19062021 first india lucknow

Gorakhpur/Varana-
si/Ballia: After a brief
pit-stop, Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath yet
again set out on a whirl-
wind tour covering
three major districts of
Easterndistrictinasin-
gle day
. The fresh and
energised CM touched
down at Gorakhpur,
Varanasi & Ballia.
In Gorakhpur Yogi
interacted with chil-
dren orphaned due to
Covid-19 while in Vara-
nasi he distributed ap-
pointment letter to 20
kin of those who died
while on covid duty and
also remained stern on
those showing laxity
.
Here, he suspended an
IASofficerSarojKumar
who was serving as MD
of PVVNL.
In Ballia, the CM pro-
vided a personal touch
to the patients admitted
at Ballia District Hospi-
tal where he interacted
with admitted patients
and also with health
workers and visited a
vaccination centre as
well.
The CM interacted
with five eligible chil-
dren under ‘Uttar
Pradesh Mukhy-
amantriBalSevaYojna’
in Gorakhpur district
and enquired about
theirwellbeing.Healso
distributed gifts to chil-
dren on the occasion.
The Chief Minister
said that so far 174 chil-
dren had been identi-
fied in Gorakhpur dis-
trict under ‘Uttar
Pradesh Turn to P6
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for children orphaned due to Covid-19
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Mumbai: Sensex and Nifty
ended on a flat note after a
volatile session. Sensex ended
21.12 points or 0.04%higher
at 52,344.45, while the
broader NSE Nifty inched 8.05
points lower to 15,683.35.
POLICE SEND
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INDIA MD
Lucknow: UP Police have
summoned Twitter India MD
Manish Maheshwari for
questioning within seven days
in connection with the posting
and promotion of an allegedly
manipulated video More on P3
2022 ELECTIONS UNDER
HARDWORKING AND HONEST
CM YOGI: SWATANTRA SINGH
Etah: A day after meet-
ing with BJP national
president JP Nadda
in Delhi, UP BJP chief
Swatantra Dev Singh
has said that the next
Uttar Pradesh Assembly
polls will be contested
under the leadership
of Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath. His com-
ment has come two days
after deputy CM Keshav
Prasad Maurya said the
party’s national leader-
ship will decide under
whom the upcoming
elections will be fought.
Asked about his immedi-
ate visit to Delhi, he said
that it was a routine visit
as it always happens
within the party, there’s
nothing weird about it.
Corruption and hooli-
ganism have ended and
development is taking
place. We will fight the
2022 elections under
hardworking and honest
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath, Swatantra
Dev told reporters.
To a question on the
Opposition parties’
allegation of corrup-
tion in land purchase
for the Ram temple in
Ayodhya, Singh asked
where the Opposition
left without taking any
more questions.
CRUCIAL READ
PRESIDENT RAM NATH KOVIND IN KANPUR ON JUNE 27
Lucknow: President Ram Nath Kovind will be visiting his
native village Paraukh situated in Kanpur
district, on June 27. The President will offer
prayers at the ancient temple from where he
will proceed to pay his respects to the statue
of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar followed by in-
spection of primary school & some functions
before heading to Kanpur on June 27 eve,
then to Lucknow on 28 and return to Delhi on June 29.
While CM
remained soft on
children in
Gorakhpur, he
cracked down on
MD of PVVNL
Saroj Kumar for
lapses in Varanasi
CM Yogi offering prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in
Varanasi during his visit to the Eastern UP region on Friday.
New Delhi: West Ben-
gal Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar, who is on a
visit to the national
capital, created a buzz
in the Congress circles
after meeting Adhir
Ranjan Chowdhury at
his residence on Friday
.
Dhankhar dropped at
the Chowdhury’s resi-
dence on Thursday
evening and later tweet-
ed: “While in Delhi to-
day had over a cup of
coffee interaction @
adhirrcinc Adhir Ran-
jan Chowdhury, leader
of the Indian National
Congress in the 17th
Lok Sabha and the
Member of Parliament
from Berhampor.”
Though the tweet
suggested a courtesy
visit, the Congress cir-
cles were Turn to P6
DhankharmeetsAdhir,keeps
everyoneguessinginCongress
New Delhi: Om Birla
in an Exclusive Inter-
view with First India’s
Aditi Nagar, on com-
pleting 2 years as Lok
Sabha Speaker, says,
“There is no ques-
tion of distance from
Rajasthan, which is
my Janambhoomi
(birthplace) and
Karmabhoomi (work-
place), but whatever
responsibility is given
is to be fulfilled with
dedication.” The LS
Speaker added saying
that Lok Sabha is
the best institution
from where we can
do ‘public- welfare’ in
the country and make
plans in this direction.
Full Interview on P8
BIRLA: LOK SABHA
BEST PLACE FOR
WELFARE WORK
Another meet with
Shah on cards as
Dhankhar stays in Delhi
New Delhi: West Ben-
gal Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar postponed
his Friday afternoon
departure to Kolkata
from Delhi, and is likely
to meet Union Home
Minister Amit Shah
again on the law and
order situation in the
state, sources said.
Meanwhile, Lieuten-
ant Governor of Jam-
mu and Kashmir Manoj
Sinha met Shah in New
Delhi on Friday
.
The agenda of the
meeting was develop-
mental issues and the
current situation of the
Union Territory said of-
ficial sources.
ACTIVISTS’ BAIL FINE, BUT
ORDER UNDER SCRUTINY: SC
HC OBSERVATIONS CAN’T BE PRECEDENT: Supreme Court issued notice on Delhi
Police’s appeals challenging High Court order granting bail to activists Natasha Narwal,
Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha in Delhi riots case, stating that the manner in
which HC had interpreted UAPA Act “will probably require examination” by top court
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Friday
said it would not imme-
diately interfere with a
Delhi High Court order
granting bail to student-
activists Natasha Nar-
wal, Devangana Kalita
and Asif Iqbal Tanha,
who are accused of con-
spiracy over the Delhi
riots and have been
charged under anti-ter-
ror law UAPA.
However, a two-mem-
ber bench of Justices
Hemant Gupta and V
Ramasubramanian also
said the Supreme Court
would examine the bail
order, noting that this
case could have “pan-
India ramifications” be-
cause of the way UAPA,
or the Unlawful Activi-
ties (Prevention) Act,
had been interpreted.
This will be heard
next month, the Su-
preme Court Turn to P6
DELHI HC: HASTENED
3RD WAVE ALARM, GIVE
UNLOCKING: REPORT
 Breach of Covid protocol will only hasten the
third wave, the Delhi High Court warned on Friday,
taking note of the violations in markets in the
national capital following
the massive easing of
restrictions this week
 The high court issued
notices to the Centre and
the Delhi government,
seeking a status report
on the unlocking. It also asked authorities to make
strict measures against violators
 Court said if this behaviour of flouting covid
norms continues, “we will be in a great trouble”.
“God help us if all that happens,” court said
 It further said the memory of the second wave
of COVID-19 is still fresh with so many people
having suffered personal loss
 “Such breach will only hasten the third wave,
which is likely to come,” it added. The court will
take up the matter again on July 9
Student activists Natasha Narwal, and Devangana Kalita outside
Tihar prison after their release on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar meeting Congress
leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury at the latter’s residence.
Mohd Fahad
ongress leader Rahul Gandhi
turns 51 on Saturday. In
view of the ongoing corona
pandemic, Rahul has chosen
to spend the day at home
sans celebrations. Last year
too, he had a quiet day in view of the death
of Indian soldiers in a violent clash with
the Chinese army in Ladakh. According to
Gandhi family sources, finally Rahul has
agreed to take over the command of the
party as it’s President in the next month
or so. Everyone awaits the next session
of CWC which is likely to nominate or
elect him as the Congress President. This
will fulfil a ‘proud’ mother Sonia’s much
awaited and maybe the last wish to see
Rahul as her successor.
Happy
Birthday
Mr. Rahul
There are many questions that
arise. The issue is important
and can have pan-India ramifi-
cations. We would like to issue notice
and hear the other side —Supreme Court Bench
AMIT SHAH LIKELY TO
VISIT GUJ ON JUN 20-21
NSUI, IYC TO HOLD FREE
VAX CAMP ON BIRTHDAY
New Delhi: The National Students
Union of India (NSUI) and the
Indian Youth Congress (IYC) have
planned to organise free Covid
vaccination drive at its office for the
people. NSUI National President
Neeraj Kundan said that the
organisation is organising a free
vaccination drive on the birthday
of Rahul Gandhi on Saturday. He
said that our leader Rahulji believes
that rather than chasing virus we
should get vaccinated so that virus
cannot chase us. “Rahul ji has said
that vaccination is best possible
way to safeguard people amidst
pandemic,” Kundan added.
New Delhi: Union Home Minister
Amit Shah is likely to visit his
home state Gujarat for two days
on June 20 and 21, sources
said. The Home Minister is likely
to inaugurate two flyovers near
Gandhinagar and one at Khoraj.
C
TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER MK STALIN MEETS
SONIA GANDHI, RAHUL, DISCUSSES GOVT SCHEMES
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Min-
ister MK Stalin met Congress chief
Sonia Gandhi at her residence, where
Rahul Gandhi was also present. The
leaders are learnt to have discussed
the new government’s schemes
and policies in the state, where the
Congress is a junior partner.
GAUTAM ADANI LOSES $13 BILLION IN FOUR DAYS
Mumbai: The 58-year-old tycoon has lost more money
this week through Thursday than anyone else in the world,
with his personal fortune tumbling by about $13.2 billion to
$63.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

