13032022 first india lucknow

Over half of
Hindus voted
for BJP in UP:
Poll Survey
Lucknow: The BJP got the
support of the over half
of the Hindu voters while
the Samajwadi Party was
backed by over two-third
of Muslim electors in
the just-concluded Uttar
Pradesh Assembly polls,
a post-poll survey has
revealed. According to the
findings of the CSDS-
Lokniti survey, the BJP
saw a marginal increase
in its support among the
Muslim voters as com-
pared to the 2017 Assem-
bly elections. The study
also points to the fact that
the Akhilesh Yadav-led Sa-
majwadi Party got support
of 26 per cent of Hindu
voters, up from 18 per
cent in the last Assembly
elections. 8% Muslims
voted for BJP... P2
IN DELHI TODAY: ADITYANATH TO
MEET PM MODI, BJP TOP BRASS
YOGI GOVERNMENT 2.0
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Acting chief
minister Yogi Adity-
anath is all set to meet
top BJP leadership in-
cluding PM Modi, Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah and national
party chief JP Nadda in
New Delhi on Sunday to
discuss the shape and
size of his new council
of ministers and swear-
ing in ceremony of the
new government which
is expected to take place
after Holi on March 18.
He will leave Luc-
know en route via Hin-
don airport for New
Delhi on Sunday for the
crucial meeting. Ac-
cording to party sourc-
es, three tentative dates,
March 15, 16 and 22 have
been suggested for the
swearing in ceremony
as Holi is to be celebrat-
ed on March 17 and 18.
“Since March 19 is the
last date for filing of
nominations Turn to P3
A BJP supporter holds a cutout of CM Yogi during the celebration
following the party’s win in four states, in New Delhi.
The all-important
meeting is aimed at
finalising faces for
Yogi government’s
second term
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The board of trustees of EPFO today slashed the interest rate to 8.1% for 2021-22,
the lowest rate since 1977-78, when it was 8%. The interest rate was 8.5 per cent in
2020-21. The decision was taken during the meeting of the EPFO’s central board of
trustees, which was held in Guwahati. Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said that the
interest rate was finalised keeping in mind prevailing international conditions.
PROVIDENT FUND
RATE SLASHED
TO FOUR-DECADE
LOW OF 8.1%
US President Joe Biden has nominated an Indian-origin political activist Shefali
Razdan Duggal as his envoy to the Netherlands. Along with several other administra-
tive as well as diplomatic positions, the White House made this announcement on
Friday. Duggal has served as the National Co-Chair of Women for Joe Biden, and as
a Deputy National Finance Chair at the Democratic National Committee.
BIDEN NOMINATES
INDIAN-ORIGIN
SHEFALI RAZDAN
AS DUTCH ENVOY
New Delhi: The Con-
gress’stopdecision-mak-
ing body
, the Congress
Working Committee or
CWC, will meet at 4 pm
on Sunday
, three days af-
ter a huge defeat in state
polls, and is likely to ad-
vance internal elections
scheduled in September
amid renewed questions
about its leadership,
sourcessaidonSaturday
.
The Congress faced a
wipe-outinstateelection
results declared on
Thursday
.
Congress on Saturday
eveningcategoricallyde-
nied that the Gandhis -
Sonia Gandhi, Rahul
Gandhi and Priyanka
GandhiVadra-aregoing
to resign at its top deci-
sion-making body
, Con-
gress Working Commit-
tee meeting.
Meanwhile, Punjab
CM-designateBhagwant
Mann met Governor
Banwarilal Purohit at
Raj Bhavan in Chandi-
garh on Saturday morn-
ing, where he staked
claim to form the gov-
ernment in the state.
In Goa, Chief Minis-
ter Pramod Sawant on
Saturday afternoon sub-
mittedhisresignationto
Governor P S Sreed-
haran Pillai at the Raj
Bhavan to pave the way
for the formation of a
new government.
CONG HUDDLE OVER POLL DEBACLE
CWCMEET
TODAY
 Cong polls issue may
advance at 4 pm meeting
 Congress denies
Gandhis may resign
Now, BJP focus on Gujarat
The defeat revived searing criticism of the Gandhi family and growing clamour for a complete
overhaul and a leadership change by number of party leaders - a demand that was so far confined
to the “G-23” or group of 23 “dissenters” who had written to Sonia Gandhi two years ago.
PM Narendra Modi holds roadshows
in state’s Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar
PM Modi attends convocation
at Rashtriya Raksha University
1 2
First India Bureau
G a n d h i n a g a r :
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi on Satur-
day said that Gandhi-
nagar is becoming a
‘vibrant place ‘ for
education, stressing
that the city is incu-
bating ‘one of its
kind’ varsities.
Delivering the con-
vocation address at
the Rashtriya Rak-
sha University, Pm
Modi said: “Today,
Gandhinagar is be-
coming a vibrant
place for education.
There are many uni-
versities, includng
two, which are the
first of its kind in the
whole world. Foren-
sic Science Universi-
ty is nowhere in the
whole world.”
PM also stated that
Gandhinagar is the
only city with a Chil-
dren’s University
.
Union Minister
Amit Shah along
with Governor Acha-
rya Devvrat and
Chief Minister Bhu-
pendra Patel were
also present.
AMIT SHAH LAUNCHES
DANDI CYCLE YATRA
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit
Shah on Saturday flagged off ‘Dandi
Cycle Yatra’ on the occasion of the
92nd anniversary of the Dandi March
in Ahmedabad. The Dandi Cycle Yatra,
organised by Gujarat Vidyapith, left
for Dandi from Kocharab Ashram in
Ahmedabad. The Dandi March or Salt
Satyagrah was organised by Mahatma
Gandhi from the Sabarmati Ashram in
Ahmedabad to the village of Dandi in
the state’s coastal area. The Salt Satya-
grah was a part of Mahatma Gandhi’s
non-violent movement against British
rule. The movement started on March
12, 1930, and ended on April 5, 1930.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during roadshow from Usmanpura to Navrangpura stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday evening. Earlier,
PM Modi along with Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel held a roadshow in an open-air jeep in Gandhinagar. —PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI
Union Home Minister Amit Shahalong with BJP MP Narhari Amin and others.
Odisha: 22 injured as BJD
MLA rams car into crowd,
leader assaulted later
Bhubaneswar: Chilika
BJD MLA Prashant
Jagdev was reportedly
assaulted after he al-
legedly rammed his car
into a crowd in Odisha’s
Khurda district Satur-
day afternoon. At least
22 persons, including
seven police person-
nel, were injured in the
incident, police officials
said. According to the
police, a huge crowd,
including BJP sup-
porters, had gathered
outside the Banapur
Block Development
Office (BDO) for the
block chairperson elec-
tion when the incident
occurred. Jagdev, who
was driving an SUV,
was initially stopped by
the crowd as he tried to
drive through the heav-
ily crowded road. Local
residents then pulled
him out of the car and
assaulted him.
Ukraine mosque
housing civilians
shelled, destroyed
Pakistan seeks joint probe
after India misfires missile
RSS says fanaticism
growing in the name
of the Constitution
Mariupol (Agencies):
A mosque in the south-
eastern Ukrainian port
city of Mariupol, where
80 civilians were taking
shelter, has been shelled
by Russian forces,
Ukraine’s foreign min-
istry said on Saturday
.
“The mosque of Sul-
tan Suleiman the Mag-
nificent and his wife
Roxolana (Hurrem Sul-
tan) in Mariupol was
shelled by Russian in-
vaders. More than 80
adults and children are
hiding there from the
shelling, including citi-
zens of Turkey,” the
ministry wrote on its
Twitter account.
It did not specify
when the shelling took
place. Contacted by AFP
,
Turkish foreign minis-
try in Istanbul said it
had “no information”.
However, the Ukrain-
ian embassy in Ankara
told AFP it had alerted
Turkey’s foreign minis-
try to the attack, with-
out specifying when or
whether it had received
any response.
On Monday
, the Turk-
ish consulate in the
southern port of Odes-
sa had issued a tweet
urging Turkish citizens
to take shelter in the
mosque “with a view to
be being evacuated” to
Turkey
.
Islamabad (Agencies):
A day after India ac-
knowledgedthata“tech-
nical malfunction led to
the accidental firing of a
missile”whichlandedin
Pakistan, Islamabad on
Saturday demanded a
joint probe to accurately
establish the facts sur-
rounding the incident.
The Ministry of De-
fence had also expressed
“relief that there has
beennolossof lifedueto
the accident” and said a
Court of Inquiry had
been ordered.
Pakistan’sMinistryof
Foreign Affairs, in a
press release, said: “We
have taken note of the
Press Statement by the
Indian Press Informa-
tion Bureau’s Defence
Wing regretting the ‘ac-
cidental firing’ of the
Indian origin missile
into Pakistani territory
on 9 March 2022 due to
“technical malfunction”
and decision to hold an
internal Court of In-
quiry
.”
Statingthatthe“grave
nature of the incident
raises several funda-
mental questions re-
garding security proto-
cols and technical safe-
guards against acciden-
tal or unauthorized
launch of missiles in a
nuclearized environ-
ment,” Pakistan assert-
ed that “such a serious
matter cannot be ad-
dressed with simplistic
explanationprofferedby
the Indian authorities.”
There is “growing re-
ligious fanaticism”
in the country in the
guise of “Constitution
and religious freedom”
and “elaborate plans by
a particular community
to enter the government
machinery”, the RSS
said in its 2022 annual
reportreleasedonSatur-
day
.TheSanghhascalled
for “all-out efforts with
organised strength” to
“defeat this menace”.
“The formidable form
of growing religious fa-
naticism in the country
hasraiseditsheadagain
inmanyplaces.Thebru-
tal murders of activists
of Hindu organisations
in Kerala, Karnataka
are an example of this
menace. Series of das-
tardly acts revealing
communal hysteria, ral-
lies, demonstrations, vi-
olation of social disci-
pline, custom and con-
ventionsundertheguise
of the Constitution and
religious freedom, incit-
ing violence by instigat-
ing meagre causes is in-
creasing,” the annual
report said.
Attacks also
intensify
around Kyiv
‘RUSSIA SENDING
MORE TROOPS’
Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy on
Saturday claimed that
Russia was sending new
troops after incurring
the biggest losses that
it had seen in decades.
Addressing the nation,
Zelenskyy asked Russia
to uphold the ceasefire
so that evacuations from
Mariupol could success-
fully be carried out.
People work around what Pakistani security sources say is the
remains of a missile fired into Pakistan from India.

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Varanasi: Af-
ter the Bhartiya Janata
Party (BJP)’s massive
win in the Uttar
Pradesh elections, in
Varanasi supporters
have found a unique
way to celebrate- get-
ting ‘bulldozer’ tattoos
inked on their arms.
Some supporters are
also sporting ‘Bulldoz-
er Baba’ tattoos.
At tattoo shops near
Varanasi Assi Ghat,
many people were spot-
ted getting the tattoos.
During the recent
elections, Yogi Adity-
anath came to be
called “bulldozer
baba” due to frequent
references of his gov-
ernment deploying
bulldozers to demolish
the ill-gotten property
of criminals and ma-
fias in the state.
Samajwadi Party
chief Akhilesh Yadav
during a speech had
said, “Till now we
were calling him
“Baba Chief Minis-
ter” but today one of
the reputed English
newspapers called
him ‘Baba Bulldozer’.
I have not kept this
name, this name was
kept by a reputed Eng-
lish newspaper.” The
moniker for Adity-
anath caught on
quickly and gained
popularity.
