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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi carries offerings as he arrives
at the Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka, Gujarat.
Dwarka: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
on Saturday asked his
party leaders in Guja-
rat to prepare a list of
“Kauravas” in the
party, who just “sit in
their AC offices, do
nothing but talk and
disturb others”, add-
ing that such people
eventually cross over
to the BJP.
He also hit out at
the Modi government
over the use of central
agencies, saying it has
“CBI, ED, media, po-
lice and goons”, and
said ultimately it is
the truth that matters.
Alleging that Guja-
rat is suffering be-
cause of “BJP’s poli-
tics”, he said Congress
has an opportunity to
win the next Assem-
bly polls in the state,
but it fails to convey a
clear vision to the peo-
ple about what it in-
tends to do after it
comes to power.
Rahul was in Guja-
rat to attend party’s
Chintan Shivir.
RAHUL AT CHINTAN SHIVIR
‘Cong‘Kauravas’
sittinginACoffices,
makelistofthem’
UTTAR PRADESH VOTES
IN FIFTH PHASE TODAY
UTTAR PRADESH PHASE-5
61
Constituencies
12
Districts
2.24
crore voters
692
Candidates
in the fray
7
AM
Polling
begins
With the completion
of polling on Sunday,
Uttar Pradesh will
have voted on 292 of
the total 403 seats in
the Assembly
UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad
Maurya (Sirathu) against Apna
Dal (Kamerawa-
di) candidate
Pallavi Patel,
Siddharth Nath
Singh (Al-
lahabad West),
Moti Singh
(Patti), Nand Gopal Gupta
(Allahabad South), Ramapati
Shastri ( Mankapur), Raghuraj
Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya
(Kunda) Aradhana Mishra
Mona (Rampur Khas)
KEY CANDIDATES
In 2017, BJP won 38 seats
out of 55, while the SP had
retained 15 and the
Congress had
won two
seats
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RELIANCE TAKES OVER
FUTURE RETAIL STORES
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s
Reliance Industries Ltd. has
taken over the operations of
at least 200 stores of Future
Retail and has offered jobs to
its employees after the Kishore
Biyani-led group failed to make
lease payments to landlords.
GOVT CLEARS UP TO
20 PERCENT FDI IN LIC
Centre cleared an amendment
to allow up to 20 foreign direct
investment (FDI) under the “auto-
matic route” in Life Insurance Cor-
poration. This comes ahead of the
proposed initial public offer of LIC,
which is expected to be the largest
in the Indian capital markets.
R
ussian troops
pressed toward
Ukraine’s capi-
tal on Saturday after a
night of explosions and
street fighting sent Kyiv
residentsseekingshelter
underground.
Ukraine’s President
Ukraine’s President Vo-
lodymyr Zelensky re-
fused an American offer
of air evacuation.
Ukrainian officials re-
ported some success in
fending off assaults, but
fighting persisted. Rus-
sia claims its assault on
Ukraine is aimed only at
military targets, but ci-
vilians have been killed
and injured during Eu-
rope’s largest ground
war since World War II.
The conflict has al-
ready driven hundreds
of thousands of Ukrain-
ians from their homes.
Afterdaysof massiveair
and missile strikes, Rus-
siansoldierswerejust30
kilometers from Kyiv
city centre. More on P7
KNEES
YIVON ITS
RUSSIANMISSILESSTRIKEHIGH-RISE BUILDINGS,
IN UKRAINE AS DEATH TOLL MOUNTS TO 198
UKRAINE SOLDIER BLOWS HIMSELF UP
Vitaly Skakun Volodymyrovych, A
Ukrainian soldier sacrificed his life
by blowing himself up to stop a
tank. The soldier was standing on
a bridge connecting the mainland
of Ukraine and Russia-Occupied
Crimea. As he blew himself and the
bridge, the tank was thwarted.
RUSSIAN ARMY ORDERED TO BROADEN
UKRAINE ASSAULT “FROM ALL DIRECTIONS”
The Russian army has been
ordered to broaden its Ukraine
advance “from all directions” af-
ter Ukraine said it had repulsed
an attack on Kyiv but “sabotage
groups” were in the city. Oc-
casional blasts of what soldiers
said were artillery and Grad mis-
siles being fired near area close
to city centre in Kyiv.
UKRAINE PRESIDENT SPEAKS TO PM MODI
Ukraine’s President
Volodymyr Zelen-
sky on Saturday
tweeted that he had
spoken to Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, seeking
“political support”.
The President said
he briefed PM Modi about the course of the Russian
assault with more than 1 lakh invaders.
“OP GANGA” FLIGHT WITH INDIANS
FROM UKRAINE LANDS IN MUMBAI
India on Saturday evacuated 219 people as part of its mis-
sion to bring Indians from war-hit Ukraine. The flight took
off from neighbouring Romania, as the Ukrainian airspace
has been closed for civil aircraft operations, and landed in
Mumbai at 7:50 pm. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
and Minister Piyush Goyal (who was present at the Mum-
bai airport) tweeted to welcome students home. Jaishankar
said this is the first step in the evacuation mission titled
“Operation Ganga”, which he is monitoring personally.
WHY INDIA ABSTAINED ON UN
VOTE AGAINST RUSSIAN INVASION
India’s abstention from the vote on the draft resolution
with “deploring in strongest terms” Russia’s operations
inside Ukraine was no surprise, given the fine balance
Delhi has sought to strike between its crucial partnership
with Moscow and its Western allies over the last month.
Earlier, Russia vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolu-
tion. China, India and the UAE abstained from voting on
the US-drafted text. The remaining eleven council mem-
bers voted in favour.
Russia vetoes UN Security Council
action on Ukraine, India abstains
1 Germany approves rocket-launcher
deliveries to Ukraine: Govt sources
2 Ukraine says discussing place and time for talks;
Russia alleges Ukraine refusing negotiations
3
HOLDING A
KALASHNIKOV
GIVES ME HOPE
...Ukrainian Member of
Parliament Kira Rudik
said on Saturday. Rudik,
who is also the leader of
Ukraine’s Voice Party, is
among Ukrainians who
have decided to take
matters into their own
hands in the face of the
Russian invasion.
Need Ammo,
Not A Ride.
—Volodymyr Zelenskyy,
Ukraine President rejects
evacuation offer by US
A dejected woman
looks from an
apartment building
damaged by a
Russian missile
strike in Kyiv.
Govt will not stop until all are back home
...Goyal says as he welcomes students
Mumbai (ANI): Union
Minister Piyush Goyal
on Saturday welcomed
the first batch of Indian
students evacuated from
Ukraine at Mumbai Air-
port and said that the
Governmentwillnotstop
untilallof themareback
home.
He further said more
evacuation flights are be-
ing operated and the sec-
ond flight is likely to land
in Delhi in the wee hours
of Sunday
. He asked the
returning passengers to
speaktotheirfriendsstill
in Ukraine and reassure
them not to worry
. The
Minister thanked Air In-
diaforitscommitmentto
thenationalcause,which
wasmetwithanapplause
by all homecoming pas-
sengers. An MBBS stu-
dent who returned from
Ukraine said that there
was some fear and panic,
butheisveryhappytobe
back to India.
Piyush Goyal said
“glad to see the smiles on
the faces of Indians safe-
ly evacuated from
Ukraine at the Mumbai
airport”.
He also said, “Govern-
ment is working in mis-
sion mode to ensure
safety of our citizens.
The Russians have also
promised to help evacu-
ate all Indians.”
INDIANS SAFELY EVACUATED FROM UKRAINE
Union Minister Piyush Goyal interacts with a student evacuated
from Ukraine at the Mumbai Airport on Saturday
Moreevacuationflights
arebeingoperated,2nd
flightmaylandinDelhi
inweehrstoday:Goyal
Raj CM Gehlot
to meet Sonia
in Delhi today
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot will visit New
Delhi today. He will
meet the Congress par-
ty president Sonia Gan-
dhi here. It is believed
that Sonia Gandhi may
congratulate Gehlot for
splendid budget he pre-
sented in the Rajasthan
Assembly
.
It is also believed that
she can discuss in detail
announcement of re-
launching of old pen-
sion scheme by Gehlot
and its implementation
in other Congress-ruled
states as well.

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Babasaheb’s life is proof that nothing in this world is impossible: CM
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Inaugurating his
government’s grand
musical on the archi-
tect of the Indian Con-
stitution Dr BR Ambed-
kar, aptly titled “Baba-
saheb”, Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal said
the best way to bring
the inspiring life of Ba-
basaheb to the masses
was through a creative
representation.
Ambedkar’s life, the
chief minister said, is
proof that nothing in
this world is impossible
if you have the convic-
tion to achieve it.
With a stellar cast
featuring Rohit Bose
Roy in the lead and
Tisca Chopra and
Teekam Joshi as narra-
tors, the maiden show
at Jawaharlal Nehru
Stadium on Friday was
a stupendous success.
The audience reverber-
ated with roars of “Jai
Bhim” at every depic-
tion of an emotional or
inspirational moment
from Ambedkar’s life.
The standing ovation
and deafening ap-
plause as the curtains
fell were only to be ex-
pected.
“I am delighted that
such a grand show on
Babasaheb’s life is be-
ing organised by the
Delhi government. We
realised that no matter
how much we teach
about his life in
schools, the best way to
bring Ambedkar to the
masses is through a
creative representa-
tion. Babasaheb’s life
is an inspiring lesson
and I am blessed to be a
devotee of Dr Ambed-
kar,” Kejriwal told a
packed JLN Stadium.
VITAL DETAILS OF THE SHOW
 There will be two
shows daily – one at
4 pm and another at
7 pm. The entry is
free and show will go
on till March 12.
 Those interested in
watching the show
must reserve their
seats in advance.
 One can reserve
seat by calling on
8800009938. You
can also book seats
on www.babasaheb-
musical.in.
 Going beyond
conventional
storytelling, the
musical touched
on every aspect of
Ambedkar’s life.
 Issues such as
reservation, the
importance of raising
questions, caste
discrimination,
untouchabilitywere
depicted in a touch-
ing manner.
All PWD roads to be free
of potholes soon: Sisodia
New Delhi (Agencies):
About 1,300 km of roads
in the city, maintained
by the Public Works De-
partment (PWD), will
be free of potholes with-
in the next month, said
Deputy Chief Minister
Manish Sisodia.
