17062022_First India Lucknow.pdf

The farmers of the country
suffered for 13 months due
to the “wrong policies” of the
BJP-led Centre
and now young-
sters are facing
the results of
a “wrong deci-
sion”, farmer
leader Rakesh
Tikait said on Thursday.“The
government should know that
those getting into the armed
forces are also sons of farm-
ers. We will fight till our last
breath for the youngsters of
the country and our children,”
Tikait said in a tweet in Hindi.
RLD ANNOUNCES PROTESTS
IN ALL UP DISTRICTS
Noida/Mathura (PTI):
The Rashtriya Lok Dal
has announced protests
at all district headquar-
ters in UP against the
Agnipath scheme at
11am on Saturday. The
RLD also announced a
campaign named ‘Yuva
Panchayat’ in support
of the youth in western
Uttar Pradesh to pres-
sure the government to
withdraw the scheme.
Party chief Jayant
Chaudhary made the
Yuva Panchayat’ cam-
paignannouncementon
social media.
AFTER FARMERS,
YOUNGSTERS
SUFFERING: TIKAIT
Imam of Teele Wali Masjid barred from leading Friday prayers
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Even as the
UP police continued in-
teraction with Muslim
groups to ensure peace
on Friday, the Lucknow
Eidgah Imam and ex-
ecutive committee
member of All India
Muslim Personal Law
Board, Maulana Khalid
Rashid Firangi Mahli
appealed to worship-
pers not to pay any
heed to rumours and
return home straight
after offering Friday
prayers. He said that
people should stay
away from protests.
In a surprise move,
the UP Sunni Central
Waqf Board has issued
an order restraining
the Imam of Luc-
know’s Teele Wali Mas-
jid, Maulana Fazlul-
manna Rahmani, from
leading Friday or any
other prayer at the
mosque. He has also
been stopped from de-
livering sermons dur-
ing the Friday prayer.
The board has given
this responsibility to
his younger brother
Maulana Wasif Hasan
who is also co-muta-
walli of the mosque.
The order said the
prayers would be led
by either Wasif Hasan
or Rahmani’s son
Maulana Imtiyaz Hus-
sain. The Teele Wali
Masjid is a waqf prop-
erty under the control
of Sunni Waqf Board.
Rahmani had been
leading prayers ever
since death of his fa-
ther Maulana Fazlul
Rahman Waizi in Jan-
uary 2017. Last Friday
a group of Muslim re-
sorted to slogan-shout-
ing after prayers at the
masjid.
FRIDAY FEAR
Return home
straight after
prayers: Maulana
Khalid Rashid
Police flag march outside Teeli Wali Masjid in Lucknow on
Thursday. —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
SHIA WAQF BOARD
BANS FRIDAY SERMONS
Lucknow: The Shia
Central Waqf Board has
directed mutawallis of all
Shia mosques registered
under the waqf board
to not allow sermons
and other speeches
after Friday prayers and
daily namaz. The working
administrative officer of
the board, Syed Hasan
Raza, in his order to all
committees of the regis-
tered mosques has asked
that sermons and other
speeches would not be
allowed that could disturb
peace and harmony.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Cen-
tral Bureau of Inves-
tigation has regis-
tered four separate
cases on complaint
from Assistant Cus-
todian of Enemy
Property for India
(Govt of India), Luc-
know, on allegations
of causing huge loss
to the government
exchequer by leas-
ing out prime value
lands/ properties on
forged documents.
Two cases dated
14.06.2022 were regis-
tered at ACB, CBI,
Lucknow, against to-
tal 22 accused includ-
ing public servants
and private persons
who are charged with
entering into con-
spiracy to lease out
commercial land sit-
uated in Sitapur,
Barabanki, and dis-
tricts at nominal
rates in favour of les-
sees and also manip-
ulating and forging
the documents. The
total land included in
both cases was 54
hectare (approx).
Searches were
conducted today in
both these cases at 19
locations including
at Lucknow, Bara-
banki, Delhi, Kolka-
ta at the premises of
the accused, which
led to recovery of in-
criminating docu-
ments and cash of Rs
82 lakh (approx)
from one of the ben-
eficiaries.
Another two cases
dated 15.06.2022 were
registered at ACB,
CBI, Ghaziabad,
against total 33 ac-
cused Turn to P6
CBI ON TO BIG
PROPERTY
SCAM IN UP
Public servants are
charged with
leasing out large
tracts of high-value
land at very
nominal rentals,
allowing illegal
constructions by
private builders, and
also forging Lease
Agreements
GOVT REJECTS CRITICISM AGAINST
AGNIPATH, ISSUES CLARIFICATION
Central govt has increased age limit for recruitment this year, youth up to 23
years of age will be able to apply and also issued a clarification, asserting that not
only new model will bring in new capabilities to armed forces but will also open
up avenues for youth in pvt sector. Below are MYTHS & FACTS sheet issued
FUTURE OF AGNIVEERS INSECURE
l Those wishing to be entrepreneurs will
get a financial package and a bank loan
l Those wishing to study further will be
given certificates equivalent to class 12
l Those wishing to obtain jobs will be
given priority in CAPFs and State Police
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH WILL
DECREASE AS A RESULT OF AGNIPATH
l Opportunities for the youth to serve in
the armed forces will increase. Soon,
recruitment of Agniveers will be tripled
REGIMENTAL BONDING WILL BE AFFECTED
l No change is being made to the Regi-
mental system. It will be further accentu-
ated as best Agniveers will be selected
THIS WILL HARM THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF THE ARMED FORCES
l Such short-term enlistment systems
exist in most countries and hence are
already tested out and considered best
practice for a youthful and agile army
l Agniveers to be recruited in the 1st year
would only make up 3% of armed forces
l Performance of Agniveers will be tested
before re-induction into army after 4 yrs
23-YEAR-OLDS ARE IMMATURE
AND UNRELIABLE FOR THE ARMY
l At no point in time will there be more
youngsters than experienced people. The
present scheme will only bring about the
right mix of 50%-50% youngsters and
experienced supervisory ranks
AGNIVEERS WILL BE A DANGER
TO SOCIETY & JOIN TERRORISTS
l This is an insult to the ethos and values
of the Indian armed forces
NO CONSULTATION WITH FORMER
ARMED FORCES OFFICERS
l Proposal has been framed by the
Department of Military Officers
l Many former officers have recognized
the advantages of the scheme and
welcomed it
AGNIPATH SCHEME
IS VERY POORLY
CONCEIVED: CONG
Congress said on
Thursday that Agnipath
scheme to recruit soldiers
into 3 defence forces, is
“controversial, carries
multiple risks, subverts the
long-standing traditions”
and demanded that it
should be held in abey-
ance. Senior Congress
leader P Chidambaram
said the announcements
by MHA & MoE on post-
discharge opportunities
of Agniveers appear to be
after-thoughts and show
that scheme is “poorly
conceived and hastily
drawn up”. He urged govt
to hold wide consultations
and address issues of qual-
ity, efficiency & economy.
FUSS OVER 'AGNIPATH' SCHEME
GOVT CLARIFIES
GOVT CLARIFIES,
,
OPPN ATTACKS
OPPN ATTACKS
l BJP OFFICE
VANDALISED,
BIHAR LEADER
ATTACKED
l OVER 34 TRAINS
CANCELLED, 72
RUNNING LATE
ACROSS THE
COUNTRY
l INTERNET
SERVICES
SUSPENDED IN
HARYANA'S
PALWAL
l PROTESTERS
DEMAND
REINSTATEMENT
OF PREVIOUS
RECRUITMENT
SYSTEM
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Protests
against Armed Forces’
new recruitment plan
Agnipathturnedviolent
Thursday as aspirants
disrupted rail and road
traffic in several parts
of Bihar, Haryana, New
Delhi, Jammu and
Jharkhand. Agnipath is
Central Govt’s new re-
cruitment policy for the
defence forces under
which about 45,000 peo-
ple between age of 17.5
years and 21 years will
be inducted into servic-
es for a four-year tenure.
Due to demonstra-
tions and vandalism at
several railway stations,
22 trains from Bihar had
to be cancelled and 5 had
to stop after completing
partial journeys, East
Central Railway said. In
Nawada, the vehicle of
BJP MLA Aruna Devi,
was attacked by the agi-
tatorswhohurledstones
at her car, leaving 5 per-
sons, including legisla-
tor, injured. The BJP
office in Nawada was
also vandalized.
Smoke billows out after youngsters set on
fire a train in protest against the Agnipath
scheme at Chapra railway station, in Saran
district on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
ARMY ASPIRANTS
JAM DELHI-JAIPUR
EXPRESSWAY
Gurugram: Hundreds of
Army aspirants on Thursday
blocked the Delhi-Jaipur Ex-
pressway in Bilaspur area
in protest against Agnipath
yojna, govt’s new scheme
for short-term recruitment
into armed forces. The
traffic congestion on the
expressway stretched over
several kilometres.
The demand of
the youth
protesting against
the Centre’s newly
announced Agnipath
scheme is justified.
—Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM
“PEOPLE BURNING BUSES NOT FIT FOR ARMED
FORCES”: EX-ARMY CHIEF ON AGNIPATH
New Delhi: General VP Malik, the Army
chief who led India to victory during the
Kargil War, expressed support for the
Agnipath scheme on Thursday and said
the Army is not interested in recruiting
hooligans responsible for the violence tak-
ing place during the protests against the
short-term recruitment plan.
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UP demolitions: Due process
must be followed, says SC
New Delhi: Observing
that “due process must
be followed while carry-
ing out demolitions of
illegal constructions”,
the Supreme Court on
Thursday sought the re-
sponse of the UP govt on
Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind’s
plea against the demoli-
tion of Muslims’ houses
in the state. A bench of
Justices AS Bopanna
and Vikram Nath fixed
21 June to hear the ap-
plication next and asked
UP govt to file its objec-
tions in meanwhile. Top
court said that it cannot
pass any generic order
saying there should be
no demolitions but can
onlysayproceduremust
be followed.
Next hearing on June
21, SC asks UP govt to
file affidavit on the plea
against the demolition
drive in the 3 days
I AM OK, SAYS SC JUDGE IN VIDEO
AFTER AIR AMBULANCE RIDE
New Delhi: SC judge Justice MR Shah suf-
fered a mild heart attack in HP on Thursday.
He was brought to Delhi by air ambulance
for treatment. CJI Ramana has been in
touch with Shah & MHA for bringing him to
Delhi. Shah in a video message said that he
is alright and is on his way to New Delhi.
RBI lifts curbs
on Mastercard
over onboarding
new customers
Mumbai: The RBI on
Thursday lifted restric-
tions imposed last year
on Mastercard and al-
lowed global payment
processor to onboard
new customers for deb-
it, credit or prepaid
cards in India, after sat-
isfactory compliance
with data storage
norms. In July last year,
RBI had taken a major
supervisory action on
US-based entity, barred
it from issuing card.
LUCKNOW
FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022
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Stone pelting by angry
demonstrators in Agra
Districts such as Bulandshahr, Gonda, Ballia also face opposition
of many youths, who have been preparing for recruitments with
the aim of serving the Indian defence forces for a longer tenure
AGNIPATH SCHEME FACES HEATED PROTESTS
Lucknow (PTI): The
protests against the
Centre’s new soldier re-
cruitment scheme
spread to different parts
of Uttar Pradesh on
Thursday with defence
service candidates pelt-
ing stones at a govern-
ment bus in Agra, and
staging demonstrations
in Bulandshahr and
Ballia.
In Ballia and neigh-
bouring districts, move-
ment of some trains
was affected due to the
protests, an official
said.
The stone pelting in-
cident was reported in
rural Agra’s Bah, while
protests erupted in var-
ious pockets of Agra
district.
