15062022_First India Lucknow.pdf

M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
will himself now be the
brand ambassador of
Uttar Pradesh’s flaghsip
One District-One Prod-
uct(ODOP)programme.
Special products pre-
pared by the skilled arti-
sans of UP will be gifted
to celebrities whom the
PM will meet during his
foreign visits.
The PM’s branding is
expected to give a boost
to ODOP exports with
UP government setting
a target to clock almost
`3 lakh crore of exports
from these products in
the next five years.
Famous products
from different districts
of the state have been
selected for PM’s visit
to different countries.
According to a senior
government official, a
proposal was sent to
the PMO to give gift
items to 14 countries.
The customised ODOP
products have been
shortlisted for 11 spe-
cific countries, accord-
ing to an Turn to P2
As UP’s ambassador, PM Modi to
carry ODOP products on foreign trips
PM Modi gifts an ODOP hamper in Varanasi. —FILE PHOTO
TOP BRAND
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A letter peti-
tion has been sent to
Chief Justice of India
N.V
. Ramana by former
judges of the Supreme
Court and High Courts
along with senior law-
yers urging the apex
court to urgently inter-
vene by taking suo motu
cognizance of state and
police violence against
protesters and the Mus-
lim community in Uttar
Pradesh.
The Chief Minister
of the Uttar Pradesh
state has reportedly of-
ficially exhorted offi-
cials “to take such ac-
tion against those
guilty that it sets an
example so that no one
commits a crime or
takes law into their
hands in future,” the
letter petition says.
It says that the CM of
Uttar Pradesh has di-
rected to invoke the Na-
tionalSecurityAct,1980,
and the Uttar Pradesh
Gangsters and Anti-So-
cial Activities (Preven-
tion) Act, 1986, on those
who are found guilty of
unlawful protests. The
letter says that this re-
mark of CM has given
strength to police for
committing atrocities
on the protestors.
It mentions that the
UP police have so far ar-
rested more than 300
persons and registered
FIRs against protesting
citizens, and there are
videos of young men in
police custody being
beaten with lathis and
houses of Turn to P3
Mettle of judiciary tested in such times:
Former judges write to CJI Ramana
STOPPING THE BULLDOZER
Police inspect for illegal structures in Atala area of Prayagraj.
CM TELLS MINISTERS:
NO STATEMENTS ON
NUPUR SHARMA
Lucknow: Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath has ad-
vised all his ministers to
stay away from rhetoric
on the Nupur Sharma
case, according to
sources. In the cabinet
meeting on Tuesday, CM
Yogi reportedly asked his
ministers to refrain from
commenting on any
controversial or sensitive
matter and stick to
development issues in
their public statements.
“There are people who
are taking advantage of
the situation and it is
hurting our efforts. So,
it has been conveyed to
all to refrain from further
comments on the Nupur
episode in order not to
fuel the row further. We
should instead focus on
our development work,”
said sources.
—PHOTO BY PTI
FATAL ACCIDENTS
6 KILLED, 14 INJURED IN ACCIDENT ON
BAREILLY-AGRA ROAD
FOUR LABOURERS KILLED IN BUS-TRUCK
COLLISION
Badaun (PTI): Six people were killed and 14 others
injured when the tractor-trolley they were travelling in
overturned and fell into a ditch after being hit by a tanker
on Bareilly-Agra road on Tuesday, police said. Some
families belonging to Auramai village under Moosazhag
area of the district had gone to take a dip in river Ganga
in a tractor-trolley this morning. While returning around
3 pm, a tanker hit their vehicle from behind in an attempt
to overtake it in Civil Lines police station area, Senior
Superintendent of Police OP Singh said.
Gorakhpur (PTI): Four labourers were killed and 29 others
injured after the bus they were travelling in rammed into
a stationary truck near Hata in Kushinagar district, police
said on Tuesday. The incident took place near the Baghnath
crossing on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
The bus, which was carrying 80 labourers from Madhopur
in Bihar to Patiala in Punjab, was speeding when it hit the
sand-laden truck. While two labourers died on the spot,
two others succumbed to their injuries at hospital.
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: A team of 3
officers from UP for
Paris from New Delhi
on Tuesday to attend
the Terminal Passenger
Expo 2022, with the aim
to promote civil avia-
tion in Uttar Pradesh
and to explore new pos-
sibilities in the sector.
The expo, which will
be held from June 15 to
June 22 in Paris, will be
attended by Shashi
Prakash Goyal, ACS
Civil Aviation & ACS to
CM, Kumar Harsh, Di-
rector Civil Aviation &
Special Secretary to
CM, and ex-IAS Dr
Arun Veer Singh, CEO
Noida International
Airport Limited
(NIAL).
3 UP OFFICERS FLY TO
PARIS FOR AVIATION EXPO
Arun Veer Singh Kumar Harsh SP Goyal
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PM DIRECTS GOVT DEPTS, MINISTRIES TO HIRE ON ‘MISSION MODE’ NATIONAL HERALD CASE:
QUESTIONING ON DAY 2
‘10 LAKH JOBS IN 18 MONTHS’
New Delhi (ANI): Re-
cruitment of 10 lakh
people be done by the
Government of India in
a mission mode in the
next 1.5 years, an-
nounced the Prime Min-
ister’sOfficeonTuesday
.
A tweet from the offi-
cial Twitter handle of
the Prime Minister’s of-
fice said, “PM @naren-
dramodi reviewed the
status of Human Re-
sources in all depart-
ments and ministries
and instructed that re-
cruitmentof 10lakhpeo-
plebedonebytheGovtin
a mission mode in next
1.5 years.” With this, the
Centre has set a deadline
for filling up 10 lakh va-
cancies by December
2023 for which all the re-
cruitments shall take
place within 18 months.
Amit Shah @AmitShah
The basis of new India is its
youth power. To empower
them, PM Modi is working
continuously. PM Modi
Ji’s directive to recruit 10
lakhs in a mission mode
in all government depart-
ments and ministries in 1.5
years will bring new hope
and confidence among the
youth. Thank you PM @
narendramodi ji for this. Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi
Just like 8 years ago, youths were promised
2 crore jobs every year, in the same way
now it is the turn of 10 lakh government jobs. This
is not a government of jumlas, it is a government of
‘maha jumlas’. The Prime Minister is not an expert in
creating jobs, but in making ‘News’ on jobs.
HOME MINISTRY
INITIATES STEPS
PM: YOGA ‘PERFECT BLEND
OF GYAAN, KARM & BHAKTI’
MODI TO CHAIR FIRST NAT’L
CONF OF CSS ON JUNE 16-17
The Union Home Ministry
on Tuesday said it has
initiated steps to fill up
vacancies in its various
departments on a “mission
mode”, in line with PM
Modi’s instructions to
recruit 10 lakh people in all
central government depart-
ments over the next year
and a half.
Ahead of the International Yoga
Day celebrations, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that
Yoga is a perfect blend of gyaan
(knowledge), karm (action) and
bhakti (devotion). He also said that
in a fast-paced world, Yoga offers a
much-needed calm.
PM Modi is all set to chair the ‘first
national conference of chief secretar-
ies’ in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala
city on June 16 and 17. The conference
will be held at HPCA stadium in the city
and will mark a significant step towards
further strengthening the partnership
between the Centre and the state govts.
ED grills Rahul Gandhi for
9 hours, asks to rejoin today
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
has been asked to ap-
pear again on Wednes-
day before the ED in a
money laundering case
linked to National Her-
ald newspaper. On day 2,
he was questioned for 9
hours. Gandhi arrived
at central probe agen-
cy’s office at 11:30 am
with his “Z+” category
security
.
Top Congress leaders
like Harish Rawat and
Randeep Singh Surjew-
ala were detained from
outside the Congress of-
fice as they tried march-
ing to ED’s office. Many
workers have also been
detained.
Earlier in the day,
Congress workers and
senior leaders were
seen in physical alterca-
tions with police and
security as they were
stopped from entering
the cordoned-off area.
Rahul Gandhi with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra prior to appearing before
the ED for the second consecutive day in New Delhi on Tuesday.
MEDIA RIGHTS — NEW HIGH FOR ‘BRAND IPL’
New Delhi: The IPL Media Rights e-auction is over and BCCI
secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter to announce the details of the
new valuation of the lucrative Indian Premier League. The total
amount for brand IPL stands at `48,390 cr according to Shah. P6
SHARAD PAWAR REJECTS DIDI’S OFFER
New Delhi: WB CM Mamata Banerjee met NCP chief Sharad
Pawar on Tuesday at his residence in Delhi. During the meet,
Mamata Banerjee asked Pawar to be opposition nominee for
presidential polls. NCP chief, however, declined the offer. P6
PARL’S MONSOON SESSION LIKELY IN JULY
New Delhi: Monsoon session of Parliament is likely to start
from July 18, date of polling for prez election, and conclude
by August 12. However, final call on this is yet to be taken.
‘LIFE EXPECTANCY IN LKO DOWN BY 9.5 YRS’
New Delhi: The 510 million residents of the Indo-Gangetic
plains stand to lose 7.6 years of life expectancy and
residents of Lucknow 9.5 years due to air pollution. P7
BSE SENSEX 52,693.57 153.13 | NSE NIFTY 15,732.10 42.30
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PM Modi begins Maha-
rashtra trip with visit
to Pune temple, hails
17th Century saint
Sant Tukaram. PM also
inaugurates renovated
‘Jal Bhushan’ build-
ing at Raj Bhavan in
Mumbai. More on P5
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
ED NEVER ASKED ABOUT SHAH’S SON: BV
Congress leader Srinivas BV was
detained by Delhi Police on Tuesday
for protesting over the ED probe against
Rahul Gandhi. Hitting out at the BJP, he
asked, “The ED never asked about Amit
Shah’s son, why?” More on P5
‘FUTURE READY SOLDIER’
New Delhi (ANI): Un-
ion Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh on Tues-
day said that the CCS
has taken a historic de-
cision by approving
transformative scheme
of ‘Agnipath’ wherein
Indian youth would be
granted an opportunity
to get inducted into the
Armed services.
Dept of Military Af-
fairs on Tuesday appre-
ciated govt’s decision-
for scheme for young-
sters to serve in regular
cadre of Armed Forces.
Rajnath Singh with Admiral R Hari Kumar, VR Chaudhari & Manoj Pande during a joint PC regarding
announcement of Agneepath Recruitment Scheme, at National Media Centre in Delhi on Tuesday.
 “AGNIPATH”, the
government’s new
scheme for armed
forces recruitment
plan announced
 Appointment of
the new CDS will
be made soon,
process for it is
underway: Singh
It would help to
train them for new
technologies and also
improve their health levels.
This scheme will increase
employment opportunities with
new skills in different sectors.
—Rajnath Singh,
Defence Minister
Agnipath scheme aims to make
the Army a future-ready fighting
force capable of meeting multiple
challenges across the full spectrum of conflict
and it will increase the technical threshold of
the Army by recruiting ‘Agniveers’ through
ITIs and other tech-institutes.
—Manoj Pande,
Indian Army Chief General
 More than 46,000
Agniveers will be recruited
this year for 4 years
 People between age of
17.5 years and 21 years
will be inducted to armed
forces — IA, IN and IAF
 Monthly salary of
`30,000 to `40,000, non-
contributory insurance
cover of `48 lakh
 On competition of
tenure, 25% of Agniveers
will be enrolled as regular
cadres for min 15 years
 `11.71 lakh to be given
as Seva Nidhi Package on
their exit, exempt from I-T,
no pensionary benefits
KEY FEATURES

UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022
02
‘DEVELOP UP AS
ORGANIC STATE’
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
stressed the need to
adopt organic and natu-
ral farming practices to
benefit the farmers and
develop the state as ‘Jai-
vik Pradesh(Organic
State)’.
