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CM LEADS BY EXAMPLE WHEN YOGI CAN, WHY CAN’T WE?

Vishal Srivastav

llaying fears per- taining to indige- nously developed Covid-19 vaccines, Chief Minister Yogi A Adityanath took his first shot on Monday at the Shy- ama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital in Lucknow. While vaccine may hold im- portance, discipline to follow Covid-19 guidelines has urgen- cy of its own. And when great leaders lead by example, they practice what they preach. In the past few months or so, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has always been seen wearing a face mask. The huge white cloth mask, that covers more than half his face, is never off him. With cases of vi- rus-borne disease soaring and bug- ging the country, it is imperative that the state takes a leaf out of Yogi Adity- anath discipline- book. Not only in terms of his personal pro- tection, the leader has also managed to con- tain Coronavirus spread in the state to a great extent. Even the World Health Organisation (WHO) patted Yogi for his all-round approach in containing the virus spread in a state which has more population than many established nations around the globe. The kind of resil- ience Uttar Pradesh has shown under the leadership of Yogi Adityanath, has be- come a trendsetter for not just India but for the whole world to follow. For UP, Adity- anath is syn- onymous to the Sun that lights oth- ers!

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath getting his fi rst dose of indigenously developed Covaxin at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital in Lucknow on Monday. 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 | TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 02 IN-DEPTH Corruption, poor implementation failed CLIMATE SAFETY NETS all poverty eradication progarmmes LACK OF VISION, INTEGRITY, AND TRANSPARENCY LED TO FAILURE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION FOR ALL OF GOVERNMENT SCHEMES TO UPLIFT THE POOR PEOPLE s preparations for this year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow VS intensify, attention is focused on PANDEY efforts to prevent a future catastro- A THE WRITER IS phe. But real-time climate catas- trophes already are playing out in the lives of FORMER SECRETARY TO millions of the world’s poorest and most vul- GOVERNMENT OF INDIA nerable people. What will COP26 offer them? Stick a pin in a map of global humanitar- ince the 1970s, almost all the po- ian emergencies, and you will most likely litical parties have been riding to land on a crisis that has been caused or ag- power in the name of poor, back- gravated by droughts, floods, and storms. In ward, and downtrodden sections 2019, extreme weather events pushed more of our population. What these than 34 million people into hunger and food political parties and their lead- insecurity. In the 55 countries with food-inse- ers then did for these sections of curity crises, 75 million children under the S the population, is another story. age of five are chronically undernourished The “Garibi Hatao” slogan of and face higher risks of diarrhea, pneumo- 1971 ensured massive victory for nia, and other killer diseases that accompany Indira Congress but “garibi” still droughts and floods. defines this country. Save the Children is responding to these Similarly, all the political emergencies. In the Horn of Africa, our nu- parties have been beating their their own chosen heroes has mum of twenty-five thousand in trition programs are treating the children of chests for these very poor peo- been going on unabated ad nau- a year, an amount which is the farming families devastated by successive ple for decades but only ended seam. It is ironic that after 74 bare minimum to barely survive. THE BALL IS FIRMLY IN droughts, floods, and the worst desert locust up gobbling up billions for years of independence, the Cen- Unfortunately, never has any THE PEOPLE’S COURT- TO infestation in a generation. In the Sahel re- themselves leaving behind even tral government could only government made any sincere CHOOSE ONLY THOSE gion, we are working with communities hit larger numbers of people below think of launching the Mahat- WHO ARE HONEST, effort to eradicate poverty, in by drought and displaced by increasingly the poverty line. This is amply ma Gandhi National Rural Em- CAPABLE, AND TRUTHFUL the real sense. All these pover- deadly conflicts over water. But humanitari- clear from the fact that nearly ployment Guarantee Scheme, AND NOT THIS ty alleviation programmes, if an efforts are being overwhelmed by the scale 70 percent of our population another version of RLEGP with NEFARIOUS BAHUBALIS implemented honestly, could of the crisis – and worse is to come. had to be provided coverage un- such fanfare, claiming it was go- THRIVING ON BLACK have helped the poor to some COP26 is one of our last opportunities to der the Food security net, even ing to change the fate of rural MONEY, MUSCLE POWER, extent but corruption and poor lock in the measures needed to keep temper- today, despite tall claims of India, remove rural unemploy- AND DIVISIVE AGENDAS. implementation doomed them. atures within the 1.5º-2º Celsius ceiling set in helping the poor, made by suc- ment and prevalent poverty. AS SARTRE APTLY SAID, Further poverty cannot be 2015 by the Paris climate agreement. But even cessive governments ruling the How have these programmes WE ARE CONDEMNED BY eradicated only by providing 1.5ºC of warming would have disastrous im- centre and states. It is impera- fared? Have they succeeded in OUR CHOICES. LET US daily wage-earning employ- plications for poverty and malnutrition in tive to at least now question- reducing poverty or not? The ELECT WISELY ment or providing meager eco- the poorest countries. The evidence from cli- when every government has answers to these questions are nomic assets, as has been the mate science points overwhelmingly toward claimed success in reducing self-evident. The current pan- approach all these years. Pov- less predictable rainfall, more extreme, fre- and eliminating poverty then demic exposed the brutal real- erty is basically deprivation of quent, and protracted droughts, and more why is still more than half of ity of all-pervasive poverty proper education facility, destructive storms. Meanwhile, the World Unfortunately, our population living below the which is everywhere now. With scheme. How bad things have be- health services, proper habita- Meteorological Association anticipates a never has any poverty line even today, though the return of millions of mi- come for the poorer section of the tion with civic amenities, suit- government made long-term decline in food productivity in Af- as per the world bank definition grants workers to their villag- population will become clear able income generation oppor- any sincere effort rica, the world’s most food-insecure region. of poverty line this number is es, following the outbreak of from the fact that the total num- tunity and justice. On all five to eradicate Rich countries are already investing heavily much more -nearly two-thirds the Covid-19 pandemic and the ber of people, who availed of this criteria, we as a nation, have poverty, in the real in adapting to climate-change threats. When of people in India live in pov- consequential national lock- scheme, had been in the range of failed our people. This was the sense. All these down that followed last year, disasters strike, their citizens can fall back on poverty alleviation erty: 68.8% of the Indian popu- 6.21-7.88 crore between 2013-14 job of the governments who elaborate safety nets, well-financed health sys- programmes, if lation live on less than $2 a day the condition of the poor has and 2019-20. These statistics pre- ruled or are ruling the centre tems, and insurance policies covering loss and implemented and over 30% even have less worsened with crores joining sent before us the depressing sce- and states, but none showed the damage to assets. Flood defenses are being honestly, could than $1.25 per day available. the ranks of those who survive nario of joblessness in our coun- vision or the intent or capacity strengthened across Europe, and America’s have helped the For the past several decades, on subsistence schemes like try, particularly in rural areas. to deliver and provide honest current Farm Bill includes a $39 billion fed- poor to some extent governments in power imple- MGNREGS. As per the latest of- Ironically, in 2020-21, the number governance. Unless we chose eral insurance program to protect heavily sub- but corruption mented their own brand of pov- ficial data, over 11 crore people of households that completed governments whose leaders sidized producers against crop losses. and poor erty alleviation programmes, had no other option left to them 100-day employment also reached have the vision, integrity, and Contrast that with the situation facing Afri- implementation like Food for Work, Antyodaya, but to work under the scheme an all-time high of 68.58 lakh, an ability, our country will con- ca’s farmers. When extreme weather events doomed them. Integrated Rural Development during the financial year 2020- increase of 68.91 percent from tinue to suffer. The ball is firm- destroy crops, kill livestock, and drive up food Further poverty Programme (IRDP), National 21, the first time since its incep- 40.60 lakh in 2019-20. These two ly in the people’s court- to prices, families cope by cutting meals and re- cannot be Rural Employment Programme tion in 2006-07 that the MGN- figures sum up the sad state of choose only those who are hon- ducing spending on health and education. eradicated only by (NREP), TRYSEM, DWACRA, REGS numbers crossed the affairs of the way people are est, capable, and truthful and Lacking insurance and savings, the poorest providing daily Rural Landless Employment 11-crore mark in a year. struggling to make their ends not this nefarious bahubalis households are forced to sell off productive as- wage-earning Guarantee Programme Data available as on April 1 meet. As we all know under the thriving on black money, mus- sets, including livestock, effectively closing employment or (RLEGP), Swarna Jayanti show that 11.17 crore laborers de- MGNREGS, every rural house- cle power, and divisive agen- their route to recovery. Livestock losses during providing meager Rozgar Yojna, Deen Dayal Upad- pended on the scheme for sur- hold, whose adult member volun- das. As Sartre aptly said, We Somalia’s 2016 drought cost the country’s farm- economic assets, as hyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yo- vival in 2020-21, which is 41.75 teers do unskilled manual work, are condemned by our choices. ers an estimated $2 billion – an extraordinary has been the jna, to name a few, and the pro- percent more from 7.88 crore per- are entitled to get at least 100 days Let us elect wisely. loss for some of the world’s poorest people. approach all cess of starting new, naming sons who were part of those who of wage employment in a finan- THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE these years and renaming them to honour worked in 2019-20 under this cial year that comes to a maxi- THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top How music shaped Virginia Woolf’s writing TWEET Ravi Shankar Prasad any of Virginia writing to a pianist practis- her subscription member- play different repertoire. @rsprasad Woolf ’s early re- ing their scales. She de- ship of the National Gramo- The novel’s female pro- Why was Vaze- an API given so viewers noted scribes her reading as a phonic Society, and Russian tagonist, who is an accom- much importance? He was made head of all crime investigations, was parallels be- process of “tuning up” for ballet music when the Bal- plished amateur pianist, under suspension for 10-12yrs, M tween her liter- her writing. And in 1940 lets Russes visited London plays Beethoven’s late pi- joined Shiv Sena, then reinstated. If ary innovations and those she famously observed: “It in 1912. ano sonatas. These works we link these dots, it points towards of contemporary compos- is odd, for I am not regu- were frequently character- a conspiracy of loot in which Vaze was the common factor. ers, such as Claude Debussy. larly musical but I always MUSIC IN ised as too technically and Woolf ’s interest in music think of my books as mu- WOOLF’S WRITING intellectually demanding was overlooked after her sic before I write them.” Woolf ’s feminism, pacifi- for women performers. Es- Nitin Gadkari death. However, 80 years on, cism and cosmopolitanism says addressed to amateur @nitin_gadkari If the transportation by air costs we are now beginning to ex- MUSIC IN were significantly shaped female pianists character- Rs. 100 and by road costs Rs. plore how her extraordi- WOOLF’S LIFE by her enduring, passion- ised the works as “simply 10, transportation by waterways nary experimental uses of Woolf grew up immersed ate love of music. The so- unattainable”. costs just Rs 1. It is the most cost narrative perspective, rep- in music. As a young wom- cial conventions surround- Music also influences efficient and sustainable mode of transport. On this day, let us etition and variation derive an, she attended operas ing music education, per- Woolf ’s creative innova- remind ourselves of the crucial from her close study of par- and concerts at the Royal formance and composition tions. The double narrative role maritime has played in the ticular musical works and Opera House three or four catalyse some of her witti- structure of Mrs Dalloway, growth of country. specific musical forms. times a week – sometimes, est and most acerbic social for example, which con- Music provided Woolf every night. Like most comedy but also inform trasts and entwines the (and other modernists in- women of her age and so- her critiques of, for exam- lives of society hostess Spiritual cluding James Joyce, Ezra cial class, she had received ple, women’s unequal ac- Clarissa Dalloway and trau- Pound, Gertrude Stein and basic music education in of classical repertoire – par- in England, Scotland and cess to music education. matised veteran Septimus SPEAK Katherine Mansfield) with singing and piano. But her ticularly the works of Bach, continental Europe. Took in In her first novel, The Warren Smith, may well be a vocabulary to imagine passion as a listener far Mozart, Beethoven and comic and patriotic songs in Voyage Out (1915), Woolf modelled on the double Ardently do today what must and describe their creative outstripped her abilities as Wagner. But she heard a music halls. Delighted in references specific musical form of musical fugues be done. Who knows? practice and formal inno- a performer. wide variety of music in the work of Arnold Schoen- works to challenge the es- (“fugue” was a contempo- Tomorrow, death comes. vations. Woolf, for in- Her letters and diaries varied settings. She heard berg and another avant- tablished expectation that rary term for shell shock). —Buddha stance, compares her diary repeatedly convey her love folk music as she travelled garde repertoire through men and women should SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION

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Guwahati: Six polling officials have been The booth is in the Haflong constituency said the poll body plans to issue a re-poll officer, in their statements, have admitted 90 VOTERS, 181 VOTES IN suspended in Assam after the Election that voted in the second phase on April order for this booth, which was an aux- that they allowed the voters registered ASSAM POLLING BOOTH. Commission found that 181 votes had 1. Officially the constituency - won by the iliary polling station for the main centre. against the main polling station to cast been cast at a booth in Dima Hasao dis- BJP’s Bir Bhadra Hagjer in 2016 - re- An official order to this effect has yet to their votes in the auxiliary polling sta- 6 OFFICIALS SUSPENDED trict that had only 90 registered voters. corded only 74 per cent polling. Sources be issued. “The Presiding and 1st Polling tion,” the Election Commission said.

OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia must READ SC STAYS With over one lakh new infections on Monday, PROCEEDINGS AGAINST KARNA CM IN GRAFT CASE COVID-19 cases reach a record high in India New Delhi: Coronavi- rus cases in India hit a PM TO INTERACT WITH CMs record daily high since CORONA OVER COVID ON THURSDAY the the outbreak of the STRIKES BACK pandemic with 1,03,558 New Delhi: As coronavirus cases breach the one l Five states New Delhi: The Supreme new infections pushing lakh-mark, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Court Monday stayed cumulatively account the nationwide COV- Thursday interact with Chief Ministers of all states the Karnataka High Court for 75.88% of the and Union Territories on the current COVID-19 order which directed a ID-19 tally to 1,25,89,067, total active cases in according to the Union pandemic and vaccination-related issues via video trial court to proceed the country conferencing. Maharashtra continues to be the against Chief Minister B Health Ministry data worst-hit state in India as it has reported more S Yediyurappa in a cor- updated on Monday. A health worker takes a swab l India’s factory than half of the total cases in India in the last 24 ruption case of allegedly The single-day rise in sample from a passenger for activity plummeted to hours with 57,074 fresh infections. Chhattisgarh denotifying some land to cases surpassed the ear- the COVID-19 test, at Borivali 7-month low in March reported second highest cases with a spike of benefit private parties. A lier peak of 97,894 infec- Railway Station, in Mumbai bench headed by Chief 5,250 infections. Karnataka reported third highest tions reported on Sep- on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI l Spike in Covid-19 Justice SA Bobde, hear- cases: Leaves of number of cases with 4,553 new infections. ing CM’s appeal against tember 17, last year, the high court order making it the highest so doctors, nurses rejecting his plea seeking far.The death toll in- in Kashmir Valley VARDHAN TO MEET HEALTH quashing of the criminal creased to 1,65,101 with Lockdowns send Sensex tumbling cancelled case, issued the notice 478 daily new fatalities. MINs OF 11 STATES TODAY l Section 144 and stayed the proceed- Last year, it New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan ings against him. —PTI 871 pts, investors poorer by ` 2.1 l cr imposed in Mumbai took 76 days amid spike in will chair a meeting with health ministers of 11 for the sin- Mumbai: Benchmark points or 1.74% at pated and is expected to Covid-19 cases states and Union Territories on Tuesday. Hitting TEAM COMPRISING gle-day rise indices started the 49,159.32, and the Nifty ruin the pace of eco- a grim milestone, India has recorded over 1 lakh 80 UP COPS LEAVES in coronavi- week on a negative was down 229.60 points nomic recovery. Barring l Bollywood actress Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours on Monday, FOR PUNJAB TO rus cases in note dropping over 1 or 1.54% at 14,637.80. IT, metal and telecom, Bhumi Pednekar, Actor the highest single daily spike in infections since BRING MUKHTAR India to reach percent on April 5 “The market wit- all sectors remained in Vicky Kaushal test the pandemic started last year. With this, India has Banda: A team of UP the then peak of amid concern over nessed a huge sell-off the red,” said Vinod positive for Covid-19, become the third country after the US and Brazil Police on Monday left 97,894 from 20,000. rising COVID-19 cases in today as India’s second Nair, Head of Research under home quarantine to register a six-figure addition in Covid-19 cases for Punjab to bring back However, this time the country. At close, the wave of COVID-19 is get- at Geojit Financial Ser- in a single day. gangster-turned-politician the daily Turn to P6 Sensex was down 870.51 ting bigger than antici- vices. Turn to P6 Mukhtar Ansari, who faces trial in several cases in the state. Punjab’s home department in a letter had asked UP govt to take ECI hosts IVEP Kerala, TN, 3rd phase polling in WB, Assam today custody of Ansari from Rupnagar jail on or before New Delhi: With the hat-trick victory for the ‘WILL WIN WB ON 1 April 8. It had written to UP 2021 on April 5-6 high octane campaign- AIADMK or the return LEG, DELHI ON TWO’ Addl CS (home) following ing for Tamil Nadu, As- of DMK after a decade Ahead of the third phase of a March 26 SC order that New Delhi: Election sam, Kerala and third in opposition. had directed Punjab to Assembly elections in West Commission of India phase of Bengal assem- Bengal, where the transfer BSP’s MLA to UP’s Bengal, CM Mamata Ba- Banda jail in two weeks on Monday hosted In- bly elections ending on campaigning ended at nerjee on from the Rupnagar prison. ternational Virtual Sunday, the stage is now 5pm, witnessed an ar- Monday Election Visitors Pro- set for the fate of the ray of national leaders expressed gramme (IEVP) 2021 candidates to be sealed including Prime Minis- confidence EX-KARNA MINISTER for Election Manage- as voters from these ter Narendra Modi, UNDERGOES COVID in her ment Bodies (EMBs) / four states will cast Home Minister Amit AIADMK APPROACHES EC TO chances TREATMENT, MISSES Organisations from 26 their vote on Tuesday. Shah, BJP president JP REVOKE ELECTIONS IN 5 TN SEATS to win the SIT INTERROGATION countries and 3 Inter- In Tamil Nadu, the cam- Nadda, UP Chief Minis- The ruling AIADMK on Monday approached the Election assembly election. She national Organisations paign ended at 7 pm ter Yogi Adityanath Commission demanding to revoke elections in Kolathur, said, “I will win Bengal on during the ongoing with the stage now set among others vigorous- Chepauk, Katpadi, Tiruvannamalai and Trichy West con- one leg and in the future, elections for Legisla- for the polling on April ly holding rallies in the stituencies alleging malpractices like money distribution will get victory in Delhi on tive Assemblies of As- 6 to decide between the past few days. Turn to P6 in these seats, ANI reported. two legs.” sam, Kerala, Puduch- erry, Tamil Nadu and Bengaluru: Gokak MLA West Bengal. Chief ‘Completely baseless’: and former BJP minister Election Commission- Ramesh Jarkiholi has test- er Sunil Arora, in his We’ll take fight against Naxals to logical BJP on Rafale bribe ed positive for Covid-19 inaugural address, and has been admitted to said that the Covid 19 Adding further, Aro- allegations a government hospital in conclusion: Amit Shah’s strong message has led to an unprece- ra also touched upon New Delhi: After a his hometown of Belagavi, health officials confirmed dented disruption in ECI’s experience of Jagdalpur: The gov- injured. He also French media report on Monday. Jarkiholi election schedules all conducting elections to ernment is deter- chaired a meeting that stated that 1.1 million Eu- failed to attend two inter- over the world and the Bihar Legislative mined to end Maoist was attended by chief ros was paid to a “middle- rogation sessions — one while the challenges Assembly during these menace, said Union minister Bhupesh man” by Rafale manufac- of them was scheduled for for conducting elec- tough and testing home minister Amit Baghel, and senior of- turers, Union minister Monday and the other one tions were numerous, times. Arora stressed Shah on Monday dur- ficials of the state po- Ravi Shankar Prasad on earlier on Friday — that it also has presented an that the objective of the ing his visit to Chhat- lice, and the Central Monday dismissed the he was called in for by the opportunity that Election Commission tisgarh following the Reserve Police Force, claim as “completely Special Investigation Team (SIT) which is investigat- brought Election Man- amidst pandemic is to gunfight in Bastar to review the security baseless” and said the ing the sexual harassment agement Bodies togeth- conduct free, fair, which left 22 security situation arising out Congress party had case filed by a woman in er to share and learn transparent, robust Union Home Minister Amit Shah meets the security personnel personnel dead and at of the Maoist attack. made it a big issue before Bengaluru. from each others’ best and safe elections. injured in the Bijapur Naxal attack on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI least two dozen others In Jagdalpur, Turn to P6 the Lok Sabha polls but practices. 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GLOBAL PRAISE SECTION 144 IMPOSED IN UP TO PREVENT John Hopkins says Yogi govt’s Covid-19 mgmt a lesson for others GATHERING Govt’s strategic response by stepping States in managing cor- WHO SUPPORT eral cases that would load. Lucknow: In a ma- onavirus pandemic not have been other- Acknowledging the jor decision amid the up contact tracing efforts is exemplary This exercise The WHO team provided techni- wise detected and key role of contact trac- second surge of coro- and can serve as a good example for helped the (Uttar cal support to the state govern- helped in containing ing as an essential pub- navirus, the Yogi Pradesh) govern- ment to boost contact tracing the further spread of lic health tool for con- Adityanath govern- other states: Johns Hopkins ment in strengthen- efforts and strengthen capacity the disease. Quality as- trolling disease out- ment has imposed ing contact tracing in of field teams through train- sessment exercise also breaks, Dr Roderico prohibitory orders First India Bureau drawn praise from the 17 districts where ing. Field monitors assessed enabled improved data Ofrin, WHO Country under Section 144 of prestigious Johns Hop- more than 12 000 high- the quality of contact tracing of collection and allowed Representative to India the CrPC in all 75 dis- Lucknow: Even as the kins University in con- risk contacts were 58 000 COVID-19 positive authorities to make shares that systematic tricts of UP. ACS jury is out on how India trolling Corona. missed for testing cases in 75 districts and evidence-based deci- tracking of contacts Home Awanish has managed the COV- A case study by Johns “, says Dr Mad- found that 93% of the sions on containment through a proper mech- Awasthi said that the ID-19 pandemic in Hopkins University hup Bajpai, Re- high-risk contacts were measures. The govern- anism is key, along with prohibitory orders terms of mortality rate states it was effective gional Team contacted and tested ment also deployed a well-trained health have been imposed and implementing cen- use of contact tracing Leader, Uttar more teams to workforce to imple- following rising cor- tral schemes, Uttar methodology by Uttar Pradesh Re- strengthen surveil- ment the surveillance onavirus cases Pradesh has come out Pradesh that can serve gion. massive effort led to lance activities in dis- activities. across the state. with flying colours and as an example for other This identification of sev- tricts with high-case 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 | TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 04 Samuhik Vivah Yojana turns out to be a saviour for financially weaker sections ODOP creates flutter Yogi Hai Na! CM’s mass on social media marriage scheme a hit First India Bureau