The protestors also
blocked important
transport ways such
NH-2, the Agra-Jaipur
highway and MG Road,
sources said.
However, they said,
none was injured in the
protests called against
the Agnipath scheme to
recruit jawans into the
army, the navy and the
air force for a four-year-
period followed by com-
pulsory retirement for
most without gratuity
and pension benefits.
“This scheme will af-
fect the future of those
candidates who want to
serve the nation for 10
years and not just for
four years,” a protester
requesting anonymity
said.
Another student
Satyaprakash demand-
ed that the written
exam for vacancies an-
nounced last year be
conducted.
Agra Senior Superin-
tendent of Police Su-
dhir Kumar Singh told
reporters that the su-
perintendent of police
(city) and other police
personnel reached the
spot and the situation is
under control.
The students have
been asked to place
their demands peace-
fully, he added.
In Bulandhshar, pro-
testers gathered in
Khurja locality and the
city area and demanded
that the central govern-
ment withdraw the
scheme.
Bulandshahr Super-
intendent of Police Sh-
lok Kumar said, “Some
youngsters gathered to
stage protest in the
morning. They called
off the protest on the as-
surance of officials.”
In Ballia, a group of
around 60 people staged
a protest and raised slo-
gans against the central
government in Kotwari
area under Rasra police
station limits.Deputy
CM Sarvesh Kumar Ya-
dav reached the protest
venue along with the
administrative and po-
lice team.He spoke to
the protesters after
which they decided to
end the demonstration
staged for meeting their
demands.
ADMIN ON ALERT;
Situation in control
Youth protest against the Agnipath scheme of the government in Agra on Thursday.
Police detaining a youth protesting against the Agnipath scheme in Agra on Thursday.
U’KHAND TOO!
‘AGNIPATH’ WILL GIVE NEW
DIMENSION TO LIFE: YOGI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Amid on-
going protests in var-
ious parts of the state
over new Army re-
cruitment schemes,
introduced by the
Central government,
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath dismissed all
sorts of criticism
over ‘Agnipath’
scheme and tweeted
on Thursday : “Young
comrades, Agnipath
Yojana’ will give a
new dimension to
your life as well as
give a golden founda-
tion to the future.
Don’t be deceived.
Our ‘Agniveer’, deter-
mined to serve Moth-
er Bharati, will be an
invaluable fund of
the nation and the @
UPGovt will give
preference to Ag-
niveers in police and
other services.”
History being rewritten under Modi, Yogi: Sakshi Maharaj
First India Bureau
Lucknow: BJP MP Sak-
shi Maharaj has said
that under the leader-
ship of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in the
country and Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath in
Uttar Pradesh, a new
page is being added in
the history
.
He said, “For the first
time, it seems, that In-
dia is India. History is
being rewritten.”
Sakshi Maharaj’s state-
ment gives “credence”
to the Opposition
charge that the BJP gov-
ernments were rewrit-
ing history
.
“What is wrong if we
are correcting some-
thing that was not
right?” he asked.
The BJP MP
, said that
the Left has influenced
the history of India.
“People have been mis-
led from the truth.
Those who had a gov-
ernment for 75 years
did a great betrayal of
history
.
Now the record of 500
years is being broken.
Somewhere, the record
of 75 years is being bro-
ken. Under the leader-
ship of Yogi in Uttar
Pradesh and under the
leadership of Modi in
the country, a new page
is added in the history.
For the first time it
seems that India is now
India,” he stated.
A day earlier, Sakshi
Maharaj had said that
the stone pelting in
Kanpur and other dis-
tricts was an attempt to
set Kanpur on fire in a
planned manner.
Sakshi Maharaj fur-
ther added said that if
stones are pelted on Fri-
day in Uttar Pradesh,
then the bulldozer will
definitely run on Satur-
day
.
MOVING AHEAD

The Unnao MP
warned that if
stones are
pelted on Friday
in Uttar
Pradesh, then
bulldozers will
be seen doing
their jobs on
Saturdays
INT’L YOGA DAY
Yogi aims at connecting
3.5 cr people on June 21
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With the ap-
proaching 8th Interna-
tional Yoga Day, the
state of Uttar Pradesh
has geared up to ensure
participation of 3.50
crore people in mass
Yoga demonstrations at
75,000 places to mark
the 75th year of Indian
independence.
While reviewing the
preparations in view of
the International Yoga
Day in a high-level
meeting on Thursday,
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath said that,
“Yoga is the most pre-
cious gift bestowed by
Indian sages to the
world, which helps in
mental and physical
well-being of people.
The 8th edition of In-
ternational Day of Yoga
will be celebrated with
theme ‘Yoga for Hu-
manity’.
It should be ensured
to make it a grand affair
with participation from
all 58,000 gram pan-
chayats, 14,000 urban
wards.
The mass Yoga dem-
onstrations will be held
at 75,000 places in the
state as we mark Azadi
ka Amrit year.”
The Chief Minister
further instructed to
complete the target of
connecting as many as
3.50 crore people with
Yoga.
“Live telecast facility
should also be made
available at places. In
the Amrit Mahotsav
year of independence,
special events will be
organised at 75 places
of historical, cultural
importance on Yoga
Day, out of which 6 are
in Uttar Pradesh.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presides over a meeting to review
preparations on the occasion of International Yoga Day on June
21. Dy CM Brajesh Pathak, ACS Navneet Sehgal, ACS Health and
Medical Education Amit Mohan Prasad, Pricipal Secretary to CM
Sanjay Prasad and others were also present.
EMPHASIS ON CLEANLINESS
SCHOOLS REOPEN
Students at a government primary school in Lucknow on Thursday. Government primary
schools in the state re-opened today after almost six months’ closure due to Covid
regulations. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Despite CS communique, ‘Babus’ repeatedly breach protocol
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: Babus will
be babus. A section of
them has repeatedly re-
fused to mend their
ways despite being
chastised by the Su-
preme Court and Yogi
Government from time
to time.
Or what else would
explain the reason be-
hind this latest missive
to the state’s bureau-
cracy to fall in line from
none other than their
top boss once again.
The letter from Chief
Secretary DS Mishra,
the third such commu-
nication on the subject,
has again spelt out the
protocol and behaviour
the civil servants are
expected to show to
public representatives.
From standing up to
welcome the Members
of Parliament (MPs)
and Member of Legisla-
tive Assemblies (MLAs)
to receiving all phone
calls of public repre-
sentatives or call them
back, if unavailable or
in a meeting, the letter
lists out dos and don’ts
which most of these
civil servants must
have learnt as part of
their training.
Several ruling party
legislators have already
in the past lamented
how officers do not lis-
ten or pick up their
calls. Hence, the re-
minder from the CS.
“It has come to notice
that the orders about
parliamentary courte-
sies are not being strict-
ly followed by the offic-
ers despite clear direc-
tives,” said Chief Secre-
tary, DS Mishra in his
order.
Also during public
functions, the MPs have
to be compulsorily in-
vited and comfortably
seated as per the proto-
col.
If the constituency of
an MP falls in two dis-
tricts, the bureaucrats
of both districts must
send invitations for im-
portant events well in
advance, states the com-
munique.
UP govt to provide
40% subsidy to
fishermen for boats
Director General of Indian Coast Guard VS Pathania paid
a courtesy visit to CM Yogi at his official residence on
Thursday.
CS Durga Shanker Mishra
—FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath has
instructed the govern-
ment officials to work
expeditiously on the
‘Nishadraj Boats Sub-
sidy Scheme’ through
which the government
will provide 40 per cent
subsidy to fishermen to
purchase boats up to Rs
1 lakh.
Fully funded by the
state government, the
scheme will also en-
courage fish exports.
The process of inviting
fishermen to claim this
subsidy will begin soon.
The scheme was prom-
ised to Nishads, the
boatsmen and fisher-
men community in the
Lok Kalyan Sankalp
Patra of the ruling BJP.
The fishermen living
on the banks of the riv-
er earn their family’s
livelihood by catching
fish through boats and
selling them in the mar-
ket.
But, due to financial
constraints, they are
not able to carry out the
task smoothly
. The gov-
ernment has started
making efforts to uplift
them.
The budget 2022-23
has approved a provi-
sion of Rs 2 crore for
the Nishadraj Boat Sub-
sidy scheme which is
mainly meant for the 17
sub-castes under the
‘machhua’ community
- kewat, mallah, nishad,
bind, dheemar, kashy-
ap, raikwar, turaha,
manjhi, gond, kahar,
batham and godia be-
sides others.
There are a large
number of fishermen
in Varanasi, Kanpur,
Prayagraj, Chitrakoot
other such districts of
Uttar Pradesh who are
dependent on rivers.

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03
FridayalertacrossUP
Police don’t want to take
chances following widespread
violence on last Friday
ADG Prashant Kumar says
emphasis on greater outreach
with minority community
Special police vigil to be ensured
in 24 districts identified as
hyper-senstitive
1 3
2
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In view of
simmering discontent
in the Muslim commu-
nity following eruption
of violence on two pre-
vious Fridays after in-
flammatory remarks
against Prophet Mo-
hammad, the state po-
lice have sounded high
alert in all the districts
and has planned tight
security arrangement
during Friday prayers
tomorrow.
The UP police have
identified 24 districts as
hyper-sensitive where
specialvigilwillmount-
ed. The additional di-
rector general (law and
order) Prashant Kumar
said elaborate arrange-
ments have been made
for Friday prayers
(June 17) with strategic
deployment to avoid
any trouble. Following
remarks against the
Prophet Mohammad vi-
olence had broken out
on June 3 and 10 at sev-
eral places after Friday
prayers.
While deploying ad-
ditional forces includ-
ing Rapid Action Force
(RAF) and PAC all over
the state, the police
have taken extra move
in Lucknow, Kanpur,
Prayagraj, Agra, Mau,
Sambhal, Meerut,
Ambedkarnagar, Bah-
raich, Ayodhya, Gonda
and Saharanpur.
Prashant Kumar said
emphasis was also on
greater and continuous
outreach with minority
community, especially
youth. Youngsters were
largely involved in vio-
lenceduringearliertwo
Fridays. The police also
carried out riot control
drill in some districts.
After intelligence fail-
ure on June 3 in Kan-
pur, the intelligence or-
ganisation has also
been geared up to gath-
er information from
sensitive areas before
Friday prayers.
Reports indicated
that some Muslim lead-
ers and activists of Hin-
du right-wing groups
could be placed under
house arrest to ensure
they could not disturb
peace in the state. So far
the police have arrested
357 people in all over
the state and 13 FIRs
lodged in nine districts
in connection with
June 10 violence. Strict
vigil is also being main-
tained on all social me-
diaplatformtowardoff
any untoward incident.
Even as the police
continued interaction
with Muslim groups
the Eidgah Imam and
executive committee
member of All India
Muslim Personal Law
Board Maulana Khalid
Rashid Firangi Mahli
has appealed to the wor-
shippers not to pay any
heed to rumours and
return home straight
after offering prayers.
Lucknow (PTI): Sev-
eral Congress workers
on Thursday were de-
tained while marching
towards the Raj Bha-
van here as a mark of
protest against the
quizzing of party
leader Rahul Gandhi
by the Enforcement
Directorate.
UP Congress had on
Wednesday given a call
of Raj Bhavan gherao
against Gandhi’s ques-
tioning and police ac-
tion at the party’s head-
quarters in Delhi.
Police, which had put
up barricades at the
UPCC office, stopped
the party workers from
marching towards Raj
Bhavan and took sever-
al of them into custody
as they tried to climb
over the barricades
amid sloganeering.
