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OUR EDITIONS:
JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD
& LUCKNOW
HYD MC POLLS TODAY
The Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation, the
fifth largest metropolitan city
area in the country, will go to
polls today. The polling will
begin at 7 am and close at 6
pm and will be held using
traditional ballot papers.
Varanasi: Tearing into
the opposition over the
protests against the
new agri-marketing
laws, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Mon-
day said those who have
a history of deceit were
playing tricks again on
farmers. The attack
comes when thousands
of farmers are gathered
at the entry points of
the national capital,
seeking the repeal of
the three laws.
“The farmers are be-
ing deceived on these
historic agriculture re-
form laws by the same
people who have misled
them for decades,” he
said, in an apparent ref-
erence to parties which
are now in the opposi-
tion but not directly
naming them.
The prime minister
was addressing a public
meeting in his Lok Sab-
ha constituency Vara-
nasi, where he spent
several hours.
He dedicated to the
nation the six-laning of
a 73-km highway to Al-
lahabad at the cost of Rs
2,447 crore, took part in
televised prayers at the
Kashi Vishwanath tem-
ple, reviewed the temple
corridor project and
took a ride along the
ghats on a cruise boat.
As dusk fell, he wit-
ness the spectacle of
Dev Deepawali in which
rows of lamps were lit
on the river bank. In an-
other speech that fol-
lowed, Modi skipped
any reference to the
farmer’s protest but
took a dig at dynastic
politics. He said for
some the family’s lega-
cy mattered more than
the country’s heritage.
In his first address,
he strongly defended
the farm laws which de-
regulate the sale of
crops but have also trig-
gered apprehensions
that the minimum sup-
port price (MSP) system
is being dismantled.
He reiterated that
farmers who wanted to
follow the old system of
trading referring to the
mandis’ where they can
get the MSP are still
free to do so. Turn to P6
New Delhi: It has been
over four days since
farmers from Haryana
and Punjab started a
protest march against
the three farm laws in-
troduced by the central
government in Septem-
ber. Delhi and sur-
rounding areas have
witnessed violent clash-
es between the agitat-
ing farmers and police
as the former was ini-
tially denied entry into
the national capital.
Upon being allowed
by Delhi Police to carry
out peaceful demonstra-
tions and maintain law
and order, the farmers
have been camping at
the Singhu (Delhi-Hary-
ana) border and the
Tikri border for the
past three days. The po-
lice had also offered the
Sant Nirankari ground
for the farmers to con-
tinue their agitation.
Addressing a press
conference at Singhu
border, the farm union
leaders said they have
not received any call
from the union govern-
ment to hold talks. “ We
will appear for discus-
sion with government
after they freed our
farmers sitting at Bu-
rari ground. Butta Sin-
gh has only received
phone call from Home
Minister Amit Shah,”
the leaders said at the
press conference.
Delhi Police placed
concrete barriers
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Scrap farm
laws or will
rethink ties with
NDA: Beniwal
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Nagaur MP
Hanuman Beniwal’s
Rashtriya Loktantrik
Party, that partnered
with the Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party in 2019, on
Monday told Home Min-
ister Amit Shah that his
party would reconsider
its partnership with the
BJP if the Centre did
not withdraw the three
farm laws.
Beniwal also de-
manded that the Centre
implement the recom-
mendations of the Swa-
minath Commission
and hold dialogue with
farmers in Delhi in the
right spirit. Turn to P6
Farmers’conditionfortalks:
‘FreeourmenatBurari’
MEDICAL CAMP AT SINGHU
BORDER DUE TO COVID
In view of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in
the country which has infected over 9.4 million
people, a medical check up camp has been set
up at the Singhu Border where the farmers are
continuing with their protests against the three
farm laws. “We should conduct Covid-19 test here.
If there’s any possibility of a super spreader, the
disease might spread to other people which will be
disastrous,” a doctor told ANI.
Oppnusingtrickstooppose
AGRI REFORMS: PM MODI
Even in pandemic, economic
growth is uninterrupted: Shah
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Inaugu-
rating two flyovers in
Ahmedabad via video
conferencing on Mon-
day, Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah said that
the development was a
step towards creating
the nation’s second ma-
jor road that would be
devoid of any junctions.
Once all 11 flyovers
planned for the Sarkhej-
Gandhinagar (SG)
Highway are function-
al, the commute be-
tween Ahmedabad and
the state capital would
be halved to 20 minutes.
The two new flyovers-
-one at Sanand Cross-
roads and the other at
Pakvan Crossroads-
-have been constructed
at a cost of Rs71 crore.
During his address,
Shah assured the state
that the Central govern-
ment would stand
strong in support of Gu-
jarat and its people.
“COVID-19 has affect-
ed the world’s economy,
but Gujarat’s economy
is healthy and will soon
bounce back to the pre-
pandemic growth rate,”
he said.
Pointing out that
electricity consump-
tion in the state has re-
turned to the level seen
in February, he said this
indicated that industri-
al activities are return-
ing to normal, thus in-
creasing industrial pro-
duction and employ-
ment, said the Home
Minister. Turn to P6
Birla appoints
Utpal Kumar as
LS Secy Gen
PM’s all-party
meet on Dec
4 over Corona
New Delhi: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla ap-
pointed Retired IAS Ut-
pal Kumar Singh as the
new Secretary General
of the Lok Sabha for a
period of one year and
Lok Sabha Secretariat
in the rank and status
of Cabinet Secretary
with effect from Decem-
ber 1. Singh will suc-
ceed Snehlata Shrivas-
tava. Singh earlier
served as Secretary, Lok
Sabha Secretariat.
Associated with the
management of World
Bank projects during
his 34-year service, the
former 1986-batch Utta-
rakhand cadre officer
has served in both cen-
tral & state govts.
New Delhi: The Union
government has called
an all-party meeting to
discuss the COVID-19
pandemic situation on
December 4, with Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi expected to inter-
act with floor leaders of
various parties from
both houses of parlia-
ment, official sources
said on Monday.
The Parliamentary
Affairs Ministry is co-
ordinating the meeting
and has extended invi-
tation to all parties,
they said. Floor leaders
of all parties from Lok
Sabha as well as Rajya
Sabha have been invit-
ed for the meeting,
which will be held vir-
tually on Friday from
10.30 am onwards and
PM will chair it.
This will be the sec-
ond all-party meeting
called by the govern-
ment to Turn to P6
Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtually inaugurates various
developmental projects in Gujarat via VC in New Delhi on Monday.
A large number of farmers protest against the farm laws, at
Singhu Border in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Hanuman Beniwal
Union Home
Minister Amit
Shah inaugurated
two flyovers in
Ahmedabad on
Monday via video
conference
Left: Kedar Ghat decorated with earthen lamps on the occasion of
‘Dev Deepawali’ festival, in Varanasi on Monday.
Top: Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in Dev Deepawali
festival, in Varanasi on Monday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
PM MODI’S DEV
DEEPAWALI IN KASHI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to his supporters as he along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath travels on a boat in Varanasi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Modi, Yogi offer prayers at
Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Vishal Srivastav
Varanasi: The Kashi
Vishwanath Temple
yet again stood wit-
ness to history as coun-
try’s Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and UP
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath offered
prayers here on the oc-
casion of Dev Deep-
awali on Monday.
The two travelled
from Domari Ghat to
Lalita Ghat on a boat to
reach the Kashi Vishwa-
nath Temple. After of-
feringof prayerstoLord
Shiva, the two dignitar-
ies reached a especially
prepared deck from
where they witnessed
the light and sound ex-
travaganza organised at
various Ghats on the
bank of Ganges.
PM Modi did not for-
get to fulfil his promise
of bringing back the
stolen idol of Goddess
Annapurna from Cana-
da after 100 years. While
addressing the public in
Varanasi, PM Modi
said, “The statuette of
the Annapurna deity
which Turn to P6
PM said idol of Goddess Annapurna stolen 100 yrs ago from
Varanasi, is now on its way back home from Canada
POWER OF KASHI
Even the Prime Minister
seems to be smitten by
the spirit and power of
Varanasi as he said that
no matter how much
things have changed due
to COVID19, none can
change the Urja, Bhakti
and Shakti of Kashi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath
Temple in Varanasi on Monday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
was also present on this occasion. —PHOTO BY ANI

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First India Bureau
Lucknow: The auspi-
cious occasion of Kar-
tik Purnima also
known as Ganga Snan
brought in the much
needed festive flavour
to the state which has
been reeling under the
boredom of Covid-19.
Lakhs of Devotees
gathered at Triveni
Sangam at Prayagraj to
offer prayers and to
take the holy dip in Riv-
er Ganga on the occa-
sion of ‘Kartik Purni-
ma’ on Monday.
“AfterourChhatPuja,
it is necessary to take a
holy dip in River Ganga
so we have come here. It
is an auspicious occa-
sion,” said a devotee.
“It is believed that all
godsandgoddessescome
on earth on the occasion
of Kartik Purnima,
hencethisdayiscelebrat-
ed with great fervour,”
said another devotee.
Devotees also took a
holy dip in the Ganga
river at Raj Ghat and
Ramganga River in Mo-
radabad on the occasion
of Kartik Purnima on
Monday. However, in the
wake of rising cases of
coronavirus across the
country,devoteesarenot
allowed to take a holy
dip in the river Ganga in
Utttarakhand’s Harid-
war, the district admin-
istration said.
Kartik Purnima is
also celebrated as Dev
Deepawali and marks
the fifteenth lunar day
of the Hindu month of
Kartik. The festival is
linked with Prabodhini
Ekadashi and it marks
the end of Chaturmas,
a four-month period
when Lord Vishnu is
believed to sleep.
Meanwhile, Prime
MinisterNarendraModi
visitedVaranasionMon-
day and dedicated to the
nation the six-lane wid-
ening project of the
Handia (Prayagraj) - Ra-
jatalab (Varanasi) sec-
tion of National High-
way 19. He then visited
Kashi Vishwanath Man-
dir around that was fol-
lowed by inspection of
the Kashi Vishwanath
temple corridor project.
The Prime Minister also
attended the Dev Deep-
awali Mahotsav at
where he also addressed
agathering.Hedeparted
from Raj Ghat.
Lakhs of devotees take a dip of faith to wash sins away
CELESTIAL BELIEF

Taking a holy
dip in river
Ganga on the
pious occassion
of Kartik
Purnima or
Ganga Snan is
deemed to be
auspicious for
the devotees HOLY DIP: On the occasion of Ganga Snan, lakhs of devotees bathed in Ganges with a belief that
their sins would be washed away
Varanasi plays perfect host to PM on Dev Deepawali
PMdedicates6-laneprojecttonation
Handia-RajatalabsectionofNH-19thatconnectsVaranasiandPrayagrajtobewiderforbetter
A specially designed boat for dignataries was seen floating on the
bank of river Ganga.
Cultural events were organised in as many as 15 ghats of Varanasi. A laser show was also organised at Chet Singh Ghat of the city.
Just after the PM lit the inaugural lamp, more than 15 lakh earthern lamps were lit on the ghats
of river Ganga by devotees and volunteers in Varanasi on Monday.
While the night at the ghats were lit with lakhs of earthern lamps, the day witnessed presence of
balloons coloured in white and saffron.
