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Visitors have been thronging the Tulip Festival at Asia’s largest tulip garden along the banks of Dal Lake on the foothills of Zabarwan mountains, in Srinagar. (Inset) Earlier Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha along with Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammad Khan visited the Tulip Festival. The 30-hectare world-famous garden presents a colourful look as 15 lakh tulip bulbs of various colours and 62 varieties captivated the visitors. The Tulip Garden was conceived and conceptualized by former CM Ghulam Nabi Azad in 2006-07 with an aim to boost floriculture and promote tourism in the Kashmir Valley. In 2014, it was declared as the second-best tulip garden in the world by World Tulip Summit Society. —PHOTOS BY PTI PM reviews covid situation, Bodies of 17 jawans recovered from Naxal encounter site; toll now at 22 dispatches teams to 3 states Bijapur (Chhattis- Shah dials Baghel, garh): Bodies of 17 accesses situation Ensure availability jawans were recovered YEAR’S BIGGEST on Sunday from the site New Delhi: Home Min- of beds, testing of an encounter be- ister Amit Shah spoke facilities & timely SINGLE-DAY tween security forces to Chhattisgarh Chief and Maoists in Chhattis- Minister Bhupesh JUMP IN CASES Baghel and took stock hospitalisation: PM garh’s Bijapur, taking of the situation. Shah New Delhi: India on the death toll in Satur- also directed DG,CRPF New Delhi: Prime Min- Sunday recorded day’s clash to 22, Bijapur Kuldeep Singh to visit ister Narendra Modi on 93,249 new corona- Superintendent of Po- An injured security person in Bijapur on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI Chhattisgarh Earlier, Sunday reviewed the virus infections, the lice confirmed. Five se- highest single-day rise Shah tweeted that the COVID-19 situation and curity personnel were 2000 personnel from at trict headquarters. valour of the security vaccination exercise in so far this year, which killed in action. One least five camps in Suk- Personnel belonging took the total COVID-19 personnel who laid the country amid an jawan is still missing, ma and Bijapur had gone to the Central Reserve down their lives fi ght- “alarming rate of cases to1,24,85,509, Bijapur Superintendent into the forest around Police Force (CRPF), its according to Union ing the extremists will growth” in infections of Police confirmed. Tarrem in Bijapur dis- elite unit CoBRA (Com- never be forgotten. and deaths, with 10 PM Narendra Modi at a high-level meeting to review the health ministry data. On April 2, more than trict, 60 km from the dis- mando Turn to P6 states contributing to COVID related issues and vaccinations happening in the This is the biggest country, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI more than 91 percent of daily rise in cases since them. September 19, when Modi directed that SPIKE: MAHA ANNOUNCES NIGHT 93,337 fresh infections central teams consist- CURFEW, WEEKEND LOCKDOWN were recorded. The Our ‘Double Engine’ government will death toll climbed to ing of public health spe- Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on cialists be sent to Maha- 1,64,623 on Sunday Sunday announced new restrictions including with 513 new fatalities, ensure growth in Assam: Amit Shah rashtra, Punjab and a night curfew in the state and a “strict lock- Chhattisgarh, where the ministry data up- Sorbhog (Assam): Un- tion rally in Barpeta ment for all and belief down” over the weekends from Friday 8 pm to dated at 8 am showed. the situation was of se- Monday 7 am amid an unprecedented surge in ion Home Minister district, on the last day in all). rious concern, and said Registering a steady in- Amit Shah on Sunday of campaigning for the “The Congress can- coronavirus cases. The rules, which come into crease for the 25th day the five-fold strategy of effect tomorrow, include a curfew from 8 pm accused the Congress third and final phase of not solve any problem testing, tracing, treat- in row, the active cases party of having no dis- polls in Assam, Shah ac- and their leader Rahul to 7 am; a ban on gatherings of fi ve or more surged to 6,91,597, ment, COVID-appropri- throughout the day; malls, restaurants, bars cernible agenda for As- cused the Congress of Gandhi comes as a tour- accounting for 5.54per ate behaviour and vac- and places of worship will be closed; home sam’s development, and dividing people to rule ist to the state. They cent of the total infec- cination if implement- delivery and essential services will be allowed. asserted NDA’s “double- over them, while the have no vision for devel- tions. The recovery ed with utmost serious- Industrial operations and construction activity engine” government BJP follows the mantra opment,” the Home rate further dropped to ness and commitment will be allowed. will continue to ensure of ‘’Sabka Saath, Sabka Minister claimed. would be effective in 93.14percent. P6 the state’s growth. Home Minister Amit Shah Vikas and Sabka Vish- “I had come to you curbing Turn to P6 Addressing an elec- speaking to media in Assam. was’’ (with all, develop- five years ago Turn to P6

Covid grows YOGI ROARS IN BENGAL bigger in UP, kills 31 CM Yogi rattles TMC in Mamata’s den, promises a better Bengal Lucknow: The COVID-19 death toll in Uttar ly objectionable and un- Pradesh rose to 8,881 Yogi Adityanath said that for a few days, POLLS UPSETTING TMC? on Sunday with 31 more becoming of the officials fatalities in the state, the WB administration was not allowing to shun their fairness while 4,164 fresh cases the BJP workers to campaign & and sense of duty. The pushed the infection tally administration is al- to 6,30,059. Of the 31 permissions were denied ways supposed to be new deaths, eight were honest in its conduct reported from Lucknow, First India Bureau chief minister has also which is seen missing in four from Allahabad, warned the local ad- Mamata’s state,’’ he said. three from Kanpur, two each from Varanasi, Rae Kolkata: The chief ministration to be im- Yogi said the Prime Bareli and Ghazipur and minister Yogi Adity- partial in dealing with Minister Narendra one each from Gorakh- anath’s repeated forays the people during the Modi had a vision for pur, Agra, Barabanki, in several parts of West elections or they will the entire country and Lakhimpur-Kheri, Shah- Bengal for election cam- face action once the several welfare schemes jahanpur, Deoria, Etawah, paigning has rattled the BJP comes to power in said “I have noticed from polling, which does not were formulated and Sitapur, Farrukhabad and ruling TMC in the state. the state after May 2. the helicopter that the augur well for any demo- implemented devoid of Bahraich, a statement Addressing a series of Addressing a gather- CM Yogi’s energy won over the people of Bengal where he BJP workers are being cratically elected gov- any discrimination. said. More on P3 election meetings the ing the chief minister campaigned tirelessly giving nightmares to Mamata Banerjee & Co. suppressed during the ernment”. “This is high- More on P2 UTTAR PRADESH www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 02 Landlocked UP’s ‘OUTLAWS HARBOURED BY TMC potentials unlocked by WILL BE JAILED IF BJP WINS’ Yogi govt’s initiatives First India Bureau

Khanakul: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sun- day asserted that “goons sheltered by the Trina- mool Congress” will be —FILE PHOTO tracked and sent behind bars after the BJP forms government in West First India Bureau the proposed express- Bengal. Yogi Speaks ways will be about 1,789 He said the “murdered Lucknow: While en- kilometres. Probably, BJP karyakartas (work- hief Minister Yogi suring balanced eco- UP is going to be the ers)” including Sudar- C Adityanath paid nomic development in only state with such a shan Pramanik from homage to soldiers of the state during the last large expressway net- Hooghly district, will get security forces mar- four years, CM Yogi work. justice “after 28 days”, tyred in Naxalite en- Adityanath has made a The latest achieve- referring to May 2, the counter in Bijapur. He mark for himself in the ment of the Yogi gov- day of counting of votes said supreme sacrifice successful saga of over- ernment has been to of brave soldiers who polled in the eight-phase all growth. facilitate the construc- laid down their lives to assembly elections. The lack of develop- tion of Delhi- Meerut protect the nation will “TMC goons, listen ment was often attrib- Expressway which will always be remem- carefully. After the uted to the fact that ever relieve the commuters bered. He paid his counting of votes, we tributes to Rajkumar since seaports became going from Delhi to will teach you a lesson. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressing a rally at Jangipur in poll-bound West Bengal on Sunday. Yadav of Ayodhya and the main mode of trans- Meerut as well as the Similar things happened Dharmadev Kumar of portation and business, journey to Dehradun in Uttar Pradesh four ‘FREE POWER, RATION’ rights of the Hindu com- committees last year in Chandauli district who the landlocked states and rest of Uttara- years back after we munity”, he said. view of the COVID-19 sacrificed ther lives. have little to flourish. khand made easy. formed the government “After the high court pandemic. He also expressed But Yogi Adityanath Similarly improving there. order, the administra- “This is a false propa- condolences to their ‘unlocked’ the ‘locked air connectivity to en- “We imprisoned the tion here contacted their ganda of the BJP. For a families. The CM an- potential of the state in sure safe, pleasurable, tormentors of people. In counterparts in UP to fact, the UP government nounced assistance of just four years. and quick transporta- Bengal, we will punish seek guidance on how to did not allow Durga puja Rs 50L to families of During the last four tion will also play a cru- those who are a part of take necessary meas- to be held in 2020, but the martyrs of UP. years, Yogi government cial role in unlocking the syndicate raj and de- ures. I want to tell the gave permission for Ram has worked on con- the landlocked in UP. mand cut money (com- TMC government that if Navami celebrations,” M Yogi Adity- structing expressways, The state government is mission),” Adityanath said Banerjee created Adityanath later there is will, you can al- West Bengal minister Canath has deeply airports, logistic parks, working on a war foot- said. hurdles in Durga puja, claimed at another rally ways find a way,” the Subrata Mukherjee had mourned the demise freight corridors, and ing to execute this pro- He added that “goon- Saraswati puja and Holi in Jangipur in Murshi- BJP leader said. recently said. of Former Minister cargo terminus on a ject as well. UP has now daism also came to a halt celebrations in Bengal, dabad district that the TMC leaders, howev- Adityanath also said Bhagwati Singh. war-footing. The gov- flights to 68 destina- in Kashmir” after the something that never Mamata Banerjee gov- er, maintained that the Banerjee is “allergic” to Praying for peace to ernment allocated sig- tions, eight functional BJP government at the happens in Uttar ernment did not initially state government has the chanting of ‘Jai Shri the departed soul, the nificant funds to the airports, ten under-con- Centre took firm steps. Pradesh. allow Durga Puja cele- always extended help to Ram’. “Just like the way CM also extended his infrastructure required struction, UP will be the Accusing the TMC su- “Elect the BJP to en- brations two years back festival organisers she doesn’t allow Durga heartfelt condolences to attract the big shots only state to have five premo of pursuing poli- sure you are not stopped in Bengal. across the last decade, Puja here, she is opposed to the bereaved family of the business world international airports, tics of appeasement dur- from taking part in festi- The high court had to including providing Rs to building of the Ram member. from around the world. a dream that came true ing her 10-year rule, he vals,” he said. intervene “to ensure the 50,000 to Durga puja temple in Ayodhya.” The total length of all in four years. Gita Press prez CELEBRATING RESURRECTION CM chairs review meet Radheshyam

