. Full-scale
production of the vaccine is expected to start this sum-
mer, RDIF and Panacea Biotec said in a joint statement.
COVID ANTIBODY COCKTAIL, USED
TO TREAT TRUMP, COMES TO INDIA
New Delhi: Drug major Roche India on Monday an-
nounced the launch of its first batch of antibody cocktail
against COVID-19 in India. The antibody cocktail --
Casirivimab and Imdevimab -- is priced at 59,750 per
dose. Roche’s antibody cocktail was given to former US
President Donald Trump when he contracted COVID-19
last year. In a statement, the company said that each of
the 1,200 mg dose of the drug contains 600 mg
of Casirivimab and 600 mg of Imdevimab.
NEARLY 18K
NEW CASES
IN KERALA,
RECORD 196
DEATHS ON
MONDAY
Thiruvnanthapuram: Kerala on Monday recorded 17,821
fresh COVID-19 cases , taking the total number of
covid-19 cases to 23,35,762, while record 196 deaths in a
single day pushed the death toll to 7,554. Days after being
sworn in as Kerala’s new Health Minister, Veena George
said focus is on increasing supply of vaccines
in the state. She said the state is “in desperate
need” of vaccines to help break the chain.
MAIDEN CASE OF
YELLOW FUNGUS
Ghaziabad: Amid the
rising cases of Black Fun-
gus infection in several
states of India, one case
of Yellow Fungus infec-
tion has been reported
from Ghaziabad in Uttar
Pradesh. Yellow Fungus
is considered more dan-
gerous than both Black
Fungus and White Fun-
gus. The infected patient
is currently undergoing
treatment at a hospital.
PFIZER, MODERNA
REFUSE DELHI NOW
New Delhi: A day after
Moderna refused to sell
vaccine directly to Pun-
jab, Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal said on
Monday that vaccine
manufacturers Pfizer and
Moderna had communi-
cated to them that they
will not sell vaccines to
states, but will deal only
with the government of
India and are in touch
with the Centre.
INDIA
2,22,315
new cases
4,454
new fatalities
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
DOSES PRODUCED
IN A MONTH
8.5 CR
DOSES MADE
IN A DAY
28.33 L
PER DAY
ADMINISTERED
12 to 13 L
NARADA CASE
CBI moves SC
against house
arrest order of
Bengal leaders
New Delhi: The Central
Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) filed a Special
Leave Petition (SLP) be-
fore the Supreme Court
challengingtheCalcutta
High Court’s order
whichallowedthehouse
arrestof fourTrinamool
Congress(TMC)leaders,
who are accused in the
Narada case.
The probe agency,
CBI, in its appeal, filed
before the Apex Court,
sought deferment of the
larger Bench hearing,
fixed for today before
the five-Judge Bench of
theCalcuttaHighCourt.
The Calcutta High
Court, in its order re-
cently on May 21, had
allowed four TMC lead-
ers, including two sit-
ting ministers, accused
in the Narada case, to be
granted bail, and to be
keptunderhousearrest.
The Calcutta HC had
referred the bail pleas
of these four leaders to
be heard by a five-judge
bench after the split ver-
dict was passed by the
two-Judge bench.
Shah holds meeting with Bengal, Odisha
CMs on preparedness of cyclone ‘Yaas’
NewDelhi:UnionHome
Minister Amit Shah on
Monday reviewed the
preparations for Cy-
clone Yaas including the
evacuation of people on
the high seas as well as
in vulnerable coastal ar-
eas and the safety of
COVID-19 facilities.
He discussed the pos-
sible impact of the cy-
clone on oxygen genera-
tion plants located in
West Bengal, Odisha
and Andhra Pradesh
and asked the state gov-
ernments to ensure
their safety
.
At a video conference
held with the chief min-
isters of Andhra
Pradesh, Odisha and
West Bengal and the
Lieutenant Governor of
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands, the minister
said a 24x7 control room
is functioning in the
MHA, which can be con-
tacted Turn to P6
BENGALURU
WITNESSES
SUNHALO
Residents of Bengaluru were left
marvelling as the ‘halo’ appeared
around the sun on Monday. A rare
optical and atmospheric phenom-
enon called ‘22 degree circular halo’
was visible from most parts of the
capital of Karnataka. It was first seen
around 11 am and lasted for over an
hour. The phenomenon occurs when
the sun’s or moon’s rays get deflect-
ed/refracted through the hexagonal
ice crystals present in cirrus clouds.
CENTRAL GOVT DISCRIMINATING WITH
BENGAL ON FUNDS FOR YAAS: MAMATA
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on
Monday alleged that the Centre was depriving the state by
allocating insufficient funds to fight cyclone Yaas com-
pared to what was being allocated to Odisha and Andhra
Pradesh. “They have announced an advance fund of Rs
600 crore each to Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and a little
more than Rs 400 for West Bengal. I have questioned why
Bengal was being deprived despite being a larger state with
a dense population. I asked Shah why this discrimination.
He said would talk later and that allocation was based on
scientific views,” said Banerjee.
Home Minister Amit Shah
UTTAR
PRADESH
3,981
new cases
157
new fatalities

UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW | TUESDAY, MAY 25, 2021
02
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Even as the
UP government is lay-
ing stress on massive
vaccination drive in the
rural areas and ensure
that all the villages
turn “Corona free”, the
villagers’ reluctance to
take the jab has created
a piquant situation for
the official machinery
involved in the exercise.
According to infor-
mation, covid vaccina-
tors have been facing
resistance from the vil-
lagers in administering
the jab. Reports from
Fatehpur, Barabanki,
Hamirpur, Lalitpur and
some other areas indi-
cated that the villagers
are not only averse to
the taking vaccination
but are opposed to test-
ing also.
Thus, the govern-
ment, while issuing
stern warning against
anti-social elements
who are spreading ru-
mours about the vacci-
nation, has also decided
to intensify awareness
drive in rural areas and
dispel the fears of the
villagers.
The UP government
expedited the tracing,
testing treating (three
Ts) programme when
rural areas reported
surge in numbers af-
fected by the pandem-
ic. Around four lakh
cases were reported
from 24000 villages.
Whereas 68% people
were found to be in-
fection free.
A “Vaccination Maha
Abhiyan” would be
soon launched in all the
village panchayats in
the state where in dis-
trict administrations
across UP would emha-
sise on getting maxi-
mum vaccinations in
the rural areas.
The intent behind the
vaccination in villages
is to make sure that peo-
ple do not come to ur-
ban centres for this pur-
pose.
UP Govt, Health dept in spot over lax villagers refusing vax
JAB CHALLENGE
A Lucknow University student distributes masks, ration to the poor,
needy near Charbagh Rly Station. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
VAX IS SAFE!

C-vaccinators
have been
facing resistance
from villagers in
various districts,
many of whom
are also
opposed to
Covid testing
Chief MinisterYogiAdityanath asserted that he never discriminates between people as voters and non-voters as each and every
life matters to him and his administration, adding that the UP government will continue to save people from the pandemic
NOPARTISANVIEW:CMYOGI
First India Bureau
Azamgarh: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
said that he never dis-
criminated between
people as voters and
non-voters during the
pandemic during a visit
to Azamgarh on Mon-
day to take stock of the
Covid-19 preparations
and management.
Azamgarh is the Lok
Sabha constituency of
former Chief minister
and Samajwadi Party
Supremo Akhilesh Ya-
dav.
Last week, the UP CM
visited SP patriarch
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s
home village Saifai in
Etawah to review medi-
cal and health facilities.
CM Yogi visited Gov-
ernment Girls’ Inter
College (GGIC) and re-
viewed all facilities be-
ing provided to Covid-19
patients in the dedicat-
ed care centre.
Later, he also paid a
surprise visit in Bi-
juara village to review
the healthcare facilities
available.
“Our government is
committed to the well-
being of every citizen.
For us, every life mat-
ters and will continue
to save people like we
have. The officials must
ensure that adequate
medical aid and food is
provided to every per-
son in need. Neither we
have nor will we ever
discriminate between
voters and non-voters,
unlike others, we do not
believe in serving peo-
ple selectively,” he said.
The Chief Minister
met the newly-elected
Village Pradhan and
assured all possible
assistance in terms of
medicines, medical
equipment, availabil-
ity of ambulance and
oxygen cylinders for
Covid-19 treatment
and food grains.
He also went on the
inspection of the vil-
lage where he interact-
ed with the members of
the surveillance com-
mittees. Later, the Chief
Minister also met the
ASHA workers and took
a detailed report re-
garding the medication
facilities available in
the village.
Describing the COV-
ID-19 vaccine as ‘pre-
cious’, the Chief Minis-
ter said that we must
ensure that not a single
vial of vaccine is wast-
ed. “We have to move
towards zero vaccine
waste. Immunisation of
the concerned citizen
should be ensured on
the scheduled date of
vaccination,” he stated.
It is to be noted that a
global tender has been
issued for the supply of
vaccines.
CM Yogi, who arrived
in Varanasi and paid
obeisance at Shri Kashi
Vishwanath Temple on
Monday evening. He
prayed at Baba Shri
Kashi Vishwanath Tem-
ple and then inspected
the under construction
building of Shri Kashi
Vishwanath Dham.
He briefed about the
project’s progress by
Divisional Commission-
er Deepak Aggarwal,
who said that 53% work
has been completed.
Later the CM distrib-
uted ration kits to the
poor at Mandir Chowk
complex. DM, Kaushal
Raj Sharma Municipal
Commissioner and
Deputy Collector Vinod
Singh, Special Executive
Officer Umesh Kumar
Singh, Additional Chief
Executive Officer Nikh-
ilesh Mishra and many
other officials.
YOGI VISITS TEMPLE TOWN VARANASI
Yogi Speaks
Yogi Speaks
Chief Minister Yogi has
thanked the Democracy
People Foundation for supply-
ing 617 oxygen concentrators
in the state to deal with the
corona epidemic.
In view of the rainy
season, Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath has asked
all the District Magistrates
across UP to take steps
for prevention of infec-
tious diseases in their
respective districts
CM Yogi has called for
setting up separate
vaccination booths for
state employees in all
districts. They should be
operated at district, tehsil
and development block
headquarters level, he said
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses the public in Gonda. MP Kirtivardhan Singh, Tabarganj (Gonda) MLA
Prem Narayan Pandey, Mehnaun (Gonda) MLA Vinay Kumar Dwivedi are also seen standing in the background.
CM inspects Integrated Command Centre in Gonda with PS to CM Sanjay Prasad, DM Markandey
Shahi and Divisional Commissioner SVS Rangarao.
Basic edu minister instructs to
clear dues of deceased teachers
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Basic Educa-
tion Minister Dr Satish
Dwivedi has instructed
that all dues of teachers
and workers who died
should be cleared on
priority
.
In a review meeting
with assistant direc-
tors, diet principals and
district basic education
officers, Basic educa-
tion minister said that
stern actions would be
taken against DBEO
who delayed final pay-
ment certificate of
teachers who got inter-
district transfer. He also
instructed officials to
pay pension, GPF and
insurance dues of re-
tired teachers and
workers without delay
.
Dr Diwedi directed
thatoperationKayakalp
should be on full swing
after getting coordina-
tion with newly elected
village Pradhan.
Operation Kayakalp
was coveted project of
education department
to achieve maximum
output with coordina-
tion of several depart-
ments, units working at
village level.
It was aimed to pro-
vide better infrastruc-
ture, education and
teaching to the students
in primary schools
across the state.
He also instructed to
bar pregnant women
teachers and teachers
with minor kids to get
deployed in Covid re-
lated activities. Govern-
ment was focusing on
spread of Corona virus
infection in rural areas
and instructions of edu-
cation minister will pro-
vide relief to women
teachers.
Also, the Basic Edu-
cation minister said
that dependents of de-
ceased employees will
get opportunities on
third grade posts who
were not qualified for
TET while such de-
pendents with BEd,
BTC qualification
will be posted as
teachers.
Basic Education Minister
Satish Kumar Dwivedi.
Energy Task Force approves
Power Projects worth `422cr
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A meeting
of the Energy Task
Force was organised
under the Chairman-
ship of Uttar Pradesh
Chief Secretary Rajen-
dra Kumar Tiwari on
Monday
.
In the meeting, pro-
jects worth about Rs 422
crore related to Uttar
Pradesh Power Trans-
mission Corporation
Limited and Uttar
Pradesh State Electric-
ity Generation Corpo-
ration Limited were ap-
proved.
As a result, projects
of Uttar Pradesh Power
Transmission Corpora-
tion Limited, the 220 KV
substation Phulpur, 220
KV substation Jhunsi
in Prayagraj district
and 132 KV substation
in Mungarabad Shah-
pur, 132 KV substation
in Machlishahar of
Jaunpur district would
be provided power sup-
ply from the latter.
Approval was also
granted to connect 220
KV sub-station Kid-
wainagar, Govindpuri
in Kanpur district via
underground cables.
On completion of the
above works, quality
and uninterrupted pow-
er supply would be en-
sured to concerned ar-
eas. The work of instal-
lation of Flue Gas Des-
ulfurization System
(FGD) on the Obra pro-
ject of Uttar Pradesh
State Electricity Gen-
eration Corporation
Ltd. has also been ap-
proved, which will help
in reducing air pollu-
tion (SO2).
CS RK Tiwari presiding over the meet.
CHIEF MINISTER TO
VISIT MIRZAPUR TODAY
CM Yogi will be visiting
Mirzapur today. The CM is slated
to visit PHC (Public Health
Centre) in Chirai village of
Varanasi district in the morning.
Thereafter he will be headed to
Mirzapur district and will review
the functioning of Integrated
Covid Command Centre. The CM
is also slated to meet officials
and the public representatives
and brief the media over there.
13.5L FARMERS GAIN
FROM GOVT SCHEMES
UP government procured 33.77
LMT of wheat from 6.71 lakh
farmers and set a new record by
procuring 624.33 lakh metric
tonnes (LMT) of food grains this
year..The procurement, was
almost three times higher than
last year. Aadhaar based
procurement and PFMS
schemes benefited around 13.05
lakh farmers across the state of
Uttar Pradesh.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Talks of a
possible cabinet expan-
sion in UP government
are ripe in political cir-
cles, a day after PM
Modi held a high-level
meeting with senior col-
leagues and top RSS
functionaries about UP
assembly elections 2022.
The Yogi cabinet al-
ready has room for half-
a-dozen ministers with
three of its cabinet rank
UP ministers succumb-
ing to Covid-19.
The deceased include
- Home Guard and Fam-
ily pension Chetan
Chauhan, Technical
Education Minister
Kamla Rani and Reve-
nue and Flood control
minister Vijay Kashyap.
What fuelled the
latest speculation is a
meeting between A K
Sharma, the IAS
turned politician and
the CM Yogi last
week.
Sharma, who has
worked with Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi had joined BJP
and later was elected as
MLC. It is believed he
would be accommodat-
ed in the next reshuffle.
“He (CM) will go for
a small expansion and
initial talks have begun.
It cane happend this
monthorinearlyJune,”
a senior BJP leader.
According to sources,
BJP is keen to go for a
cabinet expansion as it
wants to accommodate
some Brahmin leaders
so as to blunt the Oppo-
sition tirade projecting
the party as anti-Brah-
min.
Cabinet expansion
on cards in UP?

