FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. 15 No. 30 | BHOPAL | MONDAY | JULY 14, 2025 | Pages 12 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 www.freepressjournal.in Spin it like Sundar P.10 Briefs NEW DELHI EAM to visit China today External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will embark on a three-day visit to China starting Sunday to attend the Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states being held in Tianjin. While the External Affairs Minister has met his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of multilateral events, this would be his first trip to China since bilateral relations were severely strained following the violent Galwan Valley face-off between the soldiers of the two countries at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in June 2020. NEW DELHI Plea in SC on QR code directive The Supreme Court will hear a plea on July 15 challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's directive mandating the display of QR codes on all eateries along the 'kanwar' route, which reveal the names and identities of the owners. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh is set to hear the PIL filed by academician Apoorvanand Jha and others. The top court had last year stayed similar directives issued by BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh. CHENNAI Diesel-laden train catches fire A massive fire that broke out in a diesel-laden goods train near Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu was fully extinguished after nearly seven hours of intense firefighting on Sunday. The blaze, which erupted around 5.30 a.m., gutted 18 wagons and caused major disruptions on the busy Chennai-Arakkonam rail route. The train was carrying 12.6 lakh litres of diesel in 18 tanker wagons, each loaded with 70,000 litres of fuel. CHENNAI 7 TN fishers held by Lanka In yet another mid-sea confrontation, seven Indian fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy in the early hours of Sunday for allegedly crossing the International maritime boundary line (IMBL), police officials said. iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL UJJAIN WORLD Sports fp ESTD-1983 PUNE INDORE NASHIK Brand Sutra Experience Never Grows Old P.12 CM’S DUBAI TOUR | Proposal came during business networking event organised by Indori International Business Network STATE GETS RS 1,000 CR GREEN CITY PROPOSAL Our Staff Reporter On the first day of his investment-focused Dubai tour, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav received a major proposal of Rs 1,000 crore from an Indore-origin entrepreneur to develop a Sustainable City with zero carbon emissions in Madhya Pradesh. The proposal came from CA Praveen Mehta during a business networking event organised by the Indori International Business Network (IIBN). Mehta also proposed an additional Rs 100 crore investment in a private initiative to support senior citizens. The CM said that the state is already running schemes for elderly residents whose children live abroad. At the same IIBN meet, Anju Bhatia, CEO of Future Wise Education, proposed setting up Yadav meets Arab Parl Speaker a campus forforeign universities in Madhya Pradesh under the National Education Policy 2020, enabling students to earn international degrees without leaving the state. The event was attended by over 25 CEOs and 15 industrialists. IIBN, a UAE-licensed platform of over 750 professionals from Indore, includes doctors, engineers, bankers, educationists and traders. IIBN members expressed Nepalese, B’deshis found in Bihar voter list revision PTI NEW DELHI Field-level functionaries of the Election Commission have found "a large number of people" from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar during house-to-house visits made for the ongoing intensive review of voters' list in Bihar, officials said on Sunday. They asserted that the names of illegal migrants will not be included in the final electoral roll to be published on September 30, after proper enquiry of such people is conducted after August 1. Citing ground reports, EC officials said that during house-to-house visits "a large number" of people from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar have been found by booth-level-officers. The Election Commission will eventually carry out a special intensive revision of electoral rolls across India to weed out foreign illegal migrants by checking their place of birth. Bihar is going to polls this year, while assembly polls in these five other states -Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal - are scheduled in 2026. The move assumes significance in the wake of a crackdown in various states on illegal foreign migrants, including from Bangladesh and Myanmar. Pan-India voter list revision possible from next month he Election Commission has activated its poll machinery across states for a possible roll out of pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) next month just like the one being carried out in Bihar. The move comes after the Supreme Court last week called the SIR a "constitutional mandate" and permitted the poll panel to continue with the exercise in Bihar. Several opposition parties and others had moved the top court challenging the intensive revision, saying it will deprive eligible citizens of their right to vote. T enthusiasm about investment prospects in Madhya Pradesh, praising its business climate and governance. Earlier, CM received a warm welcome from Indian diaspora. CM Yadav arrived in Dubai on Sunday as part of his July 13–19 official tour to Dubai and Spain, aimed at attracting foreign investment into Madhya Pradesh. 