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LUCKNOW l SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 126

BACK TO 2020: The resurgence of Covid-19 has brought life to a full circle in Lucknow. April, 2021 is mirroring March, 2020 when every wheel passing through the majestic Roomi Darwaza through the verandahs of the mighty Bara Imambara, was brought to a standstill. In this photograph taken on a blazing Friday afternoon by our lensman Sumit Kumar, the chirpy Tongawalas, who are often seen offering ride to customers in their Lakhnavi Andaaz, have their share of never-ending wait yet again!

must READ West Bengal polls: COVID-19 Covid stalks Kumbh! Niranjani RESURGENCE ‘Khela’ from hills to CONTINUES IN UP plains in phase-V today WITH 27K FRESH Akhara exits as saints test +ve CASES. 108 DEATHS Kolkata: From hills to Lucknow: Uttar Dehradun: With the —PHOTO BY ANI plains, West Bengal Pradesh’s daily COV- number of Covid-19 30 SADHUS plugs in for the next ID-19 cases surged to cases in the Kumbh CONTRACT COVID-19, bout of ‘Khela’ of pow- a record high of 27,426 Mela area of Uttara- CALL FOR CAUTION er as the fifth phase of on Friday, taking the khand seeing a steady state Assembly polls Dehradun: At least 30 state’s cumulative tally rise, Niranjani Akhara, will be held today, Sat- sadhus have tested posi- to 7,93,720, according a prominent body of urday 17 April. 45 con- tive for the coronavirus to an offi cial. The death seers, said that it will stituencies covering the disease and one has toll climbed to 9,583 not take part in the next districts of Jalpaiguri, died during the ongoing with 103 more unfortu- Shahi Snan on April 27 Kalimpong, Darjeeling nate fatalities. With this, Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, and has asked its saints and a segment of Na- SHAH CLAIMS BJP’S in Lucknow, the Bada adding to fears that one Imambara and other and followers to leave of the world’s largest reli- dia, North 24 Parganas VICTORY ON 93 SEATS monuments in the Uttar the campus. gious gatherings may add and Purba Bardhaman IN FIRST 4 PHASES Pradesh capital have Niranjani Akhara to the already spiralling will go to polls in the North 24 Parganas: been closed for public president Ravindra cases of Covid-19. Medi- fifth phase of West Ben- Ahead of the fi fth phase till further orders due to Puri said that only a cal teams are going to gal Assembly elections of West Bengal Assembly the COVID-19 situation. dozen saints will take akhadas and RT-PCR tests on April 17. polls, Union Home Min- “Bada Imambara (Bhool the holy dip in the Gan- of sadhus are being done In Phase-V, there is a ister Amit Shah on Friday Bhulaiya), Chhota Imam- ga on the next Shahi continuously. The process clear division among claimed that BJP will bara, picture gallery and Snan and no procession will be further quickened political dynamics. win over 93 seats out of Shahjanaf Imambara will be taken out as it from April 17, Haridwar Among the 45 constitu- 135 seats which went to have been closed till draws followers and chief medical offi cer, Dr encies, 13 are from polls in fi rst four phases. further orders,” Lko DM devotees in huge num- Saints sprinkle milk before taking a holy dip at Har ki Pauri during Kumbh, in Haridwar. North Bengal, which is Speaking at a public rally Abhishek Prakash stated SK Jha said. —ANI bers. He added that fol- believed to be a strong- in Khardaha, Turn to P6 in an order. —More on P3 lowing the social dis- hold of BJP. On the con- tancing norm becomes PM Modi reviews status COVID UPDATE trary, the ruling TMC holds, the Left Front impossible during the finds it a relatively com- can also create some SENSEX, NIFTY  Shahi Snan. Congress Working COVID-19 review meet- fortable position in the surprise in some of the of oxygen availability Committee meet- ing with state health END MARGINALLY “I have asked all the south Bengal seats. De- seats in South Bengal. ing today to discuss ministers today HIGHER saints, who arrived New Delhi: Prime COVID-19 situation spite its losing foot- —ANI Mumbai: Equity from other districts and Minister Narendra  India’s cumulative  benchmarks Sensex states, to leave the akha- Modi took a compre- Majority parlia- COVID-19 vaccination mentary panel meet- coverage exceeds 11.72 and Nifty ended ra premises as per their hensive review to en- convenience, for their sure adequate medi- ings postponed amid crores INDIA TO WITNESS NORMAL marginally higher after COVID-19 surge a volatile session on own safety. Entry of cal-grade oxygen sup-  Union minister MONSOON THIS YEAR: IMD Friday amid positive fresh outsiders, includ- ply in the country. In-  Priyanka Gandhi urges Prakash Javadekar, ing followers, has been puts from ministries people to follow COV- Karnataka CM BS Pune: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) cues from global has said that the country will experience a normal completely prohibited like Health, DPIIT, ID-19 precautions amid Yediyurappa and Con- markets. The 30-share monsoon this year. It was stated in the IMD’s fi rst BSE Sensex ended in the campus,” he said. Steel, Road Transport, PM Modi also took rapid surge in infec- gress leader Digvijaya tions as Uttar Pradesh Singh test positive for stage Long Range Forecast (LRF) released on Friday. 28.35 points or 0.06 Justifying the decision, etc. were also shared a detailed review of If realised, this will be the third consecutive year per cent higher at Puri said that at least with the PM. PM current situation of imposes lockdown on COVID-19 Sundays to curb spread when the country’s monsoon would be normal. 48,832.03. Similarly, five saints in Niranjani stressed that it is im- oxygen supply and  Plea in Supreme of virus During the online briefi ng, IMD Director General M the broader NSE Nifty Akhara campus have portant to ensure syn- projected use in the Court to give COVID-19 Mohapatra said the quantitative rainfall during the rose 36.40 points tested Covid positive so ergy across ministries coming 15 days across  Union Health Minister vaccine to all above 18 upcoming June to September season would be 98 or 0.25 per cent to far and the test reports & state governments. Turn to P6 Harsh Vardhan to hold years per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), which 14,617.85. —PTI of others are awaited. falls under the normal rainfall category. Turn to P6 CBI: UK govt approves Yogi for mega 1000-bed makeshift hospital in Lucknow extradition of Nirav Modi CM Yogi Adityanath has London: United King- TAB ON LAB dom Home Secretary instructed officials for continuous CM has instructed government and private labo- Priti Patel has approved ratories to work with full capacity for Covid-19 the extradition of fugi- supply of oxygen to Covid testing. Any negligence in this work is not accept- tive diamond merchant able, he has warned. Rates have also been fi xed Nirav Modi, a Central hospitals in all districts of UP at the government-level for COVID testing. Ensure Bureau of Investigation that these arrangements are implemented by the official said on Friday. First India Bureau The state had on district administration with quality control. Nirav Modi, wanted Nirav Modi Thursday reported 104 in India on the charges Lucknow: Uttar deaths and 22,439 fresh The venue of the De- “Continuous supply of of fraud and money- court had ordered his Pradesh Chief Minis- cases, pushing the fatal- fence Expo may be a oxygen to COVID hospi- laundering, was arrest- extradition to India to ter Yogi Adityanath ity count to 9,480 and good place for this,” tals in all districts must ed in March 2019 in Lon- stand trial after dis- on Friday ordered the the total infection num- said a government be ensured. The control don and charged with missing arguments of establishment of a ber to 7,66,360. CM Yogi Adityanath. —FILE PHOTO spokesperson, quoting room set up by the Food money laundering and his “mental health con- 1,000-bed makeshift The Chief Minister the Chief Minister. Safety and Drug Admin- defrauding Punjab Na- cerns,” saying they are COVID hospital here made the direction for commissioners, district 11 officers). He directed the offi- istration Department in tional Bank (PNB) of not unusual in a man in to tackle the rising setting up the hospital magistrates, chief med- “A 1,000-bed COVID cials to review the avail- connection with this, more than Rs 11,000 his circumstances. number of coronavi- during a review meet- ical officers and his hospital should be es- ability of medical oxy- should remain active 24 crore. In February, a UK Turn to P6 rus cases. ing with divisional Team-11 (a core team of tablished in Lucknow. gen on a daily basis. hours, he said. 