Christian Khemka no more community on covid situation First India Bureau members First India Bureau offering Varanasi: President of prayers Lucknow: Chief Minis- the iconic Gita Press, during Easter at ter Yogi Adityanath re- Radheshyam Khemka, Cathedral viewed progress in pre- passed away here fol- Church, vention, treatment and lowing a brief illness, —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR —PHOTO Hazratganj vaccination of covid in- his family members in Lucknow fection in the state at his said on Sunday. He was on Sunday. residence before leaving CM Yogi Adityanath chairing the review meet with ACS Navneet 87. Khemka died on Sat- for a tour of West Bengal. Sehgal, Principal Secretary Medical Education Alok Kumar (2) urday afternoon and He instructed to set up and other offi cials on Sunday. his last rites were per- monitoring committees formed at the Harish- at Gram Panchayat and atives should also be fected person should be chandra Ghat, they Municipality level and taken in monitoring done to prevent spread of said. Missing Seer: Villagers sit on dharna activate them. work. He said monitor- corona. He was under treat- He said in rural areas ing committees should He also instructed to ment at a private hospi- First India Bureau elections, went missing. nowhere to be found on team has been formed along with government monitor passengers ar- increase RTCPR testing tal in Ravindrapuri. Baba Hari Giri Maha- Saturday morning, Mu- to trace the missing officials, youths Mangal riving from other states and send samples PM Narendra Modi Muzaffarnagar: Scores raj of Shiv Temple in zaffarnagar Superin- priest. Dal, watchmen etc to Uttar Pradesh. through statistical sam- condoled the death of villagers and seers Sarnawali village, tendent of Police (Ru- DSP Sharad Chan- should be included in Further they should pling. The CM ordered Khemka, noting he re- staged a protest in Uttar which comes under the ral) AK Shrivastava had dra Sharma had said monitoring committee also monitor people for for arranging adequate mained active in vari- Pradesh’s Muzaffarna- jurisdiction of Phuga- said. the priest was also while in urban areas, symptoms of Covid-19 number of beds in Covid ous social services gar district on Sunday, na police station, had The irate villagers planning to file his Civil Defense and volun- which would help in de- hospitals in view of pre- throughout his life. a day after a 60-year-old been missing since Sat- and seers from nearby nomination for the post tary organisations tection of such cases sent condition besides Modi noted that Khem- priest, planning to fight urday morning. temples staged a dhar- of gram Pradhan in the should be made part of quickly and the patient regular availability of ka took Sanatan litera- the upcoming Uttar He was in the temple na here. upcoming panchayat monitoring committees. could be isolated. Testing doctors and paramedical ture to the masses. The Pradesh Panchayat on Friday night but was According to police, a elections. Help of public represent- of 25 people related to in- staff in these hospitals. Prime Minister said his condolences are with Khemka’s family and TRANSPARENCY admirers. Meanwhile, CM Yogi Adityanath wrote a let- ter to the Khemka fam- Money Wise: UP manages to stop fin scams in purchases ily to express his soli- darity. In the letter CM First India Bureau hind many states like ments to make the GeM ments. Also, quality, vendors are also avail- Yogi appreciated the ef- Gujarat, Delhi, MP, Ma- portal effective to en- transparency and aus- able as per the pre- forts of Radheyshyam Lucknow: In a major harashtra, Bihar, sure transparency in terity are being pre- scribed rates and stand- Khemka and said he achievement during the Chhattisgarh and Odi- purchases and rid the ferred in departmental ards. There is a clear worked tirelessly for last four years the Yogi sha in ensuring least departments of corrupt shopping, due to which order from the Yogi the welfare of Sanatan Adityanath govern- financial irregularities practices. It has thus re- there are 12,232 govern- Government to the gov- Dharma. He said that ment has emerged as a in departmental pur- sulted in UP emerging ment buyers and ernment departments he was highly saddened leading state in the chases. The Yogi gov- as front runner in mak- 1,23,237 697 sellers on that the products, or by the demise of Khem- country to stop finan- ernment has also set a ing online dealings the portal, who have services, which are ka and that he stands by cial irregularities in record of online pur- through GeM portal. made the highest pur- available on the GeM the family members in purchases in govern- chases through govern- Additional Chief Sec- chase worth Rs 9,442 portal will be compulso- this hour of grief. ment departments. The ment e-Marketplace retary, MSME Navneet crore in the country in rily purchased from the government has thus (GeM) portal during the Sehgal said increasing last four years, Sehgal portal itself. succeeded in saving last four years. dealings through GeM pointed out. UP is followed by Gu- huge funds of the state Soon after assuming portal has succeeded in GeM portal is an on- jarat, Delhi, MP, Maha- exchequer by curbing office, CM Yogi adopted stopping financial ir- line platform with more rashtra, Bihar, Chhattis- financial bungling. a zero tolerance policy regularities involving than 70,000 registered garh, Odisha, J&K and According to infor- towards corruption. He —FILE PHOTO millions of rupees in vendors. Thousands of Andhra Pradesh in pur- mation UP has left be- directed the depart- government depart- products from these chases through GeM. UTTAR PRADESH www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 03 CS lays down new VAX VEX: CASES rules to contain covid First India Bureau be made a contain- ment zone. If a single ERUPTING DESPITE Lucknow: Chief case is reported from Secretary RK Tiwari, an area, 20 houses sur- on Sunday, chaired a rounding the patient’s highly sensitive meet- house will be sealed ing taking several key and if more than one DOUBLE DOSE decisions to contain case is reported then the spread of covid in 60 houses in the area DG (Health) tests positive along with his the state. He issued a will be sealed. Move- new set of rules in ment of public in the personal secretary & staff officer. All had view of increasing containment zone covid cases. Under the will be restricted and already been vaxed with two doses new rules, if a covid the containment zone case is reported in an will be in place for 14 Despite the scary covid situation in the state, people are still seen blatantly violating the norms of area then the area will days once declared. Of 31 deaths on Sunday, Lko tops with 8 social distancing and use of face masks. A glimpse of how people are moving around in Lucknow .

First India Bureau In a major shock on tal, Lucknow has also 31 more fatalities in the Bareli and Ghazipur habad, 235 from Kan- Sunday, state’s Direc- tested positive for the VACCINATION SCHEDULE state, while 4,164 fresh and one each from pur and 121 from Gora- Lucknow: The Coro- tor General (Health), Coronavirus. April 8 and 9:- Media workers, managers of cases pushed the infec- Gorakhpur, Agra, khpur, among others. navirus menace is Dr DS Negi tested pos- The former director establishments, shopkeepers and businessmen. tion tally to 6,30,059. Barabanki, Lakhim- With 4,164 fresh in- growing by leaps and itive for the virus of SGPGI had also April 10:- Offi cers and employees of banks and On Saturday, the pur-Khiri, Shahjahan- fections, the total num- bounds as it seems to along with his person- been administered two insurance companies. April 12-14:- Teachers COVID-19 tally in the pur, Deoria, Etawah, ber of cases has now be uncontrolled for al secretary and staff doses of the vaccine over 45 years. April 15 and 16:- Auto rickshaw/ state had reached Sitapur, Farrukhabad risen to 6,30,059. now. What is worrying officer. All these per- previously but still rickshaw drivers and street stall vendors. April 17 6,25,923. and Bahraich, a state- A total of 6,01,440 for the state machin- sons have already been tested positive for the and 19:- Offi cers and employees of government Of the 31 new deaths, ment said. COVID-19 patients in ery is the fact that administered 2 vac- virus. offi ces. April 20 and 21:- Advocates, offi cers and eight were reported As many as 1,129 the state have recov- even the people who cine doses recently. Meanwhile, the employees of the judiciary establishments. April from Lucknow, four fresh coronavirus cas- ered from the disease have been given com- In a similar case, Dr COVID-19 death toll in 22 and 23:- Employees of private organisations a from Allahabad, three es were reported from so far, while there are plete doses of vaccine, Rakesh Kapoor, Direc- Uttar Pradesh rose to will be given a special opportunity to get vaxed. from Kanpur, two each Lucknow, 453 from Var- 19,738 active cases are testing positive. tor of Medanta Hospi- 8,881 on Sunday with from Varanasi, Rae anasi, 397 from Alla- in UP.