Sisodia, who took
over as PWD minister
on Thursday, said that
the government will
soon launch a PWD mo-
bile app where commut-
ers can file complaints
about potholes and poor
infrastructure of roads.
Holding a review
meeting with PWD of-
ficials on ongoing infra-
structure work and
road development, Siso-
dia directed officials to
inspect all roads and
carry out repairs, if
needed, in a month in
an efficient manner and
without any delays. If
any defects are found,
action would be initiat-
ed against the engi-
neers concerned, he
said.
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia
NDMC trial run to
pedestrianise
Connaught Place
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): New Delhi
Municipal Coun-
cil (NDMC) carried out
a trial run to pedestri-
anise Connaught Place
market by restricting
traffic movement from
two radial roads
connecting C, D and
E blocks to the outer
circle. The idea was to
allow free movement of
pedestrians at intersec-
tions and the exercise
was carried out from 9
am to 3 pm.
IN THE COURTYARD
High Court irked by damage
to trees in Chittaranjan Park
New Delhi (PTI): Ex-
pressing its displeasure
with the damage inflict-
ed on trees in the Chit-
taranjan Park area, due
to digging work carried
out by a power distribu-
tion company, the Delhi
high court observed
that citizens should not
have to suffer because
of the agencies’ “cal-
lous disregard” of rules
and regulations to pro-
tect the environment.
The court was hear-
ing a contempt petition
over the damage caused
to trees on Bipin Chan-
dra Pal Marg and near-
by areas due to the dig-
ging work by BSES
(BRPL) for laying ca-
bles. The plea claimed
that the roots of stand-
ing trees are damaged,
especially within a 1m
radius of the trunk,
which is a violation of
the earlier directions of
the HC, NGT.
Six accused in
Delhi violence
case fined
New Delhi (ANI): In a
case related to North-
east Delhi Violence, a
Delhi Court has im-
posed a cost on six ac-
cused for not disclosing
the true position re-
garding the supply of
copies of pen drives
along with the charge
sheet. The accused had
informed the court that
pen drives were not sup-
plied to them by the In-
vestigation Officer (IO)
whereas the position
was otherwise.
‘AN INSPIRING LESSON’: PLAY ON
AMBEDKAR’S LIFE INAUGURATED
New Delhi (PTI): The
Delhi government has
approved the construc-
tion of more catchment
reservoirs along the Ya-
muna to store the river’s
excess monsoon water
and thereby augment
the city’s drinking wa-
ter supply
.
Two such pilot reser-
voirs were approved in
a review meeting
chaired by chief minis-
ter Arvind Kejriwal.
A water stressed city,
Delhi has daily supply
of 935MGD (millions
gallons daily) and it is
estimated to be 300 MGD
short of the city’s pro-
jected demand of 1,236
MGD.
“Our plan is to store
the excess water reach-
ing the Yamuna during
the monsoon in these
reservoirs and purify it.
Once the strategy is
proved successful, more
such reservoirs will be
built to divert excess
water from the Yamuna
and augment supply in
Delhi,” Kejriwal said af-
ter the meeting. The
first two pilot reservoirs
will come up over an
area of 479 acres and
will be able to store 1,958
million gallons (MG) of
water, a government of-
ficial said, asking not to
be named.
“First, a catchment
wetland reservoir over
459 acres will be created
at the upper end of the
pondage area of Wa-
zirabad reservoir on the
western bank of the riv-
er,” the official said.
2 more reservoirs to store Yamuna’s rain run-off
CLEAN WATER PROJECT

A water
stressed city,
Delhi has daily
supply of
935MGD
(millions
gallons daily)
and it is
estimated to be
300 MGD short
of the city’s
projected
demand of
1,236 MGD
New Delhi: CBSE is all set to conduct Term 2 exami-
nations for classes 10th and 12th. Students need to
check out the entire exam schedule to prepare well for
it. The practical exams for CBSE will start on March 2
and the board exams will be conducted from April 26.
The datesheet announced is for practical examinations,
and for final exams, it is yet to be announced. There
are certain guidelines students need to consider about
Term 2 examinations, irrespective of their class. Along
with students, schools too need to follow the guide-
lines mentioned by CBSE. Students can also check the
official notice at https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/
documents//Guidelines_Practical_Term_II_24022022.
pdf CBSE term 2 date sheets:
New Delhi: A 37-year-old man was arrested for al-
legedly stealing a bag from a train at the New Delhi
Railway Station, police
said on Saturday. The
accused has been iden-
tified as Phool Singh
alias FM, a resident of
Etah district in Uttar
Pradesh, they said.
On Thursday, police received information that Phool
Singh, who commits snatching and theft in New
Delhi and Old Delhi railway station areas and in trains
coaches, was seen roaming in Chandani Chowk, a
senior police officer said.
CBSE TERM 2 DATESHEET OUT: PRACTICAL
EXAMS TO START FROM MARCH 2
TRAIN THIEF ARRESTED NEAR
RED FORT WITH STOLEN `40,000
WOMAN CAUGHT
WITH DRUGS WORTH
`60 LAKH IN DELHI
New Delhi: A 40-year-old
woman was arrested for
allegedly supplying hero-
in worth around `60 lakh
in the national capital,
police said. The accused
has been identified as
Sunita, a resident of Om
Vihar, Uttam Nagar, they
said. A total of 60.87
grams of high quality
heroin worth around `60
lakh and cash `31,167
were recovered from her
possession, the police
said. Based on a tip-off
regarding the supply of
heroin, the police laid
a trap and arrested Su-
nita from near Om Vihar
Phase-5.
GANG BUSTED FOR
DUPING OVER 100
PEOPLE IN LOTTERY
New Delhi: The
Faridabad police
said they had
arrested a gang of four
persons who had
allegedly duped over
100 people through on-
line frauds. Police said
the accused lured peo-
ple by offering rewards
in the form of lottery
and credit card activa-
tion-related scams. To
escape arrest, the ac-
cused worked from a
Scorpio car, which they
had converted into a
‘virtual call centre’, and
used to also change
the car’s registration
number.
CRUCIAL READ
Cops yet to make
headway in
case that killed
doctor, technician
New Delhi (PTI): Near-
ly a week after Dr Rajiv
Ranjan, a senior resi-
dent doctor at a govern-
ment hospital, and
Manish Kumar, a
technician at another
hospital, died after be-
ing hit by a car near Na-
jafgarh, the former’s
family said the police
have not been able to
make any headway in
tracing the car.
The accident took
place around 11.35 am
on February 20.
Kumar, 39, was riding
the motorcycle on
which Dr Ranjan was
riding pillion.
The duo was moving
towards Najafgarh Met-
ro station.
TRADERS TO RECOUP LOSSES AFTER CURBS LIFT
New Delhi (PTI): Sev-
eral market associa-
tions in the national
capital are hopeful that
their business will be
back on track, which
was affected due to the
COVID-19 restrictions,
after the city govern-
ment decided to with-
draw all curbs, includ-
ing night curfew.
On Friday, the Delhi
Disaster Management
Authority (DDMA),
chaired by Lieutenant
Governor Anil Baijal
and attended by Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal, decided to with-
draw all restrictions
from Monday, reduce
the fine for not wearing
masks from `2,000 to
`500 and resume physi-
cal classes in Delhi
schools from April 1.
Ashok Randhawa,
president of the Saroji-
ni Nagar mini-market
traders’ association,
said that the lifting of
the night curfew comes
as the “biggest” relief.
“We welcome this
move by the Delhi gov-
ernment, the Lieuten-
ant Governor and the
DDMA. With the lifting
of the night curfew, we
will get more time to do
business,” he said.
A medic inoculates vaccine shot to a girl at the Govt High School.
New Delhi: On declinig covid cases
in the city after removal of curbs and
opening of schools and colleges, the
Delhi government has started cutting
down on the number of beds for
such patients. The govt has reduced
2,735 beds and 1,550 ICU beds
across eleven of its hospitals.
New Delhi: Delhi government on
Saturday said people travelling in pri-
vate four wheelers will no longer be
challaned for not wearing masks. The
order released by the administration
will come into effect from Monday.
The fine for not wearing masks in
public places reduced to `500.
New Delhi:
The news of lift-
ing of Covid-
curbs from Mon-
day came as a
much needed re-
lief for the res-
taurant and retail industry across
the city, with many hoping to reach
pre-pandemic numbers soon.
Restaurants, bars, hotels, malls
and cinemas have felt the pinch of
timing and capacity restrictions as
a dip in the footfall has severely im-
pacted their revenues. Restaurateur
Priyank Sukhija said the industry
would reach pre-Covid numbers
sooner than expected.
COVID BEDS REDUCED
IN GOVT HOSPITALS
FACE MASKS NO LONGER
NEEDED IN PVT VEHICLES
EATERIES, CINEMAS
HOPING TO CASH IN
ON TICKET TO REVIVAL
YAMUNA RIVER
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Bengaluru (PTI): The
murder of a 27-year-old
Bajrang Dal activist
Harsha Hindu in the
city of Shivamogga in
Karnataka by a gang of
armed men on Febru-
ary 20 is being current-
ly viewed by police as a
localised crime stem-
ming from a long-stand-
ing communal rivalry,
even as investigations
are looking closely at
how the gang of 10 peo-
ple who have been ar-
rested so far assembled
to carry out the murder.
All the arrested indi-
viduals have been sent
to police custody till
March 7 by a local court.
The timing of the
murder of the right-
wing activist, who has
antagonised Muslims
in the region in the past
with derogatory re-
marks against Islam on
social media, amid the
ongoing protests over
restrictions on wearing
the hijab by Muslim
girls in schools and col-
leges is also under po-
lice scrutiny
.
“There is no immedi-
ate motive that has
emerged from the inves-
tigations into the mur-
der. It seems to be part
of a long rivalry be-
tween Hindutva gangs
and Muslim gangs in
the area,” a senior po-
lice official said while
indicating that further
investigations are on.
Harsha Nagaraj alias
Harsha Hindu was
murdered on the night
of February 20 in the
Doddapet police station
limits of Shivamogga
after he left home to
have dinner at a restau-
rant with a couple of
friends. A gang that
was lying in wait in a
car and an auto rick-
shaw hacked the Ba-
jrang Dal worker to
death with swords
when he got separated
from his associates for
a while. Shivamogga
witnessed a brief spell
of violence the next
morning when Har-
sha’s funeral proces-
sion was taken out.
