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YOGA MASTERCLASS
CM Yogi Adityanath at a yoga session organised at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. Deputy CM
Brajesh Pathak led the Int’l Yoga Day celebrations in Prayagraj, while his counterpart
Keshav Maurya was in Ayodhya. According to a govt spokesman, nearly 5 crore people
took part in Yoga events in UP. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
First India Bureau
Rampur/Lucknow:
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath on Tuesday
broadsided the Sama-
jwadi Party in the bas-
tion of its Rampur MP
Azam Khan, saying that
the BJP’s double engine
government worked to
liberate the poor from
the land mafia.
“Bhu-mafia ki rassi
jal gayi par ainthan
nahi gayi. BJP won’t let
Rampur become a ‘den
of terrorism’ again,”
Yogi said. The CM was
addressing public meet-
ings in Bilaspur and
Milak areas ahead of
by-polls in support of
BJP candidate Ghan-
shyam Singh Lodhi.
“Earlier, land mafias
used to encroach land
of the poor and often
suppressed them. After
coming to power, our
govt gave the land back
to the poor and took ac-
tion against such mafi-
as along with giving
them the required pun-
ishment,” he said.
The CM went on to
say that the district has
its own heritage, but
some people attempted
to destroy the heritage
of Rampur. “If anyone
will try to destroy its
identity, then the public
also knows well how to
teach them a lesson. To-
day, no one can dare en-
croach on the land of
the poor, women are
safe,” he said.
He also lambasted SP
for using the Rampuri
Chaku for capturing the
property of the poor. “It
is up to you to decide
whom to give the Ram-
puri knife. In the hands
of good people, it would
be used to protect the
poor and downtrodden,
but wrong people will
misuse for
Turn to P2
‘Won’t let Rampur become den of terrorism’
LAST DAY OF CAMPAIGN
Yogi addresses public meetings
in Bilaspur and Milak assembly
constituencies of Rampur
CM Yogi Adityanath in Rampur on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Ex-bureaucrats seek SC’s
intervention to check ‘bulldozing’
New Delhi (PTI): A
group of retired civil
servants on Tuesday
wrote an open letter to
Chief Justice of India
N V Ramana seeking
intervention by the Su-
preme Court in alleged
illegal detention, bull-
dozing of residences
and police violence in
Uttar Pradesh follow-
ing protests against
certain objectionable
remarks made by two
now-removed BJP
functionaries.
“What is even more
alarming is that the
idea of ‘bulldozer jus-
tice’, of inflicting bru-
tal punishment on citi-
zens who dare to pro-
test lawfully or criti-
cise the government
or express dissent by
using ostensibly legal
instruments, is now
becoming the norm
rather than the excep-
tion across many In-
dian states,” they said
in the letter.
“There is a sense of
impunity and the ar-
rogance of majoritar-
ian power which
seems to be driving
this disregard for con-
stitutional values and
principles,” they said.
The signatories in-
clude former Union
Home Secretary G K
Pillai, former Foreign
Secretary Sujatha Sin-
gh, former Indian Po-
lice Service (IPS) offic-
ers Julio Ribeiro, Avi-
nash Mohananey, Max-
well Pereira and A K
Samanta, and former
Social Justice Secre-
tary Anita Agnihotri.
CRUCIAL READ
INDIA COURTS
SUPPORT
ARBITRATION & NEED
TO BALANCE
GEOGRAPHY, SAYS CJI
New Delhi: CJI NV
Ramana
in his
address
at annual
meet of
Indo-
German Chamber of Com-
merce on on Tuesday said,
“In recent years, there has
been some apprehension
in minds of parties about
increasing interference
of domestic courts in
arbitration process. Let
me assure you, Indian
courts are known for their
pro-arbitration stance.”
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Senior diplomat Ruchira Kamboj was on Tuesday appointed
India’s Permanent Representative to United Nations in New York.
Kamboj, a 1987-batch IFS officer, is presently serving as India’s
envoy to Bhutan and will take up assignment shortly, MEA said.QATAR AIRWAYS’ $1 BILLION LAWSUIT OVER PEELING PAINT
Doha: The head of Qatar Airways on Tuesday accused plane-maker Airbus of acting
like a “bully” as their billion-dollar dispute over peeling paint looked no closer to a
resolution. The airline and leading plane-maker have been fighting in British courts
for months over the paint problem that seen Qatar Airways ground 23 A350 jets.
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, LUCKNOW, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
Twitter’s board has recommended unanimously that shareholders
approve proposed $44 billion sale of company to billionaire and
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
Musk reiterated his desire to move forward with it last week.
DRAUPADI MURMU, EX-JHARKHAND
GUV, IS BJP’S CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT
Murmu (64), a former Jharkhand governor, will be the
first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post
if she is elected, a strong possibility as numbers are
stacked in the favour of the BJP-led NDA.
THE NEXT LADY
PRESIDENT!
New Delhi: BJP parlia-
mentary board on Tues-
day named Draupadi
Murmu, a tribal leader
of party from Odisha, as
ruling NDA’s candidate
for presidential elec-
tion. BJP chief JP Na-
dda announced her
name to media following
meeting of the party top
brass. Speaking on Mur-
mu’s candidature, PM-
Modi said, “Murmu’s
understanding of policy
matters & compassion-
ate nature will greatly
benefit our country.”
YASHWANT SINHA, EX-UNION MINISTER,
IS JOINT OPPOSITION CANDIDATE
After weeks of discussion among themselves, Oppo-
sition parties on Tuesday unanimously decided that
former union minister Yashwant Sinha will be the
common candidate of the Opposition for the upcom-
ing Presidential elections. Sinha’s name came up
after Sharad Pawar, Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Farooq
Abdullah opted out of the race. Sinha also said that
he will “step aside” from TMC Congress to work for
the larger national cause of greater Opposition unity.
Draupadi Murmu
PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari,
JP Nadda, Shivraj Chouhan at BJP HQ in Delhi on Tuesday.
MAHARASHTRA POLITICAL CRISIS
I’M WITH HINDUTVA, WILL NOT
RETURN TO SHIV SENA: SHINDE
l Uddhav calls Maha
cabinet meeting today
l Ajay Chaudhary replaces
Shinde as new party leader
l Rebel MLAs likely to be
shifted to Assam from Surat
Moni Sharma
Mumbai: In a startling
turn of events, Maha-
rashtra CM Uddhav
Thackeray has report-
edly offered to step
down and make way for
rebel minister Eknath
Shinde who, along with
close to 2 dozen MLAs,
has moved to a hotel in
Surat, a day after a blow
to the ruling Sena-NCP-
Cong coalition in MLC
elections where BJP
won 5 seats, with Sena
& NCP bagging 2 each.
Meanwhile, Shinde
tweeted that he would
never cheat for power.
Nearly an hour after his
tweet, he dropped Shiv
Sena off his Twitter
bio. Tuesday’s political
drama came amid alle-
gations of cross-voting
by some Sena MLAs.
Shinde is reportedly
miffed with top brass
after he was neglected
in functioning of party
& govt. Media reports
also said Shinde and his
followers had com -
plained about the step-
motherly treatment
by Deputy Chief
Minister Ajit Pa-
war in alloca-
tion of funds.
IF SENA READY TO ALLY WITH BJP, THERE
WON’T BE SPILT: SHINDE TO CM UDDHAV
CONGRESS DEPUTES KAMAL NATH AS
OBSERVER TO HANDLE MAHA CRISIS
S
hiv Sena leader Milind Narvekar met Eknath Shinde and
other rebel party MLAs in Gujarat’s Surat on Tuesday.
During meeting that lasted for 2 hours, Narvekar made
Shinde speak to CM Uddhav, as per sources. Shinde claimed
he has 35 MLAs with him, adding if Uddhav is ready to ally
with BJP, there won’t be a split in party, sources added.
Police security outside CM Uddhav Thackeray residence in
Mumbai in Tuesday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
Congress on Tuesday deputed
senior leader Kamal Nath as
AICC observer to handle
political crisis in Maha.
Congress decision to
rush Nath to Maharashtra is aimed
at defusing crisis currently faced
by the ruling MVA alliance.
FADNAVIS MEETS AMIT SHAH IN DELHI
The crisis in Maharashtra reportedly owes
much to Devendra Fadnavis,ex-CM from the
BJP, who was in Delhi on Tuesday and met
with party boss HM Shah. Fadnavis is seen as
having facilitated Shinde’s relocation to Surat.
‘WAS NOT AWARE OF SHINDE’S AMBITION’
NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday
that it was never conveyed that Sena leader
Shinde had chief ministerial ambitions,
adding that a solution to ongoing political
crisis in Maha would be found out soon.
SHINDE SACKED, SAYS SANJAY RAUT
Shiv Sena has removed Eknath Shinde
as party’s group leader in Maha
Legislative Assembly, hours after he
went incommunicado and travelled to
Surat with some MLAs of his party.
BJP’S BHUPENDER TO HANDLE IN MAHA
BJP has entrusted Bhupender Yadav
and Mangal Lodha to keep an eye on the
developments in Maharashtra. A political
storm started in Maha after Shinde
revolted against MVA government.
Uddhav ThackerayEknath Shinde
Modi holds talks with
three service chiefs
New Delhi: PM Naren -
dra Modi held a meet-
ing with 3 service chiefs
at his residence on
Tuesday in the wake of
widespread protests
over the newly launched
Agnipath scheme.
Army Chief General
Manoj Pande, Air Chief
Marshal VR Chaudhari
and Navy chief Admi-
ral R Hari Kumar re-
portedly met the Prime
Minister separately for
about half an hour
each. There is no word
out yet on what was dis-
cussed at.
AGNIPATH: CENTRE
FILES CAVEAT IN SC
Centre on Tuesday filed
a caveat application in
SC urging it to hear govt
in petitions filed before
it challenging ‘Agnipath’
recruitment scheme for
defence forces. Caveat
application is filed by a
litigant to ensure that no
adverse order is passed
without being heard.
RaGa TAKES A JIBE
AT PM MODI
Rahul hits out at PM Modi
on Tuesday, saying people
of country are suffering due
to his reforms that bring
“benefits with time” and
alleged that whatever the
ruling BJP describes as good
is fatal for the country.
NATIONAL HERALD CASE
ED questions Rahul
till late night on day 5
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
was questioned by ED
for over 10 hours on
Tuesday, 5th day of his
deposition in National
Herald money launder-
ing case.
Rahul Gandhi has
spent over 50 hours at
ED office over five sit-
tings with the investiga-
tors questioning him
over multiple sessions.
It is understood that his
questioning will end on
Tuesday night.
CM Yogi Adityanath at a yoga session organised at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. Deputy CM
Brajesh Pathak led the Int’l Yoga Day celebrations in Prayagraj, while his counterpart
Keshav Maurya was in Ayodhya. According to a govt spokesman, nearly 5 crore people
took part in Yoga events in UP. —PHOTO BY SUMIT KUMAR
First India Bureau
Rampur/Lucknow:
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath on Tuesday
broadsided the Sama-
jwadi Party in the bas-
tion of its Rampur MP
Azam Khan, saying that
the BJP’s double engine
government worked to
liberate the poor from
the land mafia.
“Bhu-mafia ki rassi
jal gayi par ainthan
nahi gayi. BJP won’t let
Rampur become a ‘den
of terrorism’ again,”
Yogi said. The CM was
addressing public meet-
ings in Bilaspur and
Milak areas ahead of
by-polls in support of
BJP candidate Ghan-
shyam Singh Lodhi.
“Earlier, land mafias
used to encroach land
of the poor and often
suppressed them. After
coming to power, our
govt gave the land back
to the poor and took ac-
tion against such mafi-
as along with giving
them the required pun-
ishment,” he said.
The CM went on to
say that the district has
its own heritage, but
some people attempted
to destroy the heritage
of Rampur. “If anyone
will try to destroy its
identity, then the public
also knows well how to
teach them a lesson. To-
day, no one can dare en-
croach on the land of
the poor, women are
safe,” he said.
He also lambasted SP
for using the Rampuri
Chaku for capturing the
property of the poor. “It
is up to you to decide
whom to give the Ram-
puri knife. In the hands
of good people, it would
be used to protect the
poor and downtrodden,
but wrong people will
misuse for
Turn to P2
‘Won’t let Rampur become den of terrorism’
LAST DAY OF CAMPAIGN
Yogi addresses public meetings
in Bilaspur and Milak assembly
constituencies of Rampur
CM Yogi Adityanath in Rampur on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Ex-bureaucrats seek SC’s
intervention to check ‘bulldozing’
New Delhi (PTI): A
group of retired civil
servants on Tuesday
wrote an open letter to
Chief Justice of India
N V Ramana seeking
intervention by the Su-
preme Court in alleged
illegal detention, bull-
dozing of residences
and police violence in
Uttar Pradesh follow-
ing protests against
certain objectionable
remarks made by two
now-removed BJP
functionaries.
“What is even more
alarming is that the
idea of ‘bulldozer jus-
tice’, of inflicting bru-
tal punishment on citi-
zens who dare to pro-
test lawfully or criti-
cise the government
or express dissent by
using ostensibly legal
instruments, is now
becoming the norm
rather than the excep-
tion across many In-
dian states,” they said
in the letter.
“There is a sense of
impunity and the ar-
rogance of majoritar-
ian power which
seems to be driving
this disregard for con-
stitutional values and
principles,” they said.
The signatories in-
clude former Union
Home Secretary G K
Pillai, former Foreign
Secretary Sujatha Sin-
gh, former Indian Po-
lice Service (IPS) offic-
ers Julio Ribeiro, Avi-
nash Mohananey, Max-
well Pereira and A K
Samanta, and former
Social Justice Secre-
tary Anita Agnihotri.
CRUCIAL READ
INDIA COURTS
SUPPORT
ARBITRATION & NEED
TO BALANCE
GEOGRAPHY, SAYS CJI
New Delhi: CJI NV
Ramana
in his
address
at annual
meet of
Indo-
German Chamber of Com-
merce on on Tuesday said,
“In recent years, there has
been some apprehension
in minds of parties about
increasing interference
of domestic courts in
arbitration process. Let
me assure you, Indian
courts are known for their
pro-arbitration stance.”
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Senior diplomat Ruchira Kamboj was on Tuesday appointed
India’s Permanent Representative to United Nations in New York.
Kamboj, a 1987-batch IFS officer, is presently serving as India’s
envoy to Bhutan and will take up assignment shortly, MEA said.QATAR AIRWAYS’ $1 BILLION LAWSUIT OVER PEELING PAINT
Doha: The head of Qatar Airways on Tuesday accused plane-maker Airbus of acting
like a “bully” as their billion-dollar dispute over peeling paint looked no closer to a
resolution. The airline and leading plane-maker have been fighting in British courts
for months over the paint problem that seen Qatar Airways ground 23 A350 jets.
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, LUCKNOW, NEW DELHI & MUMBAI
Twitter’s board has recommended unanimously that shareholders
approve proposed $44 billion sale of company to billionaire and
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
Musk reiterated his desire to move forward with it last week.
DRAUPADI MURMU, EX-JHARKHAND
GUV, IS BJP’S CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT
Murmu (64), a former Jharkhand governor, will be the
first tribal woman to occupy the top constitutional post
if she is elected, a strong possibility as numbers are
stacked in the favour of the BJP-led NDA.
THE NEXT LADY
PRESIDENT!
New Delhi: BJP parlia-
mentary board on Tues-
day named Draupadi
Murmu, a tribal leader
of party from Odisha, as
ruling NDA’s candidate
for presidential elec-
tion. BJP chief JP Na-
dda announced her
name to media following
meeting of the party top
brass. Speaking on Mur-
mu’s candidature, PM-
Modi said, “Murmu’s
understanding of policy
matters & compassion-
ate nature will greatly
benefit our country.”
YASHWANT SINHA, EX-UNION MINISTER,
IS JOINT OPPOSITION CANDIDATE
After weeks of discussion among themselves, Oppo-
sition parties on Tuesday unanimously decided that
former union minister Yashwant Sinha will be the
common candidate of the Opposition for the upcom-
ing Presidential elections. Sinha’s name came up
after Sharad Pawar, Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Farooq
Abdullah opted out of the race. Sinha also said that
he will “step aside” from TMC Congress to work for
the larger national cause of greater Opposition unity.
Draupadi Murmu
PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari,
JP Nadda, Shivraj Chouhan at BJP HQ in Delhi on Tuesday.
MAHARASHTRA POLITICAL CRISIS
I’M WITH HINDUTVA, WILL NOT
RETURN TO SHIV SENA: SHINDE
l Uddhav calls Maha
cabinet meeting today
l Ajay Chaudhary replaces
Shinde as new party leader
l Rebel MLAs likely to be
shifted to Assam from Surat
Moni Sharma
Mumbai: In a startling
turn of events, Maha-
rashtra CM Uddhav
Thackeray has report-
edly offered to step
down and make way for
rebel minister Eknath
Shinde who, along with
close to 2 dozen MLAs,
has moved to a hotel in
Surat, a day after a blow
to the ruling Sena-NCP-
Cong coalition in MLC
elections where BJP
won 5 seats, with Sena
& NCP bagging 2 each.
Meanwhile, Shinde
tweeted that he would
never cheat for power.
Nearly an hour after his
tweet, he dropped Shiv
Sena off his Twitter
bio. Tuesday’s political
drama came amid alle-
gations of cross-voting
by some Sena MLAs.
Shinde is reportedly
miffed with top brass
after he was neglected
in functioning of party
& govt. Media reports
also said Shinde and his
followers had com -
plained about the step-
motherly treatment
by Deputy Chief
Minister Ajit Pa-
war in alloca-
tion of funds.
IF SENA READY TO ALLY WITH BJP, THERE
WON’T BE SPILT: SHINDE TO CM UDDHAV
CONGRESS DEPUTES KAMAL NATH AS
OBSERVER TO HANDLE MAHA CRISIS
S
hiv Sena leader Milind Narvekar met Eknath Shinde and
other rebel party MLAs in Gujarat’s Surat on Tuesday.
During meeting that lasted for 2 hours, Narvekar made
Shinde speak to CM Uddhav, as per sources. Shinde claimed
he has 35 MLAs with him, adding if Uddhav is ready to ally
with BJP, there won’t be a split in party, sources added.
Police security outside CM Uddhav Thackeray residence in
Mumbai in Tuesday. —PHOTO BY BHUSHAN KOYANDE
Congress on Tuesday deputed
senior leader Kamal Nath as
AICC observer to handle
political crisis in Maha.
Congress decision to
rush Nath to Maharashtra is aimed
at defusing crisis currently faced
by the ruling MVA alliance.
FADNAVIS MEETS AMIT SHAH IN DELHI
The crisis in Maharashtra reportedly owes
much to Devendra Fadnavis,ex-CM from the
BJP, who was in Delhi on Tuesday and met
with party boss HM Shah. Fadnavis is seen as
having facilitated Shinde’s relocation to Surat.
‘WAS NOT AWARE OF SHINDE’S AMBITION’
NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday
that it was never conveyed that Sena leader
Shinde had chief ministerial ambitions,
adding that a solution to ongoing political
crisis in Maha would be found out soon.
SHINDE SACKED, SAYS SANJAY RAUT
Shiv Sena has removed Eknath Shinde
as party’s group leader in Maha
Legislative Assembly, hours after he
went incommunicado and travelled to
Surat with some MLAs of his party.
BJP’S BHUPENDER TO HANDLE IN MAHA
BJP has entrusted Bhupender Yadav
and Mangal Lodha to keep an eye on the
developments in Maharashtra. A political
storm started in Maha after Shinde
revolted against MVA government.
Uddhav ThackerayEknath Shinde
Modi holds talks with
three service chiefs
New Delhi: PM Naren -
dra Modi held a meet-
ing with 3 service chiefs
at his residence on
Tuesday in the wake of
widespread protests
over the newly launched
Agnipath scheme.
Army Chief General
Manoj Pande, Air Chief
Marshal VR Chaudhari
and Navy chief Admi-
ral R Hari Kumar re-
portedly met the Prime
Minister separately for
about half an hour
each. There is no word
out yet on what was dis-
cussed at.
AGNIPATH: CENTRE
FILES CAVEAT IN SC
Centre on Tuesday filed
a caveat application in
SC urging it to hear govt
in petitions filed before
it challenging ‘Agnipath’
recruitment scheme for
defence forces. Caveat
application is filed by a
litigant to ensure that no
adverse order is passed
without being heard.
RaGa TAKES A JIBE
AT PM MODI
Rahul hits out at PM Modi
on Tuesday, saying people
of country are suffering due
to his reforms that bring
“benefits with time” and
alleged that whatever the
ruling BJP describes as good
is fatal for the country.
NATIONAL HERALD CASE
ED questions Rahul
till late night on day 5
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
was questioned by ED
for over 10 hours on
Tuesday, 5th day of his
deposition in National
Herald money launder-
ing case.
Rahul Gandhi has
spent over 50 hours at
ED office over five sit-
tings with the investiga-
tors questioning him
over multiple sessions.
It is understood that his
questioning will end on
Tuesday night.
UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2022
02
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YOGA AND YOGI
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath briskly performs different asanas on the occasion of International Yoga Day at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
Chief Minister interacts with UP board toppers in Moradabad
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
interacted with the top-
pers of Uttar Pradesh
Madhyamik Shiksha
Parishad (UPMSP) on
Tuesday and also em-
phasised the impor-
tance of smart and
quality education.
While interacting
with the meritorious
students from the state
Board in Moradabad,
the Chief Minister said,
“Our children are the
pillars of the golden fu-
ture of ‘New Uttar
Pradesh’. Students
should pour in im-
mense hard work and
dedication without any
fear of failure and the
government is here to
take care of all their
needs in achieving their
respective goals.”
Adityanath lauded
the toppers for their
success and also con-
gratulated the teachers
and the family mem-
bers of the students.
Maintaining that his
government is working
assiduously towards
providing smart and
quality education to
students in the state,
Yogi said that the Ab-
hyudaya scheme is ben-
efiting all the under-
privileged children
coming from families
with lack of financial
resources.
Flaying the previous
state governments for
not working towards
improving the educa-
tion sector in the state,
Yogi said, “Whenever
selfish people come into
politics, they only try to
divide society on the ba-
sis of language, reli-
gion, culture and caste.
Their politics is re-
stricted to dynasties
and casteism, however,
our government worked
to provide smartphones
and tablets to under-
graduate and postgrad-
uate students to hone
their skills.”
The Chief Minister fur-
ther went on to say that
the government is pro-
viding optical fiber fa-
cility in every gram
panchayat of the state.
ENCOURAGEMENT
When selfish
people enter
poltics, they try
to divide the
society on the
basis of
religion, caste
and culture,
CM Yogi said
ON ABHYUDAYA
Fark Saaf
Hai: CM on
BJP GOVT
Continued from p1
...looting, and cap-
turing the proper-
ties of the public.”
The CM further
said that after com-
ing to power, his
government took
back about 640 hec-
tares of land in
Rampur from the
land mafia and
gave it to the poor.
Comparing his gov-
ernment with the
previous ones, Yogi
said: “Fark saaf
hai. During the Sa-
majwadi Party gov-
ernment, those ac-
cused in riots were
called and hon-
oured at the CM’s
residence. After
2017, students are
felicitated and Gur-
bani is recited at
the CM’s residence.
We are also organ-
izing ‘Bal Diwas’ in
the memory of Sa-
hibzadas.”
In a veiled attack
on Azam Khan, the
CM said: “Inki ras-
si jal gayi par ain-
than nahi gayi. We
gave the free vac-
cines to everyone
without any dis-
crimination. In
fact, those who
were in jail were
also given free
treatment, but they
did not even ac-
knowledge it.”
CM Yogi also made
an announcement
that the Bilaspur
Sugar mill will be
modernised soon.
Making reference
to the Rampur
ODOP, the CM Yogi
said.
GOVERNOR ANANDIBEN PATEL, OTHER MINISTERS ACCOMPANY CM YOGI AT THE EVENT
CM SPEARHEADS YOGA EVENTS ACROSS UP
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar
Pradesh Governor
Anandiben Patel, Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath and other minis-
ters of his cabinet per-
formed yoga at an event
here on the Internation-
al Yoga Day on Tuesday.
Since 2015, the Inter-
national Day of Yoga
has been celebrated
worldwide on June 21
every year.
The governor and
chief minister took
part in the programme
organised at the Raj
Bhawan in the morn-
ing. They were joined
by senior officials of
the state government.
In a tweet, the chief
minister said, “Today,
on the occasion of In-
ternational Yoga Day,
yoga was done at 75,000
places in Uttar Pradesh.
I am happy that more
than five crore people
of the state joined the
programmes and per-
formed yoga.”
“The aim of Interna-
tional Yoga Day is to
connect the entire hu-
manity with Yoga, the
provider of spiritual
peace and wellness.
With the same senti-
ment, today took part in
the mass yoga practice
programme organised
at the Raj Bhawan, Luc-
know with respected
Governor Anandiben
Pateji,” the CM said in
another tweet.
Adityanath also at-
tached pictures of him
performing yoga asanas
along with the tweets.
Union Minister for
Minority Affairs
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
performed yoga with a
large number of people
at the historic Panch
Mahal in Fatehpur
Sikri in the state, ac-
cording to an official
release.
Fatehpur Sikri MP
Rajkumar Chahar,
MLA Babulal Chaud-
hary, Uttar Pradesh Mi-
nority Commission
Chairman Ashfaq Saifi
and other prominent
people were also pre-
sent on the occasion,
the release said.
Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Keshav Prasad Mau-
rya participated in a
similar programme or-
ganised at the Residen-
cy in the state capital
and was accompanied
by officials and eminent
persons.
CM Yogi, Governor Anandiben Patel perform Yoga at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.CM Yogi was resplendent with confi dence on the day. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
ACS (Home) Awanish Awasthi at the venue. ACS (MSME, Info) Navneet Sehgal performs yoga.
