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First India Bureau
Varanasi: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi on
Tuesday said that the
contributionof spiritual
seekers in the freedom
movement has not been
recorded in history the
way it should have been,
but the younger genera-
tion is being introduced
to their role. Addressing
the98th-anniversarycel-
ebrations of Sadguru
Sadafal Dev Vihangam
Yog Sansthan here, the
PM said, “There were
many saints who left
their spiritual practices
and participated in the
freedom struggle. The
contribution of saints
was not recorded in his-
torythewaythatitshould
have been. Turn to P7
Contribution of spiritual seekers
not recorded in history: Modi
First India Bureau
Lucknow/Varanasi
On the second day of
his visit to his parlia-
mentary constituency,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi said that “the
energy of Kashi is not
only eternal, it also con-
tinues to take new di-
mensions”.
Speaking at the
Swarved Mahamandir
Dham, he said cities
like Banaras have pre-
served India’s identity,
art, and entrepreneur-
ship even in the tough-
est of times. “Where
there is a seed, the tree
begins to expand from
there. And that is why,
today when we talk
about the development
of Banaras, it also
forms the roadmap for
the development of the
whole of India,” he
said.PM Modi said he
went for an inspection
of the city late at night.
“The beautification
work that has been
done in Gadolia locali-
ty has become a sight to
behold. I interacted
with so many people
there. I also saw Ba-
naras railway station
in Manduadih. This
station has also been
renovated. Embracing
the novelty while re-
taining the old, Ba-
naras is giving a new
direction to the coun-
try,” he said.
“In comparison to
2014-15, the number of
tourists visiting here
has doubled in 2019-20.
In the 2019-20 Covid-19
period, more than 30
lakh people have come
and gone from Babat-
pur airport alone,” he
mentioned.
‘Varanasi giving new direction to India’
CM Yogi to kick off ‘Sankalp’
campaign to gauge public mood
First India Bureau
Lucknow: To gauge the
mood of the electorate
and their aspirations,
the ruling BJP is all set
to roll out ‘UP Number 1:
Sujhav Aapka, Sankalp
Hamara (UP Number 1:
Your Suggestions, Our
Resolve)’ campaign
across 403 assembly con-
stituencies in Uttar
Pradesh from Wednes-
day
.Thecampaignwould
be launched by Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath from Indira Gan-
dhi Pratishthan in Gom-
ti Nagar, Lucknow. The
feedbackfromthepeople
would be collected in a
‘Sankalp Peti’ (resolu-
tion box) and an ‘
Akan-
sha Peti’ (aspiration
box). The party had con-
ductedasimilarexercise
in 2017. Those who can’t
submitgivetheirsugges-
tionsintheboxwillhave
the option of sending
them through various
mediums, including
email, SMS, phone call
and social media plat-
forms. A toll-free num-
ber will also be issued by
theBJP
.AccordingtoUP
BJP spokesperson Rake-
sh Tripathi, “The
‘Sankalp Peti’ will be de-
livered in all the 403 as-
sembly constituencies
on December 15.”
CM Yogi Adityanath with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi
on Monday. —ANI PHOTO
PM Narendra Modi at Swarved Mahamandir Dham in Varanasi on
Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
PM Modi says the
energy of Kashi
continues to take
new dimensions
Speaking at the 98th anniversary celebrations of Sadguru Sada-
faldeo Vihangam Yog Sansthan in Umraha, CM Yogi Adityanath
said that due to the efforts of the Prime Minister, Indian traditions,
culture and practices such as ‘Yoga’ have gained appreciation
worldwide and are being adopted and embraced as never before.
“Under the guidance of Prime Minister Modi, we are fortunate
enough to witness ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, which is infusing
new energy and consciousness among the countrymen but is also
taking the culture of the country to the global level,” he said.
INDIAN CULTURE EMBRACED GLOBALLY: YOGI
PM Narendra Modi speaking at Sadguru Sadafaldeo Vihangam Yog
Sansthan in Varanasi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Kavita Pant
Lakhimpur Kheri: Af-
ter two months of inves-
tigation into the Lakh-
impur Kheri incident,
of October 3, UP Po-
lice’s Special Investiga-
tion Team (SIT) has
submitted in court that
killing of four farmers
and a journalist, in
which Union MoS Ajay
Mishra’s son Ashish
Mishra and 12 others
are accused, was a
“planned conspiracy”
and not a case of “neg-
ligence or callousness.”
Ashish is currently
lodged in jail along with
14 others, even as Union
Minister has claimed
that his son is innocent
he was not even pre-
sent at crime scene.
The SIT urged the
CJM to replace IPC sec-
tions 279 (rash driving/
riding), 338 (causing
grievous injuries by
negligence) and 304A
(causing death by a
rash and negligent act)
with IPC section 307
(attempt to mur-
der) among oth-
ers in the case.
The SIT also
recommended
promulgation of
IPC 326, 34 and sec-
tions 3/25/30 of
Arms Act in war-
rants of the 13 ac-
cused.
LAKHIMPUR KHERI VIOLENCE A
‘PLANNED CONSPIRACY’: SIT
In light of its findings, SIT has written to judge to modify the charges
against the accused, including Union MoS Ajay Mishra’s son,
Ashish; eight people had lost their lives in the incident on October 3
RaGa: PM must apologise
remove MoS from post
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
on Tuesday demanded
that Union minister
Ajay Mishra be re-
moved from his post
over the Lakhimpur
Kheri violence and
said it is time for
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi to apolo-
gise once again.
“Modi ji, it is time
to apologise again...
But first remove the
accused’s father from
the minister’s post.
The truth is before
you!,” Gandhi said on
Twitter, using the
hashtags “Lakhim-
pur” and “murder”.
“A minister has
tried to kill farmers.
The prime minister
knows as he is in his
team. We raised the is-
sue but we were not
allowed a discussion
on it even then. We
were all silenced at
the time after we
wanted to discuss the
issue,” he told report-
ers when asked about
the matter.
“Everyone knows
the truth and it is that
2-3 big industrialists
are against farmers
and Narendra Modi is
in front,” he claimed.
Congress general
secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra also de-
manded that there
should be an inquiry
into the role of the
minister of state for
home in the “conspir-
acy” Congress chief
spokesperson Ran-
deep Surjewala also
demanded sacking of
Mishra. —ANI
STORY SO FAR
On October 3, 8 people,
including 4 protesting
farmers, died after being
mowed down by a SUV
belonging to Union Min
Ajay Mishra Teni’s son
Ashish. A local journalist
was also killed in the
violence.
Shouldn’t the HM resign? Won’t the
Prime Minister discuss the matter in
parliament? We don’t need to learn
from BJP about farmers and
labourers. —Mamata Banerjee, WB CM
Modi ji, it is time
to apologise
again... But first
remove the ac-
cused’s father
from the minis-
ter’s post.
Rahul Gandhi,
Congress leader
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New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind will embark on three-day State visit to
Bangladesh for 50th Victory Day celebrations in Dhaka, said Foreign Secy Harsh
Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday. Bangladesh Prez Abdul Hamid has invited Kovind
as a guest of honour. Prez Kovind’s State visit begins from December 15-17
he will be accompanied by Edu MoS Dr Subhas Sarkar and MP Rajdeep Roy.
Mumbai: BSE Sensex continued its downward trajectory for the third consecutive
session on Tuesday as spiking inflation global concerns over Omicron variant
sapped risk appetite. A weakening rupee and unabated foreign fund outflows add-
ed to gloom, traders said. 30-share benchmark declined 166.33 points or 0.29%
to end at 58,117.09. Broader NSE Nifty fell 43.35 points or 0.25% to 17,324.90.
PREZ KOVIND TO
VISIT B’DESH, FOR
50TH VICTORY DAY
CELEBRATIONS
SENSEX SLIPS
FOR THIRD DAY
ON INFLATION,
OMICRON WOES
CMS, DY CMs SHARED DIFFERENT GOOD
GOVERNANCE PRACTICES: PM
PM Modi on Tuesday started another packed day as he
chaired a meeting with CMs of states ruled by BJP in
Varanasi during the two-day visit to Varanasi. Follow-
ing the meeting PM tweeted “Earlier today, continued
discussions with @BJP4India CMs and Deputy CMs.
They shared different good governance practices from
their respective states.” — More on P3
‘Pre-booking
RT-PCR must
for flyers from
‘at-risk’ nations’
New Delhi: In view of
the Omicron threat, the
Centre has made it man-
datory for travellers
coming in from ‘at-risk’
countries to pre-book
their RT-PCR tests
which they need to un-
dergo on arrival. How-
ever, passengers who
have not pre-booked
their tests will be al-
lowed to board their
flight. It is will be re-
sponsibility of con-
cerned airlines to book
tests for such flyers.
In India, rule will be
effective from Dec 20
will be applicable in
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolka-
ta, Chennai, Bengaluru
and Hyderabad. —ANI
Nat’l security: SC clears
Char Dham road widening
New Delhi: Supreme
Court on Tuesday al-
lowed Defence Ministry
to double-lane widening
of roads that are part of
899-km Char Dham pro-
ject in Uttarakhand in
view of security con-
cerns at the Indo-China
border. A Bench headed
by Justice DY Chandra-
chud said, “We allow the
application by Defence
Ministry for double lane
highways for three stra-
tegic highways.” “Re-
cent past has thrown up
serious challenges to
security along the bor-
ders,” it said. —ANI
SC to hear pleas by
12 Maha BJP MLAs
SC on Tuesday sought
responses from Maha-
rashtra Assembly and
others on pleas filed
by 12 BJP MLAs, who
have challenged their
1-yr suspension from
Assembly for allegedly
misbehaving with the
presiding officer.
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CENTRE FORMS UAPA TRIBUNAL TO PROBE
BAN ON ZAKIR NAIK’S IRF
New Delhi: Centre has constituted an Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Tribunal headed by Delhi HC CJ DN Patel
under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA)
provisions to adjudicate whether there is sufficient cause
for banning Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), founded
by the controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. This
comes after MHA’s Nov 15 order to extended ban on IRF.
ENCOUNTER WITH
ARMY IN JK: LeT
TERRORIST KILLED
DELHI HC’S RECIPE
FOR VEG NON-VEG
FOOD INGREDIENTS!
Jammu: A top Pakistani
terrorist belonging to
the Lashkar-e-Taiba was
killed in an encounter
with security forces in
JK’s Poonch on Tuesday,
officials said. A search is
underway to track down
another terrorist, who
was his accomplice, in the
area, they said.
New Delhi: Use of non-veg
ingredients labelling them
veg would offend religious
sentiments of strict vegetar-
ians, Delhi HC said. Every-
one has right to know what
they are consuming so
it is must for all food busi-
ness to make a complete
disclosure of ingredients in
any food item, HC said.

UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2021
02
BRIEF, IMPORTANT, WINTER ASSEMBLY
SESSION TO COMMENCE FROM TODAY
UP government is likely to table three
populist ordinances in the winter session
This session will be the last session of
the 17th assembly of Uttar Pradesh
1 2
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The winter
session of the state as-
sembly is slated to com-
mence from today (De-
cember 15).
The session is going
to mark the beginning
of the end of term of
17th state assembly and
the countdown of the
2022 election.
Sources said the pro-
cess for the assembly
election is likely to com-
mence in February ,
and the poll dates may
be announced early
next month. An all-par-
ty meet held on Tuesday
morning with the assis-
tance of business advi-
sory committee final-
ised the agenda for the
session on Tuesday.
The session is likely to
last for three days with
day one (December 15)
likely to be adjourned
after condoling the de-
mise of former assem-
bly speaker BSP MLA
Sukhdev Rajbhar who
died on October 18 last.
The first day session
will also take other obit-
uary references. As per
the schedule the gov-
ernment would table
second supplementary
demand for 2021-22 and
vote on account for a
part of 2022-23 for four
months.
The government also
proposes to table three
ordinances issued after
the monsoon session.
The government is also
likely to make some
other populists meas-
ures in the run up to the
next assembly election.
