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“I’ve witnessed the collapse; Ghani AS AFGHAN I STAND did the right forth the voice of Hamza struck nation... present situation in Af- but at the same time, eve- We don’t know what thing, No hope of (name changed to conceal z Q: Hamza, tell us a bit ghanistan ? Are you ryone is in a state of panic will happen to the gen- being safe in new identity), a young member about yourself ? What able to move freely to and chaos over what will eral livelihood of the of an influential family do you do ? markets? happen, as no one knows people as it’s just chaos Afghanistan” from Kabul, who shares Ans: I am a simple civilian Ans: For a change, after for sure. everywhere. We are just how life is today & what he living here Taliban took glad that violence did not expects tomorrows to be as in Afghani- over the Gov- z Q: How do you think take place. Till now, ith uncertainty Taliban reigns supreme in stan who has INTERVIEW ernment in Taliban taking over Af- the situation is looming large on ‘captured’ Afghanistan. witnessed Afghanistan, ghanistan will affect normal and we W what future holds He also shares his views the collapse of the Govern- the situation in the coun- the livelihood in the are living as for Afghanistan, on the plight of women ment and living in an era try is normal and smooth country? simple Af- First India’s Gajraj Sin- and kids, hopes of the of Taliban take over. as of now, all the shops are Ans: Few of the shops of ghans in Ka- gh, Yogesh Chouhan and youth and livelihood of open and civilians are burqas have opened, kur- bul. Saloni Khandelwal bring the people in the terror- z Q: How do you see the roaming everywhere and tas have replaced denims. Turn to P6 TWIST IN THE TALE Ex-Afghan VP Saleh: I am Legitimate Caretaker Prez Afghanistan’s first vice TALIBAN: AMNESTY president Amrullah Saleh on Tuesday added a new twist to the ongoing crisis, claiming he SALEH: I AM SUPREME is now the caretaker president after Ashraf I stand squarely Ghani fled the war-torn behind my country. Citing the pro- decision. This did visions of the Constitu- tion of Afghanistan, unfold more Saleh said that the first quickly than we vice president automat- anticipated ically becomes the care- Amrullah Saleh taker president in the —Joe Biden, event of the president’s US President INDIAN RESPONSE absence, escape or resignation. z MEA sets up special Afghans Liberated “Clarity: As per d helpline for requests z constitution of Afg, in from Afghanistan Kerala Chief Minis- Afghanistan after ter seeks urgent steps absence, escape, resig- z India starts single to repatriate Keralites 20 years of nation or death of the entry e-visa facility for stranded in Kabul. P5 struggle. No threat President the FVP be- will be posed to comes the caretaker President. I am current- Saleh has not accepted betray the “soul” and any country from ly inside my country & the takeover by the Tali- “legacy of my hero Ah- Afghanistan am the legitimate care ban, saying he will never mad Shah Masoud”, the —Taliban taker President. Am be under “one ceiling” late Afghan politician reaching out to all lead- with the Islamist funda- and military command- ers to secure their sup- mentalists. On Sunday, er who fought against port & consensus,” Ashraf ’s Ghani former the Soviet occupation Taliban militants now play role of police at Kabul. tweeted Saleh. deputy said he’ll never between 1979 and 1989.

Kabul: The Taliban announced Tuesday an INDIA EVACUATES ITS EMBASSY IN KABUL “amnesty” across Af- Ensure safe evacuation of ghanistan and urged Kabul: Amid escalating tensions in Afghanistan, India Tuesday evacuated women to join its govern- its entire embassy — including the Indians: Modi on Afghan crisis From the very ment, trying to calm Indian ambassador. A special Indian start (the US nerves across a nervous Air Force aircraft with 130 diplomats New Delhi: Prime Minis- capital city that only the and around 20 Indians stranded in ter Narendra Modi invasion) was a day before saw chaos at Afghanistan, landed in Jamnagar earlier chaired a meeting of the bad idea, its airport as people tried in the day. This is the second time since Cabinet Committee on although Russia to flee their rule. The 1996 that India has evacuated its mis- Security on Tuesday to comments by Enamul- sion in Kabul — both times after the assess the situation in Taliban came to power.The announce- initially lah Samangani, a mem- war-torn Afghanistan. ment came two days after the Taliban supported it. ber of the Taliban’s cul- captured power in Afghanistan. “The The meeting was attend- Failure should tural commission, repre- aircraft landed at around 11:30 AM and we went to the tarmac to welcome the evacuees ed by Union Home Minis- sent the first comments ter Amit Shah, Defence have been with garlands,” Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, Gujarat’s Minister of State for Food, Civil Sup- on governance from a plies, and Consumer Affairs said. Later, the plane left for New Delhi. P5 Minister Rajnath Singh, INTERNAL, BILATERAL: TALIBAN admitted earlier. federal level across the Finance Minister Nirma- ‘CLARIFIES’ POSITION ON KASHMIR Now it is country after their blitz la Sitaraman and Nation- across the country. While Islamic Emirate doesn’t dered their fighters to said on Tuesday. “Tali- al Security Advisor Ajit New Delhi: In an apparent clarification of their stance on important to there were no major re- want women to be vic- maintain discipline and ban members have been Doval. It is understood Kashmir, the Taliban called it a “bilateral and an internal matter”. The Taliban is unlikely to focus on Kashmir, news ports of abuses or fight- tims,” Samangani said, not enter any diplomat- ordered at all levels to that Foreign Secretary learn from the agency ANI reported attributing it to an official. “There are situation and at ing in Kabul, many resi- using the militants’ ic buildings or interfere ensure that we don’t dis- Harsh Vardhan Shringla security concerns that #Afghanistan might become the dents have stayed home term for Afghanistan. with embassy vehicles, respect any country’s and Afghanistan Ambas- first epicenter of Islamic terrorism which has a state, they least not repeat and remain fearful after “They should be in gov- and for ordinary people presence in Afghani- sador Rudrendra Tandon have access to all the weapons which Americans have such mistakes the insurgents’ takeover ernment structure ac- to go about their busi- stan,” said the senior were also present at the supplied and also the weapons of 3 lakh plus Afghan Na- —Mikhail Gorbachev, saw prisons emptied and cording to Shariah law.” ness as usual, a senior official, who declined to meeting. tional Army personnel,” ANI tweeted, quoting the official. Former USSR leader armories looted. “The The Taliban have or- official of the group be identified.

PEGASUS ROW First in India: 6 cr plus vaccine doses in UP DAY 1: Rowdy Opposition

Govt needn’t disclose —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR More than Earlier, on August 3, forces House adjournment about 29.52 lakh doses sensitive info: SC 23.67 lakh jabs Lucknow: Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit ad- were administered in journed the House for the day on the first day of An expert committee likely to be formed to administered in UP, which set the record. the Monsoon Session on Tuesday as Samajwadi be given ‘finer details’ of the matter; Panel the last 24 hours Uttar Pradesh has Party (SP) and Congress members staged a will later present a report in the Apex Court now become the first dharna inside the assembly premises against First India Bureau state to have more than the government over its ‘mismanagement’ of the New Delhi: The Centre tions that the Israeli six crore people who Covid-19 situation, price rise and other issues. Tuesday told the Su- spyware was used for Lucknow: Uttar have taken at least one Wearing oxygen masks and carrying placards, preme Court that it has snooping, adding it will Pradesh’s Covid-19 vac- dose of Covid-19 vac- Samajwadi Party MLAs and MLCs also “nothing to hide” in the decide on forming a cination coverage cine. The state second raised slogans against the govern- Pegasus row and that committee after getting achieved a major mile- CM Yogi Adityanath addressing the House on the 1st day of the on the list, Maharash- ment. While the SP MLAs came in the matter concerns the response. The stone on Tuesday with Monsoon Session of the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. tra, lags far behind with bullock carts, carrying placards on “national security.” A bench, told Solicitor the total number of vac- 5.01 crore doses deliv- Covid deaths, rise in fuel prices Bench headed by Chief General Tushar Mehta cine doses adminis- landmark on the after- the state. The state also ered so far. The vaccina- and holding sugarcane sticks, Justice of India (CJI) N that the apex court tered in the state cross- noon of Tuesdya, Au- administered more than tion numbers in Ra- some Congress legislators came V Ramana issued a no- does not want the gov- ing the six-crore mark. gust 17. So far, 5,07,22,629 23.67 lakh doses of Cov- jasthan stand at 3.82 on bicycles to the Vidhan Sabha tice to the Centre and ernment to disclose Uttar Pradesh is the persons have received id-19 vaccine to people crore, in West Bengal at and carried vegetables to reg- said that the govern- anything which may only state to cross this their first doses while in a single day on Tues- 3.46 crore, in Tamil ister their protest against the ment must reply with- compromise national milestone. 94,27,421 persons have day, the second-highest Nadu at 2.71 crore, and Hriday Narayan Dixit rising prices. More on P7 in ten days on allega- security. The state achieved the been fully vaccinated in number for a day, so far. in Kerala at 2.46 crore. UTTAR PRADESH www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021 02

with 812 investors buying land in sectors 29 to 32, the factories that will be set up will employ 42,800 people Rakhi Gift for Women of UP EFFORTS TO BUILD MSME PARKS IN NOIDA GAIN MOMENTUM First India Bureau

