First india lucknow edition-25 february 2021

First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh chief minister
Yogi Adityanath said
that politicians rejected
by the people were mis-
leading farmers regard-
ing the newly passed
agricultural laws and
by doing so they were
committing a sin.
“The new farm laws
were passed after con-
sultation and with the
consent of farmers and
those who are criticis-
ing it don’t even know
the difference between
MRPandMSP
,”quipped
the CM in an obvious
reference to Rahul and
Priyanka Gandhi. “Our
work during the last
year has been testimo-
ny of the fact that the
state government in Ut-
tar Pradesh has spared
nothing to ensure the
incomes of farmers
doubles by ascertaining
they get best price of
their produce and get
proper market,’’ he
pointed out while
speaking on the thanks
motion on the Gover-
nor’s address to both
the houses.
He targeted Congress
general secretary Ra-
hul Gandhi over a re-
cent speech comparing
politics in north and
south India and said
that the opposition
leader was playing divi-
sive politics. “I was lis-
tening to a statement of
a leader of a national
party who has been
elected from Uttar
Pradesh many times
and he is making fun of
the people of the state
(Uttar Pradesh) in Ker-
ala and trying to divide
the people. He has done
it earlier too, the chief
minister told the state
Assembly while speak-
ing on Governor’s ad-
dress to the joint ses-
sion of both the houses
on Wednesday
.
Making it clear that
the farm laws would be
proved as a ‘boon’ for
farmers and have every
ingredient to become a
‘ milestone’ in the times
to come. CM Yogi said
that new agriculture
laws came into being in
June 2020 and since
then no mandi Turn to P6
To criticise agri-bills is nothing short of a sin: CM Yogi Adityanath
DEFENDING FARM BILLS
CM Yogi has strongly defended the farm laws ever since they
were introduced.
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PREZ KOVIND
INAUGURATES
WORLD’S
LARGEST
CRICKET
STADIUM IN
AHMEDABAD
Ahmedabad: President
Ram Nath Kovind on
Wednesday inaugurated
the world’s largest crick-
et arena -- the refur-
bished Sardar Patel Sta-
dium in Motera -- a state-
of-the-art facility which
can accommodate an
awe-inspiring 1.32 lakh
spectators.
The President inaugu-
rated the stadium in the
presence of Home Min-
ister Amit Shah and
Sports Minister Kiren
Rijiju among a host of
other dignitaries. It
opens with the third
Test between India and
England, a day-night
game from Wednesday,
and will also host the
fourth and final game of
the series from March 4.
Spread over 63 acres,
the stadium has been
built at an estimated
cost of Rs 800 crore and
with a seating capacity
for 1,32,000 spectators, it
has surpassed the hal-
lowed Melbourne Crick-
et Ground which can ac-
commodate 90,000.
“The total area is
equivalent to 32 Olympic
size soccer fields put to-
gether,” stated a note
from the Press Informa-
tion Bureau giving spe-
cifics of the enormous
structure.
The facility, which
was closed for renova-
tion in 2015, was witness
to some major mile-
stones in Indian cricket
in its previous avatar.
These included Sunil
Gavaskar reaching the
10,000 runs mark in Test
cricket against Pakistan
in 1987 and Kapil Dev
claiming his 432nd Test
wicket to become the
highest wicket-taker in
the world in 1994, sur-
passing Sir Richard
Hadlee.
Australian architect
firm Populous, which de-
signed the Melbourne
Cricket Stadium among
others, is the architect of
thenewstadium.TurntoP6
Ahmedabad: Indian
spinners shot England
out for just 112 inside
two sessions with
Ravichandran Ashwin
and Axar Patel sharing
the spoils after pacer
Ishant Sharma opened
the floodgates in his
milestone 100th match
on the opening day of
the day-night third Test
here on Wednesday.
England were all out
for 112 in 48.4 overs in
the second session on
a spin-friendly Motera
pitch with Patel (21.4-
6-38-6) grabbing his
second five-for in his
second Test while Ash-
win (16-6-26-3) took
three. At Stumps, India
were 99/3. Ishant, only
the second Indian fast
bowler after Kapil Dev
to play in 100 Tests,
fittingly took India’s
first wicket in the third
over as he dismissed
opener Dominic Sibley
for nought. Thereafter,
it was all Ashwin and
Patel show as the duo
bamboozled the Eng-
land batsmen to com-
plete the submission,
except for the other
opener Zak Crawley,
who hit a half-century.
MOTERA STADIUM RENAMED AFTER PM MODI
MOTERA STADIUM RENAMED AFTER PM MODI
Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with President of India
Ram Nath Kovind and BCCI secretary Jay Shah presents Ishant
Sharma his 100th Test cap, before the start of the 3rd cricket test
match between India and England, at Narendra Modi Stadium in
Ahmedabad on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
SPINNERS SEND ENG
PACKING FOR 112
NSE glitch: Sensex ends 1030 pts up
in extended trade, Nifty at 14,982
Mumbai: India’s larg-
est stock exchange, the
National Stock Ex-
change (NSE), abruptly
shut its cash and deriv-
atives segment, follow-
ing a glitch which froze
stock prices, triggering
panic among investors.
Trading was halted at
11:40 am and resumed
only at 3:30 pm. The
glitch, which came a
day ahead of the month-
ly F&O expiry for the
February series, caused
massive volatility dur-
ing the last hour of
trade. The same is ex-
pected to continue on
Thursday as well.
“NSEhasmultipletel-
ecom links with two ser-
vice providers to ensure
redundancy and we
have received communi-
cation from both the tel-
ecom service providers
that there are issues
with their links due to
whichthereisanimpact
on NSE system. We are
working on restoring
the systems as soon as
possible,” NSE said.
Post resumption of
trade, both the Sensex
and Nifty witnessed
bouts of volatility as in-
vestors scurried to
square off their posi-
tions, and Turn to P6
PM Modi biggest rioter, worse
fate than Trump awaits him: Didi
Sahaganj: West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee on Wednesday
lambasted Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi,
branding him as the
“biggest rioter”, who
will meet a fate “even
worse” than that of for-
mer US President Don-
ald Trump.
Banerjee, speaking at
a rally at Sahaganj in
Hooghly district from
where the prime minis-
ter had addressed a pub-
lic meeting last week,
also alleged that Modi
and Home Minister
Amit Shah are spread-
ing lies and hatred
throughout the country
.
“He describes the
TMC as a ‘tolabaj’ (ex-
tortionist) party, but
what is he? Narendra
Modi is the biggest
‘dangabaaz’ (rioter), the
biggest ‘dhandabaaz’
(opportunist). “You are
selling the entire coun-
try for crores Turn to P6
New Delhi: The second
phase of the coronavi-
rus vaccination drive
will begin March 1,
with priority given to
people over 60 and
those over 45 with co-
morbidities, Union Min-
ister Prakash Javadekar
said on Wednesday
afternoon, adding that
details of what counted
as a comorbidity will
be released by the
Health Ministry. The
shots will be given at
10,000 government-
run centres (where it
will be free of cost) and
20,000 private centres.
Charges for vaccination
at privately-run centres
will be confirmed in a
few days. "Those who
want to get vaccinated
from private hospitals
will have to pay. The
amount they would
need to pay will be
decided by the Health
Ministry within three-
four days as they are
in discussion with the
manufacturers and
hospitals," he added.
Around 27 crore people
are expected to be
covered in the second
phase. Last month
sources said PM Modi
would be vaccinated in
the second phase, as
will all CMs, MPs and
MLAs above 50.
COVID SHOTS FROM MARCH FOR
60+, THOSE 45+ WITH ILLNESSES
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public
meeting, at Sahaganj in Hooghly on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI

Those opposing
the bills do not
understand the
difference
between MRP
and MSP
These bills will
be a milestone
in the times to
come said CM
SUGARY AFFAIR
The CM said that it was
his government which
ensured all 119 sugar
mills continue to oper-
ate during covid time.
As much as 31 crore
quintal of sugarcane
was crushed during this
period and payment
to the tune of `5954
crore was made to cane
farmers, he added. He
also mentioned that his
government reduced the
mandi fee and purchased
wheat besides registering
record purchase of paddy
in the state.

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Yogi Speaks
Yogi Speaks
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Government
has added yet another
feather to its cap by
bagging the award for
being the best perform-
ing state for ‘Fastest
Take Off ’ on “Kisan
Samman Nidhi”
scheme for the year
2020-2021.
This was announced
by Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath while tak-
ing part in the discus-
sion during the ‘motion
of thanks’ the address
of the UP Governor in
Vidhan Sabha on
Wednesday.
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath said that it
was the result of the
sustained efforts of his
government towards
the welfare of farmers
over the last four years.
He said the scheme
implemented from De-
cember 2019 , has so far
benefited 2.37 crore
farmers who get Rs
6000 per year as Kisan
Samman Nidhi.
The state govern-
ment has received a
certificate from De-
partment of Agricul-
ture, Co-operation and
Farmers’ Welfare, Govt
of India, he said.
And this is not the
first time that the state
has drawn praise or
won an award in a par-
ticular field.
International agen-
cies and organisations
have acknowledges the
work done by the Yogo
Government in various
sectors. In fact, there
are more than 46 such
areas in the state under
the leadership of CM
Yogi, in which the state
government has got the
top position in the
country.
UP gets ‘samman’ for fastest take-off of Kisan Samman Nidhi
AWARD PE AWARD
CM Yogi uses a tab during the assembly session on Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh is the first state in the country to present a paperless
budget. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Motion of Thanks witnesses rib tickling instances anchored by the Chief Minister
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh legislators had
a field day during the
ongoing assembly ses-
sion on Wednesday
when the whole house
witnessed a laugh riot
as Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath came up
with some rib tickling
instances.
The CM recalled how
a child described a poli-
tician donning a cap as
“goonda”. “A child once
pointed out to a politi-
cian sporting a cap and
described him as goon-
da (hooligan),” he said,
winding up a debate on
the Motion of Thanks to
the governor for her ad-
dress to the joint sitting
of the state legislature
last week.
Adityanath recalled
that he had once been to
a Basic Shiksha Pari-
shad school in a village.
There, an “anna
prashan” (a ceremony
where a child takes cere-
als for the first time)
function was also organ-
ised.
Atthatfunction,some
people belonging to a
certain political party
rushed in to lodge pro-
test. They were donning
caps.
A toddler, who was
with his mother for the
ceremony, was sur-
prised to see them and
screamed, “Mummy,
mummy ... look goonda,
goonda.”
Adityanath then said
it should not be taken as
a personal affront by
any member.
But in the same
breath he reached out to
Leader of the Opposi-
tion Ram Govind
Chaudhary sitting on
the opposite side with
his Samajwadi Party’s
bright red cap on.
“It would have looked
nice if you had used a
turban or a ‘safa’,” he
said smilingly
.
He also said that the
august House
should not be taken
lightly as a “drama
company” with
some members
sporting caps in
red, some blue,
some yellow
orevengreen.
“A new
tradition
has start-
ed. Such
thingswere
n e v e r
seen in
t h e
past. We used to see it
only in drama parties,”
the chief minister said,
addressing the Chair.
Further during the
day, the Assembly wit-
nessednoisyscenesdur-
ing the question hour
over remarks made by a
minister against Con-
gress leader Rahul
Gandhi and state
party president
Ajay Kumar Lallu.
In reply to a
question re-
garding irriga-
tion facilities
in Bun-
delkhand, Jal
Shakti Minister
Mahendra Sin-
gh called Lallu
a ‘Tathakathit
adyaksh’ (so-called pres-
ident) when the latter
said that the Bun-
delkhand area was wit-
nessing maximum
number of suicides by
farmers.“Bundelkhand
witnessed maximum
number of suicides.
Even yesterday, two
farmers committed sui-
cide,” Lallu said while
asking about irrigation
facilities in the region.