RSSDI ORGANISES YOGA SESSION AT KUDIA GHAT
O
n the occasion of International Yoga Day, on Tuesday, the
UP chapter of Research Society for Study of Diabetes in
India (RSSDI) organised a yoga camp at Kudia Ghat, which was
attended by more than 100 doctors and other people. Chairman-
elect Prof Anuj Maheshwari, Treasurer Prof Narsingh Verma
and secretary UP chapter RSSDI Dr Ajoy Tewari highlighted the
benefi ts of Yoga in management of diabetes. The former minister
and chairman of Haj Committee Mohsin Raza also participated in the function and boosted the morale of the
participants. Speaking on the occasion Dr Ajoy Tewari said regular yoga helps in controlling sugar among
diabetic patients and was also quite help in strengthening the respiratory system. He said “Prayam and
Dhyan” reduces the mental tension and regular Yoga also helps in increasing insulin in muscles.
NCC CADETS PERFORM ASANAS
ON THE BANKS OF RIVER GOMTI
T
he International Day of
Yoga was celebrated by
3 UP Naval Unit, NCC Group
HQ Lucknow by conducting
yoga sessions on Gomti
Riverfront, Khatu Shyam
Mandir, La Martiniere col-
lege and also on the Whaler
Boats in the River. The Yoga
sessions included a total of
600 cadets, NCC alumni,
Naval combatant sailors & civilian staff; all of whom
participated enthusiastically and encouraged everyone
to practice yoga for bolstering health and immunity.
The Chief Navy Instructor RC Yadav, a yoga teacher
himself, led the session and exhorted all cadets to
make Yoga a part of their daily lives. Simple and easy
to do asanas were demonstrated, which were practiced
by the participants in the true spirit of Yoga Day. These
included standing and sitting yoga postures, pranay-
ama breathing techniques followed by meditation.
Banners with the themes along with the International
Day of Yoga logo were displayed to raise awareness
and encourage citizens to take up Yoga.
YOGA CAMP ORGANISED BY
BJP’S LKO MAHANAGAR UNIT
Y
oga Day event
was organized by
Bharatiya Janata Party
wing of Lucknow
Mahanagar on Tues-
day. State President
Swatantra Dev Singh,
Ministers, MLAs and
senior offi cials partici-
pated in the yoga programs organized at various
places and also saw and heard PM Narendra
Modi’s address to the nation on the occasion of
Yoga Day. BJP’s State President Swatantra Dev
Singh and Metropolitan President MLC Mukesh
Sharma practiced yoga at Ram Manohar Lo-
hia Park, Gomti Nagar. Yuva Morcha National
General Secretary Vaibhav Singh, Media in-charge
Praveen Garg, City Minister Amod Kumar also
were present. MLC Mukesh Sharma also partici-
pated in the yoga program organized at Swayam-
var Marriage Hall of Cantt Vidhan Sabha Kesari
Kheda, Kanausi Shakti Kendra. Ex-Deputy Chief
Minister Dr. Dinesh Sharma took part in an event
at Lohia Park Chowk, while MLA Dr. Neeraj Bora
took part in an event in Arjun Park, Jankipuram.
CM Yogi meets meritorious students of UP board in Moradabad.
NCC cadets practice yoga on
the banks of river Gomti.
—PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
Lucknow Mahanagar unit of
BJP organised an event on Int’l
Yoga Day on Tuesday.
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YOGA AND YOGI
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Chief Minister interacts with UP board toppers in Moradabad
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
interacted with the top-
pers of Uttar Pradesh
Madhyamik Shiksha
Parishad (UPMSP) on
Tuesday and also em-
phasised the impor-
tance of smart and
quality education.
While interacting
with the meritorious
students from the state
Board in Moradabad,
the Chief Minister said,
“Our children are the
pillars of the golden fu-
ture of ‘New Uttar
Pradesh’. Students
should pour in im-
mense hard work and
dedication without any
fear of failure and the
government is here to
take care of all their
needs in achieving their
respective goals.”
Adityanath lauded
the toppers for their
success and also con-
gratulated the teachers
and the family mem-
bers of the students.
Maintaining that his
government is working
assiduously towards
providing smart and
quality education to
students in the state,
Yogi said that the Ab-
hyudaya scheme is ben-
efiting all the under-
privileged children
coming from families
with lack of financial
resources.
Flaying the previous
state governments for
not working towards
improving the educa-
tion sector in the state,
Yogi said, “Whenever
selfish people come into
politics, they only try to
divide society on the ba-
sis of language, reli-
gion, culture and caste.
Their politics is re-
stricted to dynasties
and casteism, however,
our government worked
to provide smartphones
and tablets to under-
graduate and postgrad-
uate students to hone
their skills.”
The Chief Minister fur-
ther went on to say that
the government is pro-
viding optical fiber fa-
cility in every gram
panchayat of the state.
ENCOURAGEMENT
When selfish
people enter
poltics, they try
to divide the
society on the
basis of
religion, caste
and culture,
CM Yogi said
ON ABHYUDAYA
Fark Saaf
Hai: CM on
BJP GOVT
Continued from p1
...looting, and cap-
turing the proper-
ties of the public.”
The CM further
said that after com-
ing to power, his
government took
back about 640 hec-
tares of land in
Rampur from the
land mafia and
gave it to the poor.
Comparing his gov-
ernment with the
previous ones, Yogi
said: “Fark saaf
hai. During the Sa-
majwadi Party gov-
ernment, those ac-
cused in riots were
called and hon-
oured at the CM’s
residence. After
2017, students are
felicitated and Gur-
bani is recited at
the CM’s residence.
We are also organ-
izing ‘Bal Diwas’ in
the memory of Sa-
hibzadas.”
In a veiled attack
on Azam Khan, the
CM said: “Inki ras-
si jal gayi par ain-
than nahi gayi. We
gave the free vac-
cines to everyone
without any dis-
crimination. In
fact, those who
were in jail were
also given free
treatment, but they
did not even ac-
knowledge it.”
CM Yogi also made
an announcement
that the Bilaspur
Sugar mill will be
modernised soon.
Making reference
to the Rampur
ODOP, the CM Yogi
said.
GOVERNOR ANANDIBEN PATEL, OTHER MINISTERS ACCOMPANY CM YOGI AT THE EVENT
CM SPEARHEADS YOGA EVENTS ACROSS UP
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar
Pradesh Governor
Anandiben Patel, Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath and other minis-
ters of his cabinet per-
formed yoga at an event
here on the Internation-
al Yoga Day on Tuesday.
Since 2015, the Inter-
national Day of Yoga
has been celebrated
worldwide on June 21
every year.
The governor and
chief minister took
part in the programme
organised at the Raj
Bhawan in the morn-
ing. They were joined
by senior officials of
the state government.
In a tweet, the chief
minister said, “Today,
on the occasion of In-
ternational Yoga Day,
yoga was done at 75,000
places in Uttar Pradesh.
I am happy that more
than five crore people
of the state joined the
programmes and per-
formed yoga.”
“The aim of Interna-
tional Yoga Day is to
connect the entire hu-
manity with Yoga, the
provider of spiritual
peace and wellness.
With the same senti-
ment, today took part in
the mass yoga practice
programme organised
at the Raj Bhawan, Luc-
know with respected
Governor Anandiben
Pateji,” the CM said in
another tweet.
Adityanath also at-
tached pictures of him
performing yoga asanas
along with the tweets.
Union Minister for
Minority Affairs
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
performed yoga with a
large number of people
at the historic Panch
Mahal in Fatehpur
Sikri in the state, ac-
cording to an official
release.
Fatehpur Sikri MP
Rajkumar Chahar,
MLA Babulal Chaud-
hary, Uttar Pradesh Mi-
nority Commission
Chairman Ashfaq Saifi
and other prominent
people were also pre-
sent on the occasion,
the release said.
Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Keshav Prasad Mau-
rya participated in a
similar programme or-
ganised at the Residen-
cy in the state capital
and was accompanied
by officials and eminent
persons.
CM Yogi, Governor Anandiben Patel perform Yoga at Raj Bhavan on Tuesday.CM Yogi was resplendent with confi dence on the day. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
ACS (Home) Awanish Awasthi at the venue. ACS (MSME, Info) Navneet Sehgal performs yoga.
RSSDI ORGANISES YOGA SESSION AT KUDIA GHAT
O
n the occasion of International Yoga Day, on Tuesday, the
UP chapter of Research Society for Study of Diabetes in
India (RSSDI) organised a yoga camp at Kudia Ghat, which was
attended by more than 100 doctors and other people. Chairman-
elect Prof Anuj Maheshwari, Treasurer Prof Narsingh Verma
and secretary UP chapter RSSDI Dr Ajoy Tewari highlighted the
benefi ts of Yoga in management of diabetes. The former minister
and chairman of Haj Committee Mohsin Raza also participated in the function and boosted the morale of the
participants. Speaking on the occasion Dr Ajoy Tewari said regular yoga helps in controlling sugar among
diabetic patients and was also quite help in strengthening the respiratory system. He said “Prayam and
Dhyan” reduces the mental tension and regular Yoga also helps in increasing insulin in muscles.
NCC CADETS PERFORM ASANAS
ON THE BANKS OF RIVER GOMTI
T
he International Day of
Yoga was celebrated by
3 UP Naval Unit, NCC Group
HQ Lucknow by conducting
yoga sessions on Gomti
Riverfront, Khatu Shyam
Mandir, La Martiniere col-
lege and also on the Whaler
Boats in the River. The Yoga
sessions included a total of
600 cadets, NCC alumni,
Naval combatant sailors & civilian staff; all of whom
participated enthusiastically and encouraged everyone
to practice yoga for bolstering health and immunity.
The Chief Navy Instructor RC Yadav, a yoga teacher
himself, led the session and exhorted all cadets to
make Yoga a part of their daily lives. Simple and easy
to do asanas were demonstrated, which were practiced
by the participants in the true spirit of Yoga Day. These
included standing and sitting yoga postures, pranay-
ama breathing techniques followed by meditation.
Banners with the themes along with the International
Day of Yoga logo were displayed to raise awareness
and encourage citizens to take up Yoga.
YOGA CAMP ORGANISED BY
BJP’S LKO MAHANAGAR UNIT
Y
oga Day event
was organized by
Bharatiya Janata Party
wing of Lucknow
Mahanagar on Tues-
day. State President
Swatantra Dev Singh,
Ministers, MLAs and
senior offi cials partici-
pated in the yoga programs organized at various
places and also saw and heard PM Narendra
Modi’s address to the nation on the occasion of
Yoga Day. BJP’s State President Swatantra Dev
Singh and Metropolitan President MLC Mukesh
Sharma practiced yoga at Ram Manohar Lo-
hia Park, Gomti Nagar. Yuva Morcha National
General Secretary Vaibhav Singh, Media in-charge
Praveen Garg, City Minister Amod Kumar also
were present. MLC Mukesh Sharma also partici-
pated in the yoga program organized at Swayam-
var Marriage Hall of Cantt Vidhan Sabha Kesari
Kheda, Kanausi Shakti Kendra. Ex-Deputy Chief
Minister Dr. Dinesh Sharma took part in an event
at Lohia Park Chowk, while MLA Dr. Neeraj Bora
took part in an event in Arjun Park, Jankipuram.
CM Yogi meets meritorious students of UP board in Moradabad.
NCC cadets practice yoga on
the banks of river Gomti.
—PHOTO BY ASHOK DUTTA
Lucknow Mahanagar unit of
BJP organised an event on Int’l
Yoga Day on Tuesday.
UTTAR PRADESH
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RECIPE FOR GOOD HEALTH
People performing yoga on International Yoga Day at Gomti River Front in Lucknow on Tuesday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
CRUCIAL READ
Kanpur: A video of Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana
applying butter over bread at a street cart is viral on
social media. Mahana on Tuesday reached Company
Bagh intersection where he went to a roadside vendor.
After asking about the well being of the vendor, Mah-
ana himself took over the work and began giving out
the bread and butter to customers. Mahana had just
arrived from an International Yoga Day event at Green
Park stadium. The vendor, Suresh Matha, is a resident
of Vishnupuri who has been selling bread butter beside
the stadium for the last 30 years. Matha said that many
VIPs and public representatives come to the place ever
day but no one had stopped by his cart until today.
WOMAN SHOT
DEAD AT HER
RENTED HOUSE
Meerut: A woman was
shot dead by unknown
persons in her rented
accomodation here on
Tuesday, police said.
Saima (35), who lived
in Shyamnagar locality
in Lisadigate area, was
shot in the morning,
they said, adding that the
landlord found the body
fi rst along with the de-
ceased’s seven-year-old
daughter in the room.
ASP Vineet Bhatnagar
said that the woman was
married in 2014 and was
divorced two years ago.
He said that prima facie
it appeared that some-
one who knew the victim
was involved in the in-
cident. Police have sent
the body for a post-mor-
tem examination.
INT’L YOGA DAY
CELEBRATED AT
JAIPURIA SCHOOL
Lucknow: International
Yoga Day at Seth Anan-
dram Jaipuria School,
Kanpur was celebrated
on June 21, 2022.
Sonali Dhanwani, Yoga
specialist in Ayush,
CSJMU and Kendriya
Vidyalaya Sangathan
graced the occasion and
inspired the audience to
practise yoga and how
one can release stress
and anger through the
same. Vice Principal,
Madhushree Bhaumik
warmly welcomed the
Chief Guest and enlight-
ened the audience with
the importance of yoga
in our everyday life. The
programme ended on a
positive note and a vote
of thanks by the Princi-
pal, Shikha Banerjee.
SPEAKER MAHANA SHARES CHORES WITH
STREET VENDOR, SERVES CUSTOMERS
2 more held for mass killings in Kanpur
1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS
Kanpur (PTI): A spe-
cial investigation team
probing the anti-Sikh
riots here in 1984 arrest-
ed two more people for
mass killings and set-
ting a house ablaze, in
which three people
were charred to death,
said a senior official on
Tuesday.
The arrests were
made from Ghatampur
and the number of those
held by the SIT so far
has reached six.
The SIT was formed
by the Uttar Pradesh
government three years
to re-investigate the cas-
es related to the riots,
which had claimed 127
lives in Kanpur. The ri-
ots followed the assassi-
nation of then prime
minister Indira Gandhi
by her Sikh bodyguards.
The two arrested were
identified as Mobeen
Shah (60) and Amar
Singh, alias Bhura (61).
They were produced
before the court of the
chief metropolitan mag-
istrate, which remanded
them into 14-day judicial
custody, said Deputy In-
spector General of Po-
lice (DIG) Balendu Bhu-
shan Singh, who is head-
ing the SIT.
Amar Singh is a histo-
ry-sheeter from Ghata-
mpur and about a dozen
criminal cases are regis-
tered against him. He is
also actively associated
with the notorious
“Nanha gang” of the re-
gion, the DIG said.
They have been
booked under Indian Pe-
nal Code Sections 396
(dacoity with murder)
and 436 (Mischief by fire
or explosive substance
with intent to destroy
house), he said.
Efforts are being
made to arrest all ab-
sconding perpetrators
at the earliest, the DIG
said.
The crackdown start-
ed on June 15 after the
SIT held four prime ac-
cused from Ghatampur.
The SIT was consti-
tuted by the state gov-
ernment on May 27,
2019, on the orders of
the Supreme Court and
it has been probing the
anti-Sikh riots for the
past three years and ef-
forts are on to nab more
suspects, DIG Singh
told PTI.
First India Bureau
Kannauj: Three mem-
bers of a family died af-
ter food poisoning in
Atara village under
Jalalabad area.
Senior police and ad-
ministrative officials
rushed to the spot after
information and initiat-
ed investigations. It was
reported that family of
12 persons in Atara vil-
lage had dinner and
three members of fami-
ly fallen ill after that.
Deceased were identi-
fied as Sarvesh (52),
Shanti Devi (90) and
Shilpi (2). District ad-
ministration has provid-
ed help for cremation of
dead bodies.
Vinod Kumar, chief
medical officer said that
after information of
three deaths due to food
poisoning, the district
magistrate and the su-
perintendent of police
reached at the spot. Fam-
ily members said that all
members of the family
had eaten the same food
and only three of them
fell ill and later died.
He said that post-mor-
tem report can ascertain
cause of death as other
members of family were
not facing any health is-
sues. He said that police
was investigating the
matter and further
probe was underway.
Accused Mobeen Shah and Amar Singh ‘Bhura’
96 PPL IDENTIFIED
AS PRIME SUSPECTS
T
he SIT earlier had
identifi ed 96 people as
prime suspects, of which
22 have died. Complete
information about 11 sus-
pects was gathered and it
helped it nab six of them.
The arrested persons had
accompanied dozens of
others in a couple of bus-
es to reach Nirala Nagar
for burning the house of
Gurudyal Singh in 1984.
Three members
of family die due
to food poisoning
ALL NOT AFFECTED
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Even though
the state government
has extended the date of
wheat procurement by
UP government agen-
cies up to June 30, the
possibility of achieving
the target of 60 lakh tons
appears to be remote.
These agencies could so
far purchase 3.30 lakh
tons which is just 5.5 per
cent of the target.
According to official
information during the
last two months (pro-
curement started on
April 1) the purchase at
procurement centre was
extremely slow as the
farmers preferred to sell
the produce to traders in
free market who offered
them high prices. As
against MSP of Rs 2015
per quintal wheat in
open market was sold at
the rate of Rs 2200 to
2500 quintal leaving the
government agencies in
a piquant situation. This
is for the second time
such a situation has
arisen as in 2006-07 the
government agencies
could procure only
50,000 tons wheat, which
was lowest in procure-
ment history of UP.
There was aggressive
purchasing by the pri-
vate players directly
from the field on cash
payment creating this
piquant situation for the
central and state gov-
ernments in north In-
dia. The fall has been
noticed in all wheat pro-
ducing states like UP,
MP, Haryana, Rajasthan
and Punjab.
The government had
fixed a target of pur-
chase of 60 L MT wheat
and purchase agencies
have been asked to di-
rectly approach the
farmers to buy the com-
modity. Reports indicat-
ed that there was not
much arrival wheat at
5000 government pur-
chase centres in UP. Ac-
cording to latest infor-
mation around 87000
farmers chose to sell 3.3
lakh tons wheat worth
Rs 665 crore.
Russian-Ukraine war
has come as boon in dis-
guise for wheat produc-
ing farmers in India as
the price of commodity
has shot up drastically.
The farmers, who were
forced to sell wheat in
open market at a low
price of Rs 1400 to 1500
per quintal last year, got
high price. The sharp
increase in price of
wheat market was large-
ly because of massive
jump in international
market due to war.
UP govt unlikely to achieve wheat procurement target even by June 30
SLOW PACE
Man shot at
by neighbour
over dog poop
Muzaffarnagar
(PTI): A 48-year-old
man was shot at
after he objected to
a neighbour’s pet
defecating in the
sand he purchased
for constructing a
house here, police
said on Tuesday-
Victim Sukrampal
is being treated at
the hospital and his
condition is critical,
they said. According
to police, Sukram-
pal had piled up
the sand near his
under-construction
house in Titawi
village under Titaei
police station. How-
ever, his neighbour
Ashu’s pet dog had
been defecating in
this pile of sand and
he had raised an ob-
jection to it. This led
to a confrontation
between the two
parties and on Mon-
day evening, Ashu
allegedly pumped a
bullet into Sukram-
pal, leaving him
critically injured.
First India Bureau
Ghaziabad: A police
constable was found
dead in mysterious
condition in bushes un-
der Vijay Nagar police
station area here on
Tuesday.
Police sources here
said that police consta-
ble Sumit Singh (35), a
resident of Mavi village
in Syana area Buland-
shahr, was deployed in
Government Railway
Police (GRP). He was
missing from Monday
morning.
After information po-
lice recovered a dead
body near Pratap Vihar
colony under Vijay
Nagar police station
area.
The deceased was
identified as missing
constable Sumit. Initial
investigations revealed
that Sumit was posted
in Vijay Nagar police
station earlier and his
he was residing in near-
by area.
Nipun Agarwal, su-
perintendent of police
here said that dead
body was sent for
post-mortem to ascer-
tain cause of death. Po-
lice have interrogated
in nearby areas and fur-
ther investigations
were underway.
SPATE OF ACCIDENTS
3 DEAD, 3 INJURED AFTER GETTING
HIT BY PICKUP VEHICLE IN AZAMGARH
5 KILLED IN CAR-TRUCK COLLISION
Azamgarh(PTI):
Three people were
killed and as many in-
jured after a pickup
vehicle fitted with DJ
music system acciden-
tally ploughed into a
group of revellers in
this district, police
said on Tuesday.
The incident took
place around 11 pm on
Monday when the
people were celebrat-
ing a wedding anni-
versary function in
Ishwarpur Khas vil-
lage, they said.
The engine was on
and someone acciden-
tally shifted the gear,
following which the
pickup vehicle
rammed into the peo-
ple near it, police said,
quoting the villagers.
The driver was al-
legedly in an inebriat-
ed state, they said.
Hari Ram (45) and
his sons Angad (18)
and Ramsamujh (17)
died in the accident,
while Bandana (15),
Bhumi (8) and Arjun
(14) — who were in-
jured — are being
treated at a district
hospital, police said.
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath has ex-
pressed his condo-
lences to the bereaved
family and directed
the officials to ensure
proper treatment of
the injured, an offi-
cial spokesman in
Lucknow said.
Bareilly: In a tragic
incident fi ve persons lost
their lives in road mis-
hap when their vehicle
rammed into truck near
Alhadpur police outpost
in Izzatnagar area. Police
sources here said that 10
friends in two vehicles
were heading towards
Hardoi to offer prayers at
Bilgram Sharif Dargah, when one vehicle rammed
into truck coming from opposite direction near
Alhadpur police outpost. Five persons died on the
spot in the accident. Deceased were identifi ed as
Sageer Ahmad (37), Muzzamil (36), Mohammad
Tahir (40), Mohammad Imran (38) and Moham-
mad Fareed. It was reported that accident oc-
curred when tyre of vehicle busted and it dashed
into truck coming from opposite direction. The
collision was so intense that vehicle was damaged
badly and police had to cut the vehicle to pull out
the bodies. Meanwhile truck driver managed to
escape from the spot leaving his truck behind.
35-yr-old cop found
dead in Ghaziabad
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People performing yoga on International Yoga Day at Gomti River Front in Lucknow on Tuesday. —PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
CRUCIAL READ
Kanpur: A video of Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana
applying butter over bread at a street cart is viral on
social media. Mahana on Tuesday reached Company
Bagh intersection where he went to a roadside vendor.
After asking about the well being of the vendor, Mah-
ana himself took over the work and began giving out
the bread and butter to customers. Mahana had just
arrived from an International Yoga Day event at Green
Park stadium. The vendor, Suresh Matha, is a resident
of Vishnupuri who has been selling bread butter beside
the stadium for the last 30 years. Matha said that many
VIPs and public representatives come to the place ever
day but no one had stopped by his cart until today.
WOMAN SHOT
DEAD AT HER
RENTED HOUSE
Meerut: A woman was
shot dead by unknown
persons in her rented
accomodation here on
Tuesday, police said.
Saima (35), who lived
in Shyamnagar locality
in Lisadigate area, was
shot in the morning,
they said, adding that the
landlord found the body
fi rst along with the de-
ceased’s seven-year-old
daughter in the room.
ASP Vineet Bhatnagar
said that the woman was
married in 2014 and was
divorced two years ago.
He said that prima facie
it appeared that some-
one who knew the victim
was involved in the in-
cident. Police have sent
the body for a post-mor-
tem examination.
INT’L YOGA DAY
CELEBRATED AT
JAIPURIA SCHOOL
Lucknow: International
Yoga Day at Seth Anan-
dram Jaipuria School,
Kanpur was celebrated
on June 21, 2022.
Sonali Dhanwani, Yoga
specialist in Ayush,
CSJMU and Kendriya
Vidyalaya Sangathan
graced the occasion and
inspired the audience to
practise yoga and how
one can release stress
and anger through the
same. Vice Principal,
Madhushree Bhaumik
warmly welcomed the
Chief Guest and enlight-
ened the audience with
the importance of yoga
in our everyday life. The
programme ended on a
positive note and a vote
of thanks by the Princi-
pal, Shikha Banerjee.
SPEAKER MAHANA SHARES CHORES WITH
STREET VENDOR, SERVES CUSTOMERS
2 more held for mass killings in Kanpur
1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS
Kanpur (PTI): A spe-
cial investigation team
probing the anti-Sikh
riots here in 1984 arrest-
ed two more people for
mass killings and set-
ting a house ablaze, in
which three people
were charred to death,
said a senior official on
Tuesday.
The arrests were
made from Ghatampur
and the number of those
held by the SIT so far
has reached six.
The SIT was formed
by the Uttar Pradesh
government three years
to re-investigate the cas-
es related to the riots,
which had claimed 127
lives in Kanpur. The ri-
ots followed the assassi-
nation of then prime
minister Indira Gandhi
by her Sikh bodyguards.
The two arrested were
identified as Mobeen
Shah (60) and Amar
Singh, alias Bhura (61).
They were produced
before the court of the
chief metropolitan mag-
istrate, which remanded
them into 14-day judicial
custody, said Deputy In-
spector General of Po-
lice (DIG) Balendu Bhu-
shan Singh, who is head-
ing the SIT.
Amar Singh is a histo-
ry-sheeter from Ghata-
mpur and about a dozen
criminal cases are regis-
tered against him. He is
also actively associated
with the notorious
“Nanha gang” of the re-
gion, the DIG said.
They have been
booked under Indian Pe-
nal Code Sections 396
(dacoity with murder)
and 436 (Mischief by fire
or explosive substance
with intent to destroy
house), he said.
Efforts are being
made to arrest all ab-
sconding perpetrators
at the earliest, the DIG
said.
The crackdown start-
ed on June 15 after the
SIT held four prime ac-
cused from Ghatampur.
The SIT was consti-
tuted by the state gov-
ernment on May 27,
2019, on the orders of
the Supreme Court and
it has been probing the
anti-Sikh riots for the
past three years and ef-
forts are on to nab more
suspects, DIG Singh
told PTI.
First India Bureau
Kannauj: Three mem-
bers of a family died af-
ter food poisoning in
Atara village under
Jalalabad area.
