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Man, woman die after jumping
off 22nd-floor Greater Noida flat
BODIES SENT FOR POST-MORTEM, FAMILIES INFORMED
Noida (PTI): A man
and a woman, both in
their late 20s, died after
they allegedly jumped
off a 22nd-floor apart-
ment of a group hous-
ing society in Greater
Noida (West) on Friday,
police officials said.
The incident took
place around 4 pm in the
society which falls un-
der the Bisrakh police
station limits in Greater
Noida(West)alsoknown
as Noida Extension, a
senior official said.
Both the deceased
were known to each
other. The flat where
the incident took place
belonged to the man,
while the woman had
come there earlier in
the day from her home
in Ghaziabad, ADCP
(Central Noida) Elama-
ran G said. The reason
behind their extreme
step is yet to be ascer-
tained and further
probe in the case was
being carried out, he
said. The bodies were in
the process of being
sent for post-mortem
and their families have
been informed, the
official added.
E-VIDHAN BEGINS
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurates the e-Vidhan session of the UP Assembly in
presence of CM Yogi Adityanath, Vidhan Sabha Speaker Satish Mahana, Finance and
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna, and Leader of Opposition Akhilesh Yadav, at
the Vidhan Bhavan on Friday. —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
The two jumped from 22nd
floor of Gaur City Society in
Greater Noida
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The Supreme Court on Friday granted the probe panel time till June
20 to conclude the investigation and submit a report on claims that
the Pegasus spyware was used to target journalists, activists, and
politicians. CJI NV Ramana said the matter will be heard again in July.
PEGASUS ROW: SC
GRANTS PROBE
PANEL TIME
TILL JUNE 20
The orders of the Delimitation Commission which redrew the assembly and
parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir will “take effect” from May
20, the Law Ministry said on Friday. The report of the commission will form the
basis for future assembly polls in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. P6
JAMMU KASHMIR
DELIMITATION
PANEL ORDERS
COME INTO EFFECT
‘JET AIRWAYS GRANTED
AIR OPERATOR CERT,
CAN RESUME FLIGHTS’
The Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) granted Jet Air-
ways — grounded since 2019 —
the Air Operator Certificate (AOC)
on Friday, allowing it to resume
commercial flight operations.
CBI lodges new case against
Lalu Yadav, raids 17 locations
Patna: Rashtriya Jana-
ta Dal (RJD) chief Lalu
Prasad Yadav and his
family appear to be in
deep peril, yet again.
The Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI)
has slapped fresh cor-
ruption charges against
him, only weeks after
being granted bail in
the fifth fodder scam
case. As per reports, his
other family members
have also been named
as the defendants in the
new case.
The new case would
land Yadav in hot water
again as the CBI found
his involvement in a re-
cruiting scam during
his stint as the railways
minister.
The CBI alleges in the
new case that Yadav
and his family mem-
bers got land and hous-
es as bribes in exchange
for posts in railways.
SC: ‘EXPERIENCED’ JUDICIAL OFFICER WILL HEAR GYANVAPI CASE
HEALING TOUCH IN
COURT OF LAW!
We need a sense of balance and calm...We need a degree of healing
touch...joint mission for preserving a sense of balance in the country.
— Justice DY Chandrachud, Supreme Court Judge
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court, which is
hearing a challenge to
the survey order of the
Gyanvapi Mosque com-
plex issued by the Vara-
nasi court, handed over
the case to the district
judge while noting that
the “selective leaks”
must stop. The court
was today told by the
Muslim side that the
survey report was ‘se-
lectively leaked’ to the
public.
Huzefa Ahmadi, ap-
pearing for the Muslim
side, argued that the
leaked info is being
shared widely and
that the “information
provided by the plain-
tiff has altered the
narrative”.
l Supreme Court
transfers Gyanvapi
case to Varanasi
district judge
l Taking strong
view of survey
report leak, SC said
that “selective leaks”
to press must stop
Mufti-e-Banaras Maulana Abdul Batin Nomani arrives at the Gyanvapi mosque to offer Friday
prayers, in Varanasi. The mosque had to be closed as more than 1200 people reached for the
prayers while its capacity was 700. —PHOTO BY PTI
Allahabad HC
adjourns hearing
in case till July 6
Prayagraj: The Al-
lahabad High Court
Friday adjourned the
hearing of the Kashi
Vishwanath temple-
Gyanvapi mosque dis-
pute case till July 6.
The court was hearing
a petition challenging
the suit pending in the
Varanasi court under
the Places of Worship
(Special Provisions)
Act, 1991. Advocate
SFA Naqvi, appear-
ing on behalf of the
petitioner, said that
the opposition is yet
to file their response
in the case. The peti-
tioner has challenged
the suit pending in
Varanasi court, under
the Act, said Naqvi.
A slightly more
seasoned and mature
hand should hear this
case. We’re not making
aspersion on the trial
judge. But a more
seasoned hand should
deal with this case and
it’ll benefit all parties.
—Supreme Court
Fix goals for next 25 years: PM to BJP functionaries
Yogesh Sharma
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Asserting that
eight years of his gov-
ernment have been dedi-
catedtogoodgovernance
and social justice, Prime
MinisterNarendraModi
on Friday asked BJP
leaders to stick to the is-
sues of national inter-
estsandnotto“fallinthe
trap” of some political
parties with an “ecosys-
tem” to divert the coun-
try’s attention from
main matters.
Addressing a virtual
meeting of BJP office-
bearers in Jaipur, Modi
alsoaskedthemtoavoid
any shortcut and move
forward on the core is-
sues of the country’s
interests. It is the time
for BJP to fix its goals
for the next 25 years and
work continuously for
them, he asserted.
While the BJP has
brought development
into the mainstream of
national politics, some
political parties have
been playing with the
country’sfuturefortheir
momentary benefits, he
claimed, hitting out at
rivals without naming
them. For their selfish
interests, the parties
look for small tensions
and weaknesses in the
society to pour poison
into them, Modi alleged,
addingtheyincitepeople
sometimes in the name
of caste or regionalism.
Noting that since the
days of Jana Sangh, the
forerunner to the BJP,
patriotism, national in-
terest and nation-build-
ing were at the center
of its policies and pro-
grams, he said this pat-
riotism has inspired
the party to focus on
development and trust.
The Prime Minister
said people’s faith in the
government’s delivery
mechanism has been re-
stored post-2014. Modi
said the eight years have
beenof thefulfillmentof
theexpectationsof small
farmers, labourers and
the middle class. The
BJP government post-
2014 has restored the
faith of the people in the
government, its systems
and its delivery mecha-
nism, that had been lost
earlier, the prime minis-
ter added. Turn to P8
GOVT’S 8 YEARS DEVOTED TO DEVELOPMENT, DON’T FALL IN OPPOSITION’S ‘ECOSYSTEM’ TRAP: MODI
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi virtually addresses the
BJP national office bearers
meeting in Jaipur.
JP Nadda and Vasundhara Raje along with (L to R) Tarun Chugh, Raman Singh, BL Santosh, Baijayant Panda, Radha Mohan Singh,
Raghuvar Das, DK Aruna, Satish Poonia during the meeting of BJP office-bearers at Hotel Leela Palace in Jaipur on Friday.
Strengthening BJP in Raj,
last-mile delivery of Centre’s
schemes priority: Nadda
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP presi-
dent JP Nadda on
Friday laid down the
party’s agenda for
the future at its of-
fice-bearers meeting,
saying it will broadly
focus on strengthen-
ing the organisation
and ensure last-mile
delivery of the Cen-
tre’s schemes.
Addressing the in-
augural session of
the meeting here,
Nadda also hit out at
the Ashok Gehlot-led
Congress govern-
ment in Rajasthan,
saying it has “de-
famed this land of
bravehearts with its
misgovernance”.
“The BJP will play
the role of a con-
structive opposition
in the state and will
ensure that the lotus
blossoms in the next
assembly elections,”
Nadda said.
Hailing Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, Nadda said his
leadership was tak-
ing the BJP upwards
and all party work-
ers were committed
to move on the path
shown by him.
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
SIDHU SURRENDERS
IN PATIALA COURT

z Former Punjab Congress
chief Navjot Singh Sidhu
surrendered before a Patiala
court on Friday, just hours
after he sought more time
from the Supreme Court
citing his medical condition.

z To recall, Sidhu was
sentenced to one year of
imprisonment on Thursday in
a road rage case dating back
to 1988.

z Senior advocate Abhishek
Manu Singhvi, representing
Sidhu, earlier on Friday told
the SC bench of Justices AM
Khanwilkar and JB Pardiwala
that Sidhu would surely
surrender shortly.

z Sidhu was sentenced
by a Supreme Court bench
of justices Khanwilkar and
Sanjay Kishan Kaul on
Thursday.

z Senior Samajwadi
Party (SP) leader and
MLA from Uttar
Pradesh’s Rampur Azam
Khan finally walked out
of the Sitapur Jail on
Friday morning.

z Khan was welcomed
by family, SP workers,
and Pragatisheel Sama-
jwadi Party Lohia chief
Shivpal Yadav.

z SP chief Akhilesh
Yadav, although tweeted
on his release, but did
not send any big leader
from the party.
AZAM KHAN WALKS
FREE AFTER OVER
2 YEARS, 81 CASES
INDRANI MUKERJEA OUT ON BAIL

z Indrani Mukerjea, the
former media executive
accused of killing her
daughter Sheena Bora in
2012, was released on bail
on Friday, a day after the
Supreme Court’s order.

z “I am just going home...
Empathy and forgiveness...I
have forgiven all the people
who have hurt me. I have
learned a lot in the jail,” said
Mukherjea after leaving from
Byculla Jail in Mumbai.

z She said she plans to write
a book, adding that it will not
be about the jail. She could
not be released on Thursday
as the paperwork could not
be completed on time.
Congress leader and party’s former Punjab chief Navjot Singh
Sidhu surrenders in the CJM court, in Patiala on Friday.

