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COVAXIN CORONA VACCINE PRODUCES ROBUST KERALA’S RULING LEFT DEMOCRATIC IMMUNE RESPONSE WITH NO SERIOUS ADVERSE FRONT (LDF) SCORES BIG WIN IN LOCAL EVENTS DURING PHASE 1 TRIAL RESULTS POLLS BEFORE STATE ELECTIONS

OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW 10°C - 23°C www.firstindia.co.in | www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia | instagram.com/thefirstindia 8 KILLED, 21 INJURED AS TANKER CUTS BUS INTO HALF

Sambhal (UP): Eight in the Dhanari police radabad IG Ramit Shar- people died, while 21 station area, they added. ma said. more sustained inju- “Eight people have Earlier, SP Chakresh ries on Wednesday died in the accident in- Mishra said that the morning when an Uttar volving a bus of UP head-on collision took Pradesh Roadways bus Roadways and a gas place on the Agra-Mo- collided with a gas tanker. All the injured radabad road. tanker head-on amid have been hospitalised. Chief Minister Yogi reduced visibility due The number of injured Adityanath directed to fog, police said. persons is 21. The bod- the district officials to The impact was so se- ies of the deceased have supervise the rescue vere that the tanker cut been sent for post-mor- and relief operations. the bus into half lead- tem examination. Traf- Prime Minister The mangled remains of the vehicles ing to several people be- fic has been diverted Narendra Modi ex- after the collision in Sambhal on ing killed on the stop. since there is still some pressed grief over the Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI The crash took place gas in the tanker,” Mo- incident. —PTI

TMC’s Adhikari resigns as MLA; ‘YOUR TALKS HAVE FAILED’ may join BJP during Shah’s visit Kolkata: Disgruntled gal transport minister Trinamool Congress and from other posts SC says govt talks have not worked, proposes leader Suvendu Adhi- and has been distancing kari resigned from the himself from the party membership of the West for several months now. formation of committee to resolve deadlock Bengal Legislative As- The party had then sembly on Wednesday rushed poll strategist The Apex Court amid indications that he Prashant Kishor and said the proposed Sikh Cleric would join the BJP dur- senior leader Sougata ing Home Minister Amit Roy to placate him but committee would shoots self Shah’s visit to the state the negotiation failed. comprise of several to death at on December 19-20. “As of now it is ex- representatives Adhikari, who was MLA pected that Adhikari from Nandigram, sub- will join the BJP at the from government protest site mitted his handwritten People coming from (East Midnapore) rally,” and farmer unions resignation to Speaker other states can’t be said a BJP source. How- across the country of the Assembly Biman treated as outsiders ever, sources also said Banerjee. —Suvendu Adhikari, that Adhikari had ear- Mohd Fahad Adhikari has already TMC leader lier gone back on two resigned as West Ben- dates of Turn to P6 New Delhi: Noting that the Centre’s negotia- tions with farmers pro- Cabinet nod to testing against the agri- Baba Ram Singh Waste of time: Rahul walks cultural reform laws tel spectrum, have not yielded any New Delhi: A priest out of Defence panel meet results, the Supreme from Haryana, Baba sugar export Court on Wednesday Ram Singh, who had New Delhi: Congress said it could form a joined the farmers’ leader Rahul Gandhi subsidy committee to work out a Dressed in their tradition attire and arms, Nihang Sikhs on horsebacks taking part in the farmers protest, committed and other members of New Delhi: The Union solution between the protest, in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI suicide by shooting his party on Wednesday Cabinet headed by Prime self on Wednesday two sides. The ongoing walked out of a meeting Minister Narendra Modi at the Delhi border, protests, which is now of the Parliamentary on Wednesday approved where he had been in its third week, have CENTRE’S PLEA FARMERS REJECT GOVT’S Committee on Defence, the next round of the tel- staying. In a note, seen thousands of farm- Hearing a batch of alleging that the panel’s ecom spectrum auction, DECEMBER 9 OFFER he said he was ers, primarily from petitions seeking time was being wasted in I&B Minister Prakash On Wednesday, the farmer unions sent a written sacrificing his life Punjab and Haryana, removal of farmers discussing armed forces’ Javadekar informed in a reply to the government, rejecting its December “to express anger protesting near Delhi gathering at the capi- 9 proposal in which it offered significant and pain against uniform instead of the press briefing adding borders as they pose tal’s doorstep. concessions. An Agriculture Ministry official said the government’s crucial issue of national Army, Navy and the Air that the cabinet has ap- hindrance to medical Hearing a batch of pe- that the government received a written response injustice”. “Have seen security, sources said. Force was being dis- proved relief for sugar- services, a bench of titions seeking removal from the farmer unions. pain of farmers fight- Gandhi was not al- cussed in the presence of cane farmers and im- Chief Justice of India S of farmers protesting ing to ensure their lowed to speak at the the Chief of Defence provement in electricity A Bobde and Justices near Delhi borders, a rights and struggling meeting by the panel Staff Gen Bipin Rawat infrastructure in the A S Bopanna and V bench of Chief Justice Your negotiations with pro- on roads... feeling chairman Jual Oram when Gandhi intervened northeastern states. Ramasubramanian of India S A Bobde and testing farmers have not a lot of pain as the (BJP) when he sought to to say that instead of dis- Spectrum in 700 MHz, issued a notice Justices A S Bopanna worked apparently till now. government is not raise the issues of Chi- cussing this, the political 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 to the Centre and V Ramasubrama- doing justice... to do nese aggression and leadership should dis- MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 and posted The protesting farmer unions nian issued a notice to injustice is a sin and better equipping the cuss the issues of nation- MHz and 2500 MHz fre- the matter for should be made a party to the the Centre and posted to tolerate it is also a soldiers at the border in al security and how to quency bands would be hearing on case —Supreme Court Bench the matter for hearing sin,” the note left by Ladakh, they said. strengthen the forces auctioned for a validity Thursday. on Thursday. the 65-year-old read. The sources said the who are fighting the Chi- period of 20 years. Turn to P6 issue of uniforms of the nese in Ladakh. Turn to P6 Turn to P6 SANT(A) YOGI: IN PRAYAGRAJ, CM OFFERS OUTREACH TO SMALLER PARTIES... FLURRY OF GIFTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS Owaisi’s Bihar formula may Yogi announces affordable houses for not work in UP as BSP opts out BULLDOZING M Tariq Khan lawyers, teachers and journalists, will build a MAFIAs National Law University in Prayagraj The CM said that Lucknow: Fresh from before his govern- its successful foray in Vishal Srivastav Addressing as Chief ment, the mafias ruled Bihar, the All India Ma- Guest at Lawyers Meet the roost but now their jlis-e-Ittehadul Musli- Prayagraj: Just ahead in Prayagraj, he said that illegal properties are meen (AIMIM) has de- of December 25, Uttar while the houses for the being bulldozed. He cided to test its luck Pradesh Chief Minister poor will be built on the added that the govern- with smaller parties in Yogi Adtiyanath opened land which got freed ment will build afford- UP elections 2022. But his goodie bag and gave from mafia, the afforda- able houses on the with BSP, one of its ma- away a slew of gifts to ble houses on a no-profit, land freed from their jor ally in Bihar, refus- Asaduddin Owaisi Mayawati poor, farmers, youths, no-loss basis will be con- illegal possession. ing to be part of the coa- lawyers, teachers and structed for lawyers, CM Yogi Adityanath in Prayagraj on Wednesday. He was He has directed the lition, the battle for the the AIMIM’s incursion debut in UP political journalists while as- teachers and journalists. accompanied by Dy. CM Keshav Prasad Maurya. —PHOTO BY ANI Gorakhpur Develop- ballot promises to be a into West Bengal would arena. The AIMIM has serting that the dis- The CM assured to ment Authority in this multi-cornered, colour- be closely watched and decided to jointly fight crimination on any consider hospital facili- build National Law Uni- lawyers community to regard and now he has ful contest as political its electoral perfor- on 25 per cent of the 403 count does not exist in ties in the High Court versity in Prayagraj. ensure the justice asked Turn to P6 mercury heats up. mance there would have assembly constituencies his government. while announcing to He called upon the reaches Turn to P6 Before UP however, big impact on its formal in the State. Turn to P6 UTTAR PRADESH www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 02 YOGI GOVT MOTIVATES TRADITIONAL SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES TO BOOST ECONOMY

First India Bureau our total export. “Our exports are increasing. Lucknow: The One The exports have risen District One Product in last 2 years and programme aimed at ODOP crafts Navneet, there has been a jump creating an ‘atmanirb- of almost 38%, and har’ Uttar Pradesh, is 80% of exports are bound to set the devel- from artisan-based opmental pace for the clusters,” he said. state, said Navneet Se- “We worked on each hgal, Additional Chief ATMANIRBHAR UP product and each dis- Secretary, Department trict as a unit to create of Micro Small and Me- a kind of document dium Enterprises and about how these indus- Export Promotion, as tries could be helped in the keynote speaker at raw material procure- the ‘Uttar Pradesh Sam- ment, skilled labour vad’, a virtual meet or- availability and finance ganised by Elets under and designing besides the aegis of Depart- packaging and market- ment of MSME and Ex- ing.’,” he said. port Promotion, on We are creating com- Wednesday. mon facilities for small “The ODOP pro- units to improve their gramme launched by productivity, he said CM Yogi Adityanath is while citing Sambhal as not only making the an example. “Artisans state prosper but also here make buttons out tremendously support- of animal bones and ing the artisans eco- then they used to send it nomically,” he said. to China for polishing Highlighting impor- for later exporting it. tance of MSMEs, Se- But now the govern- hgal said that UP has ment is helping them the largest number of get that machine from MSMEs in country with JUST THE BEGINNING : CM Yogi Adityanath has entrusted ACS MSME Navneet Sehgal (in frame) with framing friendly policies to set the wheel of development in motion. China in Sambhal. We almost 14% of the total. have tied up with banks “We have traditional in- century. Thus, there has unfortunately it has Adityanath introduced industries of a particu- artisans in these clus- of MSMEs in export, he and also BSE and NSE dustrial bases or clus- been a tradition of been ignored. Now, as a the ODOP scheme lar product to help them ters to improve their said that these tradi- to help the MSMEs ters which have been small scale industries special campaign, which aims at promot- improve productivity, livelihood,” he said. tional industries con- raise money from banks existing here for over a in Uttar Pradesh, but Chief Minister Yogi ing the micro and small profitability and help Citing contribution tribute to almost 80% of and market.”, he said.