Craze for ‘bulldozer’ tattoos after BJP’s win in UP
A DIFFERENT HIGH

Some
supporters of
saffron party are
also getting
‘Bulldozer Baba’
tattoos on their
arms in Varanasi
to celebrate
party’s win in
UP polls
UNVEILED:8%MUSLIMSVOTEDFORBJPINUP
CSDS-Lokniti survey shows an increase of one per cent Muslim votes to saffron party as compared to 2017 assembly elections
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In bipolar
and highly polarized UP
assembly election in
which the state wit-
nessed sharp division
between two communi-
ties on religious lines
the CSDS-Lokniti has
come out with its find-
ings that ruling BJP,
despite general percep-
tion that Muslims vot-
ing against it, has suc-
ceeded in getting at
least eight percent vote
of the community
.
The survey showed
that among 20 per cent
Muslim votes the Sama-
jwadi Party secured
around 79 per cent and
at least eight per cent
votes went to the BJP,
which is an increase of
one per cent in 2017 as-
sembly elections.
Moreover, if past sur-
veys of 2019 Lok Sabha
elections are any indi-
cation, despite the cre-
scendo of anti-Muslim
electoral rhetoric there
has been a silent rising
trend in the community
to vote for the BJP.
With a substantial
percentage of Muslims
quietly supporting the
BJP, the party’s narra-
tive that the community
is anti-BJP and should
join the ‘mainstream’
appears to be an exag-
geration. These surveys
no doubt indicate that
the community is will-
ing to support the BJP,
but indicated that there
needed to be “two-way
traffic” and the BJP’s
posturing should trans-
late into action.
Thus with a continu-
ing political irrelevance
of the community since
2014 because of the
counter-mobilisation of
Hindus, there is again
concern over the futili-
ty of extending support
to the anti-BJP forma-
tions in the state. Many
suggestMuslimsshould
explore the possibilities
of opening up to the
BJP. Supporting the
non-BJP governments
out of fear of the BJP
bogey has not helped
them as their socio-eco-
nomic condition has
gone from bad to worse
over the decades.
“The community’s
condition is worse than
Dalits,” the Sachar com-
mittee report noted.
There is a feeling in the
community that they
will have to revisit their
penchant for “tactical
voting” against BJP as
has been ingrained in
their minds by Opposi-
tion parties. They will
have to stop treating the
“secular” formations as
their messiahs and the
BJP as their enemy.
There is no doubt that
Muslims have benefited
as much as Hindus from
the various welfare
schemes during the last
five years in UP.
The problem with
Muslim thinking is that
it is moulded by the
hardliners within the
community. It gets
swayed by the anti-BJP
rhetoric and shoots it-
self in the foot by
pledging its support to
whoever seems capable
of beating the saffron
brigade. But, this po-
larisation doesn’t work
for parties chosen by
the Muslims as their
benefactors.
Women voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes for the fourth phase of Uttar
Pradesh Assembly elections, in Lucknow recently. —FILE PHOTO
TREND TO VOTE FOR THE BJP
According to a survey of ‘Religion, Caste,
Nationalism and Attitudes in India’ by the
US-based Pew Research Centre, around 20 per
cent of Muslims voted for the Bharatiya Janata
Party in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. “One
out of five Muslims voted for BJP,” the survey
noted. A CSDS-Lokniti survey of 2019 had in-
dicated 14 per cent support for the BJP. When
CSDS posed a question to the community
before the 2019 Lok Sabha election on wheth-
er they supported another term to the Modi
government, 26 per cent said “yes”, whereas
31 per cent of Hindu respondents felt that the
Modi government should not get another term.
BJP gears up to
implement poll
promisesonHoli
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) government in
Uttar Pradesh has made
a list of actions to be
implemented as it pre-
pares for its second
term in the state, days
after the party emerged
victorious in the assem-
bly elections.
Preparations to im-
plement the promises
made in its ‘Sankalp
Patra’ - party’s mani-
festo for the state - in
the first cabinet meet-
ing after the new
government is formed
have begun.
Over the issue of
abandoned animals and
stray cattle, the BJP
government is consid-
ering options of setting
up new cow protection
centers and cow safari.
A decision is likely to
be taken to pay the sug-
arcane farmers in 14
days and, if time ex-
ceeds, then the payment
would be made with in-
terest. A decision re-
garding the recruit-
ment for vacant posts in
many departments is
also on the anvil.
Besides, prepara-
tions to fulfill the par-
ty’s promise to provide
free LPG cylinders on
Holi are underway.
There are about 1 crore
beneficiaries of the
Ujjwala scheme in the
state and about Rs 1,000
crores will be spent on
this scheme.
The BJP has retained
power in Uttar Pradesh
by winning 255 out of
403 constituencies, se-
curing a 41.29 per cent
vote share. Yogi Adity-
anath will be the first
CM in the last 37 years
to return to power after
completing a full term
in the state.
As per sources, the
BJP government is
likely to take oath after
Holi, which is falling
on March 18 this year.
Cabinet to take oath after Holi, Baby Rani may become dy CM
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With Yogi
Adityanath all set to be
installedasChief Minis-
terforhissecondtenure,
all eyes are now on his
ministerial team to take
the BJP agenda ahead in
the state.
PM Narendra Modi,
Union Home Minister
AmitShah,BJPchief JP
Nadda, chief ministers
of BJP-ruled states are
also scheduled to attend
the oath taking ceremo-
ny which the govern-
ment has planned on
grand level.
The fresh cabinet may
take oath after Holi.
Even as consultations
were underway in Delhi
about the next team of
ministers, indications
are that oath ceremony
would be held on March
20. Like in previous Cab-
inet, Yogi Adityanath is
likelytohavetwodeputy
chief ministers and
names of Baby Rani
Maurya Jatav, Satish
Mahana, Brijesh Pathak
are in circulation.
In view of defeat of
Deputy CM in out-going
government Keshav
Prasad Maurya from
Sirathu, the BJP would
have to find another
prominent OBC leader
to fill the gap. However,
the possibility of Mau-
rya being inducted into
Union Cabinet and be-
coming Rajya Sabha
member is also on the
cards. The BJP had pro-
jected Baby Rani Mau-
rya Jatav, who has won
from Agra Rural, is
prominent leader of
Dalit community to
counter BSP chief
Mayawati. Before the
election Baby Rani had
resigned from gover-
norship of Uttrakhand
to join BJP as vice pres-
ident. The 18th assem-
bly is also likely to have
a new Speaker and
name of Suresh Kumar
Khanna (Shahjehan-
pur) is being discussed
in political circle.
In view of defeat of 11
ministers in the elec-
tions the BJP has
launchedexercisetofind
alternative names to fill
the vacuum.
Prepareactionplanfor45days:CStoDMs Congress women
candidates fail to make
mark,forfeit deposits
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Under the
chairmanship of Chief
Secretary Durga Shan-
ker Mishra, a meeting
wasorganizedregarding
PMSvanidhiYojana,TB-
freeUPandSwachhSur-
vekshan-2022.
The Chief Secretary
asked all district magis-
trates to prepare an ac-
tion plan for the next 45
days under PM Svanidhi
Yojana and ensure that
cent percent target was
met.Hesaidinthenext45
days,specialfocusshould
be given to all municipal
corporationsandmunici-
palcouncils,atotalof 217
municipal bodies for the
fulfillment of the target
under the scheme. He
asked to ensure first loan
disbursement,QRcodeto
all the loan vendors and
digital training for in-ac-
tive vendors.
Lucknow: (PTI) The
Congress’ star women
candidates, who entered
the election fray as a
symbol of struggle with
the slogan Ladki Hoon,
LadSaktiHoon’,secured
lessthan3,000voteseach
and had to even forfeit
their deposits.
From Unnao’s Sadar
seat, the Congress had
fielded Asha Devi, the
mother of a rape victim.
The grand old party had
also engaged its team of
workers from Rajasthan
and MP to campaign for
her. However, Devi
bagged only 1,555 votes.
On Devi’s electoral de-
feat, her daughter told
PTI,Mymotherhasdefi-
nitely lost the election,
but we want to support
the struggle of women
andvictims,andbecome
their voice. She said she
refrained from entering
the fray this time,
against Priyanka Gan-
dhi wish, because she
was young, after which
the Congress fielded her
mother. I will contest the
elections in 2027, the
rape victim asserted.
The Congress had field-
ed Sadaf Jafar, who was
jailed during the agita-
tion against the Citizen-
ship (Amendment) Act
and the National Regis-
ter of Citizens, from the
Lucknow Central seat.
Jafar, however, could get
only 2,927 votes.
SAND-ART SALUTE
A sand art of Uttar Pradesh is made in saffron color to commemorate the victory of the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the State Assembly election, in Prayagraj.
BJP FIELDED 104 NEW FACES IN STATE
POLLS,80 CANDIDATES REGISTER WIN
First India Bureau
Lucknow: BJP’s strat-
egy of giving chance to
new faces in 104 assem-
bly constituencies has
been successful in the
UP assembly elections
as 80 candidates regis-
tered success.
On the other hand,
the BJP won 19 seats in
2022 out of the 84 seats
it lost in 2017. The fig-
ures revealed that if
BJP did not change
candidates, election re-
sults could have been
dismayal for it.
The BJP had contest-
ed on 376 seats out of
403 in assembly elec-
tions. Despite all oppo-
sition and pressure,
the party struck off
tickets of 80 MLAs in-
cluding three minis-
ters while 14 MLAs,
including three minis-
ters, left BJP before
elections and joined
SP. Due to this, new
faces were given op-
portunity on these
seats as well. BJP had
given tickets to 214
MLAs including 45
ministers again.
CS Durga Shanker Mishra chairing a meeting on Saturday
Aradhana Mishra
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BULLDOZER BABA
PREPARATIONS ON
DALIT FACE

UTTAR PRADESH
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Lucknow (PTI): Devel-
opmentandgovernment
functioningwereamong
the top priorities for vot-
ers in the UP polls while
RamtempleandHindut-
va did not weigh much
in the minds of people
while exercising their
franchise, a post-poll
survey has highlighted.
The study said the net
satisfaction with the
Modi government at the
Centre was three times
higher than that of Yogi
government in Uttar
Pradesh, indicating the
Modi magic helped BJP
return to power for the
second term.
The Lokniti-CSDS
poll survey also points
to a new group of bene-
ficiaries of welfare
schemes such as Kisan
Samman Nidhi, Ujjwala
Scheme, etc. rooting for
the ruling coalition, ir-
respective of caste and
religious consider-
ations. Another import-
ant fact was that allay-
ing all pre-poll appre-
hensions, the BJP got
more support among
farmers, Brahmins, and
also increased its out-
reach among SCs, even
among Mayawati’s core
vote bank Jatavs. The
BJP-led coalition broke
over three decades old
record by getting
re-elected for a second
consecutive time in UP
under CM Yogi.
Thirty-eight per cent
responders said devel-
opment topped their pri-
ority, 12 per cent said
changing or removing
the government guided
them to the polling
booth and 10 per cent
listed functioning of the
government as their
consideration.
Surprisingly Ram
Mandir and Hindutva
found favour only
among 2 per cent re-
sponders and so was the
topic of stray animal
menace raised by the op-
ponents prominently to
put the Adityanath gov-
ernment on the mat.
All BJP star cam-
paigners highlighted
the robust functioning
of the government in
the field of defence and
also evacuating strand-
ed students from
war-torn Ukraine.
Not Ram Mandir or Hindutva,
UP voted for development
Only 2% voters
favoured BJP for
temple, 38%
prioritised devp
LOKNITI-CSDS POST POLL SURVEY FINDS
THE HIGHS
& LOWS OF
VICTORY
MARGINS
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The victory
marginof 49candidates
waslessthan5,000votes
in the Assembly polls.
At least 25 SP candi-
dates were defeated by
less than 5,000 votes
while a similar fate
awaitedthreenominees
of RLD. The SP and the
RLD contested the polls
in an alliance.
Eighteen BJP candi-
dates also lost the poll
by less than 5,000 votes.
Allies — Nishad Party
and Apna Dal (Sonelal)
— had to face defeat by
a very small margin on
two seats and one seat
respectively
.