Over a dozen injured in Police, excise team ‘Government has unholy power plant mishap bust illegal liquor unit nexus with liquor mafia’ First India Bureau suffered a broken hand First India Bureau and another fractured Lucknow: Alleging a his leg, Dwivedi said. Pratapgarh: An ille- nexus between the gov- Dismissing reports in gal liquor manufac- ernment and the liquor a section of media about turing unit, operating mafia, the Congress on a boiler blast at the pow- from a cowshed in Ut- Sunday claimed that il- er plant, Dwivedi said tar Pradesh’s Hathi- licit liquor has killed that the unit was closed gava area, was busted around 400 people in the for maintenance since in a raid by police and past four years in Uttar March 22 and the main- excise department —FILE PHOTO Pradesh. tenance work will go on personnel, an official Speaking to reporters Workers at the accident site on Sunday. for around one month. said on Sunday. forts are on to nab here on Sunday, UP Con- Bottles of liquor him. A number of gress chief Ajay Kumar First India Bureau ry manager of Lanco CM orders probe hidden in haystacks people have been de- Lallu said, “There is an Congress state president Ajay Kumar Lallu on Sunday Anpara Power Ltd S K Taking cognizance of and equipment were tained,” Prakash said. unholy nexus between Sonbhadra: As many as Dwivedi, said the iron the accident, CM Yogi seized during the raid SP Akash Tomar the government and the tions in UP.” ficials occupying promi- thirteen labourers were structure fell around on Sunday instructed of- at the village in said 45 persons had liquor mafia in the state. Lallu also wondered nent posts despite hun- injured after a scaffold- 2.45 am during mainte- ficials to reach the spot Pratapgarh district been identified in con- In the past four years, il- as to why the govern- dreds of deaths. ing collapsed while they nance work. and conduct relief work. on Friday, ADG of Po- nection with the case, licit liquor has claimed ment is shielding the liq- It should be known were working at a power While eight labourers The CM said it should be lice, Allahabad Zone, and the property of around 400 lives. The uor mafia. The UP Con- that there have been a plant in Uttar Pradesh’s were discharged after ensured that there is no Prem Prakash, said. the accused will be at- business of illicit and gress chief sought to large number of deaths Sonbhadra district in treatment, another five chaos on the spot and “The seized liquor tached. In a separate spurious liquor has as- know why no action has in UP due to consump- the early hours of Sun- are in a serious condi- directed ACS Energy to is worth crores,” he raid, a unit manufac- sumed fearful propor- been initiated against of- tion of illicit liquor. day, the company which tion and have been ad- probe the accident. He said. turing illicit liquor had employed them said. mitted to a government said effective action “The factory, which was busted in an area In a letter addressed hospital, he said. should be taken immedi- was operating from a under Kunda police to the District Magis- Of the five labourers ately by fixing the re- cowshed, belongs to station late on Satur- trate and the Superin- in hospital, three sus- sponsibility through in- Guddu Singh, and ef- day night. CRIME ROUND UP tendent of Police, facto- tained head injuries, one vestigation. SI, CRIMINAL HURT 44 CARTONS OF ILLEGAL LIQUOR IN CROSS FIRING SEIZED, ONE ARRESTED DURING ENCOUNTER UP STF arrests Man immolates self after Muzaffarnagar: Forty-four cartons of illegal liquor Deoria: A notorious allegedly meant to be distributed ahead of the UP- criminal was arrest- panchayat polls were seized from a vehicle in Sham- sharp shooter of wife stops him for alcohol ed after encounter li district and one person arrested, police said on with police near Sunday. The liquor was being brought from Haryana First India Bureau Piprati village at Deo- in the vehicle that was intercepted in Jhinjhana po- Mukeem Kala gang ria-Karaudi road, po- lice station area of the district on Saturday evening, Lucknow: A man im- lice said adding that they said. Three people were travelling in the vehicle. First India Bureau molated himself and sub-inspector Vipin While one was arrested, the other two managed to One illegal pistol died later when his wife Malik and a criminal escape, SP Sukriti Madhav Mishra said. Lucknow: Uttar refused him to provide were injured in cross- Pradesh Special Task along with seven money to drink alcohol firing during encoun- SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY SODOMISED, Force (UP STF) has ar- cartages were in Rukmani Vihar colo- ter. Police said while THREATENED; HUNT ON FOR ACCUSED rested sharp shooter of recovered from him. ny in Faizullaganj area chasing two motor- Mukeem Kala and Sadar of state capital. bike-borne vehicle Muzaffarnagar: A 7-yr-old boy was allegedly sodo- Khan gang with illegal Police sources here thieves they opened mised by a man in Shamli district, the police said on weapons from Meerut. the arrested accused told said Kuldeep (35) was in refused to give him more fire on police team in Sunday. According to a complaint lodged by the mi- STF sources here said the police that he was go- a private job and he was money to drink, he which sub-inspector nor’s mother, the accused, identified as Wasil, took that acting on a tip-of, an ing to murder Nadeem, a suffering from alcoholic Kuldeep was rushed burnt himself in his Vipin Malik was in- her son to a secluded place on Saturday and alleg- STF team nabbed notori- resident of Mavana area issues. to the hospital in room. jured. In retaliatory edly sodomised him. The accused also threatened ous criminal Sahibud- in Meerut, on behest of Last night he was ask- critical condition Kuldeep was rushed firing one criminal him of dire consequences if he told anyone about the din alias Sahib near Jew- jailed Mukeem Kala and ing money from his wife where he succumbed to the hospital in critical was injured while incident, SHO Premvir Rana said. A case was regis- ari village at Shamli Sadar Khan. even after he was drunk condition where he suc- other managed to tered under relevant sections of the IPC and efforts Road while his accom- Sahibuddin said that heavily. When his wife cumbed to his injuries. flee. were underway to nab the accused, he added. plice managed to escape. he met Mukeem in Mu- During interrogation, zaffarnagar jail and started killing people for money on his ‘Ansari got foreign funding by playing ‘saviour’ of Muslims’ behest. One illegal pistol First India Bureau fairs hit out at the for- making efforts to punish Muslims,” Shukla said. along with seven cart- mer regimes of the SP, him, and has broken his Punjab’s home depart- ages were recovered Ballia: Minister Anand BSP and Congress for financial empire, he ment had recently asked from him. Swaroop Shukla on Sun- not doing enough to pun- said. UP government to take More than five crimi- day claimed that gang- ish people like Ansari. “Time has come for Ansari’s custody from nal cases under Arms ster-turned-politician “Former governments Ansari to get the punish- Rupnagar jail on April 8, act, sections 307, 323, 504 Mukhtar Ansari re- of UP used to shield him ment for the crimes he with BSP MP Afzal An- of IPC were registered ceived foreign funding as (Ansari) for Muslim ap- has committed. That is sari on Sunday saying against him in police sta- he presented himself as peasement. As a result why, he is feeling afraid his brother’s ‘safety’ is tions in Muzaffarnagar, saviour of Muslims . of this, his mafia raj’ now. He got foreign fund- now the responsibility Arrested sharp shooter Meerut and Saharanpur The Minister of State continued. The Yogi Adi- ing as he used to present of the judiciary and Adi- Sahibuddin alias Sahib districts. for Parliamentary Af- tyanath government is Minister Anand Swaroop Shukla —FILE PHOTO himself as saviour of tyanath dispensation. Promoted by First India News International Pvt. Ltd. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 04 CAN PAKISTAN BE TRUSTED to put the ball back in India’s BRIG VETERAN court. Imran Khan has writ- ANIL GUPTA ten to our PM Narendra Modi The author is a Jammu for creating an ‘enabling envi- based veteran, political ronment’ suited for a con- commentator, columnist, security structive and result-oriented and strategic analyst dialogue to resolve outstand- ing issues between the two he leaders of the Kashmir- neighbours, including Jam- centric political parties have mu and Kashmir issue. For a gone overboard with the pros- change he has used the phrase pect of peace with our imme- “including Jammu & Kash- diate neighbour and the glob- mir” instead of it being the al hub of jihadi terror Paki- core issue and no headway stan. Backing Pakistan Army can be made without its reso- T Chief General Qamar Javed lution first. Maybe Qamar Bajwa’s call for ‘Indo-Pak Bajwa, for whom the breather talks’, PDP chief Mehbooba is mandatory has been able to Mufti has said that the Indian prevail upon the Khan so that government should initiate he can continue unabatedly to talks with Pakistan. “The refurbish and rebuild his government should under- army and its assets on the stand the way of peace talks LoC where it has received a goes through the Kashmir is- thorough battering from the sue. We cannot reach peace Indian Army. without resolving the Kash- Another thing to remem- mir issue”, she said. Speak- ber is that Pakistan has yet ing in a similar vein National not given up terrorism as an Conference leader Omar Ab- instrument of state policy. dullah said, “We have always Through its proxies, it contin- said that good relations be- ues to support terror in Kash- tween these two countries is mir and is reported to be Another thing to not good for Jammu and since the statements came change in its “anti-India spreading the network of remember is that Kashmir but for the whole of from none other than the strategy.” sleeper cells in our hinterland South Asia. It’s good that Prime Minister and Chief of PM Modi in his customary and the North East. Pakistan Pakistan has yet both countries instead of Army Staff of Pakistan. PM Modi in his customary congratulatory letter congratulatory letter to his Army is feverishly using the not given up threatening each other are Since then, the endless de- Pakistani counterpart on the ceasefire period to upgrade terrorism as an talking. We have heard that bate has begun in the media to his Pakistani counterpart on the occasion of occasion of 70th National its infrastructure on the LoC instrument of there are secret talks going in both the countries with 70th National Day did acknowledge the need of Day did acknowledge the including establishing new state policy. only we wish that the day each claiming peace to be the peace between the two neighbours, India’s need of peace between the forward posts as well as pre- Through its come they talk openly there compulsion of the other consistent and established stand. But he also two neighbours, India’s con- paring gun areas and ammu- are lot of issues including country. While the entire sistent and established stand. nition points/dumps in the proxies, it Jammu and Kashmir. We world knows the truth it has minced no words in conveying India’s concern But he also minced no words villages in-depth in the close continues to want them all are solved by become necessary for Paki- for continued support by Pakistan to cross- in conveying India’s concern vicinity of the LoC. It is also support terror in talks.” The reasons for their stan to beat the drum to sat- border terror, the root cause of the hostile for continued support by Pa- learned that the Pakistani Kashmir and is optimism are well under- isfy the hardliners. Pakistan relations between the two countries kistan to cross-border terror, Army with the help of PLA is reported to be stood because their political for long has pushed aside geo- the root cause of the hostile constructing tunnels in the spreading the survival for the decades in economics in favour of ex- relations between the two posts for living shelters and network of past had depended on the Pa- ploiting its geostrategic loca- countries. He wrote “India ammunition storage. It would kistan bogey. There is a con- tion. Its dwindling economy wants “cordial” relations also provide the added protec- sleeper cells in vergence in the views of Pa- and near bankruptcy has with the neighbouring coun- tion during a nuclear attack. our hinterland kistan and Kashmiri leader- forced its leadership includ- try but for that, it’s impor- In addition, it is also procur- and the North ship because soft-separatism ing military albeit temporar- prerequisite for peace talks. it as a core issue and said that tant to develop an “environ- ing from China modern mili- East. Pakistan and sub-nationalism has al- ily to resume trade with India “There is one issue that is the peaceful resolution of the ment of trust” which is “de- tary hardware as well as force Army is ways been the ideological which requires normalcy of stopping us [from improving issue can lead to lasting void” of terror.” Post 05 Au- multipliers like drones and feverishly using hall-mark of these political relations which had been relations] at this time. We peace in the region. Immedi- gust 2019, India has made its surveillance systems. parties. But the moot point is brought to its nadir by Paki- will make our efforts but In- ately, after the 25 February stand clear on the so-called Even going by the past, the ceasefire can Pakistan be trusted? stan post abrogation of 370 by dia must take the first step ceasefire offer, India had “Kashmir Issue” by making there appear to be many sim- period to It all began in the last week unilaterally withdrawing its because after August 5, till made it very clear that onus it clear to the global commu- ilarities. Pakistan Army con- upgrade its of February when the DG- High Commissioner and sus- they take the first step, then, lies with Pakistan to create a nity that dispute regarding tinues to treat India as an infrastructure on MOs of the two Armies pension of trade with India. unfortunately, we cannot conducive atmosphere for to Kashmir is restricted to existential threat. In the past the LoC agreed to observe ceasefire There was an inherent move forward,” Imran Khan any peace talks by reiterat- the illegal occupation of the similar ceasefire offers and including on the Line of Control (LoC) contradiction between the said. The next day his Chief ing its well –known stand of 2/3rd territory of the erst- need for peace overtures had in tune with the 2003 cease- statements of the two Paki- of Army Staff said, it was “terror and talks” can’t go while state of Jammu & been made by the Pakistani establishing new fire agreement. Then the two stanis. While Imran Khan time for India and Pakistan together. Qamar Bajwa did Kashmir referred to as Azad Chiefs but they lasted as long forward posts as statements one after the oth- made a little variation to his to “bury the past and move make a reference to Pakistan Kashmir and POJK by India. as Pakistan needed the peace. well as preparing er made during the first edi- earlier stated position on 05 forward” as he asserted that changing its strategy from But from the response of Unilateral abrogation and gun areas and tion of the Islamabad Secu- March while addressing the the peace between the two ‘geopolitics’ to ‘geo-econom- PM Imran Khan, it has be- violation of the ceasefire ammunition rity Dialogue organised by Solidarity Day function at neighbours would help to ics’. But Pakistan yet has to come obvious that the offer of agreements have been the points/dumps in Pakistan Security Division in Muzaffarabad wherein he “unlock” the potential of walk the talk. From all avail- peace by Pakistan is a sheer hall-mark of unstable Indo- the villages in- collaboration with the coun- said that Pakistan would not South and Central Asia. He able inputs, there might have façade and Pakistan is just Pak relations. There is noth- try’s leading think-tanks on talk to India till the restora- further added that the initia- been a change in the think- buying time to have a breath- ing different so far to trust depth in the 17-18 March expressing an tion of Article 370 in Kash- tive has to come from India. ing of the Pakistani brass er necessitated due to compel- Pakistan. close vicinity of explicit desire for peace with mir, he still stuck to the reso- Though he also referred to and leadership but there are ling military and economic THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY the LoC India took many by surprise lution of Kashmir issue as a Kashmir, he did not mention no visible indicators of any reasons at home. He has tried THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

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INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 05 TMC women leaders object to PM’s Didi remark TMC women leaders accused the prime minister of showing disrespect to CM Mamata Banerjee by mocking addressing her at election rallies New Delhi: Three Tri- leader Ananya namool Congress wom- Chakraborty said the en leaders, including PM shows his patriar- No plans to conduct NRC exercise West Bengal minister chal mindset by ad- Sashi Panja, on Sun- dressing a woman lead- in Bengal: Vijayvargiya day accused the prime er in such a manner as minister of showing they are “soft targets”. New Delhi: Counter- citizenship to the disrespect to Chief Reacting to the TMC ing opposition claims persecuted refugees. Minister Mamata Ba- charge, BJP Mohila that the BJP, if voted to We do not have any nerjee by way of his Morcha state president power in Bengal, will plan of conducting the “mocking tone” of ad- Agnimitra Paul said Ba- update the National NRC exercise, even if dressing her at elec- nerjee should intro- Register of Citizens we win the elections,” tion rallies. spect on the language (NRC), thereby “taking he said. Panja told reporters she uses while speaking away the citizenship Accusing the TMC of at Trinamool Bhavan about the PM and Shah. rights of people”, “running a disinforma- here that Narendra “How does our hon- Kailash Vijayvargiya, tion campaign against Modi, through his sar- ourable CM address PM the saffron camp’s na- the saffron camp, the castic “didi o didi” (lis- Modi and Amit Shahji tional general secre- 64-year-old leader won- Kailash Vijayvargiya ten elder sister) excla- at poll rallies? How had tary, on Sunday reaf- dered why the ruling mations at public she addressed J P Na- firmed that no such party in the state is op- meetings, “insults not dda (BJP national presi- plan is on the radar. countries and moved to posing the CAA, which only Banerjee, but the dent)?” Paul said. He, however, stated India. could be of benefit to women of Bengal in She said having no that the party intends “We are only looking many. Bengal has a particular.” The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses an election rally at Sonarpur in other issue to talk to implement the Citi- forward to implement- sizeable population of “This is another the south 24 Parganas district on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI about, the TMC is zenship Amendment ing the CAA after the Matuas, who had been glaring instance of the wrongfully targeting Act (CAA) and provide elections, as promised migrating to the state numerous ways our This behaviour of the We will leave it to the to Modi and (Union Modi and his way of rights to refugees who in the manifesto. It is since the 1950s, primar- CM is being harassed PM is anti-woman, people of West Bengal Home Minister) Amit speaking at public fled religious persecu- an important issue for ily due to religious per- and heckled by the BJP. akin to harassment. to give a befitting reply Shah,” she said. TMC meetings. —PTI tion in neighbouring us, as we strive to grant secution. —PTI Union Minister Mukhtar ‘Cong propaganda on CAA failed to mislead people’ Guwahati: Congress ‘CONG COMMITTED TO DEVELOPMENT’ ''Five Guarantee'' cam- and other opposition paign during the elec- Abbas Naqvi calls PM parties in Assam are us- tions, has promised that ing Citizenship Amend- the CAA will not be im- ment Act (CAA) as a plemented in the state an icon of secularism “propaganda” to mis- and steps will be taken lead the people in the not to ratify it in the as- New Delhi: Alleging polls but they have sembly, if the party is that for the Congress failed to peddle lies, Un- voted to power. secularism is a “vote- ion Minister Anurag Attacking the Con- hijacking machine”, Thakur said on Sunday. gress-AIUDF alliance in Union minister The “propaganda that the state, the Union Mukhtar Abbas Naq- CAA is against the minister said that it ex- vi on Sunday said the rights of the Assamese poses the “policy of ap- BJP is the most secu- has fallen flat” as the peasement for the sake lar party and Prime people have totally ig- Anurag Thakur of vote-bank politics Minister Narendra nored it in the ongoing pursued by the Con- Modi is the “icon of assembly elections, Mr gress always”. our constitutional Thakur said. “The Con- rantu jhooth ke pao nahi India on or before De- ernment will not take The Congress has commitment to secu- Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi gress and other opposi- hote (a lie has no legs to cember 31, 2014 from any step which is stooped so low in its larism”. tion parties made a big stand upon),” he said. Bangladesh, Pakistan & against their interest, quest for power that its The Minority Af- hue and cry over CAA The CAA aims to pro- Afghanistan, having the Union Minister for leader Rahul Gandhi fairs Minister also JIBE AT TMC ahead of taking oath and tried to create a nar- vide Indian citizenship fled religious persecu- state for Finance and describes a person like claimed that Mus- and said that those rative in the polls that to Hindus, Jains, Chris- tion in their countries. Corporate Affairs add- AIUDF Chief Badrud- lims’ “strong sup- who voted for us and the Act is against the tians, Sikhs, Buddhists The people of Assam ed. The opposition Con- din Ajmal as the iden- port” for Prime Min- those who did not are rights of the people “pa- and Parsis who entered know that the NDA gov- gress, as part of its tity of Assam. —ANI ister Modi is visible equal for us. in the assembly elec- There cannot be a tions and slowly they better example of in- KERALA POLLS are aligning with the clusive mentality and SACHIN WAZE CASE BJP. secular thinking, Mr In an interview Naqvi added. Competition between 2 fronts NIA seizes documents with PTI, Mr Naqvi He said secularism said the Congress’ al- for the BJP and the suggesting ‘bribes’ paid liance with Badrud- Modi government is a over scams, says Sitharaman —PHOTO BY ANI din Ajmal’s All India constitutional mis- Thiruvalla : Union Fi- United Democratic sion and resolve, nance minister Nirma- monthly to govt officials Front in Assam, Indi- while for “pseudo la Sitharaman alleged Mumbai: The ongo- an Secular Front in secularists”, it is a there was “competi- ing probe into the se- West Bengal and the means to hijack votes. tion” between the rul- curity scare outside Indian Union Muslim Claiming that the ing LDF and opposition industrialist Mukesh League in Kerala has BJP would form the UDF fronts in Kerala to Ambani's house and Sachin Waze “exposed” the party’s leged. government in West outdo each other in the alleged murder of “secular tag on com- Asserting that Bengal, return to pow- scams & said they were businessman Man- on a club at Girgaum munal bag” policy. there can be no party er in Assam and come not interested in peo- sukh Hiran has led in South Mumbai to “For the Congress, more secular than the up with a strong per- ple's welfare, but only Nirmala Sitharaman along with BJP candidate Ashokan Kulanada the NIA to documents probe further the role secularism is a vote- BJP, Mr Naqvi said, formance in Kerala, “lining their pockets”. waves to the supporters at Thiruvalla, Kerala on Sunday. that show some pay- of now-suspended po- hijacking machine, “Prime Minister Tamil Nadu and Pu- She also attacked the ments, suspected to lice officer Sachin while for us it is a Modi is the icon of ducherry, Mr Naqvi Left government over road show at Thiruvalla wing outfits 2 years ago be bribe money, being Waze, who is in the commitment to inclu- our constitutional said that sensing de- the Sabarimala issue, in Pathanamthitta, against the left govern- made to officials in custody of the NIA sive development. commitment to secu- feat, the Opposition alleging that there was where Sabarimala Lord ment's decision to im- the Mumbai Police till April 7. The offi- Congress is, there- larism.” parties have already an attempt to stealthily Ayyappa temple is lo- plementthe 2018 SC ver- and the administra- cials suspect that the fore, now getting iso- Mr Naqvi said Nar- started making excus- send women, who were cated, Sitharaman dict, allowing women of tion, officials said. amounts mentioned lated as it neither has endra Modi is a PM es by questioning not Ayyappa devotees, flayed the police action all age groups to offer They said NIA is against office and of- anything to say nor who after coming to EVMs and making to the hill shrine and against devotees. The prayers at the shrine, scrutinising the docu- ficers could be the any achievement to power bowed before “attacks” on the Elec- raise the 'Lal Salaam” state had witnessed vio- where traditionally, ments unearthed dur- bribe money paid show,” Mr Naqvi al- the Constitution tion Commission. —PTI salute, a communist lent protests by activ- those aged between 10- ing a raid Thursday every month. —PTI greeting. Speaking at a ists of the BJP and right 50 years are barred.