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Akhilesh comment on GDP gets a nudge from BJP
First India Bureau
Lucknow : Broadsiding
Samajwadi Party Presi-
dent Akhilesh Yadav for
what he dubbed as ‘na-
ive’ comments on the
GDP of Uttar Pradesh,
the spokesman of state
government and senior
UP Minister Siddharth
Nath Singh said that his
‘false’ narrative was fig-
ment of his imagina-
tion away from the ac-
tual figures. “ The State
GrossDomesticProduct
(SGDP) of Uttar
Pradesh stood at Rs
1288700 crore when Yogi
Adityanath took over
the reins of UP which
grew rapidly to Rs
1705593 crore in 2020-
2021 which accounts for
8.7 percent of the coun-
tries GDP and second
only to Maharashtra, an
achievement consider-
ing that the Yogi-led
government had inher-
ited from SP govern-
ment what was a tale of
depravity,’’ he said in a
repartee on Friday.
He said not only this,
the per capita income in
UP also rose significant-
ly in the last over four
years despite the handi-
cap of the pandemic
which impacted econo-
mies globally. Singh
said that the economy
of the state rocketed to
new heights under CM
Yogi as the investment
in the state since 2017
had been a testimony of
the fact that proactive
measures of the state
government brought in
rich dividends.
“The UP Investor
Summit in 2018 had
MoUs of about 4.68
lakh crore out of
which about 2 lakh
crore worth MoUs
have already come on
the grounds,’’ said the
UP MSME minister
while adding “ I m sur-
prised how the person
like Akhilesh can be
so ignorant about the
fact that it was during
the Yogi regime that
Uttar Pradesh made a
quantum jump to rank
2nd in the country in
Ease Of Doing busi-
ness, a defined param-
eter of the conducive
environment having
been created for the
investors.’’
He said that the net-
work of Expressways,
development of new
airports and employ-
ment generation even
during the Corona
times were for all to see.
GROWTH DEBATE
150 stranded
people saved
by NDRF team
First India Bureau
K u s h i n a g a r :
Around 150 peo-
ple, stranded in
the middle of the
Gandak River on
a boat in Kushi-
nagar on Thurs-
day night, were
successfully res-
cued by NDRF in
an overnight op-
eration.
Speaking to ANI,
NDRF official PL
Sharma said, “A
boat which was
carrying around
150 people was
stuck in the river
due to engine fail-
ure. A team was
immediately dis-
patched from the
Gorakhpur NDRF
centre and
reached at around
2:20 am here ( on
Friday).” “After
reaching the spot
we launched the
rescue operation
within 10 min-
utes. It took time
to get to the part
of the river where
the boat was
stuck because
some part of the
river was walka-
ble and some part
was not. Yet our
rescuers rescued
each and every
person stuck in
the boat. Around
30-40 people res-
cued on country
boats, rest res-
cued too.
INT’L INVESTMENT
MSME minister Sidharth Nath Singh. —FILE PHOTO
GOVT TO ENHANCE ROAD CONNECTIVITY OF CHCS, PHCS TO EASE FLOW OF HEALTH FACILITIES
BETTER CONNECTIVITY ON CARDS
FOR A HEALTHY UTTAR PRADESH
First India Bureau
Lucknow:In a bid to
provide easy access to
proper health and medi-
cal facilities to people
in Uttar Pradesh, the
Yogi Adityanath gov-
ernment will connect
all the primary health
centres (PHCs) and
community health cen-
tres (CHCs) in both ru-
ral and urban areas of
the state to the main
roads.
After an exemplary
handling of the Cov-
id-19 pandemic, Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath has issued direc-
tives to substantially
expand road connectiv-
ity in a systematic man-
ner to connect all pri-
mary health centres
(PHCs) and community
health centres (CHCs)
in the entire state to the
main routes so that the
medical facilities gets
within reach of people.
There are a total of
3011 PHCs and as many
as 855 CHCs in the state.
While the number of
PHCs in the urban are-
as is about 592. The
state capital has over 9
CHCs, 28 PHCs, 52
health post centres and
8 urban PHCs.
In pursuance of CM
Yogi’s orders, the work
to improve road connec-
tivity and to improve
the condition of roads
has also intensified.
The construction and
repair work of dilapi-
dated roads is being
done at a rapid pace.
The Department of
Urban Development,
Municipal Corpora-
tions, PWD, Gram
Panchayats, urban
and rural bodies have
been given the re-
sponsibility to im-
prove the condition
of road network.
With the second wave
of Covid-19 receding
and the monsoon sea-
son around the corner,
the Yogi Adityanath
government has not
only geared up to com-
bat water-borne diseas-
es, such as encephalitis
and malaria but has
also made special ef-
forts to expedite road
maintenance in order
to remove any sort of
obstructions faced by
the patients in having
access to health centres.
It is to be mentioned
that ever since Yogi.
The four upcoming
expressways — the 341-
km Purvanchal, 297-km
Bundelkhand, 92-km
Gorakhpur Link and
the 594-km Ganga ex-
pressways — are script-
ing a silent transforma-
tion in the state, once
notorious for its de-
crepit road infra.
All the four express-
ways, interlinked, will
bring the most back-
ward regions closer to
not only state capital
Lucknow but also Del-
hi, giving a big boost to
socio-economic devel-
opment in the region.
Yogi Speaks
Yogi Speaks
CM Yogi said that
rumours are being
floated with regards to
wheat procurement in
UP, which has signifi-
cantly increased from
7 lakh metric tonnes in
2016 to 54 lakh metric
tonnes in 2021.
CM Yogi said that an
aid of Rs 2000 per
month is being given
by UP government for
children living in child
protection homes add-
ing that PM Cares For
Children fund has also
been set up for them.
An aid of Rs 4000 per
month would be pro-
vided to the guardians
of children children
who lost their parents
to Covid wave will be
provided under UP CM
Bal Sewa Yojna, he said
CM Yogi said that
welfare programmes
such as ‘PM Garib
Kalyan Ann Yojna ‘ and
‘Aatm Nirbhar Bharat’
are being run in UP
under PM Modi’s guid-
ance.
Chief Minister distributes gifts to cheer up children who lost their parents to covid at Asian Ashray Grah in Gorakhpur on Friday.
9 new MED COLLEGES by 2021
Nine more medical colleges will be functional in the
state by the end of year 2021. 50% of the staff required
including Principals and teaching staff have also been
recruited in these colleges. Apart from this, 30 more
medical colleges are being constructed in the state
to realise the vision of one medical college in every
district, as stated by CM Yogi Adityanath. In 2017, UP
just had 12 medical colleges, but now the numbers
have increased to 67, which includes 37 government
medical colleges and 30 private institutions.
Janta Darshan: Police
dept’s ‘laxity’ annoys
CM Yogi, SSP warned
First India Bureau
Lucknow : During Jan-
ta Darshan organized at
Hindu Sevashram of
Gorakhnath temple,
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath expressed
his annoyance over
working of the police
and was witnessed
warning SSP Dinesh
Kumar P.
As per reports, dur-
ing the beginning of
Janta Darshan, a wom-
an approached the CM
with regards to a case
of dowry harassment
and accused Belghat
SHO of lax working,
which angered Yogi
Adityanath.
Reacting to this, the
Chief Minister asked
SSP Dinesh Kumar P to
get the matter investi-
gated immediately and
asked him to ensure ac-
tion against the SHO, if
the allegation were
found to be true.
However, later the
SSP informed that the
matter concerned a
family dispute. Accord-
ing to information, in
March 2020, both the
parties had filed rape
cases against each oth-
er. The woman had ac-
cused her brother-in-
law and father-in-law of
rape while her sister-in-
law had accused the
woman’s husband of
rape.
The Chief Minister
asked the SSP to ensure
that complainants get
proper justice at police
station itself and
should not have any
reason to come to Janta
Darshan. Yogi listened
to complaints of about
150 people over there.
MAURYA REACHES
PRAYAGRAJ
Med,ornamental plants
to grace Purvanchal e-way
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chairing a
reviewmeetingthrough
video conferencing re-
garding preparations
for massive plantation
on Purvanchal Express-
way, Additional Chief
Secretary (Home) and
Chief Executive Officer
of UPEIDA Awanish
Awasthi issued direc-
tives to representa-
tives of manufactur-
ing companies and
officials of PIU (Pro-
ject Implementation
Unit) said that a tar-
get to plant 7 lakh
saplings has been set
for Purvanchal Ex-
pressway.
He also asked offi-
cials to prepare a com-
prehensive action plan
for tree plantation in
coordination with the
Forest department.
Awasthi directed that
ornamental, medicinal,
flowering plants and
timber trees would be
planted on both sides of
Purvanchal Express-
way. Ornamental
shrubs would be plant-
ed on dividers in middle
to enhance beauty
.
Leather park:A game
changer for Kanpur
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Mega
Leather Park, in
Kanpur is slated to
be a game changer
for Kanpur.
The 235 acres of
land has already
been acquired by the
government and the
work is progressing
rapidly on the pro-
ject to be developed
in Ramaipur village
of Kanpur.
The Central Min-
istry of Commerce
has already given its
consent for the estab-
lishment of the park.
This will be the
first leather park
in the country.
The park will help
improve Kanpur’s
position among the
ten largest leather
m a n u f a c t u r i n g
states of the country
.
Under the Mega
Leather Cluster
Project, 50,000 peo-
ple will get direct
employment at the
leather park while
1.5 lakh people will
get indirect em-
ployment. Besides,
more than 150 tan-
neries will func-
tion at this park.
The park will not
only facilitate man-
ufacturing of
world class leather
shoes, purses and
jackets, but also its
export to other
countries.
UPEIDA CEO Awanish Kumar
Awasthi presides over the
meet with Finance controller
Vishwajeet Rai, CGM AK
Pandey and Media Advisor
UPEIDA, Durgesh Upadhyay.
CM Yogi interacting with an elderly patient admitted at the Ballia
District Hospital during his visit on Friday. DM Ballia Aditi Singh
and DIG Azamgarh Subhash Dubey were also present.
GREEN (SIGNAL) TO CLEAN!
Governor Anandiben Patel flagging off vehicles under the sanitisation campaign in
presence of officials from Mamta Charitable trust on Friday.
Major fire reported at Noida Metro Rail Corp office
Noida: A major fire
broke out at corporate
office of Noida Metro
Rail Corporation
(NMRC) located in the
Ganga shopping com-
plex in Sector 29 on Fri-
day afternoon, prompt-
ing evacuation of
scores of people from
the building, officials
said. Nobody was re-
ported hurt in the blaze
that was reported from
the NMRC office locat-
ed on the third floor of
the complex around
1.30 pm.