Senior police and ad-
ministrative officials
rushed to the spot after
information and initiat-
ed investigations. It was
reported that family of
12 persons in Atara vil-
lage had dinner and
three members of fami-
ly fallen ill after that.
Deceased were identi-
fied as Sarvesh (52),
Shanti Devi (90) and
Shilpi (2). District ad-
ministration has provid-
ed help for cremation of
dead bodies.
Vinod Kumar, chief
medical officer said that
after information of
three deaths due to food
poisoning, the district
magistrate and the su-
perintendent of police
reached at the spot. Fam-
ily members said that all
members of the family
had eaten the same food
and only three of them
fell ill and later died.
He said that post-mor-
tem report can ascertain
cause of death as other
members of family were
not facing any health is-
sues. He said that police
was investigating the
matter and further
probe was underway.
Accused Mobeen Shah and Amar Singh ‘Bhura’
96 PPL IDENTIFIED
AS PRIME SUSPECTS
T
he SIT earlier had
identifi ed 96 people as
prime suspects, of which
22 have died. Complete
information about 11 sus-
pects was gathered and it
helped it nab six of them.
The arrested persons had
accompanied dozens of
others in a couple of bus-
es to reach Nirala Nagar
for burning the house of
Gurudyal Singh in 1984.
Three members
of family die due
to food poisoning
ALL NOT AFFECTED
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Even though
the state government
has extended the date of
wheat procurement by
UP government agen-
cies up to June 30, the
possibility of achieving
the target of 60 lakh tons
appears to be remote.
These agencies could so
far purchase 3.30 lakh
tons which is just 5.5 per
cent of the target.
According to official
information during the
last two months (pro-
curement started on
April 1) the purchase at
procurement centre was
extremely slow as the
farmers preferred to sell
the produce to traders in
free market who offered
them high prices. As
against MSP of Rs 2015
per quintal wheat in
open market was sold at
the rate of Rs 2200 to
2500 quintal leaving the
government agencies in
a piquant situation. This
is for the second time
such a situation has
arisen as in 2006-07 the
government agencies
could procure only
50,000 tons wheat, which
was lowest in procure-
ment history of UP.
There was aggressive
purchasing by the pri-
vate players directly
from the field on cash
payment creating this
piquant situation for the
central and state gov-
ernments in north In-
dia. The fall has been
noticed in all wheat pro-
ducing states like UP,
MP, Haryana, Rajasthan
and Punjab.
The government had
fixed a target of pur-
chase of 60 L MT wheat
and purchase agencies
have been asked to di-
rectly approach the
farmers to buy the com-
modity. Reports indicat-
ed that there was not
much arrival wheat at
5000 government pur-
chase centres in UP. Ac-
cording to latest infor-
mation around 87000
farmers chose to sell 3.3
lakh tons wheat worth
Rs 665 crore.
Russian-Ukraine war
has come as boon in dis-
guise for wheat produc-
ing farmers in India as
the price of commodity
has shot up drastically.
The farmers, who were
forced to sell wheat in
open market at a low
price of Rs 1400 to 1500
per quintal last year, got
high price. The sharp
increase in price of
wheat market was large-
ly because of massive
jump in international
market due to war.
UP govt unlikely to achieve wheat procurement target even by June 30
SLOW PACE
Man shot at
by neighbour
over dog poop
Muzaffarnagar
(PTI): A 48-year-old
man was shot at
after he objected to
a neighbour’s pet
defecating in the
sand he purchased
for constructing a
house here, police
said on Tuesday-
Victim Sukrampal
is being treated at
the hospital and his
condition is critical,
they said. According
to police, Sukram-
pal had piled up
the sand near his
under-construction
house in Titawi
village under Titaei
police station. How-
ever, his neighbour
Ashu’s pet dog had
been defecating in
this pile of sand and
he had raised an ob-
jection to it. This led
to a confrontation
between the two
parties and on Mon-
day evening, Ashu
allegedly pumped a
bullet into Sukram-
pal, leaving him
critically injured.
First India Bureau
Ghaziabad: A police
constable was found
dead in mysterious
condition in bushes un-
der Vijay Nagar police
station area here on
Tuesday.
Police sources here
said that police consta-
ble Sumit Singh (35), a
resident of Mavi village
in Syana area Buland-
shahr, was deployed in
Government Railway
Police (GRP). He was
missing from Monday
morning.
After information po-
lice recovered a dead
body near Pratap Vihar
colony under Vijay
Nagar police station
area.
The deceased was
identified as missing
constable Sumit. Initial
investigations revealed
that Sumit was posted
in Vijay Nagar police
station earlier and his
he was residing in near-
by area.
Nipun Agarwal, su-
perintendent of police
here said that dead
body was sent for
post-mortem to ascer-
tain cause of death. Po-
lice have interrogated
in nearby areas and fur-
ther investigations
were underway.
SPATE OF ACCIDENTS
3 DEAD, 3 INJURED AFTER GETTING
HIT BY PICKUP VEHICLE IN AZAMGARH
5 KILLED IN CAR-TRUCK COLLISION
Azamgarh(PTI):
Three people were
killed and as many in-
jured after a pickup
vehicle fitted with DJ
music system acciden-
tally ploughed into a
group of revellers in
this district, police
said on Tuesday.
The incident took
place around 11 pm on
Monday when the
people were celebrat-
ing a wedding anni-
versary function in
Ishwarpur Khas vil-
lage, they said.
The engine was on
and someone acciden-
tally shifted the gear,
following which the
pickup vehicle
rammed into the peo-
ple near it, police said,
quoting the villagers.
The driver was al-
legedly in an inebriat-
ed state, they said.
Hari Ram (45) and
his sons Angad (18)
and Ramsamujh (17)
died in the accident,
while Bandana (15),
Bhumi (8) and Arjun
(14) — who were in-
jured — are being
treated at a district
hospital, police said.
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath has ex-
pressed his condo-
lences to the bereaved
family and directed
the officials to ensure
proper treatment of
the injured, an offi-
cial spokesman in
Lucknow said.
Bareilly: In a tragic
incident fi ve persons lost
their lives in road mis-
hap when their vehicle
rammed into truck near
Alhadpur police outpost
in Izzatnagar area. Police
sources here said that 10
friends in two vehicles
were heading towards
Hardoi to offer prayers at
Bilgram Sharif Dargah, when one vehicle rammed
into truck coming from opposite direction near
Alhadpur police outpost. Five persons died on the
spot in the accident. Deceased were identifi ed as
Sageer Ahmad (37), Muzzamil (36), Mohammad
Tahir (40), Mohammad Imran (38) and Moham-
mad Fareed. It was reported that accident oc-
curred when tyre of vehicle busted and it dashed
into truck coming from opposite direction. The
collision was so intense that vehicle was damaged
badly and police had to cut the vehicle to pull out
the bodies. Meanwhile truck driver managed to
escape from the spot leaving his truck behind.
35-yr-old cop found
dead in Ghaziabad
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Industrial Area Kanpur Road Luc-
know. Published at 98, Friend’’s
Colony, Raheem Nagar, Dudouli
Road, Madiyaon, Lucknow (UP).
Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra
Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan
responsible for selection of news
under the PRB Act
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Endurance is one of the most
difficult disciplines, but it is
to the one who endures that
the final victory comes.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
I believe in the importance of yoga
and making time for it, as it offers
numerous health benefits. I always
strive towards practicing yoga. On
this #InternationalYogaDay, let us all
be a part of Hon. PM @narendramodi
Ji’s initiative towards a healthy & fit
India.#YogaForHumanity
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
India Navy is on the path to become
gender-neutral. As a result of the
#AgnipathRecruitmentScheme, @
indiannavy for the first-time will
recruit women as sailors. #Agnipath
is yet another opportunity for
women to break the glass ceiling.
#IndiaWithAgniveer
TOP TWEETS
JOLT TO MACRON
BUT FAR RIGHT’S
MARINE LE PEN
CAUSES TREMORS
n a setback to Emma-
nuel Macron his En-
semble alliance failed
to win a majority in
the parliamentary
elections. Mr Macron now finds
himself sandwiched between
Marine Le Pen’s far right Nation-
al Rally and Jean-Luc Melenchon
of the left coalition NUPES jeop-
ardising implementation of his
political agenda. Will Macron
make compromises or will the
Fifth Republic see a government
in deadlock with the French Pres-
ident’s reform plans in limbo?
The biggest surprise thrown up
by the French electorate is their
support for Marine Le Pen’s party
which jumped from previously
held eight seats to 89 in the
577-member hung parliament. It
was described as a “seismic
event” in French politics. The Left
parties also won 131 seats to be the
principal opposition. The Ensem-
ble alliance won 245 seats but was
well short of majority, leaving the
parliament fragmented.
The result showed that the
voter did not buy Macron’s sof-
tening stand on pension reforms
and raising of retirement age
which came just before parlia-
mentary elections.
I
entre has cau-
tioned Indian
states which are
equal to the size
of Pakistan and
Sri Lanka to cut down on
their debts to avoid an eco-
nomic crisis being faced by
the two neighbouring coun-
tries. The Union finance min-
istry officials recently ad-
dressed a meeting of state
chief secretaries to flag the
issue of burgeoning fiscal
problems in some of the
states which, if not controlled
now, may go out of hand. Un-
controlled debt and capital
expenditure of some of the
states could adversely impact
the performance of the econ-
omy at the national level.
An article by a team of
economists under the super-
vision of Reserve Bank of
India stated that Punjab, Ra-
jasthan, Bihar, West Bengal
and Kerala, the five most in-
debted states, need to cut
down on expenditure as their
debt has become unsustain-
able. Although the RBI arti-
cle does not mention Uttar
Pradesh, the state which is
almost the size of Pakistan
and like Pakistan has a popu-
lation of 200 million, also has
a huge debt burden. As per
2021-22 budget estimates the
state’s liabilities were around
Rs 6.5 lakh crore.
The five debt-ridden states
have questioned the hypoth-
esis of their being in a debt
trap. Kerala has said no to cut-
ting down expenditure. Only
a marginal cut in the revenue
expenditure is possible, said
former finance minister TM
Thomas Isaac. Rajasthan has
blamed “wrong” decisions of
the Centre like demonetiza-
tion and GST for its debt bur-
den and has asked for a stimu-
lus package. In Bengal, wel-
fare schemes were held re-
sponsible for increase in its
borrowings. These counter
arguments, however, do not
address the problem.
DEBT BURDEN OF
STATES A CONCERN
An article by a team of
economists under supervision
of RBI stated that Punjab,
Rajasthan, Bihar, WB and
Kerala, 5 most indebted
states, need to cut down on
expenditure as their debt has
become unsustainable
C
FINALLY, AFTER MUCH ANXIETY…
OPPN GETS ITS CANDIDATE
ver since Mamata Banerjee
registered that historic vic-
tory in the state Assembly
elections in 2021, her efforts
to unite the Opposition on at
least three occasions have
not turned out to be an easy
task. In March 2021, Mamata
had written to Opposition
honchos, urging them to
unite against the BJP’s al-
leged ‘assaults’ on democra-
cy and the Constitution.
Again in July 2021, Mama-
ta’s visit to Delhi stoked spec-
ulations over the fact if she
was actually pitching herself
as the PM candidate for the
2024 Lok Sabha polls. She
was, however, extremely cau-
tious and categorically ruled
out her (prime ministerial)
ambitions. When asked, she
reiterated that she was only
a “simple worker”.
She, however, was keen to
drive home the message that
her efforts were to unite Oppo-
sition forces at least for talks so
that there could be a consensus
among parties to chalk out a
concrete plan to defeat the Nar-
endra Modi-led BJP. However,
all that is past now. Her recent
bid to bring the Opposition
camp into a huddle over the
crucial presidential polls is
also facing rough weather.
After NCP chief Sharad
Pawar and former Jammu
and Kashmir chief minister
Farooq Abdullah declined
the offer to be the joint Op-
position candidate, the third
jolt came in the form of Go-
palkrishna Gandhi, former
Governor of West Bengal,
who also refused the offer.
The process to elect a presi-
dential candidate began on
June 15 with the last date for
filing of nominations being
June 29. The polls are sched-
uled to be held on July 18.
The NCP veteran’s reluc-
tance pulled the plug on the
Opposition camp’s zeal and
NCP insiders said that Pawar
being a “people’s man” won’t
“restrict himself to Rashtra-
pati Bhavan”. “…don’t think
he is keen on it (contesting
the election). Saheb (Pawar)
is a people’s man who loves
meeting people. He will not
restrict himself to Rashtra-
pati Bhavan,” the party
sources said.
In a quick move, Farooq
Abdullah’s name was circu-
lated. However, unwilling to
contest, he said, “I believe
that J&K is passing through
a critical juncture and my ef-
forts are required to help
navigate these uncertain
times. Therefore, I would like
to respectfully withdraw my
name from consideration
and I look forward to sup-
porting the joint opposition
consensus candidate.”
Meanwhile, according to
news reports on Monday, BSP
supremo Mayawati’s name
was suggested by some Con-
gress leaders in Rajasthan
who backed their theory by
saying that Mayawati, the
face of Dalit politics in the
country, would be a better
choice as the Dalits, in the
larger context in the country,
have faith in the Congress
and in the bigger picture, this
would put the Grand Old Par-
ty in a better frame of things.
However, there was more
bad news for the Opposition
camp on Monday when Go -
palkrishna Gandhi too de-
clined the offer. The former
civil servant said the Opposi-
tion needs a candidate who
will generate a national con-
sensus and ensure unity. “I
am most grateful to them (the
Opposition),” Gandhi said.
The Opposition’s fight
looks stunted before it even
could begin and with the date
for filing the nomination
hardly a week away, it is time
they zero in on a candidate at
least to reach a stage where
an election for the top post
takes place… or else with the
kind of bonhomie the Opposi-
tion parties are showing in
terms of uniting, with the
Lok Sabha elections just two
years away, one wonders
whether they would be able to
put up a unified fight at all...!
It may be noted that while
Leaders of Congress, Sama-
jwadi Party, NCP, DMK, RJD
and the Left parties attended
the meeting called by Mamata,
AAP, TRS and BJD skipped it!
Tuesday was, however, agog
with breaking news coming in
that Yashwant Sinha is being
considered as the Opposi-
tion’s joint candidate. On
Tuesday, he announced that
he would be stepping aside
from party work for the larger
national cause of Opposition
unity. The development comes
a day after the TMC chief pro-
posed his name. “I am grateful
to Mamataji for the honour
and prestige she bestowed on
me in the TMC. Now, time has
come when for a larger na-
tional cause I must step aside
from the party to work for
greater opposition unity. I am
sure she approves of the step,”
Sinha tweeted.
Meanwhile, after much de-
liberation and anxiety sev-
eral major Opposition par-
ties, including the Congress,
the NCP and the TMC, on
Tuesday picked former Un-
ion minister Yashwant Sinha
as their candidate for the
July 18 presidential polls.
Opposition leaders, who
gathered at the Parliament an-
nexe for the meeting convened
by NCP chief Sharad Pawar to
decide on a common candi-
date for the much-discussed
presidential election, unani-
mously agreed on Sinha’s
name. This, thus… brings to
rest the long-drawn heart-
burn reflux over the Opposi-
tion unity factor as the parties
have finally shown some “con-
nect” or else it would have
been a cakewalk for the NDA.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
E
Opposition leaders, who
gathered at the Parliament
annexe for the meeting
convened by NCP chief
Sharad Pawar to decide on a
common candidate for the
much-discussed presidential
election, unanimously agreed
on Sinha’s name. This,
thus… brings to rest the long-
drawn heartburn reflux over
the Opposition unity factor
as the parties have finally
shown some “connect” or else
it would have been a
cakewalk for the NDA
On Tuesday, Yashwant
Sinha announced that he
would be stepping aside
from party work for the
larger national cause of
Opposition unity. The
development comes a day
after TMC chief proposed
his name. “I am grateful
to Mamataji for the
honour and prestige
she bestowed on me in
the TMC. Now, time has
come when for a larger
national cause I must
step aside from the
party to work for
greater opposition
unity. I am sure she
approves of the step,”
Sinha tweeted
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Associate Editor,
Free Press Journal, Mumbai and former
Managing Editor, First India
Yashwant Sinha
Farooq Abdullah
Sharad Pawar
Gopalkrishna Gandhi
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Printed and published by
Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of
First Express Publishers. Printed
at Amar Ujala Ltd. B-5 Amausi
Industrial Area Kanpur Road Luc-
know. Published at 98, Friend’’s
Colony, Raheem Nagar, Dudouli
Road, Madiyaon, Lucknow (UP).
Editor-In-Chief: Dr Jagdeesh Chandra
Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan
responsible for selection of news
under the PRB Act
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Endurance is one of the most
difficult disciplines, but it is
to the one who endures that
the final victory comes.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
I believe in the importance of yoga
and making time for it, as it offers
numerous health benefits. I always
strive towards practicing yoga. On
this #InternationalYogaDay, let us all
be a part of Hon. PM @narendramodi
Ji’s initiative towards a healthy & fit
India.#YogaForHumanity
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
India Navy is on the path to become
gender-neutral. As a result of the
#AgnipathRecruitmentScheme, @
indiannavy for the first-time will
recruit women as sailors. #Agnipath
is yet another opportunity for
women to break the glass ceiling.
#IndiaWithAgniveer
TOP TWEETS
JOLT TO MACRON
BUT FAR RIGHT’S
MARINE LE PEN
CAUSES TREMORS
n a setback to Emma-
nuel Macron his En-
semble alliance failed
to win a majority in
the parliamentary
elections. Mr Macron now finds
himself sandwiched between
Marine Le Pen’s far right Nation-
al Rally and Jean-Luc Melenchon
of the left coalition NUPES jeop-
ardising implementation of his
political agenda. Will Macron
make compromises or will the
Fifth Republic see a government
in deadlock with the French Pres-
ident’s reform plans in limbo?
The biggest surprise thrown up
by the French electorate is their
support for Marine Le Pen’s party
which jumped from previously
held eight seats to 89 in the
577-member hung parliament. It
was described as a “seismic
event” in French politics. The Left
parties also won 131 seats to be the
principal opposition. The Ensem-
ble alliance won 245 seats but was
well short of majority, leaving the
parliament fragmented.
The result showed that the
voter did not buy Macron’s sof-
tening stand on pension reforms
and raising of retirement age
which came just before parlia-
mentary elections.
I
entre has cau-
tioned Indian
states which are
equal to the size
of Pakistan and
Sri Lanka to cut down on
their debts to avoid an eco-
nomic crisis being faced by
the two neighbouring coun-
tries. The Union finance min-
istry officials recently ad-
dressed a meeting of state
chief secretaries to flag the
issue of burgeoning fiscal
problems in some of the
states which, if not controlled
now, may go out of hand. Un-
controlled debt and capital
expenditure of some of the
states could adversely impact
the performance of the econ-
omy at the national level.
An article by a team of
economists under the super-
vision of Reserve Bank of
India stated that Punjab, Ra-
jasthan, Bihar, West Bengal
and Kerala, the five most in-
debted states, need to cut
down on expenditure as their
debt has become unsustain-
able. Although the RBI arti-
cle does not mention Uttar
Pradesh, the state which is
almost the size of Pakistan
and like Pakistan has a popu-
lation of 200 million, also has
a huge debt burden. As per
2021-22 budget estimates the
state’s liabilities were around
Rs 6.5 lakh crore.
The five debt-ridden states
have questioned the hypoth-
esis of their being in a debt
trap. Kerala has said no to cut-
ting down expenditure. Only
a marginal cut in the revenue
expenditure is possible, said
former finance minister TM
Thomas Isaac. Rajasthan has
blamed “wrong” decisions of
the Centre like demonetiza-
tion and GST for its debt bur-
den and has asked for a stimu-
lus package. In Bengal, wel-
fare schemes were held re-
sponsible for increase in its
borrowings. These counter
arguments, however, do not
address the problem.
DEBT BURDEN OF
STATES A CONCERN
An article by a team of
economists under supervision
of RBI stated that Punjab,
Rajasthan, Bihar, WB and
Kerala, 5 most indebted
states, need to cut down on
expenditure as their debt has
become unsustainable
C
FINALLY, AFTER MUCH ANXIETY…
OPPN GETS ITS CANDIDATE
ver since Mamata Banerjee
registered that historic vic-
tory in the state Assembly
elections in 2021, her efforts
to unite the Opposition on at
least three occasions have
not turned out to be an easy
task. In March 2021, Mamata
had written to Opposition
honchos, urging them to
unite against the BJP’s al-
leged ‘assaults’ on democra-
cy and the Constitution.
Again in July 2021, Mama-
ta’s visit to Delhi stoked spec-
ulations over the fact if she
was actually pitching herself
as the PM candidate for the
2024 Lok Sabha polls. She
was, however, extremely cau-
tious and categorically ruled
out her (prime ministerial)
ambitions. When asked, she
reiterated that she was only
a “simple worker”.
She, however, was keen to
drive home the message that
her efforts were to unite Oppo-
sition forces at least for talks so
that there could be a consensus
among parties to chalk out a
concrete plan to defeat the Nar-
endra Modi-led BJP. However,
all that is past now. Her recent
bid to bring the Opposition
camp into a huddle over the
crucial presidential polls is
also facing rough weather.
After NCP chief Sharad
Pawar and former Jammu
and Kashmir chief minister
Farooq Abdullah declined
the offer to be the joint Op-
position candidate, the third
jolt came in the form of Go-
palkrishna Gandhi, former
Governor of West Bengal,
who also refused the offer.
The process to elect a presi-
dential candidate began on
June 15 with the last date for
filing of nominations being
June 29. The polls are sched-
uled to be held on July 18.
The NCP veteran’s reluc-
tance pulled the plug on the
Opposition camp’s zeal and
NCP insiders said that Pawar
being a “people’s man” won’t
“restrict himself to Rashtra-
pati Bhavan”. “…don’t think
he is keen on it (contesting
the election). Saheb (Pawar)
is a people’s man who loves
meeting people. He will not
restrict himself to Rashtra-
pati Bhavan,” the party
sources said.
In a quick move, Farooq
Abdullah’s name was circu-
lated. However, unwilling to
contest, he said, “I believe
that J&K is passing through
a critical juncture and my ef-
forts are required to help
navigate these uncertain
times. Therefore, I would like
to respectfully withdraw my
name from consideration
and I look forward to sup-
porting the joint opposition
consensus candidate.”
Meanwhile, according to
news reports on Monday, BSP
supremo Mayawati’s name
was suggested by some Con-
gress leaders in Rajasthan
who backed their theory by
saying that Mayawati, the
face of Dalit politics in the
country, would be a better
choice as the Dalits, in the
larger context in the country,
have faith in the Congress
and in the bigger picture, this
would put the Grand Old Par-
ty in a better frame of things.
However, there was more
bad news for the Opposition
camp on Monday when Go -
palkrishna Gandhi too de-
clined the offer. The former
civil servant said the Opposi-
tion needs a candidate who
will generate a national con-
sensus and ensure unity. “I
am most grateful to them (the
Opposition),” Gandhi said.
The Opposition’s fight
looks stunted before it even
could begin and with the date
for filing the nomination
hardly a week away, it is time
they zero in on a candidate at
least to reach a stage where
an election for the top post
takes place… or else with the
kind of bonhomie the Opposi-
tion parties are showing in
terms of uniting, with the
Lok Sabha elections just two
years away, one wonders
whether they would be able to
put up a unified fight at all...!
It may be noted that while
Leaders of Congress, Sama-
jwadi Party, NCP, DMK, RJD
and the Left parties attended
the meeting called by Mamata,
AAP, TRS and BJD skipped it!
Tuesday was, however, agog
with breaking news coming in
that Yashwant Sinha is being
considered as the Opposi-
tion’s joint candidate. On
Tuesday, he announced that
he would be stepping aside
from party work for the larger
national cause of Opposition
unity. The development comes
a day after the TMC chief pro-
posed his name. “I am grateful
to Mamataji for the honour
and prestige she bestowed on
me in the TMC. Now, time has
come when for a larger na-
tional cause I must step aside
from the party to work for
greater opposition unity. I am
sure she approves of the step,”
Sinha tweeted.
Meanwhile, after much de-
liberation and anxiety sev-
eral major Opposition par-
ties, including the Congress,
the NCP and the TMC, on
Tuesday picked former Un-
ion minister Yashwant Sinha
as their candidate for the
July 18 presidential polls.
Opposition leaders, who
gathered at the Parliament an-
nexe for the meeting convened
by NCP chief Sharad Pawar to
decide on a common candi-
date for the much-discussed
presidential election, unani-
mously agreed on Sinha’s
name. This, thus… brings to
rest the long-drawn heart-
burn reflux over the Opposi-
tion unity factor as the parties
have finally shown some “con-
nect” or else it would have
been a cakewalk for the NDA.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
E
Opposition leaders, who
gathered at the Parliament
annexe for the meeting
convened by NCP chief
Sharad Pawar to decide on a
common candidate for the
much-discussed presidential
election, unanimously agreed
on Sinha’s name. This,
thus… brings to rest the long-
drawn heartburn reflux over
the Opposition unity factor
as the parties have finally
shown some “connect” or else
it would have been a
cakewalk for the NDA
On Tuesday, Yashwant
Sinha announced that he
would be stepping aside
from party work for the
larger national cause of
Opposition unity. The
development comes a day
after TMC chief proposed
his name. “I am grateful
to Mamataji for the
honour and prestige
she bestowed on me in
the TMC. Now, time has
come when for a larger
national cause I must
step aside from the
party to work for
greater opposition
unity. I am sure she
approves of the step,”
Sinha tweeted
ROBIN ROY
The writer is Senior Associate Editor,
Free Press Journal, Mumbai and former
Managing Editor, First India
Yashwant Sinha
Farooq Abdullah
Sharad Pawar
Gopalkrishna Gandhi
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No rollback of Agnipath; good for Army, youth: NSA Doval
New Delhi (ANI): Amid
protests against the Ag-
nipath defence recruit-
ment scheme, National
Security Adviser (NSA)
Ajit Doval said on Tues-
day that “there is no
question” of a rollback.