Lucknow: The con- CM Yogi addressing a Mission Shakti event. —FILE PHOTO struction of two Micro, Small and Medium En- First India Bureau WHAT’S NEXT? terprises (MSME) parks in the New Okhla In- Lucknow: The dustrial Development women of Purvan- Authority (Noida) area Yogi Speaks chal will be getting of Gautam Budh Nagar M Yogi said the special RAKHI gift in district has gained mo- Cproceedings of the third phase of mentum with 812 inves- the UP assembly Mission Shakti Abhi- tors buying lands at the were being watched yan commencing on proposed sites in Sector all over the country August 21. 29 and Sector 32 to set and asked all mem- In an attempt to rep- up units at the cost of bers to act keeping this in mind. He re- licate the success of Rs 2,345 crore. iterated that he and Balini Milk Producer The companies to be his government is Company in Bun- set up by these inves- ready for discussion delkhand, the Yogi tors will provide em- on every issue relat- government will pro- ployment to more than ed to public interest vide assistance to the 42,800 people. and development of women of Gorakh- The Yamuna Express- ACS MSME, Navneet Sehgal has played a key role in launching the industrial projects. —FILE PHOTO the State. pur, Deoria, Mahara- the field of milk pro- way Industrial Devel- jganj and Kushina- duction in Rae Bare- opment Authority (YEI- P CM listened Uto the peoples gar to become self- li, Sultanpur, Ame- DA) is developing these CS CROSSCHECKS DEVELOPMENT complaints at reliant by setting up thi, Bareilly, Pilibhit, parks as a model to Chief Secretary Rajendra Kumar Tiwari chaired a Janta Darshan at dairies and manage Kheri, Sitapur and boost the MSME sector, meeting of the Empowered Committee to allow his official residence milk production. In Rampur. For this, the which has the potential special facilities and concessions for promotion of on Tuesday and this regard, the wom- government will to help indigenous mega projects in the state under the Uttar Pradesh ordered their prompt en groups are being form one lakh new products go global Industrial Investment and Employment Promotion Chief Secretary, Rajendra Kumar Tiwari Infrastructure and redressal. He said his government formed in the East- self-help groups in while providing jobs to Policy, 2017. During the meeting, Galant Metalics Industrial Development Commissioner, Sanjeev Mittal ACS ern UP as well as in five months and will millions of people and MSME, Navneet Sehgal ACS Industrial Development, Arvind was committed and Ltd. Chandauli was asked to modify the earlier letter determined to solve Kumar ACS Finance, S Radha Chauhan ACS Program Co- other districts. be assisted through developing a generation of comfort issued to the company for the proposed their problems. In each village, ar- ‘Mahila Samarthya of entrepreneurs. project of the company. Ordination, Suresh Chandra. rangements have Yojana’. Under the The MSME parks in been made for pro- scheme, a transpar- Noida will be followed curement of milk ent system has been by establishment of opment in Uttar small and medium scale stations along with fac- storehouses, container are: Swastik Indus- through computer- made for availability similar parks in Agra, Pradesh. It is worth industries in the state. tories and factory sheds. and truck terminals, tries, United Logistics, ized system. of milk market and Kanpur, Moradabad, mentioning here that The MSME Parks will The parks will also have railway siding infra- Syria Impex, DR Auto This will be the first collection of milk in Varanasi, Azamgarh three years ago, Uttar provide facilities like better roads and power structure and fuel sta- Industries, Rushya Ag- time that along with different districts of and Gorakhpur, which Pradesh Chief Minister business and shopping and water supply net- tions. ritech Pvt Ltd, MV the districts of the state. The price boast of presence of Yogi Adityanath had centers, incubation works. A certification According to YEIDA Exim Pvt Ltd, Ranexa Purvanchal, women of milk will be paid several MSMEs even to- given his consent for centers, hotels & restau- lab will also be set up at officials, Major compa- Medical, Shree Balaji are going to work in into bank accounts. day. The parks will her- setting up the MSME rants, hostels, office the park itself. The nies that have started Printing and Gapdec ald a new era of devel- Park to boost micro, blocks, health and fire parks will also feature building their factories Infratech Ltd. DC Ranjan POLITICAL BATTLE BREAKS BJP GEARS FOR BOOTH discusses city plan CS holds meeting on VIJAY ABHIYAN : BANSAL for next 50 yrs OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA First India Bureau First India Bureau metro development First India Bureau Lucknow: Divisional Lucknow: Political bat- Lucknow: State Gen- Commissioner Ranjan tle on social media eral Secretary Organi- Kumar on Tuesday breaks out months be- zation Sunil Bansal, chaired a meeting of fore the 2022 assembly while addressing the the City Development elections in Uttar meeting of the Eastern Plan to come up with a Pradesh. The state gov- Sidharth Nath Singh. Legislative Assembly as route to all-round devel- ernment has been ag- the chief guest, said opment of the capital gressively responding in Prime Minister Nar- that the party’s nation- State General Secretary Organization Sunil Bansal, Urban city, to fulfil the needs to every social media endra Modi and Uttar ACS Home Awanish Awasthi (R) attended the meeting al president JP Nadda Development Minister Ashutosh Tondon, State Vice Prez Santosh of next 50 years. post made by their op- Pradesh Chief Minister presided over by the CS Rajendra Tiwari. will launch the “Booth Singh and Lucknow Mahanagar Prez Mukesh Sharma. In his address at the ponents may it be Yogi Adityanath is in- Vijay Abhiyan” on Au- meeting, he said that tweets or posts. creasing hence there is First India Bureau FULL THROTTLE! gust 23. He added that Bansal said that in the work of verification of keeping in view the On Tuesday, State Gov- no comparable option the National President first phase, verification booth committees will tourism point of view ernment Spokesperson available. Lucknow: Chief Sec- will go to any one of the of booth committees be done between August on the religious places, and Cabinet Minister This tweet came after retary Rajendra Ku- 27700 Shakti Kendras of will be done and in the 23rd and September 7th historical heritage and Siddharth Nath Singh Akhilesh Yadav’s Tweet mar Tiwari on Tues- the state and will ad- second phase, the con- after which September culture of the capital, retaliating to a tweet, with hashtag “No BJP” day chaired a meet- dress the other Shakti tact between voters, 10th to 20th, the Panna suggestions have to be made by tweet of SP Na- quoting that he will tell ing of the Project Kendra workers virtu- membership campaign, Pramukh campaign taken concerned offi- tional President Akh- the lies of the BJP and Monitoring Group to ally. He further added correcting the voter will be carried out. He cials to preserve the ilesh Yadav, tweeted show the mirror to the review the progress that the booth victory list, meeting the benefi- added that on the birth beauty of old Lucknow himself stating that the BJP workers. In re- of Metro project, campaign will run in ciaries will be carried anniversary of Pandit along with develop- Samajwadi Party has sponse to which, Sid- Shri Kashi Vishwa- three phases till the as- out while the last phase Deendayal Upadhyay ment of Smart Luc- derailed while BJP is dharth Nath tweeted nath Temple Corri- sembly elections. will include booth slip on 25th September, know. He added that going strong towards that SP should worry dor, Namami Gange Divu lging more de- verification, increas Mandal wise Panna special attention needs another term in the about their image in Yojna and tourism tails about the Panna voters etc. Pramukhs’ conference to be given for basic state. The tweet further public, else it would dif- development projects Pramukh campaign, S S Bansal said that the would be organized. amneties. read that people’s trust ficult to contest BJP. in Varanasi, Mathu- ra and Ayodhya. In his address, VOCAL FOR LOCAL Chief Secretary Ra- for setting up of jendra Kumar Tiwari month wise physical directed the officials and financial targets to ensure that all the so that month wise UP to repeat Mati Kala exhibition on this Diwali projects are complet- physical and finan- ed as per timeline al- cial targets can be  First India Bureau celebration of the com- handmade products. ready set and called timely constructed. modities handcrafted The Festival was The exhibition Lucknow: The Uttar by artisans across Uttar turned out to be a super Pradesh government Pradesh from clay and hit last Diwali as deities ALLAHABAD HC TO REMAIN will display will provide a platform pottery, where crafts- Ganesh and Lakshmi, SHUT FOR THREE DAYS products such to artisans and crafts- men from all districts earthen diyas and other men to showcase their of the state will be ex- products were sold for Prayagraj: The Alla- as idols of Lord products in a three-day hibiting their skill and about Rs 50 lakh, which habad HC will remain long exhibition, which talent via their prod- gave a major encour- shut for three days Ganesh and is set to be organised by ucts. agement to small trad- given the Muharram Lakshmi, the UP Mati Kala Board Promoting ‘Vocal for ers, pushing the rural holiday that was earlier ahead of Diwali. Local’, the exhibition and local economy. scheduled for August Muneshwar Nath 19 but will now be decorative Around 150 artisans will display products Apart from this, to es- Bhandari on Tuesday. observed on August are expected to partici- Glimpse from last year’s Mati Kala Exhibition. —FILE PHOTO such as idols of Lord tablish the vision of The case hearing lined lamps, earthen 20. The order was pate and display their Ganesh and Lakshmi, ‘Self-reliant India’, a up for August 20, will passed by Ald HC’s lamps and other products in this exhibi- an exhibition in the clayware, capitalising decorative lamps and three-day Mati Kala now be conducted on Acting Chief Justice tion. The UP Mati Kala state capital to promote the last year’s success. diyas, earthen lamps temporary sale center August 24. artifacts. Board will again hold the art of pottery and Mati Kala Festival is a and other clay and will also be set up. UTTAR PRADESH www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021 03 In a first, BHU to introduce 2-year course on Hinduism, Ancient arts Janardan Misra two years with 40 seats course was running in POPULAR COURSE said large number ap- tivities, architecture, and forms will be ac- Himanchal university. WORLDWIDE plications of foreign weapons, tools used by Varanasi: In a first, cepted till September 7. We are teaching other Teachings of Swami students indicates in- great Indian Emperors. Hinduism will be An entrance exam will cultures, traditions like Vivekanand, Buddha, Tulsi- terest of other coun- Sanskrit department taught as a subject in be held on October 3 to Christianity, Islam in das, Kalidas, Vedas, Purans, tries in Hinduism. will discuss practical the coveted Banaras shortlist the students universities while Hin- Mahabharat and Ramayana Philosophy department aspects of scriptures, Hindu University for the course. duism was not on will be delivered to students. will explain soul of Vedas and ancient re- (BHU) and students Speaking with First streamline”. Hindu studies are popular Hinduism, ambitions cords through mantras. in western countries but will learn ancient India, Vijay Kumar He said smart classes and outlines of the Hin- Also, students will no Indian university has knowledge, tradition, Shukla, V-C BHU said will be organised for a recognised academic duism while ancient enrich themselves with arts, science and skills “It will be first degree students in varsity and course yet. Master’s degree history and culture de- knowledge of ancient under this course. course of Hinduism in students from other programmes are available in partments will elabo- war craft, Hindu chem- The varsity has started our country prior to countries can also be the US and Europe in Hindu rate ancient evidences istry, military science, Hinduism course of this only a diploma part of the course. He Banaras Hindu University. —FILE PHOTO studies. on ancient trading ac- art, classical music etc.

