Maharashtra Vikas Aaghadi Modi Warns Mamata in Her Own Den Bankur: with Less Than Ing

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Param Bir’s ‘chakra’ entangles Real change coming to Bengal: PM Maharashtra Vikas Aaghadi Modi warns Mamata in her own den Bankur: With less than ing. He said this showed a week for the first the Trinamool was an- The alliance leaders will meet in Delhi today and take a decision on phase of Assembly elec- ticipating defeat in the Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, who belongs to Sharad Pawar’s NCP tions, Prime Minister forthcoming election. Narendra Modi ad- “BJP will bring New Delhi: The final dressed a rally in Ben- ‘aschol poriborton’ to decision on Maharash- gal’s Bankura district Bengal. Game of cor- tra Home Minister Anil on Sunday, where he ac- ruption - cholbe naa Deshmukh, battling cused Chief Minister (won’t be allowed)! corruption allegations Mamata Banerjee of Game of syndicate - by former Mumbai po- failing to develop the cholbe naa! Game of cut lice chief Param Bir state over the past 10 money - cholbe naa!” the Singh, lies with Chief years and warned the Prime Minister said. Minister Uddhav chief of the ruling Tri- Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves at the crowd during a “(We will) bring a Thackeray, ally Nation- namool that “aschol public meeting in West Bengal’s Bankur on Sunday. government in Bengal alist Congress Party poriborton asche” (real that will ensure money chief Sharad Pawar change is coming). over comments calling (electronic voting ma- from government said on Sunday. The Prime Minister on party workers to chines) during elec- schemes reach the poor. He, however, ques- also mocked Mamata keep an eye on EVMs tions for fear of tamper- (We will) Turn to P6 tioned the timing of the allegations by Sin- gh, who was replaced LS Speaker Om over lapses in the CAA promise, free edu for women Birla tests covid Mukesh Ambani secu- BJP workers protest against Maha Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in Mumbai. —PHOTO BY PTI rity scare probe days in BJP manifesto for Bengal polls positive, admitted before. JULIO RIBEIRO SAYS to AIIMS, stable Pawar said he would WON’T HEAD PROBE Allegations against Anil Kolkata: Union Home said. The manifesto suggest an independ- Mumbai: Retired IPS of- Minister Amit Shah on also promised to pro- New Delhi: Lok Sabha ent investigation. ﬁ cer Julio Ribeiro, whose Deshmukh serious: Pawar Sunday released BJP’s vide free education for Speaker Om Birla was A senior leader of name was suggested by Mumbai: NCP chief manifesto for the Assem- women from kindergar- admitted to the AIIMS the state’s ruling alli- NCP chief Sharad Pawar Sharad Pawar on Sun- bly polls in West Bengal. ten to the postgraduate COVID Centre here for ance said that the alle- and BJP leader Devendra day said former Mumbai The manifesto, called level and 33% reserva- observa- gations against Desh- Fadnavis to probe the al- police chief Param Bir ‘Sankalp Patra’, prom- tion for women in state tion on mukh are “serious” legations levelled against Singh had told him there ised to implement CAA government jobs. March 20 and Chief Minister Ud- Home Minister Anil Desh- was political interfer- and stated that refugees Asserting that the BJP after test- dhav Thackeray thinks mukh by former Mumbai ence in his department. NCP Chief Sharad Pawar who have been staying does not believe in vote- ing posi- he has to go. top cop Param Bir Singh, “The allegations addresses media in Mumbai. in Bengal for 70 years bank politics, Union tive for The alliance leaders has said he would not raised by former Mum- will be given citizen- Home Minister Amit coronavirus, and he is will meet in Delhi on want to be part of the bai police chief Param ter Anil Deshmukh are ship. Each refugee fam- Shah, in a jibe at the presently stable, the Monday and take a de- inquiry. “If I am asked, I Bir Singh against Ma- serious,” he said. ily will get Rs 10,000 per Union Home Minister Amit Shah TMC over its “appease- hospital said on Sunday. cision on Deshmukh. will refuse.” he said. harashtra Home Minis- Turn to P6 year for 5 years, Shah releasing BJP’s manifesto. ment policies”, Turn to P6 Turn to P6

Man sews wife’s genitals Yogi govt on war-footing to eradicate Jpn Encephalitis & AES from UP

suspecting —FILE PHOTO infidelity Work going on war footing also to put the KEY AREAS every household in the state as part of the Cen- Rampur: In a shocking last nail in the coffin of fluoride and tral Government’s Jal incident, a man sewed arsenic contamination related diseases Jeevan Mission in four his wife’s genitals over phases. The first phase suspicion of inﬁ delity. First India Bureau The State Govern- started in Bundelkhand Victim was shifted to a ment has started prepa- while the second is tak- CHC while the accused Lucknow:The fear of rations for the third and ing place in Vindhya re- husband was arrested, police said.Sources Japanese encephalitis fourth phases of the Har gion. The third phase said that accused was and Acute Encephalitis Ghar Nal Yojana. In the will see provision of wa- a construction labourer Syndrome (AES) will third and fourth phases, ter supply in Japanese and he doubted that his end forever in Uttar the State Government The survey work for eas. The third phase cov- encephalitis and menin- wife was cheating on Pradesh as the Yogi Gov- will supply pure drink- UP CM Yogi Adityanath the fourth phase has also ers several large dis- gitis endemic areas, him. He got drunk on ernment gears up to put ing water in areas iden- been almost completed. tricts of Purvanchal and whereas the fourth Friday night, tied his the last nail in the coffin tified for Japanese en- The State Government central UP. phase will cover areas wife’s hand and legs and of the two as well as dis- cephalitis and meningi- ination related diseases. tions in this regard. has given instructions to The state government on the banks of river sewed her genitals and ﬂ ed from the spot leav- eases caused by fluoride tis, as well as regions The Namami Gange The priority areas of the officers to start the has implemented Har Ganga with prevalence ing her bleeding. and arsenic contamina- with prevalence of fluo- Department has al- for the third phase have water supply system at Ghar Nal Yojana to pro- of fluoride and arsenic tion in the state. ride and arsenic contam- ready started prepara- been identified. war footing in these ar- vide safe tap water to related diseases.Turn to P6 UTTAR PRADESH www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 02 Over 1.3 cr power connections given in last four years of Yogi govt in state; Six new thermal power plants with 7,260 MW capacity to start from ‘22 CM Yogi gives police officials an earful at POWER BOOSTER: UP TO ADD Janata Darbar in Gkp 8,262 MW IN TWO YEARS First India Bureau

