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Shahjahanpur: Fol-
lowing the foundation
laying ceremony of
Ganga Expressway in
Shahjahanpur, Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on Sat-
urday said the express-
way will not only con-
nect the districts of the
state but also connect
hearts.
With the aim to im-
prove connectivity and
boost economic devel-
opment across Uttar
Pradesh, Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi
laid the foundation
stone of the Ganga Ex-
pressway in Shahja-
hanpur on Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath and Deputy
Chief Minister Keshav
Prasad Maurya were
also present at the
inauguration event.
Addressing the event,
the chief minister said,
“Before 2014, slogans
and announcements in
the country used to be
limited to elections
promises only
. But after
2014, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi dealt
with all those issues
which used to be ne-
glected earlier.”
“Just a few days ago,
the Prime Minister in-
augurated the Purvan-
chal Expressway
. Today
the foundation stone of
Ganga Expressway is
being laid which will
connect East Uttar
Pradesh with West and
North. Prime Minister
paid his respect to Maa
Ganga. Ganga Express-
way will not only con-
nect many districts of
the state but also con-
nect the hearts,” added
Yogi Adityanath.
According to Prime
Minister’sOffice(PMO),
the inspiration behind
the expressway is the vi-
sion of the Prime Minis-
ter to provide fast-paced
connectivity across the
country
.
The 594-kilometre
long six-lane express-
way will be built at a
cost of over `36,200
crore. Starting near the
Bijauli village in
Meerut, the expressway
will extend till near the
Judapur Dandu village
in Prayagraj. It will
pass through Meerut,
Hapur, Bulandshahr,
Amroha, Sambhal,
Budaun, Shahjahan-
pur, Hardoi, Unnao,
Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh
and Prayagraj.
Upon completion of
work, it will become
the longest express-
way of Uttar Pradesh,
connecting the west-
ern and eastern re-
gions of the state. A
3.5-kilometre long air-
strip for assisting
emergency take-off
and landing of Air
Force planes will also
be constructed on the
expressway in Shahja-
hanpur. An industrial
corridor is also pro-
posed to be built along
the expressway.
The expressway will
also give a fillip to mul-
tiple sectors including
industrial development,
trade, agriculture, tour-
ism etc. It will provide a
big boost to the socio-
economic development
of the region. The Gan-
ga Expressway was ap-
proved on November 26,
2020. This expressway
will be completed by
2024. Assembly elec-
tions in Uttar Pradesh
are slated for early next
year. More on P2
Ganga Expressway will bridge districts hearts alike: CM Yogi
Chief Minister hailed PM Modi for his
exemplary vision for the country the
way he has led from the front
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya
taking a tour of the replicated model of Ganga Expressway in Shahjahanpur on Saturday.
Lucknow: In a ma-
jor development on
Saturday morning,
the Income Tax (-T)
department sleuths
conducted raids on
the premises of peo-
ple associated with
the Samajwadi Par-
ty (SP). The search-
es were carried out
at multiple cities.
IT sleuths carried
out searches on the
premises of Manoj
Yadav in Agra, Nee-
tuYadavakaJainen-
dra Yadav in Luc-
know and Rajeev
Rai in Mau, sources
said. More on P3
IT SLEUTHS
SEARCH MULTIPLE
LOCATIONS IN
UTTAR PRADESH
A man clears the snow
from the rooftop of his
house as Lahaul and
Spiti continue to receive
snowfall at Keylong.
FROZEN
VIEW

z This is the begin-
ning of the long drawn
winters in the valley
when Spiti will remain
under the snow for the
next five months

z Roads are blocked
due to snow and water
pipelines are frozen.
The people use tradi-
tional water sources to
draw water by remov-
ing snow from the
surface. The snowfall
is not only good to at-
tract tourists but also a
lot of film-makers who
make a beeline to Spiti
to shoot their films.
CORONA CATASTROPHE
UP
INDIA
7,145
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289
new fatalities
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At least 12 people were killed in Karachi
when a massive blast, apparently trig-
gered by a gas explosion in a sewage
canal, ripped through building of a bank.
JUSTICE (RETD) NANAVATI DIES
Ex-SC judge Justice Girish Thakorlal
Nanavati, who headed commissions which
probed 1984 anti-Sikh and 2002 post-
Godhra riots, died due to cardiac arrest.
US RETURNEE TESTS OMICRON +VE
One of the new patients in Mumbai who
tested positive for the Omicron variant
after returning from New York had taken
three doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
KISAN LEADER LAUNCHES PARTY
Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Gurnam
Singh Chaduni launched his political outfit
called Sanyukt Sangharsh Party, which
will contest on all 117 seats in Punjab poll.
23 DIE IN PHILIPPINES TYPHOON
At least 23 people have been killed in the
strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines
this year. More than 300,000 people fled
their homes and beachfront resorts.
DRDO scientist
planted bomb to
kill neighbour
lawyer: Police
New Delhi: Hours after
arresting a 49-year-old
man for allegedly plant-
ing a tiffin bomb inside
Rohini district court to
kill his neighbour, who
is an advocate, the Delhi
Police Saturday said the
accused is a DRDO sci-
entist who was locked
in a court battle with
the advocate.
The accused has been
identified as Bharat
Bhushan Kataria.
How did scams happen
in coop banks, asks Shah
Ahmednagar: Taking
a veiled dig at Maha Vi-
kas Aghadi (MVA) gov-
ernment, Union Home
and Cooperation Minis-
ter Amit Shah on Sat-
urday raised questions
over the alleged scams
involving crores of
money in cooperative
banks of Maharashtra.
Shah attended Dr Vit-
thalrao Vikhe Patil Lit-
erary Award distribu-
tion programme and
Cooperation Council
Conference in Maha-
rashtra’s Ahmednagar.
Speaking on the occa-
sion, the Union Minis-
ter said, “I have not
come to make political
remarks here. Just
want to tell workers of
the Cooperative move-
ment that the Centre is
with them.”
‘UP+Yogi bahut hai upyogi’
PM Modi lauds CM Adityanath
while foundation laying of Ganga
Expressway project in Shahjahanpur
1 PM Modi’s potshot comes on a day when ex-CM
Akhilesh’s aides were raided in various parts of the
state, including Mainpuri - the stronghold of Yadavs
2
Yatra in Amethi:
Rahul, Priyanka’s
barbs at PM Modi
I-T dept has come, ED CBI will
also come later: Akhilesh on raids
Raebareli: “Abhi to In-
come Tax department
aaya hai, Enforcement
Directorate aayega, CBI
aayega (Right now, now
the tax department has
come... the Enforce-
ment Directorate will
come, CBI will come)
but the cycle (the Sama-
jwadi Party’s poll sym-
bol) will not stop,” he
said in what seemed
like a dare to the gov-
ernment.
Yadav said that the
I-T department raids at
the residences of his
close aides on Saturday
were the result of the
ruling BJP fearing de-
feat in upcoming polls.
Amethi: Congress
leaders Rahul Gandhi
and Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra led ‘Jan Jagran
Abhiyan’ Padyatra in
Amethi on Saturday.
Rahul said, “Middle-
class people and the
poor were badly affect-
ed by some of the deci-
sions taken by the
Prime Minister, which
also resulted in large-
scale unemployment.
Demonetisation, wrong-
ly implicated GST, no
help during the Covid
crisis are the major rea-
sons for unemploy-
ment.” “BJP was re-
sponsible for the lack of
oxygen cylinders dur-
ing covid second wave,”
Priyanka said.
First India Bureau
Shahjahanpur: Prime
Minister Narendra
ModionSaturdayripped
into rivals as he laid the
foundation stone of the
Rs 36,230 crore Ganga
Expressway project in
Uttar Pradesh’s Shahja-
hanpur just months
ahead of the critical
state elections.
“Today
...when mafias
face the bulldozer, the
bulldozer razes illegal
construction but the
pain is felt by those who
nurture them. That is
why the people are say-
ing - ‘UP + Yogi. Bahut
hai Upyogi’ (UP+ Yogi is
very useful),” the Prime
Minister said at the gov-
ernment event.
He further said that
poor law and order
triggered an exodus of
people from Uttar
Pradesh earlier, but in
the last 4.5 years, the
state has taken big
strides in the areas of
development under CM
Adityanath. More on P2
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with UP CM Yogi Adityanath during foundation stone laying of the
594km Ganga Expressway project, in Shahjahanpur on Saturday.
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav during
Vijay Rath Yatra in Raebareli.
HIGH-PROFILE GUESTS!
Union IB Minister Anurag Thakur, NCP
chief Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra
Minister Aaditya Thackeray arrived in
Jaipur on Saturday to attend the wedding
functions of the son of former aviation
minister and Rajya Sabha MP Praful Patel.
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Modi praises CM, calls UPYOGI
PM lays foundation stone of Ganga
Expressway in Shajahanpur district
Hails state govt’s action against
mafias; attacks opposition parties
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The BJP will
on Sunday start its “Jan
Vishwas Yatras” from
six places in Uttar
Pradesh and these will
be flagged off by senior
leaders of the party
, in-
cludingitsnationalpres-
ident JP Nadda and CM
Yogi Adityanath.
The yatras will start
from Ambedkar Nagar,
Mathura,Jhansi,Bijnor,
Ballia and Ghazipur,
stateBJPpresidentSwa-
tantra Dev Singh said on
Saturday
.
Nadda will flag off the
yatra after addressing a
public meeting in
Ambedkar Nagar, the
birthplace of Dr Ram
Manohar Lohia. This
yatra will end at Kakori
in Lucknow after pass-
ing through Ayodhya,
Gonda, Balrampur,
Shravasti, Bahraich,
Sitapur, Hardoi, Unnao,
Raebareli Barabanki.
The second yatra will
be flagged off from Ma-
thura by CM Yogi Adity-
anath and will end in
Bareilly after covering
Aligarh, Etah, Mainpu-
ri, Agra, Hathras, Firo-
zabad,Kasganj,Badaun,
ShahjahanpurandPilib-
hit.The third yatra will
be started from Jhansi
by Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh and end in
Kanpur after passing
through Lalitpur, Maho-
ba,Chitrakoot,Fatehpur,
Hamirpur, Jalaun, Au-
raiya,KanpurDehatand
Farrukhabad. Fourth
yatra will start from Bi-
jnor with an address by
former BJP national
president and Union
Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Fifth yatra will be
started from Ballia by
Madhya Pradesh CM-
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
and from there it will
proceed to Mau, Azam-
garh, Deoria, Kushina-
gar, Maharajganj, Sid-
dharthnagar, Sant Ka-
bir Nagar Basti. The
sixth yatra from Ghaz-
ipur will be started by
Union Women and
Child Development
Minister Smriti Irani. It
will end at Amethi.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Addressing
a rally after laying the
foundation stone of the
594-km-long Ganga Ex-
pressway in Uttar
Pradesh’s Shahjahan-
pur district, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said poor law and
order led to exodus of
people from UP earlier,
but during the past
four-and-half years
bulldozers have razed
unauthorised proper-
ties of mafias, causing
pain to those patronis-
ing them.