IIT-GUWAHATI STUDENT ARRESTED NO FILMS IF IT BECOMES HURDLE IN SEX HARASSMENT CASE: POLICE JAYA BACHCHAN TO CAMPAIGN TO POLITICAL CAREER: HAASAN PUNJAB COPS, BSF SEIZE ARMS Guwahati: A student of department, molested her FOR BABUL’S TRINAMOOL RIVAL New Delhi: Actor/poli- politics was historic, as he NEAR ATTARI BORDER WITH PAK IIT Guwahati has been after spiking her drink Kolkata: Didi’s Bengal re-election bid will receive tician & Makkal Neethi was one among the 30 per Amritsar: Punjab Police seized assault rifl es and arrested on the charge at IIT-G hostel on March a high-profi le shot in the arm on Monday, when Maiam founder Kamal cent who remained aloof live cartridges near the Attari border which were of molesting his college 29. The woman said she veteran actor and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Hassan said he is ready to from politics, he said that pushed into the Indian territory by Pakistani na- mate & produced before fell unconscious after Bachchan campaigns for the CM’s TMC during the quit cinema if it becomes late CM M G Ramachan- tionals associated with Sikh hardliners. The recov- a court, which remanded consuming the drink. Au- ongoing Assembly election. Listed as a ‘star cam- hurdle for his political ca- dran had as MLA acted in eries were made just 10 metres from the border him in judicial custody. thorities at the institute, paigner’, Ms Bachchan’s presence reinforces the reer, which was meant for many fi lms to propagate with Pakistan in the joint operation carried out According to a police after fi nding out about Trinamool’s popular slogan “Bangla nijer mayekay serving the people. “I will his ideals and to achieve based on a tip-off. The recoveries included one offi cer, the complainant, the incident, took her to chaye”, or “Bengal wants only its own daughter”. fi nish all my present as- his goal of serving people. FAL 222 rifl e with magazine loaded with nine live a resident of Gujarat, has Gauhati Medical College And she is that - a Bengali from Jabalpur married signments and quit fi lms, However, if cinema was rounds, one AKM-47 rifl e, one 303 bore gun with claimed that the accused, and Hospital, and the to Amitabh Bachchan; who is often referred to as if they become a hurdle becoming an obstacle, seven loaded live rounds, besides one 30 bore a fellow student in the police were subsequently ‘Banglar jamai’, or the son-in-law of Bengal. to my political career,” he Haasan said he would caliber China-made pistol with one magazine. mechanical engineering contacted, offi cer said. said. Saying his entry into leave it to serve people. INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 06 India’s Covid curve beats US, set to surpass Brazil New Delhi: India on at1,35,926 on February Sunday recorded 93,249 12, comprising1.25 per BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY JUMP OF 93,249 MICRO LOCKDOWNS, TRAVEL CURBS new coronavirus infec- cent of the total infec- NECESSARY TO STOP SURGE: AIIMS tions, the highest sin- tions. The number of COVID-19 CASES RECORDED IN 2021 gle-day rise so far this people who have recu- New Delhi: A new health care system will year, which took the to- perated from the dis- strategy is required be overwhelmed, the to battle the Covid AIIMS chief said. tal COVID-19 cases ease increased to surge in the country “We have to aggres- to1,24,85,509, according 1,16,29,289, while the that is fueled by laxity sively work on reduc- to Union health minis- case fatality rate stands in maintaining safety ing the number of try data. at 1.32 per cent, accord- measures and a mutant cases,” through a big- ing to the data. This is the biggest strain of the Covid, Dr ger range of measures, daily rise in cases since India added the most Randeep Guleria - the including “containment September 19, when cases of Covid-19 than chief of Delhi’s All-India zones, lockdown areas, 93,337 fresh infections any other country, sur- Institute of Medical Sci- ramping up testing, were recorded. passed, on average, the ences and a top mem- tracing and isolation,” The death toll number of new infec- ber of the government’s Dr Guleria said. He climbed to 1,64,623 on tions in United States, Covid Task Force said. also suggested “micro Sunday with 513 new and is set to overtake Over the last 24 lockdowns” were fatalities, the ministry Brazil to become the hours, the country saw necessary to contain data updated at 8 am country with the worst the biggest daily surge the spread. showed. outbreak in the world in Covid cases since “We can do things Registering a steady amid a raging second mid-September, with that do not hit the increase for the 25th national wave that led 93,249 fresh infec- economy in a big man- day in row, the active new infections — the tions, taking the tally to ner and one of them cases surged to 6,91,597, highest since Septem- over 1.24 crore. This is non-essential travel. accounting for 5.54per ber 17. This is not the Security personnel stand guard at a checkpoint during lockdown imposed in Bhopal on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI is the highest since People can obviously cent of the total infec- first time India records September 19, when postpone their holidays tions. The recovery the most number of MAHARASHTRA Mumbai: Maharashtra on Sunday tally in the state reached 30,10,597 while 93,337 cases were and vacations for some rate further dropped to cases for any country in REPORTS OVER reported the highest single-day rise of the death toll mounted to 55,878, it said. recorded. What the time and that will help 93.14 per cent, the data the world – at the peak 57,074 CASES IN 57,074coronavirus positive cases while Previously, Maharashtra had recorded the country now has is decrease the spread of stated. of its first wave, it re- 222 patients succumbed to the infec- highest one- day spike of 24,619 cases community transmis- infection to areas where The active caseload corded 99,181 cases on A DAY FOR THE tion, the state government said. With the on September 17, 2020. Mumbai re- sion and unless that there are not that many addition of new infections, the overall ported 11,163 cases in the last 24 hours. was at its lowest September 10. —PTI FIRST TIME can be contained, the cases,” he said. Ready to make any sacrifice ‘Govt wants to RaGa celebrates Easter lunch with kids destroy mandi’s for farmers: Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab’ at orphanage in poll-bound Kerala ‘Centre punished Delhi govt for supporting farmers’ Chandigarh: Con- New Delhi: Congress Assam, Tamil Nadu and gress leader Navjot leader Rahul Gandhi Kerala for election cam- New Delhi: The Delhi Singh Sidhu dubbed was joined by a “lovely paigns in the three Chief Minister Arvind Union minister Piyush virtual guest” as he cel- states, she didn’t miss Kejriwal on Sunday Goyal’s letter regard- ebrated Easter Sunday the opportunity to inter- alleged that the BJP- ing direct payment to in poll-bound Kerala by act with the children in led Centre was trying farmers as “part of a having lunch with the Kerala as her brother to “punish” his gov- larger conspiracy” children at Jeevan Jy- seeks to woo voters for ernment for support- against Punjab to “de- othi Children’s Home in the April 6 assembly ing the farmers’ agita- stroy and disrupt” the Kalpetta city of Way- polls. tion by creating hur- state’s tried and tested anad. “No better way to cel- dles in its functioning mandi system. Goyal Uploading a video Congress leader Rahul Gandhi having Easter lunch with kids at ebrate such an auspi- with the new law that had written a letter to from the occasion on Jeevan Jyothi Orphanage in Kalpetta on Sunday. — PHOTO BY ANI cious occasion. I wish gives primacy to the the Punjab govern- his Instagram page, Mr you all a Happy Easter, Lieutenant Governor. ment, asking it to im- Gandhi wrote: “A spe- leader and his sister in self-isolation at her filled with an abun- Addressing a farm- Arvind Kejriwal addresses Kisan Mahapanchyat, in Jind on Sunday. plement a system for cial Easter lunch with Priyanka Gandhi made Delhi home after her dance of love and peace ers’ ‘mahapanchayat’ direct payment to farm- my wonderful new an appearance through husband, Robert Vadra, for you and your fami- in Haryana’s Jind dis- AAP’s VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT WORKS ers for crop procure- friends at the Jeevan a video call and greeted tested positive for COV- lies,” Mr Gandhi wrote trict, the Aam Aadmi ment. The state govern- Jyothi Children’s Home the children present ID-19 earlier this week. on Instagram, sharing Party (AAP) national ment was also asked to - joined by a lovely vir- there. Even though she has the video from the in- convener asserted integrate land records. tual guest.” Congress Ms Gandhi has been cancelled her trips to teraction. —PTI that he is ready to “make any sacrifice” for the sake of farm- ers who are agitating Govt orders deployment of NDRF against the three cen- Indian Navy ship tral agri laws. He went teams in U’khand to tackle fires on to say that anyone now be with the Lieu- of your punishment,” visits Saudi Arabia who opposes the farm- tenant Governor of he said. New Delhi: Union ers’ stir is a “traitor”. Delhi. “What kind of “Today farmers are New Delhi: An Indi- visit underscores Home Minister Amit “They (BJP) have law is this,” he said, seeing us as their well- an warship has be- deep-rooted friendly Shah on Sunday said the brought a Bill in Par- adding that his party wisher. Whatever pun- gun a visit to Saudi ties and multi-faceted government has ordered liament to punish Ke- despite winning 62 ishment the central Arabia and will par- defence cooperation the deployment of Na- jriwal. We bore the seats would have no government wants to ticipate in a military between India and tional Disaster Re- brunt. They are pun- power. He claimed give me, I do not care,” exercise with the Saudi Arabia,” he sponse Force (NDRF) ishing us for support- that each member of he said. navy of the Gulf na- said. The official said teams and helicopters in ing farmers’ agita- the BJP had said in Kejriwal said that it tion in reflection of the ship will be un- Uttarakhand to tackle tion,” said Kejriwal, Parliament that Kejri- is the responsibility of multi-faceted bilat- dertaking a passage forest fires in the state. Fire broke out at 62 hectares of forest area. —PHOTO BY ANI while lashing out at wal was “punished” every Indian who loves eral defence coopera- exercise with Royal The home minister the Centre for the en- for supporting farm- his country to support tion, officials said. Saudi naval forces on also spoke to Uttara- RATHSRAWAT and in- of @NDRFHQ and heli- actment of the Gov- ers’ agitation. “I want the farmers. An Indian Navy its departure. The khand Chief Minister quired about the forest copters to the govern- ernment of National to tell them that our “Any person who is spokesperson said defence and security Tirath Singh Rawat and fires. To overcome fires ment of Uttarakhand,” Capital Territory of 300 farmers have laid with this agitation is a frigate INS Talwar ties between India took stock of the situa- and prevent loss of life Shah said in a tweet in Delhi (Amendment) down their lives. For patriot and the one who arrived at the Jubail and Saudi Arabia are tion arising out of the and property, the central Hindi. There have been Bill in March. the sake of this agita- is against the farmers’ port of Saudi Arabia witnessing gradual forest fires. “I have spo- government has issued reports of forest fires in The chief minister tion, even if Kejriwal agitation is a traitor,” on Saturday. “This expansion. —PTI ken to Uttarakhand orders for immediately several districts of Utta- said all powers will be dies we are not scared he said. —PTI Chief Minister @TI- making available teams rakhand in last few days.

