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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla addresses at the foundation stone laying A NEW BEGINNING Prime Minister lays the foundation stone of New Parliament Building, in New Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the foundation stone laying ceremony of the New Parliament Building on Thursday. Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY PTI ceremony of New Parliament Building, in New Delhi on Thursday.

STONES HURLED AT BJP CHIEF JP NADDA’S CONVOY; VIJAYVARGIYA, ROY HURT Under pressure from Oppn, Dy PM: New Parliament building will ATTACK ON NADDA ‘SPONSORED’, CM Chautala hopes witness ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ farmers-Centre rift Historical & Proud will end soon BUILDING YOUR PALACE AS FARMERS SEEKS WB REPLY Day for , says PROTEST: CONG ON PM, NEW PARL The home ministry Lok Sabha Speaker New Delhi: The Congress attacked Prime Minister called for two reports Om Birla after stone Narendra Modi as he participated in the ground- from the Bengal breaking ceremony laying ceremony for the new parliament administration within New Delhi: Describing today, giving a reminder 12 hours the laying of founda- of the farmers protest going on outside the Aditi Nagar Chandigarh: Breaking tion stone of the new borders of the national his silence on the farm- Parliament building as capital for more than two New Delhi/Kolkata: ers’ protest, Haryana a “milestone in India’s weeks. “Mr Modi, His- Home Minister Amit Deputy Chief Minister democratic history”, The broken windshield of JP Nadda’s convoy vehicle. tory will also record that Shah on Thursday or- Dushyant Chautala Prime Minister Naren- when the Annadata was dered an investigation hoped that they will call dra Modi on Thursday MAA DURGA SAVED ME: NADDA IN fighting for their rights for 16 days on the streets, into an attack on BJP off their stir now that said if the old Parlia- you were building a palace for yourself in the chief JP Nadda’s con- CM MAMATA’S NEPHEW’S CONSTITUENCY the Centre has offered ment house gave direc- name of Central Vista! In democracy, power is not voy in and Kolkata: “If I have reached here for the meeting, to give written assur- tion to the country post- a means to fulfill whims, it is a medium for public asked the Governor for it’s due to Maa Durga’s grace,” said Nadda. The ances on MSP. independence, the new service and public welfare,” Congress spokes- a detailed report on law BJP has launched protests across the state. Nadda The Jannayak Janta one would be a witness person Randeep Surjewala tweeted in Hindi on and order in the state. said he was unhurt because he was travelling in Party leader said he is to making of a self-reli- Thursday under hashtag “farmers”. The home ministry a bullet proof car but other BJP leaders, Kailash quite hopeful that the ant India. called for two reports AMIT SHAH Vijayvargiya and , were injured. Some farmers protesting over Addressing the gath- from the Bengal admin- @AMITSHAH journalists were pushed and shoved back, accord- the new agri-marketing ering after laying the stone in India’s demo- in 2014 as an MP. Before istration within 12 hours Bengal has ing to PTI. Mamata Banerjee claimed the attack laws will understand foundation stone of the cratic history,” he said. stepping in, I bowed and as the BJP alleged that descended into an era was staged and accused the BJP of resorting that when the Centre is new building and per- “We, the people of In- saluted this temple of the state had slipped into of tyranny, anarchy to “drama” to malign her government ahead of giving written assur- forming the ground- dia, will together build democracy,” he said. complete lawlessness and darkness under assembly polls next year. “BJP is creating a new ances, it a victory for breaking ceremony, this new building of Par- If the old Parliament and anarchy. the Trinamool rule. Hindu dharma (religion). It is a hateful dharma. their struggle. Modi said many new liament. This new build- House gave direction to The BJP chief ’s con- The manner in which This is how Hitler became who he was. They are Meanwhile, Agricul- things were being done ing will be an inspiration India post-independ- voy came under attack, political violence has creating videos of incidents and sharing with me- ture Minister Narendra in the new Parliament when India will cele- ence, the new building allegedly from support- been institutionalized dia...Nautanki is going on. They will say Pakistan Singh Tomar on Thurs- House, which will in- brate its 75 years of inde- would be a witness to ers of Bengal’s ruling and brought to the is attacking us, Nepal, Israel,” said the Chief Min- day urged farmer union crease the efficiency of pendence,” Modi said. the creation of a self- Trinamool Congress, extreme in West ister. “Just think of the situation. They are roaming leaders to consider pro- the MPs as modern “I can never forget the reliant India, Modi said. around 60 km from Kol- Bengal under TMC around with the BSF, CRPF, Army, CISF....then why posals sent to them to methods will be incorpo- moment in my life when “If work was done to kata. Nadda was on his (Trinamool) rule is are you so scared?,” added Mamata. break the deadlock over rated in the work culture. I had the opportunity to fulfill the needs of the way to a meeting of sad and worrying protests against the “It is a very historic come to Parliament country in the old Parlia- party workers Turn to P6 three new Turn to P6 day. Today is a mile- House for the first time ment building, Turn to P6 JEWAR AIRPORT: SWISS DEVELOPER Gorakhpur has the responsibility of five SELECTS FOUR-COMPANY CONSORTIUM TO DESIGN PASSENGER TERMINAL crore people of UP, Bihar and Nepal Noida: Swiss developer net zero emissions, Haptic and STUP - a Zurich Airport Interna- digital airport and other team of four companies Gorakhpur. tional has selected a main traits that we want from Norway, England n We are about to win the Pointing out that the four-company consor- to see,” Daniel Bircher, and India,” Bircher said. developed countries tium to design the pas- Chairman and Manag- Members of this team decisive battle against Covid like US have registered senger terminal for the ing Director, Yamuna have designed the Hy- a Covid death rate of 8 greenfield Noida airport International Airport derabad airport and the n We are about a month away percent and even the in Jewar, one of its top Private Limited (YIAPL) new Istanbul airport, devloped states of the officials said on Thurs- told PTI. YIAPL is a 100 he said, adding that from Covid vaccine: CM Yogi country have seen 3-5 day. “We conducted per cent subsidiary of Grimshaw was involved percent of Covid a design competition Zurich Airport Inter- in designing one of Vishal Srivastav against Covid. It could CM Yogi addressing a gathering at MPEC as Speaker HN Dixit, deaths, the state of UP where we invited three national and has been the terminals at Zurich be made possible due to BJP State President SD Singh, MP Ravi Kishan and others look saw only 1.04 percent of international teams incorporated to develop airport around 20 years Gorakhpur: Chief effective health man- on, in Gorakhpur on Thursday. Covid deaths, he said to make proposals on the Noida airport in ago. “They are already Minister Yogi Adity- agement and exemplary but for the laxity of how they would design Jewar. “We have cho- at work. We expect anath has said that Ut- teamwork. state has already con- inaugral ceremony of some senior faculty, the this airport, taking into sen the team compris- them to conclude the tar Pradesh is on the “We are about a tained the pandemic,” the ‘Healthy Eastern figures would have account efficiency and ing Nordic, Grimshaw, key design Turn to P6 anvil to post victory af- month away from the he said while speaking Uttar Pradesh- an initi- been below one percent. ter a decisive battle Covid vaccine while the as Chief Guest at the ative’ drive at AIIMS, 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 | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 02 Vidhan Sabha speaker Man with Midas Touch: CM Yogi all set to releases book based on drive BJP’s Bengal chariot home in 2021 Indian culture, values First India Bureau

The saffron icon gears up to dare ‘Didi’ (Mamata Banerjee), that too on her home-turf Gorakhpur: Vidhan M Tariq Khan PRAISED ALL OVER insider source. An inter- Sabha Speaker Hriday esting aside here is that Narayan Dixit, along Lucknow: After suc- Nadda like Amit Shah with CM Yogi Adity- cessfully propelling was coronated as party’s anath, released a book BJP in Bihar and more national chief after en- titled `Bhartiya San- recently in the munici- suring spectacular win skriti Ka Vishwa Mein pal elections in Hy- for the party in UP. Shah Prasar’ in Gorakhpur derabad, Uttar Pradesh in 2014 and Nadda in on Thursday at the 88th Chief Minister Yogi 2019. Overall, the BJP foundation week pro- Adityanath is all set to national chief ’s visit gramme of Maharana CULTURE FIRST: LS Speaker storm West Bengal would be a four-day af- Pradap Education Hriday Nath Dixit. where countdown for fair. Two days in Luc- Council (MPEC) . assembly elections 2021 know and a day each in “MPEC also imparts Swatantra Dev Singh, has already begun. East and West UP. Being social values along with State Disaster Manage- From being a monk, the national chief of the education and is an ide- ment Authority vice who was propelled by ruling party, Nadda al for other institutions, president Lt. General the BJP’s Ram Temple would also be meeting “said Dixit. R.P. Shahi, Digambar movement to assume party ministers as well “Education solves Akhara, Ayodhya, Ma- the reins of UP CM to PROVING HIS METTLE: CM has already played a catalytic role in adding to BJP’s as functionaries to en- every problem and hant Suresh Das, Swa- being the firebrand gains in Bihar and in the recently concluded GHMC elections. West Bengal is next. sure smoother coordina- MPEC has been educat- mi Raghavacharya, poster boy of the par- tion between the two. ing people since 1932. Devipatan Shaktipeeth ty’s political campaign And if Yogi man- Bihar and Hyderabad hyakash (BJP national pected to discuss and fi- With 2022 in sight placat- The government is de- Mahant Yogi Mithilesh in all most all elec- agesto upset Trina- for the UP CM, who is president) JP Nadda ji is nalise the campaign itin- ing cadres and keeping veloping the state at a Das, Member of Parlia- tions, Yogi’s populari- mool Congress’s being billed as the scheduled to visit Luc- erary not only for West the organisation battle- fast pace,” said Dr. Ma- ment Ravi Kisan and ty has soared like mer- (TMC) applecart, it ‘Man with the Midas know on a two-day visit Bengal but also ensuring ready is a priority for hendra Singh, Jal Shak- Jai Prakash Nishad cury on a hot summer would be a hat-trick Touch.’ on December 28 ad 29. party’s comeback under both the UP CM and ti minister. MPEC president Prof. afternoon. at the hustings after “Rashtriye Ad- The top leadership is ex- Mission 2022,” says an party president. BJP state president U.P. Singh and others.

SHAAM-E-AWADH ‘Give positive atmosphere for investment, industrial growth’ First India Bureau the assets purchased in auction of units set Lucknow: Chief Secre- up in industrial devel- tary of Uttar Pradesh, opment authorities Rajendra Kumar Ti- should be abolished. wari has given strict Instructions were is- instructions to District sued to U.P. State Indus- magistrates and all con- trial Development Au- cerned departments to thority (UPSIDA) in a adopt positive approach case pertaining to towards promoting and M/s Tribula Exports, facilitating the invest- Kanpur regarding pay- ment and industries in ment of stamp duty in the state. an auction under SAR- Tiwari was presiding INDUSTRY FRIENDLY NOTE: Chief Secretary RK Tiwari presiding FAESI Act-2002 (The Se- over a high-level inter- over a meeting with offi cials at his offi ce in Lok Bhawan. curitization and Recon- departmental meeting struction of Financial The City of Nawabs is known for its mystical evenings. Our lensman captures one such beautiful sunset at the backdrop of on investment promo- fice at Lok Bhawan to- the stamp duty twice, Assets and Enforce- Bara Imambara on Thursday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR tion and problems of day. He directed that once on sale-deed and ment of Security Inter- entrepreneurs at his of- practice of charging then on lease-deed, on est Act).