“UP plus Yogi bahut
hai upyogi” (Uttar
Pradesh plus Yogi have
great utility), he said,
expanding U.P.Y.O.G.I.
Modi said, “You are
well versed with the
situation here and the
law-and-order situa-
tion in western UP be-
fore the Yogi govern-
ment came. The BJP
has already declared
that Adityanath will be
its face in the upcom-
ing polls in the political
heartland of the coun-
try.
Hailing the state gov-
ernment’s action
against mafias, he said
“Aaj jab mafia par bull-
dozer chalta hai...bull-
dozer to gair kanooni
imaraat par chalta
hai...par dard usko
‘palne-posne’ wale ko
hota hai” (today when
bulldozers raze unau-
thorised properties of
mafias, the pain is felt
by those patronising
them).
Intensifying his at-
tack on the opposition
ahead of the crucial as-
sembly elections, Modi
said, “There are some
political parties, which
have problems with the
country’s heritage and
development. They
have problems with de-
velopment, as the de-
pendence of the poor
and common man on
them is reducing day
by day.” “These people
have problems with
cleaning of river Gan-
ga. These are the peo-
ple who raise questions
on the action of the
Army on terrorists.
“They are the people
who bring the made-in-
India coronavirus vac-
cine under the scanner.
They have problem
with the grand dhaam
of Baba Vishvanath in
Kashi, and these people
have a problem with
the grand temple of
Lord Ram in Ayodhya,”
Modi said. Counting
virtues of the double
engine government,
Modi said unlike five
years ago when elec-
tricity could be found
only in a few selected
areas, they have not
only given 80 lakh free
power connections, but
every district is getting
more electricity than
before.
He said more than 30
lakh poor people got
pucca houses in Uttar
Pradesh and this cam-
paign will continue to
cover all the remaining
entitled beneficiaries.
Modi said earlier pro-
jects were started on
paper to fill one’s coffer,
while today work is be-
ing done on such pro-
jects, so that the people
of Uttar Pradesh can
save their money.
“This feeling is also vis-
ible in our agriculture
policy and the policy
related to the farmers,”
he said.
Modi said in terms
of giving MSP (laab-
hkaari mulya) of sug-
arcane, Uttar Pradesh
is one of the leading
states, and it is also
ahead when it comes to
making payments to
the farmers.
PM Modi accompanied by CM Yogi, Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya ACS Home Awanish Awasthi, taking a tour of the replica of the proposed Ganga Expressway in
Shahjahanpur on Saturday.
SIX-LANE EXPRESSWAY TO PASS
THROUGH 12 DISTRICTS OF STATE
Built at a cost of Rs 36,230 crore, the six-lane
Ganga Expressway will pass through 12 dis-
tricts.The Expressway will open the new doors
of development of Uttar Pradesh. It will give
speed to the development A 3.5 km-long air
strip for assisting emergency take off and
landing of Indian Air Force planes
will also be constructed on the
expressway in Shahjahanpur.
CM Yogi said families of Kakori Train Incident
will be honoured on Sunday as part of the
ongoing the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav at Ka-
kori Martyrs Memorial, Bajnagar, Lucknow.
CM Yogi said that it is for the first time
in UP that the hard work of construc-
tion workers and labourers was being
respected and PM Modi did this by
having food with them in Kashi
recently.
respected and PM Modi did this by
Yogi Speaks
Yogi Speaks
First India Bureau
Lucknow/Prayagraj:
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi will offer
three amazing rewards
to the women of the Ut-
tar Pradesh on Decem-
ber 21. The PM will at-
tend the programme in
Prayagraj and transfer
an amount of Rs 1,000
crore in the bank ac-
counts of 1.60 lakh Self
Help Groups benefiting
as many as 16 lakh
women members, lay
the foundation stone for
202 Supplementary Nu-
trition Manufacturing
Units, and transferring
a total of Rs 20.20 crores
to as many as 1,01,000
beneficiaries under the
Mukhya Mantri Kanya
Sumangala Scheme.
A total of 80,000 SHGs
will be receiving Com-
munity Investment
Fund (CIF) at a rate of
Rs 1.10 lakh per SHG i.e.
(Rs 880 crore) and 60,000
SHGs will receive Re-
volving Fund at the rate
of Rs 15,000 per SHG,
i.e. (Rs 120 crore).
Take-Home Ration
Manufacturing Units
PM will lay the founda-
tion stone of 202 Sup-
plementary Nutrition
Manufacturing Units,
each costing approxi-
mately Rs 1 crore. These
units are being funded
by the Self Help Groups
and will directly em-
ploy 4,000 SHG mem-
bers and benefit 60,600
SHGs by paying against
their equity contribu-
tion. These units will
supply Supplementary
Nutrition under the In-
tegrated Child Develop-
ment Scheme in 600
blocks out of 826 blocks
in UP, providing the an-
nual business opportu-
nity of Rs 5,000 crores.
Mukhya Mantri
Kanya Sumangala
Scheme
An amount of Rs 20.20
crore will be given to
as many as 1,01,000
beneficiaries under
the Mukhya Mantri
Kanya Sumangala
Scheme. This Scheme
envisages conditional
cash transfer to a girl
child at different
stages. The total
transfer is Rs 15,000
per beneficiary So far,
the benefit has been
extended to 9.92 lakh
beneficiaries and after
PM transfer of benefit
to 1.01 lakh more
beneficiaries, the total
number will reach
10.93 lakh.
PM Modi to gift UP women three amazing schemes on Dec 21
RECOGNISING WOMEN POWER
PM Narendra Modi with rural women of UP. —FILE PHOTO
‘Jan Vishwas Yatras’ to begin today
NADDA, YOGI TO FLAG OFF YATRAS
CM, Gadkari to inaugurate
projects worth `1,500 cr
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
andUnionRoadTrans-
port and Highways
Minister Nitin Gadka-
ri will inaugurate and
lay the foundation
stoneof projectsworth
Rs 1,500 crore in Jaun-
pur on Monday
.
The CM and the Un-
ion Minister will also
address a public rally
at Faujdar Inter Col-
lege there. They will
lay the foundation for
development related
projects estimated to
be around Rs 400
crore, besides, also in-
augarating projects
worth Rs 150 crore.
The CM will also lay
the foundation of the
Rs 396 crore widening
work of national high-
way from Bhadohi to
Jaunpur.
CM Yogi greeting PM Modi with the idol of Lord Shiva before the foundation laying of Ganga
Expressway in Shahjahanpur on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering during the foundation laying of Ganga
Expressway in Shahjahanpur on Saturday.
Padma Shri Malini Awasthi interacting with CM Yogi at his
official residence during his meeting with the folk artists
from various states on Saturday.

UTTAR PRADESH
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CRUCIAL READ
STRIKE BY GSVM MED COLLEGE JUNIOR
DOCTORS HITS HEALTH SERVICES
Kanpur: Owing to strike of junior doctors the smooth
functioning of Hallett Hospital has been disturbed.
The senior residents remained in the hall but could
not give treatment to patients in the same way as
treatment used to be done due to presence of junior
doctors. However, the patients got relief for the time
being due to functioning of emergency services. Up-
set by the delay in admission under NEET PG 2021,
the junior doctors of GSVM Medical College went on
strike again from Saturday hitting OPD, indoor and
routine operations.
HC RELIEF TO FORMER SP MLA SAEED
AHMED’S SON IN RAPE CASE
Allahabad: The Allahabad HC has granted interim
anticipatory bail to Quavi Ahmed, son of former
Samajwadi Party MLA Saeed Ahmad, in a rape case.
Justice SD Singh fixed January 7 as the next date
of hearing and directed the UP government to file a
counter affidavit in the case. The petitioner claimed that
false allegations were made in the FIR to pressure him
as he and the woman had business relations which
became sour and they started accruing losses in the
business. On September 13, an FIR was registered
against Ahmad for assault, loot and rape and under
UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion
Ordinance, 2020 for attempt to convert forcefully by
misrepresentation at Civil Lines police station here. The
woman came in contact with Quavi in 2018.
I-TDEPTRAIDSONAKHILESHAIDES
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In a major
development on Satur-
day morning, the In-
come Tax (I-T) depart-
ment sleuths conducted
raids on the premises
of people associated
with the Samajwadi
Party (SP). The search-
es were carried out at
multiple cities.
IT sleuths carried out
searches on the prem-
ises of Manoj Yadav in
Agra, Neetu Yadav aka
Jainendra Yadav in
Lucknow and Rajeev
Rai in Mau, sources
said.
A team from the I-T
department from Vara-
nasi first searched the
residence of Rajeev Rai
in Sahadatpura area of
Mau district located in
eastern UP. Rai is the
secretary and spokes-
person of the Samajwa-
di Party
.
Sources said Rajeev
owns a group that runs
many educational insti-
tutions in Karnataka
and they were all under
the I-T scanner.
Premises of Neetu
Yadav in Vishal Khand
area of Lucknow were
also searched. He was
Officer on Special Duty
(OSD) of Akhilesh Ya-
dav when the latter was
UP CM.
The I-T department
also conducted search-
es on the premises of
RCL Group owner
Manoj Yadav in Main-
puri and Agra.
In Mainpuri, I-T offi-
cials arrived in a fleet
of 10 vehicles and cor-
doned off Manoj Ya-
dav’s residence.
Akhilesh Yadav
questions the timing
of the raid
Taking a jibe at the
ruling BJP over the
raids, Samajwadi Party
chief Akhilesh Yadav
said such misuse of
Central agencies only
reflect that the BJP has
realised they will be
wiped off in the 2022 as-
sembly polls in UP.
“I have always said as
the elections will draw
closer even the senior
most leaders of BJP
will visit UP. Income
Tax has come, now En-
forcement Directorate,
Central Bureau of In-
vestigations (CBI) and
all other Central agen-
cies will follow suit. Al-
legations will be
heaped. I have already
and repeatedly said this
will happen,” Akhilesh
said.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: At the
eighth meeting of State
Level Steering Commit-
tee held under the
chairmanship of ACS
(MSME) Navneet Se-
hgal in Lok Bhawan on
Saturday, the proposal
of flatted factory com-
plex to be set up in Luc-
know and Ghaziabad
districts at a cost of Rs
48 crore was approved.
