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Anita Hada velopmental schemes. of the state police. Shah Even as a warm welcome has been a powerful cam- JP’s master strate- awaits Shah at both places, paigner in UP in the past gist and Union his presence is aimed at also when the BJP routed Home Minister enthusing the vast BJP the Opposition in three Amit Shah will be cadre which has already successive elections. With B in Lucknow on started hectic preparations his oratory skills he con- Sunday to lay the foundation for the 2022 crucial elec- nects exceedingly well stone of Forensic Science toral battle under the dy- with the people of the state, Institute and Maa Vind- namic leadership of CM he will be addressing a hyavasini Corridor project. . The fo- rally in holy place Vindhy- Later in the day, in Mirzapur rensic project, which Home achal Dham today which is he will chair an event to pro- Ministry has sanctioned being looked forward to by mote religious tourism for Lucknow, would go a the BJP cadre and common through various de- long way in modernisation people alike.

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rom banking to play- back singing and TV anchoring, Babul Su- priyo traversed di- F verse fields before choosing politics as his final métier. His stint as a politician was much shorter than his play- back singing career which be- gan in 1994 and continued till 2019. Supriyo, who lost the re- cent election which he contested on BJP ticket, joined the party in 2014. The BJP fielded him from Asansol and after his victory he was induct- ed in Prime Minister ’s ministry. In 2019 elections too Supriyo re- tained his Asansol seat by de- feating Moon Moon and was again made a minister. He has announced his deci- it did do so, it did so with a Jaishankar, Mr. Blinken said, sion to resign as MP and start a bang- one of top three. This week two “The relationship between new career doing social work for We have a large contingent distinguished individuals our two countries is so impor- which one needn’t be in politics. K NATWAR SINGH in Tokyo. Dozens of trainers tant and so strong because it He made no mention of reviving The author is Former Minister came to New . The of External Affairs of India and coaches. Many of them is a relationship between our his musical career. What’s more are overweight, some with first was US Secretary democracies. One of the ele- important, Supriyo said that he bulging stomachs. What ments that Americans ad- won’t be a turncoat politician happened to our shooters. of State Antony mire most about India is the and bid adieu to politics. In do- Several did not even qualify. Blinken. The second was steadfast commitment of its ing so he has set a good example. was the only Stephenian who In Women’s tennis double the irrepressible Kumari people to democracy, plural- got college colours in Tennis, Sania Mirza (aged 34) and ism, human rights and funda- Cricket, Hockey, Football and her partner were leading Mamta Banerjee mental freedom.” SPIRITUAL SPEAK Athletics. Tennis was my best 6-0,5-3 in the first round. Before leaving Mr Blinken game. I was Delhi state junior They literary had the match announced a $25 million Tennis champion in 1949, in their pocket. They lost. The U.S did not take much grant for India’s vaccine pro- A person can rise through Delhi University Champion The Olympics will be over interest in India for decades gramme. Broadly speaking the efforts of his own mind; in 1951. I played Tennis for by the end of next week. and consistently and wrong- the Secretary of State eight- or draw himself down, in my Cambridge College- Cor- What should India do till the headedly equated Pakistan een hours in New Delhi were the same manner. Because I pus Christi- founded in 1352. next games in 2025. One. Send with India. During the 1962 mutually rewarding. each person is his own My love for sports is una- a less number of sportsmen Sino-Indian war; President I am an admirer of Kumari bated. I spend several hours and women. Two. Set very John F Kennedy was most Mamta Bannerjee. She com- friend or enemy. since July 23rd watching the high standard for selecting helpful. In 1971 M/s Nixon bines determination with —Bhagavad Gita Olympic Games. I do so with coaches and trainers. Three. and Kissinger totally ignored guts. She leads a simple life, considerable annoyance be- The sports budget should be Pakistani genocide in East has few personal demands. cause of India’s dismal per- increased by leaps and Pakistan. She has been at the helm in formance. We are a country bounds. Four. Training Let me now abandon the West Bengal for over a dec- of 1.3 billion people. China should start at least two past and deal with Bilken’s ade. She is immensely popu- TOP TWEET has 1.4 billion. The medal years before the games. Five. eighteen hours in the Indian lar in rural Bengal and with tally as of Friday was, China, Get outstanding coaches. capital. He is new to diploma- the minorities. Not so in Kol- Dharmendra Pradhan 19 gold medals, 10 silver and Even from abroad. cy but is a fast learner. He is kata. She is admired for her @dpradhanbjp 8 bronze. India, 1 silver. Our This week two distin- obviously a likeable person. incorruptibility. position -56. We will probably guished individuals came to He met Prime Minister During her four days in New get two more silver medals New Delhi. The first was U.S Narendra Modi. Had in Delhi, she met the movers and and three or four bronze with Secretary of State Antony depth discussions with Ex- shakers. Her aim is to get all some luck. New Zealand with Blinken. The second was the ternal Affairs Minister S. opposition parties together to My love for sports is a population of five million irrepressible Kumari Mamta Jaishankar (it is grotesque take on the B.J.P in the Lok unabated. I spend several has so far won three gold, Banerjee. to see a few of his past col- Sabha elections. She laid to three silver and two bronze. For almost six decades In- leagues baying for his blood) rest the rumour that she would hours since July 23rd As we cherish and commemorate watching the Olympic The only Indian athlete dia and America were es- and the National Security not serve under any leader in 75 years of India’s independence, I Games. I do so with who could manage a gold tranged democracies. Krish- Advisor, Ajit Doval. a coalition government. encourage everyone, especially my considerable annoyance medal might be the ladies na Menon’s contribution in The two sides discussed, I have not met her for over young friends at schools & colleges, because of India’s dismal badminton star. P.V. Sindhu. this regard was considerable. “Cooperation on a wide range fifteen years. I wish her well teachers and parents to sing our performance. We are a national anthem with pride and upload country of 1.3 billion The People’s Republic of He was endowed with a bril- of issues”, including Afghan- and may she go from strength China kept away for Olympic liant but unstable brain. He istan, Covid-19, the Indo-Pa- to strength. Khela Hubay! the videos on https://rashtragaan.in as people. China has 1.4 a part of the #AmrutMahotsav. billion. Our medal tally is 1 games for several decades af- skilfully embraced ill-temper cific strategy and the Quad. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY silver. Our position—56. ter its founding in 1949. When and hypochondria. After the talks with EAM THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL Ashwini Vaishnaw @AshwiniVaishnaw

ssam and Naga- The two states have warned its residents against land agreed to de- travelling to Mizoram. ASSAM-MIZO DISPUTE escalate tension summoned each other’s This, and killing of police- A with the chief officials. Mizoram has men of an adjoining state, secretaries of gone a step further and has been unique. In the latest TURNS DANGEROUS both the states agreeing to development, Mizoram’s Ko- Had a very good interaction with the withdraw state forces from lasib district administration budding young future leaders of India registered an FIR against from the Indian Institute of Democratic their respective border has declared a number of ar- Chief Minister Himanta Leadership. Presented them a copy of points. The peace talk be- eas as no-fly zones for drones. #MannKiBaat book. tween the states is a welcome Biswa Sarma and some The conflict between the step after violence between senior officers of Assam two states sets a dangerous Assam and its other neigh- precedent for the Union and l Vol 1 l Issue No. 230 bour, Mizoram. Both are takes one back to medieval l RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393. ruled by the BJP. ior officers of Assam. The times when states fought Printed and published by The Assam-Mizoram crisis case was registered in retali- wars with each other to ex- Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of is unprecedented in inde- ation to summons from pand their territories. The First Express Publishers. Printed pendent India and needs to Guwahati in connection with present dispute is not about at Amar Ujala Ltd. B-5 Amausi be resolved before it worsens the clash in which six Assam expansionism but rights over Industrial Area Kanpur Road Luc- any further. Already, the two policemen were killed. Sec- forest land which Assam know. Published at 98, Friend’’s states have summoned each tions invoked in the FIR in- claims belongs to it. The Cen- Colony, Raheem Nagar, Dudouli other’s officials. Mizoram clude 307 IPC (attempt to tral government has directed Road, Madiyaon, Lucknow (UP). has gone a step further and murder) and is punishable the two chief ministers to re- Editor-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra. registered an FIR against with 10-year imprisonment. store calm. At the same time Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan Chief Minister Himanta Assam also sent police to ar- the Centre must also ask them responsible for selection of news Biswa Sarma and some sen- rest Mizoram’s MP. It also to stop their Twitter war. under the PRB Act LUCKNOW l SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 230