The investigation so
far has allegedly re-
vealed that the main
accused Mohammed
Kashif (30), who was
reportedly identified
by witnesses at the
crime scene and was
detained a few hours
after the murder,
brought together the
gang that was involved
in the murder.
K’taka: Investigation bespeaks local gang rivalries
BAJRANG DAL ACTIVIST MURDER
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: The
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty is worried about
Maharashtra. It seems
that it has not being
able to digest the joint
government of Shiv
Sena, NCP and Con-
gress, termed the
Maha Vikas Agadi
(MVA) in Maharash-
tra. At first the BJP
tried to form the gov-
ernment in some way
and when it did not get
success, and MVA gov-
ernment was formed,
thereafter, from day
one, the Maharashtra
BJP leaders have been
giving deadlines by
which, according to
them, the MVA gov-
ernment will fall. That
is why it seems that
along with the politi-
cal efforts of the BJP,
the efforts of some
other ‘power centres’
have also intensified.
First Home Minister
Anil Deshmukh was
arrested and now
Nawab Malik has been
arrested by the ED.
Apart from these, the
sword is hanging on
about a dozen minis-
ters, MLAs, MPs in-
cluding Shiv Sena MP
Sanjay Raut.
Three days ago, BJP
leader and senior cen-
tral government min-
ister Narayan Rane
had said that the ED’s
notice is ready against
four leaders of Maha-
vikas Aghadi. Think,
he said and in three
days the ED team
reached the place of a
senior minister with a
notice and arrested
him too. The question
is, how did Narayan
Rane know about the
preparations of the
ED? Maybe his ‘extra
knowledge’ of the
functioning of central
agencies in Mumbai
region. Notably, Shiv
Sena’s powerful MP
Sanjay Raut had ac-
cused only a few days
back those central
agencies are being
misused against the
state government!
However, on one
hand the central agen-
cies are after the min-
isters and leaders of
the state and on the
other hand the state
government agencies
are taking action
against the central
government ministers
and BJP leaders. BMC
officials have also
probed the alleged il-
legal construction of
Narayan Rane’s bun-
galow in Juhu. Sanjay
Raut has said that sep-
arate rooms is being
prepared in the jail for
four big leaders of BJP.
Word is that the state’s
Anti-Corruption Bu-
reau (ACB), state po-
lice and Brihanmum-
bai Municipal Corpo-
ration (BMC) officials
are preparing the files
of BJP leaders.
The way the state
agencies harassed the
BJP leaders in West
Bengal against the ac-
tion of the central
agencies, similarly
preparations are being
made in Maharashtra
to take action. In this
way, it may be the be-
ginning of another un-
fortunate chapter in
the relationship of the
Centre and the Maha-
rashtra government.
YOU HIT ME, I HIT YOU: THE NEW AGE POLITICAL
MANTRA OF CENTRE AND MAHA GOVERNMENT!
Balrampur (PTI): Con-
gress general secretary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
on Saturday blamed the
politics of caste and reli-
gion for the ‘dismal’
state of affairs in Uttar
Pradesh and said the
non-Congress govern-
ments for three decades
haddonenothingexcept
tall claims of develop-
ment.
The Congress leader
also took a swipe at
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi saying how he
could remain ignorant
to the raging stray cattle
menace faced by the
farmers of the state.
“UP could have pro-
gressed but there are
only advertisements on
which the BJP is spend-
ing crores of rupees.
The CM, PM all are of
the BJP but nothing is
here in the name of de-
velopment, why has
such a situation
emerged, and its direct
answer is that since the
past 30 years, it has been
politics in the name of
caste and religion,” Pri-
yanka said at an elec-
tion meeting in Pani-
yara.
She said the BSP, SP
and the BJP were able to
form governments only
by “exploiting the emo-
tions” of the people over
caste and religion, and
hence, the state did not
see development.
“Forsuchastateof af-
fairs, you all are also at
faultasyouhavemadeit
their(leaders)habitthat
there is no need to work.
You will vote by closing
your eyes on emotional
issues even if your chil-
dren remain unem-
ployed,” Priyanka said
addressing the voters.
UP not developed because you vote for
caste, religion: Priyanka tells voters
In poll-bound
States, cash,
drugs worth
`1K cr seized
Make Akhilesh sit at home
to end mafia raj: JP Nadda
Manipur: BJP clarifies
stand on repeal of AFSPA
Students must be guided
by school uniform: Naidu
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
If you are
working hard
to get your son
educated and giving
him everything he wants
without him working for
it, he turn out to be ‘ni-
kamma’ (useless)...you
have turned the leaders
into something similar.
—Priyanka Gandhi Vadra,
Congress leader
Kushinagar (ANI):
Taking a dig at Sama-
jwadiPartychief Akh-
ilesh Yadav, Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) na-
tionalpresidentJPNa-
dda on Saturday said
that to end mafia raj
and eliminate terror-
ists in Uttar Pradesh
and maintain law and
order in the state it is
necessary “to make
Akhilesh sit at home”.
Addressing a public
meeting in Uttar
Pradesh’s Kushinagar,
theBJPnationalpresi-
dent asked the people
to end the mafia raj or
not? Do they want to
eliminate terrorists in
Uttar Pradesh or not?
“If all this is to end
and rule of law is to be
maintained in the
state then it is neces-
sary to make Akhilesh
sit at home,” said Na-
dda. Nadda said under
PrimeMinisterNaren-
dra Modi and state
chief minister Yogi
Adityanath’s policies,
BJP has played a spe-
cialroleinthedevelop-
ment of UP state.
“Under the leader-
ship of PM Modi and
due to the policies of
Yogi Adityanath, BJP
has played a special
role in the develop-
mentof UttarPradesh.
No other party has the
power to keep the re-
port card of its work
done in front of the
public, only BJP has
this power,” he noted.
Balrampur (PTI):
Samajwadi Party
president Akhilesh
Yadav on Saturday
said the Uttar Pradesh
Assembly polls are for
saving democracy and
the country’s Consti-
tution, which will be
“destroyed” by the
BJP if it returns to
power in the State.
In an apparent jibe
at Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, Mr.
Yadav said though the
BJP government talks
about sabka saath,
sabka vikas, its people
are backward only in
documents and not by
birth. “These elec-
tions are for saving
democracy and the
Constitution,” he said.
“If the BJP comes to
power, it will destroy
both,” Mr. Yadav al-
leged in an election
rally in Balrampur.
Attacking the rul-
ing party over law and
order, Mr. Yadav said
the maximum custo-
dial deaths have taken
place under their gov-
ernment. “Even an
IPS officer is abscond-
ing in a case of illegal
recovery and his ar-
rest is yet to be made,”
he said.
Attacking Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath, Mr. Yadav said
he calls him a “rioter”
but doesn’t see his
own face in the mir-
ror. The BJP govern-
ment is making tall
claims about giving
free ration to the poor
but the scheme will be
stopped after March,
Mr. Yadav said.
Guwahati (Agencies):
Ahead of the first phase
of assembly polls in Ma-
nipur, Chief Minister N
Biren Singh has said
that five years of his
government in the state
has ensured peace
which has laid the foun-
dation for the repeal of
the Armed Forces (Spe-
cial Powers) Act (AFS-
PA) in the future. This
statement comes at a
time when the BJP has
been criticised for its
silence over AFSPA in
its campaign and mani-
festo. All other leading
political parties in the
fray have pitched the re-
peal of AFSPA as a key
poll promise in Ma-
nipur.
“We have a sensitive
border with Myanmar.
So, the Centre has to be
convinced before lift-
ing AFSPA. The peace
talks process with re-
bel groups will pave the
way for this. The state
government will have
to create the ground
situation, and for the
last five years, we have
been working towards
it,” the CM said.
Bengaluru (PTI): Amid
the raging Hijab contro-
versy in Karnataka,
VicePresidentVenkaiah
Naidu on Saturday said
unnecessary controver-
sies should not be en-
couraged and students
should be guided by the
school uniform.
“Unnecessary contro-
versies should not be
encouraged like the con-
troversy going on in
Karnataka. In a school,
you are all guided by the
school uniform, what-
ever uniform it is,” Vice
President Naidu said af-
ter inaugurating the in-
door sports arena and
L’atelier at a private
school in Bengaluru.
Underlining the need
to realise the beauty of
diverse Indian culture,
the Vice President said,
“Vividhata mein Ekta,
Bharat Ki Visheshta
(Unity in Diversity,
that’s India’s specialty).
Alag Bhasha, Alag Vesh
- Phir Bhi Apna Ek Desh
(Different languages,
different costumes - yet
we are one nation).
ElectionCommissionto-
daysaidtheenforcement
agencies had seized
cash, liquor and drugs
worthoverRs1,000crore
during the ongoing As-
sembly elections in five
poll-bound states.
Punjab tops the list
with total seizures
worth over Rs 510 crore,
followed by Uttar
Pradesh (Rs 307 crore).
While UP topped in
liquor seizures (worth
Rs 54 crore), Punjab
topped in case of drugs
(Rs 376 crore). Seizures
worth Rs 300 crore
were made in these
states during the 2017
Assembly elections.
IND BEAT SL, GO 2-1 UP
Shreyas Iyer (74* off 44) and cameos from Sanju Samson (39 off 25) and Ravindra Jadeja
(45 off 18) saw India chase down target of 186 to beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the
second T20I at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday.
UP polls for saving democracy,
Constitution: Akhilesh Yadav
JP Nadda addressing a public meeting.
Manipur CM N Biren Singh
interacts with a woman during
a door-to-door campaign.
Various pro-Hindu organisations stage a protest march over the
alleged murder of Bajrang Dal activist. —FILE PHOTO
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray and others. —FILE PHOTO
HIJAB ROW
Anti-terror-
ism squads
will be
formed in Bahraich,
Rampur, Meerut,
Kanpur and Deogarh.
—JP Nadda,
BJP national president

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Lust, anger and greed are
the three gates to
self-destructive hell.
—The Bhagwad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Smriti Z Irani
@smritiirani
The contribution of Veer Savarkar ji as
a revolutionary freedom fighter and
his struggle for equality in society,
is unforgettable. He always strongly
expressed his views in favor of the
integrity of India. Humble tributes
to such a great patriot on his death
anniversary.