“Hundreds of party
workers and leaders in-
cluding national
spokesman Akhilesh
Pratap Singh, vice pres-
ident of state unit Vish-
va Vijay Singh, Viren-
dra Madan, Dwijendra
Tripathi, Mukesh
Chauhan along with
party workers were tak-
en to Eco garden in bus-
es from the party of-
fice,” Congress digital
media convenor and
spokesman Anshu
Awasthi claimed.
He said Congress’
legislature party leader
Aradhana Mishra and
convenor of communi-
cations department Na-
seemuddin Siddiqui
were not allowed to
move out of their resi-
dence in view of the
gherao programme.
“The BJP govern-
ment is gagging the
voice of democracy
.
What can be more im-
moral than police barg-
ing into the Congress’
central office and beat-
ing up party workers,
and when the partymen
try to protest against it,
they are not allowed to
even raise their voice
against arbitrary ac-
tion,” Awasthi said.
Noida (PTI): A 21-year-
old Indian associate of
anIvoryCoastnational,
who was arrested last
month for duping doz-
ens of women after be-
friending them on so-
cial media, has been
arrested, Uttar Pradesh
police officials said on
Thursday
.
The accused was ar-
rested from Faridabad
by the Noida unit of UP
Cyber Crime depart-
ment, the officials said.
“
Accused Dheeraj Ra-
thod, is a native of
Haryana and provided
bank account to Ivory
Coast national Nda-
firmi, 26, who trans-
ferred the fraudulently
made money into these
accounts,” Noida Cyber
police station in-charge
Reeta Yadav said.
“Rathod worked for
Ndafirmi on commis-
sion basis. Every time
his bank account was
used, Rathod got Rs
20,000 as commission.
Investigation has re-
vealed that his bank ac-
countwasusedtotrans-
fer the fraud money by
the foreigner multiple
times in the last two
years,” Yadav said.
Ndafirmi was arrest-
ed on May 9 from Delhi
by cyber cops of Noida
Sector 36 over a com-
plaintmadeinJunelast
year. He had duped the
woman of over Rs 28
lakh after befriending
her on Instagram using
a fake profile and iden-
tity
, the officials said.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Dr APJ Abdul
Kalam Technical Univer-
sity is encouraging stu-
dents to promote start-
ups and innovations. In
this sequence, ‘Startup
Samvad: UP Startup
Challenge and Expo’ is
being organised by the
Innovation Hub, AKTU
on June 18 in collabora-
tion with ‘StartinUP’,
and department of tech-
nical education, govern-
ment of Uttar Pradesh.
Technical education
minister Ashish Patel
will be the chief guest.
Principal secretary,
technical education,
Subhash Chand Sharma
and UPLC MD Kumar
Vineet and other digni-
taries will also be pres-
ent. The event will be
presided over by
vice-chancellor Prof
Pradeep Kumar Mishra.
In this programme, the
institutes and colleges
across UP will nominate
top three startups, and
more than 250 startups
have registered. A team
of jury members is eval-
uating these startups.
After evaluation, 50
startups out of 250 will
be pitching their start-
ups in the ‘UP Startup
Challenge & Expo’.
Of 50 startups, the jury
will select 7. The top
three will be given a prize
of `one lakh, `75,000 and
`50,000 respectively
.
Rapid Action Force personnel deployed in Prayagraj ahead of the Friday prayers. —PHOTO BY PTI Police deployed in Atala area of Prayagraj on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
357 ARRESTED SO FAR FROM 9
DISTS OVER JUNE 10 VIOLENCE
Atotal of 357 people were arrested from various
districts of Uttar Pradesh in connection with the
June 10 violence that erupted during protests over
controversial remarks against Prophet Muham-
mad till 7 am today, said police on Thursday. This
includes 97 from Prayagraj, 85 from Saharanpur, 55
from Hathras, 40 from Moradabad, 20 from Feroz-
abad, 41 from Ambedkarnagar, six from Aligarh,
eight from Lakhimpur Kheri and five from Jalaun.
In an official statement, Additional Director General
of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said, “A
total of 357 accused arrested till 7 am today, in the
wake of protests in the state on June 10; 97 from
Prayagraj, 85 from Saharanpur, 55 from Hathras, 40
from Moradabad, 20 from Ferozabad, and 41 from
Ambedkarnagar.” Kumar further said that 13 FIRs
have been registered so far in connection with the
violence that erupted on June 10.
Reports indicate some Muslim leaders and
activists of Hindu right-wing groups could be
placed under house arrest to ensure peace
Shia Waqf Board bans Friday sermons in mosques
Police out in strength in Teele Wali Masjid area in Lucknow
on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In view
of prevailing situ-
ation after Friday
violence last week,
the Shia Central
Waqf Board has
directed mutawallis
of all Shia mosques
registered under the
Waqf Board to not
allow sermons and
other speeches after
Friday prayers and
daily namaz. The
working adminis-
trative officer of the
board Syed Hasan
Raza in his order to
all committees of the
registered mosques
has asked that
sermons and other
speeches would not
be allowed that could
disturb peace and
harmony. He said
except namaz other
types of gatherings
would also not be
allowed in these
mosques.
Startup Expo at
AKTU tomorrow
CRUCIAL READ
IRB INFRA TO START
GANGA E-WAY INA
COUPLE OF MONTHS
New Delhi: IRB Infra-
structure Developers Ltd
on Thursday said its spe-
cial purpose vehicle and
wholly-owned subsidiary
Meerut Budaun Express-
way Pvt Ltd has achieved
financial closure for the
`6,538-crore Ganga
Expressway project.
The company in a state-
ment said a consortium
of lenders extended
financial support of
`2,659 crore for the six-
lane greenfield corridor
of 129.7 km between
Meerut and Budaun. It
said the company will
start construction in the
next couple of months.
UP MAY REVIVE
FARMERS’ LOAN
WAIVER SCHEME
Lucknow: The govern-
ment may reopen the
loan debt redemption
scheme for accommo-
dating farmers who
couldn’t benefit from the
scheme earlier, despite
being eligible. Officials
said there are around
5,000 small and margin-
al farmers whose crop
loans were not written
off, before the scheme
was abruptly closed in
Sept 2019. According
to them, many farmers
have even moved court,
seeking waiving off their
loans as per the terms
of the debt-redemption
scheme of March 2017.
‘GOVT’S AGNEEPATH SCHEME WILL HAVE
FAR-REACHING, POSITIVE RESULTS’
Lucknow: Tourism and Culture Minister Jaiveer Singh
addressed a programme organised by Saraswati Kunj,
Nirala Nagar, here on Thursday. Col Baburam Kushwa-
ha, recipient of Shaurya Chakra and Sena Medal, said
at the programme that the Centre’s Agneepath scheme
for military service will have positive and far-reaching
results in the country. Head of Department of Geology,
LU Ajay Mishra on the occasion said that many revo-
lutionaries have sacrificed their lives for the freedom
of the country and people should take inspiration from
them. Vidya Bharti’s All India Coordinator Yatindra
discussed in detail the objectives of the government’s
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Congress men protesting ED
move against RaGa detained
CHILLING ZONE
Cloudy and breezy weather conditions in Lucknow on Thursday provided much-needed
relief from scorching heat and also opportunity to go out for fun. A scene from the
crowded Buddha Park. —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
Police stop and detain Congress workers during their protest in
Lucknow on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
Cyber cops nab Indian aide who
helped foreigner dupe women

PERSPECTIVE
04
Vol 2 Issue No. 214
RNI NO. UPENG/2020/80229.
Printed and published by
Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of
First Express Publishers. Printed
at Amar Ujala Ltd. B-5 Amausi
Industrial Area Kanpur Road Luc-
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Colony, Raheem Nagar, Dudouli
Road, Madiyaon, Lucknow (UP).
Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra
Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan
responsible for selection of news
under the PRB Act
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
If with a pure mind a
person speaks or acts,
happiness follows them like
a never-departing shadow.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Had a good interaction with
Foreign Ministers and
Representatives of @ASEAN
countries as we celebrate 30 years
of close India-ASEAN cooperation.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Appreciate the herculean efforts of @
adgpi, @NDRFHQ, SDRF and everyone
associated with the 100-hours-long
challenging rescue mission to save
young Rahul Sahu. The brave boy has
displayed exemplary calmness in the
face of adversity. Wish him good health
and earliest recovery.
TOP TWEETS
FOREX CRISIS IN
PAKISTAN STRIKES
AT THE COMMON
MAN’S DAILY CHAI
akistan has made a
uniquepropositionto
its people: Cut down
on the daily cuppa to
save foreign ex-
change. Pakistanis are reported
to have consumed tea worth Rs
83.88 billion in 2021-22. That
caused a huge drain on the coun-
try’s foreign exchange as tea im-
port in 2020-21 was worth Rs 70.82
billion. Although Pakistan is
likely to be removed from the Fi-
nancial Action Task Force “grey
list”, the directive on tea con-
sumption gives an idea how crit-
icaltheeconomicsituationinthe
neighbouring country is. Thank
God, Federal Planning Minister
Ahsan Iqbal did not suggest don-
key milk as an alternative.
With its foreign exchange re-
serve below USD 10 billion Paki-
stan has forex to pay for two
months of imports. It has sharp-
ly increased fuel and electricity
prices to face the crisis. With its
trade deficit expected to widen
to USD 45 billion by June-end
these measures may not be
enough. Looks like Pakistan is
headed the Sri Lanka way
.
P
ith the overall un-
employment rate
amongyouthaged
15-29 years has
been hovering
around 20 percent in urban
areas, Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi has decided to step
in to set things right. Espe-
cially when the economy is
struggling to keep the growth
rate high amid global ten-
sions, Modi has ordered for
recruitment of 10 lakh youth
in the next 1.5 years, or by
2024 when the next Lok Sab-
ha elections are due.
Coming on a day the gov-
ernment unveiled its trans-
formative policy to recruit
Agniveers,troops,inthethree
wings of the armed forces the
focus has decidedly shifted to
youth unemployment. An
army of jobless young men
and women, who are expected
to play an important role dur-
ing elections, can’t be allowed
to remain frustrated.
The government’s an-
nouncement did not give any
details of unemployment
numbers. Those figures were
provided by BJP MP Varun
Gandhi. “There are 60 lakh
‘sanctioned posts’ vacant in
the country if ‘government
figures’ are to be believed,”
he said in a tweet. Varun Gan-
dhi claimed that unemploy-
ment “is at its highest level in
3 decades”. If these numbers
are correct then 10 lakh re-
cruitments will be woefully
short of the real numbers.
The BJP has not reacted to
Varun Gandhi’s claim. How-
ever, according to the 2018-19
report on pay and allowances
of Central government em-
ployees there were 31.43 lakh
civilianemployeesonMarch1,
2019.Thiswasagainstthesanc-
tioned strength of 40.66 lakh.
These vacancies are low level
and in different government
departments. Filling up these
vacancieswillentailadifferent
set of problems which the gov-
ernment is not discussing.
SOME HOPE FOR THE
JOBLESS YOUTH
Coming on a day the
government unveiled its
transformative policy to
recruit Agniveers, troops, in
the three wings of the
armed forces the focus
has decidedly shifted to
youth unemployment. An
army of jobless young men
and women, who are
expected to play an important
role during elections, can’t be
allowed to remain frustrated
W
UNDERSTANDING
PAIN
ain is an everyday happen-
ing. Acute pain may be severe
but usually managed quickly
but chronic pain which is
quite common is very chal-
lenging to manage. Most of
the physicians fail to provide
significant relief despite
their best efforts. The first
problem is a precise diagno-
sis. Despite highly advanced
tools of investigation, accu-
rate diagnosis might evade in
a large number of cases. The
history given by the patient
tooismostlyconfusinghence,
it might not be easy to pin-
point the tissues involved.