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FOR BJP’S BABUL PM TO IPS PROBATIONERS Jaish's Pulwama attack ‘KHELA KHATAM’ conspirator in encounter FROM POLITICS ‘Public confidence in police KILLED New Delhi: The BJP’s Pulwama: A top Jaish- On February 14, 2019, forty para- indiscriminate fire and Asansol MP Babul very low, work to rectify this’ e-Mohammad (JeM) military Central Reserve Police Force tried to break the secu- Supriyo, who was commander and another (CRPF) personnel were killed when rity cordon. The joint dropped as Union Min- New Delhi: Prime Min- militant were killed in a a fidayeen — Adil Ahmad Dar — team of forces retaliat- ister in the ister Narendra Modi Sat- MODI, SHAH TO gunfight in south Kash- rammed his explosive-laden car into ed, leading to an en- recent urday pointed to flagging ATTEND GUJ GOVT a CRPF convoy at Lethpora on the mir’s Pulwama on Satur- counter in which the cabinet re- public confidence in po- CELEBRATIONS Srinagar-Jammu national highway. day morning. Police The attack, first of this scale, brought two were killed. Police shuffle, to- licing as he called upon New Delhi: PM Modi claimed the commander India and Pakistan to the brink of war. said the identity of the day said young officers to work and Home Minister Amit hailed from Masood Mohammad Ismail Alvi second militant is being he was towards restoring it. Shah will virtually join the celebrations begin- Azhar’s family and was ascertained. quitting “In the field, whatever ning Sunday till August 9 behind the 2019 Lethpora Lamboo, was killed in a falling under the Dachig- “Mohd Ismail Alvi politics. The decision you make must Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark the five years of car bomb blast. gunfight when a joint am of south Kashmir’s was from the family of singer, however, made it be informed by national the Rupani government Mohammad Ismail team of forces cordoned Pulwama after inputs Masood Azhar. He was clear he was not moving interest and perspective. member you are also the in Gujarat.Both Modi and Alvi, also known by his off Nagberan Tarsar vil- about their presence. involved in conspiracy to any other party, em- The limits of your work flag-bearer of Ek Bharat, Shah will virtually par- code names Adnan and lage in the forest area The militants opened and planning Turn to P6 phasising he was a may be local, but keeping Shreshth Bharat. So all ticipate on two separate days during the nine-day “one-team player”. this talisman will come your actions must be in- celebrations. Supriyo also said he in handy. You must re- spired by Turn to P6 was quitting as MP. A helping hand in difficult times He announced his de- cision to move on in a —PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA Kerala survivor moves SC MUST READ With help and information from Facebook post that be- gan with “I’m leaving... media, the govt was able to tackle farewell.” The post, in seeking nod to marry man mostly Bengali, also in- the Covid crisis: Yogi cluded the YouTube who raped, impregnated her link to a song by the late Cochin: A rape survivor First India Bureau many editors, journal- playback artiste He- from Kerala on Saturday VINDHYA CORRIDOR ists, and the members manta Mukherjee. moved the Supreme TO BE INAUGURATED Lucknow: Chief Minis- of the media fraternity “Heard everyone’s Court seeking permis- ter Yogi Adityanath on who came under the words -- father, (mother) sion to marry former TODAY P4 Saturday handed over a grip of the coronavirus A family member receiving the financial aid from CM Yogi wife, daughter, two dear Catholic priest Robin cheque of Rs 10 lakh as and lost their lives Adityanath at the Lok Bhavan in Lko on Saturday, also seen are friends...After hearing Vadakkumchery who is NOIDA ON WAY TO financial aid to family while fulfilling their NBA President and Editor-in-chief India TV Rajat Sharma, ACS everything, I say that I the convict in the case. 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SHAH TO LAY Guv inaugurates FORENSIC VARSITY FOUNDATION VINDHYA CORRIDOR TO Panchtantra Van STONE TODAY First India Bureau First India Bureau BE INAUGURATED TODAY Lucknow: The modern- Lucknow: The newly isation of Uttar Pradesh Home Minister Amit Shah to launch `140-cr dream project of CM Yogi constructed Panchtan- police has been on the tra Van” at Raj Bhavan top of the agenda of the was inaugurated by Yogi government. In or- Governor Anandiben der to give a new dimen- Patel in the presence of sion to investigation, Raj Bhavan officials, Guv Anandiben Patel, Min Siddharth Nath Singh, ACS Navneet the state government is employees, families liv- Sehgal,ACS to Guv Mahesh Kumar Gupta at Raj Bhawan. coming up with a state- ing on Raj Bhavan of-the-art UP State Fo- premises. Through the PANCHATANTRA VAN INAUGURATED rensic Science Institute stories of Panchatan- that is going to prove to tra in “Panchatantra be a milestone for Van”, a unique display speedy disposal of crim- of lifestyle and envi- inal cases. Home Minis- ronment of mutual ter Amit Shah on Sun- companionship, har- day will lay the founda- mony, symbiosis and tion stone of the campus adventure development being constructed on 50 of wildlife, which is di- acres here. rectly related to human UP State Forensic life, has been present- Science Institute will be CM Yogi at an event attended by Rajat Sharma of India TV, RK Tiwari Chief Secretary, Awanish Awasthi ACS Home, Navneet ed. It has been con- the center of excellence Sehgal, ACS Information, Sanjay Prasad, Principal Secy, Info and Shishir, Information Director structed by UP CIDCO. in the field of scientific Governor Anandi- crime investigation First India Bureau M Yogi has congrat- ben Patel also spent with modern facilities Project set to increase Culated all successful time to encourage Governor Anandiben Patel at the inauguration of the park. and technology. This in- Lucknow: Located in employment opportunities class 10th and 12th stu- young women , an issue stitute, being set up the Vindhya hills on Tourism is one of the most promising sectors dents on their results and which is very close to opment training in Raj Bhavan had become the with the efforts of CM the banks of the holy in terms of providing employment at the local also wished their parents. her heart. She gave cer- Bhavan on Saturday. medium of fulfillment Yogi, will set the best Ganga, Vindhya Dham level. The work being done for the conveni- M Yogi asked offi cials tificates to 32 women She said every child of wishes of the chil- standards of study, edu- is already an eye-sooth- ence and safety of tourists/devotees in Vindhya Cto ensure speedy and girls of Raj Bhavan had a desire to learn dren of Raj Bhavan. cation, research and ing and calming reli- Dham will also increase employment opportu- disposal of all complaints at the end of skill devel- something and that Raj —More on P12 training. gious and tourist desti- nities at the local level. Local workers will get on IGRS portal and tehsils nation in Uttar short-term employment in the construction to people’s satisfaction Pradesh. With CM Yogi works. Due to a better environment of conveni- M Yogi conveyed planning to develop ence and security after beautifi cation, employ- Chis condolences to CELEBRATION OF A LIFETIME! the ‘Vindhya Dham ment opportunities will increase at a perma- the bereaved family Corridor’ here, the de- nent level due to an increase in the number of army man Ritesh velopments done un- of pilgrims/tourists and their stay time. Pal, who died in the line of duty. der the project are only Yogi Speaks going to enhance the Students of beauty of the place. the completed projects struction of facade, Shah will also inau- Awadh Inter The tourism depart- of the state govern- treatment of temple gurate the ropeway College, ment has already pre- ment. streets, roads leading project along with lay- Lucknow, pared an action plan According to the ac- to Maa Vindhyavasini ing the foundation celebrating of Rs 140 crore for the tion plan prepared for temple, strengthening stone for these devel- BY SUMIT KUMAR —PHOTO after UP development of the the development of and construction of opment works. Be- Board same. Union Home Maa Vindhyavasini connecting access cause of Maa Ashtab- announced Minister Amit Shah Devi Corridor, con- roads, construction of huja and Maa Kali Class 10 and will lay the foundation struction of temple parking, shopping cen- Khoh temples situated 12 results. stone of the project in park, parikrama path, tres and other passen- in the hills, the Rs 13.14 the presence of CM strengthening and ger facilities in Vind- crore, ropeway project Yogi today. He will also beautification of road hyachal Mela area will was a long sought con- inaugurate some of and main gate, con- be done. venience for devotees. PM Modi to lay foundation stone Noida on way to become India’s new IT hub First India Bureau established their units of Jewar Int’l airport this month here. Besides, Hiranan- 30 BIG INVESTMENTS First India Bureau Lucknow, The New dani Group, Netmagic Initially 30 big inves- Okhla Industrial Devel- Services, STT Ltd and tors came forward to Lucknow: PM Naren- opment Authority (Noi- Aggarwal Associate are invest Rs 20k-cr in the `20k-cr INVESTMENTS IN dra Modi is likely to lay da) in Gautam Budh in touch with the State IT sector in UP. Con- IT SECTOR the foundation stone of Nagar district is well on Government to set up sidering the increasing Jewar International its way to become the their own data centres. interest of investors in Airport -one of the larg- new Information Tech- Four years ago the the IT sector, the CM est airports of the world nology (IT) hub of the abroad in this sector lin- same companies were decided to declare - at Noida around mid- country. ing up to seize the oppor- not even ready to invest Noida, Greater August. CM Yogi, ACS to Chief Minister SP Goyal along with offi cials on Saturday. CM Yogi’s progressive tunities before them in in UP. The concessions Noida and Yamu- A flagship project of IT policy and consistent Noida. announced by CM Yogi na Expressway `20,000-cr the UP government, the company Noida Interna- which was mired in con- efforts to attract invest- MNCs like Microsoft in the UP Electronics areas as ‘Electronics total investment progress of this project tional Airport Limited troversies during previ- ments to this sector and US-based MAQ Soft- Manufacturing Poli- Manufacturing Zones’. is being directly moni- (NIAL) and Zurich Air- ous regimes. The pre- since he assumed charge ware and India’s own cy-2017, coupled with his tored by CM Yogi Adity- port Int’l AG, Yamuna sent government ac- over four years ago, has Adani Group have efforts to maintain law LAND TO MICROSOFT, ADANI GROUP anath, who signed the International Airport quired 1336 hectares for already started yielding bought land to set up and order, dispelled pro- Microsoft will establish its software park and data Licence Memorandum Pvt Ltd on Saturday. the first phase without results with the most il- data centres, while IT gi- spective investors’ ap- centre on 60,000 sq m for an estimated Rs 1,800 cr, between the govern- “The location of the any dispute,” CM Yogi lustrious industrialists ants like HCL, Google prehensions about the providing employment to over 3,500 people. Similarly, 34,275 sq m have been alloted to Adani Group. ment’s joint venture airport is in an area said. of the country and and TCS have already state.

