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LORD BUDDHA ANNIV ON MAY 16
CM Yogi takes stock of the preparations ahead
of PM Modi’s arrival in Kushinagar
First India Bureau
Ku s h i n a g a r / L u c -
know: As it is going to
be the first time in his-
tory when a Prime Min-
ister will be visiting
Kushinagar to mark the
birth anniversary of
Lord Buddha, Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath is leav-
ing no stone unturned
to make it a special
event. The CM himself
reached Kushinagar on
Saturday to take stock
of preparations and se-
curity arrangements at
the venue.
While going through
every detail of the event
thoroughly, the CM laid
out important guide-
lines and instructed the
officials to be on their
toes all the time to make
the event a success. He
also held a meeting
with the officials of the
administration and po-
lice at the Kushinagar
International Airport
complex and discussed
the preparations and
security arrangements
and gave necessary in-
structions.
He closely examined
the main Mahaparinir-
vana temple, where the
event is scheduled to be
held, and the helipad
for the PM’s chopper.
While taking stock of
the preparations, CM
Yogi offered prayers in
front of the statue of
Lord Buddha in the Ma-
haparinirvana temple.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi will be vis-
iting Kushinagar on the
birth anniversary of
Lord Buddha on May 16.
He will arrive at the
Kushinagar Turn to P2
CM Yogi paying obeisance to Lord Buddha at Kushinagar on Saturday.
‘Global supplies, logistical
bottlenecks impacted prices’
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Union De-
fence Minister Ram-
nath Singh on Saturday
saidthatRussiaUkraine
conflict has affected the
global supplies and has
created a logistical bot-
tleneck which has im-
pacted the prices of
commodities and as a
result core inflation has
increased slightly
.
He, however, said that
despite roadblocks and
unavoidable con-
straints India’s ranking
had gone up in the eyes
of the world. “In order
to fulfill our resolve of
self-reliance, we have
decided that 68 percent
of the capital in the de-
fense budget will go to
the domestic industry,”
he said.
The Defence Minis-
ter, who is on a two-day
visit to his parliamen-
tary constituency, at-
tended several pro-
grammes and also in-
spected the ongoing
work on Kisan Path. He
expressed his dissatis-
faction over the pace of
project.
Defence Minister Rajnath
Singh applies designs on
a kurta along with chickan
artisans in Lucknow on
Saturday .
—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
CRUCIAL READ
SHEIKH MOHD
BIN ZAYED AL
NAHYAN NEW
UAE PREZ
Abu Dhabi: The
Supreme Council
of the
UAE on
Saturday
elected
Sheikh
Mohamed bin Zayed
Al Nahyan as the
President He has
replaced Sheikh
Khalifa Bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, who died
at the age of 73 on
Friday. Mohammed
bin Zayed (MbZ), the
former president’s
half-brother, has been
the de facto ruler of
the UAE for years
now, particularly after
Khalifa suffered a
stroke in 2014.
India’s -turn on
wheat exports
Modi govt prohibits wheat exports with
immediate effect to curb rising prices
THE DECISION COMES
JUST TWO DAYS AFTER
GOVT ANNOUNCED PLANS
FOR BIG EXPORT PUSH
WHAT INDIA TOLD THE
WORLD ON WHEAT?
THE EXEMPTIONS
New Delhi: India has banned
wheat exports with immediate
effect as part of its steps to con-
trol the spike in prices at home.
The notification issued by Di-
rectorate General of Foreign
Trade (DGFT) said that the gov-
ernment had taken the decision
“in order to manage the overall
food security of the country
and to support the needs of the
neighbouring and other vulner-
able countries”.
Global buyers had been bank-
ing on India - the world’s sec-
ond largest wheat producer af-
ter China - for supplies after
exports from the Black Sea re-
gion dropped since Russia’s in-
vasion of Ukraine in late Feb-
ruary.
The move to ban wheat
exports comes after huge crop
loss due to a heatwave in March.
The government is also under
pressure to rein in inflation
that surged to 7.79 per cent
in April.

z “There is no move to curb
wheat exports, as the country has
sufficient stocks of wheat,” Food
Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey
had told Reuters

z Notably, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has also boasted
about India’s ability to feed the
world through wheat exports

z During a recent visit to
Germany, he stated that Indian
farmers have come forward “to
feed the world” despite a global
wheat scarcity

z According to official estimates,
India has reduced its wheat output
expectation by 6.3 tonnes as a
result of heatwave
Only export shipments for
which letters of credit have
been issued on or before the
notification will be allowed. The
government will allow exports on
requests from other countries, the
notification issued by Directorate
General of Foreign Trade said.
After Deb resigns, Manik
Saha to be next Tripura CM
Agartala: Rajya Sabha
MP Manik Saha will be
the new chief minister
of Tripura, replacing
Biplab Deb, who re-
signed after four years
in office on Saturday
. In
a sudden move, Deb re-
signed just a year ahead
of 2023 state election.
Deb made the an-
nouncement after meet-
ing with the governor,
SN Arya, at the Raj
Bhavan in Agartala.
Saha is also the in-
cumbent Tripura BJP
chief.AsTripuraCM,he
will now lead the BJP
fight to retain the state
in the upcoming assem-
bly elections.
“We are taken by sur-
prise. Don’t know what
prompted him. But obvi-
ously, he had discus-
sions with the party’s
top central leadership.
The party may have
some plans and we are
confident that it will be
good for the party,” a
minister in Deb’s cabi-
net reportedly stated.
Later, during a legis-
lative meeting, Saha
was chosen as the next
CM candidate.
INCOMING: Manik Saha OUTGOING: Biplab Deb
Ex-Punjab Cong
chief Sunil Jakhar
quits party on Fb
Chandigarh: Con-
gress’s former Punjab
chief Sunil Jakhar an-
nounced his resigna-
tion from the party in a
Facebook Live post.
Jakhar was report-
edly enraged by the
Congress’s response to
his anti-party actions.
“Good luck and good-
bye Congress,” he said
before praising Rahul
Gandhi, but slamming
various party leaders.
MODI TO VISIT
KUSHINAGAR TODAY
arendra Modi to visit Kushinagar in UP on
Sunday before his flight to Nepal. Dalits
(Scheduled Castes) had shrugged off
Mayawati and voted enmass for the BJP in UP,
more than the OBC community as
per a BJP
survey.
On May
17, Modi
will return via UP again where meet-
ing of all MLAs, MPs and MLCs
is convened at CM Yogi’s
residence to flag off 2024
effort from UP.
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NUKING PAK BETTER
THAN GIVING POWER
TO THIEVES: IMRAN
Issuing a confounding state-
ment, exPM of Pak Imran
Khan said that “dropping an
atomic bomb would have
been better than handing over
the helm to the thieves”.
CONGRESS' NAV SANKALP CHINTAN SHIVIR
RAHUL, YET AGAIN, DEMAND
CONGMEN IN UNISON!
Aditi Nagar, Yogesh Sharma
and Naresh Sharma
Udaipur: In a meeting
convened in the Con-
gress’s Chintan Shivir
(Nav Sankalp Shivir) go-
ingoninUdaipur,onSat-
urday
, all the leaders
raised the demand to
make Rahul Gandhi the
nationalpresidentagain.
According to sources, af-
ter the demand of the
leaders, Sonia
Gandhi called
ameetingof
state Congress presi-
dents, in-charges, lead-
ers of opposition of all
the states on Saturday
.
The issue of handing
over the command to Ra-
hul may also arise in the
CWCmeetingonSunday
.
In the meeting, all the
leaders raised their
voice that after becom-
ing the President, Ra-
hul should go on a tour
of the country and
stressed that this Jan
Jagran Yatra should be
taken out in all the
states. Through this
visit, Rahul Gandhi
should create an atmos-
phere for the Congress
in all the states regard-
ing the 2024 Lok Sabha
elections.
There was also
talk of preparing a
roadmap to make the
journey organized and
effective. It is notewor-
thy that elections for
the post of Congress
President are to be held
in August. It is believed
that Rahul Gandhi will
once again become the
President of the Nation-
al Congress and after
this, he can start the
Jan Jagran Yatra from
October.
Before the start of
the Nav Sankalp Shivir,
there was speculation
that there would be a
discussion on making
Rahul Gandhi the na-
tional president in the
camp. The Congress
high command was dis-
missing these specula-
tions, but now it has
been decided on the sec-
ond day of the camp
that the party is looking
at Rahul Gandhi as the
national president.
Sources say that this
issue was raised in the
meeting because the in-
fluence of Congress in
North India is decreas-
ing since the last sever-
al elections. It is be-
lieved that Rahul Gan-
dhi’s visit is necessary
to infuse energy back
into the party leaders
and workers. In the last
elections, the Congress
has suffered a lot not
only in Uttar Pradesh,
Punjab, Delhi but also
in North India and oth-
er regions including
West Bengal, Goa.
Rahul Gandhi
‘BETTING
INFLUENCED
2019 IPL RESULTS
WITH INPUTS
FROM PAK’
New Delhi: The CBI
has filed two cases
to probe the betting
network in the 2019
IPL on the allegations
that, “a network of
individuals involved
in cricket betting
are influencing the
outcome of IPL
matches based on
input received from
Pakistan.”
GEHLOT’S ‘CHAIR PE CHARCHA’
WITH MEDIAPERSONS!
A big change is about to
come in the party: Raj CM
Udaipur: The sec-
ond day of Congress’
NavSankalpChintan
Shivir brought a sur-
prise with it as Raj
CM Ashok Gehlot
along with national
spokesperson Ran-
deep Surjewala and
PCC Chief Dotasra
held an informal in-
teraction with the
journalistsintheme-
dia center over cup
of tea. During his in-
formal talks, Gehlot
said, “There is an ex-
tremely dire situa-
tion in the country
today
. The media of
the country is under
pressure from cen-
tral govt as ED, I-T,
CBI raids are carried
outonmediacenters.
The media of the
country is very
strong, it has the
power to change the
govt, like it did previ-
ouslyonmanyissues
like 2G Coalgate.”

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ADANI, JINDAL AMONG TOP IND
HONCHOS TO ATTEND UP EVENT
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The top
guards of the Indian In-
dustry will be present
in Lucknow for the
Ground Breaking cere-
mony on June 3. Kumar
Mangalam Birla, Gau-
tam Adani, Sanjiv Go-
enka, Sajjan Jindal, and
Sudhir Mehta have con-
firmed their presence
at the proposed event.
Gearing up to make Ut-
tar Pradesh a hub of
industrialisation, the
state government is ex-
pecting investment pro-
posals of more than
75,000 crores coming on
the ground.
This would be the
third groundbreaking
ceremony under the
Yogi Adityanath gov-
ernment in the last five
years.
The biggest corpo-
rates who are going to
attend the event include
Kumar Mangalam Bir-
la, the Chairman of the
Indian multinational
Aditya Birla Group,
which operates in 36
countries across six
continents. Gautam
Adani, who will also be
present, is the chair-
man and founder of the
Adani Group along
with Sanjiv Goenka,
founder, and chairman
of RPSG Group, Sajjan
Jindal, the chairman
and managing director
of JSW Group of com-
panies, and Sudhir Ut-
tamlal Mehta who oper-
ates Torrent Group
comprising Torrent
Pharma, Torrent Pow-
er, and Torrent Gas.
Natarajan Chandrase-
karan, Chairman of the
Board of Tata Sons and
chairperson of the Ve-
danta group wil be also
participating in the cer-
emony
.
Besides, the work on
a cement manufactur-
ing plant of Rs 600 crore
by Dalmia Group in
Mirzapur and the deter-
gent plant of Hindustan
Unilever Limited would
also begin.
