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No fee hike in schools for academic session 2022-23
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Uttar
Pradesh Madhyamik
Shiksha Parishad
(UPMSP) has declared
that there will not be
any fee hike across
schools affiliated with
the UP board, CBSE,
and CISCE in the state
for the upcoming aca-
demic session 2022-23.
This is due to the cur-
rent Covid-19 pandemic
situation. The schools
under the Uttar
Pradesh board will con-
tinue to charge fees
as per the 2019-20
academic session.
UP additional chief
secretary, secondary
education, Aradhana
Shukla has directed all
private schools across
the UP to not hike the
school fees. This is for
the second year that the
state government has
prohibited schools from
increasing fees. Last
year, too, the board
asked schools not to in-
crease the fees due to
the pandemic. The deci-
sion has been taken in
the interest of parents,
education department
officials said.
“All schools in the
state affiliated with
CBSE, ICSE, or UP
Board will not be al-
lowed to increase fees
for the academic ses-
sion2022-23.Theschools
will only be allowed to
charge fees which were
applicable in the year
2019-20,” Shukla said.
The UPMSP has said
the board exam 2022 for
classes 10 and 12 will be
held in the fourth week
of March 2022. The UP
deputy CM Dr Dinesh
Sharma said that the
board exams will be
held after the upcom-
ing assembly election
in the state ends.
Hence, it is likely that
the boards will be con-
ducted in March. While
the theory exams are
likely to be held in the
fourth week of March,
and the practical ex-
ams are expected to be
held in the third week
of February.
Students attend prayer at a government primary school at Gomti
Nagar in Lucknow. —FILE PHOTO ANI
 UP Govt order to apply on all UP
Board, CBSE, CISCE schools
RELIEF FOR PARENTS Pak boat found 11 km
inside Indian waters
Porbandar: The Indian
Coast Guard (ICG) ap-
prehended a Pakistani
fishingboatwith10crew
members in Indian wa-
ters in the Arabian sea
off the Gujarat coast.
The boat, Yaseen,
was intercepted by the
ICG about 7 nautical
miles on the Indian side
of the international
maritime border dur-
ing an operational pa-
trol on Saturday night.
When the crew mem-
bers of the boat failed to
justify their presence in
Indian waters after be-
ing questioned, the ICG
ship apprehended it, the
ICG said in a release.
The Yaseen was apprehended by ICG and towed to Porbandar,
where the crew is being questioned.
YOGI-DEV TO MULL
BJP’S ASSEMBLY
CANDIDATES TODAY!
Shashikant Sharma
New Delhi: On Monday,
a meeting will be held in
Lucknow to decide on
the names of BJP candi-
dates for the upcoming
UP assembly elections.
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath and State BJP
President Swatantra Dev
Singh will participate in
the all important meeting
which will start from 4
PM, during which the
names of the candidates
will be decided and a
list of the names will be
sent to Delhi. The Central
Election Committee of
the BJP will hold the
final meeting in this
regard in Delhi and hold
deliberations on the win-
nability of candidates.
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The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested a 25-year-old Aumkareshwar Thakur from
Indore for allegedly creating a web-based app in July last year which hosted
doctored photographs and objectionable comments targeting Muslim women.
The app targeted around 50-80 Muslim women in July, 2021 and was soon
pulled down by GitHub after several women lodged complaints with the police.
At least 164 people have died in Kazakhstan in the wake of violent riots that
have shaken Central Asia’s largest country this week, media reported on Sunday
citing the health ministry. The energy-rich nation of 19 million has been rocked
by a week of upheaval with nearly 6,000, including a number of foreigners,
detained over the unrest. 103 have lost life in the largest city of Almaty.
‘SULLI DEALS’ APP
CREATOR ARRESTED
FROM INDORE,
SAYS DELHI POLICE
KAZAKHSTAN: 164
KILLED IN A WEEK IN
PROTESTS OVER
FUEL HIKES
NEET-PG counselling to
begin from January 12
December 26 to be observed as
‘Veer Baal Diwas’: PM Modi
New Delhi: Union
health minister Man-
sukh Mandaviya said
on Sunday that NEET-
PG counselling for 2021-
2022 will start from
Wednesday
, January 12.
The minister’s state-
ment came two days af-
ter the Supreme Court
paved the way for start-
ing the stalled counsel-
ling process that it said
should go ahead based
on the existing 27 per
cent OBC (Other Back-
ward Class) and 10 per
cent EWS (Economical-
ly Weaker Section) res-
ervations in the All In-
dia Quota seats.
There is an “urgent
need” to begin the ad-
mission process, the Su-
preme Court had said
on Friday
.
The order came as a
relief for the Federa-
tion of Resident Doc-
tors’ Association (FOR-
DA), which has recent-
ly led a weeks-long pro-
test over the delay in
starting of NEET-PG
counselling that ma-
jorly affected health-
care services in gov-
ernment hospitals
across the country, es-
pecially Delhi.
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: As the Omi-
cron variant of the Cov-
id-19 continues to fuel a
surge in the infection
count across the coun-
try
, Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi on Sunday
chaired a review meet-
ing where he stressed
upon the need to con-
tinue intensive contain-
ment and active surveil-
lance in clusters report-
ing higher number of
cases, and providing
required technical as-
sistance to states where
the infection is surging
rapidly
.
He also underlined
the necessity of using
masks and boosting
health infrastructure,
and said there is a need
for continuous research
in testing, vaccines,
pharmacological inter-
ventions, including ge-
nome sequencing as the
coronavirus is evolving.
Just ahead of the
Budget session of Par-
liament, which usually
begins in the end of
January, nearly 400
staffers working with
Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha secretariats and
allied services have test-
ed positive for Covid-19
in the last few days.
New Delhi: On the oc-
cassion of the birth an-
niversary of Guru Gob-
ind Singh, Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Sunday announced
that December 26 will
be observed as “Veer
Baal Diwas” as a trib-
ute to the Sikh guru’s
two sons who were ex-
ecuted by the Mughals.
In a tweet, PM Modi
said, “This is a fitting
tribute to the courage
of the “sahibzades”
and their quest for jus-
tice”.
“Veer Baal Diwas
will be on the same day
Sahibzada Zorawar
Singh Ji and Sahibzada
Fateh Singh Ji attained
martyrdom after being
sealed alive in a wall.
These two greats pre-
ferred death instead of
deviating from the no-
ble principles of Dhar-
ma,” he added.
“The bravery and
ideals of Mata Gujri,
Sri Guru Gobind Singh
Ji and the 4 Sahibzades
give strength to mil-
lions of people. They
never bowed to injus-
tice. They envisioned a
world that is inclusive
and harmonious. It is
the need of the hour for
more people to know
about them,” he fur-
ther said.
SHAH EXTENDS
PARV GREETINGS
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah on Sunday
extended greetings on
the Guru Gobind Singh’s
jayanti and said that he
taught the unity against
the “anti-national
forces”. “Guru Gobind
Singh Ji, the founder
of Khalsa Panth, taught
unity against unright-
eousness and anti-
national forces,” Shah
tweeted in Hindi.
ASHES: HEART-PUMPING DRAW
Battle-weary England dug deep for a gripping draw with just one wicket left to deny
dominant Australia a 4-0 series lead in the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney on Sunday.
Number 11 batsman James Anderson doggedly played out a tense 102nd and final over
from leg-spinner Steve Smith in deteriorating evening light as England ended on 270
for nine chasing a 388-run target in a heart-pumping finish. It all came down to the last
six balls at the Sydney Cricket Ground with eight fielders crowding around the bat as
Anderson fended off Smith’s part-time leg-spin. —PHOTO BY PTI
CORONA ENTERS
TEMPLE OF
DEMOCRACY!
400 PARLIAMENT
STAFFERS TEST POSITIVE
BEFORE BUDGET SESSION...
THERE IS
NO COVID: DK
A day after Karnataka reported 8,906 Covid cases - the most in
a day since mid-June - the Congress launched a 10-day protest
march - over a drinking water project - that drew a crowd of
thousands in defiance of pandemic protocols, including the use
of face masks and maintaining social distance. The march was
led by Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah and state Congress
chief DK Shivakumar, who said, “There is no covid... no disease”.
PM Modi chairs high-level
review meeting attended by
Union Home Minister Amit
Shah, Health Minister Mansukh
Mandaviya, and senior
government officials
Punjab sees 264% rise
in patients on oxygen
support in 24 hours
Apart from a steep rise
in Covid cases in Punjab,
a cause of worry is the
increased number of
patients on oxygen in the
past 24 hours. According
to the state’s medical bul-
letin, 226 patients were put
on oxygen support from
just 62 on previous day.
This was a jump of 264%
in just 24 hours. Only 23
patients were on oxygen
support on January 1.
PRECAUTIONARY DOSE FOR 60+,
HEALTH WORKERS FROM TODAY
The precaution dose will be administered to
all healthcare and frontline workers, and those
above the age of 60 years with co-morbidities
at existing centres starting Monday. All those
above the age of 60 can get the shot if they
verbally confirm that a doctor had suggested it,
health officials said. Meanwhile, “Third dose of
COVAXIN holds promise,” tweeted ICMR. The
medical research body in its tweet highlighted
benefits of getting Covaxin’s precautionary dose.
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
UTTAR PRADESH
7,695
NEW
CASES
04
NEW DEATHS
...as tribute to Guru Gobind Singh’s sons

UTTAR PRADESH
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CRUCIAL BJP PANEL MEET
TO DECIDE UP ASSEMBLY
POLL CANDIDATES TODAY
First India Bureau
Lucknow:The Bharati-
ya Janata Party’s elec-
tion committee is set to
meet in Lucknow today
at 4pm to finalise the
candidates and party
strategy for the forth-
coming assembly polls
in Uttar Pradesh.
As far as the candi-
dates are concerned,
BJP is willing to repeat
a good number of sit-
ting MLAs, deviating
from its strategy of
beating anti-incumben-
cy with new candidates.
BJP leaders feel that
this time too new candi-
dates will get a chance
but there will not be a
large number of them.
According to sources,
the election co-in-
charges of UP have pre-
pared a report with a
list of three candidates
on each seat and will
submit it to the party
leadership.
The members of this
committee include CM
Yogi, party’s state chief
Swatantra Dev Singh,
deputy CMs Keshav
Prasad Maurya and
Dinesh Sharma, state
general secretary (or-
ganisation) Sunil
Bansal, assistant gen-
eral secretary Karm-
veer Singh, former
state president and MP
Ramapati Ram Trip-
athi, National VP Baby
Rani Maurya, VP Re-
kha Verma and general
secretary Arun Singh.
Apart from them, the
list also includes state
cabinet minister
Suresh Khanna, Union
Minister Sadhvi Niran-
jan Jyoti, state cabinet
minister Brijesh
Pathak, MoS Sanjiv
Balyan, national secre-
tary and MP Vinod
Sonkar, MP Rajveer
Singh, MoS SP Singh
Baghel, MLA and vice-
president Salil Vishnoi
and state general and
MLC Ashwini Tyagi.
Election co-incharges have reportedly prepared a report with a list
of three candidates on each seat and will submit it to the leadership
BJP Headquarters in Lucknow. —FILE PHOTO
95 of 403 constituencies in UP
marked as sensitive: ADG L&O
First India Bureau
Lucknow: As many as
95 out of 403 assembly
constituencies in Uttar
Pradesh have been
marked as sensitive ,
state’s Additional Di-
rector General of Police
(Law and Order)
Prashant Kumar said
on Sunday
.
Speaking to reporters
here, Kumar said in the
seven-phase assembly
elections in the state, as
many as 92,821 polling
centres comprising
1,74,351 polling booths
have been set up.
Compared to the 2017
UP assembly polls, the
number of polling cen-
tres has increased by
over 2 per cent and that
of polling booths by
18.45 per cent.
He said all polling
centres have been phys-
ically verified by police.