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 | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 02 CHIEF MINISTER YOGI INSTRUCTS QUARANTINING OF MIGRANT LABOURS FOR 7 TO 14 DAYS BEFORE GOING HOME CM directs crackdown on drug mafia, black COVID CURFEW: YOGI GOVT marketeers across UP First India Bureau sold at high prices. He has directed medi- ORDERS SUNDAY LOCKDOWN Lucknow:A day after a cal health officials to First India Bureau times the fine amount police team nabbed assess the availability should be imposed,” he three people in Kanpur of the medicines for Lucknow: In a bid to said. Yogi Speaks with 265 vials of Remde- next month and then break the chain of the The state on Thurs- sivir, Chief Minister raise the demand. M Yogi has called second surge of corona- day reported 104 deaths Yogi Adityanath or- “No single patient for wide-publicity virus, the Yogi Adity- and 22,439 fresh cases, C dered state-wide crack- should suffer for want of e-Sanjeevani app anath government in pushing the fatality down on drugs mafia of medicines,” he said. so that people can Uttar Pradesh has an- count to 9,480 and the get medical advice at and shopkeepers in- Despite the availabil- nounced complete lock- total infection number home. He said the ‘CM volved in hoarding and ity of 8 essential drugs down in the entire state to 7,66,360. Arogya Swasthya Mela’ black marketing of life including Remdesivir on Sundays, exempting The Chief minister should be postponed saving drugs. used for treatment of essential services. said that last year, the till May 15. The State Health De- Covid patients in abun- The UP government MLA development partment and State dant quantities in the has directed officials to fund proved useful in *UP CM has expressed Food and Drug Admin- state, the illegal sale ensure that every mi- the work related to deep condolences on istration (FDA) have has raised concerns, grant labourer and containing spread of the demise of senior been directed to form claimed the govern- their families return- CM Yogi Adityanath, who is affected by the pandemic and is also observing eight-day Navratri fasts, the virus. journalist Himanshu teams to check black ment. ing home are tested and discharges his duties in isolation from his offi cial residence in Lucknow. —FILE PHOTO This year also, ac- Joshi, Mrs Mano- marketing and hoard- He ordered con- quarantined for 7 to 14 cording to rules, the rama Devi, mother of ing of remdesivir and cerned authorities to days before being al- funds can be used in senior journalist Rajiv other drugs essential verify the stock and lowed to go home. STRICTER LAWS FOR PROTECTION COVID management Srivastava and Harish for treatment of COV- take immediate action Tough measures To enforce wearing of times the fi ne amount Pradesh. Tele-med- on recommendation Chandra Pandey, father ID-19 patients — and against black market- came a day after the masks, the state gov- for those caught again. icine services have of legislators. of Assistant Editor ensure that they are not ing of such drugs. CM, who is on a nine- ernment has doubled Except for emergency been re-launched in Yogi Adityanath HT Manish Chandra day fast for Navratri, the fi ne to Rs 1000 for services, all OPDs Uttar Pradesh for peo- said the first phase of Pandey on Friday. tested positive on those caught without and OTs have been ple to consult doctors panchayat elections Thursday, but contin- wearing masks for declared closed across through their mobile was completed in a *UP CM has allowed ues to discharge his du- the fi rst time and 10 the state of Uttar phones . very peaceful manner disbursal of Rs 1 crore ties by holding virtual and strict legal action from Covid Care Fund meetings to deal with should be taken on the recommenda- the challenge thrown by the state on Sunday. should also be carried “A fine of Rs 1000 will against those in- tion of the concerned the second wave of the Only sanitisation and out in this regard,” an be imposed if someone volved in breaching legislators for corona deadly virus. emergency services official statement said is caught without mask peace at some places management work in “There will be a will operate during this here quoting Chief for the first time. If so that it can set an view of the unprec- weekly closure in all ru- period. Necessary Minister Yogi Adity- caught for the second example for other edented situation. One of the passegners being tested at Charbagh Railway Station ral and urban areas of awareness works anath. time, a penalty of ten phases of the polls. of Lucknow. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR Govt orders BSL-2 DRDO to convert Haj House into Covid Hosp labs in four districts First India Bureau fence Minister Ra- With this, the num- had been handed over jnath Singh, who is ber of recoveries to UPDIC, which in-co- Lucknow: The Luc- Lok Sabha MP from reached 6,18,293 in the ordination with DRDO know district admin- Lucknow to immedi- state. will convert them into istration on Friday ately prepare two Currently, there are COVID facilities. acquired UP Haj COVID-19 hospitals 95,980 active cases in “The DRDO team has House and Golden with 500-600 bed ca- the state. As per the left New Delhi and will Blossom resort on pacity in light of the health ministry, UP has reach Lucknow on Sat- Faizabad Road and rising coronavirus reported a growth rate urday. They will also be handed them over to a cases being reported of 19.25% in daily new taking help of Central team of Defence Re- in the state. cases. 46 districts have Command Army Corps search Development DM Abhishek crossed their reported Lucknow and the exer- A health worker performs COVID-19 screening on an Indira Nagar Organisation (DRDO) Prakash, who issued a Haj House. —FILE PHOTO highest cases in the last cise will be directly su- resident on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR to convert them into a formal acquisition or- 30 days. pervised by Union De- full-fledged Covid-19 der, said while the prop- undertaken by a police Uttar Pradesh reported Former IAS and OSD fence Minister, who is First India Bureau and intensify the cov- hospitals. erties would now vest officer to be nominated 14,404 new COVID-19 to Union Defence Minis- in constant touch with id-19 testing and under- The move comes in with DRDO nodal offic- by Police Commission- cases, 3,474 discharges, ter Rajnath Singh, Di- the UP CM and keeping Lucknow: Amid the take about 2.25 lakh the wake of direc- er, their security ar- er, Lucknow. and 85 deaths on Thurs- wakar Tripathi said an eye on develop- rising cases of coro- Covid tests everyday. tions by Union De- rangements would be It is to be noted that d a y. that the two properties ments,” he informed. navirus in Uttar According to DG Pradesh, the Yogi-led Medical and Health, Dr government has or- DS Negi, an Expert dered to set up bio- Committee has been SANITISATION SPREE Govt waives mandatory safety level 2 (BSL-2) constituted to discuss laboratories in four prime issues regarding tender process for meds districts- Jaunpur, the speed of the trans- Ballia, Ghazipur and mission of coronavirus in hospitals across UP Pratapgarh to ramp and testing capacity. up the pace of RT- After the meeting, First India Bureau of the medicines from PCR testing across two proposals have April 12 to July 11, with- the state. been sent to the govern- Lucknow: The Uttar out the tender, has been The BSL-2 laborato- ment. The proposals are Pradesh Government allowed. ries for RT-PCR testing regarding planned cov- has decided to waive the Principal Secretary will be helpful in the id testing and discharge mandatory tender pro- of Medical Education fight against COVID-19 of asymptomatic pa- cess for government has issued an order and other vector-borne tients or patients hav- hospitals and medical that there is no need diseases as they are ef- ing mild symptoms af- colleges for procure- to follow the tender- ficient to conduct over ter a week of recovery ment of medicines of ing norms for the pur- 5,000 tests per day. with proper home isola- equipment to cope with chase of medicines or Officials said CM tion procedure so that Lucknow Municipal Corporation workers covered with PPE kits sanitise Gautampalli colony of Lucknow under hot and humid acute shortage as State manpower at the lo- Yogi has directed to beds could be made conditions on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR continues to reel under cal level so that there identify the hotspots available to patients. the throes of pandemic. is no shortage of med- The tender-exemp- icines and equipment tion will be effective for in government hospi- HELPING MIGRANTS next three months. As tals, medical colleges, the coronavirus infec- and medical institu- tion is rising on a daily tions. basis, it may take time To bring transpar- Govt speeds labour deployment under MNREGA to adopt the tender pro- ency in the purchase, cess for medicines, guidelines have been First India Bureau in search of jobs. has undertaken water tion of job cards for peo- equipment, and instan- issued and several The rural develop- conservation, digging ple to be deployed under taneous services. conditions have also Lucknow: With fresh ment department, giv- of ponds, road con- NREGS. Sources said in Therefore, the purchase been added. pressure of migrant ing further boost to struction and other Bundelkhand and Vind- workers returning from scheme, has thus pro- works on large-scale to hyan regions check Maharashtra and other vided jobs to more than hold back these people dam work had been states after massive re- seven lakh youths dur- in their villages. launched under the surgence in Covid-19 ing the last 15 days. Following closures of scheme. Additional pandemic, the Yogi Adi- According to infor- manufacturing units in Chief Secretary rural tyanath government mation while on April 1 Maharashtra, Karnata- development Manoj Ku- has speeded of deploy- around 224106 labour- ka and other states mar Singh said that the ment of labourers in ers were deployed un- there was massive rush central government flagship Mahatma Gan- der the MNREGS, the Migrants return to their hometown due to lockdown in Agra. of return of these la- had sanctioned 26 crore dhi National Rural Em- figure has shot up to bourers during the 15 man days for the cur- ployment Guarantee 951583 on April 15. As turned to their native could not move to high- days. rent fiscal under the scheme (MNREGS) to per the instructions of places should be pro- ly infected urban cen- The department has sceheme for which stop their influx from the CM, migrant la- vided employment in tres in UP. launched an extensive there was provision of A fi reman contributes in sanitising Hazratganj area of Lucknow rural to urban centres bourers who have re- rural areas so that they Thus the department exercise for prepara- Rs 8700 crore. on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR 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 | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 03 State’s daily cases surged to a Death toll reaches 9,583 with Lucknow reports maximum 35 record high of 27,426 on Friday 103 more fatalities in last 24 hrs deaths, followed by Kanpur at 7

