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Didi holds meeting with Babus, Nadda in Kolkata; PM Modi speaks to Guv END SENSELESS POL VIOLENCE, New Delhi: As differ- nor Jagdeep Dhankar present in the meeting the party claimed. VANDALISM: GUV DIRECTS COPS ent political parties ac- earlier in the day and with CM Mamata. Meanwhile, Gover- Kolkata: Hours after a BJP office in Asansol was cuse each other of in- expressed “serious an- The BJP has claimed nor Jagdeep Dhankar allegedly vandalised by the TMC workers, West dulging in post-poll vio- guish and concern” that six of its workers said PM Modi called Bengal Governor lence in West Bengal, over the “worrisome” were among those him and expressed con- Jagdeep Dhankhar on Chief Minister Mama- law and order situation killed, accusing the cern over the “law and Tuesday, directed the police and the Kolkata ta Banerjee Tuesday in the state. TMC of attacking and order situation” in the Commissioner to end held a meeting with the Chief Secretary vandalising several of state. Taking to Twitter, “senseless political vio- top administrative and Alapan Bandopadhyay, its offices, including Dhankar said, “PM lence, vandalism, arson, police officers of the Home Secretary H K one in Nandigram called and expressed his killings and intimidation state and took stock of Dwidevi, Director Gen- where the party’s can- serious anguish and that shames democ- the situation. The CM’s eral of Police P Niraj- didate Suvendu Adhi- concern at alarmingly racy”. He further stated that the Bengali diaspora meeting comes after nayan and Kolkata Po- kari defeated Mamata. worrisome law & order across the globe has expressed concern over the Prime Minister Naren- lice Commissioner Adhikari’s car was also situation @MamataOf- alarming lawlessness in the state. dra Modi dialed Gover- Soumen Mitra, were attacked in Nandigram, ficial Turn to P6

INDIA STRATEGIC INDIA CROSSES Are you living in ivory towers? HC 2 CR MARK TIMEOUT for IPL WITH 3.57L NEW CASES raps Centre over Delhi’s O2 crisis India recorded over 3.57 lakh new New Delhi: Observing covid-19 cases in the that the Centre was CARDHOLDERS LOCKDOWN IN 24 hours on Tuesday, quibbling about “little TO GET FREE BIHAR TILL MAY taking the total things” when people B.1.1.7 VARIANT infections past the 2 are dying in Delhi, the RATION FOR 2 OF COVID-19 15: CM NITISH crore mark. With this, Delhi High Court Tues- MONTHS: KEJRI Patna: Bihar CM Nitish the country reported day asked the central Kumar on Tuesday said a decline in daily government to show- that a complete lock- spike for the third case why contempt pro- down will be imposed consecutive day. Over ceedings should not be in the state till May 34 lakh cases are initiated against it for 15, 2021. The state currently active, the non-compliance of judi- government has formed lowest rise in active cial orders by not sup- a crisis management cases in a month, group to work on while over 1.66 crore plying 700 MTs of oxy- gen to Delhi. The Court detailed guidelines. The New Delhi: The Indian of now we are not con- people have recovered announcement comes after testing positive. also issued a show- Premier League was on ducting it any further,” on a day Bihar reported cause notice to the cen- As the national capital Tuesday suspended in- BCCI vice president Ra- tral government, ask- fights the second wave 11,407 fresh COVID-19 definitely after multiple jiv Shukla told PTI. UP ing it to explain why the of Covid-19, the Delhi cases and 82 deaths, Covid cases were re- The spread of infec- court should not initi- government has decided to taking the state’s overall ported in its bio-bubble, tion had led to post- MORE ate contempt proceed- extend financial assistance case count to over 5.09 ending a month-long ponement of two IPL RECOVERIES ings against it. of Rs 5,000 to auto- lakh and more than relatively smooth run games earlier. THAN COVID “Are you living in rickshaw and taxi drivers 2,800 fatalities. There for cricket’s most glam- The league organis- ivory towers? You may to help them tide over the are 1,07,667 active orous and cash-rich ers also issued a formal CASES IN UP choose to put your head Covid-19 crisis. CM Arvind cases in Bihar. event in the middle of a statement saying safety Lucknow: In Uttar like an ostrich in the Kejriwal also announced raging pandemic. “The of its players and staff free rations for all 72 lakh GIRL JUMPS INTO Pradesh, 352 new sand but we will not,” tournament has been is paramount.”The In- ration card holders in Delhi Covid-related fatalities the division bench of BURNING PYRE OF suspended indefinitely. dian Premier League were recorded but the for two months. The Delhi Justices Vipin Sanghi CM, however, added this COVID +VE FATHER We will try to conduct Governing Council (IPL one-day recoveries and Rekha Palli said af- the event in the next GC) and Board of Con- outstripped new cases does not mean that the Barmer: In a frightening ter the central govern- The UBC researchers captured the structure of available window but trol for Cricket in India by over 12,500. The lockdown imposed in the incident, a 30-year-old state reported 25,858 ment challenged an ob- national capital to break the N501Y spike protein mutant (in blue) in UK variant of woman jumped into this month is unlikely,” (BCCI) in an emergency new cases and 38,683 servation that the apex chain of transmission will coronavirus. The mutant is considered to be behind burning pyre of her league chairman meeting have unani- recoveries, the data court has asked it to last for two months. India’s covid spike. father who died after Brijesh Patel told PTI. mously decided to post- showed.State capital provide 700 MTs of oxy- corona infection. Three The announcement pone IPL 2021 season, Lucknow still tops gen to Delhi. daughters of Damodar came after Sunrisers with immediate effect. among the fresh cases The court also sum- FULL LOCKDOWN IS ONLY WAY TO Sharma, 65, performed Hyderabad’s wicket- The BCCI does not want during the last 24 moned two senior offic- STOP COVID-19 SPREAD: RAHUL his last rites and sud- keeper-batsman Wrid- to compromise on the hours though now it ers of the central gov- dhiman Saha tested safety of the players, New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said denly Chandra Sharma has come down to ernment and asked positive for Covid along support staff and the the only way to stop the spread of coronavirus now was jumped into the pyre. under 3000. Lucknow them to join the virtual She has sustained 70 with Delhi Capitals’ other participants in- reported 2407 fresh a full lockdown with the protection of minimum income hearing tomorrow. The guarantee scheme, NYAY, for the vulnerable sections. per cent burns. Before spinner Amit volved in organising cases but the recovery court said Delhi was jumping into the pyre, Mishra.”...we will take the IPL. This decision was more than double “GOI doesn’t get it. The only way to stop the not receiving even the she shouted that her fa- stock if we can find a was taken keeping the of 5079. Now the spread of Corona now is a full lockdown- with the 590 MTs of allocated suitable window later safety, health and well- active cases in the protection of NYAY for the vulnerable sections,” ther was everything and state capital have oxygen and that the na- Gandhi said in a tweet. “GOI’s inaction is killing when he is no more, she during the year. It could being of all the stake- come down to 33,683. tional capital was fac- many innocent people,” he said. has no purpose to live. be September but these holders in mind,” the ing a grim Turn to P6 are all speculations. As statement read.

PANCHAYAT POLL COUNTING VIGIL ON VILLAGES CLAIMS & COUNTER CLAIMS! Final picture to emerge soon Rural covid test & quarantine campaign to start today First India Burea bers in the three-tier First India Bureau of conducting 10 lakh in and have been pro- elections, the coming rapid anti-gen tests of vided special training Lucknow: As the fi- days promise to be Lucknow: Focusing on those with suspected in this regard. nal counting for the very interesting. the Covid-surge in ru- Covid symptoms.. As many as ten lakh Panchayat elections There were total ral UP, the Yogi Adity- Equipped with infra- antigen testing of those was completed on 3050 seats of Zila Pan- anath government red thermometers and with or suspected Covid Tuesday evening, chayat members on will start a Mega Cov- pulse oxymeters, mem- symptoms will be done claims and counter which political par- id Testing Campaign bers of monitoring followed by home isola- claims started float- ties had fielded their in villages from committees will go tion, institutional ing around. With supported candi- Wednesday. Chief door-to-door to check Quarantine or hospi- Bhartiya Janata Par- dates. The BJP does Minister Yogi Adity- people’s body tempera- talisation depending on ty and Samajwadi have the support of a anath, who held a ture and oxygen levels a case-to-case basis. Party both claiming large number of in- high-level meeting covering about 97,000 Medical kits too would to have won the larg- dependents and it here on Tuesday, to revenue villages within be given to the patients est number of dis- has claimed that it take stock of the prep- three days. The Asha Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspects the Cancer hospital, which has been converted into before being placed un- trict panchayat mem- had Continued on P2 arations ahead of the and Anganwadi work- a 100-bed dedicated Covid facility, along with Medical Education Minister Suresh Khanna, Chief der home isolation. The drive, has set a target ers too have been roped Secretary RK Tiwari, DM Abhishek Prakash and other officials on Tuesday. CM has Turn to P6 UTTAR PRADESH www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 02

CHIEF MINISTER YOGI ADITYANATH INAUGURATED A THE 450-BED COVID HOSPITAL OF DRDO WILL ALSO 100-BED COVID FACILITY AT CANCER HOSPITAL BECOME FUNCTIONAL IN STATE CAPITAL FROM TODAY YOGI KICK STARTS COVID UNIT First India Bureau