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 M Tariq Khan who represent Mathura well-attended event. and Gorakhpur, respec- The meet apart from Nadda is Lucknow: The recent tively. Now, if sources focusing on the pandem- UP parliamentary meet- are to be believed, only ic and how to prepare understood to ing called by national Raj Nath Singh, had in- for a third wave the law- have taken note BJP chief JP Nadda had formed about his inabil- makers also outlined a few notable absentees. ity to attend the con- the blueprint and blow- of lawmakers, If you count PM Modi, clave due to a prior en- ing the campaign bugle who reportedly who represents Varana- gagement abroad. Nei- in poll-bound UP by tak- si, out, for obvious rea- ther the ‘Dream Girl’ ing out ‘Aashirwaad ACS (MSME) Navneet Sehgal, Spl Secy (MSME) Pradeep Kumar skipped the sons, those who decided nor the Bhojpuri actor- Yatra.’ To be jointly at the review meet on Saturday. meeting giving to take French leave in- turned politician both- taken out by Ministers clude at least four others. ered to inform, give rea- Ravi Kishan (R) —FILE PHOTO from UP in Modi cabinet First India Bureau produce have been pur- preference to Conspicuous by their son or send any regret and parliamentarians chased on the GeM por- their filmy absence at the two-day note for their non-ap- who reportedly skipped antics and fireworks from the State the ‘Yatra’ Lucknow: Additional tal and 1,84,901 sellers meet to prepare the tem- pearance at the crucial the meeting giving pref- will be witnessed in is aimed at creating Chief Secretary have been registered. engagements plate for UP 2022 cam- meet. erence to their filmy en- coming days in the awareness about the so- (MSME) Navneet Se- Out of which 61,350 are over party’s paign were Union De- The matter has not gagements over party’s rough and tumble of UP cial welfare schemes hgal said UP is on top in micro, small and medi- fence Minister and Luc- gone unnoticed. Nation- conference on making a 2022. Still going by the and the sops that the the country for fourth um (MSE) units. conference on know MP, Rajnath Sin- al president is under- comeback in UP. As one numbers – the BJP has a government announced consecutive year in gov- He directed that making a gh, Varun , MP stood to have taken note party whack quipped: total of 83 MPs from UP, during the lockdown, ernment procurement pending payments of from , Hema of the ‘truant’ behav- this is just the begin- 62 Lok Sabha and 21 in such as free ration and on GeM portal. So far, MSME units be cleared comeback in UP Malini and Ravi Kishan, iour of the lawmakers, ning, expect more such Rajya Sabha – it was a monetary aid. Rs 11985.72 cr worth promptly. To Receive Free Newspaper PDF Daily

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CRUCIAL READ Not a single death MAN, SON ELECTROCUTED WITH LIVE TERROR THREAT: SECURITY WIRE IN PARKING AREA from covid in UP Agra : A man and his son were electrocuted to death after they came in contact with a live wire while park- BEEFED UP AT LKO TEMPLES First India Bureau MP at 2,59,60,423 dos- ing their vehicle at Rajpur Chungi locality here, police es. Maharashtra is said on Saturday. According to police, Mohar Singh First India Bureau Lucknow: No deaths leading in terms of (50) and his son Bhupendra (22) were parking their due to Covid-19 were the number of second auto-rickshaw outside their house when they came in Lucknow: Security has reported from any dis- doses administered contact with the broken wire of a street light pole on been beefed up at Luc- trict in Uttar Pradesh with 1,09,71,677 doses. Friday. know’s main temples which registered 32 It is followed by West including the Hanuman new cases on Satur- Bengal with 86,11,188 temple in Aliganj and day. No fresh cases doses and Gujarat 10-YEAR-OLD DIES WHILE ENACTING the Mankameshwar were reported in 55 with 78,49,472 doses. BHAGAT SINGH HANGING temple in Daliganj, while districts with the total Overall, UP, Maha- Badaun: A 10-yr-old boy died in a village here a crime branch team is active covid case load rashtra and Gujarat while allegedly enacting the trying to ascertain the coming down to 712. have administered hanging of freedom fighter identity of the miscre- Police Commissioner, Lucknow Dhruv Kant Thakur (left) MP and former DGP Brij Lal (middle) Uttar Pradesh has the highest number Bhagat Singh for a play ants who sent a letter and Mahant Devya Giri (Right) administered the of total doses. UP tops which was to be staged warning of attacks on highest number of with 4,76,08,920 doses. on Independence Day, temples and RSS offices WHAT THEY SAY... first doses among the It is followed by Maha- police said on Saturday. if arrested “mujahids” Probes are underway and culprits will be states, totalling rashtra with The family cremated the were not immediately nabbed soon, said Police Commissioner 3,99,11,639, followed 4,37,65,147 total doses body without informing the police, an officer said. released. DK Thakur, while former DGP Brij Lal said, by Maharashtra at and Gujarat with Shivam, son of Bhure Singh of Babat village under The threat letter was “We should be prepared to deal with such 3,27,93,470 doses and 3,29,89,766 doses.

Kunwargaon PS was rehearsing for the play. received at the Hanuman threats and miscreants behind it” Mahant —FILE PHOTO temple in Aliganj on Devya Giri said, “I request officials to Thursday and a few days provide security to devotees.” The threat letter. BREASTFEEDING WEEK FROM TODAY TO before at the PROMOTE AWARENESS ON BENEFITS Mankameshwar tem- Lucknow: Mother’s milk provides the child with the ple. The letter said that a shocked. It also said that increased security at operatives in the state. strength to fight diseases, makes him Ayushman list of 10 Hindu temples the writers of the letter temples in the city. The Three such persons ar- and makes the child completely safe from not only and RSS offices had been had no fear of anyone reference to the arrested rested recently were corona but many other infectious diseases. World prepared which were in- except of Allah and if “mujahideen” in the let- Shakeel, of Lucknow’s Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from volved in anti-Muslim their demands are ig- ter is apparently related Wazirganj, Mohd August 1 to 7 to create awareness about importance activities. nored, the consequences to the arrest by the Uttar Mustqueem of Muzaffa- of breastfeeding. This year’s theme is ‘Breastfeeding The letter warned of a will be devastating. Pradesh Police of al- rnagar, and Mohd Moid is responsibility of safety, joint responsibility’ has jihad so intense that the Police have duly initiat- leged Al Qaeda-linked of New Haiderganj, People at a hospital in Lucknow for vaccination. been set to promote breastfeeding. government would be ed investigations and Ansar Ghazwatul Hind Campbell Road here. Ambulance assn prez arrested DGP orders probe against IPS officer First India Bureau taken over the investigation of Janardan Misra Yogi Adityanath has in- sociation president Ha- against the case to ADG PAC structed concerned offi- numan Pandey was ar- Lucknow: A serious al- him’. In Ajay Anand. Lucknow: Even after cials to provide every rested and further legal legation has been leveled this tweet The complainant al- meeting with Deputy possible help to patients, actions will be taken against an IPS officer which leged that IG in PAC har- Chief Minister Dinesh several people had to against him. Adequate from UP. On Twitter, a went vi- assed his daughter by

Sharma, Ambulance carry their patients on police force was de- BY SUMIT KUMAR —PHOTO person from Ghaziabad DGP Mukul Goel ral on so- calling her at night. Tak- workers decided to con- their own. ployed at Eco Garden in made serious allegations cial me- ing cognizance of the tinue their strike which Deputy commissioner Alambagh area where against IG (PAC) BR dia on Friday, the com- tweet, DGP headquar- caused trouble to pa- of police (East) Sanjeev protest of the Ambu- Meena, saying, ‘Meena plainant has tagged CM ters has started a search tients across the state. Suman here said that lance workers was con- As Lucknow experienced another bout of heavy rains on Saturday, calls his daughter late at Yogi and DGP Mukul for the person making Though Chief Minister Ambulance Workers’ As- tinuing. commuters had a tough time on the roads. night. Action should be Goel. Goel has handed the allegation. 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, AUGUST 1, 2021 06 NHRC issues reminder to Centre, IMPOSE STRICT RESTRICTIONS TO NCT govts on farmers protest New Delhi: The Na- tional Human Rights CURB COVID SPREAD: CENTRE Commission (NHRC) has recently issued a States asked to ramp up testing along with vax saturation in targeted districts reminder with a warn- New Delhi: Districts ing for the failure of reporting a COVID-19 submission of reply by positivity rate of over Highlights the Secretaries of 10 per cent in the last Home, Agriculture, few weeks need to con- Health and Family Wel- sider strict restrictions fare, Government of to prevent or curtail India, and the Chief people’s movement and Secretaries of (Nation- Farmers during a ‘Maha Panchayat’, organised to support for the crowding, the Centre al Capital Territory) farmers’ agitation at Delhi borders. —FILE PHOTO told 10 states witness- NCT of Delhi, Haryana ing an upsurge in infec- STATES REPORTING and Uttar Pradesh re- COVID-19 guidelines at watchdog passed the or- tions and positivity. A RISE IN CASES ARE garding the steps taken the protest sites of the der acting on a petition Highlighting that 46 KERALA, MAHA, by the respective gov- farmers at Singhu, filed by a noted human districts are showing KARNATAKA, TN, ernments on resolving Tikri, and Ghajipur rights activist and Su- more than 10 per cent ODISHA, ASSAM, the issues of farmers borders of Delhi. The preme Court lawyer, MIZORAM, positivity rate while an- A healthcare worker collects nasal sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test at Charbagh Railway MEGHALAYA, AP and the following of apex human rights Radhakanta Tripathy. other 53 are showing Station, in Lucknow on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI positivity between five and 10 per cent, the Cen- 1 CRORE VACCINATION JABS COMPLETED IN DELHI PREVENT ALL NON- tre has urged the states ESSENTIAL TRAVEL SINKHOLE AS ROAD CAVES IN to ramp up their testing New Delhi: One crore he shared, congratulat- AND DISCOURAGE LARGE GATHERINGS for detection of COV- vaccine doses have ing healthcare workers ID-19. The Health Min- been given in Delhi, for the feat. “Till today, istry said it was force- ever since the inocula- 1 crore vaccine doses GRANULAR fully underlined that ANALYSIS OF THE tion drive began, to have been given in the HIGHLY AFFECTED any laxity at this stage cover nearly 50 per cent city to nearly 74 lakh DISTRICTS, VAX will result in the dete- of the national capital’s people. Of these, at COVERAGE, rioration of the situa- adult population, CM got at least one dose, least 26 lakh people VENTILATORS, & PSA tion in these districts. Kejriwal said Sunday. 26 lakh people in the have got both their PLANTS Union Health Secre- While 76 lk people have city are fully vaccinated, doses” CM said. tary Rajesh Bhushan USE THE INSACOG chaired a high-level LABORATORY meeting on Saturday to Pradesh and Manipur. states were also re- “All districts reporting NETWORK FOR review the COVID-19 The public health viewed. These states positivity rate of more GENOMIC situation in Kerala, Ma- measures taken for sur- are either reporting a than 10 per cent in the SURVEILLANCE TO harashtra, Karnataka, veillance, containment rise in daily Covid cases last few weeks need to SCREEN Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and management of or a rise in positivity. consider strict restric- INTERNATIONAL A portion of the road under the IIT Delhi flyover in Hauz Khas area caved in, due to heavy rains Assam, Mizoram, COVID-19 by the health The Health Ministry, tions to prevent/curtail TRAVELLERS on Saturday, creating a huge pothole. —PHOTO BY ANI Meghalaya, Andhra authorities in these in a statement, said, the movement.” —ANI