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PROPERTY OF
DRUGMAFIASEIZED
LKO MAYOR TO
ADOPT CHILDREN’S
HEALTH CENTRE
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh
Police on Friday seized
property worth Rs 1 crore
here from an alleged drug
mafia, under the Gang-
sters Act, officials said on
Friday. The order to attach
the property, belonging
to gangster Shadab alias
Bhim, in Civil Lines area
was passed by District
Magistrate Selva Kumari
J. Senior Superintendent
of Police (SSP) Abhishek
Yadav said Shadab has
been involved in a over
a dozen cases, including
murder.
Lucknow: Sanyukta
Bhatia, Mayor of Lucknow
has decided to adopt the
Children’s Hospital / Red
Cross Community Health
Centre, Kaiserbagh.
During the inspection
of the Red Cross Com-
munity Center, the Mayor
instructed the Executive
Engineer to inspect the
reason for dampness
in rooms of the center
and instructed the City
Health Officer and Ex-
ecutive Engineer to draw
a list of requirements of
the CHC.
FOUR ROHINGYAS OF TRAFFICKING GANG HELD
MINISTER CHAIRS REVIEW MEET ON GREEN CORRIDOR
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh police on
Friday arrested four Rohingyas,
saying they were living illegally
in India and part of an organised
gang involved in human traffick-
ing. The gang members were
arrested from Meerut, Aligarh and
Bulandshahr districts, the Anti-
Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Uttar
Pradesh Police said. According to
the police, the gang was involved
in preparing forged voter cards,
Aadhaar cards and passports
besides human trafficking. The
accused were identified as Hafiz
Shafiq alias Shabiullah, Azizur
Rahman alias Aziz, Mufizur Rah-
man alias Mufiz and Mohd Ismail.
Lucknow: The state’s Urban Devel-
opment Minister, Ashutosh Tandon
on Friday, chaired a meeting to re-
view the Green Corridor to be built
in Lucknow. During the meeting he
was informed that the project will
be completed in two phases, with
the first phase extending from IIM
Road to Shaheed Path and the sec-
ond from Shaheed Path to Kishan
path. The minister said linking of
important places of the city will
encourage economic activities and
that formation of Green Corridor
will not only make Gomti River
grander but also eco-friendly.
One thousand ambulance
workers on chopping block
First India Bureau
Lucknow: About 1,000
ambulance workers
from the workforce of
GVK-Emergency Man-
agement and Research
Institute(EMRI),theam-
bulanceserviceprovider
that runs the Advanced
Life Support (ALS) ‘108’
service in UP
, are at risk
of losing their jobs. It
has also been alleged
that the UP government
has taken out fresh ad-
vertisement for recruit-
ment of only 250 emer-
gency workers.
According to the em-
ployee union, several
employees have been
served termination let-
ters after the govern-
ment reportedly award-
ed a new tender to Ziqit-
za Healthcare Limited
on May 31 this year, a
newfirmwhichhasbeen
managing the 104 Help-
line service in MP
,
Jharkhand and Odisha.
Inthisregard,theAm-
bulance Karmchari Ma-
hasangh has written a
letter to PM Modi and
Chief Minister Yogi Ad-
ityanath, demanding
thatallambulancework-
ers be accommodated
with new company but
there has been no re-
sponse so far.
—FILE PHOTO
LU leads in implementing NEP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With the im-
plementation of New
Education Policy
(NEP), many important
initiatives and changes
have been made in edu-
cation institutions
across the country.
Among all these institu-
tions, Lucknow Univer-
sity has been at the fore-
front in making import-
ant changes as per the
new education policy
.
LU has not only im-
plemented Choice
Based Credit System in
its PG courses, which
includes various Value
Added Courses but also
at the undergraduate
level since last few days.
All preparations are un-
derway to implement
the instructions.
V-C Alok Kumar Rai
has suggested to all the
departments that in
their new courses, the
departments will ar-
range to teach about the
works and principles of
ancient Indian experts
and elders related to
their subjects like Kau-
tilya and Aryabhatta.
UP Police send legal notice to
Twitter India MD over Loni incident
First India Bureau
Ghaziabad: Uttar
Pradesh Police has sent
a legal notice to Manag-
ing Director of Twitter
India, Manish Mahesh-
wari regarding the viral
video of the assault on
an elderly man in Loni.
The MD has been asked
to record his statement
after the microblogging
site “let the anti-social
messages go viral”. The
UP Policehadconfirmed
that there was no com-
munal angle in the inci-
dent and arrested five
accused of assaulting
the 72-yr-old man.
The MD has been
asked to come to the Po-
lice Station Loni Border
andrecordthestatement
over the matter within
seven days.
“Some people used
theirTwitterhandleasa
tool to spread hatred in
the society and Twitter
Communication India
and Twitter Inc did not
take any action against
it. They let the anti-so-
cial messages go viral,”
the notice read.
Thiscomesafterwhen
Twitter has lost its sta-
tus as an intermediary
platform 0in India as it
does not comply with
new IT rules. Now, in-
stead of being consid-
eredjustaplatformhost-
ingcontentfromvarious
users, Twitter will be
held directly editorially
responsible for posts
published on it.
If there is any charge
against Twitter for al-
legedunlawfulcontentit
would be treated as a
publisher - not an inter-
mediary - and be liable
for punishment under
any law, including IT
Act, as also the penal
laws of the country
,
sources stated.
Earlier, a team of Del-
hi Police’s Special Cell
questioned Maheshwari
at Bengaluru over the
‘Congress toolkit case’
matter on May 31.
The Delhi Police had
earlier sent a notice to
Twitter, seeking all in-
formation on how it de-
scribed the toolkit as
manipulated media.
DM appoints
nodal officers
for vax push
First India Bureau
Lucknow: District
Magistrate Abhishek
Prakash appointed
Nodal and Assistant
Nodal officers to give
impetus to vaccina-
tion drive in the dis-
trict. The DM on the
occasion said that
vaccination is the
biggest weapon of de-
fense against covid.
He added that the
newly appointed offi-
cerswillprovidelead-
ership while super-
vising the mobilisa-
tion teams, vaccina-
tion teams and clus-
ter mobilisation
teams of their respec-
tive areas.
Abhishek Prakash
on the occasion said
that the administra-
tion’s goal is to get the
entire district vacci-
nated as soon as pos-
sible. He added that
awareness about vac-
cine and vaccination
drive should be
spread in every
house, street and vil-
lage in the district
and that all the mis-
conceptionaboutvac-
cination should be
eliminated among
the public.
DM Abhishek Prakash, along with CDO Anand Shukla
ADM KP Singh and CMO Sanjay Bhatnagar at the meeting,
in Lucknow, on Friday.
LU has not only
implemented Choice
Based Credit
System in its
postgraduate courses,
but also at the
undergraduate level
Twitter MD Manish Maheshwari
A BRIGHT VAC-SCENE IN STATE
WITH LESS THAN 1% WASTAGE
First India Bureau
Lucknow:Vaccinewast-
age in UP has dropped to
even less than 1 percent
sincetheextensivevacci-
nation drive has been
startedintheState.While
many states are com-
plaining about the short-
age of vaccines on one
hand and allowing sub-
stantial stocks to go
waste on the other, Uttar
Pradesh is working on a
war footing to ensure
maximum vaccination
coverage.In a recent data
released by the Central
Government, States like
Jharkhand, Chhattis-
garh and Tamil Nadu re-
ported maximum wast-
age of vaccine doses.
Wastage of both Cov-
ishield and Covaxin has
been brought down dras-
tically over the past two
and a half months to un-
der 1 per cent as per the
health department data
of 12 June 2021. The con-
sistent efforts made by
the state government in-
cluding increasing the
pace of inoculation has
resulted in total wastage
of vaccineto0.89percent.
Over36districtsof Ut-
tar Pradesh recorded a
negative wastage figure
forCovaxinwhichshows
more people are being
inoculated than an in-
tended number.Vaccine
wastage for Covaxin is
merely 0.87 per cent.
WhenitcomestoCovish-
ield, the state recorded
only0.92totalwastageof
vaccines with as many
as 25 districts showing a
negative wastage figure.
Vaccine wastage refers
to the number of doses
wasted as compared to
administered during the
drive.Vaccine wastage
canprimarilybedivided
intotwocategoriesof:(1)
wastage in unopened vi-
als;(2)wastageinopened
vials.
CM Yogi has urged re-
peatedly on bringing
down the vaccine wast-
age to zero in his high
level covid review meet-
ings with the officials.In
fact the UP CM has al-
ready directed the offi-
cials to plan for scaling
up of vaccination cover-
age through available
stocks and anticipated
supplies.
“Vaccine manage-
ment is an equally im-
portant element and we
are very mindful to keep
it minimum” said a
health official.
The state is clocking
around 4 lakh vaccina-
tions a day and planning
to vaccinate around 10
lakh people from July
onwards. In the last 24
hours, over 4,04,192 peo-
ple got their doses of the
vaccine.CMYogiAditya-
nath asked the officials
to accelerate the vacci-
nation campaign. “The
target is to vaccinate 10
crore people by the end
of August. There is a
needtointensifythevac-
cination campaign. For
the purpose, new vacci-
nators must be trained”
directed the CM
while addressing a
high-level covid review
meeting.
Increasing pace of inoculation resulted in total wastage of just 0.89%; several dists see no wastage at all
Indian Medical Association members protesting against violence on doctors, in Lucknow, on Friday .
10L PEOPLE
TO BE VAXED
FROM JULY
The state is clock-
ing around 4 lakh
vaccinations a day
and planning to vac-
cinate 10L people
from July onwards.
So far, UP has
administered 2.46
crore vaccine doses.
Of this, 2,07,28,945
are first doses
and 39,48,835 are
second doses.
NEW COVID CASES DOWN
TO 291, RECOVERIES RISE
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh recorded 53
covid deaths and 291
fresh cases on Friday,
taking the total num-
ber of fatalities and
positive cases to 22,081
and 17,03,882 respec-
tively.
The maximum of
nine deaths were re-
ported in Lucknow, fol-
lowed by seven in Shah-
jahanpur; five in Ayod-
hya; four in Lakhimpur
Kheri; three in Meerut;
two each in Mathura,
Azamgarh,Ghazipur,
Gonda, Pilibhit and Ja-
laun; and one each in
Gorakhpur, Ghaziabad,
Deoria, Mahrajganj,
Moradabad, Unnao,
Mirzapur, Bahraich,
Sant Kabirnagar,
Chandauli, Bijnor,
Shrawasti and Chitra-
koot, a Health Depart-
ment bulletin said.
Of the 291 fresh cas-
es, Lucknow reported
the highest at 30, fol-
lowed by Prayagraj
(22), Meerut (13),
Mathura (12), Muzaf-
farnagar and Lakhim-
pur Kheri (11 each) and
Gautam Budhnagar
(10) among others, the
bulletin said.
In the past 24 hours,
774 patients were dis-
charged from hospitals,
pushing the number of
recoveries to 16,76,458
The count of active
covid cases stands at
5,343 in the state.
17,04,085
291 cases in a day
TOTAL CASES
22,081
53 deaths in a day
TOTAL DEATHS
16,76,458
774 recovered
in a day
TOTAL RECOVERED
5,343
30 max
cases in Lko
ACTIVE CASES
COVID-19 UPDATE
A policeman being vaccinated in Lucknow. —FILE PHOTO
417 BLACK FUNGUS PATIENTS
REPORTED AT KGMU SO FAR
Lucknow: So far 417 pa-
tients of Mucormycosis,
also know as black fun-
gus, have been admitted
in King George’s Medical
University. This is not
the number of patients
currently admitted but
the total count of patients
of black fungus reported
at KGMU so far. A total
of 11 patients have been
admitted in the last 24
hours besides a in the
same period surgery
had been done on four
patients. One patient had
died in the last 24 hours.
The patient who died was
a 59 years old male and
resident of Sultanpur
while four patients had
been discharged in the
last 24 hours.
Rows Male Female Final
18+ First Dose 7,232 4,452 11,684
18+ Second Dose 541 324 865
Health Care Worker First Dose 15 15 30
Health care worker Second Dose 19 18 37
Front line Care Worker First Dose 58 18 76
Front line Care Worker Second Dose 18 8 26
45+ Year First Dose 1,273 1,058 2,331
45+ Second Dose 382 325 707
60+ Year First Dose 237 181 418
60+ Year Second Dose 228 168 396
Final Count Vaccinated 10,003 6,567 16,570 —FILE
PHOTO
—PHOTO
BY
SUMIT
KUMAR
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EXUBERANCE
AFTER RELEASE
FROM DELHI’S
TIHAR JAIL
ith Delhi High Court
neutralising the Del-
hi Police’s attempt to
delay the release of
Pinjada Tod activists
Natasha Narwal and Devangana
Kalita and Jamia student Asif
Iqbal Tanha, the three jubilant
detainees walked free out of
Tihar after a year’s incarcera-
tion. The High Court’s directive
to the trial court to decide the
detainees’ issue promptly and
“expeditiously” prevented the
police attempt to keep them in
custody on the pretext of verify-
ing their addresses and Aadhar
cards. Fortunately for the activ-
ists, the Supreme Court refused
to entertain the Delhi Police re-
quest to cancel their bail. That
ensured the activists’ freedom
was not short-lived.
The focus will now be on the
stringent UAPA and what con-
stitutes a terrorist act, which
has been used to crush even
democratic dissent against the
government. The Supreme
Court has said that the present
case won’t be treated as a prec-
edent after it was informed that
many accused were applying for
bail after this order.
W
udyard Kipling,
the first English-
language writer
to win a Nobel in
literature and
Enid Blyton, the famous chil-
dren’s writer, have been cen-
sured as being racists and
xenophobic by a charity, the
English Heritage. The chari-
ty which manages historical
places also criticised Bly-
ton’s work for lacking liter-
ary merit. This is not the first
time that the two celebrated
writers have been flagged for
the imperialist, xenophobic
and racist content in their
writings. In 2018 Manchester
University students defaced
a mural featuring Kipling’s
controversial poem The
White Man’s Burden which
portrays the British as “a
civilizing force”. It has been
branded as imperialist. In
the case of Enid Blyton, liter-
ary critics and teachers
found her work controversial
from the 1950s onwards. The
BBC refused to broadcast her
work from 1930-50 and some
libraries even banned her
books. Among her works The
Little Black Doll is particu-
larly cited as being racist. In
the case of Blyton she has
been dubbed sexist and xeno-
phobic. But both belonged to
a different era. Blyton wrote
over 700 books, and 4,500
short stories. Blyton’s books
have sold 600 million copies,
more than JK Rowling of
Harry Potter fame.
But for millions of millen-
nials who grew up reading
Rudyard Kipling’s unforget-
table Jungle Book and Kid-
nappedEnidBlyton’sFamous
Five and Secret Seven series
theEnglishHeritagecharity’s
action against their favourite
writers is a blow which they
will find hard to reconcile
with. Kipling may not be that
popular in this part of the
world any more but who can
escape the charm of protec-
tive Bagheera, the adorable
Baloo and Jungle Book’s cen-
tral character Mowgli?
CENSURING BLYTON,
KIPLING YET AGAIN
Kipling may not be that
popular in this part of the
world any more but who
can escape the charm of
protective Bagheera
the adorable Baloo and
Jungle Book’s central
character Mowgli?
R
he government of the crick-
et-turned politician, Imran
Khan, known as a ‘hybrid’
administration of the civil-
military authorities, is pre-
paring to ‘strangulate’ media
freedom further in Pakistan,
where army’s intelligence
outfit, Intra-Services Intelli-
gence (ISI) either kills the
scribes or beats them if they
do not adhere to its diktat.
Khan is not only perturbed
thattheoppositionpartiesare
getting adequate coverage,
but this time the army gener-
als and ISI are worried of the
exposure of their rampant
corruption, siphoning off ill-
gotten money and indulging
in extra-marital affairs.
It has all begun with the
exposure of the ISI chief Gen-
eral Faiz Hameed. His wife
had opened fire at him, when
he was found with a call girl.
Hameed had to escape naked
and later, he was treated at a
hospital; under a false narra-
tive that he was being at-
tacked some enemy agent.
The truth, however, was re-
cently revealed by none other,
but Hamid Mir, a well-known
journalist and anchor.
Hamid Mir was reacting to
the recent assault on a senior
journalist, Asad Toor, who
was assaulted at his resi-
dence in Islamabad, who had
identified themselves as ISI
agents. Instead of arresting
them, though the security
camera footage of the assail-
ants was available, it was
stated that the journalist
was beaten up by the bothers
or relatives of his wife. Dis-
traught by this ‘deliberate
inaction’, Hamid Mir stated
that if the “repression” and
murder of journalists con-
tinue, “We would not hesi-
tate to reveal the generals
private life”. He further chal-
lenged that the ‘corrupt in
the army’ that if they have
weapons, we would be forced
to “expose their misdeeds,
their extra-marital affairs or
details of the new ‘general
ranis’. He even called the for-
mer dictator, General Mush-
rraf, who had escaped from
Pakistan like a ‘rat’. He fur-
ther asked that the army and
the government should also
explain that ‘who is funding
him for his lavish lifestyle in
Dubai.
The army is already in a
defensive gear following the
allegations of the former
three-time Prime Minister,
Newaz Sharif, that army is
responsible for the most of
the ills in the country. Its of-
ficers had rigged the 2018
polls, and the people of the
country have been suffering
due to the mismanagement
of the Khan government.
Amidst these develop-
ments, Hamid Mir’s remind-
er of Yahia Khan’s lavish
lifestyle and about his pretty
mistress ‘general rani’ has
alarmed the army establish-
ment. They are apprehensive
that if the disclosure about
th contemporary generals is
allowed, the armed forces
would lose their influence on
the people. It appears to be
the reason that the Khan gov-
ernment is going to impose
stiff regulations on media.
Meanwhile, the ISI proxies in
media are demanding his ar-
rest as well as prosecution
under the sedition law.
Interestingly, none has
asked for a thorough enquiry
into the killings and harass-
ments of journalists. There
is a long list of journalists,
who were physically assault-
ed and even killed by the ISI.
The prominent journalists
include Saleem Shahzad,
whose body was found “en-
tangled” in the Upper Jhe-
lum canal, but none ahs so
far been arrested. Many
journalists such as Raza
Rumi barely escaped an at-
tack, and Ayesha Siddiqa,
Taha Siddiqui and Gul
Bukhari, now mostly live
outside Pakisitan. In April
2014, Hamid Mir too had es-
caped death, when some un-
known gunmen fired at him
in Karachi. The culprits
were never found.
The media curbs are being
clamped down following the
disclosures about Yahia
Khan’s private life, and the
threat that journalists might
expose even the present day
generals and their nefarious
activities. Khan’s intimacy
with Akleem Akhtar, a pretty
woman lovingly called ‘gen-
eral rani’, who was consid-
ered most powerful woman
during his tenure, is already
well-known. Similarly, the
sex-pursuits of his predeces-
sor, Ayub Khan, the first mil-
itary dictator, are well-
known. The Indian author,
Khushwant Singh called him,
‘a flamboyant dictator’, who
frequently travelled to Lon-
don in quest of pleasures. He
was often the guest at the
Clivedon Estate, a favourite
destination of top politicians,
diplomats and pretty models.
The girls, who frequented the
swimming pool, were allowed
to swim, but they had to be in
the nude. It pleased the
guests, who were rich and
powerful. Among them,
Christine Keeler, one of the
most beautiful sexy models
of London, was a favourite of
Ayub. She was not averse to
sex with anybody. It lured
Ayub to frequently visit Lon-
don. It is stated that she too
was impressed by the tall and
heavily built officer. Many
recall a picture of Ayub in the
bathing pool carrying bikini-
clad Christine Keeler on his
shoulders.
With the mushrooming of
social media sites, the gov-
ernment finds that the ISI
goons might not be able to
subjugate media. Therefore,
it is focusing on the new dra-
conian ordinance to curb me-
dia activities even on the so-
cial media sites such as YOU-
TUBE, FACEBOOK or Twit-
ter. The new regulations en-
visage that even to setup a
news video channel a scribe
has to cough up a huge fee for
obtaining a license, and if he
dared to violate the guide-
lines, he might face jail-term
and huge fines or both.
The ISI was meant for col-
lective sensitive information
in the foreign countries, but it
is now being increasingly
used in domestic politics.
During the tenure of Ayub,
who had deployed ISI against
Fatima Jinnah, the sister of
Muhammed Ali Jinnah, be-
cause she had challenged
Ayub in the poll, which was
an attempt to legitimatize his
military dictatorship. Fatima
is fondly remembered as
Madre-Millat, but ISI had de-
clared her an Indian agent,
anti-Islam and a traitor, and
was allowed to die in isolation
that too without any care.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
NEW REGULATIONS FOR CONTROLLING MEDIA
EXPOSURE OF ‘COLOURFUL LIFE’
HAUNTS PAKISTANI GENERALS
T
Interestingly, none has
asked for a thorough
enquiry into the killings
and harassments of
journalists. There is a
long list of journalists,
who were physically
assaulted and even
killed by the ISI
The ISI was meant for
collective sensitive
information in the foreign
countries, but it is now
being increasingly used
in domestic politics
GOPAL MISRA
The writer is accredited as a Journalist
of Long and distinguished service with the
Press Information Bureau of the Information
and Broadcasting Ministry

