29032022_First India Lucknow.pdf

Islamabad (Agencies):
The no-trust motion
against Imran Khan
could be delayed and be
held next month, Paki-
stan-based news agency
theDawnreported.Paki-
stan interior minister
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed
told the media that the
voting on the no-trust
motion would take place
onApril4asthePakistan
nationalassemblyspeak-
er allowed tabling it on
Mondayafternoon.Paki-
stanoppositionleaderof
the National Assembly
,
Muhammad Shehbaz
Sharif moved the no-
confidence motion.
The comments by the
Pakistan cabinet minis-
ter shows that the gov-
ernment is seeking to
buy more time in a bid to
savetheImranKhangov-
ernment from getting
ousted. The rule states
thatonceano-trustorno-
confidence motion is ta-
bled then it ‘shall not be
voted upon before the
expiry of three days, or
later than seven days.’
The opposition has
criticised Asad Qaiser
for acting in a partial
manner and on behalf
of Imran Khan’s Paki-
stan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led
(PTI) government. Jam-
hoori Watan Party lead-
er and special assistant
to the prime minister
(SAPM) Shah
zain Bug-
ti’s resignation also was
detrimental to Imran
Khan’s bid to remain in
power.
SHAHBAZ SHARIF NEXT PAK PM?
PORTFOLIOS ALLOTTED, YOGI GOVT 2.0 TAKES SHAPE
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Monday
marked the announce-
ment of the much-
awaited allocation of
porfolios of the new
BJP-led dispensation,
which included some
major changes by Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath in the role of his
colleagues from the
previous regime.
The UP CM has de-
cided to keep 34 depart-
ments under his belt
including key ones like
Home, Vigilance, Infor-
mation, Personnel, etc.
Deputy Chief Minister
Keshav Prasad Maurya,
who held the charge of
PWD in the previous
dispensation, lost out to
new party entrant Jitin
Prasad, who has been
handed over the charge
of PWD department.
Maurya has been allo-
cated six departments
-- Rural Development,
Rural Engineering,
Food Processing, Enter-
tainment Tax, Public
Enterprise and Nation-
al Integration.
The BJP decided to
retain Maurya as depu-
ty CM even though he
lost the election this
time. Another Deputy
Chief Minister Brajesh
Pathak will head Medi-
cal Education, Medical
and Health and Family
Welfare departments.
Former close aide of
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi and ex-bu-
reaucrat AK Sharma
will hold the charge of
Urban Development
and Energy among five
departments.
Turn to P3
FIRST BUDGET
OF OVER `6.5
LAKH CRORE
Debate on No-Confidence Motion on March 31, voting likely on April 4 as government seeks to buy more time
Time to smile and shake hands
First India Bureau
Lucknow: After a high-
voltage campaign fol-
lowed by a landslide vic-
tory of the BJP in the
recently-concluded As-
sembly elections, Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath and Leader of Op-
position Akhilesh Ya-
dav greeted each other
by shaking hands and
exchanged smiles in the
Legislative Assembly
on Monday. The mo-
ment captured on cam-
era made for a striking
image after the no-
holds-barred election
campaign in which the
duo called each other all
kinds of names.
The scene took place at
the state assembly
where the newly-elected
legislators had gathered
to be sworn-in as mem-
bers of the Assembly.
CM Yogi took oath first,
followed by Akhilesh
Yadav.
While CM Yogi won
the Assembly polls from
the Gorakhpur Urban
seat, Yadav was elected
as an MLA from the
Karhal assembly con-
stituency
.ProtemSpeak-
er Ramapati Shastri ad-
ministered oath to the
members of the House.
CMKEEPSHOME,
MAURYALOSESPWD
CM Yogi Adityanath signs in after taking oath as MLA at the Vidhan Sabha on Monday.
CM Yogi Adityanath and Leader of Opposition Akhilesh Yadav shake
hands in the Vidhan Sabha on Monday. —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
FAZL-UR-REHMAN COULD BE
NEXT PAK PRESIDENT
According to sources,
PML-N president
Shahbaz Sharif could
be next prime minister
of Pakistan, replacing
Imran Khan. They also
suggested that cleric and
current president of Ja-
miat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI)
Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman
could replace Arif Alvi
to take over the role of
president of Pakistan.
The chairman’s position
could go to former prime
minister and Pakistan
Peoples Party (PPP)
leader Yusuf Raza Gillani.
The current speaker of
the Punjab province as-
sembly, Chaudhry Pervaiz
Elahi, could replace him
and take over the role
of chief minister. The
Pakistan Muslim League-
Q (PML-Q), an ally of
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf,
had demanded that
Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi
be appointed to the role.
File photo of Pakistan PM Imran Khan with LoP in National
Assembly Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif.
Pak Punjab CM Usman Buzdar
resigns; PML-Q’s Chaudhry Pervaiz
Elahi likely to be next chief minister
With expanding air connectivity in the state being a focus area, CM Adityanath
will take care of the Civil Aviation department which was earlier with his cabinet
colleague Nand Gopal Nandi. He will also directly supervise Revenue, General
Administration, Institutional Finance, Justice and Students departments
Lucknow (ANI): The newly
sworn-in Yogi Adityanath
government is likely to
present its first Budget
of over Rs 6.5 lakh crore
focusing on fulfilling
BJP’s poll promises “for
the empowerment of the
poor, farmers, youth and
women”, said the Chief
Minister’s Office on Mon-
day. Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath on Monday
held a meeting with the
top officials of the Excise,
Finance and Revenue
Department regarding
the first budget to be
presented by the new Yogi
government. He instructed
the top officials to prepare
the new budget keeping in
mind all the main points
of the manifesto. Accord-
ing to the statement by
the Chief Minister’s Office,
the upcoming budget
of the Yogi government
will be based on good
governance, security, and
development, with an aim
to take the state to newer
heights.
LUCKNOW l TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/80229 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 135
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD, LUCKNOW NEW DELHI www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
.
Sworn-in as the state’s 14th chief minister, Pramod Sawant on Monday vowed to
make Goa the top tourism destination in India, while also listing employment regen-
eration and resumption of mining activity as top priorities of his government. Sawant,
along with eight other ministers were administered oath in presence of PM Narendra
Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda and CMs of 7 BJP-ruled states.
SAWANT TAKES
OATH AS GOA CM,
ANNOUNCES STATE
BUDGET ON MAR 30
Will Smith stormed the Oscars stage and struck comedian Chris Rock across the
face for joking about his wife. Rock, presenting the best documentary prize with a
short comedy routine, had cracked a joke comparing Jada Pinkett Smith’s tightly
cropped hair to Demi Moore’s appearance in the film “G.I. Jane”. Jada, also an
actress, suffers from alopecia, and publicly revealed her diagnosis in 2018.
WILL SMITH
SLAPS CHRIS
ROCK OVER WIFE
JOKE AT OSCARS
Kolkata: Five Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
MLAs including the
Leader of Opposition
Suvendu Adhikari
were suspended from
the West Bengal As-
sembly on Monday fol-
lowing a clash with
TMC MLAs on the
floor of the House over
Birbhum violence.
The other BJP MLAs
suspended include
Manoj Tigga, Shankar
Ghosh, Narahari Ma-
hato and Dipak Bar-
man. The MLAs were
suspended until fur-
ther notice. BJP MLAs
then held a protest out-
side the Assembly
.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar called on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his
residence in New Delhi on Monday.
Suvendu, four other
BJP MLAs suspended
from Bengal Assembly
BJP MLAs in a scuffle with TMC MLAs during a session of the
West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata on Monday.
WB GUV JAGDEEP DHANKHAR MEETS AMIT SHAH
THE CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE
(IDENTIFICATION)
MoS (Home)
Ajay Mishra
tables Bill in
Lok Sabha
New Delhi (Agencies):
Amid the ongoing sec-
ond half of the budget
session which com-
menced on March 14,
the Minister of State for
Home Affairs Ajay
Mishra Teni presented
the ‘Criminal Proce-
dure Identification Bill’
in the lower house of
the Parliament - Lok
Sabha. While present-
ing the bill, the MoS as-
sured that the new bill
will not only help the
police in investigation
but also increase pros-
ecutions.
WHAT IS THE BILL?
The Bill aims to give the
police the full authori-
sation to take certain
examinations for the
purpose of identifica-
tion of the criminal. The
examinations allowed as
per the bill are, “finger-
impressions, palm-print
impressions, footprint
impressions, photo-
graphs, iris and retina
scan, physical, biologi-
cal samples and their
analysis, behavioural
attributes, including sig-
natures, handwriting or
any other examination.
Bharat Bandh: 48-hour strike begins,
sees partial response in several states
New Delhi (ANI): A 48
hours Bharat bandh or
a nationwide strike
called by different trade
unions to protest
against government
policies has kicked off
in several states on
Monday
.
The strike will be ob-
served for two days,
March 28 and 29.
This is the first such
strike after the BJP won
the Assembly elections
in four of five states.
Reduced rate of inter-
est on Employees’ Prov-
ident Fund Organisa-
tion, rising fuel prices,
are among a few rea-
sons for the Bandh call.
KERALA HC ASKS
STATE TO RESTRICT
GOVT STAFF FROM
JOINING STRIKE
Kochi: Kerala High Court di-
rected the State Government
to issue an order restrict-
ing the state government
employees from participating
in the two-day Bandh. The
Court also observed that it is
illegal that state government
employees are participating
in the strike. Hours after
the high court order, Kerala
government barred its em-
ployees from participating
in the general strike.
Members from the Left Front
gathered in huge numbers and
blocked tracks at Jadavpur
Railway Station in Kolkata.

UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW | TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022
02
www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
SP Supremo Akhilesh Yadav with his party MLAs. RLD MLAs in Lucknow Vidhan Sabha on Monday. —PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA
Congress MLA Aradhna Mishra poses for shutterbugs.
Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak was accompanied by ACS (Info) Navneet Sehgal in the Vidhan Sabha.
Sarojini Nagar MLA Rajeshwar Singh greets Congress’ Rampur Khas MLA Aradhana Mishra
OFFICIALLY MLAS!
MLAS MEET-UP BEFORE OATH TAKING
Protem Speaker Ramapati Shastri administers oath of office and secrecy to CM Yogi. Leader of Opposition Akhilesh Yadav takes oath as MLA in Vidhan Sabha.
Satish Mahana takes oath as an MLA in the Vidhan Sabha on Monday.
Vidhan Sabha in progress.
Surya Pratap Shahi takes oath as an MLA.
Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak being administered the oath as an MLA.
CM Yogi, Leader of Oppn Akhilesh,
elected MLAs take oath of office
Lucknow(PTI): Chief
Minister Yogi Aditya-
nath and Leader of the
Opposition Akhilesh
Yadav on Monday took
oath as members of the
Uttar Pradesh Legisla-
tive Assembly, starting
a new innings of politi-
cal rivalry in the state.
As Leader of the House,
Adityanath was first to
take oath, followed by
Yadav.
Yogi won the recent
state polls from the Go-
rakhpur Urban seat and
Yadav from Karhal.
Pro-tem speaker Ra-
mapati Shastri admin-
istered oath to the new-
ly elected members.
Adityanath welcomed
all the newly elected
MLAs and expressed
hope that they would
discharge their duties
in accordance with the
tradition and decorum
of the house.
“I hope all the mem-
bers will cooperate in
the smooth running of
the assembly for taking
up issues of develop-
ment of the state,” he
told reporters while en-
tering the assembly.
Yadav told reporters
that his party would
play the role of a re-
sponsible opposition.
As Yogi entered the
house, members wel-
comed him with “Jai
Shri Ram” and “Bharat
Mata ki Jai” chants.
Similarly, when Ya-
dav, sporting a trade-
mark red cap, arrived in
the house, legislators
from both the treasury
and opposition benches
greeted him.
Senior minister
Surya Pratap Shahi
and others went up to
Yadav to extend their
greetings.
Yogi greets LoP Akhilesh Yadav during the oath-taking ceremony
of newly-elected legislators at the Vidhan Sabha on Monday.
Yogi undertakes ambitious
targets for next five years
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Under
the 100-day agenda
of the government
of Uttar Pradesh,
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath has set
an ambitious target
to fulfill as many as
20,000 vacant posts
in government de-
partments and cre-
ate self-employment
opportunities for
over 50,000 people in
the state.
Prioritizing to ful-
fill the resolutions
of his government
taken towards the
people, Yogi has in-
structed all the de-
partments to pre-
pare the complete
details of the vacant
posts in their depart-
ment and place them
before him. So that
people can be given
jobs. He has also set
a target of providing
5 crore employment
opportunities in Ut-
tar Pradesh in the
next five
It is noteworthy
that over 2.5 crore
people have got em-
ployment opportuni-
ties directly and in-
directly through the
schemes like MSME,
ODOP among others
in the last five years.
CM Yogi
CM GREETS LEADER OF OPPN AKHILESH
Gangster Act
reviewed
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Home
Department, acting on
the instructions of CM
Yogi conducted a thor-
ough review of the ac-
tion taken in the state
under the Gangster Act,
Arms Permission and
Section 107/116
Awanish Kumar
Awasthi, ACS (Home)
on Monday said that un-
der the Uttar Pradesh
Gangsters And Anti-So-
cial Activities (Preven-
tion) Act it was noted
that 7924 gang charts
have been submitted for
approval to various
DMs, of which approval
has been given for 7752
gang charts while 5150
chargesheets have been
filed in the court.
Awanish Awasthi
Satish Mahana to be
UP Assembly Speaker
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Senior BJP
MLA Satish Mahana is
all set to be the Speaker
of the 18th Uttar
Pradesh Assembly.
Mahana filed his nomi-
nation papers for the
Speaker’s post on Mon-
day and no opposition
party filed nominations
against him.
The deadline for fil-
ing nomination was 2
p.m. Monday
.
Mahana, accompa-
nied by CM Yogi and
deputy Chief Minister
Brajesh Pathak filed
his nomination pa-
pers. Raja Bhaiyya of
Jansatta Dal was
among the proposers
in the nomination.
The declaration of his
election will be made
on Tuesday.
Satish Mahana was
theministerforindustri-
al development in the
firsttermof theYogiAd-
ityanath government.
Satish Mahana files nomination for the post of speaker in
presence of CM Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CMs Brajesh Pathak,
Keshav Prasad Maurya and other leaders on Monday.
Mahana, an eight
time MLA
represents
Maharajpur
Assembly in Knp
—PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA

UTTAR PRADESH
03
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Two
B.Tech final year stu-
dents of the Institute
of Engineering and
Technology here,
namely Anshika Ya-
dav and Yashika Tyagi
have won the prestig-
ious Morgan Stanley
internship in the Unit-
ed States.
In a rare gesture to
welcome the duo, pho-
tographs of the two
students have been
displayed on bill-
boards at Times
Square, New York City.
“It is a prestigious
internship of the US.
Purely based on aca-
demic performance
the internship is
awarded for six
months that makes
students industry
ready to work with
market giants,” said
director IET Prof
Vineet Kansal.
He further said, “It
is a matter of pride for
us that our students’
photos were displayed
on the billboard of the
Times Square in New
York City.”
Anshika, who hails
from Aligarh and Ya-
shikawho is from
Meerut, began the
said internship in Jan-
uary this year.
Photos of 140 best
trainees were put up
at the Times Square.
City girls grace New York billboards
GLOBAL INDIANS
Anshika Yadav on New York billboards.
CRUCIAL READ
Meerut: A day after four men were arrested for alleged-
ly creating and sharing an objectionable video featuring
former Sardhana MLA Sangeet Som on social media,
the BJP leader’s supporters Sunday threatened to
launch a protest if the key accused in the case, Atiqur
Mohammed, “is not arrested within two days”. The
appeal by Som’s supporters’ comes after Atiqur, who
police said had scripted and posted the video on
Facebook on Friday, tendered an apology to the former
MLA on the same platform. On Saturday, Sardhana
police had arrested Atiqur’s father Irshad Mohammed,
Aas Mohammed, Chandru and Vaaju in connection
with the case. A cloth vendor based in Telangana,
Atiqur has not been arrested yet.
CONG APPOINTS
ARADHANA SHUKLA
AS CLP LEADER
Lucknow: The UP
Congress on Sunday
elected Aradhana Shukla
Mona as its legislature
party leader. Mona is the
daughter of Congress
leader Pramod Tiwari.
Mona was appointed
CLP leader by Congress
president Sonia Gandhi,
according to a letter sent
to the Rampur Khas
MLA by party national
general secretary K C
Venugopal. The Con-
gress won only two
seats in the 403-member
Uttar Pradesh Assembly
in the recent elections.
Besides Mona, Virendra
Chaudhary had won
from the Pharenda seat
in Maharajganj district.
FARM LEADER
TIKAIT ALLEGES
DEATH THREAT
Muzaffarnagar: Farm
leader Rakesh Tikait
allegedly received a
death threat from an
unknown caller, who
also hurled abuses at
him, police said on
Monday. SSP Abhishek
Yadav said that the
police have launched
an investigation based
on a complaint filed
by the Bhartiya Kisan
Union ( BKU) leader’s
driver Perjval Tyagi at
the Civil Lines police
station. Meanwhile
a police team led by
senior sub-inspector
Rakesh Sharma visited
Tikait’s residence and
spoke to him, the
police said.
ROW OVER SANGEET SOM VIDEO: BJP
SUPPORTERS WARN OF PROTEST
52 ministers get portfolios; CM Yogi to hold charge of 34 depts, Keshav Maurya gets six
KHANNAKEEPSFINANCE,HEALTHTOBRAJESH
...continued from P 1
Lucknow: Party vet-
eran Suresh Khanna
will continue to look
after Finance and Par-
liamentary Affairs.
The cabinet of Yogi
Adityanath was sworn
in on Friday during
which 52 ministers
took oath in a grand
ceremony at Ekana
Stadium in Lucknow.
Surya Pratap Shahi
was given Agricul-
ture, Agriculture Edu-
cation and research
departments.
State BJP president
Swatantra Dev Singh
will head the Jal Shak-
ti department, which
coordinates with the
Centre and plays a piv-
otal part in PM Naren-
dra Modi-backed
Namami Gange pro-
ject.
Among allies, while
Nishad Party presi-
dent Sanjay Nishad
got Fisheries, the
Apna Dal (Sonelal)
leader Ashish Patel
was given Technical
Education depart-
ment.
Among Ministers of
State (MoS) with inde-
pendent charge, for-
mer IPS officer Asim
Arun will head Social
welfare, SC/ST wel-
fare departments.
Among other MoS
(independent charge),
Sandip Singh, grand-
son of BJP veteran
Kalyan Singh, will
take care of Basic Ed-
ucation while Daya
Shankar Singh gets
Transport.
Danish Azad Ansa-
ri, the lone Muslim
minister in the MoS
rank, has been allo-
cated Minorities Wel-
fare besides Waqf and
Haj departments.
The only Sikh min-
ister of the same MOS
rank, Baldev Singh
Aulakh, got Agricul-
ture and Agriculture
Education. According
to constitutional pro-
visions, there can be a
maximum of 60 minis-
ters in Uttar Pradesh,
including the chief
minister.
Following the re-
lease of the portfolios,
CM Adityanath took to
Twitter to extend best
wishes to his cabinet
colleagues.
“Many congratula-
tions to all the honour-
able ministers of Ut-
tar Pradesh for getting
their responsibility. I
am sure that all of you
will meet the test of
‘Jan Vishwas’. Your
hard work, talent,
commitment and expe-
rience will surely
prove helpful in meet-
ing the expectations
of the people,” he
wrote.
SHINING UTTAR PRADESH
NABARD President Dr GR Chintala congratulates CM Yogi Adityanath on the formation of the new government for the second
time in a row. Chintala discussed seveal other issues with the chief minister. Chief Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra, APC
Alok Sinha, were also present. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Mukhtar brought from Banda jail
for hearing in encroahment case
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Mafia-
t u r n e d - p o l i t i c i a n
Mukhtar Ansari was
brought here in MP/
MLA Court from Banda
jail on hearing into the
matter of illegal con-
struction after govern-
ment land encroach-
ment in Dalibagh area.
Case was registered
against Mukhtar Ansa-
ri, his wife Afsa Ansari,
sons Abbas Ansari and
Umer Ansari.
Other accused other
than Mukhtar, were on
bail. Mukhtar was
brought from Banda dis-
trict jail under high se-
curity
.
Police force of all po-
lice stations in route of
Banda to Lucknow were
on alert mode to deal
with any untoward situ-
ation. The Vajra escort-
ing Mukhtar’s vehicle
was halted in Tindwari
area due to technical
glitchbutitwasrepaired
soon and convoy moved.
The case was regis-
tered under fraud, con-
spiracy and other charg-
es for encroachment of
enemy property in Dali-
bagh area.
The construction on
thelandwasdemolished
earlier and other build-
ings in the names of An-
sari family members
were under scanner.
Mukhtar Ansari leaves for Banda from MP-MLA court in Lucknow amid tight security. April 8 was
fixed for the next hearing in Lucknow on Monday . —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
UP becomes first
state to vaccinate
over 13 crore ppl
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Keeping
the pace of vaccina-
tion in top gear, the
state of UP became
the first state in India
to fully vaccinate
over 13 crore indi-
viduals.
The state on March
28, crossed a major
landmark with more
than 13 crore people
— 13,00,03,622 — re-
ceivingboththedoses
of Covid-19vaccineso
far. The most popu-
lous state has so far
givenover29,84,68,009
‘Shots of Life’ to peo-
ple. In addition, the
statehasalsoachieved
the landmark of ad-
ministering the first
dose of the covid-19
vaccine to over 100
percent of the eligible
adult population.
Nearly 84 percent of
the population is fully
vaccinated.
Committed to pro-
viding additional pro-
tection cover to the
priority group, UP
startedadministering
boostershots(precau-
tion dose) to frontline
and healthcare work-
ers as well as senior
citizensfromJanuary
10.Nearly24lakh‘pre-
caution doses’ have
been administered in
the state so far.
Strengthening its
fight against the Cov-
id-19 pandemic, the
UttarPradeshgovern-
mentisprovidingvac-
cination cover to all
childrenbetween12to
17 years of age in a
time-bound manner.
So far, over 2,01,92,534
children in the age
group of 15-17 and
over 4,24,090 children
in the age group of 12-
14 have been adminis-
tered vaccine doses in
the state.
Standing on the
top, UP is followed by
Maharashtra with
16.04 crore doses.
According to the
latest figures on CoW-
in, Uttar Pradesh has
administered 16.60
crore first doses of
the vaccine so far.
Just a few days af-
ter crossing the 29
crore dose milestone,
UP has also inched
closer to crossing the
30 crore vaccine
shots.
Lucknow (PTI): Over
50 criminals have not
only surrendered but
also pledged to shun
crime in the past over a
fortnight, ADG (Law
Order) Prashant Kumar
said on Monday
,
Two criminals were
killed in encounters and
many others have been
arrested during the pe-
riod, he added.
Reports from differ-
ent parts of the state
suggest consistent de-
ployment of bulldozers
to clear encroachments
and demolition of ille-
gal properties.
The latest fear of bull-
dozers among history-
sheeters was triggered
after a hardcore crimi-
nal Gautam Singh, ac-
cused of many kidnap-
pingandextortioncases,
surrendered in Chhapla
police station in Gonda
district on March 15.
Close on the heels of
this, nearly two dozen
criminals lined up at a
police station in the Sa-
haranpurdistrict,prom-
ising never to commit
crimes.
Subsequently
, news
came of four liquor
smugglers surrendering
in Deoband and so was
the case of many crimi-
nals in Shamli.
A glaring instant
came from Pratapgarh
last week, where a rape
accused surrendered
on his own four days af-
ter raping a woman in a
toilet near the railway
station.
Over 50 criminals surrendered
in 15 days: ADG Prashant Kumar
Keshav Prasad Maurya Brajesh Pathak Suresh Khanna Swatantra Dev Singh Baby Rani Maurya Sanjay Nishad