CRUCIAL READ Dhanbad judge death: J’khand Doval, 25 bureaucrats pen Sprinter ASSAM MLA SUSHANTA BORGOHAIN CM Soren calls for CBI probe RESIGNS FROM CONGRESS Man Kaur seven years of Modi Govt New Delhi: Jharkhand the Supreme Court said Guwahati: Congress Member of Legislative Chief Minister Hemant Friday that the “grue- Assembly Sushanta Borgohain, who won from the New Delhi: Prime Min- reaucrats have docu- Soren on Saturday rec- some incident” has dies at 105 Thowra seat in upper Assam on Friday resigned from ister Narendra Modi mented the achieve- ommended CBI to take “larger ramifications”. New Delhi: Cente- the primary membership of the party, has asked MP to take ments of the Modi gov- over the probe into the A bench of CJ NV Ra- narian sprinter said Assam Congress Chief Bhupen the government’s re- ernment in a book that death of Dhanbad Ad- mana and Justice Surya and veteran ath- Bora. Sushanta was served a show- port card to the people can be a go-to guide for ditional Sessions Judge Kant directed lete Man Kaur cause notice, in reply to which many times. In absence many MPs who want Uttam Anand who Jharkhand CS and DGP passed away on Sushanta resigned, said Bora. “He of readily available facts about their own passed away following to jointly submit a re- Saturday at the was served a show-cause notice, in data, many are yet to government’s works. an alleged hit-and-run port in a week’s time on age of 105. Man reply to which he resigned from the take central schemes to The book titled ‘Ac- incident on Wednesday. the status of the inves- Kaur was admit- primary membership. We are talking the people. The wait, it celerating India-7 years An SIT constituted by tigation into the inci- ted to Shudhi to legal experts on this”, said Bhupen Bora. Assam seems, for what Modi Ajit Doval of Modi government’ the Jharkhand Police dent. According to Ayurvedic Hospi- Pradesh Congress Committee GS Apurba Kumar government did in sev- edited by KJ Alphons, has arrested two ac- sources in the police, tal Derabassi in Bhattacharjee accepted his resignation. en years may have been of the Modi govern- retired IAS and a cused in connection the accused have alleg- district Mohali. ove r. ment, a former union former union minister with the incident. edly told investigators The former Indian For the benefit of minister along with 25 has a foreword by NSA Taking suo motu cog- that they were drunk at athlete was de- BJD MPS MEET MANDAVIYA, DEMAND critics and supporters serving and former bu- Ajit Doval. —PTI nisance of the incident, the time of the incident. clared dead at 1 SUPPLY OF FERTILIZERS FOR ODISHA pm on Saturday. New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Member of “Veteran athlete Parliament (MP) delegation met the Union Man Kaur is dead Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh and will be cre- Mandaviya on Rajya Sabha loses 40 of 50 working hours mated tomorrow. Saturday morning at She was admitted the Minister’s Office lll New Delhi: The pro- working hours availa- in Shudhi Ayurve- here and handed over ductivity of the Upper ble, 39 hours 52 minutes dic Hospital Dera- a memorandum The productivity House fell drastically in has been lost due to dis- bassi in district demanding supply of the ongoing Monsoon ruptions. The House, Mohali and was fertilizers for the of the Upper Session of the Parl as however, sat for 1 hour declared dead at 1 farmers of Odisha for the RS Secretariat in an 12 minutes beyond the pm,” son Gurdev the Kharif-2021. House fell official notification in- scheduled time, but for Singh said. drastically in formed that the House which the productivity NEED COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO lost 40 out of 50 working would have been much this Monsoon hrs during the first two lower,” read notifica- PROTECT OUR LANGUAGES: NAIDU weeks of the session. tion. New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said Session of the “With disruptions Opposition leaders create uproar in Rajya Sabha during the During the nine sit- that we need innovative and collaborative efforts to continuing, the produc- Monsoon Session of Parliament. tings of these first two protect and rejuvenate Indian languages. Stressing Parl, official tivity of RS fell to 13.70 weeks, Rajya Sabha that preserving notification per cent during the sec- from 32.20 per cent dur- productivity of 21.60 only had 1 hour 38 min- languages and ensuring ond week of the ongo- ing the first week, re- per cent for the first two utes of Question Hour. Man Kaur their continuity is informed. ing monsoon session sulting in an overall weeks. Of the total 50 —PTI possible only through a people’s movement during the virtual FROM PG 1 conference organised by ‘Telugu Kootami’, Naidu A helping... ists, the CM added, the chief minister said. KILLED Jaish’s... then...” He was re- Kerala survivor... said, “People must continue to encourage “The media did the Addressing the event, of the Lethpora Pulwa- placed earlier this dismiss him from come together to pass on our heritage of language to them,” he said.The work of sharing true Rajat Sharma paid his ma attack and figured in month as Union Minis- priesthood and finally our future generations.” chief minister was ac- and factual news in the tributes to those who the charge-sheet pro- ter of State for Envi- defrocked him in 2020. companied by Presi- time of crisis, on the ba- lost their lives due to duced by the NIA,” po- ronment, Forest, and The girl belonged to a KARNATAKA MAKES RTPCR TEST MUST dent of National Broad- sis of which the govern- the coronavirus pan- lice quoted Kashmir In- Climate Change. A few Catholic family in a cast Association and ment prepared a strat- demic and expressed spector General of Po- months ago, he lost in parish where Vadak- FOR THOSE COMING FROM KERALA India TV Editor-In- egy and successfully sympathy with the fam- lice (IGP) Vijay Kumar the West Bengal As- kuncheril worked as a Bengaluru: Karnataka revised its Covid guidelines Chief Rajat Sharma. implemented it in a ilies of the deceased. in a tweet. sembly election from priest. In May 2016, to make a negative RTPCR result not older than 72 Families of 55 journal- time bound as well as “As NBA president, I the Tollygunj constitu- the girl, who had at the hours mandatory for ists received the finan- planned manner.” “Af- approached UP CM Yogi For BJP’s... ency in by over time just written her those entering the cial assistance of 10 ter having a word with Adityanath for vaccina- 50,000 votes. Class 10 exams, went state from Kerala lakh each which in- Rajat Sharma and on tion of journalists and #MohunBagan...Have to Vadakkuncheril’s and Maharashtra. cludes senior journalist his suggestion we start- their families. He as- backed only BJP in ‘Public confidence... parsonage for some This is irrespective of Times of India Luc- ed special vaccination sured me of all help and West Bengal...That’s the feeling of ‘Nation data-entry work of the of the visitors’ know and former bu- booths for media per- within a few days, a vac- it...I am going...” he First, Always First’,” he parish. In the after- vaccination status, reau chief of India To- sons in Lucknow and cination drive was or- wrote.“If you want to told IPS probationers of noon, when the other according to a day Subhash Mishra Noida,” said the ganised in Noida. I do social work, you can the Sardar Vallabhbhai girls were away, the circular issued by and TV Today journal- CM.“Over 25 thousand thank Yogiji on behalf do it without being in Patel National Police priest took the girl to the government. The move came two days after ist Rohit Sardana.Prais- journalists were vacci- of all the media frater- politics...let’s organise Academy, Hyderabad, his bedroom and raped Karnataka recorded a steep spike in new cases. ing the work of journal- nated during the drive,” nity,” Sharma said. myself a little first and via video-conferencing. her. 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, AUGUST 1, 2021 07