According to the offi-
cials of the Industrial
Development depart-
ment of UP, of the proj-
ects, beginning in the
ceremony Rs 21,000
crore investment is in
the information tech-
nology (IT) and elec-
tronic sector only. Be-
sides, many other proj-
ects of micro, small and
medium enterprises
(MSME), textile, tour-
ism, energy, food pro-
cessing and pharma
would also begin.
GroundBreakingCeremonyonJune3wouldbethethirdofitskindundertheYogigovt
PM will also visit
Lumbini in Nepal
Cont’d from page 1
International Air-
port at around 9:30
AM. It is to be known
that the preacher of
truth, non-violence,
love and humanity
attained Nirvana in
Kushinagar. PM will
also visit Lumbini in
Nepal, where Lord
Buddha was born.
PM Modi to offer
prayers at Mahapa-
rinirvana temple.
PM Modi, on Mon-
day, will offer a
Chevre (Chadar) and
prayers to the laying
statue of Lord Bud-
dha at the Mahapa-
rinirvana temple. A
delegation of Bud-
dhist monks, includ-
ing the President of
the Bhikshu Sangh
AB Dnyaneshwar,
will also be present
over there. The PM
will also be spending
some time in medita-
tion at the Mahapa-
rinirvana temple.
During this, he will
also donate ‘Chevre’
and ‘Sangdaan’ to
Buddhist monks.
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
will visit the Ma-
haparinirvana site
for the second time
in 7 months.
The inauguration
and foundation stone
laying ceremony at
Mahant Digvijay-
nath Memorial Park
in Gorakhpur, sched-
uled for 4 PM on Sat-
urday, has been post-
poned. Due to the
declaration of state
mourning by the
Government of India
on the death of UAE
President Sheikh
Khalifa bin Zayed,
the ceremony will
now take place today
at 10:30 AM.
PM MODI TO INAUGURATE THE EVENT
The third groundbreaking ceremony, to be held at
Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, will be inaugurated by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Among the promi-
nent projects that would take off in the ceremony
are Rs 4,900-crore and Rs 9,100-crore data cen-
tres of Adani and Hiranandani groups respectively
along with Rs 2,100-crore software development
centres of Microsoft.
COURTESY MEET
CM Yogi greets Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and his wife
Anagha Arlekar on Saturday in Gorakhpur.
Soon,‘Niryaat Saarthi App’ for export-related issues
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In order to
strengthen the export
facilitation mechanism,
on the lines of Udyam
Saarthi App, the Yogi
Adityanath govern-
ment will be soon devel-
oping the ‘Niryaat
Sarathi App’ which will
provide every informa-
tion related to export of
goods at one click.
Export is one of the
strong pillars of the
economy and is a chief
contributor to develop-
ment. It will be an effi-
cient platform for sell-
ers to conduct business
smoothly
.
For any small and
medium sector enter-
prises, making their
products reach across
national boundaries is
a dream.
The state has been
taking a lot of initia-
tivestoboosttheexports
of theMSMEsandsmall
businesses. The app will
sensitise and create
awareness among the
exporters of the state.
The government is
also planning to simpli-
fy all export-related
schemes so as to benefit
the exporters in the
state.It is worth men-
tioning here that Uttar
Pradesh exports have
almost doubled in the
last five years from Rs
88,967 crore in 2017-18 to
more than Rs. 1.50 lakh
crore in 2021-22.
The ODOP schemes
constitute about 72 per-
cent of the total exports
from UP
.
As exports play a cru-
cial role in realising At-
manirbhar Bharat, the
MSME Export Promo-
tion Department seeks
to increase MSME ex-
ports to Rs 2 lakh crore
in the next couple of
years and 3 lakh crore
in five years through an
array of initiatives.
Theinitiativesinclude
setting up six MSME
parks across the state,
setting up mega leather
cluster in Kanpur and
increasing the disbursal
of credittoMSMEsector
to Rs five lakh crore in
cooperation with banks,
which will pave way for
creation of 5 crore jobs.
The Niryaat
Saarthi app will
be a high-tech
one-click
solution to get
all information
related to the
export of goods.
CM Yogi condoles loss of lives in Delhi
Lucknow (PTI):
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Aditya-
nath on Saturday con-
doled the loss of lives
in a fire that ripped
through a four-storey
building in outer Del-
hi’s Mundka and said
the incident was
“heartbreaking”.
“The loss of lives in
an unfortunate and
horrific fire incident
in Delhi yesterday is
extremely sad and
heartbreaking. My
condolences are with
the bereaved family
members. I pray that
may Lord Shri Ram
grant peace to the
souls of the departed
and help the injured
make a speedy recov-
ery,” Adityanath said
in a tweet in Hindi.
At least 27 people
were killed and 12 in-
jured after the fire
broke out in the build-
ing near Mundka met-
ro station on Friday.
The fire started on the
first floor of the build-
ing that housed the
office of a CCTV cam-
eras and router manu-
facturing and assem-
bling company, police
said.It is suspected
that an explosion in
an AC may have trig-
gered the fire, accord-
ing to fire officials.
Samajwadi Party (SP)
president Akhilesh
Yadav and Bahujan
Samaj Party (BSP)
chief Mayawati also
expressed grief over
the “unfortunate” in-
cident and called for a
thorough investiga-
tion into the matter.
SP president Akh-
ilesh Yadav said a
thorough probe
should be conducted
into the incident.
CM Yogi inspecting the under-construction four-lane road connecting
Nakaha Road to the Sports College in Gorakhpur on Saturday.
The four storey building on fire in Mundka, New Delhi on Friday.
NEED A PROBE!
Budget on May 26, to
be live streamed on
social media platforms
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The first ses-
sion of the 18th Uttar
Pradesh assembly will
commence from May 23
with joint address by
UP Governor Anandi-
ben Patel.
The budget proposals
for the financial year
2022-23 will be tabled in
the House on May 26.
According to the pro-
gramme issued by the
state assembly secretar-
iat here on Saturday,
Governor Anandiben
Patel will address the
joint session at 1100 hrs
on May 23.
The budget proposals
would be tabled by the
Yogi Adityanath gov-
ernment in the house at
1100 hrs on May 26.
The brief eight days
session will end on May
31 with the approval of
the budget.
During the session,
four Ordinances would
also be tabled.
This time UP assem-
bly will be paperless
with adoption of e-
Vidhan system and the
entire proceedings
would be telecast live
through YouTube. Face-
book or either social
media.
The proceedings of
the upcoming budget
session will be digital in
many ways with the
adoption of ‘e-vidhan’,
Speaker Satish Mahana
had said on Wednesday
.
The proceedings of
the House will be live-
streamed through You-
Tube and Facebook,
Mahana had said. Till
now such telecast was
done only on UP Doord-
arshan.
UP ASSEMBLY SESSION
FLOW OF EVENTS
Gkp: CM to lay foundation stones of project worth `144-cr
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath will
inaugurate and lay the
foundation stone of de-
velopment projects
worth more than `144
crore in a function orga-
nized at Mahant Digvi-
jay Nath Memorial
Park, Gorakhpur on
Sunday
.
The programme which
was initially sched-
uled for Saturday was
called after the UP CM
postponed his visit in
the wake of State
mourning declared
following the death
UAE President Sheikh
Khalifa Bin Zayed Al
Nahyan.
A state government
spokesperson said in
the programme orga-
nized at Mahant Digvi-
jay Nath Memorial Park
on Saturday, the CM
would inaugurate and
lay foundation of vari-
ous projects, including
40 projects of Rural En-
gineering Department
and Gorakhpur Devel-
opment Authority
worth `33.16 crore. He
would also lay the foun-
dation stone of 21 proj-
ects of the Housing De-
velopment Board, Flood
Division and Public
Works Department
worth `111.33 crore.
The CM would also
lay the foundation stone
for the construction of
Kasturba Gandhi Girls’
Hostel in Gola town
worth `2.16 crore and
an auditorium at Gov-
ernment ITI Charga-
wan worth `4.52 crore,
he said.
Yogi would hand over
land allotment letters to
the entrepreneurs for
investment in GIDA, a
spokesperson said.
Yogi would also handover
allotment letters to entrepreneurs
for investment in GIDA
GIDA PROJECTS
Ajay Kumar Mishra takes
charge as Adv General
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Anandiben
Patel, Governor of the
state on Saturday ac-
cepted the resignation
of Raghavendra Singh,
Advocate General, Ut-
tar Pradesh.
Itwasalsoannounced
that Ajay Kumar Mish-
ra has been appointed
as the Advocate General
of Uttar Pradesh and
his charge started from
Saturday afternoon.
UP Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow
CM Yogi reviews preparations of PM Modi’s Sunday visit in
Kushinagar on Saturday.
CM Yogi offers ‘Chevre’ to the laying statue of Lord Buddha at the
Mahaparinirvana temple on Saturday.
Ajay Mishra taking charge as
Advocate General on Saturday.
UP STF NABS NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL
UP STF has arrested notorious criminal carry-
ing reward of Rs 25,000 on his head in Prayagraj
district. STF sources said that acting on tip-off
STF team criminal Sandeep Pandey in Nivi village
under Karchhana police station area in Prayagraj.
Sandeep had shot dead trader Vishal Gupta over
old rivalry in December 2021.

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NGT flags industries polluting Ganga
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Nation-
al Green Tribunal has
directed UP Chief Sec-
retary to look into the
river polluting industri-
al activities and take
action against the dis-
charge of untreated
sewage in River Bhella,
which ultimately meets
the river Ganga.
NGT chairperson
Adarsh Kumar Goel-led
bench was dealing with
the execution of a tribu-
nal order passed last
year, in which direc-
tions were issued for
remedial action against
the pollution in the riv-
er Bhella which meets
Kosi river in Rampur, a
tributary of Ramganga
that reaches Ganga.
The tribunal noted
that there is a high level
of faecal coliform and
other waste in the river
and it is not meeting the
bathing criteria and wa-
ter quality had deterio-
rated. “Imbalance, as is
being caused today,
needs to be remedied to
prevent threatening re-
duction of flow in the
rivers. This may be
done by a joint Commit-
tees in the atates of UP
and Uttarakhand, head-
ed by Additional Chief
Secretary, Agriculture
with nominees of De-
partments of Soil Con-
servation, Forest, Water
Resources and Pancha-
yati Raj and Rural De-
velopment,” it directed.
‘‘Since the tributaries
in question ultimately
meet the river Ganga,
stern steps for rejuvena-
tion of Ramganga and
East Kali carrying the
waste of the catchment,
having agro-based in-
dustries are required to
be taken. Discharge of
untreated sewage has to
be stopped. Let CS look
into the matter and take
remedial action,” the
order dated May 12 said.
The green court said
there are three issues
for consideration --pre-
venting pollution,
checking illegal ex-
traction of groundwa-
ter, and recovering
compensation for past
violations. ‘‘Let the
monitoring norms be
reviewed accordingly
and for the past viola-
tions, further remedial
action taken in terms
of recovery of compen-
sation for the violations
for being used for the
restoration of environ-
ment and augmenta-
tion of groundwater
levels,” Goel said.
Bulandshahr(PTI):
A private contractor
hired by the Buland-
shahr municipality
for demolishing illegal
encroachments in the
city were booked on
the charge of culpable
homicide not amount-
ing to murder of a
man protesting
against the demolition
of his house, police
said on Saturday
.
An FIR was lodged
against contractor
Mohit Chaudhary and
his three aides after
house owner Rohtas,
undergoing treatment
for his injuries suf-
fered after coming be-
low a falling wall on
being pushed by the
accused on May 2, died
on Friday in a hospital
here, they said.