Even the definition of chron-
ic pain is full of controversies
and differences of percep-
tions. For some physicians,
any pain which lasts more
than three months is chronic
pain while others are ada-
mant on pain of six months’
duration. A small group be-
lieves that any pain which
extends beyond normal tis-
sue healing time should be
considered as chronic pain.
As the tissues involved
might be muscle, nerve,
brain, bones, joints, liga-
ments or some internal or-
gans, it might not be possible
for a single general physician
to reach a final diagnosis. A
multidisciplinary approach
is needed and this costs a lot.
When so many specialists are
involved, the treatment be-
comes cumbersome and de-
pressing.
Chronic pain is a humon-
gous personal tragedy
. People
who suffer are mostly in a
depressed mood, the quality
of sleep is poor, fatigue is
overpowering and the power
to concentrate is lost. In a
large number of sufferers,
the libido is impacted which
may lead to excessive intake
of drugs and even alcohol.
Many times, the feeling of
dependence on other people
causes more suffering than
the impairment itself.
Loss of employment leads
to severe anxiety and mood
swings which may, ultimate-
ly
, lead to clinical depression.
In many cases, family life be-
comes negatively affected
and patients may become hy-
pochondriac and start doing
somatization of symptoms.
The management as told
earlier is frustrating. But
some relief can be provided
by medicines and physiother-
apy. Here again, it should be
very clear that painkillers
have significant side effects
and hence, should be consid-
ered only under guidance of
an experienced and updated
physician. Role of psycholo-
gy is very important though,
only few avail it due to igno-
rance and cost of treatment.
Remember,thereisnomiracle
in management of chronic
pain. One has to be psycholog-
ically very strong and coun-
selled to bear the suffering.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
P
Here again, it should be
very clear that painkillers
have significant side effects
and hence, should be
considered only under
guidance of an experienced
and updated physician.
Role of psychology is very
important though, only few
avail it due to ignorance
and cost of treatment.
Remember, there is no
miracle in management
of chronic pain. One has
to be psychologically very
strong and counselled to
bear the suffering
DR RAMAVTAR
SHARMA
The writer is a Physician
and Columnist
Acute pain may be
severe but usually
managed quickly but
chronic pain which is
quite common is very
challenging to
manage. Most of the
physicians fail to provide
significant relief despite
their best efforts. The
first problem is a precise
diagnosis. Despite
highly advanced
tools of investigation,
accurate diagnosis
might evade in large
number of cases

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INDIA
05
Ranchi: A day after
Jharkhand police put
up posters carrying
photographs of those al-
legedly involved in the
recent violent protests
in Ranchi over contro-
versial remarks on
Prophet Muhammad,
the State’s Home Secre-
tary Rajiv Arun Ekka
on Wednesday evening
sought an explanation
from the Senior Super-
intendent of Police over
the “unlawful” act.
Home Secretary Ra-
jeev Arun Ekka in his
letter stated that it is
not in accordance with
law and against the Al-
lahabad HC order.On
Tuesday, the
Jharkhand Police re-
leased a poster with
photographs of per-
sons who were caught
on camera pelting
stones and participat-
ing in the violence that
erupted in Ranchi on
June 10. The guv asked
the police to find out
details of all protestors
making their hoard-
ings by displaying
their photographs
across the capital so
that the public could
identify them and in-
form the police. Mean-
while, a PIL was filed
before the Jharkhand
HC seeking NIA probe.
J’khand govt seeks explanation from SSP
RANCHI VIOLENCE OVER PROPHET REMARK
lll
Hours after
putting up the
posters on
Tuesday, police
had taken them
down from
various parts of
the state capital,
citing ‘technical
flaws’
CONGRESS CONTINUES PROTESTS ACROSS NATION
Cong’sShivakumar,SiddaramaiahandotherleadersandworkersofthepartyweredetainedbypoliceduringtheirprotestinBengaluru
New Delhi (Agencies):
Congress members on
Thursday held protests
in Delhi, Bengaluru,
Guwahati, Hyderabad,
Jammu and Chandi-
garh, a day after the
Delhi Police allegedly
baton-charged workers
inside the party head-
quarters in the national
capital.
Since Monday, the
Cong workers have held
protests across the
country against the
questioning of party
MP Rahul Gandhi by
the Enforcement Direc-
torate in a money-laun-
dering case related to
the National Herald
newspaper. Several sen-
ior Congress leaders,
including Rajasthan
CM Ashok Gehlot and
his Chhattisgarh coun-
terpart Bhupesh
Baghel, were detained
after they took part in
protests against the
agency in Central Delhi
on Monday
. On Tuesday
,
as Gandhi appeared be-
fore the agency for the
second day of question-
ing, the Delhi Police im-
posed restrictions un-
der Sec 144 of the CrPC,
prohibiting the gather-
ing of four or more per-
sonsintheareasaround
the Congress headquar-
ters. K’taka Congress
chief DK Shivakumar,
CLP leader Siddaramai-
ah and other leaders
and workers of party
were detained by police
during their protest in
Bengaluru.
RAHUL GANDHI V/S ED
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has told
the Enforcement Directorate that all the
decisions and transactions related
to Young India's (YI) acquisition of
Associated Journal Ltd (AJL) were
taken by late party leader Motilal
Vora. The Gandhi scion, who was
grilled for three straight days in
connection with money laundering
in the National Herald case, denied
having knowledge of any sort of loan
taken by YI, according to ED. In
fact, he was not aware of the
accommodation entry of YI,
Gandhi is said to have told ED.
SOURCES: RAHUL TELLS ED ‘HAVE
NO KNOWLEDGE OF YI-AJL DEAL’
JK LG LAUNCHES
ONLINE PORTAL
FOR HELICOPTER
GOPI CHAND
NARANG
PASSES AWAY
Srinagar: Jammu
Kashmir lieutenant
governor (LG), Manoj
Sinha, who is also the
chairman of Shri Am-
arnathji Shrine Board,
on Thursday virtually
launched the online he-
licopter booking service
portal for the intending
Amarnath pilgrims. The
43-day long annual pil-
grimage is scheduled to
begin on June 30. “For
the first time, devotees
can travel with ease di-
rectly from Srinagar to
Panchtarni complete
holy yatra in a single
day,” Sinha said.
New Delhi: Prof Gopi
Chand Narang, a
renowned Urdu scholar,
died on Wednesday in
Charlotte, North Caroli-
na, after a brief illness,
according to his son.
He was 91 years old
and leaves behind his
wife, Manorma Narang,
and sons Arun and Ta-
run Narang, as well as
grandchildren. He was
born in the small town
of Dukki, Baluchistan,
on the Pakistan-Af-
ghanistan border, in the
year 1930. Prof Narang
acquired an academic
job at St. Stephens Cllg.
Jammu:Two unidentified militants were on Thursday
killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam
district of Jammu and Kash-
mir, police said. Security
forces launched an anti-mil-
itancy operation on Tuesday
in the Mishipora area of
Kulgam, following information of ultras in the area, a
police spokesman said. After initial exchange of firing
with security forces, militants had managed to move
location within the general area of Mishipora, he said.
TWO MILITANTS KILLED IN ENCOUNTER
IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR’S KULGAM
Rajkot: Leuva Patel leader and Khodaldham trust
managing trustee Naresh Patel has announced that
he will not join politics, at least
for now. “I am not joining pol-
itics now, I can’t say about the
future, only time will decide,”
he said. Since last five to six
months, speculations about
Naresh Patel’s political venture
were doing the rounds after he expressed his desire
to join politics. All three leading parties Cong, BJP
and the AAP were trying to woo him. Patel, however,
keeping his cards close to his chest, used an excuse
that only after consulting community members.
LEUVA PATEL LEADER NARESH PATEL
NOT TO JOIN POLITICS FOR NOW
CRUCIAL READ
—Picture
for
representation
Rajnath calls Border Security
Force fencing wire of the nation
Baramulla: Defence
Minister Rajnath Sin-
gh on Thursday called
the Border Security
Force the ‘fencing wire
of the country’. Ad-
dressing the Indian
Armed Forces person-
nel of the Baramulla
Cantt, the Defence Min-
ister said,
“Pakistan has its
policy of ‘bleed India
with 1000s of cuts’,
but you (BSF) are the
fencing wire of the
country because of
which they themselves
get cut. Country
trusts you, they know
you are ready for any
situation.”
After his address,
Singh had lunch with
Army officials in Bara-
mulla.Prior to his ad-
dress, the Defence Min-
ister paid homage to
army jawans who lost
their lives in the Gal-
wan Valley clash two
years ago in 2020.
RAJNATH SINGH
PAYS TRIBUTES
TO GALWAN
HEROES
Srinagar: Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh on Thursday
paid homage to the Indian
Army soldiers who lost their
lives in the Galwan Valley
clash two years ago in 2020.
Taking to Twitter, Singh, who
is on a two-day visit to Jam-
mu and Kashmir, posted,
“Remembering the heroes
of Galwan who fought val-
iantly for the honour of the
country and laid down their
lives on June 15-16, 2020.
Their courage, bravery and
supreme sacrifice will never
be forgotten. I pay homage
to those bravehearts.” For
the first time in nearly 45
years, a violent skirmish
between Indian and Chinese
troops broke out.
Rajnath Singh interacts with Armed Forces personnel on Thursday.
Paramilitary and police personnel stop Congress supporters during a protest march to the Lieutenant Governor’s residence at Raj Niwas in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Rajnath Singh@rajnathsingh
Remembering the heroes of Galwan who
fought valiantly for the honour of the country
and laid down their lives on June 15-16, 2020.
Their courage, bravery and supreme sacrifice will
never be forgotten. I pay homage to those bravehearts.
Bathinda: The Punjab
Police is continuing
with the interrogation
of gangster Lawrence
Bishnoi. The cops also
identified four shooters
who fired indiscrimi-
nately at singer Shubh-
deep Singh Sidhu aka
Sidhu Moose Wala on
May 29 but have not
named the shooters.
Sources said that the
police are working on
the fact that Lawrance
Bishnoi is the master-
mind of the killing of
Moose Wala and that he
had access to a phone in
jail and he could be in
touch with another con-
spirator Satinderjit
Singh aka Goldy Brar.
The police is learnt to
have known that Pawan
Bishnoi and Naseeb
could be knowing
about disposing of the
weapons used in the
crime and police is try-
ing to recover those
weapons.It is also
learnt that gangster
Jaggu Bhagwanpuria
is also being probed in
the murder case. The
police trying to weave
in the lost details.
Mumbai: A case has
been filed by the Mum-
bai Police against a
75-year-old business-
man in connection with
a rape case of a 35-year-
old woman in the Juhu
area of Mumbai.
“A 75-year-old business-
man raped a 35-year-old
writer in a five-star ho-
tel located in Juhu area
of Mumbai. On basis of
woman’s complaint, po-
lice registered a case
against accused under
various sections of IPC
and got involved in fur-
ther probe,” he said.
Moose wala murder:
Bishnoi had access to
phone in jail: Police
‘Writer raped,
warned to
remain quiet’
Lawrence Bishnoi
BASELESS, SAYS
VORA’S SON AS
RAHUL ‘NAMES’
LATE LEADER
ADHIR RANJAN:
DON’T USE
VENDETTA AND
VIOLENT POLITICS
RENUKA CHOWDHURY HOLDS COP
BY HIS COLLAR IN HYDERABAD
New Delhi: Congress
MLA Arun Vora, the
son of late Congress
leader Motilal Vora,
has responded to
the reports of Rahul
Gandhi placing the
responsibility of the
Young Indian-AJL
deal on his father.
Arun Vora called the
allegations as base-
less while maintain-
ing that he believes
Rahul Gandhi cannot
make such allega-
tions against his
father.