CRUCIAL READ Govt mulling UP BOARD ALLOWS STUDENTS UNHAPPY 17 DISTRICTS LEADING UP IN opening WITH MARKS TO TAKE WRITTEN EXAM schools for Lucknow: UP Board has given the option of written examination to students who are dissatisfi ed with classes 6-8 the marks obtained and these from Aug 23 exams for high school and FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 intermediate students will be DISTS WITH DISTS WITH POSITIVITY First India Bureau conducted from September FIGURES NO NEW CASES IN RATE IN Lucknow: The Ut- 18 to October 6 with the HS OF HOPE COVID CASE 54 SINGLE DIGIT 21 PER CENT exams to be conducted over 0.01 tar Pradesh govern- 12 days while the intermedi- —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR ment is mulling reo- ate exams to be conducted over 15 days. Interested First India Bureau ble-digits lately. pening schools for candidates will be able to apply by August 27, 2021. Indicating signs that Class 6 to 8 from Au- Lucknow: With no ac- the dangerous virus is gust 23 and for class- tive or fresh cases, as receding from the state, es 1 to 5 on Septem- UP STF ARRESTS CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF many as 17 UP districts as many as 54 districts ber 1. MUKHTAR ANSARI FROM AYODHYA have become covid--free. reported no case of covid Chief Minister Lucknow: UP Special Task Force (STF) arrested As Aligarh, Amethi, in the last 24 hours, Yogi Adityanath was notorious criminal and Badaun, Ballia, Bahra- whereas over 21 districts apprised that offline close aide of mafi a-turned- ich, Chitrakoot, Deoria, reported new cases in classes have re- politician Mukhtar Ansari Farrukhabad, Firo- just single-digits. sumed for second- from Ayodhya district. STF zabad, Hardoi, Hathras, In another significant ary, higher second- sources said sharp-shooter Kasganj, Kaushambi, development, the Active ary, technical and of Mukhtar Gang Amit Rai Mahoba, Sant Kabir Na- Caseload in the most vocational educa- was arrested near Raunahi gar, Shamli and Shravas- populous state which tion institutions toll plaza under Raunahi police station area. One ti with emphasis on was at a high of 3,10,783 with 50 per cent ca- country-made pistol, two cartridges were recovered. strict screening, treat- in April, has been re- pacity, a press re- ment and vaccination duced to 420 now, where- lease from Chief have added to Uttar as states like Kerala and Minister’s Office MAN CONSUMES POISON ALONG WITH Pradesh’s success in Benefi ciaries at a vaccination centre of SP Mukherjee Civil Hospital in Lucknow on Tuesday. Maharashtra account said on Monday. The FOUR KIDS IN MIRZAPUR, THREE DIE crushing the covid- for a heavy active case- government has al- Mirzapur: A man consumed poison along with his curve, the state’s Recov- Vaccination, UP has ONLY 27 TEST POSITIVE IN LAST 24 HRS load of 1,72,250 and lowed the resump- four children after a family feud in Chunar area here. ery Rate has climbed up emerged as a clear win- 62,452 respectively. tion of classes in two The man and two kids died to a remarkable 98.6 per- ner in combating corona- The state’s Covid-19 shifts with strict in hospital while other two cent, testifying the suc- virus as the state’s covid response has turned out kids were struggling for their cess of the ‘UP’s Covid condition shows a superior as it has done lives. Police said Rajesh Control Model’ in eradi- healthier picture in com- exceptionally well in Kumar (35), of Kanshi Ram cating the fatal virus. parison to other states. bringing down the trans- block, had feud with his wife With Highest Testing, In what comes as a big mission levels by re- Geeta over his drinking habits Highest Recovery Rate, relief, none of the 75 dis- stricting the fresh cases following which he consumed poison with his four Lowest Test Positivity tricts in UP has reported below 100 for over five kids. They were rushed to nearest health centre. Rate and Aggressive fresh covid cases in dou- weeks. To track violations, NGT panel to audit Minister, top officials inspect covid safety precau- tions in place. Environment Impact Assessment body Meanwhile, the Ekana for Oly felicitation prog chief minister said First India Bureau First India Bureau that due to the effec- DIRECTION TO tive strategy and New Delhi/Lucknow: LAY DOWN SOP Lucknow: Sports and continuous efforts The National Green Tri- Youth Welfare Minis- of the state govern- bunal has formed a two- The NGT, in its August ter Upendra Tiwari, ment, the coronavi- member committee to 13 order, directed that an ACS Home Awanish rus infection rate appropriate SOP may be conduct a functional Awasthi, DGP Mukul has come down. laid down by the MoEF to audit of State Environ- deal with such Environ- Goel, District Magis- In the last 24 hours, mental Impact Assess- mental Clearances (ECs) trate Lucknow Ab- the state has report- ment Authority which may be circulated hishek Prakash and ACS Home Awanish Awasthi, DM Abhishek Prakash, DGP ed 17 new COVID-19 (SEIAA), Uttar Pradesh, to all SEIAAs. The tribunal Police Commissioner Mukul Goel, Police Commissioner DK Thakur and other cases. to find out how frequent was hearing a plea fi led by DK Thakur on Tues- offi cials at the inspection. The CM said that blatant violations are —FILE PHOTO Saviour Park Apartment day inspected the Eka- the current govern- taking place. Owners’ Association. na Stadium ahead of and no person will be stadium needed repair ment has worked in A bench headed by the felicitation ceremo- allowed to enter the and directed LDA to improving the medi- NGT Chairperson Jus- ny to be conducted on venue without a mask. ensure that the said cal facilities in the tice AK Goel directed the ing the remedial action dit of SEIAA, UP to find institution and interact August 19 for the ath- He added that 5,700 road is repaired imme- state. He said that setting up of the commit- against violations, the out how frequent blatant with the stake-holders, letes who took part in players would partici- diately. He further in- nine medical colleg- tee comprising Addition- committee comprising violations are taking the NGT said, adding Tokyo Olympics. pate in the programme, structed the officials to es that are under al Secretary, Ministry of Additional Secretary, place and how the situa- that SEIAA, UP has to The DM said the pro- which will being with ensure than adequate construction have Environment and For- MoEF&CC, to be nomi- tion can be remedied,” review its working in the gramme would start the UP song. arrangements are been examined by ests and the Chairman nated by the Secretary the bench said. light of judgements of on August 19 from 3 The DM during the made regarding park- the National Medi- of the Central Pollution MoEF&CC and the The committee will be the SC and in the light of PM with strict adher- inspection noticed that ing, cleanliness, mo- cal Commission Control Board (CPCB). Chairman, CPCB need free to take assistance frequent and rampant ence to covid-protocols the road outside the bile toilet vans etc. (NMC). “Apart from consider- to conduct functional au- from any other expert/ violations.

SECURITY ON TOP UP to set up advanced ATS commando training centre in Deoband  First India Bureau has decided to set up an tweet in Hindi. decision, ADG (Law and include Meerut, Bah- additional state-of-the Over one and a half Order) Prashant Kumar raich, Shravasti, and According to Lucknow: As the world art training centre for dozen ATS officers, se- said, “The government Jewar (Gautam Buddh stares at the ongoing Anti-Terrorist Squad lected from all over the is strengthening STF Nagar) besides Deoand, sources, the Afghanistan conflict, (ATS) commandos in state, will be deputed and ATS. Land has been he added. the result of it could Saharanpur’s Deoband, there, he added in his acquired for this pur- “ATS is setting up govt has already hugely impact India as known for its Islamic tweet. pose of setting ATS units there. Where we allotted over it shares its borders seminary Darul Uloom According to sourc- commando training get more land, we will with the country. How- Deoband. es, the government has centres at many sensi- set up a training centre 2,000 square ever, the UP govern- “Amid the Taliban’s already allotted over tive and important plac- there. In Deoband, 2000 ment seems to be all savagery, here is a piece —FILE PHOTO 2,000 square metres of es from the operational sq mt has been trans- metres of land geared up in dealing of news from UP. Yogi Ji land for establishing point of view,” he said. ferred by the govern- for establishing with any challenge per- has decided to open a the ATS training centre The other places where ment to the ATS. We will taining to national se- commando training work has also started on media advisor Shalabh in Deoband. ATS commando training soon start an ATS unit the centre curity and as a step, it centre in Deoband. The a war footing,” CM’s Mani Tripathi said in a On the government’s centres are being set up there,” he said. Promoted by First India News International Pvt. Ltd. PERSPECTIVE www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021 04

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IAF MEASURES UP TO CHALLENGE, ‘THE HEART OF THE GETS INTO MATTER IS THE BRAIN’ RESCUE ACT ATIKA MODASSIR The writer is a Post Graduate alumnus from the University of Oxford, Saïd Business School and an alumnus of Pembroke College, University of Oxford. She is an HR professional with experience across Telecommunications, Financial Services, IT & Pharmaceuticals and has worked in global & country roles based out of India, the UK, Malaysia and Australia. Currently residing in London, her greatest joy is mothering her twins. ll eyes are on the In- dian Air Force which is ferrying Indians ou have men of science, men the Yang, the wise one and the stranded in Kabul. of religion and then you have fool, the lost and the found. A The IAF has already Dr. Ashok Panagariya - a man One of the most poignant brought home a total of 166 Indi- of science immersed in spir- reflections in the book is the ans including the Indian Embas- ituality, someone who endeav- distinction Dr. Panagariya sy staff. So far the Taliban have oured to expand his under- makes between the wealthy not shown any aggression to- standing of the human body among the rich, as he distin- wards those who are left behind and the human mind much guishes between pleasure from India but who knows how beyond the obvious contradic- and happiness. While our they will treat them once flight Y tions and the linearity of hearts may confuse the two, operations stop. There is already what modern medicine offers. never does the brain do so. palpable fear among a group of Looking beyond the defini- Being liberated from the Sikhs and Hindus hiding in dif- tive truth for holistic healing, rush of achievement and the ferent places for safety. They are one of the most valuable mes- boundaries of materialism is appealing for help but time will sages in his book Monk In A the hallmark of a truly suc- tell when they are bailed out. Merc, is that we need to look cessful human being. There was panic in Kabul as beyond the obvious, beyond As the three levels of the people began to flee the national what is explained and ac- brain are correlated to the I, capital in whatever they could. counted for- because it is only We and Us mentality, we are The video of an Afghan falling then that we expand our con- warned how a technological from an American mid-air sciousness. Science and faith innovation often seen in so- showed how desperate they may appear to be adversaries cial media actually makes us were to leave Kabul. The Taliban to the closed mind but to an less social and more self-cen- have asked people not to panic open mind they are allies, the tred by constantly engaging and return to work and busi- keys that unlock heaven. On the monkey mind instead of nesses but their assurances are the flip side, he also draws our the neo brain. This potent being taken only on face value. attention to how engaging and heady cocktail of our That’s because trusting the Tali- with our emotional impulses, reptilian and emotional com- ban can be a big mistake. a product of the emotional plexes accentuates our pri- state of mind leads to higher reactions of the brain, can mal instincts and baser emo- Dr Panagaria emphasizes neuronal connections where- create a living hell for us. tions. This in turn pushes us that a positive state of as a depressed state of mind This duality makes us Dr. into a roller coaster of nega- mind leads to higher ends up impairing cognitive SPIRITUAL SPEAK Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, the Ying & tivity and depression. So, the abilities. Positive mental thought to ponder on is that neuronal connections states increase the telomere if a whole new generation is whereas a depressed state length and hence our longev- And we know that all engaged in feeding our ani- ity. He gives us the key to a things work together for mal instincts of exhibition- of mind ends up impairing long healthy life through our good to those who love God, ism and inflation of the self, cognitive abilities brains- stimulate the neuro- to those who are the called One of the most poignant how will we collectively cre- circuitry of relaxation and reflections in the book is the according to His purpose. ate a super consciousness in rejuvenation systems and in- distinction Dr. Panagariya —Romans 8:28 makes between the wealthy a society that is geared to- lower level primitive mind, hibit the stress circuits to in- among the rich, as he wards a higher purpose? regulate the mid-level societal fluence our outlook and per- distinguishes between Dr. Panagariya sums up mind and optimize the use of sonality. Mental peace, he pleasure and happiness. well by saying that God is the our spiritual mind irrespec- says, comes from increasing While our hearts may creator, the brain is the regula- tive of our circumstances and our threshold to reactivity. confuse the two, never does tor and man is the modulator. thought process and most im- The book has many practical TOP TWEETS the brain do so. Being Neuroplasticity gives us cause portantly- irrespective of age. suggestions on doing all of liberated from the rush of achievement and the to cheer as it enables our brain This leads us to question the this in the form of both active Ashwini Vaishnaw boundaries of materialism to adapt and remodel our life practice of setting retirement and passive initiatives- thus @AshwiniVaishnaw is the hallmark of a truly to our advantage. We can re- ages for government servants making it seminal and practi- successful human being duce the use of our and he argues that it is indeed cal at the same time. a great waste of all the experi- Spirituality as he says, is ence or valuable neural cir- an absolute choice that re- cuitry that that brain has gath- sides in us and training our ered over the years. He gives mind and sharing our wealth the pertinent examples of doc- and knowledge is the true tors, lawyers and politicians way of a monk. What use to Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Swachh who have practiced beyond humanity is a lone monk atop Bharat Toilets and Ujjwala programs their 90s, much to the great the Himalayas when we could can only come from a philosophy benefit of society. all be monks in a Merc. which is inclusive right at the core Importantly, Dr Panagaria THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY and from a leader who is emotionally connected with people and grassroots. emphasizes that a positive THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

