First India-Lucknow Edition-01 June 2021

M Tariq Khan
Lucknow: The die for a
cabinet reshuffle and ex-
pansion in Yogi govern-
ment has been cast. After
holding several rounds of
talks with party ministers
and leaders, BJP national
general secretary, BL San-
tosh and vice president,
Radha Mohan Singh (state
in-charge) called on chief
minister Yogi Adityanath
late Monday evening to
fine-tune and finalise the
expansion plan.
The meeting with the
UP CM lasted for more
than an hour and was also
attended by BJP State
chief Swatantra Dev Sin-
gh and organisation secre-
tary, Sunil Bansal. While
the BJP leadership and
ministers in the state are
mum on the changes to be
effected, sources in the
party revealed that the ex-
ercise will not be limited
to inducting new faces
alone. “It’s a surgical op-
eration ahead of UP as-
sembly polls 2022. Wheth-
er it (surgery) would be
radical or moderate only
time would tell,” said a
senior party functionary
requesting anonymity.
The reshuffle, according
to sources, may see some
ministers being dropped
and some seniors may have
their portfolios pruned and
integration of important
ministeries under one um-
brella, for instance, Health
and Medical Education to
ensure better delivery es-
pecially in the wake of flak
the government has drawn
over Covid-management.
Presently, while medical
education is under Suresh
Khanna, who also holds
charge of Finance and Par-
liamentary Affairs, Health
and Family Welfare is with
Jai Pratap Singh. Both the
ministers met Santosh and
Singh on Monday
. The two
deputy CMs Keshav Pras-
ad Maurya and Dinesh
Sharma are scheduled to
meet one-on-one with the
duo on Wednesday.
The induction of one-
time close aide of PM Modi
and BJP MLC AK Sharma
is being seen as a foregone
conclusion in the BJP cir-
cles. And if sources are to
be believed, he may land
the health and medical ed-
ucation along Turn to P6
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath BL Santosh Radha Mohan Singh
Yogi Cabinet Rejig: Discussions reach climax on ‘Operation UP 2022’
While the BJP leadership and ministers
in the state are mum on the changes to be
effected, sources in the party revealed that
the exercise will not be limited to
inducting new faces alone
CRUCIAL READ
DRIVE TO JAB
1 CRORE IN JUNE
HOOCH TOLL
TOUCHES 70
LOWEST C CASES
IN UP
COMPLAINT AGAINST
ADAR POONAWALA
Lucknow: With a target to
inoculate over one crore
people in one month, the
Yogi Adityanath govern-
ment will embark on a
mega vaccination drive
all 75 dstricts of the State
from Tuesday. P2
Aligarh: More than
70 people have so far
lost their lives while
several others were
struggling at hospitals
after consuming spuri-
ous liquor in the area.
It was reported that
two persons died in
Dhanipur village.P7
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh
recorded a decline by 88.1
percent in the number of
Active Covid Cases since
its peak on April 30, as the
active cases have dropped
from 3,10,783 to nearly
37,000 now. P3
Lucknow: A person has filed a
complaint against Serum In-
stitute of India (SII) CEO Adar
Poonawalla. The complaint
also mentions the names of
DCGA director, Joint Secretary
of Health Ministry Luv Agar-
wal, ICMR director Balram
Bhargava, National Health
Mission director Aparna
Upadhyay and others.P8
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Mumbai: Sensex rallied around 515 points on Monday while the NSE Nifty
closed at a fresh peak, led by gains in RIL, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank amid
a mixed trend in global markets. BSE Sensex ended 514.56 points or 1%
higher at 51,937.44, and the broader NSE Nifty surged 147.15 points or
0.95% to its fresh closing record of 15,582.80.
Lucknow: Yet another hike in fuel prices in UP is burdening the common
man here. The Petrol price was raised by 22 paise while Diesel was hiked by
26 paise. The respective price of Petrol and Diesel in UP inclusive of taxes is
Rs 91.61 and Rs 85.52 per litre. Since May 1, 2021, Petrol and Diesel have
been hiked by Rs 2.68 and Rs 4.15 respectively.
SENSEX RALLIES
OVER 500 PTS;
NIFTY ON A HIGH
FUEL PRICES
HIKED AGAIN IN
UTTAR PRADESH
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
Kolkata: West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee on Monday
saidthatstateChief Sec-
retary Alapan Bandyo-
padhyay has refused to
accept the three months
of extension offered to
himandretiredfromhis
post. He will now serve
Banerjee as her chief
advisor, she added.
Banerjee also an-
nouncedthatstatehome
secretary HK Dwivedi
has been made the new
state chief secretary
while BP Gopalika has
been made the new state
home secretary
.
Bandyopadhyay had
been in the midst of a
tug-of-war between the
Centre and the state
ever since he was asked
to serve the Union gov-
ernment in Delhi.
The Centre had on
Monday sent a letter to
Bandyopadhyay asking
him again to report to
North Block on Tues-
day. The second letter
from the Centre came
hours after Mamata Ba-
nerjee Turn to P6
New Delhi: The Centre
found itself in a diffi-
cult spot when the Su-
preme Court, on Mon-
day, flagged “various
flaws” in its vaccination
policy, including the
need of making CoWin
registration mandatory
without keeping India’s
“digitaldivide”inmind.
Observing that policy
makers must have an
ear on the ground, a spe-
cial bench of Justices D
Y Chandrachud, L N
Rao and S Ravindrabhat
asked the Centre as to
how it plans to address
the issue of digital di-
vide since it has made
CoWin registration for
vaccination mandatory
.
“You keep on saying
the situation is dynamic
but policy makers must
have their ears on
ground. You keep on say-
ing digital India, but the
situation is actually dif-
ferent in rural areas.
How will an illiterate la-
bourer from Jharkhand
get registered in Ra-
jasthan? Tell us how you
will address this digital
divide,”thebenchsought
to know from Solicitor
General Tushar Mehta.
It added, “You must
smell the coffee and see
what is happening
across the country. You
must know the ground
situation Turn to P6
DRAMATIC ESCALATION OF MAMATA-MODI FUED
WB:CSSTAYS,BUTAS
DIDI’SCHIEFADVISOR
Bengal’s top officer Alapan
Bandyopadhyay retires as Chief
Secretary instead of reporting to Centre
1 Didi writes to Centre,
accuses PM of treating
babus like bonded labourers
2 HK Dwivedi
takes over as new
Bengal Chief Secretary
3
SC stings Centre on
‘flawed’ vaccine policy
THERE NEEDS TO BE ONE PRICE FOR COVID-19 VACCINES
ACROSS NATION: SUPREME COURT TELLS CENTRAL GOVT
CENTRE’S INEPT COVID HANDLING
MADE 97% INDIANS POORER: RAHUL
YOU MUST SMELL
THE COFFEE: COURT
New Delhi: As the country is
battling the second wave of
COVID-19, Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Monday slammed the
Bharatiya Janata Party led NDA
government at the Centre for
the mismangement in tackling
the pandemic and said that 97
per cent Indians have witnessed
depreciation in their income due to the arrogance of
the Central leadership. He also mentioned that the
various mutants of Coronavirus is the second reason
for the economic devastation.
Jaipur: You must smell
the coffee and see what
is happening across the
country. You must know
the ground situation
and change the policy
accordingly. If we had to
do it, we would have done
it 15-20 days back. Policy
must change as per
ground situation, said SC
on CoWin registration.
HC: CENTRAL VISTA
ESSENTIAL PROJECT,
WORK TO CONTINUE
New Delhi: Describing the
Central Vista project as “vital
and essential”, the Delhi High
Court on Monday allowed
construction work on the
project to continue and
imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh
on the petitioners for their
“motivated” plea. HC said the
legality of the project was al-
ready upheld by the Supreme
Court. It added that even the
Delhi Disaster Management
Authority allowed it to con-
tinue, and, therefore, “we see
no reason to stop the work”.
India’s GDP grows 1.6% in
Q4, contracts 7.3% in FY21
IT rules not stayed, comply with
them:DelhiHCnoticetoTwitter
New Delhi: India’s
GrossDomesticProduct
(GDP) for the January-
March quarter (Q4)
grew by 1.6 per cent,
while the GDP for the
entire financial year
2020-21 (FY21) contract-
ed 7.3 per cent, as per
the provisional esti-
mates of GDP released
by the Ministry of Sta-
tistics and Programme
Implementation (MoS-
PI) on Monday
.
The FY21 Gross Value
Added (GVA) at basic
prices came at -6.2 per
cent while the Q4 GVA
at basic prices was at 3.7
per cent, according to
the MoSPI data.
In the fourth quarter,
the manufacturing sec-
tor, which had risen by
1.7 per cent in Q3, regis-
tered a growth of 6.9 per
cent.Apartfromthis,the
agriculture,forestryand
fishing sector grew 3.1
per cent in Q4. Turn to P6
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Monday
issued a notice to so-
cial media giant Twit-
ter on a petition filed
against it for allegedly
not complying with the
new I-T rules.
A bench headed by
Justice Rekha Palli said
Twitter has to comply
with the new Informa-
tion Technology Rules
for digital media if they
have not stayed.
The petition has been
filed by advocate Amit
Acharya, who has al-
leged that he was una-
ble to find details of a
resident grievance of-
ficer on Twitter’s web-
site which is in viola-
tion of the new I-T
Rules, 2021 which came
into effect on May 25.
Turn to P6
This is vendet-
ta. I have never
seen such a
heartless Prime
Minister. Just because they
want to attack the Chief
Minister, they attack the
Chief Secretary. You have
added insult to injury
Mamata Banerjee,
West Bengal Chief Minister
WEST BENGAL CM
MAMATA BANERJEE
CHIEF ADVISOR ALAPAN
BANDYOPADHYAY
PM NARENDRA
MODI
Mamata Banerjee
had written to PM
Modi that she would not
accept Bandyopadhyay‛s
transfer to Delhi at a time
he was handling the state‛s
Covid crisis. The Centre
responded to this morning‛s
letter by insisting that he
has to report to Delhi.
CORONA CATASTROPHE
INDIA
UTTAR PRADESH
1,52,734
new cases
3,128
new fatalities
1,497
new cases
151
new fatalities
Outgoing Chief
Secretary Alapan
Bandyopadhyay
giving charge to
(right) new CS HK
Dwivedi on Monday.
CBDT MEMBER
JB MOHAPATRA
GETS ADDL CHARGE
OF CHAIRMAN
New Delhi: Finance Ministry
on Monday said Jagannath
Bidyadhar Mohapatra, Mem-
ber, CBDT, has been given the
additional charge of chairman
of the direct taxes board for
three months. The extended
tenure of the incumbent
chairman Pramod Chandra
Mody ended on May 31. In
February, he was given third
extension till May 31.
Jagannath Bidyadhar Mohapatra

UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW | TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2021
02
LUCKNOW TO HOUSE INDIA’S 7TH VELODROME
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Lucknow-
ites’ long-pending wish
to have a velodrome
(cycle-tracks) may soon
come true. The UP cab-
inet on Monday gave
nod to the construction
of an indoor velodrome
at Guru Govind Singh
Sports College and a
shooting range in
Meerut.
“This would be a
first of its kind stadi-
um in the state and it
would certainly help
cyclists to prepare well
for national and inter-
national events,” said
an official.
The construction of a
world-class velodrome
would be a positive ef-
fort in that direction,
he said and put the
state capital on the
global map for hosting
cycling events.