Delhi CM has failed on all Jewar airport to get ` 24103-cr loan given via fronts, says Yogi Adityanath its name, logo today First India Bureau mann, the CEO of YIA- First India Bureau PL, Kiran Jain, COO of Kisan credit cards in UP Lucknow: Jewar air- YIAPL, Sunil Joshi of First India Bureau Lucknow: Attacking port, the dream project YIAPL and Dr Arun Vir Delhi Chief Minister of Chief Minister Yogi Singh, the CEO of NIAL Lucknow: Keeping in Arvind Kejriwal for not Aditynath, is all to get will meet the CM in the mind the interests of being able to lead his its new name, design presence of Additional farmers in the state, state well during the and logo on Thursday. Chief Secretary, Civil the state government pandemic, Uttar Final touches to the Aviation, S P Goyal and and banks have Pradesh Chief Minister above will be given Director, Civil Aviation, opened their coffers. Yogi Adityanath has when officials consist- UP, Surendra Singh. In the financial year said that despite Delhi ing of Yamuna Interna- The CM will approve 2020-21 till September, being such a small state tional Airport Private the final design, the over 19.62 lakh farm- (population-wise) when UP govt’s war against COVID even garnered praise from global bodies. Limited (YIAPL), the logo of the proposed ers have been given compared to UP, its CM Special Purpose Vehi- Jewar airport along loans on concessional Kisan credit card helps farmers get the needed economic torque. has failed on all fronts. mented Covid manage- gave power connection cle( SPV) of Zurich Air- with its name. The Zu- rate on their Credit The Delhi Chief Min- ment of UP. to 24 lakh people on the port International AG rich International Air- Cards. Loan to the ment to double in- Along with this, ister had, on Tuesday, Yogi added that basis of 2012 list with- meet UP CM for the first port AGF, the private tune of Rs 24,103 crore come of farmers. Un- loans worth Rs 19 announced that Aam Prime Minister Naren- out even looking at the time after the conces- company of Switzer- on credit cards were der this, along with thousand 327 crore 31 Aadmi Party (AAP) dra Modi’s guidance religion or caste of the sion agreement was land has been awarded distributed. providing the facility lakh have also been will be contesting and support of the peo- beneficiary.’’ signed between YIAPL a contract for the con- Not only this, for of Kisan Credit Card given. Apart from 2022 Assembly elec- ple of the state, made it The UP CM futher and Noida Internation- struction of Greenfield the first time 20,027 to the beneficiaries of this, 3,80,013 new tions in Uttar possible. He said the added that his govern- al Airport Limited Airport in 1334 hectare farmers have been PM Kisan, who are de- Kisan Credit Cards Pradesh. government will ensure ment has won many ad- (NIAL). land costing of Rs 29650 given loans for dairy prived of the Kisan have been made by Yogi Adityanath said that the Covid vaccine, mirers for its model for Christoph Schnell- crore. and 777 farmers for Credit Card facility, campaigning all over that despite being such that is likely to be avail- managing the lock- fisheries on Kisan security insurance the state and loans a huge state with a pop- able by next month down and the spread of Credit Card. For this, schemes, Pradhan worth Rs 4 thousand ulation of about 24 reaches every citizen. pandemic effieiciently. a campaign is being Mantri Jeevan Jyoti 776 crore 52 lakh have crores, the UP regis- He reminded that his “It was our team run across the state to Bima Yojana and been given to them. tered only 8000 deaths. government has pro- work that we could re- connect more and Pradhan Mantri The Ministry of Ag- “In comparison, Delhi vided houses to 30 lakh duce the number of ac- more farmers with Suraksha Bima Yoja- riculture and Farm- with a population of rural poor and over 14 tive corona cases from the Kisan Credit Card na are also being pro- ers Welfare, Govern- just two crore has seen lakh urban poor. “We 68,000 to less than 18,000 and the time limit of vided. Not only this, ment of India, on 11 more than ten thousand transferred money into even as Uttar Pradesh the campaign has 15,82,941 Kisan Credit February 2019 had Covid deaths,’’ he said the jandhan accounts has already become the been extended to 31 Cards have been re- also given instruc- while reminding that during Covid crisis and state with most number December. newed in the state till tions for Kisan Credit this is why the World that too without any of Covid-19 tests in the Efforts are being September during the Card facility for dairy Health Organisation discrimination,’’ he nation,’’ the Chief Min- made by the govern- financial year 2020-21. and fisheries. (WHO) has compli- claimed adding “we ister pointed out. Jewar airport to be a ‘Jewar’ (ornament) for Uttar Pradesh.

TALENT REWARDED Innovative students may get a profit share on inventions INNOVATIONS CHARM CORPORATIONS To strengthen the Many companies are pepped up about `Atma Nirbhar’ cam- innovative products being developed paign, the state govern- ment has also directed by students of Uttar Pradesh seven technical insti- tutes to establish incu- First India Bureau kets, the students will bators. The AKTU has also be given a share in also established a Kal- Lucknow: The commit- the profit. am Innovation and ment of Yogi govern- It is to be men- Startup Centre which ment to provide em- tioned that the AKTU invites innovative ideas ployment to youths is is also proving to be from the students and reaping results, as some an important link in in the last three years, companies are going to the `Atma Nirbhar’ the centre has received launch many of innova- campaign of the state over 2700 ideas. tive products of the stu- government as it is Out of these, 62 ideas dents of the Dr. A P J also organising com- have been selected and Abdul Kalam Technical petitions among the Companies are ready to pay a share of profits to students, when their products reach the markets. AKTU also provides an University (AKTU) and students to encourage incentive of Rs 1200 to other institutions in the them to come up with In these competi- also present their proto- business models have students for making market and once the innovative ideas and tions, student share types and till now, over been created by the stu- prototypes of their in- products reach the mar- products. their suggestions and a dozen such prototypes dents. novative products. 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 | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 03 in BRIEF CS RK Tiwari chairs Term of 12 LC Royal Rumble: Sisodia ready to members ends on Jan 30, 2021 high-power meet for lock horns with UP Edu Minister Ayodhya makeover Sisodia says decision of AAP to contest UP polls made the govt talk education First India Bureau