The FIR has been
lodged under sections
304 (culpable homicide
not amounting to mur-
der or unintentional
killing) and 323 (caus-
ing voluntary hurt) of
the Indian Penal Code
against the contractor,
his aides Harish, Ka-
pil Chaudhary and an
unidentified person,
Superintendent of Po-
lice (City) Shashank
Singh said. ”Rohtas
sustained injuries in
his spine during an
anti-encroachment
drive on May 2.
He succumbed to
his injuries on Fri-
day,” the SP said. Ac-
cording to the com-
plaint filed by Rohtas
family members,
Chaudhary and his
men had reached the
locality with a bull-
dozer and targetted
their house and some
other constructions.
Despite protests by
Rohtas and his at-
tempts to show the
contractor the rele-
vant property docu-
ments to establish
their claim that their
house was not built on
an encroached piece
of land and they had
been living there for
the last 70 years, the
contractor proceeded
to demolish the build-
ing, police said quot-
ing the complainant.
Noida(PTI): The Cyber
Crime wing of Uttar
Pradesh Police has ar-
rested three men, al-
legedly involved in dup-
ing people online across
the country on the pre-
text of providing fran-
chises of some popular
commercial brands. In-
vestigation into the
gang’scriminalanteced-
ents revealed that it
made fake websites of
popular consumer retail
chains, dairy products,
automobile companies
and even central gov-
ernment schemes for
farmers to dupe people,
Cyber Crime’s Superin-
tendent of PoliceTrive-
ni Singh said.
The trio was arrested
on Friday following a
case lodged in Prayagraj
where the complainant
had alleged fraud of Rs
17lakh.Thecomplainant
was tricked into paying
the money in return for
thefranchiseof consum-
er retail chain Easyday
,
Singh told.
The gang has similar-
ly duped people in the
name of big companies
like Royal Enfield, Bajaj
Finance, Easyday
, PM
KusumYojnaetcandare
suspectedtohaveconned
thousands of people
across the country
. We
areworkingonmorecas-
eslinkedtothisgangand
expecting more victims
duped by it to approach
the police, the officer
said. The accused have
been identified as Vinay
Kumar alias Ashok
Singh, 33, Abhishek
Sharma,27,andRatnesh
Bharti,29.Vinayworked
as the main operator
while Abhishek devel-
oped the websites for the
gang, he said. As per our
investigations till now,
they have duped people
from Tamil Nadu and
Kerala in south India to
people in Jammu
Kashmir in the north.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chartered
Accountants have an
important role in the
economic development
of the country
, they are
the watchdogs of eco-
nomic development.
CA has an important
role in running the
business ecosystem.
CA are counted
among the most power-
ful groups in the world.
Defense Minister, In-
dia Govt, Rajnath
Singh said these things
in the “Workshop on
Financial Markets” or-
ganized by Lko branch
of CIR C of ICAI on
Sat. Welcoming Singh
to the workshop, Ash-
ish Pathak, Chairman,
ICI said that ICAI has
proved its identity as a
distinguished world
class institution dedi-
cated to uphold the val-
ues of transparency,
accountability and in-
tegrity
. It is constantly
striving for the partic-
ipation of CA in the
works, he expressed
the hope that the CA
will make a huge con-
tribution to the nation-
al interest while fulfill-
ing its obligations.
Addressing the
group of CA, Singh
said that ICA I has an
excellent role in finan-
cial administration in
the country and he also
appreciated their con-
tribution in the eco-
nomic development .
Shahjahanpur(P-
TI): The UP Police
has arrested a man
accused of raping a
government school
teacher in this dis-
trict and recording a
video of the crime in
a bid to pressure her
to change her religion
and marry him.
A police official
said that based on the
complaint lodged by
the 28-year-old wom-
an, a case was regis-
tered against five peo-
ple including the
main accused under
the sections of the In-
dian Penal Code and
the Uttar Pradesh
Prohibition of Unlaw-
ful Conversion of Re-
ligion Act on Thurs-
day night.
Shahjahanpur Su-
perintendent of Po-
lice (City) Sanjay Ku-
mar said the accused,
identified as Aamir,
was arrested on Sat-
urday. The woman in
her complaint alleged
that on May 4, while
she was on her way
home, the accused,
who is from the same
village as her, offered
to drop her off.
He then allegedly
made her smell some
substance after which
she went unconscious
and then raped her,
police said citing the
FIR. The SP said the
woman has also al-
leged that Aamir’s
family members were
pressuring her to con-
vert and get married
to him.
Pilibhit(PTI): A
35-year-old farmer al-
legedly shot himself to
death in his village agri-
cultural field with his
wife attributing his sui-
cide to his heavy debt
from local money lend-
ers and a rural bank,
police said on Saturday
.
Om Prakash of Shahba-
jpur village in the Bisal-
pur Kotwali police sta-
tion area committed
suicidebyshootinghim-
self in his farming field
on Friday night while
the body was spotted by
villagers on Saturday
morning, they said.
Om Prakash’s wife
Mamta told police and
media persons that her
husband was depressed
over the payment of
loans taken from local
money lenders and a ru-
ral bank. Some .315 bore
guncartridgeswerealso
found in the farmer’s
pocket.
—PICTURE FOR REPRESENTATION
NGT has directed UP Chief Secy
to look into river polluting
industrialactivitiesandtakeaction
INDUSTRY NAME
CRUCIAL READ
Lucknow: Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra said
Mission Shakti Phase-4 would soon be launched by CM,
preparations of which should be completed by depart-
ments in time. He said activities related to women’s
safety should be conducted more actively and effectively
during the campaign besides target should be fixed
by departments so that it could be reviewed regularly.
Also wide publicity should be ensured on social media
and other platforms of the activities being done during
Mission Shakti Abhiyan. He directed to prepare a portal
under the Abhiyan, in which information related to rais-
ing living standard of women, increasing their income
and govt schemes should be added.
DY JAILOR DIES OF
‘HEART ATTACK’ IN
UTTAR PRADESH
MAN DEAD, SIX OF
HIS FAMILY INJURED
IN ROAD CRASH
Pilibhit: The deputy
jailor of Pilibhit district
jail died due to sus-
pected heart attack at
his official residence
here, police said on
Sat. Uday Raj Patel, the
deceased, left the jail
premises after 2 pm on
Fri but did not return
to work in the evening,
jail superintendent
Sashi Bhushan Singh
said. He was 51. A jail
staff was sent to his
house, where Patel was
found unconscious.
The jail staff first took
the body to hospital
where doctors declared
him dead.
MISSION SHAKTI 4.0 TO FOCUS ON
SAFETY, EMPLOYMENT HYGIENE
Gonda: A 28-year-old
man was killed and six
members of his family
were injured when an un-
identified vehicle crashed
into pedestrians on the
Gonda-Utraula road,
police said on Saturday.
The SHO said the vehicle
hit Mohammand Raees
and his family members,
who were returning to
their home after attending
a social function, from
behind. Raees died in the
accident while 6 of his
family members, includ-
ing 3 children, suffered
injuries, he said. The in-
jured have been admitted
to the district hospital.
Contractor hired
by civic body
booked for death
GREETINGS AND MEETINGS
Ashish Patel, Minister of Technical Education, Consumer
Protection and Weights and Measures, Uttar Pradesh
meeting Governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel meeting
Governor of Himachal Pradesh Rajendra Vishwanath
Arlekar and his wife Anagha Arlekar at Raj Bhavan,
Lucknow on Saturday.
NO NOTICE
Despite the protests by
Rohtas and other house
owners in the locality,
the contractor went
on to bulldoze several
houses, ignoring their
contentions that they
had not been served any
demolition notices either
by the municipality,
police said.
UP cyber cops nab three for
pan-India 'franchise fraud'
ALERT BIHAR
On the modus operandi of the criminals, Singh
said the police investigation has revealed that
this gang is one of several such groups of cyber
cheats which are now operating from Bihar’s
Nalanda and nearby areas.
FARMER
SHOOTS
HIMSELF TO
DEATH
Rape on bid to
convert case:1 held
CA vigilant watchdog of economic dev: Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurating the event.
SSB INTENSIFIES VIGIL ALONG
BORDER AHEAD OF PM VISIT
Maharajganj: Ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit
to Nepal, the UP Police and Sashastra Seema Bal
(SSB) have intensified vigil along the India-Nepal
border to stop infiltration occurring mainly at
night, officials said. Modi will pay an official visit to
Lumbini in Nepal on May 16 on Buddha Purnima at
the invitation of Nepalese PM Sher Bahadur Deuba.
To prevent any movement of terrorists in the area,
security agencies have been asked to ascertain the
identities of people before allowing them to cross
the border, Deputy IG of SSB’s Gorakhpur sector
Manjit Singh Padda said. ‘‘CCTV cameras have
been put on the SSB post, besides, on the main
routes to Nepal. The dog squad, trained in detect-
ing narcotics also been deployed,” Padda said.

PERSPECTIVE
04
l Vol 2 l Issue No.181
l RNI NO. UPENG/2020/80229.
Printed and published by
Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of
First Express Publishers. Printed
at Amar Ujala Ltd. B-5 Amausi
Industrial Area Kanpur Road Luc-
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Colony, Raheem Nagar, Dudouli
Road, Madiyaon, Lucknow (UP).
Editor-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra.
Editor: Vishal Srivastav
responsible for selection of news
under the PRB Act
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Delight in heedfulness!
Guard well your thoughts!
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
Visited Mohalla Naughara, the
birthplace of the great revolutionary
martyr Sukhdev Thapar ji and paid
homage to the great hero of the Indian
freedom struggle for sacrificing his
life for the country. The sacrifice of
Shaheed Sukhdev ji will be a source of
inspiration for every Indian for ages.
Nitin Gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
Facilitate access to large markets
for agricultural produce, local and
other products. Under Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi ji’s leadership we
are committed to empowering every
city and every village in Bihar with
better connectivity.
TOP TWEETS
SRI LANKA GETS
NEW PM BUT HAS
NO RESPITE FROM
DEVASTATION
anil Wickremesing-
he has become Sri
Lanka’s prime min-
ister for the fifth
time after his prede-
cessor Mahinda Rajapaksa was
forced to step down and seek
refuge in the naval headquar-
ters. His appointment comes at
a time when the island nation is
in turmoil following economic
devastation. Serpentine queues
outside fuel stations, high unaf-
fordable prices of commodities
have angered the common man
who struggles for survival. For
Prime Minister Ranil Wickrem-
esinghe the road ahead is ardu-
ous. He has to shore up his
country’s foreign exchange re-
serves, seek a bailout package
from international funding
agencies and win the confi-
dence of people.
India has backed Colombo in
seeking the IMF’s bailout pack-
age. Until the package is cleared,
Sri Lanka is looking at India for
bigger financial funding to part-
ly tide over the crisis. Realising
how its proximity with China
and wrong policies led to its eco-
nomic failure, Sri Lanka is now
wooing India. For India there is
an opportunity to wield a great-
er influence on its southern
neighbour.
R
fter Ukraine, the
NATO alliance is
seeking to encir-
cle Russia with
Finland and Swe-
den, both neutral states,
seeking membership of the
transatlantic military bloc.
Russia sees this eastward ex-
pansion of NATO as a pro-
vocative move and has
warned of military action.
Finland and Sweden explain
it as a defensive act against
the threat which President
Vladimir Putin poses. Fin-
land’s President Sauli Niinis-
to and Prime Minister Sanna
Marin want to join the bloc
“without delay”. Sweden’s
foreign minister Ann Linde
said that her country too will
join the alliance “without de-
lay”. Linde said that NATO
membership will have a
“conflict preventing effect”.