ADMN LISTS 17 HOSPITALS Lucknow district ad- ministration has listed 17 private hospitals where covid treatment will be available un- der Ayushman Bharat and CM Jan Arogya scheme. Information of all the patients admitted here will be available in the Integrated Command and Control Centre in Lucknow. All these hospitals will act as the first point of contact for treatment of covid patients. The hospitals. These hospitals have 405 beds.

SORRY STATE OF Family members of a covid patient shift him to the covid care ward at Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital A couple on a rickshaw plays extra safe by wearing especially devised shields for protection against HOSPITAL & AFFAIRS in Prayagraj on Friday. corona virus, in Lucknow, on Friday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR NODAL OFFICER Advanced Neuro and General Hospital - Dr. Vinod Kumar - 9415022002, Avon Hospital - Khurram THE COVID CATASTROPHE Atik Rehmani - 9450374007, Apollo Vishal Srivastav “In the past 24 Medics. - Pramit hours, 27,426 fresh Mishra - 8429029801, Lucknow: After a re- cases were reported Ganges unsafe for bathing Career Institute of surgent Covid-19 is while 6,429 people GO FOR Medical Science running haywire, the were discharged,” & Hospital - Col. state of Uttar Prasad said. DOUBLE MASKING in Mahakumbh, fear experts Dr. Mohammad Aizam-8318527150, Pradesh is facing a Currently, there With the rise of more transmissible variants Fahmina Hospital catastrophic situa- are 1,50,676 active and unprecedented spike in covid cases, The Ganges water & Trauma Centre tion after nearing an COVID-19 cases in double-masking is advisable. could possibly spread Blood Bank - Salman infamous milestone the state. Of these, the virus along with its Khalid - 9935672929, of 1.5 lakh active 77,146 patients are in According to United Double-masking flow. Experts believe Green City Hospital- Covid-19 cases in less home isolation, 2,435 States’ Centers for refers to wearing a that the effect of bathing Dr. Vineet Verma than 10 days. in private hospitals Disease Control and surgical mask and then of infected persons in - 8400000784, Jaypee The state’s daily and the remaining in a cloth mask over it, Ganga and gathering of Hospital - RV Singh Prevention (CDC), while - 9554936222, King COVID-19 cases surged government hospi- lakhs of people could single masks lead to re- to reduce the risk of Medical Center- to a record-high of tals, he said. duction of transmission transmission of aid in spreading the Dr. Abhay Singh 27,426 on Friday, taking Total 6,33,461 people in covid, double masks respiratory droplets pandemic in the coming - 9415328915, Maa the state’s cumulative have recovered from offer strengthened carrying the days. Chandrika Devi Hos- tally to 7,93,720. The the infection so far, he protection. coronavirus. —FILE PHOTO About 40 saints asso- pital - Gayatri Singh death toll has now added. ciated with the akhadas - 9415020266, Pooja climbed to 9,583 with The state capital wit- The additional layer creates an extra have tested Covid posi- Hospital and Multispe- 103 more fatalities in nessed maximum of 35 barrier, which prevents the virus First India Bureau patients, which in- tive. The Akhara Pari- ciality Center-Ashutosh Pandey-9670588871, the last 24 hours or so, deaths, while seven from entering through your nose. creased to 2,483 on shad chief Mahant Nar- Rajdhani Hospital - CP Additional Chief Sec- deaths were reported Lucknow: Bathing in Thursday. Many saints endra Giri is in hospital Dubey-9415162686, retary (Health) Amit from Kanpur, five from Fold your surgical If you are wearing a Mahakumbh has in- and devotees are also ill. while Mahamandalesh- Sanjeevani Medical Mohan Prasad said. Ballia and Ghaziabad, mask into two. Tie a genuine N95 mask, creased the threat of Scientists and experts war Kapil Dev Das died Centre - Sunil Soni - This is the third con- four from Moradabad knot on either side. you must avoid double spread of covid in of Roorkee University of infection. Dr Sandeep 8840466030, Sri Sai secutive day when the and Prayagraj, it said. Tuck in the sides. Wear masking, says CDC. Haridwar. are concerned about the Shukla, Senior Scien- Life Hospital - Yogesh state has reported a re- On Thursday, 2.23 it – covering your nose Between April 12 and possibility of rise in in- tist, Water Resource De- Shukla - 9450407843 cord rise in COVID-19 lakh samples were test- Wearing two surgical 14, a significant 49,31,343 fection manifolds. Sci- partment, University of Vaga Hospital and mouth. Take a cloth - Sandeep Dixit - cases. A total of 22,439 ed. With this, the total masks not recom- saints and devotees took entists claim that the Roorkee is worried mask, wear it over the 9839165078, Vinayak fresh COVID-19 cases number of samples surgical your cloth mended. They are not a the holy dip in Ganges corona virus could re- about lakhs of people great fit and may end up Medicare Hospital were recorded on tested so far has risen mask is thick enough to on three main bathings. main active in the Gan- having assembled dur- - Dr. Manish Singh - Thursday and 20,510 on to over 3.78 crore, Pras- block some sun. allowing transmission. The district has already ga water longer than the ing the second wave of 9984735111 Wednesday. ad said. recorded 1854 positive dry surface. Corona. Case against 60 MSME Minister seeks Central funds, Friday prayer suspended in Lko for attacking cops approvals for industrial clusters in state mosque due to covid situation First India Bureau Brassware Utensils First India Bureau Cluster in Sant Kabir during P’yat polls Lucknow: Cabinet Min- Singh said Central Nagar and Terracotta Lucknow: In the wake ister for Micro, Small funds were required and Pateri Project in of rising COVID-19 cas- and Medium Enterpris- for Glass Beads Gorakhpur.Leather es in Uttar Pradesh, es, Investment and Ex- Cluster in Varanasi goods in Meerut, Jute Lucknow’s Shahi port Promotion Sidharth Rope Yarn in Azamgarh, Imam-e-Juma Maulana Nath Singh held a virtu- Jute Wall Hanging in Kalbe Jawad Naqvi an- al dialogue with Union scheme of Government Ghazipur, Jari-Zardoji in nounced for the suspen- Minister MSME Nitin of India. Badaun, Mold Design sion of Friday prayer Gates being locked at Bara Imambara on Friday. Gadkari for strengthen- Singh informed Gad- Development Plastics in till further orders. ing development of in- kari that Central funds Gautam Budh Nagar, In a pamphlet, Maula- “Imam-e-Juma Maula- Uttar Pradesh govern- dustrial activities in the were required for estab- Metallurgical in Mathu- na Kalbe Naqvi said the na Kalbe Jawad Naqvi ment on Thursday ex- state, besides adopting lishment of Glass Beads ra etc. industrial clusters congregational prayer has suspended the Fri- tended existing night —FILE PHOTO the MSE-CDP (Micro Cluster in Varanasi. were to be developed in of Friday has been sus- day prayer at Asifi Mas- curfew timings in its and Small Enterprises Similarly, final approval collaboration with Gov- pended till further or- jid till further orders,” several cities including Cluster Development) would also be given to ernment of India. ders. the pamphlet read. the capital Lucknow. First India Bureau along with other senior administrative and po- Hardoi: The police have lice officials rushed to FAREWELL FRIENDS registered case against the spot. But the perpe- 10 known and over 50 trators attacked the offi- unidentified perpetra- cials and five policemen tors who attacked a po- were injured in it. It was Covid victim forester’s heart-wrenching parting msg lice team during Pan- reported that police had chayat elections at Ata- to fire over 10 rounds to First India Bureau admitted at a private everyone. Yashwant,” beer Hasan, a project raji polling booth under control the situation. hospital in the state he wrote in Hindi. officer with wildlife Pali police station area. ASP uperintendent of Bahraich: Don’t be capital. He died there Singh was cremated NGO WWF. Police said supporters police Anil Kumar Yadav careless about covid, a Thursday, Bahraich Di- in Lucknow, where his Manish Singh sent of one candidate created here said that one ac- forest officer wrote to visional Forest Officer family lives, amid the Yashwant Singh’s mes- ruckus at the polling cused was arrested and his friends in a poign- Manish Singh said. COVID-19 protocol that sage to Hasan just be- booth blaming fake vot- sent to jail while man- ant farewell message The officer sent a restricts the number of fore the colleague’s ing at the centre. Perpe- hunt was launched to before leaving the lap of WhatsApp message to people at the funeral. He death. trators filled ballot boxes nab other culprits. Case Mother Earth from a his friends from his had taken provisional There were 812 active with water and started was registered against Lucknow hospital. hospital bed, telling charge of his new post COVID-19 cases in Bah- hurling stones. The agi- 10 known and 50 uniden- Yashwant Singh, the them about his immi- six months back. raich city on Thursday. tated supports thrashed tified persons under sec- divisional forest officer nent death, which took Hundreds of bodies being burnt in the park area of Gulala Ghat in The officer is sur- Seventy-nine people officials and policemen tions 333, 353, 307 and 504 (DFO) at Katarniaghat place three days later. Lucknow on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR vived by his wife, an en- have died here so far due on election duty. of IPC and culprits will Wildlife Sanctuary, test- “After spending 55 gineer son and a daugh- to the infection, Chief DM Aviansh Kumar be arrested soon, he un- ed positive for coronavi- and a half years in the am leaving for my last less about covid. My ter, who is an MBBS in- Medical Officer Rajesh and SP Anurag Vats derlined. rus on April 2 and was lap of Mother Earth, I journey. Don’t be care- blessings remain with tern, according to Da- Mohan Shrivastava said. 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IN-DEPTH US’ KABUL EXIT PLAN BECOMING AN INVITATION WORRIES INDIA oe Biden has announced American troop pullout from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, leaving only a small contingent to defend its embassy. The pullout date TO THE DIVINE J marks the 20th anniversary of al-Qae- SADHGURU, ISHA FOUNDATION da’s attack on American twin towers. The decision comes after America’s “endless war” in the region Ranked amongst the fifty most influential has taken a heavy toll on American, Nato and Af- people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, ghan forces, besides costing approximately $2 tril- visionary and a New York Times bestselling lion in expenditure to the US. At present there are author Sadhguru has been conferred the Padma only about 3,500 American troops, a very small Vibhushan by the Government of India in 2017, number compared to nearly one lakh troops sta- the highest annual civilian award, accorded for tioned there under the Barack Obama administra- exceptional and distinguished service tion. The US occupation of Afghanistan did bring down the Taliban government and restore demo- cratic processes but the Taliban and al-Qaida mili- aking another person’s life into tants sheltered by Pakistan’s military establish- your hands is not a good thing ment regrouped in that country. President Donald because it sits on you in a cer- Trump had fixed the May 1 deadline for withdraw- tain way. A doctor is constantly al of American troops on the condition that it will taking someone else’s life into not allow al-Qaida to take shelter in Afghanistan his or her hands. It is a big thing and agree on power-sharing with the Afghan gov- to carry on your head. If you ernment. The deadline has now been extended by T have sufficiently explored President Biden but without any conditions. Tali- whichever system of medicine, ban has said it will renew attacks on US and Nato you know your role is not even troops if they don’t leave by the May 1 deadline. 50%. The remaining percentage Unconditional US troop pullout is bad news for you don’t know what the hell! India which fears that Pakistan will once again have This is always the experience of a friendly regime to needle India. The return of Tali- the greatest doctors in the world. ban and establishment of Islamic Emirate would If you are a believer in god it mean Afghanistan will again become a haven for ter- is very easy. You look up and rorists like it was in the Nineties when Taliban and say “Shiva, Rama.” Even if a other Pakistan-based militant groups hijacked Indi- patient dies, after all they are an Airlines flight to Kabul. Therefore, India has rea- going into god’s lap, so it’s okay! sons to feel worried about Biden’s announcement. But when you cannot subscribe to these belief systems but you still see that your role is so small in making things happen, BENGAL ELECTIONS IN that’s when you realize the are just trying to become an in- is well established, the mun- presence of grace. The real vitation to the divine. Some- dane aspect of your life is well TIMES OF PANDEMIC question and struggle begins thing beyond yourself begins to conducted. If the mystical di- ith political leaders throwing caution to for someone who does not know function. And allowing it to THE MYSTICAL AND THE mension of your life is open to the wind while drawing huge crowds in whether to believe or not – function – having the sense to LOGICAL, BOTH THE you, your experience of life is REALMS ARE EQUALLY campaign rallies fears of Covid-19 someone whose intellect is do what you can, and to stand indescribable. Once you have IMPORTANT. IF YOUR spreading in West Bengal seem to be struggling with both. For some- by with what you cannot and conducted your mundane pret- LOGICAL REALM IS WELL W coming true. At least one candidate, one struggling with the limita- still be there alert and present, ty well, it’s time to be open to ESTABLISHED, THE RSP’s Jangipur nominee Pradip Kumar Nandi, tions of his own logic and capa- is the whole essence of yoga. the mystical. Here, your logic MUNDANE ASPECT OF will not work, it will only limit died of Covid-19 on Friday. Taking note of the spike bility, and struggling with the That is how you become a re- YOUR LIFE IS WELL in Covid-19 cases in the State, the Election Commis- other dimension which doesn’t ceptacle or a doorway to grace. CONDUCTED. IF THE you. “How do I fight my logic?” sion has extended the silence period for the remain- seem to be tangible, for such a Grace is subtle. If your pres- MYSTICAL DIMENSION OF You just shun the product, not ing four phases from 48 hours to 72 hours. The poll person, the presence of grace ence is not there, its presence YOUR LIFE IS OPEN TO the logic industry. You cannot panel has also banned rallies, public meetings and becomes absolutely clear in his also will not be there. This is YOU, YOUR EXPERIENCE OF kill the mind, but you can ig- street plays in West Bengal from 7 pm to 10 am. The life. He clearly understands the nature of the divine. This LIFE IS INDESCRIBABLE nore the produce. It generates Left Front, though, opposed the move saying, “The that when he really wants to is why most people miss it, be- thought, you ignore it. It gener- election is in motion. There is no question of cross a narrow bridge, nothing cause they are mostly absent. ates emotion, you ignore it. It change of schedule at this point of time.” can happen here without the Either your thoughts, emo- generates opinion, you ignore Of the eight phases polling for four is over and the help of the other dimension. tions or activity is ruling you; Every aspect of life is trans- it. It churns up a whole ideolo- remaining four phases will be held between April 17 The question is, how to invite not your presence. This is the ported to a completely different gy, ignore it. and 29. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wanted the this presence? When we say we transformation that you are experience of life. This doesn’t If you do that, you will be in remaining three phases, excluding the fifth due on are doing sadhana, it means we trying to bring about with a happen because you believe a natural state of devotion. De- Saturday, to be clubbed but her request was turned spiritual practice. Your body, something. With belief sys- votion does not mean adulation down by the Election Commission. It was a futile mind and emotion can follow tems, you can imagine; this is of someone. Devotion is that request as the EC had devised the poll plan before The question is, how to invite this you but you want your pres- the problem with believers. To which is devoid of yourself. officially announcing it. The long-drawn poll pro- presence? When we say we are doing ence to be the dominant thing. have a solid logical base and What you call as “myself” right cess for the State was criticised by the Trinamool sadhana, it means we are just trying to But right now, you have made still be open to grace is some- now is just a bundle of thought, Congress and other opposition parties who alleged become an invitation to the divine. your thought, emotion and thing that one has to do. If you emotion and opinion, isn’t it? that the poll schedule had been planned under the Something beyond yourself begins to function. And body far more important than do not get established in your If you rest these three things, Union Home Ministry’s directions. The reason why yourself. In this upside down logical base, you are suscepti- your personality will be ab- TMC wanted polling for remaining phases to be held allowing it to function – having the sense to do condition you cannot feel ble to fly off into imagination sent. Then the life in you will together was the spread of Covid-19. The BJP ob- what you can, and to stand by with what you grace. and think it’s grace. be present. If this is present, jected to the suggestion saying that it would go cannot and still be there alert and present, is the If you reverse this condition The mystical and the logical, you cannot miss grace. against the “democratic spirit”. Of course, “demo- whole essence of yoga. That is how you become a within yourself, suddenly, ordi- both the realms are equally im- THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY cratic spirit” is more important than Covid-19. receptacle or a doorway to grace. nary becomes extraordinary. portant. If your logical realm THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