Asked what makes an
assembly segment sen-
sitive , Kumar said there
are many parameters
on the basis of which an
assembly segment is de-
clared sensitive.
Kumar, however, did
not elaborate on the
parameters.Another
official said the pa-
rameters for declaring
an assembly constitu-
ency “sensitive” in
general include fac-
tors like highly-pro-
nounced rivalry be-
tween political parties
or pronounced pres-
ence of criminals,
communal and caste
tension or Left-wing
extremism, among
others”.
Kumar said a sepa-
rate register has been
opened up in all police
stations of the state to
register all poll-related
information.
SP Ashish Tiwari, ADG Law and Order Prashant Kumar, IG L&O Dr
Sanjeev Gupta breifing reporters on UP polls on Sunday.
CM YOGI@
PRAKASH
PARV
CM Yogi visits Naka
Hindola Gurudwara
on Sunday on
the occasion of
Prakash Parv. Urban
Development Minister
Ashutosh Tandon
and Mayor Sanyukta
Bhatia were also
present.
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: The ongo-
ing pandemic situation
has thrown political
parties in Uttar
Pradesh into chartered
territory with virtual
campaigning.
There has been an ex-
ponential growth in the
involvement of young
graduates and profes-
sionals in election cam-
paigns. If war rooms of
the 2009 election cam-
paign resembled “petty
shops”, the ones set up
by political parties for
high-stake UP assembly
polls in 2022 look like
“hypermarkets”.
Also what was hith-
erto an unorganised
set-up saw “formalisa-
tion” with many elec-
tion management agen-
cies coming to the fore,
employing youngsters
in private company-like
set-ups.
Even though the Elec-
tion Commission has
assured that it would
review the pandemic
situation later this
week, the increasing
Covid cases indicate
that the situation is un-
likely to ease soon.
When it comes to vir-
tual campaigning, the
ruling BJP definitely
has an edge over its po-
litical rivals. They may
not admit it but barring
BJP most political par-
ties are wary of this
new form of election-
eering.
A team of 20-30 peo-
ple, mostly youths, are
tirelessly creating, de-
signing and broadcast-
ing contents in all avail-
able social media plat-
forms such as Face-
book, Twitter, What-
sApp and Instagram.
With the first-time
voters expected to play
a decisive role in the
elections, members of
the IT war room are
whacking their head to
churn out contents that
can influence the youth.
This involves rolling
out BJP video vans ear-
ly in each assembly con-
stituency to cover vil-
lages.
A senior party func-
tionary said: “We
started preparing
when the pandemic be-
gan because we knew
that physical cam-
paigning would be se-
verely hit and virtual
campaigning would be
the only option. We
have our blueprint in
place and also the elec-
tion material”.
The Samajwadi Party
is also planning virtual
rallies to reach out to
voters.
However, for the mo-
ment, the party is rely-
ing on social media.
Its social media war
room has been work-
ing since the last as-
sembly elections but
the problem that the
party faces is that its
vote base is largely in
the rural interiors and
a simable number of
voters may not be on
the social media.
The party is inviting
people to join its What-
sApp groups and its
workers have been
asked to go to the rural
interiors and connect
with voters.
Congress general sec-
retary Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra has also de-
cided to connect with
people digitally
.
Social media campaigns, digital tactics gain ground on poltical turf
UP POLLS 2022
—FILE PHOTO
After announcement of poll dates
and the model code of conduct
coming into force, political parties
in UP are up for a digital war
BJP LEADS
Code of conduct: Political parties’
hoardings, banners being removed
Lucknow: Authori-
ties have begun re-
moving hoardings and
posters put up by po-
litical parties across
Uttar Pradesh as the
model code of conduct
has come into effect
with the Election
Commission announc-
ing polls dates for the
state.
The commission on
Saturday announced
seven-phase voting in
UP starting February
10. Vote counting will
take place in March,
along with four other
poll-bound states.
Voting will be held
on February 10, Febru-
ary 14, February 20,
February 23, February
27, March 3 and March
7. It will move from the
western part of the
state towards the east.
“The model code of
conduct has been im-
plemented in the state,
and it will be followed.
All DMs (district elec-
tion officers) have
been given the respon-
sibility to implement
the model code of con-
duct. They will be
sending their reports
on a regular basis,”
Chief Electoral Offic-
er Ajay Kumar Shukla
told PTI on Sunday
.
District Magistrate
of Lucknow Abhishek
Prakash said as per
the directives of the
Election Commission
of India, the model
code of conduct has
been implemented,
and it will be strictly
adhered to. Instruc-
tions of the model
code of conduct have
been sent to the mu-
nicipal commissioner
of Lucknow, he said.
Following this,
teams of the Luc-
know Municipal Cor-
poration were seen
pulling down ban-
ners and posters from
Saturday itself.
Reports coming
from Basti said the ad-
ministration has start-
ed removing banners,
posters and hoardings
from various places in
the district. —PTI
LMC staff remove political hoardings in Lucknow on Sunday.
—PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA
Balloons with political slogans being pulled down.
SBSP ticket to‘a
leader’ if denied
chance by BJP
CS,DGP VISIT KASHI
VISHWANATH TEMPLE,
INSPECT FACILITIES
Lucknow: Suheldev
Bharatiya Samaj Party
chief Om Prakash Rajb-
har on Sunday claimed
that a senior BJP leader
met him at his resi-
dence, whom he offered
to contest on his party’s
ticket in the Assembly
polls if the ruling outfit
denies him the chance.
Rajbhar said a BJP
leader met him over a
cup of tea.
“I asked him from
where is he contesting,
following which he
asked me the same
question. I told him that
the list is yet to be final-
ised. He then said that
he is preparing to con-
test from the Sarojini
Nagar Assembly con-
stituency,” Rajbhar
said.
He added, “I told him
that you prepare for the
polls and if the party
(BJP) does not give you
a ticket, then you can
fight the polls on our
party ticket.”
A SBSP leader said
that the BJP leader in
question is
Dayashankar Singh,
the BJP’s UP vice-presi-
dent.
Despite repeated ef-
forts, Dayashankar Sin-
gh could not be contact-
ed for comments.
At present, Sarojini
Nagar Assembly con-
stituency is held by UP
minister Swati Singh,
thewifeof Dayashankar
Singh. —PTI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar Prad-
sh’s Chief Secretary
Durga Shankar Mishra
and Director General of
Police Mukul Goyal on
Sunday reached the
Kashi Vishwanath
Temple to worship and
inquired about the se-
curity arrangements of
the devotees and their
movement.
Commissioner Deep-
ak Aggarwal gave a de-
tailed information
about the route plan of
the campus through a
map.
DGP Mukul Goel also
inquired about the se-
curity checking of the
pilgrims on that route.
Chief Secretary and Di-
rector General of Po-
lice also visited Pas-
senger Facilitation
Center and inquired
about the facilities
available there.
The CS and the DGP
first visited the Passen-
ger Facilitation Center
and inquired about the
facilities available in
the center after which
they proceeded to in-
spect other arrenage-
ments at the temple.
SBSP Chief OP Rajbhar
CS DS Mishra,DGP Mukul Goel offer
prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath
Temple in Varanasi on Sunday.
Chief Secretary
DS Mishra
inspected all the
routes laid for the
devotees in KVT
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has greeted people
on the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singhji
Maharaj and hailed Prime Minister Modi’s decision
to celebrate the sacrifice day of ‘Sahibzadons’, 26th
December as ‘Veer Bal Diwas’, on the occasion of
Prakash Parv.
CM Yogi Adityanath has expressed
deep condolences on the
death of the people who died in
a roof-collapse of a house due
to excessive rain in Rae Bareli
district and wished speedy
recovery to the ones
injured.
district and wished speedy
recovery to the ones
Yogi Speaks
Yogi Speaks

UTTAR PRADESH
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CRUCIAL READ
SP SAVING GROUND, BSP SAVING ITS
HONOUR IN POLLS: SUDHANSHU TRIVEDI
Lucknow: BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu
Trivedi on Sunday hit out at rival political parties claim-
ing that the Samajwadi Party (SP) has to save ground
in UP and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has to save
its honour in the upcoming state assembly elections.
He was speaking to reporters at the party office here.
“The SP has to save its ground, while the BSP has
save to its honour. The Congress is in the electoral
arena to make its presence felt and parties like that of
Owaisi are in the fray only to set fire,” Trivedi said.
36-YEAR-OLD
CARPENTER
STABBED TO DEATH
Saharanpur: Some
persons stabbed a man
to death near Buddi Mai
crossing under Kutub-
sher police station area.
Police said that Siraz
(36), a resident of Muddi
Mai colony, Kutubsher
police station area, was
carpenter in a wood
factory in Hardwar. He
was in Saharanpur for
medicines of his mother.
In evening his friends
called him for a meeting
and he was murdered
late in the night.
TENSION AFTER
HANUMAN IDOL
FOUND VANDALISED
Aligarh: An idol of Lord
Hanuman was vandal-
ised in Padka village in
Godha police station
area. Several devotees
and followers gath-
ered near the park and
protested against police
administration. Police
said some miscreants
vandalised the idol and
several people were in-
terrogated in the matter.
Police have recovered
liquor bottles near the
statue and investiga-
tions were underway.
Gautam Buddh Nagar, Lucknow lead tally with 1,149 and 1,115 cases respectively
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh reported 7,695
new Covid-19 cases on
Sunday with Gautam
Buddh Nagar and Luc-
know leading by report-
ing 1,149 and 1,115 fresh
cases respectively in the
past 24 hours. At least
253 covid-positive pa-
tients were discharged
from hospitals and four
patients died during the
period in Meerut, Praya-
graj, Bulandshahr and
Badaun. The state now
has 25,974 active cases,
of which 25,445 are in
home isolation.
According to the med-
ical experts of the State
Level Health Expert Ad-
visory Committee, the
‘omicron’ variant is not
as lethal and contagious
as the previous ones.
Even if a person gets in-
fected,hecanbecuredin
home isolation. Besides,
complete vaccination
has been proved to be ef-
fective in fighting
against the new variant.
Nearly 73,000 surveil-
lance committees, that
played an effective role
in bringing down the
spread of Covid-19, have
been instructed to carry
out intensive screening
in both urban and rural
areas. Industrial units
havebeenaskedtosetup
Covid help desks and
daycare centres.
TheICCCinCOVID-19
has been made function-
al 24×7 and the CM has
directed the Health and
Medical Education De-
partment to keep moni-
toring the availability of
medical resources as
well as treatment facili-
ties in all government
and private medical in-
stitutions of the state.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh has clamped
night curfew and has de-
cided to close physical
classes in all education
institutions.
“Inviewof developing
situation due to COV-
ID-19, curfew has been
imposedineverydistrict
of UP between 10 pm to 6
am. Physical classes
have also been suspend-
ed in all education insti-
tutions till January 16.
Classes in online mode
can continue. However,
scheduled examinations
canbeconducted,”reads
the official release. The
CM also passed instruc-
tions for the district ad-
ministration to monitor
the situation and ensure
necessary resources for
curtailmentof thevirus.
“Monitoring commit-
tees and Integrated Cov-
id Command Centres
should be fully opera-
tional. Separate num-
bers should be issued for
homeisolation,monitor-
ing committees, ambu-
lance and teleconsulta-
tion,” reads the release.
“Teleconsultation
shouldbemadeavailable
to people by deploying a
panelof doctorsinevery
district. Medicine kits
shouldbemadeavailable
to people as per their
needs,” it said.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Amid a
spike in Covid-19 cases,
the Uttar Pradesh gov-
ernmenthasdecidedto
vaccinate all children
between 15 to 18 years
of age by January 15.
