DAILY FROM: AHMEDABAD, CHANDIGARH, DELHI, JAIPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PUNE, VADODARA JOURNALISM OF COURAGE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024, LUCKNOW, LATE CITY, 18 PAGES cbc 22201/13/0312/2324 Government of India Modi Sarkar ki Guarantee Empowering tribal communities NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 27 THERULESforimplementationof theCitizenship(Amendment)Act (CAA), which was enacted by ParliamentinDecember2019and spawned protests in parts of the country, are likely to be notified within the next fortnight or so, sources in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said Tuesday. “Icannottellyouthedate,but they will be notified before the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into force,” an official of the MHA said. The MCC comes into force when the Election Commission announces polls. It is expected thattheLokSabhapolldateswill be announced sometime next month. Scan for more Information PM-JANMAN with total outlay of ₹24 thousand crore to ensure socio-economic welfare of tribal communities CAA rules likely to be notified before poll code, to seek proof of India entry, religion DEEPTIMAN TIWARY `6.00 WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM SINCE 1932 Despite its enactment four years ago, the CAA could not be implemented because the rules were not notified. Sources said the rules will specify the evidence needed for applicantstoprovetheircredentialsandeligibilityforcitizenship under the new law. The CAA allows non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to Hamara Sankalp Viksit Bharat RS POLLS: BJP 10, CONG 3, SP 2 apply for Indian citizenship through the naturalisation process — the applicants must belong to the Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Parsi, Jain and Buddhist communities. The legislationgrants citizenshiponthe basis of the assumption that these communities faced religious persecution in these three Islamic countries. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 BJPstunsCong inHimachal,SP inUPasmany MLAscross-vote CMSukhuintroubleafterSinghviloses tie-breaker,partyrushingobservers BUSINESS AS USUAL BY UNNY Keytest before Lok Sabha polls MANOJ C G NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 27 INSIDE REGISTRATION OF 45 PVT HOSPITALS REVOKED IN U.P. FORMER SC JUDGE A M KHANWILKAR IS NEW LOKPAL CHIEF PAGES 3, 8 Sitharaman will be guest at Adda today Prime Minister Narendra Modi with astronauts-designate (from left) Group Captains Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Ajit Krishnan, Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. PTI Astronaut wings for Gaganyaan’s IAF pilots, PM calls them 4 Shakti EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 27 SIX YEARS after he announced the decision to send Indians into space, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday presented to the nation the four selected astronauts-designate who have been undergoing training under anonymityforthelastfouryears. The four candidates — Group Captains Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair (47), Angad Pratap (41), Ajit Krishnan (41) and Wing Commander Shubhanshu SENDING A worrying signal to the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, party candidate and Congress Working Committee member Abhishek Manu Singhvi was defeated Tuesday in the election for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from the state after nine MLAs — six from Congress and three Independents — voted against him, resulting in the victory of theBJPnomineeHarshMahajan. In Uttar Pradesh, Congress’s INDIA bloc ally Samajwadi Party tootookahitafteratleastsevenof its MLAs cross-voted in favour of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 THE RAJYA Sabha elections for 15 seats in Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka were an acid test for the parties in the countdown to the Lok Sabha elections which are likely to be announced next month. This is also the time when alignments are being formed. RELATED REPORTS PAGE 4 10,000 human genomes sequenced in India: Govt ANONNA DUTT NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 27 THE GOVERNMENT'Sambitious GenomeIndiainitiativeachieved a significant milestone Tuesday as researchers completed sequencing 10,000 healthy genomes from different regions of the country, representing 99 distinct populations. This accomplishment has culminated in the creation of a comprehen- sive genetic map of India, which holds immense potential for clinicians and researchers alike. “Sequencing 10,000 genomes and creating an Indian repository is a big achievement. The first whole human genome sequence was announced in 2003. It was completed over 13 yearsatthecostof $3billion.The technologyhascomealongway, allowing us to sequence thousands of genomes in a matter of CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Shukla (38), all officers of the Indian Air Force — will follow in the footsteps of Rakesh Sharma, the first and only Indian to have travelled to space, way back in CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 A STATUS CHECK P 14 As FM, has presented six Budgets in a row ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 27 UNIONMINISTERof Financeand Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has been in charge of two key portfolios in the NarendraModi-ledgovernment, and as India’s longest serving full-time woman Finance Minister, she has presented six Budgets in a row — equalling the record of Morarji Desai. At a time when the global economy faces a slowdown, economic growth and development of India is being closely watched for being an outlier among emerging economies. Sitharaman has steered the Indian economy through the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Lucknow