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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia HOURS AFTER US PREZ JOE BIDEN DEFENDS AFGHANISTAN EXIT Delhi HC backs Uniform Civil Code, urges centre ANXIOUS TIMES AHEAD AS to take necessary steps

he modern Indian society was “gradually becoming homogenous, Tthe traditional barriers of religion, community and caste are slowly TALIBAN RAISES HEAD dissipating” and thus Uniform Civil Code “ought not to remain a mere Claims it now controls 85% Have captured key afghan border hope”, Justice Prathiba M Singh stated in the high court order on July 7. 1 of Afghanistan’s territory 2 crossing with Turkmenistan: Taliban New Delhi: Favouring riages ought not to be the introduction of Uni- forced to struggle with Moscow: The Taliban form Civil Code (UCC), issues arising due to claimed Friday to be in ‘LEGITIMACY the Delhi High Court conflicts in various per- control of 85 percent of ASPECT’ OF has said the Indian sonal laws, especially in Afghanistan, including youth need not be forced relation to marriage and a key border crossing AFGHAN RULER to struggle with issues divorce,” the order said. with Iran, following a SHOULD NOT arising due to conflicts While referring to sweeping offensive BE IGNORED: in various personal form Civil Code “ought several decisions of the launched as US troops laws in relation to mar- not to remain a mere Supreme court on the pull out of the war-torn JAISHANKAR riage and divorce. hope”, Justice Prathiba need for Uniform Civil nation. The modern Indian M Singh stated in an or- Code, including the his- Hours after Presi- society was “gradually der dated July 7. torical Shah Bano case dent Joe Biden issued a becoming homogenous, “The youth of of 1985, the high court staunch defence of the the traditional barriers belonging to various said: “The hope ex- US withdrawal, the Tal- of religion, community communities, tribes, pressed in Article 44 of iban said fighters had and caste are slowly dis- castes or religions who the Constitution that seized the border town sipating” and thus Uni- solemnise their mar- the State Turn to P6 of Islam Qala -- com- New Delhi: Express- pleting an arc of terri- ing concern over the tory from the Iranian spiralling violence in border to the frontier Afghanistan, India HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEFENCE MINISTER with China. From left, Suhil Shaheen, Mawlawi Shahabuddin Dilawar and Mohammad Naim, Friday said the “legiti- — PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR In Moscow, a del- members of a political delegation from the Afghan Taliban’s movement, arrive for a macy aspect” of who egation of Tali- news conference in Moscow, Russia. (Left) An Afghan civilian carry a wounded should rule the war- ban officials child injured during fighting between Taliban and government in Badghis torn country should said they con- province, northwest of Afghanistan. —PHOTOS BY PTI not be ignored and trolled called for an immedi- some TWO BORDER TOWNS IN AFGHAN’S ate reduction in the 250 of conflict. “Of course we Afghan- HERAT PROVINCE FALL TO TALIBAN are concerned about istan’s 398 Kabul: The Islam Qala border town, one of the key trade the direction of events districts -- a gateways of Afghanistan into Iran, and Torghundi in Afghanistan,” Ex- claim impossi- border town, another gateway into Turkmenistan, have ternal Affairs Minister ble to indepen- fallen to Taliban. Both the important border towns S Jaishankar said in dently verify lie in the country’s Herat province. As the security Moscow at a joint and disputed situation continues to deteriorate in the country, the press conference with by the govern- Taliban has overrun areas bordering five countries - Iran, Tajik- his Russian counter- ment. Turn to P6 istan, Turkmenistan, China and Pakistan, Ariana News reported. part Sergey Lavrov. BJP party-workers freeing caged birds on the eve of Defence Minister and Lucknow Member of Parliament (MP) Rajnath Singh’s 70th birthday, in Lucknow on Thursday.