UPMRC MD bucks up new managers BSP slams UP government Cop jumps First India Bureau sion, culture & work into canal ethics and encouraged on Jalaun gang rape case Lucknow: Kumar Kes- them to take up higher to save life hav, Managing Director, responsibilities. First India Bureau Uttar Pradesh Metro “The vision of UPM- of a woman Rail Corporation (UP- RC is to provide a Lucknow: Bahujan Sa- MRC) on Thursday ad- ‘World-class and mod- maj Party (BSP) has First India Bureau dressed the newly-re- ern mass rapid trans- slammed the Uttar cruited Assistant Man- port system’ to the com- Pradesh government on Noida: A police agers and Deputy Gen- mon man,” said Keshav. the Jalaun gang rape constable in Uttar eral Managers of UP While addressing the case and said that the Pradesh’s Greater Metro at UPMRC’s Cen- trainees in an hour-long government’s slogan of Noida on Thursday tre of Excellence for session, he emphasized ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Pad- jumped into a brim- Training (COET) at that there should be hao’ is just a “farce”. ming canal and Transport Nagar De- AIM HIGHER: Keshav Kumar, MD, UPMRC motivated the newly leadership at all levels, BSP National Spokes- saved a drowning pot, Lucknow. recruited assistant managers to take up higher responsiblities. and one must be proac- person Sudhindra LISTING FAILURES: BSP’s National spokesperson Sudhindra woman, who had The main objective of tive in identifying key Bhadoria said that Yogi Bhadoria says that BJP has failed to protect women in the state. tried to commit sui- his lecture is to make equipping the trainees hired personnel famil- challenges. He rein- government has failed cide over fights new recruits acquaint- for taking up higher re- iar with the organiza- forced the UPMRC’s to provide protection, Bachao, Beti Padhao’ is tion, security and dig- with her husband, ed with the organiza- sponsibilities in the tion, Keshav gave a commitment to com- security and dignity to just a farce. I think the nity to the women and officials said. tion’s vision, structure management. brief overview of the plete every metro pro- women. Yogi government has girl children of Uttar Constable Irfan and functions besides To make the newly- company’s vision, mis- ject in time. “The slogan of ‘Beti failed to provide protec- Pradesh,” he said. Ali jumped into Khareli canal and swam about 100 me- BOOSTER tres to save the 30-year-old woman, a labourer, who had fallen unconscious, Maati Kala Facility Centres to shape clay artisans’ future they said. Impressed by the First India Bureau The results of the ef- was also made available The government 2,000 beneficiaries have constable’s feat, Po- forts of the UP govern- to potters, artisans and has also helped the also been given modern lice Commissioner Lucknow: Coventional ment was also seen this craftsmen to make potters, craftsmen machine and tools oper- Alok Singh lauded clay products that used Deepawali when, on the them self reliant under and artisans in get- ating training and entre- Ali’s selfless service to be the cynosure of all appeal of CM Yogi, the the Mati Kalaa Scheme. ting financial assis- preneurship develop- and announced a eyes, have been losing people of the state cele- As many as 39,505 tance and under the ment training. provide monetary reward the race to plastic prod- brated the festival on the craftsmen families were Mati Kalaa Scheme, quality training for pro- for him for saving a ucts for the last few lines of `Vocal for Local’ identified by the gov- 1,415 potters applied duction and marketing citizen’s life. years. But not for long, and over 10 Lakh earthen ernment and out of this, for loans. The banks of finished goods to pot- “Congratulations as Yogi Adityanath led lamps (Diyas) were sold. 24,000 families were al- gave loans of Rs 265.93 ters, artisans and crafts- braveheart for put- government in Uttar The government also located revenue lease Lakhs to 142 beneficiar- men under one roof, ting citizen before Pradesh is taking steps started some other for making arrange- ies and besides this, Mati Kalaa Common Fa- self. He is being im- to safeguard the art and schemes to give a new ments of raw material. loans of Rs 98.03 Lakhs cility Centers are being mediately rewarded artisans connected direction to the crafts- SON OF SOIL: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been playing an Along with this, mod- have also been dis- set up across the state. with Rs 20,000 and with the art form. men associated with instrumental part in framing friendly policies for artisans. ern tool kits were also bursed to 71 units. For this, land has also also recommended In order to achieve this clay crafts trade and a made available to arti- As many as 1402 pot- been identified in Pilib- for a suitable com- Maati Kalaa Micro Com- Maati Kala Board was crafts, training was im- Skill Training Pro- sans to help them in cre- ters have also been pro- hit, Rampur, Firozabad, mendation,” Singh mon Facility Centers constituted. parted to potters grammes (MKSTP) and ating designer clay vided training under the Muzaffarnagar, Kannauj tweeted. across the state. To promote clay through Maati Kala financial assistance products. MKSTP and till date over and Barabanki. UTTAR PRADESH www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 03 in Krishna Janmabhoomi: BRIEF Scholarship boost for folk artists Private hospital Court hearing on Jan 7 doctors to go on UP Lalit Kala Akademi to provide `5,000 each under the Art Teaching Scholarship Scheme First India Bureau strike today First India Bureau ship facilities, but now modern painting and Private hospital doc- artists associated with sculpture, but after Lucknow: A Mathura tors will be on a strike on December 11. Only Lucknow: Chief Minis- the folk art of the state amendment in the man- court will hear on Janu- emergency and COV- ter Yogi Adityanath is will also be given schol- ual, now 6 folk artists ary 7 a civil suit seeking ID-19 services will be always active in promot- arship. Apart from the will be given scholar- ownership of the entire operational while ing art and culture in scholarship, artists do- ships for one year. This 13.37 acres of Krishna OPD and general ser- Uttar Pradesh. Now UP ing research will also get will encourage other Janmabhoomi land and vices will be disrupt- ed. The strike call has Lalit Kala Akademi has financial assistance of paintings including San- removal of the mosque been given by the Indi- launched a scholarship Rs 10,000 for painting and jhi and Bundelkhandi. situated adjacent to it. The Mosque in question. an Medical Associa- scheme for painters and sculpture exhibitions. The Akademi will The matter was ad- tion, which is oppos- sculptors associated Yashwant Singh hold an art camp in Ayo- journed as District Judge on Krishna Janmabhoo- ing a move that allows with folk art, under CM Yogi with Pandavani artist Teejan Bai. Pandavani is a traditional performing Rathore, Secretary, Lalit dhya from December 14 Sadhna Rani Thakur mi”. It had cited a bar un- Ayurveda doctors to which a scholarship of art form in which she enacts tales from Mahabharata. —FILE PHOTO Kala Akademi said, “The to 18. The exhibition will was not available. der the Places of Worship become eligible for conducting operations Rs 5,000 (from January) folk art of UP attracts be organised under the The court had on Octo- (Special Provisions) Act, after a bridge course. will be given every The proposal was with the aim of encour- people towards it. Under Kala Rang programme ber 16 admitted the plea 1991. The suit blamed Au- month to artists associ- sent by the Lalit Kala aging and helping folk the leadership of the Ut- on the theme ‘Kya Kehti seeking to remove the rangzeb for demolishing Three members ated with the field of Akademi to the govern- artists who are doing tar Pradesh government, Hai Saryu Ki Dhara’. mosque, adjacent to a Krishna temple, built at of family killed in folk art. ment, after which the research at the age of a not only the artists have For this, online registra- Krishna Janmabhoomi. the birthplace of Lord Noida car mishap The scholarship will rule was amended to in- maximum of 40 years got a proper platform, tion of artists is being On September 30, a Ma- Shree Krishna at Katra Three members of a be given to six folk art- clude folk art along with will greatly be benefited. but also a boost.” done. The last date is De- thura civil court had re- Keshav Dev, Mathura, in family died in a car accident at Sector 49 ists of UP under the Art visual arts. It is to be Till now only painters Till now 5 visual art- cember 12. So far 100 art- fused to admit a suit by 1669-70 AD” and raising in Noida on Wednes- Teaching Scholarship mentioned that the and sculptors of Drishi- ists of UP used to get ists have registered for advocate Vishnu Jain to the “Idgah Mosque” in its day while two others Scheme. scholarships launched kala used to get scholar- scholarships related to this camp. remove an Idgah “built place. suffered injuries and are undergoing treat- ment, the police said Thursday. Five people were returning from a Purvanchal Expressway: For smooth Farm Laws will not be repealed in function when the driver lost control and the car fell into the any condition: Suresh Khanna drain in Salarpur. run CS RK Tiwari reviews progress Vishal Srivastav sition parties which

Temple donation First India Bureau passes and 507 culverts have made a mockery of box with Rs 2L are being constructed. Lucknow: Uttar our farmers,” Khanna stolen; 2 held Lucknow: In a project A 3.2-km-long airstrip Pradesh Finance, Par- said on Thursday. A donation box con- monitoring meeting in Sultanpur district for liamentary Affairs and He also said the PM taining nearly Rs two yesterday, Chief Secre- landing and takeoff of Medical Education Min- has already stated once lakh cash was stolen tary Rajendra Kumar Indian Air Force fighter ister Suresh Khanna that one cannot build a from a temple in Shamli district alleg- Tiwari reviewed the aircraft in an emergency has made a big revela- new century on old laws edly by two people progress of the con- situation is also pro- tion stating that the and that says it all. The who worked there as struction of Purvan- posed as part of the ex- Centre will not budge UP Finance and Parliamentary three laws we have cleaners, the police chal Expressway. pressway. The project from its stance on the Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna brought in will benefit said on Thursday. A He said that the ex- CM Yogi Adityanath with ACS Home Awanish Awasthi reviewing the will cost an estimated Rs farm laws. farmers in the long run case was registered Purvanchal Expressway work. 22,494.94 crore. The Minister who “The farm laws have no but the opposition after the management pressway will start from committee of the tem- Chandsarai village on the The project has been was in Agra on a regular issues in them. They are which has no positives ple filed a complaint. Lucknow-Sultanpur road pressway is 340.824 kms. Ghazipur. divided into eight seg- visit to gauge the Cov- meant for the benefit of in sight, is trying to de- Accused Vishal and in Lucknow district and It will benefit the districts As part of the express- ments on which work is id-19 situation in the Taj farmers and hence, will rail the country with Bablu were arrested end at Hydariya village of Lucknow, Barabanki, way, a total of 22 flyovers, in progress. Around 68 City, said that Prime not be repealed in any their frivolous claims. and a part of cash on NH-31, 18 kms east of Amethi, Ayodhya, Sultan- seven railway overbridg- per cent of the total phys- Minister Narendra condition. It is not the On the other hand, was recovered. UP-Bihar border. pur, Ambedkarnagar, es, seven long bridges, 114 ical progress of the pro- Modi’s stance on the issue with farmers at farmers continued their The length of the ex- Azamgarh, Mau and small bridges, 265 under- ject has been completed. farm laws is very clear. all. It is rather the oppo- agitation the three laws. No going back without 25 covid deaths in UP repeal of three laws:BKU with 1,677 fresh cases First India Bureau First India Bureau ing from the disease in the past 24 hours, taking Lucknow: With the Lucknow: With 1,677 the total number of farmers’ protest in and fresh COVID-19 cases cured persons in the around Delhi against the in Uttar Pradesh, the state to 5,32,349. recently enacted farm infection tally rose According to a bulle- vius ?kj dks ekSle dh ut+j u yxus nsa laws entering the 15th to 5,61,161 on Thurs- tin by the Health Depart- day, the Bhartiya Kisan day, while 25 more fa- ment, four deaths were gj ekSle lqj{kk ds fy, flQZ lqij LVªkWx osnj ‘khYM Union (BKU) on Thurs- talities pushed the reported from Varanasi, day reiterated the agita- mention of the with- death toll to 8,011, an three from Lucknow and tion would not be with- drawal of the laws. They official said. two each from Gorakh- drawn till the three Acts (central government) The number of active pur, Meerut and Chan- are repealed. wants amendment in cases in the state stood at dauli, among others. A day after rejecting them but we want these 20,801, of which 9,516 are Lucknow reported the Centre’s proposal on laws to be repealed. We in home isolation, Prin- 250 new cases followed changes in the three farm don’t want changes. We cipal Secretary, Health, by Meerut 122, Gautam laws, the BKU also de- will end our protest only Alok Kumar said. Budhnagar 107 and manded a Bill on mini- when these laws are with- A total of 1,495 people Kanpur Nagar 103, mum support price (MSP). drawn,” BKU spokesper- were discharged from among others, the bul- “The proposal has no son Rakesh Tikait said. hospitals after recover- letin said.