UTTAR PRADESH
03
ALL’S NOT WELL
A patient with a spinal chord related injury, being shifted to KGMU from Gorakhpur. Despite desperate attempts by his kin, no ambulance
arrived, due to which the family members somehow ferried the patient keeping him in the boot of a private car. However, their toil didn’t
end up here as they had a tough time getting him admitted in the emergency ward of the KGMU, in Lucknow on Monday.
Janardan Misra
Lucknow: Lucknow
University Teacher’s as-
sociation (LUTA) has
writtenalettertodeputy
CM Dinesh Sharma de-
manding not to impli-
ment the common mini-
mum syllabus system
from this session. The
letter said that universi-
ties and colleges were
instructed to imply min-
imum 70 per cent of the
syllabus provided by the
state government ac-
cording to National Edu-
cationPolicy2020,which
has issues to apply in
this session.
The association wrote
that National Education
Policy 2020 emphasis es
providing adequate syl-
labus to students while
common minimum syl-
labus will confine avail-
ability of syllabus to
them.
The letter said at Cen-
tenary celebrations of
LU on November 25,
2020, PM Modi had men-
tioned that all universi-
ties should prepare syl-
labusinaccordancewith
local needs, importance
which can provide ben-
efit to large population
but the system of com-
mon minimum syllabus
will not complywith the
requirements.
There is a huge differ-
ence between academic
capabilitiesandresourc-
esof alluniversitiesand
thousands of colleges
across the state, LUTA
said adding that differ-
ences were ignored
while preparing the
common minimum syl-
labusanditwillbeinjus-
tice to all students to
imply common mini-
mum syllabus.
Statingthataccording
to National Education
Policy there was no pro-
vision of common sylla-
bus of all universities
for credit transfer while
state government’s in-
structions have made it
essential for credit
transfer.
LUTA against common minimum syllabus system
IN NO HURRY
Lucknow University —FILE PHOTO
The association writes to DyCM Dinesh
Sharma saying it will create adverse effect
on development of the state
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The De-
mocracy People’s
Foundation, Delhi
had under Mission
Oxygen provided 617
oxygen concentra-
tors to the state to
help overcome the
shortage of oxygen
faced by the state.
ACS Home, Awan-
ish Kumar Awasthi
informed that the
oxygen concentra-
tors provided by the
foundation was do-
nated to 65 different
hospitals and com-
munity health cen-
tres across the state.
The list of hospi-
tals that received
these oxygen concen-
trators along with
the count given by
ACS, Home included
CISF Paramilitary
Hospital, Ghaziabad
(20), ESI Hospital, La-
bor Ministry, Ghazi-
abad (35), Munni
Devi Hospital, Am-
roha (30), L2 Covid
hospital, Deoria (15),
L2 Covid Centre, Bas-
ti (18), MCH Wing,
DCH, Kushinagar
(18), CHC Sapaha,
Kushinagar (2),
M.C.H. Wing D.CH.
Covid Center, Sid-
dharthanagar (20)
among many others.
Even government
hospitals in the state
were provided with
oxygen cylinders, the
hospitals include
Government Com-
bined Hospital, Bu-
landshahr (10), CHC
Khairabad, Sitapur
(10), DH, Sitapur (10),
Covid Dedicated Hos-
pital, Kheri (20), Dis-
trict Hospital, Lalit-
pur (20) among many
others.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Additional
Chief Secretary (ACS)
Information Navneet
Sehgal informed that
the three-T formula and
partial corona curfew
had started showing re-
sults as corona cases
were on the decline.
He said the positivity
rate of corona had been
reduced to 1.22 result-
ing in decrease of ac-
tive cases, as data testi-
fied the same indicating
that the Government
policy had succeeded.
Sehgal informed that
the chief minsiter had
visited Devipatan,
Azamgarh and a vil-
lage in Gonda besides
had also talked to peo-
ple of monitoring com-
mittee.
He further informed
that Roadways buses
are running during par-
tial Corona curfew and
Industrial work was be-
ing done as both life and
livelihoods were going
on together.
The CM held a meet-
ing of Vaccination Task
Force and vaccine was
being given free. In
view of possible third
wave that was expected
to affect children, par-
ents of young children
up to 12 years would be
vaccinated at a separate
counter.
For government em-
ployees who could not
come in front line work-
er, vaccine would be ar-
ranged in collectorate,
tehsil and BSA office.
The ACS further in-
formed that efforts
were being made to get
more vaccines besides
the government was
making adequate ar-
rangements of oxygen.
Democracy Ppl’s
Fdn gives 617 oxy
concentrators to UP
ACS Sehgal credits
apt govt measures
for fall in C+ numbers
Saga of poverty, sorrow and uncertainty!
First India Bureau
Ballia: “We are now at
God’s mercy”, says
10-year-old Kajal, sad-
dled with the responsi-
bility of taking care of
her three younger sib-
lings after their mother
died two weeks ago due
to coronavirus.
Their father Santosh
Paswan had died of can-
cer about three years
ago, following which
their mother Poonam
Devi had been looking
after them.
Poonam died on May
10, leaving behind her
children Kajal, Ruby
,
Renu and Ankush, aged
five to 10.Their both par-
entsworkedaslabourers
and had no farm land.
“My mother has died
from coronavirus. We
are three sisters and one
brother. We had some
foodgrain in the house
but nothing is left now.
We are now ‘bhagwan
bharose’ (at God’s mer-
cy),”Kajaltoldreporters
at Dalanchhapra village
in Ballia’s Bairia tehsil.
Villagers say they
have two elder sisters,
whoaremarriedandnot
in a position to take care
of them.
“We have nothing
with us now,” says Ruby
.
However, seven-year-old
Ankush wants to study
and join the police when
he grows up.
“Didi cooks for us. I
want to study and join
the police force,” says
Ankush, who performed
thelastritesof hismoth-
er. In his innocence, An-
kush says he will marry
with the help of dona-
tions.
Bairia SDM Prashant
Nayaksaidhewasaware
of their mother’s death
andif anyothermember
of theirfamilytooktheir
responsibility
,monetary
help would be provided
for it till they assumed
the age of 18.
Otherwise, the chil-
dren will be sent to a
shelter home, he says.
Addl Chief Secy, Home,
Awanish Awasthi.
—FILE PHOTO
COVID-19 UPDATE
TOTAL CASES
TOTAL DEATHS
19,362
NEW CASES
3,981
NEW DEATHS
157
BULANDSHAHR 195
LUCKNOW215
SAHARANPUR323
GAUTAM BUDDH
NAGAR 69
MEERUT 296
RECOVERED 15,77,720
ACTIVE CASES 76,703
16.73 L
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The mighty
resurgence of the Cov-
id-19 seems to have been
dockedinUttarPradesh
asthestatereportedless
than 4,000 cases in the
last24hoursonMonday
.
The state’s COVID-19
tally surged to 16,73,785
with 3,981 fresh cases
while the death toll
climbed to 19,362 as 157
morepeoplesuccumbed
to the disease.
Saharanpur reported
the highest number of
fresh cases at 323, fol-
lowed by 296 in Meerut,
215 in Lucknow and 195
in Bulandshahr, the
state government said
in a statement issued
here.
Of the 157 fresh
deaths,12werereported
fromVaranasiandeight
each from Lucknow,
Jhansi, Saharanpur,
Agra and Rae Bareli, it
said.
As many as 11,918 pa-
tients recovered from
the disease in a day
, tak-
ing the total number of
patients discharged so
far to 15,77,720, accord-
ing to the statement.
The number of active
COVID-19 cases in the
statestandsat76,703,the
statement said.
So far, more than 4.70
croresampleshavebeen
tested in the state, in-
cluding over 3.26 lakh
tested the previous day
,
it said.
Vax from June 1:
The vaccination of peo-
pleinthe18-44agegroup
against covid will be ex-
panded to all district
headquarters in UP
from June 1, a govern-
ment official reiterated
on Monday
.
GETTINGBETTER:C+VE
CASES BELOW 4,000
SO FAR, MORE THAN 4.70 CRORE SAMPLES HAVE BEEN TESTED IN THE STATE
BLACK WHITE FUNGI HUNT
IN PACK AS PATIENTS RISE
Lucknow: The deadly Covid-19 isn’t yet over
