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Former TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari holds BJP party fl ag after joining the party in presence of Union Home Minister Union Home Minister Amit Shah having lunch at the house during a public rally, in Midnapore on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI of farmers Jhunu Singh and Sanatan Singh, at Belijuri village in Midnapore on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI Finally, a ‘reluctant’ SHAH BREACHES Rahul now says ‘yes’ ONCE AGAIN CONGRESS LOOKS UNITED AS SONIA SAY IT’S ONE BIG FAMILY New : It was a MAMATA’S FORT present and cheerful morning for an ailing Will Be Left Alone, says Amit Shah, lady Congress Presci- ent Sonia Gandhi when takes Trinamool Congress Rebels into the BJP fold the entire Congress once again looked unit- ed and a ‘reluctant’ Ra- political heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari along with nine MLAs of hul finally said ‘YES’ to different parties and a TMC MP joined the BJP at Shah’s rally in Midnapore Gandhi family and sen- ior Congress leaders’ Mohd Fahad north Kolkata on Satur- proposal to take over ADHIKARI IN LETTER ASKS TMC day morning and said the charge of the party Congress leaders Pawan Bansal, Prithviraj Chavan and Harish Kolkata: Sending out a that the ideals of the President by January Rawat after a meeting with partys Interim President Sonia warning to West Bengal MEN TO JOIN HANDS WITH HIM 19th-century icon are 2021, subject to electoral Gandhi, in New Delhi on Saturday. Chief Minister Mamata Former leader of Trinamool Congress, Suv- more relevant in the process scheduled to be Banerjee, Union Home The BJP will win endu Adhikari on Saturday wrote a letter to present-day world. He completed by then. es in the party’s organi- bels” on the lawns of the Minister Amit Shah on more than 200 seats party workers asking them to join hands with also visited the Sid- UPA chairperson So- sation and an effective, Congress interim presi- Saturday said the BJP in next year’s Bengal him and “start a new beginning.” In the letter, dheshwari Kali Mandir nia Gandhi on Saturday full-time leadership. dent’s 10 Janpath home will win more than 200 Assembly elections Adhikari, who recently resigned from TMC in Habibpur and paid held a meeting of some The five-hour meet- marked the first move seats in next year’s state and joined Bharatiya , said: “Our floral tributes to the rev- of the 23 senior Con- ing between Sonia Gan- towards reconciliation —Amit Shah, fi ght is to restore West Bengal to its glory.” Assembly elections. Union Home Minister olutionary Khudiram gress leaders who wrote dhi, Rahul Gandhi and after months of feuding, Pointing out desertions Bose. He also had lunch to her four months ago Priyanka Gandhi Vadra revolt and resignations. from TMC, Shah took with family of farmers seeking sweeping chang- and the so-called “re- Turn to P6 potshots at the party I have a long ADHIKARI JOINED BIGGEST Jhunu Singh and Sana- chief, saying that CM association with Amit EXTORTIONIST PARTY: TMC tan Singh, at Belijuri vil- Banerjee will be left Shah ji. I have been lage in Midnapore in loved like a brother by Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee alone in the party by the hit out at Suvendu Adhikari. “Suvendu Balichuri village along time elections arrive. the BJP. When I was has joined the biggest extortionist party. with BJP leaders. After A MORNING TO FORGET Ending weeks of affl icted by COVID-19, His personal wealth has increased the public meeting, he speculations, West Ben- no one from the TMC for manifold. He should explain how,” returned to Kolkata and SCOREBOARD: 4, 9, 2, 0, 4, 0, 8, 4, 0, 4,1 gal political heavy- whom I have given my Banerjee said. “Amit Shah speaks of held meetings with the weight Suvendu Adhi- life, asked me how I family-centric politics of others. Let me BJP state leaders. kari along with nine was. But Amit Shah remind you that Adhikari’s father Sisir On Sunday, he is Adelaide: The Indian MLAs of different par- did, twice and brother Dibyendu are TMC MPs,” scheduled to visit Visva cricket team under Virat ties and a TMC MP Bharati in Shantiniket- —Suvendu Adhikari, Banerjee added. Kohli faced its worst hour joined the BJP at Shah’s EX-TMC leader an followed by a road- of embarrassment while rally in Midnapore. show in Bolpur. The collapsing to its lowest Test Both Shah and Adhi- BJP’s state chief Dilip score of 36 as a rampaging kari referred to grow- “Bhaipo Hatao (Re- COVID-19, no one from visit to the state to take Ghosh has said that Australia cruised to an em- ing discontent among move The Nephew)”. the TMC for whom I stock of the party’s af- Shah and party presi- phatic eight-wicket victory the people and the party “I have a long associa- have given my life, asked fairs ahead of the As- dent J P Nadda would inside two and half days in about the rise of Baner- tion with Amit Shah ji. me how I was. But Amit sembly elections. visit West Bengal every the opening Day/Night Test jee’s nephew Abhishek I have been loved like a Shah did, twice,” Adhi- The Home Minister month till the Assem- here on Saturday. Turn to P6 Banerjee. Adhikari brother by the BJP. kari said in his speech. visited the birthplace of bly elections, likely in even gave the slogan, When I was afflicted by Shah is on a two-day Swami Vivekananda in April-May, are over. CM leads UP to number 1 spot CM Yogi’s unique plan to help farmers in digital transaction rankings is contemplating a unique GANGA EMBANKMENTS WILL Digital transactions worth over Rs 1.76 billion till September. plan to step up organic and zero farming in BE FREE OF ENCROACHMENT Transactions breach last year’s total sum by Rs 98.53 crore the state and also support its distribution A campaign will also be launched to free the land occupied by the Ganges from encroach- Vishal Srivastav number one in the en- nology, people should with a dedicated market, which in turn will ment. In order to make the banks of the Gan- tire country in digital know and use technol- help farmers increase their income ges beautiful by removing encroachments, Lucknow: Thanks to transactions. This year, ogy for speed and tourists can also be attracted. Not only the sustained and fo- about 126 percent more transparency in work. M Tariq Khan Ministry of Jal Shakti this, Ganga Stadium will also be built in the cussed emphasis of the digital transactions During the global has rolled out the spade villages along the Ganga. So that the spirit UP chief minister Yogi took place than last year. pandemic Corona, un- Lucknow: The state gov- work on the ambitious of sports is developed in the youth of the Adityanath on assimila- Chief Minister Yogi der the direction of ernment has prepared a plan. According to the village. Renovation and beautifi cation of the tion of technology with Adityanath had in- Prime Minister Naren- plan for organic farming plan, fertilizer will not Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ponds along the Ganges will also be done. the economy, people in structed banks to pro- dra Modi, the work that and horticulture for the be used within 5 km ra- the state have embraced mote digital transac- the state government villages falling within a dius of Ganga. Farmers digital transactions like tions in the era of the did was in the best in- radius of 5 km on both in these areas will be sary equipment along ucts and provide special ly through this scheme. nowhere else in . Coronavirus pandem- terest of the people, and sides of the Ganges. trained in organic farm- with training and infor- markets. The first is the cleanli- And hence it is not ic. He had also ap- this was made possible The Department of ing of grains, fruits and mation for this. The gov- The Yogi government ness of the Ganges, the without reason that, in a pealed to the people only with the technolo- Agriculture and Horti- flowers. Farmers will be ernment plans to iden- is working on three ma- second is the income of first, is that the era is of tech- gy embrace. Turn to P6 culture along with the provided with neces- tify organic crops, prod- jor goals simultaneous- the farmers 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 | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 02 Chief Minister’s Varasat drive will thwart land sharks’ move in UP First India Bureau WARNS AGAINST DISRUPTIVE ELEMENTS Delhi Deputy CM questions Yogi’s credibility. —FILE PHOTO Lucknow: In first of its kind campaign to end the land related issues Sisodia tells UP CM in the rural areas, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has to raise edu level launched the special First India Bureau ‘varasat’ (natural suc- to do so. What is the cession) drive. New Delhi: Deputy fault of the people of It is aimed at eradi- Chief Minister of Del- the state? If you cannot cating the exploitation hi Manish Sisodia manage, then leave it. of the villagers in the bone of contention ploited at any level and slammed Uttar The people will choose name of Varasat of among families and can get their names reg- Pradesh Chief Minis- the person who has the land and property. This also make it difficult for istered in the land re- ter Yogi Adityanath on ability to give good ed- will not only end the CM TO HAVE THE LAST LAUGH: Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath has taken efficient steps to farmers to get loan cords (Khatauni). Un- Saturday, saying that if ucation to the children long pending land dis- eradicate corruption from the state and has paved way for much transparent processes. when needed. der the arrangements he could not provide a of the big state,” tweet- putes, but will also put To overcome these made on the instruc- good education to chil- ed Sisodia. a check on the land ma- ernment on December the complaints are re- ignorant towards issues difficulties, the Yogi tions of CM, the people dren of Uttar Pradesh, Endorsing Sisodia, fia who generally target 15, will not only help in lated to land disputes related to land. Because government has come will get both online and which has a large pop- Delhi Chief Minister disputed lands especial- ending land disputes .Even in rural police to this, villagers keep up with a scheme for offline facilities for reg- ulation, then he should Arvind Kejriwal add- ly in the rural areas. but will also put a check stations most of the doing rounds of his of- which, the villagers will istering the `varasat’. A leave. ed, “It is the responsi- The new initiative is on the irresponsible be- cases and complaints fice, but to no avail. not have to go to any special counter will be “Now this excuse bility of our govern- expected to settle cases havior of `Lekhpals’ are related to land dis- Due to this, many vil- government office. In- opened at the Tehsil will not work Yogi Adi- ments to provide good pending for years in the who generally do not putes. lagers give up the idea stead, revenue depart- level for those who have tyanathji. If you can- education and a bright 1,08,000 revenue villag- take interest in these The main reason be- of `varasaat’ and most ment officials will ap- land in the village but not provide good edu- future to children, es of the state. The vil- matters. hind such disputes is of the villagers (gener- proach them and upload they are living at some cation to the children whether the number is lagers also feel that the It is also to be men- that the Lekhpal does ally farmers), do not get applications online. other place from where of Uttar Pradesh which 5 lakh or 5 crores. Good campaign, that was tioned that on every not take timely decision loans from banks. Such With this system, the they can apply for the has a large population, governments do not started by the Yogi gov- `Tehsil Divas’ most of on land matters and is land related issues are a villagers will not be ex- same. then it is your inability make excuses.”