New Delhi: Leader of
the Cong party in LS
Adhir Ranjan Chowd-
hury on Thursday
accused the Centre of
‘vendetta and violent
politics’. Chowdhury’s
remarks came after
a delegation of Cong
MPs led by him held
a meeting with LS
Speaker Om Birla on
Thursday over (ED)
probe against Gandhi.
Hyderabad: In an attempt to resist detention during
the Congress party's protest over the ED summons to
Rahul Gandhi, party
leader and former
union minister
Renuka Chowdhury
on Thursday held
a policeman by his
collar while being
taken away by other
police personnel in
Hyderabad. Chowd-
hury was seen engaging in a heated argument with
the policeman as she held his collar. Women police
personnel then dragged her towards the police van.
The protest is our right. We will
fight for justice. They (ED) are
not taking cases of any BJP
leaders. They are harassing only Congress
people. —DK Shivakumar, Karnataka Cong chief
It’s not Satyagraha, it’s Hatyagraha of Gandhi’s
philosophy’. The “Raj Bhavan Chalo” Satyagraha
of Congress is actually “Raj Gharana Bachao”.
—Shehzad Poonawalla, BJP spokesperson
Police have planned a proper arrangement will
ensure no unlawful gathering happens (tomorrow
over ED summons to Congress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi), as Section 144 in CrPC is still imposed there.
—Sagar Preet Hooda, Special CP (Law Order), Delhi

INDIA
06
First India Bureau
New Delhi: 75 sea
beaches will be cleaned
up across the country
for 75 days to mark Aza-
di Ka Amrit Mahotsav
commemorating 75th
year of the India’s in-
dependence. This was
disclosed by Union
Minister of State , Dr
Jitendra Singh who
chaired a meeting to
review preparations
for the upcoming “In-
ternational Coastal
Cleanup Day 2022” on
17th September, 2022 at
Prithvi Bhavan, Minis-
try of Earth Sciences
headquarters.
The Union Minister
said that the annual
event, which is organ-
ized on the 3rd Satur-
day of September every
year, is falling on 17th
September this year
which is, coincidental-
ly, the birthday of
Modi, who has been pi-
oneering the cause of
cleanliness (Swach-
hta), sea beach protec-
tion, environment and
climate protection in
all its forms.
Talking about the
uniqueness of this
year’s event, Dr. Jiten-
dra Singh said that it
will be the first-of-its-
kind and longest run-
ning coastal cleanup
campaign with highest
number of people par-
ticipating in it.
He said that the par-
ticipation of common
man is essential to
convey the message of
“Swachh Sagar,
Surakshit Sagar” for
prosperity of not only
coastal areas but also
other parts of country.
Singh also suggested
that other than coastal
regions, non-coastal re-
gions should also plan
to disseminate the mes-
sage to the local people
on the International
Coastal Cleanup Day
through environment
and climate change de-
partments / divisions
in various universi-
ties, colleges and other
institutions.
Sharat K Verma
Mumbai: Former Ma-
harashtra CM Deven-
dra Fadnavis has
avenged his insult. He
defeated the joint effort
of CM Uddhav Thack-
eray and NCP supremo
Sharad Pawar to win
the third BJP candidate
in the Rajya Sabha elec-
tions. Earlier, because
of Uddhav and Pawar,
Fadnavis had to resign
within four days of tak-
ing oath as the chief
minister. Since then he
was looking for a
chance to qual the
score. This time when
the BJP fielded a third
candidate at the behest
of Fadnavis, it seemed
that this time also the
ploy would not work in
front of Uddhav and Pa-
war. After all, Sharad
Pawar himself spoke to
the leaders of the Sama-
jwadi Party and took
two of their votes with
him and two votes of
Owaisi’s party were
also done in support of
the Cong. Yet another
Shiv Sena candidate
Sanjay Pawar lost the
election. The five Rajya
Sabha seats in Maha-
rashtra have been de-
cided by the first prefer-
ence vote. Two candi-
dates from BJP and one
each from Shiv Sena,
NCP and Cong won. The
real fight was for the
sixth seat, where Shiv
Sena’s Sanjay Pawar
was pitted against
BJP’s Dhananjay Ma-
hadik. Fadnavis en-
sured that this poll was
not decided by first
preference vote as he
knew he would win the
second preference
votes. For this, he got
the nine MLAs of small
parties supporting the
govt to cross-vote. The
main opposition BJP
has 106 MLAs of its own
and is supported by sev-
en other MLAs. The saf-
fron party received sup-
port of one MLA from
Raj Thackeray’s party
and won the support of
nine other MLAs. Fad-
navis was so confident
of winning the third
seat that he first allot-
ted 48 votes each to both
the candidates Piyush
Goyal and Anil Bonde,
while 41 votes were
needed to win one seat.
His third candidate got
27 first preference votes
and adding the second
preference votes, the to-
tal votes crossed the 41
vote mark easily
.
FADNAVIS HAS THE LAST LAUGH, WINS THE
RS BATTLE AGAINST UDDHAV-PAWAR!
Tibetan artists welcome PM
Modi with Tashi Shopa dance
The artists from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) performed the
traditional Tashi Shopa dance to welcome PM on his arrival in Dharamshala
Dharamshala(ANI):
People of Himachal
Pradesh extended a
grand welcome to PM
Modi during his road
show from the KCCB
Chowk to State Martyrs
Memorial in Dharam-
shala. The artists from
the Tibetan Institute of
Performing Arts (TIPA)
performed the tradi-
tional Tashi Shopa
dance to welcome PM
Modi.
PM Modi, who ar-
rived in Dharamshala
on Thursday, will chair
the first national con-
ference of chief secre-
taries being held at
HPCA Stadium in Dhar-
amshala.Prior to PM
Modi’s arrival, Tibet-
ans in exile were very
excited to welcome PM
to Dharamshala. Hun-
dreds of Tibetans have
gathered to welcome
PM Modi and to also
participate in the road-
show. HP CM Jai Ram
Thakur on Wednesday
reviewed the prepara-
tions for the two-day
visit of Modi. The CM
presided over the re-
view meeting and di-
rected the concerned
authorities to ensure
proper arrangements.
PM TO VISIT GUJ
TODAY TO LAUNCH
PROJECTS WORTH
`21,000 CR
PM MODI CHAIRS
THREE-DAY-LONG
CONF OF CSs
Prime Minister Modi
will be on a two-day
visit to Gujarat from June
17 to attend a number of
programmes, including
inauguration and founda-
tion-laying ceremony of
projects worth over Rs
21,000 crore, his office
said on Thursday.
Dharamshala: The three-
day-long national confer-
ence of chief secretaries,
which is being chaired
by PM Modi, is currently
underway at Dharamshala.
Deliberations were held on
‘Crop Diversification and
Achieving Self-Sufficiency
in Oilseeds, Pulses and
Other Agri-Commodities’
‘Implementation of NEP-
School Education’. There
were sessions on ‘Azadi ka
Amrit Mahotsav: Road to
2047’ Aspirational Dis-
tricts Programme. Lauding
the success of Aspirational
Districts Programme, Modi
said govt should strive to
make these ‘Inspirational
Districts’ of India and ex-
tend programme to block
and city levels.
PRESIDENT POLLS
Pawarrefusedtocontest
Prez polls, says Athawale
New Delhi(ANI) :
Union Minister of
State for Social Jus-
tice and Empower-
ment Ramdas Atha-
wale on Thursday
said that Sharad Pa-
war is aware of his
defeat in the presi-
dential polls, that’s
why he refused to
contest the elections.
He also opined that
the President of In-
dia should be elected
with consensus. “It is
not good to discuss
Sharad Pawar’s
name despite his de-
cision not to contest
presidential elec-
tions. Sharad Pawar
is a big leader. He
(Sharad Pawar) him-
self knows that he
will be defeated in
these polls. So, it is
not right for opposi-
tion parties to dis-
cuss his name,”
Athawale. He further
appealed to the oppo-
sition parties to
think about the con-
sensus in nominat-
ing the right candi-
date for the post of
President of India.A
meeting of Opposi-
tion leaders called by
Mamata Banerjee to
discuss a joint candi-
date for the upcom-
ing presidential poll.
Mumbai: Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale, who was in
jail for more than a month for allegedly sharing an
objectionable post on veteran political leader Sharad
Pawar, has got bail from a court in Thane. She will,
however remain in jail as she has several other
cases against her. The 29-year-old actor currently
has more than 20 police cases against her in con-
nection with the same post on Facebook. She has
been accused of defamation, printing or engraving
defamatory matter and promoting enmity between
two groups on the basis of religion, caste. Her bail
plea was rejected last time, with the judge saying
the alleged offense was of a “serious nature”.
MARATHI ACTOR ARRESTED FOR
SHARAD PAWAR TWEET GETS BAIL
New Delhi: A day after TMC supremo Mamata
Banerjee held a meeting of Opposition parties
on presidential polls, RJD MP Manoj Kumar
Jha on Thursday said the candidate should
have a clear understanding and commitment
towards the Constitution of India.A meeting
of Opposition leaders called by CM Mamata
to discuss a joint candidate for the upcom-
ing presidential poll was held in the national
capital yesterday. The meeting adopted a
resolution to field a common candidate in
the election slated for July 18. RJD MP said,
“Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has not
contacted any of the RJD leaders regarding
presidential polls yet.
‘CANDIDATE FOR POLLS SHOULD BE
COMMITTED TO THE CONSTITUTION’
75 sea beaches to be cleaned
for 75 days, says Dr Jitendra
Hyderabad: The Rash-
triya Swayamsevak
Sangh chief Mohan
Bhagwat on Thursday
said that the student
bodies have always
been at the forefront in
Telangana. “There are
people who think that
they are the only ones
who are right, and eve-
ryone else is wrong.
When it goes against
them, they will try their
hardest to repress the
truth and justice. But
the truth does not die
through violence,” said
Bhagwat. He said that
RSS workers have sacri-
ficed a lot and it is be-
cause of their dedica-
tion that we are able to
establish an institution.
The RSS has
sacrificed a lot
for India, says
Mohan Bhagwat
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh holding a meeting to review
preparations for the upcoming “International Coastal Cleanup Day
2022” at Prithvi Bhavan, New Delhi on Thursday.
The artists from TIPA while performing the traditional Tashi Shopa dance. —PHOTO BY ANI
PM Modi welcomed by Jai Ram Thakur
Anurag Thakur at Dharamshala Airport.
Will there be a
Chautala family?
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: After the
results of the Rajya Sab-
ha elections in Haryana,
many possibilities are
being discussed, but an
important possibility
has arisen that the
Chautala family can
come together as one as
efforts are being made
in this regard for the
last few days.
Now it seems
that a con-
crete step has
been taken in
that direc-
tion. The lone
MLA of the
Indian Na-
tional Lok
Dal (INLD)
Abhay Chau-
tala has cast
his vote for
independent candidate
KartikeyaSharma.This
initself isasignthatthe
campaign to unite the
Chautala family has
gone ahead. Keep in
mind that Karthikeya
Sharma was made a
candidate by the Jan-
nayak Janata Party,
which is part of the Har-
yana govt. He was an
independent but was
nominated by 10 JJP
MLAs.JannayakJanata
Party is led by Dushyant
Chautala, son of Ajay
Chautala, brother of
Abhay Chautala. Given
the kind of enmity that
existed in the Chautala
family until recently, it
was difficult to imagine
that Abhay Chautala
would vote for Dushyant
Chautala’s candidate.
Before voting, Bhupin-
der Singh Hooda and
Congress leaders were
confident that Abhay
Chautala would not vote
for anyone. But he voted
for the candidate sup-
ported by
D u s hya n t
Chautala.
