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Yogi kickstarts BJP’s Jan Vishwas Yatra from Mathura
‘TO SEEK PEOPLE’S BLESSINGS’
Mathura: Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath
kickstarted the Jan
Vishwas Yatra from
Mathura on Sunday,
saying that he would go
among the people and
seek their blessings
with the yatra.
“During the past four
and a half years, under
the leadership of PM
Modi, the BJP govern-
ment has worked to-
wards infrastructure
development, women
security, the benefit of
farmers in the state.
With our Jan Vishwas
Yatra, we are going
amongst the public
once again to take their
blessings. I have got the
opportunity to kick-
start the Yatra from
Mathura. We have met
all the expectations of
the people.”
The Jan Vishwas
Yatra was flagged off
by BJP National Presi-
dent Jagat Prakash
Nadda from Ambedkar
Nagar earlier in the
day
. Another part of the
Yatra was flagged off
by Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh from
Jhansi, which will con-
clude in Kanpur.
A fourth Yatra from
Bidurkoti in Bijnor was
inaugurated by Union
Minister Nitin Gadka-
ri. It will conclude in
Rampur. Madhya
Pradesh Chief Minis-
ter Shivraj Singh Chou-
han will start the fifth
journey from Ballia
and it will conclude in
Basti.
The sixth yatra will
be inaugurated by Un-
ion Minister and Ame-
thi MP Smriti Irani. The
yatra will commence at
Ghazipur and conclude
in her own constituency
,
Amethi. —ANI
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath waves to supporters at the ‘Jan
Vishwas Yatra’ in Mathura on Sunday. Union minister Mahendra
Nath Pandey, UP Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma, and UP
minister for Dairy, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Chaudhary
Laxmi Narayan Singh alongside the CM. —PHOTO BY ANI
Gorakhpur: Address-
ing a programme of the
RSS-affiliated students’
wing, ABVP, here on
Sunday, CM Yogi Adity-
anath said that in 1980
when the Ramjanmb-
hoomi movement start-
ed, it was hard for peo-
ple to believe that the
Ram temple will one
day become a reality
.
He also claimed that
Article 370 - now abro-
gated-wasimplemented
against the wish of BR
Ambedkar and the then
Jansangh leader Shy-
ama Prasad Mookerji.
“
Article 370 was intro-
duced silently
. Babasa-
heb opposed it, but his
voice was suppressed.
ShyamaPrasadMookar-
ji too protested against
thearticleandraisedhis
voice for one nation, one
symbol. And he sacri-
ficed himself to end per-
mit raj in Kashmir,” the
CM said. He accused the
opposition parties of di-
viding society in the
nameof caste,language,
and region. He lauded
the Akhil Bharatiya
Vidyarthi Parishad
(ABVP) Turn to P2
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath worships Krishna and Radha Rani
in Mathura on Sunday.
CM Yogi hails ABVP, says Ambedkar
opposed Art 370
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As many as 43 fishermen from Tamil Nadu were arrested and six boats seized
by Sri Lankan Naval personnel. Demanding their immediate release, the fisher-
men association here said it would stage a protest on Monday and announced
an ‘indefinite strike’ as well. Fishermen departed on December 18 from Ramesh-
waram in over 500 boats and were fishing off Katchatheevu island when held.
A 45-year-old NRI and a teenage boy, who recently arrived in Gujarat from the
United Kingdom, tested positive for the Omicron variant. In Gujarat, the non-
resident Indian tested positive for the coronavirus infection in the RT-PCR test
carried out at the Ahmedabad international airport soon after he arrived from the
UK on December 15, a health department official said on Sunday.
43 TAMIL NADU
FISHERMEN HELD, 6
BOATS SEIZED BY
SRI LANKAN NAVY
2 UK RETURNEES
FOUND INFECTED
WITH OMICRON
IN GUJARAT
CORONA CATASTROPHE
UP
INDIA
7,145
new cases
145
Omicron tally
23
new cases
00
new fatalities
‘Centre to establish university for
courses on cooperative trainings’
Pune: Union Home
Minister Amit Shah on
Sunday said that a uni-
versity for courses on
cooperative training
will be established by
the Centre with its col-
leges in several loca-
tions across India.
Shah on his last day of
visit to Maharashtra,
said that to expand the
cooperative business, a
cooperative plan for the
next25yearsisnecessary
.
He added that to ex-
pand the cooperative
business, a plan for the
cooperative formation
for the next 25 years. The
Cooperation Ministry
has started to work on
the same and a new poli-
cy related to it will be in-
troduced at the earliest.
Earlier in the day,
Amit Shah inaugurated
the camp of 5th Battal-
ion of the National Dis-
aster Response Force
(NDRF) and a new
building of the Central
Forensic Sciences Labo-
ratory (CFSL) facility
in Pune.
Speaking about the
CFSL facility in Pune,
he said, as of today,
there are seven CFSLs
in India, and Pune is
the seventh addition.
He said that more ef-
forts in the same line
are required to ensure a
robust internal securi-
ty environment.
Mohd Fahad
Kapurthala: A second
manwasbeatentodeath
in Punjab today over an
alleged instance of sac-
rilege, stoking tension
in a state that has barely
recovered from the
shock of a similar inci-
dent in Amritsar’s Gold-
en Temple less than 24
hours before.
Residents of Nijam-
pur village in Kapurtha-
la district said they
caught the man from a
gurdwara early this
morning. They alleged
that he was seen “disre-
specting” the Nishan
Sahib (the Sikh flag)
around 4 am.
Though the police
team reached the spot
and took the man into
custody
, Sikh groups in-
sisted that he be ques-
tioned in front of them.
The man was killed by
the locals after a scuffle
with the police.
Cellphone videos
from the spot showed
the man being beaten
up with sticks. The po-
lice later took him to the
hospital where he was
declared dead.
On Wednesday last, a
man had thrown a holy
book ‘gutka sahib’ into
the sarovar at the Gold-
en temple.
MAYHEM, LAWLESSNESS OUT IN THE OPEN IN POLL-BOUND STATE
Goa would have been free earlier had
Sardar Patel lived longer: PM Modi
Panaji: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi on
Sunday said that Goa
would have been liber-
ated from the Portu-
guese rule much earli-
er had the country’s
first home minister
Sardar Vallabhbhai Pa-
tel lived for some more
time.
He also said that al-
though India got inde-
pendence much before
Goa became free, peo-
ple of the country
could not enjoy at that
time as they felt uneasy
thinking that one part
was the country was
still under foreign rule.
Modi was speaking
at an event to celebrate
the Goa Liberation Day,
observed on December
19 every year to mark
the day Indian armed
forces freed the coastal
state from the Portu-
guese rule in 1961.
Patel, deputy PM in
the Nehru cabinet, died
on December 15, 1950.
He is credited with the
liberation of Marath-
wada region in Maha-
rashtra from erstwhile
Nizam’s rule.
In the past, several
BJPleadershadblamed
the then prime minis-
ter Jawarhalal Nehru
for the delay in libera-
tion of Goa.
I have taken serious
note of the unfortunate
incidents in Amritsar and
Kapurthala. Any attempt
to violate the communal
harmony in the state
will be dealt with a firm
hand. Stern action will
be taken against all
those disturbing the law
and order in Punjab.
DGP Punjab Police
@DGPPunjabPolice
CHARGES PRESSED AGAINST DEAD
MAN IN GOLDEN TEMPLE INCIDENT
Amritsar: The police have booked the youth,
who was beaten to death Saturday at the Golden
Temple in Amritsar, under sacrilege and attempt
to murder charges. The 20-year-old was caught
by the staff of the Shiromani Gurudwara Parband-
hak Committee and devotees at the Darbar Sahib
on Saturday after an alleged sacrilege attempt. His
body was later placed outside the main gate of the
SGPC headquarters. Case was registered based
on the statement of SGPPC staff Sucha Singh.
PUNJAB FORMS
SIT, REPORT
IN TWO DAYS
New Delhi: Terming
the alleged sacri-
lege bid as a “most
unfortunate” incident,
Punjab Deputy Chief
Minister Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa said
that a Special Inves-
tigation Team (SIT)
has been constituted
under DCP (Law
Order). The SIT would
submit its investiga-
tion report within
two-days, he added.
the man involved in
the incident has not
been identified yet,
said the Deputy CM.
BJP, SDPI leaders
killed within hours in
Kerala’s Alappuzha
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala on Sunday woke
up to the murder of two
state-level leaders of the
BJP and Social Demo-
cratic Party of India
(SDPI), the political arm
of PopularFrontof India
(PFI), within 11 hours of
eachother,inwhatlooked
like tit-for-tat political
killings.
SDPI state general sec-
retary K S Shan (39) was
attacked at Mannanch-
eryinAlappuzhadistrict
onSaturdaynight.While
riding a two-wheeler, a
car-borne gang hit him
from behind.
After Shan fell from
thetwo-wheeler,thegang
hacked him, inflicting
multiplewounds.Hewas
rushed to a local hospital
and later to a Kochi hos-
pital, where he died
around 11.30 pm.
Around 6.30 am Sun-
day
,deathcameknocking
at the door of BJP OBC
Morcha state secretary
advocate Ranjith Sreeni-
vas (41) in Alappuzha
municipality
, which is 10
km away from Man-
nanchery
, where the
SDPI leader was killed.
SP: PROHIBITORY
ORDERS IN PLACE
FOR NEXT 2 DAYS
MIN: ISLAMIC
TERRORISTS
BEHIND MURDER
Alappuzha district
police superintendent
G Jaidev said police are
looking into whether
the killings are re-
lated and retaliatory in
nature. The SP said that
prohibitory orders are
in place in the district
for two days. Police
deployment has been
strengthened on the
premises of Medical
College in Kochi, where
the bodies are kept.
Union minister V Mu-
raleedharan on Sunday
demanded that the
Kerala government take
strict action against
the perpetrators of the
murder of Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP)
leader in Alappuzha dis-
trict earlier in the day.
Muraleedharan said an
Islamic terrorist group
is behind the murder of
the BJP OBC Morcha
leader Renjith.
PM Narendra Modi seeks blessings of a Goan freedom fighter
during a programme in Taleigao on Sunday. Goa CM Pramod
Sawant and Assembly Speaker Rajesh Patnekar are also seen.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
BJP OBC Morcha state
secretary advocate Ranjith
Sreenivas.
Punjab Chief Minister
Charanjit Singh Channi along
with Deputy CM Sukhjinder
Singh Randhawa visited the
Golden Temple on Sunday.
TENSION
GRIPS
PUNJAB
After Golden Temple lynching,
‘mob’ kills youth in Kapurthala
over‘sacrilege’incops’presence
Siddharth Chattopadhyaya

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First India Bureau
Lucknow: Launching
“Jan vishvash Yatra” in
Ballia the Madhya
Pradesh Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chauhan
today attacked Sama-
jwadi Party, Congress
for “dynastic rule”
which has now been
made ineffective by the
BJP. The BJP state pres-
ident Swatantra Deo
Singh was also present
on the occasion.
Addressing large
gathering in Ballia
(East UP) Chauhan said
those who were calling
“Hindus as communal”
were now rushing to
them for their support.
Pointing out that the
previous SP regime had
provided lawlessness
and rule of mafiosi,
Chauhan said during
the last five years Yogi
government had effec-
tively established rule
of law in the state.
He said there were
700 communal riots
during SP regime. He
said the SP had not en-
tered into political alli-
ance but it was “Thug
bandhan” (alliance of
thugs).
It may be mentioned
thatBJPtodaylaunched
six Jan Vishvaash
Yatras which would
cover all 403 assembly
constituencies and
propagate the welfare
schemes of the state
government. Chauhan
was in Ballia to launch
the yatra. Chauhan said
the BJP was only party
which did not believe in
dynastic rule and got a
great leader from
amongst the workers.