Meerut’s Vandana helped India beat South Africa by 4-3 in Tokyo on Saturday to keep their quarterfinal hopes alive Dudhwa Tiger Reserve gets CATS VANDANA BECOMES 1ST WOMAN accreditation TO SCORE OLYMPIC HAT-TRICK

First India Bureau —PHOTO BY ANI SEEMA FINISHES SIXTH IN Meerut: Vandana Ka- taria of Meerut has scored a hat-trick in the DISCUS THROW GROUP A Tokyo Olympics. Van- Meerut: Meerut’s dana’s stellar perfor- daughter-in-law and mance helped Indian international dis- Dudhwa Tiger Reserve —FILE PHOTO women’s hockey team cus thrower Seema beat South Africa 4-3. had a disappointing First India Bureau This keeps the team’s performance in the 13 TIGER qualifying rounds of hopes of reaching the Tokyo Olympics. The Lucknow: Dudhwa RESERVES quarter finals intact. qualifying rounds of Tiger Reserve has got HONOURED The teams reaching the Discus Throw Group the recognition of quarter-finals will be The Forest Depart- A are over. In this, ment is making prestigious interna- decided by the Pool A Seema has secured best athletes will enter tional certification continuous efforts match between Ireland for the protection of sixth position with a the final. After qualify- CATS (Conservation and Great Britain. throw of 60.57 meters. ing for the Olympics, Assured Tiger Stand- its national animal Vandana became the Indian Woman Hockey team celebrates during India vs SA match, at Tokyo Olympics, on Saturday. tiger and its natural Croatia’s Sandra Seema had said that ard). This award has habitat. He said that first Indian female Perkovic is in the first she could throw well been given for better apart from Dudhwa, hockey player to score a place. Her throw was but could not due to a protection and main- 13 other Tiger Re- hat-trick in an Olympic YOGI INAUGURATES OPEN GYM 63.75 meters. Seema muscle injury. For the tenance of Tiger Re- serves of the country match. Originally from threw too far from the 2016 Rio Olympics, serve. Getting this have also received Uttarakhand, Vandana Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Open Gym at Gram Sabha Uttranwan, Mohanlalganj. In the marking area in the Seema made it to the certification proves this honor. Kataria’s sports talent program organized on the occasion, he said that this time first attempt. If Seema Olympics with a disc that Dudhwa Tiger gave her new sky from the largest contingent of sportspersons has been sent had done a legal throw, throw of 62.62m. This Reserve is being this achievement and Meerut. Hockey’s na- from the country to participate in Tokyo Olympics under then a distance of 55 was her best record managed well. congratulated every- tional player and coach the guidance of PM Narendra Modi. A total of 10 players meters would have till date. She sur- This certification one. He said this Pradeep Chinoti told from UP are included in the Indian Olympic contingent. been covered. Seema passed 2008 Olympic started in the year achievement of Dud- that in 2003 he saw Van- Yogi encouraged the Indian players participating in Tokyo Poonia threw 60.57 champion Stephanie 2013. In this, outside hwa Tiger Reserve is dana’s playing ability Olympics through a program organized on this occasion. meters in the sec- Brown-Trafton. Seema agencies and experts a symbol of continu- in a normal match With the inspiration of Prime Minister, the State Govern- ment is constructing stadiums, open gyms, gymnasiums ond attempt and had is the 12th Indian ath- evaluate the manage- ous efforts for tiger which gave him a in every village for youth energy. reached the third posi- lete to qualify in the ment of tiger re- conservation and bi- glimpse of her talent. tion. Her throw was individual category serves on the basis of odiversity conserva- In 2003, Pradeep 58.93 meters in the at the Tokyo Olym- national and interna- tion. He said Dudh- brought Vandana with third attempt. In the pics. Seema Poonia tional parameters. wa Tiger Reserve has him to Meerut. improve her game. ing Corona period. cluded in the Indian Olympics, 15 athletes was born in Sonipat. The Principal Chief been a pioneer in Pradeep started Van- Pradeep got Vandana Even after the death of women’s hockey team, are participating in Her elder brother Conservator of For- country in conduct- dana’s training on the admitted to KD Singh her father, Vandana was selected for the discus throw. To reach Anandpal Singh is ests, Wildlife Pawan ing effective patrol- grounds of NAS Babu in Lucknow in did not give up and got fourth Sheikh Fahd the final, the throw dis- a wrestling player, Kumar Sharma ex- ling in forest areas (Nanakchand Anglo 2006. Vandana lost her a ticket for the Tokyo Hiroshima-Asia Youth tance must be 64 me- Amitpal Singh is a pressed happiness on using M-Stripes App. Society) Degree Col- father Nahar Singh Olympics. Vandana Sports Exchange Pro- ters or at least the 12 hockey player. lege here which helped Kataria in April dur- Kataria, who was in- ject in 2007. Woman kills father-in-law over property dispute 2022 effect : No power tariff First India Bureau while in another, a hus- property is said to be gone from home to see band killed his wife. the cause of murder. water on his farm. On hike, slabs unchanged ! Meerut: In Meerut, Yashpal Chaudhary, Similarly, in another way two attackers with shocking incidents of owner of Mahavira incident, a daughter-in- covered face arrived on First India Bureau strained relationships Hospital in Meerut was law got her farther-in- a black colour Pulsar in family have come to murdered by his son on law killed for property. bike killed Satyapal by Lucknow: Two days fore. In one incident a the night of June 30. Satyapal Singh (60), resi- firing bullets on the back, Uttar Pradesh son killed his father, in The police arrested 3 ac- dent of Tatina village of main road outside the Power Corporation another a daughter-in- cused, including the pal Chaudhary and his Mawana area of Meerut, village itself. Later the withdrew the proposal law gave money to get son of hospital owner. A sons regarding distri- was a farmer. On June police arrested Satpal’s to increase new elec- her father-in-law killed dispute between Yash- bution of ancestral 28, 2021 morning he had daughter-in-law Shalini. tricity rates giving re- lief to consumers. The electricity department has now decided to SDRF lifebuoy to carry SHIFTING SKIES launch a campaign against its defaulters. —FILE PHOTO out rescue operations According to the de- First India Bureau battery and state-of-the- partment, consumers art electronic equip- whose electricity ar- The number of such Also no notice would be Lucknow: SDRF (State ment. If someone rears have exceeded Rs consumers in Lucknow issued to small default- Disaster Response drowns in the river, the 10,000, their connection has exceeded two lakh. ers as the last date had Force) is being modern- rescue team will throw will be disconnected However, it did not in- been mentioned in the ized to prevent deaths it into the water & life- without any notice. It is clude those consumers bill. In such a situation, due to floods & river buoy will reach drown- being said that a cam- whose bill for a month if you do not deposit the drowning. There is a ing people through re- paign to cut connec- alone exceeds Rs 10,000. bill by the relevant date, preparation to buy 36 mote. Due to which 3-4 tions would be launched In this it has to be seen then the connection can lifebuoy equipment. Re- people (load capacity 2.5 in more than 20 dis- that he has not deposit- be disconnected at any motely operated lifebu- quintals) will be able to tricts of Madhyaanchal ed his electricity bill for time. In such a situa- oys will be able to save hang. The team will including Lucknow. at least three months. tion, on the orders of 3-4 people drowning in bring people including In this regard, in- As per sources, about Madhyachanal Power the river simultaneous- lifebuoys to the shore, structions have been is- two lakh consumers of Distribution, LESA is ly. English U-shaped after which they can be Lucknow sky looks beautiful above the Vidhan Sabha on Saturday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR sued to executive engi- LESA have dues of preparing to cut such lifebuoy is fitted with a evacuated safely. neers at division level. more than Rs 20 crores. power connection.

POLICE ARRESTS High Court when it the investigation agency by one of granted bail to key-accused and the accused Abhinav Gupta Rs 30 NIGERIAN former UPPCL MD AP Mishra crore commission was obtained YOUTH FOR recently. It is this kind of soft- from DHFL for the deal and this pedalling by the country’s premier commission was divided amongst TRAPPING GIRLS agency in sensitive cases involving the players. The note containing the the high and the mighty that it is decision to invest the employees PF he Crime Branch team of 24, a girl had filed a case at Customs department officer and EPF SCAM: TRAIL often disparagingly referred to as money is also said to have been TKanpur Police has arrested a Nawabganj police station. She told told about the arrival of gift and to OF FORGED the ‘caged parrot’ now. The premiere signed this powerful IAS officer, Nigerian youth who cheated in the that she worked in a private job get the gift, she had to pay Rs investigation agency had given an who then headed UPPCL. The civil- name of sending expensive gifts and had made friends with a 23500, which she transferred to SIGNATURES undertaking before the Allahabad servant, however, reportedly denied after befriending girls on person named Kevin Harrison on the account. After this, she again ZAPS CBI High Court that it will complete the having signed the papers saying the Facebook and Instagram. So far Instagram. Conversations started got a call that there was money in probe by March-end. The PF scam signatures were forged. That is he has cheated about Rs 70 lakh from Facebook & WhatsApp chats the gift too, for which she had to hy is the CBI dragging its feet surfaced in early November 2019 where the matter seems to rest. The to Rs 80 lakh by trapping about and the young man used to give a money landing certificate or Win filing charge-sheet against creating ripples in the state’s political delay in getting their life’s savings the accused in multi-crore 40 girls. Police have also identify himself as a UK citizen & else you will be in trouble. After and bureaucratic circles. The power back is making UPPCL employees employees provided fund scam of corporation CPF Trust invested over union restive and they are planning recovered two mobile phones, a said that he would send her an hearing the words again, she got UPPCL? Is it because the suspects Rs 2,200 crore of its money in to take up the matter to the highest laptop, a passport and a fake ID expensive gift, but at first she nervous and again sent Rs 65200 also includes the name of a very 2017-18 into FDs in the Diwan level and resort to agitation if a the card of Income Tax from his refused the gift. But after being to the account. In this way, by senior IAS officer now on a key- Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL)—a money is not returned to the Trust. possession. He came to India on a told repeatedly, she agreed and intimidation, till now she has position at the Centre? Or what else Mumbai-based private company Guess, the authorities can ill-afford medical visa in the year 2019 and took the gift. The girl told that deposited Rs 404787 in the would explain the two-year delay, that has declared itself broke since. to wait till winters if they want to was living in South Delhi. On July after this he called her as a account. —First India Bureau which was taken note of by According to a statement given to beat the heat. —M Tariq Khan A visionary is a person who can visualise the things and the goals which are unseen and invisible to others. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India 2ND FRONT 08 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, AUGUST 1, 2021

