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New : A Delhi Court adjourned till New Delhi: Rakesh Asthana, the controversial Lucknow: Union Home Minister is SUNANDA DEATH: RAKESH AMIT SHAH August 18, order on framing of charges former official of CBI, has been appointed scheduled to lay the foundation stone of Vindhya HEARING ASTHANA against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in the the Commissioner of the Delhi Police, with IN UP ON Corridor project and also address a public meet- DEFERRED TILL Sunanda Pushkar death case. Court allowed APPOINTED DELHI a year’s extension just three days before he AUGUST 1 ing in Mirzapur on August 1. More on P2 AUGUST 18 police to submit additional case documents. POLICE CHIEF was all set to retire on July 31.

OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia DIDI’S DELHI DIASPORA ‘Lingayat’ Bommai, AT MAMATA-MODI MEET, close BSY aide, new PEGASUS RINGS A BELL! king of ‘Need court-monitored probe into snooping’ Scheduled today: All eyes on Bengal CM’s meet with Sonia, Pawar Newly elected Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai New Delhi: On her first (left) with outgoing CM BS Yediyurappa during the BJP visit to Delhi after the Legislature Party meeting in Bengaluru on Tuesday. TMC’s resounding vic- MAMATA MEETS KAMAL tory in West Bengal, NATH, ANAND SHARMA Basavaraj Bommai may take oath Chief Minister Mamata as the 30th CM at 3:30 pm today Banerjee on Tuesday met Prime Minister Bengaluru: BJP has at his announced Lingayat WHO IS BOMMAI residence in Lok Kaly- leader Basavaraj z Born on January an Marg. Bommai as the new 28, 1960, Basavaraj Following the meet- Chief Minister of Bommai is the son ing, CM Banerjee told Karnataka, following of former Chief reporters that the a party meeting at a Minister of Karna- Prime Minister should private hotel in Ben- taka, SR Bommai. convene an all-party galuru. Karnataka He belongs to the meet to discuss the Thawar Sadara Lingayat Pegasus issue and de- Chand Gehlot has in- community cide on a Supreme vited Bommai to take z Bommai started Court-led probe. oath as Chief Minis- his political career In Parliament, Opposi- New Delhi: Mamata Banerjee alsp met Congress lead- ter of Karnataka on with the Janata Dal tion parties have been ers Kamal Nath and Anand Sharma, earlier in the day, Wednesday at 11 am. and later joined BJP protesting the allegations PM Narendra Modi greets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during their meeting in New Delhi. amid several signals of increasing Opposition unity Apart from being a in February, 2008 of snooping by the Union ahead of the 2024 polls. Responding to a close associate of question on opposition Government through the Yediyurappa, Bom- z Also an engineer, unity against the ruling Israeli spyware Pegasus, mai is the son of for- and an agriculturist Senior journalists move SC seeking NDA, she said it would and industrialist by resulting in adjournment take shape on its own. mer state chief minis- of both the Houses multi- Meanwhile, NCP chief ter and ex-Union min- profession ple times. While TMC MP probe into govt snooping allegations Sharad Pawar said he is ister, the late SR Bom- Shantanu Sen was sus- New Delhi: Veteran journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar have moved the Supreme likely to meet Banerjee mai. He was the home Bengaluru. It was at- pended for tearing up IT Court seeking an independent probe by its sitting or retired judge into the reports on Wednesday. She is minister of Karnata- tended by several Minister Ashwini of alleged snooping by government agencies on eminent citizens, politicians also expected to meet ka during Yediyurap- MLAs along with the Congress president at her residence in Vaishnaw’s denial state- pa’s tenure. central observers — and scribes by using Israeli spyware Pegasus. The petition, likely to come up for Janpath tomorrow, news agency ANI reported. The visit ment, Opposition has de- hearing within the next few days , sought to investigate if the illegal hacking into comes also at a time when Parliament is in session. The decision came Union Ministers manded a Supreme the phones using the Pegasus spyware represented an attempt by agencies and Banerjee has said that she intends to spend some time during the meeting Dharmendra Prad- Court-monitored probe organisations to muzzle and chill the exercise of free speech and dissent in . in Parliament and meet Opposition leaders. of BJP legislators in han Turn to P6 into the allegations.

Centre asks states for data on IND-SL MATCH POSTPONED Violence not part of ‘Kashmiriyat’, oxygen deaths in second wave AFTER PANDYA TESTS +VE President tells youth of the Valley Colombo: India’s second New Delhi: The gov- T20 International against Kashmir to acquire rightful place as India’s crowning glory: Kovind ernment of India has ‘VACCINE FOR KIDS Sri Lanka has been asked the states and Un- LIKELY NEXT MONTH’ postponed by a day after Srinagar: Violence, ion Territories to pro- New Delhi: The govern- all-rounder Krunal Pan- which was never part vide data on deaths re- ment is likely to start vac- dya tested positive for of ‘Kashmiriyat’, be- lated to oxygen short- cinating children against Covid-19 hours before came the daily reality age during the second Covid-19 by next month, scheduled start of play in Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday. The match Covid wave earlier this Union Health Minister said President Ram year. The information will now be played at the Nath Kovind on Tues- Mansukh Mandaviya said R Premadasa stadium will be collated and pre- day urging the younger in a BJP Parliamentary in Colombo on July 28. identified eight mem- sented in Parliament Party meeting held on Both the Indian and bers as close contacts. generation to learn before the monsoon ses- Tuesday, ANI reported. Sri Lankan teams have The match has been from their rich legacy sion ends on August 13, been put in isolation. postponed by a day as of peaceful coexistence. sources have said. CORONA CATASTROPHE The players who were of now, but it looks dif- He said that they A surge in infections in close contact with ficult for the game to be have every reason to across India earlier this INDIA Krunal Pandya will be played out on Wednes- know that Kashmir has year put immense pres- 29,689 415 36 04 monitored closely. The day as many players are always been a beacon President Ram Nath Kovind, First Lady Savita Kovind and Jammu sure on the country’s new cases new fatalities new cases new fatalities Medical Teams have in complete isolation. of hope for the rest of & Kashmir Lt. Governor during the 19th annual health Turn to P6 India. Turn to P6 convocation of University of Kashmir in Srinagar on Tuesday.

UP BAGS TOP CRUCIAL READ RANK IN SMART YOGI GOVT’S INITIATIVE: Now, LS SPEAKER OM BIRLA TO PRESIDE OVER CITIES AWARDS EXPOSE OPPN FOR SEMINAR ON WORLD HEPATITIS DAY Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh DISRUPTING PARL: was ranked as top tech to monitor growth of children New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Shri performing state under MODI TO BJP MPs Om Birla will preside over a Seminar the India Smart Cities The government is also organizing New Delhi: Prime on World Hepatitis Day on Wednes- Award Contest 2020 Minister Narendra day at 9.00 am. Union Minister programs like Weight Day & ‘Poshan Kiren Rijiju, Mansukh Mandaviya conducted by the Union Modi asked BJP MPs Ministry of Housing and and Lt. Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal Vatika’ to safeguard the young ones on Tuesday to expose will also participate in the seminar. Urban Affairs. Madhya opposition parties as Pradesh came second First India Bureau measure height - in the the government is while Tamil Nadu at third Anganwadi centres of NOTICE ON HEALTH CHHATISGARH MIN position.The awards ready for a discussion Lucknow: Ramping up all the districts. were announced to mark but they are not letting MISMANAGEMENT DEMANDS INQUIRY six years of three urban the facilities to improve The growth monitor- Parliament to function, New Delhi: Supreme Court New Delhi: transformative missions the nutritional level in ing devices are required sources said. Modi also on Tuesday issued notice minister TS Deo on Tues- by the Central govern- children of Uttar to monitor the weight told the lawmakers to to the Centre and sought day walked out of the state ment namely. #UPNum- Pradesh, the depart- and height of malnour- mark 75 years of the its detailed response on a assembly demanding a ber 1 trended throughout ment of child develop- ished children, adoles- country’s independence PIL alleging mismanage- inquiry from the govern- the day on micro-blog- ment and nutrition in cent girls, pregnant and CM Yogi being felicitated by Rotary International President ment of healthcare facilities ment over fellow legislator by organising events in the country. The petition Brihaspat’s allegation that ging site Twitter for most the state has installed lactating women. An- Shekhar Mehta at CMR, Lucknow on Tuesday afternoon. Also part of the day with more in every village of their was filed by Jan Swasthya he was “attacked” at the baby weighing ma- ganwadis in UP’s 75 dis- present on the occasion were Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh & than 50,000 tweets at the constituencies. P5 Abhiyan. former’s behest on Sunday. last count. More on P2 chines and stadiometer tricts have received Basic Education Min. Satish Dwivedi. Rotary intends to contribute machines – used to about 1,52,432 Turn to P6 towards the health sector in UP. 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 | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 02

