First India-Lucknow Edition-08 June 2021

UP JUMPS FROM
GRADE III TO I
RESEARCH ON GANGA
TO IDENTIFY COVID
VIRUS PRESENCE
Lucknow: In what
appears to be a break-
through in the field of ed-
ucation in Uttar Pradesh,
the state has jumped to
Level IV, Grade 1 with a
score of 801-850, in the
latest Performance Grad-
ing Index (PGI) report of
Union Ministry of Educa-
tion for 2019-20.
More on page 2
New Delhi/Varanasi: After
scores of bodies have been
found floating in Ganges
recently in various regions
of Uttar Pradesh, the Centre
is conducting a study to
assess the presence of
SARS-CoV-2, or novel
coronavirus, in the Ganga as
corpses were found dumped
in the river.More on Page 3
BOLSTERING HIGHER EDUCATION, UP TO
HAVE THREE MORE UNIVERSITIES: CM YOGI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Stressing
upon the need to create
a competitive environ-
ment in the state and
check exodus of stu-
dents to other states,
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath said that
quality and employ-
ment oriented educa-
tion should be provided
to the students. He said
in order to strengthen
health services, univer-
sities should focus on
preparing new courses
in Nursing, Pharmacy,
Biochemistry and Bio-
technology, so that the
challenge of epidemics
like Corona can be dealt
with more effectively
and promptly in future.
The UP CM was
speaking at a meet-
ing with senior high-
er education officials
in which he was giv-
en a presentation on
proposals to set up
various new state
universities, both
private and govern-
ment. Deputy Chief
Minister Dinesh
Sharma was also pre-
sent on the occasion.
For the establish-
ment of private uni-
versities, the propos-
als fulfilling the con-
ditions laid down by
the government
should be approved as
per the requirement.
The UP Government
plans to open 51 new
government colleges
and 28 new private
colleges across the
state. The new col-
leges seek to give a
boost to the higher
education sector of
the state. Turn to P6
DEDICATED LISTENING: CM Yogi is all ears to PM Modi’s address to the nation on Monday evening.
Yogi hailed PM’s vaccine policy.
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SUPREME COURT SHOWS THE WAY...
In a single stroke, PM Modi dramatically
regains his declining ‘corona’ popularity!
‘FREEVACCINATIONFORALL’
PM announces
centralised inoculation
drive, states to get
vaccine for free
Vaccine supply would be
increased significantly
in the country in the
coming days
From June 21,
all citizens above
18 years will get
free vaccines
80 crore
Indians to get
free ration till
Diwali this year
Mohd Fahad/Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: By taking a
clue and rather converting
it into an ‘opportunity’ by
taking the Supreme
Court’s recent negative re-
marks questioning the ra-
tionale and wisdom of the
Centre to leave subject of
the vaccination for 18+
citizens chargeable or not
to the states, the Prime
Minister Narendra Modi,
in a single stroke, in his
Monday5pmaddresstothe
nation, turned the tables
by announcing free vacci-
nation for all citizens in-
cluding ages 18-44 and that
Centre will provide free
vaccine to the states.
According to political
observers, with this major
political-economic-socio
relief corona package an-
nouncement, the vision-
ary PM has dramatically
regained his declining
popularity in these Corona
times. Turn to P6
WE WILL TAKE CARE
OF 25% STATE SHARE
LIFE IS ASSOCIATED
WITH EVERY DOSE
WE MET
ALL THE
DEMANDS
OF THE
STATES
ALL JABS
FIGURES
WENT UP
SINCE
2014
VACCINE RATE BIG
ACHIEVEMENT
COVID PROTOCOL IS
CRUCIAL FACTOR
PRIVATE HOSPITALS
CAN STILL PROCURE
OUR GOVERNMENT
IS WITH THE POOR
PROVED THE WORLD
WRONG WITH JABS
HEALTH INFRA WAS
RAMPED UP IN APRIL
1 Two weeks into May,
states began to say
that the centralised system
(of vaccine distribution)
was better. We will take
care of the 25% work
given to states.
3 Every dose of vaccine
is important. A life is
associated with one dose.
States will be informed
about the number of doses
they will be getting a week.
4 A lot of demands
were raised that the
states should get rights for
their own Covid manage-
ment. We accepted their all
their demands.
9 Whether it’s polio or
Hepatitis B, country
had to wait for decades. We
launched Mission Indrad-
hanush and the vaccine
coverage went up by 30%.
6 To produce vaccines
at such a fast rate is a
big achievement but it has
its limitations. Vaccination
first started only in a few
developed countries.
8 The anti-Covid
protocol is the most
important factor in the fight
against this invisible virus.
Vaccine is like a protection
cover against this.
2 Only free vaccines
will be provided (to
states). But those who
don’t want free vaccines
can get vaccinated at
private hospitals. Private
hospitals can still procure.
5 Pradhan Mantri
Garib Kalyan Yojana
extended till Diwali. The
government is with the
poor during this pandemic.
Over 80 crore people will
get ration till November.
7 The whole country
was talking about
how we are going to save
such a huge population.
We launched 2 made-in-
India vaccines in just a
span of one year.
10 ICU ventilators
were ramped up.
During second wave, there
was unbelievable demand
for the medical oxygen. We
ran Oxygen express, IAF
and Navy were involved.
Top10
quotes
‘LEARN FROM
POLL WINS
AND DEFEATS’
New Delhi: Be it victory or defeat, the BJP should assess its performance in detail so
that it can prepare for future polls. In West Bengal, the party should see how TMC
worked its way back to a big victory in the recent Assembly polls after its poor perfor-
mance in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, when BJP had won 18 of 42 seats in the state, sug-
gested PM Modi while addressing party general secretaries before upcoming polls.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses
the nation, in New Delhi on Monday.
Mumbai: Sensex jumps 228 points,
Nifty ends above 15,750 led by IT,
banks and auto. Sensex rises to
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New Delhi: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said he will go
to space when his company, Blue Origin, launches
its first passenger-carrying mission on July 20. The
billionaire, who plans to travel alongside his brother,
Mark, made the announcement in an Instagram post.
Lucknow: The Petrol and Diesel Prices
in UP remained unchanged on Tuesday
with Petrol remaining at its June 4
price of Rs 92.04 per litre while Diesel
remained at Rs 86.05 per litre.
NIFTY AT 15K+,
SENSEX GAINS
228 POINTS
AMAZON CEO
IS HEADING
TO SPACE
FUEL PRICES
UNCHANGED
IN UP
CRUCIAL READ
UDDHAV TO MEET
PM TODAY OVER
MARATHA QUOTA
RESUMPTION OF ECO
ACTIVITIES NO EXCUSE
FOR LAXITY: KEJRIWAL
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Chief Minister Uddhav
Thackeray will meet Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
in Delhi on Tuesday. CM
would lead a delegation
that includes Deputy CM
Ajit Pawar to discuss
issues like Maratha and
OBC quota, and Cyclone
Tauktae relief measures.
New Delhi: The resump-
tion of economic activities
in Delhi should not cause
laxity in Covid-19 ap-
propriate behaviour, Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal
said Monday, as markets
lifted shutters and the
metro started operating.
He reiterated the need to
bring the economy back.
DILIP KUMAR’S HOSPITAL PIC SHARED;
SAIRA SAYS DON’T FALL FOR RUMOURS
Mumbai: A picture of Dilip Kumar from the
hospital along with a note from his wife
Saira Banu was shared on Dilip’s Twitter
account on Monday evening. The veteran
actor was hospitalised on Sunday morning
after he complained of breathing issues.
He has been diagnosed with bilateral pleural effusion.
‘DECISION ON ALLOWING PUBLIC ON
MUMBAI LOCAL TRAINS NEXT WEEK’
Mumbai: The decision to allow general public to travel
on Mumbai’s local trains will be taken after a week,
depending on the Covid-19 situation in the city, Mumbai
Mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Monday. Addressing
media, she said that local trains are currently only run-
ning for essential services.
With ‘caste’ explanation, Bengal
Governor fends off Moitra’s charge
Kejriwal launches ‘Jahan
Vote, Wahan Vaccination’
New Delhi: Delhi Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal has announced the
‘jahan vote, wahan vac-
cination’ campaign in
the national capital. Ke-
jriwal said that the aim
is to vaccinate all people
above 45 years against
COVID-19 in Delhi with-
in the next four weeks.
“Under this cam-
paign, we will tell people
to visit their designated
polling stations to get
vaccinated. Our goal is
within four weeks if
there is no shortage of
vaccines. BLOs would
reach out to people and
ask them to go to their
polling stations,’ Kejri-
wal said.
Kolkata: Trinamool
MP Mahua Moitra and
Bengal Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar
have picked up where
they left off Sunday
night - with TMC MP
Mahua Moitra nee-
dling him over his “job
description” and six
members of his “fami-
ly” having been appoint-
ed as Officers on Special
Duty (OSD) to his office.
Dhankhar had hit
back on Monday morn-
ing after a caustic Sun-
day night Turn to P6
HARBHAJAN SINGH
APOLOGISES FOR
KHALISTAN TRIBUTE
Amritsar: Just a day after
Harbhajan Singh faced
flak for paying tribute to
Khalistani
terrorist
Jarnail Singh
Bhindran-
wale, the
Indian
cricketer on Monday
issued an apology on
Twitter. Clarifying that it
was a ‘WhatsApp forward’
that he posted in ‘haste,’
Harbhajan Singh admit-
ted to his mistake and
stated that he does not
subscribe to the views
reflected in the post that
he shared on Sunday.
...campaign to get
jabs to all above 45
yrs within four weeks
SUVENDU ADHIKARI IN DELHI
TODAY, TO MEET SHAH, NADDA
New Delhi: BJP MLA from West Bengal Suvendu Adhi-
kari has been summoned to Delhi on Tuesday, where he
is expected to take part in meetings with Union Home
Minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda.

UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW | TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2021
02
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Several
months of hectic exer-
cise has yielded posi-
tive results for Uttar
Pradesh Power Corpo-
ration Limited (UPP-
CL) as it has succeeded
in getting pending elec-
tricity dues from
around 18 lakh consum-
ers who made payments
for the first time. The
corporation launched a
special drive in Febru-
ary 2021 and by end of
May mobilised 18 lakh
defaulters to cough up
pending dues.
The Chairman of
power corporation M
Devraj said that recov-
ery drive would contin-
ue for the time being.
He said the corporation
has identified around
1.02 crore consumers
who have not made pay-
ments after getting the
power connection. He
said the department
has also disconnected
connections of 3.3 lakh
consumers for non-pay-
ment.
The non-payment of
huge electricity dues
has landed Uttar
Pradesh Power Corpo-
ration Limited (UPP-
CL) in an acute finan-
cial problem. The cor-
poration has been fac-
ing crisis because of
increasing dues from
consumers, especially
in rural areas.
According to infor-
mation, at least 35%
consumers in UP never
paid electricity bills.
Sources said of around
three crores active or
billable consumers,
more than one crore
have never bothered to
pay their bills after get-
ting the connections
over the years and ma-
jority of them are con-
fined to rural and semi-
rural areas in cities.
UPPCL’s hectic efforts yield results, cash flows in
PENDENCY CLEARED
ENERGY MIN SAYS
Not all was well in rural areas, when it came to bill payments.
ADITYANATH EXPRESSES DISPLEASURE OVER DELAYS
WITH ‘DUE’ RESPECT: CM YOGI WANTS
CORONA WARRIORS’ RELIEF CLEARED
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Taking a
serious view of delay
in payment of com-
pensation to the de-
pendents of Corona
Warriors, who died in
the line of duty
, Chief
minister Yogi Adity-
anath has directed to
clear the dues within
three-days.
