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Open closed doors in Taj Mahal to
check for Hindu idols: Plea in HC
CS VISITS LMC’S
COW SHELTER
Lucknow (ANI): A plea
has been filed in the
Lucknow bench of the
Allahabad High Court
seeking directions to
the Archaeological Sur-
vey of India to open the
22 closed doors in the
Taj Mahal to ascertain
the presence of idols of
Hindu deities there.
The plea sought the
constitution of a fact-
finding committee and
the submission of a re-
port by the Archaeologi-
calSurveyof India(ASI).
It has been said in the
petition that the idols of
the Hindu deities are
locked up behind closed
doors.Thepleaalsocited
claims by some histori-
ansaboutthemonument
beinganoldShivTemple.
“Some Hindu groups
and reputable sants are
claiming this monu-
mentasoldShivTemple.
Somepeoplealsobelieve
that Tejo Mahalaya @
Taj Mahal appears to be
one of the Jyotirlings,”
the plea stated.
Citing an RTI filed to
the ASI regarding the
reason behind the doors
closed in Taj Mahal, the
plea stated “in the Reply
by the department of
Archaeological Survey
of India, Agra it was
said that due to security
reasons those doors are
locked.” More on P3
LUCKNOW: Chief Sec-
retary Durga Shankar
Mishra on Sunday af-
ternoon inspected the
Gaushala “Kanha Up-
van” operated by Luc-
know Municipal Cor-
poration (LMC), locat-
ed near Nadarganj
Amausi Airport.
During the inspection
fed jaggery to cows and
also inspected the stores
of animal feed. DM Ab-
hishekPrakashandMu-
nicipal Commissioner
Ajay Kumar Dwivedi
accompanied the CS.
Children greet each other while devotees offer prayers on Eid-Ul-
Fitr at the Taj Mahal. —ANI PHOTO
Ganga Saptami
Devotees take a dip in the Ganga river on the occasion of Ganga Saptami, at Triveni Sangam
in Prayagraj on Sunday. —ANI PHOTO
WATER FOR BUNDELKHAND
CM Yogi plants a tree at the site of the under-construction Gulara Water
Scheme in Jhansi on Sunday.
CM Yogi Adityanath inspects the Kachnauda Dam Water Supply Scheme site
in Lalitpur on Sunday.
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Nineteen policemen were injured and 12 of their vehicles damaged
when they tried to control attack on employees of a steel company by
over 100 members of a labour union here in Maharashtra, an official
said on Sunday. The police have arrested 27 people after the incident.
19 COPS INJURED
IN CLASHES AT
MAHA STEEL
UNIT; 27 HELD
Union Minister Amit Shah was scheduled to arrive in Guwahati on late Sunday
night for his three day visit to the state and will innaugurate and launch several
projects on the first anniversary of Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government. The
Biswa-led government completes one year in power in Assam on Tuesday.
AMIT SHAH
IN GUWAHATI
FOR 3-DAY VISIT
TO ASSAM
Maha likely
to challenge
Rana couple’s
bail for flouting
release terms
Mumbai: The Maha-
rashtra government is
likely to file a Con-
tempt of Court plea
against MP Navneet
Rana and MLA Ravi
Rana, who were re-
cently granted bail in
a sedition case, for vio-
lation of the bail order
conditions.
The Public Prosecu-
tor is likely to file a
Contempt of Court
plea against the Rana
couple citing violation
of one bail condition.
The court had said,
“Accused shall not ad-
dress the press on any
subjects related to the
Hanuman Chalisa re-
cital case.”
Despite this condi-
tion in the bail order,
MP Navneet Rana
spoke to the media after
stepping out of the Lila-
wati Hospital. She said,
“I challenge Uddhav
Thackeray to contest
elections from any con-
stituency and I will con-
test against you and
show you what woman
power is.”
Jet Airways
gets Home
Ministry's
clearance
New Delhi: Union
home ministry has
granted security clear-
ance to Jet Airways that
is planning to relaunch
commercial flight op-
erations in the next few
months, according to an
official document.
The Jalan-Kalrock
Consortium is current-
ly the promoters of Jet
Airways. The airline in
itsoldavatarwasowned
by Naresh Goyal and
had operated its last
flight on April 17, 2019.
Last Thursday, the
airline conducted its
test flight to and from
the Hyderabad airport
in a step towards ob-
taining the air operator
certificate.
A letter sent by the
civil aviation ministry
to the airline on May 6
informed it about the
grant of the security
clearance by the Union
home ministry
.
After the test flight
on Thursday
, the airline
has to conduct proving
flights after which the
Directorate General of
Civil Aviation (DGCA)
will grant the air opera-
tor certificate.
60 dead after school bombed in Ukraine
Luhansk: As many as
60 people were feared to
have been killed in the
Russian bombing of a
village school in the
eastern Ukrainian re-
gion of Luhansk, the
regional governor said
on Sunday
.
Governor Serhiy
Gaidai said Russian
forces dropped a bomb
on Saturday afternoon
on the school in Bilo-
horivka where about 90
people were sheltering,
causing a fire that en-
gulfed the building.
“The fire was extin-
guished after nearly
four hours, then the
rubble was cleared,
and, unfortunately, the
bodies of two people
were found,” Gaidai
wrote on the Telegram
messaging app.
“Thirty people were
evacuated from the rub-
ble, seven of whom
were injured. Sixty peo-
ple were likely to have
died under the rubble
of buildings.”
Reuters could not im-
mediately verify the re-
port. Ukraine and its
Western allies have ac-
cused Russian forces of
targeting civilians in
the war, which Moscow
denies.
Officials said Russia dropped bomb where 90 people were sheltering
Thirty people were evacuated from the rubble.
PEOPLE EVACUATED
FROM STEEL PLANT
Mariupol: In the ruined
southeastern port city
of Mariupol, scores of
civilians have been
evacuated from a sprawl-
ing steel plant in a week-
long operation brokered
by the United Nations
and the International
Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC).
Jilted lover, blamed for
Indore inferno, arrested
Bhopal: The Madhya
Pradesh police have ar-
rested Shubham Dixit
(27) who allegedly set
fire to a building in In-
dore, that took the lives
of 7 people and injured
9 others. The man was
arrested late at night
on Saturday from Loha-
mandi. He injured his
leg and a hand while
trying to flee from the
police. The police ad-
mitted him to the hos-
pital and later arrested
him. The man is to be
produced before the
court on Sunday.
Dixit felt humiliated
when the woman (who
lived in the building) he
liked decided to marry
someone else.
He came to the park-
ing area of the building.
He took out petrol from
a bike and poured it on
the Scooty of the wom-
an to set it on fire, which
later engulfed building.
Accused Shubham Dixit
SET VEHICLE ON
FIRE FOR REVENGE
The police said that
the man identified as
Shubham Dixit (27) also
known as Sanjay, com-
mitted the crime to take
revenge on a woman
who rejected his love
interest. The accused is
from Jhansi in UP.
JAHANGIRPURI VIOLENCE: COURT BLASTS DELHI POLICE
‘COPS ACCOMPANIED
ILLEGAL PROCESSION’
...THEIR COMPLICITY NEEDS TO BE PROBED: DELHI COURT
Noting there was an “utter failure” on part of the Delhi Police in stopping a Hanuman Jayanti
procession held without permission at Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi last month, a Rohini court
has said that the issue “seems to have been simply brushed aside” by the senior police officers
New Delhi: The bail of
eight people allegedly
involved in the recent
communal clashes at
Delhi’s Jahangirpuri
has been rejected by a
local court, which said
the accused are well-
known local criminals
and their release may
intimidate witnesses.
The judge also repri-
manded the Delhi Po-
lice for not stopping the
illegal procession and
demanded that the po-
lice chief investigate
the matter and fix ac-
countability among the
officers involved.
Twenty people were
arrested over the vio-
lence in the northwest
Delhi locality that took
place during a Ram Na-
vami procession last
month, in which eight
policemen and a civil-
ian were injured. It was
found later that the pro-
cession took place
without police permis-
sion and the alterca-
tion with members of
the minority commu-
nity took place in pres-
ence of the police.
Instead of stopping
the illegal procession
and dispersing the
crowd, the police offic-
ers were seen accompa-
nying it on the route,
the court said.
“It prima facie re-
flects the utter failure
on the part of local po-
lice in stopping the said
procession having no
permission,” he said,
adding that the matter
seems to have been
brushed aside by sen-
ior officers.
Dependra Pathak, a
senior officer of the
Delhi police, had ex-
plained the presence of
the force during the
procession, saying, “It
is the responsibility of
Police to maintain law
and order”.
Security deployment remained heavy days after the clashes at Jahangirpuri.
The contents of the FIR itself show that the
local staff of police station Jahangirpuri,
led by Inspector Rajiv Ranjan as well
as other officials... were accompanying the said
illegal procession —Rohini Court Judge
KHALISTAN FLAGS
HUNG AT HIMACHAL
ASSEMBLY GATE
Dharamsala: Khalistan flags
were found tied on the main
gate of Vidhan Sabha Com-
plex at Tapovan in Dharam-
sala on Sunday morning. P5

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TRAFFIC GOES HAYWIRE
An image of failed efforts to keep auto rickshaws, tempos and e-rickshaws within marked lines on the main road outside
Charbagh railway station of Lucknow. —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
FINISH JAL JEEVAN WORKS
WITHIN DEADLINES: YOGI
First India Bureau
Lalitpur: Stressing the
need for conservation,
better management and
usage of water, Chief
Minister Yogi Aditya-
nath on Sunday said all
projects under Jal Je-
evan Mission should be
completed in a time-
bound manner.
While inspecting the
progress of Kachnoda
Dam Project in Lalit-
pur, the Chief Minister
directed the concerned
officials to ensure qual-
ity and said the projects
were on the top priority
list of the government.
He also ordered fre-
quent review exercises
to expedite the pace of
ongoing projects.
The Yogi Govern-
ment has been working
in a planned and phased
manner to address the
concerns of the wa-
ter-scarce regions.
With completion of
Kachnoda Dam project
at a cost of about Rs
174.97 crore by the
month of October, near-
ly 1,45,324 people will
directly get benefits.
The length of the pro-
posed pipeline of this
dam is nearly 564 km,
whichwillbenefitabout
62 revenue villages.
The Chief Minister
also took stock of the
Gulara, Bacholi and Ti-
laitha government wa-
ter supply schemes of
Jhansi. Under this proj-
ect, 114 villages will di-
rectly benefit.
This is to be complet-
ed by June.
The Chief Minister
also visited and offered
special prayers at Pi-
tambara Peeth Dham in
Datia,MadhyaPradesh.
Adityanath also per-
formed Jalabhishek
at Vankhandeshwar
Temple.
PIPED-WATER SUPPLY
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with BJP state chief and cabinet
minister Swatantra Dev Singh arrives to offer prayers at
Pitambara Peeth Temple in Datia on Sunday.
CONSERVATION
Projects on the
priority list of
the government,
CM tells officials
BJP: New faces set to occupy key party posts
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Organisa-
tional changes in the UP
BJP have been on cards
ever since swearing in
of new Yogi cabinet.
According to sources,
the UP BJP is now all
set for a rejig with new
faces set to occupy the
president and general
secretary (organisa-
tion) posts.