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CONG HAS EYES WIDE SHUT Celebrating the spirit of #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling ushmita Dev, All- jects Dev as her party’s face Dev’s leaving is successfully organised a ‘Climbathon’ India Mahila Con- in Assam. The added advan- in four peaks in Sikkim and paid their gress president expected to weaken tage is that Dev also has some tributes to Indian Freedom ﬁ ghters. resigned from the the Congress in influence in Tripura. Attended the ﬂ ag in ceremony via video S party to join Tri- As for Congress, it contin- conferencing today. namool Congress without any Assam’s Barak valley ues to implode despite the preconditions. Senior Con- region which consists Opposition unity efforts ini- gress leader Kapil Sibal who tiated by Rahul Gandhi. mainly of Bengalis. To G Vol 1 G Issue No. 246 is among those questioning Dev’s resignation letter does G RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393. the party’s leadership tweet- not blame anyone for her de- that extent her joining the Printed and published by ed, “Sushmita Dev resigns TMC will come as a parture except about start- Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of from primary membership of ing a “new chapter of public boost for Mamata First Express Publishers. Printed our party. While leaders leave, service”. Dev, however, had at Amar Ujala Ltd. B-5 Amausi we ‘oldies’ are blamed for our Banerjee in Assam differed with her party boss- Industrial Area Kanpur Road Luc- efforts to strengthen it. The es over CAA which she was know. Published at 98, Friend’’s party moves on with: Eyes in favour of and was also option with the Congress being did not talk about the above Colony, Raheem Nagar, Dudouli Wide Shut.” Bengalis. To that extent her posed to a poll tie-up with about four decades old, both issues. Trinamool also made Road, Madiyaon, Lucknow (UP). Dev’s leaving is expected to joining the TMC will come as the AIUDF. Both the deci- she and her father having it clear that it did not prod Editor-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra. weaken the Congress in As- a boost for Mamata Banerjee sions could not save the par- been MP from Silchar, she Dev to defect from the Con- Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan sam’s Barak valley region in Assam. The TMC will ty from a rout. was polite towards the ruling gress to avoid dampening responsible for selection of news which consists mainly of stand to gain if Mamata pro- With her family’s associa- family of the Congress and Sonia-Mamata bonhomie. under the PRB Act To Receive Free Newspaper PDF Daily

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CRUCIAL READ COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS OUT OF KABUL’S HAMID KARZAI Tokyo Paralympic: REGISTRATION PROCESS BEGINS FOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAVE BEEN CANCELED ADMISSION TO 12 CENTRAL VARSITIES PM interacts with New Delhi: The online registration process to apply for admission in different programmes of 12 central universities for academic year 2021-22 has begun SHOTS FIRED NEAR KABUL Indian contingent and admissions will be decided through Central Uni- versities Common Entrance Test (CU-CET) 2021. Ac- SPORTS MIN cording to Central University Punjab, nodal university of CU-CET 2021, process for online registrations and AIRPORT TO DISPERSE CROWD ANURAG THAKUR submission of the application form that commenced Kabul: Shots were MEETS WORLD on August 16, 2021, will continue till September 1, fired near the Kabul YOUTH ARCHERY 2021. Admissions process for Ph.D. Programs will airport on Tuesday to C’SHIP WINNERS be announced by each university separately. disperse the crowd NewDelhi: Union Min- amid the evacuation ister of Youth Affairs PASWAN’S FORMER BUNGALOW chaos, Al-Jazeera re- and Sports Anurag ported. Images circu- New Delhi: Prime Min- Thakur interacted with ALLOTTED TO RAIL MIN VAISHNAW lating on social media ister Narendra Modi on the World Youth New Delhi: The Central government has allotted on Monday showed Tuesday interacted Archery Championship 12, Janpath bungalow in Lutyens Delhi to the Un- masses of fleeing Af- with the Indian para- winners during an ion Minister of Railway and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw ghans on the airfield at athlete contingent for event on Tuesday and last week. The bungalow was earlier allotted to the Kabul internation- Tokyo 2020 Paralympic congratulated them the late Union Min Ram Vilas Paswan. As per al airport following the Games. He virtually in- for making the nation sources, the bungalow at 12, Janpath will be the Taliban (banned in teracted with para ath- proud. Team India new address of IT and Railway Min Ashwini, the Russia) takeover. Some letes and their families, won 15 medals from allotment of which was made last week. Several images show Afghans guardians and coaches. the archery meeting attempts to contact the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) holding on to the tires Union Minister for in Wroclaw, Poland. Lok Sabha MP from Bihar, Chirag Paswan were and wings of large US Youth Affairs and Thakur heaped praise made, but he was not available for comment. aircraft and falling to Sports; Information on the diversiﬁ ed and their death after take- and Broadcasting, Anu- existing talent pool off. At least 10 people chaos and desperation American troops can INDIA FRANCE rag Singh Thakur was the country has at the 30 BJP WORKERS ARRESTED AHEAD grassroots level saying died in the airport. as people scrambled to be seen standing guard TALK AF ISSUE present on the occasion. OF RALLY IN WEST BENGAL With Afghanistan un- get onto planes. The US behind the razor wire. A total of 54 para ath- it is overwhelming to der the Taliban’s con- military have estab- It’s unclear how much letes from across 9 see so many of our Siliguri: West Bengal Police on Tuesday arrested at trol, countries are evac- lished a perimeter at of the airport the US sports disciplines will youth across the coun- least 30 BJP workers, including Siliguri MLA Sankar uating their citizens the airport, guarding at military is controlling. be heading to Tokyo to try are bringing laurels. Ghosh, in front of their party and issuing guidance. least a portion of the The civilian side of the represent India which ofﬁ ce ahead of their “Yuva Meanwhile, commer- sprawling complex. airport is closed, ac- is sending the biggest being the part of the Sankalp Yatra”. The police cial flights out of Ka- Several videos shared cording to a notice to ever contingent to the biggest ever contingent said that they hadn’t sought bul’s Hamid Karzai In- on social media shows airmen. At least three Paralympic Games. He to the Paralympic permission to embark on the ternational Airport razor wire has been airlines United, Emir- lauded the para-athletes Games. He said that he rally. “They have been ar- have been canceled, laid to hold back to ates and FlyDubai are for their self confidence is hopeful that India rested because they did not seek permission for the and footage filmed hundreds of people either suspending and will power. He cred- will create a new histo- Yuva Sankalp rally,” said Joy Tudu, Deputy Commis- there showed scenes of desperate to leave. flights. —Agencies ited their hard work for ry at the Tokyo 2020. sioner of Police (DCP), Siliguri Metropolitan Police.

INDIAN GOVT NOTIFIES RODTEP Coal scam Sikh ruler SCHEME GUIDELINES AND RATES case: SC defers Have not abandoned people of New Delhi: The govt has notifi ed the RoDTEP statue Scheme Guidelines & Rates for boosting exports hearing on by creating a level-playing fi eld for exporters. The Afghanistan: Indian Ambassador vandalised government has decided to extend the benefi t Majhi’s plea for of Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported August 25 Jamnagar: Indian Am- in Pakistan Products scheme to all goods, with effect from bassador to Afghani- NOT A WORRY January 1, 2021, a notifi cation by the Directorate New Delhi: Supreme stan Rudrendra Tandon FOR INDIA: EX- General of Foreign Trade said. The rates for differ- Court on Tuesday, ad- on Tuesday asserted AMBASSADOR ent sectors include 0.5 per cent. The aim of these journed the matter for India has not aban- TALMIZ AHMAD guidelines is to provide greater competitiveness August 25, appeal filed doned the people of the under the ABC and boost employment generation. by the key accused, war-ravaged country The Taliban capturing Anup Majee and also with whom New Delhi Afghanistan is not a Mamata Banerjee gov- forged longstanding ties cause for worry for BJP LEADER SHOT DEAD BY ernment against Cal- and which is now under India, an ex-Diplomat Lahore: The statue of TERRORISTS IN KASHMIR cutta HC’s order sanc- the Taliban control. said on Tuesday. The 19th-century Sikh ruler tioning CBI probe into Maintaining that wel- former Indian Ambas- Maharaja Ranjit Singh Kulgam: A BJP leader was shot dead by terrorists in sador to Saudi Arabia, illegal coal mining fare of the Afghan peo- at the Lahore Fort in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Tuesday, second such Oman and the UAE, scam ‘without state’s ple and “our relation- Pakistan was vandal- incident in a week. Javid Ahmad Dar was BJP’s con- EVACUATE KERALA ‘LEADERS LEFT Talmiz Ahmad also consent.’ A two-judge ship with them is very ised on Tuesday. It is the stituency in-charge in the district. Dar was shifted to CITIZENS IN AFG: LAYMAN, MAKING argued that Delhi has SC bench, headed by much in our mind”, the third time that the stat- a hospital after terrorists fi red upon him at Brazloo- MEA URGED SACRIFICES’ no role in Afghanistan jagir in Kulgam, BJP’s media cell head in Kashmir Justice Dr Dhananjaya envoy expressed happi- currently, and dis- ue has been vandalised Thiruvananthapuram: Kolkata: Yasmin Nigar Manzoor Ahmad said. He later died of his injuries, Y Chandrahud and also ness over the safe re- missed suggestions since 2019. The accused Kerala govt has written Khan, granddaughter Ahmad informed. The BJP has termed the killing of comprising Justice M R turn of Indians from that India should en- has been identified as Dar as “barbaric”. All other political parties in the Shah posted the matter Afghanistan following to the Ministry of Exter- of Khan Abdul Ghaffar gage with the Taliban. one Rizwan, who is an region have also strongly condemned the incident. for hearing on August the Taliban takeover of nal Affairs (MEA) urging Khan said, “The leaders He “absolute rubbish” activist of Tehreek-e- On August 9, Ghulam Rasool Dar, a BJP leader from 25. wife of Abhishek Ba- that country whose citi- for the safe evacuation left the country but the some people express- Labbaik Pakistan a far- Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, and his wife nerjee, nephew of CM, zens now face an uncer- to India of 41 Malayalees common people, the ing the view that India right party in Pak that were shot dead in a terror attack in Anantnag. is also being probed in tain future. “We are stranded in Afghanistan. poor, the women, the will be “jeopardised” if was outlawed by the the alleged coal mining happy that it’s finally In a letter to MEA, the children are making the Taliban gains total Imran Khan govt earli- SULTAN MAHMOOD ELECTED PREZ scam and has also been over and we are back state govt Dept of NOR- sacrifi ces. They should control of Afghani- er this year. Rizwan has served a notice. On one home safely and secure- KA stated that they have be looked after.” She stan.He said that it been arrested by the po- OF PAKISTAN-OCCUPIED KASHMIR of the hearings, SC had ly without any acci- received several panic said the Taliban cannot is Pakistan, which lice. In a video on Twit- Islamabad: Sultan Mahmood was elected as the stayed the arrest of the dents. We were a very calls from stranded be trusted and appealed maintains very tight ter, Rizwan could be president of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Tues- accused, Majee till fur- large mission of 192 per- Malayalees, including to Prime Minister Modi control over the 30yr seen striking the statue day by the region’’s legislative assembly. Mahmood ther hearing in the case. sonnel, who were evacu- women and children. to help Afghanistan. and continues to do with his bare hands and was supported by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e- SC was hearing petition ated from Afghanistan damaging its arms and Insaf which won the election held on July 25. He filed by the accused, within a period of three EU MINISTERS TO WEIGH AFGHAN SECURITY, MIGRANT ISSUES other parts. Shahbaz secured 34 votes against his rival joint opposition Majee, on whether CBI days in a very orderly Gill, special assistant to candidate Mian Abdul Waheed.He will succeed can exercise its juris- fashion in two phases,” New Delhi: European Union foreign ministers are holding emergency talks PM Imran stated: Im- Sardar Masood Khan whose tenure will end on Aug diction over railway ar- Tandon told reporters on Tuesday to weigh the security implications of the Taliban takeover of Af- mediate action will be ghanistan amid concern that widespread fear of hardline Islamist rule will 24. India has rejected the recent elections in PoK, eas, in the state, with- at Jamnagar. An Indian taken against the ac- provoke an exodus of people from the ravaged country. Afghans are among saying the “cosmetic exercise” was nothing but an out the prior consent of Air Force plane with 120 cused who damaged the the biggest group of nationalities seeking sanctuary in Europe.According to attempt by Pakistan to “camoufl age its occupation. the concerned State people on-board, includ- statue of Ranjit Singh some EU, around 570,000 Afghans have applied for asylum in Europe. govt. —ANI ing Tandon. —ANI in Lahore. —Agencies