Amit Shah to lay UP TOPS IN INDIA foundation stone of Vindhya Corridor SMART CITIES AWARD CONTEST 2020 First India Bureau #UPNumber 1 trended throughout the day on micro-blogging site Twitter on Tuesday Mirzapur: Union First India Bureau epidemic while continu- Home Minister ing with development Amit Shah is sched- Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh works. Along with this, uled to lay the was ranked as top per- the Uttar Pradesh gov- foundation stone forming state under the ernment has given the of Vindhya Corri- India Smart Cities Award best performance in the dor project and Contest 2020 conducted entire country in the also address a pub- by the Union Ministry of Pradhan Mantri Kisan lic meeting in Mir- Housing and Urban Af- Samman Nidhi Yojana. zapur on August 1, Amit Shah fairs. Uttar Pradesh has be- according to party came second while Tamil come the first state in MLA from the re- Nadu at third position. the country to provide gion Ratnakar Mis- RS 300 CRORE These awards were subsidy to farmers ra. He would also VINDHYA announced to mark six through Direct Benefit address a public CORRIDOR years of three urban Transfer (DBT). meeting at the Gov- transformative mis- UP also got the first ernment Inter Col- sions by Central govern- place for giving maxi- lege ground in the ment namely, Smart Cit- mum 45,166 jobs to peo- city, Mirzapur BJP ies Mission, Atal Mis- ple in a year through MLA Ratnakar sion for Urban Rejuve- 4,571 MSMEs. Along Mishra said. nation and Urban with this, the maximum The MLA said that Transformation (AM- Chief Minister listens to the issues faced by common people during the Janata Darbar organised on Tuesday. number of 1.38 crore as per party sources, RUT) and Pradhan Man- houses in the entire the Home Minister tri Awas Yojana-Urban. country also got free will first pay obei- #UPNumber 1 trended ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi electricity connections sance of Goddess Adityanath on Tuesday said through out the day on VILLAGE P’YATS TO SET UP RURAL U under Saubhagya Vindhvasini at the that the state of Uttar Pradesh has micro-blogging site SECRETARIATS IN THE STATE emerged as the most-favoured desti- scheme in the state. In Vindhyachal temple tion of the much Twitter for most part of Government has made it clear that purchase of nation for investors and would soon governance category, and participate in awaited Vindhya cor- the day with more than equipment for village secretariats will be done by the become one-trillion dollar economy Vadodara received the the ‘havan’ pro- ridor, the Ganga riv- 50,000 tweets at the last village panchayats themselves at the local level, ruling in sync with the ambitious Invest first rank. In urban en- gramme. er flowing in the count. The awards were out pooling of any kind at block or district levels. India programme initiated vironment category, Mishra, however, northern direction given under the themes by PM Modi. joint winners were Bho- said the official pro- of the temple will be of Social Aspects, Gov- Yogi Speaks pal and Chennai. Smart gramme of the Home clearly seen along ernance, Urban Envi- Cities Leadership Minister is yet to be with the ‘darshan’ of ronment, Sanitation, and Urban Mobility. year namely, Sustaina- award specially in COV- government’s efforts Award was conferred on finalised. Ma Vindhvasini Devi Culture, Economy, Wa- Some other interesting ble Business model of ID Management. were lauded for effec- Ahmedabad, Varanasi After the construc- Shaktipeeth. ter, Built Environment themes were added this ICCC and Innovation The Yogi Adityanath tively controlling the and Ranchi. Ex-CM Kalyan Singh critical, on life support 26,000 families get ‘Golden cards’ First India Bureau First India Bureau Lucknow:Former TO HELP POOR Chief minister of UP Lucknow: As part of ACROSS UP and Ex. Governor of its drive to provide free ‘Ayushman Bharat , Shri Kalyan medical aid to under- PM Jan Arogya’ and Singh ji’s health status privileged sections of ‘Mukhyamantri Jan is still critical. He is on the society, Uttar Arogya Yojana’ are be- life saving support sys- Pradesh government ing implemented with tem and has been on provided ‘Golden cards’ the objective of provid- continuous Dialysis. under the Ayushman ing health security According to the to the poor families. Bharat scheme to 26,000 These families will be statement released by families on Tuesday. provided insurance SGPGIMS, clinical pa- So far, golden cards of up to Rs 5 lakh per rameters of Kalyan CM Yogi visiting former UP CM Kalyan Singh at SGPGIMS in were issued to over 6.5 CM Yogi presiding over a meeting related to the Coronavirus spread in the state on Tuesday at Lok year and free medical Singh, who also had Lucknow on Tuesday. Singh’s health condition is reported to be crore beneficiaries in Bhawan. Medical Education and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna, Health Minister Jai treatment in private served as a Governor to critical. the state under ‘Ayush- Pratap Singh and MoS (Finance) Sandeep Singh were also present during the meeting. and govt hospitals. Rajasthan, are being man Yojana.’ But the closely monitored by GUV, CM TO ATTEND ‘ANNAPRASHAN’ present campaign is to 5 lakh in any empan- society will get relief of the scheme should financial burden of the expert Consultants. bring over 40 lakh An- eled hospital across the in paying their medi- be provided to all eli- poor and underprivi- Chief Minister, UP, Governor and CM Yogi will take part tyodaya cardholders, country. cal expenses, Chief gible people.” These leged families across Yogi Aditya Nath ji in the Annaprashan program organised at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University (CSJMU) auditorium on who are not covered un- Stating that with Minister, on Tuesday, new beneficiaries the state but will also visited the veteran Wednesday. The inspection of the venue was spear- der this scheme. this decision, the An- said, “This campaign will be linked to the ensure their access to leader on Tuesday and headed by Commissioner Aseem Arun who reviewed Through this card, tyodaya cardholder should be conducted Mukhyamantri Jan quality health care ser- enquired about his security arrangements and also inspected the helipad. any beneficiary can get family standing at with full commit- Arogya Yojana. This vices to the poorest sec- health status of the He also had a brief discussion with the CSJMU VC. free treatment up to Rs the last rung of the ment and the benefit will not only reduce the tion of the society. former CM.

CM to distribute UP BJP MPs to meet in CS reviews health pre-school kits `1000 CR BOOST to kids under FOR RURAL SECTOR Delhi to discuss elections schemes across UP ECCE scheme First India Bureau from village secre- First India Bureau rected that the clus- in Kanpur tariat, which will be ters where the cover- Lucknow: In a ma- equipped with furni- Lucknow: Chief age is less than the jor sop to woo rural ture, computers, in- Secretary Rajendra average, should be voters and give a ternet, solar energy Kumar Tiwari on identified and by or- boost to rural econo- and other facilities. Tuesday held a meet- ganizing special my ahead of the UP The State Govern- ing of the Project camps should be en- assembly elections ment has approved a Monitoring Group to sured that all eligible 2022, the Yogi Adity- budget of Rs 1.75 review projects like persons get the card. A special gift is being prepared for anath led govern- lakh each for equip- Ayushman Bharat Tiwari further add- CM Yogi in form of a 3-foot-high ment has decided to ping and furnishing Golden Card and ed that the coopera- statue which is being sculpted procure good and village secretariats Wellness Center, es- tion of village at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj materials worth with the necessary Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath interacts with Deepak Bagla, CEO of Invest India, a Government of tablishment of Insti- heads should also University’s Fine Arts dept. more than Rs 1,000 facilities. According India body, during a presentation aimed at making Uttar Pradesh a $1 Trillion economy. MSME tute of Forensic Sci- be obtained in this crore from gram to Panchayati Raj Minister Sidharh Nath Singh and CS RK Tiwari were also present. ence, establishment work and public First India Bureau panchayats. Department offi- of new medical col- should be informed While it is not cials, panchayat First India Bureau Swatantra Dev Singh, dda is also likely to at- lege, etc. about the benefits Kanpur: CM Yogi Adi- clear as to what buildings are being UP BJP general secre- tend the meetings in During the review of of the plan by ade- tyanath will distribute these purchases constructed in Lucknow: Bharatiya tary (organisation) Delhi. the progress of quate publicity be- pre-school kits in Kan- would include, the 33,577 villages, Members Sunil Bansal and BJP Meanwhile, politi- Ayushman Bharat fore organizing the pur today.The UP Govt Panchayati Raj De- while construction of Parliament (MPs) national vice-president cal circles are abuzz Golden Card, he di- camp. is constructing 1,70,896 partment claims, of 24,617 panchayat from Uttar Pradesh will . with speculation that Anganwadi Centre the move is likely to buildings is on meet in New Delhi on On Wednesday, July Uttar Pradesh Chief buildings equipped create large-scale cards. All under- Wednesday and Thurs- 28, MPs from Braj re- Minister Yogi Adity- with booklets and pre- self-employment construction pan- day to discuss the prep- gion, western Uttar anath may contest the school kits for the opportunities in chayat buildings are arations for the state Pradesh and Kanpur 2022 state election smooth implementation the villages and to be completed assembly elections range will be in attend- from con- of ECCE scheme. Un- 58,189 gram pan- within next 3 which will be held in ance at the meeting. stituency. der the New Education chayats. months. An amount February and March On Thursday, July 29, Additionally, young- Policy 2020, pre-school The government of about Rs 1.75 lakh 2022. MPs from Awadh, Kashi er leaders from the Op- kits have been distrib- has directed gram will be admissible The meetings will be and Gorakhpur range position parties are CS RK Tiwari chairing the PMG meet on Tuesday. ACS uted at 1,06,128 Angan- panchayats to con- for office furnishing attended by CM Yogi, will attend the meeting. emerging in the state Health Amit Mohan Prasad, Staff Offi cer to CS Anita wadi centres spread duct their works and computer etc. State BJP president BJP president JP Na- ahead of the election. Meshram and others were also present. over 44 districts of UP. 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 | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 03

Over 30 ATS officials Victims mainly conduct 36-hr non- women and children stop search operation from B’Desh, Myanmar 3 of international human trafficking racket in ATS net First India Bureau