4Continued on | P8 Digjyoti Lahkar Separatist militants in northeastern India said the Indian army carried out crossborder drone strikes on the group's camps in neighbouring Myanmar on Sunday, killing three of its leaders. Some rebel groups in northeastern India have eth- nic, linguistic and cultural ties with minorities across the border in Myanmar and maintain a presence there. A top commander of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was killed and 19 others wounded in a drone attack in Myanmar near the border, the separatist group said in a series of statements. Meanwhile addressing Chief Minister Mohan Yadav met Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammad Al Yamahi during his Dubai visit on Sunday. The CM informed him about Madhya Pradesh’s industry friendly policies and investment. He invited him to participate in energy summit to be organised in the state. He underlined the need of cooperation in energy, minerals, logistics, food processing, green sector etc and praised the bilateral strategic relations between India and United Arab Emirates. Yamahi shed light on the relations with India. After 18 days of intense science experiments at the International Space Station, it is time for farewells and feasts for Shubhanshu Shukla and three other astronauts of the Axiom-4 mission who are set to begin their return journey to Earth on Monday. The Axiom 4 (Ax-4) crew-Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot Shubhanshu "Shux" Shukla, and Mission Specialists Slawosz "Suave" Uznanski-Wisniewski and Tibor Kapu-are nearing the completion of their research and preparing to undock no earlier than at 7:05 am ET (4:35 pm IST) on Monday. "Arrival back to earth.... splash down scheduled for 15th July at 3:00 PM IST," Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said in a post on X. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday announced that Indore will be honoured in the newly introduced Super Swachh League category of the Cleanliness Survey 2024, securing top spot once again. Indore to be honoured in Super Swachh League for top national performance Indore, already a seventime cleanest city winner, will now be felicitated in this elite category created for consistent top performers. “This new category recognises past performance and future potential. Indore deserves this position,” said CM. The CM also said that Bhopal will be awarded as the Best State Capital in the 2024 survey, while Ujjain Indore Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav shares a photo on social media of a woman safai karmi sweeping a pedestrian lane in Indore on Sunday. n Bhopal named Best State Capital in the Cleanliness Survey 2024 n Awards to be given by President Murmu on July 17 in Delhi will receive the Swachh League Award in category of cities with a population between 3 to 10 lakh.Budhniwill be honoured in the below 20,000 population town category. 4Continued on | P8 Rajasthan connectivity snapped Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL A flood-like situation persisted in many parts of the state on Sunday, especially Bundelkhand, which bore the brunt of heavy rains. Downpour has wreaked havoc in five districts, including Rewa, Satna, and Chhatarpur. Khajuraho received 6.3 inches of rain, and Nowgong in Chhatarpur got 3.4 inches. In Chitrakoot, people had to be rescued by boats.  Seven gates of the Bansagar Dam and five gates of the Bargi Dam were opened. Similarly, in Tikamgarh, 12 gates of the Bansujara Dam were opened following continuous rains. After this, a strong flow of water was seen in the Dhasan river, due to which flood-like conditions are expected in the surrounding areas. Water is being released at a speed of 1,320 cubic metres per second, due to which the water level of the river is rising rapidly.  The Padariya Dam breached, flooding many villages in Chhatarpur on Sunday. Fifty families were shifted to a Guna: Heavy rains in Guna severely impacted connectivity between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan with State Highway SH 23 (Kota-Jaipur main road) currently blocked. This halt in traffic affected hundreds of vehicles. Adding to the crisis, local rivers were in spate but people were seen crossings. Despite three recent fatalities from being swept away, residents continued to risk their lives. District administration officials were on-site appealing to the public. However, their pleas were often ignored. safer place, according to district administration officials. SDM Akhil Rathore said to the Free Press, “The Padariya dam broke down, flooding the lowlying villages. 