A similar move by NATO in
UkraineiswhatledtoRussian
invasion of its neighbour, al-
though Russia had been slow-
ly expanding its footprint. An-
nexation of Crimean Penin-
sulaintheRussianFederation
in 2014 was an example and
Kyiv feared that Ukraine was
thenexttarget.Itwasthisfear
which prompted Ukraine to
seek NATO membership,
though it is yet to fructify
. If
Finland is granted member-
ship, Russia’s land border
with NATO member nations
will stretch 800-miles (1300
km).Moscowviewsthis“radi-
cal change in Finland’s for-
eignpolicy”asa“clearthreat”
to its security and has threat-
ened Helsinki with “retaliato-
ry steps”, including military
.
If Finland and Sweden
move their applications, the
NATO expects them to be
processed quickly
. Moscow’s
military response could pose
a new, graver threat to global
peace. Russian invasion of
Ukraine has lasted longer
than expected. If trains its
guns on the two countries, it
will be truly embroiled in a
long drawn war.
PROVOCATIVE OR
DEFENSIVE MOVE
Finland’s President Sauli
Niinisto and PM Sanna Marin
want to join the bloc
“without delay”. Sweden’s
foreign minister Ann Linde
said that her country too will
join the alliance “without
delay”. Linde said that NATO
membership will have a
“conflict preventing effect”
A
TAJ MAHAL IS AMONG
7 WONDERS OF WORLD!
tallbegan30yearsago.In1989
a self-appointed ‘historian’,
wrote a book, “Taj Mahal: The
True Story”. According to
Oak, the author the “Taj Ma-
hal” was actually a temple of
Shivji and a palace named
Tejo Mahal. No concrete his-
torical evidence was pro-
duced. Nothing sticks like a
falsehood. It took a little time
to dismiss the Oak fiction, but
notbeforeOakapproachedthe
Supreme Court to declare that
the Taj Mahal was built by a
Hindu King. The Supreme
Court rejected his petition.
A few days back, Rajneesh
Singh of the BJP filed a plea
in the Lucknow branch of the
AllahabadHighCourt,asking
it to direct the Archaeological
Survey to probe 22 closed
rooms in the Taj Mahal to as-
certain the existence of idols
of Hindu deities there.
ThecourtrejectedRajneesh
Singh’s plea, giving him a
dressing down and asked him
not to make a ‘mockery’ of the
PIL system. He was told to do
research on the topic. Justices
DK Upadhayay and Subhas
Vidyarthi, said to Rajneeshji,
“Tomorrow you will come to
askustogotothechambersof
honourable judges…..Go and
research. Do a MA, do Ph.D.
Then choose such a topic and
if any institute disallows you
to research on such a topic,
then come to us. Please enrol
yourself inM.Aandif anyuni-
versitydeniesyouresearchon
such a topic then come to us.”
The petitioner’s lawyer
asked the court to allow him
to withdraw the petition and
file a new one. This the judges
did not accept. The court
“pulled up” Rajneesh Singh
for filing the PIL in a “casual”
manner. It further said the
petitioner should point out
which legal or constitutional
rule had been infringed.
There is more to this fairy
tale. A BJP, Member of Par-
liament, Diya Kumari from
Jaipur supported Rajneesh
Singh. She claims that the
land on which the Taj Mahal
was built belonged to her
forefathers. Apparently, the
relevant documents are in
the “Pothikhana” in one of
the Jaipur palaces. Diya Ku-
mari should ask for these to
be made public. This is not a
private matter.
The Taj Mahal is among
the 7 wonders of the World. It
is visited by people from all
parts of the globe. Every de-
tail about its construction is
documented-where did the
marble come from, and the
craftsmen. Yes, it did take a
very long time to build. It was
never a temple.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
Justices DK Upadhayay
and Subhas Vidyarthi, said
to Rajneeshji, “Tomorrow
you will come to ask us to go
to the chambers of
honourable judges…..Go and
research. Do a MA, do Ph.D.
Then choose such a topic
and if any institute
disallows you to research on
such a topic, then come to
us. Please enrol yourself in
M.A and if any university
denies you research on such
a topic then come to us
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
A MAN
SAYS QUTUB
MINAR WAS
NOT BUILT BY
QUTUBUDDIN
arlier in this
month, one wise
man announced
that the Qutub
Minar was not built by
Qutubuddin but by a
Hindu King. He even took
a group of people chant-
ing Hanuman Chalisa on
his way to the monument.
If I am not mistaken they
were stopped by the po-
lice. All this was reported
in the newspapers. Some
years ago the 400th an-
niversary of the battle of
Haldighati was observed
with much fanfare. It
was not clear to me and
all genuine historians
whether the defeat of Ma-
harana Pratap was being
observed or the Victory of
Emperor Akbar. Maha-
rana Pratap is among the
great heroes India has
produced. He never bent
or bowed before Emperor
Akbar. But he did not win
the battle of Haldighati.
Akbar did. One of the
commanders in Akbar’s
army was none other than
Raja Man Singh of Jaipur.
Rana Pratap died in 1597.
His son Amar Singh finally
surrendered to Jahangir
in 1615, who treated him
“with great courtesy….
And never made to attend
the Mughal Court or offer
a daughter in marriage”
I have quoted this from
Ira Mukhoty’s superb
book on Akbar.
E
CHINTAN SHIVIR: LITTLE
FOOD FOR THOUGHT!
The Congress Chintan Shivir
held in Udaipur displayed no
signs of austerity. Gastronomi-
cally it must have been a treat.
9 chefs were brought from
various parts of India. Plenty of
food. Little food for thought!
Finland Sweden have more
or less decided to join NATO.
Putin was far from amused said
he would invade Finland. Turkish
Prez Recep has threatened to
exercise his Veto if Finland and
Sweden are to be made members.
FINLAND AND SWEDEN
DECIDES TO JOIN NATO

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INDIA
06
New Delhi (Agencies):
Taking the Himachal
Pradesh government to
task, the National
Green Tribunal (NGT)
has stayed the contro-
versial Shimla Draft
Development Plan
(SDP), 2041, which was
cleared by the state cab-
inet last month, and
also issued a notice to
the chief secretary, ask-
ing him to file a reply
within a month.
An NGT bench, head-
ed by chairperson Jus-
tice Adarsh Kumar
Goel, in its May 12 or-
ders, held the proposals
and observations in the
SDP to be illegal. Re-
buking the state gov-
ernment, the NGT ob-
served that the
Himachal Pradesh gov-
ernment was “trying to
assume jurisdiction of
appellate authority
over the NGT in breach
of rule of law”. “(It’s)
not expected from a law-
ful government which
has to work as per law
and the Constitution,
and not at its fancies as
appear to be the case,”
states the order while
further stating that the
chief secretary will be
“personally held liable
for prosecution for such
patent illegal acts of the
state authorities”.
The SDP, which in
violation of the NGT
orders of 2017, proposes
to allow constructions
in Shimla’s most vul-
nerable areas, includ-
ing the green belts, the
core area and even the
sinking zone, was an-
nounced by the state
government in Febru-
ary this year and then
cleared by the cabinet
on April 27.
The SDP also pro-
poses to allow relaxa-
tions in the building
height and number of
storeys.
The NGT orders have
come on a fresh petition
filed by Yogendra Mo-
han Sengupta, an envi-
ronmentalist and the
original petitioner in
the landmark NGT rul-
ing that had banned all
constructions in Shim-
la in 2017.
Sengupta, in his peti-
tion filed before the tri-
bunalearlierthismonth,
pleaded that the SDP
was contrary to the sus-
tainable development
principle and destruc-
tive of environment and
public safety
.
NGT stays Shimla development plan, 2041
RAMPANT CONSTRUCTION IN HILLS
Stuttgart (Agencies):
Agriculture ministers
from the Group of Seven
industrialisednationson
Saturday condemned In-
dia’s decision to ban un-
approved wheat exports
after the country was hit
byapunishingheatwave.
“If everyone starts to
impose export restric-
tions or to close markets,
that would worsen the
crisis,” German agricul-
ture minister Cem Oz-
demirsaidatapresscon-
ference in Stuttgart.
India on Saturday
banned wheat exports
without prior govern-
ment approval after re-
cent scorching tempera-
tures hit production, in
a blow to countries af-
fected by supply short-
ages because of the war
in Ukraine.
India, the world’s
second-largest wheat
producer, said that fac-
tors including lower
wheat production and
sharply higher global
prices because of the
war meant that it was
now worried about its
own “food security”.
Allexportdealsagreed
before the directive is-
suedonFridaycouldstill
be honoured, but all fu-
tureshipmentsneededto
have government ap-
proval. However, exports
could also take place if
New Delhi approved a
request by other govern-
ments“tomeettheirfood
security needs.”
The decision came as
global agricultural mar-
kets were under severe
stress due to Russia’s in-
vasion of Ukraine.
The traditional
bread basket has seen
shipments disrupted,
with the Ukrainian ag-
riculture minister trav-
elling to Stuttgart for
discussions with G7
colleagues on getting
its produce out. Some
“20 million tonnes” of
wheat were sitting in
Ukrainian silos and “ur-
gently” needed to be ex-
ported, Ozdemir said.
G7 NATIONS CRITICISE INDIA’S
MOVE TO STOP WHEAT EXPORTS
If everyone starts to impose export restrictions or to close markets,
that would worsen the crisis, says German Agriculture Minister
Ludhiana (Agencies):
BJP national president
JP Nadda on Saturday
predicted that his party
would soon form gov-
ernment in Punjab giv-
en the “current situa-
tion” in the state.
He also lauded the
BJP for becoming the
first party in 37 years
to secure two consecu-
tive terms in Uttar
Pradesh.
While addressing a
public rally in Ludhi-
ana, JP Nadda said,
“We do not have our
government in Punjab,
but looking at the re-
sults of Punjab and the
current situation here,
I can say that in the
coming times, BJP gov-
ernment will be formed
in the state.”
Nadda’s remarks
have come in the wake
of an RPG attack on
Punjab Police’s intelli-
gence unit in Mohali.
Chamba (Agencies):
Union Information and
Broadcasting,YouthPro-
gram, and Sports Minis-
ter Anurag Singh
Thakur chaired a meet-
ing with the officers of
various departments of
the district at Bachat
Bhawan and issued in-
structionstostartaware-
ness activities under the
JanJagaranAbhiyanfor
the eradication of mal-
nutrition in the district.
The Union Minister
also asked officers to
prepare an action plan
within the time-bound
frame under the stand-
ard points of the inspi-
rational district related
to the agriculture sector.
While reviewing the
work being done under
the Pradhan Mantri
Gram Sadak Yojana, he
asked to give priority to
road expansion in the
Scheduled Castes domi-
nated areas and villag-
es having populations
of less than 250.
Chennai (Agencies):
Central intelligence
agencies have issued
warnings against the
possibility of former
cadres of the now-de-
funct Liberation Ti-
gers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE) trying to re-
group and carry out at-
tacks during the Tamil
Genocide Remem-
brance Day on May 18,
sources in the Tamil
Nadu Home Depart-
ment said.
The Tamil Genocide
Remembrance Day is
marked annually by the
Sri Lankan Tamils
on May 18, the date
on which the over
25-year-old Civil War in
the island nation ended
in 2009.
With Sri Lanka un-
dergoing the worst-ev-
er economic crisis
since it gained inde-
pendence in 1948 as
well as the recent vio-
lence that erupted in
the island nation, the
possibility of certain
Tamil groups, includ-
ing the former LTTE
cadres, regrouping and
planning attacks is
worrying the Indian in-
telligence agencies, the
sources told media.