While reviewing the
Covid-19 situation
across the state in a
high-levelmeetingwith
senior officials on Sun-
day
, Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath in-
structed, “The govern-
ment’s effort is to
achieve the target of
vaccinating all eligible
adolescents in the state
by January 15. Special
campsshouldbeorgan-
ised in secondary
schoolsanditshouldbe
ensured that 100 per-
cent of adolescents re-
ceive their first dose by
the end of this week.”
So far, over 21,54,908
teens have been admin-
isteredvaccinedosesin
the state.
Meanwhile, the gov-
ernment also an-
nounced that all the
education institutions
in UP will remain
closed till January 16.
However,onlineclasses
will be taken by faculty
frominstitutionsasper
the time table and will
be held as usual.
Even as UP contin-
ues to conduct the vac-
cination drive most ef-
ficiently in the country
with over 21.26 cr vac-
cine doses adminis-
tered so far, CM Yogi
has issued directives to
ensure complete pre-
paredness concerning
the vaccination for
15-18-yr-olds, frontline
workersandseniorciti-
zens(fromJanuary10).
“Sufficient availabil-
ity of vaccine doses
mustbeensuredsothat
the drive is carried out
in a phased and hassle-
free manner to benefit
the eligible beneficiar-
ies,” said the CM.
For those districts
where the first dose
coverage still remains
below 80 per cent, the
CM has asked the au-
thorities to prepare a
detailed action plan
and ensure 100 per cent
vaccination of adults.
In addition, those who
have not yet been vac-
cinated should be en-
couraged to get vacci-
nated at the earliest.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: After sever-
al complaints that pri-
vate schools were not
admitting poor stu-
dents as per norms, Di-
rector, Basic Education
has ordered stringent
action against educa-
tion institutions for
ignoring the norms and
their accreditation will
be cancelled.
According to Right to
Education Act 2009, pri-
vate institutions have
to reserve 25 per cent of
their total strength for
students from weaker
and unprivileged sec-
tions of society. The
government also pro-
vides Rs 450 per student
to the institutions for
such candidates. Also,
government provides
books, copies and uni-
forms to such students.
It was reported that
private institutions
were reluctant for ad-
mission of students
from weaker sections
and they were creating
several hurdles. Com-
plaints were received in
this reference.
Lalita Pradeep, Ad-
ditional Director, Basic
Education has written
letter to all Basic Edu-
cation Officers in-
structing that all
schools affiliated with
ICSE and CBSE board
has to obtain NOC for
their accreditation. If
schools were not fol-
lowing norms regard-
ing admission to stu-
dents from weaker sec-
tions their accredita-
tion will be cancelled.
She has emphasised
that admission of such
candidates must be en-
sured as per norms.
Complaints were re-
ceived that private
schools were not pro-
viding admission to
students from weaker
sections despite of list
was provided from
department.
Unnecessary docu-
ments were demanded
and schools themselves
attested the documents.
Students those who
were admitted were
asked to submit money
for different causes and
no receipt was provided
for that.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: District
Magistrate Abhishek
Prakash on Sunday
chaired a meeting to re-
view steps taken to stop
the spread of Covid in
the district.
The DM directed the
officials to ensure con-
tinuous monitoring of
patients living in home
isolation and that they
do not step out of their
house while undergo-
ing home isolation. He
further directed the of-
ficials to ensure that all
the patients in home
isolation received the
medicine kit prepared
by the health depart-
ment and instructed the
Chief Medical Officer
to prepare 1 lakh medi-
cine kits at the earliest
for distribution to pa-
tients.
The DM directed the
Municipal Corporation
to barricading and sani-
tise house and contain-
ment zone area where
people have tested posi-
tive and put up a poster
informing people about
Covid positive patients
in the house/area.
UP REPORTS 7,695 NEW
COVID CASES, 4 DEATHS
A healthcare worker collects a swab sample of a devotee for the
Covid testing at Bankey Bihari Temple, Vrindavan on Sunday.
DM Abhishek Prakash chairing a Covid review meet on Sunday.
Municipal Commissioner Ajay Dwivedi was also present.
MEDICAL
KITS BEING
DISTRIBUTED
The CM has di-
rected the Health
and Medical Educa-
tion Department to
keep monitoring the
availability of medical
resources as well as
treatment facilities in
all government and
private medical insti-
tutions of the state.
To ensure the health
and safety of people
of the state, the
government is also
distributing medical
kits across the state.
UP government gears up to vaccinate
all 15-18-year-olds by January 15
54% FULLY VAXED IN STATE
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Even as the
focus has once again
shifted on 19 per cent
Muslim electorate, a
study conducted by the
CentreForDevelopment
Policy and Practice
(CDPP) along with AIM-
IMledbyHyderabadMP
Asaduddin Owaisi has
unearthed glaring injus-
tice to the community
for their welfare.
The report was re-
leased by Owaisi recent-
ly to expose the political
players who have over
the years used the com-
munity as vote bank and
even now when the state
gears up for election
Muslimsarebeingtaken
“for granted”.
UP-specific report on
status of Muslims
speaks volume about the
community’s depriva-
tion in almost all fields.
The Muslims consti-
tuted19.26percentof the
total population in UP
.
The community lags far
behind other socio-reli-
gious categories (SRCs)
ineducations,economic,
employment, housing,
landholding, access to
credit and other develop-
ment indicators.
The report has situat-
ed the development of
the Muslim community
in UP by presenting the
development indicators,
their history
, causes and
effects and possible in-
terventions to arrest the
constant worsening of
relative development of
the community
.
The report has noted
that there has been no
“appeasement” but
gross exploitation of
the community over the
decades.
According to report
71.2 per cent Muslims
above 15 years were illit-
erate or educated below
the primary level in UP
as compared to the na-
tional average of 58.3
per cent.
The educational pro-
fileof Muslimsin2019-20
as per showed as many
as 40.83 per cent of them
as illiterate as compared
to the overall illiteracy
rate of 34.01 per cent.
The report further said
28.49 per cent of Mus-
limswereeducatedupto
theprimarylevelagainst
the figure of 25.11 per
centforallpersons.Only
16.8 per cent of Muslims
haveeducationabovethe
middle level as com-
pared to 25.5 per cent of
the total population.
UP Muslims behind all other socio-religious categories in most dev indices
CDPP-AIMIM STUDY

The report has
cleary noted
that there has
been no
“appeasement”
but gross
exploitation of
the Muslim
community
in Uttar
Pradesh over
the decades
by every
political party
A larger proportion
of Muslims in UP is
engaged in less regular
and low- income occu-
pations as compared to
all India level. The size
of land owned was also
lower for Muslim house-
holds (2.03 acres) than
for Hindu households
(2.63 acres) and only
1.70 per cent of Muslim
households owned more
than 5 acres.
MOST IN LOW
INCOME GROUP
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi releasing the report. —FILE PHOTO
POOR EDUCATION
‘Monitorpatientsin
home isolatation’
LMC was
instructed to
sanitise the
outside portion
of the house of
Covid patients
No offline classes
in any edu institute
SchoolsreluctanttofollowRTEnormstofacemusic
GOVT WARNING
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
—FILE
PHOTO
—FILE PHOTO
—FILE PHOTO

PERSPECTIVE
04
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Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
On the auspicious occasion of the
Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Gobind
Singh Ji, I am honoured to share that
starting this year, 26th December shall
be marked as ‘Veer Baal Diwas.’ This
is a fitting tribute to the courage of the
Sahibzades and their quest for justice.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Welcome & thank PM @narendramodi
for declaring December 26 as ‘Veer
Baal Diwas’ to honour the martyrdom
of Guru Gobind Singh ji’s 4 sons—
Sahibzaadas Ajit Singh ji, Jujhar Singh
ji, Zorawar Singh ji & Fateh Singh
ji. Their shaheedi has allowed every
Indian to practice his faith.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
And we know that in all
things God works for the
good of those who love
him, who have been called
according to his purpose.
—Romans 8:28
IN-DEPTH
AFTER POLL DATES
COMES THE PLEA
TO SHIFT OFFICERS
IN UTTAR PRADESH
n the high-stake UP
Assembly elections,
all political parties
have big expecta-
tions of fair play
from the Election Commission
and look at it as Caesar’s wife,
who is above all suspicions of
bias. The Samajwadi Party has
made the first move by demand-
ing that the EC “remove officers
who have functioned like BJP
workers from their present
posts” with immediate effect.
Whether the EC will accept
the SP’s demand and remove
three high-ranking officers is
not certain. But shuffling of of-
ficers seen as close to the ruling
dispensation before elections
used to be a routine exercise.
The exercise was undertaken to
ensure free and fair elections.
It becomes necessary to re-
move some officers in view of
the politicization of bureaucra-
cy and the police. Even if the EC
agrees to shift some officers,
how will the Samajwadi Party
ensure that they are neutral? It
is, therefore, best left to the poll
panel to decide if any officer is
required to be shifted.
TOP TWEETS
I
ppointment of
vice-chancellors
of universities
has not been easy
.
Should they be ap-
pointed by governors in their
capacity as Chancellor of
state universities, or should it
be the prerogative of the state
government? If the selection
is left to state govts, there’s
every chance of VCs having
the imprint of the ruling dis-
pensation. It was to avoid VCs
becoming political appoin-
tees that the power of ap-
pointing VCs was vested with
governors as chancellors.
That however has not solved
the problem. As more and
more governors began to be
political appointees, their
sharp political leanings came
to be reflected in the selection
of VCs. Either way, it is uni-
versities that began to suffer
as deserving candidates were
bypassed in favour of politi-
cally suitable but undeserv-
ing candidates who began to
occupy the office of VCs.
Following differences with
the Kerala govt over “dipping
standards in higher educa-
tion” due to political interfer-
ence, Governor Arif Moham-
med Khan announced to give
up the Chancellor’s post over
the choice of a VC. CM
PinarayiVijayanhassoughtto
mollify Khan and said there’s
no plan to take over the posi-
tion of Chancellor. The TN
govt is seeking legal advice to
doawaywiththepostof Chan-
cellor. The Shiv Sena govt re-
centlyamendedtheMaharash-
tra Public University Act 2016
whichwillallowittoinfluence
the selection of VCs. In WB
Governor Jagdeep Dhankar
recently blamed the Mamata
government for appointing 24
VCs without his consent.
Vice-chancellors should
not be there as an extension
of either the governor or a
government for their respec-
tive political agendas.
WHO SHOULD APPOINT
VCs---GUV OR GOVT?
If the selection is left to
state governments, there’s
every chance of VCs
having imprint of ruling
dispensation. It was to
avoid VCs becoming
political appointees that the
power of appointing
VCs was vested with
governors as chancellors.
A
RUSSIAN ARMY IN KAZAKHSTAN
Chinese -Russian Rivalries
Intensify in Central Asia
id Russian President
Vladimir Putin surprise both
China and the US-led western
powers on January 7 by send-
ing troupes to Kazakhstan?
The answer could be in the
affirmative. The civil protests
in the country had become
violent and the government
was unable to tackle them. It
appeared that the protesters
have made the administra-
tion totally dysfunctional.
Just a few hours before the
match of Russian army in the
country a sharp reaction of
the Chinese President XI Jin-
ping supporting the autocrat-
ic regime of the Kazakhstan
President, Kassym-Jomart
Tokayen was issued. It ap-
peared that China may send
its forces to control the civil-
ian agitation, but the Russian
initiative has thwarted such
an intervention for a while.
Earlier, the protesters were
seen destroying various
trade offices and the outer
structure of Chinese facto-
ries. It was happening de-
spite Tokayen’s shoot-at-
sight order against the pro-
testers. The situation was
worsening with each passing
day till the Russian forces ar-
rived in the troubled areas.
The decision of the Kazakh-
stan government to invite the
Russian forces, perhaps, was
not only correct but timely
. If
he had sought Chinese help,
the country might have been
facing much bigger turmoil,
if not a full-scale civil war.
