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LUCKNOW l SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 127 CHAK DE INDIA India defeated England by 36 runs in the fi fth and fi nal T20I in Ahmedabad to clinch series 4-1. The visitors could only muster 188 for eight in 20 overs, in response to India’s target of 225 runs. The hosts were in top form, putting in an excellent start after being sent in to bat. Openers Rohit Sharma (64) and Virat Kohli (80) slammed half-centuries to help India reach 224 for two in 20 overs. —PHOTO BY PTI

Elevating US-India defence If ‘chaiwala’ won’t understand your ties priority for Biden: Austin issues who will: PM Modi in Assam Chabua: Prime Minis- ‘MAMATA BLOCKS India important partner amid rapidly shifting international dynamics ter Narendra Modi ac- CENTRAL SCHEMES’ cused the Congress New Delhi: Elevating party of supporting PM Modi launched a frontal attack on West the US-India defence people that are out to Bengal Chief Minister partnership is a priori- finish the identity of Mamata Banerjee, ty of the Biden admin- tea industry in Assam. alleging her lawmaker istration, US Defence While addressing a nephew Abhishek was Secretary Lloyd Austin rally in the poll-bound the only “single window” said on Saturday as he state of Assam on Sat- without crossing which described the relation- urday, PM Modi alleged no work gets done. He ship between the two that the grand old par- also accused Mamata of presiding over an admin- countries as a “strong- ty is playing with the istration full of ‘tolabaj’ hold” of a free and open “pride and glory” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival at the helipad for an (extortionists). Indo-Pacific. the oldest industry of election campaign rally at Kharagpur in West Midnapore district. After holding wide- the state. ranging talks with De- “Congress is support- can understand the er Rahul Gandhi held an has been repeated, it fence Minister Rajnath ing such forces. And problems of tea workers interaction with the tea shows the mentality. Singh, Austin said In- while doing so it has the better than a ‘chaiwa- garden workers in Up- This is injustice and in- dia is an increasingly temerity to come here la’,” PM Modi said. per Assam town. sult to the beautiful land important partner amid Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd James Austin III at Vigyan and seek votes of the tea His comments came a “A mistake can hap- of Assam,” the prime rapidly shifting inter- Bhawan in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI garden workers... Who day after Congress lead- pen once, but when it minister said. Turn to P6 national dynamics and Washington was com- ‘DISCUSSED HUMAN IMRAN TESTS COVID mitted to a “forward- RIGHTS ISSUES +VE AFTER TAKING CEC hopeful, concept of remote voting Minister wanted looking” defence part- WITH MINISTERS’ CHINESE VACCINE `100 cr every nership with New Delhi US Secretary of As the Indo-Pacifi c Pakistan PM Imran as a central pillar of its Defence General Lloyd region faces acute Khan has tested pos- will see the light of day by next LS polls month: Ex-Mum approach to the region. Austin said he had transnational itive for coronavirus, top cop to CM Austin arrived here a conversation with challenges, such as his special New Delhi: Chief Elec- he said, the EC had ear- on Friday on a three- Indian ministers about climate change, and assistant tion Commissioner ly this year started a Mumbai: Former Mum- day visit as part of his the human rights of mi- challenges to a free on national Sunil Arora on Satur- research project for bai Commissioner of three-nation first over- norities in the country and open regional health ser- day expressed hope the enabling remote voting, Police Param Bir Singh, seas tour that signalled as it was important for order, cooperation vices, Faisal concept of remote vot- in consultation with IIT in a letter to Chief Min- the Biden administra- partners to have “those among like-minded Sultan, said ing will see “the light of Madras and eminent ister Uddhav Thackeray tion’s strong commit- kinds of discussions. countries is imperative on Saturday. Khan is day” by the 2024 Lok technologists from IITs on Saturday, accused Ma- ment to its relations Although I did not have to securing vision for self-isolating at home. Sabha elections, and and other leading insti- harashtra Home Minis- with its close allies and an opportunity to talk future This comes days after said that a pilot project tutions. ter Anil Deshmukh of partners in the Indo- with PM Modi regard- —Lloyd Austin the PM received fi rst could begin in the next Over the last few indulging in “malprac- Pacific region. Turn to P6 ing the issue.” US Defence Secretary dose of corona vaccine. two-three months. months, a dedicated tices” and asking inspec- Addressing an event, CEC Sunil Arora team has been Turn to P6 tor Sachin Waze to col- lect Rs 100 crore a month. WOMEN OF HONOUR CM Yogi for 3 PAC battalions to honour female bravehearts Param Bir Singh The Battalions will be named after FULFILLING PROMISES Armed Constabulary women battalions will Rani Avantibai Lodhi, Uda Devi, and be established after “The Hon’ble Home Jhalkaribai who sacrificed their lives in women warriors- Rani Minister expressed to Avantibai Lodhi, Uda Waze that he had a tar- India’s freedom struggle Devi, and Jhalkaribai get to accumulate Rs 100 who sacrificed them- crore a month. For First India Bureau three PAC women bat- selves in India’s free- achieving the aforesaid talions named after fe- dom struggle. target, the Home Minis- Lucknow: Day after male warriors. “Avantibai Women ter told Waze that there completing four glori- While addressing a Battalion, Uda Devi are about 1,750 bars, res- ous years under the vi- gathering at an event Women Battalion, and taurants and other es- sionary leadership of organised on the death Jhalkaribai Women tablishments in Mum- Chief Minister Yogi anniversary of one of Battalion will be set up bai and if a sum of Rs 2-3 Adityanath, the Uttar the grittiest women in in Badaun, Lucknow, lakh each was collected Pradesh Government Indian History, Rani CM honouring the great warrior Rani Avanti Bai in Lucknow on Saturday. Also seen Chief Minister said and Gorakhpur respec- from each of them, a announced to establish Avantibai Lodhi, the with him is BJP state president . —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR that three Provincial tively. Turn to P6 monthly Turn to P6 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 | SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 02 CM lays stress on role of educational institutions,universities in projecting spiritual heritage on global platforms YOGI PROJECTS NATH SECT’S GLOBAL IMAGE, EMPHASISES ON NEED OF MORE LITERATURE First India Bureau HIGHLIGHTS Gorakhpur: Asserting that footprints of the Nath sect are present across the globe, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minis- ter Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that there is a need to com- pile the literature avail- able on it. Yogi Speaks “The Nath sect is M Yogi said that very rich in terms of C the government literature and follow- intention in promoting ers. One could find traditional industry signs of the Nath sect in is clear. The effort countries like Pakistan, is to fi nd out more Afghanistan, Nepal and and more avenues of Sri Lanka,” Adityanath employment with less said inaugurating the Dhaka and Pakistan’s capital investment. three-day-long seminar, Peshawar. Global Contribution of “A Sikh family from M Yogi said that he Nath Panth , at DDU Gorakhpur now living Cis happy that One Gorakhpur University in Singapore went to District One Product on Saturday. Pakistan and saw a POWER PACKED YOGI: CM with Union Minister Uma Bharti. (ODOP) scheme has “There is a need to as- Nath sect temple in Pe- been playing vital role similate and compile shawar, visited by Hin- materialising PM Nar- the literature on the dus and Muslims,” he endra Modi’s dream of Nath sect present in dif- said. “Aatma Nirbhar Bharat”. ferent parts of the The UP chief minis- world and the country,” ter said a seventh-cen- M Yogi said that he added. tury prince of Nepal, Chis government The CM also empha- Ratan Nath, was a is committed to over sised on the role of edu- yogi of the sect and all development of cational institutions used to visit the the state adding that and universities in pro- Devipatan temple in tourism, entertainment, jecting cultural and Balrampur. knowledge development spiritual heritage on “The Nath sect is and respect to faith are the global platform. not based on assump- medium to increase “The Hatha Yoga of tions but on real expe- employment and per the Nath sect empha- riences and there is capita income. sised on kaya shuddhi’ no place of hypocrisy (physical well-being) in the sect. Theories he CM said that Itra and mann suddhi’ based on hearsay lead Tand incense sticks (mental and spiritual to ill practices and could be produced well-being),” Adity- conservatism, the CM from the flowers of- anath said, praising PM said. fered at the temples in Narendra Modi for pro- He also inaugurated Kashi. Things, which moting Yoga across the the first volume of the are wasted, could globe. Nath sect encyclopedia CM Yogi with Union Minister Uma Bharti, Law Minister Brijesh Pathak, State BJP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lights the inaugural lamp during an event related become manure to Adityanath said which will be published President Swatantra Dev Singh, Unnao MP Sakshi Maharaj, Jal Shakti Minister to the Nath sect in Gorakhpur on Saturday. The Chief Minister stressed on increase the production capacity of foodgrains. there are temples of the in six volumes and in Mahendra Singh and other leaders at an event on ‘Balidan Diwas’ that marks the development of more literature in the sect at the three day-long seminar organised sect in Bangladesh’s seven languages. death anniversary of braveheart freedom fi ghter Avanti Bai Lodhi. at DDU Gorakhpur University on Saturday. Dhruv Singh’s Raj Bhavan UP wins PCS (mains) list Ilegal building Kashi to be the biggest centre of Cricket, V-ball matches out, 845 crack demolished First India Bureau the examination First India Bureau cultural events in the world: CM The first half witnessed First India Bureau Lucknow: The second a cricket match between Azamgarh: In accord- First India Bureau veloping Kashi day of inter-state sports Raj Bhavan Uttar Lucknow: The Uttar ance to directives of Vishwanath Corridor, tournament between Pradesh and Raj Pradesh Public Service CM Yogi Adityanath, il- Gorakhpur: Chief Min- and said Kashi is go- Raj Bhavan Uttar Bhavan, where the lat- Commission (UPPSC), legally constructed col- ister Yogi Adityanath ing to become the Pradesh and Raj ter won the match. on Saturday, declared lege building of crimi- on Saturday, laid foun- center of the biggest Bhavan Madhya The second half saw a the results for PCS nal Dhruv Singh alias dation stone of projects cultural events in the Pradesh witnessed volleyball match be- (Mains) examination Kuntu Singh, involved worth Rs 180 crore un- world. cricket and volleyball tween Raj Bhavan UP also known as Com- in Ajit Singh murder der Chief Minister’s CM stated that along matches being played and Raj Bhavan in MP, bined State/Upper Sub- case, was demolished in Tourism Promtion CM Yogi with Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kisan and Tourism Minister Neelkanth with the Vedic Shodh by the respective teams which was won by the ordinate Services Ex- Deurpur, Azamgarh, on Scheme at a function in Tiwari during inauguration of tourism projects worth Rs 180 crores on Peeth in BHU, Sant Ka- on Saturday. UP counterpart. amination (mains). Saturday in the pres- Gorakhpur and said Saturday. bir Shodhpeeth is also A total of 845 candi- ence of DM and SP on “tourism greatly sup- being established in dates have been de- Saturday. Kuntu Singh plements an economy religious tourism hubs mik circuit, Jain circuit Maghar of Sant Kabir clared successful had illegally built a pol- and creates jobs at local to boost local tourism, and are already attract- Nagar. Local places against existing vacan- ytechnic institute at levels and his govern- which prominently ing foreign and domes- such as Jatashankar in cies of 487 posts of dif- Deurpur Kamalpur in ment is proactively pro- comprise of the Rama- tic tourists and boost- Gorakhpur, Moham- ferent kinds for the in- Jeonpur at a cost of moting tourism with yan Circuit, Buddhist ing employment. madpur Gurudwara terview round, a release around Rs 10 crore. the same intent”. Circuit, Krishna Cir- Yogi gave a special and Kalibari temple are from the UPPSC read. SP Sudhir Kumar UP has witnessed cuit, Sufi Circuit, Shak- mention to PM Modi’s also being redeveloped, The results are also Singh said late night, swift development of tipeeth circuit, Adhyat- dream project of de- the CM said. Governor meets the cricket teams in the tournament. available on the official under leadership of website of UPPSC— ASP (Rural) and ADM http://uppsc.up.nic.in. (Administration), ac- TEXTILE FOR STYLE The PCS (Mains)-2020 tion was taken under 14 was conducted at cen- (1) Gangster Act, tres set up in Lucknow, against leader of noto- Prayagraj and Ghazi- rious criminal mafia abad between January gang D-11 of Azamgarh Gkp ups the ante for clothing industry 21 and January 25, 2021 Dhruv Singh. in which a total of 4589 Earlier, the admin- First India Bureau said this while address- readymade garments a CM flatted factory candidates had ap- istration had seized ing entrepreneurs of sector with a capital in- of readymade gar- peared. property worth Rs 1 Lucknow: Gorakhpur Readymade Garments vestment of Rs 350 ments would be soon UPPSC secretary crore of Dhruv Singh, is poised to be become a at the ongoing ODOP- crore in Gorakhpur , he be set up in Gorakh- Jagdish said that fi- who was included in textile hub after ready- Readymade Garments said “so much of em- pur. nal details of marks the top-10 criminal made garments having exhibition that started ployment with so little CM Yogi further obtained, and catego- list of state. It also been made the second on March 16 at the capital investment is highlighted that the ry-wise cut-offs would seized a three-storey ODOP product of the Townhall ground. He not possible in any oth- One District One Prod- be released by the house worth over Rs district after Terracotta also went around the er sector. ” uct (ODOP) scheme in commission on its of- 52 lakhs and regis- and business of ready- exhibition and visited The CM said that February 2018 was ficial website and tered in the name of made garments has the stalls while interacting the target was to scale launched by the Uttar published in newspa- Kuntu Singh’s wife potential to employ with the entrepreneurs. up the number of em- Pradesh government to pers after the declara- located on Azamgarh- more people using less Observing that 15,000 ployed people from realise PM Narendra tion of the final re- Gorakhpur road in capital. people have received di- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath blesses a little girl at one of the 15000 to 50000. Modi’s vision of self- sults of the recruit- Jeyanpur Nagar. Chief Minister Yogi rect employment in stalls at the Readymade garments’ exhibition in Gorakhpur. He announced that reliant India. ment exams. 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 | SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 03