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PM reviews... social distancing, pan- surge to curb the Noting that the situa- the operation launched ty personnel were ing in the path of pro- you. Elections are be- pandemic’s spread, ac- demic fatigue and lack spread. tion in Maharashtra, from five places – Tar- trapped in an ambush gress and develop- ing held in West Ben- cording to an official of effective implemen- “A detailed presenta- Punjab and Chhattis- rem, Usoor and Pamed while returning from ment’’’’, he said. gal too and ‘’didi ja statement. tation of containment tion was made which garh is of serious con- (in Bijapur), and Minpa the operation. Satur- In the next term, the rahi hain aur BJP aah The meeting came on measures at the field highlighted that there cern, a presentation in and Narsapuram (in day’s encounter comes NDA is committed to rahi hain (Didi, refer- a day India recorded level, said the statement is an alarming rate of the meeting highlighted Sukma). 10 days after five DRG make the state flood- ring to Chief Minister 93,249 new coronavirus released after the prime growth of COVID-19 that the western state The operation was personnel were killed free and the Prime Mamata Banerjee, is infections, the highest minister’s review meet- cases and deaths in the has contributed 57 per- mounted against Battal- when Naxals blew up Minister has already going and BJP is com- single-day rise so far ing with senior offi- country with 10 states cent of the total cases ion No. 1 Area Com- their bus with an IED in initiated the process, ing). The BJP will win this year that took the cials. contributing to more and 47 percent of deaths mander Hidma, one of Narayanpur district. he said. more than 200 seats in total COVID-19 cases to Prime Minister Modi than 91 percent of cases in the country in the the most dreaded and Shah said that two the neighbouring 1,24,85,509, according to called for avoiding mor- and deaths due to COV- last 14 days. wanted Maoists. He has Our ‘Double phases of elections are state”, he also claimed. Union health ministry tality under all circum- ID,” the statement said. been responsible, the and urged you to re- already over in the Highlighting the data. stances by ramping up The meeting was also Bodies of 17 police said, for several pose faith in the Prime state and claimed “we achievements of the The reasons for the healthcare infrastruc- informed that vaccine jawans attacks against security Minister and promised are confident that in BJP government, Shah sharp rise in cases ture and other meas- manufacturers are (CRPF), its elite unit forces. Sources believe we will end violence these two phases said that during the could be mainly attrib- ures and exhorted that ramping up their pro- CoBRA (Commando Hidma was “actively and agitations. The alone, BJP has last five years, the his- uted to the severe de- all states need to take duction capacity and Battalion for Resolute present” in the area and BJP government in the achieved majority to toric Bodo accord was cline in compliance of required stringent are also in discussion Action), the District Re- his team was responsi- state and Modiji has form the next govern- signed and more than COVID-appropriate be- measures with compre- with other domestic serve Guard (DRG) and ble for the attack Satur- ensured this during ment”. 2000 youths have sur- haviour, especially in hensive restrictions in and offshore companies the Special Task Force d a y. the last five years and “Let me share an- rendered and returned the use of masks and places witnessing high to augment the same. (STF) were involved in Officials said securi- now the state is mov- other good news with to the mainstream. NEWS www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 07 UP POLICE FORMS SIT TO PROBE FAKE PAPERS OF AMBULANCE THAT FERRIED ANSARI TO COURT First India Bureau Others have been sent has to be borne by the ior police official said SAFETY NOW IN YOGI GOVT’S HANDS: AFZAL to hand over the custo- to Mau (in Uttar prisoner. in Barabanki. dy of Ansari to the Ut- Barabanki: A special Pradesh). They will de- On April 2, a case An FIR was regis- tar Pradesh Police, say- investigation team liberate on various was registered in Bara- tered under relevant ing it was being denied (SIT) has been set up by points and will also banki after the docu- sections of the Indian on trivial grounds un- the Uttar Pradesh Po- speak to Dr Alka Rai, ments of the ambu- Penal Code, including der the guise of medi- lice to further probe whose name was given lance bearing UP regis- 420 (forgery), 471 cal issues. into the issue of fake for the registration of tration number were (fraudulently or dis- The apex court had documents of the am- the ambulance. found to be fake. honestly using docu- also said that a convict bulance which was “The SIT will also try Ansari, the BSP MLA ments as genuine), 467 or an undertrial prison- used to ferry gangster- to look for the ambu- from Mau, who is want- (forgery of valuable er, who disobeys the law turned-politician lance and its driver. Ef- ed in Uttar Pradesh for Gangster-turned politician security) and 468 (for- The address on said. According to the of the land, cannot op- Mukhtar Ansari from a forts will also be made various cases, was on Mukhtar Ansari gery for purpose of which these documents Punjab Prisoners (At- pose his transfer from Punjab jail to a Mohali to ascertain as to under March 31 produced be- cheating). were made was also tendance in Court) one prison to another court recently. whose orders the am- fore the Mohali court “After an initial SP Yamuna Prasad found to be wrong, he Rules, 1969, the police and the courts are not to Barabanki Superin- bulance ferried Ansari in connection with an probe, the name and ad- had said that acting on said. team can allow a private be helpless bystanders tendent of Police Ya- from the jail,” the su- alleged 2019 extortion dress given for the reg- media reports that An- However, the Punjab vehicle on the request when the rule of law is muna Prasad on Sun- perintendent of police matter. istration of the ambu- sari was produced in a police official had said of a prisoner, the offi- being challenged with day said the SIT has said. Amid tight security lance were found to be court in Punjab on an that if an inmate has cial added. It was also impunity. The court had been constituted under Amid a row over this arrangements, Ansari false. An FIR in this ambulance with the any medical condition, clarified that ambu- said the custody of An- the additional superin- issue, a Punjab police was taken to court in a regard has been regis- registration number of then he can be taken in lance in which Ansari sari, a BSP MLA from tendent of police official has clarified wheelchair. He was sent tered by an additional Barabanki, police a private ambulance was taken to the court the Mau constituency, (north). that an inmate can be back to Punjab’s Rup- road transport officer teams probed the mat- subject to due diligence on March 31, was not a be handed over to Uttar “Some members of transported in a pri- nagar jail, where he is against Dr Alka Rai, ter and found that doc- by the security in- bullet-proof vehicle. Pradesh within two the SIT, under the SHO vate ambulance on lodged since January whose name was given uments such as PAN, charge. The cost of con- The Supreme Court weeks so as to lodge him of Haidargarh, have medical grounds and 2019, in an ambulance for the registration of electoral photo id card veyance has to be borne had recently directed in Banda district jail in been sent to Punjab. the cost of conveyance after the appearance. the ambulance,” a sen- and others were fake. by the prisoner, he had the Punjab government Uttar Pradesh.