The narrowest victo-
ry margin was regis-
tered in Dhampur,
where BJP’s Ashok Ku-
mar Rana beat SP’s
Naeem-ul-Hasan by 203
votes.SakendraVerma,
BJP
, from Kursi, won
against SP’s Rakesh
Verma by 217 votes.
BJP’s Kamlesh Saini
was defeated by SP’s
Swami Omvesh by just
234 votes from Chand-
pur. The saffron party
lost the Ramnagar seat
by 261 votes and the Is-
auli seat by 269 votes.
Thefivebiggestvicto-
ry margins were regis-
tered by BJP candi-
dates. Sunil Sharma
recorded a historic vic-
tory in Sahibabad with
a margin of 2.14 lakh
votes. Pankaj Singh’s
victory margin in Noi-
da was 1.81 lakh.
Class 11 student Sandhya Sahani rows a boat daily to reach school in a flooded area, at Bahrampur
village, Gorakhpur. With Yogi’s second term, she expects a transformation in her area like many.
SCHEMES WORK
Finish Inst of Forensic
Science construction by
year-end:ACS Awasthi
First India Bureau
Lucknow : Addition-
al Chief Secretary
(Home) Awanish Ku-
mar Awasthi inspect-
ed the progress made
so far in the ongoing
construction works of
Institute of Forensic
Sciences here on Sat-
urday
. The foundation
stone of the institute
waslaidbyHomeMin-
ister Amit Shah in
presence of CM Yogi
in August 2021.
Awasthi issued in-
structions to officers
entrusted with the
task of construction
for completing con-
struction work of var-
ioustypesof buildings
by end of this year in-
stead of 2023.
He said the next
meeting of the Board
of Governing Body
constituted for the in-
stitute had been di-
rected for March 14 so
that study work could
be started in this insti-
tute by the next 2023-24
academic session.
He also inquired in
detail about the
amount used so far in
the construction of
the building and di-
rected to make the
next installment avail-
able soon.
The construction
work of the institute
building is going on a
fast pace. Under this,
construction work is
being done of admin-
istrativeandacademic
blocks, essential com-
modity blocks, hostels
for students, guest
houses, canteens, var-
ious types of residen-
tial and official build-
ings, etc. The physical
progress made in
these works so far was
inspected by Awasthi
after spot visit. The
foundation work had
been completed in var-
ious works and in-
structions have been
given to start above
ground foundation
work soon.
Total Rs 200 crore is
being given by AKTU
to the institute with-
out interest for con-
struction work, of
which Rs 50 crore has
already been made
availabletotheexecut-
ing agency
.
First India Bureau
Agra: With the ebbing
of coronavirus threat, a
huge crowd thronged
Brij area for Holi cele-
brations. Due to the over
crowded celebrations,
two devotees lost their
lives.
It was reported that a
large number of devo-
tees reached Banke Bi-
hari temple for Rang
Bharni Ekadashi cele-
bration when a woman
devotee from Maharash-
tra fainted. She was
rushed to the hospital
where doctors declared
her brought dead.
Madhu Agarwal (60)
from Satnam Society
Maharashtra fell uncon-
scious while offering
prayers at Banke Bihari
temple. Other devotees
rushed her to district
hospital where doctors
said she collapsed due to
cardiac arrest.
Family members and
other devotees with
Madhu took her to an-
other private hospital
where also doctors told
that she collapsed due to
heart attack. Alka Agar-
wal, a devotee who came
with Madhu said the de-
ceased was suffering
from other medical is-
sues also.
Earlier Charan Das
(65)hadcollapsedduring
Lath Mar Holi celebra-
tion in Barsana. He was
from Pathankot and was
offering prayers at Rad-
haRanitemplewhenthe
incident occurred. Fam-
ily members told that he
feltbreathlessnessinthe
crowd and they carried
him outside the temple
where he passed away
.
Holi celebrations in
Nandgaon, Barsana
start a week before the
actual Holi celebrations.
LathmarHoliiscelebrat-
ed mainly in the towns
of Barsana and Nandga-
on in Mathura.
First India Bureau
Saharanpur: A day af-
ter a seer was found
murdered in a Gorakho-
pur village, another
seer was axed to death
in his hut near Shivalik
hills in Badshahi bagh
area under Mirzapur
police station area here.
Police said seer
Pravesh Giri informed
police at Badshahi
Bagh police outpost
that another elderly
seer was murdered and
criminals tried to burn
his body
.
After information po-
lice rushed to the spot
and recovered the half
burnt body of the seer.
When the police in-
terrogated the informer
seer it was revealed that
he himself had mur-
dered the other seer. He
told the police that both
were drinking liquor
when scuffle started on
a minor issue.
After the matter es-
calated Pravesh Giri
attacked the other seer
with axe and murdered
him. He tried to destroy
evidences by burning
the place down. Later
he informed the police
about the incident to
save him selffrom be-
ing suspected.
The police claimed
that Pravesh had con-
fessed to his crime and
further investigations
were underway
.
The body of a 70-year-
old seer was found in
Sahjuva village under
Pipiganj on Friday
.
It was alleged that de-
ceased was attacked
two years back but po-
lice did not take the
matter seriously
.
The police had said
that seer Hansraj had a
hut in an agricultural
farm near Sahjuva vil-
lage in Gorakhpur dis-
trict. Villagers found
him dead on Friday
morning.
The police are inter-
rogating vilagers to
zero in on the suspects.
...continued from page 1
...for MLC polls, the par-
ty high-command will
takeafinalcall(beforeor
after Holi) on the pro-
posed swearing-in cere-
mony
,”saidapartyfunc-
tionary
. Preparations
are likely to take some
time as PM Modi, Home
Minister Amit Shah, De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh and many other
central ministers are ex-
pectedtoattendthefunc-
tion, he pointed out.
He said UP BJP chief
Swatantra Dev Singh
and organisational gen-
eralsecretarySunilBan-
sal would also be in Del-
hi to hold meetings with
party senior office-beat-
ers including leaders of
its allies in UP
. Mean-
while, speculations
around appointment of
deputyCMsandpossible
changes in BJP’s organi-
sationalcommandatthe
state level have started
swirling.
Power corridors in
Lucknow are abuzz with
possibilities of the BJP
rewarding its key organ-
isationalleaders-amove
that seemed plausible to
send out a broader mes-
sagetothepartycadrein
the aftermath of a politi-
cally significant elector-
alwin.OnFriday
,theUP
CM chaired the last
meeting of his outgoing
cabinetandthankedpeo-
ple for extending sup-
port to BJP
. The BJP and
its partners bagged 273
of 403 Assembly seats.
First India Bureau
Bulandshahr: A
60-year-old jaggery trad-
er was shot dead by un-
identified assailants in
Bulandshahr district on
Saturday
, police said.
Pradeep Agarwal
cameunderfirewhenhe
was going to the whole-
sale market from home
on a motorcycle in the
morning.
He was rushed to a
community health cen-
tre, from where he was
referred to Meerut. He
died on the way to
Meerut, the police said.
Policesuspectrobbery
to be the motive behind
the killing in Syana po-
lice station area.
Angrytradersblocked
traffic at the Bugrasi in-
tersection.
Senior officials, in-
cluding the DM and the
SSP, reached the spot,
met the victim’s family
and promised them
security and required
assistance.
ACS Home Awanish Awasthi during the inspection of the
construction site in Lucknow on Saturday.
‘RELEASE INSTALLMENT OF RS 50-CR’
Modi, Shah,
to attend
swearing-in
ceremony
NEW BEGINNING
After the announcement of the election results, First India Editor (News) Gyanendra Shukla
made a courtesy call on UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and extended his best wishes on
behalf of the First India group during the meeting held on Saturday.
Two die as devotees rush
to famous Vrindavan Holi
The crowd of devotees at Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan.
Holi celebrations in Nandgaon, Barsana start a
week before the actual Holi celebrations. Lathmar
Holi is celebrated mainly in Barsana & Nandgaon
Trader shot
dead; road
blocked in
protest
After Gkp incident,another seer axed to death,this time by compatriot
ACCUSED IN NET
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aharashtra is
witnessing a fa-
miliar script of
the Income-Tax
D e p a r t m e n t
raiding 20 places in the
state, 12 of which belong to
those close to Shiv Sena
leader and Chief Minis-
ter’s son Aaditya Thacker-
ay and Anil Parab. Parab
also belongs to Sena and is
a minister in the Maha Vi-
kas Aghadi (MVA) govern-
ment. Searches by the I-T
Department are aimed to
unearth alleged tax eva-
sion by the Sena leaders.
Nationalist Congress Par-
ty’s Nawab Malik, Anil
Deshmukh, Eknath
Khadse, Ajit Pawar, his sis-
ters and son all have been
targeted by the IT Depart-
ment and the Enforcement
Directorate. Malik and
Deshmukh are in jail. Sena
claims that despite being
given a list of corrupt BJP
leaders the investigative
agencies have not acted
against them.
The MVA partners have
repeatedly alleged that the
BharatiyaJanataPartywas
using the two central agen-
cies, along with the CBI, to
topplethestategovernment.
Countering the charge,
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, in his victory speech
referredtothe“corruptpeo-
plewiththeirecosystemare
trying to stop investiga-
tions”.LastmonthBJPstate
president Chandrakant Pa-
til claimed that the MVA
government “will fall after
March10”.InNovemberlast
year Union minister Naray-
an Rane also predicted the
fallof theMVAgovernment
by March. The manner in
whichI-TandEDarespread-
ing their tentacles around
NCP and Sena leaders, the
BJP soothsayers could well
be proved right. Fall of the
MVA government may well
be a matter of time.
With all BJP warnings
being month specific the
MVA government, which is
in its third year in office,
better beware the Ides of
March!
M
MVA GOVT, BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH! Amit Shah @AmitShah
On this day in 1930, Gandhiji added a
golden chapter to the history of Indian
independence movement by launching
Dandi Salt Satyagraha from Sabarmati
Ashram against the black salt law
of foreign rule. Today, on the 92nd
anniversary of Dandi March, I bow to all the Satyagrahis of
the Salt Satyagraha.
Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal
The last one year of celebrations of 75
years of Independence has given us
a unique opportunity to cherish our
glorious history, culture heritage. Let’s
continue to take pride in New India’s
journey keep the spirit of the
@AmritMahotsav high. #1YearofAmritMahotsav
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Whatever living beings there may be — feeble or
strong, long, stout, or of medium size, short, small,
large, those seen or those unseen, those dwelling far or
near, those who are born as well as those yet to be
born — may all beings have happy minds. —Buddha
RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT MISINFO
ABUNDANCE LEADS TO PANIC BUYING IN INDIA
e are living in an era
which is called the infor-
mation age. Information
means knowledge or facts.
But not every piece of in-
formation that reaches us
needs to be correct. In this
era where the influence of
social media is increasing
rapidly
, with a large popu-
lation spending maximum
time on various social me-
dia platforms, the ex-
change of information is
bound to happen rapidly.
With this, the time to scan
the truth of the informa-
tion that is becoming in-
creasingly viral is almost
over. That is the reason,
the era is also known as
the post-truth era.
In this era, several
times there is a possibility
of spreading misinforma-
tion. These days we are
consuming a new form of
information in the war be-
tween Ukraine and Rus-
sia. The battle between
these two countries is be-
ing fought on social media
platforms, many times
more than on the ground.
This is the reason why the
fight between these two
countries has also been
proclaimed as an informa-
tion war.
From the day Russia an-
nounced the attack on
Ukraine, Russia also
launched an information
war. But as this war pro-
gresses, Ukraine now
seems to be winning this
new age war on the web at
least with the help of the
United States as most of
the social media plat-
forms are under the influ-
ence of the US and other
Western countries, in
such a situation, when
West has imposed many
sanctions on Russia re-
garding this war, then
how can Russia’s upper
hand in information war
be heavier than Ukraine?
Reports about
Ukraine’s digital army
have also been in the fore-
front against Russia.