After this
the possibil-
ity of com-
ing together
of both the
families has
increased. It
is being told
that as long
as Om-
p r a k a s h
Chautala was out of jail,
he kept trying to unite
the family
. But now that
he is in jail, efforts are
still underway
. One hur-
dle in that is about the
party leadership. Dush-
yant Chautala’s brother
Digvijay Chautala says
thatif JJPandINLDare
one, then command of
party will be in the
hands of his father, Ajay
Chautala. On the other
hand, INLD leaders
want that Dushyant is
Dy CM, so the command
of the party should re-
main in the hands of
Abhay Chautala.
PIL IN SC SEEKS DIRECTIONS TO SACK
SATYENDAR JAIN, NAWAB MALIK
New Delhi: A PIL has been moved in the Supreme Court
seeking directions to ‘sack’ Delhi Cabinet Minister Satyen-
dra Jain and Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik
over the alleged money
laundering cases being
probed against them.In the
plea, BJP leader and lawyer
Ashwini Upadhyay, sought
directions to ensure that
the Minister, who is not
only a public servant but
also a Lawmaker and takes a constitutional oath, shall be
temporarily debarred from holding the office, after 2 days
in judicial custody (like IAS, IPS, judges and other public
servants are suspended from their services).The petitioner
has sought direction to the Maha govt to sack its Cabinet
Minister Nawab Malik who was arrested on February 23.
IN THE COURTYARD
The lone MLA
of INLD Abhay
has cast his
vote for
independent
candidate
Kartikeya
Sharma
YOGA CONSISTS OF SEVERAL BREATHING EXERCISES
THAT HAVE MANY HEALTH BENEFITS: PM MODI
New Delhi: Ahead of the International
Day of Yoga celebrations, PM Modi on
Thursday said that apart from Asanas,
Yoga also consists of several breathing
exercises which have many health ben-
efits.The Prime Minister has also shared
a video which includes details about yoga
exercises via his Twitter handle. The PM
tweeted, “Apart from Asanas, Yoga also
consists of several breathing exercises
which have many health benefits. This
video includes details about these
exercises.”The 8th edition of International
Day of Yoga will be celebrated with the
theme “Yoga for Humanity”. Ministry of
AYUSH has chosen this theme for the 8th
International Day of Yoga 2022.
Abhay Chautala
RJD’s Manoj Kumar Jha
Uddhav Thackeray
Sharad Pawar
FROM PG 1
including public serv-
ants on charges of leas-
ing out large tracts of
prime high value land,
measuring about 17 hec-
tares, located at Noida
Extension,GautamBud-
dh Nagar, Ghaziabad,
Kasganj, etc, at very
nominal rentals, allow-
ingillegalconstructions
by private builders, and
also forging Lease
Agreements in the mat-
terof EnemyProperties.
Searches were con-
ducted in both these
cases at 21 locations
including at Delhi, Kol-
kata, Ghaziabad, Kas-
ganj, Bulandshahar,
Greater Noida, Gau-
tam Buddh Nagar at
the premises of the ac-
cused which led to re-
covery of incriminat-
ing documents, the
CBI said.
CBI ON TO BIG...

NEWS
07
40% NEWLY-
ELECTED RS MPS
HAVE CRIMINAL
CHARGES: ADR
STUDY
Asurvey of the newly-elected
Rajya Sabha members
conducted by the National
Election Watch and Association
for Democratic Rights (ADR)
was released on Thursday,
which stated that 40 per cent of
the newly-elected members
have declared criminal cases,
while 12 per cent have serious
criminal cases pending against
them. Also a joint statement
issued by the National Election
Watch and ADR clarified that
the survey report has been
prepared based on the affidavits
filed by the different candidates
who contested the recent Rajya
Sabha polls to fill the vacant
seats from different states in
the Upper House. “Out of the
57 MPs analysed, 23 (40 per
cent) have declared criminal
cases against them, while 12
(21 per cent) have serious
criminal cases, including cases
related to murder, attempt to
murder, theft etc., lodged
against their names, the joint
survey report said. According
to the report, one newly-elected
Rajya Sabha member has
declared case of murder against
his name, while one has
declared case of attempt to
murder against his name. One
newly-elected MP has a
declared a case of crime against
women against his name. The
joint survey report has also
given party-wise and state-wise
break-up of the newly-elected
Rajya Sabha members with
criminal cases. According to it,
nine out of 22 MPs from BJP,
four out of nine MPs from
Congress, two MPs each from
TRS and RJD and 1 MP each
from YSRCP, DMK, AIADMK,
Samajwadi Party, SHS along
with an Independent member
have declared criminal cases
against their names. The
average assets value of the
newly-elected is Rs 154.27
crore. —First India Bureau
ILLEGAL BAR
RUN BY CHINESE
BUSTED
Police in Greater Noida have
busted an illegal luxury bar
being run in a clandestine manner
with Chinese nationals living in
India as its major patrons, officials
said on Thursday. The three-storey
facility, located in Gharbara village
with its interiors designed in
traditional Chinese-style, was
busted on Tuesday night, close on
the heels of the arrest of a Chinese
national who had been living in
India illegally since 2020, a senior
official said. Everything in the
facility was designed in Chinese
style. Its bar and restaurant had
items mentioned in Chinese script
with no mark of Hindi or English
anywhere. It is suspected that
illegal activities like drug abuse
were also being carried out there,
the official, privy to the probe, told
PTI. The three-storey building
mostly had Chinese nationals as
frequent visitors and guests.
Among the Indians, some people
from Northeast have also been
found to be patrons of this facility,
which was being run in a
clandestine manner in the village in
Greater Noida, the official added.
No arrest was made from the spot,
though the police said the
investigation into the whole
episode has widened with central
government agencies and those
specialising in dealing with
foreigners. When contacted,
Gautam Buddh Nagar excise
department officials confirmed to
PTI that the facility did not have
any license to serve liquor. They
had applied for occasional party
license but that was in the past. No
license permit was sought by them
in recent times, an excise officer
added. Chinese national Xue fei
aka Kelay, 36, and his Indian
girlfriend Petekhrinuo, 22, who
hails from Nagaland, were arrested
from a hotel in Gurugram,
Haryana, by UP’s Gautam Buddh
Nagar Police on Monday. They
were held on the basis of
information given by two Chinese
nationals, who were arrested on
Nepal-India border in Bihar on
Saturday last week by the
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) as they
were trying to cross over into the
Himalayan nation after staying in
India illegally, the police said.
During probe these two Chinese
nationals had informed the police
in Sitamarhi district of Bihar that
they had been staying in India with
a friend in Greater Noida,
prompting a search and
investigation into the matter. —PTI
TWO MORE BEEF SMUGGLERS HELD
AFTER GUNFIGHT AGAIN IN NOIDA
Noida (PTI): Two sus-
pected beef smugglers
from western Uttar
Pradesh were arrested
near the Delhi border
after a gunfight with the
Noida police on
Thursday morning,
officials said.
This was the third inci-
dent of a gunfight be-
tween police and sus-
pected beef smugglers
since Tuesday, when
four men were arrested
and around 1 kg of the
banned bovine meat
was recovered in the
city
. Deputy Commis-
sionerof Police(Central
Noida) Harish Chander
said the Phase 3 police
station officials had got
a tip-off about the move-
ment of suspected cow-
slaughterers through
theNationalHighway24
on Thursday morning.
Accordingly police
checks were set up and
oneEicherCantertruck
was intercepted for in-
quiry
. However, its driv-
er instead of stopping,
sped away the vehicle
towards the Hindon
pusta. The truck was
waylaid by the police
party near Garhi
Chaukhandi village, he
said. Those held have
been identified as Has-
san and Farhan, from
Sambhal district in
western UP, the officer
said, adding the duo has
been involved in beef
smuggling and their as-
sociates have been ar-
rested in the past. The
police said they have
seized two illegal fire-
arms along with some
ammunition and tools
used in cow slaughter
from the duo’s posses-
sion while the truck has
also been impounded.
An FIR is being
lodged in the case at
the Phase 3 police sta-
tion and further legal
proceedings are being
carried out, the offi-
cials said. On Wednes-
day morning, the Noi-
da police had arrested
two suspected cow
slaughterers after they
got injured in a gun-
fight in Sector 68, un-
der the Phase 3 police
station limits.
OnTuesday
,thepolice
had arrested four men
neartheSector62round-
about, close to the Delhi-
Meerut Expressway
, af-
ter around 1,500 kg of
beef wasrecoveredfrom
their two vehicles, ac-
cording to officials.
While the three men
wereheldatthespotdur-
ing checking, their
fourth partner, who had
managed to escape, was
arrested later after a
gunfight with the police,
theofficialssaid.TheUP
Cow Slaughter (Preven-
tion) Act, 2020, bans the
slaughter of cows in the
state and provides for
punishment of up to
seven years jail and fine
of Rs three lakh for of-
fenders. Earlier, the UP
Police identified that 168
animal mafia are cur-
rently active in the state,
including the western
part, and launched a
crackdown on them.
3RD GUNFIGHT BREAKS OUT IN NOIDA
Policehaveseized2illegalfirearms,
someammunitionandtoolsusedin
cowslaughterfromtheaccused
IN RETALIATION
American held while
trying to illegally
cross over to Nepal
Maharajganj (PTI):
An American, who
had been staying ille-
gally in India for al-
most seven years, was
arrested here while
trying to cross over to
Nepal on a fake visa
and passport docu-
ments, a senior offi-
cial said on Thursday
.
The51-year-oldman
was nabbed from So-
nauli here on the In-
dia-Nepal border on
Wednesday
. Sonauli is
a common transit
point between the two
countries. “
Alan Byde
Knox, a citizen of
America, who was on
his way to Nepal from
Mumbai,wasarrested
lasteveningbytheim-
migration depart-
ment in Sonauli area
as his visa papers and
passport were found
to be fake,” Station
House Officer (SHO),
Sonaulipolicestation,
Manoj Kumar Rai
said. Knox has been
booked under Sec-
tions 419 (cheating by
impersonation) and
420 (cheating) of the
IndianPenalCodeand
under Section 14 (Pen-
alty for contravention
of provisions of the
act)of TheForeigners
Act. “The Intelligence
Bureau has been in-
formed about the mat-
ter and he is being
questioned,” an offi-
cial of the local intel-
ligence unit said.
The US citizen
had entered
India in 2015,
and stayed in
several big
cities
IN SUPPORT OF NUPUR SHARMA
Bajrang Dal workers demonstrate in support of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma at Parivartan Chowk in
Lucknow on Thursday.
4 DEAD, 3 INJURED IN COLLISION
BETWEEN VEHICLES IN BASTI
Basti (PTI): Four peo-
plewerekilledandthree
others injured as the car
they were travelling in
lost control and collided
with another vehicle in
a village here, a police
officersaidonThursday
.
The incident happened
on Wednesday midnight
on the Fatehpur-Gora-
khpur road in Khajua
village, Station House
Officer (Kaptanganj)
Satyendra Kunwar said.
According to the police,
the deceased were iden-
tified as Ravi Srivastava
(40),VandanaSrivastava
(70), Ratan Srivastava
(35), and the car driver,
whose identity was yet
to be established. With
the help of locals, police
rescued the three in-
jured, including two mi-
nors, from the mangled
car, he said. The injured
were referred to a Luc-
know hospital for treat-
ment, the SHO said,
adding the bodies have
been sent for a post mor-
tem examination.
Mathura (PTI): A
34-year-old constable
was killed when his mo-
torcycle was hit by a
truck in Sadar Bazar
area here, police said on
Thursday
. Prashant
Baghel, a native of Eta-
wah, was posted in the
surveillance cell, Super-
intendentof Police(city)
Martand Prakash Singh
said. “He was returning
to his room on Wednes-
day night when the ac-
cident happened near
the Methodist Church
on Sadar Road,” the SP
said. He died on the spot
due to a head injury,
Singh said, adding the
truck driver fled after
the accident. His body
was sent for a post mor-
tem examination, police
said. Baghel joined the
force in 2011, they said.