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ndia is in the HOW HAS THE World Health Organization Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal grip of a mas- PANDEMIC BEEN clarified how COVID deaths Reviewed the progress of various sive second SPREADING? should be counted: sections of Dedicated Freight wave of COV- Residents in slum areas A death due to COV- Corridors (DFCs) & discussed ways for efficient & time-bound I ID-19 infections, and those without their ID-19 is defined for sur- completion of projects. DFCs will surpassing even the United own household toilet have veillance purposes as a play a vital role in unlocking the States and Brazil in terms been worst affected, imply- death resulting from a huge freight potential by ensuring of new daily infections. The ing poor sanitation and clinically compatible ill- cost effective, faster & safer movement of goods. current spike came after a close living have contrib- ness, in a probable or con- brief lull: daily new cases uted to the spread. firmed COVID-19 case, un- had fallen from 97,000 new One word that has domi- less there is a clear alter- Mallikarjun Kharge @kharge native cause of death that Nero fiddled as Rome burned. cases per day in September nated discussions about Our Nero is busy with elections 2020 to around 10,000 per why cases have increased cannot be related to COV- while the number of #COVID19 day in January 2021. How- again is laaparavaahee (in ID disease (e.g. trauma) deaths have risen to 1.73 lakh & ever, from the end of Febru- Hindi), or “negligence”. It is unclear the extent to cases have crossed 2 lakh per day. Chaos has set in with no ary, daily new cases began The negligence is made out which the health authorities vaccines,oxygen or Remdesivir to rise sharply again, pass- to be the fault of individu- across the states of India available. 7 years up,when can we ing 100,000 a day, and now als not wearing masks and this still doesn’t explain the systems, meaning there’s a its low COVID death rate were complying with this. expect Nero to start governing? crossing the 200,000 mark. social distancing, but that huge rise in cases. greater chance previously (case fatality rate) of about Many states have set up Night curfews and week- is only part of the story. The second wave in India infected people could be re- 1.5%. However, The Lancet expert committees to re- end lockdowns have been Negligence can be seen in also coincides with the infected and immunised cautioned about the “dan- examine and verify COV- Spiritual reinstated in some states, the near-complete lack of spread of the UK variant. A people could be infected. gers of false optimism” in ID-19 deaths after coming such as Maharasthra (in- regulation and its imple- recent report found 81% of A new double mutation is its September 26 editorial under criticism that re- SPEAK cluding the financial capi- mentation wherever regula- the latest 401 samples sent also circulating in India, on the Indian situation. ported death rates were not tal Mumbai). Health ser- tions did exist across work- by the state of Punjab for and this too could be con- In a pandemic situation, accurate. Many states Whatever words we utter vices and crematoriums places and other public genome sequencing were tributing to the rise in cases. the public health approach is made corrections in mor- should be chosen with care are being overwhelmed, spaces. Religious, social and found to be the UK variant. usually to attribute a death tality figures, and the full for people will hear them and COVID test kits are in short political congregations con- Studies have found this LOW FATALITY RATE? with complex causes as be- extent of undercounting is be influenced by them for supply, and wait times for tributed directly through variant might be more capa- In the first phase of the pan- ing caused by the disease in being actively researched. good or ill. —Buddha results are increasing. super-spreader events, but ble of evading our immune demic, India was lauded for question. In April 2020, the 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 | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 05 BJP RESPONSIBLE FOR COVID SURGE: MAMATA She will call upon the EC to stop the BJP from bringing “outsiders” during campaigning, blaming them for COVID-19 situation West Bengal: Chief stop the inflow of out- Minister Mamata Ba- siders from states like MK STALIN nerjee said on Friday Gujarat who are re- RAISES DOUBTS Bengal has been committed she will call upon the sponsible for the COV- OVER SAFETY Election Commission ID-19 spread in Bengal. OF EVMS to stop the BJP from “We have nothing to to secularism: Amartya Sen bringing “outsiders” say if the PM or other New Delhi: Ahead of during campaigning, leaders come for cam- the fifth of eight phase HOLD WEST squarely blaming the paigning... Why should assembly elections in BENGAL POLLS saffron party for exac- the BJP bring people West Bengal on Satur- AS PER erbating the COVID-19 from worst-affected day, Nobel laureate Am- SCHEDULE: BJP situation in the state. states to set up podi- artya Sen spoke to Sun- TELLS EC MK Stalin Kolkata: West Ben- ums and pandals for etra Choudhury about The Bharatiya Janata gal Chief Minister rallies,” she said. Dravida Munnetra the elections and the Party (BJP) has writ- Mamata Banerjee said The Trinamool Con- Kazhagam (DMK) issues involved. There ten a letter to the on Friday she will call gress boss said local president MK Stalin is a lot of time differ- Election Commission upon the Election Com- laborers and decora- has raised doubts ence between Kolkata of India saying that mission to stop the BJP tors can be engaged for over the safety of and where I stay right Amartya Sen in order to ensure from bringing “outsid- the purpose after nec- EVMs and strong now [Harvard]. So as level-playing fi eld to ers” during campaign- essary COVID-19 tests. rooms after polling closely as possible, I do all candidates, the ing, squarely blaming Referring to her inju- ended in Tamil Nadu try to follow these elec- so much interest, given poll panel must hold the saffron party for ry, the chief minister on April 6. In a letter tions. The elections are the unusual amount of the remaining phases exacerbating the COV- said the BJP wanted to to the state’s chief largely seen as a battle importance that the of the West Bengal ID-19 situation in the stop her from canvass- electoral offi cer, MK for Bengal’s soul where- Central government Assembly election as state. Banerjee, during ing by “targeting her Stalin said the proto- in all the parties are has given it. On the oth- per schedule. This a public meeting here leg”, but she has man- col formulated by the claiming to be repre- er hand, it’s not so unu- comes a day after in Nadia district, said aged to come out tri- poll panel for safety sentatives of real Ben- sual that the local Ben- Trinamool Congress the BJP brought people umphant. of EVMs and strong gal. What do you make galis think the elections (TMC) chief Mamata from “worst-hit” states “They had targeted rooms isn’t being fol- of this electoral fight? really are an important Banerjee urged the like Gujarat for erect- my leg, but I proved lowed in Tamil Nadu. Well, it’s an extraordi- thing. The two together EC to consider club- ing marquees for them wrong with the “There is a total lack nary fight and there have caused a confron- bing the remaining Prime Minister Naren- blessings of people. The of protocol in many can’t be any other occa- tation rare in the histo- phases of the Bengal dra Modi's poll rallies. injury has healed 75 state,” Stalin said. sion when an election ry of elections any- election. —ANI “I will tell the EC to Banerjee addresses an election rally, at Palta in North 24 parganas. percent,” she said. —PTI in a state has generated where in the world.

WITHDRAW MOVEMENT `13.71 crores Cheques worth transferred CSK DEFEATS PUNJAB KINGS BY 6 WICKETS `22 cr donated KHATTAR APPEALS directly into for Ram Temple TO FARMERS TO farmers account bounced: Reports New Delhi: The gov- New Delhi: Earlier this ernment agencies have year the Vishva Hindu WITHDRAW STIR procured 18,24,310 Parishad (VHP) had tonnes (18.24 lakh conducted a nationwide tonnes) of wheat from donation drive to raise Punjab and 36,30,790 funds for the construc- tonnes (36.30 lakh tion of the Ram Temple tonnes) from Haryana in Ayodhya. in the ongoing Rabi Though the official Marketing Season till figures are unknown, April 15. it is said that around From the country on Rs 25,000 crore were the whole, 81,63,669 collected during this tonnes (81.64 lakh drive that was held be- tonnes) has been tween January 15 and procured at an MSP February 17. But now Manohar Lal Khattar of Rs 1,975 per it has emerged that at quintal, against an least Rs 22 crore of New Delhi: In view of Khattar also directed estimated target this may not turn out the rise in Covid- 19 cas- the deputy commis- of 427.36 lakh tonnes into the actual Mayank Agarwal of Punjab Kings bowled by Deepak Chahar of Chennai Super Kings during match 8 of the Vivo Indian Premier es, Haryana Chief Min- sioners to contact the this year, according to amount. That is be- League 2021 between the Punjab Kings and the Chennai Super Kings held at the Wankhede Stadium Mumbai on Friday. ister, Manohar Lal Khat- agitating farmers and the FCI data released cause some 15,000 tar, on Thursday ap- try to persuade them. recently. cheques bounced. pealed to farmers pro- He appealed to the peo- testing against the Cen- ple of the state to only IN THE COURTYARD tre’s new farm laws to leave their homes withdraw their move- whenever necessary ment on humanitarian and to wear masks, use Plea in SC to Hearing in INX grounds. Presiding over sanitiser and maintain SC APPOINTS MANINDER Plea seeking direction to a meeting called to re- social distancing when- give COVID-19 media case view Covid-19 cases and ever they go out of the SINGH AS SPP FOR ED postpone NEET-PG exams vaccinations in Haryana house. He said that vaccine to all New Delhi: The Su- Arvind Bobde, and also adjourned New Delhi: A group of today, Khattar said it is there is proper ar- New Delhi: Public In- preme Court, in its or- comprising Justices A New Delhi: A Special MBBS doctors who had the Constitutional right rangement of oxygen, terest Litigation (PIL) der recently, appointed S Bopanna and V Ra- Court on Friday ad- filed a petition in the of every person to pro- ventilators and beds in has been filed in the Su- former Additional So- masubramanian journed the hearing in Supreme Court seeking test, but it’s not the right the state. So people preme Court on Friday licitor General (ASG) passed the order on the INX Media money direction to postpone time for this. “We have need not panic, the CM seeking COVID-19 vac- and senior apex court April 12 which was up- laundering case against the NEET-PG exams no problem with those said. He said strict pre- cination for all above lawyer Maninder Sin- dated on Friday on the former Union Minister scheduled on April 18 who protest. However, at cautions should be tak- the age of 18 years bea- gh and advocate Rajesh Supreme Court's web- P Chidambaram, his citing growing con- this time, due to Cov- en to prevent the spread cuse of a sudden up- Batra as Special Public site. son Karti Chidambar- cerns amid the sudden id-19, life may be put in of Covid-19 so that eco- surge in coronavirus Prosecutors (SPPs) to The top court had am and others, till May upsurge of Covid-19 danger, so this is not the nomic activities are not cases across the coun- argue for the Enforce- passed the order, after 4. P Chidambaram and cases, withdrew their The plea challenged right time to protest,” stalled in the state. The try. The plea filed by ad- ment Directorate (ED) the probe agency, came Karti Chidambaram plea as the government the clause in the April 9 the CM said. “If they CM said due to increas- vocate Rashmi Singh in the coal block alloca- up with the present ap- marked their presence has already postponed notification of the Na- (farmers) have to hold or ing number of Covid-19 said that widespread tion scam cases. A plication seeking ap- virtually in the video- the exam. The plea chal- tional Board of Exami- protest for any of their cases in the country vaccination of all young three-judge bench of propriate directions for conferencing hearing. lenged the conduct of nations, which bar demands, they can do it and the state, everyone and working population the apex court, headed the appointment of a The matter was ad- NEET-PG 2021 sched- Covid-19 infected per- when the situation im- should take strict pre- is essential to arrest the by the Chief Justice of new SPP to conduct journed as Special uled to be conducted on sons from exams, as an proves,” he added. cautions. —ANI deadly surge. —ANI India (CJI) Sharad prosecution of cases. Judge M K Nagpal. April 18, 2021. arbitrary exclusion. —ANI