Also a proposal of Rs
823 lakh for upgrading
of district Etah indus-
trial area was also ap-
proved in the meeting.
The proposal of these
projects will be sent to
the Government of In-
dia for final approval.
Apart from this, in-
structions were also
given to present the pro-
posal for establishment
of flatted factory com-
plex in Sambhal, Mo-
radabad and Badaun
before the committee at
the earliest.
Sehgal informed that
flatted factory complex
would be established in
Amausi industrial area
on 3,600 square metres
for Rs 18 crore in which
39 industrial units
would operate. This
complex will have five
floors and its construc-
tion period has been
fixed as two years.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Former In-
dia opener Gautam
Gambhir was on Satur-
day appointed mentor
of the new Lucknow
franchise ahead of IPL
2022.
The southpaw, who is
also a member of parlia-
ment, had captained
KKR to two IPL titles
during his playing days.
“Thanks a lot to Dr
Goenka and the RPSG
Groupforpresentingme
this wonderful opportu-
nity in their setup. The
fire to win a contest still
burns bright inside me,
the desire to leave a win-
ner’s legacy still kicks
me 24x7. I will not be
contestingforadressing
room but for the spirit
and soul of UP,” Gamb-
hir said in a statement.
Owner of the yet to be
named franchise, Sanjiv
Goenka welcomed
Gambhir into the RPSG
family
.
“Gautam has an im-
peccable career record. I
respect his cricketing
mind and look forward
to working with him,”
he said.
The40-yr-oldplayed58
Tests, 147 ODIs and 37
T20Is for India.
Gambhir,whohasalso
captainedDelhiCapitals
(erstwhile Daredevils),
has been in talks with
Goenka for sometime
and it is expected that he
will play a massive role
at the auctions.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: State Infor-
mation Commissioner
Rachna Pal held a re-
view meeting for the ef-
fective implementation
of Right to Information
Act 2005 and UP Right
to Information Rules
2015 at LMC headquar-
ters on Saturday
.
The information
commissioner directed
to give correct and clear
information on time to
applicants for informa-
tion besides also pro-
vided her suggestions.
She warned Public In-
formation Officers
against lax approach in
providing sought infor-
mation which was not
in accordance with the
basic spirit of the Act.
She further warned
that in case of delay in
providing information
the process of imposing
fine and recommending
departmental action
would be initiated.
For providing impor-
tant information relat-
ed to Right to Informa-
tion, Municipal Com-
missioner thanked the
Information Commis-
sioner.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UP Special
Task Force (STF) has
arrested two notorious
burglars who robbed
over Rs 10 crore from
300 people on pretext of
double profit, near Ola
office in Vibhuti Khand,
Gomti Nagar area.
STF sources said
acting on tip-off STF
team arrested Vishwa-
nath Prasad Nishad
and Niranjan of Ainth-
pur village under Pali-
ya Kala police station
in Lakhimpur Kheri
district.
It was reported that
Nishad along with his
Niranjan was burgling
people on pretext of
double profit through
Mountain Alliance Pri-
vate Limited company
.
During interrogation
accused Vishwanath
told police he formed
Mountain Alliance Pri-
vate Limited company
in 2018 along with Tara
Chauhan and Sahil Ku-
mar. The company of-
fered double the money
in just 14 months.
All accounts of the
fraudulent company
were seized and case
was registered against
accused under sections
371, 409, 420, 120 B of
IPC. The police have in-
terrogated some more
accused and further in-
vestigations were un-
derway
.
Search at SP spokesman Rajeev Rai’s
house in Sahadatpura area of Mau
Search also on premises of RCL Group
owner Manoj Yadav in Mainpuri, Agra
Search op on premises of Neetu Yadav
in Lko, who was OSD to CM Akhilesh
UP Police personnel along with Income Tax department officials on way to the house of then OSD of
Akhilesh Yadav Neetu Yadav, in Vishal Khand, Lucknow on Saturday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
A cop on guard as I-T department officials conduct the search
operation in the house of Yadav. (Below) Officials after the raid.
ACS MSME Navneet Sehgal chairing the State-Level Steering
Committee meet at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow on Saturday.
Premises of Neetu
Yadav in Vishal
Khand, Lucknow were
searched by the I-T
officials. He was Officer
on Special Duty (OSD)
of Akhilesh Yadav when
the latter was UP CM.
A team from Varanasi
searched the residence
of Rajeev Rai in Saha-
datpura area of Mau
district located in east-
ern UP. Rai is secretary
and spokesperson of
the Samajwadi Party.
MAJOR SEARCH OPERATION AT 3 LOCATIONS
Nod to Lko, Gzb
flatted factories
A 5-floor flatted
factory complex
would be
developed on
Bulandshahr
Road, Ghaziabad
Gautam Gambhir appointed Lko
IPL franchise mentor for 2022
WON IPL FOR KKR TWICE
STF arrests 2
for duping ppl
of Rs 10-crore
BJP men hurt in attack
on bus to PM’s rally
First India Bureau
Badaun: Panic spread in the area after stones
were hurled on a bus getting ready to take BJP
workers to attend a rally of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in Binawar town.
It was reported that the bus preparing for
departure to Shahjahanpur to attend PM
Modi’s rally was attacked by miscreants in
which some BJP
workers were in-
jured. The feud start-
ed when bus driver
blew horn to collect
BJP workers which
irked some miscre-
ants,whothenhurled
stones on the bus.
Police rushed to
the spot and tried to pacify the situation but
miscreants misbehaved with police also and
ignored their warnings. Police have left some
miscreants after warning and bus departed
after some delay
.
First India Bureau
Kanpur: The police
have arrested another
accused who had
helped notorious
criminal Vikas Dubey
and his accomplices in
escaping after they
killed eight policemen
in Bikru village under
Chaubeypur police
station area on July 3,
2020.
Police sources here
said that reward of Rs
25,000 was announced
on arrest of Abhishek
alias Chhotu who had
provided vehicle to
gangster Vikas Dubey
and other accomplices
after they murdered
eight police men in-
cluding a deputy su-
perintendent of police
(DSP) in Bikru.
Acting on a tip-off,
the police have arrest-
ed Abhishek from
Shivali area and dur-
ing interrogation he
told the police that he
had provided car regis-
tered on his father’s
name and illegal weap-
ons to Vikas Dubey
that night.
DUBEY AIDE,
WHO HELPED
GANGSTER
FLEE BIKRU,
ARRESTED
Info Comm warns
officialsagainstlaxity
State Information Commissioner Rachna Pal being greeted by
LMC officials at the review meet on Saturday.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: District
Magistrate Abhishek
Prakash chaired a meet-
ing for reviewing effec-
tive check on spread of
Covid and issued in-
structions to officers
for ensuring strict
compliance of Covid
protocol.
In view of third wave
of Covid and Omicron
infection, the DM di-
rected to ensure duty of
doctors and administra-
tive nodal officers in the
Integrated Covid Con-
trol and Command Cen-
tre 24x7 in 8-8 hour
shifts as before. He said
the infection was to be
checked by working on
a war footing and all ar-
rangements made earli-
er for Covid manage-
ment would be made
functional immediately
.
Leave of all medical
and administrative of-
ficers/employees was
canceled with immedi-
ate effect besides areas
like Alambagh,
Aliganj, Silver Jubilee
and Sarojininagar etc.
had been kept in Red
Zone where intensive
surveillance, sanitisa-
tion and barricading
would be ensured.
Omicron Alert: Back to old Covid protocol, orders DM
DM Abhishek Prakash at the Covid review meet on Saturday.
Though the official
figure of Covid patients
from Lucknow stands
at 12, sources said
five more people were
tested positive later in
the day. Meanwhile,
briefing at all CHCs
would be held at 6 pm
as before and number
of RRT and surveil-
lance teams would be
doubled.
CASES SEE RISE,
TEAMS ON GUARD
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
A person can rise through the
efforts of his own mind; or
draw himself down, in the same
manner. Because each person is
his own friend or enemy.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
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TOP TWEETS
MENTAL DISORDER
NEED NOT BE AN
OBSTACLE IN ONE’S
PATH TO SUCCESS
havya Nain, a judi-
cial officer who suf-
fers from bipolar af-
fective disorder, has
made it to judgeship
thanks to the Supreme Court’s
path-breaking judgement in his
favour. Nain had qualified the
2018 Delhi Judicial Service Ex-
amination but was prevented
from joining on the ground that
his disability was not found to be
permanent as per his disability
certificate. He challenged the de-
cision and the Delhi High Court
allowedhispetitionanddeclared
him as the only person selected
to the Delhi Judicial Service in
the mental health category
.
In bipolar disorder a person
undergoesextrememoodswings,
including emotional highs and
lows. According to the WHO,
mental disorder is the sixth lead-
ing cause of disability globally
.
Nain went all through this but
overcame his illness to be a top-
per in LLM. He also taught law at
a private university
.
The HC and SC judgments will
be applauded by all those who
have mental disorders as one of
them has broken a glass ceiling.
B
n an avoidable
controversy, the
Shiromani Gurd-
wara Parbandhak
Committee has
taken offense to BJP’s inter-
pretation of Sikh history and
wants a complete ban on the
booklet released at inaugura-
tion of Kashi Vishwanath
Dham recently.
The “Kashi Vishwanath
Dham ka Gauravshali Itihas”
was released by PM Narendra
Modi.Inastrongreaction,the
SGPC media secretary Kul-
winder Singh Ramdas has
objected to the booklet which
claims Panj Piaras were sent
to Kashi to learn about Sana-
tan Dharm. Those who went
to Kashi were different peo-
ple, Ramdas clarified while
condemning the booklet dis-
tributed as “prasad”.
The booklet states that “the
Panj Piaras (five beloved
ones), through whom the
Khalsa Panth was founded by
GuruGobindSingh,werefirst
senttoKashi,sothattheymay
attain full knowledge of the
Sanatan Dharm and be ready
for its protection,” Ramdas
said and asserted that this is
“factually wrong”, written
“withillusoryintentions”and
“lack of knowledge about the
Sikh faith”. The Khalsa Panth
was created to protect reli-
gious values and human
rightsagainsttyrannyandop-
pression and not to protect the
Sanatan Dharm.