and the menace of Black and White Fungus
have began to trouble the Uttar Pradesh
administration. So far, about 600 Mucormy-
cosis cases have come to fore across the
state, while capital Lucknow is dealing
with the highest share of 160 infec-
tions. At least 149 patients are currently
being treated at KGMU alone, the others
being in different private facilities. In last
24 hours, five surgeries were performed while
three people died due to the infection. Also, in
last 24 hours, 14 new patients were admitted
at KGMU while no patient was discharged.
The fungal infection has been recorded across
66 state health centres. Three cases of white
fungus and three dozen suspected cases of
black fungus have been reported from Gora-
khpur. Meanwhile, Upper District Judge Raju
Prasad posted in Bijnor has died due to Black
Fungus infection. He had earlier got corona
positive and was cured.
Noida: Ghaziabad
recorded 12 more
covid deaths while
Gautam Buddh Nagar
had another five,
official data showed,
as the death toll in
both districts reached
the 400-mark.
Ghaziabad’s death
toll now stands
at 400 while
Gautam Buddh
Nagar’s at 402,
with the cumulative
fatality count of the
two neighbouring
district’s reaching
802, according to data
released by the state’s
Health Department for
a 24-hour period.
DEATH TOLL
CROSSES 400 IN
NOIDA, GZB
TRAVEL (TEST)INATION: Medical workers conduct Covid-19 tests in a bus at Alambagh Bus Station in Lucknow on Monday.
One of the reasons for reduction in Covid cases in UP is that the state has conducted a high number of tests. —PTI PHOTO
ACS Information
Navneet Sehgal
—PHOTO
BY
SUMIT
KUMAR
—FILE
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Let us hold
unswervingly to the hope
we profess, for he who
promised is faithful.
—Hebrews 10:23
IN-DEPTH
FOR REMARKS ON
DOCS RAMDEV
EATS HUMBLE PIE
his time Baba Ram-
dev bit more than he
could chew. In a video
theyogaguru-turned-
FMCG tycoon pur-
portedly called allopathy a “stu-
pid and bankrupt science” and
said that during the pandemic
lakhs of people died due to allo-
pathic treatment. These deaths,
he purportedly said, were far
more than those caused by short-
age of oxygen or because people
did not get treatment. Despite
Ramdev issuing a clarification
saying that his remarks were
taken out of context, the Indian
Medical Association, which has
3.5 lakh members, served a legal
notice on him for his “baseless
and unscrupulous claims made
for cheap publicity”.
Ramdev earlier claimed to
have developed “proof-based
drug” for Covid-19 but his claim
fell flat as the medicine did not
have the Union Health Minis-
try’s approval. Once again he has
had to eat humble pie after he
was directed by Dr Harsh Vard-
han to retract his remarks
against allopathy which has
saved lives during this pandem-
ic.HasRamdevlearnthislesson?
TOP TWEET
T
ssam Chief Minis-
ter Himanta
Biswa Sarma hit
the nail on its
head when he said
that global tenders being
floated for Covid-19 vaccine is
“an exercise in futility” and
has “no value beyond public-
ity”. Uttar Pradesh is among
the states to have floated a
globaltenderandPfizerisone
of the shortlisted vendors. “I
don’tknowwhetherithasany
value beyond publicity
. When
the Government of India is
not getting vaccines, from
where other companies will
give you in global tender. Ob-
serving the situation, I think
it might be an exercise in fu-
tility
. Except for publicity, I
don’t think anything substan-
tial will come,” Sarma said.
Sarma has been proved
right. Delhi and Punjab,
which floated tenders to meet
the shortage of vaccines as
the Central government is
struggling to meet the coun-
try’s requirement for shots,
have been rebuffed by the
multi-national vaccine mak-
ers. In the case of Delhi, the
Kejriwal government has
been told by Pfizer and Mod-
erna that they will deal only
with the Central government.
Pfizer also turned down Pun-
jab’s request for vaccines.
Thereareotherstatesawait-
ingapositiveoutcomeof their
“publicity” exercise. Karna-
taka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Ma-
harashtra and Uttar Pradesh
are the states banking on sup-
plies through their respective
tendering process. What will
be the outcome of their bid-
ding process can well be imag-
ined. Pfizer has categorically
stated that it deals with Cen-
tral governments and Moder-
na has no “extra supplies”.
The states should explain
to the masses why ramping
up production is impossible
and people should follow
safeguards until jabs are
available.
GLOBAL TENDERS
WILL NOT FETCH JABS
Delhi and Punjab, which
floated tenders to meet
the shortage of
vaccines as the Central
government is struggling
to meet the country’s
requirement for shots, have
been rebuffed by the multi-
national vaccine makers
A
NEW PRODUCTS AND
INNOVATIVE THOUGHTS
ounder of Amazon, Jeff Be-
zos, addressing a board
meeting, once told his em-
ployees and shareholders, “I
don’t worry much about
profitability; my prime focus
is to sow seeds of business
with fresh ideas.” He further
elaborated saying that the
amount of concentration
that we give to the current
business, in fact, the same
amount or rather more is re-
quired for the development
of new products and for new
business ideas. “I could get
considerably less profit in
the new business as com-
pared to my current busi-
ness; still I will be happier in
that situation.”
Business Innovation is a
sign of real growth. If we do
not have the ability to do
something new, then the
business will eventually face
a downfall. The market cur-
rently is very dynamic and
will remain more so in the
near future. If you want
your business to sustain for
a longer period, then you
have to develop new prod-
ucts and gain mastery and
achieve new techniques and
ideas. Amazon spends 40
million dollars every year
for new products and for de-
signing new business ideas.
To stay one step ahead of the
market is the company’s pre-
determined goal.
When Steve Jobs became
the Chief of Apple, the first
task he took up was to chal-
lenge the business plan of
the company. When he took
charge of the company, it
was witnessing a growth
rate of 10 percent. He ad-
vised the top management
of the company to give max-
imum importance to Innova-
tion. He formed a group of
young employees so that
there would be a continuous
flow of fresh ideas within
the company and he would
personally guide and moni-
tor this group. After relent-
less efforts, many innovative
products of Apple came into
the market, and today, Apple
has become the largest mo-
bile device company in the
world market scenario.
Multiple strategies for in-
novation are employed by
various top companies. Re-
cently, a global company,
keeping innovation in mind,
has placed a three-fold plan,
which is worth knowing. For
the growth plan, the compa-
ny has introduced for the
very first time, the “S-curve”
theory in the market.
According to this theory,
the company has set a goal
of keeping the growth pa-
rameters double as com-
pared to the prevalent mar-
ket standard, with the main
aim to introduce new prod-
ucts and expand the terri-
tory of its products in the
market. The other two strat-
egies consist of ways to
build direct contact with the
consumer and to view your
business as a designer.
These two can be considered
as very crucial Innovation
strategies.
PG, a top name in the
Consumer Durables Indus-
try, lays prime focus on In-
novation in Business. To
track the market for its new
products, the company has
set up a separate department
which only focuses on the
designing of new products
and deciphers consumer
feedback. The company tries
to keep its consumers up-
dated with new products and
new thought processes.
For business expansion,
Innovation holds the utmost
importance. The companies
which are able to blend In-
novation with expansion,
witness consistent growth.
Few tips