LAUGHTER CHALLENGE: CM’S BANTER ON
TOPIWALAS CHEERS FOLKS, MIFFS OPPOSITION
CM’S VIELED ATTACK ON CONG
CMYogi speaks during the‘Motion ofThanks’ in UPAssembly onWednesday.—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Yogi govt earmarks Rs 450cr budget to
better judicial infrastructure across UP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The state
government plans to
spend Rs 450 crore in
providing better infra-
structure and residen-
tial facilities to the judi-
ciary including a Na-
tional Law Univerity in
Allahabad and a mod-
ern lawyers chambers
to facilitate their func-
tioning.
The initiative will not
be limited to Allahabad
andLucknowalone.The
Yogi government has
earmarked Rs 400 crore
for establishment of
subordinate/lower
courts in various dis-
tricts of the state.
The decision has been
welcomed by the law-
yers fraternity
.
Suresh Pandey, for-
mer General Secretary
of Lucknow Bar Asso-
ciation, said that none
of the previous govern-
ments gave attention to
in the state. “For the
first time, a government
has dedicated so many
schemes in the budget
for lawyers and people
associated with the judi-
cial process. I would like
to express my gratitude
to CM Yogi and his gov-
ernment for the com-
mendable efforts”, Pan-
dey said.
While an amount of
Rs. 100 crore has been
given for construction
of houses for High
Court judges, Rs 150
crore has been given
for the construction
of new buildings of
Lucknow Bench of Al-
lahabad High Court.
Besides, a sum of
Rs. 75 crore has been
marked for setting up
CCTV cameras in all
the lower courts of
UP
.To provide best re-
sources to the young
advocates in the
state, the UP Govern-
ment made a provi-
sion of Rs 5 crore
Corpus Fund to give
financial aid to the
young advocates.
Another Rs 10 crore
has been dedicated
for the purchase of
books, papers and
magazines for the
budding lawyers.
The government will
also spend an amount of
Rs 20 crores to build
modern lawyers cham-
bers in different dis-
tricts of the state.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Prohibition of unlawful
religious conversion bill
passed by voice vote
Regular HC
from Mar 1
onwards
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court and
its Lucknow Bench will
function as usual and all
court will function in
routine manner with ef-
fect from March 1, 2021.
Earlier, at one stage,
various restrictions
were imposed in view of
the Covid-19 pandemic.
Though restrictions
have been removed, cer-
tain precautions will
continue to be main-
tained during the court
proceedings in order to
check corona pandemic.
Now the Judges, their
supporting staff like
private secretary
, bench
secretary and peon will
attend the high court in
full strength.
According to the
registrar (protocol),
Ashish Kumar Srivas-
tava, all these modali-
ties and arrangements
have been approved by
the Chief Justice Go-
vind Mathur.
Besides, as per no-
tification, the cham-
bers of the advocates
in high court prem-
ises will be opened
with effect from
March 1, 2021.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Assem-
bly on Wednesday
passed the controversial
law against religious
conversion through
marriage.
The bill outlaws con-
versions through mar-
riage, deceit, coercion,
or enticement.
The Uttar Pradesh
Prohibition of Unlawful
Religious Conversion
Bill, 2021, was passed af-
ter a voice vote in the
state Assembly
.
The draft law will re-
place an existing ordi-
nance, and will now be
sent to the Upper House
of the Assembly
. After
this, it will go to Gover-
nor Anandiben Patel for
her assent.
Theordinance,“Uttar
Pradesh Prohibition of
Unlawful Conversion of
Religion Ordinance”
was promulgated on No-
vember 24. In November
itself, the police had reg-
istered the first case un-
der the new ordinance.
Uttar Pradesh’s new law
on forced conversions
delivers a promise by
Chief Minister Adity-
anath to tackle “love ji-
had” – a theory alleging
that Hindu women are
forcibly converted by
Muslims through mar-
riage.
The new law makes
religious conversion a
non-bailable offence,
inviting penalties up
to 10 years in prison if
found guilty of using
marriage to force
someone to change re-
ligion. Violation of
law provisions pro-
vides for a jail term of
one to five years with
a penalty of Rs 15,000
for forceful religious
conversion.
House proceedings on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Governor performs Sapta Kosi Parikrama at Govardhan
MaheshSharma
Mathura: Governor
Anandi Ben Patel per-
formedpujaattheGiriraj
DaanGhatiTempleatGo-
vardhan near Bharatpur
on Wednesday
.
Governor Anandi Ben
Patel landed at the heli-
pad at the DAV Inter Col-
lege Ground, Govardhan
and was welcomed by the
District Magistrate of
MathuraNavneetChahal
andSSPMathuraGaurav
Grover. She reached the
Giriraj Daan Ghati Tem-
ple amidst tight security
from the helipad and of-
fered her prayers in the
temple. Priest Rajkumar
Sharma and Devendra
Sharma performed puja
in the temple during the
Governor’s visit. Prasad
Kaushik, Priest of Ma-
thura welcomed the Gov-
ernor whilst wearing a
scarf of Giriraj ji.
After offering her
prayers at the temple,
Governor Anandiben
Patel performed the
Sapta Kosi Parikrama
in a golf cart.
TheGovernorduring
her visit to Govardhan
offered her prayers in
the Jatipura Mukhar-
vind Temple and the
Mansi Ganga Mukut
Mukharvind Temple.
TheNIAteamhadcon-
ductedathoroughsearch
of the entire temple com-
plex before the visit of
Governorwhilethepolice
administration of thedis-
trict were also on their
toes during her visit.
Governor Anandiben Patel at Giriraj Daan Ghati.
Other major awards that the
state of UP received include
 Government jobs were
provided to more than four lakh
people in the state and employ-
ment opportunities were provided
to more than 30 lakh people
 Guinness Book of World
Records by lighting more than
five lakh lamps at the Deepotsav
program in Ayodhya
 Notified in the Guinness
Book of World Records by dis-
tributing 76,824 free saplings
in a fixed period in Prayagraj
Kumbh
 First place in the establish-
ment of micro, small and medium
industries.
UP CM said there
was a time when op-
position parties in power
used to take pride by
sitting next to the mafia.
But gone are those
days today there is no
place for any mafia and
criminal in ‘new Uttar
Pradesh’, he said.
CM Yogi said there has
been a big makeover
and improvement in the
schools and education
system in the state under
the ‘Kayakalp Yojana’
(rejuvenation campaign).
He said 93,000 primary
schools have so far been
rejuvenated.
UP CM said
eight ambitious
districts of the state
are being linked
to the mainstream
of development by
implementing state’s
action plan. Special
efforts for progress
have been ensured as
per the standards of
Niti Aayog.

UTTAR PRADESH
03
DHANANJAY SINGH
REACHES HC TO
STAY ARREST
MISSING WOMAN’S REMAINS
FOUND, FIR AGAINST HUBBY
MINOR GIRL GANG-RAPED, ASSAULTED;
HUNT ON FOR FOUR ACCUSED
Hamirpur: A woman (35) was allegedly killed and
set afire by her husband in Hamirpur district, the
police said on Wednesday
. Shakuntala was missing
since Saturday and her husband, Ram Swarup, had
informed her brother that she had fled somewhere,
SP Narendra Singh said. On Tuesday
, Narendra
Sonekarfoundhersister’shairandbonesatGauhani
villageinRatharea.AnFIRwaslodgedagainstRam.
Gonda: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped
and thrashed here under Mankapur Kotwali area.
Police have registered a case against four persons
including a person from their village and manhunt
was launched to nab the accused. Police sources
said the girl was intercepted by four persons when
she was returning from school. They dragged her
to sugarcane farms and gang-raped her.
Lucknow: Accused
of murder conspira-
cy in Ajit Singh mur-
der case, mafia
turned politician
Dhananjay Singh
filed a petition in
Lucknow bench of
Allahabad HC pray-
ing to quash criminal
case against him and
to stay his arrest.
Earlier, CJM court
had issued non-baila-
ble warrant against
Singh who was ac-
cused of murder con-
spiracy in Ajit Singh
murder case.
CRIME ROUND UP
Covid scare at La Mart,
safetybreachinVVIPzone
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In what can
be termed as a major
covid-related breach
andfloutingof normsin
and around Lucknow’s
VVIP zone where Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath resides, as many
as six Covid-19 positive
cases were discovered
inside the renowned La
Martiniere Boys’ Col-
lege here on Wednesday
.
It must be known that
the College holds a lot of
significance in the city
as most of Who’s Who’s
children study here.
This has also raised
eyebrowsagainstthead-
ministration as to how
thosedwellingsonearto
the VVIP area, were left
unattended and norms
were flouted.
Panic prevailed in ad-
ministrative machinery
throughout the day as
the areas surrounding
the College had to be
thoroughly inspected
and people had to under-
go a lot of trouble as
health workers kicked
off a testing spree.
Reports revealed that
in view of the detection
of six corona cases in La
Martiniere Boys’ Col-
lege on Wednesday, the
administration has or-
dered wide scale testing
for covid in college
premisesincludingtests
being carried out on sec-
ondary contacts of col-
lege staff.
The college has also
been closed for next two
days and orders have
been issued for sanitis-
ing the campus.
It may be mentioned
that post reopening of
education institutions
in state capital the risk
of spread of covid has
increased significantly
.
Principal the college
said, “Six persons, of
which four are resi-
dents of Aashiyana Col-
ony, in Kaiserbagh had
tested positive in the
antigen test.”
He said four adults
were daily-wage work-
ers engaged in construc-
tion activity in the col-
lege. The testing was
carried out at an im-
promptu camp set up
outside the college on
Wednesday where more
than 442 workers, staff
and pupils were tested.
The RT-PCR test reports
are awaited. CMO, Luc-
know and senior health
officials were present at
the testing site.
Six found infected on campus; Principal says four are outsiders
Testing for Covid-19 underway at La Martiniere for Boys’ College on Wednesday
Niti Aayog Vice Chairman
meets CM; to see dev work
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Vice Chair-
man of Central policy
think-tank Niti Aayog
Rajiv Kumar met Chief
Minister Yogi Aditya-
nath on Wednesday
days after the latter
highlighted the state’s
achievements in a meet-
ing with the former,
presided over by Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi.
“This visit is sort of a
follow-up of Governing
Council meeting of
NITI Aayog. The prime
minister had made sug-
gestions at the meeting
and the UP CM had spo-
ken about development
in the state in the last
four years. I thought it
would be a good time to
visit and discuss what
more can be done,” Ku-
mar told reporters.
“I am going to Bah-
raich tomorrow, which
is one of the aspiration-
al districts. I want to see
how is the work going
on in the eight aspira-
tional districts of the
state. I had been to
Chandauli a few days
back,” the vice chair-
man after his meeting
with the Uttar Pradesh
CM said.
First India Bureau
New Delhi/Unnao:
The Supreme Court
Wednesday imposed Rs
5 crore fine on a private
medical college in Un-
nao for granting admis-
sion to students in viola-
tion of the Medical
Council of India (MCI)
regulations.
A bench of Justices L
Nageswara Rao and S
Ravindra Bhat noted
that Saraswati Medical
College admitted 132
students on its own
without seeking a nod
from Director General
Medical Education
(DGME), Uttar Pradesh.
The bench held, how-
ever, that cancelling the
admissions would serve
no purpose, but directed
them to do 2-year com-
munity service after
their MBBS course as
they were not innocent
and knew their names
were not recommended
by the DGME.
It said: “Being aware
of the fact that admis-
sions cannot be made
from students not allot-
tedbythethirdRespond-
ent (MCI), the college
admitted132studentson
its own. Thereafter, the
college permitted them
to continue their studies
in spite of the direction
by the MCI to discharge
students not being
stayed.Intentionalviola-
tion of the regulations
by the college while
granting admission to
132 students in first year
MBBSforacademicyear
2017-2018 cannot be con-
doned. The Petitioner-
College is directed to de-
posit Rs 5 cr in the Regis-
try of this Court within
f 8 weeks from today
.”