Prime Minister Modi impressively looks at the light and sound show that was organised on the
banks of river Ganga in Varanasi.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In a major
development boost to
the eastern Uttar
Pradesh region,
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi dedicated
a six-lane widening
project Handia
(Prayagraj)-Rajatalab
(Varanasi) section of
National Highway 19
to the nation.
The PM inaugurated
the project before fea-
turing in the mega Dev
Deepawali Celebra-
tions on the bank of the
river Ganges on Mon-
day morning.
While inaugurating
the project, Prime
Minister Modi said
Varanasi is getting
the gift of better in-
frastructure on the
occasion of Guru
Nanak Jayanti and
Dev Deepawali the
move will benefit
both Varanasi and
Prayagraj.
“The widening of
this highway has made
it easier to travel be-
tween Kashi and Praya-
graj. The problems
faced by Kanwariyas
during the Kanwar
Yatra will be over with
this project. Its benefits
will also be seen during
Kumbh,” he said.
“Along with beautifi-
cation of Kashi in past
years, we can now wit-
ness the benefit of work
done on connectivity
here. Works such as con-
struction of new high-
ways,flyovers,widening
of roadstoreducetraffic
jams are now underway
in and around Varanasi,
something, that has nev-
er happened since inde-
pendence,” Modi said in
his address.
He lso attended Dev
Deepawali event where
he lighted the first
earthen lamp and later
visited the Kashi
Vishwanath Temple of
the city. He also visited
the Corridor Project
and Sarnath Archaeo-
logical Site.
The stairs of the
‘Ghats’ in Varanasi
were decorated using
flowers and red carpet,
while artists were seen
making beautiful ran-
golis and painting pots.
Arrangements were
been made to light 11
lakh diyas on the banks
of river Ganga.
DIWALI DEVELOPMENT WALI: PM Modi, CM Yogi and Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya greet a massive
crowd after inaugurating the 74km Varanasi-Prayagraj Highway in Varanasi on Monda.
60 WORDS
LG Sinha pays
visit to Varanasi
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended a private function
in Varanasi on Monday. During the function, he met BJP MLA of
Pindra Dr Avdhesh Singh and BJP MLC Yashwant Singh.
First India Bureau
Varanasi: Jammu and
Kashmir Lieutenant
Governor Manoj Sinha
was in Varanasi on a
private visit on Monday.
The LG attended a
wedding function of his
friend Suresh Singh. He
reached there at around
11 am after his special
flight landed at the Ba-
batpur airport.
He also met two local
BJP leaders MLA Vara-
nasi Pindra Dr Avdhesh
Singh and MLC
Yashwant Singh. Sinha
will attend some more
functions on Tuesday.
It is however a mat-
ter of discussion that
even though PM Modi
and CM Yogi’s pro-
grammes were made
public, LG’s arrival
had got no ears at all.
First India Bureau
Lucknow : Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
visited his parliamen-
tary constituency on
Monday on the occas-
sion of Dev Deepawali.
Speaking to the pub-
lic on Dev Deepawali
festival on the banks of
river Ganga, the Prime
Minister said that he at-
tributes the event to the
people who have laid
their lives for the na-
tion.
He also visited ausp-
cious Kashi Vishwa-
nath Temple of the city
and prayed for a while
over there.
This is the first time
that a Prime Minister
has attended Dev Deep-
awalicelebrationsof the
city. More than 15 lakh
diyas across 80 ghats
were lit on the occasion.

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Banks of river Gomti were not too far behind when it came to celebrating the Kartik Purnima on Monday. People gathered at the
banks in large numbers and illuminated Diyas and also decorated deities. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
First India Bureau
Lucknow: ‘Dev Deep-
awali’ is celebrated a
fortnight after Diwa-
li to mark the end of
festival of light on
Kartik Purnima.
The visual delight,
that ‘Dev Deepawali’ is
known for, draws peo-
ple in droves from far
and wide to enjoy the
splendour splattered
on the river waters in
the moonlit night of
Kartik Purnima.
The banks of the Gom-
ti in the capital turned
into a festival of lights
and art with the splen-
dor of diyas and
warmth of the festive
spirit renting the air.
Lucknow lights up on Kartik Purnima
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The state
government issued a
fresh set of guidelines
on Monday, authoris-
ing the district admin-
istrators to impose lo-
cal restrictions, in-
cluding night curfews,
depending on the as-
sessment of the situa-
tion in a bid to contain
the spread of Cov-
id-19, according to a
circular issued by
chief secretary Rajen-
dra Kumar Tiwari.
The CS has, however,
clarified no lockdown
outsidethecontainment
zones can be imposed
without prior permis-
sion from the Centre.
Also Section 144 has
been ordered so that the
social distancing proto-
cols could be properly
maintained.
The limit on the num-
berof personsattending
marriages and other
such programmes re-
mains status quo, which
means that maximum
100 people can attend
such programmes and
only 50 per cent of the
hall’s capacity is to be
used. As far as lawns
and open grounds
are concerned, only 40
per cent of their total
capacity can assemble
at one time.
AfewdaysbackChief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath had told police of-
ficials not to harass
common people in the
nameof covidprotocols,
for the violation of
which, police officers
would be held account-
able. The decision of the
CM came after the po-
lice were reported to be
causing disruption in
marriage ceremonies in
Meerut in the name of
covid protocols.
Many FIRs too were
lodged against grooms
and families for report-
ed violations of the gov-
ernment directives re-
garding social distanc-
ing, use of masks etc.
This had caused wide-
spread dissension in
Meerut as well as sever-
al neighbouring dis-
tricts, following which
complaints had reached
the chief minister.
The CM has said mar-
riages can be held nor-
mally just by informing
the local administration
and following the covid
protocols. The cap on
number of those who
can participate in such
ceremony doesn’t in-
clude members of the
band and other workers.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Energy min-
ister Shrikant Sharma
has asked all Discom’s
MDs of the state to up-
load information re-
lated to the purchase
of transformers and
meters in last five
years on respective
Discom websites.
The minister has
asked the discom man-
aging directors to up-
load all details related
to purchases and main-
tenance like standards
of products, mainte-
nance done in work-
shops, replacement,
present status etc.
apart from inventory in
the stores. This will
keep customers updat-
ed on the efforts of the
department in improv-
ing the infrastructure
and providing uninter-
rupted power supply.
This will increase trust
in the people and trans-
parency in the working
of the department.
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: Vice-Chan-
cellor of Prof Rajendra
Singh Rajju Bhaiya
State University, Praya-
graj Prof Sangita Sriv-
astava has been appoint-
ed Vice-Chancellor of
Allahabad University.
With this, Allahabad
University will have the
first woman V-C and the
third permanent V-C af-
ter its getting the Cen-
tral University status.
On the orders of the
Chancellor of Universi-
ties of the state Gover-
nor Anandiben Patel,
Srivastava was also re-
lieved of her duties
from Rajju Bhaiya Uni-
versity.
V-C of Uttar Pradesh
Rajarshi Tandon Open
University Kameshwar
Nath Singh has been
given charge of Rajju
Bhaiya University.
President Ram Nath
Kovind had given his as-
senttoProf Srivastava’s
appointment on Sunday.
Late on Sunday night,
the registrar of Alla-
habad University con-
firmed the appointment
of Prof Sangita Srivas-
tava as the new V-C of
the varsity. The univer-
sity had been waiting
for a permanent V-C for
the last 11 months.
CS Rajendra Kumar Tiwari apprising officials about government’s new plan to contain the spread of Covid-19
at Lok Bhawan on Monday.
Government may clamp night
curfew to curb rising C casesSection 144 ordered for proper social distancing protocol; Marriage functions allowed
LEEWAY
JEcase:CBIsuspectsmajor
child pornography racket
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The police
are suspecting the
role of a bigger child
pornography racket
in JE Ram Bhawan
case. It is being felt by
the probe teams that
the suspended official
may not be alone in
this crime and they
are joining the miss-
ing links to crack the
nexus.
Meanhile, Ram Bha-
wan was interrogated
in front of two teachers
known to him, on the
fourth day of remand
by the CBI on Monday.
The mobile data re-
cords, e-mail IDs and
other details of the
teachers were also
scanned.
The teachers were
reportedly close to
the JE and his wife,
often visited their
home and had access
to his phones and
computers.
The engineer was
suspended on charges
of sexual abuse of at
least 50 children over a
span of ten years. The
CBI sleuths recovered
huge amount of cash, a
dozen cell phones, web-
cams and other elec-
tronic devices from the
residence of the ac-
cused. Sex toys were
also recovered, sources
said.
Earlier, the accused
was taken to the hospi-
tal where his corona
result came negative
and Dr Rajesh Khare of
the district hospital de-
clared him fit, following
which the CBI put him
at the irrigation depart-
ment rest house before
moving towards Banda.
The sleuths also went
to the house where he
earlier lived on rent at
the time of joining his
job at Chitrakoot.
A girl of the village
where he lived had com-
mitted suicide in 2012,
in which his involve-
ment is suspected. The
JE was also questioned
in front of the villagers.
HOLY REMEMBRANCE
Devotees pray at Naka Gurudwara on the occasion of 551st birth anniversary of Guru
Nanak Dev the founder of Sikh religion in Lucknow on Monday.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath said on
Monday it was owing to
the new work culture
cultivated by PM Naren-
dra Modi in developing
infrastructure in the
country that on an aver-
age two kms of highway
were being constructed
every day in UP.
He was speaking at a
function where PM Nar-
endra Modi dedicated to
the public, the 6-lane
highway connecting-
Varanasi and Prayagraj
on the occasion of “Dev
Deepawali’. The `2,447
cr project involved the
ultra-modern technolo-
gy in making 73 kms of
six-lane highway.
He said a ‘new India’
has emerged under the
dynamic leadership of
PM Modi due to which
the country is making
strides in the world
through social, econom-
ic and diplomatic strate-
gies put to implementa-
tion since 2014.
The UP CM said it was
emotional connect of
the PM with Kashi that
the religious and mytho-
logical city was reliving
its glorious past with
the appropriate inputs
of modernity for its de-
velopment. “The pro-
jects worth `18000 have
been dedicated to Vara-
nasi during last six
years. Many of the pro-
jects have already come
on ground while others
are in the various stages
of implementation,’’ he
pointed out.
Two kms of highway being constructed every day: CM
PACING UP

The CM said it
was emotional
connect of
the PM with
Kashi that
the religious &
mythological
city was
reliving its
glorious past.
Yogi was speaking at a function where PM Narendra Modi
dedicated to the public, the 6-lane highway connecting Varanasi
and Prayagraj.
Min asks discoms to
upload all data on sites
Sangita Srivastava is first
woman vice-chancellor of AU
Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma
Lucknow: Love-Jihad
accused Uwaish
Ahmed of Devrania is
giving the police a
headache. On Sunday,
two teams under Ba-
heri CO went in search
of Ahmed till Rampur
but could not get at
him. ADG Law and Or-
der Prashant Kumar
has also confirmed that
the case of alleged reli-
gious conversion regis-
tered on Saturday at
Devrania police station
was the first such case
under the new Love Ji-
had law in the state. He
ordered Bareli police to
take necessary action
on it.
On the other hand the
MLA of Bithri Pappu
Bhartaul has called for
implementing the law
brought by the Yogi gov-
ernment in the state, all
over the country. He
said the law was impor-
tant for the safety of
girls.