z Innovation should be an
important aspect of your
business.

z For a business to witness
growth, new products
should be introduced in the
market at regular intervals.

z Your company should be
famous for your products.

z You should deploy a sepa-
rate team to put across new
products in the market, who
can devote more time for
research and development.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
F
BHAVESH UPADHYAY
Business/ HR Expert
Business Innovation is a
sign of real growth. If we do
not have the ability to do
something new, then the
business will eventually
face a downfall. The market
currently is very dynamic
and will remain more so in
the near future. If you want
your business to sustain for
a longer period, then you
have to develop new
products and gain mastery
and achieve new techniques
and ideas
Multiple strategies for
innovation are employed
by various top
companies. Recently, a
global company,
keeping innovation in
mind, has placed a
three-fold plan, which is
worth knowing

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New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Mon-
day issued a notice to
the Centre, on hearing
petitions seeking direc-
tion to the concerned
authorities to provide
ex gratia compensation
of Rs 4 lakhs to the fam-
ily members of those
who have succumbed
to the COVID-19 pan-
demic as per the Minis-
try of Home Affairs
(MHA) letter in view of
Section 12 of The Dis-
aster Management Act,
2005.
A two-judge vacation
bench of the Apex
Court, headed by Jus-
tice Ashok Bhushan
and also comprising
Justice M R Shah, has
issued notice to the Un-
ion of India (UOI) after
hearing the petitions
filed by two lawyers--
Reepak Kansal and
Gaurav Kumar Bansal.
“We issue notice to
the Centre and will list
the matter for further
hearing on June 11,”
the Top Court said.
Lawyer for petitioner
Kansal, S Upadhyay,
submitted to the Apex
Court that a large num-
ber of deaths are tak-
ing place, and death
certificates need to be
issued.
Then in pursuance
of Section 12 of the Dis-
aster Management Act,
compensation needs to
be paid to the family
.
The bench said un-
less there was a uni-
form policy for issu-
ance of death certifi-
cate stating that the
cause of death was
COVID, the kin of the
victims would not be
able to claim benefits.
Family members mourn as they attend the funeral of a person who died from COVID-19, at Shastri
Nagar in Jammu on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Process of registration of migrant
workers needs to be expedited: SC
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court said the
process of registra-
tion of migrant
workers is very slow
and it must be expe-
dited so that benefit
of various schemes
can be extended to
them.
The apex court ob-
served it is not happy
with the efforts of
the Centre as well as
the states.
While stressing on
the need to register
migrant as well as
unorganised work-
ers, a bench of Jus-
tices Ashok Bhushan
said the benefit of
schemes meant for
them can be extend-
ed after they are reg-
istered. —ANI
Migrant workers on the way to their homes.
Sena targets
Maha guv
Mumbai: The Shiv
Sena on Monday ex-
pressed hope that Gov-
ernor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari would take
serious cognisance of
the Bombay HC’s ob-
servations on the de-
lay in the nomination
of 12 members to the
Legislative Council.
FDI jumps 19 pc
to USD 59.64 bn
New Delhi: Foreign
direct investments into
the country grew 19
per cent to USD 59.64
billion during 2020-21,
the commerce indus-
try ministry said.
Officers should
ensure no one
goes hungry in
J-K: LG Sinha
Jammu: Lieutenant
Governor Manoj
Sinha on Monday re-
viewed the relief mea-
sures for people affect-
ed due to the COVID-19
pandemic and said it
is the collective re-
sponsibility to ensure
that no one goes hun-
gry in Jammu and
Kashmir.
Prashant Kumar
Mishra, new CJI
of Chhattisgarh
High Court
New Delhi: Justice
Prashant Kumar Mish-
ra will assume charge
as the Chief Justice of
Chhattisgarh High
Court from June 1,
said Ministry of Law
and Justice on Monday
.
Now, ADM in MP’s
Shajapur seen
slapping
shopkeeper
Madhya Pradesh: In
a viral video, the Addi-
tional District Magis-
trate of Shajapur in
MP, who was out on a
drive to enforce lock-
down guidelines, was
seen slapping a shop-
keeper.
BRIEF
in
in IN THE COURTYARD
Same sex marriage plea: More urgent
matters at hand, Centre tells Delhi HC
New Delhi: Seeking
adjournment of peti-
tions praying for rec-
ognition of same-sex
marriages under exist-
ing law, the Centre on
Monday told the Delhi
High Court that there
are other urgent mat-
ters that need consid-
eration and that “no-
body is dying because
they don’t have a mar-
riage certificate.”
Appearing for Cen-
tre, Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta submit-
ted before the court
that the state is dealing
with a pandemic at
present and there are
other urgent matters
which need considera-
tion. “As a govern-
ment, our focus in
terms of urgency is on
urgent issues.”
Won’t arrest Param Bir
Singh till June 9: Maha govt
Maharastra: The
Maharashtra govern-
ment on May 24
agreed before
the Bombay
High Court to
not arrest for-
mer Police Com-
missioner Par-
am Bir Singh till
June 9 in an
atrocities case filed
against him. The court
said it was available as
a vacation court for
one week and
all arguments
in this case
needed to be
heard at length
therefore the
matter was
heard by a regu-
lar Bench. The
matter was posted for
June 9.—ANI
School teacher
accused of
harassment
Chennai: Several alle-
gations of sexual har-
assment against a
teacher of a prominent
Chennai school were
made public on Sunday
.
A police team led by
Deputy Commissioner
of Police H Jayalaksh-
mi is investigating the
case and the accused
has been questioned.
Delhi Police raids Twitter India offices over ‘toolkit row’
New Delhi: Hours after
sending a notice to
Twitter over a “manip-
ulated media” tag used
on tweets alleging a
Congress “toolkit”
against the Central gov-
ernment, a team of
Delhi Police Special cell
is carrying out a search
at the Twitter India of-
fices in Lado Sarai, Del-
hi and Gurgaon.
Further details into
the matter are awaited.
Earlier in the day, Delhi
Police sent a notice to
Twitter, seeking an ex-
planation from the mi-
croblogging site on
what grounds it tagged
BJP spokesperson Sam-
bit Patra’s tweet on the
allegedCongresstoolkit
designed to target the
Central government as
‘manipulated media’.
The Delhi Police Spe-
cial Cell asked Twitter
to explain the rationale
and share all the infor-
mation on how it de-
scribed the toolkit as
manipulated media.
“The Delhi Police is
enquiring into a com-
plaint in which clarifi-
cation is sought from
Twitter on the classifi-
cation of a tweet by
Sambit Patra as ‘ma-
nipulative’. It appears
that Twitter has some
information that is not
known to us on the ba-
sis of which they have
classified it as such,”
the Police said in the
notice sent to Twitter.
“This information is
relevanttotheenquiry
,”
the notice added. —ANI
Chhattisgarh cops record
Raman Singh’s statement
Raipur: The Raipur po-
lice on Monday record-
ed the statement of sen-
ior BJP leader and for-
mer Chhattisgarh chief
minister Raman Singh
in connection with an
FIR lodged on a com-
plaint that he, party col-
league Sambit Patra
and some others had
allegedly circulated a
fake toolkit, officials
said. A team under City
Superintendent of Po-
lice (Civil Lines) Nasar
Siddhiqui recorded Sin-
gh’s statement. Singh
gave written replies to
the questions men-
tioned in the notice sent
to him last week. —ANI
Govt doesn’t seem to
care about vax: Rahul
New Delhi: Asserting
that the number of dai-
ly inoculations in the
countryhascomedown,
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Monday said
vaccination is the key
to controlling the pan-
demic but the govt does
not seem to care.
He shared a graph
showing the decline in
the number of vaccine
doses administered
during April and May
(till 20th) and pointed
out that the average
number of vaccination
per day has fallen below
the daily production.
“Vaccination is the
key to controlling the
pandemic but GOI
doesn’t seem to care,”
he said. —ANI
Group of concerned citizens
write to Prez, seek SIT probe
New Delhi: A forum
of concerned citizens
including former judg-
es, senior civil and po-
lice services and am-
bassadors have sent a
memorandum to Presi-
dent Ram Nath Kovind
seeking a SIT probe
monitored by retired
Supreme Court Judge
into the post-poll vio-
lence in West Bengal
and said these cases in
the sensitive border
state should be handed
over to NIA to deal
with the “anti-national
onslaught on the cul-
ture and integrity of
the country”.
The memorandum,
signed by 17 former
judges, 63 former civil
servants, 10 former
ambassadors and 56
former officers of
armed forces, said the
“shocking nature and
degree of retributive
violence” in West Ben-
gal after the election
results “is the nega-
tion of the fundamen-
tal principle that there
is no place for violence
in retention of power
or change of power
through a peaceful
democratic process un-
der the Constitution of
India”. The results of
assembly polls in the
state were announced
on May 2. —PTI
POST-POLL WB VIOLENCE
146 prominent citizens have signed the memorandum
A team of Delhi Police reached the offices of Twitter India. Raman Singh
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INDIA
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Special Vax...
age group of 18 to 44
have been vaccinated
in the state.He said
that all necessary steps
are being taken by the
state government to
cover all the people
with vaccine cover.
Global tender has been
issued for the supply of
vaccines. It should be
an effort that more and
more vaccine manufac-
turing companies be-
come partners in it.
Vaccination
Conundrum...
the Centre told the Ker-
ala High Court that
there is “no fixed target
for dispensation of vac-
cines to the states and
Union Territories”.
Giving data on vac-
cine production in the
same affidavit, the Cen-
tre said currently, the
Pune-based Serum In-
stitute of India is pro-
ducing 6.5 crore doses
of Covishield a month.
Covaxin manufacturer
Bharat Biotech is pro-
ducing 2 crore doses of
a month.Many states,
including Delhi and
Maharashtra, had to
shut a chunk of vacci-
nation centres, given
the shortage. Most
states are also desper-
ately trying to shop for
vaccine from abroad --
efforts that are yet to
meet with much suc-
cess. The Centre how-
ever, held out hopes for
the vaccine supply situ-
ation improving within
the next two months,
saying producers all
three vaccines current-
ly used, will boost pro-
duction by July.The Se-
rum Institute has
ramped up its produc-
tion from 5 crore doses
a month to 6.5 crore
doses a month. A fur-
ther boost is expected
by July, the Centre said.
Shah holds...
by them any time for as-
sistance. Shah specifi-
cally conveyed to the
states likely to be im-
pacted by the cyclone
which is forming in the
Bay of Bengal to make
adequate power backup
arrangements in all
COVID-19 hospitals,