He said Deendayal, Shy-
amprasad Mukherjee,
LK Adavni, Atal Behari
Vajpayee and Narendra
Modi all came to the
forefront from the pub-
lic. Pointing out that
Congress and SP always
supported dynastic
rule, Chauhan said
there was long list of
dynastic rule from
Jawaharlal Nehru, In-
dira Gandhi, Rajiv Gan-
dhi, Sonia Gandhi, Ra-
hul Gandhi, Priyanka
Gandhi in Congress
and in SP included Mu-
layam Singh Yadav,
Akhilesh Yadav, Ramgo-
pal Yadav, Dharmendra
Yadav etc. He said in
BJP an ordinary work-
ers could climb up to
the top post.
Chauhan said in the
past UP was known for
bad law and order but
today there was rule of
law. Lauding Yogi gov-
ernment for providing
riot free state, Chauhan
said mifiosi have found
their place in jails. He
said under the supervi-
sion of prime minister
Narendra Modi the
state had made consid-
erable progress during
the last five years.
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for bringing people of
Northeast into the
mainstream, saying
that what could not
be done by previous
governments was
done by the student
organisation.
“Today BJP has gov-
ernment in Assam,
Tripura,Meghalaya,and
ArunachalPradesh.Ican
say now that ABVP is do-
ing a good job,” he said.
Talking about his
meeting with 22 BTech
students, the CM said
16 of them wanted to
launch startups but
were not aware of gov-
ernment schemes
about it.
He asked the ABVP to
create awareness about
welfare schemes of the
government so that peo-
ple could be benefited.
The CM claimed that
with start of ODOP
(One District, One Prod-
uct) scheme, UP has be-
come an export hub.
He said terracotta art-
ists earned Rs 8 lakh in
Lucknow and people
bought locally-made
idols of Lakshmi-
Ganesh during Diwali
instead of those made
in China.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: What can be
termed as a perfect
Christmas gift for the
youths of Uttar
Pradesh, Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath will
begin the distribution
of free smartphones
and tablets on Decem-
ber 25. In the first phase,
one lakh smartphones
and tablets will be given
to final year students at
Bharat Ratna Atal Bi-
hari Bajpayee Ekana
Stadium in Lucknow.
As per the announce-
ment made by CM Yogi
Adityanath, free smart-
phones and tablets to
one crore youth in or-
der to make them tech-
nically more sound. Un-
der which in the first
phase, on December 25,
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath will distrib-
ute 60,000 smartphones
and 40,000 tablets to the
youths.
For the first time in
India, such a large num-
ber of youths are being
given free smartphones
and tablets.
Final year students
of MA, BA, BSc, ITI,
MBBS, MD, BTech,
MTech, PhD MSME
and Skill Development
among others, will be
given preference. Ac-
cording to Special Sec-
retary, IT and Electron-
ics Department, Ku-
mar Vineet, “More
than 38 lakh youth
have been registered
on Digi Shakti Portal.
Registration of others
is still going on.”
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addresses a gathering in Ballia. UP BJP’s
President Swatantra Dev Singh and other BJP leaders were also present.
CM Yogi at BJP’s Jan Vishwas Yatra in Mathura.
BJP ended the trend of
dynastic rule: Shivraj
‘Spread awareness
about govt schemes’
Lucknow: The 112
emergency service of
the Uttar Pradesh Po-
lice responded to over
14,000 complaints of
‘noise pollution’ across
this year, at an average
of 40 calls per day, ac-
cording to official data.
More than 36 per cent
of such calls were made
from just five of the 75
districts with state capi-
tal Lucknow leading the
chart (1,509), followed
by Gautam Buddh Na-
gar (1,095), Ghaziabad
(997), Varanasi (857) and
Prayagraj (852), the
data accessed by PTI,
showed.
According to offi-
cials, most of the com-
plaints tended to by po-
lice response vehicles
(PRVs) of 112 were re-
lated to disc jockeys
playing loud music at
night beyond the per-
missible 10 pm time
limit, especially at wed-
dings and parties.
Additional Director
General of Police (Ut-
tar Pradesh 112) Ashok
Kumar Singh said the
helpline service has
been campaigning to
raise awareness
among the public on
noise pollution, among
other cases, too. Peo-
ple getting disturbed
due to loud music or
noise during non-per-
missible hours can re-
port the matter at 112,
Singh told. —PTI
—FILE PHOTO
—FILE PHOTO
UP 112 gets over 14,000
'noise pollution' complaints
NO DISTURBANCE!
ORDERS GIVEN
BOLO BANKE BIHARI LAL KI....JAI
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath prays at Banke Bihari temple in Mathura on Sunday. He was
there to launch the Jan Vishwas Yatra campaign of BJP.
Yogi’s Christmas gift to youth:
free smartphones and tablets
Lucknow: On the lines
of Chhattisgarh and
Delhi, preparations are
underway to implement
the happiness curricu-
lum’ in primary schools
of Uttar Pradesh under
a pilot project to make
the students more sen-
sitive towards nature,
society and the country,
officials said.
State in-charge (hap-
piness curriculum)
Saurabh Malviya, who
was here to participate
in a six-day workshop at
the State Institute of
Educational Manage-
ment and Training,
said that the course is
being developed keep-
ing in mind the geo-
graphical and cultural
conditions of UP.
The happiness cur-
riculum will be intro-
duced to the students of
classes 1 to 8. It will en-
able them to connect
with themselves, fami-
ly, society, nature and
the country. It will also
help them understand
interrelationships,
Malviya said, adding
the children will be
taught meditation as
well. 150 schools in 15
districts have been
asked to work on the
curriculum.
Five books will be
prepared for the chil-
dren in classes 1 to 5. In
this sequence, the sub-
ject matter of the cur-
riculum is being pre-
pared by organising a
workshop of 32 teach-
ers, he said. —PTI
Soon, Happiness course in primary schools
NEW MOVE
112 personnel
responded to
14,494 calls from
Jan 1 till Dec 17,
2021 with 5,310
calls being
reported only from
5 dists districts.
The curriculum’s course is being
designed keeping in mind the
geographical, cultural aspects of UP
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
said that a new Uttar
Pradesh has emerged
in the last over four
and a half years of
BJP rule in the state.
On one hand, this
new UP respected the
values of faith of the
people and on the oth-
er hand it bulldozed
criminals and mafia.
Before 2017, Hindu was
the victim and the
businessman was har-
assed, but now, the or-
ganised mafia had
been forced to flee.
Launching the Jan
Vishwas Yatra after
worshiping Shri
Banke Bihari ji in
Mathura on Sunday,
Yogi said that SP, BSP
and Congress always
liked to embrace riot-
ers, protect terrorists
and shielded cow
smugglers.
“When Mathura-
Vrindavan is being
made a municipal cor-
poration, Braj Teerth
Vikas Parishad is be-
ing formed, action is
taken against the riot-
ers of Muzaffarnagar
and 15 crore people are
getting double dose of
free ration, then these
parties turn critical,”
said the CM.
Recalling the sad
incidents of Jawahar
Bagh and Kosi Kalan
riots during the SP
regime, he reminded
the public meeting
that not a single riot
took place in the en-
tire state since his
government took over
in 2017.
Addressing a huge
gathering, he dwelled
upon topics related to
Kashi Vishwanath
Dhamrejuvenationand
construction of Ram
temple in Ayodhya.
CM Yogi has greeted people on the occasion
of Ma Annapurna Jayanti on Sunday and said
that may the blessings of the deity bring happi-
ness, peace and prosperity to all.CM Yogi said
that it is for the first time in UP that the hard
work of construction workers and labourers
was being respected and PM Modi did this by
having food with them in Kashi recently.
CM Yogi has conveyed hearty
greetings to all Goans on
‘Goa Liberation Day’. “Salute
to all the freedom fighters
who fought for the libera-
tion of Goa and the indomi-
table courage and incom-
parable sacrifice of
the Indian Armed
Forces,” he
said.
Yogi Speaks
Yogi Speaks
‘NEW UP RESPECTS FAITH,
BULLDOZES CRIMINALS, MAFIA’
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a gathering in Mathura on the launch of BJP’s Jan Vishwas Yatra on Sunday.

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CRUCIAL READ
RUCKUS IN FRONT OF MEERUT HOTEL, 3
DRUNKEN YOUTH HELD, SUV SEIZED
Meerut: Some miscreants created ruckus near Hotel
Amrit in Beghampura area here. All of them were
inebriated and messing with locals. Police rushed to
the spot after information and tried to pacify the situ-
ation but miscreants thrashed police constables also
and vandalised police vehicle. Three of them were
taken to Beghampura PS and case was registered
against them after their medical examination. The
miscreants were identified as Sonu, Rohit and Mukul
and their SUV was seized.
RECREATING ‘HISTORY’: Students painting saga of martyrs on 75 metre-
long canvas remembering the Kakori Balidaan Diwas under the series ‘Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav’ and ‘Chauri Chaura Shatabdi Mahotsav’ organised by UP cultural
department at Residency in Lucknow on sunday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
MINISTER BAGHEL,
MLA APPEAR
BEFORE COURT
Agra: Union Minister
SP Singh Baghel and
MLA Ram Pratap Singh
Chauhan on Saturday
appeared before a
court here in a case
involving the disobedi-
ence to a government
official’s order.The case
was lodged against 38
people, including the
minister and the MLA,
in 2016 at Etmadpur
police station under
IPC Section 188 (diso-
bedience to a written
order of a government
official).
SEARCH FOR COP
AFTER COURT’S NON-
BAILABLE WARRANT
Bareilly: After court
issued non-bailable
warrant against fraudu-
lent police constable,
manhunt was launched
to nab him. Constable
Surkesh Sharma had
complained that some
persons had opened
fire at him and he re-
ceived injuries, though
he had a close shave.
But in medical exami-
nation it was revealed
that it was not bullet
injury and constable
had injured self to trap
opponents.
CM pays tributes to Kakori
martyrs, reminds of India’s
glorious history of sacrifice
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi
AdityanathonSundaypaidtrib-
utes to the heroes of Kakori
train action and honoured the
families of the martyrs, includ-
ing the family of Param Vir
Chakra winner Manoj Pandey
,
at the Kakori Shaheed Smarak.
Addressing the gathering,
CMYogi said,“Ourheroeschal-
lenged the British Government
by looting the British treasury
in Kakori in 1925. Veer P Ram-
prasad Bismil, Thakur Roshan
Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri
and Ashfaq Ullah Khan were
sentenced to death by the Brit-
ish government for their in-
volvement in the Kakori con-
spiracy
. Rajendranath Lahiri
was hanged on December 17 it-
self. The sacrifice of these four
revolutionaries proved to be a
milestone for India’s independ-
ence,” said Yogi Adityanath.
He said, “Our country was
definitely forced to be a hostage
for sometime under foreign in-
vaders and foreign rule but the
peopleof Indianeveracceptedit.
“Therewasahistoricincident
at Chaura Chauri. The farmers,
labourers, women, and youth
there challenged the British. In-
dia’s great men and revolution-
arieshavemadeconstantefforts
forthecountry’sindependence.”
Under the leadership of PM
Modi, the Amrit Mahotsav is
being celebrated to honour
those who took part in the Ka-
kori action. This Amrit Mahot-
sav should be about the energy
of the country’s freedom, the
ideas of the revolutionaries,
the welfare of India and mak-
ing India self-reliant.
Describing the ideal meaning
of freedom, the CM said free-
dom means every poor must
haveapuccahouse,andtofulfill
that the government imple-
mented the PM Awas Yojana. To
provide smoke-free cooking to
women, the government imple-
mentedtheUjjwalascheme.For
electricity, Saubhagya scheme
was gifted to them. The Kanya
Sumangala Schemes were im-
plemented for the education of
girl chile, Samuhik Vivah Yoja-
na for the marriage and Ayush-
man Yojana so that no poor die
due to lack of treatment.
“India’s independence is the
result of the sacrifice of revolu-
tionaries. Inspired by them, we
areworkingforthedevelopment
of thecountry
,...forthedevelop-
ment of the village, the poor, the
farmers... every section of soci-
ety in open environment of in-
dependent India,” he added.