The Delhi Police on Sat-
urday arrested Harish
Goel and his brother
Varun Goel, company
owners of the building
that caught on fire on
Friday. 27 people had
lost their lives in the in-
cident. An FIR has been
registered against them
under sections 304, 308,
120 and 34 of the Indian
Penal Code.
Delhi Fire Service
(DFS) officials said that
it is suspected that an
explosion in an AC may
have triggered the fire.
A network of individu-
als involved in cricket
betting in the Indian
Premier League (IPL)
influenced matches
held in 2019 based on in-
puts received from Paki-
stan, said the Central
Bureau of Investigation
(CBI) on Saturday, add-
ing that a case has been
filed in the matter.
“This network is in-
fluencing outcome of
Indian Premier League
matches based on in-
puts received from Paki-
stan. In the garb of bet-
ting related to IPL
matches, they are cheat-
ing the general public
by inducing them for
betting,” said the pre-
mier investigation
agency
.
The agency has listed
one Dileep Kumar,
based in Rohini, Delhi,
and Gurram Vasu and
GurramSatishfromHy-
derabad in its FIR as ac-
cused. For betting pur-
poses, the said network
opened bank accounts
using fake IDs in collu-
sion with unknown
bank officials, said the
central agency
.
Poonch (Agencies):
Former Jammu and
Kashmir Chief Min-
ister and National
Conference leader
Omar Abdullah on
Saturday slammed
the Centre for abro-
gating Article 370,
while reiterating his
stand that the move
was“unconstitution-
al and unlawful”.
Omar said, the
BJP leaders had
claimed about nor-
malcy in Kashmir
while scrapping Ar-
ticle370,butitdidn’t
happen. “They said
if we remove Arti-
cle 370, there would
be peace. I don’t see
it. Yesterday, our
brother (SPO Riyaz
Ahmad) was killed.
24 hours before that,
our brother (Rahul
Bhat) was shot in
his office.”
Udaipur (Agen-
cies): The Congress
said on Saturday that
the situation of the
Indian economy is a
source of grave con-
cern because foreign
exchange reserves
have dwindled, and
that economic poli-
cies must be re-set.
Mentioning that in
the ongoing ‘Chintan
Shivir’ the state of
the economy featured
prominently in the
deliberations, Chid-
bambaram, the con-
venor of the commit-
tee on economy said,
“Our group has 60
members.” Over the
course of four hours
yesterday, 37 mem-
bers voiced their
opinions. Today and
tomorrow, the de-
bates will continue.”
Thepartyhascome
to the conclusion that
the status of the In-
dianeconomyisquite
concerning. In the
last eight years, the
current government
has emphasised a
slowerrateof growth.
The government is
essentially fuelling
inflation with its bad
policies,”Chidambar-
am added, citing high
taxes on petrol and
diesel, high charged
prices, and high GST
tax rates as examples.
Govt fuelling rise of
inflation with
wrong policies: PC
P Chidambaram during a press conference in Udaipur on
Saturday. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
India on Saturday banned wheat exports.
JP Nadda arrives to pay floral tributes to martyr Sukhdev Thapar
at his ancestral home, in Ludhiana on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur.
CONGRESS CHINTAN SHIVIR
CBI says IPL
betting network
took inputs from
Pak, files case
Before the invasion,
Ukraine exported
4.5 million tonnes of
agricultural produce
per month through its
ports - 12 per cent of
the planet’s wheat, 15
per cent of its corn and
half of its sunflower oil.
But with the ports of
Odessa, Chornomorsk
and others cut off from
the world by Russian
warships, the supply
can only travel on con-
gested land routes. At
this critical juncture, G7
nations urged countries
around the world not to
take restrictive action
that could pile further
stress on the produce
markets.
WORLDWIDE
FOOD CRISIS
DEEPENS
Where is peace
promised after
abrogation of Art
370, asks Omar
Delhi Mundka
fire: Building
owners arrested
Looking at current situation, BJP
will soon form govt in Pb: Nadda
Anurag Thakur orders malnutrition
awareness campaign in Himachal
Intel agencies on high alert ahead of
Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day
Gupkar parties to meet
LG over KPs’ security
Srinagar (PTI): The
People’s Alliance for
Gupkar Declaration
(PAGD) has sought an
appointment with Jam-
mu and Kashmir Lieu-
tenant Governor Manoj
Sinha to raise the issue
of safety and security of
Kashmiri Pandits in the
valley, a spokesperson
said here on Saturday
.
Briefing reporters
outside the residence
of the PAGD president
Farooq Abdullah after
a meeting of the group,
spokesperson M Y Tari-
gami, said the killing
of Kashmiri Pandit
government employee
Rahul Bhat in Budgam
has shaken the Kash-
miri society.
Bhat, who had got the
job of a clerk under the
special employment
package for migrants in
2010-11, was gunned
downbyterroristsinside
the tehsil office in Cha-
doora town on Thursday
.
ED RAIDS IN BENGAL
B’deshi fugitive PK
Halder among six
arrested in Kolkata
Kolkata (ANI): As
many as six persons
including former
managing director of
NRBGlobalBankand
Reliance Finance
Limited Prashanta
Kumar Halder, also
known as PK Halder,
have been arrested
from North 24 Parga-
nas by Enforcement
Directorate, officials
said on Saturday
.
Proshanta Kumar
Halder has been pos-
ing himself as an In-
dian citizen in the
nameof Shibshankar
Halder after having
managed to fraudu-
lently obtain various
government identi-
ties like Ration Card,
Indian Voter ID card,
PAN and Aadhar
card.Thesamecaseis
with other associates
of Halder, the official
added.
“The ED has found
out that these Bangla-
desh nationals have
also managed to float
companiesinIndiaon
the basis of fraudu-
lentlyobtainedidenti-
ties and have even
purchased immova-
ble properties at vari-
ous places including
some posh areas in
Kolkata. Halder and
other associate per-
sons are accused in a
multi-million finan-
cial fraud in Bangla-
desh,” officials said.
PK Halder being escorted by ED officials.

NEWS
07
National Lok Adalat organised at
District Court Muzaffarnagar
was inaugurated by Chaman
Prakash, District Judge, and
Chairman of District Legal Services
Authority Muzaffarnagar on
Saturday. In his address at the
event, District Judge Chaman
Prakash said that the main
objective of Lok Adalat is to
provide easy, accessible, and
speedy justice to the litigants. He
added that mutual harmony can be
maintained if the litigants settle the
dispute among themselves through
mutual agreement and this also
helps save invaluable time.
Additional District Judge Shakti
Singh, nodal officer of Lok Adalat
in her address said that National
Lok Adalat has been organised to
realise the vision of “justice for all”.
She added that Lok Adalat is an
important platform that can be
used to settle disputes through
settlement and helps in getting
speedy justice to all involved. She
further added that in order to make
Lok Adalat a success, a meeting
was organised with thousands of
people in Muzaffarnagar district
wherein they were aware of the
benefits of Lok Adalat.
—First India Bureau
GOVT OFFICIAL,
VILLAGE HEAD
BOOKED FOR
GIVING
INADEQUATE
FODDER TO COW
IN SHELTER: DM
An UP government official
and a village head were
booked for committing alleged
cruelty against cows in the
village cowshed by not
providing an adequate amount
of fodder to the bovine, an
official said on Saturday. Amethi
District Magistrate Rakesh
Kumar Mishra said Assistant
Development Officer
(Panchayat) Deendayal Dubey
and Chanderiya village head
Mohammad Tufail were booked
after an inspection of the village
cow shelter in the Sangrampur
block of the district. The two
were booked under various
provisions of the Prevention of
Cruelty against Animal Act, he
said. The district magistrate
said on the inspection report by
the area nodal officer, show-
cause notices also have been
issued to various officials
including Chief Veterinary
Officer J P Singh of the district.
During the inspection, it was
found that the available fodder
was insufficient for the cattle
there, he said. “It was also
reported by the nodal officer
that the animals were not given
the required amount of fodder,”
he added. —PTI
COVID VAX COVERAGE CROSSES 32 CR LANDMARK
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh has become
the first state in India to
haveadministeredmore
than 32 crore doses of
Covid-19 vaccine.This is
another major land-
mark as the state con-
tinues to conduct one
of the most successful
vaccination campaigns
in the country since the
rollout of the mass im-
munisation drive.
As per data from
CoWin portal updated
till 12 pm on Saturday
at least 32.01 crore out
of the total 189 crore
doses administered in
the country are from
UP. Strengthening its
fight against the
Covid-19 pandemic, the
Uttar Pradesh govern-
ment is providing vac-
cination cover to all
children between 12 to
17 years of age in a
time-bound manner.
So far, over 2,34,32,056
children in the age
group of 15-17 and over
74,16,435 children in the
age group of 12-14 have
been administered vac-
cine doses in the state.
Committed to providing
additional protection
cover to the priority
group, Uttar Pradesh
started administering
booster shots (precau-
tion dose) to the front-
line and healthcare
workers as well as se-
nior citizens from Janu-
ary 10. Over 29.35 lakh
‘precaution doses’ have
been administered in
the state so far.
UP is followed by Maha-
rashtra with 16.60 crore
doses administered so
far. In terms of percent-
age, about 90% of the
adult population is fully
vaccinated and 100 per-
cent have received one
vaccine dose.
In the age category of
15-17, over 96% of the
children have received
at least one dose of the
vaccine. While over 70
percent in this age cate-
gory is fully vaccinated.
To speed up the vaccina-
tiondriveforchildrenin
the state, Yogi Aditya-
nath has also asked the
concerned officials to
ensure adequate avail-
ability of vaccine doses
in UP
. Aggressive Vacci-
nation is an integral
part of the comprehen-
sive strategy of the Yo-
gi-led UP government to
contain the pandemic,
along with adherence to
coronavirus- appropri-
ate behaviour.
The top 5 states with
most vaccinations are
UP- 32 crore, Maharash-
tra-16.60 crore, West
Bengal-13.93 crore, Bi-
har-13.02 crore, Madhya
Pradesh- 11.82 crore.
State likely to be fully vaccinated by May-end, according to the Government reports
FALL IN DAILY NEW COVID-19 CASES
CONTINUES IN STATE FOR THIRD DAY
Fall in daily new Covid cases continued for third
day on Saturday. “State tested 115288 Covid
samples in the past 24-hours among which 158
tested positive for Covid and till now 112744154
samples have been tested in the state,” said
Amit Mohan Prasad, additional chief secretary,
medical health. Among new cases Gautam Budha
Nagar reported 44 new cases, Gaziabad 43 and
Lucknow 16. Till now 2077564 Covid cases and
23513 deaths have been reported in the state.
STATE SIZZLES
A deserted road outside Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on a hot and humid summer
afternoon with no respite from scorching sun in days to come in Lucknow on Saturday.
Gyanvapi dispute: Partial survey done
amid tight security, rest to resume today
Janardan Misra
Varanasi: After
Court’s orders, 52 mem-
bers of both parties in-
cluding the advocate
general initiated a sur-
vey of Gyanvapi prem-
ises again amidst huge
security. It was report-
ed that the team has
completed a survey of
more than half premis-
es and gathered evi-
dence from there.
The survey team
members also entered
the premises after secu-
rity checks with all the
electronic equipment
except cameras, as they
were not allowed by the
court inside the prem-
ises. The team mem-
bers confirmed that re-
maining survey of the
premises will be com-
pleted in the next 2
days. The plaintiff
and other party mem-
bers along with their
lawyers, and district
administration offi-
cials were present
during the legal pro-
ceedings. The survey
proceedings of rest
premises will begin on
Sunday morning at 8,
Kaushal Raj Sharma,
district magistrate un-
derlined. Raees Ah-
mad, advocate Anju-
man Intejamia Com-
mittee said the proceed-
ing of the commission
was completed in a
peaceful manner.