First India Bureau According to media Lucknow: To establish reports, Dwivedi had Ayodhya as a world- Lucknow: Delhi Depu- asked them to visit the class tourism city and ty Chief Minister Man- schools in UP after Ke- to plan grand and inclu- On January 30, 2021 ish Sisodia on Wednes- jriwal drew compari- sive development, a the term for 12 mem- day said he would visit sons between Delhi and meeting of the High bers of UP Legislative Lucknow in Uttar Uttar Pradesh over the Powered Monitoring Council will come to Pradesh next week to progress in educational Committee constituted an end, after which, elections will be held debate on the progress facilities. He did so for the selection of for new council. The made by the two respec- while announcing that world-class consultants members include dep- tive governments in im- the AAP will contest in under the chairman- Chief Secretary RK Tiwari uty CM Dinesh Shar- proving infrastructure the forthcoming assem- ship of Chief Secretary ma. Others are MLC provided in schools. bly polls in India’s most Rajendra Kumar Ti- taken in a time-bound Ahmed Hasan, Ashu Sisodia’s statement populous state in 2022. wari was held. The EOI manner from the selec- Malik, Dharamvir Singh Ashok, comes after Uttar “I also accept the invi- and the RFP document tion of the consultant to Nasimuddin Siddiqui, Pradesh education min- tation to see your work for the selection were the preparation of the Pradeep Jatav, ister Satish Dwivedi in- RISING HEAT: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said he might visit Lucknow next week to debate on done in government presented by the Ayod- overall master plan. Ramesh Yadav, Ram vited Delhi Chief Minis- the progress made by the two governments in improving infrastructure in schools. schools of UP. You can hya Development Au- He said, Agriculture Jatan, Laxman Prasad ter Arvind Kejriwal and list 10 such schools, thority. Production Commis- Acharya, Virendra Singh, Swatantra Dev, his deputy Sisodia to in 2022 has made the cation model of Delhi polls in Uttar Pradesh in which the BJP govern- In his address, CS RK sioner, Commissioner and Sahab Singh visit government schools state government to talk and UP. Addressing a 2022, UP ministers in- ment has improved in Tiwari said a plan of Infrastructure and Saini. The EC wrote to in the state. over issues of education press conference, Siso- vited us for a debate on four years. Where re- should be prepared for Industrial Develop- the Principal Secre- Taking a swipe at the and electricity. dia said he will be visit- education. I accept the sults have improved, the overall development ment, ACS Home, ACS tary Assembly to ap- Uttar Pradesh govern- Sisodia on Wednes- ing Lucknow next week challenge and will be children have appeared of Ayodhya by selecting Industrial Develop- point a returning of- ment, Sisodia said the day said he “accepts the to hold the debate. visiting Lucknow next in competitive examina- the consultant to estab- ment, ACS, Informa- ficer and an assistant. decision of the Aam challenge” of the UP “Soon after CMKejri- Tuesday to debate on tions. I would like to see lish Ayodhya as a world- tion, ACS, Planning Dalit man shot Aadmi Party to contest minister for having an wal’s announcement of Delhi and UP education your work in these class tourism city. He should also be included dead; 2 held the Uttar Pradesh polls open debate on the edu- contesting assembly models,” Sisodia said. schools,” Sisodia added. said action should be in the committee. A Dalit man was shot dead in Jalalabad of Shahjahanpur dis- trict, while four were seriously hurt after a Farmers’ stir: Noida to Delhi ACS Awasthi oversees progress clash between two groups over a land dis- pute on Wednesday. in action against mafia According to S Anand, SP, the incident took route via Chilla border closed First India Bureau review of proceedings place in Kasari village and two men Dev- First India Bureau large part of the period against mafias involved ender and Abhishek, until December 12, when Lucknow: Under the in various crimes. were arrested. A gun Lucknow: One side of protesters agreed to chairmanship of Addi- A thorough review of was seized and a team the Delhi-Noida Link open it for the sake of tional Chief Secretary, the strategy adopted by had beenformed for Road was closed for commuters but stayed Home Awanish Kumar the fire department for arrest of an abscond- commuters on Wednes- put at the border. Awasthi, a high-level re- fire prevention and key ing accused. day due to the ongoing However, a disagree- view meeting was held efforts in this direction Light showers in protest by farmers at the ment cropped up be- on Wednesday at the was also discussed. In- eastern UP Chilla border here amid tween groups of farmer Command Centre of the structions were given to Very light rain oc- heavy police deploy- unions who opposed the Home Department to re- ensure time-bound ac- curred at isolated ment, officials said. move that led to a brief view the progress in fire tion for the construction places over UP on Barricades have been Long queue of vehicles following the closure of the road closure of the road on prevention and taming ACS Home Awanish Awasthi of new fire stations Wednesday, the met- department said. set up on the road, pro- Tuesday as well, accord- of mafias. along with necessary re- Thunderstorm oc- hibiting vehicular tests, to the Delhi-Noida- to take these routes for ing to a BKU (Bhanu) Chief Minister Yogi registered for violation sources and staff, etc. so curred at isolated movement from Noida Direct (DND) flyway in travelling to and fro Del- protestor. Adityanath has in- of the guidelines laid that accidents can be ef- places over east UP, to Delhi, while the other the wake of the situa- hi,” the official said. Farmers, chiefly be- structed to ensure fire down during Covid-19. fectively controlled. while dense fog en- side (Delhi to Noida) tion at the Chilla border, The Chilla route had longing to the Bharatiya prevention and effective Awasthi said effective To punish culprits in gulfed isolated places over western parts of was open, Noida Traffic an official said. remained obstructed Kisan Union’s Bhanu action against anti-so- action should be taken crimes against women, the state. Mahroni Police officials said. “The route was closed since December 1 when and Lok Shakti factions, cial elements and mafi- by regularly reviewing it been asked to identify (Lalitpur), Chatnag Also, traffic was di- around 11 am. The DND the protest started here. are staging demonstra- as who commit crimes the pending cases for ac- and take action against (Allahabad), Mau verted from the Dalit and Kalindi Kunj routes One side of the road tions at Chilla border by forming gangs. In- tion under the Gangster officers of the prosecu- (Chitrakoot) got rains. Prerna Sthal, another are operational and (Noida to Delhi) had re- and Dalit Prerna Sthal structions have been Act. He has also given tion department found site of the farmers’ pro- commuters are advised mained closed during a respectively. given to review the cases instructions for regular lax in effective action. Efforts of CM Yogi bear fruit, Mega Swatantra Dev Singh slams Opposition for farm unrest First India Bureau sure that the income of the interest of the Leather Park to come up at Kanpur farmers is increased,” farmers, the BJP lead- First India Bureau will be made. It will be velopment work there. Lucknow: Uttar Singh said. er said. built under the 235 acres Kanpur, an industrial Pradesh BJP president He was addressing a He claimed that due Kanpur: Once known of Mega Leather Cluster city situated on the Swatantra Dev Singh ‘Kisan Sammelan’ in to their political rea- as Manchester of the Project. This dream pro- banks of the Ganges in on Wednesday alleged Banda, one of the sev- sons, SP-BSP don’t want east, Kanpur is set to get ject of CM Yogi Adity- the state, is one of the that the Opposition is eral such farmer meet- farmers to get benefit- back its lost glory, thanks anath got the approval major cities of the coun- misleading the farmers ings held by BJP lead- ted. The parties which to the relentless efforts of the Union Ministry of try. It is also known as while the Centre is try- ers in Uttar Pradesh to are only concerned of Chief Minister Yogi Commerce recently. ‘Leather City’. At one ing to ensure that their counter opposition about their families Adityanath. A mega Very soon the CM time, Kanpur was called income increases. claims on the agri-mar- cannot feel the pain of leather cluster in Ra- will lay the foundation ‘Manchester of the East’ He said the Congress, keting laws enacted at farmers, the state BJP maipur village of Kan- stone of the Mega due to the bustling tex- which was in power for the Centre. chief said. pur is soon going to be- Leather Cluster Pro- tile industry, although a long time, “had set Swatantra Dev Singh said the government at the Centre under After Narendra Modi The BJP started come a reality. ject. After this, Mega due to the neglect in time new records of corrup- PM Narendra Modi was only trying to increase farmers’ income. became the prime min- Kisan Sammelan on Fifty thousand people Leather Cluster Devel- and cold shouldering by tion”, due to which ister, the government Monday and the series will get jobs and invest- opment UP Limited former governments, farmers were always “The Opposition is ers. The BJP govern- has taken historic deci- of meetings will con- ment of Rs 5850 crore Company will start de- the city lost its identity. upset. misleading the farm- ment is trying to en- sions and is working in tinue till December 18. 2001-2020 Leaves of health officials Lko Zoo loses its biggest charmer in Tigress Ipshita cancelled till Jan 2021 First India Bureau 15 COVID DEATHS  Vishal Srivastav She was brought in 2007. In normal circumstanc- In 2009, Ipshita had es also, the Tigress Lucknow: Health and The big cat was Lucknow: Tigress Ip- given birth to four cubs would get special care Family Welfare Depart- shita, one of the biggest of which three were given her old age. ment of UP has cancelled six years old charmers of the Nawab brown and one was A zoo official said usu- leaves of officers and em- when she was Wajid Ali Shah Zoo in white in colour. Ipshita ally Tigers’ life expec- ployees in view of pro- Lucknow died on had always been a major tancy is about 15 years posed Covid-19 vaccina- brought to the Wednesday owing to old attraction at the Zoo as but if given really good tion in December 2020 age complications. The people would often gath- care, they may live up to and January 2021. Lucknow feline was nearing 20 er outside her enclosure 20 years. “Ipshita was A departmental no- zoo from years of age. just get a glimpse of the our baby and was given tice said, “Everyone lines are being followed Ipshita, who survived royal animal. a very special diet. She working under the to prevent its spread. In Nandankanan well past her life expec- A zoo offi cial bids adieu to the majestic tigress Ipshita at In 2019 also, Ipshita would always get fresh health and family wel- this row, Covid-19 vacci- Zoological Park, tancy, died in her enclo- Lucknow Zoo on Wednesday. had taken badly ill and- and soft meat as her fare department are nation in December 2020 sure on Wednesday af- had collapsed in her en- teeth had eroded. There aware that Covid-19 pan- and January 2021 during Bhubaneswar ternoon. She was under- nesses for long. The big to the zoo from Nandan- closure. The doctors had is an unusual silence in demic is still affecting which cooperation of going treatment for cat was six years old kanan Zoological Park, kept special vigil on her the zoo at her passing lives of people across the every official and em- in Odisha various age related ill- when she was brought Bhubaneswar, Odisha. for 10 days to revive her. away,” said the official. globe and norms, guide- ployee is needed.” PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 04