The immediate cause of
the countrywide movement
against the government is
said to have triggered off fol-
lowing the price-hike of gas
and petroleum products, but
the anger against the present
autocratic regime was brew-
ing for the past several years.
Therefore, it is not surpris-
ing that the agitation has
continued In spite of the
withdrawal of the price-rise
order. The people’s anger has
been brewing against the rul-
ers having agreements with
China, which have been kept
under wraps under the confi-
dential clauses. There are
reports that the ruling elite
has siphoned off huge funds
as bribes obtained from the
Chinese deals to various des-
tinations in Europe and oth-
er countries. Therefore, it is
not surprising that XI Jin-
ping has endorsed the shoot-
at-sight order. It has reaf-
firmed the connivance of the
Chinese companies with the
corrupt Kazakhstan officials.
Meanwhile, the American
opposition to the presence of
the Russian army in Kazakh-
stan has upset the initiatives
of NATO’s Partnership for
Peace and its long-term plans
to penetrate the Eurasian re-
gion. The recent criticism of
the US Secretary of State, An-
tony Blinken, could be attrib-
uted to this western dream.
The Russian forces have been
sent under the security pact,
Collective Security Treaty
Organization (CSTO) be-
tween Russia and the former
republics of the USSR.
The Chinese apprehen-
sions regarding the troubles
in Kazakhstan could be
traced to its 276 billion USD
investments in the crucial
energy sector. It is also in-
vesting in the development
of infrastructure. Earlier, the
anti-Chinese protests had
erupted due the refusal of the
government to reveal the
agreement clauses. The gov-
ernment had recently
, though
reluctantly revealed the de-
tails, which included the re-
vision of the land code. It has
enabled the Chinese to obtain
land for 25 years, while the
local investors could obtain
land only for 10 years. It is
also stated that the Chinese
could successfully extract
the most favourable terms
under the Chinese educated
Tokayen, who has been en-
joying unbridled state power
in the country
.
During the post-1990 years,
especially following the frag-
mentation of the USSR, the
western powers tried to pro-
mote radical Islam in the
country, but the Kazakh peo-
ple could not be trapped to it.
They reverted to religious
practices but maintained a
broader liberal approach to
Islam. They had transferred
the nuclear assets to Russia
and allowed the Russians to
continue their space re-
search from their country.
However, the unrestricted
exploitation of the country’s
natural resources took place
during the past two decades,
both Russia and China in-
vested in the country. The
Russian investment was
mostly focused on the renew-
able energy sector, especially
in setting up windmills. The
Russian environmentalists,
such as Eugene Simonov,
have been active in river con-
servation and other nature-
friendly activities in the re-
gion, including Mongolia and
the western regions of Chi-
na. On the other hand, the
Chinese investment was to-
wards the exploitation of Na-
ture and for ensuring a
friendly regime in the coun-
try
. China also considers the
country as a natural exten-
sion of its influence zone in
the region.
Therefore, in spite of the
China-Russia Treaty in 1864,
which had demarcated Chi-
na’s northwestern frontiers,
the Chinese ambitions in the
region never ceased. It in-
cluded present-day Kazakh-
stan. The Chinese also claim
theirs ancient ties with the
region. During the 14th cen-
tury, the region was brought
under the Mongol Empire. XI
Jinping believes that dury
the pre-Christian era, the Ka-
zakh ancestors, Wusun, were
supported by the Chinese.
Their marriages have ce-
mented these ancient ties.
However, during the USSR
years, the Kazakh-Russian
marriages were common,
which have continued even
the post-USSR years. There-
fore, a growing Russian-Chi-
nese competition, if not the
confrontation, in the region
cannot be ruled out.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
D
The Russian
environmentalists, such as
Eugene Simonov, have been
active in river conservation
and other nature-friendly
activities in the region,
including Mongolia and
the western regions of
China. On the other hand,
the Chinese investment was
towards the exploitation of
Nature and for ensuring a
friendly regime in the
country. China also
considers the country as a
natural extension of its
influence zone in the region.
The decision of the
Kazakhstan government
to invite the Russian
forces, perhaps, was not
only correct but timely. If
he had sought Chinese
help, the country might
have been facing much
bigger turmoil, if not a
full-scale civil war.
GOPAL MISRA
The writer is accredited as a journalist
of long and distinguished service with the
Press Information Bureau of the Information
and Broadcasting Ministry

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INDIA
05
Kavita Pant
New Delhi: Restric-
tions, night curfew,
weekend curfew, etc.
have been imposed in all
the states of the country
amid the threat of the
new Coronavirus vari-
ant -Omicron- and the
increasing cases of both
Delta and Omicron.
Schools and colleges
have been closed and
gymandsportsfacilities
have also been closed. In
Delhi, a provision has
beenmadetoopenshops
from using the ‘tested’
odd-even formula. But
surprisingly
,nostatehas
thoughtof closingliquor
and bars etc.
Schools and colleges
were first closed as soon
as Corona came and if
anything has been af-
fected more than other
sectors in the two years
of Corona pandemic, it
is education. This time
too, as soon as Corona
spread, the schools and
colleges were first
locked. But the liquor
shops were not closed.
Keep in mind that even
in the earlier waves of
Corona, governments
had ensured the sale of
liquor. Shops were kept
open as long as possible
and when this was not
possible, online sales
were started and Gov-
ernments ensured door-
to-door delivery of liq-
uor. What else can be
expected when the edu-
cation departments of
the governments are
running from the reve-
nue generated from the
sale of liquor.
NO BAR ON BARS AND LIQUOR SHOPS!
RELIEF FOR BARS
COURAGE PORTRAYED BY SAHIBZADES
UNDER OPPRESSION UNPARALLELED: CAPT
Amarinder Singh termed the Prime Minister Modi’s move as a ‘commendable step
Chandigarh: Former
Punjab Chief Minister
Captain Amarinder
Singh on Sunday wel-
comed Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s deci-
sion to mark December
26 every year as ‘Veer
Baal Diwas’, saying
that the courage por-
trayed by Sahizades
under oppression is
unparalleled and peo-
ple across the globe
must know about their
supreme sacrifice.
He termed the Prime
Minister’s move as a
‘commendable step’.
“Welcome PM @naren-
dramodi ji’s decision to
mark 26th December as
‘Veer Baal Diwas’. The
courage portrayed by
Sahibzades under enor-
mous oppression is un-
paralleled & everyone
across the globe must
know about their su-
preme sacrifice. This is
a commendable step in
that direction,” said
Singh who is also Pun-
jab Lok Congress (PLC)
chief in a tweet.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi on Sunday
announced that start-
ing this year, Decem-
ber 26 will be marked
as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ as
a tribute to the cour-
age of Sahibzades
(Guru Gobind Singh’s
sons) and their quest
for justice.
“Today, on the auspi-
cious occasion of the
Parkash Purab of Sri
Guru Gobind Singh Ji,
I am honoured to share
that starting this year,
26th December shall be
marked as ‘Veer Baal
Diwas.’ This is a fitting
tribute to the courage
of the Sahibzades and
their quest for justice,”
PM Modi tweeted.
Channi only subservient to
Gandhi family: Gaurav Bhatia
New Delhi: Amid the
row between the Cen-
tre and the Punjab
Government over the
security lapse issue of
PM Narendra Modi
during his visit to the
state recently, BJP
spokesperson Gaurav
Bhatia on Sunday hit
out at Chief Minister
CharanjitSinghChan-
ni and said that he is
only subservient to
the Gandhi family
, not
to the Constitution of
the country
.
CM Channi had
said that he had a con-
versationwithPriyan-
ka Gandhi Vadra and
he briefed her on
whatever happened in
Ferozepur. Bhatia
said, “Today
, the Chief
Minister of Punjab,
Mr Channi has stated
that he shared all the
sensitive, highly confi-
dential details of
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi’s security
and his visit with Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra.
It is a very serious
matter because the
Chief Minister has
taken an oath of se-
crecy under the Con-
stitution. All informa-
tion pertaining to the
security of the Prime
Minister pertains to
highly confidential in-
formation.”
Raising questions
over the position of
Priyanka Gandhi, the
BJP spokesperson
said that she does not
hold any constitution-
alpositionthattheCM
needs to report her.
BJP bashes
Punjab CM
Channi
Chandigarh: The BJP on
Sunday slammed Pun-
jab CM Charanjit Singh
Channi over his briefing
Cong General Secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
on PM Narendra Modi’s
security and asked why
she was kept in the
loop regarding the PM’s
security. Sambit Patra,
the BJP spokesperson,
said, “The Gandhi family
should give clarification
on this whole issue.”
AMARINDER’S ‘BIZZARE’
uneasiness over President’s rule
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: Ever since
Captain Amarinder
Singh stepped down
from the post of Chief
Minister and left the
Congress party, he has
demanded, multiple
times, the imposition of
President’s rule in Pun-
jab. Whenever he meets
BJP leaders and central
government ministers
in Delhi, he demands
President’s rule. Such
has been his situation
that even when a road
accident happens in
Punjab, he demands
President’s rule. There-
fore, it was not a sur-
prise, he demanded
President’s rule after
the lapse in security of
the Prime Minister.
When the Prime Minis-
ter could not hold a
rally in Ferozepur and
got stuck in a jam cre-
ated by farmers at a
flyover en route to Hus-
sainiwala, Amarinder
demanded immediate
imposition of Presi-
dent’s rule.
Earlier, when a bomb
exploded in a Ludhiana
court, Amarinder Sin-
gh was the first and
only leader to demand
President’s rule.
Around the same time,
the desecration of
Guru Granth Sahib
took place in some gur-
dwaras of the state and
two people were killed
in mob lynching, even
then Captain was prob-
ably the only leader
who demanded Presi-
dent’s rule. Before that,
a law was made to in-
crease the jurisdiction
of BSF and the state
government opposed it,
even then the Captain
demanded President’s
rule. In fact, Captain
has become extremely
hurt by the Congress
party that in some way
or the other he wants to
remove Congress from
the government. He
was associated with the
BJP with the same
hope but no one is pay-
ing heed to his demand.
He has an idea of the
election results, so as
of now he is trying to
play a role in running
the government indi-
rectly, hoping that Pres-
ident rule may get im-
posed.
NCB’s seizure of bank
accounts illegal in drug
case linked to SSR: Court
BJP appoints new state prez
of Ladakh, Lakshadweep
New Delhi: The BJP
appointed KN Kas-
mikoya as the
new President of
the Lakshadweep
unit of the party
.
“BJP National
President Hon’ble
Shri Jagat
Prakash Nadda
has appointed
Shri K.N. Kaamikoya,
as State President of
Lakshadweep BJP. This
appointment comes
into immediate
effect,” said a let-
ter from Arun
Singh, National
General Secre-
tary, BJP. Earlier
on Sunday, Phun-
chok Stanzin was
appointed as the
Presidentof theLadakh
unit of BJP. —ANI
Mumbai: A special
court this week ordered
the de-freezing of ac-
counts of two accused
in the drugs case filed
following the death of
actor Sushant Singh Ra-
jput, observing that
they were seized illegal-
ly by the Narcotics Con-
trol Bureau (NCB).
Two accused, Jai
Madhok and Zaid Vila-
tra, filed separate appli-
cations before the spe-
cial court stating that
their bank accounts
were seized by the NCB.
Madhok’s plea said that
he has accounts in two
banks, which informed
him in October last year
that they were stopping
transactions. Madhok’s
plea said that there was
no allegation that the
bank accounts had any
proceeds related to the
alleged crime. He said
that the investigation
officerhadnotinformed
a magistrate as re-
quired under Sec-
tion 102 of the
Criminal Proce-
dure Code.The
NCB through
its special
public pros-
e c u t o r
(SPP) op-
posed the plea stating
that its investigation is
continuing. The court
said that as per the
CrPC, the police officer
is required to report a
seizure to the magis-
trate.