Lucknow: UP Anti-Ter- rorism Squad (ATS) has arrested three miscre- Two commuters trying to accommodate themselves under one umbrella as heavy rains lash the state capital on Tuesday afternoon. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR ants with their chieftain involved in human traf- ficking from Myanmar Heavy rains lash Lko, more likely today and Bangladesh. More than 30 ATS officials First India Bureau Intermittent rains RAIN BANE the areas, especially the gets snapped in almost conducted 36-hour non- all day kept the weath- low lying stretches of all parts of the city. On stop operation to nab Lucknow: Even as er pleasant, but led to Gomtinagar. Traders in Tuesday also, Vikas members of the interna- heavy rains continued waterlogging in many markets too had a har- Nagar, Triveni Nagar, tional trafficking gang. to drench the city for parts of the city, includ- rowing time as the cus- Indira Nagar, Mah- ATS sources here said the second consecutive ing Gomtinagar, In- tomer rush remained anagar and Jankipur- that information about day on Tuesday, Met of- diranagar, Alambagh, limited during the peak am witnessed power that international hu- ficials said similar con- LDA Colony, Jankipur- evening hours. cuts for at least four man trafficking gang, ditions will prevail on am, Aliganj, Hazrat- The city has also hours. However, they which was active in Wednesday as well and ganj and Aminabad. been witnessing power were spared the ex- NCR area including Noi- the city is expected to People could be seen cuts for long as every treme heat and humid- da and Ghaziabad, were witness several such wading through knee- time it rains even for a ity due to the pleasant received. They were pro- heavy spells. deep waters in some of brief period, the power weather. viding shelter to Bangla- deshi and Myanmarese nationals, specially women and children on VICTIMS EXPLOITED MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY ground of fake identity ‘State gearing up to tackle covid 3rd wave’ Cops face documents. AND FINANCIALLY Acting on a tip-off , Lucknow: It was reported that mental, physical and First India Bureau action after ATS team took custody fi nancial exploitation of people transported from other NEW HELPLINE of five people traveling countries was done by the accused. Case was registered Lucknow: Additional NUMBERS suicide by RSS towards Delhi and one against the arrested accused under sections 420, 467, Chief Secretary, Home In view of the strike of the official’s son other at Delhi railway 468, 471, 370, 120 B of the IPC. Two Myanmarese girls Awanish Kumar Awas- ambulance service, the aged 16 and 18 years were sent to Asha Jyoti Centre station. After interroga- thi said as per the in- Chief Medical Offi cer in First India Bureau here and further investigations were underway. tion three accused were structions of Chief Min- the presence of the nodal arrested while manhunt ister Yogi Adityanath, offi cer released new help- Baghpat: Case was was launched to nab one Muslim girls and chil- other countries was efforts were being taken line numbers for patients. registered against Currently ambulance other accomplice. dren to India on the pre- done by the accused. to deal with the future drivers of the 102 and 108 five persons, includ- Arrested accused text of marriage and Case was registered wave of covid pandemic ambulance services are ing a police inspec- were identified as Mo- work in factories. Nurul against arrested ac- in the state. He added ACS Home Awanish Awasthi fl agging off oxygen concentrators to Ayodhya striking in the state capi- tor, while 15 police- hammad Noor alias was native of Bangla- cused under sections that the state govern- tal, prompting the CMO to men were sent to Nurul Islam, Rahmat desh while Rahmat and 420, 467, 468, 471, 370, 120 ment was also getting a nated by FICCI had been gen concentrators of 10 allot ambulances from the police lines in the Ullah and Shabiurreh- Shabiurrehman were B of IPC. Two Myanma- lot of cooperation from sent to Ayodhya. liters and these are ambulance fl eet. People matter of suicide of man alias Shabiullah. residents of Myanmar. rese girls aged 16 and 18 various institutions in Blue Planet Environ- said to be procured can reach out to Vijay Akshay, son of an Nurul Islam was chief- It was reported that years were sent to Asha these efforts. mental Solutions India from Israel, Hong Kong Kumar on 9335213689 RSS official, in Rach- and Rishi Yadav on 97982 tain of the gang and mental, physical and fi- Jyoti centre here and Awasthi on Tuesday Pvt. Ltd. has donated 10 and Singapore for an 82727 for availing of the had village under they used to traffic Ro- nancial exploitation of further investigations announced that 30 oxy- oxygen concentrators estimated price of Rs ambulance service. Badot area here. hingya and Bangladeshi people transported from were underway. gen concentrators do- of 20 liters and 20 oxy- 60 lakh. SP Abhishek Singh sent 15 cops, including Binoli po- COVID-19 lice station inspec- SERVICES AFFECTED AS AMBULANCE WORKERS tor Chandra Kant Pandey and three Four deaths, 36 fresh SIs, to police lines. CONTINUE STRIKE, 14 TERMINATED, CASE FILED It was reported Janardan Misra —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR that after clash be- cases reported in UP tween villagers and First India Bureau Lucknow: The strike policemen at a vacci- of ministerial employ- nation centre in Lucknow: With four ees was cancelled, Rachhad village, po- more covid deaths, the while ambulance work- lice had raided RSS toll in UP increased to ers were still rigid on worker Srinivas’s 22,754, while 36 fresh their demands on Tues- house on Monday. It cases pushed the tally to day. It was reported was alleged that po- 17,08,226 in the state, ac- that 14 employees of licemen vandalised cording to a statement. A person being tested for covid the emergency service, A patient being carried on shoulders due to lack of ambulance at valuables and Of the four fatalities, including president of KGMU Trauma Centre, in Lucknow, on Tuesday Scores of ambulances parked at Vrindavan, Lucknow thrashed family two were reported from lahabad, Gautam Buddh Ambulance Associa- members. Unnao, while one death Nagar and Barabanki. tion, were terminated trouble in any case. day, following which 14 wanted to continue OPDs and emergency Akshay, son of each was reported from In the past 24 hours, and case was registered After meeting of ambulance employees work. Workers’ associ- services were not Srinivas, allegedly Ghazipur and Kannauj, 73 Covid-19 patients re- against them. health workers and were terminated. ations were opposing working efficiently committed suicide the Uttar Pradesh gov- covered from the dis- All chief medical of- ambulance employees Ambulance service new recruitments by and several patients after the incident. ernment said in the ease, taking the total ficers were instructed with Additional Chief was handed over to the new company and faced trouble manag- Agitated villagers statement. number of patients dis- by the government that Secretary (Health) Ziqitza company from it was alleged that ex- ing situations. It was protested against It said that among the charged so far in the if employees were not Amit Mohan Prasad, GVK EMRI and new perience of old work- also reported that med- the police after his 36 fresh cases, four were state to 16,84,674. coming back to duty, al- consensus was reached company was replac- ers was not considered. icines were not distrib- death and demanded reported from Deoria, There are 798 active ternate arrangements on a few points. Despite ing some employees Following the strike, uted in the hospitals stern action against while three cases each cases in the state, the should be made and pa- that, many employees and others were asked health service was de- due to shortage of sup- the accused cops. were reported from Al- statement said. tients should not face were on strike on Tues- to sign bonds if they railed in the state. port workers.

FUNDING BIG Weaving Success: ACS Sehgal wants priority to weavers under government scheme First India Bureau development said in the suspension of the dis- current financial year, trict officer concerned SIDBI-UPEIDA SUPPORT TO MSMES Lucknow: Additional under the Pradhan will be taken if negli- An outreach event was tors of the Defence Indus- Chief Secretary, Hand- Mantri Handloom gence is found. organised by SIDBI in col- trial Corridor. The schedule loom and Textile Indus- Weavers Mudra Yojana, Sehgal said PM’s laboration with UPEIDA for of the session comprised tries Navneet Sehgal on 5,000 weavers were ben- Handloom Weavers’ MSMEs to make the MS- presentations on the A&D Tuesday directed the efited. He directed the Mudra Yojana is a MEs aware of the current Sector in India and SIDBI’s officials to ensure that officials to ensure that scheme under which offerings of SIDBI and to Initiatives for MSMEs. Col benefits of schemes run loans are made avail- there is a provision to understand the pain points KS Tyagi, Senior Advisor, by the Central and State able to the weavers by provide cheap loans currently being faced by UPDIC started the sesssion them while securing loans. with a welcome address, governments be made renewing the old appli- ranging from Rs. 50,000 This was done as part of followed by presentation available to handloom cations pending in to Rs 5 lakh to individu- SIDBI’s several initiatives on Changing Landscape of weavers on priority. banks. He added that al weavers, master for development of MSMEs A&D Sector by the KPMG The ACS during the this work will be re- weavers and handloom in the country. The event Team, who are the consul- review of works related viewed every third week entrepreneurs at 6 per was attended by all inves- tants for the project. to handloom and textile and strict action like cent interest. ACS MSME Navneet Sehgal Promoted by First India News International Pvt. Ltd. PERSPECTIVE 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 | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 04