A Survey of the left
premises will be com-
pleted tomorrow, he
pointed out adding that
both parties coordinat-
ed for the legal proceed-
ings. Earlier, Court had
ordered to complete a
survey of the premises
by May 17 and dis-
missed the plea of Ma-
sajid committed to
changing the advocate
commissioner.
3 die, two
injured in
road
mishap in
Bahraich
First India Bureau
Bahraich: Three
persons lost their
lives while two
others were se-
verely injured in a
head-on collision
between two cars
near Rajwapur on
Nanpara-Lakhim-
pur national high-
way. Police sourc-
es here said that
five friends were
heading towards
Lucknow from Mi-
hipurva when
their vehicle
dashed into SUV
coming from the
opposite side near
Rajwapur on Nan-
para-Lakhimpur
national highway
.
It was reported
that Dharmpal
(21) and Tirath-
ram (37) died on
the spot in the ac-
cident while Vi-
nod (30), Ramu
(25), and the driv-
er of the vehicle
were severely in-
jured. Later Vi-
nod succumbed to
his injuries
during treat-
ment. Mean-
while, the SUV
driver escaped
from the spot af-
ter the incident.
Police have regis-
tered a case
against the un-
identified ac-
cused and further
investigations are
underway.
Assets of mafia
turned politician
seized in Saharanpur
First India Bureau
Saharanpur: Police
have taken action
against former MLC
and mafia Hazi Iqbal
alias Balla under the
Gangster act and seized
his assets. Alishaan, son
of Hazi Iqbal was arrest-
ed on Friday while as-
sets of more than 100
crores were confiscated
under proceedings of
the Gangster act.
The police team along
with senior administra-
tive officials confiscat-
ed more than 125 prop-
erties worth Rs 107
crore of Hazi Iqbal.
Hazi Iqbal had gath-
ered huge assets in ille-
gal mining and land
encroaching. Police
registered a case
against Hazi and his
relatives under the
Gangster Act and after
legal proceedings, his
assets were confiscat-
ed. Earlier police had
seized properties in the
name of Nassem, ser-
vant of Hazi Iqbal.
The state government
has formed SIT to probe
all matters related to
Hazi Iqbal and his rela-
tives. Hazi Iqbal was
BSP MLC and he has
huge properties, col-
leges, and sugar mills in
Saharanpur, Lakhim-
pur Kheri, Gorakhpur,
Sitapur. Several crim-
inal cases of under-
wood smuggling, illegal
mining, land encroach-
ment, and threatening
charges were registered
against Hazi Iqbal and
further investigations
are still underway
.
ATS Commandos conduct ‘Anti-Hijacking Drill’ in Lko Metro train
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The securi-
ty agencies on Satur-
day conducted a spe-
cial security exercise
in Metro Depot situat-
ed at Transport Nagar
with an objective to
successfully operate
the evacuation of com-
muters in case of hi-
jacking and thwart any
terrorist attack.
The commandos of
the Anti-Terrorism
Squad (ATS) and train-
ees of Special Security
Force (SSF) along with
security personnel of
Lucknow Metro jointly
participated in this ex-
ercise. The drill mainly
centered around activi-
ties like retaking con-
trol of the hijacked
Metro train, entering
inside the train, evacu-
ating commuters safe-
ly, and neutralising the
terrorists in a form of
operation.
As the Metro net-
work usually passes
through the central
part, connecting
all-important corners
of the city, its security
is vital and remains a
top priority.
It should be noted
that, while ATS is a
highly trained anti-ter-
rorist squad, SSF is a
newly formed force for
the security of Metro
rail and various import-
ant institutions. The
training of SSF person-
nel is currently being
done in Sitapur, and
they will be later de-
ployed for the security
of Metro rail.
2 held for trapping youth in fake rape case
First India Bureau
Moradabad: Police
have arrested two mis-
creants who trapped
their rival in a fake rape
case over a land dispute.
Akhilesh Bhadauria,
superintendent of po-
lice (city) said that
Rajesh Tyagi had a dis-
pute with Sonu Tyagi
over land purchasing.
Rajesh along with ac-
complices Luvi Sadd-
am trapped Sonu in a
fake rape case. Police
held Rajesh and Luvi
while Saddam is still on
the run. The accused
hired a girl from Agra to
make false accusations
against Sonu but during
police investigations,
the matter was exposed.
The girl told police
that Rajesh Tyagi, Luvi,
and Saddam had prom-
ised her a job in Morad-
abad and forced her to
file a complaint against
Sonu Tyagi. Police have
launched a manhunt for
escaped criminal Sadd-
am and further investi-
gations are underway
.
4 die in road mishap in Etawah
First India Bureau
Etawah: 4 persons died
while 3 others were se-
verely injured when a
vehicle rammed into a
tractor-trolley near
Makhanpur village in
the Sirsaganj area. Po-
lice sources said that 4
friends were returning
from a marriage cere-
monyinMainpuriwhen
their vehicle rammed
into a tractor-trolley
near Makhanpur vil-
lage. Dheeraj, Ankit,
Neeraj, and Tejpal died
on the spot while tractor
driverDinesh,Jagdessh,
and Shivram Singh re-
ceived severe injuries.
The injured have been
admitted to the hospital.
Security personnel move towards Gyanvapi Masjid complex, for
a videographic survey, in Varanasi, Saturday.
The commandos of ATS and trainees of SSF along with security
personnel of Lucknow during the joint exercise on Saturday.
NATIONAL LOK
ADALAT
ORGANISED WITH
A VISION OF
‘JUSTICE
FOR ALL’
—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE

08
2NDFRONT
If you decide that all experiences are
actually arches to build upon, soon
you will have a tall building.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court has
stayed the issuance of
eligibility certificates
to B.Ed degree holders
who have passed the Ut-
tar Pradesh Teacher
Eligibility Test (UPT-
ET). A Single Bench of
Justice Siddharth
passed this order while
hearing a petition filed
by Prateek Mishra And
4 Others.
The writ petition has
been filed praying for
direction to the respon-
dent no 3 not to declare
the result of B.Ed qual-
ified candidates, who
appeared in the Uttar
Pradesh Teacher Eligi-
bility Test (Primary
Level), 2021, which was
held on 23.01.2022 in the
first meeting, in light
of the fact that B.Ed de-
gree holders have been
declared ineligible for
appointment to the post
of Assistant Teacher in
primary schools (Class-
es I to V) by the Rajas-
than High Court on
25.11.2021, rendering
declaration of their re-
sult futile.
The Petitioners No 1
and 2 have Diploma in
Elementary Education
(D. El. Ed.) degrees and
Teacher Eligibility
Test (TET) certificate
and Petitioners No 3 to
5 have cleared Basic
Teacher Certificate
(B.T.C.) (correspon-
dence) and Teacher El-
igibility Test (TET).
All the petitioners
are qualified to apply
for the Assistant Teach-
er in Junior Basic
Schools as per NCTE
Notifications.
Taniya Pandey,
Counsel for the peti-
tioner submitted that,
by virtue of Notifica-
tion of the NCTE dated
28.06.2018, B.Ed candi-
dates, who were earlier
ineligible for appoint-
ment to the post of As-
sistant Teacher in pri-
mary schools (classes I
to V) were made “eligi-
ble, subject to acquir-
ing eligibility. The No-
tification dated
28.06.2018 was chal-
lenged before the Ra-
jasthan High Court in
Rajendra Singh Choti-
ya another v The Na-
tional Council for
Teachers Education
others.
New Delhi(ANI): The
Enforcement Director-
ate (ED) has filed a Sup-
plementary Prosecu-
tion complaint against
two leaders of the Popu-
lar Front of India (PFI)
under the provisions of
the Prevention of Mon-
ey Laundering Act, 2002
(PMLA) before the Spe-
cial PMLA Court, Luc-
know with a prayer for
awarding punishment
to the accused.
Cognizance of the of-
fence of money laun-
dering has been taken
by the Court.
Earlier, a Prosecution
Complaint had been
filed by the ED on Feb-
ruary 6, 2021, against
five office bearers/
members of PFI and its
student wing Campus
Front of India. Cogni-
zance of the offence of
money laundering was
taken by the Court
against all the accused,
an official statement by
the law enforcement
agency said.
The Supplementary
Prosecution Com-
plaint has been filed
against PFI leaders
Abdul Razaq Peediyak-
ka and Asharaf Khad-
ir who, in association
with other PFI leaders
and members associat-
ed with overseas enti-
ties were developing a
residential project –
Munnar Villa Vista
Project (MVVP) at
Munnar, Kerala with a
motive to launder mon-
ey collected from for-
eign countries as well
as within the country
and to generate funds
for PFI to finance its
radical activities.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Additional
Secretary Nitishwar
Kumar, 1996 Batch UP
Carder, has been em-
paneled in the Govern-
ment of India.
Kumar is presently
principal secretary to
Lieutenant Governor
of Jammu and Kash-
mir Manoj Sinha.
Additional Secretar-
ies IAS V Hekali Zhim-
omi of 1996 batch and
IAS M Devraj of 1996
batch have also been
empaneled in the Gov-
ernment of India.
HCbanonIssuingcertificateto
TET pass BEd degree holders
The validity of
TET certificate
was earlier 5
years, but now
the govt has
made for life
—PICTURE FOR REPRESENTATION
THE COURT NOTED
Rajasthan High Court,
Judgment dated
25.11.2021, passed in
the aforesaid case, set
aside the Notification
dated 28.06.2018 and
held that B.Ed degree
holders could not be
eligible for appointment
to the post of Teacher
at the primary school
level (classes I to V).
It has been submitted
that in the State of U.P,
the state govt has not
considered the judg-
ment of the Raj HC and
the results of U.P.T.E.T
Counsel for the petition-
er further submitted that
it is for the state govt
to issue appropriate
notification.
DGP MEETS IFS TRAINEES
Seven trainee IFS officers of 2021 batch met acting DGP Devendra Singh Chauhan at DGP
Headquarters on Friday. The trainee IFS officers include Sadaf Chaudhary, Apala Mishra,
Garima Nautiyal, Divya Akhouri, Srishti, Abhishek Katiyar and Ashish Kumar Verma. ADG BP
Jogdand was also present during the meeting.
Chargesheet against 2 PFI leaders
Refusal to appoint married
daughter in quota quashed
GOVERMENT OF INDIA
EMPANELS 3 IAS OFFICERS
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court has
quashed the order re-
fusing to give ap-
pointment to the mar-
ried daughter of the
Executive Engineer
of Electricity Corpo-
ration, Bareilly in the
dependent quota of
the deceased.
A Single Bench of
Justice Ajit Kumar
passed this order
while hearing a peti-
tion filed by Ankita
Saxena. By means of
the writ petition filed
under Article 226 of
the Constitution, the
petitioner has as-
sailed the order
passed by the respon-
dent whereby, the
claim of the petition-
er for compassionate
appointment has
come to be rejected on
the ground that the
applicant is a mar-
ried daughter of the
deceased employee.
Counsel for the pe-
titioner submitted
that the controversy
involved in the case is
no more res integra
as the Court has
passed order in an
identical matter bear-
ing Writ on 29.03.2022.
Counsel for the re-
spondents does not
dispute the legal
preposition discussed
in the above order.
—FILE PHOTO
Nitishwar Kumar V Hekali Zhimomi M Devraj
WHY IS NITISH A
‘COMPULSION’ FOR
BJP?