Ashwini Vaishnaw
@AshwiniVaishnaw
Now we are bringing fiber network
to every village of the country, 5G
technology will also arrive soon: PM @
narendramodi #HealthInBudget
TOP TWEETS
PRISON REFORMS
ARE NEED OF THE
HOUR, AND SC
SHOWS THE WAY
he Supreme Court
has taken a big step
towards the much-
needed prison re-
forms in the country
.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kis-
han Kaul and MM Sundresh em-
phasised on government and
courts adopting a reformative
approach by allowing bail to
those who have spent 10-14 years
in jail while serving a life term.
Remittingtheirsentencecanalso
be considered, the bench said.
The approach will help reform a
prisonerandalsoreducethehigh
number of pendency of cases.
The Supreme Court observed
that the poor and underprivi-
leged languish in jail, while the
rich and influential can secure
bail and also escape the law by
fleeing the country
.
While the government has to
take the call on remission of sen-
tence, High Courts have to be
more responsive towards the
plight of prisoners whose cases
often don’t come up for hearing
for months and that skews the
disposal rate. The order will go a
long way in alleviating the plight
of prisoners.
T
ermany is getting
all the flak for be-
ing Europe’s weak
link in its re-
sponse to Russia’s
invasion of Ukraine. Former
defence minister A. Kramp-
Karrenbauer tweeted, “I’m so
angry at ourselves for our
historical failure. After Geor-
gia, Crimea, and Donbas, we
have not prepared anything
that would have really de-
terred Putin.” On the contra-
ry, Germany’s navy chief
Vice-Admiral Kay-Achim
Schonbach while visiting In-
dia spoke in favour of Rus-
sian President Vladimir Pu-
tin “should be given the re-
spect he deserves”. He also
said that Crimea may not go
back to Ukraine. Schonbach
had to resign after making
that statement.
Some hesitancy on the part
of Germany is being felt in its
response to the Ukraine crisis
and that, as Latvia’s defence
minister Artis Pabrik said,
“Europeansecuritycannotbe
done without a leading Ger-
man role”. German Chancel-
lor Olaf Scholz recently ruled
out providing lethal weapons
to Ukraine while aligning
himself with other EU poli-
cies. Instead of weapons, Ber-
lin reportedly offered to send
5,000helmetsandmedicalaid.
It is not known if the helmets
are going to be bullet proof.
Germany is being guided
by a feeling of guilt and its
“historicalresponsibility”for
World War II and its cata-
strophic effect on Russia.
Lakhsof Russianswerekilled
in the War which was started
by the Third Reich. If, howev-
er, Germany longs for “his-
toric reconciliation” with
Russia, it has to do the same
withUkrainewhichremained
under the occupation of the
Third Reich from 1941-42.
Berlin’s passive response
to the Ukraine crisis makes
it a weak link in the Europe-
an Union.
GERMANY CHARTS ITS
OWN COURSE ON RUSSIA
Germany is being guided
by a feeling of guilt its
“historic
responsibility” for
World War II and its
catastrophic effect on
Russia.Lakhs of Russians
were killed in the War
started by Third Reich
G
TREASURED EPISTLES
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India
Naroji Road
Kilpauk,
Madras-10
24 November 1966
My dear Natwar,
I was so glad to read your letter of 22 November.
I shall indeed be very glad if you can get me the N.Y.T review of your
anthology
. I have not yet received the copy of the book from the publish-
ers. Sea mail takes more time.
I am not surprised you so much like the service
under Smt. Indira Gandhi. She is splendidly endowed
with all the graces of a good civilized lady
. She grew
up under the example of her gracious father.
I can never forget the moving gesture of her affec-
tion when she came and received my daughter at the
Delhi railway station (Mrs. Devadas Gandhi), when
I took her to Delhi from Bombay after she unexpect-
edly and cruelly lost her husband. Indira Gandhi whom I did not expect
was at the station and led my daughter to the car like a sister. The touch
was a consolation both to her and to me. This was August 1957, when I
had already begun openly and severely to criticise Jawaharlalji.
Yours Sincerely
(C. Rajagopalachari)
Shri Natwar Singh
New Delhi
Broadlands,
Romsey,
Hampshire, SO5 9ZD
14th February 1978
My dear Natwar,
Thank you so much for your letter of the 3rd February
.
How nice of you to have talked to President Kaunda about the Unit-
ed World College. In your letter you say, “Sir Ian’s
material arrived just in time. KK was interested in
the project. As I did not wish to add to his paper work
I took the liberty of telling him that you would be
writing to him. He was delighted.”
This is slightly ambiguous to me because I am not
sure whether you left behind the material which Ian
Gourlay had given you, with the President, or wheth-
er you want me to send a new lot of material to the
President. In any case, I imagine it is best not to worry him about this
until shortly before his visit in the summer, as then I can ask for an
interview to discuss it all with him.
I can also discuss all this with the Prince of Wales, who really is now
in charge.
With best wishes to you and Hem.
Yours ever,
[Mountbatten of Burma]
PS
Since dictating the above I have had your second letter and have
seen John Baratt and he tells me that he has already spoken to you
over telephone and is arranging for us to meet at my little house in
London, 2 Kinnerton Street, SW1, on my return from
Germany, either on the evening of 6th or the morning
of 7th September.
I look forward very much to seeing you then
13, Akbar Road,
New Delhi
24 January 1966
My dear Natwar,
So the world’s largest democracy has chosen a woman to lead! Indu’s
election has made history- I hope and pray she may be given the wis-
dom. At present the nation is jubilant but when the first excitement
wears off, the usual criticism and fault finding will
begin. It is then that she must be tolerant and have
safe counsel.
The air is thick with rumour about the new cabi-
net and the names will be known to you long before
you receive this letter. I do not know who Indu’s con-
fidants are, except of course, Uma Shankar Dikshit
who has been ‘Eminence Grise’ for many years. But
whoever advises, I hope for the sake of the country
the advice is just and sound.
We are facing a crisis of great magnitude, not only matters like food,
Tashkent etc., but the physiological crisis which has us in its grip and
needs the full hand and far seeing vision of a read leader____________
26th. I was interrupted and now the new Government is in power. A
definitely right-wing government and one over which the establishment
will have some control. I hope Indu gets cooperation and support.
The manner in which the world has hailed the election has been most
heart-warming.
This is the stranger letter- do forgive me. I am now in Bombay help-
ing Tara to move into her flat. I shall return in time for parliament.
Write when opportunity offers.
Love and good wishes
(Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit)
Yadavagiri,
Mysore-2
10 April 1972
My dear Natwar,
What a joy it was being with you in Delhi. I miss you badly, I tell you.
Have you no business which can bring you to Mysore?
I used to be hopeless letter writer before, but now I promise improve-
ment. I am going to write to you as often as I hear from you, and if I
don’t hear from you I will always leave one at credit.
I want some more copies of the photo with the
P.M., preferably some that include Indira, and the
negative of my picture. Could you manage all this?
Iwouldhesitatetobotheranyoneaboutphotographs,
but the occasion is special and I feel I can take this
liberty with you. Thank you.
Did you manage that piece for The Hindustan
Times? How did it go?
I am in torment about the choice of a theme for my next novel. I am
thinking of a new subject each day and rejecting it after a few hours
of enthusiastic speculation. The most acceptable seems to be Woman-
eater of Malgudi!
Please give my remembrance to Deep (An intimate friend of mine.
She was one of the most beautiful women of her generation)
Affectionately
(R.K. Narayan)
The air is thick with rumour about the new cabinet and the names will be known
to you long before you receive this letter. I do not know who Indu’s confidants
are, except of course, Uma Shankar Dikshit who has been ‘Eminence Grise’ for
many years. But whoever advises, I hope for the sake of the country, the advice
is just and sound. (wrote Vijay Lakshmi Pandit)

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INDIA
05
Sharat K Verma
Kolkata: Trinamool
Congress president and
West Bengal Chief Min-
ister Mamata Banerjee
will hold the second
meeting of her party’s
newly formed National
Working Committee in
Delhi. She had recently
constituted a working
committee of 20 mem-
bers after being elected
the party president for
the third time in a row.
This working commit-
teeissimilartotheCWC
of the Congress. Mama-
ta has included most of
the senior leaders of the
party in this. Although
many MPs of the party
like Derek O’Brien, Sau-
gata Roy
, Mohua Moitra,
Sushmita Deb etc. are
not included in the
working committee.
State officials and state
government ministers
have also been given a
place in this.
Mamata is coming to
Delhi with all of them
and has called a meet-
ing of the working
committee on March
10. After that she will
stay in Delhi for two-
three days.
Keep in mind that
from March 14, the sec-
ond part of the budget
session of Parliament
is starting. Before that,
she would sit in Delhi
and try to engage in
the politics of forming
a federal front against
the central govern-
ment. It will be her ef-
fort that she should
meet the Chief Minis-
ters of other regional
parties at the same
time. Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister MK
Stalin had talked about
meeting all the Chief
Ministers in Delhi,
therefore, perhaps
Mamata is coming to
Delhi only for that
meeting.
Mamata's 'Dilli Chalo' slogan to forge Oppn alliance
under the garb of Working Committee meeting
Union Cabinet chaired
by Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi on Saturday
approved the national
rolloutof CentralSector
Scheme, Ayushman
Bharat Digital Mission
(ABDM) of health min-
istry with a budget of Rs
1,600 crore for five years.
The National Health
Authority (NHA) will
be the implementing
agency of Ayushman
(ABDM).
The digital health so-
lutions across health-
care ecosystem have
proventobeof immense
benefit over the years,
with CoWIN, Arogya
Setu and eSanjeevani
further demonstrating
the role technology can
play in enabling access
to healthcare.
Based on the founda-
tions laid down in the
form of Jan Dhan, Aad-
haar and Mobile (JAM)
trinity and other digital
initiatives of the gov-
ernment, Ayushman
(ABDM) is creating an
online platform
through the provision
of a wide-range of data,
information and infra-
structure services, duly
leveraging open, inter-
operable, standard-
based digital systems,
while ensuring the se-
curity, confidentiality
and privacy of health-
related personal infor-
mation.
Under the ABDM,
citizens will be able to
create their Ayushman
Bharat Health Account
numbers, to which
their digital health re-
cords can be linked.