115 new infections in Lucknow; DM takes stock of preparations by surprise inspections, asks officials to remain vigilant Covid Surge: UP sees over 400 cases in a day First India Bureau cases on Saturday. It nearly 1.35 lakh doses of also saw one death. The DEATH TOLL RISES TO 8,758 vaccines so far, of which Lucknow: After see- positive news though IN STATE around 7% has been ing a positive slump in remained that no other On Saturday 442 new infections were reported in wasted. The overall vac- number of Covid-19 district reported deaths the state. With one death, in Lucknow, the total cine wastage in Ghazi- cases, which even on Saturday. number of fatalities due to the virus in the state abad is around 6.5%, as reached single figures The district adminis- now stands at 8,758. In a positive sign however, per official data. Nearly about a month back, tration, anticipating except for a single death in Lucknow, there was 1.3 lakh Covishield and Uttar Pradesh is star- the future and learning no death reported from any district due to the 21,000 Covaxin doses ing at an unpredicta- from the past, already corona virus on Saturday. have been provided to ble future in terms of looks more vigilant this the district so far. positive cases. time around as Luc- One of the key rea- After breaching the know District Magis- sengers. He also in- no wastage of precious sons for the high wast- 300+ figure mark on Fri- trate Abhishek Prakash structed officials to be Covid-19 vaccine, state’s age of vaccines is that in day, Covid cases jumped took on himself to make more vigilant and en- Noida and Ghaziabad vaccination rounds steeply and breached a surprise check on Sat- sure that people wear districts top the list of each vial of the vaccine the 400 cases mark on urday. masks. Covid vaccine wasters. contained 20 doses and Saturday. The state cap- Prakash reached the So far, 7% of the total as per the guidelines, ital Lucknow seems to Alambagh Bus stand 7% Vaccine Wastage number of vaccines re- once a vaccine vial is in Noida & Ghaziabad be falling in the grip of area where he checked ceived by the two dis- opened, doses need to be the virus yet again as the preparedness as well Despite Prime Minister tricts, have gone wasted. administered within the city registered 115 as screening of the pas- —FILE PHOTO Narendra Modi’s call for While Noida received four hours. DyCM reviews fund use by Workshop Ram Janmabhoomi Trust buys on labour depts in Agra dist plan meet codes at LU land for devotees, security forces First India Bureau First India Bureau he said. “We have paid a sum Agra: Chairing a meet- Lucknow: A workshop of Rs 8 crore to the own- ing of district plan for on Labour Codes was er for the two plots,” he 2021-22 at Circuit House organised in Faculty of said. Agra, Deputy CM Law, Lucknow Univer- A survey is under- Dinesh Sharma re- sity on Saturday. Con- way of properties ad- viewed the funds spent ducted by Lucknow Uni- joining the Ram Janma- Murder convict by various departments versity Moot Court As- bhoomi premises for and sought clarification sociation, Advocate and expansion of the temple on bail forges from Chief Veterinary expert of Labour Laws —FILE PHOTO land and a list is being Officer Vasudev for not Kapil Gaur was the prepared to ascertain doc to declare giving correct informa- DyCM Dinesh Sharma chairing the District Planning Commitee. guest speaker. First India Bureau official of the trust said their ownership. These self dead, held tion about the amount Gaur explained the on Saturday. properties include spent on sheep-pig plan work, the name of re- going investigation and virtue of Constitution Ayodhya: The Sriram Trustee Anil Mishra some Muslim houses First India Bureau etc. by the Animal Hus- gional representatives monitoring to check the and highlighted the fun- Janmabhoomi Teerth said two plots of land and mosques. bandry Department. He must be mentioned on same. Sharma instruct- damental rights. He ex- Kshetra Trust has pur- situated in Ram Kot Mayor Rishikesh Bulandshahr: A mur- asked the CDO to con- the foundation stone as ed the officer of Regional plained how fundamen- chased about 1.15 lakh and Tehri Bazaar lo- Upadhyay said the sur- der convict, who forged duct an inquiry into the per rules. Development Team De- tal rights had some spe- square feet of land calities were purchased vey is being carried out documents to declare functioning of the de- He also sought letters partment that competi- cific reasons, in the for- about 2-3 km away from last week from Harish to find out the owners of himself as dead after partment and submit a related to shortage of tions should be organ- mulation of these laws. Ram Janmabhoomi Kumar Pathak, a resi- these properties. “This getting out from jail on report in 15 days. Ayurvedic doctors be- ised in rural areas and He also dwelt on labour premises to develop fa- dent of Basti district. will help to find out parole in 2004, has been He made it clear that sides asking the Chief sports good should be laws in India and ex- cilities for security forc- The land has been whether those residing arrested. for laying the foundation Medical Officer about distributed through pub- plained how a new la- es, devotees and for ac- bought at the rate of here are tenants or own- Bulandshahr SSP stone for development new covid cases and on- lic representatives. bour code was needed. tivities of the trust, an Rs 690 per square feet, ers of houses,” he said. Santosh Kumar Singh said accused Aniraj Sin- gh came out on parole in 2004 and since then he War on corona not yet CRIME ROUND UP was living at a different place by hiding his real identity. MAN KILLED BY FRUIT VENDOR’S BODY FOUND; TWO “Aniraj Singh A native over, Guv exhorts doctors GIRL’S FAMILY of Meerut’s Sardhana, First India Bureau HELD FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDER he was sent to life im- OVER AFFAIR Ghaziabad: The body of a man was found from an prisonment in a murder Lucknow: Governor Bulandshahr: A aqueduct in the NTPC area located under the Jar- case in 1988. In 2004, he Anandiben Patel, while man was bludgeoned cha police station area in Gautam Buddh Nagar came out on parole. An- praising doctors at the to death by the family district, the police said. The deceased, identified iraj Singh forged some first Foundation Day of a girl he had a rela- as Danish, a fruit vendor, was allegedly abducted documents and got him- Prostitution function of Dr Ram- tionship with in Bu- by two of his friends on March 7, they said, adding self declared dead. For manohar Lohia Institute landshahr district, that an FIR was registered under Section 364 (kid- the last 16 years, he was racket busted of Medical Sciences, police said Saturday. napping or abducting in order to murder) of the living at a different Lucknow, said during co- A case was registered Indian Penal Code (IPC) against Nazish and Abdul- place by hiding his iden- in hotel raid, rona period, public con- Governor Anandiben Patel giving away certifi cates as Minister against the girl’s fa- lah, who were arrested the next day. tity,” Singh said. fidence on doctors and Suresh Khanna and CS RK Tiwari look on, in Lucknow, on Saturday. ther, brother and two “Last year, Meerut po- 23 arrested other health workers aides, SSP Santosh SHO SUSPENDED FOR LAXITY IN DUTY lice came to know that had increased. She said Referring to upkeep of the institutes called 10- Singh said. Adil (22) he is alive and an- First India Bureau war on corona was not children and women’s 15 village heads and of Khurja Nagar, was AFTER 2 DIE IN HOOCH TRAGEDY nounced a reward of Rs yet over and vaccination ward in medical institu- made them aware of reportedly in a rela- Fatehpur: A station house officer (SHO) was sus- 20,000 for him. He has Noida: Twenty-three work was going on for tions, the governor said health education, they tionship with the pended for laxity in duty after two labourers died been arrested with a pis- people, including 12 which doctors and if educational things would spread message daughter of Yunus. and 19 people fell ill allegedly after consuming spu- tol and live rounds. He is women, were arrested health workers had to were written on walls of in their villages. Medi- On Friday night, Yu- rious liquor in Fatehpur district, a senior officer being sent to jail,” he for an alleged prostitu- bear a huge responsibil- the wards and sports cal Education Minister nus and his son Gul- said Saturday. Ghazipur police station SHO Kam- added. tion racket in a raid by ity. On the occasion, the items and nutritional Suresh Khanna said it fam and associates lesh Pal was suspended on charges of laxity, SP A case has been regis- the police at a hotel in Governor gave away food was provided to was a privilege to take called Adil and served Satpal said. On March 10, two labourers -- Shivb- tered against Aniraj Greater Noida on Satur- gold medals and certifi- sick children, those kids birth as a human, but him alcohol. Later, he hola (40) and Motilal (50) -- died and 19 others fell Singh under relevant day, officials said. cates to students for spe- would become well soon. becoming a doctor was was bludgeoned to ill after consuming spurious liquor in Bhauli vil- sections of the Indian Involvement of local cific services. The Governor said if good fortune. death using a brick. lage in Ghazipur area, Satpal said. Penal Code. police officials is also suspected in the opera- tion of the racket, Great- EASING UP er Noida DCP Rajesh Singh said. “The hotel is located in Dankaur police sta- UP RERA to begin physical hearing option from May 1 tion area where a police raid was carried out by Home buyers were reportedly seeking Chairman Rajive Kumar Rajesh Kumar Tyagi May 1,” Tyagi said. a team led by the ACP to discuss issues related said. However, those who (Greater Noida 3) over physical hearing instead of online mode to home buyers and He said many home will be seeking this op- information of prostitu- builders in the state. buyers and their legal tion won’t be allowed to tion racket. Twelve First India Bureau through virtual mode “The authority has counsels had been seek- change it back to the on- women, 11 men, includ- under the e-court system henceforth decided to ing physical hearing in- line medium again. ing the hotel manager, Noida: Home buyers keeping in view the need provide the opportunity stead of the online mode. Formed over the Real have been arrested and can once again opt for of containment of the of physical hearing to “The restrictions that Estate (Regulation and objectionable items physical hearing of their covid pandemic in line the concerned parties on were placed due to the Development) Act, 2016, have been seized from complaints by the Uttar with the directions of their request from May COVID-19 pandemic RERA’s primary job in- the hotel,” Singh said. Pradesh Real Estate Reg- the Centre and the state 1, 2021 subject to strict have also started and in- cludes ensuring trans- The officer said the ulatory Authority government. compliance of covid pro- stitutes are also opening parency in projects, pro- role of the local police (RERA) instead of the The decision for put- tocol as applicable. The up again as part of the tecting interest of con- has also come under the online mode, from May 1 ting in place a hybrid parties shall not be per- unlock process. Hence, sumers and to establish scanner and some per- this year, according to of- system of hearing was mitted to change the op- this hybrid system in an adjudicating mecha- sonnel have been found ficials. taken during the RERA’s tion of physical hearing which both options -- on- nism for speedy dispute guilty in the initial in- The authority has 59th meeting on Friday after having opted for the line hearing as well as redressal besides provid- vestigation. been hearing complaints which was chaired by same,” RERA Secretary —FILE PHOTO physical hearing from ing proper information. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 04