The BJP is already
gearing up for the
2024 general elections,
so the Saffron Party’s
effort to somehow ‘per-
suade’ Nitish Kumar is
going on these days.
Many state BJP leaders
were openly engrossed
in peddling a rhetoric
against Nitish Kumar,
due to which, Nitish
was reportedly angry
with the BJP. The party
High Command has en-
trusted the responsibil-
ity of persuading Nit-
ish to Dharmendra
Pradhan. Thus, Prad-
han suddenly reached
Patna to meet Nitish,
and if sources are to be
believed, the two lead-
ers talked for hours in a
‘closed room.’ Nitish
has been assured by the
BJP High Command
that “he will run the
government in Bihar on
his own terms, and
there will be no inter-
ference from the BJP’s
side.” Nitish has de-
manded replacement of
two people, one of them
is from the BJP i.e. State
President Sanjay Jaisw-
al whom Nitish doesn’t
like at all the other
person is the State As-
sembly Speaker Vijay
Kumar Sinha. Nitish
has been assured that
these two will be re-
placed in times to come.
It is said that Pradhan
has told Nitish that
‘Jaiswal will be re-
placed after the Presi-
dential election.’ Sourc-
esrevealthatBJPwants
to place a young leader
from a ‘forward com-
munity’ on the position
of State Chief and
Vivek Thakur, who is
CP Thakur’s son and
hails from Bhumihar
community, could be
the new BJP State Chief
for Bihar. In the recent
past, Tejashwi Yadav
has succeeded in break-
ing the traditional Bhu-
mihar vote bank of BJP
,
and this time in the Leg-
islative Council elec-
tions, three Bhumihar
leaders have won the
election on Tejashwi’s
initiative. The BJP is
also worried that if Nit-
ish is left open, he may
join hands with Lalu
again like in 2015,
which could eclipse the
BJP’s prospects in Bi-
har in the 2024 general
elections.
‘MAHARAJ’ IN A NEW
AVATAR
Several ministers of
the Modi govern-
ment are extremely ac-
tive on social media,
but it seems that Jyoti-
raditya Scindia, who
has shifted to the BJP,
is different. Recently, a
passenger, who was
travelling by a SpiceJet
plane, boarded the
plane and found that
his window was
partially damaged.
He immediately
clicked a photo of
that broken window
and tagged Civil
Aviation Min-
ister i.e. Scin-
dia on Twit-
ter and
wrote that ‘this is a se-
rious security lapse.’
Scindia saw the tweet
and immediately took
the top most SpiceJet
officials on the line.
The Minister gave clear
instructions that ‘till
the time window is not
fixed, the aircraft will
not takeoff ’. The com-
pany officials tried to
make the Minister un-
derstand their point
that the window glass
has a minor damage
and they will get it
fixed. But Scindia
didn’t agree, as a re-
sult, the airline had to
send its engineers on
that runway itself to
get the window re-
paired. The entire pro-
cess took 10-12 hours,
and only then the plane
was allowed to take-
off from there. Af-
ter this, the Min-
ister has instruct-
ed that after
checking all the
aircraft of this
airline, a re-
port should
be sent to
him.
WHO IS POOJA
SINGHAL ?
Jharkhand’s IAS of-
ficer, Pooja Singhal
is a picture of the de-
sired mixture of politics
and bureaucracy
, which
tries to tell to what ex-
tent the bureaucracy it-
self is involved in it,
showing the path of cor-
ruption to the leaders.
In Jharkhand, when the
so-called honest Chief
Minister of BJP was ‘in
power’, Pooja Singhal
used to ‘have her say’.
Although Pooja has
been the mastermind
behind countless scams,
but when there was a
massive MGNREGA
scam in Khunti, an in-
quirycommitteewasset
up regarding the in-
volvement of ‘Madam
IAS.’ That committee
was headed by the then
CS of Jharkhand, Ra-
jbala Verma and Princi-
pal Secretary AP Singh,
who gave a clean chit to
Pooja Singhal in this
matter. While Nidhi
Khare, who was a Secre-
tary in the government,
openly opposed giving a
clean chit to Pooja. To-
day
, Nidhi Khare is post-
ed in New Delhi and
Nidhi’s husband Amit
Khare, who is also an
IAS officer, is a very
powerful officer in the
PMO. It should be noted
that during that period,
there were serious alle-
gations of corruption
on Rajbala Verma and
AP Singh and then the
PMO had asked Raghu-
bar Das to get both Ver-
ma and Singh investi-
gated. But Raghubar
Das, a master in side-
lining ‘trouble’, sup-
pressed the matter
with some clever
moves. Hemant Soren
has been a target of
BJP since the be-
ginning and
Pooja Sin-
ghal had become an im-
portant member of He-
mant’s kitchen cabinet,
so preparations are be-
ing made to ‘target’ Sor-
enaswell,onthepretext
of Singhal. As for
Raghubar Das, he was
thrashing his hands and
feet to come to the Rajya
Sabha, his eyes were
also on the CM’s chair. It
is said that the ED in its
rigorous interrogation,
hasuncoveredmanyim-
portant secrets from
Pooja Singhal. It has
also been revealed that
Singhal had made her
relationship a little too
sweet through the ‘ban-
iya connection’ with
Raghubar Das.
THE REAL CONCERN
OF CHINTAN SHIVIR
Many senior party
leaders were ab-
sent from Congress’s
Chintan Shivir in
Udaipur as they weren’t
even invited to the
camp. Congress has its
own government in Ra-
jasthan and Chhattis-
garh, besides, it is
involved in
c o a l i t i o n
g o v e r n -
ments in
M a h a -
rashtra
Jharkhand. None of the
ministers in these gov-
ernments were invited
to the Chintan Shivir.
Even working presi-
dents of state units
many party spokesper-
sons were also not in-
vited. Everyone was
perplexed as to who had
prepared the list of in-
vitees? Leaders like
Jignesh Mevani and
Kanhaiya Kumar may
not have got any post in
the party, but both of
them are very dear to
Rahul, so they were in-
vited to the camp. Me-
vani is an independent
MLA from Gujarat,
many Congressmen
were surprised to see
him at the camp, how-
ever, he is close to Rahul
and hence, was given an
invitation. Sonia Gan-
dhi was also aware of
this camaraderie,
which she referred to in
her inaugural address
and said, “Many party
leaders wanted to stay
in this camp, but due to
some reasons, we have
had to limit our partici-
pation. But I am sure
that these leaders will
understand our com-
pulsions. I
want to tell them that
just by not being pre-
sent in Udaipur, their
role or ability in the or-
ganisation has not been
devalued.”
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
POOJA SINGHAL
SONIA GANDHI
NITISH KUMAR
JYOTIRADITYA SCINDIA

THE SCORCHING SUMMER JUST GOT HOTTER AS FIRST INDIA WELCOMES ALL
THE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN TO REGISTER FOR THE FIRST MISS INDIA SEASON 2,
AN INITIATIVE OF JAGDEESH CHANDRA WHICH HAS CHANGED THE
WORLD OF BEAUTY PAGEANTS, GLAMOUR AND ENTERTAINMENT!
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irst Miss India,
an initiative of
J a g d e e s h
C h a n d r a ,
launched its
Season 2 on 27
Aprilinaglam-
orous affair in Mum-
bai. After the huge
success of Season 1
which culminated on
Oct 31, 2021 in Goa
with the crowning of
Pearl Agarwal as
Miss First India’21
and Rayna Sikri as
First Miss India
Teen’21, the 2022
season was much
awaited by young
aspirants across
India. Season 2
promises to be
even more en-
riching,power-
ful, alluring
and fascinat-
ing with its
finale sched-
uled in Mum-
bai in the
first week of
October and auditions
across India, before
that.
Anjali Khandal has
been selected as the
Face of First Miss In-
dia, the young innocent
beauty from Rajasthan
is the symbol of the
lakhs of young girls
who hope to make it big
in the world of enter-
tainment and glamour.
This is the promise of
FirstIndiathroughthis
all-India Beauty Pag-
eant and the vision of
Jagdeesh Chandra to
bring opportunity and
employment to the
doorstep of all deserv-
ing candidates.
The interest antenna
among young beauties
perked up even more
by the two major an-
nouncements by
Jagdeesh Chandra that
the Winners of the
First Miss India will
not be under any exclu-
sive contract and thus
will be free to partici-
pate in any pageant or
event; and the second
that the participants of
Season 1 (except for the
winners Pearl and Ray-
na) are welcome to try
a second time for the
coveted crown.
First Miss India Sea-
son 2 will be curated by
Blanckanvas Media
and the finale will be
choreographed by Pari-
mal Mehhta.
Apart from cash in-
centives, and gorgeous
crowns by SVAR Fine
Jewellery
, the winners
will also win Brand en-
dorsements and SM in-
fluencer contracts, cal-
endar shoots and more.
The First Season wit-
nessed Supermodel
and influencer Hina
Khan, celebrity Fash-
ion Designer Ken
Ferns, Actress, VJ and
supermodel Deepti Gu-
jral, Supermodel and
Miss Universe
India 2015 first
runner up
Natasha As-
sadi as the
jury
.
W i t h i n
two weeks
of online
r e g i s t r a -
tions being
o p e n e d
(https://
www.first-
m i s s i n -
dia.in) en-
tries have
a l r e a d y
crossed
1000 plus
with the
highest
numbers
coming in
from Mum-
bai and Delhi,
though Banga-
lore and Chan-
digarh are fol-
lowing closely
.
Audition in
Mumbai will be
held in the first
week of July
with Jaipur,
Pune, Bangalore,
Chandigarh, Del-
hi, Indore, Kolkata
and Ahmedabad
planned by the end
of August. Keep
watching this
space for the
upcoming
gala event
toannounce
the star-stud-
ded jury for
the auditions.
F
BIENVENUE
BELLES FILLES
ANITA HADA
anita.hada@firstindianews.com
Jagdeesh Chandra with the winners of First Miss India Season 1. From left Rayna Sikri (Winner First Miss India Teen), Mrunmayi Barve (First Miss India Teen 2nd Runner up),
Pearl Agarwal (Winner First Miss India), Lekh Uthaiah (First Miss India 2nd Runner up), Shreya Gupta (First Miss India 1st Runner up) and Shubhi Dhaneta (First Miss India Teen 1st Runner up)
Anjali Khandal and Natasha Assadi Hina Khan and Deepti Gujral
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
LUCKNOW, SUNDAY,
MAY 15, 2022

10
ETC
t is amazing and par-
tial to remain a stu-
dent of English litera-
ture and not know
one’sindigenoustradi-
tion and current writ-
ings in Hindi which is
our mother tongue. It’s like
being an anglophile with a
passionwithnoculturalback-
ground to support one as a
scholar or lover of language.
