FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 15 No. 94 | BHOPAL | WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 | Pages 16 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in World Zelenskyy will have to make a deal: Don P.11 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL UJJAIN MONEY PRESS PUNE INDORE NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit Judiciary checks overreach No GST ITC benefit on commissions for health, life policies from Sep 22 P.10 Sports Spear showdown in Tokyo P.15 Truck tragedy: ACP traffic, 7 officers, constables suspended DCP traffic Arvind Tiwari transferred to Bhopal Our Staff Reporter INDORE A day after a heavily drunk truck driver crushed 3 pedestrians to death and injured over 14 people, 8 police officers and constables including 1 ACP rank officer faced the music in being suspended on Tuesday. CM Dr Mohan Yadav informed media persons about the issue here on Tuesday. It was also decided that full-proof arrangements will be made to avoid such kind of accidents in the future. fp Briefs UN India condemns strikes in Qatar India on Tuesday said that it was “deeply concerned” about the Israeli strike in Doha last week, adding that it “condemns the violation of the sovereignty of Qatar.” Speaking at the United Nations Human Rights Council, India's envoy Arindam Baghchi said that Israeli action threatens the security situation and stability in the region. India also urged both sides not to escalate the situation and maintain restraint to ensure peace. BENGALURU HC nullifies Cong MLA’s election In a major development, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday nullified the election of Congress MLA K.Y. Nanjegowda from the Malur Assembly constituency in the 2023 polls and also ordered a recount. A bench of Justice R. Devdas pronounced the verdict on a petition filed by the defeated BJP candidate K.S. Manjunath Gowda. However, the court has allowed MLA Nanjegowda to file an appeal to the Supreme Court within 30 days. NEW DELHI ED summons Yuvraj, Sonu The ED has summoned former cricketers Robin Uthappa and Yuvraj Singh, and actor Sonu Sood for questioning in an alleged illegal online betting app linked money laundering case, officials said Tuesday. Uthappa (39), Singh (43) and Sood (52) have been asked to depose during the next week and get recorded their statements under the PMLA in a case linked to a platform named 1xBet, officials said. The CM rushed to the city on Tuesday afternoon, following the horrific incident and met with the injured in hospitals. He held a meeting of officials at the Collector office. Talking to media persons, he primarily said that the negligence of police personnel posted at various points was found to be true. Accordingly, DCP traffic Arvind Tiwari has been transferred to Bhopal. Whereas, suspended police officers include Suresh Singh ACP,  Prem Singh In-charge ASI (Bijasan), Chandresh Maravi In-charge Subedar (Super Corridor In-charge), Deepak Yadav Inspector (Super Cor- HC principal bench takes suo motu cognisance CM Mohan Yadav meets an injured person in Indore FP News Service JABALPUR ridor to Aerodrome Incharge). All four constables deployed on duty were also suspended. Dr Yadav said that the acci- dent was extremely heartbreaking which troubled him throughout the night. 4Continued on | P8 The High Court principal seat at Jabalpur has taken suo motu cognisance on news report related to the  tragic accident, which claimed lives of three people and left 14 others injured on Monday night at Indore. Taking note of the news report published in a Hindi daily, Indore edition on September 16, 2025, as well as video on the website, the court directed the OP SINDOOR | Trump, since May, had been claiming that his administration’s mediation averted potential ‘nuclear war’ India rejected third-party role in truce talks: Pak Agencies DOHA Pakistan confirmed that India firmly rejected any third-party mediation in resolving bilateral issues with Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. During an interview with Al Jazeera, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday contradicted claims made by US President Donald Trump, who asserted that the US brokered a ceasefire between the two nucleararmed nations. Trump, since May, had been claiming that his administration's mediation averted a potential "nuclear war." Dar stated Pakistan sought a ceasefire after India's strikes, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio informing him India doesn't support outside involvement. "Incidentally, when the ceasefire offer came through [US] Secretary [of State] Rubio to me on the 10th of May... I was told that there would be a Pray to Lord Vishnu: SC refuses to hear plea to restore Khajuraho idol Agencies NEW DELHI Pakistan Dy PM and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar dialogue between Pakistan and India at an independent place... When we met on the 25th of July during a bilateral meeting with Secretary Rubio in Washington, I asked him 'What happened to those dialogues?', he said, 'India says that it is a bilateral issue," Dar said. India's precision strikes targeted nine terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, retaliating against the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. Dar emphasised Pakistan's willingness for comprehensive talks covering terrorism, trade, economy, and Jammu and Kashmir, stressing "it takes two to tango". "We don't mind, but India has categorically