FORMER CBI DIRECTOR RANJIT INDIAN ARMY TURNS FLAGS ‘BLUE’ SINHA PASSES AWAY IN DELHI NUN’S BODY FOUND INSIDE FROM ‘RED’ FOR FRIENDLY LOOK BIDEN NAMES 2 INDIAN- New Delhi: Former Cen- WELL AT KERALA CONVENT Srinagar: In an effort to AMERICANS TO KEY JOBS tral Bureau of Investiga- Kollam: A 42-year-old nun was found dead inside make the Indian Army New Delhi: US President Joe Biden is tapping tion (CBI) director Ranjit the well of a convent in Kerala’s Kollam district on cantonments and military two Indian American women already working in Sinha passed away in Friday. Identifi ed as Mebil Joseph, the deceased convoys more population his administration as part of a 10 member team Delhi on Friday morning nun hailed from Pavumba in Kollam district. friendly, the Indian Army to lead on climate and transportation matters at the age of 68 due to Based on a preliminary assessment, police of- has now changed the red across key agencies. While Meera Joshi is being Covid-19-related com- “He showed no serious fi cials believe that the nun died by suicide. Sister fl ags on its convoys to named as Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier plications, people close symptoms ,” said a close Mebil’s body was discovered on Friday morning blue colour. Lieutenant valley have been changed Safety Administration, Department of Transpor- to him said. Sinha tested friend. He is survived inside the well at the Workers of St Joseph con- Colonel Q Khan said, “the to blue from red while the tation, Radhika Fox would become Assistant positive for Covid-19 by his wife, a son and a vent in Kureepuzha. According to the local police, fl ags on the military con- walls on the cantonments Administrator for Water, Environmental Protec- on Thursday evening daughter. Sinha was an other members of the convent launched a search voys moving with troops are proposed to have the tion Agency. Biden’s intent to elevate Joshi, an and passed away on Indian Police Service of for Sister Mebil Joseph. from different locations pictures of young achiev- attorney with over 16 years of experience. Friday around 4.30am. the 1974 batch. in and out of the Kashmir ers from Kashmir.” INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 06

RAGA SLAMS GOVT’S COVID STRATEGY POWERGallery ‘Our people continue to suffer, infra continues to crumble & PM continues to turn away from responsibilities’ 22 IRS-IT OFFICERS PROMOTED TO PRCCIT GRADE KEPT WAITED FOR New Delhi: Taking a Vaccination not shield against POSTINGS ? dig at the government, As many as 22 IRS-IT officers, who were pro- Congress leader Rahul Covid, can reduce severity: Experts moted to the Principal Chief Commissioner of Gandhi on Friday said New Delhi: Amid cases of severity of the infection Income Tax (PrCCIT) grade in March, are awaited its strategy to fight the for postings. COVID-19 pandemic the coronavirus infection and chances of death. being reported post vac- They have also said that consisted of imposing a 908 POSTS OF INDIAN POLICE SERVICE ‘’Tughlaqi lockdown’’, cination from a few parts “no causal link has been of the country, experts established” yet between VACANT ringing bells and sing- As many as 908 posts of Indian Police Service ing praises to the Lord. have said inoculation vaccination and the against COVID-19 “does complications suffered (IPS) have been lying vacant till January 1, 2020. The Congress-led op- not produce a shield” thereafter by a person A total posts of 460 are to be filled through RR position has been criti- against the deadly virus, through any clinical or quota while 448 through promotion. 150 IPS cising the government but helps reduce the epidemiological studies. officers were being recruited through CSE each over its handling of the year since CSE-2012. Now, the strength has pandemic and the vac- been increased to 200. cination drive, while the those taken by Delhi Centre has maintained Sultanate ruler Mu- SECOND WAVE AFFECTING INFECTION PREDOMINANTLY IRS OFFICER JOINS DOPT that its timely steps hammad bin Tughlaq, NEWBORN AND YOUTH, SPREADING VIA AIR, SAYS Amol Madukar Ket will join the DoPT as DS on have been instrumental to allege that they were deputation for a period of four years. He is a in fighting COVID-19. arbitrary and not well SAYS EXPERT PANEL LANCET JOURNAL STUDY 2008 batch IRS (C&IT) officer. In a tweet in Hindi, though out. New Delhi: The total of young people have New Delhi: There is a fail to treat the virus as Gandhi said, “The Cen- The party has also number of positive been infected, and these strong evidence to prove predominantly airborne FOUR IRS OFFICERS PROMOTED tral government’’s taken swipes at the gov- cases comprises young young people had fever that virus, behind COV- leave people unprotected TO CC/DG COVID-19 strategy -- ernment over its ‘’taali- people and even infants. also. Some doctors say ID-19, is predominantly and allow the virus to Four IRS (C&IT) officers have been promoted to Stage 1- Impose a Tu- thaali’’ call last year in The doctors have that the reason for a transmitted through the spread. The team, led by the Chief Commissioner and DG grade. They are ghlaqi lockdown, Stage which people across In- dubbed the new wave large number of people air, as per new assess- researchers at the Uni- Sandeep Srivastva, Roopam Kapoor, Ms Kanu 2- Ring bells, Stage 3- dia clapped, rang bells, of infections as “very getting infected this year ment published in The versity of Oxford in the Verma Kumar and Navneet Goel. Sing praises to the blew conch shells and dangerous”. Dr. Ritu could be that the “virus Lancet journal. The UK, reviewed published Lord.” The Congress in beat metal plates in sol- Saxena, Head of Emer- has mutated” and the analysis by 6 experts research and identified TENURE OF JAGMOHAN GUPTA AS the past also has com- idarity with health gency Department at the current strain is more from the UK, the US evidence to support the JOINT SECRETARY, WATER pared some of the gov- workers fighting the LNJP Hospital in Delhi infectious than the one and Canada says public predominance of the RESOURCES ENDS IN MAY ernment’’s decisions to novel coronavirus. —PTI said that almost 30% in circulation previously. health measures that airborne route. —PTI Jagmohan Gupta, Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor (JS&FA), Department of Water Resourc- es, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, is coming to an end on May 31, 2021 with his Ambani bomb scare: Officer Indian-Americans Charges framed against superannuation. laud new rules DIPTI SACHDEVA SENT TO NORTHERN on OCI cards Hooda by CBI Court in RAILWAY Riyaz Kazi in JC till April 23 Ms. Dipti Sachdeva has been shifted from North- Washington: Indian- land allotment case east Frontier Railway (NFR) to Northern Railway New Delhi: A court Americans have wel- and posted in the cadre. He is an Indian Railway here on Friday re- comed the Indian gov- Chandigarh: A special Accounts Service (IRAS) officer. manded police officer ernment’s decision to CBI court in Panchkula Riyaz Kazi, an associ- simplify the process of on Friday framed FOUR IPS OFFICERS GET FIELD ate of suspended cop maintaining Overseas charges against former POSTINGS IN MP Sachin Waze, in judi- Citizens of India (OCI) Haryana Chief Minis- D R Teniwar has been appointed as Comman- cial custody till April cards, saying more ter Bhupinder Singh dant, 24 Bt SAF, Jaora, Ratlam, while Mrs Anita 23 in connection with overseas citizens will Hooda in the Associat- Malviya was made Commandant, 18 bt SAF, the case of an explo- now opt for this form of ed Journals Limited Bhupinder Singh Shivpuri and Deepak Kumar Shukla is Comman- sives-laden SUV found residency. (AJL) plot re-allotment dant 13, Bt SAF, Gwalior. Besides, Mrs Vahini near industrialist The Overseas Citi- case. yer said. Singh has been appointed as Commandant 8th Bt Mukesh Ambani’s resi- zens of India (OCI) “The charges were Hooda was present in SAF, Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh. dence and the subse- National Investigation Agency special holiday court sends cardholders will now be framed against Mr Hoo- the court when charges quent death Thane- accused Riyaz Qazi, Sachin Waze’s associate, to NIA custody. required to get their da under Sections 420 were framed. G S G AYYANGAR RETURNS TO based businessman document re-issued (cheating) and 120-B On Thursday, argu- PARENT CADRE Mansukh Hiran. court at the end of his ther remand. The NIA only once at the age of (party to criminal con- ments on Hooda’s dis- G S G Ayyangar, Senior DDG, Indian Council Kazi, an assistant po- NIA remand on Friday. has alleged that Kazi is 20 instead of multiple spiracy) of the Indian charge application and of Medical Research (ICMR) has been given lice inspector, was ar- The court sent him involved in the con- times needed to be done Penal Code and under the framing of charges premature repatriation to his parent cadre on the rested by the c(NIA) on to judicial custody as spiracy of the case, currently, according to Section 13(1)(d) of the had been completed be- grounds of availing promotion in the cadre. He is April 11. He was pro- the central probe agen- along with Waze, who the Indian Union Home Prevention of Corrup- fore the court in the a 1987 batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre. duced before a holiday cy did not seek his fur- is the prime accused. Ministry. —PTI tion Act,” a defence law- case. —PTI 3 OFFICERS OF 2014 BATCH CONFIRMED IN IFS North states likely The Central Government has confirmed three IAF receives LBPV Sena, NCP slam Fadnavis for Regular Recruits (RR) IFS officers of 2014 Batch in to receive rainfall the Indian Forest Service. Mohit Gupta and Rakesh from Ashok Leyland & thunderstorms Sepat have been confirmed with effect from De- campaigning in Karnataka cember 2016 and Vinod S from September 2016. New Delhi: Ashok New Delhi: Rain and Leyland’s first of its Mumbai: Two constitu- thunderstorms are DHARMRAJ KHATIK APPOINTED kind Light Bullet Proof ents of the Maha Vikas likely to impact the DEPUTY SECRETARY, OFFICIAL Vehicles (LBPV) was Aghadi (MVA) - Shiv western Himalayan re- LANGUAGE handed over to the In- Sena and NCP - on Fri- gion and some parts of Dharmraj Khatik has been appointed as Deputy dian Air Force. day criticised BJP lead- northwest India today, Secretary in the Department of Official Language. The vehicle is an er Devendra Fadnavis according to IMD. A He is a 2009 batch IRS-C&CE officer. adopted version of for “campaigning Western Disturbance Lockheed Martin’s (LM) Light Bullet Proof Vehicles against a Marathi- as a trough (area of 10 IPS OFFICERS IN J&K GET NEW CVNG (Common Vehi- speaking candidate” for low pressure) with an RESPONSIBILITY cle Next Gen). And has Sondhi, MD & CEO, the Lok Sabha bypoll in Devendra Fadnavis & Sanjay Raut induced cyclonic cir- 10 IPS officers in J&K have been assigned new been fully indigenised Ashok Leyland, said, Karnataka’’s Belgaum, culation is lying over responsibility. Sujit Kumar has been appointed as and developed in India “This LBPV is another which continues to re- necessitated following leader Sanjay Raut said central Pakistan and DIG, North Range, M Suleman Choudhary posted under Transfer of Tech- example of our team’s main at the centre-stage the death of Union Min- that political leaders adjoining west Ra- as DIG, Udhampur-Reasi Range and Atul Kumar nology (TOT) from the capability which is com- of the decades-old bor- ister of State for Rail- from Maharashtra jasthan and another Goel will join as DIG, Jammu-Samba-Kathua. US based company to bined with a strong der dispute between the ways Suresh Angadi should not campaign cyclonic circulation is Ashok Leyland, the flag- sense of understanding two neighbouring due to COVID-19 last against a Marathi- lying over Haryana By arrangement with: http:// ship company of the of what is required in states. The parliamen- year, will be held on Sat- speaking candidate in and its neighbourhood whispersinthecorridors.com Hinduja Group. Vipin arduous conditions.” tary bypoll, which was urday. While Shiv Sena Belgaum, Maharashtra. in the lower levels. —PTI