Lucknow: With a resolve to bring electricity to each and every village, the Yogi government is all set to augment power generation of 8262 MW in the next two CM Yogi unveils a book by Culture Department on the achievements of four years of his years through new ther- government in Gorakhpur on Sunday. mal power plants. Moreo- ver, 4000 MW solar pro- First India Bureau Seva Ashram Hall a Hall while the rest jects in Bundelkhand will complainant from kept waiting for their also start power genera- Gorakhpur: Follow- Cheriya village under chance in Gorakhnath tion during this period. ing the policy of zero Belipar Police Station Temple Premises . According to the Pow- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurating Yogiraj Baba Gambhirnath auditorium in Gorakhpur. tolerance, Chief Min- of the district narrat- Unruly scene was er Department as many ister Yogi Adityanath ed her pain that from witnessed when the as 1.38 crore power con- is continuing on his past one year the ac- people waiting at Yatri nections have been given spree to take on the er- cused in the murder of Niwas rushed towards in the last four years. rant police officials his son is out of the Hindu Seva Ashram Notably, for the first time from Uttar Pradesh. reach of the police. where CM was pre- in the state, the govern- On Sunday, the CM Expressing his dis- sent.District and po- ment has brought an end seemed all charged up pleasure over inaction lice officials faced to the VIP culture by as people piled up of the Gulhariya Po- problem in managing bringing ‘uniformity’ in their complaints dur- lice Station incharge the crowd of the com- power supply through- ing the Janta Darbar Chief Minister direct- plainers. out the state. This is in here. Annoyed with a ed the officials to take Despite all these in- contrast to the previous heap of complaints, same action as it was cidents Chief Minis- regime when the proper Chief Minister Yogi taken in the case of ter sincerely heard power supply was limit- Adityanath directed Basti police person- the complaints and ed to ‘only five districts’ the Gorakhpur SSP nels. reached out to a saint and that too at the cost of Joginder Singh to take Around 500 com- who had come on a the remaining districts. The CM speaking at the event on Sunday. stringent action plainers have rushed wheelchair to have a During the previous against the police of- to the Mandir in hope glimpse of Yogi Adi- regimes of the SP and new thermal power tures. Among the new Similarly, 660 MW The Jawaharpur pro- ficials showing lacka- to resolve their prob- tyanath. Before start- BSP, the home districts plants will start generat- thermal power plants power will be generated ject being constructed at daisical attitude. lems and 200 of them ing of Yagya at his of the top leaders of ing 7,260 MW of power that will increase the from Harduaganj plant a cost of Rs 10,566 crore While receiving the were accumulated at village CM blessed these parties were en- by March 2022. Out of power generation capac- costing Rs 6,011.83 cr. will also start genera- complains at Hindu Hindu Seva Ashram the saint. sured round- the-clock this, 1,320 MW power ity of the state, Meja Production will start tion in its two units of power supply. “Now the generation will start power plant is imporant. this year itself. The un- 660-660 MW each by scenario has changed from this year. With the Two 660 MW units are der-construction two March 2022. The three and the roster of elec- commissioning of new being built at Meja from units of 660-660 MW units of the under-con- Sex determination tricity supply is sched- thermal power projects, the Joint Venture of each Obra-C at a cost of struction Joint Venture ACS assures full govt uled for 24 hrs at the dis- the capacity of the state’s Generation Corporation Rs 10,416 cr will start by with Generation Corpo- racket: 8 held trict headquarters, 22 production houses will and NTPC at a cost of Rs March 2022. The Jawa- ration and NLC India hrs at tehsil headquar- increase to 12,734 MW. 12,176 crore. Its 660 MW harpur thermal project Limited at Ghatampur by UP STF support to archery ters and 18 hours in the This includes genera- unit was commissioned being constructed at a have also been targeted First India Bureau villages with no power tion of 9,434 MW UP in April last year. 660 cost of Rs 10,566 cr will to start from May 2022. cut in the rural after sun- State Power Generation MW power generation also start generation in The project, costing Rs Agra: UP Special Task set,” the officials said. Corporation and 3300 from the second unit will its two units of 660-660 17,237.80 crore, will gen- Force (STF) has arrested As per the plan six MW from Joint Ven- start this year. MW each by March 2022. erate 1980 MW of power. eight members of an illegal sex determination racket in Agra. STF sources here said HAR HAR MAHADEV Baba Gambhirnath that after information of fake and illegal sex examination of fetus by auditorium inaugurated several doctors in dis- First India Bureau this occasion, the CM trict, the STF arrested ACS Home Awanish Awasthi chairing the UP Archery Association also released the book of eight persons on the meet on Sunday. Lucknow/Gorakh- the Department of Cul- spot. Arrested accused pur: CM Yogi Adity- ture based on the were identified as Yo- First India Bureau was informed that in anath on Sunday inau- achievements of the gendra alias Baniya, Jo- August, a national level gurated the Yogiraj government for four gendra, Bunty alias Mo- Lucknow: The Archery Archery competition Baba Gambhirnath Au- years. han, Dheeraj, Ranjeet, sport was an example of would be organised in ditorium and Cultural Addressing the gath- Bharat Singh, Bharat skilled technique, re- Ayodhya. Centre in Gorakhpur ering on the occasion Singh II and Sarita Sin- quiring coordination of Lauding the efforts built at a cost of about the CM said there has gh and recovered Rs mind and body. With bet- made by UP Archery As- Rs. 52 crore. It has a seat- been a constant demand 84,090, four ultrasound ter training, the talent sociation in promoting ing capacity of 1,076 for auditoriums for pub- portal vein machines, of sportspersons could sportspersons he said people in the main audi- lic programmes by per- identification docu- be nurtured well. India the government would torium and 250 in the sons of cultural field/ ments and vehicles from had its own place in Ar- also do its best to pro- small auditorium. artists in Gorakhpur. them. chery in the entire mote the sport. He said Also, facilities of After the formation of Some doctors and world. preference would also state-of-the-art media the government in the agents managed to flee This was stated by be given to sportsperson centre, conference hall, year 2017, the state-of- and manhunt was Additional Chief Secre- in police recruitment. parking, canteen, li- the-art auditorium and launched to nab them. It tary (Home) Awanish He stressed the need for brary, etc. are available. cultural centre for Gora- was revealed that ac- Awasthi while chairing coordination between The auditorium and cul- khpur / Purvanchal has cused were in this busi- the annual meeting of district-level archery or- A Shiva devotee performs a ritual during a procession at Sonapur Road, Chintamani Ganesh tural centre have been been dedicated to the ness for long and were Uttar Pradesh Archery ganisations and district Temple, in Varanasi on Sunday. constructed by the state people today as per the charging Rs 15,000 to Association here on administration for pro- Culture Department. On demand of artists. 20,000 for each test. Sunday. In the meeting it moting the sport. Sunday sees 496 HUMBLE & CARING new corona cases At Janata Darbar, CM walks up to elderly seer on wheelchair First India Bureau ther 393 cases were First India Bureau once again elevated to him for a long time. complainants. found on March 19, 321 when after seeing an el- When seer Omkar- “The solution should Lucknow: The corona cases on March 18, 261 Gorakhpur: What derly seer in a wheel- nath told that he will per- also be in a quality man- virus infection is spread- on March 17, 228 on makes Yogi Adityanath chair, he immediately form a yagna at his tem- ner so that the victim is ing its tentacles once March 16, 151 on March different from other went to meet him. Ma- ple, Yogi promised to satisfied,” said the CM. again in UP. A shocking 15 and 178 cases on leaders is his public con- hant Omkarnath, who provide every possible As the coronavirus 496 patients were found March 14. nectivity and emotional could not walk because help from his side. cases rise in UP, CM Yogi on Sunday, which was In January and Feb- support towards the of his disability came in While holding a Jana- also urged people to fol- second largest count de- ruary, infection de- needy. Being a leader his wheelchair from ta Darbar in Gorakhpur, low proper guidelines to tected in a single day creased rapidly and who is known for his Ramjanaki Temple, Ku- on Sunday, CM Yogi prevent the transmis- after January 16, 2021 with 87 patients on speedy action and hard- sumhi jungle to take the heard the complaints of sion of deadly coronavi- with 533 patients. March 1, it was felt that hitting decisions, Yogi blessings of CM Yogi. more than 500 people rus. He also directed of- On Saturday 442 pa- pace of infection was Adityanth is also a very The CM, who is on a and instructed DM, SSP, ficials to ensure that tients were detected reducing but count of soft-hearted and kind two-day visit to Gorakh- IG, and other officers not people wear masks when while on March 20, 442 new cases detected daily person. pur, immediately went to delay in addressing in public and maintain cases were found. Fur- showed a rise of 5 times. This image of the CM towards him and talked CM Yogi listening to people’s grievances at Janata Darbar. the grievances of these six feet distance. 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 | MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 03 Molested, 15-year #MissionShakti:16k women old girl kills self First India Bureau Assistant Superin- tendent of Police, benefitted by 181 Helpline Sitapur: A 15-year-old North, Rajiv Dixit in- From official apathy to domestic violence, UP govt actively resolving women’s probs girl died by suicide on formed that for not tak- Saturday after allegedly ing immediate action One of the injured cops. First India Bureau being molested by a after the complaint, the THUMPING 17-year-old in Uttar in-charge of Imliya Sul- Lucknow: Uttar SUCCESS Pradesh’s Imaliya Sul- tanpur and Kazi Kamal- Policemen Pradesh government’s The programme was tanpur area. pur police stations have probing Women Helpline 181, expected to be of six According to the po- been suspended with under the ‘Mission months but given its lice, an FIR has been immediate effect. Shakti’ scheme, has so success on various registered against the “We will make sure case far assisted as many fronts, it was extend- accused and he has that strict action is tak- as 16,075 women, in- ed. Also, on March 8, been arrested and fur- en against all such ac- attacked formed the state CM Yogi inaugurated ther investigation is un- cusations. Also, for not First India Bureau government. the second phase of derway. taking immediate ac- The helpline has pro- the campaign. “An FIR has been reg- tion after the complaint, Kanpur: Two police- vided help to 593 women istered and the accused in charge of Imliya Sul- men who had gone to by giving information CM Yogi Adityanath launching the helpline service in 2020. —FILE PHOTO has been arrested. An tanpur and Kazi Kamal- investigate a marital about government Power Line to 75 districts investigation has been pur police stations have dispute case on the com- schemes. read a statement from Women are also tak- tyanath also emphasised from four districts. Hel- initiated,” said Sitapur been suspended with plaint of a woman, were “Savita (changed the government. ing help of this helpline the importance of 181 pline number 181 for do- Superintendent of Po- immediate effect,” said allegedly attacked by name) of Rae Bareli “Upon contacting number in the event of helpline saying that the mestic violence was also lice, RP Singh. ASP North. her in-laws with bricks called 181 and told 181, the counsellor of children not getting nu- helpline has lent a help- integrated with other and stones in Rasulabad that the names of her the helpline immedi- tritional supplies from ing hand to the women helpline numbers to on Sunday. two children are not ately spoke to the Kote- Anganwadi centres. in distress in Uttar make it effective.” According to the po- being registered in dar of the village and Apart from taking ad- Pradesh. Speaking at an The government had lice, during the investi- the ration card. She also to the officials of vantage of government event recently, Yogi said, launched women em- gation, a chowki in- asked for help many the department. As a schemes, women are “When we formed the powerment campaign charge and a constable times from the village result, the names of also taking help by call- government, there was a ‘Mission Shakti’ to got into an argument Kotedar and the em- Savita’s children got ing 181 in domestic vio- lack of awareness re- raise awareness and with the in-laws of the ployees of the depart- registered in the ration lence and other police garding crimes against tackle crime against woman, who then alleg- ment concerned but card,” the statement related matters. women. We began by ex- women in the state in edly assaulted them nothing happened,” added. Recently, CM Yogi Adi- panding the Women the year 2020. with bricks and stones before fleeing the spot. Kanpur Dehat SP Ke- shav Kumar Chaudhary Eleven Bangladeshi Jamaat members, said, “On a complaint CRIME ROUND UP call of a woman, a chow- THREE KILLED, 3 MAN SHOT DEAD FOR OPPOSING ki in-charge and a con- detained for visa violations, released stable had gone for in- INJURED AS CAR CELEBRATORY FIRING vestigation, during First India Bureau hi’s Tablighi Jamaat RAMS TRUCK Muzaffarnagar: A man was shot dead after he op- which they got into an congregation, the SP Bhadohi: Three men posed celebratory firing at a wedding in Uttar argument with her in- Bhadohi/Lucknow: said. were killed and as Pradesh’s Shamli, the police said on Sunday. The laws. Her in-laws at- Eleven Bangladeshi They were released many injured when incident took place at Silawar village, which comes tacked them with stones Tablighi Jamaat mem- from jail in August, their car rammed a under the jurisdiction of Adersh Mandi police sta- and bricks. Legal action bers, arrested from here pending trial, but were stationary truck in tion, on Saturday night. SP Om Prakash said some is being taken against for flouting visa norms not allowed to go home Gopiganj area of miscreants opened fire at the wedding and when the accused.” and put in a government as the case was still go- Bhadohi district, po- Sonu opposed this, he was shot dead by them. The injured cops are travel blacklist, have left ing on, officials said, lice said on Sunday. currently undergoing the country after a Luc- adding they were kept in SP Ram Badan Singh FOUR DEAD, 4 OTHERS SERIOUS AFTER treatment at a hospital know court allowed the same guest house said the accident and several teams have them go on completing Tablighi Jamaat members. —FILE PHOTO under police watch. took place on Satur- CONSUMING SPURIOUS LIQUOR been formed to arrest their punishment, the About the March 31 day night when Vi- Chitrakoot: Four people died and four others are the accused, said the po- police said on Sunday. Parganas district of The Jamaat members police raid that led to kas Gautam (22), in serious condition after consuming spurious liq- lice. “They have been SP Ram Badan Singh West Bengal. were arrested on March their arrest last year, he Golu (22), Deepu (23), uor at Khopa under Rajapur Police Station. DM, admitted to a hospital. said they left Saturday He said all the eleven 31 last year from a pri- said the action was tak- Dilip (25), Pritam (30) Chitrakoot Shubhrant Shukla, Satyanarayan, IG Several teams have been on a bus from Bhadohi were tested for COV- vate guest house in Kaji- en following a tip-off and Twinkle (22), Range Chitrakoot and SP Ankit Mittal arrived formed to nab the ac- with a police team, and ID-19 before departing pur locality here where that they had been to the residents of Varana- took stock of the incident. SP Mittal suspended cused,” said Preetinder will reach Bangladesh and their reports have they had been staying Delhi Markaz and come si, were going to Al- Brijesh Pandey after it came to light that liquor Singh, DIG, Kanpur through Kolkata and 24 come negative. after coming from Del- here on March 4. lahabad. was being sold in connivance with some officials. Range. SVANidhi beneficiaries Poor kids given financial aid Finance Minister enumerates feted at LMC event by pro-reservation group achievements of Yogi govt First India Bureau First India Bureau provided houses to the poor who had no roof Lucknow: The Arak- Lucknow: Minister of over their heads. shan Sangharsh Samiti Finance, Suresh Khan- The DM apprised the launched the ‘Manyavar na chaired a meeting minister that Operation Kanshi Ram Garib Vidh- with the officials of the Rejuvenation, primary yarthi Nirdhan Arthik Finance and Medical and upper primary Sahayta Yojana’ at Ravi- Department. schools have been reno- das Temple here as part The children who were facilitated at the event In his address in the vated and beautification of which financial aid of meeting, Suresh Khan- of more than 1,000 An- Rs 1,000 was given to tion supporters will con- kids received the aid at na said that Chief Min- Minister Suresh Khanna ganwadi centres has Minister Ashutosh Tandon speaking at the event on Sunday. poor students from Class tinue to contribute a part the event. The support- ister Yogi Adtiyanath chairing the meet on Sunday been completed. 1 to 8 besides notebooks, of their salary under the ers of reservation would has instructed that the Appreciating the pro- First India Bureau pencils, colours, geome- “Pay Back to Society” for continue to give finan- benefits of the govern- He informed that the gress, Khanna said pri- ‘ODOP BEST EVER’ try box, etc. assistance to poor, Dalit cial assistance to all such ment schemes should be government had con- mary schools are now Lucknow: The Munici- In all the districts of and backward class stu- students every year till available to all the eligi- structed toilets for free on par with convent pal Corporation, Luc- the state, 8 lakh reserva- dents every year. Total 16 they finish their studies. ble people of the state. in households and also schools. know organised a programme on Mission Business Welfare and COLOURS OF FREEDOM Employment at the Ma- hanagar Kalyan Man- dap in Swami Vive- kananda Ward on the Hailing 18th century tradition, juta maar to mark Holi occasion of successful completion of the 4 year ‘Bade Laat Saab’ is taken out on a buffalo —FILE PHOTO ‘juta’ (footwear) at him.” of Bareilly’s military tenure of BJP govern- The Holi tradition ruler Khan Bahadur ment at the state. Chief cart with revellers hurling ‘juta’ at him dates back to the time of Khan, attacked the rev- Guest for the event was Bhatia, Mayor of Luc- Nawab Abdullah Khan, ellers and both Hindus Ashutosh Tandon, Min- know and she congratu- First India Bureau people expected to gath- the last emperor of the and Muslims were killed ister for Urban Develop- lated the state govern- er in the town, prepara- dynasty that founded in the violence. ment. ment for completing 4 Shahjahanpur: Con- tions have already be- Shahjahanpur, who was In 1859, when the In the event, five years of tenure on be- tinuing an 18th century gun for the ‘juta maar’ popular among both Nawab took out the pro- women beneficiaries half of the Municipal tradition that celebrates Holi on March 29. Hindus and Muslims. cession on Holi, foot- and five male benefi- Corporation. communal amity, the Senior police and ad- The tradition of peo- wear were hurled at it ciaries of the PM SVA- The Mayor stated festival of colours in ministrative officials ple taking out a proces- on the instigation of the Nidhi Scheme were that under the state gov- this Uttar Pradesh town have reviewed the ar- sion with the nawab British rulers. After In- awarded with certifi- ernment the Municipal will begin not with ‘gu- rangements and issued The unique Holi procession in progress at Shahjahanpur. seated on a camel con- dependence in 1947, the cates. Beneficiaries of Corporation has im- lal’ but with revellers directions for ensuring tinued till 1857. tradition was revived the One District One proved in cleanliness hurling footwear at a smooth celebrations. Elaborating on the vanand College, said, However, this event and the administration Product (ODOP) were ranking and 30,000 ben- ‘Laat Saab’ procession SP S Anand said a history of the proces- “On the day of Holi, the symbolising the Hindu- changed the name of the also honoured in the eficiaries under the PM featuring a buffalo cart large number of police sion of ‘Laat Saab’, Vi- procession of ‘Bade Muslim unity was not procession to ‘Laat event with cheques. SVANidhi scheme re- and a hapless man per- personnel will be de- kas Khurana, the head Laat Saab’ is taken out liked by the British, and Saab’ to symbolise the The welcome speech ceived an interest free sonifying a Britisher. ployed during the cele- of History department on a buffalo cart with in 1858, Mardan Ali oppressive British re- was given by Sanyukta loan of Rs. 10,000. With hundreds of brations. of Swami Shukde- Holi revellers hurling Khan, the commander gime. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 04 THE NEW TERROR TACTICS OF PAKISTAN

