First india lucknow edition-16 december 2020

#UPKiShaanYogiJi trends, Yogi creates a flutter on Twitter
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath has
done it again! On
ground as in virtual
world, the trailblazing
UP CM has left several
of his contemporaries
green-eyed by grabbing
most eyeballs on the so-
cial media. He topped
the Twitter trend for
almost on a day (Tues-
day) when Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal was ‘virtually’ (pun
intended) announcing
his party’s grand plan
from New Delhi to make
its foray in UP assembly
elections 2022.
The high-voltage
Twitter war, though un-
matched, triggered off
as soon as the Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal made
the announcement. The
netizens reacted to it
but it was short-lived
for Kejriwal, who was
KOed (knocked out), the
moment, UP through its
senior minister Sid-
harth Nath Singh, ex-
posed the “hollow
claims” and listed
achievements of Yogi
Government. The
Twitratti lost no time in
rallying behind CM
Yogi, apparently in total
rejection to Kejriwal’s
unfounded allegations.
The people’s faith in
Yogi was evident by the
fact that the #UPK-
iShaanYogiJi remained
on top of Twitter trend
for considerable time
with over 50,000 tweets
in his favour compared
to 32,000 of #UPmeinB-
hiiKejriwal.
This, however, is not
the first time that the
UP CM has created a
flutter on social media.
He has sparked a simi-
lar trend when he vis-
ited Mumbai on Decem-
ber 2 to bond with busi-
nesses and Bollywood
to attract investment in
UP. Yogi had notched
over three lakh tweets
#MaharashtraBoleYo-
gi..Yogi’ within hours
of setting foot on the
Maratha-soil. Not sur-
prising therefore, So-
cialbakers, a social me-
dia watchdog website,
has listed Yogi Adity-
anath’s twitter account
as the one of the fastest
growing profile in the
country which attracts
and adds more than
6,875 followers each day.
And his popularity is
not because of the seat
of power he occupies in
the State. Sample this:
While @myogioffice
has only 2.1 million fol-
lowers, @myogiadty-
anath, his personal
twitter handle has 12.1
million followers.
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Owaisi in Lucknow
today to scout for
new front possibility
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: Buoyed by
the party’s success in
Bihar, the firebrand
president of All India
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Mus-
limeen (AIMIM) Asa-
duddin Owaisi has now
set his eye on Uttar
Pradesh ahead of as-
sembly elections 2022.
TheHyderabadMember
of Parliament would be
in Lucknow on Wednes-
day to hold parleys with
smaller parties in a bid
to explore the possibili-
ty of formation of a
Third Front and repeat
Bihar formula in UP.
Owaisi, according to
sources, has already
spoken to Pragatisheel
Samajwadi Party (Lo-
hia) chief Shivpal Ya-
dav over telephone and
would also be meeting
Om Prakash Rajbhar
president of the
Suheldev Bharatiya Sa-
maj Party (SBSP) and
state chief of Peace
Party Abdul Mannan,
who is expected to join
AIMIM on Wednesday.
The SBSP and the Ba-
hujan Samaj Party
(BSP) were part of the
Grand Alliance in Bi-
har with AIMIM where
the latter won five seats
and BSP just one.
“The BSP supremo is
unlikely to join hands
with the MIM in UP,”
said a BSP source. He
said the party may not
have opened its account
in the recently held by-
polls on seven assembly
seats Turn to P6
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NO WINTER SESSION
OF PARLIAMENT DUE
TO COVID-19: GOVT
Union Minister of Parliamentary
Affairs Pralhad Joshi has said
that he has informally contacted
floor leaders of various political
parties and they have expressed
their concerns about the ongoing
COVID-19 pandemic and opined
of doing away with Winter Session
of the Parliament. Joshi said this
in a letter dated December 14,
addressed to Congress leader
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury who had
written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla for convening a short winter
session of Parliament. Joshi said
winter months are very crucial for
managing pandemic and added
that government is willing to have
the next session of Parliament at
the earliest.
Kutch (Gujarat): At a
time when farmers are
protesting against the
three farm laws, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said here on
Tuesday that a conspir-
acy is going on in and
around Delhi to con-
fuse farmers.
The Prime Minister
was speaking at Dhordo
in Kutch, Gujarat dur-
ing foundation stone
laying ceremony of sev-
eral development pro-
jects in the state. These
projects include a de-
salination plant, a hy-
brid renewable energy
park, and a fully auto-
mated milk processing
and packing plant.
Chief Minister of Guja-
rat Vijay Rupani was
present on the occasion.
“Farmers are being
misled about the new
agrarian reforms. They
are being told that oth-
ers will occupy their
lands. The agriculture
reforms that have taken
place are exactly what
farmer bodies and even
Opposition have been
asking over the years.
Government of India is
always committed to
farmer welfare and we
will keep assuring the
farmers and addressing
their concerns,” he said.
“People who are sit-
ting in the opposition
and misleading farmers
today were in the favour
of these farm reforms
during their govern-
ment. They could not
make a decision during
their government. To-
day when the nation has
taken a historical step
then these people are
misleading farmers,”
he added.
Remembering the
2001 earthquake in
Kutch that caused huge
destruction in the area,
the Prime Minister said
people of Kutch have
turned disappointment
into hope, and it is one
of the fastest develop-
ing areas in the country
today.
“Today Kutch has
taken a big step towards
new-age technology and
new age economy. It is
one of the fastest devel-
oping areas in the coun-
try. Connectivity is im-
proving here day by day.
People of Kutch turned
disappointment into
hope,’ PM Modi said.
He said that even a
big earthquake couldn’t
shatter the morale of
Kutch residents and
over the last 20 years,
Gujarat introduced
many farmer-friendly
schemes.
“Everyone stood-up
again after the quake
and now look where
have they taken Kutch...
Gujarat was among the
earliest to work on
strengthening solar en-
ergy capacities...Today
Kutch has the world’s
largest hybrid renewal
energy park. It is ap-
proximately as big a
Singapore and Bahrain.
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A conspiracy on to confuse farmers: Modi
New agri laws are exactly what farmer bodies, opposition parties have been asking for yrs, says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets women from various groups in Kutch on Tuesday.
Gazipur, Singhu borders closed
for traffic due to farmer protests
New Delhi: Gazipur,
Singhubordersamong
others, on Tuesday,
were closed for incom-
ing traffic from Ghazi-
abad to Delhi in the
wake of farmers’ pro-
tests, the Delhi Traffic
Police (DTP) informed
on Tuesday.
“Gazipur border is
closed for traffic com-
ing from Ghaziabad to
Delhi due to farmers’
protests. People are
advised to take an al-
ternate route for com-
ing to Delhi via Anand
Vihar, DND, Chilla,
Apsara and Bhopra
borders,” DTP’s tweet
read. The tweet fur-
ther added, “Singhu,
Auchandi, Piau Mani-
yari, Sabholi and
Mangesh borders are
closed. Please take al-
ternate routes via
Lampur, Safiabad &
Singhu school toll tax
borders. Traffic has
been diverted from
Mukarba and GTK
road. Please avoid
Outer Ring Road, GTK
Road, NH-44.” —ANI
Farmers and Police personnel sitting on the divider of the road amid the farmers’ protest
against the new farm laws at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court asked the
Centre on Tuesday to
consider granting a
breaktodoctorsengaged
in COVID-19 duty for the
last seven-eight months.
The top court said
that continuous work
might be affecting men-
tal health of doctors.
A bench of Justices
Ashok Bhushan, RS
Reddy and MR Shah,
which is hearing a suo
motu case on proper
treatment of COVID-19
patients and dignified
handling of dead bodies
in hospitals, asked So-
licitor General Tushar
Mehta to consider the
suggestions of giving
the doctors some break.
“For the last seven-
eight months doctors
have not been given
any break and are con-
tinuously working. You
take instruction and
think over giving them
some break. It must be
very painful and might
be affecting their men-
tal health,” bench told
Mehta.
The solicitor general
assured the bench that
the government would
consider the suggestion
of the bench to grant
some break to health
workers engaged in
COVID-19 duty.
Meanwhile in anoth-
er ruling, the SC on
Tuesday said that ho-
meopathy medical prac-
titioners can prescribe
medicines for prophy-
laxis, amelioration and
mitigation of COVID-19
patients Turn to P6
‘Consider giving break to
docs doing Corona duty’
SC says continuous work could affect mental health of doctors.
US court terminates $100 mm suit against Modi, Shah
Washington: A US
court has dismissed a
USD 100-million lawsuit
filed against Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi and Union Home
Minister Amit Shah af-
ter the litigants - a sepa-
ratist Kashmir Khal-
istan outfit and two as-
sociates - failed to ap-
pear before it at two
scheduled hearings.
The suit was filed on
September 19, 2019,
days before Modi’s his-
toric “Howdy, Modi!”
event in Houston, Tex-
as. It challenged the In-
dian Parliament’s deci-
sion on Jammu and
Kashmir that abrogated
the special privileges of
the state and carved out
two union territories
and sought a compensa-
tion of USD 100 million
from Modi, Shah and
Lt. Gen. Kanwal Jeet
Singh Dhillon.
Dhillon is currently
serving as the Director-
General Defence Intelli-
gence Agency and Depu-
ty Chief of Integrated
Defence Staff under the
Chief of Defence Staff.
“Other than that at-
tempted service,” Kash-
mir Khalistan Referen-
dum Front “have done
nothing to prosecute
this case”, and have now
failed to appear at two
duly set Scheduling
Conferences, US Dis-
trict Court Southern
District of Texas Judge
Frances H Stacy said in
his order dated October
6andrecommendedthat
the case be dismissed.
The case was termi-
nated by Judge Andrew
S Hanen of the US Dis-
trict Court in Texas on
October 22. Turn to P6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Home Minister Amit Shah
They are being scared that after the new agriculture laws,
the land of farmers will be occupied by others. Tell me, if a
dairy has a contract of collecting milk from you, do they
take away your cattle too? —Narendra Modi, PM
—PHOTO BY ANI
Ram Temple to be 360 ft long, 235 ft wide
Vishal Srivastav
Lucknow: In one of the
rare glimpses of how
the Ram Temple being
built in Ayodhya would
look like, General Sec-
retary of the Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi Teerth
Kshetra Trust Champat
Rai, has stated that the
Temple would be con-
structed in three floors.
Giving a sneak peek
into the construction of
the Ram temple, Rai
tweeted on Tuesday that
Larsen & Toubro Com-
pany (L&T) has been giv-
en the task of construct-
ing the Ram Temple.
As for consultanta-
tion, the responsibility
has been handed over
to the Tata Consultan-
cy Services (TCS). The
entire temple will be
built using sand stones
that would be Pinkish
in colour.
The temple will be
three-storeyed. The
height of each floor will
be 20 feet. The length of
the temple is 360 feet
while the width Turn to P6

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UP govt’s bid to flow stream of jobs
in parched Bundlekhand pays off
5K direct, 25K indirect jobs to created via investment by a British company
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Yogi
government has sowed
the seeds of jobs in ra-
vines of Bundelkhand,
where unemployed
youths are now finding
their hopes and aspira-
tions turning into real-
ity by the efforts of the
state government.
The state govern-
ment has allotted
land in Chitrakoot for
setting up industry
for British company
AB Mauri. With an
investment of Rs 400
crores, the company
is going to make the
largest yeast produc-
tion center in Bun-
delkhand. The world’s
largest yeast producing
company, is also going
to become the biggest
source of employment
for the youth.
The company will
provide direct employ-
ment to more than 5
thousand youths, while
more than 25 thousand
people will have indi-
rect employment op-
portunities.
The ravines of Bun-
delkhand, which were
hitherto infamous for
the notorious dacoits
are now turning into an
employment hotspot
and thanks to the ef-
forts of the Yogi govern-
ment, smiles are re-
turning to the people in
this impoverished area.