This would be the
seventh velodrome in
the country. The oth-
er six are at Com-
monwealth Games
Velodrome at the In-
dira Gandhi Sports
Complex in New Del-
hi, wood indoor track
at the Guru Nanak
Dev University, Am-
ritsar, NIS velodrome
at Patiala, Osmania
University Velo-
drome at Hyderabad,
Punjabi University
stadium at Patiala,
and Veerangna Rani
Durgawati Sports
Complex at Jabalpur.
The State cabinet
also gave nod to estab-
lishment of an ad-
vanced diabetes centre
at Sanjay Gandhi Post-
graduate Institute of
Medical Sciences (SGP-
GI), Lucknow.
The decision was
taken keeping in mind
the emphasis on im-
proving the health in-
frastructure in the
state.
In this endeavour of
‘Health for All’, the
government in Uttar
Pradesh has made sev-
eral budgetary provi-
sions which will not
only strengthen the
health infrastructure
but also provide the
latest technology for
treatment of various
diseases, said the
official.
The cabinet has also
approved a proposal to
give tablets / laptops to
these orphaned chil-
dren above class 9 or up
to 18 years of age who
are getting vocational
education.
Besides, the Uttar
Pradesh government
has reserved a mining
area for the construc-
tion work of Bun-
delkhand Expressway
in the state.
n The velodrome, estimated to cost Rs
50 cr, will come up at Guru Govind
Singh Sports College
n The idea was first mooted in
2013 but subsequent govts did not
give enough priority to improving
sports infrastructure
MISSION JUNE:Rs 1000 MAINTENANCE FOR POOR,WEAKER SECTIONS
GOVT TO STEP ON GAS
FOR 1-CR VAX SCHEME
First India Bureau
Lucknow: With a tar-
get to inoculate over
one crore people in one
month,the Yogi Adity-
anath government will
embark on a mega vac-
cination drive all 75
dstricts of the State
from Tuesday
.
On the occasion, Ut-
tar Pradesh Chief Min-
ister Yogi Adityanath
will also provide a
maintenance allowance
of Rs 1,000 for one
month to the poor and
weaker sections of the
society
.
The beneficiaries--
about one crore - will
include small shop-
keepers, daily wage la-
bourers, rickshaw / e-
rickshaw pullers, bar-
bers, washermen, cob-
blers, confectioners etc.
who have suffered a
loss of income in the
Corona curfew.
The State Govern-
ment is already provid-
ing free ration to eligi-
ble Antyodaya and
household ration card
holders for three
months. Community
kitchens will also re-
main functional for the
poor.
While the prepara-
tions are underway at
war-footing, CM Yogi
has also instructed
the officials to ensure
that all the sections
of the society are
jabbed in a hassle-
free manner. “Our
goal is to give shots to
one crore people in
the month of June.
We have a sufficient
amount of vaccine vi-
als available to meet
our target,” said the
Chief Minister while
addressing a high-
level meeting.
The Chief Minister
has also instructed
the health officials to
stay in constant touch
with the Centre and
vaccine manufactur-
ing companies.
In regard to the larg-
est vaccination drive,
the Yogi Government
has chalked out a de-
tailed plan to vaccinate
more than one crore of
its people.
The campaign will
focus on beneficiaries
of both the age groups;
18+ as well as 45 or
above.
In order to meet the
target, approx 6000
centres will be set up
across the state. Spe-
cial camps have also
been set up for jour-
nalists, government
employees, and mem-
bers of the judiciary.
In this regard, four
workplace vaccination
centers will be estab-
lished in each district-
one for the district
court, two for govern-
ment employees, and
one for the media per-
sonnel.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday presided over a meet of all the committees set up to manage the covid crisis in the state.ACS (CM) SP Goyal,ACS (Home) Awanish
Kumar Awasthi, ACS (Information) Navneet Sehgal, Secretary to CM Alok Kumar, Director (Information) Shishir and OSD to CM Abhishek Kaushik were also present there.
First India Bureau
Lucknow:In a major
decision related to the
deaths of teachers on
panchayat poll duty, the
Uttar Pradesh on Mon-
day decided to double
the ex-gratia amount
for their families from
Rs 15 lakh to Rs 30 lakh.
The decision was
taken at a meeting of
the State cabinet headed
by the CM on Monday
.
The ruling BJP govern-
ment and the teachers
body along with the Op-
position have been at
loggershead on death
toll compensation and
the number of teachers
deceased during recent-
ly concluded panchayat
polls.
While the teachers’
organisations claimed
around 1500 of their
colleagues had died
due to Covid-19, the
government had ac-
knowledged only
three ‘deaths on duty’
saying that the rules
prevented it from
treating others on
similar footing unless
the Election Commis-
sion of India( ECI)
guidelines were
amended. Althoughthe
government has clari-
fied how many teachers
and staff have died on
election duty, sources
put the estimates of
those to get ex-gratia be-
tween 1000 to 1200. The
definition of duty peri-
od prescribed by the
ECI, does not take into
account the time taken
in between contraction
of the infection and
death, said the govern-
ment communique.
According to the de-
cision, the grace mon-
ey will be paid in the
event of death from
Covid-19 within 30 days
from the date of elec-
tion duty.
“This will enable al-
most all affected fami-
lies to be covered in an
objective manner. For
evidence of death from
Covid-19, the infection
of Covid-19 can be con-
sidered to be found in
positive test report,
blood report and CT
scan of antigen/RTP-
CR,” said the state-
ment.
UP doubles relief for poll duty teachers falling prey to C-menace
COMPENSATION
lll
Death due to
post-covid
complications in
Covid negative
cases would
also be
considered as
a coronavirus
casuality
SERO SURVEY FROM JUNE 4TO
MONITOR C-PREVALENCE
First India Bureau
Lucknow: In accord-
ance to the instructions
of UP Chief Minister,
under the provisions of
Uttar Pradesh Public
and Private Property
Damage Recovery Act,
2020 and its rules, a
Claim Tribunal has
been set up in Lucknow,
Meerut and Prayagraj
divisions of UP.
Giving this informa-
tion, ACS (Home)
Awanish Kumar
Awasthi said that of
the three Claims Tribu-
nals, applications were
invited from eligible
candidates for appoint-
ment to one vacant post
of Chairman in the
Claims Tribunal con-
stituted in Prayagraj
Mandal. The last date
for submission of appli-
cations is June 30, 2021.
Candidates could ap-
ply for the post along
with their annual confi-
dential entries of 10
years and their experi-
ence, e-mail and postal
address through regis-
tered post to ACS Home
Department (Home Po-
lice - 9), Lok Bhavan, UP
Govt office, Lucknow by
5 pm on June 30, 2021,
after which no applica-
tion would be accepted.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Striving to
understand the preva-
lence of COVID-19 in
the urban and remote
areas,theUttarPradesh
government has decid-
ed to conduct a ‘Sero
Survey’ from June 4.
The study involves
labs tests to find the
presence of anti-bodies
against the coronavirus
in humans through
blood samples.
The Sero survey is
considered important
as it helps in finding
the presence and ex-
tent of immunity
against (Covid19) vi-
rus in the population.
Consequently, the UP
CM issued directions in
this regard while ad-
dressing a high-level
meeting on Monday.
Subsequent to his direc-
tions, the health depart-
ment will collect the
samples from June 4
and make will an as-
sessment of the updat-
ed status of infection at
different scales includ-
ing gender and age.
The survey will in-
volve testing the blood
serum of a group of in-
dividuals to determine
the presence of anti-
bodies against corona
infection.
The report of this
survey is expected to be
released by the end of
June.
Role of Sero Survey
There are people who
did not perform RT-
PCR tests and could be
asymptomatic, in this
situation, serosurveys
could be a significant
step at the time of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
In serological surveys,
medical professionals
look for IGG against
COVID-19 which helps
in finding who has de-
veloped immunity
against the pandemic
virus.
—FILE PHOTO
CS reviews
plantation
drive preps
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Chief Secre-
tary Rajendra Kumar
Tiwari on Monday held
a virtual meeting with
senior administrative
officers of all the de-
partments to discuss ac-
tions and inter-depart-
mental coordination
needed to achieve the
target of planting 30
crore trees.
He said that all the ar-
rangements for achiev-
ing the target should be
made in time and asked
the authorities to en-
sure that the location
where the trees will be
planted, health of the
soil in that said land, ad-
equate availability of
good quality plants, etc.
be checked beforehand.
He said that a meet-
ing of the District
Plantation Committee
constituted under the
District Magistrate be
organised immediate-
ly. where in an action
plan for the planting
of the trees should be
decided upon. He fur-
ther added that this
committee should
meet weekly to review
the progress.
ClaimsTribunal
needsChairman
VAX BID: LAST
DATE EXTENDED
UP government has extended the last
date (May 31) for submission of bids
to supply 40 million doses of Covid
vaccines till June 10. Additional Chief
Secretary (Health and Family welfare)
Amit Mohan Prasad said the date
was extended on request of some
vaccine manufacturing companies
that were keen to participate in the
global tender to procure vaccines but
were still unable to get regulatory
approval from the Centre. More than
half-a-dozen top vaccine
manufacturers had participatted in
the pre-bid qualification meet.
SPL VAX DRIVE
FOR VENDORS
Instructing to make equally
special arrangements for
socially and economically
weaker sections in its
aggressive campaign against
COVID-19, Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath has
announced a special
vaccination drive for drivers,
vendors, and rickshaw pullers
from June 15 as they interact
with many people in their daily
work.
ACS (Home) Awanish
Kumar Awasthi
Chief Secretary RK Tiwari

First India Bureau
Lucknow: Thanks to a
record production of 20
million litres of sanitis-
er by the State’s sugar
mills and smaller units,
the UP government has
managed to sanitise
thousands of villages
and public offices. The
sanitisation campaign
has played a key role in
breaking the novel coro-
na virus chain in the
state, according to ACS,
Excise SanjayBhoosred-
dy
.Hesaid sanitisers are
being continuously pro-
ducedinsugarmillsand
used especially in sugar-
cane producing villages
regularly to break the
chain of Covid-19 infec-
tion in UP’s country-
side. Besides, awareness
programmes about
coronavirus, including
its prevention are also
being organised for
farmers, he pointed out.
It is worth mentioning
here that the production
of sanitisers is being
carried out in coopera-
tion with the Sugarcane
Development Depart-
ment and sugar mills to
ensure safety of people.
He said in Saha-
ranpur district, 585 vil-
lages, 128 towns and 393
public offices have been
sanitised with sanitis-
ers produced in sugar
mills. Furthermore, the
sugar mills’ produce
have helped sanitise 194
villages, 18 towns and
139 public offices 139
public offices in Meerut;
224 villages, 20 towns
and 358 public offices in
Moradabad; and 152 Vil-
lages, 10 towns, 109 pub-
lic offices in Bareilly
.
Similarly, 143 vil-
lages, 41 towns and
511 public offices in
Lucknow; 136 vil-
lages, 58 towns, 208
public offices in
Devipatan; 21 villag-
es, 8 towns and 36
public offices in
Ayodhya; 135 villag-
es, 55 towns, 168 pub-
lic offices in Deoria;
as well as 25 villag-
es, 5 towns and 66
public offices in Go-
rakhpur have also
been santised under
the campaign. In all
4,952 villages, 527
towns and 4,489 public
offices have been sani-
tised to date with sani-
tiser manufactured at
sugar mills.
Record production of sanitiser by sugar mills helped C-scenario in UP
SWEET GIFT

State’s mills
produced 20
million litres of
sanitiser, which
was used to
sanitise
thousands of
villages & public
offices. This
helped tame the
pandemic
—File Photo
Testing Time: Ppl
suffer as C-labs
have their way
Janardan Misra
Lucknow: If you walk
into a lab in the city for
covid testing, you are
most likely to be over-
charged – much above
the prescribed govern-
ment rate. If you get
tested at home, you will
have to shell out even
more. And despite pay-
ing up, you may not get
your test report in time.