PM wants 1,500 oxygen plants WhatsApp tell court: Privacy policy on WHAT’S TRENDING IN UP? for 4 lakh beds WOMAN 15 DROWN IN 10 MORE hold till enactment of data privacy law HARASSED, YOGI SARYU, 6 DELTA+ CASES to function soon SUSPENDS 5 COPS DEAD IN UP New Delhi: WhatsApp HC: NO ACTION AGAINST NEWS ASSN New Delhi: Prime Min- on Friday told the Delhi Lakhimpur : The Ayodhya: In a tragic : In an alarming ister , High Court it would not FOR NOT FOLLOWING NEW IT RULES Police, incident, a family update, the deadly during a high-level meet- limit the functionality Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala High Court on Friday on Friday, arrested one from Agra drowned delta+ variant of the ing on Friday, was in- of its messaging app in ruled that no coercive action should be taken against person for misbehav- in Saryu river while coronavirus has been formed that more than case a user does not con- the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) for now for ing with a woman bathing at Guptar identified in at least 1,500 PSA Oxygen plants sent to its latest privacy not following the new IT rules. The NBA has challenged candidate while she Ghat in Ayodhya. 10 patients in Agra. are being set up across policy, and will main- the IT Rules on grounds that they give government was filing her nomina- Dead bodies of six The variant has also the country to mitigate tain the approach at cepted. In addition, we “excessive powers’ to restrict freedom of speech. tion for block president people were recov- been found in six pa- the shortage of oxygen least till the forthcom- will display the update election in Lakhimpur ered, three of them tients from , supply reported by ing data protection Bill whenever a user choos- SC REFUSED TO STOP COURTS FROM Kheri district. Further, saved their lives by , , many hospitals across comes into effect. The es relevant optional fea- Chief Minister Yogi swimming to shore . On June TAKING DECISION ON NEW IT LAWS Adityanath has ordered while three others several states. These Centre had earlier told tures, like when a user 5, 40 samples and on New Delhi: SC on Friday refused to stop different suspension of five cops were saved by the PSA Oxygen plants are WhatsApp to withdraw communicates with a June 26, 20 samples capable of supporting its policy. business receiving sup- courts from hearing challenges to the new IT Rules, including a Circle Of- rescue team that were sent to the more than four lakh “We will continue to port from Facebook,” which were introduced by the government in February. ficer for showing laxity were rushed in as oxygenated beds, offi- display our updates Senior Advocate Harish News publishers have challenged the rules in courts on duty. first responders. IGIB, Delhi. cials told PM Modi. from time to time to Salve, representing ranging from Madras to Kerala. The government main- More on P2 More on P3 More on P3 After being apprised people who have not ac- WhatsApp, told court. tains that new rules are required to regulate content. about the status of PSA Oxygen plants, PM Modi instructed senior offi- CRUCIAL READ IANS-CVOTER SURVEY BJP to ‘re- cials to ensure that these plants are made func- BHIMA KOREGAON CASE: GOVT PANEL TO CM YOGI TO RETURN TO LEAD enter’ UP via tional at the earliest. ED TO RECORD RECORD STATEMENT OF SHARAD PAWAR STATEMENTS OF Mumbai: Maharashtra government-appointed inquiry Dalit homes! CORONA CATASTROPHE VAZE, PARAM BIR commission will record the statement of National- UP POST 2022 ASSEMBLY POLLS Mumbai: Enforcement ist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar in the Bhima First India Bureau Uttar Pradesh Chief sponse of adults across Vishal Srivastav INDIA Directorate (ED) obtained Koregaon violence case. While speaking to ANI, Ashish Minister Yogi Adity- all segments. Uttar NIA court’s permission Satpute, inquiry commission lawyer on Friday said, Lucknow: In a recent anath will become the Pradesh is expected to Lucknow: The legisla- to record suspended “Witnesses’ statements to be recorded from August 2 development that could Chief Minister of the go to the polls in Febru- tive assembly election 43,393 and Pawar will be summoned as well.” new cases Officer give opposition parties state once again in 2022. ary next year while the in Uttar Pradesh, which Sachin Waze’s statement in Uttar Pradesh a run Contrastingly, about current govt’s term will has long been consid- in a money laundering FINED FOR RAISING SEDITION AGAINST for their money, a sur- 37% of respondents be- expire on March 14, 2022. ered to be the political 911 case against former Ma- new fatalities harashtra Home Minister EX-CJI ELEVATION FORMER ACB CHIEF vey conducted by a re- lieved that the incum- A total of 403 seats gateway for New Delhi, Anil Deshmukh. ED will New Delhi: A two-judge Raipur: Sedition case has nowned agency has in- bent Chief Minister are up for grabs. is around a year away, soon also question former bench headed by Justice been registered against dicated that Chief Min- will not return to The BJP had se- however, that has not UTTAR PRADESH Mumbai Police Commis- Dr Dhananjaya Y Chan- former Anti-Corruption ister power in the 2022 cured 312 seats retracted the ruling sioner Param Bir Singh, drachud and also com- Bureau Chief GP Singh would continue to rule State Legislative in the 2017 polls Bhartiya Janata Party 90 sources said. According prising Justice MR Shah in connection with ACB the roost here in the up- Assembly polls. with a voter per- from being the first to new cases to informed sources in the passed the order and raids at 15 locations, said coming Assembly elec- The sample size of centage of jump in the electoral ED, Singh will be called directed the co-petitioner, Raipur police. Raids were tions slated next year. the survey was 39.67%.Recent- cauldron. Case in point 13 for questioning in the Mukesh Jain, to deposit conducted over dispro- new fatalities coming days. the cost of Rs 5 lakh. portionate assets case. In the survey conduct- 1200 and ly, BJP is the recent Modi cabi- ed by IANS-CVoter, 52% based on swept net expansion. of people have said that the re- CM Yogi Adityanath Turn to P6 More on P2 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 | SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021 02 BJP TO ‘RE-ENTER’ UTTAR Dy CM Dinesh Sharma hails Yogi’s action, calls PRADESH VIA DALIT HOMES! Akhilesh’s claims ‘baseless’ Backward class and OBCs that supported the party in 2014, given three ministeries First India Bureau Vishal Srivastav ended the rhetoric cre- ated by opposition par- Lucknow: Castigat- Lucknow: The legisla- ties in UP aginst BSP ing the Samajwadi tive assembly election terming it to be anti- Party leader and for- in Uttar Pradesh, which Brahmin. For Western mer Chief Minister has long been consid- UP, includion of BL Akhilesh Yadav for ered to be the political Verma, who has good his baseless com- gateway for New Delhi, connect in Lodhi-Ra- ments, Deputy Chief is around a year away, jput communities and Minister Dinesh however, that has not has presence in dis- Sharma said it is not detracted the ruling tricts like Aeta, Ali- a surprise for us that Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma Bhartiya Janta Party garh, etc. SP’s politics is based from being the first to Similarly, appointing on lies and fallacy. jump in the electoral Professor SP Baghel, “Akhilesh did not Why does (SP President) cauldron. from Dalit quota to rep- take a second to blame Akhilesh Yadav not understand Case in point is the resent Western UP, CM Yogi without that in BJP Government, anar- recent Modi cabinet ex- CM Yogi, at his offi cial residence, met Mohanlalganj MP and newly inducted MoS in the Ministry of where the recent farm- knowing the fact that chists, hooligans, and criminals are sent pansion through which Housing and Urban Affairs, Kaushal Kishore, on Friday and congratulated him on getting a berth in er agitation tried to the person who was to jails instead of getting protection. the saffron party, that the Union Cabinet. Kaushal’s wife Jai Devi was also present on the occasion. hurt BJP’s assembly indulged in the vio- had been labelled to be chances, is another lence and indecency —Dinesh Sharma, Deputy CM supporting a particular nity that in turn holds move to not only bring with a woman in community at the ex- M Yogi said that all sway over several dis- the Dalit votes in its Lakhimpur Kheri was He said that CM ency. The people of pense of others, has Cdepartments should tricts in eastern UP, fold, but also to counter not of BJP but was a Yogi has already in- the state have seen the tried to steer clear from keep figures updated while also including the opposition trying to supporter of an inde- structed to take strin- extremes of bullying the murky waters by ap- with regards to adoption Pankaj Choudhary, an- woo the farmers and pendent party,” said gent action on an im- and torment in the SP pointing leaders from of Sustainable Devel- other Kurmi leader Dalits. Dinesh Sharma add- mediate basis with a Government. “Even Dalit and backward opment Goals to make from Maharajganj in Furthermore, in- ing that “Akhilesh’s zero-tolerance policy after going away from communities into the Yogi Speaks UP’s ranking better. belt, are clusion of state presi- politics is always con- and urged to conduct power, SP leaders are union cabinet. considered to be two dent of BJP’s SC wing fined to Twitter far the Block Pramukh not deterring from ogi has directed that all medical oxygen ‘masterstrokes’ by the - Kaushal Kishore - in their antics”, Sharma Perhaps for the first plants should be set up by August 15 adding away from the reali- election peacefully. Y the Union cabinet is time, UP’s ‘gateway’ is that out of 528 plants, 146 have are operational saffron leadership. ties and issues.” Reacting to the in- added. through New Delhi as of now. He accredited the coordinated efforts Similarly, BJP has suc- also under the same Sharma went on cident, Sharma said Talking about his with as many as 15 min- between the Centre and state for the same. cessfully broken BSP’s exercise. With these to say “In an exem- that on the instruc- party--BJP, Sharma isters, including PM stronghold on Sched- developments, BJP plary action, the tions of CM Yogi all said that BJP has nev- Modi, hailing from con- uled Castes and to fur- has certainly taken Circle Officer, SHO the necessary actions er ever used violence stituencies of Uttar ther its hold on the the lead in the run-up and three Sub in- by confiscating weap- to win the elections, Pradesh. ward classes, that move is important to Dalit community, three to the 2022 election spectors of Pasgawa ons of those demon- nor will the party do It would therefore, have come across as counter the Samajwadi Dalit leaders have been and has simultane- Police Station, strating arms and so in the future. He not be wrong to say strong BJP supporters party’s move to entice appointed in the Cabi- ously sounded the Lakhimpur Kheri weapons have been said that whenever that UP has been given post 2014, have been the backward classes net. There are five min- poll-bugle for its ‘dor- have been suspend- taken. He added that parties such as Sama- a large representation given three new minis- and OBCs. Inclusion of isters from the General mant’ competition. ed while the accused all elections during jwadi Party lose an with a view on the all ters, giving the mes- Anupriya Patel, Apna category already in the It now remains to Yash Verma and the Yogi Government elections they point important 2022 assem- sage of Sabka Sath, Dal leader and MP from Modi cabinet and in- be seen, if the saffron Brij Singh are ar- have been organised fingers at the govern- bly election. The back- Sabka Vikas. who holds cluding a Brahmin lead- party can capitalise rested.” with utmost transpar- ment. ward and other back- It is believed that this sway in Kurmi commu- er, the saffron party has on its lead. Lifer to father Kalyan showing good signs, says CM suspends 5 cops,1 arrested for raping minor daughter SGPGI, people praying for his for outraging woman’s modesty First India Bureau Lucknow: A local court recovery, tweets PM Modi Continued from page 1 registered under Sec- here on Friday sen- First India Bureau tion 147,171(F), tenced a man to life im- The Uttar Pradesh Po- 354,392,427 in connec- prisonment for raping Lucknow: After a ma- lice, on Friday, arrested tion with the incident his minor daughter jor blooper on the in- one person for misbe- of misbehaving with a three years ago. tervening night of having with a woman woman candidate dur- On October 17, 2019, Thursday and Friday candidate while she ing filing nomination the girl’s cousin had where a number of was filing her nomina- for Kshetra Panchayat lodged an FIR in Bhinga people posted on social tion for block president President in Pasgawan Kotwali police station media about former election in Lakhimpur block. Legal action is against her father un- UP CM Kalyan Singh’s Kheri district. Further, being taken against the der sections of rape and death, SGPGI doctors Chief Minister Yogi arrested accused Yash the Protection of Chil- have said that the lead- Adityanath has or- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. —FILE PHOTO Verma, a resident of dren from Sexual Of- er is showing good dered suspension of village Maksudpur. fences Act (POCSO). signs of recovery and five cops including a CM CALLS FOR EXTRA VIGILANCE Efforts are being Rape and injury is responding to treat- Union Minister Shahnawaz Hussain met former UP CM Kalyan Circle Officer. made to arrest the was confirmed in the ment being given to Singh on Friday, who is admitted in SGPGI Lucknow. Vijay Dhul SP, Lakh- other accused. Four girl’s medical report. him. Those who tweet- impur Kheri said, “An police teams have She was 13-years-old ed about Singh’s de- KALYAN IS BETTER Singh’s recovery. accused has been ar- been formed under at the time of the in- mise include BJP State “Countless people rested. The accused is a the leadership of the cident, District Gov- President Swatantra The condition of former across India are praying Uttar Pradesh Chief Min- Additional Superin- supporter of an inde- ernment Council Dev Singh who later ister Kalyan Singh, who for the speedy recovery pendent candidate for tendent of Police,” (DGC) K P Singh said. retracted his tweet is admitted to intensive of Kalyan Singh Ji. Yes- kshetra Panchayat have been suspended saulted by some people tweeted Kheri Police. The DGC said Addi- Meanwhile, PM Nar- care unit (ICU) of Sanjay terday @JPNadda Ji, president polls. Four due to negligence in while she was filing for According to police, tional District and Ses- endra Modi on Friday Gandhi Post-Graduate CM @myogiadityanath police teams have their duty. nomination for block the youth who misbe- sions Judge Parmesh- spoke to Kalyan Singh’s Institute of Medical Ji and others went to the made to nab the other The incident took president election in haved with the wom- war Prasad convicted grandson and enquired Sciences , is “better” hospital to meet him. I and showing “consistent accused. An SHO Pas- place on Thursday Pasgawan in Lakhim- an turned out to be a the girl’s father and sen- about his health. improvement”, the hos- just spoke to his grand- gawan, an inspector when a woman candi- pur Kheri district supporter of an inde- tenced him to life im- In a tweet on Friday, pital said in a statement son and enquired about and 3 sub-inspectors date was allegedly as- “Cases have been pendent candidate. prisonment and im- Modi said people across on Friday. his health,” Prime Min- posed a fine of Rs 51,000. India are praying for ister Modi tweeted.

GOING HIGH UPPCL registers record power supply across Uttar Pradesh  First India Bureau Continuing to stay com- ing regularly. The gov- electricity. CM Yogi has mitted in providing re- ernment is making all given instructions to Officials have Lucknow: Ensuring liable and quality pow- possible efforts to pro- the officers not to make uninterrupted power er supply along with vide uninterrupted unnecessary cuts and to been directed to supply to the public and superior customer ser- electricity supply in the supply electricity at all review power farmers, the Uttar vices in Uttar Pradesh, state. places according to the Pradesh Government the government is pro- Old transformers fixed roster. supply on a daily has provided a record viding a power supply that are not in a good The UP government basis and to power supply in all the of 18-22 hours in the condition are being re- has directed to take villages and cities of rural areas and 24 hours placed by new ones. Re- strict action against the conduct night the state. in the urban areas of pair work of broken culprits in the incidents patrolling to The power availa- the State. power lines is also be- of power theft. bility of UPPCL in Currently, the state is ing done across the Since then, raids resolve issues July is the highest experiencing summer state. Efforts are also in have been started in all related to power ever at 512.285 mil- heat with the electricity CM Yogi chairs a meet to review the Kanwad Yatra preparations on Friday. ACS (Home) Awanish full swing to ensure that the districts by the en- lion units in a single consumption of agri- Awasthi, ACS Health Amit Mohan Prasad, PS to CM Sanjay Prasad, DGP Mukul Goel, ADG L&O farmers and entrepre- forcement teams of the supplies day, which is a record. culture pumps increas- Prashant Kumar and other offi cials were also present on the occasion. neurs can get enough Electricity Department. 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 | SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021 03