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It’s generally a storage yet in about half it’s resonance is muffled in one’s failure unbundled here first day in Delhi she met Kamal three side closed space with used for creative indoor is reassuring too as its reso- Nath, Anand Sharma and Ab- a curious clutter of some sports(!) too, like wood work, the noises of fancy nance is muffled in the nois- hishek Manu Singhvi, all three heavy machinery and tools. Worksop, crafts, clay work, table saws! es of fancy table saws!! You being important leaders. Occasionally movable assets and mechanical motor treat- can ignore it if you choose. Although it is too early to de- too ....like cars! If you ask me ment where treatment is sel- Noise of solitude becomes fine the contours of the united how musculine America sur- dom given to the cars but demanding and frustrating jazz in itself. Opposition, Sharad Pawar’s vived during the pandemic given mostly to one self. Ac- professional career, decoding On a serious note, the ga- NCP is definitely going to be a A before vaccination, I would tivity for healing and action the code of life or deciding to rage is the catalyst of the key partner. After Bengal, Didi say only due to these sacred for redemption! looks famil- solve your mid life crisis by enterprise of Americans. has a bigger goal. Adam caves...Garages! Yes iar? In that way it’s an active having an affair or not. Ga- Most amazing inventions you read me right. Garage! 80 yogic zone too. points are rage is your own place, un- have their roots in the ga- million houses in the USA pressed and capacity is taxed yet your paid comfort rage. The spirit of experi- have attached garages of stretched.some times to sat- zone. For pursuit at least un- mentation is nurtured in this SPIRITUAL SPEAK which 70 percent are having isfy one’s own unachievable derstanding clearly that hap- space. It’s an emotional sup- at least a two vehicle space desires of becoming a formu- piness is only a myth. This plement for confidence and only 49 percent choose to la driver or even a rocket sci- shade may not have one thou- building too and a teething But love your enemies, park in them. So what is this entist or a Ted speaker or a sand shade appeal but it’s toy for entrepreneurship. and do good, and lend, place for? For intense crea- vicious law and order type loyal and never judgemental. American capitalism seems expecting nothing in tive and innovative activi- detective or even a guru. But almost also an extension of to be having a profound link return, and your reward ties. According to a rough Most times it’s used to create adult you with its insecuri- with garage projects. Garage will be great. survey America spends 12 that much revered private ties, regrets and achieve- sales are evidence of con- —Luke 6:35 ESV percent of its time in the ga- space snatching of which ments. All of it at one place . sumer surplus. I don’t know rage which is 7 percent high- makes Americans insanely Abandoned bikes, unread if Adam Smith ever explored er than the functional awake nervous. This acceptable pri- books, useless silos, unfin- the freedom of this Adam time in bedrooms. American vacy is almost celebrated and ished projects, useful tools, space or not but the concept garage is not only an archi- cherished notably on week- blowers and movers and sym- of free economy surely has tectural spatial revolution in ends. No wonder creativity bolic trash. This is the place an organic connection with TOP TWEET itself but its indicates the rises here more than the where you kill your hango- the free chaotic space like a history of post feminist si- sperm counts! It’s no coinci- vers with hazelnut coffee garage! you supply your pas- Ashwini Vaishnaw lent struggle of masculine dence that Steve Jobs had the breaks away from your family sion and time to your own @AshwiniVaishnaw marginalized gender in this beginning of his binary jour- pretending there is none. And demand for creativity in a part of the world where male ney from a Garage. Most sip your beyond quota beer given space and reach some According to a rough identity was being redefined. amazing bands had their first hoping no one will notice ..at personal equilibrium...in survey America spends 12 percent of its time in the The original french word drum beats inventions not in least not your fast growing that broader sense it appears garage which is 7 percent garare which normally a studio but in a garage. Ga- adolescent children. A place to be linked with Ayn Rand’s higher than the functional meant shelter transformed rage is where you plan and to indulge and induce. idea of individualism too. awake time in bedrooms. into Garage through its own disrupt your life.You make I am yet to see any other Garage is the gateway of American garage is not darwinian journey. The pre- love with life. Have no proof multidimensional multiple Nirvana for American men. PM @narendramodi Ji’s vision to only an architectural sent avatar took a century to support but I believe that utility spiritual space on Budhha had to learn it the empower farmers with technology spatial revolution in itself but each decade was develop- the concept of actual pursuit planet earth which is so help- harder way as east is always is benefi ting the entire agriculture ecosystem in India. Soil Health Card but its indicates the mental! From a dull parking of happiness must be the ful for the survival of one slow learner . In attached history of post feminist is assisting farmers in using the silent struggle of shed it became the sacred guiding principles behind gender. Beside being prelude American garages you in- right inputs, which will improve the masculine marginalized shelter of American men. It’s this brilliant invention. Be it to actual nirvana it is a ref- deed learn and practice de- health of the soil and its productivity. gender in this part of the a spatial evolution to counter your survival in a compatible uge from the fear of recogni- tachment ! #DigitalIndia world where male identity rising feminine spaces in and yet complex marriage or tion of failure as its only non- THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY living machines here which THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL was being redefined American society. It’s unfor- relationship, your tough and @nitin_gadkari

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SINCE THE MONSOON SESSION OF THE PARLIAMENT BEGAN ON JULY 19, BOTH HOUSES HAVE BEEN WITNESSING MULTIPLE ADJOURNMENTS DUE TO REPEATED UPROARS AND SLOGANEERING BY THE OPPOSITION LEADERS MAINLY OVER THE PEGASUS PROJECT AND FARM LAWS Modi asks MPs to expose oppn for not allowing Parl to function New Delhi: PM Modi Difficult to fix any Shiromani Akali Dal Government ready to Cong MP Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday asked the 1 criteria for language 2 Slams Centre For Not 3 discuss all issues, 4 moves adjournment BJP MPs to expose the inclusion in Eighth Schedule Discussing Farmers’ Issues In answer Opposition’s queries motion notice in LS over opposition parties as they are not letting the to Constitution: MoS Home the Parliament in Parliament: Naqvi Assam-Mizoram clash Parliament function 6 more months and conduct any busi- ness. He also asked the MPs to maintain a good needed to frame relationship with oppo- sition leaders in order to maintain the deco- CAA rules: MHA rum of the Parliament. PM Modi's suggestions New Delhi: Minister of to the MPs came during State for Home Nity- CAA has been notified on the BJP's parliamenta- anand Rai, in a written 12.12.2019 ry party meeting held reply, on Tuesday, and has come into force on Tuesday. informed the Parlia- w.e.f. 10.01.2020. The The PM's comments ment that it has sought Committees on Subor- came as opposition par- an extension of more dinate Legislation, LS ty leaders have been than six months for and RS have been re- creating ruckus in both framing rules under the quested to grant further houses of the Parlia- Citizenship (Amend- extension of time upto ment -- Lok Sabha and ment) Act, 2019. The 09.01.2022 Rajya Sabha -- over a Ministry said that it has Nityanand Rai, MoS number of issues. Since requested the Lok Sab- A Resrto Director the Monsoon session of ha and Rajya Sabha the Parliament began Committees on Subor- ment) Act, 2019,” Rai on July 19, both houses dinate Legislation to further replied. have been witnessing grant further extension This is the fifth multiple adjournments of time upto January 9, extension sought by the due to repeated uproars 2022, to frame the CAA government for framing and sloganeering by the rules. MoS Rai submit- these rules. According opposition leaders Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Defence Minister , and Union Minister of Commerce and Industry ted a written reply to a to the Manual on Parlia- mainly over the Pegasus along with others during BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI question raised by Con- mentary Work, the rules project and farm laws. gress MP Gaurav Go- for any legislation Briefing about the di- Nod to Marine Aids goi, informing the CAA should have been framed rections by PM Modi Safe city project sanctioned in 8 cities has been notified on within six months of during the meeting, Un- to Navigation Bill December 12, 2019, and presidential assent or New Delhi: The Parl has ion Minister Arjun New Delhi: As part of haya Fund scheme are Union Home Ministry, passed the Marine Aids has come into force seek an extension. Ram Meghwal said that several initiatives for Ahmedabad, Bengalu- despite ‘Public Order’ to Navigation Bill, 2021. from January 10, 2020. The CAA allows per- Prime Minister also womens’ safety, Safe ru, Chennai, Delhi, being state subjects. The Bill was passed cit- “The Committees on secuted minorities spoke about 'Azadi ka City Projects have been Hyderabad, Kolkata, “Safe City Projects ing “enormous techno- Subordinate Legisla- belonging to the Hindu, Amrit Mahotsav' at the sanctioned in eight cit- Lucknow and . have been sanctioned logical development” tion, Lok Sabha and Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, in the field of marine party meeting and said ies, the Ministry of Cities for the next by the Ministry of navigation and the need Rajya Sabha have been Parsi, and Christian that people have blessed Home Affairs told the batch of the projects, Home Affairs as part to regulate the same, requested to grant fur- communities from us and it is an opportu- Parliament. The cities however, have not been of State for Home Ajay of several initiatives which will repeal the ther extension of time Pakistan, Bangladesh, nity to inculcate the where the project has decided. Kumar Mishra said that for the safety of wom- Lighthouse Act, 1927, an up to January 9, 2022, to and Afghanistan to over nine-decade-old law feeling of serving the been sanctioned by the While replying to a the project has been en, & protection of governing the traditional frame the rules under avail of Indian citizen- country. —ANI Centre under the Nirb- query, Union Minister sanctioned by the life,” Mishra said. navigation. the Citizenship (Amend- ship. —ANI

CRUCIAL READ Centre acting in dictatorial Centre only acts as Oppn gives joint UNESCO NAMES DHOLAVIRA IN adjournment AS WORLD HERITAGE SITE facilitator: MoS Rai New Delhi: On Tuesday, UNESCO inscribed an manner in Pegasus: Kharge motion notice New Delhi: archaeological site in Gujarat’s Kachchh district, Amid bor- New Delhi: Leader of der dispute between New Delhi: Opposition Dholavira, as a World Her- WHY AFRAID TO itage Site. Locally known Opposition (LoP) in Ra- Assam-Mizoram, Min- parties which have jya Sabha Mallikarjun DISCUSS PEGASUS ister of State (MoS) for been pressing for a dis- as Kotada Timba, this is IN PARLIAMENT? one of the most prominent Kharge on Tuesday tar- Home Affairs Nity- cussion and probe into getted the Central gov- New Delhi: Senior anand Rai on Tuesday allegations of surveil- sites of the Harappan Congress leader Digvi- civilizations. The ongoing ernment over the jaya Singh on Tuesday informed the Parlia- lance through Pegasus 44th session of the World Pegasus spyware issue targetted the Central ment that the govern- spyware, have decided Heritage Committee of UNESCO has already given and said that dictator- government over the ment only acts as a fa- to strongly raise the is- India a new world heritage site, Ramappa Temple. ship is prevailing in the Pegasus spyware issue, cilitator for amicable As per available info, sue in Parliament on country and the Center permission is needed asking that why it is settlement of an inter- Rai said that there are Wednesday. afraid to discuss the is not ready to solve is- for surveillance. This state dispute. boundary disputes aris- The opposition lead- AND DELHI CMs CROSS matter in the Parlia- sues in a democratic government gave per- ment. “Why Modi-Shah In a written reply to ing out of the demarca- ers would give joint SWORDS ON TWITTER manner. While speak- mission (for alleged are afraid to discuss Lok Sabha, Rai said tion of boundaries and adjournment motion New Delhi: Goa Chief Minister ing to the media, LoP snooping via Pegasus) Pegasus in Parliament? that nine states and one claims and counter- notice on Wednesday said this government and is involved in Legitimate snooping Union territory have claims over territories in Lok Sabha, sources and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal crossed for internal security or swords on Twitter, a day after Power Ministers gave permission for al- snooping on judges, drug-related crimes or borders dispute and between - said. They said this de- of the two states engaged in a public spat in leged snooping via army officers, journal- against any criminal is such disputes lead to oc- , UT cision was taken at a poll-bound Goa, over the benefits of power tariff Pegasus and is involved ists and opposition acceptable but are we casional protests and of Ladakh-Himachal meeting of opposition models implemented by their respective govern- in snooping on judges, leaders. No democracy not giving access to incidents of violence Pradesh, - parties which was at- all the information to ments. The online slamming between the two Army officers, journal- in the world would do NSO and the Israelis?” are reported from some Karnataka, Assam- tended among others chief ministers started with Sawant accusing the ists and opposition it,” said Mallikarjun tweeted Singh. of the disputed border Arunachala Pradesh, by Congress leader Ra- Aam Aadmi Party of indulging in cheap politics. leaders. “IT Act says Kharge. —PTI areas. Assam-Nagaland. —ANI hul Gandhi. —ANI