TWO KILLED AS TRUCK HITS CYCLE,
E-RICKSHAW IN MUZAFFARNAGAR
M u z a f f a r n a g a r
(PTI): Two people
were killed and five
others were seriously
injured when a speed-
ing pickup truck hit a
cycle and an e-rick-
shaw in civil lines
area here, police said
on Thursday
. Accord-
ing to police, the bicy-
cle rider Pramod (50)
and Saroj (55) who
was in the e-rickshaw
were killed in the mis-
hap that took place on
Wednesday night.
Five other passengers
of the e-rickshaw sus-
tained injuries, they
said, adding the bod-
ies were sent for post-
mortem examination.
The driver of the
pickup truck fled
from the spot after the
accident while his ve-
hicle has been seized
and efforts are on to
nab him, police said.
2 killed in bike-tractor collision
Ballia (PTI): Two
men died while a
womanwasinjured
as their motorcycle
collided with a trac-
tor on Phepna-Ras-
ra road on Thurs-
daymorning,police
said.Namonarayan
Singh (50) and Vi-
nod Singh (55) died
on the spot while
his wife Pushpa
Singh(50)sustained
injuries in the acci-
dent, Superinten-
dentof Police(City)
Priti Tripathi said.
The bodies have
been sent for post-
mortem examina-
tion, she said, add-
ing the injured was
rushed to a hospi-
tal.Theaccidentoc-
curred when Na-
monarayan was
taking Vinod and
Pushpa to a railway
station, the SP said.
COP KILLED
AFTER TRUCK
HITS HIS BIKE
DEBT-RIDDEN TEMPO DRIVER
ENDS HIS LIFE IN GREATER NOIDA
Noida (PTI): A 28-year-
old tempo driver, reel-
ing under financial
debt, was found dead in
a Greater Noida park on
Wednesday in a suspect-
ed case of suicide, po-
lice officials said.
The body was found
in the park in front of
Ansal Mall, under
Knowledge Park police
station limits, the offi-
cials said. A police
spokesperson said a
purse was found from
his clothes after which
the identity of the dead
could be established.
“Themanwasidentified
as a native of Kannauj
district. His family was
contacted and they said
he worked as a tempo
driver,” the official said.
The man was reeling
under financial debt. He
had purchased the tem-
po on loan but was una-
ble to payback the mon-
ey the lender had im-
pounded the tempo also.
Bulandshahr (PTI): A
school teacher was ar-
rested on the charges of
molesting and threaten-
ing girl students, police
said. Police said the
school is located in the
Dehat Kotwali police
station area. The school
administration gave an
application against
teacher Surendra Singh
Poonia, based on which
a case was registered.
School teacher
held for molesting
girl students
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE

08
2NDFRONT
Togetherness – with high doses of
love, forgiveness and understanding
– keeps a family together.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Mayawati asks govt to reconsider
‘Agnipath’ scheme, calls it ‘unfair’
SOLDIERS’
RECRUITMENT
BSP chief says new move will add to the woes of the
people already beset with inflation and poverty
Lucknow (PTI): Bahu-
jan Samaj Party (BSP)
supremo Mayawati on
Thursday hit out at the
Union government over
its new ‘Agnipath
scheme’ of recruiting
soldiers, terming it un-
fair towards rural
youth.
As announced, ‘Ag-
nipath’ or ‘Agniveer’
scheme is a process for
recruiting soldiers in
the Army, Navy and Air
force, to be hired for a
term of four years on
contract. The scheme
was announced by De-
fence minister Rajnath
Singh on Tuesday
.
“After keeping the re-
cruitment pending in
the army for a long
time, the centre has
now announced a new
recruitment scheme
‘Agniveer’ with a short
duration of four years
in the army
.
Even though it has
been called an attrac-
tive scheme, the youths
of the country are dis-
satisfied and angry.
They are openly oppos-
ing the change in army
recruitment system,
Mayawati said in a
tweet in Hindi.
“They believe that
the government is lim-
iting the soldiers’ ten-
ure to four years in or-
der to eliminate pen-
sion benefits in the
army and government
jobs, which is grossly
unfair and deleterious
to the future of rural
youth and their fami-
lies,” Mayawati said.
In a series of tweets,
the former Uttar
Pradesh chief minister
said that the new move
of recruitment will add
to the woes of the peo-
ple already beset with
inflation and poverty
.
“People in the coun-
try are already afflicted
by rising poverty, infla-
tion, unemployment,
wrong policies, and ar-
rogant working style of
the government, in
such a situation, the un-
easiness spread among
the youth regarding
new recruitment sys-
tem in the army is caus-
ing anxiety
. The govern-
ment should reconsider
its decision immediate-
ly, this is the demand of
BSP, Mayawati added.
BSP supremo Mayawati —FILE PHOTO
'Agnipath may prove
fatal for country's future’
Lucknow (PTI): Sa-
majwadi Party pres-
ident Akhilesh Ya-
dav on Thursday hit
out at the central
government over
the Agnipath
scheme, calling the
move negligent and
potentially fatal for
the country’s future.
As announced,
‘Agnipath’ or ‘Ag-
niveer’ is a scheme
for recruiting sol-
diers in the Army,
Navy and Air force,
to be hired for a
term of four years
on contract.
The scheme was
announced by De-
fence minister Ra-
jnath Singh on Tues-
day. “The security of
the country is not a
short-term or infor-
mal issue; it expects
a very serious and
long-term policy.
The negligent atti-
tude that is being
adopted regarding
military recruit-
ment will prove to be
fatal when it comes
to the protection of
the future of the
country and the
youth, Akhilesh said
in a tweet. Agnipath
se path per agni na
ho (Agnipath’ must
not set the path on
fire),” he added in
the same tweet.
SP president Akhilesh Yadav
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: SP stalwart
Azam Khan has almost
nomatchinviolatingthe
decency of words by
spewing fiery rhetoric
against his opponents.
Recently
, after his re-
lease from Sitapur jail,
he was seen delivering
statementsinabalanced
and impeccable manner.
But with the Rampur
by-election campaign
gaining momentum,
onceagainthisfounding
member of SP is appar-
entlyreturningtohisold
habit of transcending
verbal decency
.
Notably
,thereisanold
rivalry between Azam
Khan and the Nawab
family in Rampur. In the
recently held assembly
elections,Azamdefeated
Nawab Kazim Ali alias
Naved Mian from Ram-
purSadarseat.Whereas,
inSwarseat,Azam’sson
Abdullah had won over
BJP alliance candidate
Haider Ali alias Hamza
Mian, son of Naved. An-
gered by the Congress’s
decision not to contest
the Rampur by-election,
Naved has announced
support of BJP candi-
date Ghanshyam Lodhi.
Enraged Azam Khan,
indirectly targeting the
Nawab family in an elec-
tion meeting, took a jibe
and said that there are
more eunuchs in Ram-
pur than the votes they
got; such people are now
advisingthepeoplehere.
However, this is not the
first time that this fire-
brand leader has made a
controversial statement.
In2014,therewasuproar
over Azam’s objection-
able remark against
BJP’sthenPMcandidate
Modi. Taking a dig at the
Congress in the same pe-
riod, Azam had said, “
Al-
lah punished Sanjay
Gandhi for forced steril-
ization during emergen-
cy and Rajiv Gandhi for
laying the foundation
stone in Ayodhya.”
In the 2014 general
elections, the Election
Commissionhadbanned
Azam during the entire
poll season due to his
controversial state-
ments. His election cam-
paign was again banned
for 72 hours for making
misogynist remarks
against BJP candidate
JayaPradainthe2019LS
elections. An FIR was
also registered against
him for the derogatory
statement given regard-
ing Jaya Prada’s cloth-
ing. Moreover, Azam
created a ruckus while
speaking in Parliament
for the first time as an
MP
. Women MPs were
furiousoverhisremarks
made against BJP MP
Ram Devi. During the
last LS elections, Azam
lashed out at the then
DM Rampur over the is-
sue of Jauhar Universi-
ty’s gate being demol-
ished, saying “Don’t
worryabouttheRampur
DM. After winning the
elections, I will make
him clean Mayawati’s
sandals.” Eight years
ago when questioned
about the funding on
Mulayam’s birthday
bash, Khan raked anoth-
er controversy by saying
thateventwasfundedby
Taliban Dawood Ibra-
him.Thestatementsgiv-
en by him regarding
RSS, Bharat Mata and
Army had also triggered
controversy
. However,
political experts believe
Azamhaslandedintrou-
ble only because of his
acrimonious style. But
due to his statements,
BJP has got electoral
mileage many times.
Azam’s provocative statements have often been igniting controversy
OLD HABIT DIES HARD
Veteran SP leader Azam Khan (R) Nawab Kazim Ali
Maintain status quo for 20 days:
HC to Gautam Buddh Nagar admn
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court
has directed the par-
ties concerned and
district administra-
tion of Gautam Bud-
dh Nagar to maintain
status quo for 20 days
regarding farm hous-
es and constructions
located in the area,
which fall within the
floodplain zone (sub-
ject to flooding) of
river Yamuna/Hin-
don at Gautam Bud-
dh Nagar, NOIDA.
The court passed
this order in re-
sponse to the petition
filed by Harit Kisan
Kalyan Samiti, chal-
lenging the public
notice issued by NOI-
DA authority on
June 8, 2022, which
states that alleged il-
legal farm houses
and constructions
built on the flood
bank area are liable
to be demolished.
Disposing of the
writ petition filed by
Harit Kisan Kalyan
Samiti, a division
bench comprising
Justice Manoj Ku-
mar Gupta and Jus-
tice Sameer Jain per-
mitted the petition-
er-society and its
members to file ob-
jection within ten
days in pursuance of
the public notice dat-
ed June 8. The court
in its order dated
June 14 further di-
rected the chief exec-
utive officer (CEO)
of NOIDA to decide
the objections by a
speaking order.
In the present peti-
tion, the petitioner
had challenged a
public notice dated
June 8, 2022 issued by
New Okhla Industri-
al Development Au-
thority (NOIDA) stat-
ing that in the noti-
fied area (floodplain
zone), falling under
its jurisdiction, no
construction activity
is permissible with-
out its approval.
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court has
observed that sympathy
or compassion does not
play any role in the mat-
ter of directing or not
directing re-evaluation
of an answer sheet of a
competitive exam.
Justice Manju Rani
Chauhan dismissed the
petition filed by Anoop
Kumar Singh And An-
otherhadappliedforthe
vacancies of Assistant
Professor advertised by
UPHESC and were seek-
ing re-evaluation of
their answer sheets.
It is to recall that the
UPHESC published an
advertisementforfilling
the vacancies of Assis-
tant Professor in vari-
ous subjects. The peti-
tioners applied for the
post of Assistant Profes-
sor in Geography sub-
ject and written exam-
ination took pakace on
October 30, 2021.
After the examination,
the commission invited
objections from the can-
didates in case of any
wrong answer in the an-
swer key, published by
the Commission. Ac-
cording to the petition-
ers, answers to 10 ques-
tions given in the an-
swer key were wrong,
therefore, they raised
their objections before
the commission.
Ballia (PTI): Suheldev
Bharatiya Samaj Party
(SBSP) president Om
Prakash Rajbhar on
Thursday charged the
YogiAdityanathgovern-
ment with working in a
malicious and unconsti-
tutional manner over
his use of bulldozers
against alleged illegal
properties. He said sar-
castically that the UP
government should lock
the courts in the state.