The UP CM, who
was presiding a high-
level meeting with
the officers on Mon-
day, has instructed
the officers that any
further delay will not
be tolerated in this
regard and that pay-
ments to the kins of
the deceased should
be made forthwith.
According to sourc-
es, he expressed dis-
pleasure over the
functioning of the
Home Department
over delay in process-
ing the claims of the
dependents.
The CM also directed
officials to expedite the
process of giving jobs
to the kins of the dead
Corna Warriors should
also be expedited,
Yogi Adityanath fur-
ther said that the an-
nouncements made in
this regard should be
followed in letter and
spirits and all dues
should be paid within
three days.
The Chief Minister
further said that the
government is taking
care of frontline work-
ers in every possible
way and that is why it
had ordered that they
be innoculated first at
the outset of the vacci-
nation drive.
The Uttar Pradesh
government had an-
nounced that it will pro-
vide ex-gratia amount
of Rs 50 lakh to the de-
pendents of all employ-
ees of government,
semi-government, daily
salaried, outsourced,
autonomous institu-
tions, and the contrac-
tual staff of the rural
development depart-
ment who died of Cov-
id-19 while in active line
of duty
.
But despite the prom-
ise, kins of several
frontline workers, espe-
cially health and sani-
tary workers, who died
due to Covid-19, are yet
to receive the compen-
sation and other bene-
fits granted to them un-
der the scheme.
‘EXPEDITE POLICE’ MODERNISATION’
Chief Minister Yogi Adity-
anath on Monday directed
officials to expedite work
on modernisation of the
Uttar Pradesh police force
and equip them with
state-of-the-art equipment
and all modern amenities
for maintaining better
policing and for better
upkeep of law and oder
aross all the districts.
Yogi Adityanath said that
all proposals under the
police modernisation plan
should be implemented in
a time-bound manner and
construction of residen-
tial/non-residential build-
ings in Kasganj, Amroha,
Amethi, Shamli, Sambhal,
Auraiya, Chandauli, Hapur
districts which do not
have police lines, should
be processed expeditious-
ly after completing all the
necessary formalities.
Instructions were also
given to build residential/
non-residential buildings
for women PAC corps in
Gorakhpur, Badaun and
Lucknow and male PAC
corps in Jalaun, Shamli
and Ayodhya districts.
Additional Chief Secre-
tary (Home) Awanish
Kumar Awasthi informed
Chief Minister about the
progress of the ongo-
ing works in this regard.
Chief Secretary RK Tiwari,
Director General of Police
Hitesh C. Awasthi and
other senior officials were
present on the occasion.
Lucknow: CM Yogi
hailed Centre’s central-
ised vaccination policy
adding that the states
will no longer have to
spend on Covid jabs.
Thanking PM Modi,
who earlier declared
that Centre would
provide ‘free of cost’
vaccines to states from
June 21 onwards, Yogi
hailing the decision in
‘Public interest’ tweet-
ed, “It is only because
of the compassionate
leadership of the PM
that now, no state
government need to
spend anything to get
Covid-19 vaccines”.
CM HAILS PM’S
CENTRALISED
VAX POLICY
CM Yogi has
expressed grief
and deeply mourned
the death of people
in a heart-wrenching
fire accident in a
chemical factory in
Pune, Maharash-
tra and conveyed
condolences to the
bereaved families.
UP Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath on Monday
said all related works
with regards to the Luc-
know Safe City scheme,
should be expedited
and the construction of
of facilities to boost the
move such as Integrated
Control Room, Pink
Booth, Pink Toilet, Asha
Jyoti Kendra should be
completed within the
stipulated deadlines.
Yogi Speaks
Yogi Speaks
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath has urged
health workers, who have
skipped second dose
to do so at the earliest.
The Chief Minister said
corona warriors taking
the second dose of the
Covid-19 vaccination are
less relative to the corona
warriors and health work-
ers who received the first
dose of the vaccine.
UP jumps frm
Grade III to I,
says edu survey
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In what ap-
pears to be a break-
through in the field of
literacy and quality
education in Uttar
Pradesh, the state has
jumped to Level IV,
Grade 1 with a score of
801-850, in the latest
Performance Grading
Index (PGI) report of
Union Ministry of Edu-
cation for 2019-20.
It has reported consist-
ent growth in the PGI
during the last three
years, getting Level
VIII, Grade V with an
overall score of 601-650
in 2017-18; Level VI,
Grade III with 701-750
points in 2018-19; and
Level IV, Grade 1 with
801-850 points in 2019-
20. UP is also one of the
11 states that has im-
proved its score by 10 to
20 %.
The state shares its
position with Andhra
Pradesh, West Bengal,
Daman and Diu,
Himachal Pradesh,
Karnataka, Odisha and
Tripura. In access to
education and educa-
tional outcomes UP has
performed fairly well.
In the present PGI, 54
of the 70 parameters
were used for 2019-20.
The updating of the
data and vetting of the
same was done by states
and union territories
through online plat-
forms like Shagun, UD-
ISE+, and Mid Day
Meal (MDM) created
and maintained by the
Department of School
Education and Literacy
(DoSEL).
For the remaining 16
parameters, scores
from National Achieve-
ment Survey (NAS)
2017 conducted by the
National Council of
Educational Research
and Training (NCERT)
were used in all the
three PGIs, namely, PGI
2017-18, PGI 2018-19 and
PGI 2019-20.
ABOUT ‘PGI’
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Guv discusses New Edu Policy, vacancies
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Governor
Anandiben Patel pre-
sided over a review
meet to discuss new
education policy, time-
bound distribution of
degrees, academic
posts with complete
transparency, audit ob-
jections, time bound
disposal, construction
works, women empow-
erment activities and
vaccination in Sid-
dharth University, Ka-
pilvastu, Siddharth Na-
gar and Dr. APJ Abdul
Kalam Technical Uni-
versity, Lucknow.
Additional Chief
Secretary to Governor,
Mahesh Kumar Gupta,
Officer on Special Duty
(Education) Dr Pankaj
Jani, Vice Chancellors
and officers were also
presentduring the
meet.
She said the univer-
sity should conduct ac-
ademic activities by
making a time table for
upcoming academic
session 2021-22.
She also sought sug-
gestions for successful
implementation of
new education policy.
She has introduced a
new uniform selection
process for recruit-
ment to vacant educa-
tional posts.
The Governor di-
rected institutions to
work with c trans-
parency and said
that if necessary, the
posts should be re-
advertised. The uni-
versities should keep
their financial re-
cords as per rules
and ensure timely
disposal of audit ob-
jections and should
always keep their
cash book and bal-
ance sheet updated.
25L jabs daily: CS
asks PoA from DMs
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Secre-
tary (CS) Rajendra Ku-
mar Tiwari through
video conferencing
chaired a meeting with
all the Divisional Com-
missioners and District
Magistrates to review
the progress of various
schemes of the Medical
and Health, Rural De-
velopment and Pan-
chayati Raj, Urban De-
velopment Depart-
ments as well as Cov-
id-19 management.
In his address, the CS
said that for the month
of June, 2021 the state
has targeted to admin-
ister 1 crore vaccines.
He added that in the
month of July, 2021 a
target of administering
1 crore vaccine a day
has been set by the cen-
tral government and to
achieve this target, the
state should target to
administer 20 lakh dos-
es per day
.
Tiwari has asked all
the DMs to prepare a
Plan of Action (PoA)
with targets to adminis-
ter 25 lakh doses every
day
.
Governor Anandiben Patel.
MP extends
ban on buses
to and frm UP
First India Bureau
Bhopal: A decision to
continue ban on bus
services to and from Ut-
tar Pradesh was taken
by authorities in Mad-
hya Pradesh on Mon-
day. Additional Trans-
port Commissioner
Arvind Saxena issued
the order in this con-
text and included UP in
the list of states, which
also included Maha-
rashtra, Chhattisgarh
and Rajasthan.
CM Yogi Adityanath presides over a high level meet to review the Covid-19 state in Uttar Pradesh. Medical Education Minister Suresh Khanna, Health Minister Jai Pratap
Singh, Sugarcane Minister Suresh Rana, Chief Secretary RK Tiwari, ACS (Info) Navneet Sehgal, ACS (CM) SP Goyal, PS to CM Sanjay Prasad, Secretary to CM Alok Kumar,
Principal Secretary Medical Education Alok Kumar, DGP HC Awasthy, OSD to CM Abhishek Kaushik and other officials were present during the meeting.
Access to Education
JEWAR REVIEWED
CS RK Tiwari during the review meet.

First India Bureau
Lucknow: Signalling
control over a deadly
second wave of corona-
virus infection, Uttar
Pradesh recorded less
than 1,000 fresh Cov-
id-19 cases for the first
time since the second
wave surge of Covid-19
cases in the state.
A total of 727 new
cases were recorded in
the most populous state
inthelast24hours,mak-
ing it the lowest daily
infectioncountforUttar
Pradesh. The fresh cas-
es have declined by
more than 37,000 from
its peak which was
38,055 on April 24.
The lesser number of
fresh cases on Sunday,
however, is not because
Uttar Pradesh, like oth-
er states, has decreased
COVID testing. More
than 2.80 lakh covid
tests in the last 24 hous.
The trend of decline
of Test Positivity Rate
entered its 17th Day on
Monday as Uttar
Pradesh recorded the
TPRatlowerthan0.3 per
cent. The Test Positivity
Rate has been below 1
per cent for more than
two weeks in a row. As
Covid Recovery Rate in
the state steadily follows
an upward graph. The
state on Sunday record-
edtheRecoveryRateata
remarkable 98 per cent
which is the highest in
the whole country
.
The Active
Caseload in Ut-
tar Pradesh
touched the
15,000-mark on
Sunday and con-
sequently the Co-
rona Curfew restric-
tions have been eased
in all districts except
Lucknow, Meerut and
Gorakhpur, where the
Active Covid Cases are
777, 898 and 623, re-
spectively
.
As a result of
regularteleconsul-
tation, timely provi-
sion of free medicine
kits and medical oxy-
gen to patients in home
isolation according to
the instructions of CM
YogiAdityanath,thepa-
tients have been re-
duced to 9,286 now.
GOVT STARTS SPECIAL PINK BOOTHS
TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN FOR VAX
Lucknow: The
Uttar Pradesh
government on
Monday started
special “pink
booths” for
encouraging
women to get
themselves vac-
cinated against
the novel coronavirus infection. “To ensure the
safety of women amid COVID-19 outbreak, the UP
government is starting ‘women special’ vaccination
booths in all districts. All the mothers and sisters
should get the vaccine as soon as possible. Vaccine
of victory’,” Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said in
a tweet in Hindi. He said over 2.02 crore vaccine
doses have so far been administered in the state.
District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash said two pink
booths were set up for women in Lucknow.
UTTAR PRADESH
03
COVID-19 UPDATE
LUCKNOW 53
VARANASI 28
AGRA 16
MEERUT 31
KUSHINAGAR 17
GORAKHPUR 24
GB NGR 34
MUZAFFARNGR13
TOTAL CASES
17 L
TOTAL DEATHS
21,333
NEW CASES
727
NEW DEATHS
81
RECOVERED 16,62,069
ACTIVE CASES 15,681
FACT IN
FIGURES
COVID TESTS IN
UP IN THE LAST
24 HOURS
CALLS PER DAY
BY CM HELPLINE
FOR FEEDBACK
PEAK NUMBER OF
CASES REPORTED
ON APRIL 24
DISTRICTS WHERE
CORONA CURFEW
HAS BEEN LIFTED
2.80L 40 K
38 K 72
UP’S WAR ON C-19 COMES
UP’S WAR ON C-19 COMES
CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF VICTORY
CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF VICTORY
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In accor-
dance with the direc-
tives of CM Yogi post
taking cognizance of
the incidents related to
illicit liquor in the state,
instructions have been
given to initiate strict
action against the ac-
cused involved in the
business of illicit liquor.