The law pertains to
pressuring any one for
religious conversion for
some special purpose.
Prof Sangita Srivastava
Love Jihad accused on the
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PERSPECTIVELUCKNOW | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020
FARMERS REJECT
PM’s ASSURANCE
ON NEW AGRI
LEGISLATION
evelopment being his main plank,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
inaugurated the six-lane, 73-km
Varanasi-Prayagraj National
Highway in his constituency to
improve connectivity in the entire eastern Ut-
tar Pradesh. The widened section of NH 19
has been built with an outlay of Rs. 2,447 crore
and is expected to reduce the travel time be-
tween the two cities by about one hour. The
prime minister was in Kashi, believed to be
Lord Shiva’s abode, for a mega development
push and to review the progress of the Rs
600-crore Kashi Vishwanath Extension and
Beautification project. The infra projects are
part of prime minister’s ambitious plan of
developing Varanasi on the lines of Kyoto.
Although Ganga is not yet pollution-free,
the famous ghats of Varanasi have become
cleaner and more picturesque. The develop-
ment, the PM said, will boost tourism to the
city. This is his first visit to the city during
the pandemic.
In line with his initiative to make India
aatmnirbhar (self-reliant), the prime minis-
ter pitched for local products as he asked the
crowd to complete his slogan “vocal for” by
adding “local” and told them that the prefer-
ence for local products during Diwali should
be made a daily affair.
The thrust of the prime minister’s address,
however, was the farmers’ agitation. Insist-
ing that the farmers should have access to the
bigger markets, he said “reforms have given
agriculturists new options and legal protec-
tion”. He asked if the farmers should not get
freedom to sell his produce directly to those
who give them better prices and facilities.
He attacked the Opposition for “cheating
farmers” in the name of loan waivers and
minimum support price and fertilisers.
While reminding farmers that his govern-
ment kept its promise of giving them 1.5
times more MSP as per the M.S. Swamina-
than’s report, he said “The farmers are being
misled on these historic reforms by the peo-
ple who have misled them for decades.
The prime minister did not appear agreea-
ble to the agitating farmers demand for repeal
of the new agri-marketing legislation. He
charged the Opposition for creating apprehen-
sions in the minds of the people and instigat-
ing protests over “what has not happened, or
was never going to happen”. Farmers doubted
the government’s intentions because of the
lies being fed to them and assured the farming
community of clearing all their doubts.
But the farmers have refused to budge. The
All-India Kisan Sangharsh Co-ordination
Committee called the PM’s statement an “in-
sult” to their hopes of their concerns being
addressed by the government. In farmers’
view the legislation is about “freedom to the
corporate, opportunities to the corporate and
income for the corporate”. Farmers reiter-
ated that no political party was behind their
agitation as they braved the winter chill.
IN-DEPTH
D
ost businesses
perish not be-
cause of strong
competition or
adverse macro-
economic conditions but
because of cracks within.
One such failing is weak
corporate governance. For
publicly listed companies,
this often translates to con-
trolling shareholders or
“promoters” pursuing poli-
cies and practices in their
owninterestsattheexpense
of minorityshareholders.It
turns out that companies
with such promoters are at
greater risk of crises and
near-death moments in bad
economic cycles. Those
companies with better gov-
ernance, where promoters
act responsibly in the inter-
estsof shareholders,tendto
do better during adversity.
In fact, savvy investors now
treatgoodcorporategovern-
ance as an intangible asset.
This can be best seen in
India’s banking sector. In
general, private sector
banks have practiced bet-
ter governance than state-
owned ones. Consequently,
their financial and operat-
ing metrics also tell a story
of profitable growth with
less asset quality issues
than their public sector
peers. No wonder that pri-
vate sector banks trade at a
higher valuation than pub-
lic sector ones.
Higher valuation puts
these banks into a virtuous
growth cycle. They are able
to raise capital cheaply
with less dilution. This re-
inforces their already high
return ratios, which in
turn continue to support a
higher valuation. This self-
perpetuating cycle has led
to long-term compounding
of shareholder returns.
State-owned peers have
fared much worse.
Despite a large number
of state-owned banks, the
majority of credit growth
in India is led by private
sector banks. In fact, state-
owned banks are strug-
gling and the government
is forced to merge them to
ensure their survival. The
success of well-run private
banks demonstrates how
good governance can lower
a company’s cost of capital.
That is not all. The result-
ing higher valuation also
gives such companies im-
mense pricing power in
corporate transactions and
talent management, widen-
ing their economic moat.
MULTIPLE ISSUES
India boasts of the oldest
stock exchange in Asia,
which is also the region’s
largest. However, corporate
governance in India still
lags behind many other
places like Singapore or
Taiwan. India must under-
stand that good corporate
governance is the founda-
tion of a lasting business. It
builds investor confidence
and has other benefits. In-
dia is short of capital and
needs to earn investors’
trust. Without an infusion
of capital, the Indian econ-
omy will fail to thrive.
There are multiple is-
sues that plague corporate
governance in India. First
is the lack of accountabili-
tyamongcontrollingshare-
holders. For example, pro-
moters get away with ap-
pointing their friends, ex-
employees and business-
school classmates as inde-
pendent directors with no
one raising an eyebrow.
Often, statutory auditors
are given only one-year ex-
tensionstopressurizethem
to “comply” with manage-
ment demands. Compliant
auditors tend to persist for
too long, developing far-too-
cozy relationships with the
very people they are sup-
posed to keep an eye on.
With no strong checks and
balances, promoters are in
effect incentivized to take
advantage of minority
shareholders.
Second is the slow and
selective enforcement by
the Securities and Ex-
change Board of India
(SEBI), the country’s mar-
ket regulator. Cases against
the management’s mis-
steps take years to resolve.
SEBI generally hands out
warnings or mild punish-
ments. This could be be-
cause SEBI does not have
enough resources to deal
with a large number of
cases, or it could be a lack
of authority or compe-
tence. In certain cases, pro-
moters are extremely pow-
erful and politically con-
nected. Given that regula-
tors are political appoin-
tees, it is far from easy for
them to ignore pressure
from politicians, remain
impartial, punish the pow-
erful and deliver justice.
FAIROBSERVER.COM
What Ails Corporate Governance in India?
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“In whom there is no
sympathy for living beings:
know him as an outcast.”
—Buddha
Spiritual
SPEAK
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TWEET
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
Today, on the auspicious
occasion of Prakash Parv,
sought blessings by praying at
Shri Bangla Sahib Gurudwara
and prayed for the happiness
and prosperity of all.
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
Do not misunderstand the
Farm Law. Punjab farmers
sold more paddy in the market
on #MSP than last year. MSP
is also alive and market is alive
and government procurement
is also happening.
hile zeroing in on a mutual fund
as an investment opportunity,
variousmeasurescancomeinto
play. Some of the widely known
measures assess the mutual
fund performance based
on risk assumed and returns
generated. A more comprehen-
sive way to analyze both the fac-
tors simultaneously is to look at
thefund’srisk-adjustedreturns.
RETURN MEASURES
1. Historical Performance: The
most important yardstick that
lets an investor shortlist a
mutual fund is its historical
performance. While historical
returns do not guarantee future
performance, the returns do
indicate the fund’s appeal and
competence when compared
with other funds within the
same category.
2. Attribution Analysis: Attribu-
tion analysis is a detailed pro-
cess of understanding whether
the fund’s return adheres to
the fund philosophy and is
directly influenced by the fund
manager’s strategy. Attribution
analysis is understanding the
source of returns, which can
be one of the three: Alloca-
tion to sectors, Specific stock
selection, and/or an interaction
of the two.
RISK MEASURES
1. Standard Deviation: Standard
Deviation (SD) is a measure of
risk that measures the devia-
tion of returns from the mean
returns. SD of the mutual
fund lets the investor under-
stand the expected volatil-
ity in the fund’s returns. For
example, if a fund has an SD
of 5 percent and an expected
return of 15 percent, the actual
returns may vary between 10
percent and 20 percent.
2. R-Squared (R2): R-squared is
a statistical measure of the per-
centage of fund’s returns that
can be explained by the move-
ments in the fund’s bench-
mark. R-squared determines
the similarity between the fund
and the fund’s benchmark.
R-squared can be used by
investors to:
n Create a well-diversified portfo-
lio of mutual funds by reducing
the repetition of exposure to
sectors.
n Review existing funds for any
style drift toward that of the
benchmark. An actively-man-
aged is supposed to outper-
form the benchmark and not
mimic the performance of the
benchmark. Therefore, if the
R2 measure is high, it means
the returns of a fund are highly
correlated to that of the bench-
mark essentially reducing the
fund’s ability to create alpha.
3. Up and Down-market capture:
Up-market and down-market
captures are to mutual funds
what a beta is to stock. Market
captures measure the fund’s
sensitivity to index or bench-
mark movements. A higher
up-market ratio and a lower
down-market ratio makes a
fund attractive. The higher the
ratio, the more the outper-
formance of the fund.
RISK-ADJUSTED
RETURNS
Risk-adjusted returns incorporate
the theory of risk-return trade-off
in that a higher degree of risk
demands higher returns. Risk-
adjusted returns use a measure
of volatility to specify the risk
undertaken. Popular risk-adjusted
return metrics are:
1. Sharpe Ratio: Sharpe Ra-
tio measures the excess return
generated by the fund for every
additional unit of risk. Excess
return is defined as the fund’s
return over the risk-free rate of
return. The unit of risk is the
standard deviation. The higher
the Sharpe ratio, the greater
the fund performance.
2. Sortino Ratio: Sortino ratio is
similar to the Sharpe ratio in
that the Sortino ratio also is
a relative measure and uses
excess return as one of its
inputs. The key difference is
that the Sharpe ratio uses the
total volatility as a measure of
risk whereas the Sortino ratio
uses downside deviation as
a measure of risk. A higher
Sortino ratio is favorable and
signifies a lower probability of
an adverse movement in the
mutual fund value.
FUND-SPECIFIC FACTORS
n Style Analysis and Drift: Style
analysis involves determin-
ing the investment style of
the fund manager. Investment
styles can be of varied types
and depend upon the market
capitalization and valuation of
the stocks. The most common
forms of styles are growth
investing and value investing.
Growth investing is focused
on stocks to gain momentum
in the near-term owing to
above-average growth in earn-
ings. On the other hand, value
investing is focused on stocks
that are undervalued relative
to their fundamentals and re-
quired the fund manager to be
invested for a longer-term.
n Turnover Ratio: The turnover
ratio is an indicator of how
often a fund manager buys and
replaces securities for a fund.
Turnover ratio is the number of
securities replaced expressed
as a percentage of the total
number of stocks that the fund
invests in. The turnover ratio is
typically high for actively man-
aged funds and low for index
funds.
n Total Expense Ratio: TER
includes management fees,
administrative fees, brokerage
costs, and legal costs. The
expense ratio reduces the net
return available to an investor.
HOW TO SELECT BEST
PERFORMING MUTUAL FUNDS?
W
The most
common forms
of styles are
growth
investing and
value
investing.
Growth
investing is
focused on
stocks to gain
momentum in
the near-term
owing to above-
average growth
in earnings.