While virtually ad-
dressing the 33rd foun-
dation day of UP Coun-
cil of Agricultural Re-
search on Tuesday,
Yogi Adityanath said,
“In the last 5 years, the
agriculture depart-
ment has played a key
role in promoting agri-
culture with technolo-
gy and also diversifica-
tion with its pro-
grammes. The biggest
challenge before is to
ensure chemical-free
farming at a lower
cost. For this, organic
farming should be
widely promoted and
adopted.”
He also congratulated
all the scientists, office
bearers associated with
UP Council of Agricul-
tural Research (UP-
CAR) on the occasion of
its 33rd foundation day
.
Stressing on the im-
portance of organic,
natural farming prac-
tices, Yogi exhorted the
need to create aware-
ness regarding them
being a means of low
cost, good production
and toxin free farming.
“For its encourage-
ment, I call upon all ag-
ricultural scientists, to
promote it, which will
not only help in increas-
ing the income of the
farmers manifold, but
will also provide a me-
dium to get rid of many
diseases,” he said.
Yogi said that the
state is setting up test-
ing labs at all divisional
headquarters, where
the process of certifica-
tion of seeds and pro-
duction is being done.
Govt’s dream project, Operation Kayakalp speeds up
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The prestig-
ious project of provid-
ing a facelift to govern-
ment schools – Opera-
tion Kayakalp by Uttar
Pradesh government–
is showing its impact.
These schools now have
smart classrooms, li-
braries, playgrounds,
toilets, and drinking
water amongst others.
Aiming at giving the
government schools a
facelift, the initiative is
yielding results. It is
noteworthy that UP gov-
ernment’s ‘Operation
Kayakalp’ that is aimed
at transforming the pri-
mary schools of the
state was started in
June 2018.’
Under Operation
Kayakalp, a dream pro-
ject of the UP govern-
ment, so far, among 19
basic facilities, 100 per-
cent schools have black
and green boards.
Around 96% of
schools have newly
painted walls. Safe and
clean drinking water is
available in 96% of
schools.
More than 94% of
schools in UP are satu-
rated with lights and
fans with electrically
safe wiring.
The initiative of Yogi govt to
transform govt schools has
started yeilding results
DEVELOPMENT TRACK
Government schools in ‘Kayakalp’ mode
SOLAR TO HELP
CM Yogi virtually addresses the 33rd foundation day of UP Council of Agricultural Research on
Tuesday. Source: Twitter
ON COW BASED NATURAL FARMING By completing the
irrigation projects
pending for de-
cades, in a time bound
manner, we brought
about massive change in
the lives of crop growers,”
—Yogi Adityanath,
Chief Minister
557.24L man
days created
for MGNREGA
workers
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In the
Yogi Government,
targets have been
set under the Ma-
hatma Gandhi Na-
tional Rural Em-
ployment Guaran-
tee Scheme (MGN-
REGA) for the year
2022-23.
The annual phys-
ical target of 2600
lakh man-days for
employment gener-
ation has been ap-
proved by the Min-
istry of Rural De-
velopment in UP.
Out of which, 557.24
lakh man-days have
been created till
Sunday last.
A target has been
set to develop Amrit
Sarovars in every
Gram Panchayat.
Under this, 13,716
ponds have been se-
lected so far.
In the financial
year 2021-22, 88 per-
cent of wages were
paid.
Along with this, a
target has been set
to provide full 100
days of employ-
ment to 20 lakh fam-
iliesin the state.
Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh inaugurates blood donation camp organised on
the occasion of World Blood Donation day at Lucknow University in Lucknow on Tuesday.
ODOP products to play crucial
role in cementing cultural ties
with nations across the world
Continued from page 1
MSME official. “For in-
stance, if the PM goes
on a visit to France, the
perfumes of Kannauj
will be gifted. France’s
Grasse is the world’s
largest perfume produc-
ing city, while in Uttar
Pradesh the same sta-
tus is held by Kannauj,”
said the official.
The idea behind the
move is also to cement
cultural ties, lifestyles
and characteristics of
the respective coun-
tries.
Subsequently, on the
special demand of
Prime Minister’s Of-
fice, these products
have been moulded ac-
cording to their demand
and value in different
countries.
“ODOP is changing
the lives of people, cre-
ating opportunities for
employment in the
state,” said Navneet Se-
hgal, additional chief
secretary-MSME.
“It is preserving and
promoting local art and
crafts of Uttar Pradesh.
Exports have risen sig-
nificantly since the
launch of ODOP, espe-
cially from local indus-
try clusters,” he said.
Uttar Pradesh tableau, depicting the theme ‘One District One
Product (ODOP) and Kashi Vishwanath Dham’, during the 73rd
Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY ANI
 Indonesia: Ram
Darbar made of ‘lac’
 Saudi Arabia: Shajar
Stones of the Ken River
 France: Perfumes of
‘itra-nagari’ Kannauj
 Senegal: Moong
products
 South Africa: Statue
of Gandhi’s spinning
wheel of glass
 Italy: Marble Artwork
 UK : Platinum
coated cup-plate
 Canada : Bhadohi’s
carpets
 America: Pink
Meenakari Brooch, Cuf-
flink Set
 Japan: Black Pottery
of Azamgarh
GIFT ITEMS TO ACCOMPANY PM
Once with SP, Muslim boy now has a Yogi tattoo on chest
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Once an ar-
dent supporter of Sa-
majwadi Party, this
young Muslim entre-
preneur is now a big fan
of chief minister Yogi
Adityanath. So much so
that he has got a big tat-
too of the monk-turned-
UP CM engraved on his
chest much to the cha-
grin of his friends and
relatives.
Yameen Siddiqui, a
23-year-old Muslim
youth, has got an image
of CM Yogi Adityanath
tattooed on his chest.
He says that Yogi is his
role model and he has
given himself a gift on
Yogi’s birthday, earlier
this month, by getting
the tattoo.
Siddiqui lives in a vil-
lage on the border of
Farrukhabad and
Mainpuri districts and
owns a footwear busi-
ness here. He admits
that he has been facing
a lot of flak from his
friends and relatives
since he got the tattoo
but he is not upset.
“My wish is to meet
Yogi ji and show him
the tattoo. I have great
love and respect for
him. He has changed
Uttar Pradesh ever
since he came to power.
There is no discrimina-
tion and Hindus and
Muslims are getting
benefits of all welfare
schemes,” Siddiqui
says.
Tattoo of Yogi Adityanath on Yameen Siddiqui’s chest.
Presentation given to
start helicopter service
in various sectors
First India Bureau
Lucknow: To make use
of helicopters in vari-
ous areas in Uttar
Pradesh, representa-
tives of UK Defence and
Security Exports, Brit-
ish High Commission
and Airbus Helicopters
made a presentation be-
fore the ACS (Home)
Awanish Awasthi.
ACS Awasthi sought
proposals from Airbus
representatives regard-
ing use of helicopters
in tourism, policing,
emergency medical ser-
vices, advanced air-
borne solutions and law
enforcement.
In addition, instruc-
tions have also been
given to make proposals
available regarding food
relief work, crowd con-
trol by police, disaster
management, medical
emergency
, and for mon-
itoring Naxal areas.
Airbus Helicopter
Head of Business De-
velopment, Aditya
Sharma made a presen-
tation on the utility of
helicopters for emer-
gency medical services,
advanced airborne so-
lutions, law enforce-
ment and disaster man-
agement in the state.
Sharma said, “Helicop-
ters can be used for law
enforcement, disaster
management, health
and family welfare,
medical supplies, in-
dustrial development in
Uttar Pradesh.”
During the presenta-
tion, it was also in-
formed that the use of
multi-role helicopters
could be considered for
efficient policing, pro-
viding cover to the new
expressways and assis-
tance to the disaster
management officers in
times of need.
Improved helicopter op-
erations will also help
in economic growth,
skill development and
revenue generation.
Cabinet meeting: Yogi govt
approves new transfer policy
First India Bureau
Lucknow: After car-
rying out a major re-
shuffle in the state
administration and
the police depart-
ment, the Yogi Adity-
anath cabinet on
Tuesday approved the
new transfer policy
for government em-
ployees for the year
2022-23 and allowed
100% exemption of
old arrears of taxes
on vehicles.
The state govern-
ment has also decided
to give incentive to set
up units in the medi-
cal device park and to
implement the cen-
trally sponsored Pt.
Deendayal Upadhyaya
Kisan Samridhi Yoja-
na in the state.
According of offi-
cials, the new transfer
policy is only for the
year 2022-23. Trans-
fers can be done till
June 30, 2022, starting
from Wednesday
.
Arrangements for
transfer have been
made for Group ‘
A’ and
‘B’ officers on comple-
tion of 3 years in the
district and 7 years in
the division.
Group ‘A’ and ‘B’
transfers can be made
up to a maximum of
20% of the number of
officers/employees
working cadre wise
and up to a maximum
of 10% of the number
of employees working
cadre wise of Group
‘C’ and ‘D’.
Transfer of Group
‘B’ and ‘C’ personnel
as far as possible, will
be on the basis of a
merit based online
transfer system.
Lok Bhawan —FILE PHOTO
KISAN SAMRIDHI YOJANA OKAYED
The state cabinet has decided to implement the
Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Kisan Samridhi Yoja-
na (from year 2022-23 to year 2026-27) for the
treatment of the rugged/ barren/ waterlogged
areas in the state. Operation of the scheme is
proposed in all 74 districts of the state (except
district Gautam Budh Nagar). The Council of
Ministers has authorised the CM to make any
changes/ amendments in the scheme.
NO CONTROVERSY
WORLD BLOOD DONATION DAY
Helicopters may soon play a role
in providing multiple services.
Perfumes of Kannauj Carpets of Bhadohi
—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR

UTTAR PRADESH
03
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A team of
Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB)
on Tuesday met Chief
Secretary Durga Shan-
ker Mishra to discuss in
detail various infra-
structure projects and
investment opportuni-
ties in these projects.
The CS assured the
AIIB members that the
government was will-
ing to take forward the
infrastructure develop-
ment works of the State
as Uttar Pradesh has
immense potential for
development. He added
that at present there are
many investors who are
willing to invest in the
state and in the contin-
uous process of devel-
opment.
Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank
(AIIB) is a multilateral
development bank
whose mission is to im-
prove social and eco-
nomic outcomes by fi-
nancing infrastructure
for the future. The AIIB
provides customised
investment solutions,
innovation, connectiv-
ity and regional collab-
oration, green infra-
structure creation and
private capital mobili-
sation to meet the
challenges faced by
customers.
Among the attend-
ees of the meeting
were Asian Infrastruc-
ture Investment Bank
Country Director Mad-
husudan Prasad, Prin-
cipal Investment Oper-
ations Specialist Hari
Bhaskar, Investment
Operations Specialist
Pratyush Mishra, ACS
Finance Prashant
Trivedi, ACS Agricul-
ture Devesh Chaturve-
di, Principal Secretary
Public Works Naren-
dra Bhushan, Princi-
pal Secretary Energy
M. Devraj, Principal
Secretary Irrigation
Anil Garg, Principal
Secretary Urban De-
velopment Amrit
Abhijat, Principal Sec-
retary Horticulture
Shri Rajesh Kumar
Singh and other senior
officers.
Prayagraj (PTI): After
the demolishing the
house of the alleged
mastermind of last Fri-
day’s violence here, au-
thorities are now going
over a list of 37 other
accused for possibly
similar action.
An official said
Prayagraj Development
Authority (PDA) is try-
ingtoidentifythehomes
of the 37 people and ac-
tionaccordingtothelaw
will be taken if their
building plans have not
been approved.