“India has among the
youngest populations in
the world; yet it cannot
continue to have an
army with a high aver-
age age,” he told media,
arguing that the new
system will ensure a
more tech-savvy army.
NSA Doval is the lat-
est among those de-
ployed by the govern-
ment to defend the
scheme for recruiting
‘Agniveer’ soldiers on
four-year contracts
without pension. Only
up to 25 per cent of these
recruits may be given
regular commission of
15 years thereafter. This
has led to violent pro-
tests across India.
On the protests, he
said vandalism is not
justified. “Those doing
this are not the aspir-
ants; the real ones are at
home, preparing.” He
said that while some
veterans had genuine
concerns and were now
changing their minds,
there are people who
“just want conflict in
society to discredit the
government”.
Speaking about the
future of Agniveers let
go after four years, he
asserted that the age
of “settling down” is
around 25-26 now. “Peo-
ple are speaking of one
life-two careers, even
three careers now.
When recruits from
the first batch of Ag-
niveers retire, India
will be 5-trillion-dollar
economy; industry
will need people who
have age on their side.
These men and women
will still be young and
won’t have family com-
pulsions.”
CONTROVERSIAL MILITARY RECRUITMENT SCHEME
READ
CrucialCrucial
PM TO VIRTUALLY
ATTEND BRICS
SUMMIT ON JUNE 23
New Delhi: On the the
invitation of Chinese
President Xi Jinping,
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi will attend the 14th
BRICS Summit hosted
by China in virtual
format on June 23-24.
This includes a high-
level dialogue on global
development between
the guest countries on
June 24. The Ministry
of External Affairs said
that BRICS has become
a platform for discuss-
ing and deliberating
on issues of common
concern for all the devel-
oping countries.
CONG’S GHULAM
NABI AZAD TESTS
COVID POSITIVE
Srinagar: Former Chief
Minister of Jammu &
Kashmir and senior
Congress leader, Ghu-
lam Nabi Azad tested
positive for Covid-19
on Tuesday. In a tweet,
Azad said, “I have tested
Covid positive today and
am under home quaran-
tine.” Of late there has
been an upward trend
in the number of Covid
cases being reported
daily in the country.
There are, however, no
reports of any fatalities
during the recent surge.
EC DELETES 111
‘NON-EXISTENT’
PARTIES FROM LIST
New Delhi: The Election
Commission of India
has ordered the dele-
tion of 111 registered
unrecognised political
parties that it found to
be “non-existent” and
referred three of the par-
ties to the Department of
Revenue for legal action
for “serious fi nancial
impropriety”, an EC
statement said. This was
the second such action
in the recent past against
registered parties that
have been found violat-
ing the Representation
of the People Act, 1951.
GOLD SMUGGLING
ACCUSED SEEKS CBI
INVESTIGATION
Kochi: Swapna Suresh,
the prime accused in
the 2020 Kerala gold
smuggling case, on
Tuesday wrote to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
seeking a Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI)
probe into the matter
as she believes to have
been made a scapegoat
by “several infl uential
people”. In her letter,
Suresh said many other
accused, like former
principal secretary of
Kerala chief minister – M
Sivasankar, was leading
a normal life unlike her.
THANE POLICE
SUMMONS JINDAL
IN PROPHET CASE
New Delhi: Fresh trou-
ble seems to be brewing
for former BJP leader
Naveen Kumar Jindal
as the Thane police on
Tuesday served a notice
to him in connection
with a new case over
the controversial re-
marks he made against
Prophet Muhammad.
Jindal has been asked to
join the probe on June
25. The case has been
lodged against him by
Mumbra Police Station
on the complaint of
one Mohammed Gufran
Akmal Khan.
OVER 50,000 ITBP PERSONNEL
PERFORM YOGA AT 19,000 FEET IN
SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURE LOCATIONS
ITBP ‘Himveers’ participate in a yoga
sessions at an altitude of 19,000 feet in
Uttarakhand to celebrate the 8th International
Day of Yoga on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
HRY CM: GOVT JOBS
FOR ‘AGNIVEERS’
POST RETIREMENT
Bhiwani (ANI): Amid the
row over the Centre’s
newly launched Agnipath
scheme for recruitment
to Armed Forces, Haryana
CM on Tuesday said the
‘Agniveers’ after their four
years of service will be
provided guaranteed jobs
in the state government.
CM Khattar participated in
the Yoga Day celebrations
here on Tuesday. Khattar
said, “Those (75 per cent
of Agniveers who would
return after four years)
who want to get Haryana
government jobs will be
given guaranteed jobs.”
SC: APPROACH
REGISTRAR FOR
PLEA’S LISTING
New Delhi (ANI): The Su-
preme Court on Tuesday
asked the petitioner to
mention his plea seeking
an urgent hearing on a
petition seeking directions
to set up a Special Inves-
tigation Team to enquire
about the violent protest
that erupted against the
“Agnipath” scheme. A
vacation bench of Jus-
tices CT Ravikumar and
Sudhanshu Dhulia asked
petitioner-in-person and
advocate Vishal Tiwari, to
mention before the regis-
trar plea seeking an urgent
hearing on his petition.
Mysuru (PTI): Yoga no
longer a part of life, but
is becoming a way of life,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi said while lead-
ing the country's Yoga
Day celebrations from
Karnataka's Mysuru.
Addressing the event
at the Mysore Palace
grounds, the Prime
Minister said Yoga is a
problem-solver and
brings inner peace.
"The peace from yoga is
not merely for individu-
als. Yoga brings peace to
our society. Yoga brings
peace to our nations and
the world. And, Yoga
brings peace to our uni-
verse," he said.
The Prime Minister
was accompanied at the
event by Union Minis-
ter for AYUSH, Sarba-
nanda Sonowal, Karna-
taka Governor Gover-
nor Thaawarchand Ge-
hlot and Chief Minister
Basavaraj S Bommai.
"No matter how
stressful an atmosphere
we are in, meditation
for a few minutes relax-
es us and boosts our
productivity. So we
should not consider
yoga an additional
work. We have to know
yoga and live yoga and
make it our own," the
Prime Minister said.
"Yoga is no longer a
part of life, but is be-
coming a way of life,"
he added.
"This whole universe
starts from our own
body and soul. The uni-
verse starts from us.
And, Yoga makes us con-
scious of everything
within us and builds a
sense of awareness," the
Prime Minister said.
Since 2015, the Inter-
national Day of Yoga is
celebrated worldwide
on June 21 every year.
The theme for this
year's Yoga day is "Yoga
for Humanity".
Yoga no longer just a part of life,
it’s becoming a way of life: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses yoga enthusiasts during celebration of the 8th
International Day of Yoga at Mysuru Palace in Mysuru on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Billionaire Gautam Adani performs Yoga to celebrate the 8th
International Yoga Day in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
PM LEADS YOGA DAY CELEBRATIONS FROM MYSURU
PROTESTERS
ATTACK INDIA
EMBASSY EVENT
IN MALDIVES
Male (Agencies): Police
in the Maldives used tear
gas and pepper spray to
control a crowd of people
who disrupted a yoga
event organised by the
Indian High Commission,
or embassy, in the capital
Male on Tuesday morn-
ing, an organiser said.
The crowd stormed a
stadium where more than
150 people, including
diplomats and govern-
ment offi cers, were
taking part in an event
celebrating International
Day of Yoga, attacking
participants and vandalis-
ing the property, one of
the organisers, who did
not want to be named
because he was not au-
thorised to speak with the
media, told media. Earlier,
the protesters brandished
placards proclaiming
that yoga was against
the tenets of Islam. Islam
is the state religion in
the Maldives, a group
of islands in the Indian
Ocean with a population
of about half a million.
Police responded with
anti-riot measures and
later used pepper spray
and tear gas to control
the crowd and secure the
area, Superintendent of
Police Fathmath Nashwa
told media.
Agniveers have secure future, defence
training will ensure high stature in society
Regimental system to continue
under Agnipath Scheme
Raising voice is democracy
but vandalism is not
'Confl ict entrepreneurs' with vested
interest behind Agnipath protest, arson
Battle of future will be fought with tech,
need young, well-trained armed forces
fiINDIA’S 153RD SEISMIC STATION
Seismological
observatory in
J&K’s Udhampur
First India Bureau
Jammu: Union Minis-
ter, Dr. Jitendra Singh,
inaugurated a Seismol-
ogy Observatory at Ud-
hampur in the Jammu
division on Tuesday.
Speaking on the occa-
sion, he said Udhampur
has now emerged on the
world seismological
map with the installa-
tion of the latest up-
graded Seismological
Observatory by the Min-
istry of Earth Sciences.
Secretary DST, Dr. M
Ravichandran was also
present during the in-
auguration.
Dr. Singh said that
during the last eight
years under Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi’s
leadership, India has
installed more than 70
such observatories
across the country, com-
pared to just 80 installed
in over six decades.
While dedicating the
observatory to the peo-
ple, the minister said
that PM Narendra Modi
has laid renewed em-
phasis on the scientific
programmes by prior-
itising science and tech-
nology-based develop-
ments and allocating
sufficient budget to the
science departments.
He also said that in the
last 7-8 years, the depart-
ments that previously
did not get due impor-
tance are prioritised.
One such department
brought into the fore-
front is the Department
of Earth Sciences which
used to work in anonym-
ity earlier, he added.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates Seismological
Observatory in Udhampur on Tuesday.
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No rollback of Agnipath; good for Army, youth: NSA Doval
New Delhi (ANI): Amid
protests against the Ag-
nipath defence recruit-
ment scheme, National
Security Adviser (NSA)
Ajit Doval said on Tues-
day that “there is no
question” of a rollback.
“India has among the
youngest populations in
the world; yet it cannot
continue to have an
army with a high aver-
age age,” he told media,
arguing that the new
system will ensure a
more tech-savvy army.
NSA Doval is the lat-
est among those de-
ployed by the govern-
ment to defend the
scheme for recruiting
‘Agniveer’ soldiers on
four-year contracts
without pension. Only
up to 25 per cent of these
recruits may be given
regular commission of
15 years thereafter. This
has led to violent pro-
tests across India.
On the protests, he
said vandalism is not
justified. “Those doing
this are not the aspir-
ants; the real ones are at
home, preparing.” He
said that while some
veterans had genuine
concerns and were now
changing their minds,
there are people who
“just want conflict in
society to discredit the
government”.
Speaking about the
future of Agniveers let
go after four years, he
asserted that the age
of “settling down” is
around 25-26 now. “Peo-
ple are speaking of one
life-two careers, even
three careers now.
When recruits from
the first batch of Ag-
niveers retire, India
will be 5-trillion-dollar
economy; industry
will need people who
have age on their side.
These men and women
will still be young and
won’t have family com-
pulsions.”
CONTROVERSIAL MILITARY RECRUITMENT SCHEME
READ
CrucialCrucial
PM TO VIRTUALLY
ATTEND BRICS
SUMMIT ON JUNE 23
New Delhi: On the the
invitation of Chinese
President Xi Jinping,
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi will attend the 14th
BRICS Summit hosted
by China in virtual
format on June 23-24.
This includes a high-
level dialogue on global
development between
the guest countries on
June 24. The Ministry
of External Affairs said
that BRICS has become
a platform for discuss-
ing and deliberating
on issues of common
concern for all the devel-
oping countries.
CONG’S GHULAM
NABI AZAD TESTS
COVID POSITIVE
Srinagar: Former Chief
Minister of Jammu &
Kashmir and senior
Congress leader, Ghu-
lam Nabi Azad tested
positive for Covid-19
on Tuesday. In a tweet,
Azad said, “I have tested
Covid positive today and
am under home quaran-
tine.” Of late there has
been an upward trend
in the number of Covid
cases being reported
daily in the country.
There are, however, no
reports of any fatalities
during the recent surge.
EC DELETES 111
‘NON-EXISTENT’
PARTIES FROM LIST
New Delhi: The Election
Commission of India
has ordered the dele-
tion of 111 registered
unrecognised political
parties that it found to
be “non-existent” and
referred three of the par-
ties to the Department of
Revenue for legal action
for “serious fi nancial
impropriety”, an EC
statement said. This was
the second such action
in the recent past against
registered parties that
have been found violat-
ing the Representation
of the People Act, 1951.
GOLD SMUGGLING
ACCUSED SEEKS CBI
INVESTIGATION
Kochi: Swapna Suresh,
the prime accused in
the 2020 Kerala gold
smuggling case, on
Tuesday wrote to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
seeking a Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI)
probe into the matter
as she believes to have
been made a scapegoat
by “several infl uential
people”. In her letter,
Suresh said many other
accused, like former
principal secretary of
Kerala chief minister – M
Sivasankar, was leading
a normal life unlike her.
THANE POLICE
SUMMONS JINDAL
IN PROPHET CASE
New Delhi: Fresh trou-
ble seems to be brewing
for former BJP leader
Naveen Kumar Jindal
as the Thane police on
Tuesday served a notice
to him in connection
with a new case over
the controversial re-
marks he made against
Prophet Muhammad.
Jindal has been asked to
join the probe on June
25. The case has been
lodged against him by
Mumbra Police Station
on the complaint of
one Mohammed Gufran
Akmal Khan.
OVER 50,000 ITBP PERSONNEL
PERFORM YOGA AT 19,000 FEET IN
SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURE LOCATIONS
ITBP ‘Himveers’ participate in a yoga
sessions at an altitude of 19,000 feet in
Uttarakhand to celebrate the 8th International
Day of Yoga on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
HRY CM: GOVT JOBS
FOR ‘AGNIVEERS’
POST RETIREMENT
Bhiwani (ANI): Amid the
row over the Centre’s
newly launched Agnipath
scheme for recruitment
to Armed Forces, Haryana
CM on Tuesday said the
‘Agniveers’ after their four
years of service will be
provided guaranteed jobs
in the state government.
CM Khattar participated in
the Yoga Day celebrations
here on Tuesday. Khattar
said, “Those (75 per cent
of Agniveers who would
return after four years)
who want to get Haryana
government jobs will be
given guaranteed jobs.”
SC: APPROACH
REGISTRAR FOR
PLEA’S LISTING
New Delhi (ANI): The Su-
preme Court on Tuesday
asked the petitioner to
mention his plea seeking
an urgent hearing on a
petition seeking directions
to set up a Special Inves-
tigation Team to enquire
about the violent protest
that erupted against the
“Agnipath” scheme. A
vacation bench of Jus-
tices CT Ravikumar and
Sudhanshu Dhulia asked
petitioner-in-person and
advocate Vishal Tiwari, to
mention before the regis-
trar plea seeking an urgent
hearing on his petition.
Mysuru (PTI): Yoga no
longer a part of life, but
is becoming a way of life,
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi said while lead-
ing the country's Yoga
Day celebrations from
Karnataka's Mysuru.
Addressing the event
at the Mysore Palace
grounds, the Prime
Minister said Yoga is a
problem-solver and
brings inner peace.
"The peace from yoga is
not merely for individu-
als. Yoga brings peace to
our society. Yoga brings
peace to our nations and
the world. And, Yoga
brings peace to our uni-
verse," he said.
The Prime Minister
was accompanied at the
event by Union Minis-
ter for AYUSH, Sarba-
nanda Sonowal, Karna-
taka Governor Gover-
nor Thaawarchand Ge-
hlot and Chief Minister
Basavaraj S Bommai.
"No matter how
stressful an atmosphere
we are in, meditation
for a few minutes relax-
es us and boosts our
productivity. So we
should not consider
yoga an additional
work. We have to know
yoga and live yoga and
make it our own," the
Prime Minister said.
"Yoga is no longer a
part of life, but is be-
coming a way of life,"
he added.
"This whole universe
starts from our own
body and soul. The uni-
verse starts from us.
And, Yoga makes us con-
scious of everything
within us and builds a
sense of awareness," the
Prime Minister said.
Since 2015, the Inter-
national Day of Yoga is
celebrated worldwide
on June 21 every year.
The theme for this
year's Yoga day is "Yoga
for Humanity".
Yoga no longer just a part of life,
it’s becoming a way of life: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses yoga enthusiasts during celebration of the 8th
International Day of Yoga at Mysuru Palace in Mysuru on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Billionaire Gautam Adani performs Yoga to celebrate the 8th
International Yoga Day in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
PM LEADS YOGA DAY CELEBRATIONS FROM MYSURU
PROTESTERS
ATTACK INDIA
EMBASSY EVENT
IN MALDIVES
Male (Agencies): Police
in the Maldives used tear
gas and pepper spray to
control a crowd of people
who disrupted a yoga
event organised by the
Indian High Commission,
or embassy, in the capital
Male on Tuesday morn-
ing, an organiser said.
The crowd stormed a
stadium where more than
150 people, including
diplomats and govern-
ment offi cers, were
taking part in an event
celebrating International
Day of Yoga, attacking
participants and vandalis-
ing the property, one of
the organisers, who did
not want to be named
because he was not au-
thorised to speak with the
media, told media. Earlier,
the protesters brandished
placards proclaiming
that yoga was against
the tenets of Islam. Islam
is the state religion in
the Maldives, a group
of islands in the Indian
Ocean with a population
of about half a million.
Police responded with
anti-riot measures and
later used pepper spray
and tear gas to control
the crowd and secure the
area, Superintendent of
Police Fathmath Nashwa
told media.
Agniveers have secure future, defence
training will ensure high stature in society
Regimental system to continue
under Agnipath Scheme
Raising voice is democracy
but vandalism is not
'Confl ict entrepreneurs' with vested
interest behind Agnipath protest, arson
Battle of future will be fought with tech,
need young, well-trained armed forces
fiINDIA’S 153RD SEISMIC STATION
Seismological
observatory in
J&K’s Udhampur
First India Bureau
Jammu: Union Minis-
ter, Dr. Jitendra Singh,
inaugurated a Seismol-
ogy Observatory at Ud-
hampur in the Jammu
division on Tuesday.
Speaking on the occa-
sion, he said Udhampur
has now emerged on the
world seismological
map with the installa-
tion of the latest up-
graded Seismological
Observatory by the Min-
istry of Earth Sciences.
Secretary DST, Dr. M
Ravichandran was also
present during the in-
auguration.
Dr. Singh said that
during the last eight
years under Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi’s
leadership, India has
installed more than 70
such observatories
across the country, com-
pared to just 80 installed
in over six decades.
While dedicating the
observatory to the peo-
ple, the minister said
that PM Narendra Modi
has laid renewed em-
phasis on the scientific
programmes by prior-
itising science and tech-
nology-based develop-
ments and allocating
sufficient budget to the
science departments.
He also said that in the
last 7-8 years, the depart-
ments that previously
did not get due impor-
tance are prioritised.
One such department
brought into the fore-
front is the Department
of Earth Sciences which
used to work in anonym-
ity earlier, he added.
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates Seismological
Observatory in Udhampur on Tuesday.
INDIA
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Mahesh Sharma
Ahmedabad: The Patel
chapter of the Congress
party was closed before
the assembly elections
in Gujarat. Congress’s
Decorated Patel leader
Hardik Patel has left the
party and is now root-
ing for Bharatiya Jana-
ta Party and Narendra
Modi. On the other
hand, Naresh Patel has
declared that he will not
enter active politics yet.
Remember, Naresh Pa-
tel is a leader of the in-
fluential Leuva Patel
community and is the
chairman of the Shrik-
hodladham Trust. He
said that senior people
associated with the so-
ciety do not want him to
enter politics. Anyway,
after the failure of the
Congress deal with
Prashant Kishor, it
seemed that Naresh Pa-
tel would stay away
from the Congress.
Keep in mind that
Naresh Patel’s joining
the Congress was dis-
cussed only at the time
of Prashant Kishor
joining the Congress. It
was Prashant Kishor
who had made him meet
the top Congress lead-
ers. Patel also had a con-
dition that if Prashant
Kishor contests the
Congress elections,
then he would join the
Congress. Now since he
has refused to enter ac-
tive politics, there is no
question of joining Con-
gress. In this way the
Congress once again
has kept itself away
from ‘Patel politics’.
Anyway, Congress nev-
er used to do Patel poli-
tics in Gujarat. Patels
have been voting for the
BJP for more than 30
years. Unlike the Patels,
the focus of the Con-
gress is on the weak
equations i.e. Kshatri-
yas, Harijans, Adivasis
and Muslims. This time
also the Congress will
fight the elections on
the same formula.
Turned down by Patels, Cong to focus on
traditional vote bank in poll-bound Guj
Guwahati (Agencies):
A total of 51 persons
have been killed and 139
injured by the Assam po-
lice in a number of cir-
cumstances since May
2021, the state govern-
ment has told the Gauha-
ti High Court in response
to a plea that demands a
probe and compensation
for such "encounters"
that may be fake.
The Home Depart-
ment's affidavit was
filed on Tuesday follow-
ing the court's direc-
tions on a PIL by Delhi-
based lawyer-activist
Arif Jwadder.
Some of these people
were killed in custody,
such as those "trying to
escape after snatching a
policeman's firearm",
while several others
were shot in the leg, as
per the affidavit. The
numbers also include ac-
cused in some cases dy-
ing "after being hit by
police vehicles" when
going to verify their
statement at the crime
spot. Advocate General
Devajit Saikia appeared
for the government.
Jwadder has sought
the court's intervention
to register a case for
"fake encounters" and
an inquiry by the CBI,
or by a special team or
police from another
state, under the court's
supervision. He has de-
manded monetary com-
pensation for families
of victims once fake en-
counters are identified.
"Above all, he raises
the issue of violations of
the rule of law and equal-
ity... Police do not have a
licence to kill; the whole
idea of the CrPC is to ap-
prehend criminals and
bring them to justice, not
to kill them," the activist
said in his PIL, next be
heard on July 29.
PLEA SEEKS PROBE FOR ‘FAKE ENCOUNTERS’
ASSAM POLICE KILLED 51 PEOPLE
SINCE MAY 2021, GOVT TELLS HC
Kolkata (Agencies):
West Bengal Police filed
an FIR against several
Central Bureau of In-
vestigation (CBI) offic-
ers on Tuesday, includ-
ing Umesh Kumar, who
is heading the central
agency’s ongoing probe
in the coal smuggling
case in the state.
The FIR has been filed
at the Bishnupur Police
Station under Diamond
Harbour sub-division in
South 24 Parganas dis-
trict of West Bengal. A
special team of Dia-
mond Harbour district
police has started probe
in the matter.
Recently, a resident of
Diamond Harbour filed
a complaint at the local
police station alleging
that he, along with some
other people were
threatened by the CBI
officials in the name of
interrogation pertain-
ing to the coal scam in-
vestigation. The com-
plainant also alleged
that CBI investigators
had been putting pres-
sure on them to give
statements according to
their instructions and
also record those state-
ments. He named Umesh
Kumar in the complaint.
It is learnt that
Umesh Kumar was a
part of the CBI team
who went to the resi-
dence of Trinamool
Congress’ national
general secretary and
the party MP, Ab-
hishek Banerjee’s resi-
dence in South Kolkata
on June 14 this year to
interrogate his wife
Rujira Narula Baner-
jee in connection with
the coal scam.
Bengal Police book
CBI officials probing
coal smuggling case
New Delhi (Agencies):
In the latest development
in connection with the
CDSCO bribery case, the
Central Bureau of Inves-
tigation on Tuesday ar-
rested all the remaining
accused, who were alleg-
edly involved in waiving
the Phase-3 trial of "In-
sulin Aspart Injection"
of Biocon Biologics.
The CBI said that
they have arrested
Guljit Sethi, the Direc-
tor of Bioinnovat Re-
search Service Private
Limited; L. Praveen Ku-
mar, the Associate
Voice President and
Head of National Regu-
latory Affairs of Biocon
Biologics Limited; and
Animesh Kumar, the
Assistant Drug Inspec-
tor of CDSCO.
The CBI had on Mon-
day arrested E. Eswara
Reddy, the Joint Drug
Controller (JDC) of CD-
SCO and Dinesh Dua,
the Director of Delhi-
based Synergy Network
India Private Limited.
CBI arrest three
more accused in
Biocon Biologics
bribery case
Srinagar (Agen-
cies): Four militants
were killed in two sep-
arate gunfights in the
Valley on Tuesday.
While two Jaish-e-Mo-
hammad (JeM) mili-
tants were killed in
south Kashmir’s Pul-
wama, two militants
were killed in north
Kashmir’s Sopore.
In less than 48
hours, the Kashmir
Valley has witnessed
five gunfights between
militants and the
armed forces, result-
ing in the deaths of 11
militants. Officials
say that 118 militants
have been killed in the
Valley this year.
On the intervening
night of June 20 and 21,
a joint team of J-K Po-
lice, Army and para-
military forces cor-
doned off the Tulibal
neighbourhood of
Sopore in north Kash-
mir after inputs about
the presence of mili-
tants in the area.
As the joint team of
forces launched search-
es, the militants opened
fire while trying to
break the security cor-
don. The joint team re-
turned the fire, leading
to a gunfight that lasted
several hours.
Police said two mili-
tants have been killed
in the gunfight. “Sopo-
reEncounterUpdate: 01
more terrorist killed
(total 2). Search going
on. Further details
shall follow,” J&K Po-
lice tweeted.
Four ultras killed in 2 separate
ops, 11 in less than 48 hours
Guwahati (PTI): As-
sam's flood situation
which have claimed 82
lives till now, remained
critical with the River
Brahmaputra and
Barak along with its
tributaries in spate on
Tuesday, affecting some
48 lakh people.
Officials said NDRF
personnel from Bhu-
baneswar have been
rushed to two districts of
Karimganj and Cachar
in Barak Valley where
situation is grim.
''Four units of the
NDRF from Bhubane-
swar with a total of 105
personnel have been sent
to Silchar to carry out
rescue operations in
Barak Valley'', he said,
thanking Home Minister
for this “prompt help”.
As flood worsens, NDRF
rushed to Assam dists
Gauhati HC had directed Home Dept to file a response after a plea alleged fake encounters
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had announced a crackdown on alleged drug dealers,
smugglers, murderers, cattle lifters and those accused of rape. —FILE PHOTO
Is Haryana’s Lal
Parivar with BJP?
