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An Oxygen Express train carrying three tankers of liquid medical oxygen arrived in Uttar Pradesh via a green corridor on Saturday morning as the state battled a surge in HOPE ON WHEELS COVID-19 cases —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR Shah opens oxygen plant with 3,46,786 NEW COVID CASES, capacity of 280 ltrs per minute 2,624 FATALITIES ROCK INDIA First India Bureau Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit  If anyone obstructs oxygen supply, “we will hang Shah on Saturday inau- gurated a PSA oxygen plant with a capacity that man”, the Delhi High Court said on Saturday of 280 litres per minute at a COVID-19-desig- nated hospital at Kola-  “We are calling it a wave, it is actually a Tsunami,” vada in his parliamen- tary constituency of Gandhinagar. the court said, asking Centre about the preparedness Gujarat Chief Minis- ter Vijay Rupani and New Delhi: If anyone Deputy Chief Minister Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Gujarat Chief Minister obstructs oxygen sup- 25 PATIENTS DIE SPARE O2 FOR US: Nitin Patel, the latter of Vijay Rupani during the inauguration of the plant on Saturday. ply, “we will hang that DUE TO SHORTAGE whom has now tested man”, the Delhi High KEJRIWAL TO CMs positive for COVID-19, going treatment at the the Prime Minister’s Court reportedly said OF LIQUID OXYGEN Delhi Chief Minister were also present on the Ayurveda hospital in Citizens Assistance and today as it heard a hos- Twenty-fi ve critical Arvind Kejriwal has sent occasion. Kolavada. Relief in Emergency pital’s petition over covid patients died out an SOS to all chief Shah told the media He added that 11 Situation (PM CARES) shortage of oxygen for last night at the Jaipur ministers amid a crip- that the new plant more such pressure Fund. Under the PM seriously-ill Covid pa- Golden Hospital in pling shortage of medi- would provide oxygen swing absorption (PSA) Cares Fund, 11 more Delhi due to shortage of tients. The court termed cal oxygen triggered by facilities for the 66 pa- oxygen plants will be PSA oxygen plans will medical oxygen, a top the massive rise in cas- the massive coronavirus tients currently under- set up in Gujarat under come up in Turn to P6 es as a “Tsunami’’. offi cial at the hospital said on Saturday. surge. He said he was The court observa- writing to his counter- tion came on a day The hospital too has parts seeking help to when India reported approached the Delhi Justice NV Ramana sworn in over 3.46 lakh Covid-19 High Court to fl ag the resolve the crisis by cases in the 24 hours, oxygen crisis that is The Delhi government told HC that system will “collapse” diverting spare oxygen to making it the highest obstructing treatment. if the capital doesn’t get 480 metric tonnes of oxygen. the national capital. as 48th CJI for sixteen months single-day spike in the country. This is also the CORONA CENTRE’S SOP ON New Delhi: Justice and litigants to adapt to CUSTOMS DUTY WAIVED OFF ON most number of Covid CATASTROPHE VACCINES FOR 18+ Nuthalapati Venkata e-courts during the pan- cases reported in a day VACCINES, OXYGEN EQUIPMENT Ahead of the roll-out of Ramana was sworn in demic. in any country in the UP New Delhi: Customs duty and health vaccination of people as the 48th Chief Jus- Born on August 27, world. The country also cess on the import of Covid vaccines and aged over 18 from May 1, tice of India on Satur- 1957 in Ponnavaram of reported 2,624 deaths oxygen are to be waived with immediate the Centre asked states to day. Justice Ramana’s Krishna district in over the same duration. will hold the post for Andhra Pradesh, Jus- effect for three months, the centre said register additional private The Delhi govern- 38,055 sixteen months, until tice Ramana is the ment told the court that after a high-level meet chaired by PM vaccination centres and August 26, 2022. Justice NV Ramana youngest of three sib- the system will “col- New cases Narendra Modi. The waiver will include ensure effective crowd Justice Ramana takes lings. His parents Nut- lapse” if the capital import of equipment related to supplying management at sites and over at a time when the rupted access to justice. halapati Ganapathi Rao doesn’t get 480 metric patients - whether due to Covid or stressed on inoculation judiciary is going back As Chairperson of the and Sarojini were hum- tonnes of oxygen. The otherwise - with oxygen, such as gene- through “only online reg- to a virtual mode, due to National Legal Services ble agriculturists. Al- worrying shortage of 223 rators, storage tanks and fi lling systems. istration” for benefi ciaries the second wave of Cov- Authority, Justice Ra- though he briefly medical oxygen has New fatalities in the age bracket. id-19, and is entrusted mana led efforts to en- worked as a journalist been flagged by Turn to P6 with ensuring un-inter- sure training to lawyers for Telugu Turn to P6

BATTLING COVID-19 With 223 deaths, 38055 new cases, UP’s record breaking Clean Sweep: UP’s mega sanitisation drive to take C-19 to cleaners spree continues Lucknow: As many as  First India Bureau ed officials to carry out BREAK THE CHAIN was started in every 223 people died while a state-wide special san- lane and locality on Sat- 38,055 fresh Covid-19 As many Lucknow: To bring itization campaign dur- urday and Sunday in all cases were reported down the transmission ing weekend lockdown districts of the state. in the past 24 hours as 43 major level of various infec- on Saturday and Sun- During this time people in Uttar Pradesh on tions including novel day. Consequently, 43 were sensitised about Saturday. With this, municipalities coronavirus and to en- major municipalities of corona infection 23,231 people were sure proper cleanliness the state undertook ex- through public address discharged from of the state in rural areas, the Uttar tensive sanitation cam- system. hospitals. The active Pradesh government paign in their areas. On The special sanitiza- cases count amounted undertook launched rigorous Saturday, sanitation tion campaign in Luc- to 2,88,144 in the state extensive cleanliness campaigns work was carried out in know was conducted and 7,52,211 persons in all the revenue vil- Lucknow with special CM Yogi Adityanath through 80 tractors were recovered from sanitisation lages of 75 districts in cleaning drive in 59 mounted with sprayers, infection till date. So the state during the wards and more than 3 smog guns and 350 far, 10,959 persons campaign in Covid Curfew. 300 slums. handheld machines have lost their lives due Chief Minister Yogi According to Munici- Lucknow Ajay Kumar will be carried out in all in two days. A special were also deployed in to Covid-19 in UP. P3 their areas Adityanath had direct- pal Commissioner of Dwivedi this campaign 110 wards and 609 slums sanitization campaign the campaign. Turn to P6 UTTAR PRADESH www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 02 CM’s action plan includes setting up of 13 oxygen plants across Uttar Pradesh REELING UNDER COVID, YOGI GEARS UP FOR HEALTH INFRA First India Bureau OXYGEN NOW ON PRESCRIPTION Lucknow: Chief Minis- ACS (Home) Awanish Awasthi,Divisional Commissioner Ranjan Kumar and DM Lucknow Roshan ter Yogi Adityanath on Jacob were at Charbagh Railway station during the arrival of Oxygen Express on Saturday. Saturday said that his —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR government’s priority was to ramp up Uttar Pradesh’s health infra- ‘Enough oxygen to meet structure to fight the fresh wave of Covid-19 and not to impose lock- half the demand in Lko’ down in the state. He asked the officials First India Bureau UP’S OXY-MONITORING SYSTEM PRAISED to strengthen and expe- dite purchase of neces- Lucknow: An Oxy- sary critical-care medi- gen Express train car- cal equipments and life- ROLLING DOWN FOR LIFE: Relatives of Covid-hit patients toiling withmassively heavy Oxygen rying three tankers of saving drugs and also cylinders in Talkatora area of Lucknow on Saturday —PHOTO BY PTI liquid medical oxygen ensure adequate stor- arrived in Uttar age for Oxygen. cylinders in critical Pradesh on Saturday The action plan in- P CM has con- times like these, bring- morning via a green cludes setting up 13 new Udoled passing ing considerable relief corridor as the state away of Shashwat Oxygen plants includ- Vikram Singh, direc- to people and avert a battled a surge in ing one at Jaunpur tor of Aaj group of crisis in future. COVID-19 cases. Medical College, mod- publications. Principal Secy, Medi- In view of the high ern lab machines to in- cal Education, Alok Ku- demand for oxygen in crease RT-PCR tests and M Yogi has mar said that all jumbo the country following a manpower in hospitals Cextended his oxygen cylinders will be record spike in corona- and sufficient supply of greetings to people stored at the Cancer In- virus cases, the rail- life-saving medicines. on the occasion of stitute, Lucknow, from ways has decided to As a first steps to- Mahavir Jayanti and where it will be sent to run Oxygen Express urged them to adhere wards this as many as to Covid protocol in the districts as per the trains to transport liq- 5,000 D type jumbo cyl- all the programmes. requirement. Supply is uid medical oxygen inders with some other Yogi Speaks expected to start in the and oxygen cylinders equipment are being ttar Pradesh CM next couple of days. 500 across the country. half the demand of medical oxygen has purchased by the Gov- UYogi Adityanath cylinders will come eve- “Two trucks of medi- Lucknow for Saturday. reached there. ernment at the cost of M Yogi has welcomed P CM Yogi Adity- has greeted people ry third day in the city. cal oxygen arrived in The state capital will Upon the arrival about Rs 8 crore for the Cdecision of the PM Uanath has expressed on National Panchay- The Department of Lucknow around 6.30 now be in a better posi- of the train, CM Yogi purpose of refilling ox- Modi to waive customs profound grief over the ati Raj Day saying Medical Education in am while one truck tion. The second Oxy- Adityanath in a and health cess on Covid death of three people in a ygen cylinders at medi- that the Panchayats Uttar Pradesh too is was offloaded in Vara- gen Express departed tweet said, “Indian vaccines, oxygen and road accident in Azam- are a means of real- cal institutes. oxygen related equipment garh district and asked izing the develop- all set to establish an nasi. Each truck has a at around 5.30 am from Railways is called The Government saying it will increase the officials to provide all mental concept oxygen plant at Ja- capacity of 15,000 li- Lucknow for Bokaro the lifeline of the took the decision to buy production and availabil- possible medical help to of ‘Gramodaya to laun Medical College. tres of medical oxy- with four tankers,” country. The Oxygen these jumbo refilling ity of life-saving items. the injured. Rashtrodaya’. An amount of Rs one gen,” Additional Chief Awasthi said. Express, which ar- cylinders after its acute crore has already Secretary (Home) He said both the trucks rived in Lucknow need was felt in the been released for the Awanish Kumar may be used for Luc- and Varanasi, thanks wake of the oxygen cri- Pradesh. To be pur- cylinder can carry 46.7 jumbo cylinders will be installation of oxy- Awasthi. know. DM of Varanasi to the inspiration of sis that has hit the en- chased by the Depart- litres of oxygen. 2,33,500 litres, which gen generator system “The arrival of two Kaushal Raj Sharma Prime Minister Nar- tire country, including ment of Medical Educa- Thus, the total vol- will help a great deal in and construction of a trucks of medical oxy- said a tanker carrying endra Modi, is a glar- the state of Uttar tion the D type, a jumbo ume of oxygen in 5,000 refilling empty oxygen plant room. gen will meet around 14,000 litres of liquid ing example of this.” Madarsa body writes to UP CM, offers Governor greets citizens on Media is required to remove fear space, teachers as covid warriors Mahavir Jayanti First India Bureau and unnecessary negativity: Yogi First India Bureau First India Bureau more infectious than Lucknow: The Islamic the last time. Madrasa Moderniza- Lucknow: On the aus- Lucknow: Chief Min- On the reported tion Teachers Associa- picious occasion of ister Yogi Adityanath shortage of Oxygen, he tion India on Saturday birth anniversary of has urged people not to said, “We e are going to wrote to UP chief min- Jain Guru Bhagwan treat Corona as a nor- conduct oxygen audit in ister Yogi Adityanath Shri Mahavir, the Gov- mal viral fever. collaboration with IIT seeking conversion of ernor of Uttar Pradesh “It would be a huge Kanpur, IIM Lucknow all of the state madras- Anandiben Patel, has mistake to take Corona and IIT BHU for proper sas into Covid facilities conveyed heartfelt as a normal viral fever. monitoring of oxygen. and to use services of greetings to all the peo- I am in the grip of it my- The system of live teachers as corona war- ple of the state and self. I have been follow- tracking of oxygen de- riors in the field. wished them a happy ing the Covid protocol mand-supply-distribu- The letter from the A patient being shifted to KGMC hospital. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR and healthy life. since April 13 April Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. tion has been imple- national president The Governor said in while in isolation,” he mented. Oxygen is not states that the decision are several madrassas are also ready to jump her message that the said during a virtual in- the patients and meet cooperate in it and in short supply provid- was taken in view of in each district which in the field as covid teachings given by Swa- teraction with a select any challenge. media has to play an ed only the needy per- the bed crisis for Cov- can be converted into warriors to save lives of mi Mahavir for human group of media-persons “Some people are important role in sons use it.” He said id-19 patients in the Covid facilities. Mad- people and be of any welfare years ago had here on Saturday. still engaged in creat- this,” he said adding every infected patient state and country. Af- rassa teachers are will- other use in the crisis, relevance even today. While admitting that ing an atmosphere of that while reporting does not need oxygen, fected by the bed crisis ing to be put into the to the government. She said that the there were some initial fear and panic. And the situation, we and media should high- in the state and country fray as covid warriors The request sent to thoughts of great men hiccups to deal with the messages are being should bear in mind light this. The UP CM the association decided too, so their services the chief minister is bring purity in lives. fresh Corona wave in circulated on social the large population said Lucknow has a to offer madrassa build- can be used for the state awaiting a response but Patel has appealed to the State capital, the UP media from different and demographic di- higher recovery rate ings to be used for the and the country,” states the association is hope- everyone to celebrate CM said the same had accounts. These peo- versity of the state. since last three days. purpose of covid facili- the letter. The teachers ful the space and service the festival strictly fol- been taken care of and ple need to be identi- Besides, he said, un- Similar pattern is ties, across the state association has said from them can be help- lowing the Covid -19 the system was now fied. The enlightened der the second wave emerging in Prayagraj and the country. “There that madrassa teachers ful to society at large. protocols. fully geared up to treat class is expected to there about thirty times and Varanasi.