Hundreds of volunteer
hackers have gathered
and have started giving a
befitting reply to Russia’s
information war by form-
ing a group of their own.
Many experts have start-
ed saying that these hack-
ers of Ukraine seem to be
more effective attackers
than any paramilitary un-
less, of course, a nuclear
threat comes true.
But during the informa-
tion war, the kind of infor-
mationorinformationthat
is being repeatedly made
public through Ukraine is
proving to be false or fake.
It is not that Russia, de-
spite limited means, is not
able to do propaganda
against Ukraine.
It is also making public
many types of informa-
tion about Ukraine in a
limited range. The kind of
information that is being
shared again and again
about its opponent in this
war from both sides, this
war has now become
“Misinformation War”.
Attempts are being
made by Russia to destroy
the status of Ukraine all
over the world. Russia also
seems to be trying that
through its misinforma-
tion, the Ukrainian people
and the army there should
lose courage. Ukraine, on
the other hand, is also con-
stantly sharing false infor-
mation against Russia to
gain the sympathy of the
world and keep the morale
of its citizens in the war.
This is not the first
time that misinformation
through social media
platforms have been
spread to gain points dur-
ing a battle. We have seen
many such examples be-
fore. Because most of peo-
ple are not interested in
knowing the truth of the
information that they
got. Therefore, the ten-
dency of hastily forward-
ing has started increas-
ing rapidly these days.
Due to this, the busi-
ness of misinformation
has also cemented. The
same phenomenon is vis-
ible in the war between
Russia and Ukraine. In
such a situation, as vigi-
lant citizen, we have to try
to bridge the gap between
this information and mis-
information being shared
on social media platforms.
If we can do this, then we
will also be able to make
this new world of infor-
mation better. Otherwise,
the war of perception will
doom every possibility of
peace and harmony left in
this world.
PANIC BUYING
The ongoing war between
Russia and Ukraine since
February 24 is now show-
ing effects all over the
world. Even though
bombs and gunpowder are
raining thousands of kilo-
meters away from India,
the bad effect of war is
starting to take place here
too. According to reports,
after Russia’s attack on
Ukraine, people in India
have started to panic buy-
ing. Especially in the case
of edible oil, people are
buying and stocking more
than necessary
.
FEAR SPREADING
AMONG PEOPLE DUE
TO VIRAL FAKE
MESSAGES
According to a report, peo-
ple are afraid that due to
this corrosion, there may
be a shortage of edible
oils. Fake messages going
viral on WhatsApp that
there may be a shortage of
edible oils in the market
due to unrest are adding to
the panic buying. After re-
ceiving the messages. Peo-
ple in India have bought as
much as 20 litres of edible
oil at one go.
INDIA’S OVER 90%
SUNFLOWER OIL
COMES FROM
RUSSIA, UKRAINE
The price of edible oil in
India has increased by
more than 20 percent in
the last one month. In the
midst of such a surge in
prices, viral fake mes-
sages are promoting pan-
ic buying. India depends
on imports to a large ex-
tent in terms of edible
oil. In the case of edible
oil, two-thirds of India’s
requirements are met by
imports. Talking about
sunflower oil, India is al-
most completely depend-
ent on Russia and
Ukraine in this matter.
More than 90 percent of
India’s total sunflower oil
import comes from these
two countries.
THE SUPPLY OF ALL
OTHER EDIBLE OILS
WON’T BE AN ISSUE
Although experts believe
that there is no need to
panic, because even if
there is, there will be a
shortage of sunflower oil
only. There is no problem
in the supply of all other
edible oils like palm oil,
soya oil, mustard oil,
groundnut oil etc. There-
fore, there is no need for
panic buying.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
W
This is not the first time that
misinformation through
social media platforms have
been spread to gain points
during a battle. We have
seen many such examples
before. Because most of
people are not interested in
knowing the truth of the
information that they got.
Therefore, the tendency of
hastily forwarding has
started increasing rapidly
these days. Due to this, the
business of misinformation
has also cemented. The same
phenomenon is visible in the
war between Russia and
Ukraine. In such a
situation, as vigilant
citizen, we have to try to
bridge the gap between this
information and
misinformation being
shared on social media
platforms
Reports about Ukraine’s digital army have also
been in forefront against Russia. Hundreds of
volunteer hackers have gathered and have
started giving a befitting reply to Russia’s
information war by forming a group of
their own. Many experts have started saying
that these hackers of Ukraine seem to be more
effective attackers than any paramilitary unless,
of course, a nuclear threat comes true
MOHD FAHAD
The writer is a Jaipur-based journalist
and alumnus of Mass Communication
Research Centre, Jamia Millia
Islamia University

INDIA
06
Sharat K Verma
New Delhi: The tone of
the leaders of the Aam
Aadmi Party has
changed. After AAP’s
massive victory in Pun-
jab, party leaders have
started saying that the
‘Kejriwal Model of Gov-
ernance’ has been cho-
sen by the people. Keep
in mind that earlier
Delhi model was dis-
cussed in AAP’s public-
ity
. Before that, when
Narendra Modi came
onto the national politi-
cal scene to contest the
generalelections,hehad
shown the Gujarat mod-
el to the whole country
.
ButtheBJPdidnotlabel
it as Modi model of gov-
ernance, rather it ws
termedtheGujaratmod-
el. The way the Gujarat
model was discussed in
public sphere, the same
waytheDelhimodelwas
being discussed, prior to
assembly results.
But after the election
results, AAP leaders
have started calling it
the Kejriwal model.
Soon after initial trends,
DelhiDeputyChief Min-
ister Manish Sisodia
said it was a victory for
“governance on the Ke-
jriwal model”. After a
while, Raghav Chadha,
in-charge of Punjab, re-
peated the same line. So,
now the name of the
Delhi model has been
changed to Kejriwal
model, which the Aam
Aadmi Party will capi-
talizeonintheassembly
elections in two states -
Gujarat and Himachal
Pradesh - to be held later
thisyear.Children’sedu-
cation, women’s earn-
ings, ration to the poor
and care of everyone’s
health are being told to
be the merits of this
model. The way Nitish
Kumar had talked about
development with jus-
tice in Bihar, even
thoughdevelopmenthas
not really happened,
similarly development
with justice is being
talked about under the
Kejriwal model.
What is the Kejriwal model of governance?
New Delhi (Agen-
cies): India and China
have agreed to main-
tain stability on the
ground, while working
towards a mutually ac-
ceptable solution to re-
solve the dispute at the
Line of Actual Control
(LAC), the Indian De-
fence Ministry said on
March 12, a day after
the two countries held
the 15th round of mili-
tary-level talks.
The Corps Com-
mander-level meeting
was held at Chushul-
Moldo border on the
Indian side, nearly two
months after the last
round of talks took
place. While both the
countries will hold fur-
ther talks to resolve the
row in eastern Ladakh,
it was decided to main-
tain the stable position
in the western sector.
The two sides agreed
to maintain the securi-
ty and stability on the
ground in the western
sector in the interim.
They agreed to main-
tain dialogue via mili-
tary and diplomatic
channels to reach a mu-
tually acceptable reso-
lution of the remaining
issues at the earliest,
the statement said.
Both, India and Chi-
na, reaffirmed that
such a resolution would
help restore peace and
tranquility along the
LAC in the western sec-
tor and facilitate pro-
gress in bilateral rela-
tions, it added.
The two sides car-
ried forward their dis-
cussions from the pre-
vious round held on
12th January 2022 for
the resolution of the
relevant issues along
the LAC in the western
sector. They had a de-
tailed exchange of
views in this regard,
in keeping with the
guidance provided by
the state leaders to
work for the resolu-
tion of the remaining
issues at the earliest,
the Defence Ministry
further said.
Pune (ANI): Mumbai
police have issued a no-
tice to BJP leader Dev-
endra Fadnavis, asking
him to appear before
theminconnectionwith
a case of alleged illegal
phone tapping. Fad-
navis, who is the Leader
of Opposition in the Ma-
harashtra Assembly,
has been summoned to
the BKC Cyber Cell at 11
am on Sunday
.
In a press confer-
ence on Saturday, Fad-
navis said, I was home
minister [of Maha-
rashtra] earlier. And
even if a fake case has
been registered, I will
go [to the police].
But as Leader of Op-
position, I have some
privileges and no one
can ask me the source of
information, he added.
Former Maharash-
tra chief minister Dev-
endra Fadnavis also
said that he was sur-
prised that the state
government did noth-
ing for six months on
the transfer posting
scam. Instead, they
want to catch someone
who exposed this
scam, he told report-
ers in Mumbai.
Jalandhar (PTI): The
remains of around 17-18
slaughtered cows were
allegedly found in Pun-
jab’s Tanda Urmar in
Hoshairpur district on
Saturday, triggering
tension in the area, the
police said.
Following the inci-
dent, which allegedly
took place last night,
right-wing organisa-
tions gathered before
noon on Saturday and
sat on a dharna near the
site, blocking the Ja-
landhar-Pathankot Na-
tional Highway, the po-
lice added.
The Railway Police
has lodged an FIR
against unidentified
persons under IPC sec-
tion 295-A (insulting re-
ligious beliefs) and un-
der the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals Act.
Bengaluru (PTI): Sen-
ior Congress leader and
MLC CM Ibrahim on
Saturday said he has re-
signed from the prima-
ry membership of the
party, and was inclined
to join the JD(S).
The senior politician,
however, said he will
announce his decision
to join the regional par-
ty after discussing with
the JD(S) leadership,
including former Prime
Minister HD Deve Gow-
da, in a couple of days.
Reacting to the pos-
sibility of Mr Ibrahim
joining JD(S), Deve
Gowda said the party
will discuss and take a
decision.
I'm resigning from
the primary member-
ship of the Congress. I
have sent a signed letter
to Sonia Gandhi (Con-
gress National Presi-
dent), Mr Ibrahim told
reporters.
Jabalpur (ANI): The
Madhya Pradesh High
Court has granted con-
ditional bail to nine for-
mer officials of private
medical colleges ac-
cused of cheating, for-
gery among other of-
fences related to pre-
medical test PMT-2013
for admissions to MBBS
course under the multi-
crore Vyapam scam.
The court in its order
stated that in the event
of arrest,thepetitioners
may be released on their
furnishing a personal
bond amount of 1 lakh.
A division bench of
Justices S Nagu and M
S Bhatti on Friday im-
posed certain condi-
tions on the accused
persons, including that
they will not seek un-
necessary adjourn-
ments during the trial.
The scam began in
1995 involving politi-
cians, senior officials
and businessmen.
Agartala (PTI): A
woman allegedly be-
headed her 50-year-old
husband and kept the
blood-soaked head in a
plastic bag at the fami-
ly's temple in Tripura's
Khowai district in the
early hours of Saturday
,
a police officer said.
While Khowai Superin-
tendent of Police Bhan-
upada Chakraborty said
the reason behind the
killing is not yet known,
the couple's elder son
said his mother has de-
veloped a psychological
disorder recently and
underwent treatment by
a local occultist.
Delhi CM Kejriwal with Punjab CM-designate Bhagwant Mann.
UP poll: A fight
of several firsts!
BJP workers apply gulal on UP CM Yogi Adityanath after
his victory in UP Assembly polls. —FILE PHOTO
BJP leader and former Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis.
Mahesh Sharma
Lucknow: Histori-
cal results have come
in Uttar Pradesh.
This is the first time
after more than three
decades that a party
has returned to pow-
er for the second
time in a row, and for
the first time since
independence, that a
Chief Minister has
won for the second
time in a row after
completing five years
in office. This time
the Uttar Pradesh
elections were also
historic in the sense
that for the first time
such a face-to-face
contest took place
and more than 95 per
cent of the seats were
divided between only
two parties. The vote
percentage is defi-
nitely divided be-
tween some parties
but only BJP and SP
have got seats.