GROWTH ENGINE At Purvanchal webinar, CM bats for team spirit, greater use of tech Vishal Srivastav gy and make better use of it,” said CM Yogi. Lucknow: In a bid to He said corona vac- motivate youngsters to cine would arrive by build their own identi- January next year and ty, Chief Minister Yogi until then, everyone Adityanath said that should comply with the instead of becoming Covid-19 protocols. followers, people should The CM said percep- become leaders and set tion of an area in the rest examples for others. of the world, affected its The CM, who was development. “Today no- speaking at the 88th CM Yogi has urged education institutes to work with team spirit body can question devel- foundation week pro- opment, governance gramme of the Maha- with a team spirit. Peo- with this aim, the and law & order situa- rana Pradap Education ple associated with MPEC would become tion in UP. Perception Council (MPEC) on MPEC will have to work the best education insti- of India changed for bet- Thursday, where he continuously for the tution in north India. ter after 2014. Same is also inaugurated a betterment of them- “In the testing times the case with eastern 3-day national webinar selves, the institution of global corona pan- UP; our thinking has on Purvanchal’s devel- and the entire state and demic crisis, the ex- made it backward. We opment, said “People set the centenary year traordinary work, led are trying to ensure the should make them- as a target for this.” by our PM, was only shift from this mindset Call us at : 1800-266-4606 selves counted for the He said this had also possible with the help and have been pretty society and this is only been the aim of the na- of technique and peo- successful in it,” said 304, 3rd Floor, 3rd Eye II, Opp. Parimal Garden, Nr. 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No other commentator, columnist, security and permanent rulers to the state/UT in the country en- and strategic analyst extent that the people were joys this unique privilege. scared of questioning them. The amended land laws he response of the people Gupkar Road, a signature elite were also used to create fear across both regions to the on- landmark residential area be- among the people claiming going elections for the District came the power centre of J&K that their lands would be Development Councils (DDCs) favouring their cronies and snatched and forcibly pur- is a curt message to the status relatives while the rest were chased by outsiders. People quo lobby led by the Peoples’ left to look up to them as their are being confused by quoting Alliance for Gupkar Declara- My Baap who occasionally protection enjoyed by a few T tion (PAGD) popularly also showered their blessings on states under Article 371. There known as Gupkar Alliance. them in form of favours like is no comparison between 370 The vast majority of people government jobs or appoint- and 371 since 371 is a perma- standing in long queues out- ments in local bodies which nent provision and does not side the polling booths in the largely remained unelected. promote secession and sepa- bone-chilling cold while re- As claimed by the leaders of ratism. Often people are mis- sponding to the news reporters the Gupkar Alliance, Article led by drawing comparison do not mince words while stat- 370 was meant for protecting with neighbouring Himachal ing that they are voting for de- the Kashmiri identity. Kash- Pradesh stating that the state velopment and employment. It mir’s identity world over was dous response to the revoca- has special provisions protect- is their sole agenda since they recognised as a multilingual, tion of 370, the status quo lob- ing their land rights. Again UNHAPPY WITH THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSE TO THE by joined hands to form the the fact is to the contrary. Sec- have deprived of it for long. It multi-faith, multi-cultural plu- REVOCATION OF 370, THE STATUS QUO LOBBY JOINED HANDS is, therefore, clear that 60 year ral society famous for peaceful TO FORM THE PAGD WITH AVOWED AIM OF STRUGGLING FOR PAGD with avowed aim of tion 118 in Himachal is re- rule under the shelter Article co-existence. But these very THE RETURN OF 370 AND STATEHOOD. THEY ALSO ANNOUNCED struggling for the return of 370 strictive and does not put an 370 failed to provide the basic leaders are responsible for the THAT THEY DO NOT RECOGNISE THE J&K REORGANISATION ACT and statehood. They also an- absolute ban on the sale and amenities of road, drinking murder of the famous Kash- 2019, WHEREBY THE STATE WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO UNION nounced that they do not rec- purchase of land and proper- water and electricity to the miri identity. 370 was misused TERRITORIES (UTS) AND ALL CENTRAL LAWS MADE ognise the J&K Reorganisa- ty in Himachal. It has provi- people at large. Connectivity, to promote secessionism, sepa- APPLICABLE, AND ANY DECISION TAKEN THEREOF. HOWEVER, tion Act 2019, whereby the sions through which, with the education, health, and basic ratism, radicalisation leading DDC ELECTIONS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER A NOTIFICATION state was divided into two un- approval of government, any- USING SAME ACT, FORCED THEM TO MAKE A U-TURN amenities still elude the people to an onslaught on the Kash- ion territories (UTs) and all one can buy land and property despite the huge amount of miri Pandit community, the in- central laws made applicable, in the state. While the new funds received from successive digenous community of the and any decision taken there- land law of J&K totally bans central governments. Where Valley, forcing them to flee lead- tion of powers to the grass- use of force and suppression. of. However, DDC elections be- the sale of agricultural land to did all these funds vanish? Re- ing to large-scale exodus and roots level by preventing the The government took pre- ing conducted under a notifi- other than the existing agri- ports are surfacing of projects ethnic cleansing. Was this the application of 73rd and 74th cautionary measures to pre- cation using same Act, forced culturists of J&K. People will shown as completed in files purpose of inserting Article 370 Amendments and not holding vent divisive elements from them to make a U-turn. Ini- soon realise that these lies are but not actually existing on the in the Constitution of India? elections to the Panchayati Raj creating law and order prob- tially, lofty claims were made being told just to discredit the ground. Voters are openly ac- Fears expressed by Dr Ambed- Institutions (PRIs) and Urban lems causing inconvenience of elections only as a measure new laws and create a pitch cusing their leaders of having kar about the future of Hindu Local Bodies. They were loath to common men. These meas- to stop the growth of the BJP for restoration of 370. cheated them time and again and Buddhist minorities in to centre of power shifting ures proved successful. but soon they began to pro- It is the fear of being ques- and becoming unreachable Kashmir proved true. Taking from Gupkar Road to the A slew of measures were nounce it as a referendum for tioned and held accountable 370 was also and inapproachable after the shelter of 370, Gupkaris refused towns and villages taking shel- taken by the government the restoration of 370. Appeals for their misdeeds including used by the elections are over leaving them to include the word “secular” in ter under 370. It was also used thereafter to undo the ill-ef- are being made to vote for the unbridled corruption that is Gupkaris to deny to their plight which has not the preamble of the State Con- to promote regional and reli- fects of 370 as enumerated candidates of PAGD so that haunting the Gupkaris. That the devolution of changed during the last sev- stitution after its inclusion in gious discrimination. 370 was above. These included elec- they can bring back 370. There is the main reason for their powers to the enty years. the Constitution of India. used as a bargaining tool with tions to the second and third can be nothing more farther demand of restoration of 370. Article 370 was used by the the central governments tiers of PRI by holding elec- from the truth than this since grassroots level People have also realised But the common man has un- that they were emotionally ex- Gupkaris to institutionalise which usually succumbed to tions for Block Development DDCs are nowhere empowered derstood how 370 was mis- by preventing the ploited with slogans like self- corruption in J&K since their pressure tactics in order Councils (BDCs) and District for lawmaking? Yet they are used by these leaders to de- application of rule, greater autonomy, Azadi none of the progressive anti- to appease them. Successive Development Councils resorting to their old trick of prive them of basic amenities 73rd and 74th while enough autonomy was corruption laws passed by central governments pre- (DDCs). Urban Local Bodies false promises to people. Going while filling their own cof- Amendments granted by article 370. Had the Parliament was made ap- ferred to rule J&K through (ULBs) elections were also by the demand of the people fers. They are happy with the and not holding these leaders been serious and plicable in the state. This en- them rather than reaching out held. Ongoing DDC elections for development and employ- much-awaited change they elections to the committed to the welfare of couraged the Gupkaris and directly to the people and un- are unique in the sense that ment, it appears they may not were yearning for and are Panchayati Raj the people they could have eas- their cronies to resort to un- derstanding their problems. certain deprived sections succeed this time and restora- hopeful that the representa- Institutions ily provided them the basic bridled corruption without Thus, the decision was (West Pakistan Refugees, Val- tion of 370 will remain an un- tive they choose for the DDC (PRIs) and facilities of road, water, and fear of being held accounta- taken by the Government of mikis and Gorkhas) are vot- fulfilled distant dream like will meet their much wanted Urban Local electricity but instead they ble or questioned. Rules were India to revoke Article 370 ing for the first time. (Earlier greater autonomy or self-rule. basic needs. With this hope Bodies. They were chose to mislead them with not only ignored but blatant- was welcomed by the vast they could vote only for Par- Gupkaris and their sympa- and visualisation of brighter loath to centre of false slogans and dreams of ly bypassed with impunity. majority. The process to undo liamentary elections). 73rd thisers are trying to win over future 370 has become an ir- power shifting greener pasture while lining The skeletons which emerged the ills and woes of 70 years and 74th amendments have the people by creating a fear relevant issue for them. from Gupkar their own pockets with the in the cupboard of Jammu & of misrule was set in motion been made fully applicable psychosis among them. They With each passing day, the Kashmir Bank Ltd post revo- with all sincerity. It certainly fulfilling the long pending de- oppose each and every action Road to the towns generous assistance received Gupkaris are getting disap- from the Central Govern- cation of 370 and the Roshni was not to the liking of the mand of the people. There are of the government on the pointed because of the obvious and villages ments. This gave rise to a Scam dubbed as the biggest Gupkaris and their cronies. reserved seats for the women plea that it is meant to kill writing on the wall. Gupkar taking shelter group of elite and privileged land scam of the country are The subdued response of the and Scheduled Tribes (STs) their identity and change de- Road will no more enjoy the under 370. It was families who assumed con- just a few examples of insti- people much against their for the first time. A new crop mography. Baseless accusa- status it once did. 370 is gone also used to trols of not only the govern- tutionalised corruption un- hopes of bloodshed and huge of grassroots level leadership tions to emotionally exploit for good. Bye-bye 370, welcome promote regional ment but other organs of ad- leashed by them. protests came as a rude shock is emerging which augurs the populace. One of the lin- Naya Jammu Kashmir. and religious ministration as well. While 370 was also used by the to them. The government well for the future. gering fears created among THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY discrimination these families prospered, ordi- Gupkaris to deny the devolu- was falsely accused of the Unhappy with the tremen- the youth that their jobs will THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL Top The Indian Ocean is a rich historical archive TWEET n many beaches direction in different sea- ders in the 1980s with the Dharmendra Pradhan around the In- sons, these winds have long relative ease of movement @dpradhanbjp dian Ocean, shaped the rhythm of life in the late medieval Indian As PM Shri @narendramodi ji keen observers around the ocean, bringing Ocean. rightly said, India is the mother of O may spot bits of rain to farmers, filling the The Swahili coast pro- democracy. The voice of people of India will resonate in the new broken pottery. Washed sails of dhows and ena- vides another famed exam- temple of Indian democracy smooth by the ocean, these bling trade between differ- ple of Indian Ocean cosmo- where all differences merge shards are in all likelihood ent ecological zones. politanism. Stretching a and all disconnects vanish. hundreds of years old, from The monsoon wind pat- thousand miles from So- #NewParliament4NewIndia centres of ceramic produc- tern makes the Indian malia to Mozambique, tion like the Middle East- Ocean relatively easy to Swahili society arose from Anand Sharma ern Abbasid caliphate and cross both ways. In the At- centuries of interaction @AnandSharmaINC the Chinese Ming dynasty. lantic, by contrast, winds between Africa, the Middle Yes India needs a new parliament Originally destined for blow in one direction all East and Asia. today but why the tearing hurry Indian Ocean port cities, year round. That is why Centred on coastal city in times of economic distress, this pottery would have the Indian Ocean is the states like Kilwa, Zanzibar pandemic and despondency all around, when farmers are fighting been purchased by mer- world’s oldest long-dis- and Lamu, Swahili trade for justice and their rights in chant elites accustomed to tance trans-oceanic trad- backdrop. In the age of ris- SURFACE HISTORIES with each other than with networks reached far in- the biting cold. Clearly a case of eating off fine plates. ing arena and is some- ing sea levels and climate OF THE INDIAN OCEAN their fellows inland. land to present-day Zimba- misplaced priorities. These traders formed part times known as the cradle change, it is important to Given the long millennia This early cosmopolitan bwe and outward to Persia, of vast commercial net- of globalisation. learn more about the sea of trade and exchange, one world has famously been India and China. After works that crisscrossed the This cosmopolitan from a material and eco- key concern of Indian explored in Amitav reaching their height from Spiritual Indian Ocean arena and world has long fascinated logical point of view. Ocean studies has been a Ghosh’s In an Antique the 12th to the 15th centu- beyond, from East Africa scholars and has become a Over the past few years, focus on cultural interac- Land, which traces the ries, these city-states were SPEAK to Indonesia, the Middle vibrant domain of re- this situation has started tion. Cities on the shores travels of Abram bin Yiju, eventually undone by the East and China. search. Yet this work has to shift. In this article, we have sustained deep forms a 12th-century Jewish Tu- Portuguese, who arrived Folly is bound up in the These trade networks had little to say about the survey both the older and of material, intellectual nisian merchant based in from the early 16th century, heart of a child, but the rod stretched back thousands sea itself. Its focus is on the newer forms of Indian and cultural exchange so Cairo and later in Manga- seeking to establish a mo- of discipline drives it far of years, powered by the human movement with Ocean studies, of surface that the denizens of these lore, India. The book con- nopoly of the spice trade. from him. —Proverbs 22:15 monsoon winds. Reversing the ocean as a passive and depth. ports had more in common trasts the rigidity of bor- SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION

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INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 05 KEEP NATIONAL INTEREST SUPREME, Rajnath signs ASEAN PLEDGE ‘INDIA FIRST’: MODI Defence Ministers’ THE PRIME MINISTER SAID THAT DEMOCRACY IN INDIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MEANS OF Meeting joint declaration New Delhi: Defence RESOLVING DIFFERENCES ALONG WITH GOVERNANCE Minister Rajnath Singh New Delhi: Prime Min- on Thursday signed the ister Narendra Modi on joint declaration by the Thursday, urged the ASEAN Defence Minis- citizens to take the ters’ Meeting-Plus (AD- pledge of “India first” MM-Plus) on strategic and said national inter- There can be security vision. est should be supreme differences over “Delighted to address in our decisions. the ASEAN Defence Speaking at the foun- policies and Ministers’ Meeting-Plus dation-laying ceremony politics. But we on the 10th anniversary of new Parliament are for the service of its foundation. We ap- building, PM Modi: “We of the public, there preciate the central role will have to take the should be no of ASEAN-led forums, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressing, via video conference, pledge of ‘India first’. differences in this including ADMM Plus the 10th Anniversary of the founding of the ASEAN Defence Minister Our decisions should in promoting dialogue Meeting Plus (ADMM Plus) at Hanoi, from New Delhi on Thursday. make the nation strong- ultimate goal. and engagement to- er and be measured on —Narendra Modi, wards a pluralistic, co- the same scale - that na- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the foundation laying of the New Parliament Prime Minister operative security order INDIA AND JAPAN DISCUSS tion’s welfare comes Building in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI in Asia,” Singh said in a STRONGER MILITARY TIES first. Our efforts in next tweet. He added that the New Delhi: Amid an ongoing row with China, 25-26 years should be to- our own concern. We, life,” PM Modi added. democracy has moved Parliament building at ADMM Plus has grown the Air Forces of India and Japan discussed wards how do we want the people of India, take The Prime Minister ahead with this goal,” the Parliament House to become the fulcrum further strengthening their ties through joint to see India in 2047, in this pledge - nothing said that democracy in he said. Complex. The new Parlia- of peace, stability and exercises and training. The two sides held our 100 years of Inde- will be more important India has always been a “There can be differ- ment building will be rules based order in this wide-ranging discussions during the visit of pendence.” “We, the to us than the unity and means of resolving dif- ences over policies and modern, state-of-the-art, region. General Izutsu Shunji, Chief of Staff, Japan Air people of India, take integrity of the coun- ferences along with politics. But we are for energy-efficient, with “The concepts of ‘vas- Self Defense Force (CoS-JASDF) who arrived on this pledge - there will try,” he added. governance. “Different the service of the pub- highly non-obtrusive se- udhaive kutumbakam’ Wednesday and met his Indian counterpart Air be no greater interest “We, the people of In- views, different per- lic, there should be no curity facilities to be built ‘the whole world is one Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria. The visit by the for us than national in- dia, take this pledge - for spectives, they empow- differences in this ulti- as a triangular-shaped family & ‘sarve bhavan- Japanese Air chief comes soon after the navies terest. We, the people of us the dignity and ful- er a vibrant democracy. mate goal,” he added. building, adjacent to pre- tu sukhinah’ - ‘all be at of the two countries held the Malabar maritime India, take this pledge - fillment of the Constitu- There is always room Earlier in the day, PM sent Parliament. LS will peace’ are the core of exercise with all four Quad members in it along The country’s concern tion of the country will for differences but nev- Modi laid the founda- be three times of existing the Indian civilization,” with the US and Australia.—ANI for us will be more than be the biggest goal of er disconnected, our tion stone of the new size. —ANI he said further. —ANI With no end to deadlock on 3 IN THE COURTYARD laws, farmers pile up pressure ROSHNI ACT YES BANK CASE SC asks J&K HC to decide on Dec Court denies bail to 2 ex- 21 PILs seeking review of verdict officers of Cox & Kings Mumbai: A special Pre- New Delhi: The Su- vention of Money Laun- preme Court on Thurs- dering Act or PMLA day asked the Jammu court in Mumbai on and Kashmir High Wednesday rejected bail Court to decide on De- pleas of a former Chief cember 21 the pleas Financial Officer and seeking review of its an ex-internal auditor verdict scrapping the of Cox and Kings Group, Laundering Act (PMLA) Roshni Act which con- who were arrested by in October this year. ferred proprietary the Enforcement Direc- According to the En- Farmers sitting at Singhu border during a protest against the newly passed farm law, in New Delhi on rights to occupants of torate in connection forcement Directorate, Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI State land. with its probe in the Yes its probe found that Yes A bench headed by proached the top court the October 9 verdict of Bank alleged loan de- Bank had a total out- Karnal: The number Justice N V Ramana in the matter as they are the high court. fault case. standing of 3,642 crore of farmers at Delhi- ANNA HAZARE WILL END STIR considered the oral as- not “land grabbers or Mehta apprised the Special judge PP Raj- in respect of Cox & Kings Haryana borders is in- WARNS OF ‘JAN AFTER LAWS ARE surance of Solicitor unauthorised people”. apex court that J&K has vaidya rejected the bail Group of Companies. creasing with each ANDOLAN’ REPEALED: BKU General Tushar Mehta, The bench, also com- already filed a review applications of former Yes Bank co-promoter passing day with more Ahmednagar: Octoge- Ghaziabad: With the who appeared for the prising justices Surya petition in the high CFO Anil Khandelwal Rana Kapoor and DHFL from across Punjab and narian social activist farmers’ protest in and Jammu and Kashmir Kant and Aniruddha court and said that the and former internal au- promoters Kapil Wadha- Haryana making a bee- Anna Hazare came out around Delhi against the administration, that no Bose, said that it will authority is “not ditor Naresh Jain. wan and Dheeraj Wadha- line to join the protest in support of farmer recently enacted farm coercive action will be hear in January last against bonafide & com- They were arrested wan were arrested by the in the national capital protests and warned laws entering 15th day, taken against those pe- week the appeals filed mon people who are not under the provisions of Enforcement Directo- against the three farm the Central government the Bhartiya Kisan Union titioners who have ap- before it challenging land grabbers.” —PTI the Prevention of Money rate early this year. —PTI laws that they deem to that he would begin a (BKU) on Thursday reit- be detrimental to their ‘Jan Andolan’ if farmers’ erated that the agitation livelihood. demands remain unad- would not be withdrawn The agitation entered dressed. “ “If the govern- till the three Acts are Mumbai:Bollywood makeup artist held with Cocaine the 14th day on Wednes- ment does not accept the repealed. A day after day with a constant flow demands of the farmers, rejecting the Centre’s Mumbai: The (NCB) ment, said that the meer Wankhede. Goda- The agency seized 11 of farmers carrying I will once again sit for proposal on changes in arrested a Bollywood agency had rounded up mbe, a popular makeup grams of cocaine in 16 a ‘Jan Andolan’ that will the three farm laws, the black flags on their ac- makeup artiste and the two persons from artist and hair stylist, packets during the raid, be similar to the Lokpal BKU also demanded a tor-trailers, SUVs, cars, agitation,” he warned. Bill on MSP. hairstylist, along with the city’s Oshiwara lo- has worked with some along with an autorick- trucks and canters, an autorickshaw driver, cality. “Initial investiga- big production houses, shaw, from near Oshi- marching forward on for possessing 11 grams tion revealed that one an NCB official said. He wara’s Meera Tower. NH 44----- Delhi-Chandi- maining inconclusive, ment for withdrawal of of cocaine and Rs 56,000 of the arrested persons, was allegedly the re- This being of ‘interme- garh national highway-- the farmer leaders are three laws. Farmers in in cash, said to be the Suraj Godambe, is a ceiver of consignment. diate quantity’ both ac- towards the national requesting more and villages along the high- proceeds of the drug’s hair stylist by profes- Yadav, the supplier, is cused were put under capital. more followers to join ways and Gurdwaras sales. sion,” according to a an autorickshaw driver arrest. They will be un- With talks with Un- the protests to increase are serving langar for The NCB’s Mumbai statement issued today and works on behalf of der NCB custody till ion government re- the pressure on govern- travelling farmers. Zonal Unit, in a state- by NCB Zonal Head Sa- a Nigerian Syndicate. December 16. —PTI