WELFARE PM Modi virtually distributes e-property cards to 57k UP villagers First India Bureau through video-confer- tion have been given tally committed to- hyay Panchayat Sashak- Calling ‘Swamitva Yo- encing, thanked the PM their e-property cards, wards the welfare of tikaran Puraskar (to jana’ a major revolution Lucknow: Prime Min- and said it was a matter paving the way for vil- the people. 224 Panchayats), Nanaji towards rural empow- ister Narendra Modi of pride for the State. lagers to use the prop- “This scheme will not Deshmukh Rashtriya erment, Chief Minister gave away e-property The PM digitally dis- erty as a financial asset only boost rural devel- Gaurav Gram Sabha of Uttar Pradesh Yogi cards to thousands of tributed the property for taking loans and opment but will also Puraskar (to 30 Gram Adityanath on Feb 12 villagers of UP virtual- cards (Gharauni) to other financial benefits. eliminate the corrup- Panchayats), Gram had said that ‘Gharau- ly while announcing 57,401 villagers of 425 While launching tion in the villages,” he Panchayat Develop- ni’ is not just a govern- the extension of ‘Swa- villages of UP. the event via video added. ment Plan Award (to 29 ment paper to give the mitva Scheme’ on the A total of 1409 villag- conferencing, the PM The Prime Minister Gram Panchayats), ownership of the land, Panchayati Raj Diwas es of Uttar Pradesh said that while the also conferred the Na- Child-friendly Gram rather it is a mode of on Saturday. have got the benefit of country is fighting a tional Panchayat Panchayat Award (to 30 boosting people’s confi- Chief Minister Yogi this scheme till now. battle against deadly Awards 2021, on Satur- Gram Panchayats) and dence, instilling self-es- Adityanath, who also Over 4.09 lakh property coronavirus, the cen- day, under these catego- e-Panchayat Puraskar teem, and making them attended the event owners across the na- tral government is to- PM Narendra Modi addresses the digital event on Saturday. ries- Deen Dayal Upad- (to 12 States). self-reliant. UTTAR PRADESH www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 03

The picture of this old lady at a hospital in Lucknow encapsulates the general picture of the city and perhaps, the whole state and the country, as hospitals face a deluge of patients amid trying circumstances. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR

SWEAR OVER 38,000 FRESH CASES, 223 FATALITIES IN STATE IN 24-HRS; LUCKNOW TO WEAR REPORTS MAXIMUM 42 DEATHS, 5,461 NEW INFECTIONS; DEATH TOLL NEARS 11K

KEEP THE HELPLINE NUMBERS HANDY  ICCC Operations in-charge (8am-8pm) Another Day, Another Record Ritu Suhas: 8707453233 HOSPITAL WASTE A MAJOR BJP MP THREATENS DHARNA IF  Tehsildar (8am-8pm) ISSUE, SAYS SGPGI DEPT HEAD SYSTEM DOESN’T IMPROVE Rajesh Shukla: 9838540604 Lucknow: Dr Sunil Pradhan, HoD, SGPGI says, hos- Lucknow: Expressing deep pain over the dete- pital waste is a very genuine issue these days. Very riorating covid situation, Bharatiya Janata Party  Hello Doctor: advanced system of medical-waste management (BJP) MP Kaushal Kishore has threatened to sit 0522 3515700 is required. Only some major hospitals follow the on dharna if situation doesn’t improve. He alleged guidelines for waste management. National Accredi- people were losing lives due to shortage of oxygen  Whatsapp: tation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers and offi cials were busy maintaining the charts. 7839125048 (NABH) provides accreditation to hospitals in India He said important lives will be saved if oxy- Mobile: 9918001558, on 600 measures. Hospital waste management gen is supplied to patients in home-isolation, 9918001519, is one of the important factors for accreditation. hospitals. People were waiting for more than 9918001450, 9918001704 During such grave time doctors, para medical staff eight hours for refi lling at centres but they were  Landline: 0522- are on 6-hour Covid-19 duty. They have to take not getting oxygen. “Its our duty to provide 4523000, 2610145 off their PPE kits and these should be sterilised, them oxygen. Hundreds of people are disposed of immediately. Due to very large asking me for help but I’m not able to help  LMC Control Room for number of such used kits, its tough to dispose them,” Kishore said adding if the needy don’t Cleanliness, Sanitisation & of them even in major hospitals while small COVID get oxygen at refi lling plant, he will protest Cremation of covid hospitals don’t have trained staff to do so. VACCINE against the administration. 6389300137, 6389300138 & 6389300139