PERSPECTIVE
04
l Vol 2 l Issue No. 135
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 Luc-
know. 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
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Health is the best gift,
contentment the best wealth,
trust the best kinsman,
nirvana the greatest joy. Drink
the nectar of the dharma in the
depths of meditation, and
become free from fear and sin.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Delivered the keynote address at UAE-
India Startup Forum 2022 in Abu Dhabi.
Urged investors startup world to be
part of the India growth story where
tremendous opportunities await. Called
for strengthening the 21st century’s
defining India-UAE partnership.
Kiren Rijiju
@KirenRijiju
India’s very talented U-18
women’s football team winning the
#SAFFU18Womens trophy will go
a long way in giving confidence
and generate more interest towards
Football in India.
TOP TWEETS
SIGNS OF BIPOLAR
WORLD AS RUSSIA,
UKRAINE WAR
LOOKS ENDLESS
n one of his speeches
President Joe Biden
described democracy
as“fragile”.Vladimir
Putin and Xi Jinping,
Presidents of Russia and China,
havealsoexpressedoppositionto
liberalism. President Xi favours
a powerful state. In India liberals
arederogatorilycalled“libtards”
to shut out any space for the lib-
eral thought. Christophe Jaffre-
lot, professor of Indian politics
and sociology at King’s College
London has categorised democ-
racy in “people’s democracies”
“guided democracies”, “illiberal
democracies” and “authoritari-
an democracies”.
War in Ukraine has forced a
closer look at the world which is
fast turning bipolar in which
the United Nations has been ren-
dered useless. Even the US dol-
lar may lose its pole position if
countries start paying in other
currencies like the Chinese
yuan and Indian rupee to duck
US sanctions. That would mean
an end to the idea of the world
as a global village.
Russiamaynotwinthewarbut
if it does it could lead to the rise
of authoritarian democracies.
I
his was one cha-
otic scene the Tri-
namool Congress
government could
have avoided in its
own interest. Unless the fisti-
cuff intheWestBengalHouse
wasstartedbyBJPlegislators
who have not been able to
come to terms with their hu-
miliating defeat in the Assem-
bly elections. Scenes of the
brawl reaching the BJP’s IT
Cell in no time also raise a few
questions to which no honest
answers will be forthcoming.
Be that as it may, parliamen-
tarydemocracyinIndiakeeps
touching such lows once in a
while.Onedoesn’tknowwhen
it will touch its nadir and
what that will be like.
Similar, or worse, scenes
were first witnessed in Tamil
Nadu in 1988 when support-
ers of J. Jayalalithaa and
Chief Minister MG Ra-
machandran’s widow Janaki
clashed. In the free-for-all that
lasted over an hour, the two
AIADMK factions of Janaki
and Jayalalitha used mikes
and chairs as weapons. That
was the first time when police
entered the Assembly and
lathi-charged the members.
TheTNAssemblywitnessed
similar riotous scenes in 1989
when Karunanidhi’s glasses
were broken and a DMK min-
ister tried to disrobe Jay-
alalithaa.Thistimetoo,projec-
tiles, which included mikes
and slippers, were freely used.
The only difference was that
the police were not troubled.
On October 22, 1997 the UP
AssemblyalsowitnessedaTa-
mil Nadu-like combat when
Congress leader Pramod Ti-
wari along with the BSP de-
mandeddivisionof theHouse.
Paperweights, microphone
stands, chairs were freely
used. In the end several mem-
berssufferedseriousinjuries,
just like the way some were
injured in the Bengal Assem-
bly on Monday
.
WHEN THE HOUSE TURNS
INTO A BATTLE ZONE
Scenes of the brawl reaching
the BJP’s IT Cell in no time
also raise a few questions
to which no honest
answers will be
forthcoming. Be that as it
may, parliamentary democracy
in India keeps touching such
lows once in a while. One
doesn’t know when it will
touch its nadir and what
that will be like
T
THE DAY PAKISTAN BETRAYED
BALOCH BALOCHISTAN
or centuries the land of the
Balochpeoplehasbeenknown
as Balochistan. The first Ba-
lochConfederacywasfounded
in the 12th century
, named
Kalat. From the date of its for-
mation till March 27 1948, it
remained and enjoyed the sta-
tusof anindependentcountry
.
Historically, the Greater
Balochistan region was re-
motely located far away from
the Kingdom of Persia in the
west and equally at a dis-
tance from Indian princely
states in the east. At present,
the Kalat, known as Balo-
chistan, a part of Greater
Balochistan, is now disputed
territory, illegally annexed
by Pakistan, lies between the
Sindh province of Pakistan
and the western internation-
al border of Iran.
In Delhi on August 4, 1947,
a meeting was held between
Sir Sultan Ahmad as repre-
sentative of Kalat and Mo-
hammad Ali Jinnah and Lia-
quat Ali Khan as representa-
tive of Pakistan interim gov-
ernment under the supervi-
sion of Viceroy Lord Moun-
baitan representing the
crown of the British king-
dom. A formal standstill
agreement was signed. It was
agreed upon that Kalat state
would be recognised as an in-
dependent country from Au-
gust 5, 1947, the same status it
enjoyed for many centuries.
The formal standstill agree-
ment between Kalat and the
future state of Pakistan on
occasion reads —That Paki-
stan recognised Kalat as an
independent country. That
legal opinion will be obtained
that whether the Pakistan
government is legally bound
to follow the agreements and
treaties signed between Kalat
and the British Government.
A further meeting will be
held after obtaining the legal
opinion between the repre-
sentatives of Kalat and Paki-
stan. Meantime a standstill
agreement will be made be-
tween Kalat and Pakistan.
The discussion will take
place between Pakistan and
Kalat to reach a decision on
defence, external affairs and
communication. Separately
Britishers will inform the
other rulers of the Baloch re-
gion- Sardars of Kharan and
Lasbela that control of their
region had been shifted to
Kalat under the rule of Khan.
Sinceitsemergencein1947,
Pakistan has been infamous
for not keeping its promises
to the world’s countries. Paki-
stan’s foreign policy is known
for betrayals, taking u-turns
from agreed-upon treaties,
and disowning amicably
agreed agreements. Despite
the Standstill Agreement, on
March 27, 1948, the Pakistan
establishment betrayed the
Baloch people and Pakistan’s
army under GOC Maj. Gen.
Mohammad Akbar Khan in-
vadedtheKalat.Inresistance,
thousands of Baloch were
killed. Pakistan army sized
Kalat and took its ruler to Ka-
rachi and forced him to sign
the instrument of accession.
Jinnah accepted the Instru-
ment of Accession on March
30, 1948. The independent life
of the State of Kalat finally
came up to an end.
Since March 27, 1948, Ba-
loch people and Balochistan
have been facing Pakistan
establishment’s and its lead-
ers’ oppressions and suppres-
sions over them. Pakistan
not only illegally occupied
Kalat state and other parts of
Balochistan but also treated
them as second class citizens.
Today Baloch people are fac-
ing traumatic conditions in
their own land and fighting
for the existence of its iden-
tity and its land, the exist-
ence which Pakistan wants
to eradicate. All these years,
the Baloch are struggling for
life and reclaiming their
homeland, i.e. Balochistan.
In the last seven decades,
the suffering of the Baloch
people has been due to pain,
atrocity
, and oppressions that
Pakistan has given them to
suppress their voices. A voice
that wants to save its culture,
people, and homeland from
Pakistan, its army, and its
leadership, which is trying to
gain control over their his-
torically and traditionally
rich but one of the best piec-
es of land on earth with hefty
of natural resources.
Till now, thousands of Ba-
loch, its political leaders,
children and woman have
been either killed or facing
brutal treatment in jails by
this repression of Pakistan.
Furthermore, there are
countless missing, for whom
there is no signal of them be-
ing dead or alive after they
were whisked up by the army
,
police and agencies of Paki-
stan. It is difficult to find a
Baloch family in Balochistan
which is not affected or in
deep pain by the inhumane
treatment of the autocratic
Pakistan government.
Today
, 74 years long, this il-
legal annexation has consoli-
datedtheBalochpeopleandits
struggle on an ideological and
political base. The black day
,
the27thdayof Marchreminds
the world and young genera-
tionof Balochistanabouthow
Pakistan forcibly occupied its
homeland at the behest of the
Pakistan army and its politi-
cal leader. This day is consid-
ered every year throughout
Balochistan and across the
world as a Black Day by many
Baloch organisations and ac-
tivists. Protest will be held on
this day across the globe.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
F
AZAD SINGH RATHORE
The writer is an author from Barmer,
Rajasthan and a politician, actively
working for Indian National Congress.
He is author of book Balochistan
The Heights of Oppression
Till now, thousands of
Baloch, its political leaders,
children and woman have
been either killed or facing
brutal treatment in jails by
this repression of Pakistan.
Furthermore, there are
countless missing, for
whom there is no signal of
them being dead or alive
after they were whisked up
by the army, police and
agencies of Pakistan. It is
difficult to find a Baloch
family in Balochistan
which is not affected or in
deep pain by the inhumane
treatment of the autocratic
Pakistan government
At present, the Kalat,
known as Balochistan,
a part of Greater
Balochistan, is now
disputed territory, illegally
annexed by Pakistan, lies
between the Sindh
province of Pakistan
and the western
international border of Iran

To Receive Free Newspaper
PDF Daily
Whatsapp:
https://bit.ly/whatsapplko
Telegram:
https://t.me/firstindialucknow
Click the above link☝ subscribe us on your
preferred platform.