drones for dropping weap- BRIG VETERAN ons, ammunitions and explo- ANIL GUPTA sives is being resorted to. The author is a Jammu Tunnels are being dug along based veteran, political the IB in the plains of Jam- commentator, columnist, security mu and Rajasthan. and strategic analyst Internet and encrypted social media platforms have espite Pakistan undergoing become preferred means of the worst phase of its exist- communication. Numerous ence, it is unwilling and un- sites are feely available to relenting as far as terrorism learn assembly of various is concerned. Despite being types of IEDs including on the grey list of Financial sticky bombs. Hard line ideo- Action Task Force (FATF) for logical literature meant to D the last more than two years woo, brainwash and radical- and likely to be pushed into ise the youth is also available the Black List if it does not on different media platforms report 100 % compliance, it in local Indian languages in- has yet to give up terrorism cluding South Indian lan- as an instrument of its state guages apart from Bengali, policy. Economically, Paki- Punjabi and Kashmiri. To stan is at its lowest ebb with overcome the problem of ter- the Gross Domestic Product ror financing newer methods (GDP) for the current finan- and sources are being ex- cial year hovering around plored. Nepal is emerging as minus 1.9 % gradually de- a new route of hawala fund- clining every year from 5.5% ing instead of traditional when Imran Khan assumed tried to buy peace with India terror attacks, the chances of routes of the Middle East and office. The country is bur- through a ceasefire agree- competent intelligence agen- Bangladesh. Pakistan, dened with debt and borrow- ment on the LoC while on the cies detecting the perpetra- Due to unrelenting and Pakistan is not only facing an economic collapse therefore, looks ings. It is passing through the other it continues to change tors are much higher. To sustained operations of the for newer deadly cycle of borrowings to its modus operandi to pro- but is also facing hostility and isolation from their credit, the U.K.’s intel- security forces in J&K and methods to be repay debt. As of date, Paki- mote cross border terrorism many Muslim countries including some of its ligence wings of terror in- the intelligence agencies and stan owes Rs 14 trillion to to avoid the wrath of the most trusted allies in the past. Despite this fected European countries local police in other states adopted by its domestic creditors and $116 FATF and prove its inno- and Homeland Security de- terrorism is on the decline. deep state to billion to foreign borrow- cence to the global commu- Pakistan continues to invest heavily in its Army partment of USA have foiled Ostensibly, despite Pakistan’s promote cross- ings. When Saudi Arabia de- nity by playing the victim and nuclear programme. It hogs almost one- dozens of terror attacks but claim to the contrary, it does border terrorism. manded the return of a third card. The entire emphasis of fourth of the total budget and 6 to 7 percent of they continue to be victim of not suit the terror nation’s On the one hand, installment of $ 1 billion, Pa- the new terror tactics of Pa- the nation’s meagre GDP low-tech lone attacks, where designs. It at any cost wants it has tried to buy kistan had to take a commer- kistan to appear to be di- the attacker either used vehi- to keep tied down in internal cial loan of $ 1.5 billion from vorced from terror-related cles to run over people or security and keep Kashmir peace with India China. UAE has further add- happenings within India par- launched knife attacks. Post on the boil. Pakistan would through a ed to the woes of economi- ticularly in J&K. Through all Pulwama, Pakistan has real- encourage the local criminal ceasefire cally beleaguered Pakistan these cosmetic changes it in- outfits) operating in Kash- ing task without cooperation ised the futility of coordinat- elements to enter the space agreement on the when it demanded a return tends to convey to the global mir from LeT, JeM and HM to of the general public because ed big attacks and remains vacated by the declining ter- LoC while on the of $ 1 billion which it had de- community that there is a TRF, Lashkar-e-Mustaffa and they do not rely on the over- worried of likely Indian re- rorism. The recent arrest of other it continues posited with the State Bank homegrown militancy in Al Badr, it has now resorted ground network which response to the same and hence a terrorist with desi-katta (lo- of Pakistan and has now J&K which has an indige- to spread of “Lone Wolf” ter- mains on the radar of the has now decided to embrace cal made revolver) indicates to change its reached its maturity. nous character and Pakistan rorism, the technique em- security forces. A very strong the Lone Wolf tactics. that the criminals are happy modus operandi Pakistan is not only facing is not involved in it. But con- ployed successfully by global ground level intelligence net- The other shift in the ter- to don the mantle of terror- to promote cross an economic collapse but is trary to this fact remains jihadi radical Islamic terror work would be needed to pre- ror tactics include the use of ism to promote their crimi- border terrorism also facing hostility and iso- that there are 250-300 terror- outfits like ISIS or Al Qaeda. empt any lone wolf attack. Sticky Bombs to target civil nal activities and settle per- to avoid the lation from many Muslim ists waiting in the launch India so far has remained Lone wolf attacks can and security forces vehicle. sonal scores. Moreover, there wrath of the countries including some of pads within Pak territory free from Lone Wolf terror- cause mayhem and large As is evident from the name, is a distinct shift in procure- FATF and prove its most trusted allies in the awaiting an opportunity to ism despite occasional scale causalities as crowded it is an Improvised Explosive ment of local made weapons past. Despite this Pakistan infiltrate across the LoC/IB, threats. A Lone Wolf terror- places are usually chosen as Device (IED) tied to a magnet from Bihar by the terrorists its innocence to continues to invest heavily in as claimed by the Director- ist does not allow allegiance the targets by trigger-happy which can easily be stuck to as well. This is also a Paki- the global its Army and nuclear pro- General of Police J&K in an to any particular terror out- or moron lone wolf warriors a parked or slow-moving ve- stan backed move since it community by gramme. It hogs almost one- informal press conference fit but is ideologically at- who are radicalised to the ex- hicle and detonated remotely. was finding difficult to justi- playing the fourth of the total budget and held a few days back. Paki- tached to them after being tent that bloodshed and dead Increased reliance on IEDs is fy large caches There is a victim card. The 6 to 7 percent of the nation’s stan is also trying desperate- convinced of the purpose bodies act as an elixir to seek another shift because suc- semblance of hope that due entire emphasis meagre GDP. Pakistan Army ly to spread the arc of terror- through social media/inter- the ultimate. Though these cessful IED blasts result in to FATF threat, economic has invested heavily in ter- ism back across the Pir Pan- net. A lone wolf terrorist acts individuals seem to be acting mass causalities. Sticky pressure and financial com- of the new terror rorism including narco-ter- jal particularly in the Mus- alone rather than as a part of alone, there are often ties be- bombs as well as Lone Wolf pulsions Pakistan would re- tactics of rorism and cross border ter- lim majority districts adjoin- a larger operation planned tween lone wolves and ter- attacks are also ideal weap- frain itself yet knowing the Pakistan to rorism forms an essential ing the Valley which were by a particular tanzeem. The rorist organisations for ex- ons for targeted/ political past pattern, competing in- appear to be part of the warfighting strat- also referred to as Greater term has been derived from ample, terrorist backed on- killings. The logistics im- terests and domination of divorced from egy of the Pakistan Army, the Kashmir by none other than wolf behaviour. Normally a line content and usually re- passe of supplying arms and the Pakistan Army India terror-related virtual ruler of the country. the Pakistani dictator cum pack animal, a lone wolf is ceive online instructions. ammunition and other war- needs to exercise prudent happenings Pakistan, therefore, looks President Pervez Musharraf. an animal that acts indepen- Lone wolf attacks, in which like stores due to a very caution despite peace over- for newer methods to be After having failed to dently or generally lives or extremist individuals trans- strong anti-infiltration grid tures from our untrustwor- within India adopted by its deep state to achieve the desired result spends time alone instead of late their beliefs into violent on the LoC is being overcome thy neighbour. particularly in promote cross-border terror- through merely changing the with the group. Identifying a actions, are hard to detect through drone dropping and THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY J&K ism. On the one hand, it has names of tanzeems (terrorist lone wolf is a very challeng- and prevent. In coordinated tunnelling. Frequent use of THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top Is this the end of translation? TWEET Prakash Javadekar n 399 CE, Faxi- Persian (13th-19th centu- have drawn attention to the TRANSLATION IS @PrakashJavdekar RESISTANCE an — a monk in ries) — these events were myriad spoken word art- Happy to announce that @moefcc China’s Jin Dy- major attempts to translate ists eminently qualified to Translators ferry across has selected one forest area in each nasty — went knowledge across linguis- undertake translation in the meaning, materiality, state this year to conduct LIDAR technology survey for the first time I on a pilgrimage tic boundaries in world the Netherlands. And metaphysics and all the in India wherein the entire valley will to the Indian subcontinent history. Dutch agents, publishers, magic that may be un- be mapped digitally through drones. to collect Buddhist scrip- Transcending barriers editors, translators and re- known in the mediums and #InternationalDayofForests tures. Returning after 13 of language and space, acts viewers could certainly conventions of their own years, he spent the rest of of translation touched and broaden their horizons and tongue. The pull of the Mukul Wasnik his life translating those transformed every aspect embrace diversity. strange, the foreign, and @MukulWasnik texts, profoundly altering of life: from arts and crafts, Nevertheless, if humans the alien are necessary for An extremely serious situation Chinese worldviews and to beliefs and customs, to only translated the famil- acts of translation. that reflects on the grave law & changing the face of Asian society and politics. iar, how would we ever It is this essential ele- order situation in Uttar Pradesh. Will the most powerful in Delhi & and world history. Going by the latest casu- have an inkling of the as- ment of unknowingness Lucknow take cognisance of this? After Faxian, hundreds alty in the heated — but tonishing world out there that animates the transla- “Will Consider Shifting Trial”: of Chinese monks made necessary — debates that is not familiar? tor’s curiosity and chal- Allahabad High Court On “Threat” similar journeys, leading around representation in The task of literary lenges her intellectual met- To Hathras Family not only to the spread of our creative and cultural translation entails grap- tle and ethical responsibil- Buddhism along the Nir- arenas, none of this would It was only a matter of ing position matter. pling with profound differ- ity. Even when translators vana Route, but also open- be possible today. time before these burning Marginalised creative ence, in terms of language, hail from — or belong to Spiritual ing up roads to medicine We live in a world rife issues ignited the art of practitioners and their imagination, context, tra- — the same culture as the men, merchants and mis- with controversies around translation. growing audiences assume ditions, worldviews. original author, the art re- SPEAK sionaries. cultural appropriation and Usually invisible and importance in a global pub- None of this would enter lies on the oppositional Along with the two other identity politics. The pow- taken-for-granted, acts of lishing regime controlled our quotidian conscious- traction of difference. Let him not deceive another great translation move- er differentials created by translation take place by a dominant minority ness but for the translators Through opposition and nor despise anyone ments — Graeco-Arabic in the twin forces of colonial- around us all the time. But wielding majority power who step into uncharted abrasion, a creative trans- anywhere. In anger or ill the Umayyad and Abbasid ism and capitalism are be- in the field of literary over issues of representa- waters because they have lation allows for new mean- will let him not wish periods (2nd-4th and 8th- ing interrogated in every translation, questions of tion. fallen in love with another ing and nuance to emerge. another ill. —Buddha 10th century) and Indo- realm today. authorial voice and speak- So it is fitting that some tongue, another world. Source: The Conversation