Called it ‘distortion’ of
Sikh history in relation to
Kashi, SGPC said the five (not
the Panj Piaras) were sent to
Kashi to learn Sanskrit as one
Pandit Raghunath at Paonta
Sahib refused to teach San-
skrit to the “Sikh students
belonging to the Shudra
class”. Sikhism, unlike Sana-
tan Dharm, condemns the
caste system and a gurdwara
langar best symbolizes that.
Is this part of a bigger plan
to rewrite India’s political
and religious history?
PANJ PIARAS BJP’s
SANATAN DHARM
The Khalsa Panth was
created to protect
religious values and
human rights against
tyranny and oppression
and not to protect the
Sanatan Dharm
I
o officer of the Indian For-
eign Service will forget the
horrific and murderous ac-
tivities of the Pakistan army
in East Pakistan, beginning
March 25, 1971.
After completing five years
in the Prime Minister’s Sec-
retariat, I was posted as am-
bassador to Poland. I had ac-
companied Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi in 1967 to War-
saw. Hence, I was familiar
with the historic city and Pol-
ish history
.
The Ministry kept me in-
formed of the developments
in East Pakistan. Pakistan
was committing genocide in
its Eastern wing. Indira Gan-
dhi was not sitting idle. She
visited several European
countriesandLondontobrief
the leaders of what was really
happening in East Pakistan.
Her meeting with Presi-
dent Nixon was not satisfac-
tory
. But she got several Sen-
ators, Congressmen and a
majority of the US media to
appreciate and support In-
dia’s policy of helping the
Bangladeshis. To the despair
of Pakistan the Islamic world
and China remained neutral.
Normally India and Paki-
stani diplomats do not dis-
play cordiality toward their
Indian counterparts. We re-
turn the complement. The
Poles following the Soviet
line were more than friendly
towards Indian diplomats.
Aware of my proximity to
PM, Indira Gandhi, I was
treated with unusual courte-
sy in Warsaw.
One day in September 1971
I got a message from the Pa-
kistan ambassador. He
wished to meet me at my
residence late in the evening.
Ambassador Bashir was a
Bengali. I could see that he
was anxious and distraught.
I asked him if I could do any-
thing for him. He handed me
a large envelope. “These are
the minutes of the meeting
Bhutto had held in Geneva a
few weeks ago of all Pakistan
ambassadors in Europe. The
subject was East Pakistan
and how Islamabad was deal-
ing with it. “My people are
being butchered. I have not
heard from my close rela-
tions in Dacca for months,”
Bashir said to me.
“What am I to do with this
envelope? I enquired. “I know
you are close to Mrs Gandhi.
Please send this to her.”
Strictly speaking I should
have sent it to the Foreign
Secretary. From there it
would do the rounds in the
Ministry
. I decided to send it
to the Prime Minister. Action
was immediately taken.
A few days later Bashir
came to meet me again. Clan-
destinely
. This time he hand-
ed me a diplomatic bomb.
Without wasting any time
Bashir said, “Here is the ci-
pher code which the Pakistan
Foreign office and Heads of
Mission use.” I was flabber-
gasted. For an ambassador
the cypher code is of the
highest importance, as it is
used to convey to the Minis-
try top secret information.
Here was the Ambassador of
Pakistan giving the cypher
code used by him to the In-
dian ambassador of India.
This was unheard of.
I personally took the red
hot cargo to Delhi and handed
it over to RAW chief RN Kaw.
By the time I returned to
Warsaw ambassador Bashir
had resigned from the Paki-
stan Foreign Service. He had
informed the Polish Foreign
Office. He was not declared
persona non grata but his
diplomatic immunity was
withdrawn. He was at a loss
to find an answer to the prob-
lems he faced. Sooner rather
than later he would be asked
to vacate the residence he
was staying in. He would
then have nowhere to go. Sec-
ondly, if his official car was
taken away he and his family
would be reduced to using
public transport.
The saving grace was that
he was not short of money as
he had withdrawn all the of-
ficial and personal funds
from the bank. Since he was
no longer an ambassador, he
could not meet anyone in the
Polish Foreign office.
I faced a dilemma, should I
intercede on his behalf with
the Foreign Office. Eventual-
ly I decided to help Bashir. I
spoke to the Deputy Foreign
Minister, Romuald Spasosky
.
He had been Polish ambassa-
dor to India. I had, more than
once taken him to meet Shri-
mati Gandhi. He said he
could only act, “Unofficially”.
Bashir could stay in the offi-
cialresidenceforafewweeks.
By December 16 it was all
over. Pakistan surrendered.
East Pakistan was history
.
Bashir was re-employed by
the newly born Bangladesh
Government.
The Americans behaved
abominably
, led by M/s Nixon
andKissinger.Bothdisregard-
edthereportsof theirCouncil
General in Dacca, who in-
formed his government that
Pakistan was committing
genocide in East Pakistan.
The two high powered Ameri-
can unworthies were an odi-
ous couple. They ignored the
Council General’s reports.
Nixon, eventually had to
resign for telling lies. Kiss-
inger got away, calling Bang-
ladesh a “basket cake”.
That Basket is today doing
very well indeed under the
benign leadership of Hasina
Begum. 6% growth over a
decade, third largest produc-
er of rice in the world, second
in producing garments, steep
decline in infant mortality,
gender parity
, secularism.
Mr Junaid R.K Ahmed, a
Bangladeshi citizen, current-
ly Country Director of the
World Bank in India wrote an
article in the Times of India
on December 16- “Making of
Shonar Bangla”. It is worth
reading.
I visited Dacca in 2004 as
External Affairs Minister. I
was received with friendly
warmth, even respect. I carry
very happy memories of my
Daccasojournandthefriends
I made. All have passed away
.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
DEC 16, 1971: MAKING
OF SHONAR BANGLA
N
Nixon, eventually had to
resign for telling lies.
Kissinger got away, calling
Bangladesh a “basket cake”.
That Basket is today doing
very well indeed under the
benign leadership of Hasina
Begum. 6% growth over a
decade, third largest
producer of rice in the world,
second in producing
garments, steep decline in
infant mortality, gender
parity, secularism
A few days later Bashir
came to meet me
again. Clandestinely.
This time he handed me
a diplomatic bomb.
Without wasting any
time Bashir said, “Here
is the cipher code which
the Pakistan Foreign
office Heads of
Mission use”
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India

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INDIA
06
SIZE OF INDIAN DEFENCE, AEROSPACE TO
REACH ` 5L CR BY 2047: RAJNATH SINGH
GOVERNMENT IS WORKING TO EXPAND THE POSITIVE
INDIGENISATION LIST OF 208 ITEMS TO 1,000 ITEMS
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Saturday empha-
sized that with the cur-
rent reforms undertak-
en by the Centre, the
size of the Indian de-
fence and aerospace
sector is likely to reach
Rs 5 lakh crore by 2047
from the current Rs
85,000 crore.
Singh added that pri-
vate sector plays a huge
role in achieving this
goal. Addressing FIC-
CI’s Annual Convention
and 94th annual general
meeting on the theme
‘India Beyond 75’, Singh
said that to promote the
domestic companies
under Atmanirbhar
Bharat, govt is working
to expand the Positive
Indigenization List of
208 items. —ANI
New Delhi: The IAF is
continuing deployment
in Eastern Ladakh as
the standoff with China
still persists and the
Force is ready to en-
hance the presence of
troops if the need aris-
es, IAF Chief Air Chief
Marshal Vivek Ram
Chaudhari said on Sat-
urday
.
Addressing report-
ers on the sidelines of a
Combined Graduation
Parade at the Air force
Academy in Dundigal
near here, he said,
“Like you said, the
standoff does continue.
Disengagement has
taken place in certain
areas in Eastern
Ladakh. But, the com-
plete disengagement
has not yet been done. I
would not like to go into
the details, but suffice
to say we are deployed,
we are prepared to take
on any challenge that
may face us in that area
with the shortest of no-
tice.” Chaudhari also
said the IAF is aware
of the threats which
come in the form of
multiple domains and
not merely the “physi-
cal and kinetic do-
mains” from the neigh-
bouring country. —ANI
Ready to enhance troop
deployment in E Ladakh
if need arises: Air Chief
Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari inspects
the combined graduation parade at Air Force Academy, at
Dundigal, in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses the
94th Annual General Body Meeting of FICCI, in
New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Govt is com-
mitted to in-
creasing the
budget outlay for de-
fence procurement
from Indian industry.
Going forward, India
will focus on manufac-
turing defence equip-
ment and platforms
within India. Inviting
global companies to in-
vest in India’s defence
and aerospace. Come
Make in India, come
make for India, come
make for the world.
—Rajnath Singh,
Defence Minister
Indian de-
fence export
has increased
by 325% in the last
five years, making In-
dia one of the major
global suppliers of de-
fence equipment. In-
dia is now not just im-
porting from, but
working with its ma-
jor defence partners
including Israel, Rus-
sia, South Korea, USA
etc, in the co-develop-
ment and co-produc-
tion projects in cutting
edge technologies.
—Uday Shankar,
FICCI President
New Delhi: India has
very clearly conveyed
to the US, Russia,
France and many of
its partner countries
that military plat-
forms and equipment
required by the Indian
armed forces to deal
with myriad security
challenges have to
be manufactured in
the country, Defence
Minister Rajnath
Singh said on Satur-
day. Singh said that
God has given India
some neighbours
who do not feel good
seeing its growth
and that the one born
out of the partition is
becoming weak wor-
rying about India’s
development.
MIN RAJNATH
SINGH’S ‘CLEAR
MESSAGE’ TO
US, RUSSIA
Rajnath Singh in a group photo with the former and new
President of FICCI Uday Shankar and Sanjiv Mehta, at its
94th Annual General Body Meeting in Delhi on Saturday.
Sports
Sports
UPDATES
KL RAHUL TO BE KOHLI’S
DEPUTY FOR SA TEST SERIES
JOE BECOMES 4TH PLAYER
IN HISTORY TO SCORE
1,600 TEST RUNS IN A YR
England: England skipper Joe
Root on Saturday has etched
his name into history books.
The right-
handed batter
became only
the fourth
player to score
1600 Test runs
in a calen-
dar year. He
achieved the feat on the third
day of the ongoing second
Ashes Test against Australia
at the Adelaide Oval.
New Delhi: In the ab-
sence of injured Rohit
Sharma - who was re-
cently named Test
team’s vice-captain -
KL Rahul will be skip-
per Virat Kohli deputy
in the upcoming three-
Test series against
South Africa.
Board of Control for
Cricket in India
(BCCI) had earlier
named Rohit as Virat
Kohli’s deputy, replac-
ing the long-standing
Ajinkya Rahane after
a torrid 2021, however,
a hamstring injury to
the ‘Hitman’ got him
ruled out of the series.