Incumbent state par-
ty chief Swatantra Dev
Singh and General Sec-
retary Sunil Bansal will
soon be replaced. While
Singh is the state Jal
Shakti minister, Bansal
is likely to be shifted
Odisha or Delhi.
Sources said that
Bansal himself had
sought such a transfer.
His replacement would
be announced shortly
after naming Singh’s
successor.
A leader, on condi-
tion of anonymity, said
that communication be-
tween Bansal and the
government were not
smooth “for long.”
Bansal’s role as gen-
eral secretary (organi-
sation) required him to
serve as the intermedi-
ary between the Sangh
and the BJP. He was ap-
pointed to the role
ahead of the 2014 Lok
Sabha elections.
Sunil Bansal is likely to be
shifted from UP.
Ramrajya means a place with
no discrimination, says CM
First India Bureau
Lalitpur: CM Yogi-
while expressing his
views in the Ram Katha
program of Sant Mora-
ri Bapu in Lalitpur dis-
trict on Sunday wished
that for the people of
Bundelkhand region
the Ram Katha should
become a carrier of
happiness and prosper-
ity. Bundelkhand re-
gion should move for-
ward towards those
heightsof development,
which was the vision of
PM Modi. He also per-
formed aarti of Vya-
speeth on this occasion.
He said Shri Ram Katha
and Vyaspeeth have
done the work of giving
a new direction in ad-
verse circumstances in
the country
.
The CM said that the
meaning of Ram Rajya
was a place where there
was no discrimination
against anyone, where
there was no lack in
front of anyone and
where there was no
place for any evil. Such
an ideal system was be-
ing built in India. A
grand temple of Lord
Shri Ram is going to be
built soon in Ayodhya,
he said.
The CM said grand
temple of Lord Shri
Ram meant the temple
of the nation. He said to
build houses for the
poor, to get health facil-
ities for them, during
the biggest epidemic of
the century including
free tests, treatment,
vaccines besides free
ration for every poor
arranged by the Central
and State government
was Ramrajya.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses the Ram Katha
programme of Sant Morari Bapu in Lalitpur on Sunday.
CM Yogi fetes Sant Morari Bapu on Sunday in Lalitpur.
UP first to launch Clean Air Plan
WITH WORLD BANK’S HELP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With a claim
of reduced air quality
index (AQI) over the
last one year in several
of its cities, the Uttar
Pradesh government
said it is all set to imple-
ment its air shed based
action plan - first for
any state in India - for
combating air pollution
with the help of World
Bank.
Just like a watershed,
an air shed is the geo-
graphic area wherein
meteorological factors
influence the air quali-
ty within that area and
in turn, get influenced
too.
This approach has
been first initiated with
Delhi-NCR, Punjab,
Haryana etc. However,
Uttar Pradesh becomes
the first state to bring
out the act
The ambitious proj-
ect has been launched
with technical coopera-
tion from the World
Bank.
Other top national
and international bod-
ies will also be roped in
to prepare the UP air-
shed management blue-
print.
Taking the agenda
forward, a World Bank
delegation helmed by
its lead environment ex-
pert Karin Shepardson
had called upon UP
chief minister Yogi Ad-
ityanath in Lucknow
last week.
Launched in 2019,
NCAP is India’s flag-
ship mission for better
air quality in 122 cities
through a holistic and
collaborative approach.
Meanwhile, Yogi said
UP’s economy was ex-
panding fast and cur-
rently is India’s second
largest state economy
.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with the World Bank team at his
official residence in Lucknow. —FILE PHOTO
The ambitious
project has been
launched with
technical
cooperation from
the World Bank
Devotees take a dip in Ganga at Haridwar.
Devotees celebrate Ganga
Saptami at Varanasi ghats
Varanasi (ANI):
Thousands of devo-
tees gathered at Gan-
ga Ghat in Varanasi
on Saturday on the
occasion of Ganga
Saptami.
Varanasi is known
for celebrating Gan-
ga-Saptami and con-
ducts Puja, every
year, to mark the
birth of River Ganga.
According to the
mythological be-
liefs, on this day,
Ganga came on the
earth after the harsh
austerity of Rishi
Bhagirath.
Ganga Saptami is
celebrated on
Vaishakh Shukla
Saptami.
On this day of
Vaishakh Shukla
Saptami, Ganga en-
tered the hair of
Lord Shiva, accord-
ing to the mythologi-
cal belief, which adds
that the Ganges con-
tinued to roam in the
hair of Shiva for 32
days. At the request
of the gods and Bha-
girath, Lord Shiva
opened his hair lock
and Ganga descend-
ed on the earth, ac-
cording to the myth-
ological belief.
Int’ Red Cross Day: Governor asks body
to reach out to villages on Int’l Yoga Day
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Governor
Anandiben Patel, who
is also President of the
Indian Red Cross Soci-
ety’s Uttar Pradesh
unit, participated in a
programme organised
at Red Cross Bhawan,
Kaiserbagh, on the oc-
casion of Internation-
al Red Cross Day on
Sunday.
Addressing members
of the Red Cross Soci-
ety, the Governor Anan-
diben Patel asked the
Red Cross Volunteers
to take special care of
all sections of society,
especially the poor and
helpless people.
The Governor also
asked the Red Cross to
reach out to villages on
the upcoming Yoga Day
on June 21 and teach
Yoga to women, chil-
dren and the elderly
.
Deputy Chief Minis-
ter and Medical Health
and Family Welfare
Minister Brajesh
Pathak appealed to the
doctors and other staff
associated with Red
Cross to work with the
spirit of service to-
wards the patients.
Governor Anandiben Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh
Pathak at the Indian Red Cross Society event in Lucknow on
Sunday. —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
GUV PATEL ATTENDS BABY
SHOWER PROGRAMME
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Governor
Anandiben Patel on
Sunday inaugurated
a new gate of I.E.T., a
constituent institute
of Dr APJ Abdul Ka-
lam Technical Uni-
versity, Lucknow, on
the occasion of its
Foundation Day and
Mother’s Day.
She also felicitated
five girl students and
workers of Parmarth
Sanstha, that teaches
slum children. Two
orphan girls, five fe-
male construction
workers, eleven An-
ganwadi workers,
Asha Bahu and nurs-
es, two women vil-
lage heads, two self-
help groups for wom-
en and voluntary or-
ganisations were fe-
licitated. Patel also
perfromed baby
shower of five preg-
nant women.
Youth arrested
for firing bullet
during cricket
First India Bureau
Meerut: Police have
arrested a miscreant
who opened fire during
a cricket match in Kan-
karkhera police station
area here. The accused
reportedly, is the son of
a head constable, who
tried to save him, but
Kankarkhera police
still put him behind
bars.
According to cops,
youngsters were plying
a cricket match when
Nishant Nagar had ar-
guments with other
team members. Nishant
thrashed other players
and opened fire on
them. A case was regis-
tered against Nishant
Nagar, his associate Ar-
jun, and 10 other un-
identified miscreants.
School locks up kids
for not paying fees
First India Bureau
Bareilly: The parents’
association at the
Heartmann school have
decided to lodge a com-
plaint against the
school authorities after
about 35 children were
held hostage for
non-payment of fees.
According to reports,
the school management
had confined the chil-
dren in a room on Sat-
urday because of
non-payment of fees.
On finding the kids
locked in a room, the
parents created a ruck-
us over this. They called
the police asking for
help when authorities
did not let children go.
After the police inter-
vention, the children
were taken out from the
principal’s office. The
children were very ner-
vous and some of them
were crying.
The management did
not respond to calls re-
garding the incident.
SHOCKER!

Janardan Misra
Varanasi: Amid chaos
and protests caused by
the court-ordered sur-
vey of Gyanvapi Mas-
jid premises, Suhail-
dev Bharatiya Samaj
Party (SBSP) leader
and spokesperson
Shashi Pratap Singh
created a stir by urging
the Muslim communi-
ty to hand over the
land to Hindus as it
was part of the Kashi
Vishwanath temple.
Speaking to First In-
dia, Shashi Pratap
Singh said he was re-
moved from the spokes-
personpostbytheparty
“for supporting my dei-
ties”. “I had just ap-
pealed to hand over the
land to Hindus as it was
part of the Kashi Vish-
wanath temple in the
past.Apartfrombeinga
politician I have faith in
mygodsandIwillspeak
up for them,” he said.
Singh said that the
Gyanvapi mosque was
part of the Vishwanath
temple and its architec-
ture attests to that. He
said that idols of
Shringar Gauri Ma
were inside the temple
besides idols of other
Hindu deities. The
SBSP leader also ap-
pealed to the SC & HC
to interfere in the mat-
ter and order that land
be handed over to Hin-
dus. Singh said that Va-
ranasi is famous for
Ganga-Jamuni culture
and the Muslim com-
munity should come
forward to strengthen
social harmony by
handing over the land
to Hindus. The court
has now asked both
parties to submit their
objections and fixed the
next hearing for May 9.
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CRUCIAL READ
Lucknow: Supreme Court Justice L. Nageshwar Rao
virtually joined an inaugural session of a 40-hour
mediation training programme in presence of Alla-
habad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, Justice
Ramesh Sinha, senior judge Allahabad High Court
Lucknow, Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi, chairman
of the Mediation and Conciliation center Allahabad,
and senior lawyer Bulbul Godiyal at the premises of
the new High Court building in Lucknow on Sunday.
FRAUD
PROMISING
GOVT JOBS HELD
FIRE BREAKS OUT
AT MEGA MART
IN ALIGARH
Lucknow: STF has
arrested a miscreant
who burgled several
persons for govern-
ment jobs in the sec-
retariate. STF sources
said that Dileep Rai
was arrested from the
Vibhuti Khand area
in Gomti Nagar and
recovered 11 fake
appointment letters of
secretariate, 6 stamps,
mobile phones, and an
SUV. Dileep told police
that he plundered
money from several
people for government
jobs in the UP secre-
tariate along with his
brother Manjeet.
Aligarh: A fire broke
out on the second floor
of Vishal Mega Mart
in Aligarh on Sunday
evening, said Vivek
Sharma, Chief Fire
Officer (CFO). “A fire
broke out on the second
floor of Vishal Mega
Mart in Aligarh, the fire
fighting operations are
underway,” said Shar-
ma. Currently, the fire
fighting operations are
underway. The reason
for the fire accident is
yet to be ascertained.
So far, no casualties
have been reported but
the search and investi-
gation is still on.
40-HOUR MEDIATION TRAINING PROG
HELD AT NEW HC BLDG IN LUCKNOW
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A petition
has been filed before the
Lucknow bench of Alla-
habad HC seeking a di-
rection to the Archaeo-
logical Survey of India
(ASI) to open doors of
over 20 rooms inside the
Taj Mahal premises so
that the alleged contro-
versy related to the “his-
tory of Taj Mahal” can
be put to rest.
The petition has been
filed by Dr Rajneesh
Singh who claimed to be
the media in charge of
the BJP Ayodhya unit.
Rajneesh Singh said he
has been trying to ascer-
tain facts about the 20
locked rooms of the Taj
Mahal since 2020
through the Right to In-
formation Act (RTI).
Singh filed an RTI in
2020 with the union min-
istry of Culture seeking
information about the
rooms. “Since 2020, I
have been trying to as-
certain facts about the
locked rooms of Taj Ma-
hal. I had filed an RTI.