The ordinances to be
tabled are UP GST
(amendment) Ordi-
nance 2021, Uttar
Pradesh Motor Vehicle
Taxation (amendment)
ordinance 2021 and Ut-
tar Pradesh Adhivakta
Kalyan Nidhi (amend-
ment) Ordinance 2021.
The winter session of
the assembly will be the
last session of 17th as-
sembly
.
The state assembly’s
sanctioned strength
will now come down
from 404 to 403 when the
reconstituted 18th as-
sembly after 2022 poll
meets as the new house
will not have nominat-
ed member from Anglo
Indian community
.
The current assem-
bly has a member from
this community. The
126th amendment to the
constitution did not
provide for extending
reservation to Anglo In-
dian community
.
Lucknow: Addressing
an event to celebrate
the 98th-anniversary of
Sadguru Sadafaldeo Vi-
hangam Yog Sansthan
in Varanasi on Tuesday,
which also witnessed
presence of Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
and Governor Anandi-
ben Patel, Chief Minis-
ter Yogi said, “We are
taking our Indian cul-
ture to heights under
the leadership of PM
Modi. We also celebrate
the International Yoga
Day on June 21 every
year which was started
by the PM.”
“Swarved is the sci-
ence of prana or breath,
pranayam is a part of
that and yoga is a com-
plete science in itself,”
Adityanath said.
He lauded the pres-
ence of PM Modi on the
occasion and welcomed
him to address the 98th-
anniversary celebra-
tions of Sadguru Sada-
faldeo Vihangam Yog
Sansthan. —ANI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Ganga
in Kanpur and Varana-
si, the Saryu in Ayod-
hya, and the Yamuna in
Vrindavan are on their
way to become pollu-
tion-free under the Yogi
Government.
The drains falling
into these rivers have
been tapped and the wa-
ter of these drains is be-
ing connected to the
Sewage Treatment
Plants (STP) for treat-
ment and purification.
As many as 37 drains
of these major cities
have been prevented
from falling into the
rivers.
New STPs have been
formed on their banks
and the sewage has
been by tapped.
Figures show that in
the last one year of the
Yogi Govt, a total of 72
drainshavebeentapped.
The State govern-
ment’s ambitious
scheme Namami Gange
has led to improved wa-
ter quality in major riv-
ers including Ganga.
The streams of the
rivers have become free
flowing and pure. The
drains falling into the
rivers have also been
tapped. A new STP of 50
Million Litres Daily
(MLD) has been in-
stalled in Ramna at a
cost of Rs 161.31 crores
, while three drains fall-
ing into the River Gan-
ga have been tapped.
On the same lines, in
order to make the river
Yamuna of Vrindavan
pollution-free, the gov-
ernment has completed
the renovation and up-
gradation of four MLD
STPs along with tap-
ping of five drains
which costed Rs. 42.82
crores under the Nama-
mi Gange Programme.
With the efforts of
the government, the
water quality of the
rivers has also im-
proved a lot.
Anurag Srivastava,
Principal Secretary,
Namami Gange, said,
“A campaign is being
run on a war footing to
make the rivers pollu-
tion-free. In particular,
the big metropolis from
where major rivers like
Ganga, Yamuna, and
Saryu pass. Along with
tapping the drains
there, new STPs are be-
ing built. the cleanli-
ness of rivers.”
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Maintain-
ing a high level of trans-
parency in the distribu-
tion of PDS food grains
even during the COV-
ID-19 period, the UP has
so far distributed food
grains worth Rs 34,456
crores under PMGKAY.
About 35.95 lakh met-
ric tonnes of food
grains were distributed
in the fourth phase of
PMGKAY between July-
November, 2021 to over
15 crore beneficiaries,
which is worth Rs 11,096
crore, according to
Sorabh Babu, Commis-
sioner, Food and Civil
Supplies.
The state has faced
the Covid-19 pandemic
with resilience and a
spirit of self-reliance,
that is evident from the
fact that since lock-
down the Central and
the UP Government has
assured that no one will
sleep hungry
. PMGKAY
was first introduced in
2020 for eight months to
provide relief to 80
crore beneficiaries cov-
ered under the National
Food Security Act
(NFSA) from COVID-
induced economic
hardships.
First India Bureau
Varanasi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
inspected the key devel-
opment works in Vara-
nasi and said it is gov-
ernment’s endeavour to
create the best possible
infrastructure for the
sacred city
.
“Inspecting key de-
velopment works in
Kashi. It is our endeav-
our to create best possi-
ble infrastructure for
this sacred city,” tweet-
ed Modi on 12:52 AM on
Tuesday night.
PM Modi on late
Monday night also vis-
ited the Banaras rail-
way station and said
that the Central govern-
ment is working to en-
hance rail connectivity
to ensure clean, modern
and passenger-friendly
railway stations.
PM Modi was ac-
companied by Uttar
Pradesh CM Yogi dur-
ing the visit. “Next
stop...Banaras station.
We are working to en-
hance rail connectivi-
ty as well as ensure
clean, modern and
passenger-friendly
railway stations,”
tweeted PM Modi on
1:23 AM Tuesday.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna, Vidhan Sabha Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit, Deputy
Speaker Nitin Agrawal, Leader of Opposition SP’s Ram Govind Chaudhary, Uma Shankar Singh,
leader of BSP in the assembly took part in an all party meet on Tuesday, ahead of commencement
of the winter session of Vidhan Sabha from Wednesday.
CM Yogi offers prayer at Swarved Mahamandir as he arrives to
attend 98th anniversary celebrations of Sadguru Sadafaldeo
Vihangam Yog Sansthan, in Varanasi on Tuesday. PM Narendra
Modi and Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel look on.
Ganga in Varanasi
—FILE PHOTO
Yogi
Yogi
Speaks
Speaks
CM Yogi has ex-
tended greetings
to people on ‘Sri-
mad Bhagavad Gita
Jayanti’ on Tuesday
and said the essence
of teachings of Lord
Krishna inspires us
to walk on the path
of Dharma.
Yogi has urged
people to get
vaccinated and
congratulated the
medical personnel
for administering
16-cr doses in UP.
We are taking indian
culture to heights
under PM Modi: CM
‘Namami Gange’ marks revival
of key rivers in Uttar Pradesh
PM Modi, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inspect
the infrastructure in Varanasi including the Banaras
Railway Station on late Monday night.
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3-TIER REVIEW
PM inspects Banaras city, Rly Stn
UP BIGGEST BENEFICIARY
UNDER PM-GKAY SCHEME
Lucknow: Hindutva
leader Sadhvi Ritam-
bhara and several other
seers hailed the inaugu-
ration of the Kashi
Vishwanath Dham on
Monday as a “historic
moment” and a step to-
wards the “resurrec-
tion” of the ancient glo-
ry of the city
.
A large number of
saints and ‘mahants’,
drawn from all parts of
India, attended the
opening of the first
phase of the mega proj-
ect by PM Modi.
“When history is be-
ing created, becoming a
witness to it is an experi-
ence.... Kashi faced a lot
of sorrows in the past,
our faith was exploited
and our centres of devo-
tion were destroyed.
From time to time, peo-
ple have also expressed
their faith here,” Ritam-
bhara told PTI after at-
tendingtheeveningGan-
ga ‘aarti’ at Dashash-
wamedh Ghat. Ritam-
bhara said witnessing
Kashi in such a “grand
form” filled her with im-
mense happiness.
“It was like a barren
land, getting drops of
rain,” she said.
TheHindutvaleaderalso
hailed the legacy of Ma-
harani Ahilyabai Holkar
and said the inaugura-
tion of the new corridor
was a “step towards res-
urrection of the glory of
the ancient temple”.
“Sanatan dharm has
been nourished by
‘matrishakti’,andbeing
a woman, today is a mat-
ter of double joy for
me,” she said.
‘KVT inauguration a historic moment’
SEER SPEAK
Corridor inauguration a step towards
resurrection of the glory of ancient
KV Temple, says Sadhvi Ritambhara
TEMPLE COMPLEX IS NOW 5L SQ FT
Varanasi: PM Modi, in his address, said the whole
new complex of the Kashi Vishwanath Dham is
not just a grand building, but a symbol of India’s
“Sanatan culture”, spiritual soul and its antiquity
and traditions.The temple complex, which was
only 3,000 square feet, has now spread to about
five lakh square feet, he said.
Sadhavi Ritambhara —FILE PHOTO
—PHOTO
BY
ANI

UTTAR PRADESH
03
Varanasi: PrimeMinis-
ter Narendra Modi’s on-
going visit to Varanasi
has coincided with the
100th anniversary of the
then Prince of Wales’
royal visit to the city in
December 1921, when he
too was given a rousing
reception and had for-
mally opened new build-
ings of Banaras Hindu
University
.
Exactly a hundred
years ago, the Prince of
Wales, who would later
become King Edward
VIII, had arrived in
BenaresonDecember13.
The British royal was
accorded a grand wel-
comebytheMaharajaof
Benares at his iconic
Ramnagar Palace.
The royal guest was
first received at the city
station and from there
he went off in a car to
historic Nadesar House,
currently serving as a
luxurious hotel, run by
the Taj group.
The Maharaja later
made a state call on the
Prince at Nadesar
House, and then re-
turned the call by visit-
ing the king at his pal-
ace in Ramnagar. The
prince had lunch with
the Maharaja of Bena-
res, who offered ‘itr’,
‘paan’ and ‘har’ to the
Prince before his depar-
ture. Perfume, betel
leaves and marigold gar-
lands have special sig-
nificance in the culture
of Benares, which is
considered the spiritual
capital of India.
If the Prince of Wales
was given a royal 31-gun
salute on his arrival and
departure from the Ma-
haraja’s palace, the PM
was honoured with a
dazzling display of fire-
works on the banks of
the Ganga, whose water
Modi had offered as ‘jal-
abhishek’ to Lord Shiva
intheKashiVishwanath
temple.
According to the ar-
chival records, Prince
Edward had also visited
the campus of BHU, and
was conferred an
“honarary degree of
D.Litt.” in a special con-
vocation held on the
premises of the univer-
sity, whose foundation
stone was laid by Lord
Hardinge on February
4, 1916.
“The building of the
Arts College, Physical
Laboratory
, Power
House, several work-
shops of the Engineer-
ingCollege,threehostels
and some residential
quarters were all ready
by 1921. The formal
opening ceremony was
performed on December
13, 1921, by His Royal
Highness the Prince of
Wales,” according to
website of the BHU. —PTI
TRYST WITH HISTORY
PM Modi waves to supporters while receiving a rousing welcome
in his parliamentary constituency, in Varanasi on Monday.
Modi’svisitcoincideswith100thannivofPrinceofWales’triptoholycity
ROYAL LEGACY
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TRAFFIC JAMS, DEMONSTRATIONS TO BE
MONITORED BY DRONE IN LUCKNOW
Lucknow: The Traffic Police has come up with a
unique initiative under Road Safety Month, in which
the traffic system of Lucknow will be monitored with a
drone. To ensure smooth running of this system, the
system was monitored at Atal Chowk in Hazratganj on
Tuesday. Drone in-charge RN Tiwari said this system
has been implemented under this traffic month. He
made it clear that vehicles will not be challaned with
this system. The traffic department will also monitor
traffic jams and sit-in demonstrations in the city.
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CMs’ CONCLAVE: PM
TALKSGOVERNANCE
First India Bureau
Varanasi: On his 2-day
visit to Varanasi, Prime
MinisterNarendraModi
chaired a crucial meet-
ingwithChief Ministers
of 12 states and asked
them to focus firmly on
good governance and
maintain a connect with
party workers.
Duringthemeetingon
Tuesday
, the PM appreci-
ated the development
works carried out by UP
CM Yogi Adityanath.
The Chief Ministers
of Assam, Arunachal
Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat,
Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh, Mani-
pur, Tripura, Uttar
Pradesh, and Uttara-
khand, along with Depu-
ty CMs from Bihar and
Nagaland attended the
crucial meeting.