4Continued on | P8 ‘Can’t penalise 3rd parties Karni Sena clashes with Harda police over weekend, lathi-charged  who unknowingly buy Saturday, presented the accused in court. Karni Sena members then demanded that the accused be handed over to them, holding a protest there. Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL/HARDA Beginning Saturday evening, Karni Sena members clashed multiple times with the Harda police over the weekend, prompting the latter to resort to a lathi-charge. According to the police, a Karni Sena member, Ashish Rajput, had allegedly purchased a diamond for Rs 18 lakh from Vikas Lodhi, Mohit Verma, and Umesh Tapiniya. After authentication, Rajpur allegedly learnt that the diamond was fake. The police registered the case and on media queries, the Chief Minister of Assam Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasized that the Assam Police had no role in the reported offensive, which allegedly resulted in the deaths of top ULFA(I) leaders. “Assam Police is not involved in this incident. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 ‘Demand unconstitutional’ SP Abhinav Chokse in his video message claimed that the police used mild force on the agitators because their demand to hand over the accused to them was unconstitutional. On the complaint of a Karni Sena member, the police had registered a case in 2024 and on Saturday the police team with the accused was heading to court to file the charge sheet when the Karni Sena members stopped them (police) and misbehaved with the cops, said the SP. A formal farewell for the Axiom-4 crew is scheduled for Sunday even- properties attached by ED’ IANS NEW DELHI In a landmark judgment, an Appellate Tribunal dealing with money laundering cases stated that if the ED fails to publicise or delays the attachment of an accused’s property, it would be unfair to penalise third parties who unknowingly purchase these properties. The Appellate Tribunal under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act (Safema), 1976, New Delhi, said this while quashing the Enforcement Directorate’s attachment of a Pune land parcel on which a housing society was built for 126 families.The Appellate Tribunal, comprising Members G.C. Mishra and Rajesh Malhotra, nullified the ED’s plan to seize the plot, pointing to the federal agency’s failure to make the attachment public.The Appellate Tribunal observed that ED’s laxity rendered the attachment order “unenforceable against bona fide transferees”. 4Continued on | P8 Rly to install CCTV cameras in 74K coaches IANS NEW DELHI In a mega drive to enhance passenger safety, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has approved the installation of CCTV cameras in the common movement area near the doors in all 74,000 coaches, an official said on Sunday. The CCTV cameras in all coaches will significantly improve passenger safety and Time for feasts, farewells for Shubhanshu PTI Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL 50 families shifted offgrid NEW DELHI INDORE SET TO SHINE FOR 8TH TIME IN ROW: CM Padariya dam breach floods villages in Chhatarpur Drone attack kills top ULFA commander in Myanmar GUWAHATI E-paper Edit Breakthrough in air crash probe P.6 Israel strikes in Gaza kill six kids collecting water BHOPAL MUMBAI ing, India time. As the Axiom-4 mission drew to a close, astronauts on board the ISS gathered for a feast with a diverse menu from the six nations they represent. Currently, there are 11 astronauts on the ISS, seven of Expedition 73 and four of the Axiom-4 commercial mission. 4Continued on | P8 deter miscreants and organised gangs who take advantage of gullible passengers, said an official.The decision follows the successful CCTV camera trials done in the loco engines and coaches of the Northern Railway, he said.Vaishnaw, Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu and officials of the Railway Board reviewed the progress of CCTV cameras’ trials and installation in locomotives and coaches at a meeting on Saturday, said a statement. The Union Minister has now given a go-ahead to install CCTV cameras in all 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locos.“Each railway coach will be covered with four dome-type CCTV cameras – two in each entrance way, and each locomotive will have six CCTV cameras. 4Continued on | P8 Iranian Prez was injured in Israel’s Nasrallah-style assassination plot IANS TEHRAN Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sustained a minor leg injury during an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in western Tehran on June 16, a semi-official news agency reported on Sunday. The missile strike occurred while a highlevel meeting of Iran's Supreme National Security Council was underway. Among the officials present were Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Judiciary Chief Mohseni Ejei, and other senior leaders, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Fars News Agency stated.The incident has intensified concerns within Iran's leadership, as authorities are now investigating the possibility of an infiltrator, given the precision of the missile strike.According to the report, the Israeli operation was closely modelled after the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut. 4Continued on | P8