According to a
Board of Control for
Cricket in India (BCCI)
source, it has been
learnt that on Decem-
ber 18 KL Rahul will be
donning the role. “Yes,
with Rohit Sharma
missing, KL Rahul
would be the vice-cap-
tain,” a source said.
New Delhi: ED in its
chargesheet in connec-
tion with ₹ 200 crore
money laundering case
stated that Leena Maria
Paulose, wife of Sukesh
Chandrashekhar is a
master con woman and
strategist and the brain
and main actor behind
the schemes devised to
launder the proceeds of
crime. The chargesheet
stated that Paulose has
put up a front of deny-
ing transactions even
when confronted with
evidence. She had de-
leted all evidence as
soon as the news of the
arrest of Chandrashek-
har reached her. The
chargesheet further
states that accused
(Leena) feigns igno-
rance to transactions
and specifically denies
laundering proceeds of
crime in bid to distance
herself from crime.
Mumbai: Another
criminal defamation
suit has been filed
against Maharashtra
Minister Nawab Malik
by a family member of
NCB Mumbai Zonal Di-
rector Sameer
Wankhede. In the fresh
lawsuit, Sameer’s sister,
Yasmeen Wankhede,
has accused Malik of
making “false, defama-
tory and baseless” alle-
gations against her
family as a “counter-
blast for the arrest of
his son-in-law” in a
drug bust case. Yas-
meen accuses Maha
min Nawab Malik of
calling her ‘lady don’,
posting fabricated chats
with ‘peddler’. ‘Ughai
ka Dhanda in the Mal-
dives’, Nawab Malik
captioned post with
Yasmeen’s picture
IN THE COURTYARD
Tihar conman’s wife master con
herself, deleted evidences: Agency
Wankhede’s sis files criminal
defamation suit against Malik
BJP MOVES SC
AGAINST CAL
HIGH COURT
ORDER
AIR CHIEF: VERY
FAIR PROBE
INTO CDS
CHOPPER CRASH
SPECIAL COURT
GRANTS BAIL IN
FRESH COAL
SCAM CASE
NOTICE ON PETITION ALLEGING
DISCREPANCIES IN NEET SCORES
New Delhi: The SC issued notice on a petition
alleging serious instances of discrepancies in the
scores for NEET-PG 2021 and to further bring to
the notice of the Court that the number of at-
tempted questions reflected at the end of the paper
on the computer screen is not same to the marks
reflected in the scorecard. The petition was listed
before the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and
AS Bopanna.
Kolkata: The Calcutta
High rejected an appeal
by the BJP against a
single bench order
which directed that the
state police - and not
central forces - will
provide security for
the KMC election on
December 19. Bench
of CJ Prakash and
Justice Rajarshi
directed that
the SEC, with
the help of
the state to
boost the
voters.
Dundigal: Assuring that
the court of inquiry into
the CDS chopper crash
case would be a “very
very fair process”,
Indian Air Force chief
Air Chief Marshal VR
Chaudhari on Saturday
said the probe team’s
mandate is to investi-
gate every single
angle and aspect
of the accident
and come out
with find-
ings and the
recommenda-
tions.
New Delhi: A Special CBI
court has granted bail to
all accused persons in a
Coal block case related
to Sunil Hi-tech Eng Ltd.
Judge Arun in an order
passed on Dec 16, 2021
said that, as case of ac-
cused comes in category
A, applications for bail are
allowed accused are
admitted to bail, subject
to surety bond for a sum
of ` 2,00,000.
Amritsar: A man hail-
ing from Uttar Pradesh
was beaten to death af-
ter he allegedly at-
tempted to commit sac-
rilege inside the sanc-
tum sanctorum of the
Golden Temple in Am-
ritsar on Saturday even-
ing. The incident took
place when the man
jumped golden grills in-
side the sanctum sanc-
torum, picked a sword
and reached near the
place where a Sikh
priest was reciting the
holy Guru Granth Sa-
hib. The man was
caught by the Shiroma-
ni Gurdwara Parband-
hak Committee task
force members.
When he was being
taken to the SGPC of-
fice, the angry crowd
thrashed him badly that
later led to his death.
Deputy Commission-
er of Police P S Bhandal
said the man, hailing
from UP, was around
30-year-old and his ante-
cedents were being ver-
ified. All CCTV camer-
as were being checked
to know when he en-
tered the Golden Tem-
ple and how many peo-
ple were with him.
After the incident, a
large number of Sikh
devotees and various
Sikh outfits slammed
the SGPC for its laxity
.
A heavy police force
has been deployed
around the SGPC com-
plex at Teja Singh Sam-
undri Hall in order to
maintain law and order.
It was the second sac-
rilege attempt at the
Golden Temple within
four days. A person
threw a gutka (a book
containing verses from
the Gurbani) into the
sarovar (holy tank) of
Temple on Wednesday
.
SGPC sewadars ap-
prehended the person
and handed him over to
police. He was identi-
fied as Ranbir Singh.
—Agencies
Manbeatentodeath afteralleged
sacrilegebidatGoldenTemple
KL Rahul and Virat Kohli
First India Bureau
Mumbai: BMC Com-
missioner Iqbal Singh
has advised Mumbai-
kars to avoid Christmas
and New Year parties in
view of Omicron scare.
The BMC chief has
warned that stern ac-
tion would be initiated
against those who do
not follow the govern-
ment advisory and
COVID appropriate be-
haviour.
BMC has constituted
several teams at ward
level which will keep a
watch during festive
season and would initi-
ate action against those
persons who are found
flouting the protocols.
Chahal has also asked
citizens to avoid parties
during Christmas and
New Year’s Eve. He said
those violating the
rules will be dealt with
sternly both by BMC
and Mumbai Police.
“Eminent persons
who have an impact on
the society, distin-
guished citizens also
need to be aware of all
the issues. If anyone is
not following rules and
rules are found to be
broken, the administra-
tion has now decided to
take drastic action once
again,” Chahal said.
Omicron: BMC chief asks people
to avoid parties on X’Mas, NY eve
Activists of various Sikh organisations gather outside the Golden
Temple after a man was beaten to death at the temple premises
for alleged sacrilege, in Amritsar on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI

NEWS
07
PSP LEADERS,
ASPIRING FOR
TICKETS, IN A FIX
AFTER SHIVPAL-
AKHILESH PATCH
UP
With Pragatsheel Samajwadi
Party (PSP-Lohia)
president Shivpal Yadav
bridging differences with his
nephew and Samajwadi Party
chief Akhilesh Yadav, the PSP
leaders, who were aspiring to
contest 2022 UP assembly
elections are in a fix. Even as
Akhilesh has made it clear that
“Chacha” and his supporters
would be honourably adjusted
in ticket distribution there is no
indication how much of them
would be able to get the
nomination. Shivpal Yadav has
also said that there would not
be any issue in seat sharing.
Quite a substantial number of
SP leaders, who were not
pulling on well with Akhilesh
Yadav during his regime (2012-
17) and were close to Shivpal
Yadav had switched over to
PSP when elder Yadav floated
the party in 2019 and was
expecting to become PSP
candidates in 2022. But their
hopes have been shattered as
there are indications from the
SP that all those who ran
vicious campaigns against
Akhilesh Yadav during the last
five years are unlikely to be
given tickets. In view of the
prevailing political situation and
emerging scenario of a bipolar
election, there was a realisation
in the PSP camp that it would
not be advisable to continue
hostility with the SP. Hence
Shivpal Yadav, who had
launched his Rath Yatra from
Mathura to Prayagraj, left in
midway. Elder Yadav repeatedly
said that he was willing to
merge the party with the SP.
However, he would now have to
keep his supporters in good
humour who accompanied him
during his “Vanwas”.
—First India Bureau
A TOXIC MIX OF
BOOZE AND
BUREAUCRAT
BREWS
TROUBLE
In the bureaucracy of Uttar
Pradesh, many officers are
fond of drinking alcohol, but
everyone’s has got a different
style. But nowadays, a photo of
an officer drinking alcohol in the
bureaucracy of Uttar Pradesh
has gone viral following which,
the officer has now become a
topic of discussion among the
people. Those who drink alcohol
perhaps not have ever thought
that an officer would drink in
such a manner. An officer
posted in a big city of Uttar
Pradesh was seen lying in the
bathtub of a five-star hotel and
drinking alcohol, while his dear
friend is seen bringing food for
him. Seeing the photo, the scene
reminded some bureaucrats
about Sridevi. People drink
alcohol by sitting at the table,
but for the first time, a
bureaucrat was seen in the
bathtub of the bathroom, lying in
clothes and drinking alcohol.
Whether it is a hobby or a
compulsion, it cannot be said,
but while drinking alcohol, no
such incident which occurred
with Sridevi should occur again.
The officer seen in the picture
drinking alcohol was also made
aware of his actions and his
photograph had been clicked and
went viral which caused him a
huge disappointment. After all,
how a photo of such a secret
party reached the officers. Since
the matter was related to a senior
officer, most of the officers are
trying to hush up the issue so
that no harm can be done to the
career of the officer. Interestingly
everyone is also trying to find out
who was the insider who made
such a secret photo viral.
—Ahtesham Siddiqui
MOSAJAYMISHRA BECOMES
THEHOT-POTATOFORBJP
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: The writ-
ing on the wall for the
beleaguered Union
minister of state for
Home, Ajay Mishra
aka ‘Teni’ is clear. The
BJP may be resisting
the belligerent Opposi-
tion demanding his
scalp but the time for
the latter indeed seems
to have run out.
And their several in-
dications to this, the
latest being him being
not invited to attend
the foundation stone
laying of the Ganga
Expressway by Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Saturday in
Shahjahanpur, the
neighboring district
of Lakhimpur Kheri
from where Mishra
hails is an MP.
This is the second
slight the controversial
minister has received
from the party high
command. Earlier, he
was not invited to the
breakfast meeting
hosted by PM Modi on
Friday for UP parlia-
mentarians. About
three dozen BJP MPs
from poll-bound UP
were called by the PM
over breakfast as part
of an exercise to take
their feedback and
gauge the public mood
but ‘Teni’ was kept out.
In fact, the last time
Mishra was seen rub-
bing shoulders with
party heavyweights
was in November in
Lucknow. He had
shared the stage with
Union Home minister
Amit Shah on the inau-
gural day of the All In-
dia DGP Conference in
the State capital then.