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‘CREATING RUCKUS LOWERS DIGNITY’
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla on
Friday said creating
ruckus and resorting to
sloganeering and dis-
playing placards in
House lower its dignity,
which can be main-
tained only by debates
and proper communi-
cation.
Birla observed it
while inaugurating a
two-day special orien-
tation program for
newly elected members
of the Uttar Pradesh
assembly.
The programme also
aims to train UP’s leg-
islators on the
e-vidhan’ system of the
functioning of the
House which is to
switch over steadily to
the paperless mode of
working, using digital
communication means
and streaming of the
House proceedings on
YouTube as well.
Creating ruckus and
resorting to sloganeer-
ing and displaying
placards lower the dig-
nity of the House, said
Speaker Birla, adding
it is our responsibility
to maintain the dignity
of the House, so we
should discuss and
communicate”.
The leader of the
House and Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath,
Leader of Opposition
Akhilesh Yadav and UP
Vidhan Sabha Speaker
Satish Mahana were
among those who
shared the dais with
Birla.
Terming parliamen-
tary democracy as the
best form of gover-
nance in the world, the
Speaker said, “When we
got independence, there
was a challenge on
which method of gover-
nance to adopt. But our
leaders, including
Jawaharlal Nehru, Ba-
basaheb Ambedkar and
others adopted the par-
liamentary system with
great prudence.”
“The best method of
governance in the world
today is the system of
parliamentary democra-
cy
. That is why I can say
that at this time it be-
comes our big responsi-
bility that we should live
up to the expectations,
aspirations and trust of
the people while fulfill-
ing our obligations
through this parliamen-
tarydemocracy
,”hesaid.
“People have sent you
by electing with great
confidence and trust,
you represent millions
of people,’’ he told the
legislators.
The budget session
of the Uttar Pradesh
legislature will start on
May 23 with the
e-Vidhan system.
“It is our responsi-
bility to maintain the
dignity of the House.
The conduct and be-
haviour of representa-
tives ensure the digni-
ty of the House, the
Speaker said.
During his speech, the Lok Sabha Speaker termed parliamentary democracy as the best form of governance in the world
Governor Anandiben Patel greets LS Speaker Om Birla.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addresses the MLAs during the
launch of the e-Vidhan programme for the newly elected MLAs of
the 18th Vidhan Sabha in Lucknow on Friday.
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla launches the e-Vidhan training
programme for MLAs of the 18th Vidhan Sabha.
ACS (Home) Awanish Awasthi and ACS (Info) Navneet Sehgal were
also present on the occasion. —PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA
CM Yogi fetes Om Birla during the inauguration of training
programme for the 18th Vidhan Sabha on Friday.
Leader of Opposition Akhilesh Yadav greets Birla during the
launch of e-Vidhan programme for MLAs of 18th Vidhan Sabha.
SWATANTRA IS LEADER OF UPPER HOUSE
Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Chairman Manvendra Singh on Fri-
day recognised Jal Shakti and Flood
Control Minister Swatantra Dev
Singh as the leader of the Upper
House, an official said.The session
of the Uttar Pradesh legislature is
scheduled to start on Monday.Prin-
cipal Secretary of the Legislative Council Rajesh Singh
informed about the recognition of Swatantra Dev Singh,
the state BJP president, as the leader of the House.
The Legislative Council chairman also recognised Akshay
Pratap Singh as the leader of the Jansatta Dal Loktantrik
in the House, the official added.Dinesh Sharma was the
leader of the House in the previous government led by
Yogi Adityanath.
UP PLAYS A SPECIAL ROLE IN NAT’L POLITICS, SAYS BIRLA
Referring to present Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, Birla said he is also from UP like most
other prime ministers.“Therefore, even within
the national politics, UP has always had a spe-
cial role and the UP Vidhan Sabha has played a
special role in guiding all the legislatures,” he
said.Birla said the basic function of Parliament
and legislatures is to make laws and the Uttar
Pradesh assembly has a proud history of mak-
ing a big change in the socio-economic life of
the people by enacting important laws.
This assembly has a proud history so that they
can get speedy justice through law, he added.
That’s why I request you that while making
laws, we should have a comprehensive discus-
sion and dialogue, he said.
Even before making laws, we should com-
municate with the public because it will help in
making good laws, the government will also get
guidance and the public for whom the laws are
made will also benefit, the Lok Sabha speaker
further added.
UP tops in investment, employment
generation under PMEGP scheme
ACHIEVEMENT
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Khadi and Vil-
lage Industries Board
has recorded three-fold
increase in investment
and employment gener-
ation. The increase
came despite factors
like the pandemic and
elections.
Under the Prime
Minister’s Employment
Generation Program
(PMEGP), over 1677
units were set up with a
capital investment of
Rs 203.48 crore in the
year 2017-18. About
16,710 people have got
employment in these
projects.
While, more than 5058
khadi and village indus-
try units were estab-
lished in Uttar Pradesh
(UP) in the year 2021-22
through which employ-
ment was generated for
as many as 49,000 people
in the state.
Thus, the investment
and employment gener-
ation through the
scheme has increased
three times as com-
pared to the financial
year 2017-18.
Even during that the
pandemic, the board
provided margin mon-
ey for employment and
business to the youth
effectively. Additional
Chief Secretary,
MSME, Navneet Seh-
gal, said, “In the finan-
cial year 2021-22, a mar-
gin money target of Rs
110.26 crore was set,
against which the
amount of Rs 162.04
crore was paid by the
Khadi and Village In-
dustries Commission,
Government of India to
the entrepreneurs of
Uttar Pradesh.”
The state was able
to achieve the feat
despite facing
Covid-19 as
hindrance
ACS, MSME Navneet Sehgal. —FILE PHOTO
49K GOT JOBS
Raj unfortunate, missed Ayodhya visit: BJP MP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Maharash-
tra Navnirman Sena
chief Raj Thackeray is
an “unfortunate man”
who has missed the op-
portunity to visit Ayod-
hya after apologising to
north Indians for his
outbursts against them
in the past, said a BJP
MP here on Friday
.
Thackeray on Friday
put on hold his visit
amid opposition from
BJP MP Brij Bhushan
Sharan Singh, who had
warned that he will not
be allowed to enter Ayo-
dhya till he tenders an
apology for “humiliat-
ing” north Indians in
the past.
“He had a good oppor-
tunity to come to Ayod-
hya after apologising
but he again missed
that opportunity. He is
very unfortunate and
misfortune is not leav-
ing him,” the Kaiser-
ganj MP said here.
Had Raj Thackeray
apologised to saints,
CM Yogi Adityanath
and Prime Minister Na-
rendra Modi, then an-
ger of people would
have subsided, the MP
said.
“But by not apologis-
ing, he has opened their
wounds once again.
That’s why I have decid-
ed that my ongoing pro-
test over his visit will
not be postponed,” he
said.
Had he apologised, I
would have taken it as a
change of heart on his
part, the MP said.
But by not apologis-
ing, he has proved that
he is firm on his actions
and considers them as
correct, Singh added.
The MP said he will
tour the entire Uttar
Pradesh, along with Bi-
har and Jharkhand. He
said his June 5 yatra
will not be for lodging a
protest against Thac-
keray but to celebrate
the UP chief minister’s
birthday
.
FOR CM’S B’DAY
MP Braj Bhushan Singh
FOR A BETTER CAUSE
Police personnel transport loudspeakers to be presented by Gorakhpur DM Vijay
Kiran Anand and SSP Vipon Tada to Primary School Gorakhnath Kanya Vudyalaya, in
Gorakhpur on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Over 30 lakh‘precaution
doses’ administered
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh achieved yet
another milestone as
more than 30 lakh ‘pre-
caution doses’ or the
third vaccine shots
have been administered
to the eligible popula-
tion so far.
Uttar Pradesh started
administering booster
shots (precaution dose)
from January 10. As
many as 30,05,589 ‘pre-
caution doses’ have
been administered in
the state so far.
Standing on the top, the
state of Uttar Pradesh
has so far given out over
32.30 crore total vaccine
doses. Out of these, as
many as 17,34,05,272 are
first doses, while as
many as 14,63,03,667 in-
dividuals are fully vac-
cinated.
So far, over 2,38,59,553
children in the age
group of 15-17 and over
84,11,348 children in the
age group of 12-14 have
been administered vac-
cine doses in the state.
In terms of percentage,
over 90.53 per cent of
the adult population is
fully vaccinated and 100
percent have received
one vaccine dose.
In the age category of
15-17, over 96.59 percent
of the children have re-
ceived at least one dose
of the vaccine. While
over 73.56 percent in
this age category is ful-
ly vaccinated.
EMPHASIS ON BOOSTER SHOTS
HC dismisses petition
against construction
of NH 730C, NH 730B
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Alla-
habad High Court
has dismissed peti-
tions filed against
the construction of
National Highway in
Shahbajpur-Pilibhit.
The Division
Bench of Chief Jus-
tice Rajesh Bindal
and Justice J. J. Mu-
nir passed this order
while hearing a peti-
tion filed by Jay-
wanti Devi.
Challenge in these
petitions is to the no-
tifications dated July
16, 2021 and Decem-
ber 22, 2021 issued by
respondent no1
(Union of India) un-
der Section 3A and
3D of the National
Highways Act, 1956
respectively
. The pur-
pose of acquisition,
as is available from
the aforesaid notifi-
cations, is for build-
ing (widening two
laning with paved
shoulders/four-lan-
ing etc.), mainte-
nance, management
and operation of Na-
tional Highway-730C,
National High-
way-730B National
Highway-731K(Shah-
bajpur-Pilibhit Sec-
tion) in district
Pilibhit, in theUP
under Green Nation-
al Highway Corridor
Project.
The Court ob-
served that it is not
in dispute that the
petitioners did not
file any objection af-
ter issuance of noti-
fication under Sec-
tion 3A of the Act.
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla meeting CM Yogi, Dy CM
Brajesh Pathak, VS Speaker Satish Mahana, Leader of
Opposition and ex-CM Akhilesh Yadav.