It is to be noted that
UPSIDA has allotted 68
acres of land to the Brit-
ish company AB Mauri
in Bargarh, Chitrakoot
as part of the process of
providing industrial in-
vestment and employ-
ment in Bundelkhand.
The company applied
for the mega project in
the month of November
2020 in UPSIDA through
Invest Mitra, in view of
the Yogi government’s
new industrial invest-
ment policy and the
simple process of ease
of doing business.
The company is slat-
ed to invest more than
400 crores rupees and
provide more than 5000
direct and up to 25 thou-
sand indirect employ-
ment and trade in Bar-
garh and surrounding
areas.
JUST IN 15 DAYS
FOR A PROSPEROUS UP: Yogi Adityanath-led government has been playing an instrumental part in developing the presently under
developed regions of the state, such as the Bundelkhand and Purvanchal and has floated many developmental projects for the same.
Yogi Adityanath paying floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
on his 70th death anniversary. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Sarder Patel foiled
iniquitous intentions
of the British: CM
First India Bureau
Lucknow:UttarPradesh
Chief Minister Yogi Adi-
tyanath on Tuesday paid
rich tributes to the first
Home Minister of the
country, Sardar Vallabh
Bhai Patel on his 70th
death anniversary de-
scribing him as the ‘ar-
chitect’ of united India
in true sense.
“When the country wit-
nessed the uprise of the
freedom struggle, Brit-
ishers came to realise
that it would not be easy
tokeepIndiaundertheir
flagforlong.Atthispoint
of time, they employed
their nefarious designs
to disintegrate India. It
was Sardar Patel who
played a crucial role in
foiling the iniquitous in-
tentions of them for
which we should always
remainindebtedtohim,”
the CM said while speak-
ing at GPO park in the
state capital where he
paid floral tributes at his
statue.
‘Opposition supporting farm laws
jealous of BJP’s performance’
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Cooperative
Minister Mukut Bihari
Verma on Tuesday said
the opposition parties
have joined together in
the protest against the
three central farm laws
because they have be-
come frustrated due to
the results of all recent
elections in favour of
the BJP.
The opposition along
with some farmers’
leaders have realised
that their survival
would be at stake if
they do not agitate
against the BJP on one
or the other pretext.
“Those who are pro-
testing should be asked
what is wrong with the
farm laws. They are not
ready to tell it because
they do not know about
these laws. If they are
asked to talk, they are
not ready.
They are united be-
cause they are disap-
pointed seeing the re-
sults of all the recent
elections in favour of
the BJP,” Verma told re-
porters here.
POLITICAL MOTIVE
BJP’s performance in recent elections has frustrated opposition
parties, Cooperative Minister Mukut Bihari Verma said.
‘AAP’s UP foray is like Kejriwal ke haseen sapne’
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The barbs
from Uttar Pradesh
minister and govern-
ment spokesperson Sid-
harth Nath Singh on
Tuesday were in reac-
tion to the AAP leader’s
criticism of the BJP
government in UP
while announcing his
party’s plans for 2022.
“He is a habitual liar
while his inefficient ad-
ministration skills have
been exposed thorough-
ly, especially during the
COVID-19 crisis,’’ the
minister said .
Singh also reminded
Kejriwal of his defeat in
Varanasi, Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi’s
Lok Sabha constituen-
cy, and called his Uttar
Pradesh plans just day-
dream-- Kejriwal ke Ha-
seen Sapne’
It seems that you
have forgotten 2014, re-
memberwhathappened
with you in Varanasi,”
the BJP leader said.
Modi won the seat by a
huge margin of 3.37
lakh votes.
Singh also recalled
the exodus of migrant
labourers from Delhi
during the lockdown af-
ter the outbreak of the
coronavirus pandemic.
“It is hard to imagine
how he turned out hap-
less people of UP, Bihar
and Jharkhand from
Delhi during the trying
times, Singh said.
It was for the Yogi
government to receive
them, provide them free
rations, give them a sus-
tenance allowance and
get them tested for coro-
navirus for free,” he
added.Singh said it is
surprising that the Del-
hi CM has something to
comment on the UP gov-
ernment despite having
failed Delhi on more
than one occasion.
SLC okays PMAY projects,
over to Centre for approvals
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The propos-
als of the State Urban
Development Agency
(SUDA), the nodal agen-
cy of Uttar Pradesh un-
der the Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana (Urban)
for construction of
11,568 houses have been
approved by State Level
Sanctioning and Moni-
toring Committee con-
stituted under Chief
Secretary Rajendra Ku-
mar Tiwari. The ap-
provals will now be sent
to the Centre.
Approval was also
granted for Housing
for All Plan of Action
of 169 municipal bod-
ies of 24 districts,
which will also be ap-
proved by the the Cen-
tre. 2,81,447 houses will
be built under this. Ac-
tion taken on Third
Party Quality Monitor-
ing Report (TPQMA) to
get the second install-
ment of Rs 1,90,282.20
lakh in 753 projects,
under beneficiary-
based individual hous-
ing construction (BLC)
component of Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana
(Urban), has been pro-
vided by the approval
committee.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Even as
massive protests by
farmers against the
new farm laws contin-
ues in the National Cap-
ital Region, the UP gov-
ernment is going to
launch a major pro-
gramme to connect
with farmers at the
block level. Named Mis-
sion Kisan Samman Yo-
jana, the scheme is be-
ing finalized and should
be announced formally
this week.
Under the scheme,
the State Government
will set up camps in all
blocks through which it
will reach out to farm-
ers and inform them
about various schemes
being run by both the
state and central gov-
ernments. It will also
educate them about the
improvements in tech-
nology, new technology
and, where necessary,
also provide direct ben-
efit on the spot.
Mission Kisan Samman to
connect farmers at block level
BJP lodging fake cases
against oppn leaders: Lallu
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Congress chief
Ajay Kumar Lallu on
Tuesday said fake cases
arebeinglodgedagainst
the opposition leaders
by the ruling BJP.
Lallu further added
that the ruling BJP was
the well-wisher of capi-
talists and no one was
happy in its rule.
“The BJP govern-
ment is committing
atrocities against those
protesting its policies.
The protestors are be-
ing sent to jail on false
cases,” Lallu said in
Rasada area here.
“The BJP is helping
capitalists and taking
away rights and prop-
erty of the common
man. No one is happy
with the present BJP
regime,” he said.
The Congress leader
added that party com-
mittees will be consti-
tuted in 8,000 nyay
panchyats and 7,000 vil-
lage panchyats by the
end of January.
Minister Siddharth Nath Singh enlisted various fronts, where the
Delhi government led by Arvind Kejriwal has failed.

UP Minister SN
Singh called
Delhi CM as an
inefficient
administrator
adding AAP’s
plans of going
for polls in UP
in 2022 are
slated to fall flat.
Most interactions with farmers were online owing to Covid-19
outbreak, as situation eases, direct contacts will be established.
Meet held
on limiting
social crimes
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Jaipal Var-
ma, Probation Officer,
Lucknow held a de-
tailed discussion with
related NGOs, working
towards the prevention
of beggary and other
social crimes including
trafficking of women
and children, child la-
bour, etc.
The discussion in-
cluded counselling and
linking of families en-
gaged in beggary to the
gover nment-funded
sponsorship and foster
care schemes under
which two children un-
der the age of 18 from
economically weaker
families would get Rs
2000 per month per
child for a maxi period
of 3 years.
Dr Anshumali Shar-
ma,Director,ChildLine,
Lucknow, told that a list
of children and their
families engaged in beg-
ging has to be prepared
so that it becomes clear
as to how many people
are involved in begging
in the district. In the
end, NGOs were asked
to report all the issues
they encounter while
creating awareness in
this regard to the Dis-
trict Probation Office.
KAYAKALP CM
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday inaugurated the fifth edition of Rajbhasha Patrika (Official language Magazine),
‘Kayakalp’ at his residence situated at 5, Kalidas Marg, Lucknow. Regional Passport Officer Peeyush Verma, Deputy Passport
Officer Avnish Rastogi, Hindi Officer Sanjeev Saxena and Secretary, Official language were also present on the occassion.

UTTAR PRADESHLUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020
BRIEF
in
BR Ambedkar’s
statue found
damaged
A statue of Dr B R
Ambedkar, the chief
architect of the Con-
stitution, was found
damaged at a village,
the police said on
Tuesday. They said the
statue was installed in
Lohta Pachdaura vil-
lage under Bhimpura
police station, and it
was damaged on Mon-
day night by “antiso-
cial” elements. Circle
Officer KP Singh said
the situation was un-
der control, and the
police had initiated
action in the matter.
“A new statue of Baba-
saheb Bhimrao
Ambedkar will be in-
stalled,” he said.
10-yr-old raped
by village youth
A 10-year-old girl was
allegedly raped by a
youth in the village in
Firozabad district, po-
lice said on Tuesday.
The incident took
place on Monday
night in Jasrana area
when the girl was go-
ing to her home after
attending a party host-
ed by a former village
head. At the time, a
20-year-old man from
the same village
caught her and raped
her, Jasrana police
station SHO Jitendra
Kumar Dwivedi said.
Chief Minister in
Prayagraj today
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath will visit
Prayagraj today and
take part in various
events here. He will
address a Bar Council
event at KP Maidan
after which he would
take part in a felicita-
tion ceremony to be
organised by Hindu-
stani Academy. He
would also offer
prayers at the Bade
Hanuman Temple.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) will
contest the Uttar
Pradesh Assembly polls
in 2022, its national con-
vener and Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal announced on Tues-
day as he accused politi-
calpartiesinthestateof
doing nothing but stab-
bing people in the back.
In a virtual press
briefing, Kejriwal said
development and pro-
gress in UP have been
held back by its “dirty
politics” and “corrupt
leaders”. People in the
state want an honest
government which only
AAP can provide, he
added.
Citing Delhi’s Mohal-
la clinics, free water and
electricity, healthcare
and education facilities,
the chief minister said
people of Uttar Pradesh
were being deprived of
these basic amenities by
the parties that have
formed governments in
the state over the years.
“Why do the people of
UP travel to Delhi for
every major and minor
facility? If a family liv-
ing in Kanpur has to
send their child to a
good college, they have
to send her to Delhi. If a
personlivinginGorakh-
pur has to get good med-
ical treatment for his
parents, they have to
come to Delhi. Why,” he
questioned.
People of Uttar
Pradesh put their trust
and faith in every party
and gave them a chance,
but these parties
“stabbed the people in
their backs”, Kejriwal
claimed.
“There is only one
thing lacking in the pol-
itics of Uttar Pradesh,
which is honesty and
intent.ThisiswhatAAP
has. It is with this hon-
esty that AAP has trans-
formedDelhi.Weproved
that the governments do
not lack resources but
honest intent,” he as-
serted while announc-
ing that AAP will con-
test the Assembly elec-
tions in the state in 2022.
“I appeal to you to
give one chance to AAP
and you will forget
about other political
parties,ashashappened
in Delhi, where the par-
ty has formed the gov-
ernment thrice in a
row,” Kejriwal said.
He said many people
from Uttar Pradesh liv-
ing in Delhi have told
him that AAP should
fight polls in the state.
“They want all the
services offered in Delhi
to be offered in UP as
well. They said people
of UP are fed up with
these old parties and
will come forward to
support AAP and defeat
these big leaders who
consider UP as their
property,”Kejriwalsaid.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said people from UP living in Delhi have told him AAP should fight polls in the state.
Kejriwal targets UP: AAP to
fight 2022 Assembly pollsDevelopment in UP held back by its dirty politics and corrupt leaders, says Delhi CM
CM Yogi takes initiative
to change the face of
Gorakhpur airport
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
has taken an initiative
to give a makeover to
the Gorakhpur airport.
Under the overhauling,
the airport will be ex-
panded with a facility
of check-in for 500 pas-
sengers at once. The
premises of Gorakhpur
airport will also be-
come bigger and will be
seen in its new form
soon. In the overall de-
velopment of Gorakh-
pur, its airport is likely
to play a key role. Due to
corona crises, it’s oper-
ating with limited re-
sources and currently,
2300 to 2500 passengers
travel daily at Gorakh-
pur airport.