Violence broke out in
Prayagraj and some oth-
er cities on Friday over
remarks on Prophet Mo-
hammad by now-sus-
pended BJP spokesper-
son Nupur Sharma.
On Sunday, the PDA
bulldozed the house of
Javed Ahmad, main ac-
cused in the violence
during which mobs
hurled stones, some
bikes and carts were set
onfireandacopinjured.
Prayagraj SSP Ajay
Kumar earlier said two
country-made pistols
and several live car-
tridges were recovered
from the house during a
search.
The demolition, a
part of a series of simi-
lar actions by UP Police
in other places, was crit-
icised by opposition par-
ties and legal experts.
But other accused
could face similar ac-
tion in Prayagraj.
PDA zonal officer
Ajay Kumar said the au-
thority has got a list of
others allegedly in-
volved in stone-pelting.
“The PDA is search-
ing the addresses of 37
accused. However, most
have locked their homes
and fled. Due to this,
there is a difficulty in
finding their exact hous-
es,” he said.
UP has immense potential for dev: CS to infrastructure bank team
PROACTIVE GOVT
lll
AIIB is a
multilateral
development
bank whose
mission is to
improve social
& economic
outcomes by
financing
infrastructure
CS Durga Shanker Mishra with the AIIB team and other government officials on Tuesday.
CRUCIAL READ
THREE OF FAMILY
DROWN WHILE
BATHING IN GANGA
Mirzapur: Three
members of a family
drowned while bathing
in the Ganga river here
on Monday, police said.
The incident took place
at Parshuram Ghat
under the Vindhyachal
police station area, they
said. A family of 11
people from Ambed-
karnagar district was
visiting the Vindhyachal
temple here. Three
members of the group,
Shakti Yadav (16),
Aman (17) and Vaibhav
Yadav (16), got into
the river for bathing
and drowned, Addi-
tional Superintendent
of Police (City) Sanjay
Kumar Verma said.
MAN HELD FOR
OBJECTIONABLE
POST ON PROPHET
Ballia: A 25-year-old
man was arrested on
Tuesday for allegedly
uploading an objection-
able post on Prophet
Mohammad on social
media, a police official
said. Bajrang Rajput,
of Kureji village in
Rasra area, allegedly
uploaded the post on
Instagram on Sunday,
Rasra Circle Officer SN
Vaish said. The matter
came into light after a
person in a tweet urged
the police to take action
against the accused,
Vaish said. Taking
cognisance of the com-
plaint, police registered
a case against Rajput
and arrested him.
TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO DROP IN
STATE FROM TODAY: MET
HOLY TUESDAY
(L-R) Devotees line up to offer prayers at Hanuman Setu temple. Devotees performing Aarti Pooja on the occasion of
Last Bada Mangal at Hanuman Setu temple. Former MP Dimple Yadav distributing Bhandara on the occasion of Bada
Mangal at Vikramaditya Road in Lucknow on Tuesday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
BLISSFUL
TIME
AFTER BULLDOZING HOME OF VIOLENCE ‘MASTERMIND’
37 MORE TO FACE ACTION
TREATING ACCUSED
AS CONVICTS IS
UNLAWFUL: AIMPLB
The All India Muslim Per-
sonal Law Board (AIMPLB)
has said that treating ac-
cused as convicts was not
only unlawful but also a way
of creating terror and panic.
In a statement, the Board
cited visuals on social media
to highlight alleged police
excesses on individuals
detained on allegations of
stone-pelting and violence.
The board also appealed to
the members of the Muslim
community to “exercise
restraint and limit their
protests to handing over
of memorandums to local
authorities seeking action
against those who have
insulted the Prophet to ex-
press their disapproval and
resentment if any, against
such acts.” The board also
demanded that the police
first investigate cases of vio-
lence, submit their findings
before the court and seek
directions to initiate action
against the accused.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: An uneasy calm prevailed in bulldozer-hit are-
as of several districts, as the police continued crackdown
on people who had resorted to violence during June 10
protests. Security has further been tightened all over the
state to avoid any trouble on next Friday. AIMPLB has ap-
pealed to the community to exercise restraint and handed
over a memorandum to authorities seeking action
against those who had insulted the Prophet. Referring
to use of bulldozers the board said treating accused as
convicts was unlawful. In Atala locality of Prayagraj,
where house of one of the accused Javed Ahmad, was
bulldozed on June 12, shopkeepers downed the shutters
out of fear. People in the neighbouring Muslim domi-
nated areas of Noorullah Road and Kareli also closed
their business establishments. While putting up posters
of suspects in Sahranpur, Prayagraj, Ferozabad, Hathras,
Aligarh, Ambedkarnagar, Moradabad and other places to
identify the people responsible for violence on June 10,
ban order have been issued in Bijnor and Amroha after
an appeal by Barielly-based political party Ittehad-e-Millat
Council headed by Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan asking
Muslim women, children to assemble at Barielly Islamia
ground to protest against Nupur Sharma’s remarks. The
high alert has been sounded in Barielly police zone.
Prayagraj: A receipt
issued by Jal Kal
Vibhag, Prayagraj, dated
February 8, shows that
Parveen Fatima, wife of
Javed Mohammad, paid
a water bill of Rs 4,578.
A certificate dated
January 28 issued by
Prayagraj Nagar Nigam
shows that House No.
39C/2A/1 is in the name
of Parveen Fatima and
the house tax for finan-
cial year 2020-2021 has
been paid. And yet, the
Prayagraj administration
demolished the house
on Sunday after serving
just a day’s notice,
stating that construction
was done in violation of
provisions of the Uttar
Pradesh Urban Planning
and Development Act,
1973. The notice, with
the house number listed,
was not addressed to
Parveen Fatima but to
her husband Moham-
mad Javed. Javed and
Fatima’s younger daugh-
ter Sumaiya Fatima said:
“The PDA (Prayagraj
Development Authority)
issued a notice to my
father and demolished
my mother’s residence.
The house was owned
by my mother Parveen
Fatima’s father Kalee-
muddin Siddiqui. He
gifted it to my mother
over two decades ago.
Initially, we built the
ground floor and later
two more floors.”
FROM PG1…
Mettle of judiciary...
protestors being demol-
ished without notice.
“Such a brutal clamp-
down by a ruling admin-
istration is an unaccep-
table subversion of the
rule of law and a viola-
tion of the rights of citi-
zens, and makes a mock-
ery of the Constitution
and fundamental rights
guaranteed by the State.
The coordinated man-
ner in which the police
and development au-
thorities have acted lead
to the clear conclusion
that demolitions are a
form of collective extra
judicial punishment, at-
tributable to a state pol-
icy which is illegal,” the
petition says.
The letter says that
the “mettle of the judici-
ary is tested in such
critical times”.
“The request by the
former judiciary heads
is that in the same spir-
it, as the custodian of
the Constitution, the
SC should take immedi-
ate action and give or-
der for improvement of
deteriorating law and
order situation in UP,
specifically involving
the high-handedness of
the police and state au-
thorities, and the bru-
tal clampdown on the
fundamental rights of
citizens...” the petition
says.
Prayagraj District Magistrate Sanjay Khatri with Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar and
other police officers in Atala area of Prayagraj on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
UNEASY CALM IN MINORITY COMMUNITY
AS POLICE CRACKDOWN CONTINUES
RECORDS SHOW
WIFE OF ACTIVIST
IS OWNER, PAID
WATER BILL. TAX
Tourists on a scorching hot summer day at Taj Mahal on
Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel stand guard in Atala
area of Prayagraj on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
The demolished house in
Karali, Prayagraj.
—PHOTO BY PTI
Lucknow: A reprieve from the excruciating heat is
expected after June 15 as the maximum and mini-
mum temperatures will drop after some parts of UP
experience pre-monsoon rain, a Met official said. The
Met department has not issued any further warning
of a heat wave. The southwest monsoon is likely to
advance over some more parts of East and Central
India and some parts of Uttar Pradesh between June
16 and 23, according to the IMD bulletin. Last year,
the southwest monsoon reached UP by June 5 and
had covered all parts of the state by June 14.

PERSPECTIVE
04
l Vol 2 l Issue No. 212
l RNI NO. UPENG/2020/80229.
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Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra
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under the PRB Act
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
The gov. under the leadership of Hon.
PM @narendramodi ji has announced
the ‘Agnipath’ scheme allowing
our youth to serve in the military
forces for a certain duration. This’ll
help our youth to instil discipline in
themselves and to help the nation
effectively.#BharatKeAgniveer
Ashwini Vaishnaw
@AshwiniVaishnaw
Thanks to PM @narendramodi Ji for
ensuring participation of youth in
nation building and providing them
opportunity to serve in the Indian
Armed Forces.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Perform your
obligatory duty,
because action is indeed
better than inaction.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
A BOLD NEW PLAN
TO KEEP THE ARMED
FORCES FIGHTING
FIT AND YOUNGER
he new Agnipath re-
cruitment scheme
for the Army, Air
Force and the Navy
which was unveiled
Tuesday, does hold promise to
radically transform the forces
with the infusion of fresh blood
every four years. At the end of
four years a significant percent
of the troops will get a chance to
be retained for a longer period.
These soldiers will be called Ag-
niveers. The scheme offers at-
tractive incentives for the youth
and at the same time drastically
reduces the defence budget as
the recruits will not be eligible
for pension. The scheme will be
different from the Short Service
Commission which is meant for
recruiting only officers.
Some objections to the scheme
stem from the short service pe-
riod which may not be enough
for the assimilation of Agniveer
in the larger set-up, a major re-
quirement in the armed forces.
Some retired officers chose to
call them “tourist soldiers”
whose mind may be preoccupied
with life after four years, affect-
ing operational ethos.
TOP TWEETS
T
ormer judges of
the Supreme
Court and high
courts have writ-
ten a letter to the
Chief Justice of India NV Ra-
mana requesting him to take
suo motu cognizance of the
bulldozer justice being meted
out to protesters in Kanpur
and Prayagraj. Such letters
have lost their significance in
the prevailing scenario of
deep-seated biases, whether
political or communal.
To recall, in April a num-
ber of former bureaucrats
had written a letter to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
drawing his attention to the
“politics of hate”. The PM did
not have to respond to that
letter as an equal number of
former bureaucrats, judges
and generals came together
to defend the Modi govern-
ment and questioned the mo-
tives of signatories to the let-
ter. The list of those defend-
ing the Central government
included eight judges.
This time around there
may be former judges of the
Supreme Court and high
courts who would probably
agree with the new system of
justice to silence the minori-
ties and curb democratic pro-
tests. If they also decide to
write to the CJI those in ur-
gent need of justice will have
to wait for delayed justice.
Provided they are left with
the means and the courage to
take on the system.
The letter has requested
for “suo motu cognizance”
which the courts could have
taken without being remind-
ed of it.
How would these judges
have reacted to a similar situ-
ation while they were in of-
fice? Probably, they would
have flowed with the tide.
Some of the innocent victims
must be wondering who will
protect their rights if the
courts don’t.
A LETTER TO CJI BUT
TO WHAT AVAIL
Former judges of the
Supreme Court and HCs
have written a letter to
the Chief Justice of India
NV Ramana requesting
him to take suo motu
cognizance of the bulldozer
justice being meted out to
protesters in Kanpur
and Prayagraj
F
RS POLL RESULTS WILL
BOOST NDA PROSPECTS
‘PREZ’ WORTHY WIN
olitics is a game of strange
bedfellows. In rajneeti, it’s
not over till it’s over. The Saf-
fron party’s strength in
(state) assemblies suggested
that the party could retain
only 20 of the 24 Rajya Sabha
seats it held in the biennial
polls for 57 seats but as the
(electoral) process got over
and on Saturday it was real-
ised that the BJP finally won
22 and also ensured victory
of an Independent, underlin-
ing its masterstroke, pull
among unaffiliated legisla-
tors and disaffected lawmak-
ers obviously in the Opposi-
tion camp.