laboratories, vaccine
cold chains and other
medical facilities, a
home ministry state-
ment said.The home
minister advised the
states -- Andhra
Pradesh, Odisha, West
Bengal and Union Ter-
ritory of Andaman and
Nicobar Islands -- to
make advance planning
for keeping a buffer
stock of oxygen for two
days and movement of
oxygen tankers to allo-
cated states so that in
case of any disruption,
the supply is not im-
pacted.
The home minister
also reviewed the pre-
paredness of the states
and UT to ensure that
all fishermen are
brought back to shore
and the timely evacua-
tion of people from low-
lying and vulnerable
areas, the statement
said.Shah advised them
to ensure adequate
stocks of all essential
medicines and supplies
in hospitals, keeping in
view the likely disrup-
tion of the movement
of vehicles.
For health facilities,
including temporary
hospitals, Shah advised
them to make adequate
arrangements for se-
curing them from loss-
es and for evacuation
of patients in advance,
if necessary.The home
minister said advance
action taken in this re-
gard on the western
coast in the recent cy-
clone ensured that
there was no adverse
impact on any medical
facility.He stressed the
need to make necessary
arrangements for the
safety of power plants
to ensure uninterrupt-
ed power supply to hos-
pitals and health facili-
ties.The safety of all
shipping and fishing
vessels, and all ports
and oil installations in
the area was also re-
viewed during the
meeting, the statement
said.
He advised them to
disseminate messages
in local languages over
mobile phones, televi-
sion, social media and
through village pan-
chayats, with a view to
educate and motivate
people.As practised by
Odisha, volunteers,
such as Home Guards,
NCC and civil defence
may also be mobilised
in helping in the evacu-
ation of people, he said.
The home minister
asked authorities to en-
sure the safety of power
and telecommunication
services and their time-
ly restoration.
FROM PG 1
3rd WAVE
TO HIT KIDS
TO HIT KIDS
HARD?
HARD?
When the nation is fighting the 2nd wave
of Covid-19, experts are calling for
massive preparation for the next wave
Allopathy remarks: Ramdev
poses 25 questions to IMA
New Delhi: Having
been forced to withdraw
his statement question-
ing the efficacy of allop-
athy medicines, yoga
guru Ramdev on Mon-
day asked the Indian
Medical Association
(IMA) if allopathy of-
fered permanent relief
for ailments such as hy-
pertensionanddiabetes.
In an ‘open letter’
posted on his Twitter
handle, Ramdev posed
25 questions to IMA,
which had objected to
his video clip running
down allopathy treat-
ment for COVID-19.
He asked if allopathy
offered permanent re-
lief from hypertension
and type-1 and 2 diabe-
tes. “Does the pharma
industry have perma-
nent treatment for thy-
roid, arthritis, colitis
and asthma?” he asked.
Ramdev went on to
ask if allopathy had
medicines for fatty liver
and liver cirrhosis.
“Like you found a cure
for TB and chicken pox,
look for treatments for
liver ailments. After all,
allopathy is now 200
years old.” —Agencies
MID-AIR WEDDING INVITES DGCA WRATH
Hosting a wedding for a Madurai-based couple in the sky has proved costly for the guests
and the private airline as Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) cracked the whip for
violation of Covid-19 protocol during the joyride. It has de-rostered the crew of SpiceJet
aircraft for failure to enforce social distancing norms during two-hour flight. Airline has
been asked to file complaint against guests for flouting protocol onboard the flight that
had taken off from Madurai airport on Sunday morning. —PIC COURTESY NET
SWETA AGARWAL POSTED AS ADM,
PURBA MEDINIPUR IN W BENGAL
Ms Sweta Agarwal has been appointed as Ad-
ditional District Magistrate, Purba Medinipur. She
is a 2016 batch IAS officer of W Bengal cadre.
JUSTICE P K MISHRA TO PERFORM AS
CHIEF JUSTICE, CHHATTISGARH HC
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, senior-most
Judge of Chhattisgarh High Court, has been
assigned to perform the duties of the office of
the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court with
effect from June 1, 2021.
SURYADEVARA JOINS SC REGISTRY
Prasanna Kumar Suryadevara has joined the
Supreme Court Registry as OSD equivalent to the
Additional Registrar on deputation basis for three
years. He was posted as Administrative officer
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SUVIL LTU PROMOTED TO IFS
Suvil Ltu of the State Forest Service of Nagaland
Cadre has been promoted to the Indian Forest
Service for the Select List 2019.
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 BCCI on Monday announced
that it will contribute 2000
10-litre Oxygen concentra-
tors to boost India’s efforts
in overcoming the Covid-19
pandemic.
 South Delhi Mun Corp has
set up a Covid care centre for
children at a Mun Corp of Delhi
school to treat Covid-positive
children with mild or moderate
cases.
 Bahrain will suspend entry of
travellers from countries on its
‘Red List’ which includes India,
Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and
Bangladesh due to the Covid-19
situation in these nations.
 Amid the shortage of vaccines
in country, Delhi Deputy CM
Manish Sisodia writes to Union
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan
urging the Centre to come
out with a centralised vaccine
procurement and allocation
policy.
 Hundreds of people violated
Covid restrictions to attend the
funeral of a horse belonging to
a local religious organisation in
Karnataka’s Belagavi district on
Sunday. Large gathering has
forced district officials to tem-
porarily seal village carry out
tests to check for new cases.
 Mumbai Gets 3 Bids From
Russia’s Sputnik Covid Vac-
cine Makers.
 Ensure transgender persons
face no discrimination at
COVID vaccine centres: Cen-
tre to states
HIGHLIGHTS
Daily recoveries trump new
cases for 11th straight day
New Delhi: Health
minister Harsh Vard-
han on Monday said
that the daily recover-
ies from the coronavi-
rus disease (Covid-19)
exceeded the new cases
in India for the 11th
straight days and indi-
cated that the country
is on the path of gain-
ing control over the
pandemic situation.
On Monday, India re-
corded 302,544 recover-
ies on Sunday 355,102
people recovered from
the disease. The recov-
ery rate which has been
witnessing an upward
trend since May 3 -- cur-
rently stands at 88.69%,
according to health
ministry’s dashboard.
Vardhan added that
the new cases remained
below the 300,000-mark
for the eighth consecu-
tive day
. On Monday In-
dia logged 222,315 new
cases while on Sunday
it reported 257,299 cas-
es, prompting the cu-
mulative positivity rate
to dip further to 8.09%.
New Delhi: The Union
Health Ministry on
Monday said that there
is no indication as of
now that children will
be severely affected in
the third wave of Cov-
id-19. Talking about the
effect of the pandemic
on children and young
people, AIIMS, Delhi di-
rector Randeep Guleria
noted, “Children suf-
fered collateral damage
due to mental stress,
smartphone addiction
and education challeng-
es amid the ongoing
pandemic.” A steady
decline in daily new
Covid-19 cases has been
observed since the last
17 days in India, the
health ministry said. It
said there has been 2.6
times increase in the
number of Covid tests
done in the past 15
weeks in the country
along with a steady dip
in the weekly positivity
rate reported in the last
two weeks.
3.6%hospitalisedpatients
hadfungalinfections:ICMR
DELHI GOVT
PREPARING FOR
3RD WAVE: KEJRI
Black
fungus: 18
states report
5,424 cases
New Delhi: As part of
preparations for the third
wave of the COVID-19,
the Delhi government
has started arranging
for oxygen cylinders.
The Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal on his
visit to the oxygen plant
at Delhi’s Mayapuri area
said that as many as
6,000 new oxygen cylin-
ders have been imported
from China as part of
these preparations. “The
capacity of the oxygen
plant has gone upto 55
metric tons. Delhi gov-
ernment has imported
6,000 new oxygen
cylinders from China. No
other such consignment
has been brought from
outside India during the
entire COVID period,” the
Delhi Chief Minister said.
New Delhi: As many as
5,424 cases of mucormy-
cosis or black fungus
have been reported
from 18 states, with a
majority of them in Gu-
jarat and Maharashtra,
Union Health Minister
Harsh Vardhan said on
Monday
. Nine lakh vials
of Amphotericin-B are
being imported by the
central government for
the treatment of Black
Fungus. Of this, 50,000
vials have been received
and around three lakh
vials will be available in
the next 7 days,” he said.
Speaking at the 27th
group of ministers
(GoM) meeting on COV-
ID-19, he said that Guja-
rat reported 2165 cases,
Maharashtra 1188, Ut-
tar Pradesh 663, Mad-
hya Pradesh 590, Hary-
ana 339 and Andhra
Pradesh 248 cases.
“Out of these 5,424
cases of mucormycosis,
we have seen that 4, 556
cases have a history of
COVID-19, while 875
cases are amongst non-
COVID patients. Diabe-
tes was present in 55
percent of the patients.
“We have been warn-
ing, issuing advisories
and, through our ex-
perts, it has been com-
municated that indis-
criminate use of ster-
oids must be avoided
diabetes must be treat-
ed thoroughly as best as
possible,” he said.
DELHI’S COVID POSITIVITY RATE DIPS
Had no role in
Bansal’s allopathic
treatment: Firm
New Delhi: Sunil
Bansal, who headed the
dairy business of Yoga
guruRamdev’sPatanjali
Ayurved, died of COV-
ID-19, the company said
onMonday
,addingithad
no “role in his allopathic
treatment.” Bansal, 57,
who was Vice President
in the Dairy Division of
Patanjali Ayurved Ltd,
died on May 19. “He died
of COVID-19 on May 19
in Rajasthan Hospital,
Jaipur where his wife is
a very senior health of-
ficial of Government of
Rajasthan,” the Harid-
war-based firm said in a
statement.
New Delhi: Just as
cases of black fungus
are being reported in
Covid-19) patients
during the second
wave of the pandem-
ic, secondary bacte-
rial and fungal infec-
tions affected at least
3.6% (ranging from
1.7% to 28% between
hospitals) of patients
hospitalised with
Covid-19 during the
last wave, found a
study by the Indian
Council of Medical
Research(ICMR)pub-
lished on Monday
.
The mortality in
patients with these
secondary infections
increased to 56.7% as
against 10.6% among
hospitalised patients
in the ten hospitals
from where data was
collected. The mortal-
ity in those with sec-
ondary infections
was as high as 78.9%
in one of the hospi-
tals, the data shows.
Guleria on Mon-
day said it is better to
identify mucormyco-
sis by its name rather
than by the colour as
labelling the same
fungus with names
of different colors
can create confusion.
—ANI
People who have recovered
and will recover from the
coronavirus will need medi-
cal support for a longer period of
time. If the symptoms are seen for
4-12 weeks, it is called ongoing
symptomatic Covid or post-acute
Covid syndrome. If symptoms are
seen for more than 12 weeks, it is
called post-Covid syndrome or non-
Covid. —Dr Randeep Guleria, Director AIIMS
Baba Ramdev