First India Bureau
Prayagraj/Lucknow:
High Court Bar Associa-
tion (HCBA), Allahabad
and the Awadh Bar As-
sociation High Court,
Lucknow resolved to
abstain from judicial
work on Wednesday, to
express their displeas-
ure over the passing of
Uttar Pradesh Educa-
tionalServicesTribunal
Bill, 2021.
Both associations
have cited different rea-
sons for opposing the
Bill. While HCBA, Alla-
habad is opposing the
Bill as it proposes to es-
tablish Tribunal’s Prin-
cipal Bench in Lucknow,
the Awadh Bar Associa-
tion is miffed over the
bifurcation of the Tri-
bunal at two places.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv
Kumar at his official residence in Lucknow on Wednesday.
Unnao’s Saraswati Med
College admitted 132
students on its own
Vax drive
in primary
schools
likely
7 killed in
car-tanker
collison on
Yamuna E-way
SC asks med college
to deposit Rs 5-cr for
violating MCI norms
CS reviews land transfer
work for sports varsity
HC Bar Assn,Awadh Bar Assn
strike work over Tribunal Bill
First India Bureau
Lucknow: While the
government plans to
open primary schools
from March 1 in the
state, it may also soon
begin a vaccination
driveatprimaryschools,
officials have said. Also,
those frontline workers
leftoutinthephase1and
phase 2 can get them-
selves jabbed in phase 3.
Also, in phase 3, the
state health department
has planned to inoculate
those above the age of 50
years.
In a statement re-
leased on Wednesday
, it
has been told that those
gettingjabbedatthegov-
ernment hospitals, will
not have to pay for the
vaccine as declared by
Chief MinisterYogiAdi-
tyanath recently
.
First India Bureau
Noida: Seven people
were killed in a collision
between an oil tanker
andacarontheYamuna
Expressway in Mathura
district, police officials
said on Wednesday
.
The incident took
place around 10.30 pm
on Tuesday near Bajna
cut on the Yamuna Ex-
pressway in Naujheel
police station area of
the district, Mathura
Senior Superintendent
of Police (SP) Gaurav
Grover said.
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath also took
note of the road crash
and has condoled the de-
mise of the people.
“An oil tanker going
towards Noida went out
of control and crossed
over on the other side of
the expressway
, where it
collided with a speeding
Toyota Innova car,”
Grover said
“Seven car passen-
gers, including two
women and five men,
were killed in the
crash,” he added.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Secre-
taryRKTiwarichaireda
meeting of the commit-
tee constituted for trans-
fer of forest protected
land of Irrigation De-
partment to Sports De-
partment free of cost for
a Sports University in
Meerut.
Report of Chief Engi-
neer (Ganga) Irrigation
andWaterResourcesDe-
partment, Meerut about
transfer of 36.9813 hec-
tare land presented.
ACS Irrigation T Ven-
katesh, Principal Secre-
tary (Sports) Kalpana
Awasthi, Principal Sec-
retary (Forest) Sudhir
Garg, Secretary (Irriga-
tion)AnilGarg,Director
(Sports) RP Singh etc.
were present. Tiwari
also reviewed the status
of letters sent by minis-
ters and secretaries of
Government of India,
calling for timely reply
to those letters.
Representative photo
People at the accident site.
Lucknow: Pulling up their socks for acting
toughagainstcybercriminals,copsof Kanpur
range will now receive training on the pattern
of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and
National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
As per reports, IG (Kanpur Range) Mohit
Agarwal has taken up the responsibility for
ensuring speedy disposal of cyber crime cases
by way of providing training to cyber crime
cell as-well-as Crime Branch personnel on the
pattern of CBI and NIA.
Knp range cyber cops to
be trained on lines of CBI
TESTING SPREE
Saraswati Medical College, Unnao
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The rising
indebtedness and short-
fall in UP’s share in the
Central taxes due to the
pandemic have failed to
deter the Yogi Aditya-
nath government from
launching mega devel-
opment projects in next
fiscal year. This is large-
ly because of Aditya-
nath’s firm conviction
that his government
would steer the state
through crisis by better
financial management.
Thus, with Rs 5.50
lakh crore total budget-
ary provision and
around Rs 28,000 crore
worth development
schemes in every sector,
the CM has launched
poll beguile for two
mammoth electoral ex-
ercises- Panchayat elec-
tion (March- April 2021)
and state poll early next
year. However, this is de-
spite increasing indebt-
edness (total borrow-
ings) which has gone up
three times during the
last 10 years. It is esti-
mated to go up from Rs
209,227.32 crore in 2011-
12 to Rs 611,161.85 crore
on March 31, 2022.
An analysis of the
budget presented in the
assembly indicated that
next fiscal will close
with 28.1% of GSDP
(gross state domestic
product) as against
28.8% of GSDP as per
estimates for current fi-
nancial year-2020-21.
Even though the cur-
rent financial situation
is unlikely to push the
state into debt trap, it
would certainly require
deft financial discipline
to maintain proper debt
servicing. There is no
doubt that despite short-
fall of about Rs 54,000
crore in UP’s share in
the Central taxes, the
Yogi government has in-
ternally managed the
resources quite well to
keep the projects and
other welfare schemes
going.
The government’s
covid control manage-
ment has already
brought global laurels.
The government has
also earmarked Rs 50
crore for forthcoming
vaccination drive in the
state. There is feeling in
the government that
years of financial mis-
management by previ-
ous governments and
unproductive expendi-
turehasledtothismessy
condition. The Yogi gov-
ernment had inherited a
bad financial condition
from the previous Sama-
jwadi Party but has im-
proved it considerably
during the last four
years, which is now re-
flected in one of the big-
gestbudgetsinthestate’s
history
.Thegovernment
had estimated receipts
of Rs five lakh crore in
2020-21 but for various
reasons including fall in
Central taxes, the re-
ceipts are likely to come
down to Rs four lakh
crore.
The CM has already
announced that the bud-
get was medium for new
hope, new energy and
ensure wings to new
prospects of develop-
ment despite the pan-
demic. The CM has re-
solved to give thrust to
“self-reliant UP” with
the speeding up of ef-
forts for holistic and in-
clusivedevelopmentand
also materialise the
cherished goal of one
trillion economy
.
Debt-ridden UP banks on fiscal discipline to keep dev momentum on
BAD LEGACY
Proper financial mgmt is now the key
for Yogi to take the state successfully
on the ambitious growth path
The CM feels the budget will give wings to new prospects.
Representative photo
CS RK Tiwari at the review meet
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PERSPECTIVE
04
For we live by faith,
not by sight.
—Corinthians 5:7
Spiritual
SPEAK
ith a change in market condi-
tions and an expected rise in
yields, earning returns from
long term debt funds would be
a challenge for investors in the
short term. So, a bond investor
shouldn’t expect quick gains in
a constant maturity gilt fund or
staying put in a gilt fund to
achieve short-term goals if the
yields continue to spike.
Why is this shift in an inves-
tor’s portfolio so important
today?
As India reels from the impact
of the Covid-19 crisis, what the
economy really needed from
the government was to spend;
Spend for revival, to bring the
economy right back on track,
and to foster growth. That’s ex-
actly what the Finance Minis-
ter, Nirmala Sitharaman con-
veyed with her budget presen-
tation. The budget for FY 2021-
22 indicated a fiscal deficit of
9.5% for FY21 which would
gradually be brought down at
6.8% of GDP for FY 21-22.
The government aims to
meet this deficit with the help
of a string of operations such
as leasing out of infrastructure
projects related to roads, rail-
ways, and airports, asset mon-
etization, and the sale of other
assets that are owned by them.
Privatization of two public sec-
tor banks, as well as the long-
awaited Initial Public Offering
(IPO) of the Life Insurance Cor-
poration of India (LIC), would
also be taking place in FY 22.
Furthermore, the government
plans to disinvest its holdings
in CONCOR, SAIL, and BPCL.
Along with the above-men-
tioned divestments, the govern-
ment plans to borrow an addi-
tional Rs.80,000 crore from the
market in the financial year.
What is the impact of a high
fiscal deficit?
A fiscal deficit explains how
much the government would
have to borrow funds from the
market to meet its expendi-
tures. This borrowing is done
by issuing and selling bonds.
Borrowing by the government,
however, has a crucial impact
on bond yields.
The impact on short-term
yields is minimum, as they re-
flect the effect of the monetary
policy and as well as cyclical
conditions. For long term
yields, two factors would come
into play. One factor that is
known to all would be inflation.
The second factor would be the
anticipation of higher fiscal
deficits and hence, more debt.
As the government borrow-
ingincreases,bondyieldsgoup.
What does this mean for
debt fund holders?
An increase in bond yields
means a reduction in the prices
of the bonds. This reduction in
the price of the bond would
broadly affect debt fundhold-
ers, as there would be an ero-
sion in the Net Asset Values
(NAVs) of these funds.
Furthermore, this would also
lead to a reduction in wealth for
retail as well as institutional
investors. The higher impact
would be seen on funds that
hold bonds with longer maturi-
ties versus those who hold
short term bonds that are clos-
er to maturity. An increase in
yields would also, in turn, in-
crease the yields for corporate
debt funds as well; they usually
offer yields higher than those
on government securities.
GOVERNMENT STEPS
The government has proposed
to introduce a framework to
buy debt securities that are of
investment-grade to deepen the
corporate bond market. This
would instill further confi-
dence in market participants
as well as increase liquidity in
secondary markets. Such a
move will contribute towards
pushing down yields, further
benefitting debt fund investors.
NEXT STEP FOR
INVESTORS
Investors should think about
considering short-term, ultra-
short, liquid bond funds to
park their money in. Increas-
ing yields combined with the
impact of inflation could lead
to a potential loss of capital.
Debt funds that invest in
shorter maturity securities,
can manage to escape the im-
pact of longer-term deprecia-
tion of yields. They will help
protect investors from the vola-
tility in the market.
However, it is important to
note that a short-term debt
fund is not always a safe instru-
ment to invest in. The classic
case in this category is that of
the various debt funds that
were closed for redemption by
Franklin Templeton due to the
underlying defaults. Therefore,
consulting a SEBI Registered
Investment Adviser is neces-
sary during every investment.
Moreover, if an investor has a
long-term goal (of more than 4-5
years), he/she should continue
investing in constant maturity
gilt funds for risk-free returns.
BUDGET 2021 CAN AFFECT
YOUR DEBT FUND RETURNS:
WHERE TO INVEST?
W
The government
aims to meet this
deficit with the
help of a string of
operations such as
leasing out of
infrastructure
projects related to
roads, railways,
and airports, asset
monetization, and
the sale of other
assets that are
owned by them.
Privatization of
two public sector
banks, as well as
the long-awaited
Initial Public
Offering (IPO) of
the Life Insurance
Corporation of
India (LIC), would
also be taking
place in FY 22.
Furthermore, the
government plans
to disinvest its
holdings in
CONCOR, SAIL,
and BPCL
INVESTORS SHOULD THINK
ABOUT CONSIDERING
SHORT-TERM, ULTRA-
SHORT, LIQUID BOND
FUNDS TO PARK THEIR
MONEY IN. INCREASING
YIELDS COMBINED WITH
THE IMPACT OF INFLATION
COULD LEAD TO A
POTENTIAL LOSS OF
CAPITAL
s the world en-
ters the second
year of the cor-
onavirus pan-
demic, vaccina-
tion has moved front and
center in policymakers’
responses. But while vac-
cines offer the surest way
out of the crisis, countries
are approaching them in
different ways. Some are
racing to vaccinate their
populations, while others
await longer-term efficacy
data before beginning. Still
other countries find them-
selves in a long line to re-
ceive or purchase desper-
ately needed doses.
Many have noted the
rapid rate of Israel’s vac-
cination drive, the ambi-
tion of the United King-
dom, which was the first
country to approve a COV-
ID-19 vaccine for emergen-
cy use, and the stumbles to
get supplies distributed in
the United States and the
European Union. But for
those seeking lessons on
how to protect a population
through vaccination,
there’s another country to
watch: India.