Lucknow/Gorakh- pur: The Yogi Govern- ment’s ‘Samuhik Vivah Yojana’ (mass mar- CM Yogi Adityanath presided over an unlock review in presence of Chief Secretary RK Tiwari, raige) scheme has come Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner Sanjeev Mittal, ACS (Home) Awanish as a major relief for Kumar Awasthi, DGP Hitesh C Awasthy, ACS (Revenue) Renuka Kumar, ACS (MSME and Info) poor parents who can- Navneet Sehgal, ACS (Agriculture) Devesh Chaturvedi, ACS (CM) SP Goyal, ACS (Health) Amit Mohan not afford to bear the Prasad, ACS (Panchayati Raj and Rural Development) Manoj Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary cost of a wedding. (Medical Education) Alok Kumar, Principal Secretary (CM and Information) Sanjay Prasad, Director Opening the doors Yogi Speaks Infornation Shishir and other offi cials of coffers for the un- P government has derprivileged, the Ut- Urevised/increased First India Bureau product, around 24 tweet was posted on the tar Pradesh Govern- the ex-gratia amount in crore people from the twitter handle of ODOP ment has organised event of death or seri- Lucknow:The Yogi state are now interact- asking which district is and facilitated mar- ous injury for employ- Government’s One Dis- ing with each other famous for its wooden riage of more than ees on election duty. trict, One Product over the ODOP’s Twit- products. 1.75 lakh daughters (ODOP) is making ter handle. Under this question, in the state in the last P government has waves on social media In this list, Terrakota four choices were given three years, accord- Ure-promulgated the in a very engaging man- of Gorakhpur, Chikan to the people. Rajesh UP Regulation of Urban ing to an official re- CM Yogi Adityanath hands over marriage certifi cate to a couple at a mass marriage function in ner. People across the embroidery from Luc- Singh, who lives abroad, Premises Tenancy lease. Lucknow, in presence of DM Abhishek Prakash. —FILE PHOTO globe are connecting know, glassware from responding to the ques- Ordinance 2021 as the As many as 1174 cou- with each other through Firozabad, wooden toys tion, tweeted that dis- proposed bill could not ples tied the marital including Raju’s daugh- the ODOP’s twitter han- from Chitrakoot, Kala trict Chitrakoot is CM YOGI’S PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT be tabled in the last knots in Gorakhpur dis- ter Savita, from Jag- Assembly session. dle. namak rice from Sid- known for its wooden trict alone. dishpur Bhaluan, Ra- For twitterati, its a dharthnagar, etc. have products. The statement said ju’s daughter Sheelu of M Yogi paid tributes walk down the memory got a new boost under The Yogi govern- that single poor girls in village Haraiya Basa- Cto freedom fi ghter lane when ODOP poses the ODOP scheme. Ex- ment has also signed the state can tie the vanpur, Kauriram Ra- Babu Jagjivan Ram on a question. The scheme hibitions organized on MoUs with Flipkart, knot with their life manaval’s daughter Monday and said he is not just making the the festivals have also Amazon and other partner in any one of Anuja, similarly got was popular leader who products of Uttar attracted the interest of such e-commerce the several welfare married under the mass struggled and fought Pradesh recognized on people towards these websites operating in schemes run by the Yogi marriage scheme. for the establishment the global stage and pro- products. India as well as Adityanath govern- for his daughter know about Chief Min- The couples were of equality and social viding employment to It is to be noted that abroad. ment for economically- Neelam’s marriage. He ister Yogi Adityanath’s quite elated at receiving justice in the society. the artisans and work- the presence of social At the same time, it weaker sections of soci- tried hard to borrow Samuhik Vivah Yojna, the blessings directly ers, but is also making media has completely has also been decided ety. some money from rela- he applied from the from the Chief Minis- M has directed interactive connection changed the game of that no license will be Take the case of Ram tives as well, so that he block level, and now, ter. As part of the mass Cauthorities to take with public through the marketin, where ODOP required for the first Pyare of Jagdishpur could fulfil the dream Neelam, his daughter, is wedding scheme, a fi- all precautions to power of social media. scheme is making all 1,000 days to set up an Bhaluan (Vikas Khand of getting his daughter happily married. nancial assistance of prevent fires during With polls, questions, possible steps to engage industry in the MSME Kaudiram), who ap- married but to no avail. Not just Ram Pyare, Rs 51,000 is given to summers. and quizzes all at fin- its consumers. sector to ease setting proached many people Then he came to hundreds of daughters, each couple. gertips, related to the A few days ago a up of new businesses. Free coaching Elimination of mafia from for TET aspirants PICTURE PERFECT! Chief Minister Yogi First India Bureau UP has begun: SN Singh Adityanath met military offi cials First India Bureau Prashant Kumar in a Lucknow: The depart- equivalent of statement said that ment of basic education Secretary grade, Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh there are 52 cases in Uttar Pradesh will Civil Service minister Sidharth Nath registered against start free coaching for offi cers and Singh on Monday alleged Ansari in UP and oth- TET candidates on the delegation from that the Punjab Govern- er states. pattern of Abhyudaya friendly nations at his offi cial ment made all efforts to Of these, 15 are in the coaching, in all the residence on stall handover of gang- trial stage, the state- DIET (District Institute Monday. ster-turned-politician ment said, adding that of Education and Train- Mukhtar Ansari to UP prosecution work will ing) of the state. police and asserted that be completed soon and The coaching will as- stringent action will be Gangster turned-politician the guilty will be pun- sist students who want taken against criminals, Mukhtar Ansari. ished. to prepare for teaching irrespective of their reli- “Mukhtar (Ansari) examinations but are Strict action in spurious liquor case gion or caste, by Yogi gov- Yogi government committed heinous unable to do it due to ernment. strongly pursued the crimes in eastern UP financial constraints. First India Bureau Additional SP (West), lated to the liquor ma- He was speaking af- case in apex Court. including murder of These coaching centers Anti-Corruption Pratapgarh and Jiten- fia. ter an 80-member team As a result, the court policemen. He had will start from April 15. Lucknow: Uttar dra Singh Parihar, Cir- The action is a wel- of the UP police, accom- ordered the Punjab formed a gang of crimi- According to Dr. Pawan Pradesh Chief Minister Bureau will also cle Officer (Kunda). come move as the num- panied by a unit of Pro- Government to hand nals and shooters in the Sachan, Principal of Yogi Adityanath has or- investigate the ACS Awasthi added ber of casualties due to vincial Armed Constab- over Mukhtar Ansari state. District Institute of dered strict action be Pratapgarh incident that besides the de- consumption of hooch ulary (PAC), left from (to UP), said the min- “He had also estab- Education and Train- taken against the police partmental action had been on the rise. Banda for Punjab to ister who holds sev- lished contacts with the ing, “there are plans to personnel found prima against the two offic- This will also set bring bank Ansari, the eral portfolios in- gang of Sahabuddin in conduct coaching in of- facie guilty in the spuri- the case, ACS Home ers, instructions have things straight with jailed BSP MLA from cluding Textiles and Bihar to establish a fline mode for TET can- ous liquor case of Awanish Awasthi said also been given to other areas where offic- Mau who is facing 52 Export Promotion. strong crime network didates. The free coach- Pratapgarh district. that departmental ac- Anti-Corruption Bu- ers have been lax in cases in Uttar Pradesh Additional Direc- and empire,” the state- ing is scheduled to start Giving details of the tion will taken against reau to investigate terms of performing and other states. tor General of Police ment further added. from April 15.” action being taken in Dinesh Kumar Dwivedi, the entire incident re- their duties.

RAM RAJYA Grand Ramayan Museum to come up between Ayodhya, Lko First India Bureau puppets from Russia, KEY ATTRACTIONS of land marked on the Four large rooms will Japan, Indonesia, Ma- Lucknow-Ayodhya also be built for admin- Lucknow/Ayodhya: laysia, Thailand and highway, situated 54 km istrative control. An international level others including from away from Lucknow A multilevel parking ‘Ramayana Museum India. and 64 km from Ayod- will be provided on and Cultural Center’ In addition, a kitch- hya. lease for 50 years will be established on 10 en with dishes from Along with Ramlila Twenty toilets each acres of land at Ra- Madhubani, Awadh, training center, a spe- will be built for for masnehi Ghat between Chhattisgarh, Andhra cial center for handi- women and men will be Ayodhya and Lucknow. Pradesh, Telangana, crafts of Ramayana built. This will enable peo- Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka will be established in Director of the De- ple to get “grand and etc. will be operated. the form of souvenir partment of Culture, divine darshan” of the Envisaged by CM shapas. Shishir said that the entire life of Lord Rama Yogi Adityanath’s vi- Rooms will also be land has been found in through many interest- sion, construction of constructed for stay of Gram Bhavaniyapur ing modes. the ‘Ramayana Muse- groups of passengers, Khevli, Barabanki for The museum will um and Cultural Cent- dormitories and some the establishment of have performaces of er’ is proposed to take single rooms will also ‘Ramayana Museum the Ramayana through shape in about 10 acres CM Yogi Adityanath —FILE PHOTO be built in the campus. and Cultural Center’.