The knowledge equips one to
know one’s strengths. It saves
one from sustaining a coloni-
al mindset. Why does A Ra-
bindraNathTagorestandtall
even today amongst world
literati? It’s because he knew
the Indian historical and cul-
tural strengths and felt sec-
ond to none during the Brit-
ish Raj in terms of being a
poet. In fact Shanti Niketan,
the university has a unique
position in the world of aca-
demics as it was so holistic in
its approach then. It was
grounded in India while nur-
turing a universal out-
look too. It is
with this in
mind that I am
i n t r o d u c i n g
Surya Bala, an
eminent Hindi
writer who be-
lieved in the in-
nate and deep val-
ues a woman gave
to her home and
society
. She started
writing as an adolescent and
was published first in well-
known journal ‘ Dainik Aaj’
as a teenager. She narrates
how as a young reader she
had written a critique of a
story in Sarika, an eminent
literary magazine. Kamlesh-
warwhowastheeditorof the
magazine and later became
the Director-General of
Doordarshanhadappreciated
her writing skills and in a let-
ter written in his hand had
asked her to do creative writ-
ingtoo.Sincethenherfiction-
al pieces, satire and novels
have been published in ‘Sari-
ka’, ‘Hans’ and ‘Dharmyug’
and so many other prestig-
ious publications. Her first
novel ’Mere Sandhipatr’
whichmeansthecompromis-
es,theoliveleavesinone’slife,
was published in 1975. Since
then Her other novels have
been ‘Subah ke Intazar tak
(The Wait till Morning);
Yamini Katha (The Night’s
Story); Deekshant, (The In-
duction); Agni Pankhi (The
Wingsof Fire)havebeenpub-
lishedbyeminentPublication
Houses. As a satirical writer,
she was awarded The Hari
ShankarParsaiAwardforthe
genre. Besides she has re-
ceived iconic awards like
Vagdevi Puruskar, Priya-
darshini Award and Ghan-
shyam Das Saraf Award for
excellence in writing. Many
of her stories have been tele-
vised and made into films.
Shehas150workstohercred-
it and has completed 50 years
asawriter.Shetoldthewriter
rather shyly that she has
completed fifty years of
creative writing and Pa-
khi, a famous literary
magazine has devoted
itsMay2022issuetoher.
Surya Bala’s books are
either women-centric
or talk of the struggle
of the poorer sections
of societywhoforsake
their homes in sub-
urbs and far off villages
to fulfil the dreams of a
brighter future. The migra-
tionof apoorfarmer‘ssonsto
a metro city is so much akin
to the aspirational passage of
a middle class profes-
sional to a foreign
land. Their strug-
gles, alienation and
memories of the
homelandaresimilar.
This alienation some-
where connects with
the shift a woman has
to undergo after her
marriage. Her satirical
work is incisive and of-
fers critical commen-
taryonIndiandemocracyand
society and it gives a sad nar-
rative of the way we take the
human tragedies. With all the
female characters thronging
her writings she is not an
Avant Guard feminist with
sharp divides. Her female
charactersarefree-mindedyet
not ultra-revolutionary
. They
are sensitive to the values of a
home and work around build-
ing an entity for themselves.
Thewriterisaccusedof being
anon-feminist.SuryaBalathe
writer laughs these away as
she does not believe in demol-
ishing social structures to re-
build new ones. A certain si-
lent revolution exists in her
narratives that bring out the
ironiesanddichotomiesof the
male-dominated world. Still
another recurring theme in
herwritingsisthatof shifting
-themigrationof thelabourer
to a sterile metro city
, the mi-
gration of an ambitious pro-
fessional from a humble back-
ground to the land of Dreams,
anAmerica,AustraliaorEng-
land. ‘Venu Ki Diary’ and ‘
Ag-
nipankhi’ exemplify this. It
amazes a reader how Surya
Bala can capture the most
fleeting emotions of a labour-
er, a household help, a house-
wife living with unrealized
aspirations and a widowed
motherwithdreamstoseeher
son becoming a Babuji. She
uses her command over re-
gional language and imagery
most aptly to portray the two
worlds- the shiny
, rich, glossy
world of the affluent and the
world of the regional expatri-
ates existing on the
side in Jhuggi and
jhopad pattis.
Her characters
are deprived yet
not crushed. They
stand as protago-
nistsof therecent
migratory shift
the labourers of
our country did
duringtheCovid
pandemic. The unforget-
table image of the labourers
walking on foot to their vil-
lages thousands of miles
awayisinsyncwithwhatthis
writer had written years ago.
The image stands stark and
dark against Covid borne cir-
cumstances.Evenwhenthou-
sands of labourers perished
onwaytotheirhomesorthey
finally reached their homes,
a comment on the divide be-
tween the rich and the poor
dug itself deep into the na-
tion’s psyche. The ever com-
plaining affluent and the
barely complaining poor, the
reality of keeping the pre-
tence of being respectable
brings to the fore the deep so-
cialcomplexesweallnurture.
A tragic scenario is enacted
silently behind closed doors,
the fake smiles, social fronts
that deny the impoverish-
ment, empty stomachs and a
hopeless future wasted in
making two ends meet. The
comment on the human situ-
ations emerges rather than
stated. The inherent cruelty
of social and political reality
is undeniable in Surya Bala’s
works. The onlooker, the
news watcher, the reader and
the consumer, in short, We
have all come to realize the
tragedy our system causes.
Jai Shankar, the protagonist
of the novel Agnipankhi is
disillusioned, poor and de-
feated yet he keeps claiming
to be a winner in his mind.
JaiShankar’smother’sdeath
is the death of a dream. It is
avividsymbolof arecurring
tragedy enacted in poorer
homes in our country
. Read-
ing and grasping reality
through fiction does make a
reader a more empathetic
person. Surya Bala has
achieved a prime position in
literature today yet she re-
mainscuriouslyunambitious
to put it differently
, she is not
ready to make an effort to be
recognized. She is too proud
toapproachpowersthatbefor
an award. She remains the
messiah of the deprived
though she has a substantial-
lycomfortablelifeinMumbai
where she lives with her hus-
band. Her popularity rests in
thefactthatsheisread,appre-
ciated and published widely
.
(The article is based on an
intimate conversation the
writer had with Surya Bala
when she was in Jaipur re-
centlytoreceiveanawardand
facilitate the function).
I
DR MRIDUL BHASIN
Writer, and social activist
F
A
C
E
O
F
T
H
E
D
A
Y
HARSHIL KALIA, Model
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Rewards and
recognition
will come your
way for your
involvement in a
social endeavour.
It’s a very good
day to take
calculated risks
in financial matters. Those suffering
from chronic ailments may find
remarkable improvement in their health
with home remedies.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
It is a good
day to confess
your love as the
stars appear
favourable
for a positive
reply. Your sole
dependency on
friends may fail
to bring any respite from loneliness
today. The sound financial health of
businessmen would enable them to give
monetary benefits to employees.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You will succeed
in resolving
disputes with
family members,
and normalizing
ties. You will
remain much
in demand
on the social
front. You need to stand by a romantic
partner during testing times to make the
relationship stronger. Seek the opinion
of an expert.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
A sound
monetary
position would
enable you to
keep pace with
changing times.
Avoid raising
controversial
issues at
home to maintain harmony. Successful
implementation of new ideas and projects
would add to your prestige on the
professional front.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Develop good
adaptability
to handle the
pressurized
situation on a
professional
front. Paying
special attention
to planning your
career would give you immense joy. You
are likely to get clearance or approval for
your construction plans. You find things
moving in the way you want them.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Distant relatives
may drop in for
a surprise visit.
Investment in
antiques and
jewellery would
bring handsome
financial
gains. On the
professional front, recognition for good
work would motivate you to work harder.
Those awaiting an affirmation on the
romantic front are to get lucky today.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Avoid being
indulgent in
your spending
to balance
the budget.
Continue to put
in efforts at work
and you will
see promising
opportunities coming your way. A
matrimonial match for siblings will bring
happiness to the entire family. You will
get a good price for your property.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Chances of
being misled
by competitors
in business are
high, so remain
alert. You may
get a chance to
pursue an old
hobby. Health
tips from an expert will enable you to
get closer to your fitness goals. Your
generous behaviour would enable you to
enjoy lovely moments with your family.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Don’t give a firm
commitment
in financial
matters before
considering
the viability
of the project.
You succeed
in completing
an important project well before the
deadline. Disagreements on the family
front are foreseen. Be careful about the
legal apprehensions.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Senior
management will
be appreciative
of your creative
input on the
professional
front. 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.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Yoga would
help in raising
energy levels
and improving
your metabolism.
Some of you
are going to
experience
emotional
fulfilment on the romantic front.
Emphasize domestic affairs to enhance
domestic tranquillity and harmony.
Associate yourself with social groups.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Your hard work
and dedication
are likely to
be noticed
by seniors,
paving way
for promotion
or increment.
Better to consult
an expert in financial matters before
investing. The family will be supportive of
my career aspirations. A promising day
overall as you stay in limelight.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
SURYA BALA THE WRITER:
SURYA BALA THE WRITER:
A PERSPECTIVE
A PERSPECTIVE
ON HUMAN
ON HUMAN
CONDITION
CONDITION

t’s easy to say, “I
love my family,”
but family love is
about more than
these simple
words. Family
love is a special
type of love that comes
with its unique feel-
ings, behaviors, chal-
lenges, and rewards.
Once you understand
what it truly is, you can
learn how to build fam-
ily relationships by
genuine love and care.
Every year, on May
15, the International
Day of the Family is
celebrated throughout
the World.
Family is the basic
unit of society. This
day provides an oppor-
tunity to raise aware-
ness about the issues
related to the families
and to increase knowl-
edge about the social,
economic and demo-
graphic processes that
affect them. This day
provides an opportu-
nity to promote aware-
ness of issues relating
to families and to in-
crease the knowledge
of the social, econom-
ic and demographic
processes affecting
families.
The importance of
family love for emotion-
al wellbeing cannot be
underestimated. The
quality of family love
experienced by a per-
son affects them all the
way from infancy
through adolescence
into adulthood. Love, as
it occurs in the context
of family, is unlike any
other. Your family mem-
bers are the people you
surround yourself with
the most, who give your
life meaning, and who
you would do anything
for. They're the people
that you can't live with-
out, who you turn to
when something good
or bad happens.
Of course, this is
painting a perfect-
sounding picture when
no family is perfect.
You may have a
strained or negative re-
lationship with your
blood family or not
have any living family
that you know of, but
that does not mean you
can never experience
positive family love.
You may have past ex-
periences where you
received a lot of healthy
family love but don't
right now. If not, re-
member that you can
always choose who
your family is (at least
when you're old enough
to understand and
make that choice).
When one member
of a family experiences
a profound loss, the
other members of the
family are usually af-
fected by that person’s
distress. A family mem-
ber who has lost their
job or a friend typically
expresses their emo-
tion in some way,
whether they intend to
or not. Their behavior
might change, and they
may have less capacity
to manage daily living.
The other family mem-
bers feel the effects di-
rectly or indirectly.
Tedi Hai Par Meri Hai
FAMILY
HAVING SOMEWHERE TO GO
IS HOME. HAVING SOMEONE
TO LOVE IS FAMILY. AND
HAVING BOTH IS A BLESSING.
AS WE CELEBRATE
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
FAMILIES WITH THE 2022
THEME “FAMILIES AND
URBANIZATION”, CITY FIRST
BRINGS TO YOU SOME
HAPPENING PICTURES FROM
PEOPLE ACROSS RAJASTHAN
, DELHI,LUCKNOW AND
MUMBAI WHO STRONGLY
BELIEVE THAT “FAMILIES ARE
LIKE FUDGE – MOSTLY
SWEET WITH A FEW NUTS.”
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
I
It all starts with the
family, for better or
for worse. We all
have families, but
we don’t all think of
them in the same
ways, and they have
varying degrees of
influence on what we
become, sometimes
aligned, sometimes
not. I have been
blessed with a huge
loving family. We
make sure to stand
tall by each other’s
side in all the good
and bad times. I still
feel nostalgic each
time I go on a trip
with my family.

—SUSHILA JHALANI
Family means having someone to love you unconditionally in spite of you and your shortcomings. I am
blessed with two loving sons Abhay and Tanishq and my better half Pradeep. I live in a joint family where
we make sure that we celebrate every occasion together. The pandemic hit as a blessing in disguise for us.
We all got more close and could cherish small moments of life. —KAVITA KHANDELWAL
ETC
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