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LUCKNOW l WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. UPENG/2020/04393 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 6
HARUD BLOOMS
SRINAGAR As Himachal Pradesh and Gulmarg are engulfed in a blanket of snow, tourism is expected to be revived as Sringar is witnessing the onset of the autumn (Harud) season which has increased the beauty of the area manifold everywhere including Mughal gardens. During the autumn season, due to the yellow, golden and brownish colour of leaves of Chinar trees assume a very attractive look. Authorities are hoping that this autumn season which is on peak these days will play a very important role to attract tourists in the coming days.
GUPKAR GANG GOING GLOBAL: SHAH RILES VALLEY, CONG ALIKE New Delhi: Sounding the poll bugle ahead of local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday termed the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration an “unholy global alliance” that along with the Congress wants to return to the era of terror and turmoil. The statement evoked angry reactions from the Congress, NC and the PDP, which dismissed the remarks as baseless and hit out at the minister. In a series of tweets, Shah also labelled the PAGD, a newly formed conglomerate of political parties, the “Gupkar Gang” that is going global and wants foreign forces to intervene in Jammu and Kashmir. “Congress and the Gupkar Gang want to take J&K back to the era of terror and turmoil. They want to take away rights of Dalits, women Turn to P6
‘MP to bring Love Jihad Bill soon’ Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra Tuesday said the “love jihad” bill will soon be introduced in the state assembly and it includes five years rigorous imprisonment for violators. The charge will be non-bailable. Those assisting in committing this crime will also be considered a party to the crime.Other provisions include notifying the district collector a month in advance before formalising an inter-faith marriage, Mishra told reporters.
MEHBOOBA: IRONY DIED A MILLION DEATHS TODAY Amit Shah @AmitShah The Gupkar Gang is going global! They want foreign forces to intervene in Jammu and Kashmir. The Gupkar Gang also insults India’s Tricolour. Do Sonia Ji and Rahul Ji support such moves of the Gupkar Gang ? They should make their stand crystal clear to the people of India.
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba issued rebuttals, alleging that the home minister’s “frustration” stems from the political amalgam deciding to contest the forthcoming local body elections and not giving the BJP and its allies a free run. “We are not a gang Amit Shah Ji, we are a legitimate political alliance having fought and continuing to fight election, much to your disappointment,” wrote Abdullah. Mehbooba said the “BJP’s stale tactic of dividing India by projecting themselves as saviours and political opponents as internal and imagined enemies is far too predictable now”. “Love jihad, tukde tukde and now Gupkar Gang dominates the political discourse instead of rising unemployment and inflation,” she said. “BJP can stitch as many alliances in its hunger for power but somehow we are undermining national interest by putting up a united front,” she said. “ Irony died a million deaths since it’s BJP itself that violates the constitution day in and day out,” she tweeted.
SC to Centre: Can you regulate TV content or need outside agency?
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed displeasure over the Centre’s affidavit in the case related to media reporting of Tablighi Jamaat congregation here during the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, and said the government should consider setting up a regulatory mechanism to deal with such contents on TV. Observing that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s affidavit did not deal with the applicability of Cable Television Network Act (CTNA) in the case, the apex court said the government has the power to put a regulatory mechanism in place and it cannot be left to an outside agency like NBSA (News Broadcasters Standards Authority. Turn to P6
Countries supporting terrorists should be held guilty: PM Modi BRICS SUMMIT New Delhi: Asserting that terrorism is the “biggest problem” facing the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there is a need to ensure that countries supporting and assisting terrorists are held guilty. Addressing the summit of five-nation grouping BRICS via videoconferencing today, the prime minister also said there was a need to tackle the problem of terrorism in an organised manner. The 12th BRICS summit, hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, was also attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. “Terrorism is the biggest problem the world is facing. We have to ensure that the countries that support and assist the terrorists are also held guilty,” the prime
CM Yogi, Sehgal help UP artisans regain lost sheen The ODOP was first ever online fair by any state in the country promoting local artisans First India Bureau Lucknow: Ideated by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and conceived as well as driven by the dynamic Additional Chief Secretary, MSME and Information Department Navneet Sehgal, the Uttar Pradesh Government’s One District, One Product scheme turned out to
be a hit during Diwali with ‘Mati Kala’ being the crowning glory. ACS Navneet Sehgal said here on Tuesday that the branding of these products has taken place due to the Virtual Fair and ODI fair of ODOP products and that every class connected with them. More work will be done on quality improvement and branding, he mused.
HEFTY REWARD
Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister
Navneet Sehgal, ACS (MSME and Information Dept.)
Elated, Navneet Sehgal said, due to the encouragement provided to artisans in the form of training, advanced tool kit, pug mill, modern furnace,
electric spinning wheel, spray machine, etc. provided by the government (Mati Kala Board), the skilled hands brought the soil to life in the form of
The 10-day Mati Kala Mela was organized for the first time by the Mati Kala Board in the premises of Khadi Bhavan, Lucknow, in which earthen Lakshmi, Ganesh, diyas and other products worth around Rs 40 to 50 lakh were sold. Lakshmi, Ganesh, designer lamps and other products. A virtual fair for ODOP products was organized for the first time Turn to P6
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the BRICS summit, via video conferencing, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
We have started a comprehensive reform process under the ‘Self-reliant India’ campaign. The campaign is based on the belief that a self-reliant and resilient India post-COVID can be a force multiplier for the global economy and make a strong contribution to the global value chains —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
minister said, without naming any country. The BRICS (BrazilRussia-India-ChinaSouth Africa) is known as an influential bloc that represents over 3.6 billion people, or half of the world’s population. The BRICS countries have a combined
GDP of $16.6 trillion. PM Modi also underlined the need for reform of the United Nations Security Council as well as multilateral bodies like the World Trade Organisation and the International Monetary Fund. Turn to P6
CBI ARRESTS UP ENGINEER
FOR SEXUAL ABUSE OF 50 KIDS Banda: The CBI has arrested a junior employee of the Uttar Pradesh government for allegedly sexual abusing around 50 children over a 10-year period, and sharing, or selling, photographs and videos of child sexual abuse material to pedophiles around the world via the darknet. Officials of the central investigative agency said the abused children, who are between five and 16 years old, came from
three districts across the state - Banda, Chitrakoot and Hamirpur. The accused, who has been identified as Rambhawan, a resident of Chitrakoot district, was arrested from neighbouring Banda. Raids on the accused’s residence unearthed eight mobile phones, around 8 lakh in cash, sex toys, a laptop and other digital evidence, including a large volume of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).