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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 | TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 05 COVID-19 SURGE CONTINUES IN UP Myth-Buster: Doc says vaccine completely safe. Though infection can occur even in those who get jab, risks from virus decrease Vishal Srivastav

Lucknow: While a CM Yogi receives number of myths sur- round the indigenously developed Covid-19 vac- first dose, asks cines, the biggest of them all has risen most recently. The myth is, people to take jab despite taking both the Covid-19 vaccine doses, First India Bureau why are people still get- ting infected by the vi- Lucknow: Chief Minis- The CM asked people rus. This has prompted ter Yogi Adityanath on not to lower their a major debate at vari- Monday received his guard and keep taking ous platforms with peo- CM Yogi showing his vaccination card after receiving the covid jab on Monday. ACS Home Awanish Awasthi getting vaxed on Monday first dose of covid vac- adequate precuations ple arguing about the cine here and he ap- against the virus efficacy and reliability pealed to all those eligi- of the vaccine. ble to get inoculated. State Immunisation “Today I have taken officer Dr. Ajay Ghai the first dose of He also asked people has the answer to all ‘swadeshi’ coronavirus to take all precaution as these queries. Speaking vaccine at Lucknow’s cases are rising again, to First India, Dr Ghai Shyama Prasad Mukher- Singh said. The covid said that people should jee Civil Hospital. I ap- death toll in UP rose to know that the vaccines peal to all those eligible 8,881 on Sunday with 31 are absolutely safe in to take vaccine to make more fatalities, while first place. Secondly, no UP ‘Corona Free’. Come, 4,164 fresh cases pushed where it has been we all contribute in the the infection tally to claimed by the govern- fight against the corona- 6,30,059. ment or any adminis- virus,” the CM trative body that those Padma Shri Malini Awasthi, wife of ACS Awanish Awasthi during the vaccination. An area in Indira Nagar declared a containment zone by the administration. said in a tweet in No gathering of completing the course Hindi. over 100 people of vaccines, would re- Adityanath Reviewing the unlock main free from Cov- also posted a pic- process at a high-level id-19. 4K NEW CASES IN STATE; DEATH TOLL REACHES 8,894 ture in which he meeting on Monday, CM “To everyone who First India Bureau death toll to 8,894. charged from hospitals, fresh cases, Varanasi is seen taking the jab. Yogi directed authori- thinks that Covid-19 The number of active Total tests have he said. 337, Kanpur Nagar 208 Nurse Rashmi Jeet ties not to allow gather- can’t contract a person Lucknow: The covid cases has gone up to A medical depart- and Gorakhpur 102 Singh administered ing of over 100 people at who has taken both situation continued to 22,820, of which 12,338 crossed 3.55 cr and ment bulletin said the among others, the bul- Bharat Biotech’s COV- public functions. He doses of their re- worsen in the state are in home isolation 67,61,377 doses have highest number of letin said. Two deaths AXIN to the CM. asked the officers to be spective vac- as yet again, UP re- and 512 are undergoing been administered fresh cases were report- each have been report- Singh, who is the alert and be extra vigi- cine, I want to ported close to 4,000 treatment in private ed in Lucknow at 1,133, ed in Allahabad, Vara- nursing officer at the lant in Lucknow, Kan- tell that Covid-19 cases on Monday. hospitals, and the re- where five deaths have nasi and one each from health facility, said the pur Nagar, Prayagraj, vaccines will This took the state’s maining are using vari- Mohan Prasad said. also been reported Kanpur Nagar, Gauram “Chief Minister took all Varanasi and Gorakh- not ensure that tally to 6,34,033, while ous government facili- So far, 6,02,319 people since Sunday. Alla- Budhnagar, Pratapgarh information regarding pur and in districts you can never get Coro- 13 fatalities pushed the ties, ACS Health Amit have recovered and dis- habad reported 479 and Sultanpur. the vaccine and after where there are more navirus. The vaccines taking the jab, waited for than 100 cases. The CM reduce the effect of the 30 minutes before leav- also issued instructions virus on the person,” fact that millions of are a lot of people who Covid-19 vaccines don’t cines do is that they re- would recommend to all ing the hospital.” to ensure adequate said Dr Ghai while kids get the BCG vacci- contract TB every year ensure that the virus duce the effect of the those who are eligible “The CM also ap- numbers of beds in cov- speaking to First India. nation done in child- but they get saved from won’t enter one’s body. virus and this could to get vaccinated, to get pealed to all those who id hospitals. He said He said that it could hood to prevent Tuber- the severity of the dis- It will enter since it is lead to lesser number of their shots,” Dr Ghai are eligible to take the contact tracing should be understood by the culosis but still there ease. “Similarly, the there, but what the vac- casualties. Hence, I ended saying. vaccine,” she said. be done effectively. Four women among ACS Awasthi signs MoUs CRIME ROUND UP 5 held for ruckus at GOON’S PROPERTY 1 HELD FOR DUPING PEOPLE ON FAKE for Rs 250-cr investment ATTACHED UNDER SOCIAL MEDIA ID OF MANEKA GANDHI GANGSTERS ACT Sultanpur: Police have arrested a man for burgling minister’s camp office First India Bureau Muzaffarnagar: money from several people on pretext of recruit- First India Bureau Authorities in Uttar ment on fake social media account of BJP MP Men- Lucknow: Chief Execu- Pradesh’s Muzaffar- ka Gandhi. The police said a case was registered Ballia: Four women and tive Officer of UPEIDA, nagar district have- against the accused who made fake social media a man were taken into Awanish Kumar attached the house account on name of Gandhi and posted job recruit- custody Monday for al- Awasthi signed two of a gangster, the po- ment on large scale. SP Vipin Kumar Mishra here legedly causing a com- MoUs with Delta Com- lice said on Monday. said on complaint of MP representative Ranjeet motion at the camp office bat System Ltd. for the Sonu Sakka had ac- Singh police have arrested Sonu Sahni operating here of Minister Anand Anand Swaroop Shukla Jhansi and Aligarh node quired the property the fake account of MP Menka Gandhi. Swaroop Shukla and of UP Defense Industrial worth Rs 20 lakh in ‘misbehaving’ with him, charge Bal Mukund Corridor. The company Jansath town ille- ILLEGAL ARMS FACTORY BUSTED IN the police said. Mishra. has proposed to invest Rs gally and it was Witnesses said the The women on their 250 crore on 100 acres of UPEIDA CEO ACS Awanish Awasthi signing the MoUs on Monday sealed under the KANNAUJ, FOUR ARRESTED woman also allegedly part have accused BJP land in Aligarh. Gangsters Act on Kannauj: Police have busted illegal arms factory threw chairs around as workers present at the In the meeting, the Corridor. He said that 250 people of the state. Sunday, according to in Devintola area and arrested four persons includ- they were not happy with camp office for the com- Chairman of Delta Com- apart from this, the com- The UP Defense Indus- Senior Superinten- ing notorious criminal Satendra Thakur from the the minister’s response motion. bat System Ltd, inter- pany has planned to in- trial Corridor is being dent of Police (SSP) spot. The police said during checking driver ahead to their grievances on The women had gone acted with CEO, UPEI- vest Rs 250 crore by es- set up by the Govern- Abhishek Yadav. of Panchayat elections, an illegal weapon factory the release of grant mon- there to meet the Minis- DA, Awanish Awasthi tablishing MROs for ment of Uttar in order to Sonu Sakka was in- was busted in Devintola near Bagiya. Notorious ey for school students. ter of State for Parlia- and informed him that MANDAD, ATGM com- give impetus to the devel- volved more than criminal Satendra Thakur, Satyapal, Mahesh alias They created a ruckus mentary Affairs to press the company will be bat and ammunition at opment of Uttar Pradesh one dozen cases of Kallu Yadav and Rashid were arrested and three and misbehaved with their demand of releas- manufacturing the ART the Jhansi node and will and to further increase murder and loot, the pistols, several cartages and instruments used in him and his supporters, ing grant for children in assault rifles at the Ali- also provide employ- the capacity of its manu- SSP said. manufacturing weapons were recovered from there. said Ballia Kotwali in- private schools. garh node of Defense ment to a minimum of facturing in the state.

LAUDING EXCELLENCE Case against 38 school ‘Preservation of culture is no less than service to nation’ teachers for fake docu First India Bureau First India Bureau lieve that preservation pealed to all the digni- and promotion of any taries present in the Etawah: On the direc- All the accused had Lucknow: Governor culture is nothing less program to get vacci- tion of District Basic submitted fake BEd Anandiben Patel at- than service to a nation. nated and inspire oth- Education Officer, case and TET marksheets tended the Brij Ratna I heartily congratulate ers to get vaccinated as was registered against Awards-2020 ceremony all the distinguished the vaccine is complete- 38 teachers whose docu- organised by the In- people who have re- ly safe. ments were found fake under SIT probe and 10 credible India Founda- ceived the Brij Ratna.” Praising the history in investigation of SIT teachers in district in- tion at Hotel Clarks She also congratulated of Agra, she said the and district-level inves- vestigation committee. Siraj, Agra thorough Incredible India Foun- city has uniquely con- tigation committee. It BSA Kalpana Singh virtual medium from dation Chairman, tributed to spirituality, was reported that the here said FIR was Raj Bhawan. She con- Pooran Dabur and his literature, crafts and brother of an SP MLC lodged in Chakarnagar, ferred the Brij Ratna colleagues for the pious fine arts, etc. She added was also on the list. Takha, Jaswant Nagar, Award to distinguished work and said that their that the Taj Mahal is a The SIT and district Saifai, Bharthana and people who have done initiative for conserva- unique monument of investigation commit- Badpura blocks. All ac- excellent work in vari- tion, promotion and architecture and is fa- tee had probed cases of cused had submitted ous fields. welfare of Indian cul- mous all over the world fake documents after fake BEd and TET In her address, the ture is commendable. for the intricate designs several complaints. As marksheets of Agra Governor said, “I be- Governor Anandiben Patel virtually attending the Brij Ratna Awards ceremony from Raj Bhawan. The Governor ap- in it. many as 28 teachers are University. INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 06 ASSAM ASSEMBLY POLLS

Fate of several leaders to —PHOTO BY ANI be sealed today New Delhi: As the cam- paign for the first phase BENGAL PHASE III POLLS: SECURITY BEEFED UP WITH comes to an end after 832 COMPANIES DEPLOYED IN 31 CONSTITUENCIES high voltage canvass- ing, top leaders from Kolkata: As the third phase of the high-stakes West Bengal Assembly elections Assam including Chief is set to commence on Tuesday, a total of 832 companies of central security Minister Sarbananda forces have been deployed in the constituencies to ensure a peaceful election. Sonowal, Asom Gana Out of these, 214 companies of Quick Response Teams (QRTs) will be present Parishad (AGP) presi- in the third phase. The voting in this phase of elections will be held in 31 dent Atul Bora, Assam Assembly constituencies in three districts - eight in Hooghly, seven in Howrah and 16 in South 24 Parganas. There are 205 candidates in the fray in this round Congress chief Ripun of polling, with Diamond Harbour having the maximum number of candidates Bora and several minis- at 11. A total of 307 companies have been deployed in the South 24 Parganas, ters are in the fray. while 167 companies have been deployed in the rural areas of the Hooghly Sonowal is seeking district police department. Furthermore, 144 companies have been deployed. re-election from Majuli, a seat he wrested from Congress’ Rajib Lochan WILL WIN BENGAL ON JAYA LAUDS DIDI, NO ONE Pegu in the 2016 Assem- ONE LEG: MAMATA CAN INTIMIDATE BENGALIS bly elections. Pegu, who BANERJEE Kolkata: Samajwadi Party leader Jaya had won the seat for Bachchan on Monday heaped praise three straight terms on CM Mamata Banerjee, saying she since 2001, has again is “fighting against all atrocities” and been fielded by Con- her rivals have not been able to break gress. Assam Assembly her resolve “to make Bengal the best Speaker Hitendra Nath in the world”. Bachchan said no one Goswami is in the poll “had been successful in intimidating battle from Jorhat, min- Sarbananda Sonowal, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Pramod Boro, campaign ahead of the third phase of Assam Assembly Election in Kamrup. and threatening Bengalis”. Jaya said isters Ranjit Dutta from she had come to the state to extend Behali, Naba Kumar SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS IN PLACE, WILL GIVE UP ACTING FOR POLITICAL support to TMC on behalf of her party. Doley from Jonai and PUDUCHERRY SET FOR POLLS TODAY CAREER: KAMAL HAASAN Hooghly: Taking the battle of power Sanjoy Kishan from Coimbatore: A day before Tamil Nadu is scheduled beyond West Bengal, Banerjee sitting JAYA WILL NOT SPEAK Tinsukia. The fate of for polling, actor-turned-politician and Makkal Needhi on a wheelchair on Monday said she ministers from NDA Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan on Monday said he will win Bengal on one leg and will AGAINST ME: BABUL ally Asom Gana Pari- will give up his acting career emerge victorious in Delhi on two Kolkata: Union Minister Babul Supriyo shad (AGP)- Atul Bora if it will pose a hurdle in his legs. Addressing a public meeting in on Monday said Samajwadi Party (SP) from Bokakhat and Ke- political career. Addressing Hooghly’s Debanandapur, Banerjee MP Jaya Bachchan, who is likely to shab Mahanta from Ka- media in Coimbatore, Hassan said, “I will not allow capturing campaign for TMC candidates in the liabor- will also be said he will finish the movies Bengal by Gujarat. Those who cannot West Bengal Assembly polls, might sealed during the first that he had already signed. pronounce Sonar Bangla properly, speak against BJP but will never say phase of polling on “Acting is my profession. I will cannot rule Bengal. My youth will anything against him. “I welcome March 27. Puducherry: As Puducherry goes to polls on Tuesday, continue to work in the cinema. transform Bengal into ‘Biswo Bangla’ her (Jaya Bachchan) in West Bengal. Ripun Bora is trying 34 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) But if it poses a hurdle for my (global Bengal).” Attacking the Though I do not have family relations his luck from Gohpur have been deployed in the Union Territory (UT). Along political career, I will give it up. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the with her, she knows me very well. seat, where his wife with that, the Election Commission (EC) has also I will finish movies that I signed chief minister said, “BJP, cannot She will speak against BJP but she Monika Bora lost in the constituted 105 flying squads, 105 static surveillance earlier and then think about taking new assignments,” you find a local candidate to contest will never say anything against me,” 2016 polls. The 60-year- teams, 26 rolling static surveillance teams, and 35 he said. He, however, defended his choice of elections? They do not have locals. Supriyo told ANI. BJP has fielded party old leader will face sit- video surveillance teams to ensure the free and fair continuing his acting career even after entering politics All their people are borrowed from MP Babul Supriyo from Tollygunge ting BJP MLA Utpal execution of polling. For the elections, as many as and gave the example of MG Ramachandran who acted either TMC or CPM.” —ANI Assembly constituency against TMC. Bora. —ANI 1,558 polling stations have been set up in the UT. in many films even after being elected as an MLA. Rlys completes arch IN THE COURTYARD No agency was allowed of Chenab Bridge SC: Hold CBI Plea against circular issued by to probe graft cases in chief selection GIPSA, Delhi HC issues notice UPA govt, says FM panel meet New Delhi: Delhi HC staff. cal policy for the em- on Monday issued a no- However, Bench of ployees of the petition- before May 2 tice on the petitions Prathiba M Singh re- er does not stay then New Delhi: Supreme challenging the circu- fused to stay the circu- they have to pay a very Court on Monday asked lar issued by the Gen- lar while sought re- huge amount for Medi- the central government eral Insurance Public sponse from the re- claim policy. The peti- to consider convening a Sector Association spondents and slated tion stated that GIPSA, meeting of the selection (GIPSA), for increasing the matter for August (an association created committee comprising the premium rate of 19, 2021. The plea stated by 4 Public Sector In- the Chief Justice of In- Mediclaim policy for In- that if the increased surance has illegally dia, the Prime Minister surance companies premium rate for medi- increased premium. New Delhi: The Indian Banihal. It is arguably and the LoP before May Railways on Monday the biggest civil-engi- 2 for the appointment of ISRO espionage: Thiruvananthapuram: ing UPA, a mountain- completed the Arch clo- neering challenge faced a regular CBI director. Court: Minor girl’s consent Union Finance Minis- ous amount of corrup- sure of the iconic Chen- by any railway project A bench of Justice L SC to hear ter Nirmala Sithara- tion happened but no ab Bridge, the world’s in India in recent his- Nageswara Rao and insignificant in marriage man on Sunday alleged agency was allowed to highest railway bridge, tory. The 5.6-meter last Justice Vineet Saran Chandigarh: The Pun- relatives to claim the matter next wk that a huge amount of investigate the matter,” part of Udhampur-Sri- piece of metal was fit- asked Centre to consid- jab and Haryana High minor girl’s custody by corruption happened said Sitharaman while nagar-Baramulla rail ted at the highest point er convening the meet- Court has made it clear filing a writ of habeas New Delhi: After Cen- during United Progres- addressing the media in link project (USBRL). today and joined the ing earlier after Attor- that a minor girl’s con- corpus. “Keeping a mi- tre sought an urgent sive Alliance (UPA)’s Thiruvananthapuram. According to a state- two arms of the arch ney General KK Venu- sent was insignificant nor girl child in such hearing in ISRO espio- rule but no agency was Whereas the Congress ment issued by the min- that currently stretch gopal told the court that in child marriage cases circumstances either nage case, SC said it allowed to investigate. is a B-team of LDF, said istry, the Arch closure towards each other the meeting is likely to and the court may exer- by an order of a judicial would hear next week. The Finance Minis- the Minister. Sithara- was one of the most dif- from both the banks of be convened on May 2. cise its jurisdiction to court or by a child wel- SC had on Sept 14, 2018 ter also said that the man was on a two-day ficult parts of the the river. This complet- “Take instructions why send her to an appropri- fare committee (in a appointed three-mem- Congress is a B-team of visit to poll-bound Ker- bridge over Chenab and ed the shape of the arch can you not hold the ate “home” till she be- child protection home) ber panel, headed by its the Left Democratic ala. She has been active- its completion is a ma- that will then loom over meeting earlier...Do it came a major. by following proper pro- former judge Justice Front (LDF). ly campaigning to seek jor leap towards the the treacherous Chen- early instead of May 2,” The High Court also cedure cannot be held (retd) DK Jain in 1994 “In Modi govern- support for BJP candi- completion of the 111 ab, flowing some 359 said the Bench, while made it clear that inher- to be an illegal deten- espionage case relating ment, law enforcement dates in the upcoming km-long winding meters below, said the posting matter for hear- ent right was not vested tion,” Justice Jasgur- to Isro scientist Nambi agencies do their busi- state assembly elec- stretch from Katra to ministry. —ANI ing on April 16. —ANI in the husband or his preet Singh Puri ruled. Narayanan. —PTI ness as per law. But dur- tions. —ANI

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Regis- on April 5 from Rs aimed at specialists, re- Kozhikode district and Baghel and other digni- CAG have found noth- gations of corruption 1.5 lakh samples a day tering a steady in- 2,07,26,401.79 crore on searchers and experts. in Nemom in Thiru- taries were also present ing wrong in the deal. in the deal were cor- and has as many as 1.5 crease for the 26th day April 1. He also appreciated the vananthapuram, Chief for the wreath-laying Congress made it a big rect. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 07 BJP’s Regional President, Dharmendra Singh takes a dig at Congress over assembly elections Strict action to be taken against violators: SSP ‘BJP WILL FIGHT ALL SEATS IN ZILA Yadav warns candidates First India Bureau The team of District Magistrate Selva Ku- Lucknow: The police mari along with SSP and district adminis- Abhishek Yadav visit- PANCHAYAT WITH FULL STRENGTH’ tration officials are ed the booths in the working in full swing villages of Dhansaini, First India Bureau strength. He added the BJP’s anti-farmer, to ensure a fair elec- Nuna Khera, Kheri that at least one pub- anti-youth, anti-poor tion in the upcoming Dudha Dhari and Lucknow: The upcom- lic meeting will be and anti-labor policies 3-tier Panchayat elec- Amirnagar in Baghra ing Panchayat elec- held in every district and appeal to the public tions. The officials fol- block of Muzaffarna- tions are being seen as panchayat ward of to vote for candidates lowing the state gov- gar District. In the vil- a semi-final by the par- Purvanchal and par- backed by Congress. ernment’s directive lages, the officials ties involved before the ty’s MPs, MLAs, Board Samajwadi Party Dis- have been visiting vil- warned the candidates assembly elections to President and Vice trict President Nagina lages and giving strict to refrain from threat- be conducted in the Presidents will ad- Prasad Sahani said that instructions to villag- ening the voters, cause state next year. In such dress these meetings. the Samajwadi Party ers. disturbance during a scenario, it not only He further added that has prepared for the In Muzarffarnagar, election or distribu- the dignity of the party for the door to door Panchayat election the District Magis- tion of liquor and if that is at stake but also campaign, office bear- while keeping in mind trate Selva Kumari any candidate is found the dignity of the sen- ers of the organiza- the assembly elections along with SSP Ab- to violate the Model ior party members. tion will be involved of 2022. He added that hishek Yadav visited Code of Conduct then In Gorakhpur, the in appealing to people officers of the organi- the voting booths in stringent action will Chief Minister’s to vote the party- zation, MPs and MLAs villages and gave be taken against such stronghold, the politi- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath backed candidate. will campaign for party strict instruction to candidates. cal parties can be seen Congress State Presi- backed candidates in candidates to follow SSP Abhishek Ya- exerting their every- government and pro- former MPs, Ministers with the Panchayat dent, Ajay Kumar Lallu every ward. the rules. dav also urged the vil- thing. The BJP has moting youths. and MLA to get their elections. said that the party is According to MLA The SSP during the lagers to inform the been conducting pub- The Samajwadi Par- candidate over the According to BJP’s taking Panchayat elec- Vinay Shankar Tiwari, visit has informed the officials if any candi- lic meetings and door- ty has been banking on winning line. The new Regional President, tions very seriously. He all the BSP officials villagers that if any- dates are involved in to-door campaigns in the charisma of its entrant to the UP po- Dr. Dharmendra Sin- added that officials of and workers will be in- one found to be help- distributing illegal every ward while the party’s strong leaders litical scene, Aam Aad- gh, the BJP plans to the organization in- volved in campaigning ing any criminal dur- items and assured that Congress has been to help their candi- mi Party has been try- fight all the seats in cluding him will be in- make sure people know ing the election, strict such the details of busy publicizing the dates win while the ing to gain some the Zilla Panchayat at volved in door-to-door about the anti-people actions will be taken such informers will be failures of the state BSP has put it bet on ground in the state their complete campaigning against policies of the BJP. against them. kept confidential.