With 1.3 billion people,
and an estimated 11 million
cases of COVID-19 to date,
India faces a seemingly
mammoth vaccination
challenge. But the govern-
ment recently announced a
plan to vaccinate around
300 million people by early
August. And, judging by
the country’s preparations
and actions so far, it may be
well equipped to handle the
task.
That’s because India can
meet the challenges of
scale with massive manu-
facturing capacity
, a strong
public-health infrastruc-
ture with experience in
vaccine delivery, an army
of frontline workers, and
meticulous planning. Add
to that some innovative
digital tracking, and the
results could put the coun-
try in an enviable position
by later this year.
Frontline health work-
ers are central players in
India’s vaccination roll-
out, and the first in line to
receive the shots. The
drive to vaccinate around
30 million frontline and
other health workers be-
gan on January 16, and in
the first 34 days, India
achieved ten million vac-
cinations. The US took 31
days to vaccinate the same
number after it author-
ized vaccines (the rate of
China’s vaccine rollout is
unclear).
After India’s health
workers are vaccinated,
frontline workers and peo-
ple aged over 50 – and
younger people with seri-
ous health conditions –
will be next in line. That’s
a further 260 million peo-
ple that the government
plans to vaccinate in under
seven months.
India has the capacity to
manufacture all its COV-
ID-19 vaccines domestical-
ly. The Serum Institute of
India, the world’s largest
vaccine producer, has
boosted its capacity in or-
der to manufacture one bil-
lion doses of the AstraZen-
eca-Oxford vaccine (known
locally as Covishield),
while Bharat Biotech will
produce the government-
backed Covaxin shot. This
should be enough to vacci-
nate the country’s priority
groups this year. And, be-
cause the vaccines pro-
duced domestically are
priced to be the cheapest in
the world, India has al-
ready supplied vaccines
worth $47 million to 13
countries.
India will rely heavily on
its public-health infra-
structure to scale up its
vaccination drive. Three
thousand COVID-19 vacci-
nation centers have been
established across the
country, along with 27,000
cold chain points to keep
supplies cool en route to
and at their destinations.
About 150,000 staff people
in 700 districts have been
specially trained to admin-
ister the vaccines.
India already runs the
world’s largest public-
health immunization pro-
grams, targeting 27 million
infants and 29 million preg-
nant women each year.
Since a national campaign
to vaccinate children
against measles and rubel-
la began four years ago,
severalstateshaveachieved
coverage rates of over 90%.
The COVID-19 vaccination
push is certainly ambi-
tious, but its scale is not
fundamentally different.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE
How India could win its COVID vaccination race
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TWEET
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
The name of the Sports Complex is
Sardar Patel Sports Enclave. Only
the name of the Cricket Stadium,
within the complex has been named
after Narendra Modi. Ironically, “The
Family” , which never respected
Sardar Patel, even after his death, is
now making hue and cry.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Thank the #Cabinet led by
PM Shri @narendramodi
for approving PLI scheme
pharmaceutical sector for a
period of 2020-21 to 2028-29
to strengthen #MakeInIndia,
promote production of high-value
products and enhance value
addition in exports.
GOVT. TO MONETIZE
ABOUT 100 PSUS
ndia under Prime Minister Modi is
changing and how. The socialist form of
development has long been buried and
mourned. This is the era of privatization
and private enterprises, the new wealth
creators. The Union Budget outlined the roadmap
for giving private companies greater importance in
the government’s pursuit for a high trajectory
growth. The prime minister, who has been batting
for a bigger role for the private sector in economic
development with big-ticket reforms, has repeat-
edlysaidthatthegovernmenthasnobusinessbeing
in business. As part of this thinking, several loss-
making public sector units are on the chopping
block. Partial privatization of the railways shows
how serious the government is about letting the
private sector have a bigger say
. Air India is anoth-
er entity that the government wants to hive off but
has not got a suitable buyer yet. The sale of a couple
of private sector banks is also on the cards.
Addressing a webinar on privatization the prime
minister again stressed that the government was
committed to privatizing all PSUs barring those in
four strategic sectors. He said that sick PSUs were
a burden on the exchequer, which they indeed are.
About 100 assets are intended to be monetized to
raise Rs 2.5 lakh crore which could be used for var-
iousdevelopmentpurposes.Anotherstepwastaken
in that direction when Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharamanannouncedthatprivatebanks“cannow
be equal partners” in the country’s economic devel-
opment. So far there was an embargo on a grant of
government business to private sector banks.
I
IN-DEPTH
MOTERA RENAMED
AFTER PM MODI
efore the start of the third cricket Test
between India and England got off to an
exciting start for India and nearly 50000
spectators, President Ram Nath Kovind
inaugurated the Motera Stadium in
Ahmedabad after naming it as Narendra Modi sta-
dium. Modi, who is credited with conceptualizing
thestadium,wasearlierthepresidentof theGujarat
Cricket Association. The stadium which was earlier
known as Sardar Patel stadium and had a seating
capacity of 49,000 has been transformed into one of
the biggest and the best stadiums in the world with
a seating capacity of more than 100,000. It has state-
of-the-art facilities and complexes for some other
sports as well. President Kovind said that 1,32,000
peoplecansitandwatchcrickethere.HomeMinister
said that another sports complex is to be built in
Naranpura and together with Sardar Patel Sports
Enclave and the Narendra Modi stadium will equip
Ahmedabad to host international events like the
Asian and Commonwealth Games, even Olympics.
As a controversy started brewing over the al-
leged slighting of Sardar Patel after the naming of
Motera, the Centre clarified that only the stadi-
um’s name was changed and the entire sports com-
plex continues to bear Sardar’s name.
Motera Stadium was unofficially opened by for-
mer US President Donald Trump when Modi show-
caseditforthegrand“NamasteTrump”inFebruary
2020. Overwhelmed with the welcome, Trump de-
scribeditas“spectacular”.Themannerinwhichthe
entireprojectwascompletedwithoutanycomplaints
of bribery or favoritism in purchases sets it apart
from similar projects undertaken in New Delhi.
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INDIA
05
SASIKALA PAYS TRIBUTES TO
FORMER TN CM J JAYALALITHAA
Chennai: Paying tributes
to state’s former chief
minister J Jayalalithaa
on her birth anniversary,
expelled AIADMK leader
VK Sasikala said that
(AIADMK and AMMK)
should contest elections
together.“As our
Amma (J Jayalalithaa)
wished, our government
(AIADMK) should be
there even after 100
years. For that to
happen, we should
contest elections
together (AIADMK
and AMMK).
I wish for the same. I
will meet the cadres
and people soon,” VK
Sasikala said. Sasikala
paid tribute to former
Tamil Nadu CM J
Jayalalithaa on her birth
anniversary today.
MP DELKAR’S SUICIDE NOTE
WRITTEN ON OFFICIAL PAD
Mumbai: Mumbai
Police have said that
MP Mohan Delkar’s
suicide note was
written on his official
letter pad.Police will be
recording statements
of his family members
in the coming days, the
police said. The body
of Delkar was found
in a hotel in Mumbai
and has been sent for a
postmortem. The lead-
er is survived by his
wife and two children.
The seven-time MP
was born in Dec 1962
in Silvassa in Dadra
and Nagar Haveli.
Delkar, the LS MP from
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
has died, allegedly by
suicide.
V ADM HARI KUMAR TO HEAD
WESTERN COMMAND
New Delhi: In a major
reshuffle in the Indian
Navy, Vice Admiral
R Hari Kumar is the
new chief of force’s
sword arm Western
Command in Mumbai.
He will take over as the
Commander-in-Chief
on March 1 on retire-
ment of incumbent
Ajith Kumar on Feb 28.
Meanwhile, Eastern
Navy chief Vice Admi-
ral Atul Jain has been
shifted to Delhi to head
integrated defence staff
and is being replaced
by Vice Admiral AB
Singh. Rear Admiral V
Srinivas will take over
Advanced Technology
Vessel project and IG
Nuclear Safety.
2 JEM TERRORISTS ELIMINATED IN
ONGOING ENCOUNTER
Anantnag: Two terror-
ists belonging to the
Jaish-e-Mohammed
(JEM) terror outfit have
been killed in an ongoing
encounter in Anantnag,
Vijay Kumar, Inspector
General of Police, Kash-
mir Zone said on Wednes-
day. “Two terrorists of
JeM killed during Sriguf-
wara forest, Anantnag en-
counter. Search operation
underway,” Kumar told
ANI. Earlier today, Jammu
and Kashmir Police said
that four unidentified
terrorists have been killed
in an ongoing encounter
in Anantnag, but later
rectified the number to
two. On February 19, two
policemen were killed
in a terrorist attack in
Srinagar’s Baghat area of
Barzulla.
Kollam: Congress lead-
er Rahul Gandhi on
Wednesday turned sea-
farer and pulled the net
with local fisherman in
high sea here to get a
taste of their life.
In an emotional talk
with thousands of fish-
erfolk, including wom-
en gathered at the
Thangassery beach in
this southern coastal
district, the Nehru sci-
on said he admired and
respected what the fish-
ermen do.
“I understand and re-
spect what you do. I ad-
mire what you are do-
ing. Many times, we eat
the fish but we will not
understand the hard
work behind and how it
reached our plate,”
Gandhi said.
Earlier, the Wayanad
MP ventured into sea
with some fishermen in
their boat from Vadi
beach here by 4.30 am
and spent nearly an
hour with them before
reaching the venue of
interaction.
The Wayanad MP
also cast the net with
them but could only
catch one squid.
Clad in blue t-shirt
and khaki trousers, the
Congress leader could
be seen waving hands to
the onlookers from the
boat while reaching
back to the shores.
Addressing the fish-
ermen as “brothers”
throughout his talk, he
said he wanted to get a
sense of what many of
them go through every
day
. “I went to sea early
in the morning with my
brothers. From the mo-
ment the boat left the
shore and till the mo-
ment it reached back
the shore, every force
was trying to fight my
brothers,” he said.
Sharing his experi-
ence of sailing with the
fishermen, Gandhi said
they take the entire
risk.
“They put their en-
tire labour and fight the
sea. They buy the net
and somebody else gets
the profit,” he said.
They threw the net
and pulled it back out
and there was one squid
in it, he said.
“So the whole invest-
ment that was put into
the boat, into the jour-
ney, the petrol within
one minute, we saw
there was no return.
In my mind, I was
expecting a net full of
fish and the net came
back empty,” Gandhi
added.
I admire what you do: Rahul
tells fishermen of Kerala
Wayanad MP ventures into sea with some fishermen in their boat; spends an hr
New Delhi/Thiru-
vananthapuram: Sen-
ior BJP leaders, includ-
ing party chief JP Na-
dda and External Af-
fairs Minister S Jais-
hankar, lashed out at
Rahul Gandhi on Tues-
day night, accusing the
Congress MP of disre-
specting north Indians,
and seeking to “divide
and rule”, during an
election rally in Kera-
la’s Thiruvanan-
thapuram. Gandhi, who
is in the southern state
to campaign ahead of
Assembly polls due in a
few weeks, had said:
“For first 15 years I was
a MP in the north. So I
had got used to a differ-
ent type of politics.
Coming to Kerala was
very refreshing as sud-
denly I found that peo-
ple are interested in is-
sues... and not just su-
perficially, but going
into details. “And re-
cently I was telling stu-
dents that I enjoy Kera-
la and Wayanad. Its is
not just affection but it
is the way you do your
politics. There is intel-
ligence with which you
do your politics,” he
added.However, the BJP
was quick to hit back at
his remarks, with some
of its leaders criticising
Mr Gandhi for trying to
“divide” the country”.
The man who
ran to Kerala:
BJP hits out
at Rahul
New Delhi: Asserting
that nobody wants an
unsettled border, the
Chief of Army Staff
(COAS), General MM
Naravane on Wednes-
day said relationship
with China would de-
velop along the path as
per India’s wishes.
“Whatever we did as
a government, as a na-
tion has shown that re-
solve that we have in
maintaining our inter-
est foremost. I think
with this Whole-of-Gov-
ernment approach, our
relations with China
would develop along the
path that we wish to de-
velop,” Naravane said at
a virtual conference.