IN-DEPTH SC SHOWS CENTRE THE SEDITION IN INDIA WAY TO END IMPASSE he issue of farmers’ protest reached the Supreme Court which took up two peti- tions against the agriculturists blocking MODERN ERA roads affecting their freedom of move- SHRAWAN T ment and seeking their removal. The SAWHNEY Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, who headed a bench consisting of Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian warned the Centre that the IAS (RETD.) SOLICITOR agitation was threatening to snowball into a na- & LEGAL CONSULTANT tional issue and suggested forming a committee for an early and amicable settlement of the issue. The Bench noted that talks between the govern- nglish inhabitants in India re- ment and farmers were not fruitful. Addressing quested the then Indian rulers Solicitor General Tushar Mehta CJI Bobde said, to grant them the privilege of “Mr. Mehta we will tell you what we are planning being governed by the English to do. We will form a committee to resolve the dis- law. Indian rulers acceded to pute. It will have members of Bharatiya Kisan this request which led to the Union, other farmer organizations, and the Gov- wholesale import of English ernment of India. We will ask farmer organiza- E law in India. tions to be part of the committee as it will soon The law of sedition in India become a national issue. is an offshoot of English law. In Describing the farmers’ attitude the solicitor the earliest English law, any general said that it was either yes or no for them. infringement of the bond of “Their approach is either repeal the Farm Acts or fealty was punishable. This ele- don’t repeal. It’s either yes or no for them.” When ment is well marked in ‘seditio Tushar Mehta stressed that the government will exercitus vel regmi’ – a betray- not do anything that will adversely impact the ing of the army or of the realm. farmers the CJI asked, “What’s the point of saying Incitement to disorder and ex- so when it is adversely affecting them.” citing ill-will between different Six rounds of talks have taken place but without classes of the King’s subjects enough, the sedition clause, for of the various High Courts any fruitful result because farmers are not ready was a serious crime against the some unaccountable reason, which had been called to inter- for a compromise because they claim the new laws state. This English criminal had been omitted. pret the Section 124—A then favour big corporate houses. The Centre is unable law crystallised in the famous The government of India THE WORD ‘SEDITION’ extant. The introduction of the to convince the protesters about the amendments Treason Act, 1351 III and Trea- badly felt the need for enact- expression “bring into hatred it proposes to make. son Act, 1795. The picture of ment of this clause when ‘Wa- DOES NOT APPEAR IN or contempt” is traceable to Sir the system of law prevailing in habi’ conspiracy case was going SECTION 124-A, THOUGH Comer Petheram’s charge in India at the advent of the 19th on. It is to be noted that Sir IT IS ONLY MENTIONED the Bangobasi trial, which he century was one of confusion Barnes Peacock has appended a AS A MARGINAL NOTE himself imported from the WHEN PANCHAYAT POLLS and chaos. In the words of Sir substitute section for Section TO SECTION 124-A. IT English law. Henry Maine India was then “a 113 but it was rejected by the Se- SIMPLY GIVES THE Thus, it is noticeable that GRAB HEADLINES country empty of law.” The en- lect Committee of the House for NAME BY WHICH Section 124-A has undergone hen the Bharatiya Janata Party swept the actment of the Charter Act, being much more severe. Final- THE CRIME DEFINED subtle changes. It was adapted panchayat elections television channels 1833 and the creation of an all- ly, on the lines of draft Section IN THE SECTION IS from time to time as a result of went all out to transmit the news and an- India Legislative Council form 113, Section 124A was enacted by TO BE KNOWN the constitutional changes by nounced how the Congress lost its popu- a most significant watershed in the Special Act XXVII of 1870. the Government of India Act, W larity. A few days later there was silence the legal history of India. Ma- The first state trial for sedi- 1935, by the Independence Act, in the BJP camp when the Congress won 620 wards The law of caulay rightly observed-“our tion on record is the case of 1947 and by the Indian Consti- in the urban local bodies elections in the state. The sedition in India principle is simply this – uni- Queen Empress vs. Jogendra tution of 1950 (Adaptation of BJP came third with a tally of 548. Independents is an offshoot of formity where you can have it; Chunder Bose, better known as Laws Orders 1937, 1948, and with 595 seats were placed second. In the Panchay- diversity where you must have ‘Bangobasi Case,’ that being the The raison d’etre of the con- 1950). Section 124-A has re- ati Raj poll, BJP had won 12 Zila pramukhs with English law. In it, but in all cases certainty.” name of the newspaper in templated amendment was mained almost the same, with Congress having to settle for five Zila pramukhs. On the earliest A Law Commission, under which the alleged seditious stated by Mr. Chalmers, the little changes, as it was in 1898. the basis of these results one may conclude that the English law, any the aegis of Lord Macaulay, matter appeared. In 1897 three member in charge of the bill. The word ‘Sedition’ does not BJP has a strong base in rural Rajasthan while the infringement of was appointed to enact a uni- notable trials took place – Queen “As for the section”, he said, appear in Section 124-A, though Congress is better placed in urban areas but with the bond of fealty form criminal law for India. Empress vs. Bal Gangadhar Ti- “which deals with the offence it is only mentioned as a mar- assembly elections still far away both the parties was punishable. Section 113 of the Draft Penal lak (ILR 22 Bom. 112), Queen- of exciting disaffection against ginal note to Section 124-A. It have time to cover their weak spots. This element is Code, proposed by the Law Empress vs. Ramchandra the government……… I cannot simply gives the name by which Far away in Kerala also the local body elections well marked in Commission, made excitation Narayan (ILR 1898 22 Bom. 45) say that it strikes me as model the crime defined in the section were making headlines. The Left Democratic Front ‘seditio exercitus of feelings of disaffection and Queen Empress vs. Amba of clear drafting. The result of is to be known. This species of (LDF) government of Pinarayi Vijayan, which has vel regmi’ – a against the government estab- Prasad (ILR 1898 20 All. 55). Let the cases was to establish that offence against the state was been under a cloud over gold smuggling racket and betraying of the lished by law in the territories us ascertain to what extent Sec- it is a criminal offence to stir not an invention of the British- corruption charges, found cheer in the party’s per- army or of the occupied by the East India tion 124-A had been affected by up feelings of contempt or ha- ers in India but has been known formance in panchayat elections. These elections realm. Company as criminal.” The the judicial utterances of the tred for the government and to ancient civilizations for cen- are being seen as a litmus test for next year’s as- Incitement to origin of Section 124A and the learned judges who took part in that such conduct is nonethe- turies as is discernible from sembly elections. The CPI-M-led LDF won 500 of disorder and history of its introduction in these trials. In the first place, it less an offence because resort the foregoing discussion. Eve- the 941-gram panchayats, four of the six corpora- Indian Penal Code, 1860 is both seems pretty clear that the term to actual violence is not advo- ry state has to be armed with tions, and 10 of the 14 district panchayats. Only in exciting ill-will interesting and important. In ‘disaffection’ had proved a ‘vex- cated.” Thus, adapting these the power to punish those who municipalities did the UDF hold an edge over LDF. between different 1837, it existed, in gremio, as ata quaestio’, for many defini- guidelines as to the language, disseminate such feelings of The BJP fared poorly but showed signs of firm- classes of the one of the clauses of Macaul- tions of this word had been of- Section 124-A was repealed and disloyalty as have the tendency ing its roots by winning a municipality and dou- King’s subjects ay’s draft Penal Code, but re- fered which were not all exactly the present section was substi- to lead to the disruption of the bled its tally of gram panchayats. The party lost in was a serious mained shelved for more than alike. Besides, the ‘explanation’ tuted therefor. The amendment state or to public disorder. Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram corporations. crime against twenty years. When this Bill to the section had undoubtedly affirmed in unmistakable THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY It clearly has some hard work to do. the state saw the light in 1860, strangely proved a veritable crux. terms the consentient opinions THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top Avoiding America’s vicious COVID cycle TWEET Jagat Prakash Nadda @JPNadda s excited as we form them into a virtuous quate. Yes, monetary poli- For socio-economic development all understand- cycle. This will require a cy is still in “pedal to the in all the six North-East States, ably are about set of sustained efforts metal” mode, with the US Rs 6,700 Crores approved the arrival of rather than simple repeti- Federal Reserve expected for consolidation of electricity infrastructure. National Security A the first COV- tion of one-off measures. to do even more at its De- Directive on Telecommunication ID-19 vaccines, the immedi- Notwithstanding the re- cember 15-16 policy meet- Sector is also approved which will ate road ahead remains strictions that one state af- ing to support economic help in keeping India safe & secure. treacherous. The United ter another is putting in recovery. Unfortunately, States, in particular, could place, America’s current the world’s most powerful Mallikarjun Kharge @kharge be on the verge of a horrible wave of COVID-19 hospi- central bank is essentially It has been over a fortnight since scenario in which ongoing talizations and deaths is pushing on a string when it #Farmers are protesting. They slippages in each of four ar- unlikely to subside in a last- comes to long-term eco- have been called agents of Kh eas – public health, the ing fashion. Yet, rather nomic well-being. alistan,Pak,China,Maoists,Urb economy, policy, and house- than regarding these meas- Little of what the Fed an Naxals & even anti nationals. Instead of blaming everyone, hold behavior – end up mak- ures as necessary but insuf- does these days addresses PM @narendramodi should ing those in the other areas ficient, too many Ameri- the structural impedi- go & convince them on how even worse. Over the next cans will instead be in- ments to short and longer- revolutionary the #FarmersBills are. few weeks, they risk setting clined to conclude – incor- term inclusive and sustain- in motion a vicious cycle rectly – that restrictions are able economic growth. that, if it materializes, ineffective except in their Meanwhile, its ample and Spiritual could shatter the lives and very narrow role as tempo- firms that the recovery in A growing number of threat of a US double-dip predictable liquidity injec- livelihoods of many more rary circuit breakers. both the labor market and economists now believe recession similar to the one tions continue to decouple SPEAK people, even though vac- Moreover, the US is fail- the overall economy is los- that the more comprehen- that Europe may already be Wall Street from Main cines are in sight. ing to get a handle on pub- ing steam. More granular sive monthly jobs report for experiencing. Street, worsen wealth ine- The deluded ones, who Fortunately, through in- lic-health challenges at a daily indicators of eco- December, released in early The third area of con- quality, and encourage ex- restrain their organs of action dividual and collective ac- time when the economy is nomic activity (such as mo- January, may show nega- cern is the overall US poli- cessive risk-taking that but mentally dwell upon the tion, the US has the means already weakening. The re- bility, restaurant bookings, tive job creation. It could be cy response to the econom- threatens future financial sense enjoyment, are called not only to arrest these dy- cent string of increases in and search activity) fur- only a matter of time until ic crisis, which remains stability. hypocrites. —Bhagavad Gita namics but also to trans- weekly jobless claims con- ther support this view. we start worrying about the unbalanced and inade- SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE

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INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 05 We recall unwavering courage of our forces: PM Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year on December 16 to mark India’s triumph in liberating Bangladesh from Pakistan in the year 1971 New Delhi: Prime Min- G7 SUMMIT ister Narendra Modi on 50TH ANNIV OF 1971 WAR Wednesday recalled the unwavering courage of our armed forces on the PM Modi lights Amit Shah occasion of the Vijay Di- @AmitShah was, a historic day that ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ "On this day in 1971, made Bangladesh an in- New Delhi: Prime fice for the country. the Indian Army, with its dependent country. Minister Narendra Four victory indomitable courage and valour, made a historic Prime Minister said Modi on Wednesday mashaals (flaming change on the world the unwavering courage lit the ‘Swarnim Vi- torches) will be car- map, protecting the uni- of armed forces resulted jay Mashaal’ from ried to various parts versal values of human in a decisive victory for the eternal flame of of India, including to freedom. This mark with our nation in the 1971 the National War Me- the villages of Param golden letters in history war. Taking to Twitter, morial here, mark- Vir Chakra and will continue to make PM Modi said, "On Vijay ing the beginning of Maha Vir Chakra every Indian proud. Happy Vijay Diwas." Diwas we recall the un- the 50th anniversary awardees of the 1971 wavering courage of Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage on the occasion of Vijay Diwas, at National War year celebrations of war, the defence min- Rajnath Singh our armed forces that Memorial in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI India’s victory over istry has said. “Soil @rajnathsingh resulted in a decisive Pakistan in 1971. from the villages of "Today, on the occasion victory for our nation in al War Memorial on Rajnath Singh at the various parts of the ating Bangladesh from Modi was joined by these awardees and of Vijay Diwas, I salute the 1971 war. On this spe- Wednesday to mark the venue. On this occa- country including to Pakistan in 1971. Defence Minister Ra- from areas where the valour and bravery cial Vijay Diwas, had the 50th-anniversary of the sion, the Defence Minis- villages of Param Vir In one of the fastest jnath Singh, the major battles were of the Indian Army. I remember the bravery honour of lighting the 1971 India-Pakistan ter unveiled the logo for Chakra and Maha Vir and shortest cam- chief of defence staff fought in 1971 are be- of the brave soldiers 'Swarnim Vijay war. The Prime Minis- 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh.' Chakra awardees of paigns of military his- and tri-service chiefs ing brought to the who wrote a new saga Mashaal' at the National ter paid tributes to the Four 'Victory 1971 war. tory, a new nation was as he laid wreath and National War Memo- of bravery in the 1971 War Memorial." fallen soldiers at Na- Mashaals' (flames) lit Vijay Diwas is cele- born as a result of the paid homage to the rial (NWM),” few war. Their sacrifi ce is a Prime Minister Modi tional War Memorial. from the Eternal Flame brated every year on swift campaign under- soldiers who made sources from the source of inspiration for lit the 'Swarnim Vijay He was received by of National War Memo- December 16 to mark taken by the Indian the supreme sacri- ministry said.—PTI all Indians. Nation will always revere them." Mashaal' at the Nation- Union Defence Minister rial will be carried to India's triumph in liber- A r m y. —ANI ‘India to host ‘Comprehensive’ win for CPI-M led LDF JEE main 2021 to be held Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Finance Minis- from Feb 23-26: Pokhriyal The CPI-M led LDF main- KERALA LOCAL BODY POLLS ter Thomas Isaac said New Delhi: Union Min- Global Film tained its lead against the LDF is inching to- ister of Education, Dr Congress led UDF and wards a ‘resounding vic- Ramesh Pokhriyal on the BJP led NDA. The tory’ in Kerala. Target- Wednesday announced Summit in 2021’ LDF led in gram, block ing BJP and Congress, the schedule for JEE and district panchayat. he said that the people Mains 2021 examina- The UDF was ahead in of his state rejected the tion. According to the municipality and at par slander campaign by the minister, the National with LDF in corporation. opposition parties. Con- Testing Agency (NTA) The BJP led NDA, on the gress was at the second will conduct the JEE other hand was at the position while the NDA Mains 2021 examina- third position. It had struggled to make some tion from February 23 dates to conduct class won 1068 wards in gram 2080, district panchayat for the second time and impact. The news is not to 26, 2021. 10 and 12 board exams, panchayat, 37 wards in has 331, municipality also Pandalam Munici- very encouraging for the The NTA will con- the education minister block panchayat, 1 ward has 3078 and corpora- pality, birth place of BJP in Kerala except for duct the JEE mains had said the consulta- in district panchayat, tion has 414 wards. Swamy Ayyappa. Re- Kochi and Thiruvanan- 2021 examination four tions with stakeholders 320 wards in municipal- BJP IT Cell head Amit tains Madhur Panchayat thapuram where its can- times, in February, are in progress and the Prakash Javadekar speaks during a press briefi ng on ity and 59 wards in cor- Malviya said the BJP in Kasargod for 40th didates have defeated March, April and May, schedule will be an- Cabinet decisions, at National Media Centre in New Delhi. poration. Gram pan- has made impressive year in a row! Does well Congress mayoral candi- 2021.Earlier during a nounced soon based on chayat has 15962 wards, gains in Kerala. “It won in other high stakes con- date and LDF candi- live session on Decem- the feedback from the New Delhi: India MIN SPEA block panchayat has Palakkad Municipality tests too…” dates. —Agencies ber 10, regarding the stakeholders.—Agencies will host a Global Media and Film Sum- IN THE COURTYARD mit next year and it will also set up a spe- cial pavilion at Cannes in 2022 on the TRP scam: Republic Bombay HC SC Collegium proposes transferring occasion of Cannes Film Festival's 75 stays metro Chief Justices of four High Courts years celebrations, TV CEO granted bail Union Information car shed New Delhi: The Su- and Broadcasting preme Court Collegium Minister Prakash Ja- project has recommended vadekar said on Mumbai: Bombay transfer of four Chief Wednesday. HC stayed the metro Justices of different Javadekar made car shed project at High Courts including the announcement Mumbai's Kanjur the Andhra Pradesh while addressing the Marg and asked the High Court Chief Jus- CII Big Picture Sum- Mumbai Metropoli- tice J K Maheshwari mit through video tan Region Develop- against whom a letter conferencing in (AVGC) is a sunrise Republic TV Chief Executive Editor Vikas Khanchandani was ment Authority was written to the Chief which he mentioned sector and our ex- arrested last Sunday. (MMRDA) to main- Justice of India. that "we are a coun- perts are providing tain the status quo. In an unprecedented try where growth of back-end support to New Delhi: The Espla- questioned previously Earlier on Monday, move, chief minister Y communication top filmmakers of nade Court in Mumbai by the investigators the HC had asked S Jagan Mohan Reddy, technology is phe- the world". granted bail to Republic twice before his arrest. Maharashtra gov- on October 6, had writ- Bobde recommended on December 14 has ap- nomenal and this He added that it TV Chief Executive Edi- Mumbai Police regis- ernment to consider ten to the CJI, alleging transfer of Justice Ma- proved the proposal to presents a tremen- was time that these tor Vikas Khanchanda- tered a case of manipu- withdrawing the or- that the Andhra heshwari as Chief Jus- transfer Telangana HC dous scope for enter- professionals started ni, who was arrested last lating television rating der passed by the Pradesh High Court led tice of Sikkim High Chief Justice R S Chau- tainment and media doing more of this Sunday, in the alleged points against the Repub- Mumbai Suburban by Justice Maheshwari Court and Sikkim High han as Chief Justice of industry". for our own films so TRP scam. He was earli- lic TV after rating agen- District Collector, al- was being used to Court Chief Justice A K Uttarakhand High Court The minister re- that the use of ani- er remanded to police cy BARC filed a com- lotting 102 acres of "destabilise and topple Goswami to Andhra while Orissa High Court marked "Animation, mation and graphics custody till December 15. plaint through Hansa saltpan land for the my democratically Pradesh HC. Chief Justice Moham- Visual Effects, Gam- in Indian films grows He has been granted bail Research Agency about construction of a elected government." According to the apex med Rafiq has been sent ing and Comic manifold. —PTI on a surety of Rs 50,000. the rigging of TRP by Metro car shed. —PTI The Collegium head- court website, the Colle- to Madhya Pradesh High Khanchandani was some channels. —Agencies ed by Chief Justice S A gium in its meeting held Court. —PTI

SENSEX, NIFTY EXTEND RECORD RUN; 25 HR COUNTDOWN FOR PSLV-C50/ HDFC TWINS, IT PACK LEAD CHARGE 1 HURT AFTER TRUCK HITS 8 CMS01 MISSION BEGINS NOT A SUITABLE TIME TO TALK Mumbai: Equity bench- or 0.85 % to 13,682.70 VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY IN PUNE Chennai: The 25-hour of Sriharikota ‘subject ABOUT ALLIANCES: HAASAN marks raced to new peaks -record closing for both Pune: One person was injured after a truck hit countdown for the to weather conditions’. Tirunelveli: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief for the fourth straight the benchmarks. Both the around eight vehicles on Mumbai-Bengaluruhigh- launch of communica- “PSLV-CMS-01 Mission: Kamal Haasan said that many ask him about a session as participants indices also marked their way in Maharashtra’s Pune district on. Traffi c was tion satellite CMS-01 Countdown for the launch possible pact with Rajinikanth and added that it took note of continuously all-time intra-day highs of disrupted for some time on the highway after the on board launch vehicle of PSLV-C50/CMS01 mis- is not a suitable time to talk about alliances. On improving macroeconom- 46,704.97 and 13,692.35, accident took place near a bridge, an offi cial said. PSLV-C50 commenced on sion commenced today speculations over alliance with Rajinikanth, MNM ic indicators and positive respectively. In the Sen- The truck hit seven to eight vehicles near Navale Wednesday, ISRO said. at 1441hrs from Satish chief cleared that his party will form a third team trends in global markets. sex pack, HDFC, ONGC, bridge on a by-pass of the Mumbai-Bengaluru The polar satellite launch Dhawan Space Centre, with the good candidates under his leadership The BSE Sensex settled Bharti Airtel, Asian Paints, highway, he said. “One person received injuries. vehicle’s 52nd mission is SHAR Sriharikota,” ISRO in the forthcoming Assembly elections. “He (Ra- 403.29 points or 0.87 per Titan, TCS and Mahindra The victim was travelling in an auto-rickshaw scheduled for lift-off at said. PSLV-C50 is the jinikanth) and I are good friends. If we form an cent higher at 46,666.46, and Mahindra were the which was among the seven to eight vehicles 15.41 hours on Thursday 22nd fl ight of PSLV in ‘XL’ alliance, I would be happy,” he added. Speaking while the NSE Nifty prominent gainers, ad- damaged in the accident,” police offi cial added. from the second launch confi guration, and launch about the alliance with (DMK), Haasan said. climbed 114.85 points vancing up to 3.11%. pad at the spaceport would be the 77th launch. INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 06

Not against CONGRESS QUESTIONS PM CARES publishing of my POWERGallery father’s memoir, WHO ARE THE TOP FAVOURITE says Mukherjee SECRETARIES OF THE PM? In the corridors of power, it is said that PM Nar- FUND OVER FOREIGN DONATIONS New Delhi: After ask- endra Modi is very happy with the working of four New Delhi: Congress QUESTIONS TO THE PRIME MINISTER ing publisher to stop leader Randeep Singh the publication of his Secretaries in the GoI. One can guess the names. Surjewala on Wednes- father Pranab Mukher- WILL ANIL MUKIM GET IMPORTANT day posed various jee's last memoir, Abhi- ASSIGNMENT IN DELHI? questions to Prime jit Mukherjee requested Insiders say that Gujarat Chief Secretary Anil Minister Narendra the publisher to allow Modi over PM CARES him to go through its Mukim will, after his superannuation in February, Fund, including the re- contents before final return to Delhi on an important assignment most ceipt of donations to rollout. probably in the PMO or in the Election Commis- the fund through Indi- "Contrary to the opin- sion. He is 1985 batch IAS offi cer. an Embassies. ion of some, I am not "The intriguing case Randeep Singh Surjewala against the publishing MAJOR GEN MOGHE TO HEAD 29 INFANTRY DIVISION? of 'foreign donations', of my father's Memoir including from China, but I have requested D Major General RA Moghe is likely to take over Pakistan and Qatar to and was there a quid 'Closed Channels, not the preview of FCRA 'Public Authority', publisher to allow me to the charge of 29 Infantry Division as new General PM Cares Fund! The pro quo with NISSEI in Public Domain', by the Government? asked Surjewala. "Why go through its contents Offi cer Commanding. Congress leader fur- ASB between donation when Fund is not a Isn't it the only excep- is Fund not audited by before final roll out & I ther posed questions and restarting their 'Public Authority' with- tion in India for a CAG or GOI amd re- believe my request is SURESH MADHAVAN IS ALSO CVO, including, "How many factory?" in RTI?" Surjewala Charitable trust? Why port made public as quite legitimate & with- JUTE CORP OF INDIA LTD thousand crores were "Why were the 27 In- tweeted. this Special treat- substantial foreign do- in my rights as his Son," Suresh Madhavan, CVO, MSTC, has been as- received in Fund from dian Embassies adver- "Why has the Fund ment?" he added. Why nations were re- Abhijeet Mukherjee signed an additional charge of CVO, Jute Corpora- 27 foreign countries tising the Fund through been exempted from is the Fund then not a ceived?" he added. —ANI tweeted. —ANI tion of India Limited, Kolkata.