PM Modi underlined
the need to remain fo-
cussed on good gover-
nance in order to ensure
being re-elected. All the
CMs one by one gave a
presentation on good
governance before the
Prime Minister.
In view of the upcom-
ing elections to be held
in five states including
UP
, the meeting is being
considered very import-
ant. The Varanasi model
of development will be
presented as an example
in the upcoming elec-
tions. PM Modi openly
discussed the election
strategy with the CMs.
Modi asked the CMs
and the Deputy CMs
that the policies and
schemes of the govern-
ment should be promot-
ed largely so that the
welfare schemes of the
government reach as
manypeopleaspossible.
Before the meeting
with the CMs, PM Modi
held a meeting with the
office bearers of the or-
ganisation. To engage
with the grass root level
workers and people,
BJP national president
JP Nadda, BJP’s district
and mandal presidents
remained present.
PM Modi said no proj-
ects related to the devel-
opment of the states
should remain pending
and problems of the
people related to basic
amenities like roads,
electricity, water and
housing should not be
ignored.
Modi upholds Varanasi Model as poll template, praises CM Yogi for development
PMModiandBJPPresidentJPNaddaatthemeetingofCMsofBJP-ruledstatesinVaranasi.—PHOTOBYANI
PM Modi being welcomed to the CM conclave by BJP National President
JPNaddaandCMYogiinVaranasionTuesday. —PHOTOBYPTI
UP tops country in Covid vax
coverage, crosses 18-cr doses
‘Kashi Vishwanath Corridor
willpromotereligioustourism’
Waseem Rizvi resigns
from Shia Waqf Board
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Jitendra
Singh Tyagi formally
known as Waseem Rizvi
has resigned from mem-
bership, all posts and re-
sponsibilities of Shia
Waqf Boardasheadopted
Hinduismafewdaysback.
Waseem Rizvi submit-
ted his resignation to
chairman Ali Zaidi in
first meeting of Shia
Waqf Board.Hewaselect-
ed as member from Mul-
tavi Court. In a video re-
leased after resignation
hesaidhehasterminated
all his relations with Is-
lam. Lauding Hinduism,
he said Sanatan was reli-
gion of love.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In a mile-
stone achievement, on a
day when UP reached 6
crore fully vaccinated
individuals, the State’s
overall vaccination cov-
erage crossed 18 crores.
UP has administered
the highest number of
doses across the board
among States.
The feat was accom-
plished in nearly 11
months since the rollout
of the mass immunisa-
tion campaign on Janu-
ary 16 to vaccinate the
entire eligible popula-
tion aged 18 years and
above.
Standing on the top,
UP has administered
18,01,22,569 total doses.,
followed by Maharash-
tra with 12.52 crore dos-
es. In terms of percent-
age, over 41 per cent of
the population is fully
vaxed and over 81 per-
cent have received one
vaccine dose.
UP has administered
11,96,20,115 first doses so
far. In terms of second
doses, it has adminis-
tered over 6.05 cr doses.
Varanasi: A day after
dra Modi inaugurated
the first phase of the
Kashi Vishwanath
Dham in Varanasi, Kar-
nataka Chief Minister
BasavarajBommaivisit-
ed the newly-construct-
ed temple corridor on
Tuesday
.
The Chief Minister
said the corridor would
promote religious tour-
ism in the country
.
Speaking to ANI,
Bommai, who visited
along with his wife, said,
“I am really happy and
satisfied after visiting
thetemple.Thereiscom-
plete cleanliness and the
way the corridor has
been designed and im-
plemented, it shows the
ideology of PM Modi.”
Hefurthersaid,“With
the opening of Kashi
Vishwanath corridor,
several Lord Shiva pil-
grims from South India
would pay obeisance to
the temple in Kashi and
it would promote reli-
gious tourism in the
country
.” —AGENCIES
—FILE PHOTO
U’khand CM Pushkar Dhami (L) and K’taka CM Basavaraj Bommai (R)
along with their wives Geeta Dhami (2L) and Chennamma Basavaraj
(2R) at Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
Aridaman Singh
in a soup over
‘publicity stunt’
First India Bureau
Agra: The name of for-
mer minister and BJP
leader Aridaman Singh
is coming up in contro-
versies one after the oth-
er. Singh was recently
madeaccusedinthecase
of stone pelting and at-
tack on the block chief’s
convoy in Pinahat.
The matter was not
even over when once
again he is in the midst
of controversies, this
time for getting his pho-
toprintedonrationbags.
Photos of PM Modi,
his MLA wife Pakalika
Singh have also been put
on the bags. Its video is
going viral on the inter-
net media.
Under the National
Food Security Scheme,
the government is dis-
tributing gram, salt and
pulses along with free
ration to the Antyodaya
card holders till March,
for which the leader has
printedbagswithphotos
of himself, his wife and
PM Modi together.
(Clockwise from top) Priests perform
‘ Ganga Aarti’ at Dashashwamedh
Ghat on Shiv Deepotsav in Varanasi on
Monday; People light earthen lamps at
Ganga Ghat; Fireworks illuminate the
sky on Shiv Deepotsav; Prime Minister
Narendra Modi with Bharatiya Janata
Party National President JP Nadda at
the ghats of the Ganga.
—PHOTOS BY ANI
‘WORK SPEAKS’
Lucknow: The ever-
increasing air pollution
and smog in Lucknow
has prompted the
Municipal Corporation
to sprinkle water with
the help of tankers and
sweeping of roads. Ef-
forts are being under-
taken in all 8 zones to
reduce the AQI level
by the implementation
of water sprinkling
machines, mechanical
setting and tankers.
Saharanpurr: Police
arrested three drug
peddlers and recovered
huge consignment of
hemp from their pos-
session under Kutub-
sher police station. SP
Rajesh Kumar said Ku-
tubsher police arrested
three drug peddlers and
recovered hemp worth
Rs one crore. They were
peddling hemp from
Madhya Pradesh to
Gangoh, Saharanpur.
CMs to offer prayers inAyodhya
Ayodhya: Eleven
chief ministersof BJP-
ruled states will offer
prayers at the make-
shift temple at Ram
Janmabhoomi in here
on Wednesday
. Proto-
col officials of the 11
CMs and three deputy
CMs reached Ayodhya
on Tuesday
.
They will visit the
Hanumangarhi temple
at 2 pm and then offer
prayers at the Ram
Janmabhoomi,wherea
temple in being con-
structed.
CMs of Himachal
Pradesh, U’khand,
Arunachal Pradesh,
MP
, Assam, Nagaland,
Manipur, Tripura, Gu-
jarat, Haryana and
Goa, and deputy CMs
of Bihar and
Arunachal will be vis-
iting the holy city
. —PTI
Ration bags with photo of Singh
The resignation being shown
to the media after the Lucknow
Shia Waqf Board meeting.
Ghats along the Saryu in Ayodhya decked up for the dignitaries.
—PHOTO
BY
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my salvation, my fortress;
I shall not be shaken.
—Psalm 62:6
IN-DEPTH
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India is a strong supply chain
alternative. We have a diverse
business landscape, skilled workforce,
relatively low labour cost. Govt. is
giving a big boost to infrastructure
this will ensure good return for
investments coming into India.
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@nitin_gadkari
Major bridge of 500m Span double
lane over Swan river on Gagret Loharli
Chururu road MDR 098 including
approaches has been approved under
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In the state of Himachal Pradesh.
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TOP TWEETS
IT WAS ‘MURDER’, SAYS
SIT IN LAKHIMPUR
INCIDENT BUT JUSTICE
IS LONG WAY AHEAD
unning over of farm-
ers in Lakhimpur
Kheri by a motor ve-
hicle allegedly driv-
en rashly by Ajay
, the
son of Union Minister of State
for Home Ajay Mishra, has cre-
ated an embarrassing situation
for the Central and UP govern-
ments. The Central government
has defended the minister and
not allowed a discussion on his
removal in the Lok Sabha. The
UP government was pulled up
by the Supreme Court for drag-
ging its feet in the probe.
Four farmers were killed
when a vehicle in Ashish’s con-
voy ran over the farmers pro-
testing against the farm laws.
Four others, including a jour-
nalist, were killed in the vio-
lence that followed. The Special
Investigating Team has called it
a “deliberate act of murder”.
Had the Supreme Court not
appointed a former judge and
IPS officers of its choice, Ashish
Mishra would have got away
with the alleged murder. The
farmers would have been brand-
ed Khalistanis. Will the govern-
ment still cling to Ajay Mishra
or drop him like a hot potato?
R
ational security
concerns have
prevailed over
degradation of
the environment
in Uttarakhand. Invariably,
for one reason or another, de-
velopment always wins over
the environment. A Supreme
Court Bench has allowed two-
lane paved roads for the 900-
km Chardham project in the
interest of national security
.
The road project has come at
the cost of massive felling of
trees and after overcoming
legal hurdles and protests
from environmentalists.
Justice DY Chandrachud,
who headed the Bench, said
that a balanced approach is
needed when it comes to wid-
ening of a strategic road and
sustainable development.
The Bench said that the infra-
structuralneedsof thearmed
forces for swift deployment
cannot be ignored.
An NGO “Citizens for
Green Doon” sought the
court’s direction to stop fell-
ing of trees without prior
clearance on the Ganeshpur-
Dehradun stretch of the Del-
hi-Dehradunexpressway
.Citi-
zen’s plea, though justified,
came a bit too late as Dehra-
dun and its adjoining areas
had lost much of its greenery
to rapacious individuals
much before the Chardham
road project got the govern-
ment’s nod. Anyone going to
Dehradun, and even to Queen
of theHillsMussoorie,during
summer will vouch that un-
regulated construction and
tree felling has ruined the
city’s climate.
The Chardham road pro-
ject was initially aimed at
facilitating pilgrims going to
Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gan-
gotri and Yamunotri. The
Centre’s notification in 2018
said that the road width in
hilly terrain should not ex-
ceed 5.5 metres. In 2020 the
Defence Ministry wanted the
width for three highways
leading up to the China bor-
der to be increased to 10 m.
Skirmishes with China in
Ladakh justified the minis-
try’s request.
IN NATIONAL INTEREST
ECOLOGY LOSES
The Chardham road
project was initially
aimed at facilitating
pilgrims going to
Badrinath, Kedarnath,
Gangotri Yamunotri
N
STILL MANY A POLITICAL HURDLES
ROADBLOCKS ON DIDI’S WAY!
t is easier said than done….
MamataBanerjeewhohadleft
the shores of her state after
herstupendouswininthecru-
cial Assembly election earlier
this year and especially man-
aging to keep the BJP at bay
even as the Saffron party had
pulled in its entire might… A
super confident Mamata with
an aim to reportedly pip the
Congress and form the third
front to take on the BJP espe-
ciallyinthe2024GeneralElec-
tions may have gained some
mileage nationally and has
also filled her bag with a num-
ber of Congress leaders, but
therearepoliticalhurdlesand
roadblocks in her way
.
Her recent visit to Mumbai
to meet the stalwarts there
and her statement… Where
is the UPA? Has not gone
down well with her “friends”
in the Opposition camp.
By already upsetting the
Congress, TMC is now facing
heat from Shiv Sena.
The Shiv Sena has taken
strong exception to Mamata’s
criticism of the Grand Old
Party and her declaration of
the Congress-led UPA being
over, saying it is akin to
strengthening today’s “fas-
cist” government.
Shiv Sena-Congress’ ally in
Maharashtra, in an editorial
in its mouthpiece Saamana,
said strengthening the UPA is
the only real option before the
Opposition parties. The edito-
rial said those who don’t ac-
cept the Congress’ leadership
of theUPAshouldsaysoclear-
ly
, as making statements “be-
hind the curtain only leads to
more suspicion”.
Shiv Sena also specifically
asked the Congress leader-
ship Sonia Gandhi and Rahul
Gandhi to clarify their stand
on what they plan to do re-
garding UPA and they want-
ed the party also to clearly
spell out who would lead the
alliance.