‘Relations
with China to
develop as
India wishes’
United Nations: In-
dia on Tuesday said
that the idea of a cli-
mate action should
not be to move the
goal post to 2050 and
countries must fulfil
their pre-2020 com-
mitments, calling on
the global community
to view climate
change as a “wakeup
call” to strengthen
multilateralism and
seek equitable
solutions.
Minister for Envi-
ronment, Forests and
Climate Change
Prakash Javadekar,
addressing the UN
Security Council’s
open debate on ‘Main-
tenance of interna-
tional peace and secu-
rity: Addressing cli-
mate-related risks to
international peace
and security’’ said the
delivery on the com-
mitment by developed
countries to jointly
mobilise USD 100 bil-
lion per year by 2020
in support of climate
action in developing
countries has been
elusive.
“The idea of cli-
mate action should
not be to move the cli-
mate ambition goal
post to 2050. It is im-
portant for countries
to fulfil their pre-2020
commitments. Cli-
mate Action needs to
go hand-in-hand with
the framework for fi-
nancial, technical and
capacity building sup-
port to countries that
need it,” he said.
The year 2050 is
when nations have
been called on to
achieve net zero CO2
emissions. Emissions
must fall by half by
2030 and reach net-ze-
ro emissions no later
than 2050 to reach the
1.5 Celsius goal of the
Paris agreement.
He said as nations
prepare to meet for
the 26th UN Climate
Change Conference of
the Parties (COP26) in
Glasgow in Novem-
ber, there is a “signifi-
cant opportunity” for
countries to integrate
low-carbon develop-
ment in their COV-
ID-19 rescue and re-
covery measures and
long-term mitigation
strategies that are
scheduled to be an-
nounced at the sum-
mit, which will bring
parties together to ac-
celerate action to-
wards the goals of the
Paris Agreement and
the UN Framework
Convention on Cli-
mate Change.
“Let us then make
the transition to a
more climate-friendly
lifestyle by adapting
to a low carbon-devel-
opment pathway
based on our needs.
Let us view climate
change as a wakeup
call and an opportu-
nity to strengthen
multilateralism and
seek equitable and in-
clusive solutions to
leave a greener world
for our future,” he
said. —PTI
Countries must fulfill
climate commitments:
India at UNSC debate
Javadekar addressing the UN Security Council’s open debate.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi catches fish with fishermen, at Thangassery Beach in Kollam.
WAKEUP CALL
AFTER RALLY, RAGA VISITS
PROTESTING JOB SEEKERS
RAHUL’S GAFFE MISLEAD
FISHERMEN: GIRIRAJ SINGH
Thiruvananthapuram: Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi, who was in Kerala ahead of the assembly
polls in the state, visited a group of Public Service
Commission rank holders protesting outside the
state secretariat, in an unexpected change of
schedule. Gandhi, during a rally in Thiruvanan-
thapuram, hit out at the Left government in Kerala
and claimed jobs in the state were only available
for the CPI(M) workers. “I want to tell you about
what’s happening in the country and the state. I
want to speak not only to the Congress workers,
but to all. To students who are educated but are
protesting in front of the legislature and wonder-
ing why they are not able to get jobs,” he said.
New Delhi :Slamming Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi for his repeated gaffe of having no
dedicated ministry to deal with the issues of
fishermen, Union Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said it is
Wayanad MP’s well-thought strategy to mislead
the people of the country. “He (Rahul Gandhi)
should know that there is a fisheries department
for which an investment of Rs 20,050 cr has been
made by the Centre,” the Minister said.
5statesawardedforeffective
implementationofagrischeme
New Delhi: On the sec-
ond anniversary of the
PM-Kisan scheme on
Wednesday
, Union Agri-
culture Minister Naren-
dra Singh Tomar
awarded the best per-
forming states for ex-
emplary work in imple-
menting the scheme.
For the highest per-
centage of Aadhaar au-
thenticated beneficiar-
ies, Karnataka has
topped the chart with 97
per cent of beneficiar-
ies authenticated under
the scheme. According
to official data, more
than 90 per cent of ben-
eficiaries in Karnataka
are being paid the ben-
efits of the scheme. Ma-
harashtra has received
the award for good per-
formance in physical
verification and griev-
ance redressal. The gov-
ernment’s data shows
that the state has com-
pleted 99 per cent physi-
cal verification and has
redressed 60 per cent of
grievances.
Uttar Pradesh was
awarded for the fastest
implementation of the
scheme in the state.
“Nearly 1.53 crore farm-
ers were registered dur-
ing the period of Decem-
ber 18 to March 19,” read
the government’s data.
As far as North East and
Hilly Terrain states are
concerned, Arunachal
Pradesh became the
state with the highest
percentage of Aadhaar
verification with 98 per
cent of beneficiaries be-
ing verified. Himachal
Pradesh also received
the award for good per-
formance in physical
verification and griev-
ance redressal.
Apart from this, 15
districts from various
states were given
awards for different cat-
egories. —ANI
Narendra Singh Tomar
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: The SC dis-
missed the petition filed
by a UPSC civil services
aspirant seeking an ex-
tra attempt for candi-
dates who appeared for
their last attempt of the
exam in October. The
petitioner had sought
an extra chance for can-
didates who have ex-
hausted their number
of attempts but were
otherwise eligible from
appearing in CSE-2021.
SC no to PIL
on extra UPSC
attempts
2 new judges take oath in Delhi HC
Court asks police to reply on Muluk’s plea
New Delhi: A Delhi
Court on Wednesday
asked Delhi Police to
file a reply on an an-
ticipatory bail plea
moved by Shantanu
Muluk, co-accused in
the ongoing ‘toolkit’
document case related
to the farmers’ protest.
Additional Sessions
Judge Dharmender
Rana deferred the mat-
ter for Thursday after
the public prosecutor
sought adjournment.
The court also noted the
submission of the pub-
lic prosecutor that
Shantanu has interim
protection till February
26. A non-bailable war-
rant was issued against
Shantanu by a Delhi
Court and thereafter, he
had moved the Bombay
High Court. —ANI
New Delhi: Two new
judges took the oath of
office in the Delhi High
Court on Wednesday
.
Chief Justice of Del-
hi High Court, Justice
D N Patel administered
the oath of office to
Justices Jasmeet Singh
and Amit Bansal, who
were appointed as
judges of the Delhi
High Court on Febru-
ary 22 by the Union of
India. The working
strength of the court
has now risen to 31 af-
ter the oath of two new
judges.
President Ram Nath
Kovind, in exercise of
the power conferred by
clause (1) of Article 217
of the Constitution of
India, had appointed
Singh and Bansal as the
judges of the Delhi High
Court from the date
they assume charge. A
notification in this re-
gard was also issued on
February 22. —ANI

INDIA
06
New Delhi: The Centre
has lifted the embargo
on grant of government
business to private
banks, enabling banks
to participate in all de-
velopmental activities.
“Private banks can now
be equal partners in de-
velopment of the Indian
economy
, furthering the
government’s social
sector initiatives and
enhancing customer
convenience,” Finance
Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman tweeted.
With the lifting of the
embargo, private banks
will be able to conduct
government-related
banking transactions
such as taxes and other
revenue payment facili-
ties, pension payments
and small savings
schemes. The RBI could
also, in due course, au-
thorize private sector
banks to undertake any
other government busi-
nesses. The Nifty Bank
index surged nearly per
cent to 36,493.80 on the
back of the announce-
ment by the Finance
Minister as the markets
resumed trading re-
sumed post the techni-
cal snag on NSE. Pri-
vate sector banks are in
the limelight, with
HDFC Bank, Axis Bank,
ICICI Bank have surged
4-5%. The BSE Sensex
soared more than 1,050
points as a result.
According to a report
on February 15, the gov-
ernment has filtered
out four state-run banks
- Central Bank of India,
Bank of India, Bank of
Maharashtra, and Indi-
an Overseas Bank for
privatisation. —PTI
Hooghly: India crick-
eter Manoj Tiwary on
Wednesday joined Tri-
namool Congress
(TMC) in the presence
of Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee.
This comes ahead of
the Assembly elections.
Elections for the Legis-
lative Assembly of West
Bengal that comprises
294 seats are set to be
held this year as the
current tenure ends on
May 30. After joining
the party, Mr Tiwary
said Mamata Banerjee
is trying to unite people
together.
“BJP is playing divi-
sive policy and Mamata
Banerjee is trying to
unite people together.
When I play cricket, I
play for the country, not
on the basis of reli-
gion,” he said.
The bio of this Insta-
gram profile reads:
“Politician | AITMC |
Proud Indian | Joy
Bangla!” Mr Tiwary
has represented India
in 12 ODIs, amassing
287 runs which includes
a century and a half-
century
. In the shortest
format of the game, Mr
Tiwary played three
games for India and
scored 15 runs. —ANI
New Delhi: Union
AYUSH Minister Shri-
pad Naik on Wednesday
said there is no concept
of “mixopathy”, as
claimed by a section of
allopathic doctors, and
asserted that ayurvedic
practitioners are also
trained to perform sur-
geries. The idea behind
allowing ayurvedic
practitioners to per-
form medical surgeries
and other functions is
aimed at supporting the
allopathic practice,
Naik told PTI shortly
before his discharge
from the Goa Medical
College and Hospital,
where he was undergo-
ing treatment after an
accident.
To a question on the
Indian Medical Associ-
ation (IMA) opposing
the Centre’s decision to
allow ayurvedic doctors
to perform surgeries,
Naik said there is no
term like “mixopathy”.
“We are introducing
an Indian system of
medicine to support the
practice of allopathy,”
he said, adding that it is
not a competition as
both the medical prac-
tices would compliment
each other. Naik further
said that ayurvedic doc-
tors are educated at par
with allopathic practi-
tioners and they are
even trained to perform
surgeries.
“After completing
their studies, the ayur-
vedic doctors undergo
internship for one year.
They are trained sur-
geons, he said.
Naik said the Indian
system of medicine has
been forwarded to peo-
ple of the country since
centuries and its for-
mula has not changed
since then. Allopathic
doctors in some parts of
the country recently
protested against the
Centre’s decision to al-
low ayurvedic physi-
cians to perform cer-
tain types of surgeries.
The IMA has been op-
posing the Central
Council of Indian Medi-
cine’s decision to allow
ayurvedic doctors to
conduct certain surgi-
cal procedures after
completion of their
three-year post-gradu-
ate course. —PTI
Coronil has been awarded the CoPP
licence as per WHO-GMP: Patanjali
Cricketer Manoj Tiwary joins TMC
ahead of Bengal Assembly Polls
Centre lifts embargo on granting
businesses to private banks: Nirmala
Shripad Naik
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
ManojTiwary said Mamata Banerjee is trying to unite people together.
NEGATIVE REPORT MANDATORY
BEFORE ENTERING DELHI: GOVT
New Delhi: The Delhi
government on
Wednesday made it
mandatory to carry
COVID-19 negative test
reports for people com-
ing from Maharashtra,
Kerala, Chhattisgarh,
Madhya Pradesh and
Punjab in the wake of a
surge in coronavirus
cases in those states.
According to Delhi
Government official
sources, this order will
be in force from mid-
night of February 26 to
noon of March 15.
“Delhi government
took the decision be-
cause in the past one
week, 86 per cent of the
new virus cases have
emerged from these
states.
Nodal officers in
these states will be
asked to verify COV-
ID-19 negative reports
from tests taken up to
72 hours before the
flight, prior to allowing
passengers to leave for
Delhi,” according to the
sources.
A formal order re-
garding this will be is-
sued today. This order
will be applicable to the
passengers coming to
Delhi by flight, train
and bus while the pas-
sengers coming by car
will be excluded.
New Delhi: Coronil
has been awarded the
CoPP licence as per
WHO-GMP. Dr Harsh
Vardhan didn’t endorse
any ayurvedic medi-
cine, neither, did he un-
dermine the modern
medicines, said Achar-
ya Balkrishna, General
Secretary, Patanjali Re-
search Foundation
Trust, Haridwar over
IMA on Coronil.