NEWS
07
First India Bureau
Azamgarh: A major
lapse in security of
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath was wit-
nessed in Azamgarh on
Monday
. As per reports
as the helicopter of the
CM, post reviewing the
Corona virus infection
management in Gonda
and inspecting a vil-
lage, reached near the
helipad situated in po-
lice line in Azamgarh, a
cow somehow came
near the helipad. On
seeing the same, police-
men had a tough time
drive the animal away
from the helipad amidst
clouds of dust. After re-
viewing Covid manage-
ment in Azamgarh, CM
Yogi Adityanath, left
for Varanasi.
On Monday, CM Yogi
Adityanath’s helicop-
ter was about to land on
the helipad of Azam-
garh police line after
arriving from Gonda,
when a cow rushed to-
wards the helipad caus-
ing panic among the
security personnel.
Seeing the cow going
towards the helipad,
the security personnel
swung into action and
chased the animal
away and ensured safe
landing of CM Yogi
Adityanath’s helicop-
ter. At about 2pm his
helicopter landed in
the Azamgarh police
line.
After landing at the
helipad, the CM left for
the Integrated Covid
Command Center in
Police Line where he
reviewed the Covid
management in district
besides efforts being
made to check the fur-
ther spread of the dead-
ly virus. He was accom-
panied by BJP MLA
Arunkant Yadav from
Phulpur, MLC Vijay Ba-
hadur Pathak from Bal-
lia and BJP district
unit president.
Mahottari: Eight In-
dian traders have been
injured in a scuffle
with Nepali police per-
sonnel in Mahottari
district along the Ne-
pal-India border, ac-
cording to media re-
ports here on Monday.
The brawl took place
on Sunday night when
the Indian traders de-
molished a makeshift
post and help desk set
up for conducting coro-
navirus tests along the
border in Matihani Mu-
nicipality, the govern-
ment-run Rising Nepal
newspaper reported.
An Armed Police Force
(APF) personnel and
eight Indian traders
were injured in the
scuffle.
According to Border
Outpost Matihani’s Po-
lice Inspector Balaram
Gautam, a group of 50-
60 drunk Indian nation-
als pelted stones at se-
curity personnel deput-
ed at the border point
at around 8 PM on Sun-
day. Matihani Munici-
pality in Mahottari dis-
trict shares one-and-a-
half-kilometres border
with Madhwapur ba-
zaar in Bihar.
On-duty police per-
sonnel Bibek Dhakal
had his head severely
injured in the attack
carrird out by the trad-
ers, the report said.
However, according to
an Indian trader, In-
spector Gautam had
mobilised APF person-
nel to beat with batons
the traders importing
potatoes, onions and
rice from India, the re-
port said.
Local people present
at the spot said that the
police had used unnec-
essary force against the
Indian traders. In
March, an Indian na-
tional was killed by Ne-
pal Police in an ex-
change of fire with a
group of four Indians,
allegedly involved in
smuggling drugs and
counterfeit currency
along the Indo-Nepal
border.
The deceased was
dentified as Govinda
Singh, 20, a resident of
Pilibhit district in Ut-
tar Pradesh. The local
authorities have ex-
tended the ongoing pro-
hibitory orders in the
Kathmandu Valley till
May 12. —PTI
First India Bureau
Banda: Purvanchal’s
strongman and MLA
Mukhtar Ansari could
not be produced in
court on Monday due to
link failure. Additional
District Judge and Ses-
sions Judge Anil Verma
and Ravish Kumar At-
tri were present in the
Gangster Court at 2pm
but due to technical
hurdles, the hearing
was adjourned to
May25.
Both judges have in-
structed Superinten-
dent of Banda Jail AK
Dohra to complete the
trial on remand till
12.30 pm in the after-
noon.
Ansari was to be pro-
duced through video
conferencing at 1 pm on
Monday. However, the
link for hearing was
sought many times for
remand hearing but
could not be done. Advo-
cates of the MLA Daro-
ga Singh, Lallan Singh
and CL Nigam had
reached the court at the
scheduled time while
Special Public Prosecu-
tors Sanjay Dwivedi
and Vinay Mishra were
also present.
In 2014, a labuorer
was shot dead in Aira-
khud village of Azam-
garh. In it, Mukhtar
Ansari was named un-
der 120B for conspiring
to murder. In the same
case, the police had reg-
istered a gangster case
against nine people, in-
cluding Ansari.
Cow scare for Yogi
as the cattle strays
near CM’s helipad
8 Indian traders
injured in brawl
with Nepali police
Mukhtar Ansari’s hearing in Azamgarh
killing case deferred due to link failure
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The dispute
between Parents Asso-
ciation and Private
School Association is in-
creasing over the issue
of feesof privateschools
in Uttar Pradesh. The
Parents Association has
bluntly stated that they
would not deposit chil-
dren’s fees. The associa-
tion mentioned that
when no school was held
during lockdown, what
for should the fees be
paid? The association
also raised questions
about the online class.
Ontheotherhand,the
Confederation of Inde-
pendent Schools (CIS),
the largest organization
of private school opera-
tors in Uttar Pradesh,
has already said that if
the parents do not de-
posit the fees, the names
of the children would be
struck off from school.
Like last year, this
year also they will not
pay the fees as schools
did not open and online
classes were also not do-
ing well. The parents
stated that their work
was closed in lockdown
and from where would
they get the fees from?
They said if their chil-
dren’s name was cut off
from the school, they
will put a lock on the
school.
On Sunday there was
a virtual meeting on ‘No
School No Fee’ of All
School Parents Associa-
tion and Western Uttar
Pradesh Parents Associ-
ation.Intheonlinemeet-
ing,theofficialsof every
organization openly op-
posed the arbitrariness
of the school owners.
They said schools had
stopped the students’ re-
sultsandtheadministra-
tion was also silent on it.
The parents said that
even after the order of
the government, the
schools were ignoring
the rules as children
were being prevented
from online classes and
the District Fee Regula-
tory Committee was not
meeting. Parents were
being pressurized to pay
fee though all studies
were being done online
andfeeswasbeingtaken
like offline classes.
Earlier on Saturday
,
the Confederation of In-
dependent Schools (CIS)
in a meeting announced
thatallstudentswillhave
topaythefees.Theschool
managers said that the
family members of stu-
dents must compulsorily
pay the outstanding fees.
Not only this, the fees for
the new session will also
have to be paid. There
will be no relaxation of
any kind in this.
However, the school
managers also accepted
the government’s deci-
sion in which the gov-
ernment had asked the
schools not to increase
the fees this year. The
schools decided that oth-
er than needy students,
whodidnotdeposittheir
fees, name of such stu-
dents would be struck
off from school.
School managers have
decidedthatgovernment
employees, people work-
inginmedicalandhealth
sector, grocery
, factory
operators, vegetable,
fruit vendors, milk ven-
dors, children of parents
dealing in surgical items
willhavetopayfullfeeas
their businesses was in
full swing during lock-
down.Suchpeoplewould
notgetanyconcessionin
fee structure. Schools
have started preparing a
list of people associated
with such professions so
that they could take full
fees along with arrears
from them.
TUG OF WAR: SCHOOLS THREATEN WITH STUDENTS’
EVICTION AS PARENTS DEFY FEE DEPOSITING NORM
Research students in Kanpur prepare
herbal spray to guard against fungus
First India Bureau
Kanpur: Though the
second wave of Corona
epidemic in country is
yet to get over, black
and white fungus has
started to wreak havoc.
Many scientists have
claimed that Corona vi-
rus and black fungus
could reach the body
via air through nose
and mouth.
Amidst these claims,
there is some good
news hs emerged from
Kanpur . A PhD stu-
dent of Kanpur Univer-
sity, Dr Saurabh
Mishra, teacher of bio-
technology in Bareilly
and microbiologist Dr.
Rishabh Chitranshi
have together prepared
a spray that can de-
stroy the fungus from
body and the spray is
also easy to make.
After preparing the
spray, it was first tested
in the lab of Kanpur
University where the
results were encourag-
ing. Subsequently, the
test was conducted in
the lab of CSIR-IITR
(Council of Scientific
and Industrial Re-
search and Indian In-
stitute of Toxicology
and Research), Luc-
know to meet the stand-
ards.
Dr Saurabh Mishra
said if the spray was
sued on equipment be-
ing used in and around
the room of Covid pa-
tient, the latter could
be protected from black
fungus infection.
Most cases of black
fungus are found in pa-
tients recovering from
Corona infection. The
disease affects the eyes.
Cases of this infection
are quite rare.
These fungi are al-
ways present in envi-
ronment and they make
attack people with
weak immunity. Ac-
cording to US Center
for Disease Control and
Prevention, black fun-
gus is a rare fungal
infection. It can cause
infection of the
eyes and brain or after
skin injury.
Volunteers distribute food among the needy in Noida on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
FEEDING HUNGRY!
D-DAY IN
WAITING FOR
AK SHARMA?
Arrival of AK Sharma,
former IAS and close
confidant of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, in UP has
started to create ripples in
state politics. Discussions
are making rounds in
political circles that soon a
major development could be
witnessed in Uttar Pradesh
in next two months. After
PM Modi lauded efforts of
former IAS AK Sharma for
Covid management in state,
almost everyone has started
assuming him as deputy
CM. On one hand, UP Chief
Minister held discussion with
Sharma by calling him to his
official residence at 5 Kalidas
Marg, while on the other hand,
right from BJP leaders to
opposition has also started to
believe that it would be wrong
to underestimate AK Sharma
as he is expected to be given
major responsibility in state in
coming days as in last cabinet
expansion of this government
hardly anyone would become
a minister and if anyone did
become a minister, he or
she would not have much
time to work because there
is hardly anytime left for the
forthcoming 2022 assembly
elections and when Covid-19
was around the government
will have to fight it out also
. But many legislators have
become so disillusioned that
it hardly matters to them
whether they be made a
minister or not as they have
become tired of dreaming
about it. — Ahtesham Siddiqui
BONE OF CONTENTION