BY TRIDIB FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL RAMAN ad Joshi, Prahlad Patel, could not attend the , Ravi meeting. Ravi Kishan The author is a journalist Shankar Prasad (former was busy shooting for a and political commentator minister) is huge. What film, and Hema did not and views expressed are government wanted to attend due to personal his personal achieve by spying on its reasons. UP Chief Minis- ministers? Phones of ter Yogi was also already IS THIS HOW RAHUL the constant mistakes several French journal- there and was sitting in WILL BECOME FACE of the Modi govern- ists reporting on the in- a different room. It was OF OPPOSITION’S ment have given Rahul vestigation into the Ra- Sunil Bansal who first UNITY? a new opportunity to of Opposition parties. cates of Opposition she met Kanimozhi of WHY THE FEAR fale deal were also being spoke and put forth his i is said that if life is prove himself. This But look at the irony, unity and knowingly DMK and Arvind Kejri- ABOUT PEGASUS? tapped. In such a situa- experiences as in-charge I about breathing, time when the Monsoon Didi, who is always or unknowingly, there wal of AAP, while her tion, Congress spokes- of the organisation. Na- then it is very neces- Session of Parliament scolding parties over is a feeling in her sub- confidante Derek person Pawan Khera dda said in his familiar sary to memorise the began, the Modi gov- Opposition’s unity; conscious mind that O’Brien brought Sha- raises the question that style that this time we ABCs of it, since these ernment, which had be- failed to see presence of she only can give Modi bana Azmi and Javed country which has suf- have to get more seats in ‘breaths’ are what help come accustomed to ag- not even a single MP a thrashing in the 2024 Akhtar to Abhishek fered the loss in money UP Assembly than be- a person to pass or fail gression due to the ag- from her party TMC in elections. So, to initiate Banerjee’s house in transactions thrice, that fore and it is not possible the larger battles of gressive approach of the meeting, which was momentum of talks be- Delhi to meet Mamata. country i.e. India is not without your (MPs) hard life! Take for example, the united Opposition, presided over by Rahul. tween various parties But the names of many getting the investiga- work. After this they had , the ini- had to come on the back Therefore, Didi’s indi- on this issue, she came parties remained un- tion done in Rafale case, lunch and then the MPs tial mistake committed foot. At least in the Par- cation was clear that to Delhi. As part of her touched in Mamata’s but the manufacturing left for their respective by this descendant of liament, the govern- Rahul’s leadership was interaction with Oppo- wish list, as she could country, France, which homes. However, there Gandhi-Nehru family ment had never looked not acceptable to her. sition parties she met neither meet any lead- here may be silence is getting more money were a few MPs who did in his political career so helpless. Rahul yet The next day, when , Kamal er of Shiv Sena, nor T in their country re- in the deal, is getting the meet Yogi and tried to has made him a back- again made a mistake, Mamata reached 10 Jan- Nath, Anand Sharma, TRS, BJD, SP, BSP, YSR garding the Pegasus spy probe done and this is get in his good books but bencher of politics till as in that he did not ap- path to meet Sonia Gan- Abhishek Manu Sing- Congress. Sensing the case, but countries like really surprising. most of the MPs behaved now. But pear to be ready to take dhi, Rahul was already hvi of the Congress gravity of the matter, France and Israel are according to the inten- the lead of these mass present there, and So- among others. Then Mamata had to say that showing activeness in ...AND FINALLY tions of the high com- protests in the House. nia, who has a fine un- ‘Her house is Kolkata, the investigation of this f BJP National Presi- mand and they left Anyway, he was rare- derstanding of politics, she does not want an- matter. Apart from these Ident JP Nadda invited silently after the meal. ly seen in the House, explained to Mamata in other house in Delhi.’ countries, many other party MPs from Uttar and from his party, gestures that any ‘yag- Now it is being heard countries have also set Pradesh for two days to Mallikarjun Kharge ya’ called by the Opposi- that Didi’s next plan up an investigation on the Constitution Club in and Adhir Ranjan tion unit is not going to is to travel to Mumbai, this espionage case. But New Delhi, then it Chowdhury kept the be completed without Bhubaneshwar, Chen- the world is unable to should be considered as front open in the Parlia- Rahul. nai, Lucknow, Hy- understand whether the a kind of initiation of ment. But as soon as derabad so that she government in India the UP elections. How- Mamata didi put her DIDI HAS ALSO can add a few more fra- was spying on its own ever, 2 MPs from UP, Ravi steps in Delhi, Ra- LEARNT A LESSON grant flowers to the ministers or not? Like in Kishan, the Saffron face hul reached Par- amata Baner- bouquet of a this case the magnitude of Gorakhpur and liament to preside Mjee is one of ‘United Oppo- of astonishment over Hema Malini, MP Rahul Gandhi over the meeting the biggest advo- sition’. phone tapping of Prahl- from Mathura, JP Nadda GET-SET-GO: POL PARTIES PLAN The party I will be in, will win: Shivpal Yadav on 2022 YATRAS TO REACH OUT TO PUBLIC First India Bureau BJP to take out Jan Ashirwad Yatra; SP leaders to cycle in every tehsil on Aug 5 Etawah: Pragatish- eel Samajwadi Party First India Bureau QUICK LOOK August 5. In every tehsil, (Lohia) president SP leaders will cycle for Shivpal Singh Yadav Lucknow: With nearly  5 to 10 kms. People will has claimed that the five months left for the be made aware through party in which he will assembly elections in Cycle Yatra. At the same be in 2022, will form Uttar Pradesh, all the time, the Samajwadi the government in UP. parties have started Party will count the fail- Shivpal was address- chalking out strategies ure of the BJP govern- ing people on Satur- Shivpal Yadav at the foundation laying ceremony of oxygen to reach out to the dif-  ment among the people day after laying the plant in Etawah on Saturday. ferent sections of the through this yatra to be foundation stone of society and bring them organised in every oxygen plants in his Praising CM Yogi, house will get jobs. to their fold. tehsil. constituencies Jas- Shivpal Yadav said Apart from this, 250 After the meeting of CM Yogi Adityanath (R) SP Chief —FILE PHOTO Through this yatra, watnagar and Takha. that the CM is units of free electrici- MPs of Uttar Pradesh it wants to make people He said the PSP has ty will be provided per in Delhi, the BJP is pre- ture in the state. The at least 3 Lok Sabha achievements of the aware of the problems announced to give honest but corruption family. paring for taking out BJP has decided that af- seats before reaching to Central and state of unemployment, in- ticket to former MP is rampant He said the BJP Jan Ashirwad Yatra. ter the monsoon session their own constituency. government to the peo- flation, corruption, po- Raghuraj Singh Sahab in the bureaucracy knew even before the The SP also announced of the Parliament, all BJP will make its pres- ple by communicating lice harassment, farm- from Etawah Sadar first wave of Corona to carry out a Cycle the seven new UP minis- ence felt in every as- directly with them ers, etc. and Sushant Verma, infection arrived, but Yatra. Now, it is to be ters, who have joined sembly constituency from the electoral Janeshwar Mishra is son of former minis- The public is upset despite this no prepa- seen that whose jour- the Central government, through this yatra. The perspective. the former Samajwadi ter Gaya Prasad Ver- with this and will an- rations were made. ney will bear fruits and will take out Jan party wants that a mes- To counter BJP’s Jan Party national vice- ma from Bharthana. swer in the the coming Many people lost their enable it to form the Ashirwad Yatra from sage about its leader Ashirwad Yatra, the SP president and was pre- Praising CM Yogi Adi- elections. lives due to lack of 2022 government in UP. August 16 to 18 to seek should go among the will take out a Sama- viously a Union minis- tyanath, he said that Shivpal said that af- oxygen. He had allo- However, the sudden blessings of the public. society. jwadi Cycle Yatra on the ter as well. He was well the CM is honest but ter formation of gov- cated Rs 20 lakh from rise in politics of travel In this, the Union Along with this, the birth anniversary of respected within the corruption is rampant ernment, one son and his MLA fund to set up has definitely increased Ministers will travel in purpose of this yatra is senior socialist leader party and was popular in the bureaucracy. daughter from each an oxygen plant. the political tempera- an open jeep and touch to communicate the Janeshwar Mishra on among the supporters.