There are also chances
that you get report from
a lab different from
where you gave your
samples.
This is the sorry state
of affairs in the capital
city of UP. A common
man has little choice but
to be at the mercy of
these fleecing labs.
Against the government
stipulation of Rs 700 for
walk-in test and Rs 900
for home visit, many are
having to pay Rs 1,100 to
Rs 1,500.
A retired officer Ani-
mesh Sinha had to catch
a flight to Mumbai and
he needed covid report
for journey
. He called
Chandan Hospital’s lab-
oratory for testing, who
promisedthemreportin
24 hours.
Sinha said he had to
cancel his flight as his
report was pending for
past three days. He said
hisdaughterwasinseri-
ous condition in Mum-
bai and the guy from lab
was replying that all
servers were down.
“They charged Rs 1,100
for tests, though govern-
ment has fixed Rs 900 for
it. I gave extra money
but they didn’t provide
reports for three days.
Now he is misbehaving
with me,” he cried.
He is not alone. There
are many who are being
arbitrarily charged, not
only by Chandan Hospi-
tal but several other labs
and hospitals. The re-
ports are doubtful and
often delayed. Chandan
Hospital, and three oth-
er hospitals, had faced
action for irregularities.
But this seems to have
made no difference in
their callous approach.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Uttar
Pradesh recorded a de-
cline by 88.1 percent in
the number of Active
Covid Cases since its
peak on April 30, as the
active cases have
dropped from 3,10,783 to
nearly 37,000 now.
Maintaining downward
trend on Sunday
, the
State recorded 1,497 cas-
es, a sharp slide from
1,908 cases on Saturday
.
The fresh covid infec-
tions were recorded be-
low 1,500 for the first
time since the second
wave surge of covid cas-
es in the state.
The daily infection
count has been reduced
bymorethan36,000from
its peak that was capped
at 38,055 on April 24. So
far, the state has under-
taken the highest num-
ber of tests in the coun-
try
, a total of 4,94,094,46,
out of which nearly 2.50
croretestswereconduct-
ed in the rural areas. Ut-
tar Pradesh as a part of
its rigorous T3 testing
regime conducted over
3,12,677 covid tests in the
last 24 hours, out of
which 1.42 lakh were
done through swab sam-
ples subjected to poly-
merase chain reaction
(PCR) testing.
With recovery of
16,37,944 patients and
consistentimprovement
in the situation, the Re-
covery Rate has climbed
uptoagood96.6percent.
With only 1,497 positive
samples out of 3.12 lakh
covid tests in the last 24
hours, the Daily Test
Positivity Rate (TPR)
has dropped below 0.5
percent.TheTPRstands
at 0.47 per cent, which is
the lowest so far and has
been maintained below
1 per cent for six days in
a row.
The number of con-
tainment zones have
also been reduced to
only 16,730 now. So far,
as many as 61 districts
with less than 600 active
cases have been exempt-
ed from the curfew in
view of the decreasing
infection rate. Total Ac-
tive Covid Cases in Son-
bhadra, Deoria Bagh-
pat, Prayagraj, Bijnor
and Moradabad dis-
tricts have also been re-
duced to less than 600 in
last 24 hours.
Acid attack survivors distribute food packets in a slum near Naveen Galla Mandi, Sitapur Road, in Lucknow, on Monday.
plunge, recovery soars
C-INFECTIONS TAKE A
LUCKNOW: District Magistrate
Abhishek Prakash said on Monday
that total 20 booths will be created
at Ekana Stadium for vaccina-
tion. He added that 10 vaccination
booths will be created in KD Singh
Babu Stadium and 8 booths will
come up in Chota Imambara. The
DM said that each of these booths
will target to vaccinate 300 daily.
In the meeting, the DM directed the
authorities to set Emergency Medi-
cal Centers at all the Mega Vac-
cination Centers. He further said
arrangements be made to ensure
that 4 oxygenated beds each are
available at the vaccination centres
in KD Singh Babu Stadium and
Chota Immabara and 8 oxygenated
beds are present in Ekana Stadium.
The DM also directed the hospi-
tals near each Mega Vaccination
Center to prepare for any medical
emergency. The DM instructed the
officials of Municipal Corporation
to ensure that proper drinking
water facility be present in each of
the Mega Vaccination Centers. He
added that there should be ample
arrangements of sanitizer, hand-
wash, tissue paper and dustbins
and toilets in these centres. He
directed the officials to ensure that
signs indicating where the booths
are present be ensured in all the
Mega Vaccination Centres.
Aligarh: An ANM
(auxiliary nurse
midwife) of a primary
health centre here
was booked on
Sunday for alleg-
edly disposing of 29
syringes filled with
covid vaccine without
administrating them
to the beneficiaries.
The incident was re-
ported from Jamalpur
Primary Health Centre
where ANM Neha
Khan allegedly used
to insert needles of
syringes inside the
body of the vax recip-
ients but took them
out without releasing
the vaccine and later
dropped the vaccine-
filled syringes into the
dustbin.
STADIUMS, CHHOTA IMAMBARA GEAR UP FOR VAX DRIVE
VAX FRAUD: PHC
ANM BOOKED
COVID-19, SEASON OF SQUALLS
COVID-19, SEASON OF SQUALLS
DRASTICALLY HIT MANGO CROP
Vishal Srivastav
Lucknow: Malihabad,
the imperial ‘Mango
Capital of India’, is
struck by indigence
like many other busi-
nesses due to the ongo-
ing pandemic. The re-
gion, located in central
Uttar Pradesh, is the
global epicentre for
supplyingpalatableva-
rieties of mangoes.
However, the pan-
demichastakenoff the
very sheen from the
mango-growers’ faces
this year as the crop,
has had to bear many a
bruntincludingthatof
the lack of fertilisers
usedtoprotectthecrop
from the attack of
nymphs and insects.
Mangofarmersfrom
the region are left to
fend for themselves for
the last two years with
their businesses get-
ting impacted by a
lump-sum of 90%.
“These two years
have left us hand to
mouth, we are barely
making ends meet
since most of our crop
has been hit by moths,
insects and nymphs,”
complains Shravan
Singh, a mango trader
from Malihabad.
Malihabad’s one of
the key business desti-
nations are the Gulf
countries where each
year, more than 250
tonnes of crop is ex-
ported. However, last
year, it was only 10
tonnes while this year,
noteven5tonnescould
be exported as of now,
First India haslearnt.
The crop is usually
sent when it is in ini-
tial stage of ripening.
“Damage of crops
in the lack of fertilis-
ers has impacted the
reaping of the crop
this year. Since it was
lockdown, we couldn’t
get the fertilizers & in-
secticides to spray in
time which has ma-
jorly harmed the
crop,” said another
farmer Ram Bihari.
While lack of fertiliz-
ers was one reason for
the shortfall in crop,
the recent cyclonic
storms, first Tauktae
and then Yaas, rubbed
salt on the wounds of
farmers. Just when
the mango season was
peaking and the re-
maining crop was de-
veloping, the cyclonic
winds resulted in the
untimely shake up of
the crop.
JACOB FOR ACTION
DM Abhishek Prakash
UTTAR PRADESH 03
MANGOES
MANGOES
MAN’S
MAN’S
WOES
WOES
—PHOTO
BY
SUMIT
KUMAR
Kaleemullah Khan, a well-
known mango grower also
known as the ‘Mango Man of
India’, recently named crops
to pay respect to frontline workers. He
has introduced new varieties of mango,
which he has dedicated to doctors
& policemen.
—PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR

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During 2020-21,FDI in computer
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Do not conform to the
pattern of this world, but
be transformed by the
renewing of your mind.
—Romans 12:2
IN-DEPTH
PANDEMIC-HIT
ECONOMY NEEDS
BOOSTER SHOT
he pandemic which
has killed thousands
of people in the coun-
try has also dented
the economy which
contracted by 7.3 percent at the
end of the fiscal in March 1921.
In contrast, the GDP grew 1.6
per cent in the January-March
quarter of 2019-20 fiscal. The
contraction was for the full year,
the first since 1979-80. China’s
economy grew by 18.3 per cent
in January-March 2021.
The impact of the pandemic
has been felt more on the con-
sumption side as there’s little
cash in the hands of the people
as incomes and jobs have fallen.
The economy faces a steep fall in
consumer demand, a key driver
of the economy
. In the week end-
ing May 23, unemployment had
risen to 14.73 per cent. Prices of
tur dal, edible oil and petrol are
giving the needy nightmares.
Nobel-winner economist Ab-
hijit Banerjee’s panacea for the
problem is that the RBI should
print money and transfer cash
to those who need it most.
TOP TWEET
T
he contentious se-
dition law, Section
124A IPC, which
has been grossly
misused by the
governments to suppress free
speech and press freedom,
even peaceful protests, was
declared void by the Alla-
habadHighCourtin1958.The
Punjab High Court also held
that sedition and free speech
were incompatible. A five-
judge Bench of the Supreme
Court ruled that any speech
or expression will be deemed
seditious only if it incited to
violence and public disorder.
In one case the Apex Court
quashed the sedition charge
against some men from Pun-
jab for raising pro-Khalistan
slogans as it did not find them
seditious. In the recent past
the law has come to be grossly
misused against journalists
and on the flimsy ground of
criticizing the government in
several states.
The Supreme Court will
once again examine the inter-
pretation of the law in the
context of free speech and
rights of press. A three-judge
Bench of Justice DY Chan-
drachud,LNRaoandSRavin-
dra Bhat was “of the view
that provisions of 124A (sedi-
tion) and 153 (promoting en-
mity between classes) of the
IPC require interpretation,
particularly on the issue of
the rights of press and free
speech”. The court was hear-
ing the case of two Telugu TV
channels---TV5 and Andhra-
jyothi---facing sedition charg-
es for showing “offensive”
speeches of a rebel MP be-
longing to YSR Congress. The
judges restrained the police
from taking any coercive ac-
tion against the channels.
Interestingly, while the
courts have interpreted the
law in a people-friendly way,
the government has always
treated it to muzzle all forms
of dissent.
SC FOCUS ON ANCIENT
SEDITION LAW
The Punjab High Court
also held that sedition
and free speech were
incompatible. A five-
judge Bench of the
Supreme Court ruled that
any speech or expression
will be deemed seditious
only if it incited to violence
and public disorder
T
CHINA’S AGGRESSIVE
DIPLOMACY IN WEST ASIA
hina’sstrongman,XIJinping,
has initiated a bold and com-
prehensive multidimensional
approach to bring peace be-
tween Israel and Hamas.
The conflict has stopped
for a while due to the efforts
of the USA and Egypt, but it
may erupt anytime. India be-
ing a supporter of the Pales-
tinian cause is closely watch-
ing the volatile situation. The
Indian foreign office is keep-
ing its diplomatic channels
active, and is trying to seek a
permanent truce among the
warring people.
India has noted the Chi-
nese initiative for peace, but
she has no intention to offer
any alternative peace plan,
because China has huge fi-
nancial interests in the re-
gion. The Chinese diplomacy
is expected to serve the twin
purpose of penetrating the
Arab politics as well as to sof-
ten its anti-Muslim image.
Like India, China is for the
formal recognition of the two
states, Israel and Palestine,
which will be accompanied
by a massive dose of infra-
structure development. It is
already ready to invest more
than 400 million USD in the
Israeli start-ups, and also has
offered to invest up to 53 per
cent in the state-owned cor-
poration in Israel. It may also
be noted that China is the
second biggest trade partner
of Israel.