Sharat K Verma
Chandigarh: There
was a time when Hary-
ana was dominated by
the ‘Lal Parivar’ and
the entire politics of
the state used to re-
volve around them.
But if their effect is not
completely over now, it
can surely be said that
it has definitely re-
duced a lot. After this
time’s Rajya Sabha
elections, a ‘jumla’ was
heard about the family
of the three ‘Lals’ of
Haryana, that the
three families are com-
pletely in support of
BJP, although it can
not be said for certain
how true or untrue
this claim is.
Keep in mind that
the family of Chaud-
hary Devi Lal is divid-
ed but in the Rajya
Sabha elections, the
entire family voted for
the BJP. Dushyant
Chautala is already
with the BJP but his
uncle and the lone
INLD MLA Abhay
Chautala also voted for
a BJP-backed inde-
pendent candidate.
Kuldeep Bishnoi, son
of Haryana’s second
Lal - Bhajan Lal- is in
Congress but he voted
for a BJP-backed inde-
pendent on the basis of
conscience in the Rajya
Sabha elections. Now
there is speculation of
him joining the BJP. In
this way the family of
two Lals - Devi Lal and
Bhajan Lal - is directly
with the BJP. The third
i.e. Banshilal’s family is
officially with the Con-
gress, but it is being
said that in the RS
polls, Banshilal’s
daughter-in-law Kiran
Choudhary deliberate-
ly made her vote inva-
lid to ensure BJP-
backed Independent’s
victory. Although she is
denying this, the Con-
gress leaders, on the
other hand, find it hard
to digest her claim.
BRIEF
inin
Arvind Kejriwal’s
deputy faces
`100 crore
defamation case
Guwahati (Agencies):
Delhi Deputy Chief
Minister Manish Siso-
dia faces a Rs 100 crore
civil defamation case
by Assam Chief Minis-
ter Himanta Biswa Sar-
ma’s wife, Riniki Bhuy-
an Sharma. Earlier this
month, Sisodia had al-
leged that Chief Minis-
ter Himanta Biswa Sar-
ma awarded a contract
for Covid Personal Pro-
tective Equipment
(PPE) kits to a compa-
ny linked to his wife
and grossly overpaid
for the gear.
RJD MLA Anant
Singh gets 10
years RI in arms
recovery case
Patna (PTI): The RJD
MLA from Mokama,
Anant Singh, who was
found guilty in a case
where the Patna police
recovered an AK-47, gre-
nades, magazines and
other weapons from his
Ladma residence, has
been sentenced to 10
years of rigorous im-
prisonment by a special
court in Patna on Tues-
day. The MP-MLA court
pronounced the quan-
tum of punishment
against the Mokama
MLA. The court had last
Tuesday held him guilty
under the Arms Act.
Will decide on
‘Chancellor’ Bills
after studying
them: Dhankhar
Kolkata (Agencies):
West Bengal Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar on
Tuesday gave clear in-
dications that the Bills
to replace the Governor
with the Chief Minis-
ter as Chancellor of
different state universi-
ties, will not get an
easy nod from his end,
even after their passage
by the Assembly. “I will
observe the contents of
the Bills purely from
the legal and constitu-
tional angle and I will
take a decision on them
as per provisions of the
law,” he said.
ED PROTEST: MAHILA CONGRESS
PRESIDENT SPITS AT COPS
New Delhi (Agencies): Mahila Congress president Netta
D'Souza was seen spitting at police offi cers while having a
scuffl e with the cops during protest in Delhi against ques-
tioning of Rahul Gandhi by the ED.
A video has come up that shows
D'Souza spitting at the cops just
before closing the door of the vehi-
cle she was in. BJP spokesperson
Shehzad Ponnawalla shared the
video on Twitter slamming the Con-
gress leader for the act. "Shameful
& Disgusting After beating up cops in Assam, holding their
collar on Hyderabad now Mahila Congress President Netta
Dsouza spits at cops & women security personnel merely
because Rahul is being questioned by ED for corruption Will
Sonia,Priyanka & Rahul act on her? (sic)," he tweeted.
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Congress leader
Alka Lamba alleged
that while she was pro-
testing peacefully with
her hands tied, the po-
lice was trying to break
her neck. Alka Lamba
was staging a protest in
Delhi against the ED’s
questioning of Rahul
Gandhi as well as well
as the government’s
Agnipath scheme.
A video of the inci-
dent shows Alka Lam-
ba sitting on the road.
When asked to move,
the Congress leader lay
on the ground and
started chanting
“Bharat mata ki jai, Jai
Jawan, Jai Kisan.”
‘Cops tried to break my neck’, accuses Alka
Congress leader Alka Lamba during protest in Delhi.
Manohar Lal Khattar Dushyant Chautala
‘THE CHARGES’
BILATERAL MEET
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla meets Nguyen Van Nen,
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of
Vietnam & Party Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City in New
Delhi on Tuesday. They also discussed a range of issues
concerning bilateral & parliamentary cooperation.
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Mahesh Sharma
Ahmedabad: The Patel
chapter of the Congress
party was closed before
the assembly elections
in Gujarat. Congress’s
Decorated Patel leader
Hardik Patel has left the
party and is now root-
ing for Bharatiya Jana-
ta Party and Narendra
Modi. On the other
hand, Naresh Patel has
declared that he will not
enter active politics yet.
Remember, Naresh Pa-
tel is a leader of the in-
fluential Leuva Patel
community and is the
chairman of the Shrik-
hodladham Trust. He
said that senior people
associated with the so-
ciety do not want him to
enter politics. Anyway,
after the failure of the
Congress deal with
Prashant Kishor, it
seemed that Naresh Pa-
tel would stay away
from the Congress.
Keep in mind that
Naresh Patel’s joining
the Congress was dis-
cussed only at the time
of Prashant Kishor
joining the Congress. It
was Prashant Kishor
who had made him meet
the top Congress lead-
ers. Patel also had a con-
dition that if Prashant
Kishor contests the
Congress elections,
then he would join the
Congress. Now since he
has refused to enter ac-
tive politics, there is no
question of joining Con-
gress. In this way the
Congress once again
has kept itself away
from ‘Patel politics’.
Anyway, Congress nev-
er used to do Patel poli-
tics in Gujarat. Patels
have been voting for the
BJP for more than 30
years. Unlike the Patels,
the focus of the Con-
gress is on the weak
equations i.e. Kshatri-
yas, Harijans, Adivasis
and Muslims. This time
also the Congress will
fight the elections on
the same formula.
Turned down by Patels, Cong to focus on
traditional vote bank in poll-bound Guj
Guwahati (Agencies):
A total of 51 persons
have been killed and 139
injured by the Assam po-
lice in a number of cir-
cumstances since May
2021, the state govern-
ment has told the Gauha-
ti High Court in response
to a plea that demands a
probe and compensation
for such "encounters"
that may be fake.
The Home Depart-
ment's affidavit was
filed on Tuesday follow-
ing the court's direc-
tions on a PIL by Delhi-
based lawyer-activist
Arif Jwadder.
Some of these people
were killed in custody,
such as those "trying to
escape after snatching a
policeman's firearm",
while several others
were shot in the leg, as
per the affidavit. The
numbers also include ac-
cused in some cases dy-
ing "after being hit by
police vehicles" when
going to verify their
statement at the crime
spot. Advocate General
Devajit Saikia appeared
for the government.
Jwadder has sought
the court's intervention
to register a case for
"fake encounters" and
an inquiry by the CBI,
or by a special team or
police from another
state, under the court's
supervision. He has de-
manded monetary com-
pensation for families
of victims once fake en-
counters are identified.
"Above all, he raises
the issue of violations of
the rule of law and equal-
ity... Police do not have a
licence to kill; the whole
idea of the CrPC is to ap-
prehend criminals and
bring them to justice, not
to kill them," the activist
said in his PIL, next be
heard on July 29.
PLEA SEEKS PROBE FOR ‘FAKE ENCOUNTERS’
ASSAM POLICE KILLED 51 PEOPLE
SINCE MAY 2021, GOVT TELLS HC
Kolkata (Agencies):
West Bengal Police filed
an FIR against several
Central Bureau of In-
vestigation (CBI) offic-
ers on Tuesday, includ-
ing Umesh Kumar, who
is heading the central
agency’s ongoing probe
in the coal smuggling
case in the state.
The FIR has been filed
at the Bishnupur Police
Station under Diamond
Harbour sub-division in
South 24 Parganas dis-
trict of West Bengal. A
special team of Dia-
mond Harbour district
police has started probe
in the matter.
Recently, a resident of
Diamond Harbour filed
a complaint at the local
police station alleging
that he, along with some
other people were
threatened by the CBI
officials in the name of
interrogation pertain-
ing to the coal scam in-
vestigation. The com-
plainant also alleged
that CBI investigators
had been putting pres-
sure on them to give
statements according to
their instructions and
also record those state-
ments. He named Umesh
Kumar in the complaint.
It is learnt that
Umesh Kumar was a
part of the CBI team
who went to the resi-
dence of Trinamool
Congress’ national
general secretary and
the party MP, Ab-
hishek Banerjee’s resi-
dence in South Kolkata
on June 14 this year to
interrogate his wife
Rujira Narula Baner-
jee in connection with
the coal scam.
Bengal Police book
CBI officials probing
coal smuggling case
New Delhi (Agencies):
In the latest development
in connection with the
CDSCO bribery case, the
Central Bureau of Inves-
tigation on Tuesday ar-
rested all the remaining
accused, who were alleg-
edly involved in waiving
the Phase-3 trial of "In-
sulin Aspart Injection"
of Biocon Biologics.
The CBI said that
they have arrested
Guljit Sethi, the Direc-
tor of Bioinnovat Re-
search Service Private
Limited; L. Praveen Ku-
mar, the Associate
Voice President and
Head of National Regu-
latory Affairs of Biocon
Biologics Limited; and
Animesh Kumar, the
Assistant Drug Inspec-
tor of CDSCO.
The CBI had on Mon-
day arrested E. Eswara
Reddy, the Joint Drug
Controller (JDC) of CD-
SCO and Dinesh Dua,
the Director of Delhi-
based Synergy Network
India Private Limited.
CBI arrest three
more accused in
Biocon Biologics
bribery case
Srinagar (Agen-
cies): Four militants
were killed in two sep-
arate gunfights in the
Valley on Tuesday.
While two Jaish-e-Mo-
hammad (JeM) mili-
tants were killed in
south Kashmir’s Pul-
wama, two militants
were killed in north
Kashmir’s Sopore.
In less than 48
hours, the Kashmir
Valley has witnessed
five gunfights between
militants and the
armed forces, result-
ing in the deaths of 11
militants. Officials
say that 118 militants
have been killed in the
Valley this year.
On the intervening
night of June 20 and 21,
a joint team of J-K Po-
lice, Army and para-
military forces cor-
doned off the Tulibal
neighbourhood of
Sopore in north Kash-
mir after inputs about
the presence of mili-
tants in the area.
As the joint team of
forces launched search-
es, the militants opened
fire while trying to
break the security cor-
don. The joint team re-
turned the fire, leading
to a gunfight that lasted
several hours.
Police said two mili-
tants have been killed
in the gunfight. “Sopo-
reEncounterUpdate: 01
more terrorist killed
(total 2). Search going
on. Further details
shall follow,” J&K Po-
lice tweeted.
Four ultras killed in 2 separate
ops, 11 in less than 48 hours
Guwahati (PTI): As-
sam's flood situation
which have claimed 82
lives till now, remained
critical with the River
Brahmaputra and
Barak along with its
tributaries in spate on
Tuesday, affecting some
48 lakh people.
Officials said NDRF
personnel from Bhu-
baneswar have been
rushed to two districts of
Karimganj and Cachar
in Barak Valley where
situation is grim.
''Four units of the
NDRF from Bhubane-
swar with a total of 105
personnel have been sent
to Silchar to carry out
rescue operations in
Barak Valley'', he said,
thanking Home Minister
for this “prompt help”.
As flood worsens, NDRF
rushed to Assam dists
Gauhati HC had directed Home Dept to file a response after a plea alleged fake encounters
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had announced a crackdown on alleged drug dealers,
smugglers, murderers, cattle lifters and those accused of rape. —FILE PHOTO
Is Haryana’s Lal
Parivar with BJP?
Sharat K Verma
Chandigarh: There
was a time when Hary-
ana was dominated by
the ‘Lal Parivar’ and
the entire politics of
the state used to re-
volve around them.
But if their effect is not
completely over now, it
can surely be said that
it has definitely re-
duced a lot. After this
time’s Rajya Sabha
elections, a ‘jumla’ was
heard about the family
of the three ‘Lals’ of
Haryana, that the
three families are com-
pletely in support of
BJP, although it can
not be said for certain
how true or untrue
this claim is.
Keep in mind that
the family of Chaud-
hary Devi Lal is divid-
ed but in the Rajya
Sabha elections, the
entire family voted for
the BJP. Dushyant
Chautala is already
with the BJP but his
uncle and the lone
INLD MLA Abhay
Chautala also voted for
a BJP-backed inde-
pendent candidate.
Kuldeep Bishnoi, son
of Haryana’s second
Lal - Bhajan Lal- is in
Congress but he voted
for a BJP-backed inde-
pendent on the basis of
conscience in the Rajya
Sabha elections. Now
there is speculation of
him joining the BJP. In
this way the family of
two Lals - Devi Lal and
Bhajan Lal - is directly
with the BJP. The third
i.e. Banshilal’s family is
officially with the Con-
gress, but it is being
said that in the RS
polls, Banshilal’s
daughter-in-law Kiran
Choudhary deliberate-
ly made her vote inva-
lid to ensure BJP-
backed Independent’s
victory. Although she is
denying this, the Con-
gress leaders, on the
other hand, find it hard
to digest her claim.
BRIEF
inin
Arvind Kejriwal’s
deputy faces
`100 crore
defamation case
Guwahati (Agencies):
Delhi Deputy Chief
Minister Manish Siso-
dia faces a Rs 100 crore
civil defamation case
by Assam Chief Minis-
ter Himanta Biswa Sar-
ma’s wife, Riniki Bhuy-
an Sharma. Earlier this
month, Sisodia had al-
leged that Chief Minis-
ter Himanta Biswa Sar-
ma awarded a contract
for Covid Personal Pro-
tective Equipment
(PPE) kits to a compa-
ny linked to his wife
and grossly overpaid
for the gear.
RJD MLA Anant
Singh gets 10
years RI in arms
recovery case
Patna (PTI): The RJD
MLA from Mokama,
Anant Singh, who was
found guilty in a case
where the Patna police
recovered an AK-47, gre-
nades, magazines and
other weapons from his
Ladma residence, has
been sentenced to 10
years of rigorous im-
prisonment by a special
court in Patna on Tues-
day. The MP-MLA court
pronounced the quan-
tum of punishment
against the Mokama
MLA. The court had last
Tuesday held him guilty
under the Arms Act.
Will decide on
‘Chancellor’ Bills
after studying
them: Dhankhar
Kolkata (Agencies):
West Bengal Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar on
Tuesday gave clear in-
dications that the Bills
to replace the Governor
with the Chief Minis-
ter as Chancellor of
different state universi-
ties, will not get an
easy nod from his end,
even after their passage
by the Assembly. “I will
observe the contents of
the Bills purely from
the legal and constitu-
tional angle and I will
take a decision on them
as per provisions of the
law,” he said.
ED PROTEST: MAHILA CONGRESS
PRESIDENT SPITS AT COPS
New Delhi (Agencies): Mahila Congress president Netta
D'Souza was seen spitting at police offi cers while having a
scuffl e with the cops during protest in Delhi against ques-
tioning of Rahul Gandhi by the ED.
A video has come up that shows
D'Souza spitting at the cops just
before closing the door of the vehi-
cle she was in. BJP spokesperson
Shehzad Ponnawalla shared the
video on Twitter slamming the Con-
gress leader for the act. "Shameful
& Disgusting After beating up cops in Assam, holding their
collar on Hyderabad now Mahila Congress President Netta
Dsouza spits at cops & women security personnel merely
because Rahul is being questioned by ED for corruption Will
Sonia,Priyanka & Rahul act on her? (sic)," he tweeted.
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): Congress leader
Alka Lamba alleged
that while she was pro-
testing peacefully with
her hands tied, the po-
lice was trying to break
her neck. Alka Lamba
was staging a protest in
Delhi against the ED’s
questioning of Rahul
Gandhi as well as well
as the government’s
Agnipath scheme.
A video of the inci-
dent shows Alka Lam-
ba sitting on the road.
When asked to move,
the Congress leader lay
on the ground and
started chanting
“Bharat mata ki jai, Jai
Jawan, Jai Kisan.”
‘Cops tried to break my neck’, accuses Alka
Congress leader Alka Lamba during protest in Delhi.
Manohar Lal Khattar Dushyant Chautala
‘THE CHARGES’
BILATERAL MEET
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla meets Nguyen Van Nen,
Member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of
Vietnam & Party Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City in New
Delhi on Tuesday. They also discussed a range of issues
concerning bilateral & parliamentary cooperation.
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CHEQUES
WORTH RS 22 CR
DONATED TO
RAM MANDIR
TRUST
‘BOUNCED’: VHP
E
ven as devotees from across
the country have donated
liberally for the construction of
Ram Temple here, 15,000
cheques worth more than Rs 22
crore received by the temple trust
bounced, offi cials said here on
Monday. According to a report
released by Vishva Hindu Parishad
on the behalf of its district units
across the country, so far a sum
of Rs 3,400 crore has been
received by the of Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra
Trust in donation. The report also
gave information about the
bounced cheques, but did not
elaborate on the reasons they
could not be honoured. A second
report is also being prepared
separating such cheques, so that
we can get the exact information
about cheques that have bounced
due to various reasons, Prakash
Gupta, offi ce manager of Shri
Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth
Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya, told
PTI. Many cheques might have
bounced due to spelling mistakes
or signature mismatch or any
other technical reasons. Cheques
which bounced due to petty
technical reasons would be
presented again with the bank, he
said. The report revealed that the
donors from Ayodhya district have
the maximum number of bounced
cheques, exceeding 2,000.
Insuffi cient balance in the account
has also emerged to be one of the
main reasons for bouncing of
cheques, Gupta said. The number
of people donating from Rs 1 lakh
to Rs 5 lakh for the construction
of Ram temple is 31,663, he said.
The number of people donating
from Rs 5 lakh to 10 lakh is 1,428.
A total of 123 people donated
between Rs 25 lakh and 50 lakh,
and 127 donated between Rs 50
lakh and Rs 1 crore, Gupta said.
The number of people donating
more than Rs 1 crore is 74, he
added.
—PTI
7 HELD AFTER
BUILDER’S
STAFF ASSAULT
NOIDA SOCIETY
RESIDENTS
S
even people were arrested
after they and some others
allegedly hired by a real estate
developer assaulted residents of a
group housing society here,
police offi cials said on Monday.
The clash took place on Sunday
at the Sunshine Helios premises
in Sector 78, under Sector 113
police station limits, allegedly
over confl ict between the
Apartment Owners Association
(AoA) of the society and the
builder’s personal-hired security
men, the offi cials said. A senior
police offi cer said the residents,
who were peeved over the
facilities being provided, were
protesting against the builder a
day after more than a dozen
people, including fi ve children,
had got stuck inside a lift in one
of the towers for nearly 30
minutes of the society. An FIR
was lodged on the basis of a
complaint by a retired Army
offi cer who is a resident of the
society. The complainant claimed
that goons and bouncers hired by
the builder had assaulted
residents, he said.
The FIR was lodged under Indian
Penal Code sections 323
(voluntarily causing hurt) and 147
(rioting) against unknown
miscreants, the offi cial said.
However, preventive action under
CrPC section 151 was taken by
the police and seven persons
allegedly involved in the assault
have been arrested, a police
spokesperson said. The police
said they are now checking CCTV
footages and other videos of the
incident which have surfaced on
social media to identify others
involved in the violence and take
action accordingly. —PTI
PROTESTS
Bulldozers make appearance
during flag marches in Aligarh
Aligarh is one of the worst-hit districts
where the violence broke out The SC is hearing petitions over the
demolition of houses using bulldozers
Aligarh (PTI): In a
controversial move, the
district police here in-
cluded bulldozers in
some of the flag march-
es in the city after the
violence over the Cen-
tre’s Agnipath scheme.
Former Samajwadi
Party MLA from Ali-
garh Zameer Ulla Khan
criticised the move say-
ing damaging anyone’s
property can’t be justi-
fied. Bulldozers are be-
ing seen here as a pos-
sible deterrent against
violent protests.
After damage to pub-
lic property in protests
following now-suspend-
ed BJP leader Nupur
Sharma’s remarks
against Prophet Mo-
hammad, there have
been cases where the
authorities allegedly
used bulldozers to de-
molish houses of those
involved in violence.
The authorities had,
however, said action
was taken according to
the law as the struc-
tures were constructed
without the approval
of the building plan.
The SC is also hearing
petitions over the al-
leged demolition of
houses using bulldoz-
ers following the vio-
lent protests.
Aligarh is one of the
worst-hit districts
where violence broke
out over the Agnipath
scheme. However, po-
lice said no untoward
incident has taken
place in the district
since Friday evening.
Police patrolling has
continued unabated in
all affected areas under
the Tappal, Khair and
Lodha police stations
SSP Kalanidhi
Naithani said 30 pro-
testers were arrested
on Monday in connec-
tion with the Friday’s
violence. So far, 67 peo-
ple have been held, he
said. Five additional
companies of the PAC
have been deployed in
the affected areas, the
SSP told reporters.
Though police officials
neither denied nor de-
fended the use of bull-
dozers, eye-witnesses
said the machines were
used during flag march-
es on Monday in a num-
ber of areas at Khair
and Tappal. Former SP
MLA from Aligarh city
Zameer Ulla Khan took
a dig at police on this
issue. Khan told report-
ers,” Damaging public
property during any
kind of agitation can-
not be justified in any
situation. Using bull-
dozers for crushing dis-
sent is absolutely un-
justified.”
The inherent flaw in
using bulldozers as an
instrument for enforc-
ing law and order has
been badly exposed
during the ongoing agi-
tation, Khan added,
stressing that the inten-
tion of those behind
this act now stands ex-
posed.
Bulldozers seen as part of a fl ag march taken out by the Aligarh police on Monday.
PPP
30 PROTESTERS ARRESTED
Industry leaders should first
employ retired soldiers: Yadav
Lucknow (PTI): A day
after industry leaders
backed the Centre’s Ag-
nipath scheme, Sama-
jwadi Party chief Akh-
ilesh Yadav said they
should walk the talk by
first employing already
retired soldiers.
Yadav, who is the
leader of opposition in
the UP Assembly, al-
leged that the scheme
has been rolled out to
train the youth to “se-
cure” industrialists. He
also asked the ruling
BJP to release a list of
the supporters who will
be sending their chil-
dren to the armed forc-
es under the initiative.
Under the scheme,
the youth aged between
17 and a half years and
21 will be recruited in
the Army, Navy and Air
Forced on a four-year
short-term contractual
basis. The youth recruit-
ed under the scheme
will be known as “Ag-
niveers”. Yadav said
they will send the sup-
porters of the scheme a
list of retired soldiers
for employment. “We
want to cooperate with
those big people who are
making promises of giv-
ing jobs to ‘Agniveers’ in
their companies and of-
fices in future,” Yadav
said in a tweet on Tues-
day. They should prove
the veracity and seri-
ousness of the promise
by employing retired
soldiers immediately in
their companies so that
“Agniveers” could trust
them after four years of
their service, Yadav
said.
“Trust will be gener-
ated by ‘karni” (action)
and not by ‘kathni’ (state-
ments),” he added. In
another tweet, Yadav
said the BJP should also
release a list of its mem-
bers or supporters
whose children will be
opting for the scheme.
“It is better to set an ex-
ample than giving a lec-
ture. The BJP should
stop insulting the
youth,” he said.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav
RETORT TO ANAND MAHINDRA
Yadav’s remarks came a day after Mahindra
Group chairman Anand Mahindra, RPG Enter-
prises chairman Harsh Goenka and Biocon Ltd
chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said the
scheme has large potential for the employment of
the youth in the corporate sector.
2 held for
WhatsApp
group
Chandauli: Po-
lice have arrested
two persons for
conspiring to
torch Dhanapur
police station
and jamming the
traffic during a
protest against
the Agnipath
scheme. As per
police, the ac-
cused had formed
a WhatsApp group
with the name
‘Taqatwar Bano’
and objectionable
messages were
circulated to in-
cite youth against
the scheme. Sev-
eral youngsters at-
tacked the police
team when they
tried to pacify the
situation. Police
have arrested
Deepak Kumar
Kanaujiya and
Shashikant Yadav
for objectionable
comments & taken
over 12 teenag-
ers into custody
after a vehicle was
torched in Musta-
fapur.
Authorities will ask protesters to pay for damage to public property
Varanasi (PTI): The
administration here is
in the process of iden-
tifying those involved
in the violent protests
over the Agnipath mil-
itary recruitment
scheme and will recov-
er from them the loss
caused by damage to
public property, an of-
ficial said on Tuesday.
District Magistrate
Kaushal Raj Sharma
said 36 buses were
damaged and a loss of
Rs 12.97 lakh was in-
curred in the protests
on June 17. He said 27
people have so far been
held in this connec-
tion, adding that more
people have been iden-
tified for their alleged
role in the stir. “The
authorities will recov-
er from them the loss
caused by damage to
public property during
the protest,” the offi-
cial said. He also said
that more information
about those involved in
such acts is being col-
lected from govern-
ment employees, ‘se-
cret’ sources in rural
areas of Varanasi and
from officers in other
districts.
Appealing to the
youth, Sharma said
they should not be
“misled” and indulge
in any such chaotic
work which may spoil
their future. “If they
indulge in any kind of
illegal activity and are
caught, they will be de-
prived of government
jobs and will also have
to compensate for the
loss of public proper-
ty,” he said. The dis-
trict magistrate fur-
ther said three FIRs
have been registered at
Sigra police station,
two at Jaitpura police
station and one in
Cantt Varanasi in con-
nection with the pro-
tests. He said after pre-
paring the full claim
proposal containing
the names of 27 people
along with their photo-
graphs, video evidence
has been sent to the
claims tribunal in
Prayagraj constituted
for the recovery of
damages to public
property.