No wonder, the state
party leadership too
has so far excluded him
from its scheme of
things. Barring
Mishra, all the other
ministers in the union
cabinet who hailed
from UP have been en-
trusted with election
related tasks and or-
ganisational meetings
held to discusss poll
strategy. So what has
kept the Damocles
Sword hanging over
his head from falling?
The answer is obvi-
ous: UP polls and po-
litical fallout of drop-
ping Mishra from the
team. The ruling party,
as also expressed by
some observers, appar-
ently, wants to “avoid
upsetting Brahmins”
in the poll-bound state.
Sources point to anoth-
er factor— “intra-party
politics” at play. Sur-
prised at Mishra’s en-
try in the Modi Cabinet
a couple of months ago,
a state leader said the
new set of charges by
the Special Investigat-
ing Team in the Lakh-
impur Kheri case had
made his continuation
(as a minister at the
Centre) untenable.
First India Bureau
Lakhimpur Kheri:
The lives of Tharu tribe
women living in the for-
ests of Dudhwa Tiger
Reserve of the district
is undergoing a positive
change owing to the
ODOP scheme of the
Yogi government. They
are not only making the
Tharu craft popular in
the country as well as
abroad but have also got
employment through it.
Under the One Dis-
trict One Product
scheme, Tharu Tribal
Craft was selected by
the UP government
with jaggery in the
Kheri district. Accord-
ing to Aarti Rana of
the Tharu tribe, around
5000 women had got
employed under the
ODOP. Before the
scheme, Aarti Rana
used to earn her liveli-
hood from Dudhwa Ti-
ger Reserve and forests
by remaining depend-
ent on forests. But now
Aarti had got work un-
der the ODOP scheme
of the UP government
and has not a minute to
spare. Well trained
hands of Tharu women
in their traditional art
were making a mark in
the international mar-
ket. Rana gained eco-
nomic independence
by making traditional
products and is mak-
ing other women like
her get employment.
Presently, around
5000 women like Aarti
have got work by join-
ing the ODOP scheme.
Some do the work of
jute while some manu-
facture articles with
moonj. District Offic-
er Mahendra Singh
said that a tool kit had
been provided to wom-
en by the government.
Women in large num-
bers are working un-
der the scheme, some
of whom were also be-
ing made master train-
ers for going to differ-
ent districts of the
state and impart train-
ing to other women.
The ODOP scheme of
government had bene-
fited a lot of women in
this area who were ac-
tively participating
under it. Tharu tribe
is found in abundance
around Dudhwa Tiger
Reserve. Tribal wom-
en had no work earlier
but had good knowl-
edge of their tradi-
tional art and culture,
be it handicrafts or
wall paintings. To give
international recogni-
tion to this rural tra-
ditional art, the Yogi
government chose
Tharu Craft under the
ODOP scheme.
BJP may be resisting the belligerent Oppn demanding his
scalp but the time for latter indeed seems to have run out
UP POLLS POLITICAL FALLOUT OF DROPPING MISHRA
Yogi govt gave wings to
Tharu tribe women living
in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
First India Bureau
Kanpur: To ensure the
best output perfor-
mance from the Inte-
grated Command
Control Centre (ICCC)
of smart city for im-
proving the Traffic
Movement Parking of
vehicles, Divisional
Commissioner Police
Commissioner visited
ICCC of Smart city of-
fice reviewed the Inte-
grated Traffic Manage-
ment System compo-
nents. Addln DCP traf-
fic, Nodal officer of
smart city
, Tech Mahin-
dra team were also pre-
sent in the Review meet-
ing . Recommendations
are given to Nagar Nig-
am to set up a Dedicated
Department “Traffic
Management Depart-
ment (TMD)” to manage
the 42 Smart Parking
lots of the Smart city
.
Div Police
Commissioner
visit Kanpur
Smart City office
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi on
padyatra to win back Amethi voters
CAEHS COLLEGE OWNER
HELD IN `250 CRORE SCAM
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Evenasrul-
ing BJP has been mak-
ing determined efforts
to completely dislodge
Nehru-Gandhis from
Amethi and Rai Bareli
in 2022 assembly elec-
tions, the Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
along with AICC gen-
eral secretary Priyan-
ka Gandhi today hit
the streets in Amethi
to participate in six-
km padyatra to protest
against price rise.
Rahul-Priyanka
move was aimed at re-
gaining the lost
ground in Amethi and
Rai Bareli. Rahul Gan-
dhi represented Ame-
thi from 2004 to 2019,
before his shock de-
feat by Union Minister
Smriti Irani in 2019
Lok Sabha election.
This is the second
time Rahul Gandhi
visited Amethi after
his defeat in the Lok
Sabha elections, the
first being his thanks-
giving visit in July
2019. Party sources
said Rahul’s visit to
Amethi was “signifi-
cant” showed the
party’s attempt ener-
gise workers ahead of
the polls. With Con-
gress in a moribund
state in UP, Rahul
Gandhi’s visit, accord-
ing to party sources,
was more of an at-
tempt to galvanise
party cadre in Amethi
and Rai Bareli. But
with just three months
to go to crucial assem-
bly elections 2022,
there is feeling in the
party that the move is
too little, too late.
Even as the Congress
has been desperately
trying to retrieve lost
ground in Amethi and
Rai Bareli in the run
up to 2022 elections
Union Minister Smri-
ti Irani has repeatedly
accused Rahul Gan-
dhi of neglecting his
Amethi Lok Sabha
constituency during
his tenure as MP for 3
terms. However, the
Congress said Irani
had resorted to pub-
licity stunt as she had
failed to do any con-
crete work during the
last seven years.
Amethi continues to
be backward district
despite being repre-
sented by high profile
Congress BJP lead-
ers over the decades.
In 2017 while the Cong
had lost all five assem-
bly seats in Amethi, it
could win just 2 seats
in Rai Bareli but now
both Congress MLAs
Aditi Singh Rakesh
Singh have switched
over to the BJP.
First India Bureau
Meerut: Police have ar-
rested the owner of the
College of Applied Edu-
cation and Health Sci-
ences (CAEHS) at Ruda-
ki road under the Pal-
lavpuram police station
area into the matter of
Rs 250 crore. Police
sources here said that
complying court’s or-
der, police have arrested
Satyapal Singh Deshw-
al, owner of CAEHS
into the fraud matter
registered in 2015 in Pal-
lavpurampolicestation.
It was alleged that
Satyapal was involved
in Rs 250 to Rs 300 crore
land scam of 52 acres.
The Indrapan Estate
Cooperative Housing
Committee Limited,
committee on which
Satyapal was deputy
house commissioner or
deputy registrar had il-
legally encroached
about 52-acre land. The
committee included
Satypal Singh Deshwal,
Rajmohan, RPS Chaud-
hary was involved.
The court had issued
an arrest warrant
against Satyapal and
other accused while for-
mer housing commis-
sioner VK Chaudhary
was jailed into the mat-
ter. However, Vivek
Deshwal son of Satya-
pal Singh Deshwal said
that court had granted
stay against arrest.
During hearings,
the court had cancelled
the charge sheet while a
further proceedings ar-
rest warrant was is-
sued. It was reported
that a fake registration
certificate was issued
by the housing society
possession of the
land was taken. The so-
ciety was registered on
March 18, 1985, after
the case was registered
accused were arrested
from Lucknow.
Cong Gen Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party leader
Rahul Gandhi at “Pratigya Padyatra”, in Amethi on Saturday.
Satyapal Singh Deshwal —FILE PHOTO
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE

08
2NDFRONT
Does the end really justify the
means? We can only know at
the end - and then we have to
live with this truth.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Samajwadi
Party chief Akhilesh
Yadav on Saturday
termed Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath useless
or “unupyogi”, citing
incidents of crimes
against Dalits and wom-
en under his rule.
He made the remark
in a tweet, punning on
the Hindi word Up-Yogi
(useful) as PM Modi
called him earlier in the
day
. In a public address
in Shahjahanpur, Modi
coined a new slogan
“UP plus Yogi bahut hai
upyogi” to praise Adi-
tyanath for eliminating
mafias” and undertak-
ing developmental work
in the state. In his tweet
Akhilesh said, “The
daughter of Hathras,
the farmers of Lakhim-
pur, the trader of Gora-
khpur, women who are
feeling insecure, unem-
ployed youths, the Dal-
its, and the backward
class (people) are say-
ing for UP, the current
government is not use-
ful, it is useless”.
Akhilesh headed Sa-
majwadi Party govt in
the state from 2012-17
and was succeeded by
Yogi. The war of words
between BJP and SP
continued ahead of cru-
cial assembly elections
scheduled early next
year in the state. Modi
was addressing a rally
after laying the founda-
tion stone of 594-km-
long Ganga Expressway
in UP’s Shahjahanpur
district. The BJP has
already declared Adi-
tyanath to be its face in
the upcoming polls.
—FILE PHOTO
CURRENT GOVT NOT USEFUL
FOR UTTAR PRADESH: AKHILESH
Akhilesh yadav
takes on PM, CM
Yogi Adityanath
HIGHLIGHTS
‘UP polls will be fought on
issues of social justice, devel’
First India Bureau
Jhansi: The upcom-
ing assembly elec-
tions in UP will be
fought on the import-
ant issues of social
justice and develop-
ment, Apna Dal (S)
president and Union
minister Anupriya
Patel said here on
Saturday.
The minister of
state for commerce
and industry also said
the BJP and Apna Dal
(S) coalition govt has
worked on these is-
sues and people will
once again hand over
the power to the NDA.
Addressing the Vijay
Sankalp public at
Mauranipur in the
district, Patel saluted
the great men and
warriors of the Bun-
delkhand region and
asked her party work-
ers to fully gear up for
the upcoming assem-
bly elections.
”Our party is con-
tinuously raising the
demand for an OBC
ministry on the lines
of minority ministry
for the development
of the backwards.
And I hope that our
prime minister, who
is always concerned
about the develop-
ment of the back-
wards and Dalit soci-
ety, will fulfil this im-
portant demand,” she
added.
”In 2022, we have to
open the account of
our party on the soil
of Bundelkhand also.
Here too, the blue-saf-
fron flag has to be
raised high,” she said.
First India Bureau
Noida: Plots worth Rs
4,500 crore for NOIDA’s
Sports City were allot-
ted to entities who did
not meet the technical
eligibility criteria of
stipulated net worth,
turnover or past expe-
rience, a Comptroller
and Auditor General
(CAG) of India report
revealed.