MAHA FLOODS CLAIM 251 LIVES, 13 DISTRICTS ACROSS STATE AFFECTED IN THE COURTYARD Mumbai: Around 251 people have lost their lives and 100 others are still missing as 13 districts in the ‘CAN’T BAN BEGGING’: SC TRANSGENDER PASSPORT DELHI POLICE OPPOSES ‘NO MORE EXEMPTION FOR state have been severely NOTICE TO CENTRE PLEA: CENTRE GETS TIME BAIL PLEA OF UMAR KHALID KANGANA IN AKTHAR CASE’ affected due to floods following incessant rains, informed Nationalist Con- gress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik. The NCP leader said that Deputy CM Ajit Pawar is also visiting the flood-affected areas and the state government has announced assistance.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Tues- Mumbai: A magistrate’s court in Mum- US STATE SECY ANTONY BLINKEN IN Tuesday made it clear that it cannot Tuesday granted more time to the Cen- day filed its reply in a bail plea moved bai directed actor Kangana to remain NEW DELHI ON TWO-DAY INDIA VISIT take an elitist view and ban begging tre to file its reply in a petition moved by JNU student leader Umar Khalid present before it without fail in the next New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken while stressing that needing to take by a transgender woman regarding arrested under the stringent Unlawful hearing in the Akhtar defamation case. on Tuesday landed in New Delhi for a two-day to the streets to eke out a living is a non-issuance of a new passport with Activities (Prevention) Act in connec- The Andheri metropolitan magistrate’s visit in which he is set to discuss with Indian socio-economic problem. A Bench of the required changes in her name and tion with the north-east Delhi Violence court also rejected an application filed officials issues related to bilateral relations, the Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice gender. A bench of Justice DN Patel matter. Additional Sessions Judge by Akhtar seeking a non-bailable war- situation in Afghan, and other regional matters MR Shah issued notice to the Centre and Justice Jyoti Singh on Tuesday Amitabh Rawat adjourned the hearing rant against Ranaut for not appearing including, Pak sponsored terrorism and Indo- and Delhi government on a petition slated the matter for September 6 for for August 7 for detailed arguments. before the court, while granting her Pacific. In the defence domain, both sides are seeking vaccination and rehabilitation further hearing. The court had ear- The Delhi Police in its reply opposed exemption, “This is the last chance, expected to explore ways and means to deepen of homeless, beggars and vagabonds lier issued a notice in the matter and the bail plea stating that the petition is keep the accused present on next date collaboration. This will cover policy exchanges. amid COVID-19 pandemic across India. sought a reply from the respondents. “meritless”. without fail,” court said. —ANI INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 06 ’S MAHARASHTRA CONNECTION! Anita Hada political instability in ual abuse and the mat- ment. Word is that the But the present sce- Koda government. the state, whether it ter reached the High arrested accused have nario is not a secluded Even after the fall of New Delhi: Jharkhand's comes to toppling the Court. That matter is confessed to the police incident, in fact, a dec- the Koda government, 20-year 'political history' government or form- still pending in the that Maharashtra BJP ade and a half ago, Kripashankar Singh has always been volatile, ing a new government, court. The girl who leaders Mohit Bhartiya Jharkhand had yet an- was interfering in the barring five-year tenure Maharashtra is defi- made the allegation and Chandrakant other 'Maharashtra politics of Jharkhand of Chief Minister nitely involved in it once withdrew the Bawankule had talked connection'. in one form or the other . At pre- somewhere. charges and the matter about breaking the Con- When Madhu Koda's for a long time. sent, there is a pre-poll For the past few was settled out of court. gress MLAs. It is being government was Right now the lead- coalition government in months, the issue of in- But when the girl again said that these leaders formed with Congress ers of Maharashtra the state with full major- stability of the govern- reached to accuse, this introduced some Con- support and JMM, then Congress are silent and ity and yet from the day ment in the state has time the court took seri- gress MLAs to the sen- Maharashtra Congress the leaders of Maha- the government was been looming large and ous cognizance of it, ior leaders of BJP and leader Kripashankar rashtra BJP are cam- formed, there has al- so far two connections due to which the possi- also went from Delhi to was very active in the paigning in Jharkhand ways been a talk that the of Maharashtra have bility of settlement out- Ranchi with them. politics of the state. to increase their impor- coalition will not 'work'. come out in this. The side the court has end- Hemant Soren There is news of their Later, Kripashankar tance in the eyes of the Another coincidence first connection was ed. A Jharkhand BJP stay in a hotel in Ranchi Singh's son was also party high command with Jharkhand is that with Chief Minister He- MP and aides of a for- and it is being said that married to the daugh- but due to such inci- it has always had a Ma- mant Soren, when a mer CM are 'fanning tion came to fore recent- rested three individuals these people had left the ter of Kamlesh Singh, dents the image of the harashtra connection. young woman in Mum- the fire' in the issue. ly, when the state police on charges of conspira- hotel 15 minutes before an MLA of the state party is also getting tar- Whenever it comes to bai accused him of sex- The second connec- raided hotels and ar- cy to topple the govern- the police action. and a minister in the nished.