WOMAN GANG-RAPED BY 17 IN JEM TERRORIST HELD FOR DUMKA, NCW EXPRESSES CONCERN 3 DIE, 2 INJURED IN CAR SUPPORTING OTHER TERRORISTS INDIA-NEPAL VIRTUAL MEET ON Jharkhand: The National said that she was raped ACCIDENT IN NOIDA Awantipora: Jammu and been identifi ed as Irshad POWER SECTOR HELD Commission for Women while her husband was Noida: Three members of a family died in a car Kashmir police on Thurs- Ahmad Reshi, informed Kathmandu: The eighth India-Nepal joint work- on Thursday, expressing held hostage by 17 men, accident at sector 49 in Noida on Wednesday day arrested a Jaish- the police offi cials of the ing group meeting on power sector cooperation serious concern over an when they were returning while two others suffered injuries and are under- e-Mohammed (JeM) district. Five kilogram at the level of joint secretaries was held on alleged rape of a woman home on Tuesday night. going treatment. The incident occurred when five terrorist in the Awantipora cannabis powder, 10 Thursday via video-conferencing. According to by 17 men in Jharkhand’s The matter came to fore people were returning from a function and the area for providing shelter detonators, one wireless offi cials, the key agenda for both the countries Dumka district, sent a on Wednesday after the driver lost control and the car fell into the drain in and logistics to JeM ter- set without battery, two is to access the market for hydro and solar letter to the state police victim lodged a complaint Salarpur area of Noida. “After the accident, all 5 rorists and transporting wireless antenna and sectors. “The 8th meeting of India-Nepal Joint and asked it to com- in Mufassil police station members were admitted to a private hospital by ammunition and explosive one IED remote powder Working Group on Power Sector Cooperation at plete its probe within in Dumka, a Jharkhand locals where two of them were declared brought material for terrorists in has been recovered from the level of Joint Secretaries has commenced two months. According Mukti Morcha (JMM)’s dead and one succumbed to injury during treat- Tral and Awantipora areas him. A case has been through video conference,” India in Nepal wrote to a police offi cial, the stronghold, further in- ment on Thursday morning,” DCP Rajesh S said. of Jammu and Kashmir. registered at Tral police in a tweet. survivor in her complaint formed the police offi cial. The arrested man has station. NEWS www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 06 Governor expresses concern over attack on Nadda Kolkata: Expressing constituency of Trina- concern over the at- mool Congress youth TMC govt committed to upholding tack on BJP president wing president Ab- J P Nadda''s convoy, hishek Banerjee, neph- when it was on its way ew of Chief Minister human rights: Mamata Banerjee to Diamond Harbour Mamata Banerjee. for a public meeting on The BJP president is TMC REPORT CARD Thursday, West Bengal on a two-day visit to OF 10-YEAR-RULE Governor Jagdeep the state since Wednes- With an eye on 2021 Dhankhar accused the day to attend various Assembly polls, the state administration programmes aimed at ruling TMC in West of failing to act despite strengthening the par- Bengal released a his warnings. ty organisation ahead report card highlight- In a tweet, the gover- of the Assembly elec- ing its government’s nor wrote that he had tions due in April-May welfare policies and alerted the chief secre- next year. development projects tary and the director It is reported that Mamata Banerjee over the last 10 years. general of police of the Jagdeep Dhankhar The attack on Mr Na- The TMC, after com- possibility of the col- dda’s convoy -- alleg- ing to power in 2011, lapse of law and order edly by supporters of Kolkata: West Bengal mental rights, and muz- has raised allocation during the BJP meet- DILIP GHOSH WRITES TO AMIT SHAH OVER ‘SECURITY LAPSES’ Ms Banerjee’s Trina- Chief Minister Mama- zle the voice of the peo- for the education sec- ing at Diamond Har- mool Congress -- took ta Banerjee on Thurs- ple. Our government is tor to Rs 37,069 crore bour in South 24 Parga- place around noon to- day claimed that de- committed to uphold- from Rs 13,872 crore, nas district. day when he was on his mocracy was being ing human rights," she State Education min- The chief secretary way to Diamond Har- bulldozed and voices tweeted. "The GoWB ister Partha Chatterjee said. “As part of the had informed him that bour, the constituency muzzled in the country, has set up 19 human ‘Sabujsathi’ scheme, the DGP has been alert- of Trinamool MP and rights courts in the last and vowed that her gov- 84 lakh cycles were ed and sensitised ac- Ms Banerjee’s nephew ernment was commit- nine and half years. It distributed. Thirty cordingly, Dhankhar Abhishek Banerjee. ted to upholding hu- was after repeated pro- new universities have wrote on the micro- However, The Bengal man rights. Taking to tests and movements by come up in the state blogging site. government has said Twitter, the CM, on the me that the West Ben- since 2010. We could "Events indicate to- that it has received no occasion of Human gal Human Rights Com- not work at the ex- tal abdication of lawful request to provide se- Rights Day, said her mission was set up in pected pace this year authority," Dhankhar curity to Mr Nadda. government has set up 1995. My best wishes to due to the COVID-19 wrote in a series of The point was empha- 19 human rights courts all," Banerjee said. pandemic. —PTI tweets on the attack. sion," the governor from here, to address a Kailash Vijayvargiya, sised by Mamata Ba- over the last nine-and- Human Rights Day is "As constitutional wrote. The BJP presi- meeting of party work- party sources and eye- nerjee. “You don’t in- a-half years. "Today is celebrated every year head I share my shame dent’’s convoy came ers, resulting in injury witnesses said. form the state, but HumanRightsDay. on December 10 to hon- tion of the Universal with you as it is on ac- under attack when he to several leaders in- The area where the when there is a prob- Nowadays, there is a our the United Nations Declaration of Human count of your acts of was on way to Diamond cluding saffron party incident took place is lem, you blame the big trend to bulldoze de- General Assembly's Rights (UDHR) on this omission and commis- Harbour, about 40 km general secretary within the Lok Sabha state,” she said. —PTI mocracy, crush funda- adoption and proclama- day in 1948. —PTI Apollo ready to vaccinate ‘Nobody can present Snowfall, heavy Protesting farmers call Details From 1993’ rain expected one million people daily in Uttarakhand threaten to block New Delhi: In the defa- New Delhi: India's mation case filed by for- New Delhi: The India largest hospital chain mer union minister MJ Meteorological Depart- railway tracks Apollo Hospitals has Indian Pharma scaling up Akbar, the advocate for ment (IMD) has issued said that it is ready to journalist Priya Rama- a 'yellow alert' for Utta- New Delhi: Farmers Singh said at the press administer 1 million for local & global needs ni told a Delhi court that rakhand for the next agitating for the past conference. coronavirus vaccines nobody can present call five days, warning that two weeks against the The announcement every day. The hospital details from 1993 & even many districts in the new agri laws on Thurs- by farmers came on a chain has trained 6,000 MTNL won’t have it. state are likely to re- day announced that day Union Agriculture staff across 71 hospi- She was replying to ceive snowfall and rain. they will block railway Minister Narendra Sin- tals, hundreds of clin- Akbar’s submission Priya Ramani The IMD has said by tracks if their demands gh Tomar said it was ics and thousands of that no call records December 13, different are not met by the gov- not proper to announce pharmacies to adminis- were presented to sup- parts of the state are ernment. the next stage of agita- ter the shots. However, port Ramani’s claim records from 1993. Even expected to receive Farmer unions, tion when talks were the government is yet to that she had called her MTNL won’t have it,” snow, rain and hail- which held a meeting continuing and urged make it clear on how friend, Nilofer, on the said Senior Advocate storm. On December 12 on Thursday, said they the unions to return to the distribution would night of the incident. Rebecca John, who was and 13, the Garhwal di- will soon announce a the discussion table. take place and whether “In this country, no- representing Ramani in vision is likely to get date for blocking tracks Tomar also urged private healthcare ser- New Delhi: India, manufactures more body can produce call the matter. snowfall, the IMD said. across the country. farmer union leaders to vices would be involved. the world’s biggest than 60% of all vac- Addressing reporters consider proposals sent Managing Director vaccine maker, is get- cines sold across the at the Singhu border to them to break the Suneeta Reddy said that ting set for the mas- globe, and while its where they have been deadlock over protests the company's talks sive global blitz to $40 billion pharma- Rahul accuses BJP of snatching protesting for almost and said the govern- with officials in New contain the coronavi- ceutical sector is not two weeks to demand a ment is ready for fur- Delhi is yet to provide rus pandemic with yet involved in the rollback of the laws, the ther discussions with any firm guidance. Red- its pharmaceutical production of the ex- fundamental rights of poor farmer unions also reit- them any time. dy said that they want industry and part- pensive Pfizer Inc New delhi: Congress erated that they will in- “Centre has admitted to know if the govern- ners freeing up ca- and Moderna shots, leader Rahul Gandhi ac- The Modi govern- tensify their agitation that laws have been ment will handle the pacity and accelerat- the nation will play a cused the Modi govern- ment is snatching and start blocking all made for traders. If ag- entire thing alone or ing investments even pivotal role in immu- ment of snatching away the fundamental highways leading to the riculture is a state sub- would involve the pri- without firm pur- nizing much of the the fundamental rights rights of the poor. It is a national capital. ject, the central govern- vate sector, according to chase orders. India world. of the poor and said do- crime against humanity. “We will block rail- ment does not have the reports. The ques- ing so was a crime way tracks if our de- right to make laws on tion, she said, is how to against humanity. The —Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader mands are not met. We it,” said Balbir Singh double the amount of Biotech believes that qual access between the rights of every class of will decide on the date Rajewal, another lead- people who can be vac- there will be a flood of wealthy and the poor people must be respected and announce it soon. e r. cinatea. Moreover, vaccines in the next five also remains a cause for for the country’s future, against humanity. For Congress has been at- The blocking of tracks The government had Apollo believes that a to six months. However, concern. Apollo has al- Gandhi added. “The the better future of the tacking the government will not be limited to on Wednesday proposed vaccine shot will be companies have raised ready held talks with Modi government is country, we have to re- over alleged atrocities Haryana and Punjab to give a “written assur- available in the next 60- questions about India's the Serum Institute but snatching the funda- spect the rights of eve- on the poor & vulnera- but it will be done ance” that the existing 120 days. Krishna Ella, capacity to inoculate its is awaiting the nod mental rights of the ry class,” he said in a ble sections of society, across the country,” MSP regime for pro- Chairman of Bharat 130 crore people. Une- from New Delhi. poor. It is a crime tweet in Hindi. The including the Dalits. farmer leader Boota curement will continue.