NEW THREAT LOOMS 16 Delta+ cases confirmed in state Max 10 patients from Agra dist, 5 cured; Result of 20 samples sent for genome sequencing yet to come First India Bureau ples of patients above 20 years of age was carried COVID-19 Agra: The Delta variant out. Of these, eight pa- UPDATE of corona virus has been tients who died were confirmed in 10 patients above 70. They were ad- in Agra. Delta variant mitted to hospital either —FILE PHOTO has also been found in on high flow oxygen or six patients from Hath- were admitted in ICU. ras, Firozabad, Mainpu- Principal of SN Medi- 17,07,127 UP gears up to tackle ri and Saharanpur. cal College, Dr Sanjay Head of Department Kala said the Delta vari- TOTAL CASES of Microbiology, SN ant has been confirmed 90 CASES possible third wave Medical College, Agra, in 10 patients in Agra IN A DAY First India Bureau quencing in the state. Dr Aarti Agrawal in- and six in other districts. Arrangements have formed that on June 5, 40 Reports of 20 samples Lucknow: The state been made for genome samples and on June 26, are yet to come while 33 government, expecting testing at BHU, KGMU, 20 samples were sent to samples for genome se- 22,689 a probable third wave CDRI, IGIB, Ram Mano- the Institute of Genom- quencing have been sent TOTAL DEATHS of covid has already har Lohia Institute, ex- ics and Integrative Biol- to KGMU. 13 DEATHS started making prepa- panding the scope of ogy, Delhi for genome Meanwhile, post sec- IN A DAY ration for it. Oxygen genome sequencing in sequencing. Of these, 40 People queuing at a district hospital in to get themselves vaccinated. ond wave of covid, condi- generators in the state the state. samples have been re- tion of Hallet Hospital are being installed on UP is also becoming ported, out of which 16 from Hathras, Mainpu- presently engaged in war footing in each self-sufficient in oxygen have confirmed Delta ri, Saharanpur and oth- 90 NEW CASES, 13 DEATHS IN STATE; preparations for the 16,82,741 Community Health availability with 146 TOTAL variants. er districts are also test- RECOVERY RATE AT 98.6% third wave is not improv- RECOVERED Centre or district hospi- oxygen plants out of 536 Of these, 10 infected ed. Out of the genome Lucknow: The covid death toll in UP rose to 22,689 ing, even after displeas- 162 tal in rural and urban becoming operational. were from Agra, in sequencing of 16 sam- on Friday with 13 more fatalities, while 90 new cases ure expressed by the CM. RECOVERED areas of all districts. The oxygen generators which five patients had ples received by SN Col- pushed the infection count to 17,07,127, according On Friday, Divisional IN A DAY The government has of the state currently been cured. The remain- lege, 10 are from Agra to an offi cial statement. Of the new fatalities, three Commissioner Rajshek- prepared more than provide oxygen to 3300 ing six hailed from Main- besides two from Hath- were reported from , two from and har conducted surprise 9,000 Pediatric ICU beds beds which is 15% of puri, Firozabad, Hathras ras, two from Firozabad one each from , , Agra, Azam- inspection in emergency in hospitals. the total oxygen beds in and Saharanpur dis- besides one patient each garh, , Maharajganj, and Balram- block of the hospital, 1,697 The government is the state. The govern- pur, it said. Of the new cases, 16 were reported from tricts of the state. from Mainpuri and Sa- only to find patients ly- ACTIVE CASES also focusing on the ge- ment has also ap- Lucknow and 13 from Allahabad, the statement In the Microbiology haranpur districts. said. In past 24 hours, 162 patients have recovered ing on dirty stretchers 16 MAX nome sequencing ofco- proached various in- department of SN Medi- Dr Agrawal said ge- and discharged, taking the overall recoveries to and people moving CASES IN rona virus with a dedi- dustrial groups to help cal College, samples nome sequencing of sam- 16,82,741, while the recovery rate is 98.6 per cent. around without masks. LKO cated centre to be estab- provide oxygen plants lished for genome se- and concentrators. CRUCIAL READS 6 of family drown in Saryu, close shave for 6 MOU TO DEVELOP DADRI-NOIDA-GZB First India Bureau holy bath in Saryu river three. Swift currents of INVESTMENT REGION MASTER PLAN at Guptar ghat when the river hampered res- Noida: A pact to develop the Ayodhya: In a tragic two women slipped into cue operations. master plan for Dadri-Noida- event a family from deep water. Condoling the demise Investment Region Agra drowned in Saryu Other family mem- of the devotees, CM (DNGIR) was signed here river while bathing at bers tried to save them Yogi instructed officers on Friday, offi cials said. This Guptar Ghat in Ayod- and all of them were concerned to take nec- MoU was signed between the hya. Dead bodies of six drowned in the current. essary actions to save Noida Authority and Delhi- people were recovered, Senior police officials lives. UP RERA Secretary Rajesh based School of Planning and three of them saved rushed to the spot after The family members Kumar Tyagi Architecture (SPA), with the their lives by swimming information and rescue were identified as ‘Master Plan 2041’ expected to ashore while three oth- operations were initi- Bharati (35), Priyanshi UP RERA be submitted within 10 months, the offi cials said. ers were saved by res- ated. Three members (16), Lalit (40), Pankaj cue team. managed to swim back (25), Rajkumari (61), reviews 76 The police said a fam- to the ghat while three Rescue operations underway at Guptar Ghat in Ayodhya. Gauri (28), Jool (59), 4 NOTORIOUS CRIMINALS, INCLUDING ily from Sikandara area girls were saved by local Shruti (20), Sarthak NCR projects 2 WITH RS 50K REWARD EACH, HELD of reached swimmers and rescue in. The rescue team led bodies of six persons (16), Sita (35) and Drshti Lucknow: UP STF arrested Ayodhya to offer team. But three mem- by Senior Superinten- while three others were (4). Satish, Naman, First India Bureau four notorious criminals prayers. All family bers were still missing dent of Police Shailesh saved and search was Ashik, Dhairya and two involved in several loot and members were taking when reports last came Pandey recovered dead on for the remaining other girls were saved. Noida: The Uttar theft incidents, with two of Pradesh Real Estate them carrying reward of Rs Regulatory Authority 50,000 each on their head, (UP RERA) held review from Gautam Buddh Nagar With cops on his heels, Tabrez meeting of 76 projects district. Police said acting on in the national capital a tip-off, the team nabbed region (NCR) with their Sabbit, Girraj, Samar and moves court for stay on arrest promoters between Puneet near Metro station 101 Noida. First India Bureau borne assailants opened July 5 and July 9, offi- fire on him. cials said on Friday. UP : Tabrez, son Police had arrested RERA Secretary Rajesh ILLEGAL ARMS MANUFACTURING UNIT of renowned poet Mun- four people, including Kumar Tyagi said, BUSTED, ONE ARRESTED navar Rana had to sur- two shooters after iden- “These meetings were Noida: An illegal fi rearms render in CJM Court on tifying them with the held with a view to fa- manufacturing unit was busted Friday but he was not help of CCTV cameras. cilitating the comple- and one person arrested in present there. Rather he After the crime, the po- tion of such projects , the police said filed arrest stay in Luc- lice raided several plac- and ensure the compli- on Friday. The unit was set know bench of Alla- Tabrez Rana es but Tabrej was still on LDA Vice-Chairman and Lucknow DM Abhishek Prakash ance of the orders of up in a hut in farms outside habad HC. the run. inspecting Ambedkar Park on Friday. UP RERA with respect Piparmai village in Sadabad Sources said, in his Tabrez had planned the Meanwhile, Munna- to the allottees of these area of Hathras district, the appeal Tabrej said he attack on himself on var Rana has again projects.” offi cials said. Hathras SP was in car and how can June 28 near Tripula questioned police work- LDA Vice-Chairman Vineet Jaiswal said around he be made an accused petrol pump to trap his ing. He accused police Meetings were held a dozen fi rearms, some unfi nished fi rearms and under Section 307. cousins and uncle, Ta- of mistreating him and suspends 3 staffers for two days with the ammunition were seized from the unit. While, the police say, brez alleged two bike- said he could be killed. promoters of the First India Bureau en people. Apart from this, a projects and their TEMPLE LAND SCAM Lucknow: Lucknow written explanation early completion Development Author- has been sought from a was sought ity’s (LDA) Vice- woman employee. Dur- Chairman and Mem- ing the inspection, the Champat Rai, Anil Mishra at Sangh meeting ber Secretary, Memo- LDA Vice Chairman The meetings were First India Bureau quirement for temple sible for Lord Ram tem- rial Committee, Ab- interacted with tour- chaired by Chairman extension and other de- ple constructions. He hishek Prakash con- ists visiting the park Rajive Kumar and at- Lucknow: Sri Ram velopments. Chmpat said that investigations ducted a surprise in- and took their feed- tended by members Janm Bhumi Tirth Rai has responsibility revealed that all allega- spection of several back and gave neces- Balvinder Kumar, Trust General Secre- of vice president of tions were fake and bo- parks including Dr sary directions keep- Kalpana Misra and tary Champat Rai and Vishwa Hindu Parishad gus and they were at- Bhimrao Ambedkar ing in mind the facili- Bhanu Pratap Singh, member Anil Mishra and their roles and re- tempt to defame trust of Samajik Parivartan ties of people. Secretary Rajesh Tyagi, were called in Rashtri- sponsibilities can be Hindus across the Sthal on Friday. Dur- LDA Secretary Principal Advisor Abrar ya Swayamsevak Sangh changed. world. ing the inspection, he Pawan Kumar Gang- Ahmed and other senior (RSS) meeting in Chi- Speaking with First Meanwhile, it was pulled up officers for war, said first the site officers of the RERA. trakoot. It was specu- India, Surendra Jain, reported that new land flaws found by him. of Dr Bhimrao “The projects under lated that both trust of- Joint General Secre- purchase and ongoing Taking strict action Ambedkar Samajik review include only ficials can discuss land tary, VHP said that false Trust member Anil Mishra and General Secy Champat Rai deals were halted after against negligent Parivartahn Sthal those whose registra- scam allegations with allegations were levied the allegations. Also, workers, he suspend- was inspected. During tion has already lapsed senior RSS officials. on trust members to de- derogatory comments will be boycotted. RSS can come up with ed three employees inspection it was and the promoters have Sources said that RSS fame pious movement about the trust member Jain said that noth- new strategies to make with immediate effect found that the metal not been able to com- senior leader Bhaiya Ji for Lord Ram. He said to hide their failures ing illegal, immoral and whole process more besides ordering stop- detector machine was plete the projects with- Joshi can discuss strat- that corrupt political but public understands unethical was per- transparent and ac- ping of salary of sev- defective. in the period of regis- egies about the land ac- leaders had made some everything and they formed in trust respon- countable. tration,” Tyagi said. Promoted by First India News International Pvt. Ltd. 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IN-DEPTH SUPERPOWER DESPITE ORDERS IN CAIRN’S FAVOUR, THE STATUS TO CHINA DISPUTE LINGERS Russia’s dilemma deepens following the spectacular centenary celebrations of CPC