First India Bureau
Rae Bareli: Congress gen-
eral secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra Sunday ac-
cused rival parties of ignor-
ing women, saying they
started talking about wom-
en only after her party gave
the slogan of ‘Ladki Hoon
Lad Sakti Hoon (I am a girl
and I can fight)’.
Addressing the ‘Ladki
Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon --
Shakti Samvaad’ organised
hereundertheparty’swom-
en empowerment cam-
paign, she said the Con-
gress’ “one small initiative
has awakened all the politi-
cal parties”.
The Congress has an-
nounced to give 40 per cent
tickets to women candi-
dates in the upcoming state
polls. Ladki Hoon Lad Sak-
ti Hoon is one of the slo-
gans it has given to under-
score women power.
“The impact of my initia-
tive was so much that now
all political parties are talk-
ing about women,” Vadra
told the event. “Day after
tomorrow,thePMisgoingto
hold a public meeting in
which only women have
beeninvited.Now,allthepo-
litical parties have started
speaking about women.”
She also took a dig at
PM Modi and the elaborate
arrangements at his rally
venue, and for using
tele-prompter.
“The programme venues
of the PM fully resemble a
filmset.Hereadsprominent
(Sanskrit) shlokas, and eve-
ryone feels he knows them.
But, there is a tele-prompter
from which he reads.”
She awlso accused the
PM of “selling” govern-
ment properties to his
“capitalist friends”.
“It seems Modiji has real-
ised for the first time in his
political life that he has do
something for women, else
he will not get their votes.
Hence,alargemeetingisgo-
ingtotakeplaceandwomen
will be brought in buses. All
of them will be wearing yel-
low sarees, and the PM will
deliver his speech.”
First India Bureau
Lucknow: To expedite
the distribution of
foodgrain to the needy
hit by Coronavirus along
with empowering wom-
en, over 1803 fair price
shops are being run by
self-help groups (SHGs)
in the state.
The involvement of
women SHGs in the pub-
lic distribution network
is ensuring safety, trans-
parency, and accessibili-
ty and above all reducing
the transaction cost.
Also, this initiative of
the State Rural Liveli-
hood Mission has helped
strengthen the status of
these women in their
families and their vil-
lage. The women groups
collect ration from the
block headquarters reg-
ularly and distribute in
their village to ration
cardholders.
These women also
maintain all the records
to ensure complete
transparency and ac-
countability in the
process.
The UP government
has allocated around
1,850 fair price shops to
the SHGs out of the total
2,420 selected for the
purpose.
On an average month-
ly income of Rs 5,000-
6,000 is being generated
from the operation of
the shops.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A sensor based
on polymer to determine
depression or happiness by
measuring ‘Anandamide’
atoms responsible for hap-
piness has been developed
by scientists of nano tech-
nology department of Am-
ity University
.
It will be physical proce-
dure to measure happiness
or stress in human body
though sensor like blood
sugar level though simple
bloodtest.ScienceandEngi-
neering Research Board,
India had granted funds for
the research and research
team has submitted the re-
port,applyingforthepatent.
Recent finding have un-
derlined that children,
youth, women and elderly
people were troubled by
stress and depression and
WHO and UNICEF have
also pointed out the same
findings.
The research jointly exe-
cuted by Dr Utkarsh and Dr
Nidhi Chauhan was pub-
lished in international sci-
ence journal Omega. It was
said that after all permis-
sions and formalities the
sensorcanbeintroducedfor
commoners from next year.
PGV reframes Ladki
Hoon barb to attack BJP
Congress Gen Secy Priyanka Gandhi Vadra being greeted by a woman at the Shakti Samvaad event on Sunday.
“Tell me which is the party
in UP whose 18,000 work-
ers have gone to jail inlast
1.5 years? It is the Con-
gress.You give us strength,
we will give you strength.
Once we stand up together
to fight, nobody will be
able to stop us. Leaders
make big announcements
at the time of polls, and
forget them,” she said.
‘18K CONG WORKERS
JAILED IN 1.5 YRS’
Amityresearchersdevelop
sensortomeasurehappiness
Women SHGs take charge of
1,803 fair price shops in UP
` 6,000 AVERAGE MONTHLY INCOME
Agra: After a police of-
ficer here was trans-
ferred in 52 days, emo-
tionally-charged locals
sat on a ‘dharna’ outside
the police station de-
manding that their fa-
vourite cop’s transfer be
revoked.
Pramod Kumar
Sharma, sub inspector
(SI) at the Pinahat po-
lice station in Agra Ru-
ral, for his part, said it
was a routine transfer
and asked the people to
vacate even as they
closed their shops, veg-
etable markets and
other business outlets
to gather outside the
police station.
“They were only de-
manding that my trans-
fer be cancelled and
that I continue as the
station officer. But, we
have to follow the de-
partmental procedure
of transfer or a new
posting. I requested
them to not oppose and
stay in touch wherever
I am,” Sharma said.
The officer said it was
important that the
“gap” between the po-
lice and the people is
bridged and the media-
tors are eliminated.
Agra Senior Superin-
tendent of Police (SSP)
Sudhir Kumar Singh
transferred Sharma to
Rakabganjpolicestation
in Agra as a ‘senior sub
inspector’, sources said.
Satish Chaturvedi, a
local, said, “Sharma is
an honest officer. We
don’t want him to leave,
ashehasworkedalotfor
us. He was like a family
member.” —PTI
Locals protest their
fav cop’s transfer
CM Yogi Adityanath honouring a
youngster from the family of the Kakori
martyrs, in Lucknow on Sunday.
—PHOTO
BY
PTI

PERSPECTIVE
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Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
The brutal murder of OBC Morcha State
Secretary Adv. Renjith Sreenivasan
by ‘fundamentalist elements’ is
condemnable. Such cowardly acts cannot
be tolerated. Kerala is turning into an
unlawful state under CM@vijayanpinarayi.
They can’t scare us with their cruelty.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
This is what the land of Tagore has
been reduced to. Here the mind is
neither without fear, nor the head
held high.Hurling crude bombs,
rigging polling booths, threatening
candidates, Didi and goons of TMC
have left no stone unturned to violate
the spirit of democracy.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
“Those who are motivated
only by desire for the fruits of
action are miserable, for they
are constantly anxious about
the results of what they do.”
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
WITH OMICRON
CASES DOUBLING,
EUROPE STARES AT
A GRIM FUTURE
he Netherlands went
into lockdown once
again as Omicron
was spreading at a
frightening pace.
Denmarkhasclosedcinemahalls
and new restrictions have been
imposedinotherEuropeancoun-
tries. The World Health Organi-
sation says the variant is dou-
blingin1.5-3daysandhasalready
spread to 89 countries. Going by
the rapid doubling of cases, the
British government is mulling
strictermeasurestodealwiththe
spread of the virus. Most Euro-
pean countries have banned en-
try of travellers from Britain in
view of the surge in cases there.
In several European countries
people who are fed up with the
curbs are taking to the streets.
Cases are rising in India too
but not at the same pace as in Eu-
rope and the US. The fear of in-
creased hospitalisation, curbs on
socialising and slowing down of
economicactivityhasagaincome
to haunt people. All this amidst
highpricesof medicinesandfood
items is making them jittery as
they watch Omicron multiply
TOP TWEETS
T
s the COVID-19
pandemic wreaks
havoc across the
globe, it leaves a
multitude of long-
lasting consequences in its
wake. Among them, a host of
mental health issues includ-
ing an uptick in depression,
anxiety and stress-related
disorders. One of the less fre-
quently discussed, however,
is eating disorders.
A new study published by
JAMA Network reveals that
the number of hospitaliza-
tions for eating disorders in-
cluding anorexia, bulimia
and binge-eating disorders,
among others, increased dra-
matically during the pan-
demic. According to Dr Kelly
Allison, one of the research-
ers on the study and the di-
rector of the Center for
Weight and Eating Disorders
at the Perelman School of
Medicine at the University of
Pennsylvania, the results
“suggest that disordered eat-
ing became more severe in
disorders of extreme restric-
tion, as well as in those with
loss of control eating.”
What’s even more troubling
is that the average age of the
patients has decreased over
time.
Eating disorders are men-
tal health conditions typified
by significant persistent
disturbances in eating behav-
iors, accompanied by dis-
tressing emotions. These dis-
orders can affect people of all
ages, although they are more
common in girls women.
People are particularly vul-
nerable during the adoles-
cence and teen years and are
most often diagnosed be-
tween the ages of 12 and 35.
Regardless of the reason,
the pandemic has driven a
rise in eating disorders and,
like with COVID-19, a lot de-
pends on everyone doing
their bit to make sure those
at risk are protected.
EATING DISORDERS
RISE DURING COVID-19
There are many reasons
why COVID-19 pandemic
created a breeding
ground for eating
disorders. For many
people, eating habits
changed significantly.
Shopping at a grocery
store was already
incredibly stressful
A
WHY NAGA KILLINGS
PUT GOVT IN A SPOT?
hen was the last time that the
Indian Army expressed re-
gret over a military opera-
tion gone wrong, especially
in areas where the Armed
Forces Special Powers Act
(AFSPA) is in force. The na-
ture of this law, originally
named as Armed Forces (As-
sam and Manipur) Special
Powers Act, has always left
the scope of such botched up
operations due to special
powers owned by the forces.
Rarely, a unit of the Army,
that too special forces, ex-
presses regret over ‘mistak-
enly’ killing of civilians. But
it did when 14 villagers died
in an ambush firing in the
Mon region of Nagaland.
Activist Irom Sharmila
with her 16-year-long hunger
strike is the epitome of re-
sentment by civil society
against eradication of AFS-
PA, especially from Manipur,
where it has been functional
since the last 60 years.
The Army’s note was fol-
lowed by regret expressed by
leaders from all across party
lines, which indicates the
possible severe implications
in the North-East region after
this incident. The region has
been marred with militancy
and tribal conflicts since last
several decades and very re-
cently the central govern-
ment in far-flung Delhi was
able to reach out to various
organisations and get them to
sign a peace accord, thereby,
signalling peace in the re-
gion. This peace is at stake
now. The stakes that are too
high and dwindling.
One of the statements in
Parliament by the Home Min-
istryinDelhimentioningthat
‘thevehiclecarryingvillagers
was asked to stop but it tried
to flee, hasn’t gone too well
with the people in Nagaland.
Two massive marches in the
last ten days in Mon and other
parts of Nagaland have ex-
pressed displeasure over the
speech. More bad news came
in the following days in terms
of theKonyakUnion(KU),the
apexbodyof theKonyakNaga
tribe that resides in Naga-
land’s Mon district, announc-
ing “non-cooperation” with
the armed forces.
The Centre’s biggest worry
is now in the open and taking
the shape of a rebellion. The
village labourers that were
killed in the incident be-
longed to the Konyak tribe,
the biggest in Nagaland with
a population of over three
lakh fifty thousand. The gov-
ernment just can’t afford to
make them unhappy
.
Therefore, the central gov-
ernment was immediately
active after the incident. But
the various groups involved
in talks with the Centre may
be under civil pressure to ex-
press public anger or even
opt out of any deal to bring
about peace in the region.
The reason for this is that
these killings have not hap-
pened due to the operation of
Nagaland Police for which
the state government can be
held responsible or the in-
volvement of local police per-
sonnel. This is an Indian
Army operation that botched
up enormously
. This may un-
dermine the credibility of
peace talks.
The Centre has been trying
to negotiate with various fac-
tions of the National Social-
ist Council of Nagaland i.e.
NSCN (the state’s largest ex-
tremist organisation) since
long. With the efforts made
by various government agen-
cies in the last several years,
the government made it pos-
sible to bring various mili-
tant groups to the negotiat-
ing table. These include
groups led by Khango Kon-
yak and Niki Sumi, that pos-
sess considerable influence
in the region of Nagaland
that borders Myanmar.
During the course of time,
the government in Delhi also
entered into a ceasefire
agreement with a militant
group for peace. While the
groups signed a draft agree-
ment with the central gov-
ernment in 2015, they de-
manded separate constitu-
tion and flag at the time of
the final agreement, which
created a deadlock that was
under process since then to
avail any resolution.
So far, only the NSCN has
been the biggest hurdle in the
finalisation of the Naga peace
accord.AllotherNagagroups,
which jointly form Naga Na-
tional Political Groups
(NNPG), want a peace accord
to be achieved. However, due
to this incident, the rest of the
groupcanalsowithdrawfrom
the talks for some time.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
W
MOHD FAHAD
The writer is a Jaipur-based journalist and
alumnus of Mass Communication Research
Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia University
These killings have not
happened due to the
operation of Nagaland
Police for which the state
government can be held
responsible or the
involvement of local
police personnel. This is
an Indian Army
operation that botched up
enormously. This
may undermine the
credibility of peace talks
The Centre’s biggest
worry is now in the
open and taking the
shape of a rebellion.
The village labourers that
were killed in the incident
belonged to the Konyak
tribe, the biggest in
Nagaland. The
government just can’t
afford to make them
unhappy

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India welcomes interest of Central
Asian countries to use Chabahar Port
Central Asian countries emphasised on optimum usage of INSTC and Ashgabat pact on international transport
New Delhi: India on
Sunday welcomed the
interest of Central
Asian countries to uti-
lise the services of Sha-
hid Beheshti Terminal
at Chabahar Port for
facilitating their trade
with India and beyond,
said the joint statement
after the India-Central
Asia Dialogue here in
New Delhi.
The dialogue saw
participation from For-
eign Ministers of Turk-
menistan, Kazakhstan,
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
and Uzbekistan. It as-
sumes importance due
to the ongoing humani-
tarian situation in Af-
ghanistan.
The Foreign Minister
of India and five other
Central Asian coun-
tries emphasised on op-
timum usage of the In-
ternational North-
South Transport Corri-
dor (INSTC) as well as
the Ashgabat Agree-
ment on International
Transport and Transit
Corridor to enhance
connectivity between
India and the Central
Asian countries. —ANI
Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries in a group photo at the third meeting of the two-day India-Central Asia Dialogue in New
Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘Central Asia
should enrich
cooperation in
development’
New Delhi: Turkmeni-
stan Foreign Minister
Rashid Meredov on
Sunday said that the
30th anniversary of In-
dia and Central Asian
countries next year will
create a good opportu-
nity to rethink and en-
rich the cooperation in
the spirit of modern
global development.
In his opening re-
marks at the 3rd meet-
ing of the India-Central
Asia Dialogue here,
Meredov said, “We re-
gard today’s meeting as
key preparation for the
upcoming Central Asia-
India Summit in Janu-
ary next year.”
Jaishankar is host-
ing the third meeting of
this dialogue aiming to
further strengthen ties
between the member
countries. —ANI
INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNER
IN REGION, SAYS KYRGYZ FM
New Delhi: High-
lighting that India
and Central Asian
countries share deep-
rooted relations, Kyr-
gyzstan Foreign Min-
ister Ruslan Kazak-
baev said that India
is the strategic part-
ner of all countries.
In his opening re-
marks at the 3rd
meeting of the India-
Central Asia Dia-
logue here, Kazak-
baev said his country
is very grateful for
having diplomatic re-
lations with India.
“I’m very happy to
say that we are hav-
ing good relations
and talks with India
in the Central Asia
region, which pro-
vides the dynamics
of relations,” he said,
adding that dialogues
in such meetings are
fruitful. Ruslan said
that being in Central
Asia, at the center of
the world, it has very
warm relations with
the Indian side.
—ANI
EAM S Jaishankar meets with his Kyrgyzstan counterpart
Ruslan Kazakbayev on Sunday —PHOTO BY ANI
CENTRAL ASIAN STATES HAVE SIMILAR
CONCERNS IN AF, SAYS JAISHANKAR
New Delhi: The impact
of the Taliban takeo-
ver of Afghanistan on
regional security,
post-pandemic recov-
ery and steps to boost
regional connectivity
and trade were in focus
as the Foreign Ministers
of India and the five
Central Asian States
held their third dialogue
on Sunday. EAM S Jais-
hankar set the stage for
the discussions, saying
in his televised open-
ing remarks that India
and the Central Asian
States have similar
concerns and objectives
in Afghanistan, includ-
ing the formation of an
inclusive Government,
the fight against terror-
ism. Jaishankar called
for diversified supply
chains and regional so-
lutions to overcome the
impact of the Covid-19
pandemic. —ANI
Governor’s autonomous powers and a parallel Government!
Anita Hada
New Delhi: These
days, a parallel govern-
ment of governors is
being run in many
states of the country
and especially in states
where there is a non-
BJP government. How-
ever, Bihar is an excep-
tion here as even
though BJP is a part of
the coalition govern-
ment in the state, yet
the Governor has au-
tonomous power, due
to which there was a
dispute between the
government and the
governor in the recent
past. Interestingly, in
Bihar, Nitish Kumar
has definitely become
the Chief Minister
with the help of BJP,
but BJP leaders are
treating him like the
Chief Minister of an
Opposition party. It is
perhaps due to this
that recently, a BJP MP
from the state and a
Union minister ex-
posed the failures of
the Bihar government
in Parliament.
However, Bihar Gov-
ernor Phagu Chauhan
is embroiled in contro-
versies regarding the
appointment and ex-
tension of service of
Vice Chancellors of
universities. After as-
suming the office of
Governor, he brought
Surendra Pratap Singh
from Faizabad his
home state, Uttar
Pradesh, and Rajendra
Prasad from Gorkhpur
and appointed them as
vice-chancellors of dif-
ferent universities of
Bihar. Many more peo-
ple brought by him be-
came VC and several of
these people have been
accused of taking
bribes and many other
wrongdoings.
Despite these allega-
tions, one VC got ex-
tension from the Gov-
ernor’s office and also
got the charge of an-
other university
. When
the Bihar government
came to know about
this, it kept three new
universities out of the
governor’s jurisdic-
tion. The governor
was so annoyed by this
that he stopped the
bills of all the three
universities.
The controversy
over the appointment
of vice-chancellors in
universities is also go-
ing on in Kerala, where
Arif Mohammad Khan
is the Governor. The
Governor of Kerala is
deeply displeased with
the role of the state
government in the ap-
pointment of Vice
Chancellors. He op-
posed the appointment
of VC in Kannur Uni-
versity, Kalady San-
skriti Vishwavidya-
laya etc. and has asked
the government to stop
interfering in the func-
tioning of universi-
ties. The governor is
so miffed with the gov-
ernment that he has
even said that the
higher education of
the state has gone into
the hands of dogs.
On the other hand,
the Governor of Ma-
harashtra has been
sitting for more than a
year withholding the
file of nomination of
12 members of the
Legislative Council.
Even after the ‘strictly
worded’ remarks were
made by the High
Court, the Governor is
not approving the 12
names sent by the gov-
ernment.
In West Bengal, the
state government’s
conflict with Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar is
well known and the lat-
est case is of Howrah
Municipal Corpora-
tion Amendment Bill,
the file of which had
been forwarded to the
Governor for approval,
after being passed by
the assembly, however,
prior to giving his ap-
proval the Governor
has sought more infor-
mation. In fact, Gover-
nor Dhankhar even
had a verbal tussle
with the Assembly
Speaker in this matter.
Hindus believe every person’s DNA is unique,
Hindutvavadis say all have same DNA: Rahul
New Delhi: Continuing
the Hindu versus Hin-
dutvavadi debate, Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi on Sunday said that
Hindus believe that
every person’s DNA is
unique and different
while a Hindutvavadi
believes that all Indians
have the same DNA.
The Wayanad MP
said, “Hindus believe
that every person’s
DNA is different and
unique. Hindutvavadi
believes that all Indians
have the same DNA.”
Earlier on Saturday, he
said that a Hindutvava-
di could be described as
someone bathing alone
in the Ganga while Hin-
du takes crores along.
The Congress MP
said the true meaning
of a Hindu is that one
follows only the path of
truth and never con-
verts his fear into hate
and anger. —ANI
Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi wave to the supporters.
Capt will get his candidates
from Congress itself!
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: In Punjab,
the Congress party has
decided the names of
candidates for several
Assembly seats. Even
before the formation of
the Sorting Committee
under the chairman-
ship of Ajay Maken,
the names of the candi-
dates were fixed on
many seats and it was
also decided on which
seats the candidates
would be changed.
The Congress party
will cut the tickets of
some MLAs and word
is that a couple of min-
isters may also not be
given tickets. After be-
coming the chairman
of the Sorting Commit-
tee, Ajay Maken held a
meeting recently, in
which the names of
possible candidates
were considered. The
Congress has 80 MLAs
in the state assembly
and not a single MLA
has accompanied for-
mer Chief Minister
Captain Amarinder
Singh to his newly
formed party after he
left the party. However,
the MLAs whose tick-
ets are to be cut are
aware of this.
It seems that the
MLAs are also waiting
for the Congress to cut
their ticket, so that
they decide to move to
another party. It seems
that Captain Ama-
rinder Singh is also
waiting for the Con-
gress to decide on the
tickets, after which he
will decide the candi-
dates accordingly.
The MLAs whose
ticket Congress will
cut, will go with Cap-
tain as their first prior-
ity will be the Captain’s
party as Akali Dal and
BSP have started an-
nouncing their candi-
dates. The Aam Aadmi
Party has also decided
the names of the candi-
dates. Interestingly,
Captain will get good
candidates from Con-
gress only.
Despite all the other
parties, the Congress
ticket is the most
sought after right now,
so it has more claim-
ants on every seat.
From there the disap-
pointed candidates will
also go with Captain.
Congress says that if
such candidates go
with the Captain, then
it will not harm the
Congress because the
anti-incumbency of
the Captain’s four-and-
a-half-year term will be
tied to Captain and his
candidates.
Captain Amarinder Singh
Cong backs
Sangma,TMC
calls it a
‘great betrayl’
Shillong, Megha-
laya: The Megha-
laya Congress’s
move to offer “is-
sue-based support”
to the state’s BJP-
Conrad Sangma al-
liance has been
called out by Trina-
mool Congress. “A
great betrayal” was
how the state’s for-
mer Chief Minister
Mukul Sangma -
who recently joined
Trinamool - termed
the offer by the Con-
gress.
The Congress,
weakened after 11
of its MLAs, led by
Mukul Sangma
joined the Trina-
mool Congress, has
admitted to its
“identity in that op-
position is already
very blurred and
confusing”. Earlier
this week, after a
meeting of the Con-
gress Legislature
Party meeting, they
made the move that
blurred lines be-
tween the govern-
ment and the oppo-
sition. —Agencies
Just trying to show difference:
Priyanka on Rahul’s remark
New Delhi: Speaking
to reporters, Priyanka
Gandhi said Hinduism
teaches honesty and
love among people,
while the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) and the BJP in-
dulge in politics in the
name of religion. Con-
gress leader Priyanka
Gandhi on Sunday said
that her brother and
senior party function-
ary Rahul Gandhi’s re-
cent remarks on ‘Hindu
versus Hindutvavadi’
was aimed at bringing
the difference between
the two terminologies.
Speaking to report-
ers, Priyanka said Hin-
duism teaches honesty
and love among people,
while the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak (RSS)
and Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) indulge in
politics in the name of
religion. —Agencies
BJP eyes superior role with fledgling party in Punjab
Ludhiana: With the
Bharatiya Janata Party
sealing its alliance with
former Chief Minister
Capt Amarinder Sin-
gh’s fledgling Punjab
Lok Congress Party for
the upcoming Punjab
Assembly elections, the
BJP, which had always
played second fiddle to
its former ally Shiroma-
ni Akali Dal (SAD), is
now looking forward to
playing the role of a sen-
ior partner in its new
coalition in the State.