Lucknow: As part of his consistent effort to ramp up the medical and health infrastruc- ture, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath opened a 100-bed Covid facility at the Cancer Hospital in Lucknow on Tuesday. The hospital, according Yogi Speaks to a government com- M Yogi held a munique, has become C virtual confer- operational and started ence with farmers to admitting patients. take stock of wheat Accompanied by purchase and regular Medical Education payment being made Minister Suresh Khan- to them through na, Chief Secretary RK 6,000 centres set up Tiwari and other senior for the purpose in UP. officials, the CM took a round of the hospital P CM has ex- and spoke to the staff to Upressed profound ensure the newly-devel- grief on the death of oped Covid facility former Jammu and faced no hiccups in pa- Kashmir Governor tient care and services. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath giving instructions to offi cials after inaugurating 100-bed Covid hospital at Cancer Hospital in Lucknow on Tuesday as Medical Education Minister Suresh Khanna, Chief Jagmohan and con- The existing health fa- Secretary RK Tiwari along with Divisional Commissioner Ranjan Kumar, other offi cials and team of doctors look on. veyed his condolences cilities in the State capi- to the bereaved family. tal will get strength- Shilpgram in Lucknow. were also roped in to in- DRDO HOSPITAL WELL-EQUIPPED beds in all districts. The health department was ened further when the This will be in addi- crease the Covid beds in medical education min- asked to arrange neces- M Yogi Adityanath 450-bed Covid hospital tion to the ramped up Lucknow. ister should ensure this sary human resources C has asked doctors of DRDO will also be- bed capacity in various According to an offi- at the Ministerial lev- for it. in Uttar Pradesh to be come functional from hospitals of the state cial spokesman, the el,” said the Uttar Similarly, a new Cov- sensitive and directed Wednesday. The well- capital after Chief Min- DRDO hospital has al- Pradesh Chief Minis- id hospital with all fa- chief medical offi cer equipped Atal Bihari ister Yogi Adityanath, ready been equipped ter while presiding over cilities has also been (CMO) to ensure sen- Vajpayee DRDO hospi- in his directions issued with L 2 and L3 beds a meeting with Team 9. constructed in Luc- ior doctors keep an tal came up after Yogi last week, had asked the ICU, ventilators, oxygen He was informed that know and Varanasi eye on the situation government provided officials to double the and other facilities. HAL’s 250-bed hospital with the help of DRDO. with regular visit to all logistics to set up the capacity of beds. Some “We have to doubled will soon become opera- KGMU will also add 140 hospitals. hospital at Awadh 23 private hospitals the current capacity of tional in Lucknow. The beds soon. P’yat polls: Independent Spl centre for candidates are gainer free jab to UP BJP to protest WB violence today Continued from page 1 tally was 824 while SP’s journos, family First India Bureau view of the Corona cur- the Covid victims and “BJP workers, their own strength was 760, few imposed due to should not affect due to homes and establish- emerged victorious in the BSP could ensure First India Bureau Lucknow: Uttar Covid-19 in UP, all the the protest. ments and party offices the election while the Sa- victory of its 381 sup- Pradesh BJP will hold a party officials and pub- “When people are in West Bengal are being majwadi Party, which ported nominees, the Lucknow: Amid the demonstration in every lic representatives will trying to save each oth- selectively targeted un- had contested the poll in Congress has finished at nationwide vaccination division across the sit on dharna at their er in this hour of Covid der the patronage of the alliance with the Rash- 76. The Aam Admi Party against Covid-19 is be- state on Wednesday to respective homes, crisis, there is continu- Trinamool Congress. triya Lok Dal said its to- (AAP) has claimed vic- ing carried out across register protest against against the attack on ous violence against Thousands of party tal tally was 824. Unoffi- tory on 64 seats. Howev- states, the UP govern- the post-poll violence in democracy and assas- BJP workers by Trina- workers have been in- cial results claimed that er, the state BJP presi- ment have announced West Bengal. sination of BJP worker mool Congress work- jured and many have BJP had won 918 zilla dent Swatantra Dev Sin- that the working jour- The protest and sit-in by Trinamool Con- ers, miscreants and been killed in this hooli- panchayat member seats gh has claimed major nalists and their fami- will be organised as per gress, said State Presi- Swatantra Dev Singh goons under Mamata ganism of Trinamool while on 557 others they victory in the election. lies will now be given Covid guidelines and dent Swatantra Dev Banerjee’s patronage Congress. This action enjoyed a decisive lead. He has attributed the special consideration. number of workers pre- Singh in a statement residence. He said that after the results of as- of the Trinamool Con- However, since the larg- party’s performance to CM Yogi Adityanath sent during this one- here on Tuesday. the party workers sembly elections in gress workers is a stig- est winners were inde- the good work of the has given instructions hour strike will not ex- Singh himself will should ensure to con- West Bengal,” UP BJP ma in the name of de- pendent candidates, who chief minister Yogi Adi- to allot a centre sepa- ceed 20 at a time. In sit on dharna at his inue their service for president alleged. mocracy,” he alleged. were not affiliated with tyanath. In fact, final pic- rately for vaccination any political party and if ture about the victory of of journalists and their the BJP’s support claim political parties would families who are above holds fast then the ruling emerge after the election 18 years of age. NO CHECK Help desk for cows to party will have tasted of district panchayat Giving this informa- success. Sources said chairmen who will be tion here additional Stray cattle there were 1038 inde- elected by these zila pan- chief secretary, Infor- walks in front be set up in all districts pendent nominees who chayat members. The mation, Navneet Sehgal of reputed have made it to zila pan- State Election Commis- said journalists in the Phoenix First India Bureau also be equipped with chayats in 75 districts. sion on Monday evening state will now get the Pallasio mall all the medical equip- Parties do not issue their said that so far 2.32 lakh benefit of the Centre’s in Lucknow Lucknow: Amid the ment such as oximeters symbols for the three- gram panchayat mem- welfare scheme. during the prevailing pandemic, and thermal scanners tier panchayat polls but bers, 38,317 gram pan- “On the death of a extended the Uttar Pradesh gov- for cows and other ani- indicate the candidates chayat pradhans, 55,925 journalist, there is a weekend ernment, taking for- mals as well. Destitute they support in the zilla kshetra panchayat mem- provision of giving fi- Covid curfew ward its publicly stated cows in large numbers panchayat election. On bers and 181 Zilla Pan- nancial assistance of on Tuesday. cow protection agenda, are being provided shel- the other hand, with alli- chayat members have Rs 5 lakh to his depend- has issued directives to ter in the gaushalas. ance SP said it’s total been elected. ents,” he said. expedite the work of The government is also setting up help desks rapidly increasing the for protection of cows number of the existing TREATMENT at every district. The cowsheds and cow shel- State Government has ters to deal with stray also issued instructions cattle menace, said an that all the cow shelters official. ‘Ayush App’ rolls out new plan to check C-19 (gaushalas) must strict- According to the of- ly follow the Covid-19 ficial data, there are First India Bureau cal treatment which is the natural resources Yogi Adityanath has al- protocols, and has made over 5,268 cow protec- locally and easily avail- available in their re- ways been an ardent the usage of masks and tion centers which have Lucknow: In a bid to able. spective regions and advocate of Ayurveda frequent thermal till now ensured the provide maximum ben- The Ayush Depart- informs about their use and has continuously screening mandatory. well being of as many efits of the ancient and ment has prepared a in developing a strong stressed on its effective- Besides, the cow shel- as 5,73,417 cattle in the traditional health sys- pragmatic plan for pro- and healthy shield ness and importance. ters (gaushalas) will state. tems like Ayurveda motion of Ayurveda in against the coronavi- To help people access which are not only af- treatment of Covid-19. rus. This feature is be- prescriptions to fordable, accessible but In its new feature, the ing widely appreciated strengthen their resist- also help in increasing app recommends easily by the citizens and is ance through ancient body’s disease resist- and locally available playing a vital role in mode of Yoga and Ayur- ance capacity, the medicinal treatment, Ayush department has prepared a plan for promotion of Ayurveda recovery of patients in veda, Chief Minister Ayush Department of keeping in mind the home isolation. Yogi Adityanath had Uttar Pradesh has comfort of the people, grown and is available the Bundelkhand re- Ayurvedic medicines launched the ‘Ayush Ka- rolled out a new feature the lockdown and the in abundant quantities gion, the feature em- have time and again vach App’, an initiative on the ‘Ayush Kavach social distancing in West Uttar Pradesh, phasises on educating proved to be a boon for of Ayush Department App’ which enables the norms. For example, eu- whereas, Mahua flow- people about the bene- the entire population Government of Uttar citizens to access medi- calyptus is widely ers are largely grown in fits and importance of and Uttar Pradesh CM Pradesh. CM Yogi Adityanath at a cow shelter. —FILE PHOTO UTTAR PRADESH www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 03

In light of the shortage of CRITICAL hospital beds, a new tem- porary COVID provisional CARE facility is being established at the Haj House in Lucknow. FACILITY —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR

COVID-19 UPDATE

NEW CASES TOTAL CASES 25,858 13.68 L

NEW DEATHS TOTAL DEATHS A SLIGHT FALL 352 13,798 RECOVERED 10.81 LAKH ACTIVE CASES 2.72 LAKH IN DAILY INFECTIONS LUCKNOW 2407 PRAYAGRAJ 1150 THE STATE REPORTED 25,858 NEW CASES, 38,683 VARANASI 1,174 GAUTAM BUDDH RECOVERIES & BREACHED THE 350-MARK FOR KANPUR 1150 NAGAR 1761 DAILY DEATHS AS 352 SUCCUMBED TO COVID-19 JHANSI 1232 G’BAD 1057

First India Bureau CLOSING OF E-SUVIDHA CENTRES IN ‘CASES ARE ON A DECLINE’ LOCK DOWN CREATES PROBLEMS mid strict re- Out of these, more than Lucknow: Consumers were distressed after E- strictions, Ut- 1,18,000 were tested Suvidha centres were closed during lock down tar Pradesh through RTPCR. So far, as last date to submit electricity bill was passed reported 25,858 a total of 4, 18,00,223 and their connection could be disrupted. Sources A new cases and investigations have here said that Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam 352 fatalities in the last been done in the state. Limited (MVVNL) has not issued passes to E- 24 hours while 38,683 UP Additional Chief Suvidha employees and the centres were closed people have been cured Secretary Information during lock down till May 6. Apart from submis- of the infection, accord- Navneet Sehgal said sion of electricity bill residence certifi cate, caste ing to Additional Chief that the corona cases 10 Oxygen tanks arrive in Lucknow on Tuesday from Jamshedpur in which 4 will go to Kanpur and certifi cate, house tax and income certifi cates were Secretary Health Amit in the state are on a 6 will be used in Lucknow. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR issued from these E-Suvidha centres. It was re- Mohan Prasad. Navneet Sehgal continuous decline. ported that senior offi cials were not aware about The highest ever 66 the closing of the centres. MVVNL managing di- deaths were reported Biggest consignment of rector Surya Pal Gangwar said that he will consult alone from Kanpur fol- Kanpur, 1761 in Gau- es in the state and with offi cials and direct to open centre to submit lowed by 24 in Ghazi- tam Buddha Nagar, 32,494 people were free bills. Earlier, in 2020 during lock down centres abad, 22 in Lucknow,19 1057 in Ghaziabad and from infection. were open though only one or two counters were in Varanasi, 15 in Jhan- 1232 in Jhansi. Prasad At the same time, O2 chugs in at Charbagh functioning. Passes were issued for E-Suvidha si, 14 in Bhadoi, 13 in said here on Tuesday during the past 24 employees during last year lock down. Chandauli, 11 in Gau- that yesterday, 2,08,558 hours 25,858 new cases First India Bureau FERRYING O2 Kanpur and Ghazi- tam Buddha Nagar and people were tested for have come up and abad,” said addtional 9 in Prayagraj. Covid in the state. 38,683 people have Lucknow: Keeping the On Sunday, 2 oxygen chief secreteary (Home) SIX HELD FOR O2 30 DEATHS IN 15 Lucknow still tops Out of these, more been cured of the burgeoning demands express trains arrived Awanish Awasthi. BLACK-MARKETING DAYS IN AMETHI at with a total of 10 among the fresh cases than 1,18,000 were test- infection. of medical-grade Starting its journey at 5 ven after strict vigi- anic triggered in area containers. Ferry- during the last 24 ed through RTPCR. So There are oxygen in view, PM on Monday, the lance of police, black- after more than 30 ing stocks of 90.78 E P hours though now it far, a total of 4, 18,00,223 272568 active the Uttar train reached the Char- marketing of oxygen deaths were reported in MT O2, the facilities has come down to un- investigations have cases in the Pradesh gov- bagh Railway station at cylinders was on peak. Harimau & Sidhiyavan upgraded the inven- der 3000. Lucknow re- been done in the state. state. ernment has 2:30 PM on Tuesday, Police have arrested six village under Jagdishpur tories in Lucknow. ported 2407 fresh cas- UP Additional Chief The latest been trying to with an approximated miscreants for black- development block in es but the recovery Secretary Information additions amplify O2 amount of 80 metric marketing of oxygen Amethi district. It was was more than double Navneet Sehgal said take the supplies for the Railway Station. “Linde tonnes of oxygen. cylinders and recovered reported that deceased of 5079. Now the ac- that the corona cases state’s over- State capital. has sent 10 big contain- This was the largest 110 cylinders in past 24 were suffering from tive cases in the state in the state are on a all coronavi- On Tuesday, Oxygen ers, around 80 MT of consignment received hours. Police sources cough, fever & head capital have come continuous decline. rus numbers to Express train with con- oxygen. Four tankers so far in the city on said crime branch and ache but their Covid down to 33,683. Fresh The number of peo- 13,798 fatalities, tainers of the life-sav- are for Kanpur and six Tuesday will provide Gudamba police had test was not done. Both cases in other dis- ple recovering is on 13,68,183 infections ing gas chugged in from for Lucknow. We’re try- respite to the COVID pa- arrested two perpetra- villages with about 5K tricts were 1150 in the rise. On April 30, and 2,72,568 active cas- Jamshedpur and Jhar- ing to find out if such tients in Lucknow and tors for black-marketing population were near Prayagraj, 1150 in there were 34,626 cas- es, the data showed. kand at the Charbagh trains can be run to Kanpur. of oxygen cylinders and Jagdishpur CHC but recovered 87 empty Covid tests of the per- cylinders from them. sons was not conducted. FIRST THINGS FIRST Kanpur Police sets up oxygen bank —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR Deputy SP resigns to First India Bureau like to appeal to the peo- the donor of the cylin- ple of the city who have der as well as of those take care of his family Kanpur: The Police oxygen cylinders with who need it. Commissionerate with them to donate it to the The Commissioner First India Bureau the slogan ‘Save One police so that it can be said that once a cylin- Life’ has launched an used to help people on der has been used up it Jhansi: Deputy super- appeal to the people of time who are in an ur- would be deposited intendent of police the city to donate oxy- gent need of it. back to the bank so Manish Chandra gen cylinders. He added that the en- that it can be refilled Sonkar resigned from Commissioner of Po- tire campaign has been and come of use in the his post when his leave lice, Asim Arun in view launched to save the future again. He added While the government increased the duration of partial application was reject- of shortage of oxygen life of the person who that a dedicated cylin- Corona Curfew in Uttar Pradesh, it permitted the citizens to ed. He was stressed af- cylinders during the has immediate need der bank has been cre- buy daily needs, which instantly resulted in massive crowd ter his wife was Corona second wave of Corona- for oxygen amidst the added that the police ated in the police line at the Sabzi Mandi situated in Alambagh area of Lucknow. infected & he applied virus said that he would shortage. He further would keep record of for the same. for leave to take care of his wife and daughter. concerned officer. Man- Sources said that circle ish Sonkar, 2005 batch BJP MLA offers to convert his residence into Covid hosp officer Manish Chandra PPS officer was posted Sonkar has taken leave in Jhansi district about Janardan Misra hospital for the better- pandemic. for the construction of without permission. one year back. He was ment of the public. Maithani has written a hospital and has also He was not present at promoted to superin- Lucknow: BJP MLA of The legislator and his to the District Magis- contributed Rs 50 lakh his election duty and he tendent of police two Govind Nagar Vidhan team has consistently trate to covert his house from MLA-fund to help sent his resignation on months back and he Sabha, Surendra been working for the into a temporary Covid the patients during the WhatsApp to senior su- was residing with his Maithani has offered needy, after the second hospital with a 113-bed pandemic. perintendent of police wife and four-year-old his private three-sto- wave of the deadly coro- facility. As Covid-19 cases Rohan P Kanay. SSP has daughter. His wife was reyed residence to the navirus has hit the state The legislator had surge in the country, considered it as negli- infected with Corona administration, plead- with Kanpur being one been recently in news, there are many states gence of duty and asked infection and he had to ing it to convert into a of the cities that has for uniting the MLAs to which are running out for explanation to the take care of her. BJP MLA Surendra Maithani helping the needy during the Covid times. temporary Covid-19 been most hit by the contribute Rs 11 crore of beds in the hospitals. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 04