z The Parents Association has bluntly
stated that they would not deposit children’s
fees. The association mentioned that when
no school was held during lockdown, what
for should the fees be paid? The association
also raised questions about the online class

z The Confederation of Independent
Schools (CIS) has already said that if the
parents do not deposit the fees, the names
of the children would be struck off from
the schools

z Spray can be made at home. The recipe of the
mixture includes adding one gram of baking soda
to 400 ml of water and mixing 20 to 25 drops of
neem oil and one ml of lemon oil. The spray can
be easily made at home and is herbal also with
no side effects.

z Dr Mishra further explained that the spray
was used on black fungus present on Papaya
and Roti. After spraying it continuously for two
days, not only did the growth of the layer of black
fungus not but it was also completely destroyed.
NO HIKE, NO RESPITE
According to school admin-
istration, the fees for the new
session will also have to be
paid. There will be no relaxation
of any kind in this.
However, the school administra-
tion have accepted the govern-
ment’s decision in which the
government had asked
the schools not to increase the
fees this year.
Cow seen straying on the helipad as CM Yogi’s helicopter arrives.
Mukhtar Ansari
MAKE SPRAY AT HOME

08
2NDFRONT
Kin of teachers who died of covid during poll duty to get jobs
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh basic educa-
tion minister Satish
Dwivedi on Monday an-
nounced that depend-
ents of those teachers
who died of Covid-19
during poll duty will be
accommodatedasteach-
ers in government pri-
mary schools, if they
have BEd/DLED (for-
mer BTC) degree. How-
ever, those dependents
who are not TET quali-
fied but are eligible for
class three posts will be
accommodated even if
there is no such post va-
cant.
Earlier, qualified de-
pendents were retained
as class four employees
if theydidnothaveTET
qualification.
“Those dependents
who did not possess
TET qualification but
were post-graduates,
were given jobs as class
four employees. Being a
teacher, I find it deroga-
tory to see a qualified
person working as a
peon, attendant and
even sweeper.”
“Now, a dependent
who is not TET qualified
but is eligible for a cleri-
cal post, will be given a
job in class three catego-
ry
.Incasethereisnosuch
post vacant, they will be
appointed on “over and
above the sanctioned
posts”. They will start
working with us right
awayandwhenapostbe-
comes vacant, their
names will be formally
entered,” Dwivedi said.
In view of growing
pressure from teachers’
associations for com-
pensation to families of
teachers who lost their
lives due to Covid dur-
ing election duty
, CM
Yogi Adityanath had
asked the State Election
Commission to amend
rules to ensure that the
kin of a deceased get a
job.Welcomingthedeci-
sion, secretary of Rash-
triya Shaikshik Maha-
sangh, an RSS-affiliate,
Shiv Shankar Singh
said, “A clerical post is
better than a class four
job. At least people will
see the families of the
deceased with respect.”
The final list prepared
by RSM has credentials
of 1,488 teachers, in-
cluding those on ad hoc
basis, and employees
who died during duty
.
Priortotheimplemen-
tation of the Right to
EducationAct,thekinof
deceased teachers who
were graduates were ac-
commodatedinprimary
schools as teachers and
while on rolls, they were
providedtraining(BTC).
After the RTE came into
effect in 2011,
TET became a man-
datory qualification for
recruitment in state-
run primary and upper
primary schools. Even
dependents of the de-
ceased who were gradu-
ates or post-graduates
were given jobs as class
four employees.
CM had asked
the SEC to
amend rules to
ensure that the
kin of a deceased
get a job
Polling officers count Panchayat election ballots in Lucknow.
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Along with
IAS officers several
IPS officers are also
opting for Central dep-
utation. Several offic-
ers want to go to Delhi
before 2022 asembly
polls in UP.
The Uttar Pradesh
government relieved
2007 batch IPS officer
Nitin Tiwari for Cen-
tral deputation. Tiwari
had applied to go on
Central deputation,
post approval of which
the government re-
lieved him from his
work. He is currently
posted as DCP in Gau-
tam Budh Nagar (Noi-
da) and has also been
promoted to DIG rank
this year.
IPS Nitin Tiwari’s
wife IPS Deepika Garg
is also a 2007-batch IPS
officer and is already
posted on Central dep-
utation.
IPS Nitin Tiwari had
been trying for a Cen-
tral deputation for a
long time, but with
great difficulty he got
success in his efforts.
In Uttar Pradesh, more
than two dozen IPS of-
ficers want to go on
Central deputation.
Some of these offic-
ers who have applied
for Central deputation
include DG Vigilance
PV Rama Shastri, ADG
Railway Piyush
Anand, ADG Security
Vinod Kumar Singh,
IG Meerut Praveen Ku-
mar, DIG, Aligarh
Deepak Kumar.
There are also a lot
of officers of SP rank
who have also ex-
pressed their wish to
go on central deputa-
tion, but in UP, the gov-
ernment is not reliev-
ing them in view
of tow things includ-
ing Corona and elec-
tions.
Before state polls IAS, IPS officers march to Delhi
MAKING A BEELINE
Police headquarters —FILE PHOTO
After a long time, Uttar Pradesh govt
relieves 2007 batch IPS officer Nitin
Tiwari for Central deputation
First India Bureau
Lucknow: There is
confusion among
more than four lakh
students of UP board
who failed in class
10th board examina-
tion last year. These
students have again
registered for class 10
examination 2021.
In order to promote
the10thclassstudents
to the next class, the
board has sought
class 9th results of
2020 of candidates
registered for the 2021
HighSchoolexamina-
tion, on the basis of
which they would be
promoted. However,
the students who had
failed in high school
examination last year
have class 9th results
of 2019. In such a situ-
ation, there is confu-
sion among the stu-
dents who failed in
the 10th board exami-
nation last year.
According to vari-
ous media reports, a
total of 27,72,656 can-
didates appeared in
the high school exam-
ination of the board
last year of which
23,09,802 students had
passed. At the same
time, about 4,62,854
students were de-
clared failed in the
same exam. Most of
these students had re-
registered for the 10th
board examination to
be held this year.
It is also told that the
portalwhichhasbeen
created by the Board
for uploading the
marks does not have
anyrecordof theyear.
Corona ravaged
students in a spot
over board result
—FILE PHOTO
SAFETY FIRST
Family members of LDA staff taking a dose of covid-19 vaccine at LDA office in Gomti
Nagar in Lucknow on Monday.
After black white,yellow
fungus cases emerge in UP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: As the coun-
trybattlestheCovidpan-
demic, besides its twist-
ed off-springs the Black
and White fungi wreak-
ing havoc, now the first
case of Yellow Fungus
has also cropped up in
Ghaziabad.
ENT Specialist B.P
.
Tyagi has claimed that
there is a patient of yel-
low fungus in his hospi-
tal, who is undergoing
treatment. The 45-year-
old patient is suffering
from yellow fungus as
well as black and white
fungus.
Professor Tyagi said,
“A patient came to me,
who after the initial test
appeared to be normal,
but after doing another
investigation, I came to
know that the patient is
suffering from black,
white as well as yellow
fungus.”
“This fungus is found
in reptiles. I saw this dis-
ease for the first time.
Amphotericin B injec-
tion is used to treat this
disease. It takes a long
time to heal.” According
to Tyagi, as far as the
symptoms of this dis-
ease are concerned,
there remains sluggish-
ness or lethargy in the
body while there is less
appetite, due to which
the weight starts de-
creasing. Body wounds
also heal very slowly
.
Cleanliness is very im-
portant to avoid this dis-
ease, as infection starts
off due to poor hygiene.
—FILE PHOTO
‘MISSING NETAS’: OPPN BLASTS
YOGI GOVT OVER BOTCH C-OPS
Shishir Awasthi
Lucknow: Opposition
leaders Akhilesh Yadav,
Mayawati and Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra have hit
out at the BJP govern-
ment over COVID-19 cri-
sis. Days after alleging
that various UP minis-
ters deputed to monitor
the Covid situation in
various districts have
gone missing, Samajwa-
di Party chief Akhilesh
Yadav on Monday ques-
tioned CM Yogi Adity-
anath’s ongoing visits
there for the purpose.
It is a complete ‘wast-
age of the government’s
resources and time’
when there is no respite
tothepeoplefromCovid,
besides the black and
white fungus infections.
“There is a shortage of
medicines, injections
and vaccines,” said Ya-
dav, while again ques-
tioning the alleged ab-
sence of ministers de-
puted to monitor the
pandemic situation in
various districts.
“No one knows where
is the Team-9 or Team-11
constituted by the CM,”
said the former CM.
Questioning Adity-
anath’s ongoing visits to
monitor the situation
district-wise, Yadav add-
ed, “Instead of taking
stock of the situation
and giving time for the
improvement, the CM
has embarked on tours.”
“A large number of
youths and elderly visit
hospitalbutreturnwith-
out vaccination,” he
said. The pandemic situ-
ation in villages is very
badandpeoplearedying
without treatment,
claimedYadavwhilelist-
ing several villages fac-
ing a grim situation.
On the other hand,
BSPpresidentMayawati
said India has made
global headlines as Cov-
id spread to villages, as
she likened the govern-
ments’ announcements
regarding providing re-
lief to the people from
the pandemic to elector-
al promises. The BSP
chief said there is a dire
need to immediately ac-
tivate such facilities so
that a majority of the
poor and destitute peo-
ple in rural areas can be
benefitted soon.
Congress general sec-
retary Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra attacked the Yogi
Adityanath government
over the Jhansi incident
claiming that the gov-
ernment is just making
propaganda and fails to
act when needed. It may
be mentioned that some
junior doctors of a col-
lege were stopped from
meeting CM during a
review meeting in Jhan-
sionSunday
,withsenior
officials saying this was
donetoensuretherewas
nodisruptionduringthe
meeting.
SP chief says situation in villages is very bad and people are dying without treatment
Akhilesh Yadav Mayawati Priyanka Gandhi
8K C-19 patients go missing
due to incorrect data feeding
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Owing to
negligence of govern-
ment labs over 8000 Co-
rona positive patients
havegonemissingdueto
incorrectfeedingof data
by government labs in
Lucknow. As per re-
ports, a total of 8876 Co-
were missing in state
capital alone due to the
incorrectdatafeedingby
labs of Lohia Institute,
KGMU and PGI.
It is said that these
government labs had en-
teredmobilenumbersof
such people who did not
even underwent sam-
pling tests for detecting
Corona infection. Not
only this, the govern-
ment data revealed that
50 to 150 posts in the of-
ficial data comprised of
a single mobile number.
Because of this, real Co-
were not found.
In Lohia Institute
alone,dataof 4049people
had been wrongly fed. It
is being told that data of
3749 people had been fed
wrongly in KGMU of
Lucknow and 1078 in
SGPGI.Notonlythis,the
wrong ID of every pa-
tient had been created.
An investigation would
be launched in the feed-
ing of incorrect data
while in many places
complaints had been
madeaboutprovidingof
wrong mobile numbers
by attendants of pa-
tients.
In this whole episode,
role of data entry opera-
torwouldalsobeprobed.
The effect of CM Yogi
Adityanath’s triple T
model i.e. trace, test and
treat for controlling rate
of Corona infection in
UPhasbegunbearfruits.
The state with a popula-
tion of about 25 crore,
received 3981 positive
cases in the last 24 hours
while 11918 patients
reached home after de-
feating Corona.
Doctors treating Covid patients at a hospital. —FILE PHOTO
Satish Dwivedi
The combination of teamwork
and visionary leadership is
unmatchable, success is sure-
shot where this exists!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India