Amidst these new develop-
ments, India is in touch with
the major powers in the re-
gion. It appears to be seri-
ously considering the appeal
for an Indian mediation by
the Palestinian Ambassador
inNewDelhi,AdnanM.J.Abu
Alhaija.
It is weighing all the pos-
sibilities before undertaking
an initiative for the much-
cherished peace. The envoy
has also stated that India en-
joys ‘confidence’ of the Arabs
as well as of Israel. With this
confidence reposed in India,
the Indian representative, TS
Tirumurti, reiterated India’s
unwavering support to the
Palestine cause before the UN
Security Council.
Hamas missile attacks on
Israel in the wake of the re-
strictions and the reported
evictions of the Arabs in
East Jerusalem have trig-
gered off this avoidable con-
flict. Later, Israel eased the
restrictions, but the reports
of eviction of dozens of Pal-
estinian families from the
Sheikh Jarrah neighbour-
hood in east Jerusalem
stoked the violence.
Meanwhile, India is seri-
ously considering the pro-
posal of Alhaija to call for an
International Conference on
Peace in the Middle East that
was originally proposed by
Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas under a
UN-led initiative.
The core problem is that
Hamas, armed with the huge
funds from Qatar and Iran is
opposed to the leadership of
Abbas. It is not ruled out that
the competition for power be-
tween Hamas and Palestine
Liberation Organization
(PLO) led by Abbas, may flare
up violence among them too.
India is one of the first
countries to recognize the
Palestinian state and it has
also succeeded in obtaining
it an observer status in the
UN. At the present, Palestine
has been recognised by 139
countries and with Jerusa-
lem as capital.
The movement for an inde-
pendent Palestine is now a
century old. It began in 1921.
Ithadbegunwiththedefeatof
the Ottoman Empire in World
War-1. There are various re-
ports, which point out that
Qatar is “believed to be the
primaryfinancierof Hamas.”
AndtheIslamistgroup,which
is currently at war with Israel
in Gaza, is reported to have
estimated annual expenses of
some US $1 billion.
India is keeping a close
watch amidst the reports of
the US Secretary of State,
Binkin’s visit to West Asia,
and China’s aggressive diplo-
macy
.
It is being closely moni-
tored whether China would
replace Qatar and Iran in
funding Hamas, which the
US has declared a terrorist
outfit. Earlier, during his
visit in 2012, then Qatari
Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al
Thani had visited Gaza,
which was forcefully seized
by Hamas.His son, the Brit-
ish-educated Tamim bin
Hamad Al Thani, who is the
ruler of Qatar is also a sup-
porter of Hamas. It may also
be noted that the profits gen-
erated from the Qatar invest-
ments in the European coun-
tries are also siphoned off to
the terrorist groups in the
middle-east.
Iran does not want the
credit of a ceasefire or a per-
manent peace to be given to
the US or Egypt. It may ally
withChina,whichhasagreed
to buy its oil on a long-term
basis.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
C
India has noted the Chinese
initiative for peace, but
they has no intention to
offer any alternative peace
plan, because China has
huge financial interests in
the region. The Chinese
diplomacy is expected to
serve the twin purpose of
penetrating the Arab
politics as well as to soften
its anti-Muslim image
India is keeping a close
watch amidst the reports
of the US Secretary of
State, Binkin’s visit to
West Asia, and China’s
aggressive diplomacy
Dragon’s move to checkmate US efforts for permanent peace between Israel and Hamas
GOPAL MISRA
The writer is accredited as a Journalist
of Long and distinguished service with the
Press Information Bureau of the Information
and Broadcasting Ministry

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False narrative: Min Puri calls
out criticism on Central Vista
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister Hardeep Singh
Puri on Monday said a
false narrative is being
created over the Central
Vista redevelopment
plan and asserted that it
is not a “vanity pro-
ject”, but a necessity
.
He also said no design
has been finalised for a
new PM’s residence &
only 2 projects—Parlia-
ment building & Central
Vista Avenue are cur-
rently being executed at
a cost of around Rs 1,300
crore. Hitting out at the
opposition, the Union
housing and urban af-
fairs minister said he
has been noticing that a
false narrative is being
created over the central
project and added that
no heritage building
will be “touched”. “It is
not a vanity project,
and this is a project of
necessity,” Puri assert-
ed while addressing a
press conference. A new
Prime Minister’s resi-
dence complex, a new
parliament building
and new headquarters
for various ministries
are part of a massive
refurbishment plan for
central Delhi, home to
historic buildings de-
signed by British archi-
tect Lutyens. —PTI
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment on Monday
said the National Ar-
chives of India will
not be demolished
under the Central
Vista redevelopment
project as it is a herit-
age building but con-
firmed that the Na-
tional Museum will
be shifted to the
North & South
blocks. No heritage
building will be de-
molished under the
central project, Un-
ion Minister for
Housing and Urban
Affairs Hardeep Sin-
gh Puri asserted.
Whilethemainbuild-
ing of the National
Archives will remain
intact, its annexe will
be demolished and a
new building will be
constructed, officials
said. The records at
the National Ar-
chives, include 45
lakh files, 25,000 rare
manuscripts, more
than 1 lakh maps and
1.3 lakh Mughal doc-
uments. —PTI
National Archives is
heritage building, won’t
be demolished, says Govt
Union Minister Hardeep Singh said that only the Parliament
building and widening of central vista stretch were under way.
Crime Branch takes wrestler
Sushil Kumar to Haridwar
New Delhi: The Delhi
Police Crime Branch
has taken wrestler Su-
shil Kumar, who has
been arrested in con-
nection with the mur-
der of wrestler Sagar
Rana, to Haridwar for
investigation, said
sources on Monday
(May 31). The Crime
Branch of Delhi Police
has left for Haridwar
with Sushil Kumar on
Monday
.
Police will investi-
gate his hideouts and
the people who helped
him when he was ab-
sconding. According to
Delhi Police sources,
Sushil Kumar had gone
to Haridwar first after
the murder of Sagar
Rana. The crime
branch will try to re-
cover the wrestler’s
phone which he
dumped in Haridwar.
The police have not
yet recovered his
clothes he was wear-
ing at the time of the
crime. Sources said
Sushil Kumar repeat-
edly tells the police
that he did not intend
to kill Sagar Dhankar.
Delhi Police investiga-
tion has so far revealed
that 13 people were in-
volved in the Sagar
Rana murder case.
Wrestler Sushil Kumar
DOCTORS VS RAMDEV
Nationwide ‘Black Day’ protest
today over Baba’s remarks
New Delhi: The Resi-
dent Doctors Associa-
tion of AIIMS, New
Delhi on Monday (May
31) announced that they
would observe ‘Black
Day’ on June 1 over
Baba Ramdev’s recent
comments targeting
evidence-based medi-
cine practitioners.
The call has been
given to condemn the
“derogatory and dis-
tasteful statements”
made by Baba Ramdev,
FORDA said. It added
that patient care will
not be hampered by the
day-long protest.
India Medical Asso-
ciation (IMA) strongly
objected to Ramdev’s
statement, made last
week, and demanded
action against him.
The Safdarjung resi-
dent doctors’ protest
will be part of a na-
tionwide ‘black day
protest’ called by the
Federation of Resident
Doctors’ Association
on June 1.
The Resident Doc-
tors Association of
AIIMS, New Delhi also
announced that they
would observe ‘Black
Day’ on June 1 over
Baba Ramdev’s recent
comments targeting
evidence-based medi-
cine practitioners.
The association
urged the authorities
to book Ramdev under
the Epidemic Diseases
Act, 1897 for trying to
create public unrest
against the vaccina-
tion drive and harass-
ing healthcare servic-
es personnel.
“We hereby declare
1st June 2021 to be ob-
served as BLACK DAY
PROTEST condemn-
ing the derogatory and
disgraceful state-
ments by Ram Kisan
Yadav alias Ramdev
‘Baba’. We will ensure
patient care would not
be hampered in this
process,” the associa-
tion said.
Baba Ramdev
IN THE COURTYARD
Juhi Chawla files plea in Delhi HC
against implementation of 5G tech
New Delhi: Actor Juhi
Chawla on Monday
moved the Delhi HC
against implementa-
tion of 5G wireless net-
work technology in In-
dia, raising issues re-
lated to the radiation
impact on citizens, ani-
mals, flora and fauna.
The petition has
claimed that 5G will
lead to RF exposure to
all the living beings on
earth which will be 100
times more than the
current level and lead
to serious, irreversible
effects on humans. Jus-
tice C Hari Shankar, be-
fore whom the matter
came up for hearing,
transferred the suit to
another bench for hear-
ing on June 2. The trials
will be conducted at
various locations in-
cluding Delhi, Mumbai,
Kolkata, Bengaluru,
GujaratandHyderabad.
Post-poll violence:
Calcutta HC forms
3-member panel
Kolkata: Calcutta HC
formed a panel for reha-
bilitation of victims of
post-poll violence that
will comprise 1 repre-
sentative from State Hu-
man Rights Commis-
sion, National Human
Rights Commission,
MemberSecy&StateLe-
gal Services Authority
.
Monsoon expected to arrive in
Kerala on June 3: IMD official
New Delhi: The mon-
soon is expected to ar-
rive in Kerala on June
3 and heat wave condi-
tions are not likely
over the country this
year due to cyclones, a
senior IMD official has
said. “Southwest mon-
soon is expected to ar-
rive in Kerala by June
3. Due to this, heavy
rainfall is expected on
June 2-3,” RK Jenama-
ni, Senior Scientist at
IMD told ANI..
Jenamani also spoke
about the weather con-
ditions in the wake of
two cyclones - Tauktae
and Yaas.
“Delhi-NCR wit-
nessed thunderstorm
yesterday and this
weather phenomenon
is likely to continue for
the next 2-3 days. How-
ever, I believe that
there would be no heat
wave this year due to
two back-to-back cy-
clones.”
Ministry of Earth
Sciences said in a re-
lease that maximum
temperatures of more
than 40.0 degree Cel-
cius as on May 30 were
recorded at most plac-
es over west Rajasthan,
Vidarbha and Telan-
gana, at many places
over coastal Andhra
Pradesh and Yanam, at
a few places over Hary-
ana, East Rajasthan,
West Madhya Pradesh,
Telangana, Tamil-
nadu, Puducherry and
Karaikal and Chhattis-
garh and at isolated
places over Saurash-
tra & Kutch, Gujarat,
east Madhya Pradesh,
Odisha, & Uttar
Pradesh.
Mangled remains of vehicles after a tree fell over them due to heavy rains in Shimla on Monday.
Cong alleges Rs
5 tn bank fraud
under BJP govt
New Delhi: Congress
alleged that bank
fraud to the tune of
Rs 5 trillion, equal,
has been committed
during NDA govern-
ment. Congress ac-
cused government of
weakening the bank-
ing system & urged
that Modi govern-
ment should handle
fraudsters with an
iron fist & make sure
that entire amount,
thatbelongstoourna-
tion, be recovered as
soon as possible
SC RESTRAINS AP POLICE FROM
TAKING ACTION AGAINST MEDIA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday observed
that it was time to define sedition in terms of freedom
of the press. “It’s high time we define what sedition is.
Criticising the government can’t be termed sedition,”
the apex court said. The observation was made by a
three-judge bench, hearing a plea related to sedition
charges brought up against two Telugu news channels
- TV 5 and ABN Andhrajyoti - by the Andhra Pradesh
Police. The Andhra Police had registered an FIR
under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code, which
criminalises sedition, against TV 5 and ABN Andhrajyoti
for airing “offending speeches” made by YSR Congress
lawmaker, Kanumuri Raghu Rama Krishna Raju.