Additional Chief Sec-
retary (Home) Awanish
Kumar Awasthi has di-
rected Additional Di-
rector General of Police
(Prosecution) to make
available the informa-
tion of excise cases to
the government within
three days. Along with
this, instructions have
also been given to dis-
pose of the above cases
through effective ef-
forts and to get the cul-
prits punished.
The ACS (Home) has
also directed that appro-
priate and stringent
prosecution proceed-
ings should be executed
against the accused in-
volved in illicit liquor
under the relevant pro-
visions of section 60(a)
of the Excise Act and
relevant sections of the
Gangster Act. He direct-
ed to make available the
details of such prosecu-
tions, in which FIRs had
been lodged under the
above sections, to the
government and to up-
load them on the e-pros-
ecution portal. Further,
instructions have also
been given to monitor
and thoroughly review
such cases registered on
the e-Prosecution Portal
and received from
CCTNS (Crime and
Criminal Tracking Net-
work System).
It is noteworthy that
according to the Uttar
Pradesh Excise
(Amendment) Act, 2017
which has been noti-
fied on January 06,
2018, provision has
been made through
new section 60 (a) that
through any intoxicant
converted to any other
substance or foreign
substance, which caus-
es death of any human,
the persons selling or
making available or
providing it shall be
punishable with death
or Imprisonment for
life besides in case
where disability or
grievous hurt was
caused through con-
sumption of the intox-
icant to a person, rigor-
ous imprisonment of
not less than 06 years
and not exceeding 10
years would be award-
ed. Further, where the
above had resulted in
hurt or consequential
harm to the person, a
minimum of 1 year
and a maximum of 2
years imprisonment
would be awarded to te
accused.
Govt launches massive crackdown on hooch accused
NO MORE DEATHS
ACS Home Awanish Awasthi
UP STF arrests 4 notorious
criminals in two raids
Centre to research on Ganga to
identify if C virus present in water
First India Bureau
Lucknow: UP STF ar-
rests four notorious
criminals in two raids
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Special Task Force
(STF) has arrested four
dreaded criminals in-
volved in two different
matters in Jaunpur and
Kanpur districts.
Sources said that STF
team had arrested Vish-
wajeet Jaiswal alias
Jeetu, accused of dacoi-
ty but his accomplice
managed to escape. Fol-
lowing the traces police
arrested escaped crimi-
nal Chandan Jaiswal
and Baljeet Yadav alias
Vidhayak who were also
involved in that crime.
Several criminal cas-
es were registered
against Baljeet and
Chandan and Rs 25,000
was announced on his
arrest. One country-
made pistol, four cart-
ages and mobile phones
were recovered from
them.
In another incident
STF team arrested two
notorious criminals
Amit Gupta and Dipika
Shukla carrying reward
of Rs 50,000 on their
head from Kanpur dis-
trict.
First India Bureau
New Delhi/Varanasi:
After scores of bodies
havebeenfoundfloating
in Ganges recently in
variousregionsof Uttar
Pradesh, the Centre is
conducting a study to
assess the presence of
SARS-CoV-2, or novel
coronavirus,intheGan-
ga as corpses were
found dumped in the
river during the second
Covid wave, and were
fishedoutfromdistricts
in Uttar Pradesh and
Bihar, officials said
Monday
.
The study is being
conducted in phases
and the first set of sam-
ples have already been
collected from 13 loca-
tions,fromKannaujand
Patna, said Saroj Batik,
the Director of Indian
Institute of Toxicology
Research, Lucknow.
During the virologi-
cal study
, RNA of virus-
es of interest present in
the water will be ex-
tracted and subjected to
an RT-PCR test to deter-
mine the presence of
novel coronavirus in it,
Batik said.
The IITR is an insti-
tute under the Council
forScientificandIndus-
trial Research (CSIR),
he said.
The study will also
include checking the
biological characteris-
tics of the river.
Theprocessof taking
samples for the next
phasebeganonMonday
,
officials said.
The decision to conduct
such a study was taken
bytheNationalMission
for Clean Ganga
(NMCG) after bodies
were found dumped in
the river when the sec-
ond wave of coronavi-
rus was at its peak in
April-May
.
Bodies found in river Ganga. —FILE PHOTO
Black fungus
spreads fear
First India Bureau
Varanasi: Though the
pace of second wave of Co-
rona virus has slowed
down in Varanasi, now
black fungus is rapidly
spreading its tentacles.
Every day the number of
such patients is increas-
ing in BHU hospital, but
injection Amphoterecin B
is not available.
Somehow the patients
are being treated by the
hospital administration
with Posaconazole medi-
cine instead. The relatives
of patients are also upset
due to non-availability of
injections. So far 154 pa-
tients have been admitted
to BHU for treatment. One
patient died on Sunday
while one was discharged
from hospital. Till now of
the total of 154 patients, 35
have died while 111 are un-
dergoing treatment.
NO PLACE TO GO: After a rigorous bout with Covid-19, poor people residing along the bank of Ganga in Prayagraj, are having to shift their homes as water
levels have risen unexpectedly due to recent cyclonic activities. Seen here is a man shifting the roof of his house made out of rind and grass.
Lucknow: Prashant Kumar,
ADG (law and order) has
written letter to all superin-
tendent of police and
instructed them to monitor
actions against liquor ma-
fia and illicit liquor traders.
He mentioned that law and
order situation was hard
to maintain after demise
of people due to spurious
liquor. He has instructed
to form joint teams of
administrative magistrates,
excise department offic-
ers and DSPs to inspect
liquor shops regularly.
Also, excise department
officials should be called in
monthly crime meetings in
all districts, he underlined.
More than 90 persons lost
their lives while several
others received permanent
disabilities after consum-
ing spurious liquor in Ali-
garh district. As many as
17 cases were registered
and 61 accused have been
arrested so far in the case.
ADG ASKS SPS TO KEEP TAB ON LIQUOR MAFIA
NOBLE INITIATIVE BY DEPT OF POSTS
The Department of Posts has taken a new initia-
tive to help the families of those who lost their
loved ones during the pandemic. Under the
initiative, the department, in collaboration with
Om Divya Darshan, will allow family members
to send ashes of the deceased via speed post to
Varanasi, Prayagraj, Haridwar and Gaya where
rituals like Shradh etc. will be done. The service
will be available to people from any corner of the
country who wish to immerse the ashes of their
loved ones in River Ganga.
The Test Positivity
Rate has been below 1
per cent for more than
two weeks in a row.
The state on Sunday
recorded the
Recovery Rate at a
remarkable 98 per
cent which is the
highest in the country.
PLAINT BY MINOR AGAINST NEIGHBOUR
Garhmukteshwar: A case was registered on com-
plaint of a minor in Hapur against a neighbour for
sexually exploiting her, said Pawan Kumar, DSP,
Garhmukteshwar. He further informed that a medi-
cal examination of the minor had been conducted.
“A minor came up with a complaint against her
neighbour for sexually exploiting her on the pretext
of marriage. A case has been registered,” he said.
THREE HELD IN GANG RAPE CASE
Bareilly: Three men were arrested in connection
with the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old Dalit
womanin Bareilly district, the police said on Mon-
day. SSP Rohit Singh Sajwan said two of the ac-
cused were arrested on Sunday, while one was held
on Monday. The incident occurred in the Izzatnagar
police station area of Bareilly on May 31.
“We are making use of existing
technologies, doing regular studies
and monitoring the situation
closely to prevent contamination of the
river water, as there were reports of con-
signing dead bodies in some parts of UP
and Bihar into river #Ganga.”
—Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Jal ShaktiMinister
“In a significant
development,
the active cases
went below 600
in Saharanpur
on Sunday and
as a result the
Corona Curfew
restrictions here
have been lifted. The
restrictions have now been
relaxed for the other 72 out
of the 75 districts of
the state,” informed
ACS Information
Navneet Sehgal.
As a result of regu-
lar teleconsultation,
timely provision
of free medicine
kits and oxygen to
patients in home isola-
tion, patients have been
reduced to 9,286.
CURFEW RELAXED IN 72 DISTS: SEHGAL
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Therefore do not be anxious
about tomorrow, for
tomorrow will be anxious
for itself. Sufficient for the
day is its own trouble.
—Matthew 6:44
IN-DEPTH
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
An E-book titled ‘20 Reforms in 2020’
was released today. It is a compilation of
defence reforms undertaken in the year
2020 by the MoD to bring about greater
cohesion and modernisation of the
Armed Forces through policy changes,
innovation and digital transformation.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Gujarat is known as the gas capital of
India. In a meeting today with Hon.
CM Gujarat Shri @vijayrupanibjp, we
discussed further strengthening the oil
gas infrastructure in Gujarat to establish
it as a national hub for petroleum,
petrochemicals and natural gas.
TOP TWEET
BSY TRUMPS
HIS DETRACTORS
ONCE AGAIN
arnataka Chief Min-
ister BS Yediyurap-
pa (BSY) has sur-
vived numerous at-
tempts by his detrac-
tors from within and outside to
unseat him and is likely to come
up trumps once again. He made
a comeback after being in the
wilderness on corruption
charges. In 2019 also he had to
tackle rebellion by ticket-seek-
ers for the by-elections. In Janu-
ary this year he reshuffled his
cabinet under pressure from
dissenters. One expected the
dissenters would let him rule in
peace. That was not to be. A
fresh move was launched by a
group of disgruntled MLAs for
his removal as the chief minis-
ter. Trouble began to brew after
BSY left out some legislators
while shuffling his pack. These
legislators wanted new faces to
be inducted into the ministry.
When BSY, who took oath in
July 2019, turned down their de-
mand, they threatened to ap-
proach the party high command
for his ouster. The buzz from the
BJP headquarters is that the
bosses will back BSY.
K
rime Minister
Narendra Modi’s
announcement on
centralized pro-
curement of vac-
cines for Covid-19 and free
shots for all who are above 18
yearsof agewillgoalongway
in boosting the country’s vac-
cination drive and addressing
the concerns of one and all.
The vaccination drive in
the country has been tardy
and hurdled by shortages and
pricing of vaccines. Last
week the Supreme Court
asked the Central govern-
ment to give a detailed reply
on its vaccination pro-
gramme. Constrained by the
unavailability of vaccines,
the states asked the Centre to
allow them to buy the shots
directly from manufacturers.
They even carried out a sham
exercise of inviting tenders
and claiming that several
manufacturers had shown in-
terest. The bubble burst when
the Delhi government an-
nounced that the manufactur-
ers refused to deal with them.
Afterthisthestateswentback
to the Central government to
say that it should be the one
purchasing and distributing
the shots. As differential pric-
ing was a major issue, and
there was a pressing demand
for free jabs for all, the issues
needed to be addressed.
The Opposition will con-
test the prime minister’s as-
sertion that vaccination pro-
grammes in the country took
off only after 2014. In fact the
BCG vaccine for TB was in-
troduced in 1948. In 1978 India
launched its Expanded Pro-
gramme for Immunisation,
later renamed Universal Im-
munisation Programme in
1985 and included vaccines
for eight diseases. In 2011 the
UIP was targeting 27 million
infants and pregnant women
every year. Also, the Serum
Institute of India was already
the world’s biggest vaccine
manufacturer before 2014.
