OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW www.fi rstindia.co.in www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia instagram.com/thefi rstindia LUCKNOW l SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 112 Women wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk under cherry blossoms in full bloom at a park in Seoul, South Korea. (Inset) Men dig graves at the Valle de Chalco cemetery during the new coronavirus pandemic on the outskirts of Mexico City. The rapidly rising corona numbers in India since last month has brought back the spectre of a lockdown. Limited lockdowns have already been imposed in some cities, and threat of stringent lockdown looms large. Corona crisis Back to square one SACHIN HOSPITALISED ‘UNDER PRIYANKA IN ISOLATION AFTER NO LOCKDOWN IN DELHI FOR NOW, EXPECT STRICT RESTRICTIONS MEDICAL ADVICE’ DAYS AFTER HUSBAND ROBERT TESTS +VE, SITUATION NOT AS SERIOUS AS SOON, SAYS UDDHAV THACKERAY TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID CANCELS CAMPAIGN FOR 3 DAYS BEFORE, SAYS CM KEJRIWAL ON MAHARASHTRA COVID SURGE Mumbai: Sachin New Delhi: Congress New Delhi: Delhi Chief Mumbai: The possibil- Tendulkar, who tested leader Priyanka Gandhi Minister Arvind Kejriwal ity of a lockdown in positive for COVID-19 Vadra Friday went into on Friday said the ongo- Maharashtra can’t be last week, said on self-isolation after her ing wave of the Cov- ruled out if the surge in Friday that he has husband Robert Vadra id-19 pandemic in the coronavirus cases con- been hospitalised as a tested positive for Capital is not as serious tinues, Chief Minister precautionary measure. Covid-19. Priyanka has as the previous waves Uddhav Thackeray said The 47-year-old took to cancelled her campaign and hence there is no on Friday amid a fresh Twitter to announce the plans for the next three need of imposing any COVID-19 wave in the development. “Thank he wrote. Tendulkar had days, in Assam, Kerala positive for COVID lockdown. “We will be the second wave in the state that has seen the become complacent. We you for your wishes and tested positive for the and Tamil Nadu. Robert although I am asymp- reviewing the situation. country, it is the fourth highest daily infections are in a Catch 22 situ- prayers. As a matter of infection on March 27 Vadra announced in tomatic so far. As per In future, if the need wave for Delhi. An since the beginning of ation - should we look abundant precaution and had been in home the morning that he the COVID guidelines, for a lockdown arises, emergency meeting was the pandemic in the last at economy or health?” under medical advice, I isolation ever since. “He has tested Covid-19 Priyanka and I are self- I will consult before called at the chief Minis- two weeks. “I cannot CM said. Meanwhile, have been hospitalised. is doing fi ne and has positive, “Unfortunately, isolating although she taking any such deci- ter Kejriwal’s residence rule out imposing a night curfew timings I hope to be back home been admitted for nor- I came into contact has tested negative,” sion,” the Chief Minister considering the increase lockdown if the current in Pune were revised in a few days. Take care mal (course of) treat- with someone COVID RObert Vadra said in a said, adding that though of Cooronavirus cases COVID-19 situation to 6 pm-6 am from the and stay safe everyone,” ment,” said a source. positive and have tested Facebook post. it is being considered in the city. prevails. People have earlier 8 pm-7 am. 50 of 60 seats for BJP from 2 phases, EC orders repoll in Assam’s Ratabari after Mamata losing Nandigram, says Shah reports of EVMs in BJP candidate’s car Didi running TMC govt on ‘3T model’ All four officers EC BANS BJP’S of ‘Tolabaji’ (extortion), ‘Tanashahi’ of the polling HIMANTA FROM (dictatorship) and ‘Tushtikaran’ party have been CAMPAIGNING (appeasement), says Home Minister suspended by EC BJP Assam leader Himanta Sarma has Kolkata: Union Home in Cooch Behar district, Guwahati/New Delhi: been given a 48-hour Minister Amit Shah Fri- Shah said, “It is clear The Election Commis- ban on campaigning. day claimed the BJP “had from the first two phas- sion (EC) has ordered a EC issued order on won” over 50 seats out of es that the BJP will win repoll for a polling sta- Friday after Sarma the total 60 that went to more than 50 seats out tion in the Ratabari As- threatened to send polls in the first two phas- of 60. And Didi is losing Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses an election rally at sembly seat of Assam Video grab of EVM kept inside the car belonging to the wife of Hagrama Mohilary - es in West Bengal, and the election from Shitalkuchi in Cooch Behar on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI after reports emerged Krishnendu Paul, a BJP contestant in nearby Patharkandi. whose BPF (Bodoland that Chief Minister Nandigram. Later, Di- late last night of an EVM People’s Front) is a Mamata Banerjee had di’s advisor went to her replied that she would wouldn’t vote for her.” being transported in a olation of transport day morning, said that member of the oppo- lost from Nandigram. and asked. ‘Didi! Where fight from anywhere Shah asked the peo- private vehicle belong- protocol,” the Commis- it has issued a show- sition alliance - to jail Addressing a public would you want to con- but not from north Ben- ple of north Bengal not ing to a BJP candidate. sion, in a press state- cause notice to the Pre- by misusing the NIA. meeting at Sitalkuchi test from now?’ But Didi gal, as the people here to give Turn to P6 Acknowledging a “vi- ment released on Fri- siding Officer Turn to P6 COVID SURGE: 7 CITIES PUT ON UP ON EXPRESSWAY TO DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS HIGH ALERT IN UP Lucknow gets flyovers to ease traffic thanks to the Defence Expressway between First India Bureau Minister and the Minis- Lucknow and Kanpur. snarl and a greenfield corridor on its ter of Road Transport Under the guidance Lucknow: Seven cities and Highways,” said of the Prime Minister, have been put on high lifeline - Gomti River CM Yogi. He said that unprecedented work alert as UP reported 16 the state government has been done in the di- more COVID-19 fatali- First India Bureau dation stone of another has taken over the con- rection of road connec- ties on Friday, pushing four lane flyover at struction of a new tivity. The process of the death toll to 8,836, Lucknow: Defence Khurram Nagar. Ex- greenfield corridor us- connecting every dis- while 2,967 new Minister Rajnath Singh, pressways are not mere- ing both banks of the trict headquarters with cases took the tally to Union Road Transport ly roads that offer a Gomti River. This will four lane, connecting 6,22,736, according to and Highways Minister smooth ride. They are a become the life line of every tehsil and block a health dept bulletin. Nitin Gadkari and symbol of progress and Lucknow. headquarters with two- Lucknow reported the Chief Minister Yogi development give a new He added that Trans- lane is going on in the highest number of fresh deaths at 9. Two Adityanath inaugurat- identity to the State, port minister Nitin full steam. deaths were reported ed projects worth `280 said CM Yogi at the in- Gadakari had given his CM Yogi said that the from Varanasi and cr including a four-lane augural function. nod to all the projects process of building five one each from Kanpur flyover on Tedhi Pulia “The frequent traffic proposed by the De- new expressways in the Nagar, Ballia, Mathura, on Ring Road, here in jams on the roads of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and fence Minister for Luc- state was also going on Etawah and Pilibhit. Lucknow on Friday. State capital will now Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath join hands for the development of Uttar Pradesh as they inaugurate know including the a fast pace. They also laid the foun- be a thing of past the four-lane fl yover on Tedhi Pulia on Ring Road in Lucknow on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR prestigious Greenfield More on pg 2&6 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 3, 2021 02 Lko MP Rajnath Singh, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, CM Yogi inaugurate Tedhi Pulia flyover DEFENCE MIN ANNOUNCES SETTING Yogi Speaks M Yogi has called UP OF DRDO CENTRE IN LUCKNOW Cfor a clampdown First India Bureau on illegal sale of liquor and asked STF Lucknow: Union De- to keep a watch on all fence Minister Rajanth distilleries. In Lucknow Singh on Friday an- district. additional nounced that a centre director general of po- of Defence Research lice, has been asked to and Development Or- ensure effective patrol- ganization (DRDO) ling in this regard. will be set up in Luc- know, his parliamen- P CM has called for tary constituency. Ustrict compliance He said this while inau- of COVID protocol by gurating the 2.2 km Te- commercial establish- dhi Pulia flyover in ments. “It should be Lucknow. ensured that sanitizers Speaking on the oc- and masks are being casion, he said, “To- Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Defence Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, CM Yogi Adityanath press the inaugural used by people and so- day 1,830 metre long Minister Rajnath Singh and CM Yogi Adityanath lighting the lamp buzzer of the Tedhi Pulia fl yover in Lucknow in presence of Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, Lucknow Mayor cial distancing norms and four-lane flyover during inauguration of Tedhi Pulia fl yover Sanyukta Bhatia, Jal Shakti Minister Dr Mahendra Singh, UAD Minister Ashutosh Tandon and Law Minister Brijesh Pathak are being followed at has been inaugurat- these places,” he said.