IFFCO INTRODUCES WORLD’S
FIRST NANO UREA LIQUID
New Delhi: Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative
Limited (IFFCO) said that it has introduced the
world’s first Nano Urea Liquid for farmers
across the world. As per official statement by
IFFCO, the world’s first Nano Urea Liquid was
introduced in its 50th annual general body
meeting held in the online-offline mode in India.
According to an official statement issued by
IFFCO today, the world’s first Nano Urea Liquid
was introduced in its 50th annual general body
meeting held in the online-offline mode in India.
People speak whatever they wish to without facts, said Puri to opposition parties

INDIA
06
Yogi Cabinet...
with a couple of other
important assign-
ments in the expan-
sion. “The party wants
to ease the burden on
seniors so that they
can focus on strength-
ening the organisa-
tion and mobilise the
cadre for the upcom-
ing Zila Parishad polls
and also get battle-
ready for UP 2022,”
said another BJP lead-
er. The party is taking
feedback from all. Sen-
ior ministers who met
the team on Monday
included Siddharth
Nath Singh, Srikant
Sharma, Satish Dwive-
di etc.
WB CS stays...
wrote to Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi say-
ing that she would not
release Bandyopadhyay
for the Centre’s deputa-
tion.
Banerjee had on Fri-
day skipped a review
meeting on Cyclone
Yaas called by Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi. Hours later, the
Centre recalled Bandyo-
padhyay to Delhi to
serve the Union govern-
ment.
Earlier on May 24, the
Centre had approved a
proposal by the state to
extend Bandyopad-
hyay’s tenure by three
months till August 31.
Prior to getting the ex-
tension, the Bengal
chief secretary was
scheduled to retire on
May 31.
On Saturday, Baner-
jee had alleged that the
Centre was pursuing
“vendetta politics” and
said Modi and Shah
were trying to create
problems for her gov-
ernment at every step.
SC stings...
and change the policy
accordingly. If we had
to do it, we would have
done it 15-20 days back.”
Mehta replied that reg-
istration is mandatory
as a person needs to be
traced for a second dose
and as far as rural areas
are concerned, there
are community centres
where a person can get
registered to get a shot.
The bench then ques-
tioned Mehta whether
the government thinks
that this process is via-
ble and asked him to
place the policy docu-
ment on record.
The top court was hear-
ing a suo motu case on
management of Cov-
id-19 situation in the
country
.
The court was told that
the government expects
to vaccinate all of India
by end-2021, to which it
highlighted roadblocks,
including discrepancy
in vaccine supply for
different age groups.
“For the entire popula-
tion above 45, the Cen-
tre is procuring (vac-
cines) but for 18-44 there
is bifurcation of pro-
curement — 50 per cent
available to states by
manufacturers and
price is fixed by the
Centre, and rest to be
given to private hospi-
tals. What is the (actual)
basis for this?” the
court had asked.
India’s GDP...
Agriculture has been
the only sector to regis-
ter a growth in all the
four quarters.
Among the other indus-
tries, a contraction was
seen in trade, hotels,
transport, communica-
tion and services relat-
ed to broadcasting at 2.3
per cent in Q4, better
from a contraction of
7.9 per cent in Q3. The
construction sector
showed a growth of 14.5
per cent, from a growth
of 6.5 per cent in Q3.
IT rules...
The petitioner also ar-
gued that Twitter has
appointed a US resident
as the Grievance Offic-
er but the same “is not
in true sense implemen-
tation of Rule 4 of Infor-
mation Technology (In-
termediary Guidelines
and Digital Ethics
Code) Rules 2021”.
Meanwhile, representa-
tives of Twitter told the
High Court that it has
complied with new
rules and has already
appointed a resident
grievance officer on
May 28. The microblog-
ging site also said it will
file an affidavit in the
matter. The next hear-
ing on the matter will
be on June 6.Last week,
Twitter issued a state-
ment responding to the
new I-T rules framed by
the government, saying
while it would strive to
comply with applicable
law in India, it was
“concerned” by the re-
cent events regarding
its employees in India
and the “potential
threat to freedom of ex-
pression for the people
we serve”.
FROM PG 1
NATION TO HAVE NEW
CVC ON JUNE 24
After three weeks or so, on June 24, the country
will have Chief Vigilance Commissioner in place
of Sanjay Kothari. One of the best civil servants
in the country 1978 batch IAS officer of Haryana
cadre Kothari will demit office on June 24 after
attaining the age of 65. Kothari maintained the
dignity of the high office of the CVC with respect.
He is known for his simplicity and polite and
courteous behaviour.
WHO WILL BE NEW DELHI
POLICE COMMISSIONER ?
Who will be new Police Commissioner on July
1 after the superannuation of S N Srivastava.
Picture is still not clear.
LIC CHAIRMAN MR KUMAR
MAY GET EXTENSION
With the government reportedly extending the
retirement age for the post of Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC) Chairman from 60 to 62 years,
incumbent LIC Chairman MR Kumar is now eligi-
ble to get an extension of one or two years. The
exact period of extension in tenure will be known
only after a specific letter to this effect is issued
by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and it reaches
the corporation.If North Block sources are to be
believed Chairman of the LIC M R Kumar is likely
to get two years extension in service.
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23 CRORE VACCINE DOSES
23 CRORE VACCINE DOSES
PROVIDED TO STATES/UT
PROVIDED TO STATES/UTs
s
New Delhi: As part of
the nationwide vaccina-
tion drive, the Govern-
ment of India has so far
provided more than 23
crore vaccine doses
(23,11,68,480) to States/
UTs, both through the
free of cost category
and through direct state
procurement category,
informed Health Minis-
try on Monday
.
Of this, the total con-
sumption, including
wastages is 21,22,38,652
doses (as per data avail-
able at 8 AM today),
said the ministry
.
It further stated that
more than 1.75 crore
COVID Vaccine doses
(1,75,48,648) are still
available with the
States/UTs to be ad-
ministered.
Furthermore, more
than 2.73 lakh (2,73,970)
vaccine doses are in the
pipeline and will be re-
ceived by the States/
UTs within the next 3
days. The ministry stat-
ed that the Government
of India has been sup-
porting the States and
UTs by providing them
COVID Vaccines free of
cost. In addition, the
Central government
has also been facilitat-
ing direct procurement
of vaccines by the
States/UTs.
Vaccination is an in-
tegral pillar of the com-
prehensive strategy of
Government of India
for containment and
management of the
pandemic, along with
Test, Track, Treat and
COVID Appropriate Be-
haviour, it said.
The ministry further
stated that the imple-
mentation of the Liber-
alised and Accelerated
Phase-3 strategy of
Covid-19 vaccination
started from May 1,
2021. —ANI
30100 VIALS OF AMPHOTERICIN-B
GIVEN TO STATES & UTs
New Delhi: An additional 30,100 vials of Ampho-
tericin-B was allocated to all the states and Union
Territories by the Centre on Monday to combat
the black fungus infection, Union Minister for
Chemicals and Fertilisers DV Sadananda Gowda
said. “Additional 30,100 vials of #Amphotericin-
B have been allocated to all the States/UTs and
Central Institutions today,” the Minister tweeted
on Monday. He said an additional 1,930 vials of
Amphotericin-B has been allocated to Karnataka.
People stand in a queue to get registered for vaccination.
NHRC asks Union Home Ministry to
compensate kins for COVID deaths
New Delhi: The Na-
tional Human Rights
Commission (NHRC)
has in its order directed
the Union Home Secre-
tary to act on the issue
of addressing the plight
of families after the
death of family mem-
bers due to COVID-19 in
two particular cases.
Acting on a petition
filed by noted human
rights activist and Su-
preme Court lawyer,
Radhakanta Tripathy,
the apex human rights
panel passed the order.
Tripathy explained
the condition of fami-
lies after death in COV-
ID is unbearable for
generations, especially
for those where the sole
breadwinner dies.
The death of an Indi-
an citizen not only im-
pacts his/her own per-
sonal life, it affects the
lives of all the members
of the family who were
dependent on the sole
source of income, Tri-
pathy said.
“Due to the alleged
inaction, negligence
and the failure of the
Centre and State Gov-
ernments in applying
law, formulating poli-
cies, applying judicious
mind, the next of the
family members of the
deceased died of Covid
fail to get any compen-
sation as on today,” Tri-
pathy alleged.
The plea narrated the
ordeal of a family
where four deaths in
quick succession of the
breadwinners from
July 14, 2020 onwards,
Krushnachandra Sahu,
42, and three of his
brothers from a family
in remote Angargaon in
Ganjam district of Odi-
sha died of COVID liv-
ing their widows and
children behind who
have been struggling
for survival, he said.
Similarly, on May
07, 2021, Soni, 18, and
her two minor siblings
from Raniganj block
in Bihar’s Araria dis-
trict have lost their
parents in COVID.
They sold their goats
and cow to save but
failed. Now three or-
phan children lead an
immensely miserable
life, he alleged. —ANI
HYD DOC TREATS PATIENTS FOR `10
Lockdown restrictions eased in Delhi,
Bihar & other states as cases drop
New Delhi: For weeks,
India battled a devastat-
ing second wave of the
coronavirus pandemic
that crippled the coun-
try’s health system and
led to shortages of oxy-
gen & medical supplies.
To curb the surging
Covid cases, several
states went under lock-
down, restricting most
activities to discourage
the gathering of people.
As Covid cases continue
to drop with India regis-
tering the lowest Covid
infections in over 50
days, states have started
unlocking, easing curbs
to facilitate business de-
railed by the variants.
Delhi, Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar, Jammu and
Kashmir (J&K), Hary-
ana, Manipur, Megha-
laya,HimachalPradesh,
Tripura, Kerala, Mizo-
ram, and Arunachal
Pradesh have eased the
Covid-induced restric-
tions due to a decline in
new Covid cases and
positivity rate. Many
states, including Kera-
la, Tamil Nadu, Maha-
rashtra and Goa, have
extended the restric-
tions while allowing
some areas to open.
The process of lifting
the lockdown gradual-
ly in Delhi started from
May 31, starting with
resumption of con-
struction activities and
reopening of factories
for a week. Phase-wise
unlocking process in
Delhi has started after
over six weeks of lock-
down enforced in view
of the second wave of
Covid-19. —Agencies
A medic inoculates the dose of COVID19 vaccine to a beneficiary as
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal & Deputy CM Manish Sisodia inaugurate
the vaccination centre for media persons, in New Delhi on Monday.
321 trains
deliver over
21,939 MT
of LMO
New Delhi: As
many as 321 Oxy-
gen Express trains
have delivered
more than 21,939
metric tonnes (MT)
of liquid medical
oxygen (LMO) in
over 1,304 tankers
to various states
across the country,
informed the Rail-
ways Ministry on
Monday. In a state-
ment, Ministry said
that 321 Oxygen Ex-
presses have com-
pleted their jour-
ney so far and
brought relief to
various states,
while 11 loaded Ox-
ygen Expresses will
be sent with more
than 827 MT of
LMO in 46 tankers.
LMO delivery to
Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu, and Haryana
crossed 2,000 MT
each.