As it is said in cricket that
the match is not over till the
last ball is bowled, the BJP’s
better-than-expected show is
a boost to the ruling National
Democratic Alliance ahead
of the President’s poll, and is
an obvious blow to its rivals,
as the Rajya Sabha elections
have again highlighted dis-
sension and lack of cohesion
among the Opposition ranks.
The BJP’s ambitious ef-
forts to force a contest in
these states besides Ra-
jasthan by backing Independ-
ents or putting its own candi-
dates to benefit from division
in the ranks of its rivals have
paid dividends as it bagged
one extra seat each in all
states barring Rajasthan.
Astute politician and Con-
gress veteran and Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
not only managed to keep his
flock of its supporting MLAs
together but also embar-
rassed the BJP by wooing
over one of its MLAs to foil
the saffron party’s efforts to
get an independent, outgoing
MP and media baron Sub-
hash Chandra, elected.
BJP is obviously happy
with the outcome, especially
in Maharashtra where the
ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi
coalition of the Shiv Sena,
the NCP and the Congress
suffered a setback despite be-
ing at the helm of power with
the BJP bagging three of the
six seats at stake!
It is also a boost to BJP
leader and former chief min-
ister Devendra Fadnavis,
who has had his share of set-
backs since losing power in
the state as he who outsmart-
ed and checkmated the Shiv
Sena.
BJP also bagged three of
the four seats in Karnataka
as its rivals the Congress and
the JD(S) could not come to a
pact and fought separately
and thus lost.
Congress veteran Bhupin-
der Singh Hooda suffered a
blow as the party’s nominee
Ajay Maken lost, with one of
its MLAs, Kuldeep Bishnoi,
voting for the BJP-backed
independent Kartikeya
Sharma, also a media entre-
preneur, and the vote of an-
other MLA turning out to be
invalid.
LOSS OF FACE
FOR HOODA
Hooda failed in his first test
after getting complete con-
trol of the party after the re-
centoverhaulingof Congress
but also in ensuring that all
legislators’ votes were cast
properly; while the cross-
voting by Kuldeep Bishnoi, a
known Hooda detractor, was
a clear writing on the wall,
another Congress vote was
also found to be invalid that
led to Maken’s defeat.
THE BISHNOI FACTOR
Even as the visibly annoyed
Congress high command has
expelled Bishnoi from all the
party posts for his cross-vot-
ing and now if he pulls the
plug on the party… it would
not only dent the Grand Old
Party’s non-Jat vote-bank in
Haryana but also make
things hugely difficult for
Hooda within the party
. Bish-
noi, a four-time MLA and
two-time MP, is younger son
of former Congress chief
minister late Bhajan Lal who
is till date the tallest non-Jat
leader of the state who was
Haryana CM for three times
and also Union minister.
Ahead of the presidential
poll, which is scheduled for
July 18 if more than one per-
son is in fray
, the Rajya Sabha
results are a morale booster
to the ruling combine.
In an electoral college of
around 10.86 lakh votes, the
BJP-led alliance is estimated
to have more than 48 per cent
of votes and is hopeful that
non-aligned regional parties
like YSR Congress and the
BJD will now support it.
MAMATA’S FRESH BID
Meanwhile, TMC chief
Mamata Banerjee has invited
leaders of 19 political parties
on June 15 to discuss the up-
coming presidential election.
Mamata said the election
gives the “perfect opportuni-
ty for all progressive opposi-
tion parties” to discuss the
future course of Indian poli-
tics. “At a time when our de-
mocracy is going through
troubling times, I believe that
a fruitful confluence of oppo-
sition voices is the need of
the hour,” she added.
Banerjee addressed the let-
ter to Congress chief Sonia
Gandhi, Shiv Sena’s Uddhav
Thackeray, Aam Aadmi Par-
ty’s Arvind Kejriwal and
Bhagwant Mann and Com-
munist Party of India (Marx-
ist) leader Pinarayi Vijayan.
Her attempt is seen as a
move to expand TMC’s na-
tional footprint after the par-
ty’s massive win in the cru-
cial 2021 Assembly elections.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
P
THE MATHEMATICS
With one Independent
MLA’s absence and one
rejected vote of Congress,
the House had 88 votes
with each vote having a
value of 100
Since a candidate required
2,934 votes to win, BJP’s
Krishan Panwar won with
3,600 votes while Maken
got, 2,900
However, with the help of
votes of BJP coalition part-
ner Jannayak Janta Party
(JJP), Independents, one
each of Kuldeep Bishnoi,
Haryana Lokhit Party (HLP),
Indian National Lok Dal
(INLD) and the remaining
votes of Panwar, Independ-
ent candidate Kartikeya
Sharma’s votes value was
finally pegged at 2300
Mamata said the election gives the “perfect
opportunity for all progressive opposition parties” to
discuss the future course
of Indian politics. “At a
time when our democracy
is going through troubling
times, I believe that a
fruitful confluence of
opposition voices is the
need of the hour,” she
added. Banerjee
addressed the letter to
Congress chief Sonia
Gandhi, Shiv Sena’s
Uddhav Thackeray, AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal and
Bhagwant Mann and Communist Party of India
(Marxist) leader Pinarayi Vijayan.
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Associate Editor,
Free Press Journal, Mumbai and former
Managing Editor, First India

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05
‘PM reminds me of proverbial Haj cat’
Surjewala said that BJP is scared of Rahul Gandhi as he raises issues of unemployment and inflation
New Delhi (ANI):
Slamming BJP govern-
ment over the ED sum-
mons to Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi, Con-
gress general secre-
tary Randeep Surjewa-
la on Tuesday said
Centre is scared of
Wayanad MP as he
raises voice against is-
sues like unemploy-
ment, inflation Chi-
nese infiltration.
Addressing press
conference, Surjewala
said, “Why is BJP
scared of Rahul Gan-
dhi’s strong voice?
When China infiltrat-
ed and government
was in denial mode, it
is Rahul Gandhi who
raised his voice. Even
today, the government
could not drive China
out.”
“Rahul Gandhi has
been raising his voice
against Modi govern-
ment on inflation and
rising prices of petrol
and diesel. That is why,
there is a problem with
Rahul. He raised ques-
tions about the sinking
economy and unem-
ployment. This is the
reason the Centre is
upset with Rahul Gan-
dhi,” he said.
Congress supporters raise slogans holding national flag.
‘DOES PMLA ALSO
APPLY TO BJP-
RULED STATES OR
ONLY FOR OPP’
New Delhi (ANI):
Former Union Minister
and senior Congress
leader P Chidambaram
on Tuesday, referred
to the book Prevention
of Money Launder-
ing Act (PMLA) and
asked whether the law
applies to the entire
country or only to
Opposition leaders
and Opposition-ruled
states. Congress leader
said, “I want to ask
your audience whether
PMLA book applies to
BJP-ruled states.”
It is called ‘900 chuhe khaakar billi
Hajj ko chali. We are experiencing the
worst employment rate in 50 years. The
rupee value is the lowest in 75 years. This is the
reason the Centre is upset with Rahul Gandhi
—Randeep Surjewala, Congress General Secretary
Senior Congress leaders
detained as ED continued
to question Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi (ANI): Sen-
ior Cong leaders Adhir
Ranjan Chowdhury, KC
Venugopal and others
were detained by Delhi
Police and taken to Tu-
ghlak Road police sta-
tion on Tuesday while
they were protesting
over ED probe against
party leader Rahul Gan-
dhi in National Herald
case. Leaders were pro-
testing outside Cong
headquarters, Akbar
Road in national capi-
tal.
Leaders detained by
Delhi Police include
Gaurav Gogoi, Deep-
ender Singh Hooda,
Ranjeet Ranjan, Imran
Pratapgarhi and others.
Meanwhile, Rahul
Gandhi arrived at ED
office in national capi-
tal on Tuesday for sec-
ond consecutive day to
join probe in money
laundering case related
to the National Herald.
Prior to reaching ED
office, he visited Con-
gress headquarters
along with sister and
party general secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
to join the protest.
Mumbai: Maharashtra minister and Shiv
Sena leader Anil Parab has been summoned
by the Enforcement Directorate in a money
laundering case. He will appear before the
probe agency today. The case is related to
his Dapoli resort in Maharashtra’s Ratnagiri.
The case was registered in connection with
the resort constructed in violation of Coastal
Regulatory Zone (CRZ) rules.
MONEY LAUNDERING: MAHA MIN ANIL
PARAB SUMMONED BY ED TODAY
Srinagar (JK): Ahead of the commence-
ment of the Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and
Kashmir at end of this month, Director
General of police of the Union Territory
Dilbag Singh on Tuesday chaired a high-lev-
el meeting with the officials to review the
security arrangements. The pilgrimage is
slated to begin on June 30 and will culminate
on August 11. Earlier on Monday, JK govt
released a notification for pilgrims.
J K DGP REVIEWS SECURITY
AHEAD OF AMARNATH YATRA
Bangalore: Actor-film-
maker Rakshit Shet-
ty hosted a special
screening of his latest
movie 777 Charlie for
Karnataka Chief Minister
Basavaraj Bommai on
Monday. Bommai, who
is a self-confessed lover of dogs, got emotional
after watching the movie. In the pictures from the
post-screening media interaction.
KARNATAKA CM BASAVARAJ BOMMAI
WATCHES 777 CHARLIE, BREAKS DOWN
CRUCIAL READ
5 killed in Guwahati
due to heavy rains
and landslide
Guwahati (ANI): A
total of five people
have lost their lives
in Guwahati due to
heavy rains that
flooded the city.
While four people
were killed in a mas-
sive landslide in
Guwahati, one per-
son was killed as his
house was inundat-
ed. The National Dis-
aster Response Force
(NDRF) teams have
been pressed into ser-
vice for relief work
in several parts of
the city
.
Apersonwaskilled
after drowning in the
flash floods that have
submerged several
parts of Assam’s cap-
ital, Guwahati, due to
incessant rainfall
since Monday night.
The deceased, identi-
fied as Ram Prasad
Banikya, is the fifth
victim to have died in
the city due to land-
slides and flash
floods.
He was a resident
of Anil Nagar area of
the city, which has
been severely affect-
ed by water logging.
His body was recov-
ered from his resi-
dence by personnel
of Guwahati Munici-
pal Corporation.
NDRF personnel rescue residents from flood-affected
areas, in Guwahati on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
DEBA SNAN YATRA
Priests perform a ritual prior to giving a ceremonial bath to the idols of Lord Jagannath,
Lord Balarama and Goddess Subhadra on the occasion of Snan Yatra, in Puri on Tuesday.
—PHOTO BY ANI
WHO meet next week to assess
if Monkeypox,global emergency
New Delhi: WHO on
Tuesday said it would
hold emergency meet-
ing next week to deter-
mine if Monkeypox out-
break should be classi-
fied as a public health
emergency of interna-
tional concern.
“The outbreak of
monkeypox is unusual
concerning. For that
reason, I have decided
to convene Emergency
Committee under the
International Health
Regulations next week,
to assess whether this
outbreak represents a
public health emergen-
cy of international con-
cern,” said WHO chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghe-
breyesus.
The emergency com-
mittee will meet on
June 23 to discuss the
designation, which is
the highest alarm the
UN agency can sound.
“WHO is also work-
ing with partners and
experts from around
the world on changing
name of monkeypox vi-
rus... and the disease it
causes,” Tedros said.
Healthcare worker prepares
a syringe at a Monkeypox
vaccination clinic in Canada.
KC Venugopal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Gaurav Gogoi,
Deepender Singh Hooda, Ranjeet Ranjan, Imran Pratapgarhi
being taken to Tughlak Road Police Station after being detained.
Aam Aadmi Party ‘promotes’ Kejriwal
for bypoll, fields ‘formless’ candidate!
M Sharma
New Delhi:By-elections
are being held for Del-
hi’s Rajender Nagar as-
sembly seat as seat fell
vacant after resignation
of AAP’s Raghav Chad-
ha. AAP has fielded
Durgesh Pathak as its
candidate for this seat
while BJP has fielded
Rajesh Bhatia in poll.
AAPisfightingtheby-
election on this seat en-
tirely in name of Kejri
and it doesnot matter
who candidate is.
Huge hoardings of
party have been put up
in the entire Rajender
Nagar and Ridge area,
on which candidate’s
photo has been placed,
sans name.
Now try to imagine
this, AAP is contesting
the bypoll without even
letting the public know
the name of their own
candidate. The name of
thepartyworkerorlead-
er who appealed to vote
for the AAP candidate is
written on the hoarding
but the name of the can-
didate is completely
missing. Rather, a face
with folded hands with
an appeal, “Vote for Ke-
jriwal once again”, has
been made.
What kind of politics
is this? It seems that the
AAP has made all MLAs
leaders ‘formless’ and
there is only one name
i.e. Kejriwal. BJP also
does politics in name of
Modi and there too most
of the faces are form-
less, yet it is not in such
a way that party does
not reveal name of the
candidate.
Gujarat gets nod
for the first
greenfield airport
New Delhi (ANI):
Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs
chaired by Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
has approved the pro-
posal for the develop-
ment of Phase I of New
Greenfield Airport at
Dholera, Gujarat at an
estimated cost of Rs
1305 crore, the Minis-
try of Civil Aviation
said. The first phase of
project is estimated to
be completed within 48
months.
INDIA IS ETERNAL AS IT IS LAND OF SAINTS:PM MODI
Pune (ANI): High-
lighting country’s cul-
tural heritage, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday said
India is eternal as it is
the land of saints.
PM on Tuesday inau-
gurated Jagatguru
Shrisant Tukaram Ma-
haraj Temple in Dehu,
Pune. “We are proud to
be one of the oldest liv-
ing civilizations in
world. If the credit for
this goes to anyone, it
is to the saint tradition
and the sages of India.
India is eternal be-
cause it is the land of
saints. In every era,
some great soul has
been descending to
give direction to our
country and society.
Today the nation is cel-
ebrating the birth an-
niversary of Sant Ka-
birdas,” PM Modi said
during his address on
the occasion.
He said Dehu’s Shila
Mandir is not only a
centre of power of de-
votion but also paves
the way for the cultural
future of India.
PM Modi further
said, “Saints like Tu-
karam played a very
important role in the
life of a national hero
like Chhatrapati Shiva-
ji Maharaj. When Veer
Savarkarwaspunished
in the freedom strug-
gle, he used to sing the
abhang of Tukaram
while playing hand-
cuffs like chipli in jail.”
He called for carry-
ing forward the cultur-
al heritage of India.
“To strengthen our
national unity, today it
is our responsibility to
keep our ancient iden-
tity and traditions
alive. Therefore, today
when modern technol-
ogy and infrastructure
are becoming synony-
mous with India’s de-
velopment, we are
making sure that both
development and herit-
age move forward to-
gether,” added the
Prime Minister.
Sant Tukaram was a
Warkari saint and poet,
famously known for
Abhanga devotional
poetry and communi-
ty-oriented worship
through spiritual
songs known as Kir-
tans. He lived in Dehu.
A Shila Mandir was
built after his demise.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at inauguration of the Jagatguru
Shrisant Tukaram Maharaj Temple, in Dehu, Pune, on Tuesday.
—PHOTOS BY ANI
PM Modi with Guv Bhagat S Koshyari, Uddhav Thackeray, Ajit
Pawar, Aaditya Thackeray others at inauguration of new ‘Jal
Bhushan’ building ‘Kranti Gatha’ at Raj Bhavan, in Mumbai.
SAMBIT HITS OUT AT CONG, TELLS PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND
‘CHRONOLOGY OF CORRUPTION’ BY MOTHER-SON DUO
New Delhi (ANI): BJP
national spokesperson
Sambit Patra on Tuesday
sharply criticized Cong
party over National
Herald case urged
people to understand
“chronology of corrup-
tion” created by mother-
son duo, Sonia Rahul.
“I want to know how this
mother-son duo looted
people’s wealth,” Patra
told media here. He said
grand old party is mak-
ing huge drama out of
ED questioning. “Cong
is doing drama. They do
corruption talk about
legal procedures,” Patra.
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
—PHOTO BY ANI
Arvind Kejriwal greets supporters. —FILE PHOTO

INDIA
06
New Delhi (ANI):
Delhi’s Patiala House
Court on Tuesday al-
lowed Punjab Police
to arrest gangster
Lawrence Bishnoi in
connection with sing-
er Sidhu Moose Wa-
la’s murder and also
allowed Punjab Po-
lice’s transit applica-
tion.
The court also di-
rected Punjab Police
to ensure that the
medical examination
of Bishnoi be con-
ducted as per law/
rules before leaving
Delhi and also before
his production before
the concerned Court
of Chief Judicial
Magistrate, Mansa,
Punjab.
Allowing Punjab
Police’s application,
Duty Metropolitan
Magistrate Umer Ku-
mar said, “The appli-
cant Investigation Of-
ficer/SP Dharamveer
Singh and the investi-
gating agency are di-
rected to take all the
appropriatemeasures
for safety and securi-
ty of the accused Law-
rence Bishnoi during
transit till production
of the accused Law-
rence Bishnoi before
the concerned Court
at Mansa, Punjab.”
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: TheBJPhas
authorized party nation-
al president JP Nadda
and Defense Minister Ra-
jnath Singh to hold talks
withalliesandopposition
parties ahead of the pres-
idential election which is
kind of a formality. Be-
fore the election for the
highest constitutional
post, it is the responsibil-
ity of the ruling party to
talk to all the parties and
try to build a consensus.
However,inthehistoryof
independent India, there
has never been a consen-
sus in the election of the
President except at one
point. Every time the
election is hotly contest-
ed and this time also the
same will be repeated be-
cause Cong and other op-
positionpartieshavealso
started their prepara-
tions. Therefore, it is cer-
tain that no consensus
will be reached with the
opposition.
Asfarasalliesarecon-
cerned, there is only a
formality to make them
agree. The position of
any BJP ally is not such
that they would question
the candidate chosen by
it. The allies will neces-
sarily agree with who-
ever BJP fields. Anyway
,
most of the allies of the
BJP have left and the few
parties that are left also
do not have many votes.
The BJP has 42 per cent
of the votes in the Elec-
toral College that elects
the President and its al-
lies have six per cent of
the total votes. These six
per cent votes are con-
firmed. Before that, once
both the leaders of BJP
have to talk to the allies.
Anyway, there is good-
will of all the allies and
opposition parties to-
wardsRajnathSinghand
it is believed that he will
easily negotiate with all
theparties.Notably
,even
after adding six per cent
votes of BJP allies with
the saffron party’s 42,
thereisashortfallof two
percentorabout20thou-
sand votes. For this, the
BJP has the support of
Biju Janata Dal and YSR
Reddy
. The additional
vote required by the BJP
tomakeitscandidatewin
is almost double that of
Jagan Mohan Reddy’s
party YSR Cong alone,
which is close to 40 thou-
sand.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: BJP’S
VICTORY IS BUT A MERE FORMALITY!
Pawar pulls out of presidential
race, rejects Mamata’s offer
Banerjee’s decision has, however, come in for sharp criticism by the Left, a TMC adversary in WB
New Delhi (PTI): Lead-
ers of some major politi-
cal parties held hectic
parleys on Tuesday
ahead of a meeting
called by WB CM Mama-
ta Banerjee to forge a
consensus for fielding a
joint candidate against
the NDA in the presiden-
tial election, a move that
has exposed the fault
lines within the opposi-
tion. Banerjee, the Tri-
namool Congress supre-
mo, and leaders of two
Left parties met NCP
chief Sharad Pawar at
his residence separately
to try and convince him
to be the common oppo-
sition candidate for the
top constitutional post.
The Maratha strong-
man, who has friends
across the deeply divid-
ed political spectrum,
however, turned down
the proposal, sources in
opposition camp said.
Banerjee is in the na-
tional capital for the
meeting she has con-
vened on Wednesday to
explore the possibility
of formulating a com-
mon strategy with other
opposition parties for
the presidential poll
where the BJP-led NDA
has an unmistakable
edge given its strength
in Parliament and state
and union territory as-
semblies.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee meets Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad
Pawar, at his residence, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
LEFT PARTIES LIKELY TO ATTEND OPPN LEADERS’ MEET CONVENED BY BANERJEE
New Delhi (ANI): Com-
munist Party of India
General Secretary D Raja
on Tuesday said that left
parties are likely to attend
the meeting convened by
West Bengal Mr Mamata
Banerjee. Speaking to
ANI, D Raja said, “Left
parties are likely to attend
the meeting because left
parties want all secular
democratic parties which
are in opposition must
remain United must
move unitedly that is our
concern and let us see
how things are going
to emerge tomorrow.
On being asked about
whether the Congress
wants to propose Sharad
Pawar as a joint Opposi-
tion candidate for Presi-
dent, the CPI General
Secretary further said,
“I don’t know. You must
ask Congress party.”
Pb Police gets Bishnoi’s custody,
to produce him in Mansa Court
Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Tuesday allowed Punjab Police
to arrest gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. —PHOTO BY ANI
PUNJAB POLICE VISITS PUNE, LIKELY
TO INTERROGATE ACCUSED JADHAV
Maharashtra (ANI):
A three-member
team of Punjab Police
reached Pune on
Tuesday where it is
likely to interrogate
the accused Santosh
Jadhav, in connection
with Moose Waala
murder case. Jadhav
was arrested on Sun-
day night after which
he was produced
before a court in Pune
around midnight on
Sunday along with
Navnath, who is his
aide, and they were
remanded in police
custody till June 20.
I have been in-
formed that
Sharad Pawar
will not be the op-
position face for
the presidential
poll. Other names
are under
consideration.
Sitaram Yechury,
CPI(M) general secretary
SIDHU MOOSE WALA MURDER
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world’s largest
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partnership with @
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market demand. Our
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IN THE COURTYARD
Madras HC okays unveiling of
Karuanidhi statue in Tiruvannamalai
Chennai (PTI): The
Madras High Court on
Tuesdaygavethegreen
signal for the unveiling
of the statue of former
CM and DMK supremo
late M Karunanidhi at
Tiruvannamalai by
dismissing as with-
drawn, a PIL petition
against the same.
When the matter
came up for further
hearing on Tuesday,
the first bench of
Chief Justice M N
Bhandari and Justice
N Mala asked petition-
er’s counsel as to what
could be the impedi-
ment in installing and
unveiling the statue
within the patta land
owned by the opposite
party
. And the counsel
opted to withdraw the
petition. The bench al-
lowed him to do so af-
ter granting him lib-
erty to challenge the
patta allotment by the
Revenue department,
if he so desires.
SC asks Jharkhand govt to mention
its plea related to CM Hemant Soren
New Delhi (ANI): The
SC on Tuesday asked
the Jharkhand govern-
ment to mention its
plea before the reg-
istrar seeking an
urgent hearing on
the petition chal-
lenging the High
Court on the main-
tainability of the PIL in
connection with shell
companies allegedly re-
lated to Chief Minister
Hemant Soren and his
associates.