SSR DEATH CASE
Modi lauds Indian diaspora on Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Sunday lauded the Indi-
an diaspora on the
‘Pravasi Bharatiya Di-
was’, saying the commu-
nity has distinguished
itself all over the world
and has excelled in dif-
ferent spheres. The
Pravasi Bharatiya Di-
was is observed on Jan-
uary 9 every year to
mark the contribution
of the overseas Indian
community in India’s
development. It was on
January 9 in 1915 that
Mahatma Gandhi had
returned to India from
South Africa to lead its
freedom struggle.
Modi tweeted, “Greet-
ings to everyone, espe-
cially the Indian dias-
pora on Pravasi
Bharatiya Diwas. Our
diaspora has distin-
guished itself all over
the world and has ex-
celled in different
spheres. At the same
time, they have re-
mained connected to
their roots.” —PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
PM to address
National
Youth Festival
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi will inaugurate
and address the 25th
National Youth Festival
on January 12, on the
occasion of Swami
Vivekanand’s 159th
birth anniversary. The
Prime Minister may
include some of the
suggestions in his
speech, the official
release by the Prime
Minister’s office said.
Shah’s gives
sleepless nights
to BJP MLAs
New Delhi: The former
national president of
the BJP and the Union
Home Minister, Amit
Shah is considered
a skilled strategist
of electoral politics.
The reason for this is
not only the party’s
back-to-back victories
in elections, but also
his expertise to assess
the voters as well as
the leaders and the
workers.
Govt has been
outsourced in last
30 years in
Punjab: Sidhu
New Delhi: Punjab
Congress chief Navjot
Singh Sidhu on Sunday
criticised all the previ-
ous govts in the state,
which includes the
Congress govts also. He
said that in the past 30
years the govt has been
outsourced in the state.
“A Political narrative
without a People driven
agenda is hollowness, a
diversion tactic. It’s im-
portant to bring back
People of Punjab at the
Core of this Election. In
the last 30 yrs the Heart
& Mind of the Govt. has
been outsourced & con-
solidated in a few rooms
& powerful hands,” he
said in his tweet.
He attacked all the
past CMs, which in-
cludes those from the
Cong as well, including
Beant Singh, Har-
charan Singh Brar and
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
apart from Amarinder
Singh.
FILE AFFIDAVIT
Captain Amarinder Singh
Chandigarh: The
AAP has claimed the
“shocking death of de-
mocracy” after a BJP
leader - Municipal
Councillor Sarabjit
Kaur-wasdeclaredthe
winner of the mayoral
race in Chandigarh
yesterday
, beating out
the AAP’s Anju Katyal
by one vote.
Sarabjit Kaur and
Anju Katyal both
polled 14 of 28 polled
votes but the former
was declared the win-
ner after one vote in
favour Anju Katyal
was ruled to be inva-
lid. “SHOCKING
DEATH OF DEMOC-
RACY| DC (District
Collector) illegally
elected BJP’s Mayor
despite AAP winning
more seats. AAP sen-
ior leaders are waiting
outside his office, but
he now refuses to meet
them,” the AAP tweet-
ed Saturday
.
The AAP’s Punjab
MLA, Jarnail Singh,
also hit out at the at-
tempt to ‘kill democ-
racy’. “Congress coun-
cillors directly joined
BJP after BJP wit-
nessed reduced num-
ber of seats. Even af-
ter that, BJP took help
from the bureaucracy
when the votes turned
out to be low in num-
ber. It is an attempt of
killing democracy by
misrepresenting right
votes,” he said.
BJP’s victory in Chandigarh
Mayor race is illegal: AAP
AAP has protested results of the Chandigarh mayoral race.
AAP LIKELY TO FACE FUND CRUNCH
Captain Amarinder Singh

INDIA
06
COVID SURGE UNABATED, 44K TEST +VE IN MAHA
Ministers, Mumbai mayor hit ground zero to raise awareness
Mumbai: Maharashtra
reported 44,388 new
Covid-19 cases and 12
Covid-related deaths in
Maharashtra on Sun-
day. The State tally of
Covid-19 positive pa-
tients stands at
69,20,044. There are
2,02,259 active cases in
the State.
Some 207 patients in
the State are infected
with the Omicron vari-
ant. Of these, 155 have
been reported by BJ
medical College and 52
have been reported by
National Institute of Vi-
rology
.
Currently 10,76,996
people are in home
quarantine and 2,614
people are in institu-
tional quarantine.
Field surveillance of
all international pas-
sengers who have ar-
rived in the state since
November 1 is under-
way. Through airport
and field surveillance,
3868 samples have been
sent for genomic se-
quencing. Results of 97
are awaited so far.
Mumbai on Sunday re-
ported 19,474 cases.
Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar interacts with people to spread awareness on coronavirus during
the third wave of Covid-19 in Mumbai. —PHOTO BY PTI
Probe ordered
after flyers test
Covid positive
Ban on gatherings
in Himachal amid
Covid upsurge
Amritsar: A probe has
been ordered against a
private lab after a num-
ber of flyers who
reached Amritsar in
Punjab from Italy re-
cently tested positive
for Covid amid allega-
tions that their test re-
ports were incorrect.
The Airports Author-
ity of India has also re-
placed the services of
the Delhi-based labora-
tory with a local lab, of-
ficials said. —PTI
Shimla: The Himachal
Pradesh government on
Sunday announced five-
day week in its offices
besides banning social
and religious gather-
ings from January 10 to
24. It capped the attend-
ance of staff at govern-
ment offices to 50 per
cent of the total
strength from Monday
to Friday during the pe-
riod.
The government also
prohibitedthegathering
of more than 100 people
forindoorand300people
for outdoor academic,
sport, cultural and po-
litical events. The re-
strictions, however, will
not be applicable on of-
fices dealing with emer-
gency services.
The state till January
8 has recorded 2,31,587
coronavirus cases, in-
cluding 3,864 deaths.
Earlier, the state gov-
ernment had imposed a
night curfew till further
orders and shut the edu-
cational institutions till
January 26.
NEW COVID NORMS: 50% CAP ON
SALONS, GYMS IN MAHARASHTRA
New Delhi: Salons and
gymnasiums will be
allowed to operate at
50 per cent capacity,
the Maharashtra gov-
ernment announced
today revising the
Covid-19 restrictions
announced a day
earlier. The restrictions
will come into effect
from tomorrow. On
Saturday, when the
state reported over
41,000 new Covid-19
cases, the govern-
ment had said gyms
and beauty salons will
remain closed, while
hair cutting salons will
function at 50 per cent
capacity. The order
was revised on Sunday
and the beauty salons
were grouped with the
hair cutting salons.
“Beauty salons will be
grouped with hair cut-
ting salons and shall
be allowed to remain
open with 50% capac-
ity subject to restric-
tion mentioned in the
table for salons.
ACTOR PARESH RAWAL RAGES
AGAINST CLOSURE OF GYMS
Mumbai: Noted actor
and politician Paresh
Rawal has raged
against the Maha-
rashtra government’s
decision to close
down gyms, even
though restaurants,
bars and cinemas are
allowed to operate at
50% capacity. Taking
to twitter, the actor
has questioned the
logic of this decision.
“Trains n Theatres n
Bars n Restaurants
etc are allowed to
remain open with
50% capacity BUT
NOT GYMNASIUM
!!! “WHATS THE
LOGIC BEHIND IT ?
IS IT A CRIME TO
LOOK AFTER ONES
HEALTH ? IS IT
NOT AN ESSENTIAL
SERVICE ?,” Paresh
asked. Maharashtra
is witnessing a rise in
Covid-19 cases.
 UP sees 1,300% jump
in daily Covid cases in a
week ahead of polls
 UP clamps night curfew
across State, suspends
physical classes
 Delhi logs 22,751 new
Covid cases, positivity
rate at 23%
 1,59,632 new Covid
cases in India, positivity
10.21%
 PM’s photo won’t be
on vaccine certificates in
5 States going to polls:
Sources
 Bihar man booked
for taking 11 doses of
Covid-19 vaccine
 Union Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya to
interact with State Health
Ministers today
 New coronavirus vari-
ant ‘Deltacron’ emerges in
Cyprus
 Everyone must wear
masks, says Delhi CM
HIGHLIGHTS COVID
POSITIVE
lVarun Gandhi l
Esha Gupta l Pun-
jab’s Chief Electoral
Officer Dr S Karuna
Raju l Jharkhand
CM’s wife and son
l Sri Lanka batter
Avishka Fernando l
Sixty-two workers
at railway workshop
l 4 SC Judges test
positive, over 150
staff in quarantine.
Hyderabad: Air Asia Ranchi to Chennai flight was
directed to Bhubaneswar due to a medical emergency
on Sunday even-
ing. Bhubaneswar
airport director
Dr Pravat Ranjan
Beuria told ANI,
“Air Asia Ranchi
to Chennai flight
was directed to
Bhubaneswar due
to a medical emer-
gency. A critically ill patient was transferred to Captain
Hospital in the city.” More details are awaited.
New Delhi: After limiting fund collection from abroad,
the AAP may face a financial crunch for campaigning
in four of the five poll-bound States. Two days ago, the
Election Commission increased the expenditure limit
from Rs 28 lakh to Rs 40 lakh in candidates in Punjab,
Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and from Rs 20 lakh
to Rs 28 lakh in Goa. Earlier, the NRI wing of the party,
which was considered very strong in Punjab, used to
donate crores of rupees to the party’s coffers. During
the 2017 Punjab elections, NRI Joban Randhawa was
the Youth Deputy Convener of the NRI cell of the AAP.
As many as 30,000 NRI supporters had registered
themselves with the party for campaigning and around
2,000 NRI supporters reached Punjab that year.
New Delhi: Long-
distance train travel is
likely to cost more for
passengers boarding or
alighting at redeveloped
stations as the Railways
is planning to levy a
station development fee
ranging from `10 to `50
depending on the class of
travel. Officials said the
fee is likely to be added to
the train tickets. The fee
will be levied only after
such stations become
operational.
Panaji: Independent
MLA Prasad Gaonkar
on Sunday resigned as
a member of the Goa
Legislative Assembly, a
month ahead of the As-
sembly elections. He is
set to join Congress. The
Sanguem MLA submit-
ted his resignation to the
Goa Assembly Speaker.
With his resignation, the
strength of the 40-mem-
ber House has been
reduced to 33.
AIR ASIA RANCHI TO CHENNAI FLIGHT
DIRECTED TO BHUB DUE TO EMERGENCY
AAP LIKELY TO FACE FUND CRUNCH IN
UPCOMING ASSEMBLY POLLS IN 5 STATES
RLYS PLANNING TO
LEVY FEE FOR
BOARDING
GOA MLA GAONKAR
QUITS AS MLA, TO
JOIN CONGRESS
New Delhi: India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier
(IAC) Vikrant began another set of sea trials on
Sunday to carry out complex manoeuvres in high
seas ahead of its planned induction in August. The
40,000-tonne aircraft carrier, the largest and most
complex warship to be built in India, successfully
completed a five-day maiden sea voyage in August
and underwent 10-day sea trials in October. “The
IAC now sails to undertake complex manoeuvres
to establish specific readings of how the ship per-
forms in various conditions,” Navy spokesperson
Commander Vivek Madhwal said, adding various
sensor suites of the ship would also be tested.
INDIA’S FIRST DESI AIRCRAFT CARRIER
IAC VIKRANT BEGINS ANOTHER SEA TRIAL
CRUCIAL READ
‘Indian diaspora’s youth have major
role to play in widening tech innovation’
New Delhi: Emphasis-
ing that the youths of
the Indian diaspora
have a major role to
play in widening tech
innovation, NITI Aayog
CEO Amitabh Kant said
that the diaspora’s
youths are uniquely po-
sitioned to contribute to
India’s unprecedented
tech and digital story
.