For the state of
Andhra Pradesh
and Telangana,
LMO delivery has
crossed 1,800 MT
and 1,900 MT re-
spectively
. —ANI
 UAE extends suspen-
sion on flights from
India till June 30 to
curb virus spread
 Sputnik V to be
available in Delhi after
June 20, says CM
Kejriwal
 3K junior doctors in
MP go on strike amid
Covid-19 pandemic
 France to send more
liquid oxygen, oxygen
plants and concen-
trators
 Uttarakhand urges
industries to vacci-
nate employees
 DIAL launches
COVID-19 vaccination
centre for airport staff
at Terminal 1
 New hope against
Covid-19 pandem-
ic, infection and
vaccine may give
lifelong immunity
 Delhi left with 3,190
vaccine doses for 18+
 Vijayan urges 11 Non-
BJP CMs to press
Centre for free jabs
 Bharat Biotech to
ramp up production
of Covaxin to 10-12
cr doses by July-end:
Dr NK Arora
HIGHLIGHTS
CBDT member Mohapatra
gets additional charge of
chairman for 3 months
New Delhi: The Fi-
nance Ministry on Mon-
day said Jagannath
Bidyadhar Mohapatra,
Member, CBDT, has
been given the addition-
al charge of chairman
of the direct taxes
board for three months.
The extended tenure
of the incumbent chair-
man Pramod Chandra
Mody ended on May 31.
In February, he was
given third extension
till May 31.
‘It has been decided
with the approval of
the competent author-
ity that Jagannath
Bidyadhar Mohapatra
shall discharge the du-
ties and responsibili-
ties of the post of
Chairman, CBDT (Cen-
tral Board of Direct
Taxes) in addition to
his own duties for a pe-
riod of three months
or till appointment of
a regular Chairman,
whichever is earlier,’
the ministry said in an
office order. Last week,
the government had
appointed three new
members to the CBDT,
the administrative and
policy-making body for
the Income Tax De-
partment. 1985 batch
officers of the Indian
Revenue Service offic-
ers — Anu J Singh, J B
Mohapatra and Anuja
Sarangi — were ap-
pointed to the board.
Mohapatra was the
principal chief com-
missioner of Andhra
Pradesh and Telanga-
na region. The CBDT is
headed by a chairman
and can have six mem-
bers. All of these offic-
ers are in the rank of
special secretary. —PTI
Outgoing CBDT Chairman PC
Mody welcomes JB Mohapatra
—FILE PHOTO

NEWS
07
Janardan Misra
Aligarh: More than 70
people lost their lives
while several others
were struggling for
their lives in hospitals
after consuming spuri-
ous liquor in the area.
It was reported that
two persons died in
Dhanipur village, four
persons died Chan-
daniya village due to
poisonous liquor.
Sanjay Bhoosreddy,
ACS, Excise depart-
ment has suspended
commissioner excise P
Guruprasad, joint
commissioner, excise,
Agra Zone, Ravi
Shankar Pathak and
deputy commissioner
excise OP Singh. De-
partmental actions
would be taken against
the suspended officials
for their negligence of
duty, he underlined.
Earlier five officials
including were sus-
pended in the matter.
During investiga-
tion it was revealed
that methyl alcohol
used in formation of
poisonous liquor was
supplied from sanitiz-
er factory owned by
Vijendra Kapoor. Po-
lice conducted raids at
his factory and seized
203 containers of ethyl
and methyl alcohol
there. Vijendra Kapoor
and one other were ar-
rested after the raids.
The country-made
liquor bottles were
tested in Meerut which
proved methyl alcohol
was mixed with liquor
caused deaths in large
numbers.
District administra-
tion has claimed only
28 deaths till now. Dr B
P S Kalyani, Chief
Medical Officer (CMO)
said that 28 bodies were
indicative of alcohol
poisoning. Viscera
samples of more than
25 other bodies have
been preserved and
they are awaiting re-
sults from the Agra
laboratory. We can as-
certain more about the
deaths once we have
conclusive evidence, he
added.
Police had arrested
chieftain of the gang
involved in illicit liquor
trading Omveer Yadav
alias Vipin Yadav on
Sunday evening.
Aligarh hooch tragedy:
two more officials axed
as death toll crosses 70
OPPOSITIONGHERAOUPGOVTONALIGARHHOOCHDEATHS
MISCREANTS
FORCE POLICE
TO RETURN
EMPTY-HANDED
Negligence weighed heavy on
Gorakhpur police, which went
to Azamgarh to nab criminals. The
police team, which went without
preparation, was overpowered
and assaulted by miscreants
forcing the police to return back
empty handed. Now Gorakhpur
and Azamgarh police are
accusing each other of not giving
information and the incident has
become a topic of discussion in
the police department. At around
4 pm on Saturday evening in
Chandpatti village under Raunapar
police station area of Azamgarh
district, the Badhalganj police of
Gorakhpur district went to nab
gangster Naushad Ahmed, wanted
in a case of animal trafficking.
Only four police personnel went to
Raunapar to arrest the accused.
However, the family members
of Naushad rescued him from
police in Chandpatti village. After
the incident, the Badhalganj
police is saying that it had given
information of raid to Ranapar
police station, but before the
police team could arrive they
spotted the accused and tried to
apprehend him, but the accused’s
family members attacked the
police and rescued him.
However, Ranapar police has
accused the Badhalganj police of
lying. It says that if the Barhalganj
police had informed the police
station , why would they go alone
to carry out the raid. There are
many miscreants in Chandpatti
and the local police always forms
a team before going to the spot.
Circle Officer (Gola) Anil Kumar
Pandey said that he was not fully
aware of the incident. He said that
the Badhalganj police must have
given information to Ranapar
police station. This is not the
first such incident in Azamgarh
district as there have been similar
incidents in the past as well.
Circle Officer (Sagadi), Azamgarh
Gopal Swaroop Bajpai said that
such incidents had happened in
Azamgarh in the past, then why
did the Badhalganj police commit
such carelessness. At present, the
police is searching for the accused
after registering a case and he has
run away from home. —Amit Baliyan
TIKAIT FACE
PEOPLE’S IRE
FOR BLOCKING
ROADS
Alarge number of people
have started taunting on the
tweet of Rakesh Tikait, National
Spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan
Union. People through their
retweets as terming the protestors
as fake farmers. Retweets strongly
demands to clear the road. On
Sunday, Tikait tweeted that farmers
were not returning home, if laws
were not taken back. On this, NK
Negi, residing in Vaishali Sector-6
retweeted. He wrote that if it is
not good to return home, then
protestors should at least leave
the roads. Roads are for walking,
not for possession. Not only this,
a person named Dilip Sharma has
retweeted that the real farmer is in
the fields. He is a farmer himself.
His tweet mentioned that fake
farmers were spreading Corona by
blocking the way and were putting
the country in trouble. Similarly,
Vijay Sardana has retweeted that
farmers are not able to sell fruits
and vegetables, then the protestors
help them. These retweets are just
few examples. People are terming
the forceful blocking of road as
wrong act. —First India Bureau
Assistant commissioner challans
head constable for not wearing mask
First India Bureau
Noida: Various cam-
paigns are being carried
out in the state to pre-
vent the spread of Co-
rona virus in the state
and through this cam-
paign, the public are be-
ing encouraged to wear
mask and maintain so-
cial distancing.
Police Commissioner
Alok Singh, of the Po-
lice Commissionerate,
Gautam Buddha Nagar
had issued strict
instructions to his offic-
ers to ensure that every-
one follows the Covid
protocols.
As per the instruc-
tions, intensive check-
ing drives were being
conducted by the police
in the district to ensure
compliance of Covid-19
guidelines / protocols.
Throughthesedrives,
anyone seen not follow-
ing the guidelines are
punished as per the
rules. In one such inci-
dent on Sunday, Abdul
Qadir the Assistant
Commissioner of Po-
lice, Central Noida-I
upon seeing that the
Head Constable was not
wearing his mask prop-
erly while being on
duty, decided to fine the
Head Constable.
The Head Constable
Manoj Kumar was lev-
ied a fine of Rs 1,000 by
the ACP and this action
by the ACP send a clear
message to everyone
that if anyone is seen
violating the Covid pro-
tocol, he/she will be
fined irrespective of po-
sition or power.
Gautam Buddha Na-
garPolicehaveappealed
to the public to follow
the Covid protocols and
help in eradicating the
deadly virus.
First India Bureau
Aligarh: Opposition
parties in Uttar Pradesh
on Monday alleged dis-
crepancies in the offi-
cial death toll in the Ali-
garh hooch tragedy and
that last rites of many
victims had been con-
ducted without a post-
mortem examination.
Samajwadi Party (SP)
leaderZamirullahKhan
produced before the me-
dia the families of 12
people who he claimed
died over the past three
days after consuming
spurious liquor and
whose last rites were
conducted “under pres-
sure without a post-
mortem examination”.
Leaders of the Bahu-
jan Samajwadi Party
(BSP) and the Congress
claimed that there are
several such cases and
that the local adminis-
tration was “hiding
facts”. The toll in the
hooch tragedy climbed
to 36 on Monday with 11
more deaths being con-
firmed by the district
authorities.
However, the number
of deaths may rise as
viscera reports of 35
others who are suspect-
ed to have died after
consuming the spurious
liquor are awaited. The
cause of death will be
confirmed by the vis-
cera reports, according
to officials.
SP leader Khan pro-
duced before the media
the families of 12 peo-
ple who allegedly died
over the past three days
after consuming the
spurious liquor and
“whose last rites were
conducted under pres-
sure without a post-
mortem examination”.
He demanded that
compensation be given
to all such families. In
one case, Khan claimed,
a woman whose hus-
band was among the
hooch tragedy victims
who were cremated
without a post-mortem
examination had been
running from pillar to
post with her four-day-
old child to seek com-
pensation.
“Can such victims be
denied ex-gratia relief
on vague technical
grounds?” he asked.The
former Aligarh MLA
further claimed that
there were similar cases
in several other villages
and they should be in-
vestigated immediately
in order to prevent fur-
ther agony for the be-
reaved families. Presi-
dent of the Bahujan Sa-
maj Party’s Aligarh
unit Ratandeep Singh
said he had also written
to the district magis-
trate regarding the 12
cases from Lodha, Rait
and Sujaapur villages
in which the alleged
hooch tragedy victims’
last rites were conduct-
ed “without a post-mor-
tem examination”. He
claimed there were sev-
eral such cases that can
only be traced by con-
ducting a detailed sur-
vey of the affected vil-
lages.
Congress leader
Pradeep Mathur al-
leged that the actual
death toll was “much
higher” than what the
administration data
showed. “We visited
three villages from
where deaths were re-
ported. The local ad-
ministration is hiding
the facts and the num-
ber of deaths is much
higher. We demand that
Rs 5 lakh and a house in
the village be given to
the kin of the deceased.
The district magistrate
should be transferred
immediately as he is
hiding data,” he said.
Mathur also accused
the state government of
“patronising” the liq-
uor mafia. As of Sun-
day, 11 of the 12 people,
including kingpin Anil
Chaudhary, booked in
connection with the
hooch tragedy had been
arrested, according to
police. Raids are being
carried out across the
district to seize illegal
liquor. The district au-
thorities have been
sending teams to vil-
lages to urge people not
to consume liquor
bought a week ago.
AWARENESS ON WHEELS!
Social worker Rajendra Kumar Tiwari holds up a placard adorned with cigarette boxes, as he campaigns during World No
Tobacco Day on his scooter in Prayagraj on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The BJP-
led Uttar Pradesh
government broke
its word by not mak-
ing ex-gratia pay-
ments promised to
the families of front-
line workers, who
died of COVID-19,
Samajwadi party al-
leged on Monday.
“Chief Minister used
to announce compen-
sation for the fami-
lies of health work-
ers and others who
died due to the coro-
navirus while serv-
ing patients. Prime
Minister was seen
getting emotional
about the loss of
lives many a time
during the pandemic
but BJP has an ex-
pertise in forgetting
promises,” SP Presi-
dent Akhilesh Yadav
said in a statement.