ROHIT TIWARI APPOINTED Dedicate gardens IGF, MOEF&CC ‘BJP calling up TMC leaders, Profitability criteria for The ACC has approved the appointment of Rohit to martyrs: Tiwari as Inspector General of Forest (IGF), Minis- MHA to forces mutual fund sponsors try of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, New trying to coerce them to join’ Delhi, on deputation basis. He is a 1993 batch IFS New Delhi: The Minis- New Delhi: Market to issue physical unit offi cer of W Bengal cadre. Cooch Behar: West MAMATA SHOULD WORRY: OWAISI try of Home Affairs regulator Sebi on certificates, reducing Bengal Chief Minister (MHA) has asked the Wednesday decided to maximum permissible ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR ANURAG Mamata Banerjee on paramilitary forces to relax profitability crite- exit load and reducing AGARWAL IN HARYANA Wednes- create “vatika (gar- ria for becoming a mu- the timeline for pay- Anurag Agarwal, Chief Electoral Offi cer, Hary- day ac- dens)” in the name of tual fund sponsor with ment of dividend. ana and Principal Secretary, Haryana, Elections cused the the martyrs and also a view to facilitating Also, the board Department and MD, Haryana State industrial BJP of put their photographs innovation and expan- cleared a proposal for & Infrastructure Development Corporation, has trying to there. sion in the MF sector. permitting other modes been handed over additional charge of Managing coerce “All forces should The regulator has for payment of divi- Director, Haryana Financial Corporation. He is a Trina- create and dedicate a also decided to segre- dend and providing 1994 batch IAS offi cer of Haryana cadre. mool Con- vatika to the martyrs. gate and ring-fence as- clarity with respect to gress leaders to join the Their picture should sets and liabilities of payment of interest CADRE OF MALIKA GARG TRANSFERRED saffron party. also be placed at the va- mutual fund schemes, and penalty in case of The Central Government has transferred the Addressing a rally tika,” the Ministry of Sebi said in a statement delay in dividend pay- cadre of Malika Garg from West Bengal to Andhra here, Banerjee termed Home Affairs said in a after its board meeting. ment. detractors in her party Bakshi and asking him party are our real as- letter after a review This is in addition to With regards to spon- Pradesh on the grounds of her marriage. She is a as "opportunists" and to join the party. The sets. The BJP is trying meeting held last the existing require- sor eligibility, Sebi said 2015 batch IPS offi cer. blamed the BJP for try- BJP doesn't have any to coerce TMC leaders month. ment of segregating sponsors that are not B ANAND IS ALSO SECRETARY, COMMISSION ing to break the TMC by political courtesy or ide- to join. It is using mon- The MHA directed bank accounts and se- fulfilling profitability FOR SCHEDULED CASTES using "moneybags". ology. And, there are eybags to break opposi- the forces to build the curities accounts. criteria at the time of "Imagine the audaci- one or two opportunists tion parties... But, we special gardens in plac- The Sebi board also making application, B Anand, Secretary, NCM, has been assigned an ty of the BJP leaders, who only work for their will fight and defeat es, which have seen approved proposals in- will also be considered additional charge of Secretary, National Commis- they are calling up my benefit. —PTI them in the assembly maximum martyrdom cluding dispensing eligible to sponsor a sion for Scheduled Castes till December 31, 2020. state president Subrata "The old-timers of the polls," she asserted.—PTI like Pulwama. with the requirement mutual fund. —Agencies He is a 1987 batch IAS offi cer of Tamil Nadu cadre. By arrangement with: http:// Departmental action ‘A pledge to VACCINE TRIGGERS whispersinthecorridors.com fight for all IMMUNE RESPONSE against IPS officers rape victims’ Arjun Rampal seeks time New Delhi: Commis- ENTITIES INVOLVED New Delhi: Covaxin - ate in severity and re- sion deliberated upon a New Delhi: Nearly 9 one of three coronavi- solved rapidly, without report, received from months after the four rus vaccine candidates any prescribed medica- till Dec 21 to appear before the Central Board of death row convicts in being considered for tion. The most common Direct Taxes (CBDT), the 2012 Delhi gang-rape emergency use author- adverse event was pain NCB in drug case intimating its search case of Nirbhaya were isation in India - in- at the injection site, Facebook’s operations in Madhya hanged at Tihar Jail, duced an immune re- which resolved sponta- Mumbai: Arjun Ram- Pradesh and its find- Nirbhaya’ mother Asha sponse and registered neously. India head Ajit pal was summoned by ings of extensive use Devi has pledged to fight no serious adverse A patient vaccinated Mohan deposes the Narcotics Control of unaccounted cash for providing justice to events, interim find- July 30 had a fever and Bureau (NCB) today during the General all rape victims. ings of Phase I trials headache five days lat- New Delhi: Facebook's (December 16). He was Elections 2019 in Mad- Asha Devi said fight- have reveale. er. Although this was India head Ajit Mohan summoned for the sec- hya Pradesh. ing for justice for rape The vaccine induced originally classified as deposed before a parlia- ond time for question- It is reported that under Section 132 of the victims will be a tribute a neutralising antibody a “serious adverse mentary panel and was ing regarding the drug these entities/individu- Income Tax Act, 1961. to her daughter, who (an immune response) event”, he later tested questioned about a re- probe related to late ac- als engaged in unau- Commission has also was gang-raped on this and was well-tolerated positive for COVID-19. cent report that the so- tor Sushant Singh Ra- thorized and unac- directed Union Home day in 2012. in all dose groups with Emergency use approv- cial media giant is reluc- jput's death case. Arjun, counted cash contribu- Secretary to initiate ap- “Justice has been de- no vaccine-related seri- al of a drug - which is tant to ban the Bajrang however, did not appear jun Rampal seeks time tions to individuals on propriate departmental livered to my daughter. ous adverse events, pre- what Bharat Biotech Dal due to concerns over before the NCB today. till 21st December, to ap- behalf of certain politi- action against All India But it does not mean publication data (and two other firms) the security of its staff. The actor has asked for pear before Narcotics cal party, which is re- Service officers and that I will sit in silence. showed. After the first have applied for) can be Mohan deposed be- time till December 21. Control Bureau (NCB) ported to be corrobo- also to Chief Secretary, I will continue to fight vaccination, local and granted if there is suf- fore the Parliamentary According to ANI, NCB had summoned rated during searches Madhya Pradesh for for justice to all rape vic- systemic adverse ficient evidence to sug- Standing Committee on Arjun has sought time the actor today in a against persons by In- similar action against tims. Like this I will pay events were predomi- gest the drug is safe IT, chaired by Congress till December 21. Their drug-related case come Tax department State officer. tribute to my daughter. nantly mild or moder- and effective. leader Shashi Tharoor. tweet reads, " Actor Ar- probe."

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‘YOUR TALKS... base, could influence ment said in its state- respective roles in im- we managed to do away He said that besides the development. “Mamata Banerjee The court said the pro- votes in at least 40 As- ment. parting justice. with Chinese depend- will power, the govern- should worry about her posed committee would sembly constituencies The CM was all ence in terms of vari- ment is also distin- Owaisi’s Bihar... home, her people are go- comprise of representa- in six districts. Sant(a) Yogi... thankful to PM Modi ous festival require- guished by its vision “We will not be able to ing to BJP. Till date tives from the govern- the person on the last for taking the country ments is an indication and pro-people inten- give you an exact num- there is no man who can ment and farmer un- Waste of... rung. “ Lots of hopes to the pinnacle of glo- of the things to come. tions. “ The way we ber about the seats as buy Asaduddin Owaisi ions across the country A presentation on the are pinned on the law- ry in the world. “ It is A simple potter from have planned to take tap yet as it is something with money. So far you to resolve the deadlock colour of uniforms in yers for dispensation of no wonder that the Gorakhpur alone sold water to every house- which we will finalise have only dealt with over the farm laws. the Army, Navy and Air justice and it is your United States and the terracotta articles hold in Vindhya region after consultation with obedient Mir Jafers and Force was being made duty to stand to all -rich European countries worth Rs 8 lakh ,’’ he and Bundelkhand has our alliance partner,” Sadiqs. You don’t like TMC’s Adhikari... to the Committee when or poor,”he said urging are following India, said. been an act of vision said Owaisi. Muslims who think and joining that he had com- a BJP member called them to not be disheart- they used to reckon as The UP CM said it and compassion,’’ he Sporting his typical speak for themselves, mitted to the party lead- for uniformity in the ened in any circum- laggard,” he said. was the will power of said. sherwani and skull-cap, he said adding that her ership. uniform colour of the stances as aspirations He said that the state the government that the the Hyderabad Member allegation were base- On Tuesday, BJP three forces as in the of 24 crore people de- is also moving ahead to Kumbh 2019 could be Bulldozing Mafias... of Parliament, who has less. She (Mamata) is leader Kailash Vijay- United States. pend upon about 3.50 become ‘atma nirbhar’ organised at such a Prayagraj Develop- created a renewed buzz restless. She should vargiya called up lakh-strong lawyers Uttar Pradesh and it large scale where the ment Authority to around his party after worry about her own Adhikari to wish him Cabinet nod... community. CM Yogi will be possible by pro- pilgrims, devotees and build multi-storeyed it won five seats in Bi- home, so many of her on his birthday, fur- A total of 2251.25 MHz is said while Judiciary, moting our traditional tourists from 187 coun- housing colonies. It har, lashed out at West people are going to the ther fuelling specula- being offered with total Executive and legisla- products. “ how the lo- tries visited. It was the will please journalists, Bengal Chief Minister BJP. She has insulted tion. BJP sources said valuation of Rs. tive are the pillars of cal artisans displayed event which got UP and lawyers and teachers Mamata Banerjee for the voters of Bihar and Adhikari, an influen- 3,92,332.70 crore (at re- democracy, the bench and sold their products India the global recog- and at the same time, labelling him as Team the people who voted for tial leader with a mass serve price), the govern- and bar, both have their during Diwali and how nition, he said. evolve a new model of B of the BJP. us,” he said. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 07 AMU TURNS 100: PM WILL BE CHIEF GUEST AT ALIGARH VARSITY’S CENTENARY CELEBRATION public Day, Independ- GAZETTE NOTIFICATION WAS RELEASED IN 1920 Prof Mansoor appealed to the university ence Day, Milad Un community to make all efforts for the Nabi, Gandhi Jayanti celebrations, which are success of upcoming events and kept above differences. requested active participation from staff The Vice-Chancellor has said that President members, students and alumni of AMU Ram Nath Kovind is ex- pected to join other on- First India Bureau Minister. line centenary events in Vice-Chancellor of the coming weeks. “100 Aligarh: The Aligarh AMU Prof. Tariq Man- years is a great historical Muslim University soor said that the AMU achievement in the his- (AMU) will be celebrat- community is grateful tory of any university. Muhammad Anglo-Oriental College was issued a gazette notifica- ing 100 years of its es- for the approval of the AMU and its various tion on December 1, 1920, to become AMU. The university was tablishment on Decem- Prime Minister for par- units and alumni asso- ber 22. ticipating in 100 years Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will be the Chief Guest at ciation, under the formally inaugurated by the then Vice-Chancellor Mohammad Making the cente- of celebrations of the the event via video link. Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal guidelines of the Gov- Ali Mohammad Khan Raja Saheb on 17 December. As a premier nary celebrations pres- university. Nishank will also accompany the Prime Minister. ernment of India to institution of higher education, AMU created two jewels from its tigious will be Prime The development of curb COVID, are par- premises. These include Abdul Gaffar Khan and Dr Zakir Hussain. Minister Narendra the university during sectors. The President requested active partici- ticipating in spectacu- Modi who will be the this historic year will is also expected to at- pation from staff mem- lar programs in various Chief Guest at the event greatly help in the tend the event. bers, students, alumni fields through its vir- Shatabdi Gate, Engi- and Sir Syed House will lights and stunning, via video link. growth and develop- Prof Mansoor ap- and AMU well-wishers. tual and online mode. neering College Road to be illuminated in the multicoloured and eye- Education Minis- ment of the university pealed to the university He appealed to all Meanwhile, the his- Polytechnic, Morrison evening hours, VC add- catching visual projec- ter Ramesh Pokhri- and also in the appoint- community to make all concerned to keep cen- toric AMU buildings Court Road, Victoria ed. It will display rich tions on 17 and 18 De- yal Nishank will also ment of our students in efforts for the success of tenary programs above and structures from the Gate, University and unique university cember to observe the accompany the Prime the private and public upcoming events and politics similar to Re- administrative block to Mosque, Strachey Hall heritage with creative centenary year.

BUSTED – Factory in EX-SERVICEMEN SUPPORT FARMERS CBI seeks more Hathras found making fake spices by mixing time from HC donkey dung & acids to investigate First India Bureau in-charge of Hindu Yuva Vahini. He was Hathras case Hathras: The greed to also present on the spot. earn more money is The factory was First India Bureau making adulterers for- sealed in the presence WHAT THE CASE IS... get the mantra of of the joint magistrate. Lucknow: Before the ‘Health is wealth’. With The factory operator is Lucknow bench of Alla- n September 14, time, adulterated prod- currently arrested for habad High Court, the Oa 19-year-old ucts cause serious dis- breach of peace and CBI sought more time Dalit girl was alleg- eases in people. sent to jail. for investigation in the edly gang-raped by Ex-servicemen join farmers protest against the new farm laws, at UP-Delhi border on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI A case of manufac- More than 27 sam- infamous Hathras case four men at Boolga- turing fake spices and ples have been sent for in UP on Wednesday. The dhi village in Chand- playing with the lives tests and an FIR will be investigating agency has pa area of Uttar of people has come to lodged under food safe- told the court that it re- Pradesh’s Hathras light in a spice factory ty once the reports are quires some more time district. The girl suf- in Hathras. received from the lab. to finish the investiga- fered serious injuries The shocking part is Joint Magistrate State ashram system schools tion of the case. Due to during this period. that donkey dung, ac- Prem Prakash Meena this, the status report The victim died on ids, sawdust and inedi- said that more than cannot be filed yet. The September 29 while ble dyes were being 300kg of fake spices to get better modern amenities court has given January undergoing treat- used in fake spices. have been seized which 27 as the next hearing ment at Safdarjung These spices were were to be packed un- First India Bureau are being run in the date of the case. Hospital in Delhi. made and packed in der local brands. state. Among this, 49 Taking automatic cog- wrappers of various Large quantities of Lucknow: The Depart- are affiliated to CBSE nition in the Hathras companies and were spices such as corian- ment of Social Welfare board and 54 to UP case, the bench of Jus- ing, CBI had told the being supplied in the der, turmeric, red chil- has taken a big step to board. In the financial tice Pankaj Mittal and court that the investiga- market. li, garam masala, etc. provide a better educa- year 2016-17, 32,616 stu- Justice Rajan Roy of the tion of the case is likely The Hathras police were found stored. tion system to the stu- dents registered, which Lucknow bench of Alla- to be completed by De- has revealed a factory As per officials, about dents of poor sections have now gone up to habad High Court filed a cember 10. The investi- making fake spices of 1,000 empty packets of of the state. In all the 20 34,281 in 2019-20. PIL by the ‘right to the gation is delayed because local brands using don- different brands and districts, state ashram Gorakhpur to get civil funeral in a dignified forensic reports are tak- key dung and acid. The around 100 packets of system schools are be- Centre of Lok Bhawan Marriage Scheme, service coaching centre manner’. The case was ing time. Senior advo- FDA team along with spices were found on ing constructed by the on Wednesday. He said scholarships to SC / ST worth Rs 8 crore also heard in the Su- cate SV Raju and Addi- joint magistrate raided the spot during the raid. department with all fa- that the Social Welfare and general class. For the preparation preme Court earlier, but tional Advocate General a spice manufacturing When factory owner cilities. These schools Department is working Under the direction of civil service in Gora- the SC had ordered all VK Sahi had said that factory in the Hathras Anoop Varshney was will have a smart class, to uplift people. Luc- of the Chief Minister, khpur, the construction the cases to be heard in some political parties Kotwali Sadar area in asked for license pa- computer projectors know Tribal Museum the department is work- of a coaching centre is the Allahabad High want the DM of Hathras Navipur. A large quan- pers of these brands, among other amenities. will also be established ing to provide 100 per- being done with an Court itself. removed, although he tity of fake spice mak- he could not produce This information was soon. cent benefit of every amount of Rs 8.71 crore Earlier on November took all the decisions in ing goods was also re- any license papers on given by Social Welfare Ramapati Shastri scheme with complete on behalf of the Depart- 25, CBI presented the good faith. The court, covered from here. the spot. With no evi- Minister Ramapati said that they are work- transparency. Shastri ment of Social Welfare. progress report of the however, expressed dis- The factory is owned dence, SDM sealed the Shastri at a press confer- ing on old age pension, said that 103 govern- It will be operational investigation in Hathras satisfaction with the gov- by Anoop Varshney, co- factory. ence held at the Media Chief Minister Group ment ashram schools from 2021-22. case. During the hear- ernment’s response.

NO NEW YEAR has cancelled their of the Directorate OR CHRISTMAS leaves in view of General will be CELEBRATIONS proposed Covid-19 needed during the FOR HEALTH vaccination in the proposed coronavirus AND FAMILY months of December vaccination. The WELFARE 2020 and January notice has come as RUNNING situations. Some sold Aishbagh Ramnagar STAFF 2021. On December great leveller, feel FROM PILLAR the jewellery of their scheme. Out of the 11, Uttar Pradesh the employees. “The TO POST FOR wives, broke FD, took 80, 59 were also abus in the health Chief Minister Yogi “sahebs” had planned A DREAM loans while others registered. As the Band family welfare Adityanath claimed their vacations while HOME sold their lands in years passed, there department here are that while a vaccine we were left to slog rom the past 17 view to own a house are huts and garbage sulking and for a good against Covid-19 was ans bear all the brunt. Fyears, an allottee one day. However, stacks where concrete reason. December just about a month We are happy that for a house is still an era has passed houses were to be is the time when away, the infectious this time there will bound to run from without any positive built. For 17 years, the “burra sahibs” virus had already been be no such pick-and- pillar to post in LDA. news. Several IAS the plan file has pack their bags and contained in the state. choose and everyone Many people saw officers came as VC been gathering dust, head off to an idyllic A departmental notice will have to pitch in the dream of owning at LDA and left but but now Abhishek asked for a report or whether Abhishek destination to enjoy dated December 15, this fight against the a house through could not push the Prakash, the DM of from X.En of Zone 7. Prakash’s report will their winter break. 2020, stated that the pandemic,” said an LDA and took steps file for home. In the Lucknow and the VC Now, let’s see if the follow the suit of his No longer, as the cooperation of officers employee. which they would year 2003, 80 plots of LDA, has woken up report is able to turn predecessors. State Government and employees —M Tariq Khan not have in regular were sold under the from sleep. He has dreams into reality —Ahtesham Siddiqui Never underestimate the power of a sincere apology. It is a rainbow in an overcast sky, full of possibilities. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 2ND FRONT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 08

WORLD INDIA UTTAR PRADESH COVID-19 UPDATE 16,47,983 7,41,20,034 1,44,375 99,55,701 8,103 5,68,064 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA RAJASTHAN KARNATAKA DELHI GUJARAT 48,339 DEATHS 18,86,807 CASES 2,578 DEATHS 2,94,831 CASES 11,971 DEATHS 9,04,665 CASES 10,147 DEATHS 6,11,994 CASES 4,203 DEATHS 2,31,073 CASES Owaisi teams up with BJP’s Conversion: SC dismisses plea against Allahabad HC ex-ally SBSP for 2022 polls First India Bureau Lucknow: Supreme Eyeing UP assembly polls, AIMIM trying to make alliance with other parties to beat BJP Court on Wednesday Shishir Awasthi dismissed a plea seeking to set aside an Alla- Lucknow: Buoyed by its habad High Court order, success in Bihar, the Asa- which held that conver- duddin Owaisi-led All sions just for the sake of India Majlis-e-Ittehadul marriage are invalid. Muslimeen (AIMIM) has A Bench headed by set its sights on UP. In his Chief Justice of India first visit to UP since his SA Bobde while dismiss- party won a creditable ing the plea said, “We five seats in the October- see no reason to inter- SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and November Bihar assem- fere (with Allahabad HC UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during Lok Sabha elections in 2019. bly elections, Owaisi, the order), dismiss.” NGO MOVES SC AGAINST ‘LOVE JIHAD’ LAW MP from Hyderabad, met STAND TOGETHER The PIL said if the former BJP ally Suheldev court does not allow a Bharatiya Samaj Party’s person to freely choose chief Om Prakash Rajb- his religion, it amounts har at a Lucknow hotel to a violation of his or on Wednesday. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi with SBSP chief her fundamental right The meeting lasted an Om Prakash Rajbhar in Lucknow on Wednesday. as guaranteed under the hour and a half, and the Constitution of India. leaders announced that It also sought direc- AIMIM will be part of liance of different small- front led by Rashtriya alliance. Arun Rajbhar, only way to beat it.” tion for providing im- the Bhagidari Sankalp er parties with the same Lok Samta Party’s Upen- son of O.P. Rajbhar and AIMIM had fought 20 mediate police protec- Morcha, the Rajbhar-led ideology.” dra Kushwaha, another general secretary of the seats in Bihar, winning tion to the couple whose alliance of smaller par- Owaisi himself did former BJP ally. But SBSP, said, “We are open five. But notably, it petition was dismissed ties for the 2022 assem- not divulge too much since the BSP is not to talks with everyone in bagged all seats it con- by the HC. bly polls. when he met the media showing interest, the al- the opposition. We met tested in the Muslim- The plea was filed by Owaisi and Rajbhar after the meeting. There liance is looking to bring SP chief Akhilesh Yadav dominated Seemanchal advocate Aldanish Rein also discussed the up- is speculation that BSP in the Pragatisheel SP and UP Congress chief region. Muslims make against the High Court coming panchayat polls could come together (Lohiya) led by Shivpal, Ajay Lallu also. We can up a significant chunk of order declining to pro- in UP, expected to be held with the AIMIM and the former UP minister and meet Mayawati too, but UP’s population too — vide police protection to in February.AIMIM’s UP SBSP, though she hasn’t brother of Mulayam Sin- the thing these three par- 19.26%— while the the married couple unit president Shaukat shown any interest so far. gh Yadav. ties should also under- Suheldev Samaj follow- where a Muslim woman Ali said, “This meeting If the BSP does join in, AIMIM’s Ali con- stand that it is the time to ers or Rajbhars have an converted to Hinduism missed the plea by the their marriage and had was about joining the the alliance could take firmed that Owaisi learn from the Bihar important role to play in and married a Hindu couple seeking direction said conversion just for Bhagidari Sankalp Mor- the shape of the Grand would meet Shivpal Ya- election results and unite almost two dozen seats in man.The High Court to police and the wom- the sake of marriage is cha and form a grand al- Democratic Secular dav to ask him to join the against BJP. That’s the the Purvanchal area. had on September 23 dis- an’s father not to disturb not valid.