The mission is expect-
ed to improve equitable
access to quality
healthcare by encour-
aging use of technolo-
gies such as telemedi-
cine and enabling na-
tional portability of
health services.
New Delhi (ANI):Chief
Justice of India NV Ra-
mana on Saturday said
that provisions for
stronger enforcement
and action against in-
fringement are the need
of the hour and with
start-ups
c o m -
ing up in a big way
across the country IPR
(intellectual property
rights) field of law has
become more relevant
than ever before.
Provisions for
stronger enforcement
and action against in-
fringement are the
need of the hour.
Awareness campaigns,
especially in rural ar-
eas, are required to be
undertaken. There
have been a few suc-
cess stories like
Darjeeling tea
and Chanderi
silk. These
success sto-
ries need to
be stud-
ied and
re p l i -
cated
i n
other GIs (Geographi-
cal Indications) as
well. With the start-
ups coming up in a big
way across the country
driven by innovative
youth, this field of law
has become more rele-
vant than ever before,
the CJI said at the Na-
tional Seminar on the
adjudication of IPR
disputes in India in
New Delhi.
The CJI said when-
ever entrepreneurs and
hosts around the world
ask him as to how in-
vestor-friendly the In-
dian judicial system is,
his answer has always
remained the same;
that the Indian judici-
ary is absolutely inde-
pendent and it always
treats all the parties
equally and equitably.
Kupwara (PTI): Kup-
wara Police along with
28 Rashtriya Rifles in a
joint operation on Fri-
day apprehended two
overground workers
(OGWs) who were plan-
ningtojointerrorranks.
As per the statement
of a senior police offi-
cial from Sogam police
station, “Two individu-
als namely Rashid Ah-
mad Peer and Adil Hus-
sain Shah came under
the observation of the
security forces when
they were found suspi-
cious in their move-
ment and pro-terrorism
activity on the social
media platform.”
Police apprehended
them in a joint opera-
tion at Lolab and re-
covered incriminating
material. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. —FILE PHOTO
AMID RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISIS
PM CALLS UPON PRIVATE FIRMS TO
ENTER MEDICAL SECTOR IN BIG WAY
New Delhi (PTI): Not-
ing that Indian students
have been going to
many small countries
for medical education
despite the language
barrier, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Sat-
urday urged the private
sector to make a big
presence in the field.
Speaking after inau-
gurating a webinar on
the Union budget an-
nouncements on the
health sector, Modi sug-
gested that state govern-
ments should also for-
mulate good policies for
land allotment for medi-
cal education so that In-
dia could produce a
large number of doctors
and paramedics to fulfil
even global demand.
His remarks assume
significance at a time
when a large number of
Indian students, many
of them studying medi-
cine, have been stuck in
Ukraine following the
Russian attack on that
country
.
Modi made no direct
mention of the crisis
though. The prime min-
ister said Indian stu-
dents going abroad for
study, especially in
medical education, also
result in hundreds of
billions of rupees exit-
ing the country as well.
Our children today
are going to small coun-
tries for study, especial-
ly in medical education.
Language is a problem
there. They are still go-
ing...Can our private
sector not enter this
field in a big way? Can
our state governments
not frame good policies
for land allotment re-
garding this, he asked.
India can benefit a lot
from its demographic
dividend in this field,
he said, adding Indian
doctors have enhanced
the country's prestige
across the world in the
last many decades with
their work.
In the webinar, Modi
also highlighted his
government's efforts to
provide quality health
as well as wellness ser-
vices to people with its
holistic approach to the
healthcare system.
188 people from Uttarakhand
stranded in Ukraine: State DGP
Dehradun (PTI):
Amid the ongoing
Ukraine crisis, Uttara-
khand DGP Ashok Ku-
mar on Saturday said
the police have re-
ceived information
that about 188 people
from Uttarakhand are
stranded in Ukraine.
The Ministry of Ex-
ternal Affairs (MEA)
is constantly working
out necessary ar-
rangements to bring
back Indian people
“We have got infor-
mation that 188 people
from Uttarakhand are
MEA is working on
necessary arrange-
ments to get them out.
The helpline number
of Uttarakhand is
112,” Kumar said.
A number of explo-
sions were heard in
the capital city of
Ukraine as the Rus-
sian special military
operation entered the
second day, local me-
diareportedonFriday
.
On Monday, Rus-
sian President
Vladimir Putin rec-
ognised Ukraine’s
breakaway regions
— Donetsk Lu-
hansk — as inde-
pendent entities.
Later, Putin ordered
special military op-
erations “to protect”
the people in the
Donbas region.
Several countries
including the UK, the
US, Canada, and the
EU have condemned
Russia and imposed
sanctions on Moscow.
Kerala to bear airfare
of students from Delhi,
and Mumbai to state
WILL STRENGTHEN
DIGITAL HEALTH
ECOSYSTEM: MIN
T h i r u v a n a n -
thapuram (ANI):
The Kerala govern-
ment will bear the
cost of flight tickets
for the students ar-
riving in Delhi and
Mumbai on evacua-
tion flights arranged
by the Union Govern-
ment from Ukraine
which is under attack
from Russian forces,
state Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan
said on Saturday
.
Vijayan said steps
havebeentakenbythe
state government to
collect the details of
Keralitesreachingthe
countryfromUkraine.
The Kerala Resident
Commissioner in Del-
hi and the NORKA of-
ficials will ensure fa-
cilities for the smooth
travel of students to
thestatefromairports
of DelhiandMumbai,
VijayansaidinaFace-
book post.
“Ayushman Bharat
Health Count Num-
ber (ABHA Number)
will strengthen
the digital health
ecosystem in the
country. Now the cit-
izens will be able to
access their health
records anywhere
in a digital way,”
Mandaviya said.
Ayushman Bharat
Digital Mission
rolled out for 5 yrs
Action against infringement
need of hour: CJI Ramana
JK: TWO MEN PLANNING
TO JOIN TERROR RANKS
ARRESTED IN KUPWARA
Mumbai (PTI): The
Bombay High Court on
Saturday extended till
March 3 the 'medical
bail' granted to poet
and activist Varavara
Rao, an accused in the
Elgar Parishad-Maoist
links case.
Rao, 82, was first
granted bail on health
grounds by the high
court in February 2021
for a period of six
months. He was also
asked not to leave
Mumbai.
He then filed an ap-
plication seeking ex-
tension of the bail and
subsequently filed an-
other plea seeking per-
manent bail on the
ground of ill-health.
Nalgonda (PTI): A
trainer aircraft crashed
in Telangana's Nalgon-
da on Saturday. The
trainee pilot, identified
as 28-year-old G Mahi-
ma from Tamil Nadu,
died in the crash.
The aircraft - a Fly-
techAviationCessna152
- had taken off from
Macherla in Guntur dis-
trictof AndhraPradesh.
It is believed that it hit
an electric pole before
crashing to the ground.
It was flying across the
Andhra Pradesh-Telan-
ganaborderandcrashed
in an field in Tungatur-
thi village of Telanga-
na’s Nalgonda district.
The aircraft belonged
to a private aviation
academy called Flytech
Aviation. The victim, G
Mahima, was pursuing
a commercial pilot
course at the institute.
Srinagar (PTI): The
Jammu-Srinagar Na-
tional Highway was
closed for vehicular
traffic on Saturday fol-
lowing fresh snowfall
and multiple landslides
at different places.
The national high-
way is the only all-
weather road linking
Kashmir with the rest
of the country
.
The Banihal-Qazi-
gund sector of the high-
way experienced over-
night snowfall while
landslides and shooting
of stones from the hill-
ocks were triggered by
heavy rains at Rompa-
di-Banihal, Shalgardh-
Wagan, Moumpassi-
Ramsu, Panthiyal, Dig-
dole, Maroog, Monkey
Morh, Cafeteria Morh
and Mehar in Raman
district.
The closure of the
highway left dozens of
trucks stranded at dif-
ferent places.
Jammu-Srinagar NH shut after snow, landslides
MEN, MACHINE AT WORK TO
CLEAR DEBRIS OFF HIGHWAY
Srinagar: With the improvement in
the weather, the road-clearance agen-
cies have pressed men and machinery
to clear the debris off the highway. The
Marwah region of Kishtwar district
received six inches of snowfall.
TRAINEE PILOT KILLED AS TRAINER
AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN TELANGANA
Elgar Parishad case accused
Varavara Rao's bail extended
Huge boulders triggered by landslide block
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Our children today
are going to small
countries for study,
especially in medi-
cal education. Can
our private sector
not enter this field
in a big way?
—Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister

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New Delhi (ANI):
Amid rising tensions
between Russia and
Ukraine over the bor-
der issues, Senior Con-
gress leader Manish
Tewari on Saturday
said that Russia stood
by India during times
of adversities but
“when a friend commits
a mistake it needs to be
corrected”.
Manish Tewari said,
“Russia has stood by us
in our adversities, but
if a friend commits a
mistake, we’ve to cor-
rect them. It presents
the world with a new
iron curtain with na-
tions on one side advo-
cating democracy and
others supporting the
totalitarian way. India
has to pick its side.”
Manish Tewari fur-
ther said, “India’s Non-
Aligned Movement
(NAM) policy has been
graduallyendedsince
1991, and today if In-
dia thinks of
treading back to
the same poli-
cy
, it will be a
mistake.”
07
NEWS
New Delhi: Finance
Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman on Saturday
said India is at a stage
where growth and the
focus on development
have got to be strength-
ened from every side
and IPRs have an im-
portant role in it.
Nirmala mentioned
that 28,000 patents were
granted last year as op-
posed to 4,000 in 2013-
2014 the last year also
witnessed registration
of 2.5 lakh trademarks
and over 16,000 copy-
rights, which will have
a very strong ripple ef-
fect on the economy
.
“So, these are not
small numbers. This is
the strength of the
economy, in supporting
such innovations and
copyrights, all of which
when scaled up are go-
ing to have a very strong
ripple effect into the
economy itself and that
would generate its own
ecosystem and reve-
nues,” Nirmala said.
The minister stated
that the central govern-
ment encouraged start-
ups while protecting
their IPRs as the boost
would not have been
possible with only “giv-
ing up restrictions”.
She also highlighted
the importance of inno-
vation for the economy
and said that “if gener-
al manufacturing and
general production give
you a level of 3 (on a
scale of 10), innovative
activities bring in about
7 to 8.”
IPR plays important role in strengthening growth: FinMin
BIZ-BUZZ
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
CCEA APPROVES CLUBBING
ALL COAL E-AUCTIONS
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment on Saturday
approved offering
of dry-fuel by coal
companies, including
state-owned CIL,
through a common
e-auction window
instead of sector specific auctions. The approval
was given during a meeting of the CCEA chaired
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a state-
ment, the coal ministry said CCEA has approved
“offering of all the non-linkage coal by coal
companies through one e-auction window of CIL
(CIL)/Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL).”
E-invoice for biz
with `20 crore plus
turnover
Delhi metro to run
with 100% cap
from February 28
New Delhi: Businesses
with turnover of over `20
crore will have to gener-
ate electronic invoice for
B2B transactions from
April 1, the CBIC has said.
Under GST law, e-invoic-
ing for B2B transactions
was made mandatory for
companies with turnover
of over `500 crore from
Oct 1, 2020, which was
then extended to those
with turnover of over `100
cr from Jan 1, 2021.
New Delhi (ANI): As
the Delhi government
lifts all Covid-19 related
restrictions from Feb-
ruary 28 onwards, the
Delhi Metro Rail Corpo-
ration (DMRC) on Sat-
urday announced that
the metro will now run
without any restric-
tions, with 100 per cent
capacity
. The DMRC, in
a statement, said, “Pas-
sengers will be allowed
to travel in the Metro
without any restric-
tions i.e, they can travel
in both standing and
sitting manner.” All
gates of metro stations
will also remain open.
‘EMBASSY AUTHORITIES LACK COORDINATION’
Cong MP KC Venugopal wrote to MEA urged to ensure coordination of ‘Indian authorities at border points of Hungary Romania’
New Delhi (ANI):
Amid the ongoing ten-
sions in Ukraine, Con-
gress MP KC Venugopal
on Saturday wrote to
Minister of External
Affairs Dr S Jaishankar
and urged him to en-
sure coordination of
‘Indian embassy au-
thorities at the border
points of Hungary and
Romania’ for evacua-
tion of Indian citizens
from the Eastern Euro-
pean country
.
“There is an absolute
lack of proper coordi-
nation on the part of
embassy authorities
even at the border
points to systematise
the evacuation plans.
The students are com-
plaining that they are
unable to contact hel-
pline numbers and con-
trol rooms. It is ex-
tremely worrying that
the Government has
not even sent a dedicat-
ed team to the border
points to coordinate
with the embassies at
the respective neigh-
bouring countries,”
Venugopal wrote in his
letter.
“I would urge you to
immediately ensure
proper coordination at
the earmarked border
points for proper evacu-
ation of our citizens
including students with
the greatest possible
dispatch,” the Congress
MP added complaining
that the government of
India has issued an ad-
visory not to move from
where they are located
despite students’ “des-
perate” attempts to
reach an immediate
“getaway from the war
zone”.
“As the situation
worsens by the day, citi-
zens including students
are desperately trying
to reach the border
points hoping for an im-
mediate getaway from
the war zone. Even as
this was happening, in
a complete and baffling
contradictory U- turn.
the Govt of India has
now issued an advisory
asking Indian Nation-
als to not move,” he
said.
“Since banks and
ATMs are closed those
stranded at the border
and at places near their
workplaces and univer-
sities are out of money
and food. Some are
stuck 10-20 km away as
a large number of peo-
ple are fleeing crowding
the approach routes to
border,” Venu added.
Embassy of India in Ukraine accommodates more than 200 Indian students at school on Saturday.
PMgaveinstructionsmuchbeforeCCS
meettobringbackstrandedIndians:Singh
New Delhi (ANI): Amid
rising tensions between
Russia and Ukraine, De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Saturday said
that Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi had given in-
structions much before
the Cabinet Committee
on Security (CCS) meet-
ingwasheld,tomakenec-
essary arrangements for
bringing stranded stu-
dents in Ukraine back to
India. “During the day
before yesterday’s meet-
ing by PM Modi, a deci-
sion was made to evacu-
ate them (stranded stu-
dents in Ukraine) on
GoI’s expenses. PM, in
fact,hadinstructedmuch
before to make arrange-
ments for same,” Rajnath
Singh said.
India stands
by its
commitment
to protect its
citizens: Lekhi
New Delhi (ANI):
Amid Russia’s on-
going military op-
erations,Meenakashi
Lekhi said that In-
dia stands by its
commitment to pro-
tecting its citizens
and is making all
efforts to extricate
them from war-hit
Ukraine. “We are
helping our stu-
dents. In Jan, we
had started build-
ing the database
and also gave a
warning in the
month of Feb. Some
4,000 people have
moved out while
some are stuck
there.” “We are try-
ing to extricate
them in bunches.
As Ukraine’s air-
space is closed, we
are using land
routes and working
with other coun-
tries to extricate
our citizens. The
PM has been clear
on this issue that
ministries
have to be
p e o p l e -
centric.”
Russia stood by India during
times of adversities: Tewari
Govt working to
bring Maha
people back:Ajit
Pune (ANI): Maha-
r a s h t r a
Deputy CM
Ajit Pawar
on Satur-
day said
t h a t
a r o u n d
1,200 to
2,000 peo-
ple from Maharashtra
arestrandedinUkraine.
Speaking to report-
ers, Pawar said, “There
are around 1200-2000
people from Maharash-
tra stranded in Ukraine.
We are working closely
with the Centre to bring
back everyone safely.
Out of these stranded
people from Maharash-
tra, we have been able to
contact 366 persons
only
.”
SHIPPERS CEASE RESERVING CARGO
FOR RUSSIA AND UKRAINE
New Delhi: Shipping liners have stopped
booking export cargo destined for Russian
and Ukrainian ports in the wake of the conflict
between the two countries, officials said.
Cruise liners have also announced the cancella-
tion of port calls in Russia, they said.
Russia is the topmost destination for India’s
engineering exports in the CIS region.
ECGC WITHDRAWS
COVERAGE FOR
SHIPMENTS TO
RUSSIA
INDIA SUPPORTS
RELEASE OF OIL
FROM STRATEGIC
STORAGE
New Delhi: The Ex-
port Credit Guarantee
Corporation (ECGC)
has decided to with-
draw coverage for
shipments to Russia
with effect from
February 25, which
is a huge setback for
exporters, industry
body Federation of
Indian Export Organ-
isations (FIEO) said
on Saturday.
New Delhi: India,
the world’s third
largest energy im-
porting and consum-
ing nationsaid it is
closely monitoring
the global energy
markets to track any
supply disruptions
following the con-
flict, and will support
release of oil from
strategic storages to
cool prices.
ON THE TOP!
An acrobat
performs a rope
walk stunt at an
event organised
by the German
Embassy as a
part of Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav
celebration, at Red
Fort, in New Delhi
on Saturday.
—PHOTO BY ANI
Over 15 cr will be vaccinated against
Polio in coming months: Mandaviya
New Delhi (ANI):
Since the neighbouring
countries are still not
polio-free, India needs
to remain vigilant and
continue with its vacci-
nation programme
against the disease,
Health Minister Man-
sukh Mandaviya said
on Saturday, highlight-
ing that door-to-door
inoculation campaigns
will be conducted to en-
sure that no one is left
behind.
The minister, who
launched the National
Polio Immunisation
Drive for 2022 by admin-
istering polio drops to
children below five
years of age said over 15
crore children aged be-
low five years will be
vaccinated against the
disease in the coming
months. “India’s strate-
gic fight against polio is
a success story of the
country’s public health
policy against vaccine-
preventable diseases.
We need to continue to
be vigilant and ensure
that every child under
five years of age must
get polio drops,” Man-
daviya said.
Mansukh Mandaviya administers Polio drops to a kid on Saturday.
POLIO DRIVE 2022
Meenakashi Lekhi
WAR-HIT UKRAINE
Manish Tewari
Rajnath Singh addresses after digitally conferring the degrees to
the students at the 98th Convocation of DU on Saturday.
Ajit Pawar

COVID-19
UPDATE
WORLD
5,959,362
TOTAL DEATHS
363,695,182
TOTAL RECOVERED
64,253,653
ACTIVE CASES
433,908,197
TOTAL CASES
INDIA
513,512
TOTAL DEATHS
42,270,482
TOTAL RECOVERED
121,850
ACTIVE CASES
42,905,844
TOTAL CASES
JAVADEKAR,
PRASAD
GANGWAR MAY GET
GOVERNORSHIP!
Union Minister San-
tosh Gangwar’s
spirit was broken be-
cause he couldn’t get
ticket for his daughter
evenaftertoilinghardin
theUPpolls.Disappoint-
ment grew to such an
extent that Gangwar di-
rectly called BJP’s num-
ber two Amit Shah say-
ing, “I am an eight-time
MP
,butcouldn’tevenget
mydaughteraticket.”If
sources are to be be-
lieved, Shah consoled
him saying, “don’t lose
yourheart,wearethink-
ing of something big for
you, you start preparing
to head to Raj Bhavan.”
At once, all the sadness
wasremovedfromGang-
war’s face. After UP
, let’s
go to Patna. Ex- Union
Minister Ravi Shankar
Prasad after losing his
chair, was active in
Sangh’s various pro-
grammes. He was ad-
vised to distance him-
self from political fo-
rums, because he could
getanimportantrespon-
sibility
, which may be
non-political, but consti-
tutional. Speculations
are rife that the soft-spo-
ken ex- Union Minister,
Prakash Javadekar has
also got a hint that he
can be made Governor
of an important state.
WILL THE
COMMAND OF BJP
BE IN SHAH’S
HANDS AGAIN?
After March 10, the
BJP intends to
change CMs of three
states i.e. Karnataka,
Himachal and Tripu-
ra. According to
sources, Amit Shah
himself,inaconver-
sationwithSangh’s
top leaders, ad-
mitted that
only JP
N a -
dda can save BJP in
Himachal. If Nadda does
indeed move to Shimla,
Shah may once again be-
come BJP’s National
President. However, Kar-
nataka CM Bommai has
pleaded with PM and
Shah that ‘Super CM of
K’taka i.e. BL Santosh
sits in Delhi and takes all
important decisions so
Bommai has nothing
muchlefttodo.Afterthis
the PM sarcastically told
Santosh, “We changed 3
CMs in Uttarakhand
its fate is for everyone to
see. So now don’t convert
Karnataka into Uttara-
khand. As for Tripura,
young CM Biplab Deb is
facing opposition from
his MLAs.
WHY IS DIDI SO
ANGRY WITH
PK?
It is believed
that these
days Mamta
Banerjee is not
even happy
w i t h
Prashant
Kishor.
The rift
between these two has
grownsobig thaton Ab-
hishek Banerjee’s ad-
vice, PK has left Kolkata
and is focusing on Delhi.
It is said that this rift
started with municipal
polls in Bengal. Mamta
had entrusted this work
to PK. When PK visited
Bagdogra, he met
Gorkha leaders of Dar-
jeeling there and with-
out asking Didi, he
promised them that
TMC would leave some
seats of Siliguri Munici-
palCorporationforthem
and will not field its can-
didates on these seats.
Mamata went furious on
this. In view of Kolkata
civic polls, WB’s Local
Intelligence Unit com-
plainedMamtathatthey
havebeenaskedformon-
ey in lieu of tickets.
Mamata immediately
cancelled list issued a
newone.PKwasalsoan-
noyed by this and sent
an SMS to Mamta that it
would be difficult for
him to work in these cir-
cumstances, to which
Mamata replied, ‘Ok’.
PK’s OVERWHELMING
AMBITIONS!
Prashant Kishor, the
country’s famous
election strategist,
called upon Telangana
CM K Chandrashekhar
Rao recently
. The meet-
ing lasted for a long
time that led to specula-
tions that the work of
TRS poll campaign was
given to PK’s company
‘IPAC’. After this, when
Chandrashekhar Rao
met Maharashtra
CM Uddhav
Thackeray, Ud-
dhav asked,
“These days you
have started
making state-
m e n t s
ag ainst
M o d i ,
h a v e
y o u
hired PK? Rao replied
sarcastically, “Our ship
is very small, how will
he (PK) fit in it? He is
considering himself as
PM contender in 2029.”
An uneasy silence pre-
vailed thereafter.
AAP’S AKALI LOVE!
Reliablesourcesclose
to AAP reveal that
the day when polls were
to be conducted in Pun-
jab, Raghav Chaddha,
Arvind Kejriwal’s close
aid, called up Akali lead-
erBikramSinghMajith-
ia and told him that he
was doing very well in
theelections.“Yourelec-
tion has picked up a lot
in last five days. Our
thought process lead-
ership are almost the
same. AAP can nei-
thergowithCon-
gress nor with
BJP
, but we can
talk with Akali
Dal. If such a
situation arises
on March 10,
t h e n
b o t h
t h e
par-
ties can work on the for-
mula of two-and-a-half
years.” However, AAP’s
CM face Bhagwant
Mann has claimed that
even if Akali Dal, BJP
Captainjoinhands,then
alsotheycan’tform gov-
ernment in Punjab.
PRIYANKA’S
FRANKNESS!
Ajournalist in Luc-
know recently
asked her saying, ‘Is the
Congress’ own informa-
tion system so shabby
that party’s big leaders
leave it and join the BJP
,
but the high command
doesn’t even know about
it?’ Priyanka replied,
“This is politics, people
will come and go. But
she is very angry with
two people, one the son
of Madhav Rao ji who
toppled Congress gov-
ernmentinMPtoswitch
to the BJP
. About RPN,
shealreadyknewthathe
wasplayinginthehands
of the BJP
, in collabora-
tion with Banna Gupta,
a minister in the Soren
government, he was
trying to destabi-
lize the Congress-
backed govern-
ment in
Jharkhand.Bothof
them contacted
some dozen Con-
g r e s s
MLAs
a n d
asked them to join the
BJP
. When I came to
know about this, I spoke
toRPNmyself,andasked
him ‘Does he want to
join BJP?’ but RPN flatly
refused.Threedayslater,
he called the AICC office
four times and said that
heowedthepartyRs1.10
lakh on account of air-
fare, etc. So, it should be
cleared immediately
.
When this matter came
to my notice, I asked the
accounts people to clear
his accounts immedi-
ately
. Because I knew
that now he is not going
to stop.”
...AND FINALLY
If sources are to be be-
lieved, Amit Shah
called up Harsimrat
Kaur on the day of vot-
ing in Punjab at around
8 am. It is said that Shah
told ex- Union Minister
HarsimratKaur“Iknow
thatyoudo‘Paath’inthe
morning, that’s why I
have called you now. I
daily drink the juice of
the Kinnus that you had
sent from your
farm. This
time the Kin-
nu are sweet-
er than last
time.” The
conversation
ended with a
talk on
‘meet-
ing.’
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
PRASHANT KISHOR
PRIYANKA GANDHI
BIKRAM SINGH MAJITHIA
RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD AMIT SHAH
08
2NDFRONT
Women’s Day session in Parl:
BJP MP Locket writes to Birla
New Delhi (ANI): BJP
MP and leader Locket
Chatterjee on Saturday
urgedLokSabhaSpeaker
Om Birla to organize a
two-day special session
every year for women on
International Women’s
Day in the Parliament.
In a letter to LS Speak-
er,theBJPMPstatedthat
forthepastseveralyears,
various activists and civ-
il society organizations
have been asking for a
two-day annual session
onwomen’sissuesinPar-
liament on the occasion
of International Wom-
en’s Day
. “On Interna-
tional Women’s Day
, I
want to bring to your no-
ticeademandbeingmade
forthewomenandgirlsof
our country
,” she said.
BJP MLA CAUGHT
MASSAGING PEOPLE
FOR VOTE IN UP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Politicians
can stoop down to any
level to win elections is
nothing new, They can
be seen touching the
feet of people of their
area, joining hands in
front of them during
election campaigns.
But a UP MLA has
touched a new low in
this matter.
After apologizing by
holding his ears and
doing sit ups in a re-
cent meeting, he even
was seen giving mas-
sage to an elderly voter
with oil. Its video has
now become viral on
social media. The poli-
tician in the video is
BJP MLA and candi-
date Bhupesh Choubey
of Robertsganj.
SP stole taps, how will they provide food?
....Anurag Thakur lambasts Akhilesh Yadav
Gorakhpur (ANI):
BJP leader and Union
Minister Anurag
Thakur on Saturday
took a dig at Akhilesh
Yadav and questioned
how the Samajwadi
Party (SP) would be
able to provide food for
people when they used
to steal taps during
their tenure.
Thakur said, “Akh-
ilesh Yadav is talking
about providing free
electricity but during
SP’s tenure there used
to be no electricity. In-
stead, people would
hang clothes on elec-
tricity wires. They
(Akhilesh) used to steal
‘toti’ (taps); how can
they provide ‘roti’
(food)?” “We often used
to hear about gang wars
and Japanese fever (en-
cephalitis) in Gorakh-
pur but Modiji and Yo-
giji freed the district
from them,” he said
while lauding the dou-
ble-engine BJP govt in
Uttar Pradesh.
THAKUR LAUDS PM
MODI, UP CM YOGI
Further, praising the
work done by Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi and Chief Minis-
ter Adityanath, Thakur
said, “There was no
AIIMS in Gorakhpur
for 70 years. Modiji-Yo-
giji came to power and
now in five years, Gora-
khpur has an AIIMS;
not just the land, but a
functioning building.”
“Whether it is the work
of opening AIIMS in
Gorakhpur or reviving
the closed fertilizer fac-
tory, Modiji-Yogiji
changed the direction
and condition of
Purvanchal,” he added.
Taking a dig at Yogi Adityanath at a rally in Bal-
rampur, SP chief Akhilesh said “Baba CM” had
booked his tickets to Gorakhpur from Lucknow for
March 11. He said, “Baba CM has booked his ticket
from Lucknow to Gorakhpur on March 11. Petrol and
diesel prices are increasing continuously. They (BJP)
want to take money from poor and give it to their
rich bizmen friends. People will bring SP to power.”
BABA CM HAS BOOKED TICKET FROM
LKO TO GORAKHPUR ON MAR 11: YADAV
Union Minister Anurag Thakur speaks to the media on Saturday.
After 4 phases of polling, I can say this with
confidence that there’s a wave in favour of BJP
and it will get an absolute majority. Once again
BJP will cross the mark of 300 seats said Yogi at a
rally in Ballia on Saturday. Attacking the Opposi-
tion parties in poll-bound UP, he alleged that in
previous govts there was electricity on festivals
like Eid and Muharram, but not on Holi and Diwali.
BJP WILL CROSS 300-SEAT MARK,
SAYS UP CM YOGI ADITYANATH
Disappointments are a part of
daily life, but let them fall like
dry leaves, don’t weigh down the
‘tree of life’ with them.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
Work on 1.5L health and wellness centres
is progressing at a brisk pace: PM Modi
New Delhi (ANI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi on Saturday
said that in order to
strengthen the primary
healthcare network,
work on 1.5 lakh Health
and Wellness Centres is
also progressing at a
brisk pace. He further
said that till now more
than 85,000 centres are
providing the facility of
routine checkups, vac-
cination, and tests. In
this budget, the facility
of mental healthcare
has also been added, he
added. PM said that
Budget builds upon ef-
forts to reform and
transform healthcare
that has been undertak-
en during last 7 years.
PM ELABORATES
THREE FACTORS
 The expansion of
modern medical science-
related infrastructure and
human resources.
 Promotion of re-
search in the traditional
Indian medical systems
like Ayush, their active
engagement in healthcare.
 Providing affordable
healthcare to every citizen
of the country via modern
and futuristic technology.
PM Narendra Modi addresses post Budget webinar on Saturday.
Om Birla and Locket Chatterjee
Gujarat man indicted in US
for $2.4 billion fraud
Lalit K Jha
Washington (PTI):
The founder of crypto-
currency investment
platform BitConnect,
Satish Kumbhani (36)
of Hemal in Gujarat,
has been indicted on
charges of orchestrat-
ing a global Ponzi
scheme worth $2.4 bil-
lion, federal prosecu-
tors said. According to
court documents,
Kumbhani misled in-
vestors about BitCon-
nect’s “Lending Pro-
gram”. BitConnect
reached a peak market
capitalisation of $3.4
billion,theDepartment
of Justice said.