Official figures expose BJP’s FB notice to RaGa, Plea in Delhi HC challenging falsehood on oil bonds: Maken told to remove post Asthana’s appointment as CP New Delhi: All India servicing of oil bonds is stated the release. New Delhi: Facebook gram account. It is un- New Delhi: The Delhi Bagga. The petition has the inter-cadre deputa- Congress Committee just 3.2% of the tax col- The Modi govern- issued a notice to Con- lawful under sec 74 of High Court will hear on sought an appropriate tion of Asthana from general secretary Ajay lection from petroleum ment collected addi- gress leader Rahul Juvenile Justice Act Wednesday a petition writ, order, or direction Gujarat cadre to AG- Maken on Tuesday cit- products; the real rea- tional Rs 1,89,711 crore Gandhi, in a complaint 2015, sec 23 of POCSO challenging appoint- for quashing the im- MUT cadre and further ed official figures say- son is not oil bonds but every year and has “ex- regarding a video post- Act and section 288A of ment of Gujarat-cadre pugned order, dated to extend his service ing that they “expose reduction in subsidy by torted Rs 22,33,868 crore ed on Instagram where the IPC in accordance IPS officer Rakesh July 27, 2021, issued by period to July 31, 2021, the BJP’s falsehood on 12 times and increase of by levying excise on the identity of the par- with NCPCR as notice Asthana as Commis- the Respondent Union i.e. one year beyond his oil bonds.” taxes by 3 times, the re- petrol-diesel in the last ents of a minor victim you are requested to re- sioner of Police, Delhi, of India appointing date of superannuation, Since 2014-15 the Nar- lease stated. seven years”, alleged had been disclosed. move this post expedi- and extension of his Asthana as the Commis- and to set aside the said endra Modi govt has In 2020-21 alone, tax the press release. The notice reads, tiously.” Facebook has service by a year. sioner of Police, Delhi, order. Petitioner also spent Rs 73,440 crore on on petrol-diesel was Rs “Consistent Increase “According to National sought exemption from The petition would be and direction to Re- sought to issue a writ of servicing of oil bonds. 4,53,812 crore and it is in the prices of LPG, Commission for Protec- appearing in person heard by a Division spondent Union of In- mandamus or any other Against this, they have three times more than CNG, PNG, Petrol, and tion of Child Rights which NCPCR has Bench comprising of dia to produce the or- appropriate writ, order, collected Rs 22.34 lakh 2013-14, stated the press Diesel Exemplifies (NCPCR)’s August 10, granted, but the apex Chief Justice DN Patel der/communication of or direction to respond- crore through taxes on release. BJP raised Cen- Modi government’s ar- 2021 notice post you child rights body will and Justice Jyoti Singh. Appointments, Commit- ent no. 1 (Centre) to ini- petroleum products, tral Taxes on petrol and rogance,” said Maken (Rahul Gandhi) upload- issue an order on this. The plea was filed by tee of Cabinet vide or- tiate fresh steps for ap- Maken said in a press diesel by Rs 23.87 and Rs in the press release. ed through your Insta- —ANI one Sadre Alam seeking der dated July 27, 2021, pointing Commissioner release. Spending on 28.37/litre in 7 years, —ANI through Advocate BS issued by it approving of Police, Delhi. —ANI INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021 06 How Dev’s resignation questions Rahul’s ability to keep ‘his own’? Aditi Nagar From Priyanka Congress and joining ignation, even though stalwart leader San- mita Dev, senior party Chaturvedi to Jyotira- TMC is a ‘slap’ to Con- she had met Sonia, tosh Mohan Dev. leader Kapil Sibal took New Delhi: Let us ditya Scindia to Jitin gress’ ‘ideological’ who reportedly gave When Dev resigned a jibe at Rahul and his come straight to the Prasada, all those who claims since TMC and her a patient hearing. from the primary team. He tweeted that point. What exactly is were considered Ra- Congress are not ex- Dev’s departure will membership of Con- the youth leaders are wrong in the Congress hul’s all weather actly on the same page. be a double whammy gress, she went leaving the party mem- but more specifically, friends, have bid adieu In Congress, she was for Congress and a straight to meet the bership and the efforts the first family of the to him. Now, yet anoth- given role of handling shot in the arm for ‘second-in-command’ of old leaders ( hinting grand old party-Gan- er member of ‘Core elections in Assam, TMC which is now in TMC - Abhishek Ba- at himself and others dhis? Why are those, Team’ of Rahul, Sush- where she had major looking to establish its nerjee - followed by like him) to strengthen who have long been mita Dev, the National differences with the Rahul Gandhi Sushmita Dev stronghold in Barak which she met TMC the party are being considered to be the President of Mahila state incharge Bhan- valley in Assam which supremo Mamata Ba- criticized. confidantes of the Gan- Congress and MP has war Jitendra Singh Rahul for a meet and to be. Later, she ap- is Bengali dominated nerjee in the CMO and Keep in mind that dhi scion, moving away left the Congress. But and ‘revolted’ before even went to the air- prised Randeep Sur- and Dev has a good po- now she has claimed with the exception of from the ‘hallowed perhaps most impor- high command too port to receive him jewala of the issue, litical stature there. that there has been ‘no one or two old leaders leadership’ of Rahul tantly she was ‘Rahul’s against Singh. when he returned from who in turn scheduled Also, much like her deals’ between Dev and who have left the party, Gandhi, whose latest support structure’ in Interestingly, highly Srinagar recently. her meet with party former ‘colleague’ Ra- Mamata, which in po- it is primarily all the fad is to bring together Congress Working placed sources reveal She believed Rahul matriarch Sonia Gan- hul Gandhi she also litical circles is a huge other new leaders, to all Opposition parties, Committee and always that while Dev had would give her some- dhi. However, what is comes from a pedi- claim. whom Rahul Gandhi but is never available to sided for Rahul. been raising concerns, time to hear her out, unclear is the reason greed political family However, after the gave everything, who his ‘own’? Dev’s leaving the she sought time from however, that was not behind Sushmita’s res- - she is the daughter of resignation of Sush- are leaving the party.