he latest in the Cairn Energy versus the In- dian government has gone in favour of the T energy giant with a French court ordering freezing of India’s properties in the up- scale 16th Arrondissement in Paris. The estimated value of properties frozen is Rs 177 crore. This is the second major setback to India after the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled against India’s retrospec- tive tax demand from Cairn. The government has appealed against the arbitration award and Cairn is filing cases for seizure of In- dia’s assets in various countries to enforce the award for the re- covery of Rs 12,750 crore. The dispute arose in 2006-07 when Cairn, UK, transferred the earth, when the People’s With the entry of China in i.e. its citizens have come out shares of Cairn India Holdings to Republic of China (PRC) cel- from the abject poverty of Cairn India under an internal ar- GOPAL MISRA ebrates centenary in 2049. this exclusive the past, has been achieved. rangement. Income-tax authori- The writer is accredited as a Journalist The three key leaders, the Superpower club as an The ongoing centenary cel- ties levied a capital gains tax up of Long and distinguished service with the US President, Joe Biden, Rus- ebrations in China reminds us to Rs 24,500 crore on the supposed Press Information Bureau of the Information sian president, Vladimir Pu- assertive nation, that during the Centenary Cel- capital gains made by the com- and Broadcasting Ministry tin and the Chinese presi- especially amidst the ebrations of the Indian Na- pany. In 2011 it was barred from dent, Xi Jinping, are no stran- tional Congress (INC) in 1985, selling 10 percent of its business. gers to each other. They have Covid-19 pandemic the then ruling party under ith the unfolding of the had meetings and know quite during 2019-20 has Rajiv Gandhi too had an- thrust of the Chinese agenda well each other’s agenda. unnerved America, but it nounced that the country to be more assertive in the In June this year, Biden would become a developed na- SPIRITUAL SPEAK next three decades as a sole and Putin had started a dia- is unable to browbeat tion during the 21st century. Super Power in a unipolar logue on the issue of tackling China due to its Even after four decades, the world haunts both the USA the dragon, but it is difficult country’s goal appears to be If due to ego you think: I and Russia. to predict its final outcome. enormous economic and “hazy” or unclear. While the shall not fight; this resolve The ongoing centenary cel- The leaders of the two coun- technological clout CPC has been blending its de- of yours is vain. Your own ebrations of the Chinese tries have to regain confi- velopmental goals with the nature will compel you. W Communist Party (CPC) re- dence in each other for any past roots of the Confucius veal the aspirations of the meaningful gain. China ap- of the Chinese leadership. era, in India emphasis is being —Bhagavad Gita country and its leadership. pears to be determined to There is a trust deficit be- given to the ancient texts at The party, which was found- achieve its goal between the tween the US and Russia; the cost of the study of mod- ed in 1921, has successfully celebrations of the two cen- therefore, it is difficult to pre- ern sciences and technologies. brought China on the world turies, the CPC and the PRC. dict whether Biden and Putin A confident China armed map as a Superpower. With the end of the British would be able to coordinate with financial resources as TOP TWEET Meanwhile, America is los- colonial power during the against the growing clout of well as the state-of-technolo- ing its sole Superpower sta- post –World War-II years, USA China. In a bid to restrain gies is moving ahead. It is not Piyush Goyal tus acquired following the and USSR had emerged as the Russia in the Central Europe perturbed by the Biden-Putin @PiyushGoyal collapse of the USSR (Union Superpowers, though both and Balkans, US has imposed summit. Its spectacular suc- of Soviet Socialist Republics) the USA and USSR were allies economic sanctions such as it cess is being show-cased in during the last quarter of the against Germany. Interest- could ot supply its gas to the the magnificence of the cen- 20th century. The successor ingly, China and Russia have western Europe. China has tenary celebrations at the state of the USSR, Russia is had cose ties for the past 100 recently offered Russia a mas- Tiananmen Square in Bei- keen to regain its lost glory, years. The CPC was founded sive 400 billion USD deal to jing, which was once the but it is unable to match ad- by Chen Duxiu and Li Dazhao buy oil and gas. Also, China venue of the massacre of equate resources to counter in 1921 with the help of the already has penetrated in the democracy-loving students Co-chaired the 21st Session of India- China’s massive efforts. Far Eastern Russian Social American and European eco- in 1989. The human rights is- Italy Joint Commission for Economic The ongoing centenary With the entry of China in Democratic Labour Party nomic and academic systems. sue and civil liberties may cooperation with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs & International celebrations in China this exclusive Super Power (Bolsheviks). The bonding be- It has a sizable presence in the have only academic value in reminds us that during Cooperation, @LuigiDiMaio. club as an assertive nation, came stronger between the stock-exchanges of America the coming years. Indica- Reaffirmed our shared commitment to the Centenary especially amidst the Cov- USSR and China following and already has huge invest- tions are that China’s “ag- deepening our bilateral economic ties Celebrations of the Indian id-19 pandemic during 2019- the victory of the CPC in the ments in real estate. The Brit- gressive postures” in various & enhancing mutual cooperation. National Congress (INC) 20 has unnerved America, civil war and the establish- ish nuclear power stations parts of the world, from the in 1985, the then ruling but it is unable to browbeat ment of a Communist regime. are dependent upon the Chi- Galwan Valley in the high Jairam Ramesh party under Rajiv Gandhi China due to its enormous The USSR-China alliance had nese technology and capital. Himalayas to the South Chi- @Jairam_Ramesh too had announced that economic and technological become so powerful that dur- During the CPC centenary na Sea would continue. The the country would become clout. The apprehension is ing the tenure of Richard celebrations, China an- world has to reconcile with it. a developed nation during that it would replace the USA Nixon, the USA recognized it nounced that its dream of at- THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY the 21st century as the only superpower on and tried to win the support taining a “Xiaokang society” THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Rajasthan has put in place capacity t is much too early way are far too many to allow to administer 15 lakh doses A DAY, Despite there being little and has already done 10 lakh doses a for assessing vot- one to talk about the missed BJP VICTORY IN UTTAR challenge to either the day. But Modi govt has allocated only ers’ mood in Uttar target. His popularity is next 49 lakh doses to RJ for THE ENTIRE I Pradesh where as- BJP or Yogi’s only to that of Prime Minis- MONTH of July. How will we vaccinate sembly elections ter Narendra Modi. India if @PMOIndia divides India into PRADESH IS A GIVEN are due early next year but a leadership, such polls Despite there being little BJP and non-BJP states? snap poll by IANS-CVoter has can sometimes go challenge to either the BJP taken the lead in predicting horribly wrong like or Yogi’s leadership, such victory for the BJP. The sur- polls can sometimes go hor- l Vol 1 l Issue No. 209 vey said that 52 percent of the exit polls in West ribly wrong like the exit l RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393. respondents said that Yogi polls in West Bengal where Bengal where pundits Printed and published by Adityanath will win the elec- pundits had all but written had all but written off Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of tions while 37 thought that he off Trinamool Congress. The First Express Publishers. Printed will not return to power. The Trinamool Congress CVoter poll gave 158 seats to at Amar Ujala Ltd. B-5 Amausi BJP has 312 seats in the pre- TMC and 115 to the BJP. As Industrial Area Road Luc- sent House with SP (47) and results later showed, the pre- know. Published at 98, Friend’’s BSP (19) trailing far behind. pandemic and suppression diction turned out to be way Colony, Raheem Nagar, Dudouli The snap poll findings may of actual number of Covid-19 off the mark. The big advan- Road, Madiyaon, Lucknow (UP). prove to be right as Yogi’s deaths. The state may have tage which the BJP has is Editor-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra. popularity, despite allega- missed achieving the trillion- that it does not have a TMC Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan tions of shortage of oxygen dollar economy goal for now, like opponent in the State to responsible for selection of news and hospital beds during the but the accolades coming his deal with. under the PRB Act To Receive Free Newspaper PDF Daily

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CRUCIAL READ BHIMA KOREGAON VIOLENCE CASE AMIT SHAH TO CHAIR MEETING WITH ‘2nd wave not over yet, more Maharashtra CMs OF NE STATES ON JULY 17 Shillong: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair govt-appoints a meeting with CMs of north- east states on July 17, during commission to which he is likely to take up than 10% positivity in 66 dist’ record Pawar’s the matter of interstate bor- der disputes among other is- New Delhi: The Union statement sues, Meghalaya CM Conrad Health Ministry on Fri- COVID-19 IS LIKE INFLUENZA, MAY K Sangma said on Friday. The meeting will also be day cautioned that the REACH ITS ENDEMIC STAGE: ICMR second wave of COV- attended by CS and DGP of these states, he said. Mumbai: Experts suggest that the COVID-19 virus, ID-19 is not over yet and just like Influenza, will subsequently reach its en- noted that 66 districts in RAIN, THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN demic stage, that is, it will always be present in a the country reported certain population or region. They added that mu- SEVERAL PARTS OF KERALA: IMD more than 10 per cent tations are normal, and there is nothing to panic Kottayam: The India Meteorological Department positivity for the week about. "Influenza, commonly known as flu, was a has issued a warning of heavy rainfall in Kerala. ending July 8. pandemic 100 years ago but today it is endemic. “Generally cloudy sky with a few spells of rain Addressing a press Mumbai: Maharashtra conference, Lav Agar- government-appointed or thunderstorms is the forecast of July 9,” said OVER 36 CR VAX HETERO DECLARES Regional Meteorological Centre, Thiruvanan- wal, Joint Secretary in inquiry commission thapuram. “Scattered rains are predicted all over the Ministry of Health ADMINISTERED CLINICAL RESULTS will record the state- Kerala, including other districts,” added the India and Family Welfare, New Delhi: India's Hyderabad: Hetero, ment of Nationalist Meteorological Department. said 80 per cent of new cumulative vaccination a globally renowned Congress Party chief cases are coming from A healthcare worker inoculates a beneficiary with a dose of COVID coverage has exceeded pharmaceutical Sharad Pawar in the 90 districts- indicating vaccine during a vaccination drive at a School, in New Delhi. 36,89,91,222, as per organization an- Bhima Koregaon vio- HARYANA FARMERS TO GET 10 the need for focused at- the provisional report nounced the interim lence case. HOURS OF ELECTRICITY EACH DAY tention in these areas. There are 86 districts During the briefing, a on Friday. 40,23,173 clinical results from While speaking to Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Friday "In the first wave, a with less than 100 daily video from Kempty falls doses were admin- Phase III clinical ANI, Ashish Satpute, informed that the farmers of peak of 97,894 cases was cases. Eighty per cent in Uttarakhand's Mus- istered in the last 24 trials of Molnupiravir inquiry commission the state will get two hours observed on September of new cases are com- sorie, was played in hours, as per the gov- in mild Covid-19 lawyer said, "Maha- additional electricity supply 17. In the second wave, ing from 90 districts- in- which a large crowd of ernment. Cumulatively, patients conducted rashtra government- for sowing paddy due to delay a peak of 4,14,188 cases dicating the need for people can be seen with- 11,18,32,803 doses across multiple appointed inquiry com- in monsoon. “Farmers of the was recorded on May 7. focused attention in out masks and flouting administered in age COVID dedicated mission will record the state will be given 10 hours of From May 1-7, 3,89,803 these areas. Sixty-six social distancing proto- group 18-44 years. hospital across India. statement of NCP chief electricity instead of 8 hours till the arrival of mon- cases were reported on districts in India re- cols. Sharad Pawar in the soons,” tweeted the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). an average, it has been ported more than 10 per "Is it not an open invi- MSN LABS ENTERS INTO LICENCE Bhima Koregaon vio- dropping since then cent positivity for the tation to the virus to lence case. Witnesses' and now from July 3-9, week ending July 8," infect us?" Agarwal AGREEMENT WITH DRDO FOR 2 DG statements to be record- ONLY 50 TOURISTS NOW ALLOWED 42,100 were reported on Agarwal added. asked after the video New Delhi: Drug firm MSN Laboratories on Friday ed from August 2 and AT MUSSOORIE’S KEMPTY FALLS an average," he said. "The second wave is was played. said it has entered into a licence agreement with the Pawar will be sum- Defence Research & Development Establishment Dehradun: After tourists flouted COVID norms "In the country, 53 per not over yet. There is The Health Ministry moned as well." Recent- cent of cases are com- still danger. It is neces- official informed that for the manufacturing, distribution & marketing ly, Bhima Koregaon ac- at Mussoorie’s Kempty Falls the Uttarakhand of 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose, used for the treatment of government on Friday announced that only 50 ing from Maharashtra sary to keep following 8.99 crore vaccine doses cused Stan Swamy on and Kerala. Maharash- COVID protocols in or- were administered in COVID. 2-DG has been granted permission by the Monday passed away in visitors will be allowed at the waterfall and they Drug Controller General of India for emergency use. can not stay there beyond half an hour. The tra (21 per cent) and der to close the second April, 6.10 crore in May Mumbai's Bandra Hos- district administration took this step after photos Kerala (32 per cent). wave fully," he asserted. and 11.97 crores in June. pital. He was 84. of hundreds of tourists bathing together in the waterfall went viral on social media. PM Modi enquires about Delimitation exercise will be AFTER PLAYING BASKETBALL, PRAGYA RaGa takes a NOW DANCES & CONG IS ‘DELIGHTED’ jibe at PM on Kalyan Singh’s health based on last Census: CEC New Delhi: BJP MP Pragya Thakur seems to be in the rising CNG- New Delhi: The PM on Jammu: The Delimita- pink of her health as videos Friday spoke to former tion Commission on of her taking part in several PNG prices Uttar Pradesh CM Kaly- Friday said that delimi- physical activities are going an Singh’s grandson & tation will be conducted viral. MP Congress leader enquired about his on the basis of the 2011 Narendra Saluja posted videos on Twitter and said whenever health. In a tweet, PM census and the final he sees sister Pragya playing basketball and dancing, said people across India draft will be prepared without any assistance, he feels delighted. are praying for the after taking all de- speedy recovery of Sin- mands and recommen- gh. “Countless people dations into account. UTTARAKHAND HC EXTENDS STAY across India are pray- Chief Election Com- Delimitation commission members speak to the media, in J&K. ON CHAR DHAM YATRA TILL JULY 28 ing for the speedy recov- missioner of India Su- Nainital: The Uttarakhand HC has extended the ery of Kalyan Singh Ji. shil Chandra said, "The limitation has taken assembly of UT of J&K stay on the Char Dham Yatra till July 28. The HC, New Delhi: Con- Yesterday @JPNadda first full-fledged delimi- place." "In 2020, the de- shall remain vacant earlier on June 28, had stayed the state Cabinet's gress leader Rahul Ji, CM @myogiadity- tation commission was limitation was consti- and the said area shall decision permitting Char Dham Yatra with a limited Gandhi on Friday anath Ji & others went formed in 1981 which tuted to carry on the be excluded in delimit- number of pilgrims and also ordered live stream- took a dig at PM to the hospital to meet could submit its recom- exercise on the basis of ing the territorial con- ing of Char Dham shrines. In view of Covid-19 Modi over rising him. I just spoke to his Former UP CM Kalyan Singh mendation after 14 2011 census as per sec- stituency as provided and poor health preparedness, the decision of the PNG and CNG grandson & enquired receives treatment at SGPGIMS years in 1995. It was tion 62 of J&K Reorgan- under part V of J&K government has been put on hold by High Court. prices saying that about his health,” PM hospital in Lucknow. based on the 1981 cen- isation Act, 2019. 24 Reorganisation Act, inflation is grow- Modi tweeted. —PHOTO BY PTI sus. Thereafter, no de- seats of the legislative 2019," Chandra said. ing and ''good NADDA TERMS VIRBHADRA SINGH’S, days'' are a burden DEMISE AS ‘PERSONAL LOSS’ on the country. The Wayanad MP ‘Modi govt reduced relevance of ED, CBI’ Journalist Rajeev Sharma further claimed that the Prime Min- New Delhi: The Naren- try, Union Home Minis- sent to ED custody ister is only an- dra Modi government ter Amit Shah, who has swerable to his have reduced the im- been given its addition- New Delhi:A Delhi officers, in exchange friends. portance of the En- al charge, does not Court reserved order for remuneration. ED "Inflation is forcement Directorate know anything about on remand days to Ra- today has sought sev- growing, ''good (ED) & Central Bureau the co-operation move- jeev Sharma, a free- en days of further re- days'' are a burden of Investigation (CBI), ment. Patole said, "ED lance journalist. He mand of him. ED on the country, Maharashtra Congress and CBI are country's was recently arrested while seeking further and the Prime chief Nana Patole topmost investigative by ED under the Pre- remand stated that Himachal: BJP chief JP Nadda on Friday paid tribute Minister is only alleged on Friday. agencies, but the Modi vention of Money unearthing the end- to former Himachal Pradesh CM and Congress leader answerable to his He also hit out government & BJP have Laundering Act use of funds involved Virbhadra Singh, who passed away at Shimla's Indira friends! #PNG at the Centre turned them inconse- (PMLA), 2002 on the in the instant case Gandhi Medical College and Hospital. Nadda said: "I #CNGPriceHike," saying that al- quential. Nobody both- charges of supplying would assist in ascer- came here to pay tribute to Virbhadra Singh ji. I met said though it has ers about them now. confidential and sen- taining the exact him in a hospital a few days back. It is a personal in a tweet roughly newly created a Their importance has sitive information to quantum of the pro- loss." Congress leader Rahul Gandhi too visited translated from separate Co-op- been reduced by the Chinese intelligence ceeds of crime. Shimla to pay his respects to Singh on Friday. . eration Minis- central government.” INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021 06 FROM RIFT TO RAFT Ek Ka Teen! Gehlot’s SENA TO ‘SAIL’ WITH BJP?...BUT move leaves BJP looking for three faces WHO WILL BE THE CM? Shashikant Sharma Anita Hada and Sena is on the cards. the past eight months was more curious was change is being ob- hen a few It is being said in the po- due to the pressure from the remark of former served in BJP and Se- days prior to early two- litical circles of Maha- the Centre and Sena is in BJP Chief Minister of na’s approach towards the Modi and-a-half rashtra and New Delhi, no mood to try to get the the state Devendra Fad- each other and perhaps Cabinet years since that all is not well in the file worked upon. It is navis who did not fire at the increasing pressure W shuffle, it the political MVA and as a result, re- believed that ‘stall’ has Sena like the past few from the central agen- was announced that N churning in cently Sena leader San- been to wait for the right years rather said, “Shiv cies could be a reasons Union minister Tha- Maharashtra, perhaps jay Raut held a secret time for Sena-BJP to Sena is not our enemy. for this. But the million warchand Gehlot will the second most politi- meet with BJP leader come back together We have fought many dollar question is be Governor for Kar- cal charged state after Ashish Selar. which is fruitful for battles together and we whether present CM Ud- nataka, the move sur- leaders can be accom- The focus of the par- Uttar Pradesh, it seems Furthermore, observ- Sena since instead of will decide on the fu- dhav Thackeray will prised many within modated. Word is that ty is on taking the Dalit that dark clouds are ers also claim that the splitting the 12 seats in a ture course based on step down and make the BJP and in the po- in his place, the party or OBC leadership for- gathering on the Maha appointment of 12 MLC 4 seat each situation, it the situation.” way for his predecessor litical circles outside will induct another ward, so a person from Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra is also could get to field 6 of its It is since that a Devendra Fadnavis, the party as well. Now Dalit leader in parlia- either of these two and as a result a new being stalled for own with BJP getting who inspite of being the with Cabinet shuffle mentary board. Since communities will be- equation appears to be- the remaining 6. leader of opposition in being conducted suc- the monsoon session come the leader. ing written. But what the assembly, still con- cessfully, BJP leaders of Parliament is about Meanwhile, party MVA’s birth came out tinues to be the front are eyeing 3 ‘vacant to begin from July 19, could field its General of a tussle between the runner for the top post. spots’ left due to guber- the party will have to Secretary Kailash BJP and its political Earlier there was a talk natorial exercise and appoint its leader in Vijayvargiya as MP for ‘younger brother’ Shiv of Thackeray to contin- Gehlot’s move to Kar- the Upper House. Rajya Sabh on the seat Sena in the Maharash- ue and Fadnavis to be nataka Raj Bhawan. But a bigger ques- vacated by Gehlot, tra with Sena de- sent to the Centre as a Gehlot was a Rajya tion still remains unan- while the name of manding its own CM. Cabinet minister but Sabha MP from MP and swered as to who will Dinesh Trivedi, who After several days of now according to sourc- leader of BJP in the Up- be the leader of the joined BJP by resign- deliberations and es, Fadnavis, who was per House. Therefore, party in the Upper ing from the TMC and counter political moves, likely to take over the two vacancies have been House? There are sev- Rajya Sabha. MVA—an alliance of charge of finance port- created with one Rajya eral faces for the posi- Gehlot’s vacancy Sena-NCP and Con- folio, has been asked to Sabha seat vacant in MP tion namely Bhupen- also leaves appoint- gress—came into being, stay in Mumbai only for and post of leader in RS dra Yadav, Prakash Ja- ment of a Dalit mem- an alliance of opposite any major ‘change’ in is vacant. Meanwhile, vadekar, Suresh Prab- ber in the board. With thinking parties. the coming days. there is a third vacancy hu, Piyush Goyal, faces like Dushyant But if political pan- Interestingly, all the as well, as Gehlot will no Dushyant Gautam, Sa- Gautam, Vijay Sonkar dits are to be believed, new entrants from Ma- longer remain in the roj Pandey, Nirmala Shastri and Arjun there is a word that harashtra in the Un- BJP Parliamentary Sitharaman, Mansukh Ram Meghwal in kitty, MVA’s days could be ion Cabinet are fa- Board, of which he was Bhai Mandaviya, Puru- BJP will consider a numbered as the ‘family vourites of Fad- a member. Therefore, shottam Rupala, Dhar- name after much deep reunion’ between BJP Uddhav Thackeray Devendra Fadnavis navis. by moving Gehlot, 3 mendra Pradhan etc. thought. Bangladesh food factory fire Change of Guard to hurt Education Ministry? Syed Umar cially in the Education who were at the helm in in the long run and take engulfs 52, dozens injured Ministry. Call it bad per- the ministry and in time to be implemented. For a long time now, formance or political Modi 2.0, first it was On the contrary hand- Dhaka: A massive blaze NO PROPER FIRE SAFETY MEASURES there has been a belief necessity, merely four Ramesh Pokhriyal Nis- ing sensitive ministries overnight that engulfed that important minis- ministers have been hank and now Dhar- like Education to one a multi-storied food and Dhaka: Survivors and relatives alleged the front tries like Education able to hold on to their mendra Pradhan. minister will ensure beverage factory on the gate, which is the only way to enter and leave the Ministry should not be- full quota of five years. But why does a change that work gets done in a outskirts of Bangla- factory premises, had been locked since the fire come a ‘ping-pong’ be- In fact, the ministry’s of individual matter? time bound manner. desh’s capital killed at broke out. The factory building had no proper fire tween two different importance has only Experts believe that if However, it is still a least 52 people and in- safety measures, according to the workers. It is ministers. However, grown in the past few ministers continue to ‘mystery’ that why an jured scores of others, suspected that the fire originated from the ground over the years, due to decades with more IITs ‘taken seriously’. change in short span, it outstanding performer authorities said on Fri- floor of the building and spread quickly due to the political compulsions, and IIMs. But political- During the first term, makes it difficult to im- Pradhan has been day, with many of the presence of chemicals and plastic bottles. there has invariably a ly, the ministry contin- it was Smriti Irani fol- plement such policies divested off petroleum survivors blaming an il- change of guard spe- ues to strive for being lowed by Javadekar that could be beneficial ministry. legally locked main door the blaze broke out on trapped jumped off the for the high number of Thursday evening and building to save them- casualties in the coun- tore through the factory selves from the blaze. Jyotiraditya Ministers try’s latest industrial fire at the Rupganj area of Casualty numbers could Ravi Shankar Prasad, Javadekar accident. Fire service of- Narayanganj. Firefight- rise as many workers assumes charge meet their ficials and witnesses said ers said many of those were unaccounted for. of Civil Aviation to be included in organisation predecessors New Delhi: Jyotiradi- Mahesh Sharma secretary vacant now. FATAL FRIDAY tya Scindia, who had Furthermore, since joined the BJP last year After Cabinet expan- Annapurna Devi has after leaving the Con- sion, the ‘job’, for the also been inducted in gress, assumed charges BJP high command, is Cabinet, position of as the 33rd Civil Avia- far from over as it still Vice President is also tion Minister of the has to field its leaders vacant and 3 posts of country on Friday. who resigned from Cab- party secretary have Scindia took charge inet to accommodate gone vacant after one in the presence of for- new faces. held by Vishveshvar mer Aviation Minister Word in Delhi’s ‘po- tant responsibilities in Tudu was added owing Hardeep Singh Puri. litical circle’ is that sen- organisation. With to Tudu being inducted New Delhi: Following Union Agriculture Min- ior leaders Ravi Bhupendra Yadav being in cabinet. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Naren- ister Narendra Singh Shankar Prasad and inducted in Union Cabi- other dropped minis- dra Modi’s advice on Tomar also reached the Prakash Javadekar net, there are two posi- ters could be adjusted Thursday, many newly- Firefighters carry the body of a victim at a food & beverage factory in outside Dhaka on Friday. Ministry. could be given impor- tion of party general in national org. inducted Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers have called on FROM PG 1 their predecessors to CRUCIAL READ seek their “guidance and GOODS TRAIN FALLS OFF BRIDGE IN CM YOGI TO... both 2017 and 2019 and our party workers,” re- zens of the country. cluded from the ambit relevant experience”. the Zila Parishad elec- that they failed. Yogi marked the Uttar The high court ob- of Marriage In his first meeting MADHYA PRADESH, RESCUE OPS ON tions in Uttar Pradesh Adityanath also Pradesh CM. served that the need for Act, 1955 (HMA). with the newly-induct- Bhopal: Amid Sixteen coaches of a goods train fell from a with 66 out of 75 seats. slammed Samajwadi Uniform Civil Code was ed Ministers on Thurs- bridge after it derailed near Anuppur in Madhya Pradesh. While speaking to news leader Akhilesh Yadav Delhi HC... reiterated from time to Anxious times... day, Prime Minister The train, carrying coal, was coming from Korba in agency ANI, he re- for alleging that the BJP shall secure for its citi- time by the Supreme Separately, Taliban Narendra Modi had ad- Chhattisgarh. According to preliminary reports, the railway marked, “BJP candi- won Zila Parishad seats zens Uniform Civil Court, however, “it is spokesman Zabihullah viced them to meet track situated on the bridge over the Alan River had developed cracks due to which several coaches of the train dates won 67 out of 75 by misusing administra- Code ought not to re- unclear as to what steps Mujahid told AFP the their respective prede- fell in the shallow river below, officials said. district panchayat tive power. “Two things main a mere hope.” have been taken in this Islam Qala border cessors and learn from chairperson seats. I are very clear: When we In the Shah Bano regard till date”. crossing was “under their experience. thank BJP workers. BJP win Lok Sabha elec- case, the Supreme It directed that a copy our full control”, while Union Law and Justice PM RECEIVES COPY PM TO MEET will win the 2022 elec- tions, they blame the Court had said that a of the order be commu- government officials in Minister Kiren Rijiju OF TULSI’s BOOK ATHLETES tions with a huge mar- EVM. When elections common civil code nicated to the Secretary, Kabul said a fightback met his predecessor and New Delhi: PM Modi New Delhi: PM Modi gin. We’ll win more than were conducted using would help the cause of Ministry of Law & Jus- was under way. senior BJP leader Ravi received first copy of took stock of India’s 300 seats.” CM Yogi Adi- ballot papers this time, national integration by tice, Government of In- “All Afghan security Shankar Prasad. Newly book ‘The Ramayan of Olympic preparations tyanath announced that they began blaming the removing disparate loy- dia, for necessary ac- forces including the inducted Minister of Shri Guru Gobind Singh on Friday and also BJP will continue its administration…If we alties to laws having tion as deemed appro- border units are pre- State for Health Bharati Ji’ penned by Late Baljit announced an interac- winning streak, despite win, they blame the ad- conflicting ideologies. priate. The court was sent in the area, and Pravin Pawar too appre- Kaur Tulsi on Friday. Late tion with the country’s any alliances created to ministration and EVMS. It had also observed dealing as to whether efforts are under way ciated PM Modi’s ad- Tulsi is the mother of Tokyo-bound sportsper- topple him from the If they win, it somehow that the State was the marriage between to recapture the site,” vice and said that tak- lawyer KTS Tulsi. Book sons on July 13, three throne. He added that implies hard work by SP charged with the duty the parties who be- interior ministry ing guidance is the first was handed over to PM days before the first earlier such alliances workers. Our victory is of securing Uniform longed to the Meena spokesman Tareq Ari- step to know the work by RS MP Tulsi. batch departs. were tried and tested in also the hard work of Civil Code for the citi- community were ex- an told AFP. handed over. —ANI NEWS www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021 07