SOME OF WIDELY
KNOWN MEASURES
ASSESS THE MUTUAL
FUND PERFORMANCE
BASED ON RISK
ASSUMED AND
RETURNS GENERATED. A
MORE COMPREHENSIVE
WAY TO ANALYZE BOTH
THE FACTORS
SIMULTANEOUSLY IS TO
LOOK AT THE FUND’S
RISK-ADJUSTED
RETURNS

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INDIALUCKNOW | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020
WILL DECIDE SOON ON POSSIBLE
ENTRY TO POLITICS: RAJINIKANTH
Chennai: After meeting with
district secretaries of Rajini
Makkal Mandram, megastar
Rajinikanth on Monday said
that he will take a decision
as soon as possible regard-
ing his entry into politics. “In
today’s meeting district sec-
retaries and we exchanged
views. They assured to sup-
port me in whatever decision
I take. I will take a decision
as soon as possible,” Actor
Rajinikanth told reporters
in Chennai. Earlier in the
day, Rajinikanth greeted
supporters after a meeting
with district secretaries of
Rajini Makkal Mandram at
Raghavendra Hall in the
city on Monday. He left his
residence in Chennai to
hold a meeting with the
district secretaries of Rajini
Makkal Mandram at Raghav-
endra hall.
KARNATAKA LOCAL BODY POLLS
TO BE HELD IN 2 PHASES
Bengaluru: Local body elections will be held in
two phases on December 22 and 27 in the state.
According to the Karnataka State Election Com-
mission, the counting of votes will take place
on December 30. Speaking on the announce-
ment of poll dates, Karnataka Congress chief
DK Shivakumar said: “Karnataka Congress filed
a petition before the High Court. We wanted
this election to be held. They were trying to
postpone the elections. The High Court was in
favour of the elections.”
EXPANSION OF MP CABINET IS
CM’S PREROGATIVE: SCINDIA
Bhopal: Ahead of his meeting with MP CM
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP leader Jyotiraditya
Scindia said that there will be no discussion on
the expansion of state Cabinet with him. “I am
meeting with the Chief Minister on issues of
development and schemes related to it. There will
be no discussion on the expansion of the state
Cabinet. It is the Chief Minister’s discretion,”
Scindia told reporters here. BJP registered a
crucial victory in the fiercely contested Madhya
Pradesh by-polls winning on 19 seats.
BABA AMTE’S GRANDDAUGHTER
SHEETAL AMTE DIES BY SUICIDE
Mumbai: Sheetal Amte-
Karajgi, the granddaughter
of social worker Baba
Amte, allegedly died by
suicide after a family feud
in Maharashtra’s Warora.
39-year-old Sheetal Amte
was a doctor as well as the
CEO of the Maharogi Seva
Samiti (MSS), a social ser-
vice organisation founded
by her grandfather Baba
Amte. She allegedly took
her life after a long-drawn
public feud with her family
over the running of the
organisation. On Monday,
Sheetal Amte was found
dead in Anandwan at her
residence in Maharashtra’s
Chandrapur district. While
police have yet to confirm
the cause of death, local
reports have suggested
that she injected herself
with a lethal dose.
2G SPECTRUM SCAM CASE
NewbenchtohearCBIappeal
againstacquittalonDecember1
New Delhi: A different
bench of the Delhi High
Court will hear on De-
cember 1 an appeal filed
by the Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI)
against the acquittal of
all accused including
former telecom minis-
ter A Raja in the 2G
spectrum scam case.
A single-judge bench
of Justice Yogesh Khan-
na will now hear the
matter on December 1,
as the case was trans-
ferred to him since Jus-
tice Brijesh Sethi, who
was hearing the appeal
so far, is set to retire on
November 30.
Last week, Justice
Sethi has rejected sev-
eral petitions of acquit-
ted accused against
sanctions granted by
the Central government
for CBI to file an appeal
against their acquittal.
The High Court had
also rejected the plea of
individuals stating that
CBI had filed the appeal
against their acquittal
without placing on re-
cord the mandatory ap-
proval by the Central
government.
Justice Sethi released
the appeals against 2G
verdict from his board
as he is set to retire on
November 30. The ap-
peals will now be listed
before another Judge
on December 1, he had
said.The court has also
said the 2018 amend-
ments in the Prevention
of Corruption Act
would not apply to
crimes committed prior
to the amendment. —ANI
AIpilotsseek
‘urgentmeet’with
Purioverwagecuts
New Delhi: Two pilots’
unions on Monday
wrote to Union Minis-
ter of Civil Aviation
Hardeep Singh Puri
seeking an urgent meet-
ing with him to discuss
the “indefinite and uni-
lateral” salary deduc-
tions faced by the pilots
of Air India.
The two unions -- the
Indian Commercial Pi-
lots’ Association and
the Indian Pilots’ Guild
-- wrote a letter to Puri
informing him that
workers of Air India,
Air India Express and
Alliance Air pilots are
facing wage cut of up to
70 per cent and sought
his immediate inter-
vention.
“The frontline work-
ers of Air India, Air In-
dia Express and Alli-
ance Air pilots continue
to be shackled with an
indefinite and unilat-
eral wage cut of up to 70
per cent while the indif-
ferent company top
management contrib-
utes a namesake 10 per
cent,” the letter said.
It said the unions,
through their represen-
tations and meetings,
had shown how Air In-
dia management’s cost-
cutting is mala fide and
disproportionate and
asked why barbaric
austerity measures ap-
ply only to Air India pi-
lots.
“Sir, you have ex-
pressed confidence that
air travel would reach
pre-COVID levels by the
end of the year. In our
meetings in the month
of September 2020, you
had given us an assur-
ance to look into our
grievances positively,”
the letter said.
“Kindly note that
while the other airlines
are rolling back the aus-
terity pay cuts for their
pilots, the wage cut for
Air India pilots further
increased from October.
This is completely di-
vorced from market re-
ality and equally unfair
to pilots of Air India
and its subsidiaries,” it
added. The unions, in
their letter, also said the
airline’s top manage-
ment has let the pilots
down tremendously
and that they have ex-
pressed their displeas-
ure and are extremely
troubled by this unwar-
ranted ordeal. —ANI
Vice President chairs meeting of SCO council
New Delhi: Vice Presi-
dent Venkaiah Naidu
on Monday chaired the
19th meeting of Shang-
hai Cooperation Organ-
isation (SCO) council of
heads of government.
According to the
spokesperson, Ministry
of External Affairs, “In-
dia is privileged to be
chairing the 19th Ses-
sion SCO Council of
Heads of Government
in the virtual mode to-
day and has proposed
several new initiatives
to give a momentum to
the trade, economic and
cultural agenda of the
organisation.”While
chairing a virtual meet-
ing Naidu said, “India
has bravely fought glob-
al pandemic and has
shown remarkable resil-
ience in fighting the vi-
rus as well as ensuring
economicstability.India
has kept its COVID19
death rate at the lowest
level in world. India’s ef-
forts have found global
recognition.”It is the
first time that summit-
level meeting is being
held under India’s
chairmanship since the
country gained full-
membership of organi-
sation.
On June 9 2017, India
and Pakistan officially
joined SCO as full mem-
bers.
Condemning cross-
border terrorism, the
VP said, “The most im-
portant challenge faced
by us is terrorism; par-
ticularly cross-border
terrorism...India con-
demns terrorism in all
its manifestations. We
are particularly con-
cerned about states that
leverage terrorism as
an instrument of their
state policy.”Discussing
about the relationships
between the country
and SCO region Naidu
said, “Relations be-
tween India and SCO
region have flourished
uninterrupted for thou-
sands of years. By 2025,
India’s GDP is expected
to reach 5 trillion. It
will be youngest nation
with an average age of
29 years.””During the
chairmanship of our
tenure, we’ve proposed
to create a special work-
ing group on start-ups
and innovations. India
has created robust dy-
namic environment for
start-ups. India made
an offer to annually
host special working
group for start-ups,” he
said. —ANI
V-P RECEIVES
TWO ACTION
TAKEN REPORTS
FROM PARL PANEL
New Delhi: Vice Presi-
dent and Rajya Sabha
Chairman M Venkaiah
Naidu on Monday re-
ceived two action taken
reports from Jairam
Ramesh, Chairman of
the Department-related
Parliamentary Standing
Committee on Science
and Technology, Environ-
ment, Forest and Climate
Change.”Chairman
Rajya Sabha, M Venkaiah
Naidu received two ac-
tion taken reports from
Jairam Ramesh, Chair-
man of the Department-
related Parliamentary
Standing Committee on
Science and Technology
and Environment, Forest
and Climate Change,”
Vice President of India,
the official account of the
Vice President, tweeted.
Rahul, Priyanka urge people to join
‘Speak Up for Farmers’ campaign
RAISING THE ISSUE, PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA ALLEGED THAT THE
INTERESTS OF FARMERS WERE IGNORED IN NEW AGRICULTURAL LAWS
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
and Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra on Monday urged
people to join the
“Speak Up for Farm-
ers” campaign, amid
farmers’ protests
against the Central gov-
ernment’s new farm
laws.
“Modi government
tortured farmers- first
they brought in black
laws and then used
force/lathi-charged
farmers. But they for-
got that when farmers
raise their voice then it
resonates across the
country. Join us
through the #SpeakUp-
ForFarmers campaign
against the exploitation
of our brother farm-
ers,” read Rahul’s tweet
Raising the issue, Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra al-
leged that the interests
of farmers were ig-
nored in new agricul-
tural laws.
Farmers have been
protesting at various
places in Delhi and Har-
yana and have rejected
the central govern-
ment’s offer to hold
talks on December 3
saying that imposing
conditions for starting
a dialogue is an insult
to them.
Union Agriculture
Minister Narendra Sin-
gh Tomar said that the
Centre is ready for talks
with farmers’ unions
on December 3. —ANI
‘Farmers
should talk to
Centre to clear
confusion’
Patna: While farmers
in the country are on
the roads, Bihar Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar
said that
t h e y
s h o u l d
talk to the
Centre to
sort out
the confu-
sion over the new agri
bills.
Farmers mainly from
Punjab and Uttar
Pradesh are on the
roads against the farm
bills passed in Parlia-
ment.
Kumar was speaking
at the inauguration of
Patna’s longest 12.5 km
Digha-AIIMS Patna el-
evated road on Monday.
“The Central govern-
ment is repeatedly ask-
ing them to talk. There
is no question of pro-
curement being affect-
ed due to these bills. In
Bihar, we removed the
Agriculture Produce
Market Committees
(APMC) in 2006 soon af-
ter I took over as CM of
Bihar. Since then, we
are doing procurement
of Kharif and Rabi
grains by ensuring MSP
to farmers. They can
sell their produce any-
where in the country.”
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
@priyankagandhi
“Name is farm law, but
only billionaire friends
get all the benefit. How
can farm laws be made
without consulting
the farmers? How can
farmers’ benefits be
ignored? The government
has to listen to farmers.
Come, let us raise our
voice in support of the
farmers together.”
RAGA URGES CONG WORKERS TO PROVIDE
FOOD, HELP TO PROTESTING FARMERS
New Delhi: Slamming the
Central government over the
new farm laws, Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi on
Monday, appealed to his par-
ty workers to provide food
and help to farmers protest-
ing against the new laws.