Kids falling prey Special Task Force cracks surgeon AK Old Ganga Bridge infra to online gambling Bansal murder case; claims conspiracy weakens First India Bureau The accused Alok First India Bureau via pop up links Sinha and Dilip Mishra Lucknow: The Special had planned to kill Dr. Lucknow: Old Ganga Task Force (STF) has Ashwani Kumar Bansal Bridge built in British finally cracked the case due to previous enmity era at Shuklaganj to of murder of Dr. as Alok Sinha had ex- connect Kanpur with Ashwani Kumar horted Rs. 55 lakh from Lucknow has turned so Bansal, the director of the Dr. Bansal on the old that it has started to the famous Jeevan Jyoti pretext of admitting Dr. develop cracks and have Hospital in Prayagaraj. Bansal’s son Arpit into become a cause of con- The STF team has Neuro Surgery and cern for the authorities. concluded that Alok Dileep Mishra was at Bridge which is 146-year During online classes, links for some games pop up as Sinha and Dilip Mishra loggerheads with Dr. old will now be techni- advertisement and when clicked, these games are installed. had conspired to kill Dr. Bansal due to a land dis- cally tested by experts Ashwani Kumar Bansal pute. from IIT to ascertain the First India Bureau the kids are pressured while they were lodged Dr. Ashwani Kumar strength of bridge. The to buy fancy weapons, in the Prayagraj Jail. Bansal was killed on bridge was built over Lucknow: Parents of uniforms, helmets, etc. They had hired 3 Dr. Ashwani Kumar Bansal was killed on the evening of January 12th, 2017 by 3 miscreants in his the evening of January River Ganges on July 15, children attending on- using real money. The shooters for the job and chamber in a hospital in Rambagh. 12th, 2017 by 3 miscre- 1875 during the British line classes need to be children who fall to the STF arrested ants in his chamber in a era to connect Kanpur careful as the children such pressure often Shoaib, one of the from the arrested crim- to kill Dr. Ashwani Ku- duo, Yasir was later hospital in Rambagh. with the state capital are seen falling prey to share the details of shooter hired by the inal. ADG (STF), Am- mar Bansal. The duo as killed by the Maqsood The miscreants after Lucknow. British built online scamming ap- debit cards of their duo from the Chinhat, itabh Yash said that per plans hired Yasir, and Shoaib after a fight shooting the doctor the double story bridge plication. The links to parents without know- Lucknow. The STF Alok Sinha and notori- Maqsood and Shoaib to broke out among them from close range man- to facilitate transport of such applications have ing complete informa- team also recovered a ous criminal Dilip do the job. One of the regarding the money aged to flee from the English officers in cars been encountered dur- tion to buy in-game pistol and ammunition Mishra had conspired shooter hired by the paid for the job. scene. and caravans. ing the online classes. items. The scammers The advent of online then use the debit card classes has meant that details to scam the peo- kids now days have ple of their hard- 31,811 WATER BODIES ILLEGALLY OCCUPIED! free access to mobile earned money. phones or laptops to Such cyber crimes First India Bureau ing population has al- covered a total of encroachment. of Maharajganj stands facilitate for their on- have been reported in ready put a lot of stress 3,62,282.26 hectares. The district of 2nd as 4,157 ponds have line classes. many cities including Lucknow: Amidst the in the ground water ta- With rapid pace of de- Fatehpur is biggest vic- been encroached upon During some online Lucknow, Ghaziabad rising concern to save ble and the alarming de- velopment, these re- tim of encroachment as and the district of Pray- classes, links for some and Kanpur. water in the state, it has crease in the ground wa- serves of water have even after a large num- agraj is 3rd in the list games pop up as adver- According to a cyber- come to notice that 31,811 ter level has put empha- been lost to encroach- ber the ponds were with 1,698 ponds being tisement and when crime cell expert, chil- ponds and lakes in state sis on the policy makers ment and as per the re- freed of encroachment, encroached upon. clicked, these games dren have become have fallen victim to il- & environmentalists. As cent review report of the number of ponds These districts are fol- are installed. The smarter than before legal occupation over the per the census conduct- Revenue Council, 31,811 which are currently en- lowed by Lucknow & games usually allow 3 and they use their par- year. The increase in the ed in year 1952, there ponds and lakes cover- croached upon stands Saharanpur at 1513 & to 5 chances (lives) to ent’s debit card to buy consumption of water so were 7,96,902 ponds re- ing 6884.63 hectares. has at 6207 at Fatehpur dis- 1480 ponds encroached compete in them and in-game items. as to meet the ever grow- corded in the state which Illegal occupied Pond already been lost due to trict alone. The district upon respectively.

NETAS MAKE BEELINE FOR PANCHAYAT POLL t is election time in the families I of all the Netas (politicians) in rural areas, as they are making again in these elections. The TEACHERS IN beeline for joining the fray. Even race is among leaders of BJP, FIX OVER POLL among them are former ministers, SP, BSP, Congress and other ex-MPs and ex-MLAs or their smaller parties for Zila panchayat DATE AND wards. Panchayat election has election as it provides significant EXAMINATION evoked curious response among position at the district level. on April 18. It has left thousands 390 posts of headmasters, 1504 politicians of all hues in rural The chairmanship of district he panchayat elections have of teachers of government-run posts of assistant teachers in areas as there is hectic efforts panchayat or at block level has Tcreated a piquant situation primary and upper primary school 3049 government-aided junior to grab any post in the three-tier over the years become quite for the teachers who have been in a limbo, as they are undecided high schools in the state. Around rural electoral exercise. Similarly, elections. The former ministers, “lucrative”. The election has assigned panchayat election duty whether to join examination or 3.25 lakh people are aspiring for in almost all the districts family ex-MPs, ex-MLAs, who have lost become interesting this year as from April 15 as the poll dates have attend poll duty. Panchayat polls the jobs. However, examination members are readying up for the all hopes of getting nomination almost all the political parties have clashed with written examination in 16 districts all over the state regulatory authority is yet to take poll as it would help in getting for state elections in future, have planned to join the fray for district of teachers and headmasters are due on April 19, which have any decision about the change in nominations in 2022 assembly been trying to test their luck panchayat ward elections. which are scheduled to be held clashed with recruitment against the date. Reaching out to help is not something that we do for the benefit of others, it benefits us, first and more. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India 2ND FRONT www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 08 UP cops leave for ATTACK ON TIKAIT CONVOY CHANGES Punjab to bring back EQUATION IN STATE PANCHAYAT POLLS Mukhtar Ansari BJP may face challenge as farmers, Jat community in western UP extend support to BKU First India Bureau First India Bureau Farmers’ union to even Bahujan Samaj Lucknow: A team of Party and Azad Samaj the UP Police on Mon- Lucknow: The equa- intensify agitation Party have given pref- day left for Punjab to tion of the Panchayat It is being spec- erence to Muslim can- bring back gangster- elections in the west- ulated that in the didates to gain the sup- turned-politician ern part of Uttar Panchayat to be port of Muslim com- Mukhtar Ansari, who Pradesh is set to take a organised, the union munity along with Jat faces trial in several turn after the attack on might decide to and other castes. cases in the state, offi- the convoy of the intensify its opposi- The BJP on the other cials said. Punjab’s Bharatiya Kisan Un- tion to the agricul- hand has placed its bet home department in a ion (BKU) Spokesper- tural laws. If such a on polarisation and letter had asked the UP son, Rakesh Tikait in decision is taken by does not want the peas- government to take cus- Mukhtar Ansari Alwar on April 2. the farmers’ union, ant movement to be- tody of Ansari from the The farmer’s move- it will play into the come an electoral chal- Rupnagar jail on or be- lary left from Banda on ment has been going hands of the oppo- lenge for it. For this to fore April 8. to bring back Ansari,” a for the last four months sition and pile more happen, the party has It had written to the senior police official in five districts in the pressure on the BJP asked its ministers and UP additional chief sec- said. The SC had also western part of the Farmers sitting on a dharna to protest against the new farm laws —FILE PHOTO state level officials to retary (home) following noted that Ansari was state with no end in tour the western dis- a March 26 Supreme allegedly involved in sight. Soon after the at- is taken by the farm- voice against the agri- should vote for a candi- castes other than Jats tricts of UP from Mon- Court order that had di- various cases. Acting tack on Rakesh Tikait, ers’ union, it will play cultural laws but they date of their choice. while the opposition day onwards. rected Punjab govern- Superintendent of the the BKU has called for into the hands of the have paid no heed to In the recent past, party has been raising The BJP has come ment to transfer BSP’s Banda District Jail a Panchayat to be or- opposition party and the political parties’ the Jat community has the questions regard- up with plans to domi- Mau MLA to UP’s Banda Pramod Tiwari said for ganized. pile more pressure on call for support. Naqi either come out openly ing inflation and un- nate the Blocks and jail in two weeks from Ansari, all arrange- It is being speculat- the BJP in the state. Tikait, the National against the BJP or its employment long with Zilla Panchayat after the Rupnagar prison. ments have been made ed that in the Panchay- The farmers and the President of BKU said association with the the Agricultural Laws the Panchayat elec- “A team of over 80 UP in Barrack Number-15, at to be organised, the Jat community in the that the organisation BJP has deepened. In and the Farmers Move- tions so as to pave a Police personnel where no other prisoner union might decide to western Uttar Pradesh has nothing to do with such a situation, the ment. way which will help its equipped with sophisti- can reach. “Three pris- intensify its opposi- have extended their the election and in the BJP has made a com- Apart from Rashtri- cause in the 2022 as- cated weapons and a on guards will be de- tion to the agricultural support to BKU as it upcoming Panchayat plete plan to win over ya Lok Dal, Samajwadi sembly elections in the company of the Provin- ployed inside the bar- laws. If such a decision has been raising its elections, the people farmers belonging to Party and Congress state. cial Armed Constabu- rack,” he said. 6 PPS officers shifted Hansuram, 74, a winner despite losing forever ahead of elections First India Bureau time and even though tions for Lok Sabha, he has never won even Vidhan Sabha, Zila Lucknow: For a per- once, he still wants to Hasnuram has filed his Panchayat and other son following his pas- contest the election nomination from ward elections but lost in sion, age is just a num- and hopes to win. every single of them ber. Such has been the Hasnuram Ambed- 30 of Agra District He is not the only case with Hasnuram kar has filed his nomi- for the seat of Zila one from his family to Ambedkar, who at the nation from the ward Panchayat Member contest the election age of 74 is contesting 30 of Agra District for this time around as District Panchayat the seat of Zila Pan- his wife Surma Devi elections. What is sur- chayat Member as an has also filed her nom- prising is that Hasnu- independent candi- Hansuram Ambedkar has filed his nominations from Agra. nomination for Presi- ination for the post of ram is contesting elec- date. He had contested dential election in 1988 Pradhan from the First India Bureau Bina Thakur whose pre- tions not for the first his first election in Hasnuram Ambed- contested in every but was rejected. He Nagla Dulhe Khan vious transfer as Divi- time but for the 93rd 1984-85. kar has ever since 1984 election. He had filed had contested in elec- seat. Lucknow: While the sional Officer Kanpur preparations for the was rescinded and has three-tier Panchayat been named as the Depu- elections are in full ty SP, Intelligence Head- NO LAW, NO ORDER New procedure for crime swing, there has been a quarters, Lucknow. An- spew of transfers of ad- other officer Alok Ku- ministrative and police mar Agarhari has been officers going around. named as the DSP, CB- history probe of candidates On Monday, 6 PPS of- CID Headquarters, Luc- First India Bureau SO Act, and Section ficers have been trans- know and his previous 67A of the IT (Amend- ferred to the Police De- transfer as DSP, Main- Prayagraj: In a recent ment) Act, 2008, Police partment by the UP gov- puri has been rescinded. judgment, the Alla- Station Hathras Gate, ernment. The state gov- Tej Bahadur Singh has habad High Court has District Hathras. ernment in order to been named as the DSP, laid down the proce- The counsel for the pe- strengthen the security Mahoba and his previ- dure adopted by the titioner contended that system for the upcoming ous transfer as DSP, Har- competent authority for the petitioner had Panchayat elections or- doi was rescinded, inquiring into the crim- truthfully declared de- dered the transfer of the Vijay Pal Singh was inal history of a candi- tails of all the criminal 6 officers. named as the DSP, Ma- date ahead of selection. cases pending against The state government nipur and his previous A Single-Judge Bench UPPolice, in the back- him in the affidavit of has ordered the transfer transfer as DSP, Police of Justice Ajay Bhanot drop of several crimi- verification. of six Deputy SP. In the Training Academy, Mo- passed this order while nal cases pending The counsel submit- order, four officers’s radabad was rescinded. hearing a petition filed against him. ted that the petitioner previous transfer order Raj Kumar Pandey was by Sanny Kumar, ag- The petitioner was has not been charge- has been rescinded named as the D SP, Police grieved by an order an accused in the FIR sheeted in two cases. while two have been Training Academy Mo- Lawyers of High Court looting a milk van to protest against the orders passed by the court to passed by the Superin- registered under Sec- One of the cases is an transferred to different radabad and Satyendra close the premises for lawyers and any litigation due to covid.Commuters faced difficulties as tendent of Police, Ja- tions 354-Kha, 120-B, offshoot of a matrimo- district. Kumar Singh was named the lawyers blocked Lucknow-Faizabad Highway on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR laun, canceling his se- 504, 506 IPC and Sec- nial dispute of his One such officer is as the Deputy SP, Hardoi. lection as Constable in tions 11 and 22 of POC- brother.

POWERING GOVERNANCE Uttar Pradesh one of the top churners of babus for Centre lll Vishal Srivastav The Department of sitions in any state. But of anyone who is just no- Personnel and Training in each of the 28 states, tionally deemed superi- There are now 30 Lucknow: Uttar (DoPT) data shows that there are at least a dozen or. The overcrowding at Pradesh is one of the top cadres from UP, Delhi, or more IAS of them sit- the senior level has also such officers churners of senior ad- Arunachal Pradesh, ting in the state secre- happened because while from the state ministrative officers Goa, Mizoram and Un- tariats with UP leading promotions at the senior when it comes to sending ion Territories (AG- the tally here. management level are who are holding personnel at the Centre. MUT), and from the In the UP, there are supposed to be guided by The state stands neck Northeast form 30 per now 30 such officers who merit, it is a rare chief top positions, and neck with those cent of the officers at are holding top posi- minister who will set out followed by handful states in India senior administrative tions; Karnataka and to displease any senior that constitute more grade serving at the West Bengal have 20 officer. So everyone with Karnataka and than 30 per cent of their Centre. each. This means the ad- the relevant number of West Bengal with presence through either The chief secretaries ditional chief secretar- years of service, unless IAS or other administra- and DGPs are the senior- ies have no particular debarred by vigilance 20 officers each tive officers. most administrative po- Lok Bhawan —FILE PHOTO reason to obey the orders cases, gets promoted. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/ epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia 09 LUCKNOW, TUESDAY facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia APRIL 6, 2021

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Deepika POSTER OUT Padukone eepika Padukone has been shoot- 90’s inspired look ing back to back as there are ctress Disha Patani is one of the stars whose style many films lined up in her kitty. never fails to impress her fans. Recently, the gor- She finally dropped the poster of geous star kicked off Radhe: Your Most Wanted D the most-anticipated film ‘The A Bhai promotions and shared her look for the day on Intern’ on Monday. Sharing a social media. Her classy and sultry look oozed 90s vibes and left Rashmika Mandanna poster which featured the silhou- everyone including Tiger Shroff, Krishna Shroff in complete awe ettes of Padukone and Big B, Deepika of it. Taking to her Instagram handle, Disha shared stunning photos wrote that she is honoured to be collabo- in a retro look. Seeing her look, Tiger shroff dropped a heart emoticon rating once again with her most ‘special along with a fire emoji in the comment Happy B’day, co-star’ Amitabh Bachchan. The text section. Krishna Shroff wrote, read, “What an absolute honour to be col- “DAMNNN.” On the other hand, her laborating with one of my most special sister Khushboo Patani wrote, “Su- co-star again! Welcoming @amitabhbach- perb. You look rocking.” —Agency RASHMIKA! chan to the Indian adaptation of #TheIn- ashmika Mandanna celebrat- Poster of the movie tern.” —Agency ed her 25th birthday on Mon- day. However, this time, the R celebrations are going to be a bit different. The South beauty, who is marking her mark in the Hindi film industry, will be shooting for Good- bye, alongside Amitabh Bachchan. BIG DEAL The stunner revealed, “I’m shooting, fter Scooter Braun’s recording agency this time birthday is all about work. signed a deal with South Korean popstars It will just about being on the sets, BTS, the former talent manager and his chilling with everybody.” This time, A company’s roster of artists are benefiting Rashmika is away from her friends from it! For the unversed, Scooter‘s Ithaca Hold- and family in Mumbai due to work ings company just merged with BTS‘ manage- commitments. —Agency ...her post ment HYBE and his client list will become share- holders in the company. After the deal, USD 50 million from the purchase price is been divvied up among some of Scooter‘s clients and his longtime employees. They include Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, J Balvin, Demi Lovato, and more. —Agency Tested Positive ith every passing day, COVID 19 cases are on a significant rise and several celebrities have A New Legacy also been infected with the deadly virus. It W hasn’t been long when Akshay Kumar along endaya has been roped in to voice with his 45 crew members and Alia Bhatt had the character of Lola Bunny in tested positive for coronavirus. And now two the upcoming film, ‘Space Jam: A more celebs have been diagnosed with this Z New Legacy’. The news was con- virus. We are talking about Vicky Kaushal firmed through the firm’s official and Bhumi Pednekar. Both the cel- Twitter account on Saturday. ebs took to social media to In 1996, the original ‘Space confirm that they have Jam’ was released that saw tested positive for COV- Lola Bunny as Bugs Bun- ID 19 and are cur- ny’s girlfriend. Lola is rently in-home nearly injured in the final quarantine tak- basketball game, and Bugs ing necessary comes to her rescue. The precautions. movie will feature LA —Agency Lakers superstar Ariana Grande LeBron James re- placing NBA leg- end Michael Jordan as the face of the ‘Space Jam’ franchise. —ANI

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health including the kilos on your bones. Then we frequently en- DR RAMAWTAR counter anti-milk people SHARMA who blame milk for so ramawatarf132 @gmail.com COW, MILK AND MYTHS many ills though none of their extreme views has been proved by historical ows belong to the evidence. Milk is one of the cattle group of do- so many human foods and mesticated ani- should be looked upon in mals. As far as that way. The choice should C cows of the Indian be personal and should subcontinent are transcend both pro and concerned, there anti milk lobbies as both of are many types of breeds them hold extreme views. which include Nellore, Life experience has shown Brahman, Gujrat and that milk has its place in Zebu. The best milk-pro- human foods and can be ducing breeds include Sa- beneficially consumed in hiwal, Gir, Rathi, Thar- moderation except when parkar, and Red Sindhi. there are clear individual The Sahiwal and Red Sin- contraindications. dhi are mainly found in I’ve heard so many times Pakistan. Rathi cow is a that cows of my country mixed breed of Sahiwal, are the best and they form Red Sindhi, Tharparkar unique milk. Nothing can and Dhanu cows and is be more laughable than mainly found in dry re- this tubular vision and bi- gions of Rajasthan. India ased thought process. Cat- also has Ongole and Deoni tles, including cows, are in Andhra and Marathwa- animals of the whole earth, da, Kankrej in Rann of they do not have any pass- Kutchh and nearby Ra- port and nationality. They jasthan. The origin of make milk in their bodies Tharparkar cows is the by the same process and same-named district of Pa- quality depends upon fod- kistan and is found in Ra- der, water, care, climate jasthan as well. Then there and space they get. But peo- are Haryana cows in Hary- milk. There is are groups provide A2beta-casein. producing A1 milk outside ness practices where mis- your bones strong is a dan- ple have started treating ana, Western UP and MP. of people who have dis- Buffalo is the best source Northern Europe. This information-based confu- gerous claim. Excessive cows like gods with a claim There are Krishna Valley carded milk consumption of A2 milk, by the way. But may be due to some ingre- sion is the best tool. This calcium in blood and bones similar to “ my God is cows in Karnataka and so in toto. But is there a “ the premium being dients in fodder or water trend of fear and misinfor- makes them vulnerable to greater than your god”. many other local breeds. healthy” and “ unhealthy” charged on A2 milk has no that, probably, is responsi- mation based marketing fractures and may cause a Finally, cows give us milk India is called a cow coun- milk ?. scientific and research- ble for A1 milk formation takes the consumers to a heart attack. Life is a fine whose quality depends try because of its great as- Milk from cows in West- based logic, it appears in cows in these areas. situation where they stop balance, not a crude pusho- upon the quality of life we sociation with cows and ern Europe contains more more of a marketing trick The claim that A1 milk enjoying even a cup of ve r. provide to the cattle, milk is their milk. The top global A1beta-casein and the cow and smart deceptive sales- triggers type 2 diabetes in milk as they start search- The common belief that just milk, be it of a cow, buf- breeds are Ayrshire, breeds include Holstein F, manship. The A1 milk pro- its consumers has not been ing Google rather than drinking milk aplenty falo, goat and camel with Brown Swiss, Holstein F, Ayrshire and British duction by cows depends authenticated by any sci- drinking delicious milk. brings down body weight, some minor variations Jersey and Milking Short- Shorthorn. Milk from cows more on geography entific or medical study. Fear is being increasingly too, has not been validated which we can modify. If you horn. like Jersey, Charolais, rather than on Other than this unfounded used as a tool to prop up by controlled studies. The like milk or milk products, Now comes the composi- Limousin, Thar- genes because the fear, there is no difference business in so many areas. addition of milk and milk consume in moderation, if tion of cow milk. Except parkar, Rathi and same cows between A1 and A2 Milk, as everyone knows, products is fine but weight you don’t like then you have for some minor variations, other Asian stop milk. Paying is good food but no single management is an entirely many other options. If you milk is composed of the fol- cows mainly premium is food is total food. The hu- different phenomenon and wish to pay a premium to lowing domi- an individu- man body is the most com- there are no shortcuts to some particular milk, pay nant in- al’s choice as plex and most sophisticat- fine-tune it. Cheese fills it because it is your money gredi- ego and sta- ed structure on earth and your stomach faster, is di- and fulfil your ego. No sin- ents as tus have al- needs so many ingredients gested slowly, provides pro- gle food is miraculous, you per 100 ways been ex- that no single food source teins and is one amongst can dance to the tunes of gm of its ploited by a smart can provide its needs in to- many actions to manage gimmicks orchestrated by weight - cal- business. The cut- tality. We have to eat all but weight but you can not de- marketeers or choose to ories 42, fat, throat competition and de- in small quantities. The pend upon one single thing, have a balanced and more cholesterol, sodi- sire to earn higher profits claim that drinking huge you need a whole scientific informed position - the fi- um, phosphorus, both lead to unethical busi- quantities of milk makes lifestyle to manage overall nal choice lies with you. carbohydrates, proteins, calcium, cobalamin and magnesium. The milk pro- teins are of two types - in- soluble casein and soluble whey protein in a ratio of 80 to 20 per cent. Lactose is the main sugar of milk and to this, some people are found to be intolerant. These days, there is a lot of noise regarding A2 milk and it is being marketed at a significant premium to ordinary milk with the claim that it is “ the healthy” milk while A1 milk is labelled as harmful

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Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left): Rehaa Khann, Vibhishek Pal Singh and Kriti Garg

FACE OF THE YEAR! Daisy Choudhary and Maahi CITY FIRST BRINGS YOU A FEW MORE GLIMPSES FROM THE GLAMOROUS EVE HELD ON SATURDAY AT THE POOLSIDE ARENA OF JAIPUR MARRIOTT HOTEL. THE GALA EVENING WITNESSED THE POSTER LAUNCH OF FIRST INDIA FACE OF THE YEAR-2021 AND FIRST INDIA TEEN FACE OF THE YEAR-2021.

Shubhi Dhaneta, Khushi Srivastava, Yogesh Mishra, Kanchan Khatana and Nikita Shekhawat Gunjan Jagtyani, Rashmi Anurag Sharma and Giriraj Saini

Uma Singhvi and Shyam Singh Singhvi

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Vishall K Swami and Ankur Sihag Bharat Kasliwal and Himmat Singh Yakub Khan and Shishir Awasthi

Tanu Choudhary and Soni Kumari Yasheel Pandel Sushmita Aind and Kavita Pant Sapna Bundwal CITY BUZZ www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021 12 Rifle Shooting MODERN-DAY SLAVERY Competition City First talked to a few people in the field of art about their CITY FIRST

wadh Rifle MONICA perspectives on contemporary enslavement and its abolishment! PRABHAKAR Shooting Academy [email protected] A announced the win- ners of the shooting odern slavery competition on Sun- is all around day. Kailash Singh us, but often secured 2nd position just out of and won a Silver M sight. It exists Medal in 50 meters. Rudra Ravi Shankar Gupta in our every- Rifle (Prone Position) day lives but is in 43rd State Small so ingrained that it be- Bore Shooting Com- Awadh Rifle Shoot- comes invisible. Some petition held in Noi- ing Academy Vikram are enslaved to their da. Another member, Rai and Jamal Asgar thoughts, others to the Anoop Kumar se- Rana felicitated eve- system. Be it the system cured 3rd position ry participant and of education, marriage and won two Bronze guided Rudra to prac- or faith. medals in 50 meters. tice vigorously in all It can also be some- Rifle (3 position and the upcoming shoot- thing as menial as the Prone position) in ing competitions and technology around that 43rd State Shooting brighten the name of has made us glued to our Competition held in the country by be- laptops, tablets and Noida. coming a successful smartphones, right Rudra Ravi player at the national from dawn till dusk. Shankar Gupta, from level. Bonshe Akshat Srivastava Yuvraj Vikram Singh City First talked to a Awadh Rifle Shoot- The Academy also few people in the field of ing Academy, Luc- congratulated and art about their perspec- part where children are course of study.” system, patriarchy, reli- ing illogical content and are bound to slavery be- know qualified in 4 appreciated the ex- tives on contemporary not given a choice in cer- But the encroach- gion and rituals that do read good books.” cause they readily agree events- Air pistol cellent participation enslavement and its tain aspects limiting ment of people in reli- not make sense. It can be While, an abstract to do anything in return youth, 0.22 sport pis- and performance of abolishment. their creativity makes gion and caste runs deep tackled with applied shutterbug, Akshat for some money. Proper tol junior, 0.22 stand- Umesh Singh, Dr De- Bonshe, an actor, them more distressed in our nation. Hence a logic, common sense Srivastava said, “Slav- awareness and educa- ard pistol junior and vendra, Vikram, Ja- shared her take and than motivated. The part of society is still and simple reasoning. A ery is still prevalent be tion to underprivileged 0.22 free pistol junior. mal Asgar Rana, said, “ The fact that our only way to cut through enslaved to it. free soul can never coex- it past or the modern people can help us abol- He had an overall Baljeet Singh, master education system and this is to move towards Yuvraj Vikram Singh, ist with a narrow mind. world. Today, it appears ish it. But it will take score of 278/300. Yuvraj Singh, Master the way it works is no the more open and in- a writer said, “People in We must open up to new in the form of illiteracy some time and a lot of Secretary and Yashraj Singh and less than a type of mod- clusive environment in India are still slaves of ideas, abolish irrelevant leading to exploitation. help from the masses to Joint Secretary of Umesh Chaudhary. ern-day slavery. The regards to choosing our several issues like caste thinking, avoid consum- Most enslaved people make it possible.”

VACCINATED! ROBIN HOOD ARMY!

Being one of the most dynamic volunteer groups in Lucknow, Robin Hood Army actively looks for opportunities to serve people amid different circumstances. Keeping the ongoing COVID vaccination drives in view, RHA has initiated a program called ‘Senior Patrol’ to ensure that all senior citizens in the city, who are facing difficulties in the registration process or all unable to reach the immunisation centres, also get the vaccine without any hassle. MISSION SHAKTI!

Clockwise: Adding to the tally of Covid vaccine recipients in Uttar Pradesh, Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia received her first dose of vaccination at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (Civil) Hospital on Monday. Media Advisor to CM Yogi Adityanath, Mrityunjay Kumar and Senior Advisor, PHD Chamber of Commerce & Chairman UP, Mukesh Singh and IPS Akash Tomar were also administered vaccine shots on Monday. The jabbing process was carried out in various hospitals of Lucknow. The officers seemed thrilled after getting jabbed. They motivated the others to get vaccinated and cleared the doubts regarding the efficacy of the indigenous vaccines. THE ROYAL SYMBOL! ART AND CULTURE! Of the several chapters that history has scripted, this one remains largely overshadowed by the folklores of Rani Laxmi Bai, Mangal Pandey and other With the help of community policing, Mission Shakti hosted an awareness drive at Parsvnath Planet, a residential colony in such popular protagonists of Lucknow’s Vibhuti Khand. Led by DCP Crime against Women and Security, Ruchita Chaudhary, the event was organised by the the Revolt of 1857. This is the Planet’s Ladies Club of the colony to discuss female abuse, protection of children and benefits extended through Mission Shakti story of Begum Hazrat Mahal, to keep a check on it. Besides the DCP, the panel of speakers included Shubhangi Singh, a legal activist who highlighted women a courtesan, a begum and rights in the programme. A Pink Patrol vehicle was also stationed at the event. an exceptional leader who became the symbol of Awadh’s ART OF NAQASHI! resistance against the British. Belonging to an age when women were expected to stay in pardah, the course of her destiny has taken a turn that flipped the British world upside down. HAPPY B’DAY!

The grandeur and opulence of Lucknow’s history have transcended the boundaries of time. This is best visible in the Awadh city’s incredible monuments, most of which still echo the whispers of those who dwelled there in the past. The Nawabs of Awadh have left behind a strikingly unique culture Lucknow’s rich culture, vibrant arts, crafts and culinary and the city of Lucknow has found its own contemporary way to breakthroughs have also been passed down from one keep it alive, through the tides of times. While some like chikankari generation to another and now, people from across the world have gained popularity, others have remained so exclusively in come to savour the delights of Awadh. Lucknow’s past has Lucknow, that you need to trudge through the narrow lanes of the been shaped and moulded by its many-faceted forms of art city’s Yahiyaganj to trace their existence. We are talking about the art IAS Ghanshyam Meena and IAS Annapurna Garg celebrated and craft and that’s exactly what the Lucknow Mahotsav of repoussé or naqashi- the technique to engrave metal and trust us their birthdays on April 5, Monday. We wish them all the best! celebrates- centuries of this Nawabi culture. when we say, it is as captivating as it is intricate.