Cops arrest Covid vax:UP Govt CM to inaugurate Kisan Mela today, to gift couple for MLM fraud to set up 35K centres a bouquet of projects for Ayodhyawasis First India Bureau ment issued here. First India Bureau Yogi Adityanath on First India Bureau DOUBLE INCOME that the three-day Lucknow: The Uttar Saturday chaired a Kisan Mela will wit- Greater Noida: A team Pradesh government high-level meeting in Lucknow: Chief Min- ness presence of of Uttar Pradesh police said on Saturday this regard, it said. ister Yogi Adityanath farmers coming from has arrested a couple 35,000 centres will be He directed that ad- will be inaugurating different regions and from their home in Pun- set up across the state equate provisions the three-day Kisan will be apprised of jab for their alleged in- to store coronavirus should be made to dis- Mela in Ayodhya today the latest techniques volvement in the Rs vaccines post availa- pose of f biomedical and will also present of farming in order 3,500 crore ‘Bike Bot’ bility. waste coming out of projects worth Rs 89.90 to better their agri- fraud case, officials said “Every day 100 per- vaccination drive. He crore to the public. He cultural produce. on Saturday. sons will be adminis- also ordered to train will be dedicating ten Invites of the event Accused Ravindra tered the vaccine. The vaccinators at district projects worth Rs 30.67 have also been sent to Kumar and Rekha Rani person who will be level. crore to the public do- Agricultural Minister have 71 cases lodged administered the vac- “There is a capaci- main apart from laying Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been an advocate of bettering of Uttar PradeshSurya against them at a police cine will be informed ty to store 2.5 lakh li- foundation stones of farmers’ income through better techniques. Pratap Shahi, Minis- station in Gautam Bud- through a phone call tres of vaccine in the ten projects worth Rs ter Ramapati Shastri dh Nagar’s Greater Noi- about its timing, state. For vaccina- 26.45 crores. The CM schemes going on in today and would inau- and member of Parlia- da, the officials said. place and date. After tion, six crore syring- also will inaugurate 20 the state. Chancellor gurate the three-day ment Lallu Singh and The couple was ar- vaccination, the per- es are needed and till projects worth Rs 32.77 of Agricultural Uni- Kisan Mela. all MLAs and public rested from their cur- son will have to stay now, 4.5 crore have crore rupees. The versity, Professor Vi- Apart from some ated in the Universi- representatives of the rent home in Ludhiana in the centre for 30 been allotted,” the Chief Minister will jendra Singh informed other projects, the ty campus. district. Many scien- by a team of Dadri Po- minutes,” the govern- government state- also apprise the citizen that the Chief Minis- Chief Minister will Summing up the tists and agricultur- lice Station, Economic ment said in a state- ment said. of the various welfare ter will be visiting the also unveil the vet- event Professor Vij- ists will also attend the Offences Wing and the and developmental University at 12 noon erinary centre situ- endar Singh said event. unit of the Spe- cial Task Force (STF), a Gautam Buddh Nagar police spokesperson Food, Civil Supply dept chosen for Agri-Min’s open letter copies said. An FIR has been lodged against the cou- ‘Excellence in Digital governance’ burnt by protesting farmers ple under Indian Penal Code sections 420 First India Bureau According to Food The portability facil- First India Bureau dance, with some of (fraud), 467, 468, 471 (all Food and Civil Commissioner , Man- ity under ‘one nation, them also taking digs at related to forgery), 120B Lucknow: Adding one ish Chauhan, the UP one card’ for ration Lucknow: Farmers the government over its Supply Dept used (criminal conspiracy), more feather to Yogi-led has implemented on- cards has also been pro- camping at Delhi-Noida alleged adamant atti- among others. government’s hat, the transparent, online line system of pro- vided online. border in protests tude over farm laws. The Noida-regis- Food and Civil Supply ways for procurement, curement of Wheat, He said that the Gov- against the three recent Scores of protestors tered Garvit Innova- Department of the state payment to farmers Paddy and Maize, the ernment of India had farm laws of the Centre from various districts tive Promoters Lim- has been chosen for ‘Ex- and Public despatch of these asked for presentation on Saturday burnt cop- of western Uttar ited (GIPL) company cellence in Digital Gov- Distribution System items from purchase from different states ies of an open letter of Pradesh are camping at had in 2018 come out ernance’ award. The processes in the state centres and similarly and ministries innova- Union Agriculture Min- the Chilla border here with the multi-level President of India will the despatch of paddy tive techniques for digi- ister Narendra Singh Protesing farmers. and at a nearby Dalit marketing scheme give away this award on from centres to FCI talisation. On the basis Tomar’s written to Prerna Sthal since the “Bike Bot” and lured December 30,2020. anath to bring in trans- depot, billing and of the assessment, this them in a bid to pacify ers at their protest site first week of December investors with a In order to push the parency in every field, payment in the ac- department of UP gov- them. at Chilla border during against the three farm promise of double re- agenda of UP Chief the Food and Civil Sup- counts of farmers ernment has received A group of transgen- the day and entertained laws introduced by the turns in a year. Minister Yogi Adity- p l y. through PFMS portal. the honour. ders also joined farm- them with songs and Central government.

AIMING HIGH Buoyed with 95% C- recovery rate, Yogi aims for higher status

 First India Bureau forts should be con- sult in infection. CM Sinha, Additional chayat Raj and Rural tinued in this direc- said that the e-San- Chief Secretary Home Development Manoj The CM asked Lucknow: Express- tion. jeevani app should Avnish Kumar Kumar Singh, Addi- ing satisfaction over He was reviewing be widely publicized Awasthi, Director tional Chief Secretary all concerned the 95.5 percent re- the unlock system at so that people get General of Police Chief Minister SP departments to covery rate of COV- a high-level meeting benefits of online Hitesh C. Awasthi, Ad- Goel, Additional Chief ID-19 in the state, convened at Lok OPD facility. ditional Chief Secre- Secretary Health Amit ensure that all Chief Minister Yogi Bhawan on Satur- Minister of State for tary Revenue Renuka Mohan Prasad, Princi- Adityanath has in- day. The CM said Health Atul Garg, Kumar, Additional pal Secretary Health possible efforts structed to improve that it is necessary Chief Secretary RK Chief Secretary Fi- Alok Kumar, Secre- are made to it further. He said to maintain com- Tiwari, Infrastructure nance Sanjeev Mittal, tary Chief Minister that the government plete vigilance till and Industrial Devel- Additional Chief Sec- Alok Kumar, Director protect people is committed to pro- no effective drug of opment Commission- retary MSME and In- of Information from the tecting people from COVID-19 is availa- er Alok Tandon, Agri- formation Navneet Shishir and other sen- the pandemic. ble. Even a slight YOGI MEIN HAI DUM: Public Health is one of the major priorties culture Production Sehgal, Additional ior officials were pre- pandemic Therefore, all ef- carelessness can re- for CM Yogi Adityanath. Commissioner Alok Chief Secretary Pan- sent in the meeting. UTTAR PRADESH www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 03 in BRIEF Man held under CM Yogi ‘feels’ the chill, to ‘love jihad’ law A man was arrested under the new anti- conversion law in Shahjahanpur district provide cover to the poor on Saturday for alleg- edly coercing a woman Arrangements for night shelters, bonfires get high priority; blankets to be distributed into changing her reli- gion and forcibly mar- First India Bureau tions to distribute blan- ACS, MSME, Navneet Sehgal at the UPSIC board meeting on Saturday. rying her, police said. kets to the needy. The Accused Mohd Saeed, Lucknow: Acting swift- Chief Minister said had concealed his ly on a news report pub- that senior officers of UPSIC clears decks identity and intro- lished by First India on the district administra- duced himself to the December 19, 2020 with tion should ensure reg- woman as Sunil Ku- for 6th pay panel mar, they said. He al- a title “Thanda Matlab: ular monitoring of legedly sexually ex- Lucknow in the grip of bonfires, night shelter First India Bureau units in procurement of ploited the 45-yr-old sweeping cold condi- operations and blanket coal. Similarly 40-year- woman and pressured tions”, in which team distribution work. Lucknow: The board of old land dispute between her to change her reli- First India showed the In the report team directors of UPSIC on the corporation and gion on December 10. When she refused, he plight of poor people First India showcased Saturday approved ex- Scooter India Ancillary forced her to sign a ‘ni- forced to sleep under in great detail of how pression of interest let- Estate Nadarganj was kahnama’ (marriage open skies in spine people including the ters for the development also resolved. The board contract), ASP (City) chilling conditions, Ut- sexagenarians and hep- of industrial plots on approved proposal of ap- Sanjay Kumar said. tar Pradesh Chief Min- tagenarians, who did five to 50 acre of land un- pointment of CEO dis- CM condoles ister Yogi Adityanath not have food water and der PPP model. trict cooperative bank Vaidya’s death took stock of the situa- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked to ensure no one sleeps in the open. shelter at their dispos- The meeting was Faizabad Amya Krishna Chief Minister Yogi tion and ordered offi- al, were forced to live in chaired by Additional Tripathi as DGM (gen- Adityanath has con- cials to take care of public places in urban proper arrangements utmost challenging Chief Secretary, MSME eral) in the corporation doled the death of RSS those suffering. and rural areas where for safety and hygiene situations. The report Navneet Sehgal. The and a proposal has been senior volunteer and The Chief Minister people should not suffer IMPACT should be made in these carried four photos board also cleared pro- sent to the government eminent thinker MG gave instructions to en- even if they do not have shelters. clicked by Sumit Ku- posal for giving sixth pay for the appointment of Vaidya. A Sangh ideo- logue for over eight sure the effective ar- proper shelter. titute in cold wave, the He further instruct- mar showing the on commission to employ- employees and officers decades, Vaidya died rangement of a bonfire The CM said that it state government has ed that full compliance ground reality which is ees of UP Small Indus- on regular posts in the due to age-related in view of cold wave should be ensured that made arrangements for of protocol of COV- usually hidden from tries Corporation. corporation. Sehgal said problems at a Nagpur across the state. He has no one sleeps in the night shelters. Instruct- ID-19 should be fol- the Chief Minister as The meeting also de- the corporation has been hospital on Saturday. said that arrangements open during this winter ing all needy people to lowed in operation of authorities always cided to appoint a coal arranging for supply of He was 97. He is surv- provide shelter in night night shelters. The CM paint a rosy picture in raw materials like iron, vived by his wife, should be made to burn season. To provide re- coordinator to remove three dughters and bonfires at all major lief to the poor and des- shelters, he said that has also given instruc- front of him. difficulties of MSME coal to MSMEs. five sons. Union Min- ister also said it is sad that a sage-like personality has passed away. MeT issues Orange Alert for cold in UP INTELLECTUAL DELIGHT STF busts gang First India Bureau “Cold wave to severe of cheats cold wave conditions at Police Special Task Lucknow: The mete- many places very likely Force (STF) has bust- orological department over Punjab, Haryana, ed a gang involved in issued an ‘orange alert’ Chandigarh and Delhi; cheating in the Police Recruitment and Pro- on Saturday regarding at a few places over West motion Board exam of the cold wave condition Uttar Pradesh; at isolat- Lucknow. The arrests in various parts of UP. ed places over East UP include the master- Cold wave warnings and Rajasthan and cold mind, five active mem- have been issued in Children enjoy the winter chill with afternoon sunshine at Lucknow Zoo wave conditions at iso- bers and three student on Saturday. candidates who were many districts of UP in- —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR lated places over Jam- involved in the re- cluding Prayagraj, mu division, Himachal cruitment exam held Fatehpur, Varanasi, Banda, Chitrakoot, Kan- ranpur, , Pradesh, Uttarakhand, for men and women Gorakhpur, Sultanpur, nauj, Agra, Mathura, Meerut, Bijnor, Hapur, Bihar and Madhya , the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, released a book titled ‘Ojasvi Vichar of for jail warder, fire- Ayodhya, Amethi, Bah- Farrukhabad, Hathras, Rampur, Bareilly, Pilib- Pradesh during the next Yogi Adityanath’ written by Radhekrishna in Raj Bhavan. The foreword is written by senior man (male) and caval- raich, Hardoi, Raebare- Aligarh, Noida, Ghazi- hit, Shahjahanpur, Mo- 24 hours and decrease journalist, Durgesh Upadhyay. Besides this, she also released a collection of children’s ry for the direct re- cruitment-2016. li, Lucknow, Barabanki, abad, Bulandshahar, radabad, Amroha, thereafter,” IMD stated poetry titled ‘Akash Mein Udna Hai’ by Shravan Kumar Seth. Unnao, Sitapur, Kanpur, Baghpat, , Saha- Lakhimpur etc. in its bulletin. ACS Awasthi reviews Valuables worth 24 more deaths; 1,226 work of expressways `31L seized fresh covid cases in state pace. The deadline for First India Bureau First India Bureau Bundelkhand Express- Customs officials way is December 31, Lucknow: Customs Lucknow: Twenty-four 2021. About 30 percent officials at CCSI Air- seize gold, silver more people died of cor- physical work of has port, Lucknow inter- from two flyers onavirus in Uttar been completed, the of- cepted two persons arriving from Dubai Pradesh on Saturday, ficials said. Instructions reaching from Dubai pushing the death toll to were given to expedite by flights 6E 8457 & FZ 8,177, while the infection the work of railway over- 8325 respectively and toms Act. count reached 5,73,401 bridges and long bridges. recovered gold weigh- Under the guidance with 1,226 fresh cases. ACS, Home, Awanish Awasthi holding meeting with officials on Saturday. Fourteen long bridges ing 597.780 grams and of Commissioner Cus- Of the 24 deaths, five are to be built in the pro- silver weighing 590.420 toms Lucknow, VP were reported from First India Bureau and Industrial Develop- ject, while construction grams totally valued Shukla, the operation state capital Lucknow, Total 209 new cases were reported from Lucknow and 77 from Varanasi ment Authority, said 70 of 11 of them has start- at Rs 31,85,062. was carried out by Ni- three from Kanpur, two Lucknow: Additional per cent work on the ed. Construction of 4 Niharika Lakha, DC harika Lakha, DC and each from Prayagraj, been discharged from hours in the state. So Chief Secretary Home Purvanchal Expressway Railway Over Bridges is Airport said one pas- her team which in- Varanasi and Chandau- hospitals, taking the far, more than 2.23 crore Awanish Awasthi on was complete and even also proposed, whose senger had concealed cludes Vimal Srivasta- li, a statement issued by total number of total samples have been test- Saturday reviewed on- the first sign board on construction will start the gold in rectum in va, Suman Devi, GD the government said. cured patients in the ed, the statement said. going work on Bun- the e-way had been put after no objection from the form of paste and Chaurasia, (all ACS) Among the fresh cas- state to 5,47,631, the state- Meanwhile, the Uttar delkhand and Purvan- up. The projects are ex- the Railways. The pro- one passenger had Kuldeep Kumar Shar- es, 209 were reported ment said. Pradesh government chal Expressways and pected to be completed cess of obtaining no ob- concealed gold mixed ma, Rakesh Pandey, from Lucknow and 77 The active COVID-19 said on Saturday 35,000 directed officials to stick by March 31, 2021. jection has been expe- with silver in the bid- Neeraj Kumar, Neeraj from Varanasi, it said. cases in the state stand centres will be set to stipulated timelines He was informed by dited. Awasthi asked of- ing of trolley bag. The Verma, Gaurav Singh, A total of 1,544 pa- at 17,593, it said. up across the state to and ensure quality. UPEIDA officials that ficials to submit propos- officers seized the gold Kapoor Singh & tients recovered from Over 1.54 lakh sam- store coronavirus vac- Awasthi, who is the CEO work on both the pro- al for acquisition of land and Silver under Cus- MukhtarAlam (ACOs). COVID-19 in the past ples were tested for cines when they are of the UP Expressways jects was on at rapid for way-side amenities. 24 hours and they have COVID-19 in the past 24 available.

SHAPING FUTURE CS wants private sector must be roped in for quality education lll First India Bureau tions. Education should meet land is mortgaged, ac- For the problems with the sponsored in- tion should be taken in The CS said, Lucknow: Under UP’s coming in land-related stitutions of the private accordance with the Chief Secretary Rajen- cases, CS said that High universities every week. rules in coordination ACS Higher dra Kumar Tiwari, a School institutions and He also said that for and consultation with Education meeting was conducted Revenue Department the institutions with in- the Finance Depart- on Saturday regarding should come together on complete formalities, ment. should meet private universities. common grounds and the departmental per- The meeting was at- sponsored In his address, Tiwari formulate a plan. The sonnel should meet and tended by Addl Chief said that there was a whole procedure should get them completed. Secretary Higher Edu- institutions of need to motivate inves- be clear and transpar- Tiwari further said cation Monica S. Garg, pvt universities tors of the private sector ent. CS RK Tiwari gave that in cases where the Special Secretary High- in developing high-qual- instructions that Upper sponsoring institutions er Education Manoj Ku- every week ity High School institu- Chief Secretary Higher Chief Secretary RK Tiwari holding meeting of officials on Saturday. have taken loans and the mar and other officials. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 04

IN-DEPTH ADHIKARI JOINS BJP, SHAH CHINA LACKS PREDICTS BIG VICTORY nion Home Minister Amit Shah landed in Kolkata on Saturday and announced that the will EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP form the next government in West Ben- K NATWAR U gal with 200 plus seats. He also warned SINGH Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by the time cam- paigning ends she’ll be left all alone in the Trina- mool Congress. The rate at which detections are The author is Former Minister being triggered by the BJP Shah’s might well turn of External Affairs of India out to be true. His visit marked the defection of the high profile Suvendu Adhikari and nine other Tri- namool leaders from TMC, a major blow to Mamata. was posted to China-Peking Adhikari, a former Transport Minister, has in July 1956 and left Peking been a close confidante of Mamata and wields in- on May 2nd, 1958. I attended fluence in 16 assembly seats in East Midnapore Peking University for six and also in the adjoining West Midnapore, Banku- months learning Chinese, the ra, , Murshidabad, and Malda districts. His most difficult language in the leaving the party is expected to cause more dam- world, without an alphabet. age than the going of any other leader. Just to un- I Throughout my stay I kept a derline his political importance, Suvendu had diary. Today I am quoting por- spearheaded the anti-land acquisition movement tions from it. The China of the in which catapulted TMC to power. At 1950s was more than 150 years least in his case, Mamata cannot say that “greed” behind the China of today. One was the factor. Adhikari began to drift away from thing however leaves 2020 Chi- the party because of the rise of the chief minis- na behind is the quality of lead- ter’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, an MP, in the ership. No Mao Tse Ting, no party. Adhikari also gave the slogan “Bhaipo Chou-En Lai, Li Hsiao Chi, hatao” (remove the nephew) Chen Yi, Chu De, Deng Xiaop- Whether the BJP wins 200 seats or less will be ing, Peng Dehuai, Kuo Mo-Jo. known only after the last vote has been counted. For Mao was no saint but he was a Mao’s house. After shaking British recognised that fact. the first time, the feisty Didi is facing a political man of World stature. After Sta- hands, the vice-president He went on to suggest that cyclone that may unseat her from power. Even Mus- lin’s death in 1953, he was the patted Mao Tse Tung on the the problem should be solved lim voters may not be able to save her the high tides. number one communist leader cheek. The Chairman was THE CHINA OF THE 1950S in the lifetime of Nehru. Af- in the world till his death. taken aback. No one in Chi- WAS MORE THAN 150 ter him it would become na patted him anywhere. YEARS BEHIND THE more difficult. There was 18th September 1957 The vice-president was CHINA OF TODAY. ONE great resentment in the DON’T BE SCARED OF “The meeting with Mao was quick to put the chairman at THING HOWEVER LEAVES country, only Nehru could held in the Chairman’s study. I ease by saying, “Mr. Chair- 2020 CHINA BEHIND IS restrain it. “We do not wish CORONAVIRUS MUTATION too smuggled myself in. Not man, don’t be alarmed. I did THE QUALITY OF you to return empty-handed. new strain of the coronavirus may be re- quite. The Chinese knew I was the same thing to Stalin and LEADERSHIP. NO MAO Please try to come to some sponsible for the faster spread of the virus attached to the delegation and the Pope.” TSE TING, NO CHOU-EN settlement in keeping with in London and south-east England, it has staying at Chung Nan Hai (1). The visit was important. It LAI, LI HSIAO CHI, CHEN the self-respect of both been announced. Unconfirmed reports But I did commit an outrage. I could not have gone better. The YI, CHU DE, DENG countries.” A suggest that the coronavirus variant is took my camera in and took pic- philosopher carried himself Premier Chou En-lai stated XIAOPING, PENG DEHUAI, called N501Y. This particular strain has been increas- tures. Here, I think, I crossed well. His meeting with the top KUO MO-JO. MAO WAS that China had exercised juris- ing in frequency since August. the line. The talks with Mao in- leaders were marked by respect NO SAINT BUT HE WAS A diction over Tibet for thirteen The idea of a mutating virus, breaking out into cluded references to Taiwan, for him. Kuo Mo Jo(2) was quite MAN OF WORLD STATURE hundred years. Tibet became a new strains, is enough to scare most people. But are Indo-China, Korea, and Viet- effusive. For me, it was an in- part of China seven or eight these fears justified, and where do they come from? nam. Dr. Radhakrishnan said if teresting week. To be present at hundred years ago. Sinkiang Surely Hollywood must bear some responsibility China and India worked togeth- such meetings at the topmost too has been a part of China. for our misconceptions about mutation. After all, the er, the world would take note. level is no ordinary occasion. I Dr. Radhakrishnan said he was concept has inspired movie makers for decades, start- Mao replied that this was true like being at the centre of such a good Chinese interpret- not a historian and did not ing with Die, Monster, Die! in 1965 through to big- but that some countries did not things, even though I just sat er and such a scholar. Follow- wish to delve into details. budget franchises, such as X-Men. Both tell tales of Premier Chou En- like that. He said he was not and took notes!” ing him was not an easy act. I Among friends, it should not changes to DNA resulting in superhuman abilities. lai stated that worried about Korea or Viet- could not equal him, not in a matter if it was necessary to Movie special-effect makers like to show these China had nam, but Japan was another January 26, 1958 dozen years. Nevertheless, I give up some territory here and DNA changes in the most dramatic fashion possible exercised matter and saw Japanese mili- “A very special day for me. I am passed the debut test. I was re- there. What are a few thousand – often accompanied by glowing colours and explo- jurisdiction over tarism rising with the help of acting as an interpreter at the lieved; so are my generous col- square miles compared to the sions – but real-life genetic mutations are a far more Tibet for thirteen the USA. The vice-president reception at the Peking Hotel. leagues who helped me.” friendship of four hundred sedate affair. So you should not be too concerned hundred years. asked Chairman Mao his views It is Republic Day. We held a million Indians? The impor- when you hear that the coronavirus is mutating. It is Tibet became a on coexistence to which Mao reception at the Peking Hotel April 21, 1960 tant thing was for the two peo- a normal part of evolution. part of China replied that he believed in it. Premier Chu En-lai was the Prime Minister Chou En-lai’s ple to be close to each other. To understand mutations, though, we first need to seven or eight The Vice-President then came chief guest. I spent the better meeting with Vice-President Marshal Chen Yi intervened. take a detour into the world of proteins. Reading the hundred years up with a complicated analysis part of last night mugging up Dr Radhakrishnan, New Delhi. He held the vice-president in side of my “Taste of the East” microwave lunch of coexistence. Mao appeared the change affairs speech. He “The vice-president said great esteem and therefore lis- ago. Sinkiang too (sadly eaten at home with lockdown-fatigued chil- perplexed. The vice-president would speak in English. I trans- China had occupied Tibet in tened to him with keen interest. dren rather than on the beach in the picture on the has been a part of said that the Taiwan’s problem lated sentence by sentence in 1950. It reached Sinkiang in His response was, “What are a packet) there is a single value for “protein”. But the China. Dr would be solved peacefully. Chinese. I was both excited and 1892. Thus there could have few thousand square miles of word can be misleading. The thing on my driveway Radhakrishnan Time was on the side of China. tenses, slightly nervous. Not been no Chinese presence territory compared to the friend- is both a car and simultaneously a type of car differ- said he was not a Chairman Mao said he was will- stage shy. Mercifully I did not there, administrative or mil- ship of six hundred million Chi- ent from others. The same word means both the indi- historian and did ing to wait one hundred years. let the side down. Many came itary. Ladakh was undoubt- nese? He was forthright.” vidual and the group it belongs to. The same applies not wish to delve Dr Radhakrishnan was re- to congratulate me, including edly a part of the state of THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY to the term protein. SOURCE: FAIR OBSERVER into details ceived in the courtyard of the Chinese leaders. Pai was Jammu & Kashmir. Even the THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

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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 | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 05 ASSOCHAM’S FOUNDATION WEEK Why India’ to ‘Why not India: Modi on effects of his govt’s reforms The PM called on the industry to make all efforts to make India self-reliant —PHOTO BY PTI New Delhi: Prime Min- PM TO ROLL ister on OUT SEHAT Saturday hard sold his SCHEME IN J&K government’s reforms NEXT WEEK President Ram Nath Kovind being welcomed by Goa and Maharashtra Governor spanning from manu- at Goa Airport on the mark the occasion of 60th Goa Liberation Day on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI facturing to taxation to Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will roll labour, saying they have out the Social Endeavour changed the world per- for Health and Telemedi- Prez Kovind to attend 60th ception about the coun- cine (SEHAT) scheme in try from ‘why India’ to Jammu and Kashmir on ‘why not India’ and December 26, an offi cial Goa Liberation Day event went on to quote record spokesperson said here foreign investment dur- Panaji: President Ram on Saturday. He said PM GREETS PEOPLE ing the pandemic as a Financial Commissioner, Nath Kovind arrived in testimony to that. Health and Medical Edu- Goa on a two-day visit “On the special occasion of Goa Liberation Day, Speaking at industry cation, Atal Dulloo chaired to mark the occasion of greetings and best wishes to my sisters and broth- association Assocham’s a review meeting here to 60th Goa Liberation ers of Goa.We recall with pride the bravery of those Foundation Week event, ensure smooth imple- Day. He was received at who worked hard to free Goa. Praying for the con- Modi also said agricul- mentation of the scheme. the Goa airport by Gov- tinuous progress of the state in the years to come,” ture reforms brought At the meeting, Dulloo ernor Bhagat Singh Ko- prime minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet. by his government six impressed upon offi cers shyari & CM Pramod months back have start- PM Narendra Modi speaks at ASSOCHAM Foundation Week, via video link, in New Delhi. to keep all arrangements Sawant. CM Sawant ed benefiting farmers. in place for effective roll- took to Twitter to share Goa Liberation Day. “It Day,” Sawant tweeted. “There was a situa- fects, its proposition with the changing in- day (corporate) tax out of the scheme by the pictures of President’s was an honour to wel- Goa Liberation Day tion in the past when has changed to ‘why not vestment order as an rates are so competitive prime minister and also arrival in the coastal come the Hon’ble Presi- is observed on Dec 19 investors would ques- India’,” he said. example of his govern- that they say ‘why not to ensure that the process state where he will be dent of India Shri Ram every year. It marks the tion ‘why India’ (for in- He cited scrapping of ment’s outlook. India’,” he said & asked of card distribution is ex- participating in the Nath Kovindji at day Indian armed forc- vesting in the country). 1,500 old and obsolete “Earlier investors the industry to adopt pedited so that maximum function to announce Dabolim Airport, on his es freed Goa in 1961 fol- With reforms (of past laws and farming new cited high tax rates to best corporate govern- people take its benefi ts, the commencement of visit to Goa on the occa- lowing 450 years of Por- six years) and their ef- ones that are in tune say why India’ but to- ance practices. —PTI the spokesperson said. the celebrations of 60th sion of Goa Liberation tuguese rule. —ANI

SINO-CHINA BORDER STANDOFF Digvijaya TWITTER INDIA’S PLEA AGAINST MULTIPLE FIRs attacks EC Want peace, but won’t tolerate any over direction Supreme Court seeks to MP govt response from Centre, states harm to India’s self- respect: Rajnath Hyderabad: Defence New Delhi: SC has is- Minister sued notices to Centre said India’s handling of and several states on a the border standoff petition filed by Twit- with China showed that ter Communications the country was not India Pvt Ltd urging it weak and could give a to quash multiple befitting reply to any FIRs registered kind of transgression, against it for allegedly aggression or unilater- Bhopal: Senior Con- promoting a tweet on al acts. India and China gress leader and former ‘Khalistan’. A bench have been locked in an MP chief minister Dig- headed by CJI, SA Bob- over seven-month vijaya Singh said the de had on Dec 17 sought standoff at eastern job of the Election Com- responses from MHA, Ladakh. mission was to conduct governments of Karna- complaints against the dia, in its plea, had said In his address at the free and fair polls and taka, Assam, Haryana, social media giant. No- in past months, Goenka Combined Graduation not direct state govern- Andhra, Arunachal, tice was also issued to and his supporters have Parade at the Air Force Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks during the presentation of ‘Wings’ and ‘Brevets’ to the ments to file criminal Maharashtra, Odisha & one Vinit Goenka, a BJP held webinars asking Academy at Dundigal Flight Cadets at the Combined Graduation Parade (CGP), at Air Force Academy (AFA) Dundigal in cases against officials Police Commissioner of functionary, who had al- for Twitter to be de- on the outskirts of the Hyderabad on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI for alleged corruption. Delhi. The apex court leged the firm had tak- clared a terrorist organ- city, Singh also said Singh’s comments also issued notices to en financial considera- isation, for its officers China’s “attitude re- we have shown that In- kind of transgression, erate any harm to the come days after EC complainants, who have tion to promote the al- to be charged with sedi- flected that country’s dia is not weak. This is aggression or any uni- country’s self-respect,” asked MP government registered criminal leged tweet. Twitter In- tion. —ANI intentions” during the new India that will give lateral action,” he said. the Defence Minister to take criminal action COVID-19 crisis. “But a befitting reply to any “But we will not tol- asserted. —PTI against four police offi- cials after a Central Board of Direct Taxes ANURAG THAKUR CONFERRED HONORARY DEGREE report pointed out to Banks pursue UK bankruptcy order against Mallya the prima facie role of London: A consortium Briggs on Friday, both nessman argued that the government servants in of Indian banks led by the sides deposed retired In- funds in question in- unauthorised cash State Bank of India (SBI) dian Supreme Court jus- volved public money held transactions in in 2019 returned to the High tices as expert witnesses by state-owned banks in LS polls. “We are un- Court in London for a on Indian law in support India which precluded happy. The EC should bankruptcy application of their arguments for them from such a security work impartially. Its im- hearing against liquor ty- and against a bankruptcy waiver. partially in this matter coon Vijay Mallya, as they order against Mallya in “As a commercial enti- does not appear to be pursue the recovery of the UK. ty, a bank has a right to beyond doubt as these debt from loans paid out While the banks ar- exercise its commercial (police) officials have to his now-defunct King- gued a right to waive their wisdom to decide what it no relation with con- fisher Airlines. security over the Indian wants to do with its secu- ducting elections. The At a virtual hearing be- assets involved in the case rity, noted barrister Mar- EC’s brief extends to fore Chief Insolvencies in order to recover their cia Shekerdemian, argu- The Institute of Company Secretaries of India conferred the Honorary CS Degree onto Minister of State holding elections,” Sin- and Companies Court debt in the UK, lawyers ing on behalf of SBI and for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Thakur in the virtual presence of Chief Guest, Speaker of Lok gh told reporters. —PTI (ICC) Judge Michael for the 65-year-old busi- others. —PTI Sabha Om Birla, on the third day of the 48th National Convention of Company Secretaries, at Indore.

POLICE ARRESTS TWO WITH MAHA: 3 OF FAMILY RUN OVER BY ILLEGAL ARMS IN HARYANA’S SIRSA MP: TIGER DIES OF TRAIN IN PALGHAR, GIRL INJURED WOMEN BECOME EASY Sirsa: Two people were Singh said the police have ELECTROCUTION, MAN HELD Palghar: Three members offi cial said. “The four TARGETS IN POLITICS: URMILA arrested for illegal pos- recovered 14 illegal pis- Seoni: A tiger died after coming in contact with an of a family from Nalaso- left on a walk at around Mumbai: Actor-politician Urmila Matondkar session of 14 pistols tols and 24 live ammuni- electric fence in Khawasa range of Seoni district, a para in Palghar district 7:30am but I did not ac- says women are often easily targeted in the and 24 live ammunition tion from the possession forest official said. The carcass of a three-year-old were killed and a 10-year- company them as I was world of politics, but it is important for them to in Kairpur area of Sirsa of both the accused.“CIA tiger was spotted in Pidrai Butte forest under Kha- old girl severely injured not feeling well. The four stay focused. During a virtual session of “We district on Saturday. A in-charge Inspector had wasa range by a patrolling team, Seoni’s CCF R S while trying to cross the gave me Rs 2,000. Later The Women” with journalist Barkha Dutt on case has been registered received information that Kori said. The forest department launched a probe railway tracks, police said. I came to know of the Friday night, the Shiv Sena leader Matondkar a case against the ac- some people from Khair- and arrested a 22-year-old man in this connection. The deceased comprise a horrifi c incident,” the elder said, “I knew it will be tough but so was the cused identifi ed as Dara pur area had a large cache “It was found that the tiger died of electrocution 55-year-old woman, her woman’s husband told fi lm career. Here, it has become a poisonous Singh alias Dildar of Vaid- of illegal weapons & were after coming in contact with the electrified wire 35- year-old daughter and reporters. Police said all fi eld, it has become horribly vicious for any- wala and Amarjit Singh preparing to carry out a fence laid to save crops. After tiger’s death, the 31-year-old son, while angles, including accident body that nothing should surprise you. Women of Khairpur district Sirsa, major criminal offence,” accused threw the carcass in a nearby forest.” the injured girl is also a and mass suicide, were do become easy targets.” police said. SP, Bhupinder Singh said. relative, a railway police being probed. 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 | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 06

‘There may not be a 2nd peak of COVID’ POWERGallery Health experts say the country’s daily cases have been continuously coming down FOUR JUDGES APPOINTED JUDICIAL MEMBERS, NGT New Delhi: Healthcare The ACC has approved the appointment of four experts have said that ‘Seems 3rd Covid wave judges of high courts as Judicial Members in there may not be a sec- ond peak of COVID-19 National Green Tribunal. They are Brijesh Sethi, in the country, and even brought under control’ Judge, Delhi High Court, B Amit Sthalekar, Judge, if it occurs, it is unlike- New Delhi: Chief Min- Allahabad High Court, M Sathyanarayana, Judge, ly to be as strong as the ister Arvind Kejriwal High Court of Madras and Sudhir Agrawal, retired first one. The comments on Saturday said the judge, Allahabad High Court. come as the country’s third wave of the COV- COVID-19 caseload sur- ID-19 pandemic in Delhi R H THAKARE CONFIRMED INTO IAS passed the one crore is under control now, as IN MAHARASHTRA CADRE mark, though the num- the city reported 1,133 R H Thakare has been confi rmed into Indian ber of daily cases and fresh cases of the infec- Administrative Service with effect from April 2018 daily fatalities have tion at a positivity rate in the Maharashtra cadre. been continuously com- of less than 1.5 per cent. Arvind Kejriwal ing down. People wearing masks in Delhi as the state seen a surge in coronavirus cases in the last few weeks. 'There was a time in MAJ GEN VISHWASRAO TO BE GOC Noted virologist Dr November when the people of Delhi, we have SUB AREA SRINAGAR? Shahid Jameel said In- nessed in late Novem- ‘UNPLANNED LOCKDOWN RUINED LIVES’ daily cases went up to effectively and success- Major General SPS Vishwasrao is likely to be ap- dia’s curve for daily ber,” he said. nearly 8,600. But, even fully surpassed the pointed as the new GOC of 31 Sub Area Srinagar. cases is on a downward Union Health Minis- then it wasn't a panicky third wave of Corona.' slope since a peak in ter Harsh Vardhan said situation in Delhi, and The highest single-day VICE ADMIRAL KUMAR TO mid-September. that India will have the 7,000 beds were availa- spike in Delhi till date RETIRE IN FEBRUARY “At this time, we are capacity to inoculate ble. We fought it all to- -- 8,593 cases -- was re- Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar, F-o-C -in-C, Western getting about 25,500 cas- about 30 crore people gether. The fresh cases ported on November 11. Command, Ajit Kumar is scheduled to retire next es daily compared to with Covid-19 vaccine count today is 1,133, the The chief minister year in February. He will be the fi rst senior Navy over 93,000 cases per in six to seven months. official report will soon said the situation in offi cer who will be superannuating in 2021. day in mid-September. I He further said that the be out,' he told an online Delhi has improved sig- believe the worst is country’s scientists Rahul Gandhi briefing. nificantly as the posi- JUSTICE BRIJESH SETH IS over. But there will be and health experts In a tweet later, the tivity rate had gone up JUDICIAL MEMBER IN NGT small peaks in the fu- have developed an in- chief minister said, to 15.26 per cent as in Justice Brijesh Seth has been appointed Judicial ture just as we wit- digenous vaccine. —PTI 'With the efforts of the early November. —PTI Member in the National Green Tribunal for a period of four years. RSS ideologue MP GOVT CREATES TWO DGP LEVEL POSTS CBI charges PM urges people to read e-booklet on The Government of Madhya Pradesh has created MG Vaidya two temporary posts at Director General of Police Hyd-based (DGP) level. how agro-reforms help farmers dies at 97 firm for MHA ASKS WB TO RELIEVE RAJEEV New Delhi: Amid the sections. Read and New Delhi: Rashtriya MISHRA TO JOIN AS IG, ITBP bank fraud deadlock between the share widely,” the PM Swayamsevak Sangh The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked Centre and the protest- tweeted sharing snap- (RSS) ideologue MG the Government of West Bengal to relieve Rajeev New Delhi: The ing farmers, Prime shots of pages from the Vaidya passed away af- Mishra of cadre responsibility to enable him to join Central Bureau of Minister Narendra Hindi version of the ter a brief illness in central deputation as Inspector General in ITBP. He Investigation (CBI) Modi Saturday urged booklet. Nagpur on Saturday. is a 1996 batch IPS offi cer of West Bengal cadre. has charged Hy- people to read and Thousands of farm- He was 97. Mr Vaidya derabad-based share widely an e-book- ers, especially from was undergoing treat- By arrangement with: http:// Transstroy (India) let issued by the gov- Punjab and Haryana, ment for illness at Ltd and its directors ernment highlighting have been protesting at Spandan Hospital. whispersinthecorridors.com for alleged bank how the recent agro-re- Delhi borders against His funeral will be fraud of over 7,926 forms help farmers. PM Narendra Modi the various Farmers conducted at Ambazari crore in a consorti- The government has Agreement and At least Ghat (Crematorium um led by Canara issued an e-booklet in five rounds of formal ground in Nagpur) on Bank, in the biggest English and Hindi acted in September. Agro-reforms help our talks have been held be- Sunday. Dr Manmohan Punjab CM slams banking scam in the highlighting the suc- “There is a lot of con- farmers. It can be found tween the three Union Vaidya, Joint General country so far sur- cess stories of farmers tent, including graphics on the NaMo App Vol- Ministers and 40 farm- Secretary of RSS and passing the amount who have benefited and booklets that elabo- unteer Module’s Your er unions to break the son of MG Vaidya said Centre for tax raids misappropriated by from the reforms en- rate on how the recent Voice and Downloads deadlock.—PTI in a tweet. diamantaire Nirav on ‘Arhtiyas’ Modi. The agency carried out search- New Delhi : Punjab The Chief Minister es at the premises Apple places supplier “NO PRESSURE POLITICS”: SENA ON Chief Minister Ama- said it was evident that of the company and rinder Singh on Satur- having failed to per- the accused direc- SONIA GANDHI LETTER TO THACKERAY day castigated the Cen- suade, mislead and di- tors which led to the Wistron ‘on probation’ tre for its intimidatory vide the farmers into recovery of incrim- Mumbai: Shiv Sena tactics against ‘arhi- ending their prolonged inating documents, leader Sanjay Raut on tyas’ or commission protest against the its spokesperson Saturday said there was agents supporting the ‘black’ farm laws, the said in a statement. nothing to be read be- agitating farmers. Central government The CBI has tween the lines in Con- He warned that was now trying to named the compa- gress chief Sonia Gan- such draconian meas- weaken their struggle ny, its chairman- dhi’s letter to his party ures will further ag- by targetting the ‘arhti- cum-managing di- chairperson Maharash- gravate the angst of yas’, who have been ac- rector Cherukuri tra Chief Minister Ud- the people against the tively supporting the Sridhar and addi- dhav Thackeray, adding Uddhav Thackeray Sonia Gandhi Bharatiya Janata Par- agitation since day tional directors Bengaluru: Apple Inc with dignity & respect. the two parties were in ty (BJP)-led Central one. Rayapati Sambasi- said that it has placed “We have placed Wis- an alliance & there was a Common Minimum pending because of the government. The IT raids were va Rao and Akki- on “probation” its sup- tron on probation and no “pressure politics”. Program. increased work because Terming the clearly conducted at the prem- neni Satish in the plier Wistron and will they will not receive “Sonia Gandhi is the The letter is about of the pandemic,” he motivated Income Tax ises of several big ‘ar- FIR. It was alleged not award the Taiwan- any new business from president of UPA (Unit- that,” Mr Raut, the Shiv said. “If the Congress (IT) raids against some thityas’ within a span that the private ese manufacturer of its Apple before they com- ed Progressive Alli- Sena’s chief firefighter, party has brought for- Punjab ‘arhtiyas’ as an of just four days of is- firm based in Hy- phone sets any new plete corrective ac- ance). She and Sharad said. “The coronavirus ward an agenda which obvious pressure tac- suing notices, without derabad and its di- business until it takes tions. Apple employees, Pawar had an impor- pandemic is the reason is in the interest of peo- tic to curb their demo- waiting for responses rectors had availed complete corrective ac- along with independ- tant role in the forma- for the pending work on ple of Maharashtra and cratic right and free- to the notices, Ama- credit facilities on tions and ensured all ent auditors, will moni- tion of the Maha Vikas the issues that were in the state, then, it should dom, Amarinder Singh rinder Singh noted, multiple banking employees at its plant tor their progress,” Ap- Aghadi (Maharashtra’s the Common Minimum be welcomed. There is said these oppressive dubbing it a clear de- arrangements.—PTI in Narasapura in Kar- ple Inc said in a state- ruling coalition). While Program. Some pro- no pressure politics,” actions will backfire basement of the due nataka were treated ment. —ANI allying, we had created jects have been left Raut added. against the ruling BJP. process of law.

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Finally, a... sources said. He said ‘Chintan Shi- words. We had a lead of of Rs 60.31 crores from tive of which is to pro- government has decid- pollution free, as well as After Saturday’s meet- “We discussed the fu- vir’ like those held in 60-odd coming and just UPI People in the state mote digital payments ed to take strict steps to enhance farmers’ in- ing, Pawan Bansal said ture of the party. It was the past in Shimla and collapsed,” said Kohli, have made the highest in both the districts in a stop the use of chemical come. By promoting or- Sonia Gandhi said Con- a constructive meeting Panchmarhi would be who would be heading payment of Rs 60.31 quick and convenient fertilisers. The state ganic farming, natural gress is one big family. in which senior leaders organised. home on paternity leave crore from UPI. After manner within a year government is prepar- farming and horticul- “There is no dissidence including Sonia Gan- now. India’s earlier low- this, payment of Rs by expanding and ing to ban the complete ture in the Gangetic in the party. All are dhi, Rahul Gandhi and A morning... est score was 42 at the 47.79 crore has been strengthening the digi- use of chemical fertilis- plain, the Yogi govern- committed to work unit- Priyanka Gandhi dis- There were no demons Lord’s in 1974 against made by people with a tal payment ecosystem. ers in the districts ment is going to give a edly to energise the cussed the current situ- in the pitch but Josh England debit card. Similarly, a Siddharthnagar dis- through which the river new income platform to party,” he said. ation of the party and Hazlewood (5-3-8-5) and transaction of Rs 20.43 trict is one of the statis- Ganges passes. the farmers. Ashok Gehlot, Ghu- ways to strengthen it,” Patrick Cummins (10.2- CM leads... crore has been done tical districts selected Along with proper Along with proper lam Nabi Azad, Anand said Congress leader 4-21-4) displayed fast The effect of CM’s ap- from the net and Rs by the Government of management of solid management of solid Sharma, BS Hooda, Prithviraj Chavan as bowling of highest peal is also visible in 16.36 crore has been India. RBI has fixed the waste and disposal of waste and disposal of Ambika Soni and P saying. quality to dismantle the data and statistics - till transacted through oth- deadline of 31 March garbage along the vil- garbage along the vil- Chidambaram arrived Congress leader and visitors. September, one billion er means. 2021 for this. lages along the Ganges, lages along the Ganges, at Gandhi’s residence former Maharashtra The sequence of 4, 9, 76 crore 46 lakh worth Siddharthnagar and polythene will be polythene will be at 10, Janpath, this chief minister Prithvi- 2, 0, 4, 0, 8, 4, 0, 4, and 1 of transactions have Firozabad to be fully CM Yogi’s... banned completely. banned completely. Ac- morning. Former Mad- raj Chavan said this on the scorecard will been done, which is Rs digital by March ‘21 and the third is the pro- Trees will be planted on cording to a senior offi- hya Pradesh chief min- was the first meeting to rankle the fans but 98.53 crore, more than State Bank of India duction of large quanti- both sides of the river cial of Namami Gange ister Kamal Nath and discuss ways to more so this team, for a the total transactions has identified Sid- ties of organic crops in to protect it from ero- Department, the use of senior leader P Chid- strengthen the party very long time. done in the same period dharthnagar and Firo- the state. sion. The government chemical fertiliser is a ambaram were also and more such meet- “Very hard to put last year. zabad districts as digi- To free the Ganga is working on a dual major cause of pollu- part of the meeting, the ings would be held. those feelings into Maximum payment tal districts. The objec- from pollution, Yogi scheme to make Ganga tion in the Ganges. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 07 DESIGN OF ‘AYODHYA’ MOSQUE OUT, WILL NOT HAVE DOMES OR MINARET TRADITION complex, a museum, a will be able to offer The design of the hospital and hospital, library and namaz at the mosque community kitchen together. There will be museum has also been released will be built. The oval a provision of 200 beds along with the five-acre mosque in shape is of the mosque in the hospital to be while the other build- built in the mosque. It Ayodhya. There will be a separate ings will have separate will be given the status space for other facili- of Super Specialty space for women in the mosque ties. Hospital. The estimated cost is High-quality con- First India Bureau ary. difficult to tell at the struction material will Surprisingly, the moment. The trust be used, which can sus- Lucknow: Amidst the oval design of the said that the tomb that tain longer. There will commencement of the mosque has no domes. exists in the premises be a separate section construction work of The architecture of will remain intact. A for women within the the grand Ram temple the mosque has devi- solar power plant will mosque. in Lord Shri Ram’s city ated from the Minar be set up in the huge Professor SM Akhtar of Ayodhya, the Indo- tradition. The design mosque. of the Department of Islamic Cultural Foun- of the hospital and mu- Professor SM Akhtar Architects of Jamia dation released the de- seum has also been re- of the Department of Millia Islamia Univer- sign of the mosque to leased along with the Architects of Jamia sity said that its design be built in Dhannipur, five-acre mosque in Millia Islamia Univer- won’t have a hint of Ayodhya on Saturday. Ayodhya. There will be The design of the mosque released by the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation. sity released the model the Babri Masjid’s ar- A plan has been pre- a separate space for to the journalists chitecture. It will be a pared to start con- women in the mosque. storeyed with its con- two years. The Indo- the map to get ap- struction of the through video confer- completely modern struction of the The Dhannipur struction expected to Islamic Cultural Foun- proved. It will then de- mosque. In addition to encing. mosque with top-notch mosque from 26 Janu- mosque will be two- complete in the next dation is waiting for cide the date of con- the mosque in the huge About 2,000 people facilities.