SGPGI PARA- emanding admission, proper treatment of para-medical staff and their family mem-  NODAL OFFICERS SGPGI: MEDIC STAFF Dbers, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI)para-medic Seeing the epidemic surge and fear of a prolonged lockdown, migrants leave the city for their native staffers protested against the hospital administration and warned of further strike. Vikas Kumar Singh, places. A scene at Charbagh railway station on Saturday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR PROTEST Dharmesh Kumar, general secretary of SGPGI Workers’ Association told First India, “We SDM, Mohanlalganj are working for over 14 hrs in hospitals but when one of our colleagues or his family 9454416491 First India Bureau cases, followed by Vara- lost their lives due to Co- member gets sick, hospital doesn’t have beds for us.” Hospital administration denied nasi (2,786), Kanpur rona infections till date. admission to a lab-technician’s wife when she was in serious condition. Kumar said they  KGMU: Santosh Lucknow: Uttar (2,044), Meerut (1,745), Speaking about testing, had given memo to the director of the institue demanding written orders for immediate Kumar Singh, Pradesh on Saturday re- Prayagraj (1,468), Mo- Prasad said 2,25,950 sam- allotment of bed and proper treatment. Institute must reserve at least 50 beds for hospi- ACM-2 9415005009 corded its highest single- radabad (1,351), ples were tested in tal workers’ treatment if they need it, he underlined. Seema Shukla, president of nursing  RML Hospital: day spike in new infec- Gorakhpur past 24 hours in association, said, “We are under most risk-zone but hospitals are denying help when we Pallavi Mishra, tions and coronavirus- (1,344) and Ba- state. are exposed to the virus.” ACM-4 9454416497 related deaths with reilly (1,024). ACS, Infor- 38,055 fresh cases and 223 ACS, Health mation, fatalities, pushing the Amit Mohan Navneet Sehgal virus tally to 10,51,314 Prasad here said Oxygen and the toll to 10,959, ac- said that 10,959 Command Centre Covid swamp derails safety protocols cording to an official persons have was established to tackle statement. issues related to supply First India Bureau ing doctors, para medical BY—PHOTO SUMIT KUMAR agement. Hundreds of Of the new fatalities 9,471 challans of the oxygen to hospi- staff, patients and attend- gloves, PPE kits, syring- due to COVID-19, Luc- 2issued for not ap- tals and individuals. Lucknow: Hospital hy- ants should save them- es, empty bottles and know recorded a maxi- plying masks in last 24 Confirming that state giene deals with the rec- selves from the infection wrappers go into dust- mum of 42, followed by hours in Uttar Pradesh. has no shortage of oxy- ognition and control of by following necessary bins daily in every single Prayagraj, which re- 1.44 lakh rupees gen, Sehgal said that waste, infectious materi- measures. hospital. Their manage- corded 15 deaths. Kan- 6were recovered in Oxygen command cent- als and other things Disposal of bodies: ment is important. pur registered 13 deaths, fi nes. er will supervise supply which can cause infec- According to the guide- Use of mobile phones: while Agra saw 11 chain of the oxygen in tion in hospitals. Patients lines to dispose of bodies Almost all doctors and deaths. Varanasi and ,241 UP Police per- state. are always advised to dis- of covid-infected pa- Buses being sanitised at Kaiserbagh bus stand on Saturday. para-medical staff were Ghaziabad recorded 10 2sonnel are currently He said individuals can infect their hands while tients, they should be ac- using mobile phones deaths each, the UP gov- Corona positive. get oxygen cylinder after entering and leaving the curately wrapped and bodies. Apart, several was out of hand. while treating patients. ernment said in a state- 2 people were ar- showing prescription of hospitals but it was not then sent to crematori- bodies were left unat- Med waste mgmt:The Though most were using ment issued here. 4rested in the state doctor at the centre. It followed properly at sev- um but it was big mess at tended which create big biggest issue of any hos- phones after wearing Lucknow also ac- for black marketing on will help persons in eral hospitals. To stop the several hospitals as at- threat for the hospital as pital which is over- gloves, it remains in high- counted for a maximum Saturday. home-isolation and need infection spread all per- tendants did not have well as other patients. At crowed and working infectious zone, which of 5,461 fresh COVID-19 of oxygen, he said. sons at hospitals includ- any help to take out their crematoriums situation non-stop is waste man- can make it contagious.

NOBLE GESTURE Convert Bada Imambara into temporary covid hosp: Kalbe Jawad —PHOTO BY—PHOTO SUMIT KUMAR  First India Bureau funds at its disposal in slamic Madrasa Modernisa- Apart from Asifi to mobilise resources to Hussainabad and Allied Ition Teachers’ Assn India Imambara, Sibtainabad help the needy at this There are Lucknow: Prominent Trust (HAT) for the treat- on Saturday wrote to CM and Shah Najaf in Haz- hour of crisis. It may be Shia Muslim cleric ment of patients. Yogi seeking conversion of ratganj are other two mentioned on the in- several big Maulana Kalbe Jawad, There are several big all UP madrassas into covid huge Shia religious cen- structions of Defence religious also general secretary of historical religious facilities and use services of tres that can be convert- Minister Rajnath Singh Majlis-e-Ulema Hind, buildings under control teachers as corona warriors. ed. The Maulana said in already DRDO has been buildings under has asked the district ad- of HAT, which could be The letter from the national Islam “protecting life of making temporary hos- control of Trust, ministration to convert converted into hospitals president states that the one person is just like pitals in Lucknow. Mean- city’s national heritage for treatment, the cleric decision was taken in view of saving humanity,” hence while, many Muslim or- which could be Asifi Imambada, popu- said in a 3-minute video the bed crisis for Covid-19 these religious centres ganisations held special larly known as Bada clip. He said since the patients in the state and should be utilised to “dua prayers” in small converted into Imambara into tempo- huge tourist-generated A family with their affected child at KGMU on Saturday. country. overcome the crisis. congregations in several hospitals for rary covid hospital. He trust funds, mostly ear- Kalbe Jawad also parts of the city for the also asked the adminis- marked for utilisation Ramazan, could not be secutive year because of verted for the treatment called upon social and protection and safety of treatment tration to utilise huge for Muharram and used for the second con- covid, they should be di- of patients in Lucknow. religious organisations the people. Promoted by First India News International Pvt. Ltd. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 04