Jharkhand govern-
ment counsel men-
tioned his plea seeking
an urgent hearing
on a petition chal-
lenging the High
Court order before
the vacation bench
of Justices AS Bo-
panna and Vikram
Nath.
The court asked the
counsel to give the de-
tails to the Registrar.
BIHAR: BAHUBALI RJD MLA ANANT SINGH CONVICTED
IN AK-47 HAND GRENADE RECOVERY CASE
COURT RESERVES
ORDER ON BAIL PLEA
OF SATYENDAR JAIN
CBI COURT ALLOWS
RELEASE OF LALU’S
PASSPORT FOR RENEWAL
New Delhi: A court here on
Tuesday reserved order on
the bail plea of Delhi Health
Minister Satyendar
Jain, who is under
the custody of the
ED since May 31, in
an alleged money
laundering case.
The special CBI court in the
national capital reserved the
order on the bail application of
Jain after hearing the argu-
ment of the ED and defence
counsel in the alleged money
laundering case. The order is
likely to be delivered on Sat-
urday. On Monday, Satyendar
Jain’s custody to the ED has
been extended by two weeks.
Jharkhand (ANI): A CBI court
on Tuesday released RJD
national President Lalu Prasad
Yadav’s passport
which was seized
by the central probe
agency in connec-
tion with the fodder
scam cases against
him. Former Bihar CM had filed
an application at the CBI court
in Ranchi on June 6, seeking
the release of his passport for
renewal as he has to go abroad
for a kidney transplant. “CBI
court has allowed our petition
for renewal of RJD chief Lalu
Prasad Yadav’s passport, we’ll
get the passport by tomorrow
and apply for renewal.
LOVE IS BLIND STRONGER THAN LOVE OF
PARENTS AND SOCIETY: HC OF KARNATAKA
Bihar: ‘Bahubali’ MLA Anant
Singh has been convicted in the
AK-47 and hand grenade recov-
ery case. The Rashtriya Janata
Dal (RJD) MLA from Mokama
has been found guilty by the
MP-MLA court in the matter.
On June 21, the court will give
its verdict on the quantum of
punishment for the leader. The
conviction comes in relation to
a 2019 UAPA case when the po-
lice recovered an AK-47 rifle, 22
live cartridges, and two bombs
from the politician’s Mokama
house.
Karnataka: The HC of K’taka, while
allowing a girl who eloped and
married her lover to stay with him,
gave a cautionary warning that what
she did to her parents could come
back to her from her children. T L
Nagaraju had filed a habeas corpus
petition in the HC stating that his
daughter, Nisarga, an engineering
student was missing from her col-
lege hostel and one Nikhil aka Abhi,
who was a driver, had taken her
away forcibly. Nisarga and Nikhil
were presented before the division
bench of Justice B Veerappa and
Justice K S Hemalekha.
IPL media rights sold for `48,390
crore,Viacom18 gets digital deal
Mumbai (ANI): The
IPLTVanddigitalrights
for the 2023-2027 cycle
have been sold to Star
India and Viacom18 re-
spectively for a whop-
ping Rs 48,390 crore for
410matchesate-auctions
on Tuesday. IPL is now
the second most valued
sporting league in the
world in terms of per
match value.
“Since its inception,
the IPL has been synony-
mous with growth and
today is a red-letter day
for India Cricket, with
Brand IPL touching a
new high with e-auction
resultinginINR48,390cr
value. IPL is now the 2nd
most valued sporting
league in the world in
terms of per match val-
ue!,” BCCI secretary Jay
Shah tweeted. The Pack-
age A (of TV) has been
sold to Star India at Rs
23,575 crore which is Rs
57.5 crore per match and
Package B of Digital
Rights as well as Pack-
age C for selected 18
games in digital space
forIndiaeachseasonhas
been sold to Viacom-18 at
Rs 23,758. Reliance-
owned Viacom-18 also
won Australia, South Af-
rica and United King-
dom rights. Times have
got MENA (Middle East
North Africa) and the
United States and the
Rest of the World Rights.
“I am thrilled to an-
nounce that STAR IN-
DIAwinsIndiaTVrights
with their bid of Rs
23,575 crores,”Jay Shah
said.
Jay Shah
Mahindra Srinivasan
appointed to RBI board
New Delhi: Mahindra
Mahindra Group
chairman Anand Ma-
hindra and TVS Motor
Company Chairman
Emeritus Venu Srini-
vasan are one of the
few corporate heads
who has been nominat-
ed by the Indian gov-
ernment to join the
Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) board as part-
time directors.
The government
made the announce-
ment recently while
also nominating Zydus
Lifesciences’ chair-
man Pankaj Patel and
Ravindra Dholakia, a
former professor of In-
dian Institute of
Ahmedabad.
The Appointments
Committee of the Cab-
inet gave its nod to
these appointments.
Anand Mahindra and Venu
Srinivasan
China lifts 2-year
COVID visa ban
on Indians
Beijing (PTI): China
has announced plans to
provide visas to Indian
professionals and their
families stranded in In-
dia for over two years
following the strict visa
restrictions imposed by
Beijing due to the COV-
ID-19 pandemic.
Separately, China is
also processing re-
quests of thousands of
Indian students study-
ing in Chinese univer-
sities who have con-
veyed their interest to
re-join their colleges
and universities.

NEWS
07
IN GUISE OF
CUSTOMERS, 2
DECAMP WITH
JEWELLERY
WORTH RS 20
LAKH FROM
NOIDA SHOP
Two unidentified miscreants on
Tuesday decamped with gold
jewellery estimated worth over Rs
20 lakh after they entered the
shop in a crowded Noida market
as customers, police said.
Additional Deputy Commissioner
(Noida) Ranvijay Singh said the
shop is located in the prominent
Atta Market in Sector 27, under
the Sector 20 police station limits
of the city. The incident did not
involve use of any firearms or
weapons and the casual-
appearing con men also did not
have their faces covered,
according to the purported CCTV
footage of the episode which took
place around 1 pm. 2 men had
entered the shop as customers.
They bought a silver pendant
(worth Rs 300) from the shop
and then asked its owner to show
them some gold jewellery,” Singh
said. “It was during this time that
one of the accused sneaked gold
jewellery inside his clothes and
left the shop immediately while
his associate kept the shopper
engaged in conversation, he
added. Soon, on the pretext of
looking where his partner had
gone, the other accused also left
the shop. Soon the shopkeeper
realised that a gold item weighing
380 gm was missing and rushed
outside the shop in a bid to find
the duo, the officer said. —PTI
ELDERLY COUPLE
KILLED BY
UNIDENTIFIED
ASSAILANT IN
BAHRAICH
An elderly couple was
killed by an unidentified
assailant in Bahadurpura village
under Dehat Kotwali police
station area here, police said on
Tuesday. The family members of
the deceased, who lived about
one km away from, came to
know about the incident on
Tuesday morning. Gani Ahmed
(65), who operated a poultry
farm in Bahadurpura village, and
his wife Chunmuniya (62) were
hacked to death in their sleep
with a sharp edged weapon at
their farm house on Monday
night, police said.
Superintendent of Police Keshav
Chaudhary said that the family
members have so far not raised
suspicion on anyone for the
murder. A case of murder has
been registered against unknown
assailant and an investigation has
been started in the case, he said.
A team comprising a dog squad,
finger expert team and cyber cell
has been formed to investigate
the matter, police added. —PTI
LINEMAN SHOT
AT FOR
REFUSING TO
FIX ELECTRICAL
FAULT IN
FATEHPUR
Acontractual lineman of the
power department was
allegedly shot at by a man for
refusing to fix an electrical fault at
a village here, police said on
Tuesday. Suraj Kumar Yadav (30)
was posted at Kanpurwa power
house and is undergoing treatment
at a district hospital, Station House
Officer (Khakheru) Yogesh Kumar
Singh said. On Sunday, the feeder
of Bhadauha village developed a
fault, which was fixed. However, it
again developed a fault on Monday,
the SHO said. Accused Sunil Tiwari
and his two aides went to Yadav’s
residence and asked him to fix the
fault. However, the lineman said
that he would do it the next day
following which Tiwari allegedly
shot at him, he said. A case has
been registered against Tiwari and
his aides and efforts are on to nab
them, the SHO said. —PTI
Cautioning against river linking,
the experts say these can lead to
disturbance of complex nature cycles
As per experts, there can be also
environmental, social, climate
related impact by these river projects
The govt has embarked on an
ambitious project to link Ken
Betwa rivers to tackle water crisis
1 2 3
Riverlinkingmayadverselyimpactmonsoon
New Delhi (PTI): In-
terlinking of rivers may
have far-reaching ad-
verse impact on mon-
soon cycles and biodi-
versity and pose so-
cio-economic challeng-
es, several experts have
said, as the government
embarks on an ambi-
tious project to link the
Ken and Betwa rivers to
tackle water crisis in
the parched Bun-
delkhand region.
The Ken-Betwa
scheme, the first being
implemented under the
National River Linking
Project (NRLP), seeks to
bring nearly 11 lakh
hectares of land under
irrigation in the
parched Bundelkhand
region straddling Uttar
Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh. The NRLP pro-
poses transfer of water
from water-surplus ba-
sins where there is
flooding to water-deficit
basins where there is
drought and scarcity
through inter-basin wa-
ter transfer projects.
Cautioning against riv-
er linking projects, the
experts said these can
lead to disturbance of
very complex nature cy-
cles that can have
far-reaching adverse
impact on monsoon cy-
cles, biodiversity and
socio-economic issues.
Manoj Misra, conve-
nor of Yamuna Jiye
Abhiyan, a collective
fighting to preserve the
Yamuna river and its
floodplains, said the
long-term adverse im-
pacts of the river-link-
ing projects cannot be
visualised as they would
be very far reaching.
“For example, in
Ken-Betwa, their ori-
gins are very different.
Ken has a very unique
fish which has medici-
nal value and it is very
specific to Ken and that
is not found in Betwa
currently
. If Ken’s water
is diverted to Betwa
then fish and other bio-
diversity will also move
and when it moves then
you do not know what
impact it will have on
the local fish, he told
PTI. He said river-link-
ing projects can also
lead to adverse impacts
on the monsoon cycle.
Noida (PTI): Police in
Uttar Pradesh’s Buland-
shahr on Monday ar-
rested a man who had
allegedly shared an ob-
jectionable video on so-
cial media connected
with the ongoing con-
troversy related to cer-
tain remarks made
against Prophet Mo-
hammad, officials said.
The police have also
cautioned the public
against posting or shar-
ing content on social
media platforms that
could lead to communal
disharmony. Nadeem
Ansari, a resident of
Khanpur town, had
made an objectionable
post on his Facebook
account. The cogni-
zance of the matter was
taken immediately and
an FIR was lodged at the
local police station after
which Ansari was ar-
rested, Police Circle Of-
ficer (Syana) Vandana
Sharma said. Ansari, in
his twenties, has been
booked under Indian
Penal Code section 153
A (promoting enmity
between different
groups on grounds of
religion and doing acts
prejudicial to mainte-
nance of harmony),
295A (deliberate and
malicious acts, intend-
ed to outrage religious
feelings of any class)
and 505 (public mis-
chief), police said.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: As the gov-
ernment attracted crit-
icism from the opposi-
tion parties including
the Samajwadi Party
and BSP against the
demolition of houses,
the Deputy Chief Min-
ister Brajesh Pathak
justified it “bulldozers
will continue to be used
against the trou-
ble-makers”. However,
in view of the danger-
ous situation, the
All-India Majlis-e-Itte-
hadul Muslimeen
(AIMIM) state presi-
dent Shaukat Ali has
asked party leaders to
stay away from all types
of protests on the issue.