There are nine flights
from Gorakhpur to Del-
hi,Mumbai,Hyderabad,
Kolkata and Prayagraj.
So far, only 200 passen-
gers have the facility to
check-in simultaneous-
ly at Gorakhpur airport.
According to airport di-
rector Prabhakar Vaj-
payee, the work for the
expansionof theairport
will start in the early
months of the next year.
Gorakhpur airport has flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
Centre keen on setting up plastic
industrial complex in Gorakhpur
First India Bureau
Gorakhpur: The Cen-
trehas shown interest to
establish a complex for
plastic industrial units
here which would be the
secondsuchoneinUttar
Pradesh,anofficialsaid.
The Centre is inter-
ested in establishing a
plastic park here. We
have already sent the
proposal and we have
sufficient resources to
establish it in Gorakh-
pur. Once the Union
Government approves
the proposal, we will
take further steps,”
Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority
(GIDA) CEO, Sanjeev
Ranjan said.
Earlier, the industrial
park was supposed to be
established in Kanpur
andAuraiyabutkeeping
in view the short dis-
tance between Kanpur
and Auraiya, the deci-
sion was made to estab-
lish it in Gorakhpur, of-
ficial sources said
It is a government de-
cisiontoestablishaplas-
tic park in Gorakhpur in
50 acres. The cost of the
project would be fixed
only after a detailed pro-
jectreport,”Ranjansaid.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: While the
investigation in the
brutal murder of po-
licemen in the Bikru
case of Kanpur is still
on, Chief Minister Yogi
Adiyanath on Tuesday
decided that the En-
forcement Directorate
(ED) will investigate
into Rs 147 Crore assets
of the main accused Vi-
kas Dubey and his fi-
nancers and sources of
the income of people
associated with them.
It is to be mentioned
that after the incident,
a Special Investigation
Team (SIT) was consti-
tuted by CM Yogi and it
recommended EDprobe
into the assets of the
slain criminal.
A state government
spokesperson informed
that the three-member
SIT, that was headed by
additional chief secre-
tary, Sanjay Bhoosred-
dy, had recommended
an in-depth probe by
the ED on the proper-
ties of Rs 147 crore
amassed by the gang-
ster illegally.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The death
toll due to COVID-19 in
Uttar Pradesh rose to
8,103 on Tuesday with 20
more fatalities, while
1,336 fresh cases pushed
thetallyto5,68,064inthe
state, an official said.
“At present, there are
18,382 active cases and
the total number of peo-
ple discharged after
treatment stands at
5,41,579,” said Addition-
al Chief Secretary,
Health, Amit Mohan
Prasad.
The recovery rate in
the state has now in-
creased to 95.38 per cent,
Prasad said.
With 20 new fatalities,
the death toll has risen
to 8,103 from 8,083 on
Monday while the total
number of cases rose to
5,68,064 from 5,66,728.
On Monday, over 1.48
lakh samples were test-
ed, taking the total num-
berof testsconductedso
far in the state to over
2.16 crore, Prasad said.
He said UP had started
training staff to be en-
gaged in vaccination.
Yogi govt orders monthly monitoring
and review of investor feedback
ED to probe Dubey’s
sources of income
1,336 new covid cases,
deathtollreaches8,103
First India Bureau
Lucknow: To ensure
continuous improve-
ment in ease of doing
business, the state gov-
ernment has directed to
monitor and review in-
vestors’ feedback on a
monthly basis and take
action against officials
for delay in providing
services.
“Directives have been
issued by Chief Secre-
tary RK Tiwari to regu-
larly monitor and re-
view the investor feed-
back on a monthly basis
for the services availa-
ble online on single-win-
dow portal, Nivesh Mi-
tra,” an official release
here on Tuesday said.
He also issued direc-
tion to initiate amend-
ment in procedures, if
required, to make sure
time-bound action is
taken on the basis of
investor-feedback re-
ceived on Nivesh Mitra,
it added.
Referring to the an-
nual ease of doing busi-
ness ranking of states
by the Centre on the ba-
sis of evaluation of feed-
back of users of Nivesh
Mitra portal, the CS in-
structed that accounta-
bility should be fixed
and necessary action
must be taken against
officials in the cases of
any delay or violation of
procedures by them.
Additional Chief Sec-
retary (Infrastructure
and Industrial Develop-
ment) Alok Kumar said
feedback of single-win-
dow portal users is re-
viewed monthly at ‘In-
vest UP’ also. He said
online feedback facility
was started in Sep 2019
on the Nivesh Mitra por-
tal. As per the latest user
feedback data, out of
1,16,032 users, over 74 %
were ‘satisfied’.
Chief Secretary RK Tiwari holding a meeting with officials on Tuesday. The complex will come up in an area of 50 acres.
SMART EDUCATION
Operation Kayakalp under Mission Prerna started all over Uttar Pradesh. Basic Education Minister Satish Dwivedi
inaugurating a smart TV as part of the mission at Narhi Primary School on Tuesday.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: As soon as
the lockdown was im-
plemented in the coun-
try and Uttar Pradesh,
all the big and small
industries were almost
shut down and there
was a large scale mi-
gration of workers. In
view of this, Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath held a meeting
with high level officers
and directed them to
provide employment
opportunities to the mi-
grant workers and oth-
ers returning to UP
from other states.
After getting instruc-
tions from the CM, an
action plan was pre-
pared. In the imple-
mentation of this ac-
tion plan, 26,62,960 peo-
ple were provided em-
ployment in 6,65,740
new units through the
`Atma Nirbhar’ pack-
age in eight months.
Apart, 5,25,978 peo-
ple also got employ-
ment through the em-
ployment portal of the
government that was
created on the instruc-
tions of CM Yogi. All
this was possible due to
the continuous efforts
of the CM to provide
employment to the mi-
grant workers who
came from the other
states.
After the lockdown,
when lakhs of poor la-
bourers became unem-
ployed, the CM, in all
his meetings with offi-
cials, regularly dis-
cussed opportunities to
provide employment to
the unemployed labors
and workers. Due to
these efforts, lakhs of
workers got maximum
employments in MSME
sector.
ODOP proving to be a game-changer in churning out jobs
GOOD GOVERNENCE
lll
It is being said
that the Yogi
govt’s model
should be
implemented in
other states of
the country
as well CM Yogi & ACS MSME Navneet Sehgal have been highly vocal promoting local artisans & artists.

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PERSPECTIVELUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020
any managers
are treating
this year’s pan-
demic-induced
shift to work
from home as though it
were standard telecom-
muting. But it’s not, and
operating under the as-
sumption that it is can ulti-
mately harm employees’
morale. While office work-
ers are typically faring bet-
ter than essential workers
during the pandemic, the
abrupt shift to remote work
was jarring, and its effects
should not be overlooked.
Leadership experts and
cognitive scientists can at-
test that resistance to
change is less about the
change itself and more
about losing control and
fear of uncertainty. Hu-
mans – and other animals,
for that matter – respond
defensively when the pow-
er to make decisions about
their own lives is removed.
And in a recent study on
COVID-19 and mental
health, researchers found
that adults surveyed in the
United States and five Eu-
ropean countries who be-
lieve that other people or
random chance mostly dic-
tates what happens to them
also report greater symp-
toms of depression.
There’s a big difference
between choosing to tele-
commute and suddenly be-
ing forced to work from
home. While eliminating
the daily commute has
been nice, the average of-
fice worker simply wasn’t
mentally or financially pre-
pared to turn their home
into a makeshift WeWork
location while also taking
on previously outsourced
teaching, childcare, and el-
dercare duties. Many fami-
lies do not live in homes
that can easily accommo-
date telecommuting, and
some employees’ domestic
arrangements are not con-
ducive to success.
Managers can take sev-
eral steps to ease these bur-
dens for their employees.
Set reasonable expecta-
tions: Many employees are
bearing new burdens and
facing pressure from multi-
ple sources. Managers can
avoid overwhelming them
by eliminating unneces-
saryreportsandredundant
procedures, and by being as
transparent as possible
about deadlines. For exam-
ple, if an important client
meeting is postponed, man-
agers should inform every-
one who is preparing mate-
rials for it immediately, so
they can reprioritize the
day’s tasks. Likewise, man-
agers shouldn’t expect im-
mediate replies to emails –
aconstantsenseof urgency
contributes to employee
burnout. Sending emails
outside of working hours
(especially late at night and
on weekends) should be
avoided, or staff shouldn’t
be expected (much less re-
quired) to answer after-
hours messages immedi-
ately.
Don’t force employees to
be “on” all the time: Zoom
fatigue is sky high, and em-
ployeesmayhavetomanage
quietspacesothatallhouse-
hold members can partici-
pateintheirrespectivework
calls and video meetings.
Womenusuallygettheshort
end of the stick, with one
author dubbing them “re-
luctantnomads”inthe“bat-
tle for space.” For example,
anemployeemightfindher-
self perched on the edge of
the bathtub, precariously
balancing a computer on
her knees, so that her part-
ner and children can con-
ducttheirbusinessorschool
work from the living room,
bedroom, and kitchen. And
women tend to face unfair
criticism and pressure over
their appearance on Zoom.
Managers should ask
whetheranymeetingscould
beeliminated,shortened,or
conducted without video.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE
Managing well in the work-from-home era
M
Like a muddied spring or a
polluted fountain is a
righteous man who gives
way before the wicked.
—Proverbs 25:26
Spiritual
SPEAK
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TWEET
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Building upon our Govt’s principles
of inclusivity, convenience &
accessibility, 69 crore beneficiaries
are a part of One Nation One Ration
Card scheme across 32 States &
UTs. They can seamlessly access
their allotted food grains anywhere
in India with their existing cards.
Ravi Shankar Prasad
@rsprasad
@IndiaPostOffice is the only
department which reaches the
nook and the corner of the country
and that is their strength, asset and
heritage. The postal department
has an emotional connect with the
people of the country.
IJAY DIWAS is celebrated on 16
Dec, every year to commemo-
ratetheVictoryof Indianarmed
forces over East Pakistan and
Liberation of Bangla Desh. Vic-
tory over Pakistan Army in
Eastern Theatre was a marvel
of military strategy, executed
with perfection by troops on the
ground. It is an excellent exam-
pleof jointmanshipamongstall
three services. It’s prudent to
highlight with great pride that
the Liberation of Bangla Desh
andFalklandsWararetwoshin-
ing examples of brilliant mili-
tary campaigns, post-WWII and
they are taught in Military His-
tory, the world over.
Soldiering has been a noble
profession for ages. The royal
families joined Army since the
profession of arms was always
associated with pride, dignity,
and the highest form of nation-
alism since times immemorial.
Many of us left well paying cor-
poratejobstojoindefenceforces
since it was considered as a
proud privilege to don the com-
bat uniform. Indian ancient his-
tory, including the epics of
Ramayana and Mahabharat,
haveingrainedfightingtenetsin
our people where the profession
of armsisconsideredatradition
and an ultimate goal in a per-
son’s life. Indian armed forces
have proved their mettle every
time they have faced the enemy.
CHANAKYA TEACHINGS
The role of a soldier in nation-
building and duty of king to-
wards the welfare of soldiers
has been clearly defined by
great Indian strategic thinker
Chanakya - “While the Magad-
hacitizenryendeavourstomake
the State prosper and flourish,
theMauryansoldierguarantees
that the State continues to exist!
……..” It’s so true even today.
RECENT DOWNGRADINGS
The teachings of Chanakya
have been forgotten by the pre-
sent leadership. It’s very unfor-
tunate that the expenditure on
defence forces is not seen as in-
surance by having a force of
deterrencebutseenthroughthe
prism of an auditor. As we say-
War over, the soldier is soon for-
gotten. The auditor forgets the
bodies and devastated families
andstartscountingthepennies.