Replying to the RTI, the
union ministry of Cul-
ture informed the Cen-
tral Information Com-
mission (in Delhi) that
these rooms were locked
duetosecurityreasons,”
Singh said. And no de-
tail was provided about
these rooms, he added.
“In the RTI, I had sought
details about the locked
rooms (what is inside
them) and directives to
open them,” Singh said.
“When all my efforts
failed then I have ap-
proached the Lucknow
HC seeking directives to
the government to open
these rooms and consti-
tute a fact-finding com-
mittee to find out wheth-
er Hindu gods and scrip-
tures are inside them,”
he added. The plea
sought a direction to the
government to consti-
tute a fact-finding com-
mittee and to “look for
important historical ev-
idence” like idols and
inscriptions that are be-
lieved to be hidden in-
side Taj Mahal on the
orders of Mughal em-
peror Shah Jahan.
“It is said that Taj Ma-
hal was named after the
name of Shah Jahan’s
Wife Mumtaz however
in many books the name
of the wife of Shahjah-
an was described as
Mumtaz-ul-Zamani not
Mumtaj Mahal, also the
fact that the construc-
tion of a mausoleum
takes 22 years for com-
pletion is beyond the
reality & totally an ab-
surdity
,” the plea stated.
The underground chambers are basically part of the architecture
to support the main super structure.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav
IN SEARCH OF HIDDEN IDOLS
PILfiledtoopenroomsofTajMahal
WHAT LED TO CONTRSOVERSY?
BJP LOOKING FOR NEXT
AYODHYA ISSUE: TIWARI
The plea, filed by advocate Rudra Vikram Singh,
argued that many Hindu Groups have been claiming
that Taj Mahal is an old Shiva Temple which was
known as Tejo Mahalaya and this is supported by
many historians as well. These claims, the petition
said, has led to a situation where Hindus and Mus-
lims are fighting with each other and therefore the
controversy needs to be put to rest.
New Delhi (ANI): BJP,
senior Congress leader Pra-
mod Tiwari said that the BJP
is looking for another Ayod-
hya issue to play politics in
the Gyanvapi Masjid case.
The Congress leader said,
“The matter is in court but I
will say that BJP’s condition
is like a wingless bird after
Ayodhya’s verdict as they
can’t fight politics on jobs,
inflation and ‘Achhe din’.
First India Bureau
Lucknow:Aposterwar
has engulfed Ayodhya
ever since Shiv Sena
leaders also announced
their plan to visit the
holycity
.Roadsidewalls
in Temple Town have
beenplasteredwith‘asli
aarahahai,naklisesaa-
vdhan”, posters.
The Shiv Sena on
Sunday announced the
visit of Maharashtra’s
Tourism, Environment
and Protocol Minister
Aaditya Thackeray to
Ayodhya on June 10. Af-
ter the loudspeaker con-
troversy
, the Maharash-
tra Navnirman Sena
(MNS) and Shiv Sena
have now locked horns
over Ayodhya. A few
days ago, MNS had put
up hoardings in Ayod-
hya with the picture of
Raj Thackeray with the
slogan – ‘Raj Tilak Ki
Karo Taiyari, Aa Rahe
Hain Bhagwadhari’.
Shiv Sena’s poster —
‘
Asli Aa Raha Hai,Nakli
Se Savdhan’, along with
the pictures of Aaditya,
CM Uddhav Thackeray
and Late Bal Thackeray
,
were also put up as a re-
ply to the MNS hoard-
ings. The local adminis-
tration has, however,
removed the hoardings
on Saturday evening.
According to sources,
Aaditya will take bless-
ings after visiting Ram
Lalla in Ayodhya while
Raj himself will go to
Ayodhya on June 5. BJP
MP Brij Bhushan Sha-
ran Singh had earlier
asked Raj Thackeray to
apologise to North Indi-
ans before coming to
Ayodhya. Singh had al-
legedly put up a hoard-
ing, in Jarwal area of
his Kaiserganj Lok
Sabha constituency,
protesting Raj’s visit.
The BJP MP had also
tweeted about the role
of theThackerayfamily
in the Ram Mandir
movement. He had said,
“From the Ram temple
movement to the con-
struction of the temple,
there was a role of
Rashtriya Swayamse-
vak Sangh, Vishwa Hin-
du Parishad and the
common man. The
Thackeray family has
nothing to do with it.”
The BJP MP had also
asked CM Yogi Aditya-
nath not to meet Raj
Thackerayuntilheapol-
ogises to north Indians.
Ayodhya witnesses a poster war as Sena, MNS lock horns
SOCIAL OR RELIGIOUS?
MNS Poster on Ayodya Tour.
TEMPLE VISIT IN JUNE
GYANVAPI MOSQUE CASE
SBSP leader removed for urging
Muslims to hand over Gyanvapi
Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi. —FILE PHOTO
OWAISI DREAMING OF
BECOMING JINNAH: BJP MP
New Delhi (ANI): BJP
MP Harnath Singh Yadav
hit out at All India Maj-
lis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
chief Asaduddin Owaisi
and demanded his arrest
under a sedition case.
The remarks came after
Owaisi said the BJP and
Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh are trying to
rekindle the era of hatred
as the one in the 1990s.
He was referring to the
row over the survey
of Gyanvapi Masjid in
Varanasi. Yadav said,
“Owaisi’s intention needs
to be understood. Owaisi
wants to create a rift
between Hindus and
Muslims in the country
and he is dreaming of
becoming Jinnah. So a
case of sedition should
be registered against
him and should be put in
jail immediately.” As far
as survey of Gyanvapi
Masjid is concerned, any
person, any institution
is free to approach the
court and when the lower
court’s decision was
challenged by the Muslim
side in the higher court,
the court rejected.
Muzaffarnagar (PTI):
The Uttar Pradesh Po-
lice on Sunday seized a
three-storey house
worth Rs 4 crore of a
man, who is named in
over two dozen crimi-
nal cases, including
murder and kidnap-
ping, officials here said.
Sanjeev Maheshwari
alias Jiva also faces
charges under the
Gangster Act, they said.
The three-storey house
in 131 square metres
was built with illegally
acquired money, the of-
ficials said. It was
seized under sections
of the UP Gangster and
Anti-Social Activities
Prevention Act, 1986.
The house also had
commercial spaces, po-
lice said, adding that
the cost of the house is
estimated to be around
Rs 4 crore. Jiva has been
involved in serious
criminal incidents
since 1995. Over 2 dozen
cases are registered
against him, police said.
Police seize house
of man facing
criminal charges
Lucknow (PTI): Sama-
jwadi Party chief Akh-
ilesh Yadav on Sunday
alleged that due to the
“faulty economic poli-
cies” of the BJP govern-
ment, income of every
household has come
down and unemploy-
ment has risen in the
country. He also at-
tacked the Centre over
the increase in prices of
domestic gas cylinder,
saying it is having a se-
rious impact on the
economy. Cooking gas
LPG prices were on Sat-
urday hiked by Rs 50 per
cylinder, the second in-
crease in rates in just
over six weeks following
the firming of interna-
tional energy rates. In a
statement, Yadav said
inflation is increasing
everyday and the com-
mon man is feeling shat-
tered under the rule of
BJP which had shown
the dream of ‘achche
din’ (good days). The
prices of petrol, diesel,
CNG were increased ear-
lier, but now even medi-
cines, food items and
transportation has be-
come expensive, he said.
BJP govt’s faulty
policies behind rising
unemployment: Yadav
BJP MP Harnath Singh

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NEED FOR EXTRA
VIGIL IN VIEW OF
PRO-KHALISTAN
ACTIVITY IN HP
ro-Khalistan ele-
ments are beginning
to raise their heads
in Punjab and also in
Himachal Pradesh
must be the reason for central
agencies to go on the alert. In the
latest incident the Himachal
Pradesh Assembly was draped
in the Khalistani flag. A Khal-
istani flag was also hoisted at the
gate of the Assembly complex at
Dharamshala. The Assembly’s
walls were painted with pro-
Khalistangraffiti.TheHimachal
police suspect the involvement
of tourists from Punjab.
Over a week ago members of
Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray)
clashed with a group which pro-
tested against Sena taking out
an anti-Khalistan rally in Pun-
jab’s Patiala district. Patiala has
seen a mushrooming of right
wing Hindu groups after Opera-
tion Blue Star in 1984.
The Himachal Pradesh inci-
dent happened despite an intel-
ligence alert following a letter
from the Sikhs for Justice or-
ganisation which said that it
will hoist the flag on March 29.
Heavy security foiled SFJ’s
plans that day. The state now
needs to be extra vigilant.
P
he fifth National
Family Health
Survey 2019-21
found that the to-
tal fertility rate
(Total Fertility Rate) among
Muslims has sharply de-
clined from 2.62 to 2.36 be-
tween the latest survey and
NFHS 4 (2015-16). This should
silence those who ratcheted
fear of Hindus getting out-
numbered by Muslims in the
near future. The claims were
without substance but the
propaganda from rooftops
convinced many a gullible
Hindu. The propagandists,
mainly seers and some BJP
leaders, have raised the spec-
tre of rising Muslim popula-
tion to carry forward their
religious agenda although
official data did not corrobo-
rate those claims. Using so-
cial media platforms to
spread the message of hate
and genocide, as was done in
Haridwar and later in Delhi,
prepares the ground for tar-
geting the minority commu-
nity. One BJP MLA saw a
conspiracy by Muslims to
one day occupy “the chair of
President, prime minister
and chief ministers”. That
the fear of Muslim popula-
tion rising is fallacious is
proved by NFHS 5.
The 2011 census showed
that Muslims constituted
14.22 percent of the popula-
tion after a gain of 0.8 per-
cent over the 2001 Census. In
comparison, the share of
Hindus in the country’s pop-
ulation fell by 0.7 percent. It
is this data that was respon-
sible for the debate on Mus-
lim population in the coun-
try. The NFHS 5 shows that
the decline in Muslim TFR by
46.5 percent was higher than
the Hindus whose TFR fell by
41.2 percent.
The good news is that as
India’s population growth is
slowing down with women
across all religions produc-
ing fewer children, the coun-
try’s population is set to fall.
MUSLIM FERTILITY RATE
SHOWS A SHARP FALL
The 2011 census showed
that Muslims constituted
14.22 percent of the
population after a gain
of 0.8 percent over the
2001 Census. In
comparison, the share of
Hindus in the country’s
population fell by 0.7 percent
T
n organization is a set of peo-
ple that work for specific ob-
jectives, it is the employee
that run it. The future of any
organization depends on the
type of people who work
there. Proper and well
planned men’s groups for
work is called Talent Manage-
ment. The fate of the organi-
zation depends on the skill set
of the people working in the
organization. If a person
with a correct skill set takes
the organization in the right
direction, then the organiza-
tion and employees are opti-
mally developed. Sometimes
it happens that the turnover
of the company increases,
but the system and talent
management practice in the
company is negligible and
there is a time when the com-
pany is likely to fall from its
employees’ salaries and other
expenses. The companies
who can organize their hu-
man resource in proper way
have a strong foundation.
Recently, the world’s lead-
ing company E Y surveyed
on the company’s Talent
Management and how they
can grow by organizing it in
correct way. In this survey,
the world’s top 600 officials
took part. These officials
came out with beautiful
things in the discussion. The
organization which will give
more freedom to the employ-
ees to work will grow more
than others. The officials fur-
ther stated that every organi-
zation should develop meth-
od or systems so that each
employee can work with
their own responsibility
. Eve-
ry employee must know ex-
actly what type of work they
are doing and how they want
to contribute to the company
at the end of the year. Also
the organization which does
not give freedom to its em-
ployees for decision making
does not grow very quickly
.
The second thing in this
survey that came out was
that a very few companies
are involved in talent man-
agement related programs or
investments and due to this
reason the company’s growth
in manufacturing is less. As
a result, there are lot of peo-
ple in the organization but
the lack of proper planning
does not benefit the organiza-
tion very much. Only 10% of
the companies have a scheme
to give opportunities to its
present employees rather
than appointing new people.
Doing this gives new oppor-
tunities to the employees
working from a long time
who have contributed more
in the development of the or-
ganization.
More than 54% of the offi-
cials said in this survey that
just 43% of companies have a
strong pipeline to create fu-
ture leadership talent and
38% of the companies have
the eligibility metrics for se-
lecting their organization’s
leadership candidates. Few
companies focus on skill ori-
ented leaders. Only 26% of
companies have met the crite-
ria to select effective leaders
for their organization. Due to
these stats we now come to
know that how much a com-
pany is serious in talent man-
agement and acquisition.
Studying in depth knowl-
edge of talent management,
we get an indication that em-
ployees can give a very im-
portant contribution in the
growth of a company
. Taking
from the workforce planning,
making right choice in em-
ployees and till the employee
come on board the company
has to properly induct them
about the organization, their
role-based responsibility has
to be decided and efforts need
to be made continuously to
make them contribute to the
company. If this whole sys-
tem is not done with a good
work plan then a person will
only be recruited in the com-
pany but will not make any
special contribution. It the
company wants to develop
than the company has to un-
derstand the flow and follow
it accordingly
.
Talent Management is an
important factor playing in
the organization’s growth. If
you want to develop an or-
ganization, then you have to
develop employees.
TIPS FOR TALENT
MANAGEMENT....
l If the employees consider
themselves as partners to the
company, and that kind of
environment is developed than
the company is certainly going
to develop, grow and make
more profits. The company’s
management has to make
certain efforts to create such
an environment.
l Every employee working in
the company has to contribute
in the development of their
organization. You and your
company will grow in partner-
ship if you contribute well in
the company’s growth.
l Organizations must have vari-
ous programs related to Talent
Management. These programs
should be more dependent on
employee’s contribution to the
organization.
l Changing the mental attitude
of employees has become
very important in today’s
environment. Regular training
programs should be organized
periodically.
l The leaders working in the or-
ganization has great responsi-
bilities. It’s the leader who has
to make sure that he and his
team give maximum contribu-
tion to the organization.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
Employee Management can destroy
your company or take it to next level
A
Recently, the world’s leading
company E Y surveyed on
the company’s Talent
Management and how they
can grow by organizing it in
correct way. In this survey,
the world’s top 600 officials
took part. These officials
came out with beautiful
things in the discussion. The
organization which will give
more freedom to the
employees to work will grow
more than others. The
officials further stated that
every organization should
develop method or systems so
that each employee can work
with their own responsibility
Employees can give a very
important contribution in
the growth of a company.
Taking from the
workforce planning,
making right choice in
employees and till the
employee come on board
the company has to
properly induct them about
the organization, their role-
based responsibility has to
be decided and efforts
need to be made
continuously to make them
contribute to the company
BHAVESH
UPADHYAY
The writer is a Businessman
and HR Expert

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INDIA
05
Guwahati (Agencies):
Thirteen militants be-
longing to the outlawed
All Adivasi National
LiberationArmy(AAN-
LA) on Sunday surren-
dered at the Bokajan
police station in As-
sam’s Karbi Anglong
district.
A defence spokesman
said that the AANLA
militants deposited
many sophisticated
arms, including four
AK rifles, five pistols
and assorted live am-
munition.
An official statement
said that with an aim to
promote peace and har-
mony in the region, the
security forces of Spear
Corps have always en-
deavoured to main-
stream the misguided
youth who have taken
up the path of insur-
gency
.
Families of the sur-
rendered extremists
also expressed their
gratitude to the securi-
ty forces for bringing
back their loved ones.
Many other militants
of different outfits in
Karbi Anglong district
have surrendered in re-
cent times and deposit-
ed a large cache of arms
and ammunition.
13 militants surrender in Assam, lay down arms
Dharamshala (Agen-
cies): Khalistan flags
were found tied on the
main gate of Vidhan
Sabha Complex at Tapo-
van in Dharamsala on
Sunday morning. Be-
sides the banners, Khal-
istan was written with
green paint on wall ad-
joining the main gate of
Himachal Pradesh Vid-
han Sabha.
The flags were put up
on the outer side of the
main gate number one
of the assembly com-
plex, which have now
been removed by the
administration.
Reacting to the inci-
dent, Chief Minister
Jai Ram Thakur said it
was very unfortunate
that Khalistan flags
were tied outside Vid-
han Sabha complex at
Dharamsala. He said a
case has been regis-
tered and police au-
thorities have been di-
rected to nab the cul-
prits as soon as possi-
ble. The Chief Minister
said the miscreants
would be exposed
soon,” said the CM.
“After police investi-
gation it would be clear
who were behind this
mischief. The offend-
ers would be dealt
strictly,” he added.
Kangra SP Khushal
Sharma said the inci-
dent might have hap-
pened in the late night
or early morning on
Sunday. “We have re-
moved the Khalistani
flags from Vidhan Sab-
ha gate. We are invest-
ing and have registered
a case,” he added.
As the issue gathered
steam and invited po-
litical reactions, an SIT
was directed to probe
the incident.
Khalistan flags draped over
Himachal Assembly gates
CM orders SIT
probe, says
‘culprits will be
exposed soon’
Khalistan flags were found tied on the main gate and boundary wall of the Himachal Pradesh
Legislative Assembly in Dharamshala. —PHOTO BY ANI
The militants deposited a cache of arms and ammunition, including automatic rifles.
SISODIA HITS
OUT AT BJP
New Delhi: After
Khalistan flags were
found put up at the
Himachal Pradesh As-
sembly entrance, Delhi
Deputy CM Manish
Sisodia on Sunday
slammed the BJP,
asking how will its
government save the
people of the country
when it failed in ensur-
ing national security.
“Putting up of the
Khalistan flags outside
the gate of Himachal
assembly building was
a “complete” failure of
the BJP government,”
Sisodia tweeted.
Ranchi (Agencies):
The Enforcement Di-
rectorate (ED) has
started questioning Ab-
hishek Jha, the hus-
band of Jharkhand IAS
officer Pooja Singhal,
in connection with an
illegal mining case.
The ED had on Sat-
urday arrested Chart-
ed Accountant Suman
Kumar, who works for
the IAS officer and her
husband. Kumar is in
the custody of ED for
five days.
Jharkhand mining
secretary Pooja Sin-
ghal and her husband
received “huge” cash
deposits — to the tune
of Rs 1.43 crore — over
and above her salary in
their accounts, during
the period she faced
charges of irregulari-
ties while being posted
as the DM of various
districts in the state,
the ED has said.
The federal agency
also told a special
PMLA court in Ranchi
that the IAS officer al-
legedly transferred Rs
16.57 lakh from her
“personal account” to
those controlled or
owned by her CA Su-
man Kumar.
Kumar was arrested
on Saturday for al-
leged money launder-
ing in a case linked to
alleged fraud of MGN-
REGA money.
The 39-year-old was
arrested by the En-
forcement Directorate
from Ranchi after the
agency conducted mul-
ti-city raids against
him, Singhal, her busi-
nessman husband Ab-
hishek Jha and others,
on May 6.
The special court
sent him to ED custody
till May 11.
J’KHAND ILLEGAL MINING CASE
Guwahati (Agencies):
Ahead of Union Home
Minister Amit Shah’s
three-day Assam visit,
variousorganisationsin
the northeast have once
again threatened to re-
start their agitations
against the Citizenship
(Amendment)Act(CAA)
if the Centre tried to im-
plement it in the region.
The All Assam Stu-
dents’ Union, the Raijor
Dal, a political party
headed by Independent
MLA Akhil Gogoi, the
Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba
Chhatra Parishad in As-
sam, and the the Khasi
Students’Union(KSU)in
Meghalayaannouncedto
resume their agitations
against the CAA after
Shah on Thursday an-
nouncedthatthegovern-
ment would implement
the CAA as soon as the
pandemic ends.
KSU President Lam-
bokstar Marngar said in
Shillong that any at-
tempt to implement the
CAA would provoke un-
rest in the hill state.
“The Centre, instead,
responding the Megha-
laya Assembly’s unani-
mousresolutionandand
demands of all most all
political parties, should
extend the Inner-Line
Permit system, an 1873
regulation, in the entire
Meghalaya to curb the
entry of illegal immi-
grants,” Marngar told
the media.
Ahead of Shah’s Assam
Visit, NE parties warn
of stir Against CAA
New Delhi: A day af-
ter the price of Lique-
fied petroleum gas cyl-
inder was hiked by Rs
50, Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi on Sun-
day compared LPG
prices between the
UPA tenure and the
present BJP govern-
ment at the Centre.
Taking to Twitter,
Rahul Gandhi claimed
that the price of the
LPG during the UPA
tenure was Rs 410 and
the subsidy provided
was Rs 827, while the
LPG costs Rs 999 dur-
ing the NDA tenure
with zero subsidy.
The Congress leader
further took a jibe at the
Centre and said that
two cylinders were
available then for the
price of one now. “2 cyl-
inders then for the price
of 1 now! Only Congress
governs for the welfare
of poor middle-class,”
Gandhi tweeted.
Two cylinders
then for price of
one now: Rahul
attacks Centre
Thiruvananthapuram:
The Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) has announced
that it will not contest
the Thirikkakara by-
election to be held on
May 31.
State convenor of the
party PC Cyriac, who is
aretiredChief Secretary
of TamilNadu,inapress
conference at Kochi on
Sunday said that the
party would not contest
the bypoll as winning a
single seat would not
make any change.
He said that the party
will contest all the 140
seats in the next Assem-
bly elections and will
capture power in the
state by implementing
public-friendly projects.
The state Convenor of
the party said that the
decision was taken by
the national committee
of the party in New Del-
hi. The party-state con-
venor said that the AAP
hasapolicythatitwould
not contest by-elections
instateswheretheparty
does not have power.
PC Cyriac said that
the AAP will be contest-
ingalltheconstituencies
in the next Lok Sabha
elections as well.
ED grills IAS Pooja
Singhal’s husband
AAP not to contest Kerala
Assembly by-election
IAS and her husband had huge cash in their
accounts, transferred money to CA: ED
Chandigarh (Agen-
cies): Days after prais-
ing Punjab Chief Min-
ister Bhagwant Mann,
calling him his “young-
er brother” and an
“honest man”, Con-
gress leader Navjot
Singh Sidhu on Sun-
day said he will meet
the former on Monday
to discuss matters re-
garding the “revival of
Punjab’s economy”.
Last month, praising
Mann, Sidhu said, “He
is an honest man. I
have never raised a fin-
ger at him. If he fights
against it my support
is with him, even ris-
ing above party lines,
because it is a fight for
Punjab’s existence.”
Interestingly, Sid-
hu’s comments came a
day after he had
launched an all-out at-
tack on the Punjab
Chief Minister and the
Aam Aadmi Party Gov-
ernment over the law
and order situation in
the State.
Calling Mann “rub-
ber da gudda” (rubber
doll), Sidhu also ac-
cused the Government
of politicising the
state police and mis-
using it for political
vendetta and to si-
lence the critics of the
AAP supremo (Arvind
Kejriwal).
Chennai (Agen-
cies): The Tamil
Nadu government,
amid stiff opposi-
tion from various
Hindu groups and
‘mutts’, has revoked
the ban on ‘Pattina
Pravesam’ of the
Dharmapuram Ad-
heenam,ortheprac-
tice of carrying the
seer in a palanquin
by his disciples, to
be held on May 22.
Seers of various
mutts across Tamil
Nadu including the
Dharmapuram Ad-
heenam had held a
meeting with Chief
MinisterM.K.Stalin
at the Secretariat on
Saturday night and
asked him to revoke
the ban on ‘Pattina
Pravesam.
Myladuthurai
RDO, L. Balaji, cit-
ing human rights
violations in carry-
ing the pontiff of
the mutt on a palan-
quin, banned the
practice leading to a
major outcry from
across the state and
outside. BJP state
chief has said that
he would personally
be part of the team
to carry the seer in
the palanquin.
Belagavi (Agencies):
Leader of Opposition
in the Karnataka As-
sembly Siddaramaiah
on Sunday hit out at
Chief Minister Basa-
varaj Bommai alleging
that he is not an elected
CM, and was appointed
to the coveted post in
exchange for money.
The allegation comes
days after senior BJP
MLA Basanagouda Pa-
til Yatnal’s claims that
he was approached by
some people, offering
the state Chief Minis-
ter’s position, in ex-
change for 2,500 crore.
The Congress Legis-
lature Party (CLP)
leader even alleged
that Mr Bommai is
only following RSS’ in-
structions, as they
have made him the
Chief Minister.
“Basavaraj Bommai
is not an elected Chief
Minister, he is an ap-
pointed Chief Minis-
ter, so he is not doing
anything. He has given
money and become
Chief Minister, why
will he work? RSS has
made him Chief Minis-
ter, following their in-
structions is enough
for him,” Siddaramai-
ah alleged.
Srinagar (PTI): A Pa-
kistani Lashkar-e-Tai-
ba (LeT) terrorist was
among two ultras killed
in an encounter with
security forces in Kul-
gam district of Jammu
and Kashmir on Sun-
day, police said.
The gunfight in the
Cheyan Devsar area of
the south Kashmir dis-
trict broke out after se-
curity forces launched a
cordon and search op-
eration there following
inputs about the pres-
ence of terrorists, a po-
lice official said.
In the ensuing ex-
change of fire, two ter-
rorists were killed, he
said. Inspector Gener-
al of Police (IGP),
Kashmir, Vijay Kumar
said one of the slain
ultras was a Pakistani
named Haider.
“Pakistani terrorist
Haider was involved in
2 recent terror crimes
in Bandipora. In inci-
dent on 10-11-21, SgCT
Mohd Sultan CT
Fayaz attained martyr-
dom. In second incident
on 11-2-22, SPO Zubair
Ahmad attained mar-
tyrdom 03 policemen
including 01 ASI of BSF
injured,” the IGP Kash-
mir said on Twitter.
Kumar said the sec-
ond slain militant was a
local, identified as Shah-
baz Shah of Kulgam.
Shah was involved in
the killing of Satish Ku-
mar Singh, a civilian,
on April 13 in Kakran,
Kulgam, he said.
Bhubaneswar: The
BJP on May 8 named
former MLA Radharani
Panda as its candidate
for the May 31 bypoll
to the Brajrajnagar As-
sembly seat in Odisha’s
Jharsuguda district.
The central election
committee of the BJP
has decided to field Ms
Panda from the seat
after careful considera-
tions, a statement is-
sued by the party said.
Ms Panda had bagged
the seat by defeating
BJD candidate Anup
Kumar Sai in 2014.
Ex-MLA Radharani Panda BJP
candidate for Odisha bypoll
TN revokes
ban on
carrying seer
in palanquin
‘Bommai got CM post
in exchange for money’
Pakterroristamong twoultras killedinKulgam
Sidhu to meet Mann days after
calling him ‘younger brother’
LPG PRICE HIKE
Siddaramaiah
Navjot Singh Sidhu

INDIA
06
Patiala (Agencies): Sixteen farmer unions on
Sunday rejected the electricity supply schedule
issued by the Punjab government for the upcoming
paddy sowing season, asserting that they will start
transplanting the crop from June 10. They came
to the decision after a meeting with the chairman
and managing director of power utility PSPCL. The
government has decided to allow paddy sowing
in a staggered manner. From June 18, paddy
transplantation would start in Sangrur, Barnala,
Malerkotla, Ludhiana, Patiala and Fatehgarh Sahib
districts, while sowing will commence from June 22
in Bathinda, Mansa, Moga, Faridkot, Ferozepur and
Fazilka, according to a government notification.
FARMERS REJECT PB GOVT’S POWER
SCHEDULE FOR PADDY SOWING
Kolkata/Bhubane-
swar: Cyclone Asani,
which has formed over
the southeast Bay of
Bengal, further intensi-
fied into a severe cy-
clonic storm on Sunday
evening as it moved
northwestwards in the
direction of north
Andhra Pradesh-Odis-
ha coasts, the Met de-
partment said.
The severe cyclone,
on reaching west-cen-
tral and adjoining
northwest Bay of Ben-
gal off north Andhra
Pradesh-Odisha coasts
on Tuesday, is very like-
ly to recurve north-
northeast wards and
move towards north-
west Bay of Bengal off
Odisha coast, it said.
The severe cyclonic
storm is very likely to
lose some steam there-
after and turn into a
cyclonic storm on
Wednesday and further
into a deep depression
on Thursday, the Met
department said in its
forecast of Asani’s
track and intensity
.
Stating that the sys-
tem will not make land-
fall either in Odisha or
Andhra Pradesh, India
Meteorological Depart-
ment (IMD) Director-
General Mrutunjay Mo-
haptra said the cyclone
will move parallel to the
east coast and cause
rainfall from Tuesday
evening.Odisha’s Spe-
cial Relief Commission-
er (SRC) PK Jena said
the state government
has made adequate ar-
rangement for rescue
operations.
“We do not see any
big danger in the state
as the system will pass
around 100 kilometer
off the coast near Puri,”
he said. However, res-
cue teams of NDRF,
ODRAF and Fire Ser-
vices are on standby for
any eventuality
, he said.
Asani intensifies into severe cyclonic storm
ODISHA, BENGAL ON ALERT
lll
Rainfall will
commence in
coastal districts
from Tuesday
evening under
impact of
cyclone, said
Umashankar
Das, senior
scientist
New Delhi (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi is now the
template for what it
means and takes to be a
“national leader”, Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah has said, as-
serting that the label
was earlier handed out
to even politicians of no
proven merit and only
capable of winning
election from one or two
safe Lok Sabha seats.
While national lead-
ers were identified in
the immediate after-
math of the independ-
ence movement by their
“name recall” across
regions because of
their participation in
the freedom struggle, in
the latter decades, nota-
bly at the height of the
coalition era, the ex-
pression came to be
much abused, he said,
adding that Delhi media
generously distributed
the status to its “friends
and favourites”.
Writing in the book
“Modi@20 Dreams
MeetDelivery”,brought
out by Rupa Publica-
tions and to be launched
on May 11, Shah said
such “facile and insin-
cere manufacturing of
national leaders” was
shown up for what it
was after Modi led the
BJP to its biggest Lok
Sabha win in 2014 be-
fore repeating the feat
with a bigger margin in
2019.
A confidant of the
Prime Minister for over
three decades, Shah
wrote that the best
teacher for a leader is
“travelling to ordinary
places, meeting ordi-
nary families, sharing
ordinary experiences,
and doing all this by or-
dinary means.”
“Narendra Modi has
done so with greater
frequency and perse-
verance than any poli-
tician in the past 75
years,” he said, adding
that before the 2014 and
the 2019 polls, there
had been “no mandate
for hope; and no man-
date that was simply a
reward for tested per-
formance”.
Amit Shah said par-
ties and Prime Minis-
ters won majorities be-
tween 1952 and 1984 on
the basis of the good-
will of the freedom
movement, family lega-
cy, anger against the
incumbent (1977), a mix
of fear and sympathy
(1984) with appease-
ment, sectional preju-
dice, vote bank mobili-
sation and empty slo-
ganeering like ‘Garibi
Hatao’ of 1971.
Everybody now rec-
ognises that the 2014
polls marked the most
decisive shift in the his-
tory of Indian politics,
Amit Shah wrote.
Modiatemplateforwhatittakes
tobe‘nationalleader’,saysShah
Shah said that Modi has the ‘precious gift’ of personal connection with every state, region
New Delhi (PTI):
Chief Justice of India
(CJI) NV Ramana on
Monday would admin-
ister the oath of office
to Chief Justice of
Gauhati High Court
Justice Sudhanshu
Dhulia and Gujarat
High Court Judge Jus-
tice Jamshed B Pardi-
wala as Supreme Court
judges. Two days after
the SC collegium head-
ed by the CJI recom-
mended the names of
the two high court judg-
es, the Union Law Min-
istry swiftly announced
their appointments on
Saturday in separate
notifications.
With the appoint-
ment of Justice Dhulia
and Justice Pardiwala,
the SC will regain its
full strength of 34 judg-
es which had come
down to 32 after the re-
tirement of Justice R
Subhash Reddy
.
Instead of the CJI's
courtroom, the usual
place for such events,
the swearing-in ceremo-
ny will be held in the
newly-built auditorium
of the additional build-
ing complex of the SC at
10.30 am on Monday.
The CJI would be creat-
ing a history of sorts by
administering oath of
office to 11 SC judges.
Justice Pardiwala
will go on to serve as the
CJI for over two years,
sources aware of the
procedure to appoint
members of the higher
judiciary said.
2 apex court judges to take oath of office today
Bihar Govt to
stop irregular
practices at
religious places
Patna (PTI): Amid
complaints of irregular
practices at several reli-
gious places in Bihar,
the government has
asked circle officers
(CO) in all 534 blocks of
the state to identify and
mark the registered and
unregistered temples
and mutts in their areas
of jurisdiction and up-
load the information on
portals run by the dis-
trict administration. A
senior official of Bihar
State Religious Trust
Council (BSRTC), said
the COs, for now, will
have to venture out at
least twice a week to
collect information on
the temples and mutts,
with the DM keeping a
tab on the exercise.
“The district magis-
trates, besides ensuring
that all requisite infor-
mation about the tem-
ples, mutts and trusts
get routinely uploaded,
will be sending these
details to BSRTC.
New Delhi (ANI): Amid
the ongoing conflict be-
tween Russia and
Ukraine, the Indian Air
Force’s plans to upgrade
the fleet of its Su-30 MKI
fighter aircraft has been
put on the backburner
for now.
The deal for the 12
most advanced Su-
30MKI aircraft worth
over Rs 20,000 crore
would also be delayed
slightly as the stake-
holders will now have
to add more Made-in-
India content in the
planes as per the cur-
rent policy of the gov-
ernment to promote
Indian defence prod-
ucts over imports, gov-
ernment sources said.
The Indian Air Force
wasplanningtoupgrade
85 of their planes up to
the latest standards in
collaboration with the
RussiansandHindustan
Aeronautics Limited.
IAF’s `35K-cr plan to
upgrade Su-30 fighter
fleet put on backburner
New Delhi: Over 79,000
calls, including those
related to pension, Cov-
id support and abuse,
have been received by
the national helpline
for the elderly since Oc-
tober last year.
However, out of the
total 5,07,493 calls re-
ceived by the helpline
since October 1 last
year, 4,28,442 have been
'non serviceable calls',
constituting 84 per cent
of the total calls re-
ceived on the helpline.
The non-serviceable
calls include call drops,
calls for services for
non-elderly, calls with
out of scope requests
outside office hours.
Helpline for
elderly receives
over 79K calls
Rakhigarhi: DNA sam-
ples collected from two
human skeletons un-
earthed at a necropolis
of a Harappan-era city
site in Haryana have
been sent for scientific
examination, the out-
come of which might
tell about the ancestry
and food habits of peo-
ple who lived in Rakhi-
garhi region thousands
of years ago.
The skeletons of two
women were found a
couple of months ago at
mound number 7
(named RGR 7 by the
Archaeological Survey
of India), believed to be
nearly 5,000 years old.
Pots and other artefacts
were also found buried
next to them in a pit,
part of the funerary
rituals back in the
Harappan Civilisation
era, ASI officials said.
Seven mounds scat-
tered around two vil-
lages (Rakhi Khas and
Rakhi Shahpur) in
Hisar district are part
of the Rakhigarhi ar-
chaeological site.
Rakhigarhi: DNA from
skeletons sent for test
WRITING IN BOOK
‘TANTRIK’ SEEN
PERFORMING
RITUALS ON A
WOMAN IN HOSP
MAN DIES AFTER
BRAWL, COP WHO
TOOK HIM TO DOC
DIES IN ACCIDENT
Ashok Nagar (MP): A
video showing a tantrik
performing rituals on a
woman in a government
hospital in Madhya
Pradesh’s Ashok Nagar
district to rid her of ‘evil
spirit’ has surfaced. Fol-
lowing which the health
authorities said notices
will be served to the
doctors who were on
duty there at that time.
Confirming the incident,
the District Hospital’s
Civil Surgeon DK Bhar-
gava on Sunday said
the staffers reached the
medical facility after be-
ing informed that some
tantrik rituals were
being performed on a
65-year-old woman,
identified as Kachhiya
Bai Ahirwar. When
confronted, the family
members entered into
an argument with the
hospital employees.
Barabanki (UP): A
man succumbed to his
injuries after a brawl
outside an eatery in Ut-
tar Pradesh’s Barabanki
while a police constable
who had rushed him
to a hospital died in an
accident while return-
ing, officials said on
Sunday. A constable
died after his bike hit a
stray cattle, they said.
Additional Superinten-
dent of Police Poornen-
du Singh said, “Suyash
(25) and Alok (26) were
injured after a brawl
outside an eatery under
the Dewa police station
limits. They were taken
to a hospital where
Suyash succumbed to
his injuries.” The two
constables, Raj Kumar
Pandey and Jayash,
who took the injured to
hospital met with an ac-
cident while returning.
Hyderabad: Two interstate drug peddlers were
apprehended on Sunday and 800 kg of ganja was
seized from them, Cyberabad Metropolitan Police
said. Acting upon specific information, police teams
intercepted a lorry at Shamshabad, Telangana and
seized the narcotic substance and the vehicle valued
at about 2 crore rupees, they said. The five accused
belonging to Uttar Pradesh and Odisha were running
the illicit transportation of ganja from Odisha to
Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh via Hyderabad to earn
easy money, police said.
800 KG GANJA SEIZED IN HYDERABAD, 2
INTERSTATE DRUG PEDDLERS ARRESTED
CRUCIAL READ
NK SINGH NEW ACTING CJ OF GAUHATI HC
Ram doesn’t
bless those
with ‘fake’
emotions: Raut
Mumbai (PTI): Shiv
Sena MP Sanjay
Raut on Sunday hit
out at MNS
chief Raj Thacker-
ay over his upcom-
ing visit to Ayodhya
in Uttar Pradesh,
saying that Lord
Ram “does not bless
those coming to
him with “fake”
emotions and for
political reasons”.
Thackeray, who re-
cently raked up a
controversy after
giving a call for re-
movalof loudspeak-
ers on mosques, had
announced last
month that he
would visit Ayod-
hya on June 5 to
seek blessings of
Lord Ram.
Notably, Maharash-
tra Tourism Minis-
ter and Shiv
Sena leader Aadi-
tya Thackeray had
also earlier said
that he would visit
Ayodhya.
Sanjay Raut
Raj cops’ journo hunt
turns nought, team
returnsempty-handed
HC grants TV news anchor protection in
2 of 3 cases; Raj police lands in Noida to
arrest in 3rd case, journo gives cops a slip
Noida: Rajasthan
Police, which ar-
rived in Noida, to
arrest TV news an-
chor Aman Chopra,
had to return empty
handed as Chopra
was not found at his
house. The Ra-
jasthan Police ac-
cused Noida police
of making them
wait for long, which
gave the accused a
chance to escape.
Noida Police has ve-
hemently denied the
allegation.
High drama played
out on Sunday after
Chopra got relief
from court in two
cases filed in Bundi
and Alwar, but still
faced arrest in the
third case lodged in
Dungarpur.
Rajasthan Police
said an FIR was reg-
istered against
Chopra under IPC
and IT Act on April
23 at Bichhiwada po-
lice station.
Chopra had alleg-
edly claimed in one
of his shows that a
centuries-old temple
in Alwar was demol-
ished to avenge the
Jahangirpuri case.

NEWS
07
UNATTENDED
BODY AT HOSP:
DY CM SEEKS
REPORT
Taking cognisance of a video
of a body left outside the
Bahraich district hospital amid
rain, Uttar Pradesh Health
Minister Brajesh Pathak on
Sunday sought a report from the
medical facility’s authorities.
The district hospital is attached
to the Maharaja Suheldev
Medical College here.In the
video, it can be seen that the
body of a youth is kept outside
the emergency ward amid rain,
and animals moving near it.
In a tweet in Hindi, Pathak, who
is also deputy chief minister,
said, “Taking cognisance of the
case of a body getting wet in rain
and animals roaming around in
Maharaj Suheldev Medical
College, Bahraich, I have asked
the principal of Maharaj
Suheldev Medical College,
Bahraich, to submit an
explanation regarding the said
case.”“Orders have been given to
send the report within four
days,” he said.When contacted,
Dr AK Sahni, the principal of the
medical college told PTI, that
“initial probe suggests that the
video which went viral is of May
4, when there was a sudden
rainfall in the night.”
“On that day, some policemen
had left a body on the stretcher
outside the emergency ward, so
that it could be taken to the
mortuary,” he said. Sahni said
that there are animal catcher
mechanisms in the hospital, yet
a cow was seen in the video.
“A clarification has been sought
from the hospital management,
doctors, staff and security guard
as under which circumstances
the body was not taken care of,”
he said, and added that officials
found guilty in the probe will be
punished. —PTI
GYANVAPI
PETITIONERS
ALLAY RUMOURS
OF PLEA
WITHDRAWAL
Four of the five petitioners in
the Gyanvapi mosque-
Shringar Gauri temple case
Sunday dismissed reports that
they plan to withdraw the plea.
The four women -- Sita Sahu,
Manju Vyas, Rekha Pathak and
Laxmi Devi told a press
conference here they will fight
the case till the end.
This comes after chief of Vishwa
Vaidik Sanatan Sangh Jitendra
Singh Bisen said his NGO, which
backed the original plea filed by
the five women, has now sought
the withdrawal of the petition
that demanded permission for
daily worship and performing
Hindu rituals at Shringar Gauri
temple,One of the four women
petitioners told the presser, “If
any type of decision (regarding
the withdrawal of the case) is
taken, we are against it. We will
fight the case to the last breath.
We will continue our fight for our
Gods and Goddesses.However,
the fifth petitioner in the case
Rakhi Singh was not present at
the press conference.
Rekha Pathak said, “A couple of
days ago, I had spoken to Rakhi
Singh, but there was no
discussion regarding withdrawal
of the case.”
When contacted, Jitendra Singh
Bisen refused to comment on the
matter. The petitioners have
sought the permission to
perform daily worship of deities
Shringar Gauri, Lord Ganesha,
Lord Hanuman and Nandi whose
idols are on the outer wall of the
Gyanvapi mosque.
ELDERLY WOMAN DIES OF ‘POLICE ASSAULT’
Firozabad (PTI): An
elderly woman died af-
ter being assaulted by a
police team at her home
here, her family mem-
bers alleged on Sunday
.
They alleged that
60-year-old Radha Devi
was “violently shaken”
following which she col-
lapsed and died.
The woman’s hus-
band, Fauran Singh,
was also admitted to
the hospital apparently
due to trauma of his
wife’s death, according
to family members.
The police have ordered
a probe into the matter.
The woman’s four
sons were released
from Tundla Jail in
Firozabad on Saturday,
police said.
Superintendent of
Police (City) Mukesh
Chandra Mishra said,”
A police team reached
the house of the fami-
ly under the Pach-
khera police station
limits on Saturday eve-
ning to check on the
brothers. But an alter-
cation took place be-
tween family members
and the police team.”
Mishra said the fami-
ly members alleged that
during the altercation,
the woman was “vio-
lently shaken” by a cop
following which she col-
lapsed and died.
“The body has been
taken for postmortem
examination,” the
officer said. According
to the family members,
Singh’s condition also
deteriorated on Sunday
after which he was ad-
mitted to the hospital.
“A probe has been or-
dered into the entire
incident and action will
be taken against any-
one found guilty,” said
the officer.
The woman was reportedly ‘violently shaken’ by a
policeman following which she collapsed and died
According to the family members, her husband’s
condition also deteriorated on Sunday
POLICEMAN ARRESTED FOR
RAPING 16-YR-OLD GIRL
Atrauli: A policeman was
suspended on Sunday
for allegedly raping a
16-year-old girl related
to him in a village here,
officials said.The action
against the constable,
who was posted in Bu-
landshahr district, came
after a report from the
Aligarh senior superin-
tendent of police about
the incident that took
place on Friday.
According to the police,
the girl is from Kasgunj
district, and she was
visiting a relative in the
village near Atrauli.
The accused policeman,
who is related to the
amily, had gone to the
village as well, and on
Friday night, he took the
girl to a neighbouring
village on his motorcycle
and allegedly raped her,
the officials said.
Later, he also allegedly
threatened her with dire
consequences if she
disclosed it to anyone,
according to the FIR.
The minor somehow
managed to return to
her relative’s place and
informed them about the
incident, following which
a case was registered at
the Atrauli.
SEVEN ARRESTED FOR HURLING STONES ON POLICE
COP TAKING MAN TO HOSPITAL DIES IN ACCIDENT
Baghpat: Police have arrested seven
miscreants, including three women,
for hurling stones on a police team
in Bhadal village here. Kaushlendra
Singh, Dohat police station in-charge,
said that miscreants had hurled
stones on a police team and admin-
istrative officer when they reached
to demolish leather refining units on
orders of the National Green Tribu-
nal (NGT).SI Sahenspal Singh and
constable Anuj were injured in the at-
tack, he said. Police registered a case
against seven persons including 140
unidentified miscreants on complaint
of Satendra Pal Singh, Additional
Engineer, Pollution Control Board,
Meerut.Police have arrested Sunita
alias Chhoti, Anita, Kavita alias Priya,
Ravindra, Pravendra, Vinod, Munna.
Search is on to nab other miscreants
in the incident.
Agra: A man died after a brawl at
an eatery in Barabanki and a police
constable who had rushed him to a
hospital was killed in an accident while
returning, officials said on Sunday.
The constable died after his bike hit
stray cattle, they said. Two groups of
students of a private university got
into a fracas outside the eatery late
on Saturday night. It led to a brawl in
which Suyash (25) and Alok (26) were
injured, a police official said.
Suyash, a former student of Sri Ram-
swaroop Memorial University, had
visited his alma mater on Saturday
with Alok to attend a cultural event
there, Additional Superintendent of
Police Poornendu Singh said.
“He had a rivalry with a group of
students of the university. They got
into an altercation at an eatery after
the cultural event,” he said.
Agra police solve double murder, robbery case
Preeti Nagia
Agra: The Agra police
have claimed to solve a
double murder and rob-
bery case that took
place in Bah police sta-
tion area on March 9.
The miscreants had
carried out the incident
of robbery by killing
the wife and daughter
of a businessman in
Bah. Four miscreants
involved in the incident
were arrested by the po-
lice on Saturday night.
The arrested miscre-
ants have confessed
their crime. Umesh
Chandra was sleeping
on the first floor of the
house in Bah Police sta-
tion area on March 9,
when four miscreants
entered the house with
the intention of rob-
bing the house and
killed his wife and
daughter.
The businessman
filed a case of robbery
and murder against un-
known miscreants in
this case.
Issuing a statement,
SSP Sudhir Kumar in-
formed reporters that
on Saturday night in-
formed that the police
have arrested Ramveer,
resident of Basai Mo-
hammad Pur, Firoz-
abad, Meghraj, resident
of Jhurian Kheda,
Pinahat, Rajesh, resi-
dent of Rahankala, Et-
madpur, and Sunil, a
resident of Dauki’s Ma-
hal Badshahi, from
Khand intersection in
Bah area on Saturday
night.
Bharat, a resident of
Basai Mohammad Pur
in Firozabad, escaped
from the spot. Police are
searching for him.
Cops with arrested accused.
Police also
recovered
looted
jewellery, two
pistols and two
bikes from
them.
BOY KILLED BY CROCODILE WHILE
BATHING IN A POND IN BAHRAICH
Bahraich (PTI): An
eight-year-old boy was
killed in a crocodile at-
tack while bathing in a
pond here, officials said
on Sunday
.
The incident oc-
curred on Saturday af-
ternoon and the re-
mains of the body were
recovered by divers
during the early hours
of Sunday, they said.
Divisional Forest Of-
ficer (DFO) Akashdeep
Badhawan said, “Viren-
dra of Gud village un-
der Motipur police sta-
tion limits was attacked
by a crocodile when he
went to the pond with
his sister.”
While bathing, a
crocodile caught him
and pulled him under
the water. His sister
rushed back home and
informed the family
members. Soon, the for-
est department officials
launched a search oper-
ation.
“The remains of the
deceased have been re-
covered and sent for
post-mortem,” the DFO
said, adding the forest
department will pro-
vide support to the fam-
ily of the deceased.
The forest depart-
ment was trying to
catch the crocodile from
the pond. It will be
moved to a river.
BADRINATH DHAM OPEN FOR DEVOTEES
The doors of Badrinath Dham opened on Sunday amid the customary rituals and chanting of mantras. —PHOTO BY PTI
Pregnant girl found in Agra, Child
Welfare Commission takes notice
Preeti Nagia
Agra: On the occasion
of Mother’s Day on May
8, a minor is wandering
for justice on the door-
step of the law bearing
a child in her stomach.
No one knows what will
be the future of this mi-
nor girl, what will hap-
pen to that unborn child
in her womb? However,
the Children’s Commis-
sion has taken cogni-
zance of the matter and
has directed the CMO
for a health check-up
and the police to take
appropriate action.
According to the in-
formation, on April 30,
a 16-year-old minor girl
was found lying uncon-
scious on the roadside
in an intoxicated state
in Sikandra and was
rushed to a hospital for
treatment.
Police, Women Wel-
fare Dept issue differ-
ent statements
SSP Sudhir Kumar
issued a statement say-
ing that the youth living
in his neighborhood
had coaxed the girl into
a relationship.
Instructions have
been issued to file a case
against the neighboring
youth.
However, Chairper-
son of the Women’s
Welfare Department,
Monika Singh however
said that, it has come
to the fore that her
brother used to have a
forcible relationship
with her.
WAS PREGNANT
Gyanwapi Mosque

08
2NDFRONT
In the world of commercial
consumerism, the customer is
the true boss and everyone in a
company has to understand his tastes.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: In the run
up to the general elec-
tions-2024, BJP is now
gearing up to establish
itself among various
caste blocs. The saffron
party, which successful-
ly won a large chunk of
Dalit voters in the 2022
assembly polls, is again
eyeing these voters.
Many outreach pro-
grams have been
launched by BJP strate-
gists to make inroads
among these voters.
In order to strength-
en social harmony and
to instill confidence in
the deprived section, re-
cently CM Yogi and his
cabinet ministers
reached the homes of
Dalit families and had
food. CM Yogi dined
with Maniram and his
family during his re-
cent visit to Ayodhya.
Whereas, to realise the
objective of the saffron
camp Deputy CM
Brajesh Pathak had din-
ner at the house of Bho-
la Shankar, Mandal
President of SC Wing
during his Varanasi
tour. Jitin Prasad, Nand
Gopal Gupta Nandi,
Jaiveer Singh and other
ministers also followed
the suit. Based on the
analysis of the election
results, political ex-
perts are of the opinion
that in the recently con-
cluded assembly elec-
tions, 22 percent of the
Jatav voters, who are
considered BSP’s
staunch support base,
shifted towards BJP.
At the same time, SP
could get only nine per
cent votes of this com-
munity. Since then, the
BJP camp is making ev-
ery effort to retain the
unprecedented support
of these voters. In the
Yogi 2.0 cabinet, 8 min-
isters belonging to the
SC and ST community
have been included.
BJP organized massive
events on the occasion
of Ambedkar Jayanti.
Moreover, time-bound
fulfillment of the prom-
ises made for the better-
ment of the Dalit com-
munities in BJP’s elec-
tion manifesto ‘Lok
Kalyan Sankalp Patra
2022’, has been included
in the Yogi govt top pri-
orities. According to a
high-ranking function-
ary of the BJP state or-
ganization, their party
has to increase the
scope of its votebase in
the upcoming Lok
Sabha elections.
BJP’S EYES ON DALIT VOTERS
FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS
BJP is now gearing up all efforts to garner votes among various caste blocs
Union Home Minister Amit Shah having lunch at a Dalit household —FILE PHOTO
According to sta-
tistics, there are 42
such districts where
Dalit population is
more than 20%.
Out of this, the
Jatav community
constitutes around
54 % and the rest
of the non-Jatav
population is close
to 45-46%. The
Jatav community
is believed to have
been a trusted vote-
bank of BSP.
CRUCIAL IN 42
DISTRICTS
Raj police team in Noida to
arrest journo Aman Chopra
Jaipur(PTI): A team
of Rajasthan Police is
in Noida in Uttar
Pradesh to arrest TV
journalist Aman
Chopra for allegedly
promoting enmity be-
tween different groups
and hurting religious
sentiments, an official
said on Sunday
.
According to Dun-
garpur Kotwali police
station, an FIR was reg-
istered against Chopra
by a man alleging that
the journalist gave false
and fictitious details by
showing that the demo-
lition of a temple in Ra-
jgarh of Alwar district
was done by the Ra-
jasthan government as
an act of revenge fol-
lowing the demolition
drive in Delhi’s Jahan-
girpuri. Three FIRs
have been registered
against Chopra, includ-
ing in Bundi, Alwar
and Dungarpur dis-
tricts under various
sections pertaining to
sedition, outraging reli-
gious sentiments and
promoting enmity be-
tween two groups and
under the IT Act on
April 23.
Chopra got a stay
from the Rajasthan
High Court on his ar-
rest in two FIRs regis-
tered against him in
Bundi and Alwar dis-
trict, but is facing an
arrest warrant follow-
ing a local court order
in Dungarpur district,
police said. Our team is
camping in Noida and
searching all possible
locations to trace him.
On saturday, also our
team went to Chopra’s
house but he was not
found there and his
residence was locked,
Dungarpur SP Sudhir
Joshi told He said Noi-
da Police was already
informed about the
case details and this
was second time the po-
lice team had gone for
his arrest.
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Efforts are
underway to register
another FIR in Uttar
Pradesh against
fugitive suspended
IPS officer Manilal
Patidar who has a cash
reward of Rs 1 lakh on
his arrest.
In investigations be-
ing carried out by the
Vigilance department
against the IPS officer,
plenty of evidence of
corruption has been
found, on the basis of
which preparations
are on to register an-
other FIR.
The investigation of
corruption charges
against other accom-
plices of Patidar, in-
cluding an Inspector
and a Constable of Ma-
hoba Kotwali, is still
going on.
Patidar was sus-
pended from the post
of Superintendent of
Police of Mahoba on
September 9, 2020, on
charges of corruption,
post which Patidar
was found guilty in
an investigation done
by a Special Investiga-
tion Team (SIT) of UP
Police.
Police is on the hunt
for Patidar on whose
name a reward of Rs
25,000 was announced
at the SP level, fol-
lowed by a reward of
Rs 50,000 at IG level,
and finally a reward of
Rs 1 lakh announced
by the ADG Prayagraj.
However, police has
yet not been able to
find the fugitive offic-
er. Officers in the state
bureaucracy main-
tained that the police
seem to be deliberately
not laying hands on
their IPS officer, even
after a year of the re-
ward being an-
nounced.
On the other hand,
investigation against
Patidar in a case of
disproportionate as-
sets has been ham-
pered due to his ab-
sence, as his statement
has to be recorded in
the case.
Journalist Aman Chopra. —FILE PHOTO
IPS officer Manilal Patidar
Three FIRs have been registered against
Chopra under various sections pertaining to
sedition, outraging religious sentiments
and promoting enmity between two groups
MOTHERS
Two mothers seen with their child on International Mother’s Day on Sunday in Lucknow.
—PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA
NHRCnotice
over police
assault on
maid
New Delhi : A no-
tice has been is-
sued to the Gov-
ernment of UP by
the National Hu-
man Rights Com-
mission on re-
ports of police
personnel strip-
ping and assault-
ing a woman
working as a maid
in Lalitpur.