STF nabs smuggler Khabar hi Jeevan hai: with 11 kg opium in Jagdeesh Chandra Bareilly Cantonment every team member of Anita Hada First India news, led by First India Bureau STF team led by In- Jaipur: After the com- Senior Editor Syed Umar spector Dilip Tiwari pletion of the fi nancial to the informers report- Bareilly : The Luc- and Sub-Inspector Vi- year 2020-21, the Annu- ing from every nook and know STF on Sunday nod Singh reached Ba- al Reporter, Stringer and corner of Rajasthan, caught a smuggler red reilly to nab Shyam Informer Meet of First more than 300 team handed with 11 kg of Babu Gupta, a resi- India News channel was members were present opium in his posses- dent of Kargaina, who held on April 4, Sunday on the day. Each cor- sion in the Canton- as per information at Hotel Ramada.The respondent was gifted a ment police area in was carrying a large day-long meeting was small memento of and Bareilly. consignment of opium chaired by Jagdeesh the teamwork and the The Lucknow STF smuggled from Nepal. Chandra. The Com- spirit of togetherness had been keeping a The STF team laid pany’s director Virendra which was very much watch on a number of siege near the Mili- Choudhary also graced evident in the JC team suspects after receiv- tary Hospital in Can- the occasion. It was on Sunday at Ramada ing numerous infor- tonment area and On the Dais Jagdeesh Chandra addresses the team as Virendra Choudhary, Syed Umar, Jinendra Shekhawat, attended by each and was a joy to see. mation of smuggling blocked the car in Shishir Awasthi and Jatin Sharma applaud. happening from Nepal which Shyam Babu to Haryana via Bareil- was travelling. l y. After a thorough After receiving con- search of the car led to crete information unearthing of 11KG of about a smuggler, the Opium hidden under the seats arrested him and took him for inter- Shyam Babu Gupta, rogation. During the a resident of Kargai- interrogation, the na was carrying the smuggler disclosed large consignment that he had been smug- of opium smuggled gling opium for many from Nepal years and used to hide it in fruit basket while crossing the Nepal-In- dia border. He added that once he would cross the border he would then take the opium in a car and would eventually supply to people in Ba- reilly and Haryana. The smuggler after (Left) Jagdeesh Chandra and Virendra Choudhary felicitate Aditi Nagar. Also interrogation was seen is Syed Umar and Jinendra Shekhawat in the backdrop. (Above) Syed handed over to the Umar with Nitesh Goyal, Jatin Sharma, Shweta Mishra, Nandini Agarwal and Cantt. police and later Jinendra Shekhwat and the entire team of First India. sent to jail. Upholding business with values: Dr Tripathi First India Bureau with the venture. In cided to define differ- and water facility to odyssey. recent days when ent line for whole most part of the coun- The musical form Lucknow: In an ad- most of people faced community. I spent try. of Ramcharitmanas verse time when depression, frustra- time with my family One of the largest will be new mile stone whole world is facing tion due to disruption instead of joining employers of the for Dr Tripathi which challenges to survive, in regular work, busi- parties for relation state, Medhaj group will be released on his to propagate Dr Samir ness and life style, Dr maintaining and fur- has changed stereo- YouTube channel on Tripathi has not only Tripathi devoted his ther” said Dr Trip- type image of busi- April 21. became inspiration time to sing whole athi. ness doing and has The channel has for their hundreds Ramayana with the Medhaj group, created new marks in long range of spiritu- employees across the meaning and upload- owned by Dr Samir the society. al content followed by country but also for ed to his YouTube Tripathi provides “With honesty and thousands of believ- fellow businessmen channel. project management hard work, a man can ers. who faced trouble “When every com- consultancy services chieve everything” With office in twen- these days. mon man under- to clients of power said Dr Tripathi add- ty-two states in Dr Tripathi has cre- stands that successful and water sector. The ing that he himself country Dr Tripathi ated such workspace businessman will group has glorious has followed right- always help needy where positivity leads have glamours nights past providing help to eous path to gain ma- people but he is not to success of every in- with girls, alcohol Dr Samir Tripathi develop infrastruc- terialistic success comfortable with dividual associated and luxury, I have de- ture for electricity along with spiritual show off business. Teamwork and visionary leadership is the key to success; It has been for centuries and still remains so. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India 2ND FRONT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 08 Ballot-wary Congress sets CM Yogi puts students on an house in order for p’yat polls First India Bureau edu ‘DIET’ with rich heritage Lucknow: In view of Web series on great personalities will be shown to children under Prerna Mission 2022 assembly election and panchayat poll, the First India Bureau 50-episode Uttar Pradesh Congress series soon has launched hectic ex- Lucknow: The trans- ercise to set its house in formation of basic edu- The web series of 50 order. Apart from under- cation in Uttar Pradesh episodes is being made taking long-awaited ex- has been the focus area on the great personal- pansion of the UPCC, of Chief Minister Yogi ities of India based on the party leadership has Adityanath. Sensitising the book of class 8. The also come out of hiber- the young generation personalities includ- nation to woo the dis- about the ideals of great ed in web series are gruntled senior leaders personalities has been comprised of great poet who were expelled from AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi with UPCC president Ajay part of his broad outlook Kalidas, revolutionaries the party in November Kumar Lallu and other leaders. —FILE PHOTO about the totality of edu- Bhagat Singh, Chan- 2019 or were side lined cation. On the instruc- drashekhar Azad etc. within the organisation. commodated every sec- ing rural bodies poll tion of CM Yogi, the Ba- With an eye on pan- tion of the society in the with all its strength, as sic Education Council chayat elections, which expansion. Taking a cue there is feeling that it has embarked upon to here. Apart from this, the have become quite sig- from the BSP, the UPCC would help in widening make web series giving CM Yogi Adityanath with school children —FILE PHOTO link of the video is also nificant for the party to has also decided that the base. The UPCC all the information re- shared with the teachers retrieve the lost ground winners in district pan- chief said instructions lated to the life of great shown to the children based on the book of singers and actors. and children of primary in rural areas, the party chayat elections would have also been issued to personalities of India to under the ‘Prena Mis- class eight. The person- The District Teaching schools. The DIET also expanded UPCC last be given preference in senior leaders to stay in the children studying in sion’ so that they may alities included in the and Training Institute made informative videos week by inducting three the ticket distribution districts for campaign- primary schools. imbibe their ideals to web series are com- has a channel on You- on how to prevent chil- more vice-presidents, 16 for 2022 assembly poll. ing. Apart from the District Institute of achieve a better place in prised of great poet Kali- Tube called DIET Luc- dren from malnutrition, general secretaries and The UPCC executive young faces, inducted in Education and Training life. In the modern era, das, revolutionaries know. As many as 86 vid- corona virus etc. Dr. 50 state secretaries. Un- committee reviewed the the organisation, the (DIET) has prepared a children learn more Bhagat Singh, Chan- eos have already been Pawan Sachan, Principal der the changed plan the preparations of the pan- party has also undertak- web series of 50 episodes quickly through video drashekhar Azad, Dr. uploaded so far. The of the DIET, Lucknow, general secretaries have chayat poll, which was en exercise to win over on various personalities than books. The web se- Bhimrao Ambedkar, for- channel has more than says that Children learn been assigned a cluster attended by AICC-ap- the senior leaders who including freedom fight- ries of 50 episodes is be- mer President Dr. APJ 2.5 lakh subscribers. Vid- very easily through these of three districts and a pointed panchayat poll were expelled from the ers, scientists, singers, ing made on the great Abdul Kalam, freedom eos are being to all 70 DI- videos. These videos are secretary will be in- incharge Dhiraj Gurjar Congress in 2019 for anti- politicians. This will be personalities of India fighters and famous ETs of the state from also being sent to them. charge of a district. and Zuber Khan.The party activities. “We are The UPCC president AICC general secretary making efforts to take all Ajay Kumar Lallu said Priyanka Gandhi Vad- those who have been left that the party had ac- rais keen on party fight- out,” said Lallu. Bullet trains to chug POWER PLAY along green stations Mahana blesses couples First India Bureau Limited (NHRCL), the trees that will fall in the Lucknow: Now bullet way of the corridor at mass-marriage event trains would ply on would be first replaced First India Bureau tracks surrounded by with saplings at some shady plants on the New distance before cutting Lucknow: The state’s Delhi-Varanasi High down the same. This cor- Minister of Industrial Speed Rail Corridor. ridor will pass through Development, Satish Shade bearing plants 22 districts of UP besides Mahana on Sunday at- would be planted along two districts of Delhi. tended a mass-mar- the proposed 810 km cor- The corridor would riage event organised ridor between New Del- also pass through 30 vil- by the Lions Club of wished them a great campaigns to be con- hi-Varanasi besides gar- lages in two tehsils of Kanpur Ganges in Kid- future ahead. The min- ducted so that under- dens and parks would Banaras including Raja wai Nagar. ister praised the Lions privileged daughters also be established for Talab and Sadar. Accord- Mahana, who at- Club for organising can get married in enhancing greenery at ing to NHRCL officials, tended the event as a the mass-marriage such events.Other proposed stations. Vara- the proposed plan of ACS MSME and Information Navneet Sehgal felicitates a body builder at the ‘10th fatherly figure, blessed and said CM Yogi Adi- such institutions nasi station would also Delhi-Varanasi Corridor Federation Cup’ competition held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Sunday. The competition all the couples present tyanath has also been should take inspira- be made world class in would connect the Delhi was organised by the Uttar Pradesh Body Building Association. in the event and emphasising that such tion from Lions Club. terms of cleanliness. to major cities like Ma- On pattern of sapling thura, Agra, Etawah, plantation done to pro- Lucknow, Rae Bareli, mote greenery in Prayagraj, Bhadohi, Var- Ahmedabad-Mumbai anasi and Ayodhya. VHP prepares plan to stop religious conversion High Speed Rail Corri- NHRCL spokesperson dor, the New Delhi-Vara- Sushma Gaur said this First India Bureau held at the LDC Engi- ACTION PLAN sation should try to nasi corridor would also High Speed Corridor neering College, Alla- come up with an action witness similar planta- would be environmen- Prayagraj: The Vish- habad. In the meeting, plan to stop love jihad. tion. According to offi- tally friendly with better va Hindu Parishad the participants called Ambareesh Singh in cials of National High greenery and cleanli- (VHP) organised a for strengthening the the meeting stated that Speed Rail Corporation ness at all stations. meeting of senior and unity among the Hin- the Ram Janmabhoo- key officials from 19 du society and organi- mi Campaign was a districts in and around sation of ‘Satsangs’ campaign which fully Varanasi district to (spiritual prayer meet- incorporated the or- discuss and prepare an ing) at area levels to ganisation’s strategy. action plan to stop il- intensify the activities He added that the legal religion conver- of Hindu society. pletely banned and for Vishva Hindu Pari- sion and love jihad. In the meeting which that VHP activists shad has been involved The meeting was started at 4 in the even- should be mobilised to in promotion of Vedas chaired by Regional Or- ing, Ambareesh Singh stop these conversions. and protection of cow —FILE PHOTO ganisation Minister said that religious con- —FILE PHOTO He added that all the among various other Ambareesh Singh and version should be com- activists of the organi- social activites.

BETTER POLICING Police-mafiosi nexus will not be tolerated, says CM Yogi  First India Bureau rangements and fur- area of policing. He said dealt with under zero ther improve law and four commissionerates tolerance scheme. He The chief Lucknow: CM Yogi order situation. should present a model said police-mafiosi nex- Adityanath on Sunday The chief minister for other places. Laying us would not be toler- minister reviews reviewed the function- said the system had stress on “safe city” pro- ated at any cost. functioning of ing of police commis- yielded positive results ject the chief minister Yogi said such people sioner system in Luc- in Lucknow and Gau- said that there was need should be identified and police know, Gautam Budh- tam Budhdhnagar with for proper traffic plan- removed from the sys- dhnagar, Varanasi and effective control of ning in the state. tem. He said there commissioner Kanpur. Laying stress crime and for this rea- CM Yogi Adityanath reviewing the functioning of police commissioner system through video Pointing out that should also be a strong system at four on “zero tolerance” the son it had been intro- conferencing at his residence on Sunday. Chief Secretary RK Tiwari, ACS Home Awanish Awasthi, there was a need for ef- attack on corruption. chief minister said that duced in Varanasi and DGP HC Awasthi and ADG law and order Prashant Kumar were also present. fective crime control in The CM said since the places, stresses the police commission- Kanpur. He said the sys- these four police com- judicial process in po- zero tolerance er system in these plac- tem was a major change the state and the people He said when people should feel a distinct missionerates, the lice commissionerate is es had been introduced in the present style of should also feel good from other places come change that they have chief minister said ma- vital and this should be scheme to tighten security ar- police functioning in about it. to these cities, they entered into a special fiosi should be strictly properly implemented. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 09 LUCKNOW, MONDAY APRIL 5, 2021 —-PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR AND SANTOSH SHARMA