While BJP in-
creased the vote per-
centage compared to
the last assembly
elections, the vote
percentage of SP in-
creased by about 15
percent. Till now it
had got highest 28
percent votes but
this time it got close
to 35 percent votes.
The Bahujan Samaj
Party remained at a
respectable level of
13-14 per cent of the
vote. But this vote
percentage did not
work in terms of
seats. About 96-97
per cent of the 403 as-
sembly seats in the
state are divided be-
tween the BJP and
the SP alliance. The
remaining three-
four per cent seats
are divided among
dozens of parties
like BSP, Congress,
MIM, JDU, VIP.
K’TAKA CONG
LEADER CM
IBRAHIM
QUITS PARTY
CM Ibrahim
—REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE
15TH ROUND OF LAC TALKS
INDIA,CHINAAGREETOMAINTAIN
STABILITY IN WESTERN SECTOR
Both sides agreed to maintain dialogue via military and diplomatic channels to reach a
mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues at the earliest, New Delhi said
AAP to fight all 68 seats
in Himachal Assy polls
A village near the India-China border. —FILE PHOTO
New Delhi (ANI): Af-
ter Punjab, the Aam
Aadmi Party has de-
cided to contest the
Himachal Pradesh
Assembly election on
all 68 seats, its senior
leader Satyendar Jain
announced on Satur-
day. The announce-
ment was made as
Jain was holding a
roadshow in the
state's capital Shimla
along with party
workers.
After Punjab now
it's Himachal
Pradesh's turn, said
Jain, adding, We will
contest elections on
all 68 seats in
Himachal Pradesh in
upcoming Assembly
elections.
He also noted that
the state's health and
education systems are
in a poor state and as-
serted that AAP will
form its government
in Himachal Pradesh
in the upcoming as-
sembly elections.
AAP leader and Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain (C)
addressing media in Shimla. —PHOTO BY ANI
122 Punjab politicians lose
security cover day after
Bhagwant Mann meets DGP
Chandigarh: A day
after Punjab Chief
Minister designate
Bhagwant Mann met
Punjab Police DGP
VK Bhawra, the ADG
of Police (security) in
a letter to the SSPs
and CPs across the
state ordered the
withdrawal of security
from 122 politicians,
including former Con-
gress ministers and
MLAs. The list mostly
includes names of
senior leaders of Pun-
jab Congress, who got
security cover under
the previous Congress
govt. The list also
includes names of
those Congress MLAs
who managed to win
from their seats this
time too but would no
longer be the cabinet
ministers.
Fadnavis to appear before Mumbai
police today in phone-tapping case
SUMMONED FOR
EXPOSING MVA GOVT,
SAYS FADNAVIS
The notice is
served to me
because I exposed
the MVA govern-
ment. I demand that
the investigation of
this [phone tapping
case] should be
handed over to the
Central Bureau of
Investigation [CBI].
‘Tripura woman
beheads
husband, keeps
head at Temple’
Punjab’s Tanda town tense
after cow carcasses found
JK: Jawan, home on leave, killed
by terrorists; 4th attack in 3 days
Srinagar (ANI): A
CRPF jawan, who was
home on leave, was
killed by terrorists in
Shopian district of
Jammu Kashmir
this evening. This is
the fourth attack by
terrorists in the last
three days.
Mukthar Ahmad,
the Central Reserve
Police Force person-
nel, died of his inju-
ries while on way to
the hospital. Police
said the area has been
cordoned of to track
down attackers.
“Terrorists fired
upon one CRPF per-
sonnel namely
Mukhtar Ahmad
Dohi of Shopian. He
succumbed to his in-
juries while on way to
the hospital. Area cor-
doned off. Further de-
tails shall follow,”
tweeted Jammu
Kashmir police.
Ex-officials of 9 pvt colleges
granted bail in Vyapam case
The standoff between the India and China
erupted on May 5, 2020. Each side currently
has around 50,000 to 60,000 troops along
the LAC in the sensitive sector

NEWS
07
LETTER THAT
SHEDS LIGHT ON
PROBLEMS OF
STRAY CATTLE
The Maholi Nagar Panchayat
chairperson Sarita Gupta in
the Sitapur district has
informed District Magistrate
Vishal Bhardwaj through a
letter about the misuse of Rs
28 lakhs for the care of
destitute cows from state
finances. Most of the schemes
are made for benefit of
citizens of the state, but the
Uttar Pradesh government has
launched many schemes for
destitute cattle. The Yogi
government had promised to
give Rs 30 per day for the
care and upkeep of destitute
animals. Apart from this, for
the protection and
maintenance of destitute
cows, the state government is
running permanent-temporary
cow shelters, cow protection
centers, animal shelters,
etc. Maholi Nagar Panchayat
President Sarita Gupta
informed that the Yogi
government made
arrangements for Kanha
Upvan for only destitute
children, but failed to make
arrangements for their
maintenance. She further said
that since 2020, about Rs 28
lakhs had been spent on
destitute cows from the state
finances. It may be mentioned
that this money of state
finance was for the employees
of the municipality and for
many other development
works, but was spent on
destitute cows. Gupta accused
District Magistrate Vishal
Bhardwaj had been informed
in writing but no solution had
been found so far.
—First India Bureau
FIVE STAR
LUTYENS
JOURNALISTS
FAIL TO READ
WRITINGS
ON UP WALL
By 12 noon on counting day on
March 10, it was clear that
Akhilesh Yadav’s noisy campaign
to be the chief minister of Uttar
Pradesh had been undone by Yogi
Adityanath’s quiet but effective
governance. The famous ‘Aa
Rahein Hain Akhilesh’ (Akhilesh
Yadav is Coming) slogan did not
translate to reality. Many five-star
‘Lutyens journalists’ had
predicted the election in favour of
Akhilesh Yadav based on the
readings on their Khan market-
grown ‘enthusiasm meter’ for the
crowds that visited the election
rallies. Today, they are searching
for an alibi to justify their lazy and
wrong predictions. But looks like,
at some points, Akhilesh Yadav
fell prey to his own propaganda,
propaganda that was fuelled by
the cover fire of many
exaggerated media
narratives. When Akhilesh got
three ministers of Yogi’s cabinet
to quit the BJP and join his party,
certain sections of the media
went berserk and called it the
ultimate masterstroke by Akhilesh
Yadav to expand his party’s non-
Yadav OBC base. Two of these
turncoat ministers, Swami Prasad
Maurya and Dharm Singh Saini,
lost their own elections, let alone
positively affecting other seats for
the Samajwadi Party. In fact, all
these journalists who were
providing cover fire to Akhilesh
Yadav did a great disservice to
him, by keeping him away from
reality. He became a victim of
their false propaganda and the
counting day shattered his lazy
dream of 400 seats.
—First India Bureau
SHIVPAL MEETS AKHILESH,
MAY SIT AS LEADER OF OPPN
Poll results were discussed during the meet between the 2 that lasted for about an hour
First India Bureau
Lucknow: On Satur-
day, National President
of Progressive Sama-
jwadi Party and MLA
from Jaswant Nagar
Shivpal Singh Yadav
met Samajwadi Party
national president Akh-
ilesh Yadav. The elec-
tion results were dis-
cussed during the talks
between the two that
lasted for about an hour.
It is believed that
Shivpal could be given
the responsibility of
Leader of Opposition
in the Assembly. How-
ever, the Samajwadi
Party has not yet offi-
cially confirmed it. SP’s
national spokesperson
Rajendra Chaudhary
said that a meeting of
MLAs has been called
on March 21 wherein
discussion on this issue
could be held. Shivpal
on UP election result
said that the atmos-
phere was in our favour
but there were some
shortcomings in the
party which would be
analyzed and discuss to
strengthen the party
further. Shivpal is MLA
from Jaswantnagar and
had won by 90 thousand
votes. Shivpal got
1,58,531 votes, while
BJP candidate Vivek
Shakya got only 68454
votes making Shivpal
win by 90077 votes. He
got 62.89 percent of the
votes. He said that there
were some shortcom-
ings in the organiza-
tion and party workers
were overconfident.
Apart from this, what-
ever tricks BJP had
done, his workers had
not been able to answer
and that the votes of SP
supporters were de-
ducted from the voter
list, due to which party
had suffered.
He said that the BJP
created an atmosphere
in its favor by giving
free ration to the public
and money in their ac-
count. He said that they
would review the elec-
tion result move for-
ward. Meanwhile, it is
being discussed that SP
President Akhilesh may
resign from Karhal
leading to a possibility
of holding by-election.
MEET ON MARCH 21
Shivpal Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav —FILE PHOTO
BJP’snegativecampaigns
woninmisleadingpeople’
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Bahujan
Samaj Party chief
Mayawati on Friday ad-
mitted that her party’s
rout in the UP Assem-
bly election was a “les-
son”. The former chief
minister pointed out
that it has become clear
that the BSP was not
“BJP’s B Team” and
that negative cam-
paigns succeeded in
misleading the people
of the state. The BSP
which formed a full ma-
jority government in
Uttar Pradesh in 2007
managed to win just
one seat this time with
a vote share of 12.88 %.
Addressing a press
conference in Lucknow,
the BSP chief urged
her party workers not
to be disheartened but
to continue their ef-
forts to carry forward
the BSP’s movement of
coming back to power
in the state.
“Negative cam-
paigns succeeded in
misleading... that BSP
is BJP’s B-team... while
the truth is opposite,
BJP vs BSP war was
not only political but
principled and elector-
al as well,” the BSP
chief said. The 77-year-
old leader said that UP
election results were
opposite to the expecta-
tions of the BSP.
CaseagainstSPworkersfor
indecentslogansagainstCM
First India Bureau
Ballia: Police have reg-
istered a case against 29
Samajwadi Party work-
ers for allegedly raising
indecent slogans
against UP CM Yogi
Adiatyanath. Circle Of-
ficer Shiv Narayan Vais
onSaturdaysaidfourSP
workers have been
named in the FIR while
25 are unidentified. The
complaintwaslodgedby
local BJP leader Shashi
Chaurasia. Vais said af-
ter the counting of votes
and the win of SP-SBSP
candidate Hansu Ram
in Belthara Road As-
semblyconstituency
,the
SP workers took out a
victory procession and
allegedly raised inde-
cent slogans against
Yogi Adityanath.
Threats were allegedly
giventokillBJPleaders,
includingtheCM.Police
are investigating the
matter, he said.
PANIC AFTER UP ATS NABS 3
SUSPECTS FROM DEOBAND
First India Bureau
Saharanpur: Panic
triggered in the area af-
ter a team of the anti-
terrorist squad took 3
suspects into custody
from a hostel near
Darul Uloom crossing
at Mohalla Khankah
road. Sources here said
that the ATS team raid-
ed at Nazmi Manjil hos-
tel at Darul Uloom road
in the morning time
and took 3 suspects into
custody from different
rooms. It was reported
that three suspects had
a connection with
Bangladesh and resid-
ing there illegally. The
local police were not
informed about the
raids and the hotel own-
er was also stunned af-
ter the incident. ATS
team had arrested four
Bangladeshi nationals
from Deoband a few
years back. Official
sources claimed that
both suspects were re-
leased after interroga-
tion. Some objectiona-
ble documents were
found from them fur-
ther investigations
were underway
.
Missing SP leader, his
wife found murdered
for property in Bijnor
First India Bureau
Bijnor: Samajwadi
Party (SP) leader and
his wife who went
missing on February
28, were murdered by a
woman and her accom-
plices for property and
cash. Police sources
said that Ruma work-
ing in the beauty par-
lour of the SP leader’s
wife had murdered the
couple and buried
them in a house. Rajesh
Agarwal, SP trader
wing secretary and his
wife Babli were miss-
ing since February 28.
The Brother of Babli
and some SP workers
filed a complaint about
the missing couple.
During the investiga-
tion, the police found
the behaviour of
Ruma suspicious. Dur-
ing interrogation, she
confessed to the crime
and told police that she
murdered the couple
and buried them in a
house in Hamirpur.