The CAG’s perfor-
mance audit report on
‘Land Acquisition and
Allotment of Properties
in New Okhla Industri-
al Development Author-
ity (NOIDA)’, UP govt,
which was tabled in the
Assembly on Friday,
also flagged that the
Sports City scheme was
launched without ap-
provals. New Okhla In-
dustrial Development
Authority (NOIDA), in
deviation from its pri-
mary mandate of devel-
opment of an industrial
township, allotted four
plots measuring 33.44
lakh sqm during 2011-16
for the integrated devel-
opment of four sports
cities to hold marquee
sports events like Na-
tional Games, Common-
wealth Games and Asi-
ad Games, it noted.
The technical eligi-
bility criteria specified
for the developers were
based on real estate de-
velopment rather than
the development of
sports infrastructure,”
it added.
Apna Dal (S) president and Union minister Anupriya Patel.
— FILE PHOTO
Plots worth `4,500 cr allotted to
ineligible entities, says CAG
First India Bureau
Lucknow:Director
General of Police, UP
IPS Mukul Goel inaugu-
rated the annual ses-
sion of PPS (Retired)
Officers Welfare Associ-
ation, UP as chief guest
in the auditorium of
Police Radio Training
Center, Mahanagar,
Lucknow on Saturday
.
He was welcomed by
President of the Associ-
ation Gautendra Pal
Singh. The chief guest
honoured senior mem-
bers of the association
above 80 years of age by
garlanding them.
During the programme
General Secretary of
the Association re-
quested the DGP re-
garding cashless ar-
rangements, various
types of tests, ultra-
sound etc, in order to
treat serious diseases.
In his address, the Di-
rector General of Po-
lice, UP, while assuring
to send appropriate pro-
posals to govt and mon-
itor them, said that it
was a matter of great
pleasure that the annu-
al convention of PPS
(Retired) Officers Wel-
fare Association, was
organized. He said this
association had been
formed for the welfare
of retired PPS officers,
to ensure their prosper-
ity and make them
aware of new activities,
as well as to get support
on various points along
with social services on
the basis of their expe-
rience of service.
Director General of
Police, UP also shared
his experiences with
the senior retired offi-
cers present on the oc-
casion regarding the
work done during their
time period Retired se-
nior IPS officers IC
Dwivedi, Atul, DK Shar-
ma, President of PPS
(Retd) Officers Gauten-
drapal Singh, and many
other officers were
present at the event.
DGP inaugrates annual session of PPS
REMINISCENCE OF OLD DAYS
IPS Mukul Goel, DGP of UP with Retired Senior IPS Officer in Lko.
WILL RAHUL
BECOME A LEADER
LIKE THIS?
Effortsareontoprove
Rahul Gandhi as a
leader. In the ‘Mehangai
Hatao Maha Rally’ held
in Jaipur recently, the
grand picture of Sonia
Gandhi was on the left
in the backdrop of the
grand stage, she was
also sitting there with
Priyanka. Ardent Cong
workers kept waiting
for her address, but she
did not speak in the ral-
ly
. By being silent, she
gave her son moral
strength and support.
Priyanka was not given
much importance in the
rally
, she spoke as much
as Pilot spoke. Rahul got
entangled in Hindu and
Hindutvadi, whatever
he said or wanted to say
,
most of the people could
not understand. Sonia
patted him on the back
and congratulated him
after his speech, as if
declaring that real lead-
er of party was Rahul.
In fact, this behaviour
of Sonia was to send a
message to the leaders
of the party, who are
still more fond of Pri-
yanka’s leadership abil-
itythanRahul’s.Priyan-
ka’s personal secy Sand-
eep had been preparing
for long that in elections
of five states, more and
more meetings of Pri-
yanka should be organ-
ised in every state. Pri-
yanka’s poll meeting in
Goa was a part of this
thinking. As per sourc-
es,Soniahassummoned
Priyanka told her
bluntly that she will
have to put an end to her
lofty political ambitions
confine herself only to
UP
, where there is hardly
any ground left for Cong.
PRIYANKA VS RAHUL
Forthelastthree-four
months, the news of
a rift between Rahul and
his sister Priyanka has
been coming out con-
tinuously
. Sources said
that Rahul’s anger is
more about Priyanka’s
personal secy Sandeep.
It may be noted that
Sandeep of ‘JNU fame’
is the same who used to
be the ‘speech writer’ of
Rahul in 2019 LS polls. It
is also said that he
coined the slogan
‘ C h o w k i d a r
Chor Hai’
which was
badly back-
fired in the
elections. This
estrangement
between brother
and sister started
with the UP
e l e c -
t i o n s
when two important
members of the screen-
ing committee of UP
-Bhanwar Jitendra Sin-
gh and Varsha Gaikwad
-filed a complaint with
Rahul that there is a lot
of confusion in the tick-
et distribution in UP
and there were rumours
of tickets being sold. Re-
gardingGadchirolirally
also, Rahul was con-
stantly complaining
that a lot of money has
been taken from Chan-
drapur in name of Pri-
yanka’s rally
. Only after
this, Priyanka’s Gadchi-
roli rally was cancelled
at the behest of Rahul.
As per sources, Rahul
wants to remove Sand-
eep, but on suggestion
of Alankar Sawai, he
has put an end to his in-
tentions till UP polls. It
is said that Alankar
Sawai is as much impor-
tant for Rahul as Ahmed
Patel was for Sonia. But
these days, Rahul is a lit-
tle bit miffed with
Alankar, as he is getting
general complaints
from party leaders
workers that Alankar
does not give them time
to meet Rahul. So, after
polls of these 5 states,
there may be a major re-
shuffle in the kitchen
cabinet of Rahul and
Priyanka.
MAKEN EYEING RS
SEAT FROM RAJ!
Maken is giving
credit for success
of Congress’s Jaipur
rally to himself. He is
also trying to take credit
for the fact that it was
his idea to shift this ‘Me-
hengai Hatao Maha ral-
ly’ from Delhi to Jaipur.
Actually, Maken is eye-
ing the RS seat from Ra-
jasthan. The seat is go-
ing to fall vacant in
April when Anand Shar-
ma retires. Considering
his involvement in G-23,
there is very little hope
that Sharma will get RS
seat again. At the same
time,AKAntonyandSK
Shinde, who are close to
Sonia, are also hoping to
get this seat. But these
days, what Rahul wants
is happening in party
who can understand
this better than Maken
becausethesedays,heis
among number one flag
bearers of Rahul.
CHINTU, MINTU,
PINTU ARE RUNNING
J’KHAND GOVT
In the corridors of
power, speculation
has been rife for a long
time that the Hemant
Soren government of
Jharkhand is under
control by some Chintu,
Mintu and Pintu.
Sources said
that the me-
dia advisor
to CM Ab-
hishek Ku-
mar Pintu is
the most
power-
ful in
t h e
govt, who lives round
clock like a shadow with
the CM and is said to
have a very close rela-
tionship with the CM.
CM’s secy Vinay also
has an upper hand and
under his supervision,
the new liquor policy in
Jharkhand has got
shape.
NITISH’S FIGHT
WITH GUV IN BIHAR
Tussle between Bihar
Guv Chauhan CM
Nitish is escalating. Nit-
ish is so angry with his
Guv that he has also
complained against him
to PM. But BJP does not
want to trouble Chau-
han till polls as Chau-
han comes from UP
where he has a large
vote bank of his Nonia
caste. Chauhan, leader
of Nonia caste, has
made an alliance with
Akhilesh’s SP
, so BJP
Sangh do not want to
disturb Phagu in such
situation.
YOGI’S MODI-BHAKTI
Recently, UP
CM Yogi
was asked,
‘Who does
he consid-
er to be
his ideal?’ He replied
with alacrity,” If it is
about religion and rites,
then my ideals are guru
Mahant Avaidhyanath
and my parents. And if
it is about politics, then
my guru is respected
Modi.” So, in a way
, Yogi
has tried to silent peo-
ple who were talking
about Modi vs Yogi. At
the same time, by expos-
ing Teni in SIT investi-
gation, Yogi has tried to
target the number two
in BJP
. Everyone knows
who is standing firmly
behind Teni, who is
constantly giving him
protection in politics.
When Teni misbehaved
with a TV journalist, it
is understood that Shah
summoned Teni took
his class. So, till polls,
Teni seems to be safe.
...AND FINALLY
Tariq Anwar wants
RS seat from
Jharkhand, for this he
made his strategy
. Tariq
has got his close loyalist
Rajesh, who is from
Bhumihar caste, ap-
pointed as the
President of
Jharkhand Cong.
Leader of Bhu-
mihar caste, Shy-
am Sundar
Dheeraj, from the
race of state
president
there.
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Narendra Modi Yogi Adityanath
Ajay Maken

LUCKNOW, SUNDAY
DECEMBER 19, 2021
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As 2021 comes to a wrap, City First brings to you
the most talked about celebrity romances that
took the ‘Saat Pheras’ this winter season!
POORVI SINGHAL
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
ovember-December is
officially the Shaadi
season of India and
thanks to Bollywood,
wehadenoughsaccha-
rine B-town weddings
to keep us warm this
season. From endearing pic-
tures of the couples to ethereal
venuesandattire,eachwedding
was punctuated with the most
breathtaking details. While
some were much-awaited, oth-
ers took us by complete sur-
prise. Keep the tissues ready,
here’s a look at the most beauti-
ful celebrity wedding ceremo-
nies 2021 bestowed us with.
Kick-starting the wedding
avalanche, Rajkumar Rao and
Patralekha Paul tied the knot
on November 15 in a majestic
resort in Chandigarh. The duo,
having dated for good eleven
years finally committed to ‘for-
ever’ in regal Sabyasachi attire.
Model and actor Anushka
Ranjan said yes to her three-
year-old romance, Aditya Seal,
on November 21. Anushka’s
delicate lilac Lehenga from
ManishMalhotraattracteda
lot of ‘Wows’ from the fans
and we are no different.
The ‘hush-hush’ wed-
ding of Katrina and
Vicky inaugurated the
Six Senses Fort, Bar-
wara on December 15
with their picturesque
wedding. The power cou-
ple trusted Sabyasachi
for all the nuptials and
we are totally head-over-
heels for all their pic-
tures.
TV’s dear darling An-
kita Lokhande got
hitched to businessman
Vicky Jain on Decem-
ber 14. The duo was
dating for good three
years and finally
made it to the al-
tar in stunning
Manish Mal-
hotra outfits for
their D-day
.