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CRUCIAL READ
Budaun: A youth has been arrested in Musajhag
police station area here for posting a “derogatory”
image of Lord Ram on social media, a senior offi-
cial said on Friday. Senior Superintendent of Police
(SSP) OP Singh said,” Imran Hussain of Gularia
area was arrested for posting a derogatory image
of Lord Ram, apparently as an attempt to cause
communal tensions.” The accused has been
booked under section 295 A (Deliberate act to
outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting
its religion) of IPC and relevant sections of IT Act,
the SSP said.
VIDEO OF STUDENTS
CLEANING TOILETS
PROMPTS PROBE
Kannauj: A video of
teachers making girl
students clean toilets in
a government school
here has surfaced on
social media, prompting
the administration to
order a probe into the
matter, officials said on
Friday. In the video, cir-
culating on the internet
since Thursday night,
the teachers are seen
handing buckets of water
to the students to clean
the toilets, they said.
ADM Gajendra Kumar on
Friday said instructions
have been given to the
Basic Shiksha Adhikari
and Block Education
Officer to invetigate the
matter.
YOUTH ARRESTED
FOR MOCKING
SHIVLING
Saharanpur: A youth
has been arrested for
mocking the ‘Shivling’
on a messaging
platform and hurting
religious sentiments,
police said on Friday.
Accused Nasir Farhat is
a resident of Ambehta
in Nakud police station
area, they said. Pramod
Kumar, a resident of
Chappur here had
filed a complaint on
Wednesday against
Farhat for hurting reli-
gious sentiments of the
Hindus on WhatsApp,
SP (Rural) Suraj Rai
said. He was arrested a
day later and his mobile
phone was confiscated,
the SP said.
YOUTH ARRESTED FOR POSTING
DEROGATORY IMAGE OF LORD RAM
AT GYANVAPI MOSQUE ON FRIDAY
PRAYERS PASS OFF PEACEFULLY
DESPITE MASAJID COMMITTEE
ADVICE, A LARGE NUMBER
OF DEVOTEES REACH FOR
PRAYERS, MANY TURNED AWAY
Varanasi(PTI): The
Friday namaz at the
Gyanvapi mosque here
passed off peacefully
amid tight security ar-
rangements, police said.
In view of the Friday
prayer, the police had
made strict security ar-
rangements with heavy
deployment of forces at
gate number four of the
Kashi Vishwanath tem-
ple, from where
‘namazis’ were allowed
to enter, they said.
Earlier, the Anjuman
Intazamiya Masajid
Committeehadappealed
to the devotees not to
come in large numbers
to offer prayers in view
of the the ‘wazookhana’
having been sealed.
The ‘wazookhana’
was sealed on a Vara-
nasi court order after
some counsel represent-
ing Hindu petitioners to
the court seeking per-
mission to perform wor-
ship of deities at the
western wall of the
mosque, had claimed
that during the court-
ordered, a “shivling”
was found in the “wa-
zookhana”.
The mosque manage-
ment committee, how-
ever, has claimed that
the structure was part
of a fountain.
Masajid Committee
secretary MS Yasin said
alargenumberof people
reached the mosque for-
prayers but they were
asked to return. Yasin
saidthedistrictadminis-
trationhadarrangedwa-
ter drums for devotees.
Agra(PTI): A woman
with 30 per cent burn
injuries and a cut on
her throat was found on
the side of a road here,
officials said on Friday
.
The police rushed the
35-year-old to hospital
where a surgical proce-
dure was carried out on
her, they said.
Talking to reporters,
Agra Senior Superin-
tendent of Police Sud-
heer Kumar Singh said,
“The woman, nearly 35
years old, was found at
Bhilawali Road under
Kheragarh police sta-
tion limits in Agra dis-
trict. The woman seems
to be from Madhya
Pradesh. She suffered
burns below the chest
and her throat was also
found cut.”
“Locals informed the
police about the inci-
dent after which police
officials reached the
spot and took the wom-
an to Community
Health Centre in Khera-
garh. She was then re-
ferred to Sarojini Naidu
Medical College in
Agra. Now, she is stable
and her throat was
also operated upon,” he
added.
Her statement will be
recorded when the doc-
tors deem her fit to talk,
the SSP said.
Kaushambi (PTI): A
man allegedly molest-
ed two Dalit girls and
his family members
assaulted the mother
of one of the victims
when she complained
to them about the inci-
dent, police in this Ut-
tar Pradesh district
said on Friday
.
Superintendent of
Police (SP), Kausham-
bi Hemraj Meena said,
“Two Dalit girls were
allegedly molested by
a man under the Mo-
hammadpur Painsa
police station area on
Thursday
. When the
mother of one of the
girlswenttothefamily
members of the ac-
cused to complain
abouttheincident,she
was assaulted.”
The officer said the
accusedandhisfamily
members had been
booked under sections
354 (assault or crimi-
nal force to woman
with intent to outrage
her modesty), 504 (de-
liberateinsult)and506
(criminal intimida-
tion) of the IPC and
the relevant provi-
sions of POCSO Act
and the Scheduled
Castes and the Sched-
uled Tribes (Preven-
tion of Atrocities) Act.
First India Bureau
Kanpur: Over objec-
tionable posts, com-
ments on Hindu deities
in relation with Gyan-
vapi dispute, workers of
Hindu organisation pro-
testedagainstopposition
leaders and burnt effigy
of SP president Akhile-
sh Yadav, AIMIM presi-
dent Assadudin Owaisi
and Rajasthan CM
Ashok Gehlot.
Hundreds of workers
of Hindu organisations
including Bajrang Dal
gathered at Bade cross-
ing and raised voice
against leaders who
passed derogatory com-
ments on Hindu deities.
Prakash Sharma, na-
tional convenor of Ba-
jrang Dal said derogato-
ry comments against
Hindu gods will not be
tolerated and if such po-
litical leaders continue
with their heinous acts,
protest will be expanded
to their residences. He
said Mughal invaders
vandalised temples and
when we are claiming
our dignity Opposition
leaders are showing ir-
responsible behaviour
whichwon’tbetolerated.
Security personnel stand guard as devotees of the Muslim community arrive in large numbers at Gyanvapi Mosque to offer Friday prayers. —PHOTOS BY PTI
Hindu organisations protest derogatory
comments by leaders, burn effigies
THOSE TARGETTED
The members of
Hindu outfits burnt
the effigies of Sama-
jwadi Party president
Akhilesh Yadav, AIMIM
president Assadudin
Owaisi and Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot.
MAN BOOKED
FOR SOCIAL
MEDIA POSTS
ON HOLY
MUSLIM
SITES
Apolitical activist has been booked in Muzaffarnagar
district of Uttar Pradesh for his alleged objection-
able social media posts about holy sites of Muslims,
police said on Friday. The case against Raghav Aggarw-
al was registered at Kotwali police station on Thursday
under Section 153A (punishment for promotion of
enmity between different groups on the grounds of
religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc.)
of the Indian Penal Code and the IT Act. He is accused
of posting objectionable comments on Facebook about
holy places of Muslims, SHO Anand Dev Mishra said.
Aggarwal is on the run, the SHO said. Some people
belonging to the minority community had protested
over the issue and had demanded action.
Womanwithburnsfoundonroadside
2 dalit girls molested,
mother assaulted
POCSO ACT
BIG HAUL
Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak during
the surprise inspection wherein he
caught expired medicines worth
Rs 16.40 crore at UP Medical
Supply Corporation Ltd godown in
Lucknow on Friday.
—PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR

BJP leader from
Gujarat, Shailesh
Mehta, recollects
PMModi’sspeech
after the tricolour
was hoisted by
Shri Murli Mano-
har Joshi at Lal
Chowk in Kash-
mir in 1992. The party worker
recalls how Narendra Modi’s
simplicity and soft temperament
touched his life. He cannot forget
the day when Modiji bypassed
the official procedures and vis-
ited Shailesh Mehta at his home
after becoming the Chief Minis-
ter of Gujarat.
It was in 1974 that I came in
touch with Modiji for the first
time. To this day, I have been in
awe of his personality and he
has never failed to inspire me.
Modiji has been blessed with a
magnetic personality that at-
tracts people to him irrespective
of their age or economic status.
All those he comes in contact
with feel that Narenda bhai be-
longs to them and people begin
to converse with him almost at a
personal level, as if they are in-
teracting with their own broth-
er. For him work is worship and
helping others an ideal that he
never diverges from. These at-
tributes of his personality have
resulted in people alluding to
him as “Samarth Sathi”.
Hisspeechafterthehoistingof
tricolour at Lal Chowk in Kash-
mirin1992wasaturningpointin
theIndianpoliticalarena.Naren-
dra bhai, even without realising,
had started to create a new India.
That day theardour of hiswords,
his passionate patriotism, and
the fearless challenge that he
threw open to terrorists, took
Narendra bhai to every home in
India. He created a place for him-
self in the hearts of his fellow
men who were inspired and
floored by the intensity of his
love for his motherland.
At the time I was the Utkarsh
Mantri in Assam and had or-
ganised a welcome programme
for him. I was conducting the
proceedings on stage and as per
the flow of the event, I had to
introduce Narendra bhai, then
invite him for a speech and post
his talk, leave the floor open for
questions from the audience. In
his talk Modiji narrated the Lal
Chowk incident, how the event
unfolded and his thoughts about
it. Well, little needs to be said
about the rhetorical skills of our
Prime Minister. Narendra bhai
is one of the greatest orators of
modern India who speaks
straight from the heart trans-
porting his audience into a
trance like state in which they
simply fail to utter a word even
after he ceased to speak.
His speech in that programme
where he described the Lal
Chowkincidenthadasimilarim-
pact on the audience. They were
spellbound and after his speech
was over, when I asked the audi-
ence to put up questions, there
was pin drop silence. I simply
didn’t know what to do. Once
again I requested the audience to
begin with the question-answer
session but there was no re-
sponse. Now I was left with no
other option but to ask a question
myself.Iactedasif someonefrom
the audience had come up with a
question and put it across to Nar-
endra bhai. But razor sharp as he
is, he immediately knew what
hadhappenedandheansweredat
length, though with a chuckle.
From then on, he nicknamed me
“Prashnakar” and even today ad-
dresses me by that epithet.
By the time he had finished
answering the question, the au-
dience was alive again and then,
God knows, such a bunch of
questions presented themselves
that after a while we had to re-
quest people to calm down and
bring the programme to a con-
clusion leaving the questions for
some other day
.
In a nutshell, that programme
has been one of the most cher-
ished and memorable events of
my life.
Another incident that I would
like to share with our readers
today is when my family mem-
bers wanted to meet Narendra
bhai and congratulate him per-
sonally after he was elected CM
of Gujarat. I organised a Milan
programme at my residence
where my family had gathered
and as is obvious, everyone
wanted to have a picture clicked
with Modiji.
I would like to tell my readers
here that I witnessed with my
own eyes something that makes
leaders truly great. The family
helper, whose name is Mogji,
came to me and requested if he
too could have a photograph
clicked with the Chief Minister.
I told him he could but he would
have to wait. This was over-
heard by Narendra bhai and at
that point, he bypassed all pro-
tocols, flung his arm around
Mogji and with a pat on his
shoulder, said “Get ready for a
photo.” He then called out for
the photographer and got a pic-
ture clicked with Mogji and
well, all others could wait.
This incident, like so may oth-
ers we have heard and read
about our beloved PM, shows us
that in the eyes of a great leader,
all men are equal. Every human
being is important and deserves
to be treated with love, respect
and honour. For Narendra bhai,
there is no distinction between
the rich and the poor, the young
and the old and he truly lives by
the slogan he himself has coined
“Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”. It
is this trait of our PM that en-
dears him to every citizen of the
country, so much so that we all
feel as if Modiji is part of our
own family
. Such feelings of in-
timacy and love for a public per-
sonality are rare but when they
are present it is proof that the
man we admire and love, is not
an ordinary mortal. Modiji is a
great statesman and the world
adores him for his simplicity,
integrity and courage.
TO BE CONTINUED…
‘MODI HAI TO MUMKIN HAI…’
UNTOLD STORIES OF PM MODI - PART 4
THE ORATORY GENIUS’S
HUMANE ASPECT!
MODI
His speech after the hoisting
of tricolour at Lal Chowk in
Kashmir in 1992 was a
turning point in the Indian
political arena. Narendra
bhai, even without realising,
had started to create a new
India. That day the ardour of
his words, his passionate
patriotism, and the fearless
challenge that he threw open
to terrorists, took Narendra
bhai to every home in India.
He created a place for himself
in the hearts of his fellow men
who were inspired and
floored by the intensity of his
love for his motherland
YOU READ PART-3
ON MAY 17, 2022
HIS SIMPLICITY
DEFINES PM’s
GREATNESS...
A
nother incident that I
would like to share with
our readers is when
my family members wanted
to meet Narendra bhai and
congratulate him personally
after he was elected CM of
Gujarat. I organised a Milan
programme at my residence
where my family had
gathered and as is obvious,
everyone wanted to have a
picture clicked with Modiji. I
would like to tell my readers
here that I witnessed with
my own eyes something that
makes leaders truly great.
The family helper, whose
name is Mogji, came to
me and requested if he too
could have a photograph
clicked with the Chief
Minister. I told him he
could but he would have to
wait. This was overheard
by Narendrabhai and at
that point, he bypassed all
protocols, flung his arm
around Mogji and with a
pat on his shoulder, said
“Get ready for a photo.”
He then called out for the
photographer and got a
picture clicked with Mogji
and well, all others could wait.
A
COMPILED AND EDITED BY
SHASHIKANT SHARMA
AND SHWETA SHARMA
PM MODI, THE SAMARTH SAATHI
HIS UNFORGETTABLE SPEECH
AT LAL CHOWK IN 1992
Modi made the Republic Day of 1992 a memorable one by
hoisting the National flag at Lal Chowk, Srinagar defying all
the terror threats. The entire country was under the wrap of
emotions. People realized that Modi has the courage, conviction
and enthusiasm for laying down his life for the country.
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI
l Vol 2 l Issue No.187 l RNI NO. UPENG/2020/80229. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Amar Ujala Ltd. B-5 Amausi Industrial Area Kanpur Road Lucknow.
Published at 98, Friend’’s Colony, Raheem Nagar, Dudouli Road, Madiyaon, Lucknow (UP). Editor-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra. Editor: Vishal Srivastav responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act
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INDIA
06
Mahesh Sharma
Patna: In Bihar, bien-
nial elections are to be
held for five Rajya Sab-
ha seats and bypoll for
one seat. The seat for
the by-election has been
vacated by the death of
JDU’s Mahendra Pras-
ad, so that seat will go to
JDU only
. Out of the re-
maining five, two seats
will go to BJP, two to
RJD and one to JDU.
This time RJD is getting
the advantage of one
seat. One seat is falling
vacant for Misa Bharti,
on which she will again
be sent to the Upper
House. However, there
are many contenders
for the second seat of
RJD. Although the Con-
gress is also making a
claim, but the coordina-
tion between the two
parties has ended and
hence its claim has no
meaning.
The strongest con-
tender for an RJD seat is
that of veteran leader
Sharad Yadav, who re-
cently merged his party
with RJD. He is politi-
cally active again and
the party can send him
to the Upper House. Last
timeRJDsentADSingh,
whowasabletomobilize
resources and this time
toothereistalkof giving
a seat to such a business-
man. Even the discus-
sion of sending Mum-
bai’s famous Baba Sid-
diquitoRajyaSabhawas
discussed in the past.
But Tejashwi Yadav will
think ten times before
giving Rajya Sabha to
any ‘outside person’.
Ek Anaar, Sau Bimar: The story of RJD’s RS election!
One Rajya Sabha seat was vacated after the demise of JD(U) leader Mahendra Prasad.
ORDER OF DELIMITATION PANEL
COMES INTO EFFECT IN JK
Commission’s report will form the basis for future assembly polls in Jammu Kashmir
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): The orders of the
Delimitation Commis-
sion which redrew the
assembly and parlia-
mentary constituen-
cies in Jammu and
Kashmir will “take ef-
fect” from May 20, the
Law Ministry said.
The panel’s two or-
ders — one of March 14
dealing with the num-
ber of constituencies
reserved for various
categories and the sec-
ond of May 5 dealing
with the size of each
constituency — will
come into effect togeth-
er from May 20.
The report of the
commission will form
the basis for future as-
sembly polls in the un-
ion territory of Jammu
and Kashmir.
The delimitation pan-
el had given six addi-
tional assembly seats to
Jammu region and one
to Kashmir Valley and
brought areas of Ra-
jouri and Poonch under
the Anantnag parlia-
mentary seat.
Jammu division will
now have 43 assembly
seats and Kashmir 47 in
the 90-member house.
The recommenda-
tion will increase the
total number of seats
in the UT from 83 to 90.
The 24 seats in Paki-
stan-occupied Kashmir
(PoK) will continue to
remain vacant.
In a notification on
Friday, the Law Minis-
try said, “In exercise of
the powers conferred
by sub-sections (2) and
(3) of section 62 of the
Jammu and Kashmir
Reorganisation Act,
2019 (34 of 2019), the
Central Government
hereby appoints the
20th day of May, 2022,
as the date on which
the orders of the De-
limitation Commis-
sion, Order No. 1, dated
the 14th March, 2022
and Order No. 2, dated
the 5th May, 2022,...
shall take effect.”
It is also for the first
time that nine seats
have been proposed for
Scheduled Tribes by the
commission to improve
their representation in
the assembly
.
Since being formed
in March 2020, the De-
limitation Commission
has faced objections
from the Opposition
parties and some local
residents.
Delimitation Commission for the Union territory of Jammu Kashmir. —FILE PHOTO
Nine seats have been proposed for Scheduled
Tribes by the commission to improve their
representation in the assembly
HC fires Bengal Edu Min’s
daughter from teacher job
Kolkata (Agencies):
TheCalcuttaHighCourt
on Friday dismissed
West Bengal Minister of
State for Education
Paresh Chandra Adhi-
kari’s daughter Ankita
Adhikari from her job at
a government-aided
school and asked her to
return the salary she
had drawn as a teacher.
While hearing a peti-
tion filed by a candidate
who claimed the minis-
ter’s daughter had been
preferred over her de-
spite having secured
lower marks in the re-
cruitment test, Justice
Avijit Gangopadhyay
orderedAnkitatodepos-
it the salary paid to her
since November 2018 in
twoinstalmentswiththe
court registrar. The first
instalment needs to be
deposited before June 7.
The petitioner, Babita
Sarkar, was number 20
on the waiting list for
political science.
“We are definitely
feeling good on hearing
the latest court order.
Many merit-list candi-
dates are still waiting to
berecruitedandshewas
withdrawing salary for
being the minister’s
daughter. It is a good
sign but will be consid-
eredavictoryonlywhen
all the merit-list candi-
dates get recruited,” Il-
lias Biswas, one of the
merit-list candidates,
told media.
RECRUITMENT SCAM
HC TURNS DOWN PARTHA’S PLEA FOR
LEGAL IMMUNITY FROM CBI ARREST
Kolkata (Agencies): Former West Bengal Educa-
tion Minister and TMC secretary general, Partha
Chatterjee, on Friday received yet another jolt after
a division bench of the Calcutta High Court refused
to allow him a legal immunity against arrest by CBI
in connection with the ongoing probe pertaining to
West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC)
recruitment irregularities. On May 18, Calcutta High
Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Avijit Gan-
gopadhyay directed Chatterjee to face CBI grilling
related to WBSSC recruitment scam irregularities.
FDI inflow at all-time high of $83.57
bn in 2021-22, led by manufacturing
FDI inflow in manufacturing sectors increased by 76% in previous financial yr
New Delhi (Agencies):
India has reported the
highest foreign direct in-
vestment (FDI inflow) to
the tune of $83.57 billion
for the financial year
2021-2022,theMinistryof
Commerce and Industry
said, adding the coun-
try’s foreign investment
inflows increased 20-fold
since the financial year
2003-04 when it recorded
mere $4.3 billion.
The figures for 2021-22
haveovertakentheprevi-
ous financial year by
$1.60 billion despite the
Ukraine war and Cov-
id-19,theministryadded.
According to the gov-
ernment, the FDI inflow
in the manufacturing
sectors increased by 76
per cent in the previous
financial year ($21.34 bil-
lion) as compared to the
$12.09 billion in the fi-
nancial year 2020-21.
According to the
data, the FDI inflow has
increased by 23 per cent
post-Covid pandemic i.e
March 2020 to 2022 reg-
istered inflow of $171.84
billion against $141.10
billion between Febru-
ary 2018-2020.
Among the top con-
tributors to India’s FDI
inflow,Singaporetopped
the charts with a share
of 27 per cent, followed
by US (18 per cent) and
Mauritius accounting
for 16 per cent.
SOFTWARE HARDWARE SECTOR TOPS
New Delhi: Surender Koli was awarded the 14th death
sentence in connection with the infamous Nithari mur-
ders in UP’s Noida on Friday. Koli, who was found guilty
of raping and murdering several
children between 2005 and 2006,
already been sentenced to death
in 13 cases. The gruesome case
came to light in December 2006
when skeletons were found in a
drain near a house in Nithari. In
the present case, he was convicted under Indian Penal
Code’s Section 364 and Section 302. Koli was arrested
by the CBI, which filed multiple cases against him and
filed the charge sheets in all the cases.
Bengaluru: A bomb threat to Kempegowda Interna-
tional Airport (KIA) created panic at the airport in
Bengaluru in the morning on May 20. Within hours,
police not only checked the
airport premises and declared
the call a hoax, but also arrested
the caller. The police control
room (112) received a call from
a male, who identified himself
as Deepak and claimed to have
planted a time bomb to go off at 3.50 a.m. on Friday
May 20. The police and Central Industrial Security
Force (CISF) posted at KIA were alerted.
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday directed the CBI
to give a three-day prior notice to Congress MP Karti
Chidambaram if it required
to arrest him in connection
with an alleged visa scam
case. Special Judge M K
Nagpal passed the order while
dismissing his anticipatory
bail plea as withdrawn. The
plea was opposed by the CBI, which said it was not
maintainable at this stage. CBI also stated that the
agency will give notice before 48 hours at least if he
was required to be arrested.
NITHARI MURDERS: SURENDER KOLI GETS
14TH DEATH SENTENCE
BENGALURU AIRPORT RECEIVES BOMB
THREAT, MAN ARRESTED FOR HOAX CALL
CBI TOLD TO GIVE KARTI CHIDAMBARAM
THREE-DAY NOTICE BEFORE ARREST
CRUCIAL READ
PK says Cong losing Guj, HP polls;
nothing changed in ‘Chintan Shivir’
Afterfailednegotiations
with the Congress, po-
litical strategist
Prashant Kishor on Fri-
day commented on the
just concluded ‘Chintan
Shivir’ of the party and
said it achieved nothing
but status-quo and gave
it ‘some time till the im-
pending loss in Gujarat
and Himachal Pradesh’.
I’ve been repeatedly
askedtocommentonthe
outcome of
#UdaipurChintanShivir
In my view, it failed to
achieve anything mean-
ingful other than pro-
longing the status-quo
and giving some time to
the #Congress leader-
ship, at least till the im-
pendingelectoralroutin
Gujarat and HP!”
The Congress has an-
nounced ‘Bharat Jodo
march’, reserving posts
to people under 50 years
of age and giving repre-
sentation to the margin-
alised sections.
The Congress and
Prashant Kishor parted
ways in April after hec-
ticparleysfortwoweeks.
Sources in the Con-
gress said that Kishor
wanted sweeping pow-
ers and a free hand in
the election manage-
ment, but the party
wanted a group of lead-
ers to oversee the 2024
general elections.
Heroin worth over Rs 1,500 cr
seized off Lakshadweep coast
The Indian Coast Guard
and Directorate of Rev-
enue Intelligence (DRI)
arrested a gang of in-
ternational smugglers
while they were trying
to smuggle around 218
kg of heroin worth Rs
1,526 crore off the Lak-
shadweep coast. The
operation, codenamed
Operation Khojbeen,
was carried out by the
agencies off Agatti
coast in Lakshadweep.
The narcotics were
seized from two fishing
boats named “Prince”
and “Little Jesus”, said
the Indian Coast Guard.
“The operation was
launchedafteritreceived
intelligence over a peri-
od of several months
that two Indian boats
wouldbesailingfromthe
coast of Tamil Nadu and
receivenarcoticsinlarge
quantity somewhere in
the Arabian Sea during
the second or third week
of May
,” the DRI said.
Chintan Shivir failed
to achieve anything
meaningful: Pollster
Prashant Kishor
Indian Coast Guard arrests a
Gang of int’l smugglers.
JAMMU TUNNEL COLLAPSE
Fresh landslide halts rescue efforts; one
dead, nine still trapped under debris
Jammu (ANI): A por-
tion of the mountain fell
apart in the Makerkote
areaatJammu-Srinagar
National Highway in
Ramban,nearthesiteof
the recuse operation,
where a part of an un-
der-construction tunnel
collapsed late on Thurs-
day night.
This fresh landslide
has put on hold the
searchandrescueopera-
tions. One labourer has
been killed, while nine
others are feared to be
trapped under the de-
bris. Authorities at the
site of the incident stat-
ed that ongoing rescue
operations have also
been hampered as a re-
sult of bad weather.
“We’remakingastrat-
egy to figure out how to
start again. Right now,
the weather is also bad
and we need to delay it
for sometime, but we’ll
hopefullygoinsoon,”an
official said.
The Deputy Commis-
sionerinformedthatthe
regional officer of the
National Highways Au-
thority of India (NHAI)
was also present at the
site. The Deputy Com-
missioner expressed re-
lief that the bridge near
the tunnel was not af-
fected and said that the
safetyof peopleremains
a top priority for the au-
thorities.
Fresh landslide at Jammu tunnel collapse site. —PHOTO BY ANI
Goa CM seeks
time for OBC
data collection
Panaji (Agencies):
Goa Chief Minister
Pramod Sawant on Fri-
day said that his Gov-
ernment would seek
time from the State
Election Commission to
carry out a triple test
exercise to streamline
reservation of wards
for the OBC polulation.
The triple test exer-
cise involves gathering
realistic data of the
state’s OBC population
by the commission.
“We do not have the
right to postpone the
election, that has to be
decided by the SEC,”
he said.