He said the Prayagraj
police had registered a
false case against City
President Shah Alam
and other party work-
ers. Meanwhile, the
AIMIM national presi-
dent Asaduddin Owaisi
condemned the demoli-
tion of the house of
Javed in Prayagraj. In
his tweet, Owaisi said “
even if the police have
registeredacaseagainst
Javed, they have no au-
thority to demolish his
house.
The state govern-
ment has not run bull-
dozers over the house
of Javed but over the
rule of law in the coun-
try
. The house belonged
to his wife and family
members”.
Deoria (PTI): A man
and his elder son were
killed and his younger
son was critically in-
jured after they were
attacked while sleeping
by an unidentified mis-
creant in Deoria dis-
trict of Uttar Pradesh,
police said on Tuesday.
The deceased were
identified as Shahid
Ali (50) and Nazeer (22),
they said. Superinten-
dent of Police Sankalp
Sharma said Ali had an
argument with some-
one on phone on Mon-
day following which
later in the night an
unidentified miscreant
attacked him and his
sons with a sharp-
edged weapon while
their were sleeping.
While Ali and Nazeer
died on the spot, his
other son Sonu (20) was
taken to the district
hospital by his family
members. Prima facie,
the attack was an out-
come of personal enmi-
ty, the SP said, adding a
case has been regis-
tered in this regard.
New Delhi (PTI): The
Indo-Gangetic plains,
home to more than 50
crore people or about
40% of the country’s
population, is the most
polluted region in India,
with an annual average
PM2.5 concentration of
76.2 micrograms per cu-
bic metre in 2020. A
study by Energy Policy
Institute at the Universi-
ty of Chicago’s Air
Quality Life Index re-
leased on Tuesday said,
“510millionresidentsof
Indo-Gangeticplainsare
on track to lose 7.6 years
of life expectancy on av-
erage if current pollu-
tion levels persist. Luc-
know Residents stand to
lose 9.5 years of life ex-
pectancy”. Air pollution
is the greatest threat to
human health and aver-
ageIndianresidentisset
to lose 5 years of life ex-
pectancy if the WHO
guidelines are not fol-
lowed. The residents of
Delhi, the most polluted
mega city in the world
with the average annual
PM2.5 levels exceeding
107 micrograms per cu-
bic metre or more than
21 times the WHO guide-
lines, stand to lose 10
years of life expectancy
if current air pollution
level persists, the report
said. “Of all the coun-
tries in the world, India
faces the highest health
burden of air pollution
due to its high particu-
late pollution concentra-
tions large popula-
tion,” the report said.
“Since2013,about44%of
the world’s increase in
pollution has come from
India, where the particu-
late pollution level has
increased from 53 micro-
gramspercubicmetreto
56 micrograms per cubic
metre -- roughly 11 times
higher than the WHO
guidelines,” it said.
First India Bureau
Kanpur: The Board
of Kanpur smart city
corporation limited
in its 14th Board
meeting has taken
important decision.
The Board meeting
was organised under
the chairmanship of
Commissioner Kan-
pur division was
attended by Vishak G
(DM kanpur Nagar)
Shiv Sharanappa
(Nagar Ayukt CEO
smart city), Arvind
Singh (VC KDA),
BGTS Murthy ( DCP
traffic), Neeraj Sri-
vastava ji, other
officers. Important
decisions taken in to-
day’s Meeting are :
1) A separate Bank
Account would be
opened operated
for the expenditures
for “Operations
M a i n t e n a n c e
(OM)” of the proj-
ects of Smart city
kanpur after Comple-
tion.
2) Board has passed
31 projects worth
around Rs 100 Cr.
3) Board has given
approval to Appoint
IIT kanpur as “Tech-
nicalSupportGroup”
(TSG) for ICCC proj-
ect of Kanpur smart
city for next 2 years.
It will help in ensur-
ing best possible usse
of facilities available
in ICCC also use of
Artificial Intelli-
gence (AI) in ITMS
Traffic management.
4) Smart City Board
has also approved the
proposal to sign MoU
with the “Founda-
tion for innovation
research in science
technology (FIRST),
a Non profit making
company of IIT kan-
pur for converting
“Non recyclable Plas-
tic waste (NCPW)”
into usable Furni-
ture other con-
struction materials .
5) Kanpur smart city
board has also ap-
proved the selection
OM management
consultant selected
by smart city by
Open tender for the
Operation man-
agement of Palika
Stadium facilities.
Board also directed
to set up a committee
for vetting of the
Agreement provi-
sions also for su-
pervision of the Op-
eration manage-
ment of facilities at
Palika stadium.
M
M
M
WHAT IS HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE?
Air pollution reducing
life expectancy of Lko
residents by 9.5 years
Commissioner Kanpur division Raj Shekhar with other
officers at the 14th Board meeting of Kanpur Smart City.
Kanpur smart city
corporation holds
14th Board meeting
Prophet remark row:
‘Objectionable’ post
on social media
lands man in jail
POLICE ADVISE CAUTION
WHILE POSTING ONLINE
The police have also
cautioned the public
against posting or shar-
ing content on social
media platforms that
could lead to communal
disharmony. The cogni-
zance of the matter was
taken immediately and
an FIR was lodged.
DY CM JUSTIFIES DEMOLITION DRIVE
Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak
PASSING OUT PARADE
March past during the Passing Out Parade of Deputy SPs and Constables at Dr Bhimrao
Ambedkar Police Academy in Moradabad on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Father-son duo killed in Deoria

08
2NDFRONT
The highest ideal is to bring
people of all races, religious
and political convictions
together in peace.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: Senior IAS
officersof UttarPradesh
cadre seem to run out of
feelings for the state as
many officers have been
trying to get posting un-
der Central deputation.
At present 1996 batch
IAS officers of the state
cadre are posted as Prin-
cipalSecretaries,butthe
number of such officers
have been dwindling ac-
cording to a First India
survey
.
As per the statistics,
there are 7 IAS officers
of batch 1996 from UP
cadre of which 4 are al-
ready posted outside the
state and one officer will
soon move to Delhi on
deputation. The rest two
officers are Anil Garg,
Principal Secretary Irri-
gation and Subhash
Chandra Sharma, Prin-
cipal Secretary Techni-
cal Education.
Dheeraj Sahu, who
among the IAS officers’
of 1996 batch was the
firsttobecomePrincipal
Secretary is posted as
Joint Secretary in Ware-
housing Development
and Regulatory Authori-
ty at the Center. He is
followed by Nitishwar
Kumar posted as Princi-
pal Secertary to Lt Gov-
ernor of Jammu Kash-
mir and he is on Inter
State Deputation. The
thirdIASofficerisAnita
C Meshram recently re-
lieved so as to enable her
tojoinasJointSecretary
Departmentof Fertiliser
at the Centre. Anil Garg
who was the 4th IAS offi-
cer of 1996 to become
Principal Secretary and
is currently posted as
Principal Secretary Irri-
gation and Water Re-
sources has put his foot
down to stay in the state
and declined to go on
Central deputation. M
Devraj was the fifth IAS
officer to become Princi-
pal Secretary and is cur-
rentlychairman,UPPCL
but he too has expressed
his intent on being sent
on deputation. Subhash
Chandra Sharma is the
6th IAS officers to reach
thepostof PrincipalSec-
retary and is currently
Principal Secretary
Technical Education
and Professional Educa-
tionUP
.ThelastIASoffi-
cer of 1996 batch is V
Hekli Zhimomi current-
ly Joint Secretay Medi-
cal Faimly Welfare
Department, New Delhi.
According to sources,
the officers in earlier
batch were less in num-
ber and if some officers
went on central deputa-
tion, the state would feel
empty
. Of the 7 officers
of 1996 batch IAS offi-
cers, all the 4 officers
posted outside the state
have been done so rules
of DoPT and on their
own free will. The state
will soon be getting a big
batchof IASofficersand
when these officers at-
tain seniority status, the
current problem of
shortage of senior IAS
officers at Principal Sec-
retary post will not
arise. The current sce-
nario is the reason why
many senior IAS offi-
cers have the charge of
many departments.
Senior IAS officers looking to leave UP postings for Central deputation
BRAIN DRAIN
Anil Garg Anita C Meshram Dheeraj Sahu M Devraj Nitishwar Kumar Subhash Chandra V Hekali Zhimomi
BJP to strengthen
boothmanagement
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: Beneficia-
ries of various govern-
ment welfare schemes
and booth manage-
ment were the key fac-
tors behind the BJP’s
success in the UP as-
sembly polls. Now, fo-
cusing on the upcom-
ing Lok Sabha elec-
tions, BJP strategists
are working on the
blueprint to further
strengthen these key
aspects.
A fortnight-long na-
tionwide outreach
drive was launched
from May 30 to June 15
to mark the comple-
tion of eight years of
the Modi government
at the Centre, in a bid
to connect with work-
ers and beneficiaries
of Central government
schemes, and now the
party is going to kick-
start a campaign to
strengthen the organi-
sation at the booth
level.
There are many
booths in the state
where the party has
been getting fewer
votes, even as there are
some booths from
where the party has no
hope of victory. Out of
the total 1.75 lakh
booths in the state, the
party has identified
twenty-five thousand
on which BJP candi-
dates have never been
able to get an edge.
The party’s massive
network of 2.5 crore
workers has been in-
structed to increase
activism at their re-
spective booths. Po-
litical observers say
that BJP is getting the
benefit of being a cad-
re based party. The
strength of the
organization up to the
booth level gives the
party an edge over the
opposition.
Lucknow (PTI): Bahu-
jan Samaj Party chief
Mayawati on Tuesday
questioned the an-
nouncement by the
Centre to recruit 10
lakh people in the next
one-and-half years and
asked whether it is not
an “election mirage”.
The former Uttar
Pradesh chief minister
claimed that far more
posts reserved for the
Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and
Other Backward Class-
es are lying vacant for
years.
“Due to wrong poli-
cies and working style
of the Centre, poverty,
inflation, unemploy-
ment and devaluation
of the Rupee are at an
all-time high.
“Because of this all
(people) are feeling
worried and restless.
Now, the Centre in the
next one-and-half
years, before the Lok
Sabha election, has an-
nounced 10 lakh re-
cruitments. Is it not an
election mirage (ch-
halavaa)?” Mayawati
said in a series of
tweets in Hindi.
Her reaction came
after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi asked
various government
departments and min-
istries to undertake the
recruitment of 10 lakh
people on a “mission
mode” in the next 18
months.
“The posts in the gov-
ernment meant for the
SCs, STs and OBCs ly-
ing vacant for years are
much more,” she said.
“The BSP has been de-
manding both inside
and outside Parliament-
that these vacancies be
filled by running a spe-
cial drive. The govern-
ment is silent about it
and this section of the
society is affected the
most by poverty and un-
employment,” she said.
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad HC condemned
the practice of ‘graphi-
cal description’ of alle-
gations of sexual as-
saults and dowry de-
mand while lodging of
FIR in matrimonial dis-
putes. The Court said,
“FIR is the place where
the informant gives the
story mobilising the
State Machinery engag-
ing in the commission
of cognisable offence. It
is not soft porn litera-
ture where the graphi-
cal description should
be made.”
The court also passed
a general direction that
in matrimonial cases, of
certain nature, no arrest
should be made before
expiry of a ‘cooling-peri-
od’ of two months and
during this “Cooling-Pe-
riod”, the matter would
be immediately referred
to Family Welfare Com-
mittee (FWC) which will
try to resolve the matri-
monial dispute through
mediation.