iss Grand India 2020,
Simran Sharma, is a
22-year-old girl from
Jaipur who is making
the world go crazy
with her beauty and
talent. She is a trained
classical and folk dancer, na-
tional level Volleyball player, a
passionate singer and actor.
Simran was born and brought
up in Guwahati, Assam and is
living in Jaipur for the past 10
years. Since childhood, she had
a keen interest in artistic fields
and at the young age of 12
years, she started learning
dance and got a degree n classi-
cal and folk dance.
When asked about her jour-
ney in modelling, she shared
that her journey as a model
started when she was crowned
as Miss Rajasthan in 2017 and
it completely changed her life.
Yogesh and Nimisha Mishra,
organisers of Miss Rajasthan
guided her in a new way to
move forward in this journey
.
Simran said, “This journey
was never easy, I faced many
ups and downs, rejections and
losses and that has helped me
to be the strong person that I
am today
.
After Miss Rajasthan 2017,
Simran participated in many
other beauty pageants and got
the titles like Miss Indian Diva
2017 1st runner-up, Global Su-
permodel India 2018 and Miss
Indian Multinational 2018, af-
ter which she represented the
nation at the Inter-
national beauty
pageant Miss
M u l t i n a t i o n a l
where she grabbed Miss
Beauty with Brain and
Best NationalCostumeAwards.
Talking about her latest jour-
ney, Miss Grand International
beauty pageant, Simran said,
“It was a next to impossible
journey for me just like a roller-
coaster ride. The love and sup-
port which I received from the
whole world will always stay in
my heart. I didn’t win the pag-
eantbutIknow
that I gave my
best on the stage and I
believe that my nation
is proud of me.”
She is inspired by Su-
shmita Sen and just
like her, Simran is
a s s o c i a t e d
with vari-
ous NGO’s
for the wel-
fare of chil-
dren.
A message
that the stun-
ning beauty wants to give to the
girls is, “People end up giving
up and take harsh decisions
with their lives. No matter
what, your family is your
strength. They will always sup-
port you if you will show dedi-
cation to your dream. Work
hard, believe in yourself and
live your dreams.”
Seraphic Simran
In an exclusive interview with City First, Simran Sharma shared her beautiful
journey, experiences and thoughts which are highly motivating!
MANSI BACHANI
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hen the message
of Vaccination
is being spread,
Raktkosh Foun-
dation is insist-
ing on Raktdan
Mahadan, The
noblest way to help man-
kind when it comes to serv-
ing humanity. The 15 min
of your life can save Some-
one’s Entire Life. It’s a
great gesture of kindness.
Jan Sevarth 24x7 tartar the
tag line of Rakthkosh
Foundation. Rak-
thkosh founda-
tion truly liv-
ing up
to its name where
the only mission is to
reach out to the maxi-
mum and save human
life,
“Blood donation be-
fore Vaccination is the
main agenda of Rak-
thkosh Foundation
and Inaya Foundation
Jaipur jointly doing
blood donation drives
to bring awareness
among the public. The
youth between the age
group of 18 years to 45
years are mostly the
most active donors. It
is a matter of great
concern that once vac-
cinated there is going
to be an acute short-
age of blood,” said Ni-
tisha Sharma, Presi-
dent Jaipur Rakht-
kosh Foundation.
This kind of drive
on blood donation
before Vaccination needs to
take place in the entire
state and nation Ram Gopal
Vishnoi National President
of Rakthkosh foundation
insisted.
Most youths donate as
they are being made aware
by Rakthkosh and Inaya
team members that once
vaccinated they will not be
allowed to donate blood for
a min period as per the vac-
cination norms.
Amid the scorching heat
Rakthkosh Foundation,
Jaipur team members and
the other districts have al-
ready started the aware-
ness drive of “Blood dona-
tion before Vaccination
drive in VT Road, Mansa-
rover Blood donation was
organised in
blood do-
n a t i o n
van taking care of a
covid protocol. 47 units of
blood were donated. In
Manav Seva Blood Bank
near SMS hospital, 15
units of blood were col-
lected by Jaipur and Sikar
Team Karan Chawla Sec-
retary Jaipur Rakthkosh
shared.
Even on Nurses day, 64
units of blood were do-
nated.
Request for organising
voluntarily blood dona-
tion before vaccination in
every vaccination centre
has been submitted to
Chief Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot, Health minister
Raghu Sharma, Chief
Whip Mahesh Joshi and
Police Commissioner of
Jaipur Anand Srivastava
sir Tarachand Sharma
General Secretary of Rak-
thkosh Foundation in-
formed.
Rakthkosh Foundation
team is presently working
in 23 districts of Rajasthan
under the guidance of
Founder Dr Jitender Ku-
mar Soni (IAS) DM Nagaur
at present. Voluntarily
members are associated
and working 24 x7 to reach
out to the needy and help-
less patients who are in
dire need of blood.
Started in the year June
14, 2018. Nearly 500+ blood
donation camps and 35000+
blood donation units have
been collected during lock-
down 1 to date.
During the Ramadan pe-
riod also which is a very
auspicious period here also
Abdul from Deedwana do-
nated O+ blood to the per-
son in help. Rakthkosh
team members where ever
required are always ex-
cited and forthcoming
for this selfless service
for mankind.
Recently I remember
a young 23 girl from
Bhopal Asma Khan
truly an inspiration for
many inspiring youths
to come forward and
donate. She has donat-
ed blood 23 times and
recently under Rak-
thkosh Foundation also
came forward to help
mankind. NBTC Na-
tional Blood Transfu-
sion Council also had
emphasised that for a
minimum of 28 days a
vaccinated person cant
donate.
The concern the
foundation is all about
is that once vaccinated
blood donation can t be
organised for a restrict-
ed no of days. Here the con-
cern is blood transfusion is
given to patients in a wide
range of circumstances, in-
cluding serious injuries,
surgeries, childbirth, anae-
mia, blood disorders, can-
cer treatments and also
seasonal diseases like ma-
laria and dengue patients.
There are numerous rea-
sons and concern why
blood donation is very im-
perative.
On average on normal
days in the government hos-
pital blood banks in Jaipur
(some of them includes Sms
hospital, Trauma hospital,
JKLon hospital, Mahila
chikitsalaya hospitals) min-
imum of 500-550 units of
blood is required other than
private hospitals.
During emergency days
like now for covid and
thalassemia patients, de-
livery cases also 150 units
of blood are required eve-
ry day. 80 to100 units only
getting so here there is a
shortfall of 50 to 70 units
per day. So the youth be-
tween the age group of 18
to 45 years need to come
forward whose minimum
haemoglobin should be 12
and 48 kg weight and at
least not suffering from
diabetes, high bp. Shri
Amit Sharma HOD SMS
blood bank informed and
urged on behalf of Rak-
thkosh and Inaya founda-
tion to come forward and
join in this awareness
campaign.
Rakthkosh Foundation
along with Inaya Founda-
tion is trying to bring
awareness and appeal to
all the citizens of Ra-
jasthan and India to please
come forward and donate
blood to save a life, save
family and help in fulfill-
ing the dreams by saving
their lives.
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You will have to be more
focussed on the academic
front. You may get busy
organising something on
the social front. You may need to put
your ideas into action, if you want to
prove yourself. A party may be thrown
in your honour at work. Your good
performance is likely to be noticed.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
This is the time when you
enjoy yourself with a new
group of friends or
colleagues. A change of job
is likely to give you better salary and
perks. Those in business will soon
get a chance to make profits. A new
deal is likely to come through and
give you a taste of success.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You may wait for
someone’s invitation for a
trip. Your professionalism
in handling problem areas
will be appreciated. Tenant troubles
are foreseen for some house owners.
You will find family life more than
fulfilling. Lover may become your
pillar of strength.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Excellent opportunities may
knock at your door.
Professionals will be able to
give their best in a new
situation. Financially, this day may
prove lucky for you, so go ask for the
raise that is keeping you on
tenterhooks. Don’t take any chances
with your health today.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You are likely to take up
someone’s cause and earn
appreciation from all
quarters on the social
front. Remaining on the good side of
those who matter on the academic
front will help you achieve much.
Good tidings of your well wishers will
keep you going.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Those looking for buying a
house can get a good
bargain. Appreciation is in
store for some homemakers.
A professional victory is yours if you
play your cards well today. Those in
business will be able to maintain good
earning. You are likely to enjoy good
health.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Good performance on the
academic front will help
enhance your reputation at
work. Some favourable
developments on the social front are
foreseen. Buying new furniture or a
major appliance is possible. With
good networking, a prized posting
can be yours.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Your performance at work
will be commendable. Your
own happiness is in your
hands today. Spouse may
need her space, respect that. This is
a favourable day for completing
pending jobs. Financially, no
problems are foreseen. It is best to
avoid outside food.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You will manage to achieve
what you had aimed for on
the academic front. A
celebration can find you in
your element today. Praise and
honour are likely to greet you in
something that you have managed to
achieve. You will be a pillar of
strength to a friend or associate.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Success is foretold on the
academic front. Your
reputation is likely to boost
your image on the social
front. On the work front, you will
manage to keep your superiors in
good humour. This is an excellent
day to spend time with family. You
enjoy excellent health.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Getting into a favourable
situation on the academic
front is possible. Good luck
promises to brighten your
day. Some positive changes can be
expected on the home front. This
seems a good day for job seekers.
New avenues for earning open up as
you get more determined.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
A family youngster is likely
to do you proud. Your
strategy to promote
yourself on the profes-
sional front will bear fruits. You may
need to speed up things on the
academic front to remain ahead. On
the social front, the day finds you in
your element.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
Donate Blood before Vaccination-
SAVELIFE-RAKTHKOSH
NITISHA SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
W

T
he prolific cricketer Vi-
rat Kohli started his in-
nings in the interna-
tional team around 2009.
Virat Kohli and Anushka Shar-
ma started dating in 2013 and
eventually got married in 2017.
Recently, some pictures have
suffered online of Virat Kohli
and Izabelle Leite. Reportedly
Virat was previously dating a
Brazilian actress, who also
acted in Indian films.
—Agency
A
midst the second wave of
COVID 19, the glitz and
glamour industry has not
had the opportunity to
fraternize at movie premieres or
high-profile social gatherings.
Post Varun Dhawan and Nata-
sha Dalal’s star-studded wed-
ding in January, there has
not been a big event in
Bollywood though it is
happening now. Karan
Johar has turned 49 today
on May 25 and the date will
mark a huge celebration in the
film parlance. Instead of Ban-
dra, Karan will be ringing in his
49th at Alibaug and the guest
list includes the likes of Ranbir
Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Ranveer
Singh, Deepika Padukone, Virat
Kohli, and Anushka Shar-
ma amongst oth-
ers. —Agency
PC increases TARGET to
22 CRORES!
riyanka Chopra and her
pop star husband Nick
Jonas kicked off the
fundraiser Together For
India, for COVID-19 re-
lief which has around
Rs 7.5 crores. Now, the
actress aims to raise Rs. 22
crores in order to help the coun-
try
. She recently appealed to peo-
ple to donate in whatever capac-
ity they can. “We know there is
a lot left to be done and so we’ve
increased our target to $3 mil-
lion (around Rs. 22 crores),” she
wrote. “We will now also look
towards supporting humanitar-
ian aid programmes such as
cooked meals and weekly dry ra-
tions. Unfortunately, the effects
over the past one year of the
Covid-19 pandemic has pushed
over 230 million Indians into
poverty.” —Agency
P
FINAL SEASON!!!
E
ver since it was announced that Money Heist
will be releasing its final season this year,
fans of the show have been emotional as well
as excited for the same. Netflix has now con-
firmed that the popular show also known as La
Casa de Papel will be releasing its final season in
two parts, Part 5: Volume 1 to premiere on Sep-
tember 3 and Volume 2 will be airing on
December 3, 2021. This major Mon-
ey Heist update is sure to
make fans reach out for
their calendars.
—Agency
ETC
11
E
mma Stone has recently
given birth to a baby daugh-
ter, the name of whom she
had kept under wraps till
now. The birth certificate of
Emma and her director husband
Dave McCary’s daughter reveals
that the newborn has been named
Louise Jean McCary by her par-
ents. The girl has been named
Jean to pay tribute t Emma’s own
grandmother Jean Louise. The
couple had welcomed their first
child on March 13, but they kept
the details on the down-low and it
wasn’t even known for several
days that they had a girl. —ANI
Louise Jean
McCary
Pictures went
VIRAL
T
he Billboard Music Awards cel-
ebrated yet another iteration of
its beloved show on Sunday,
with American singer-song-
writer The Weeknd dominating the
ceremony with 10 awards, including
the climactic top artist trophy, followed
by the late Pop Smoke with five, and
BTS and Bad Bunny with four apiece.
Meanwhile, Pink was honoured with
the Icon Award, and her daughter Wil-
low made a stunning cameo during her
performance. Here are some of the
winners:
 Top New Artist: Pop Smoke
 Top Male Artist: The Weeknd
 Top Female Artist: Taylor Swift
 Top Duo/Group: BTS
 Top Streaming Songs Artist: Drake
 Top RB Female Artist: Doja Cat
 Top Rap Female Artist: Megan Thee
Stallion
 Top Country Artist: Morgan Wallen
 Top Rock Artist: Machine Gun Kelly
 Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Lady
Gaga
 Top Christian Artist: Elevation
Worship
 Top Gospel Artist: Kanye West
The total category of listed awards were
58. The show was hosted by Nick Jonas
accompanied by his wife, Priyanka
Chopra Jonas.
he Billboard Music Awards cel-
ebrated yet another iteration of
its beloved show on Sunday,
with American singer-song-
writer The Weeknd dominating the
ceremony with 10 awards, including
the climactic top artist trophy, followed
by the late Pop Smoke with five, and
BTS and Bad Bunny with four apiece.
Meanwhile, Pink was honoured with
the Icon Award, and her daughter Wil-
low made a stunning cameo during her
performance. Here are some of the
Drake
Megan Thee
Morgan Wallen
Machine Gun Kelly
Lady
Elevation
The total category of listed awards were
58. The show was hosted by Nick Jonas
accompanied by his wife, Priyanka
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CELEBRATIONS
IN ALIBAUG!
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Pop Smoke
Lady Gaga
Elevation Worship
Morgan Wallen
The Weeknd
BTS
Doja Cat
Megan Thee Stallion
Machine Gun Kelly
Drama Series: Money Heist
Izabelle Leite and Virat Kohli
Emma Stone
Karan Johar
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
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