BJP govt not serious for FOR HYGIENE Ald HC denies Dalits’ welfare: Maya UP teachers seek 3-day period leave every month bail to accused First India Bureau First India Bureau First India Bureau work for the cause of Chandra Dwivedi rgard- Lucknow: Even as she women teachers who ing the issue. He as- Prayagraj: : The Alla- makes an aggressive Lucknow: An organisa- constitute almost 60 per sured that he would dis- habad High Cour has Brahmin outreach, BSP tion of women teachers cent of the total strength cuss the issue with CM. denied bail to a man ac- chief Mayawati on Fri- in Uttar Pradesh has of teachers in primary We have also met Depu- cused of unlawfully day made a concerted started a campaign schools. The association ty CM Keshav Prasad converting woman to bid to consolidate the seeking three-day ‘peri- already has its units in Maurya and Labour Islam. The Court ob- Dalit vote bank by slam- od leave’ for the educa- 50 of the 75 districts of Minister Swami Prasad served: “Everyone has ming the Centre and UP tors. Underlining the the state,” she said. Maurya,” Maurya said a right to freedom un- government for not fill- need for such a cam- There are some wom- Meanwhile, the cam- der our Indian Consti- ing backlog posts meant Experts said Mayawa- paign, Uttar Pradesh en specific problems Teachers at a meeting with Minister . paign is currently trend- tution. Sometimes it for SC/STs and OBCs. ti was likely to amplify Mahila Shikshak Sangh which can be raised ef- ing on Twitter by the also happens that peo- She said that it was her Dalit consolidation president Sulochana fectively only by women More importantly, She said the associa- name ‘period leave#’. ple do not convert to an- unfortunate that her bid to arrest the chanc- Maurya on Saturday and the association is women teachers do not tion has already met “This kind of leave is be- other religion out of party’s demand to fill es of a possible resent- said three days period working on them, Mau- feel free to share the ministers and other peo- ing provided to women fear or greed, but due to the posts in the govern- ment among her core leave is necessary for rya said, adding that problems specific to ple’s representatives, in Bihar. Former Bihar humiliation, as they be- ment has fallen on deaf Dalit cadre. She also women teachers, espe- though there is repre- them and sometimes the and handed over memo- CM Lalu Prasad had an- lieve that they will get ears.“This shows that termed the Centre’s cially in view of the bad sentation of women in issues which are impor- randa to press for their nounced special period respect in other reli- the Centre and the BJP step to provide reserva- condition of toilets in various associations, it tant for us are not that demand. leave for two days, but gions. There is no harm government in states tion to OBC in medical government schools of is practically ornamen- serious for our male “A five-member dele- we want 3-day leave in this, and in the Con- are not serious about colleges as a delayed the state. tal and men continue to counterparts, the offi- gation of the associa- as we feel this is the stitution, all citizens the welfare of Dalits,” action driven by politi- “We formed this asso- dominate the proceed- cial, who is posted in a tion met UP Basic Edu- need of women,” she have the right to live life she said in a tweet. cal compulsion. ciation on February 8 to ings. Barabanki school, said. cation Minister Satish asserted. with dignity.” 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 AUGUST 1, 2021

(L-R) Jessica, Kritika, Riya, Isha, Divija, Kajol, Sanskriti and Sapna BEAUTY UNLEASHED

Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left) Simran, Navya, Kajol, Kritika, Aanchal, Upadhi, Divija, Isha, Riya, Himakshi, Sapna, Ruby, Radhika ,Sanya, Harshita and Chahak

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o provide a platform to the talent in the field of modelling and glamour, Rajasthan’s T renowned and success- ful beauty pageant Elite Miss Rajasthan 2021 is returning with its eighth season. Sharing the prepara- (L-R) Dr Maulik Shah, Vishal Swami, Anil Bhattar, Ajit Soni, tions related to this season, a JD Maheswari and Muni Raj Naidu program was organised at Hotel Hilton on Hawa Road on Satur- day. On the same day, earlier a glamourous launch party of Elite Miss Rajasthan 2021 sea- son 8 was held at Club XSS Shy- am Nagar, Jaipur. Leading de- signers and eminent socialists like Dheerendra Raghav, Sanjay Sardhana, Shekher Kalra, PN Dudi, KS Shekhawat, Muni Raj Naidu and others were present to celebrate the launch of the pageant. A unique Godfather- Elite Reel competition for par- ticipants of Season 8 was also announced during the party. Jagdeesh Chandra graced the evening and congratulated all the models on the occasion and Gaurav Gaur with (L-R) Riya Sain, Isha Agarwal and Divija Gambhir —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA & MUKESH KIRADOO wished them all the best for their future endeavours. Giving more details about the important focus is be- During this, the directors of program, the director of the ing placed on safety the show Ravi Jhanwar, JD Ma- show, Gaurav Gaur said that the and sanitation. Where heshwari, Ajit Soni, Dr Maulik winners of Elite Miss Rajasthan following the instruc- Shah and Anil Bhattar were are waving their success all tions of the govern- present. On the other hand, over the country today. Soon the ment, full care is being Elite Miss Rajasthan co-founder process of the audition is going taken off BioSecure and actress Charvi Tanya Dut- to start for which online regis- Bubble, Complete Sani- ta, Muniraj Naidu from Banga- tration has been done. This year tization, No Mask No lore, Sitaram Sharma from more than 1500 contestants Entry at the audition Godfather, Elite Miss Ra- have registered to participate in venue. All the contest- jasthan 2020 winners Isha the show. Given the covid, Gaur ants will be given entry Agarwal, Divija Gambhir said that like last year, this year in the audition hall (L-R) Soni Kumari, and Riya Sain were also pre- too, with the launch of Elite along with masks Mona Gautam, Divija Gambhir sent. Miss Rajasthan 2021, the most and sanitisers. and Akanksha Bhalla 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, AUGUST 1, 2021 10

Binge Watch With BUDDIES Ditching the crowded outdoors on Friendship Day can’t get any better than this. Here’s a list POORVI SINGHAL [email protected] of all the movies and shows you can binge on FOUR MORE SHOTS Waiter, four more shots please! Oops, I forgot, it’s ola Amigos! How are my enthu cutlets doing home-bar time. This show is for all the ‘queen bee’ this Friendship Day? I know, the pandemic with your buddies and have a gala! groups of strong, lovable women who stick with ain’t over and we can’t realise our #friend- their gal pals and well, hold their hair while they shipgoals just yet. Chilling on a Goan beach lie in some random washroom, puking and drunk- H with your Sid and Aakash, chugging pints, dialling their ex. This series is about four women is still a distant dream. Heavenly showers who met by pure chance in a bar, drinking away are pouring in, the weather’s calling you the worries of life. Eventually, they become each but, you just can’t go. Well, fret not! I’ve got just the other’s support system and hold hands through the Friendship Day plan for you. How about you tuck thick and thin. Yes, it’s time you hug your girls in a cozy blanket and do a movie marathon and share some sister love! with your best buddies? So, let the mood lights bling, hoard some snacks, pour your beer (or wine, whatever is your poison) and dial-up your pals ASAP, because I have curated the ultimate ‘friendship watch list’ for you! FRIENDS Yes, this one just doesn’t get old. Seasoned watchers, revisit your favourite episodes as you mouth the ‘by-heart’ ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA dialogues with the charac- Shot in the most pictur- ters. Friends virgins (if esque lanes of Spain, there are any), worry this movie gives you not! Just start anywhere some serious travel and I promise, you’d goals with your want to commit to it friends. The 3 ‘mus- for the long run. With keteers’ decide to dil- a mixed bag of char- ly-dally in Europe for acters that navigate one’s bachelor’s par- through life one epi- ty and hop from one sode at a time, this escapade to another, sitcom has some- drinking, gallivant- thing for everyone. ing and partying to It’ll warm you up the most. One’s love and make you wan- life suffers a mild in- na go, “I’ll be there convenience while for you” to your the others actually friends. By the end of find blissful romanc- it, you’ll be nudging es in two complete each other with “Re- strangers. Keep a note- latable af” comments pad handy, you might and winking at each just find yourself plan- other, having the time of ning your dream trip your lives. while binging on this saga of hot hunks.

COLLEGE ROMANCE DIL CHAHTA HAI With bromance, chuckles and Now, be honest with me. How many ‘Old Delhi swag’ galore, this show times have you made plans for Goa is an ode to the fun filled, carefree with your homies that got cancelled be- college days. As 3 friends ebb away cause ‘Mummy ne mana kar diya?” No, I their days, frolicking around the city, am not scratching your wounds. I am here they enjoy the ultimate ‘Masti ki paath- to tell you that you can actually live all those shaala’. With cute love stories, strong bro ‘plans on paper’ through this very beautiful film. codes and insane parties, this short series will A tale of 3 lifelong friends who decide to take a trip make you want to plan a reunion right now. Missing to the beaches, this movie takes you on a journey of love, your campus already? Well, if not something major, you heartbreaks, fun and most of all, true friendship that survives can surely plan a cute, cozy get together with your pals and the test of time. A must watch with your pals, Dil Chahta Hai rekive the good times spent together. I’m sure you’ll cherish the will coax you to live all those wild fantasies. day for the rest of your lives. 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, AUGUST 1, 2021 11

FRIENDSHIP DAY

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riendship is another Tera Yaar word for love and even when most loved ones will not entertain your F 3 am tantrums, your best friend surely will. When we can’t look on the brighter side of life, it’s our friends who manage to see the Hu Main... pain in our eyes while everyone else believes our smiles. While you can be crazy with your BFFs, they are also the ones who don’t always need ver- bal communication to under- stand you and that is why friends are the greatest gift of life. Sometimes, being with your best friend is all the therapy you need and to celebrate these friends who would always love you—the imperfect you, the con- Friendship day what a beauti- fused you or the messed up you, ful word that everyone should Friendship Day is celebrated celebrate every day with all across the world with great their heart. Friends are the ones pomp and show. with whom we don’t hesitate The day is celebrated by to share things and feelings. I friends exchanging greeting would love to celebrate this day cards and gifts, spending quality with ‘Chai pe charcha’ type. time with their best friends, some even make friendship —-ANKITA VALAND bands and tie it on their friends’ wrists on this day as an act of affirmation and simply put in extra efforts to make their friends feel special or take extra care of their friends in their love languages. With Friendship Day 2021 today, City First spoke to a few people who remind you to strengthen the bond between you and your friends with hu- mility and truth, forget differ- ences or pride or right and wrong and heal the wounds be- tween you and who you care for!