IN-DEPTH DELHI CONTINUES TO BRIGHT SPOTS IN THE GASP FOR OXYGEN wo days ago 12 Covid-19 patients died in Delhi’s Batra Hospital due to shortage SHADOW OF PANDEMIC of oxygen. In Karnataka, 24 patients T died gasping for oxygen as the hospital DR GS ran out of the life-saving gas. Shortage SANDHU of oxygen supply has weakened India’s fight against Covid and caused heavy loss of lives. While the rest of the country struggles for medi- THE AUTHOR IS A RETIRED IAS, RAJASTHAN cal oxygen, Delhi is literally gasping for oxygen. The situation is ironic as Delhi is the seat of power as it has the Central government and a gov- ernment headed by Arvind Kejriwal. The nation- n the present scenario of un- al Capital also has the Supreme Court and a high precedented misery and grief court. Besides, embassies of all the foreign coun- when there is helplessness all tries are located which, in essence, gives the coun- around us, we do hear stories try a bad image abroad. of good work also. Though A major problem is of the Delhi and Central gov- many people in government ernments not being on the same page. It’s been two and outside must be doing ex- days since the Delhi government sought the De- I cellent work but I would like to fence Ministry’s help even as another hospital, mention two civil service offic- which has over 30 critical care patients, raised the ers in Maharashtra who have red flag about oxygen supply shortage. One expects done exemplary work in the the SOS will be promptly addressed as supplies face of the second wave of co- were being rushed by countries like Qatar, Saudi rona- Dr Rajendra Bharud, the Arabia, America, Germany, Britain etc. young District Collector of Strangely, even the Delhi High Court seems to Nandurbar in Maharashtra be helpless. On Tuesday, however, the court came and Iqbal Singh Chahal, Com- trolling the menace. The dis- sistance. Due to his pragmatic down heavily on the Central government on short- missioner of BMC in Mumbai. trict level machinery played a approach, the hospitals will- age of oxygen supply in the national capital and After the waning of the first pivotal role in containing the ingly handed over beds to BMC. ordered it to ensure that O2 supplies reached Del- wave most came to believe that virus with round-the-clock vig- AFTER THE WANING OF Admissions to these hospitals hi. It directed the Centre to divert unutilized oxy- the worst was over and threw ilance, make-shift quarantine THE FIRST WAVE MOST was done by BMC and the role gen tankers from other states to Delhi. caution to the wind. Likewise centres, medicines and con- CAME TO BELIEVE THAT of hospitals was reduced to the government machinery too tainment zones. The number THE WORST WAS OVER treating the patients only. Sec- imagined that they had won a of positive cases and casualties AND THREW CAUTION TO ondly, to overcome shortage of decisive victory against corona came down drastically and we THE WIND. LIKEWISE THE doctors he roped in 1100 MBBS COVID-19 DEALS A and no preparations were were under the impression that GOVERNMENT MACHINERY students by offering them Rs thought necessary for the likely the corona battle is over. Also TOO IMAGINED THAT THEY 50,000 as monthly stipend and BLOW TO THE IPL second wave. However to be there was a view that we have HAD WON A DECISIVE free boarding and lodging in fair, many state governments developed better immunity lev- VICTORY AGAINST good hotels (4/5 star) close to he prestigious IPL, a cricket bonanza mil- kept cautioning people to fol- els and things would not go CORONA AND NO the hospitals. This policy is be- lions looked forward to in the evenings, low the Covid safety norms. In wrong again. So hardly any ad- PREPARATIONS WERE ing continued even now. The came to an abrupt end on Tuesday. The Rajasthan signboards saying vance contingency plan was THOUGHT NECESSARY FOR result is that despite the second T decision to postpone the cricket bonanza “No Mask, No Entry” have been prepared for the second wave. THE LIKELY SECOND WAVE huge surge hitting Mumbai midway was taken at an emergency a common sight. Social distanc- Even the temporary hospitals early April this year, there are meeting between the IPL Governing Council and ing was maintained during that were opened at many plac- over 3000 beds (some with oxy- Despite this the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). meetings and these continued es were closed in February as gen) available in the hospitals. situation, a few in to be held at higher levels to we had declared a victory And the number of infected per- The decision was necessitated after two players of authority took a the franchise Kolkata Knight Riders tested positive. different line. One monitor the corona situation. against Covid-19. Government tive cases have dropped from sons has fallen sharply in Mum- They were followed by three persons from Chennai such person is Dr It was in August last year machinery at various levels 1200 to 300 and 150 hospital bai. And now with support from Super Kings (CSK), including bowling coach Rajendra Bharud, that most of Europe was hit by also took a back seat. beds are vacant. With all the the State Government he is pre- Laxmipathy Balaji, who reportedly tested positive. a doctor-turned a second wave which was Despite this situation, a few preparation, he is able to man- paring for the third wave of the Wriddhiman Saha of Sunrisers Hyderabad has also bureaucrat posted sweeping France, Spain and in authority took a different age the tsunami of the second pandemic -four new jumbo hos- tested positive. The surge of Covid-19 among crick- as the District other parts of Europe and soon line. One such person is Dr Ra- wave very effectively. pitals with 2000 beds each (200 eters in the IPL is something some people had Collector of it spread to the UK too. Media jendra Bharud, a doctor-turned Iqbal Singh Chahal was ap- ICU and 70% oxygen) and cap- warned of. The BCCI had rejected earlier demands Nandurbar district was full of stories of how Gov- bureaucrat posted as the Dis- pointed as Commissioner, BMC tive oxygen plants. These hospi- for postponement of the tournament. in Maharashtra. ernments in these countries trict Collector of Nandurbar in May last year when Mumbai tals are likely to be ready by The immediate responsibility of the BCCI will He was able to were struggling with their district in Maharashtra. He was in the midst of the worst May-end this year. be to ensure a safe passage for the overseas players. anticipate the overwhelmed health care sys- was able to anticipate the sec- phase of the first wave-slum ar- These are examples worth The problem of players from Australia will require second wave and tems as well as their battered ond wave and started working eas like Dharavi became the studying and emulating by oth- special attention as their country’s government started working on economies. Lockdowns were on a contingency plan to meet hotspots. However within a few er districts/cities (based on threatened to jail those returning from India. Al- a contingency plan reimposed at most places in the situation. Alongwith his weeks of his taking over he was their circumstances). This may though the Australian government subsequently to meet the these countries. Being econom- team he planned and sourced able to manage the crisis suc- not be the last corona wave as softened its stand the Aussies may not be willing situation. ically strong with small popu- the critical requirements -two cessfully. Two major initiatives more of these are anticipated in to take chances. For players from other countries, Alongwith his team lations they could manage to oxygen plants, 29 ambulances, were taken by him: First, the future. With support from a ban on flights from India will pose a different he planned and tide over the worst phase. community hospitals, ICU streamlining and managing the state governments, the field problem. Most players are now planning to take sourced the critical Whether this wave can also beds, essential medicines and hospital admissions by taking officers can play a much more the Maldives route to reach their respective coun- requirements -two spread to India seems to have other materials. Districts are over about 10,000 hospital beds effective role at the ground lev- tries. Others plan to go via the UK where they will oxygen plants, 29 been ignored by those in power. generally short of funds but in 132 hospitals (35 major and 97 el. Advance preparations can be required to quarantine themselves. ambulances, During the first wave in In- with the help of local business- smaller). He was able to fix rea- save lives, it can be our best bet Four international players and one Indian--- R. community dia all Governments and dis- es and civil society he managed sonable rates for the beds (in and our best insurance for any Ashwin of the CSK---exited the IPL earlier the re- hospitals, ICU beds, tricts had worked very hard to the extra resources at his level. private hospitals at par with new wave of the pandemic. maining are waiting to fly out of India perhaps until essential medicines bring the situation under con- And the result is there for all to government hospitals) and this THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY September when the IPL is expected to be played out. and other materials trol and we did succeed in con- see — the number of daily ac- was enforced without much re- THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top Medical oxygen should not be a luxury TWEET Dharmendra Pradhan eople might This has happened part- concerns – oxygen is really OUT OF THIN AIR @dpradhanbjp Vaccinations across India have once have con- ly due to the way oxygen is explosive. Another way of “making” crossed the 15-crore mark in 103 sidered oxygen produced, stored and This means the main oxygen is using concentra- days, making India the fastest a human right. transported around the bottleneck of oxygen pro- tors, devices that selectively country in the world to do so. A P significant achievement, India But the pan- world. That’s why scien- duction is, precisely, bot- remove nitrogen – the gas remains committed to bolster demic has revealed that ac- tists like me are working tles. The US relies on that makes up 78% of our the #LargestVaccinationDrive cess to oxygen – in a pure to find a cheaper alterna- heavy-duty pipes to trans- atmosphere – using a series for immunising all citizens in the form, for medical use – is a tive. port pressurised oxygen. of membranes, porous ma- least amount of time. luxury in most low and In Europe, transport is terials and filters. These middle-income countries. BOTTLENECKS mainly through liquid oxy- started being produced in Anand Sharma Getting access to pure Oxygen is mostly obtained gen carried in big tanks. mid-70s, and the technology @AnandSharmaINC oxygen for medical treat- from liquefied air. Engi- For lower-income coun- is very well established. Endorse the call given by @ ments is a complicated, neers turn the air we tries, distribution is done These devices turn air RahulGandhi that a lockdown is the only option available, given expensive and often very breathe into a liquid, using in bottles. into a stream of oxygen- the constant denial and false dangerous business. The a combination of process- But the oxygen bottle enriched gas, typically claims of the govt on the number current situation in India es that cool down gases un- market is cornered by only above 95% (the rest is of infections, deaths and shameful is a harsh reminder of til they condensate. Once a handful of chemical com- formed of mostly argon). claims of no oxygen shortages when hundreds of Indian, this issue. The second they’ve managed to liquefy panies. Using bottles also This is usually good enough including doctors, have died. wave of COVID-19 has hit the mix, they use distilla- adds another layer of safe- for respirators and ventila- the country hard, the to- tion – the same process ty concerns, as handling tors. The benefit of a con- tal number of deaths has used to make whisky and them correctly requires centrator is it can be pro- Spiritual just passed the 200,000 gin – to separate air into its several precautionary duced as a small device to mark. Oxygen is in short different components, oxy- measures and proper train- be used in hospitals or care SPEAK supply. gen among them. ing. Developing countries homes. Commercially Because of the current This process requires therefore lack both the in- available concentrators ex- An idea that is developed and put into action is more emergency, Indian citizens enormous amounts of en- frastructure required to ist now, but they are expen- important than an idea have turned to the black ergy and huge industrial world, most of them in the transported under great produce liquid oxygen and sive and difficult to produce that exists only as an idea. market to purchase oxygen facilities, so it’s limited to global north. Liquid oxy- pressure, creating serious that to easily and cheaply in developing countries. —Buddha way above its regular price. just a few areas in the gen must be stored and logistical issues and safety transport it to a hospital. SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION

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INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 05 We stand by 2.28 MAMATA SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO crore voters who believed in us: BJP New Delhi: Amid re- STOP VIOLENCE IN BENGAL: CONG ports of violence New Delhi: After re- Houses and vehicles against its supporters ports of violence erupt- of some BJP candidates MAMATA’S PARTY WON WITH allegedly by Trinamool ing in different parts of were allegedly attacked Congress workers, the West Bengal following in Bengal post the dec- MAJORITY, SHOULD TRY TO BJP on Tuesday pledged the declaration of As- laration of election re- ESTABLISH PEACE: RAUT that the party will stand sembly election results sults. The vehicle of with those who believed on May 2 in which the BJP leader Suvendu Mumbai: A day after in it. ruling Trinamool Con- Adhikari, who defeated BJP office in Asansol Addressing a virtual gress cruised to a land- Chief Minister Mama- was allegedly vandal- press conference BJP slide victory, the Con- ta Banerjee in Nandi- ised by the Trina- Spokesperson, Dr Sam- gress said on Tuesday gram, was also report- mool Congress bit Patra said, "We are Dr Sambit Patra that Trinamool supre- edly attacked. "The (TMC) workers, Shiv the main Opposition mo Mamata Banerjee Ministry of Home Af- Sena leader Sanjay party in Bengal today the situation in West should take steps to fairs has asked the West Raut on Tuesday said and we are taking this Bengal is unbelievable. stop the bloodshed. Bengal government for since the TMC won pledge today - we are "We have never wit- Congress' West Ben- a report on the post-poll the recently conclud- standing by the 2.28 nessed such scenes in gal in-charge Jitin violence targeting op- ed assembly elec- Sanjay Raut crore voters of Bengal India's electoral history. Prasada said, "The position political work- tions by a huge man- who believed in us." Bengal is burning. post-poll violence that ers in the state," the date, the maximum down the people, "2.28 crore Bengalis There should be gra- has been unleashed by MHA spokesperson had responsibilty goes to make them under- voted for the BJP, is it ciousness after winning the Trinamool on the tweeted earlier. the party to calm the stand and establish not their democratic polls. However, the vio- Congress workers is Trinamool leaders, people down and es- peace,” said Raut. right to vote for a politi- lence being perpetrated unacceptable. Even Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee however, have said that tablish peace. Hinting at the Ce- cal party of their in Bengal is painful and women and children they had nothing to do “Party won the tral govt, “Currently choice? Will Mamata saddening, " Patra said. are not spared. I'm sure party's Rajya Sabha MP mandate comes with a with any such incidents election by huge ma- the state is under the Banerjee led TMC gov- In a message to BJP the people of West Ben- Shaktisinh Gohil said, responsibility. If the in West Bengal and jority. Therefore, the control of the Cen- ernment take care of workers, Patra said, gal did not vote for this "The Trinamool leader target is the BJP work- urged the people to maximum responsi- tral Police Force, no them? Do they have no "The party stands with lawlessness." (Banerjee) should take ers, then also the vio- maintain peace and fol- bility is that of the govt has been estab- democratic right?" he you. It will come to you While addressing a steps to stop the vio- lence should stop im- low all Covid-19 proto- TMC leaders to calm lished yet.” —ANI asked. and support you in this press conference, the lence as the election mediately." cols. —ANI Patra claimed that hour of crisis.” —ANI IN THE COURTYARD Former J-K Governor Jagmohan Report on plea over black-marketing passes away, PM Modi expresses grief of COVID-19 medicines: HC to police New Delhi: Former Un- ion minister and Jam- New Delhi: The High mu and Kashmir gover- SHAH, NADDA CONDOLE Court here on Tuesday nor Jagmohan has JAGMOHAN’S DEMISE asked the Delhi Police passed away after a to file a status report on spell of illness. He took a petition alleging med- his last breath on Mon- ical mafia-politicians d a y. nexus indulging in The news of his de- Delhi HC black-marketing of mise has saddened a COVID-19 medicines. number of dignitaries refuses to A division bench of including Prime Minis- —FILE PHOTO entertain plea Justices Vipin Sanghi ta, appearing for the direction to detent per- ter Narendra Modi. He J-K Governor Jagmohan and Justice Rekha Palli petitioner, urged the sons indulging in black- paid rich tributes to New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders for SIT probe asked the Delhi Police high court to issue di- marketing of COVID-19 him on Tuesday tweet- Shanti.” Jagmohan Amit Shah and Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tues- to file status report and rection to registre FIR medicines as per Na- ing “Jagmohan Ji’s de- started his career as a day condoled the demise of former Jammu and New Delhi: The Delhi listed the matter for and investigate into the tional Security Act, mise is a monumental bureaucrat and was Kashmir Governor Jagmohan. The former Jammu High Court on Tuesday May 17. The court was medical mafia-politi- 1980 and to direct for loss for our nation. He seen by many as a tough and Kashmir Governor passed away in Delhi on refused to entertain a hearing a petition filed cians nexus by the Cen- disqualification of MPs was an exemplary ad- and efficient adminis- Monday. He was 94. Taking to Twitter, Shah re- Public Interest Litiga- by Deepak Singh. tral Bureau of Investi- and MLAs found to be ministrator and a re- trator. He also served as called Jagmohan as a devoted politician who took tion (PIL) praying for Advocate Virag Gup- gation (CBI) to issue hoarding medicines. nowned scholar. He al- the lieutenant governor key decisions for the nation’s peace and progress. the investigation to be ways worked towards of Delhi and was ap- “Shri Jagmohan Ji will always be remembered for carried out by a court- the betterment of India. pointed Jammu and his remarkable tenure as the Governor of Jammu appointed Special In- Supreme Court strikes down WB His ministerial tenure Kashmir governor. As and Kashmir. An able administrator and later a vestigation Team (SIT) was marked by innova- militancy erupted in devoted politician who took key decisions for the and affix the liability Housing Industry Regulation Act, 2017 tive policy making. Jammu and Kashmir, nation’s peace and progress. India mourns his sad and accountability on New Delhi: The SC on by Justice DY Chandra- pass a similar law. Condolences to his fam- he was made the gover- demise. My deepest condolences to his family. the Central and state Tuesday struck down chud declared as void “Once Parliament has ily and admirers. Om nor again in 1990. governments in ongo- the West Bengal Hous- and unconstitutional enacted a law, it’s not ing deaths due to short- ing Industry Regulation the HIRA, for being re- open to the State legisla- age of medical oxygen. Act, 2017 (HIRA) as un- pugnant to the RERA ture to enact a similar The Bench of Justice constitutional, which Act. The apex court said law and lift it word to RSS wants BJP to introspect WB loss DN Patel and Justice was passed to regulate that if the Parliament word. Test of repugnan- Jasmeet Singh decided the real estate sector in has enacted a law on a cy is clearly estab- Kolkata: The RSS they joined BJP when to “dismissed as with- place of the central law, subject, it is not open for lished,” the top court wants the BJP leader- faced with denial of drawn” the petition. RERA. A Bench headed the State legislature to said. —ANI ship to do a ‘thorough TMC ticket in view of introspection’ over the doubts over their win- landslide victory se- nability. Plea seeks halt of construction activity of Central Vista cured by the Trinamool Suvendu justified the New Delhi: The HC Management. A bench Congress in West Ben- ‘Adhikari factor’ by his here will on May 17 of Justice DN Patel gal and specially focus slender victory over hear in detail the plea and Justice Jasmeet on the merit of induct- Mamata Banerjee in seeking direction to Singh adjourned the ing many Trinamool Nandigram, but the halt/suspend all con- matter on Tuesday. deserters. TMC won 33 of the 47 struction activity of Meanwhile, Addition- A quick review by seats in the Midnapore the Central Vista Ave- al Solicitor General RSS leaders in West worked for the BJP. into the BJP fold has area because the battle nue Redevelopment Chetan Sharma, op- Bengal and its top lead- With the exception of backfired, justifying Royale sucked in the Project in compliance posed the plea and said ership revealed that in- giant killer Suvendu TMC strategist Adhikari clan and left with orders issued by the petition is of doubt- duction of Trinamool Adhikari, the idead of Prashant Kishor’s re- yawning gaps else- the Delhi Disaster ful credentials. —ANI deserters have not taking TMC deserters peated assertion that where in the region.

STALIN DECLARES JOURNALISTS AS STUDENT VISA HOLDERS AN ENTER FRONTLINE WORKERS IN TN PILOTS THREATEN TO 'STOP US FROM AUGUST 1: EMBASSY GANJA WORTH RS 1 CR SEIZED Chennai: Tamil Nadu their lives and their work WORK', DEMAND VACCINATION New Delhi: Indian enter the United States if IN ODISHA'S KORAPUT Chief Minister M K Stalin will be considered as New Delhi: Air India pilots union (ICPA) has students whose classes their classes start on or Koraput (Odisha) : Odisha's Machhkund police on Tuesday announced front-line workers in threatened to "stop work" if the airline fails to set in US start from August after August 1, 2021. We on Tuesday arrested three people and seized media professionals as Tamil Nadu. "All media up vaccination camps on a 'pan India` basis for 1, 2021, can enter are unfortunately unable 1008 kg of ganja near Jalaput village in Koraput. frontline workers.The persons working in the fl ying crew. In a letter written to Air India`s the country. The US to approve exceptions The value of the ganja is approximately Rs 1 journalists will now be newspapers, visual and Director of Operations RS Sandhu, ICPA said, Embassy in India on for F visa holders with crore. According to police officials, the ganja was eligible for all benefi ts, audio media at the risk "With no healthcare support to the fl ying crew, no Tuesday — when the a program start date being illegally transported. Addressing media including priority vac- of their lives due to rain, insurance, and a massive opportunistic pay cut, restriction on travellers before August 1, 2021. If persons, Sub Divisional Police Officer Sanjaya cination against corona- sun and fl oods will be we are in no position to continue risking the lives from India came into your start date is before Mohapatra said, "Police detained a jackfruit-laden virus. Stalin in a tweet considered as frontline of our pilots without vaccination." "Our fi nances effect — Tweeted: “Under August 1, we urge you to truck traveling to Guntur, Andhra Pradesh which stated that all journalists employees in Tamil are already spread thin covering our bedridden the current Presidential contact your respective was carrying 1,008 kg of ganja." "Three persons working in newspapers Nadu," Stalin tweeted in colleagues and provisioning for families." Proclamation, student educational institutions to have been arrested," he added. —ANI and visual media risk Tamil. —ANI visa holders are able to discuss options.” INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 06 Sensex slumps 465 POWERGallery RAGA: A CRIME HAS BEEN pts; Nifty slips J MURALI APPOINTED AS DIRECTOR, INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN AP below 14,500 J Murali has been appointed as Director, State Mumbai: Market Institute of Rural Development of PR & RD De- COMMITTED AGAINST INDIA benchmark Sensex partment in Andhra Pradesh for a period of two tumbled 465 points on years. He is a retired IAS offi cer. As “innocent people” continued to lose the battle against Covid Tuesday, tracking loss- es in index heavy- S K GUPTA IS ALSO MD, FERRO New Delhi: Former innocent people” con- with the protection of weights Reliance Indus- SCRAP NIGAM LIMITED Congress President Ra- tinued to lose the battle NYAY scheme for the Govt must deploy all tries, HDFC twins and S K Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director, MSTC hul Gandhi on Tuesday against Covid and said vulnerable sections. Infosys despite a posi- Limited, has been assigned an additional charge once again attacked the a crime has been com- “Government of In- tive trend in global of Managing Director, Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited Modi government for mitted against India. dia (GOI) doesn’t get it. resources: Priyanka equities. (FSNL) after a vacancy of this post with the re- its inaction as “many He said the only way The only way to stop the New Delhi: Con- The 30-share BSE in- tirement of present incumbent Rajiv Bhattacharya to stop the spread of Corona now gress General Secre- dex ended 465.01 points on April 30, 2021. apocalyptic is a full lockdown - with tary Priyanka Gan- or 0.95 per cent lower at march of the protection of NYAY dhi Vadra on Tues- 48,253.51, and the broad- MS SINGHANIA TAKES OVER AS NATIONAL PRESIDENT FICCI FLO the pan- for the vulnerable sec- day slammed the er NSE Nifty slumped Ms Ujjwala Singhania has been appointed as the demic tions. Government of govt over Central 137.65 points or 0.94 per National President of FICCI Ladies Organization was an India’s inaction is kill- Vista project, saying, cent to 14,496.50. Dr Red- (FLO), the oldest women-led & women-centric immedi- ing many innocent peo- “When people of the Priyanka Gandhi dy’s was the top loser in business chamber of Southeast Asia. She took ate com- ple,” he tweeted country are strug- the Sensex pack, shed- over as the 38th President of FLO at the FLO’s plete In another tweet, la- gling for oxygen, vac- structing a new ding around 2 per cent, 37th Annual Session. lock- menting at the govern- cine, hospital beds house for the Prime followed by Reliance down ment he said, “I just and medicines then Minister worth Rs Industries, Sun Phar- SANJAY PANJIYAR SELECTED AS want to make it clear it would be better if 13,000 crore,” Priyan- ma, HDFC twins, Info- DIRECTOR (OP), HINDUSTAN COPPER that a lockdown is now the government put ka Gandhi, who is sys, M&M and Power- LIMITED the only option due all the resources in also the in-charge of Grid. On the other Sanjay Panjiyar, CGM (Project & Maintenance), to lack of strategy saving lives of peo- Uttar Pradesh, said hand, ONGC, Bajaj Fi- NMDC Ltd, has been selected for the post of by GOI.” ple, instead of con- in a tweet in Hindi. nance, TCS, Nestle In- Director (Operations), Hindustan Copper Limited Rahul Gandhi dia and SBI. (HCL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 4, 2021. Four candi- dates were interviewed for the same.

Centre allocates supplies ANAND SHARMA APPOINTED AS OSD Char Dham Yatra Management IN CM’S OFFICE IN MP Former IAS offi cer Anand Sharma has been received from abroad appointed as Offi cer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Board issues new guidelines New Delhi: The Union Chief Minister’s Offi ce following his superannua- government has allo- tion on April 30 on contract basis for the tenure of the current CM in Madhya Pradesh. Dehradun: Amid the WHO CAN ENTER? cated the Covid-19 med- growing number of ical supplies received ANIL SHUKLA RETURNS TO COVID-19 cases, Uttara- from the global commu- PARENT CADRE khand’s Char Dham nity to various states Upon return from central deputation, Anil Shukla Management Board on and UTs. has been posted to Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Tuesday laid out a The govt said it is tak- He is a 1996 batch IPS offi cer of AGMUT cadre. standard operating pro- ing steps for expedi- cedure (SOP) days after tious clearance and dis- SANJAY KUMAR POSTED TO DELHI Chief Minister Tirath tribution of the medical Supplies received from US. GOVT Singh Rawat suspended and other relief. Sanjay Kumar has been shifted from Andaman the yatra for devotees. It created a cell under Addl. Secy level officers and Nicobar Islands to GNCTD. He is a 1998 According to the new Addl. Secretary from MEA, Chief Com- batch IPS offi cer of AGMUT cadre. guideline officially is- [Health], MoHFW to co- missioner Customs, sued by the board states Visual from Badrinath temple. ordinate the receipt and Economic Advisor from ALKA JHA IS MEMBER, PLANNING that only priests, locals allocation of foreign Ministry of Civil Avia- AND HRD, POSTAL SERVICES BOARD rightfully related to the ry to carry negative dia, Uttarakhand CM ples will perform ritu- Covid relief material as tion, Technical Advisor Ms Alka Jha has been posted as Member (Plan- temples, employees, COVID reports from on April 29 said, “Utta- als and puja.” Uttara- grants, aid and dona- Dte. GHS, Representa- ning and HRD), Postal Services Board, Depart- and officers will be per- heading to any of these rakhand government khand has been record- tions. tives from HLL, two ment of Posts, Ministry of Communications, New mitted entry at the four temples. The Char has suspended Char ing a rise in coronavi- Functioning from Joint Secretaries from Delhi, on promotion to the grade of HAG+. She is pilgrimage sites - Badri- Dham Yatra was sched- Dham Yatra this year in rus cases. As per the April 26, it comprises of MoHFW and Secretary a 1987 batch Indian Postal Service (IPoS) offi cer. nath, Kedarnath, Gan- uled for May 14 this view of COVID-19 situa- official data released, one Joint Secretary on General along with an- gotri, and Yamunotri. year. tion in the state. Only the state has 55,436 ac- deputation from Minis- other representatives S MERVIN ALEXANDER IS MEMBER, However, it is mandato- Speaking to the me- priests of the four tem- tive COVID cases. —ANI try of Education, two from IRCS. —ANI PERSONNEL, POSTAL SERVICES BOARD S Mervin Alexander has been posted as Member (Personnel), Postal Services Board, Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, New Over 4 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated so far, govt Delhi, on promotion to the grade of HAG+. He is a 1987 batch Indian Postal Service (IPoS) offi cer.

New Delhi: More than Remdesivir IAF brings O2 ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR four lakh beneficiaries, production is cylinders, other YOGENDER CHAUDHARY IN 18-44 years have been HARYANA vaccinated till date 1.05 cr now equipment Yogender Chaudhary, Advisor, Resource Mo- since the third phase of New Delhi: Amid the Chennai: Nearly 35 bilization Cell in CM’s Offi ce and PS, Haryana, the vaccination drive COVID-19 pandemic and tonnes of equipment, Foreign Cooperation Department, has been given commenced on Satur- increasing demand for including 450 empty additional charge of works related to CM an- day, informed the govt Remdesivir, Union Min- oxygen cylinders do- nouncements. He is a 1989 batch IRS offi cer. on Tuesday morning. ister for state chemical nated by the UK and 4,06,339 people were and Fertiliser Mansukh airlifted by the Indian Air THREE IPS OFFICERS GET NEW vaccinated across 12 Mandaviya on Tuesday Force (IAF) from Britain ASSIGNMENTS IN MAHARASHTRA states and union terri- said that the production arrived on Tuesday. K Venkatesham has been appointed Director, Civil tories as on May 3. of Remdesivir injection According to the Indian Defence, Mumbai, while Sandeep Bishnoi was According to the of- has increased to 1.05 Red Cross Society, UK posted as DG, Legal & Technical, and V V Phan- ficial release by the un- JAB FOR 18 PLUS! Medic administers Covid vaccine dose to a benefi ciary on Tuesday. crore monthly. The donated 5,000 cylinders salkar is MD, State Police Housing and Welfare ion health ministry, demand for Remdesivir to India through it to Corporation Limited, Mumbai in Maharashtra. Chhattisgarh adminis- 55,565, Jammu and 6,802, Punjab - 635, Ra- Day-108 of the vaccina- is increasing day by day meet the emergency tered 1,025 vaccine dos- Kashmir -5,587, Karna- jasthan - 76,151, Tamil tion drive, 17,08,390 vac- in different parts of the requirement for empty By arrangement with: http:// es, Delhi - 40,028, Guja- taka - 2,353, Maharash- Nadu - 2,744 and Uttar cine doses were given,” country due to increase oxygen cylinders during whispersinthecorridors.com rat - 1,08,191, Haryana - tra - 73,714, Odisha - Pradesh - 33,544. “As on it added. —ANI cases increasing cases. the second wave.

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Rural covid... istrative set up is lia- Awasthi informed that daily labourers. May 5 against the al- BJP spokesperson the results of a poll, in We mean business. We directed the health de- ble to provide all pos- necessary steps were leged attacks. The pro- and senior advocate independent India.” are not going to take partment to take all sible help to the needy. being taken to break Round 2... posed agitation is Gaurav Bhatia also The BJP chief also no for an answer,” said the necessary prepara- The entire operation the Corona transition I share grave concerns planned on the same filed a petition in the said he will visit the the court. tions including in- will be looked after by chain. At present, a @PMOIndia given that day as Mamata Baner- Supreme Court, seek- houses of those party The court also creasing the number the Additional Chief partial corona curfew violence vandalism, jee is expected to take ing a CBI probe into workers who “lost pulled up the Centre of test kits, RRTs, etc Secretary, Home. is in effect until 7 am arson, loot and kill- oath again as the “rampant post-poll vi- their lives” in South 24 for calling “rhetoric” in connection with Officials have also on May 6, but essential ings continue unabat- state’s chief minister. olence” in West Ben- Parganas. the statement made by this massive cam- been instructed to con- and compulsory ser- ed. Concerned must Until Mamata’s swear- gal. Delhi government that paign. tinue the sanitisation vices are being al- act in overdrive to re- ing-in takes place, the BJP national presi- Are you... “people are dying” due Instructions have and fogging drives on lowed during this pe- store order.” governor is in charge dent J P Nadda arrived reality every day of to lack of sufficient also been issued to of- a war footing with the riod. Supply of drugs, The Ministry of of the government’s in Kolkata Tuesday people not able to se- oxygen supply to the ficials to make oxygen help of fire tenders. vegetables, grocery Home Affairs has also administration in where he said, “The cure oxygen beds and hospitals in the na- available to the people Strict enforcement shops, industrial units asked the state gov- West Bengal. The saf- incidents which we ICU beds.It added that tional capital. “This is under treatment in should also be ensured are being maintained ernment for a report fron party claimed saw after the results on one hand there is not rhetoric. It is un- home isolation. This for mandatory use of and there is no short- on the “post-election that the acts were of West Bengal polls need to increase the fortunate. We can’t be system should be im- masks and other Cov- age of food. Awasthi violence targeting op- “state-sponsored”. shock us and make us infrastructure but on blind. This is an emo- plemented effectively id protocols with the further stated that di- position political BJP spokesperson worried. I had heard the other hand the ex- tional matter when in all districts. If a pa- help of monitoring rections had also been workers in the state”. Sambit Patra said that of such incidents dur- isting is crumbling. people are dying. It is tient’s family is trying committees, both in given to operate com- Meanwhile, the BJP “whatever is happen- ing India’s partition. “Contempt is there. a matter of people’s to get a cylinder re- urban and rural areas. munity kitchens for has announced a na- ing in Bengal is state- We had never seen Don’t take it lightly. lives and liberty,” it filled, then the admin- ACS Home, Awanish street vendors and tionwide dharna on sponsored violence”. such intolerance after Don’t drive us there. said. ”. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 07 GLIMPSES OF TOUGH TIMES

ISOLATED WEDDING! A married couple on their way to OVERWHELMED WITH PATIENTS A crowded Covid-19 ward at a hospital in Varanasi. MORE AND MORE BEDS Work underway to create a COVID-19 hospital at pray at the Ganga amidst lockdown in Varanasi. —PHOTOS BY PTI a stadium in Sector 21 of Noida.

Wife, husband Impetus to glass bottles, commit suicide Rlys run mobile OPDs to make corona cess add to liquor woes after having a sure doctors reach rural patients First India Bureau fight at home First India Bureau Gorakhpur to run mo- Lucknow: Liquor con- Rae Bareli: Double sui- bile medical trains. The sumers receive setback cide in a village under Lucknow: The Rail- decision meant that a after setback as the Ex- Gurbuxganj area, in ways has started run- mobile medical OPD cise Department has Rae Bareli district has ning mobile OPDs to train was operated decided to give impetus shocked everyone at the cater to the medical from Sitapur to Burh- to the glass industry by village. needs of people in the wal and Sitapur to applying Corona cess as Labourer Chote Lal rural areas who have Mailani to cater to the well as has made an often quarreled with been deprived of proper various medical need amendment to the Ex- his wife after coming health infrastructure. of railway personnel. cise Policy of the state. The introduction of glass bottles for both home drunk. The mobile OPD is be- The team was provided The aftermath of such native and foreign liquor means that tetra On one such incident ing operated in several ing its own health units way personnel stationed with a kit of medicines decision has meant that packs will be no longer available as they on Monday night, he divisions of the rail- at large workplaces. The in small stations. In as a precaution to dis- the price of bottles of will soon be replaced by glass bottles had hit his wife in front ways with doctors and department has sta- view of the grim situa- tribute to people who wine will see an in- of his two young chil- paramedical staff of the tioned railway doctors tion, the North Eastern showed mild symptoms crease from Rs. 10 to 40. The changes in the Excise policy have meant dren. railway department and paramedical staff Railway Lucknow divi- of Covid. The state which is al- that while the native liquor bottles will see The wife enraged and who carry necessary who cater to the medical sion administration de- Mahesh Gupta, Pub- ready reeling under an increase of Rs. 10 while the foreign liquor depressed by the inci- medicines and equip- needs of railway per- cided to provide direct lic Relations Officer, heavy Covid cases and bottles’ price will be increased by Rs. 40 dent locked herself in a ment like oximeters, sonnel posted at nearby treatment to the railway North Eastern Railway, had forced shut many room at night and etc. to monitor people’s small stations as well as personnel of small sta- Lucknow Division said liquor shops causing hanged herself with the health. their families. The sec- tions. that all the small sta- frenzy among regular The decision taken 90 ml bottles while the help of a saree tied to The Railway Depart- ond wave of the Corona- DRM Dr. Monika Ag- tions under its jurisdic- drinkers and the in- by the Yogi Adityanath 90 ml bottles of import- the ceiling. ment has been contrib- virus has spread far and nihotri ordered all line tion will be able to ben- crease in the price will government will enable ed liquor will cost Rs. 40 Chote Lal who in the uting to the fight against near and has affected health units including efit from the Mobile also add to the misery of it to increase the reve- more than before. morning upon seeing Coronavirus by operat- large number of rail- Sitapur, Gonda and OPD. the alcohol enthusiasts. nue that will generated The Excise Depart- his wife’s lifeless body The Excise Depart- in the state. The chang- ment has said that the hanging from the ceil- ment on Tuesday which es in the Excise policy information about in- ing also took his own finalized its decision to have meant that while crease in the liquor life by hanging himself introduce Corona cess the native liquor bottles price is misleading and from the same saree. Vacation over, report to college: Univ has also directed the will see an increase of inaccurate. It added The double suicide manufacturers to fill liq- Rs. 10 while the foreign that the cabinet had on came to light only in the uors in glass bottles. The liquor bottles’ price will Monday decided to in- morning when their to all paramedical, nursing students proposal about the same be increased by Rs. 40. troduce the Covid cess eldest son opened the was also cleared in a While the price of the for the first time in the door to his parent’s First India Bureau hary Charan Singh iated colleges had re- NK Taneja called for cabinet meeting, which non-premium brand state for 90 ml bottles. It room and saw his moth- University has come cently declared sum- an end to these holi- meant that now along liquor bottle of quanti- was clarified that while er’s lifeless body on the Meerut: The summer to an end as the Uni- mer vacation for stu- days in medical and with foreign liquor even ty 90 ml will seen an in- Covid cess of Rs.60 on floor while his father’s vacation of all medi- versity has asked the dents from May 1 to paramedical colleges. native liquors will have crease of Rs. 10, the pre- 750 ml bottle, Rs. 40 on body was hanging from cal, nursing and para- principal of all para- May 31 but given the The Vice-Chancel- to be sold only in glass mium brand liquor bot- 375 ml and Rs. 20 on 180 the ceiling. medical students at medical, nursing col- high positive cases in lor had written to the bottles. The decision by tles will see an increase ml were already appli- He then ran out to colleges in Meerut and leges to call back the the state and shortage principal of colleges the Excise Department of Rs. 20. The price of cable, it was decided to inform the villagers Saharanpur divisions students immediately. of medical staff, Vice- that students be asked is set to boost the glass Scotch bottles will be introduce the cess on who in turn called the affiliated to the Chaud- The university-affil- Chancellor Professor to undergo training. industry in the state. increased by 30 Rs. for a the 90 ml bottles. police.

WIN-WIN wrenching with some patients coming across such a scenario in who are waiting in the ambulance their life where they are helpless at CLAIM ALL with oxygen supply attached to times. In normal days, one could outed as the bellwether of their face while there are people have seen people strolling in the T the crucial UP Assembly who were being transported in streets on finding it empty but polls 2022, the Panchayat e-rickshaw from one hospital to now these streets have a gloomy Poll results have thrown up another hoping to get a bed all atmosphere. The scenes around perplexing results with all major heavyweights including cabinet and counter claims goes on. this year into UP’s electoral the while with battered breaths. the Covid centers can easily shake political parties claiming victory. minister Ramapati Shastri and This when political parties had ‘maidan’ for claiming massive Youths outside hospitals can up anyone. Four ambulances Bereft of the glitz glamour BJP MP Kaushal Kishore lost fielded their candidates in the win. Apparently it took the been seen holding onto oxygen were standing by near the Covid that usually follows all other to independents in the fray. For panchayat polls but symbols of Lucknow’s signature ‘Pehle cylinders for their elderly relatives Hospital located on Baghpat Road elections, these rural polls all her glamour quotient even the parties were not used as it Aap’ greeting rather seriously. while frantically searching for not knowing when the oxygen proved to be a great leveller 2015 Miss India runner-up, is against the statute. UP BJP —M Tariq Khan another oxygen cylinder in case cylinders they hold will run out in making the mighty bite the Deeksha Singh, who had taken vice president and in charge of the previous gets over. The city and when they can be substituted. dust and electing hitherto a plunge and was a contestant Panchayat polls Vijay Bahadur ENDLESS TALES of Meerut has which otherwise A young boy came running out unknown faces. The results saw from ward-26 under Buxa Pathak said that the ruling party is lively is now only exuding pain of the Covid hospital and fell on defeat of SP patriarch Mulayam block in the Jaunpur district supported candidates have OF EXUDING and agony. It is not only the people his father’s lap all the while crying Singh Yadav’s niece, Sandhya too failed to charm the voters won 60% seats in the state. PAIN AND AGONY who are suffering, Doctors coming and shrieked that neither beds Yadav, who had switched over and emerged a poor fifth in the Ditto Samajwadi Party. But the out Covid wards can been seen nor oxygen are available and that to BJP, in Mainpuri. Similarly, final tally.As the results are still cake was taken by AAP, which he plight of patients in the sighing and exclaiming that they they will have to go to some other the kins of several ruling party pouring in, the game of claims formally made its maiden foray Tstate has become heart- had never in their life imagined hospital. —Amit Baliyan Life is a mix of happiness and joy along with challenges and tribulations. We all struggle - what matters is not to give up. —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 | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 08 Didi is no.1 in Bengal, Gehlot no.1 in Raj: JC Editor-In-Chief of First India, Jagdeesh Chandra, in The New JC Show, provides a deep insight on Didi’s unprecedented ‘Bijoy in Bengal,’ factors responsible for BJP’s defeat in polls, why Modi-Shah continue to rule the roost as far as political management is concerned, how BJP needs to re-draft its policies to prove a stronghold and how the ‘People’s man’ CM Gehlot continues to enjoy the status of the ‘No 1 leader in Rajasthan’ and much more...

z What is your take on results in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry? The results are perfect and on expected lines ex- cept West Bengal. In As- sam, it is a repeat. CM is good and known for a clean image. Kerala and z Despite the Saam, confidence in BJP be- Tamil Nadu victory is Daam, Dand, Bhed cause of the misleading big for strengthening policy of the BJP, feedback given by the democratic forces. Mamata Banerjee re- intelligence agencies. corded historic victo- The second reason was z Left ruled for 34 ry. How do you per- serious vacuum at the lo- years, but did not get ceive and assess this cal level and absence of a seat this time. Why? victory? credible local faces for Mamata’s popularity Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed contesting polls and coupled with misman- is narrative of every po- large scale defection Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left): Vijendra Solanki, Megha Kaushik, Akanksha Bhalla, Shweta Mishra, Aditi Nagar and Ashutosh Sharma during The New JC Show. agement and non-clarity litical party and there from TMC proved coun- in the Left and also not was nothing new in that terproductive. The third 3 to 77 seats. The way z Mamata questioned ergetic but he lacks basic taking election seriously this time. But its very and very important fac- Modi-Shah did wonder- neutrality of the ECI, grip in politics. resulted in this result for first meaning and mes- tor is that all 130 leaders ful work in election man- but results project a the left. sage is that democracy is tasked with polls just fo- agement there, it seemed different picture. How z Congress in Ra- alive in the country and cused on pulling crowd that two leaders were on do you see it? jasthan performed z Did surge in Corona public gives decisive for rallies of Prime Min- one side, whereas, the The ECI worked in a better. How do you per- cases impact the last 3 mandate. The second ister, Amit Shah, JP Na- entire party was on the well-organised man- ceive Ashok Gehlot’s phases? It affected message is that prati- dda. This led to crowd – other. How they will ner, conducted polls in performance here? popularity of the PM shodh mrityu ka karan natural and managed - in emerge out of it, time 8 phases that became In Bengal Didi is No. 1, Modi? hai (Revenge is cause of rallies of BJP, but Mama- will tell. One learns by an issue. It led to ten- in Rajasthan Gehlot is It may be. Though the death). And beyond a ta did not bother about experience and defeats. sion, but if the ECI No. 1. His magic is in- health is a subject related point, if you want to sup- the crowd. So BJP work- was biased, then could tact. Raghu Sharma to the State, but a large press a political rival, ers spent half of time in z Hindutva, Matua, Mamata register such and Dharmedra picture is projected that then the move becomes managing numbers for Dalit cards were a landslide victory. Rathore are credited, the Centre is not han- counterproductive. The rallies and receiving played. Attempts were The results have but ultimately Gehlot dling the situation prop- third message is that leaders from Delhi at air- made to break TMC proved that the ECI is the leader. Neither erly. We can conclude Mamata is now the na- ports. This feedback despite that Mamata was independent, non- Sonia Gandhi nor Ra- there has been a downfall tional opposition and the must have reached Modi- crosses 200. What do biased, and fair. Ma- hul Gandhi cam- of 15% in popularity of credit goes to top BJP Shah also that local you feel is the factor dras HC’s remark on paigned here, Ajay Narendra Modi, it may leadership, who have un- workers could not be behind this? ECI was beyond judi- Maken just super- be because of Corona or fortunately positioned spared for canvassing. Bengal ki Beti slogan is cial outreach. Ban- vised. Some say it is may be due to the stars. themselves against a re- Another reason is better there and fate is a major ning political rallies is courtesy; Vasundhara gional leader. If we term polarisation by Mamata factor. When there was job of the Union Gov- Raje, but I do not think z RSS played active it sarcastically, the credit of Matua, Muslim and the perception that BJP Jagdeesh Chandra during The New JC Show. ernment not of the so, as overall Ashok role along with BJP goes to top BJP leader- women votes. Amit Shah will sweep, a Jaipur nu- ECI. Gehlot’ s leadership is at the grassroots level ship, who have unfortu- was focused on manag- merologist Dr Kumar May 6. Will this gov- z PM Modi congratu- intact. Sometimes, I in Bengal & Kerala, nately positioned them- ing Matua from day one Ganesh had told me that ernment complete 5 lated Mamata on vic- z Will Mamata consider seriously but did not fare well. selves against a regional and he was confident be- the Mamata will only years because of the tory and offered all emerge as a main face that he may comeback Will Mohan Bhagwat leader. The fourth and cause the community af- form the government. opposition from the possible help in Coro- of opposition at the in 2023. bring any major the biggest message is fects about 70 seats. But When I visited Bengal BJP? na times. How do you national level? change in working of that political manage- they could not be man- before elections, there Well, Mamata is also sus- perceive this diplo- It may happen because z Any hope of Cabinet RSS? ment has a limit, this aged and shifted towards was general perception picious of horse- trading. matic move? now sentiment is ‘Didi is expansion and politi- Mohan Bhagwat and the election has proved it. Mamata. She played on that BJP will sweep and As far BJP’s opposition is It is a welcome move and No. 1.’ And now weak op- cal appointments? RSS will obviously brain- There is a limit to the the CAA sentiments and I returned to Jaipur with concerned, it will depend West Bengal public has position has got strength Any big changes in storm over this and seri- narrative. There is limit gave local land rights to the same perception. on State and Centre’s re- welcomed the PM’s to fight back. But this is Rajasthan Congress ously think about the to Hindu-Muslim card. people and better played However, after a week, I lations. If there is acri- tweet. He acted as the too earlier to say that after bypolls? debacle in West Bengal. And in political manage- the card. Muslim votes, felt that surveys were mony in relations of ‘Statesman.’ Modi’s Mamata will be a nation- I do not foresee Cabi- ment, the ‘Modi-Shah around 28%, were polar- right and my analysis Modi-Shah and Mamata strong point is that his al face. But she seems to net expansion of po- z Will BJP change its jodi’ is superhit in all In- ised. Another factor was was wrong. then it is clear that ‘Eve- feedback system is quite be a LoP’s star cam- litical appointments as strategy in UP? dia. But at state level, women voters (49%). rything is fair in love and strong. There is hope of paigners in 2024. She will fight is with Corona at Bengal results have when a ‘Satrap’ is there, Women have been influ- z TMC won, but war.’ The threat of defec- positive and construc- be a better performer present. As far as time- sent waves up to Luc- the chances are reduced enced by Modi’s schemes Mamata lost in Nandi- tion and horse- trading tive relations in future than Rahul Gandhi, line is concerned, Ajay know about the to 50:50 and there is a but this time, Mamata’s gram. How do you per- will remain until there also. Bengal is part of Sharad Pawar or Maken has already ‘Mamata factor.’ On challenge. Be it Mamata local schemes were so ceive this defeat? are cordial Centre-State India, so its development Mayawati. She may burnt his fingers by the other hand , Yogi’s in West Bengal, Stalin in good or Mamata on When misfortune comes relations. We also expect- is India’s development. emerge as a leader in announcing dates ear- popularity is unabat- DMK, Naveen Patnaik in wheel chair appealed it comes in battalions. ed better relations be- about 12 to 14 states. lier. I would advise as- ed in Uttar Pradesh Odisha, Uddhav Thack- and influenced them It’s fate. CP Joshi in Ra- tween Mamata and Gov- z There were charges pirants also to work in and he has a good eray or Sharad Pawar in more. Another factor jasthan had also lost ernor Jagdeep Dhankhar, of corruption against z If that happens what the field and think of team of officers like Maharashtra, Soren in was ‘Bechari Mamata ka with 1 vote even though though they had a cordial kin of Mamata and will be role of Con- people. There will be Navneet Sehgal and Jharkhand, the biggest abhyudaya’ (emergence he was being considered beginning at the time of CBI, IT, ED were in- gress and does it seem no change in leader- Awanish Awasthi. message is that the BJP of a helpless and poor as the contender for the the Governor’s swearing vestigating. Will that that Rahul Gandhi’s ship also as its the one There maybe some is- leadership will have to Mamata on a wheel chair. CM’s post. We had gone -in , which I had also at- speed maintain even leadership is lost? man show – Ashok Ge- sue because of the im- think and analyse that ) It led to perception that to join his nomination tended. Mamata was now? Rahul Gandhi and entire hlot. As far as Sachin pact of farmers’ agita- political management outside people are tortur- rally, but could not reach about to leave when Many people believe that Congress leadership, af- Pilot is concerned, he tion and polarisation has a limit. So the ‘All- ing her so people sup- there due to an accident. Jagdeep ji asked her to action of agencies was ter defeat in 5 states, are is young, handsome of Muslims but there India Model’ is different ported her. As Hindu- It was fate. So, it is just stay for tea and she stayed quite politically- orient- in a state of distress, de- development- oriented is still time and the than the ‘State Model.’ Muslim polarisation in fate that she lost. for 45 minutes at the func- ed because of the timing. moralised, disappointed. & people- friendly, but BJP government in And the narrative will Gujarat in 2002 worked tion. So, we were hopeful It happened during the As far as Rahul Gandhi here is no such vacan- Uttar Pradesh is work- have to change as per lo- in favour of Narendra z Mamata is accusing at the time. But then UPA’s regime too. There is concerned, his corona- cy so far. Most people ing very well on cal conditions. For in- Modi, so being ‘bechara’ irregularity in re- things became difficult is hope of a halt on such tion as ‘Party head’ has of Pilot camp are in ground level. stance, McDonald’s glob- worked for Mamata now. counting and she between them. actions – on merit or been deferred due to one tough fight with Ge- al model did not work in wanted to approach without merit – as it will reason or the other. But hlot and everyone’s fo- z Will stature of pow- India, so they changed z Though BJP has the Supreme Court. z Mamata will have to send across wrong mes- there is no reason after cus now is on Corona erful regional leaders recipe as per Indian fla- risen from 3 to 77 What do you think win from any seat in sage. Cases of graft are these elections. Now, management. Opera- like Ashok Gehlot and vours and it was super- seats from 2016 which will happen in the SC? six months. Will it lead strong, but I feel there there is another mysteri- tion Lotus is also not Amarinder Singh in- hit. Likewise, the BJP is a winning record I think she should first to test of strength for may not be strong action ous revelation that he is going to affect. crease in days to will have to promote lo- still why is there a approach the High Court Modi and Mamata? in three-four months. ready, but wants free come? cal leadership. BJP lead- feeling of defeat in the as the normal practice is. She may request for ear- hand for which Sonia z How will bypolls af- Gehlot’s stature is al- ership will possibly learn BJP? Politicians usually trade ly election and she may z There is perception Gandhi has reservations fect BJP’s internal ready high & will sure- from this experience and The feeling of failure or allegations after defeat. contest from Mandwa. in Kolkata that Mar- in her mind. He may not politics? ly increase. Regional re-draft their policies. defeat that they are expe- She has her own analysis As far as five years are wari community voted emerge as national lead- It would not make leadership should be riencing is because ‘ex- that how could she lose concerned, it entirely de- for BJP against er in 2024, but he is no much impact as elec- promoted instead of z Talking of ‘Sa- pectations are the trage- when her party won with pends on the relations Mamata. How will it doubt the best bet to tion has been a ‘face- forced national leader- traps,’ BJP has been dy of life’. They won 18 massive support? I do not with the Centre. If there impact now? counter Modi. At the saver’ only. Gajendra ship. Gehlot and Ama- contesting on the seats in Lok Sabha and think that any election is conflict, it may lead to Yes, there is a percep- same time, BJP also con- Singh Shekhawat was rinder are obviously name of Modi, but did vis-a-vis they scored lead officer will do irregular- more violent incidents. I tion. But it does not siders him the best bet as busy in West Bengal powerful regional not have a local face in 128 Assembly seats. ity while knowing that think BJP should show seem that Mamata will weak opposition. It is a and Vasundhara Raje leaders and are in in West Bengal. Mamata won 22 seats she is repeating as the magnanimity and let her react negatively to it be- black chapter in history wasn’t active due to themselves ‘High Com- Which are five main and her lead is on 158 CM. Gossips and ru- get elected unanimously. cause finance is the key of Congress that the par- personal reasons. mand,’ especially Ge- factors behind Mama- seats. But BJP had a rea- mours keep circulating. Violence this time has and 70% business of ty does not have a single Satish Poonia has hlot. He is as good as ta’s historic victory sonable base for dream- been less due to efforts of Bengal lies with the seat in such a large state. saved his face by win- the Party President. and BJP’s loss? ing of crossing 200 seats. z Mamata will be Election Commission of Marwaris. There will be So, the less Rahul Gan- ning one seat, so During the show #w The first factor, I feel, is Over confidence was sworn in on May 5 India & the Union Home conflict for a few days dhi is discussed, the bet- there is not threat to Victory trended all In- the sentiment of over- there, but BJP rose from and her cabinet on Ministry. and then they will settle. ter it is. He is young, en- him also. dia on Twitter www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 09 LUCKNOW, WEDNESDAY MAY 5, 2021

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puts a spoonful of cream in its soup. Each region of France makes its soup with vegetables grown locally. In northern France cab- bage is used to make soup, Cor- sica prefers chestnut soup and southern France likes tomato A Soupy Affair! soup. Soup in France varies from In India, our attitude to soups Nandini Vaidyanathan is Michelin Star Chef Dominique region to region as each region is very different. In our next col- a corporate Fieux’s Recipe: prides itself on bringing a local umn, we will discuss Indian professional, touch to soups. Burgundy, soups in detail. STAR ANISE & CARROT SOUP which makes the entrepreneur, author,  Combining carrot and star anise gives a best wine region and mountain climber. very fine taste to this soup in the world, has Chabro, which is She also thinks she’s a  Peel and cut into pieces 500 grams of car- rot. a soup with red gourmet cook. So she wine added to it  Cook with butter in a saucepan and add 5 before eating. In right-swiped Michelin pieces of star anise and 1 litre of water. Jura, a region Star, French Chef,  Add a pinch of salt and pepper and cook. well-known for its cheese, it is a Dominique Fieux, on a  After 15 minutes, remove the star anise. Cook for another 30 minutes. sacrilege to eat dating app. soup without  Add 200 grams of coconut milk and some adding grated curry leaves he Spaniards got it cheese to it. Nor- right, they have an old  Run it in the mixer. Serve it hot. mandy, a region Carrot soup with Star anise Cream of Cauliflower (Creme du Barre) saying that roughly rich in cream, translates to if you are T forced to choose be- At some point, he discovered able to have dinner in winter tween love and soup, that the water used to cook meat without the comfort of a hot always choose soup! was as edible as the meat itself, vegetable broth. Charles Dick- That perhaps would be a com- so it added variety to his meal. ens called it Grandmama’s mon enough sentiment across Then he must have said to him- Broth in Pickwick Papers be- Europe, given the place of pride self if I can do this with meat, cause it indicated comfort and soup occupies in every meal on why not with vegetables! And filial love. It is such an impor- the continent. bingo, the soup was born! tant meal in France that there The word soup comes from In France, there are all kinds is a whole industry around it in the French soupe meaning of soups. Thick or clear, depend- the form of canned/dehydrated broth, which in turn comes ing on your social status. Con- soups, lining the shelves of su- from a corruption of Latin sup- sommé or clear soup is pre- permarkets. Cold soups made pa, which was thick bread ferred by rich people. They cook from tomatoes called gazpacho soaked in broth. In Germany, vegetables with water and make (Italian) are everyone’s hot fa- they like their soup with thick soup only with water. Bouillon vourite along with cucumber crêpe dunked in it. The cave- is the same except that it is con- and yoghurt soup. man discovered 20,000 years ago sumed by the poor people and Normally, soup in France is a how to make clay pots and they eat it thick along with the vegetable extract. If it is non- stoneware, and one of the first vegetables. In winter, however, veg, then the meat is added to it things he used these artefacts even the rich people in France before consuming. The excep- for, was making soup. Meat that eat thick soup with vegetables, tion is in Marseilles, which has he had hunted would be thrown to combat the cold. a very popular fish soup made inside the pot and cooked over a Hot or cold, depending on the from small fish which other- Fish soup typical of slow fire with plenty of water. season in France. It is unthink- wise can’t be eaten.

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER YOUR MAR 21 - APR 20 APR 21 - MAY 20 MAY 21 - JUNE 21 JUNE 22 - JULY 23 Your dreams of achieving You remaining on the You succeed in putting an It is one of those days big are likely to be realised saving mode will help you ambitious project on the when you will feel satisfi ed DAY soon. Focussing on your strengthen your fi nancial tracks and cross all with whatever you do FACE OF THE DAY Horoscope by career graph at this front. Those planning to hurdles in making it a today on the social front! juncture will be a step that will take study abroad are likely to get a success. Love beckons and promises Those seeking love may not get Saurabbh Sachdeva you far. A rethink is in order for those chance of a lifetime. Your innovative to give immense joy and fulfi llment. lucky, but persistence will pay! Those going in for a heavy investment. ideas on the professional front are Your consistency in performance on in the rat race may fi nd it diffi cult to Recovering a loaned amount will not likely to be well received. Spirituality the academic front will be noticed by pip the rivals at the post. A friend or pose much diffi culty. will have a special allure for you. those who matter. relative can touch a sensitive nerve.

LEO VIRGO LIBRA SCORPIO JULY 24 - AUGUST 23 AUG 24 - SEP 23 SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 You will put in extra efforts Although money is not a A long journey may prove A profi table day for to complete a task problem, you will have to to be both tiring and entrepreneurs is envis- entrusted to you. Your curb wasteful expenditure. uncomfortable. A major aged. You may be played academic aspirations may Sticking to workout routine purchase may make a dent upon for spending on take some time to get realised. A may benefi t you on the health front. in your savings, but will help in someone else’s needs and desires. contentious property issue may not New opportunities will be seized on keeping up with the Joneses! Health matters gain priority and will show any signs of getting sorted out the professional front. Meeting Speculation may not be profi table motivate for achieving total fi tness. amicably, so have a backup plan relatives at a marriage or party and you can very well burn your Homemakers are likely to enjoy the ready. Financial worries evaporate. cannot be ruled out. fi ngers. day in the company of neighbors.

SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES NOV 23 - DEC 22 DEC 23 - JAN 20 JAN 21 - FEB 19 FEB20 - MARCH 20 Homemakers will get a A positive outlook will help Satisfaction is foreseen for Your energy and dynamism chance to implement their you throw out the the image conscious people will get you what you aim ideas. You are likely to be negativity within. Job trying to achieve perfect for today on the academic recognised for your efforts prospects for those freshly fi gure and physique. You will front. This is the day to on the professional front. Some of you out of professional institutes are set succeed in surmounting the odds to play your winning card on the can be invited for guidance or to brighten up soon. You will get a stalled job back on the tracks. professional front. A lot of time may consultancy. Chance of a raise is manage to ignore distractions and Your efforts on the academic front will be wasted in socialising, but you will possible for some. Timely and correct interruptions at work to complete a keep you in contention. You are likely love every moment of it. Your upbeat ASHLEY KAUR, Model decision will help you in saving money. pending task in time. to spend an enjoyable time today. mood will brighten aura. ETC www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021 11 Divorce after 27 years A true story, Vanrakshak May the force be with you n May the 4th, otherwise known as Star Wars Day, Disney+ Hotstar Premi- O um will release a brand- new original Star Wars series, “Star Wars: The Bad Batch;” a first-of-its-kind Star Wars-themed short from “The Simpsons;” and A still from the film, ‘Vanrakshak’ multiple themed cinematic expe- riences in celebration of a galaxy ilm Vanrakshak based on true incidents in far, far away. As a special treat for Bill & Melinda Gates Himachal Pradesh, is currently streaming fans, Disney+ Hotstar Premium on the ShemarooMe Box office. Directed by will debut “Maggie Simpson in Poster of the Star Wars series ill and Melinda Gates, on May 3, announced F Pawan Kumar Sharma, it stars Dhirendra ‘The Force Awakens From Its in a joint statement that they had filed for Thakur in lead. It also stars Yashpal Sharma, Adi- Nap,’” a new Star Wars-inspired short, bringing divorce. Bill and Melinda first met in 1987 at tya Shrivastava, Rajesh Jais, Falak Khan. On talk- characters from the Star Wars galaxy to the fic- B a trade show in New York. In 1994, the couple ing about the film lead actor Dhirendra said, “Van- tional town of Springfield. The new promotion- got married at an exotic wedding in Hawaii. “Over rakshak is inspired by a true story. It’s a film based al short is the first of several from “The the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible on Environment Conservation and Global Warm- Simpsons” that Disney+ Hotstar Premium children and built a foundation that works all over ing. I am playing the role of a forest guard, named will release throughout the year paying trib- the world to enable all people to lead healthy, pro- ‘Chiranjilal Chouhan’ who always wanted to serve ute to the service’s marquee brands and ductive lives.”, the couple announced. —Agency his nation. —CITY FIRST titles. —Agency

Boycotting Grammys Musical nights@ SNL ctors A n y a On-screen Taylor- A Joy and Keegan-Mi- chael Key are The Weeknd all set to make their Saturday chemistry ven after the Grammys Night Live de- CITY FIRST announced the disband- buts as hosts in ment of their secret com- the 46th season ushrratt E mittees and allowed vot- of the show. Bharuccha ing, The Weeknd admitted that NBC recently and Abhishek he is still boycotting the awards revealed the N Banerjee show. The Weeknd and other lineup for its fi- were recently seen in Nushrratt Bharuccha stars publicly chastised the nal two epi- Anya Taylor-Joy their latest release, nominees, so the decision comes sodes of the Ajeeb Daastaans. as no surprise.“The trust has current season and fans were more The duo shared great Inayat Verma, Nushrat Bharucha been broken for so long between than happy to see The Queen’s Gambit chemistry on-screen and Abhishek Banerjee in Ajeeb Daastaans the Grammy organization and star and Schmigadoon! lead’s names in their film and artists that it would be unwise to to host the final two episodes. The an- Nushrratt opens up alongside me. I have given so raise a victory flag,” he shared. nouncement also confirmed the musi- on the reason behind many auditions at his casting —Agency cal guests for both episodes and Lil the same. The versa- agency since the time I started Nax X and Olivia Rodrigo will be en- tile actress shared, my career, he would enact the tertainers for the evening. —Agency “It was truly a bless- scenes with me as my co-actor Sneak Peek ing that Abhishek and give me the necessary critique. Banerjee was cast in I could easily discuss my character the Ajeeb Daastaans and story with him.”

Poster of the series, ‘Loki’ Janhvi issues uring NBA Special Edi- tion’s broadcast, Mar- vel’s Arena of Heroes clarification D would give an exclusive he second wave of Coronavirus is sneak peek look at Loki during affecting everyone’s life in the halftime. The match-up between country. As the 15-days Janta Cur- Golden State Warriors and the Jacqueline launches T few was announced, celebrities jet- New Orleans Pelicans would fea- ted off to the Maldives to relax. Actress ture an all-new Avengers story. Janhvi Kapoor also travelled to the beach The telecast has created a lot of YOLO foundation destination. She had been treating her hype amongst Marvel fans as it acqueline Fernandez has fans with beautiful pic- would include an interview with set up the You Only Live tures from there. The Falcon and the Winter Sol- Once foundation to cre- And now she dier actor Anthony Mackie. The J ate and share stories of has issued a star, who had previously opened kindness in everyday life. She clarifica- up about his journey on becom- has tied up with several NGOs tion say- ing Captain America, is likely to that cater to the different needs ing that share his experience on the in our society. Now, when the the pic- same. —Agency world needs it more than ever ture was before, the actress has set up a shot be- platform to pro- fore lock- A Strong Belief vide relief and down and help to those was done who need it. with all With an precau- NGO called tions. the Roti —Agency Bank, Jacque- line will be pro- viding 1 Lakh Kangana Ranaut Meals this month. —City First Ekta Kapoor Twitter account

kta Kapoor has produced content that was ahead of SUSPENDED its time. Recently Ekta Ka- angana Ranaut who uses the power Epoor shared her take on of social media to speak her mind giving opportunities to writers, and tweet regularly faced the “I need to hear the story. First K wrath of social media on Tuesday. of all, I don’t read it easily. I like Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account was stories being told, I believe in suspended by the social media platform. that very old school way. I be- The actress has been time and again al- lieve when a writer narrates a legedly accused of inciting violence via story it gets a life of its own. her tweets. —City First —Agency Jacqueline Fernandez Janhvi Kapoor STAY MASKED

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To spotlight the influence of advertising in different spheres, City First has THE JC SHOW! outlined the most progressive ads that have created a positive stir in society! POWER OF ADVERTISING positive change in the family by sharing a load of laundry, shattering the ingrained notion of MONICA women are meant for Jagdeesh Chandra with Syed Umar and the team of The JC Show on Monday. From PRABHAKAR housework. left: Anita Hada, Akshita Dutta, Deepika Singh, Aditi Sharma, Radhika Choudhary, Riya [email protected] Sain, Shweta Mishra, Ashutosh Sharma, Aditi Nagar, Akanksha Bhalla, Riya Suledia and BREAK THROUGH Vijendra Solanki. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA e live in an in- INDIA: BELL BA- fluential world, where people JAO AD W get influenced This ad campaign initi- by people, his- A still from Titan Raga Ad ated by Break Through tory and most called Bell Bajao en- Honouring Ceremony importantly, day’ this ad showed us a couraged people to the on loop advertise- strong and independent raise their voices CITY FIRST ments. Be it on Tv, ra- woman capable of mak- against domestic vio- dio, newspapers or the ing her own life choices lence, in this case, sym- he Union Bank internet. and validating that hav- bolically by ringing the of India bagged With the advent of ing a career is not negat- bell. It proved small the ‘ET Best social media platforms ing her love life. She has steps can help create a T Places to Work and custom digitised aspirations and is not change. for Women 2021 pow- ads, the world of ad- afraid to take charge of ered by Femina’ Award. vertising has become her life in her hands. VOGUE INDIA: The recognition was global and collectively conferred by ET Edge, tament to Union Bank ough qualification cri- sensitive towards is- ARIEL: SHARE START WITH an initiative of India’s of India’s vision to teria like working sues like unrealistic THE LOAD AD BOYS AD largest media house - truly value each em- hours flexibility, re- beauty standards, do- The Times Group. ployee’s uniqueness mote working, repre- A still from India bell bajao Ad by Break Through mestic violence, and This ad came as a breath An ad that beautifully The recognition is and encourage team sentation of women in secularism. of fresh air challenging unveils the ugly stereo- received for providing members to bring their all hierarchy levels etc. The power of digital To spotlight the influ- TITAN RAGA: gender stereotypes in typical truth about soci- a conducive environ- authentic selves to Union Bank of India advertising allows geo- ence of advertising in our society. The ad ety towards men. It ment for women em- work and encouraging has a 28.42% women physical barriers to dis- different spheres, City #HERLIFE- showed a father who showcases how boys ployees at the bank and inclusive work culture. workforce validating appear, making all con- First has outlined the sees his daughter juggle and men are labelled setting a benchmark This recognition is its vision of inclusivity sumers and businesses most progressive ads HERCHOICES AD work and household with phrases like “Boys for diversity & inclu- felicitated to 25 best and diversity at the on earth potential cus- that have created a pos- Revolving around the chores. After introspec- Don’t Cry” or “Don’t sion in Corporate In- companies that are workplace. tomers and suppliers. itive stir in society. theme of ‘women of to- tion, he tries to bring a cry like a Girl”. dia. The award is a tes- shortlisted after thor- [email protected] THE CROWNING NEW BEGINNINGS! HAPPY B’DAY!

KARISHMA GWALANI karishma.gwalani@ firstindia.co.in BEAUTY City First shares the journey of girl from Ajmer, Akshita Dutta, who left her job to pursue her passion!

kshita Dutta, changed under the a 21 years old mentorship of professional Gaurav Gaur. I start- Amodel from ed feeling confident Ajmer, Rajasthan and financially in- shared her model- dependent.” Akshi- ling journey in an ta has won many ti- exclusive interview tles since then and is with City First! She a part of prestigious left her job behind to fashion shows of the pursue her dreams. industry as well. Asma Hussain and IAS Dr Anis Ansari She said, “I partici- “My goal is to sup- pated in a state-level port women empow- pageant and luckily erment in future the CITY FIRST Ansari has started her won it which made same way my mom own brand called my mom proud so Renu Dutta and sma Hussain, ‘Steezy’ which has much and that day, I Elite Miss Rajasthan an Indian fash- high-quality t-shirts decided that I will do to inspire other ion designer with her designs and make her proud even small-town girls. Aborn in Luc- art printed on them. more. So I decided to Jagdeesh Chandra know belongs to the Asma said, “I’m really go for three more is a personality Royal family of Awadh. Logo of Steezyandco excited to share her pageants. I won whom I want to be She was married to brand with all of you the crowning ti- like.” she said. IAS Dr Anis Ansari. let in Lucknow, the and it would mean a lot tles there too Akshita Dutta Talking about her Hussain is the Chair- Asma Hussain Fash- to me if you could like, (From top) IAS Rama and then advice to budding person and Managing ion House (AHFH). share and follow the Raman, IAS Divya Prakash came to the models, Akshita said, Director of the Youth On Tuesday, Asma page, ‘steezyandco’ and Giri, IPS Ram Yagya and biggest beauty pageant of “I would like to ad- Upliftment and Wel- Hussain and IAS Dr stay tuned for more ex- IPS Ravindra Kumar Rajasthan, Elite Miss Ra- vise the new- fare Association Anis Ansari an- citing designs and celebrated their birthdays jasthan, for which I al- comers to tie (YUWA), an NGO and nounced that their products!” on Tuesday, May 4. We ways dreamt of.” their shoe- also has a designer out- daughter, Naila Anis [email protected] wish them all the best! She further added, “I laces tight as won the top 14 posi- life is not a tions among thou- bed of flow- SERVING HUMANITY! SAD DEMISE! sands of girls in ers and so Rajasthan and my does mod- life completely elling.”

Amid a dangerous second wave of Covid-19, Brajesh Pathak, Cabinet Minister of Legislative, Justice, Rural PCS Prashant Kumar (38) left for his heavenly abode due Engineering service in the Uttar Pradesh Government has to the repercussions of Covid infection. Prashant was a come forward to help isolated patients and their families 2018 batch PCS officer and was posted in Bareilly on April with steam vaporizers, a home isolation kit, consisting of 12. He tested Covid positive on duty only a few days after medicines for fever, cold and masks in Lucknow. He shared his posting and was admitted to a private medical college. this information via a video on Tuesday and said, “Our During the treatment, Prashant’s report came negative cadres have been directed to ensure all possible help to the but his condition worsened due to a lung infection. He is needy in this hour of distress in every possible manner.” survived by his wife, son and parents in the family.