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PM MODI REACTS ON : Congress guarantee to bring a law that nullifies the CAA, five lakh government jobs, raising tea workers’ wages Congress only sells dreams to the poor: Modi —PHOTO BY ANI Golaghat: Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi on ‘DOOSRI BAAR, BJP SARKAR’ IN BJP govt did not fulfill Sunday lambasted the ASSAM, SAYS PM MODI JP NADDA TO Congress party’s five New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on RELEASE BJP'S guarantees announced Sunday (March 21, 2021) visited the boll-bound MANIFESTO ON its promises in Assam, as part of its manifesto, Assam and stated that the Bharatiya Janata MARCH 23 ahead of the three- Party (BJP) government will continue in the alleges Priyanka phased assembly polls state. PM Modi during a public rally in Assam's New Delhi: Bharatiya in Assam and said the Bokakhat said, "It is now decided that Assam will Janata Party (BJP) Jorhat: Congress lead- national president JP party’s rule will instead get 'doosri baar, BJP sarkar', doosri baar, NDA er Priyanka Gandhi Nadda is scheduled guarantee reign of cor- sarkar, doosri baar, 'double engine ki sarkar'." Vadra on Sunday to unveil the party's ruption, nepotism, in- The Prime Minister's comments came ahead of slammed the Bharatiya manifesto for the stability, appeasement the Assam Assembly polls, where the Bharatiya Janata Party alleging Janata Party will seek its second tenure. upcoming Legislative and fake promises. Assembly elections that it has not fulfilled Modi campaigned at the promises of provid- MODI WARNS VOTERS OF CONGRESS in Assam on March Bokakhat in Golaghat 23. Elections for the ing employment to peo- district for Bharatiya 'LIES' IN POLL-BOUND ASSAM 126-seat Assam as- ple of Assam, imple- Janata Party (BJP) and Guwahati: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sat- sembly are sched- mentation of Assam ally Asom Gana Pari- urday slammed the Narendra Modi government uled to take place in accord (clause six) and shad’s (AGP) candi- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign for “increasing” the problem of unemployment three phases from increase in wages of tea Priyanka Gandhi Vadra dates and urged voters rally for Assam Assembly polls, in Golaghat district on Sunday. in the country. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi March 27 to April 6. plantation workers. to reject Congress and says about ‘Make in India’. But go to any part of The results will be While addressing a return the BJP-led gov- the first phase on samese people are the country, you will ﬁ nd that the unemployment announced on May public rally in Assam's culture of Assam." She ernment to power. AGP March 27. aware of the intentions problem has risen in every state,” Gandhi told a 2. Speaking at a pub- Jorhat, she said, "BJP claimed that BJP back- president Atul Bora, “Those who ruled of these people, who crowd at a rally in poll-bound Assam’s Mariani. lic rally Modi said did not fulfil its promise tracked on its promise who is a minister in the Assam for over 50 years have the habit of mak- The Mariani seat, where the fate of candidates is that 'doosri baar, to give twenty-five lakh that the Citizenship state cabinet, is contest- are these days giving ing false promises. Sell determined by tea garden voters, has been held BJP sarkar'. jobs, they didn't imple- Amendment Act will ing from Bokakhat, five guarantees to peo- dreams to the poor, tell by the Congress for 15 years. ment Assam accord not be implemented in which will go to polls in ple of the state. But As- lies,” said Modi. —ANI clause 6 to protect the the state. —ANI Param Bir Singh confirms he sent IN THE COURTYARD TRUSTEE MOVES FUTURE RETAIL, letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister SC ON BJP approached High DELHI HC RELIGIOUS CHALLENGING Mumbai: Former Court over rejecting Mumbai Police com- PRASAD SLAMS ANIL DESHMUKH PLACES LAW BENCH ORDER missioner Param Bir OVER CORRUPTION ALLEGATION Lucknow: A trustee New Delhi: The Future Singh on Sunday con- of a 350-year-old nomination papers Group has moved the firmed that the letter to Patna: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad mosque in Lucknow Kochi: BJP candi- and Devikulam were division bench of the Maharashtra chief on Sunday slammed the Maharashtra Home on Saturday ap- dates have ap- rejected. In Deviku- Delhi High Court minister Uddhav Minister Anil Deshmukh over corruption al- proached the Su- proached the high lam as the nomina- against the order passed Thackeray was sent legation and asked: "If Rs 100 crore was the preme Court to op- court over rejecting tion papers of AIAD- by the single-member from his email id. The target by him then what was the target by other pose a PIL that chal- their nomination pa- MK, an NDA ally got bench, which has direct- chief minister's office ministers?"Targeting Chief Minister Uddhav lenges provisions of pers. The plea will be rejected, BJP de- ed to stay its Rs 24,713 Thackeray, the BJP leader said that he has lost had on Saturday said Param Bir Singh a 1991 law prohibit- considered in the af- clared their support crore deal with Reliance the moral authority to govern the state. that letter from Singh, ing the filing of a ternoon. The court to an independent Industries to sell its rein which he detailed new email address lawsuit to reclaim a has agreed to con- candidate. In Deviku- tail and wholesale busi- how the state home needs to be checked for DESHMUKH ANURAG THAKUR place of worship or vene a special sitting. lam as the nomina- ness. The Kishore Biya- minister Anil Desh- which home ministry SHOULD RESIGN URGES PROBE seek a change in its The pleas were filed tion papers of AIAD- ni-led group firm, Fu- mukh had asked arrest- was attempting to con- Mumbai: Maharash- Union Minister Anurag character from what by the NDA candi- MK, an NDA ally got ture Retail Ltd (FRL) ed Mumbai Police tact Singh. Deshmukh tra Navnirman Sena Thakur on Sunday prevailed on August dates of Thalassery rejected, BJP de- has now filed an appeal officer Sachin Vaze to had refuted all the alle- (MNS) chief Raj Thack- said a "serious probe" 15, 1947. and Guruvayoor. clared their support before the higher bench collect 100 crore for gations against him said eray said state Home should be conducted A bench headed by The candidates to an independent of the same High Court Deshmukh every that he is filing a defa- Minister Anil Desh- into the allegations of Chief Justice S A have sought to pro- candidate. Haridas’s against the orders month, was received mation suit against the mukh should resign extortion against Anil Bobde, on March 12, vide them the oppor- nomination papers passed by a single-mem- from a different email former Mumbai Police in the wake of allega- Deshmukh raised by had agreed to exam- tunity to contest. On were rejected as form ber bench of Justice J R address, not his official Commissioner. Desh- tions levelled against Maharashtra's former ine the controversial Friday, the nomina- A didn’t have the Midha, Future Retail one and was without mukh also said that the him by former Mumbai police commissioner provisions of the tion papers of NDA name and signature said in a regulatory fil- Singh's signature. police officer made Police Commissioner and said the letter by Places of Worship candidates in Thalas- of the party’s nation- ing. “The company has The chief minister's these false allegations to Param Bir Singh. the senior ofﬁ cer. Act, 1991. —ANI sery, Guruvayoor, al president.—ANI filed an appeal.”—ANI office also said that the save himself. —ANI RAWAT CAN JUSTIFY HIS Make ‘Delhi’ in Bengaluru, gherao Kovind emphasised on REMARK: DATTATRAY city from all sides: Tikait to farmers girls’ in technical edu Bengaluru (Karnata- New Delhi: In his ad- ka) : RSS General Sec- Bengaluru: Amid GOVT IS HELPING FARMERS: RAHUL dress at the 18th annual retary Dattatray Hosa- farmers' protest at Del- convocation of NIT Ro- bale on Saturday said hi borders against the urkela on Sunday, Presi- Uttarakhand Chief central farm laws, dent Ram Nath Kovind Minister Tirath Singh Bharatiya Kisan Union said that engineering Rawat is capable of an- (BKU) leader Rakesh Ti- institutions should Dattatray Hosabale Ram Nath Kovind swering on his 'ripped kait suggested farmers move towards more ho- jeans' remark and add- in Karnataka should listic and multi-discipli- ed that there is no rea- everything to RSS," he organise a protest in the nary education with cation and excel in the son to link everything said when asked to com- state similar to that of increased emphasis on same manner as they do to the RSS. ment on Rawat's 'ripped Delhi and gherao Ben- Rakesh Tikait arts and humanities in other areas, a state- "The person, whose jeans' remark. galuru from all sides. and noted that NIT Ro- ment issued by the name you took, is capa- The newly appointed Addressing a farmers' urkela has already Rashtrapati Bhavan. ble of answering. Peo- Uttarakhand chief min- meeting in Shivamogga people gheraoing Delhi. the law on MSP is not do farming... Labour adopted this approach The President said that ple express views. ister recently stirred a on Saturday, Tikait said This fight will go on for brought. You need to run laws have been amended to a certain extent. one of the objectives of Whether it's right or row by saying that a strategy has been a long. We need to start a protest in Karnataka. to employ cheap labour President Kovind the National Education wrong is something women wearing ripped made to snatch farmers' such protest in every A strategy has been You need to make a 'Del- also said that girls Policy is to make India which must be asked of jeans send a wrong mes- land in the state. city until these 3 black made to snatch your hi' in Bengaluru," Tikait should be encouraged a global knowledge su- them. No reason to link sage to society. —ANI "There are lakhs of laws are taken back and land. Big companies will said. —ANI to pursue technical edu- perpower. —ANI

CENTRE SETS STAGE FOR ATTRACTING CANDIDATES STAGE SEMI-NUDE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO INDIA 34 HELD IN DELHI FOR RUNNING PROTEST IN MADHYA PRADESH ODISHA CM CONDOLES New Delhi: Ministry of tutions partnering under FAKE CALL CENTRES Gwalior (MP): Alleging semi-nude protest against DANCER LAXMIPRIYA DEMISE Education is deliberating the programme will soon New Delhi: Thirty-four people have been arrested Vyapam scam part two, alleged irregularities in New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on measures to increase be revised so that more for allegedly extorting money from foreign candidates who had the conduct of the exams. on Sunday expressed his condolences over the the number of interna- institutions that have the nationals under the pretext of them being from appeared for the Agri- VyapamVyaysayik Pareek- demise of renowned Odissi dancer Laxmipriya tional students coming to necessary infrastructure the US Drug Enforcement Agency, apple technical culture Extension Offi cer sha Mandal (Vyapam) is Mahapatra and announced a state funeral. “CM India for higher studies. and academic quality can support and McAfee antivirus support, said Delhi and Agriculture Devel- the Hindi acronym for the Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep grief at In a review meeting of the join the programme. He Police. Other than the above-said scams, the opment Offi cer (ADO) Professional Examination the passing away of renowned Odissi dancer Ministry’s Study in India also said that no distinc- main accused namely Kshitiz Bali, Abhishek and exams in February this Board. Sudhir, from the and wife of late Guru Kelucharan Mahapatra, Programme with partner tion will be made be- Dhananjay Negi were running two illegal call cen- year conducted by the Krishi Mahavidyalaya, Smt Laxmipriya Mahapatra. Remembering her institutions yesterday, tween private and public tres from a building in Uttam Nagar from where Madhya Pradesh Profes- Gwalior said, “We have contribution to promotion of Odissi, government Secretary Higher Educa- institutions in matters of they used to send voice recordings to foreign na- sional Examination Board gone naked to protest announced state funeral for late Smt Mahapatra,” tion Shri Amit Khare said supporting international- tionals, pretending to be US Drug Enforcement. (PEB), took to the streets and unclothe the corrupt Chief Minister Offi ce, Odisha tweeted. that the criteria for insti- ization. of Gwalior to stage a policies.” INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 06 NATION SEES BIGGEST DAILY RISE IN 4 MONTHS 43,846 new cases in the last 24 hours, marking the sharpest single-day rise and taking its total cases to 11.5 million with 197 news deaths