PAC takes stock Tension along border re-escalates; of procurements 88.13 L: India’s highest for Army in Leh Assam cops fire on Mizoram people Leh: In order to take New Delhi: Tension stock of the procure- along the Mizoram-As- ever single day vax tally ments for the Army, sen- sam border escalated ior Army officials and again on Tuesday when Vax drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines Parliament’s Public Ac- personnel of the Assam New Delhi: In a land- ramped up through counts Committee (PAC) police allegedly fired on mark achievement, 25,166 NEW CASES, LOWEST IN 154 DAYS availability of more members held a meeting civilians of the neigh- nearly 88 lakh vaccines, 15 days ad- on Tuesday in Leh. bouring state injuring (88,13,919) doses have vance visibility of vac- Notably, Leh is the one, an official said. been administered un- cine availability to headquarters of the In- Incident occurred 3 —FILE PHOTO der the Largest Vacci- States and UTs for ena- dian Army’s 14 Corps. weeks after a violent nation Drive on August bling better planning Recently, Parlia- clash between police 16, 2021. While an- by them, and streamlin- ment’s Public Accounts forces of the two NE curred at around 2 am at who invited them to nouncing the present ing the vaccine supply Committee celebrated states left seven people the disputed Aitlang come. One person was phase of vaccination chain. 75th Independence Day dead and over 50 injured area bordering Assam’s injured in the firing by on 7th June, 2021, Prime With the administra- with the Indian Army at on July 26 and a process Hailakandi district Assam Police personnel Minister Narendra tion of the more than Srinagar Army Base of rapprochement is on. when three residents of who were guarding the Modi had also given a 88.13 lakh doses, the cu- camp on Sunday. The 14 Kolasib district Depu- Vairengte town went inter-state border, he clarion call to all citi- mulative vaccination Corps is in charge of ty Commissioner H. there to collect meat said. Assam side reac- zens to vaccinate them- the others who are eli- ID19 vaccine. The vac- coverage has increased looking after the entire Lalthlangliana told PTI from a friend, a resident tion is not yet available. selves and encourage gible to take the COV- cination drive has been to 55.47Cr. —ANI Eastern Ladakh. —ANI that the incident oc- of Bilaipur in Assam, —Agencies Sonia appoints D’Souza as CBI FIR against ED RE-SUMMONS ANIL Nadda terms Rahul’s Kerala KC Venugopal, DESHMUKH FOR PROBE acting chief of Mahila Cong Chandy, others Mumbai: In more visit as political tourism New Delhi: A day after for sexual abuse troubles for former Mahila Congress chief Maharashtra Home New Delhi: Taking a STATE GOVT SLAMMED Sushmita Dev quit the Kochi: The Central Bu- Minister and senior jibe at Congress leader party and joined the Tri- reau of Investigation Nationalist Con- Rahul Gandhi who is on namool Congress, party (CBI) on Tuesday regis- gress Party leader a visit to Wayanad, BJP interim chief Sonia tered an FIR against Anil Deshmukh, the chief JP Nadda on Gandhi on Tuesday ap- the All India Congress NETTA D’SOUZA Enforcement Direc- Tuesday said that politi- pointed Netta D’Souza Committee (AICC) torate (ED) has once cal tourism is happening as acting president of General Secretary KC again summoned here in Kerala. the party’s women wing. I absolutely do Venugopal, former Ker- him for questioning While inaugurating ran to Wayanad. Chang- In a statement, Con- not compro- ala CM Oommen Chan- in connection with said, “Yes, we have the party’s newly con- ing states doesn’t change gress General Secretary mise with my dy, Congress MPs the money launder- sent summons to structed district commit- someone’s behavioural KC Venugopal said, Adoor Prakash, Hibi ing probe into the Deshmukh for ques- tee office building in patterns, intentions, and “Congress President ideology. I have joined Eden and Congress alleged misuse of of- tioning.” This is the Kozhikode via video con- the dedication to serve has appointed D’ Souza the All India Trina- MLA AP Anil Kumar fice and bribery al- fifth summon to the ference, Nadda said, “Ra- people.” This comes as as acting president of mool Congress without for alleged sexual ex- legation case. An ED NCP leader in con- hul Gandhi’s political the Congress leader is on Mahila Congress with any condition. ploitation of a woman official related to nection with the tourism is also happen- a 3-day visit to his parlia- immediate effect till a entrepreneur in con- Former Congress MP the development case. ing here in Kerala. He mentary constituency full-time President is nection with the Solar Sushmita Dev lost from Amethi, so he Wayanad. appointed.” Scam case. FIR also named AP Abdullakutty, National Kerala acutely IN THE COURTYARD Vice President of BJP. CBI submitted the FIR in the Chief Judi- short of AIS officers Plea of underage pupil seeking Judge death case: Demonetisation, GST, farm laws cial Magistrate courts at SC asks states to Thiruvananthapuram Rakesh Ranjan posts. nod to sit in NEET-2021 junked weaken Indian economy: RaGa and Kochi. CBI’s Thiru- This represents 58% New Delhi: The Delhi file reply in 10 days Kozhikode (Kerala): vananthapuram unit is New Delhi: Even availability versus the High Court on Tuesday New Delhi: The SC on Congress leader Rahul probing the matter. though all states of the sanctioned strength. dismisses a plea seeking Tuesday granted one Gandhi on Tuesday Earlier the state gov- Union have been man- While historical factors direction to National Test- last chance remaining slammed the Centre over ernment handed over aging their administra- like an initial lower al- ing Agency (NTA) in order states to ﬁ le afﬁ davits demonetisation, GST, and the cases to the CBI. tions somehow with lotment, inter-cadre to allow petitioner and within 10 days in farm laws saying that they The complainant had less than the approved deputation, central dep- student who is 13 months response to its order are designed to weaken alleged that she was strength of IAS and IPS utation, etc, might have underage for the entrance Singh on Tuesday while regarding safety and the informal structure subjected to sexual officers, Kerala’s situa- their own share in test NEET-2021 conduct- dismissing the plea, said security of arrange- of the Indian economy. chayat and felicitation of abuse by the accused tion is exceptionally ap- bringing about the cur- ed by the testing agency. we see no reason to ments for Judges and The Congress leader was farmers at Karassery Bank when she visited them palling. rent shortage of offic- The Bench of Justice DN entertain the matter, there court complexes. speaking at the inaugura- Auditorium in Kerala’s to apprise them of the Official data indi- ers, it also reveals the Patel and Justice Jyoti are no substances. tion of Karassery Pan- Thiruvambady. solar projects. cates that only 52% of sloppiness of the state the slotted strength of government. IPS officers and 62% of Records show that of FROM PG 1 IAS officers are availa- IAS officers allotted to ble for service in the state cadre, 22 are on  Q: Will the freedom as Afghans get to live Ans: I think, if the silent till now. ed but all others were port and help my coun- state. central deputation for women (going freely, and stay at peace. Ashraf Ghani Govern-  Q: If you get a kept in darkness. We try to develop but even- The state has a sanc- while two are serving in out, education, The Taliban has an- ment had stayed, they chance to say some- want to say that if tually my education tioned strength of 231 their home state. sports) be hampered nounced that everyone, had very few options of thing to the Ashraf whatever you did has little meaning now IAS officers but it has Six are in state depu- now? even the women and sustaining that, either Ghani Government brings peace, it is fine. and it seems I cant ful- been managing with tation. An equal num- Ans: As they an- girls can attend their they would have had to right now, what  Q: You were study- fil my dream of helping only 144. Similarly, al- ber of IPS officers are nounced that every ci- works and schools or pick weapons to fight would you say? ing in India in 2015 my country grow. located cadre strength on deputation out of the vilian who was work- universities but it or make a deal to sur- Ans: The President before moving back  Q: How are you try- of IPS officers is 172, of state. ing with the previous should be only in Is- render. In either case, himself wanted to to Afghanistan. ing to keep your fam- which only 90 are avail- There are 23 IPS offic- Government can come lamic way & culture, the victims would have bring peace in Afghani- What were your ily safe and protect- able for service in the ers on central deputa- to work including wom- that is wearing Islamic been the civilians so stan but the people who hopes for the future ed? state at the moment. tion and one is on inter- en and they can con- hijab is now a manda- the previous President were in his Govern- back then? Ans: As of now there The availability of In- cadre deputation in his tinue their works and tory. choosing to leave the ment did not support Ans: As I did my post is no hope of being safe dian Forest Service home state. Only two schools and universi-  Q: How do you feel country is a good deci- and betrayed him. The graduation from India here in Afghanistan (IFS) officers is no bet- IPS officers are on state ties, we are hoping that after the Government sion as no violence whole system was cor- in 2013 and when I but let’s see what hap- ter with 62 officers out deputation under the with this new rule, abandoned and fled took place after that in rupt and only some came back to my home- pens next, everything of the sanctioned 107 state government. freedom comes and we the country? Kabul and things are who were in it benefit- land, I wanted to sup- is very unpredictable. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021 07 ROWDY OPPOSITION FORCES HOUSE ADJOURNMENT IGNORES CM YOGI’S PLEA FOR MEANINGFUL DEBATE —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR First India Bureau Guddu Jamali and port, those spreading ‘WILL TELL ALL ABOUT BJP’S LIES’ SBSP (Suheldev rumours will be ex- Lucknow: The Mosoon The SP always stands with the people and raises Bharatiya Samaj Par- posed,” the CM said. Session of the Uttar their voices. Unemployment, woes of farmers, wom- ty) chief Om Prakash In a series of tweets, Pradesh Assembly was en’s security, price rise, corruption and mismanage- Rajbhar also paid trib- he said, “UP Legisla- adjouorned amidst ment of the Covid situation are some of the issues utes to the departed ture is the biggest in noisy scenes and slo- that we are raising. In a tweet in Hindi, SP president souls. Speaking on the the country. Whatever gan-shouting by Oppo- Akhilesh Yadav said, “We will tell everyone about the occasion, Dixit said, we do here, sends a sition parties on Tues- BJP’s lies and show the mirror to BJP workers.” “We feel sad, as six message to the entire day. As soon as the MLAs who were with country. Welcome House assembled, MORE PROTESTS AHEAD? us are no more.” The greetings to members Chief Minister Yogi House also observed si- who will participate in Adityanath read out The state government will present its first lence for the departed the discussions on vari- obituary references supplementary demands for grants for souls. Before the ses- ous issues despite the and after paid condo- 2021-22 in the Assembly on Wednesday sion started, CM Yogi Covid-19 pandemic.” lences to the six depart- and get them passed on Thursday (Au- told reporters that his The SP MLAs and ed sitting members. gust 19). The major Opposition parties, government was ready MLCs later sat on a Thereafter, Speaker meanwhile, are demanding more sittings for a discussion on all dharna at the Chowd- Hriday Narayan Dixit Samajwadi Party MLAs & MLCs hold a protest against the BJP government during the first day to discuss key issues in the five-day issues related to public hury Charan Singh adjourned the House of the Monsoon Session of UP Assembly as they make their way to the UP Assembly on a bullock Monsoon Session. interest, development, statue in the assembly for the day as Samajwa- cart in Lucknow on Tuesday. youth, women and vil- premises and claimed di Party (SP) and Con- lages. “There should be that the people were fed gress members staged and carrying placards, fuel prices and holding bers who died recently and Devendra Pratap hary said it was “sad a discussion on Covid up with the govern- a dharna inside the as- Samajwadi Party sugarcane sticks, some are Vijay Kumar Singh, Amapur (Kas- and painful” that six control. Uttar Pradesh ment due to price rise sembly premises MLAs and MLCs also Congress legilsators Kashyap (Muzaffarna- ganj). CM Yogi also sitting MLAs have lost is the first state to have and crimes against against the govern- raised slogans against came on cycles to the gar), Suresh Kumar paid tributes to the their lives. Leader of tested seven crore. sam- women. SP MLC Rajpal ment over its ‘misman- the government. Vidhan Sabha and car- Srivastava (Lucknow), health workers and the Congress Legisla- ples (for Covid-19). It Kashyap later told a agement’ of the Cov- While the SP MLAs ried vegetables to regis- Ramesh Chandra Di- citizens who had suc- ture Party Aradhana has become the first news agency, “We are id-19 situation, price came in bullock carts, ter their protest against wakar (Auraiya), Kesar cumbed to Covid-19. Misra, BSP leader in state to administer six protesting against the rise and other issues. carrying placards on the rising prices. Singh (Bareilly), Dal Leader of Opposition the Legislative Assem- crore vaccine doses. If government that is an- Wearing oxygen masks Covid deaths, rise in The six sitting mem- Bahadur (Raebareli) Ram Govind Chaud- bly Shah Alam alias all the members sup- ti-people.

Protest held in Raju Srivastava takes a 2 cops suspended after rape complainant Etah for release dig at Afghan situation attempts suicide in front of SC Newborn burnt of SP MP Azam First India Bureau in which two persons First India Bureau to hospital in New Delhi. alive after kept were seen dropping They alleged that police Lucknow: Raju Srivas- from the wheels of the Varanasi: The Police & administrative offic- on warmer in tava, president of Uttar US Air Force plane after commissioner A Satish ers were ignoring their Pradesh Film Develop- it took off from Kabul & Ganesh has suspended plights. Victim had al- ment Council, on Tues- reacting to this, Raju Cantonment police sta- leged that Atul Rai had UP hospital day took a dig at the said that in the news it tion in-charge and in- raped her at his resi- First India Bureau diately informed the situation in Afghani- is being shown that peo- vestigating officer in dence in Lanka area and doctors but by the First India Bureau stan and a video of the ple are sitting on the connection with a self- made video of the crime. Kaushambi: A new- time the Chief Medi- same has emerged in nuts and bolts of the immolation bid by the Mau district, of rape in She had registered com- born baby was burnt cal Superintendent Etah: Thousands which he can be heard aircraft, holding onto complainant in a rape 2019. She tried to torch plaint in Lanka police alive on the heating Dr. Deepak Seth and of Pragatisheel Sa- saying there is no BJP, the wing of the plane. case and the prime wit- herself along with her station in 2019. While pad of a warmer ma- the duty doctors majwadi Party (Lo- RSS and even Bajrang He added that people ness of the case outside friend in-front of Chief Judicial Magis- chine at the SNCU reached, the child had hia) workers took Dal in Afghanistan yet usually say that films the Supreme Court. Supreme Court & trate Bhartendra Singh (Sick Newborn Care already passed away. to the streets de- there is an uproar with exaggerate the situa- A former student of a streamed it live on social had issued non-bailable Unit) in the district Angered by the in- manding the re- Muslims fighting tions but when it hap- college in Varanasi ac- media which went viral. warrant against the girl hospital in Kaush- cident, the family lease of MP Azam against Muslims. A vid- pens in real life, it’s cused Atul Rai, MP from Injured girl & her friend who accused MP of rape ambi, Uttar Pradesh. members of the child Khan and his son eo had recently emerged pretty sorrowful. Ghosi constituency of were saved and shifted in fraud matter. The child’s body had created a ruckus in MLA Abdullah turned blue & the the hospital and the Azam Khan. The skin from chest to the situation was protesters protest- stomach of the child brought under con- ed against the dem- SAHARANPUR STATE UNIV TO BE NAMED was badly burnt with trol only after the olition of Jauhar smoke emitting from Manjhanpur police University Ram- the body of the child. reached the spot and pur & have submit- MAA SHAKAMBHARI STATE UNIVERSITY The family has ac- calmed the family of ted a memoran- cused the hospital of the child down. After dum to CM Yogi First India Bureau State University will be changing the name of medical negligence examining the baby, through District very luxurious & grand. the university. The for- and murder. As per the doctors shifted Officer Etah ex- Saharanpur: State The university’s park- mer MP said that it is a the sources, the staff him to SNCU ward tending their sup- University of Saharan- ing shed and building matter of pride for the was reportedly busy saying that the baby port to Azam pur will now be named roof will be covered people of Saharanpur on their cellphones was not fully healthy. Khan. The work- Maa Shakambhari with solar panels & will that the university has and noticed the baby The family was not ers of Pragatish- State University after be built at a cost of been named after Maa when smoke started allowed to see the eel Samajwadi its renaming was ap- more than 500 crores, Shakumbhari Devi and emanating from the baby the whole night. were demanding proved in the meeting will be equipped with thanked the Chief Min- warmer. The hospital On Sunday morning, the release of of the UP cabinet on state-of-the-art facili- ister Yogi Adityanath staff was not moni- when the child’s ma- Azam Khan his Tuesday. ties. on behalf of the people toring the child & ternal grandmother son & raised anti- The establishment of The former MP Ra- of Saharanpur for the when the staff re- Shabana went to see government slo- the university in the ghav Lakhan Pal Shar- same. The university turned to check, the him, the child’s body gans during a bike district will benefit the vide new employment al from the cabinet on ma & BJP MLA from which will be built on child’s hands and feet had turned blue and rally organized on students of Saharan- opportunities. The peo- the University and if all Deoband Kunwar 50 acres in Saharanpur were swollen follow- smoke was coming the occasion. pur, Muzaffarnagar & ple of the district re- goes well then Maa Brijesh have played an and is expected to start ing which they imme- out of his body. Shamli as well as pro- joiced after the approv- Shakambhari Devi important role in operation in 2022.

A ‘MARKED’ MAN espite efforts by top party Dleaders to bring the party and the government on the same page, the power tussle and by RTI activist and BJP leader that the much-hyped cabinet demanded to get married to her infighting within the UP BJP Diwakar Tripathi! The move expansion seems unlikely. lover. The situation took the refuses to die down. And the comes at a time when the ruling Sources in the party say that any policemen off guard who tried latest target of the dissenters/ BJP is under fire from OBC lobby adverse findings against Maurya persuading the girl to return to her rebels within the party is none demanding caste census. And in the probe would light the home but after failing to do so, the other than the number 2 man in Maurya is a senior OBC face of proverbial fuse of the powder-keg police called over the lover of the the two. The marriage was following which there was a lot of girl and got them married at a the Yogi government: Deputy the BJP and one of the top on which the ruling party seems opposed by the family of Shubham commotion in the Panchayat. Aarti temple at the police station. Aarti, Chief Minister Keshav Maurya. A because both the families was upset after the issue was not contenders for the plum job in to be precariously poised at the a resident of Dilwal village of court in Prayagraj has ordered a belonged to the same village but resolved in the Panchayat and the event of party making a moment. —M Tariq Khan Mangalpur police station area of seeing that Aarti was very decided to reach out to the preliminary enquiry in the comeback in the UP assembly rural Kanpur, and Shubham, a determined to marry Shubham, Mangalpur police station on alleged fake degree of case of polls 2022. And the fissures are COPS HELP resident of the same village, were Aarti’s family called for a Sunday for help after which the Maurya. What has caused ripples likely to widen in the coming days COUPLE GET in love for the last two years. Panchayat to resolve the issue. police held the marriage of Aarti here in the political corridors is as those waiting in the wings to MARRIED When the girl asked Shubham to Even after talks in the Panchayat, and Shubham in the presence of the fact that the court passed the marry her, he was not ready Shubham’s family were reluctant their families. be inducted into the government girl reached a police station in order on an application moved thereby causing discord between to get him married to Aarti —First India Bureau are again becoming restless now Arural part of Kanpur and Time is definitely subjective, and its passage in exactly the same circumstances differs from one day to another. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, 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 | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021 08 Ganapathy gets additional PINNING HOPES ON YATRAS responsibility of DG, CISF BJP, SP & allies jostle to reach more people Anita Hada Shishir Awasthi jwadi Party, the Janata New Delhi: DG of Party Socialist’s “BJP National Security Lucknow: Uttar Hatao, Pradesh Bachao Guard (NSG) MA Ga- Pradesh’s political race Janwadi Jankranti Ya- napathy has been en- has started to heat up tra” will start from Bal- trusted with the addi- before the 2022 assem- lia and end in Ayodhya. tional responsibility bly elections in the Leaders of the Sama- to supervise the CISF. state with BJP starting jwadi Party, along with A day ahead of Inde- ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ to their allies, will work to pendence Day, the se- correct the caste equa- tell the public how the nior Uttarakhand tion, while the opposi- BJP government of UP cadre IPS officer MA tion party Samajwadi has worked to mislead Ganapathy assumed MA Ganapathy — FILE PHOTO Party (SP) has started people in last five years. the additional charge. ‘BJP Hatao Abhiyan’ in Samajwadi Party Earlier Ganapathy DISTINGUISHED OFFICER response to Jan Ash- Union ministers taking out Jan Ashirwad Yatra to reach out to people. — FILE PHOTO leader Rajendra Chaud- headed the Bureau of irwad Yatra. hary said the yatra is Civil Aviation Securi- The BJP had asked serve the purpose of WALK THE TALK come up with a cam- being conducted to ty (BCAS). its newly appointed public relations campaign named ‘BJP Ha- spread awareness The CISF baton was ministers in Uttar paign for the new min- tao Yatra’. The SP has among the public about passed on to Ganapa- Pradesh to under- isters as they will go started this campaign the problems of farm- thy on August 14 after May 26 after Subodh in the MHA as Joint take Jan Ash- places and con- from the areas of Pur- ers, unemployment, ELECTION the interim DG Sud- Kumar Jaiswal (1985 Secretary, Internal irwad Yatra ac- 2 W nect with peo- vanchal and West UP women oppression, in- 2 I 0 T

H hir Saxena (1987 batch batch Maharashtra Security and had ex- cording to their 2 ple before the where the BJP is field- flation, fake encoun- IPS of MP Cadre) was cadre IPS) was made tensive experience of caste and re- 2022 elections. ing its allies to compete. ters, development is- on August 13, 2021, the CBI Director. handling Left Wing gion with the Not the one The Samajwadi Party sues, and development moved to the Cabinet Ganapathy is one Extremism in MHA purpose to reach to sit idle, the Sa- along with Mahan Dal work done during the Secretariat as Secre- of the brightest and and worked as ADG out to the people of majwadi Party, will start ‘BJP Hatao SP government. He tary (Security). a distinguished offi- and Special DG in a particular caste and which is the largest op- Yatra’ from Pilibhit dis- added that through this Readers may recall cer and will be able to CISF and later he ensure that the BJP’s position party of UP, trict and end it in Ayod- the public will be told that the top CISF post steer the CISF very became the DGP of philosophies and views along with its allies Ma- hya on August 31. why it is so important has been vacant since well. He has served Uttarakhand. reach them. The Ash- han Dal and Janwadi On the other hand, for the SP to come to irwad Yatra will also Party (Socialist), has along with the Sama- power. IN THE COURTYARD Name game catches up with SC defers hearing in Azam’s son’s Aligarh, ZP proposes Harigarh case, directs joint trial of father-son First India Bureau Aligarh: A proposal to First India Bureau rename Aligarh to Hari- garh was cleared by the New Delhi: The Su- Ald HC grants interim stay on filling up of zila panchayat at a meet- Arun Kumar Mishra preme Court on Tues- Group C posts in state universities ing, the local body’s day deferred the hear- chief said Tuesday. The Suspended ing till August 24 in a Prayagraj: The Al- lenge is the letter dated proposal has been sent to criminal forgery case, lahabad High Court November 11, 2020 by the government. the zila panchayat board chayat leaders Kohri GIDA Principal involving Samajwadi granted interim stay on the University to the If the move to rename yesterday (Monday). Singh and Umesh Ya- Party leader Azam the fi lling of Group ‘C’ Commission in terms of Aligarh is cleared by Some proposals were dav, panchayat mem- GM Mishra Khan’s son, Mohammad posts of the University an order dated Novem- the UP government, it passed in the meeting. bers said. Abdullah Azam Khan. from the Commission ber 9, 2020 by the State would add to a long list The first proposal was Another proposal in a matter of the state for issuing a notifi cation The bench of Justices of renamed places in about renaming Aligarh cleared by the panchayat ‘retired’ by govt government’s order to for fi lling in Group ‘C’ AM Khanwilkar and the BJP-ruled state, one to Harigarh. It was is to rename Dhanipur fi ll up Group ‘C’ posts in tice Abdul Moin passed posts through the Com- First India Bureau Sanjiv Khanna instruct- of the most prominent passed unanimously. airstrip in Aligarh to universities with the UP this order on Monday, mission. The petitioner ed Senior Advocate Ka- in recent times being We have sent it to the Kalyan Singh airstrip, Subordinate Services while hearing a petition prayed for quashing of Lucknow: The UP gov- pil Sibal, appearing for the renaming of Alla- CM. I hope it will be ap- the local body members Selection Commission. by Rakesh Kumar Gupta the order of Nov issued ernment on Tuesday Abdullah Azam, that a A Single Bench of Jus- and Ors. Under chal- by the govt. habad to Prayagraj, a proved,” Aligarh dis- said. In November 2019, gave compulsory retire- joint trial would be ben- few months before the trict panchayat chief Yogi Adityanath had in- ment to suspended Prin- eficial. Sibal sought Kumbh Mela in Janu- Vijay Singh said. The dicated the government cipal General Manager time to consider and Azad Park Maintenance: HC HC summons ary 2019. push to rename Aligarh would likely keep up Arun Kumar Mishra of thus the court deferred Rae Bareli, “We had a meeting of came from block pan- with renaming places. Gorakhpur Industrial the matter to August 24. seeks report on steps taken Development Authority The issue concerned Pratapgarh (GIDA). Mishra is cur- the holding of joint trial First India Bureau within two weeks. Govt still First India Bureau to DGP Headquarters. rently behind the bars in multiple FIRs filed Justice Prakash Pa- DMs The transfer order saw after cases under vari- against Azam Khan and Prayagarj: The Alla- dia passed the order in Lucknow: The Lucknow on transfer Lucknow: The process IPS Amit Pathak of ous sections were filed- his son. SV Raju, ap- habad HC has directed a contempt petition Bench of the Allahabad of transfers in the po- batch 2007 being at- his his bail was also re- pearing for the State, Sanjay Khatri, DM, filed by Capt Ajay Sin- HC has taken a tough spree: Five lice department of Ut- tached to the office of jected by the SC. submitted that the ac- Prayagraj, Arvind Sin- gh alleging non-beau- stand in the matter of tar Pradesh continues Director General of Po- Arun Mishra, who cused should give affida- gh Chauhan, vice- tification and mainte- building the Lucknow- IPS officers unabated with five IPS lice from his current was the Principal GM of vits, stating that they chairman Prayagraj nance of Azad Park Rae Bareli-Prayagraj officers of the state is- posting as DGP / SSP, 4-lane highway.The Court moved out the Uttar Pradesh Indus- will not challenge the Development Authori- despite court direc- has summoned district sued transfer orders by Ghaziabad. trial Development Au- joint trial subsequently. ty and Umesh Chandra tives. Petitioner’s con- magistrates of Rae Bareli, the government. In the transfer order thority (UPCIDA), was The apex court tried Uttam, superinten- tention was that de- Pratapgarh, and Praya- In the recent transfer IPS Pawan Kumaran of suspended for the first to impress upon Sibal dent, government war- spite several direc- graj, the concerned DFO orders, IPS Abhimanyu batch 2009, who was time in 1988 on charges that a joint trial would den, Chandra Shekhar tions issued by the HC and the regional offi cer Manglik of 2018 batch the SSP Moradabad of corruption and since be convenient. Sibal Azad Park, Prayagraj from time to time, of NHAI of Eastern UP on who was the Assistant has been given the re- then he has been sus- submitted that in the to file separate person- movement of vehicles August 31 in the matter. Amit Kumar Pathak Superintendent of Po- sponsibility of SSP pended 6 times during main FIR, the accused al affidavit mentioning including trucks in The Division Bench of lice, Varanasi has been Ghaziabad while IPS Justice Rituraj Awasthi his tenure. In 2007, he was not charged with as to what steps have the premises of the and Justice Dinesh Kumar named as the new ADC Bablu Kumar who was was facing serious alle- Section 420, but a sup- been taken by them for park were regularly Singh passed this order of Governor Anandi- the Superintendent of gations of corruption in plementary charge beautification and being allowed and while hearing a suo motu ben Patel and will re- Police in ATS, has been selling of 400 industrial sheet was submitted maintenance of Chan- they were causing en- in the matter of Lko-Rae place IPS Abhishek made the new Senior plots in Tronica City, much later. dra Shekhar Park vironmental hazards. Bareli-Allahabad Road. Verma of 2016 batch Superintendent of Po- Ghaziabad. He was also Abhishek Verma who has been relocated lice, Moradabad. accused of taking bribe of Rs 27 crore for choosing a contractor and CELL-SHOCKED consultant for the construction of a five-sto- rey building at the place ‘Objectionable’ social media messages put DCP in troubled waters! of the Exhibition Cen- ter in Amausi Industrial  Gyanendra Shukla divulged the happenings claimed all messages tenure as SP Unnao, up- Area of Lucknow. inside the upper eche- were baseless and had set with police inaction, A CAG inquiry report Veer said some Lucknow: A message lons meeting of the gov- nothing to do with truth. a rape victim doused in 2007 revealed that on a local whatsapp ernment, mentioned Earlier, Vikrant Veer, herself with kerosene Mishra, during the allot- miscreant sent group of Varanasi, PM’s with objectionable re- a 2014-batch IPS officer, and set herself ablaze. ment of plots in Tronica msgs to him, parliamentary constitu- marks against high-rank was in limelight as the She later walked into the City, sold these plots at ency, has created a stir in officers. In a blink of an police chief of Hathras SP’s office in flames al- way lesser prices than which were the administrative corri- eye this message went when he was suspended leging that the cops were what was set by the gov- dors of UP. The message viral. Realising the seri- along with four other not taking action on her ernment resulting in accidentally was from the number of ousness of this issue, the DCP Vikrant Veer The chat messages cops for alleged derelic- complaint. Recently he loss of revenue for the forwarded by his IPS Vikrant Veer, DCP officer immediately is- tion of duty in the Hath- was sent to Varanasi af- government to the tune Varuna Zone. This array sued a statement alleg- sent this message to him, dropped by his daughter ras rape and murder of a ter his suspension was of Rs 152 crore. daughter of messages seemingly ing that some miscreant which was accidentally while playing. He Dalit girl. 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Jagdeesh Chandra with Ashok, Rishee & models Chehak, Krratika, Navya, Rutvi & guests AT PULLMAN CURTAIN RAISER A SOFT LAUNCH CEREMONY OF THE FASHION CONNECT SEASON 10 WAS HELD AT HOTEL PULLMAN, NEW DELHI ON THURSDAY!