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Yogi for... district,” he said, add- the state has an impor- to the CM’s office. Also, people are com- in these states was pre- plant.—ANI very carefully, your exit The department should ing the government tant role in it. Compli- He stressed on carry- paring this Kumbh sented to the PM. from the state has been ensure adequate availa- should be informed ance with the COVID ing out sanitation, sani- with Markaz (a reli- PM was informed CBI: UK... confirmed on May 2. bility of Remdesivir, he about every need. Due protocol is in everyone’s tisation and fogging ac- gious assembly of Mus- that the Centre and Judge Samuel Goozee, BJP’s double century is said, adding: Its moni- to the rise in cases, interest. Masks, saniti- tivities regularly in all lims in Delhi where States are in regular sitting at Westminster confirmed and Didi’s toring should be done OPD services should be sation and physical dis- urban and rural areas many tested positive contact and estimates Magistrate’s Court in tally in double figures by the Chief Secretary’s suspended in all gov- tancing have to be in- of the state. last year and were la- for projected demand London, rejected each has also been decided,” office. Additional Rem- ernment hospitals of cluded in our lifestyle. beled as super spread- have been shared with of the grounds laid out Shah said. desivir should be pur- the state, teleconsulta- The Chief Minister Covid stalks... ers), which is unfortu- states. Accordingly, by Modi’s defence “After May 2, no one chased while assessing tion should be promot- said the facilities and Only those found nate. The Kumbh is be- 4,880 MT, 5,619 MT and against extradition. will require permission the situation for the ed in its place and only needs of the people in healthy will be allowed ing defamed,” Puri 6,593 MT have been al- Modi faces multiple from High Court to cel- next one month. emergency services home isolation should to stay in the akhara, he said. located to these 12 charges in cases being ebrate Durga Puja. Do The UP CM has di- should be operated in be taken care of and said, adding that at pre- states for meeting their handled by the Central you want a state gov- rected the officials to government hospitals, medical kits containing sent, over 300 saints PM Modi... projected demand as on Bureau of Investiga- ernment that imposes ensure smooth opera- he stressed. all types of essential and their followers are 12 high burden states 20th April, 25th April tion and the Enforce- restrictions on Saras- tion of ambulance ser- He further said: “UP medicines should be there in the akhara (Maharashtra, Madhya and 30th April, respec- ment Directorate. —ANI wati Puja? I tell you, vices. Besides this, the has an excellent experi- made available to them. premises. Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar tively. PM was briefed after May 2, uproot Di- availability of medical ence of COVID manage- Asking officials to “I don’t want anyone Pradesh, Delhi, Chhat- about production ca- West Bengal... di’s government and personnel, COVID ment. Our policies have visit the Integrated to die here. The situa- tisgarh, Karnataka, Ker- pacity in the country to he exuded confidence throw it away and no beds, medicines, medi- received global acclaim. Command and Control tion in Haridwar is ala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, meet the rising demand about BJP getting over one will be able to stop cal equipments and Our victory in this bat- Centre in every district, worrisome. Social dis- Haryana, and Ra- who suggested increas- 200 seats in Assembly you from celebrating oxygen should always tle of COVID-19 is cer- he said the daily situa- tancing is not possible jasthan). An overview of ing oxygen production polls. “Didi (Mamata Saraswati Puja,” he be maintained in every tain. Every citizen of tion should be conveyed during Shahi Snan. district-level situation as per capacity of each Banerjee), listen to me added. —ANI 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 | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 07 PRIYANKA GANDHI LASHES OUT Residents can know when rains will hit NCR districts AT UP GOVT OVER RISING CASES First India Bureau Cong General Secretary held a virtual meeting to discuss covid situation Lucknow: Residents of Haryana and Uttar First India Bureau A HELPING HAND Pradesh, including Del- hi-NCR, will now be BY ANI —PHOTO Lucknow: Priyanka able to know the weath- Gandhi increases at- er forecast as well as tack on the Yogi govern- how many mm of rain ment by saying that the will fall in their area or state government in- district during the next stead of increasing the 24 hours. The Regional capacity of hospital, Meteorological Depart- has been increasing the ment (RMC) of Delhi capacity of the crema- has introduced this fa- torium at ghats. cility in the first phase Security personnel are seen running amid dust storms caused by As the number of Co- for 52 regions of Delhi, strong wind after change in weather, in New Delhi on Friday. rona cases began to soar Haryana and Uttar in Uttar Pradesh, Con- Pradesh. It’s testing started forecasting how gress General Secretary People wait for their turn to give sample for the COVID-19 test Priyanka Gandhi was started last year Information on how many mm of rain will amid the rise in cases, in Prayagraj on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI be received in each dis- Priyanka Gandhi held itself, but now it is be- much rain will be an emergency virtual vaccination, Priyanka ing updated regularly trict. It may be men- meeting with party lead- ernment be alert from ernment by saying that Gandhi said that out of lances. Priyanka talk- and common people received can be tioned that RMC has ers. In the meeting, Pri- day one of the epidem- there is no visible ar- the 2.4 crore population ing about the constitu- can use it from the web- accessed on website started this facility yanka Gandhi said that ic, then the current sce- rangement and plan- of the state not even 1 ency of PM Modi Vara- site of RMC Delhi. of RMC Delhi just by through Doppler Weath- the government is play- nario could have been ning done by the gov- crore people have been nasi said that the situa- The meteorological clicking on the er Radar (DWR) in these ing with the lives of peo- avoided. She added that ernment and the cur- vaccinated. tion in Varanasi is grim department has been Rainfall Estimation districts. ple instead of helping instead of improving rent situation is due to She added that while and the hiding of truth telling forecast for a option based on DWR Under this, estimates them. She added that the the health system of the the under preparedness there has been a long amidst the catastrophe long time about where & radar images are be- Covid situation in the state, the government and negativity of the queue of dead bodied in will only help spread the the sky will be clear, ing released for a total state is on the verge of has been consistently government and the the state capital Luc- infection more quickly. where it will be cloudy, of 52 regions including becoming uncontrolla- covering up the number Chief Minister. She know, there are even She added that while the where dusty thunder- many degrees of maxi- all of Delhi-NCR, while ble, yet the UP govern- of infections and added that this attitude longer lines for people state government is storms will occur and mum and minimum some districts of Hary- ment has been constant- deaths. of the state government waiting to be tested as busy hiding the truth, where there will be temperature expected. ana and Uttar Pradesh. ly hiding the figures. The Congress Gener- is the reason why peo- well as to get admitted the central government heavy rain or hail. With the help of techni- It also keeps the figure Priyanka Gandhi al Secretary attacked ple of the state are suf- into hospitals, receive is asking people to cele- Apart from this, it has cal assistance in this of how many mm of said that had the gov- the current state gov- fering. On the topic of Oxygen and avail ambu- brate the ‘Tika Utsav’. also been telling how link, RMC has now rain will be there.

Carelessness & clashes seen BUSTED Man steals Jewellery —PHOTO BY RAVI JAGLAN during panchayat elections worth `40L from First India Bureau election. An sub in- spector Gaurav Singh Gorakhpur: Strange was also accused by the BJP min’s showroom incidents are taking villagers of helping a place in panchayat elec- candidate. Later the First India Bureau footage of neighbour- tions such as the Presid- SDM and CO, who ing shops to find out his ing Officers disap- reached the spot, paci- Agra: A thief who ar- escape route. peared while at places fied the villagers and at rived in a rickshaw Rohit Faizdar, a resi- Corona positives around 10pm proceed- stole jewelery worth Rs dent of Gudiyi Mandi, reached to perform ed with the ballot boxes 40 lakh by breaking Tajganj, has a show- electoral duty. towards strong room. locks of a showroom in- room at Rajpur Chungi, Moreover at a poll- There were 10 ballot cluding 800 grams of near the Infant Line Po- ing station in Gorakh- Villagers clashed over boxes for voting at the gold and 10 kg of silver lice Outpost, in the pur, a presiding officer the two ballot boxes Riyav polling station. jewelery. The theft was name of ML Jewelers. forgot to carry the bal- which was left behind The polling personnel committed under Sadar Rohit is the nephew of lot box with him and by presiding officer at went to the polling sta- Country-made weapons’ illegal factory busted by UP Police near forest area in the village police station area of BJP leader KP Faujdar realized only after the booth in Riyav of tion in two buses. of Khurgyan. The police arrested an accused named Alim Putra while his associate barely 100 steps away who is currently joint reaching the strong Gagaha police station Around 7pm polling managed to escape. The police also recovered a large consignment of various country from police outpost. secretary of Bharti Shi- room. The ballot box area. The villagers ac- personnel and security made weapons and ammunition. The interrogation of the accused revealed that the On Friday morning, kshan Sansthan (Brij was brought to the cused the presiding of- personnel left for strong weapons were being made to disrupt the upcoming Panchayat election in the state. when the shop owner, a pranth), a subsidiary of strong room in a hurry. ficer of rigging the room in two buses. relative of a BJP leader Sangh. On receiving in- reached the showroom, formation, CO (Sadar) was shocked to see the Rajiv Kumar along with locks broken. On receiv- police force reached the Govt holds supply of Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail to run on tracks in 2023 ing information police spot. The CCTV footage and forensic team also shows a rickshaw driv- First India Bureau Even if the Rapid reached the shop and er outside the show- oxygen to industries Rail started running in scanned the CCTV foot- room after midnight First India Bureau ygen is increasing rap- Meerut: After commis- 2023, it would provide age of the thief. Police who went inside by idly due to increasing sioning of the Delhi great relief to people of is also scanning CCTV breaking shutter lock. Lucknow: The state number of corona posi- Meerut Express Way, Meerut as Duhai was government in view of tive patients in various Meerut is set to get an- not too far from Meerut the increasing demand Covid hospitals, which other gift soon. The Rap- and Sahibabad was for medical oxygen has is why industries will id Rail work has gained very near from Delhi, so now decided that medi- not be getting Oxygen. momentum with under- if one wanted to go to cal Oxygen will not be Dr Satish Chandra ground work from to pil- Track laying work has been started on the corridor by NCRTC. Delhi by Rapid Rail provided to the indus- Dwivedi, Minister for lar construction work then he could easily tries. The order was is- Medical Education in- going on in full swing in on near the tehsil. ated from Delhi to park his car at Duhai sued by Anita Singh, spected the Cancer In- different places. Apart from this, pillar Modinagar by 2025, but station and take Rapid Commissioner of Food stitute and instructed While the station is work was being done at on the 17 km stretch Rail or else could reach Safety & Drug Adminis- the officials to complete being constructed at many places on Delhi from Duhai to Sahiba- at Duhai station by bus tration which stated the the laying of oxygen Begumpul, work of un- Meerut Road. The Rap- bad, it would start run- or any other vehicle to demand for medical ox- pipeline by April 18. derground was going id Rail would be oper- ning in 2023 itself. board Rapid Rail. Jewellery showroom where the robbery took place.