IN-DEPTH HUMAN RIGHTS INSPIRING QUOTES ARE PRETTY IMPORTANT: OF FAMOUS PERSONALITIES AUSTIN LLOYD ndia’s stock in the comity of nations is rising rapidly. Call it the China- effect, Brexit and Foreign Minister I S. Jaishankar’s expert guidance, there’s no confusion about India’s foreign policy. Post-Covid-19 outbreak, world na- tions have come together against China. There’s realization that the Communist country, which also wants control of South China Sea, can best be confronted with India as an important part- ner. After Brexit Britain also has started look- ing towards India as a major trade partner. India’s growing stature was visible when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was invited to be a part of Quad leaders’ first summit of Quadrilateral Framework chaired by US Pres- ident Joe Biden. The other key participants at the virtual meet were Australian Prime Minis- ter Scott Morrison and Japan’s Yoshihide Suga. Prime Minister Modi said on the occasion that Mahatma Gandhi George Bernard Shaw Abraham Lincoln Quad had come of age and “it will now remain an important pillar of stability of the region”. This was followed by a meeting of top Chi- K NATWAR that he wants it. He waits pa- avelli (1469-1527). Florentine nese and US officials which turned out to be SINGH tiently until there comes into philosopher. an acrimonious one with American officials his mind, no one knows now, a Democracy means govern- warning that “Beijing’s actions could result burning conviction that it is ment by discussion but it is in a far more violent world”. The author is Former Minister his moral and religious duty to DIPLOMATS ARE only effective if you stop people It is in this backdrop that the visit of US of External Affairs of India conquer those who posses the ONLY USEFUL IN FAIR talking- CR Attlee, British Defence Secretary Austin Lloyd to New Delhi thing he wants…. WEATHER. AS SOON Prime Minister. has to be seen. The visit is aimed at strength- “He boasts that a slave is free AS IT RAINS THEY Democracy takes time. Dic- ening the ties between the two countries to andhi, “I do not want my the moment his foot touches DROWN IN EVERY tatorship is quicker but too check China’s growing influence in the Indo- house to be walled from all British soil. He makes two revo- DROP- CHARLES DE many people get shot.- Jeffrey Pacific region. After his meeting with the sides and my windows to be lutions, and then declares war Archer. Mystery writer. Pentagon chief Prime Minister Modi tweeted stuffed. I want the culture of on our one in the name of law GAULLE(1890-1970) Two cheer for democracy: that India was “committed to strengthening all the lands to be blown and order. There is nothing so one because it admits variety the strategic partnership” which he said, “is about my house as freely as bad or so good that you will not and two because it permits a force of global good”. possible. find Englishman doing it, but criticism- EM Forster (1879- Before the start of his India visit, Lloyd was G “But I refuse to be blown of you will never find an English- government of the people, by 1970). Author Passage to India asked by Democratic Senator Bob Menendez my feet by any. I refuse to live man in the wrong. He does eve- the people, for the people, shall Be polite. Write diplomati- to take up “democracy and human rights con- in other people’s houses as an rything on principle. He fights not perish from the earth.” cally. Even in a declaration of cerns” in his talks with Indian leaders. Me- interloper, a beggar or a slave.” you on patriotic principles; he war one observes the rules of nendez specifically mentioned the crackdown enslaves you on imperial prin- It was necessary to abol- politeness.- Otto-Van Bismarck of farmers and curbs on media freedom. Sig- George Bernard Shaw in his ciples; he bullies you on mainly ish the fez, which sat on the 91815-98). German Chancellor nificantly, Lloyd said that he discussed hu- play, “A Man of Destiny (Napo- principles; he supports his King heads of our nation as an Diplomats are only useful in man rights violation in India, “especially leon)” has a passage in which on loyal principles and cuts of emblem of ignorance, negli- fair weather. As soon as it rains against Muslim minorities in the northeast”. Emperor Napoleon gives his his head on republican princi- gence, fanaticism, and ha- they drown in every drop- At the press conference Lloyd said, “You’ve views on Englishman. ples. His watchword is always tred of progress and civiliza- Charles de Gaulle(1890-1970). heard President Biden say that human rights Napoleon, “Because the Duty, and he never forgets that tion; to accept in its place President of France. is important to the US. We always lead with English are a race apart. No the nation which let its duty get the hat, the headgear worn Sincere diplomacy is no our values. As a democracy it is pretty impor- Englishman is too low to have on the opposite side to its inter- by the civilized world- Ke- more possible than dry water tant. India is a democratic country and you scruples; no Englishman is est is lost… When he wants a mal Ataturk. Turkish Presi- and wooden iron- Joseph Stalin treasure your values as well.” high enough to be free from new market for his adulterated dent and revolutionary re- (1879-1953). Soviet Dictator. India has repeatedly denied that there is any tyranny… When he wants a Manchester goods, he sends a former (1883-1938) Do not criticise your govern- violation of human rights in the country and thing, he never tells himself missionary to teach the native A memorandum is written ment when out of country. has also asserted that there are no curbs on the Gospel of Peace….” not to inform the reader but to Never cease to do so when at freedom of expression. In the Freedom House protect the writer- Dean Ache- home- Winston Churchill (1874- report 2021, India has lost its status as “free”. Abraham Lincoln, November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, Novem- son. US Secretary of State. 1965). British Prime Minister. The “decline accelerated ever since PM Modi “Four score and seven years ago our ber 19, 1863, “Four score and Political action is the Democracy is like sex. When came to power in 2014. Although the foreign fathers brought forth on this continent, seven years ago our fathers highest responsibility of a it is good, it is very very good. minister has trashed the report, facts speak a new nation, conceived in liberty, and brought forth on this conti- citizen- John F Kennedy- And when it is bad, it is still otherwise. The latest example is that of Profes- dedicated to the proposition that all men are nent, a new nation, conceived 35th President of the USA. pretty good- Anonymous. sor Pratap Bhanu Mehta who had to resign in liberty, and dedicated to the If the chief party…. Be cor- If God did not exist, it would from Ashoka University for his strong views created equal… that this nation, under God, shall proposition that all men are rupt, you must follow their hu- be necessary to invent him- against the government. While India sits on the have a new birth of freedom- and that government created equal… that this na- mour and indulge them, and in Voltaire (1694-1778). diplomatic high table, the stifling of dissent of the people, by the people, for the people, shall tion, under God, shall have a that case, honesty and virtue THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY should worry democracies across the world. not perish from the earth new birth of freedom- and that are pernicious- Niccolo Machi- THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

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he concept is ple, will give recurring But this does not mean Rajnath Singh simple and se- payments to most families that cash is the best strat- @rajnathsingh ductive: give with children. Stockton, egy for fighting poverty, as We are determined to expand India- people cash, lift California – the first US some people, such as New US cooperation - from bilateral and T them out of city to give low-income York City mayoral candi- multilateral exercises to developing closer bilateral linkages. We intend poverty. It is a strategy in- people cash with no strings date Andrew Yang, have to pursue enhanced cooperation creasingly being used in attached – just completed a argued. I believe there are, between the Indian military and both lower- and higher-in- two-year pilot program. in fact, several reasons US Indo-Pacific Command, Central come countries to help And a number of US may- policymakers should view Command and Africa Command. poor people. ors are attempting to do the this evidence with caution. International organisa- same as the list of high- For one thing, it is often Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tions such as the World profile supporters contin- difficult to identify people @DrRPNishank Bank, United States Agen- ues to grow. who are actually poor and #Teachers must be at the centre cy for International Devel- In short, there seems to need the money so that of the fundamental reforms in the be a growing consensus cash assistance can be giv- #education system for the growth & opment and the United Na- prosperity of a nation. #NEP2020 will tions are funding more that cash is the best tool in en to the right people. A empower teachers & help them to projects that focus on giv- the fight against poverty. recent study examined do their job as effectively as possible. ing people cash, while But is it? data from nine sub-Saha- charities like GiveDirectly As an economist study- ran African countries to have been set up to do only ing poverty and develop- evaluate the performance Spiritual that. Mexico, Brazil and ment, I have devoted my of a common method anti- Kenya are leading exam- career to researching ques- positive impacts on people comes. The authors fur- basic income experiment, poverty programs use to SPEAK ples of countries that have tions like this one. While living in poverty, at least on ther found little to no evi- which gave randomly se- target poor people. It found already implemented am- cash can be an effective average. For example, a re- dence of unintended con- lected residents $500 a that about half of the Good and Evil Deeds are not bitious guaranteed income tool, I do not believe it is cent review of 165 studies sequences, such as people month for two years, found households selected by the equal. repel evil with what is programs of their own. always the best one. found that cash assistance working less because they that the cash payments sta- method were not poor, better. Then you will see that The US is also experi- tends to increase spending had higher nonlabor in- bilised recipient incomes, while half of the house- one who was once your enemy menting more with cash LIMITATIONS OF CASH on food and other goods, comes. helped them get more full- holds that were actually has become you dearest payments. The $1.9 trillion There is ample evidence while also improving edu- Similarly, a recently re- time jobs and reduced de- poor were not selected. friend. —Quran 41:34 relief package, for exam- that cash transfers have cation and health out- leased study of Stockton’s pression and anxiety. SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION

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ASSAM ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS ECI to WB govt: Restrain ‘politically Himanta Biswa Sarma hits back at Rahul Gandhi’s remarks affiliated’ heads of civic bodies Guwahati:: Assam However, Sarma Minister and BJP lead- avoided a question on er Himanta Biswa Sar- BJP’s commitment to Commission has asked CS to ensure compliance by March 22 ma on Saturday reacted the implementation of New Delhi: Election to Congress leader Ra- the CAA. Commission of India Note bandi to bank bandi’, Modi hul Gandhi’s remarks Sarma, while exud- (ECI) on Saturday asked destroyed country’s economy: Didi over “not implementing ing confidence that BJP the West Bengal govern- CAA in the state if vot- will again form the gov- Himanta Biswa Sarma ment to restrain ‘politi- Haldia: Launching a this country - from note ed to power” and sarcas- ernment in Assam, fur- cally affiliated’ heads of scathing attack at the bandi to bank bandi. tically said the party ther said the Congress civic bodies in view of Centre, West Bengal They will soon say to has the majority in the decide (on the Citizen- party will be losing upcoming Assembly Chief Minister Mamata sell Haldia port.” Parliament. ship Amendment Act),” badly in the upcoming polls. ECI asked Bengal Banerjee on Saturday Trinamool Congress “I think they have said the BJP leader state elections for 126 chief secretary to en- said PM Modi has de- supremo also termed huge majority in the while speaking to media seats will be held in sure compliance with stroyed the economy of Parliament and they can on Saturday. three phases. the order by March 22. the country. Addressing as a “disgusting party It said that many mu- a public meeting in Hal- in India. “Is BJP a po- nicipal corporations dia, Banerjee, while sit- litical party? It is a dis- whose terms have end- CEC Sunil Arora ting on a wheelchair gusting party in India. Ex-Puducherry CM denies reports of ed and are being run by said, “PM Modi has de- Even BJP girls are not erstwhile chairperson(s), tial of and/or may give these functionaries con- stroyed the economy of safe in the BJP party. Congress not giving him election ticket Mayor(s) who are politi- rise to a legitimate ap- tinue to perform func- cally affiliated people. prehension in the mind tions as enumerated in Puducherry: Former dia reports stated I am he turned down the The ECI said that the of the voters about the Indian Constitution’s Modi thinks of himself as Tagore: Didi Chief Minister of Pu- not fighting election offer as he is cam- order has been issued fairness and impartial- twelfth schedule then it Purba Medinipur: WB CM Mamata Banerjee ducherry, Narayan- because high com- paigning in all con- in order to avoid a situ- ity of the election pro- has immense potential while addressing a public meeting in Khejuri swamy on Saturday mand didn’t give a stituencies. ation where critical cess”. to influence election re- said that PM Modi considers himself to be Ra- declined the reports ticket to me which is “Moreover, our PCC functions of urban lo- It also named the ad- lated matters. ECI asked bindranath Tagore and Vivekananda and would claiming that the Con- untrue. Sonia Gandhi President is contest- cal bodies are actually ministrators including such appointees to be name India after himself. Later at an election gress party has not asked me to fight the ing polls therefore we discharged “thereby af- Firhad Hakim, Atin Ku- stopped from participat- rally in West Bengal’s Panskura in East Medin- given him a ticket for election,” V Naraya- decided that I should fecting level playing mar Ghosh and others ing in/exercising the ipur, Banerjee claimed that Prime Minister the upcoming assem- nasamy said while go for the campaign in field during the opera- saying they are also functions of the board Narendra Modi has stolen the money meant for bly polls in the Union talking to ANI. Naray- all the constituen- tion of Model Code of contesting the Assem- during the period MCC COVID-19 management. Territory. “Some me- ansamy claimed that cies,” he added. —ANI Conduct or has poten- bly elections. It said if is in force. —Agencies

IN THE COURTYARD Eease of doing business NIA receives Maharashtra notification Govt asks Chief Justice of India reforms in state to probe Mansukh Hiren’s death New Delhi: The num- ber of States who have Mumabi: The Mansukh Bobde to recommend successor successfully completed Hiren death case has NIA ‘recreates’ New Delhi: With a little erning the appointment the “Ease of Doing also been transferred to over a month left before of members of the high- Business” reforms has the National Investiga- Antilia crime Chief Justice of India er judiciary, “appoint- reached to twenty. Five tion Agency (NIA). A scene with Vaze SA Bobde retires, the ment to the office of the more States namely, notification has been government has started Chief Justice of India Arunachal Pradesh, issued on the case being Mumbai: Suspended the process of appoint- should be of the senior- Chhattisgarh, Goa, transferred from Maha- police officer Sachin ment of next Chief Jus- most judge of the Su- Meghalaya and Tripura rashtra ATS to NIA. Vaze was made to walk tice of India, asking the preme Court consid- have completed the An NIA spokesperson in white full-sleeves and incumbent to recom- ered fit to hold the of- “Ease of Doing Busi- has confirmed the de- trousers, an oversized mend his successor, fice”. It stipulates that ness” reforms stipulat- velopment and said that white-kurta and with a CJI SA Bobde sources said today. the Law Minister ed by the Department an order to this effect handkerchief on his Law Minister Ravi would, at an appropri- of Expenditure. has been received. The SUV owner Mansukh Hiren, who was found dead. head, as investigators Shankar Prasad on Fri- ing his recommenda- ate time, seek the rec- States completing Mansukh Hiren death recreated the crime day sent a letter to Jus- tion, the sources said. ommendation of the Ease of Doing Business case has gone to NIA af- vestigated by the probe far probing the case. scene near Antilia, the tice Bobde, who is set to As per the Memoran- outgoing Chief Justice reforms are eligible for ter explosives were agency. The Ministry of Meanwhile, an NIA home of Reliance In- retire on April 23, seek- dum of Procedure gov- of India. addtional borrowing of found in an SUV owned Home Affairs (MHA) team reached the Saket dustries Ltd Chairman 0.25 percent of GSDP. by him that was parked has handed over the complex in Thane Mukesh Ambani. Adani Group to Supreme Court makes strong The ease of doing busi- outside the residence of probe into the Mansukh where Sachin Vaze Teams NIA and Pune- ness is an important industrialist Mukesh Hiran case to the NIA, resides. Before this, the based Central Forensic reimburse vax indicator of the invest- Ambani. Under section an official said. The Ma- NIA team was at Science Laboratory observations on reservation ment friendly business 8 of the NIA Act, inter- harashtra Anti-Terror- Mansukh’s shop in (CFSL) recreated the charges to staff New Delhi: For how climate in the country. linked cases can be in- ism Squad (ATS) was so Thane. crime scene. many generations New Delhi: The Adani would reservations in Group has said that it jobs and education con- Railway guidelines: Prevent will reimburse charges tinue, the Supreme Construction Of Ram Mandir incurred on vaccina- Court sought to know tion against COVID-19 during the Maratha crime against women by its employees and quota case hearing on New Delhi: Indian crime against women Manifestation Of Strength: RSS their families. Friday and raised con- Railways on Saturday in trains and railway “We are pleased to cerns over “resultant issued detailed guide- premises has been a ma- Bangalore: The resolu- hya, the social and na- share that we will re- inequality” in case the lines to prevent inci- jor area of concern. tion added that this pro- tional life inspired by imburse vaccination overall 50 per cent limit dents of crime against Therefore, the follow- gramme has became the values of Shri Ram charges for every Ada- was to be removed. changed circumstances women in trains and on ing steps as part of a the unique symbol of will be established ni employee their A five-judge Constitu- and the Mandal judge- railway premises. The focused effort across spiritual awakening, through collective re- spouse and children as tion bench headed by ment was premised on guidelines include an Indian Railways to col- national integration, solve and efforts. well as employee’s par- Justice Ashok Bhushan census of 1931. action plan, preventive lectively strive for safe- social harmony, good- “This will pave the ents, between now and was vehemently told by Arguing in favour of measures, sensitisa- ty of women passengers will and dedication. way for building a April 30 2021,” Chief senior advocate Mukul the Maharashtra law tion, surveillance over and to mitigate atroci- “Construction of social harmony, good- strong and glorious Human Resources Of- Rohatgi, that the Man- granting quota to Mar- the identified vulnera- ties.” Ram Mandir pro- will and dedication,” Bharat which in turn ficer Vikram Tandon dal judgement on cap- athas, Rohatgi referred ble area, notice for pas- About 4.6 million gramme is the intrinsic the resolution ex- will ensure the well-be- said. The letter noted ping the quota needed a to various aspects of sengers and special women travel through strength of Bharat has plained. ing of the whole world,” that government is ac- re-look in changed cir- the Mandal judgement, measures. the Indian Railways been invigorated and The resolution added the resolution claimed. celerating vax pro- cumstances. He said the and said the Centre’s The Ministry of Rail- every day, it added. In- this programme has be- that along with the con- The ABPS also ap- gramme to minimise courts should leave it to decision to grant 10 per ways, in a statement, dian Railways has is- come a unique symbol struction of the grand pealed to all ‘Ram bhak- sickness on account of states to fix reservation cent quota to economi- said, “In the recent sued guidelines to All of spiritual awakening, mandir at the Shri Ram ts’ to support for the the pandemic. quotas in view of the cally weaker section. past, the incidents of Zonal Railways units. national integration, Janmbhoomi in Ayod- construction of Mandir.