She told that her son
and two other persons
were involved in the
crime.
UPSRTC issues order to provide
seat to Journos in roadways buses
First India Bureau
Lucknow: On de-
mand of UP Working
Journalists Union
(UPWJU), the Manag-
ing Director of the
State Road Transport
Corporation (UP-
SRTC) has issued an
order for providing
seats to accredited
journalists of the
state and district
traveling in govern-
ment buses. In the or-
der issued on Friday,
Corporation MD RP
Singh has stared that
operators will provide
seats to journalists
traveling in buses.
TEACHER
SUSPENDED FOR
MAKING
OBJECTIONABLE
REMARKS
AGAINST PM, CM
Prayagraj: An assistant
teacher was suspended
here for allegedly mak-
ing objectionable remarks
against Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath,
officials here said. District
Basic Education Officer
Praveen Kumar Tiwari has
suspended Ajit Yadav of
the composite school in the
Bahria development block,
they said. According to the
suspension order issued
by Tiwari, Yadav was found
actively participating in
public relations, public
meetings and campaigning
of a political party in the re-
cently concluded assembly
elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Snakecobradidn’tletmongoosewin:Mauryaafterdefeat
Lucknow: Livid at his
defeat in the recently
held UP Assembly elec-
tions, former state min-
ister Swami Prasad
Maurya claimed “nag
aur sanp ne milkar
newale ko jitne nahi
diya (cobra snake
joined hands to ensure
that mongoose didn’t
win)”. Maurya claimed
that the mongoose al-
ways wins in fights
with the snake. He
sought to suggest that
he was the mongoose
and his rivals were
snakes in the recently
held Assembly polls in
which he lost from the
Fazilnagar seat.
Maurya’s comment
was also apparently
aimed at the BJP gain-
ing from the support of
the traditional voters of
the BSP in some of the
Assembly constituen-
cies in the state polls.
Maurya had switched
allegiance on the poll
eve to join the Samajwa-
di Party. He was a BJP
MLA and a minister in
the Yogi Adityanath
Cabinet in the state. In
2016, he while being the
national general secre-
tary of the BSP had
joined the BJP in the
run-up to the 2017 As-
sembly elections in UP
.
Speaking to ANI to-
day, Maurya said,
“Mongoose is always
superior to a snake. It is
a different matter that
both the snake and the
cobra together did not
let the mongoose win.”
FIRST TIME IN 37 YEARS
PCS Narendra Singh
as new Additional
Transport Commissioner
Lucknow: PCS
Narendra Singh
has been appointed
as new Additional
Transport Com-
missioner. He has
also been handed
over the responsi-
bility of Chief
General Manager
(Administration)
UPSRTC. Singh is
a 2006 batch PCS of-
ficer. He is currently deployed as Joint Secre-
tary Home Guard.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati —FILE PHOTO
ACCUSED HELD
‘WE SHOULD LEARN FROM POLL RESULTS’

COVID-19
UPDATE
WORLD
60,59,497
TOTAL DEATHS
38,95,71,901
TOTAL RECOVERED
6,01,23,569
ACTIVE CASES
45,57,54,967
TOTAL CASES
INDIA
5,15,833
TOTAL DEATHS
4,24,31,513
TOTAL RECOVERED
40,529
ACTIVE CASES
4,29,87,875
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2NDFRONT
Enjoy winning but remember to
take failures in the right spirit if
you desire long-term success.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
MANY PARTIES MAY
MERGE IN BJP
In this changing
weather, it seems the
yellow Sunlight has
also changed to saffron.
When the ballot box
opened on March 10, the
hopes of many parties
were also dashed. Even
though the BJP stunned
its opponents with its
trot but many questions
still remain unan-
swered. As a Congress
leader says, “Modi’s vic-
tory is friable from
within because, before
the latest poll results of
5 states, BJP already
had 399 seats out of to-
tal 690 seats. Now after
the results, it is left with
356 seats i.e. 43 seats
have been reduced.”
But it should also be
asked as to what hap-
pened to the morale of
the Congress in Punjab
where it handed over
the victory to AAP. How
did the call of victory in
U’khand turn into an
outcry of defeat? Why
did the public reject Pri-
yanka’s ‘ladki hoon lad
sakti hoon’ chant in
UP? Therefore, today
there is a need for intro-
spection not by the BJP
but by the Congress,
whose many big leaders
are still ready to break
away. With the opposi-
tion flag-waving in 4 of
these 5 states, the BJP
plans to merge at least 3
parties into its Saffron
fold by end of this year.
Mayawati is said to be
ready for this, who, in
this polls transferred 70
to 80 percent of her core
vote bank directly to the
BJP. Her eyes are on an
honorable farewell
from politics. Her eyes
are on President post
but if she does not get
it, she may agree on the
post of VP
. This way she
will get rid of all the
cases and will be able to
live a peaceful constitu-
tional life. If this hap-
pens, she may be ready
to merge her party BSP
with BJP. More or less
same is the case with
Nitish. His first attempt
was to become the face
of Opp unit at Centre.
He again contacted PK
in this regard, explored
the possibilities for
himself, but if the plan
does not materialise,
then he too may easily
surrender to the saf-
fron. If he is made the
Prez or VP, he may be
ready to merge his par-
ty JDU with the BJP as
JDU’s influence is now
limited to Bihar only
.
HINTS OF BIG
CHANGES IN BJP
ORGANISATION
As per sources, there
may be changes in
BJP leadership before
polls in HP. High com-
mand can play bets on
Nadda in HP and Dhar-
mendra Pradhan’s
name is in discussion
for BJP Prez in place of
Nadda. But if Nadda re-
fuses, another face can
get chance in HP. As per
sources, BJP can play
bets on Anurag Thakur.
BL Santosh may also be
changed from the post
of Gen Secy of BJP and
NN Tripathi may re-
place Santosh. At pre-
sent, Tripathi is han-
dling the responsibility
of Gen secy in Bihar
and Jharkhand. On the
other hand, this matter
is also being considered
in the high command as
to how much free hand
should be given to Yogi
in UP and how can there
be better coordination
between Yogi and Sunil
Bansal? Meanwhile,
there are talks of chang-
ing UP BJP Chief Swa-
tantra D Singh as well.
‘ONE NATION, ONE
ELECTION’
SPECULATION
INTENSIFIES
This old idea of ‘One
Nation, One Elec-
tion’ of PM Modi has
started making waves
again after the bumper
victory of BJP in four
states. Modi has been
saying in the past that
‘Parliamentary elec-
tions and assembly elec-
tionsof allstatesshould
be held simultaneously,
this will save a lot of
money for the country
.’
PM Modi came up with
this idea about four
years ago. More than Rs
60,000 crore were spent
on 2019 LS polls alone. It
is said that ECI also
agrees with this opin-
ion of PM, but to do so,
a consensus will need to
be created among other
political parties.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN
TO MUKESH SAHNI?
What will happen to
Mukesh Sahni,
who repeatedly cursed
the BJP? Will BJP give
him a dressing down?
Mukesh Sahni’s Vi-
kassheel Insaan Party
i.e. VIP is a popular
party among the Mal-
lahs-Nishads of Bihar
which is currently a
part of NDA in Bihar.
But despite this, Sahni
violated the accepted
conventions of NDA
and fielded 53 candi-
dates from his party in
this UP election. Sahni,
who took oath of oust-
ing BJP from power in
UP, forgot this time that
he had tasted power in
Bihar only because of
the BJP. The power of
making him MLC again
is also in the hands of
BJP. It should be noted
that Sahni’s VIP party
had 4 MLAs in Bihar,
out of which one Musa-
fir Paswan passed away
.
There are 3 left who can
join BJP anytime, be-
cause it was the BJP
who made them contest
the election with the
symbol of VIP. Then
what will Mukesh Sah-
ni do? To harbour en-
mity for someone who
gives you shelter?
STONE PELTING
AND LATHICHARGE
IN SIRATHU!
On day of counting
of votes on March
10, everyone’s eyes were
fixed on Sirathu seat in
UP where Deputy CM
KP Maurya and Dr Pal-
lavi Patel of Apna Dal
Kameravadi were face
to face. All eyes were on
this hot seat, then the
counting of votes was
stopped late in the even-
ing and after that Kes-
hav and Pallavi sup-
porters clashed with
each other. Police re-
sorted to lathi charge to
control the matter. Only
then Yogi called offi-
cials saying, “There
should not be any rig-
ging in counting of
votes and work should
be done honestly”.
IS SENA COMING
CLOSER TO BJP?
Shiv Sena chief and
Mah CM Uddhav
Thackeray is a bit ill
these days. Anyway his
real concern is to estab-
lish his son Aaditya in
politics. It is said that he
often talks to the leaders
of other parties to keep
getting hints. Uddhav’s
real concern is actually
about stand of NCP
, an
ally in his govt. Uddhav
feels that Sharad Pawar
himself is not so com-
fortable and open to ac-
cept Aaditya. At the
sametime,whenhewent
to meet Modi last year
with his son Aaditya, he
found Modi’s attitude to-
wards son very positive.
Perhaps this is reason
why these days Uddhav
is once again increasing
closeness with BJP
.
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to supporters during roadshow in Ahmedabad after BJP’s victory. Uddhav and Aaditya Thackeray.
AKHILESH,AZAMMAYRESIGNASMLA
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Samajwadi
Party chief Akhilesh
Yadav and senior party
leader Mohd Azam
Khan are likely to re-
tain their Parliament
berths and resign from
their assembly seats
won by them in just con-
cluded assembly elec-
tions 2022.
While Akhilesh, a
Member of Parliament
from Azamgarh,
fought his maiden as-
sembly election and
won from Karhal as-
sembly constituency,
is likely to quit this
seat, veteran party
leader Mohd Azam
Khan, is also expected
to follow suit.
Yadav won from
Karhal seat, defeating
BJP MP SP Singh
Baghel by 67,504 votes.
Karhal is in Mainpuri,
which is considered a
bastion of the SP.
In the recently-held
elections, the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) won
255 of 403 seats.
The SP, its main rival
in a bipolar contest,
won 111 seats. Current-
ly, lodged in Sitapur
jail in connection with
a number of cases
lodged against him,
Azam Khan is an MP
from Rampur and won
from Rampur (Sadar)
assembly constituency
defeating his nearest
BJP rival Akash Saxe-
na by a margin of over
55,000 votes.
“Now that we have
not won the Uttar
Pradesh assembly elec-
tions and are not form-
ing the government, it’s
an obvious step for the
party president to quit
the Karhal seat and con-
tinue in Parliament. It’s
not official yet but will
be soon.
The party will make
the announcement in
due course of time,” a
senior party leader
aware of the develop-
ment said, seeking an-
onymity.
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: The Elec-
tion Commission of In-
dia had engaged a
strong and experienced
team of five IAS offic-
ers and eight PCS offic-
ers in Lucknow to en-
sure peaceful conduct
of 2022 UP Assembly
Elections.
The team of officers
include Chief Electoral
Officer IAS Ajay Kumar
Shukla, four ACEO in-
cluding IAS Dr Brahm-
dev Ram Tiwari, IAS
Mala Srivastava, IAS
Pramod Upadhyay and
IAS Chandrashekhar.
Also eight PCS officers
were posted in Election
Commissioncomprising
of four Joint CEO Rat-
nesh Kumar Singh, Ku-
mar Keshav, Avneesh
SaxenaandAmrishSriv-
astava besides Pramod
Upadhyay
, on the post of
Deputy CEO, and three
PCS officers of Deputy
Collector rank as OSD
inthecommissiontoim-
prove the election work
including Rashmi Sin-
gh, Savita Shukla and
Vishwamitra.
These officers of
Election Commission
in state, after complet-
ing the peaceful elec-
tions, met Governor
Anandiben Patel.
