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GOVT TO INCREASE NUMBER OF GENOME ALERT: NEW COVID STRAIN SEQUENCING FOR COVID-19: HEALTH ENTERS INDIA AS 6 TEST POSITIVE MINISTRY New Delhi: Six persons contacts have also been who returned to India put under quarantine, INDIA RECORDS LOWEST EX-HIMACHAL CM from the United King- the ministry said. KUMAR’S WIFE dom have tested posi- “Comprehensive con- DAILY COVID RISE IN 6 MTHs DIES OF COVID-19 tive for the new UK tact tracing has been New Delhi: India on Tuesday has surpassed a Kangra: Wife of former variant genome of initiated for co-travel- crucial milestone in its fight against the global pan- Himachal Pradesh Chief SARS-CoV2, the Union lers, family contacts demic as the country recorded the lowest daily rise Minister and senior Health Ministry said on and others. Genome se- in over six months. Union Health Secretary said BJP leader Shanta Tuesday. quencing on other spec- that daily new COVID-19 cases are less than 17,000 Kumar, passed away on It said the mutated imens is going on. “The (16,432) after 6 months now. “Active cases in the Tuesday at the age of UK strain was detected situation is under care- country are less than 2.7 lakhs and are declining. 83. Santosh Shailja was in samples in NIM- ful watch and regular Positivity rate in the country during the last week admitted 4 days ago HANS, Bengaluru, in advice is being provid- stood at only 2.25 per cent while the cumulative where she was tested CCMB, Hyderabad and ed to the states for en- rate is 6.02 per cent.” “Daily deaths are also less positive on December one in NIV, Pune. All hanced surveillance, than 300 after 6 months. 55 per cent deaths are 24. Her husband, son, these persons have been containment, testing found to have occured in 60 years and above age daughter-in-law, two kept in single room iso- and dispatch of sam- group and 63 per cent of the deaths have occurred granddaughters, PS, lation at designated ples to INSACOG labs,” to males,” Bhushan added. With 16,432 new cases PSO and driver also health care facilities by the ministry said. in the last 24 hours, India has reported a total of tested positive for the respective state govern- COVID-19 vaccines will 1,02,24,303 cases so far, MoHFW said. —ANI virus on December 25. ments and their close work against Turn to P6 Passengers waiting at arrival area after landing of a flight from UK, in Mumbai. —FILE PHOTO PM infuses new lease of life AGRICULTURE CAN’T BE RUN in Eastern belt with EDFC SITTING IN DELHI: PAWAR Vishal Srivastav NCP supremo terms PM claim that Opposition parties behind agitation as ‘Unfair’ In what could prove to be a game changer New Delhi: NCP su- in developing coun- premo and former ag- FARMERS LATHICHARGED IN try’s eastern side, riculture minister PATNA, SEVERAL HURT Prime Minister Nar- Sharad Pawar on Tues- Patna: Several farmers were injured after police endra Modi inaugu- day accused the Centre resorted to mild lathicharge and fired water rated the New Bhau- of bulldozing three canons on a procession taken out against the pur-New Khurja sec- new farm laws without contentious farm laws in Patna on Tuesday. tion of the Eastern consulting states and The farmers were heading towards Raj Bhawan Dedicated Freight asserted that agricul- via busy Dak Bungalow crossing. According to Corridor in Praya- PM Narendra Modi ture cannot be run police, the crackdown at Dak Bungalow cross- graj via video confer- “sitting in Delhi” as it ing was preceded by skirmishes between the encing on Tuesday. also inaugurated the dustries such as alu- involves farmers toil- demonstrators and police and administrative The 351-km section, Eastern Dedicated minium industry in ing in distant villages. officials at the Gandhi Maidan, the starting point which has been built at Freight Corridor’s Pukhrayan region of As farmers’ protest of the rally, where agitators took exception to a cost of Rs 5,750 crore, (EDFC) operation con- Kanpur Dehat, dairy on Delhi borders their entry being allowed inside the sprawling will open new avenues trol centre at Prayagraj. sector of Auraiya, tex- against these laws has public ground only through one of the many for local industries in The section will tile production and entered its second gates. Police sources said the restriction was Uttar Pradesh. open new vistas of op- block printing of Eta- month and five rounds put in place to avoid a stamped-like situation. The prime minister portunity for local in- wah, Turn to P6 of talks so far have NCP Chief Sharad Pawar. failed to resolve the crisis, Pawar also NOW ANNA TO CRUSADE FOR raised questions about All or nothing: Farmers FARMERS, LAUNCH STIR IN JAN the composition of the Pune: Social activist Anna Hazare said he will Those not respecting Gandhi three-member minis- before Dec 30 talks launch an agitation in New Delhi in January on terial group negotiat- issues concerning farmers if the Centre did not ing with the unions, New Delhi: Protesting vited the protesting take a firm decision on his demands. In a press talking of Sonar Bangla: Didi saying the ruling party farmer unions Tuesday farmers for the sixth release issued in his native village Ralegan should have put for- wrote to the Centre on round of talks on Siddhi in adjoining Ahmednagar district, the Bolpur: Iterating that ward leaders with “in- the talks scheduled be- Wednesday. In its letter veteran anti-corruption crusader said he has the BJP is a “party of depth” understanding tween the two sides on on Tuesday, the Samy- decided to “resume” his protest in Delhi from outsiders”, West Bengal of agriculture and Wednesday, saying the ukt Kisan Morcha, next month and has informed the Centre about Chief Minister Mamata farmers’ issues. discussion will only be which represents 40 his agitation. The release did not provide the Banerjee on Tuesday The former union on the modalities of re- farmer unions, said the date of launch of the agitation. Hazare said he asserted that the land minister said the gov- pealing the three legisla- discussion will be only had been holding protests for cultivators since of Nobel Laureate Ra- ernment needs to take tion and giving a legal on modalities for the re- the last three years, but the government has bindranath Tagore the protests seriously guarantee on the MSP. peal of three farm laws done nothing to resolve the issues. Turn to P6 would never allow hate and it was Turn to P6 The government has in- Turn to P6 politics to triumph over secularism. Banerjee, during a rally in Bolpur, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claimed that conspira- cies were being hatched BJP LOK SABHA MP FROM BHARUCH to destroy the state’s in- MANSUKH VASAVA QUITS PARTY DFC WOULD BE ‘JEEVANDAYINI’ FOR clusive culture and cau- Bharuch: BJP MP from Bharuch constituency Mansukh tioned people against Vasava tendered his resignation from the party on INDUSTRIES IN UP: PIYUSH GOYAL divisive politics. Tuesday. In his letter to BJP state unit president CR Pa- “Stop this politics of til, Vasava said that he will resign from the Lok Sabha Hailing the inaugura- Bharat. He said the DFC also development in the violence... this divisive during the Parliament’s budget session. His resignation tion of the New Bhau- will play a role similar areas they serve. politics. Please steer comes days after he wrote to PM Modi seeking with- pur-New Khurja sec- to what the river Ganga He said at present clear of outsiders in your drawal of MoEFCC notification declaring 121 villages in tion of the Eastern DFC plays in terms of sus- passenger as well as area, inform the local po- Narmada district as an ‘Eco-Sensitive Zone’. in Uttar Pradesh, Rail- taining lives and liveli- goods trains operate on lice if necessary. If some way Minister Piyush hoods across its course. the same track. “Be- goons from outside come Goyal Tuesday said it is “The society calls the cause of this 150-year- to our state to terrorise TWO CONGRESS MLAs JUMP ON THE not just a freight corri- one Jeevandayini (one old arrangement, goods locals, all of you should SAFFRON BANDWAGON IN ASSAM dor but a “Dedicated who nurtures the life)’ trains do not reach in put up a united fight Guwahati: Providing a fresh set of blow to the grand For Country scheme” and the other (DFC) will time (to their respec- against them,” she said. old party in the Eastern states, two Congress MLAs that will carry goods as prove to be a lifeline for tive destinations), as Branding Visva- from Assam joined arch rival BJP on Tuesday, days well as development. industries,” he said. they are not given pri- Bharati Vice Chancel- after meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Prime Minister Nar- “The DFCs are not only ority on their route,” lor Bidyut Chakrabarty Guwahati. The development could hurt Congress’s endra Modi Tuesday Railway Minister Piyush Goyal Dedicated Freight Cor- Goyal said. as a “BJP man”, the CM prospects in Assam polls next year. MLAs, ex-PWD inaugurated the 351- ridor, but a Dedicated The Railway Minis- claimed that he is plan- minister & sitting MLA from Golaghat Ajanta Neog and km section of the East- ferencing. DFCs are the best exam- For Country scheme,” ter also said that earlier ning to destroy the rich sitting MLA from Lakhipur Rajdeep Goala joined BJP in ern Dedicated Freight Speaking at the inau- ple of Make in India he said, adding they will goods trains used to run heritage Turn to P6 presence of senior leaders including Himanta Biswa. Corridor via videocon- guration, Goyal said the and Aatmanirbhar carry not only goods but at an average Turn to P6 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, DECEMBER 30, 2020 02 CM Yogi’s booster dose to MSME is a skyfall The Chief Minister changed policies of 21 depts to promote industries leading UP to score second position in Ease of Doing Business despite Covid restraints First India Bureau

Lucknow: The efforts CM praises PM Modi for initiated by Chief Min- ister Yogi Adityanath to increase investment in gifting EDFC to the state the state after assuming power in the state are First India Bureau now yielding results. Especially in the MSME Lucknow: Uttar sector, that has wit- Pradesh, on Tuesday, In Yogi Raj nessed an oceanic in- received a gift from crease of activity when Prime Minister Naren- he, MSME units compared with previ- dra Modi in the pres- Thave not only ous governments. ence of UP Chief Min- increased business, In just three-and-a- ister Yogi Adityanath but have also given half years, the Yogi gov- as he inaugurated the employment opportu- ernment has given dou- New Bhaupur-New PM Modi ‘virtually’ inaugurates EDFC in presence of CM Yogi. nities to more than 3 ble the loan to aspirants Khurja section of the million people across of MSME sector when Friendly policies have led to better functioning of MSMEs across Uttar Pradesh. Eastern Dedicated Pradesh, which will be progress in UP, the CM the state. compared with the ones Freight Corridor close to Jewar Air- said, “With the forma- given during the previ- Pradhan Mantri Em- (EDFC) via video con- port”, said PM Modi. tion of the freight cor- hief Minister Yogi CM PAYS TRIBUTE TO ALIGARH MARTYR ous Akhilesh-led SP ployment Generation ferencing. Appreciating PM’s ridor, there will be ease Adityanath led C government. Program (PMEGP), Built by Tata Pro- leadership, CM Yogi in carrying and trans- govt has distributed Uttar Pradesh under Mukhyamantri Yuva jects Ltd, the New said, “It is only be- porting stuff. The for- loans to industries by leadership of Yogi Adi- Swarozgar Yojana, Bhaupur- New Khurja cause of our PM that mation of this corri- holding mega loan fair for four times across tyanath has trans- Mukhyamantri Gramo- section of the EDFC Indian Railways are dor is very important different districts of formed itself as a fast dyog Rozgar Yojana and will be a boon for land- running on the track for a landlocked state Uttar Pradesh. paced state of the coun- ODOP. locked states like Uttar of development. The like Uttar Pradesh. It is try, the reason for which Around 25 to 30 Pradesh that are not Prime Minister has a pleasure for the peo- hile large scale are the 8,07,537 MSME lakh jobs were creat- connected by maritime dedicated the New ple of the state that 75 Wloans have been units working in the 2020-21 i.e. in Yogi gov- crore rupees had been ed because of MSME boundaries. Bhaupur-New Khurja percent of this section disperse to MSMEs state. In the changed en- ernment, loans worth given in SP govern- friendly steps taken “We have planned to section of the Eastern of the corridor passes in the state, the vironment, MSME Rs 2,12,454 crore Are ment. by the government. start two dedicated Dedicated Freight Cor- through UP,” the CM new investors have units have not only in- given. Whereas, under The MSMEs have in- IIA Chairman Pankaj freight corridors. The ridor to the nation to- added. invested around Two creased business, but the SP chief Akhilesh creased their industrial Gupta said that MSMEs first one will connect day, which is a matter Built at a cost of Rs lakh crore rupees in have also given employ- Yadav’s government, capacity by expanding have a big contribution Punjab’s Ludhiana to of happiness for the 5750 crore, the 351-kilo- different projects. ment opportunities to loans to MSMEs to market with a loan of in the infrastructure Dankuni in West Ben- people of the state.” meter long New Bhau- more than 3 million amounted to 13,248 Rs 2,12,454 crore. Be- projects launched by gal. The second one Adding that the pur-New Khurja sec- ,79,647 new units people. crore in FY 2012-13, sides, six lakh 79 thou- the government in the will connect JNPT work of about 6 thou- tion of the EDFC, situ- 6have been set up Loans to the tune of 19,249 crore during sand 647 new units have last three years. Wheth- (Jawaharlal Nehru sand new lines, gauge ated in Uttar Pradesh because of market Rs 46,594 crore in FY 2013-14, 22,439 crore in also been set up with er it is building a power Port Trust), Maharash- conversion, and dou- is completely dedicat- expansion created via 2017-18, Rs 57,808 crore 2014-15, 22,996 crore in these money. In this, house or the work being tra to Dadri in Uttar bling projects are in ed to Freight Trains. loans of Rs 2,12,454 in 2018-19, 71,080 crore 2015-16, 28,136 crore in loans have been given done to improve the crore by the govt . in 2019-20 and Rs 36,972 2016-17. A total of one under various other power network in rural crore till September lakh six thousand 68 schemes including areas. ACS Sehgal presides over Yogi transfers `87 crore to more than 21K meet to review development beneficiaries under the CM Housing Scheme First India Bureau Bareilly: Uttar First India Bureau to the schemes can be etc., at reasonable pric- Pradesh Additional built in clusters in some es. Nodal officers should Chief Secretary, Infor- Lucknow: The UP CM districts. also be appointed to re- mation and Bareilly Yogi Adityanath trans- Speaking at a virtual view the process of the Nodal Officer Navneet ferred Rs 87 Crore as the programme held at his construction of the Sehgal on Tuesday first installment in the official residence on house weekly. urged to expedite ver- account of the accounts thursday, CM Yogi Adi- “The class of people ification of process of of 21,562 beneficiaries tynath directed to who are the beneficiary beneficiaries of CM’s of the Chief Minister launch a campaign to of houses are also the Welfare schemes. ACS Information, Navneet receives a booklet highlighting Housing Scheme (Ru- saturate all the benefi- most vulnerable to en- Sehgal was presiding Bareilly's development from DM Nitish Kumar. ral) on Tuesday at a vir- ciaries of Prime Minis- cephalitis, tuberculosis, over over a meet to tual programme. ter and Chief Minister Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressing the occassion. `kala azar’ and malnu- review developmental to constantly review Outer Ring road of The CM, during the housing schemes with trition borne diseases. works in Bareilly at the women’s help desk Bareilly. He also programme said that the benefits of the gov- (goat, poultry, dairy, etc) Rural Development They should also be Vikas Bhawan Audi- and organize camps to asked authorities to the land on which a poor ernment schemes like as per requirement and Minister, Moti Singh given a healthy cow torium. train women for self- complete the process person has made his hut toilet, kitchen, elec- also be given the neces- and other officials. from the cow shelters He suggested the of- defense. of verification-regis- should be transferred in tricity, Aushman sary training and also The CM also said that and Rs 900 per month ficials to be more dili- Navneet Sehgal tration of characters his name if the land is Bharat, Jeewan Jyoti, be helped in getting the local administration should also be given to gent in their work so asked the Public in Kisan Samman Ni- undisputed and doest Jivan Jyoti, etc. bank loans and also be should also ensure that them for the mainte- that the benefits reach Works Department to dhi and Pradhan not belong to in a re- “These beneficiaries motivated for self-em- the beneficiaries use the nance of cows. The cow- the eligible people. He fill up pits on roads Mantri Krishak Bima served category. should also be associat- ployment,” said the CM. money in building hous- shed can also be con- asked the Senior Su- and he also wanted to Yojana and other The CM said that if ed with self-employ- Those present in the es and the poor should structed under the MN- perintendent of police review the usefulness schemes soon. required, houses related ment programmes programme included get the bricks, cement, REGA”, he said.

TRANSFORMATION FOR A SAFE NEW YEAR —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR Myriad ways to bolster Mission Shakti Awareness campaigns are slated to empower women on different fronts

First India Bureau also about the helpline numbers such as 1090, Lucknow: The Uttar 1076, 1098, 108, 102, 112 Pradesh State Rural and others. Livelihood Mission is The SHGs also use Bomb disposal squad and senior police offi cials conduct a security checking ahead of the changing the lives of rangolis as a means to New Year Celebrations at city malls and pubs in Lucknow on Tuesday. women in myriad ways spread the message under Mission Shakti about women empower- campaign that aims at ment and helpline num- ensuring women secu- bers in villages. A recent Mission Shakti programme in one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh. — FILE PHOTO ‘Spare no effort against Covid-19’ rity, self-reliance and In order to motivate dignity in the state. women, department is Cops too will interact counts, Pradhan- committees at the First India Bureau presiding over an un- veillance system effec- One such step is the awarding certificates to with women to make mantri Jeevan Jyoti Kaushal Prashikshan lock review meeting at tively, the CM said that distribution of dry ra- women for their them aware of their Yojana and Pradhan- Kendra in Hussainganj. Lucknow: Directing to his official residence on contact tracing should tion among women by achievements, both at rights and also about mantri Suraksha Bee- A felicitation pro- maintain complete vigil Tuesday, has also said be increased in Luc- Bal Vikas Evam Pushta- the district and block the app that is meant for ma Yojana. gramme of women self- in view of the new that regarding the new know district to control haar Vibhag and Food level. Efforts are also their safety. Under wel- Meanwhile, the Dis- help groups will be con- strain of Covid-19, strain of Covid-19, all corona infection. and Civil Supplies at being made to help the fare schemes, the trict Urban Develop- ducted by NULM (Na- Chief Minister Yogi testing arrangements Covid-19 hospitals anaganwadi centres of underprivileged wom- women will be de- ment Agency is plan- tional Urban Livelihood has said that all ar- should be ensured by should have adequate the state. The women of en through welfare tailed about Kanya ning a campaign Mission) at Rajendra rangements should be upgrading the laborato- availability of medi- the self-help groups are schemes of the govern- Sumangala Yojana, against female foeticide Nagar. Nukkad Natak made proactive to break ries of the state. cines, medical equip- being told about several ment so that they are Ujjawala Yojana, in January, which will and seminar will also the chain of Covid-19. Directing to operate ment and oxygen back- welfare programmes of able to support their Ayushman Bharat, include counselling ses- be organised at a shel- The CM, who was contact tracing and sur- up, the CM said. the government and family. how to open bank ac- sions by regional level ter home for the same. 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, DECEMBER 30, 2020 03 104 ex-IAS officers want Social welfare department clerk dismissed for embezzling Rs 8cr CM Yogi to remove law First India Bureau The amount was Lucknow: A govern- Nirupama Rao, SS Menon among signatories against ‘Love Jihad’ law ment clerk working in assigned for student First India Bureau the Uttar Pradesh social scholarship between welfare department in 2009 to 2012 New Delhi/Lucknow: Bijnor district was dis- As many as 104 former missed from service for IAS officers have writ- alleged embezzlement cial welfare officer ten a letter to Uttar of Rs 8 crore assigned Rinku Rahi had detected Pradesh Chief Minister for student scholarship the scam of Rs 8 crore in Yogi Adityanath asking between 2009 to 2012, of- scholarship disbursals him to withdraw the ficials said on Tuesday. between 2009 to 2012. controversial ‘Love Ji- The Muzaffarnagar During inquiry, Ver- had’ ordinance passed social welfare depart- ma was found to be re- recently by the state. ment office received the The accused clerk Anil Verma was posted in Bijnor. sponsible for the misuse Those who have dismissal order on Tues- of funds as he had alleg- signed the letter include day from the director of then clerk Anil Verma At present, Verma edly opened a bank ac- former National Secu- UP social welfare de- has been dismissed from is at present posted in count and withdrown rity Adviser Shivs- partment Balkrishan service in connection Bijnor district. the amount in the three hankar Menon, former Tripathi that mentioned with the alleged scam. The then district so- year period. Foreign Secretary Niru- pama Rao and former Adviser to the Prime ATS raid Minister TKA Nair. Snapshot of the letter written by the former IAS officers. THROUGH THICK & THIN The letter reads, “It is with deep disapproval LAW CAME ON NOV 28 minorities being target- at Naeem and concern that we, a ed, including a case group of former civil from UP’s Bijnor. “Last and Sons servants, seek to address week two teenagers in your government on a UP’s Bijnor were am- electronics matter of overriding im- bushed, harassed and portance for the contin- taken to a police station ued unity of our nation. where a case of “love We should like to clarify jihad” was filed. One at the start that we, as a teen has been in jail for group, have no political lisation, has become the conversion ordinance over a week for alleg- affiliation but share a epicentre of the politics of your state is being edly forcibly trying to commitment to the idea of hate, division and used as a stick to victim- convert a 16-year-old of India as defined in our bigotry and that the in- ise, especially those In- Hindu girl - a charge de- Constitution.” stitutions of govern- dian men who are Mus- nied by both the girl and “It has become pain- ance are now steeped in lim and women who her mother. fully evident that, in re- communal poison,” the dare to exercise their There was no imme- While UP shivered at 6 degrees Celsius, a dog lover carries his pet while crossing railway cent years, UP state, once officers further write. freedom of choice.” diate response from the tracks near Prayagraj. The weathermen have said that the new year will come wrapped in The raid was conducted in known as the cradle of The signatories fur- The letter mentioned state government in icy cold winds. connection with a terror case. the Ganga-Jamuna civi- ther wrote, “the anti- multiple instances of this regard. First India Bureau

Gorakhpur: Anti-ter- in ‘Gai Bachao’ yatra: Over 60 Hema pitches for farm laws; rorist sleuths carried BRIEF out a raid at Naeem and Sons electronics and Review meet on mobile shop at Baldewa PM’s schemes Cong men taken into custody urges farmers to trust PM Plaza under Kotwali A review meeting of the However, the district First India Bureau Police station on Tues- progress of the various schemes launched by unit president of the day in connection with the Prime Minister was Congress, Neelam Ni- Lucknow: Actor-politi- a terror case. held under the chair- shad, claimed that par- cian Hema Malini on ATS sleuths along manship of the Chief tymen were taking out Tuesday pitched for the with local police Secretary Rajendra Ku- the yatra in a peaceful three new agri-market- reached the shop mar Tiwari. Discussion was held on the railway manner when around ing laws, saying the around 10 am and did line between Mathura- 300 of them were taken Narendra Modi govern- the inspection of all the Jhansi, Ayushman into custody. ment has now given documents.Emplyees Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Nishad alleged that farmers more options of the shop were locked Jan Arogya Yojana, Jal BJP government had to sell their crops. in and no one was al- Jeevan Mission-Har no concern for cows Ever since the BJP-led lowed to go outside. Ghar Jal Yojana and various other grievanc- The Congress workers were reportedly staging a protest without and farmers. government came to Chanting the Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan slogan, BJP MP Hema Malini praised The police also seized es. The Mathura-Jhansi permission and also violating the COVID-19 guidelines. Cows were dying power, it is making every both soldiers and farmers. computers and hard line stretches 274 going in gaushalas due to effort to increase the disk. However the cops through various states. First India Bureau starvation and farmers farmer’s income, Mathu- MSP FEAR dra Modi, calling him avoided making any di- The project costs Rs 3678 are committing suicide ra’s BJP MP told report- their well-wisher. rect comments as the and is expected to be The yatra was completed by Sep 2022.. Lucknow: Over 60 Con- because of debts and ers through a video link. Thousands of farm- issue was related to na- gress leaders and work- scheduled to be led other problems, Nishad Earlier, she also talked to ers from Punjab and tional security. Anti-conversion ers were taken into cus- by state Congress said. officials here through Haryana, are camping It maybe recalled law: Youth held tody on Tuesday during prez Ajay Kumar Lallu The yatra was sched- video conferencing. at Delhi’s borders over that on March 25, 2018 A youth who was in an their “Gai Bachao, uled to be led by state Chanting the Jai the agri-marketing laws a raid was carried out interfaith relationship Kisan Bachao Yatra” Congress president Jawan, Jai Kisan slogan, enacted at the Centre. on a showroom related with a girl was arrested in Greater Noida under here, the police said. (Sadar) Anurag Singh Ajay Kumar Lallu from Hema Malini praised Farmer unions claim to Naeem and the offi- the UP’s new anti- Around 60 to 70 Con- said. the district headquar- both soldiers and farm- the laws will end up cials had sealed two conversion law, the gress leaders and work- They were staging a ter to Bharuwa Sumer- ers. She appealed to eroding the MSP sys- shops in different areas police said on Tuesday, ers were taken into cus- protest without per- pur town but the police farmers to give up their tem. But the govern- of the city. This is the second such tody at Shahid Park mission and also violat- put him under house protest over the new ment says the MSP will The police then had case to be lodged in Gautam Buddh Nagar here while staging a ing the COVID-19 arrest in Lucknow on farm laws and sit across apprehensions. stay and the laws give said it was in connec- district. The man, protest without per- guidelines, the officer Monday evening, Ni- the table with the gov- She asked them to farmer more options to tion of suspicious for- around 20, had got into mission, Circle Officer added. shad added. ernment to remove their have faith in PM Naren- sell their produce. eign transaction. a relationship with the girl, but allegedly did not reveal his real name and religion to ON FAST TRACK her, according to Greater Noida Additional Deputy Commissioner of 32% of B’khand Expressway work finished before time Police Vishal Pandey. “An FIR was lodged at the Dadri PS, after  First India Bureau to accelerate the build- long flyovers, six toll which the accused was ing of structures. The plazas, seven ramp pla- arrested,” Pandey said. UPEIDA CEO Lucknow: Over 32 per contractors who haven’t za, 268 medium and cent civil work in 296 km submitted the designs small bridges and 214 Tehsildars get Awanish long Bundelkhand Ex- of structures should do underpasses. addl power Awasthi said the pressway has been fin- that in a week, he told The expressway Uttar Pradesh Governor ished much ahead of the officials. would connect the Bun- Anandiben Patel on target of 35 per schedule. He told the 92 per cent delkhand region to New Tuesday authorised UPEIDA CEO Awan- of clearing and grub- Delhi through Agra tehsildar and tehsildar cent completion (judicial) to discharge ish Awasthi said the bing work has been com- Lucknow Expressway the acts of assistant col- of work would work was going on a war pleted and mud related playing stellar role in lector. The governor no- footing. The target of 35 work was around 73 per development of region. tified this in exercise of be achieved in per cent completion of cent. Of the total 819 It originates from the powers under sub work would be achieved structures 363 were Bharatkoop in Chitra- section (2) of section 14 February next and section 219 of the in February next year, completed. koot and end at kear Uttar Pradesh Revenue year, five five months before the UPEIDA CEO Awanish Awasthi said the work was going on a war footing. The four lane exprsss- Kudrail village in Eta- Code 2006. Tehsildar months before deadline that was July way would be expanda- wah benefitting dis- will exercise his power 21 next year. and representatives of Asking the compa- the 35 per cent target. He ble to six lanes consid- tricts like Chitrakoot, under section 67 of the the deadline of Awasthi reviewed the companies engaged to nies to not to compro- asked to ensure ade- ering the future needs. Banda, Mahoba, Hamir- said act, with effect from It would have four rail- February 11, 2016. progress of this project build the CM Yogi Adity- mise on the quality he quate availability of ma- pur, Jalaun, Auraiya July 21, 2021 with UPEIDA officials anath’s dream project. emphasised to achieve chinery and manpower way over bridges, 14 and Etawah. 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, DECEMBER 30, 2020 04

IN-DEPTH RAJINIKANTH NOT TO THE FRONT-RUNNER MUST KNOW DEBUT IN TN POLITICS oyen of Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth’s sud- den and unexpected announcement that he won’t be floating a new party to con- GROUND REALITY OF BUSINESS test the coming assembly elections in D Tamil Nadu has left his fans heartbroken and the AIADMK smiling. The superstar cited his poor health for not taking the political plunge. He was admitted to the hospital on Christmas Day with severe hypertension and exhaustion. He was dis- charged from hospital two days later and was ad- vised to complete bed rest, minimum physical activ- ity, and to avoid stress. Therefore, the “Kabaali” star informed his supporters “with great regret” that he was “unable to come to politics by floating a politi- cal party. Only I know the pain behind making this announcement,” the 70-year-old thespian said. He was to launch his party in January 2021. While his fans were distraught and burnt his post- ers, his pullout has taken away the excitement from Tamil Nadu politics. The question of whose side thalaiva would throw his weight now remains unan- swered. Would he have gone with the BJP or with either of the two main regional outfits---the AIAD- MK or the DMK---or with neither of them? Some political analysts described him as a “reluctant poli- tician” and some found his decision disappointing. Rajinikanth’s decision left Kamal Haasan, the other celebrity of Tamil cinema a claimant to the legacy of the iconic MGR, and Chief Minister E. Palaniswamy slugging out. Haasan, whose popu- larity does not match that of Rajinikanth, released a list of bribes collected in various government offices of the state. EPS responded with the re- what’s going on in the market mark that Haasan is zero in politics. BHAVESH with their ideas and innova- UPADHYAY tions. The article highlighted AT URBAN LADDER, CO-FOUNDER RAJIV SRIVATSA’S the views of CEOs who are us- STRATEGY IS TO REGULARLY SHADOW DELIVERY MANAGERS BUSINESS/ HR EXPERT ing different techniques to AND SERVICE ASSOCIATES WHEN THEY ARE MAKING CONCERN OVER NEW gauge the ground realities. PRODUCT DELIVERIES IN DIFFERENT CITIES. IN HIS LAST For instance, it quoted the ex- FEW VISITS TO KOCHI AND MUMBAI, HE LEARNED ABOUT CORONAVIRUS MUTANT ample of Mohit Gunecha, CEO ISSUES THAT THE SERVICE ASSOCIATES SOMETIMES FACE ven before the new coronavirus could be hen it comes to leadership in of Pune-based Jombay, who has WITH CREDIT CARD PAYMENT AND ROUTE ALGORITHMS AND vanquished, its mutant reached India the corporate sector and in started the “CEO on the Floor” SORTED THESE ISSUES EFFICIENTLY through six UK returnees. For the mu- small companies, one impor- initiative. Every Tuesday or tant coronavirus strain, scientists have tant thing to be noted is that Wednesday, he joins team mem- E decided to continue with the same treat- people associated with top man- bers to get firsthand insight ment protocol as for Covid-19 but the Indian Council agement are often superficial. into their products and servic- twice a week with small cross- “It’s attention to detail that of Medical Research has decided to increase ge- They are many times not aware es. Sitting with employees and functional groups to brain- makes the difference between nome sequencing of all international arrivals who W of the ground realities of the getting a better sense of their storm on issues such as quality the average and stunning.” tested positive from December 9 to 22. Ten labora- company. They are the ones who work helped Gundecha quickly assurance and opening new Quoted Francis Atterbury. tories have been roped in for genome sequencing to are just good at surface reading, solve an internal issue between stores. He treats these meet- Being a thorough and detail- detect the new strain which, being 70 percent more but not detail-oriented, which the consulting and operations ings as learning experiences to oriented leader means not only contagious is said to multiply very rapidly. One can can be big trouble for the com- teams, which had not previous- hear their ideas on how vari- having a vision, but knowing draw solace from doctors’ claim that there is no pany in the future. They cannot ly come to the forefront. ous functions can evolve. all the elements of that vision evidence the new variant causes more fatalities. foresee the upcoming challeng- At Urban Ladder, co-founder Pallavi Jha, Managing Direc- inside and out, throughout Scientists are also hopeful that the vaccines being es, if they don’t acquaint them- Rajiv Srivatsa’s strategy is to tor of Dale Carnegie Training each stage of the execution. readied for rollout will be effective against the UK selves with ground realities. As regularly shadow delivery India, said reverse shadowing This helps a leader ensure that mutant. The only concern is that the new virus a Manager or Senior Leader of managers and service associ- is vital for CEOs to develop a everything is proceeding on strain is a super-spreader. If it is not suppressed in the company, you need to know ates when they are making sense of belonging with em- time and according to plan, and the beginning, the transmission is hard to control. the ground realities, you need to product deliveries in different ployees. “At startups especially, makes them better equipped to Authorities have once again warned that while care about the details. Why? Be- cities. In his last few visits to where the velocity of work is so facilitate the execution of their the ICMR and state governments are fully alert to cause it’s your reputation at Kochi and Mumbai, he learned high, initiatives like this help plan by helping to manage and the invasion by the new virus, any laxity on the stake. about issues that the service as- leaders understand employees’ organize all the moving parts part of people could prove dangerous for those Recently, I was reading an sociates sometimes face with daily work experience, thereby as needed. Knowing ground re- who are vulnerable because of age or co-morbidi- article in which shared how the credit card payment and route giving them a sense of empa- alities will assist a leader in ty. Caution is especially needed as vaccines are yet top leaders of today are trying algorithms and sorted these is- thy.” Jha said. planning ahead and identify- to reach hospitals and health centres across the to acquaint themselves, with sues efficiently. He sits at least Experts opine that such ini- ing problems that may arise in country. The Serum Institute of India’s (SII) much- tiatives are essential for top the future. This allows the lead- awaited Covishield vaccine is ready to be rolled leaders to keep in touch with er to prepare solutions to po- out in January. The data of clinical trials have Being a thorough and detail-oriented leader means not only having a vision but the ground realities of employ- tential problems, and imple- been submitted with the government and with au- knowing all the elements of that vision inside and out, throughout each stage of ee experiences, so as to ensure ment these solutions quickly thorities in the UK and a stock of 40-50 million vac- the execution. This helps a leader ensure that everything is proceeding on time that the organizations react and effectively. cines is ready for supply. The SII is manufacturing and according to plan, and makes them better equipped to facilitate the execution quickly and decision making THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in India. of their plan by helping to manage and organize all the moving parts as needed gets accelerated. THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top WHOSE POST-PANDEMIC CENTURY? TWEET n the early stag- terms) – such as the Philip- tients in 2014. (England’s prepare for future threats. Dharmendra Pradhan es of the COV- pines and Indonesia – con- population is roughly half The post-war comparison @dpradhanbjp ID-19 pandemic, trolled the pandemic more the size of Japan’s.) also may be premature for A signifi cant milestone in ushering digital innovation I it was common effectively than did Eu- We also will need a better economic reasons. Asian across our energy systems. to divide coun- rope’s biggest and wealthi- understanding of the effect countries’ economic perfor- Remote monitoring mechanism tries and their responses est countries. Notwith- of specific policies, such as mance in 2020 did not match of gas turbines across refi neries according to their political standing reasonable rapidly closing borders and the success of their pan- of @IndianOilcl will be a game changer in improving their systems, with many attrib- doubts about the quality suspending international demic response. While Viet- effi ciency and sustainability. uting China’s success in and accuracy of the report- travel. Likewise, some nam, China, and Taiwan controlling the virus to its ed mortality data in the countries did a much better have beaten the rest of the Adhir Chowdhury authoritarianism. As of case of the Philippines job than others at protect- world in terms of GDP @adhirrcinc late 2020, however, it is clear (and India), the fact re- ing care homes and other growth, the United States Munna Bajrangi, Chhota Rajan that the real dividing line is mains that you were much facilities for the elderly – has not fared too badly, de- two dreaded criminals secured not political but geographi- likelier to die of COVID-19 especially in countries (no- spite its failure to manage their images on post stamp , the cal. Regardless of whether in 2020 if you were Euro- tably Japan and South Ko- the virus. With forecasts idea of New India. Whose turn is next? Dawood Ibrahim ? For a country is democratic or pean or American than if be explored. First is the ex- AIDS, and other infectious rea) with a high proportion pointing to a 3.6% contrac- which scheme? No body should authoritarian, an island or you were Asian. tent to which the experi- diseases. For example, as of people over 65. tion for the year, the US is in be surprised if his name ever is continental, Confucian or Comprehensive, interdis- ence of SARS, MERS, Avian of 2014, Japan had 48,452 Moreover, the effective- better shape than every Eu- surfaced for any hallowed image Buddhist, communitarian ciplinary research is ur- flu, and other disease out- public-health nurses ness of public-health com- ropean economy, as well as or individualistic, if it is gently needed to explain breaks in many Asian coun- (PHNs), 7,266 of whom munications clearly varied Japan, Malaysia, Singa- East Asian, Southeast these performance differen- tries left a legacy of health- were employed in public- across countries, and it is pore, Thailand, the Philip- Spiritual Asian, or Australasian, it tials. Because much of our system preparedness and health centers where they possible that genetic differ- pines, and others in Asia. has managed COVID-19 bet- current understanding is public receptiveness to anti- could be mobilized quickly ences and past programs The difference is largely a SPEAK ter than any European or anecdotal and insufficient- transmission messaging. to assist with COVID-19 of anti-tuberculosis vacci- function of interconnected- North American country. ly pan-regional, it is vulner- Clearly, some Asian contact tracing. Although nation may have helped ness: compared to the US, And the sun runs [on course] While this line is not ex- able to political exploitation countries have benefited occupational definitions limit the spread of the many Asian economies are toward its stopping point, actly hemispheric, it is and distortion. To help all from existing structures vary, one can compare coronavirus in some areas. more exposed to trade and that is the determination of close enough to be sugges- countries prepare for future designed to prevent out- these figures with those for Only with rigorous empiri- travel bans, which cut deep- the exalted in might, the tive. Even Asia’s worst per- biological threats, several breaks of tuberculosis, England, where just 350- cal research will we have ly into the tourism industry. knowing. —Quran 36:38 formers (in public-health specific questions need to cholera, typhoid, HIV/ 750 PHNs served 11,000 pa- the information we need to SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE

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INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020 05 With Rahul Gandhi away, Tikait takes dig at Opposition Priyanka emerges as parties over farmers’ stir crisis manager in Cong New Delhi: Taking a New Delhi: With Con- dig at the Opposition gress leader Rahul Gan- parties, Bharatiya dhi again away on per- Kisan Union (BKU) sonal business, party spokesperson Rakesh General Secretary Pri- Tikait on Tuesday said yanka Gandhi Vadra is farmers may not have seen stepping forward started the agitation if and proactively taking there was strong Oppo- charge of party affairs. sition parties in the On Monday, when Ra- country. hul Gandhi missed the One of the leaders of party’s 136th Founda- farmers’ unions, Tikait tion Day celebration said, “If the Opposition event as he is travelling were strong, what was abroad to see his grand- the need for farmers to mother, and Congress Priyanka interacted with party workers, and they felt connected. launch the agitation?” interim president Sonia Several Union Minis- Gandhi couldn’t attend During Monday’s She listened to him and ters and BJP leaders the event due Covid-19 event, she also interact- asked him to meet her have maintained that pandemic, Priyanka ed with party workers, later for a detailed dis- the Opposition parties Gandhi took charge. and they felt connected cussion. After that, an- are misleading the Farmers shout slogans during their protest at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Tuesday. (R) Bhartiya Kisan Union spokesperson Rakesh She not only partici- her and found her “pos- other AICC secretary farmers on the new Tikait addresses farmers during the protest against new farm laws, at Tikri border in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTOS BY ANI pated in the pro- itivity infectious”. from Uttar Pradesh ap- farm laws, which are gramme, but her pres- Eyewitnesses said proached her. She again meant for their benefit. HEMA MALINI PITCHES FOR THREE ‘CENTRE BULLDOZED FARM LAWS; ence was also noted that when Priyanka stopped and listened to Meanwhile, farmers’ when she engaged with Gandhi was escorted to him in detail before protest entered 34th day NEW AGRI-MARKETING LAWS AGRI CAN’T BE RUN FROM DELHI’ media on the issue of the main porch of the leaving. Her gestures at Singhu (Delhi-Hary- Mathura: Actor-politician Hema Malini on Tuesday Mumbai: NCP supremo and former agriculture min- protesting farmers. party headquarters, she become the topic of dis- ana) border. pitched for the three new agri-marketing laws, ister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday accused the Centre The Congress Gener- surprised everyone and cussion among the par- Farmer delegations saying the Narendra Modi government has now of bulldozing three new farm laws without consult- al Secretary attacked turned towards the ty leaders and workers met Union Minister given farmers more options to sell their crops. ing states and asserted that agriculture cannot be Central Government women workers of who were disheartened Narendra Singh Tomar Ever since the BJP-led government came to power, run “sitting in Delhi” as it involves farmers toiling in and said, “It is a sin to Sewa Dal for a chat and by the absence of Rahul on Monday to convey it is making every effort to increase the farmer’s distant villages. As farmers’ protest on Delhi borders use the kind of words a quick selfie. Gandhi and Sonia Gan- support for the laws income, Mathura’s BJP MP told reporters through against these laws has entered its second month they are using for farm- “While she was leav- dhi,” the eyewitness ahead of the next round a video link. Earlier, she also talked to offi cials and fi ve rounds of talks so far have failed to resolve ers. Government is an- ing after the pro- said. Notably, Priyanka of talks between the here through video conferencing.Chanting the Jai the crisis, Pawar also raised questions about the swerable to farmers. gramme, one promi- Gandhi is becoming a government and pro- Jawan, Jai Kisan slogan, Hema Malini praised both composition of the three-member ministerial group The government should nent leader from Maha- ray of hope during the testing farmers on De- soldiers and farmers. negotiating with the unions. —PTI listen to them and take rashtra approached her hours of crisis in the cember 30. —ANI back the laws.” for some discussion. party. —ANI IN THE COURTYARD Rajinikanth says won’t enter Law to deal ‘love jihad’ PMC BANK SCAM CASE 2014 ASSAULT CASE politics due to health reasons Sanjay Raut’s wife Session Court cases in MP Chennai: Megastar Ra- New Delhi: The Mad- jinikanth has an- hya Pradesh govern- seeks time till Jan 5 acquits AAP ex-MLA nounced that he won’t ment on Tuesday gave be entering politics, cit- nod to an ordinance on ing health reasons. the bill against reli- to appear before ED Manoj Kumar He will continue to gious conversion work for people, Rajini- through fraudulent New Delhi: A session kanth said. Rajinikanth means. The new law court decided to set was earlier expected to will invite 2-10 years of aside the magistrate launch a political party imprisonment and a court order and acquit- in January 2021. The fine of Rs 1 lakh for con- ted Aam Aadmi Party megastar’s political ad- version through mar- (AAP) ex- MLA Manoj visor Tamilaruvi Ma- Will continue work for people. riage or by any other Kumar in a case of as- nian had said their fraudulent means. saulting a woman in party will fight on all ‘DISAPPOINTED’, SAYS KAMAL HAASAN The ordinance on 2014 under Section 352. 234 seats in the next As- New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan said the Freedom of Reli- Additional Session sembly elections. on Tuesday he was disappointed with co-star Rajini- gion Bill, 2020, has now Judge Geetanjali Goel Meanwhile, two days kanth’s announcement he will not join politics over his been sent to state Gov- Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Raut and his wife Varsha Raut. in an order passed on after being admitted to health. Rajinikanth’s decision came a day after he left ernor Anandiben Patel December 22 allowed Manoj Kumar the hospital. Rajini- the hospital in Hyderabad where he was being treated for approval, MP Home Mumbai: Shiv Sena agency that targeting the appeal of Kumar kanth on Sunday was for high blood pressure. “I will meet Rajinikanth again Minister Narottam lawmaker Sanjay Raut’s women of a household and set aside the judg- Kumar has been con- discharged. —ANI after my election campaign,” Kamal Hasan said. Mishra said. wife Varsha Raut will was an “act of coward- ment dated 13.08.2019 by victed for commission not appear before En- ice”. which the appellant Ku- of offense of under sec- forcement Directorate “We are not scared of mar was convicted for tion 352 (punishment (ED) today in connec- anyone and will re- the offense under Sec- for assault or criminal ‘Don’t like remarks against Visva-Bharati’ tion with the Punjab spond accordingly,” tion 352 IPC. force otherwise than on and Maharashtra Co- Raut had told reporters Earlier in 2019, the grave provocation) of Kolkata: West Bengal Visva-Bharati, the uni- operative (PMC) Bank here. Magistrate court had the IPC, magistrate CM Mamata Banerjee versity established by scam case. In the last one year, held guilty/convicted court had said. on Tuesday lashed out Rabindranath Tagore. She has sought time Sharad Pawar, Eknath him for the offence pun- While convicting Ku- at the BJP charging it “Conspiracies are be- from the agency till Khadse and Pratap Sar- ishable under Section mar, the magistrate for spreading a divisive ing hatched to destroy January 5, 2021. The ED naik got notices and 352 IPC and sentenced court had acquitted agenda in the state the culture of Bengal. had summoned her for now all of you are dis- him to seven days sim- him of the charge of 354 ahead of the assembly Stop politics of violence questioning in the PMC cussing my name. All ple imprisonment. of IPC, saying, “the in- elections. Banerjee, and divisive politics,” Bank money launder- these people are crucial The magistrate court tention and motive of during her address at a the CM was quoted as ing case. for government forma- had said that the law- the accused might be to public meeting in Bol- saying by news agency Earlier on Monday, tion in Maharashtra. maker was “a public shoo away the com- pur, also lashed out at ANI. “I don’t like the Sanjay Raut had said These are pieces of pa- servant and therefore it plainant on some issue, the BJP and said that derogatory remarks be- regarding the summon per, nothing else,” Raut was his duty to behave but not to insult or out- she disliked the com- ing made against Visva- by the investigative had said. —ANI fairly.”. rage her modesty”. —ANI ments made against Conspiracies are being hatched to destroy the culture of WB. Bharati,” she said.

KERALA CM TOURS 11 DISTS, BENGALURU: NAIDU INAUGURATES SEEKS OPINION FOR MANIFESTO J&K POLICE RESUMES NEW FACILITIES AT CREST CAMPUS INDIA’S FIRST POLLINATOR Thrissur: Kerala CM tour, our party is col- RECRUITMENT PROCESS Bengaluru: On the fi rst with the team members PARK OPENS IN HALDWANI Pinarayi Vijayan’s state lecting opinions from Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police have day of his three-day visit at Himalayan Chandra Dehradun: India’s fi rst pollinators park was tour has covered 11 different sections of the resumed the recruitment process of Border to Karnataka, Vice Presi- Telescope located in inaugurated on Tuesday at Haldwani in Nainital districts with his visit society, which will go in Battalions which was suspended in March due dent M Venkaiah Naidu Ladakh region through a district of Uttarakhand. The park was inaugu- at Thrissur on Tues- the preparation of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Physical on Tuesday inaugurated remote link. President M rated by Peter Smetacek, a butterfl y expert and day. Speaking to media election manifesto for Endurance Test and Physical Standard Test (PET/ Thirty Meter Telescope Venkaiah Naidu was wel- it has around 50 different pollinator species, persons here on Tuesday, the next Assembly polls. PST) for the remaining candidates of Jammu (TMT) - Optics Fabrication comed by the Governor of which include various species of butterfl ies, the CM said the sugges- People are happy with fi ve district began on December 24. Chairman Facility and Environmental Karnataka, Vajubhai Vala, honeybees, birds and other insects. “Objective tions collected during his years of Left Democratic Recruitment Board Additional Director General Test Facility at CREST Home Minister of Karna- is to conserve various pollinator species, to tour would be considered Front rule and govern- of Police (ADGP) Dr S D Singh Jamwal has said campus in Bengaluru. taka, Basavaraj Bommai create awareness among the public about the in the election manifesto ment is committed for the nearly 2000 youth will be recruited for Border On this occasion,Vice and several others state importance of pollination,” said Sanjiv Chatur- of LDF for the Assembly overall development of Battalions. President M Venkaiah degnitaries earlier today vedi, Chief Conservator of Forest (Research). polls. “During the Kerala the state,” he said. Naidu also interacted at Bengaluru Airport. INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020 06

‘No evidence that vaccines will not POWERGallery NINE IPS OFFICERS RETIRING IN DECEMBER As many as nine IPS officers of various cadres work against new Covid variant’ and batches are retiring in December, 2020. They New Delhi: COVID-19 stands out particularly are: Mrs Punita Bhardwaj of Himachal Pradesh vaccines will work during this very period cadre; Sudhir Kumar Jha of Jharkhand; Dr Rajvir against new variants of when several nations 416 sent to quarantine in Pratap Sharma of Karnataka; Mrs R Sreelekha and the virus and there is are facing a devastating Maha, 8 UK returnees test Simon K G of Kerala; D Kanakratnam of Maha- no evidence that cur- situation,” Paul said. rashtra; M S Jaffar Sait of Tamil Nadu; Joydeep rent vaccines will fail to He said majority of positive in MP, Uttarakhand Nayak of Tripura and Shiv Prasad Upadhayay of protect against the the population is still Uttar Pradesh cadre. SARS-CoV-2 mutants susceptible to the infec- Mumbai: As many kept under institu- reported from the UK or tion in the cold weather. as 934 travellers land- tional quarantine in PESB LIKELY TO GET A NEW South Africa, the gov- “The UK variant has ed at the Mumbai air- the city, while 479 CHAIRMAN IN JANUARY ? ernment said on Tues- travelled to several oth- port from Europe sent to other states. Whisper has it that the Public Enterprises Selec- day. Addressing a press er countries and also to and West Asia on Thirty-eight pas- tion Board (PESB) is likely to get a new Chairman conference, Principal India, this variant may Monday and 416 of sengers were exempt- in January 2021. The post has been lying vacant Scientific Advisor K Vi- have its own run and we them were sent to in- ed from compulsory since September 1, 2020. jay Raghavan said so far have to very careful,” stitutional quaran- quarantine rules for it has not been found India has banned all direct flights from the UK till December 31. Paul said. Giving a tine in the metropo- various reasons like ORDERS OF RAVI KUMAR FOR CS OF that the new variant in- break-up on the basis of lis, a civic official pregnancy, advanced KARNATAKA IN A DAY OR TWO creases the severity of changes in the variants COVID-19 cases and the gender and age of said. age and carrying Finally orders of 1984-batch IAS officer P Ravi the disease. but vaccines stimulate deaths which is reas- those infected with the The Brihanmum- small kids, he said. Kumar for being the next Chief Secretary in place “There is no evidence our immune system to suring given the cur- novel coronavirus, Un- bai Municipal Corpo- One passenger trav- of T M Vijay Bhaskar are being issued in a day that current vaccines produce a wide range of rent scenario across the ion Health Secretary ration (BMC) official elled back to the or two. will fail to protect protective antibodies,” world. “We are consist- Rajesh Bhushan said 63 said these 934 travel- county from where against COVID 19 vari- he said. NITI Aayog ently showing a decline per cent of total cases lers came in 13 flights he had arrived after SRIVASTAVA YET TO JOIN DELHI ants reported from UK member (health) Dr V K in the number of new in the country have from different desti- landing at the air- POLICE PONDICHERRY DGP or SA. Most vaccines do Paul said there has been COVID-19 cases, active been reported in males nations in Europe port, the official said Balaji Srivastava is yet to join the Delhi Police. He target the Spike pro- a consistent decline in cases and deaths, which and 37 per cent cases in and West Asia. He but did not disclose is waiting for his replacement R S Krishnia. Both tein, in which there are the number of new is very reassuring. It females. —PTI said 416of them were details about him. are IPS officers.

KASHYAP’S DEPUTATION EXTENDED FOR ONE YEAR Environment BJP does ‘fake politics’, The deputation period of Rajinder Kumar Kashy- Serious Indo-Sino conflict clearance for ap, IPoS(1989), Joint Secretary, Department of ‘hate politics’: Mamata Justice has been extended for a period of one year not good for China: IAF Chief Central Vista beyond Dec 27, 2020. Project A LONE IAS OFFICER OF 1979 BATCH New Delhi: Amid in- come a pawn in Chinese SERVING IN GOI creasing nexus be- policy, under an in- New Delhi: The envi- Subba Rao, a lone IAS officer of 1979 batch of tween Islamabad and creasing CPEC related ronment ministry’s ex- Beijing, Air Chief Mar- debt trap there will be pert appraisal commit- Andhra Pradesh cadre, is serving as Secretary to shal RKS Bhadauria on further military de- tee has recommended the Vice President. Tuesday said Pakistan pendencies in future.” granting environment AMAN SHARMA RETURNS TO has become a pawn in Bhadauria said evolv- clearance to the gov- PARENT CADRE the Chinese policy and ing uncertainties & in- ernment’s Central Vis- its military depend- stability at global geo- ta redevelopment pro- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a roadshow, Aman Sharma, Director in the Ministry of Steel, ence on China would political front has pro- ject, but directed that at Shantiniketan in Bolpur on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI has been given premature repatriation to his increase further in vided China with an its developer should parent cadre in order to avail of the benefit of view of the debt trap opportunity to demon- ensure no air pollution Birbhum: Slamming politics. They speak de- promotion. He is a 2002 batch officer of Indian due to the China Paki- Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria strate its growing pow- is caused during the the Bharatiya Janata rogatory remarks Postal Service. stan Economic Corri- er and indirectly it has demolition of existing Party (BJP), West Ben- about Visva-Bharati dor (CPEC) project. rent fiscal situation brought to fore the inad- structures. With the ex- gal Chief Minister and Amartya Sen. They TENURE OF VIJAYENDRA BIDARI AS China has invested there. IAF Chief RKS equate contribution of pert panel’s recommen- Mamata Banerjee on do not respect Ra- SP, CBI ENDS IN 2021 billions of dollars in the Bhadauria was address- major powers to global dations, project comes Tuesday said the BJP bindranath Tagore and A four-year deputation tenure of Vijayendra Bidari CPEC as loans to Islam- ing a webinar on ‘Na- security. Pakistan & a step closer to getting practices ‘hate politics’ Gandhiji. They do not as Superintendent of Police in Central Bureau of abad & already debt- tional Security Chal- China have grown close the environment clear- and ‘fake politics’. know the culture and Investigation (CBI) is coming to an end in 2021. ridden Pakistani ad- lenges & Air Power’ or- military ties as the en- ance, to be given by the Addressing an elec- ethos of Bengal. BJP He is a 2005 batch IPS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. ministration would be ganised by Vivekanand tire Pakistani missile Environment Minister. tion campaign rally at only knows to create under a lot of financial International Founda- programme has been The expert appraisal Bolpur, the Chief Min- riots, make fake videos FIVE IG LEVEL POSTS VACANT IN stress to repay even the tion. He said, “Pakistan fully supported by the committee took the de- ister said, “BJP does and run false propa- CBI interest as per the cur- has increasingly be- Chinese. —PTI cision in a meeting. hate politics and fake ganda.” —ANI As many as five posts at Inspector General level have been lying vacant in Central Bureau of Inves- tigation (CBI). I eat cattle meat, JUSTICE PRAKASH SRIVASTAVA TO ‘Orange alert for Delhi, red alert for Punjab’ who are you to BE ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE, MP HC? Justice Prakash Srivastava is being tipped to be New Delhi: IMD has is- Safdarjung recorded 3.6 ask: Cong leader the Administrative Judge of the Madhya Pradesh sued an orange alert degrees Celsius temper- Siddaramaiah High Court. from Delhi-NCR over ature at 8:30 am, which the next two days and is likely to fall by an- Bengaluru: Hitting out SENIOR IPS OFFICERS PROMOTED IN red alert for Punjab for other 2 degrees over the at partymen for lacking BIHAR the same period as the next 24 hours, said the the courage to speak The Promotion Committee in Bihar has approved cold wave sets in North IMD. A cold wave is out on certain issues, the promotion of senior IPS officers. Shobha India. The weather de- likely to grip parts of senior Congress leader Ohatker has been promoted as DG, while five IGs partment has also is- Delhi also over the next and former CM Siddar- have been promoted as ADG. They are: Nayyar sued a yellow alert for four days as frosty amaiah recalled his ear- Hasnain Khan, Paras Nath, Bachchu Singh Meena, December 31 and Janu- winds from the Himala- lier statement that he Amit Jain and Kamal Kishore Singh. Besides, ary 1 as the cold wave yas have started blow- liked cattle meat while Vikas Vaibhav will be promoted as ATS, DIG, Vijay can further intensify ing towards the plains, asserting that food hab- into a severe cold wave. weather officials said. it was his right. “I had Verma as DIG, Chhapra and Suresh Chaudhary as The India Meteoro- The IMD said cold once said in the assem- DIG, Saharsa. logical Department People walk through a fresh snowfall, in Srinagar on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI wave to severe cold bly that I eat cattle (IMD) has said, “Dense wave conditions are meat, who are you to By arrangement with: http:// to very dense fog is like- digarh, Delhi and Utta- isolated pockets is very three days and over Ra- also likely in isolated ask?-It is my right, food whispersinthecorridors.com ly in some pockets over rakhand over the next likely over Uttar jasthan in the next two pockets over Uttar habit is my right, who Punjab, Haryana, Chan- 3-4 days. Dense fog in Pradesh over the next days.” On Tuesday, Pradesh. —Agencies are you to question?

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Alert: New... afoetida or ‘hing’ pro- in-class acoustics. Railways has almost agitation by farmers. said he certainly want- notified in the Commis- gh Shekhawat, then new variants of the vi- duction of Hathras, and reached 95-96 per cent He said opposition par- ed to bring some re- sion for the Air Quality Chief Minister of Ma- rus detected in the UK locks and hardware of Those not ... of previous year’s ties will take a call on forms in the sector but Management in Nation- harashtra, Devendra and South Africa and Aligarh district. of the hallowed institu- freight loading, he said. their future course of “not in the way” BJP al Capital Region and Fadnavis came to meet there is no evidence The section will also tion by “importing divi- “And by March 2021, we action on Wednesday if government has done, Adjoining Areas Ordi- me,” said Hazare in the that current vaccines decongest the existing sive and communal will exceed previous the government fails to and they were different nance, 2020 to exclude release. That time they will fail to protect Kanpur-Delhi mainline politics inside its cam- year’s carry and resolve farmers’ issue from the current ones. farmers from its penal gave written assurance against these coronavi- and will enable the In- pus”. strengthen the econo- in the next scheduled Pawar said he consult- provisions. Through accepting the demands, rus variants, Prof K Vi- dian Railways to run “Those who do not my more.” meeting with represent- ed all state govern- the letter, the Morcha but they were never ful- jay Raghavan, Principal trains faster. respect Mahatma Gan- “All this has been pos- atives of 40 protesting ments before initiating also formally accepted filled, he said. “I have Scientific Advisor Noting that a state- dhi and other icons of sible due to the reforms unions. the reforms and didn’t the government’s invi- once again decided to (PSA) to the Govern- of-the-art Operation the country are now undertaken in the past On Union Agricul- move forward until all tation for the dialogue. resume the protest that ment of India, has said. Control Centre at Pray- talking of building ‘So- five months and in- ture Minister Narendra their reservations were has been going on for The government said agraj will act as the nar Bangla’ (Golden creasing strengthening Singh Tomar’s claim resolved. Now Anna... the last three years, in that the UK variant of command centre for Bengal). of the economy,” he that Pawar, as the then “For various demands Delhi in January and a the virus is more the entire route length said. agriculture minister All or... related to farmers, I first letter tothat effect has “transmissible”. of the EDFC, they said DFC would... during the Manmohan and a legal guarantee sat on a hunger strike at been sent to the Centre,” this is one of the larg- speed of 25 kilometres Agriculture can’t... Singh-led UPA govern- on MSP. The Morcha Ramlila Maidan in Del- said Hazare. “Take con- PM infuses... est structures of its per hour, which has “unfair” on the part of ment, also wanted farm further said the agenda hi on March 21, 2018. On crete decision or I am glassware industry of type globally with mod- now doubled. Prime Minister Naren- reforms but failed to do of the meeting should the seventh day, the then firm on my decision ( to Firozabad, pottery ern interiors, ergo- Despite the COVID-19 dra Modi to blame op- so due to political pres- also include amend- Minister of State for Ag- resume protest), “ he products of Khurja, as- nomic design and best- pandemic this year, the position parties for the sure, the NCP leader ments to be made and riculture, Gajendra Sin- said. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2020 07 No bahane Rahane: Depleted Team RAM TEMPLE’S MODEL SHARED India drubs Oz in Boxing Day Test First India Bureau had in the innings, de- fending with a solid Melbourne: Bowled front foot stride and oc- out for 36. Virat Kohli casionally showing his goes home. Mohammed strokeplay. A first Test Shami out of the tour. fifty was looming when Umesh Yadav limps he was cramped for from the attack. India room by a short deliv- had to overcome so ery from Mohammed much that their victory Siraj, splicing a pull to at the MCG, achieved midwicket, which re- midway through the moved the last realistic fourth day by eight chance of Australia set- wickets, will forever ting a target to really have a part in their challenge India. cricket folklore. Starc thought he was The early loss of two caught at slip on 9, so Ayodhya: The preparations for starting wickets will have left IND vs AUS: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates a dismissal during the second Test match. much so that he was the temple construction at the Ram India grateful - and Aus- two thirds of way to the Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya are in tralia rueful - that the R Ashwin wrapped up tractive innings, Green survived until rope having forlornly full swing. Champat Rai, general target wasn’t in three- the innings on the chipped into the target the second new ball the reviewed when the DRS secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi figures, but it never stroke of a delayed and there was a dis- scoreboard went no- showed he had hit his Tirtha Kshetra Trust, has expressed threatened to be be- lunch the lead stood at missiveness in the on- where - 16 runs in the 14 boot as the ball bal- confidence of starting the temple come nervy and fitting- only 69. Still, when the the-up drive played by overs. The harder ball looned off the pad, but construction next month. He has ly it was Ajinkya Ra- struggling Mayank Rahane, the prime ar- then provided the Nathan Lyon gloved uploaded 36 photos of the model of hane who secured the Agarwal edged a big chitect of India’s vic- breakthrough when down the leg side a few Ram temple construction and design winning run. drive off Mitchell Starc tory, against Josh Ha- Jasprit Bumrah moments later to leave on his Facebook page. It details about Australia’s lower or- and Cheteshwar Puja- zlewood as the target bounced out Cummins Australia nine down. the model form of Ram temple and der made them work ra got a flat-foot out- grew near followed by a as rest of the batting Lunch was delayed as facilities available inside the premise. for the final four wick- side edge to gully it pull from Gill off the went on to highlight the final pair clung on Champat Rai informed that in addition ets during the morning momentarily lifted the same bowler. Australia’s problems before Hazlewood was to coupons of Rs 100 and Rs 1000, session but they could occasion. Australia had re- higher up the order. finally befuddled by receipts have also been printed. A never break free of the A brace of bounda- sumed just two runs Green played very Ashwin when he left a picture of Ram temple will also be sent stranglehold on their ries by Shubman Gill, ahead and while Cum- well, looking as assured delivery that clipped to 12 crore families of the country. scoring, so by the time who played another at- mins and Cameron as any of the top order off stump. UP Board exams to cover Cloned cheques used to dupe ‘SP to form govt after Ram Janmabhoomi Trust farmers end BJP rule’ just 70% of total syllabus First India Bureau First India Bureau First India Bureau ting a fake cheque of Rs SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, THE COURSE 9.86 lakh in the trust’s Lucknow: Samajwadi Lucknow: Although WAS SHORTENED AND UPLOADED ON Lucknow: In the high account. The trust had Party president Akh- the schedule of High THE WEBSITE BY THE UP BOARD profile case of theft imposed a limit of Rs 6 ilesh Yadav on Tuesday School and Intermedi- of Rs 6 lakh from the lakh for withdrawal said that the protesting ate Examination 2021 of account of Shri Ram from the account. farmers will bring Uttar Pradesh Second- Janmabhoomi Teerth The Shri Ram Janma- down the BJP govern- ary Education Council Kshetra Trust, the po- bhoomi Teerth Kshetra ment at the Centre and (UP Board) has not been lice arrested the four Trust trust received a predicted his own par- released, it is decided accused involved. DIG call from the bank as ty’s victory in the next that the examination Deepak Kumar said soon as the cheque of UP Assembly elections. Former CM Akhilesh Yadav at will be covering just 70 that four accused more than the limit was Yadav attacked ruling an event. percent of the total syl- were arrested from Four people have been placed in the account. BJP in tweets and at a labus. Mumbai and Thane arrested in the connection. The trust informed the press conference after open for smaller parties On rumours of the whereas the master- withdrawal as illegal; Urdu poet Munnawar and will take everyone course further getting mind is a resident of among those caught, hence the cheque was Rana’s daughter Somai- along. He also referred slashed, Secretary of Varanasi, who is still had cloned the cheque termed as invalid. But yya Rana, Bahujan Sa- to West Bengal and ac- UP Board Divyakant to be arrested. and extorted money the fraudsters took Rs 6 maj Party’s Masood cused the BJP of trying Shukla had rejected it The team is investi- from the bank and dis- lakh from the account Alam and former MLA to break leaders away earlier. There are indi- Representative picture. gating the case further. tributed it among his by putting two fake Ramesh Gautam joined from other parties. cations that exam Cloned cheque used for colleagues. The DIG cheques of Rs 2.5 lakh his party. The BJP government dates may be an- through district school December 31. Simulta- the fraud. The DIG said said that the thugs tried on September 1 and Rs He repeated that the has crossed all limits of nounced in the first inspectors. Also, the neously, the UP board is that Prashant, who was to extort money by put- 3.5 lakh on September 3. SP is keeping its doors injustice and atrocities. couple of weeks of shortened syllabus is also preparing to an- January. available on the coun- nounce the exam dates. Owing to COVID-19 cil’s website. Deputy Chief Minister the Board of Secondary Due to change in the Dr Dinesh Sharma has Cases that gave Kanpur cops a tough time Education (UP Board) syllabus the model pa- announced to conduct had reduced the sylla- pers have not been up- UP Board Examina- First India Bureau also brought disgrace to June, he took charge and members to get him re- bus for all the subjects loaded on UP board tion-2021 from March to the functioning of the on 20 June, when BSP leased. Despite giving the of classes 9, 10, 11 and 12 website to ensure that April. However, the ex- Kanpur: Statistics police across the coun- leader Pintu Sengar was ransom amount, Sanjit by 30% for the academic questions from the last amination schedule has show that crime rate in try. In retrospect let’s shot and killed in Chak- was murdered. session 2020-21. year are not repeated. It not been released yet. Kanpur decreased in have a look at the two eri police station area. The prime reason is is to be noted that the State, aided and non- the year 2020. However, unforgettable cases that BIKRU SCANDAL the closure of colleges UP board has been re- funded schools re- 13 days in the 366 days gave a tough time to LAB TECHNICIAN When cops went to ar- for the most part of the leasing model papers mained closed for about of the year were pretty cops here. MURDERED rest Bikru resident Vi- year. UP Board Secre- every year before the seven months due to nasty for the police. Lab technician Sanjit Ya- kas Dubey on charges tary Divyakant Shukla examination. CBSE is Corona infection. Class- After the Pintu Seng- BSP LEADER ‘S dav was abducted by his of kidnapping and mur- said that the details of going to take initiative es are not going on as ar and Sanjeet massa- MURDER own friends on the night der, Dubey’s men start- the syllabus have been on the examination before even after the cres, the Bikru scandal IPS Dinesh Kumar P of 22 June. The police se- ed firing, killing 8 po- made available to the schedule and is likely to teachers started from not only questioned the was made SSP of Kan- Encounters too became a cretly kept talks between licemen. He was later principals of all schools release the details by October 19. integrity of cops but pur on 16 June. On 18 necessity for some criminals. Sanjit and his family encountered.

INTER-FAITH doing rounds where sub- Prasad, he said if he had MARRIAGE inspecto Mangala Prasad been offered Rs 1.5 lakh SCHEME: A attached with Khukhundu earlier, the case would KNOTTY ISSUE police station in Deoria have been nullified even he National was heard saying that after reaching the court TIntegration But the writing on the department. “Couples AN SI, LAWYER had he been given Rs 1.5 and he would have filed a Department (NID) finds wall becomes clear believe involvement of AND A JUDGE lakh by the accused, he cross FIR against the itself on the horns of a when he says that the the authorities could While the judiciary is would have got his case woman. Prasad also dilemma on continuing scheme is not very pose issues for them if certainly powerful, only nullified. Also, he advised allegedly abused lawyers with its 44-year-old popular as couples who they have been hiding in UP will one find that a the accused to file a who were fighting for the interfaith marriages marry outside their faith their marriages and so sub-inspector-level cross FIR against the woman. But now, when incentive scheme after generally have to go they choose to not come officer may surpass both complainant. The the audio clip has UP Government brought against their parents’ forward,” he said. The its elements- the lawyers accused named Raseed reached the doors of top in an ordinance to Conversion of Religion Principal Secretary, wishes and often elope. figures also reveal a and the judges. A sub has been accused of officers, Sub Inspector ban ‘illegal’ interfaith Act, 2020 - prohibits NID Jitendra Kumar, A couple seeking to avail downward trend. There inspector from Deoria fraudulently selling a lady Mangala Prasad has marriage, called ‘love religious conversion however, denies that benefits of the scheme were only 11 inter-faith not only guided an who is his relative. The stated that he demanded jihad’ in common for the sole purpose of there is any move to has to first apply with marriages last year and accused on how to lady filed a case against money to give to the parlance. The new marriage while the NID scrap the scheme under the district magistrate the NID said it is yet to prevent arrest but also him and Raseed was victim who was duped in law - ‘Uttar Pradesh scheme encourages which eligible couples who then passes collate data for this year. delivered a verdict of his arrested. But when the case. Ironical, isn’t it! Prohibition of Unlawful such weddings. are awarded Rs 50,000. the details on to the —M Tariq Khan own. An audio clip is Raseed approached —Vishal Srivastav Time to look back and thank all the people who enriched our lives this year, in 2020. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, 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, DECEMBER 30, 2020 08

WORLD INDIA UTTAR PRADESH COVID-19 UPDATE 17,87,965 8,19,98,450 1,48,423 1,02,42,306 8,340 5,83,941 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA RAJASTHAN KARNATAKA DELHI GUJARAT 49,373 DEATHS 19,25,066 CASES 2,683 DEATHS 3,06,784 CASES 12,074 DEATHS 9,17,571 CASES 10,502 DEATHS 6,24,118 CASES 4,295 DEATHS 2,43,459 CASES Owaisi’s Sankalp: Does UP recce to team up with Bhagirathi Morcha Political analysts are saying Owaisi factor will be a challenge for oppn parties in the state this time First India Bureau FIRST CANDIDATE 403 assembly seats in UP, with their vote being de- Lucknow: The assem- cisive in 47 seats (where bly elections in UP have their population is more always provided a than 30 per cent). De- SP president Akhilesh Yadav launchpad for political spite this, only 20 Mus- outfits in the state. The lim MLAs were elected 2022 assembly election in the 2017 assembly SP supremo’s sop will be no different. Asa- election, whereas in the duddin Owaisi, national 2012 assembly election, president of the AIMIM the community had opera to appease (All India Majlis-e-Itte- their highest number, 67 had-ul-Muslimeen), was MLAs, in the house. In CAA/NRC protesters in Lucknow on Decem- the 2017 assembly elec- ber 16 to explore the tion, more than 90 per- First India Bureau party’s options in UP. He cent of their votes went met Bharatiya Samaj AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi with BSP (Suheldev) OP Rajbhar during his recent visit to Lucknow. to four parties--SP, BSP, Lucknow: Samajwa- Yadav said many Party (Suheldev) presi- Congress and BJP. di Party president people are being dent Om Prakash Rajb- party’s 2017 election out- youth in the Bihar elec- does manage to make The AIMIM had field- Akhilesh Yadav on falsely implicated har and also announced ing was a damp squib). tion if any indication, it inroads among the Mus- mance of the SP and ed candidates in 38 seats Tuesday announced in the state that he would be joining Former principal of will make a difference lims of UP, the biggest BSP in Muslim-domi- in the 2017 election but that when his party the latter’s ‘Bhagidari Saket College, Ayodhya, in UP. loser would be the SP. nated assembly seats got little purchase, for- comes to power in Sankalp Morcha’. Dr V.N. Arora says, The AIMIM leader The results of the as- like Amroha and Bu- feiting their deposit in Uttar Pradesh in be withdrawn,” he Political analysts are “There is a lack of lead- has a very aggressive sembly byelections in landshahar only rein- all the seats. But circum- 2022, all the cases said. saying the “A-O (Asa- ership in Muslim poli- attitude towards the seven seats in Novem- forces this idea and the stances have changed which were lodged Yadav said many duddin Owaisi) factor” tics in UP. Owaisi will BJP, and he will look to ber have shown that no leadership vacuum in now, and Owaisi plans to against the CAA/ people are being will be a challenge for be looking to fill this polarise the Muslim party can now claim the Muslim politics in UP. field candidates in the 47 NRC protesters falsely implicated in opposition politics in void and if his support vote in favour of his Muslim vote as theirs. Muslim voters have seats where the Muslim would be withdrawn. the state and the re- the state this time (the among the Muslim party.” If the AIMIM The dismal perfor- influence in 137 of the vote is decisive. “In 2022 Assembly sentment among the elections in the state, people are growing the SP will emerge day by day. SP lead- as the power house ers and workers are 54 IPS officers promoted, 4 of YOUNG MINDS MEET of the state. People the most harassed —RAJEEV BHATT, SENIOR PHOTOJOURNALIST will come in support people in the state, of the party just to against whom most 1996-batch to be ADGs in NY save the democracy,” of the fake cases are he said. While talk- being registered,” he Ahtesham Siddiqui ADDL CHARGE TO ACS S RADHA CHAUHAN ing to media here at added. the state party head- Terming the new Lucknow: Uttar quarters, Yadav said farm law as a death Pradesh government on his party will make warrant for the Tuesday promoted 54 alliance with small- farmers of the coun- IPS officers. Four offic- er parties. try, the former UP ers of 1996-batch will “We can promise chief minister said become ADGs in the that when we come that they are sup- New Year. to power in UP all porting the farmers The departmental pro- the cases related to agitation. “SP lead- motion committee head- training college Shiv CAA/NRC and other ers are joining this ed by the chief secretary Shankar Singh, DIG Ba- fake cases lodged farmers agitation RK Tiwari cleared the reilly range Rajesh against the people everywhere and we promotions. Additional Pandey. A child holding a placard in support of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Sumaiya Rana in just for opposing the support their de- chief secretary, home, Ten officers of 2007 Lucknow. Rana joined the party in the presence of Yadav on Tuesday. government would mand,” he said. Avanish Awasthi, Direc- batch have been pro- tor General of police HC moted as DIGs. These Awasthy, ACS planning include SSP Varanasi Kamlesh Kumar were Amit Pathak, SSP other members of the Meena, IG N Ravindra. Gorakhpur Jogendra HC orders inquiry into police assault on lawyer DPC. The officers of 2003 Kumar, SP Kushi Na- The officer who batch, who will be pro- gar Vinod Kumar Sin- First India Bureau the December 21 inci- facts including audio documents as desired relation to the incident. would be promoted as motion as IGs, include gh, SP 1090, Women dent at Etah district of visual electronic docu- by the CJM to furnish The HC Bar Associa- ADGs are IG law and DIG Gorakhpur Modal Powerline Ravi Prayagraj: A day after western Uttar Pradesh. ments and submit a report of the incident tion as well as other ad- order Jyoti Narayan, IG Rajesh D Rao, DIG pros- Shankar Chavi, DCP the Supreme Court Bar A bench of Chief Jus- complete report. to this court,” the vocates have also raised Special Task Force Am- ecution Vinay Yadav, Noida Nitin Tiwari, SP Association condemned tice Govind Mathur and “The District Magis- bench said. the issue through let- itabh Yash, IG PHQ DIG, economic offences security Dr Sunil Gup- the alleged police attack Justice Saumitra Dayal trate and Senior Super- The HC acted on a let- ters and e-mail. The SC Navniet Sikera, IG Agra wing Heeralal, DIG po- ta, SP EOW Ashok Ku- on a lawyer, the Alla- Singh directed the intendent of Police, ter sent by the statutory Bar Association on range A Satish Ganesh, lice training school mar, SP SCRB Anil Ku- habad High Court on Chief Judicial Magis- Etah are directed to co- body, Bar Council of UP Monday raised concern IG fire services Vijay Sanjay Kumar, DIG mar Singh. The ten IPS Tuesday took a Suo trate, Etah to make a operate the CJM, Etah to the Chief Justice over the brutal assault Prakash, IG Varanasi Devipatan range Rake- officers of 2008 batch Motu cognisance and necessary inquiry by and they shall supply with a request to take of the lawyer by the UP range Vijay Singh sh Singh, DIG Police got the selection grade. ordered an inquiry into availing all relevant all relevant facts and appropriate action in police.

Collectorate official held DIGITAL INDIA AWARDS for taking `5K bribe First India Bureau of Bhadohi district, had Three IAS officers of UP to stand digi-TALL given Rs 10,000 to assis- Lucknow: The Uttar tant document keeper Pradesh police’s anti- Shahid Ali Khan posted transporting food ing this recognition,” corruption unit from at the collectorate. Food and Civil Supplies department grains and online Alok Kumar, Secretary Varanasi on Tuesday However, Khan de- recognised for excellent digital adaptation billing and payment to UP chief minister arrested an assistant manded an additional for the food grains Yogi Adityanath, said document keeper at the bribe of `5,000, follow- M Tariq Khan Secretary to UP purchased from in a tweet. Bhadohi collectorate ing which Kumar Chief Minister Alok farmers. The Digital India for accepting a bribe of lodged a complaint. Lucknow: Three IAS Kumar, Food Commis- “Food and Civil sup- Awards, instituted `5,000. Srivastava said the anti- officers of Uttar sioner Manish Chau- plies department, UP under the aegis of the The police team’s corruption unit made a Pradesh will bring han and IAS Sunil Ver- has been chosen win- National Portal of In- head Inspector Ajay Ku- plan and caught Shahid laurels for their State ma deserve kudos for Alok Kumar Sunil Verma Manish Chauhan ner in Digital India dia, serve the purpose mar Srivastava said a red-handed taking the when they will be fe- successfully steering Awards 2020 under ‘Ex- of bringing to the fore case has been registered bribe. District Magis- licitated by President the Food and Civil sup- lence in Digital has been recognised cellence in Digital Gov- innovative digital at Gyanpur police sta- trate Rajendra Prasad Ram Nath Kovind un- plies department, Governance.’ for its e-POS (Points ernance’ category. Con- solutions and thereby tion. He said Ravindra said the official was der Digital India which has been chosen UP chief minister’s of Sale)-based food gratulations to all the inspiring emulation Kumar, a resident of suspended with imme- Awards 2020 on winner in Digital India office said in a tweet distribution, GPS concerned who con- by all government Unjh police station area diate effect. Wednesday. Awards 2020’ ‘Excel- that the department tracking of vehicles tributed towards bring- entities. 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 DECEMBER 30, 2020

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ctress Disha Patani has been Disha is seen clad in a yellow making it to the headlines bikini as she stood comforta- lately owing to her beach vaca- bly on a surfboard in the sea in DISHA GIVES tion. the photo. The star looked per- A She shared a photo of her- fect as she flaunted her curves self on a surfboard at the sea in a swimsuit and set the inter- ‘AQUAMAN FEELS’ in a yellow bikini on Tuesday. net on fire. —Agency ...her post

—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA Neetu Kapoor takes a selfie in LOVE IS IN Ranthambore as Ranbir and Ranveer join her THE AIR

Ranveer with a fan

Mira Rajput and Shahid Kapoor

NEW YEAR IN WILD... ollywood star Shahid Ka- CITY FIRST poor and Mira Rajput along with their kids Misha and ollywood power BZain are presently in New couples- Ranveer Delhi and enjoy the winter season. Singh and Deepi- The couple, who never shies away Bka Padukone; from expressing their love for each Ranbir Kapoor and Alia other, have been sharing pictures Bhatt had all eyes on of their sunny afternoon on their them as they jetted out of Instagram handles. Mira Rajput Ranbir Kapoor Mumbai city and were shared a very lovey-dovey picture spotted at the Jaipur air- with Shahid Kapoor and it is win- port on Tuesday after- ning hearts on the internet on noon as they were leav- Tuesday. The actor is spotted in a Ranbir with Neetu and Soni ing for their New Year beard look which he had kept for holiday at Ranthambore his upcoming film Jersey. —Agency National Park of Sawai Madhopur. Ranveer and Deepika were seen twinning in shades of brown as they arrived in Jaipur to kick off the New Year festivities. The couple was spotted walking out of the airport at around 1 pm, surround- ed by security as they made their way to the car. Shortly after their arrival, Ranbir and Salman Khan’s post Alia were seen stepping out of the Jaipur air- port. They were accom- FLAUNTING panied by Ranbir’s mother Neetu Kapoor, THE MUSCLES sister Riddhima Sahni ollywood superstar Salman with daughter Samara Khan shared a new picture and husband Bharat of him on his social media Sahni. Alia’s mother Bhandle on Tuesday and it is Soni Razdan and sister stunning. The fans are all im- Shaheen Bhatt were pressed by seeing Salman’s well- Ranveer and Deepika also there with them. toned physique. The Bajrangi We can only wait and Bhaijan actor can be seen donning see what special cele- a grey t-shirt paired with shorts brations are in store and he is looking handsome in the for the power couples same. To complete his overall look, as the clock ticks down he opted for a cool skull cap. While to 2021. Alia Bhatt sharing the picture on Instagram, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone [email protected] he wrote, “just being. —Agency 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, DECEMBER 30, 2020 ETC 10-11 THE YEAR THAT WAS THE WORLD TOOK A MAJOR HIT THIS YEAR AND SO DID THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IN THE MIDST OF COVID-19 BREAKOUT. NONETHELESS, FEW STARS MANAGED TO MAINTAIN THEIR STARDOM, SUPPORTED EACH OTHER, CELEBRATED LITTLE MOMENTS AND ARE NOW HOPING FOR A BETTER 2021! Harry Hains Kirk Douglas Harry Hains, a 27-year-old actor known for his appearances in “American Hollywood lost an icon early in the year. Kirk Douglas, who had a six- Horror Story” and the Netfl ix series “The OA,” died from accidental fentanyl decade career that saw him star in “Spartacus,” “Champion” and other intoxication on Jan. 7 in Los Angeles. Initially, his mother, Jane Badler, posted memorable projects, passed away on 5th Feb. Kirk’s son Michael Douglas that her son suffered from mental illness and addiction. announced the news. Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are fi nally parents. The pair confi rmed Gigi’s pregnancy in April On March 19, 2020. The couple revealed that they had Shannen Doherty’s Kenny Rogers, welcomed their daughter on Wednesday, cancer is back. On Feb. 4, a three-time September 23 via social media, days after her the “Beverly Hills, 90210” Grammy winner birth. Gigi and Zayn are currently experiencing star revealed on “Good Poster of the Film with a career all kinds of milestones with baby girl ‘Zigi. Morning America” that spanning six she has stage 4 cancer. decades, passed The actress — who Meghan Markle away at 81. The publicly chronicled a Parasite won the Oscar for best fi lm in January. South Korean legendary singer breast cancer battle from Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex revealed about some fi lm Parasite has been named best picture at this year’s was in hospice 2015 to 2017 — said tragic moments from her miscarriage in July this year. She Oscars, becoming the fi rst non-English language fi lm to care in Georgia she had known about her shared that she was pregnant for the second time in summer. take the top prize. Renee Zellweger won the best actress for at the time of his new diagnosis for a year, Meghan said that while she was changing her fi rst son Archie’s Kenny Rogers Shannen Doherty playing Judy Garland in Judy. death. but kept it private. diaper, she felt a sharp cramp.

Cardi B’s song WAP came Rihanna’s foundation out earlier this year and donated $5 million to Chrissy became quite popular. various organizations Teigen and The song even started assisting with John Legend a WAP dance trend coronavirus relief endured a across nations on social efforts. The Clara Lionel family tragedy. media and was playing Foundation announced On Sept. 30, everywhere for months. the donation as they the model The song also saw Cardi never thought the and cookbook B sharing the screen with coronavirus would author Megan Thee Stallion but so dramatically alter announced fans were shocked to see everyone’s lives. The that they’d that WAP didn’t make it to foundation donated the suffered a Grammy Nominations. money to Direct pregnancy Relief, Feeding loss when she America and lost their third The World Health child, a son, Patricia Bosworth Organization’s at 20 weeks COVID-19 Solidarity gestation due Patricia Bosworth, an actress who once starred alongside Audrey Hepburn and Response Fund among to a partial later wrote biographies on several stars including Marlon Brando and Montgomery others. Chrissy Teigen and John Legend placental Clift, died on April 9 due to the coronavirus at the age of 86. abruption.

“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” had parted ways with three senior producers in the wake of ongoing criticism of the show’s culture and allegations of bad behaviour. That same day, the show’s resident Chadwick Boseman DJ, Stephen “Witch” Boss, Chadwick Boseman, who famously played King T’Challa in was promoted “Black Panther,” shockingly passed away on Aug. 28 following to co-executive a previously undisclosed battle with cancer. His family said the producer. Ellen actor was initially diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in 2016, also reportedly and it progressed to stage 4. apologized to her staff on Aug. 17, saying she’s “not perfect”. Ellen endured another setback: She was diagnosed with COVID-19. Ellen DeGeneres

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Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler

On April 26, Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson announced that they were divorcing after Rihanna nearly seven years of marriage and a decade Kelly Clarkson has ended her seven-year marriage to music as a couple. While they implied that the split manager Brandon Blackstock. On June 4, the singer and talk was amicable, it got ugly quickly. show host quietly fi led divorce paperwork in Los Angeles.

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Chandler Powell and Bindi Irwin

Bindi Irwin tied the knot with longtime love Chandler Powell on March 25 at the Australia Zoo, the same place they got engaged in 2019. —SOURCE: AGENCY The guest list included nobody. The couple had planned a larger wedding but scrapped all that because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kelly Preston Sean Penn and Leila George Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton On Dec. 20, music star Ariana Grande revealed on Instagram Kelly Preston passed away on July 12 following a secret two-year-battle with breast cancer. John Travolta, Sean Penn secretly wed during the pandemic. On Aug. 3, the 59-year-old actor On Oct. 27 — after fi ve years of dating — “The Voice” coaches that she and her boyfriend of less than a year, real estate agent Kelly’s husband of 28 years, announced the news. confi rmed that he married actress Leila George, 28. Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani announced their engagement. Ariana Grande Dalton Gomez, are engaged. CITY BUZZ 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, DECEMBER 30, 2020 12 ART AND THE ARTIST! CITY FIRST portraits made by her. A documentary based painting exhi- on Neeta Kumar was bition based also shown on the oc- on the life of casion where Sanskri- renowned tikami Ashukant A During the exhibition painter Late Neeta Ku- played the flute. The mar was organised on guests of the event in- the occasion of her cluded Justice Shabi- death anniversary at hul Hasnain, Shakeel, the Lalit Kala Acade- Dr Yashwant Singh my in Lucknow on Rathore, Srishyogi Tuesday. Adiyog of Insani fra- The objective of the ternity, Senior Photo exhibition was to Journalist Trilochan show her life journey Kalra and Senior During the inauguration with the help of 45 Sculptor Laljit Ahir. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR REFLECTING BACK ON 2020 TWITTER POST! SPEAKUPS! City First talked to a few people from Rajasthan, Gujarat 2020 was a roller and Lucknow, to know the lessons they learnt from 2020! coaster ride in my KARISHMA life. There were lots GWALANI [email protected] of ups and downs this year. So, life taught me more than ake a deep breath. We the syllabus this year and to are now almost near be honest, I’m thankful for the end of 2020, phew! that. I wouldn’t have For many of us, this learned a few important T has been an incredi- things in life if it wasn’t for bly challenging, trans- the year 2020. formative, and life- —Nikhil Kumar changing year. In some ways, life went on as usual—we were This year taught me still expected to show up at the difference between work, babies were born, Lady need and want. We Gaga put out an album. But in want the entire world, but do other ways, it was like no other we need it? No. We just run year we’ve experienced in our lifetimes. There is a lot that behind the desires ignoring 2020 has taught us about our- the small happiness in life. selves, our relationships, our Ultimately, we end up achiev- Roshni Gupta passions and our values. As we ing nothing. I have learned to made our 2020 New Year’s reso- live with the things I need and lutions we had nothing but appreciate every little thing ‘ACHANAK’ hope for a fresh year, 2020 how- we have. ever, had other plans. If we could —Riya Dusad take the pandemic away in an instant we would, but we can’t 2020 has been an un- and so instead we look for the expected roller coaster silver lining. From tough times ride of emotions. The come tough lessons, personal most important learning of growth and learning opportu- 2020 is that there will always nities. City First talked to a few be chaos in this world, but if people from Rajasthan, Guja- you have your family and a rat and Lucknow to know what is their learning from 2020! Be- few chosen friends beside you, cause it’s time; it’s time to let it you can get through every- go, go out and start again but thing and find calm within Riya Dusad Nikhil Kumar of course with some new the chaos. —Roshni Gupta learnings. During the play —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR Artists performed a play 'Achanak' SAD DEMISE organised by CITY FIRST World’s most famous. In the Drishya Bharti and brands' heyday in the 1970s Bhartendu Natya ierre Cardin, the and 80s, his products were Academy at BM French designer sold at some 100,000 outlets Shah Auditorium on whose Space Age worldwide, though that Tuesday. The play P style was among the number dwindled dramati- was directed by iconic looks of 20th-century cally in later decades. senior stage Artist fashion, died at 98 on Tues- A savvy businessman, Vijay Srivastava day. The news was an- Cardin used his fabulous and was based nounced by Frances Acade- wealth to snap up top-notch on the life of a my of Fine Arts in a tweet. properties in Paris, includ- lover. Artist Nawab A licensing maverick, ing the Belle Epoque restau- Masood Abdullaah, Cardin's name embossed rant Maxims. He was in- Mohammad Rizwan, myriad products from wrist- ducted into the Fine Arts Firdaus Husain and watches to bedsheets, mak- Academy in 1992. Rishabh Shukla Pierre Cardin ing his label among the [email protected] played their roles wonderfully.

STEPPING INTO A NEW DECADE WITH HOPES, RESOLUTIONS AND FACE MASKS PARTY WITH CAUTION: NYE and so is the novel coronavirus. going out but again, canned cock- We at Cityfirst talked exclu- tails and barbeque will definitely sively to some of the responsible make it fun! citizens about their New Years —Shivali Verma MONICA plans. While appealing to our PRABHAKAR readers to follow all the govern- Being a total party animal, I to- [email protected] ment guidelines like wearing a tally couldn’t miss out on cele- face mask and using hand sani- brating New Year’s Eve. So after ith 2021 just around tizer and not to forget, maintain- checking a lot of places that follow the corner, New Year’s ing social distancing. all the protocols for COVID-19, Eve celebrations are I’ve decided to go and celebrate W being amped up. Peo- Amidst the covid outbreak, I plan new year’s at Boombox Lucknow, ple are ready to dress to the nines on celebrating my new year's eve as they take all the precautions for the occasion but it’s also up with utmost safety at a party with and have limited entry due to to us to party with all the precau- some of my closest friends at a Coronavirus. Akarshan Jaiswal tions. Since, the year is changing farmhouse. It won't be the same as —Akarshan Jaiswal Shivali Verma