CRUCIAL READ Govt trashes media RAJNATH LEAVES FOR TAJIKISTAN Situation on Meghalaya-Assam FOR SCO MEET, TO TALK ON DEFENCE reports on missing New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh left for Tajikistan for Shanghai Cooperation Organisa- border under control: Sangma tion (SCO) annual meet, where he is to appraise Shillong/Guwahati: 50 crore vax target about measures needed to eradicate terrorism in A day after an escala- RAGA ATTACKS New Delhi: The gov- the region. Sources tion of tension between AMIT SHAH ernment on Tuesday said he would also be Assam and Meghalaya dismissed media re- talking about chal- ongress leader Ra- on the inter-state bor- hul Gandhi attacked ports that claimed that lenges at the Indian der, Chief Minister C India will miss the borders during the Home Minister Amit Conrad K Sangma Shah over the violence end-July target of ad- annual meeting of the Tuesday said the situa- ministering 50 crore Defence Ministers of at the Assam-Mizoram tion is under control border, alleging that he Covid vaccine doses as Shanghai Cooperation and asked people and “ill-informed and mis- Organisation (SCO) member states. In the annual has “failed” the coun- district administra- try by “sowing hatred representing” and as- meeting, defence cooperation issues among the SCO tions of both states to serted that over 51.60 member states are discussed and a communique is and distrust” into the refrain from taking any lives of people and crore vaccine doses expected to be issued after the deliberations. —FILE PHOTO aggressive stand. India is now reaping will be supplied from Sangma said both the its “dreadful conse- January to July 31. INDIA, RUSSIA TO HOLD INDRA states are working to quences”. The health ministry ‘OVER 45.73 CR JOINT MILITARY DRILL FROM AUG find an amicable solu- A clash between Police and people at Assam-Mizoram border. issued a statement re- DOSES PROVIDED’ tion to the border con- ferring to recent media flict and that he had reports alleging that spoken to his Assam ‘EYES ON SHAH WHO WAS IN 3-DAY STATE MOURNING OVER the country will miss counterpart on Monday NORTHEAST FEW DAYS BACK’ DEATHS IN BORDER CLASH the target of adminis- and Tuesday. New Delhi: Attacking the central gov- Guwahati: In view of the death of tering half-a-billion (50 Meanwhile Congress ernment over the border clashes be- six people, the Assam government crore) doses of the MP Abdul Khaleque on tween Assam and Mizoram, Trinamool declared state mourning for 3 days COVID-19 vaccine by Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien on as a mark of respect to the fi ve police Tuesday attacked As- Tuesday said all eyes are on the Union personnel and one civilian who lost July-end, while point- sam CM Himanta Biswa Home Minister Amit Shah who was in their lives in the Assam-Mizoram ing out that the gov- Sarma over violence at the northeast a few days ago. border clashes yesterday. ernment had stated in the Assam-Mizoram May that it would New Delhi: India and Russia will carry out a border, saying this was make 516 million (51.60 13-day mega military exercise with a focus on his “failure” and he The Centre has sum- DGPs of Assam and Mi- restive inter-state bor- crore) vaccine shots counter-terror operations in the Russian city of should give up the home moned to New Delhi the zoram for a meeting on der was calm, a day af- available by the end of Volgograd from August 1, the Indian Army said portfolio. chief secretaries and Wednesday while the ter armed clashes. this month. on Tuesday. It said the 12th edition of the “In- dra” exercise will be yet another “milestone” in strengthening the bilateral security cooperation ‘No objection to and will serve to reinforce the longstanding bond Install CCTV cameras of friendship between India and Russia. The Army IMF cuts India’s GDP growth CM or Dy CM said 250 personnel from each side will participate in the 12th edition of the joint military exercise. in police stations: MHA forecast to 9.5% for FY22 visiting flood “The 12th edition of Indo-Russia joint military New Delhi: The Minis- —FILE PHOTO exercise Indra-21 will be held at Volgograd, Russia try of Home Affairs Washington: The In- affected areas’ from August 1 to 13,” the Army said. (MHA) on Tuesday in- ternational Monetary Mumbai: Nationalist formed the Lok Sabha Fund (IMF) on Tuesday Congress Party Presi- PM EXTENDS GREETINGS TO CRPF that it has issued a cut its economic growth dent Sharad Pawar said PERSONNEL ON ITS 83RD RAISING DAY guideline to all States forecast for India to 9.5 that he has no objection and UTs for the installa- per cent for the fiscal to the visit of Chief New Delhi: On the 83rd Raising Day of the Cen- tion of CCTV cameras year to March 31, 2022 Minister, Deputy Chief tral Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Prime Minister in all police stations. as the onset of a severe Minister, and the party Narendra Modi extended greetings to the force’s Minister of State for fices of central investi- second COVID-19 wave leaders in the flood-af- personnel and their families. In a tweet, the Prime Home Affairs Nity- gation agencies. cut into recovery mo- fected areas while giv- Minister lauded the anand Rai shared the The Minister said mentum. ing condolence to the CRPF personnel inputs in Lok Sabha in that top court in its This forecast for 2021- had projected in April. Economic Outlook affected families. Talk- for their valour and a reply, mentioning that hearing directed for al- 22 is lower than the 12.5 “Growth prospects in (WEO). ing about damages professionalism and the Supreme Court, in location of budget to the per cent growth in GDP India have been down- India’s economy is caused due to heavy said that their con- its order dated Decem- central agencies within that IMF had projected graded following the gradually recovering rains and floods, Sharad tributions to further ber 2 last year, gave de- one month from date of in April before the sec- severe second COVID from a deep contraction Pawar said, Floods have national unity are tailed direction to States order & for implementa- ond wave took a grip. wave during March- in the fiscal year ended badly affected the agri- appreciable. “Greet- and the UTs and Union tion of complete order For 2022-23, IMF ex- May and expected slow March 31, 2021 (7.3 per culture sector and also ings to all courageous @crpfi ndia personnel and of India for installation within a period of 6 pects economic growth recovery in confidence cent) and a subsequent have made around their families on the force’s Raising Day. The CRPF of CCTV cameras in all months from the date of of 8.5 per cent, larger from that setback,” IMF severe second wave of 16,000 families home- is known for its valour and professionalism. It has a police stations and of- allocation of budgets. than the 6.9 per cent it said in its latest World COVID-19. —PTI less in the six districts. key role in India’s security apparatus. Their contri- butions to further national unity are appreciable,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted. FROM PG 1 YOGI GOVT’S... The call centres will lage heads to tackle the ing encouraged to ‘Lingayat’ Bommai... and vaccines fell woe- ACB REFUTES LOOKOUT NOTICE infant weighing ma- keep a check on the fa- problems related to switch to local greens and G Kishan Reddy — fully short. AGAINST PARAMBIR SINGH chines and around cilities provided to mal- monitoring. Besides, and vegetables. On the BJP’s Karnataka in- Among these, the Mumbai: Maharashtra ACB on Tuesday refuted 1,88,219 stadio meter nourished children, the state government first Tuesday of every charge Arun Singh, BS most devastating was reports about a lookout notice against former machines. The govern- pregnant and lactating has come up with call month, Weight Day is Yediyurappa and the shortage of medical Mumbai Commissioner of Police (CP) Parambir ment has trained the women in UP. In the centres for problem res- being organized at An- Jagadesh Shetter. oxygen. Such was the Singh, stating that no such action was taken by the master trainer on the first phase, calls are be- olution and is organis- ganwadi centres in the Following the an- shortfall that India had agency. “Some reports are claiming that Maha- GMD devices. To en- ing made to Anganwadi ing profitable pro- state in which mal- nouncement, Bommai to import the vital gas rashtra ACB has issued a lookout notice against sure that no child in the workers, women self- grammes such as the nourished and chil- thanked Yediyurappa from several countries former Mumbai CP Parambir Singh. The news is state suffers from mal- help groups and fami- Weight Day and Poshan dren affected by Se- for proposing his name. on an emergency basis. false. ACB has not issued any LOC against Singh,” nutrition, the UP gov- lies of malnourished Vatika. The govern- vere Acute Malnutri- Yediyurappa on his Several people died the Anti Corruption Bureau said. Earlier on July ernment is working children. Complaints ment has also provided tion (SAM) and Moder- part stated, “I am confi- breathless. 23, a case of extortion has been registered against step by step. related to nutrition ser- cows to 1,622 families of ate Acute Malnutri- dent Bommai will lead Param Bir Singh at Kopari Police Station in Thane On one hand, the gov- vice availability, quali- malnourished children tion (MAM) are Karnataka in the path Violence not... City Police Commissionerate. It was the second ernment has estab- ty, call out function are under the Mukhya marked by weighing of development and ful- It’s spiritual and cul- case of extortion in which Param Bir Singh has lished a call centre for being registered Mantri Govansh Sahb- the children. As many fil the aspirations of tural influence has its been named. The Enforcement Directorate had the resolution of the through the call centre. hagita Yojana along as 12,23,891 under- people of the state.” imprint all across In- earlier summoned the former Mumbai Police Com- problems, while on the A call centre has been with Rs 900 per month weight and 2,39,158 se- dia. The President was missioner to record a statement in connection with other hand, it is organ- set up to make calls to for its maintenance. verely underweight Centre asks... addressing the 19th an- the Rs 100 crore money laundering case against izing profitable pro- Anganwadi workers, In the Poshan Vatika and malnourished infrastructure. Critical nual convocation of the ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. grams like ‘Weight Day’ ASHA, ANMs, women community, malnour- children have been supplies such as those University of Kashmir and ‘Poshan Vatika.’ self-help groups and vil- ished children are be- identified in UP. of hospital beds, drugs, in Srinagar. NEWS www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 07 PURVANCHAL TO BECOME FLOOD FREE Every year, lakhs of hectares of crops are lost due to floods in Purvanchal; Jalakundi project will solve this problem First India Bureau visit the district soon, Jhirmukh, Khola was had held discussions hence the district ad- Everyone has supposed to be collect- about the project but Meerut: If all goes ministration and the high expecta- ed and this project due to lack of meaning- well, Purvanchal will government are fully tions from could also improve the ful efforts, the project get rid of the problem prepared to inaugurate Prime Minis- power system of could not be started. of floods in the coming nine new medical col- ter Narendra Modi as Purvanchal region as The present condi- years as State Health leges in the state start- he has undertaken well as of that of Nepal tions favor the project. Minister Jai Pratap ing from this district many projects which too. This project could Nepal is headed by Singh is about to hand next month. have not been done by also safeguard a dozen Prime Minister Sher over the file of the Dam The State Health the previous central districts including Sid- Bahadur Deuba is cur- governments. In such a project to PM Narendra Minister is preparing dharthnagar, Basti, rently in good rela- situation, it is likely Modi. If the project that on this occasion Gorakhpur, Maharaj- tions with India and that the Prime Minister gets the nod, then about the people of Purvan- ganj, Deoria, Kushina- hence there is a strong will give his consent for a dozen districts includ- chal should get another gar, Balrampur, possibility that both this project as the pro- Shravasti and Sant Ka- the countries might ing Siddharthnagar big gift in the form of ject is in the interest of will be safe from floods Jalkundi projects both India and Nepal. bir Nagar from floods. agree on this project as well as the electricity which is why will be Former Prime Minis- as the project is not —Jai Pratap Singh, Health Minister, system of the area will hand over the project Government of Uttar Pradesh ter Jawaharlal Nehru only in the interest of improve too. files to Prime Minister Flood situation in Purvanchal —FILE PHOTO had also taken initia- India but for Nepal The visit of PM Modi through Chief Minis- tive. In the year 1954, too. In fact, Nepal to the district on July ter Yogi Adityanath. are lost due to floods in prepared by the British built near Bhalubang store water. In this pool the then PM of India would get the maxi- 30th has been post- What is Jalakundi Pro- Purvanchal, hence, to in the year 1935. Under in Nepal and 163 me- the water of many riv- Jawaharlal Nehru and mum benefit of the poned but there is still ject. Every year lakhs overcome this the this project, 56 meters ters near Nalori, along ers including Rapti King of Nepal Tribhu- electricity generated chance that he may of hectares of crops Jalakundi project was high dams were to be with deep cisterns to and its tributaries van Veer Vikram Shah by this project.