Justice Rahul
Chaturvedi passed the
order in the revision pe-
titionbyMukeshBansal
(Father-in-law), Manju
Bansal (mother-in-law)
and Sahib Bansal (hus-
band) challenging dis-
missal of their dis-
charge application by
lower court. The High
Court allowed the dis-
charge plea of in-laws
but rejected the plea of
husband and directed
him to appear before
lower court during the
trial. Sahib will appear
before lower court in
which trial is going on
and ‘contest the trial to
its logical conclusion’.
The court said only
those matrimonial dis-
puteswouldbetransmit-
ted to FWC which are
regarding Section 498-A
IPC (cruelty by husband
andhisrelative)andoth-
er sections of the IPC in
whichtheimprisonment
is less than 10 years but
there is no physical inju-
ry caused to the woman.
The Committee will pre-
pare a report of the pro-
ceeding before it and
sent it to police.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Cabinet
Minister (Finance and
Parliamentary Affairs)
Suresh Kumar Khanna
on Tuesday launched
the website of Director-
ate of Internal Ac-
counts and Audit, Uttar
Pradesh (www.upiaad.
up.gov.in). Suresh
Khanna in his address
at the event said that es-
tablishment of Direc-
torate of Internal Ac-
counts and Audit is an
important step towards
a transparent system.
He added that the main
work of the department
is to look at the ser-
vice-related matters of
the employees of the
subordinate Accounts
and Audit cadre work-
ing in 93 departments
of the state. He further
added that the website
will prove to be a mile-
stone in bringing trans-
parency in these works.
The minister said
that that a system has
been given to issue the
identity cards of all the
personnel available on-
line on the website. He
added that arrange-
ments are being made
to update and verify the
service-related details
of the personnel online.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Samajwadi
Party (SP) President
Akhilesh will be attend-
ing the meeting of the
opposition leaders con-
vened by West Bengal
chief minister Mamata
Banerjee at the Consti-
tution Club in New Del-
hi on Wednesday
.
According to party
spokesperson, the for-
mer chief minister will
leave for New Delhi to
attend the meeting on
theinvitationof WBCM.
The Trinamool Con-
gress chief has sent an
invitation to 22 opposi-
tionleaderstoattendthe
meeting as the race for
Raisina Hills heats up.
Akhilesh has said
that he will support the
candidate backed by the
Trinamool for the presi-
dential poll.
“With the Presiden-
tial election around the
corner, Chief Minister
of West Bengal Mamata
Banerjee, with an ini-
tiative of strong and
effective opposition
against the divisive
forces, has reached out
to the opposition CMs
and leaders to partici-
pate in a joint meeting,”
the Trinamool Con-
gress statement read.
Ever since her victo-
ry in the 2021 Bengal
Assembly polls, Mama-
ta Banerjee has been
aggressively pushing
for a united opposition
to fight the Narendra
Modi-Amit Shah com-
bine of the Bharatiya
Janata Party in the 2024
Lok Sabha elections.
The presidential
polls will be held on
July 18 while the count-
ing of votes will take
place on July 21. Presi-
dent Ram Nath Kov-
ind’s five-year term
ends on July 24.
Key to success
Prezpolls:AkhileshtobeatMamata’smeet
Suresh Khanna
launches internal
audit website
SP cheif Akhilesh Yadav
SONIA, KEJRIWAL ON LIST
Among the 22 invitees to Banerjee’s meeting
are Congress interim president Sonia Gand-
hi, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Telan-
gana CM K Chandrasekhara Rao, Kerala chief
minister Pinarayi Vijayan etc. The presidential
polls will be held on July 18.
To Maya,Centre’s 10L job offer a poll mirage
BSP supremo Mayawati
BSP chief points
at inflationm,
unemployment
due to faulty
govt policies
THACKERAY IN AYODHYA TODAY
Posters of Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray put up in a street in Ayodhya on Tuesday, a day
ahead of the leader’s visit. —PHOTO BY PTI
FIR not soft porn literature: HC
condemns ‘graphic details’
COURT SAYS
The court directed that
every district shall have
at least one or more
FWC comprising of at
least three members.
Minister Suresh Khanna at the
launch event of the website in
Lucknow on Tuesday.
ELECTION BOOTH
DIVIDED IN THREE
CATEGORIES
BJP has categorised
election booths into A,
B and C categories. The
weakest booths are in
category C. Between
June 15 and June 30,
party office bearers will
take stock of the weak
booths. A report will be
prepared after assess-
ing the shortcomings,
on the basis of which
special efforts will be
made. The responsi-
bility of strengthening
such troubled booths
has been entrusted with
the concerned MPs,
MLAs and ministers.
According to BJP
spokesperson Hero
Bajpai, BJP has set
the target of Mission
75 Plus in UP for the
upcoming LS elections,
and is now going to
give special attention
to booths on which the
party’s performance in
the last elections was
not up to the mark.

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10
ETC
RIYA
MARWAL,
Fashion
Model
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Not much is likely to be
achieved on a business
trip, but it may open
new opportunities.
Devoting some time for
physical fitness is indicated for some
and will help keep them fit. Those
planning to move houses will manage
to find a suitable one. Health will be
satisfactory.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Family support will be
crucial against those
who are trying to tarnish
your image on the social
front. Initiative taken on
the property front is likely to benefit.
Love is likely to knock at your door, so
be prompt to respond. Focus on health
will become your priority and will have a
positive outcome on your fitness.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
A family event may keep
you entertained. You are
likely to benefit from a
property related matter.
Students would need to
work upon time management skills to
stay abreast with the competition. This
is the time to muster all your resources
for tackling something complicated on
the work front.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
A diet plan adopted
recently will suit your
system well. Your
performance may leave
you feeling good today
on professional or academic front.
Maintain confidentiality regarding a
property deal being negotiated by you.
A chance for an outing with lover
finally arrives.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
Your stars favour a
bright beautiful day . A
setback you have
recently experienced can
make you come out
stronger. Tax advisor will be a big help
in saving taxes, so don’t hesitate to
contact one.It is difficult for the
relationship of friends turned lovers to
fall apart, so relax.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Keep on doing whatever
you are doing to remain
healthy. Some of you
will have to curb your
splurging ways. Family
life will cruise along smoothly with
much love and bonhomie. Don’t speed
up on the road. Chance of moving to a
new location on transfer is likely for
some.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
You are likely to resolve
to come back in shape
and start an exercise
regimen. Family will be
supportive and look
after your needs. Some of you are likely
to join a group to resolve difficulties on
the academic front. Someone you are
working closely with may attract you.
Your plans will work out today.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
A piece of immovable
property can come to
you through a will or
gift. You will put in the
required efforts on the
professional or academic front to reap
rich rewards. Cupid’s arrow is likely to
find its mark and bring romance into
your life. You worry too much, take
time to ease out.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Money coming from
various streams will keep
you in an elated state of
mind. A new fitness
regime that you have
adopted promises to keep you in the pink
of health. Getting an old furniture
upholstered may be at the top of the
mind of some homemakers. Your search
for perfect partner may soon be over.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will derive great
benefit from an exercise
routine that you keenly
follow. Extra workload
is foreseen at work, but
nothing that you cannot handle within
office hours. Taking the family on a trip
seems impossible today due to your
professional commitments, so
postpone it for some other day.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Previous investments
are likely to give you
good returns. Some of
you may decide to
follow in the footsteps
of celebrities and visit the very same
exotic destination that they had been
to.No amount of excuses will dispel
lover’s suspicions about your tendency
to stray the path.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Settling down in a new
house is indicated for
some. Money put
together on previous
occasions is likely to
come in handy now. A family
youngster is keen to learn from you, so
don’t disappoint.You may have to
awaken partner’s interest in you once
again.
studentof mine
recently came
tomeandasked
me to suggest a
poem that she
could recite at
her school’s Po-
etry Recitation Competi-
tion. I intuitively gravi-
tated to one of my favour-
ite poems titled Human
Family by Maya Angelou.
Foryourreference,I’dlike
to share that poem here
before I continue:
I note the obvious dif-
ferences
in the human family.
Some of us are serious,
some thrive on comedy.
Some declare their lives
are lived
as true profundity,
and others claim they
really live
the real reality.
The variety of our skin
tones
can confuse, bemuse,
delight,
brown and pink and
beige and purple,
tan and blue and white.
I’ve sailed upon the
seven seas
and stopped in every
land,
I’ve seen the wonders
of the world
not yet one common
man.
I know ten thousand
women
called Jane and Mary
Jane,
but I’ve not seen any
two
who really were the
same.
Mirror twins are differ-
ent
although their features
jibe,
and lovers think quite
different thoughts
while lying side by side.
We love and lose in
China,
we weep on England’s
moors,
and laugh and moan in
Guinea,
and thrive on Spanish
shores.
We seek success in Fin-
land,
are born and die in
Maine.
In minor ways we differ
,
inmajor
,we’rethesame.
I note the obvious dif-
ferences
between each sort and
type,
but we are more alike,
my friends,
than we are unalike.
We are more alike, my
friends,
We are more alike, my
friends,
The reason I thought
of sharing this specific
poem in this article is
that as we inch closer to
another landmark year
of our country’s inde-
pendence; it is the es-
sence of this poem that is
the core thought I’d like
to leave you with as we
ponder our decades of
glorious Independence.
India, our great nation,
draws immense pride
from our ethos of inclu-
sion, of our diversity,
and our multi-cultural,
multi-racial, multi-eth-
nic past and present.
However, some would
contend that this great
and beautiful diversity
is being undermined in
present-day India. That
is how we once were, di-
vided based on narrow-
mindedness and myopic
outlooks, we are, again
today! And that to me,
really puts a serious
question mark on the
entire notion of free-
dom, of true, essential,
liberty. Today freedom
means different things
to different people. Sure.
But are we not, in this
digitized, connected,
hyper-tech world, re-
gressing if we begin to
colour our outlook, be-
haviour, opinions and
decisions with the col-
our and origin of skin?
Is this the independent
country we want to live
in, one that is divided,
compartmentalized, in
mind and boundary?
What kind of a country
are we leaving for our
children? We want and
encourage kids to read
the newspaper; what
they read each day in
the papers are hate sto-
ries, communal vio-
lence, and religious un-
rest! Is that not a crying
shame? And is that not
also a huge black blot on
the notion of free India?
Hope rests now with
the young generation. I
notice through my inter-
actions with thousands
of students; that young
children are innocent,
instinctively inclusive,
fair, just, and inherently
equalist. Neither do
they differentiate based
on status, nor class or
religion. They are pure.
It is this purity and plu-
rality that we as parents,
educators and caregiv-
ers must do our utmost
to preserve and protect.
That our own biases
should not reach and in-
fluence these young
minds. We must set ex-
amples for these chil-
dren to follow and lead
with. Simple things
around the house, such
as treating staff with
care and sensitivity and
celebrating all festivals,
no matter their origin.
These kinds of acts will
be imbibed by children
as their natural and or-
ganic way of being and
shape their already in-
clusive beliefs into a life-
long, accepting ethos.
I leave you, therefore,
in this article with a sim-
ple message. Celebrate
freedom but be truly
free. Exalt liberty but
only if you understand
true liberty. And accept
your independence, only
if you are willing, to be,
independent in your
thinking. Bestow upon
our children, the gift of
true Independence and
acceptance.
GIVING
GIVING
YOUNG
YOUNG
INDIA
INDIA
A TRULY
A TRULY
FREE INDIA
FREE INDIA
KARTIK BAJORIA
(the author is a Jaipur-based
Communication Skills
Educator Writer)
A
YOUR DAY Horoscopeby
SaurabbhSachdeva
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