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ashion Connect Season 10 will be held at Fair- mont, Jaipur on Sep- tember 30 and to herald F the ‘much-awaited event’ a glamorous curtain-raiser was organised at Hotel Pullman, New Del- hi, on Thursday. The evening Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Pavan Kumar, was studded with the who’s who Vineet Mishra, Aditi Nagar and Lokesh Sharma of NCR with renowned fashion bloggers, designers, influencers, models, businessmen rubbing shoulders with each other as they enjoyed the well planned evening. Jagdeesh Chandra graced the event with his presence and ap- preciated the efforts of the Fash- ion Connect team and also com- plimented Vineet Mishra and Pavan Kumar for the wonderful ambience and sumptuous food. Vineet Mishra is the GM of Hotel Pullman New Delhi, while Pavan Kumar is the Director of Sales & Marketing. Rishee Miglani, Brand Ambassador said that after the FC season 9 at Dubai, season 10 with Michael Cinco is going to be out of the Nimesh and Shagun Sylvie Rodgers (Clockwise) Rutvi, Nishtha and Kashvi world. More on Pg10-11

(L-R) Paramjit Singh, Ruchika Sodhi and Rishee Miglani (L-R) Ravish, Wrickie and Jatin Jatin and Anil (L-R) Auchitya, Maisha and Ravish ETC 10-11 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021 —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO An Evening to

Wrickie Angrish Nitika, Muskan and Radhika REMEMBER The soft launch of City First Delhi edition was also done by the eminent Nitika, Pooja, Saahiba and Urvi guests. First India is all set to launch its Delhi edition by the end of this month, the fourth edition after Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Lucknow!

Lokesh, Roopa and Rishee

Sanjay Sardana and Kanya Kishnani Novna and Tara Mirdha

Pranav Verma

Guests enjoying the evening During the magical evening

Himmat Singh with a guest Ananya and Harsh

Jagdeesh Chandra during the soft launch of the City First special for Delhi with (L-R) Jatin, Sylvie, Ruchika, Paramjit, Vineet, Anil, Mohit and Lokesh

Bhavyta, Sidharth and Garima Khushi, Manya and Nikita

Lokesh, Megha with a guest Jassi and Anjula

Ravishing model

Gorgeous Diva Guests enjoying the event Sakshi and Priyanshi Rayna and Timsy Shradha Guests enjoying the evening Kush, Ashita, Anmol and Vaishali During the soft launch ceremony Baeuties posing

Rahul, Swagat Ranjan, Juhi, Wrickie Angrish, Rishabh and Archit Vikas Sharma, Gourabi Sharma, Rachana Mishra andVineet Mishra Alisha, Meeta, Sylvie, Charmaine, Bharat and managers A group of friends enjoying the evening Captured in the moment STAY MASKED

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CHAMPIONS IN THE MAKING!

The everlasting impact of the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics seems to have inspired the Tiger cubs at the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoo in Lucknow. The little felines were captured playing with a Bamboo plant and enjoying the pool in such a way that they seemed all geared up for the Pole Vault and Water sports. Olympics for animals! Not a bad idea though! —PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA AN ODE TO THE TULSIDAS AWARD

CLASSIC DRAPES!naani’s wardrobe and off your look with ‘gajra’. pick out a handwoven I know, it sounds a little beauty to ace the Rakhi too much but, I promise, celebration. Team it up it’s not! Don’t forget to un- POORVI with a fine handloom derline your eyes with a IAS Dr Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, Special Secretary Transport to government of UP was SINGHAL blouse, some thick layer of kajal conferred with the prestigious Tulsi Awadh Shri award on the auspicious day of Tulsi Jayanti [email protected] chunky, oxi- for a dreamy on Tuesday. Brajesh Pathak, Justice Chandra Bhushan Pandey, Justice SC Verma, Justice dised jewel- look. Let some Ranganath Pandey, Vinod Mishra, Raj Shekhar, Mukesh Kumar and Sameer Shaikh attended rowing up on lery and loose strands the event. the lush soil of throw your tease your India, we’ve hair in a face and take TREE PLANTATION seen our messy po- my word, G naanis, daadis nytail for a you’re all and mothers statement set to look dress up with yet under- like a reflec- utmost grace. With a stated look. tion of your hefty bun hanging low Be poetry in mother in her on the nape, silky motion and ex- true essence. strands cascading down ude that old world the face, bindis poised charm as with pride on the fore- you sign head and deep kohl- rimmed eyes, they have always looked like raanis in their own ways. And, the one classic these regal beauties Lucknow Development Authority held a tree plantation drive under Mission Shakti Abhiyan always swear by is the on Tuesday at Janeshwar Park. Akshay Tripathi, Pawan Gangwar and Avanindra Singh were saree: the six-yard long Taapsee Pannu present during the event among others. beauty. I know, the Gen Z has picked up on this with a sleeveless blouse temple jewellery from REACHING FOR THE HEIGHTS! HAPPY B’DAY! trend and it’s all over in a monochromatic or your family’s heritage the reels but, for once, contrasting shade swad- trunk. Tie up your can we just drape this dled with a falling pallu, hair in a neat bun beauty simply how it is blow-dried hair and and let the pallu meant to be? Keeping lightly tinted lips, do the talking! the bralettes at a bay, this look will certain- For all the pallu draped on shoul- ly remind you of your minimal souls, ders with grace, let’s mother in her good old cotton sarees are keep the saree untaint- days. here to stay. ed by the fads of today If at all you want to Raid your and pay homage to our go OTT with your tradi- traditional roots, the tional look, opt for a old-school way! classic Kanjeevaram Now that we’re talk- saree in deep hues like ing classics, why not go burgundy, navy, black Mountaineer Parul Singh was honoured in the office for easy-breezy chiffon or bottle green. of Municipal Corporation Kanpur. Parul is a resident of The birthday of IAS Amit sarees in bright colours, Trust the vintage Kanpur, he has climbed Russia’s highest peak, Mt Elbers, Kumar Singh was on that are certain to jazz quarter sleeve 5642 m (18510 ft). Mayor Pramila Pandey praised his Tuesday, August 17. We up your Raksha Band- blouse and pick efforts and said that India has earned pride, honour and wish him all the best! han festivities? Coupled out that regal Deepika Padukone excellence because of his endeavour. SETTING SAIL INTO THE WORLD was much anticipated (quite literally) are raphy. The best tale by the rom-com lovers, MODERN LOVE (SEASON 2) some of the fables pre- amongst them is ‘In the although, it failed to DIRECTOR CAST & CREW sented. The quirks in Waiting Room of Es- reach up to its expecta- JOHN CARNEY, JOHN Kit Harington, Menzies, between the series con- tranged Spouses’ that CROWLEY, MARTA Anna Paquin, Minnie SUSHMITA AIND tion. The opening se- nect itself with the ear- unmasks love between [email protected] quence framed with a CUNNINGHAM AMONG Driver, Lucy Boynton lier season as well as ex-wife and husband, backdrop of Gary Clark OTHERS among others plays with the quintes- even though they’re he first season of and John Carney’s Set- sential joke about married to someone Modern Love ting Sail offers one of RATING: Game of Thrones in the else now. The broken garnered much those introductions episode featuring Kit pattern of relation- T appreciation as that share some memo- the New York Times to the memory of a Harington. ships creates a void in it was crowded by vari- rable glimpses of peo- column of a similar person through the The episodes fail to the minds of the spec- ous popular artists. ple in love, snippets name ‘Modern medium of a car to drive out the essence tator so much so that The second season re- from real life. The eight Love’ or heart- meeting a stranger from the stories and it makes them fall in leased on August 13 new stories of love break per se. on a train, or find- present a too dreamy love with the es- A still from the series (Amazon Prime) and have been taken from From being attached ing love at odd times tale with its cinematog- tranged couple.