A press release from
Patanjali Research
Foundation Trust read,
“Patanjali Research
Foundation Trust,
Haridwar is appalled
by the press release is-
sued by the officials of
the Indian Medical As-
sociation, on COR-
ONIL. It is dishearten-
ing to observe the lack
of understanding of
scientific research con-
cepts by such well
trained doctors.”
“In the press confer-
ence held on February
19, 2021, honourable
Health Minister Dr
Harsh Vardhan jee
communicated about
the integration of
Ayurveda with the na-
tional healthcare sys-
tem, which was in-line
with recent initiatives
of WHO, as stated by
Dr Tedros Ghebreye-
sus. —ANI
New Delhi: The
government today
sent high-level
teams to 10 states
and Union Terri-
tories that have
seen a surge in
Covid cases,
warning that
slacking off on
rules and meas-
ures to check in-
fection will esca-
late the crisis,
given the emer-
gence of new vi-
rus strains.
The Health Sec-
retary has also
written to seven
states and Union
Territories on the
recent spurt in vi-
rus cases and has
advised specific
steps.
Three-member
multi-discipli-
nary teams have
been sent to Ma-
harashtra, Kera-
la, Chhattisgarh,
Madhya Pradesh,
Gujarat, Punjab,
Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu, West Ben-
gal and Jammu
and Kashmir.
Each team is
headed by Joint
Secretary-level of-
ficers in the
Health Ministry.
The states have
been asked to car-
ry out a regular
critical review of
the emerging situ-
ation with offi-
cials of the dis-
tricts concerned.
Bengaluru: Days af-
ter 10 people tested
positive for Covid
in an apartment in
Bengaluru, another
10 residents of SJR
Watermark Apart-
ment in Ambalipura,
Bellandur ward,
were diagnosed.
With this, Bengaluru
city now has three
Covid-19 clusters.
The apartment con-
sists of nine towers
with approximately
504 total flats. Ac-
cording to BBMP
officials, out of the
total, only 470 flats
are occupied.
Centre warns
against laxity
as Covid
cases rise
No ‘mixopathy’,
Ayurvedic doctors
well trained, says
AYUSH minister
Those from Maha, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, MP Punjab have to carry reports
MAHARASHTRA, KERALA, CHHATTISGARH PUNJAB ARE THE MOST AFFECTED STATES
10 RESIDENTS
TEST POSITIVE
Students undergo thermal screening as the school reopens for Classes 3-5 after the Covid-19
pandemic, at Government Model Sanskriti Primary School in Gurugram on Wednesday. —ANI
Union minister Harsh Vardhan with Ramdev at the launch of Patanjali’s
Coronil medicine, in New Delhi on 19 February. —FILE PHOTO
To criticise
had been closed, con-
trary to the misinfor-
mation campaign un-
leashed by the oppo-
sition just for the
sake of opposing the
ruling dispensation
at the Centre and in
the state. “Why
would we modernise
the mandis if we had
any plan to close
them.In fact, the
state government has
been developing 27
mandis as the mod-
ern kiosan mandis
and ripening and
cold storage facili-
ties are being provid-
ed in 24 mandis,’’ he
informed.
Prez Kovind
inaugurates...
It has 11 pitches made of
both red and black soil
and is the only stadium
in the world to have
same soil surfaces for
the main and practice
pitches. “
As children, we
used to dream about the
world’s largest stadium
in India. And now as
sports minister, my hap-
piness knows no bounds
that this has finally hap-
pened,”said Rijijuat the
inaguration. “It is one
of the most modern
sports facilities in the
world,” he added.
Players from both the
India and England
teams, who have been
training here for the
past few days, have ex-
pressed their admira-
tion for what they have
experienced at the are-
na. Insteadof highmast
floodlights, the field of
play has LED lights
fixed along the perime-
terof theroof providing
shadow-less light -- a
first of its kind arrange-
ment in India.
It also has a cricket
academy, indoor prac-
tice pitches, and two
separate practice
grounds with small pa-
vilion area. The Presi-
dent performed the
ground-breaking cere-
mony for a sports com-
plex in the stadium for
disciplines like football,
hockey
, basketball, kab-
badi, boxing, and lawn
tennis among others.
NSE glitch: Sensex
execute morning trades.
The benchmark SP
BSE Sensex zoomed to
day’shighduringthefag-
end of the session, soar-
ing 1,130 points in the in-
tra-day trade. The index
ended 1,030 points, or 2
per cent, higher at 50,782
levels. HDFC Bank, Axis
Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI,
and HDFC, up in the
range of 3 per cent and 5
per cent, were the top
gainers among the 23
stocks that ended in the
green. On the contrary
,
Dr Reddy’s Labs, TCS,
Sun Pharma, Asian
Paints and Power Grid
declined between 0.5 per
cent and 1.4 per cent and
closed as top laggards on
the index. Overall, mar-
ket breadth on the BSE
remained titled towards
advances with over 1,850
stocks settling higher,
compared with around
1,000 stocks that slipped
today
.
PM Modi biggest...
of rupees, what is that
for? Cat money or rat
money,” Banerjee said,
referring to the BJP’s
repeated allegations of
‘cut money’ (commis-
sion) against the Trina-
mool Congress.
The TMC boss exuded
confidence that her par-
ty will come back to
power after the assem-
bly elections.“It will be
game on (‘khela hobe’)
in the assembly polls... I
will be the goalkeeper
and you (BJP) will not
be able to score a single
goal. All shots will fly
above the goal post,” Ba-
nerjee said, invoking
the Bengali sentiment
for football, the state’s
most popular sport.
“He (Modi) had gone to
win the elections for
Donald Trump. Every-
one knows what hap-
pened with him. Naren-
dra Modi will meet an
even worse fate, she
said. Banerjee con-
demned the recent CBI
interrogation of TMC
MP Abhishek Baner-
jee’s wife in connection
with a coal pilferage
scam, saying it was an
“insult to our women”.
“You are against me be-
cause I protest against
your wrongdoings. You
can kill me or do what-
ever you feel like...
but you are insulting
women... getting into
my house and alleging
that a girl who is only 22-
23 years of age, a house-
wife,isacoalthief.Don’t
you feel ashamed?” the
TMC boss thundered.
“They (BJP) will break
your backbone if they
come to power in West
Bengal. They will finish
your future and end
your dreams. Bengal
will rule Bengal. Guja-
rat will not rule Bengal.
Goons will not rule Ben-
gal,” the CM asserted.
Meanwhile, at the be-
ginning of the rally,
cricketer Manoj Tiwary
and several Bengali ac-
tors including Kanchan
Mallick and Sayani
Ghosh, and Chairper-
son of the West Bengal
Commission for the
Protection of Child
Rights, Ananya
Chakraborti Chatter-
jee, joined the TMC in
presence of Banerjee.
FROM PG 1

NEWS
07
New Delhi: The Pun-
jab government is
“shamelessly” protect-
ing gangster-turned-
politician Mukhtar An-
sari, lodged in Rupna-
gar district jail in con-
nection with an alleged
extortion case, by not
sending him to Uttar
Pradesh to face trial in
several cases, the UP
government told the Su-
preme Court on
Wednesday
.
A bench of Justices
Ashok Bhushan and R
Subhash Reddy howev-
er took note of the sub-
mission of senior advo-
cate Dushyant Dave,
appearing for the Pun-
jab government, seek-
ing adjournment in the
matter on personal
grounds.
Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta, appear-
ing for the Uttar
Pradesh government,
said he has no objection
to Dave’s plea for ad-
journment.
The top court has
posted the matter for
hearing on March 2.
During the hearing,
senior advocate Mukul
Rohatgi, appearing for
Ansari, said that he
(Ansari) was “small
fry” being cornered by
the “might of the state”.
To this, Mehta said,
“You (Ansari) are such
a small fry that a state
(Punjab) is shamelessly
protecting you.”
Ansari is lodged in
district jail Rupnagar
in Punjab since Janu-
ary 2019.
The UP government
also filed written sub-
missions in the top
court stating that trans-
fer of Ansari’s custody
was meticulously
planned and raised a
strong suspicion of con-
spiracy to delay the pro-
ceedings before the Spe-
cial Judge (MP/MLA),
Allahabad.
The state govern-
ment said it has “locus
standi” to seek transfer
of case pending before
Judicial Magistrate Mo-
hali, to the court of Spe-
cial Judge (MP/MLA)
Allahabad, Uttar
Pradesh, as UP is party
interested under Sec-
tion 406 of Code of
Criminal Procedure
(Power of Supreme
Court to transfer cases
and appeals).
First India Bureau
Mathura: Prepara-
tions are currently un-
derway to hang Shab-
nam who along with
her lover Salim had
killed seven members
of her family in a cold
blood murder.
A death warrant has
already been issued but
the decision to hang her
has become the topic of
debate just like the
hangings of the sus-
pects of the Nirbhaya
case of 2012.
AP Singh who repre-
sented the 4 convicts of
the Nirbhaya case talk-
ing about the Shabnam
case over a video call
said that the decision to
hang Shabnam, who
will be first woman to
hanged after independ-
ence if she is hanged is
a sad one.
He added that hang-
ing cannot be the cure
to problems and jail
should be place where
people repent their mis-
take not a hanging
house. He further added
that more than 100
countries have already
banned the process of
hanging.
On the demand of
hanging of Shabnam,
the famous Supreme
Court lawyer AP Singh
said that hanging can-
not be a cure for any
problem.
If you take an eye for
an eye in human society
and a civilized society
then one day the world
will become blind.
The mercy petition
of Shabnam is current-
ly with the Governor of
UP and hence her hang-
ing has been stayed for
the time being.
Punjab “shamelessly”
sheilding Mukhtar
Ansari: UP tells SC
Shabnam case: Death
warrant out, hanging
preparations begin
Mukhtar Ansari
FLOWERY TAJ!
Tourists click a selfie during a flower show at Red Fort, in the backdrop of the historic Taj Mahal, in Agra —PHOTO BY PTI
Any RTO related work ofvehicles
without HSRP will not be processed
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In Uttar
Pradesh, any RTO re-
lated work of vehicles
which do not have a
high security number
plate (HSRP) will not be
processed. RTO related
works like transfer of
vehicles without HSRP,
change of address and
fitness certificate of
such vehicles will not
be processed.
Rajesh Kumar Singh,
Principal Secretary of
Uttar Pradesh Trans-
port Department had
issued an order recent-
ly which made the High
Security Number Plate
mandatory for all vehi-
cles. Transport Depart-
ment has been running
several programs to en-
sure road safety and
one of such step is the
implementation of
HSRP. The Principal
Secretary said that it
will be possible to au-
thenticate the e-challan
only after the imposi-
tion of HSRP and that
fitness certificate will
be issued to motor vehi-
cles only when it has
HSRP. High security
number plates have
been made mandatory
on all types of vehicles
including private, com-
mercial vehicles.
UP Transport De-
partment Principal Sec-
retary, Rajesh Kumar
Singh said that the re-
ceipt received through
online booking of HSRP
will be deemed valid in
RTO and that by pro-
ducing the receipt any-
one will be able to go
about other process re-
lated to RTO as it usu-
ally takes 10 to 15 days
for installing the HSRP
on the vehicle after ap-
plying for it.
Muzaffarnagar: With
khaps in western Uttar
Pradesh throwing
their weight behind
the ongoing protest
against the Centre’s
new farm laws, BJP
leader and Union Min-
ister Sanjeev Balyan
on Wednesday said the
issue has become
“emotional” and ac-
knowledged that his
party and the govern-
ment might not have
been able to explain
the benefits of the leg-
islations to farmers.
Balyan, who has
been criss-crossing the
region for a week as
part of an outreach ef-
fort and has met local
people and heads of
khaps (cast councils),
told PTI, “Farmers are
facing problems today
and no one can deny
that. They are vulner-
able and need protec-
tion from the govern-
ment.”