“Although it is true that in
West Bengal, she (Mamata)
finished the Congress, the
Left and the BJP, doing poli-
tics by keeping Congress
away from national politics
is like strengthening today’s
state with a fascist tendency
,”
the Shiv Sena said in the
Saamana editorial.
“One can understand that
(PM) Modi and the BJP want
the Congress to be over. It is
partof theirprogramme.But,
if those fighting Modi and the
BJP also feel that the Con-
gress should be over, it is the
biggest threat,” the Sena felt.
Recently, Shiv Sena leader
Sanjay Raut met Rahul Gan-
dhi and said there cannot be
any opposition front without
the Congress - a major mes-
sage aimed at Mamata after
she had asked “What UPA?”
“There has to be only one
opposition front against the
BJP. An opposition front is
not possible without the Con-
gress. What is the point of
two-three fronts? It will ben-
efit the BJP,” Raut, a Rajya
Sabha MP of the Shiv Sena,
had told the media.
Asked if Opposition par-
ties would huddle to discuss
pre-poll strategies against
the might of BJP for the 2024
General Elections, Raut said:
“I have asked Rahul Gandhi
to take the lead on that.”
However, his comment…
“Who leads the front is some-
thingallpartieshavetositand
decide together…” will not be
music to Mamata’s ears.
Asked if Shiv Sena is try-
ing to apply balm to the
miffed relationship between
the Congress and Mamata
Banerjee, Raut went on to
say: “Sharad Pawar Saab hai
(we have NCP leader Sharad
Pawar for that).”
The meeting which took
place clearly showed signs
that the Congress and the
Shiv Sena, part of the coali-
tion government in Maha-
rashtra, may be inching to-
wards an understanding in a
wider perspective.
Congress sources are of
the opinion that Sena might
back the party in the state
elections early next year.
Though the Sena has (almost)
negligible presence in Punjab
and Uttar Pradesh, the politi-
cal message of extending sup-
port to the Congress may re-
veal the proximity of the two
ideologically opposed parties
which had to work very hard
and bury the hatchet to come
together politically
.
Some days ago, Sena “had
strongly defended” the Con-
gress especially in the light
of West Bengal Chief Minis-
ter’s attacks.
After meeting with Shiv
Sena leaders and the NCP’s
Sharad Pawar in Mumbai,
Mamata Banerjee had told re-
porters: “What UPA? There is
no UPA now? What is the
UPA? We will clear all issues.
Wewantastrongalternative.”
“Deliberatelykeeping”Con-
gress out of the fight of na-
tional politics and creating an
opposition forum parallel to
the UPA would only strength-
en the BJP and “fascist” forc-
es, the Sena editorial said.
“It is true that Mamata Ba-
nerjee finished the Congress,
Left and BJP in West Bengal.
But keeping Congress out of
national politics will amount
to strengthening the current
fascist forces. It is under-
standable that (Prime Minis-
ter Narendra) Modi and his
BJP feel that Congress should
be wiped out. This is part of
their agenda. But it is more
dangerous when those fight-
ing against Modi and his ide-
ology think that the Congress
should be wiped out,” said the
Saamna piece.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
Although it is true that
in West Bengal, she
(Mamata) finished the
Congress, the Left and
the BJP, doing politics by
keeping Congress away
from national politics is
like strengthening
today’s state with a
fascist tendency,” the
Shiv Sena said in the
Saamana editorial
“One can understand
that (PM) Modi and
the BJP want the
Congress to be over. It
is part of their
programme. But, if
those fighting Modi
and the BJP also feel
that the Congress
should be over, it is
the biggest threat,”
the Sena felt
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Associate Editor,
Free Press Journal, Mumbai and former
Managing Editor, First India

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INDIA
05
Jolt for MVA as BJP bags 4
of 6 seats in Maha MLC polls
Mumbai: In a jolt to the
ruling Maha Vikas
Aghadi (MVA) alliance
in Maharashtra the BJP
won four of the six seats
in the State Legislative
Council, and wrested
the Akola-Buldhana-
Washim seat from the
Shiv Sena.
Reacting to BJP’s vic-
tory, Devendra Fad-
navis said the BJP has
busted the MVA’s myth
that the three parties
(Shiv Sena, NCP and
Congress) can win eve-
ry election in the State
by contesting together.
The poll panel had
announced polling to
six seats from five local
constituencies on De-
cember 10. —PTI
Ex-Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis along with newly elected
BJP MLC show victory sign in Nagpur —PHOTO BY PTI
BJP, CONGRESS GET 11 SEATS EACH IN
K’TAKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL POLLS
Bengaluru: The ruling BJP in
Karnataka won 11 of the 25
Legislative Council seats, for
which voting was held last Fri-
day. After counting on Tuesday,
the party fell short of majority in
the 75 member house. The Con-
gress also won 11 seats, while the HD Kumaraswamy’s
Janata Dal Secular won two of the six seats it contested.
The number of eligible voters was 99,025. —Agencies
IN THE
COURTYARD
DELHI HC ISSUES
NOTICE TO CENTRE
ON ENV CLEARANCE
New Delhi: The Delhi High
Court on Tuesday issued
notice to the Centre on a
petition challenging office
memorandum issued
on July 7, 2021, by the
Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change
providing another op-
portunity to get environ-
mental clearance for the
projects that have initiated
operations without procur-
ing prior environmental
clearance. —ANI
PANEL ISSUES
WARRANTS FOR
DESHMUKH, WAZE
Mumbai: The Chandi-
wal Commission issued
production warrants for
former Maha-
rashtra Home
Minister Anil
Deshmukh
and dis-
missed
police officer
Sachin Waze for Decem-
ber 16 and December
20, respectively. The two
also appeared before the
Chandiwal Commission in
Mumbai. —ANI
NOTICE ISSUED TO
WANKHEDE OVER
BAR LICENCE
Thane: The Thane unit
of the excise department
has issued a notice to
NCB Mumbai
zonal director
Sameer
Wankhede in
connection
with a bar
licence issued
to him. NCP leader Nawab
Malik had earlier claimed
that Wankhede was given
the licence despite being
ineligible for it. —ANI
New Delhi: A draft amendment to the
Registration of Birth Death (RBD) Act,
1969 is already in the public domain for
the past nearly two months, the Parlia-
ment was told. “Following consulta-
tions, a draft amendment to the Reg-
istration of Birth Death Act, 1969
was placed in the public domain
from October 18, 2021 to December
2, 2021 for comments,” Minister of
State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai
told the Lok Sabha. —ANI
BRINGING BACK BLACK MONEY WAS ONE OF THE KEY POLL PLANKS OF THE CURRENT GOVT LED BY
BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY, WHICH ASSUMED POWER IN 2014 AND CAME BACK TO POWER IN 2019
New Delhi: There is
no official estimation
how much worth of
black money is lying
in foreign accounts
over the last five
years, however, Rs
2,476 crore has been
collected as tax and
penalty under the
one-time 3 months
compliance window
during 2015, govern-
ment said in Parlia-
ment on Tuesday
.
As many as 648 dis-
closures involving
undisclosed foreign
assets worth Rs 4,164
crore were made in
the one-time three
months’ compliance
window closed on
September 30, 2015
under the Black
Money (Undisclosed
Foreign Income and
Assets) and Imposi-
tion of Tax Act, 2015,
Minister of State for
Finance Pankaj
Chaudhary said in a
written reply in Ra-
jya Sabha.
Hesaidtheamount
collected by way of
tax and penalty in
such cases was about
Rs 2,476 crore.
“There is no offi-
cial estimation re-
garding the amount
of black money in
foreign accounts dur-
ing the last five years.
The Government has
taken various steps
against black money
which have led to
positive results,
Chaudhary said.
He was responding
to a query on details
of black money
brought back to In-
dia from foreign coun-
tries since 2014 till 30th
November, 2021, being
asked by MPs Sukhram
Singh Yadav, Vishamb-
har Prasad Nishad.
Bringing back black
money stashed abroad
was one of the key poll
planks of the current
Government led by
BJP, which as-
sumed power in
May 2014.
The Minister
said that undis-
closed income of more
than Rs 8,466
crore has been
brought to tax
and penalty of
more than Rs
1,294 crore has
been levied on ac-
count of deposits made
in unreported foreign
accounts in HSBC cas-
es so far. —ANI
NO DATA
OF BLACK MONEY
STASHED
AMENDMENT TO RBD ACT WAS
IN PUBLIC DOMAIN, SAYS GOVT
New Delhi: Answering a question in
Lok Sabha on the political situation of
Gorkhas in West Bengal Minister of State
for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tues-
day said that the development of Gorkhas
including those living in West Bengal is
one of the top priorities of the Govern-
ment. In a meeting with the representa-
tives of Gorkhas on October 12, 2021, it
was mentioned that the aspirations of the
people would be met within the Constitu-
tional framework. —ANI
DEVELOPMENT OF GORKHAS IS
TOP PRIORITY OF GOVT: MoS
New Delhi: Union Parliamentary
Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on
Tuesday reiterated that the suspended
Rajya Sabha MPs should at least express
regret and called upon the Opposition
leaders to express remorse over creating
ruckus in Rajya Sabha and not letting
the house function and told them that
the Centre is ready for discussion on
any matter. Speaking to media here,
the Union Minister said, “We are in talks
with the suspended MPs for withdrawal
of their suspension.” —ANI
PRALHAD ASKS SUSPENDED
MPs TO EXPRESS REGRET
New Delhi: A total of 1,258 castes or
communities have so far been specified as
Scheduled Castes, and no community has
been included in the list in the last three
years, the government said on Tuesday.
Responding to a question in Lok Sabha,
Social Justice and Empowerment Minis-
ter Virendra Kumar said the benefits of
reservation are available to members of all
such castes which have been specified as
Scheduled Castes in relation to a state or a
union territory. —ANI
NO COMMUNITY INCLUDED IN
LIST OF SCs IN LAST 3 YEARS
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Rajya
Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge requested the
Chairman of the House, M. Venkaiah Naidu
to bring back the 12 suspended MPs, and
alleged that the government is “not letting”
the latter do so. Speaking to ANI, Kharge
said, “The chairman has full pow-
ers to suspend any rule.”
he said. —ANI
GOVT NOT LETTING NAIDU BRING
BACK SUSPENDED MPs: KHARGE
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman M
Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday granted
leave to BJP MP Saroj Pandey from the
entire session of the ongoing Winter
Session of the Parliament on medical
grounds. Citing a letter received from
the Chhattisgarh MP, Naidu informed the
House soon after the rocketing began at
11 am. “A letter has been received from
Saroj Pandey regarding her absence
from the 255th Session of the Parlia-
ment on medical grounds. —ANI
NAIDU GRANTS LEAVE TO BJP
MP ON MEDICAL GROUND
New Delhi: Congress leader Manish
Tewari on Tuesday gave an adjournment
motion notice in the Lok Sabha over
privatisation in the banking sector. “I
hereby give notice of my intention to ask
for leave to move a motion for the ad-
journment of the business of the house
for the purpose of discussing a definite
matter of urgent importance, namely: at
least 8 banking unions have called for a
strike on December 16 and 17,” Tewari
said in his letter. —ANI
MANISH TEWARI MOVES
ADJOURNMENT MOTION IN LS
Mahesh Sharma
New Delhi: Shiv Sena
leader Sanjay Raut has
met Rahul Gandhi and
PriyankaGandhiVadra
and talked about con-
testing the Assembly
elections in Uttar
Pradesh and Goa to-
gether. But an interest-
ing point is that both
the parties are prepar-
ing to fight separately
in the municipal elec-
tions to be held in Ma-
harashtra early next
year. Municipal elec-
tions are to be held in
the Brihan Mumbai
Municipal Corpora-
tion, Pune and some
other major cities early
next year. Both the par-
ties can fight alone in
these elections. Al-
though Rahul Gandhi
will travel to Mumbai
in the next few days,
where he will have
talks with Uddhav
Thackeray and a final
decision will be taken
about this matter, but it
is being said that both
will fight separately
.