Justice Pankaj Mithal to WOMEN’S SAFETY FIRST Rina Dhaka praises CM Yogi’s be next CJ of J&K HC efforts to revitalise UP’s craft First India Bureau First India Bureau Lucknow: Justice Pan- kaj Mithal of the Alla- Lucknow:Uttar habad High Court will Pradesh’s traditional be the next Chief Jus- art and handiwork are tice of Jammu and all set to get a major Kashmir High Court. boost with famous de- The Supreme Court signers joining hands Collegium headed by with the state govern- Chief Justice of India Justice Pankaj Mithal ment to launch a major SA Bobde has also rec- promotional drive un- ommended Calcutta who has been function- der the ‘One District Designer Rina Dhaka with ACS Navneet Sehgal High Court’s Justice ing as the acting Chief One Product’ (ODOP) Sanjib Banerjee for ap- Justice of the MP High scheme. tractive packaging, tion Department of the pointment as Chief Jus- Court, has been recom- Professional fashion branding and market- state Navneet Sehgal tice of the Madras HC. mended to be trans- designers such as Rina ing of their products. and made a similar pro- Justice Sudhanshu ferred to the Allahabad Dhaka, Ritu Berry, Rina Dhaka, re- posal on her behalf. Dhulia of the Uttara- HC. Chief Justice RS Manish Malhotra and nowned as ‘The Gaulti- She applauded the khand HC has been rec- Chauhan of Telangana JJ Balaya will not only er of the East’ met Ad- launch of ODOP ommended for appoint- HC has been recom- With an objective to create awareness about women’s rights and to promote a safer local give art-based knowl- ditional Chief Secre- scheme by CM Yogi ment as the new Chief mended to be appointed journey, UP Metro Rail Corporation observed Nirbhaya Chetna Diwas in co-operation with edge to the artisans of tary of Micro, Small Adityanath as an inno- Justice of Gauhati HC. as new Chief Justice of UP Police on Wednesday when 125 women constables visited Metro station. Uttar Pradesh but also and Medium Enterpris- vative attempt to revi- Justice Sanjay Yadav, Uttarakhand HC. provide them with at- es and Export Promo- talise the craft.

FIRST TIME IN HISTORY Foundation of Ayodhya IAS officers don’t need to submit med report mosque to be laid in Jan First India Bureau would be laid exactly six cultural Production exemption based on months after the Sunni Covid-19: State government exempted Commissioner that all the letter of Ministry Ayodhya: The founda- waqt board set up a trust IAS officers from giving certificates ACS, PS, Secretary, of Personnel and tion of the Ayodhya — Indo-Islamic Cultural Special Secretary, Training, Government mosque complex will be Foundation — for the of medical summary report this year Commissioner as well of India. laid on January 26 at construction. as all the IAS officers Officers of the Ap- Dhannipur village, The trust chose Janu- Ahtesham Siddiqui along with the annual have been informed pointment Depart- 20km off the existing ary 26 for laying the assessment report. about the decision of ment believe that IAS RamJanmabhoomi foundation as on this Lucknow: This is for Following cetre’s the government. officers are unable to complex. day our Constitution the first time in the decision, the state gov- It is to be noted that go to the hospitals The mosque is com- came into effect. Our history of Uttar ernment has given this IAS officers above the and make their medi- ing up over five-acre Constitution is based on Pradesh bureaucracy exemption in view of age of 40 years are re- cal report because land given to the UP pluralism, which is the that IAS officers have the the COVID-19 pan- quired to submit a the number of COV- Sunni Waqf Board, as leitmotif of our mosque been given an exemp- demic. medical report in their ID-19 patients in the per the directives of the project,” said Athar tion from giving the IAS Sanjay Kumar summary report, but hospitals is very high Supreme Court in its Hussain, secretary of certificate of the medi- Singh, Special Secre- Appointment and Per- letter to Chairman this year, the state gov- and they might get in- November 2019 judg- Indo-Islamic Cultural cal summary report tary, Department of sonnel, has written a Revenue Council Agri- ernment has given this fected. ment. The foundation Foundation. www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 LUCKNOW, THURSDAY DECEMBER 17, 2020

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ANU JOSHY ghost stories surrounding the forts of Rajasthan much he timelessness of to the amusement of the au- forts is basic to Ra- thors. The authors then elab- jasthan where his- orated on the ghost village of tory commands a Kuldhara which was aban- T compelling pres- doned by the Paliwals over ence. Reverence two centuries ago following pervades, even in a love feud and a potential at- the rustle of leaves...” The tack. The discussion then enriching conversations steered on to the architec- with the literary doyens of tural variations in the forts India – Afternoons with An of Rajasthan as can be seen Author, organized by Valley from their variety in terms of Words in cooperation of being river forts, stone with Civil Service Officers forts, mud forts etc. When Institute and others like asked as to how history could Athulya Bharath and Ra- actually be written, reconcil- jasthan Tourism, was in for ing anniversaries, hagiogra- a real treat on 13th December phies with history, the Shar- 2020, when Mr Vijay Sharma mas responded that one IAS and Mrs Rita Sharma must always be open to new IAS, authors of ‘The Forts of ideas and that ideas are al- Rajasthan’ graced the dias ways prone to supersession. with their presence. The vir- The authors deserve much tual conversation moderated ing both the books into the landscape of Bundel- said Mr. Vijay Sharma. Nar- surprise cast aside the famed ramparts, imposing portals acclaim not only for their lit- by Shri Sanjeev Chopra IAS, works with not only academ- kand inspired them later on war in Jhansi for instance Fort of Chittorgarh to the that dwarf everything else erary merit but also for their Director of the esteemed Lal ic merit but also an irresist- to homeschool themselves in he said was the original lesser-known Forts of Kum- around and beautiful step- service to the nation, docu- Bahadur Shastri National ible literary appeal. the fields of art history, ar- home of the Kachwaha clan balgarh, Nagaur and Jais- wells pays tribute to the menting our rich cultural Academy of Administration People, Places and Events, cheology and more specifi- who went on to establish almer. Kumbalgarh, accord- great Rana Prathap who was heritage for all posterity. also had the presence of Ms. are the three nudging ele- cally the forts of India. powerful kingdoms and forts ing to Mrs Rita Sharma born there. But the fort itself There is a lot of promise not Mugdha Sinha IAS, who is a ments that the authors ac- Responding to Ms Mugd- in Rajasthan. On being stands out because of its stands in testimony to its only for the Forts of Ra- Secretary to the Govern- knowledge as their inspira- ha Sinha’s query as to a pos- asked about their favourite grand vision. Magnificent, original builder Rana Kumb- jasthan but also history and ment of Rajasthan and has tion to write. Mrs. Rita Shar- sible historic link between Forts and the reason behind, huge and impregnable, its ha, who was a great warrior antiquity as subjects of in- extensive field experience ma recalled her piece “Di- Rajasthan and Bundelkand the authors to everyone’s appearance, disappearance and an art aficionado at the terest in the academic and and knowledge of Forts in vine Devasted Devgarh’ that the authors shared some in- and reappearance as one same time. An expert in cultural realm of India in Rajasthan. appeared in the Illustrated teresting snippets of the travels along the wind- Veena and a great literary the years to come. As Mrs As Shri. Sanjeev Chopra Weekly of India, and re- past. “History is not ing Aravallis, is a critic he penned the book Sharma quoting from the rightly puts, the book is “a ceived much critical ac- in silos, but thing of marvel. ‘Sangeeth Raja’ which much book perfectly summed up in labour of love, a love for the claim. She was then invited seamless” Its broad like the fort is rich in artistic the end “…Then an inner subject, a deep analytical in- for an event in Gwalior merit. The Nagaur Fort, said waiting bustles today, in Ra- sight into the subject, con- where she was acknowl- Mr Sharma is his favourite. jasthan’s forts, with people necting antiquity to the pre- edged as a civil servant writ- The often-overlooked fort is having acquired a new inter- sent”. The authors are no er with a lot of potential. impossible to be captured in est in rejuvenating bygone amateurs in the field, having This, she says, was the cata- photo due to the close hem- events and molding debate already brought out a work lyst in their writing on the ming in of the settlements around references from his- on the Forts of Bundelkand Forts. The authors also fond- all around. Yet the preserva- tory. It is an evolving knowl- enriched by their deep un- ly remembered the role of tion work in this fort is noth- edge demand, as you can see derstanding of the region, Dr. Trivedi, who was the Di- ing less than absolutely re- from the questions coming. having worked there for over rector in charge of the Mu- markable, according to him. The book underlines the 40 years. Their illustrious seum of Jhansi who inspired The conversation also saw need for amateur history journey post retirement them with his passion for art some interesting questions buffs, knowledge ferreters marked by travels all across history. Their travels with from the audience. Like for and scholars to come togeth- India and photography has him on weekends rescuing instance, Dr. M A Ibrahami er for enhancing our under- helped immensely in shap- pieces of art strewn around IAS, who roped in fabled standing of the past...”

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PCS Kirti Prakash Bharti, SDM Payagpur Baharaich and Khushbu Arya celebrated their first wedding anniversary on 25 November. We wish them After the sudden demise of IAS Ajay Kumar Singh on Tuesday, a wreath was laid on all the best! his statue during a condolence meeting organised by his wife Neena Sharma at CSI Tower on Wednesday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR