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www.firstindia.co.in OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia 7°C - 20°C instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW l SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 65 CORONA WARRIORS GET VACCINATED A medic administers first dose of Covishield vaccine PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI AT THE LAUNCH OF THE PAN-INDIA ROLLOUT OF COVID-19 DOCTORS AND HEALTH WORKERS POSE FOR PHOTO on Dr. Bilquees Shah in Srinagar on Saturday. VACCINATION DRIVE, VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING, IN NEW DELHI ON SATURDAY. —PHOTOS BY PTI DURING COVID VACCINATION DRIVE IN NEW DELHI. Rookie Indian bowling line-up INDIA TAKES ITS SHOT AS sends Australia packing for 369 Brisbane: India’s rook- ie bowling line-up put up a lion-hearted effort to bowl out Australia for 369, effecting a mini PM REFUTES RUMOURS lower-middle-order col- lapse on the second day In a virtual address, emotional PM Modi paid tribute of the fourth Test here on Saturday. Shardul Thakur to scientists and healthcare workers across country (3/94) along with debu- Indian team celebrates fall of a wicket at Gabba on Saturday. tants Washington Sund- India were 62/2 losing both openers, at stumps on Day 2. Mohd Fahad RML DOCTORS ar (3/89) and Thangar- MAHA SUSPENDS VACCINATION RAISE RED FLAG asu Natarajan (3/78) got For an attack as thin main bowlers through New Delhi: Prime Min- OVER ISSUES WITH CoWIN APP ON COVAXIN the breakthroughs dur- on experience as India, the three Test matches ister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra suspended COVID-19 vac- New Delhi: The Resi- ing the morning ses- the effort in adverse and were forced to hand launching India’s giant cinations till Monday because of technical dent Doctors’ Associa- sion to knock over five times can only be com- Test debuts to Natara- vaccination drive on Today, when we’ve issues with the centre’s software platform for tion (RDA) of the Ram wickets for 95 runs. mended. India lost five jan and Sundar. Turn to P6 Saturday, paid tribute to developed our own managing the programme, news agency ANI Manohar Lohia Hospital frontline workers and vaccine, the world reported on Saturday. Meanwhile, the state on Saturday requested scientists and warned is looking at India recorded 14 cases of adverse events, none of the medical superin- citizens against falling them fatal, on Day 1 of the vaccination rollout. tendent to vaccinate for propaganda or ru- with hope them with Covishield. In mours over vaccines. —Narendra Modi, a letter to the medical Giving India a new Prime Minister BIOTECH TO PAY COMPENSATION superintendent, the as- motto - “Dawai bhi, Ka- IF COVAXIN CAUSES SIDE EFFECTS sociation said the resi- dai bhi (yes to Vaccine, dent doctors were “a yes to discipline)” - PM Union Home Minister In the consent form to be signed by the bit apprehensive” about Modi also cautioned vaccine recipients, Bharat Biotech said, Covaxin and might not Amit Shah said it “In case of any adverse events or that even after vaccina- represents the participate in the immu- tion, citizens must stay serious adverse events, you will be nisation drive in large vigilant and maintain determination of a provided medically recognised numbers thus defeat- all precautions as 1.91 self-reliant India and standard of care in the government ing the purpose of the lakh were administered is an important designated and authorised centres/ exercise which began in vaccines on the first day. hospitals. The compensation for serious the country on Satur- milestone in the fight Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Chief of Army Staff Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane India’s drive is one of adverse event will be paid by sponsor day. “Covaxin is being (left) and Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath during the Bhoomi Pujan and foundation laying the world’s biggest vac- against the pandemic (BBIL) in case if SAE is proven to be preferred in our hospital over Covishield, which ceremony of New Command Hospital in Lucknow on Saturday. The “commendable” work done cination programmes, —Amit Shah, causally related to the vaccine.” by the Indian Army during the India-China standoff raised the morale and pride of the country, aimed at inoculating 3 Union Home Minister hasn’t completes trial said Singh during his visit. Full report on P3 crore health Turn to P6 process,” letter read. THE SHOT-CALLERS Like ‘Naya Gujarat’, a new UP in 2022, courtesy Gujarati ‘talent’! Deepak Rajani ty in UP, who have a will draw parallels with UP ,working similar to major effect on 120 another bureaucrat who his counterpart Kailas- Ahmedabad: Former seats of the UP is extremely close to hnathan in Gujarat IAS Arvind Kumar assembly. Modi - K. Kailashnathan. watching law and order Sharma who recently But what is even As IAS officer Kailas- situation along with ad- took voluntary re- more interesting is the hnathan in Gujarat is ministration and all im- tirement from ser- fact that it is not ‘Uttar holding his position portant issues, which vice and is now con- Pradesh’ but ‘Gujarat’ tight even after eight may also include re- testing in the Uttar that will be at the helm years of his retirement, vamping the image of Pradesh MLC elec- of affairs in the run up and keeping a close tab the Yogi government as tion on BJP’s ticket, to the 2022 assembly on each and every hap- well and emerge as a is touted to be the election. Anandiben Yogi Adityanath AK Sharma Sunil Oza K. Kailashnathan pening in the state. It is likely trouble shooter. man who will be giv- Let us take these very much possible Kailashnathan since en ‘powerful promo- points one by one: Since Sharma will be given the last eight years is taking tions’, one after the the time Sharma has ter’s position since in have been peddling the On the other hand Shar- favor of the saffron par- same responsibility in care of Gujarat as Chief other. However, these filed his nomination for his face, BJP will get a narrative that it is only ma, a Bhumihar, be- ty, that had been eyeing Uttar Pradesh though personal secretary in ‘promotions’ are to MLC, word doing the chance to woo the com- Thakurs that are being longs to a small village elsewhere since the with a different position CMO. An IAS officer of be given so as to ‘fill round in UP political munities other than heard in Yogi govern- from Mau in UP and narrative began. and with a higher status. 1979 batch, Kailasna- in the blanks’ left out and bureaucratic cir- Thakurs. This ‘hyper- ment since the Chief thereby ticks all the A close Modi confi- Sharma will be work- than, also addressed to or rather felt by the cles is that Sharma may bole’ has emerged since Minister himself hails boxes needed to sway dante, Sharma, in his ing as eyes and ears of as KK in bureaucratic Bhumihar communi- get deputy chief minis- Yogi’s political rivals from that community. the votes back in the working and execution, central government in circles Turn to P8 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, JANUARY 17, 2021 02 Vaccination was a testimony of PM Modi’s resolution of ‘Make in India’, says CM DON’T VEX, DESI VAX A SHIELD AGAINST COVID: YOGI First India Bureau Lucknow: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adity- M has asked offi- anath has urged people Ccials to ensure that not to heed rumours nobody sleeps in the about the Covid-19 vac- open during the cold. cine, which he said, They have been asked was an indigenously to build shelters with developed shield aimed proper arrangements at eliminating the and to make people follow Covid norms. scourge from the coun- CM witnesses administration of fi rst dose of Covid-19 vaccine to a Yogi Speaks try as the much-awaited health worker at Balrampur Hospital here in Lucknow on Saturday. inoculation against the ogi Adityanath has directed to set up two police dread virus began on Ystations in Mathura and Ghaziabad districts of the Saturday. state, an official said on Saturday. “Today is a day of happiness and excite- P CM has sought P CM has mourned ment for the people of Uweekly monitor- Uthe death of former the country. The vac- ing of employment MLC and teacher’s cination, which be- through schemes such leader Om Prakash gan under the leader- as ODOP, Vishwakarma Sharma. He has con- ship of Prime Minis- Shram Samman Yojana veyed his condolences ter Narendra Modi, CM inspects Balrampur Hospital with Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh, Chief Secretary RK Tiwari, etc to workers. to the bereaved family. will prove to be the ACS, Information Navneet Sehgal and other offi cials. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR Health workers after getting the Covid vax shot. final blow against Covid-19 in the coun- try. India is the first nation in the country Strawberry Fest in ‘ideal’ Jhansi that has launched two DE-ADDICT UP: Yogi orders two new vaccines for corona. We have shown our to boost farmers’ development true potential to the First India Bureau de-addiction centres in Lko, Gkp cities world and proved that we can be self-reliant. Lucknow: UP’s Bun- Free treatment by the Government of I congratulate the sci- delkhand region will already available India for the financial entists and the doc- add another chapter year 2020-21.