Post completion of
election of the Uttar
Pradesh Assembly in
2022, he informed the
Governor about the con-
stitution of the new Leg-
islative Assembly under
section73of Representa-
tion of the People Act
1951, issued by Election
Commission of India on
March 11, 2022 and pre-
sented the list of all 403
newly elected members.
The Governor
Anandiben Patel con-
gratulated the Chief
Electoral Officer for
conducting peaceful
election process.
ECI hands over list of MLAs to Governor
WRAPPING UP POLLS
HC restores petition seeking
recognition of Mosque site
as Janam Bhumi in Mathura
First India Bureau
Prayagraj: The Alla-
habad High Court re-
stored a petition, earlier
dismissed in default,
filed by a Lawyer, Ma-
hek Maheshwari, seek-
ing recognition of Ma-
thura’s Shahi Idgah
Mosque site as Krishna
Janam Bhoomi. The pe-
tition was earlier dis-
missed in default on
Jan 19, 2021, on account
of absence of the peti-
tioner who was appear-
ing in person and was
not being represented
by any lawyer.
The application for
restoration of the peti-
tion was filed immedi-
ately after the dismissal
of the petition and the
same was allowed by
the court recently
.
The case is listed for
further hearing on July
25, 2022. The writ peti-
tion was filed in the
High Court seeking re-
moval of Mathura’s
Shahi Idgah Mosque,
allegedly built on
Krishna Janmabhoomi.
However, the two
leaders are likely
to retain their
Parliament berths
FOOTSTEPS
Azam Khan (L) Akhilesh Yadav(R) —FILE PHOTO
Police arrest five men for firing
on Deoband sub-prison jailor
First India Bureau
Saharanpur: Police
have arrested five ac-
cused into the matter
of attack on Deoband
sub-prison jailor and
recovered two country-
made pistols and two
motorbike from them.
Reevan Singh, jailor
Deoband sub-prison
was attacked late in
Thursday evening
when he was walking
near jail premises.
It was reported that
miscreants fired seven-
eight rounds and jailor,
gate guards had saved
themselves taking shel-
ter of tree. Police have
arrested Lavish,
Sachin, Pankaj, Deep-
anshu and Vishu for at-
tack on jailor. Akash
Tomar, senior superin-
tendent of police here
said that Lavish met
with his jailed uncle
Neetu on March 10
along with two other
village friends.
During meeting with
inmate they had scuf-
fle with constable
there following which
he was shunted from
the jail. Irked over
scuffle with jail consta-
ble Sachin and his
friends opened fire
near jail premises on
Thursday at around 9
in evening. Jailor Ree-
van Singh was walking
at that when the mis-
creants opened fire.
ECI officials with Governor Anandiben Patel.

ard work beats tal-
ent when talent
fails to work hard,
and Sofia has
proved this state-
ment right by her
hard work and
zeal to become a successful
individual!
Born and brought up in
Durgapur, Sofia moved to
Mumbai to follow the path
of her dreams! When asked
about her journey the diva
said, “I remember partici-
pating in a lot of dance
competitions in my child-
hood, my mom always en-
couraged me to pursue my
dreams. When I was in
high school my professors
pushed me to get into mod-
elling and acting, they re-
minded me of my good
height and features time
and again, the rest is his-
tory then.”
Talking about her acting
journey she shared, “Eure-
ka moment when it dawned
upon me that I wanted to be
an actress. It somehow feels
like it’s always been there,
the acting ka keeda, during
my college day I took acting
lessons and worked in thea-
tre for five years straight. I
also bagged an award for
Best Writer on National
Level. I’ve done three music
videos, my first break was
for the T-Series”.
When asked about her
habits, likes and dislikes
she said, “I am an emotion-
al eater (A BIG ONE). Back
in my High school days, I
was fat. My favourite junk
food is Pani-puri. It’s my all-
time favourite. Besides eat-
ing, reading is one of my
favourite hobbies, I love Ra-
punzel a lot! That book has
inspired me to follow my
dreams and I would say ‘lis-
ten to your heart and don’t
give up. Try to build your
empire with the stones, hat-
ers throw on you.”
The stunning star said
that she was pretty over-
weight in her school days
but looking at the beauty,
one cannot believe the
same. Her constant hard
work and dedication
towards staying fit
has been a huge
source of inspira-
tion for so many
around. She
looks forward
to earning a
huge name
and fame in
the model-
ling and act-
ing indus-
try with
h e r
c h a r m
a n d
p a s -
sion.
H
UTTKARSHA
SHEKHAR
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
Supermodel
Sofia
Parveen,
born and
brought up
in West
Bengal and
currently
working for
her dreams
in Mumbai,
gives a
sneak peek
about her
journey as
an actor and
model in a
conversation
with City
First!
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RUGEES VINI, Model
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Rewards and
recognition
will come your
way for your
involvement in a
social endeavour.
It’s a very good
day to take
calculated risks in
financial matters. Those suffering from
chronic ailments may find remarkable
improvement in their health with home
remedies.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
It is good day to
confess your love
as stars appear
favourable. Your
sole dependency
on friends may
fail to bring any
respite from
loneliness today.A
sound financial health of businessmen
would enable to give monetary benefits to
employees. Today you will enjoy the trust
of senior management.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You will succeed
in resolving
disputes with
family members,
normalizing ties.
You will remain
much in demand
on social front.
You need to
stand by romantic partner during testing
times to make the relationship stronger.
Seek opinion of expert before opting for a
health supplement.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
A sound
monetary
position would
enable you to
keep pace with
changing times.
Avoid raising
controversial
issues at
home to maintain harmony. Successful
implementation of new ideas and projects
would add to your prestige on the
professional front.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Develop a good
adaptability
to handle
pressurized
situation on
professional
front. Paying
special attention
to plan your
career would give immense joy. You are
likely to get clearance or approval for
your construction plans. You find things
moving in the way you want them.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Distant relatives
may drop in
for a surprise
visit. Investment
antiques and
jewellery would
bring handsome
financial gains.
On professional
front, recognition for good work would
motivate you to work harder. Those
awaiting an affirmation on romantic front
are likely to get lucky today.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Avoid being
indulgent in your
spending to
balance budget.
Continue to put
in efforts at work
and you will
see promising
opportunities
coming your way. Matrimonial match for
siblings will bring happiness for entire
family. You will get a good price for your
property.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Chances of
being misled
by competitors
in business are
high, so remain
alert. You may
get a chance to
pursue old hobby.
Health tips from
an expert will enable you to get closer
to your fitness goals. Your generous
behavior would enable to enjoy some
lovely moments with family.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Don’t give a firm
commitment
in financial
matters before
considering
the viability
of the project.
You succeed in
completing an
important project well before deadline.
Disagreements on the family front are
foreseen. Be careful about the legal
apprehensions regarding properties.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Seniors will be
appreciative of
your creative
inputs. Seek
the opinion
of your family
before finalizing
a property deal.
An impromptu
invitation to a function from an
unexpected friend is likely to be received.
Your bold initiatives wil bring back
passion in romantic relationship.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Yoga would
help in raising
energy levels and
improve your
metabolism.
Some of you are
going experience
emotional
fulfillment on
romantic front. Place emphasis on
domestic affairs to enhance the domestic
tranquility and harmony. Associate
yourself with a humanitarian group.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Your hard work
and dedication
are likely to
be noticed
by seniors,
paving way for
promotion or
increment. Better
to consult an
expert in financial matters before making
an investment. Family will be supportive
of career aspirations. A promising day
overall as you stay in the limelight.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
IN THE HEART OF
TRAGIC OPTIMISM
ur mother’s
generation
at large are
fearful of be-
ing in a con-
stant happy
state be-
cause they await the
low depths of sorrow
that lurk on the other
side of their euphor-
ic times. And more
often than not, they
feel guilty for experi-
encing joy and being
the ‘happy puppy’ in
good times.
On the other side,
someone like me is
fiercely independent
and passionately sad
through the highs
and lows that life has
to offer!
Hence, we hover
above the borderline
of self – destruction
and melodramatic ex-
pressions. Well, the
truthisthatthereisan
interesting duality to
life, and this is exhib-
itedbyeverythingthat
nature has to offer:
• Love and hate
• Joy and sorrow
• Darkness and light
• Life and death
• Good and evil
Some people like to
focus on one side over
the other and pretend
that the other side
does not exist. They
camouflage their
emotions under the
garb of being con-
tent, gratitude and
having no expecta-
tions at all…But in
reality
, they are living
in a bubble free from
elemental virtues of
honesty, candour and
acceptance.
In my opinion,
LIFE is a business
and you are the CEO
who decides whether
this business of liv-
ing is going to be easy
or difficult.
In 1940s, Psychia-
trist and psychother-
apist Viktor Frankl
had developed a con-
cept called logothera-
py, after surviving
Nazi concentration
camps. His experi-
ence and theories are
detailed in his book,
“Man’s Search for
Meaning.” He be-
lieved that humans
are motivated by
something called a
“will to meaning,” He
emphasised that life
can have meaning
even in the most
wretched circum-
stances and the moti-
vation for living
comes from finding
that meaning.
And therefore, I to-
tally believe that life
weaves a tragic triad
of human existence
thatcannotbeescaped:
Pain, guilt and death.
I’m sure you are
thinking that this ar-
ticle is going too dark
now, but trust me that
this will open new
doors in your thought
process. It is obvious-
ly tempting to take a
pessimist’s view of
life and scoff at opti-
mism in general. The
void that is created by
pain and suffering
and the loss that can
smoothly make us
fall into the apparent
meaninglessness pit!
I propose a solid
case for tragic opti-
mism in this world,
precisely because of
our innate ability to
find meaning, despite
the tragedies that
surround us. It re-
minds of Milton’s
saying, “our minds
can make hell out of
heaven, or heaven out
of hell.”
It is our own duty,
to not let what hap-
pens or what will
happen, turn us down
the road of the pessi-
mist, the fatalist, the
defeatist and the
doomsday expert.
We are innately
blessed with atremen-
douscapacitytotrans-
mute life’s negative
aspects into
something
construc-
tive — to
make the
best out
of any
g i v e n
circum-
s t a n c e .
F r a n k l
witnessed
itintheconcentration
camps, exemplified
in those who held on
to their humanity /
dignity and showed
virtue even in the
heart of darkness.
Even during those
darkest of times, he
preached, “Say yes
to life in spite of eve-
rything.”
WE ALL SEE IT,
DON’T WE?
• In someone who still
makes a point of smil-
ing, laughing and jok-
ing…even when
they’ve been given a
morbid diagnosis.
• In those who use
their suffering as a
fuel for their creativi-
ty, or an opportunity
to grow stronger and
exercise resilience.
• In the one’s who take
immense responsibil-
ity and grab life by the
horns, no matter
how many times
they fail.
• In the spouses
who find
more than
just sor-
row in
the ab-
sence of
his part-
ner
.
Life is indeed full
of surprises…good,
bad, sweet, bitter and
we can choose to face
life with an attitude
that is steadfast to
make the best of its
pleasures and its
pain alike.
The word ‘opti-
mism’ has been de-
rived from the Latin
word ‘optimum’ that
simply means “the
best”. Life will cer-
tainly throw some-
thing at you, so bear
it with an attitude
that makes you
stronger, rather than
weaker.
• Don’t let your suffer-
ing go waste, turn
them into stories of
success and resilience.
• If you have experi-
enced guilt, use it to
grow and change into
a better person.
• Reflect upon a deep
understanding for the
fleetingness of life,
spur yourself to take
responsibility and
meaningful action.
Remember, Life is a
precious gift and the
world is increasingly
getting full of pessi-
mists…It could sure-
ly do with a few more
optimists!