In the recent past, we have seen
high rhetoric on nationalism,
soldiers sacrifices and pride as
a political narrative but the ero-
sion of pride, respect, dignity,
pay, pension, perks, and privi-
leges of defence forces, with re-
sultant damage to the martial
streak in our country. This indi-
cates apathy of Govt towards
defence forces. The same mis-
take was done by Govt prior to
1962 debacle. A few examples of
the same are highlighted here-
z Gradual reduction in defence
budget as percentage of GDP.
z Taxing disability pensions and
statements by senior offic-
ers to say that disability is all
manipulated.
z Not giving NFU status while the
same is being given to civilians
and CAPF.
z Granting truncated OROP to
ESM and the same being given
to even bank employees.
z Gradually reducing avenues
of post retirement settlement
through Directorate General of
Resettlement.
z Imposing restrictions on CSD
Canteen purchases on pretext
of misuse, painting all ESM
and as profiteers.
z Starving ECHS of funds,
thereby making the scheme
almost redundant.
z The Siachin and J&K allowanc-
es for the military are far below
that of CAPF and police.
z Throwing open the cantts to
civilians, thereby compromis-
ing the security and privacy of
soldiers.
z Proposal to reduce pensions
on the pretext of ballooning
defence pension bills. Detailed
analysis indicates the contrary.
z Proposal to Close down
ceremonials like Army Day Pa-
rade, Vijay Diwas, Kargil Vijay,
Battle Honour Days and Rais-
ing Day celebrations. These are
celebrated the world over.
z Proposal to close down or
curtail Officer’s Messes and
Clubs on the name of austerity
measures.
PINCHING THE PENSION
Thestateisneverabletopaythe
soldier adequately who stands
as a sentinel to the nation’s
growth and prosperity. He
guards the frontiers facing all
hardshipsandpreparedtomake
the supreme sacrifice, if the
need arises, to defend the moth-
erland. The citizens sleeping
peacefully in air-conditioned
houses living in metro comforts
will never be able to fathom the
hardships involved in the pro-
fession of arms. The soldier is
paid less compared to corporate
world but paid higher the pen-
sion which is in-fact a different
salaryitself.Also,adequatepen-
sion is paid after retirement to
ensurethattheonewhogavehis
youth for guarding the country
should be able to live a decent
life in the sunset years and his
prideisnotcompromiseddueto
financial constraints.
CONCLUSION
Vijay Diwas is a symbol of
Pride for the Indian Armed
Forces. Such celebrations, all
across the globe reminds the
citizens about the valour and
sacrifices of our soldiers. The
nation also pays tribute to the
bravehearts who did not come
back home after the war. The
Armed Forces have created a
niche for itself, in the society
projecting itself as a role model
in the crumbling edifice of pre-
sent social structure. Even the
Ex-service-men are highly re-
spected in the society, since
they stand out due to their dis-
ciplined life, nationalistic atti-
tude, and helping nature which
they carry home from Army
life, even after retirement. If
India aspires to become a su-
perpower in 21st century, it
should take pride in achieve-
ments of it’s Defence Forces
and respect its soldiers includ-
ing veterans. On this GOLDEN
VIJAY DIWAS, Let’s take a
pledge to restore the pride in
soldiering.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
VIJAY DIWAS
CELEBRATING THE
PRIDE IN SOLDIERING
V
Soldiering has
been a noble
profession for
ages. The royal
families joined
the Army since
the profession of
arms was always
associated with
pride, dignity,
and the highest
form of
nationalism
since times
immemorial.
Many of us left
well paying
corporate jobs to
join defence
forces since it was
considered a
proud privilege
to don the
combat uniform
THE TEACHINGS OF
CHANAKYA HAVE BEEN
FORGOTTEN BY THE
PRESENT LEADERSHIP.
IT’S VERY UNFORTUNATE
THAT THE EXPENDITURE
ON DEFENCE FORCES IS
NOT SEEN AS INSURANCE
BY HAVING A FORCE OF
DETERRENCE BUT SEEN
THROUGH THE PRISM
OF AN AUDITOR
MAJ GEN
CP SINGH, RETD
The writer is a scholar soldier
accredited with MA, MSc, LLB,
MBA, M Phil (Def Mgt) and M Phil
(International Strategic Affairs)
NO WINTER SESSION AFTER
36 YEARS RAISES HACKLES
t a time when there are burning national
issues to be debated in Parliament, the
government has decided to do away with
thewintersession.ParliamentaryAffairs
Minister Prahlad Joshi said that the gov-
ernment was willing to have the next session of
Parliamentatthe“earliest”andsuggestedtheBudg-
et session in January. In 2018 and 2019 also the Budg-
et session began in January. Joshi said that the ses-
sion was being scrapped in view of the pandemic.
The winter session was earlier cancelled in 1975,
1979, and 1984. The government is under no consti-
tutional obligation to hold the winter session. The
Constitution mandates that there should not be a
gap of more than six months between two sessions
of Parliament.
The government may have scrapped the winter
sessionduetoCovid-19butthemessagethathasgone
out is that it is shying away from a democratic pro-
cess because there have been instances like Telan-
gana civic elections and poll campaigning in Bengal
when the BJP has violated the necessary Covid pro-
tocols. The Congress called it the “complete decima-
tionof parliamentarydemocracy”andremindedthe
government of how it held NEET and JEE examina-
tions when the pandemic was at its peak.
The government’s reason for not holding the
winter session also beats all logic as the positive
case load has come down to a little over 3 percent.
Is the Opposition wrong in saying that the govern-
ment was avoiding a debate on farmers’ protests
over the contentious farm laws which were passed
by voice vote in Rajya Sabha amid protests by the
Opposition?
A
IN-DEPTH
BJP SEEKS EC HELP TO
TAME BENGAL’S CM
hen Mamata Banerjee dislodged West
Bengal’s Communist Party of India-
Marxistgovernmentafter34yearsof rule
in 2011, her victory was attributed to her
street-fighter qualities. After becoming
the chief minister she remained calm for some time
but returned to her old ways not long after as she
never eased pressure on the Central government of
the day. Mamata’s militant style of politics first
grabbed headlines when on January 7, 1993, she
bargedintotheWriters’Buildingsandsatonadhar-
na outside the chamber of Chief Minister Jyoti
Basu. She was then a leader of the Youth Congress.
Before the parliamentary elections of 2019, her
government kept up her offensive against the BJP-
led coalition government at the Centre over the
Saradha chit fund scam. When the CBI team land-
ed in Kolkata to interrogate Police Commissioner
Rajiv Kumar, it was detained by the local police.
Mamata began an indefinite dharna at Esplanade
against the CBI’s move in the absence of a “gen-
eral consent” to the investigative agency to probe
cases in the state without permission.
In 2013 she was ordered by the Supreme Court to
abide by the State Election Commissioner’s (SEC)
order for five-phase panchayat elections in the
state. Mamata had challenged the SEC’s order to
deploy additional central forces for the elections.
It is almost an action replay as political tem-
peratures rise once again with the BJP attacking
the TMC over law and order. The BJP has urged
the Election Commissioner to deploy additional
central forces and impose the model code of con-
duct in the state six months ahead of elections.
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GULMARG COLDEST AT MINUS 10.2
DEG CELSIUS, SAY IMD EXPERTS
Srinagar: Night tem-
peratures in the Kashmir
Valley dipped below the
freezing point owing to a
clear sky, with the famous
ski-resort of Gulmarg
shivering at minus 10.2
degrees Celsius, Mete-
orological department
officials said here on
Tuesday. All weather
stations in the Valley
recorded sub-zero night
temperatures several
degrees below the normal
for this season, officials
said. They said the tem-
perature in Gulmarg, the
famous ski-resort in north
Kashmir, settled at a low
of minus 10.2 degrees
Celsius, which is six
degrees below the normal
for this season. The resort
was the coldest recorded
place in the UT.
2 BOOKED FOR DESTROYING
POLLING MATERIALS IN POONCH
Jammu: Two people were booked by police for
destroying polling materials in J&K’s Poonch dis-
trict. The presiding officer of Keri polling station
informed Gursai police station about the destruc-
tion of polling materials at a booth on Sunday,
they said. The application said that in DDC
election at government high school in Keri, two
people, namely Gafoor Ahmad, agent of Rabia
Younis Khan, and Wahidullha Khan, polling agent
of Saima Khan, attacked polling staff& snatched
ballot papers in order to cast bogus votes.
C’GARH: RATH YATRA TO MARK
2 YEARS OF GOVERNMENT
New Delhi: Places associated with Lord Ram
will be developed as Ram Van Gaman Path’ in
Chhattisgarh as part of an ambitious plan chalked
out by Bhupesh Baghel-led state government to
mark the completion of its two years, an official
statement said. The Ram Van Gaman Path is
referred to route taken by Lord Ram during his
14 years of exile. The Ram Van Gaman tourism
circuit project was chalked out to highlight the
mythological background of Chhattisgarh and its
close association with the life of Lord Ram.
RS 700 CR TAX EVASION AFTER
RAIDS AGAINST CHETTINAD GROUP
New Delhi: The Income
Tax Department has
detected tax evasion of
more than Rs 700 crore
after it recently raided
multiple locations of
Chennai-based Chettinad
Group, official sources
said. “The highlight of the
search includes seizure
of unaccounted cash of
Rs 23 crore from various
locations,” the CBDT
said. “As of now, the
department has succeed-
ed in detecting evasion
of income of over Rs
700 crore,” it said. The
statement claimed that
tax sleuths also detected
documents related to
possession of “foreign
assets to the extent of Rs
110 crore in form of fixed
deposits, which were not
disclosed in the return.”
New Delhi: Noting that
the government is
ready to accept all good
suggestions from farm-
ers about the farm laws,
Union Minister Nitin
Gadkari on Tuesday
said it will "convince
farmers, explain and
find a way through dia-
logue".
In an interview with
ANI, he said dialogue is
the only way to find a
solution to protest by
farmer unions and a
break in talks can lead
to miscommunication.
The minister, who is
Minister of Road Trans-
port and Highways and
a senior BJP leader,
said there will no injus-
tice with the farmers in
the Narendra Modi gov-
ernment.
"The government is
ready to accept all good
suggestions (from farm-
ers). It will take some
time. Our government
will convince the farm-
ers, explain & find a way
through dialogue," he
said. The minister said
farmers should be told
the truth "in the right
way". "Farmers should
understand these laws.
Our government is dedi-
cated to farmers & is
ready to accept the sug-
gestions given by them.
There will not be any
injustice with farmers,"
he said. —ANI
‘Govtopentoacceptsuggestionsonfarmlaws’
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the government will convince farmers, explain and find a way through dialogue
New Delhi: Urging
government & farmers'
organisations to resolve
the impasse over new
agri laws, industry body
ASSOCHAM said the
ongoing protests are
dealing a big blow to
inter-connected econo-
mies of the region. A daily
loss of Rs 3,000 crores to
3,500 crores is result-
ing in economies of the
region from value chain
& transport disruption
because of protests, ac-
cording to ASSOCHAM
rough estimates. Though
economies of Punjab,
Haryana & Himachal are
based on agriculture,
several industries have
become their lifeline.
‘FARMERS’ PROTESTS RESULTING
IN DAILY LOSS OF RS 3,500 CR’
New Delhi: The Con-
gress on Tuesday paid
tributes to India's first
deputy prime minister
Sardar Vallabhbhai Pa-
tel on his death anniver-
sary, with Rahul Gan-
dhi and Priyanka Gan-
dhi Vadra underlining
the importance of re-
membering his princi-
ples at a time when
farmers are protesting
against the new agri
laws.
Patel, a freedom
fighter who also became
India's first home min-
ister, is credited with
unifying hundreds of
princely states in to the
Union of India follow-
ing independence
through a mix of per-
suasion, dialogue and
even use of force when
required.