Negligence in work of 7 lakh ineligible beneficiaries Lower-denomination Municipal Corporation fake notes on the rise in PM Kisan scheme, probe on First India Bureau raises multiple concerns First India Bureau every four months to the Lucknow: Fake notes accounts of small and of denominations 10 Lucknow: In Uttar marginal farmers. Un- and 20 are being circu- Pradesh 7 lakh ineligi- der the scheme around lated in the states and ble beneficiaries who 16.48 crore farmers have surprisingly the fake were not small or mar- received one to eight in- notes cannot be easily ginal farmers have also stallments in the state. differentiated even by —FILE PHOTO received fund from the After the completion the bank employees. As Prime Minister Kisan of two years of the a result of this chest of ed to making fake notes Samman Nidhi. scheme, the central gov- RBI has started to accu- of lower denomina- The mistake was un- ernment started inves- mulate with fake notes tions. According to covered only after the —FILE PHOTO tigation to see if any through banks. sources, these notes Lucknow Municipal Corporation —FILE PHOTO Agriculture Depart- ineligible beneficiaries Smugglers of coun- come through Nepal ment got the fund recipi- vealed that 2.34 lakh ble and the responsibili- took benefit of the terfeit notes have and are being spent First India Bureau Srivastava who ents investigated in all farmers who have re- ty of this has been en- scheme. When bank ac- adopted a new trend of through agents across raised the issue of the districts. The depart- ceived the fund the PM trusted to the depart- counts with funds were crime to print and cir- the country on commis- Lucknow: It is sur- burial of children’s ment is also not be Kisan Samman Nidhi mental officers posted in linked with Aadhaar culated counterfeit sion. In view of the in- prising that coun- bodies in Bhain- blamed for this as major- were active income tax- the districts. The central and Income Tax Depart- notes. Since the high creasing cases, a team cilors who pass major- sakund said that due ity of the fund have been payers. After confirma- government has from ment, it came to light denomination curren- of ATS and STF is se- ity of the proposals to less space the bod- deposited due to errors tion in the verification, February 2019 been de- that income taxpayers cies have more security cretly engaged to nab that comes before ies of children are in verification. The in- the money will be with- positing Rs. 6000 per an- have also received fund features in them, the the people associated them but yet many buried on top of each vestigation has also re- drawn from the ineligi- num including Rs. 2000 from the scheme. smugglers have resort- with this gang. proposals in Munici- other. Mayor Sany- pal Corporation ukta Bhatia who is House still remain the Speaker of the only on the paper. The House said that a let- BJP state vice prez Sharma visits officers pass all the ter should be sent to Akshay suicide case: Action proposals related to the government as expenditure immedi- per the decision of slums and factories in Ghaziabad ately, but many other the House. When the First India Bureau program in Noida Ex- against accused policemen decisions of the mu- issue came up in the tension & then left for First India Bureau physical harassment nicipal house are vis- House on Sunday, Ad- Ghaziabad: BJP State Ghaziabad on the same to occupants of house. ible in the trough only. ditional Municipal Vice President & MLC day after warmly re- Lucknow: Major ac- Unable to withstand This is not the first Commissioner Amit AK Sharma visited and ceived at many placed tion was taken against the harassment Srini- time but has been Kumar had no an- stayed in Ghaziabad for by workers of the party. the accused police- vas’s son Akshay com- happening in Munic- swer to concern. 3 days & has got people On 26th July, he went men in the case Ak- mitted suicide follow- ipal Corporation for This was one of talking about him in to Maharsi Veda Vyas shay, the son of block ing which the relatives many years & many the many concerns the political circles. On Vidyapeeth, Ghaziabad director of the Sway- & villagers kept the such cases came to raised in the house Tuesday, he visited & met Acharya & stu- am Sevak Sangh com- Akshay (L) police in action (R) body of Akshay in the fore in the House like the issue of con- slums & factories & AK Sharma dents in Sanskrit Vidya- mitting suicide after front of his house and held on Sunday structing an illegal met workers & employ- laya. Next day, he being subjected to lagers at vaccination protested against the where the arbitrari- culvert over a drain ees & even went to the tics is from Ghaziabad reached residence of harassment by the po- center in village Ran- police personnel de- ness of the officials where even after a homes of the workers and from here he will Ashok Goyal, Chair- lice personnel. chad on Monday, the manding action and negligence in fol- report by committee to enquire about their raise his empire in poli- man of Traders Welfare The SP has attached police raided house of against policemen lowing the decisions of senior officials no family’s wellbeing. tics.’ MLC AK Sharma Boardalong with BJP 13 police personnel Srinivas, the Binauli who beat up the youth of the House was vis- actions were taken Sharma, who has reached Greater Noida Metropolitan President while a case has been Block Director of the as well as registering a ible to the whole and many more such close associations with on 25 July and after Sanjeev & senior leader registered against 5. Swayam Sevak Sangh case and withdrawing world. did concerns did not PMO in a program in warm reception at Gaur Baldev Raj to inquire After a scuffle be- & ransacked his house the cases registered Councilor Dilip reach any solution. the city said, ‘The step- School, he attended about his health after tween the police & vil- as well as meted out against the villagers. pingstone of my poli- PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ his recent operation.

MYSTERY OF shocking facts and modulus after an FIR was lodged at Kareli operandi of these fraudsters. The police station by Jai Shankar ‘ILLEGAL’ UP cybercriminals arrested were Shukla, Senior Relationship GOVT BILLBOARDS Dheeraj Pandey and Rahul Pandey Manager of the company of Pratapgarh who at the behest PayNearby located in Kareli, DEEPENS of the masters sitting in Jamtara Prayagraj. He in his complaint trick gullible people into opening alleged that some people were he mystery over who put UP and tagging UP police to probe the CRIME BRANCH their bank accounts. These duping his company’s business government’s hoardings with T matter and take legal action against UNEARTHS criminals would somehow modify partners, retailers and distributors messages —“Uttar Pradesh No 1 the particular Twitter handle. It is the bank account opening form and even submitted evidence of in the country” and “Government not clear whether it was the social CYBER CRIMES and get their’s or other gang such fraud. The police then took jobs for 4 lakh youth” — with media war or complaint by UP IN PRAYAGRAJ members number written into up the case and while arresting photos of UP CM Yogi Adityanath & government but the Bengaluru these forms. The criminals to the accused also recovered 3 PM Narendra Modi in Bengaluru advertisements given anywhere in Municipal Corporation onnection of Jharkhand’s attract people, used to run mobilephones, pen drives, card and Delhi only seems to have the State of Karnataka,” said the UP subsequently got into action and C infamous Jamtara Gang in payment app, through which they readers, user information forms of Cyber Crimes has been unearthed deepened. The issue was fi rst Information Department washing pulled down the billboard on the promised to pay more Indian companies, 11 Aadhar from Prayagraj. The Crime Branch commission on the lines of cards (6 of which were fake), two reported in this column on July 13 its hands off the controversy. roadside in the Bengaluru airport However, the denial triggered a war arrested 2 members of the Google Pay, Spice Money, Go certifi cates of Vigilance after the UP Information campus. The entire exercise, Jamtara Gang who has cheated 4 of words between UP government Payment, Paynier Buy, Paytm etc. Commission, two fake certifi cates department had termed the tweets however, was captured on camera people to the tune of Rs. 30 lakhs offi cials and the lawyer with the When people used to fall in their of Certifi cate of Business showing pictures of these by the lawyer, who seems to have with 2 victims being foreign trap, they used to transfer money Correspondent and SIM cards of billboards by a Bangalore-based former threatening action against had the last laugh on the issue. nations. The interrogation of the from their accounts to their bank 12 different companies.. lawyer as fake. “No such the latter for spreading ‘fake news’ —M Tariq Khan cyber criminals revealed various accounts. The case came to light —First India Bureau The perfect world will have a ‘delicate and pure’ balance between Science and Religion. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India 2ND FRONT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 08 WATERLOGGING

Water-logged streets ‘greeted’ people on Tuesday afternoon as downpour left Lucknow drenched to the brim. RAIN, Commuters had a tough time managing their outdoor daily chores as they had to wade through the water. Vehicle drivers and bikers also faced grave inconvenience manoeuvring through the fl ooded roads as most lanes and MAYHEM.. thoroughfares were inundated alike. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR

Farmers’ stir: Deputy CM Pawar Play: NCP, SP to join Maurya takes on Oppn, Rahul First India Bureau hands for assembly polls Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Keshav NCP chief Sharad Pawar & SP chief chat over phone to forge alliance Prasad Maurya, who visited Varanasi on First India Bureau clearly said that in UP, Tuesday, spoke to re- the NCP will have to porters at the airport Lucknow: Sharad Pa- raise the voice of the and sharply criticised war’s Nationalist Con- youth and the farmers the SP, BSP and Con- gress Party (NCP) and as the BJP government gress and farm leader Akhilesh Yadav’s Sama- there is creating a threat Rakesh Tikait. jwadi Party (SP) have to democracy. Action is During the meet when decided to fight together being taken against asked what he thought Dy CM at Varanasi airport on Tuesday. in the upcoming assem- whoever is raising his about Rakesh Tikait’s bly elections in Uttar voice and he is being comment of making not become a farmer going to be worse than Pradesh. The move is suppressed. Lucknow a Delhi with just by driving a tractor, the previous elections aimed at defeating the He said it was wrong farmers soon marching Rahul Gandhi will not as Brahmins are with to forcibly convert to re- to Lucknow, he said he become a farmer just by BJP and will vote for (BJP), which is in power ligion, but if someone is had not heard about any sitting on a tractor. He BJP only. in the state since 2017. NCP chief Sharad Pawar (L) and President Akhilesh Yadav converting on his own such comment but add- added that if Rahul Rakesh Tikait, the Pawar and Akhilesh will, then no one should ed that Lucknow is Luc- Gandhi wants people to leader of the Bharatiya spoke over phone to polls next year will be on Tuesday. ‘FAKE’ ACCOUNT have any objection to it. know and Delhi is Delhi. consider him as farmer, Kisan Union, who has discuss the decision to the “last opportunity” In the press meet, Na- At the same time, State When the journalists then he should actually been involved in the ally. However, there to save democracy. “To tionalist Congress Party President Umashankar questioned the Deputy work in a farm. protest against the were no talks about achieve the target of se- General Secretary KK Yadav said that from Au- Chief Minister of the During the conversa- three agricultural laws seat-sharing. curing 350 seats in UP, Sharma said that UP is gust 1, the NCP will start state regarding Con- tion with the journal- of the Central govern- Pawar is also said to we will have to in bad shape. It will the ‘Save the State, Save gress MP Rahul Gan- ists, he also targeted the ment had recently be in talks with other work day and have to be recti- the Constitution’ move- dhi’s statement of get- SP-BSP on them resort- warned that if the gov- ELECTION “like-minded” parties in night,” Yadav 2 W fied. For this, we ment across the state, in ting a tractor in the ing doing politics in the ernment does not ac- 2 I 0 T a bid to put up a united said, adding that 2 H will fight elec- which the focus will be Parliament if the gov- Brahmins of the state. cept the farmer’s de- front against the saffron the party work- tions in the state on farmers and youth. ernment doesn’t listen He said that condition mands, then protesters party. ers needed to be together with the He said that the situa- to the farmers, he said of BSP-SP and Con- will surround Lucknow While addressing par- beware of BJP’s Samajwadi Party. tion in UP is bad. Farm- that just like one does gress in the year 2022 is like Delhi. ty workers last week, “tricks”. Talks have also been ers are fighting for their Akhilesh Yadav said Nationalist Congress held with SP chief Akh- rights but they are not that the BJP was an “an- Party General Secretary ilesh Yadav regarding being heard. Now NCP Accounts Dir ti-people” party that KK Sharma and State this and now only seats is also with him in this PLAINT AGAINST MINISTER was running the govern- President Umashankar are to be selected. campaign and will go removed for ment with “hatred”. He Yadav addressed a press He said party supre- from village to village FOR ASSAULT ON WOMEN said that the Assembly conference in Lucknow mo Sharad Pawar has and run the campaign. mass transfers First India Bureau High Court First India Bureau Yojna’ (MKSBY). 13, 2018 with regard to Lucknow: The Uttar The Lucknow Divi- the enforcement of Pradesh government Lucknow: The Alla- sion Bench of Justice MKSBY, launched by on Tuesday removed slaps `25,000 fine on habad High Court has Ritu Raj Awasthi and the state government Santosh Agarwal, Di- imposed a fine of Rs Justice Dinesh Kumar vide Government Order rector of Internal Ac- Oriental Insurance 25,000 on Oriental Insur- Singh on Monday passed dated June 20, 2017, is counts and Audits and ance Company Limited this order, while hearing challenging the deci- ordered a probe into for filing a petition with- a petition filed by the in- sion of the District Re- MoS for Parliamentary Affairs, Anand Swaroop Shukla transfer of 456 employ- out consideration in the surance company, view Committee headed ees by her allegedly in matter, challenging the through its Manager. by the District Magis- Lucknow: A complaint the order to register violation of transfer order of the District Re- The plea said the pe- trate, Ambedkar Nagar, has been fi led in the case against the policy norms. view Committee to pay titioner being Insur- UP, in order to deny Ballia against Anand accused. Rani Devi Special Secretary, Fi- compensation under the ance Company, which is compensation to the Swaroop Shukla, has complained that nance, Neel Ratan Ku- Minister of State in the people and women ‘Mukhyamantri Kisan a party to the agree- dependents of the mar has been asked to UP Government for of other villages of Evam Sarvahit Bima ment dated September deceased/claimant. take charge from Ku- assault and misbe- Ballia had gone to mar, who will remain having with women. meet Shukla at his attached to the office of Complaint has also residence on April 5, been lodged against 2021. During the meet Director Treasuries UP carries out cop rejig, 43 PPS officers shifted 50 unknown persons, when the petitioner during the course of including SHO Kotwali along with the villagers the inquiry, which will First India Bureau In the list released, the ADGP (Crime), San- Bal Mukund Mishra demanded textbooks be conducted by Alok DSPs in Lucknow, Rae jay Kumar Verma following the order of and other assistance Kumar Aggarwal, the Lucknow: The state Bareli, Agra, Saharan- named as ADGP Gora- CJM court to register to the schools under finance controller in government on Monday pur, Sitapur, Etah, khpur, Mohd. Saeed the complaint. The the Free and Compul- the UP Forest Depart- night transferred 43 PPS Meerut, Kanpur, Mir- Khan posted in EOW CJM court hearing the sory Child Education ment. The move comes officers. According to zapur, Varanasi, Pilibhit, Lucknow has been petition of Rani Devi Act-2009, the minister as a shot in the arm of the list released by the Moradabad, Budaun, named as the ADGP Lo- the Uttar Pradesh State —FILE PHOTO regarding assault, mis- got furious. Rani Devi Directorate General of Baghpat and Fatehpur gistics, Sanjay Agarwal behavior with women alleges that as soon as Employees’ Federa- Police, sub-inspectors have been transferred to posted at Police Head- against Minister of the minister got angry, tion, which had de- who were recently pro- other districts. know have been trans- Corruption Unit, Pyare quarters has been made State Anand Swaroop women were assaulted manded the removal of moted to inspectors in As per the new trans- ferred. Krishnanand Lal to EOW Headquar- Additional Commis- Shukla, SHO and oth- by his supporters and Santosh Agrawal ac- different districts of UP fer list 14 PPS officers Verma transferred from ters, Shiv Kumar Pal to sioner of Police at Po- ers fi led in the court modesty of some was cusing her of under- were given new postings who were posted as DSP Lucknow’s Intelligence CBCID, Awadhesh Ku- lice Headquarters under 156(3), issued also outraged. taking mass-scale from the headquarters. within the capital Luc- Headquarters to Anti- mar has been named as among many others. transfers. 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, WEDNESDAY JULY 28, 2021

Aayra - the meaning of this name is a person who is creative, determined and confi dent!

APTLY NAMED AAYRA Aayra Katre, who is in Jaipur shooting for a music video with Vivek Oberoi visited the First India channel and newspaper offices on Tuesday and shared her life experiences in an exclusive chit-chat with City First!

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ayra Katre defines herself as a stong headed girl who stood up against her own to A follow her passion, shunning engineer- ing to become a mod- el and actress. She started her journey in 2015 as she came into the limelight via beauty pageants, since then the Madhya Pradesh native has starred in various Pun- jabi music videos of Tseries, Zee music, Jazz music and is currently shooting reputed pro- jects with Vivek Oberoi, Pearl V Puri and Af- sana Khan in Ra- jasthan. She was also the Cover Girl Of Lens Queen cal- EXCLUSIVE endar in 2019. “My favourite thing is Bollywood, glam world and shows, you feel like the cool girl at school when you’re on the runway or big screen Aayra Katre appreciated the and everyone’s eyes are on design and layout of First India you,” said Aayra Katre newspaper when she scanned during her visit to the through it at the First India First India newspaper office in Jaipur office on Tuesday. As she’s one of the most ing for various top brands, track sung by Prateek Gandhi. impressive models Aayra has kept herself plenty He taught me a lot of nuances to emerge in the busy, but the alluring beauty about acting and screen pres- past year, all from Bhopal is just getting ence. I look forward to working eyes have been started. with him more and more.” On on Katre as she’s When asked about her expe- her experience with First In- risen through the rience working with Vivek dia News, Aayra said, “My ex- ranks. Being a show Oberoi, the stunning star said, citement has no bounds, FI- stopper at Jaipur Cou- “It was no less than a dream. FOY 2021 is so fascinating and ture Show for a leading Vivek has been really support- I can’t wait to interact with the designer from Chandi- ive and a very down to earth girls, discuss the importance garh, emerging as one of person. We are working on a of FIFOY for a successful mod- the faces of FIFOY and pos- Hindi music video, a romantic elling and acting career.” 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 | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 10

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etflix needs to wake up now, first ‘365 days’ and now A still from the show N ‘Never Have I Ever’ ‘Never have I ever’. This Netflix show has been hitting the flow of this tale. The charts and while half show effectively nor- the audience is appre- malizes racial su- ciating it the other premacy in what it half seems to have presents as a relata- State Coordinator of India LPG Distributor Federation, UP circle, Sujeet Singh donated a cheque of complaints about dif- ble experience of Rs 1,51,000/- to Covid Relief Fund on Tuesday. IAS Manish Chauhan, Commissioner Food Logistics ferent things related “brownness.” It is evi- recieved the cheque on the occasion. to the show. The show dent in the clunky revolves around an and generic “Indian” SAAVAN UTSAV! Indian-American accents of Devi’s teenage girl’s life in mother, cousin and The shades of folk dance with an American high grandmother. The the songs of Kajari-Jhula will school. It’s a coming full bow in Nalini’s Uttar Pradesh State Level Kalaripayattu Online Championship be scattered in Lucknow soon of age comedy-drama memory and the was organised on Tuesday. UP Kalaripayattu Association as Udaan Saavan Utsav-2021 where a teenager whole sequence Secretary Priyanka Agarwal said that in the virtual will be organised on August wants to improve her where she went to In- Kalaripayattu competition, players of sub-junior, junior 3. Under the aegis of social status at school, but dia to meet her family and senior categories of 37 districts participated through and cultural organisation friends, family, and was the point where Google Meets. Optionally, for the convenience of players, 'Udaan', this will take place at feelings don’t make it the stereotyping was a designated WhatsApp group is also provided, in which The Oasis Restaurant, Indira easy on her. This in between the lines players can record and send their videos if unable to join. Nagar Lucknow as informed show has stereotyped but were the whole The winning players will participate in the National Online by the program coordinator Indians with its first damn paragraph. We The birthday of (from top) IAS Championship organised by the Indian Kalaripayattu Sarita Singh on Tuesday. In the episode and with the expect more from the Ankur Kaushik, IAS Gaurav Federation on August 7 and August 8. Kalaripayattu program, Kajri, Jhula songs will second season on-air stories of this time, Dayal, IAS Pramod Kumar Association CEO Praveen Garg told that in the last online be presented by women, while many people have from this platform, Upadhyay and IPS N Kolanchi national competition the performance of the players of the on the other hand there will be come to notice the and the people in the was on Tuesday, July 27. We state was commendable and the medal-winning players of captivating programs of folk toxic messages in the film industry. wish them all the best. the state got scholarships under the Khelo India scheme. dance on the songs of Saavan. PREPPING UP! BLISSFUL RAIN!

Under the aegis of Group Headquarters Lucknow, the selection process of the dance team of Lucknow NCC Group was held on July 26 and 27 at 19 UP Girls Battalion, Lucknow. About 500 NCC cadets from more than 50 schools and colleges of Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Sitapur and Lakhimpur Kheri participated in this selection process. Cadets displayed their talent in this selection. Under the guidance of Brigadier Ravi Kapoor, Group Commander, NCC Group Headquarters Lucknow, the selection committee led by Colonel Dinesh Kanojia, Commanding Officer of 19 UP Girls Battalion Lucknow, selected the cadets. Through this selection process, a total of 62 cadets have been selected for various activities, which The people of Lucknow City witnessed heavy rainfall on Tuesday include Solo Dance, Group Dance, etc. This team will participate as it rained constantly for more than three hours. While for some in the final selection process to be held in Ghazipur. The selected it wasn’t a piece of good news as the rain got in their way, but, team in this competition will also participate in the Republic Day some people enjoyed and captured their smiles as they enjoyed Parade to be held in Delhi next year. the showers. —PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA & SUMIT KUMAR