“As a youth of our vi-
brant Indian diaspora,
you have a massive role
to play in widening tech
innovation for a num-
ber of reasons. Firstly,
you are young and you
have the thirst to inno-
vate, secondly, you have
a passion to contribute
to India and the world
towards development,”
said Kant during his
virtual address at the
Youth Pravasi Bhartiya
Divas conference focus-
ing on the role of dias-
pora youth in innova-
tion and technology
.
“Thirdly, you act as a
bridge between the
country you are in,
their companies, their
products, technologies
and finally you have the
access to some of the
best resources,” he said.
Kant also empha-
sised that these youths
are all uniquely posi-
tioned to contribute to
India’s unprecedented
tech and digital story
.
You are the future of
India and the world.
And so we wanna see a
vision for the future,
said Kant, stressing,
“We want you to use the
existing form of tech-
nologies, create new
technologies that will
take India and the world
to the next level.”
Mansukh Mandaviya pushes for
‘atmanirbharta’ in urea & DAP
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister for Chemicals and
Fertilizers Mansukh
Mandaviya chaired a
high-level meeting in
Nirman Bhawan with
officials of the ministry
to make Atmanirbhar
Bharat in urea and di-
ammonium phosphate
(DAP) production by us-
ing ‘Green Hydrogen’.
As per the ministry,
during the meeting, the
Union Minister urged
the officials of the De-
partment of Fertilizers
to take necessary steps
for sustainable agricul-
ture. In the Independ-
ence Day speech in 2021,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi announced
the launch of the Na-
tional Hydrogen Mis-
sion and stated the goal
to make India a global
hub for Green Hydro-
gen production, stated
the Ministry
. —ANI
You have a massive
role to play in widen-
ing tech innovation.
You have the thirst to
innovate, you have a
passion to contribute
towards development
—Amitabh Kant,
NITI Aayog CEO
NITI Aayog CEO, Amitabh Kant
SEASON’S FIRST SNOWFALL PAINTS SHIMLA WHITE
Shimla: The capital of
Himachal Pradesh is
covered with a white
blanket of snow. There
has been fresh snowfall
on Shimla Ridge and
Mall Road including
Jakhu Temple. While
tourists had fun in the
snow, the local people’s
problem has increased.
Traffic on the road has
been affected. Due to
this the supply of essen-
tial goods has also been
affected. Apart from
this, the traffic has
come to a standstill due
to heavy snowfall in the
areas of Narkanda and
Kufri in Upper Shimla.
Many buses are stuck
on the routes.
The Meteorological
Department has pre-
dicted heavy snowfall
in the upper areas till
on Monday. Due to this
the administration has
issued a warning.
WORK ON JAMMU-SRINAGR
NATIONAL HIGHWAY ESCALATES
Banihal/Jammu:
The Jammu-Srinagar
national highway re-
mained closed for the
third day on Sunday
owing to heavy snow-
fall and multiple land-
slides in Ramban dis-
trict even as the road
clearance agencies
speeded up the resto-
ration work amid im-
provement in weath-
er, officials said.
The air link be-
tween Kashmir and
the rest of the coun-
try was restored on
Sunday, a day after
heavy snowfall in the
valley forced cancel-
lation of all flights in
Srinagar.
The helicopter ser-
vice resumed at the
holy cave shrine of
Mata Vaishno Devi
atop Trikuta hills in
Reasi district, while
efforts are on to re-
start the battery car
service, they said.
“The restoration is
not possible as loose
debris from the hill-
ocks overlooking the
highway at various
places is still flowing
down and delaying
the clearance opera-
tion,” Senior Superin-
tendent of Police,
Traffic, Shabir Ah-
mad Malik said. —PTI
Snow brings century old problems
in Shimla for locals, fun for tourists
Weather office predicts heavy
snowfall in Shimla today
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya chairs high-level meeting.
Tourists holding umbrellas enjoy the city’s fresh snowfall, at the Ridge, in Shimla on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
A view of a snow-covered road at Lal Chowk amid heavy
snowfall following a 40-day long period of harsh winter
called ‘Chillai Kalan’, in Srinagar —PHOTO BY ANI
WESTERN DISTURBANCE LIKELY TO
HIT EASTERN INDIA FROM JAN 11
New Delhi: The India Me-
teorological Department
on Sunday predicted that
the western disturbance
is likely to hit the eastern
region of India from Janu-
ary 11, issuing yellow
and orange warnings of
rainfall. RK Jenamani,
Senior IMD Scientist said,
“As western disturbance
is moving further, central
India and the east part of
India particularly Odisha,
Jharkhand, Bengal, and
Bihar will face heavy rain-
fall.” “Odisha is already
under orange warning
on January 11 and 12
because on January 11,
a hailstorm will take
place in Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand, and Odisha,”
said the IMD Scientist.
IndiGo airlines hit
turbulence again
New Delhi: On Sunday,
the country’s largest
airline IndiGo an-
nounced the withdraw-
al of 20 per cent of its
scheduled flights due to
reduced demand. Full-
service carrier Vistara
said it is adjusting ca-
pacity in sync with
changing demand. And,
an Air India official
said some flights on
routes.

NEWS
07
Lucknow: Taking for-
ward Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s ‘Vocal
for Local’ mantra, the
UPIDR has been help-
ing the local women
weavers and artisans to
hone their craft and
gain global recognition.
Part of the state’s Mi-
cro, Small and Medium
Enterprises depart-
ment, the Uttar Pradesh
Institute of Design and
Research (UPIDR) has a
sprawling campus
spread across four acres
with modern class-
rooms and laboratories.
Impressed with the
institute’s work, the
prime minister had par-
ticipated in its pro-
gramme,‘KashiEkRoop
Anek’, at Varanasi in
2020 and had addressed
around 10,000 artisans &
weavers. “The praise we
received from the prime
minister was the turn-
ing point. Since then, we
have been working with
greater dedication,” UP-
IDR chairperson
Kshipra Shukla told
PTI. As per Shukla, the
institutehasextensively
been working towards
spreading awareness
about technology up-
grade, quality packag-
ing and testing among
others.
“Whether it is the ar-
tisans engaged in wood-
en toys and stone carv-
ing of Varanasi or pot-
tery of Gorakhpur,
tarkashi of Mainpuri or
the glass work of Firo-
zabad, leather industry
of Kanpur or wooden
toys of Chitrakoot, all
of them have benefitted
from the training,” she
said. The products are
being given a contempo-
rary look under the di-
rection of international
designers, thereby giv-
ing them exposure to
global markets, Shukla
said. “Arti Rana, who
lives in Lakhimpur Pa-
lia on the Indo-Nepal
border, got Moonj em-
broideries reformed
UPIDR designers.
It is being marketed
well,” Shukla said.
Citing another exam-
ple, the institute direc-
tor said, “Wooden toys
artisans of Varanasi
used to make Ganesha
& Kashi sawari... but
with the guidance
from UPIDR experts,
they have now started
making handbags.
These handbags have
gained appreciation
from the PM.” —PTI
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
UPIDR HELPS LOCAL WOMEN WEAVERS,
ARTISANS GAIN GLOBAL EXPOSURE
PartoftheSmall&MediumEnterprisesdept,theUPIDRhasasprawlingcampuswithmodernclassrooms&labs
TO STRENGTHEN ‘ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT’
Political party violates rules of Code of Conduct in Agra
Stage set for no-holds-barred electoral battle in state
First India Bureau
Agra: While a party or-
ganised a political rally
in open violation of the
code of conduct, thou-
sands of people gath-
ered in one place and
demonstrated.
Although, the admin-
istration stopped the
program of the society
midway, but allowed
the political rally to or-
ganise the program un-
der the protection of
police personnel. Let us
tell you that the closing
program of all the ral-
lies being organised in
Agra division by Na-
tional Parivartan Mor-
cha, Bharat Mukti Mor-
cha and Bahujan Kran-
ti Morcha at Idgah
Maidan in Agra was
organised on Sunday.
Despitetheimposition
of the code of conduct,
thousands of crowds
werepresentintheevent
keeping the rules and
regulations in mind and
along with this, the Cov-
id guidelines were also
not followed there. Na-
tional President Vaman
Meshram announced
from the stage that the
Election Commission
has conspiratorially
closed the rally from to-
day&theirvehicleshave
been stopped, even after
this they are organizing
the event.
All this kept happen-
ing in front of the police
and Inspector Rakab-
ganj himself was pre-
sentwiththeforceonthe
spot.Notonlythis,acon-
gregational conference
of Dhangar Samaj was
organized on behalf of
Shepherds India Inter-
national at Soorsadan
Auditorium in Agra.
Thousands of people of
the society were present
attheconferencetooand
the rules of Kovid were
flouted fiercely
.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With the an-
nouncement of the
election dates, the
stage is finally set for a
battle royal in crucial
UP assembly elections
in the state. Even
though there are main-
ly four prominent po-
litical players- ruling
BJP, Samajwadi Party,
BSP and Congress- the
prevailing situation in-
dicated that the elec-
toral battle is largely
going to be bipolar be-
tween BJP and SP.
Though the develop-
mental activities and
welfare measures are
going to form narrative
in the campaigning the
thrust will be largely
on playing the caste
card to win the poll.
Two smaller parties
AIMIM headed by Hy-
derabad MP Asaduddin
Owaisi and Aam Aad-
mi Party led by Delhi
CM Arvind Kejriwal
have also been making
effort to make their po-
sition felt in the poll
arena. Both main con-
tenders-BJP and SP
have entered into for-
midable caste-based al-
liances with the small-
er political parties.
The BJP has launched
an extensive multi-
pronged exercise to
keep its base intact in
the state through these
castes tie-ups. The saf-
fron brigade has al-
ready entered into an
alliance with Kurmis’
Apna Dal headed by
Union Minister Anu-
priya Patel and Nishad
Party of Dr Sanjay Ni-
shad. The BJP has also
ensured the support of
seven more east UP-
based caste-based
smaller parties like
Bharatiya Manav Sa-
maj Party, Mushar An-
dolan Manch, Shoshit
Samaj Party, Bharatiya
Suheldeo Janata Party,
Jan Shakti Party and
Samata Samaj Party.
The leaders of these
parties had handed
over a letter of support
to BJP chief Swatantra
Deo Singh last month.
Simultaneously the
BJP by organising a se-
ries of caste confer-
ences has been trying
to reach smaller seg-
ments to keep the base
intact.
Since the main rival
SP has also been fol-
lowing in the foot-
prints of BJP to enter
into cased-based alli-
ances, the saffron par-
ty, keeping a close
watch on the emerging
scenario, has also
started to damage con-
trol exercise also by
further reaching out to
MBCs. In a counter
move the SP too has en-
tered into a tie-up with
Suheldeo Bharatiya
Samaj Party (SBSP)
led by OP Rajbhar, Jan-
wadi Party of Omkar
Chauhan and Apna Dal
(K) led by Krishna Pa-
tel for east UP and with
Rashtriya Lok Dal
(RLD) and Mahan Dal
for West UP. In central
and Bundelkhand the
SP will contest all
alone. Mandal Dal and
Janwadi Party nomi-
nees are likely to join
the fray on the symbol
of SP. Finally, a five-
year-old rift in the Ya-
dav family has also
come to an end with
Shivpal Yadav and
Akhilesh Yadav bridg-
ing the differences.
Akhilesh Yadav would
leave few seats for
Shivpal’s supporters.
The crowd at the programme.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
Poster wars begin
on social media
ahead of polls
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The an-
nouncement of As-
sembly elections in
UP has hurtled major
political parties into
a race for the victory
post.Thepartieshave
already started re-
leasing posters on so-
cial media, where
most of the cam-
paigning will now
take place. The BJP
poster has a photo-
graph of UP CM Yogi
Adityanath waving to
the crowds & caption
says: “Raj tilak ki
karo taiyyari, 10
March ko phir aa
rahe hain Bhagwad-
hari”. The SP poster
also has Akhilesh’s
back, waving to the
crowd, and the cap-
tion says, “Chal padi
hai lal aandhi, aa ra-
hen hain Samajwa-
di.” The ‘lal aandhi’
is an obvious refer-
ence to red caps worn
by the party cadres.
EC must curb rising misuse
of religion in politics during
polls, says Mayawati
Lucknow: Bahujan
Samaj Party chief
Mayawati on Sunday
expressed concern
over the “increasing”
use of religion in poli-
tics during elections
and said the Election
Commission must
curb this worrying
trend. Her remarks
came a day after Uttar
Pradesh CM Yogi Adi-
tyanath said the as-
sembly elections in
the state will be an
80% versus 20 per cent
one, alluding to the
roughly 20 per cent
Muslim population.
“In the past few
years, during the elec-
tions, there have been
attempts to derive
electoral advantage
using religion. This
impacts the election
and the entire country
is worried about this,
Mayawati told report-
ers on Sunday
. The
Election Commission
should take serious
steps to curb the nar-
row politics of selfish-
ness as was evident in
the past few years,”
she added. Accusing
the Adityanath gov-
ernment of foisting a
jungle raj through its
biased policies,
Mayawatialsoclaimed
that the BJP will lose
the 2022 elections “if
there is no misuse of
government machin-
ery and there are no
discrepancies in
EVMs”. The BJP will
be thrown out of pow-
er this time, provided
there is no misuse of
government machin-
ery and there are no
discrepancies in vot-
ing machines,” she
said while urging the
poll panel to keep an
eye on it . Elaborating
the reasons for her
claim that the BVJP
will be thrown out of
power, Mayawati said,
Owing to the biased
approach of the (BJP)
government, a ‘jungle
raj’ of criminals is
prevailing. —PTI
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati —FILE PHOTO
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‘DREAMS WILL BE SHATTERED’
BOOK RELEASE
Speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Shri Hriday Narayan Dixit while
releasing the book ‘Hauslon Ki Udaan’ written by Pradeep Kumar Khandelwal at his
official residence 5 Mall Avenue.
NCB conducts seminar
to ensure safe elections
Aligarh: A seminar
conducted by the Nar-
cotics Control Bureau
(NCB) was held on Sun-
day on the upcoming
elections and narcot-
ics, coordination be-
tween police officers of
Uttarakhand Police
and Bareilly Range for
effective curb illegal
liquor and narcotic
substances so that the
upcoming Legislative
Assembly Elec-
tion-2022 are held in a
safe and fair environ-
ment. The seminar
which was held in hy-
brid mode with various
departments lasted 3
hours wherein every
present were apprised
about the various
schemes being run by
the Government of In-
dia and which all can
utilise by various de-
partments for effective
prevention and aware-
ness of drug abuse. In-
spector-General of Po-
lice, Bareilly Zone,
Ramit Sharma in his
address said that there
is a necessity to take
action on drugs and
that continuous action
and investigation is be-
ing carried out on high
priority against illegal
drugs and liquor.
Police nab criminals post encounter
First India Bureau
Auraiya; Police have
arrested criminals in
Auraiya involved in the
murder of a taxi driver,
after an encounter near
Pratappura overbridge
at Kanpur-Etawah high-
way
.
Police sources said
that acting on a tip-off,
the police team inter-
cepted motorbike-borne
suspects near Pratap-
pura overbridge at Kan-
pur-Etawah highway
but they opened fire on
the police team.
In retaliatory firing,
two criminals were in-
jured who were identi-
fied as Kishan Singh &
Veer Singh. Both in-
jured criminals were
shifted to the hospital
and further investiga-
tions are underway
.
Abhishek Verma, su-
perintendent of police
here said taxi driver
Mukesh was found dead
in agricultural farms
nearBhikhamNagarvil-
lageatBabarpur-Sikrodi
road on December 24.
IG namit sharma
Poster war on social media

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2NDFRONT
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The new
Chief Secretary of Ut-
tar Pradesh, Durga
Shankar Mishra, after
taking charge has con-
ducted the Department
Promotional Commit-
tee (DPC) of 13 IAS offi-
cers who had earlier
been denied promotion
benefits due to techni-
cal reasons.
The staling of pro-
motion benefits to
these 13 (IAS) Indian
Administrative Service
officers had created
quite a stir and resent-
ment in the state bu-
reaucracy.
The officers present-
ed their side to the new
Chief Secretary, after
which the DPC was
done again, in which
Rajendra Pratap Singh
and Rajendra Pratap
Pandey of 2006 batch
were promoted from
Special Secretary level
to the rank of Secre-
tary through super
time scale.
RP Singh has been
made the new MD of
UPSRTC(UttarPradesh
State Road Transport
Corporation).
Along with this,
Bhawna Srivastava and
Akhilesh Singh of 2008
batch have been given
the benefit of selection
grade along with Bhu-
pendra S Chaudhary,
Vidyan Singh, Dr
Ashok Chandra, Dr
Pradeep Kumar, Avi-
nash Krishna Singh,
Pramod Kumar Upad-
hyay, Jagdish and Shi-
vakant Dwivedi of 2009
batch. A total of 13 IAS
officers have been giv-
en the promotion bene-
fits in the new DPC.
13 IAS officers get promotion benefits after DPC under new CS Mishra
MAKING THE MOST OF IT

The officers
presented their
side to the
new Chief
Secretary,
after which the
DPC was
done again
WHITE CARPET
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow:AsimArunis
the latest name on the
list of officers who took
the plunge into politics.
This 1994 batch IPS of-
ficer posted as the first
police commissioner of
Kanpur, decided to take
VRS from the job to join
BJP ahead of the 2022
Assembly Polls. Before
him, IAS Arvind Kumar
Sharma posted in the
center hogged limelight
when he took voluntary
retirement from the job
and entered the politics
of UP
.
Sharma, who was
made the Vice Presi-
dent of UP BJP, has be-
come MLC, now he is
continuously active in
Purvanchal. Rajeshwar
Singh, a well-known ED
officer, is also prepar-
ing to enter the elector-
al fray after getting
VRS. It is noteworthy
that PL Punia, a former
IAS of UP cadre, has
been a role model for all
those bureaucrats who
have been willing to
step onto the political
turf. Punia, who was
one of the officers close
to Mayawati and Mu-
layam both, joined the
Cong after retirement.
Became a Congress MP
from Barabanki, was
also made the chairman
of the Sc-St Commis-
sion. Ahmed Hassan, a
former IPS officer, was
a cabinet minister in
the SP regime, later also
held the post of Leader
of the Opposition in the
Legislative Council.
Baba Hardev Singh,
who was the president
of the UPPCS Associa-
tion, contested the as-
sembly elections from
Agra but was defeated
and is now the general
secretary of the nation-
al organization of RLD.
In Mayawati’s regime
Brijlal, a 1977 batch IPS
officer who was an in-
fluential police officer,
has now become a Rajya
Sabha MP of BJP.
There are some
names in the list of of-
ficers active in politics,
with which the contro-
versy has also been as-
sociated. Top of the
chart is Surya Pratap
Singh, 1982 batch IAS
officer. He had taken
VRS in the year 2015,
six months before his
retirement.
First India Bureau
Lucknow:Amidst ris-
ing cases of COVID19
in Uttar Pradesh, the
Allahabad High will
function in virtual
mode both at Prayagraj
and Lucknow from
January 10, 2022. No
advocate will be al-
lowed to enter the
premises of the High
court from Monday. A
notification in this re-
gard was issued by reg-
istrar general, Ashish
Garg on Sunday. The
staff of high court will
remain present in min-
imum number from
January 10.
From Monday only
fresh matter will be
listed for hearing ex-
cept criminal appeal in
which convict is in
custody, applications
for suspension of sen-
tence and bail will be
listed regularly. Fur-
ther, as per the notifi-
cation, in old cases in
which dates were fixed
will be adjourned to a
specific date for hear-
ing. Earlier, on Janu-
ary 3 High Court ad-
ministration decided
to function in virtual
mode but on next day
shifted to hybrid mode
allowing both virtual
and physical mode of
hearing.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Sama-
jwadi Party (SP) de-
manded the removal of
additional chief secre-
tary, Home Awanish
Awasthi, and ACS In-
formation and MSME,
Navneet Sehgal, addi-
tional director general
of police, Law and Or-
der, Prashant Kumar
and ADG Amitabh
Yash.
In a letter to chief
election commissioner,
Election Commission
of India (ECI), SP na-
tional secretary, Rajen-
dra Chaudhary, has al-
leged that these officers
were working as ‘BJP
activists’ and a free and
fair election would not
be possible till they re-
main at the helm in
their respective chair.
The Samajwadi Party
(SP) salvo comes a day
after the poll body an-
nounced election sched-
ule to five states on Sat-
urday with a seven-
phase election in Uttar
Pradesh. The state has
403 Assembly seats and
voting for the first
phase will be held on
February 10 followed by
the second phase to be
held on February 14,
third phase on Febru-
ary 20, while the fourth
phase will see voting on
February 23.
The fifth phase will
be held on February 27,
while the sixth phase on
March 3 and the re-
maining 54 seats in the
last and seventh phase
on March 7. Of the 403
constituencies, 84 are
reserved for Scheduled
Castes and two for
Scheduled Tribes.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The UP govt
has transferred 5 IAS
officers before the code
of conduct is imple-
mented in the state,
among whom Rajendra
Pratap Singh, a 2006
batch IAS officer, has
been removed as Spe-
cial Secretary, Home
Department, and been
made the new Manag-
ing Director of UP-
SRTC.
Singh originally
hails from Sultanpur
and has been earlier
posted as Municipal
Commissioner Varana-
si and Allahabad be-
sides DM of Mainpuri
and Kannauj. After the
removal of Singh from
the UP Home Depart-
ment, three new special
secretaries have been
posted there.
IAS Rajesh Kumar
Rai has been made spe-
cial secretary (Home)
from ACEO UPSIDA.
He is a 2012 batch IAS
officer.
A 2009 batch IAS of-
ficer, Shivakant Dwive-
di, has been transferred
from Secretary Minori-
ties Welfare to Special
Secretary, Home De-
partment, while 2014
batch IAS officer Rake-
sh Kumar Malpani has
been transferred from
Special Secretary In-
dustrial Development
and Infrastructure to
Special Secretary Home
Department. Also, IAS
SVS Ranga Rao has
been removed from
Devipatan and made
Secretary (Human
Right).
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Like in the
previous assembly elec-
tions the Election Com-
mission has announced
the polling in seven
phases from west to east
UP and not vice versa as
was reportedly de-
manded by some politi-
cal parties in the state.
The chief election com-
missioner Sushil Chan-
dra said there was no
change in the election
route and the polling
would commence from
west UP and end in
Purvanchal (East UP).
He also made it clear
that there was no such
demand to by any po-
litical party during the
commission’s visit to
Lucknow in Dec. Chan-
dra said all the 403 con-
stituencies had been
evenly distributed in
seven phases. Now as
the per the schedule in
the first two phases Feb
10 and 14, the polling
would be held in 136 as-
sembly constituencies
in 20 districts, which
would be crucial for the
all stakeholders mak-
ing efforts to capture
power in the state. The
performance of the rul-
ing BJP, Samajwadi
Party, BSP and Cong in
this region could go a
long way in generating
further electoral hype
in remaining constitu-
encies in east, central
UP and Bundelkhand.
In the first four
phases- Feb 10, 14, 20,
23, the polling would be
over in 243 constituen-
cies before it reaches
Purvanchal to cover
remaining 160 seats.
Significantly in 2022
election schedule even
Bundelkhand has also
been included west UP
and added in third
phase. This was not
the case in previous
elections.
Lucknow:There is a long
list of officers including
both civil servants and
police officers who opted
for a tryst with politics.