According to in-
formed sources, Shiv
Sena and NCP will fight
together in the BMC
elections and Congress
will fight alone. The rea-
son for this is being told
that Shiv Sena wants to
keep its fanatical Hindu
voterstoitssideandalso
wants to keep Maratha
voters involved. It is be-
lievedthatbybeingwith
the Congress, hardcore
Hinduvoterscanturnto
the BJP
. Sharad Pawar’s
NCP also describes it-
self as a secular party
but Hindu and Marathi
voters do not have the
samesentimenttowards
it as there is towards the
Congress.ShivSenaand
NCP leaders are of the
view that Muslim and
migrant voters can sup-
port the Shiv Sena-NCP
alliance to defeat the
BJP despite the Con-
gresssplit.Justimagine,
what an interesting
scene it will be that in
Maharashtra where
Congress is in govern-
ment with Shiv Sena, it
will fight separately but
contesttogetherinUttar
Pradesh!
Congress and Shiv Sena will fight separately in Maharashtra!
BROAD-BASED PACT

According to
informed
sources, Shiv
Sena and NCP
will fight
together in the
BMC elections
and Congress
will fight alone
Sanjay Raut
FOR CONGRESS, JK WILL
BE THE NEXT MEGHALAYA!
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: The way
the Congress party
broke up in the north-
eastern State of Megha-
laya and legislative
party leader Mukul
Sangma went to the Tri-
namool Congress with
the party’s 11 MLAs, the
same chain of events
could unfold in Jammu
and Kashmir. However,
the breakup of the Con-
gress has started in
Jammu and Kashmir
and around 20 leaders
of the party have joined
the BJP recently, al-
though, there is no Con-
gressMLAamongthem.
All these leaders were
close to former Chief
Minister Ghulam Nabi
Azad, who at present, is
touring the entire state.
He held about a dozen
meetings in the past, in
which a large number
of people gathered. De-
spite the onset of win-
ter, crowds of people
continued to gather in
Azad’s meetings.
He focused on his ar-
eas of influence in Jam-
mu and held more
meetings there. He has
also held some meet-
ings in disturbed areas
of South Kashmir and
has done all these meet-
ings outside the banner
of Congress party and
neither were there
meetings organized by
Congress leaders.
Apart from this, Azad is
constantly meeting peo-
ple from different sec-
tions of his society and
taking their opinion on
the politics ahead. Keep
in mind that there are
few leaders of the G-23
group, who have a mass
base, who have ques-
tioned the Congress
leadership, and Azad is
one of them. He has a
good support in Jammu
and it wouldn’t come as
a surprise if he joins
hands with Mamata Ba-
nerjee.
Ghulam Nabi Azad

INDIA
06
Mumbai: Only collec-
tive global action can
combat climate change
and its challenges, Un-
ion Environment Min-
ister Bhupender Yadav
has said while calling
for innovative and sci-
entific steps to secure
the planet.
In his keynote ad-
dress at the recently
concluded ‘Sustainabil-
ity Conclave: Target Net
Zero’, a two-day event
organised by Bombay
CCI in Mumbai, Yadav
said India has not con-
tributed to climate
change.
Amitabh Kant, CEO,
NITI Aayog said India’s
ambitious targets in
COP26shouldbestudied
inthecontextof consist-
ent demand and domes-
tic push towards clean
technology
.—Agencies
Bhupender Yadav calls for scientific steps
CLIMATE CHANGE TO SECURE PLANET
lll
At recent event
‘Sustainability
Conclave: Target
Net Zero’, which
was organised
by Bombay CCI,
Min Yadav said
India has not
contributed to
climate change
POST ABROGATION OF ARTICLE 370...
...TERROR INCIDENTS IN JK
DECLINE BY 50 PC: CENTRE
New Delhi: Since the
scrapping of the spe-
cial status of Jammu
and Kashmir, terror-
related incidents in the
union territory have
dropped from 255 in
2019 to 206 this year, the
home ministry told the
Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Responding to a
question from Bharati-
ya Janata Party MP
Rattan Lal Kataria,
Minister of State for
home affairs Nity-
anand Rai said, “The
security in Jammu and
Kashmir has improved
significantly since Au-
gust 2019 and there has
been a significant de-
cline in terrorist inci-
dents. The security
grid has been further
strengthened and infil-
tration of the terror-
ists from across border
has also come down
significantly.” —ANI
Joshi slams Abdullah for
pro-Pakistan statements
Pfizer confirms
Covid pill’s result
against Omicron
53 projects are being
implemented at a cost of
Rs 58,477 crore in various
sectors in JK.
New Delhi: After the
National Conference
chief Farooq Abdullah
asked Cen-
tre to hold
talks with
P a k i s t a n
over a ter-
ror attack
in Srinagar,
Union Minister Prahl-
ad Joshi slammed NC
leader asking him to
“settle” in the neigh-
bouring country
. React-
ing to NC leader re-
mark, Joshi said, “If he
has a love for Pak, he
should go to Pak. He has
always reflected a love
for Pak by batting to
hold talks with them. If
he likes it so much, he
should go and settle.”
THAKUR SAYS...
Apart from Joshi, Un-
ion Minister of Sports
Anurag Thakur also hit
out at Abdullah for his
comments. He said that
there are some people
who question decisions
taken by India and de-
mands talk with Paki-
stan. —ANI
India needs a bold prime
minister who can hold
everybody together and
not divide for politics but hold In-
dia as a whole, whether you are
Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, anything,
that is what India needs.
—Farooq Abdullah, National Conference Chief
We need ur-
gent steps to
secure our
planet for future gen-
erations. India’s an-
nouncement at COP26
to reach Net Zero by
2070 is a great step
considering that our
country is not cause
for climate change
and has not been a
historic contributor to
greenhouse emissions.
—Bhupender Yadav,
Environment Minister
Nityanand Rai
said that in
2018, well before
the abrogation of
Article 370,
there were 417
terror incidents
in JK, number
fell by almost
50% in 2021
On Monday, Farooq
Abdullah asked the
govt to hold talks with
Pakistan and find a
way to bring peace in
Kashmir, following the
terror attack which
claimed the lives of
three cops in Srinagar
ZEWAN SRINAGAR
ATTACK TOLL
MOUNTS TO 3
Srinagar: One more
policeman who was in-
jured in the Zewan Sri-
nagar attack on Mon-
day evening succumbed
to his injuries taking
the toll in the attack to
three, official sources
said here on Tuesday.
Two policemen includ-
ing an Assistant Sub
Inspector and a Selec-
tion Grade Constable
were killed and 12 oth-
ers were injured when
militants ambushed a
police bus on the out-
skirts of Srinagar at
Zewan.
Rai highlighted
some of the
development
schemes, saying,
“The progress
of projects being
implemented in the
UT of Jammu and
Kashmir under the
prime minister’s development package 2015 has
been accelerated. A total of 53 projects pertaining
to 15 ministries are being implemented at a cost of
Rs 58,477 crore in various sectors, such as roads,
power, health, education, tourism, agriculture, skill
development etc.”
The current vaccine
production capacity of
Covishield by SII, is
approx 250-275 million
doses/month while it
is about 50-60 million
doses/month for BB’s
Covaxin, MoS for Health
Bharati Pravin Pawar said
in a written reply in RS.
London: UK has at least 250 people in hospital with
Omicron variant of corona, British Deputy PM Domi-
nic Raab said on Tuesday. Sky news has said that
the Deputy PM had misspoken when he made this
statement. When asked for a comment, a spokesman
for the justice ministry told Reuters to call the health
ministry and suggested Reuters use different figures.
‘COVISHIELD 250-
275 MN, COVAXIN
50-60 MN A MONTH’
OVER 250 PEOPLE IN HOSP WITH OMICRON: UK DEPUTY PM
RAI HIGHLIGHTS DEVP SCHEMES IN JK
LOADER FELL ASLEEP
IN CARGO HOLD OF
INDIGO, FLIGHT FLIES
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will
kick start customary pre-Budget consultation exercise
with stakeholders from
Wednesday by holding 1st
such meeting with experts
of agri and agro-pro-
cessing industry. She will
be seeking inputs from
stakeholders, including in-
dustry bodies, farmer organisations and economists for
reviving consumption boosting growth hit by Covid.
Mumbai: Actor Kareena Kapoor had been ‘extremely
responsible’ but contracted Covid at an “intimate din-
ner”, a spokesperson has
said amid a snowballing
controversy over two
Bollywood dinners billed
as “hotspots”. Kareena,
her friend Amrita Arora,
and 2 stars of “The Fabu-
lous Lives Of Bollywood Wives” - have tested positive
after they attended a dinner at Karan Johar’s home.
CRUCIAL READ
UK HIGH COURT
BEGINS HEARING
NIRAV’S APPEAL
London: The High
Court in London on
Tuesday began hearing
Nirav Modi’s appeal
on the grounds of his
mental health against
extradition to India to
face charges of fraud
and money launder-
ing, amounting to an
estimated USD 2 billion
in PNB loan scam case.
Lord Justice Jeremy
Stuart-Smith and Jus-
tice Robert Jay presided
over the hearing at the
Royal Courts of Justice.
New Delhi: A loader of
IndiGo fell asleep in the
cargo compartment of
the airline’s Mumbai-Abu
Dhabi flight, but was
found safe on arrival in
the capital city of the
UAE, officials of aviation
regulator DGCA said
on Tuesday. After the
loading of baggage in
the aircraft, one of the
loaders of the private
carrier fell asleep behind
the baggage in the cargo
compartment on Sun-
day’s flight, they said.
FM TO HOLD PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS
WITH STAKEHOLDERS BEGINNING TODAY
GUEST AT KJo DINNER “WAS COUGHING...
PASSED IT ON”: TEAM KAREENA KAPOOR
JOYFUL OR RISKY?
KIDS’ VACCINES SOON!
Pune: SII plans to
launch Novavax Cov-
id-19 vaccine for chil-
dren in the country in
six months, it is under
trial and has shown ex-
cellent data all the way
down to the age group
of 3, its CEO said on
Tuesday, adding global
vaccine supplies were
outstripping the ab-
sorption capacity of
many countries.
The Novavax shot,
which the world’s larg-
est producer of vac-
cines calls Covovax,
has shown good results
in trials in children
aged three and older,
Adar Poonawalla told a
virtual conference or-
ganised by the Confed-
eration of Indian In-
dustry
. —ANI
SII hopes to
launch Novavax
Covid vaccine for
children in 6
months: Adar
Poonawalla
Over 17.06 crore
unutilized vaccine
doses still available
with States, UTs
SC pulls up States
for not giving wide
publicity to portal for
ex-gratia compensa-
tion for Covid deaths
NTAGI analyzes Covid
data breakthrough
infections in India to
decide on booster
NTAGI, NEGVAC
considering scientific
evidence related to
need, justification of
booster doses: Centre
tells Delhi HC
SII working to develop
booster shot effective
against Omicron
8 new Omicron cases
found in Maharashtra,
4 found in New Delhi
SA returnee positive
for Omicron in Surat
Covid Task Force Chief
Pitches For Quickly
Adaptable Vaccine
Platforms
CORONA NEWS
HIGHLIGHTS
Current global
vaccine sup-
ply was far
bigger than what
many countries could
consume despite them
inoculating only frac-
tion of their popula-
tion, mainly due to
infra shortages.
—Adar Poonawalla, CEO SII
100 YEARS OF SAD’S FOUNDATION...
Former Punjab Chief
Minister and Shiromani
Akali Dal (SAD) leader
Parkash Singh Badal
and SAD President
Sukhbir Singh Badal
during a rally to mark
100 years of Party’s
Foundation in Moga on
Tuesday.
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Tuesday said that
DRDO is adding new
chapters like informa-
tion technology, artifi-
cial intelligence, and
robotics in technologi-
cal warfare. DRDO is
working to prevent var-
ious present and up-
coming dangers in a
very futuristic and
first-of-its-kind ap-
proach, he added.
“DRDO is working to
prevent various pre-
sent and upcoming dan-
gers in a very futuristic
first-of-its-kind ap-
proach. We’re adding a
new chapter in techno-
logical warfare like IT,
AI, and robotics, every
day,” said Singh at a
DRDO seminar on ‘Pre-
paring for the Future’
in New Delhi. —ANI
Rajnath: New chapters
in technological warfare
Rajnath Singh touches feet of wife of Colonel Hoshiar Singh at the
interaction with Indian war veterans and Mukti Jodhas of Bangladesh
as part of Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The vax has shown good results in trials in children aged 3 older.
Washington: Pfizer
said Tuesday that its ex-
perimental Covid-19 pill
appears effective
against omicron.
The company also
said full results of its
2,250-person study con-
firmed the pill’s prom-
ising early results
against virus: The drug
reduced combined hos-
pitalizations and deaths
by about 89% among
high-risk adults when
taken shortly after ini-
tial Covid-19 symptoms.
Separate testing shows
drug retains its potency
against Omicron, the
company announced, as
many experts had pre-
dicted. Pfizer tested the
antiviral drug against a
man-made version of a
key protein that omi-
cron uses to reproduce
itself. The updates come
as Covid-19 cases,
deaths and hospitaliza-
tion are all rising again
and the U.S. hovers
around 800,000 pandem-
ic deaths. —Agencies
Bhupender Yadav
Adar Poonawalla

NEWS
07
KASHI VISHWANATH CORRIDOR
SEES COUNTLESS DEVOTEES
The gift that PM Modi has given to Kashi is unprecedented: Temple head priest
Varanasi: Devotees
have begun to come in
large numbers to the
Kashi Vishwanath
dham in Varanasi a day
after PM Narendra
Modi inaugurated it.
The temple head priest
believes that the con-
struction of the corri-
dor will give a boost to
tourism, industry and
business in the city.
Speaking to ANI, the
head priest said, “The
construction of the
temple is no less than a
miracle as the country
went through two
waves of COVID-19.
With the construc-
tion of Dham, tourism
along with industry
and business will in-
crease.” He said wor-
ship is being done as
per the daily routine
and the devotees visit-
ing the temple feel joy-
ous. “Worship is being
done as per the daily
routine. The gift that
dra Modi has given to
Kashi is unprecedent-
ed. We are all elated as
there cannot be a big-
ger occasion for us to
have become a part of
history. The devotees
visiting the temple
from now on will feel
joyous. Now the Kashi
Vishwanath Dham has
been constructed,” the
priest said. The priest
lauded the prime min-
ister’s move to take a
dip in the Holy river
Ganga and said that he
has apprised the young
generation of the his-
tory of Kashi. “Prime
Minister Modi himself
took a dip in the river
Ganga and apprised the
young generation of
the history of Kashi,”
he told ANI. Asked
about the impact of the
construction of the
corridor on South In-
dian tourists, he said
that they have great de-
votion for Kashi and its
people and visit the
Dham the most. “The
people from South In-
dia visit the Dham the
most. They have great
devotion for Kashi and
its people. The pilgrims
from South India visit
here at all times of the
year,” the head priest
said. An Indian tourist
living in Mauritius
said, “Tourism will in-
crease here. The NRIs
too would visit the tem-
ple. The people in Mau-
ritius are extremely
happy.” Earlier on
Monday, as PM Naren-
dra Modi embarked on
a two-day visit to his
parliamentary constit-
uency Varanasi in Ut-
tar Pradesh, he inaugu-
rated phase 1 of the
newly-constr ucted
Kashi Vishwanath
Dham at a cost of
around Rs 339 crores.
Noting that the project
will add to the spiritual
vibrancy of Kashi, the
PM Modi started his
day by offering prayers
at Kaal Bhairav temple.
The Prime Minister
then took a cruise boat
from Khirkiya Ghat to
Lalita Ghat to visit
Kashi Vishwanath tem-
ple and also took a holy
dip in the Ganges. —ANI
New Delhi: Slamming
the Opposition parties
in UP for their remarks
over Kashi Vishwanath
Dham Corridor, Union
Minister Mukhtar Ab-
bas Naqvi on Tuesday
said they only believe in
making announce-
ments but not making
developments on the
ground. “The pledge
that Modi ji has taken to
make India’s land and
heritage the best in the
world is being realized.
Those who criticize
should have taken in-
spiration from the PM
that he has delivered
what he had promised.
Who had stopped them
to redevelop the Kashi
Vishwanath corridor or
beautify Kashi? Who
stopped them to clean
Ganga? “They only be-
lieved make announce-
ments but not deliver-
ing projects,” he added.
Fatehpur: A nine-year-
old girl was allegedly
raped by her father in a
drunken state in a vil-
lage under Khaga Kot-
wali police station area
here, police said. The
girl was allegedly raped
by her father who was
sleeping alongside her
on Sunday night, Depu-
ty Superintendent of
Police (CO) Khaga, Gay-
adutt Mishra said. The
elder brother of the ac-
cused, who had rushed
to the spot on hearing
the cries of the victim,
lodgedacaseonMonday
later in the day the ac-
cused was arrested. The
victim has been sent for
medical examination,
the CO said, adding that
victim’smotherhaddied
a few years ago. —ANI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The UP
Congress president
Ajay Kumar Lallu to-
day demanded dis-
missal of union min-
ister of state for home
Ajay Mishra. Lallu
said the SIT probing
into Lakhimpur Khi-
ri violence in which 4
farmers and one jour-
nalists were killed
had concluded that
the incident was “pre-
planned” It may be
recalled that Sikh
farmers were holding
agitation against
farm laws near vil-
lage Tikonia in Khiri
district on October 3
had also announced
to protest against the
arrival of deputy CM
Keshav Deo Maurya
to inaugurate the
wrestling event or-
ganised by the MoS
Ajay Mishra in his
village Tikonia.
New Delhi: With the
SITprobingtheLakhim-
purKheriincidentterm-
ing it as a “pre-planned
conspiracy” Priyanka
Gandhi on Tuesday at-
tacked PM Modi, saying
hehasnotremovedMin-
ister of State for Home
Ajay Mishra from his
post due to his “anti-
farmer mindset”. Her
attack on the PM came
over the SIT probing the
Lakhimpur Kheri vio-
lence, in which 8 were
killed in October, recom-
mending prosecution of
alltheaccusedincluding
the son of Mishra under
attempt to murder
chargeothers.TheSIT
has termed the October
3 incident as a “pre-
planned conspiracy
causing death”. “Due to
the court’s rebuke and
because of ‘satyagraha’,
now even the police is
saying that the son of
the Minister of State for
Home had conspired
and crushed the farm-
ers,” Gandhi said. —PTI
PM Narendra Modi at the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Dham, in Varanasi on Monday.
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi speaking in
Lok Sabha during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
TEMPLE TOURISM
‘Theyonlymakeannouncements,
notdeliver’:Naqvi hits back at Oppn
9-year-old girl
raped by father
in Fatehpur,
accused held
Priyanka slams
PM for having
‘anti-farmer
mindset’
ATS busts gang that gave
Indian passports to immigrants
Lucknow: The UP
Anti-Terrorist Squad
(ATS) has arrested
nine persons includ-
ing the kingpin of a
gang involved in
sending Bangladesh-
is abroad on Indian
passports. The ATS
had gathered infor-
mation that eight
Bangladeshi nation-
als were being
brought to Delhi in
Sealdah-New Delhi
Rajdhani Express via
Kanpur, an ATS state-
ment said. Boarding
at Deen Dayal Upad-
hyay Railway Sta-
tion, a team of ATS
identified the eight
suspects made
them deboard the
train at Kanpur sta-
tion brought them
to Lucknow on Sun-
day
, the release said.
FORMER PRADHAN SHOT
DEAD IN MEERUT
First India Bureau
Meerut: Police
sources here said
that unidentified
criminals shot dead
former village Prad-
han near Kithaoli vil-
lage at Meerut-Bagh-
pat road. Criminals
also fired on the son
of the deceased while
they were trying to
escape. Near the pet-
rol pump at Meerut-
Baghpat village, the
criminals opened in-
discriminate firing
on Tejpal in which he
died on the spot. Lat-
er, 2 women reached
the police station
with loaded country-
made pistols. Police
havetakenbothwom-
en into custody and
seized the weapons
a probe is underway
.
UPCC CHIEF DEMANDS
REMOVAL OF MOS AJAY
First India Bureau
Kanpur: Commission-
er Kanpur division Dr.
Rajshekhar today held a
meeting with industry
association,DMKanpur
Dehat, Project Director
NHAI, officials of UP-
SIDA, pollution and
other departments in
the meeting hall of kan-
pur dehat to resolve the
long pending issue of
drainage system of Ra-
nia Industrial area,
Kanpur Dehat.
Notebly
, this issue re-
mains unresolved for the
last 20-25 years and is a
major roadblock in the
way of existing as well as
upcoming industries.
This issue has been ref-
fered back to Commis-
sioner from State level
Udyog Bandhu to get it
resolved at local level.
KanpurDehatisnowhub
of industrial activities as
industries from kanpur
Nagar and other indus-
trial centres where there
isscarcityof landmoveto
establish their units in
Kanpur Dehat where
plentyof landisavailable.
Thereisoneindustrial
area developed by Indus-
try Department and 2 in-
dustrial areas developed
byUPSIDA. Intheindus-
trial area of DIC new
roadsandinternaldrain-
age system has been con-
structed and the develop-
ment of roads/drainage
system is under process.
Commissioner Kanpur division Dr. Rajshekhar on a site
inspection along with DM Kanpur Dehat, Project Director NHAI,
and officials of UPSIDA.
Kanpur Dehat to resolve issue of drainage system
First India Bureau
Agra: Two miscreants
were injured last night
after an encounter with
the Agra Police. During
both the encounters,
the miscreants tried to
escape by firing at the
police, but in retalia-
tion, 2 miscreants were
injured. Police admit-
ted the injured miscre-
ants to SN Emergency
.
The miscreants
caught in the police en-
counter also have a
long criminal history.
SSP Sudhir Kumar told
that the police station
Hari Parvat was check-
ing near Paliwal Park
at midnight. During
this, the police tried to
stop a suspicious youth
riding on a bike but,
the bike rider started
firing at the police to
run away from the spot.
The police also fired
back in which the mis-
creant was shot in the
leg and he was injured
admitted in hospital.
Meanwhile, during
the checking in Etmad-
pur police station area,
when the police tried to
stop the suspects riding
in bikes, they started
firing on the police and
tried to run away
. Then,
in retaliation, one of
the miscreants was in-
jured admitted to the
hospital.
Accused caught by Hari Parvat
police in encounter.
Accused Caught by Etmadpur
police in encounter
2 miscreants held after encounter with Police
HISTORY-SHEETER
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
Contd from P1...
Varanasi: When we
are celebrating Amrit
Mahotsav, it is our re-
sponsibility to bring
this contribution to
light. So today, the
country is remember-
ing the contribution
of its saints and gurus
and introducing it to
the young genera-
tion.”
PM Modi highlight-
ed that Sant Sadafal
Dev was one of the
first people to go to jail
in the non-cooperation
movement during the
freedom struggle.
“Here every saint is
proud that their ances-
tors had given direc-
tion to the indepen-
dence movement. Sant
Sadafal Dev ji was one
of the first people to go
to jail in the non-coop-
eration movement,”
PM Modi said. The PM
also greeted the citi-
zens on the occasion of
Geeta Jayanti. “We are
witnessing all of this:
the 98th annual cele-
bration of Akhil
Bharatiya Yog Sans-
than, 100 years of Sad-
guru Sadafal Dev Ji’s
imprisonmentAmrit
Mahotsav of the coun-
try’s independence. To-
day is also the occasion
of Geeta Jayanti,” he
said. In his address,
PM Modi lauded the
Yog Sansthan and said
that it is in India where
an organisation of
saints holds its annual
celebration in the form
of Amrit Mahotsav.
“Our nation is wonder-
ful. Whenever there
are testing times, some
or the other saint ap-
pears to change the
times. It is India where
its biggest hero of In-
dependence is called
‘Mahatma’ by the
world. It is India where
the organisation of
saints holds its annual
celebration in the form
of Amrit Mahotsav,”
the PM said.
Talking about the
Aatmanirbhar Bharat
mission of the govern-
ment, Modi said just
like Swadeshi Move-
ment during the free-
dom struggle, the
country has started
Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Mission where local
products are being
strengthened.
PM greets citizens on the occasion of Geeta Jayanti
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Swarved Mahamandir Dham,
in Varanasi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Swarved Mahamandir Dham,
in Varanasi on Tuesday. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben
Patel, and CM Yogi Adityanath also present. —PHOTOS BY ANI
PM Modi addressing at 98th
anniversary celebrations
of Sadguru Sadafaldeo
Vihangam Yog Sansthan, in
Varanasi on Tuesday.

08
2NDFRONT
Truly, it’s not what we know
that counts, what we think of in
time is what really counts.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Swati
Singh, Minister of
State for Women Wel-
fare and Child Develop-
ment (Independent
Charge) on Tuesday
participated in a pro-
gramme for laying the
foundation stone and
‘Bhoomi Poojan’ for
the work related to con-
struction of interlock-
ing roads and drainage
facilities targeted for
the infrastructure de-
velopment.
The programme or-
ganised at Late OP
Ahuja Park, Ashiyana
under Sarojini Vidhan
Sabha constituency
was aimed at the inau-
guration of construc-
tion of drains and 22
other work schemes
being taken up using
MLA fund.
The MLA has con-
tributed Rs. 3 crores
from her ‘MLA fund’
for these construction
works along while 35
more development re-
lated works at a cost of
Rs. 6 crores are being
undertaken under the
“Accelerated Economic
Development Scheme”
in Sarojini Nagar as-
sembly constituency.
Rs. 6 crores will be
used for the construc-
tion of interlocking
roads and drains in
various wards as well
as for the strengthen-
ing and repairing of
internal roads of Sec-
tor M located in Ashi-
ana while 70 lakhs is to
be used for the 11 devel-
opment-oriented works
to be undertaken in the
Nagar Panchayat Ban-
thra which will uplift
the development of ur-
ban infrastructure in
the area.
MLA and Minister
Swati Singh in her ad-
dress at the occasion
said that she is always
determined to develop
civic amenities and
various economic ac-
tivities in the Sarojini
Nagar assembly con-
stituency.
Minister Swati gives `3 cr from MLA fund for road construction
BETTER INFRA

Various
development
works are being
undertaken
under the
Accelerated
Economic Dev
Scheme
Party busy assuaging concerns of allies like Apna Dal (S) Nishad
UNHAPPY ALLIES KEEP BJP’S CASTE
STRATEGYONTENTERHOOKS FOR’22
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: BJP, which
is trying to ensure suc-
cess in the upcoming
assembly polls, is fac-
ing serious challenges
from the opposition
camps, while dealing
with the displeasure of
allies is also an uphill
task for the party strat-
egists.
After the breakup
with the Omprakash
Rajbhar-led Suheldev
Bharatiya Samaj Party,
the BJP began to focus
on alliances with the
Apna Dal (S) and the
Nishad Party. Now the
BJP camp, engaged in
countering Akhilesh
Yadav’s strategy to mo-
bilize OBC voters, is
under pressure over
the demands of its al-
lies.
Notably, BJP formed
an alliance with Apna
Dal (S) to make inroads
in Kurmi voters, the sec-
ond largest and power-
ful OBC community af-
ter Yadavs in UP. Anu-
priya Patel’s party has a
sway over this commu-
nity. It has contested
2014, 2019 Lok Sabha
elections and 2017 UP
elections in alliance
with BJP
.
In the 2017 assembly
Apna Dal (S) won nine
seats but only Jai Ku-
mar Singh Jackie could
become a minister of
State in the Yogi govern-
ment from the Apna Dal
(S) quota. Anupriya
wanted to get her hus-
band Ashish Patel, an
MLA, included in the
Yogi cabinet, but things
could not work out.
Even after a long
wait, Anupriya Patel
was included as a Union
minister in the cabinet
expansion of the Modi
government this year.
Now her party is de-
manding around 45
seats for an alliance
with BJP in the 2022
elections. Most of these
seats are from Central
UP and Bundelkhand.
Recently
, there was a po-
litical stir due to Anu-
priya’s statement that
politics is a game of pos-
sibilities; it cannot be
said now with whom
she will be in alliance in
future. After this, a buzz
was created about the
closeness of this party
to the SP. However, BJP
office-bearers refute
any differences with the
old ally. It would be
worth mentioning that
to woo the Nishad caste
group, which has a pop-
ulation of 4 percent in
the state, the BJP
formed an alliance with
Nishad Party
.
But the issue of seat-
sharing with this party
has not been resolved
yet. At the same time,
Sanjay Nishad has been
adopting an aggressive
attitude over his old de-
mand to include the Ni-
shad community in the
list of Scheduled
Castes. Although BJP
stalwart Amit Shah
himself is taking the
initiative to resolve all
the issues related to
this ally.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will
attend a rally of Nishad party on Dec
17. Nishad Party president Sanjay
Nishad said that CM Yogi Adityanath
and other leaders of BJP will also join
the rally. Announcement regarding
providing reservation to Nishads,
riverine community is expected. Ni-
shad Party president Sanjay Nishad
on Monday said that Union Home
Minister Amit Shah will be attending
a rally of his party on December 17.
SHAH TO ATTEND NISHAD PARTY RALLY ON DEC 17
Nishad party chief Sanjay Nishad at a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP chief JP Nadda to discuss the UP assembly
polls, in New Delhi (R) Anupriya Patel. —FILE PHOTOS
Farmers’stirover,BJP
backinactioninWestUP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: After the
repeal of three farm
laws and return of
farmers from Delhi
border, the ruling BJP
has renewed efforts to
reach out to farmers
in West UP
.
The BJP’s vast elec-
tion machinery which
was slowed down
during the last few
months in the region
because of the farm-
ers stir, has been fully
geared up afresh with
national BJP presi-
dent JP Nadda ad-
dressing the booth
level presidents con-
ference last week in
Meerut.
Now it is time for
realpolitik between
the BJP and Samajwa-
di Party-Rashtriya
Lok Dal (SP-RLD) alli-
ancetotakeadvantage
of the prevailing situ-
ation. While the BJP
has initiated exercise
to cool down tempers
of farmers by talking
about “Ganna vesrus
Jinnah” and other
welfare measures, the
SP-RLD alliance has
been trying to keep up
the momentum gener-
ated during the stir by
repeatedly reminding
them about one year
of governmental
atrocities, tribula-
tions, sacrifices
name-calling and kill-
ing of four farmers in
Lakhimpur Khiri on
October 3.
The BJP is expect-
ing that time would
heal their wounds and
thepartywillbeableto
win them over other
slogans. However,
keeping the farmers
“battle-ready” the
Samyukata Kisan
Morcha, an apex body
of the farmers of Pun-
jab, Haryana and UP
,
will be meeting in last
week of January 2022
to take stock of the
situation. By that time
election schedule for
UP elections would
have been announced.
CONNECTING FARMERS
CS congratulates SGPGI for
securing 6th position in NIRF
Lucknow: Chief Secre-
tary Rajendra Kumar
Tiwari on Tuesday at-
tended the 38th Founda-
tion Day of Sanjay
Gandhi Post Graduate
Institute of Medical
Sciences (SGPGI), Luc-
know as a chief guest.
The chief secretary
said that the foundation
day for any institute is
the day when the insti-
tute remembers its
achievements and reit-
erates its pledge to con-
tinue proceeding on its
journey
.
The chief secretary
congratulated all those
present on the occasion.
He praised the keynote
speaker and Padma
Shri Dr. Kannan’s out-
reach community pro-
gramme. He said such
programmes should be
implemented at the
community and block
level in order to de-
crease the burden on
big institutions.
The chief secretary
extended his hearty
congratulations to the
institute for securing
6th position in NIRF
rating and thanked all
the doctors and para-
medical staff of SGPGI
for their unprecedented
dedication towards
work during the C-19
pandemic.
FOR WARMTH IN WINTER
Women make cow dung cake for the upcoming Magh Mela festival,in Prayagraj.—PHOTO BY ANI
Inaugurating incomplete
projects won’t help BJP: Maya
Lucknow: A day after
dra Modi inaugurated
the Kashi Vishwanath
Dham, Bahujan Samaj
Party (BSP) chief May-
awati took a swipe at
BJP saying that inau-
gurating incomplete
projects “just before the
announcement of UP
Assembly Elections”
won’t help the party ex-
pand its voter base.
“The back-to-back
announcements, foun-
dation stone laying of
new projects and inau-
gurations of incom-
plete projects by Cen-
tral and states just be-
fore the announcement
of the Assembly elec-
tions are not going to
help that party expand
its voter base,” May-
awati said.
The PM had inaugu-
rated the Kashi Vish-
wanath Corridor proj-
ect in his Lok Sabha
constituency Varanasi
on Monday
. Further, at-
tacking the SP, she said,
“No political party is
going to benefit by in-
ducting expelled, inac-
tive, and selfish mem-
bers of other parties,
right before the Assem-
bly Elections.” —ANI
Akhilesh Yadav mocks
BJP’s ‘double-engine’ govt
First India Bureau
Jaunpur: Samajwadi
Party president Akh-
ilesh Yadav on Tues-
day said the double-en-
gine government of
the BJP has failed with
its engines colliding
against each other, ac-
cusing it of disappoint-
ing farmers and the
jobless youth in UP. He
said the BJP govern-
ment at the Centre
withdrew the three
contentious farm laws
only because of the as-
sembly elections.
The farmers would
have stood against
them in the elections,
and for this reason, the
farm laws were with-
drawn.” Mocking the
BJP’s constant claim
that the state benefited
because the same party
led the governments in
UP and at the Centre,
he said, This double-en-
gine government has
completely failed. —PTI
SP PresidentAkhileshYadav at theVijay RathYatra in Jaunpur onTuesday. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Mayawati
Minister Swati Singh at the foundation laying ceremony of the
construction work
Chief Secretary Rajendra Tiwari lighting the lamp to inaugurate
the foundation day programme of SGPGI, Lucknow on Tuesday

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ait, what? Did
global domina-
tion star, Priyan-
ka Chopra really
drop her hubby’s
last name ‘Jo-
nas’ from her In-
stagram handle?
Yes she did and,
sparked all sorts of
divorce rumours.
However, yours
truly decided to
tend to the mat-
ter a tad closely
dig deeper.
Turns out,
Piggy Chops
is a ‘Sacchi
B h a r t i y a
Naari’, sup-
porting her
husband to the
T, in whatever he
does, ‘whatever’ be-
ingtheoperativeword.
Nick Jonas and his musi-
cal brothers Kevin and
Joe, took to Netflix to
brandish their glorious
image in a show helmed
by Kenan Thompson, ‘Jo-
nas Brothers Family
Roast.’ Amidst the likes
of senior comedians Lil-
ly Singh, Pete Davidson
and Jack Whitehall, PC
roasted her husband on
the show with bells on.
She brought an ava-
lanche of insults to the
stage, sparing not one Jo-
nas. PC, laughed off the
couple’s 10 year age gap
by remarking how she
never wanted to babysit,
my bad, marry any an-
other guy! Taking a jibe
at the boy band, she
chuckled about how the
Jo Bros never made it big
in India. She also may
have also mentioned a
few things about marry-
ing Chris Hemsworth
but, is that why she
dropped ‘Jonas’? Nope.
The dropping of the sur-
name like a hot potato
was a pungent extension
of one of her mic-drop-
ping insults about how
she has more followers on
Instagram than the three
brothers combined. It
could also be a massive
stunt to create buzz and
drive traffic to the hus-
band’s Netflix show. But,
what do we know?
Hubby dearest
Hubby dearest
ROASTED!
ROASTED!
POORVI SINGHAL
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
IS PC NO MORE A
JONAS (COURTESY
INSTAGRAM)...OR IS
THE NAME GAME A
FACADE TO SHOOT
UP THE TRPS?
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(L-R) Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, Kenan Thompson, Kevin Jonas, Danielle Jonas, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner
A still from Jonas Brothers Family Roast Jonas Brothers’ performance during the show
Priyanka Chopra Nick Jonas

10
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KATE
SHARMA,
Model
FACE
OF
THE
DAY!
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
Money put together on
previous occasions is
likely to come in handy
now. A family
youngster is keen to
learn from you, so don’t disappoint.
Settling down in a new house is
indicated for some.You may have to
awaken partner’s interest in you once
again.
Gemini
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Something you have
implemented at work is
likely to profit the
company and get you
noticed. You are likely to
celebrate the achievement of a family
youngster in a grand way. Shifting into
your very own house may soon
become a reality. An exotic island
destination beckons.
Leo
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Your financial situation
is set to improve, as
earning opportunities
come to you. Help from
co-workers in a time
consuming task will be forthcoming on
the work front. Support of family will
encourage you to take up a challenge.
Socially, your presence will be much
looked forward to.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 22
Money coming from
various streams will
keep you in an elated
state of mind. A new
fitness regime that you
have adopted promises to keep you in
the pink of health. Getting an old
furniture upholstered may be at the top
of the mind of some homemakers. You
may find a partner soon.
Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22
You will derive great
benefit from an exercise
routine that you keenly
follow. Extra workload is
foreseen at work, but
nothing that you cannot handle within
office hours. Taking the family on a trip
seems impossible today due to your
professional commitments, so
postpone it for some other day.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19
Previous investments
are likely to give you
good returns. Some of
you may decide to
follow in the footsteps
of celebrities and visit the very same
exotic destination that they had been
to.No amount of excuses will dispel
lover’s suspicions about your tendency
to stray the path.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 20
People falling under this
sign will have very
refreshing day. Visiting a
mall or watching a
movie with family is
likely to be the highlight of the day for
some. You may enjoy travelling to a
tourist destination recommended by
your friends. Reignite the flickering
romance in your life.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
A vacation you only
dreamed about is likely
to become a reality
soon. Healthy eating
will help prevent
digestive ailments. Money will be no
constraint in buying what you like.
Driving down with lover to a happening
place is indicated today. Feel free to
dive in the day of love.
Virgo
AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23
Some clarification will
need to be sought on a
financial issue, before
you take the next step. A
project left halfway by
someone else may come on your
shoulders, but your efforts will be
acknowledged. Some of you are all set
to enjoy a splendid vacation. Keep an
eye on your spendings.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You are likely to find
the day most auspi-
cious. Your knowledge
about your line of work
will be roundly
appreciated and get you the thumbs up
from higher ups. Friends and family
may get together to give you a surprise
and make your day. Business travel
may leave little time for romance.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20
Your stars favour a
bright beautiful day . A
setback you have
recently experienced
can make you come out
stronger. Tax advisor will be a big help
in saving taxes, so don’t hesitate to
contact one.It is difficult for the
relationship of friends turned lovers to
fall apart, so relax.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20
Continue doing
whatever you are doing
to remain healthy.
Some of you will have
to curb your splurging
ways. Family life will cruise along
smoothly with much love and
bonhomie. Don’t speed up on the road.
Chance of moving to a new location on
transfer is likely for some.
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he art of deliver-
ing a powerful,
impactful pres-
entation can be a
huge asset for
Students as well
as Young Profes-
sionals. It sets one apart
and encourages the audi-
ence to remember you,
perhaps the most vital as-
set in today’s information-
heavy world where things
and people are forgotten
almost instantly
. Especial-
ly in a post-pandemic
world where most educa-
tion, as well as work, is
virtual, businesses are
work-from-home, if one is
not able to create a Last-
ing Impression ONLINE,
one simply falls by the
wayside! So what are the
few key aspects that one
must keep in mind in or-
der to deliver great pres-
entations?
COMPLIMENT INSTEAD
OF REPEATING
Many times, there is a ten-
dency for the content on
one’s power-point slides to
be the exact same thing
that the presenter is ver-
balizing. This is a rookie
mistake that should be
avoided. The content on
thescreen/slidemustcom-
pliment and support what
the speaker is saying, not
replicate it. This keeps the
listener’s viewer’s inter-
est high and makes for a
more impactful, immer-
sive presentation.
PAUSE EFFECT
A terribly underrated but
vital tool; the power of
‘pause’ is invaluable in
making an impactful pres-
entation. There is a ten-
dency to go faster as
speakers become more
passionate and excited
about the content of their
presentations. This is only
natural. If however, we
can be conscious of this
tendency and check it, we
will morph into much
more powerful presenters.
To take a breath, a pause,
a beat at a juncture where
one is sharing a vital sta-
tistic, making an impor-
tant point, soliciting an
emotional response and
connection through a
symbolic story; the pres-
entation will come across
as well thought out and
extremely deep.
THE ACT OF DRAMA
A great presentation
ought to inspire and move
people, jolt them, there
has to be some flair to it.
A great way of achieving
this is by Dramatization,
at least in certain parts.
Think of yourself less as
a presenter and more as a
theatre artist. This way
of thinking will automat-
ically call on certain
tricks being employed –
varying the pace of your
delivery, as if it were dia-
logues. Or, using the en-
tire length and breadth of
the stage rather than ze-
roing in on one position
and sticking to it. Or, us-
ing hand and body ges-
tures liberally to illus-
trate, demonstrate, and
heighten the crucial
points you are making.
Treat it like an ‘enact-
ment’. The light-hearted
parts of your presenta-
tion should have you
morph into that senti-
ment, with your tone and
body language mirroring
the emotion of that part
of the content. Similarly,
if you are making an in-
spirational point, so
should your body! Some
of this might have limita-
tions in an online space
but one can still be
theatrical rather
than be downright
monotonous.
EMOTIONAL QUOTIENT
Human beings love ‘hu-
man’ stories. Elevate your
presentations from being
mundane selections of
facts, figures and statis-
tics, to anecdotal sharing
of personal experiences.
Use personal incidents to
exemplify your points. It
is these ‘slices of
your life’ that
will generate
empathy, in-
spiration and
identifiability
in your audi-
ence, not mere
facts alone. Your
passion and sincerity
is bound to come
through via these person-
al incidents, and THAT is
when your presentations
will become emotionally
compelling!
LET YOUR EYES TALK
CONNECT
Ditch the teleprompter,
the computer, the screen
and your presentation re-
mote control. Look, con-
nect, with your audience.
Nothing spells confidence
or generates a response
more than human eye
contact. Often engrossed
in our presentations, we
forget entirely about this.
Be conscious of it. Divide
your audience into three
directional quadrants
and regularly make eye
contact with each section.
Then they will recognize
your courage, conviction,
and passion.
DO NOT LIE
Last, my strong advice is,
NO LIES. Do not lie
about facts and figures,
do not lie about knowing
something if and when
you don’t, and certainly
do not makeup stories
about your own inspi-
rations and motives.
They will almost never
seem sincere, coming
across as contrived
and banal, and will be
caught by your audi-
ence in a flash. Be sin-
cere. And this sincer-
ity will reflect in
your own tone, and
be perceived as
such, by your listen-
ers.
All the best!
Present With Power!
KARTIK BAJORIA
The author is a Jaipur-based
Communication
Skills Educator Writer
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ith almost each of
us possessing a
smartphone, play-
ing video games is
no more restricted
to only those with
gaming consoles or
gaming computers. When
Candy Crush was released
in 2014, it became a hit for
children and adults alike.
Wherever we looked,
whether it is on public
transport, or on college
campuses, or outside
schools, multiple people
had their heads stuck in
the mobile game, sliding
similar colored candies to
match them up and get
the adrenalin rush that
comes from completing a
level. However, no one
spoke about a Candy
Crush ban as it was not
perceived as a danger-
ous game.
Now, mobile game
lovers have turned to-
wards yet another ad-
dictive first-person shooter
game - PUBG. Almost 400
million people around the
world play Player Un-
known’s BattleGrounds
(PUBG). In each game, up to
one hundred players para-
chute onto an island and
then look for weapons to kill
the others without getting
killed themselves. The last
player or the last team
standing wins the game.
The thrill of being the last
one standing, the instant
gratification, and the rush
of adrenalin - what’s not to
like? Most of us simply keep
coming back to PUBG for
more. We cannot seem to get
enough!
The Battle Royal-style
game is nothing new as sim-
ilar games such as H1Z1,
Fortnite, and Rules of Sur-
vival have existed for years.
So why is PUBG becoming
such a big problem that
states are calling for an out-
rightbanonamobilegames?
PUBG exposes children to
a world of crime and nega-
tive thinking, a top scientist
has warned amid calls in
some quarters to ensure
that online games, particu-
larly for kids, comply with
best international stand-
ards, regulations, and prac-
tices. Reports said a 22-year-
old man addicted to the
multi-player combat game
allegedly committed suicide
at his home in Maharash-
tra’s Yavatmal district,
while a boy
, aged 14, killed
himself after a nightlong
PUBG (PlayerUnknowns
Battlegrounds) session in
Kota in Rajasthan in May.
Last year, a 15-year-old boy
from Bhiwandi in the Thane
district of Maharashtra al-
legedly killed his elder
brother for scolding him
overplaying PUBG on his
mobile phone. PUBG does
more harm than good. It ex-
poses children to a world of
crime and war. It does not
enhance the skill or intellec-
tual capability of players,
especially children and ex-
poses them to all kinds of
negative thinking. It is a
chance game and there will
be a tendency to play until
winning.
With the amazing audio-
visual features of PUBG
along with its marketing
tactics through online gam-
ing events, incidents of vio-
lence, self-harm, and news
of accidents while traveling
because of being absorbed
in playing PUBG are mak-
ing parents worry
.
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Gaming addiction is a real disorder recognised byWHO, but
what does a gaming disorder do to our minds and bodies?
After the news of a minor who was addicted to online games,
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harm, and news of accidents while traveling because of being
absorbed in playing PUBG are making parents worry. City First
spoke to a few people on the increasing impact of PUBG and
how it affects mental and physical health!
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PUBG mobile is free of
cost, accessible to almost
anyone, and doesn’t require
any prerequisite skill to start
playing. But every coin has
two sides. Easy accessibility and
no-cost have made PUBG avail-
able to young children as
well, who are getting easily
influenced by the game.”
—SUNEETA DUSAD,
Home maker
I was very startled to read
the news recently. It is
very sad to hear how these
games affect the lives of
people. Children need to
be mentally strong. I also believe that
anything done in limits is healthy.
Playing PUBG ain’t a problem but
getting deviated and losing mind is a
huge problem.”
—RAHUL TANK, Accountant
Most games, even the
violent ones, test your skills
and reflexes. Here, it goes
beyond and ticks that very
base human characteristic
of taking great pleasure in spoiling
the fun of other players. In PUBG,
surviving a round means that 99 other
people did not and that itself is a huge
surge of adrenaline.”
—ARCHANA VYAS, Teacher
You can play PUBG with your friends
and voice chat in real-time! This is simi-
lar to the approach of the popular PC
game Counterstrike, and because of the
human connection with other players, it
could get very addictive. Both kids and adults lose
track of time when playing, at the cost of ignoring
studies, work or other activities. Strategizing to hit
targets with peers gets the children excited and
hooked onto these games.”
—SAKSHI BOHRA, Medical student
So basically PUBG is the ultimate
mobile game for me because it’s free
and a lot addictive! I play it with my
friends and it’s a lot of fun to talk
through the voice option while play-
ing because it brings the gaming out. Especially
now that I have a nice phone gaming is going to
be a lot of fun. I think such news is subjective, a
weak mind can do anything.”
—RHYTHM PALIIKONDA, Student
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