SSP about at night. SSP RK Tiwari’s retirement is know that more than half Bharti Singh after due in 2023. And, if the a dozen UP civil servants CHASTISES, receiving numerous man handpicked for the are already holding senior ASKS HOW complaints set out coveted job continues positions in the country’s SHOPS ARE herself to check on to enjoy the confi dence Capital. So Tiwari’s the public. What of his political mentor in appointment should OPEN came as shock for the chair, his peers stand not come as a surprise. DURING SSP Bharti Singh was footstep of SSP, the many shops were the inspection also CS ON HIS no chance. This ‘grapes- Curiosity is about his that the complaints ADM as well as SP open in which both reached a petrol pump WAY TO are-sour’ moment mostly successor. Sources privy NIGHT turned out to be true (City) also conducted the shopkeeper as well on the road leading to includes senior servants to the developments feel CURFEW as public were seen inspection in market as customers were Delhi Road from Bhud DELHI? from 1985 to 1987 batch. that the choice is most roaming during the areas and imposed fine not wearing masks, intersection and on is elevation as Chief But here comes some likely to fall on Agriculture he Despite the night curfew. She took on 35 shopkeepers as angered by this the finding the employees HSecretary of UP in good news for the ‘Babus’ Production Commissioner Timposition of immediate action on well as more than 100 SSP ordered such of the petrol pump February, last year is eyeing or rather vying Alok Sinha. Incidentally, night curfew in the violators of night public for violation of shops to close and without a mask gave said to have dashed the top job. Grapevine Tiwari too was APC the district, public curfew by warning night curfew. fined shop owners them an earful and the dreams of at least a is abuzz with rumours before he became CS. But were seen showing some and fining SSP Bharti of shops which were let them off with a dozen of his colleagues that the CS is headed will Sinha get the baton? disregard to rules others. Singh during the in poor condition. warning. in the service. Reason: for an important role at Watch this column for and found roaming Following the inspection found that The SSP during —First India Bureau Hailing from the 1985, the Centre. Now, we all more. —M Tariq Khan However difficult times may be, there is always something to be grateful for; if nothing else let us be thankful that we are alive, today! God Bless us all! —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India 2ND FRONT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 08 NSA against SAVING THE SAVIOUR ’ P’yat polls Raja Bhaiya s political disruptors: dominance on decline Awasthi Other parties challenge strongman’s men in Panchayat polls Shishir Awasthi

Lucknow: Political domination of Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya, an independent MLA ACS (Home) Awanish Awasthi from Kunda, who has been ruling Pratap- First India Bureau garh district in Uttar Pradesh for two and a Lucknow: Amid con- half decades seems to tinue surge in COVID be on its decline in the cases in Uttar Pradesh, Statues of goddesses symbolically wear face masks to give a message to devotees following the upcoming Panchay- not more than five peo- COVID-19 protocols, in Kanpur on Friday. at elections. ple will be allowed to For the first time in assemble at one place 25 years’ time a sup- Raja Bhaiya —FILE PHOTO in the upcoming phases porter of Raja Bhaiya of state Panchayat will not be able to win Pratapgarh is set to CHANGING TIMES the chair of District polls, informed UP Ad- an unopposed seat of vote in the three-tier Panchayat President, ditional Chief Secre- Promises of setting up Zila Panchayat Mem- Panchayat elections except for this one tary of Home, Awanish ber from Raja Bhaiya’s on 19th April in the time and the reason K Awasthi on April 16. constituency. second phase and this behind this is that out “No more than 5 people State Niti Aayog fall flat Previously no one time around the post of the total 57 seats to assemble at one place could muster the cour- of Pratapgarh District of Zila Panchayat in the upcoming phases First India Bureau age to contest the elec- Panchayat President member, 17 seats are of UP Panchayat polls. tion against a dozen of has been reserved for from Kunda and Ba- Social distancing must Lucknow:The state his close leaders and women of general baganj assembly con- be followed. If someone government seems to even if someone files category. stituency which is disrupts election pro- have forgotten the an- their nomination, they From 1995 till now, considered to be the cess, action will be tak- nouncement made would later withdraw only candidates of stronghold in terms en under National Se- more than a year ago from the elections cit- Raja Bhaiya’s choice of Raja Bhaiya’s po- curity Act (NSA),” regarding the setting ing various reasons. have been sitting on litical dominance. Awasthi said to ANI. up of State Niti Aayog for the implementation, evaluation and moni- toring of policies in Ut- Student held for smuggling tar Pradesh. Minister for fi- Finance Minister Suresh Khanna —FILE PHOTO nance Suresh Khan- gold worth `1.13 crores na had announced ally implemented in the Minister Narendra setting up the State same financial year Modi decided to do First India Bureau wear.” Niti Ayog in the budg- and since March 31,2021 away with the Planning “It was the biggest et he presented on which is the last date Commission of India Lucknow: A 22-year- catch from a woman February 18, 2020 but for the FY 2020-21 has and set up the National old female student from passenger,” she added. there has not been already passed, the Institution for Trans- Kolkata was arrested The accused gold car- any action on the state government may forming India, called by customs sleuths at rier was produced be- same. have to intensify action NITI Aayog. Allahabad High Court —FILE PHOTO Lucknow airport for fore a magistrate and A senior official of at every level to make Until 2017, the State smuggling gold worth sent to jail. the State Planning the State Niti Aayog a Planning Commission Rs 1.13 crore. Customs sleuths at Commission said “We reality in the near fu- was responsible for pre- Cow slaughter accused The student, whose —REPRESENTATIVE PICTURE Chaudhary Charan have held preliminary ture. paring the annual plan, father is a wholesale Singh International discussions and will The Uttar Pradesh but the previous gov- granted bail by Alld HC dealer in rice, was re- toms, Niharika Lakha, Airport said that the take further action State Niti Aayog was ernment did not take turning from Dubai on “The female student woman was caught for when the organization expected to replace the any decision to dissolve First India Bureau seen the applicant an Indigo flight that was trying to smuggle the first time in Luc- and structure of the State Planning Com- the body and the change slaughtering the pro- landed in Lucknow on 2,318 grams of gold know.She was supposed proposed State Niti mission set up nearly 50 of government in the Prayagraj: The Alla- hibited animal,” the April 13. which she had con- to hand over the gold to Aayog is finalized”. years ago but lost its 2017 assembly elections habad High Court on Court said in its order. According to Deputy cealed in white poly- a person waiting out- Budgetary an- relevance after 1 Janu- brought attention to the granted bail to an ac- “The prosecution Commissioner, Cus- thene inside her under- side the airport. nouncements are usu- ary 2015, when Prime issue. cused of cow slaughter, witness Ram Phal is a observing that the case witness of last seen, —FILE PHOTO was based on circum- however he claimed stantial evidence and to have seen the ap- ASI survey of Jahanara mosque requested that no one actually plicant in the night saw the accused slaugh- with the cow when he First India Bureau gh, who contended Agra, for establishing a have born. tering the animal. came out of his house that conducting such proper relation among The applicant has A single-judge bench to attend the call of Mathura: An applica- survey is important the same.” pleaded the Mathura of Justice Mohd. Faiz nature at the dying tion has been filed be- because Mughal rul- It is claimed that court to Alam Khan said that no hours of night. The fore a Mathura Court er Aurangzeb had the Shahi Eidgah was , direct the Director evidence was provided other two witnesses seeking an Archaeolog- razed the Krishna constructed on the General of Archaeolog- to prove that applicant are of extra judicial ical Survey of India Janmabhoomi and Sabha-mandapa (As- ical Survey Of India to was seen with the cow. confession about (ASI) study of the Sha- built a mosque at the sembly Hall) of the constitute a Committee “Having heard whom it has been ve- hi Eidgah in Mathura site. original temple and and conduct a Ground learned counsel for par- hemently submitted and Jahanara Mosque Thus,“...examination the Garbha Griha Radiology of the Ja- Azam Khan with wife Tazeen Fatma and son Abdullah. ties and having perused that they were not in in Agra, in which it is is utmost required to be (Sanctum Sactorum) hanara’s mosque the record it is evident a position to help the claimed that an idol of conducted by the Ar- was left. known now days as that the instant case is applicant and the wit- Lord Krishna exists. chaeological Survey of It is considered as Jama Masjid, situated SC adjourns Azam’s based on circumstan- ness Ram Phal is a The application has India, on both the plac- the place of the pris- in Agra where its said tial evidence as no-one chance witness,” the been moved by Advo- es i.e. Shahi Eidgah and on cell where Lord that the Idol of lord has claimed to have order said. cate Shailender Sin- Jahanara’s Mosque, Krishna is believed to Krishna is kept. bail plea hearing First India Bureau Court had on Novem- ber 26, 2020, dismissed CHALLENGE Lucknow: The Su- the bail application of preme Court on Friday the father and son with adjourned its hearing strong comments that on bail pleas filed by Sa- personal liberty has to New role for four IAS officers in testing times majwadi Party leaders be weighed and bal- Mohammad Azam anced with societal/ even returned from Family Welfare. have returned to state Khan and his son Mo- public interest at large. Three IAS officers, deputation and have In the list, IAS Sand- after central deputa- hammad Abdullah While replying to who returned from given their joining let- eep Kumar who is CEO tion includes Rigzian Azam Khan, accused of arguments made by ter to the Appointment of Bhadohi Industrial Sampheal who is a Sec- offences including for- the Counsel for the deputation will Department. Development Authori- retary-level officer and gery and fraudulently petitioners that in- soon join here The government, in ty has been named as was posted in J&K, obtaining a permanent gredient of the of- order to improve the the Municipal Com- Vidya Bhooshan who account and passport fence (forgery) is not Ahtesham Siddiqui health sector and Co- missioner of Gorakh- was posted as the Dep- number. made out taking the rona management has pur and Aryaka Ak- uty Director at Lal Ba- A two-judge bench of allegation and evi- Lucknow: Amid the named a Secretary houry, DM Bhadohi , hadur Shastri Nation- Justices Ashok Bhush- dence on face value, ongoing Corona crisis, each for Medical Edu- who has been given the al Administrative an and R. Subhash Red- the Allahabad High the Yogi government cation department and IAS Vidya Bhushan IAS Chandni Singh additional responsibil- Academy, Mussoorie dy adjourned the mat- Court had said, the has given new respon- Medical Health depart- ity of CEO, Bhadohi and lastly Chandni ter after an adjourn- evidence at the stage sibility to four IAS of- ment. central deputation, ucation while IAS Industrial Develop- Singh who returned ment application was of bail cannot be ficers of the UP cadre. IAS Saurabh Babu, has been appointed as Ravindra as Secretary ment Authority. from Long Term For- filed before it. scrutinized and dis- Three officers have who returned from Secretary Medical Ed- Medical Health and The IAS officers who eign Training. The Allahabad High cussed. www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 LUCKNOW, SATURDAY APRIL 17, 2021 To walk you through the ultimate style guide based on different types of moods, City First has brought you some voguish suggestions!

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zad Singh Rathore, in his latest publication titled ‘Balochistan: The Heights of Oppression’ A (published by Partridge India), presents a chronicle of the Baloch history and its homeland and uncovers the betrayals and in- justice Pakistan inflicted on them as well as the resistance and insurgencies in Balo- chistan.

Tao Pa Sarani GoddagaZendeHay- laankoshe Pa SendagaDaashtkanePulla’n Che Bo Taalanya -Atta Saad, Poet & architect of country whom I love more than modern Balochi poetry anything, I felt I must raise my Can you, by cutting the heads, voice until justice served to the from the bodies, last man standing in the queue. In the same compassion, I firm- Kill the living thoughts and ideas? ly believe that, as a responsible Can you, by wrenching, The Flow- citizen of this beautiful world, I ers from branches, must speak and take a stand for any deprived soul on this earth. Stop their fragrance from spread- Through this book, I am making ing? an effort to express my sensitiv- ity towards Baloch people, who Never has an independent are around 350 km away only civilization suffered the kind of from my hometown, living in oppression and tyranny as the traumatic conditions under Baloch have for centuries now. A amount of research that has stand up against everything suppression and oppressions of classic example of rich land, gone into the illustrations of a which is unconstitutional, un- our neighbouring country Paki- poor people! The land is so rich place that remains out of ethical, injustice full and une- stan,” Rathore states, on his in- in natural resources yet so poor bounds for almost all. qual. As a political activist, I try spiration in writing the book. that its owners are even deprived “As a citizen of the biggest de- my best to raise a voice against Readers are invited to join of basic amenities. Over dec- mocracy in the world, India, We, injustice and unconstitutional hands to take a firm stand on ades, facts have been manipu- everyone, learned from our con- issues matters happening the Balochistan issue after read- lated, lives are slain, human stitution that we should take around. As a citizen of India, a ing this book. rights violated and the canvas of an abundant civilization tainted. What Pakistan chooses to call an “economic liability” is a saviour of its economy. Balochistan has been playing the role of a step- child who has been abused to the core, yet serves the purpose of earning the daily bread. Surpris- Azad Singh Rathore ingly, a heart-rendering tale of a culpable homicide, which many have not dared to find out! The whole region was populated voice that wants to save the Ba- The country of the Baloch has most heavily by ethnic Baloch loch culture, people and home- been known as Balochistan people and thus, named this re- land from Pakistan’s army and since the founding of the first gion Balochistan, the homeland its leadership. Baloch confederacy in the 12th of Baloch people. Geopolitical It is interesting and rather century. The Greater Balo- developments in the area divid- disturbing that not many politi- chistan region was remotely lo- ed Greater Balochistan into cians or experts of foreign poli- cated far away from the King- three separate countries. This cies have touched upon the sub- dom of Persia in the west and book is mainly focused on pre- ject much. Balochistan remains equally at distance from Indian sent Balochistan, the region un- an untold tale. A world that is so princely states in the east. At der the occupation of Pakistan. near to us, yet so mysteriously present time, Balochistan, a It describes the history, culture, hidden from view. Azad, with part of Greater Balochistan, is and the Baloch people’s suffer- this book, has made an effort to a disputed remote territory be- ing from the last seven decades touch on many aspects of the tween the Sindh province of Pa- of pain, atrocity and oppres- land including its history, econ- kistan and the western interna- sions that Pakistan have given omy, socio-political issues and tional border of Iran since 1947. them to suppress their voice. A its people. One can see the