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INDIA
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Shah reviews developmental
projects in Jammu Kashmir
New Delhi: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Friday re-
viewed the ongoing de-
velopmental projects in
Jammu and Kashmir
and directed the author-
ities to make sure that
refugees from Pakistan
Occupied Jammu and
Kashmir and West Paki-
stan get the benefits of
the refugee package as
soon as possible.
Shah also stressed on
the expeditious comple-
tion of flagship and
iconic projects and in-
dustrial development
projects. During the
meeting, the Minister
also congratulated LG
Manoj Sinha for com-
pleting 76% of Covid
vaccination target in
the region and 100% in
four districts of the UT.
Shah also directed au-
thorities to strengthen
Panchayati Raj and Ur-
ban Local Bodies Insti-
tutions and train their
members for smooth
functioning. —ANI
YEDIYURAPPA
DENIES CLAIMS
OF RESENTMENT
Bengaluru: Amid
speculation of resent-
ment among BJP MLAs
in the state, Karna-
taka Chief Minister BS
Yediyurappa has denied
any political rebellion
and said that all issues
will be discussed to
clear the confusion
amongst members.
While addressing media
personnel here on Fri-
day, Yediyurappa said,
“There is no confusion.
Only one or two people
spoke something to the
media and that is being
highlighted. They are
doing it from the begin-
ning. Incharge Arun
Singh has not even
met them, there is no
confusion. No Cabinet
member is worried.”
CM said party high
command will decide
about action against
him. —ANI
SON’S GREED MAY LAND CM IN JAIL
AGAIN: K’TAKA BJP MLC
Bengaluru: Continuing his tirade against Chief
Minister BS Yediyurappa and his son B.Y. Vijayen-
dra, BJP MLC, A.H. Vishwanath on Friday alleged
that Vijayendra was not
only interfering at all lev-
els of administration but
also had taken kickback
in the Rs 21,473 crore
upper Bhadra irrigation
project contract. “My
only grouse is against Vi-
jyendra, who is pushing
his father to the brink of
sending him to jail once
again. He is forcing his father to make all wrong
decisions,” he said. —ANI
Union HM Amit Shah reviewed ongoing developmental
projects in JK where LG Manoj Sinha was also present.
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Friday launched a cus-
tomised crash course
programme that aims to
skillandupskilloverone
lakh “Covid warriors”
across the country
, and
said the nation needs to
staypreparedasthedan-
ger of coronavirus and
possibility of its muta-
tion remain present.
Speaking on the occa-
sion, he said the second
wave of the pandemic
hashighlightedthechal-
lenges the virus can
throw up, and the train-
ing of more than one
lakh frontline warriors
isastepinthatdirection.
“We have to further
enhance the prepared-
ness of the country to
meet the challenges
ahead,” Modi asserted.
He also said the central
government is commit-
ted to providing Covid
vaccination free to eve-
ryone, starting June 21.
With the country wit-
nessing shortage of
medical oxygen during
the recent surge in Cov-
id cases, the prime min-
ister said work is under-
way on a war footing to
establish over 1,500 oxy-
gen plants, with efforts
to reach every district.
The customised crash
course training will be
imparted to people in
six customised job roles,
namely home care sup-
port, basic care support,
advanced care support,
emergency care sup-
port, sample collection
support, and medical
equipment support.
The programme will
create skilled non-med-
ical healthcare workers
to fill the present and
future needs of man-
power in the health sec-
tor, it said.
In his speech, Modi
said the pandemic has
tested the strength of
every country, institu-
tion, society, family and
person of the world.
At the same time, this
also alerted us, and In-
dia took up this chal-
lenge and the ramping
up of its capabilities
related to Covid care, he
said. —PTI
VIRUS STILL AMONG US,
CAN MUTATE, WARNS PM
PM Modi launches crash course to skill, upskill over one lakh ‘’Covid warriors’’
111
CENTRES
across 26 states see
the launch of the
course
`276 CR
outlay for the course
under Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas
Yojana 3.0
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Saddened to hear
of the demise of
Dr. Kenneth David
Kaunda, a respected
world leader and
statesman. My deepest
condolences to his
family and the people
of Zambia.
PM Narendra Modi with Tamil Nadu CM DMK President MK Stalin during a meeting in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
RSS’ Akhil
Bharatiya Prant
Pracharak meet
from July 9-13
Chitrakoot: Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) will hold a 5-day-
long Akhil Bharatiya
Prant Pracharak meet-
ing in Chitrakoot from
July 9 to July 13. In the
meetings, senior leaders
of the Sangh will dis-
cuss several issues at
Deen Dayal Shodh San-
sthan’s Aarogya Dham.
According to sources, in
these meetings, issues
like water crisis, envi-
ronmental safety and
the upcoming assembly
elections in five states,
including Uttar
Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Punjabcanbediscussed.
Political situations in
UP and Uttarakhand
will be discussed.
These meetings will
also review the relief
workdonebytheSangh,
Sewa Bharti, and other
associated organisa-
tions in the times of
COVID pandemic. Also,
the leaders will prepare
a roadmap for the prep-
arations to combat the
third possible COVID
wave.
In view of the COVID
situation, a very limited
number of people, in-
cluding RSS chief Mo-
han Bhagwat, RSS gen-
eral secretary Dat-
tatreya Hosabale, will
attend in person.
CRUCIAL READ
CBSE DEVELOPING PORTAL TO
TABULATE CLASS 12 MARKS
PM MODI LIKELY TO CALL ALL-PARTY
MEETING ON JK NEXT WEEK
BABA KA DHABA OWNER IN HOSP,
COPS UNSURE IF IT WAS SUICIDE BID
CONG ATTACKS GOVT OVER HIKE
IN DEPOSITS IN SWISS BANK
6 JUDICIAL OFFICERS MADE
JUDGES OF MP HIGH COURT
ELECTION COMMISSION BRINGS OUT
ATLAS ON 2019 LS POLLS
New Delhi: An IT system is being developed by the
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to
assist schools in the preparation of Class 12 results,
after this year’s board exams were cancelled due to
the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While a ‘Policy for
Tabulation of Marks for Class-XII Board Examina-
tions 2021’ has already been issued, the new system
aims to ease calculation work, reduce time and ad-
dress other hassles. “This system will also pre-pop-
ulate marks of Class X of the students passed from
CBSE. Efforts will also be made to take other Boards’
class X results data,” an official statement said.
Srinagar: PM Narendra Modi has likely called an
all-party meeting on Jammu and Kashmir next
week, sources say amid re-
ports that the Centre may dis-
cuss restoration of statehood
and other important issues
concerning the union territory.
This is the PM’s first major
outreach to end the political
impasse over the scrapping of
Article 370 in 2019. “We have
been intimated about a meet-
ing next week. We are waiting for a formal invita-
tion,” a senior JK leader said.
New Delhi: Kanta Prasad, 81, the owner of Baba
ka Dhaba, a nondescript roadside eatery in south
Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, was
admitted to the Safdarjung Hos-
pital on Thursday after he con-
sumed alcohol and anti-anxiety
pills. According to the police, it
is unclear if Prasad accidentally
overdosed or whether he tried
to take his life. Prasad’s family
said the octogenarian was in
“depression” and “under pressure” because of some
people and the recent turmoil in his life.
New Delhi: The Congress attacked the govern-
ment over reports of an increase in Swiss bank
deposits by Indians by 286 percent in 2020 —
the highest in the last 13 years — and asked
the government how much black money has
been brought back and from which country in
the last 7 years? The Congress demanded that
the Modi government should share the names
of individuals who have moved the money to
Swiss banks in the last one year.
New Delhi: Centre has notified appointment of
6 judicial officers as judges of MP High Court
and one judicial officer as a Gauhati HC addi-
tional judge. Judicial Officers, Anil Verma, Arun
Sharma, Satyendra Singh, Sunita Yadav, Deepak
Agarwal and Rajendra Kumar (Verma) have
been appointed as Judges of MP HC, with effect
from the day on which they assume charge. Ju-
dicial Officer Robin Phukan has been appointed
an additional Judge of Gauhati HC for 2 yrs.
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) has
brought out an atlas on the 2019 Lok Sabha
polls which carries all the data and statistical
figures of the massive electoral exercise. The
atlas, which has 42 thematic maps and 90
tables depicting various facets of the election,
was released on June 15 by Chief Election
Commissioner Sushil Chandra and EC Rajiv
Kumar and Anup Chandra.
New Delhi: Not a sin-
gle MP in either Lok
Sabha or Rajya Sabha
had objected to the con-
struction of a new par-
liament building when
a request for it was
made by both the Hous-
es to the Centre, Speak-
er of the lower house
Om Birla said on Fri-
day
.
Describing the new
Parliament building as
a “necessity”, he said
though the construc-
tion is running 16 days
behind schedule, it will
be completed by Octo-
ber 2022.
“We were (initially)
27 days ahead of sched-
ule. But after the out-
break of the COVID-19
pandemic (second
wave), the construction
is now 16 days behind
schedule,” Birla said.
To questions on con-
struction of a new par-
liament house at a press
conference here, the
Lok Sabha speaker said
the existing building
cannot be expanded and
does not cater to the
needs of changing
times.
“The existing build-
ing is a historical one.
Many historic deci-
sions were taken in this
building. But it cannot
be expanded further
and therefore a new
building is a necessity,”
he said.
About MPs from op-
position parties oppos-
ing the project, Birla
said it was both the Lok
Sabha and Rajya Sabha
which had requested
the new building. —PTI
New parliament building a ‘necessity’: Om Birla
THE CENTRAL VISTA PROJECT

The Central
Vista project
envisages
constructing a
new Parliament
House, will
house the PM
and the Vice
Prez, several
new offices.
Govt ready to talk to
farmers but not on
repeal of laws: Tomar
WHO: Delta variant to
be globally dominant
Gwalior: Union Agri-
culture Minister Naren-
dra Singh Tomar on
Friday said the govern-
ment was ready to talk
to the agitating farmers
“even if they come at
midnight”, but not
about their demand to
repeal the three new
laws which are the bone
of contention.
Thousands of farm-
ers are camping on Del-
hi’s borders since last
November, seeking
withdrawal of the new
agriculture laws.
The government is
always ready to talk to
any farmers’ union, I
will welcome them even
if they come at mid-
night,” the Union minis-
ter told reporters here.
The government is
ready for talks anytime
but not on the repeal of
the laws,” he said.
On Congress leader
Digvijaya Singh’s re-
ported statement that
his party would recon-
sider the abrogation of
provisions of Article
370 if it came to power,
“Digvijaya Singh’s
statement would make
the country free of Con-
gress,” he said, adding
that it can not restore
the article’s provisions.
Geneva: World Health
Organisation (WHO)
Chief Scientist Soumya
Swaminathan on Fri-
day said that the Delta
variant is “well on its
way” to becoming the
dominant variant glob-
ally because of its sig-
nificantly increased
transmissibility
.
Speaking at the me-
dia briefing on COV-
ID-19, Swaminathan
said “We need more
data, again from well
designed studies on the
efficacy of the different
vaccines that are in use
in different countries
against the different
variants. So what this
means is that there has
to be in place, a study
that uses a good de-
sign.” WHO Chief Sci-
entist also expressed
disappointment at the
failure of German com-
pany CureVac’s vac-
cine candidate in a trial
to meet the WHO’s ef-
ficacy standard, par-
ticularly as highly
transmissible variants
boost the need for new,
effective shots.
—ANI
THEY ARE WELCOME

INDIA
06
CM Yogi’s...
Mukhyamantri Bal
Seva Yojna’ run by
state government for
the maintenance, edu-
cation and security of
children who lost par-
ents due to Corona.
Keeping in view the
need of the children,
he CM Yogi Adityanath
on Friday announced a
monthly pension of Rs
4,000 under the Mukhy-
amantri Bal Seva Yo-
jana. “The state gov-
ernment will give Rs
4,000 per month to chil-
dren who lost their par-
ents, till they turn 18
under Mukhyamantri
Bal Seva Yojana,” the
CM said. Giving the
statistics of such chil-
dren in Gorakhpur, he
said, “There are six
children in Gorakhpur
who lost one of their
parents due to COV-
ID-19 and others to
some illness earlier. At
least 174 children have
lost bread-earner of
the family.” The state
government has also
arranged for the educa-
tion of such children
under various
schemes.
For those children
who are above 18
years of age, and are
presently enrolled
for higher education
in technical courses,
the state government
will be providing
them a tablet along
with free education,
the CM informed. He
directed officers of
Child Development
and Nutrition De-
partment to provide
benefits of State gov-
ernment schemes to
such children and ex-
pressed condolences
to all the orphaned
children on behalf of
State Government
and assured that they
would not be allowed
to face any kind of
trouble.
The Chief Minister
reached the Asian
Shelter Home on Jail
Road and met orphan
children between 1
year and 10 years age
group and gave them
fruits and clothes.
On the occasion, chil-
dren also recited
Gayatri Mantra be-
fore him. The Chief
Minister said that in
the fight against Co-
rona, under the guid-
ance of Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi,
relief works like
‘Pradhan Mantri
Garib Kalyan Ann
Yojana’ and ‘At-
manirbhar Bharat’
package were being
conducted in the
country. Free food
grains were being
provided every
month to about 15
crore people in the
state under the ‘Prad-
han Mantri Garib
Kalyan Anna Yoja-
na’, he said.
Activists’ bail...
said as it issued notic-
es to the activists and
stressed that the High
Court order could not,
in the meantime, be
used as precedent for
other cases.
Narwal, Kalita and
Tanha walked out of
Delhi’s Tihar Jail last
night, two days after
the High Court high-
lighted the distinction
between the “right to
protest” and terrorist
activity, and granted
bail.
Their release had been
opposed by Delhi Po-
lice, which said the
High Court, in permit-
ting bail, had “con-
ducted a mini-trial...
(and) recorded per-
verse findings which
are contrary to the re-
cord”.
At Friday’s hearing
Delhi Police asked the
Supreme Court to “stay
the (High Court) order
because (it) virtually
records the acquittal
of the accused” and
others would seek bail
using this as prece-
dent.
“53 died and many
were police officers...
700 were injured. The
court says riots were
controlled so UAPA is
not applicable... How
can the intensity of the
offence be diluted?”
Delhi Police asked.
“(Delhi) High Court
watered down UAPA
(and) it had been
turned upside down,”
Delhi Police claimed.
The top court ac-
knowledged that dis-
cussing all laws in a
bail hearing was
“something very sur-
prising”, and said:
“We agree. There are
many questions that
arise. The issue is im-
portant and can have
pan-India ramifica-
tions. We would like
to issue notice and
hear the other side.”
However, the court
also noted that bail
had, in fact, been
granted.
“They (the activists)
will not be affected,
but we will stay the ef-
fect of the High Court
order,” it said.
Dhankhar meets...
left guessing about the
nature of the meeting.
While Chowdhury did
not respond to the mes-
sages on the issue,
sources said that it was
a courtesy visit.
FROM PG 1
EXPOSE OPPN FOR CONSPIRING
AGAINST VAX: NADDA TO BJP
‘Opposition derailing steps taken by Centre to defeat Covid-19’
New Delhi: BJP chief
JP Nadda on Friday ad-
dressed party’s Mem-
bers of Parliament and
party workers and
urged them to expose
the opposition’s plan to
derail attempts to con-
tain COVID-19 in the
country
.
While lauding the
work done under the
leadership of PM Modi
to fight the pandemic,
Nadda lashed out at the
opposition for derailing
steps taken by the Cen-
tre to defeat COVID-19.
“A big conspiracy was
hatched against vacci-
nation drive and war
over pandemic. The op-
position played politics.
Why lockdown? Why no
lockdown? Now the is-
sue of calf serum in
vaccine and suspicion
on the vaccine,” he said.
He also targeted opposi-
tion leaders for trying to
derail the vaccination
process. “On vaccina-
tion, Mamata Banerjee
Arvind Kejriwal said
they want to buy vac-
cines themselves. PM
Modi decentralised it.
However, it was central-
ised again after the fail-
ure of states. People
need to be told that we
were serving people
whereas opposition was
derailing the process,”
said Nadda. Giving vac-
cines is the Centre’s
task whereas to waste
vaccines was the state’s
task. They dumped the
vaccine, he alleged.
“Manish Tewari and
Shashi Tharoor pro-
moted hesitancy and
said we aren’t rats and
guinea pigs. Society
was made to fear the
vaccination process,”
stated Nadda.
BJP Chief JP Nadda
‘OPPN HAVE
BEEN CREATING
HURDLES’
New Delhi: In March,
PM addressed in-
structed that contain-
ment zones ought to
be made and take a
look at and hint ought
to be promoted,” said
Nadda mentioned
that PM didn’t take
the vaccine first
adopted WHO proto-
col of giving vaccine
for frontline employ-
ees. He took it when
within the second
part it was given to
these above 60 years.
AIIMS-WHO study suggests positive
seroprevalence; similar in kids adults
New Delhi: AIIMS
Delhi Director Dr Ran-
deep Guleria on Friday
said that the outcome of
the joint survey by the
World Health Organiza-
tion-AIIMS, which
found out that COV-
ID-19 seroprevalence
was 55.7 per cent and
63.5 per cent in the age
group below 18 and
above respectively, is
“positive”. However, he
has pointed out the
need for a larger nation-
wide sample size for
comprehensive results.
“The outcome of the
survey is positive. It is
very reassuring that if
it is happening here, it
will also happen in oth-
er parts of the country
,”
Dr Guleria said. The
study has underlined
that there was no statis-
tically significant differ-
ence in prevalence be-
tween adult children.
Dr Guleria said,
“This study also looked
at sero surveillance
among children who
did not know that they
have been infected. In
less than 18 years of age
group, it was found that
more than 50 per cent of
children and, in some
areas, more than 80 per
cent of children from
both urban and rural
areas had antibodies,
This means they were
already infected and de-
veloped antibodies.”
COVAXIN TRIALS AMONG KIDS
A BIG HIT AT AIIMS PATNA
Patna: Doctors at
AIIMS Patna are com-
ing forward with their
children to take part
in the ongoing clinical
trial of Bharat Biotech’s
Covaxin on minors at
the premier institute,
blunting doubts on
vaccine hesitancy. The
trials have been flagged
off in anticipation of
a mutated variant of
Covid, that could leave
children vulnerable.
SPRINT LEGEND MILKHA SINGH BATTLING
AWAY AS FAMILY PRAYS FOR BEST
Chandigarh: Milkha Singh has been under the
weather after testing positive for COVID-19,
but the 91-year-old is battling away. “It’s been
a slightly rough day for Milkha Ji. But he is
battling away. We continue to pray and hope
for the best,” read a family statement.
HIGHLIGHTS
 1 Patient with
suspected black
fungus infection flees
hospital W Bengal’s
Siliguri hospital
 Virus has not been
eradicated yet, it
keeps changing co-
lours: Dr Naveet Wig
 WTC Final: Rain
washes out first
session on Day 1 in
Southampton
 Road to Tokyo:
Sports Ministry
spent Rs 1169.65
crore on athletes post
Rio Olympics
 Railways approves
operation of 660
more trains as
Covid curve flattens
 Number of vax doses
administered under
nationwide vax drive
has exceeded 27
crores, govt said.
Rahul Gandhi flays Modi
govt over rising fuel prices
New Delhi: Amid ris-
ing fuel prices in the
country, Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi on Fri-
day took a dig at PM
Narendra Modi-led
Central government’s
‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vi-
kas’ slogan stating that
the condition of ‘Vikas’
is such that if there is
no increase in fuel price
for a single day that be-
comes a bigger news.
“Such is the condi-
tion of Modi govern-
ment’s vikas (develop-
ment) that if the price
of petrol and diesel
does not increase any
day, then it becomes a
bigger news!” said the
Congress MP in a tweet.
Prices of petrol and
diesel in the national
capital on Friday stood
at Rs 96.93 per litre and
Rs 87.69 per litre respec-
tively. Petrol and diesel
prices per litre in Bho-
pal stands at Rs 104.53
and 95.75 per litre re-
spectively and in Mim-
bai Rs 102.82 Rs 94.84
per litre respectively
.
Speaking to ANI , a
person in Mumbai said,
“This has to be man-
aged. Despite no in-
crease in income since
the beginning of the
pandemic we have to
shell out so much for
fuel. Petrol is used eve-
ryday because we have
to commute to office
and other places, so we
cannot cut on this ex-
pense, so we have to ul-
timately cut down other
regular expenses.
Sonia condoles
demise of K
Kaunda
New Delhi: Congress
president Sonia Gandhi
condoled the demise of
Zambia’s first president
Kenneth Kaunda
hailed him for remaining
a committed friend of
India as well as of the
Non-Aligned Movement.
Condoling Kaunda’s de-
mise, Gandhi described
Kaunda as a towering
personality, who led the
struggle against coloni-
alism. “My condolences
to his family, friends and
the people of Zambia,”
Rahul Gandhi said.
Assam Cong
MLA Rupjyoti
Kurmi quits
Guwahati: Questioning
the leadership of Rahul
Gandhi, Congress leader
Rupjyoti Kurmi on
Friday tendered his res-
ignation as a Member
of the State Legislative
Assembly of Assam
to Speaker Biswajit
Daimary. Kurmi earlier
said, “Congress is not
listening to its young
leaders. That is why the
situation of the party is
worsening in all states.
I will meet Assembly
Speaker and tender my
resignation.”
New Delhi: Former Leader of Opposition in Kerala
Assembly, Ramesh Chennithala, who did not get
a second term in the post, is likely to be made a
party General Secretary. While Chennithala had
majority support of the Congress legislators for a
second term, the party high command decided to
go in for V.D. Satheesan. For the past two dec-
ades, the state Congress unit has been divided
into factions led by Chennithala and former Chief
Minister Oommen Chandy.
CHENNITHALA LIKELY TO
BE MADE CONG GEN SECY
‘Have enough
medicines for
Black Fungus’
New Delhi: Ministry of
Chemicals and Fertiliz-
ers on Friday said India
has more than suffi-
cient stock of Liposo-
mal Amphotericin B
drug for the treatment
of Mucormycosis. MoS
Mansukh Mandaviya
said, “Ministry has al-
located a total 7,28,045
vials of Liposomal Am-
photericin B to all the
states Central institu-
tions till June 17, 2021.”
BJP ‘shivers’ off Bengal
defeat in Tripura!
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: After tast-
ing defeat at the hands
of a ‘firebrand’ Mamata
Banerjee, it seems that
the BJP has started hav-
ing nightmares about
Trinamool Congress in
distant Tripura as well!
Bengal is abuzz that
25 MLAs of the BJP are
in touch with Didi. The
‘belief’ stems from the
fact that when recently
Subhendu Adhikari, as
the leader of the legisla-
tive group, called on the
Governor, he was ac-
companied by merely 50
MLAs while the re-
maining 25 chose to
stay away. It was right
after this that the word
spread about the re-
maining 25 men joining
the BJP.
Since the Governor
also left for New Delhi,
right after this meet,
people have now started
joining the dots.
Meanwhile, a similar
‘threat’ is being feared
by BJP in Tripura.
When Mukul Roy was
in the TMC, he had got
six Congress MLAs join
TMC and when he
jumped into BJP
, the six
men followed him and
are now MLAs from
BJP. Among these is a
firebrand leader Su-
deep Roy Burman who
is reportedly close to
Mukul Roy. Burman is
now leading the MLAs
who are disgruntled
with Tripura CM Bi-
plab Deb and he had
even rushed to New
Delhi in support of
these nine MLAs.
It is now believed that
Mukul Roy is once
again in touch with
Burman and this could
lead to a ‘turn around’
in the state.
The sixty member
Tripura Assembly has
36 MLAs of BJP and al-
though the BJP has
nothing to worry about
right now, it will cer-
tainly have to be careful
since the tables could
turn any moment.
It is because of this
that the BJP’s General
secretary (Organisa-
tion) BL Santosh and
Organisation secretary
for North-eastern states
Ajay Jamwal reached
Tripura on Wednesday
.
It is said that they
have reached to assess
the party’s situation on
ground, however, the
murmur is that their
real mission is to assess
chances of rebellion.
‘Turncoat Roy’ a part of Didi’s ‘Mission Bengal’?
First India Bureau
Kolkata: It seems that
TMC turncoat Mukul
Roy, is yet again going
to be termed as ‘turn-
coat’ but this time of
the BJP’s.
Three years back he
had snubbd TMC and
joined BJP after resign-
ing from the Rajya Sab-
ha. While the BJP did
not send him to RS, he
was fielded, along with
his son, in Bengal As-
sembly election and
where the father tasted
victory but the son did
not.
Now that both father-
son duo have returned
to TMC, word is rife
that Mamata will once
again send Mukul to
Upper House.
There are two seats
vacant in the Upper
House from West Ben-
gal and it is believed
that Roy will be given
one seat. Then there is
another garpevine,
which claims that once
Mukul Roy resigns as
MLA, his son will be
fielded from the con-
stituency to contest and
after winning the same,
he will be inducted in
Mamata government as
Minister of State.
It is due to these
‘claims’ by people of
West Bengal that local
BJP leaders are term-
ing Mukul’s entry into
BJP under an overall
agenda of Mamata
from where he was pro-
viding help to Didi.
Furthermore, it is also
being said that Roy
saved himself from
many legal worries by
entering BJP, and once
the worries are over,
he has now returned to
Didi.
Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin meets Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi, in New Delhi on Friday.
Mukul Roy

NEWS
07
AKHILESH’S
KRISHNA BHAKTI
IN SP’S CAMPAIGN
VIDEO
Known as devout of Lord
Krishna the SP chief
Akhilesh Yadav has introduced
the Lord in his election
campaign video which is
likely to be released soon. The
video begins with “ Murlidhari
Krishna badal kar vesh aarahe
hain…..Akhilesh Aarahe hain….
Akhilesh Aarahe hai. ( Flute
carrying Krishna is coming in
a different garb… Akhilesh is
coming… Akhilesh is coming).
Thus goes the line saying Yadav
would remove the prevailing
darkness in the state. The SP
is busy in preparation for the
2022 assembly election and the
video is part of the campaign
which would blare from atop
of his “Rath”. The video, while
dwelling on the achievements
of previous SP government
(2012-2017) is curiously silent
on the performance of the Yogi
government. It only says that
Yadav is committed to remove
the present darkness in the
state. Akhilesh, whose devotion
for Lord Krishna is well known,
had installed a 55 feet high
copper idol of the deity in
his village Safai last year.
The campaign song has been
composed by Rajkumar Bhati
and singer Muni Raman has
given his voice. The video has
been uploaded on the official
website of the Samajwadi Party,
which is aimed at enthusing the
party cadre.
—First India Bureau
MAN WORKED
AS COP IN PLACE
OF RELATIVE
FOR 5 YEARS
Deception of the highest
kind has come to the fore
in the police department after
it was found that the brother
of an inspector’s wife was
reporting to duty instead of
his brother-in-law for the last
5 years. The case caught the
top-officials off-guard as they
are bewildered as to how a
person while impersonating his
brother-in-law was able to work
for such a long time. Sunil alias
Sunny was reporting to work in
place of constable Anil Kumar
who was posted on vehicle
number 0281 of PRV in city of
Thakurdwara. The accused has
been reporting to duty on 112
PRV for almost five years. The
police department has now
started an investigation on
the case and has arrested the
brother-in-law of Sunil while a
manhunt has been laughed to
nab Sunil who is absconding.
ASP Anil Kumar Yadav said
that investigation is on and
cases under serious sections
will be filed against the
accused. An unofficial report
has indicated that Sunil who
is a resident on Muzaffarnagar
joined the police department
in place of his brother-in-
law who after getting a job
in education department did
resign from his job in the
police department before
joining his new job. The
information about the case
is yet to be released by the
police as investigation are in
the beginning stage. What is
surprising is how a person
was able to impersonate
another person for such a
long time and how no was
able to catch the fraud.
—Amit Baliyan
IRRIGATION DEPT MEETING
UP Jal Shakti Minister Mahendra Singh held a meeting with the officers of the irrigation department on his visit to Delhi on
Friday. Singh also met Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
First India Bureau
Kanpur: Now the fuel
of missiles including
Prithvi, Agni, Surya,
Shaurya, Prahar and
Brahmos, which
strengthens the securi-
ty cycle of the country,
will be made in India.
This will not only in-
crease the speed of the
missile, but will also
save 20 to 25 percent in
the average fuel spent.
With less fuel, the mis-
sile will be able to hit a
longer distance. This
indigenous fuel has
been developed by
Kanpur’s Mineral Oil
Corporation in asso-
ciation with Defense
Materials and Stores
Research and Devel-
opment Establish-
ment (DMSRDE).
This fuel, prepared
during the Corona pe-
riod, has been sent to
the Indian Army for
testing.
The specialty of the
fuel designed to send
the missile is that it
burns for a long time. It
has been found to be
better in initial testing.
It is now being tested
for use in missiles. City-
based entrepreneur and
managing director of
Mineral Oil Corpora-
tion Vikas Chandra
Agarwal, whose firm
works on indigenous
fuel, said that the fuel
of missile is still being
imported from abroad.
After about a year of
research during Corona
period, he has made the
fuel of missile.
It has been success-
fully tested at the Ac-
creditation Board for
Testing and Calibration
Laboratories (NABL).
Make in India missiles to
nowbefaster,economical
HIGHSLOWSOFRAMTEMPLE
First India Bureau
Ayodhya: The efforts
to build the Ram tem-
ple in Ayodhya had
been going on for cen-
turies and only after
the Supreme Court’s
verdict of November
19, 2019 on the temple
that light was seen
on the horizon for
the project.
The Bhoomi Pu-
jan for the temple
was conducted on
August 5, 2020 by
the Prime Minis-
ter Narendra
Modi and it has
taken more
than 5 months
to finalize the
design of the
f o u n d a t i o n
due to the
t i m e - c o n -
s u m i n g
p r o -
cess of landfilling.
This is the reason
that it could be said
that the actual con-
struction of the
temple began
on January
15th of this
year. Even after
all the delays,
the Shri
Ram Jan-
m a b -
hoomi
Teerth Kshetra Trust
claims that the con-
struction of the tem-
ple will be completed
within the stipulated
time.
The construction
process for the Ram
temple began by dig-
ging up land up to
hundred feet long,
three hundred wide
and 50 meters deep to
lay the foundation of
the temple which
took 2 months to be
completed. Once the
land was dug up, fill-
ing of the foundation
began and the inten-
sity of the work in-
creased along
with pro-
gress in
c o n -
struction. A total of
44 layers of founda-
tion will laid which
will consist of a very
strong mixture pre-
pared from stone bal-
last, stone powder
and stone coal ash.
Currently, only eight
layers of foundation
have been prepared
as the filling up of
foundation was slow
in the earlier stages
and the work has
picked up speed only
after 2 shifts have
been created for the
filling up of the foun-
dation. This has
shortened the times-
pan for the laying of
foundation to a week
from 12 to 15 days.
The construction process for the Ram temple began by digging up of land to hundred feet long, three hundred
feet wide and 50 meters deep to lay the foundation of the structure. This took two months to be completed
ALLEGATIONS OF SCAM
IN THE PURCHASE OF
LAND FOR THE TEMPLE
The recent accusation against the Shri Ram Janma-
bhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for allegedly buying
land at a price more than the market price seemed
to de-rail the construction pace but has not been the
case as the trust could be seen making extra efforts
to complete the construction of the temple on time.
Champat Rai, general secretary of the Teerth Kshetra
Trust said that while the filling of the foundation be
completed by October, the construction of the temple
will be completed on time.
WORK ON MANY FRONTS FOR
TIMELY CONSTRUCTION
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had
announced the completion of temple construc-
tion in 39 months at the time of Bhoomi Pujan and
currently 10 months and 12 days have elapsed. With
only 28 months 18 days remaining for the construc-
tion of the temple, the Tirth Kshetra Trust is planning
to take the bull by the horns and has come up with
plans to implement work on several fronts simultane-
ously. The work of filling up of the foundation will
commence soon after the digging up and the retaining
walls to be built in Parkota and western end will also
commence at the same time.
INSTITUTIONS
PLANNING TO
MAKE PRESENCE
IN AYODHYA
The Yogi govern-
ment through
detailed schemes
for Ayodhya
has planned to
transform it into
a global tourism
hub. These devel-
opment schemes
have caught the
eye of the world’s
renowned organi-
zations, entrepre-
neurs and elite as
the state govern-
ment has received
request from many
for building vari-
ous facilities like a
grand resort, golf
course, spir-
itual cum wellness
center, etc.. A
total of 34 reputed
institutions of
the country and
abroad have come
forward with their
plans to make
Ayodhya a grand
tourist spot along
with being a reli-
gious centre.
THE TEMPLE
WITH SIX PEAKS
WILL HAVE
366 PILLARS
The proposed
temple at Ayodhya
will be three floors
high with a floor
height of 20 feet.
A whopping 366
pillars will be built
out of which 160
pillars will be on
the ground floor,
32 on the first
floor and 74 on the
second floor. The
temple will have
five sub-shikharas
in addition to the
161 feet high main
shikharas.

08
2NDFRONT
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: The domi-
nance of IPS officers of
Uttar Pradesh cadre
seems to be decreasing
gradually in the Cen-
tral government as
there was a time when
IPS officers of UP cadre
used to dominate the
Central government,
but for the last one and
a half year, more than
one a half dozen IPS
officers who were work-
ing in the Central gov-
ernment on deputation
came back while more
than a dozen officers
were still waiting for
NOC. The main reason
behind this is that the
assembly elections are
to be held in UP in 2022
and the state govern-
ment does not want to
leave its hardworking,
honest and good image
officers, while the offi-
cers whom the state
government wants to
send to Central govern-
ment do not meet crite-
ria of Center. There is
always a process of offi-
cers coming back to
their original cadre
from Central deputa-
tion, but due to Corona,
about 16 IPS officers
have returned to the UP
cadre. Apart from this,
2 IPS officers Rajiv Rai
Bhatnagar and SP Ma-
heshwari have retired
while serving the Cen-
tral government while
Javed Akhtar, an DG
rank IPS officer died
during treatment for
Corona while serving
in Central government.
Shortage of IPS officers for central deputation
DECREASING DOMINANCE
BJP, SP launch massive drive
to win over ward members
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The ruling
BJP Samajwadi Party
haveresortedtomassive
exercise to win over
eachother’sdistrictpan-
chayat members inde-
pendent winners to cap-
ture chairmanship in
districts at block level.
The election has be-
come quite prestigious
in the run up to the big
battle in 2022. Even as
the BJP, which has de-
ployed its ministers to
camp for two days at the
block headquarters, is
yet to announce the
names of its prospective
candidates for the zila
panchayat chairman-
ship, the SP has already
announced names of
more than two dozens
candidates.TheSPisup-
beat as it had won more
zila panchayat members
than the BJP. Both par-
ties have also eyeing the
members belonging to
BSP
, Congress AAP
.
There are 3050 zila
panchayat members
who will elect chairmen
in 75 districts on July 3.
Since “high value” in-
dependents are in de-
mand, both parties are
keeping tab on their
movements in each dis-
trict. The BJP has
claimed that majority
of independent mem-
bers were in its touch.
BJP has claimed that it
has considerably
reduced the influence
of SP in rural election
SP has also alleged the
administrative
interference in
influencing rural poll
Daljit Singh Chaudhary
Arun Kumar Mukul Goel
Notice to
UP govt
First India Bureau
Lucknow: NHRC
has issued a notice
to UP government
over the chaining
of a 92-year-old
prisoner to his hos-
pital bed during
treatment at the
Etahdistricthospi-
tal, officials said.
The NHRC has
sought a report
from the state gov-
ernment within 6
weeks.Last month,
aphotoof Baburam
Balram Singh, sit-
ting on a hospital
bedwithanoxygen
mask on his feet
chained to the foot-
board was posted
on social media.
Cong infighting continues, senior
leader Rai writes to party head
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The infight-
ingintheUttarPradesh
Congress spilled out of
the party’s headquar-
ters on Friday when
senior leader Sunil Rai
demanded the removal
of state chief Ajay Ku-
mar Lallu. Addressing
a press conference at
the Uttar Pradesh Press
Club, Rai said that he
apprehended a threat
to his life and sought
police protection.
The Congress leader
has written a letter to
party’s interim nation-
al president Sonia Gan-
dhi alleging that the
UPCC president had an
anti-upper caste mind-
set and did not allow
leaders, other than
those belonging to the
OBC category, to ac-
tively work for the par-
ty. Sunil Rai, a former
state secretary, said
that he had filed an FIR
against Ajay Kumar
Lallu six months ago
when the latter tore
down a hoarding put
up by him.
“I had put up hoard-
ings around the PCC
office on New Year. The
hoardings carried the
photographs of Pri-
yanka Gandhi, Sonia
Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi
and some other lead-
ers. Since Ajay Kumar
Lallu’s photograph had
been inadvertently left
out, the UPCC chief
got the hoarding
pulled down and tram-
pled upon,” said Rai.
Thereafter, Rai lodged
an FIR at the Hussain-
ganj police station.
“However, the police,
which is apparently
under pressure from
Lallu, has not initiat-
ed any action and I
will now take up the
matter at all possible
levels,” he said.
Sunil Rai (L) Ajay Kumar Lallu (R)
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Alla-
habad HC on Friday dis-
missed a public interest
litigation (PIL) petition
seeking directions to
State authorities to dis-
poseof deadbodieslying
onthebanksof Gangain
Prayagraj. A Bench of
Chief Justice Sanjay Ya-
dav and Justice Prakash
Padia turned down the
argument of the peti-
tioner that it is the re-
sponsibility of state to
perform cremation ac-
cordingtoreligiousrites
and dispose of the dead
bodies in a dignified
manner. “Why should
the State do that? If
there is a death in a fam-
ily
, is it state’s responsi-
bility
,” the Court asked.
The Court also ques-
tioned the bona fides of
the petitioner, stating
that the plea was more
in the nature of a pub-
licity interest litigation
than in public interest.
The Court further de-
manded if the petition-
er has contributed per-
sonally to the cause by
identifying any of the
dead bodies and giving
them a decent burial.
The Court dismissed
the petition, remarking
that it is inclined to im-
pose heavy costs on
such petitions.
Family members and relatives return after burying a dead body,
near the banks of river Ganga at Phaphamau Ghat in Prayagraj.
Pranvesh had brought an advisory issued by
National Human Rights Commission directing State
authorities to look into the matter of ‘unclaimed
dead bodies. “You have not examined ground reali-
ties, if you say that NHRC has passed an order re-
garding this matter, go complain to them. Don’t
come to court seeking directions,” Court said.
SUPPLEMENTARY AFFIDAVIT
HCREJECTSPLEATODISPOSE
BODIESLYINGONGANGABANKS
A positive mindset is imperative
to be happy, healthy and
successful, negative thoughts mar
your life in all aspects.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
THERE IS A LOT OF DIVERSITY BUT OUR
DEMOCRACY IS STRONG AMID ALL THIS: BIRLA

z How have you spent
the 2 years of your
tenure and taken
ahead your responsi-
bilities?
Indeed, it is the highest
institution of the Indi-
an democracy in the
largest democratic na-
tion in the world. When
I took charge of the 17th
Lok Sabha, it was quite
challenging. Lok Sabha
is the best institution
from where we can do
'public- welfare' in the
country and make plans
in this direction. I made
efforts to run the House
properly, regularly, and
make it result- oriented
with support of all the
members, leaders of the
ruling and the opposi-
tion parties, and the
Prime Minister.

z A number of intel-
lectuals have occu-
pied this Chair. How
much pressure did
you feel, of expecta-
tions etc., when as-
sumed the Chair?
This is indeed right that
it was very challenging
for the former Speakers
under whose tenure the
Constitution was made
and various important
amendments were in-
troduced. And, I thank
all those former Speak-
ers, who installed the
democratic values and
introduced the consti-
tutional values. They
worked hard to enhance
the integrity of this
Chair by working im-
partially and in an un-
biased manner.

z What challenges
were there to hold
Parliament sessions
during the Covid-19
pandemic?
When I assumed the re-
sponsibility, the first
session was held for 37
days, which was un-
precedented, and 35
Bills were passed. And
the special thing was
that the session was
held without disruption
with support of all the
members of the House.
In the very first session,
we achieved 125% pro-
ductivity and all mem-
bers ensured active par-
ticipation. I thank all
the members, who sat
till late in the night dur-
ing the proceedings as
the new members were
to raise their local is-
sues. Especially with
regard to female mem-
bers, this House had
maximum number of
female law makers and
they all participated
with zeal, which was a
special aspect of this
session. With support
of all, this session had
been unprecedented
and historic as well.

z During the Corona
pandemic, you had to
adjourn the House as
some members got in-
fected. How did you
handle it?
Amid the global Corona
surge in March, it was
not only tough to hold
the budget session
while upholding the
constitutional values,
but also to save people’s
lives. I thank all the
members, who during
the Covid surge, ful-
filled their responsibili-
ties and sat in the ses-
sion till late in the
night. In the 4th ses-
sion, the productivity
was 167%, which is his-
toric. We received ad-
vice from experts about
how to run the House.
We held meeting with
the Vice President and
decided to run both the
Houses while following
the Covid protocols. We
worked in unison so
there was no difficulty
.

z There is a challenge
of third Covid wave.
Is virtual session pos-
sible?
We held a discussion
but most of the mem-
bers were of the view
that the session should
not be held virtually, it
should be physical. For
committees, some peo-
ple demanded virtual
meetings, but the rules
and regulations for the
committees and the
session are different.
The meetings of com-
mittees are confiden-
tial as such virtual
meetings are not possi-
ble. And rules will have
to be changed in the
House.

z How do you handle
disruptions in the
House?
Elected representatives
from different regions
and different ideologies
are present in the
House, . There is a lot of
diversity, but our de-
mocracy is strong amid
all this. The speciality
of the democracy is to
sit, talk, discuss and re-
solve the issue. We also
listen to them, have dia-
logue, and find a solu-
tion. Our efforts remain
that the House operates
despite arguments, de-
bates, and disagree-
ments. This time the
highest 107 Bills were
passed this time where-
in, about 1,742 mem-
bers participated.

z Members across
party lines expect
your call on birth-
days, sickness etc.?
All members are our
companions and it is
our responsibility to
share their joys and
sorrows. It is my re-
sponsibility to take all
parties along and make
efforts to resolve their
problems. I try to keep
in touch with their
families.

z Many members,
who earlier did not
speak in the House,
have started to raise
their voice. Is there
any vision behind
giving time to all?
I have made an effort of
urging all the members
that they are elected
and people have expec-
tations from them to
raise their issues in the
House. In a day, 161
members raised their
issues during the Zero
Hour. The government
also answered ques-
tions and tried to re-
solve the issues.

z Do you think dur-
ing your tenure, a
law for defection
should be brought?
Defection law is already
there, but some draw-
backs are there and we
hold meetings to im-
prove the law.

z How do you per-
ceive the political tus-
sle in Rajasthan?
Well, political people
can tell more about this.
My responsibility is
constitutional. My ef-
fort is to work more for
thewelfareof thepeople
of Rajasthan, how to
change life of a person
standing at the end of
the societal line. Ra-
jasthan is my karmak-
shetra (work place) and
janmasthal (birth place)
so my efforts remain to
take Rajasthan forward.

z Do you feel you
have got away from
Rajasthan?
We should fulfill what-
ever responsibilities
come our way. I have
been tasked with re-
sponsibility of Lok
Sabha Speaker and my
effort is to fulfill it ac-
cording to the people’s
expectations. Our ef-
fort is to make this
democratic institution
stronger and more pow-
erful. I do not look into
future prospects and
live in the present and
try to work to the best
of my ability.
l There is no question of distance from Rajasthan, which is my Janmabhoomi
(birthplace) and Karmabhoomi (work place), but whatever responsibility is given, is
to be fulfilled with dedication. Om Birla said this in an Exclusive Interview with
First India’s Aditi Nagar, on completing 2 years as Lok Sabha Speaker. l My effort
is to work more for the welfare of the people of Rajasthan, said the LS Speaker
LS Speaker Om Birla with Aditi Nagar in New Delhi on Friday.

LUCKNOW, SATURDAY
JUNE 19, 2021
09
MISS GLOBAL
INDIA, MITTALI
KAUR SHARED HER
LEARNINGS AND
BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY
WITH CITY FIRST IN AN
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
WHICH IS INDEED VERY
INSPIRING!
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ittali Kaur was
born and brought
up in a Sikh family
of Jaipur. At a very
young age, she
started learning
acting from Rahul
Sood at Star Stuck Acting
School and worked in vari-
ous projects like Pyar Tune
Kya Kiya (Zing), Raja Beta
(Zee TV), Hum Paanch
Phirse (Bindass) and Love
Yourself (Zing).
Talking about her jour-
ney in modelling, she said,
“After taking modelling
training from Cocoaberry,
Mumbai, I cracked the au-
ditions of Miss Rajasthan
2019 and was crowned as its
runner-up. After that, a se-
ries of opportunities were
coming my way. I was just
grabbing all of them and
was wishing for more to
come.”
Later on, Mittali secured
a position in the top 10 of
Glamanand Supermodel
India 2019 and was awarded
the titles of ‘Best talent’
and ‘Best Skin’. She said,
“Miss Rajasthan organisa-
tion is the only organisa-
tion who can send girls di-
rectly to the International
pageants and under the
mentorship of Miss Ra-
jasthan organisers Yogesh
Mishra and Nimisha
Mishra, I won the title of
‘Miss Global India’ and
went to Mexico to represent
India among 64 countries
which was very challeng-
ing yet the greatest experi-
ence of my life.”
Giving up has never been
an option for this beauty
queen and this attitude led
to her being awarded the
‘Tejaswini Samman 2021’.
Mittali shared that authen-
ticity has been one of the
biggest and most important
learnings for her. She said,
“People live with a fear of
being judged by others and
they always try to meet
their expectations but this
makes us somebody that we
are not. We should be com-
fortable with what, how
and who we are.”
The message this radiant
beauty wants to give to the
youth is, “Being a pranic
healer I believe that there
are things beyond our per-
ception. You can be thrown
in a spin where pain and
heartbreaks are a part of
life and everything is tran-
sient. This life is a class-
room and the trials and
tribulations are a test, you
will pass because you are
destined to.”
MANSI BACHANI
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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