First india lucknow edition-21 november 2020

‘Love-Jihad’ to soon be a crime in CM Yogi-led Uttar Pradesh
Vishal Srivastav
Lucknow: Guided by
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath’s resolve
to curb the Love-Jihad
incidents in the state,
Uttar Pradesh home
department has sent a
proposal to the state’s
law ministry to imple-
ment a stringent law
to deal with the al-
leged religious con-
version of women in
the guise of marriage.
The development fol-
lows an announcement
by Yogi Adityanath dur-
ing his recent election
rallies that his govern-
ment would implement
a law to deal with “love
jihad”.
A proposal for
strict law against
“love jihad” has been
sent to the state law
department, a gov-
ernment spokesman
confirmed on Friday.
Stressing on the need
for a strict law to deal
with“lovejihad”,UPlaw
minister Brijesh Pathak
said, “There has been a
rise in such cases in the
state which have caused
social disharmony and
enmity. These incidents
are also bringing a bad
name to the state and
therefore a strict law is
the need of the hour.”
“We will do what-
ever is required as
soon as we receive a
proposal from the
Home Department as
we have already made
all necessary prepara-
tions,” Pathak added.
Addressing by-elec-
tions rallies in Jaunpur
and Deoria on October
31, the chief minister
had said his govern-
ment would implement
a law to deal with “love
jihad” and he had used
the Hindu funeral chant
“Ram Naam Satya Hai”
to threaten those who
don’t respect their
daughters and sisters.
Welcoming the Al-
lahabad High Court
ruling which had de-
clared that conversion
for the sole purpose of
marriage is not valid,
the chief minister had
also said that posters
would be put up of all
those couples involved
in “love jihad”.
“We will bring an ef-
fective law. It is my
warning to those who
play with the honour
and dignity of sisters
and daughters by hid-
ing their real names
and identities. If they
do not mend their ways,
their ‘Ram Naam Satya’
journey will start,” Adi-
tyanath had said.
The Uttar Pradesh
state law commission
had submitted a re-
port last year suggest-
ing a new law to check
forcible religious con-
versions in the state.
According to offi-
cials, in Kanpur the po-
lice had earlier set up a
Special Investigation
Team to look into re-
ports of “love jihad”.
State Home department has
sent a proposal to the law
ministry to implement a law to
deal with religious conversions
MINISTER SPEAKS
There has been a rise in such cases in the state
which have caused social disharmony and enmity.
These incidents are also bringing a bad name to the
state and therefore a strict law is the need of the
hour.-Brijesh Pathak, Law Minister, Uttar Pradesh
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
CBI HAS BECOME LIKE A ‘PAN SHOP’
UNDER THE BJP GOVT AT THE CENTRE,
SAYS MAHA MINISTER ASLAM SHAIKH
CHHATH DEVOTION DEFIES CORONA CURSE
‘Asthmatic’ Sonia moves
out of Delhi to Goa with
Rahul to avoid pollution
New Delhi/Panaji:
Congress interim presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi on
Friday reached Panaji
alongwithhissonRahul
Gandhi after doctors ad-
vised her to shift out of
Delhi for a few days to
avoid the heavy pollu-
tion in the national capi-
talinviewof herchronic
chest infection.
Sonia Gandhi has
been under heavy medi-
cation pursuant to her
discharge from hospital
in August, and doctors
are concerned about her
consistent chest infec-
tion, which has not gone
onaccountof Delhi’spol-
lution, the sources said.
The air pollution in
Delhi has aggravated
her asthma and her
chest condition, and she
has been advised by doc-
tors to briefly shift out
from here, they said.
She is going at a time
whendemandsforintro-
spection over the Bihar
election loss are being
raised by a section of
party leaders, Turn to P6
All eyes on Amit
Shah’s visit to
Chennai today
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Union
Home Minister and sen-
ior BJP leader Amit
Shah’s visit to Chennai
on Friday is the talk of
the town.
With Assembly elec-
tions in Tamilnadu
round-the-corner, Amit
Shah’s visit assumes
greater significance.
As per schedule, the
Union Minister will de-
clare open Thervoy
Kandigai reservoir
(Chennai’s fifth reser-
voir) and also lay the
foundation stone for
several infrastructure
projects.
After his official en-
gagements, Amit Shah
is expected hold crucial
meetings with Tamil-
nadu BJP leaders about
their preparations for
the forthcoming elec-
tions and what alliance
to be stitched. He may
discuss with them
about the constituen-
cies where the party is
confident of winning.
A grand reception is
being planned by BJP to
welcome Amit Shah to-
morrow from Chennai
airport. The state BJP
unit is looking for high-
profile people who can
be inducted into the
party in his presence.
Turn to P6
AFTER SIBAL’S REMARKS, SONIA
NAMES 4 ‘DISSENTERS’ TO PANELS
New Delhi: Ward co New Delhi: Days after Kapil
Sibal’s comments about the Congress’ decline sparked
another bout of infighting, party chief Sonia Gandhi
has included four members of the dissenting camp
in three committees set up to keep her informed on
matters relating to national security, foreign affairs and
the economy. Announced Friday, just before Ms Gandhi
leaves for Goa to escape Delhi pollution, the appoint-
ments are being seen as a move to ward off further
public embarrassment - such as that caused by Mr
Sibal’s interview to the Indian Express or the letter by
23 leaders challenging the Gandhi family’s control. The
committee on economic affairs includes former Finance
Minister P Chidambaram. The second committee (on
foreign affairs) has both Anand Sharma and Shashi
Tharoor, and Ghulam Nabi Azad and Veerappa Moily
have been named to the third.
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul
Gandhi arrive at Goa Airport on Friday.
CRUCIAL
MEETINGS
Amit Shah is expected
hold crucial meetings
with Tamilnadu BJP
leaders about their
preparations for the
forthcoming elections
and what alliance to
be stitched
Devotees gather at the bank of Ganga River to perform rituals on the occasion of Chhath Puja, in Patna. (Right) Women offering prayers to
the Sun God in Kolkata on Friday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
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SAHARA’S SUBRATA ROY TO PAY `62,600 CR
OR CANCEL HIS PAROLE IF HE DOESN’T YIELD
PM REVIEWS SECURITY
WITH FORCES’ TOP BRASS
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Friday held a review
meeting with top secu-
rity brass in the wake of
the killing of four JeM
terrorists in Jammu
and Kashmir, and as-
sertedthatsecurityforc-
es have thwarted their
efforts to wreak “major
havoc and destruction”.
Government sources
said that the terrorists
were planning “some-
thing big” on the anni-
versary of the 26/11
Mumbai terror attack.
Inhistweetsfollowing
the meeting, Modi said,
“Neutralisingof 4terror-
ists belonging to Paki-
stan-based terrorist or-
ganisation Jaish-e-Mo-
hammed and the pres-
ence of large cache of
weapons and explosives
with them indicate that
theireffortstowreakma-
jor havoc and destruc-
tion have once again
beenthwarted.”Turn to P6
Terrorists were planning “something big” on the 26/11
Mumbai terror attack anniversary, say govt sources
KILLING OF FOUR JeM TERRORISTS
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Our security forces
have once again dis-
played utmost bravery
and professional-
ism. Thanks to their
alertness, they have
defeated a nefarious
plot to target grass-
roots level democratic
exercises in J&K.
Ambala: Haryana health
minister, 67-year-old
and a diabetic, Anil Vij
was administered a trial
dose of Bharat Biotech’s
Covaxin on Friday. He
attended office two
hours after vaccina-
tion. “It is a matter of
pride for every Indian
that Bharat Biotech
is coming up with an
indigenous vaccine for
Covid-19. I volunteered
to become one of the
participants for the
third phase trial so that
people shed their fears
and come forward to
volunteer,” said Vij.
Anil Vij gets
covaxin shot
MODI’S VACCINATION STRATEGY
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Friday chaired a meeting to review India’s strat-
egy for Covid-19 vaccination and its subsequent
delivery and distribution. Important issues related
to the progress of vaccine development, regulatory
approvals and procurement were also discussed.
Various issues, including the prioritisation of popu-
lation groups, reaching out to healthcare workers,
cold-chain infrastructure augmentation, adding vac-
cinators and tech platform for vaccine roll-out were
also discussed in the meeting, PM Modi said.

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First India Bureau
Lucknow: The UP gov-
ernment is all set to
conduct three tier Pan-
chayat elections in Feb-
ruary 2021 just before
commencement of
board examinations.
To meet these time-
frames, delimitation
process of gram Pan-
chayats have started in
many districts. Ga-
zette notification with
regards to restructur-
ing of Panchayats will
be initiated by Decem-
ber 18.
It is to be noted that,
boundary expansion of
urban bodies in the last
five years have affected
boundaries in as many
as 42 districts.
While delimitation
processes are expected
to be completed by the
month end, revision of
voter list is slated to be
completed by year end.
There are 58,758
Gram Panchayats, 821
Kshetra Panchayats
and 75 Zila Panchayats
in UP, and the term of
current members of
these bodies expires on
December 25. Notably,
from March this year,
due to the circumstanc-
es created by Covid-19
followed by the lock-
down, preparations for
the elections could not
begin in time. Restruc-
turing proposals of
Gram Panchayats will
be initiated by Novem-
ber 20, after which, a fi-
nal proposal will be
published at district
level for the reorganiza-
tion and delimitation of
gram Panchayats in be-
tween November 21 to
25. Objections on the
final publication will be
entertained till Decem-
ber 2nd.
UP government rolls up its sleeves for Gram Panchayat elections
MOVING AHEAD

State Election
Commission
has set
deadlines for
delimitation and
other processes
for the Gram
Panchayat
elections to be
organised in
February 2021 COVID-19 has delayed the process of conducting Gram Panchayat elections in the state.
CM Yogi warns officials to be available
for public good or face consequences
The state government will keep monitoring the working of the officials to ensure best results
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UP Chief
Minister has sternly di-
rected the officials to
take their responsibili-
ties with utmost seri-
ousness or face music.
The Chief Minister
has asked all District
Magistrates and police
chiefs to attend all
phone calls on their
closed user group
(CUG) numbers and re-
dress the issues faced
by the public on priori-
ty basis.
Senior officials in the
districts have been told
to be available in their
offices, and to meet
each and every person
who comes to meet
them, a government
spokesperson said.
Adityanath has di-
rected district magis-
trates, SSPs and SPs to
attend all phone calls on
the CUG numbers that
have been made availa-
ble to them by the gov-
ernment and to prompt-
ly solve problems of the
public at large.
The Chief Minister’s
Office will ensure com-
pliance of these direc-
tives, the spokesperson
said while asserting
that the state govern-
ment was committed
towards prompt and ef-
fective disposal of peo-
ple’s problems.
“No laxity will be tol-
erated. The chief minis-
ter has directed that the
responsibility of those
ignoring people’s prob-
lem would be fixed and
strict action will be
taken against them.
Also, regular monitor-
ing would be done re-
garding disposal of
public complaints,” he
said.