“In the injustice
meted to the fami-
lies of the corona
warriors, who lost
their lives (due to
the virus), BJP’s in-
sensitive and inhu-
mane behaviour is
clear,” he added.
“Seven months af-
ter Sub-Inspector
Mukesh Arya died
in Kanpur, his fam-
ily did not receive
pension or the gov-
ernment job prom-
ised to one of them,”
Yadav said, claim-
ing that Rs 50 lakh
compensation was
announced for
them.
He also alleged
that there were ir-
regularities on part
of officers in pre-
paring list of Covid
deaths. “At Kan-
pur’s Kakadev po-
lice station, eight
policemen died but
the list sent to the
government men-
tioned only two
names,” he alleged,
adding: “In Luc-
know, family mem-
bers of LDA engi-
neer SK Agarwal
have not received
the PF money yet.”
Families of frontline
workers didn’t get
ex-gratia: Akhilesh
SP President Akhilesh Yadav. —FILE PHOTO
Family members of those who died after consuming illicit liquor in Aligarh, are crying foul too stating
that the government hasn’t paid heed to the growing menace of hooch in the state.
Policemen conducting a check
at one of the liquor shops in
Aligarh on Monday.

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of sorrow and happiness change-
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CM HOLDS MEET WITH SENIOR LEADERS; SETS A TARGET OF ENSURING ITS 50 CANDIDATES BECOME DIST P’YAT PRESIDENTS
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The state
government has intensi-
fied work to hold the
election of District Pan-
chayat President and
Block Head seats. The
BJP despite being una-
ble to attain majority
figure in the District
Panchayat elections in
any districts of the state
has set a target of ensur-
ing that 50 of its candi-
dates become District
Panchayat Presidents.
The Yogi government
has planned to exert its
full strength again. Re-
cently the Chief Minis-
ter held a meeting with
BJPstatepresidentSwa-
tantra Dev Singh, Kes-
hav Prasad Maurya,
Dinesh Sharma and Or-
ganisation General Sec-
retary Sunil Bansal.
In the meeting, there
was an intense brain-
storming on the election
of the District Panchay-
at President and the
Block Chief. A strategy
has been chalked out to
capture maximum Dis-
trict Panchayat Presi-
dent seats with the joint
efforts of the Yogi gov-
ernment and the organi-
zation. Candidates will
be chosen by consensus.
TheMPs,MLAsandDis-
trict Presidents of the
district should decide
upon the name of any
one candidate with mu-
tual consent and send it
to the State Executive.
Two to three strong
contenders are being
considered for the seat
of District Panchayat
President in any district
of the state. In such a
scenario, the party be-
fore coming up with a
strategy will have to
identity which candi-
date get maximum sup-
port of the members.
The party through
the election of District
Panchayat President
and Block Pramukh is
also preparing for the
assembly elections to be
held next year. The par-
ty in view of the Assem-
bly elections is also
thinking about the caste
equation during the se-
lection of candidates for
the District Panchayat
President and Block
Chief elections.
Till date, three of the
contenders for the Dis-
trict Panchayat Presi-
dent and Block Chief
have been finalised and
already sent to the state
from the district level.
One of the three con-
tender will be finalized
and the MPs, MLAs,
district Presidents and
other big leaders will
have to then ensure
that the rejected candi-
date stays with the par-
ty. In the district Pan-
chayat elections, the
role of local leaders,
especially the MLA and
MP are said to play an
important role.
In the meeting, it was
decided that Ministers
of State will be given
the responsibility of
their district and these
ministers will try to
connect with independ-
ent candidates and with
opposition party Pan-
chayat members to en-
sure a win for the BJP
backed candidate.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The protest-
ing Samyukta Kisan
Morcha has decided to
take the ongoing pro-
tests to UP after six
months of protesting at
the Delhi borders. The
movement has been
given a name -- “Mis-
sion Uttar Pradesh.”
The decision to pro-
test against the agricul-
tural laws has come at
a time when the Yogi
Adityanath govern-
ment is putting up a
fight against Covid.
The state will go to the
assembly poll in 2022.
Hannan Mollah, All
India Kisan Sabha gen-
eral secretary, has been
quoted saying: “Defeat-
ing BJP is the only way
out since Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi
seems to only under-
stand electoral loses
(sic).”
Under their decision
to take the protests to
UP, maha-panchayats
will be held across the
state and mobilise
farmers with the slo-
gan to defeat BJP. “We
are not asking them to
vote for any party as
that is the individual
choice of the farmers…
ours is a political move-
ment against the draco-
nian laws but not a par-
tisan movement,” Mol-
lah has been quoted
saying.
BKU leader Rakesh
Tikait is reported to
have said that farmers
have a firm resolve to
continue with the
movement. He added,
“...and the government
should not be under
any misconception that
it will fizzle out… it
will only get stronger.”
The movement is go-
ing to UP after the re-
cently held panchayat
election results. BJP’s
performance seems to
have inspired the farm-
ers to press the resist-
ance further, a report
says.
The leaders have
said that both western
and eastern UP are re-
sponding to their move-
ment and this is a good
reason to take their
protest to the state.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: A person
has filed a complaint
against Serum Insti-
tute of India (SII) CEO
Adar Poonawalla. The
complaint also men-
tions the names of
DCGA director, Joint
Secretary of Health
Ministry Luv Agarwal,
ICMR director Balram
Bhargava, National
Health Mission direc-
tor Aparna Upadhyay
and others.
The complainant,
Pratap Chandra, a resi-
dent of Lucknow, has al-
leged that he did not de-
veloped antibodies after
taking the Covishield
vaccine shot.Chandra
had received the first
dose of Covishield on
April8andalsooptedfor
aCovidAntibodyGTtest
from a government-ap-
proved lab.
Notably, as per the
complaint, he did not
develop any antibodies
against Covid-19, in-
stead, his platelets had
gone down to 1.5 lakh
from 3 lakh. Chandra in
his complaint has said
that as his platelets
have gone down he is
now more prone to coro-
navirus.
Poll wary govt readies for village head elections
Sunil Bansal addressing a meeting attended by CM Yogi Adityanath and BJP State President
Swatantra Dev Singh. —FILE PHOTO
Farmers during a protest at Delhi border demanding the repeal of
three Central farm laws. —FILE PHOTO
MEETING OUTCOME
Farmers’ protest comes up with ‘Mission UP’
HC grants bail to man
charged under UP
Anti-Conversion Law
6 more bodies
found floating
in Ganga in
Fatehpur
First India Bureau
Lucknow: The Alla-
habad High Court re-
cently granted bail to
a person booked for
rape and for offences
under the Uttar
Pradesh Prohibition
of Unlawful Religion
Conversion Act, ob-
serving that the com-
plainant woman is a
majorandhadaccom-
panied the accused to
a hotel room on her
own sweet will (Sonu
Rajpoot@Zubair v.
State of UP).
A single-judge
bench of Justice
Samit Gopal was
hearing a case in
which the complain-
ant had alleged that
the accused estab-
lished physical rela-
tionship with her
against her wishes
and committed rape.
The Court granted
bail to the accused
noting that they were
in relationship since
long and the com-
plainantusedtospend
time with him.
“After hearing the
counselfortheparties
and perusing the re-
cord, it is apparent
that the victim/first
informant is a major
girl. The applicant
and the first inform-
ant/victim were in
relationship and she
used to spend time
with the applicant
and used to travel
with him and went to
a room of a hotel on
her own sweet-will,”
the Court observed
The accused Sonu
Rajpoot (Zubair) was
charged under Sec-
tions 376, 420 and 506
of the Indian Penal
Code and Sections 3
and 5 of the UP-
Pradesh Prohibition
of Unlawful Religion
Conversion Act.
First India Bureau
Fatehpur: Six more
bodies of suspected
COVID-19 victims were
found floating in the
Ganga in Uttar
Pradesh, an official
said on Monday.
Fatehpur Sadar
Tehsil Sub-Collector
(SDM) Pramod Jha
said he was informed
about the bodies
floating in the river on
Sunday morning,
following which a
search operation was
launched. Six decom-
posed bodies were
recovered from the
river, he said.
Later in the day, a
team of doctors per-
formed the last rites at
Bhitora Ganga Ghat as
per the Covid guide-
lines, the SDM said.
The bodies could not
be identified as they
were highly decom-
posed, the SDM said,
adding that they ap-
pear to have come
floating from far-off
places.
Earlier this month,
at least 52 bodies were
seen floating at the Uji-
yar, Kulhadia and Bha-
rauli ghats in Ballia’s
Narahi area.
However, the district
authorities did not tell
the exact number of
bodies found there.
FIGHTING COVID
Governor Anandiben Patel flagging off a vehicle carrying masks, soaps, sanitisers,
oximeters and oxygen concentrators to different districts. Red Cross is sending these
items to 11 districts of the state.
Man files complaint
against Poonawalla
Ahtesham Siddiqui
Lucknow: In a major
reshuffle many IAS and
PCS officers have been
transferred on Monday.
IAS Sarneet Kaur Bro-
ca of 2016 has been
named as the AMD, UP-
SRTC. She was previ-
ously the CDO, Unnao.
The post of CDO, Un-
nao left vacant by trans-
fer of Sarneet will be
filled by IAS Divyanshu
Patel of batch 2017 who
was until now the Joint
Magistrate, Barabanko.
One of the most dili-
gent and honest PCS
officers in the state,
Ritu Suhas who was
the Joint Secretary,
Lucnow Development
Authority (LDA) has
been named as the new
ADM (Finance) Ghazia-
bad. Ritu Suhas is the
wife of IAS Suhas Lali-
nakere Yathiraj, who is
the DM of Gautam-
Budh Nagar.
The state adminis-
tration was very happy
with the work of Ritu
Suhas during the sec-
ond wave of Corona
and has rewarded her
with a key position in
Ghaziabad.
While, PCS Santosh
Vaishya who was the
ADM, Ghaziabad has
now been named as
ADM, Azamgarh and
PCS Kamlesh has been
named as ADM (Judi-
cial), Siddharthnagar.
In the shuffle PCS
Shyam Awadh Chauhan
SDM Mathura has been
named as SLAO Ghazia-
bad while PCS Poonam
Nigam has been named
as ADM Jalaun.
PCS officers Pramil
Kumar Singh and Amit
Rathore have been
named as the Addition-
al Commissioner Jhan-
si and OSD, Lucknow
Development Authori-
ty, respectively.
Ritu Suhas is now ADM Ghaziabad
HARD WORK PAYS
Ritu Suhas with husband Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj
Rama Raman,Jitendra Singh
among 4 retired IAS officers
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Four IAS of-
ficers and three PCS
officers retired on Mon-
day
. Among the four re-
tired IAS officers, the
most prominent officer
was Rama Raman, an
officer of batch 1987. He
was holding the post of
Additional Chief Secre-
tary, Resham, Hand-
loom Textile.
Rama Raman spent 6
years of his tenure in
Noida, Greater Noida as
the CEO of the Authori-
ty. Another prominent
officer was Jitendra Ba-
hadur Singh, a
2005-batch IAS officer.
He was Secretary in
PWD. Earlier, he was
the District Magistrate
of Gonda and Etawah
and is known to be one
of the humble and
friendly officers in the
state’s bureaucracy
.
Another officer was
Akhilesh Tiwari. Akh-
ilesh Tiwari, who had
been the DM of Sitapur
once, was currently
handling the responsi-
bility of Special Secre-
tary
, MSME EPD.
IAS Digvijay Singh of
2005 batch and a Mem-
ber of Revenue Council
and Director of the
Land Acquisition Board
also retired on Monday
.