Friends are very important in our lives. The only thing needed is love n warmth to make it lively always. On this day, I wish all my friends whom I couldn’t Certain bonds remain meet due to covid since 2 years, extremely special I really miss you all and u all irrespective of time add up to my life. and distance. I call —RITU SOMANI RATHI my best friends ‘Lola Luv’ and I think no combination of 26 alphabets can defi ne my feelings for her. I have always been a movie buff She has been there but this year, due to weekend through all my ups lockdown I won’t be able to go and downs. I would out with my friends on friend- miss hugging her this ship day. So, instead, we’ll bring friendships day since the movies home. I’ll be calling she is Singapore but my friends over and we’ll watch I’ll virtually celebrate Haniya Asif, Tharika Raman and Ashita Singh our favourite movies along with with her. And enjoy lots of online ordered scrump- the day with my other tious food. special friends here. —PRIYANSHI SINGH Vatsla Ramani and Ridhi Sharma —VATSLA RAMANI

I miss being with my college friends since we’re all back in our homes in due to Covid-19. As much as we It’s been too long since I’ve met my girls all want to meet, in Dubai since our college shut due to it isn’t possible Covid-19. On this friendship day, we right now to meet have consciously made an effort to meet all of them. So, each other at my home just like we used we will be doing to during college days. I just hope the When I was young, celebrating a barbecue roast fl ights are on time and no one forgets friendships day was all about with some of my the snacks the other person loves to tying friendship bands, greeting closest friends to have. Meeting them would be no less cards, send small gifts, fl owers Tarangi Manas and Riya Tikhe commemorate than a dream. Some friends are more or candy to brighten my friends our good and than just people to hangout with, they day. As time has passed and I Me and my bff have always been a enthusiast for friend- happy times back become family. Infact, these girls are have matured, its now a day to ship days. This year we plan on spending the whole in college and my happily chosen family. I can’t wait specially express my love and day together. We will be clicking a lot of sexy pictures really hope to get to reunite and share gossips, rant about respect for my friends. I make while dressing up. Then we will spend the night watch- together as soon a lot of things, smile, laugh, talk about sure that a call is made to the ing movies with pizza and coke. At last it will be just our as possible. career, growth and so much more. ones who have played a very never ending talks to keep us company. We plan to end —- SHAIKH Shaikh Arhaan Siddiqui, Aqib Beg —ASHITA SINGH important part in my life. the day with cake and cuddles. —TARANGI MANAS ARHAAN SIDDIQUI and Zafar Siddiqui —VANITAA RAWAT STAY MASKED

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PROUD MOMENT! CONGRATULATIONS! The Indian Railways Ministry has appointed CAO AK Lohati of Northern Railway’s manufacturing unit as the new GM of Central Railway. AK Lohati has also been DRM of the Northern Railway, Lucknow Division.

Ajit Kumar Sinha, IRTS officer of the year 2006 batch and Northern Railway Senior DCM has been appointed as the full- time Chief Regional Manager at Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). The officer was appointed to the Students of KD Inter College, Awadh Inter College, Lucknow Montessori,Rajat Girl Degree College of Lucknow are happy beyond bounds to receive their 10th and 12th UP Board results position from a pool of on Friday. Basking in the glory of success, these merry faces have been captured by photojournalist Sumit Kumar. 16 other candidates.

CLASSICAL DANCE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE A LANGUAGE The batch of 32 girls of Asma Hussain Institute of Fashion Technology trained under the aegis of ODOP ministry of MSME were bestowed with convocation certificates by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh at Raj Bhavan on July 31 OF EMOTIONS Shubhangi Banga press their emotions. One of the famous he forehead examples of this is with maang-ti- Lord Shiva’s ‘Tan- MONICA PRABHAKAR ka, eyes filled dav’, his expression [email protected] Twith grace by of anger. Later, this kajal, lips in red lip- traditional dance stick, hands and feet was used as a medi- he convocation in red dye, the heavy um of storytelling in program for the costume and the the darbars of Rajas batch of 32 girls heart of classical and Maharajas. of Asma Hus- dance- ghungroo on With time, the T sain Institute their feet’, this does dance evolved and of Fashion Governor Anandiben Patel felicitating a student. Seen here are Minister Sidharth Nath Singh, not completely sum today, India repre- IAS Mahesh Kumar Gupta, IPS Abhishek Verma and Asma Hussain Anandiben Patel addressing the audience Technology, up what a classical sents 8 major classical was organised on July 31 dancer is. dances - Bharatnaty- 2021, at Gandhi Sab- MSME, explained the India, a country with am, Kathakali, hagar, Raj Bhawan, Luc- schemes and opportuni- a rich cultural herit- Kathak, Kuchipudi, know. The students were ties in the spon- sor- age has a lot of tradi- Mohiniattam, Ma- awarded in skill develop- ship of ODOP tions. Classical nipuri, Odissi and Sat- ment for the chikankari (One District dance traces its ori- triya. Every form of & dressmaking course. One Product)0 gin from mythology, classical dance has its Chief Guest at the and how the where God and God- hand gestures and convocation ceremony MSME depart- dess per- footwork, its costume was the Governor of Ut- ment is arranging and makeup that rep- tar Pradesh Anandiben marketing through resent the culture of a Patel and, Siddharth the internet, E-com- particular region. Nath Singh, Minister merce, and many The way a classical MSME & Khadi & Vil- schemes for artisans, dancer taps his/ her lage industries were the handicrafts and chi- feet and makes hand guests of honour. kankari. movements conveys The ceremony was A certificate of excel- the innermost desires graced by dignitaries, lence was awarded to of the dancer. The Mahesh Gupta, ACS to During the convocation ceremony Asma Hussain, CMD, extensive foot- Governor, ACS Navneet Institute Of Fashion work, Sehgal, MSME, DS Technology, by the Gov- con- Chauhan, CGM NAB- unit for these trained candidates. The Top 3 worked hard along with participants and said, “I ernor, Anandiben Pa- tinu- ARD, and Asma Hus- women. star students were Anju the faculty to achieve will continue to support tel. At the ceremony, ous sain, Chairman and The Governor, Singh, Umme Tayaba this level. such training and em- Asma Hussain bends and Managing Director, Anandiben Patel, appre- and Jyoti Yadav. The training was con- ployment programmes said, “I am be- turns, AIFT. ciated the work and pro- Asma Hussain ex- ducted under the spon- that promote empower- yond proud to varie- Asma Hussain gave gress of these girls and plained that the gradu- sorship of the One dis- ment based on skills.” see these girls ty of the keynote speech & encouraged them to ated girls were divid- trict one product (ODOP) This training pro- create a name hand presented the contents take up employment ed into self-help ministry of MSME & gram was started in No- for themselves. As mudras, and progress of the and fulfil the pur- groups and their export promotion and vember 2020 by the Gov- a teacher, I have tried facial expres- training. She also high- pose of the training bank accounts have Institute of Entrepre- ernor to train the wives and nurtured them to be sions, neck and lighted AIFT’s plan to by being independent. opened and emphasised neurship, UP. & daughters of the Raj independent and crea- eye movements on take the training, up a During the convoca- how in such a short pe- Sidharth Nath Singh, Bhavan employees and tive with their work. I’m formed rhythm are the danc- notch by associating tion, the Governor be- riod of training, the Minister of MSME & empower them by ensur- glad they’re being certi- ‘Nritya er’s way of communi- with NABARD and set- stowed certificates and girls have become pro- Khadi & Village indus- ing professional skills. fied by the honourable ‘ to ex- cation. ting up the production sewing machines to 32 fessionals and have tries, congratulated the Navneet Sehgal, ACS, Governor.”

APATHY, FATALISM OR BRAVADO? RECKLESS BEHAVIOUR! OPEN SPACES! nline Art Talk and Art Studios’ 8th episode VIRTUAL EVENT! Ois all set to be held live via Google meet at Concerns of the 3:00 pm, today, June 27. third wave of KS Viswambhara, Eminent Covid-19 rise as Printmaker and Ex Prin- the citizens of cipal, CKP, Bengaluru and Lucknow have Vijay Bagodi, well-known been extremely artist and Ex Dean, Faculty careless while of fine arts, MSU, Va- stepping out. dodara will be the special They were seen guests at the event. Rajan roaming without Shripad Fulari, a visual masks in even artist and educator from the most crowded Goa will address the audi- of areas. Not ence while interacting with just the common artist & curator Aakshat people but even Sinha from New Delhi. the policemen The show is organised by were captured Asthana Art Forum sup- violating the safety ported by Roopkriti Open guidelines on duty. Art Space and First India —PHOTOS BY as its media partner. SUMIT KUMAR