The farmers have
some genuine issues
such as prices of sug-
arcane have not been
increased for the last
few years and that
need to be resolved,
says Balyan, who be-
longs to the dominant
Jaat community en-
gaged in farming in
western Uttar Pradesh.
Asserting that a
“wrong perception”
has been spread among
farmers, the minister
said, “A false narrative
has been created that
farmers with the im-
plementation of these
laws would lose their
land and wouldn’t get
support price for their
crops. And perhaps we
might not have been
able to make them un-
derstand the positives
of these laws.”
Asked about some
clauses of the laws
which are vehemently
opposed by the protest-
ing farmers, the BJP
leader said the Centre
is open to amend-
ments.
Responding to ques-
tions of the way ahead,
Balyan hoped for an
early resolution of the
issue.
Talking to PTI in his
office with Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi’s
picture on the wall be-
hind him and that of
Chaudhary Charan
Singh on the side,
Balyan said, “I will
raise the issues faced
by farmers with both
the Centre and the
state government.”
Charan Singh was
one of the tallest Jaat
leaders, hailing from
western Uttar Pradesh.
His son Ajit Singh, the
supremo of RLD, was
defeated by Balyan in
the last Lok Sabha
elections in Muzaffar-
nagar.
Talking about the
next assembly elec-
tions in Uttar Pradesh
and the possible im-
pact of the farmers’
protest, Balyan said,
“On the back of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s popularity and
Yogi Adityanath-led
state government’s
performance, the party
will get good result
from the region.”
In the wake of ma-
hapanchayts by Jaats
against the farm laws
in the Haryana, west-
ern Uttar Pradesh and
Rajasthan, the BJP top
brass had told party
MLAs, MPs and other
leaders from these
states to proactively
reach out to the farm-
ers and khaps.
They were also
asked to make clear
any misconceptions
about the farm laws.
Farmers, mostly
from Punjab, Haryana
and Uttar Pradesh, are
protesting at Delhi’s
borders against the
laws for nearly last
three months since No-
vember 28 last year
and demanding com-
plete repeal of these
three laws.
They are protesting
against the Farmers’
Produce Trade and
Commerce (Promotion
and Facilitation) Act,
the Farmers (Empow-
erment and Protec-
tion) Agreement on
Price Assurance and
Farm Services Act,
and the Essential Com-
modities (Amendment)
Act.
The government has
maintained that the
laws will benefit the
farmers.
The government had
held 11 rounds of nego-
tiation with protesting
farmers which re-
mained inconclusive.
FALSENARRATIVETHATFARMERSWILLLOSE
LAND, WON’T GET SUPPORT PRICE: BALYAN
GANGAJAL
RELOADED:
WHEN SP AMIT
KUMAR IS
CAUGHT BY
SURPRISE
While the law and
order situation in
Uttar Pradesh has hit
a new low in the last
few weeks, Police here
do not leave any stone
unturned to spring
up surprises on and
off. A police station n
Chandauli district had
allegedly been occupied
by truck drivers during
late night. The sand
laden trucks which
were parked outside the
Balua police station, had
their drivers roaming
inside the police station
without any reason as
if they were there to
relax and pass the night.
However, their game
plan hit a road block
when Superintendent
of Police (SP) Amit
Kumar conducted a
random check at the
police station. To the
top cop’s surprise, the
drivers were just chilling
in the police station
and sources say that
it was their usual affair
there. When the SP
questioned the men, they
didn’t have satisfactory
answers. The SP
immediately attached
police station in charge
Surya Pratap Singh
and Head Constable
Ram Kripal yadav to the
headquarters seeking
explanations. This is
not the first time Balua
police station has come
under the radar. Earlier,
with lax behaviour of
the local police, locals
had gheraoed the police
station demanding the
removal of the officials.
It is high time in UP that
those helming the police
force, move out of their
comfort zone and do
rounds of their police
stations. Their are many
surprises waiting there.
— Vishal Srivastav

ROSES FOR
FOLLOWING
TRAFFIC RULES
ARTO and Ayodhya
Police Station in-
charge were seen giving
out roses to people not
following traffic rules.
ARTO Nandkumar said
that roses were being
given to raise awareness
among people about road
safety. NandaKumar also
advised people to wear
seatbelts, helmets and not
to go above speed limits.
The National Road Safety
Month was celebrated
in the district of Ballia
in the month of January
and a joint campaign was
conducted by Sukhpura
Divisional Transport
Officer Rajeshwar Yadav
and Traffic in-charge
Sureshchandra Dwivedi.
The officer duo made
drivers aware of seat
belts, helmets and traffic
rules as well as giving
out roses to those who
were not wearing helmets
and seat belts. The rule
breakers were also
advised by them to follow
the traffic rules so that
their family continues to
blossom like a flower.
During the campaign 86
vehicles were challaned by
the Transport Department
and Traffic Police for
not having seat belts
and helmets. This is not
the first time that the
police have resorted
to distribution of roses
to offenders. A similar
campaign was conducted
in Unnao in the year
2018 where the police
distributed red roses to
those who broke the rules,
while some people even
gave free helmets during
the campaign.
—Amit Baliyan
Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan

We think that the world will be
changed by our opinion but it is
only by our actions that we can
change anything.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor, First India
08
2NDFRONT
Shishir Awasthi
Lucknow: The stage for
the next year’s assembly
elections in UP has al-
ready been set. SP Na-
tional President Akh-
ilesh Yadav is busy in
forming alliances with
smaller parties instead
of big parties for the
2022 elections.
Bhima Army Chief
Chandrashekhar Azad
has met Akhilesh Yadav
thrice and these meet-
ings are pointing to a
new equation in the
Western UP. As Chaud-
hary Ajit Singh’s RLD
and SP have already
joined hands, the BJP
and BSP will face a
tough time in Western
UP if the trio of Akh-
ilesh-Jayant Chaud-
hary-Chandrasekhar
join hands for the up-
coming polls.
SP chief Akhilesh Ya-
dav has also joined
hands with Keshav
Maurya of Mahan Dal
and Sanjay Chauhan of
Janwadi Party
.
SP had supported
RLD for the Bulndshahr
seat during the by-elec-
tions in UP and recently
SP leaders were seen at-
tending the Kisan Pan-
chayats of Jayant
Chaudhary
. This clearly
indicates their coordi-
nation with RLD and
recent meetings with
Chandrashekhar show
the growing closeness
betweek Akhilesh and
Chandrashekhar.
Jats, Muslims and
Dalitsplayanimportant
role in the politics of
Western UP. Jats form
the core of the vote bank
of RLD while SP’s core
vote bank comes from
Muslims. Now with
Chandrashekhar’s rise
as a Dalit leader, Akh-
ilesh wants to make a
strong combination of
Dalit,Muslim and Jat by
joining hands with
Chandrasekhar and
Jayant Chaudhary
.
Experts say that before
2013, the BJP had no sig-
nificant support base in
western UP
, but after the
Muzaffarnagar riots, it
has strengthened its po-
litical ground by win-
ning over the Jat com-
munity
. The way the
RLDisactiveinWestern
UP through the Kisan
Panchayat and with
Chandrashekhar Azad’s
grip among the Dalit
community getting
stronger, if Jayant
Chaudhary, Chan-
drashekhar and Akh-
ileshcometogetherthen
people from all the small
ethnicities of Western
UP will come together.
Thissituationwillprove
to be one tough nut to
crack not only for BJP
but also for BSP too.
Akhilesh Yadav with Jayant Chaudhary. (R) Chandrashekhar Azad
Akhilesh-Chandrashekhar-Jayantmay
posechallengeforBJPBSPinwestUP
Scramble for power: Akhilesh warms up to various smaller parties for upcoming Assembly elections
MAJOR VOTE BANK
Naresh Tikait being garlanded by farmers as he arrives to take
part in kisan Mahapanchayat in Barabanki on Wednesday.
BKU chief Tikait
calls Rajnath Singh
a ‘caged parrot’
SP’s laal topi campaign
to counter CM’s jibe
First India Bureau
Barabanki: Bharati-
ya Kisan Union presi-
dentNareshTikaiton
Wednesday called De-
fence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh a ‘caged
parrot’ and said the
farmers’ issues could
be resolved if he is
given the freedom to
talk with them.
He accused the
BJP-led central gov-
ernment of being
‘stubborn’ over the
threenewlaws,which
farmer unions want
repealed. The protest-
ing farmers too are
not ready to go back
on their demands, he
said.
“The government
has made Defence
Minister Rajnath
Singh a caged parrot
(‘’pinjre ka tota’’). If
he is given the free-
dom to talk to farm-
ers, I can guarantee
that there would be a
decisionandtheBJP’s
prestige will also re-
main intact,” he said.
He said farmers re-
spect the Defence
Minister, but he is not
given a chance by the
government to deal
with the farmers’ is-
sue. Tikait addressed
a farmers’’ “ma-
hapanchyat”hereand
also spoke to report-
ers, claiming that the
Centrewasnotpaying
heed to the farmers
protestingagainstthe
laws.
“The government
is stubborn and is not
ready to hear out
farmers. It should
change its attitude,”
the BKU leader said.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The whole
day Red Cap (Laal Topi)
of Samajwadi Party
(SP) remained in news
with UP CM Yogi Adi-
tyanath taking a dig at
Akhilesh Yadav by call-
ingSPMLAsasaDrama
Troupe.Heaskedwheth-
er SP MLAs wore cap at
home also. In response,
SP president Akhilesh
Yadav held a press con-
ference and showed the
photo of Yogi with red
cap. He asked the CM as
to why he was scared of
red cap?
By evening, Akhilesh
changed his profile pho-
to on Twitter and Face-
book wearing the red
cap. Following him, his
party leaders and sup-
porters also replaced
their old photograph
with a red cap picture.
Akhilesh Yadav en-
sures that he wears red
cap at any event or rally
.
Many a times he keeps
two to three red caps
with him, the practice
of which has now been
taken up by party lead-
ers.
Akhilesh never wore
a cap before becoming
Chief Minister but on
instructions of his fa-
ther Mulayam Singh Ya-
dav, he started wearing
it regularly
. Mulayam
Singh Yadav has also
been wearing red caps
in SP programmes.
The issue of red cap
started in UP Legisla-
tive Assembly when CM
Yogi Adityanath while
speaking on the Gover-
nor’s address was inter-
rupted by some SP
MLAs wearing red caps.
NO BACKTRACK
Sumit Awasthi
Kanpur: People are
usually critical of the
police in our country.
This mindset is soon to
be changed due to ef-
forts of the Kanpur po-
lice for the betterment
of under privileged
students.
In an exclusive con-
verstation with First
India, Kanpur Range
IG Mohit Aggarwal ex-
plains how the Kanpur
police plans to help the
under privileged stu-
dents.
IG Mohit Aggarwal
said that the under
privileged students
who have dreams of
clearing the Civil Ser-
vices Exams, NEET,
Civil Engineering and
other competivie and
are unable to follow
them due to high fees
of the coaching insti-
tute will be provided
with lessons by the
Kanpur police. He add-
ed that he has appoint-
ed officers and police
personnel with special-
ists having knowledge
Physics, Mathematics,
Chemistry to teach the
students at free of cost.
Aggarwal believes
that there is no dearth
of talent among these
children and with prop-
er guidance they will
be able to achieve their
dream. The parents of
these students are also
quite happy seeing
their children pursue
their dream.
Currently 40 stu-
dents are preparing for
Civil Services Exams
and 80 students are
preparing for Civil En-
gineering. Kanpur
Range IG Mohit Aggar-
wal said that all these
good works are possi-
ble due to the efforts of
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath. Under the
Abhyudaya Yojana
even a poor child who
is very talented and
dreams of becoming a
doctor or an engineer
but is unable to follow
his dream due to finan-
cial condition will get a
platform to follow his
dream and achieve suc-
cess in his life.
Kanpur IG’s effort helps poor students crack competitive exams
SHAPING FUTURE

Students who
are unable to
pay hefty fees of
coaching
classes will be
provided with
lessons by
Kanpur police
and subject
specialists
Akhilesh Yadav’s changed pic on his tweeter account.
First India Bureau
Lucknow:Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath on
Wednesday said that
the WHO has also
praised the state’s COV-
ID management. Speak-
ing in the state Assem-
bly, Yogi said, “Discus-
sions over COVID-19
situation continue to
this day
. Active cases in
the state are around
2,000, hospitals have be-
low 500 positive cases,
the recovery rate is best
in the country
.
“UP is the first state
to not only announce
maintenance allowance
for workers, street ven-
dors and rickshaw driv-
ers but also make it
available,” the CM said.
Hitting out at Rahul
Gandhi without taking
his name, the CM said
that in Kerala a leader
belonging to a national-
level party made com-
ments at a gathering
which amounts to mak-
ing a joke about the peo-
ple of UP. “What does
the Congress want to
do? The politics of divi-
sion?” he asked. “Dur-
ing COVID they said
they are providing 1,000
buses for labourers. I
found out that what
were called buses, their
number plates were of
those belonging to scoot-
ers and three-wheelers.
WHO praised UP’s COVID
management: Adityanath
CM Yogi Adityanath
Kanpur IG Mohit Aggarwal teaching underprivileged students.
TEMPLE OF DEMOCRACY
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: Social wel-
fare is one of the top
priority areas of the
Yogi Government for
which it announced a
slew of schemes in the
Budget 2021-22. And
the man in the driver’s
seat to ensure their im-
plementation is the So-
cial Welfare Commis-
sioner - the fourth
most important post in
the pecking order in
the bureaucracy after
chief secretary, Agri-
cuture Production
Commissioner and
IIDC in the State.
Strangely, this key
position has now been
lying vacant for more
than a year-and-a-half
despite the fact that the
State has no dearth of
senior and meritorious
civil servants worthy of
the plum job.
The last man in the
covetedchairwasChan-
dra Prakash. The fact
that the number two of-
ficer in the hiearchy
, the
principal secretary, so-
cial welfare, who is not
on the best of terms
with his department’s
employees who went on
the warpath recently
demanding his removal
has made matters
worse.
“Social Welfare Com-
missioner pilots wel-
fare schemes of at least
half-a-dozen or more
government depart-
ment. I don’t know why
the post has been lying
vacant for so long,” said
a senior government
official in the depart-
ment of personnel.
He said chances were
that the ‘head hunting’
would begin soon not
only to fill up this va-
cancy but also appoint a
full-time Agriculture
Production Commis-
sioner, whose addition-
al charge was with the
State’s chief secretary
presently
.
No social welfare commissioner for a yr
MLA Leena Tiwari bows down to UP Assembly before entering the hall during the ongoing
budget session on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR

t was an evening full of
glitz and glamour when
the Grand Finale of Glam-
monnMr/Miss/MrsIndia
season 4 took place on
Tuesday in Hotel Clarks
Amer, Jaipur. The mag-
nificent show was organised by
Mann Dua Director of Glammonn.
The show witnessed the captivat-
ing designer collections, flaunted
by various models on the ramp.
Shefali Singh won the title of Miss
India; while Pallavi won the title of
Glammonn Mrs India and Mr
Devrishi won the title of Glam-
monn Mr India.
Jagdeesh Chandra was the Chief
Guest of the event. The Finale wit-
nessedthepresenceof guestof Hon-
our Dr BU Abdullah, KC Bokadia,
Amin Kagzi (MLA), Aman Verma,
Ameeta Nangia, Rishee Miglani,
Amit Jalan, Vijay Golecha among
others.“Theeventaimedtoprovide
a unique platform to all the contest-
ants, to showcase their talent,” said
Mann Dua Director Glammonn.
GLAMOUR-ON
Pink City got its slice of glitz, glamour and fashion on Tuesday
evening, as the Glammonn Mr/Miss/Mrs India hosted the Grand
Finale of its fourth-season at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur!
KARISHMA GWALANI
karishma.gwalani@firstindia.co.in
I
Lokesh Sharma and Mann Dua
Mann Dua with winners and runner-ups
Roshni during the ramp walk. —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR
Aman Verma, Rishee Miglani and Mann Dua
Lalit Sharma
Sanjay, Kanya and Karan
LUCKNOW, THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You can become concerned
about a recent heavy
expenditure incurred on
something that you just
couldn’t help. lYou may take up some
activity or sport just to keep trim and
slim. Good news may greet you on
the family front as a suitable match is
found for the eligible.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Financially you may need
to be more secure than you
are now. There is a need to
come up with something
original, if you are in a creative field.
You will be motivated to get back into
shape and may even join a gym. On
the academic front, you are likely to
leave your competitors, way behind.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Family will prove to be a
pillar of support for those
facing something
important. You may feel
financially secure, but take a reality
check before arriving at any
conclusion. Only a little effort will be
able to resolve the problems faced by
students on the academic front.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Joining health conscious
people in daily workouts is
likely to keep you fit and
energetic. Someone on the
home front can irritate you and spoil
your mood. You may become
instrumental in getting a property issue
settled amicably. Marriage may be on
the minds of the eligible.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
It is best to take the
opinion of others before
you put in your money. A
household remedy may
come in handy for those suffering
from body aches and pains.
Something that you wanted to get
done on the home front is likely to be
initiated now.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Changes happening on the
professional front can have
you worried, but will turn
out favourable. More interest
is required on the health front. Family
life will cruise along smoothly as you
resolve to remain positive. Steps taken
on the property front are likely to bring
you near your goal.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
A lot of activity is foreseen
on the work front and you
will be right in the midst of
it. Some issues that seem
unlikely to get resolved on the family
front will begin to move towards a
solution. Good options will be found
by those searching for property that
fits their pocket.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Window shopping is all
that you can do in order to
conserve money. You are
likely to swim with the tide
on the professional or academic
front. Indulging in excesses may
prove bad for health. Issue regarding
an ancestral property is likely to be
settled amicably.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You may spend on
something not previously
catered for. You can
struggle to keep pace on
the work front. Condition of those
ailing is set to improve by leaps and
bounds and get them firmly on the
road to good health. A suitable
matrimonial match can be expected.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Keeping a close tab on
spending will leave you
with much to splurge later.
You may take some time in
bouncing back on the work front. No
problems are foreseen on health and
financial fronts. You manage to play
your cards well and avoid getting
involved in a contentious issues.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You will manage to pick up
the threads from where
you left on the professional
front. Much happiness is
foreseen on the home front. A trip
with friends will not only be exciting,
but refreshing too. This is a good
time to finalise property as stars are
poised favourably.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Something included in
your diet is likely to have a
positive effect on your
health. A glib talker may try
to confuse you, be aware. Distur-
bances at home will need to be
curtailed to retain a peaceful
environment. You will get the
motivation to push yourself at work.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
oringa oleifera is a
drought-resistant
rapid growing tree.
Its common names
include moringa,
drumstick tree,
horseradish tree
and ben oil tree. It is culti-
vated in varied regions for
its young seed pods and
leaves and is used as a veg-
etable and for traditionally-
made herbal medicine.
GEOGRAPHY
India is known to be the
largest producer of morin-
ga, it is called a native su-
perfood in the country
. The
vegetation is grown in the
sub-Himalayan tracts of In-
dia, Pakistan, Bangladesh
and Afghanistan along
with South Asia and South-
east Asia including the
Philippines, Indonesia and
Taiwan. There is also sig-
nificant vegetation done in
central America and the
Caribbean as well as north-
ern countries of South
America and Africa.
POPULARITY
It gained considerable pop-
ularity in Europe since the
Britishers lived in India.
Besides that, the life-chang-
ing benefits of moringa are
also responsible for its ris-
ing global demand.
Since the past couple of
years, moringa is in rage
amongst the super trends.
It has a lot to do with the
growing awareness of the
health benefits of moringa
products, especially in Eu-
rope and American states.
It is said that millennials
are amongst the largest de-
mographic of consumers
of moringa and the derived
products. It is analysed that
moringa, or for that reason
any other trend, grows
widely amongst this age
group because they can
shell out for a growing and
beneficial trend. Another
reason may be they belong
to the age group which re-
members their grandmoth-
ers telling them how drum-
stick is super useful.
BENEFITS
Moringa is used to combat
malnutrition, especially
among infants and nursing
mothers. It is said that mor-
inga tree thrives in arid and
semiarid environments
(drought resistant) which is
why it may be used as a nu-
tritious food source
throughout the year. Fresh
as well as dried moringa
leaves are used as a
nutrition source
for meals in
A f r i c a n
countries
such as
Ghana, Ni-
geria, Ethi-
opia, East Af-
rica and Malawi.
Moringa has an abun-
dance of Protein, Vitamine
A-E-C, Potassium, Calcium
and Iron. The polyphenols
present in it protect the liv-
er and kidneys whereas the
glucosinolates act as anti-
cancer agents. Moringa is
essentially good for hair
and skin (anti-damage) as it
is said to be rich in antioxi-
dants. The aforementioned
calcium and phosphorus
are good for the bones.
Numerous reasons are
researched for using mor-
inga like treating anaemia,
bacterial and viral infec-
tions, high blood pressure,
gastrointestinal distress,
constipation, asthma, ar-
thritis, and inflammatory
diseases, etc.
THE MORINGA FLOWER
Out of all the moringa tree
parts, the flowers is the only
one that is considered a deli-
cacy
. When cooked it can be
usedinsaladsorcanbefried
also eaten raw on their own.
Having moringa flower
tea is very common as well
as it is said to cure a com-
mon cold in Ayurvedic
practice (brewing into a
medicinal tea or pressing
for its juice). It is said to
treat urinary tract infec-
tions and is also given to
women as a supplement
while breastfeeding, to in-
crease lactation.
THE MORINGA LEAVES
But out of all the moringa
tree’s parts, most user-
friendly and nutritious are
the leaves. These protein-
rich leaves are used as al-
ternatives for meat, fish,
and eggs. Moringa leaves
have been proposed as an
iron-rich food source as
well. In present times, mor-
inga leaf powder in juices,
smoothies, capsules, etc. is
globally consumed.
ABOUT CAULDRON
SISTERS
Ratika Richa Khetan,
two sisters, started
Cauldron Sisters in
2015. It started as an
exotic food gift hamper
business, but their love
for food encouraged
them to start culinary
workshops, food
deliveries, and slowly
and gradually it turned
huge as restaurants
and cafes started
approaching them for
consultancy.
Moringa Tree: The Growing Trend,
Benefits And Nutritious Recipes
M
Ingredients:
n 2 cups Moringa leaves or chopped drumsticks
n ¾ cup Chana dal split chickpea, soaked for an hour
n ¼ cup yellow moong dal, soaked for an hour
n 2 (or more) cups water
n 1-2 green chilies, finely chopped
n 3 cloves of garlic, minced
n 1.5 teaspoon grated ginger
n 1-2 tomato, chopped
n ½ cup onions, chopped
n 1 tablespoon oil or ghee
n Pinch of hing
n ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
n ¼ teaspoon turmeric
n ½ teaspoon red chili powder
n ½ teaspoon coriander powder
n ½ teaspoon Garam masala
n Salt to taste
Method:
n Heat oil/ghee in a pressure cooker, add hing, cumin
seeds and onion.
n After sautéing, add tomatoes. Cook for a couple of
minutes.
n Add the dal, stir well.
n Add salt, turmeric, chili, coriander and garam masala.
n Add water and stir well until it comes to a boil.
n Secure the cooker with the lid and cook for 4-5
whistles.
n Meanwhile, sauté Moringa leaves in a pan with 2
teaspoons oil, some salt and a pinch of red chili
powder. (If you’re using the Moringa drumsticks, add/
cook them along with the dal in the pressure cooker)
n Once the dal is cooked well, add the moringa leaves
and cook for a couple of minutes.
n To garnish, add chopped coriander leaves on the top.
MORINGA DAL RECIPE

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