The BJP is gearing up
to negotiate with Capt
Amarinder for the sen-
ior ally’s position in
their partnership, aim-
ing to contest more
seats than his newly-
floated party in the elec-
tions to the 117-member
Punjab Assembly. The
Akalis were the domi-
nant partner in their
erstwhile coalition, and
they used to give the
Bharatiya Janata Party
barely two dozen seats
for the Assembly polls.
In the 2017 Assembly
elections, the BJP had
contested 23 seats and
won 3. — Agencies
SEAT SHARING!
Amit Shah
—FILE PHOTO
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INDIA
06
New Delhi: IMD in its latest
weather bulletin said that a
low pressure lies over the
Southeast Bay of Bengal and
the adjoining Equatorial In-
dian Ocean with an associated
cyclonic circulation extend-
ing upto 5.8 km above mean
sea level. It is likely to move
east-northeastwards and may
bring rainfall in the Nicobar
Islands on Dec 19 and 20.
As per IMD severe cold
wave conditions will prevail
in several north Indian states
such as HP, Uttarakhand, Har-
yana, and union territories
Delhi and Jammu and Kash-
mir for next two days. The
Safdarjung Observatory re-
corded a minimum tempera-
ture of 4.6 degrees Celsius,
three notches below normal
lowest this season so far. —ANI
COLD SNAP GRIPS NATION
WEATHER UPDATES...
10 NIGHT SHELTERS SET
UP IN CHANDIGARH
Chandigarh: As
harsh winter ap-
proaches with the
mercury dipping with
each passing day,
the administration
has set up at least
10 night shelters
throughout Chandi-
garh. “The 10 night
shelters have been
set up near PGI,
GMCH32, GMSH16,
Sector 19, Sector 20,
Sector 22, ISBT43
and other imp places.
Each night shelter
can accommodate
150 people includ-
ing 100 men and
50 women. Though
there are no charges
for availing this
facility, people have
to show their identity
cards including voter,
Aadhaar, to ensure
security. 10 night
shelters costs around
Rs 1.82 crore. These
shelters have been
set up for three
months. The timing
can be increased
based on the weather
conditions,” XEN,
MC, Devinder said.
Dept forecasts light
cloud prevails for 3
days. —PTI
Cold wave to continue in North India till Dec 21: IMD
CRUCIAL READ
Hong Kong: Hong Kong govt efforts and last-ditch
campaigning by candidates were struggling on
Sunday to boost turnout in an overhauled “patriots”-
only legislative election, first under a sweeping new
security law. After 8 hours of voting, turnout was
more than 10% points below previous Legislative
Council election five years ago. The polls - in which
only candidates screened by the govt as “patriots”
can run - has been criticised by some activists.
Srinagar: Joint security forces of the Indian armed
forces and Jammu and Kashmir (JK) police on
Sunday gunned down a terrorist in the Harwan area
of Srinagar, officials said in an update later in the
day. According to the Jammu and Kashmir (JK)
Police, the slain terrorist has been identified as one
Saifulla alias Abu Khalid, who was a resident of
Pakistan’s Karachi and affiliated with the proscribed
terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
Chennai: More than 150 employees at a Foxconn
India factory that makes iPhones for Apple Inc
were hospitalised for food poisoning this week but
almost all have now been discharged, the district
government said. “There was an outbreak of acute
diarrhoeal disease reported among the Foxconn em-
ployees,” the statement from the Thiruvallur district
administration said. It said 256 workers were treated
as out-patients and 159 were hospitalised, of whom
155 have already been discharged.
New Delhi: The DRDO’s RD lab conducted a flight
demonstration of Con-
trolled Aerial Delivery
System of 500 kg
capacity (CADS-500) on
Saturday, the Ministry
of Defence said. The
system, developed by
Aerial Delivery Research
and Development Establishment (ADRDE) in Agra, was
para-dropped from an AN32 aircraft and then steered
to predesignated landing point in autonomous mode.
Kolkata: Sporadic incidents of violence including hurl-
ing of bombs at 2 booths
marred an otherwise
humdrum polling to KMC
as 63.37% of nearly 40.5
lakh voters exercised
their franchise till 5 pm
on Sunday, when voting
ended. 2 incidents of hurl-
ing of crude bombs were reported in Kolkata’s Sealdah
and Khanna. Police contingents were rushed to bring
the situation under control, a SEC official said.
Jhansi: Ahead of UP Assembly polls next year, Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Sunday slammed the
Opposition and said that
the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) does not do politics
by lying to the people.
Rajnath Singh flagged off
BJP’s Jan Vishwas Yatra
commencing from Jhansi and concluding in Kanpur.
Rajnath Singh said, “We do not do politics by lying to
the public. We do whatever we say.”
HONG KONG’S FIRST POLLS SINCE NEW
SECURITY LAW, ONLY ‘PATRIOTS’ CAN VOTE
SRINAGAR: SECURITY FORCES GUN
DOWN LeT TERRORIST IN ENCOUNTER
150 WORKERS OF IPHONE MAKER FOXCONN
IND HOSPITALISED AFTER FOOD POISONING
DRDO TEAM CONDUCTS FLIGHT DEMO OF
CONTROLLED AERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM
KOLKATA CIVIC POLLS: 63.37 PC VOTER
TURNOUT TILL 5 PM; VIOLENCE REPORTED
BJP DOESN’T DO POLITICS BY LYING TO
PEOPLE, SAYS MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH
First India Bureau
Indore: A three-day lit-
erary conference, Lit
Chowk, organized by
Dainik Prajatantra
Group, was organized
at Yashwant Club of In-
dore wherein eminent
writers and journalists
participated. On Sun-
day
, Sahara India Media
Network CEO Upendra
Rai was the keynote
speaker. Rai said that
journalism has to de-
cide whether it has
been properly dissemi-
nating information be-
tween govt and people.
“I have no hesitation in
saying that today the
media has failed to ful-
fill its responsibility,
he said, adding, “jour-
nalism should not
leave side of truth.
Truth can be disturbed,
not defeated.”
Truth cannot be defeated: Rai
LIT CHOWK
NoresponseyetonaidforCovid-hitlawyers:CJI
New Delhi: CJI NV Ra-
mana on Sunday said
the central government
has not yet responded to
issues like setting up a
judicial infrastructure
corporation and provid-
ing financial help to
lawyers who lost liveli-
hood due to Covid-19.
Justice Ramana, who
inaugurated a court
complex at Warangal in
Telangana said even the
proposal of setting up
mobile internet facili-
ties in rural areas was
sent earlier this year,
nothing has been done
yet, even as he ex-
pressed hope that the
Centre would bring in a
legislation in ongoing
winter session of Parl
for creating Judicial In-
fra Corporation. —ANI
Isolation beds arranged for Covid-19 patients as a precautionary
measure at Commonwealth Games Village isolation centre in Delhi.
I asked Centre
to financially
help families
of lawyers who lost
their livelihood due to
Covid. Over creation of
infra there is no re-
sponse too. I raise is-
sues whenever I get a
chance at forums when
PM, Prez are present.
—NV Ramana, CJI
Omicron scare
in UK: Bigger
Wave ahead
London: Britain reported
a surge in cases of the
Omicron variant which
government advisors said
could be just the tip of
the iceberg, and London’s
mayor declared a “major
incident” to help the
city’s hospitals cope. The
number of Omicron cases
recorded across the coun-
try hit almost 25,000 as
of 1800 GMT on Friday,
up by more than 10,000
cases from 24 hours
earlier, the UKHSA said.
Seven people believed
to have had the Omicron
variant had died as of
Thursday.



KEY HIGHLIGHTS
OMICRON CASES MAY OUTPACE COVID
New Delhi: Health experts
in India believe that due
to Omicron high trans-
missibility rate, cases of
new variant may outpace
speed at which Delta vari-
ant surged during dev-
astating 2nd wave earlier
this year. As per experts
a likely 3rd wave in
country projected to peak
in February 2022, will be
milder. Dr Deshdeepak,
Senior Chest Physician
said, ‘Omicron has been
labelled as a Variant of
Concern by WHO. Almost
90 countries have been
affected by now. As of
now, Delta variant is most
prevalent strain in the
world but with high trans-
missibility, Omicron may
take over Delta variant.’
For 40K yrs DNA of all people
in Ind has been same: Bhagwat
Dharamshala (HP):
RSS chief Mohan Bhag-
wat said there is no con-
trol of the Sangh on the
BJP-led government at
the Centre.
Mohan Bhagwat’s re-
marks came while ad-
dressing an event of ex-
servicemen in Dharam-
shala.
He expressed grief
and condolences on the
demise of the Chief of
Defence Staff (CDS)
General Bipin Rawat,
his wife Madhulika
Rawat and 12 armed
forces personnel who
lost their lives in the
chopper crash in Tamil
Nadu’s Coonoor and ob-
served one-minute si-
lence. About one thou-
sand ex-servicemen at-
tended the event in
Dharamshala. —ANI
They have dif-
ferent execu-
tives, policies,
workings. Thoughts
and culture are of
Sangh and that is ef-
fective. There is only
such relation and
nothing like the media
says ‘Direct Remote
Control’, no such
control.
—Mohan Bhagwat, RSS chief
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
GOA LIBERATION DAY: Prez salutes
soldiers who fought colonial rule
Panaji: On the occa-
sion of Goa Liberation
Day, President Ram
Nath Kovind on Sunday
paid homage to soldiers
who laid down their
lives to liberate Goa
from colonial rule.
“On Goa Liberation
Day, the nation pays
homage to martyrs and
freedom fighters who
fought to liberate Goa
from colonial rule. We
also salute exemplary
courage of our armed
forces. I will cherish
memories of Goa@60
celebrations I attended
last year,” he tweeted.
Congress backs
Munawar’s
Mumbai show
Mumbai: Stand-up co-
median Munawar
Faruqui, who has been
facing a tough time late-
ly after facing many
show cancellations
amid controversies per-
formed in Mumbai - the
performance was host-
ed by AIPC, a Cong unit.
Stand-up comedian
Munawar Faruqui is set
to perform in Kolkata
and Pune in Jan. —ANI
President Ram Nath Kovind pays homage to the martyrs.
Admin seeks Army help: Power emp on strike in JK
Jammu: The Jammu
and Kashmir adminis-
tration sought the Ar-
my’s help on Sunday as
a strike by employees of
the power department
affected essential ser-
vices, including a hospi-
tal, and plunged large
parts of the Union Ter-
ritory into darkness
amidst a harsh winter.
More than 20,000 em-
ployees, including
linesmen and engi-
neers, of the UT’s pow-
er transmission and
distribution corpora-
tions are on a strike
since Saturday against
the administration’s de-
cision to privatise as-
sets and delay in pay-
ment of salaries. Divi-
sional Commissioner,
Jammu, Dr Raghav
Langer wrote a letter to
the Ministry of De-
fence, the General Offic-
ers Commanding of 9
and 16 Corps, and
sought personnel.
Tourists walk near the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at
Heritage street amid dense fog on a winter day in Amritsar.
 Northwest India records
lowest temperature on
Sunday
 Delhi shivers as mercury
drops to 4.6 degrees, sea-
son’s coldest so far
 Dense fog in isolated
pockets over Uttarakhand,
Punjab for next two days
 Srinagar freezes at minus
6 degrees Celsius again,
records 2nd coldest night
of season
 Cold wave hits parts of MP,
mercury plummets to 4
degrees in three places
 Fatehpur in Rajasthan
records min temp of -4.7
degrees Celsius; breaks
record.
IP, tariffs, data protection to dominate
UK-India FTA negotiations
New Delhi: Intellectu-
al Property (IP) protec-
tion and enforcement,
standards, tariffs on
several products, and
data protection are
among the key issues
that would dominate
the Free Trade Agree-
ment (FTA) talks be-
tween India and the
United Kingdom (UK),
which are set to being
early next year.