(From left): Pari Sahni, Lavina Israni, Omni Thakkar, Tanvi Mane, Simran Mahendrawal, Sakshi Bhosle, Juhi Kaur Virdi, Tashveen Sehgal, Sonali Bhalerao, Chanchal Singh, Ritu Choudhary, Riya Sen, Sonvi Kumari, Aanchal Ajay Pal, Tripti Arora, Sapna Bundwal, Arzoo Choudhary and Juhi Tikkiwal

First India ventures into another magnificent journey of the beauty pageant event, ‘Face of the Year’ with its grand finale to be held in Goa on August 28! AN EXOTIC EVE Goa on August 28. The evening also witnessed the poster launch of ‘First India Teen Face of the Year-2021’. The young style icons shall also get SUSHMITA AIND an opportunity to explore the [email protected] alluring ramp. The guests enjoyed the se- he poster launch of rene beauty of the location ‘First India Face of the matched with relishing food. Year-2021’ was an even- Divas raised a toast to the ing to be remembered evening and to the next jour- T held at the sumptuous ney onwards where they will poolside arena of explore their capabili- Jaipur Marriott Hotel ties with the on Sunday. An initiative by grooming ses- Jagdeesh Chandra is set to sions by experts bring out talented divas and shall fur- from all over the nation. ther compete The fine evening has set an for the example of all the events crown. that are going to be held in the future years. The un- disputable queens from Dubai, Mumbai, Del- Daisy Choudhary hi, as well as Jaipur, spread the stillness of water, the place their charm as echoed with the sounds of ap- they unveiled the plauds as the audiences poster. cheered for the divas. The (MORE GLIMPSES Beneath the evening was just a little peek FROM THE twinkling of into what is going to be fol- EVENING ON PAGE stars and lowed afterwards at the 10 - 11) among grand finale to be held in

(From top) (From top) Riya Sen Sakshi Bhosle Spandana Palli Himakshi Choudhary Soni Kumari Tanvi Mane Rehaa Khann www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 ETC 10-11 —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR AND SANTOSH SHARMA

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Inder Mohan Singh and Rishee Miglani Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left): Chiranshi Mathur, Khushi Srivastava, Nitika Shekhawat, Arushi Singh, Kanchan Khatana, Yogesh Mishra, Priya Yadav, Shubhi Dhaneta and Prakriti Swati Jangid Prakash Sunil Kumar Sharma and Kusum Sharma CITY FIRST BRINGS YOU A FEW MORE CAPTURES FROM THE GALA EVENING AN EXOTIC EVE DURING THE POSTER LAUNCH OF ‘FIRST INDIA FACE OF THE Giriraj Saini and Dr Sandeep YEAR 2021’ AND ‘FIRST INDIA TEEN FACE OF THE YEAR 2021’ ON SATURDAY!

Purvai Jain, Ajay Tiwari and Sakshi Choudhary

Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left): Dinesh Mathur, Shaan, Ashok Singh, Anita Hada, Kavita Pant, Megha Kaushik, Ayushi Vijayvargia, Ayushi Shekhawat, Yakub Khan, Ashish Aman, Dileep Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left): Sranz, Karan Vig, Shalini Narula, Gaurav Gaur, Solanki, Shishir Awasthi and Amit Baliyan Yashvi Soni and Farha Ansari Ravina

Tanu Choudhary Muskan, Ragini, Pawan Tak and Jyoti Priyanka Bhalla, Akanksha Bhalla, Toshi Vijay and Riya Suledia Simran Mahendrawal, Tashveen Sehgal and Juhi Kaur Virdi Spandana Palli and Amitabh CITY BUZZ www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2021 12

THE MUSCLE TUSSLE—PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR CITY FIRST

he ‘10th Federa- tion Cup’ was organised for T the first time in Lucknow on Sunday at Indi- ra Gandhi Prat- ishthan by the Uttar Pradesh Body Building Association. Three com- petitions were held dur- ing the National Cham- pionship. Under this, the 13th Senior Wom- en’s Body Building, 8th Women’s Sports Model Physique and Fitness ACS Navneet Sehgal with (from left) Vishwaas Rao, Imran Khan, Surendra Singh, Physique, and Senior (L-R) Madhavi Bilochan, Geeta Saini and Engudam Kavita Sajid Ahmed, Gyan Singh and Arshu felicitated the winners of the competition Men’s Body Building Championship were organised. veer Raj Singh Gohil gram is happening in People from all over (Yuvraj, Bhavnagar), Lucknow. the country participated Gaurav Taneja (famous Geeta Saini, hailing in the championship. On YouTuber), Anandesh- from Haryana, was the this special occasion, of- war Pandey as chief winner in the 13th Sen- ficials of the Indian guests. (General Secre- ior Women’s Body Body Building Federa- tary, Indian Olympic As- Building Competition. tion were present as jury sociation), RP Singh (Di- She bagged a gold med- members. Among them, rector, Sports Depart- al and trophy by SP Chetan Pathare (Gener- ment) Navneet Sehgal leader Abhishek al Secretary, World Body (ACS, Information De- Mishra. Madhavi Building), Premchand partment, UP Govt) and Bilochan (Jharkhand) Degra (Arjuna Award Ajay Kumar Dwivedi stood second while the Winner), Heral Shah (Municipal Commis- third prize was bagged (First Women Secre- sioner, Lucknow Munic- by Angudam Kavita tary, Indian Women’s ipal Corporation) were (Manipur) in the com- Body Building Federa- present.SP leader Dr petition. tion) and Arvind Mad- Abhishek Mishra was Sajid Ahmed and ho (President, Indian Swatantra Dev Singh awarding Babusona Mondal, also present as the spe- Vishwas Rao (President Abhishek Mishra and Sajid Ahmed awarding Geeta Saini also seen is Sajid Ahmed Body Building Federa- cial guest in this pro- and General Secretary, tion) were present on gram. The former cabi- Uttar Pradesh Body the occasion. of Lucknow Interna- Building Association Sa- a dream come true for that I thought that I duty.Swatantra Dev Sin- net minister congratu- Building Association) The program began tional Public School. On jid Ahmad said that ‘Or- me. When I got the re- should do all the work gh (State President, lated the organisers also made their pres- with the dance perfor- this occasion, President ganizing this champion- sponsibility of the Presi- for which I was elected, BJP), Dr Abhishek and said that ‘I am very ence as the organisers mance by the children of Uttar Pradesh Body ship in Lucknow is like dent, it was only then while performing my Mishra (SP leader), Jay- happy that this pro- of the entire event.

HIDDEN TREASURES! MUSICAL PLAY! SAD DEMISE!

Veteran Bollywood actress Shashikala passed away on Sunday. She was 88. The actress reportedly breathed her last at her residence in Mumbai. An official statement from her family is still awaited. Shashikala has featured in over 100 films, essaying several pivotal parts. She earned a A repository of culture and heritage, the snaking lanes of old Lucknow have ample to offer and navigating lot of accolades for her performance of a negative role in through this labyrinth can unleash a lot of hidden treasures. A striking example of this is a haven for Theatre artistes during a musical play organised at DNA Auditorium, Gomti Nagar on Saturday. ‘Aarti’ (1962), co-starring Meena Kumari, Ashok Kumar, shoppers of frames and fine home decor Tasveer Wali Gali, nestled intricately amidst the bustling They believed that there is nothing in this world that can make you feel more powerful than a and Pradeep Kumar. She is also remembered for her bazaars of Aminabad. Aggregating 12 to 18 shops, this market houses centres that have excelled in the stage performance because that is when you instantly connect with a source of energy that performance in hits like ‘Khubsoorat’, ‘Anupama’ and ‘Ayi art of framing and frame-making through experiences running over decades of history. you cannot access anywhere else. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR Milan Ke Bela’ to name a few. SELFIE LE LE RE! Foodies' Inspiration Tale

am not looking back.’’ But not all inspira- tion comes from Insta- MONICA gram, some comes right PRABHAKAR from the luxury of your [email protected] home-cooked meals. Aanchal Dubey aka ood influencing ‘Foodieaanchal03’ om sounds like an- Instagram said, “My in- Lucknowites have received a special gift from the Nagar Nigam in the form of a brand new ‘I love Lucknow’ installation at the F other term spiration came from my Gomti Nagar 1090 crossing in the last month. Adding a cool edge to the city’s scenic beauty, this installation is serving as a coined by the millennial dad, who is a big foodie. selfie point for city dwellers. As part of the Lucknow Smart City initiative, the new installation was inaugurated by the Lucknow dictionary but it is quite Apart from doing ex- Mayor, Sanyukta Bhatia, on March 23. the opposite. Food influ- periments with the encing is a living exam- dishes, he keeps on ex- EXHIBITION! GARHWALI DANCE! ple of ‘do what you love’ ploring places for food, and who doesn’t love and this is something food. which I have seen since But food influencing/ my childhood.” Muskan Kaur Aanchal Dubey blogging is tougher Food blogging is a than it looks, from saturated industry but choosing the right place conversation with some during my journey as a there’s something that to eat to choose the right food connoisseurs about food blogger. Right from keeps these influencers angle to shoot, it is all their motivation behind cooking new dishes to motivated to post more. very tricky. To make sharing their food glob- photography, editing To share the impe- your name in a saturat- ally via social media. pictures and posting it tus behind it Aanchal Is ‘work hard, shop harder’ your mantra for life? If yes, then ed market of influenc- Muskan Kaur aka on the blog. The whole said, “Love for food and the small exhibition augmenting the beauty of One Awadh ers can be daunting. Yet, ‘Shewhoeatsss’ on Ins- experience from the ex- I believe I say this on Centre’s fountain facade is where one needs to be! Begin your The Garhwali people are an Indian ethnolinguistic group native the high spirit and pas- tagram shared her expe- citement of planning to behalf of the commu- retail therapy session as you go stall-hopping to revamp your to the Garhwal, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, who speak sionate influencers are rience of food blogging go and explore to the nity. Also, DMs of ap- wardrobe, hoard on accessories and add the choicest books Garhwali, an Indo-Aryan language. Various talented artists making a mark with and said, “ Food blog- implementation, the ed- preciation and how to your collection, among other things. With sellers all the way performed the Garhwali dance during a cultural program their impeccable food ging has been a roller iting. I enjoy every step they followed my rec- from Delhi and Chandigarh, you will find the best of the local organised by Kunal Sanstha in Sangeet Natak Akademi, photography and re- coasters ride for me. I of it. It was my best de- ommendation and products of various cities here, at affordable prices. Lucknow on Saturday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR views. City First had a have self-learned a lot cision taken so far, and I proved spot on.”