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ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You will need to
do some financial
planning before
putting money
in your dream
project. A chance
to become part
of a prestigious
organization is
on the horizon for some. Some domestic
responsibilities will have to be discharged
promptly to keep the domestic boat from
rocking!
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You are likely
to enjoy good
health as you
resolve to take
up some physical
activity seriously.
You will be able
to effectively
curb expenses
by taking some
drastic measures. You will have to put
your trust in people to establish yourself
on the professional front.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Eating right and
remaining active
are the only ways
for you to keep
good health.
Cutting corners
and tightening
belts will help
you save a lot.
Carelessness at
work can get you on the wrong side of
a senior. A family gathering is likely to
provide you a chance to meet everyone.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Keeping good
health may
become an
obsession with
some. Starting
something new
on the profes-
sional front is
likely to have
better financial
prospects. Encouraging developments on
the career front are foreseen for some. A
family issue may require urgent attention.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You will manage
to steer to total
fitness by adher-
ing to your daily
routine. A small
financial crisis
may threaten
you, but you will
steer through
it successfully.
Disinterest will be apparent in a task
assigned to you on the professional front.
Much caring at home will keep you happy.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Keeping good
health may
become your
motto soon, as
you take positive
steps towards a
healthy lifestyle.
Financial position
will remain
satisfactory, but
overspending should be guarded against. A
satisfying day is foreseen for professionals.
Help in household chores.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You will need to
adhere to strict
dietary control
to keep good
health. Previ-
ous investments
promise to keep
some cozy on the
financial front. On
the professional
front, you may find sharing someone’s
workload a bit distasteful, but you will
keep up the façade of a willing worker.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
A bonanza on the
financial front
cannot be ruled
out. You are likely
to take a break
from your hectic
work schedule
just to get in
touch with your
inner self. Your
actions may arouse suspicion and get
parents on your back. You are likely to
benefit from a property related matter.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Your focus can
be health at this
juncture and
taking up an
exercise regimen
just to come back
in shape cannot
be ruled out. You
will find things
moving the way
you want them at work today. Tensions
on the family front cannot be ruled out. A
property issue is best left untouched.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You will remain
careful of your
health to prevent
recurrence of
an old ailment.
A source of
income threatens
to dry up and
may require
your personal
attention. Satisfaction on the professional
or academic front may elude you, but it
will not deter you to perform well.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Some of you
may get a step
closer to coming
back in shape.
Your professional
stars are on the
ascendant and
will help make
your mark on
the career front.
Despite your efforts, a decision regarding
property may not go in your favour. Mar-
riage is on the anvil for the eligible.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
If health is an
issue with you,
expect to resolve
it soon. Things
begin to look up
on the financial
front as gains
accrue. Blaming
someone else for
your mistakes
on the work front may show you in a bad
light. Those staying separated from the
family are will get a chance to visit home.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
nything which helps
a sick person heal is
science even if not
welldocumentedand
needs a serious look.
Indian social media
these days is in the
grip of a type of nonsense
caused by the statement of a
person who practised neither
AyurvedanorAllopathy
,never
had a first-hand experience of
minororgravelysickpatients,
never exposed himself to the
risk of viral infection. His ob-
servations are more to pro-
mote his own business of
medicinesratherthanhislove
for Ayurveda. Such state-
ments and gross generaliza-
tion are in bad taste and
shouldbeavoided.Butthelust
for profit blinds the majority
of people irrespective of the
category they belong to.
Ayurveda has a glorious
history and had great practi-
tioners and thinkers across
the timeline of human devel-
opment. When the Western
world treated sick people by
bloodletting through vene-
section or leeches, Ayurveda
used various” Rasayana”. In-
dian healers were using
herbs in every form - roots,
stems, leaves and flowers to
make medicines. Though
they didn’t know the underly-
ing pathology but were rea-
sonably knowledgeable about
symptomatology and the
course of many sicknesses.
Many of them like Sushruta
thought of surgery and might
even have performed some
minor procedures. It would
be unwise to comment fur-
ther as there is no definitive
evidence but it has to be ac-
cepted that many Ayurvedic
healers of past thought of
possibilities of surgery
.
Aswegodeeperintothehis-
tory of Ayurveda, we notice
thatapromisingsciencegrad-
ually descended into a state of
darkness.Indians,asahuman
mass, are not open to sharing
knowledge and experience.
There is an inherent rigidity
to accept a contrarian view by
the majority
. This attitude
may be responsible for the
rapid decline of Ayurveda as
a science. The various practi-
tioners didn’t share their for-
mulations and experience
withtheircolleagues.Thepro-
cess to make a particular con-
coction was never standard-
ized, side effects were neither
studies nor accepted, they
were rather vehemently de-
nied. But the fundamental
rule is that every action has a
reaction albeit to a lower de-
gree.Ayurvedawascontrolled
and practised by a particular
casteandclassandbecamethe
slave of some families. Mean-
while, things were changing
rapidly across the world. The
Western hemisphere was wit-
nessing rapid changes politi-
cally
, economically and social-
ly
. The resultant two great
wars of the twentieth century
gave a big push to the develop-
ment of modern science in-
cluding allopathy
. Ayurveda
couldn’t match the life-chang-
ing successes of modern med-
icine with the advent of anti-
biotics and started losing its
clout even in India except for
somehardcorefollowers.Mod-
ern medicine significantly
eradicated bacterial epidem-
icsandsurgeryrevolutionized
the treatment of illnesses pre-
viously considered as sure
death. Successful vaccination
against smallpox, polio and
some local viruses stretched
life expectancy to an appreci-
able degree. Those who have
witnessed smallpox and polio-
myelitis in their childhood
can recollect their memory
that these diseases were no
less lethal than the present
Covid19, the only difference
beingtheveryrapidtransmis-
sion of the latter.
As anyone of us can take a
note that over some time, the
control of Ayurveda slipped
out of the hands of its tradi-
tional practitioners and is
now controlled by some few
formulation companies. If
youlookattheseformulations
then one thing becomes clear
that each tablet or a bottle of
the mixture contains between
twenty to forty ingredients.
This indicates that Ayurveda
isn’t a precise science, it is a
gross food-based science
where you might get some
benefits from the herbs and
many nutritional deficiencies
are also taken care of. As far
as local practitioners are con-
cerned, they depend on local
suppliers for herbs and other
ingredients to make their
medicines. Now here comes
thebigquestionaboutthereli-
ability of these suppliers. Do
they go to the forest to collect
these herbs? Do they recog-
nise the various herbs? Are
the cultivated herbs as effec-
tive as those grown naturally
in the forest? Ayurveda is a
common science of achieving
health by using edible vege-
tarianresources.Asafoodsci-
ence, it deserves respect but it
has its gross limitations. It
can not cater for the needs of
the world population which
has grown exponentially but
it still has a role to play but it
is neither comparable nor
competitive with modern
medicine.
Allopathy has its strong
pointsanddrawbacks.Sinceit
is synthetic, it is precise like a
missile. This precision gives
quick results but side effects
too are much more pro-
nounced. One major bane of
allopathic medicines is their
easy availability which leads
to gross overuse and misuse.
When a patient wants a quick
cure and a doctor quick buck,
the concoction becomes a rec-
ipe for disaster and corrup-
tion. A large number of allo-
pathicmedicinesareoverused
and not always for the benefit
of patientsbuthereagain,cul-
pability can be traced to both
sides. The most easily corre-
lated example is the unscien-
tific ‘protocol treatment’ of
Covid19 which was floated
during its initial phase. No
one knew the origin of this
protocol and its scientific ba-
sis but it came to the forefront
where treatment of a viral in-
fection initiated with antibi-
oticandhereagain,morethan
oneantibioticsimultaneously
from the very inception of
sickness. The real logical
treatment came into being
later as the disease process
was observed closely and the
cause of death due to Covid19
becameknownbutthislineof
management was, unfortu-
nately
, not followed stringent-
ly and a large number of med-
icines are even now being
prescribed whose benefits to
the patients are dubious.
There is a role of antibiotics
and steroids in the manage-
ment of Covid19 but it has to
be tailored for every patient,
the majority of whom don’t
need them. One more thing is
beingobservedisthateventhe
patients,trainedbymisguided
social media, insist on getting
a prescription of antibiotics
and steroids as they don’t
want to take “ any chance”.
Paracetamol, which should
preferably be avoided during
theearlystageof anysickness
tillafinaldiagnosisismade,is
being extensively self-medi-
cated. The transparency of
prescription has caused sig-
nificant harm to the overall
health of many sick people in
form of over medication. I
strongly oppose any protocol
treatment, it has to be tailored
to every person as every indi-
vidual body has its unique re-
sponse to microorganisms.
But pandemic puts so much
pressure on every physician
hence,itbecomesaHerculean
task to spare time to make an
individual prescription.
Allopathy is a complete sci-
ence that is fully documented
and properly subdivided into
alargenumberof specialities.
Everyhumanailmentiselabo-
ratelydiscussedwithitsname,
cause, mode of spread, future
course, possible cure and its
prevalence locally and global-
ly
. It is a highly transparent
science which is available on
the internet where one can
know everything including
pricesof medicines,investiga-
tions and side effects and can
discuss with treating doctor.
Isn’titamassiveefforttoplace
each and everything of Allop-
athy on the internet including
details of surgical procedure?
Compared to Allopathy
, the
traditional Indian system of
medicine is a pygmy with in-
significant growth of its own
over a long period, it
is not a precision
science but is based
on gross observa-
tion which is al-
ways questionable
because it is
based on an in-
dividual’s per-
ception rath-
erthanscien-
tific proof.
If there are
problems with
Allopathy
,theyare
more to do with its practi-
tioners rather than the sys-
tem itself. It also depends
upon the way societies
havestarteddeveloping.
The cost of education
has gone through roof and so
isthecosttostartevenasmall
practice. Every medical stu-
dentspendshundredsof thou-
sands to finish medical school
and much more to establish a
cliniconcehebecomesacerti-
fied practitioner. To start a
hospital, the need for money
goes to millions. After all
these expenses, if people ex-
pect cheaper treatment then
theybelongtoadifferentplan-
et. These huge expenses may
incite greed in the mind of
many practitioners of mod-
ern medicine and a certain
degree of unethical behav-
iour among a few but the orig-
inal science shouldn’t be
blamed for human errors and
inadequacies.Furthermore,it
should not be overlooked that
a significant majority of doc-
tors works with sincerity to-
wards attaining a cure for the
sick.If youwitnesscrudeness
of behaviour at hospitals, it
reflects the society we are, not
the science what it is. During
a current pandemic, more
than a hundred thousand
health professionals have lost
their lives which is more than
any war of recent times. This
figure indicates that there are
people who are ready to serve
at any cost. Have the people
who abuse science ever dared
to visit a Covid19 ward or
OPD? Would they do so if the
third wave happens?
As far as this so-called con-
flict between Modern medi-
cine and Ayurveda is con-
cerned, it is only in the imagi-
nation of a few people who
play games on social media to
pass their time as they have
nothing to do. People are free
to choose any system and any
physician and in real life, they
are doing this. Most of the
practitioners of both are
working in harmony and mu-
tually helpful attitude. There
is no conflict on the ground
level.Makingvideoandshout-
ingabusesisonethingbutfac-
ing full-blown Covid19 pa-
tients and examining them
from close quarters is an en-
tirelydifferentcase.Somepeo-
ple try to create a rift in soci-
ety for personal gains but his-
torically it has been observed
that such a stray bullet with
vested interests would,
ultimately
,find i t s
logical desti-
nation - obliv-
ion.
ALLOPATHY
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