The NHRC
Commission has
issued notices to
the Chief Secre-
tary and the Di-
rector General of
Police after tak-
ing a suo motu
cognisance of the
incident and has
called for report
within 4 weeks.
The Commission
has also asked for
an action report
against the police
officer who was
involved.
It has also
asked for the re-
lief given to the
survivor by the
authorities. As
per reports, the
victim was locked
in a room on May
2 by the officer’s
wife and a lady in-
spector who came
to interrogate her
for an alleged
theft in the house.
Besides beating
her brutally, they
also subjected her
to water cannon
and electric
shocks to force
her accept the al-
legations said
NHRC.
Another FIR in offing against fugitive IPS officer
BLACK SHEEP
lll
Manilal Patidar
was suspended
from the post of
Superintendent
of Police of
Mahoba on
September 9,
2020, on
charges of
corruption
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Nineteen se-
nior PCS officers of UP
would soon be promot-
ed to IAS cadre, for
which UPSC had issued
notification of 23 va-
cancies in 2021. On
these vacancies, PCS
officers of 2000, 2002
and 2004 batches would
be promoted. For vacan-
cies notified in the year
2020, PCS officers in UP
have already been pro-
moted to IAS.
Notification of va-
cancies for the year 2021
was requested, against
which the Union Public
Service Commission
(UPSC) issued notifica-
tion for 23 vacancies.
For promotion to 23
posts, the list of proba-
ble candidates is 3 times
the count of vacancies.
On these, only 19 PCS
officers would be pro-
moted for now, as deci-
sion on 4 candidates is
yet to be taken.
The four PCS officers:
Bhishma Lal, Harish-
chandra, Prabhunath,
and Shri Prakash Gup-
ta, are embroiled in one
or the other case, due to
which their IAS promo-
tion is still to be decided.
The Personnel De-
partment of UP, while
preparing a proposal
for promotion on the
basis of vacancies,
would seek time to
hold a meeting of the
Departmental Promo-
tion Committee (DPC)
from Union Public Ser-
vice Commission and
after the date is fixed,
the proposal related to
promotion would be
placed before the UPSC
and names of candi-
dates to be promoted
would be finalised.
Nineteen PCS officers will
get promotion to IAS cadre
PCS Ashutosh Mohan Agnihotri
A total of 23
names will be
considered for
promotion to
these posts
PCS Ashutosh Mohan
Agnihotri, PCS Rajesh
Kumar Prajapati, PCS
Kamta Prasad Singh,
PCS Ramesh Chandra,
PCS Ram Sahai Yadav,
PCS Atul Singh, PCS
Ram Singh Verma, PCS
Manjulata.
8 OFFICERS OF PCS
2000 BATCH
5 OFFICERS OF PCS
2004 BATCH
l PCS Vipin Kumar
Mishra
l PCS Rekha S Chauhan
l PCS Anil Kumar
Singh (1st)
l PCS Reena Singh
l PCS Ratnesh Singh
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6 OFFICERS OF PCS 2002 BATCH

ajasthan State
Handloom Corpo-
ration, under the
leadership of CMD
Neha Giri IAS, con-
ducted the Ra-
jasthan Handloom
Show 2022 on the eve of Ra-
jasthan Diwas, which is ob-
served on March 30 every year.
The ‘Time Travel’ concept of
the fashion show was to pro-
motesustainablefashionaswell
as the craftsmen, weavers, and
manufacturers behind textile
crafts. The fashion show’s de-
sign development partner is
Aachho, one of India’s pre-
mier ethnic wear fashion
firms situated in Jaipur. The
complete collection was devel-
oped utilising indigenous natu-
ral materials and traditional
dyeing and printing processes.
The assemblage was wonder-
fully created by Rimjhim Hada,
Founder and Creative Head of
Aachho, with an emphasis on
integrating ethnic fashion tra-
ditions with modern sensibili-
ties. White prints contrast with
the bright blue coloured attire.
The collection is associated
with blue shades are trustwor-
thiness, authority
, intelligence,
confidence, and power.
Floral themes and prints on
chanderi, Bagru Print and cot-
ton grabbed the show, with
matching bags, accessories,
and shoes fashioned from the
same fabric and oxidised silver
jewellery
.
The fashion show, which
took place at Hawa Mahal, one
of Jaipur’s most iconic loca-
tions, included models from
Style Skool as well as super-
models Candice Pinto and
Deepti Gujral as showstoppers.
Sizzlin Scizzors, the official
make-up hair partner fol-
lowed the show theme, giving
all the models a striking look
Diggi Palace set an example for
amazing hospitality for guests.
The show was directed by the
renowned TV stylist and fash-
ion Choreographer, Abhiman-
yu Singh Tomar and the entire
event was managed by Ab-
hishek Singh from Vanamo En-
tertainment. Official fashion
photographer Yash Jangid cap-
tured magical moments thru
his lens. The collection will be
available on aachho.com start-
ing June 1st.
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LUCKNOW, MONDAY,
MAY 9, 2022

SONAXI
CHANANA,
Model
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Financially, this day may
prove lucky for you, so
go ask for the raise that
is keeping you on
tenterhooks. Profes-
sionals will be able to give their best in
a new situation. Don’t take any
chances with your health today. You
will succeed in putting your stagnant
love life back on the track.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Success is foretold on
the academic front.
Your own happiness is
in your hands today.
Spouse may need her
space, respect that. This is a favourable
day for completing pending jobs. Finan-
cially, no problems are foreseen. Much
fun is in store on the social front.
Adventures are likely to chase you.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
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. Fitness through extra
efforts is assured for the deskbound. If
you are in love, chances of making an
exciting plan together is possible.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
A family youngster is
likely to do you proud.
A business trip is
indicated and will
achieve much. Your
strategy to promote yourself on the
professional front will bear fruits. You
may need to speed up things on the
academic front. Something special
awaits you on the romantic front today.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
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 Those
trying to get back their money will
succeed. A healthy phase of life begins
for some. Love life will give joy.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Those fond of travelling
may get their chance
soon. 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.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
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.
Good planning will see you complete a
task at work in record time. Monetary
front grows strong for some.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your desire for an
exciting time on the
social front is likely to
be fulfilled today. 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.
You are likely to enjoy good health.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
You may wait for
someone’s invitation for
a trip. Tenant troubles
are foreseen for some
house owners. You will
find family life more than fulfilling. A
senior is likely to put in a good word for
you to the higher ups. Financially, you
will be able to consolidate your position.
Exercise care in matters of health.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
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.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
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 wishes will keep
you going on the professional front. A
family member may need help.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
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 by higher ups. Past invest-
ments start giving good returns.
10
ETC
DIET TO BEAT
THE HEAT
he summer season
has arrived, and
the scorching sun
rays have started
affecting our
health. With the
mercury reaching
an all-time high, we need to
make changes in our diet to
cope with the high temper-
atures. The food and drink
that we consume during
the summer play an impor-
tant role to help us protect
ourselves from heat-related
health issues like dehydra-
tion, indigestion, food poi-
soning and heat stroke.
While certain foods help to
keep the summer heat in
check, others can worsen
the condition. Therefore, a
need arises to exclude foods
that may adversely affect
our health during summer.
VYOMA
AGARWAL
Food and Nutrition expert
T
Curd and Butter
Milk– Both these foods
have a cooling effect and
are packed with calcium,
and protein and contain
probiotics which are
good bacteria in our gut
that keep the body cool
and aid indigestion.
Curd can be consumed
as such with main meals
or as a snack by adding
fresh vegetables or fruits
to it. The addition of
fresh mint leaves, cumin
powder and black salt to
the buttermilk enhances
the beneficial effects and
taste as well.
Fresh Summer Fruits–
There are a variety of
fruits available in sum-
mers like watermelon,
musk melon, papaya,
plums, apricots, cher-
ries, mango, and orang-
es. Fruits have an abun-
dance of water content
and are a powerhouse of
vitamins, minerals and
fibre. These fruits can be
consumed whole as such
or as juices. They can be
a healthy alternative to
desserts as well. Milk-
shakes prepared using
fruits are everyone’s fa-
vourite.
Fresh Summer Veg-
etables– Summer vege-
tables like bottle gourd,
cucumber, snake gourd,
pumpkin, tomato etc.
have a hydrating effect
on the body. They are a
rich source of antioxi-
dants which prevent cel-
lular damage due to the
intense heat of the sun.
Vegetables also contain
minerals, vitamins and
fibrewhichhelpimprove
heart health, and gut
health and add satiety.
Tomatoes offer extra
protection from the sun
as they contain lycopene
which prevents sun-
burn. The best way to
include these vegetables
is by preparing the veg-
etable dish, salads or
vegetable juices. Cooling
herbs like mint and cori-
ander can also be con-
sumed as chutneys.
Lemon water– It is the
most common summer
drink. The natural anti-
oxidants and antibacte-
rial properties of lemon
help fight infections, es-
pecially viral fevers and
common colds that are
common during the sum-
mer. Drinking lemon wa-
ter can also help prevent
skin damage caused by
sunrays.Addthejuiceof
one or two lemons to a
glass of water and add a
pinch of roasted cumin
powder, mint leaves and
black salt to it for a salty
taste. Sugar can be added
for sweetness.
Coconut Water– Co-
conut water is the best
summer drink provided
by nature. It is packed
with nutrients like cal-
cium, potassium, and
magnesium and replen-
ishes the body with the
nutrients lost due to
sweating and dehydra-
tion. It also helps to neu-
tralize the acid levels in
the stomach due to its
alkaline nature.
Sprouts– A variety of
sprouts can be prepared
at home like green gram,
chana, moth, fenugreek
seeds etc. Sprouts are
easy to digest and con-
tain high amounts of
water and nutrients.
They help prevent dam-
age to skin and hair dur-
ing summer. They can be
eaten alone or in the
form of salad with other
vegetables. They are a
tasty way of beating the
summer blues.
Amla is the richest
source of vitamin C
which is a collagen
booster, especially bene-
fits the heart and hair,
and reverses the ageing
effects caused by strong
sun rays. They can be
consumed raw, cooked or
as amla juice. They are a
healthy and tasty hydra-
tion option.
FOODS TO BE
AVOIDED
Tea and coffee- Avoid
or minimize the con-
sumption of hot bever-
ages like tea or coffee as
they tend to increase the
overall temperature of
the body and can have a
dehydrating effect on the
body
.
Fried and junk food-
Fried and junk foods can
dehydrate the body and
are difficult to digest in
the summer.
Hot and Spicy Foods-
Spices like chilli, nut-
meg, pepper, ginger and
cinnamon should be
used sparingly in sum-
mer as they boost the
rate of metabolism and
have a thermogenic ef-
fect on the body and may
cause an upset stomach
in summer.
Sugary cold drinks
and packaged juic-
es-Most packaged juices
and cold drinks contain
excessive amounts of
sugar, which may in-
crease your energy tem-
porarily but dehydrate
your body and affect the
kidneys.
Hence, fresh, seasonal
and easily digestible
food is the key to the se-
lection of foods for the
seasonof summer.Small
and frequent meals
should be consumed in-
stead of large heavy
meals as they are diffi-
cult to digest and lead to
laziness and bloating.
The fluid intake needs to
be increased to stay hy-
drated. It is also advisa-
ble to drink water
frequently
.
FOODS TO BE INCLUDED
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