been stating it's bilateral. We don't mind bilateral. However, the dialogues must be comprehensive, encompassing discussions on terrorism, trade, the economy, and Jammu and Kashmir. All these subjects which we have both been discussing," he said. "We are not begging for anything. If any country wants dialogue, we are happy; we are welcome... We believe that dialogue is the way forward, but obviously it takes two to tango. So, unless India wishes to have dialogue, we can't force dialogue. We don't wish to force dialogue," Dar added. The revelation from Dar comes amid India's maintaining that the issue is strictly bilateral, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar dismissing Trump's claims as "bizarre, if not unfair". India attributed the ceasefire to direct military-to-military talks between Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs). PM to lay foundation of Mitra Park on b’day The event will be organised in Bhainsola village in Dhar district Hit Delhi, Kabul to protect Pak boundaries: JeM commander LAHORE: A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander has admitted that the family of the terror group's chief Masood Azhar was "torn into pieces" in the Indian missile strikes on May 7 on the outfit's headquarters in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. In a viral video uploaded to a YouTube channel on Tuesday, JeM commander Ilyas Kashmiri can be heard fuming over the Indian attack that killed the family members of Azhar and also bragging about fighting in neighbouring countries for Pakistan. Kashmiri is reportedly speaking in Urdu at the Mission Mustafa Conference in Pakistan's Punjab province on September 6. 4Continued on | P8 MALEGAON BLAST HC: Not open gate for everyone to challenge acquittal PTI MUMBAI The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking restoration of a 7-foot beheaded idol of Lord Vishnu at the Javari temple -- part of the Khajuraho group of monuments in Madhya Pradesh A Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said the matter was within the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and not the court. "Go and ask the deity itself to do something now. You say you are a staunch devotee of Lord Vishnu. So go and pray now. It's an archaeological site and ASI needs to give permission etc. Sorry," Chief Justice Gavai told the petitioner. 4Continued on | P8 Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday (September 17) on the occasion of his 75th birthday. Modi will lay the foundation of the first PM Mitra Park in Bhainsola village in Dhar district of the state. Modi will also launch a campaign – Swasthya Nari Sashakt Pariwar (Strong Woman Strong Family). Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will be present at the event. PM Mitra Park will come up on 2,158 acres, for which an investment worth Rs 23, 146 crore has been proposed. The park will generate nearly 3, 00, 000 jobs. Modi will also lunch Adi Sewa Parv through which the govern- ment will lay emphasis on the health and education of the people of tribal areas. In this campaign, the stress will be on the village action plan. As part of the event, there will be a campaign, ‘Ek Bagiya Maa Ke Naam’ (a garden in the name of mother), in which he will give a sapling to each woman of the self-help group. Modi will also launch Suman Sakhi Chatbot and transfer Matri Vandana amount to the beneficiaries’ accounts. The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it was "not an open gate for everyone" to file an appeal against acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, and sought details if family members of the victims were examined as witnesses in the trial. A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad was hearing an appeal filed by the family members of the six persons who lost their lives in the blast against the acquittal judgment. The appeal challenged a special court judgment acquitting the seven accused in the case, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit. The HC bench on Tuesday sought to know if the family members were examined as witnesses in the trial. 4Continued on | P8 Registry to register a suo motu Public Interest Litigation. The court has made the state government, through chief secretary, commissioner of police Indore, regional transport officer Indore, the district collector Indore and state transport department, through the principal secretary, as respondents of the case. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay 4Continued on | P8 BHOJ WETLAND NGT summons BMC commissioner, collector with action taken report Our Staff Reporter Rats bite patients’ feet at medical college in Jabalpur FP News Service JABALPUR BHOPAL The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday once again took a tough stance on pollution and encroachment in the city’s Bhoj Wetland. The tribunal summoned collector Kaushlendra Vikram Singh and municipal commissioner Harendra Narayan to appear personally in the next hearing with relevant data and information about the action taken so far. This order came after earlier orders on encroachment in the Upper Lake were not followed. For the protection of the Upper Lake, orders were given to remove the religious places, slums and other encroachments built in Bhadbhada area. But no effective action was taken. At the same time, the NGT found that the treatment capacity of the pond water had decreased by more than 130 MLD. In the next hearing, the NGT will review the matter in