O
DR. DIVYA JAITLY
She is a TEDx Speaker,
Integrated Communication
Specialist, Leadership Mentor,
Public Speaking Coach, Image
Consultant Renowned TV
Anchor in India

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The Jaipur Literature Festival commenced with the formal dinner at the gardens of
Rambagh Palace, Jaipur on Wednesday. Ashok Rathore, Area Director Jaipur Ajmer
Region and General Manager Rambagh Palace, said it was indeed an honour and a
privilege for Rambagh Palace, Jaipur to host the iconic celebratory welcome dinner
for the much-awaited Jaipur Literature Festival 2022 - an exquisite evening that had
the country’s glitterati in attendance. This year they hosted the gala cocktail dinner at
their lush, verdant newly launched venue - The Botanist and curated an unforgettable
experience that was truly second to none.
SOME MORE
GLIMPSES!
receded by a
power-packed
day 2 on-
ground, with
speakers from
across the Indi-
an subconti-
nent the world, Satur-
day marked another
memorable day at the
15th Jaipur Literature
Festival.
The day kicked off
with a soulful introduc-
tion to His Holiness the
14th Dalai Lama by writ-
er, television producer-
director, documentary
film-maker, and person-
al student of the Dalai
Lama for whom he man-
ages the Foundation for
Universal Responsibili-
ty
, Rajiv Mehrotra.
The session spoke
about the harmony be-
tween the mind, body,
and soul. Mehrotra
sharedacombinationof
breathingexercises,cor-
recting body posture,
andafewtipstokeepthe
mind at peace. Morning
Music was graced by
The Aahvaan Project
where the group pre-
sented a philosophy of
love, humanity, and
kindness and created a
space for harmony with
their unique ability of
storytellingthroughmu-
sic.
The Festival hosted a
panel discussion featur-
ing Founder Creative
Directorof JanaviIndia,
Jyotika Jhalani; Fash-
ion Designer Manish
Malhotra; Principal De-
signer and Director at
DesignwiseIndiaMukul
Goyal; IP lawyer and
Strategist, Safir Anand;
IP Counsel, Hindustan
Unilever Ltd, Viji Mal-
kani, in conversation
with MD, Teamwork
Arts and Festival Pro-
ducer, Sanjoy K Roy
. The
panel launched Safir
Anand’sbookChrysalis,
aninsightfulcoffeetable
book, which serves as a
tribute to corporate big-
wigs who form the cov-
eted client list of the law
firm Anand and Anand.
Talking about the Festi-
val, Malhotra said, “It’s
always a pleasure to be
here because it’s a Festi-
val from his (Sanjoy’s)
heart. It all starts from
there!”
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Unique convergence of words and
COMPELLING IDEAS
Manish Malhotra in conversation with (L-R) Jyotika Jhalani,
Mukul Goyal,Viji Malkani, Safir Anand and Sanjoy Roy
Mukesh Mathur, LP Pant and
Manoj Muntashir
Pooja
and
Minakshi
Mukesh and Gobind Gurbani
Anubhav Tyagi, Olivia Fraser, William Dalrymple,
Ashok Rathore, Sanjoy Roy and Walter Lindner
Manisha Arora, Rajiv Arora, Timmi Kumar,
Akanksha Arora and Tarang Arora
Vijit Singh and Ashok Rathore with guests
Ajay Singh, Apurv Kumar, Vijit Singh, Ambika Kumari Rajnish Pardal
Gorgeous beauties pose for a pic
Musical performance at Rambagh
GM Ashok Rathore welcoming the guests Sanjoy Roy and Namita Gokhale with a guest
Haider Ali Zaidi and his wife Sanjoy Roy raises a toast
Ashok Rathore, Sanjoy Roy and Saurabh Kakkar with guests
Shumaila,
Neha,
Khushboo
and
Geesha
Janina, Elena, Clara, Sophia and Vera
Rafeek Khan greets
Shashi Tharoor
Shashi Tharoor in conversation with
Manu S Pillai and Ira Mukhoty
Shaurya and Emma
Kavita Chauhan with Tusharika Singh
Satinder Pal Singh, Rajiv Arora,
Khalid Khan and Ranvijay Singh Rathore
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

SUNIL
SHARMA
Jyotika Diggi

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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
ENHANCING EFFICIENCY
A new cargo handling facility has been opened at the Lucknow Airport as part of a major
expansion that will increase operations by 40%. The Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
(CCSI) can currently handle 7000 tonnes of cargo per year. The CCSIA Airport Management hopes
to increase this capacity to 1000 per month by the end of 2022-23. The CCSIA authorities are
further planning to develop the airport as a transhipment hub of Uttar Pradesh.
CITY FIRST
A
seven-day work-
shop Vision to
Action was com-
menced on Tues-
day at the University of
Lucknow. The topic for
the workshop was Use
of Technology in Edu-
cation, Research, Inno-
vation and Ranking’
and its related provi-
sions in the NEP 2020.
The event was coordi-
nated by Prof Keya Pan-
dey and Prof Kamal
Kumar, Prof Posonam
Tandon.
The illustrious speak-
er, Poonam Tandon be-
gan her lecture by stat-
ing various con-
cepts related to
technology, eluci-
dated in NEP 2020s
guiding ideals and phi-
losophies. These includ-
ed visualization tools
for improved teaching,
creation of “systematic
and high-quality” e-con-
tent which could prove
to be a complete substi-
tute for classroom
teaching, e-skilling of
students and teachers
alike, creation of a ‘dig-
ital teacher’, virtual
laboratories for experi-
ments, individual learn-
ing management sys-
tem for the collection
and evaluation of stu-
dent performance using
statistical and scientific
means, and continuous
evaluation through se-
mester system as-
signment system.
Tandon brain-
stormed solutions for
the existing problems
troubling India’s edu-
cation system. She
called for innovation,
in technological, re-
search, and societal
fields, renewed re-hir-
ing of retired teachers
as visiting faculty, peti-
tions to the govern-
ment for improvement
in the digital infra-
structure, increase in
student-centric activi-
ties, mentor-mentee
system, UG-PG men-
torship system, happi-
ness labs for mental
health, in-house in-
ternships, hybrid mod-
el, joint programs and
collaborations both in-
ternational and nation-
al, vocational training,
and inclusivity and di-
versity in the student
force. Her speech was
interactive and discus-
sion-oriented. The par-
ticipants shared their
views and discussed
how to solve the prob-
lems in today’s educa-
tion system properly.
VISION TO ACTION
Fresher’s Party!!
During the workshop
CITY FIRST
A
silk themed pro-
gram was organ-
ized on Saturday
in the ongoing
ten-day Silk India Exhi-
bition in Kaiserbagh,
Baradari. The program
gracefully showcased
spectacular silk sarees.
The models showcased
the sarees made by the
weavers from different
states of India in a scin-
tillating manner during
the event.
Manas Acharya,
Managing Director of
Orissa Art and Craft
said that the purpose of
this event was to bring
the art of weavers to
the public. In this
event, professional
models displayed their
art by wearing
clothes prepared by
weavers from across
the country. Over 15
models showcased a va-
riety of silk products
from Kashmir to Kan-
yakumari. The models
were wearing silk sa-
rees of other states in-
cluding Kanjeevar-
am from Karnataka,
Banarasi of Ba-
naras, Cotton silk of
Bhagalpur and Lilam
silk of Orissa. They
were welcomed by the
audience with thunder-
ous applause. All the
models were wearing
silk sarees of their re-
spective states. It may
be noted that this exhi-
bition has been organ-
ized from March 11 to
March 20.
Silk India Exhibition: A presentation of grace and culture
Models showcasing regional sarees
SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION
CITY FIRST
T
he Institute of Advanced Molecular
Genetics and Infectious Diseases
(IAMGID), ONGC Centre of Advanced
Studies, in collaboration with the Mo-
lecular and Human Genetics Laboratory
(MHG), Department of Zoology, University
of Lucknow, completed a three-day Hands-on
Workshop on Advanced Techniques in Mo-
lecular Genetics (10-12 March 2022).
This multidisciplinary workshop included
participants from BHU, DRDO, KGMU, BBAU,
Lucknow, ERA, Integral, and IGNTU Amar-
kantak institutions. Prof Monisha Banerjee,
Director of the IAMGID, and her research
team demonstrated Real-Time PCR, HPV
testing, Genetic Analysis, Cellular Assays,
and anticancer drug testing. On the third day
of the Advanced Molecular Genetics work-
shop, participants used cell imaging tools to
see how medication therapy affected cancer
cell lines. The three-day workshop came to a
close with a feedback session and certificate
distribution by chief guest Prof. Kamal
Jaiswal, BBAU, Lucknow, who was joined by
Prof Sirajuddin, Director, OCAS, Dr Suchit
Swaroop, and other resource persons.
astha Rathore
is a famous
beauty influ-
encer from
L u c k n o w.
Apart from in-
spiring people
regarding their daily
skin care routine
through creating con-
tent on her Instagram
profile, she enjoys
shopping and reading.
Rathore might have
started her career as a
beauty blogger but she
always knew that she
is made to bring
change in how people
view beauty and skin
care in general. She al-
ways knew that she
would build a career
out of her passion
for beauty. She
knew what it
took to set
herself
apart from the crowd
right off the bat. Un-
like a regular Insta-
gram beauty channel,
her videos come from
the exciting thought
process and deliver
best of beauty tips for
g l o w i n g
and flaw-
l e s s
skin. She creates mag-
ic on internet for
around 11,000 of her
followers on Insta-
gram. City First took
an exclusive interview
with the distinctive
star to find out how
she made it happen.
What do you like
most about working
as a beauty influ-
encer?
What I really like
most about working as
a beauty influencer is
that it makes me more
confident about my-
self. The kind of confi-
dence I get after being
recognised as a beauty
influencer cannot be
matched. It builds my
personality in a better
way
.Itdefinitelymakes
me a better person.
What is the most dif-
ficult part of work-
ing as a beauty in-
fluencer and how do
you handle it?
The most difficult
part of working as a
beauty influencer is
that the product
should not harm my
clients. Therefore, I
use the product before
I recommend it to my
clients. It becomes my
responsibility to first
try that product. At
times I have to try mul-
tiple products simulta-
neously which some-
times affects my skin.
What do you think
is the most challeng-
ing beauty therapy
process?
I feel that any beau-
ty therapy process re-
lated to skin is highly
challenging. Different
skin types play a vital
role in it. It is mainly
because of the ingredi-
ents that are used in
the product given to
the uncertainty of
how the skin will react
to them.
Have you ever had a
problem with a cli-
ent’s skin reacting to
your products?
No, I have been fortu-
nate enough to claim
that ever since I have
been in this field, I have
not yet come across
any such complaints
from my clients.
What motivates you?
My motivation is
that through me young
girls can understand
how important it is to
love yourself, your
skin and your body. I
think that brings to my
face everyday
.
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Aastha Rathore
CITY FIRST
T
he University of
Lucknow’s sec-
ond campus had
its fresher cele-
bration on Saturday at
Lavanya Hall. Lavanya
Hall is the campus resi-
dence for female stu-
dents enrolled in the
second campus’s B.
Tech, MCA, BCA, and
B. Pharma pro-
grammes.
It was a special event
for the B. Pharma girls
as they are the first-ev-
er batch of the Institute
of Pharmaceutical Sci-
ences envisioned and
inaugurated by Prof
Alok Kumar Rai, Vice-
chancellor, University
of Lucknow and was
hosted by Dr Anupama
Srivastava.
The event was
planned and executed
by the senior inmates
of the hostel and in-
cluded several cultural
performances by the
girls. Sangeeta Rai,
wife of Prof Alok Ku-
mar Rai, Vice-Chancel-
lor, University of Luc-
know was the chief
guest on the occasion.
She appreciated the
talent showcased by
the girls who per-
formed solo dances,
solo singing, group
dances and a special
speech on women em-
powerment.
In the same se-
quence, the celebra-
tion also marked the
colourful and vibrant
spring festival of Holi
that is just around the
corner. Holi celebra-
tion ‘Rangotsav’ was
jointly organised by
the two girls’ hostels
of the second campus
of University of
Lucknow.
During the workshop
Group dance during the celebration

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