"On his death anni-
versary, we pay solemn
tribute to India's Sard-
ar, the man behind a
united India, Shri
Vallabhbhai Patel," the
Congress said on its of-
ficial Twitter handle.
"As a brave freedom
fighter & the nation's
first Deputy PM, his in-
numerable contribu-
tions to nation-building
inspire countless of In-
dians even today," the
party said.
In a Facebook post in
Hindi, Rahul Gandhi
shared Patel's quote
that "my only wish is
that India should be a
good producer and no
one in this country
should shed tears while
being hungry".
"Tributes to Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel on
his death anniversary.
Today when 'an-
nadaatas' (food provid-
ers) are themselves
shedding tears, we need
to consider the princi-
ples of Sardar Patel."
In her tribute to Pa-
tel, Congress general
secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra tweeted,
"The British threatened
the farmers of Bardoli
with things like prop-
erty attachment, but
under the leadership of
Sardar Patel, the farm-
ers did not back off and
their Satyagraha won."
Several other Con-
gress leaders, including
chief spokesperson
Randeep Surjewala, Ra-
jasthan Abhishek Sing-
hvi also paid rich trib-
utes to Patel. —PTI
Need to keep his principles in mind: RaGa
New Delhi: External
affairs minister S Jais-
hankar said it was a
matter of satisfaction
that there is a growing
recognition and accept-
ance of the idea of Indo-
Pacific. Jaishankar was
speaking at the joint
conference alongside
UKforeign secretary
Dominic Raab.
“India has its own vi-
sion of Indo-Pacific.
But I will also recognise
that other country too.
There could be overlaps
in Indian and UK vi-
sions of Indo-Pacific.
There could be big over-
laps and there could be
a few nuances. it is a
matter of satisfaction
that there is growing
recognition and accept-
ance of the idea of Indo-
Pacific,” Jaishankar
said. Raab, who is in
India for a four-day vis-
it, referred to UK’s “In-
do-Pacific tilt” and said
there is no stronger
partner than India
when UK looks to the
east. He further said
that UK wants closer
defence & security part-
nership to deal with
challenges. —ANI
Growing recognition, acceptance for
idea of Indo-Pacific: S Jaishankar
Kolkata: While ad-
dressing a rally in Jal-
paiguri, West Bengal
CM Mamata Banerjee
said refugee colonies
have been recognised in
state, and no one needs
to fear the National Reg-
ister of Citizens, the
Citizenship (Amend-
ment) Act and the Na-
tional Population Regis-
ter. Banerjee also ac-
cused the BJP of trying
to convert West Bengal
into “riot-torn” Gujarat
and dared the Union
government to impose
President’s Rule in the
state. “BJP has created
a new religion of riots
and hatred among com-
munities,” she alleged.
The TMC supremo
reiterated that BJP na-
tional president J P Na-
dda’s convoy was not
attacked and wondered
why “convicted crimi-
nals” were accompany-
ing him. The Centre is
summoning our offic-
ers. No one wanted to
hurt him (Nadda) or his
convoy,” Banerjee said.
‘Refugee colonies recognised
in WB, no need to fear NRC’
New Delhi: The Delhi
HC directed the Centre
and the AAP govern-
ment to treat as repre-
sentation a PIL claim-
ing that the mechanism
of issuing challans un-
der the Motor Vehicles
(Amendment) Act of
2019 was "arbitrary and
faulty" and needs to be
rectified using better
technology.
A bench of Chief Jus-
tice D N Patel and Jus-
tice Prateek Jalan di-
rected that the griev-
ances ventilated in the
plea, which is filed by a
lawyer, be decided in ac-
cordance with the law,
rules, regulations and
government policy ap-
plicable to the facts of
the case.
The court said a deci-
sion be taken on the
representation as expe-
ditiously as possible
and practicable, and
with this direction, dis-
posed of the petition by
Sonali Karwasra.
The court at the out-
set made it clear it was
not going to entertain
the matter and suggest-
ed that it can ask the
authorities concerned
to treat the plea as a rep-
resentation.
The petitioner
agreed with the court''s
suggestion. The peti-
tion had claimed that
challans were being is-
sued without proper
and reliable technolo-
gy in place. —PTI
Mechanism of issuing challans
faulty,plea filed in High Court
New Delhi: A special
court in Delhi has dis-
missed an application
seeking cancellation of
non-bailable warrants
(NBWs) issued against
Shravan Gupta, the for-
mer MD of realty major
Emmar MGF, in con-
nection with a money
laundering case related
to the Agusta Westland
VVIP chopper scam.
Special CBI Judge
Arvind Kumar, in an or-
der passed on Decem-
ber 5, observed that
even during present
proceedings, the appli-
cant did not express in-
tention to appear before
ED to join the investiga-
tion. —ANI
AGUSTA WESTLANDONLINE CLASSES
PIL to cancel
NBWs against
Gupta quashed
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court directed
all the state govern-
ments to provide neces-
sary infrastructure,
stationaries, books, and
other equipment to
child care institutions
for online classes with-
in 30 days.
A bench headed by
Justice L Nageswara
Rao ordered that States
should ensure that the
required number of
teachers are also made
available to teach chil-
dren in the child care
institutions. The top
court passed a slew of
directions to cater to ed-
ucational needs of child
care institutions. —ANI
SC directs state
govts to provide
infra, books
IN THE COURTYARD
If there is no dialogue,
it can lead to miscom-
munication, to con-
troversy and spar-
ring. If there is a dia-
logue then issues will
be resolved, the whole
thing will end, farm-
ers will get justice,
they will get relief. We
are working in the in-
terest of farmers.
—Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister
Farmers gather at Ghazipur border during their protest against Centres agri-laws, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with his British counterpart
Dominic Raab, in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
RAUT SPEAK
‘OPPN BEHIND FARMERS' PROTEST’
THE GANDHI SCION SLAMS CENTRE
TMC SUVENDU ADHIKARI MAY JOIN BJP
Congress pays
tributes to
Sardar Patel
Rahul Gandhi
Mamata Banerjee

A conspiracy...
It is built on 70,000 hec-
tare land, larger than
many cities in the coun-
try,” the PM added. —ANI
‘Consider giving...
and the prescription
has to be given only by
institutionally quali-
fied practitioners. —PTI
US court...
Apart from the Kash-
mir Khalistan Referen-
dum Front, the other
two complainants have
not been identified, oth-
er than the acronyms
‘TFK’ and ‘SMS’. The
suing party was repre-
sented by separatist
lawyer Gurpatwant
Singh Pannun. —PTI
Ram Temple...
would be 235 feet. The
floor of the temple will
be 16.5 feet high from
the ground. The height
of the peak of the Sanc-
tum Sanctorum from
the ground floor will be
161 feet. Soil testing up
to 200 feet deep under
the earth and the effect
of the possible earth-
quake for the future is
being studied. Up to 200
feet, crushed sand has
been found below the
ground. The Saryu Riv-
er flows some distance
west of the sanctum
sanctorum. Under
these geographical con-
ditions, the engineers
of IIT Mumbai, IIT Del-
hi, IIT Chennai, IIT
Guwahati and Central
Building Research In-
stitute, Roorkee are con-
sulting among them-
selves on the drawing
of a strong and durable
foundation with stones
of the age of 1000 years
which can bear the bur-
den of the temple. Pub-
lic relations work will
start from Makar Sank-
ranti, he added.
#UPKiShaanYogiJi...
According to BJP lead-
er Chandramohan,
‘Yogi Adityanath’ was
an Indian Twitter trend
as far back as in 2016
when he was yet to be-
come a CM. Users have
usually batted for him
with tweets like, “There
are certain people for/
with whom Hindus
should stand uncondi-
tionally, and one of
them is Yogi Adity-
anath” and “One shud
not try to act neutral by
castigating leaders of
masses like Yogi Adity-
anath.”
Owaisi in...
but it got 19 per cent of
vote share indicating it
is still a force to reckon
with on its own.
Ditto Samajwadi Par-
ty chief Akhilesh Ya-
dav. Though Yadav had
recently hinted that his
experience with bigger
parties referring to
Congress had not been
good and his party will
form alliance with
smaller parties in the
upcoming Assembly
polls but he too is un-
likely to have any un-
derstanding with MIM.
He treats Owaisi as a
‘political pariah’ and
had prevented him from
holding political rallies
during his tenure as
chief minister.
In the last Assembly
elections of Uttar
Pradesh, SP had formed
an alliance with Con-
gress in 2017. BJP had
stormed back to power
in the state in the As-
sembly polls. In the 403
member UP Assembly,
among the major par-
ties, BJP has 309 legisla-
tors, SP 49, BSP 18, and
Congress 7. “It is now
clear that neither Con-
gress nor Samajwadi
Party can defeat the
BJP alone in UP,” said
AIMIM’s UP chief
Shaukat Ali. He said the
party intends to contest
on 25 per cent of the
seats in the state on
Muslim and OBCs dom-
inated assembly con-
stituencies. Muslim ac-
count for 19.26 per cent
and the OBCs more
than 40 per cent of UP’s
population. “We have
shortlisted constituen-
cies in as many as 56
districts,” said Shau-
kat. He said only by
joining hands small
parties can prevent BJP
from coming to power
again.
The MIM is also plan-
ning to rope in Bhim
Army chief Chan-
drashekhar Azad’s
Azad Samaj Party (Kan-
shi Ram). In the recent-
ly held byelections, the
party finished third in
Bulandshahr but se-
cured more votes than
the Congress and the
RLD-SP combine.
Azad’s party had, how-
ever, drawn a blank in
the Bihar polls, which it
fought with Pappu Ya-
dav’s Jan Adhikar Par-
ty. The former CM of
Uttar Pradesh said, “We
are hopeful that in 2022
Samajwadi party will
form the government in
the state with the ma-
jority.”
It is noteworthy that
in last Assembly elec-
tions of Uttar Pradesh,
SP had formed an alli-
ance with Congress in
2017. BJP had stormed
back to power in the
state in
the Assembly polls.
In the 403 member UP
Assembly, among the
major parties, BJP has
309 legislators, SP 49,
BSP 18, and Congress 7.
FROM PG 1
IS PM NOT HAPPY WITH FUNCTIONING
OF THE BUREAUCRACY?
Insiders say PM Narendra Modi is at present not
happy with the functioning of certain ministries.
Outcome of his anger will be known during the
top level bureaucratic reshuffle.
WHO WILL SUCCEED ARUN SINHA IN NTRO?
Who will succeed Advisor Arun Sinha this month
end ? Will he be an IPS officer or an Army officer.
Tenure of Sinha is coming to an end this month.
MAJ GEN KRISHNAN TO SUCCEED
MAJ GEN AUJLA?
Major General V M B Krishnan is likely to suc-
ceed Major General ADS Aujla as new GOC of 28
Infantry Division.
IRS OFFICER ISHTIYAQUE AHMED
TO JOIN NITI AAYOG
The services of Ishtiyaque Ahmed have been
transferred to the Niti Aayog on loan basis. He is
an IRS-IT officer.
DIG TO IG LEVEL PROMOTIONS
IN ITBP LIKELY HALF A DOZEN
DIG level officers are likely to be promoted to the
rank of IG in the ITBP in a couple of weeks.
E A SUBRAMANIAN LIKELY TO
GET EXTENSION
E A Subramanian is expected to get extension to
the post of Director (Operations & Technical), HLL
Lifecare Limited upto August 31, 2022.
M K SURANA LIKELY TO GET
EXTENSION AS CMD, HPCL
Mukesh Kumar Surana is expected to get exten-
sion to the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Di-
rector, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
(HPCL). Surana, whose tenure is ending in March
202, may get extension upto April 30, 2022.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR
POST OF SECRETARY, CWC
Ministry of Minority Affairs has invited applica-
tions for the post of Secretary in Central Waqf
Council (CWC), New Delhi, on deputation basis on
Foreign Service terms.
AMEET KUMAR APPOINTED AS
PS TO BABUL SUPRIYO
Ameet Kumar has been appointed as Private
Secretary to Babul Supriyo, Minister of state for
Environment, Forest and Climate Change. He is a
2010 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre.