NEWS
07
JNU TO OPT FOR
CUET FOR
ADMISSIONS IN
PG COURSES, DU
AND JAMIA TO
CONTINUE WITH
EARLIER
PROCESS
Universities in the national
capital are divided over opting
for the Common University
Entrance Test (CUET) for
admissions in post-graduate
courses from the new academic
session. While the Jawaharlal
Nehru University (JNU) has
announced that it will allow
admissions to post-graduate and
advanced diploma courses of
proficiency programmes through
the CUET, the Delhi University
(DU) and the Jamia Millia Islamia
(JMI) University have informed
that they will not conduct the
admission process through CUET-
PG this year. Officials at the DU
and the JMI said the admission
process for post-graduate courses
has already begun for the
academic session 2022-23 and it
will not be feasible to change the
process on such a short notice.
University Grants Commission
(UGC) chairman M Jagadesh
Kumar on Thursday said the CUET
for PG admissions will be
introduced from the 2022
academic session. However, he
added that unlike the CUET-UG,
the CUET-PG is not mandatory for
the central universities. “The
admission process has already
begun and on such a short notice,
the university cannot implement a
new system. The Academic
Council and the Executive Council
of the university will take a
decision on the matter and based
on that, we will proceed,” DU
registrar Vikas Gupta told PTI. JMI
registrar Nazim Husain Al-Jafri
said the university will conduct
admissions through the ongoing
procedure. The application
process began on Friday and will
conclude on June 18. —PTI
HC EXPRESSES
DISPLEASURE
OVER VIOLATION
OF LAW IN RAPE
INVESTIGATION
The Allahabad High Court has
expressed displeasure over
the violation of the law by not
recording the audio video
statement of the victim by the
investigator in the gang rape
case. The Court has directed SP
Rampur, the present ASP Milakh
and the Investigating Officer, to
appear with the explanation.
A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay
Kumar Singh passed this order
while hearing a Criminal Appeal
filed by Waseem. Registrar
(compliance) of the Court shall
communicate the order to the
Director General of Police, U.P
Lucknow, Additional Director
General of Police, Bareilly Zone as
well as Principal Secretary (Law)
Legal Remembrancer, U.P
Government for necessary
information. Counsel appearing
on behalf of the informant
apprised the Court that after
taking note of the defective
investigation conducted by the
investigating officer of this case
and on putting query in this
regard by the Court, Sub-
Inspector Adesh of police station
Tanda, district Rampur is
mounting pressure upon the
informant and the victim for not
pursuing the case and making
allegation against the
investigating officer. This is being
done by SI Adesh at the behest of
the investigating officer of the
case as well as in collusion with
the accused persons, who have
illegally been exonerated by the
investigating officer ignoring the
statement of the victim under
Section 164 Cr.P.C. There are
constant threats to the life and
liberty of the victim and her family
members. The Court has fixed the
next hearing of the petition on
May 26, 2022. —First India Bureau
RAJTHACKERAYPUTSAYODHYAVISIT
ONHOLDAMIDTHREATSPROTESTS
Mumbai (PTI): Maha-
rashtra Navnirman
Sena (MNS) chief Raj
Thackeray on Friday
announced that his vis-
it to Ayodhya scheduled
on June 5 has been put
on hold for now, and
said he would share the
details about it during
his upcoming rally in
Pune. The announce-
ment comes amid stiff
opposition from BJP
MP from Uttar Pradesh,
Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh, who has warned
that Thackeray will not
be allowed to enter Ayo-
dhya till he tendered a
public apology for “hu-
miliating” north Indi-
ans in the past.
Taking to Twitter, the
MNS president said,
“Ayodhya visit on hold
for the time being.
Details about it will
be given at the rally in
Pune on May 22.” The
visit has been put off
amid reports that Thac-
keray was not keeping
well. Thackeray had an-
nounced about his visit
to Ayodhya during his
rallies held last month.
Talking about the devel-
opment, MNS leader
Sandeep Deshpande
said people should wait
till Sunday to know the
reasons of the cancella-
tion of the visit. Anoth-
er MNS leader Bala
Nandgaonkar said
during his Pune rally
on May 22, Raj Thacker-
ay will make the rea-
sons clear why he has
put off the Ayodhya vis-
it. He refused to reply to
question on whether
the MNS chief was un-
well. “Health is a pri-
vate matter,” he said.
Meanwhile,ShivSena
leader Sanjay Raut said
there could be political
reasonsbehindtheMNS
chief’s latest decision.
“PeopleinAyodhyahave
opposed Raj Thacker-
ay’s visit and BJP MP
Brij Bhushan Sharan
Singh has highlighted
the anger of the UP peo-
ple by opposing his vis-
it,” Raut said. “I pray to
Lord Ram that Raj Thac-
keray’shealthimproves.
The visit was publicised
and now it has been put
off. There may be some
political reasons. BJP is
known for its use-and-
throw policy
. Shiv Sena
has come out of it after
experiencing it for 25
years,” he alleged.
The MNS chief would share the new details about it during his upcoming rally in Pune
Raj Thackeray —FILE PHOTO
‘BJP IS KNOWN FOR ITS USE--THROW POLICY’
Criminals kill law
student over alleged
land dispute
First India Bureau
Meerut: A dreaded
criminal carrying re-
ward of Rs 1 lakh
along with his accom-
plices shot dead a law
student in his resi-
dence in Pawli Khurd
villageundertheKan-
karkheda police sta-
tion area. Police
sources said that
criminal Sunny Ka-
kran along with his
accomplices attacked
the residence of
Nirankar Chaudhary
and his family and
opened indiscrimi-
nate firing on them.
Prayag Chowdhary
,
son of Nirankar, and
otherfamilymembers
wereinjuredandafter
shooting, the crimi-
nals escaped from the
spot. Prayag was hit
by 7 bullets while po-
lice recovered more
than 15 cartridges
shells. He was then
rushed to a trauma
center in critical con-
dition where he suc-
cumbed to his inju-
ries. Prayagwasalaw
student Sunny and
his accomplices at-
tacked his family
over an alleged land
dispute. Police have
registered a case
against Sunny and
others on the com-
plaint of Nirankar
Chaudhary a man-
hunt was launched to
nab the criminals.
A MOMENT OF RELIEF
A man takes a bath to beat the heat on a hot summer day in Agra on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Staffreportedlyhurtasroofcollapsesat
govthospbeforeinaugurationofdept
First India Bureau
Lucknow: De-
spite the best efforts of
UP Health minister
Brijesh Pathak, cor-
ruption in the depart-
ment caused trouble
for commoners and
raised questions about
the zero-tolerance poli-
cy of the Yogi Aditya-
nath government.
The roof ceiling of a
government hospital, at
Hazaratganj crossing,
fell down in the newly
constructed pathology
department where the
inauguration was
scheduled in a few days.
It was reported that
technical staff in pa-
thology was injured in
the incident. Hospital
sources here said that
poor material was used
in construction which
caused the accident
while the hospital ad-
ministration has de-
nied it by saying it is a
minor issue that should
not be discussed. Dr
Ranjana Khare, chief
medical superinten-
dent, Jhalkari Bai Hos-
pital said that the mat-
ter was reported to her
by a staff member. Nei-
ther any equipment nor
any staff member was
injured in the accident,
she claimed to add that
the deputy chief minis-
ter and health minister
of state Brijesh Pathak
will inaugurate the de-
partment after the work
is completed.
The hospital adminis-
tration was denying any
mishappening, and hos-
pital sources confirmed
that Deepa, a contractu-
al worker was injured in
the accident and several
machines in the labora-
tory were damaged in
the incident.
The hospital administration denied any
mishappening, and sources their
confirmed that Deepa, a contractual worker
was injured in the accident and several
machines in the laboratory were damaged.
STF NAB CRIMINALS,FRAUDSTERS,FAKE
ARMS PEDDLERS IN SEPARATE RAIDS
THREE KILLED, EIGHT INJURED
IN ROAD MISHAP IN AZAMGARH
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UP Special
Task Force (STF) has
arrested wanted crimi-
nals, fraudsters in-
volved in police recruit-
ment examinations,
and members of the se-
rial killer gangs in dif-
ferent raids. STF team
arrested and murdered
accused Sachin Upad-
hyay near Cant Railway
station platform in Va-
ranasi district.
Sachin had murdered
Raj Bahadur Patel in
Mumbai. Also, the STF
team arrested Rishabh
Sonkar, an active mem-
ber of serial killer Sal-
eem, Rustam, and
Shohrab gang in Luc-
know, and recovered a
country-madepistoland
cartridges from him.
Several criminal cases
under murder, attempt
tomurder,andArmsAct
were registered against
Rishabh and he was
wanted in several cases.
In another incident,
STF arrested Shishupal
Prasad and Arjun
Prasad in Kanpur dis-
trict for their involve-
ment in illegal activities
in the police recruit-
ment examination. The
arrested accused had
taken money from sev-
eral candidates to qual-
ify them for police re-
cruitment examination
by illegal means.
First India Bureau
Azamgarh: Three per-
sons lost their lives
while 8 others received
severe injuries in the
collision of a taxi and
mini truck near the LIC
office in the Phoolpur
area. Police sources
said that several mem-
bers of the family were
returning to Saraimeer
from the marriage cere-
mony in Maigna village
in the Phoolpur area
when their vehicle
dashed into the mini
truck. Three persons
died on the spot in the
accident while eight
others were severely in-
jured. The deceased
were identified as Aa-
lia, Nirmala, and Sahil
while Priyanshi,
Kaushlya, Babita, Salo-
ni, Mewati, Sarita,
SHivbahadur, Suman,
and Vimleshwere in-
jured. The injured were
rushed to the district
hospital where three of
them were stated to be
in critical condition. It
was reported that the
mini-truck’s driver
tried to escape from the
spot leaving his vehicle
behind but locals
nabbed him and handed
over him to the police.
Police seized his vehicle
and further proceed-
ings are underway
.
Kanpur: Man held for son,
daughter-in-law’s murder
Kanpur (PTI): A day
after a newly-wed
couple was found
dead with their
throats slit here, po-
lice on Friday arrest-
ed the man’s father
and charged him with
murder.
Shivam Tiwari
(27), a vendor, and
his wife Julie Tiwari
(24) were found dead
with their throat slit
inside their bedroom
on Thursday. Addi-
tional DCP (West)
Brajesh Srivastava
on Friday said, “We
initially detained fa-
ther Deep Tiwari,
alias Deepak, a tea
vendor, on suspicion
because he was pres-
ent in the house at
the time of the inci-
dent. Deepak later
confessed to his
crime, claiming that
he killed his son and
daughter-in-law with
a knife. We have
also recovered the
weapon.”

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2NDFRONT
We all need dreams, they are
beacons of hope in the daily
grind of life.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
AZAM KHAN A FREE MAN
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan released from Sitapur jail on Friday morning after remaining in prison for 37 months. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
Mission
2024
Eyeing dalit vote base of BSP, SP
chief visits places of Buddha
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: After PM
Modi’s recent visit to
Kushinagar, now Sa-
majwadi Party chief
Akhilesh Yadav is also
preparing to make
a presence in this
holy city where Lord
Buddha attained
Mahaparinirvana.
In the main units of
the SP organisation,
there is a preparation to
give preference to the of-
fice bearers belonging to
the scheduled castes.
Last year, Akhilesh’s
party launched the ‘Ba-
basaheb Ambedkar Va-
hini’, led by former BSP
veteranMithaiLalBhar-
ti, to focus on the sched-
uled castes. Not only
this,AkhileshYadavhad
appealed to the people to
celebrate ‘Dalit Diwali’
onthebirthanniversary
of Dr. Babasaheb
Ambedkar. Political ex-
perts believe that due to
the continuous margin-
alization of BSP
, both
BJP and SP have got op-
portunities to bring its
core voters into their re-
spective folds.
It is evident from the
assessmentof thevoting
data of the recently con-
cluded assembly polls
that BJP got a bigger
share of Dalit voters,
which shifted from BSP
,
than SP
. Although BJP
recorded higher victory
margin on reserved
seats, SP’s tally also im-
proved significantly as
compared to the 2017.
Therehasbeenalotof
gain in the Dalit support
base of SP
. To continue
this trend in future also,
the SP camp has become
very active. According
to party sources, Dalit
castes like Dhobi, Pasi,
Sonkar,kori, Dhanuk,
Dhobi etc. have been
with both the SP and the
BJP
, but about 12 per
centJatavvotersarestill
rallied behind the BSP
supremo Mayawati.
The SP strategists are
executingmanyschemes
to make inroads in this
base vote bank of BSP
.
On the occasion of Bud-
dha Purnima last Mon-
day
, Akhilesh Yadav
reached Buddha Vihar
locatedinRisaldarPark,
Lucknow, where he paid
obeisance by offering
flowers and worshiping
the statue of Lord Bud-
dha. While reiterating
his resolve to bring
Ambedkarites and Lohi-
awadis on one platform;
heannouncedthatinthe
comingdays,SPworkers
would organise similar
programmesineachdis-
trict.Alongwiththis,the
representation of Dalit
office bearers in the
chief executiveandfron-
tal units of SP will also
be increased. Moreover,
thestrategyof including
many Dalit leaders of
different political outfits
and former officers of
thiscommunitywillalso
be implemented soon.
Saharanpur (PTI):
Two people were in-
jured in a clash be-
tween two communi-
ties after a woman
was allegedly sexu-
ally harassed in
Deoband police sta-
tion area here, police
said on Friday
.
Five people have
been taken into cus-
tody following a com-
plaint by a right-
wing organisation,
they said. A young
woman was return-
ing home from the
market on Thursday
night when a youth
allegedly sexually
harassed her. Sev-
eral shopkeepers
came forward in her
support, Superinten-
dent of Police (Ru-
ral) Suraj Rai said.
The youth at-
tacked one of the
shopkeepers with a
rod after which an
argument broke out
between the two
communities, Rai
said.
The issue soon
snowballed with the
two groups attacking
each other with la-
this. One person each
from both the sides
sustained injuries in
the fight, he said.
Investigations are
on and necessary ac-
tion will be taken,
the SP said. In pro-
test against this inci-
dent, BJP leaders
and people associat-
ed with Hindu organ-
isations sat on a
dharna in the night.
SP President Akhilesh Yadav offering his prayers before an idol of Lord Buddha in Lucknow.
There has been a
lot of gain in the
dalit support
base of SP in UP
Assembly polls
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PERFORMANCE
2 hurt in clash after
woman harassed
Minor apprehended
for rape of 5-yr-old
Kaushambi (PTI): A
13-year-old boy has been
apprehended for alleg-
edly raping a five-year-
old girl related to him,
police said on Friday.
The boy was apprehend-
ed under the Juvenile
Justice (Care and Pro-
tection of Children) Act
by a child welfare police
officer after the prelimi-
nary probe into a rape
case FIR lodged against
him, Kaushambi’s Su-
perintendent of Police
Hemraj Meena said.
After the apprehen-
sion of the child, al-
leged to be in conflict
with law, the police pro-
duced him before a chil-
dren court which re-
manded him to a Chil-
dren Welfare Home in
Prayagraj as no such
child care home is there
in Kaushambi district,
he said.
Detailing the inci-
dent, SP Meena said, A
five-year-old girl, a resi-
dent of Kada Dham Po-
lice station area, was
allegedly raped by her
13-year-old relative on
May 12. Initially, a case
of physicalviolencewas
lodged regarding the
case.” However, the mi-
nor girl was rushed to a
hospital on Thursday
after her health deterio-
rated. “The doctors con-
firmed rape. On the ba-
sisof this,apreliminary
police investigation was
done. After the investi-
gation, an FIR of rape
was lodged against the
boy and he has been ap-
prehended, the SP said.
“The ASP has been
asked to look into the
role of police while in-
vestigating the matter,”
he said. Interestingly,
the child, alleged to be
in the conflict of law, is
barely a year older than
the prescribed age limit
of 12 years under which
a child could be consid-
ered a doli incapax , and
deemed incapable of
forming the intent to
commit a crime or tort.
Section 82 of the IPC
provides that nothing is
an offence which is done
by a child under 7 years
of age being a doli inca-
pax. Section 83 of the
IPC says that nothing is
an offence which is done
by a child above 7 years
of age and under 12,
who has not attained
sufficient maturity of
understanding to judge
the nature and conse-
quences of his conduct.
First India Bureau
Agra: A woman was set
on fire at Sarrah in Agra
Kheragarh area. The
woman engulfed in
flames kept screaming
for help in the middle of
the road. When people
saw this, they informed
the police.
The police took her to
CHC Kheragarh, where
doctors referred her to
trauma centre. The po-
lice have ordered to
strictly investigate the
matter and take action.
The incident happened
on Bhilawali Road of
Kheragarhpolicestation
area, at 11 pm on Thurs-
day
.
Seeingthewomansuf-
fering on the middle
road and pleading for
help,passersbyinformed
thepolice.Itisbeingtold
that the woman’s throat
had also been slit.She
was suffering in pain on
the middle of the road
for about half an hour.
Realising the serious-
ness of the matter, SP
West Agra Countryside
Satyajit Gupta and CO
Kheragarh Mahesh Ku-
marreachedtheMedical
CollegeAgrainthenight
itself andstartedgetting
information about the
woman. Agra SSP Sud-
heer Kumar Singh said,
“The woman, nearly 35
years old, was found at
Bhilawali Road under
Kheragarhpolicestation
limits in Agra district.
The woman seems to be
from MP
. She suffered
burns below the chest
and her throat was also
found cut.” Her state-
ment will be recorded
when the doctors deem
her fit to talk, the SSP
said.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The own
homesof thepolicemen,
who are on duty round
the clock for the safety
and well being of every-
one, are unsafe. Thieves
cleaned their hands at
the residences located
on the Agra Police Line
lastnight.Thievesbroke
the locks of the resi-
dencesof fivepolicemen
and stole valuables from
their homes. As soon as
SSP Sudhir Kumar
came to know about this
incident carried out by
the thieves among hun-
dreds of policemen in
the police line, he
reached the spot. Ac-
cording to SSP Sudhir
Kumar, three houses
have been stolen and
only one lock is broken.
Behind the cyber po-
lice station in Agra Po-
liceline are the official
residences of police-
men. On Thursday
night, the thieves car-
ried out the theft by
breakingthelocksof the
residencesof fivepolice-
men including consta-
bles Ram Avtar, Sudar-
shan Singh, Ajay and
Virendra. The houses
whose locks are broken,
all the people had gone
on leave. In the morn-
ing, neighbours saw the
broken locks and in-
formed them about the
incident. When the me-
dia persons reached the
spot after getting infor-
mation about the theft
in the house of the po-
licemen, the officers
present on the spot even
threatened to register a
case for taking photo-
graphs and publishing
the news without the
permission of the SSP.
Two hours after the in-
formation about the in-
cident, SSP Sudhir Ku-
mar reached the spot
and started investiga-
tion. The SSP has in-
structed to disclose the
matter soon.
Modi said the
world is looking at
India with great
expectations. He
kept up his attack
on dynastic par-
ties and said the
BJP has to keep
fighting them to
save democracy
and empower it.
These parties ex-
ist to further fam-
ily interests and
have inflicted a lot
of damage on the
country, he said.
Modi urged BJP
leaders on Friday
to alert citizens
about attempts be-
ing made to trig-
ger controversies
on the basis of lan-
guage and assert-
ed that the saffron
party considers all
Indian languages
the soul of
“Bharatiyata” (In-
dianness) and
worthy of rever-
ence. “Giving pri-
ority to local lan-
guages in the
NEP-2021,” he
said.
Police produced
him before a
children court
which remanded
him to a
Children Welfare
Home
Woman found with burns, slit throat in Agra
A burgled room in one of the police quarters.
Admitted to SN
Medical College
Doctors from CHC
referred the woman
to Agra SN Medical
College. The woman
has not been identi-
fied yet. After the
incident, the team
of forensic and dog
squad also reached
the spot
Thieves get better of cops: Burgle 3 houses in Agra Police Line
SSP’S OFFICE STARTED IN
POLICE LINE THIS WEEK
The office of Police Line SSP has been shifted
from the district headquarters this week. Despite
the opening of the SSP’s office in the police line,
questions are being raised on the functioning of the
police after it was stolen there. The way the theft took
place, it is clearly visible that the thieves had no fear.
They broke the locks and threw them outside and
searched the house with full engrossment.
Fix goals
for next 25
years...
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LUCKNOW, SATURDAY,
MAY 21, 2022
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Optimism is all about a positive approach that generates great results from hard
work. The most beautiful thing one can wear is confidence as it is all about the zeal
of doing better every day. One such magnetic personality is Ayushi Banasia from
Ajmer who looks for opportunities to perform better. City First spoke to Ayushi
Banasia about her modelling career and here are some excerpts of that chit-chat.
ell us some-
thing about
yourself.
My name is
Ayushi Ba-
nasia and I
am from
Ajmer. I am currently
staying in Jaipur. I al-
ways look for different
opportunitiestodobet-
terinmylife.Irecently
donatedmylivertomy
father and felt satis-
fied.Ihavebeenanath-
leteandanationalbas-
ketball player.
Throw some light
on essential skills
required for the
modelling world.
Modelling requires
passion as it is not en-
tirely about looks.
It is also a craft
that has to be
practised and de-
veloped with consist-
ent efforts. However,
visual appearance
matters when in
front of the cam-
era. A confi-
dent and de-
terminedper-
sonality is
re q u i re d
for this
h i g h l y
c o m p e t i -
tive field.
Any advice you
would give to your
future self?
Yes, I would surely
give myself one piece
of advice about being
consistent in this pro-
fession. I would ask
myself to go relent-
lessly after my aims
and ambitions. I be-
lieve that these goals
are the expressions of
my true personality
.
What inspired you
to become a model?
I always knew that I
was capable of be-
coming a successful
model. I have all the
traits that are needed
to become a super-
model. However, I am
very well aware of
the fact that it is
a very demanding
and competitive pro-
fession but life is
nothing without
challenges.
What was the
biggest mistake
you made when
you just started?
I made a big mistake
when I started. I was
not well trained and
went for an audition
which embarrassed
me. I could not even
walk properly on the
ramp at that time. So,
you should prepare
well for anything that
you pursue.
What has been the
most memorable or
rewarding moment
in your career?
Every time I walk the
ramp becomes a
memorable moment
for me. It gives me a
lot of confidence and
positivity. I feel the
best reward is when
you are confident
while doing
your job.
Alluring Ayushi: An
Alluring Ayushi: An
UNSUNG HERO
UNSUNG HERO
DHANUSHREE VYAS
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Driving down with lover to a
happening place is indicated today.
A vacation you only dreamed about
is likely to become a reality soon.
Healthy eating will help prevent
digestive ailments. Money will be no
constraint in buying what you like.
There will be some criticism in the air,
try to deal with them patiently.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Project left halfway by someone else
may come on your shoulders, but
your efforts will be acknowledged.
Some clarification will need to be
sought on a financial issue, before
you take the next step. A Some of
you are all set to enjoy a splendid
vacation. Be cautious on the money
front this week.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Currently, you are in the midst of
some profound questioning about
your emotional attitudes. You’ll
probably find yourself totally free of
inhibitions, much to your delight. It’s
an opportunity to meet new people
and perhaps become a bit more
open-minded. You can expect lively
events and much pleasure from love.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You are likely to find the day most
auspicious. Your knowledge about your
line of work will be roundly appreciated
and get you the thumbs up from
higher ups. Friends and family may
get together to give you a surprise and
make your day. Be careful about being
too easily convinced by any “truth” that
comes your way.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
People falling under this sign will
have very refreshing day. Visiting a
mall or watching a movie with family
is likely to be the highlight of the day
for some. You may enjoy travelling to
a tourist destination recommended
by your friends. Reignite the flicker-
ing romance in your life by spending
more time together.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your stars favour a bright beautiful
day . A setback you have recently
experienced can make you come out
stronger. Tax advisor will be a big
help in saving taxes, so don’t hesitate
to contact one. It is difficult for the
relationship of friends turned lovers
to fall apart, so relax. Try to tackle
difficult situations with patience.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Settling down in a new house is
indicated for some. Money put
together on previous occasions is
likely to come in handy now. A family
youngster is keen to learn from you,
so don’t disappoint. You may have to
awaken partner’s interest in you once
again. Try being patient as you may
face some ups and downs
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will derive great benefit from
an exercise routine that you keenly
follow. Extra workload is foreseen at
work but nothing you cannot handle
within office hours. Taking a family or
personal trip may seem impossible due
to due professional commitments. So
postpone it for some other day. Health
would be satisfactory.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Good earning opportunities come to
you. Help from co-workers in a time
consuming task will be forthcoming
on the work front. Support of family
will encourage you to take up a chal-
lenge. Socially, your presence will be
much looked forward. You should
make good use of today’s clear com-
munication channels.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Something you have implemented at
work is likely to profit the company
and get you noticed. You are likely to
celebrate the achievement of a family
youngster in a grand way. Shifting
into your very own house may soon
become a reality. If you can’t see how
to solve the problem alone, why not
discuss it with your friends?
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Previous investments are likely to
give you good returns. Some of you
may decide to follow in the footsteps
of celebrities and visit the very same
exotic destination that they had
been to. No amount of excuses will
dispel lover’s suspicions about your
tendency to stray the path. Try to
maintain a positive attitude.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Money coming from various streams
will keep you in an elated state of
mind. A new fitness regime that you
have adopted promises to keep you
in the pink of health. Getting an old
furniture upholstered may be at the
top of the mind of some homemak-
ers. Your search for perfect partner
may soon be over.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
ecelia Ahern is an
Irish novelist, born
and brought up in
Dublin.Shehasher
works published in
50 countries and
hassoldover25millioncop-
iesof hernovelsworldwide.
Two of her books have been
adaptedasfilmsandshehas
created several TV series.
Sheandherbookshavewon
numerous awards.
The Marble Collector is a
thought-provoking novel
about how the most ordi-
narydecisionswemakecan
havethemostextraordinary
consequences on how we
liveourlives.Sometimesit’s
only by shining a light on
someone else that you can
truly under- stand
yourself. It is an Illuminat-
ing and touching father-
daughter story about mem-
ory
, childhood and secrets.
“When it comes to mem-
ory there are three catego-
ries – things I want to for-
get, things I can’t forget
and things I’d forgotten I
forgot until I remember
them.” Memory is what
makes us individuals. It
shapes our personality. It
has the power to change
our emotional state in the
blink of an eye. Many of us
are haunted by memories
that we’d give everything
to erase and
all of us have memories we
turn to when we need to go
back to those moments
when we were truly happy
.
Imagine the loss when we
lose this capability!!!
Fergus Boggs suffered a
stroke and has dementia.
His memory “ebbs and
flows like the waves of the
Irish sea”. He is in an Old-
Age Care Home. Sabrina,
his daughter, visits him
regularly and genuinely
cares for him. As a mother
of three sons, she is more
than busy. Her job in a
Care-Centre, as a swim-
ming pool lifeguard, is bor-
ing and her marriage isn’t
as happy anymore as it
used to be. She cannot un-
derstand herself or her
problems and feels lost.
Sabrina gets a phone call
fromherfather’srehabilita-
tion centre to look up some
cartons which have been
delivered as his old belong-
ings. Since she has a rare
day off (her husband has
taken the three boys on a
camp outing to watch the
solareclipse),shedecidesto
go through the contents of
theboxes.She’ssurprisedto
find a valuable collection of
marbles, very meticu-
lously segregated, de-
scribed, valued and cata-
logued. Some of the most
expensivemarblesaremiss-
ing, forcing her to find out
more.Sabrinaisbewildered
by this mysterious finding.
“She discovers a truth
wheresheneverknewthere
wasalie”.Thefamiliarman
she grew up with is sud-
denly a stranger to her. She
has only “this single free
day”tounlockthesecretsof
the man she thought she
knew. A day that unearths
memories, stories and peo-
ple she never knew existed.
“Sometimes it’s the people
closest to us that we
know the least”. A
day that changes her and
those around her forever...!
This novel spans both-
one day and a whole life-
time. It’s told from alternat-
ing perspectives- both in
the first person. Fergus’s
chapters are always titled
“Playing with Marbles”
then the name of either a
sort of marble or the game
that is mentioned in the
chapter. Sabrina’s are titled
“Pool Rules” which relates
to her love of water, swim-
ming and her job as a life-
guard. Fergus’s story starts
with him being a sad and
scared five-year-old boy
, re-
ceiving his first marbles.
“Allies. I like that. It makes
me feel like a soldier.” He
has a complex childhood
background- one of seven
rowdy boys- with an absent
mother and a harsh stepfa-
ther. He finds solace in his
secret world of marbles-
keeping his passion to him-
self. He’s unable to share it
earlier with his brothers
andlaterwithhiswifeGina
and their daughter
Sabrina, for fear of
ridicule.Heleads
a double life-
one as
“Fergus Boggs” the sales-
man, and another as “Ham-
ish O’Neill”- ‘the best indi-
vidual player in the marble
World Championship’. The
sacrifices that he makes,
theliesandexcuseshetells-
all to pursue his passion
are really sad.
The world of marbles is
intriguing- the art of mak-
ing each piece, the unique-
ness of its design and the
depth of understanding of
the passion for each. “The
marble he gave me is the
brown one I was immedi-
ately drawn to when I first
arrived. It looks like a plain
brown marble- but when I
hold it up to the moonlight-
it glows with orange and
amber-likeithasafireburn-
ingbrightlyinside.Justlike
its owner.”
Ahern cleverly and sys-
tematicallyturnsthetables,
providing thought-provok-
inglifelessons-themeaning
of family
, passion, friend-
ship and above all -the im-
portance of being oneself.”
It’s a thoroughly engaging
novel. Do read it. The
magical world of mar-
bles will lure you in.
THE MARBLE COLLECTOR
THE MARBLE COLLECTOR
C
DEEPAK
deepaklifemusings@gmail.com
DEEPAK’S CORNER
Cecelia Ahern

K
eerthy Suresh has proved her
mettle in both the film and
fashion industry. The Vashi ac-
tress is known for acing the eth-
nic attire every single time. Continuing
the trend, the star has once again gar-
nered eyeballs with her latest desi ava-
tar. Flaunting her delicate features,
Keerthy Suresh posed in a red lehenga
with white embellishment. She complet-
ed the look with a red hair band and sil-
ver bangles. This photoshoot is yet an-
other proof that no one can carry the
ethnic look better than her. The actress
will next share the screen with Tovino
Thomas in their upcoming courtroom
drama, Vaashi. The latest update about
the project is that the first single from
the flick will be released on 21 May.
N
ysa Devgan is one of the most popular star
kids in recent times. Recently, she was spot-
ted partying with a few friends in London,
one can see Nysa exuding diva vibes as she
donned a white crop top and paired it up with a
high-waisted nude colour trouser
pants. Her hair was left open
with a middle parting and she
opted for a glamorous make-
up look for the night. Re-
cently, she attended the
Lakme Fashion Week and
looked stunning in an out-
fit by fashion designer
Manish Malhotra outfit.
CITY FIRST
he Cannes Film
Festival 2022
kick-started on
May 17 with an
impressive In-
dian contin-
gent joining
the festivities. India
has been chosen as the
first Country of Honour
at Marche du Cinema this year.
While actor Deepika Padukone is on
the jury duty this year, Aishwarya
Rai Aishwarya Rai Bachchan,
Urvashi Rautela, Masoom Minawa-
la, Tamannaah Bhatia and Pooja
Hegde among others are a part of
the Indian delegation.
Bollywood’s blue-eyed beauty
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walked
the red carpet and looked
breathtakingly beautiful in
Gaurav Gupta’s design and
did her signature pose at
the festival.
Deepika once again
left everyone in awe with
her blazing red Louis Vuit-
ton gown with a plunging
neckline. For accessories, the
actress went the minimal way
as she adorned a statement
diamond neckpiece alone.
Hina Khan has sported a
magnificent off-shoulder and
flared lavender gown.
Urvashi Rautela made a
jaw dropping entry as she
looked no less than snow-
white in her enchanting
white dress. However, hear-
ing the price of her gown
will keep you up at night.
Meanwhile, Masoom
Minawala grabbed attention
with her bright pink mono-
tone pink Valentino ensem-
ble. Pooja Hegde wore a
beautiful pink sleeveless
gown and looked divine.
While walking on the red
carpet, she also flashed her
million-dollar smile. Ta-
mannaah has managed to
impress us all as she went
for an all-black glittery,
dramatic look that just
suited her too much. She
wore a bling body-hugging
gown with a stunning
cape to complete the
look. Overall, her
look gave us boss
lady vibes and we
just love it.
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T
he film is a horror-com-
edy and is a franchise
of the Bhool Bhulaiyaa
released in 2007. The
story of the film is about an
accidental, yet destined meet
up between two strangers Ru-
haan (Kartik Aaryan) and
Reet ( Kiara Advani) who
end up visiting Reet’s
home town in Rajasthan
which is haunted by the spir-
it of Manjulika (Tabu). Fate
leads them to open up an
old secret due to which all
hell breaks loose lead-
ing to one lie, leading to
a whole pile of lies
which sends Ruhaan
and Reet on a scary
rollercoaster ride.
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
is a fresh story and it
holds its ground. An-
ees Bazmee has not
just resorted to jump-
ing scares to make it fit
the horror genre but
there are actual mo-
ments of ‘ghostly
encounters’ that
take you by sur-
prise. The director
has mastered the art
of comedy so well that
he can make you crack
up in a jiffy
.
Kartik does jus-
tice to his character and it
seems that the character was
written keeping in mind only
and only Kartik Aaryan. He
gets every chance to show his
acting, dancing skills and com-
ic timing in the film. Kiara is
sweet and simple as Reet and
looks gorgeous in each frame.
Not that it’s some drastically
different role that she hasn’t
done in the past. Tabu, stand
out strong in the entire film
playing the character of the
spirit of Manjulika and the
caring bhabi of the family An-
julika. Tabu leaves a mark in
every scene she appears.
Among other supporting
casts, Rajpal Yadav, Sanjay
Mishra, Ashwini Kalsekar
andRajeshSharmabringsome
hilarious moments. Milind Gu-
nanji and Amar Upadhyay have
essential parts but in very lim-
ited screen time.
Overall the film is
good and the best
part is it does not
let you miss the
Bhool Bhulaiya
of 2007. The indi-
viduality of the
film stands out
and it will not
be fair on our
part to com-
pare it with
Bhool Bhu-
laiya star-
ring Akshay
Kumar. The
film is a
gush of
freshness.
KAVITA CHAUHAN
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
DIRECTOR
Anees Bazmee
CAST CREW
Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani ,
Tabu , etc.
BHOOL BHULAIYAA 2
RATING:
T CANNES
FESTIVAL 2022
A Breather For Bollywood
B-TOWN’S DIVA
NYSA DEVGN!
KEERTHY
CHARMS HEARTS
Nysa Devgn
Kiara Advani and Kartik Aaryan
Hina Khan Masoom Minawala
Pooja Hegde
Deepika Padukone Urvashi Rautela
Tamannaah Bhatia
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Keerthy Suresh

THE SAGA OF SAREES
THE SAGA OF SAREES
City First talks to fashion experts about the appeal of the timeless eternal drape
he six yards of ele-
gance aka an heir-
loom synonymous
with the history
and heritage of In-
dia, Saree, is the
epitome of beauty,
grace and timeless
fashion.
Saree has come a
long way, from being
the luxe garment of
the royals to being
the style statement
of politicians and
actresses.
The saree has
been an inter-
national part
of the red
car pet
fashion as well. The ongoing
75th Cannes film festival saw
Deepika Padukone don Sab-
yasachi's Bengal Tiger Cou-
ture Sari, by the French Rivi-
era which garnered praise as
well as trolls.
So, City First talked to fash-
ion experts about the appeal
of the timeless eternal drape
of saree nationally and inter-
nationally
.
MONICA PRABHAKAR
12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
The Talented Trio of Lucknow
D
r Ravish Srivastav is a
man who enjoys listening
to kissey kahaniya and
has turned his hobby into
a career via hard work and deter-
mination. His sons are also fol-
lowing their passions and have
built a name for themselves.
THE WRITER AND ACTOR
This man left his government
job to pursue his passion which
later led to the publication of
two novels, 'Woh Ajnabi' (in 2014)
and 'Usey aana hi tha' (in 2018),
and an acting career spanning 21
movies and 21 feature films, 11
web series and 1 Hollywood flick.
“I worked in Ignou Regional
Centre in Vrindavan Yojna in
Lucknow and left the job in July
2019 to pursue my passion. When
I left Ignou, we started a cafe
here which would suffice the
family's needs. Due to the lock-
down, we faced heavy financial
losses and finally had to shut it
down”, he said.
Throughout the lockdown, the
father-son duo made a short film,
'Duvidha', which addresses the
challenges of ordinary families
during the lockdown.
He mentioned that recently he
was playing a part in Brij ke Go-
pal but left it midway due to the
lack of producers' commitment.
Talking about his upcoming
seriesonNetflixtitledSabseBada
Rapiaya, he tells, I am playing a
Naxalite chief in the series have
got a chance to showcase much
more of my talent and am anx-
iously waiting for its release.
SON MOTIVATES FATHER TO
FOLLOW HIS HEART
“I just entered the scene after
seeing Utkarsh become victori-
ous. He proved to be a motivat-
ing force for me”, said Ravish
patting his son's shoulder and
taking himself back to the mem-
ory of nervous Utkarsh, in his
school days saying,” Papa yaar
main padhai nahee karna
chahta”.
“I told him that it's fine if he
wants to pursue music instead of
formal schooling and that he
should never look back.”, Ravish
said.
Utkarsh trained himself
through special classical music
training to a professional level.
He has published a song called
Tu Hai Kahan, which he cre-
ated while driving to his café.
He then began writing and
publishing songs. So far, he
has composed 12-15 songs and is
attempting to monetize them
with his younger brother.
“Randeep Hooda has been a
part of my show in Gurugram, I
have opened twice for Neha
Kakkar and have performed An-
kit Tiwari’s songs in front of the
singer. Zubin Nautiyal was also
impressed by my performance”.
Utkarsh also conceptualised a
song during the pandemic where
25 Lucknowi musicians and 100
actors contributed from their
homes. He was recently a mem-
ber of a worldwide collaboration
metal album that was published
in 2018 from Switzerland.
THE BINDING FORCE
The second brother Chitransh
Srivastav, took the camera and
went on to shoot and then edit
the visuals making the boys a
complete pack. When talking
about his idols, he says that the
19-year-old Ujjwal Kulkarni,
who edited KGF Chapter 2 is
his idol right now.
He also shot a flick on Di-
wali and brought a role rever-
salbetweenhumansandanimals.
“If a man was as aware in his
senses, just like a dog or a cat,
how will he react to the crack-
ers busting in Diwali”, was the
baseline of the short movie,
which was awarded by none
other than the talented director
Ashwini-Iyer-Tiwari.
ASHEESH KUMAR SHUKLA
NCC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEETING
CITY FIRST
A
n NCC Alumni
meeting was or-
ganised by NCC
Group HQ Luc-
know for Ex-NCC Ca-
dets, on Friday
. The
meeting which was
first of its kind, was at-
tended by many promi-
nent NCC Alumni of
Lucknow, along with
several NCC Cadets, in-
structors and staff. The
meeting, conducted on
the Gomti River Front,
was presided over by
BrigRaviKapoor,Group
Commander, NCC
Group Headquarters
and attended by Com-
manding Officers of
NCC Battalions at Luc-
know. It was anchored
by Captain (IN) Naven-
du Saxena, CO 3 UP Na-
valNCCUnit.ShipMod-
ellingInstructorShirish
Dixit who addressed the
gathering to explain
the modalities and pro-
cedure to apply for be-
coming NCC Alumni.
In his welcome ad-
dress, the Group Com-
mander, emphasized
raising awareness about
the Alumni association,
register maximum NCC
cadets on the Alumni
Portalandundertakeac-
tivities in consonance
with the stated objec-
tives of NCC. The Com-
manding Officer of 3 UP
NavalNCCunit,Captain
(IN) Navendu Saxena,
gave a briefing on the
Role of NCC Alumni As-
sociation and measures
foritsfurtherexpansion.
This meeting is ex-
pected to bring together
many NCC alumni on a
single platform, who
can join hands to con-
tribute towards nation-
building. During his in-
teraction, the Group
Commander urged all
Ex-NCC Cadets to make
it a credible and worthy
platform for all former
and present NCC cadets.
In the end, Captain (IN)
Navendu Saxena, deliv-
ered a Vote of thanks to
express his gratitude
towards all the attend-
ees and those who made
the event a success.
Entering the leagues of
high performance gasoline
CITY FIRST
O
n February 5,
2021, IndianOil
debuted their
super Premi-
um Fuel XP100 in Luc-
know to meet the
needs of well-heeled
vehicle enthusiasts
who drive modern
machines that show-
case the technical
marvels of the auto-
mobile revolution and
match their high-per-
formance beasts.
IndianOil allows In-
dia to enter the league
of select advanced na-
tions such as Germany
and the United States
that deliver 100 Octane
high-performance gas-
oline to demanding
consumers across the
country
, adding anoth-
er feather to Atmanirb-
har Bharat’s crown.
The XP100 from Indi-
anOil is the country’s
first such gasoline. It is
a unique achievement
of IndianOil, made
possible by the compa-
ny’s world-class RD,
which combines indig-
enously created tech-
nology with numerous
production streams
and quality processes.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
The birthday of IAS
Laxmi N, IAS Shiv
Sahay Awasthi,
and IG Nilabja
Choudhary, was
on Friday, May 20.
WE wish them all
the best.
DONATING FOR GOOD CAUSE
CITY FIRST
S
everalintellectuals
of the society have
come forward to
contribute to the noble
VC Care Fund initiated
for needy students start-
ed recently by the Vice-
Chancellor of Lucknow
University, Prof Alok
Kumar Rai. In this con-
text, Dr Neelam Ohri,
Dr Raj Bisaria, Dr Arup
Chakraborty and Prof
AB Rai, handed their
contributions for the
support amount for the
Care Fund to the Vice-
Chancellor, Prof Alok
Kumar Rai. Appreciat-
ing this unique initia-
tive taken by the Vice-
Chancellor, all the do-
nors wholeheartedly
appreciated this work
done by Lucknow Uni-
versity for providing
necessary help to the
needy students.
The VC expressed his
gratitude to all the do-
nors and said that this
campaign is based on
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi’s motto Sabka
Saath, Sabka Vikas and
Sabka Vishwas. Dean
Student Welfare, Prof
Poonam Tandon in-
formed that so far
around 300 students
have applied to Vice-
Chancellor Care Fund.
(L-R) Chitransh, Ravish Srivastava and Utkarsh
During the meeting
Dr Alok Kumar Rai and
Dr Neelam Ohri
Tamanna Bhatia styled by Srishti Arora
AKSHITA VOHRA
a fashion influencer, talked
about Deepika's Sabyasachi
look at Cannes and said, “First,
the saree is nine yards of
elegance and it represents
India in its truest form. This is
the reason time and again it is
chosen for huge events like
Cannes. Be it in a
deconstructed or its original
form, the best way to represent
your country is wearing Indian
designers along with making a
mark each time. Deepika was
one of the nine Jury Members
and wearing a saree, she
represented her country while
slaying the retro look.”
RUCHI VERMA
a fashion designer said, “Sarees
are appealing and eye-catching.
Indian influencers and
celebrities are proudly
adorning them on the
international red carpet of
Cannes 2022. Much talked about
Deepika Padukone's look was a
perfect blend of Indian paired
and styled in a modernised
manner. Today sarees can be
paired with DIY blouses or
corsets or even jeans. With the
right accessories, it can look
Indian, modern or mix both
and make it indo-western.”
SRISHTI ARORA
a fashion stylist talked about sarees'
appeal and said, “I think when one
represents their country at a global
platform like Cannes, they want to
represent culture. And celebrities like
Shabana Azmi, Sonam Kapoor, and
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have stood
testimony for sarees as the perfect
choice. She added, “With a contemporary
saree look, I think the approach should
be ‘Less always being more’. Accessories
can be very dainty and minimal with
strong lip colour and heels. And as for a
traditional saree, add some beautiful big
earrings, nude tone footwear, with a
coloured eye.”
—PHOTOS BY DHEERAJ DHAWAN
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