5 STATES ACCOUNT FOR OVER 83 PER INDIGO SENDS MORE THAN 6 CRORE VACCINE CENT OF NEW COVID CASES: HEALTH MIN PASSENGER TO DOSES SENT TO 76 NATIONS New Delhi: As India wit- Karnataka, Gujarat and SECURITY FOR nessed the highest daily Madhya Pradesh reported NOT WEARING Chandigarh: More “Our Prime tally of COVID-19 cases 1,798, 1,565 and 1, 308 than 6 crore doses Minister Narendra this year, the Union Health infections in a day. India A MASK of COVID-19 vac- Modi and party (BJP) Ministry said on Sunday recorded 43,846 new cor- New Delhi: IndiGo cine have been sent president JP Nadda that Maharashtra, Kerala, onavirus cases in a day, handed over a pas- to 76 nations, while have called for mak- Punjab, Karnataka, Guja- the highest single-day rise senger from its Ben- 4.5 crore doses have ing the vaccination rat and Madhya Pradesh so far this year, taking the galuru-Kolkata flight been administered drive a ‘’jan andolan’’ account for 83.14 per nationwide COVID-19 tally to security agencies to beneficiaries in (mass movement),” cent of the new infections. to 1,15,99,130. at the destination the country till now, he said. Maharashtra reported Besides, 197 deaths airport for not wear- Union Health Minister In a major boost the highest daily new were reported in a span ing a mask despite Harsh Vardhan said to entrepreneur- cases at 27,126. It is 24 hours, the ministry repeated warnings The Security personnel checks commuters on road during complete lockdown amid the on Sunday. He also ship in life sciences, followed by Punjab with said, adding six states ac- from the flight crew, COVID-19 pandemic in Bhopal on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI called for making Mr Vardhan, the 2,578 while Kerala re- count for 86.8 per cent of government officials the vaccination drive Minister for Science ported 2,078 new cases. the new deaths. —PTI said. The Directo- New Delhi: India re- a surge in coronavirus es, while Punjab had a “Jan Aandolan” and Technology rate General of Civil corded 43,846 new Cov- cases, prompting the au- 2,578 on Sunday. (mass movement). and Earth Sciences, RESTRICTIONS IN MAHA’S NAGPUR TO Aviation (DGCA) had id-19 cases in the last 24 thorities to lock down Maharashtra, Kerala “Until this morn- inaugurated IMTECH CONTINUE WITH PARTIAL RELAXATION last Saturday asked hours, marking the worst-hit districts and and Punjab cumulative- ing, nearly 4.5 crore Bio-Innovation Centre Nagpur: Restrictions im- -- can function with 25 airlines to de-board sharpest single-day rise restrict public gather- ly account for 76.22 per COVID-19 vaccine which is an extension posed in Nagpur district per cent staff. Nagpur is passengers who in almost four months ings. cent of India’s total ac- doses have been of the Atal Incubation will continue with some under complete lockdown do not wear masks and taking its total cases The county has ad- tives. given to the people Centre (AIC)-CCMB, relaxations from March since March 15 which is “properly” despite to 11.5 million. ministered more than The media agencies in this country. More Hyderabad. 22 to March 31 in view of to continue till Sunday. repeated warnings. The number of fatali- 4.36 crore vaccine doses, reported that Madhya than six crore doses The aim of the IM- rising coronavirus cases, Mr Raut, who is The passenger ties has risen to 1,59,755 with over 16 lakh people Pradesh has announced have been sent to 76 TECH Bio-Innovation Maharashtra Energy Min- guardian minister for the on IndiGo’s 6E938 with 197 news deaths, being inoculated in the a one-day lockdown in nations,” Mr Vardhan Centre is to become a ister Nitin Raut said on district, held a review Bengaluru-Kolkata data by the union health last 24 hours. state capital Bhopal, In- said during a media hub for life sciences, Saturday. In Nagpur city, meeting with local of- flight on Saturday re- ministry showed Sun- India has 3.09 lakh dore and Jabalpur every interaction at the biotechnology start- restaurants and eateries ficials and also consulted fused to wear a mask day. Maharashtra, Pun- “active” cases, while Sunday. Schools and col- Institute of Microbial ups and MSMEs from can operate till 7 pm while experts, journalists and despite repeated jab, Madhya Pradesh 1.11 crore people have leges in the three cities Technology (CSIR- all over the country in shops can remain open representatives of all po- warnings from the and Tamil Nadu are recovered. Maharashtra have been closed till IMTECH). a short span of time. till 4 pm, and all offices litical parties on continua- flight crew, the of- among states reporting reported 27,126 new cas- March 31. —Agencies -- private and government tion of restrictions. ficials noted.—PTI ‘PM sad for tweet by Need to work Panna Pramukhs BJP’s Min slams Kerala govt 22-yr-old woman, but on reusable over case against rocket tech: not for flood-hit people’ strength: Rajnath Singh probe agency officials Madhavan Nair New Delhi: Senior BJP ance and develop- Thiruvananthapuram: Bengaluru: India needs leader & Defence Minis- ment... we have always Union minister Anurag to strive towards mas- ter Rajnath Singh on done what we promise”, Thakur on Sunday hit tering reusable rocket Sunday told the city Mr Singh told Delhi out at the CPI(M)-led technology, give thrust unit of the party to de- BJP leaders. “Panna LDF government for to global marketing and ploy “panna pramukhs” pramukh should be de- registering a case learn from SpaceX across Delhi, as they ployed in Delhi. I think against Enforcement founder Elon Musk’s are its biggest strength it is the most important Directorate officials business model to tap and can make it win in post and the biggest probing the gold smug- full potential in the the national capital. Rajnath Singh strength of the party... I gling case, saying any space field, eminent The “panna pramukh” can say it with convic- attempt to hamper it by troubling them. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addresses public rally space scientist G Mad- or page in-charge is the meeting, said panna tion it can take the BJP such acts “clearly shows “... they are unable to ahead of Assam Assembly polls, on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI havan Nair said. first point of contact for pramukhs should help to a win here,” he said. what is troubling them”. answer questions raised The former Chair- most voters in the BJP’s create awareness about Mr Singh said the “If they try to ham- by these officials”, the Jorhat: Launching a and its tributaries dur- man of Indian Space election management schemes & programmes panna pramukh is more per progress of the on- union minister of state frontal attack on Prime ing the pandemic af- Research Organisation machinery. started by the Modi gov- important than a presi- going investigation by for Finance and Corpo- Minister Narendra fected some 2.8 million (ISRO) said there is a Mr Singh, who inau- ernment. The govern- dent of the party’’s state filing a police case rate Affairs told report- Modi, Congress leader people in Assam. vast scope to launch for- gurated the Delhi BJP’s ment has proven “track unit and that he should against ED officials, it ers in Thiruvanan- Priyanka Gandhi “I was listening to eign satellites and also executive committee record in good govern- be honoured. —PTI clearly shows what is thapuram. —PTI Vadra on Sunday al- the Prime Minister’s provide space-related leged he is sad about a speech yesterday. He services in the global tweet by a “22-year-old very seriously said market. “We (India) woman” but not for the that he was very sad have basic technology, flood-ravaged people about a development. I capability to launch ‘70K primary health centres operationalised’ of Assam. thought he would earth observation and A day after PM Modi speak about Assam’s communication plat- New Delhi: India has cessed care in these erative federalism, the raised the toolkit issue development or how forms. But we have marked a key mile- AB-HWCs and about 54 ministry said. and alleged Congress BJP worked in Assam. missed the opportunity stone in universalis- per cent of them are The launch of conspiracy in it at a “But I was shocked in global marketing,” ing primary health women, the ministry Ayushman Bharat- poll rally in Chabua in to hear that the PM Mr Nair said. India of- care with the target of said. The feat of scal- Health and Wellness Assam, the daughter of was talking about a fers satellite launch ser- operationalising 70,000 ing up primary health Centres marked a wa- late Prime Minister tweet by a 22-year-old vices at 30 to 40 per cent Ayushman Bharat- care facilities at this tershed moment in In- Rajiv Gandhi, lament- woman. He said the lower costs compared to Health and Wellness pace despite the COV- dia’s public health his- ed that Modi was silent Congress conspired to international prices, ac- Centres (AB-HWCs) by ID-19 pandemic was tory, the ministry said. about people’s suffer- finish the tea industry cording to him. “Natu- March 31 being real- enabled by a high de- “This mission mode ing in perennial flood of Assam. He was also rally, there is a good po- ised ahead of time, the gree of coordination in adaptation, stand- prompt redressal of is- approach also aimed at and “attack on culture” sad about the Con- tential for capturing Union Health Ministry between the Centre ardization of process- sues, it said. This is realising India’s vi- by the Citizenship gress mistakenly put- more and more of said on Sunday. and states and union es, and regular inter- testimony to the pro- sion of universal (Amendment) Act. ting two wrong pic- launches from countries Till date, about 41.35 territories, foresight actions at all levels for cess of effective decen- health coverage,” the Last year’s flooding tures on social me- which have no such ca- crore people have ac- in planning, flexibility monitoring and tralisation and coop- statement said. —PTI of the Brahmaputra dia,” Vadra said. —PTI pability,” he said. —PTI

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Yogi govt... Allegations against... that these will have no ed, repeating the BJP’s the start of the polls to kick my head... but I will district, reaffirmed that gious festival,” the It is noteworthy that un- It was Param Bir Singh impact,” he added. allegations of corrup- ensure there is no foul not let you kick ‘vikas the BJP will build ‘sonar home minister stated. der the Jal Jeevan Mis- who had decided to rein- On whether Desh- tion and extortionism play. But, If any ma- (development)’ out of Bangla’ over the next The home minister also sion of the Government state Assistant Inspec- mukh should continue against the Trinamool chine develops faults, Bengal”.“Didi You can five years, propelled by cautioned people of India, the state gov- tor Sachin Waze into the as Home Minister, Pa- Congress. please remain calm un- keep your foot on my the party’s double-en- against violence and ag- ernment is working on force last year, Pawar war said the decision “Anticipating defeat, til it is repaired,” she head... you can kick my gine government at the gression during the 12 projects in Bun- said. “Param Bir Singh lies with CM Thackeray. Didi has already started said. The PM, whose head... but I will not let Centre and the state. elections. delkhand at a cost of is making wild allega- Reacting to Pawar’s questioning the EVMs BJP has accused the Tri- you kick ‘vikas’ out of “Under the TMC rule, about Rs 2,185 crore. tions because he was statements, BJP leader (electronic voting ma- namool of deliberately Bengal. I want to tell school teachers in Ben- LS Speaker... Through the Har Ghar removed as Mumbai Po- and former chief minis- chine) which had stalling implementation didi something from gal were beaten up for “He is stable and all Nal Yojana launched in lice Commissioner,” he ter Devendra Fadnavis, brought her to power 10 of central government Bankura... I keep my organising ‘Saraswati his parameters are June last year, the Yogi added. while reiterating his years back,” he added. schemes, questioned Ms head bowed at all times puja’. The court had to normal,” the All India Government is current- Pawar informed that party’s demand of the On Saturday Mamata, Banerjee over the lack to serve the people of intervene to ensure Institute of Medical ly engaged in providing efforts are on to destabi- Home Minister’s resig- addressing a rally in of infrastructure in the Bengal,” he said. Durga puja is celebrat- Sciences said in a clean drinking water in lise the Shiv Sena-NCP- nation, said an impar- East Midnapore, said state. ed in the state. Do you statement. According rural areas of Bun- Congress government tial probe will not be the BJP did not fight The PM also referred CAA promise... want this government? to the hospital, Birla delkhand to benefit 67 in Maharashtra but all possible till Anil Desh- elections in a democrat- to posters that showed said on Sunday that his “The BJP, after com- (58) tested positive for lakh people. The biggest such attempts will prove mukh is in office. ic manner and urged Banerjee “playing foot- party, if voted to power ing to power, will see to the coronavirus infec- beneficiaries of this futile. “I don’t know Trinamool workers to ball with my head” - the in Bengal, will ensure it that Durga puja and tion on March 19. He scheme will be the wom- whether efforts are be- Real change... guard EVMs after vot- popular sport has no curb is imposed on Saraswati puja are held was admitted to the en of these areas, who ing made or not to topple bring a government that ing in each phase. emerged as a political Durga and Saraswati without hindrance. No AIIMS COVID Centre have to bring water from the government (Maha- sends tolabas (extor- “The EVMs should be metaphor ahead of elec- puja.Shah, during a ral- one will be stopped from for observation the far and wide to drink. rashtra). All I can say is tionists) to jail,” he add- tested 30 times before tions - and said “you can ly in Purba Medinipur organising any reli- next day. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 07 LEE, WOLVAARDT STAR AS SA W REGISTER MAIDEN T20I SERIES WIN OVER IND W Lucknow: Lizelle Lee from the first game ued to march on and she ma and Richa Ghosha big shot, Shafali (47) and Laura Wolvaardt pretty early on. Anne brought up her half- played knocks of 47 and ended up being clean- played knocks of 70 and Bosch (2) ended up los- century. 44 respectively as India bowled by Nonkululeko 53 respectively as South ing her wicket to But with 43 runs still posted a total of 158/4 in Mlaba in the 11th over Africa defeated India by Rajeshwari Gayakwad away from the target, the allotted twenty of the innings, reduc- six wickets in the sec- in just the second over Proteas lost the key overs. Asked to bat first, ing India to 87/2. Soon ond T20I of the three- of the innings. Skipper wicket of Lee (70) in the the hosts got off to a bad after Harleen Deol (31) match series on Sunday Sune Luus then joined 16th over of the innings start as skipper Smriti was also sent back to here at the Ekana Lizelle Lee in the mid- as she was sent back to Mandhana (7) ended up the pavilion by Anne Cricket Ground. dle and the duo revived the pavilion by Radha losing her wicket in the Bosch. With this win, the the innings for the visi- Yadav. second over of the in- In the final overs, Ri- Proteas have sealed the tors. In the end, Wolvaardt nings. cha Ghosh played a three-match series after Both batters put on 58 (53*) showed her class Harleen Deol then quickfire knock of 40 gaining a 2-0 unassaila- runs for the second in the final four overs joined Shafali in the runs off just 26 balls as ble lead. Both teams wicket, but as soon as and Proteas got over middle and the latter India posted a total of will now lock horns in the Proteas started to the line by six wickets. took the honours upon more than the 150-run the third and final T20I gain an upper hand, Nine runs were needed herself and she played mark. on Tuesday. This is the Deepti Sharma’s bril- in the final over and some big shots to keep Brief Scores: India first time that South Af- liance in the field Arundhati Reddy was India afloat. Her in- Women 158/4 (Shafali rica has managed to brought about a run-out doing a fine job but on nings helped India to Verma 47, Richa win a T20I series and skipper Luus (20) the penultimate ball, have a healthy run-rate Ghosh 44*, Shabnim against India. was sent back to the pa- she ended up bowling a and she along with Har- Ismail 1-31); South Chasing 159, Proteas vilion, reducing visi- no-ball, and from leen put up a 79-run Africa Women 159/4 did not get off to an tors to 66/2 in the 10th there, Proteas gained a stand for the second (Lizelle Lee 70, Laura ideal start as the side ove r. South Africa woman team celebrating after beat Indian woman cricket in 2nd T20 match also win the victory. wicket. Wolvaardt 53*, Radha lost its match-winner However, Lee contin- series here at Ekana cricket stadium in Lucknow on Saturday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR Earlier, Shafali Ver- But in looking for a Yadav 1-25). —ANI Plea in SC challenges Fallout of families’ enmity: Son killed, Court may consider Alld HC’s decision on father battling for life after being shot at shifting Hathras gang rape trial after victim’s panchayat elections First India Bureau day incident happened standing nearby in- in Dhanaura village un- jured, Senior Superin- First India Bureau sion of the High Court Bulandshahr: One per- der the Kakod police tendent of Police San- brother receives threats calling the Supreme son died and his father station when Dharam- tosh Kumar Singh said, First India Bureau Lucknow: The state Court to review the de- is battling for life after pal, his wife, their son adding Dharampal’s government has been cision taken by the High they were shot at here Sandeep and govern- wife escaped unhurt. Lucknow: The brother vigorously preparing Court. The petitioner this morning in a fall- ment gunner Pushpen- He said they were of victim in the gang for the Panchayat elec- has alleged that the ar- out of a long-running dra, assigned to him for rushed to the Kailash rape and murder case of tions and recently has gument of the petition- enmity between two his security, were re- Hospital in Noida a Dalit girl in Boolgarhi been forced to make a er was not head in the families that has al- turning in their four- where Sandeep suc- village under Chandpa new reservation list af- High Court. ready left six dead and the Sunday morning wheeler from a farm. cumbed, while Dharam- police station area of ter Allahabad High The state govern- four in jail, police said firing and they have Two men opened fire pal is in serious condi- Hathras district has lev- of Hathras to provide Court reprimanded it ment to comply with Sunday. been rushed to a private on their car near a turn tion. The SSP said the eled serious allegations adequate security for for the reservation list the order of the High Besides the deceased hospital in Noida, they on the road, leaving incident was a fallout on the accused. During smooth running of tri- it had previously an- Court regarding the and his father, two more said. Dharampal, Sandeep, of an old enmity be- the ongoing hearing on al. The court has also nounced for the three- Panchayat elections has people were injured in Police said the Sun- Pushpendra and a man tween two families. the CBI charge sheet in ordered the CRPF to tier Panchayat elec- begun the process to special court of Hath- provide adequate secu- tions. The reservation create a fresh list of res- ras, the victim’s brother rity to victim’s family list was to be published ervation of posts and has given an affidavit in and witnesses as before. by 27th March and in allocation of reserved PHOOLON KI HOLI Lucknow Bench of Al- The Lucknow bench the meantime a petition seats and published the lahabad High Court, of Allahabad High Court in the Supreme Court list on Saturday. This making serious allega- has said that it could against the decision of process will be carried tions against the ac- transfer the trial in the the Lucknow bench of out by the Panchayati cused and his lawyers. case out of Hathras. the Allahabad High Raj Department until Taking cognizance of The court’s comments Court has cropped up. 22nd March. the same, the Lucknow came after victim’s A petition in the Su- The mandate for the Bench has sought reply brother filed an affidavit preme Court has been reservation of seats in from District Judge stating that the victim’s filed challenging the Al- the Panchayat was is- Hathras and CRPF in 15 family and their lawyers lahabad High Court’s sued by the Panchayati days. Justice Rajan Rai had received threats and decision to prepare the Raj Department on Feb- and Justice Jaspreet were being pressurized reservation for seats in ruary 11th and the first Singh of Lucknow during the hearing this panchayat elections in list was released on bench of Allahabad month. the state by considering March 3rd. High Court have direct- The court, in its order, 2015 as the base year. The release of the ed the District Judge also mentioned the While the decision of reservation list though and CRPF to send the threats received by the the Allahabad High was challenged and on report in 15 days. The victim’s chief legal ad- Court has been appreci- March 17, the UP gov- court taking cognizance viser Seema Kushwaha. ated by many in the ernment issued a new passed the order on a The affidavit men- state and the govern- mandate based on the public interest litigation tioned that the judge ment also had started order of the High Court filed in the Hathras case. hearing the case in the preparing a new list to consider 2015 as base The court said that in Hathras district court whilst considering the year instead of year view of the report, the on March 5, 2021 had to 2015 as the base year. 1995. trial court would con- postpone hearing when A young man named The new list released sider transferring it a lawyer Tarun Hari Dilip Kumar has now by the department has elsewhere. Meanwhile, Sharma entered the filed a Special Leave Pe- also changed reserva- Artists dressed as Lord Krishna and saints being showered with flower petals as part of Holi celebrations, at Raman Reti in the court ordered the courtroom and entered tition (SLP) in the High tion for seats in the Pan- Mathura. The Phoolon ki Holi is a major attraction for both devotees and tourists. —PHOTO BY PTI government and the into altercation with Court against the deci- chayat. district administration victim’s lawyer.

THE STORY or house. The mystery was his face. As per the family OF LDA’S exposed when some of the members of Azim, all the almirahs of the office were 3 three proposal seem MISSING FILES broke open and hundreds good for marriage and trange are the ways of “missing” files tumbled they are currently trying S of functioning of out. The officers were to figure out who will be Lucknow Development shocked to see the the best for Azim. Azim PROPOSALS FOR Authority (LDA). A “missing records” for were connected with the The unique factor is that marriage turned on its Mansuri’s uncle Nisar development body, which which concerned people registration documents 2-FT TALL AZIM he just 2 and a half feet head ever since he went Ansari said that a girl from is supposed to help the had to take round of the of the allottees. The story FINALISED! tall. He recently went viral he has now received Delhi is currently their people, seems to be a big office unsuccessfully doesnot end here. There zim Mansoori’s viral as the news of him as many as 3 wedding priority as she is almost trouble maker for them. over the years. When the is dispute with a scanning A wish to get married approaching a police proposal and his family is the same height as Azim. The babus are expert in officers broke open the company PN Writer which is going to be fulfilled station to help him get in a dilemma as to whom He said that hence Azim’s making the files of people almirahs at first and sixth was given files more than soon as he received married to a girl. He even to get him married to. family will soon talk to “disappear” at will. You floor of the building they 1.50 lakh but 23000 files marriage proposal from met former Chief Minister The arrival of marriage the girl’s family and if it keep on taking round of found files which could for scanning. The LDA has 3 girls. Azim Mansoori is Akhilesh Yadav when proposals has completely doesn’t work out then the LDA office, the Babu otherwise have helped the accused the company for a 26-year old youth and he could get the help of turned Azim into a they will talk to other girl’s will never trace the file of allottees. There were 32 disappearance of files. a resident of Kairana in police for his marriage. goofball and happiness family. the allotment of your land files of Gomtinagar which —First India Bureau Shamli, Uttar Pradesh. The dire situation of his was seen radiating from —Amit Baliyan The best leader does not do the greatest things but he is the one who inspires others to do their best and more! —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India 2ND FRONT www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 08 Rivers becoming industrial Yogi blasts Oppn, says new waste boxes: Speaker Dixit First India Bureau agri laws are farmer-friendly Lucknow: Uttar CM says govt committed to double farmers’ income; contract farming is just an option Pradesh Legislative As- sembly Speaker Hriday First India Bureau the freedom to sell their Narayan Dixit while produce anywhere to speaking as a chief guest Gorakhpur/ Luc- earn more profit from on the subject ‘The Im- know: Chief Minister the market.” portance of Water-Crisis Yogi Adityanath on Sun- “Can anyone tell and Solution’ at Institute day blasted the Opposi- whether a farmer’s land of Constitutional and tion parties for mislead- was grabbed by contract Sectoral Studies said ing the farming commu- farming? In contract that water was life and nity on the issue of farming, no one can oc- where there was water, three farm laws enacted cupy the land of the there was vegetation and by the Centre. farmer, the farmer is the also medicines. UP Legislative Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixut The CM said that owner of his land”, Yogi He said water conser- addressing a meet at ICSS in Lucknow on Sudnay. these laws were most quipped. vation has been a social farmers’ friendly and Pointing out that duty, but the problem of said Gangetic pollution person while New Zea- their interest has been mandis would continue water pollution for the in five states had become land has also given con- fully safeguarded. Adi- CM Yogi Adityanath addressing a conference in Gorakhpur on Sunday. to function the chief last 50-60 years had posed a cause of national constitutional status to its tyanath said that central minister said, a problem. cern and its cleaning Wanganui river. He said as well state govern- forces that were trying “such elements used farmers were habitual “Not a single mandi Dixit said that rivers was on the agenda of the the fundamental ques- ments were committed to create confusion them to serve their vest- liars. was closed since June were becoming indus- Centre and state. There tion of killing water bod- to double the income of about the laws amid ed interest and allowed “These people spread 2020, when farm laws trial waste boxes while are more than 3000 natu- ies remains as rivers farmers and ensure their rank. the farmers to languish the lie that the farmland are passed In fact, rural reservoirs or ponds ral lakes besides 60,000 to were being covered with their welfare. “While in power in penury and debt.” will be grabbed by con- these mandis were add- were victims of illegal 65000 man-made reser- garbage and industrial The CM, who was ad- these parties did noth- Yogi also apprised farm- tract farming, while PM ed under the “e-NAM” occupation. The Musi voirs. Most of the lakes waste. CM Yogi Adity- dressing a conference in ing for the welfare of ers of the work done by Modi has already made concept of One Nation River flowing between had become victims of anath, he added, was Gorakhpur under Mis- farmers and now they the Modi government it clear that contract One Market while the Telangana Hyderabad is urbanization. planning to transfer wa- sion Kisan Kalyan on were trying to cause dis- and UP government. farming is just another action is being taken to most polluted while pol- The Nainital High ter polluting industries Sunday, cautioned the enchantment”, the chief He said those who option, not an obligation add over 1000 more lution level in Yamuna Court has now consid- as it was affecting farmers to be careful of minister said and added were misleading the and the farmers have all mandis. was terrible. Further, he ered Ganga Yamuna as a non-humans. Priyanka to address ‘Kisan Panchayat’ in 5 eastern dists ‘Govt paid `1.25L cr First India Bureau likely to begin her pro- general secretary’s the Centre’s farm laws. gramme in eastern Ut- visit will enthuse cad- Addressing a ‘Kisan to sugarcane farmers’ Lucknow: Congress tar Pradesh next res ahead of the Pan- Panchayat’ in Saharan- general secretary Pri- month with a visit to chayat elections and pur on February 10, First India Bureau ship of Yogi Adityanath, yanka Gandhi Vadra is the famous Vishwa- the 2022 assembly Priyanka had attacked the government is en- likely to address ‘Kisan nath Temple in Vara- polls. “The party will the Centre and said Noida: The Yogi Adity- suring all-round devel- Panchayat’ in five east- nasi, state party be contesting the Pan- that if voted to power, anath-led government opment of the state with ern Uttar Pradesh dis- spokesperson Ashok chayat elections and the Congress would has made payments the motto of ‘sabka tricts after Holi, taking Singh said on Sunday. will put up a good show scrap the farm laws. worth Rs 1.25 lakh crore saath, sabka vikas, sab- the fight against the “Five rallies are pro- at the grassroots lev- She had also accused to sugarcane farmers in ka vishwas’,” Beniwal Centre’s new farm posed in Varanasi, el,” he claimed. Prime Minister Naren- the last four years, BJP’s said. laws to the home turf Sonbhadra, Gorakh- Priyanka has so far ad- dra Monday and other western UP chief Mohit “Loans worth Rs of Chief Minister Yogi pur, Mirzapur and Al- dressed ‘Kisan Pan- BJP leaders of ‘insult- Beniwal said on 36,000 crore of 86 lakh Adityanath. lahabad,” he said. chayat’ in western Ut- ing’ farmers protesting Saturday. farmers waived in the Priyanka Gandhi is Singh said the party Priyanka Gandhi Vadra —FILE PHOTO tar Pradesh against against the laws. Beniwal made the last four years,” Beni- claim during a pro- wal said, according to a gramme held in Noida statement issued by the to mark the completion BJP’s Gautam Buddh FUN WITH COLOURS Govt has failed on all fronts of four years of the state Nagar media in-charge government led by the Tanmay Shankar. BJP, amid the ongoing His claims have come in four years, says Akhilesh farmers’ protest on Del- at a time when farmers hi’s borders since No- in western UP have al- vember 2020 over new leged that their pay- First India Bureau ment, he alleged. contentious central ments against sugar- The former chief farm laws. He also said cane have been pending Vrindavan: Samajwa- minister criticised the UP has reached among for a long time while di Party chief Akh- government for insult- top five states of the many resent there has ilesh Yadav has ing the farmers by call- country due to the devel- been no change in the slammed the Yogi Adi- ing them “terrorists”. opment works done in minimum support price tyanath government Yadav slammed the BJP the last four years. (MSP) for the crop in the terming his tenure as government for the “Under the leader- last three years. complete failure. “ruthless” imposition The leader alleged of the COVID-19 lock- that the government has down last year and not failed on all fronts in the providing any transport last four years. The to migrant workers for pomp and show being their journey to their presented about the gov- en. While talking to re- hometown even though ernment before the peo- porters in Vrindavan, the dispensation had a ple, is all sham, he said Yadav said the state gov- fleet of 90,000 buses. He said the Hathras ernment has “failed” to The SP chief claimed incident has moved the launch any new work in that his party has pro- entire world but no its four-year tenure. vided financial relief of worthwhile step has The projects launched Rs 1 lakh to each of the Children from Muslim community playing with colours on the occasion of Navroz in Old been taken by the state during the SP regime bereaved families who Lucknow on Sunday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR government for the safe- are being re-inaugurat- lost someone during the ty and security of wom- ed by the UP govern- COVID-19 crisis. —FILE PHOTO

GIVE ME SOME SUNSHINE No kidding: Children write to DM on their apartment’s problems

lll First India Bureau swings have been in- compelled to live the hishek Prakash along He added that it has stalled in the park. It same way as were living with OSD Dharmendra been a month since Last month DM Lucknow: The chil- has already been a previously. DM uncle, if Singh, executive engi- then but no action has dren of the Srishti month and now engi- you were to hear the neer KK Bansla, Naib been taken. had inspected Apartment on Kursi neer uncle has come to prayers of the residents Tehsildar Smadhita He further added the Srishti Road have written a let- start the work. then the work will defi- Chaturvedi and assis- that even today water is ter to DM and Vice- Our apartment has nitely start and soon the tant engineer Ajay dripping from the wa- Apartment and Chairman of Lucknow other problems too standard of Srishti Goyal inspected the ter tanks of all the tow- Development Authori- about which you were apartment on Kursi Srishti Apartment in ers of Srishti Apart- asked the ty (LDA) Abhishek informed by our parents Road will improve”. the presence of the ment, tiles of elevators concerned Prakash. and you said that you Vivek Sharma, vice- concerned contractors are still broken and no The letter which goes will get them fixed but president of Lucknow and ordered an inquiry barbed wires has been officials to like “DM uncle, you no one from Lucknow Jal Kalyan Mahasami- regarding the poor installed in the bound- promised to install Development Authority ti said that on Febru- road and basement ary wall of the apart- resolve the swings in our apart- came to fix the issues ary 23, DM and Vice- quality of the apartment among many issues ment but so far no uncle. We have been DM Abhisek Prakash Chairman of LDA Ab- ment. other issues. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 09 LUCKNOW, MONDAY MARCH 22, 2021

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Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left) Lokesh Sharma, Jagdeesh Chandra in conversation with Rizwan Sajan, Rishee Miglani and Priya Jethani Sheikh Juma Al Maktoum Bin Al Maktoum

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he Fashion Connect set the bar high with the completion of its very successful sea- T son-9 on Saturday at Oaks Ibn Battuta, Dubai. With the huge response and neti- zens going gaga over the exemplary line up and digital readiness, the Rishee Miglani and Aparna Bajpai greeting Yakoob Al Ali first international Fash- ion Connect scored an year and very soon, we will be amazing win over the announcing the date of Sep- fashion industry. tember season,” the brand am- The evening was bassador Rishee Miglani said. graced by Sheikh Juma “It was a spectacular show. I Al Maktoum Bin Al was thrilled by the response Maktoum, Yakoob Al we got from the audience. Ali and Rizwan Sajan, I look forward to coming who highly appreciat- here again and doing the ed the show. show next year as well,” “I’d like to thank the show director Lokesh people of Dubai and Okas Ibn Sharma said. Battuta for such a nice wel- It’s definite to say that come. I’d like to thank the Saturday evening was Sheikh Juma Al Maktoum filled with astonishment Bin Al Maktoum, Yakoob and admiration for the Al Ali and Rizwan Sa- impeccable designs pre- jan. I’d also like to sented, red carpet looks, thank Jagdeesh Chan- round table, audiences dra to encourage me from the different cul- to think out of the tural background en- box. With the huge joyed the event and are response that this sea- looking forward to the son witnessed, we are think- 10th season of The Fash- ing to go internatio nal every ion Connect! ETC www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 10

Is that a meow?! tly lift their chins. Rub the nipple back and forth across the lips and gums until the kitten begins to taste the formula and latch- es on. Remember to tilt the bottle up 45 degrees so that the kitten is not sucking in air. You can also try a sy- ringe or eye dropper. Kit- tens will usually stop suck- MARIAM ABUHAIDERI ling when they are full. Do [email protected] not feed too fast or force the formula. Kittens eating for- o many people mula need to be burped. bring pups and kit- This is performed by keep- tens of only a few ing them on their stomach days to our shelter. and either placing them on clean water to drink at all S The story is almost your lap or on your shoul- times. They should also always the same. der and then gently patting be able to use the litter Happen to hear their backs. box by this time. Use clay some faint meows in your The label on the container litter only. Do not use nearby area? Think you of kitten formula you pur- clumpable or scoopable might have come upon a dis- chased should indicate the litter for baby kittens. It covery of an abandoned kit- recommended amount to will get in their paws and ten or litter of kittens? Well feed a kitten according to they will get sick if they more often than not mama The kittens appear to be resources in the commu- body weight. If a kitten lick it off. cat is not too far away and abandoned, what can you nity to help. Be aware that cries, she is either cold or  Once the kittens are has not actually discarded do to help? Once you re- most local shelters do not hungry. A contented kitten about 8-10 weeks they are her babies. Here are some move the babies, you must have the staff to feed kit- sleeps quietly. YOU CAN- ready for adoption after suggestions on what your keep them at an appropri- tens around the clock and NOT MISS A FEEDING IN you have done ALL of next step should be: ate body temperature. Us- mortality rates in these NEWBORN KITTENS! their recommended medi- ing a box with clean, soft kittens are very high.  Newborns up to 1 week cal work and they are DO NOT DISTURB THE KITTENS towels, and hot water bot- old – feed every 2 hours spayed/neutered. It is best to 1st observe from tles make a nest and place FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS day and night (YES, you a distance for a few hours to the kittens in the box. Keep DO NOT FEED COW’S need to wake up at night) POOP AND PEE determine if mom is re- them away from drafts and MILK, SOY, or RICE MILK.  1 – 2 weeks old – feed eve- Until the kittens can uri- turning to her nest. The out of humidity. They need Milk replacement (kitten ry 3 to 4 hours day and nate and defecate on their mother cat may be out a room that stays close to 90 formula) and nursing kits night. own (about 3 weeks of age), searching for food, taking a degrees for the first two can be purchased at pet  3 weeks old – feed every 4 they must be stimulated to break, or even hiding from weeks of age, then the tem- stores. Goat milk is a good to 5 hours day and night relieve themselves. Wet a you. If you see kittens and perature can be lowered to alternative to cow milk as  4 weeks old – feed every 5 cotton ball with warm wa- no mom, wait a few hours 80 degrees. Unweaned kit- it has lower percentage of to 6 hours day and night ter, and gently rub the anal before trying to rescue tens need round-the-clock lactose. Follow the instruc-  If you do not feed a baby and genital area. They will them. The kittens have a care and monitoring. tions on the packaging for kitten on schedule it can begin to go within 1-2 min- better chance of survival The kittens will need to be cleaning and preparing the go into hypoglycemic utes. It’s very important to with their mom. If mom re- bottle fed with milk replac- bottles, nipples, and for the shock and die. You MUST do this after each meal. The turns, the best thing you er every 2-3 hours (includ- appropriate mixing ratio of feed the kitten on time urine should be a pale yel- can do is place some fresh ing overnight) and kept the milk replacement. Al- and all throughout the low or clear. If it is darker, cat food and water out for warm and dry. ways test the temperature night. the kitten may need more her. It is best not to continue  If you, a neighbor, friend, of the milk on your own  After about 4-5 weeks the formula. The stool should to check on them more than or relative are able to take wrist. Wash your hands be- kittens should be weaned be a pale to dark brown and once a day as not to disturb on this responsibility, you fore and after handling the and they can be fed a partially formed. Too firm the nest. can give these abandoned formula and feeding the high-quality kitten of a stool indicates dehy- Worst case scenario: It’s kittens a shot at life! If kittens. Do not feed kittens canned food in a very flat dration or not enough for- been a few hours, no mom your schedule does not al- on their backs. Place them or shallow dish. mula. in sight. low for it, there may be on their stomachs and gen-  Make sure they have Happy Kittening!

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riyanka The City of D Chopra loves to COMEBACK treat her fans aniel Radcliffe has with pictures fter making joined the star cast P and videos of his return as of Paramount’s Vacaying! her life on so- the Joker in D rom-com drama cial media. The A Zack Sny- ‘The City Of D’ by taking actress has always der’s ‘Justice a villainous role in the been active on all digi- League’, Hollywood film. The movie which tal platforms. The ac- star Jared Leto re- also stars actors Sandra tress has recently pub- cently spoke about Bullock and Channing lished her book which taking on the incred- Tatum as leads will re- is already receiving a ible role once again. volve around a reclusive good response from While appearing on romance novelist, who the people. And now to ‘The Late Show’, Leto was sure nothing could be make our Sundays expressed how grate- worse than getting stuck more special, Priyan- ful he was to be a part on a book tour with her ka shared a throwback of Snyder’s ‘Justice cover model. Following picture from her Baha- League’ and referred the idea, the story moves mas vacation with to the ‘Snyder Cut’ as on after a kidnapping at- hubby Nick Jonas. one for the ages. The tempt that sweeps them —Agency movie will mark Le- both into a cut-throat jun- to’s first comeback as gle adventure, proving life the fan favourite Jok- can be so much stranger, er after portraying and more romantic, than the classic DC villain Daniel Radcliffe any of her paperback fic- Priyanka Chopra Jonas in 2016’s ‘Suicide Jared Leto tions. —Agency Squad’. —Agency Big Announcement SPOTTED! ani Mukherji celebrated a milestone on Sunday! The actress not only cel- R ebrated her 43rd birthday but also completed 25 years in the Hindi industry. And the actress used this special occasion to announce her new project. Rani Mukerji is all set to star in a thriller drama titled Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway. Directed and written by Ashima Chib- ber, the film will be produced by Nik- khil Advani, Shruti Sharma, Sanya Malhotra, and Sayani Gupta Madhu Bho- jwani, and Monisha Ad- vani. Tisca Chopra was spotted enjoying the serene beauty of Hawa Mahal, Jaipur Akshana revealed —Agency on Sunday. ith Umesh ready developed a soft Bisht’s directo- corner and invested in rial ‘Pagglait’, Sandhya’s story by the THE COURIER W where Sayani time Akshana enters Gupta plays the other wom- the film. To then play ominic Cooke’s an, she explains the chal- the other woman be- crisis drama lenges of playing a charac- comes tricky. Of ‘The Courier’ ter that has often been as- course, people are go- D scripted by Tom cribed as the villain. Por- ing to feel, ‘here comes O’Connor revolves traying the role of Aksha- the villain’, but she is around a Cold War spy, na, who happens to be the not the villain of the Greville Wynne played central character Sand- story. They have a past Rani Mukherji by Benedict Cumber- hya’s (played by Sanya Mal- together, but that batch and his Russian hotra) late husband’s para- doesn’t mean she has source, who try to put an mour, Gupta says, “[The wronged Sandhya in end to the Cuban Missile audience] would have al- any way.” —Agency crisis. It’s based on a real- Benedict Cumberbatch life event about a high- placed Russian with classified information. A Harman Baweja and solid spy drama with layering to the appetite for Sasha Ramchandani thrills, this film starts off on a rush with montages, New Look Out! music and action while dialogues play on, setting HARMAN WEDS SASHA the tone for some choreographed excite- ith two crazy days of ment. Towards the climax, the pace slows a pre-wedding party down and the thrill-heavy moments be- and Sangeet, Harman come spare. Cumberbatch’s ability to W Baweja and Sasha play ordinary even Ramchandani tied the knot in when involved in an intimate and traditional Gu- extraordinary rudwara ceremony on Sunday events is im- morning. The couple kept their peccable. wedding style quite subtle and —Agency elegant. —Agency It’s different! ailey Baldwin has opened up for the first time about her mar- H riage with pop singer, Justin Bieber. “I was married when I was 21, two months before I turned 22, which is in- sanely young. And sounds almost ridicu- lous when you say it out loud,” said the mod- ...Kangana Ranaut’s post el. “Although I do think for somebody like me L Vijay directorial Thalaivi is un- and somebody like Jus- doubtedly the most anticipated tin, it’s different. We’ve film this year. The Kangana seen a lot for our age. We A Ranaut starrer has grabbed eve- have both lived enough ryone’s attention since the film’s produc- life to know that’s what we tion was first announced. Kangana took wanted,” she added. She to her Instagram handle to share a post- admits that the couple do er from the film. In the photo, the diva “fight at times”, but the can be seen donning a beautiful purple “work” they put in to stay coloured dress. The aesthetically pleas- together doesn’t feel much ing picture captures the actress placing one like “work” simply because, hand on a leafy pillar while she looks in the other “I love him so much”. direction. —Agency —Agency Hailey Baldwin CITY BUZZ www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021 12

Valuingvelopment GoalWater! 6. UN- our households, food, Water is the convener culture, health, educa- for World Water Day tion, economics and MITALI DUSAD and selects the theme the integrity of our [email protected] for each year in consul- natural environ- tation with UN organi- ment. If we overlook orld Water the sustainable man- zations that share an any of these values, Day, cele- agement of freshwater interest in that year’s we risk mismanaging W brated on resources. The theme focus. The theme of this finite, irreplace- March 22 every year is of each day focuses on World Water Day 2021 able resource. City an annual UN obser- topics relevant to clean is valuing water. The First pledges to vance day that high- water, sanitation and value of water is much safeguard this lights the importance hygiene (WASH), which more than its price – critical resource of freshwater. The day is in line with the tar- water has enormous for the benefit of is used to advocate for gets of Sustainable De- and complex value for everyone! EXTOLLING MEN IN MAKEUP FELICITATION CEREMONY! CITY FIRST HAD A CHAT WITH THE MILLENNIALS ABOUT THEIR TAKE ON MEN DONNING MAKEUP IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND THE STIGMA AROUND IT!

ning makeup in the ple think men do not 21st century! Riya Vi- need grooming prod- jayvargiya, a social in- ucts and that’s where MONICA fluencer and digital they’re wrong. Keeping PRABHAKAR creator said, “We all your body clean and at- [email protected] know that makeup isn’t tractive makes your a need-based thing, but personality and if put- iving in the a self-care, pampering ting on makeup does it, modern-day experience which men I say go for it. Wearing world, we have deserve too. But what’s makeup should be a L come to em- missing is the normali- matter of choice, not a brace society’s sation of makeup for gender issue. Men wear- outlawed flaws Ila Kaushik men. Slowly but surely, ing makeup should be of human be- the beauty industry normalized.” ings. Open and optimis- seems to be moving in Another believer of tic dialogues around a much more inclusive gender parity, Ila Kau- body positivity and direction, both in shik said, “the society mental health are a terms of racial and and media both need to perfect example of af- gender diversity. She comprehend the fact firming peoples life further added, “If we that grooming is part of choices. The stigma start with the younger a routine for everyone, around men wearing or generation and tell irrespective of gender. even wanting to wear them, ‘It’s OK to cover If men selling cosmetics makeup is seen as atyp- your blemish. It’s OK to is normal, why not the ical of their gender. use these products,’ men wearing them? I More so than often, then I think they’re go- am happy to see the Ins- men get subjected to ing to be very receptive tagram creators like the scrutiny of inter- to it.” Siddharth Batra and nalised misogyny of Sankalp Singh, a self Ankush Bahuguna are patriarchal statute con- Sankalp Singh Riya Vijayvargiya groomer said, “Like breaking societal norms cealed with statements women, men also need and bestowing confi- like, “Ladki hai kya” Bann” ( Be a man).City the millennials about to take care of their dence to other men who (Are you a girl), “Mard First had a chat with their take on men don- skin and look good. Peo- want to wear makeup.” Governor Anandiben Patel awarded the winners and participants of Cricket and Judo VACCINATED! MOLECULE’S BIRTHDAY BASH! tournament played as a part of the three-day Inter-State Sports competition held at KD Singh Molecule Air Bar, a Babu Stadium on Sunday. ACS Home Awanish Awasthi was also present on the occasion and happening place in felicitated the awardees. Uttar Pradesh Raj Bhawan defeated Madhya Pradesh Raj Bhawan in Lucknow has been on the cricket match. While 25 judo girls were awarded yellow belts on the occasion. everyone’s radar for times when they want to let off some steam and chill over good grubs and great MAATI- A Purvanchal food, drinks. On Molecule’s 2nd birthday bash, the relaxed vibes and the evening art and culture festival view from its patio ruled over the senses of all its CITY FIRST visitors on Saturday. The 4th edition of Purvanchal Festi- YUVA RANG MAHOTSAV! val, ‘Maati’ was organised at India International Centre, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi on Sunday.Prof. Alok Ku- The ongoing Yuva Rang Mahotsav held at the Tulsi mar Rai, Vice-Chancellor of Lucknow University graced the occasion as a Research Institute, Aishbagh During the ceremony featured dance performances guest of honour. He addressed the au- and recital of poems on dience and discussed art and culture Sunday. The convenor of on the occasion. nent artists and dignitaries from the the festival, Mayank Ranjan Prof. Alok felicitated the winners world of art, culture, education, sci- mentioned that following the and participants of the various com- ence and literature were present on Covid-19 protocols, the festival petitions held at the festival. Manoj the occasion.Purvanchal Spirit and Adding to the tally of Covid vaccine recipients in Uttar shall be held till Tuesday by Pradesh, State General Secretary Of Uttar Pradesh, Sunil presenting dance with soulful Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jam- culture is not confined to the districts Bansal was administered a vaccine shot on Sunday. He performance on the song mu and Kashmir, Desh Deepak Ver- of Uttar Pradesh. This spirit can be seemed thrilled after getting jabbed. Bansal urged people to ‘Radha Kaise Na Jale’. Various ma, Secretary-General of Rajya Sab- found in almost every part of the get themselves vaccinated without any fear and cleared the dignitaries were felicitated ha, Asha Patel, social worker and world. There are many mini-Purvan- doubts regarding the efficacy of the indigenous vaccines. during the event. senior journalist and many promi- chals in the country and abroad.

SHASTRIYA DEVESH! FAASI SE BADHKAR! —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR Bringing the rich amalgamation of Uttar Pradesh’s culture, heritage, lifestyle, dance, music and food under one roof, the annual three days Wajid Ali Shah Awadh Mahotsav concluded on Sunday. The last day witnessed Anuj Arjun Mishra Dance Company enthralling the audience with a powerful Kathak performance Sangeet Natak Akademi in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow delved at Sangeet Natak Akademi, deeper into the symbiotic relationship between artists and Lucknow on Sunday. The their practices with a show, ‘Faasi se Badhkar’on Friday. The festival is being organised by skit was staged by various talented theatre artists and was UP tourism, UP State Culture a work of creativity, collaboration and research. It was highly department and UP Sangeet impactful in conveying the message to the mixed audience of Natak Akademi. illiterate, semi-literate and literate inmates.