INDIA
05
What will Shivpal Yadav do next?
Mahesh Sharma
Patna: Pragatisheel Sa-
majwadi Party leader
Shivpal Yadav is once
again angry with his
nephew Akhilesh Yadav.
He is upset that he was
not invited to the meet-
ing of the legislature
party of the Samajwadi
Party
. Technically he is
an MLA of SP, so he
should have been called
for the meeting. But
since he has not merged
his party with the SP
and the SP had given
him a seat in coordina-
tion with his party,
therefore the SP is look-
ing at him like a leader
of any other ally party
.
That is why it was said
by the SP that on March
28, the ally parties will
meet, in which the par-
ties of Jayant Chaud-
hary
,ShivpalYadav,Om-
prakashRajbhar,Sanjay
Chauhan and Krishna
Patel will be called.
Technically both are
correct in their place.
But politics is not a tech-
nical thing. So it is not
beyond reasoning why
Shivpal Yadav was not
called. Before the elec-
tion,therewasharmony
between the uncle and
nephew duo. On top of
that, this time around
SP has got so many seats
in the elections that
there is no challenge to
Akhilesh’s leadership.
Now Shivpal is also
ready to work together
to secure the future of
his children. Despite
this, the question re-
mains if Akhilesh still
considers Shivpal a
threat? It is being said
that earlier he was to be
made the Leader of the
Opposition and Akhile-
sh was going to do en-
gageinpoliticsasanMP
.
But later he resigned
from the Lok Sabha and
decided to remain an
MLA. Shivpal is said to
be angry with this.
SP president Akhilesh Yadav with his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav.
What happened
to AAP’s maths?
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: Before the
Punjab assembly elec-
tions, when Arvind Ke-
jriwal was asked in an
interview as to from
where he would give one
thousand rupees and
free electricity to every
adult woman, he had
laid bare the details of
his ‘plan’, wherein he
stressed that although
commission runs up to
40 percent in tenders in
Punjab, but if 20 per-
cent average commis-
sion is considered, then
20 percent of the budget
of one lakh 70 thousand
crores will save 34 thou-
sand crore rupees and
by stopping sand smug-
gling, the government
will save another 20
thousand crores. He fur-
ther said, “this will con-
tribute to an amount of
54 thousand crores,
while giving one thou-
sand each to every adult
woman will cost 10
thousand crores and
electricity will be two
and a half thousand
crores i.e. 12 and a half
thousand crores, while I
will have 54 thousand
croresextraeveryyear.”
Similarly, Bhagwant
Mann said that in Pun-
jab, tenders are given to
leaders and politicians
are involved in sand
work. Similarly, trans-
port is another section
which is with the lead-
ers, just like the liquor
trade, so the govern-
ment will take all these
works in its own hands
and the revenue will be
transferred in govern-
ment account. Hence,
the government will not
be short of money. But
as soon as the govern-
ment was formed, Bhag-
want Mann reached
Delhi to demand one
lakh crore rupees from
the Prime Minister. He
has said that the condi-
tion of Punjab is very
bad and there is a debt
of three lakh crore ru-
pees, so for the next two
years, the central gov-
ernment should give 50
thousand crore rupees
each year. Keep in mind
that Kejriwal had earli-
er said that there is a
debt of three lakh
crores but his govern-
ment will also free Pun-
jab from debt. However,
it seems that from now
on, preparations have
started to put the blame
on the centre.
AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal with Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia.
Hijab row: On day 1 of SSLC exam,
K’taka school asks girl to remove burkha
Bengaluru (Agencies):
A board examinee in
Karnataka’s Hubli dis-
trictwassentbackhome
for not wearing the uni-
form and refusing to
take off burkha and hi-
jab. The class X student
was allowed to appear
for her papers only after
having changed into her
school uniform.
The SSLC examina-
tion is being held in the
southern state close on
the heels of a massive
controversy over a ban
on hijab (headscarf) on
educational premises.
The high court has up-
held the ban that has
now been challenged in
the Supreme Court.
Monday’s incident
happened at Shanti Ni-
ketan PU College exam
centre on the first day of
the SSLC exams con-
ductedbytheKarnataka
board. As many as 8.73
lakh students are ap-
pearing for the exams.
After several rounds
of protests across the
state, the government
clamped prohibitory or-
ders in and around ex-
amination centres
across the state to en-
sure the smooth con-
duct of exams and made
uniform compulsory
for examinees.
The decision, an-
nounced by Karnataka
primary and secondary
education minister BC
Nagesh, was taken in
line with the high
court’s verdict against
students wearing reli-
gious attire to class-
rooms. The circular
said students coming to
attend the exam with-
out uniform would not
be allowed inside the
exam hall.
MUSLIM LAW BOARD MOVES SC
AGAINST KARNATAKA HC VERDICT
New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board
(AIMPLB) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the
Karnataka High Court judgment, which upheld the ban
on hijab in classrooms
after holding that the
wearing of head-
scarves by Muslim
women was not an es-
sential religious prac-
tice. The board has
moved the top court
along with two other
petitioners namely,
Munisa Bushra and
Jaleesa Sultana Yaseen. The plea said the high court
judgment, while dismissing the petitions, has proceeded
with erroneous reasons to address the issue.
KARNATAKA SSLC EXAMS: HIJAB
CLAD INVIGILATOR SUSPENDED
Bengaluru: First day of the SSLC (Class 10) exams was
conducted peacefully across Karnataka amid hijab row.
Most of the students gave their exams in uniform and
only a few abstained and some were sent back for wear-
ing hijab. The Department of Education has suspended
an invigilator for refusing to take off hijab while conduct-
ing the examination at KSTV High School. Noor Fathima,
who was on exam duty, came clad in a hijab. When
she was asked to remove it, she refused and was later
sent back from the examination centre and suspended,
sources in the education department said.
Unconstitutional: Opposition slams
New Criminal Identification Bill
New Delhi (PTI): Amid
strong objections from
opposition parties, the
Centre on Monday in-
troduced a Bill that
would authorise the re-
cording of biometric
data and other measure-
ments of convicts and
other persons for the
purposes of identifica-
tion and investigation
in criminal matters,
and to preserve records.
The Bill, titled ‘The
Criminal Procedure
(Identification) Bill,
2022’, was introduced in
Lok Sabha by junior
Home Minister Ajay
Mishra Teni. If passed,
it will replace the 1920’s
Act ‘The Identification
of Prisoners Act’.
The Centre defended
the proposed law say-
ing, “The term ‘meas-
urements’ used in the
1920 Act is limited to
allow for the taking of
finger impressions and
foot-print impressions
of a limited category of
convicted and non-con-
victed persons and pho-
tographs on the order
of a Magistrate. New
‘’measurement’’ tech-
niques being used in
advanced countries are
giving credible and reli-
able results and are rec-
ognised the world over.
The 1920 Act does not
provide for taking these
body measurements as
many of the techniques
and technologies had
not been developed at
that point in time.”
Opposition parties
including Congress
and Trinamool opposed
the Bill calling it a “di-
rect violation of the
Fundamental Right of
an individual”.
Congress MP Manish
Tewari said “The words
‘biological samples and
theiranalysis’intheBill
could extend to narco
analysis and brain map-
pingandwhenitismade
coercive, it is clearly vio-
lative of Article 20 (3) of
the Constitution”.
Underlining the pro-
vision in the Bill for re-
taining the ‘measure-
ments’ for 75 years from
the date of collection,
Tewari said, “This is in
violation of the Right to
be Forgotten enshrined
in the Right to Life un-
der Article 21 of the
Constitution”.
Congress MP Manish Tiwari in Lok Sabha on Monday.
Teni: Will quit if Opp
proves allegations
New Delhi (PTI): After
beingontargetof theop-
position for months,
Minister of State for
Home Ajay Mishra
“Teni’ took centre stage
in the Lok Sabha as he
piloted a bill to expand
the scope of a 102-year-
old law to allow police to
take physical and bio-
logical samples of con-
victed persons.
Opposition members
triedtorakeuptheissue
of the alleged involve-
ment of Mishra’s son in
the Lakhimpur Kheri
violence last October in
whicheightmen,includ-
ing four farmers, were
killed during a protest
against farm laws.
Mishra’s son was ar-
restedintheLakhimpur
violence case and was
released on bail later.
MoS Ajay Mishra
Telangana Cong
seeks rollback
of electricity
tariff hike
Hyderabad (Agencies):
TheoppositionCongress
in Telangana has de-
manded Electricity Reg-
ulatory Authority (ERA)
to rollback the hike in
electricity tariff as this
has placed heavy burden
on the poor and middle
class. Blaming the TRS
government for Rs
60,000 crore losses of the
power distribution com-
panies, it remarked that
it is a crime to put the
people of Telangana in
trouble for the sin com-
mitted by the govern-
ment. Party’s national
spokesperson Sravan
Dasoju slammed ERC
over power tariff hike
and alleged that it is act-
ing like puppets in the
hands of Chief Minister
K. Chandrasekhar Rao.
I-T notice to ex-PM Devegowda's wife
Bengaluru (PTI): The
JD(S) has strongly con-
demned the Income Tax
Department notice to
former Prime Minister
Devegowda’s wife Chen-
namma. Deve Gowda’s
son HD Revanna on
Monday said that this is
nothing but political
vendetta.
“I-T notice has been
issued to the wife of for-
mer PM seeking all de-
tails pertaining to the
property
. Has my moth-
er and father amassed
wealth of crores of ru-
pees? I have also grown
potatoes earlier. Now I
have grown sugarcane.
They have issued notice
and we will reply to
that,” Revanna said.
“Look at the vendetta
politics by the ruling
BJP. Regional Trans-
port Officers (RTO)
have amassed hundreds
of crores. Who will is-
sue notice to them? How
much wealth they have
amassed till date?” he
questioned.
“They are issuing no-
tices after witch hunt-
ing JD(S) leaders. A
time will come and we
will give befitting re-
ply,” he said.
There was no imme-
diate response from the
I-T department regard-
ing the notice.
Former PM HD Devegowda with wife Chennamma. —FILE PHOTO
TMC MP’s plea: SC to
consider early hearing
New Delhi (ANI): The
Supreme Court on Mon-
day agreed to consider
for urgent listing of a
plea of Mamata
Banerjee’s neph-
ew and TMC MP
Abhishek Baner-
jee and his wife
RujiraBanerjeein
connection with
the money laundering
probe linked to an al-
leged coal scam in West
Bengal challenging the
summonsissuedtothem
bytheEDforappearance
in the Delhi High Court.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice of
India NV Rama-
na said it will
look into the ur-
gent listing of
the plea after
senior advocates
Kapil Sibal and Ab-
hishek Manu Singhvi
mentioned the matter
for urgent listing.
Bhagwant Mann
Bhagwant Mann
announces ration
at doorstep
scheme in Punjab
Chandigarh (PTI):
Punjab Chief Minister
Bhagwant Mann on
Monday announced the
rollout of the doorstep
ration delivery scheme,
saying the poor will no
longer need to stand in
queues as good quality
ration will be delivered
at their doorstep.
However, the scheme
will be optional for the
eligible beneficiaries,
Mann said in a video
message.
Mann said the de-
tails of this scheme
will be made available
shortly.
“The AAP govern-
ment has decided to
start the doorstep de-
livery of ration scheme.
Under the scheme, good
quality ration items
will be delivered at the
beneficiaries’ doorstep
and no one will now
need to stand in queues
or leave his work for
this, he said.
“Our officers will
make a phone call to
the beneficiaries and
ration will be delivered
at their homes as per
their convenience and
availability,” said
Mann.
He said this scheme
is optional.
Kejriwal: Entire India
will demand it soon
New Delhi: With the
doorstep delivery of ra-
tion – a scheme that the
Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) government in
Delhi has not been able
to implement following
objections raised by the
Centre — being an-
nounced by Punjab
Chief Minister Bhag-
want Mann, Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal has said that
soon the whole country
will ask for the scheme
to be implemented.
“The doorstep deliv-
ery of ration scheme
was announced in Pun-
jab by the CM today.
Even after so many
years of Independence,
people have to take
leave from work and
stand in long lines to get
ration. In this country,
pizza can be delivered at
home but not ration.
Under this scheme, the
government will pack
and send ration to your
home. No one will have
to stand in line. The
poor in Punjab will ben-
efit from this. In Delhi,
we have been strug-
gling to implement
this. We had done all
the planning, but the
BJP-run Centre
stopped us from imple-
menting it,” he said.
Arvind Kejriwal

INDIA
06
New Delhi (ANI): The
Ministry of Defence on
Monday informed the
Rajya Sabha that 153 de-
fence items are planned
to be indigenized upto
December this year, and
there is “no stoppage on
their exports”.
Minister of State for
Defence Ajay Bhatt
gave the information in
a written reply to a que-
ry on “the number of
items related to the de-
fence which are kept
under the list of Aatma
Nirbhar Bharat and the
export of which has
been stopped between
2018-22”.
“Two positive indi-
genisation lists com-
prising 101 and 108
items were promulgat-
ed by the Department
of Military Affairs
(DMA) Ministry of De-
fence (MoD) on August
21, 2020, and May 31,
2021, respectively. The
lists have been hosted
on the Ministry of De-
fence Website to give
wide visibility to the
Defence Industrial base
in enabling them to ef-
fectively meet the re-
quirements of the
ArmedForces.Of these,
153 items are planned to
be indigenized upto De-
cember 2022. There is
no stoppage on their ex-
ports,” Bhatt said.
Asked about the
amount of foreign re-
serve that would be
saved, and whether the
government is consid-
ering adding more
items for indigenous
production; the Minis-
ter said “In addition, to
minimize import by DP-
SUs, Department of De-
fence Production (DDP)
or Ministry MoD has
also notified a positive
indigenisation list of
sub-systems or assem-
blies or sub-assemblies
or components on De-
cember 27, 2021”.
India plans to indigenise 153 defence items by December 2022
TO BOOST DEFENCE SECTOR
NAVY TO COMMISSION 2nd
SQUADRON OF P-8I TODAY
INDIAN ARMY SNIPERS GET
SAKO TRG-42 RIFLES
The Navy will commission on Tuesday
its second long-range maritime
reconnaissance air squadron com-
prising a fleet of P-8I aircraft to add
muscle to its surveillance power. The
air squadron 316 will be commis-
sioned at the INS Hansa, a naval air
station near Dabolim in Goa, in the
presence of Chief of Naval Staff R
Hari Kumar, officials said on Monday.
The INAS 316 will operate the Boeing
P-8I multi-role long-range maritime
reconnaissance and anti-submarine
warfare aircraft, they said.
The Indian Army has inducted the
Sako .338 TRG-42 sniper rifles from
Finland for soldiers deployed along
the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu
and Kashmir, officials said. “The latest
sniper rifles have been inducted into
the Army. They are using it now,” a
senior said. The Sako .338 TRG-42
sniper rifles have a better range,
firepower, and telescopic sights, the
official said. The move is to make the
snipers more lethal amid a change in
operational dynamics along the LoC,
the official said.
ArvindKejriwal‘plays’withfireashis
mockon‘TheKashmirFiles’backfires!
Moni Sharma
New Delhi: Aam Aad-
mi Party supremo and
Delhi Chief Minister
Arvind Kejriwal nev-
er does two things,
while opposing the BJP.
Firstly, he does not tar-
get Narendra Modi per-
sonally and does not
engage in any work or
make statements
against Hindu inter-
ests. On the contrary
, he
keeps on trying to prove
that the AAP is a more
patriotic party than the
BJP. He adopted this
strategy after the les-
sons learned in the 2014
Lok Sabha elections.
And perhaps for the
first time in the last
eight years, Kejriwal’s
strategy has gone
wrong. The statement
he made in the Delhi
Assembly regarding the
film ‘The Kashmir
Files’ — movie made on
the displacement and
torture of Kashmiri
Pandits, has backfired.
Due to this, his image
among Hindus has been
shaken.
Keep in mind that
apart from politics, this
film is disturbing the
Hindus. People were
aware about the dis-
placement of Kashmiri
Pandits and the Kash-
mir problem, but the
way that reality is pre-
sented in the film is dis-
turbing the community
.
That is the purpose of
the film as well. There-
fore, whoever is linking
this film with politics,
they are making a huge
mistake. For Hindus, it
is not a matter of poli-
tics. It has become an
issue of caste, religion
and national identity.
There is talk of Hindu
identity in the move as
well as patriotism. So,
Kejriwal should have
avoided commenting on
this. He not only com-
mented, but also made
fun of the film and
laughed in the assembly
after mocking it. This is
his first major mistake
in the last eight years.
However, like PM Modi,
he also rectifies his mis-
takes quickly, so let’s
wait to see what step he
takes in this matter.
Colombo (PTI): Exter-
nal Affairs Minister S
Jaishankar on Monday
called on Sri Lankan
President Gotabaya Ra-
japaksa and Prime Min-
ister Mahinda Raja-
paksa and assured them
of India’s continued
cooperation and under-
standing as the island
nation was facing an
unprecedented econom-
ic crisis.
Sri Lanka is facing an
acute economic and en-
ergy crisis triggered
due to the shortage of
foreign exchange. India
recently announced to
extend a $1 billion line
of credit to Sri Lanka as
part of its financial as-
sistance to the country
to deal with the eco-
nomic crisis.
Mr Jaishankar is
here to hold bilateral
talks with the country’s
top leadership and at-
tend the seven-nation
BIMSTEC summit.
In his talks with Pres-
ident Gotabaya, the
minister reviewed vari-
ous dimensions of our
close neighbourly rela-
tionship.
Srinagar: Security forces on Monday arrested two
terrorists belonging to LeT outfit from Budgam
district of JK, police said. “Police along with other
security forces have arrested two active terrorists
linked with proscribed terror outfit LeT in Budgam.
Incriminating material, arms and ammunition have
been recovered from their possession,” a police
spokesman said. He said the terrorists were arrested
from Sunnergund area of Budgam.
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday allowed the
CBI to collect the handwriting sample of former
managing director and chief executive officer of
National Stock Exchange (NSE) Chitra Ramkrishna
in connection with the NSE co-location case. Special
Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal also extended Ram-
krishna’s judicial custody till April 11, after she was
produced before the court at the end of her earlier
judicial custody.
Mumbai: The Narcotics Control
Bureau on Monday sought 90
more days to file a charge sheet
in the Mumbai drugs-on-cruise
case. The agency was supposed
to file the chargesheet by April
2 in the case where Aryan Khan
was arrested along with 19 others.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the NCB has
requested a Mumbai sessions court for the extension.
New Delhi: Islam is not hostile to the concept of
family planning and it is mere “propaganda” that
Muslims can overtake Hindus in terms of popula-
tion numbers, former chief election commissioner
SY Quraishi said on Monday. There are several
myths being spread about the Muslim population
in India which are creating hostility among the
Hindus against the Muslims, Quraishi said, during a
discussion on his book “The Population Myth: Islam,
Family Planning and Politics in India”.
SECURITY FORCES ARREST TWO LeT
TERRORISTS IN JK’S BUDGAM
COURT ALLOWS CBI TO COLLECT
CHITRA’S HANDWRITING SPECIMEN
ARYAN KHAN CASE: NCB SEEKS 90
MORE DAYS TO FILE CHARGESHEET
MUSLIM CAN EXCEED HINDU POPULATION
IS PROPAGANDA: EX-POLL BODY CHIEF
CRUCIAL READ
Jaishankar assures help for
Lanka to tide over eco crisis
EAM S. Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda
Rajapaksa, in Colombo on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
UK FOREIGN SECY TO VISIT INDIA ON
THURSDAY, UKRAINE LIKELY ON AGENDA
INDIA RULES OUT TAKING PART IN TALKS
TO JOIN 15-NATION TRADING BLOC
New Delhi: British Foreign Secre-
tary Elizabeth Truss will visit India
on Thursday against the backdrop
of the ongoing war in Ukraine. An-
nouncing the visit, the MEA on Mon-
day said Ms Truss will hold consul-
tations with his Indian counterpart S
Jaishankar on bilateral, regional and global issues
of mutual interest.
Dubai: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry
Piyush Goyal has ruled out India resuming talks to
join the ‘Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-
nership (RCEP)’, saying that the country walked out
of the negotiations two years ago to give primacy
to the national interest. Goyal said that some of the
countries (during the RCEP negotiations) were not
following the rule of law in trade talks.
Over 5.21 lakh people to
get houses in MP today
New Delhi (PTI):
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi will partici-
pate in the “Grih Prave-
sham”, a ceremony to
hand over new houses
to their owners, of
about 5.21 lakh benefi-
ciaries of the Pradhan
Mantri Awaas Yojana-
Gramin in Madhya
Pradesh on Tuesday via
video conferencing.
The Prime Minister’s
Office (PMO) said he
will also address the
gathering on the occa-
sion, and noted that it
has been his constant
endeavour to provide a
pucca house with all ba-
sic amenities to every
needy family of the
country
. This marks yet
another step in this di-
rection, it added.
The function will wit-
ness traditional cele-
brations with conch,
lamp, flowers and ran-
goli being organised in
new houses.
1.15 CR HOUSES SANCTIONED; SCHEME
ENDING THIS MONTH: HARDEEP PURI
New Delhi: The objective of the Pradhan Man-
tri Awas Yojna-Urban and the dream of the PM
enshrined in it will stand fulfilled within the next
18 months, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister
Hardeep Singh Puri said in the Rajya Sabha on
Monday. Replying to supplementary questions of
members, the Minister said the Government, based
on the assessment demands provided by States,
has sanctioned 1.15 crore houses under PMAY-U
which ends in March 2022, and various projects
underway will be completed in the next 18 months.
Prez confers Padma
awards on late Kalyan
Singh,64 others
President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Olympic Gold
medallist Neeraj Chopra on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi (PTI): For-
mer UP CM late Kalyan
Singh, often termed as a
Hindutva icon, and ac-
tor Victor Banerjee
were among the 65 dis-
tinguished personali-
ties who were conferred
with Padma awards by
President Ram Nath Ko-
vind on Monday
.
Amongst the promi-
nent awardees at the
second investiture cer-
emony were Padma Vib-
hushan recipients Kaly-
an Singh (posthumous),
during whose tenure
the Babri Masjid was
demolished in 1992, and
classical vocalist Prab-
ha Atre.
Singh’s son Rajveer
Singh, who is a Lok Sab-
ha MP from UP’s Etah,
received the honour.
The Padma Bhushan
recipients include actor
Victor Banerjee, and
Krishna Murthy Ella
and Suchitra Krishna
Ella of Bharat Biotech,
the maker of coronavi-
rus vaccine Covaxin, an
official statement said.
The Padma Shri
awardees include the
country’s first individu-
al Olympic gold medal-
list Neeraj Chopra.
SC gives four weeks to Centre on
plea for identification of minorities
New Delhi (PTI): The
Supreme Court on Mon-
day granted four weeks
to the Centre to respond
to a plea, which has
sought directions for
framing of guidelines
for identification of mi-
norities at the state
level, contending that
Hindus are in minority
in 10 States.
A bench of justices
SK Kaul and MM Sun-
dresh posted the matter
for hearing on May 10
and asked the Union of
India to place its stand
on record on a plea filed
by advocate Ashwini
Kumar Upadhyay. At
the outset, Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta
sought two weeks time,
saying that he had not
gone through the affida-
vit filed by the Ministry
of Minority Affairs.
The Ministry in the af-
fidavit has told the top
court that state govern-
ments can declare any
religious or linguistic
community, including
Hindus, as minority
within the said state.
Responding to the so-
licitor general’s sub-
mission, the bench said,
“The reply appears to
be seen in the newspa-
pers.” To this, Mehta
said,” In some of the
PILs, the pleadings even
before coming to the
law officers, find their
way to the media.
Delhi HC pulls up
Twitter over post
on Hindu Goddess
New Delhi (PTI): The
Delhi High Court on
Monday pulled up Twit-
ter for not voluntarily
taking action against
an account which alleg-
edly published objec-
tionable content about a
Hindu Goddess.
A bench headed by
Justice Acting Vipin
Sanghi, which was
hearing a petition
against the allegedly
obnoxious posts on Maa
Kaali by user ‘Atheis-
tRepublic’, directed
Twitter to explain how
it undertakes the block-
ing of accounts.

NEWS
07
BOB PAISALO
ENTER INTO
CO-LENDING
AGREEMENT TO
FINANCE MSMEs
Bank of Baroda (Bank), one of
India’s leading public sector
banks, and Paisalo Digital Limited
(Paisalo), a leading systemically
important non-deposit taking
NBFC registered with the Reserve
Bank of India, today announced
that they have signed a Co-
Lending Loan Agreement. This
partnership will provide access to
small-ticket finance for income
generation to the country’s micro,
small and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) and women
entrepreneurs. In line with the
Reserve Bank of India’s circular
on co-lending by banks and
NBFCs to the priority sector to
improve the flow of credit to
unserved and underserved
segments, Bank of Baroda and
Paisalo’s co-lending arrangement
will leverage the Bank’s low cost
of funds credit assessment
expertise combined with Paisalo’s
rule engine-based loan origination
and underwriting capabilities, with
the help of an end-to-end digital
platform for sourcing, servicing
and recovery of small-ticket
income generation priority sector
loans. Santanu Agarwal, Deputy
CEO, Paisalo Digital Limited said,
“Paisalo sees a huge opportunity
and is well-positioned to capitalise
on the huge Rs. 8 lakh crore
market of small-ticket loans for
India’s 365 million under-banked
under-serviced population. The
Bank of Baroda-Paisalo Co-
Lending Product is a big step
towards Paisalo’s goal of creating
the most competitive and
seamless banking solution for
India’s Bottom of the Pyramid
population.” Dhrubashish
Bhattacharya, Head – MSME
Business, Bank of Baroda said,
“This agreement with Paisalo
enables Bank of Baroda to tap and
serve a substantial market
segment – small businesses,
women-led enterprises, agri/ allied
agri ventures – which hitherto
have found it difficult to access
formal sources of financing. With
the right support, many such
businesses have the potential to
grow and expand, providing
livelihood and employment
opportunities to many more. As
per RBI’s co-lending norms, this
arrangement between Bank of
Baroda and Paisalo will help us in
extending credit to the priority
sector and promoting financial
inclusion.” —First India Bureau
2 KILLED, FOUR
INJURED AS SUV
LOSES CONTROL
Two persons were killed and
four others injured when a
speeding SUV hit them on the
Sidhauli-Biswan road here, police
said on Monday. According to the
police, the accident occurred late
on Sunday when the SUV driver
lost control over his vehicle and
allegedly rammed into a
motorcycle rider first and then
mowed down an elderly person
sleeping on the pavement. The
deceased were identified as
Sarvesh (32) and Cheddu (65).
Their families were informed and
the bodies sent for post-mortem
examination, the police said. The
SUV also injured four others
before turning turtle in a roadside
ditch. The injured were admitted
to the community health centre
here, they said. Three passengers
in the SUV suffered minor injuries
and were administered first aid,
the police said. CM Yogi
Adityanath has taken cognisance
of the incident and ordered probe
and strict action against the
accused, they said. —PTI
AIMPLB MOVES SC
AGAINST KARNATAKA
HC VERDICT ON HIJAB
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The All In-
dia Muslim Personal
Law Board (AIMPLB)
has moved the Supreme
Court against the Kar-
nataka High Court judg-
ment which said that
hijab was not an essen-
tial religious practice of
Islam and hence upheld
the state government’s
order banning head-
scarves in classrooms.
Other than AIMPLB,
the ‘Samastha Kerala
Jem-iyyathul Ulama’,
another Islamic organi-
sation, has also filed a
special leave petition in
the apex court against
the HC verdict.
The AIMPLB, in its
petition, has contended
that the HC did not ad-
dress the issue of
whether or not it is nec-
essary to consider going
into essential religious
practices since Funda-
mental Rights under
Article 25(1) and 19(1)(a)
of the Muslim girls have
bee violated. It also said
that uniformity should
not become so para-
mount that it infringes
on the constitutional
and basic rights of mi-
nority groups. “Laying
too much emphasis on
bringing ‘uniformity’
without accommodat-
ing a person of one reli-
gion ‘to cover her hair
with a piece of cloth’ is
a travesty of justice,”
said the AIMPLB.
Furthermore, it ques-
tioned the court decid-
ing on essentials of re-
ligion when that auton-
omy should lie with
those practising the
faith. “The ground real-
ity is that the petition-
ers are compelled to re-
move their hijab to
avail the right of educa-
tion, at the cost of
self-respect and digni-
ty,” said the plea. Last
week, Chief Justice of
India NV Ramana had
refused to accept a re-
quest for urgent listing
of the petitions chal-
lenging the Karnataka
High Court judgment.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
‘EXAMS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH ISSUE’
ATS NABS
WANTED
CRIMINAL
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UP An-
ti-Terrorist Squad
(ATS) arrested no-
torious criminal
carrying reward
of Rs 25,000 on his
head and involved
in transferring
money to Paki-
stani handlers.
ATS sources here
said that ATS had
arrested several
accused on March
24, 2018 who were
involved in trans-
ferring money to
Pakistanihandlers
through hawala af-
ter opening bank
accounts in sever-
al banks using
fake documents.
During investiga-
tion, it was re-
vealed that gang
had opened more
than 150 bank ac-
counts to transfer
several lakhs on
accounts outside
the country
. Later,
investigations re-
vealedthatManish
alias Manvendra
was active mem-
ber of the gang.
Gkp police announces `25K
reward on arrest of 3 SP leaders
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur: Police
have announced a re-
ward of Rs 25,000 each
for the arrest of three
Samajwadi Party (SP)
leaders Chauri Chaura
assembly constituency
president in the matter
of attack on the police
team, vandalism, and
arson in Chauri Chau-
ra. Police sources said
that during investiga-
tion, it was revealed
that the SP leaders and
workers were behind
the attack on policemen
during chaos for the de-
ceased army man.
Police had identified
miscreants with the
help of CCTV footage
and arrested nine ac-
cused on Sunday. Po-
lice have announced a
reward of Rs 25,000 on
the arrest of three ac-
cused including prime
accused Manurojan Ya-
dav, husband of former
district Panchayat pres-
ident Geetanjali Yadav.
As many as seven cases
were registered against
56 named and 200 un-
identified accused on
complaints of locals,
police, and RPF. Havil-
dar Dhananjay Yadav, a
resident of Roghopatti
in Jhangha village had
died during an opera-
tion in Sikkim on
March 22. Several mis-
creants backed by SP
leaders had created cha-
os while demanding
martyrdom status for
deceased army person,
a job for one member of
the family, and ex gra-
tia. Police had arrested
several accused while a
manhunt was launched
to nab others.
The arrested nine accused in police custody.
ROW OVER MLA’S VIDEO; SUPPORTERS ISSUE THREAT
Meerut: A day after 4 men were arrested for allegedly creating and sharing an
objectionable video featuring former Sardhana MLA Sangeet Som on social media,
the BJP leader’s supporters threatened to launch a protest if the key accused in
the case, Atiqur Mohammed, is not arrested within two days. The appeal by Som’s
supporters’ comes after Atiqur, who police said had scripted and posted the video
on Facebook on Friday, tendered an apology to the former MLA. On Saturday,
Sardhana police had arrested Atiqur’s father Irshad Mohammed, Aas Mohammed,
Chandru and Vaaju in connection with the case. “A police team is already in Telan-
gana and we hope Atiqur is arrested soon,” said Deputy SP, Sardhana, R P Shahi.
FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hema Malini during the inauguration of Lakshmi Nivas free shelter house for patients’ attendants
and residential quarters for doctors, at Ramakrishna Mission Sevashrama Charitable Hospital, in Vrindavan on Monday.
SHOremovedafter
Muslimman’sdeathover
celebratingBJP’swin
Gorakhpur (PTI): A
station house officer
wassenttopolicelines
on Monday following
the death of a Muslim
man who was alleged-
ly beaten up by his
neighbours in UP’s
Kushinagar district
forparticipatinginthe
BJP’s election cam-
paign and celebrating
its victory
. D K Singh,
station house officer
(SHO),RamkolaPolice
Station has been re-
moved from his post
andsenttopolicelines,
a police official said.
According to police,
Babar Ali (25) was
thrashed on March 20
in Kathargarhi. He
died during treatment
in Lucknow on March
25. Ali was allegedly
targeted by his neigh-
bours for apparently
participating in the
BJP’s campaigning
and celebrating its
victory in the assem-
bly polls, they said. On
the complaint of the
victim’s wife, Fatima
Khatoon, police regis-
tered a case against
Azimullah, Arif, Sal-
ma and Tahid under
the Indian Penal Code.
Arif and Tahid were
later arrested.
The deceased’s
brother, Chande Alam,
told reporters that Ali
had been receiving
threats from people of
their locality since the
last four months as he
campaignedforsaffron
party
.Heclaimedsome
people pressured him
to vote for the ‘cycle’
(party symbol of Sam-
ajwadi Party). Alam
said Ali maintained
that it was his right
and voted for the BJP
.
He also said that Ali
approached police sev-
eral times regarding
the threats, but no one
paid heed to his pleas.
Zaibunisa, Ali’s moth-
er, also alleged that his
son received threats
andthatthegramprad-
han backed those
threatening her child.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
THE DISPUTE
PROTEST AGAINST AZAM’S AIDE IN MORADABAD
First India Bureau
Moradabad: Morad-
abad municipal corpora-
tion workers and clean-
ing workers association
held a protest against
Samajwadi Party (SP)
leader Yusuf Malik who
allegedly threatened to
killadditionalmunicipal
commissioner Anil Ku-
mar Singh when the
house of his son-in-law
was seized.
Police have arrested
Daniel, son-in-law of Yu-
suf while he was still ab-
sconding. Meanwhile,
municipal corporation
workers have staged a
dharna against him and
demanded immediate ac-
tionagainsttheSPleader.
According to munici-
palcorporationworkers,
Rs 24 lakhs of house tax
andwatertaxwerepend-
ing against Daniel, and
even after repeated no-
tices, he was not submit-
ting the dues. The au-
thorities seized the
house of Daniel follow-
ing which Yusuf Malik
threatened the officials
and asked them to open
the house immediately
.
Anil Kumar Singh, an
additional municipal
commissioner alleged
thatYusuf Malikabused
himonphoneandthreat-
ened to kill him. He said
Yusuf said he was the
right hand of Azam
Khan and had murdered
several people.
Azam Khan
POLICE NABS
PERSON FOR ATM
THEFT ATTEMPT
First India Bureau
Bulandshahr: Police
have arrested a miscre-
antwhileoneotherman-
aged to escape, when
they were cutting ATM
door located at Temple
road in Khurja area.
Police sources said
that during a night pa-
trol, police team found
two persons cutting the
shutter of the PNB ATM
machine and arrested
one of the accused while
theotheronemanagedto
flee from the spot. Sever-
altypesof equipment for
cutting shutters, ATM
machines were recov-
ered from him.
—PHOTO BY ANI

COVID-19
UPDATE
WORLD
61,49,387
TOTAL DEATHS
41,68,84,712
TOTAL RECOVERED
5,93,04,824
ACTIVE CASES
48,23,38,923
TOTAL CASES
INDIA
5,21,066
TOTAL DEATHS
4,24,83,829
TOTAL RECOVERED
15,828
ACTIVE CASES
4,30,20,723
TOTAL CASES
08
2NDFRONT
Mandatory to be a member of either house in next 6 months to be part of govt
MEMBERSHIP CHALLENGE
FORHALF-A-DOZENMINISTERS
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: BJP strate-
gists, who have been
successful in retaining
power in UP, are now
focusing on ensuring
the membership of a
house of the legisla-
ture for half a dozen
ministers.
Notably, six minis-
ters appointed in the
Yogi government are
not yet part of any
house of the bicameral
system of the state.
These ministers are
JPSRathore,Dayashan-
kar Mishra Dayalu,
Jaswant Saini, Naren-
dra Kashyap, Dinesh
Pratap Singh and Dan-
ish Azad Ansari.
According to the con-
stitutional provisions,
it is mandatory for
them to get member-
ship of either house in
the next six months.
After three months,
in July, the tenure of
Deputy CM Keshav
Prasad Maurya and
Cabinet Minister Bhu-
pendra Singh is also
going to be completed.
Then it will become
necessary for them to
get a berth of the Leg-
islative Council again.
In the next few
months, the way will be
paved for all these min-
isters to reach the Leg-
islative Council.
By the 28th of next
month, the term of SP’s
MLCs Zahid Hasan,
Madhukar Jaitley and
Balwant Ramuwalia
will be completed,
while on May 26, the
membership of SP’s
MLC Dr. Rajpal Kashy-
ap, Arvind Kumar
Singh and Sanjay Lath-
er will end. In July,
elections will be held
on 13 seats of the Legis-
lative Council.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Chief Secre-
tary (CS), Durga Shan-
ker Mishra said that
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath had again
extended the food grain
scheme till June 30.
Food distribution will
start before April 20.
He also said that a lot
of good work had been
done in past five years,
now all the officers had
to compete with them-
selves.
The Chief Secretary
said that instructions
had been given by
Chief Minister Yogi
that special emphasis
should be laid on tech-
nology for implementa-
tion of schemes in state
by promoting e-office
in state. The officers
and employees should
have full sympathy to-
wards the farmers, la-
bourers and workers
besides cleanliness
should be taken care of
in government offices.
Speedy disposal of
complaints coming on
IGRS system should
also be ensured besides
timely recruitment
should also be ensured
on vacant posts in dif-
ferent departments.
The problems of vil-
lagers should be re-
solved in the village it-
self through village
chaupal, he added.
The Chief Secretary
said all sectors would
have to work to make
UP a one trillion dollar
economy and that re-
spective District Mag-
istrates should take
special interest to ben-
efit the street vendors
under the Prime Minis-
ter’s Svanidhi Yojana.
Also District Magis-
trates who had done
commendable work un-
der Cleanliness Sur-
vey-2022 would also be
honored.
Meanwhile Principal
Secretary, Food and
Supplies informed that
60 lakh metric tonnes
of wheat procurement
target had been pro-
posed for the year 2022-
23, for which 6000 pur-
chase centers have
been set up in state.
CS stresses enhanced tech use in admn, care for farmers, labourers
YOGI MANTRA
lll
Mishra said CM
had extended
the food grain
scheme till June
30. Food
distribution will
start before
April 20.
Chief Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra releasing a Coffee Table
Book of the Forest Department ‘Bringing Back Water Glory
to Bundelkhand’ in the auditorium of his office room. ACS
Forest Manoj Singh along with senior officers of the concerned
department were present
Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak with former deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma in Lucknow on Monday.
NO TO PRIVATISATION
BilltoamendSC/STlistinUttar
PradeshintroducedinLokSabha
New Delhi (PTI): A
bill to amend the list
relating to Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled
Tribes of UP was in-
troduced in Lok Sabha
on Monday with Con-
gress leader in the
House Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury urging
the Centre to avoid
piecemeal measures
and instead bring
comprehensive legis-
lation for various
states.
He also claimed that
the bill was brought
keeping in mind the
UP polls, a charge re-
jected by Union Tribal
Affairs Minister Ar-
jun Munda. “The polls
are over. This has
nothing to do with the
elections,” the minis-
ter said. Munda ex-
plained that such bills
are brought after care-
ful study of data and
lots of research goes
into it. Intervening at
the stage of introduc-
tion of Bill, Chowd-
hury said similar bills
were pending in Rajya
Sabha.
He said instead of
bringing separate
bills, the government
should bring a com-
prehensivemeasureto
include various states
in a singular Bill. The
Constitution (ST) Or-
der (Amendment) Bill,
2022 was later intro-
duced by a voice vote.
According to the pro-
visions of Articles 341
and 342 of the Consti-
tution, the first lists of
the Scheduled Castes
and the Scheduled
Tribes were notified
in 1950 in respect of
various states and
union territories
through Constitution
(SCs) Order, 1950 and
the Constitution (STs)
order, 1950.
According to the
Bill, the UP govern-
ment had requested to
exclude the ‘Gond’
community living in
the newly-created dis-
tricts of Sant Kabir
Nagar, Kushinagar,
Chandauli and Sant
Ravidas Nagar from
the list of Scheduled
Castes. It had pressed
for the inclusion of
Gond, Dhuria, Nayak,
Ojha, Pathari and Ra-
jgond communities
living in the districts
of Sant Kabir Nagar,
Kushinagar, Chandau-
li and Sant Ravidas
Nagar in the list of
STs in the state.
Bihar VIP minister Sahani pays
price for defiance against BJP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The presi-
dent of Bihar-based Vi-
kassheel Insaan Party
(VIP) Mukesh Sahani,
who was Cabinet Minis-
ter in Nitish Kumar gov-
ernment, had to pay
price of his defiance
with the BJP during the
UP Assembly
. On the de-
mand of BJP
, Nitish Ku-
mar has finally sacked
Sahani from the cabinet.
Despite the BJP’s dic-
tatetostayawayfromUP
poll Sahani had fielded
56 VIP candidates
against the BJP and its
ally
, the Nishad Party
headed by Sanjay Ni-
shad in several parts of
eastern UP
. Though un-
successful,themovewas
aimed at disturbing and
splitting the Nishad
community vote in Pur-
vanchal. Now, the price
has to be paid.
During the course of
the UP elections Sahani,
addressing rallies in
Purvanchal, had called
upon the people to en-
sure the defeat of the
BJP
. Commenting on his
move to contest in UP
Sahani said the VIP was
an independent political
party and had all the
rights to expand the or-
ganization in Bihar or
outside the state.
In UP he tried to
counter Sanjay Nishad
of NishadPartywhohas
now become a cabinet
minister in the Yogi gov-
ernment. Like VIP in
Bihar,UP’sNishadParty
has mobilised the Mal-
lah-fishermen commu-
nity for its political
gains.Thus,thesimmer-
ing discontent between
BJP and VIP finally
spilled over. Sahani has
been dumped. During
the Bihar election the
BJP had given 12 seats to
the VIP party and it suc-
ceeded in winning four
of them including that
of Mukesh Sahani.
However, as the rift
widened three of the
winners, Rajoo Kumar
Singh (Sahebganj),
Mishrilal Yadav (Alin-
agar) and Swarna Singh
(GauraBauram)quitthe
party on March 24 and
joined the BJP
. With this
trio joining the BJP it
has now become the sin-
gle largest party in the
Bihar Assembly with 77
MLAs.ThemainOpposi-
tion Rashtriya Janata
Dal (RJD) has 75 MLAs.
After a dismal perfor-
mance in UP Sahani an-
nounced his decision to
contest seven of the 24
MLC seats going to polls
in April against the BJP
.
Sahani also announced
his support to 11 candi-
dates of JD(U) and one
of Rashtriya Lok Jansh-
kti Party (RLJP). Left
with no cause to defend
the renegade, the BJP
leadership wrote to Bi-
har CM Nitish Kumar to
sack the man as he was
no longer part of NDA.
Mukesh Sahani, President of Vikassheel Insaan Party
Shakti Bhawan employees protesting against the privatisation plans of the government, at both sides of locked gate of Shakti
Bhawan in Lucknow on Monday. —PHOTO SUMIT KUMAR
RLD fills its legislature party’s posts
Lucknow(PTI): The
Rashtriya Lok Dal has
appointed its MLA Ra-
jpal Baliyan as leader of
its legislature party and
MLA Gulam Moham-
mad as deputy leader.
While Baliyan is the
RLD MLA from Budha-
nainMuzaffarnagardis-
trict, Gulam Moham-
mad won the assembly
poll from Siwal Khas in
Meerut.
The two appoint-
ments were made after
the two MLAs were
elected unanimously as
leader and deputy lead-
ers of the RLD’s legisla-
ture party in its meeting
held on Saturday, the
party said in a state-
ment on Monday
.
In the meeting, the
party’s MLA from Ch-
haprauli in Baghpat dis-
trict, Ajay Kumar, was
made the chief whip
and legislator Mohd
Ashraf Ali from Thana
Bhawan in Shamli dis-
trict was made deputy
whip, it said.
RLD lawmaker
Pradip Guddu from Sad-
abad in Hatras district
was made treasurer of
the legislature party
, the
release added.
MEMBERSHIP
ENDING ON JUNE 6
COUNCIL TENURE
IS SIX YEARS
The tenure of these mem-
bers in the council will
end on July 6…. CM Yogi
Adityanath, DyCM Keshav
Prasad Maurya, Jagjivan
Prasad, Balram Yadav,
Kamal, Ranvijay Singh,
Ram Sundardas Nishad,
Shatrudra Prakash,
Atar Singh Rao, Dinesh
Chandra, Suresh Kumar
Kashyap, Deepak Singh
and Bhupendra Singh.
Tenure of the members of
the 100-member Council
is 6 years. Of these, 38
are elected by the MLAs,
36 members are elected
by the District Panchayat
members, Kshetra
Panchayat members and
elected representatives
of Municipal Corporation
or Municipality under the
local body constituency.
Increasingly, I have come to the
realisation that emotional
intelligence is a game-changer
for high performance and teamwork.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India

Tell us something
about yourself
A lawyer by qualifica-
tion but my drive to-
wards modelling has
always been supersed-
ed. For me, music
and dance work
like meditation. I
have a spiritual
way of living
life and I be-
lieve that the
Universe works
for your good if
you think good about
yourself.
Where do you see
yourself after the
next 20 years-
I want to see myself
healthy, not only
physically but men-
tally as well. For me,
nothing is more impor-
tant than a happy and
peaceful mind.
What are your aspira-
tions and goals
I would want to be a suc-
cessful entrepreneur
but would always stick
to the creative side so
something like being a
Makeup artist/cosme-
tologist or maybe hav-
ing my own Label. Also,
I don’t wanna restrict
myself to a single pro-
fession, I want to ex-
plore and try my hands
on everything that I
would love to do.
How did
your journey
begin?
M o d e l l i n g
caught my interest
when I was in my
first year and got se-
lected in the Fashion
team of our college and
majorly when I became
Miss Pune 2016 Runner-
up. Since then I have
been part of a lot of pag-
eants, runways and
shoots.
What were some of the
battles you fought and
are still fighting in
your journey?
I think I am currently at
a stage where I am fight-
ing a lot of battles.
Since I am a lawyer
everyone expects me
to be an Advocate or
a Judicial officer but
my heart doesn’t al-
low me to be there.
I have always been
fascinated with
every aspect of
the Fashion In-
dustry but I also
know how hard
it is to reach a
certain posi-
tion. I still
don’t wanna
lose any
hope and
work hard
to be in a
position
that I
know I
d e -
serve.
up to
great-
er pro-
jects in fu-
ture.”
YASHASVI SHRIVASTAVA, A PASSIONATE
LAWYER AND A SUPERMODEL IN AN
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CITY FIRST
SPOKE ABOUT HER JOURNEY, HER PASSION
FOR MODELLING AND WHAT SETS HER
APART FROM THE CROWD!
LUCKNOW, TUESDAY,
MARCH 29, 2022
www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia
facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09
RAVISHING
BEAUTY
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