Talking to ANI,
Managing Director of
UK India Business
Council Kevin McCole
said there is a strong
political will and de-
sire from the two coun-
tries to conclude a
comprehensive free
trade agreement as
soon as possible.
McCole said UK In-
dia Business Council
has identified key areas
of concern of the busi-
ness community that
needs to be addressed
during the talks. “Dur-
ing the last summer, we
conducted a round ta-
ble. We engaged with
around 200 business
leaders. A number of
priority areas came
up,” McCole said in a
virtual interview from
London.
Upendra Rai, Kailash Vijayvargiya and others at the event.

NEWS
07
CM Yogi's ‘inswingers’
unplayable for opposition
First India Bureau
Jhansi: Hitting out at
rival political parties,
Defence minister Ra-
jnath Singh on Sunday
claimed nobody will be
able to face the
“inswingers” and “out-
swingers” delivered by
UP Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath.
Extending the cricket
analogy, Singh called
Adityanath an all
rounder saying that the
CM has been able to
control crime in the
state while also work-
ing for its development.
Praising Yogi - the
name literally meaning
a practitioner of Yoga --,
the union minister said
the CM is bringing de-
velopment to the state
with all the grace of yo-
gic poses.
He especially target-
ed the Samajwadi Party
saying it will be made to
do a “headstand” in the
upcoming assembly
election.
“I have seen Yogi
working. He is an all-
rounder. He can bat,
and when he bowls, he
uproots the stumps ---
be it against the SP, BSP
or the Congress. No-
body is able to face his
inswingers and out-
swingers,” Singh said. .
The Defence minister
blamed Pakistan for
terror incidents in Jam-
mu and Kashmir.
“Pakistan is trying to
break the country, to
weaken it, and is send-
ing terrorists from its
soil, launching terror
attacks in Jammu and
Kashmir. We too have
decided to give it a befit-
ting reply and we are
giving it,” he said.
The minister also
broached the subject of
incursions in the bor-
dering areas by China,
without taking its
name, and urged people
to have faith in the
country’s leadership.
“There is another
neighbouring country
, I
will not discuss much.
But we will not allow
the country’s head to
bow down even if that
means making a sacri-
fice. We should have
faith in our Jawans.”
He said that earlier
when India used to
speak at international
level, nobody would
take it seriously. “But,
now when India speaks,
the world listens, and
acts on it,” he said.
First India Bureau
Agra: The demand to
set up a separate High
Court Bench in Agra is
catching up among the
advocates of the city.
The Youth Advocates
Association met nation-
al office bearers of All
India Swarnakar Vikas
Sangathan with re-
gards to the same on
Sunday
.
Nitin Verma, Divi-
sional President of the
Youth Advocates Asso-
ciation, explained the
Justice Jaswant Singh
report in detail to the
national office bearers
of Swarnakar Vikas
Sangathan.
On behalf of the or-
ganization, the Young
Advocates Association
has been assured that
the Swarnkar Sangath-
an is with them and the
organization will raise
the voice of the advo-
cates for the High Court
Bench in Agra.
Nitin Verma, Divi-
sional President of the
Youth Advocates Asso-
ciation, said that com-
ing to the High Court
Bench in Agra would
not only provide con-
venience to the advo-
cates, but also to the
people of Agra and the
adjoining areas.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses a huge gathering in Jhansi. He was there to kickstart the Jan Vishwas Yatra of ruling BJP.
Other BJP leaders were also present.
RAJNATH PRAISES COVID HANDLING,
YOGI’S MOVES AGAINST CRIMINALS
 Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh, in his
address said even
developed nations like
the US, Russia, China
and the UK were not as
successful in tackling
the COVID-19 pandem-
ic. But India turned out
to be an exception
 Addressing BJP’s
Jan Vishvas Rally,
Singh said, “CM Yogi
has done wonders. It is
a two-alphabet name,
which puts fear in the
heart of criminals.
Earlier, they used to
come out brandishing
country-made pistols”
Lawyers demand HC bench in Agra
Members of Youth Advocates Association meets All India
Swarnakar Vikas Sangathan in Agra on Sunday.
‘BJP, other parties trying to polarize
people by creating religious frenzy’
Lucknow: Now that
political activities
have gained momen-
tum in UP due to the
ensuing Assembly
polls, all the political
parties are making
their own claims with
accusations and
counter-allegations.
BSP leader Sud-
heendra Bhadauria
said, “Be it BJP, or SP,
or any other party, all
of them are aiming to
polarize these elec-
tions. Mayawati ji
stepped down from
the post of CM in
2012. Most of the pro-
jects which have been
recently inaugurated
by BJP government
in the state, be it Ya-
muna Expressway, or
Lucknow Metro, or
Ganga Expressway,
and even the Jewar
International Airport
was conceptualized
by Mayawati ji. Now
all these people are
engaged in cutting
the ribbon, they are
busy robbing acco-
lades. people of UP
consider Mayawati ji
to be the number one
in development” said
Bhadauria.
The BSP leader al-
leged that “there is
huge resentment
among the people of
the state against BJP
government over the
large scale deaths
during the initial
phase of the COV-
ID-19 pandemic in the
country and “pointed
the lapses in the state
health services under
the present regime.”
Bhadauriasaid,“How
useful Yogi ji was, it
was known only in
COVID-19 pandemic.
Lapses were found in
the state health ser-
vices. There was a
huge outcry among
the public. Due to
this, there is a lot of
resentment among
the people against
Yogi ji due to deaths
of people on such a
large scale.” —ANI
First India Bureau
Muzaffar nag ar:
Muzaffarnagar Dis-
trict Magistrate C B
Singh ordered stop-
ping of salaries of 11
officers who were ab-
sent from Sampurn
Samadhan Diwas,
held to resolve public
grievances, officials
said on Sunday
.
The diwas was
held on Saturday at
Budhana Tehsil
headquarters, with
district-level officers
in attendance.
The DM and SSP
Abhishek Yadav led
the meet, where they
received 49 com-
plaints from people.
Eleven officers
from different de-
partments were
found to be absent
following which the
DM issued directions
for stopping their
salaries.
First India Bureau
Sultanpur: A man was
beaten to death over il-
licit relationship with
married woman in Hin-
uabad village under Ka-
raundikalan area.
Police sources here said
Yunus (38) had illicit re-
lationship with wife of
Ramashankar, a resi-
dent of Hinduabad vil-
lage of Sultanpur.
It was alleged that
Yunus extended friend-
shipwithRamashankar
to get close with his
wife.
When Yunus came to
meet his wife, villagers
and relatives of Ra-
mashankar caught him
and beat him to death.
Acting on the infor-
mation, the police
rushed to the spot after
information and taken
few suspects into cus-
tody. Additional police
force was deployed into
the village to deal with
any untoward situation
as deceased belonged to
other community.
Also, people from other
community reached at
the village and demand-
ed action against cul-
prits. Police have inter-
rogated relatives of the
Ramakant about the
incident and further in-
vestigations were un-
derway
.
Sudheendra Bhadauria
—FILE PHOTO
Muzaffarnagar DM CB
Singh
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BSP’S PROJECTS
Man beaten
to death
over illicit
relationship
First India Bureau
Agra: The Agra police
is leaving no stone un-
turned to nab bookies
in the city. Under this,
29 bookies were arrest-
ed from different police
station areas of Agra
city and were booked
under Gangster act
In press conference
organised at the Agra
Police Lines on Sunday,
SSP Sudhir Kumar
Singh informed that
Agra Police has always
been active against
bookies.
He said that Agra Po-
lice was getting tips
about betting related
activities in various po-
lice stations recently.
Acting on the tips, spe-
cial teams were set up
in Agra to nab the book-
ies and an operation
was planned. Success-
ful implementation of
the operation resulted
in arrest of 29 bookies.
Some people who
have been involved in
the racket in past, have
also been arrested by
the cops.
The police recovered
evidences such as bet-
ting slips, narcotics and
cash from the arrested
bookies.
Agra SSP Sudhir Ku-
mar Singh in his ad-
dress said that action
will be taken against
the arrested bookies un-
der the Gangster Act.
Agra police swings into action, arrests
29 BOOKIES UNDER GANGSTER ACT
DOC DUPED OF ` 73L
Cyber criminals thugged a doctor of Rs 73
lakhs just by sending a message on his
phone. The shocked doctor, who lives in Dayal-
bag area of Agra, after coming to know about the
forgery reached the cyber crime cell and regis-
tered a complaint against the cyber criminals.
Police after the investigation have concluded that
the gang members belong to Bihar, Jharkhand.
I admit that
it is because
of the judge-
ment of the court. But,
even God wanted the
temple to be construct-
ed only when there
were BJP governments
in UP and at Centre
—Rajnath Singh,
Defence Minister
DM orders stopping
salary of 11 officers
RESIDENCY GLITTER
A light, sound and laser show was organized by UP Cultural department remembering
martyrs on the occasion of Kakori Balidan Diwas under the series Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav and Chauri Chaura Shatabdi Mahotsav at the Residency premises in Lucknow
on Sunday.
YAAD KARO
KURBANI
Bookies arrested by Agra Police on Sunday.

08
2NDFRONT
How much the world and
responsibilities might bind you -
your imagination helps you to fly.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
First India Bureau
Lucknow: After a joint
rally organized by BJP
and its ally Nishad Par-
ty in Lucknow on Fri-
day, once again the is-
sue of Nishad reserva-
tion has started gaining
momentum.
In fact, for a long time,
therehasbeenademand
from the Nishad com-
munity to include their
caste group in the
Scheduled Caste catego-
ry, but due to constitu-
tional and political as-
pects, there are many
obstacles in implement-
ing this demand. In
2019, the Yogi govt took
the decision to include
17 OBC castes in the SC
category
, but it was not a
validsteponthebasisof
constitutional provi-
sions. A petition was
filed against this move
of the state govt. The HC
stayed the state govt de-
cision, agreeing with
the petitioner’s conten-
tion that the Constitu-
tion empowered the
Center to include a par-
ticular community in
the Scheduled Caste list.
Hence, such a decision
by the state government
was in violation of Arti-
cle 341 of the Constitu-
tion. Notably, in the
year 2005, even during
Mulayam Singh Yadav’s
regime, the order to in-
clude 11 OBC castes in
the SC category got
stuck in the legal
grooves. Mayawati was
ready to include these
OBC castes in SC only
when SC reservation
quota was increased.
According to political
analyst Dr Manoj Pand-
ey, the inclusion of the
Nishad caste group in
the SC category has oth-
er risks besides legal
hurdles as it may upset
Dalit voters if their
quotashareisbreached,
which can do electoral
damage.
According to the rec-
ommendations of the
report of the Social Jus-
tice Committee, the de-
mand for giving more
reservation to the most
backward castes has
also been raised fre-
quently. Perhaps many
such reasons were re-
sponsible for which
Amit Shah refrained
from speaking on the
issue of reservation in
Lucknow rally
.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With Income
Tax raids on senior Sa-
majwadi Party leaders
snowballing into major
controversy, SP presi-
dent Akhilesh Yadav on
Sunday accused the
state government of
“phone-tapping” and
harassing the party
leaders.
With the possibility
of bipolar elections on
the horizon, there is
now a no-holds-barred
battle between the BJP
and the SP.
Addressing a press
conference here, Ya-
dav said phones of his
party leaders were be-
ing tapped by the UP
government and
“Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath listens to
the recordings every
evening”.
Akhilesh said that
the government had
been using central
agencies to intimidate
the Opposition. The In-
come Tax raids were an
indication that the BJP
was going to lose the
election, he said. “Till
now, these agencies
were used to remove
governments in power,
now they are being
used to ensure SP
doesn’t come to power,”
he said and added that
the BJP was following
the path of Congress,
which too had used cen-
tral agencies against
opponents.