The recent nomination OPPOSITION CRITICISES UP’S process for the Block Chief LAW & ORDER SITUATION election held on AKHILESH YADAV– VIOLENCE AT THE MAYAWATI- Thursday saw BEHEST OF THE WHY SP IS reports of CHIEF MINISTER STILL INACTIVE? amajwadi Party Chief Akh- SP Supremo, Silesh Yadav didn’t mince his B Mayawati too levelled violence and dis- words when came to criticizing attack on the BJP state the state government and im- government by referring plied that the BJP government the current rule to that of orderly conduct was giving courage to goons to the Samajwadi Party’s ensure that opposition parties rule. She put out a tweet of candidates didn’t file their nominations. He which stated “money added that the SP party stands power and power is being with the family of the woman misused by the BJP, first and their from Prayagraj who was physi- during the Zila Panchayat cally harassed outside the block Chairman elections and headquarters. Akhilesh Yadav during the nominations supporters in 16 stated that the mask of BJP for the Block Chief elec- which calls itself a party with tions in Uttar Pradesh. character has finally come off. This violence brings back districts of the He further went on to say that memories of SP rule the dis-orderly conduct was at which is why the decided the behest of the Chief Minister not to contest both these state. Following and that the Chief Minister was (Zilla Panchayat Chair- promoting these goons in UP. man and Block chief) in- Akhilesh Yadav said that he direct elections.” the incident, the spoke to Mata Prasad Pandey who was unable to file her nomi- BJP government nation owing to the harassment of some other party’s worker CM YOGI SHOWS hief Minister Yogi Adity- strict action be taken against and offered his support to her. C anath said that the state gov- those responsible for the vio- was criticised Akhilesh Yadav said that the Sa- STEADFASTNESS ernment has taken a tough stand lence and unruly behavior. The majwadi Party on July 11 will on the violence reported during CM said, “Unpleasant incidents hold a protest in all block head- AFTER SHARP the nomination on Thursday. He have taken place in many dis- heavily by the quarters of the state condemn- added that he held a meeting tricts and under no circumstanc- ing the violence, rigging in the CRITICISM OF THE with a Team-9 on Friday and di- es any attempt to spoil the at- block chief elections and the rected the officials to ensure that mosphere will be accepted”. opposition workers will submit a memoran- OPPOSITION PARTIES dum addressed to the Governor. parties with WHAT ELSE SHE SAID ith the Uttar Pradesh assem- Samajwadi Party which has the at- Wbly elections of 2022 nearing, titude of ‘Halla Bol’ has remained Akhilesh Yadav the SP is showing verbal opposition mum on the rights of poor, farmers and aggression against the BJP and unemployed of the state as well government. She termed SP’s be- to the continuous injustice-atroci- holding a press havior as deceitful and unreliable ties and violence on Dalits, back- because during the previous re- ward and Muslim society but now conference in gime of SP, there was always news it can be seen attacking the state of misuse of power to win elections government over violence during Lucknow at all costs. Mayawati said that the Block Chief elections. AKHILESH COUNTERATTACKS MAYAWATI alleging that the FOLLOWING HER STATEMENTS amajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav when asked about the S comments made by Mayawati said that he has nothing to reply. administration He added that one can see who is working on the ground? and how many cases were filed against the workers of Samajwadi Party. He was colluding further added that the Samajwadi Party has always been fighting for the rights of the people always.