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1. Vicky Kaushal Katrina Kaif 2. Rajkumar Rao Patralekha Paul
3. Vicky Jain Ankita Lokhande 4. Anushka Ranjan Aditya Seal
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2

he term “binge-
watch” was a con-
tender for the Ox-
ford English Dic-
tionary’s 2013 word
of the year. Al-
though it didn’t
win(“selfie”ultimatelytook
the crown), this pointed to
the rise of what was becom-
ing a popular activity of
watching multiple episodes
of a TV show in a single sit-
ting.
Today
, millions of us – in-
cluding me – regularly con-
sume our favourite series in
this way
. The proliferation
of streaming services over
recent years has made it
very easy to do. Unsurpris-
ingly, during COVID lock-
downs, research shows
many of us spent more time
binge-watching than usual.
But can binge-watching
become problematic or ad-
dictive? And if you can’t
tear yourself away, what
can you do?
P r o b l e m a t i c
binge-watching
isn’t defined by
the number of
episodes watched
(althoughmostre-
searchers agree
it’s at least two in
a row), or a spe-
cific number of hours spent
in front of the TV or com-
puter screen. As with other
addictive behaviours, more
important is whether binge-
watching is having a nega-
tive impact on other aspects
of the person’s life.
Over many years study-
ing addiction, I’ve argued
thatalladdictivebehaviours
comprise six core compo-
nents. In relation to binge-
watching, this would
mean:
1.Binge-watching
is the most important
thing in the person’s life
(salience)
2. The person engages in
binge-watching as a way
of reliablychangingtheir
mood: to feel better in the
short-term or to tempo-
rarily escape from some-
thing negative in their
life (mood modification)
3. Binge-watching compro-
mises key aspects of the
person’s life like relation-
ships and educa-
tion or work (conflict)
4. The number of hours
the person spends binge-
watching each day has
increased significantly
over time (tolerance)
5. The person experiences
psychological and/or
physiologicalwithdrawal
symptoms if they’re un-
abletobinge-watch(with-
drawal)
6. If the person manages to
temporarily stop binge-
watching, when they en-
gageintheactivityagain,
they go straight back into
thecycletheywereinpre-
viously (relapse).
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ETC
Are you binge-watching too much?
MARK GRIFFITHS
Professor of Behavioural Addiction
T

ETC
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JAIPUR SKY WAS ALL LIT AS CHARTERED FLIGHTS BUZZED TO AND FRO! THE PINK CITY AND ITS
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS NO STRANGER TO VIPS AND CHARTERED FLIGHTS BUT WITH THE RECEPTION
AND SOME OTHER FUNCTIONS OF FORMER AVIATION MINISTER AND RAJYA SABHA MP PRAFUL PATEL’S SON
PRAJAY,WHO HAS RECENTLY BEEN WED IN HOLY MATRIMONY WITH SHIVIKA FROM JAIPUR’S PUNGLIA FAMILY,
THE SCENE WAS SPECIAL. A TOTAL OF 40 PLUS CHARTERED FLIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO LAND OR TAKE OFF
OVER THE WEEKEND WITH POLITICAL LEADERS ACROSS PARTY PLATFORMS, INDUSTRIALISTS AND OTHER
VIPS. CITY FIRST BRINGSYOU THE CELEBS SPOTTED AT JAIPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON SATURDAY!
JAIPUR: ‘THE’ DESTINATION FOR
JAIPUR: ‘THE’ DESTINATION FOR
CELEB CELEBRATIONS!
CELEB CELEBRATIONS!
Supriya Sule
Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Rajiv Shukla
Ghulam Nabi Azaad Salman Khan
Manish Malhotra
Cyrus Poonawalla
Amrish Bhai Patel
Anil Agarwal
The Hinduja Brothers: Ashok and Anil
Sunil Bharti Mittal
Anil Kapoor
Anil and Tina Ambani
Sajjan Jindal
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Gautam Adani and Preeti Adani
Ravi Shastri
Madhur Bhandarkar
Uday Kotak
Kamal Nath Farooq Abdullah
Anand Sharma
Sanjay Raut
Jaya Bachchan
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Prajay WEDS Shivika
Shilpa Shetty

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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
t's the perfect
end to 2021 as
the MCU (Mar-
vel Cinematic
Universe) rolls
out its most
anticipated su-
perhero movie - Spider-
man: No Way Home. It's
the sequel to Spider-
Man: Homecoming
(2017) and Spider-Man:
Far From Home (2019).
Since its release, the
movie has created a
flock of fans for the
first-day first show and
early reviews show a
mix of action and emo-
tion, the movie is being
touted as the best spi-
derman film.
As the trailer created
a buzz among the MCU
fans and cinema aficio-
nados alike, City First
asked Lucknowites
about their take on the
latest Marvel movie.
Department of Applied Economics, University of Lucknow, organised a one-day programme
on Saturday under the aegis of Mission Shakti (Phase III)—an initiative of Government of
Uttar Pradesh to reduce crime against women. Under the programme, poetry writing and
extempore activities on the topic of women safety were also conducted.
—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
CULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA
CULTURAL EXTRAVAGANZA
WOMEN SAFETY
WOMEN SAFETY
Spiderman:
Spiderman:
UltimateWeekendWatch?
UltimateWeekendWatch?
MONICA
PRABHAKAR
MONICA
PRABHAKAR
As the trailer
creates a buzz
among the MCU
fans, City First
asked
Lucknowites
about their take
on the latest
Marvel movie
I loved the movie! There isn't a thing
about it that I'd change. Being a Marvel
fan, I had to catch the earliest show
possible and the feeling to watch a marvel
movie after two years was amazing. The
characters, be it the homecoming of Tobey
Maguire or the presence of Spiderman’s
OG villain, Green Goblin, the movie is a
star show, perfect for any day of the week,
not just the weekend.
AALOK CHAUHAN
Spider-Man: No Way Home is the
perfect weekend watch for every
spiderman fan as the grand entry of all the
old villains takes you to nostalgia. Spider-
Man has always been one of the most
famous superheroes from Marvel Comics
and with this movie, you get a glimpse of
your favourite individual Peter Parker no
matter what generation of him you
liked the most.
SHAHAN ANSARI
Spider-Man: No Way Home is by far
the best Spider-Man movie. The
Marvel universe isn't just a franchise
it is a feeling for people and the
feeling of watching a Marvel movie
on the big screen has always
been surreal and amazing. I
loved the storyline and
characters in the movie and
I’ve always loved Spider-Man.
It’s a great watch for e weekend
and also during the upcoming
Christmas.
SHAAN HALDAR
City First
he wait is final-
ly over and the
most-awaited
beauty pageant
Mrs Uttar
Pradesh- Queen of Vir-
tue's finale is all set to
happen on December
19 at the centrum hotel,
Lucknow.
Before the big finale,
the founder and direc-
tor of the pageant,
Preeti Yadav held a
press conference at the
Centrum Hotel to brief
the journalists and oth-
ers associated with the
pageant about the title.
The title, Mrs Uttar
Pradesh- Queen of Vir-
tue, organised by Craft
Your Wishes organisa-
tion is the first of its
kind which aims to give
a platform to married
women as a step of em-
powerment to establish
their name in the field
of fashion and model-
ling.
Speaking at the con-
ference, Preeti Yadav
mentioned the men-
tors grooming the
participants and said,
“Mrs Uttar Pradesh-
Queen of Virtue is the
biggest platform for the
women of Uttar
Pradesh and it will
only boost the morale
of upcoming divas.
We are delighted to
have top-notch indus-
try mentors like Savi
Negi- official glam part-
ner, Aditi Jaggi- design-
er, Sindh- outfit part-
ner, celebrity photogra-
pher Bobby Dayal and
Former Miss India-
Zoya Afroz grooming
our finalists to work up
to the finale.”
Senior Event Head
Pranav Kumar said,
“The finale is all set to
take place at the Cen-
trum Hotel, Lucknow
on December 19
amidst the presence
of celebrities like
Aman Verma, Zoya
Afroz, and guest of
honour, S/L Toolika
Rani.”
Mrs UP Promises Glitz Glamour
The three-day cultural
programme ‘Deshaj’
organised by the Padma
Shri Malini Awasthi-led
Sonchiraiya organisation
came to a conclusion
on Saturday with some
dazzling cultural dance
performances.
—PHOTOS BY
SUMIT KUMAR
Aalok Chauhan
Shahan Ansari
Shaan Haldar
Lubna
Abbas
I
Yes, you can keep reading. I'm
not going to spoil the movie
for you. But, remember how
you felt after watching the
Avengers: Endgame? The
fusion feeling of happiness,
warmth, satisfaction, shock
and pain?Yes, the Marvel feel.
You’re going to experience
just that and maybe a little bit
more. Buckle up my friend, your
friendly neighbourhood Spidey
is waiting for you this weekend.
LUBNA ABBAS
Prajay Patel, the son of former aviation minister and
Rajya Sabha MP recently tied the knot with with
Shivika, daughter of Shirish Pungalia.
Their Sangeet Samaroh was held on Saturday in
Jaipur at Taj Rambagh, one of the most beautiful
heritage hotels in the world! The reception is to be
held today at the same venue. The bride’s family lives
in Mumbai as her father Shirish Pungalia’s business
is there but the family traces it’s roots back to Jaipur
hence it was decided to hold some celebrations here!
It was a star-studded evening with many Bollywood
A-listers like Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty
Kundra upping the heat with their moves on the stage!
WEDDING
WEDDING
DIARIES
DIARIES
T
Shilpa Shetty caught in a candid moment
Salman Khan and Shilpa Shetty dancing
with happy guests
Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Shilpa
Shetty grooving to the Bollywood beats
among other guests
Praful Patel, father of the groom,
shakes a leg with Shilpa Shetty
CITY FIRST
Connect Season 11
will be held in
March in Dubai
along with the In-
ternational pag-
eant First India
Queen of Cos-
mos, an initia-
tive by Jagdeesh
Chandra to be
held on March
10, 2022 (in Dubai).
A pre-launch brunch
party for Fashion
Connect Season 11,
curated by brand
ambassador Rishee Mi-
glani, will be held today at
Blackout Reloaded. The ma-
jestic trophy for the Luxury
Lifestyle Awards will also be
revealed by Jagdeesh Chan-
dra on the occasion. Amidst
the delectable menu and the
Jaipur winters, the guests
are certain to have a gala
time.
Along with the
First India Queen of
Cosmos to be held on
March 10 in Dubai,
The Luxury Lifestyle
awards will also be
conducted wherein
the who’s who of di-
verse creative indus-
tries will be felicitat-
ed. Owner of Black-
out Rahul and GM
Garv have contribut-
ed majorly to make
this event a success.
THE GLORIOUS PRE-LAUNCH!
—FILE PHOTOS

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