Yadav said that since
the BJP was heading
towards a defeat in the
upcoming UP elections,
it had been using cen-
tral agencies like I-T,
ED and CBI to attack its
opponents. “They take
the help of ED, Income
Tax, CBI and other
agencies to attack us,”
he said. He also termed
Adityanath as an “un-
upyogi” or useless
Chief Minister who
“can’t even operate a
computer.”
Akhilesh’s sharp jibe
came a day after Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi coined the phrase
“UP+Yogi = Upyogi” for
Adityanath.
The Income Tax de-
partment had conduct-
ed raids on SP leaders
considered close to
Akhilesh on Saturday.
Several teams of the in-
come tax department
raided offices and resi-
dences of the state’s
main opposition party
leaders. The raids came
at a time when the state
is all set for election and
Akhilesh has been tak-
ing on the BJP over sev-
eral issues. He has also
laid claim on almost all
of the new projects in-
augurated by the BJP,
stating that they were
started during his ten-
ure. However, the BJP
has said it’s just his at-
tempt to take credit
with an eye on polls.
Akhilesh Yadav has
emerged as a key chal-
lenger to the BJP in the
state elections. He said
BJP government was
quite vindictive to-
wards the SP leaders.
Referring to continu-
ation of union minister
of state for home Ajay
Mishra alias Teni
whose son Ashish
Mishra is accused in
killings of farmers in
Lakhimpur Khiri, Ya-
dav said instead of
sacking the minister
the BJP had been pro-
tecting him. Yadav said
the BJP had also cheat-
ed the Nishad commu-
nity which last week
organised a joint rally
with the BJP in Luc-
know hoping that union
home minister Amit
Shah and chief minis-
ter would announce ac-
ceptance of the demand
for its inclusion in SC
category. There was no
such announcement at
the rally
.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Central
government’s recently
approved Production
Linked Incentive (PLI)
scheme for the promo-
tion of the semiconduc-
tor industry in the
country, is all set to ben-
efit UP in a big way
.
The PLI scheme is ex-
pected to lead to an in-
vestment of Rs 76,000
crore in semiconductor
manufacturing over the
next five to six years.
This scheme will help
in the design, manufac-
turing, packing and
testing of microchips
in the country and de-
velop a complete eco-
system. According to
the govt spokesman,
Uttar Pradesh’s new
electronics manufac-
turing policy will at-
tract huge investments
in this sector More
than three lakh jobs
were created through
this investment.
Semiconductors are
colloquially called inte-
grated circuits or ICs. In
this policy, a provision
has been made to pro-
mote the semiconductor
(IC) industry
. After this,
under the new UP Elec-
tronics Manufacturing
Policy-2020 brought out
in August 2020, a target
of investing Rs 40,000
crore and providing em-
ployment to four lakh
people have been set in
the next five years. Un-
der this new policy,
multi-national compa-
nies like Microsoft,
MAQ, Adani Group, Hi-
ranandani Group, Net-
magic Services, STT
Private Limited and
Agarwal Associate Lim-
ited have taken the ini-
tiative to set up data
centres in Noida. Offi-
cials of the IT depart-
ment say that in Uttar
Pradesh, many reputed
companies from China,
Taiwan and Korea have
invested in the IT sector
and point out that these
companies also will
take initiative to invest
in the semiconductor
sector.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Hearing a PIL
raising the issue of
poor condition of state
run primary schools,
the Allahabad High
Court has asked the UP
Govt to file counter affi-
davit (reply) furnishing
information with refer-
ence to various such
schools in the UP state
where no students are
studying.
While raising the is-
sue of poor condition of
primary schools in
Daraganj locality of
Prayagraj district, the
PIL has alleged that the
quality of education be-
ing imparted to the stu-
dents is not up to the
mark and therefore,
many parents have
stopped sending their
childrentogovt schools.
Hearing a Public Inter-
est Litigation (PIL) filed
by one Nand Lal, a divi-
sion bench comprising
CJ Rajesh Bindal and
Justice Piyush Agrawal
in its order dated Dec 7
sought a reply from the
state Govt and ad-
journed the case for the
next hearing to March
28, 2022.In the PIL plea
was raised in respect of
negligence of teachers
in imparting education
to the students and
embezzlement of funds
issued by the state
govt with regard to
maintenance of the
institution.
First India Bureau
Lucknow:: The Nishad
Party, a key ally of the
BJP in the forthcoming
Assembly polls in UP ,
told BJP not to take its
support for granted.
The party made it
clear that the saffron
party could expect to get
its support only if the
govt announced reser-
vation in jobs for the
community
.Sanjay Ni-
shad, the president of
the Nishad Party, shot
off a letter to UP CM
Yogi to ‘resolve’ the is-
sue of reservation be-
fore the elections. ”This
issue (reservation) must
beresolvedimmediately
if the BJP wants to get
the votes of the commu-
nity,” he said in the let-
ter. Hesaidthathiscom-
munity members had
agreed to attend the
joint rally, which was
addressed by Amit
Shah, as they had been
promised that Shah
would say something on
the issue of reservation.
Our community mem-
bers were very angry
.
Reservation issue of Nishad caste group dilemma for BJP strategists
‘OUR PHONES TAPPED, YOGI HIMSELF LISTENS’
CASTEISM
lll
The Nishad
community
forms about
four per cent of
the total
electorate in the
state. The
Nishads want to
be included in
the SC quota
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and CM Yogi with Sanjay Nishad
at the joint BJP-NISHAD Party rally in Lko on Friday.

z There has been a
demand to include the
castes of 17 Nishad
caste groups in the SC
category.

z Part 1 of Article 341
clearly states that the
President can specify
any group to the SC
list through a public
notification on the
Governor’s advice. Part
2 says that if a notifica-
tion is released under
part 1 of Article 341, it
can only be changed by
Parliament.
TO INCLUDE
NISHAD CASTE
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav during a press conference in Lucknow on Sunday.
—PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
Scheme will help in the design, manufacturing, packing and testing
of microchips in the country and develop a complete ecosystem.
LEAP WITH CAUTION
Tiger cubs at Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden in Lucknow on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Centre’s PLI scheme to
benefit UP in big way
ThePLIschemeis
expectedtolead
toaninvestment
of`76,000crore
insemiconductor
manufacturing
overthenext5to
6years
Give data of schools
that have no students:
High Court to Govt
Ballia: A court here sentenced a man to life impris-
onment for attempting to rape a physically challenged
and pregnant woman, and then murdering her after the
failed rape bid, an official said on Sunday. The court
also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the man. Super-
intendent of Police R K Nayyar on Sunday said the
26-year-old man entered the house of the 23-year-old
woman and attempted to rape her on August 14, 2016.
He then killed her by stabbing her in the stomach. Sub-
sequently, a case was registered against the accused on
the complaint lodged by the brother of the deceased.
Additional District Judge Nitin Thakur on Sat held the
accused guilty, and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
MAN GETS LIFE TERM FOR ATTEMPTING
TO RAPE, KILL ‘DIVYAANG’ WOMAN
‘No reservation, no votes’: BJP
gets Nishad Party ultimatum
BJP deploys 150 party leaders
in UP, U’khand for assembly polls
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The BJP has
deployed over 150 se-
nior party leaders in
UP and Uttarakhand
for the upcoming as-
sembly polls in the two
states.
Over 100 senior par-
ty leaders and func-
tionaries have been
deployed to work as
district in-charges in
44 assembly segments
in Western UP. Sixty
Delhi BJP leaders have
been sent to Uttara-
khand to coordinate
with local leaders. The
team of BJP leaders
working at district and
assembly constituency
levelwillbesupervised
by former Delhi BJP
president Vijender
Guptaandcurrentgen-
eral secretary Dinesh
Pratap Singh. The Del-
hi leaders team will
spendatleast50daysin
these 44 Assembly con-
stituencies across nine
districts working with
local leaders in
strengthening the par-
ty’s organisational and
booth management
strategies, he said. In
Uttarakhand, 60 Delhi
BJP leaders have been
deployed to coordinate
with local leaders for
electioneeringin20As-
sembly seats in the
state.Seniorpartylead-
ers Rajesh Bhatia and
Yogender Chandolia
will be in-charge and
co-inchargerespective-
ly of the team.
Nishad Party chief Sanjay Nishad in Lucknow. —PHOTO BY ANI
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
In retort to PM’s ‘Upyogi’ coinage,
Akhilesh calls CM ‘anupyogi’ who
can’t even operate a computer

elebrating the
beginning of
theInternation-
al pageant
Queen of Cos-
mos, an initia-
tivebyJagdeesh
Chandra to be held on
March 10, 2022 in Dubai
and Fashion Connect
Season 11 curated by
brand ambassador Rish-
ee Miglani which is also
marking its second in-
ternational venture in
March 2022 in Dubai, a
pre-launchbrunchparty
was held at Blackout Re-
loaded on Sunday
.
Jagdeesh Chandra
gracedtheeventwithhis
presence and unveiled
the trophy of the First
India Luxury Lifestyle
Awards on the occasion.
The sumptuous lunch
which was enjoyed by
the who’s who of the
glamourindustryaswell
as ingenious entrepre-
neurs was hosted by the
owners of Blackout Re-
loaded, JP Choudhary
and Rahul Jon-
wal and GM
Garv Khura-
na.
Rajiv Aro-
ra, Raj
Bansal, Pri-
yatamSogani,
Deepak Gup-
ta, Dr Puneet
Saxena among
other guests
were present on
the occasion who
enjoyedthemerry
eve which also
marked the begin-
ning of Christmas
as the theme for
the day was White
with a touch of Red.
Along with the
sumptuous food, the
melodies by the
band,Nisvawerecer-
tainly enjoyed by
each and all.
Watch this space
tomorrow for more
glimpsesfromthePre
Launch Brunch!
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FIRST BRINGS TO YOU EXCLUSIVE GLIMPSES FROM THE DAZZLING NOON.
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Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R): Ashwin, Abhishek, Vania Chaudhary, Anita Hada, Balveer Singh, Khushi Sonkhiya,
Manmeet Singh, Rahul Jonwal, Garv Khurana, Rishee Miglani, Deepak Gupta, Veerransh, Farha Ansari and Shalini Narukaa
Rajiv Arora and
Rajesh Ajmera Jagdeesh Chandra greeted by Rahul Jonwal
Rishee Miglani
Shivani Joshi
Mayuri Sogani
Pallavi Jaipur
Anticlockwise:
Vania Chaudhary
and Shreya Gupta
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
The dazzling trophy of
First India Luxury
Lifestyle Award

Sagittarius
NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 21
Financial worries evaporate
as new avenues of earning
open up. You will put in
extra efforts to complete a
task entrusted to you. Your academic
aspirations may take some time to get
realised. A contentious property issue
may not show any signs of getting
sorted out, so have a backup plan ready.
Capricorn
DECEMBER 22 - JANUARY 20
Sticking to workout routine
may benefit you on the
health front. Meeting
relatives at a marriage or
party cannot be ruled out. Support from
the family may seem most encouraging
for those aiming an academic pursuit. A
passion-filled evening is foreseen, as
romantic front brightens.
Aquarius
JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 18
Sticking to workout routine
may benefit you on the
health front. Meeting
relatives at a marriage or
party cannot be ruled out. Support from
the family may seem most encouraging
for those aiming an academic pursuit. A
passion-filled evening is foreseen, as
romantic front brightens.
Pisces
FEBRUARY 19 - MARCH 20
Homemakers will get a
chance to implement their
ideas. You are likely to be
recognised for your efforts
on the professional front. Chance of a
raise is possible for some. Timely and
correct decision will help you in saving
a lot of money. You will be able to
de-stress yourself completely today.
10
ETC
YOUR DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
Aries
MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
A major purchase may
make a dent in your
savings, but will help in
keeping up with the flow .
Speculation may not be profitable and
you can very well burn your fingers.
Some of you may get hard pressed to
find a good match for someone eligible
in the family.
Taurus
APRIL 21 - MAY 21
A profitable day for
entrepreneurs is envisaged.
You may be played upon
for spending on someone
else’s needs and desires. Homemakers
are likely to enjoy the day in the
company of neighbors and friends.