Police personnel stand guard at Kashi railway station during
the Bharat Bandh called to protest against the Agnipath
Scheme, in Varanasi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Staff nurse suspended after newborn dies in health centre
Shahjahanpur (PTI):
A staff nurse was sus-
pended on Tuesday in
connection with the
death of a newborn
child here, officials said.
The step was taken af-
ter UP Deputy CM
Brajesh Pathak ordered
a probe into the matter
on Monday. Chief Medi-
cal Officer (CMO) S P
Gautam said, Jasmeet
Kaur, who was posted at
a community health cen-
tre, has been suspended
after initial probe for
laxity in performing her
duties. The matter is be-
ing probed by Deputy
CMO PP Singh and
based on his report, ac-
tion will be taken against
those found guilt.
A pregnant woman
Kiran had arrived at
Banda health centre on
Monday at about 2 am
and had given birth to a
child at about 8 am. The
infant was reported to
have difficulty in breath-
ing and was referred to
a medical college, but
the family took him to a
private hospital where
the child died, officials
said, adding that Kiran
was still undergoing
treatment at the health
centre and is stable. The
deputy CM said in a
tweet on Monday, due to
lack of timely medical
intervention, I have di-
rected the CMO, Shahja-
hanpur to take strict ac-
tion against the culprits
and submit a report in
this matter by evening.
Gang behind 150 vehicle thefts in NCR busted
Noida (PTI): The Noi-
da police claimed on
Tuesday to have busted
a major vehicle-lifting
gang involved in steal-
ing more than 150 cars
and motorcycles from
the National Capital
Region (NCR).
The inter-state gang
would lift vehicles from
the NCR and get those
dismantled in Buland-
shahr in Uttar Pradesh,
before selling off the
vehicle parts illegally,
Additional Deputy
Commissioner of Po-
lice (Noida) Ranvijay
Singh said.
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CHEQUES
WORTH RS 22 CR
DONATED TO
RAM MANDIR
TRUST
‘BOUNCED’: VHP
E
ven as devotees from across
the country have donated
liberally for the construction of
Ram Temple here, 15,000
cheques worth more than Rs 22
crore received by the temple trust
bounced, offi cials said here on
Monday. According to a report
released by Vishva Hindu Parishad
on the behalf of its district units
across the country, so far a sum
of Rs 3,400 crore has been
received by the of Shri Ram
Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra
Trust in donation. The report also
gave information about the
bounced cheques, but did not
elaborate on the reasons they
could not be honoured. A second
report is also being prepared
separating such cheques, so that
we can get the exact information
about cheques that have bounced
due to various reasons, Prakash
Gupta, offi ce manager of Shri
Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth
Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya, told
PTI. Many cheques might have
bounced due to spelling mistakes
or signature mismatch or any
other technical reasons. Cheques
which bounced due to petty
technical reasons would be
presented again with the bank, he
said. The report revealed that the
donors from Ayodhya district have
the maximum number of bounced
cheques, exceeding 2,000.
Insuffi cient balance in the account
has also emerged to be one of the
main reasons for bouncing of
cheques, Gupta said. The number
of people donating from Rs 1 lakh
to Rs 5 lakh for the construction
of Ram temple is 31,663, he said.
The number of people donating
from Rs 5 lakh to 10 lakh is 1,428.
A total of 123 people donated
between Rs 25 lakh and 50 lakh,
and 127 donated between Rs 50
lakh and Rs 1 crore, Gupta said.
The number of people donating
more than Rs 1 crore is 74, he
added.
—PTI
7 HELD AFTER
BUILDER’S
STAFF ASSAULT
NOIDA SOCIETY
RESIDENTS
S
even people were arrested
after they and some others
allegedly hired by a real estate
developer assaulted residents of a
group housing society here,
police offi cials said on Monday.
The clash took place on Sunday
at the Sunshine Helios premises
in Sector 78, under Sector 113
police station limits, allegedly
over confl ict between the
Apartment Owners Association
(AoA) of the society and the
builder’s personal-hired security
men, the offi cials said. A senior
police offi cer said the residents,
who were peeved over the
facilities being provided, were
protesting against the builder a
day after more than a dozen
people, including fi ve children,
had got stuck inside a lift in one
of the towers for nearly 30
minutes of the society. An FIR
was lodged on the basis of a
complaint by a retired Army
offi cer who is a resident of the
society. The complainant claimed
that goons and bouncers hired by
the builder had assaulted
residents, he said.
The FIR was lodged under Indian
Penal Code sections 323
(voluntarily causing hurt) and 147
(rioting) against unknown
miscreants, the offi cial said.
However, preventive action under
CrPC section 151 was taken by
the police and seven persons
allegedly involved in the assault
have been arrested, a police
spokesperson said. The police
said they are now checking CCTV
footages and other videos of the
incident which have surfaced on
social media to identify others
involved in the violence and take
action accordingly. —PTI
PROTESTS
Bulldozers make appearance
during flag marches in Aligarh
Aligarh is one of the worst-hit districts
where the violence broke out The SC is hearing petitions over the
demolition of houses using bulldozers
Aligarh (PTI): In a
controversial move, the
district police here in-
cluded bulldozers in
some of the flag march-
es in the city after the
violence over the Cen-
tre’s Agnipath scheme.
Former Samajwadi
Party MLA from Ali-
garh Zameer Ulla Khan
criticised the move say-
ing damaging anyone’s
property can’t be justi-
fied. Bulldozers are be-
ing seen here as a pos-
sible deterrent against
violent protests.
After damage to pub-
lic property in protests
following now-suspend-
ed BJP leader Nupur
Sharma’s remarks
against Prophet Mo-
hammad, there have
been cases where the
authorities allegedly
used bulldozers to de-
molish houses of those
involved in violence.
The authorities had,
however, said action
was taken according to
the law as the struc-
tures were constructed
without the approval
of the building plan.
The SC is also hearing
petitions over the al-
leged demolition of
houses using bulldoz-
ers following the vio-
lent protests.
Aligarh is one of the
worst-hit districts
where violence broke
out over the Agnipath
scheme. However, po-
lice said no untoward
incident has taken
place in the district
since Friday evening.
Police patrolling has
continued unabated in
all affected areas under
the Tappal, Khair and
Lodha police stations
SSP Kalanidhi
Naithani said 30 pro-
testers were arrested
on Monday in connec-
tion with the Friday’s
violence. So far, 67 peo-
ple have been held, he
said. Five additional
companies of the PAC
have been deployed in
the affected areas, the
SSP told reporters.
Though police officials
neither denied nor de-
fended the use of bull-
dozers, eye-witnesses
said the machines were
used during flag march-
es on Monday in a num-
ber of areas at Khair
and Tappal. Former SP
MLA from Aligarh city
Zameer Ulla Khan took
a dig at police on this
issue. Khan told report-
ers,” Damaging public
property during any
kind of agitation can-
not be justified in any
situation. Using bull-
dozers for crushing dis-
sent is absolutely un-
justified.”
The inherent flaw in
using bulldozers as an
instrument for enforc-
ing law and order has
been badly exposed
during the ongoing agi-
tation, Khan added,
stressing that the inten-
tion of those behind
this act now stands ex-
posed.
Bulldozers seen as part of a fl ag march taken out by the Aligarh police on Monday.
PPP
30 PROTESTERS ARRESTED
Industry leaders should first
employ retired soldiers: Yadav
Lucknow (PTI): A day
after industry leaders
backed the Centre’s Ag-
nipath scheme, Sama-
jwadi Party chief Akh-
ilesh Yadav said they
should walk the talk by
first employing already
retired soldiers.
Yadav, who is the
leader of opposition in
the UP Assembly, al-
leged that the scheme
has been rolled out to
train the youth to “se-
cure” industrialists. He
also asked the ruling
BJP to release a list of
the supporters who will
be sending their chil-
dren to the armed forc-
es under the initiative.
Under the scheme,
the youth aged between
17 and a half years and
21 will be recruited in
the Army, Navy and Air
Forced on a four-year
short-term contractual
basis. The youth recruit-
ed under the scheme
will be known as “Ag-
niveers”. Yadav said
they will send the sup-
porters of the scheme a
list of retired soldiers
for employment. “We
want to cooperate with
those big people who are
making promises of giv-
ing jobs to ‘Agniveers’ in
their companies and of-
fices in future,” Yadav
said in a tweet on Tues-
day. They should prove
the veracity and seri-
ousness of the promise
by employing retired
soldiers immediately in
their companies so that
“Agniveers” could trust
them after four years of
their service, Yadav
said.
“Trust will be gener-
ated by ‘karni” (action)
and not by ‘kathni’ (state-
ments),” he added. In
another tweet, Yadav
said the BJP should also
release a list of its mem-
bers or supporters
whose children will be
opting for the scheme.
“It is better to set an ex-
ample than giving a lec-
ture. The BJP should
stop insulting the
youth,” he said.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav
RETORT TO ANAND MAHINDRA
Yadav’s remarks came a day after Mahindra
Group chairman Anand Mahindra, RPG Enter-
prises chairman Harsh Goenka and Biocon Ltd
chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said the
scheme has large potential for the employment of
the youth in the corporate sector.
2 held for
group
Chandauli: Po-
lice have arrested
two persons for
conspiring to
torch Dhanapur
police station
and jamming the
traffic during a
protest against
the Agnipath
scheme. As per
police, the ac-
cused had formed
a WhatsApp group
with the name
‘Taqatwar Bano’
and objectionable
messages were
circulated to in-
cite youth against
the scheme. Sev-
eral youngsters at-
tacked the police
team when they
tried to pacify the
situation. Police
have arrested
Deepak Kumar
Kanaujiya and
Shashikant Yadav
for objectionable
comments & taken
over 12 teenag-
ers into custody
after a vehicle was
torched in Musta-
fapur.
Authorities will ask protesters to pay for damage to public property
Varanasi (PTI): The
administration here is
in the process of iden-
tifying those involved
in the violent protests
over the Agnipath mil-
itary recruitment
scheme and will recov-
er from them the loss
caused by damage to
public property, an of-
ficial said on Tuesday.
District Magistrate
Kaushal Raj Sharma
said 36 buses were
damaged and a loss of
Rs 12.97 lakh was in-
curred in the protests
on June 17. He said 27
people have so far been
held in this connec-
tion, adding that more
people have been iden-
tified for their alleged
role in the stir. “The
authorities will recov-
er from them the loss
caused by damage to
public property during
the protest,” the offi-
cial said. He also said
that more information
about those involved in
such acts is being col-
lected from govern-
ment employees, ‘se-
cret’ sources in rural
areas of Varanasi and
from officers in other
districts.
Appealing to the
youth, Sharma said
they should not be
“misled” and indulge
in any such chaotic
work which may spoil
their future. “If they
indulge in any kind of
illegal activity and are
caught, they will be de-
prived of government
jobs and will also have
to compensate for the
loss of public proper-
ty,” he said. The dis-
trict magistrate fur-
ther said three FIRs
have been registered at
Sigra police station,
two at Jaitpura police
station and one in
Cantt Varanasi in con-
nection with the pro-
tests. He said after pre-
paring the full claim
proposal containing
the names of 27 people
along with their photo-
graphs, video evidence
has been sent to the
claims tribunal in
Prayagraj constituted
for the recovery of
damages to public
property.
Police personnel stand guard at Kashi railway station during
the Bharat Bandh called to protest against the Agnipath
Scheme, in Varanasi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Staff nurse suspended after newborn dies in health centre
Shahjahanpur (PTI):
A staff nurse was sus-
pended on Tuesday in
connection with the
death of a newborn
child here, officials said.
The step was taken af-
ter UP Deputy CM
Brajesh Pathak ordered
a probe into the matter
on Monday. Chief Medi-
cal Officer (CMO) S P
Gautam said, Jasmeet
Kaur, who was posted at
a community health cen-
tre, has been suspended
after initial probe for
laxity in performing her
duties. The matter is be-
ing probed by Deputy
CMO PP Singh and
based on his report, ac-
tion will be taken against
those found guilt.
A pregnant woman
Kiran had arrived at
Banda health centre on
Monday at about 2 am
and had given birth to a
child at about 8 am. The
infant was reported to
have difficulty in breath-
ing and was referred to
a medical college, but
the family took him to a
private hospital where
the child died, officials
said, adding that Kiran
was still undergoing
treatment at the health
centre and is stable. The
deputy CM said in a
tweet on Monday, due to
lack of timely medical
intervention, I have di-
rected the CMO, Shahja-
hanpur to take strict ac-
tion against the culprits
and submit a report in
this matter by evening.
Gang behind 150 vehicle thefts in NCR busted
Noida (PTI): The Noi-
da police claimed on
Tuesday to have busted
a major vehicle-lifting
gang involved in steal-
ing more than 150 cars
and motorcycles from
the National Capital
Region (NCR).
The inter-state gang
would lift vehicles from
the NCR and get those
dismantled in Buland-
shahr in Uttar Pradesh,
before selling off the
vehicle parts illegally,
Additional Deputy
Commissioner of Po-
lice (Noida) Ranvijay
Singh said.
TTT
‘FIVE ARRESTED’
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FIT INDIA
People attend a yoga event at Ram ki Pauri in Ayodhya. Children perform yoga at
Ahilyabai Ghat in Varanasi. People participate in a yoga session in Mirzapur. Union
minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi along with others performs yoga at the Panch Mahal
in Fatehpur Sikri. —PHOTOS BY PTI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Animal Hus-
bandry Minister, Dha-
ram Pal Singh, has or-
dered action against
nine veterinary doctors
on account of derelic-
tion of duty in main-
taining the quality of
services at gaushalas.
A government
spokesperson said that
the officials had been
issued a show-cause no-
tice in connection with
administrative and fi-
nancial lapses.
In the same way, dis-
ciplinary action has
been initiated against
chief veterinary offi-
cers in Azamgarh, Ayo-
dhya and Barabanki
and Joint Director Stan-
dardization Animal
Husbandry Directorate.
They have been charged
with deputing person-
nel and procuring items
in an arbitrary manner.
The veterinary officers
(VOs) of Mishrikh and
Kaushambi have been
punished for indisci-
pline and not taking
their job seriously.
The VOs of Suraha (Ma-
hoba) and Jahanganj
(Azamgarh) were
booked on similar
charges. Uttar Pradesh
Additional Chief Secre-
tary, Animal Husband-
ry, Rajneesh Dube said
that a revamp exercise
to improve the function-
ing and quality in
gaushalas is underway.
No lackadaisical ap-
proach will be tolerat-
ed, he added.
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: As campaign
for the June 23 Lok
Sabha bypolls to
Azamgarh and Rampur
seats came to an end on
Tuesday once again it
appears to be a bipolar
contest between the rul-
ing BJP and principal
challenger Samajwadi
Party.
While the BJP has
termed the elections
‘dharm Yuddh’ (reli-
gious war), winning the
two seats, both its
strongholds, is a matter
of prestige for the SP. A
loss here would negate
the gains made in the
recently-held state elec-
tions, and drag its per-
formance in the 2024
general elections.
With Mayawati’s BSP
being relegated to third
position and its strength
reduced substantially —
the SP hopes that it
would win the seats eas-
ily. Azamgarh, in eastern
UP, has a minority popu-
lation of about 15.58 per-
cent, Schedule Caste are
about 26 percent, and it
has a sizeable Yadav pop-
ulation. In the recent-
ly-held assembly elec-
tions, the SP swept all
the 10 seats of the dis-
trict. The SP’s alliance
with OP Rajbhar’s SBSP
and Apna Dal(K) worked
in its favour here.
The BJP is putting up
a fight in Azangarh, by
re-nominating Bhojpuri
singer and actor Dinesh
Lal Yadav (Nirahua). As
the SP has nominated
Dharmendra Yadav,
Akhilesh Yadav’s cousin
and three-time MP, the
national party has
raised the chorus of dy-
nasty politics. The BJP
hopes to create a parallel
Yadav leadership in the
region, and that the
BSP’s Muslim candidate
could pull some of the
minority and Dalit votes
away from the SP.
In Rampur, the SP has
a clear edge presently,
and is banking on an
identity base of Mus-
lims, Yadavs and Jats.
The Congress and the
Bahujan Samaj Party
will not be participating.
That means it will be a
straight two-way contest
between the SP and the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP). The SP’s candi-
date is Asim Raja, the
head of its Rampur city
unit. His BJP opponent
is Ghanshyam Lodhi,
who was with the SP till
just a month before the
assembly polls of March
2022. This seat has an in-
teresting electoral histo-
ry. Following a delimita-
tion, this seat was won
in 2009 by actress Jay-
aprada on an SP ticket. It
was a low scoring affair
with a poor turnout. The
vote was split four ways;
the BJP came last with
10 per cent.
In 2014, the BJP
surged to victory on the
crest of a ‘Modi wave’ by
gaining 27 per cent, most
of which came from the
Congress. SP-BJP bipo-
larity, though, was still
low; nearly a third of the
votes remained with oth-
er parties.
But in 2019, the SP
tied up with the BSP and
the Rashtriya Lok Dal
(RLD). This made the
contest severely bipolar,
with ‘Others’ getting
only 4 per cent of the
vote. While the BJP did
improve its perfor-
mance to a commend-
able 43 per cent, and had
Jayaprada as their can-
didate, the SP alliance
won with 53 per cent of
the popular vote.
Between 2014 and now,
two assembly elections
were also held, in 2017
and 2022. If we aggregate
the results of the five as-
sembly constituencies
which make up this Lok
Sabha seat, we see that
the SP won both times.
The BJP, too, has grown
in Rampur, but it is still
a clear second. The best
it ever got was 43 per cent
in 2019, which won’t be
enough to win this
by-election.
Thus, the most proba-
ble outcome is that the
SP will win Rampur
with around 50 per cent
of the vote share, with
the BJP close behind.
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: The by-elec -
tion for the Azamgarh
parliamentary seat has
its own implications and
connotations for politi-
cal parties. While the SP
has to prove that its cred-
ibility is fully intact
among Muslim voters,
the Saifai family is going
through a tough test of
its hold in this bastion.
Whereas, the BJP is test-
ing the effectiveness of
its organisation and
caste-equations, the po-
litically decimated BSP
is eager to gain new
hope through this elec-
toral battle.
Azamgarh seat with
about 19 lakh voters may
have a majority of Mus-
lim and Yadav voters,
but a significant number
of Dalit, OBC and Most
OBC voters are also
present. Voting pattern,
in the last general elec-
tions and the recent as-
sembly polls, shows a
majority of Jatav and
Pasi voters still have af-
filiations with BSP,
while Lonia, Chauhan,
Kurmi, Nishad, Mau-
ryas and Rajbhar voters
strengthened BJP’s vote
base; although the first
choice of Muslim and
Yadav voters has re-
mained the SP. Political
observers assert that
BSP founder Kanshi
Ram had strengthened
his base here by inte-
grating several back-
ward and Dalit castes
into the party, because
of which BSP won the
LS elections four times
from here.
However, in 2019, due
to the alliance with SP,
this base was eroded
from BSP at a rapid pace.
As a result, for the first
time in 2022, it could not
win a single assembly
seat from the district.
Now in this by-election,
Mayawati has deliber-
ately fielded Shah Alam
aka Guddu Jamali. If
this experiment is suc-
cessful then it will help
to prove that the major
chunk of Dalit voters is
still fully committed to
BSP. At the same time,
this message will be de-
livered among Muslims
that not SP but only BSP
has the ability to defeat
BJP with the strength of
its core vote base.
Although BSP en -
gaged star campaigners
in the campaign, the par-
ty supremo kept herself
away from attending
any public meeting here.
Nine veterinary doctors face action
for not tending to gaushalas
HOLY COW
CM Yogi feeding a calf at a
gaushala in Gorakhpur.
—FILE PHOTO
BID TO IMPROVE
FUNCTIONING
U
P Additional Chief
Secretary, Animal
Husbandry, Rajneesh
Dube said that a revamp
exercise to improve
the functioning and
quality in gaushalas is
underway. No lackadai-
sical approach will be
tolerated, he added.
HC issues
transfer list of
619 judicial
officers
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: Allahabad
HC has transferred 619
judicial officers posted
in different districts of
the state. The judicial
officers will have to
hand over their charge
by July 4, 2022.
The list of judges
transferred contains
the name of Varanasi
Judge, Ravi Kumar Di-
wakar [Civil Judge (Sr
Division)] who has been
transferred to Bareilly.
Judge Diwakar had, in
April 2022, ordered an
inspection of the Gyan-
vapi Mosque premises
on petitions moved by
five Hindu women ask-
ing for year-long access
to pray at a Hindu
shrine claiming it was
behind the western wall
of the Gyanvapi Mosque
complex in Varanasi.
The notification dat-
ed June 20, 2022 regard-
ing transfer of judicial
officers issued by the
HC includes names of
285 judicial officers of
the rank of Additional
District and Sessions
Judge, 121 Judicial Of-
ficers of the rank of
Civil Judge Senior Di-
vision, 213 Judicial Of-
ficers of the rank
of Civil Judge Junior
Division.
LS BY-POLLS
Dharm Yuddh vs Battle of Prestige
The BJP has grown in Rampur
but is still a clear second, its
best being 43% votes in 2019
A loss for SP in either seat will negate
the gains it made in Assembly polls
and drag it down in 2024
With Mayawati’s BSP relegated to
near insignificance, battle mainly
between the SP and BJP
1 2 3
The Raza Library, emblematic monument of Rampur
Azam Khan with party candidate Dharmendra Yadav in Azamgarh.
‘RAMPURI KNIFE IN RIGHT
HANDS WILL PROTECT POOR’
C
M Yogi on Tuesday urged voters to place the
Rampuri knife in the right hands as with them
it will be used to protect the poor. The CM said this
addressing a rally ahead of the June 23 bypolls to the
Rampur LS constituency, a stronghold of SP’s Azam
Khan, who vacated the seat after being elected to the
state Legislative Assembly. Rampur is known for the
knives it produces. “It is up to you to decide whom to
give the Rampuri knife,” the CM said.
Crucial messages pertaining
to future political equations
embedded in Azamgarh bypoll
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but of meanings.
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CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India
FIT INDIA
People attend a yoga event at Ram ki Pauri in Ayodhya. Children perform yoga at
Ahilyabai Ghat in Varanasi. People participate in a yoga session in Mirzapur. Union
minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi along with others performs yoga at the Panch Mahal
in Fatehpur Sikri. —PHOTOS BY PTI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh Animal Hus-
bandry Minister, Dha-
ram Pal Singh, has or-
dered action against
nine veterinary doctors
on account of derelic-
tion of duty in main-
taining the quality of
services at gaushalas.
A government
spokesperson said that
the officials had been
issued a show-cause no-
tice in connection with
administrative and fi-
nancial lapses.
In the same way, dis-
ciplinary action has
been initiated against
chief veterinary offi-
cers in Azamgarh, Ayo-
dhya and Barabanki
and Joint Director Stan-
dardization Animal
Husbandry Directorate.
They have been charged
with deputing person-
nel and procuring items
in an arbitrary manner.
The veterinary officers
(VOs) of Mishrikh and
Kaushambi have been
punished for indisci-
pline and not taking
their job seriously.
The VOs of Suraha (Ma-
hoba) and Jahanganj
(Azamgarh) were
booked on similar
charges. Uttar Pradesh
Additional Chief Secre-
tary, Animal Husband-
ry, Rajneesh Dube said
that a revamp exercise
to improve the function-
ing and quality in
gaushalas is underway.
No lackadaisical ap-
proach will be tolerat-
ed, he added.
M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: As campaign
for the June 23 Lok
Sabha bypolls to
Azamgarh and Rampur
seats came to an end on
Tuesday once again it
appears to be a bipolar
contest between the rul-
ing BJP and principal
challenger Samajwadi
Party.
While the BJP has
termed the elections
‘dharm Yuddh’ (reli-
gious war), winning the
two seats, both its
strongholds, is a matter
of prestige for the SP. A
loss here would negate
the gains made in the
recently-held state elec-
tions, and drag its per-
formance in the 2024
general elections.
With Mayawati’s BSP
being relegated to third
position and its strength
reduced substantially —
the SP hopes that it
would win the seats eas-
ily. Azamgarh, in eastern
UP, has a minority popu-
lation of about 15.58 per-
cent, Schedule Caste are
about 26 percent, and it
has a sizeable Yadav pop-
ulation. In the recent-
ly-held assembly elec-
tions, the SP swept all
the 10 seats of the dis-
trict. The SP’s alliance
with OP Rajbhar’s SBSP
and Apna Dal(K) worked
in its favour here.
The BJP is putting up
a fight in Azangarh, by
re-nominating Bhojpuri
singer and actor Dinesh
Lal Yadav (Nirahua). As
the SP has nominated
Dharmendra Yadav,
Akhilesh Yadav’s cousin
and three-time MP, the
national party has
raised the chorus of dy-
nasty politics. The BJP
hopes to create a parallel
Yadav leadership in the
region, and that the
BSP’s Muslim candidate
could pull some of the
minority and Dalit votes
away from the SP.
In Rampur, the SP has
a clear edge presently,
and is banking on an
identity base of Mus-
lims, Yadavs and Jats.
The Congress and the
Bahujan Samaj Party
will not be participating.
That means it will be a
straight two-way contest
between the SP and the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP). The SP’s candi-
date is Asim Raja, the
head of its Rampur city
unit. His BJP opponent
is Ghanshyam Lodhi,
who was with the SP till
just a month before the
assembly polls of March
2022. This seat has an in-
teresting electoral histo-
ry. Following a delimita-
tion, this seat was won
in 2009 by actress Jay-
aprada on an SP ticket. It
was a low scoring affair
with a poor turnout. The
vote was split four ways;
the BJP came last with
10 per cent.
In 2014, the BJP
surged to victory on the
crest of a ‘Modi wave’ by
gaining 27 per cent, most
of which came from the
Congress. SP-BJP bipo-
larity, though, was still
low; nearly a third of the
votes remained with oth-
er parties.