MODI CHANGES
POLICY ON VACCINES
The vaccination drive in
the country has been
tardy and hurdled by
shortages and pricing of
vaccines. Last week the
Supreme Court asked the
Central government to
give a detailed reply on its
vaccination programme
P
PAKISTAN RETURNS TO
ITS OLD LOVE, AMERICA
China reacts like a ‘jilted lover’, Afghan Talibans angry, but assured of old ties
he “happy days” for Pakistan
appeartobedawningwiththe
renewal of “close and inti-
mate” ties with its estranged
ally, USA. A financial bonan-
za awaits the country in addi-
tion to the state-of-the art
military hardware, estimated
to be not less than 20 billion
USD to its security forces.
The credit for this resumed
US cooperation goes to the
Pakistani army chief, Qamar
Javed Bajwa, who has been
quietly planning for this re-
newal of strategic planning.
It is yet to be known whether
it was done in consultations
with the Prime Minister, Im-
ran Khan, and his cabinet.
Earlier, Bajwa had sur-
prised the civilian govern-
ment by implementing an
effective ceasefire on the line
of control in Jammu-Kash-
mir. He also successfully con-
vinces the Joe Biden admin-
istration about his country’s
intentions for “peace’ with
India; visits Saudi Arabia to
renew the warmth in the re-
lationship.
It is believed that he has
picked up from the pro-west
strategy of the army dictator,
General Mushrraf, and final-
ly decides to cooperate with
the USA, though many con-
sider it ‘razor-edge diploma-
cy’. Meanwhile, few are ready
to believe the Pakistani For-
eignMinister,ShahMehmood
Qureshi’sstatementthat“Itis
just speculative that Pakistan
would allow the United States
to operate a military base on
Pakistani territory or con-
duct “kinetic drone” opera-
tions against Afghanistan. It
isquiteknownthatevenwith-
out any recent agreement, US
aircrafts have been using the
Pakistani bases for refuelling
and other purposes. The only
difference will be that they
would shift most of the mili-
tary hardware from Afghani-
stan to Pakistan.
Bajwa is also making extra
efforts to convince the Af-
ghan Taliban that Pakistan’s
cooperation with the USA is
a part of helping the Ameri-
can forces to leave the region.
It is being felt necessary be-
cause Pakistan has already
been warned that the Afghan
Talibans are against any
American military presence
in the neighbouring coun-
tries. It might be attributed to
the recent statement of David
F. Helvey
, Assistant Secretary
of Defence for Indo-Pacific
Affairs, before the US Senate
Armed Services Committee.
It is yet to be seen what as-
surances Bajwa gives to Chi-
na. Meanwhile, China has al-
ready communicated its “un-
happiness’” through various
diplomaticchannels.TheChi-
nese reaction to the renewal
of US-Pakistanistrategicrela-
tionship is that of a “jilted
lover”, readying for a pro-
longed honeymoon, but sud-
denly abandoned. The recent
statement of Imran Khan on
the China –Pakistan Econom-
ic Corridor (CPEC) praising
China is considered as an at-
tempt to assuage its feelings.
The back room diplomacy
of the US special envoy to Af-
ghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad,
has reportedly played a key-
role in obtaining Bajwa’s
support. He recently told law-
makers at the Capitol that “It
is too pessimistic to predict
that the Kabul government
or Afghan military will be
quickly overrun by the Tali-
ban once US and coalition
forces withdraw.”
Meanwhile, the Afghani-
stan Defence Department of-
ficials have acknowledged
that thousands of vehicles,
weapons and other military
items from Afghanistan will
be in danger of being seized
by the Taliban. The equip-
ment may now be shifted to
Pakistan, but remain under
the American supervision.
Brig Gen Matthew Troll-
inger, Deputy Director of
politico-military affairs for
the Joint Staff, told the Sen-
ate lawmakers during a re-
cent hearing on Afghanistan
that “We will be transferring
facilities, some vehicles and
other equipment that the Af-
ghan national defence forces
can utilize in their on-going
efforts to secure the country
,”
He further stated, “We will be
retrograding equipment that
we’re able to bring back to
bases and stations in the con-
tinental United States as well
as elsewhere.” In a reply to a
question, those enemy fight-
ers in the region might steal
some of that abandoned and
gifted equipment, he did not
rule out such a possibility
.”
The officials from US Cen-
tral Command have stated
that the drawdown is be-
tween 13 per cent and 20 per
cent completed already. It
means that most of the mili-
tary equipment is yet to be
packed and moved, though
the US authorities have not
released specifics on the total
number of troops and the de-
tails of the equipment.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
Bajwa is also making extra
efforts to convince the
Afghan Taliban that
Pakistan’s cooperation with
the USA is a part of helping
the American forces to leave
the region. It is being felt
necessary because Pakistan
has already been warned
that the Afghan Talibans
are against any American
military presence in the
neighbouring countries
The back room
diplomacy of the US
special envoy to
Afghanistan, Zalmay
Khalilzad, has reportedly
played a key-role in
obtaining Bajwa’s
support
GOPAL MISRA
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of Long and distinguished service with the
Press Information Bureau of the Information
and Broadcasting Ministry

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LEARN FROM BOTH VICTORY,
DEFEAT: PM MODI’S MESSAGE
Take a lesson from it and start preparing for the coming elections in UP
New Delhi: PM Modi
has advised his party
workers to take lessons
both from victory and
feat as the BJP prepares
for the next round of
elections, to be held in
five states. The big elec-
tion will be in Uttar
Pradesh -- politically
the most crucial state in
the country, which
sends the maximum
number of members to
parliament and is said
to hold the key to the
government in Delhi.
“Whether it is defeat
or victory, take a lesson
from it and start pre-
paring for the coming
elections,” PM Modi
was quoted as saying by
the party’s general sec-
retaries who attended a
meeting last evening at
the Prime Minister’s of-
ficial residence.
The last round of
election had proved a
mixed bag for the BJP.
Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat calls on Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
PM MODI EXPRESSES GRIEF AS
LIGHTNING KILLS 20 IN BENGAL
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Monday ex-
pressed grief over
deaths of at least 20
persons due to light-
ning strikes in three
districts of south
Bengal and approved
an ex-gratia of Rs 2
lakh each from the
PMNRF for the next
of kin of those killed
and Rs 50,000 to those
injured.
“My thoughts are
with all those who
lost their near and
dear ones due to
lightning in parts of
West Bengal. May the
injured recover at
the earliest, Modi
tweeted.
Meanwhile, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah also expressed
condolence and
prayed for the speedy
recovery of those in-
jured. “The loss of
lives due to lightning
in different parts of
West Bengal is deep-
ly saddening. My sin-
cerest condolences.”
BCCI: IPL 2021
to resume on
September 19
Choksi disposed documents into
Caribbean Sea before arrest: Report
Roseau: Amid the con-
troversy surrounding
the arrest of fugitive dia-
mantaire Mehul Choksi
in Dominica, an eyewit-
ness account revealed
how Choksi was discov-
ered in the vicinity of
Roseau, where he was
captured by the coun-
try’s Criminal Investiga-
tion Department (CID).
According to the ac-
count of Dominican
resident Harry Baron,
Choksi started to run
when the police ap-
proached him while he
was disposing of some
documents into the Car-
ibbean sea.
The eyewitness said
police got suspicious
and ran after him, but he
could not run far and fell
twice and got caught
while escaping from the
police, says a report.
The eyewitness revealed
how he sustained inju-
ries amid the chase.
New Delhi: The Board
of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI) has ze-
roed in on the date for
the resumption of the
14th edition of the In-
dian Premier League to
be held in UAE. The
first game on resump-
tion will be played on
September 19 while the
final will be hosted on
October 15 -- the day In-
dia will be celebrating
Dussehra this year.
Speaking to ANI, a
BCCI official in the
know of developments
of the recent meetings
between the BCCI and
the Emirates Cricket
Board (ECB) said the
discussions went well
and the Indian board is
confident that the re-
maining IPL games will
be held successfully in
Dubai, Sharjah and
Abu Dhabi.
Asked about the situ-
ation with regards to
the availability of the
foreign players, the of-
ficial said talks are on
and the Indian board
expects positive out-
comes.
“The discussions
have started and we are
keeping fingers crossed
that the foreign players
will be mostly available.
If a couple of them do
not manage to turn up,
we shall then decide on
the future course of ac-
tion. But keeping fin-
gers crossed for an
action-packed end to
the 14th edition,” the of-
ficial said. —ANI
20 held in Kodakara
black money case: CM
Kerala: Twenty per-
sons have been arrested
in connection with
Kodakara black money
case, in which the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) leaders were also
quizzed by the special
investigation team,
Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan in-
formed the Kerala Leg-
islative Assembly
.
“The statements of 96
witnesses were record-
ed as part of the Koda-
kara case investigation.
As many as 20 accused
have been arrested and
legal action has been
taken. Of the 3.5 crore
looted, 1.12 crore was
used to purchase 347
grams of gold jewellery,
mobile phones and
watches. These items
were confiscated by the
police. The investiga-
tion is in full swing,” he
told the House in reply
to a notice of adjourn-
ment moved by Con-
gress MLA Shafi Par-
ambil on the issue. Giv-
ing details of the case,
Vijayan said that the
case was initially regis-
tered under Section 395
IPC based on the
complaint of one Sham-
jeer, that 25 lakh and
his car was stolen by a
group of people at the
Thrissur Kodakara by-
pass on April 3. Kerala
CM further informed
that the required infor-
mation has been pro-
vided by the investigat-
ing officer. —ANI
Pinarayi Vijayan
SC to Haryana: Remove illegally
built houses in Aravali forest area
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Mon-
day directed the Hary-
ana government and
the other authorities
concerned, to remove
around 10,000 houses
constructed illegally at
Khori village in Hary-
ana’s Aravali forest
area.
A bench of the Apex
Court headed by Jus-
tice A M Khanwilkar
and also comprising
Justice Dinesh Ma-
heshwari, in its order
directed the Municipal
Corporation of
Faridabad, Haryana,
and the concerned po-
lice (Faridabad) to en-
sure the eviction order
of it, within six weeks.
The Supreme Court
bench, while refusing
to stay the eviction of
these illegal construc-
tions, observed, “Land
grabbers can’t take ref-
uge of rule of law.” The
Apex Court was hear-
ing a plea seeking a
stay on the demolition
of around 10,000 hous-
es that had constructed
illegally at Khori Gaon,
Faridabad in Haryana,
believed to be in Ara-
vali areas. —ANI
CLIMATE CHANGE TO WORSEN
INDIAN MONSOON, WARMING
New Delhi: The Indian monsoon is likely to get
much more dangerous and wetter as global
warming alters the system, new research says.
India has witnessed a change in monsoon
pattern over the years as climate disruptions
take a toll on the system. The research published
in the journal Science Advances stated that
scientists analysed changes in the past million
years to conclude that monsoon is set for the
worse. “We find that the projected monsoon
response to ongoing,” the research paper said.
GAGANYAAN ON TRACK, ISRO TO
TAKE FINAL CALL ON LAUNCH
Bengaluru: The Indian
Space Research
Organisation (Isro) is on
track to launch the
uncrewed Gaganyaan
mission, which is part of
the space agency’s
ambitious project to send
humans to space. The final
call on the launch, likely in
December, will be taken
following assessment of
the mission once the
lockdown in Bengaluru is
lifted, sources said.
Proposed in 2018, the
mission has encountered
several delays owing to
the coronavirus pandemic.