detail and see what steps have been taken so far. 4Continued on | P8 Two patients and an attendant were allegedly bitten by rats at the mental illness department of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Jabalpur. The rodents nibbled the feet of the patients when they were sleeping on their beds on Monday night, leaving them bleeding. According to reports, the incident came to light when family members discovered blood clot and a wound on the patient's feet on Tuesday morning. They immediately informed the management. The patients were given first aid, but the incident created panic in the hospital. Families alleged that despite A patient’s heel bitten by rat FP Photo repetitive complaints about the rat menace in the hospital, the management took no concrete steps. However, the medical college administration claimed that pest control is carried out in the hospital. Video of rat inside SNCU of Shivpuri Med College viral SHIVPURI: A video showing a rat inside the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Shivpuri Medical College went viral, raising serious concerns about the safety of infants. The footage shows the rodent scurrying near an incubator machine. Medical College officials, however, claimed that subsequent inspection of the SNCU found no evidence of a rat or any entry points. It was speculated that the rodent might have entered the ward when a door was left open, possibly during a cleaning. How will new promotion India, US agree to speed up policy be brought if SC trade talks admits old one: HC to govt IANS Govt will issue circular through GAD for clarification: AG  Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The High Court, principal bench of Jabalpur, on Tuesday directed the state government to inform it at the next hearing how it will implement the new promotion policy 2025, given that the old promotion policy is pending in the Supreme Court. How will the government address the cancelled promotions under the new promotion policy? the court asked.  The hearing was in the division bench of the Chief Justice NEW DELHI of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Sanjeev Sachdeva, and Justice Vinay Saraf. The next hearing is set for September 25. In 2016, the HC cancelled the state government’s promotion policy, which was  challenged in the Supreme Court, and it is still pending there. The SC has already issued instructions to maintain the status quo.  Responding to the court on how the state will implement the new policy when the old one is pending in the apex court, Advocate General Prashant Singh said that the General Administration Department (GAD) will issue a circular with clarification. India and the US, at a highlevel official meeting held here on Tuesday amid the thaw in the relations between the two countries, decided to intensify efforts to achieve an early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade agreement. A team of officials from the office of the United States Trade Representative, led by Chief Negotiator, India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement negotiations, Brendan Lynch, arrived in India on Tuesday. They held discussions on India-US trade ties, including the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement, with a team of Indian officials, led by Special Secretary, Commerce, Rajesh Agrawal. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 HANDSHAKE HA VOC | Spirit of Cricket or Storm of Politics? offgrid ICC stands firm, rejects ‘Life imprisonment’ for strays that bite humans twice PCB demand to axe Pycroft FP Online NEW DELHI Uttar Pradesh has introduced a policy that could see repeat-offender stray dogs confined to shelters for life if they bite people without justification. This marks the first directive of its kind in the state regarding the management of aggressive street dogs. Under the new rules, any dog that bites a person will be captured and taken to an Animal Birth Control (ABC) facility for a 10-day monitoring period. Should the same animal attack someone again unprovoked, it will face lifelong confinement at the centre. The sole way out would be through adoption, requiring the new owner to provide a written guarantee that the dog will never be allowed back onto the streets. The guidelines were distributed to municipal auth- orities on 10th September by Principal Secretary Amrit Abhijat. They mandate that every instance where some- one receives anti-rabies treatment following a dog bite must trigger an investigation, leading to the cap- ture and transfer of the responsible animal to the nearest ABC centre. Dr Bijay Amrit Raj, veterinary officer with Prayagraj Municipal Corporation, explains that during the 10day observation period, dogs will undergo sterilisation if not already completed, receive microchip identification, and have their behaviour closely monitored. 4Continued on | P8 PTI DUBAI The handshake row has escalated into a full-blown cricketing storm. On Tuesday, the ICC rejected Pakistan’s demand to remove veteran referee Andy Pycroft from the Asia Cup panel, leaving the PCB cornered and contemplating a pullout — a move that could bleed them up to USD 16 million in lost rev- Pycroft won’t be removed and their plea has been rejected.” ICC source confirmed enues. The 69-year-old Zimbabwean, who has officiated 695 international matches, is now set to take charge of Pakistan’s group-stage game against the UAE on Wednesday. (More details on Sports Page) 4Continued on | P8 The Spark of the Storm