But in 2019, the SP
tied up with the BSP and
the Rashtriya Lok Dal
(RLD). This made the
contest severely bipolar,
with ‘Others’ getting
only 4 per cent of the
vote. While the BJP did
improve its perfor-
mance to a commend-
able 43 per cent, and had
Jayaprada as their can-
didate, the SP alliance
won with 53 per cent of
the popular vote.
Between 2014 and now,
two assembly elections
were also held, in 2017
and 2022. If we aggregate
the results of the five as-
sembly constituencies
which make up this Lok
Sabha seat, we see that
the SP won both times.
The BJP, too, has grown
in Rampur, but it is still
a clear second. The best
it ever got was 43 per cent
in 2019, which won’t be
enough to win this
by-election.
Thus, the most proba-
ble outcome is that the
SP will win Rampur
with around 50 per cent
of the vote share, with
the BJP close behind.
Gyanendra Kumar Shukla
Lucknow: The by-elec -
tion for the Azamgarh
parliamentary seat has
its own implications and
connotations for politi-
cal parties. While the SP
has to prove that its cred-
ibility is fully intact
among Muslim voters,
the Saifai family is going
through a tough test of
its hold in this bastion.
Whereas, the BJP is test-
ing the effectiveness of
its organisation and
caste-equations, the po-
litically decimated BSP
is eager to gain new
hope through this elec-
toral battle.
Azamgarh seat with
about 19 lakh voters may
have a majority of Mus-
lim and Yadav voters,
but a significant number
of Dalit, OBC and Most
OBC voters are also
present. Voting pattern,
in the last general elec-
tions and the recent as-
sembly polls, shows a
majority of Jatav and
Pasi voters still have af-
filiations with BSP,
while Lonia, Chauhan,
Kurmi, Nishad, Mau-
ryas and Rajbhar voters
strengthened BJP’s vote
base; although the first
choice of Muslim and
Yadav voters has re-
mained the SP. Political
observers assert that
BSP founder Kanshi
Ram had strengthened
his base here by inte-
grating several back-
ward and Dalit castes
into the party, because
of which BSP won the
LS elections four times
from here.
However, in 2019, due
to the alliance with SP,
this base was eroded
from BSP at a rapid pace.
As a result, for the first
time in 2022, it could not
win a single assembly
seat from the district.
Now in this by-election,
Mayawati has deliber-
ately fielded Shah Alam
aka Guddu Jamali. If
this experiment is suc-
cessful then it will help
to prove that the major
chunk of Dalit voters is
still fully committed to
BSP. At the same time,
this message will be de-
livered among Muslims
that not SP but only BSP
has the ability to defeat
BJP with the strength of
its core vote base.
Although BSP en -
gaged star campaigners
in the campaign, the par-
ty supremo kept herself
away from attending
any public meeting here.
Nine veterinary doctors face action
for not tending to gaushalas
HOLY COW
CM Yogi feeding a calf at a
gaushala in Gorakhpur.
—FILE PHOTO
BID TO IMPROVE
FUNCTIONING
U
P Additional Chief
Secretary, Animal
Husbandry, Rajneesh
Dube said that a revamp
exercise to improve
the functioning and
quality in gaushalas is
underway. No lackadai-
sical approach will be
tolerated, he added.
HC issues
transfer list of
619 judicial
officers
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: Allahabad
HC has transferred 619
judicial officers posted
in different districts of
the state. The judicial
officers will have to
hand over their charge
by July 4, 2022.
The list of judges
transferred contains
the name of Varanasi
Judge, Ravi Kumar Di-
wakar [Civil Judge (Sr
Division)] who has been
transferred to Bareilly.
Judge Diwakar had, in
April 2022, ordered an
inspection of the Gyan-
vapi Mosque premises
on petitions moved by
five Hindu women ask-
ing for year-long access
to pray at a Hindu
shrine claiming it was
behind the western wall
of the Gyanvapi Mosque
complex in Varanasi.
The notification dat-
ed June 20, 2022 regard-
ing transfer of judicial
officers issued by the
HC includes names of
285 judicial officers of
the rank of Additional
District and Sessions
Judge, 121 Judicial Of-
ficers of the rank of
Civil Judge Senior Di-
vision, 213 Judicial Of-
ficers of the rank
of Civil Judge Junior
Division.
LS BY-POLLS
Dharm Yuddh vs Battle of Prestige
The BJP has grown in Rampur
but is still a clear second, its
best being 43% votes in 2019
A loss for SP in either seat will negate
the gains it made in Assembly polls
and drag it down in 2024
With Mayawati’s BSP relegated to
near insignificance, battle mainly
between the SP and BJP
1 2 3
The Raza Library, emblematic monument of Rampur
Azam Khan with party candidate Dharmendra Yadav in Azamgarh.
‘RAMPURI KNIFE IN RIGHT
HANDS WILL PROTECT POOR’
C
M Yogi on Tuesday urged voters to place the
Rampuri knife in the right hands as with them
it will be used to protect the poor. The CM said this
addressing a rally ahead of the June 23 bypolls to the
Rampur LS constituency, a stronghold of SP’s Azam
Khan, who vacated the seat after being elected to the
state Legislative Assembly. Rampur is known for the
knives it produces. “It is up to you to decide whom to
give the Rampuri knife,” the CM said.
Crucial messages pertaining
to future political equations
embedded in Azamgarh bypoll
UAE GOLDEN VISA GRANTED
Dr. Jagdeesh Chandra was granted Golden Visa by the UAE (United Arab Emirates) on Tuesday. Dr. Chandra received the 10 year
Golden Visa in person in Dubai. The visa was granted to him for his outstanding work in the field of Journalism and promoting
fashion and talent in Dubai. Dr. Jagdeesh Chandra hosted two seasons of Fashion Connect in Dubai, which were attended by
the members of the royal family of Dubai and highly appreciated by everyone.
A
fter the release of Allu Arjun, Rash-
mika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil
starrer Pushpa: The Rise in Decem-
ber last year, fans are eagerly
waiting for its sequel. And now
even before Pushpa 2 has gone on
the floors, speculations are rife
that Rashmika’s character
Srivalli might get killed in the
sequel. According to the sourc-
es, Pushpa producer Y. Ravi
Shankar clarifies the rumours.
“That’s all trash,” he states, fur-
ther adding, “This is all nonsense.
Until now we didn’t hear the story
to be fair and frank, so it’s not like
that, and all these are speculations.
At this point in time, you write
anything on that film, no one
knows anything about that, so they
believe in it. This is being carried
by other websites and TV
channels also, but it’s
false news.” So
Rashmika’s char-
acter does live in
part 2? “Ya ya,
sure,” confirms
Y. Ravi Shankar.
09
T
o celebrate In-
ternational
Yoga Day, Bol-
lywood cel-
ebs have been taking to
their social media han-
dles to share pictures
and videos of them do-
ing Yoga and motivat-
ing their fans to prac-
tise the same. Alia too
shared a cute video to
wish her fans on this
day and it featured her
furry friend Edward
too. The video begins
with Edward walking away
from the camera toward the
actress who is sitting on her
Yoga mat and is in the middle of
performing Yoga. She has tied her
hair in a bun and can be seen lying
on the floor. As Edward walks to-
ward her, Alia can be seen playing
with it. Sharing this video, Alia
wrote, “Happy Yoga Day from my
Yoga partner and me”.
A
nushka Sharma is
prepping hard for
her return to the
movies. The ac-
tress will be making her
onscreen comeback after
almost 3.5 years with
Chakda Xpress. In the
biopic, Anushka will be
telling Indian cricketer
Jhulan Goswami’s life
story. Anushka began
her prep in February and
has now started shooting
in Mumbai. “A film of this
scale needed tremendous
prep in all departments. It is a
delightful script that intends to
make strong statements,”
Anushka told sources. After she
wraps up the current shoot in
Mumbai, Anushka and the crew
are expected to fly to the UK next
month for an extensive schedule.
An ecstatic Anushka said, “It is a
fact that women have to go that ex-
tra mile to earn their place in this
patriarchal world. Jhulan Goswa-
mi’s life is a testimony to the fact
that she carved her own destiny,
and fought for every inch of the
spotlight and recognition. I hope
that I can do justice to the script.”
T
amannaah Bhatia
made heads turn
with her desi look
as she was papped
at the Mumbai airport.
The actress gave out
major goals on how to
keep it simple yet styl-
ish with an ethnic look
and we are stunned. She
opted for a blue floral
Anarkali suit for the air-
port look and looked
beautiful. With silver
jhumkas, she made a state-
ment with her desi look. Ta-
mannaah Bhatia completely
the look with pink eye make-
up and lipstick and also tied
her hair into a sleek ponytail.
She also carried a book in
hand and posed for paps with
her bright smile.
A
s we reported earlier that after his
divorce from Samantha Ruth Prab-
hu, Tollywood actor Naga Chaitanya
is dating the Made In Heaven fame
actress Sobhita Dhulipala. According to
sources, the Thank You star was spotted with
his ladylove at his new abode in Hyderabad.
The couple looked extremely comfortable in
each other’s company. The fans claimed
that Samantha is spreading false reports
regarding the actor. Taking to Twitter, the
Yashoda actress reacted to the same, “Ru-
mours on girl – Must be true !! Rumours
on boy – Planted by girl !! Grow up guys
..Parties involved have clearly moved on
.. you should move on too !! Concentrate
on your work … on your fami-
lies .. move on!!”
LUCKNOW, WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 22, 2022
3 YEARS OF
KABIR SINGH
hahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani’s
romantic drama film, Kabir Singh
released in 2019. The film became one
of the biggest hits of the year. It was
a remake of Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s
Telugu film Arjun Reddy (2017)
which starred Vijay Deverakonda
and Shalini Pandey in the
lead. This film marked Sha-
hid and Kiara’s first collabo-
ration together and their
camaraderie became the talk
of the town in no time. Their
sizzling on-screen chemistry
also won millions of hearts
of their fans.
Kabir Singh completed 3
years of release on Tuesday
and on this special occasion,
Shahid and Kiara shared a
special video on their social
media handle as they cele-
brated on the sets of Karan
Johar’s chat show, Koffee
With Karan S7.
S
DESI LOOK
Rashmika’s character
killed in Pushpa 2?
Dating rumours
ANUSHKA’S
COMEBACK
YOGA WITH YOGA WITH
ALIA AND ALIA AND
EDWARDEDWARD
Kiara Advani
Glimpse from Koffee with karan S7
Tamannaah Bhatia
Spotted
Alia BhattSamantha Ruth Prabhu
Anushka Sharma
Rashmika Mandanna
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fter the release of Allu Arjun, Rash-
mika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil
starrer Pushpa: The Rise in Decem-
ber last year, fans are eagerly
waiting for its sequel. And now
even before Pushpa 2 has gone on
the floors, speculations are rife
that Rashmika’s character
Srivalli might get killed in the
sequel. According to the sourc-
es, Pushpa producer Y. Ravi
Shankar clarifies the rumours.
“That’s all trash,” he states, fur-
ther adding, “This is all nonsense.
Until now we didn’t hear the story
to be fair and frank, so it’s not like
that, and all these are speculations.
At this point in time, you write
anything on that film, no one
knows anything about that, so they
believe in it. This is being carried
by other websites and TV
channels also, but it’s
false news.” So
Rashmika’s char-
acter does live in
part 2? “Ya ya,
sure,” confirms
Y. Ravi Shankar.
09
T
o celebrate In-
ternational
Yoga Day, Bol-
lywood cel-
ebs have been taking to
their social media han-
dles to share pictures
and videos of them do-
ing Yoga and motivat-
ing their fans to prac-
tise the same. Alia too
shared a cute video to
wish her fans on this
day and it featured her
furry friend Edward
too. The video begins
with Edward walking away
from the camera toward the
actress who is sitting on her
Yoga mat and is in the middle of
performing Yoga. She has tied her
hair in a bun and can be seen lying
on the floor. As Edward walks to-
ward her, Alia can be seen playing
with it. Sharing this video, Alia
wrote, “Happy Yoga Day from my
Yoga partner and me”.
A
nushka Sharma is
prepping hard for
her return to the
movies. The ac-
tress will be making her
onscreen comeback after
almost 3.5 years with
Chakda Xpress. In the
biopic, Anushka will be
telling Indian cricketer
Jhulan Goswami’s life
story. Anushka began
her prep in February and
has now started shooting
in Mumbai. “A film of this
scale needed tremendous
prep in all departments. It is a
delightful script that intends to
make strong statements,”
Anushka told sources. After she
wraps up the current shoot in
Mumbai, Anushka and the crew
are expected to fly to the UK next
month for an extensive schedule.
An ecstatic Anushka said, “It is a
fact that women have to go that ex-
tra mile to earn their place in this
patriarchal world. Jhulan Goswa-
mi’s life is a testimony to the fact
that she carved her own destiny,
and fought for every inch of the
spotlight and recognition. I hope
that I can do justice to the script.”
T
amannaah Bhatia
made heads turn
with her desi look
as she was papped
at the Mumbai airport.
The actress gave out
major goals on how to
keep it simple yet styl-
ish with an ethnic look
and we are stunned. She
opted for a blue floral
Anarkali suit for the air-
port look and looked
beautiful. With silver
jhumkas, she made a state-
ment with her desi look. Ta-
mannaah Bhatia completely
the look with pink eye make-
up and lipstick and also tied
her hair into a sleek ponytail.
She also carried a book in
hand and posed for paps with
her bright smile.
A
s we reported earlier that after his
divorce from Samantha Ruth Prab-
hu, Tollywood actor Naga Chaitanya
is dating the Made In Heaven fame
actress Sobhita Dhulipala. According to
sources, the Thank You star was spotted with
his ladylove at his new abode in Hyderabad.
The couple looked extremely comfortable in
each other’s company. The fans claimed
that Samantha is spreading false reports
regarding the actor. Taking to Twitter, the
Yashoda actress reacted to the same, “Ru-
mours on girl – Must be true !! Rumours
on boy – Planted by girl !! Grow up guys
..Parties involved have clearly moved on
.. you should move on too !! Concentrate
on your work … on your fami-
lies .. move on!!”
LUCKNOW, WEDNESDAY,
JUNE 22, 2022
3 YEARS OF
KABIR SINGH
hahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani’s
romantic drama film, Kabir Singh
released in 2019. The film became one
of the biggest hits of the year. It was
a remake of Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s
Telugu film Arjun Reddy (2017)
which starred Vijay Deverakonda
and Shalini Pandey in the
lead. This film marked Sha-
hid and Kiara’s first collabo-
ration together and their
camaraderie became the talk
of the town in no time. Their
sizzling on-screen chemistry
also won millions of hearts
of their fans.
Kabir Singh completed 3
years of release on Tuesday
and on this special occasion,
Shahid and Kiara shared a
special video on their social
media handle as they cele-
brated on the sets of Karan
Johar’s chat show, Koffee
With Karan S7.
S
DESI LOOK
Rashmika’s character
killed in Pushpa 2?
Dating rumours
ANUSHKA’S
COMEBACK
YOGA WITH YOGA WITH
ALIA AND ALIA AND
EDWARDEDWARD
Kiara Advani
Glimpse from Koffee with karan S7
Tamannaah Bhatia
Spotted
Alia BhattSamantha Ruth Prabhu
Anushka Sharma
Rashmika Mandanna
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FACE OF THE DAY
VINNIE SONI, Blogger
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You need help on academic
front and you should not
shy away from asking. Your
spouse may make you
spend more than you expected.
Fantastic day for investing money in
stock market as you can make
fortune. You miss your parents a lot
and somewhere fear to loose them.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Best day to buy gold and
silver or any precious
metal for investment sake.
You love to live close to
your family. You are a child at heart
and never let this child die. You have
a big heart and you always help
someone if you can. Video gathering
is possible with your social circle.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
This is the best time try
something new with life
give yourself a new
purpose. You will feel
amorous towards your wife. Work on
your limitations, there can be no
better time than this. You have more
opposite sex friends than the same
and you may be judged for it.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Take stand where you need
to, don’t run in the same
direction where everybody
else is going. Visit a doctor
if you have any doubts about your
health. Don’t attack stress even if you
don’t have any. Let go of things that
are not in your control. You will work
hard to make your dream come true.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You are very fortunate to
have a great friend circle.
You are very generous by
nature and also you are the
backbone of your family. Today is a
favourable day for business. You may
postpone your study plans. Be
careful of the words that come out of
your mouth.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You are opportunist and this
will make you successful
one day. Your spouse is
someone who can do
anything for your happiness. There
may be delays in property possession
and it won’t effect you. You are happy
spending whole day at home. Help
your mothers at home today.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Boisterous behaviour is
what everyone needs right
now, do whatever you can
do to cheer everyone up.
You will feel fi nancially comfortable
and infant you are in position to
invest money in some new venture.
Your personality will attract many
eligible bachelors.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Never demotivate someone
even if someone is not
capable of doing some-
thing. You make sure to
make things work your way. You are
most wanted by your friends. You
can have romantic affair in offi ce and
a serious one. You will invest money
in clothes and accessories today.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Don’t make friends for
money and status rather
make friends who will stick
with you forever. You care
about you lover but somehow
hesitate in expressing that care. On
social front, you may have to spend
some extra money in buying gifts for
someone for some specifi c occasion.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You must create an
environment of under-
standing at home. You
need a break from day to
tensions and the way to cope up with
stress is to meditate. You will
succeed in any sort of examination if
you put your heart and soul to it.
Promotion can be expected.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Scrumptious food is what
you are craving for today.
You always maintain
cordial relationship with
everyone. You workout daily to keep
yourself fi t. You may start a side
business to earn extra money. You
are not a jealous kind and you feel
happy for others.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You are a pro in your fi eld
and none can beat you.
Female scorpios are
lioness and women around
are often jealous. You give tough
competition to people. Many people
get inspired by you. You will get
special treatment from your dear
ones. A good day for you.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
TRAVEL TO EXPAND TRAVEL TO EXPAND
YOUR HORIZONSYOUR HORIZONS
his week I thought
I’d share a slight-
ly different kind
of article. While
my recent writ-
ing has been
about specific
skills development and
about bringing up children
with a certain ethos, this
week is about travel. Argu-
ably one of the most fun
pursuits, travel is also one
of those activities that are
as educative, as it is, im-
mersive. Students who
have the opportunity to
travel can learn and grow
immensely. How?
EXPOSURE
When one travels, one ex-
poses oneself to different
cultures, lifestyles, and
people. In sampling the
heritage, food, customs and
traditions of a people un-
known to oneself, one is
enriched and one becomes
knowledgeable about the
world. Travel to different
parts of the country and
the world endows us with a
new, fresh perspective. A
global viewpoint. It makes
us realize that in our eclec-
tic diversity, which is to be
preserved and celebrated,
resides shared, common
humanity that transcends
boundaries, races, religion,
language and creed. Travel
then can be the most liber-
ating, uplifting, evolution-
ary pursuit there is.
CREATIVITY
Through travel, one also
feels extremely inspired.
The sights, sounds, people,
and goings-on of a place
can compel us to express
our emotions in different
ways. From the most obvi-
ous travel writing to pho-
tography, writing poetry,
painting, and sketching;
there are infinite ways of
translating one’s experi-
ences of a place. Inspira-
tion is always readily at
hand when one is travel-
ling, and this can manifest
in countless creative forms.
KNOW ONESELF
Perhaps the greatest bene-
ficiary of travel is one’s
personality. Many happy
accidents can take place
along one’s travels. One
could, for example, fall in
love and find one’s life
partner. In another in-
stance, one could spot a
rare kind of art or craft
and realize it is that craft
that is one’s calling. From
tiny realizations about
oneself and one’s charac-
ter to big, life-changing
moments and incidents;
travel offers all this and
more. To travel then, is to
learn, completely.
I urge everyone, espe-
cially young children and
students, to try and travel
as much as possible. Never
let any excuses come in the
way of this. It isn’t neces-
sary to travel abroad or to
some unaffordable exotic
destination. We are all
blessed to live in a country
that is a veritable gold-
mine of diverse experi-
ences and cultures, wait-
ing to be discovered.
Sharing a little sample
of my travel writing, a
snippet from a trip to Kol-
kata. Happy reading, and
bon voyage!
‘MY CITY OF JOY’
The bread for the day
would come from four dif-
ferent places. A loaf from
Flury’s, one from Saturday
club, another kind from
Cookie Jar and a fourth,
from a fourth place. As var-
ied as this, were the experi-
ences that Kolkata, the Cal-
cutta of my childhood,
would present, each time
I’d be here, for at least a
month, every summer va-
cation. ‘Nani Badi’ was a
dichotomous contradiction
of fun and firmness, of
adrenalin and routine, of
merriment and meditative-
ness. Calcutta is, charm-
ing, addictive, chaotic, and
charismatic, the beating
heart of the holiday.
Camouflaged in all its
ivied glory, my grandfa-
ther’s hundred and some-
thing-year-old white &
green Victorian Bungalow,
5 Rainy Park, at the centre
of Ballygunge, the grandi-
ose backdrop of all the fes-
tivities. The house, a resting
place for my childhood rem-
nants, a place of respite, a
sanctuary of calm, an oasis,
only real! That my grand-
mother screaming at one
and all, constantly, sounded
to my ears, like soothing
music, given the unsavoury
tones of my own home back
in Jaipur; made this ritual-
istic visit to the ‘bungalow’,
even more cathartic. Here,
amid countless trips to the
races, to Flury’s, to Sky-
room, to Blue Fox, to the
Oberoi and the Taj Bengal,
to Saturday, Calcutta, Cal-
cutta Swimming, RCGC
clubs, AC Market and delec-
tables at Vineet Snack Bar,
to family lunches at ‘Kwali-
ty’ on Park Street, to muri
on Russel Street, to flying
radio-controlled aircraft in
the maidaan, to Badminton
in the house lawns, to being
introduced to The Doors
and the Carpenters and the
Beatles in my younger un-
cle’s upstairs Bar; I lived,
regained some modicum of
a childhood.
The moment I’d land in
this wonderfully eccentric,
poetic, talented city, the fog
would lift, the heart would
swell, and there’d be clarity
of mind and purpose. The
purpose is to be a child, to
have fun, to just, be!
My grandmother (nani)
has always been an author-
itarian, stern woman. But
she provided and contin-
ues to till today, the maxi-
mum emotional support to
me. When I was younger, it
was by way of pampering.
Boat pastries galore, Sand-
esh by the dozens, and lat-
er, be it my choice of sub-
jects, vocation or life part-
ner; my one constantly
unwavering source of
strength, to her, I owe at
least half my sanity! My
grandfather (nana), a dot-
ing figure whose expres-
sion of love I have known
largely through his sheer
generosity, indulgences, or
advice (albeit at times
questionable!); and that
whenever I’d want some-
thing, I’d only have to emit
as much as the suggestion
of a ‘cry’, and he’d order
my mum to procure the de-
sired item (a strategy espe-
cially effective in public)!
My younger uncle (mama),
the ‘cool’ one, the one to
look up to, idolize and emu-
late. The man who’d done it
all, from dj’ing to the Hima-
layan Rally! Whether it
was because he didn’t have
a son of his own, or be-
cause I am his sister’s son,
perhaps a combination of
the two, he has always
showered me with lots of
love, and lots of gifts. To
me, however, the former, I
cherish more. He made me
want to be cool, and it is so
important to have a ‘cool’
role model now isn’t it!
Calcutta, today Kolkata,
is much the same, though
much changed as well.
Now when I visit the city,
my mind grapples with the
vestiges of a time gone by.
It feels like ancient history,
not just the place but even
my own time spent here. It
is a strange feeling. It’s
like I’m looking from the
outside, in. It is vaguely
familiar. The smells, the
sights, déjà vu unlimited.
The emotion, however, re-
mains the same. No matter
what happens within fami-
lies, and to this city, Kolk-
ata to me has been, and
will always stay, my Cal-
cutta, my City of Joy!
KARTIK BAJORIA
(the author is a Jaipur-based
Communication Skills
Educator & Writer)
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FACE OF THE DAY
VINNIE SONI, Blogger
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You need help on academic
front and you should not
shy away from asking. Your
spouse may make you
spend more than you expected.
Fantastic day for investing money in
stock market as you can make
fortune. You miss your parents a lot
and somewhere fear to loose them.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Best day to buy gold and
silver or any precious
metal for investment sake.
You love to live close to
your family. You are a child at heart
and never let this child die. You have
a big heart and you always help
someone if you can. Video gathering
is possible with your social circle.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
This is the best time try
something new with life
give yourself a new
purpose. You will feel
amorous towards your wife. Work on
your limitations, there can be no
better time than this. You have more
opposite sex friends than the same
and you may be judged for it.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Take stand where you need
to, don’t run in the same
direction where everybody
else is going. Visit a doctor
if you have any doubts about your
health. Don’t attack stress even if you
don’t have any. Let go of things that
are not in your control. You will work
hard to make your dream come true.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You are very fortunate to
have a great friend circle.
You are very generous by
nature and also you are the
backbone of your family. Today is a
favourable day for business. You may
postpone your study plans. Be
careful of the words that come out of
your mouth.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You are opportunist and this
will make you successful
one day. Your spouse is
someone who can do
anything for your happiness. There
may be delays in property possession
and it won’t effect you. You are happy
spending whole day at home. Help
your mothers at home today.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Boisterous behaviour is
what everyone needs right
now, do whatever you can
do to cheer everyone up.
You will feel fi nancially comfortable
and infant you are in position to
invest money in some new venture.
Your personality will attract many
eligible bachelors.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Never demotivate someone
even if someone is not
capable of doing some-
thing. You make sure to
make things work your way. You are
most wanted by your friends. You
can have romantic affair in offi ce and
a serious one. You will invest money
in clothes and accessories today.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Don’t make friends for
money and status rather
make friends who will stick
with you forever. You care
about you lover but somehow
hesitate in expressing that care. On
social front, you may have to spend
some extra money in buying gifts for
someone for some specifi c occasion.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You must create an
environment of under-
standing at home. You
need a break from day to
tensions and the way to cope up with
stress is to meditate. You will
succeed in any sort of examination if
you put your heart and soul to it.