Fatigue threatens in a long journey, but
adequate breaks will keep you going.
Gemini
MAY 22 - JUNE 21
Satisfaction is foreseen for
the image conscious
people trying to achieve
perfect physique. Your
efforts on the academic front will keep
you in contention. You are likely to
spend an enjoyable time with a close
relation today. Your helping hand to
someone in need will be appreciated.
Cancer
JUNE 22 - JULY 22
A lot of time may be
wasted in socialising, but
you will love every moment
of it. You will succeed in
surmounting the odds to get a stalled
job back on the tracks. Something
concerning property will work out in
your favour. A romantic outing is on the
cards and promises much fun.
Leo
JULY 23 - AUGUST 22
A rethink is in order for
those going in for a heavy
investment. Recovering a
loaned amount will not
pose difficulty. You will manage to
defuse tensions prevailing at home by
your tactful ways. A work trip is on the
cards for some. You manage to weave
your magic on the one you love.
Virgo
AUGUST 23 - SEPTEMBER 22
Spirituality will have a
special allure for you. Your
innovative ideas on the
professional front are likely
to be well received. Good health will
keep you fit and energetic. You are likely
to expand your social circle. You are
likely to get immense fulfillment in your
current romantic relationship.
Libra
SEPTEMBER 23 - OCTOBER 22
Homemakers can exceed
budget in doing up their
homes. An old friend or a
relative is likely to pay you
a visit. You succeed in putting an
ambitious project on the tracks and
cross all hurdles in making it a success.
Love beckons and promises to give
immense joy and fulfillment.
Scorpio
OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 22
It is one of those days
when you will feel satisfied
with whatever you do on
the social front. Those
seeking love may not get lucky, but
persistence will pay! A friend can touch
a sensitive nerve and get you all upset.
A job switch needs to be considered
taking all aspects into consideration.
s we started our
journey through
the hot and hu-
mid highways
outside Jaipur, I
had no idea what
adventures were
in store for me. Thinking
about the long car ride to
Mount Abu at the heart of
the oldest mountain range
of India was no picnic for
me. Being car-sick, I have
always particularly hated
drivingthroughtheslopes:
each time, the same old
bumpy roads with small
stones and rocks falling
around here and there,
enoughtomakeonesickto
the stomach. The begin-
ning of this ride was more
or less the same – sick and
spiritless, but by the time
we crossed Pali, I had
hardly any time to focus
on my sickness. It had re-
cently rained, and the
view around wasoneIhad
not seen before. Nature, in
its raw beauty
, lay as far as
my eyes could reach –
hugemountainsandfierce
chasms filled up with
green flora of varying
shades and forms. It
amazed me how the plants
and trees here ranged
from anywhere between
ones found carelessly
growing around streets
back home and ones that I
won’tencounteranywhere
else on the planet.
According to the ‘Skan-
da Purana’, Varanasi is
Lord Shiva’s capital, and
Mount Abu is his sub-cap-
ital.TheAchaleshwarMa-
hadev temple located in
the hill ranges of Achal-
garh, some 11 kms from
MountAbu,isaround2500
years old. It is the only
temple in the world where
Lord Shiva’s toe-thumb is
worshipped. It is said that
the entire Abu Mountain
issustainedonthisthumb,
and the day this thumb-
print disappears will be
the day the mountain
comes down.
A little outside the tem-
ple premises were the ru-
ins of the ‘Mandakini
Kund’ – an ashram for
sages and scholars from
the around. The story goes
that three demons came
each night disguised as
bulls to drink up all the
ghee for the havan offering
and hence disrupt the
prayer services. At that
time, the sages requested
Parmar Raja Dharawarsh,
thebravewarriorandthen
king, to rid them of their
plight. The king shot all
threeof themwithasingle
arrow in their bull form
and they immediately
turned into stone. The
stone statue of the 3 bulls
with pierced backs still re-
mainsatthatplace.Wealso
saw the ruins of the Acha-
lgarh fort built by the Par-
mar dynasty and later re-
constructed and renamed
by Maharana Kumbha,
back in 5 century AD. By
the time we left the fort
premises,eveningbloomed
and it began to drizzle.
The morning of our sec-
ond day
, we set out for
Guru Shikhar, the highest
peak in the hill range. The
place is highly commer-
cialized, and I have to ad-
mit, has lost its beauty
.
There were little tea stalls,
and juice shops every-
where, to the point where
there was little space for
people to climb and cer-
tainly none to sit and rest,
for it was all completely
filledwithgarbage,thanks
to careless shopkeepers
andinconsideratetourists.
So after the short but
seeminglyverylongclimb,
we finally reached the
peak. As far as nature is
concerned, it was totally
worth the effort to get a
view from here and feel
the strong breeze gush to
our faces and fill us up
with the spirit of the
mountain. Personally, I
feel that we do visit the
templesandshrinesallthe
time on level ground, but
the feeling of climbing
hills, feeling the breeze
and then visiting a shrine
on the peak hits different
each time. Our way back
was lovely as now that the
sun was shining bright
and it was afternoon time,
nature seemed to be in its
full majesty
. We spent the
rest of the day calmly
walking around Lake Na-
kki and explore the mar-
ket. We took several
rounds, and I highly rec-
ommend the chocolate
brownie ice-cream from
there. We also went boat-
ing,andlaterthatevening,
climbed the nearby hill to
meet a sage, an ‘aghori’
who lived in a rock cave.
He told us about how he
left home at the age of 6 to
liveinanashram,andthat
he had been living in that
cave for around 9 years,
travelling around every
now and then.
Trevor’s Tank is huge
man-made lake and wild-
life sanctuary built in the
British era. It is not a very
crowded place but none-
theless worth watching.
The place is named after
the British engineer, Col.
G.H.Trevor,whobuiltitin
1897. It was previously
owned by the Rajputana
state and was gifted to Col.
TrevorbyhisfriendMaha-
rao Kesari Singhji baha-
dur of Sirohi. The tank
was around 2 kms inside
the forest, led towards by a
narrow and dense path
and what a perfect spot it
was, like the centre of a
fairyland with the lake
perfectly reflecting the
clouds, as if the sky had
come down on earth. A
crocodile was lazily bask-
ing on the edge, taking no
notice of its visitors.
The hill top was fenced
due to its steep nature. It
even had a nice, sheltered
table on the top. We stayed
on the top for a while, en-
joying the gentle breeze
and admiring the flora.
That evening, we went
back to walk along the
banks of Lake Nakki, re-
flecting how wonderful
our few days here turned
out to be and how many
lovely memories we were
takingbackhome.Iatean-
other chocolate ice-cream
as we left for the circuit
house. The next morning,
we left early for Jaipur,
saying goodbye to the Ara-
valli hills and to their
heart, Mount Abu.
A JAUNT TO THE HEART OF THE
YASHSVI VYAS
Student; keenly interested in
travelling, music and fine arts
A

S
ara took to her Instagram
story to share the news
with her fans. She wrote
on the picture of the bill-
board, which has been lighting
up NYC’s skyline since 1996:
“Had my dream in this city
and now seeing it actual-
ise here.” She added the
location of ‘Times
Square New York, USA’
with Jay-Z’s ‘Empire
State of Mind’ playing
in the background.
—Agency
‘Atrangi Re’ on
NYC’s Times Square
V
ishal Choudhary, a
stunning actor and
model, hailing from
the Pincity is
spreading his charm. The
young talent has already
many prominent shows, ad-
vertisements, shoots under
his belt - that is what I call
‘extraordinary talent’. He
recently starred alongside
famous television actress,
Ashnoor Kaur in Pari Hun
Main, a wow original se-
ries. Vishal is very ami-
able with a lot of charisma
and a calm, relaxed pres-
ence. His skills include play-
ing different accents and
longbow. Vishal came into
the limelight after he par-
ticipated in a pageant titled
Peter England Mr India
2017, and he stood up as the
finalist of the event. One of
the leading channels Zee TV
is known for bringing shows
on varied subjects. The
channel is now gearing up to
launch a new historical dra-
ma based on the lives of
Kashi Bai and Vishal is play-
ing one of the most
p[rominent roles in this.
When asked about his expe-
riences so far, the talented
model and actor said, “It
still gives me
s h i v e r s
when I
l o o k
back and see how far I have
come. Coming from a medi-
cal background, dropping it
and opting for a career that
ain’t easily acceptable, the
journey was quite challeng-
ing. But I also believe that
with true dedication and im-
mense hard work, one can
achieve everything. Each
day inspires me, teaches me
multiple things. I still wake
up with a desire to learn
more. This is a huge indus-
try and with so much talent
around, it sometimes gets
difficult to keep up with eve-
ryone’s pace, but then I re-
mind myself again, that be
so strong that nothing can
disturb your peace of mind.
Vishal also bagged the
Times of India Best Actor
2017-18. He has been a thea-
tre artist and has been a part
of various plays.
K
aty Perry is feeling old al-
ready, thanks to rising art-
ists. In a new interview
with Out Magazine,
The 37-year-old ‘Teenage
Dream’ singer admitted
that she feels ‘old’ hear-
ing new songs referenc-
ing lyrics from some of
her greatest hits. Perry
was told that her work “in-
spires a new generation of
artists,” and she was asked
how she felt. “Honestly, old! And
grateful that I survived it and grate-
fulI’mnotdeadinaditchsomewhere.
P
riyanka Chopra
Jonas is all set
for her next Hol-
lywood film,
The Matrix Resurrec-
tions. Keeping up with
this trajectory, Priyanka
has been sharing a lot of
glimpses from the promo-
tions of The Matrix Resur-
rections as well, leaving
fans excited to watch her
in the popular franchise.
—Agency
ETC
11
s we are nearing the release
date of Ranveer Singh star-
rer sports drama 83, the ex-
citement around this film is
increasing. Recently, we
saw Ranveer, Deepika
Padukone, Kapil
Dev, his wife
Romi Dev and
others in
D u b a i
cherishing the moment when the
trailer of the film was played on
Burj Khalifa. According to a source,
“We will get to see the real hero of
the 83 World Cup-winning team Mo-
hinder Amarnath in the movie too.
But he will play the role of his fa-
ther in this movie. He will be seen
smoking a cigar and appreciating
his son’s game from the stands.” In
the movie he would not be portray-
ing himself but his father Lala Am-
arnath. The ravishing actress is al-
ways loved by the fans for her
crazy work and
her stardom.
—Agency
83’s new revelation
A
Sizzlin’browndress
K
hushi Kapoor is a very
stylish star kid. On Sun-
day, she left her fans in
awe when she shared an-
other picture. Janhvi Kapoor’s
sister is wearing a brown color
mini dress with her hair in the
center partition. Talking about
her makeup she has
surely opted for a soft
one and went for bold
eye makeup. While
sharing the picture,
she also gave a sneak
peek of her bedroom.
The bed is not made
and a furry friend can
be seen seated. Then
going on another side
one can see a huge
collection of sandals
with almost all col-
ours. —Agency
Katy Perry feels old
THE MATRIX
Resurrections
MITALI DUSAD
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Vishal..Young Talent..Big Dreams
Deepika Padukone
Priyanka Chopra
Sara Ali Khan
Khushi Kapoor
Katy Perry
Vishal Choudhary
KIM’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
K
im Kardashian has re-
portedly made holiday
plans with Pete David-
son. She has invited
him over for a Christmas party
at mom Kris Jenner’s house.
After the Halloween weekend,
this will be Kim and Pete’s
second-holiday celebration. As
per a source, “She’s really ex-
cited about having him around
and Kris is already obsessed
with him. The whole family is
a fan of Pete’s and would love
to spend a holiday with him.”
The source further also added
that the duo have plans to
spend the New Year’s together
as well and that Kim may be
going to Miami for New Year’s
to support Pete who will be
hosting NBC’s special, Miley’s
New Year’s Eve Party with Mi-
ley Cyrus. —Agency
Kim Kardashian

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