He asked why are farmers
protesting if these “reforms”
are in their interest. Taking to
Twitter, the Congress leader
said that farmers have come
to Delhi in the cold against
the “black” agricultural laws,
leaving their homes and
fields. “The farmers of the
country have come to Delhi
in the cold against the black
agricultural laws, leaving
their homes and fields. With
whom do you stand in the
battle of truth and untruth
annadata farmer or PM’s
capitalist friend? #SpeakUp-
ForFarmers,” he tweeted.
He also tweeted a video in
which he urged Congress
workers to stand by farmers.
The country’s strength is
farmers. —ANI
RAHUL MEETING
LEADERS OF POLL
BOUND STATES
New Delhi: Former
Congress president
Rahul Gandhi has be-
come proactive in the
party activities these
days by participating
in important meetings
for poll preparedness
in the states going
for elections next
year. Rahul Gandhi
is scheduled to meet
virtually with senior
leaders of Assam and
Tamil Nadu units of
the party on Monday.

INDIALUCKNOW | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020
KEY ARMY POSTINGS LIKELY EARLY
NEXT YEAR
Some more transfers and postings at the level of
GOCs are likely to be effected early next year.
WILL SWAGAT DAS MOVE FROM IB ?
Grapevine has it that Special Director in the IB
Swagat Das is either moving to some other CPO
or returning to the parent Chhattisgarh cadre as
DGP. He is 1987 batch IPS officer of Chhattisgarh
cadre.
EXTENDED TENURE OF ABHAY
KUMAR SINGH ENDS ON DEC 3
The extended deputation tenure of Abhay Kumar
Singh working as Private Secretary to the Minister
for Law and Justice, Electronics and Information
Technology and Communications is coming to an
end on December 3, 2020. He is a 2004 batch IAS
officer of Bihar cadre.
WHO IS SCUTTLING THE CP SYSTEM
IN UP ?
If sources are to be believed, an attempt is being
made to scuttle the Commissioner of Police system
in UP which was introduced in Lucknow and Noida
in January this year. Some retired IPS officers
termed it an attempt to weaken the Yogi govern-
ment in the state. They blamed the bureaucracy
behind this game.
SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH TO JOIN AS
DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL SERVICES ON
DEC 3
Sushil Kumar Singh will be taking over the charge
as Director in the Department of Financial Services
on December 3, 2020. He is a 2006 batch IDAS
officer.
DY ELECTION COMMISSIONER,
SUDEEP JAIN TO RETURN TO
PARENT CADRE IN DEC !
The central deputation tenure of Sudeep Jain
working as Deputy Election Commissioner, Election
Commission of India, is coming to an end on
December 21, 2020. Jain, who is a 1994 batch IAS
officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, was granted six-month
extension in June, 2020.
SC COLLEGIUM YET TO CLEAR
TRANSFER OF HC JUDGES !
Supreme Court Collegium, yet to clear the transfer
of about 16 High Court Judges, is expected to meet
in December.
MURLI DHAR EMPANELLED TO HOLD
DIG LEVEL POST
Murli Dhar has been empanelled to hold DIG and
equivalent level post at the Centre. He is a 2005
batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre.
MS. ROLI KHARE RELIEVED TO JOIN
AS DIRECTOR, HEALTH
Ms. Roli Khare has been relieved to join as Director
in the Department of Health & Family Welfare, on
deputation basis. She is an IRS-IT officer.
RUCHIKA KATYAL SHIFTED TO GOA
Ms. Ruchika Katyal has been shifted from GNCTD
to Goa. She is a 2013 batch IAS officer of AGMUT
cadre.
RAJ CADRE IPS AKSHAY MISHRA
EMPANELLED TO DG POST
With only five months left for his retirement, 1987
batch IPS officer from Rajasthan cadre - Akshay
Mishra - was empanelled on Monday for positions at
par with the rank of Director General. Overall, fifteen
IPS officers were empanelled on Monday of which
Mishra is one. Currently posted on deputation as
Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau, Mishra
will now be eligible for the post of DG if any vacancy
appears in any branch.
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Gap between recoveries and active
cases increasing: Health ministryNew Delhi: A total of
45,333 new COVID-19
recoveries has been
registered across the
country in a span of 24
hours as against 38,772
new infections report-
ed during the same pe-
riod, leading to a net
reduction of 6,561 cases
from the active case-
load, the Union Health
Ministry said on Mon-
day. The total recover-
ies have surged to
88,47,600.
“The gap between COV-
ID-19 recoveries and ac-
tive cases, that is stead-
ily increasing, pres-
ently stands at 84,00,648
i.e 19.8 times the active
cases,” the ministry
said. The contraction
of India’s active COV-
ID-19 caseload to
4,46,952 comprises just
4.74 per cent of the to-
tal coronavirus infec-
tions reported so far in
the country. “The dif-
ference in new recover-
ies outnumbering new
cases of COVID-19 has
also improved the na-
tional recovery rate to
93.81 per cent as on
date,” the ministry
said, adding that In-
dia’s coronavirus case
fatality rate has fur-
ther dipped to 1.45 per
cent. India is one of the
countries with the low-
est deaths per million
population globally
(99.4 at present), the
ministry said. Karna-
taka, Maharashtra,
Kerala, Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh have
reported the highest
decline in active cases
in the past one month,
while Madhya Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Delhi, Haryana & Ra-
jasthan are reporting a
rise in active caseload,
it underscored. —PTI
Thiruvananthapuram:
A ‘red alert’ has been is-
sued in Kerala’s south-
ern districts of Thiru-
vananthapuram, Kol-
lam, Pathanamthitta
and Alappuzha, and
‘orange alert’ in Kot-
tayam, Idukki and Er-
nakulam districts till
Thursday owing to pre-
dictions of inclement
weather conditions.
Kerala has also
banned all fishing ac-
tivities starting Mon-
day midnight. The
Kerala State Disaster
Management Authority
action follows develop-
ment of a low pressure
area over south Anda-
man Sea and adjoining
areas of south-east Bay
of Bengal that is likely
to concentrate into a de-
pression in the next 36
hours.
Less than a week af-
ter the landfall of Cy-
clone Nivar, the south-
ern part of India will
once again experience
heavy rainfall this week
due to a depression
forming over the Bay of
Bengal and it is likely to
intensify further into a
deep depression and
bring widespread rain-
fall over Tamil Nadu,
Kerala and south coast-
al Andhra Pradesh
from December 1, the
India Meteorological
Department said. —PTI
IMDissuesredalertinKerala&TamilNadu
ascyclonicstormbrewingoverBayofBengal
Naidu, and 13 TDP
MLAs suspended
‘Tiger state’ Madhya Pradesh lost
290 big cats in 19 years: Official
Bhopal: Madhya
Pradesh has lost 290 ti-
gers over the last 19
years but the central
Indian state still has
more than 675 tigers,
including 125 cubs, in
the designated reserves
and in the wild, a top
Forest department offi-
cial said on Monday.
Claiming that the
population of tigers has
actually “gone up”, he
said Madhya Pradesh
will continue to remain
the “tiger state of In-
dia”. The official said
only 5% of the deaths
of big cats had occurred
due to poaching or in
man-animal conflicts.
Most of the deaths of
the tigers occurred ei-
ther in territorial fights
or due to natural caus-
es, he added. “Madhya
Pradesh has lost 290 ti-
gers so far since 2002,”
Principal Chief Conser-
vator of Forests (Wild-
life) Alok Kumar said.
However, there are
550 big cats in tiger re-
serves in Kanha, Band-
havgarh, Pench, Satpu-
ra, Panna and Sanjay
Gandhi reserve and in
the wild, he said, add-
ing that there are 125
cubs in the parks. —PTI
Amaravati: As many
as 13 Telugu Desam
Party (TDP) MLAs, in-
cluding party’s floor
leader N Chandrababu
Naidu, were suspended
for one day from the
Andhra Pradesh As-
sembly after they cre-
ated a ruckus during a
discussion on help to
farmers worst affected
by Cyclone Nivar. After
being suspended from
the House, the legisla-
tors led by Naidu sat on
the steps outside the As-
sembly in protest
against the YS Jagan
Mohan Reddy-led gov-
ernment. “Telugu Des-
am National Party pres-
ident Sri Nara Chan-
drababu Naidu sat at
the entrance of the AP
Assembly in protest
against the AP Govern-
ment’s apathy towards
thousands of farmers
who have lost their eve-
rything due to #Cy-
cloneNivar,” TDP said
in a tweet. TDP MLAs
and MLCs organised a
protest rally near the
Andhra Pradesh assem-
bly on the first day of
the session, demanding
immediate compensa-
tion to the farmers ad-
versely affected by Ni-
var cyclone. —ANI
Raipur: The Chhattis-
garh government on
Monday appointed
Amitabh Jain as the
state’s chief secretary
in place of Rajendra
Prasad Mandal who re-
tired from service.
Jain, a 1989-batch
IAS officer, was cur-
rently additional
chief secretary (fi-
nance) along with ad-
ditional charge of wa-
ter resources depart-
ment. The state gov-
ernment also issued
fresh postings for 13
other bureaucrats, in-
cluding 11 IAS offic-
ers. —PTI
Pune: A “child-friend-
ly” police station set up
in accordance with
guidelines laid down by
the National Commis-
sioner for Protection of
Child Rights was
launched in Pune on
Monday. It has come up
in the premises of the
Lashkar police station
and is aimed at giving
children in conflict
with law as well as mi-
nor victims a friendly
environment, officials
said. Pune police have
worked with Hope for
Children Foundation to
set up this. —PTI
Kolkata: To help save
lives of road accident
victims by taking them
to nearby hospitals as
quickly as possible, the
West Bengal govern-
ment will soon start a
free-ambulance service,
a senior official of the
state health department
said. Starting with at
least 150 ambulances,
the government is set-
tingupadetailedmapof
theaccidentpronezones
& the nearby hospitals.
This service will pri-
marily work on GPS sys-
tem as government will
have to bear a cost of
around Rs 30 crore.—PTI
Amitabh Jain
appointed as
new chief secy
Child friendly
police station
set up in Pune
No ambulance
service cost
in WB soon
The Union Health Min-
istry has asked states
and Union Territories
to upload data of health
care workers on its
application Covid-19
Vaccine Intelligence
Network (COVIN) who
would receive Covid
vaccination on prior-
ity basis. The Covin
App, developed by the
central government,
is a key part of India’s
Covid-19 vaccine roll-
out plan.
Union Health Minister
Harsh Vardhan said
that up to 30 crore In-
dians would be inocu-
lated against COVID-19
by August 2021 as per
central government’s
plans. However, he
reiterated the need
to follow appropriate
protocols. “In the first
3-4 months of 2021,
there is a possibility to
provide vaccine and by
July-August, we have
a plan to provide vac-
cines to around 25-30
crore people as we are
preparing accordingly,”
Mr Vardhan said.
New Delhi: The Arvind
Kejriwal government
on Monday ordered all
private laboratories to
reduce the price of RT-
PCR tests in the nation-
al capital to Rs 800 from
Rs 2,400.
Health workers to receive
vaccination on priority
30 cr to be vaccinated by
August 2021, says govt
Delhi govt new
RT-PCR test
price at ` 800
Ajay Maken
@ajaymaken
Although, the
Rajasthan government set
the rates of Covid test Rs
1200 on September 14. It
was still Rs 2400 in Delhi.