“The Yogi govern-
ment is working against
the Constitution. In the
guise of bulldozer, mali-
cious and unconstitu-
tional action is being
taken. The Yogi govern-
ment should lock the
courts in UP,” Rajbhar
said, while talking to re-
porters in the Rasra
area of the district.
He said that due to
the statement made by
former BJP spokesper-
son Nupur Sharma, an
unusual situation has
arisen in the country.
About 90 lakh Indians
living in the Gulf
countries are faced
with a situation where
they might have to re-
turn to the country,
Rajbhar said. He also
said the Modi govern-
ment needs to immedi-
ately arrest Nupur
Sharma. But this is
not happening. BJP is
not paying any atten-
tion to this issue.
A farmhouse being bulldozed on the Yamuna flood plain in
Noida on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
CONSTRUCTION IN FLOODPLAIN ZONE
2 MORE FARMHOUSES, THREE
CLUBS DEMOLISHED IN NOIDA
Two more farmhouses and three large club
houses that had come up illegally along the
Yamuna floodplains in Noida were demolished on
Thursday, officials said.The action was carried out
by the Noida Authority officials as part of their an-
ti-encroachment campaign following instructions
of CEO Ritu Maheshwari, they said. “A total area
of 1.05 lakh sq metres was cleared and illegal
structures during the drive carried out along with
officials of the Irrigation and Revenue depart-
ments,” Noida Authority’s Officer-on-Special-Duty
(land) Prasun Dwivedi said.
NO GOING OUT
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari is being put under house arrest by UP police as he is going to
take part in party protest over the summoning of party leader Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in the National Herald case in
Lucknow on Thursday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Sympathy not a ground for
re-evaluation, says HC
Adityanath govt’s bulldozer
moves malicious: Rajbhar
SBSP president
Rajbhar said the
Yogi govt should
lock the courts
in Uttar Pradesh
The youths of the
country are dissatis-
fied and angry with
the new move. They
are openly opposing
the change in army
recruitment system.
Mayawati
BSP chief

J
anhvi Kapoor is very active on
social media and often shares
her gorgeous pictures with her
fans. Meanwhile, with social
media comes trolling, especially
when he or she is a star kid and Jan-
hvi is new to it. Netizens have found
several reasons to troll the actress
over the years. However, earlier the
actress had opened up about how she
deals with social media trolling and
the negativity
. She had said that she
has become indifferent to it.
Recently, Janhvi had said, “I
have become increasingly in-
different to it. But time and
again, I think I’m always a little
surprised and taken aback by just
the double standards sometimes.
And how bitter some people can be,
but then again, it’s not a big deal.”
The actress at times gives it
back to the internet trolls
in her unique style.
T
he Malang actress,
who is famous for
her stunning looks
and electrifying
dance moves, enjoys a
large social media pres-
ence. Speaking of
which, Disha shared a
video of herself on her
social media handle
from her latest photo-
shoot and it has left
her fans swooning. In
the video, she donned
a black strappy top
with a yellow jacket.
For her makeup, she
opted for a glowy
make-up look and left
her traces open. In the
background, the song Porto
girl by Grass from the album
Somewhere The Grass Is
Green. After Disha posted the
video many of the star's
followers praised
the actress.
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LUCKNOW, FRIDAY,
JUNE 17, 2022
KABHI EID
KABHI
DIWALI
ctress Pooja Hegde has
commenced shooting for
the second schedule of
the Salman Khan-starrer
Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali'.
She will be stationed in
Telengana's capital city
until the schedule ends on June 21.
Therearetwoforeignscheduleson
the cards for 'Kabhi Eid Kabhi Di-
wali', which will be finalised soon.
Pooja will continue shooting for
the family entertainer directed by
Farhad Samji. She has also started
prepping for filmmaker Puri Jag-
annadha's 'Jana Gana Mana.' Talk-
ing about the upcoming slate of
work, the actress will also be
seen in 'Cirkus' opposite
Ranveer Singh,
'SSMB28' opposite
Mahesh Babu
and Puri Jag-
annadha's
'Jana Gana
Mana'.
A
DISHA RAISES
HOTNESS
QUOTIENT
A
rjun Kapoor
has been
quite busy
shooting for
his upcoming mov-
ie these days. We
are talking about
Ajay Bahl’s directo-
rial The Lady Kill-
er which will also
feature Bhumi Ped-
nekar in the lead.
The announcement
was made by Arjun
Kapoor on social
media as he shared
a beautiful video
giving a glimpse of
Manali shoot mem-
ories. The video
featured glimpses
of Arjun and Bhu-
mi’s on-set mo-
ments, the natural
beauty of Manali,
the fun moments he
had with the Bhu-
mi and team, mo-
ments relishing the
scrumptious food
and more. The vid-
eo came with a
background sound
of Mohit Chau-
han’s Phir Se Ud
Chala from Rock-
star. He captioned
the post, “And
that’s how we wrap
a schedule #TheLa-
dyKiller”.
IT'S A
WRAP
DEALING WITH DOUBLE
STANDARDS!
R
akul Preet Singh was
clicked as she stepped
out for a Friday
brunch with her
friend in a beautiful outfit.
The actress went sans
make-up and slipped in a
floral Anarkali kurta and
palazzo set to show
spring is here. The look
is worth bookmarking
as it is a perfect brunch-
ready outfit for the sea-
son. Rakul rocked an
ethnic look to perfec-
tion in a floral kurta
and white palazzo set
that featured bishop
sleeves and myriad
prints with pleats.
The actress went
sans make-up
and looked
flawless as she
posed for the
pics with a
bright smile.
She completed
the look with a
pair of silver
jhumkas and
kolhapuri flats.
RAKUL'S ETHNIC
LOOK
Disha Patani
Rakul Preet Singh
Janhvi Kapoor
Bhumi Pednekar
Pooja Hegde

10
ETC
THE PAIN PASSES,
BUT THE BEAUTY
REMAINS!
amed for his
a l l u r i n g
nudes and
enchanting
scenes of
pretty wom-
en, Auguste
Renoir was a far
more complex and
thoughtful painter
than generally as-
sumed. He was a
founding member of
the Impressionist
movement, however,
he ceased to display
with the group after
1877. From the 1880s
until well into the
twentieth century, he
developed a monu-
mental, classically
inspired style that
influenced such
avant-garde giants as
Pablo Picasso. This
French artist has
lived an idiosyncrat-
ic life, after the string
of rejections by the
conservative Salon
de Paris, he along
with his fellow artist
friends formed an
Anonymous Society
of Painters, Sculp-
tors and Engravers,
later known as the
Impressionists.
These like-minded
people mounted their
first Impressionist
exhibition in 1874,
during this exhibi-
tion, he showcased
his six impressive
impressionist paint-
ings! The Impres-
sionists, as they were
called, sought to cap-
ture modern life, and
Renoir’s works from
this period focused
on everyday people.
Though Renoir be-
gan his artistic ca-
reer as a porcelain
painter; nonetheless,
his ambitions to be-
come a professional
artist encouraged
him to pursue other
instruction.
This independent
artist with his new-
found financial free-
dom tried his hands
on other artistic di-
rection as well. After
showcasing his de-
sired arts in 2-3 con-
tinuous exhibitions,
he became one of the
most successful and
most famous artists
of that time, his eve-
ry art expressed
scepticism about the
durability of the Im-
pressionist aesthetic
and richness of emo-
tion and a warmth of
response to the world
its people. His first
painting in this vein,
Luncheon of the
Boating Party exhib-
its a new solidity and
clarity in the depic-
tion of the figures
and their placement
within space, espe-
cially when com-
pared to Moulin de la
Galette. After run-
ning a successful
movement, by the
mid-1880s he broke
the independent art
movement to learn a
more disciplined and
formal approach to
art and mainly Wom-
en’s art. His most
iconic painting from
this period, Dance at
the Moulin de la Gal-
ette (Musée d’Orsay,
Paris), explores dap-
pled light as it flut-
ters over young
Montmartre revelers
flirting, drinking,
and dancing.
Renoir’s inclina-
tion for portraiture
attracted the atten-
tion of a range of
patrons with avant-
garde sensibilities.
From the politically
radical pastry cook
Eugène Murer to the
wealthy society lady
Madame Georges
Charpentier, Renoir
painted all of his pa-
trons with affection-
ate charm. One of
his most magnificent
and enterprising
portraits, the paint-
ing of Marguerite
Charpentier with
her children mixes a
modern informality
and intimacy with
the compositional
rigor of an old mas-
ter portrait. Reclin-
ing Nude is an excel-
lent example of his
painting style in the
mid-1880s. The mar-
ble or porcelainlike
figure is sharply de-
fined against an im-
pressionistically
brushed landscape.
The spatial relation-
ship between the
nude and the amor-
phous background is
deliberately unclear.
Renoir had shifted
his investigation of
the old masters from
linear classicism to
the coloristic tradi-
tions of Titian and
Rubens as well as the
unabashedly sensual
beauty of eight-
e e n t h - c e n t u r y
French art.
His finest example
of linear classicism
is Young Girl Bath-
ing, which exhibits
his softened touch.
His love for art took
him to a different
level, despite old age
and declining health,
Renoir persisted in
artistic experimenta-
tion. Even in the last
three decades of his
life when he was suf-
fering from severe
rheumatoid arthritis
he was found paint-
ing with the brush
tied to his wrists. His
love for art depicts
true emotions and
powerful affirmation
of his unmatchable
desires.
French magician, Renior was known for his
mesmerizing Impressionist movement. His
pure skills have given life to many
imaginary people. Let’s dive into the
amazing world of Renior!
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
F

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lazers, for-
merly con-
sidered a
masculine
staple, are
now fa-
voured by both gen-
ders for their ability
to quickly bring re-
finementandsophis-
tication to any en-
semble. They can
makeanythingwork-
appropriate, from a
strapless dress to
jeans and a shirt.
BOYFRIEND
BLAZER
We all know that
fashion fads come
and go, but a styl-
ish boyfriend blaz-
er is something
that every lady
should have in her
closet. It’s a
founda-
tional piece that
will allow you to
construct fool-
proof outfits that
are up to date.
OVERSIZED
SINGLE-
BREASTED
BLAZER
An oversized single-
breasted jacket is
the easiest garment
to put on, whether
casually with jeans
or dressed up for a
meeting. Layer over
anything from day-
time crop tops to
business shirts,
nighttime go-to
tops, weekend jeans
or festival boho
dresses. An over-
sized single-breast-
ed jacket is a versa-
tile piece that can be
worn in both the
city and the desert.
HOUNDSTOOTH
BLAZER
We adore tailored
coats that can be
dressed up. One of
them is a hound-
stooth blazer. Pair
with a t-shirt and
jeans or a
sweater and shorts
for everyday wear. It
will work well over a
similar skirt or with
a silk shirt and nar-
row pants for a more
boyish appeal when
you need to dress up.
TWEED BLAZER
When it comes to
wearing a blazer for
something special
throughout the day,
pretty and tweed are
the way to go. A
tweed blazer is not
just one of the sea-
son’s most fashion-
able blazers, but it’s
also ideal for a luxu-
rious tea party
.
WHITE BLAZER
A sleek white blaz-
er is a must-have
item for this sea-
son, and it will
work with shorts or
a slip dress long
into the summer.
You’ll enjoy how
versatile it is,
whether you wear it
with a similar bot-
tom or a contrast-
ing dress, skirt,
or shorts to cre-
ate different
outfits.
SHUBHANSHI PATHAK
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
BLAZER IS A
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MUST-HAVE THAT
NEVER GOES OUT
OF STYLE. CITY
FIRST BRINGS TO
YOU FIVE
EXQUISITEBLAZER
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