with the goons DEPUTY CM KESHAV PRASAD MAURYA during the TARGETS OPPN INCLUDING MAYA, AKHILESH he Deputy Chief Minister of should remember the chaos caused Tstate Deputy CM Keshav Prasad during the SP regime. The Deputy nomination Maurya, retaliated on the statement CM claimed that elections were con- of Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav ducted in a peaceful, fair manner asking Mayawati to first look at the and that the BJP would form gov- process state of her party before comment- ernment again in the state following ing on others. Attacking SP chief the assembly elections as the BJP is YOU READ IT FIRST IN FIRST INDIA ON JULY 9, 2021 Akhilesh Yadav said that Akhilesh set win by more than 300 seats.

PM MODI TO OPEN MEDICAL

SP DUPED BY CYBER FRAUDSTERS COLLEGES IN NINE DISTRICTS he SSP of Gorakhpur First India Bureau he will inaugurate T district himself has fallen these medical colleges victim to cyber criminals Lucknow: In order to from there itself. who have created a fake Dinesh Kumar of Gorakhpur miscreant to text him in improve medical facili- For improving medi- Facebook ID using the SSP’s district is known to fight Whatsapp, he received a text ty scene in Uttar cal infrastructure in picture as his display picture against the cyber criminals from a new number which Pradesh, Prime Minis- state new medical col- as well as operating a fake and its rather surprising had the profile picture of the ter Narendra Modi will leges are being built. Whatsapp number using the that these criminals had the SSP. Seeing the new number, inaugurate the medical CM Yogi Adityanath SSP’s picture. The miscreants audacity to impersonate him the friend inquired about the colleges built in nine aims to have one medi- have been using these social and demand money. The new phone number for which districts of state on cal college in every dis- media handles to demand miscreant’s operandi were the miscreant replied, “it’s July 15 or 16. trict. money from those present in revealed only after a friend a personal phone number, In first and second Prime Minister Narendra Modi With the start of the SSP’s original friend list. of the SSP called him up not many have it”. Sensing phase of Corona virus these nine new medical The SSP who came to know Thursday night informing him something amiss the friend infection, development gurate medical colleges districts. Additional colleges, the total count that his name and image is that someone has created a immediately informed the SSP work continued in state in nine districts on July (Infor- of medical colleges in being handled by miscreants fake ID in Facebook on SSP who put out a tweet asking even in midst of all 15 or 16 through virtual mation) Navneet Sehgal state has reached to 48. immediately took to social Dinesh Kumar’s name and to his friends and family kinds of restrictions re- mode including , informed that as per Yogi Adityanath-led media to inform all to be is demanding money. The to be beware of the person sulting in completion of Deoria, Fatehpur, Ghaz- proposed program of government has set a aware of people impersonating friend of SSP suspecting impersonating him. nine medical colleges. ipur, , Jaunpur, PM, he will come to target of setting up at him to demand money. SSP something amiss asked the —First India Bureau Prime Minister Nar- Mirzapur, Pratapgarh on July 15 or least one medical col- endra Modi would inau- and Siddharthnagar 16, during which time lege in every district. Over the years, my observations have led me to believe that majority of humans are the same in nature, it is the habits which differentiate them and lead them to brilliance, excellence, success or mediocrity and failure. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India 2ND FRONT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021 08 RSS kicks off crucial five-day session in Chitrakoot MEETING WILL BE ATTENDED BY SENIOR RSS FUNCTIONARIES, INCLUDING MOHAN BHAGWAT

Suresh Kumar Khanna, UP cabinet minister, Ishwarvati Devi, Dutt Shukla, Mulayam’s daughter-in-law Mridula Yadav BDC member seat from along with Sachin Verma newly yougest Block Pramukh Nigohi Block. UP block pramukh polls: 349 chosen unopposed First India Bureau day of nomination on Polling will be held in In Lakhimpur Kheri, refuge in the court re- July 8, there were re- SP candidate’s propos- garding this matter. Lucknow: A total of ports of fighting be- 476 major Kshetra er was misbehaved They have appealed 349 candidates have tween the supporters Panchayats from 11 with. In most of the arrangements should been elected unop- of the block pramukh am to 3 pm on districts, the nomina- be made to complete posed in the block pra- candidates & the sup- Saturday, said Manoj tion witnessed ruckus. the process of nomina- mukh elections to be porters of opposition During the election tion & provide them held under the three- parties. However, Kumar, Chairman SEC of District Panchayat security during this tier panchayat general apart from Lakhimpur president in UP, there period. On this peti- RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat —FILE PHOTO election of UP. Kheri, there was fierce Fatehpur districts of was a dispute between tion, the court has or- This includes 334 fighting between BJP UP. Several round of candidates of ruling dered the government First India Bureau DIGITAL CONNECT has been keeping a vig- candidates of BJP & SP workers in Sita- firing took place in party & opposition to ensure the comple- il on political churn- alone who have been pur, Lakhimpur Kheri, while in over filling of nomina- tion of the election Lucknow: A five-day ings in the state. declared unopposed. Ambedkar Nagar, Fatehpur, police had to tion papers. Some SP process & provide se- meeting of the Rashtri- Ambekar said that in However, on the last Mau, Jaunpur & resort to lathi-charge. candidates have taken curity to candidates. ya Swayamsevak Sangh wake of the pandemic, (RSS) held in Chitrakoot the number of partici- from Friday. The meet- pants has been restrict- ing will be attended by ed. On July 12, the AIMPLB to IN THE COURTYARD senior RSS functionar- ‘prant’ and ‘sah prant ies, including Sangh pracharak’ of all 45 hold meeting chief Mohan Bhagwat, prants would connect sarkaryawah Dattatreya online to participate in on upcoming CAA protest: Don’t act on earlier notices Hosable, and all five sah- the meeting. sarkaryawah (joint gen- On July 13, Akhil UP elections eral secretaries). Bhartiya Sanghathan for recovering losses, says SC to UP govt According to Akhil Mantri (All India organ- First India Bureau Bhartiya Prachar Pra- izing secretaries) of First India Bureau ALLAHABAD HC mukh, Sunil Ambedkar, various organizations Lucknow: After Tab- SEEKS DGP’S Bhagwat will digitally will participate in the lighi Jamaat in Delhi, New Delhi: The Su- connect with kshetra meeting through an on- Muslim Personal Law preme Court on Friday, REPLY IN TORTURE and sah-kshetra pracha- line medium. This meet- Board of India (AIM- July 9, asked the Uttar OF RETIRED JAWAN raks of 11 regions from Anil Singh (east UP) ing would primarily fo- PLB) is set to hold a big Pradesh government Prayagraj: Hearing a plea across the country on and Mahendra (west cus on organizational conference in Lucknow not to take action on ear- fi led by an ex-soldier of Friday and Saturday. UP). Kshetra pracha- issues. The five-day in which large number lier notices sent to pro- the Indian army alleging The kshetra pracha- raks’ inputs from Uttar meeting will review the of Muslims from all testers who had agitated humiliation and brutal rak is a crucial func- Pradesh gain political work done by volunteers over the country are ex- against the Citizenship torture by the Uttar Pradesh tionary who oversees significance in the during the pandemic pected to participate to Amendment Act to re- Police, the Allahabad HC, Sangh activity in their wake of the Assembly and will also draw up an discuss important is- cover alleged losses after taking into account regions. From Uttar polls next year. Uttar action plan for the im- sues faced by the Mus- from public property the injury reports and FIR Pradesh, the meeting Pradesh has been the pending third wave of lim community & up- damage caused during fi led by him, on Thursday would be attended by focus for Hosable, who the corona pandemic. coming 2022 assembly the protests. The apex observed that “prima facie, elections in UP. The con- court also, however, said it shows a very sorry state of affairs, police atrocities ference will be held in that the state can take REJECTS and a breach of fundamen- Lucknow on August 22- action as per the law and tal rights of the petitioner 23 which will also serve in accordance with new PLEA SEEKING BAN ON REPORTING HOLY SPIRIT New Delhi: Maulana Umar Gautam, accused of by the accused police the purpose of uniting rules. A bench of Jus- offi cials.” Emphasizing that many organizations of tices D.Y. Chandrachud conversion, has suffered a major setback from the High Court. Umar Gautam did not get any relief from the matter was serious and Muslims before the up- and M.R. Shah said, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court. The requires serious considera- coming 2022 assembly “Don’t take action as per high court has dismissed a demand to stay media tion of the court, a division elections. In a press con- the earlier notices. reporting in Umar Gautam’s case. A division bench bench comprising justice ference, Maulana Qari All action should be of the high court has rejected Umar Gautam’s plea. Surya Prakash Kesarwani Mohammed Yusuf Azizi taken in accordance The court commented that the media has the right and justice Gautam Chowd- the President of AIM- with new rules.” The to reporting. The media cannot be prevented from hary directed the UP DGP PLB said that the pur- government had threat- reporting in a case without a solid basis. The high to fi le a counter-affi davit by pose of the conference is ened to recover alleged court has also given a clean chit to the UP police in means of his personal af- to unite the Muslim losses from property the Umar Gautam case. fi davit, indicating the action taken in the matter. Hearing community & try to damage from those it a writ petition fi led by Re- solve their issue. He had identified as culpa- sham Singh, an ex-soldier went on to accuse AIM- ble protesters in late move did not stand to up around Rs 50 lakh in of Indian army & victim, the PLB of disappointing 2019, during the thick of legal scrutiny. By the damages. Then, the Ut- court requested the advo- 85% of Muslim commu- the anti-CAA protests end of December 2019, tar Pradesh assembly in cate general of UP to assist nity and that it has been that also saw heavy po- administrations of four March 2021 passed a UP this court in the matter & Devotees take holy dip at the Sangam, confl uence of rivers, the Ganga, the Yamuna and working as an organiza- lice action against agita- districts issued notices Recovery of Damages to fi xed the matter for hearing mythical Saraswati, on the occasion of Amawasya, at Prayagraj on Friday. tion limited to one fam- tors. The source had to over 130 people ac- Public and Private Prop- as a fresh case on July 12 ily and one ideology. then reported how the cused of rioting to pay erty Bill, 2021. for further hearing. IAS TO RETURN NGT imposes `10 EXTENDED TENURE OF IAS AMRIT ENDS crore fine on pharma Ahtesham Siddiqui Abhijat has been re- bring him to UP as MID TERM CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM company Teva API lieved from Central they want to entrust Lucknow: A 1995 deputation but has yet him with a major re- First India Bureau Teva API Ltd operating batch IAS officer of not given his joining sponsibility owing to hazardous activity of Uttar Pradesh cadre in the UP Appoint- him being very honest Lucknow: The Nation- manufacturing Active Amrit Abhijat is set to ment department as and sharp officer. al Green Tribunal has Pharmaceutical Ingre- return to UP from his he had gone on a Now it is to be seen slapped a penalty of Rs dients (API) is in opera- Central deputation. month long leave be- that in the last month 10 crore on a pharma- tion without adequate Till now he was posted fore being relieved of July, after joining ceutical manufacturing safeguards and is un- as Joint Secretary in from Delhi. the Appointment de- company in Amroha concerned about viola- the Central Govern- IAS Amrit Abhijat partment, which post district of Uttar Pradesh tion of environmental ment in Housing was not wanting to re- the government would for violation of environ- norms. The tribunal and Urban Poverty Al- turn to UP in view of give to Amrit Abhijat. mental norms. A bench said that violation in the leviation department, the assembly elec- The government is headed by NGT Chair- matter of illegal extrac- Delhi. tions, but some power- preparing to give this person Justice Adarsh tion of groundwater is If sources in bu- ful officers present in Principal Secretary Kumar Goel said it is clearly established reaucracy were to be the Uttar Pradesh bu- rank officer a good surprising to note that a along the pollution of believed, IAS Amrit Amrit Abhijat reaucracy want to posting. big global company like the drain. 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, SATURDAY JULY 10, 2021

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CityPERSONA First in conversation with Megha Kaushik, one of the most versatile anchors of the First India news channel. Hailing from Dholpur, Megha shares insights of her journey from studying Mass Communication to being a producer and later being a prolific anchor!

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egha Kaushik is a renowned name in the world of jour- M nalism. She has been a part of the First India family since 2014, earlier as a Producer and later as an anchor. But the jour- ney did not begin from here. Talking about her journey, Megha shares, tant for me to know that my “I am from Dholpur. I work is affecting people have pursued my Bach- around me, that it is bringing elors from Jodhpur. I al- a positive change in the soci- ways displayed an inter- ety. The best part of my day is est in journalism, I pur- to be able to connect with peo- sued my post graduation ple and address their issues, in Mass Communica- sometimes presenting a mirror tion.” image to the society, some- After completing her times bringing them life- post-graduation in 2014, changing advice, some- she got an opportunity to times just discovering work with ETV Rajasthan. something new. Every Megha continues, “I imme- day is full of excite- diately got an offer to work ment and new challeng- with First India news chan- es for me.” said Megha. nel and I joined as a Produc- If not an anchor, er, although challenging, I Megha would have been learnt many things in the a social worker, particu- dynamic environment. I was larly in the field of sent for the outdoor shoot Child Welfare as chil- and reporting for a couple of dren are the future of times and everyone could see our country and we can- that I had the talent to make not let our future die. it to the screen.” Megha is thankful for Finally, in the year 2016, her journey and she ex- Megha became an official presses her gratitude to anchor for the channel. She Jagdeesh Chandra who has enjoyed the experience has introduced her to and looks forward to her fur- various fields such as ther growth in the industry. lifestyle, yoga as well as “It is impor- hard news. ETC www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021 10

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There is a Those starting on a romantic journey Martin Barth is a very rich of nowhere and forced to do flesh falling all over, stark na- good chance of falling in love. will fi nd the going smooth and joyful. man with a serious problem of manual labour in scorching ked, petrified. H feels nothing overeating and indulgence. heat and starved so that he will but contempt for this ‘I’. “Why When his obesity interferes be in shape for the next unspec- did you do it? How can you let it Libra Scorpio with ‘enjoyment of his life- ified job that they want him to happen to your body again and SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22 OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22 style’, he goes to a secret clinic do. A supervisor is an old man. again?” He looks back and sees to get himself a clone- with all Totally ruthless. “His gaze al- the old man whipping ‘I’. H ac- Something included in Enrolling yourself with his memories, mental capabili- ways burned worse than the tually relishes it. “The old man your diet is likely to health conscious people have a positive effect on in daily workouts is ties- but with a lean, strong, sun”. Merciless, full of hatred, can’t possibly hate him as much your overall health. likely to keep you fi t and muscular physical self. he waited “whip in hand, to scar as I do”! He says out loud. The Disturbances at home energetic. You may The ‘new Barth’ proudly him deeply, to hurt him to the new supervisor laughed uproar- will need to be curtailed to retain a become instrumental in getting a walks out after signing a hand- soul”. iously and asked him -”Can’t peaceful environment. You will get the property issue settled amicably. Good some fee to the clinic. He does Orson Scott Card Two years of endless excruci- you see? Don’t you realise that motivation to push yourself to the limit showing in exam or an interview will not even bother to glance back ating labour has made Barth the old man is ‘A’?”The cycle is on the academic front. You may open get you fi rmly on the path to success. at the ‘real Barth’ who is left be- of cyanide. The ‘assignment’ skinny, lean and strong, and as complete. Almost. H still has up a bit to people who attract you. Marriage may be on the minds. hind as the property of the com- can be anything, which no other always, he yearns ‘to kill the old other, worse jobs to go through. pany legally. Barth is now noth- living human being, not even a man. He is called for his ‘new Before he takes ‘A’s’ job, he will ing more than ‘H’ since he is the criminal would be compelled to assignment’, which holds even no doubt encounter B, C, D, E, F, Sagittarius Capricorn eighth ‘edition’ of his original do. Barth trembled. “They’ve more dread. “They’ll tell you G!!! The dread is spine-chilling. NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22 DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20 self. H is given a choice- ‘imme- stolen my soul with mirrors. soon enough, then you’ll wish to Orson Scott said that he wrote diate death’ or ‘an assignment. This has happened every time be back here. H, you will pray ‘Fat Farm’ in frustration with Financially you may You are likely to swim ‘Death is explained as removal I’ve been left behind, while my for these potato fields”. As ‘H’ is his own struggles with weight need to be more secure with the tide on the than you are now. You professional or of all body organs and glands duplicate has walked out”. He is leaving, he sees his clone ‘I’ gain and loss. “Fat Farm isn’t will be motivated to get academic front. Issue while still alive, and then a pill dragged to a camp in the middle walking in immensely fat, white fiction. It’s my physical autobi- back into shape and regarding an ancestral ography. It’s an exercise in self- may even join a gym. Those thinking of property is likely to be settled amicably. loathing and desperate hope. I selling a property will be able to get buy- Those trying to study will get the right knew that I was capable of hav- ers with deep pockets. Some adjust- environment at home without much ing a strong, healthy body, but ment problems among the newlyweds effort. You will manage to defuse lacked the discipline to create it need to be handled with tact. tensions prevailing at home. for myself. This story is actually a wish that someone would make me change.” Aquarius Pisces ‘Fat Farm’ is a fascinating JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19 FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20 dissection of self-hate. We are truly our worst enemy. The Family life will cruise Much happiness is story touches upon multiple along smoothly as you foreseen on the home resolve to remain front. A trip in future neuroscience themes, includ- positive under all with friends will not ing the nature of self, con- circumstances. More only be exciting, but sciousness, and perhaps most interest is required on the health front. refreshing too. This is a good time to intriguingly habit formation Steps taken on the property front are fi nalise property as stars are poised and maintenance. It’s a bril- likely to bring you nearer your goal. favourably. Those pursuing higher liant story that is bound to stay Intense yearning for love can nudge studies are likely to make their mark on with you, long after you have you towards the one you desire. the academic front. put the book away. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia ETC LUCKNOW | SATURDAY, JULY 10, 2021 11

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HAPPY B’DAY! TREE PLANTATION! WELCOMING WEEKEND! As per the —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR instructions of Governor Anandiben Patel, plants of bay leaves, asafoetida and vermilion were planted by Prof Alok Kumar Rai, Vice- Chancellor, Lucknow University in Ranveer Singh Bisht Hostel of Faculty of Fine Arts under a massive tree plantation program on Friday. Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Dr Alok Kumar, Additional Chief Provost Professor Monisha Banerjee, The birthday of (from top) IAS K Balaji and IAS Professor Amita Ravinder was on Friday, Kanojia and Dr July 9. We wish them all Vibhavari Singh By the end of the week, most of us are tired of our mundane lives and we seek ways to kill our the best! were present on boredom, one of the most common activities is to go for a walk with your family and friends. Enjoy the occasion. street food once in a while. Seen here are Lucknowites enjoying their time with their loved ones.