10
ETC
F
A
C
E
O
F
T
H
E
D
A
Y
ROBICA CHAUDHANI, Model
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Better to consult
an expert in
financial matters
before making
an investment.
Your hard work
and dedication
are likely to
be noticed by
seniors, paving way for promotion or
increment. Family will be supportive
of career aspirations. A promising day
overall as you stay in limelight.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Yoga would
help in raising
energy levels and
improve your
metabolism.
Some of you are
going experience
emotional
fulfillment on
romantic front. Place emphasis on
domestic affairs to enhance the domestic
tranquility and harmony. Associating
yourself with humanitarian group.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
It’s a very good
day to take
calculated risks in
financial matters.
Those suffering
from chronic
ailments may
find remarkable
improvement
in their health with home remedies.
Today you will enjoy the trust of senior
management. Minor domestic disputes
may snowball into a major row.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
A sound
financial health
of businessmen
would enable to
give monetary
benefits to
employees.
Roadblock in
the matrimonial
alliance of kin gets cleared bringing
happiness for entire family. Your sole
dependency on friends may fail to bring
any respite from loneliness today.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Seek opinion
of expert
before opting
for a health
supplement.
The day is not
likely to pose any
major problems
at workplace.
You will succeed in resolving
misunderstanding with family members,
normalizing ties. Seek proper valuation of
the property you are planning to buy.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Successful
implementation
of new ideas
and projects
would add to
your prestige on
the professional
front. A sound
monetary
position would enable you to keep pace
with changing times. Avoid raising
controversial issues at home to maintain
harmony. It is a wonderful day for you.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You will be
greatly benefited
by investing in
companies of
repute. Develop a
good adaptability
to handle
pressurized
situation on
professional front. Paying special
attention to plan your career would
give immense joy. You are likely to get
clearance or approval.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You may get a
chance to pursue
old hobby. Health
tips from an
expert will enable
you to get closer
to your fitness
goals. Chances
of being misled
by competitors in business are high, so
remain alert. Your generous behavior
would enable to enjoy some lovely
moments with family.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Avoid being
indulgent in
your spending to
balance budget.
Continue to put
in efforts at work
and you will
see promising
opportunities
coming your way. Matrimonial match
for siblings will bring happiness for
entire family. You will get a good price
for your property.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Distant relatives
may drop in
for a surprise
visit. Investment
antiques and
jewellery would
bring handsome
financial gains.
On professional
front, recognition for good work would
motivate you to work harder. Efforts made
to improve looks or personality will bring
desired results.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Don’t give a firm
commitment
in financial
matters before
considering
the viability
of the project.
You succeed in
completing an
important project well before deadline.
Disagreements on the family front are
foreseen. Be careful about the legal
apprehensions in the property.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Long-pending
arrears and dues
are likely to be
recovered. Senior
management will
be appreciative
of your creative
inputs on
professional
front. Seek the opinion of your family
before finalizing a property deal. An
impromptu invitation to a function from a
friend is likely to be received.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
ran and the
western coun-
tries are on the
brink of reviv-
ing the 2015 Nu-
clear Deal. The
nuclear talks
are going on in Vienna
and the diplomats indi-
cate that the next few
days will decide the
fate of the deal. What
would follow if the nu-
clear talks fail, will
Iran return to square
one on the US Sanc-
tions? This article
looks back to every im-
portant event that has
led up to this moment.
Iran, one of the world’s
biggest oil producers,
has been dealing with a
fall in share in the oil
market. The primary
reason behind this is
the sanctions imposed
by the Trump Adminis-
tration when the Unit-
ed States exited the Nu-
clear Deal in 2018. In
May 2018, US President
Donald Trump with-
drew from the deal, as
the US believed Iran to
violate the deal by se-
cretly developing a nu-
clear weapon, which
led to the imposition of
a series of economic
sanctions on Iran, con-
sequently hurting their
already crippling econ-
omy. World trade with
Iran declined drasti-
cally and the economy
fell into a deep reces-
sion. Its oil exports
plummeted, the cur-
rency’s value was re-
duced to half and the
inflation in the country
soared drastically. The
Iran Nuclear Deal also
known as the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA) was an
agreement between
Iran and the five per-
manent members of
the UN and Germany
signed in 2015. Under
the deal, Iran had
agreed to dismantle
much of its nuclear
programme and allow
the International
Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA), the UN’s nu-
clear watchdog organi-
zation to inspect its
nuclear facilities, in
exchange for relief
from the billions of dol-
lars sanctions imposed
from 2012-2014. Saudi
Arabia and Israel, both
arch-rivals of Iran,
have been critical of
the 2015 Nuclear Deal.
Both countries have
called for a stronger
and long-lasting deal.
Israel sees Iran’s nu-
clear programme as a
threat to the State of
Israel and has been ac-
cused of cyber-attacks
and assassinations of
Iran’s top nuclear sci-
entists. When the US
withdrew from the
deal, they did not pro-
vide any evidence that
Iran was developing
nuclear weapons and
violated the deal. Iran
accused the US of uni-
laterally making deci-
sions without consid-
eration from other
member countries. Af-
ter exiting the deal in
2018 President Donald
Trump tightened the
sanctions on Iran in
2019 under his ‘maxi-
mum pressure’ policy
but Iran still main-
tained their insistence
to move forward with
their nuclear pro-
gramme by developing
centrifuges for high-
grade uranium at many
nuclear facilities. Due
to the sanctions Iran’s
production of oil bar-
rels reduced from 3.8
million to 2.3 million
per day. This caused a
sharp rise in interna-
tional oil prices to $80
per barrel. Simultane-
ously the U.S urged
Saudi Arabia to in-
crease its oil supply.
Iran experienced mas-
sive inflation from be-
ing 30.22 % to 34.62% in
2019. It also saw a 50 %
rise in its petrol prices
(15,000 Rials per litre),
and by comparison, the
currency lost half its
value. In fact, in 2018,
the Iranian Rial
touched a record low of
176,000 to one dollar.
Many indigenous busi-
nesses in Iran were
shut due to the increase
in production costs.
Presently, the Biden
Administration in the
USA is working with
the Iranian Govern-
ment and other mem-
ber countries for the
revival of the Nuclear
Deal. If the Nuclear
Deal is revived it will
lead to a major geopo-
litical and economical
shift in the Middle East
as many countries will
start rebuilding their
relations with Iran and
Iran will regain its role
in the oil market. If
not, the Iranian econo-
my will end up bearing
the brunt of the US
sanctions.
Iran days away from
signing Nuclear Deal?
SAMAR CHAUDHRY
School name- Neerja Modi School
(Class Grade 11)
I
City First
encourages
young writers
and authors to
exercise their
minds and pen
their thoughts on
paper. Taking the
same thought
forward today we
bring you this
article on world
politics by our
young columnist.

ETC
www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2022
11
ELECTRIFYING PARTY
AFTER LAUNCH!
TUSSHAR KAPOOR’S BOOK TITLED, ‘THE BACHELOR DAD’ WAS
LAUNCHED AT HOTEL MARIOTT, JAIPUR ON SUNDAY. THE EVENT WAS
PRESENTED BY MATHURA DAS MATHUR CHARITABLE TRUST AND
SUHANA. THE CHIEF GUEST OF THE EVENT WAS DR SUDHIR BHANDARI.
MANY RENOWNED PERSONALITIES WERE PRESENT DURING THE
OCCASION. THE LAUNCH WAS FOLLOWED BY AN AFTER-PARTY WHICH
WAS JOINED BY TUSSHAR KAPOOR AND MANY OTHERS.
Dr Puneet Bhargava and Rishee Mighlani
Rajat Sharma, Shivali Tomar and Dushyant Singh Tusshar Kapoor in converstaion with Kanya Kishnani
Tusshar Kapoor with Minal
Ashima Parnami Tusshar Kapoor
Tusshar Kapoor with (L-R) Rishee, birthday-girl Minal, Dushyant and Manish Tusshar Kapoor with Sulekha and Vishal Mathur
Mandakini, Shweta, Sujata and Doorva Ashwin and Swati Jassi with Tusshar
Rishee and Mandakini
Vishal Mathur dancing to the music
Rishee and Manish Tusshar Kapoor with Aparaana
Manish and Neha
Tusshar and Sandeep
Meera and Tripti
Prabhakar Kolte and Neeru Saluja
Kiara, Parul and Minal Shabana Khan, Ritu Kuchhal and Raghushree Poddar
Mandakini and Dr Sudhir Bhandhari
Mira Kataria,Tripti Pandey with guests
—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
Tusshar with Sanjay Sardana

12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
The birthday of IAS Dr
Sarvagay Ram Mishra was on
Monday, March 28. We wish
them all the best!
CITY FIRST
D
r Madhup Ras-
togi of the Luc-
know Founda-
tion of Deaf
Women’s Welfare Foun-
dation, in collaboration
with the Deaf and
Dumb Women’s Wel-
fare Foundation of
Uttar Pradesh, com-
memorated Interna-
tional Women’s Day at
Halwasia Court with a
programme on cancer
prevention and care.
Madhuri Halwasia,
president of the Luc-
know Foundation of
Deaf Women’s Welfare
Foundation, said that
for the welfare of deaf
women, our organisa-
tion continues to or-
ganise events, includ-
ing health and employ-
ment camps, and that
everyone in the organi-
sation is working to im-
prove the lives of these
women.
Celebrating With
A Good Cause
GO GREEN!
Chief Secy UP, IAS Durga Shankar Mishra was seen standing next
to a tree that he planted in the year 1996-98 with his wife to
encourage the public to plant more trees.
MAKEUP ACADEMY
CITY FIRST
F
ashion in
the City
M a ke u p
S t u d i o
and Salon
Academy was
inaugurated on
the grounds of
Hotel Mandaki-
ni Palace in
Civil Lines, on
Monday.
The studio and
academy were
o r i g i n a l l y
founded in
Mumbai.
On this oc-
casion, Radha
Verma, the stu-
dio’s CEO, and
Vibha Verma,
the studio’s di-
rector, stated
that they had
done make-up
and skin treat-
ments for many
celebrities in
the film indus-
try. This is the
first branch
that has been
opened in Luc-
know.
It was also
mentioned that
both Radha and
Vibha Verma
have trained
their staff well
through vari-
ous courses.
They said that
each person in
the academy
will be trained
to bring out
their best po-
tential.
L a t e r ,
they stated
that other
branches will
be opened in a
variety of loca-
tions across the
city in a short
while. This
academy is pro-
viding all kinds
of facilities re-
lated to train
women for the
d e m a n d i n g
make-up and
s k i n - r e l a t e d
services.
Khadi Pradarshini
KHADI PRADARSHINI WAS ORGANISED BY UP KHADI VILLAGE
INDUSTRIES AT SHILPGRAM, AGRA WHICH CELEBRATED
THE ETHOS CULTURE OF THIS VERSATILE WEAVE
ttar Pradesh
Khadi and Vil-
lage Industries
Board organ-
isedthe“Khadi
Pradarshini”
at Shilpagram,
Agra on Monday
. The
glitzy eve saw the mes-
m e r i z i n g
c o l l e c -
tions of
renowned
designers across the
country
. The exquisite
collection, ‘Shaadi in
Khadi - Destination
Wedding’ by award-win-
ning designer, Asma
Hussain was a tribute to
the Indian savoir-faire
and the fabric Khadi.
The entire theme of the
garments rested on
silhouettes of archi-
tecturallines,drapes
and movements.
Asma Hussain show-
casedacollectionforthe
groom and bride with a
focus on fabric manipu-
lation, cut and structure
to promote the Khadi
industry and bring local
fashion designers into
the mainstream.
“ShaadiinKhadi-Desti-
nation Wedding,” was a
series of khadi textiles
created using tradition-
al Lucknow Tukri meth-
ods and then embroi-
dered in Zari Zardozi.
Her second collection
featuredChikanembroi-
dery and hand block
printing on Khadi.
Fashion designers
Aditi Jaggi and Shra-
vanKummarshowcased
their collaborative work
of Khadiwhichreflected
the indigenous energies
vibrations through
fabric silhouette ex-
ploration, design devel-
opment along with the
implementationof asat-
tvic colour scheme that
includedhaldi,chandan
kesari. Their collec-
tion was an endeavour
to portray the pious
bond between two in-
dividuals by recon-
ciling their souls
with nature on a
spiritual level.
pious bond be-
tween two indi-
viduals by recon-
ciling their
souls with na-
ture on a spir-
itual level.

—MORE IN
CITY FIRST
TOMORROW
DEVANSHI MUDGAL
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
U
During the Ceremony
Radha Verma and Vibha Verma
Shravan Kummar showcasing his collection
—PHOTOS
BY
MANOJ
KESHARWANI
Aditi Jaggi with Ritu Suhas and other models

29032022_First India Lucknow.pdf

Recommended

Recommended

More Related Content

Similar to 29032022_First India Lucknow.pdf

Similar to 29032022_First India Lucknow.pdf (20)

More from FIRST INDIA

More from FIRST INDIA (20)

29032022_First India Lucknow.pdf