The Karnataka government
had reimposed a lockdown
earlier this year to
contain the unabated
spread of the virus. The
lockdown is likely to be
lifted by June 15.
IN THE COURTYARD
Keep standby ventilators ready
for patient’s safety: Bombay HC
Mumbai: The Bombay
HC on Monday directed
the Government Medi-
cal College and Hospital
(GMCH), Aurangabad
to keep “standby venti-
lators” as “backup” to
ensure that “the treat-
ment or health of the
patients is not put to
jeopardy” in case the 18
repaired ventilators,
supplied by the Centre,
again malfunction. The
directions were issued
after MoHFW told the
bench that technicians
from the manufactur-
ing company Jyoti CNC
Automations, along
with two senior expert
doctors from Delhi, had
inspected and repaired
the defective ventila-
tors, making them
functional.
Priority given to
those who need
2nd dose: Delhi
New Delhi: The
Delhi government on
Monday informed the
Delhi HC that it has
directed that all private
hospitals and nursing
homes functioning as
vaccination centres
to ensure that the
Covaxin will be used
to vaccinate only those
people who are eligible
for second dose.
WhatsApp vs Govt: In two
cases, each side contradicts
HC refuses to stay pvt
school order on fees
New Delhi: Two cases
in Delhi High Court,
both Centre vs What-
sApp, have user priva-
cy at their heart. How-
ever, in each of these
cases, both sides have
made arguments that
are diametrically oppo-
site to what they have
argued in the other
case, throwing up in-
herent contradictions
in the positions they
have taken. In the first
case, WhatsApp is de-
fending its privacy
policy update of 2021,
which asks users to
sign up to its data-shar-
ing policy with Face-
book group companies,
while the Centre is op-
posing the policy
.
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Monday
refused to stay its sin-
gle-judge order allow-
ing private unaided
schools to collect an-
nual and development
charges from students
for the period after the
lockdown ended in the
national capital last
year. A vacation bench
of Justices Rekha Palli
and Amit Bansal is-
sued notice and sought
response of the Action
Committee Unaided
Recognised Private
Schools, which repre-
sents over 450 schools,
on the appeals of AAP
government, students
challenging the single
judge’s May 31 order.

INDIA
06
Bolstering Higher ...
retary Higher Educa-
tion, Monika S Garg
said that the process of
setting up three new
state universities in
Saharanpur, Azam-
garh and Aligarh was
being done expedi-
tiously. Regarding the
construction of gov-
ernment colleges, she
informed that at pre-
sent a total of 77 col-
leges/faculties are un-
der construction in the
state. Principal Secre-
tary Public Works Ni-
tin Ramesh Gokarn ap-
prised the Chief Minis-
ter that the technical
bids for construction
of buildings of these
universities have been
opened. Work on this
will start this month.
Minister of State for
Higher Education Nee-
lima Katiyar, Chief
Secretary RK Tiwari,
retary to Chief Minis-
ter SP Goyal, Secretary
to CM Alok Kumar and
other senior officers
were present on the oc-
casion.
‘Free vaccination...
“The Centre is taking
back total control of
vaccination now. It will
take over the 25 per
cent doses assigned to
states and this will be
implemented in the
next two weeks. From
June 21 (International
Day of Yoga), the Cen-
tre will provide free
vaccines to states,” PM
Modi announced in an
address to the nation,
in which he parried
criticism of his gov-
ernment’s policy and a
slow rollout that has
covered less than five
per cent of the popula-
tion .
“Whether it is the poor,
the lower middle class,
the middle class, or the
upper middle class, un-
der the central govern-
ment programme, eve-
ryone will get free vac-
cines,” the Prime Minis-
ter said.
The Centre will buy 75
per cent of the vaccines
produced by companies,
including 25 per cent as-
signed to states. Private
hospitals will continue
to buy the remaining 25
per cent and inoculate
those willing to pay for
their jabs. They can’t,
however, charge more
than Rs 150 as service
charge per dose over the
fixed price of the vac-
cine, the PM said.
“75% of vaccination
will be free and under
the Centre, 25% will be
paid and by private hos-
pitals,” he said.
Under the earlier policy
,
the central government
gave free vaccines to
those above 45 and
frontline workers, and
left state governments
and private hospitals to
administer doses at a
cost to people between
18 and 44. States were
also providing free
shots to this group.
In a speech that took on
critics, PM Modi put out
an emphatic defence of
his vaccine policy,
which has lately come
under attack by states,
opposition parties and
the Supreme Court.
With ‘caste’...
tweet by Moitra sug-
gesting the “grim situ-
ation” in the state
would only improve if
he would “move your
sorry self... and the ex-
tended family you’ve
settled at Raj Bhavan
(the Governor’s official
residence)... back to
Delhi”.
Assertion by Mahua
Moitra in tweet and
media that six cotermi-
nous appointee OSDs
in personal staff are
relatives is FACTUAL-
LY WRONG. OSDs are
from three states and
belong to four different
castes. None of them is
part of close family.
Four of them are not
from my caste or state,”
he said.
FROM PG 1
‘20 held,
BJP NETAS
quizzed in black
money case’
18 Dead In
Fire At Pune
Sanitiser Firm,
staff missing
T h i r u v a n a n -
thapuram: The state-
ments of 96 witnesses
were recorded IN
Kodakaracaseinvesti-
gation. As many as 20
accused have been ar-
restedandlegalaction
has been taken. Of the
Rs 3.5 crore looted, Rs
1.12 crore was used to
purchase347gramsof
jewellery
, Kerala CM
told the Assembly
.
Pune: At least eight-
een employees of a
chemical factory in
Maharashtra’s Pune
have died and several
are missing as a mas-
sive fire broke out in
the sanitiser-manu-
facturing unit of the
firm on Monday.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi has con-
doled the deaths of
the workers.
NATION’S SECOND WAVE BEGINS RECEDING
Country reported 1,00,636 fresh cases, lowest in 61 days, taking
infection tally to 2,89,09,975, active cases dropped to 14,01,609
New Delhi: India re-
ported 1,00,636 fresh
COVID-19 cases, the
lowest in 61 days, taking
the infection tally to
2,89,09,975, while the
number of active cases
dropped to 14,01,609, ac-
cording to the Union
Health Ministry’s data
updated on Monday
.
The death toll due to
coronavirus reached
3,49,186 with 2,427 new
fatalities, the lowest in
around 45 days, the data
updated at 8 am showed.
A total of 96,982 new
cases were recorded in
a span of 24 hours on
April 6. Also, 15,87,589
tests were conducted
on Sunday, taking the
total cumulative tests
conducted so far for de-
tection of COVID-19 in
the country to
36,63,34,111, while the
daily positivity rate
was recorded at 6.34 per
cent. It has been less
than 10 per cent for 14
consecutive days, the
ministry said. The
weekly positivity rate
has declined to 6.21 per
cent. The number of ac-
tive cases has reduced
to 14,01,609, comprising
4.85 per cent of the total
infections, while the na-
tional COVID-19 recov-
ery rate has improved
to 93.94 per cent.
People throng market during unlocking process of COVID-19 lockdown in Bhopal on Monday.
B’luru’s fatality
rate higher than
Karnataka’s
Kejriwal urges
people to follow
Covid norms
Bengauru: The number
of new coronavirus cases
in Bengaluru has been
reducing. But the case
fatality rate, or CFR, is
high. The number of
deaths reported from
Bengaluru have doubled
in the last month and was
at a cumulative total of
14,875 in data released
on Sunday. According to
this data, the case fatality
rate in Bengaluru was
7.71 per cent as com-
pared to the overall 2.62
per cent in Karnataka.
New Delhi: The re-
sumption of economic
activities in Delhi
should not cause laxity
in Covid-19 appropri-
ate behaviour, Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal said Monday, as
markets lifted shutters
and the metro started
operating. Markets
will open partially
with the government
enforcing an odd-even
rule under which 50
per cent of shops can
serve customers on a
given day, while metro
has been directed to op-
erate at 50 per cent
seating capacity.
No Covid funerals for two straight
days at East Delhi crematoriums
New Delhi: For the
first time in nearly
2 months, no bod-
ies were cremated or
buried as per Covid
protocols for 2 con-
secutive days Saturday
Sunday in East Delhi
Municipal Corporation.
There are 164 spaces
for cremation and two
burial grounds in the
jurisdiction of East
MCD. The cremation
grounds of East Delhi
had seen a peak of 100
funerals on May 1, the
highest ever recorded.
Over 50 bodies came
to their crematoria
daily in the last two
weeks of April and first
week of May. Mayor of
East MCD Nirmal Jain
said that for the past
two days no last rites
of Covid patients were
held in his jurisdiction.
IVERMECTIN, HCQ DROPPED FROM
ONE COVID TREATMENT LIST
New Delhi: Health Ministry’s Directorate
General of Health Services has issued revised
guidelines for management of Covid patients,
dropping ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and
favipiravir from its list of approved treatment
options. Guidelines, however, differ from
those provided by Health Ministry, which
recommends both ivermectin hydroxy-
chloroquine. New guidelines also do not
mention taking steam inhalation and the use
of vitamins for Covid treatment contradicting
advisory on Health Ministry website.
New Delhi: Countries are
rushing to vaccinate their
people to protect vulner-
able groups with some
experts anticipating a third
wave of the pandemic.
Shortage of vaccine supply
led to growing demands
for ramping up production
for billions of doses. Now,
scientists are exploring
ways to create new alter-
natives to the Covid-19
vaccine. An antibody nasal
spray is one of the options
scientists are explor-
ing. They have created a
hybrid antibody that has
been found to reduce the
amount of SARS-CoV-2
in the lungs of infected
mice. A study published in
journal Nature stated that
nasal spray of a designer
antibody offers strong
protection against variants
of coronavirus in mice.
Inside view of Delhi Metro.
Pune: 15 dead in factory fire,
search on for those trapped
Pune: At least 15 work-
ers died when a fire
broke out a chemical
factory in Urawade in
Pune district’s Mulshi
taluka on Monday
. More
people are feared
trapped in the fire at
factory of SVS Aqua
Technologies efforts
are on to rescue them.
Pune District Collec-
tor Rajesh Deshmukh
said while the fire has
been controlled, all the
areas of the factory
aren’t accessible yet.
“Fifteen bodies have
been brought out so far.
The search is still on
and the count may go
up. The total casualty
will become clear only
after the entire areas is
searched.” Deshmukh
who visited the site,
said an inquiry has
been instituted under
Sub-divisional Magis-
trate, Maval, with fire
officers and police offic-
ers as members, to de-
termine the cause of
the fire and if there
were any violation of
the safety measures the
plant should have been
following.
Deputy CM Ajit Pa-
war has announced an
ex-gratia help of Rs5
lakh to kin of deceased.
CBSE class 10 12 exams cancelled,
parents demand return of tests’ fees
New Delhi: With CBSE
having cancelled the
Class 10 and 12 exams
this year, parents have
raised a demand seek-
ing return of the exam-
ination fees collected
from students last year.
In 2020, the Delhi gov-
ernment had paid this
fee for all students stud-
ying in government-
run schools. However, it
couldn’t do the same
this year owing to a fi-
nancial crunch.
“In the past year,
CBSE had not agreed to
waive exam fees keep-
ing in mind technical
institutional require-
ments. After announce-
ment of cancellation of
exams, students of X
XII should be returned
the exam fee collected
by them,” a letter writ-
ten to CBSE by All India
Parents’ Association.