This is the heights of
corruption and this man
@ArvindKejriwal claims
that he is here to remove
corruption.
—FILE PHOTO
—FILE PHOTO
—FILE PHOTO
Scrap farm...
The Jat leader’s threat
to consider exiting the
NDA is seen to indicate
the discomfort within
the regional party over
theproteststhaterupted
against the three farm
laws enacted by the BJP-
led coalition at the Cen-
tre that change the way
India’s farmers do busi-
ness by creating free
markets, as opposed to a
network of decades-old,
government-controlled
agricultural markets.
In a string of tweets
that he followed up with
a letter to Amit Shah,
Beniwal said his party
would be forced to re-
consider its alliance if
prompt action is not
taken since farmers and
the youth formed the
core support base of his
party. —With Agency inputs
Oppn using...
But the three laws gave
them new options to sell
for more, he said. He
said whenever new laws
are enacted questions
are bound to be asked.
But presently a new
trend is being seen in
the country. The pro-
tests are based on creat-
ing doubts through mis-
information, Modi said.
We must remember
that those doing so are
the ones who had for
decades deceived farm-
ers, he claimed. The
MSP used to be declared
but very little procure-
ment was done on it, he
claimed. Farmers have
faced deceit on MSP,
loan waiver schemes,
urea and productivity
for a long time in the
past, he said.
He claimed that it is
because of this long his-
tory of deceit that farm-
ers are again wary as
they are seeing the new
move in the same man-
ner. He asked why his
government would
spend so much to mod-
ernise the mandis if it
planned to dismantle
the MSP system. He also
paid tributes to fallen
soldiers, indirectly re-
ferring to Pakistan and
China.—Agencies
Farmers’
condition...
and enhanced security
at the Ghazipur-UP bor-
der as the number of
protesting farmers
swelled there while
thousands more stayed
put at the Delhi-Hary-
ana border for the fifth
day Monday to protest
against the Centre’s ag-
ricultural reform laws.
But the farmers re-
fused this offer and
asked for Ramlila Maid-
an instead and further
announcedtheywillGh-
erao Delhi by blocking
three highways which
connect the national
capital to Ghaziabad,
Faridabad&Gurugram.
‘Even in...
Speaking on the occa-
sion, Chief Minister Vi-
jay Rupani said that in-
frastructure develop-
ment in cities is making
the state a model state.
At the top of the list in
terms of Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI), Guja-
rat attracts 52% of the
nation’s FDI, he said.
PM’s all-party...
discuss the COVID-19
situation since the out-
break of the pandemic.
The first meeting was
held on April 20 amid a
nationwide lockdown to
curb the spread of the
virus. The top brass of
the government includ-
ing Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh and
Home Minister Amit
Shah besides Harsh Var-
dhan and Pralhad Joshi
will attend the meeting,
they said. —PTI
Modi, Yogi...
was stolen over 100
years ago is now on its
way back here. It is a
matter of great fortune
that Mata Annapurna
will come back to her
original home.”
PM said that the stat-
ues of deities are part
of “our priceless lega-
cy.” “It is true that if so
much effort was made
earlier, the country
would have got back
many such idols. But
some people have differ-
ent thinking. For us,
heritage means the
country’s heritage but
for some people, herit-
age means their name
and their family’s
name. For us, heritage
means our culture, our
faith. For them, herit-
age means their own
statues, their family
photos,” he added.
Prime Minister also
paid tributes to all those
who have laid their
lives for the nation.
“On the occasion of
Dev Deepawali, I pay
my tributes to all those
who have laid their
lives for the nation. The
nation is giving a befit-
ting reply to the expan-
sionist forces, those try-
ing to infiltrate into In-
dia or be it those trying
to break the country
from within,” he said.
“No matter how
much things have
changed due to COV-
ID19, none can change
the Urja, Bhakti and
Shakti of Kashi,” he
said. PM lit the custom-
ary first diya at the Raj
Ghat in Varanasi and
launched the Dev Deep-
awali Mahotsav.
FROM PG 1

NEWSLUCKNOW | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2020
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Akhil
Bhartiya Akhara Pari-
shad has also given a
nod to the proposed
name change of Hy-
derabad by Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath.
CM had proposed to
rename Hyderabad as
Bhagyanagar in a pub-
lic meeting in Hy-
derabad during a road-
show for the Munici-
pality elections cam-
paign.
CM Yogi Adity-
anath’s proposal to re-
name Hyderabad as
Bhagyanagar has been
endorsed by the Akhil
Bhartiya Akhara Pari-
shad, the largest insti-
tution of monks.
Akhara Parishad
President Mahant Nar-
endra Giri said that
Hyderabad should be
renamed as Bhagyana-
gar.
He said that Mus-
lims invaded and ruled
the country for many
years. During that pe-
riod, names of many
cities were Islamized.
Commenting on the
objection to the name
change raised by
AIMIM MP Asaduddin
Owaisi, Mahant Nar-
endra Giri said that we
have to change the
name of Hyderabad
and not of Owaisi.
He said that the
name change of Hy-
derabad to Bhagyana-
gar would change the
fate of people as well
as Owaisi.
It is noteworthy that
while addressing an
election public meet-
ing in Hyderabad, the
capital of Telangana
on November 28, CM
Yogi said that when
Faizabad’s name can
be changed to Ayodhya
and Allahabad can
be named Prayagraj,
then why Hyderabad
can’t be named Bhag-
yanagar.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The newly
elected Rajya Sabha
member of the Bharati-
ya Janata Party, Brij Lal
has on Monday made a
strongstatementagainst
Bahujan Samaj Party
chief Mayawati.
After taking oath as a
Rajya Sabha member,
former Uttar Pradesh
Director General of Po-
lice Brijlal commented
that appeasement does
not suit BehanJi in the
case of harassment of
Dalit daughters. He was
referring to Mayawati’s
statementaboutthestate
government making the
LoveJihadlawsinhaste.
Brij Lal, who has re-
ceived the President’s
Medal four times while
serving the police de-
partment, said, “Behan
Ji, the sobs of Dalit
daughters who are vic-
tims of Love Jihad do
notbotheryou.Probably
theappeasementpolitics
has turned you absolute-
ly heartless.
You can continue the
appeasementbuttheDal-
its have found true lead-
ership in the form of CM
Yogi Adityanath.”
Brijlal, who was the
DGPduringthetenureof
Mayawati’s government
in Uttar Pradesh, said
that he has played a big
role right from enacting
these laws to implement-
ingthem.Itisseenthatin
most cases of love jihad,
the victims have been
fromDalitandbackward
castes.Thesocietywhose
saviourMayawaticlaims
to be, is suffering. Most
of the Dalit, oppressed
and extremely backward
caste people not only lost
their original religion,
buttheirexistenceisalso
in crisis after being
trapped in Love Jihad.
How can it be wrong to
provide them a safe envi-
ronment and protect
their identity?
Hesaidthatthedaugh-
ters of Dalits and back-
ward castes of the state
are the soft targets of
love jihad in the state.
Instead of talking about
their rights, whom is
Mayawati supporting?
Rajnath reviews devpt works
in his constituency LucknowFirst India Bureau
Lucknow: Defence
Minister and Lucknow
MP Rajnath Singh on
Monday reviewed the
development works be-
ing done in the capital
city.
Singh went on the
Kisaan Path and in-
spected it for 11 km.
Instructions were giv-
en to complete the in-
complete work of
Kisan Path by Decem-
ber 20. The objective is
to start the operation
of Kisan Path for the
common people on the
birthday of former
Prime Minister Atal
Bihari Bajpayee (De-
cember 25).
At the same time, de-
fence minister halted
at the flyover made by
Setu Nigam, and in-
quired the Chief Engi-
neer of the Railway, SK
Sapra about the pro-
posed track.
A new track will be
built by the Railways
for double-decker,
which will be a new
corridor for trains
coming and going from
Purvanchal to Delhi.
The Defence Minis-
ter also saw the work
going on at the two and
a half km long flyover
being built on the ‘Te-
dhi Pulia’. February
26, 2021 has been fixed
as the date for finish-
ing the work of this
flyover.After this, De-
fense Minister Rajnath
Singh Walked on one
and a half km long and
three-lane flyover
starting from Lal
kuan, passing over
Bans mandi intersec-
tion and Naka inter-
section.
Traffic has begun on
this flyover as it has
been launched and
opened for public but
since the defense min-
ister was not present at
the time of inaugura-
tion, so he visited it.
MP representative Di-
wakar Tripathi said
that the construction
of the cloverleaf has
started on the crossing
of Outer Ring Road on
Sultanpur Road. 42
thousand vehicles will
pass daily from here.
The attraction of the
Kisaan Path is also
that it passes over the
Gomti River and Aque-
duct running on both
sides of the canal and
the route also gives a
full view of the canal.
One University,one degree: Soon all
UP med colleges will join one varsity
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Soon all the
medical colleges of the
state will join one uni-
versity. For this, the Atal
Medical University has
started the process. For
the first time, the affilia-
tion will be given to nine
government-private col-
leges. Regular study will
start from the next aca-
demic session.
There are currently
31 private medical col-
legesand22government
medical colleges in the
state. They are all asso-
ciated with different
universities. Their stu-
dents get different de-
grees. In future, every-
one will get the same
university degree.
For this, Atal Medical
University has started
the initiative. It has
been decided to give af-
filiationtonewlyopened
medical colleges in the
state. The VC Prof. AK
Singh has issued a letter
of consent (acceptance
letter) to eight govern-
ment and one private
college. The colleges
will put this letter in the
National Medical Com-
mission for recognition
of MBBS. After this, the
officers of Atal Univer-
sity will hold an on-site
inspection of the stand-
ards and provide affilia-
tion.
MBBS will be started
in eight new govern-
ment medical colleges
in the state in the com-
ing year. These medical
colleges are in Etah,
Ghazipur, Deoria,
Pratapgarh, Fatehpur,
Mirzapur, Siddharthna-
gar and Hardoi.
Akhara Parishad
supports CM Yogi’s
H’bad name change
Brij Lal’s rebuttal to
Maya on ‘love jihad’
Rajya Sabha MP Brij Lal
First India Bureau
Balrampur: The police
have yet again proved
their mettle by solving
the murder case of jour-
nalist Rakesh Singh
Nirbheek and the city
vice president of the
Vishwa Hindu Maha-
sangh,PintuSahuonthe
thirddayof theincident.
Several enemies of
Rakesh and Pintu car-
ried out the incident by
mixing alcohol based
sanitizers together and
setting the room on
fire. Writing news that
highlighted the short-
comings of system and
the transaction of mon-
ey are the two factors
that were the primary
reason behind the cold-
blooded murder as be-
ing told.
On the night of 27 No-
vember, Rakesh Nirb-
heek was in his room
along with his friend
Pintu Sahu when sud-
denly the room they
were in caught fire.
The outer wall of the
room had collapsed. The
door of the room was
locked from outside.
Pintu was killed on
the spot whereas a se-
verely burnt Rakesh
died on Saturday in Luc-
know during treatment.
Based on Rakesh’s pre-
death statement and fa-
ther Munna Singh’s
statement, the police
picked up several sus-
pects and interrogated
them.