Brothers framed in CLEANING THE QUENCHER Varanasi’s horrible air newly-formed ‘Love quality typical of issues Jihad’ law released faced by cities of Indo- Navneet Chauhan version and arrested Gangetic plain: CPCB husband Rashid and Moradabad: The hus- his elder brother and First India Bureau the Indo-Gangetic Plain band and brother-in- sent them to jail. While (IGP). The plain har- law of the accused, who Pinky was sent to Nari Varanasi: Situated on bours almost 40% of the was sent to jail by the Niketan. But the whole the banks of river Gan- country’s population, Kanth police in the matter was overturned ga, Varanasi, India’s ho- making it one of the ‘‘Love Jihad’ case of when the woman’s liest city and the constit- most densely populated the district, was re- statement was made in uency of Prime Minister ecosystems in the world. leased from Moradabad the court, the woman Narendra Modi, came Which has also made jail on Saturday. After said that she is not a into limelight in 2015, it the country’s most pol- the woman’s statement, child and she has mar- when Central Pollution luted region in terms of the police presented ried with her will. She Lucknow Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia along with Municipal Commissioner Ajay Kumar Dwivedi, participating in cleaning Control Board (CPCB) air and water quality. In the report in Section also had complete campaign to rid Gomti river off pollutants at Kudia Ghat on Saturday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR data highlighted that the an October 2020 survey 169 of the CrPC. After knowledge about reli- city didn’t have even a of 54 cities in the Indo- which orders were is- gion and done court single good air quality Gangetic Plain, the sued for the release of marriage in Dehradun day that year. In fact, CPCB found half of both brothers on a per- 5 months ago. Varanasi is among the 43 them reporting ‘poor’ or sonal bond of Rs 50,000 After this, on the or- Terror grips Shamli village after critically polluted zones ‘very poor’ air quality. each. Both were re- der of the court, the across the country. Not Vehicular emission, in- leased on Saturday as woman was sent to in- just air, its water quality dustrial pollution and the permission was re- laws house in Kant. On is equally pathetic. dust are cited as the ma- leased late. the other hand, when groups open fire, two killed Pollution indices in jor causes of pollution as Actually, a mother the police could not First India Bureau tal. Rahul was declared Varanasi have only got per CPCB’s analysis. living in Bijnor of Kant find any evidence of dead there. worse with time. In 2017, A fact reflected in just police station of Mo- love jihad in the inves- Shamli: Firing on two The injured too, suc- CPCB called it the most about every other study. radabad district had tigation, the police also sides created terror in cumbed to injuries polluted city in the coun- IQ Air, an Air Quality filed a case for love ji- took a U-turn. Love Ji- Khandrawali village of while on its way for try, while in 2018, WHO information platform, had. The woman filed had accused Rashid in Shamli dis- treatment. Superinten- listed it as the 3rd most releases a list of world’s a case for seducing her was released along trict. A young man died dent of Police Sukirti polluted city in the most polluted cities eve- daughter Pinky and with his elder brother on the spot after being Madhav arrived and in- world. Data revealed ry year. As per its 2019 converting and marry- Salim. Journalists hit by the bullet, while quired. that pollution levels in index, out of top 30 pol- ing a young man named spoke to Rashid after another young man Police urging villagers not to resort to violence. Later, Superinten- Varanasi were 20 times luted cities, 21 were from Rashid. The police reg- his release. The girl’s died on the way while dent of Police and Ad- more than WHO’s stand- India. More importantly, istered a case for con- husband Rashid says being taken for treat- drawali village, the sug- ing the team there. On ditional Superinten- ards. In fact, the city’s air all 21 of these cities are that now he wants to ment to Meerut. arcane department this matter, there was dent of Police, Rajesh quality was found to be from IGP with a majori- run home peacefully. Police which reached team had gone for some discord between Prad- Srivastava reached the more toxic than in Delhi. ty of them from Haryana He no longer wants ac- the spot and took con- slip work. This team han and Karmaveer. village with police and Though in that year the and Uttar Pradesh. With tion against anyone. trol of the situation. was present with Prad- Consequently, there PAC force. city reported seven days cities like Kanpur, Agra He says that he and his There is an atmosphere han Somwar Singh. The was firing. Karmaveer All officers are pre- of good air quality, as and Varanasi polluted brother were arrested of tension in the vil- Pradhan post-candidate and Rahul were injured sent in the village. The compared to zero in 2015. not only in terms of its on charges of forcible lage. Hence, the police Karmaveer Singh along with the bullets. There Superintendent of Po- The bad news, howev- air quality but also in conversion. While he force is deployed for with his supporters is a tense atmosphere in lice has stated that two er, is not restricted to terms of water quality. married the woman in time being. The SP too reached the chaupal in the village. Both the in- youths were killed in a this one city situated in Aall these cities find a Dehradun. Where he went to the village to get front of Pradhan’s jured were taken to shootout in a fight be- India’s most strategic place in India’s critically Brothers after being released. works at the salon. information. In Khan- house and started call- Shamli Private Hospi- tween two sides. and sensitive ecosystem, polluted zones. Man attacks in-laws with sword, villagers tie him with a tree LMC SMART police commissioner WATCH SCAM has been trying First India Bureau Kumarganj Ayodhya hile the Chief to tightening the four years ago. He also W Minister Yogi police functioning Sultanpur: Unhappy has a two-year-old son. Adityanath has been in the district and with his wife not com- After a few days of mar- making efforts to motivating the police ing along, the husband riage, Anita started liv- take the state on the has received huge corporation has point for his order force for good work, commit a shocking act ing in her maternal path of development bill of Rs 90 lakh turned in to white in which he said that on the other Hapur in Sultanpur on Satur- home due to their with full honesty without watches and elephant for the civic he would be testing DCP who was in the day. The stubborn hus- referred to the district strained relationship. and integrity, the its utilization. The body proving drain ACP inspectors. news there also has band attacked the in- hospital. The accused On Saturday morning officers of municipal previous municipal on exchequer. Interestingly the now been making laws with a sword. Six husband has been ar- Mukesh reached the corporation commissioner made —Ahtesham Siddiqui newly transferred effort to have his people, including wife, rested by the police. home of in-laws to take are pushing to purchases of watch DCP has himself own appointment father-in-law and sister- The case is related to his wife back, who re- corruption. In a which has resulted LUCKNOW DCP become policy maker board. The inspectors in-law were injured in the Pure Chaturi Harna sisted. Angry Mukesh recent scandal is into payment of Rs IN LIMELIGHT in Lucknow and are however quite the incident. Two other Haraura village of attacked his wife and about purchases nine lakh per month DCP transferred everybody is curious perturbed over the people who came to the Kurebhar police station in-laws with a sword, of watches in by the present A from Hapur to the know about the “farman” of the DCM rescue were also in- area. Anita, daughter On hearing the noise, Lucknow Municipal commissioner. Lucknow Police questions to be asked fearing transfer from jured. All the injured of Mitha Lal Prajapati, villagers rushed to the Corporation for Rs 90 The smart watch commissioner office by him. While on one the district. were sent to CHC resident this village, spot, got hold of Muke- lakh. The corporation purchased by the has become talking side the Lucknow —Vishal Srivastav Kurebhar, from where was married to Mukesh sh, tied him with a tree two people have been Prajapati, a resident of and beat him fiercely. Many a times the only way to change the ‘bad’ is to add good to it and more ‘good’ till it it neutralized and changes. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 2ND FRONT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 08

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IS IT POSSIBLE TO Ashok Gehlot before the FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL MESSED UP STATE tions have minimized IMAGINE GANDHI start of the meeting. BY TRIDIB RAMAN he speed with which their chances of getting FREE CONGRESS? This entire undertaking Ta stampede of senior tickets. n the 125-year-old Con- of the Gandhi family leaders has occurred in Igress, the bubble of was also for the matter Didi’s bastion i.e. TMC BACK TO POWER dissatisfaction has that in the election of the wherein, many major CORRIDORS! burst, so much so, that national president of the leaders are defecting to nce again a highly the Gandhi family is party, the matter should BJP and bidding adieu to Oprofessional & re- shocked. Such is the situ- not reach till poll level so TMC, it has increased sult oriented top UP bu- ation that Rahul’s lead- that Rahul could not be the heartbeat the BJP reaucrat is back to the ership is being chal- challenged from any- leaders of West Bengal. power corridors. After lenged. The Congress where and he should be TMC government’s min- being successfully play- party meeting called on elected unopposed. at the unique. For the last few prising thing is that Ra- Supreme Court is talk- reveal that the govern- ister Shubhendu Adhi- ing the role of Mayawati Saturday was initiated same time, incidentally, weeks, when the party is hul himself was present ing about forming a com- ment has now agreed to kari, once considered to and Akhilesh Yadav’s at the behest of Priyan- Rahul has virtually going through a turmoil, in that tea party for more mittee, and even the gov- find a middle ground, be very close to Mamata, principal secretary ka Gandhi, who was the agreed to once again he is contemplating on than two hours. The in- ernment expects solace amending the agricul- joined BJP in Amit without any major con- chief architect of the lead the party as the Con- international issues. vited diplomats were from the court. When tural bill following which Shah’s presence and his troversy, now, UP CM meet. This ‘initiation’ gress President subject However, at times, he has deeply impressed that asked why the farmers the right to implement it supporting MLAs have Yogi Adityanath has fi- was supported by Kamal to the final outcome of posted a tweet or state- Rahul keeps a close were blocking the way, will be handed over to also joined the saffron nally inducted Navneet Nath, who talked to the party’s electoral process ment about the farmer watch on international the farmers said that states and thus, it will be party. BJP MP from Sehgal in his core team, disgruntled leaders him- to be completed by Janu- movement too, but his developments and his vi- they wanted to come to the will of the state gov- Asansol, , along with Avnish self and also shared de- ary 2021. So, in the pre- real interest seems else- sion of India’s foreign Ramlila Maidan and ernments whether they exasperated with the de- Awasthi. Sehgal has tails about the same sent circumstances, where. Kaushal Kishore policy is very clear. But Jantar Mantar for the implement it or keep in velopment, has ex- been given the most sen- with Priyanka. These where on one side party Vidyarthi, who worked they were concerned that demonstration, but the cold bag like Punjab & pressed his feelings on sitive and challenging leaders were told that again looks united, how- for Rahul at the Gymkha- when so much is going on police stopped them at Haryana governments. his Facebook wall in a task of Yogi’s media Priyanka Gandhi would ever on the other side, na Club in New Delhi, in the country, then the border. On question- Now leaders like Kejri- hurry saying that he is management, where his talk to them personally Rahul has finally agreed organized a tea party a should he have had a two ing as to why the 5-time wal are trapped on this opposed to those leaders initial takeoff is fairly before the meeting, i.e. it to carry Gandhi’s legacy, fortnight ago and a large hour long tea session? talks with the govern- issue. Their AAP govern- coming to BJP on whose impressive. Now there is was a complete under- then there is absolutely number of foreign diplo- ment were dissolved, the ment has hastily notified behest Supriyo’s sup- a buzz in Lucknow that taking to dispel any dis- no chance of witnessing mats were invited to this WHEN WILL THE farmers say counter this new agricultural porters were beaten. Yogi may like to hand gruntlement in the lead- a Gandhi free Congress, tea party. Needless to say MATTER BE question as to why they bill, now to show and Truth be told, Babul is over Sehgal the major ers. Sources at least in the coming that a large RESOLVED were not shown the draft save its credibility, Kejri- not alone in this situa- responsibility of bring- reveal that years. number of BETWEEN FARMERS of this agricultural wal is tearing up the tion since a large ing a vast and Priyanka diplomats AND THE law, why any ad- bill because AAP number of BJP colorful film actually RAHUL’S TEA came to GOVERNMENT? vice was not is looking to leaders from West city at Noida. spoke di- PARTY meet and s the central govern- taken from contest in Pun- Bengal believe that The author is rectly to he style of talk to Ra- Iment behaving in the them and which jab assembly the leaders of the a journalist several dis- TRahul Gan- hul and the same manner keeping in farmer organi- polls. TMC and other and political gruntled dhi’s politics is most sur- view the severity and in- zation demand- parties coming commentator leaders also quite tensity of the farmers’ ed them to make RAMPAGE IN to the BJP and views ex- along movement? The matter such a law. TMC, BJP ahead of pressed are with Priyanka Gandhi Rahul Gandhi is in the court and the Sources Babul Supriyo IN A the elec- Navneet Sehgal his personal HC lifts ban on Uma 188 Lucknow, Tension over pension: UP cops Bharti case hearing Balrampur First India Bureau senior doctors oppose Modi, Yogi’s new scheme Mathura: The Alla- habad High Court on promoted Saturday lifted the 1000 constables of 12 districtss file plea in HC demanding restoration of old rule ban on hearing of a First India Bureau First India Bureau ment and the police de- Notably, the consta- criminal case against partment including the bles deployed in Mathu- former Union Minis- Lucknow: The state Prayagraj: As many DGP headquarters in ra, Agra, Hapur, Gau- ter in the government has pro- as 1,000 constables de- four weeks after hearing tam Buddh Nagar, Mahoba court of UP. moted 188 senior ployed in 12 districts the petitions filed on be- Meerut,, The petition for va- doctors of Lucknow of Uttar Pradesh have half of the constables. Kanpur Nagar, Praya- lidity on this case will Uma Bharti and sup- and Balrampur in- filed a petition in the The order was passed graj, Varanasi, Gorakh- be heard on 6 January. porters for obstructing cluding senior doc- Allahabad High Court by a bench of Justice MN pur and Bareilly have Along with Uma Bhar- in government work tor Dr Maulashree challenging the Cen- Bhandari and Justice SS filed this petition. ti, criminal proceed- and violating prohibi- Mehta, a gynaecolo- tre and state govern- Shamsheri on the peti- These constables had ings were going on in tory orders. A case was gist and Dr Vish- ment’s orders of im- tions filed by Jai Naray- been appointed during Mahoba court against filed against her for nudev Prasad of Bal- plementing the New an and Shiv Pratap Sin- Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) UP CM Yogi Adityanath the SP’s tenure. Their many others. The peti- false allegations and rampur Hospital of Pension Policy of 2005 gh on behalf of hun- appointment was later tion under considera- political reasons. Lucknow. and demanding the dreds of constables. with the decision passed policy as unconstitu- revoked during the BSP tion for a long time was The court said that These newly promot- restoration of the old Advocate Vijay Gau- by the centre, was un- tional. Gautam said that regime. They were rein- put on hold. The case the SC has limited all ed medical officers of pension. tam, who was arguing constitutional since it the new pension scheme stated into service fol- was registered against the orders prohibiting the Joint Director A two-judge bench of on behalf of the consta- was in violation of the of the government is un- lowing an order of the Uma Bharti 2012 in the lawsuits of the sub- Grade of Regional the HC has sought a re- bles, argued that the UP provisions of the Con- constitutional because SC. All constables are Charkhari police sta- ordinate court to six Medical and Health ply from the senior offi- government’s introduc- stitution. There has it is contrary to Articles working from their re- tion of Mahoba. The months. Therefore, the Services have been in- cials of the Union gov- tion of a new pension been a demand in the 21, 14, 16 and 39 of the cruitment date after the district administration interim order is being structed to take charge ernment, UP govern- scheme in 2005 in line court to declare this Constitution. resumption. had filed an FIR against abolished. at the new deployment site immediately. There are more than YOGI’S GIFT one-and-a-half dozen Justices Sthalekar, such doctors who are posted at some place in Agarwal to be in NGT the capital and they 126 bright IAS officers to be promoted on NY have been transferred First India Bureau of Rs 2,25,000/- for a pe- to another hospital in riod of four years. Scale to Junior Admin- Lucknow or to the of- Lucknow: The Centre Justice B. Amit Seven IAS officers to be principal istrative Grade and Jun- fice of the Medical and has approved the pro- Sthalekar enrolled as an secretaries, 14 will become secretaries ior Scale to Senior Type Health Department. posal for appointment advocate in 1983. Scale. All promotion or- Similarly, there are of four judges includ- He practised in Civil, their work. ders will be issued in the about a dozen doctors ing Justice B. Amit Service and Constitu- Principal Secretary, departmental promo- who have been posted Sthalekar, Judge Alla- tional sides at Allahabad EXCLUSIVE Secretary, Special Secre- tion committee meeting in different hospitals habad High Court and High Court. tary and other candi- on January 1. and offices in Luc- Justice Sudhir Agar- Sudhir Agarwal is the Ahtesham Siddiqui dates with different pay The Appointment De- know, either from a wal, Former Judge Al- former Judge of the Al- scales will be promoted partment will complete hospital or other offic- lahabad High Court lahabad High Court. He Lucknow: Chief Min- alongside. To speed the all its preparations be- es in another district for the post of Judicial was retired earlier this ister Yogi Adityanath development work in fore the promotion date. or Lucknow itself. Member in National year in April. He is also has decided to pro- the state, these IAS offic- The four-member com- More than two dozen Green Tribunal. known as the Judge who mote 126 IAS officers ers will be assigned dif- mittee of DPC will con- doctors in the promo- Other judges are Jus- decided highest number of UP cadre on this ferent responsibilities. sist of Chief Secretary, tion doctors list have tice Brijesh Sethi and of cases in Asia. He had New Year. The IAS of- According to the officers will become sec- be a promotion from ACS Appointment, been posted as Addi- Justice M. Sathyanaray- set a record by fixing ficers who have done sources, seven IAS offic- retaries from special Junior Administrative Chairman Board of Rev- tional Chief Medical anan. They shall be ap- one lakh forty thousand exceptionally well ers will become princi- secretaries. Grade to Selection enue, and a member of Officers at different pointed in the pay scale sixty cases. will get reward for pal secretaries, 14 IAS Moreover, there will Grade, Senior Time Government of India. districts. 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, SUNDAY DECEMBER 20, 2020

Just Two Lovers, Horses and a Paddock THE STUNNING MODELS OF ‘THE STYLE SKOOL’ REFLECT A STORY OF TWO PARTNERS THROUGH A SERIES OF PHOTOS, AND IT’S PHENOMENAL!

ABHIMANYU SINGH TOMAR [email protected]

ecently an editorial shoot caught our attention. It got a cover feature in almost all the leading Internation- R al Magazines from Kaltblut Germany to Luxia Milan. The story orbits around two old partners who met in a Horse barn having a great time af- ter years reminiscing the beautiful memories of the past and living them in present. The imagery is all about vibe, mood, and the emotions happening between them as per the described narrative. Being a horse-riding enthusiast and photographer by passion, he wanted to bridge an editorial with both his passion and hobby. One day post completing a riding session photographer Prateek Sharma immediately called famous fashion stylist Gaurav Bhatia and told him about exploring and shoot- ing the whole project with horses. He loved the idea and then with his magical sourcing he beautifully styled the shoot keeping in mind the vision of the photographer. National Designers like Siddar- tha Tytler and Dania Siddiqui, who understood the concept got on board immediately as they loved the narration. Super Model Sony Kaur and fresh face Yaduraj Singh Rathore from Style Skool have tried to give their best expressions as per the brief given by the vision- aries. Make-up & Hair artist Neha Singh tried some unconventional looks keeping it romantic and vin- tage at the same time. 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 ETC LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 10

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER MAR 21 - APR 20 APR 21 - MAY 20 MAY 21 - JUNE 21 JUNE 22 - JULY 23

You may receive some good news this week, portend Stars send your way favourable vibes, as the week The week offers you a mixed bag of fortunes. You The fi rst half of the week shall be favourable for your the stars. Matters related to monetary investments, begins. You will be able to get desired success will begin the week on a high note, as you manage work endeavours, aspirations, ambitions and goals. saving schemes, property and assets shall be favoured in some of your ventures. Health shall improve to fi nish off some of your important tasks related You will fi nd progress in many areas, which will, in by the planetary alliances, specifi cally in the fi rst half dramatically, helping you get past the niggling to investments, wealth acquisition or foreign turn, have a positive effect on your revenue/ income. of the week. Ongoing legal battles may turn to your troubles and laziness. You shall be full of creative shores. However, you may remain anxious, owing to This will also be a good time to indulge in creative favour, and you may also succeed in getting done with energy and positive thoughts. This is a good time to increasing expenses. This may make you measure and performing arts, which, besides bringing you a project/ task related to foreign lands. Career and give vent to your suppressed energies – join a gym or your gains, and you may fi nd that things are just about happiness and satisfaction, shall also, bring you business domains shall be opportune, and you will fi nd a new hobby. You will register an increase in your average. Have a heart – things re way better than they gains and fame. Your efforts to raise your living emerge triumphant in a competitive situation. However, strength and stamina. Happy fallouts of these shall appear. Plus, around the weekend, you may gain in standard shall succeed. Financial stars look bright too it will be diffi cult for you to manage your fi nances. also be visible in your work/ education domains. terms of immovable assets, indicate the stars. – at this time.

LEO VIRGO JULY 24 - AUGUST 23 AUG 24 - SEP 23

The fortunes shall favour you on various accounts. The week’s stars are poised to enhance your You will get happiness on the personal and family happiness and success. You will get opportunties front. Working towards enhancing your material on various fronts. Ongoing tasks may reach rightful comforts is quite likely noe. You may also be conclusion. Signing documents and tenders to seal interested in amusement and entertainment pursuits. negotitations and deals is foreseen. Ones involved Creative hobbies will bring you gains and satisfaction in commerce, politics, government jobs, leadership both. Heightened chemistry in intimate relations roles and fi lm making look set to benefi t the most. will add to your pleasures. You may take this time DECEMBER 20 TO DECEMBER 26 Mid-week will be an excellent time for fi nancial to address and resolve any ongoing confl icts in the endeavours. On the personal front, you will enjoy a domestic domain. You will do your best to enhance harmonious equation with your beloved, specifi cally your fi nancial position. KAITLYN DEVER CELEBRATES HER BIRTHDAY ON 21 DEC. as the week progresses. THIS IS A POWERFUL YEAR FOR MOTIVATION LEVELS REGARDING HER WORK OR PROJECTS AND PERSONAL INTERESTS. THERE CAN BE OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE ABSORBING TOPICS AND PURSUITS. MORE JOY AND LIBRA SCORPIO SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 MEANING MAY BE FOUND IN HER WORK OR OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 Success comes your way in matters related to OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. AT THE You start this week by welcoming good health and a monetary investments, wealth enhancement and general feeling of overall wellness. This will ensure foreign affairs. You will succeed, and that is for sure, that any ongoing health issues are either resolved or claim the stars. There may be some expansions or SAME TIME, RELATIONSHIPS GET A BOOST. SHE IS abated. Increasing endurance, fi tness and stamina additions on the work/ business front, which may be may also be on your agenda now. Marital happiness a cause behind a happy ceremony you may attend LIKELY TO FEEL PLEASANTLY ATTACHED, FINDING will add to your blessings. Harmony on the personal this week. You may also travel for these purposes. front will ensure that you manage to focus on your Receiving gains and affection from your father or IT NATURAL AND EASY TO NURTURE AND work and career. You may also head for a relaxing paternal family is also likely now. Your fortunes stars outing or shopping trip with your beloved. Buying will be shining brightly at this time. SUPPORT PEOPLE IN HER LIFE. apparels, ornaments etc. is foreseen.

SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES NOV 23 - DEC 22 DEC 23 - JAN 20 JAN 21 - FEB 19 FEB20 - MARCH 20

You will gain in terms of opportunities and fortunate Your efforts to add to your material comforts and Career and work matters shall be duly favored by You will benefi t from employment opportunities coincidences, which will enhance your progress. luxuries, and please your loved ones this way will the stars for the Aquarius natives. You will get good and career goals. Interviews given this week shall Personal relations will be harmonious and balanced. bear fruits this week. You will also benefi t from results from endeavors towards fi nding a new job or bear positive results. Fortune shall also favour Success in investments and foreign affairs is also various areas. Hobbies and creative activities will getting admission in a college. You may also get to you in matters concerning leadership, politics and likely. Married ones may gain from their in-laws. bring you happiness snow. In the fi rst half of the week, sign some important deals or documents with a known government organizations. You may also plan to In work matters, you may sign a deal with a known work matters may take the centre stage, bringing you organization, which will be a boost for your social host an auspicious ceremony this week. There may organization. However, you may not be satisfi ed opportunities and chance to enhance and expand your standing as well as professional image. Promotions, be some discussions and even debates with some about the fi nancial aspect of this deal. Otherwise too, career prospects. Interviews taken now shall give you rises etc. are likely. On the personal front, you will paternal relatives. Try not to steer towards something the fi nancial stars remain a bit dull. Expenses may good results. Parents will receive good news about share a good chemistry with your beloved and a negative. Mid week, starry alliance shall get better, increase too. Health may remain a bit fragile. their kids’ success. closer bond with other relatives. bringing you happiness and professional success. ETC www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 11 GRACING THE PK TURNED 6 STRUCTURE al Gadot was in for a surprise as her Wonder Woman 1984 avatar lit up the world’s tallest building Burh Khalifa in Dubai. She is gearing up for the release of Wonder Woman 1984 on Christmas. The action flick will be releasing in G theatres as well as on streaming platforms in the West. In a video shared on Burj Khalifa’s social media handle, the fierce looking Gal Gadot can be seen gracing the structure. —Agency Poster of the film PK

mir collaboration with the filmmak- Khan truly er after 3 Idiots. KRITI SANON deserves to be The movie completed six A called the perfectionist of years yesterday. It depicted the Bollywood as the handsome star story of an alien who comes to TESTED NEGATIVE has always stunned us with his Earth on a research mission but scintillating performances in the loses his remote to a thief who t hasn’t films. The actor has several block- later sells it to a Godman. PK been long buster films to his credit. Among also starred Anushka Sharma, when all of them, the one that speaks Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman I Kriti Sa- volumes about his versatility Irani, Saurabh Shukla and San- non left her as an actor is PK. Directed by jay Dutt in pivotal roles. We con- fans in a state Rajkumar Hirani, the film gratulate the entire team and of anxiety af- marked Aamir’s second wish them all the best! —Agency ter she con- firmed testing positive for COVID 19. Tom’s aggressive rant The ac- tress had ive staff- re- ers on turned T o m from a F Cruise’s shoot in new movie Mission: Chandi- Impossible 7 have garh and was quit after they appar- diagnosed with ently felt it was mission im- the deadly virus early this month. While this possible to continue work- left her massive fan following worried, she went ing for him when he launched into home quarantine and had assured fans about a second rant onset, according resuming work soon. Kriti has managed to beat to a report. The Sun reported. the virus. She has now tested negative for COVID “The first outburst was big 19. The Bareilly Ki Barfi actress shared the update but things haven’t calmed in her Instagram story and thanked the fans for since. Tension has been build- their wished and unconditional love. —Agency ing for months and this was the Kriti Sanon final straw. —Agency Gal Gadot Tom Cruise

Back with a Bang! RELEASE BIG B OPENS UP t was two years back when we last saw Ranbir Kapoor DATE MOVED I on the silver screen aylor Swift moved her Evermore with Rajkumar Hira- release date twice. The legendary ni’s Sanju and fans Beatles entertainer has been pro- have been anticipating T moting his upcoming album McCa- his next project for the rtney III, which is set to be released on longest time. Post the Friday. Taylor found out she and Paul lockdown lifting amid would have competing albums, so she the ongoing coronavi- moved her album Evermore‘s release rus pandemic, Kapoor date twice to accommodate. —Agency swiftly wrapped film- ing for Shamshera in a Amitabh Bachchan’s post seven-day schedule while shooting for 10 or the veteran actor, who abstains from days for Ayan Muker- eating sweets, the biggest torture was to ji’s film Brahmas- pose with a rasgulla and gulab jamun in tra with Alia Bhatt, F hand for a commercial and pretend as if Nagarjuna and Mouni he is delighted after eating them. Amitabh Bach- Roy in Mumbai. chan took to his verified Twitter account to express Ranbir Kapoor his plight. He wrote in Hindi, “I have quit eating will kickstart the sweets and after that, I have to pose with a ras- shoot for Luv Rajan’s gulla and gulab jamun in my hand during the shoot untitled rom-com and was asked to give an expression which reveals from January 6, 2021. how tasty it feels after eating them! There can’t Kapoor will be shoot- be bigger torture than this.” The veteran ac- ing two songs and a tor also shared a picture on his Instagram few scenes before where he can be seen happily posing with a January 31. Ranbir Kapoor rasgulla and gulab jamun. —Agency —Agency

he gorgeous Richa Chadha has got all the reasons to be BIRTHDAY on cloud nine. The diva has T turned 34 on Friday and celebrated it with her loved ones. Her fiance and actor Ali Fazal CELEBRATION had also wished her most endear- ingly. The actor posted lovey- dovey pictures with the birthday girl and penned a sweet note for Ali Fazal’s post.. the actress. Besides that, Richa’s film Unpaused premiered on an OTT platform on her birthday. It looks like the Masaan star is overwhelmed by all the wishes. Richa recently took to her Instagram handle to ex- press her gratitude towards everyone while giving a glimpse of her private time with Ali via his post.. Richa Chadha a cute video. —Agency Taylor Swift CITY BUZZ www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 12

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Still from the play ‘Chal Khusro Ghar Apne’

A drama ‘Chal Khusro Ghar Apne’ was staged by various artists of Yayawar Rang Mandal in BNA Auditorium, Lucknow on Saturday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR BRIDES OF 2020 ‘I believe it really didn’t matter, since I had all my —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA —PHOTOS loved and close ones by side on my D-Day.’ Jagdeesh Chandra with Akanksha Bhalla, Gaurav Gaur, Charvi Tanya Dutta, Yasheel Pandel along with the participants

MONICA PRABHAKAR Sadiya Masood Hashmi with husband Umar Hashmi [email protected] GRAND FINALE! CITY FIRST there will be six rounds like: tal- couture from eminent fashion 2020 has been a tough year, but ent round, introductory designers like Heena Bela- one thing that has lightened up he grand finale of the round, multi-designer ni, Monika Bohra, Var- our hearts is Weddings. most prestigious and es- round from which sha Jangid, and Rahil. Weddings, a lifelong dream of tablished beauty pageant Elite Miss Rajasthan Makeup expert Man- almost every girl got disrupted T of Rajasthan, Elite Miss 2020 will be crowned. isha Pandel from with COVID-19 in the picture. Rajasthan has been lavishly or- In the show, singer Hashtag Blunt will But even a global pandemic ganised on 20 December, today, in Chitralekha Sain take charge of the couldn’t dim the glow of these the Samskara Resort on Ajmer will entice the at- makeup of all stunning brides. In conversation Road. The preparations for this tendees with a ma- contestants. with some beautiful and kickass grand day have been going on for jestic musical per- Talking about brides on how they feel about three months, in which 31 top fi- formance. The the show finale, weddings in pandemic. nalists were chosen from the show will feature director Gaurav Just married and off to a hon- Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur and designer Gaur and eymoon, bride, Dharna Malhotra, Kota auditions. Yasheel Pandel Shalini Kanaujia Dharna Malhotra says, “I personally chose the idea Jagdeesh Chandra was pre- said that they of a close & intimate wedding sent as a special guest during are preparing with my friends and family by my Another, new bride Shalini was. The only thing that matters the personal interview round for welcoming side and keeping the corona con- Kanaujia, says, “Corona or no, I is that the bride & groom and along with show director the seventh dition in mind. As a bride, I felt definitely would have gone for a their families are really happy, Gaurav Gaur, Akanksha winner of the most important and felt that I was close intimate wedding only. Be- and everything fits perfectly like Bhalla and Charvi Tanya title of Elite showered with so much love and cause of the attention paid to a jigsaw puzzle.” Dutta on Saturday. Miss Ra- affection by others, which I don’t everything, from me to the deco- On being asked, did it really In the finale, jasthan. think would’ve been so much in a ration to the outfits and it was all matter if the wedding were bigger ceremony.” good because fewer people were small or big? All the brides, un- Seems like the brides are en- to be taken care of.” equivocally said, ‘I believe it re- joying smaller weddings on the Newlywed Sadiya Masood, ally didn’t matter, since I had all note of attention being paid to says, “It really doesn’t matter my loved and close ones by side them. how small or grand the wedding on my D-Day.’ Learning through fun PASSION UNLEASHED HAPPY BIRTHDAY! The birthday of MITALI DUSAD Mrityunjay Kumar, Media I learnt a Advisor to CM UP was hubhranshu Sin- lot of mar- celebrated by cutting gh has over two keting just a cake amidst best decades of brand wishes on Saturday at and category by being a consum- Lok Bhawan. Seen here S er. Every market- building experience on with him is Director some of the most ad- ing manager is also Information Shishir along mired brands in the with other officials and Shivi Drishti a consumer. If you world. He has received deal with brands, journalists. over 40 awards across brand building advertising, marketing EVENTS! and brand building. and marketing, by These include one or being a consumer more Dada Sahab Phal- yourself, you can be ke Award, D&AD Pencil, more natural e4m, IAMAI, Emvies —Shubhranshu Singh, amongst others. He was Global Head- Marketing & Brand recently awarded as the Royal Enfield winner of Super 30 Aadhya Krishna Kalpana CMO. In an exclusive in- terview with City First, Enfield, the iconic mo- can make an ad, most CITY FIRST singing, dancing, short Shubhranshu Singh en- torcycling brand, he brands can do a reason- film making, etc. lightens about his jour- has been focused on en- able marketing job, but Justice Govind Mathur, Chief igital Mela was Janhvi Sharma of the ney so far and gives a hancing brand availa- very few brands can cre- Justice Allahabad High Court, organised on the Baal Mela team said valuable piece of advice bility and access, lever- ate culture.” Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta, occasion of Di- that in this difficult time to the coming genera- aging the power of the Calling himself, ‘A Justice Siddharth Verma, Justice D wali and Chil- of Corona, when the tion. community, strength- proud fan of Jaipur’, Jayant Banerjee along with their dren’s Day from 14 No- children have a pro- “There are awards ening digital capabili- his guiding mantra families visited the Allahabad vember. The last date found impact on their given for campaign, ties and looking at the from the very outset of Museum on Saturday. for submitting online physical and mental de- projects, achievements various components of his career has been to videos to the Mela was velopment in their hous- but generally there are brand value. drive brand building as 14 December. However, es, in such a situation, a very few acknowledged When asked about a means to create cul- Padmashree Arunima the last date was ex- program like Digital accredited bodies that how this British motor- ture. His core area of Sinha participated in a tended till Monday af- Baal Mela is a great ini- give awards to profes- cycle brand, perched on expertise is the socio- cycle rally organised by ternoon, given the kids’ tiative. With the Digital sionals for career the intersection of man, logical development of Uttar Pradesh Krantikari craze. Various competi- Talent hunt, there is a achievements ”, said machine and terrain, he brands. That’s what Parishad in the memory tions were held in the golden opportunity that Shubhranshu on a gen- said, “Things endure be- this marketing maven, of martyrs of Kakori Digital Mela lasting can make these kids eral overview of the cause they’re relevant at thought leader, and kand in Lucknow on more than a month strong fighters during awards. each stage of their evo- growth catalyst is best Saturday. which included paint- the pandemic. As the Global Head lution.” He further add- known for. —PHOTO BY ing, acting, cooking, [email protected] of Marketing at Royal ed, “Almost every brand [email protected] SUMIT KUMAR