IN-DEPTH NITI AYOG’S GRIM ‘THE MORE YOU CHANGE WARNING FOR UP here are bad tidings for Uttar Pradesh on THINGS, THE MORE THEY the pandemic front. In a presentation Dr. V.K. Paul, member (health) of Niti Ayog, said that Uttar Pradesh would report the T highest daily cases --- 119,604--- in India by April 30. The presentation was made at Prime Min- REMAIN THE SAME’ ister Narendra Modi’s video conference with chief K NATWAR ministers. Yogi Adityanath was also present at the SINGH conference. As reported by The Economic Times, Maharashtra (99,005) Delhi (67,134) and Chhattis- garh (61,474) were projected to follow UP. These four The author is Former Minister high-burden states would have Rajasthan, Madhya of External Affairs of India Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu for company. One may argue that the projec- tion for UP was a little too high and unrealistic but lusa Ca Change, plusa ca c’ even if the numbers are half of those the state lacks est la meme chose – the more infrastructure to cope with the situation. Even at you change things, the more the present level of surge, the state recorded 38,055 they remain the same. new cases, the infrastructure can’t take the load. Early this week Cuba turned Imagine when there aren’t enough beds and oxygen history’s page. The close fisted at this point what will it be like if the numbers were one party rule of the castro’s to double. Dr Paul projected the shortage of beds P ended. Not quite. Although the for UP at “16,752 isolation beds with oxygen, 3,081 ruling communst party presi- ICU beds and 1,538 ventilators”. dent, Miguel Diaz-Canel re- Breaking the chain, the Centre pointed out, is the placed Raul Castro as party only option for UP. It is for this reason the Allahabad Chief. He was quick to declare High Court had ordered complete lockdown for a that he would continue to keep short period but its order was stayed by the Supreme in close touch with Roul Castro Court. The government preferred weekend lockdown on important matters. instead. Even as deaths were rising and the virus In January 1959 the char- spreading, the government was in no mood to delay ismatic Marxist revolution- the panchayat elections until the worst was over. ary leader Fidel Castro over- threw the corrupt Batista dictatorship (he was an American stooge) and in- GLOBAL POLITICS stalled a communist govern- ment, ninety miles south of AGAINST INDIA Florida. The USA tried to s India battles a humanitarian crisis, the overthrow the Fidel Castro US gave it a jolt by saying that it will give regime for five decades with- dent Castro. A few hours be- ble with President Castro. priority to its own citizens before supply- out success. However the U.S fore my departure I was in- He announced, “ I now invite ing vaccine components to India. The US has not given up. President formed that President Castro Prime Minister Indira Gan- A State Department spokesman told jour- Barack Obama dramatically would receive me. I can’t say’ dhi to join me”. nalists, “We have a special responsibility to the altered America’s Cuban I was not excited. After all, I USA TRIED TO She was sitting on the Indira American people”. What followed was more shock- policy, re-opening the Amer- would be meeting a living leg- OVERTHROW FIDEL table in the Conference Hall- ing. The spokesperson said, “It’s of course not only ican embassy in Havana. end. I had one worry. My lug- CASTRO REGIME FOR Vigyan bhawan. I walked down in our interest to see Americans vaccinated; it’s in The first indication of this gage with my suit in it had FIVE DECADES WITHOUT to where she was sitting and SUCCESS. HOWEVER U.S the interests of the rest of the world to see Ameri- change occurred at Mr. Nel- already gone to the airport. escorted her to the table. Presi- HAS NOT GIVEN UP. cans vaccinated.” Simply put, White House has told son Mandela’s funeral, when I was in my trousers and dent Castro hugged her. He was PRESIDENT BARACK Indians that they can wait. That’s an unwise move Obama shook Raul Castro’s bush shirt. The only consola- 6’.4” tall. Mr G. 5’.3”. OBAMA DRAMATICALLY on the part of the Biden administration. It must hand. President Trump tion was that no one in Havana It was quite a sight. Shri- ALTERED AMERICA’S overturned Obama’s poli- ( except foreign diplomats) mati Gandhi took her seat first ease curbs on critical exports meant to priori- CUBAN POLICY, RE- tise the needs of US companies. The embargo on cies. No one now seems to wore suits. I was with the Cu- on the chair next to Cartro’s. President Fidel OPENING AMERICAN critical inputs will badly hit the Serum Institute’s recall that thirty years ago ban President for half-an-hour. EMBASSY IN HAVANA I was seated on his left. When plan to produce 160 million vaccine doses. Castro arrived in Communist World extended Fifteen minutes taken by the Jana Gana Mana was played Germany too has voiced doubts about helping New Delhi on the from Vladivostok to Poland. interpreter. President Castro all including the incoming India’s pharmaceutical sector. This response came evening of 6 The U.S.S.R was a super pow- after welcoming me informed and outgoing chairman after India tightened its pharma exports following March 1983. He er, with twelve other com- me that he was reading “ An- stood up. The photograph of the Covid surge. Merkel was quoted as saying, “We inaugurated the munist countries as it’s cli- napurna” by a Swiss ( i think forces”. I noticed he was not Indira Gandhi, Castro and now have a situation with India where, in connec- 7th summit at 11 ent allies. it was Swiss) author Hertzog smoking a cigar. At the airport K.Natwar Singh made the tion with the emergency situation of the pandem- am. The I have visited Cuba twice. “Who are the Gurkhas” he en- I was given a box of Cuban Co- front of almost every news- ic, we are worried whether pharmaceutical prod- afternoon session Once in 1982 as Secretary Gen- quired I told him what I knew, hiba Cigars, the best in the paper in the world. It was ucts will still come to us.” began at 3 pm. I eral designate of the seventh “ they came mostly from Nepal world. These were selling in with some effort that I avoid- A warning has come from Africa as well. “If you was sitting at the Non- Aligned Summit which were short, fair and valiant the U.S.A in the black mar- ed getting a swollen head. finish vaccinating your people before Africa or was to be held on 7 March 1983 soldiers. Next question. “ ket-20 dollars per cigar. Each The summit went off with- other parts of the world, you have not done your- Presidential in New Delhi. President Castro What area are they doing in box had twelve Cigars. out a flaw, under Indira Gan- self any justice because variants will emerge and Table with had been Chairman of the Non- the Falkland Island” he asked. President Fidel Castro ar- dhi’s chairmanship. It was a undermine your own vaccination efforts,” said the President Castro. Aligned movement for the past The Falkland war between rived in New Delhi on the triumph for her. She was gener- director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control He announced, “ three years. He was to hand Britain and Argentina was on. evening of 6 March 1983. He ous enough to bestow the Pad- and Prevention. I now invite over the Non-Aligned nation to I told the Cuban leader that inaugurated the 7th summit ma Bhushan on me on 26 Janu- Selfishness of countries on such a critical issue Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in March 1983. there was a Gurkha Regiment at 11 am. The afternoon ses- ary 1984. is a bad idea. If India’s case worsens the world also Indira Gandhi During my 1982 visit I had in the British army. Perhaps it sion began at 3 pm. I was sit- THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY will not be safe. to join me” not expected to meet Presi- was with the British attacking ting at the Presidential Ta- THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top How to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030 TWEET Jagat Prakash Nadda @JPNadda espite substan- gency of addressing short- ments based on this data, Health seeks to give gov- I thank Hon’ble PM @narendramodi tial research comings with no delay. allowing new possibilities ernments, regulators and ji for waiving off basic customs duty & health cess on oxygen & oxygen “ advances show- Sadly, the report is not de- for early intervention. Aug- independent assurance related equipment. Covid related ing what can be scribing the world we cur- mented and virtual reality bodies the means to create vaccines are also exempted from D done to prevent rently inhabit under the can simulate real-life sce- and adapt policies that ad- customs duty. The decision will augment production & availability of and treat mental disorders umbra of COVID-19; it was narios a patient might en- dress major ethical con- these items & will help in saving lives. and to promote mental written in 2018. counter. Games have been cerns, thereby protecting health, translation into re- Since its release, the sit- developed that can more and empowering consum- Rajnath Singh @rajnathsingh al-world effects has been uation has only deterio- accurately diagnose specif- ers by enabling more in- Reviewed the efforts of Ministry painfully slow. The global rated with the impacts of ic conditions by observing formed choices about their of Defence and the three Services to fight against the current wave burden of disease attribut- the COVID-19 pandemic on behaviour and reactions, own mental health, and of COVID Pandemic through video able to mental disorders mental health. Now, even and gamified treatments encouraging the strategic conferencing facility. The Armed has risen inexorably in all more so than prior to COV- are more engaging for chil- growth of safe, ethical and Forces and MoD will leave no stone unturned in providing all countries in the context of ID-19, the global mental dren and adults alike. effective digital mental possible assistance to the civilian major demographic, envi- health community must health services. administration. ronmental, and socio-polit- look to innovative solu- THE GLOBAL Building on the Empower- ical transitions… new op- tions to curtail the ‘second GOVERNANCE ing 8 Billion Minds whitepa- portunities should be em- epidemic’ of mental ill- solutions: over 10,000 apps ment. Wearables can meas- TOOLKIT FOR DIGITAL per, the toolkit was created Spiritual braced, including those health sweeping the world. in the Apple and Google ure behaviour, language, MENTAL HEALTH by researching nearly 200 offered by the innovative Play stores claim to treat facial expressions and To address this issue, the case studies of solutions SPEAK use of digital technologies BENEFITS OF DIGITAL some sort of psychological voice tonality, creating data World Economic Forum that had at least 10,000 users, to deliver a range of men- MENTAL HEALTH difficulty – and the list does sets that are unlocking has partnered with De- input from the Global Fu- “Curving back within myself I tal health interventions.” Digital mental health solu- not stop with apps. deeper understanding of loitte to create a set of ture Council on Mental create again and again.” “We This quote, from the Lan- tions are proving even Phones and computers the day-to-day fluctuations standards to vet digital Health, and a pilot run in behold what we are, and we are what we behold.” “Whatever cet Commission on Global more beneficial than before are enabling consumers to in a person’s wellbeing. Ar- mental health solutions. collaboration with the New words we utter should be chosen Mental Health, sheds light given the fact that in-per- access services from any- tificial intelligence, ma- Building on a large body of Zealand Ministry of Health’s with care for people will hear on the dire state of mental son care is exceedingly dif- where at all hours, as op- chine learning and natural literature and past efforts, Digital Mental Health and them and be influenced by them healthcare throughout the ficult to come by. And there posed to waiting for and language processing can the Global Governance Addiction Service. for good or ill.” —Buddha world and speaks to the ur- is no shortage of available travelling to an appoint- make diagnostic assess- Toolkit for Digital Mental SOURCE: WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

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Steel fraternity Sena hits at SC for not taking cognizance Naxals kill abducted supplied 1.43 lakh of political roadshows, Kumbh on time police officer in Mumbai: Shiv Sena planned to fight this dis- metric tons of oxygen has criticised the Su- aster,” Sena, in an edito- Bijapur district preme Court over the rial in its mouthpiece ‘ delay in taking a note of Saamna’, said. the COVID-19 situation “The SC itself has in India, saying had the now taken cognizance apex court taken into of the country’s grave the consideration the situation due to COV- roadshows done by ID-19 which is good. But Dharmendra Pradhan many political leaders had the Supreme Court including Prime Minis- Naga Sadhus (Hindu holy men) take a holy dip in the waters. taken into considera- ter, Home Minister, and tion the roadshows New Delhi: Union ister Narendra Modi the Haridwar Kumbh at since the past few days the country has gone done by many political Minister Dharmen- are also pitching in the right time then such and the situation ap- out of control. In recent leaders, Prime Minister Bijapur: Four days dra Pradhan on Sat- with their efforts to a grim situation would pears to deteriorate in times, courts are wak- Narendra Modi, Home after abduction, Nax- urday said that the augment supply of not have been there in the coming days as well. ing up with conveni- Minister Amit Shah, als killed Sub Inspec- steel plants from medical oxygen to the country. “There is no need to ence. Covid-19 is a na- and the Kumbh Mela in tor Murali Tati and across the country different states. India has been re- pay attention to what tional disaster and the Haridwar at the right dumped the body in have already sup- The Rourkela Steel porting more than three the Supreme Court or Supreme Court has now time, then, such a situa- Kumsum Para in plied 1.43 lakh metric plant under the Steel lakh coronavirus cases the high court of the sought information tion would not have ar- Gangalur. The tons of medical oxy- Authority of India and over 2,000 related country say after the about what the central rived where people are Naxalites had taken gen to different states Limited and the Ka- deaths on a daily basis COVID-19 situation in government has dying,” it added. —ANI the SI along with Sub Inspector Murali Tati till now. “The steel linganagar plant of them to the forest at plants from across Tata Steel in Odisha Palanar in Gangalur mediately and start- the country have al- are also pitching in police station area on ed investigating the ready supplied 1.43 with their efforts to BSF foils drone intrusion bid by Pakistan Wednesday evening. case. A pamphlet lakh metric tons of augment the supply The Sub inspec- has also been thrown medical oxygen to of medical oxygen to tor’s wife and broth- near the body in different states with different states. on International Border in Jammu er had appealed to which the Naxalites the central public “Both the Rourkela New Delhi: Despite the drones to retreat back the Naxalites to re- have alleged that sector enterprises in Steel plant and Tata existence of a ceasefire to Pakistani territory. lease the jawan un- Murali Tati has been the steel sector con- Steel plant in Odisha agreement between In- The BSF said the Pa- conditionally but the posted in the DRG tributing about 39 have already sup- dia and Pakistan, the kistan Rangers have Naxalites did not since the time of thousand metric tons plied about 70 metric BSF on Saturday foiled been regularly violat- agree and eventually Salwa Judum in the of medical oxygen tons of medical oxy- an intrusion attempt by ing the international killed the jawan. year 2006. The post- till now,” he said. gen to Delhi and Ma- Pakistani drones at the boundary through Naxalites threw ers claimed that the He said that the harashtra,” he said. international border in drone intrusions to the body of the SI in SI used to allegedly steel fraternity In response, the Jammu. alert BSF troops in the ing hours on Saturday, drop arms/ammuni- Kumsum Para in attacked and killed stands with the na- chief minister of The BSF released a Arnia Sector foiled a two drones were ob- tion in Indian territory, Gangalur and after people from villages- tion in its collective Delhi Kejriwal have statement about the in- drone intrusion bid by served entering from but the BSF has suc- on receiving the in- Edsamet, Palanar, fight against Cov- thanked Odisha cident. It said, “Despite Pakistan on the Inter- the Pakistan side and cessfully repulsed. formation of the in- Madhuvendi; used to id-19 under the lead- Chief Minister for the existence of a cease- national Border.” were immediately fired This is an indicative cident, the police molest the women. ership of Prime Min- helping them. —PTI fire agreement between The statement said upon by vigilant BSF of the alertness by the reached the spot im- —ANI Pakistan and India, during the early-morn- troops, compelling the BSF. —ANI

CHITHIRAI FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE AT HIGH COURT ASKS DELHI GOVT TO MADURAI’S MEENAKSHI TEMPLE ONGC EMPLOYEES ABDUCTED SET UP ITS OWN OXYGEN PLANT DESHMUKH ATTEMPTED TO Madurai: The famous in COVID-19 cases in BY ULFA RESCUED IN NAGALAND New Delhi: The HC here ing a shortage of oxygen OBTAIN UNDUE ADVANTAGE annual Chithirai festival, Tamil Nadu, the temple Guwahati: Two of the three employees of Oil and on Saturday asked Delhi here. Senior advocate Mumbai: The CBI on Saturday registered a fi rst wherein the celestial authorities had decided Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), abducted by government to set up its Rahul Mehra, appearing information report (FIR) against former Maha- wedding of Goddess to conduct the festi- the militants of the United Liberation Front of own oxygen plant and for the Delhi govt, said rashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and un- Madurai Meenakshi val without devotees’ Assam (ULFA) from Assam, were rescued by the said that a smooth and that out of allocated known people on charges of bribery, corruption Amman with her consort participation. Following security forces after a gunfi ght in Nagaland’s fully allocated supply of 480MT, Delhi is getting and criminal conspiracy. “The preliminary en- Lord Sundareswarar COVID-19 norms, the Mon district. “In an operation last (Friday) night, oxygen to Delhi can re- 350-380MT. “Instead of quiry (PE) prima facie revealed that a cognisable happens, was conducted ritual took place inside Indian Army along with Assam Rifl es troops solve many problems. A increasing, the MT gets case is made out in the matter wherein former in a minimalistic manner the temple vicinity. On rescued two abductees in the general area of division bench of Justice reduced,” Mehra told the Maharashtra Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh at Madurai’s Meenak- Wednesday, Kalyanotsa- Mon. Operations are still in progress. The names Vipin Sanghi and Justice court. Delhi HC asked the and unknown others attempted to obtain undue shi Amman Temple on vam (a marriage cere- of rescued abductees are Alakesh Saikia and Rekha Palli was hearing a Centre when is the allo- advantage for improper and dishonest perfor- Saturday. Owing to the mony) of Lord Ram also Mohini Mohan Gogoi,” Army sources said. plea by Maharaja Agarsen cated 480 MT of oxygen mance of his public duty,” said the CBI FIR. unprecedented surge took place. —ANI Hospital in Delhi regard- coming to Delhi. —ANI INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 06

COVID-19 SECOND WAVE TURNS NIGHTMARE SITUATION GRIM AS NATION STRUGGLES TO BATTLE An unprecedented record spike in daily Covid cases has left several hospitals in various states desperate for oxygen and beds New Delhi: Several ‘Will continue to Many nations hospitals in Delhi, and Hold Centre responsible for other states which has provide vaccine ban flights from no significant oxygen oxygen shortage: Congress production capacity,

—PHOTO BY ANI —PHOTO free to states’ made frantic public New Delhi: Noting must be held morally India amid surge calls this week seeking New Delhi: Amid the that accountability and politically ac- New Delhi: Many emergency supplies. By row on pricing of vac- of government is in- countable,” Mr Shar- countries including US, air, by train and by road, cine, Centre said that it tegral to democracy, ma said on Twitter. UK, Kuwait, France and India is scrambling to will continue to procure Congress leader “Reminding again Canada have banned move large quantities the vaccine for Rs 150 Anand Sharma on the prime minister flights from India, cit- of medical oxygen to only. It added that the Saturday said the and his colleagues ing COVID-19 cases and hospitals in its capital vaccine that will be pro- Narendra Modi dis- that India cannot be the “double mutant” New Delhi and other ar- cured by the Centre will pensation must be micromanaged in a virus being found in the eas hit hard by a record be given to states for held morally and po- pandemic. The re- country. Iran, Kuwait, surge of COVID-19. free. Meanwhile, the litically accountable sponsibility for the Indonesia and UAE are The main problem is Family members of COVID-19 patients wait to fill their empty cylinders with medical oxygen outside an Adar Poonawalla- for the death of COV- deaths of Indian citi- the latest additions to that medical oxygen is oxygen filling center, as demand for the gas rises due to a spike in cases, in New Delhi on Saturday. helmed company had ID-19 patients due to zens for shortage of this list of countries not reaching hospital recently listed out its shortage of oxygen oxygen and medi- that have banned India beds in time. This delay stretched attempting to rates, pricing the vac- and critical medi- cines lies squarely at from their citizens’ is a product of where meet local demand. Dire situation in India, trying to cine at Rs 400 for govern- cines. He said the the doorstep of the travel lists. However, production units are lo- To fulfil Delhi’s cur- ment hospitals and Rs government must government,” he United States carrier cated, a stretched distri- rent needs, additional help any way we can: US adviser 600 for private hospitals. answer why it did said. Mr Sharma, a United Airlines has bution network, and medical oxygen now New Delhi: The US is White House Press “It is clarified that the not put an exigency former union minis- said it will resume what critics have said is has to be trucked in working closely with Secretary Jen Psaki, at government of India’s plan in place before ter, tested COVID-19 flights from New Delhi bad planning. from industrial zones in India, at both political the daily news confer- procurement price for the onset of the sec- positive last week to the US from April 25. With COVID-19 cases eastern India. India’s and expert level, to ence, said that the US both COVID-19 vaccines ond wave of the coro- and is currently re- “United Airlines is also swamping its total medical oxygen de- identify ways to help offers its deepest sym- remains Rs 150 per dose. navirus pandemic. cuperating. He is scheduled to resume neighbouring states mand was just 3,842 address the current pathy to the people of GOI procured doses will “Accountability of currently admitted flights from Delhi to the like Haryana and Uttar tonnes as of April 12, as COVID-19 crisis in the India who are clearly continue to be provided government is inte- at Medanta Hospital United States from Sun- Pradesh, oxygen facili- the surge in cases really country, the White suffering during this TOTALLY FREE to gral to democracy. in Gurugram and is day 25 April,” United ties there are over- took hold. —Agencies House said on Friday. global pandemic. —PTI states,” govt said. —PTI This government stable. —PTI Airlines said. —Agencies

UTTARAKHAND GLACIER BURST Congress launches digital SNOW DESERT 10 killed, 384 rescued; search on for 38 platform INC TV Chamoli: 10 bodies New Delhi: Congress have been recovered and Army Rescues on Saturday launched 384 people were rescued 291 In Neeti Valley its new digital media by the Army today while platform ‘INC TV’ on 38 persons are still miss- New Delhi: A day National Panchayati ing after the glacier after a glacier burst Raj Day to help spread burst incident took incident took place in its message directly to place in Sumna, Neeti Sumna, Neeti Valley the people. A party lead- Valley near the India- near the India-China er alleged that various China border in Chamo- border in Chamoli institutions in the coun- district, the Indian li district on Friday. try are under attack Army informed on “According to fresh from the government Saturday that 291 information, out of the Indian Army rescues persons from the Avalanche site near Sumna and this is not being persons have been 430 BRO workers who on Saturday. 10 bodies were recovered so far. —PHOTO BY ANI highlighted in the me- rescued so far, adding were engaged in the that rescue operations dia. ‘INC TV’ will high- contruction of road at underway to find ly under medical treat- are still in progress. light news which the the accident site, 384 them,” said the Chamo- ment, a day after a gla- “291 persons have government does not have been rescued. li Plice in a tweet today. cier burst incident took been rescued so far. allow to be published, so Eight bodies have been As many as 384 per- place in Sumna, Neeti Rescue operations as to let people to know recovered. 38 persons sons have been rescued Valley near the India- what is happening in still in progress,” said View of Snow-covered mountain after a snowfall, in Leh on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI are still missing. so far while six of them China border in Cham- Indian Army. —ANI the country, AICC secre- A search operation is are critical and current- oli district. —PTI tary Pranav Jha said. Spend on vaccines, oxygen & not on PR ‘Welcome US CBI files FIR against Maha Home Min projects: Rahul Gandhi lasheh out at Centre President joining climate initiative’ Anil Deshmukh in corruption case New Delhi: Hitting instead of spending on New Delhi: The PM Of- out at the govern- PR and unnecessary fice on Saturday wel- New Delhi: The Cen- Deshmukh has been to proceed with a regu- ment’s spending on projects. This crisis comed the US’ decision tral Bureau of Investi- charged under Section lar case against Desh- “PR and unnecessary will deepen in the com- to join the Indian-Swed- gation (CBI) has regis- 7 of the amended Pre- mukh. The searches projects”, Congress ing days. The country ish climate initiative, tered an FIR against vention of Corruption could not be launched leader Rahul Gandhi has to be prepared to Leadership Group for former Maharashtra Act which deals with immediately as the on Saturday appealed deal with this. The cur- Industry Transition, home minister Anil illegal gratification ob- team had to first get an to the Centre to focus rent plight is unbeara- and said it will help Deshmukh in an al- tained by a public serv- RT-PCR test done,” a on COVID-19 vaccines, ble!” he tweeted. meet the Paris Agree- leged corruption case. ant, and Section 120 B CBI official said. Rahul Gandhi oxygen and other Gandhi earlier ment goals. US Presi- On Saturday, the cen- (criminal conspiracy) The FIR is a culmi- health services. slammed the Modi gov- dent Joe Biden said he tral agency carried out of the Indian Penal nation of a prelimi- Taking to Twitter, “Peacefully appeal- ernment for the rising is looking forward to searches at multiple Code (IPC). nary enquiry (PE) the the Congress leader ing to the central gov- COVID-19 deaths working with PM Nar- locations in the state “The FIR was regis- CBI had initiated on also warned that the ernment to focus on caused by devastating endra Modi in a new in connection with tered on April 21 after the directions of the crisis would get worse vaccines, oxygen and shortages of oxygen & partnership to achieve Deshmukh and a few CBI was satisfied there Bombay High Court a Anil Deshmukh in the coming days. other health services hospital beds. —PTI climate goals. —PTI of his close associates. was enough evidence fortnight ago.

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Clean Sweep... 3,46,786 new... will happen,” the ed. “I know my respon- this morning. operational. Later, he he enrolled as an advo- CJI’s office amenable to More than 3 thousand several hospitals that Arvind Kejriwal gov- sibility. I know many Shah opens... also chaired a meeting cate and set up practice the Right to Informa- employees worked to are overwhelmed by ernment told the court, things but not saying Gujarat to meet the of officials and took in Vijayawada in 1983. tion Act; and, lifting In- sanitize the city in the thousands of new daily adding that it received anything. Let’s try and growing requirements stock of the situation of He subsequently moved ternet restrictions in campaign. cases of COVID-19. The only 297 metric tonnes not be a cry baby,” So- of oxygen for COVID-19 corona in the state. to Hyderabad and later Jammu and Kashmir. Sanitation campaign issue, which has be- of the medical gas yes- licitor General Tushar patients in the state, Sources close to the de- served as Additional He has advocated the in the morning and come contentious in the terday. The state gov- Mehta said in response Shah said, adding that velopment told First Advocate General of need to implement re- evening was also con- past few days, has been ernment also sought a to Delhi government hundreds of such plants India that Shah is not Andhra Pradesh. In gional languages as the ducted in the Contain- raised before the High detailed affidavit from lawyer Rahul Mehra’s will be set up across the happy with the current June 2000, he was ap- language of the court to ment Zones across the Court by several hospi- the centre with clear de- complaint that the cen- country under the fund. health situation and pointed a permanent increase participation state. Apart from this, tals, big and small. The tails of oxygen alloca- tre was not complying The Home Minister has pulled up officers judge of the AP High of rural litigants in the instructions have also oxygen shortage has tion and supply sched- with the guidelines for also announced that a for delays in treatment Court and in 2014, was trial process. He is one been given to officers to caused the death of ule. oxygen allocation 1,200-bed hospital with and planning. elevated to the Supreme of the few judges who properly dispose of the Covid patients in at The court told the “We are not fighting a facility of 600 ICU He has instructed of- Court.During his ten- displays his nameplate garbage and waste com- least one hospital in Delhi government to elections,” Mehta said. beds is being set up at ficers to ensure that pa- ure in the Supreme outside his official resi- ing out of the contain- Delhi in the last 24 give it one instance of Delhi’s Batra Hospi- the Helipad Ground in tients don’t have to wait Court, Justice Ramana dence in Telugu, his ment zone. The CM has hours. who was obstructing tal, which approached Gandhinagar in a col- in long queues of ambu- has been a part of many mother tongue. Inciden- asked to ensure proper “If we don’t get 480 the oxygen supply and the High Court, said it laboration between lances in front of hospi- significant rulings, in- tally, Justice Ramana is masks, gloves and PPE metric tonnes (of oxy- said “we will hang that needs 8,000 litres of oxy- Tata Sons and the tals. cluding those on setting only the second CJI kits for all front line gen), the system will man”, news agency PTI gen, adding that it man- DRDO. He also said that Justice NV... up of special courts for from Andhra Pradesh workers as well as the collapse. We have seen reported. age even with 6,000 li- work on the project has fast-tracking criminal after Justice K Subba payment of their sala- in the last 24 hours. “We will not spare tres. The hospital said it already begun, and the newspaper Eenadu, as a cases against MPs and Rao who was CJI be- ries and dues on time. Something disastrous anyone,” the bench add- was given only 500 litres facility would soon be first generation lawyer, MLAs; bringing the tween 1966-67. NEWS www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 07

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A 59-hour lockdown began on Friday night across cities of Uttar Pradesh to break the chain of Coronavirus spread. Major cities including Lucknow, Kanpur and Agra wore a deserted look on Saturday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR BLUES!

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VOCAL FOR for his Sikandra seat in Kanpur Pradmendra Singh Pawar Dehat. Now, Swar in Rampur was informed that when Farhan did LOCAL represented by Abdullah Azam, not come for a long time he n a state where certifi cates can the discredited son of Samajwadi tried to call on his mobile which I be procured to prove ‘living-as- Party veteran and MP Mohd Azam was switched off for several dead’ allocating government funds Khan. The assembly seat has been days. One day he did answer to Swar in Rampur, an assembly lying vacant ever since Allahabad the phone and said that he constituency vacant for the past High Court in December 2019, would come after a day or two two years comes as no surprise. declared the election of Abdullah MAN FLEES AFTER pregnant wife to Queenmary The next day Shaiba died April but failed to turn up for more What did, however, raised offi cial invalid following discrepancy in PREGNANT WIFE Hospital who died the next 12 morning. The hospital than 10 days. After this, Police eyebrows was that in doing so the affi davit regarding his age. An SUCCUMBS TO day. During investigation it administration informed the Commissioner Lucknow and ‘babus’ in the rural development embarrassed principal secretary, was confi rmed that she was matter to the KGMU outpost Kanpur Police Commissioner departments deprived a UP minister rural development, K Ravindra CORONAVIRUS Corona positive after which in charge for post-mortem were informed about the case of his constituency’s share (Rs Naik promptly resorted to damage- Farhan left the body and fl ed after which proceedings of and Farhan’s mobile number three crore annually) from the control. “Corrections have been t is said that the husband- and even switched off his postmortem was started by and home address. But still State’s kitty under MLA Local Area made and chief development I wife relationship lasts for mobile. Farhan admitted his Prademendra Singh Pawar who nothing has happened yet. The Development (MLA LAD) fund! offi cers (CDOs) of the two districts seven lives. Both are partners 26-year-old pregnant wife sent ambulance and a team to body has been kept in deep The anomaly was detected when a have been informed about it. Funds in happiness and sorrow, but Shaiba to Queenmarry Hospital take the corpse. Farhan told freezer of the post-mortem visibly upset ‘mantriji’ Ajit Pal Singh have been allocated to Sikandra an incident proved otherwise. on April 11 where investigation the team that he was reaching house and funeral would be (state minister for IT) upped the while MLALAD announced for Swar Farhan, a businessman who confi rmed her to be infected the postmortem house in his done on Monday if he did not ante and became vocal for local, has been cancelled.” lives near Kanpur’s Jajmau with after which she was placed vehicle but switched off his come, informed Pawar. in this case, legislators LAD slice —M Tariq Khan Shivanas Tannery admitted his in Orange Zone of the hospital. phone. Post-mortem incharge, —Amit Baliyan An intelligent man uses his own brains, while a true intellectual uses his own and also those of others that he can. —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 | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 08

BY TRIDIB FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL RAMAN and tweeting ‘End leaders of the BJP are Game of Corona’, also requesting Srini- The author is a journalist needs to be working to vas for help and tag- and political commentator fulfil the fixed goals of ging him. With a view and views expressed are his vaccination, only then to strengthen the exist- personal will our horrors end. ing farmer’s move- ment, Srinivas is run- WHERE DID WE tistics Institute’ and NOT A TIME FOR ning his free-kitchen FALL SHORT ON ‘Indian Institute of Sci- POLITICS on the Tikri border CORONA? ence’. If sources are to he popularity of without any banner- id we really fall be believed, this team also described how In- countries and put it ment, Rs 400 to state afford the cost of vac- T Srinivas BV, the poster or uproar and D short on gauging of experts developed a dians have more immu- into practice. Coun- governments and Rs cination of 117.5 crore head of the Indian serving food to farmers the intensity of the sec- ‘super model’ based on nity than citizens of tries that conquered 600 to private hospi- adult Indians. Anyway, Youth Congress, is set- with his own hands. ond wave of Corona? their knowledge and Western countries. The Corona carried out tals. In such a situa- the number of Indians ting new records. He When Srinivas’s fame Otherwise, when all calculations and pre- PMO also expressed large-scale vaccina- tion, many state gov- above the age of 18 has emerged as a ‘Co- skyrocketed, Tejashwi the countries of the dicted that the corona more confidence in the tion as a campaign, ernments want the in- years is around 108 rona warrior,’ whose Surya, the national world were learning pandemic would end in report of the with more than half of tervention of the cen- crore, which means efforts have now helped president of the BJP from its first wave to India in February 2021. super-model than the the population in coun- tral government to that every Indian can more than 20,000 Coro- Yuva Morcha coming expand their health This committee was es- ICMR or WHO. Any- tries such as Israel and control the cost of the be vaccinated comfort- na victims. Dilip Pan- from his home state services, trying to im- timating that by No- way, when the lowest Britain having been vaccine. But the bigger ably and the Modi gov- dey of Aam Aadmi Karnataka, also swung prove it, we took it as vember-December, 40 i.e. only 9,000 cases vaccinated. Apart from question is that in this ernment can also take Party can also be into action. Although an opportunity and per cent of people were registered in the this, people made so- budget, the Union Fi- credit for it. In the first placed in this category. Surya has not been turned it into a cele- would have been month of February, cial distancing and nance Minister has al- three months only, 13 Be it medicines, oxy- able to form his own bration. While the Asymptomatic, 30 per then the problems of wearing masks a part located a huge amount crore Indians have gen or bed in the hospi- team of the Yuva Mor- ICMR and WHO cent will fall into the organising Kumbh of their lives. And In- of Rs 35,000 crore only been able to get the tal, people from Delhi, cha, he has recently warned us in October- ‘herd community’, were also removed. dia, where the pace of because of the vaccine. vaccine. If the target Patna to Surat are spoken to former presi- November that the sec- which means that eve- The political rallies be- vaccination is low; the Only with this allotted of vaccination of 200 pleading with Srini- dent Poonam Ma- ond wave of Corona ry Indian will have an- gan with elections in politics around it is amount, the central million Indians for the vas. Srinivas’s team hajan’s old team would be terrible. The tibodies to fight off five states, and the situ- ‘quick fire’. Now the government next three months is gets activated to through video con- PMO then came into corona, which will de- ation in India has gone new uproar has can buy 233 estimated, then the help people as ferencing and action and set up a feat the virus. In the from ‘frightening to arisen over the crore doses coverage of the vac- soon as they called upon high-powered commit- report submitted by horrific’ and today, the price of the vac- of vaccine cine in India can be up hear the call. her to join tee. The committee in- this committee to the deaths from Corona is cine, where the i.e. the to 26-30 percent. And And within a Corona’s cluded experts from government in Octo- just a number in India. vaccine manu- central there are examples of few hours, support ‘IIT Delhi’, ‘Indian Sta- ber-November it was facturer is sell- govern- all the countries where the victims campaign. HOW WILL WE WIN ing a dose of ment more than 20% of the also get help. But now the OVER CORONA? the vaccine for alone is population has been Today the sit- voice of this he countries that Rs 150 to the able to vaccinated as a result uation is that call is not T have managed the central of which Corona has from devout visible as yet. Corona pandemic in gov- had end its horrific journalists to recent times, India will ern- run. The country’s BJP min- have to learn from the health minister, in- isters experiences of those PM Narendra Modi stead of peeling peas and Srinivas BV Demand for postponing rest of P’yat poll along with officers of hand, the employee or- election duty. Employee UP Primary Teachers’ Assn writes all the departments in ganisation officials say organizations claim that all the districts of state. that the elections should employees are currently to CEC, SEC citing covid surge They said COVID proto- be postponed as there is in danger as were ill and col was not followed no adherence of Covid holding elections at such First India Bureau tive have also been made. during training. protocol in election duty a time was not rational. Besides, amount of Rs 50 There was no thermal and life of employees The third phase of UP Lucknow: The Uttar lakh has also been de- screening and sanitiz- was in risk. Panchayat elections Pradesh Primary Teach- manded for those who ing of voters at polling Elections are to be would be held in 20 dis- er Trained Graduate As- died of covid, just like booths besides after first held on April 26 in 20 dis- tricts including Shamli, sociation has appealed to help extended to coro- two rounds of voting, tricts and preparations Meerut, Moradabad, Chief Election Commis- nary warriors. thousands of polling are in full swing at ad- Pilibhit, Kasganj, Firo- sioner and State Election Regional president personnel had also be- ministrative level. How- zabad, Auraiya, Kanpur Commissioner to post- Vinay Kumar Singh and come Covid positive and ever, the administration Dehat, Jalaun, Hamir- pone remaining phases Regional General Secre- many of them have died. Many members of the teaching fraternity have sought exemption from poll duty. —FILE PHOTO is finding it difficult to pur, Fatehpur, Unnao, of the ongoing three-tier tary of the association Given the seriousness arrange for adequate Amethi, Barabanki, panchayat elections. On Ashutosh Mishra in- of the situation, the panchayat elections is of the districts, employ- be ill while some have number of polling par- Balrampur, Siddharth the other hand, demand formed that 80 percent election should be post- on April 26 and troubles ees had submitted appli- sought exemption from ties as many employees Nagar, Deoria, Chan- for free medical facilities of Parishad teachers poned till the situation for employees was in- cations for exemption duty claiming that their posted in election duty dauli, Mirzapur and for polling personnel were performing duties became normal. creasing due to growing from election. Some em- family members were have submitted pleas Ballia. Voting will take who became covid posi- of election personnel The third phase of cases of corona. In most ployees have claimed to infected. On the other seeking exemption from place here on April 26.

EXEMPLARY HC extends life of interim orders by Sonia donates `1.17- it, subordinate courts till May 31 cr for covid mgmt First India Bureau deemed it necessary to First India Bureau recall its January 5 order Lucknow: The Alla- and restore the PIL. Lucknow: After the habad High Court has “In the wake of recent death of five covid pa- extended the life of in- upsurge of pandemic tients due to lack of oxy- terim orders passed by Covid-19, affecting one gen, AICC Chairperson itself and other courts in and all in the State of Ut- Sonia Gandhi finally the State of Uttar tar Pradesh, conse- woke up from her slum- Pradesh until May 31, quence whereof the ber, donating Rs 1.17 2021, in view of the con- demic situation. On Jan- courts at all levels are crore from her MPLAD tinuing COVID-19 pan- uary 5 this year, the High working with reduced fund for the treatment demic situation. Court had disposed of a capacity, has necessitat- of infected patients in Sonia Gandhi Four daughters carry the bier of a man who died in Jhansi on Saturday. They kept their The court had been public interest litigation ed the recalling of order her parliamentary con- brother out, as he reportedly didn’t look after him when he was alive, and the daughters extending interim or- (PIL) it had taken up for dated 05.01.2021....”, stituency Rae Bareli. about the safety of peo- performed all the rituals of the old man’s last rites. ders from time to time this purpose. reads the order passed In a letter to the DM ple in my parliamenta- after assessing the pan- Now, the Court has on Saturday. Rae Bareli, Sonia has ry constituency during sanctioned Rs 1.17 crore the second surge of for making available all coronavirus. I appeal to EXCELLENCE medical facilities for the my people to stay home treatment of coronavi- and safe during the cri- rus positive patients in sis. I have written a let- UP-cadre IAS officers on deputation get important roles her parliamentary con- ter to the DM and sanc- stituency Rae Bareli in tioned Rs 1.17 cr from First India Bureau secretary in the Lt Gov- Centre allowed relaxa- presently serving as Uttar Pradesh. my MPLAD fund for ernor’s secretariat, tion in the inter-cadre Commissioner Women The AICC Chairper- strengthening medical Lucknow: Two UP and director, informa- deputation policy. Simi- and Child Development, son has also appealed to facilities in Rae Bareli cadre IAS officers on tion has been given ad- larly, the Appointments Pune and his deputation the people of Lok Sabha for better treatment,” deputation to Jammu ditional charge of Di- Committee of the Cabi- was coming to end later constituency to stay she said. and Kashmir and Ma- rector Archives, Ar- net has also approved this month.The Govern- safe by strictly follow- Dinesh Singh, MLC harashtra have been chaeology and Muse- extension of tenure of ment of India last ing the Covid-19 guide- and former Congress given important roles ums and Secretary inter Cadre Deputation month merged J&K cad- lines and protocol. She leader who fought by their respective state J&K Academy of Art, of Dr Hrishikesh B. re of IAS, Indian Forest has advised people to against Gandhi in 2019 governments. Culture and languages Rahul Pandey Hrishikesh B Yashod Yashod, IAS officer of Service (IFoS) with the stay home and do not go LS polls, also wrote to Rahul Pandey, a UP by the Jammu & Kash- 2006 batch of UP to Ma- Arunachal Pradesh, out unnecessarily at the DM for setting up a cadres IAS officer, mir Government. Krittika, both IAS offic- tation to the UT for two harashtra for a period Goa, Mizoram, Union public places. 500-bed makeshift hospi- serving as additional Pandey and his wife ers of 2014, are on depu- years ever since the of two years. Yashod is Territory (AGMUT). “I am concerned tal for covid patients. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 09 LUCKNOW, SUNDAY APRIL 25, 2021

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ARIES WEEKLYWEEKLY LIBRA MAR 21 - APR 20 SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

The road ahead is visible, but not clear of rocks and This week there is strong relationship energy all around obstacles. Fortunately, Aries, you are a good climber. you. Libra, you may be attending a wedding soon. The week begins on Sunday, April 25, with Mercury The week begins on Sunday, April 25, with the sun in forming a conjunction with Venus in Taurus in your Aries forms a conjunction with Mercury in your house house of money and material possessions. And of relationships. One of you is doing all the talking. If Mercury makes a square to Saturn in Aquarius. You APRIL 25– MAY 1 it’s you, Libra, it’s time to look and see if your partner may be feeling frugal today, looking at what you can has something important to tell you. This is a positive reuse or repurpose. Artistically mending a hole in aspect, and so the message could be one you want to your jacket, making a gourmet meal from leftovers, or AS GAL GADOT VARSANO TURNS 36 THIS WEEK ON hear. It’s wonderful that you have the ability to tell great building something beautiful out of scrap. stories, but today you could be a motormouth. hat said, Consider collaborating with experienced investors. APRIL 30, IT IS PREDICTED THAT SHE IS GOING TO be careful with objects that hold water like vases. HAVE THE TIME OF HER LIFE THIS YEAR. JUST LIKE HER, WHOEVER CELEBRATES THEIR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK, HAVE A SPECIAL HOROSCOPE WHICH IS SAID TO TAURUS BRING GREAT HEALTH, POSITIVITY AND GOOD SCORPIO APR 21 - MAY 20 FORTUNE. YOUR CAREER AND HOME ARE IN ACCORD! OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 Taurus, this week you’re stepping behind the scenes This week, someone could help you become aware to catch up on some work, as well as some sleep. of a family pattern. Scorpio, you have the opportunity The week begins on Sunday, April 25, with the sun to break free. The week begins on Sunday, April 25, in Aries making a conjunction to Mercury in your with Mercury in Taurus making a conjunction to house of spirituality and intuition. You may be feeling Venus in your house of relationships. At the same restless today. The air around may feel like it has time, Mercury makes a square to Saturn in Aquarius an electrical charge. Notice if your pets are as antsy in your house of dwellings. You and your sweetheart as you are. You’re picking up vibrations from the might be having a stressful time. This could be due community around you. You are absorbing other to external circumstances. The two of you can put people’s emotions. Consider doing a space clearing your heads together to fi gure out a solution. Give at home by lighting sage or using holy water to clear. yourself time to hammer out ideas and look at a plan.

GEMINI SAGITTARIUS MAY 21 - JUNE 21 NOV 23 - DEC 22

Gemini, your phone is ringing with messages from Sagittarius, you have the tools and help. This week, friends. Someone you care about may be passing the only thing in your way is your own brain. The through town. The week begins on Sunday, April week begins on Sunday, April 25, with Mercury in 25, with the sun in Aries making a conjunction Taurus forming a conjunction with Venus in your to Mercury, your planetary ruler, in your house house of work. At the same time, Mercury makes a of group activities. Today, you may be planning square to Saturn in your house of paperwork. Today, and strategizing with members of a community you may be reviewing a contract for employment or organization or professional networking group. You to engage in the services of a company. There are could be on the committee for fundraising or doing a quite a few good provisions in the contract. However, membership drive. Or you might be starting a group it’s likely one or two clauses could use some on your own. negotiation. And you could fi nd the other party.

CANCER CAPRICORN JUNE 22 - JULY 23 DEC 23 - JAN 20

This week, a career opportunity fi nally happens. Capricorn, be aware of the old saying, “when fi shermen Cancer, some recognition comes your way. can’t fi sh, they mend their nets.” Stay busy while you The week begins on Sunday, April 25, with the wait for opportunities. The week begins on Sunday, sun in Aries making a conjunction to Mercury in April 25, with Mercury in Taurus forming a conjunction your house of career. Even if you’re not at work with Venus in your house of fun and romance. At the today, you have to work on your mind. In fact, same time, Mercury makes a square to responsible your brain is going a mile a minute. Maybe you Saturn in your house of fi nances. Today, you are are considering getting a new job, and so your making a concerted effort to fi gure out how to have the fast fi ngers are typing your resume. If you own a experiences you want. Creative solutions seem to be business, this is a great day to post, post, post, diffi cult to fi nd. You may gain some ideas by googling and get your message out there. “50 Romantic Things to Do on a Budget.”

LEO AQUARIUS JULY 24 - AUGUST 23 JAN 21 - FEB 19

Leo, this week, you are wrapping up an education Many around you are telling you that you are or legal matter. You’re in the home stretch. The amazing. Aquarius, it’s OK to believe them. The week week begins on Sunday, April 25, with the sun in begins on Sunday, April 25, with Mercury in Taurus Aries forming a conjunction with Mercury at the forming a conjunction with Venus in your house of top of your chart. Let the world see what you’re dwellings. At the same time, Mercury makes a square thinking today. Let your ideas shine. This could mean to Saturn in your own sign of Aquarius. Today, you’re uploading your short stories to Amazon, entering a quite serious when it comes to your home. This could poetry contest, or placing your best thoughts into mean that you’re giving the kids a list of rules they memes to post on Instagram. Ironically Leo, you need to follow. You may be getting your house ready don’t normally like to draw attention to yourself. But to sell, and doing repairs. If you’re house hunting, you sometimes, you do have to stand on the mountain. could fi nd a place that meets your needs.

VIRGO PISCES AUG 24 - SEP 23 FEB20 - MARCH 20

Virgo, several people step up to help you out this Don’t let an uneasiness hold you back this week. week. Overdue assistance fi nally comes through. Pisces, you actually have everything you need to move The week begins on Sunday, April 25, with the sun in forward. The week begins on April 25, with Mercury Aries making a conjunction to Mercury in your house in Taurus forming a conjunction with Venus in your of investments and insurance. Today, you can get a house of communication. At the same time, Mercury great deal on car insurance and other insurances, as makes a square to Saturn in Aquarius in your house well. This is a good day to go online and see if you of intuition. Nothing is getting by you today. If there can adjust your rates. Also, it’s an excellent time to is a contract, you’ll spot the issue. At your video be looking at your investments in general. You have a conference meeting, you’ll know how the other person good eye and keen instincts right now. You are able to really feels about what you’re suggesting. It’s like your suss out the best buys. psychic ability is magnifi ed today. ETC www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 11 Happy b’day Arijit INTRUSION Arijit Singh merican reality TV star and supermodel Kendall Jenner has been granted her second CITY FIRST five-year restraining order from the court. This time, it is against the man who alleg- s Arijit Singh turns 34 to- A edly tried to take a naked dip in her pool. Ac- day, here is looking back cording to reports, the 27-year-old man — at his incredible journey, Shaquan King, was ordered by the judge to A from participating in a keep a distance of at least 100 yards from Kendall for reality show to becoming one of the next five years. The restraining order also pro- the most successful singers in tects Kris and Kylie Jenner, as King tried to trespass Bollywood. Arijit was just 18 their gated communities too, after spending six hours when he participated in Fame Gu- in jail for the alleged intrusion at Kendall’s home. rukul, which was judged by lyri- According to the legal documents, the man cannot cist Javed Akhtar and singers contact the Kardashian-Jenner sisters, directly or Shankar Mahadevan and KK. He indirectly, for five years. He is retrained from getting finished sixth on the show, which near their homes, workplaces and vehicles. —Agency was won by Qazi Touqeer and Ru- prekha Banerjee. With his smooth-as-butter voice and ro- mantic ballads, Arijit Singh has been ruling Bollywood for a while now. Last year, the singer saw a high point in his career, when he won the National Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Pad- maavat song Binte Dil. Though Arijit is at the top of his game right now, not everything was Kendall Jenner handed to him on a silver platter. New Season

fter the over- Appreciate EDUCATE A GIRL whelm- A ing re- lobal star Priyanka Chopra has always been quite sponse received vocal about women’s education and has at several from the audi- times encouraged it. Recently, fans got to see how ence for its pre- the vaccine G the global star celebrates a young girl’s achieve- vious two in- ctress Kangana Ranaut has been ments as she took to social media to laud a Jharkhand stalments, MX actively tweeting her thoughts based girl who managed to get an offer for a full scholar- Player’s ‘Hello over the current COVID 19-sec- ship from an Ivy League University in the US. Priyanka Suchitra Pillai Mini’ is back A ond wave in the country. Taking did not shy away from showering immense praise over the Priyanka Chopra Jonas with another to Twitter, Kangana retweeted Sonu’s girl’s achievement and expressed how important it is to season. In a nutshell, Hello Mini tweet where he informed everyone educate a girl. —Agency is a psychological cat-and-mouse about his recovery from COVID 19. In chase thriller that features Anuja her tweet, Kangana told Sonu to ‘ap- Joshi as the titular Mini and a preciate India made vaccines’ and faceless villain called ‘Stranger’ also go ahead and urge others to who seems to be omnipresent in take it also to avoid the wast- Birthday Shenanigans! her life. This time, the story takes age of the resource post- us further into the journey of May 1. —Agency irthdays always come as a special occasion for Mini, who is determined to finally everyone including our Bollywood stars as know the identity of her stalker their friends, family and fans go the extra mile as witnessed in the previous sea- B to make it amazing for them. Speaking of this, sons. This quest brings her face- Varun Dhawan, who turned 34 on Saturday, got the sweetest to-face with KD Maa/ Kamyani Make way for birthday wishes from all his fans, friends and more. Even his Devi, who is played by the very Bollywood colleagues like Anushka Sharma, Kunal Kemmu, talented Suchitra Pillai. —Agency Mouni Roy, Dia Mirza, Mrunal Thakur, Karisma Kapoor, THE BAD GUY Kriti Sanon, Ekta Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Sophie Cho- udry and other stars from the industry Sad Demise have penned notes for Varun Varun Dhawan on his birthday. —Agency mid the Coronavirus sec- ond wave, the entertain- ment industry has lost many of its gem actors. A Al Pacino In tragic Jug Jugg Jeeyo news, veter- an actor Lalit CITY FIRST arun Dhawan and Kiara Advani Behl, who Kangana Ranaut Advani starrer marital dramedy was seen in ith a career spanning over was scheduled to kick off the sec- for more than fi ve decades, Mukti Bha- ond schedule in Mumbai. However, the legendary actor hasn’t V wan, has stopped and grown as amid the COVID 19 surge, Janta Curfew was passed away W imposed in Maharashtra and hence, it had one of the most astonishing actors of due to COV- all times. As Al Pacino celebrates his to be called off. Raj Mehta confirmed Late Lalit Behl ID 19 compli- birthday today, we couldn’t think but that owing to restrictions, he had cations. His bring back once again some of the most to delay the Mumbai leg and ask son-director Kanu Behl con- iconic characters that he has played. for fresh dates from all actors as- firmed the news. The late actor Michael Corleone from the blockbuster sociated with the film. The film mafi a Godfather series displayed his was diagnosed with COVID 19 last grounded seriousness and anger as also stars Neetu Kapoor and week. He was getting treated at a mafi a. Tony Montana in Scarface Anil Kapoor along with Varun the Apollo hospital and had a brings us another side of his vicious and Kiara. —Agency heart ailment too. —Agency mafi a characters. Known for his serious characters, Lt Col in Scent of a Woman discovers a failing man who because Captain America of his blindness has given up on life. Goodfellas and Irishmen are some of the more examples. But, Danny Collins breaks all stereotypes of his old charac- ters with his comic appearance. American ood news for all the Marvel fans! A fourth ‘Captain America’ movie is on the Horror Story G way. Marvel Studios has merican actor-model and tapped ‘The Falcon and the Winter singer Paris Jackson is set Soldier’ (FAWS) head writer Mal- to appear in the highly-antici- colm Spellman to write the screen- A pated FX anthology horror series play for the movie. Spellman, will ‘American Horror Story: Double Feature’. co-write the script with Dalan Production sources told TMZ that Paris will Musson, a staff writer for ‘FAWS’. appear in one of the episodes of the forthcom- No casting for the project are offi- ing part of the FX anthology horror series. cially known, but Friday’s episode The highly-anticipated series, which was of the FAWS offered plenty of delayed in 2020 due to the pandemic, is be- roads for the feature to take. —ANI ing dubbed ‘American Horror Story: Dou- ble Feature’. —Agency Kiara Advani and Paris Jackson Kiara Advani Varun Dhawan STAY MASKED

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