BJP ISSUES WHIP TO LOK SABHA GANG HELPING CANDIDATES IN MPS FOR MARCH 22 LG BILL AIMED AT STALLING EXAMS BUSTED, 4 BOOKED 7 BANGLADESHI NATIONALS New Delhi: BJP has Chief Whip Rakesh Singh DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES: SINGH New Delhi: Delhi Police developed that some LIVING ILLEGALLY IN MAHA issued a whip for all the requested the support of New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Lieutenant Governor has busted an inter-state illegal practices and illegal Palghar: Seven Bang- MPs present in the lower the Member of Parlia- Party’s Rajya Sabha bill is aimed to stall gang involved in helping means are being prac- ladeshi nationals were house on Monday (March ments for the govern- member Sanjay Singh all the schemes of the candidates to clear online tised at Om and Chander arrested on Friday 22). Sources say that the ment’s “very important alleged that the BJP Delhi government that exams for various govern- Associates Examination after they were found government may bring legislative business”. seeks to stall the devel- gives free electricity, ment jobs by cheating in Centre, Naraina Industrial living in Vasai area of the Bill related to the “All BJP members in opment schemes of water and treatment,” lieu of money and booked Area, New Delhi in the Palghar district without Nagar in Vasai area. A creation of new banks for Lok Sabha are hereby the Kejriwal-led Delhi Singh. “The bill was four persons of the gang. ongoing examination valid documents. The case has been regis- infrastructure funding on informed that some very government with the introduced in the The police said the ac- for the post of Forest police said all accused tered under relevant this day. Apart from this, important legislative busi- National Capital Terri- Parliament to end cused used to charge the Guard. Thereafter, a team hail from Bangladesh sections of the law there are preparations to ness will be taken up for tory of Delhi (Amend- the development,” he candidates Rs 15 lakhs to conducted a raid at the were illegally living in and an investigation is bring two other Bills. A discussion and passing in ment) Bill, 2021. “ The added. Rs 25 lakhs for an exam. examination centre and Choti village, Sai Datt underway. three-line whip issued by the LS on 22 March.” “Secret information was caught a candidate. INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 06

COVID CASES ON THE RISE AGAIN AS POWERGallery IS CHAWLA OLDEST LIVING IFS OFFICER IN THE COUNTRY ? It is said that Tulsi Das Chawla who is 104 year BIGGEST SINGLE-DAY SPIKE RECORDED old and lives in East Patel Nagar is the oldest living IFS officer in the country. Architect. The 40,953 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, & 188 deaths took the toll to 1,59,558 centenarian retired from the IFS in 1975. New Delhi: In the high- 8 states showing rising trajectory in MAJOR GENERAL NAIR APPOINTED est single-day spike in DG, ASSAM RIFLES 2021, India recorded COVID-19 Cases: Health Ministry Major General P C Nair, AVSM, VSM, has been 40,953 fresh Covid-19 in- appointed the DG of Assam Rifles on deputation fections in the last 24 New Delhi: A rising active caseload, with hours, while 188 deaths trajectory of daily new Maharashtra contribut- for a period of two years. took the toll to 1,59,558, cases is visible in eight ing to 62 % of such cas- TWO IRS-IT OFFICERS GET NEW the dashboard of the states and UTs, includ- es, while Kerala and POSTINGS Union health ministry ing Delhi & Maharash- Punjab account for 8.83 showed on Saturday at tra, while Kerala is per cent & 5.36% of ac- Ms. Nivedita Biswas has been appointed OSD 8am. This is the highest showing a declining tive cases. The top five in the office of Principal CCIT, Hyderabad, AP surge in 111 days as on trend, the Health Minis- districts in Maharash- & Telangana Region and Mahesh Thakur was November 29, 41,810 try said. The ministry tra recording the high- posted as Additional CIT (OSD) in the office of new infections were re- said Maharashtra, Ker- est number of cases are Pr.CCIT, Delhi Region. corded in a span of 24 ala and Punjab cumula- Pune (37,384), Nagpur hours. tively account for 76.22 (25,861), Mumbai PRADEEP KUMAR MEEL RELIEVED With this hike, the Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab are contributing the highest to the daily caseload. per cent of India’s total (18,850), Thane (16,735). TO JOIN MINISTRY OF POWER number of active cases Pradeep Kumar Meel has been relieved to join in the country went 40,953 fresh infections lowed. “It has been ob- as Director in the Ministry of Power, Delhi on past 2.8 lakh and settled recorded in the last 24 served that it is largely deputation basis. He is an IRS-IT officer. at 2,88,394. The total hours, there were 23,653 due to laxity in the ob- Vaccines should give protection from COVID-19 tally on Saturday recoveries. servance of COVID-ap- for 8-10 months: AIIMS director Randeep Guleria PATIL RETIRING IN MAY reached 11,555,284 — As the Covid-19 situa- propriate behaviour by J V Patil, Addl DGFT, is scheduled to retire in May 2.36 per cent of which is tion in the country is people, especially at New Delhi: The-19 the vaccine has been organised by the IPS this year. He is a 1987 batch Indian Trade Service active cases. taking a worrying turn, crowded places,” Union vaccine should be able recorded. The COV- (Central) Association. For 10 days straight, the Centre on Friday home secretary Ajay to give good protec- ID-19 vaccine should He said the biggest (ITrS) officer, India has been register- wrote to all states and Bhalla wrote. tion from the infection be able to give good reason for the surge in GS CHARAN MOVED TO SER ing over 20,000 fresh in- Union territories ask- Daily cases in the for eight to ten protection from the cases is that people fections daily. The gap ing them to make sure country reached a peak months, AIIMS direc- infection for eight to feel the pandemic is Gajraj Singh Charan has been transferred from between daily cases and that all Covid-19 appro- on September 11 when tor Randeep Guleria ten months and may- over and they are not North Western Railway (NWR) to South Eastern daily recoveries is wid- priate behaviour is be- over 98,000 cases were said. He also said that be, even more, Dr Gu- following COVID-ap- Railway (SER) on his own request and posted in ening steadily. Against ing stringently fol- recorded. —PTI no major side-effect of leria said at an event propriate behaviour. the cadre.

CHHATTISGARH HC GETS TWO ADDL. JUDGES India, France working on Narendra Kumar Vyas and Naresh Kumar Committed ‘Committed to advance gender Chandravanshi have been appointed as Additional to eradicate third Joint Space Mission, Judges of the Chhattisgarh High Court. equality, women empowerment’ SC COLLEGIUM RECOMMENDS 13 TB by 2025: says ISRO chairman JUDGES FOR BOMBAY HC Health Min New York: Minister of velopment to women- The SC Collegium has recommended 13 names– Women and Child De- led development, the Bengaluru: India and “France is the big- including that of nine lawyers and four judicial New Delhi: Union velopment Smriti Irani minister stated that France are working on gest partner of India in officers – for being appointed as judges of Health Minister on Friday reiterated women’s agency and their third joint satel- space”, he said at the Harsh Vardhan on India’s commitment to- leadership is playing a lite mission, even as the DST (Department of Bombay High Court. Saturday reaf- wards advancing the key role in all endeav- bilateral space collabo- Science and Technolo- JITENDER KUMAR POSTED TO firmed the politi- goals of gender equali- ours as the country re- ration is entering into gy) Golden Jubilee Dis- MINISTRY OF COMMERCE cal commitment of ty and empowerment alises the aspiration of multiple domains, in- course on ‘unlocking Smriti Irani the government to of all women to ensure ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. cluding human space- India’s space potential Authority of India (NHAI), Jitender Kumar, Deputy end Tuberculosis that men and women “We in India are im- flight programme, ISRO - geospatial data & map- Secretary (ad hoc), is posted to Ministry of and said that they are accorded equal steadfast in its commit- plementing a series of Chairman K Sivan said. ping’, an event present- Commerce. have accorded high treatment and enjoy ment to build a more flagship programmes Dr Sivan, also Secre- ed on virtual mode by priority to eradi- the same opportunities just and equal post that focus on signifi- tary in the Department the National Council 2 ADGP RANK OFFICERS PROMOTED cating the disease everywhere. COVID world for our cantly expanding wom- of Space, said many for Science and Tech- AS DGP IN J&K in the country by Speaking at a gener- daughters and women en’s financial inclusion, French companies are nology Communica- Rashmi Ranjan Swain, ADG, CID, and A K 2025, according to al discussion of the across the world.” employment & self-em- keen to tap into oppor- tion & ‘Vigyan Prasar’ Choudhary, ADG, Armed, have been cleared for ANI. 65th session of the UN Lauding Prime Minis- ployment opportuni- tunities thrown up by on Friday. “Currently, promotion as DGP. Chief Election Commission on the Sta- ter Narendra Modi to ties, healthcare, nutri- recent reforms injected we are working for the Commissioner tus of Women, Irani move India from a par- tion, safety, security & into the space sector by third one (mission)”, Dr FOUR IPS OFFICERS AWARDED Sunil Arora Satur- said: “India remains adigm of women’s de- education,” she said. the Government. Sivan said. —PTI SENIOR TIME SCALE IN J&K day expressed hope Four IPS officers of 2017 batch: Anayat Ali the concept of re- Choudhary, Tanushree, Mohita Sharma and Nikhil mote voting will Borkar have been awarded Senior Time Scale. see “the light of Hosabale elected RSS gen secy, Ram Madhav returns day” by the 2024 Lok Sabha elec- New Delhi: Sticking to nidhi Sabha (ABPS) RSS also elevated its 4 IGPS PROMOTED AS ADGP IN J&K tions, and said that its view that people which began at Bengal- publicity in-charge Four IGP level officers in J&K: Mukesh Singh, a pilot project could should demit public of- uru on Friday. Arun Kumar as its Manish Kishore Sinha, Dinesh Rana and Sunil begin in the next fice before turning 75, As RSS’ Sarkaryavah, joint-gen secy alongside Kumar have been promoted as ADGP in J&K. two-three months. the RSS on Saturday the 65-year-old Hosa- Ram Dutt Chakradhar, Japan on Saturday ushered in top organi- bale will now be its ex- who was heading the UTTARKHAND CMO GETS NEW TEAM experienced a sational changes, elect- ecutive head and the Sangh’s Bihar unit. OF OFFICERS strong earthquake ing Dattatreya Hosa- de-facto number two in All these changes in Surendra Narayan Pandey has been appointed that shook build- bale its new general the organisation. Sangh’s top brass as- as in-charge Secretary, while Sonika will be ings in the capital, secretary, appointing Ram Madhav has sume significance as Dattatreya Hosabale Additional Secretary and Shailesh Bagauli Tokyo, and caused two joint general secre- been made a member of RSS is completing its was posted as Secretary in the office of Chief a tsunami advisory taries and also bringing the RSS national execu- 100 years in 2024 and the Secretary in Uttarakhand. for the country’s BJP leader Ram Mad- general secretary) of two-day annual meeting tive, with sources say- general elections for northeast coast. hav back into its fold. RSS since 2009, was of the Sangh’s highest ing he is likely to be Lok Sabha will also be By arrangement with: http:// —ANI Hosabale, who was elected Sarkaryavah decision-making body given an additional re- held in the same year. whispersinthecorridors.com Sah-Sarkaryavah (joint (General Secretary) at a Akhil Bharatiya Prati- sponsibility later on. —PTI