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ara Dutta celebrated her 43rd birthday on OUT! Friday. The actress, who had started her ca- reer in Bollywood in 2003 with Andaaz, has come a long way in her career and will be L next seen in Bell Bottom with Akshay Ku- mar. Lara Dutt is one of the actresses in Bol- lywood, who doesn’t need an introduction KARISHMA GWALANI and has carved a niche for herself with her sheer tal- [email protected] ent and hard work. She was born in the year 1978 to a Hindu father and an Anglo-Indian mother in Ghazi- ollywood Singer Jonita Gan- abad, Uttar Pradesh but the family moved to Bengaluru dhi has recently come up in 1981. But her journey towards showbiz started much with a new single ‘Me- later in 1997 when she was crowned Miss Interconti- B herma’. The song takes us nental in 1997. Lara Dutta got crowned the Miss back to the first time we fell in love. Universe in 2000. In an exclusive interview with City —Agency First, the singer shared, “It’s a ro- mantic song which I’ve sung along- side Shashwat Singh, composed by Samira Koppikar.” On being asked about what in- spired her to come up with this song, the songstress said, “Working with Samira is what inspired me to sing this song. I’ve sung this genre Lara Dutta many times before and I assume that’s why she thought of me.” “I’m currently working on a few independent singles that I’m ex- I’ll be back cited to release soon. Stay tuned to SWEET my social media accounts to get Jonita Gandhi response the updated details,” Jonita said. iara Advani is one of the most active and fol- lowed Indian actresses K on social media. Re- cently one of Kiara’s die-hard Absolute honour fans from Delhi wrote a long ollywood producer post about how she is her idol Ritesh Sidhwani re- and she missed many opportuni- cently travelled to Jam- ties to meet Kiara when she was in B mu and Kashmir and Delhi for film shoots and promo- while he was there, he met up tions. Kiara responded to the fan with the Lieutenant Gover- A still from The Terminator tweet by writing, ‘Dreams do come nor of Jammu and Kash- true, very very soon with multiple mir, Manoj Sinha. The rnold Schwarzenegger is known for heart emojis.” —Agency Toofaan producer also trademark catchphrases in his shared the update re- films, and he confesses using these garding his meeting ...Ritesh Sidhwani’s post A in real life as well. The action star’s with the LT Governor son Patrick Schwarzenegger, who was a of J&K with fans on ple of important matters including guest on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” to pro- The Imperfects Twitter and re- the possibility of having film shoots mote his new film “Moxie”, was asked if his vealed that they in the picturesque valley of Jammu father used his famous catchphrases. “Yeah, discussed a cou- and Kashmir. —Agency everybody asks that. They’re like, ‘Does your dad always say his one-liners?’ And I’m like, ‘All the time’,” Patrick replied, accord- ing to eonline.com. To this, Kelly added: NEW PROJECT “Like, I hope every time he exists a room, he says, ‘I’ll be back.” Kiara Advani —Agency Indiana Jones

fter English actor Phoebe Walter ctor-producer A Bridge was Ajay Devgn is roped in as the female planning to Italia Ricci lead in the new ‘Indi- A team up with an Jones’ film, the treaming platform producer Siddharth makers have discov- Netflix has ordered a Roy Kapur to bankroll a ered Harrison Ford’s 10-episode staright to se- comedy-drama titled next co-star in Mads S ries project for ‘The Imper- ‘GOBAR!’ that will be Mikkelsen, who is set fects’, a sci-fi drama starring Cana- inspired by real-life to join the upcoming dian actor Italia Ricci. The drama re- events. Siddharth and instalment. Film Di- volves around three twenty-some- Ajay confirmed their rector, James Man- things who, following experimental collaboration on his sa- gold is taking over gene therapy, are turned into monsters tirical film. Ajay will Mads Mikkelsen directing reins from who band together to hunt down the Ajay Devgn back the film under his Steven Spielberg, who actually is filming in scientist responsible and force him to banner Ajay Devgn as a producer and is very much involved in make them human again. —ANI Films while Siddharth various elements of the film. —ANI will produce it under his banner Roy Kapur Films. Fiction turned Drama —Agency

he Underground Railroad’ from The actual Academy Award-winner Barry Jenkins has dropped a soul-stir- ‘T ring trailer featuring debutante superhero Thuso Mbedu. The 10-episode limited se- KANGANA ries is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning al Gadot recently revealed that novel by Colson Whitehead. The trailer she used the late Princess Diana chronicles Cora Randall’s (newcomer Thu- as an inspiration for her role of takes a jibe so Mbedu) des- G the Amazonian superhero perate bid for ‘Wonder Woman’ in the DC verse flick. ver the past few days, freedom in the The actor revealed that after watching a the entire nation has antebellum documentary about the Princess of been battling the South. After es- Wales, she felt there was a connection O COVID 19 surge and caping a Georgia between the late royal and the DC hence, several restrictions on plantation for the Comics superhero. Gadot said, “I re- movement have been imposed rumoured Under- member watching a documentary in many states including Ma- ground Railroad, about Princess Diana and there was harashtra. Taking to Twitter, Cora discovers no a part where they said she was full Kangana Ranaut shared a pho- mere metaphor, of compassion and always cared to of how the restrictions im- but an actual rail- for the people and that was like, posed by the Maharashtra Gov- road full of engi- ‘Ding, ding, ding,’ that should be ernment looked like in real life. neers and con- Poster of ‘The the Wonder Woman we have.” —Agency ductors. —ANI Underground Railroad’ —Agency Gal Gadot Kangana Ranaut STAY MASKED

CITY GET VACCINATED BUZZ www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LUCKNOW | SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 12 Confidence Personified laea than my neck cov- many challenges and ered with diamonds work on myself a little and platinum.” extra than the others as On her challenges I was overweight since Taking the Reigns MITALI DUSAD and family support, she childhood. I always [email protected] said, “I had to face wanted to represent In- CITY FIRST IN AN EXCLUSIVE CONVERSATION WITH ARUSHI TANDON ABOUT dia on Internation- HER ROLE AS CHAIRPERSON AND HER VISION FOR FICCI FLO’S PROGRESS! urvai Jain, a al levels and I 21-year-old look forward to yourself, then all the hur- Pstrong independ- it. My parents dles turn out to be the step- ent woman, grew up in were my big- ping stone towards success. a middle-class family. gest pillar of You need to be confident She is a certified radio support. They MONICA and determined towards jockey and an anchor encouraged PRABHAKAR your goal.” by profession. In an ex- me since the [email protected] The new president has clusive interview with beginning held the realm of improve- City First, Purvai said, and I have t’s the era of women ment & growth. She shared “I have always loved the immense empowerment and her envisioned goals with idea of grooming and gratitude to- women empowering us. She said, “FICCI Ladies becoming better each wards them” women. After years Organization (FLO), Luc- day. I was fascinated by When asked I of fighting against know Chapter, works to- TV anchors and what advice the patriarchy, wom- wards enhancing the lives of since a young age would she give en are finally getting women, done through mobi- which eventual- someone start- leadership roles. One such lising the power and passion ly led to me ing, the alluring role model is Arushi Tandon, of women so that they create becoming a beauty replied, newest Chairperson, FICCI a better society for all.” radio jock- “To the girls who FLO, Lucknow. She is a rep- Arushi added, “Health ey.” She want to come resentation of sheer hard camps & self-defence train- further add- into this indus- work, resilience and motiva- ing programmes will be or- ed, “I wasn’t try should be ma- tion for the younger genera- ganised in our adopted vil- this confident ture enough to tack- tion of women. lage in Sultanpur. Education before until the day le every situation In an exclusive conversa- workshops, Digital learning I won various titles with a positive atti- tion with City First, Arushi Arushi Tandon for women are also in the for my beauty tude and immense shared, “FICCI Ladies Or- works. These events and and confidence patience. Well, Pur- ganization (FLO) is South- of the economy and society. lessly and skillfully, turning workshops will work to- like ‘Ms Jaipur’, vai was very fortu- east Asia’s largest women It is the reason I have ac- every challenge into a step- wards the overall empower- ‘Ms Style Icon’ nate to have learned organisation with over 8000 tively been with FLO since ping stone. ment of women.” Its women among many so much at a young members spread over 17 the time of its launch in Talking about the chal- like Arushi Tandon become others. I wish age and she’s now chapters pan India. It works 2015 and have served on the lenges along the way, Arushi an epithet of women en- to have a gar- using those experienc- tirelessly in promoting committee for the last five said, “If you have decided dorsement in leadership den full of es as a platform to women across all verticals years.” She works effort- what you exactly want from roles in every sphere of life. bougainvil- Purvai Jain speak truth to others.

THROWBACK TRIP! POLICE TO THE RESCUE! The second wave of Covid has affected everyone immensely. The state has declared night curfew and the policemen have come to the rescue again with their dedicated services. The state has been strictly following the protocols. All those who are found violating the rules are The culinary connoisseur Ranveer Brar who hails from the city of Nawabs traced back his steps to the monuments of old Lucknow. charged with The Masterchef came to the city to explore the Awadhi taste of Lucknowi cuisines and later visited Sibtainabad Imambara. a fine. HAPPY B’DAY! THE MUSICAL JOURNEY! MASKED UP! MERI SANSON KO!

As Covid's second wave is at its peak, citizens apply a new technique to encourage people to follow protocols. Seen here is an idol masked in a temple at Anurag Shah who holds the Indian Book of Record Holder Kanpur. hails from Lucknow. He is the son of Kanti Lal Shah. He began his journey of music when he was 5 years old. He has been performing at various stages such as UP Festival, Lucknow Festival, ETV Uttar Pradesh, Pilibhit Festival among others. COVID’S ART ATTACK! Amid the surge of Covid-19, tourism has halted across the nation. The brunt is now being faced by the lovers of History after historical monuments are being locked up one after the other. In UP, after one of the wonders of the (From top) IAS Alok world, the iconic Taj Kumar, IAS Alok Sinha Mahal was shut, now, and IAS Vishak G historical monuments Shashwat Prakhar Bhardwaj has established a distinct celebrated their birthdays have been shut for identity in the music world by following his passion. His latest on Friday, April 16. We public viewing in single 'Meri Sanson Ko' has been breaking the internet since wish them all the best! Lucknow too along its release. The song has been released under the banner of with other cities. Planet 9 Production.