LUCKNOW l WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No.41 A delegation of Congress leaders, led by three months seeking repeal of three farm appeals addressed to the President signed RAGA TO MEET PREZ former party chief Rahul Gandhi, will meet laws. Congress general secretary in-charge by farmers, farm labourers and other stake WITH 20 MM SIGNATURES President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday of organisation KC Venugopal said the party holders opposing the three new farm legis- to submit around 20 million signatures col- had launched a nationwide campaign in lations. He said around 20 million signatures AGAINST FARM LAWS lected from across the country in the past September for collecting memoranda of have been collected till now. OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW 11°C - 26°C www.firstindia.co.in | www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia | instagram.com/thefirstindia MODI REACHES OUT TO FAROOQ & MEHBOOBA Muslims with New India call MAKE A COMEBACK Aligarh Muslim University represents ‘mini-India’ and has to its BUT AFTER HYD, NOW SAFFRON credit 100 glorious years of excellence in education: PM M Hasan Top US honour EMERGENCE IN SRINAGAR! Aligarh: Prime Minis- Kavita Pant ter Narendra Modi on ‘Legion of Tuesday called upon Srinagar: The BJP the Muslim community Merit’ for PM seems to be on a roll as to join the efforts of the New Delhi: After being was depicted in Tues- Central government for conferred the prestig- day’s results of Dis- the overall development ious Legion of Merit trict Development and growth of every from US President Don- Council elections in section of the society. ald Trump, Prime Min- Jammu and Kashmir. Reaching out to the ister Narendra Modi The Saffron party community within and said he was deeply hon- showed a dramatic im- outside the country oured by the award, provement in its posi- through the significant adding that it recognis- tion in Kashmir al- platform of Aligarh es the efforts of India most immediately af- Muslim University and the US to improve ter making a mark in (AMU) while address- bilateral relations be- the Municipal polls in ing online centenary PM Narendra Modi addresses the centenary celebrations of tween the nations. Hyderabad. The party celebrations, the PM Aligarh Muslim University via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Taking to Twitter, on Tuesday won an said the NDA govern- on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI PM Modi said that the election for the first BJP supporters dancing in jubilation as Ajaz Hussain of BJP won DDC election from Balahama ment had been striving award reflected the bi- time from any seat in area in Srinagar on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI for balanced growth ir- Bahadur Shashtri had would generously ex- partisan consensus of Kashmir while facing respective of “religion, addressed the universi- tend all help solve its both countries about regional heavyweights last year in August. single largest party party won 20 seats. caste and creed”. ty’s convocation func- problems. The Prime the Indo-US strategic like the National Con- The People’s Alli- winning 65 seats as of Lotus bloomed in It was after a long gap tion. Setting at rest all minister also released a partnership. “I am ference and the PDP. ance for Gupkar Decla- now. Counting of votes Kashmir as the people of 56 years that a Prime the misgivings prevail- postal stamp commemo- deeply honoured to be The DDC elections ration (PAGD), an for the 280 DDC in J&K of the Valley exhibited Minister was address- ing in the AMU campus rating 100 years of insti- awarded the Legion of hold significance as it amalgam of seven po- is still underway. Nota- their faith in the leader- ing the AMU fraternity and outside about the tution which had tried Merit by @POTUS @re- was the first major litical parties, includ- bly, as many as 39 seats ship of Prime Minister to recognise its vital role NDA government, Modi to transform the Mus- alDonaldTrump. It rec- electoral exercise in ing the NC and the PDP were bagged by Inde- Narendra Modi, said in the nation-building. said that the centre was lim community from its ognises the efforts of the Valley since the ab- won over 90 seats while pendent candidates, local party leaders. In December 1964 the committed to institu- rigid traditionalism to the people of India rogation of Article 370 the BJP emerged as the while the Congress Turn to P6 then Prime Minister Lal tion’s progress and modernism. Turn to P6 Turn to P6 Shah’s next Bengal visit in Jan, No Board exams till New strain Raid in Mum club: Raina, not seen in Sussanne, 32 others held to spend more time from Feb February, final dates India so far, Wasn’t aware of timing, protocol: Raina New Delhi: Union soon: Pokhriyal says Centre Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah would Not possible to New Delhi: A mutated be frequently visiting and more aggressive the poll-bound West hold exams strain of the novel coro- Bengal from January online: Min navirus - which was first onwards ahead of 2021 identified in the United Assembly polls. Sourc- New Delhi: Union edu- Kingdom in September es informed that Shah cation minister Ramesh - has not been seen in would be visiting West Pokhriyal said on India so far, the govern- Bengal for a week every Tuesday that the board ment said Tuesday. month from February. exams will not be held The new strain - initial Mumbai: Thirty four The raid took place at This was communicat- in January or February. data suggests it is at least persons including crick- the Dragonfly Experi- ed by Shah in an inter- “No board examina- month announced that 70 per cent more easily eter Suresh Raina and ence club near the nal meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a roadshow in Birbhum in tions will be conducted board exams in 2021 will transmitted - has sparked Bollywood celebrity Sus- Mumbai international leaders of the state on West Bengal. —PTI FILE PHOTO in January or February. be conducted in written concern worldwide, sanne Khan were held airport at around 3 am, his recent visit. A decision on the con- mode and not online. amid surging infection after a raid at a posh club police said, adding the The senior party lead- sideration could be presence would grow duct of examinations Schools across the coun- rates in the UK and fears near the Mumbai air- 34 also included seven ers in BJP said that around January 23, the intense, informed a sen- will be taken later,” try were closed in March the first lot of vaccines port on Tuesday for vio- staffers of the club. there are two dates that birth anniversary of ior party leader. Pokhriyal said during a to contain the spread of may not be as effective lating social distancing They were booked are being finalised by Subhash Chandra Bose. “He told us that Feb- virtual interaction with the Covid-19 pandemic. against the mutation. norms, police said. under sections 188 (Dis- Shah’s office for his next “Post January 20 is a ruary onwards he teachers. They were partially reo- “The new strain or Thirteen women who obedience to order duly visit. While there is the possibility,” is what a would be spending al- He also said that it is pened in some states mutation of (the) corona- were among those held promulgated by public possibility of him visit- top leader of the state most a week each month not possible to conduct from October 15. virus in the United King- were allowed to leave servant), 269 (whoever ing the state on January said when asked about in the state till Assem- the board exams in on- However, a few states dom has not been seen in after being served no- unlawfully or negli- 12 which is the birth an- Shah’s next visit. Shah’s bly elections. His pres- line mode. have decided to keep India, so far,” Dr VK Paul, tices while the men gently does any act niversary of Swami visit and the pressure ence boosts the party The Central Board of them closed in view of a a member of govern- were shown as arrested which is, and which he Vivekananda, the other on the state govern- cadre that is reeling Secondary Education spike in the number of ment think-tank NITI and granted bail later, knows or has reason to date that is under con- ment because of his Turn to P6 (CBSE) had earlier this infections. Aayog, said. Turn to P6 police said. believe to be, Turn to P6 Yogi Govt to roll out dole on Kisan Diwas on Wednesday M Tariq Khan their agitation before creasing pressure, the questing anonymity. Ac- their much-hyped e-in- THE BONANZA mandarins in Bapu and cording to him, six doz- As farmers intensified teraction with Prime z On the occasion of z Among the farm- Mandi Parishad have en farmers belonging to their stir on new farm Minister Narendra Modi ‘Kisan Samman Diwas’, ers to be awarded been browsing and dust- different districts will be laws ahead of ‘Kisan on December 25. While farmers will be awarded at the state level, 09 ing old files in the hope chosen for free distribu- Diwas’ on Wednesday, elaborate arrangements from the district level to women farmers are also of finding an ‘attractive’ tion. “Since there will be which also happens to have been made to cele- the state level.