Promotion can be expected.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Scrumptious food is what
you are craving for today.
You always maintain
cordial relationship with
everyone. You workout daily to keep
yourself fi t. You may start a side
business to earn extra money. You
are not a jealous kind and you feel
happy for others.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You are a pro in your fi eld
and none can beat you.
Female scorpios are
lioness and women around
are often jealous. You give tough
competition to people. Many people
get inspired by you. You will get
special treatment from your dear
ones. A good day for you.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
TRAVEL TO EXPAND TRAVEL TO EXPAND
YOUR HORIZONSYOUR HORIZONS
his week I thought
I’d share a slight-
ly different kind
of article. While
my recent writ-
ing has been
about specific
skills development and
about bringing up children
with a certain ethos, this
week is about travel. Argu-
ably one of the most fun
pursuits, travel is also one
of those activities that are
as educative, as it is, im-
mersive. Students who
have the opportunity to
travel can learn and grow
immensely. How?
EXPOSURE
When one travels, one ex-
poses oneself to different
cultures, lifestyles, and
people. In sampling the
heritage, food, customs and
traditions of a people un-
known to oneself, one is
enriched and one becomes
knowledgeable about the
world. Travel to different
parts of the country and
the world endows us with a
new, fresh perspective. A
global viewpoint. It makes
us realize that in our eclec-
tic diversity, which is to be
preserved and celebrated,
resides shared, common
humanity that transcends
boundaries, races, religion,
language and creed. Travel
then can be the most liber-
ating, uplifting, evolution-
ary pursuit there is.
CREATIVITY
Through travel, one also
feels extremely inspired.
The sights, sounds, people,
and goings-on of a place
can compel us to express
our emotions in different
ways. From the most obvi-
ous travel writing to pho-
tography, writing poetry,
painting, and sketching;
there are infinite ways of
translating one’s experi-
ences of a place. Inspira-
tion is always readily at
hand when one is travel-
ling, and this can manifest
in countless creative forms.
KNOW ONESELF
Perhaps the greatest bene-
ficiary of travel is one’s
personality. Many happy
accidents can take place
along one’s travels. One
could, for example, fall in
love and find one’s life
partner. In another in-
stance, one could spot a
rare kind of art or craft
and realize it is that craft
that is one’s calling. From
tiny realizations about
oneself and one’s charac-
ter to big, life-changing
moments and incidents;
travel offers all this and
more. To travel then, is to
learn, completely.
I urge everyone, espe-
cially young children and
students, to try and travel
as much as possible. Never
let any excuses come in the
way of this. It isn’t neces-
sary to travel abroad or to
some unaffordable exotic
destination. We are all
blessed to live in a country
that is a veritable gold-
mine of diverse experi-
ences and cultures, wait-
ing to be discovered.
Sharing a little sample
of my travel writing, a
snippet from a trip to Kol-
kata. Happy reading, and
bon voyage!
‘MY CITY OF JOY’
The bread for the day
would come from four dif-
ferent places. A loaf from
Flury’s, one from Saturday
club, another kind from
Cookie Jar and a fourth,
from a fourth place. As var-
ied as this, were the experi-
ences that Kolkata, the Cal-
cutta of my childhood,
would present, each time
I’d be here, for at least a
month, every summer va-
cation. ‘Nani Badi’ was a
dichotomous contradiction
of fun and firmness, of
adrenalin and routine, of
merriment and meditative-
ness. Calcutta is, charm-
ing, addictive, chaotic, and
charismatic, the beating
heart of the holiday.
Camouflaged in all its
ivied glory, my grandfa-
ther’s hundred and some-
thing-year-old white &
green Victorian Bungalow,
5 Rainy Park, at the centre
of Ballygunge, the grandi-
ose backdrop of all the fes-
tivities. The house, a resting
place for my childhood rem-
nants, a place of respite, a
sanctuary of calm, an oasis,
only real! That my grand-
mother screaming at one
and all, constantly, sounded
to my ears, like soothing
music, given the unsavoury
tones of my own home back
in Jaipur; made this ritual-
istic visit to the ‘bungalow’,
even more cathartic. Here,
amid countless trips to the
races, to Flury’s, to Sky-
room, to Blue Fox, to the
Oberoi and the Taj Bengal,
to Saturday, Calcutta, Cal-
cutta Swimming, RCGC
clubs, AC Market and delec-
tables at Vineet Snack Bar,
to family lunches at ‘Kwali-
ty’ on Park Street, to muri
on Russel Street, to flying
radio-controlled aircraft in
the maidaan, to Badminton
in the house lawns, to being
introduced to The Doors
and the Carpenters and the
Beatles in my younger un-
cle’s upstairs Bar; I lived,
regained some modicum of
a childhood.
The moment I’d land in
this wonderfully eccentric,
poetic, talented city, the fog
would lift, the heart would
swell, and there’d be clarity
of mind and purpose. The
purpose is to be a child, to
have fun, to just, be!
My grandmother (nani)
has always been an author-
itarian, stern woman. But
she provided and contin-
ues to till today, the maxi-
mum emotional support to
me. When I was younger, it
was by way of pampering.
Boat pastries galore, Sand-
esh by the dozens, and lat-
er, be it my choice of sub-
jects, vocation or life part-
ner; my one constantly
unwavering source of
strength, to her, I owe at
least half my sanity! My
grandfather (nana), a dot-
ing figure whose expres-
sion of love I have known
largely through his sheer
generosity, indulgences, or
advice (albeit at times
questionable!); and that
whenever I’d want some-
thing, I’d only have to emit
as much as the suggestion
of a ‘cry’, and he’d order
my mum to procure the de-
sired item (a strategy espe-
cially effective in public)!
My younger uncle (mama),
the ‘cool’ one, the one to
look up to, idolize and emu-
late. The man who’d done it
all, from dj’ing to the Hima-
layan Rally! Whether it
was because he didn’t have
a son of his own, or be-
cause I am his sister’s son,
perhaps a combination of
the two, he has always
showered me with lots of
love, and lots of gifts. To
me, however, the former, I
cherish more. He made me
want to be cool, and it is so
important to have a ‘cool’
role model now isn’t it!
Calcutta, today Kolkata,
is much the same, though
much changed as well.
Now when I visit the city,
my mind grapples with the
vestiges of a time gone by.
It feels like ancient history,
not just the place but even
my own time spent here. It
is a strange feeling. It’s
like I’m looking from the
outside, in. It is vaguely
familiar. The smells, the
sights, déjà vu unlimited.
The emotion, however, re-
mains the same. No matter
what happens within fami-
lies, and to this city, Kolk-
ata to me has been, and
will always stay, my Cal-
cutta, my City of Joy!
KARTIK BAJORIA
(the author is a Jaipur-based
Communication Skills
Educator & Writer)
T
ETC
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11
MONSOON HAIR
CARE WITH CARE WITH
SAMEER SALMANI
s the monsoon
weather messes
with your beauti-
ful tresses, City
First brings you
some tips and sug-
gestions from ce-
lebrity hairstylist Sameer
Salmani on monsoon hair-
care. The air is laden with
high amounts of moisture
during the rainy season.
This excessive moisture
traps the dirt and grime on
your scalp as well as
on the hair shafts.
This makes the
hair follicles
weak and the
hair strands
coated. This is
the primary
reason for hair
fall during the
monsoon. Also,
the depositions
near the hair roots
become the breeding
ground of bacteria and
fungi which can aggravate
your dandruff troubles.
Celebrity hairstylist Sa-
meer Salmani gives tips on
how to take care of your
hair during monsoon.
PROTECT YOUR HAIR
FROM RAINWATER
The rainwater is often acid-
ic or dirty which can harm
your hair. If you cannot
avoid contact with your
hair with rainwater, wash
your hair immediately after
reaching home.
ESTABLISH A PROPER HAIR
WASH ROUTINE
Wash your hair at least
twice or thrice a week to re-
move the depositions from
your hair and scalp. Use an
antibacterial or antifungal
shampoo to prevent the
buildup of germs at the
roots of your hair.
CONSULT WITH YOUR
HAIRDRESSER FOR
HOME CARE
It is best to use a leave-in
conditioner to protect your
hair and prevent frizz and
dullness. You can also do a
hot oil massage before
washing your head. This
will help increase the blood
circulation in your scalp
making your hair stronger.
KEEP YOUR HAIR DRY
As the percentage of hu-
midity is already high in
the rainy season, you
should take extra care to
keep your hair dry during
this time. Excess moisture
can make your hair heavy
and limp. Use a clean, soft
towel to dry your hair after
a wash. Do not tie your
hair while it is wet as this
will damage the roots of
your hair.
KEEP YOUR HAIR SHORT
It is best to maintain a short
hairstyle if you are facing a
lot of hair fall during the
monsoon. Long hair gets
pulled and is likely to fall
out more. Trimming the
ends of your hair will also
remove the damaged or
split ends, thus making
your hair grow better.
ADOPTING A HASSLE-FREE
HAIRSTYLE
It is best to go for a mini-
mum styling hairdo during
the rainy season. The use of
heat and styling products
can make your hair weaker
and prone to breakage.
FOLLOW A PROPER DIET
Your diet has an important
role to play in maintaining
the health of your hair.
Make sure to eat a prop-
er diet that includes
green vegetables,
dairy products,
eggs, walnuts,
nuts, etc. to add
shine and lustre
to your hair and
promote its
growth. Drink
adequate water
too to keep your
body hydrated.
SHOW SOME EXTRA
LOVE TO YOUR HAIR
Use hair care activities
such as a hair serum suita-
ble for your hair type. This
will nourish your hair and
prevent frizziness, hair
breakage, etc.
Actresses Chandhini
Bhagwanani and Simran
Budharup share their ex-
perience with Sameer
Salmani’s hair care treat-
ments.
Chandhini Bhagwanani
says, “I have been wanting
to cut my hair and get a
nice hair transformation
for a very long time but my
profession as an actor re-
stricts the vast changes. So,
I wanted a salon that will
bring novelty to my look
while keeping my original-
ity intact. My friend sug-
gested Sameer Salmani. I
informed him about my
hair transformation needs.
When he asked for my
hair references, I asked him
to do what he thinks is best
for me. Initially, I was scared
but the moment I saw my
newly coloured and
trimmed hair, I was so hap-
py and excited. I had a bril-
liant experience and the
materials and equipment
used on me were of the lat-
est technology too. I would
recommend Sameer Salma-
ni to everyone.”
Simran Budharup says,
“I was looking for a colour
that would suit me for a
long time and every time
whatever I wanted, I
couldn’t get that. But this
time, I got the colour of my
wish and Sameer was really
good at his work. The envi-
ronment was chill and he
was able to understand
what I wanted. I love my
hair colour and it was a
very good experience!
A
ADITI CHAVAN
[email protected]
Simran Budharup
Chandhini Bhagwanani
Sameer Salmani
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11
MONSOON HAIR
CARE WITH CARE WITH
SAMEER SALMANI
s the monsoon
weather messes
with your beauti-
ful tresses, City
First brings you
some tips and sug-
gestions from ce-
lebrity hairstylist Sameer
Salmani on monsoon hair-
care. The air is laden with
high amounts of moisture
during the rainy season.
This excessive moisture
traps the dirt and grime on
your scalp as well as
on the hair shafts.
This makes the
hair follicles
weak and the
hair strands
coated. This is
the primary
reason for hair
fall during the
monsoon. Also,
the depositions
near the hair roots
become the breeding
ground of bacteria and
fungi which can aggravate
your dandruff troubles.
Celebrity hairstylist Sa-
meer Salmani gives tips on
how to take care of your
hair during monsoon.
PROTECT YOUR HAIR
FROM RAINWATER
The rainwater is often acid-
ic or dirty which can harm
your hair. If you cannot
avoid contact with your
hair with rainwater, wash
your hair immediately after
reaching home.
ESTABLISH A PROPER HAIR
WASH ROUTINE
Wash your hair at least
twice or thrice a week to re-
move the depositions from
your hair and scalp. Use an
antibacterial or antifungal
shampoo to prevent the
buildup of germs at the
roots of your hair.
CONSULT WITH YOUR
HAIRDRESSER FOR
HOME CARE
It is best to use a leave-in
conditioner to protect your
hair and prevent frizz and
dullness. You can also do a
hot oil massage before
washing your head. This
will help increase the blood
circulation in your scalp
making your hair stronger.
KEEP YOUR HAIR DRY
As the percentage of hu-
midity is already high in
the rainy season, you
should take extra care to
keep your hair dry during
this time. Excess moisture
can make your hair heavy
and limp. Use a clean, soft
towel to dry your hair after
a wash. Do not tie your
hair while it is wet as this
will damage the roots of
your hair.
KEEP YOUR HAIR SHORT
It is best to maintain a short
hairstyle if you are facing a
lot of hair fall during the
monsoon. Long hair gets
pulled and is likely to fall
out more. Trimming the
ends of your hair will also
remove the damaged or
split ends, thus making
your hair grow better.
ADOPTING A HASSLE-FREE
HAIRSTYLE
It is best to go for a mini-
mum styling hairdo during
the rainy season. The use of
heat and styling products
can make your hair weaker
and prone to breakage.
FOLLOW A PROPER DIET
Your diet has an important
role to play in maintaining
the health of your hair.
Make sure to eat a prop-
er diet that includes
green vegetables,
dairy products,
eggs, walnuts,
nuts, etc. to add
shine and lustre
to your hair and
promote its
growth. Drink
adequate water
too to keep your
body hydrated.
SHOW SOME EXTRA
LOVE TO YOUR HAIR
Use hair care activities
such as a hair serum suita-
ble for your hair type. This
will nourish your hair and
prevent frizziness, hair
breakage, etc.
Actresses Chandhini
Bhagwanani and Simran
Budharup share their ex-
perience with Sameer
Salmani’s hair care treat-
ments.
Chandhini Bhagwanani
says, “I have been wanting
to cut my hair and get a
nice hair transformation
for a very long time but my
profession as an actor re-
stricts the vast changes. So,
I wanted a salon that will
bring novelty to my look
while keeping my original-
ity intact. My friend sug-
gested Sameer Salmani. I
informed him about my
hair transformation needs.
When he asked for my
hair references, I asked him
to do what he thinks is best
for me. Initially, I was scared
but the moment I saw my
newly coloured and
trimmed hair, I was so hap-
py and excited. I had a bril-
liant experience and the
materials and equipment
used on me were of the lat-
est technology too. I would
recommend Sameer Salma-
ni to everyone.”
Simran Budharup says,
“I was looking for a colour
that would suit me for a
long time and every time
whatever I wanted, I
couldn’t get that. But this
time, I got the colour of my
wish and Sameer was really
good at his work. The envi-
ronment was chill and he
was able to understand
what I wanted. I love my
hair colour and it was a
very good experience!
A
ADITI CHAVAN
[email protected]
Simran Budharup
Chandhini Bhagwanani
Sameer Salmani
12
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STAY MASKED
CORE
CLASSICS
TREND MIX
&
CITY INFLUENCERS SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT MASTERING
THE ART OF MIXING MAKEUP CLASSICS WITH MODERN TRENDS
MONICA PRABHAKAR
[email protected]
he art of make-
up has always
been an expres-
sion of more
than just a
flawless face.
Every look,
pronounces a story
mixed with colours,
cuts and creases.
Be it the bold state-
ment colour pop of glit-
ter from the ‘80s, red
lips or brown smokey
eye or cat-eye from the
‘90s topped with clear
gloss, every decade has
given a myriad of clas-
sics. Sure, these clas-
sics became a fad with
time but with the trend
wheel in motion, the
makeup classics are
back in the 2020s,
thanks to social media,
and its infinite love of
all things vintage. City
First talked to beauty
influencers and make-
up artists about mas-
tering the art of mixing
makeup classics with
modern trends.
T
EDWINA GOMEZ
B
eauty influencer and makeup artist spoke
about today’s clean makeup look inspired
by the 90s girl next door aesthetic and said,
“With so many different makeup & beauty
trends to look forward to, for me, less will con-
tinue to be more. Cream products have
made their way back that give
fresh flushed skin a glam look.
Adding a lip gloss with just a
touch of pigment and shim-
mer that’ll give your lips a
soft glow is also one thing
you must try.
Traditional makeup
doesn’t mean heavy make-
up, it can also be just kajal
& tinted lip gloss.
WALIYA SIDDIQUI
A
professional makeup artist shared
a few mixed looks to try this sum-
mer and said, “The classic bold winged
eyeliners have made a come-
back but with graphic looks.
Another colour trend to fol-
low is a mix of neon
shades like pink, blue,
and orange with
warm tone neutral
colours. Since the
emergence of Kore-
an beauty trends,
dewy skin with
pink blush and
pink lips is a hype
worth a try.”
UMA SHIL
A
beauty influencer,
talked about two
classic makeup trends
relevant today and
said, “From bold red
lips to the classic cat-
eye, there is certain
makeup looks that
span through ages.
And when it comes to classic makeup, a
smoky eye takes the cake. We can put to-
gether today’s graphic liner trend with a
light brown smokey eye to give a break
from the conventional heavy smokey eye.
There are limitless styles, but you
should create one that agrees with the
shape of your eyes.”
RAJNANDINI RAJPUT
A
beauty influencer,
talked about the
transition of smoke
and said, “When most
people think of the
term ‘smoky eye’, im-
ages of kohl-filled lids,
dark grey and black
eyeshadow come to
mind but in recent
times it’s replaced
with a more natural
and softer side of
smoke. Colours like orange, brown and blue
are the ones to look. While less dramatic, these
looks are just as impactful. Hence, I would rec-
ommend everyone to try this out.”
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!!
ADIVI LAUDS YOGI’S
EFFORTS TO TACKLE
CORRUPTION IN UP
CITY FIRST
M
ajor film’s lead
star Adivi
Sesh met Uttar
Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath with Sandeep Un-
nikrishnan’s parents on
Tuesday. They were gift-
ed a silver coin and
shawl during the meet.
Describing his meet-
ing with Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath as a great
fortune, ‘Major’ actor
Adivi Sesh applauded
the efforts of the leader
for eradicating the prev-
alent corruption and
breaking the backbone
of crime in the state.
“We have been hear-
ing about the kind of
work CM Yogi has done
to end corruption and
contain crime in Uttar
Pradesh. I also came
across a taxi driver on
my arrival in Lucknow,
who told me that ‘our
CM has broken the back-
bone of crime in the
state’,” said the actor
who was accompanied
by his team and parents
of Martyr Major Sand-
eep Unnikrishnan.
The Film ‘Major’
starring Adivi sesh is
based on the life of
Sandeep Unnikrishnan,
who was one of the
NSG Commandos who
risked his life and saved
several Indians during
the 26/11 Mumbai at-
tacks. The 31-year-old
Major Sandeep Un -
nikrishnan was mar-
tyred in the attack.
Bureaucratic circle celebrates Int'l Yoga Day
On the occasion of
International Yoga Day, a
wave of positive emotion
of well-being of body, mind
and soul has swept across
the nation. Uttar Pradesh,
too could not go untouched
by the spirit of well-being
on this day. People from
bureaucratic circles to
commoners were all seen
performing Yoga and
spreading the message of
internal well-being through
the age-old traditional
practice, that makes the
mind peaceful and the body
much more active.
The birthday of IAS S
Radha Chauhan, IAS
Amrit Abhijat and IAS TK
Shibu was on Tuesday,
June 21. We wish them
all the best!Girls of Awadh Girls Degree College practice Yoga on the occasion of International Yoga Day on
Tuesday. The event was organised under the aegis of Upma Chaturvedi, the principal of the institution.
STUDENTS PRACTICE YOGA
Commissioner of Lucknow Police,
DK Thakur practicing Yoga
at Police HQ in Lucknow
DRM Lucknow,
Suresh Kumar Sapra
felicitating the participants
Upma Chaturdedi
(L-R) Lyricist Ritesh Rajwada, producer
Sarath Chandra, lead actor of ‘Major’ Adivi Sesh meet CM Yogi
Glimpses of the
yoga celebrationVaranasi DM
Kaushal Raj Sharma
IAS Ritu Maheshwari
Pradeep Multani,
President PHD
Chamber of Commerce
Sanjay Prasad,
Principal Secretary to CM
Adivi Sesh, lead actor of ‘Major’, meets CM Yogi Adityanath
CM Yogi Adityanath greeting
parents of late Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan
ADG Law and Order,
IPS Prashant Kumar
IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal practices Yogasanas on Int’l Yoga Day
—PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA
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CITY BUZZGET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
CORE
CLASSICS
TREND MIX
&
CITY INFLUENCERS SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT MASTERING
THE ART OF MIXING MAKEUP CLASSICS WITH MODERN TRENDS
MONICA PRABHAKAR
[email protected]
he art of make-
up has always
been an expres-
sion of more
than just a
flawless face.
Every look,
pronounces a story
mixed with colours,
cuts and creases.
Be it the bold state-
ment colour pop of glit-
ter from the ‘80s, red
lips or brown smokey
eye or cat-eye from the
‘90s topped with clear
gloss, every decade has
given a myriad of clas-
sics. Sure, these clas-
sics became a fad with
time but with the trend
wheel in motion, the
makeup classics are
back in the 2020s,
thanks to social media,
and its infinite love of
all things vintage. City
First talked to beauty
influencers and make-
up artists about mas-
tering the art of mixing
makeup classics with
modern trends.
T
EDWINA GOMEZ
B
eauty influencer and makeup artist spoke
about today’s clean makeup look inspired
by the 90s girl next door aesthetic and said,
“With so many different makeup & beauty
trends to look forward to, for me, less will con-
tinue to be more. Cream products have
made their way back that give
fresh flushed skin a glam look.
Adding a lip gloss with just a
touch of pigment and shim-
mer that’ll give your lips a
soft glow is also one thing
you must try.
Traditional makeup
doesn’t mean heavy make-
up, it can also be just kajal
& tinted lip gloss.
WALIYA SIDDIQUI
A
professional makeup artist shared
a few mixed looks to try this sum-
mer and said, “The classic bold winged
eyeliners have made a come-
back but with graphic looks.
Another colour trend to fol-
low is a mix of neon
shades like pink, blue,
and orange with
warm tone neutral
colours. Since the
emergence of Kore-
an beauty trends,
dewy skin with
pink blush and
pink lips is a hype
worth a try.”
UMA SHIL
A
beauty influencer,
talked about two
classic makeup trends
relevant today and
said, “From bold red
lips to the classic cat-
eye, there is certain
makeup looks that
span through ages.
And when it comes to classic makeup, a
smoky eye takes the cake. We can put to-
gether today’s graphic liner trend with a
light brown smokey eye to give a break
from the conventional heavy smokey eye.
There are limitless styles, but you
should create one that agrees with the
shape of your eyes.”
RAJNANDINI RAJPUT
A
beauty influencer,
talked about the
transition of smoke
and said, “When most
people think of the
term ‘smoky eye’, im-
ages of kohl-filled lids,
dark grey and black
eyeshadow come to
mind but in recent
times it’s replaced
with a more natural
and softer side of
smoke. Colours like orange, brown and blue
are the ones to look. While less dramatic, these
looks are just as impactful. Hence, I would rec-
ommend everyone to try this out.”
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!!
ADIVI LAUDS YOGI’S
EFFORTS TO TACKLE
CORRUPTION IN UP
CITY FIRST
M
ajor film’s lead
star Adivi
Sesh met Uttar
Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath with Sandeep Un-
nikrishnan’s parents on
Tuesday. They were gift-
ed a silver coin and
shawl during the meet.
Describing his meet-
ing with Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath as a great
fortune, ‘Major’ actor
Adivi Sesh applauded
the efforts of the leader
for eradicating the prev-
alent corruption and
breaking the backbone
of crime in the state.
“We have been hear-
ing about the kind of
work CM Yogi has done
to end corruption and
contain crime in Uttar
Pradesh. I also came
across a taxi driver on
my arrival in Lucknow,
who told me that ‘our
CM has broken the back-
bone of crime in the
state’,” said the actor
who was accompanied
by his team and parents
of Martyr Major Sand-
eep Unnikrishnan.
The Film ‘Major’
starring Adivi sesh is
based on the life of
Sandeep Unnikrishnan,
who was one of the
NSG Commandos who
risked his life and saved
several Indians during
the 26/11 Mumbai at-
tacks. The 31-year-old
Major Sandeep Un -
nikrishnan was mar-
tyred in the attack.
Bureaucratic circle celebrates Int'l Yoga Day
On the occasion of
International Yoga Day, a
wave of positive emotion
of well-being of body, mind
and soul has swept across
the nation. Uttar Pradesh,
too could not go untouched
by the spirit of well-being
on this day. People from
bureaucratic circles to
commoners were all seen
performing Yoga and
spreading the message of
internal well-being through
the age-old traditional
practice, that makes the
mind peaceful and the body
much more active.
The birthday of IAS S
Radha Chauhan, IAS
Amrit Abhijat and IAS TK
Shibu was on Tuesday,
June 21. We wish them
all the best!Girls of Awadh Girls Degree College practice Yoga on the occasion of International Yoga Day on
Tuesday. The event was organised under the aegis of Upma Chaturvedi, the principal of the institution.
STUDENTS PRACTICE YOGA
Commissioner of Lucknow Police,
DK Thakur practicing Yoga
at Police HQ in Lucknow
DRM Lucknow,
Suresh Kumar Sapra
felicitating the participants
Upma Chaturdedi
(L-R) Lyricist Ritesh Rajwada, producer
Sarath Chandra, lead actor of ‘Major’ Adivi Sesh meet CM Yogi
Glimpses of the
yoga celebrationVaranasi DM
Kaushal Raj Sharma
IAS Ritu Maheshwari
Pradeep Multani,
President PHD
Chamber of Commerce
Sanjay Prasad,
Principal Secretary to CM
Adivi Sesh, lead actor of ‘Major’, meets CM Yogi Adityanath
CM Yogi Adityanath greeting
parents of late Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan
ADG Law and Order,
IPS Prashant Kumar
IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal practices Yogasanas on Int’l Yoga Day
—PHOTOS BY ASHOK DUTTA
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