Srischandra Dixit, who
was the
DGP of UP,
became a
BJP MP from
Varanasi,
during the
demolition of
the disputed
structure in 1992, DK Rai,
who was the SSP of now
Ayodhya, also became a
BJP MP. Ex IPS officer BP
Singhal, the brother of the
VHP’s president late Ashok
Singhal, became a Rajya
Sabha MP of the BJP.
Former IAS Ramratan
has been a Rajya Sabha
MP from BJP. Former IPS
officer Kush Saurabh was
preparing to contest the
2019 LSelections but his
nomination was rejected.
OFFICERS THROWING THEIR
HATS IN POLITICAL RING
CEC:Nochangeinelection
route from West to East
POLITICS LURING
MANY POLICE
OFFICERS
ABSENT IPS SHERPA
The most interesting case is of
1992-batch IPS Dawa Sherpa, pres-
ently posted as ADG-CBCID. He was
“absent” from service from 2008 till
2012. During this period he shifted to
his hometown Darjeeling and actively
participated in Gorkhaland politics.
First he joined BJP and then became
a part of Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha
League (ABGL). Then he returned to
active police service in UP in 2012.
Election with ruling BJP and Samajwadi
Party caught in tough battle, the performance
of the one party in west would certainly send a
message to east that could tilt the results.
—CEC Sushil Chandra, Chief Election Commissioner
Lko HC bench to
function virtually
HIGHLIGHTS
SP writes to ECI demanding
removal of senior officers
IAS Rajendra Pratap is new Managing Director of UPSRTC
Hindi as a language has been
recognized worldwide and
appreciated for its literature!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India
Dawa
Sherpa is a
1992-batch
UP cadre
IPS officer
Snow-covered railway track at Banihal station after heavy snowfall in Ramban district,
Jammu & Kashmir, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
The UP govt has transferred 5 deputy col-
lectors just before the code of conduct is
imposed. These five deputy collectors have
been relieved with immediate effect and
instructed to join their new place of work
which include SDM Navodita Sharma from
Firozabad to Mainpuri, SDM Arun Kumar
Mishra from Shravasti to Ballia, SDM Ashok
Kumar (I) from Chandauli to Rae Bareli,
SDM Ashish Kumar Mishra from Pilibhit
to Rae Bareli and SDM Atreya Mishra from
Gonda to Balli.
TRANSFER OF 5 DEPUTY COLLECTORS
Avinash Krishna Singh Jagdish Prasad
Asim Arun

ell us something
about yourself.
A dreamer who is pur-
suing a master degree
in journalism and
mass communication
from the IIS University
Jaipur. From performing
well in academics to fear-
lessly following my pas-
sion, I m a strong wom-
an who is capable of
doing things whatever
she wants.
Q. When did you
decide that you
shall take up
modelling?
Manushi has
been my biggest
i n s p i r a t i o n
from the mo-
ment she won
the crown of
Miss World
till now!
She has in-
spired me
in many
w a y s ,
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w h o
taught me “When you cease to
dream you cease to live.’ ‘Cour-
age to give flight to your dreams
and the ability to believe in
yourself makes life worth liv-
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life in my hands and ran my
horses in the direction of my
dreams!
Q. What are your future
plans? Where do you see your-
self in the future?
Moving onwards and upwards
without looking back! I want to
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future. I want to represent my-
self on national and interna-
tional platforms so that I can
inspire several other girls who
just want to take out the step to
achieve their goals
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you be?
I belong to a family of academic
toppers so if not model, I would
have done something in the
Government sector.
Q. Is there anything else that
you would like to share with
the audience?
I want to say that once you set
your heart on something your
hard work, discipline, and de-
termination take you on top.
When I was in college I want to
do Modeling but I didn’t know
how to start. Social media
helped me a lot! Youtube & Ins-
tagram were my personal train-
ers. Initially, my parents were
against modelling but I fought
and trained myself. And I want
girls to fight for their dreams.
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Health tips from an expert
will enable you to get closer
to your fitness goals.
Chances of being misled by
competitors in business are high.
Your generous behavior would enable
to enjoy some lovely moments with
family. Love comes your way as
friendship turns into romance.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Some of you are going to
experience emotional
fulfillment on romantic
front. Place emphasis on
domestic affairs to enhance the
domestic tranquility and harmony.
Associating yourself with
humanitarian group on social front
would benefit you.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Investment antiques and
jewellery would bring
handsome financial gains.
On professional front,
recognition for good work would
motivate you to work harder. Those
awaiting an affirmation on romantic
front are likely to get lucky today, as
partner responds positively.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Your hard work and
dedication are may noticed
by seniors, paving way for
promotion or increment.
Family will be supportive of career
aspirations. A promising day overall as
you stay in limelight without any
efforts. Harsh words may create a rift
in your romantic relationship.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
A sound financial health of
businessmen would enable
to give monetary benefits
to employees. Your sole
dependency on friends may fail to
bring any respite from loneliness
today. It is good day to confess your
love as stars appear favourable for
positive reply.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You will succeed in
resolving misunderstanding
with family members,
normalizing ties. Seek
proper valuation of the property you
are planning to buy. Keep a close tab
on what you eat if you want to
remain healthy. Your colleagues may
not like your upfront nature.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You succeed in completing
an important project well
before deadline.
Disagreements on the
family front are foreseen. Be careful
about the legal apprehensions in the
property you are planning to buy.
Your intuition will save you from a
tricky spot today.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Those suffering from
chronic ailments may find
remarkable improvement
in their healt. Minor
domestic disputes may snowball into
a major row, so give attention to the
family. Rewards and recognition will
come your way for your involvement
in a social endeavour.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Implementation of new
ideas and projects would
add to your prestige. A
sound monetary position
would enable you to keep pace with
changing times. It is a wonderful day
to build new connections. Your
relationship requires you to be
tactful.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You will have an awesome
day today. Continue to put
in efforts at work and you
will see promising
opportunities coming your way.
Matrimonial match for siblings will
bring happiness for entire family. You
are likely to receive invaluable
guidance from a spiritual leader.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Paying special attention to
plan your career would
give immense joy. You are
likely to get clearance or
approval for your construction plans.
You find things moving in the way
you want them. Gifting something to
your beloved is likely to make the day
memorable.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Seek the opinion of your
family before finalizing a
property deal. An
impromptu invitation to a
function from an unexpected friend is
likely to be received. Your bold
initiatives on romantic front bring
back passion and spark in romantic
relationship.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
hakars is what I
will be talking
about today
. Jodh-
pur wallahs are
well aware of this
term – Bhakar. Let
we explain it to the
others. Bhakar literally
translated means hills. In
Jodhpur parlance, it means
rocky hills. The Mehran-
garh fort with its towering
presence itself is built on a
Bhakar – ‘Bhakar Chiriya’
– Mountain of the Birds.
Another Bhakar – Mussou-
ria Pahar is another promi-
nent landmark of the city
.
Twoprominenttemplesare
locatedonthisBhakar–Ha-
numanji and Baba Ram-
devji? Besides these, there
are Bhakars in Mandore,
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Bal-
samand, Kailana and Sid-
dhanath.
Stand atop a vantage
point anywhere in the city
and look in any direction;
You will see quite a few of
thesevolcanicrockyforma-
tions characterized by
small ridges, escarpments
and outcrops dotting the
city’s landscape. Part of the
western Aravallis – moun-
tains that are much older
than the lofty Himalayas,
these igneous rock forma-
tionsfromthePrecambrian
era,appeartobreakthemo-
notony of an otherwise
open and plain terrain.
The fascination for the
Bhakars grew on me quite
early on as I would go ex-
ploring them with a few
like-minded friends and
evenaspartof schoolexcur-
sions. Visits to Mandore,
Kailana and Siddhanath
formed part of such excur-
sions. It was to relive those
days, that I decided to visit
theBhakarsaroundKailana
and Sidhnath. A short drive
along the road branching
from the Soorsagar bypass
on Jodhpur – Jaisalmer
highway takes one into the
folds of the Kailana – the
artificial lake created to ad-
dress the water problem of
the people of Jodhpur. A
windingroadrunningalong
the Eastern periphery of
the Kailana takes one fur-
ther to Siddhanath Ma-
hadev
.Herethelakeiscalled
Takhat Sagar named after
MaharajaTakhatSingh,the
Jodhpur ruler in whose
reign it was built. It was
duringmylastvisittoJodh-
pur in November last year
that I decided to take a day
off from my schedule and
exploretheBhakarsaround
Kailana.Itwasabrightsun-
nyNovembermorningwith
a pleasant cool breeze that
saw me driving up to the
base of Siddhanath Ma-
hadev. There are a few cars
and a Tempo-traveller
parked in the limited park-
inglot.TheGuardattheAir
Force Pump house at the
basehelpsmefindaparking
slot. After crossing a fairly
large courtyard that serves
as a Gaushala – a cow shed,
I climb a long stairway – 355
steps I am told, that brings
me to the top of the Bha-
kars. As I stop to catch my
breath, I notice a warning
painted on a smooth rock
face – ‘Yahan pe Ladka –
Ladki ka akele aana warjit
hai’. I believe, what it in-
tends to convey is that
young unmarried couples
are forbidden to visit the
place. I cannot help but
smile at the irony; It is the
youngmenandwomenwho
have the energy
, drive and
muscle strength to climb up
these Bhakars and explore
them. Anyway
, I move on to
the temples. I have faint
memories of the place from
my last visit here - 37 years
ago as part of my school
trip. There was a small tem-
ple–oldanddilapidatedand
almostaruin.Now,twonew
templesmadeof theradiant
chittar stones, that are
widelyusedinconstruction
of prominent buildings in
Jodhpur, have been con-
structed beside the old one.
I come across three men
– two middle aged and one
elderly – conversing
amongst themselves. I ask
them in broken marwari if
they can tell me the histo-
ry of the place. They look
at me amusedly hearing
my clipped marwari. One
of them, Govind Lal Shar-
ma tells me that these Bha-
kars were part of the wil-
derness where the Rajas
would come hunting. In
this wilderness, two en-
lightened hermits lived
and meditated for many
years. Baba Narayan Swa-
my and later his disciple –
Nepali Baba. Both have
their samadhis (memori-
als) here. Govindji tells me
an interesting story about
Baba Narayan
Swamy. “Babaji who was
originally a resident of
Madhya Pradesh was a
Brigadier in the British
Indian Army
. Once he was
on his way to his battalion
to conduct a senior British
officer’s visit. Enroute he
stopped by a mendicant, to
hear his discourse. Naray-
an Swami got completely
engrossed in the spiritual
discourse of the mendi-
cant and completely forgot
about his official assign-
ment. Later when he
reached the battalion, he
realized to his surprise
that the superior British
officer’s visit had been
conducted by none other
than himself. Brigadier
Narayan Swamy had been
seen in the battalion going
about his work as he nor-
mally would have. Infact
the troops were sur-
prised when he said
that he had been
delayed. They
said, no sa-
hib you
w e r e
very much here. He won-
dered how could he be at
two different places simul-
taneously
. It was then that
Narayan Swamy
realized the
s p i r i t u a l
power of
the mendi-
cant
who had stopped him.”
Looking at my wide-open
eyes, Govindji smiles and
continues, “Baba Narayan
Swamy resigned his com-
mission in the army and
withdrew into spiritual-
ism. He wandered the
country for many years
before reaching the Bha-
kars of Siddhanath where
he settled, lived and medi-
tated.”
TO BE CONTINUED
IN CITY FIRST
TOMORROW...
EXPLORING
EXPLORING
THE BHAKARS
THE BHAKARS
OF JODHPUR
OF JODHPUR
Anyone who grows up in Jodhpur, cannot possibly
avoid being fascinated with three things. They are -
the Mirchibara, the Mehrangarh fort and the Bhakars
B
COL SOMBIT GHOSH, an
Army Officer, hails from
Jodhpur. He has been PRO
Defence in Rajasthan Siddhanath Mahadev

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