—FILE PHOTO
ONLINE TEST
IMA seeks PM’s intervention
to stop assault on doctors
New Delhi: Indian
Medical Association
(IMA) on Monday wrote
a letter to PM Narendra
Modi, sought his per-
sonal intervention to
resolve medicos’ body
pleas to ensure medical
professionals are able to
work without fear and
initiate action against
people who spread mis-
information regarding
vaccination drive.
“Any person(s) who
spreads misinforma-
tion against vaccina-
tion drive meant to fight
the COVID-19 must be
booked and punished in
accordance with law in-
cluding under the rele-
vant provisions of the
Epidemic Diseases Act,
1897, IPC Disaster
ManagementAct,2005,”
the letter reads.
IMA said all those in-
volved in such heinous
crimes ought to be pun-
ished so as to create an
effective deterrent for
other anti-social ele-
ments who may indulge
in attacking any health
careprofessionalsdoc-
tors engaged in war
against COVID. —ANI
HIGHLIGHTS
 Bengal govt cancels
state board exams
for classes X and
XII in view of Covid
crisis
 Punjab Extends Covid
Restrictions Till June
15, Some Rules
Eased
 Delhi civil defence
volunteer held for
posing as cop,
prosecuting Covid
violators
 India re-opens for
business as new
Covid-19 infections
hit two-month low
 Early diagnosis of
Covid-linked dis-
ease in children can
reduce morbidity,
say experts
 Passports of stu-
dents, athletes to be
linked with vaccina-
tion proof
 COVID-19: ISRO
develops 3 types of
ventilators, to trans-
fer technology
 27 Black Fungus
Patients Get Post-
Drug Vomiting,
Fever In Madhya
Pradesh
NASAL SPRAY DESIGNED FROM ENGINEERED
ANTIBODY COULD BOOST EFFICACY: REPORT
Covishield produced more antibodies
New Delhi: The Cov-
ishield vaccine pro-
duced more antibodies
than Covaxin, accord-
ing to a preliminary
study by Coronavirus
Vaccine-induced Anti-
body Titre involving
healthcareworkers who
havereceivedbothdoses
of either of the two vac-
cines. Seropositivity
rates to anti-spike anti-
body were significantly
higher in Covishield re-
cipients compared to
Covaxin after the first
dose, the study claimed.
The study is a pre-
print and has not been
peer-reviewed, so
should not be used to
guide clinical practice.
It said that both vac-
cines - Covishield and
Covaxin - elicited a good
response after two dos-
es, but seropositivity
rate and median anti-
spike antibody were sig-
nificantly higher in
Covishield. The study
involved those health-
care workers who have
been administered ei-
therof thetwovaccines,
Covishield and Covax-
in, and are with or with-
out past history of
SARS-CoV-2 infection.
We’ll probably need
booster shots for
Covid. But when?
New Delhi: Many people
are beginning to wonder
how long their protection
will last. Scientists are
asking questions about
COVID-19 booster shots,
but they do not yet have
many answers. The Na-
tional Institutes of Health
announced that it has
begun a new clinical trial
of people fully vaccinated
to see whether a booster
of the Moderna shot will
increase their antibodies.
Dilip Kumar is on O2 support,
not on ventilator, confirms doc
Mumbai: Dilip Ku-
mar’s doctor on Mon-
day denied reports that
suggest the veteran ac-
tor is on a ventilator at
Mumbai’s PD Hinduja
Hospital. “Veteran ac-
tor Dilip Kumar is on
oxygen support, not on
a ventilator. He is sta-
ble,” Dr Jalil Parkar,
the pulmonologist
treating the actor at
Mumbai’s PD Hinduja
Hospital, informed.
For the unversed, a
ventilator is used to
help people breathe
when they can’t breathe
on their own. It is a type
of life support.
The spokesperson for
Dilip has even urged
the media not to believe
in hoax news, assuring
the actor will be back
home soon.
Dilip Kumar
COVID-19

NEWS
07
Cong appoints Imran Pratapgarhi as president of party’s National Minority Cell
CONG PLAYS MINORITY CARD IN UP WITH
IMRANTOCOUNTEROWAISI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Assembly
elections are due in Ut-
tar Pradesh next year,
before which Congress
has taken a major step
by appointing famous
poet Imran Pratapgarhi
as the president of Na-
tional Minority Cell of
Congress. Sources in
the party informed that
the role of Congress in-
charge of UP and Na-
tional General Secre-
tary Priyanka Gandhi
was very important in
ensuring Imran get the
post. With the help of
Imran, the Congress
plans to bring back
those Muslim youths in
UP in party fold who af-
ter getting influenced
by AIMIM Chief Asa-
duddin Owaisi had left
the party
. Priyanka also
wants to weaken Owai-
si's edge in UP.
AIMIM HARMED
CONGRESS
THE MOST
The All India Majlis-e-
Ittehadul Muslimeen
(AIMIM) recently con-
tested elections in Ma-
harashtra, Bihar and in
West Bengal. The Con-
gress had to bear the
loss directly as its
strong Muslim vote
bank got divided and
Congress had to face a
severe loss in these
states. AIMIM Chief
Asaduddin Owaisi's im-
peccable style, way of
delivering speech is
liked by Muslim youth.
The Congress is
afraid that if Owaisi
contests the elections
on his own in Uttar
Pradesh also, then it
will also have to bear
the loss. Already Sama-
jwadi Party and Bahu-
jan Samaj Party have
been making their
claim on Muslim vote
bank in Uttar Pradesh.
In such a situation, if
AIMIM also contests
elections, then Con-
gress will have to bear
the loss.
PPS
ASSOCIATION
STEPS IN
TO HELP
PPS Association announces
financial help to families of
2 ASP who have passed away
due to illness while performing
their duty. The PPS Association
said that it will assist the family
of the officer during their time
of grief and have extended
financial support to the family
of the deceased officers. The
association praised the ASP
officers for their ethics and
love for their duty, that they
discharged their duty without
worrying about help from
government.The administration
condoled the death of Additional
SP Rajesh Kumar Singh, who was
posted in STF and Additional SP
Rahul Kumar, who was posted
in Etah. A team of police officers
under the leadership of PPS
union president Dinesh Yadav
gave a check of Rs. 10,67,000 to
Shilpi Singh, wife of Additional
Superintendent of Police Late
Rajesh Kumar Singh. ASP Rajesh
Kumar Singh died on 28 March
2021 due to brain hemorrhage.
Another team of police officer
met the family of Etah Additional
SP Rahul Kumar, who lost his life
due to Corona and gave a check
of Rs. 8,45,000 to the wife of the
late ASP. The PPS Association
has been praised for extending
support to the officers in the times
of crisis. Now the onus is on the
PCS association as to what kind of
support it will extend to families of
its bereaved colleagues.
—Ahtesham Siddiqui
THE OTHER
SIDE - GROOMS
FAMILY
HARASSED
Wedding when cancelled at
the last home due to absurd
reasons can become news. In
one such absurd reason to cancel
a marriage, a bride throwing
tantrum on being given less
jewelry by groom’s parents for
marriage, cancelled her own
marriage. The ‘baratis’ seeing
that the situation was turning
hostile and since everyone had
eaten their dinner before the
whole incident started bolting
from the scene. The scene took
a turn for the worse when the
bride family took the groom and
3 of his relatives’ hostage. Deepu
who is a resident of Suketi village
under the Ghazipur police station
had reached Churaman Kheda
village on Saturday with a ‘barat’
but sans bandwagon. Seeing the
simplicity of the ‘barat’ the bride
side began being skeptical of the
groom side. After the ‘baratis’
had eaten their dinner, the bride’s
father Chhotelal Rajput asked
the groom’s father to show the
jewelery brought as an offering.
The bride side was unsatisfied
with the jewelry brought by the
groom’s family and the bride
upon known about the same
refused to go ahead with the
marriage. Even though the
marriage was called-off there was
no end to drama as soon after
cancellation of the marriage, the
bride’s family took the groom,
his father and a close relative
hostage. The bride’s family
demanded that the groom family
bear the expense of reception.
The trio were released on Sunday
afternoon only after the groom’s
father accepted to pay for the
expense incurred by the bride’s
family.
—First India Bureau
Debt-ridden drug
dealer hangs self,
wife after killing
his children
First India Bureau
Shahjahanpur: In a
tragic incident which
occurred in Shahjahan-
pur district, a debt-rid-
den drug dealer hanged
his two children and
later hanged himself
along with his wife. The
family had shifted to
their new house on Di-
wali last year. The bod-
ies of the four were
found hanging in the
house. On the informa-
tion of neighbors, po-
lice reached the spot
and brought down the
bodies. Police also
found a suicide note
wherein the matter of
financial crisis has
been mentioned as rea-
son behind the suicide.
The incident is of
Kachha Katra in Chowk
Kotwali area of the city
.
Here the entire family
of drug dealer Akhilesh
Gupta was found hang-
ing. A neighbor told
that he had called Akh-
ilesh in the morning
but his call remained
unanswered. Later
again after two hours
he called several times
but when the calls again
remained unanswered,
he got suspicious and
informed the police.
On entering the
house the police found
bodies of all four of the
family hanging. The
neighbor mentioned
that Akhilesh’s body
was hanging from the
iron net on the roof of
the house while his wife
Reshu was found hang-
ing from a grill. Further
his 12-year-old son Shi-
vank was found hang-
ing from the grill of
ventilator of the room
while 6-year-old daugh-
ter Archita was found
hanging from door
frame of the room.
According to police,
four tea cups were
found lying on the table
in the room. It is be-
lieved that the family
had tea together before
taking the extreme step.
It is also being specu-
lated that first the chil-
dren would have been
given some intoxicant
and then hanged after
which the husband and
wife hanged them-
selves.
However, the police
have found a suicide
note from the spot in
which financial crisis is
the reason mentioned
behind taking the ex-
treme step. The police is
also investigating on
the same reason men-
tioned in the suicide
note.
Akhilesh was a na-
tive of Faridpur in Ba-
reilly. For the past five
to six years, he was liv-
ing in a rented house in
Shahjahanpur.
OWAISI DID NOT WIN A SINGLE
SEAT IN THE LAST ELECTION
Before Imran,
Nadeem Javed
was the chair-
man of Congress
minority cell.
Imran has also
played the role of
star campaigner
for Congress.
He holds an MA
degree from Al-
lahabad Univer-
sity. His political
journey started
in 2019 when
Congress made
him its candidate
from Moradabad
Lok Sabha seat.
Congress strate-
gists believe that
Imran has a strong
hold amidst Muslim
youths and people
like him, and hence
only Imran could
give a togh contest
to Owaisi. Just as
Owaisi has become
the icon of Muslim
youth with his ag-
gressive statements
against the Modi
government, in the
same way Imran
draws Muslim
youth towards
himself by oppos-
ing Modi in a poetic
style.
Owaisi’s party contested
38 seats in the 2017 UP
assembly elections but
failed to open its account in
state. The party had a vote
share of just 0.24 percent in
the election. The number of
Muslim voters in the state
is very high. In such a situ-
ation, Owaisi is preparing to
exert full force in the forth-
coming 2022 assembly
elections. His focus would
not only be on increasing
the vote share, but also on
winning seats in Muslim
areas.AIMIM is keeping
its eye on the 19.3 percent
Muslim population of the
state. Owaisi is also called
BJP’s team B. In such a
situation, he will also try to
wash off this stain on the
party by negotiating with
some political parties.
RECOGNITION
IN SHORT
DURATION
TOUGH
COMPETITION
TO OWAISI
31-day old baby girl youngest to win
battle against corona in the country
Mock drill to sort covid cases proves fatal as
22 patients die gasping at Agra hospital
First India Bureau
Agra: Four videos have
surfaced showing a
shocking turn of events
where 22 patients died
within 5 minutes of
mock drill for sorting of
Corona patients which
was conducted in an
Agra hospital.