On Monday, while ex-
posing this incident, Su-
perintendent of Police
Deo Ranjan Verma said
that Rakesh used to
write news without a
hitch and post it on so-
cial media.
Keshavanand Mishra
aka Rinku’s mother is
the head of the village
Kalwari. Rinku could
not digest the fact that
Rakeshwashighlighting
theshortcomingsopenly.
Personal enmity led to scribe
Nirbheek, associate’s murder
Defence Minister and MP Rajnath Singh arrived to inspect the flyover and other development works,
constructed from MP fund in Lucknow on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
KIDS’ DAY OUT!
Children warm themselves around a bonfire on a cold and foggy morning, in Ghaziabad. —PHOTO BY PTI
File photo of Yogi Adityanath’s roadshow in Hyderabad.
Bareilly health dept’s coronavirus scam: Fake names, mobile
numbers to increase the number of sampling by several teams
First India Bureau
Bareilly: Although CM
Yogi Adityanath is con-
stantly seen in action
and very worried about
the outbreak of Corona
and his minister are
also constantly keeping
an eye on the situation,
concurrently, A big
fraud has come out in
Health Department in
Bareilly headed by the
Medical and Education
Minister of the state
Suresh Kumar Khanna.
This time the depart-
ment has crossed all
limits to increase the
number of sampling;
fake names have been
registered in the re-
cords.
The ridiculous thing
here is that the num-
bers that were used
while entering these
names in the record do
not exist. Even ten ze-
ros (0000000000) has
been made a mobile
number and the names
of 965 people have been
registered against it.
When the First India
correspondent tried to
collect information on
this whole case by call-
ing Vineet Kumar
Shukla CMO of Bareil-
ly, he did not pick up his
CUG number, while CM
Yogi had clearly in-
structed all the officers
to receive calls on their
CUG number under all
circumstances. Accord-
ing to the information
received, the target of
sampling of more than
three thousand people
has been given to the
district by the govern-
ment. About thirty
teams of the health de-
partment are sampling
in urban and rural are-
as. According to depart-
mental sources, these
thirty teams are not
able to complete two
thousand samples per
day.
In such a situation,
fake names have been
resorted to; to accom-
plish this goal. In order
to complete the entry on
the portal, mobile num-
bers are being entered
with imaginary names
and addresses. This was
revealed when a depart-
mental officer mistak-
enly typed zero ten
times in the portal’s mo-
bile number entry col-
umn. After this, the re-
sults which came on
pressing enter were
shocking.
Ten zeros that are
completely imaginary
were registered as the
mobile number for 965
people.
The health depart-
ment has been consist-
ent in scams since the
beginning of Covid. But
the game of fake sam-
pling started rapidly
from the month of July.
Appeasement does
not suit BehanJi in
harassment case of
Dalit daughters:
Rajya Sabha MP
Several enemies of Rakesh and Pintu carried
out the incident by mixing alcohol based san-
itizers together and setting the room on fire.
Writing news that highlighted the shortcom-
ings of system and the transaction of money
are the two factors that were the primary
reason behind the coldblooded murder
Rajya Sabha member and senior AAP leader
Sanjay Singh alleged that there has been
fake testing of corona patients executed by
the Yogi Adityanath government of UP. He
has termed it as “Testing the Ghosts Scam”
by the BJP government”. The Yogi govern-
ment has proved to be a complete failure in
controlling Corona.
SET ROOM ON FIRE USING
ALCOHOL BASED SANITIZER
AAP’s SANJAY SINGH
TARGETS YOGI GOVT
Atal Medical University

There is a difference between doing
things quickly and with haste! One
is a habit which will have good
results and the other may lead to problems.
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2NDFRONT
Vishal Srivastav
Varanasi: In a tip-tap-
toe moment and in one
of the rare occasions,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi was seen flow-
ing with the music in an
especially built shack in
the middle of river Gan-
ges. The Prime Minister
seemed to be enjoying
the extravagant light
and sound show organ-
ised at the Ganga Ghats
after he delivered a
speech during the day.
But, while everything
fell smoothly in line
without obstructions,
the contribution of men
who made Dev Deep-
awali a grand success
cannot be overlooked.
Counted among CM’s
Yogi’s highly trustwor-
thy officers, Additional
Chief Secretary, MSME
and Information De-
partment Navneet Se-
hgal and Additional
Chief Secretary, Home,
Awanish Awasthi stood
like two rock-solid pil-
lars to make Dev Deep-
awali a huge success.
From arranging the re-
sources to bringing on
stage the state-of-the-
art technology for an
electrifying feel, the
two ran against time
and made the event a
huge success.
Third on the list was
Varanasi district mag-
istrate Kaushal Raj
Sharma who left no
stone unturned in join-
ing the dots for this
grand event. Be it beef-
ing the security of dig-
nitaries or be it their
travel, stay or any con-
venience, Sharma had
more answers than
there were questions.
Fourth on the list and
definitely not last, Amit
Pathak, Senior Superin-
tendent of Police (SSP),
Varanasi, who ensured
that things were in
place when it came to
traffic management, ar-
ranging security and
deploying the right men
for the job.
The mention of the
four doesn’t take away
thecreditfromthousands
of other officials from
government set up who
sweated day in day out to
make the event happen.
CM Yogi’s backstage taskmasters who made Dev Deepawali the show it was!
REAL HEROES
CM Yogi, accompanied by ACS MSME and Information Department Navneet Sehgal and ACS Home Awanish Awasthi, took stock of Dev Deepawali preparations in
Varanasi. Amit Pathak, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Varanasi and DM Kaushal Raj Sharma had a big contribution in making the show a success.
Shishir Awasthi
Lucknow: In Uttar
Pradesh, all the par-
ties are engaged in
setting political strat-
egies regarding Mis-
sion 2022. For the past
few days, opposition
parties have increased
aggression towards
the BJP government.
Chiefly the Samajwa-
di Party and the Aam
Aadmi Party are seen
protesting on issues
related to public.
Both parties are mak-
ing a lot of efforts to
gain some space in the
hearts of UP residents.
Now for better candi-
dates, struggle has be-
gun between SP and
AAP. This is the reason
why AAP’s national
spokesman and Rajya
Sabha MP Sanjay Singh
has given a big blow to
the SP in Sultanpur, the
parliamentary constitu-
ency of BJP leader
Maneka Gandhi.
The market of ru-
mours warmed up in the
districtwhenitwasheard
that Sandeep Shukla,
who was a Minister of
State in the Akhilesh gov-
ernment, was going to
say goodbye to SP. Shukla
had later announced that
he had expressed his de-
sire to leave the party af-
ter taking blessings from
SP Patron Mulayam
Singh Yadav.
The former deputy
chairman of State Con-
struction Corporation
Sandeep Shukla joined
the Aam Aadmi Party
on Monday. Sanjay Sin-
gh greeted Shukla on
joining the party wear-
ing a party cap and sash.
The chief reason be-
hind Sandeep Shukla’s
decision to leave the SP
is said to be the close-
ness between Shivpal
and Akhilesh Yadav.
According to sources,
Sandeep Shukla’s wife
Surabhi Shukla was
considered a strong
leader of Shivpal camp.
In the 2017 UP elections,
there was a rage in the
Mulayamfamilyregard-
ing her ticket.
While Mulayam Ya-
dav and Shivpal Yadav
were in favour of giving
her a ticket, Akhilesh
Yadav had dropped her
name from the list.
There were also state-
ments from husband
and wife but due to the
intervention of Mulay-
am Singh Yadav, the
husband chose to re-
main silent.
Finally, both kept
holding the SP’s posi-
tion on Mulayam’s or-
ders, but now Sandeep
Shukla says that his ne-
glect in the party has
increased. Thus he
chose to shake hands
with AAP as he believes
that if there seems to be
an alternative to the
BJP in the country to-
day, then it is only the
Aam Aadmi Party.
While Mulayam and Shivpal Yadav were in favour of giving Shukla’s wife Surabhi Shukla a ticket, Akhilesh
Yadav had dropped her name from the list in the 2017 assembly polls.
Akhilesh-Shivpal bonhomie:
SP loses Sanjay Shukla to AAP
Shukla says he is feeling neglected in the party; has left SP with Mulayam’s blessings
Mayawakesupto‘hasty’
LoveJihadlawtwodays
afterimplementation
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Two days
aftertheUttarPradesh
governor’s nod to anti-
religious conversion
ordinance, Bahujan
Samaj Party (BSP)
president Mayawati
suddenly woke up to it
and asked the UP gov-
ernment to reconsider
the law, apparently
aimed at curbing cas-
es of “love jihad”.
On November 28,
the law had become
applicable in the state
and three cases have
already been regis-
tered. No one knows
what spurred the BSP
supremo to launch
such outburst after
more than 48 hours.
“The new ordinance
introduced in haste by
the UP government
against love jihad is
riddled with doubts
since religious conver-
sion through compul-
sion or fraud has found
no acceptability or re-
spectability anywhere
in the country,” the
BSP supremo said in
her tweet in Hindi.
“Several laws already
exist in this connec-
tion.TheBSPdemands
that the government
reconsider the new
law,” she added.
On Friday, Gover-
nor Anandiben Patel
gave a nod to an ordi-
nance against forcible
or “dishonest” reli-
gious conversions.
“The UP Cabinet has
decided to introduce
an ordinance against
unlawful religious
conversions,” Minis-
ter Siddharth Nath
Singh had said, add-
ing, “The way in
which religious con-
versions are done us-
ing deceit, lies, force
and dishonesty is
heart-wrenching, and
it was necessary to
have a law in this re-
gard.”
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court has
summoned the Dis-
trict Inspector of
Schools (DIOS), Ghaz-
ipur for stopping the
salary of a principal
and a Class III employ-
ee without any valid
reason. He has been
asked to explain the
reasons under which
legal provision he had
given such an order.
Justice Yashwant
Verma gave the order
on the petition of
Arvind Kumar Shar-
ma, Class III employee
of Kirturay Inter Col-
lege, Ghazipur.
The petitioner said
the school’s principal
suspended Anil Kumar
Singh, a Class IV em-
ployee of the school.
He was later dismissed
The employee did
not file any appeal
against this order. De-
spite this, the DIOS or-
dered the cancellation
of the suspension or-
der for about a year
and instructed the pe-
titioner to apply for the
salary of the dismissed
employee.
Since the employee
was dismissed before
the order of the DIOS,
the petitioner did not
pay his salary. On this,
the DIOS issued an or-
der to withhold the sal-
ary of the school princi-
pal and the petitioner.
First India Bureau
Gurugram: Senior BJP
leaderandMLAfromRa-
jsamand Kiran Mahesh-
wari, who had tested
positive for coro-
navirus, died at a
hospital in Gur-
gaon. She was 59.
Maheshwari, a
three-time MLA
from Rajsamand
and also a former
MP, was undergo-
ing treatment at
Medanta Hospital for
the past few days. She
passed away late Sun-
day night.
She is the second MLA
in Rajasthan who has
died due to Covid-19.
Last month, Congress
MLA from Sahara con-
stituency (Bhilwara)
Kailash Trivedi
had succumbed to the
virus. Mahesh-
wari’s funeral
will be conducted
on Tuesday. PM
Narendra Modi,
and several other
leaders condoled
her death.