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Sponsored or a conspiracy. She “Bengal has descend- Chautala told report- Om Birla, Parliamenta- the construction of the build and operate the role in this regard. Ad- violence... also said the BJP had ed into an era of tyran- ers, When a written as- ry Affairs Minister Noida airport, estimat- Noida airport, the Swiss vising to make more in Diamond Harbour, not asked for security ny, anarchy and dark- surance is being given, Pralhad Joshi, Urban ed to cost Rs 29,560 developer had said the and more field research- which is the parliamen- for Nadda. ness under the Trina- I don’t think the issue Development Minister crore. airport will be able to es, he said the research tary constituency of Her nephew and Tri- mool rule. The manner now needs to be taken Hardeep Singh Puri Bircher said six de- handle 12 million pas- work in field is alway Chief Minister Mamata namool MP Abhishek in which political vio- further. and Rajya Sabha Depu- sign parameters were sengers per year after better than what is done Banerjee’s nephew Ab- Banerjee told a rally: lence has been institu- ty Chairman Harivansh given to the architect the first phase of con- in the labs. hishek Banerjee. “If the people don’t like tionalized and brought PM: New... also offered prayers teams during the com- struction. CM Yogi said treat- Dramatic videos on- the BJP, what can we to the extreme in West then the aspirations of during the ceremony. petition. ment is always the last line showed rocks do?” Bengal under TMC (Tri- 21st century India will “First one was sim- Gorakhpur has... resort and success lies smashing windscreens The attack comes a namool) rule is sad and be fulfilled in the new Jewar airport... plicity and clarity, sec- The CM said that justi- in the prevention of the and windows as cars day after Bengal BJP worrying,” Amit Shah building,” the prime activities by next June ond was context and lo- fiably, the Covid man- disease. made their way through chief Dilip Ghosh wrote tweeted. minister said. or July so that we are in cal culture, third ele- agement has come in for “If we could contain a violent crowd. The at- to the Home Minister Priests from the a position to contract ment was operational huge praise from World the deadly Japanese En- tackers thumped the raising concerns about Under pressure... Sringeri Math Karna- our construction part- efficiency, fourth ele- Health Organisation cephalitis after four dec- cars and used sticks Nadda’s security after farm laws and said the taka did the rituals for ner to build the air- ment was comfort and and there should be a ades of its menace, it and rods, according to he was shown black government is ready for the ‘bhoomi pujan’ at port,” Bircher said. convenience, fifth ele- research paper on this. was due to some effec- the BJP. flags in Kolkata. further discussions the new Parliament Officials of the Uttar ment was short walking The UP CM was of tive preventive meas- Chief Minister Several union minis- with them any time. building site and it was Pradesh government distances and sixth ele- the view that the team- ures,” CM stated while Mamata Banerjee said ters and West Bengal In Chandigarh, hop- followed by a ‘sarva and Zurich Airport In- ment was flexibility and work always pays rich adding he said “ same there would be a police Governor Jagdeep ing that the farmers dharma prarthana’ (in- ternational signed a modularity,” he said. dividends and the medi- applies to Covid and probe but questioned if Dhankhar condemned will arrive at a settle- ter-faith prayer). concession agreement When it won the bid cal institutes like AIIMS that there is no scope for there was a provocation the incident. ment with the Centre, Lok Sabha Speaker on October 7 to begin on November 29, 2019, to should also realise their carelessness.” NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 07 Come Republic Day next year, Ram Temple model on tableau will roll down Rajpath Minister Yogi Adity- blessed Kewat and ate Besides the temple, the tableau, titled ‘Ayodhya: anath has started a the offerings by Shabri. mammoth campaign During his exile, Lord Cultural Heritage of Uttar Pradesh’, will also for the restoration of Ram initiated the aboli- culture. Ayodhya is be- tion of the caste system. depict the culture, tradition, art and depiction of ing rejuvenated under These scenes will also this campaign. For the be seen in the Republic Ayodhya and Lord Ram in different countries first time in history, a Day parade. grand festival called Staging of Uninter- First India Bureau Ever since the start that goal. Deepotsav was started rupted Ramlila: of the construction of The proposal sent in Ayodhya in the year Chief Minister Yogi Lucknow: A model of the long-awaited temple from Uttar Pradesh was 2018. During this year’s Adityanath has resumed Ayodhya’s Ram Temple on the birthplace of approved during the Deepotsav, some world the staging of a continu- will be displayed on tab- Lord Ram started, Ayo- meeting held in Delhi records were also made. ous Ramlila in Ayodhya. leau of Uttar Pradesh at dhya is increasingly be- regarding the tableaus This time a glimpse It has also provided em- the Rajpath in New Del- coming a major centre for the Republic Day pa- of Deepotsav will also ployment to about 600 hi on January 26, 2021. of religious tourism. rade. be shown at the Repub- artists. To keep Ramlila Besides the temple, The Yogi government State Information Di- lic Day parade in New staged throughout the the tableau, titled ‘Ayod- of Uttar Pradesh is aim- rector Shishir attended Delhi. year, the Uttar Pradesh hya: Cultural Heritage ing to turn Ayodhya the meeting which was path in Delhi is held to participates in it. a major attraction of Social Harmony: government has invited of Uttar Pradesh’, will into global centre of re- held recently. highlight the unique- This time the Infor- the country and will Maryada Purushot- committees associated also depict the culture, ligious tourism. The Representation of ness and diversity of mation Department also represent the cul- tam Lord Ram present- with the staging of Ram- tradition, art and depic- decision to highlight Uttar Pradesh’s Cul- India’s various states. will decorate the tab- tural heritage of UP. ed a unique example of lila from all over the tion of Ayodhya and the temple in the tab- tural Heritage: Uttar Pradesh, which leau of Ayodhya in the Gorgeous Deepot- social harmony during country and has given Lord Ram in different leau for the Republic Each year on Repub- is rich in religious and Republic Day parade, sav in Ayodhya: the Vanagman. He em- them an opportunity to countries. Day parade is part of lic Day, a parade at Raj- cultural heritage, also which is soon to become Uttar Pradesh Chief braced Nishadraj, connect with Ayodhya.

GHAZIABAD DATE WITH CM GANGA PUJAN Air services from Lucknow Yogi to inaugurate to Prayagraj, Bareilly, ‘Kailash Mansarovar Varanasi, Ghaziabad soon Bhawan’ on Saturday First India Bureau Lucknow: Nandgopal Lucknow: Uttar Gupta Nandi, the Civil Pradesh Chief Minister CAN ACCOMMODATE Aviation Minister in Ut- Yogi Adityanath will in- 300 PILGRIMS tar Pradesh govern- augurate the ‘Kailash ment, held a review Mansarovar Bhawan’ z Ghaziabad MP meeting with higher of- in Ghaziabad district Gen (retd) V K Singh, ficials of the Civil Avia- on Saturday, officials Uttar Pradesh Health tion Department in his said. Minister Atul Garg and legislative assembly of- district officials took The inauguration of fice on Thursday. stock of the prepared- the building, construct- In the meeting, the ness on Thursday, the ed in Shakti Khand-4 in minister directed that DM said. Indirapuram, was pre- flights to other cities viously scheduled on z Built over 9,000 should be started under Nandgopal Gupta Nandi December 13. square metres and the Regional Connectiv- However, on Wednes- costing around Rs 70 ity Scheme, in view of Talks will be held day night, it was decid- crore, the ‘Bhawan’ the increasing trend of with airlines and DGCA ed that the event will can accommodate 300 people opting for air for the air service from now be held around 5 Kailash Mansarovar Priests perform Ganga Pujan ahead of the Magh Mela festival, at Sangam in Prayagraj on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI travel. Hindon to Prayagraj pm on December 12, pilgrims. In the meeting, it was and Lucknow. District Magistrate decided to start an air Apart from Varanasi, Ajay Shankar Pandey service from Lucknow development of tour- told PTI. the ‘Bhawan’ can ac- to Bareilly, Varanasi, ism in nearby cities was Ghaziabad MP Gen commodate 300 Kailash Hindon and Prayagraj. also discussed in the (retd) V K Singh, Uttar Mansarovar pilgrims. CM Adityanath condemns attack Special Secretary meeting. It was decided Pradesh Health Minis- The foundation stone and Director Civil Avia- to connect Varanasi ter Atul Garg and dis- for the building was tion Department Suren- Airport with the Re- trict officials took stock laid by Adityanath in on Nadda’s convoy in West Bengal dra Singh gave detailed gional Connectivity of the preparedness August last year. information about the Scheme to promote on Thursday, the DM The chief minister First India Bureau tors. saulting the convoy progress and plans for tourism. said. had expressed the hope On Thursday, Adity- with sticks and sticks. Lucknow, Varanasi, There is not a single Built over 9,000 that the building would Lucknow: Uttar anath tweeted that at- Nadda is in Kolkata Gorakhpur, Kanpur, flight service from Vara- square meters and cost- be a major tourist at- Pradesh Chief Minis- tack on Nadda’s con- on a two-day visit as Prayagraj, Agra and nasi airport to the region- ing around Rs 70 crore, traction centre. —PTI ter Yogi Adityanath voy is unforgivable the state heads to as- Hindon as well as other al level yet. Under which condemned the attack and condemnable. sembly elections. airports. it was decided to start air on the convoy of Nadda’s convoy was The Bengal BJP also Nandi said in the service from Varanasi to Bharatiya Janata Par- pelted with stones wrote a letter to Union meeting that if air ser- Lucknow, Bareilly as well ty (BJP) national presi- when he was on his Home Minister Amit vice starts from Hindon as other cities. dent JP Nadda in West way to Diamond Har- Shah expressing con- Airport to Prayagraj The minister said Bengal. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath bour. BJP leader cern over Nadda’s safe- and Lucknow then it that Lucknow Airport Describing it as a Kailash Vijayvargiya’s ty. The party accused will prove to be very has been given to Ada- symbol of frustration coming elections, he car was also pelted, but the West Bengal Police useful for the people ni Enterprises on a stemming from the said that immediate he escaped narrowly. of being negligent in and a milestone for the lease of 50 years by Trinamool Congress’ action should be taken TMC activists have protecting their na- entire state in terms of the Central Govern- likely defeat in the up- against the perpetra- been accused of as- tional president. development. ment.

Vadra who holds the reins of party affairs in UP. The cut out placed at UPCC office has Priyanka Gandhi Vadra draped in a saffron saree. Now saffron clothes are the trademark PRIYANKA IN of UP CM Adityanath so to commence from authored by scholar Vishnu SAFFRON SAREE! the cut out is becoming the December 15, according Sharma. “The Panchatantra source of many political to divisional forest officer stories were the taste of ttar Pradesh politics is theories and prophecies. All Ravi Kumar and would our childhood. They were Umuch more unpredictable political pundits are trying PANCHATANTRA fabled ‘Panchatantra Van’ be completed by 2021. A simple and conveyed than any Bollywood potboiler. to brainstorm the political VAN TO DELIGHT (garden). Taking a leaf from presentation of what all human values and teach- Congress party which was equations for 2022 from KIDS AT RAJ the iconic anthology of the garden will have was ings like kindness, fairness virtually on silent mode for the saffron saree image. BHAVAN! time immemorial children’s done in the Raj Bhavan and and honesty etc, which we quite some time now, all of Is Congress trying to cut he lush green storybook, the Yogi the garden will have rare easily imbibed,” said Kumar a sudden not only vibrated diamond with a diamond? Will T gubernatorial precincts Adityanath Government 3D models of flora and adding that the theme but in one move got phones the strategy of using saffron of the Raj Bhavan would has decided to recreate the fauna and animals. The inside the garden would of many influential buzzing. as a weapon against ultimate soon have a visual delight aura on 2.5 hectares of land Panchatantra translates depict these traditional The political corridors are saffron brand ambassador for visitors especially inside the Raj Bhavan. Work into ‘Five Treatises” and values and culture to abuzz with discussions about work? children in the form of the on the project is expected is said to have been children. —M Tariq Khan a cut out of Priyanka Gandhi —Vishal Srivastav 10 DEC : Staying Masked, maintaining social distance and regular washing/ sanitizing the hands – is the SAFETY MANTRA for now. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 2ND FRONT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 08

WORLD INDIA UTTAR PRADESH COVID-19 UPDATE 15,82,516 6,95,91,542 1,42,204 97,94,799 8,009 5,61,114 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA RAJASTHAN KARNATAKA DELHI GUJARAT 47,972 DEATHS 18,68,172 CASES 2,500 DEATHS 2,87,219 CASES 11,912 DEATHS 8,97,801 CASES 9,874 DEATHS 6,01,150 CASES 4,135 DEATHS 2,24,081 CASES HC seeks reply from EC on PIL Contact campaign: Priyanka to criss cross state in January alleging misuse of poll symbols First India Bureau Petition urges withdrawal of Lotus as the BJP logo since it is the national flower Lucknow: Congress General Secretary Pri- First India Bureau tions and such symbols yanka Gandhi Vadra cannot be used as a logo could launch a large PRAYAGRAJ: The Al- of any party. scale contact campaign lahabad High Court The counsel appear- for the people before the has asked the Election ing for ECI sought some Panchayat elections in Commission of India time to examine the en- Uttar Pradesh. (ECI) to reply to a pe- tire issue and file a reply. Party sources on tition on alleged mis- The court also direct- Thursday said that Pri- use of election sym- ed the counsel for the yanka could camp in UP bols by political par- petitioner to implead in the second fortnight ties as their logo and other national political of January. She will Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with President of the Uttar Pradesh Congress for freezing or with- parties as a respondents tour the areas division- Committee Ajay Kumar Lallu —FILE PHOTO drawal of lotus as the in the petition. wise under her contact BJP logo since it is On April 4, 2019, ECI campaign and apart could not register vic- the national flower. had rejected an appli- from conducting a tory at any seat but The bench compris- cation by the petitioner meeting with the work- This campaign will while it finished second ing Chief Justice Go- that sought freezing or ers and office-bearers continue till the at Bangarmau and- vind Mathur and Jus- withdrawal of the lo- of that areas from 10 Panchayat polls and Ghatampur Assembly tice Piyush Agrawal tus as the election sym- AM to 5 PM to ascertain Assembly polls to be seats, there was an in- passed the order on bol of the BJP. The pe- the grievances of the held in the year 2022. crease in the vote per- Wednesday on a PIL Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora. (R) Allahabad High Court —FILE PHOTO titioner has now moved rurals. centage in all seven filed by Gorakhpur resi- the high court, seeking She will also review seats. dent Kali Shankar. due advantage, he said. symbols perpetually, The PIL asserts that quashing of the rejec- the party’s situation in Sources said that the Counsel for petitioner According to the and for purposes other under the Representa- tion order and direc- the area. house of any common national and state-level said lotus is the national counsel, the life of elec- than elections, that tion of People Act as tions to the ECI to is- Sources said that the worker or an ordinary leaders and office-bear- flower and is also visible tion symbols is only for would be unjust to Inde- well as under the Elec- sue fresh guidelines for Congress General Sec- villager. ers of the party are in various government a specific election and a pendent candidates or tion Symbols (Reserva- use of political sym- retary will communi- Sources said the re- regularly touring the websites. Therefore, no political party cannot those who are not affili- tion & Allotment) Order, bols in accordance cate with the villagers sults of the recently rural areas and are in- political party can be al- use the same as its logo. ated with recognised 1968 (Order of 1968), the with the law. at a ‘chaupal’ in the des- concluded Assembly by- forming the villagers lowed to use it as its sym- According to petitioner, parties as they get fresh concept of election sym- The court fixed Janu- ignated area between 6 elections have been en- about the party’s poli- bol as it influences voters if the parties were per- symbols before each bols is applicable only ary 12 as the next date of PM to 10 PM while she couraging for the party. cies through communi- and gives the party un- mitted to use election election. for the purpose of elec- hearing in the case. will have dinner at the Even though the party cation.

HC directs bank to pay BRUMAL CHARM MP accuses ACS Reddy of corruption employee’s gratuity First India Bureau First India Bureau Lucknow: Kaushal Prayagraj: The Alla- Kishore, the MP from habad High Court has Mohanlalganj, has said that under no cir- written a letter to Chief cumstances can an em- Minister Yogi Adity- ployee’s gratuity be anath alleging corrup- stopped. Even if the de- tion in the cooperative cree passed by the Court department of the or in any other way state. proves the liability of the High Court —FILE PHOTO In his letter, Kishore employee, gratuity can- has accused Additional MP Kaushal Kishore not be attached to his re- to bank employees, who the responsibility. The Chief Secretary, Coop- imbursement. became guarantors when bench said that there is a eratives, M.V.S. Rami complained to the CM The order was given by the company’s account provision in the service Reddy and all the man- about the alleged cor- a division bench of Chief was NPA (Non Perform- manual of the petitioner aging directors and of- ruption. Justice Govind Mathur ing Asset). on the basis of which gra- ficers of the depart- Additional Chief Sec- and Justice Piyush Ag- The petitioner was the tuity cannot be stopped. ment of indulging in retary Reddy called the garwal on the petition of guarantor for the Jai Go- There is no provision to large-scale irregulari- allegations baseless bank employee Bhudev pal Inter Prize. When the stop gratuity even in the ties of government and said that it is a con- Trivedi on Wednesday. company’s account be- Payment of Gratuity Act. funds. spiracy against him. He The Court directed the came NPA, the bank Further, gratuity cannot He has made 15 alle- alleged that Under Sec- bank to make the pay- withheld the gratuity of be attached under sub- gations in his letter to retary Ashok Kumar ment within 15 days, the petitioner on retire- section (1) clause (g) of While the evenings remained clear and pleasant in Lucknow, dense fog reduced visibility during the the chief minister. and other people of the terming it illegal to stop ment on the basis that section 60 of the Code of night. In the pic, the Ambedkar Park looks hazy during a shot taken by our lensman Sumit Kumar. Talking to the media, department want to tar- the payment of gratuity the guarantor also has Civil Procedure. Kishore said that he has nish his image. GOVT’S BLAZING GUNS 22 IRS officers appointed Not thieves, this time cops on the run in UP as deputy directors in ED offender by the Luc- First India Bureau Nirala, Avinash Par- Arvind Sen, Mani Lal Patidar ‘wanted’ know court as he has ashar and Purna Kam in corruption and criminal cases been absconding in the New Delhi: As many Singh. death case of 44-year-old as 22 IRS officers from The official said due Ahtesham Siddiqui warrant against the dep- businessman Indra 2012 to 2014 batches to the new faceless uty inspector general Kant Tripathi in Sep- have been appointed as manner of tax calcula- Lucknow: Two IPS offic- (DIG) of PAC, Agra, tember. The govern- Deputy Directors in tion and collection, ers of the Uttar Pradesh Arvind Sen (2013 batch) ment had initially an- Enforcement Directo- role of tax assessors cadre have themselves who is wanted in a cor- nounced a reward of Rs rate (ED). has lost its appeal for become “wanted” in ruption case. 25,000 on Patidar, which The officers are: many IRS officers. To- their state for corrup- The warrant was is- was later increased to Vikrant Bangotra, Ri- day, face to face inter- tion-related cases. sued after the Alla- Rs 50,000. cha Jaiswal, Amit Ku- action with taxpayers Both the officers have habad HC rejected his Suspended IPS officers Arvind Sen and Mani Lal Patidar Sources in the Home mar, Yogesh Kumar, happens only in units now been declared ab- plea to quash FIR Department claim that Mallikarjun V Mamani, like Transfer Pricing, sconding and non-baila- against him. He is ac- Husbandry scam. Sen MP, late Mitrasen Ya- this is the first time in Manish Kumar Yadav, Verma, Pugalia Chan- International Taxation ble warrants against cused of calling a com- was suspended in Au- d av. the history of the state Prakash Chaudhary, dan Rajendra, Vikas K, and Central Circle. them have been issued plainant to his office gust on charges of Another suspended when strict action is be- Bhanu Priya Meena, Arjun Singh, Chandra Thus, IRS officers are now. On Thursday, the and threatening him at cheating and forgery. IPS officer, Mahoba SP ing taken against senior Manoj Mittal, Abhijit Mohan Singh, Kamal seeking deputation in Lucknow court the behest of the mas- Sen hails from Faizabad Mani Lal Patidar, was police officials on the Kumar Gautam, Divya Deep, Money Jain, Pan- more challenging agen- issued a non-bailable termind of the Animal and is the son of former declared as proclaimed instructions of the CM. Vashishtha, Sudhakar kaj Jha, Ajit Kumar cies such as the ED. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 09 LUCKNOW, FRIDAY DECEMBER 11, 2020

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s a child which one of us hasn’t looked in the mirror and practised speaking like a news anchor? The anchors are the face of the A channel and it is the most sought after career in the world of media. When we look at what are the basic requirements for being a news an- chor then good looks and a photogenic face tops the list. Anchors are supposed to be well-groomed overall and ensure this 24×7. The second most important part is the voice and good command over the language. An anchor should have a pleas- ant voice along with 100% correct pro- nunciation. Now comes the most important part and that is awareness of current affairs, espe- cially politics. Get into the habit of reading newspapers regularly and I do mean news- papers in the plural. An anchor must ab- sorb different points of view and be totally neutral. Another key factor is good communica- tion skills, news anchors handle debates and guests during the bulletins too so they must possess good communication skills which include non-verbal communica- tion skills expressions, tone and pitch. Remember this is not a one-time effort. News has to be the lifeline of the anchors and one also needs to be a good listener. Another very important factor is the presence of mind, an anchor has to be alert as they are expected to take up the news without any pre-information at times. A seasoned anchor assesses the news and is immediately able to sift through and start relaying the key information to the view- ers within seconds. With a high level of newsworthy awareness, good anchors cues in with the correct questions bringing out all aspects of the news. At the same time, they make sure that their own team mem- ber the reporter who is on the ground he is comfortable with the questions. One also needs to be physically fit to be an anchor, not just slim but also fit to han- dle the long bulletins, be confident and speak for hours at a stretch without fatigue settling in and have a healthy lifestyle which ensures that one looks radiant on screen. www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 ETC 10 Holistic Healing with Aromatherapy

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he smell of night Jas- mine makes me nos- talgic as the heady fragrance reminds me T of the many summer evenings spent play- ing in the yard. The comforting smell of my moth- ers perfume makes me happy and brings a smile to my face. The smell of my fathers cook- ing not only makes me hungry but also makes me salivate. Thus it must be noted that the A few recipes to use essen- nose and sense of smell can tial oils and aromatherapy trigger an emotional as well as As a mosquito repellent – a motor response. Mineral oil (100ml) + Citron- Odors take a direct route to ella / Geranium / Lemongrass the limbic system, which oper- 10 drops + lavender 5 drops ates by influencing the endo- Can be applied directly onto crine system and the autonom- the skin after a patch test ic nervous system. The prima- ry structures within the limbic To unwind at the end of a system include the Amygdala long day – 5 drops Neroli + 5 drops Sandalwood in a diffuser ing Relaxation and anti fatigue (as a massage oil) – 2 drops Rosemary + 1 drop peppermint + 2 drops Neroli or Orange blossom + 100ml of carrier oil (Almond oil, Grape seed oil or Apricot oil in the winter)

For migraine relief – 1 drop Basil + 1 drop clary sage + 1 drop peppermint (if it is trig- - the emotion center of the with the use of essential oils. oil (specially the local variety gered due to sinus then add 1 brain, and the Hippocampus, Essential oils can be consumed of Jojoba oil growing in Ra- drop Eucalyptus oil Mixed which plays an essential role in via smell or skin absorption. jasthan). Castor in particular with a carrier oil of choice. the formation of new memo- They have a very fine molecu- has the great ability of rejuve- ries about past experiences. It lar structure that allows deep nation and cell regeneration. General guidelines while us- is on this scientific code that absorption right to the fatty Essential oils can be used ing essential oil – Aromatherapy operates. Aro- layer of the skin through with the help of diffusers, aro- I Do not use while pregnant matherapy is a holistic healing which it is circulated. These matic spritzers, inhalers, bath- with the exception of Flow- system using essential oils. oils must always be used on the ing salts, body oils, creams, or er oils It is believed that essential skin along with carrier oils, lotions for massage or topical I Do not use while taking Ho- oils can heal almost all physi- usually cold pressed vegetable application, facial steamers, meopathy as it reduces the cal as well as mental ailments. oils to form a barrier on the hot and cold compresses or potency Humans have used aromather- skin and provide lubrication clay masks. It has an array of I If used directly onto the apy for thousands of years. An- for the essential oil applica- benefits as well including pain skin without carrier oils it cient cultures in China, India, tion. management, improved sleep can cause burning of the Egypt, and elsewhere incorpo- A good carrier oil for the quality, reduce stress, agita- skin. Always do a patch test rated aromatic plant compo- body is Almond oil, for the hair tion, and anxiety, alleviate side before application nents in resins, balms, and oils. is a combination of 1 table- effects of chemotherapy, ease I Test for purity – apply a lit- Studies show promising re- spoon Olive oil along with 1 discomforts of labor, fight bac- tle on a piece of paper and sults in emotional relief, beau- teaspoon Castor oil and for the teria, virus, or fungus and im- dry it, the oil should not ty and environmental cleans- face Grape seed oil or Jojoba prove digestion. leave a stain on the paper.

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Nobody could do ‘romance, tragedy and dance’ in the songs like Dilip Kumar. He would all these three genre of Bollywood songs to perfection. Today, on the thespian’s 98th birthday, I bring you some of my personal favourites!

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y Dad would often sing Shaam-e-gam ki kasam when he was in one of his ‘moods’ and that was my M introduction to Dilip Ku- mar, the song focusing on a young devastatingly handsome Dilip Kumar’s face re- mains a favourite to date. His numbers with Vijyanthi- mala are a breed apart. What a couple they made on-screen. I think I have already confessed once that they are among my fa- vourite. The first song I remember is Dil tadap tadap ke keh raha hai ki aa bhi aaja from Madhumati. I found it endearing how they sang it around trees, moving all the loved the romance of Dilip and Vi- in a perfect dhoti-kurta is a per- time, never touching and no phys- jyathimala in the idyllic setting of sonal favourite for all times it has ical contact it all, it had a quality fountains, a wooden bridge as been enacted in family weddings! of expression of love no longer sings to her “tere husn ki kya Reminds me of another favourite found on the screen. Then of tareef karun”… with cute loving from Gunga-Jaman- Nain Lad jayi course Maang ke saath tum- actions of pulling each other by hain, the steps executed by the hara on the tonga with invisible strings! young Dilip Kumar are nothing hair pushed back in the How can I forget, Madhuban short of a marvel. It’s one of his wind, he and his lead- mein radhika naache re… the typ- best performances. ing lady were both ical hand movements of Koi sagar dil ko behlata nahin beautiful. Udein Dilip Kumar wooed me in this and aaj purani raahon se are songs jab jab Zulfein movie, one of his best with won- seeped in sadness, perfectly teri- is a conver- derful comic scenes. What a roller brought to screen by our tragedy sation of love coaster! king Dilip! My all-time favourites with expressions Mere pairon meinn ghunghru are his two bhajans- Sukh ke sab and emotions bandha de where a ‘high’ Dilip Ku- saathi and ram chandra ke gaye flowing freely. I mar wows among a bevy of women siya se. 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 | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020 12 FALL FASHION AND BEST WISHES! FERVOUR INFLUENCERS

MONICA PRABHAKAR [email protected] Jagdeesh Chandra at the birthday celebration of Gaurav Gaur, Director, Elite Miss Rajasthan, in Jaipur on Wednesday, 9 December. Seen with him are (from left) Riya Sen, Gaurav Gaur, Anchal Ajaypal, Anjali Sharma, Riya Suledia, Sapna Bundwal and Soni Kumari. FROM CREATING PARISIAN Nikita Pandey Arushi Tripathi REMEMBERING THE LEGEND... VIBES RIGHT HERE IN LUCKNOW TO BRINGING THE TRENDIEST STYLE OF DRESSING, THESE INFLUENCERS HAVE GOT IT ALL

mid the dropping tem- perature and soaring cold are this city’s fer- vent fashion influenc- A ers rising the heat with their one of a kind fashion sense. Vishakha Agarwal Akash Yadav Nitin Singh Rajput From creating Parisian vibes right here in Lucknow to bringing the trendiest style of fluencer, Nitin Singh Rajput She says “ Right now I am lov- signature or basic pieces and dressing, these influencers thinks statement fashion sta- ing the ‘Bright pop color suits building core wardrobe and have got it all. Let’s have a look ple can alleviate one’s fashion with trousers tucked in boots, embrace monochrome and at their take on winter fashion. look entirely. He says, “ac- Shirt-jacket hybrids known as have 2-3 monochromatic out- Full-time fashion Influenc- cording to me, major fashion the shacket are one of this sea- fits in blue and black for a er, Arushi Tripathi, says, “I’m statement pieces like a bomb- son’s heaviest-hitting outer- youthful and sleek look. absolutely digging the current er or a puffer jacket with wear trends and is currently Nano influencer, Vishakha Kavi Pradeep Foundation fashion trends like faux leath- ripped jeans can change the bubbling up everywhere from Agarwal says, “winters for me will be remembering the er clothing, thigh-high boots game totally.” the market to Instagram. is all about dressing up in cute legendary Indian Poet and kickass accessories like a Since fashion has become Making it big with male crop sweaters and chic boots Kavi Pradeep on his beret or a fedora that can to- all about trends and Pinterest fashion is a Fashion influenc- with layered long trenches.” death anniversary today, tally amp up any fashion look becoming the hub of inspira- er, Akash Yadav, who is all With these hip and trendy 11 December. They are from basic to classic.” tion for influencers, digital about suave classic fashion. fashion influencers, Lucknow organising a live event on On the other hand, a busi- content creator, Nikita Pandey He says, “According to me, I is surely all ready to elevate its Facebook, 'Ek Deep Kavi nessman turned fashion in- is the trendiest of them all. think one should invest in the fashion game this winter. Pradeep'. Children danced FOG ALL AROUND... WEDDING BELLS! FIERCELY! City First

any children participated in the Coun- M try’s First Digital Baal Mela’s var- ious competitions to fulfil their craze for dancing, singing, and painting. We witnessed Anadi Agarwal some talented dancers on Thursday. Anadi Agrawal, resi- dent of Rajasthan’s Chhoti Sadri Village showed her skills on the song ‘Bindiya lagati to kapti thi palke meri’ Similarly, Anveeksha Pareek from Jaipur danced beautifully on the Rajasthani song ‘ Tanishka Anviksha Pareek Kesariya Balam’. While Senior PCS Officer Manish Kumar Nahar's daughter Priya tied Vanshika performed the knot with Raunak at Hotel Taj Lucknow on Wednesday, 9 melodiously on a song Since the December. based on the speech of winter PM Modi regarding the season is TWEETED! curfew, Devansh from here, Lucknow Churu expressed him- city witnessed self on the song ‘ Kudi intense fog Chocolate hai’ and Parv on Thursday Jain, resident of morning. Bhilwara performed on —PHOTOS BY the song ‘ Mera Wala Parv Jain Devesh SUMIT KUMAR Dance’.

GLIMPSES OF LUCKNOW!

City First brings you a few glimpses of the happenings in Lucknow, on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY ANITA HADA