The incident which
took place in Paras Hos-
pital in Agra has caused
the death of 22 patients
due to discontinuation
of oxygensupplytocriti-
cal patients. The shock-
ing revelation was made
in 4 videos in which Dr.
Arinjay Jain, the opera-
torof thehospitalcanbe
seennarratingthewhole
incident.
Dr. Jain said that a
mock drill was conduct-
ed on April 26 at 7 am to
sort out the patients dur-
ing which the oxygen
supply of Corona infect-
ed patients was disrupt-
ed. This disruption even
though for a short while
had taken the life of 22
patients. The District
Magistrate PN Singh
takingcognizanceof the
issue has ordered an in-
vestigation into the vid-
eo and the hospital.
The hospital during
the mock drill, 96 pa-
tients were undergoing
treatmentinthehospital
which reduced by 22 im-
mediatelyafterthemock
drill.Themockdrilltook
place at a time when the
Corona infection in the
district was peaking and
people were finding it
hard to get admitted or
procure oxygen. The
hospital during that
phase had recorded a
huge number of deaths.
The hospital which con-
ducted the mock drill at
7 AM had shown that on
thedaytherewereonly3
deaths officially
.
First India Bureau
Faridabad/Shamli:
Veera, a newborn in the
hospital of Sarvodaya
Hospital, Faridabad had
become the youngest
and lightest person to
defeat Coronavirus in
the country
. The baby
girl, Veera had defeated
Corona just 31 days after
being born.
According to the hos-
pital management, on
May 1, Ankita from
Shamli Uttar Pradesh,
was admitted to the ICU
of Sarvodaya Hospital
in a critical condition.
She was at the time of
being admitted to the
hospital was 31 weeks
pregnant. She under-
went a cesarean deliv-
ery and gave birth to a
baby girl who weighed
just 1.29 KG. Since An-
kita was infected with
Corona, the hospital
sent the child’s RT-PCR
sample for testing im-
mediately after birth.
Senior Pediatrician
Dr. Sushil Singla said
that the condition of the
baby was critical due to
premature delivery and
that she needed ventila-
tor support as the baby’s
lungs were also con-
tracted due to a condi-
tion called RDS (Respir-
atory Distress Syn-
drome). He added that
the girl was subjected to
treatment for RDS but
the girl’s RT-PCR report
also returned positive
for Coronavirus the
very next day she was
born.
DrSushilsaidthatthe
baby girl though fought
back and her health im-
proved little by little and
4 days after birth, she
wasshiftedfromventila-
tor to HFNC (high flow
nasal cannula).
Sources in the party informed that the role of Congress
in-charge of UP and National General Secretary Priyanka
Gandhi was very important in ensuring Imran gets the post
4 videos of the incident that took place
on April 26 indicate distrupted oxygen
supply as the reason for the death
The image is for illustrative purpose only.

First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Deputy Chief
Minister Keshav Prasad
Maurya took a jab at Sa-
majwadi Party Chief
Akhilesh Yadav after SP
patron Mulayam Singh
Yadav took his first dose
of Corona vaccine.
Maurya demanding
the apology from Akh-
ilesh Yadav tweeted
“Thank you SP Patron
and former Chief Minis-
ter Mulayam Singh Ya-
dav for taking the vac-
cine dose. You getting
vaccinated is proof that
the rumor about the vac-
cine was spread by the
SP’s National President
Akhilesh Yadav. Akhile-
sh Yadav should apolo-
gize for spreading the
rumor”.
The former CM took
his first dose of Corona
vaccine at Medanta Hos-
pital in Gurgaon on
Monday
. The SP’s officer
Twitter handle tweeted
about same which read
“Today party founder
andformerDefenseMin-
isterMulayamSinghYa-
dav got vaccinated to
prevent Corona virus
infection.”Hisdaughter-
in-law Aparna Yadav
had also previously tak-
en the vaccine and ex-
pressed her gratitude to
doctors,researchersand
scientists.
AparnaYadavwasad-
ministered her first vac-
cine dose in Lokbandhu
Hospital.Shepraisedthe
vaccine made in the
country and had also ap-
pealed to the people to
get themselves vaccinat-
ed at the earliest.
In January this year,
AkhileshYadavhadcrit-
icizedthevaccinesmade
under the BJP govern-
ment and went on to say
that when his party
formsthegovernment,it
will administer vaccine
for free to everyone in
the state.
08
2NDFRONT
ALL FOR SAFETY
People stand in a queue to get the Covid-19 vaccines at Moti Lal Nehru Medical College,
in Prayagraj on Monday.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Just before
the assembly elections
slated to be held after a
few months in Uttar
Pradesh, exercise has
begin regarding ap-
pointment of DGP.
There is every possi-
bility that the new DGP
will be appointed in
such a way that he is
very efficient as well as
fits in the caste equa-
tion. In this regard, a
panel of 31 senior IPS
officers has been sent
by state government to
Central government.
In the 31 names sent,
all the officers belong to
the 1986 to 1990 batch.
Names of such IPS of-
ficers have been re-
moved from the list IPS
officers whose retire-
ment is within next six
months. Only those of-
ficers have been includ-
ed in the panel who
have completed their
service period of 30
years. Out of the 31
names, three names
would be shortlisted
and sent back by Center
to state government out
of which the state
would finalise the name
of officer for the top
post in UP Police de-
partment.
On the basis of sen-
iority there are chances
for the names of Nasir
Kamal, Mukul Goyal
and RP Singh to come
up for the top post but
the name of RK Vish-
wakarma also cannot
be ruled out.
DG Jail Anand Ku-
mar has made a lot of
changesinthecondition
of jails. Prior to this, he
also held the post of
ADGLawandOrder.Ku-
mar’s retirement is in
2023. Anand Kumar’s
retirement is in 2023.
Anand Kumar is said to
have a good hold in pow-
er circles and is also
consideredtobeastrong
contender. Apart from
these, the name of 1985
IPS officer Arun Kumar
is presently posted on
deputation as DG RPF is
also being discussed in
official circles.
With assembly polls nearing, hunt on for ‘right’ DGP
SEARCH FOR TOP COP
lll
A panel of 31
senior IPS
officers of 1986
to 1990 batch
has been sent
by state govt to
Central
government
HC permits
A4 paper in
functioning
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The
Allahabad High
Court has permit-
ted use of A4 Size
Paper in its func-
tioning, so as to
reduce the envi-
ronmental cost of
paper printing and
to make it more
economically via-
ble for litigants.
However, it has
not yet permitted
printing on both
sides of the paper.
The amendment
comes as a conse-
quence of a peti-
tion filed by four
law students
through Advo-
cates Shashwat
Anand and Ankur
Azad, seeking per-
mission for use of
A4 size paper for
all Judicial and
Administrative
purposes in the
HC, as well as all
other courts, tribu-
nals and district
courts in UP
. They
had also sought
permission for
printing on both
sides of paper.
Allahabad High Court directs Chief
Secy to implement Suraksha Yojna
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court has
directed the Chief Sec-
retary of Uttar Pradesh
to implement the Sak-
shi Suraksha Yojana
2018.Underthisscheme,
the complainant and
the witnesses of a crim-
inal case have the right
to demand their protec-
tion from the State gov-
ernment or the Super-
intendent of Police.
The responsibility of
providing security on
such applications has
been entrusted to the
State Government. This
order has been given by
Justice Saurabh Shyam
Shamsheri while grant-
ing conditional bail to
the accused of abet-
ment to suicide. The
next hearing is on July
5. The court has ordered
the Chief Secretary and
the Director General of
Police to file an affida-
vit with a progress re-
port in four weeks for
non-compliance of the
Sakshi Suraksha Yoja-
na 2018.
In the Mahendra
Chawla case, the Su-
preme Court has given
the status of law to the
scheme and ordered the
states to implement it
and make laws. Giving
the above directions,
the High Court has
granted conditional
bail to Ravindra Pratap
Shahi alias Pappu Sha-
hi, accused of abetment
to suicide. The case is
that on March 15, 2021,
Raghuveer, the gate-
man of railway in Ma-
huli police station area
of Sant Kabir Nagar,
committed suicide by
consuming poison.
Undertrial escapes from Jail
where Mukhtar Ansari is lodged
First India Bureau
Lucknow/Jhansi:: In
amajorsecuritybreach
attheBandajail,where
don Mukhtar Ansari is
lodged, an undertrial
escaped by scaling the
prison’s boundar wall
with the help of a bam-
boo stick on Sunday
night.
However, around
4.30pm on Monday
, jail
authorities claimed to
havefoundtheaccused,
Vijay Arakh, 22, hiding
in the bushes between
the inner and the outer
boundaryof theBanda
jail. The incident has
raised questions over
the security at Banda
jail and exposed the
claims of jail officials
about foolproof ar-
rangements to guard
Mukhtar who were
broughthereonApril7
from Punjab’s Ropar
jail on the Supreme
Court’s directive
Vijay Aarakh was
found missing from
barrack number 4.
The emergency alarm
was raised and three
police teams were
formed to trace him.
DIG Chitrakoot range,
K Satyanarayan, said
that the accused was a
first time offender and
had been arrested for
theft and trespassing.
Vijay Aarakh
Ex-CM Mulayam Singh getting vaccinated
Akhilesh’sdadgetsajab;BJPgetstalking
Thank you SP Pa-
tron and former
CMMulayam Sin-
gh Yadav for taking the
vaccine dose. You getting
vaccinated is proof that the
rumor about the vaccine
was spread by the SP’s Na-
tional President Akhilesh
Yadav Akhilesh Yadav
should apologize for
spreading the rumor”.
—Keshav Prasad Maurya, Dy CM
BJP expels hooch
tragedy accused
Rishi Sharma
First India Bureau
Aligarh: The Uttar
Pradesh BJP unit on
Monday expelled Rishi
Sharma, the alleged
kingpin in the hooch
tragedy case, from the
party and said he was
not an active member.
District president of
BJP Rishipal Pal Singh
has cancelled Rishi
Sharma’sprimarymem-
bership, a party press
release said. “Hooch
tragedy accused Rishi
Sharma is neither an ac-
tive member in the BJP
nor has he be given any
responsibility in the or-
ganisation.
“However, if he is say-
ing that is in some way
connected to the party
,
then, on the direction of
the state leadership, his
primary membership is
immediately annulled
and he is expelled from
the party
,” it said.
Aligarh Police has
started the process of
charging all the five
main accused including
Sharma, who was ar-
rested on Sunday
, under
the stringent NSA and
the Gangster Act, SSP
KalanidhiNaithanisaid.
The accused are being
interrogated and are ex-
pected to reveal the en-
tire network of the liq-
uor mafia, police said.
UPCOMINGASSEMBLYPOLLS-PARTIES
GEAR UP TO GARNER MINORITY VOTE
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The political
parties in Uttar Pradesh
have begun prepara-
tions of the Assembly
elections and have be-
gun eyeing the Muslim
vote bank. With Bengal
loss in the mind, there
might be a change in the
strategy of the BJP
which will bring out
fresh competition in the
upcoming Assembly
elections of 2022.
Congress is also not
behind in preparations
with Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra seen targeting
the Muslim voters. The
BJP has been regularly
targeted by the Con-
gress on matters rang-
ing from Gorakhpur
hospital doctor Kafeel
Khan to the mafia don
Mukhtar Ansari. The
Congress has been sym-
pathetic to the victims
of police action during
the CAA protests and
has been eyeing votes of
people who resent BJP
.
There are still more
than six months left in
the assembly elections,
but the Congress has
laid a lot of emphasis on
meetings and confer-
ence with Muslim Ule-
mas. Congress General
Secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra, with the
help of leaders like Sal-
man Khurshid and Na-
seemuddin Siddiqui, is
trying her best to shore
up the Muslim vote
bank in UP in her favor,
even if it means team-
ing up with either Akh-
ilesh Yadav or Mayawa-
ti for the elections.
BSP Supremo
Mayawati has so far
thrownfullforcetwiceto
get Muslim votes first in
West UP during the 2017
elections by giving ticket
to Naseemuddin Sid-
diqui who was at the
time in BSP and then in
East UP
, Mayawati cre-
ated a Dalit-Muslim alli-
ance with the help of
Ansari brothers but her
dream of becoming the
Prime Minister in alli-
ance with Akhilesh Ya-
dav during the 2019 elec-
tionswasshatteredwhen
herDalit-Muslimexperi-
ment ran out of gas.
Akhilesh Yadav, the
National President of
SP has also emerged as a
strongcandidateandthe
results of the Panchayat
elections in UP have
provedso.TheSPdented
theBJPbywinningPan-
chayatseatsinAyodhya,
Varanasi and Mathura
which are supposed to
be BJP stronghold.
BJP may change its strategy in the upcoming polls, Cong, SP BSP also trying to woo Muslim voters
Akhilesh Yadav Priyanka Gandhi Mayawati
Rishi Sharma
CONG MAY TEAM
UP WITH SP, BSP
The Cong has laid a
lot of emphasis on
meetings and
conference with
Muslim Ulemas.
Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra, is trying her
best to shore up the
Muslim vote bank in
UP in her favor, even
if it means teaming
up with either
Akhilesh or Mayawati
for the elections.
To ensure perfection in your
work, strive for excellence in
day-to-day habits.
—Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India

LUCKNOW, TUESDAY
JUNE 8, 2021
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PRIDE OF
Rajasthan
emina Miss India
Rajasthan, Aruna
Beniwal is a
19-year-old model
and dancer who is
also pursuing her
Bachelors in Com-
merce. She exhibits un-
flinching eagerness and
an ability to stay positive
and self-motivated. Aru-
na is an ‘A’ certified NCC
cadet and while attend-
ing various NCC camps,
she found her hidden
talent for rifle shoot-
ing. When asked
about how she devel-
oped an interest in
modelling, she said,
‘Back in my school
days, I never be-
lieved in getting
into modelling
and was more of
a tomboy but
my friends al-
ways encour-
aged me to get into it.’ About her
journey, she shared that she was
hauled into the auditions of Miss
Rajasthan 2019 by her sister
where she secured the position
of 1st Runner-up. After that, she
achieved the title of Miss Tal-
ented 2019 and Miss Photogenic
2019. She didn’t stop here and
decided to follow her career in
this field.
She said, ‘Organisers of Miss
Rajasthan, Yogesh Mishra Sir
and Nimisha Mishra Ma’am en-
couraged me to participate in
Femina Miss India which was a
very big step for me and without
their support, I could not have
represented Rajasthan so beauti-
fully at such a prestigious na-
tional platform.’ Aruna proved
herself and made it to the top 15
in Femina Miss India. She is a
girl who is beautiful inside out.
She wants to help and assist un-
derprivileged children and pro-
vide them opportunities to show-
case their talents. Also, she is
working to spread awareness
about modelling as a career field
by encouraging young girls of
the state.
Aruna is preparing herself to
represent India on an interna-
tional platform and bring the
crown home. Apart from
this, she wants to be-
come a successful
actress in near fu-
ture. On asking
about what ad-
vice she wants
to give to the
youth, she said,
‘Be proud of
your work but
never be satis-
fied enough,
always thrive
for more and
work towards a
well-defined
edition of
yourself’.
MANSI BACHANI
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
Self-motivated and talented girl Aruna Beniwal, who
recently represented Rajasthan in Femina Miss
India shared her experiences and journey full of
dedication in an exclusive interview with City First!
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DRISHTI RAWAT, Model
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
A family elder will
be full of praise
for the help you
are rendering. A
well-planned trip
promises a great
time in future
. Day seems
favourable for
builders and property dealers. Academic
pursuits will be fruitful. Taking up a
regular fitness routine will help you get
into shape.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may enjoy
yourself at work
more than usual
today, because
of the changed
environment.
Those wanting
to rent out their
premises are
likely to find
an ideal party. Getting unwell due to
changing weather cannot be ruled out for
some.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
An out of town
official trip
may give some
respite to those
wanting a change
from their dull
routine .A new
plot, house or
apartment can
be acquired by
some. You are likely to find yourself
in high spirits and raring to undertake
anything and everything today!
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You may find
it difficult to
convince a family
member regard-
ing something
you want to
achieve. Some of
you may feel the
home environ-
ment serene and
restful. There is a fair chance of some
property getting allotted to you. Good
opportunities are likely to appear.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Start saving for
renovating an old
house. Joining
coaching classes
for improv-
ing academic
performance is
foreseen. Positive
steps may be
required to be
taken to restore perfect health. It will be
in your interest to speed up a financial
transaction.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Chance of moving
to a new location
on transfer is
likely for some. A
property matter
is likely to be
resolved amicably.
Clarity of mind and
retentive power
will help you forge
ahead on the academic front. Some of you
can safely say goodbye to depression, as
positivity enters your life once again.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
A property matter
you had been
worried about
will be amicably
settled. Getting
quality time at
home will help
in focussing on
activities that
appeal to you.
A balanced diet will be the first step in
achieving good health, so stick to it. Help
people out as much as you can.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Family and
finances can get
you thinking and
contemplating.
Efforts may be
required to get
something done
at home. Maintain
confidentiality
regarding a prop-
erty deal being negotiated by you. Your
performance may leave you feeling good
today on professional or academic front.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Your efforts at
work will be richly
rewarded by
getting noticed by
those who matter.
A new idea on
the home front
looks promising
but needs to be
given shape.
You will get the opportunity to acquire
new property at a good price. Health may
become a concern.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Those new on
the job will have
to strive hard
to show their
worth. A family
youngster may
look up to you
for help and
guidance. You gel
well with a new
acquaintance. Opportunities to further
your career will come only if you make
efforts. Self-discipline may help you.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Choose your
mode of convey-
ance carefully for
a safe journey.
A friendly bet
with a friend or
a colleague may
turn into a fight,
so be careful.
Will power, will
be your key to remain in shape. You will
need to choose the investment schemes
wisely to ensure profitable returns.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Those selling
property may
find the market
hot but may
not find many
takers. Things
are likely to move
favourably on
the professional
front. Health
may become a concern. You will need
to muster all your persuasive powers to
swing a deal in your favour.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
very human being is
a product of his
time and time is al-
ways in perpetual
motion. Literature
documents this man
and his times - the ‘
man’ representing men,
women and transgenders.
This means literature is a
gateway to the past, a projec-
tion of the present and im-
agination of the future. It
tells you stories of people
who walked on the earth dur-
ing a particular period, the
habitats they built, the hous-
es they destroyed, the wars
they fought, the peace that
was achieved, the crimes
they committed, the compas-
sion some of them shown,
the social norms that were
forced, rebellions and reun-
ions are all documented in
the words of literature and
here again, not as a stale
document of some archives
but in the form of vibrant
stories of so many charac-
ters. Collective memories in
form of fiction finally be-
come the history of societies
as narratives define a whole
civilization at a given period.
Words have plenty of psy-
chological energy that is ca-
pable of changing society
and challenging the mighty.
This is one reason why dicta-
tors and authoritarian rulers
hit at them first. History is
full of wrongful torture, jail
and discredits to authors and
intellectuals though they
constitute an almost negligi-
ble minority in overall num-
bers of any nation but are
the first target of the power
to be. So many of them faced
guillotine in past and are be-
ing shot dead during the pre-
sent. Why are powerful peo-
ple of the world afraid of
frail-looking and almost re-
clusive thinkers? Authors
and writers don’t seek power
but just dare to pen down
what they could see what oth-
ers are unable to do. The
thinking people try to dis-
mantle the talisman power-
seekers weave and hence are
at risk of being silenced ei-
ther by persuasion or coer-
cion. All this means that lit-
erature is a powerful tool
that can change the human
mind which then starts
thinking logically
.
A genuine work of litera-
ture mirrors societies dares
to speak about their weak-
nesses, highlights their
strengths and exposes their
hypocrisy and doublespeak.
Even a cursory look reveals
the fact that a closed society
rarely produces great au-
thors. Saudi Arabia, China,
North Korea have hardly one
or two globally recognized
authors. All these nations are
doing well economically but
the monotony of human ex-
change would take its toll in
not so distant a future if rad-
ical reforms are not under-
taken in the field of litera-
ture and arts. Every hum-
drum situation ultimately
implodes on people and na-
tions. Modern media like TV
,
YouTube etc provide infor-
mation but cannot replace
fiction. The work of fiction
takes you to kings and
queens, saints and prosti-
tutes, tycoons and beggars,
slaves and masters and so
many other subjects. It, thus,
exposes you to their lives and
times which otherwise you
would have remained oblivi-
ous of. Over some time when
you remain a conscious read-
er, the work of literature
starts changing you by in-
creasing the level of depth of
your thinking. You become
less emotional and more logi-
cal, start analyzing a situa-
tion rather than get swayed
by it. The bias and prejudice
becomereplacedbyopenness
to accept any situation and a
questtofindasolutionrather
than giving up if the solution
is adverse or painful.
The books commonly sold
on railway stations and air-
ports are mostly entertain-
ers, not the real literary ma-
terial. They are a plot well
written but a work of true
fiction is an expression of a
deeper thought process. The
author delves into times,
characters and situations
and brings forth a story that
covers a large number of
things like geography, cus-
toms, rituals, lifestyle, habits
and so many more. There are
occasionswhenareaderfeels
like being there with the sto-
ryteller transcending time.
These situations are enlight-
ening as well as pleasurable
and are great food for the
thought process. The charac-
ters of the books which one
have read in life may come to
rescue many times in life. A
regular habit of reading wid-
ens horizon and depth of
thinking - a very useful tool
in modern times of urban
and restricted living.
Poems and songs have trig-
gered the fall of regimes and
social revolutions but to un-
derstand the soul of a poem
you need a poetic heart. Dra-
ma, too, is a less recognized
fieldof literaturethathasleft
its footprints on the timeline
of human history
. Theatre,
though overshadowed by cin-
ema, still survives and might
make a comeback. Litera-
ture, thus, gives us so many
options to choose but one has
to develop an aptitude to
change which can only be
done by becoming a genuine
reader, free from prejudice
and show off. As far as intel-
lectual benefits are con-
cerned, it is the reader who is
placed in a more favourable
situation. A successful au-
thor writes for livelihood, he
uses his creativity to compile
a great story
, full of ideas but
it is the reader who awakes
from an intellectual slumber,
an act that could be life-
changing. Stories are the
most potent influencers. If
we take note of one thing
which is so common to come
to our notice is that all the
religions initially grew on a
story, the philosophy came
much later and there is no
needtocommentontheinflu-
ence of religious books on
human societies. Remove the
story and the religion might
be in deep trouble. Litera-
ture, hence, should be given
its due place in life if you
wish to attain complete
health which includes physi-
cal, mental, social and intel-
lectual or spiritual aspects.
Buy a book, read it and see
yourself changing every day
.
E
DR RAMAWTAR
SHARMA
ramawatarf132@gmail.com
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NEED LITERATURE

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