Former Ra-
jasthan chief
minister Vasundhara
Raje in a video message
said Maheshwari was
an honest and a suc-
cessful leader who did
remarkable work.
BSP supremo Mayawati has asked Yogi government to
reconsider its decision. —FILE PHOTO
The UP Prohibition
of Unlawful
Conversion of
Religion Ordinance,
2020 was
promulgated on
November 28
DIOS Ghazipur summoned for
stopping salary of school principal
BJP Rajsamand MLA
Kiran Maheshwari
dies at 59
COVID-19
UPDATE
UTTAR PRADESH
7,761
DEATHS
5,43,888
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
3,989 DEATHS 2,09,780 CASES
DELHI
WORLD
14,69,495
DEATHS
63,320,727
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
94,62,727
CONFIRMED CASES
1,37,648
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
47,151 DEATHS 18,23,896 CASES
RAJASTHAN
KARNATAKA
11,778 DEATHS 8,84,897 CASES
Lucknow: Polling to 11
Uttar Pradesh Legisla-
tive Council seats will
be held on Tuesday.
Government and ad-
ministration have com-
pleted their prepara-
tions for smooth and
peaceful conduct of the
elections. Additional
Chief Secretary Home
Avnish Kumar Awasthi
said on Monday that
guidelines have been is-
sued to all the District
Magistrates and Super-
intendents of Police for
safeandpeacefulvoting.
The polling will start
from 8 am and will be
over by 5 pm. The count-
ing of votes will take
placeonDecember3and
the result of the election
will be declared on the
same day.
A total of 199 candi-
dates are in the fray in-
cluding Independents,
besides the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP), Sa-
majwadiParty(SP),Con-
gress and teachers un-
ions. The Bahujan Samaj
Party (BSP) has opted
out of this election.
According to the data
released by the Election
Commission, the high-
est number of 30 candi-
dates are contesting in
Meerut undergraduate
region while the least 11
candidates are trying
their luck in Lucknow
Teachers section con-
stituency.
Polling agents collect election materials for state legislative
council teacher and graduate constituency polling in Lucknow.
Voting for 11 seats of UP
Legislative Council today

BeingShe
Universe 2020City First shares a few glimpses of the finale of an
international beauty pageant,‘BeingShe Universe 2020’,
that took place in the United Arab Emirates recently!
n international
beauty pageant, Be-
ingShe Universe
2020 was organised
in the United Arab
Emirates recently,
and it was a big hit.
Founded by Aparna Bajpai, it
is an international platform
to inspire, initiate, innovate
and ignite, encourages wom-
en to define themselves, and
unleash their potential to live
their dreams. BeingShe Uni-
verse is an international
fashion and talent show for
women of all age groups and
nationalities.
In this, all women were eli-
gible to participate and com-
pete. What this means for
changing a standard in the
beauty industry is that
change starts with the con-
testants. The event focussed
on having a body type that
the participant feels comfort-
able in and proud of, and not
fitting a certain mold. There
was no sort of height or
weight requirement to enter
this show.
Participating in this com-
petition calls for courage, and
this means stepping out of
one’s comfort zone. “We get
exposed and get to dig deep
and search for our potential,
discovering who we are and
what we are capable of in the
process,” said Aparna.
This pageant offered a lot
of benefits to the finalists,
like a high profile individual
photoshoot, international
networking opportunities,
CSR initiatives, diamond and
luxury gift hampers, assured
Netflix and Bollywood pro-
jects, advertisement shoots
and endorsements, inter-
views on various platforms,
and much more.
Lokesh Sharma, the show
director stated, “It was ex-
tremely amazing being a part
of this pageant. Everything
was very well organised,
and all the safety proto-
cols were followed.”
The trophy hold-
ers during the
pageant are as
mentioned:
1. BeingShe
U n i v e r s e
2020 Winner –
Lorevie Rexie
Carrascal
2. BeingShe Universe
2020 1st Runner Up – Dima
Alhaj
3. BeingShe Universe 2020
2nd Runner Up – Rebecca
Lilley & Nasiha Siraj
4. BeingShe Universe Elite
2020 – Gulnaz Khan
2020 1st Runner Up – Deep-
ika Sekhon
2020 2nd Runner Up – Na-
diya Albishchenko
Brand Ambassador – Ma-
rina Savic
Best Talent – Alessandra
Gomez Gutierrez.
NEHAL NAYAR
nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in
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Show Director Lokesh Sharma with the participants of ‘BeingShe Universe 2020’
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KOMPAL KAPOOR, Influencer
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Taking your own decisions
at work will be in your
interest. If you are a
working mother, you may
find it difficult to balance home and
office as of now, but this will be a
temporary phase. A property deal is
likely to be sealed, as you are able to
complete all the formalities.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Good earning promises to
keep you in an upbeat
mood today. Worries
regarding a health issue
are likely to disappear, as you make
quick recovery. Do not
misunderstand the motives of
someone trying to help you. Enjoy
togetherness with your partner.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Doing up the house is
likely to give immense
fulfillment to some
homemakers. Don’t think
twice in taking outside help. Your
initiative will help mend fences with
someone you were not in talking
terms. You can join your friends or
family in undertaking a trip.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Your effort to keep in touch
with everyone will come in
for appreciation by all on the
social front. Don’t disclose
information regarding property to
anyone. A good turn done to someone
is likely to be returned with interest.
Luck favours you today both personally
and professionally.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Initiatives taken on the
social front are likely to be
appreciated. Some of you
may want to opt for a
break from the monotonous routine.
This is the best time to forge your
own path, as there are opportunities
galore. You remain on a safe wicket
on the financial front.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
An excellent time is foreseen
for those taking a break
from the daily grind. A
match-making process may
get underway for the eligible. You will
find yourself much more active on the
social front and will make efforts to
remain in touch with all. You will be
able to buy property.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You will spend the day in
being grateful for all that
you have. An ancestral
property is likely to come
in your name. Luck favours you on
the academic front. Career wise, you
are likely to fare well as per the
expectations of your seniors. You will
need to get a hang of things.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
A fun time is foreseen for
those planning to invite
people over to their place.
Good command over a
particular subject may find you
amongst the top positions. You are
likely to discharge all your domestic
responsibilities to the satisfaction of
all. A good beginning will be made.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Money from an unexpected
source may delight you, so
keep your fingers crossed!
Academic front looks
promising. Some of you are set to
enjoy a trip out of town. Setting up a
new house is on the cards for some.
Money well spent may give you inner
satisfaction.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You make all the right
moves on the social front
and manage to retain your
popularity. A property may
finally come into your name, as the
paperwork is slated to get over soon.
Bank balance of the salaried will
remain in a healthy state, despite
rising costs.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
A change in lifestyle will
help some come back in
shape. Success is foreseen
for those playing the
stocks. Intelligent application on
even unfamiliar territory on the
academic front will keep your flag
flying high. A windfall can be
expected on the property front.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Someone’s advice may
prove of immense help to
those aspiring to study
abroad. You will succeed in
asserting your authority on the social
front by having your way. A property
issue gets resolved amicably. You are
likely to enjoy an outing with family
today. You will manage expenses.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
t pains me immense-
ly when people come
to me and say that
they have taken par-
acetamol for a fever
just as low as 99.5 or
many times every
lower. Surprisingly, many
medical and paramedical
professionals also suggest
this medicine even when the
rise in body temperature is
minuscule. I strongly advo-
cate widespread public
knowledge about fever.
Fever, in itself, is not a dis-
ease. It is your body’s re-
sponse to some invading bac-
terium or virus. The culprit
is the pathogen, not the fever.
While you should plan the
eradication of pathogens
from your body you, instead
of that, are putting unneces-
sary efforts to bring down
your raised body tempera-
ture which is actually a
friend of yours who is trying
to help your body to eradicate
the pathogenic onslaught.
Studies indicate that high-
er body temperature acti-
vates human immune cells to
produce more antibodies
which travel faster to infect-
ed areas and eradicate the
pathogen. You must have no-
ticed that your pulse rate
goes higher whenever you
have a fever. It is because the
body defense wants to circu-
late more and more blood so
that higher and higher num-
bers of the antibodies can
reach all over the body at a
faster rate and eradicate the
invading pathogens. This
highly sophisticated system
is your immune system.
So, whenever you have a
fever, don’t take any fever-
reducing drug at least during
the first few hours. Allow
your body temperature to
climb higher and higher till
it reaches 103 degrees Fahr-
enheit before you plan to in-
gest a fever-lowering medi-
cine. This sharp rise in body
temperature activates the
rapid generation of white
cells and antibodies which
try to eradicate the invading
pathogen.
I would like to bring one
interesting thing to your no-
tice. The human brain is ful-
ly equipped to control the
rise of body temperature
caused by infection from get-
ting higher than 105 or 106.
For the body to get damaged
the body temperature needs
to reach 108 but these circum-
stances are rare and excep-
tional. It is very uncommon
to detect body temperature
above 104F.
Fever is the first indicator
that tells you that there is
something wrong with your
body. It is, thus, a warning
messenger.
Your body needs to rest
when it is sick. Fever forces
you to take much-needed
rest. This helps you recover
early.
A warm body is always a
stronger body.
Fever is an important
guide to the progression of
the disease. If fever starts
subsiding without the use of
paracetamol or a related
drug, that means the infec-
tion is coming under control
and chances of the patient
recovering early are very
high.
Should we use
paracetamol to
control fever?
I
personally would not like to use paraceta-
moloranyanti-fevermedicineif thepatient
cooperates, I would like to allow the fever to
run its natural course and would use its be-
haviorpatterntomakeaprovisionaldiagnosis
of the underlying pathology and then try to
cure the cause of fever. Once the cause of fever
is controlled and cured, the body temperature
willcometonormalbyitself withoutanydam-
age to the patient’s body systems. Painkillers
and anti-fever medicines aren’t that safe as
they are perceived to be, they should be used
as infrequently as is possible.
The better way to bring down body tem-
perature is by sponging with lukewarm or tap
water. The water-soaked sponge or hand tow-
els shouldn’t be placed on the forehead as is
the common practice. Your forehead doesn’t
have any large blood vessel running under its
skin and any feeling of coldness will be elu-
sive. Place the sponges on the neck and front
sides of both elbows where major blood ves-
sels are placed. Remember, you have to bring
down blood temperature, not the skin tem-
perature. Avoid using ice water or very cold
water- it is uncomfortable to the patient, con-
tracts blood vessels, thereby, reducing blood
supply and evaporates slowly hence, causing
a delay in bringing down the temperature.
Finally, I’ve seen people and doctors under
immense panic during this Covid-19 pandem-
ic and gulping down paracetamol with tem-
peratures as low as 99 F. Such a habit actually
prolongs your sickness and may even threat-
en your life as it interferes with the onset of
your immune response. Learn to trust your
body and its innate strength to survive. The
best you can do is to rest and have nutritious
food to strengthen your body and in most in-
stances, you shall be the natural winner.
Medicines, used judiciously, are of signifi-
cant help but the final saviour is your own
immune system and inherent self-healing
system of the body. Fever is a friend who ap-
pears at the time of some crisis, understand
the reason for its arrival, not beat it down
with medicines.
FEVER:AFRIENDBEATENBADLY
DR RAMAWTAR
SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
I
‘DOCTOR WITH A DIFFERENCE’

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