“This indictment al-
leges a massive crypto-
currency scheme that
defrauded investors of
more than $2 billion,”
US Attorney Randy
Grossman for the
Southern District of
California said.

NEW DELHI, SUNDAY,
FEBRUARY 27, 2022
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ueen of pageantry,
Vasudha shared her
journey, from talent
rounds to workshops.
She glammed the
stage with her beauti-
ful looks and bold per-
sonality
. Vasudha is also work-
ing with her mother in the
child development centre Vid-
hya Aditi Foundation and re-
cently won many hearts with
the title for the First Runner
Up in Elite Miss Rajasthan.
When asked about her jour-
ney
, the diva said, “My journey
has been a roller coaster. My
parents were opposed to the
glamour industry, and con-
vincing them of my modelling
profession was the most diffi-
cult challenge I faced. Model-
ling, in their opinion, is not a
long-term job, but I was able to
persuade them by accepting
their terms. They had asked
me to join the family business
to pursue modelling.”
“But this is not the end of
the struggles. I was completely
new to this fashion world;
learning it from the scratch
was very difficult, but that did
not stop me from following my
dreams,” she added. On her
inspiration, she said, “I look
up to my mom as she is one of
the most hardworking and dis-
ciplined people I have ever
known. At the age of 25, I was
reluctant and scared to start
my modelling career, but she
guided me through this rough
time. She always taught me
one thing ‘if you have the
spark and the confidence no
one can stop you from achiev-
ing your desired goals”.
The diva shared that “In the
future, I want to pursue model-
ling and make a career out of
it. Participating and winning
Elite Miss Rajasthan was a
dream come true. It was a
breakthrough in my model-
ling career. It is my dream to
always work in front of the
camera. I am grateful to my
mentor Gaurav Gaur for his
supportandguidancethrough-
out the Miss Rajasthan Jour-
ney
. I would also like to express
my gratitude to Akansha Bhal-
la ma’am for always motivat-
ing us to work hard and to
push our limits”.
Q
BOLD AND
BEAUTIFUL
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
Gorgeous model, nimble
psychology student Vasudha
glammed the stage with her
beautiful looks and bold
personality. In an exclusive
interview with City First,
Vasudha Tiwari reveals all
about her journey,
aspirations and vision board

10-11
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As the summer
tiptoes in, we rush to
embrace the colours
of spring and the sun-
kissed flowers find an
echo in our very own
hearts. City First
brings to you colours,
fashion and hues to
celebrate the incoming
Spring so that the
amazing flowers
which are in bloom
everywhere are in your
heart and soul too!
If ever there were a spring day so perfect,
so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze
that it made you want to throw
open all the windows in the house
and unlatch the door to the canary's cage,
indeed, rip the little door from its jamb,
a day when the cool brick paths
and the garden bursting with peonies
seemed so etched in sunlight
that you felt like taking
a hammer to the glass paperweight
on the living room end table,
releasing the inhabitants
from their snow-covered cottage
so they could walk out,
holding hands and squinting
into this larger dome of blue and white,
well, today is just that kind of day.
—Today by Billy Collins
—Today by Billy Collins
Embrace the desi
look with a boldly
patterned flower
lehenga. The
browns are muted
due to the large and
bold bright magenta
flowers and the
dupatta, add silver
jhumkis and a braid
to complete the
aesthetic desi look.
Blue and white
are not colours
normally
associated with
spring but can
there be anything
more spring-like
than these artful
flowers and
leaves? Put a
sprig in your hair
and be ready to
usher in the
season!
Team up a long floral
open kurta with
‘forever’ blue jeans
and you are ready to
rock the world.
Capture the perfect spring
look, white with scattered
coloured patterns, bow-ties
spaghetti with loose flowing
summery palazzo pants.
Off shoulder floral dresses
and crop tops with flare
pants are totally a Spring
look and the printed tribal
border aces the look!
A plain pastel saree
with embroidered
flower motifs,
teamed with a
bralette and you are
more than ready for
a formal dinner to
welcome the spring!
A peach lehenga
with a focus on
green gives it a
bold look and
green dupatta
highlights it,
making it both a
day evening wear.
Celebrate the
power of red as
you ‘spring’ it
with white
flowers. The
spaghetti start
with side slit
and open
sandals make it
perfect.
If you have time,
then ace a special
occasion by
‘Twinning-it’ with
your beloved, carry
it off with panache.
You simply can’t go wrong in
a pastel georgette saree with
lightly coloured flowers
sprinkled all over with fine
gold border and the backless
blouse, hold the look!
Grace your simple green
kurta with a coloured flowery
scarf to add a summerish
spring look to your outfit!
Go for it with a
cream formal
dress with
English grey
and yellow
leaf-flower
print, with cut
sleeves and a
faux side bow.
Men carry off spring flowery
designs as well as women!
Add the oomph factor for an
occasion and go all out with
flowery Indian ensemble and
the plain jackets.

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
show that’s not
only giving en-
trepreneurs a
lifetime oppor-
tunity to pitch
their ideas to
the leading entrepre-
neurs but also giving
an immense knowl-
edge about business to
everyone around and
especially the young
generation to boost
their understanding of
the Indian market and
value everything
around them. The
show helped the young-
sters to understand the
importance of confi-
dence, and education.
Each factor contrib-
utes to becoming a bet-
ter investor and an
amazing team. We be-
lieve, instead of watch-
ing TV shows where
you don’t learn any-
thing beneficial, you
need to watch shows
that adds value to your
life. Also, there are no
gender biases in this
show, you will see an
almost equal number
of female sharks as
males which also en-
courages young ladies
to build their ideas
into business.
After spending two years
in lockdown and fear of Corona,
Delhiites are now thronging the parks
in the captial city to enjoy the fresh air,
practice yoga routines, spend some quality
time with family and witness the beauty of
nature in all it’s glory.
The Twitter handle
of the Police Welfare
Society shared glimpses
of a cultural program
organized at Mata Sundari
Mahavidyalaya, Central
District. Anu Asthana
attended the event to
motivate the students of
the Mahavidyalaya, who
performed several dance
performances and also
showed yoga and self
defence techniques.
FASHION
FADES,
STYLEIS
ETERNAL!
Growing India!
anggana,who
hails from
Delhi, opens
up to City
First about
her life and
journey as a
model.
Although the glam
world and life of su-
permodels may have
been revered for their
desirable fashion and
proclivity for luxury
,
they also tussled with
unsettled upbringings
and challenges
throughout their life-
times. But Kanggana,
an 18-years old pas-
sionate and strong
model from Delhi who
thrives on challenge
and constantly sets
goalsforherself.When
asked about her early
life,thestunningbeau-
ty said, I am current-
ly pursuing my diplo-
ma in fashion commu-
nication and want to
perform wonders in
the near future. She
further added, I am a
social being and
love interacting
with new people
and learning
about their lives
and the hardships
they have gone
through.
When asked
about her likes
and dislikes, she
shared that one
quality
, she ad-
mires the most
about herself is
that she is an op-
timistic and fear-
less person, even
when disaster is at her
doorstep she is ready
to face it with a smile.
This gorgeous diva
started her journey in
the glamour industry
in September 2021 and
over the few months,I
have been fortunate to
complete around 6 de-
signer shoots, compet-
ed in First Miss India
Teen' 21 and was
crowned as the run-
ners up, walked the
ramp for more than 8
designers in Delhi
Runway Week
'21 and not
only this
an arti-
c l e
about
m y
journey
was pub-
lished in December' 21
Edition of Spotless
Fashion Magazine,
she added.
K
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in
I must say, it’s an
incredibly interesting
show mainly because one
discovers the
ingenuity, the
creativity and
entrepreneurial
spirit in this
country through
this show and
It is really
helping to understand that
how will your investors
and customers think on
your idea or work. It is
also helping ground level
people to understand
basic financial terms.
“Nobody has a
monopoly on good
ideas.- Kevin O’Leary”
Shark Tank
has helped
me aspire
to dream,
to be an
entrepreneur
one day
because what
I learned here is that if
you have a plan to reach
that specific goal that
separates the successful
ones from the millions
that fail then no one can
stop you.
SAMRIDHI
DOBHAL, DELHI
URVASHI
GARG, DELHI
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A
LORCA’S COMPOSITIONS RENDERED BY BAKSHI
Kanggana
Minu Bakshi, Meenakshi Lekhi and H E Jose Maria Ridao
Kammi Bakshi
Minu Bakshi
Chetan Seth, Minu Bakshi
Hajindra Talwar, Sunita Kohli,
Minu Bakshi
Sheeba, Dilshad Sheikh and
Benu Gupta
Indu N Singh, Minu Bakshi
Pinki Soni
Mariana Pacheco
Chetan Seth
Bina Ramani
Bunty Aggarwal and Tutu
Reynu Tandon
Minu bakshi
Muzaffar Ali, Minu Bakshi
—PHOTOS BY MANOJ KESHARWANI
Kamna
Prasad
and
Bahar
Shubhanshi Pathak
o mark India’s 75 years
of Independence, the
nationwide celebrations
will also witness the
Embassy of Spain
presenting their Indo-Spanish
cultural events from 21st-27th
February 2022 in the Capital.
“This year marks a significant
date for India since we are
celebrating the 75 years of its
Independence. On this special
occasion, the Embassy of
Spain in India is working on
an event based on one of the
most appreciated Spanish
poet, Federico García Lorca.To
honour AKAM, the Indian artist,
Minu Bakshi, will interpret ten
celebrated Spanish songs. Minu
Bakshi has dedicated her life
to the study of the Spanish
language and culture.“I am
delighted to have Minu Bakshi
sing popular Spanish songs of
Federico García Lorca, which
symbolizes the cultural sangam
of both Spain and India”, says H.E
José Maria Ridao,Ambassador
of Spain in India. Minu Bakshi
has been conferred with the 2nd
Highest Order given to a foreigner
by the King of Spain in 2014,‘The
Order of Isabella la Catolica’ by
the Spanish Government for her
contribution towards promotion
of Spain and its culture. Minu, a
professor of Spanish language
at JNU, Delhi is an accredited
Spanish language interpreter for
the Indian Govt and Chairperson
of the NGO Savera (a society
forunderprivileged women and
children).
AZADI KA AMRIT
MAHOTSAV
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