S RAVICHANDRAN RELIEVED TO
JOIN AS SPECIAL DIRECTOR, ED
S Ravichandran has been relieved to join as
Special Director of Enforcement in the Directorate
of Enforcement, Delhi on deputation basis. He is
an IRS-IT officer.
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New delhi: India's ac-
tive COVID-19 caseload
has fallen below 3.4
lakh, a mere 3.43 per
cent of the total infec-
tions, supplemented
by an impressive re-
covery rate of over 95
per cent, which is
among the highest in
the world for countries
with high caseloads,
the Union Health Min-
istry said Tuesday.
The daily new cases
recorded on Tuesday --
22,065 -- were also the
lowest in over five
months. As many as
22,252 cases were re-
ported on July 7, the
ministry said.
The number of recov-
eries have crossed 94
lakhs (94,22,636), push-
ing the national recov-
ery rate to over 95 per
cent, which is "one of
the highest in the world
for countries with high
caseload", the ministry
underlined.
There are 3,39,820 ac-
tive cases of coronavi-
rus infections as on
Tuesday.
AYUSH doctors and
homeopaths cannot pre-
scribe or advertise med-
icines as cures for
COVID-19, the Supreme
Court stated on Tues-
day, 15 December. It
also maintained that
qualified AYUSH doc-
tors can prescribe gov-
ernment-approved tab-
lets or mixtures as “im-
munity boosters” for
COVID-19 patients.
India’srecoveryratehighestinworld
Daily new cases recorded on Tuesday was 22,065 were the lowest in over five months
People wearing masks as part of a comprehensive strategy of measures to suppress transmission
and save lives and also to provide an adequate level of protection against COVID-19. —FILE PHOTO
New Delhi: A Delhi
court Tuesday acquit-
ted 36 foreigners, who
were charge sheeted for
attending Tablighi
Jamaat congregation
in Delhi by allegedly be-
ing negligent and diso-
beying the government
guidelines issued in
wake of COVID-19 pan-
demic in the country.
Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate Arun Ku-
mar Garg acquitted
the foreigners from 14
countries of all charg-
es. The charges were
also framed under sec-
tion 51 (obstruction)
Disaster Management
Act, 2005.
However, they were
discharged for the of-
fences under section
14 (1) (b) (violation of
visa norms) of For-
eigners Act, sections
270 (Malignant act
likely to spread infec-
tion of disease danger-
ous to life) and 271
(Disobedience to quar-
antine rule) of IPC.
36 foreigners attended
Tablighi Jamaat event
acquitted of all charges
New Delhi: A book,
“The Presidential
Years“, by late former
president Pranab
Mukherjee, to be re-
leased in January 2021,
saw wrangling between
his son Abhijit Mukher-
jee & daughter Sharm-
ishtha Mukherjee, both
members of Congress
party. While Abhijeet,
in a tweet, requested
the publisher Rupa to
stop publication of the
memoir as well as “mo-
tivated excerpts” with-
out his written consent,
& Mukherjee’s daugh-
ter, on other hand, re-
quested his brother not
to create “unnecessary
hurdles”. The memoir
was in the news recent-
ly for Pranab ’s critical
comments on Congress,
including his observa-
tion that the party lost
political focus after his
elevation as president.
Pranab Mukherjee’s son and daughter
spat over his last memoir on Twitter
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court Tuesday is-
sued an order restrain-
ing AIIMS Nurses Un-
ion from continuing
with its ongoing strike
demanding clarity on
salary structure.
This comes after the
Union Health Ministry
directed the director of
AIIMS to ensure no dis-
ruption of nursing
functions given the
coronavirus pandemic.
Over 3,000 nurses at
AIIMS began an indefi-
nite strike Monday af-
ternoon demanding
clarity over their long-
pending demands, in-
cluding those with re-
gard to the Sixth Cen-
tral Pay Commission.
Earlier today, AIIMS
had approached the
High Court against
the union, arguing
that its strike was
“against the law and
public interest” and
has brought the hospi-
tal to a standstill.
In a letter to AIIMS
director Dr Randeep
Guleria, the nursing
union had raised con-
cerns over the 6th Cen-
tral Pay Commission
(CPC) anomaly.
“The callous attitude
of AIIMS administra-
tion towards nurses
has forced us to go on
an indefinite strike
from Monday after-
noon onwards,” said
the letter.
Delhi HC restrains
AIIMS nurses from
continuing with strike
CENTRE INTERFERING
IN WB'S JURISDICTION:
MAMATA BANERJEE
‘Daughters being brutally
assaulted every day’
New Delhi: The Minis-
try of Health & Family
Welfare in fifth round
of National Family
Health Survey (NFHS),
said India’s population
is finally stabilising.
India has seen a sig-
nificant decrease in to-
tal fertility rate across
most states over the
past 4 years. The fifth
round of the NFHS was
conducted in 2019-20.
India's fertility
rate declines
across states
Jalpaiguri : West Ben-
gal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee on
Tuesday accused the
Centre of interfering in
the state''s jurisdiction
by summoning IPS of-
ficers to serve under it.
Banerjee also dared
the Union government
to impose President''s
Rule in the state, lash-
ing out at the BJP
for trying to convert
West Bengal into "riot-
torn" Gujarat.
She reiterated that
BJP national president
J P Nadda''s convoy was
not attacked and won-
dered why "convicted
criminals" were accom-
panying him.
"If the BJP and the
central government
think they can scare us
by bringing in central
forces and transferring
state cadre officers,
they are wrong.
The Centre is sum-
moning our officers...
No one wanted to hurt
him (Nadda) or his con-
voy," Banerjee said at a
rally here.
New delhi: The Nirb-
haya rape and murder
case may have seen a
decision but that has
not been a deterrent to
the number of crimes
against women on the
streets of the country,
according to Nirb-
haya’s father.
On the intervening
night of December 16
and 17, 2012, a 23-year-
old physiotherapy in-
tern, referred to as Nirb-
haya, was raped and
brutally assaulted in a
moving bus in south
Delhi by six people be-
forebeingthrownouton
the road. Nirbhaya’s fa-
ther, who joined an on-
line petition which was
started by NGOs Save
the Children and Yuva
to mark the eighth an-
niversary of the grue-
some gangrape case,
said that “the fight is not
over yet”.
NAVY SENIOR-MOST
SUBMARINER DIES
VACCINE WITH 2
YEARS OF IMMUNITY
The Vice Admiral Sri-
kant died due to COVID
related complications,
officials said. The vice
admiral, the Navy's
senior-most submarin-
er, was due to retire on
December 31. Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
Expressied his condo-
lences on Twitter.
Russian coronavirus
vaccine Sputnik V is
likely to provide up to
2 years of immunity
against Covid-19, as
compared to 4-5
months of immunity
that might be achieved
by using Covid vaccine
developed by Pfizer
and BioNTech.
THE CHARGES
Mumbai: The Narcot-
ics Control Bureau
(NCB) has summoned
Bollywood actor Arjun
Rampal in Mumbai on
Wednesdayforquestion-
ing in connection with a
drug-related case.
The actor has been
asked to remain present
before the NCB team,
which is conducting a
probe into the alleged
Bollywood drugs nexus
following the death of
actor Sushant Singh Ra-
jput, the official said.
NCB again
summons Arjun
in drug case
New Delhi: The De-
partment of Posts
(DoP) and India Post
Payments Bank
(IPPB) have virtual-
ly unveiled a new
digital payment app
‘DakPay’, an official
statementsaid.“The
App is launched as
part of its ongoing
efforts to provide
Digital Financial in-
clusion at the last
mile across India,”
the statement said.
Launch of DakPay
adds up to the legacy
of India Post, which
isaboutreachingout
to every household.
New Delhi: After form-
ingthegovernmentinthe
national capital thrice
andemergingasthemain
opposition party in Pun-
jab, the Aam Aadmi Par-
ty (AAP) announced it
will contest the Uttar
Pradesh Assembly elec-
tionin2022.AAP’snation-
al convenor & Delhi CM
ArvindKejriwalmadethe
announcement here in a
digitalpressbriefing.
IPPB launches
its digital
payments’
services
‘AAP TO TAKE
PART IN 2020
UP ELECTIONS’

WHEN WILL THE
WAIT END?
Two senior IAS officers
have been cooling their
heels for over a month now
awaiting a new assignment
from the State Government
after they were summarily
served marching orders.
Former Commissioner
Saharanpur Sanjay
Kumar was waitlisted on
November 8. In his year-
and-a-half tenure Kumar
at Saharanpur did some
commendable work by
developing some new
wetlands in the region. His
performance as secretary
urban development was
also appreciated. Hence,
the wait for this 2002
IAS officer has become
all the more intriguing.
The other one similarly is
Dr Gurpdeep Singh. The
1985 batch officer was
Member Board of Revenue
till November 3,2020. Not
exactly a plum post but
then it kept the “saheb”
busy.” “The appointments
department has prepared a
reshuffle list but since the
chief minister was mostly
on tour and out of station,
the same is yet to receive
his approval,” said an
officer adding that the list
will be released later this
week.
—M Tariq Khan
POLL WAR ON
MANY FRONTS
It seems that even before the
upcoming elections in 2022
the stage is set for a political
war in Uttar Pradesh. On one
side whereas the BJP has
to compete with Samajwadi
party, Congress and BSP
and on the other hand Peace
Party, AAP, OBC, Shivpal ,
Om Prakash Rajbhar, Bhim
Army are also in the fray. The
way in which Arvind Kejriwal
has declared his presence
in the UP elections today
makes it quite clear that
the UP Panchayat elections
will be no less than Vidhan
Sabha elections. The point
to be noted is that one never
knows when and where will
BJP, one of strongest players
in this game of political
chess, declare checkmate
and against whom? The
BJP is not just preparing
a team of knowledgeable
spokespersons but also
paying ﬁne attention to media
management. In the coming
days, UP is sure to see a
war of ‘false promises’ not
‘genuine issues’!
—Ahtesham Siddiqui
People’s participation essential
for making Ganga clean: Governor
Atulya GangaYatra to cover 5,100 kms,45 cities and 5000 villages to spread awareness
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Gover-
nor of Uttar Pradesh
Anandiben Patel has
said that the Ganga is
the identity and invalu-
able heritage of our cul-
ture. Ganga leaves its
indelible mark on our
culture, spiritual think-
ing, climate and econo-
my. She was speaking at
the Press conference at
the Motilal Nehru Na-
tional Institute of Tech-
nology.
She will be inaugu-
rating the Atulya Gan-
ga yatra today along
with Union minister of
Jal Shakti Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat and
Union minister of cul-
ture and tourism Prahl-
ad Patel through video
conferencing.
She said that most of
India’s villages and cit-
ies are settled on both
banks of Ganga. The
long padyatra will cre-
ate a new energy for all
rivers including the
Ganga in the country
and for environmental
protection. This Ganga
Yatra will also increase
awareness among the
people towards Ganga
conservation.
The 5,100 km yatra
will cover 45 cities, 5000
villages, forests, moun-
tains and glaciers.
Green India Founda-
tion, which is one of the
organisations which is
part of this yatra, be-
lieves that the parikra-
ma will create a lot of
awareness for the clean-
liness of Ganga.
The parikrama is ex-
pected to last around
eight months and vol-
unteers who are walk-
ing it will conduct map-
ping of the many small
and big drains along
the sewage points
which are discharging
pollutants into the holy
river. Public will be en-
couraged to join the
yatra and 500 volun-
teers will also be roped
in who will inform the
administration of the
people or organisations
who are polluting the
holy river.
Governor Anandiben
Patel said that Ganga is
also playing an impor-
tant role in the coun-
try’s economy as a natu-
ral resource. Rivers are
the preservation of en-
vironment and natural
biodiversity. She said
that Ganga river also
nourishes aquatic ani-
mals of our species
along with human soci-
ety and other organ-
isms in its vicinity.
Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel said the Ganga leaves its indelible mark on our culture,
spiritual thinking, climate and economy.
BJP sharpens attack on Aam Aadmi Party
as Kejriwal decides to contest UP polls
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Since the
Aam Aadmi Party’s an-
nouncement of contest-
ing the Uttar Pradesh
Assembly Elections
2022, the Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party has intensi-
fied its attack on Aam
Aadmi Party. Uttar
Pradesh Deputy CM
Keshav Prasad Maurya
has described Aam
Aadmi Party’s plan to
fight the Assembly
elections in Uttar
Pradesh as Munger-
ilal’s dream.
The Aam Aadmi Par-
ty has announced to
contest the UP 2022 as-
sembly elections. AAP
convenor and Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal an-
nounced it on Tuesday.
The BJP has retaliated
after his announce-
ment. Now, the battle
has started between the
BJP and the AAP.
Regarding this, Kes-
hav Prasad Maurya
tweeted that Delhi with
a population of two
crores is not stable, the
party which is talking
about handling Uttar
Pradesh with a popula-
tion of 24 crores is
dreaming of Munger-
ilal’s dream.
Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya has called AAP’s plan to ﬁght
the UP elections a pipedream of Mungerilal.
Khap Panchayats in UP’s
Muzaffarnagar extend
support to farmers’ protest
First India Bureau
Muzaffarnagar: Khap
Panchayats in Uttar
Pradesh’s Muzzafarna-
gar have extended sup-
port to the farmers’ pro-
test at Delhi’s border
points. A number of
“khaps” in UP’s Muzaf-
farnagar have extended
support to the farmers’
agitation against the
Centre’s new agri laws
and will join the ongo-
ing protests at Delhi’s
border points on Thurs-
day (December 17).
The decision was tak-
en at a meeting of the
chiefs of “khaps” (caste
councils) held on Mon-
day (December 14) at
Shoram village in the
Shahpur police station
area here, Subhash
Balyan, secretary of All
Khap council, said.The
“khap” chiefs termed
the Centre’s three new
agri marketing laws
“anti-farmer”andcalled
for their repeal, he said,
adding that they had de-
cided to reach Delhi on
December 17 to support
the agitation.
Balyan Khap head
and Bhartiya Kisan
Union national presi-
dent Naresh Tikait, Lat-
yan Khap head Bijender
Singh, Desh Khap head
Sharanvir Singh, Ahl-
avat Khap head Gajen-
dra Singh, Nirval Khap
head Rajvir Mundet,
Kundu Khap head
Choudhry Upendra
Kundu and Benival
KhapheadAmitBenival
were among those who
attended the meeting,
Subhash Balyan said.
Farmers are protest-
ing against the Farmers
(Empowerment and
Protection) Agreement
of Price Assurance and
Farm Services Act,
Farmers Produce Trade
and Commerce (Promo-
tion and Facilitation)
Act, and the Essential
Commodities (Amend-
ment) Act. Enacted in
September, the three
farm laws have been
projected by the Centre
as major reforms in the
agriculture sector that
will remove the middle-
men and allow farmers
to sell anywhere in the
country. However, the
protesting farmers have
expressed apprehension
that the new laws would
pave the way for elimi-
nating the safety cush-
ion of Minimum Sup-
port Price and do away
with the mandi system,
leaving them at the mer-
cy of big corporates.
Khaps will join the protests at Delhi’s border points tomorrow.
BEAUTY BEHIND THE VEIL
A view of the Taj Mahal that looks disappearing behind the heavy fog, at Agra. — PHOTO BY ANI
‘Fugitive’
IPS officer
Manilal
reaches SC
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Manilal
Patidar, the IPS of-
ficer who has been
declared an ab-
sconder in the
deadly attack on
Mahoba’s crusher
businessman In-
drakant Tripathi, is
now trying to plead
in the Supreme
Court.
First, he didn’t
get any relief from
the Mahoba Dis-
trict Court and then
from Allahabad
High Court. Mean-
while, another case
has been registered
against him at Ka-
brai police station
along with a reward
of Rs 50,000.
The accused is
already undergo-
ing suicidal con-
spiracy and cor-
ruption. This
time a case of
contempt of court
has been filed.
Prayagraj SP
Crime Ashutosh
Mishra, investigat-
ing the case of In-
drakant Tripathi’s
death, said the ac-
cused could be sen-
tenced to three
years in Section
174-A (non-attend-
ance for non-ac-
ceptance of public
servant).
And it is be-
lieved that this
will now increase
the pressure on
the accused. Over
three months have
passed but Patidar
is still out of
reach of the po-
lice. On November
15, Lucknow’s
Special Court de-
clared Patidar, In-
spector Devendra
Shukla and Con-
stable Arun Yadav
as fugitives.
Raina to play for UP
in Syed Mushtaq Ali
T20 Trophy in Jan
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Former In-
dia cricketer Suresh
Raina is all set to play
for his home state Uttar
Pradesh in the Syed
Mushtaq Ali Trophy
T20 tournament, sched-
uled to take place in
January next year.
Raina announced his
retirement from inter-
national cricket in Au-
gust but the World Cup-
winning cricketer will
continue to play domes-
tic cricket for his native
state, Uttar Pradesh
and in the Indian Pre-
mier League.
“All set for the camp,
warming up for the up-
coming season among
the lions of @UPCAC-
ricket!,” Raina tweeted,
along with images of
his training in the nets.
Even though the
34-year-old left-handed
batsman hasn’t played
competitive cricket
for the past one year, he
has been training hard
in the gym and keeping
himself fit for the
upcoming domestic
season.
Suresh Raina

15 DEC : Humanity for all its
achievements has been unable to
control mother nature, maybe it
needs to learn to respect it more.
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UPDATE
UTTAR PRADESH
8,083
DEATHS
5,66,728
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
4,193 DEATHS 2,29,913 CASES
DELHI
10,115 DEATHS 6,10,447 CASES
WORLD
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KARNATAKA
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Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: The state gov-
ernment on Tuesday
transferredtwoIASoffic-
ersandfourPCSofficers.
Section 1 of the Ap-
pointment and Person-
nel Department trans-
ferredIASNehaPrakash
CDOFirozabadtoACEO
UPSIDC Kanpur. While
replacing her, IAS
Charchit Gaur, a 2016
batch IAS, has been ap-
pointed as the new CDO
of Firozabad.
Ontheotherhand,the
Yogi government has
posted PCS Jawaharlal
Srivastava SDM Mathu-
rafromtheAppointment
Section 2 to the post of
CityMagistraterunning
vacant in the same dis-
trict. He will also have
the additional charge of
the magistrate in charge
of Mathura temple.
PCSGulshanhasbeen
transferred and posted
as City Magistrate Firo-
zabad. While Deputy
Collector, Mathura PCS
Sandeep Kumar Verma
has been appointed as
the new Deputy Collec-
torof Prayagrajfromthe
Appointment Section 3.
Similarly, PCS Abhay
Kumar Pandey Deputy
Collectorof Rampurhas
been transferred too and
made Deputy Collector
of Ambedkar Nagar.
FOR SMOOTH RUN: UP GOVT MAKES OFFICERS’ MOVE
TRANSFER SPREE

The Yogi govt
shifted two IAS
officers and
four PCS
officers to
ensure better
development
work in state
Farmers are
not afraid:
Priyanka
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Congress
Party national general
secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra has at-
tacked the Modi govern-
ment, tweeting on the
occasion of the death
anniversary of Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel on
Tuesday.
Priyanka wrote, ‘The
British threatened the
farmers of Bardoli with
propertyattachment,but
under the leadership of
Sardar Patel, the first
Home Minister, the
farmer did not dig and
the Satyagraha won.
Thereisaneedtotellthis
government that farm-
ersarenotafraidof false
propaganda and threats.
Jai Hind Jai Kisan .
First India Bureau
Lucknow: When Yogi
Adityanath came to
power in 2017, Uttar
Pradesh had two func-
tional expressways —
the 165 km long Yamuna
Expressway,whichlinks
Agra with the National
Capital Region, and the
Lucknow-Agra Express-
way, stretching 302 km.
These projects were
completed over a period
of nine years between
2008 and 2017.
But when it com-
pletes five years in office
in 2022, the Adityanath
government will have to
finish work on three ex-
pressways — the 340 km
long Purvanchal Ex-
pressway, the 296 km
long Bundelkhand Ex-
pressway and the 91 km
long Gorakhpur Link
Expressway. Work on
the state’s sixth and
longest, the 594 km long
Ganga Expressway, is
likely to have begun by
then.
Clearly, the road in-
frastructure in the state,
which this government
inherited in a dilapidat-
ed state, has received
much attention over the
45 months. Now, 15
months before of the
2022 assembly election
in the state, Adityanath
is doubling down on his
infrastructure push.
There is a very visible
effort to project the
state’s improving road
infrastructure as an
achievement ahead of
the assembly elections,
both from Adityanath
and PM Narendra Modi.
On November 29
while laying the founda-
tion stone for 2,573
stretches of district and
village roads totaling
4,095 km, Adityanath
reminded the gathering
of the identity of Uttar
Pradesh as the state
with gaddha yukta sad-
ak (roads full of pot-
holes)”. Every district
and tehsil headquarters
in the state, the CM said
during the function,
“has now been linked
with four-lane roads”.
A day later, addressing
a gathering in his con-
stituency Varanasi,
Modi said that UP has
become “Expressway
Pradesh” under Adity-
anath.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath —FILE PHOTO
‘Road’ To Power: Yogi doubles
down on infrastructure pushGovt to project state’s improving roads as an achievement ahead of assembly polls
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court has
taken a rigid stance on
the non-compliance of
the order of appoint-
ment of the candidates
of Assistant Teacher
Recruitment 2018 in
Uttar Pradesh.
The High Court has
issued contempt no-
tice to Special Secre-
tary Section Five Ba-
sic Education Manish
Verma for not comply-
ing with the order of
the Court. The Court
has given Manish Ver-
ma another opportu-
nity to comply with
the order.
If the does not com-
ply with the order
now, the special secre-
tary has to personally
appear in Court and
clarify, the order by
Justice Vivek Kumar
Birla reads in the con-
tempt petition filed by
petitioner Anjana Tri-
pathi.
The petitioner said
the High Court had in-
structed to consider
the appointment of
the petitioner in 2018
recruitment and take
a decision. But this
order is not being fol-
lowed by the authori-
ties.
The Government
Advocate informed the
Court that the appoint-
ment case is pending
in the government. On
the basis of the reply
given by the govern-
ment, the Court has
given notice to the spe-
cial secretary in this
case, giving him an-
other chance to com-
ply with the order.
The Court has sought
answers in this case,
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Former Ut-
tar Pradesh Chief Min-
ister and Samajwadi
Party chief Akhilesh
Yadav will visit Ram
Temple in Ayodhya
with family. He has pre-
pared his plan.
The Samajwadi lead-
ersaid that after the
construction of the
Ram temple, he would
go to see Ramlala with
wife and children.
Akhilesh Yadav said
that when Lord Ram
came to Ayodhya, the
flowers of Parijat were
showered on him,
hence Parijat trees
were planted in Ayod-
hya first.
He said that, most of
the development of
Ayodhya-Faizabad was
done under his govern-
ment, not only that, he
also made every effort
to show that the Ram
temple in Ayodhya is
being built under the
decision of the top
court.
Samajwadi Party na-
tional president Akh-
ilesh while giving cred-
it for development
work in Ayodhya to his
government attacked
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) and said
that all the develop-
ment works that have
been done in Ayodhya
and Faizabad during
the tenure of his gov-
ernment.
He said that we had
also started plans for
underground cable.