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CM Yogi for... Inspired from these prehensive and for- tary interactions, and curity Advisor Ajit there was a conspiracy the CEC said. him at Varsha, the offi- All the formalities re- warriors, Mission ward-looking defence defence trade,” Austin Doval.“Great meeting to defame Assam tea It needs to be under- cial residence of Thack- garding the set up of the Shakti was launched : partnership with India said. “In addition, we with National Security and Yoga and recently a scored that the project is eray. Battalions have been Taking inspiration from as a central pillar of are continuing to ad- Advisor Doval last toolkit was released neither aimed at inter- “At one of the briefing completed,” said CM on these warriors, the UP our approach to the re- vance new areas of col- night. The breadth of too. “A conspiracy was net-based voting nor sessions in the wake of Saturday. government has started gion,” he said. laboration, including collaboration between hatched against Assam does it imply voting the Antilia incident Stating that Bun- the women empower- The US Defence Secre- information-sharing, our two nations reflects tea. You must have from home, he observed. held in mid-March 2021 delkhand played a vital ment campaign ‘Mis- tary said as the Indo-Pa- logistics cooperation, the significance of our heard about a toolkit. It when I was called late role in the freedom sion Shakti’ for the safe- cific region faces chal- artificial intelligence; Major Defense Partner- sought to destroy the Minister wanted... evening at Varsha to struggle to eliminate ty and security of wom- lenges to a free and open and cooperation in new ship as we work togeth- tea gardens of Assam. collection of Rs 40-50 brief you, I had pointed British rule, he said that en. The CM informed, regional order, coopera- domains such as space er to address the most No Indian will allow crore was achievable. out several misdeeds Rani Laxmibai in Jhan- “Under this campaign, tion among like-minded and cyber,” he added. pressing challenges fac- that,” PM Modi said. The Home Minister add- and malpractices being si, Rani Avantibai Lodhi it is mandatory to ap- countries is imperative Austin also described ing the Indo-Pacific re- ed that the rest of the indulged into by the in Ramgarh were lead- point 20 percent of wom- to securing the shared his talks with Singh as gion,” he tweeted. CEC hopeful... collection could be made Hon’ble Home Minister. ing this movement. en in UP’s police force so vision for the future. “productive” discus- working hard for giving from other sources,” the I have similarly briefed When the kings of dif- that every woman feels “We discussed oppor- sion on a number of If ‘chaiwala... shape to this project, he letter read. the Hon’ble Deputy CM, ferent regions were sup- safe and protected.” tunities to elevate the security issues which The points about a con- said, adding the concept In the letter, the for- Maharashtra, the Pres- porting the Britishers to US-India Major Defence are important to the spiracy to “disrupt would hopefully “see the mer Mumbai Police ident of the Nationalist protect their reign and Elevating US-India... Partnership...a priority two countries. yoga and chai image of light of day” by 2024 Lok Commissioner also Congress Party, Sharad their throne, these fe- He visited Japan and of the Biden-Harris Ad- On Friday, Austin India in general” has Sabha elections. The wrote that he had ap- Pawar and other Minis- male warriors remained South Korea before In- ministration through had called on PM Nar- reportedly been men- first pilot project could prised CM Thackeray ters also about the mis- firm on their stand dia. “I reaffirmed our regional security coop- endra Modi and held tioned several times. be rolled out in the next about the happenings deeds and malpractic- against the Britishers. commitment to a com- eration, military-to-mili- talks with National Se- Further, PM said “two to three months”, during a meeting with es,” Singh said. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 07 IND W v/s SA W, 1ST T20I: LUUS, BOSCH STAR AS VISITORS RECORD 8-WICKET WIN First India Bureau running away with the game, Proteas got the Lucknow: Anne Bosch wicket of Shafali (23) and Sune Luus played in the 10th over, reduc- knocks of 66 and 43 re- ing India to 56/2. Jemi- spectively as South Af- mah Rodrigues then rica defeated India by joined Harleen in the eight wickets in the middle and both bat- first T20I of the three- ters stitched a partner- match series here at ship of 60 runs for the the Ekana Cricket Sta- third wicket, but in dium on Saturday. looking for big runs, With this win, have both Rodrigues (30) gained a 1-0 lead in the and Harleen (52) ended three-match series. up losing their wickets. Both teams will now In the end, the hosts lock horns in the sec- had to settle for a score ond T20I on Sunday. of just 130. Brief Chasing 131, Proteas Harleen Deol plays a shot, Deol scored 52 during 1st T20 against South Africa here at Atal Vihari Vajpayee Ekana cricket stadium in Lucknow on Saturday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR Scores: India Women did not get off to an 130/6 (Harleen Deol 52, ideal start as the visi- the first breakthrough tors. Both batters put Harleen Deol. In the Earlier, Harleen Deol bat first, India got off second over of the in- Jemimah Rodrigues 30, tors ended up losing to India. Skipper Sune on 90 runs for the sec- end, Bosch (66*) and played a knock of 52 to a bad start as skip- nings. Shafali Verma Shabnim Ismail 3-14); the wicket of Lizelle Luus then joined Anne ond wicket, but with 27 Laura Wolvaardt (9*) runs off 47 balls as In- per Smriti Mandhana and Harleen then put South Africa Women Lee (8) in the third over Bosch in the middle runs away from the tar- took Proteas over the dia posted a total of (11) was sent back to on 45 runs for the sec- 133/2 (Anne Bosch 66*, of the innings. Arund- and the duo revived the get, Luus (43) ended up line by eight wickets 130/6 in the allotted the pavilion by Shab- ond wicket, but as soon Sune Luus 43, Arund- hati Reddy provided innings for the visi- losing her wicket to with five balls to spare. twenty overs. Asked to nim Ismail in just the as the hosts started hati Reddy 1-20). —ANI Rape FIR in Kanpur Unlike previous govts registered only after Devotees offered Friday namaz at Yogi govt’s work visible court’s intervention Taj Mahal after a gap of one year on ground, says Maurya First India Bureau on September 21 dur- East and West Gate of on March 17, 2020. The Lucknow: Deputy CM ing Corona period, but the monument. Janta Curfew was Lucknow: After a gap was not being opened People wanted entry placed March 22 after during his visit to Dali- of one year people of- for Namaaz on Fridays directly from the gate, which Agra was placed ganj area in Lucknow fered Namaz in the Taj due to lack of adminis- but the Central Indus- under lock down on Saturday on comple- Mahal on Friday. Dur- trative order to open trial Security Force March 23 onwards. tion of 4 years of Uttar ing the Corona period, religious sites. Last (CISF) asked them to Though March 20 Pradesh government the district adminis- Friday, due to ‘Urs’ of pass through the Door was a Friday, people said that during four tration had closed reli- Shah Jahan, the Taj Frame Metal Detector were not given entry to years, work on ground Keshav Prasad Maurya gious places and Mahal was opened and (DFMD) only after offer Namaaz due to was visible much granted permission to prayers were offered checking. the closing of the me- against work on paper two leaders in country open the same after in the mosque. People People also objected morial. during tenures of previ- who less public con- Shivratri on March 11. offered prayers for to this, but after being The Taj Mahal re- ous governments of Sa- nect. He said these The Taj Mahal re- peace in country and apprised by the Ar- mained closed for 188 majwadi Party and Ba- leaders discussed farm- mains closed on Fri- the world. chaeological Survey days during the Coro- hujan Samaj Party. ers issue on Twitter day due to weekly clo- A total of 106 de- of India (ASI), all ar- na period. On March He said during BJP while his government sures and is opened vouts offered Namaaz rived post checking at 13, 2020, before the Co- rule, the corrupt and worked on ground. He only for local residents at the Taj Mahal the DFMD. rona period, people of- mafia were not interfer- said his government First India Bureau court for filing of a po- who are given entry mosque, details of The monuments fered Namaaz at ing in work of state gov- transfered money di- lice case. for Namaz only. The whom were entered in were closed by the mosque inside the Taj ernment owing to rectly in accounts of Lucknow: In a case of In court assistant Taj Mahal was opened the register kept at the Ministry of Culture Mahal. which development farmers. He also gave gang rape in Kanpur, government advocate work was visible. He new names to Priyanka FIR was lodged only af- Sushil Kumar Verma said that his govern- Gandhi and Akhilesh ter a court passed an said that after the testi- ment worked on the Yadav as Priyanka order for doing so. Ear- mony of victim and mission of ‘Sabka Saath Twitter Vadra and lier, neither an FIR was witnesses, the trial and Sabka Vishwas’ Akhilesh Twitter Ya- done nor the victim started by summoning while previous govern- dav.Maurya referring was made to undergo the two accused. ments used to work on to West Bengal assem- medical checkup. At the point of con- the agenda of Kuch ka bly elections said that As per reports, Ram- viction, the accused Saath Kuch ka Vikas’. BJP had taken over ratan and Babloo, resi- presented their side He said the work West Bengal by storm dents of Barra village and argued that the done by state govern- and on May 2, Mamta on seeing the victim woman who had lev- ment in four years government would go alone in field at 8pm in eled allegations of rape could not be done by away. The Deputy CM March 2011 caught and on them was an aunt in previous governments. said raped her after gagging relationship and she Deputy CM Maurya should give up the her so that she could had leveled false alle- lashing out on Akhilesh dream of 2022 as public not raise an gations as she wanted Yadav government said had full faith in Chief alarm. Both the ac- to grab the house. sticks and bicycles will Minister Yogi Adity- cused used to address The advocate in- no longer run the state anath and Prime Min- the victim as aunt but formed that on the ba- as public had become ister of the country insulted the relation- sis of circumstantial aware as to where there Narendra Modi. He ship. evidence and witnesses was development and said sixty percent of The victim gave a both the accused were whose rule comprised public’s trust was with complaint in the police convicted and sen- of commission and the BJP and the count station but to no avail tenced to 10 years im- goons. Taking a dig at of seats for BJP in UP after which an applica- prisonment and a fine political leaders Mau- assembly polls would tion was tendered in of Rs 25,000 each. NCP MP Supriya Sule with her family at the Taj Mahal in Agra on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI rya said that there were surpass the 350 figure.

WHOPPING Municipal Corporation DILEMMA of the CMO Dr Narendra BUDGET FOR often cuts a sorry figure as OF CMO Agarwal, considered to be it initially projects massive the strongest lost his chair MEERUT development through a n one hand the Chief owing to facing of DM’s s against the annual huge budget in anticipation OMedical Officer (CMO) ire while the other CMO Aearning of Rs 60 of help from the Center has to struggle all the time Dr RP Singh also met the crore of Meerut Municipal as well as the State, but to improve health services same fate. Now Dr Sanjay Corporation (MCC), when the duo fail to extend earnings, which it has not The condition of MMC 957 crores. This makes Tax, Rental Fee, Archives, and wage war against Covid Bhatnagar, after coming it’s executive council financial support, the entire been able to do due to lack could be understood from it clear that the Divisional Parking Fee, Contractor while on the other hand the from Shamli, also seem to on Saturday passed a projection of development of will.However, on paper, the fact that Meerut itself is Headquarters is much Registration Fee, all CMO has to salute right from be heading to meet the same unbelievably whopping crumbles down like a the proposed income from the divisional headquarters behind even from a kinds of penalties, Road the government to his health fate with rising count of budget of Rs 670.94 dilapidated building. the entire funds received and Ghaziabad is one of district present under its Cutting Fee, Water Price, minister and departmental Covid cases endangering his crores giving rise to the In such a situation, the by the Meerut Municipal the districts present in jurisdiction. Birth Certificate Fee, officers too. Moreover it is chair. Rift between the DM question as to how could question arises as to why Corporation, the state the division. The income The main source Map Fee, Tender Fee, very dangerous for him to and CMO was on the rise as the Corporation come up Municipal Corporation has government and the Center of Ghaziabad Municipal of income of the Contractor Bail Fees, etc. get out safely from under the both were trying their best to with such an exhaustive to look towards the State together in 2020-21 is Rs Corporation from state Corporation are House All these generate an scanner of district magistrate please the government. Now budget viz-a-viz its annual or Center for budget, when 589.56 crores which the and the Center together is Tax, Water Tax, Sewer annual income of about without being grinded. From it is to be seen whether the income. it could generate more proposed expenditure is Rs 723 crores as against Tax, License Fee, Rs 60 crores for MCC. Covid till now two CMO’s duo unitedly able to tackle This is the reason that the funds than its own annual Rs 678.17 crore. the expenditure of Rs advertising Fee, Show —Amit Baliyan lost their chair with one the Covid. —Ahtesham Siddiqui One of the best ways to add instant beauty to your life is to appreciate the little things that one takes for granted in the present. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India 2ND FRONT www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 08 Irate lawyers gherao CM House over advocate’s death Lawyers demand `25 lakh compensation to kin of deceased, govt job for one member of his family