On the other hand
Awanish Awasthi, Ad-
ditional Chief Secre-
tary, Home, too directed
officials to be more vigi-
lant on issues related
with corruption. In a
meeting, the ACS
chaired at the Comman
Centre situated at Lok
Bhawan, on Friday, he
said, “Honourable
Chief Minister has in-
tended that the there be
zero tolerance against
corruption in the state
and hence, all officials
must be extra vigilant
keeping these direc-
tions in mind.”
The ACS also direct-
ed that there be depart-
ment-wise and section-
wise list for such cases
that have been reported
and action be initiated
in them at fast pace.
The Chief Minister
also stated that there
will be zero-tolerance
for negligence in work
and those who won’t
perform, will have to
pay the price for their
misdeeds.
Endeavours of
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath seems to
have started bearing
fruits as law and or-
der situation in UP
seems to be improv-
ing constantly.
STRICT ACTION!
94.08% RECOVERY
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with ACS (Home) Awanish Awashthi on his side.
Former Shia board
Chairman booked by
CBI for irregularities
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Cen-
tral Bureau of Inves-
tigation (CBI) has
registered two FIRs
against former UP
Shia Waqf Board
Chairman Wasim
Rizvi in connection
with alleged illegal
sale-purchase and
transfer of Waqf
properties here.
The state govern-
ment had ordered a
CBI probe in October,
2019 into alleged ir-
regularities in sale-
purchase and trans-
fer of Waqf proper-
ties by Shia Central
Waqf Board and
Sunni Central Waqf
Board. The Centre-
too has given its nod
to the CBI to proceed
with the case.
CBI has registered
the cases on the basis
of the FIRs lodged at
Hazratganj police
station (Lucknow) on
March 27, 2017, and
another in Prayagraj
dated August 8, 2016.
Minority Minister,
Mohsin Raza said
that the government
has received many
complaintsregarding
irregularities in sale
andpurchaseof Waqf
Board properties.
The Minister add-
ed that the Uttar
Pradesh government
will make sure that
the “culprits” end up
in jail.
“The SP and BSP
governmentsnever
paid heed to religious
leaders and social
workers, that finally
has led to this huge
loss of government
funds,” he added.
Private builder encroaches LDA land
in Gomti Nagar extn, to be reassessed
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A piece of
landownedbyLucknow
Development Authority,
that could not be guard-
ed by the development
authority and is now is
reportedly been en-
croached by a private
builder.
The land at Sector-7
of Gomti Nagar exten-
sion is claimed by a pri-
vate builder and even
the development layout
of the same has been
approved by the LDA,
even without inspect-
ing the stretch of the
land and its ownership.
The latest measure-
ments however found
that the land claimed to
be owned by the build-
er, belongs to LDA.
The builder however-
claims that the Tehsil is
responsible for meas-
urement of the land
and has given him the
ownership and posses-
sion only after measur-
ing the land adequately.
Joint measurement
of the stretch of land
will now to be done by
the LDA authorities to
lay off any sorts of con-
fusions, after which a
final decision will be
taken.
Metering works
have started in the 70
acre stretch of land
situated in between
the Police Building
and Gomti River, Now
LDA will have to
make efforts to win
its land back that
presently is under the
garb of a private
builder.
It is to be noted that
some construction
works also have been
initiated by the builder
on this piece of land.
Nazul officer Arjan
Pankaj Kumar, who is
also the incharge of the
lands here says that the
builder is claiming the
wrong piece of land as
the layout that has been
passed by LDA is situ-
ated elsewhere.
LDA is yet to counter its loopholes.
Ashok Kumar is Uttarakhand’s,
new DGP, to start from Nov 30
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Senior Indi-
an Police Service (IPS)
officer Ashok Kumar
has been appointed as
the new Director Gen-
eral of Police (DGP) of
Uttarakhand.
The Uttarakhand
state government is-
sued an order in this
regard on Friday even-
ing. The order issued by
secretary, state home
department, Nitesh Ku-
mar Jha stated that Ku-
mar would take charge
from present DGP Anil
Kumar Raturi on No-
vember 30.
“Ashok Kumar was
selected from a panel of
three IPS officers as per
the norms. The other
two IPS officers in the
panel were V Vinay Ku-
mar and MA Ganapa-
thy. Kumar will take
charge on November 30
when Raturi retires,”
stated Jha in the order.
Confirming the de-
velopment, Ashok Ku-
mar said, “The order
has been issued but I
will take charge from
November 30. My main
focus as Director Gen-
eral of Police would be
to maintain the law and
order in the state and
would also include effi-
cient handling of the
disasters in hilly
areas”.
Next DGP of Uttarakhand, Ashok Kumar.
Unlock review meet sees CM in action to fight rising COVID-19 cases
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
has directed all COV-
ID-19 hospitals to make
sure that they are well
equipped with medi-
cines and medical equi-
pent to handle increas-
ing number of patients
across the state. He di-
rected the doctors to
take regular rounds in
the hospitals to make
sure that the patients
are intensively moni-
tored.
The Chief Minister
was presiding over an
unlock review meet on
Friday in Lok Bhawan
and directed officials to
maintain strict vigil
over districts such as
Lucknow, Kanpur Na-
gar, Meerut, Prayagraj,
Gorakhpur, Gautam-
buddha Nagar and Gha-
ziabad districts.
Twenty more people
died from the novel cor-
onavirus in Uttar
Pradesh, taking toll to
7,500 on Friday, while
the tally rose to 5.22
lakh with 2,840 new cas-
es, an official said.
There are 23,357 ac-
tive cases of the corona-
virus disease (COV-
ID-19) and 4.91 lakh peo-
ple have recovered after
2,220 more people recu-
perated, Additional
Chief Secretary
(Health) Amit Mohan
Prasad told reporters . CM presiding over the unlock review meet at Lok Bhawan.
CDO visits
block devp
office in
Gosainganj
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief
Development Of-
ficer, Prabhas Ku-
mar inspected the
block development
office premises at
Gosainganj on Fri-
day and distributed
appointment let-
ters to nine SHGs
(Self Help Groups)
that helped in up-
keep of public toi-
lets constructed
under the MNRE-
GA scheme, under
the 15th finance
commission.
The SHGs con-
sisted on Indira
Swayam Sahayta
Samuh, Gomti
Swayam Sahayata
Samuh, Gulab
Swayam Sahayta
Samuh, Durga Ma-
hila Swayam Sahay-
ta Samuh, Shailani
Prerna Swayam Sa-
hayta Samuh, Shiv
Swayam Sahayta
Samuh and Laksh-
mi Prerna Swayam
Sahayta Samuh.
NEW FEATURE
Wasim Rizvi

UTTAR PRADESHLUCKNOW | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020
Namaz at temple:
Bail hearing
A district court in Ma-
thura adjourned till No-
vember 24 the hearing on
bail pleas of two people
booked for allegedly of-
fering namaz on the
premises of a temple
here. Faizal Khan, Chand
Mohammad, Alok Ratan,
and Neelesh Gupta, be-
longing to a Delhi-based
social organisation Khu-
dai Khidmatgar, had vis-
ited the Nand Baba tem-
ple in Mathura on Oct 29.
The four were booked af-
ter Khan and Moham-
mad allegedly offered
namaz on the premises
of the temple without
permission.
Meet on Legislative
Council poll held
A meeting regarding
the Legislative Council
Biennial Election-2020,
chaired by Returning
Officer, Lucknow Block
Graduate and Teacher
ConstituencyDC Ran-
jan Kumar, was attend-
ed by Asst Returning
Officer/Addl Commis-
sioner Admn Ran Vijay
Yadav, Addl DM
(Admn) Lucknow
Amarpal Singh, Addl
DM II Santosh Kumar,
Deputy Dist election of-
ficers of districts con-
cerned and candidates
contesting the election.
Police rubbish
hooch death claim
Six people died in the
last 48 hours after con-
suming illicit liquor in
Brajpuri and Garh
Mukteshwar area of
Hapur, families of the
victims claimed. How-
ever, the police dis-
missed the claims stat-
ing that everyone died
of natural causes.
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in
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath
expressed deep sor-
row over the dreadful
accident in Pratap-
garh that killed more
than a dozen people
late night on Thurs-
day.
The CM announced a
compensation of Rs 2
lakh each for the next
of kin who lost their
lives in the accident.
Fourteen people in-
cluding six children
were killed after the
vehicle they were trave-
ling in hit a truck
on Prayagraj-Lucknow
highway under the
limits of Manikpur po-
lice station, the police
said.
“Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath announces
a compensation of Rs 2
lakh each to next of the
kin of the deceased,
who lost their lives in
the Pratapgarh road ac-
cident,” the Chief Min-
ister’s Office said.
The accident hap-
pened as the vehicle
the victims were travel-
ling in, collided with
a truck on Prayagraj-
Lucknow highway
under the limits
of Manikpur police
station.
According to Anurag
Arya, Superintendent
of Police (SP), Pratap-
garh, the incident took
place when an SUV
with 14 travellers col-
lided with a truck
parked on the side of
the road.
“The investigation
so far has revealed that
a truck was parked
on the side of the high-
way after a tire was
punctured. The vehicle
in which the victims
were traveling came
from the back and
crashed into the truck,”
Arya said.
“14 residents of the
Jaitapur village, in-
cluding six children
between the ages of
7-15 years were on their
way back to their vil-
lage after a visit to the
Shekhpur Village in
Kunda,” he added.
Meanwhile, Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath ex-
pressed grief over the
road accident and di-
rected senior officials
to reach the spot and
provide all possible
help to victims.
It has been known
that those who have
got killed in the acci-
dent, were going to
attend a marriage func-
tion and belonged
to two families.
After the news broke
out, family members of
the deceased were in-
consolable.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Festive
fervour gripped the
city on Friday as
devotees observing
Chhath Puja kick
started the offering
of prayers at vari-
ous water bodies
across Lucknow.
After waking early
in the morning and
taking a bath, devo-
tees, as part of the
preparation of the
‘prasad’ for the ritual,
cleaned wheat and
distributed the food
among their family
members.
Wishes poured in
from a number of
top people in the
state including CM
Yogi Adityanath
who wished that
state’s residents on
the festival.
Also, state’s Medi-
cal Education minis-
ter Suresh Khanna
greeted people on
Chhath stating that
the festival will bring
in auspicious vibes
for everyone.
City administra-
tion too looked to be
on toes as there was
tight security ar-
rangements at Laksh-
man mela maidan and
Gomti river banks.
A number of top po-
lice officials includ-
ing Joint Commis-
sioner Law and Order
inspected the sites.
However, with the
onset of coronavirus,
there was lesser
crowd in comparison
to yesteryears.
Various teams of
health officials re-
mained present on the
ground to take tem-
peratures of people to
ascertain they were
not affected by the dis-
ease.
The mangled SUV at the site of the collision.
14 killed in horrific accident;
CM offers `2L to next of kinDeceased included six children and eight adults of two families; CM expresses deep sorrow
CM IN ACTION
Waterfronts take
on Chhath spirit
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath has
given the nod for new
recruitment under Ut-
tar Pradesh Subordi-
nate Services Selection
Commission (UPSSSC)
under the two-tier (Pre
and Mains) examina-
tion pattern.
The youth of the state
can now start preparing
for the Preliminary Eligi-
bility Test (PET). The
Commission will soon
decide on the exam date.
Only those clearing the
PET will be able to take
the main exam. The Com-
mission had sent the pro-
posal for conducting the
2-tier exams to the gov-
ernment in March this
year.
The proposal was stuck
because the Centre had
announced National Re-
cruitment Agency (ARA)
would be holding pan-In-
dia preliminary exams
and the states could con-
duct only the mains. How-
ever, with the ARA pro-
posal not yet implement-
ed, and given the resent-
ment in the youth for lack
of recruitment, the Yogi
government finally al-
lowedholdingtheprelims.
A senior official of the
Commission said after
the upcoming Board ex-
ams and Panchayat polls,
thePETcouldbeconduct-
ed in the March-April pe-
riod.
Meanwhile, various
departments have been
asked to include 10 per
centreservationforappli-
cants of economically
weaker section in pend-
ingrecruitmentproposal.
Onlyaftertheavailability
of the recruitment pro-
posal can the exams be
conducted.
An official said, with
the new inclusions, the
number of vacant posts
could rise from the pre-
sent 35,000 to over 40,000.
Yogi government nod to UPSSSC
PET; exam likely in Mar-April
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In a signifi-
cant development relat-
ing to multi-crore Gom-
ti river-front scam in
Lucknow, the CBI ar-
rested a former super-
intending engineer of
irrigation department
on Friday.
The officer, identi-
fied as Roop Singh Ya-
dav was arrested by
CBO sleuths in connec-
tion with Rs 1,600 crore
Gomti river front scam
on Friday. Sleuths of
CBI arrested Yadav
from his residence in
Lucknow and produced
him in the court for
seeking a remand.
CBI had registered a
case in the scam in No-
vember2017against-then
chief engineers Gulesh
Chandra, S N Sharma,
Qazim Ali, then superin-
tendent engineers Man-
gal Yadav, Akhil Raman,
Kamaleshwar Singh,
Roop Singh Yadav and ex-
ecutive engineer Suren-
dra Yadav.
The FIR in the case
was registered after Ut-
tar Pradesh CM Yogi
Adityanath had de-
manded a CBI inquiry
into the alleged Rs 1,600
crore scam in the Gom-
ti riverfront develop-
ment project, soon af-
ter coming to power in
2017.
Gomti river-front scam: Former
superintendent engineer in CBI net
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The for-
mation of Mati Kala
Board is proving to
be a landmark deci-
sion for bringing
the dream of state
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath to frui-
tion.
It is largely due the
Board and its assis-
tance to potters that
led to the Prime Min-
ister’s ‘Vocal for Lo-
cal’ mantra to be real-
ised to its full in Uttar
Pradesh.
In a boost to the
A t m a n i r b h a r
Bharat (self-reliant
India) campaign,
this Diwali idols of
gods and goddesses
and other earthen
products worth Rs
237. 67 lakh were
sold. Of this prod-
ucts worth ` 187.35
lakh were sold by
the stalls put up by
Mati Kala Board
while the rest were
sold by Mati Kala
fair held AT Khadi
Bhawan.
This initiative of
the Board led to mini-
mal import of Laxmi-
Ganesha idols from
China this year. See-
ing the huge success,
it has been ordered to
prepare an extensive
work plan for proper
marketing of earthen
products.
Khadi and Village
Industries Minister
Siddharth Nath
Singh said here on
Friday, to train arti-
sans, a terracotta
t r a i n i n g - c u m -
production facility
centre was coming
up in the state
capital at a cost of
`10 crore. Besides
training, it would
facilitate financial
assistance to the
needy.
Uttar pradesh sets
precedence in
embracing ‘vocal for local’

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PERSPECTIVELUCKNOW | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020
he first drug
against HIV
brought dying
patients back
from the brink.
Butasexciteddoctorsraced
to get the miracle drug to
new patients, the miracle
melted away. In each and
every patient, the drug only
worked only for a while.
It turned out the drug
was very good at killing the
virus, but the virus was
even better at evolving re-
sistance to the drug. A
spontaneous mutation in
the virus’ genetic material
prevented the drug from
doing its work, and so the
mutant viruses were able
to replicate wildly despite
the drug, making the pa-
tients sick again. It took
another decade before sci-
entists found evolution-
proof therapies.
Could the same thing
happen to a COVID-19 vac-
cine?Couldavaccinethatis
safe and effective in initial
trials go on to fail because
thevirusevolvesitswayout
of trouble? As evolutionary
microbiologists who have
studied a poultry virus that
has evolved resistance to
two different vaccines, we
know such an outcome is
possible. We also think we
know what it takes to stop
it. COVID-19 vaccines could
fail – but if they have cer-
tain properties, they won’t.
HISTORY OF VACCINE
RESISTANCE
For the most part, human-
ity has been lucky: Most
human vaccines have not
been undermined by mi-
crobial evolution.
For instance, the small-
pox virus was eradicated
because it never found a
way to evolve around the
smallpox vaccine, and no
strain of the measles virus
haseverarisenthatcanbeat
the immunity triggered by
the measles vaccine.
But there is one excep-
tion.Abacteriumthatcaus-
es pneumonia managed to
evolve resistance against a
vaccine. Developing and re-
placing that vaccine with
another was expensive and
time-consuming, with sev-
en years between the initial
emergence of resistant
strains and the licensing of
the new vaccine.
There haven’t been other
failures for human vac-
cines yet, but there are
hints that viruses, bacteria
and parasites can evolve or
are evolving in response to
vaccination. Escape mu-
tants that are able to evade
vaccine-induced immunity
are regularly seen in the
microbes that cause hepa-
titis B and pertussis.
For such human diseas-
es as malaria, trypanoso-
miasis, influenza and
AIDS, vaccines have been
hard or impossible to de-
velop because the microbes
that cause those diseases
evolve so fast. In agricul-
tural settings, animal vac-
cines are frequently under-
mined by viral evolution.
Depending on how the
COVID-19 virus evolves,
the vaccines could become
less effective. Volanthe-
vist/Getty Images
WHAT WOULD
IT LOOK LIKE?
If SARS-CoV-2 evolves in
response to a COVID vac-
cine, there are several di-
rections it could take. The
most obvious is what hap-
pens with the flu virus. Im-
munity works when anti-
bodies or immune cells
bind to molecules on the
surface of the virus. If mu-
tations in those molecules
on the surface of the virus
change, antibodies can’t
grab on to them as tightly
and the virus is able to es-
cape. This process explains
why the seasonal flu vac-
cine needs updating each
year. If this happens, a
COVID vaccine would need
frequent updating.
But evolution might
head off in other direc-
tions. It would be better for
human health, for exam-
ple, if the virus evolves a
stealth mode, perhaps by
reproducing slowly or hid-
ing in organs where immu-
nity is less active. Many
pathogens that cause bare-
ly noticeable chronic infec-
tions have taken this tack.
They avoid detection be-
cause they do not cause
acute disease.
A more dangerous ave-
nue would be if the virus
evolved a way to replicate
more quickly than the im-
munity generated by the
vaccine. Another strategy
would be for the virus to
target the immune system
and dampen vaccine-in-
duced immunity.
Virus evolution could undermine a COVID-19 vaccine!
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Valour, glory, firmness, skill,
generosity, steadiness in battle
and ability to rule - these
constitute the duty of a soldier.
They flow from his own
nature.” —Bhagavad Gita
Spiritual
SPEAK
Top
TWEET
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
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on this momentous occasion.
With the blessings of Mahaprabhu
Jagannath, Mahanadi basin will
emerge as an established and
important hydrocarbon reserve
in the oil map of India. I wish @
OilIndiaLimited all the success in
their exploration efforts.
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
A good Shoutout for conservation.
We are giving a big push to
e-vehicles. The demand for EVs
is growing and the prices are
being slashed and we are also
providing for more battery charging
infrastructure. Battery swapping
policy has also been adopted.
COVID-19 WORRIES JOLT
DELHI INTO ACTION
ven as there are encouraging reports on
the development of Covid-19 vaccine, the
viruscontinuestocauseconcerninIndia.
After a surge in fresh cases, Delhi had to
cut down on number of invitees at wed-
dings and other gatherings from 200 to 50, enhance
finefornotwearingmasksfromRs500toRs2000and
launch a house-to-house survey for new cases. Peo-
ple, especially the elderly, have been advised to stay
indoors. These steps have been initiated after the
Delhi High Court pulled up the Aam Aadmi Party
governmentfornotimposingtimelycurbsevenafter
seeing the situation turning bad since November 1.
Situation in the national capital has also been found
worrying by Dr. V.K. Paul of Niti Ayog.
Delhi is not alone in dealing with the Covid cri-
sis. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh re-introduced
night curfew in some of the affected cities in view
of the rising cases of new infections. After
Ahmedabad, night curfew was imposed in Rajkot,
Surat and Vadodara. Night curfew will be in force
in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Ratlam and Vidisha
cities of Madhya Pradesh.
Under the circumstances, the BJP’s move to po-
liticise the Chhath festival against the AAP gov-
ernment with an eye on Bihari votes was highly
condemnable. The party backed out after the high
court dismissed a petition seeking permission for
Chhath puja. Now it is the turn of the Congress to
be critical of the hefty Rs 2000 fine for not wearing
a mask. Neither BJP nor the Congress thought it
fit to rise above politics to fight the pandemic.
E
IN-DEPTH
BENGAL AND VIOLENCE
DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE
iolence has been the hallmark of West
Bengal politics from the days of the
Naxalite movement, also known as peas-
ant revolt of 1967. It only exacerbated
under the Communist government of
Jyoti Basu neither doing much for the peasantry,
nor for Bengal’s development. Mohalla- level
groups of toughies controlled all activity and trade
unions made it difficult for industry to survive.
The temperamental Mamata Banerjee entered the
scene riding on the Ma, Manush and Maati slogan.
Nandigram violence, controversy over Singur, al-
lotment of land to Tata Motors at Singur, power
cuts helped. Killings, both political and communal,
continued even after she became chief minister of
the state. So much so that the Bharatiya Janata
Party is entering the poll fray on the twin planks
of political killings under Mamata Banerjee’s gov-
ernment and the rise of Islamism in the state.
Six persons dying in a plastic factory blast in
Malda, which the BJP claims was a bomb-making
unit, gave the party the ammo to enhance its fire-
power before the assembly elections. The party is
now demanding a probe by the National Investiga-
tion Agency while Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
asked Mamata Banerjee to contain illegal bomb-
making. Mamata joined the slugfest with the re-
mark that the issue should not be politicised.
When elections are closed at hand, every death,
every blast will get politicized. Even if a BJP hood-
lum is involved in violence, the blame will be put
at TMC’s door. The effort from all sides should be
to eschew violence. With the BJP desperate to win
Bengal, and the TMC on the defensive, a bitter tus-
sle is on the cards.
V
he human mechanism is a
composite of the physical
body – an accumulation of
food consumed, the mental
body – the software and
memory part that makes in-
dividuals function in spe-
cific ways, and the energy
body – the fundamental
upon which these two are
housed. What is beyond this
is non-physical.
The compulsive and cyclical
nature of the body and mind
render themselves a barrier for
higher possibilities. Tantra is
to go beyond, so that compul-
siveness of the body and mind
does not keep us trapped in our
limitations. Tantra essentially
means “technique” or “tech-
nology.” Tantra is about learn-
ing to use the body, not as one-
self, but as a stepping-stone to
deliver this Being to the high-
est possible dimension.
BLOWING FROM THE TOP
Tantra is not about unbri-
dled sexuality, as assumed
by many. Sexuality is a fun-
damental instinct instilled
in our bodies to ensure the
species perpetuates itself.
This is a basic requirement.
At the same time, one must
know the limitations beyond
which it will not carry us. It
is only on recognising the
limitations and the longing
to touch other dimensions
enters, that Yoga and Tantra
become relevant.
Unlike sexuality, which
tends to find release at the
lower level of the energy sys-
tem, Tantra is about building
our energies to the fountain-
head of the uppermost di-
mension of the energy sys-
tem, so that one’s energies
spill from the top. Of the dif-
ferent energy manifestations
in the body – referred to as
the 114 chakras – spilling
from the top three is consid-
ered the highest. If you have
to build up to this, every ba-
sic instinct, including the
sexual instinct, emotions,
intellect, and survival pro-
cess must be used to build
and hype the energy system.
The intention is to deploy all
instincts for which a certain
amount of energy is dedicat-
ed in the body. If one goes
into an actual sexual act, the
build-up and the purpose of
it will be lost.
Sexual needs can be ful-
filled by forming relation-
ships for that purpose, ei-
ther within or outside the
fold. But using the spiritual
process to fulfill sexual com-
pulsions is reprehensible
and irresponsible. It can
lead to various levels of loss
because the tantric process
is not only used for the indi-
vidual’s spiritual growth,
but also to create an ener-
getic space to support other
possibilities that bring well-
being to many.
YOU DON’T HAVE
TO HUFF AND PUFF
The Guru-shishya relation-
ship is to deliver the shishya
to a higher dimension of
consciousness, not trap one
into the compulsive nature
of sexuality. Above all, this
sacred relationship is defi-
nitely orgasmic, but not sex-
ual. I am talking about up-
grading your technology.
You don’t have to huff and
puff to get into an orgasmic
state. If you sit with your
eyes closed, you can drip
with orgasms in every cell of
your body. Those who have
failed to achieve an orgasmic
state of existence will associ-
ate an ecstatic state with
sexuality because that’s
probably the highest level of
experience they have known.
People always try to take re-
course in the Krishna-Gopi re-
lationship. As the legend goes,
Krishna gave an orgasmic ex-
perience to 16,000 women si-
multaneously. This cannot hap-
pen with sexual union. A
shishya can establish a very
intimate relationship with a
Guru. Intimacy is generally
understood only as two bodies
touching. The body is not inti-
mate enough for one who is on
the spiritual path. The physical
body is an accumulation from
outside, so in the Tantric and
Yogic systems, the body is nev-
er considered an intimate part
of you. Only when energies
meet and mingle and a Guru’s
energies overwhelm and over-
ride the shishya’s energies, it
leads to an orgasmic experi-
ence – a union, but not of the
sexual kind.
If all you want is to do a
meditation or spiritual prac-
tice, you don’t really need a
Guru. The Guru is here es-
sentially to overwhelm you
with nameless ecstasies.
Tantra is a technology of lib-
eration, not enslavement.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
SADHGURU, ISHA FOUNDATION
Ranked amongst the fifty most influential
people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic,
visionary and a New York Times bestselling
author Sadhguru has been conferred the Padma
Vibhushan by the Government of India in 2017,
the highest annual civilian award, accorded for
exceptional and distinguished service
DEFINITELY ORGASMIC,
BUT NOT SEXUAL
Tantra is not
about unbridled
sexuality, as
assumed by
many. Sexuality
is a fundamental
instinct instilled
in our bodies to
ensure the species
perpetuates itself.
This is a basic
requirement. At
the same time,
one must know
the limitations
beyond which it
will not carry us.
It is only on
recognising the
limitations and
the longing to
touch other
dimensions
enters, that Yoga
and Tantra
become relevant
SEXUAL NEEDS CAN BE
FULFILLED BY FORMING
RELATIONSHIPS FOR
THAT PURPOSE, EITHER
WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE
FOLD. BUT USING THE
SPIRITUAL PROCESS TO
FULFILL SEXUAL
COMPULSIONS IS
REPREHENSIBLE AND
IRRESPONSIBLE
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New Delhi: Congress
president Sonia Gandhi
on Friday constituted
three internal commit-
tees to “consider and
discuss issues and poli-
cies related to Econom-
ic Affairs, Foreign Af-
fairs and National Secu-
rity”. Former PM Dr
Manmohan Singh will
head all the three com-
mittees.
“Congress President
has constituted three
committees to consider
and discuss issues and
policies related to the
stated subjects and keep
her informed,” AICC
stated in a press release.
The Committee on
Economic Affairs con-
sists of, Dr Manmohan
Singh, former finance
minister P Chidambar-
am, former leader of
opposition in Lok Sab-
ha Mallikarjun Kharge,
Rajya Sabha member
Digvijaya Singh and
former union minister
Jairam Ramesh in the
capacity of Convenor.
The Committee on
Foreign Affairs con-
sists of, Dr Manmohan
Singh, former union
ministers Anand Shar-
ma, Shashi Tharoor, Dr
Salman Khurshid in the
capacity of Convenor
and Saptagiri Ulka. The
Committee on National
Security consists of - Dr
Manmohan Singh, for-
mer union minister
Veerappa Moily, Leader
of Opposition in RS
Ghulam Nabi, V Vaith-
ilingam and Vincent H
Pala in the capacity of
Convenor.
It is worth mention-
ing that 23 Congress
leaders wrote a letter to
Sonia Gandhi in August
this year demanding
sweeping changes in
the party. They had said
that reluctance to ad-
dress issues was be-
cause the Congress
Working Committee
was “a nominated
body”. —ANI
Dr Manmohan Singh will
head all the 3 committees
Sonia Gandhi sets up panel on Economic, Foreign Affairs, Security
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, leader Rahul Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh. —FILE PHOTO
PM reviews...
Hailing the security
forces, he said they
have once again dis-
played utmost bravery
and professionalism.
“Thanks to their
alertness, they have
defeated a nefarious
plot to target grass-
roots level democratic
exercises in Jammu
and Kashmir,” the
prime minister added.
In the review meet-
ing, Home Minister
Amit Shah, NSA Ajit
Doval, foreign secre-
tary and top intelli-
gence officials were
present as Modi took
stock of the situation.
Four suspected
Jaish-e-Mohammad
terrorists were killed
and two policemen in-
jured in a gunbattle in
Nagrota on Thursday
after a truck carrying
newly infiltrated mili-
tants was intercepted,
police had said.
Inspector General
of Police (IGP), Jam-
mu, Mukesh Singh,
had said after the en-
counter that the ter-
rorists had come to
execute a “big plan”
which has now been
foiled.
All eyes...
Ahead of Amit Shah’s
arrival, the AIADMK
convened a meeting of
its senior leaders to
discuss poll-related is-
sues today.
Buzz is that the
AIADMK and the BJP
are to hold prelimi-
nary alliance talks
and discuss seat-shar-
ing and hence the vis-
it of Shah is crucial
for NDA alliance in
Tamilnadu.
‘Asthmatic’ Sonia...
including some of
those who had written
a letter to her seeking
an organisational
overhaul.
Sonia Gandhi was
admitted to the Sir
Ganga Ram Hospital
in Delhi on July 30
evening. Later on Sep-
tember 12, she went
abroad for a few days
for her routine medi-
cal check-up, and Ra-
hul Gandhi had ac-
companied her during
the visit.
The two leaders had
also missed the Mon-
soon session of Par-
liament which was
held under special
conditions during the
pandemic from Sep-
tember 14 to 23. The
Congress president
had shifted to Goa for
some time in January
last year where her
pictures of cycling
had gone viral on so-
cial media.
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: As some of
the coronavirus vac-
cine trials across the
world are in their final
stages, Indian airports
and airlines have
geared up to to handle
the distribution of tem-
perature-sensitive vac-
cines in the country.
Delhi’s IGIA, GMR
Hyderabad airport’s
cargo are set to play a
pivotal role in the dis-
tribution of Covid-19
vaccines as they are
equipped with the state-
of-the-art time and tem-
perature-sensitive dis-
tribution system.
The emphasis has
been laid on quick and
efficient transportation
and delivery of vac-
cines whenever they
are available.
GMR Hyderabad air-
port said the terminal
is equipped with vari-
ous temperatures rang-
ing from -20 to +25 de-
gree Celsius with state-
of-the-art equipment
and cool containers to
cater to product-specif-
ic requirements. An of-
ficial of SpiceJet said
the airline is fully pre-
pared and ready to han-
dle the Covid vaccine.
The airline spokes-
person said the airline
has extensive experi-
ence in the past and al-
ready carries blood
samples, which require
temperature-controlled
environment.
“The service is suit-
able for sensitive drugs,
vaccines and blood sam-
ples in world-class ac-
tive RKN, RAP contain-
ers.” Spice jet official
said. —ANI
Chandigarh: The Pun-
jab and Haryana High
Court has said that
marriage between first
cousins is illegal.
The court said that
marriage which the pe-
titioner (man) wants to
perform with a girl,
who is his first cousin,
was also per se illegal.
“The submission in the
present petition that as
and when she (the girl)
attains the age of 18
years, they will per-
form marriage is also
per se illegal,” the judge
said on Thursday while
hearing the petition.
The assertion came
after a 21-year-old man
moved the high court
against state of Punjab
seeking anticipatory
bail in a case registered
under Sections 363 (kid-
napping), 366A (procu-
ration of minor girl) of
the IPC at police station
Khanna City-2 in Lu-
dhiana district on Au-
gust 18.
The state counsel,
while opposing the bail
plea, contented that the
girl was a minor and
her parents had lodged
the FIR as she and the
man were first cousins
and their fathers were
brothers.
Along with petition, a
representation was also
annexed, in which the
girl had stated that her
parents loved their sons
but ignored her, there-
fore, she decided to live
with her friend (peti-
tioner) and on that ac-
count, she was appre-
hending that her par-
ents can harass them
and disturb the peace of
their mind.
Airlines, airports gearing up
to distribute Covid vaccines
Marriage between first cousins illegal
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Friday
issued notice to CBI on
BJP leader Maneka
Gandhi’s plea, chal-
lenging a trial court
order rejecting closure
report and directing
the investigating agen-
cy to further probe a
corruption case
against her.
Justice Yogesh
Khanna asked the CBI
to file a reply on the
plea and listed the mat-
ter for further hearing
on February 8, 2021.
Gandhi, in her plea,
said that the trial
court’s order, dated
February 4, directed
the CBI to again con-
duct further investiga-
tion despite further
investigation already
having been conducted
and completed, with-
out indicating pointers
for investigation.
The court further il-
legally directed the
CBI to place the matter
before the sanctioning
authority for the pur-
pose of grant of sanc-
tion against her, she
stated.
Delhi HC notice to CBI on Maneka’s
plea challenging trial court’s order
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Fisheries and Textiles
Minister, Aslam
Sheikh, today wel-
comed the Supreme
Court’s ruling earlier
this week on the Cen-
tral Bureau of Investi-
gation’s (CBI) jurisdic-
tion, saying the probe
agency had become like
a “pan shop” under the
BJP government at the
Centre.
“Under the BJP gov-
ernment, the CBI has
become like a ‘paan
patti ki dukaan’. It goes
anywhere and books
anyone, particularly in
non-BJP ruled states. It
took action against
chief ministers and
ministers. We welcome
the court’s ruling,” Mr
Sheikh.
The Supreme Court
on Tuesday ruled that
the CBI cannot step into
an investigation with-
out the consent of state
governments and the
Centre cannot extend
the agency’s jurisdic-
tion to any state with-
out permission either.
Justices AM Khan-
wilkar and BR Gavai
referred to the Delhi
Special Police Estab-
lishment Act that regu-
lates India’s premier
investigative agency.
“As per law, state con-
sent is a must and Cen-
tre cannot extend CBI
jurisdiction without the
state’s consent. The law
is in tune with federal
structure of the consti-
tution,” bench said.
CBI has become ‘pan shop’ under
BJP government: Maha Minister
Aslam Sheikh
Mumbai: Equity
benchmark Sensex
surged 282 points on
Friday, tracking gains
in HDFC Bank, Kotak
Bank and Bajaj Finance
amid positive cues from
global markets and sus-
tained foreign fund in-
flows.
After a highly vola-
tile session, the 30-share
BSE index ended 282.29
points or 0.65 per cent
higher at 43,882.25. Sim-
ilarly, the broader NSE
Nifty rose 87.35 points
or 0.68 per cent to
12,859.05.
Bajaj Finserv was the
top gainer in the Sensex
pack, rallying over 9 per
cent, followed by Titan,
Bajaj Finance, Kotak
Bank, Bharti Airtel,
Nestle India and NTPC.
On the other hand,
Reliance Industries, In-
dusInd, Sun Pharma,
Axis Bank, ONGC and
HUL were among lag-
gards. “The BSE Sensex
is closing higher by
about 1 per cent in Di-
wali week,” said San-
jeev Zarbade, VP PCG
Research, Kotak Securi-
ties. “With the end of
earnings season, focus
will shift to economic
recovery, market valua-
tions,” he added.
Sensex jumps
282 pts, Nifty
ends above
12,850
MALABAR EXERCISE 2020
Advance air operations with MiG 29Ks from Vikramaditya of IN with navies of Australia,
Japan and US in Arabian Sea as part of phase 2. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘BJP’S PERFORMANCE DECLINING’
IN THE COURTYARD
HARYANA SCHOOLS
SHUT TILL NOV 30
New Delhi: The SC
on Friday allowed
journalist Siddique
Kappan’s lawyer to
meet him in the jail to
ensure his signature
on the ‘vakalatnama’
to facilitate his bail in
the case. A bench of
the Apex Court, head-
ed by CJI Sharad
ArvindBobde,allowed
Kapil Sibal, to meet
the accused Kappan,
who arrested by the
Uttar Pradesh Police.
The CJI, leading
the bench of the
Apex Court, said, as
there is no objection
to advocate, ap-
proaching the ac-
cused in question for
his alleged offence,
for getting his signa-
ture in the ‘vakalat-
nama’ in the case, so
the court allows the
lawyer to meet ac-
cused in jail. —ANI
SC allows journalist Siddique
Kappan’s Adv to meet him in jail
New Delhi: A Delhi
Court on Friday ex-
tended the judicial
custody of JNU
scholar Umar Khalid
and research scholar
Sharjeel Imam, ac-
cused in the Delhi
riots case, till No-
vember 23. Both the
accused, arrested un-
der the stringent Un-
lawful Activities Act,
were produced be-
fore Additional Ses-
sions Judge Amitabh
Rawat through video
conferencing at the
end of their judicial
remand.
The case against
the duo pertains to a
‘conspiracy’ to incite
the riots, which had
left 53 people dead
and 748 injured. In
the case filed against
Khalid, the police
had claimed that the
communal violence
was a premeditated
conspiracy allegedly
hatched by Khalid.
Mumbai: ED has filed
a money laundering
complaint in the alleged
TRP rigging scam that
is being investigated by
Mumbai police, official
sources said on Friday.
They said the central
probe agency has filed
the enforcement case
information report
(ECIR) that is equiva-
lent to a police FIR. The
ED complaint was filed
after studying a Mum-
bai Police FIR that was
registered in October.
Officials of the news
channels and others
named in the police FIR
will soon be summoned
bytheEDforquestioning
and recording of their
statements, they said.
The fake TRP scam
came to light when rat-
ings BARC filed a com-
plaint through Hansa
Research Group. Police
had alleged that some
channels were paying
bribes to boost TRP
fraudulently to in-
crease advertising rev-
enue. —PTI
Court extends
judicial custody
of Sharjeel,
KhalidtillNov23
ED files ECIR in
fake TRP scam,
police probe will
be under scrutiny
Maneka Gandhi

NEWSLUCKNOW | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020
LDA GRAFT A HARD
NUT TO CRACK!
Despite efforts & intentions,
no VC has been successful
in making Lucknow
Development Authority (LDA)
free of corruption. The new VC
of LDA, IAS Abhishek Prakash
has big plans for the department
but a recent case of shrewd
corrupt officials of LDA has put
brakes on his plans. Actually, a
new system of file scrutiny had
been adopted by the LDA to
make the process transparent
and corruption free but a LDA
clerk, without OTP number, not
only accessed the files in the
computers but was also able
to make decisions on them
which involved huge amounts
of money. The clerk reportedly
used the id of a senior officer
and fudged the appropriation
records of a land worth crores.
Now the million-dollar question
is that when the password is
known only to the concerned
officer and he received the
OTP discreetly on his personal
mobile then how could the
clerk have access to the vital
information? This exposes
the ‘Clerk-Officer’ nexus in the
whole act of corruption. The VC
got a cyber expert to investigate
the case and now the whole
game plan is slowly emerging
and it is being realised that
the clerk is only a puppet with
strings being controlled by the
officer. —Ahtesham Siddiqui
CITY CHIEF’S
ATTEMPT TO WEED
OUT CORRUPTION
IN LMC
ThThe city commissioner
of Lucknow Municipal
Corporation (LMC), IAS
Ajay Kumar Dwivedi has
redistributed responsibilities
and departments with an aim to
weed out corruption from LMC.
The wings of, always in news,
RR department and its chief
Ram Nagina have been clipped
and some of his responsibilities
have been handed over to
Environment Engineer Pankaj
Bhushan. When Bhushan
reached the RR department, he
was handed over the charge
or the keys. The day-long high
voltage drama only ended after
intervention of the higher-ups
and finally, Pankaj Bhushan
got the keys and access to the
official room of the department
allotted to him. Now the whole
LMC is gossiping about the
‘full of airs despite being
vanquished’ attitude of Ram
Nagina.
—Vishal Srivastav
New Delhi: The in-
come-tax department
has seized Rs 52 lakh
worth gold and dia-
mond jewellery after it
raided multiple loca-
tions of a “leading” Ut-
tar Pradesh-based cat-
tle feed producer of
north India, the CBDT
said on Friday.
It said the search and
survey operation was
launched on November
18 and 16 locations in
Kanpur,Gorakhpur,Noi-
da, Delhi and Ludhiana
were covered and the to-
tal unaccounted income
of thegroupisestimated
at Rs 121 crore.
“Till now gold and
diamond jewellery to
the tune of Rs 52 lakh
has been seized. The
sources of acquisition
of the remaining jewel-
lery are being verified.”
“The source of total
cash found amounting
to Rs 1.30 crore is being
further verified,” the
CBDT, the administra-
tive authority for the
tax department, said in
a statement.
It added that seven
lockers have been
found, which are yet to
be operated.
“The main allega-
tions against the group
are that it has taken ac-
commodation entries
(hawala) of more than
Rs 100 crore in the form
of non-genuine unse-
cured loans from cer-
tain Delhi-based shell
or dummy companies,
unusually high sundry
creditors, suppression
of net profit and also
that a related group chit
fund company had re-
ceived unsecured loans
of several crore from
unknown sources.”
“During the searches,
it has been established
that the shell companies
from which loans had
been taken exist only on
paper and have no real
business and creditwor-
thiness,” it said.
First India Bureau
Muzaffarnagar: More
than two years after an
inter-faith couple died
in police custody in Ut-
tar Pradesh, a case has
been registered against
a sub-inspector of po-
lice, the woman’s par-
ents and four others on
the directions of a
court here.
According to the po-
lice, the case of murder
was registered against
SI Yunus Khan, the
woman’s parents, three
uncles and another man
at Miranpur police sta-
tion in Muzaffarnagar
district on Thursday.
Miranpur police sta-
tion SHO Santosh Ku-
mar Tyagi said they
have begun investiga-
tion into the case.
The inter-faith cou-
ple hailing from Mu-
zaffarnagar district
had eloped in August
2018 and the police
traced them to Alla-
habad a fortnight later
after the woman’s fam-
ily filed a complaint of
abduction.
The couple died on
September 4 under sus-
picious circumstances
near Kanpur when they
were being brought to
Muzaffarnagar.
The man’s brother al-
leged foul play in the
deaths. He moved court
alleging that the police
refused to register a
case to probe the death
of the couple.
ED to speed up anti-CAA probe,
PFI-Bhim Army link under lensNew Delhi: With a
fresh round of ques-
tioning of suspects, the
Enforcement Directo-
rate is set to intensify
its probe into a money
laundering case filed to
investigate allegations
of illegal funds being
used to “fuel” anti-CAA
protests, official sourc-
es said on Friday.
They said the agency
has unearthed some
chats between some
senior office bearers of
the Popular Front of In-
dia (PFI) and Bhim
Army chief Chan-
drashekhar Azad, and it
will seek clarifications
from them.
“The ED is investigat-
ing financial links be-
tween PFI and Bhim
Army on the basis of
credible evidence recov-
ered from senior PFI of-
ficials,” the agency
tweeted.
The tweet was in re-
sponse to a news report
that said the ED has
found “no links” be-
tween the Bhim Army
and the PFI.
Official sources said
the chats found between
individuals of the two
groups indicated talks
about certain activities
in the Jama Masjid area
during the anti-Citizen
Amendment Act (CAA)
protests.
The central probe
agency is also expected
to question some other
linked people in this
case which it is probing
under the criminal sec-
tions of the Prevention
of Money Laundering
Act (PMLA).
The ED, in August,
had arrested former
Aadmi Party (AAP)
councillor Tahir Hus-
sain in this case and al-
leged that cash received
by him was used to
“fuel” anti-CAA pro-
tests and the Delhi riots
that took place in Feb-
ruary.
Hussain, the agency
claimed, has been “ar-
rested in connection
with an ongoing PMLA
investigation into his
role in money launder-
ing and funding of anti-
CAA protests and or-
ganising riots in north-
east Delhi during Feb-
ruary, 2020”.
The ED had booked
Hussain and others af-
ter studying multiple
FIRs of the Delhi Police
crime branch to probe
the riots.
“The probe revealed
that companies owned
and controlled by Tahir
Hussain and his rela-
tives transferred huge
amounts of money to
dubious entities and en-
try operators which
was returned by them
in cash,” it said.
“The cash received
by Tahir Hussain
through entry opera-
tors was used to fuel the
anti-CAA protests and
Delhi riots,” the agency
had said in a statement.
The agency, which is
investigating the PFI
under the PMLA since
2018, has alleged “finan-
cial links” between
these protests and the
Kerala-based organisa-
tion.
It had questioned sev-
eral PFI office bearers
in the past.
CM Yogi directs officials to work on
‘mission mode’ for Ganga Expressway
Lucknow: After
Purvanchal Express-
way and Bundelkhand
Expressway, Uttar
Pradesh has chalked
out a massive plan to
construct Rs 36410
crore ‘Ganga Express-
way’ from Meerut to
Prayagraj.
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath has directed the
concerned departments
to work in ‘mission
mode’ to bring this
mega project to ground.
The foundation stone
of 594 kms long six-lane
‘Ganga Expressway’,
expandable to 8-lane,
will be laid in June 2012
and 90 percent of the
land acquisition should
be completed by then,
the CM Yogi further di-
rected while reviewing
the preparations for the
construction of this
greenfield project.
Even as the work of
Purvanchal Express-
way and Bundelkhand
Expressway is already
in progress, this ex-
pressway will add new
chapter in the road con-
nectivity of UP.
I-T raids unearth
`121 cr black money
and `52L jewellery
Cop, six others face FIR
for custodial death
of inter-faith couple
RANDOM COVID TESTING
Police personnel stop commuters during a campaign to conduct random COVID-19 rapid antigen-based testing of people
coming from the national capital at Delhi-Noida border, in Noida. —PHOTO BY PTI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
will lay the foundation
stone of rural drinking
water supply projects
in Mirzapur and Sonb-
hadra districts of Vin-
dhyachal region of Ut-
tar Pradesh on Novem-
ber 22 via video confer-
encing.
“The Prime Minister
will also interact with
Village Water and Sani-
tation Committee/
Paani Samiti Members
during the event. The
Chief Minister of Uttar
Pradesh Yogi Adity-
anath will also be pre-
sent on the occasion,” a
statement from the
Prime Minister’s Office
said on Friday. Accord-
ing to the statement,
The projects will pro-
vide household tap wa-
ter connections in all
rural households of
2,995 villages and will
benefit about 42 lakh
population of these
districts.
Village Water and
Sanitation Commit-
tees/ Paani Samiti have
been constituted in all
these villages, who will
shoulder the responsi-
bility of operation and
maintenance.
The total estimated
cost of the projects is Rs
5,555.38 Crore. The pro-
jects are planned to be
completed in 24 months.
Announced on Au-
gust, 15, 2019 by the
Prime Minister from
the ramparts of Red
Fort, Jal Jeevan Mis-
sion aims to provide
functional household
tap connections to eve-
ry rural home of the
country by 2024.
At the time of an-
nouncement of the mis-
sion in August, 2019, out
of 18.93 Crore rural
households, only 3.23
Crore households (17
per cent) had tap water
connections, i.e. 15.70
crore to be provided
with tap connections in
next four years.
PM to lay foundation of rural
drinking water projects today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
CHAIN OF
EVENTS
The inter-faith couple
hailing from Muzaf-
farnagar district had
eloped in August 2018
and the police traced
them to Allahabad a
fortnight later after the
woman’s family filed a
complaint of abduc-
tion. The couple died
on September 4 under
suspicious circum-
stances near Kanpur
when they were being
brought to Muzaf-
farnagar. The man’s
brother alleged foul
play in the deaths.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Muzaffarnagar: A
case has been regis-
tered against unidenti-
fied people for allegedly
opening a fake Face-
book account in the
name of the office of
Muzaffarnagar district
magistrate in Uttar
Pradesh and posting
misleading messages,
police said on Friday.
The case was regis-
tered at the Civil Lines
police station on Thurs-
day on a complaint filed
by an official.
The probe has been
handed over to the cy-
ber cell, the police said.
FIR over fake Facebook
account opened in name
of M’nagar DM’s office

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2NDFRONT
Shishir Awasthi
Allahabad: The Alla-
habad High Court on
Wednesday allowed
the bail application
of one Aley Hasan
Khan, believed to be
close to former Sama-
jwadi Party MLA
Azam Khan, while ob-
serving that his ‘crim-
inal history’ started
only in 2019 after a
change in the State
Government from the
SP to the BJP.
The 54 cases lodged
against the applicant
were after the change in
the government of the
State. Earlier, he had 3
cases against him
wherein final report
had been submitted.
Those cases were re-
garding minor offences,
Justice Siddharth ob-
served while allowing
him bail upon furnish-
ing a personal bond.
The allegation
against Khan, a re-
tired UP Deputy Su-
perintendent of Po-
lice, was that he lied
about the existence of
a certain judicial or-
der and was in posses-
sion of a forged Aad-
har card and identity
card.
It was alleged that on
being caught by the po-
lice, he produced a copy
of a High Court stay or-
der of August 4, 2020,
but there was no stamp
or signature on it. On
verification from the
High Court’s website, it
was discovered there
was no such order and
the said writ petition
was pending.
The State had vehe-
mently opposed the bail
plea stating that he had a
criminal history of 57
cases.
The allegations
against the Khan in
the FIR were not ful-
ly correct inasmuch
as, “The allegation
that the Criminal
Misc. Writ Petition
No. 1751 of 2019 was
found pending by the
Investigating Officer
on 10.08.2020 is be-
lied from the order
dated 22.01.2019
passed by this Court
disposing of the
aforesaid writ
petition.”
The court observed
that allegation of recov-
ery of forged Aadhar
card and ID proof were
only allegations at this
stage and the applicant
had not admitted that
he was having any such
documents in his pos-
session.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Amidst ris-
ing cases of coronavi-
rus in the state, the
Yogi government of
Uttar Pradesh has
taken a big decision
of sending back to
jail over 2,000 prison-
ers who are out on
parole.
Total 2,314 convicted
prisoners released on
special parole due to
COVID-19 have been di-
rected to return to jails
within three days. At
the same time, prepara-
tions for bringing a
strict law regarding
Love Jihad have been
intensified.
According to infor-
mation received from
the Home Depart-
ment, a proposal in
this regard has been
sent to the Depart-
ment of Law on be-
half of the UP gov-
ernment.
In fact, after the Al-
lahabad High Court’s
decision recently, Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Aditya Nath an-
nounced that a law
would be made against
Love Jihad in the state.
He said this would also
respect the order of the
court and safeguard the
honour of women in the
state.
The Allahabad
High Court had said
in one of its decisions
that conversion for
merely marrying
someone was not
valid.
While addressing a
public meeting in Jaun-
pur district of Uttar
Pradesh, CM Yogi had
said that conversion for
marriage was not nec-
essary and should not
be recogniSed.
In an important deci-
sion, the Allahabad HC
has said that conver-
sion for simply marry-
ing is not valid.
While hearing the pe-
titions of Priyanshi
alias Samreen and oth-
ers, Justice SC Tripathi
cited the decision of the
Nur Jahan Begum case,
in which the court had
said it was not accepta-
ble to change religion
for marriage.
Khan reportedly produced a copy of a High Court stay order of August 4,
2020, but there was no stamp or signature on it.
High Court allows bail
to Azam Khan aideAll 57 cases slapped on Aley Khan after change of rule from SP to BJP, most yet to be proved
KEY OBSERVATIONS
Yogi orders 2,300 prisoners on
parole to be sent back to jail
First India Bureau
Varanasi: Varanasi
District Magistrate
Kaushal Raj Sharma
has said that a broth-
er-sister bond should
be developed between
students in all schools
and colleges instead
of “friendship cul-
ture.” He opined that
television, mobile
phones and social me-
dia had played a ma-
jor role “in denting
the social fabric in
the present times.”
Interacting with a
group of girl students
from various colleges
of the district at his
Kashi camp office,
Sharma said girls were
being equipped with
self-defence skills and
that Mission Shakti
was launched in the
State to make them
aware of women hel-
pline, women police sta-
tions and other safety
measures.
He also answered
queries raised by the
girls on various issues
and promised to ad-
dress their problems on
priority. When the girls
raised the issue of
shortage of teachers in
a school, the DM in-
structed the district in-
spector of schools to
resolve it.
Girl students of
Ballabh Vidyapeeth
Girls Inter College, Rad-
ha Kishori Government
Girls Inter College,
Ramnagar, Govern-
ment Girls Inter Col-
lege Zakkhini, Sudha-
kar Mahila Inter Col-
lege, Sudhakar Mahila
Vidyalaya, Agrasen In-
ter College and Govern-
ment Abhinav Vidya-
laya Zakkhini were part
of the group.
Varanasi DM for sibling bonding among students
PRESERVING VALUES
Kaushal Raj says ‘friendship culture, TV,
social media’ denting social fabric
Varanasi DM Kaushal Raj Sharma
Bikru case: Former
Kanpur SSP Anant
Deo suspended
27 Allahabad HC judges elevated
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The UP
government suspend-
ed former Kanpur
SSP Anant Deo after a
report by the Special
Investigation Team in
connection to the in-
famous Bikru case
The names of a
dozen PCS officers of
UP have also come out
after SIT’s investiga-
tion, out of which
three have become
IAS officers. Three
PCS officers have also
been found guilty in
the SIT investigation.
Tough times have be-
gum for 33 cops for
sure. Notices have
also been sent to all
these officers.
In the SIT investiga-
tion report, officers
from Police Depart-
ment to Revenue De-
partment have been
convicted; whose
number is allegedly
more than 53.
Home department
officials held a joint
meeting in the ap-
pointment depart-
ment on Friday in
connection with the
Bikru case, so that an
action can be taken
against RJD officers.
The police depart-
ment has directly ac-
cepted the accusa-
tions on its officers,
but the appointments
department and the
revenue department
are testing their offic-
ers for if they are
guilty or not.
appointment depart-
ment sources say that
the police department
has turned the inves-
tigation towards the
revenue department
officers to hide thei
mistake.
First India Bureau
Allahabad: Twenty
seven additional judges
of the Allahabad HC
wereelevatedandsworn
in as permanent judges
on Friday. Chief Justice
Govind Mathur admin-
istered the oath to them
in a ceremony held in
his judicial hall.
Those who took oath
as Permanent Judges
include Justice Prakash
Padiya, Justice Alok
Mathur, Justice Pankaj
Bhatia, Justice Saurabh
Lavania, Justice Vivek
Verma, Justice Sanjay
Kumar Singh, Justice
PiyushAgrawal,Justice
Saurabh Shyam Sham-
sheri, Justice Jasprit
Singh, Justice Rajiv
Singh, Justice Rajiv Sin-
gh, Justice Manjoorani
Chauhan, Justice
Arunesh Singh Pawar,
Justice Dr. YK Srivasta-
va, Justice Manish Ma-
thur, Justice Rohit Ran-
jan Aggarwal, Justice
Ramakrishna Gautam,
Justice Umesh Kumar,
Justice Pradeep Kumar
Srivastava, Justice Anil
Kumar Navam, Justice
Rajendra Kumar IV, Jus-
tice Mohammad Fayaz
Alam Khan, Justice Vi-
kas Kunwar Srivastava,
Justice Virendra Kumar
Srivastava, Justice
Suresh Kumar Gupta,
Justice Narendra Ku-
mar Johri, Justice Ra-
jbir Singh and Justice
Ajit Singh.
the number of perma-
nent judges in the High
Court has gone up to 82.
CHAI PE CHARCHA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
UP BJP in-charge Radhamohan Singh along with ministers Anil Rajbhar, Neelkanth Tiwari and Ravindra Jaiswal enjoy tea at
a local outlet. Singh discussed the UP MLC election with Yogi’s ministers. In addition to this, they also took feedback from the
workers and general public besides the ministers. Earlier, they visited Kal Bhairav temple, known as the Kotwal of Kashi.
Navneet Sehgal,Additional Chief Secretary, MSME and Information Department greeting Shiv
Sharan Singh, Secretary,Accredited Journalists Association, on his birthday at Lok Bhawan
on Friday.Also present were Shishir, Information Secretary and senior journalist Sharad
Pradhan among others.
COVID-19
UPDATE
UTTAR PRADESH
7,500
DEATHS
5,21,941
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
3,837 DEATHS 1,94,402 CASES
DELHI
WORLD
1,371,243
DEATHS
5,75,90,350
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
90,47,058
CONFIRMED CASES
1,32,716
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
46,511 DEATHS 17,68,695 CASES
RAJASTHAN
KARNATAKA
11,621 DEATHS 8,69,561CASES

enowned fashion
shows India Fash-
ion Week London
decided to go virtual
this year, and it was
extra-ordinary. It is
one of its kind in-
ternational fashion events,
and this year it was concep-
tualized and executed in
New Delhi, India, and went
live a few days back. It was
organised by Platinum
Group of Companies, an
event company, and the vir-
tual edition was conceptual-
ized and executed by Fash-
Mob and Show Director
Lokesh Sharma. The show-
casing designer was Bani
Pasaricha, where she show-
cased her recent collection
‘The Pharaoh’s ‘.
“I have been regularly
showcasing at India Fashion
Week London and this year
also we wanted to continue
the trend. That’s when Loke-
sh, Manny and I decided we
will go virtual this season
and have an exclusive
showcase. The collection
is an amalgamation of fab-
ric’s that gives royal, larger
than life looks but yet it’s
easy to wear and com-
fortable,” said Bani.
She added, “The col-
lection is named as
‘Pharaoh’s’, and is re-
ally close to my heart
as it inspires women
in general and
shows how since
ancient era Egyp-
tian empresses
handled power au-
thority in a graceful
way. The ensembles
have lots of hand-
painted designs along
with exquisite embroi-
dery and we have used
different lighter fabrics such
as Dutch & hammered satin.”
While talking about the
new step, Manny Singh said,
“We received great response
previously and we wanted to
keep our community here
updated with new Trends
and collections.”
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to go virtual this year, keeping in mind the current global pandemic!
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nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in
R
IFWL goes Virtual
Manny Singh, Founder,
India Fashion Week London
Lokesh and Bani with other team members

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FACEOFTHEDAY
KRITIKA GOEL, YOUTUBER
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Excellent opportunities may
knock at your door.
Professionals will be able to
give their best in a new
situation. Financially, this day may
prove lucky for you, so go ask for the
raise that is keeping you on
tenterhooks. Don’t take any chances
with your health today.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may wait for
someone’s invitation for a
trip. Your professionalism
in handling problem areas
will be appreciated. Tenant troubles
are foreseen for some house owners.
You will find family life more than
fulfilling. A senior is likely to put in a
good word for you to the higher ups.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Your desire for an exciting
time on the social front is
likely to be fulfilled today.
Those looking for buying a
house can get a good bargain.
Appreciation is in store for some
homemakers. A professional victory
is yours if you play your cards well.
You are likely to enjoy good health.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You will have to be more
focussed on the academic
front. You may get busy
organising something on the
social front. You may need to put your
ideas into action, if you want to prove
yourself. A party may be thrown in
your honour at work. Your good
performance is likely to be noticed.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Excess in food and drinks
can get you out of action.
A new deal is likely to
come through and give you
a taste of success. Those fond of
travelling may get their chance soon.
This is the time when you enjoy
yourself with a new group of friends
or colleagues.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Good performance on the
academic front will help
enhance your reputation at
work. Some favourable
developments on the social front are
foreseen. Buying new furniture or a
major appliance is possible. With good
networking, a prized posting can be
yours A healthy phase of life begins.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Getting into a favourable
situation on the academic
front is possible. Good luck
promises to brighten your
day. Some positive changes can be
expected on the home front. This
seems a good day for job seekers.
New avenues for earning open up as
you get more determined.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will manage to achieve
what you had aimed for on
the academic front. A
celebration can find you in
your element today. Praise and
honour are likely to greet you in
something that you have managed to
achieve. You will be a pillar of
strength to a friend or associate.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Your performance at work
will be commendable. Your
own happiness is in your
hands today. Spouse may
need her space, respect that. This is
a favourable day for completing
pending jobs. Financially, no
problems are foreseen. It is best to
avoid outside food.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
A family youngster is likely
to do you proud. A
business trip is indicated
and will achieve much.
Your strategy to promote yourself on
the professional front will bear fruits.
You may need to speed up things on
the academic front to remain ahead.
Something special awaits you.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You are likely to take up
someone’s cause and earn
appreciation from all
quarters on the social
front. Remaining on the good side of
those who matter on the academic
front will help you achieve. Good
tidings of your well wishers will keep
you going on the professional front.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Success is foretold on the
academic front. Your
reputation is likely to boost
your image on the social
front. On the work front, you will
manage to keep your superiors in
good humour. This is an excellent
day to spend time with family. Good
planning will see you complete task.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
gor Malev’s wife Ewa,
leaves him for another
man. He cannot accept
it. Never recovers.
‘The Winner Stands
Alone’ is a remarkable
story by the Brazilian
writerPauloCoelho.Itwas first
published in 2008 under the
Portuguese title ‘O Vencedor
Esta So’. The novel is based on
the Cannes Film Festival. He
explores the completely shal-
low lifestyle of the ‘Superclass’,
the dwindling, botox-fed, rich
people who are sucked into the
unending vortex of glitz, glam-
our and extravaganza. Truth
can be so hollow and distorted.
Amidst the chaotic events at
the world’s largest film festival,
Coelho lays bare the fallacies of
the human soul and shows how
downright materialistic our
generation has become.
The story revolves around
Igor, a psychopathic Russian
executive, who comes to
Cannes in search of his wife
Ewa and her new husband, Ha-
mid. Igor messages Ewa that
he will simply go on killing in-
nocent people unless she de-
cides to meet him. And kill, he
does. He has rare intensity and
cold intelligence. He uses the
skills he learnt as a young sol-
dier fighting wars for his coun-
try. With his unlimited wealth
and precision skills, he kills
one young girl, a Braron, an
aspiring actress and a Director.
Each and every character has
been worked upon diligently
and made into something more
than just a name to be oblivi-
ated from memory. Jasmine,
Gabriela, Savoy, even the pa-
thologist are all such ordinary
people stuck in something ex-
traordinary and out of their
own reach. The tale narrates
the tension within and be-
tween the characters in a 24-
hour period.
Ironically, the insanity of
all the senseless killings
makes Igor realise that, after
all, he doesn’t want his wife
back. The plot exemplifies the
dishonesty and false ideals by
killing for the non-existent
passion. His love is nothing
but an expression of his ego-
mania. In a high profile party,
he finally meets Ewa and Ha-
mid and kills them both. As he
is walking out, he ‘saves’ an
aspiring young model by giv-
ing her lift and dropping her
back safely to her apartment-
back to her lady love! This
young raw model of 19 years is
mature enough to understand
and reject the hollow world of
glamour. She tells her partner-
“The person who made me re-
alise this was a man, a foreign-
er, whom I met tonight at the
party, when I was lost in the
crowd. He said, ‘We’re sur-
rounded by people who are full
of certainties, glories and
conquests. But they cannot en-
joy. They’re all at the peak of
their careers and the inevita-
ble descent frightens them.
They’ve conquered worlds
and now fear of change
terrifies them. They are
caught in the vicious cyclic
trap of same parties, same
people, same talks. Insecuri-
ties have replaced passion’.”
Paulo Coelho’s, ‘The Win-
ner Stands Alone’, is the
most graphic and revealing
portrait of our era’s pa-
thology. All are infected
in some way, by the
‘rich and famous’
syndrome. Exhila-
rating & titillating,
this book achieves
so much in limit-
ed time and
words. It
leaves us
thinking
a n d
ques-
tion-
i n g
t h e
v a l u e s
of the
world that
we are ac-
tually liv-
ing in.
THE WINNER STANDS
ALONE: Paulo Coelho
DEEPAK
deepaklifemusings@gmail.com
Amidst the chaotic events at
Cannes, the world’s largest film
festival, Paulo Coelho lays bare the
fallacies of the human soul and
shows how downright materialistic
our generation has become!
Deepak’s Corner
I Paulo Coelho

M
en of popstars
S h a w n
Mendes and
Justin Bieber
have just witnessed
something great! The
two Canadian singers,
who probably featured
last on any collabora-
tion list, have finally
made it happen and fans
are going gaga. Shawn
and Justin have come
together for ‘Mon-
ster’ and the duo
have belted
out a track
that is
quite en-
joyable. Given their his-
tory, since Shawn once
dated Justin’s wife Hai-
ley Bieber, many doubt-
ed if they would ever
collaborate. —Agency
REHEARSING FOR
‘DHAAKAD’
‘Monster’ collaboration
K
angana Ranaut
on Friday
shared with her
fans a glimpse
of her action rehears-
als for her upcoming
film ‘Dhaakad’, and
also revealed that she
was multi-tasking as
she was also shooting
for ‘Thalaivi’, side by
side. She took to Insta-
gram to share pictures
from her action rehears-
als for her film ‘Dhaakad’
with her action directors Ja-
son Ng and Brett Chan.
“Don’t like to multitask,
but in these times one needs
to go back to the beginning in
those days I worked like a
horse, so along with filming
Thalaivi I started action re-
hearsals with @jasonngs-
tunts / @bchanworld for
Dhakaad as well, also lovely
to see my charming director
@razylivingtheblues,” she
wrote in the caption. —ANI
W
ill Smith and
Janet Hurb-
ert have rec-
onciled differ-
ences after their longstanding
fight! The two re-
united during
HBO Max’s The
Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air reunion
special for the
first time in 27
years after Janet
left her role as
Aunt Viv on the hit
sitcom. If you didn’t know, Janet played Aunt
Viv during the first three seasons of Fresh
Prince. She left the show in 1993 citing “crea-
tive differences” and was replaced by Daphne
Maxwell Reid. —Agency
M
onths after the de-
mise of late actor Ri-
shi Kapoor, senior actor
Anupam Kher on Friday
remembered him with thorwback
pictures.
He wrote, “Dearest @neetu54!!
Meeting you last night in Chandigarh
without #RishiJi triggered off so
many memories of us together in
New York. Our shared tears made the
bond of those moments stronger.
These pics are a reminder of how
#ChintuJi had a larger than life per-
sona. I am so happy that you are
working. You have made him the
happiest person by doing so. We,
your friends are always there for
you. Remember “There are some
relationships which are like a
pause button on a tape recorder.
They always start from where
youleftthem!”Loveandprayers
. #Memories #Pics #ChintuJi
@riteishd @geneliad.” —ANI
H
elen Anne Rich-
ardson Khan,
popularly known
as Helen cele-
bratesher82ndbirthday
today, 21 November. She
is an Indian film actress
and dancer who is best
known for her work in
Bollywood films. She
has received two Film-
fare awards and has ap-
peared in over 700 films-
a legend for sure.
City First wishes her
a very happy birthday!
ETCLUCKNOW | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020
11
illboard re-
cently an-
n o u n c e d
that they
will be hon-
o u r i n g
some major
women this year! It
was announced
that Cardi B has
been named Wom-
an of the Year at
the 2020 Bill-
board’s Women in
Music event, which
will take place on
Thursday, Decem-
ber 10th. After the
news went live, the
WAP singer re-
ceived a lot of back-
lash on social me-
dia, as she’s only
released one song
in 2020 –WAP
alongside Megan
Thee Stallion.
Soon after,
clap back
q u e e n
Cardi B
took to
s o c i a l
m e d i a
to shut down those
who criticised her
recent win of Bill-
board’s Woman Of
The Year award.
In a video posted
to Instagram, Car-
di listed the impact
the song has had
since its release
back in August.
“For you crybabies,
that’s like ‘what?
she only got one
song’ – yeah I got
that song, bitch,”
she said. “You
know? The one that
sold the most, the
one that streamed
the most. The one
that had republi-
cans on Fox News
crying about it.”
she said. —Agency
Woman of
the Year
B
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
LEGEND!
22 YEARS DOWN
P
reity Zinta on
Friday marked 22
years of her su-
perhit flick ‘Sol-
dier’, by sharing a video
of the title track of the
song featuring her and
co-star Bobby Deol.
She wrote, “Remem-
bering Soldier my su-
per Hot & super Cool
movie. So many things
to be grateful for. My
warm clothes for start-
ers. It was freezing cold
& so windy when we
were shooting. On the
other side poor Bobby
was feeling so cold and
shivering I’m also grate-
ful that my first feature
as a lead had an unbe-
lievable soundtrack
Thank you @Ramesh-
Taurani #Abbas-
Mustan and the entire
cast and crew for the
fun we had in Australia,
New Zealand & Ra-
jasthan. I love you @
iambobbydeol. You are
the bestest @tips #Sol-
dier #Memories #Mu-
sic #Fun #Frozen #Fab-
ulous #Ting #22year-
sofSoldier” —ANI
Honest
version
DOWN
memory lane
Back Together
S
e l e n a
Gomez has
been a big
a d v o c a t e
for mental health
as she’s been
through her rough
patches from time
to time. Moreover,
for the 28-year-old
artist, her music
has always been
extremely person-
al and unabashed,
as evidenced by
her 2020 album,
Rare. Specifically,
it was her Bill-
board Hot 100 No.
1 single Lose You
To Love, in which
Selenators were
treated with a raw,
honest version of
Selena’s like never
before.
While being in-
terviewed by her
mother Mandy
Teefey, Selena con-
fessed that none of
what she’s doing
now would have
stemmed from her
prior mindset and
that her best stuff
is happening right
now. —Agency
Helen
Anupam Kher’s post
Cardi B
Selena Gomez
Will Smith
Kangana Ranaut
...her post
...still from ‘Monster’ track
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CITY BUZZ
CITY FIRST
K
ota is all set to
add another fly-
ing feather to its
culturally beau-
tiful cap when the girls
from all over the city
come and strive to be
the best in glamour and
beauty. Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan 2020, a re-
nowned beauty pag-
eant of Rajasthan is
currently hosting
its seventh sea-
son, and the Kota
auditions will be-
gin today. Previ-
ously, this hunt for tal-
ent had visited
Udaipur, Jodhpur, and
Jaipur to look for the
ideal contestants for
the pageant.
Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan 2020 Kota
Director, Ayush
Vijaymentioned,
“As the pageant
has begun battling
with a global pandem-
ic, we are focusing
greatly on safety and
sanitation. Complying
with the government
orders, we have placed
a bio-secure bubble at
the audition location
and taken complete
care of sanitation and
‘no mask no entry’ pol-
icy. All the contestants
will only be allowed in
the audition hall when
they carry masks and
sanitizers.”
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
EMR’20 travels to Kota
CITY FIRST
T
hesecond-phase
auditions of Ra-
jasthan’s oldest
beauty pageant,
Miss Rajasthan 2020
took place at Hotel
Grand Uniara on Fri-
day. The interview
round of the beauty
pageant included 60
girls, who came in
from various
parts of the
state.
The pageant
that is organised every
year by Yogesh and Ni-
misha Mishra from Fu-
sion Group, followed
all the necessary safety
protocols, keeping
in mind the safety
of each and eve-
ryone present
there.
Talking about
the event, Yogesh
Mishra stated, “This
season is going to be
bigger and better than
the rest, following all
the safety measures, of
course. It is going to be
the first time when a
beauty pageant is go-
ing to be presented as a
reality show. A total of
28 contestants will be
selected, and all of
them are going to get
great exposure.
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
THE SEARCH CONTINUES...
LAUNCHED!
DURING THE DAY!
DIGITAL BAAL MELA
enior BJP leader and
former Education
Minister Vasudev
Devnani expressed
happiness over the
‘Digital Baal Mela’
initiative by LIC and
said that it is a big opportu-
nity for the children of Ra-
jasthan. He stated, “I am
happy to see the innovation
like state-run Digital Baal
Mela, in difficult times like
Corona. This will be very
beneficial for the talent of
children.” He also appealed
to children from across the
state to participate in large
numbers in the online fair.
—City First
G
auri Maheshwari, the
youngest online cal-
ligraphy coach and
motivator of Jaipur,
has recently enrolled herself
in the India Book of Records
as the ‘Youngest Online Cal-
ligraphy Coach’. Talking
about ‘Digital Baal Mela’, she
feels that it is very important
for the children to participate
in this event, so as to bring
out their creative side. She
feels that if the children are
getting such a big platform
just by sitting at home, they
should not let go of it.
—City First
Jagdeesh Chandra
launched the
poster of ‘The
Vartika Show’
with Vartika Jain
at his residence
on Friday. It is an
online cooking
event, where the
participants have
to send videos
of their recipes,
for the respective
categories.
RAJ: Jaipur Municipal Corporation Heritage Mayor Munesh Gurjar and Councilor Uttam
Sharma of Ward No. 49, met the residents of the area. During their visit, the issues like
cleaning, lighting systems among others were discussed.
RAJ: Rotary club Jaipur
citizen is going to organise
‘Kavi sammelan’ on 22
November, Sunday from
8.30 to 10 pm on the
Facebook page of Rotary
club Jaipur citizen.
UP:
Devotees
were seen
performing
rituals of
Chhath puja
festival at
Laxman
Mela ground
on the bank
of river
Gomti in
Lucknow on
Friday.
GUJ: Vendors
near Bhadra
Fort closed
shops for the
weekend after
a complete
curfew was
imposed in
Ahmedabad
by local
authorities.
—PHOTO BY
HANIF SINDHI
BUZZ
J
ust like the leap of the players in the
game, the sport of Kabaddi has
transformed into the second-most-
watched sporting league in India.
Known to regale viewers with sporting
documentaries of leading sporting teams
around the world, Amazon Prime Video
unveiled the teaser of their upcoming Am-
azonOriginalshowSonsof theSoil:Jaipur
Pink Panthers. The show is set to stream
this December 4, the original series offers
a fascinating insight and awe-inspiring
journey of the Pro Kabaddi League team,
owned by Abhishek Bachchan in the tour-
nament’s seventh season. —City First
Manoj Edwin Uncle Nibolson’s
W
hen I was a kid
my Father
showed me
how to select
the ingredients for a good
and healthy meal, espe-
cially for the non-vegetar-
ian cuisines. I started
cooking at a very early
age. During my school
days, I loved to cook
for my family. Now, I
practice new reci-
pes and taste the
prepared food. Dif-
ferent curries are my
speciality. So somehow it
was clear from the mo-
ment I learned to cook
thatIwillalwayscontinue
experimenting with it.
I especially love to cook
Kebabs,BiryanisandCur-
ries and that too on a
wood fire or a Sigri.
I don’t prefer cook-
ing on the Gas.
Cooking is fun, you
can do it with friends
andit’slikeaprojectwith-
out pressure. I am not a
chef but I am confident to
serveanyauthenticprepa-
ration.
Seeing how different
veggies, meat and spices
combine to give that gor-
geous flavour, makes you
happy. You will enjoy eve-
ry bit of the cooking pro-
cess, starting from chop-
ping to garnishing in the
end.
Whenothersenjoywhat
youhavecookedandgiven
your comments about the
food, you feel overjoyed,
proud and accomplished.
Not everyone in this
world loves to cook. How-
ever, those who love cook-
ing are truly lucky, as well
as their families. It is a
great experience that
makes you happy and
makes others happy as
well.
WHY I LOVE COOKING
CITY FIRST
O
wing to the pandem-
ic, Theatre Festival
Jai Rangam is going
to take place online
this year. This is the ninth
year of Jai Rangam Festival
but the event has been ham-
pered due to the pandemic.
However, the organisers of
Jai Rangam aspired to con-
tinue the festival and decid-
ed to make it happen virtu-
ally this year. Festival
Founder Deepak Gera in-
formed that during the Fes-
tival, a variety of online ac-
tivities would be organised
frommorningtoeveningon
every Sunday from 5 to 27
December. These activities
can be watched on the offi-
cial website of Jai
Rangam.
Morethan40Work-
shops and Master
Classes would be or-
ganised as a part of the
festival, where big Theatre
ArtistslikeMakarandDesh-
pande, Sunil Shan Bagh,
Atul Satya Kaushik, Atul
Kumar, Rajit Kapoor, Ran-
jeetKapoor,FajahJalaliand
Anuroopa would be provid-
ing tips for art of Theatre.
One needs to get registered
online with a fee of 300 ru-
peestoparticipateineachof
the workshops.
Jai Rangam has also
initiated its virtual
opening with the
yearly photo contest
Khushbu - E - Ra-
jasthan, which is being
organised with the support
of JaipurphotographyClub.
Entries to participate in the
contest are started on the of-
ficialwebsiteof JaiRangam.
The exhibition would be or-
ganised in December.
S
Sons of the Soil
VIRTUAL JAIRANGAM
Vasudev Devnani
Gauri Maheshwari
Manoj Edwin
Yogesh and Nimisha Mishra with Mansi, Simran, Kanchan and the participants of the pageant
Surbhi, Aashi, Almas, Tashu, Jaya, Shaivya, Gaurav, Ayush, Deepa, Neelima, Sonaxi and Daisy

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