Allahabad High Court —FILE PHOTO
Akhilesh Yadav —FILE PHOTO
HC: Comply with order
on teachers’ appointment
Akhilesh plans to visit
Ayodhya after Ram
temple construction
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A thick dense fog that engulfed the city on Monday night prevailed all through Tuesday. It brought down the temperature and citizens had to face tough time
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It’s finally D-Day! The Fashion Connect by First India will
be held today at Rambagh Palace Jaipur, after a long
wait. Stay tuned, a great show is about to begin...
he eighth season of
The Fashion Con-
nect by First India
will be held today, 16
December at Maha-
rani Bagh at Ram-
bagh Palace Jaipur.
The seventh season was sup-
posed to take place earlier
this year in March, but due
to the COVID outbreak
across the globe, it was post-
poned, keeping in mind the
health of the people who
would be a part of the event.
A virtual season was
showcased live to the public
recently, which was loved by
the audience. Looking at the
great response, we have now
come up with the eighth sea-
son, keeping all the COVID
protocols in place.
With only limited seating,
proper sanitization and so-
cial distancing, the eighth
season of The Fashion Con-
nect by First India is going to
set high standards for all the
upcoming on-ground fash-
ion shows, with the best de-
signers on board to showcase
their collections!
NEHAL NAYAR
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T
THE WAIT IS
FINALLY OVER
The collection
for Fashion
Connect,
Jaipur epi-
sode, is an amalgama-
tion of a strict curation
of our Bali collection
further coordinated
and fused with our
Indian heritage motifs
from the Mughal
Era, and we
are super ex-
cited for it.
—RAJDEEP
RANAWAT,
Designer
The col-
lection
Pharaoh’s
will be
showcased at The
Fashion Connect,
which inspires
women and shows
how the ancient
era Egyptian em-
presses handled
power authority in
a graceful way.
—BANI PASRICHA,
Designer
Ranka’s collec-
tion that will
be showcased
during the show
can easily be described
as classy, royal and
elegant. People are
going to love the colour
combinations and the
entire look of simple yet
graceful outfits.
—TINA RANKA, Designer
Pharaoh’s collection Bani Pasricha
Bali Collection by Rajdeep Ranawat

Rishee Miglani
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SEASON 8
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D
elighting her fans with an en-
chanting post, Bollywood actor
Shilpa Shetty, on Tuesday
shared tips for staying healthy.
One of the fittest actors in Bolly-
wood, Shetty leaves no stone unturned
to inspire her fans. In her latest Insta-
gram post, the ‘Dhadkan’ star shared
a winsome picture of herself
in which she is randomly
captured flashing her ra-
diant smile. Emphasis-
ing the significance of
a ‘good laugher’, she
suggested her fans to
watch a funny
movie/video.
—ANI
B
ollywood actor Ka-
reena Kapoor
Khan, on Tuesday
treated her fans
with an adorable picture,
this time with father and
‘sons’.
Bebo, who is one of the
most active Bollywood ce-
lebrities on social media,
shared a picture on Insta-
gram, which features her
husband and actor Saif
Ali Khan with both his
sons, Taimur and Ibra-
him in one frame. With
the post that shares
the father and sons
bonding, the ‘Heroine’
star wrote, “Favourite
boys! #FatherAnd-
Sons,” using smiling
face with red hearts
emoticons. —ANI
R
eali-
t y
star
Kim
Kardashi-
an and her
r a p p e r
husband Kanye West are
still finding their rela-
tionship difficult as a
couple and staying in dif-
ferent states. Even
though Kim and Kanye’s
relationship is not a nor-
mal one yet they have re-
portedly found a way not
to end their marriage.
The celebrity couple has
decided to keep them-
selves away from the di-
vorce courts even though
they are not enjoying the
ideal relationship. The
couple is still reportedly
struggling to “stay to-
gether as a couple” but
they are happy to keep
this status. —Agency
‘MY BEST
FILMMAKING
EXPERIENCE’
UNIQUE
LEAF ART
BIOPIC IN
MAKING...
S
hahid Kapoor on Tuesday
celebrated the shooting wrap-
up of his upcoming sports
drama film ‘Jersey’ with other cast
and crew members of the flick. The
‘Kabir Singh’ shared the announce-
ment of wrap-up of his much-await-
ed film ‘Jersey’on Instagram and
wrote, “It’s a film wrap on #jersey
.... 47 days of the shoot during
covid. Just unbelievable. I am so
proud of the entire team. It’s noth-
ing short of a miracle.” Extending
thanks to the crew members who
came to the sets amid the pan-
demic, the star noted, “It’s nothing
short of a miracle. I want to thank
each and everyone from the unit
for coming to set every day, putting
themselves at risk and doing what
we all love doing.” —ANI
I
mpressed by an art piece of
him created by a fan, Bollywood
actor Sonu Sood on Tuesday
posted its picture on social media.
The art, posted on Twitter, features
Sood’s face carved on a leaf that is
dedicated to him by one of his fans
referring to him as his superhero. To
acknowledge the art, the ‘Dabangg’
star re-tweeted his fan’s post and
wrote, “Patte patte pe likha hai
chapne wale ka naam”(translation:
On each leaf is written the name
of the printer’s name), with folded
hands emoticon. — ANI
T
he life and times of Indian field
hockey player Major Dhyan
Chand will soon be seen on the
big screen as a biopic. The movie
will be a collaboration by ‘Sonchiri-
ya’ producer Ronnie Screwvala and
director Abhishek Chaubey. Film
critic and movie trade analyst Taran
Adarsh took to Twitter on Tuesday
and announced the news. “HOCKEY
LEGEND #DHYANCHAND BIOPIC
ANNOUNCED... Producer Ronnie
Screwvala and director Abhishek
Chaubey reunite, after #Sonchiriya...
Announce a film on #Hockey legend
#DhyanChand...,” tweeted Adarsh.“-
Co-produced by Premnath Rajago-
palan... Star cast under finalisation...
Starts 2021... 2022 release,” he
added. —ANI
RELATIONSHIP STRUGGLE
BIG REUNION
rew Barrymore
began hosting
The Drew Bar-
rymore Show in
September this
year and the
show is already
loved by millions of fans
from around the world.
The actress and host will
be reuniting with her
‘Never Been Kissed’ co-
star and the actresses
will be dishing out some
fun stories for the audi-
ence. Speaking about
their time from the 90s
film, Jessica was full of
gratitude for Drew as
she said, “You propped
up so many actors at that
time and you took so
many people under your
wings. You guided them
and you set the stage for
us who were just start-
ing.” Jessica Alba, who
has starred in films like
Sin City and Fantastic
Four, also opened up on
juggling her work and
home life.
She jokingly said, “I
told everyone in the fam-
ily that I need a break
from them.” —Agency
D
RECOVERED
RELATION
T
here’s a very
hopeful update
about the state
of Prince Har-
ry and Prince Wil-
liam‘s relationship
after months of ru-
mours of a major rift
in the royal family. A
friend of the royals
confirmed they were
feuding and Prince
Harry also publicly
spoke about the rift.
Many were worried
the family would nev-
errecoverafterPrince
Harry and Meghan
Markle‘s bombshell
decision to exit as sen-
ior members of the
royal family. The
brothers’ relationship
is much better than it
was. They are now in
regular contact and
the Sussex family has
sent Christmas pre-
sents to Prince Wil-
liam and Kate Middle-
ton‘s family.
—Agency
Yolanda Hadid revealed
Y
olanda Hadid loves being a new
grandma. She took to Insta-
gram to share a picture of the
day Gigi and her longtime
beau, Zayn Malik, found out they were
having a baby girl. The adorable cou-
ple posed side by side, showing off a
sliced-into gender-reveal cake proving
that a little girl was on the way. Gigi
appeared cosy, wearing a white polo-
style sweater; a cream-hued, knit car-
digan; and light-wash denim. She had
her hair pulled back into a casual bun.
As for Malik, he looked dapper in a
leather bomber jacket and a simple
black T-shirt. —Agency
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SPREADING AWARENESS THE RIGHT WAY
n these difficult times
of COVID-19, we all
need premium health-
care and devotion to
our overall well-be-
ing. And ‘Yogic Treat-
ments’ is a one-stop
solution to battling so many
health woes.
Established in the 1960s, Yo-
gic Treatments is one of the
oldest and most experienced
Yoga Ashrams in Lucknow.
Founded by Ram Kumar Shar-
ma, a disciple of Param Maha-
rishi Kartikeya Ji, pioneer of
‘Sukshma Vyayam’.
In an exclusive inter-
view with Shaumil Shar-
ma, the front runner of
the ashram tells us how
has the ashram and three
generations of his family have
helped people get cured of
various diseases.
“Even before the pandemic,
our facility has helped people
with a lot of different diseases
ranging from; blood pressure,
diabetes, migraine, insomnia,
cervical spondylosis, slip disc
to mental health problems
like depression, anxiety
and sleep disorders etc,
through, detox therapy,
acupressure therapy and of
course yoga treatments of
various kinds.”
Talking about the ision be-
hind the whole practice, the
veteran leader of the center,
Aruna Sharma tells us, “I’ve
been working with and for the
organization for 35 years now
and the vision always been to
put people first. That’s why we
have individual instructors for
almost all our clients and we
try to conduct one on one ses-
sions/classes to provide them
with top-notch assistance in
their medical distress.”
Since COVID-19 brought
lockdown with it, let’s see how
the Yogic center helped people
get through that difficult time.
“Since April 2020, we’ve ar-
dently been conducting free of
cost online meditation and
yoga sessions through work-
shops, Facebook live sessions,
YouTube videos and telephon-
ic sessions. So, people while
being stuck at home can still
remain healthy, both physi-
cally and mentally.” says,
Shaumil Sharma.
As a healthcare provider,
Aruna Sharma still goes on
public visits to conduct free
counseling and menstrual hy-
giene sessions at Juvenile
homes for girls. She has helped
a myriad of women with prob-
lems such as PCOD/PCOS and
pregnancy predicaments.
City First, Uttar Pradesh
MONICA
PRABHAKAR
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
NEHAL NAYAR
nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in
T
he last audition
and interview
round for the three-
day national beau-
ty pageant Miss and Mrs
India Glam Season 2 will
be held tomorrow, 17 De-
cember at The Blackbox,
Hotel Clarion Bella Casa,
Jaipur. The top 10 finalists
will be chosen amongst
the ones selected.
Organizers Pawan
Tank and Vishnu Sharma
said that auditions will
take place keeping in
mind the COVID situation
and all precautions will
be taken.
Founder Director of
Miss and Mrs India Glam,
Pawan Tank said that the
finale of this national pag-
eant organised in collabo-
ration with ‘The Heritage
Village’, will be held from
29 to 31 December.Anoop
Chaudhary, Managing Di-
rector of Miss and Mrs
India Glam, said that the
participants in this event
will be given various great
opportunities after the
pageant. City First, Rajasthan
We’ve ardently
been conducting
free of cost online
meditation and
yoga sessions. So
people, while being
stuck at home can
still remain healthy,
both physically
and mentally.
PCS Himanshu Gautam, Joint Housing
Commissioner from Agra, passed the M.A
(South Asia Global Security) Degree at King’s
College, London with merit.
REACHING
HEIGHTS
Bade Guruji Pandit Ram Kumar
Sharma teaching Yoga
Lucknow NCC Girls Cadets participated in various painting competitions on the theme ‘Clean India’, under the 15 days
awareness campaign by NCC Cadets at Jiamau NCC Cadets Office in Lucknow on Monday, 14 December. A group of NCC
Cadets also received certificates for participating in the same. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
I
and
HealingHealing
HolisticHolistic
HealthcareHealthcare
At the Yoga CenterShaumil Sharma
Aruna Sharma
PCS Deepti Dev, SDM Saharanpur,
tied the knot with Niharika Singh
in Varanasi on 28 November. We
wish them all the best!
PCS Anupam Mishra, SDM Sitapur, tied
the knot with PCS Divya Ojha, SDM
Raibreli in Lucknow on 1 December.
We wish them all the best!
Wedding
Bells!
MISS
MRS INDIA
GLAM
2020

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