First India Bureau residence and on not Arora said lawyers had finding him at his resi- handed over a memoran- Lucknow: An advo- dence started moving dum of demands seek- cate, who worked in the towards Hazratganj. ing compensation and NIA court last Friday in However, despite repeat- enquiry in the case. Lucknow, died under ed attempts by police of- He said the memoran- suspicious circumstanc- ficers to stop the agitat- dum would be sent to es. In the court premises, ing lawyers, the latter ACS (Home) after which lawyer Vijay Kumar Sin- reached the residence of the government would gh had chest pain and CM and gheraoed it. take a call on their de- died on the way to the After assurances giv- mands. The demands hospital. Witnessing the en by the JCP (Law and include RS 25 lakh com- same hundreds of law- Order) for compensation pensation for kin of the yers, angered by the and action in the case, deceased lawyer, govern- death of their colleague, the agitating lawyers ment job for one member surrounded the Collec- calmed down. of lawyer’s family. He (Clockwise from left) Agitated lawyers stage a sit-in outside the house of torate on Saturday. The lawyers also raised said that he had no infor- CM in Lucknow on Saturday. Deceased advocate Vijay Kumar Singh (Inset). Reports revealed, the slogans against DM, mation about their de- Policemen trying to stop the lawyers from entering the residence of CM. lawyers reached the DM Lucknow. JCP Naveen mand to remove the DM. Policemen trying to convince a lawyer. HC notice to Bar Assn on Respect for people of UP has After 2017, Akhilesh to grown in Yogi raj, says Mahana hold his first rally in jurisdiction of benches Meerut on March 23 years of BJP rule in First India Bureau Lucknow. Associations of the state, he presented the A Division Bench two Benches are al- new picture of UP. He Lucknow: TThe Luc- comprising of Justices ready at loggerheads said now people of UP know Bench of the Al- Ritu Raj Awasthi and- with respect to estab- were seen with respect. lahabad High Court Manish Mathur said- lishment of Tribunals The minister said the has issued notice to that it would would- in the State. The in- per capita income had the Awadh Bar Asso- like the Association stant PIL emphasises doubled in four years. ciation on a PIL seek- toexpress its views that under the current Earlier, casteism was ing re-allocation ofter- andaddress the Court system, cases from 60 dominating the sate ritorial jurisdiction onthe said issue. districts of UP fall un- besides dilapidated between the two The development der the jurisdiction of roads and drinking benches of the High comes at a time when the principal seat at water shortage. Court at Prayagraj and the High Court Bar Prayagraj, whereas He said that 24 crore

—FILE PHOTO cases from only 15 dis- Minister at Maharajpur Workers’ Conference. people of the state had tricts are filed at Luc- voted for a new India, know. First India Bureau healthy India and self- It states, the griev- Mahana said that per reliant India and today, ance of the petition- Kanpur: To mark the the Yogi government ers which is that out completion of four capita income has has proved it right. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and party workers welcome a cycle rally of 75 districts of the years of BJP govern- doubled in four years He said that acquir- in Lucknow on Saturday. Party was taking out a 10-day cycle yatra state of UP, the terri- ment in the state, Ma- of BJP govt ing a post was easy but from Rampur to Lucknow in support of senior leader Azam Khan. torial jurisdiction of harajpur Workers’ carrying out the re- 60 districts lies before Conference was organ- sponsibilities associ- First India Bureau seen as the beginning of high court at Praya- ised at Saraswati Mahana said that in ated to the post was the campaign for the As- graj and the high Vigha Niketan, De- his political journey of tough. Hundreds of MEERUT: Samajwadi sembly elections in 2022, court at Lucknow ex- fense Colony on 30 years, he had worked people were present in Party chief Akhilesh SP president Akhilesh ercises jurisdiction Saturday. with three genera- the programme, some Yadav will be address- Yadav and RLD vice pres- over 15 districts only. In his address, Cabi- tions. Spelling out the of who also addressed ing a gathering in ident Jayant Chaudhary net minister Satish achievements of four the gathering. Meerut Mawana area on Friday rooted for a on March 23. Many see social alliance to oust the ALLEGATIONS BY VICTIM’S BROTHER it as a party sounding BJP from power in UP. the poll bugle in the Addressing a kisan UP IN ARMS western part of the mahapanchayat in Baj- HC orders in-camera state ahead of the as- na town of Mathura, Ya- sembly elections next dav said BJP got into year. He will be inau- power by dividing peo- trial, seeks report from gurating a statue of ple. “Once farmers be- Dhan Singh Gujar, a come united and aware, Hathras Dist Judge, IG kotwal who is believed BJP would be ousted,” to have led the rebel- said Yadav. Bajna is con- First India Bureau An application was lion during the 1857 sidered to be a strong- filed in this regard by revolt against the Brit- hold of RLD and this was Prayagraj: The Alla- advocate Sharad Bhat- ish East India Compa- the first meeting against habad High Court on nagar on behalf of the ny in Meerut. the farm laws where Friday issued a slew of victim’s brother sup- SP is most likely going leaders of both the alli- directions to secure the ported by an affidavit to contest the elections in ance partners shared the safety of the trial and seeking certain interim alliance with the RLD. stage. Through the farm the witnesses and law- directions. The two leaders – Akh- laws, Yadav charged, yers in the Hathras The Bench besides ilesh and RLD deputy BJP and its corporate gang rape and murder ordering the trial to be chief Jayant Chaudhary friends were trying to case. held in-camera for the – were seen together at a snatch our farming. It The directions were time being also sought a A delegation of Samajwadi Party members met Governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday and handed over a memorandum to kisan mahapanchayat in won’t be done in a day passed by a Bench of status report from the her complaining about the poor law and order situation in the state under the Yogi government. Mathura on but over a period of Justices Rajan Roy and District Judge, Hathras Friday. In what could be time,” he said. Jaspreet Singh after the and the Inspector Gen- victim’s brother alleged eral, CRPF Central Sec- that an unruly mob tor regarding the verac- SETTING A PRECEDENCE which included lawyers ity of the allegations. barged into the trial The Court also made court during the pro- it clear that any attempt ceedings and intimidat- to disturb the proceed- CM chips in with stern action against errant SP ed the witnesses and ings before the trial the complainant’s coun- court or threaten the First India Bureau officer was attached to into the allegations, hushing up the matter lll sel eventually forcing victim’s family or wit- DGP Headquarters in who in turn sought re- on his part. the trial judge to halt nesses would be met Lucknow: The bu- Lucknow and was re- port from SP of Basti. Since the matter per- the proceedings. with severe action. Basti SP reaucracy of Uttar placed by another IPS The investigations re- tained to that of a wom- Hemraj Meena Pradesh is full of sur- officer Ashish Shrivas- vealed that the inspec- an, its news spread like prises with some losing tava. The inspector in tor used to harass fam- wild fire and Chief suspended as their chair while some question owing to his ily members of the girl Minister Yogi Adity- getting suspended. one-sided love affair and was suspended but anath taking cogni- he was found to An interesting inci- with a girl of Pokharb- before suspension the zance of the same or- be involved in dent came to light with hitwa village in Basti, inspector had lodged dered action resulting Chief Minister Yogi had lodged several friv- IPS officer Hemraj Meena several cases against in the inspector losing hushing up a Adityanath suspending olous criminal cases her family members. his posting at police Superintendent of Bas- against her family reached Lucknow, the Call details also re- outpost, the Inspector matter of ti district IPS officer members, after the girl Chief Minister ordered vealed that the inspec- Kotwali losing his post- harassment of Hemraj Meena due to a refused to accept his investigation in the tor used to make calls ing while the SP trying love affair of one of his proposal. same. on personal number of to save all finally lost a girl by an inspectors. However, after the The DGP asked ADG the girl. The SP of Basti his chair and was at- Owing to negligence news of harassment of (Gorakhpur) Akhil Ku- Hemraj Meena was tached to DGP head- —FILE PHOTO inspector of the inspector, the IPS girl and her family mar to conduct enquiry found to be involved in quarter in Lucknow. 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, SUNDAY MARCH 21, 2021

City First brings you a few glimpses from the grand Fashion Connect held in Dubai on Saturday!

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DUBAI: Magic was defi- nitely in the air at the season-9 of The Fashion Connect held at Oaks Ibn Batuta Dubai on Satur- day evening. This simply amazing evening was made even more beauti- ful by the excellent stage set up with its unique glass ramp for the mod- els to walk on as they Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with (left) Jagdeesh Chandra welcomes Rizwan Sajan, showcased heart-stop- Sheikh Juma Al Maktoum Bin Al Maktoum and Yakoob Al Ali Founder Chairman of Danube Group pingly gorgeous collec- tions from the best of the designers. also invited the Sheikh The participating de- The evening was and his business part- signers of the event were graced by Sheikh Juma ners to Rajasthan, to Daamann by Mohit & An- Al Maktoum Bin Al Mak- invest in the state jula Falod, The Angrish toum, Yakoob Al Ali, Ri- which has made great by Wrickie Angrish, zwan Sajan and Ace De- development under the Maanay by Ashok Maa- signer Michael Chinco, leadership of Chief nay and Baley Fashion by who highly appreciated Minister Ashok Ge- Rehan Ahmad Baley. the show and congratu- hlot. The fashion show along lated Jagdeesh Chandra While appreciating with the Lifestyle Awards and the team First India Sheikh’s role in Coro- was attended by the who’s for their first interna- na management in who of Dubai and the tional Fashion Connect. Dubai, Jagdeesh Chan- audience was replete On behalf of First dra also informed the with beautiful and India Group, Jagdeesh Sheikh and the audi- glamorous faces of Chandra thanked the ence that like Dubai, in this wonderful city. Sheikh and the people Rajasthan also the rul- of Dubai for the warm ing Gehlot government More glimpses welcome given to the excelled in Corona on City First team First India. He management. tomorrow!

A perfect moment captured at the fashion connect season 9; Sheikh Juma Al Maktoum Bin Al Maktoum and Jagdeesh Chandra at Oaks, Ibn Battuta, seen with them are (from left) Rishee Miglani, Anita Hada, Aditi Nagar, Syed Umar, Aparna Bajpai, Om Bajpai, Yakoob Al Ali and Dr Mitre ETC 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 | SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 10

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Start your week off by learning something -- or Expect your head to be fi lled with downright electrical meeting someone -- entirely new. Monday should ideas and inspiration as the week begins -- and provide unexpected opportunities to challenge your Monday should prove an excellent time to put some own opinions and you’d do well to take them. From of these amazing discoveries into action. Your Monday evening through Wednesday, you might preoccupation with peculiar and intriguing ideas fi nd yourself obsessing over ego and status. A little should continue through Wednesday, even if all you’re healthy self-confi dence is a good thing, of course, really doing is keeping yourself from getting bored. but just make sure you’re doing things for the right On Thursday and Friday, watch for a little romance reasons (i.e., not just to show off). Thursday and to keep things interesting, especially if it involves an Friday are both good days to meet up with friends intellectual connection that turns to fl irtation. This and engage in some wild-eyed brainstorming. weekend, tend to the details and stick to the routine.

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Get in touch with your true sense of purpose as the Mystery swirls around you as the week begins. week begins. Monday should give you a good chance Monday could fi nd you faced with riddles to solve and to pause, refl ect and embrace your priorities anew puzzles to piece together, but nothing you can’t handle. -- but be aware that your renewed perspective could From Monday evening through Wednesday, express bring you into confl ict with others. From Monday your more affectionate, compassionate side, whether night and on through Wednesday, look for chances that means making a romantic dinner or just telling to travel and expand your outlook, even if it’s just a someone special how you feel. On Thursday and short (or even metaphorical) journey. On Thursday Friday, don’t let anybody nail you down to anything and Friday, use your fi nely tuned intellect to tackle a specifi c. You need to maintain your emotional and pesky problem, but just take care to make sure you mental fl exibility right now. This weekend, the world is communicate clearly. your stage. ETC 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 | SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 11 Dancing with Spiritual the Devil Foundation merican singer-actor Demi lobal Star Priyanka Chopra is back Lovato posted a thank you in the headlines and this time, it is note for her family, all because of her sit-down chat A friends and fans, ex- G with Oprah Winfrey in an episode pressing gratitude after be- of Super Soul. The Quantico star ing showered with love and reflected on her life’s journey in a support. “Thanking God candid chat on the show and even for all the love and weighed in on how different religions support I’ve felt from left an impact on her spirituality while my fans, friends and she was growing up. Oprah spoke of family over the past 24 her own experience about being in In- hours. My heart is so dia and asked Priyanka if she feels she overwhelmed in the has a ‘spiritual foundation.’ To this, best way,” Lovato Priyanka responded by agreeing and wrote. sharing how different faiths and reli- —Agency gions left an impact on her. She shared Demi Lovato that in India there are a ‘swirling number of religions’ and that spiritu- ality is a big part of the nation that Four More Shots Please can’t be ignored. —Agency reator Rangita Pritish Nandy, who kicked off LOOKING BACK... the shoot of the third C season of Four More Shots Please last weekend after a year-long wait, believes her emotional state can be captured in three words: “We feel alive”. The all-women drama, head- lined by Kirti Kulhari, Sayani Gupta, Maanvi Gagroo and Bani J, is being shot in South Mum- bai. “After the year we’ve all had, being on set, exchanging ideas, discussing characters, and even squabbling over costumes — it Ashley, Elizabeth and Mary-Kate Olsen all feels like coming home,” says Nandy. The creator finds herself Kirti Kulkarni, Bani J, Rangita Pritish, Maanvi Gagroo lizabeth Olsen who recently starred and Sayani Gupta leading a 100-plus crew at a time in Marvel’s series WandaVision has when the impact of the second been receiving a lot of praises for her wave can be strongly felt as Maharashtra re- in a day since March E performance. Ever since the series corded its highest number of COVID-19 cases 2020. —Agency wrapped up its first season, fans have been digging up old interviews of the actress and Priyanka Chopra Jonas celebrating her amazing persona. Recently, a throwback interview of Olsen from The Off Camera Show went viral where she is Back on screen? seen discussing what advice her older sis- hah Rukh Khan might ters, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen gave her have been missing THALAIVI that has helped her in life. —Agency from the silver he biopic on the late Tamil S screen for over two Nadu Chief Minister J Jay- FIRST JAB years now, but he surely alalithaa, Thalaivi, has the po- knows the art of being in T tential to go down in Kangana the headlines. However, Ranaut’s filmography as one of her this time the news sur- most powerful roles. As the perfect gift rounding King Khan to the actor, the makers of the trilingual has been quite intrigu- — Hindi, Tamil and Telugu — have de- ing and has also sparked cided to launch the trailer on her 34th a meme fest on social me- birthday on March 23. Director AL Vijay dia. This happened after and the producers have planned a two- Shah Rukh Khan the Jab Tak Hai Jaan city launch in Mumbai and Chennai, actor had joined Ajay which will be conducted in adherence with Devgn for a commercial ad for a pan masala. As safety guidelines. —Agency soon as Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn’s ad was unveiled the micro-blogging site has been buzzing with memes about the same. —Agency ...Dharmendra Deol’s post

WRAP UP n Friday, Dharmendra took the first STAY SAFE dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Ear- icky Kaushal on lier in the day, the actor, 85, took to Saturday treated O social media to remind people to fans to a picture af- wear masks and maintain social distancing V ter an intense after the new high in COVID-19 cases. “Mask workout session in a laga kar baith... lockdown ko lock karna hai Kangana Ranaut face mask as he ..... toh do gaz ki doori aur mask zaroori,” he sent out a message wrote. Later, Dharmendra added, “Tweet to be safe amid the karte karte josh aa gaya aur main nikal gaya Vicky Kaushal coronavirus pandem- vaccination lene.It’s definitely not to show ic. The actor shared a off, but to inspire you all... Friends, please picture on IG in which he is seen all take care,” the veteran actor said in a video, masked up sporting a dark green t-shirt which was taken while he got a shot on his and blue pants along with a black cap. The ...Janhvi Kapoor’s post left arm. —Agency actor has been urging his fans to stay safe among the growing crisis. —Agency anhvi Kapoor on Fri- day announced the ‘NO TIME TO DIE’ wrap-up of her up- Jcoming movie ‘Good aniel Craig GOT TRICKED Luck jerry’, for which she has stated ollywood star Sharon Stone has re- had been shooting in Pun- that No Time vealed that she was tricked into jab. The actor took to her D To Die will taking her underwear off in Instagram handle and be his last film as H the infamous interrogation announced the same James Bond. The be- scene of the 1992 thriller ‘Basic by sharing pictures loved 007’s final act Instinct’, the defining hit of from the sets and as the British spy her career. Stone made the thanking her team. agent is yet to be re- revelation in her memoir, She captioned the post leased but before ‘The Beauty Of Living as “I can’t believe it’s a that, the actor re- Twice’. In an excerpt from film wrap. So many cently suited up for her memoir, the actress ac- things have happened, a rather special Daniel Craig cused a member of direc- changed, evolved, been cause. In this special tor Paul Verhoeven’s pro- learnt and unlearnt dur- skit, Daniel‘s James Bond meets Catherine duction team of tricking ing the course of and Tate‘s famous character Nan from The her during the leg-crossing because of this shoot.” Catherine Tate Show. —Agency scene. —Agency —Agency Sharon Stone Janhvi Kapoor 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 | SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2021 12

Saturday morning brought the caravan of pride and smiles as a passing out parade of probationers and trainee officers was held at the Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy, PARADE OF Alambagh, Lucknow. On the occasion, the customary oath of allegiance was administered to the IRPFS probationers and SI-Cadets by the IG & Director, JR RPF Academy, Munawar Khursheed. While, Atul Pathak, Additional Director General, Railway Protection Force, New Delhi graced the occasion as the chief guest. As many as 95 officers passed out with flying colours BEAMING PRIDE! after being meticulously trained for indoor and outdoor threats as well as in the fields of weaponry and fieldcraft to brace themselves for upcoming challenges. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR

HAR HAR MAHADEV! THE GLORIOUS FOUR YEARS!

As the Yogi government celebrates their glorious 4 years, ‘4 saal Bemisaal’, the Cabinet Minister Siddharth Nath Singh of Khadi and Village industry, Textiles, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and NRI departments inaugurated the exhibition Padma Shri Malini Awasthi delivered a soulful and devotional performance at the last venture of the Shivaratri festival in the sacred city, Varanasi. Thousands of organised by the Information and Public relations department at the North Central Zone devotees echoed in unison the melodies of Har Har Mahadev. CulturalCentre (NCZCC) premises.

VACCINATED! CONGRATULATIONS! IT’S TIME FOR JUDO!

Pooja Bhosekar hailing from Pune, Maharashtra emerges as the 1st runner-up of Mrs India Universal 2021. The contest was held at Lucknow at The Grand JBR and was judged by prominent celebs like Yuvika Chaudhary, Prince Narula, Karan Kundra, Rannvijay Singh, Rohit On the 2nd day of the 9th National Blind & Deaf Judo Championships, the participants showcased their skills. Brijesh Pathak, Cabinet Law Lucknow Development Secretary Pawan Gagangwar got Khandelwal, and Minister, UP and Ranjan Kumar, Commissioner, Lucknow awarded the winners, along with Mukesh Kumar Gupta, ACS to Governor who is vaccinated as a prevention from the novel coronavirus on Saturday. Anushka Sharma. also the Chairman of UP Judo Association. The championship began on March 18 and will conclude on March 22.

THE BEST OF THEATRE! YUVA RANG MAHOTSAV! INSPECTION!

Weekend started on the note of cultural colours as Yuva Rang Mahotsav kick started at the Tulsi Research Institute, Aishbagh District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash conducted a surprise on Saturday. The fest is organised under the aegis of the inspection at Awadh Bus Station on Saturday where he gave Institute of Professional Studies in collaboration with Shriram strict orders to follow the protocols of Covid-19. He also gave The audience was lured into the aura of romance, love and heartbreak as artists performed the play, ‘Mujhe Amrita Chahiye’ Leela Samiti, Aishbagh. The event witnessed spectacular instructions to strictly supervise thermal screening, screening at Bharatnedu Natak Academy, Lucknow on Friday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR performances by women as well as children. and testing of people entering from other cities.

SERVICE WITH SMILE!

Lamp Lighting Ceremony of the 7th Batch of BSC Nursing students of College of Nursing, Command Hospital, Central Command, Lucknow was solemnized at Maj Laishram Jyotin Singh AC Auditorium, AMC Centre & College, Lucknow on Saturday. The ceremony symbolized the commencement of the journey of a young Nursing Cadet into the nursing profession and highlighted the importance of ‘Service with Smile’. The solemn occasion was graced by Maj Gen Arindam Chatterjee, MG (Medical), Central Command as Chief Guest, Maj Gen Sonali Ghosal ADGMNS, IHQ of MoD as Guest of Honour, Maj Gen Ramesh Kaushik, Commandant, Command Hospital, Central Command, Lucknow and other senior dignitaries.

HOLI HAI!

Pre-Holi bash has begun as the members of the Women’s Club, Lucknow welcome the festival by spreading smiles and colours at Wave Mall on Saturday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR