FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 15 No. 112 | BHOPAL | SUNDAY | OCTOBER 5, 2025 | Pages 16 ` 4 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports Jadeja’s spin symphony, Gill’s dream debut P.15 fp Briefs HYDERABAD Hyd student shot dead in US A student from Hyderabad, Telangana, was reportedly shot dead in Dallas, United States. The victim has been identified as Pole Chandrashekhar, according to his family members, who confirmed the tragic incident. They have appealed Central and state governments to facilitate the repatriation of his mortal remains to Hyderabad at the earliest. SINGAPORE 2 Indians jailed in Singapore Two men from India, accused of robbing and assaulting two sex workers in hotel rooms while holidaying in Singapore, were each sentenced to five years and one month in prison, along with 12 strokes of the cane on Friday. Arokkiyasami Daison, 23, and Rajendran Mayilarasan, 27, pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing hurt while robbing the victims, reported The Straits Times. TOKYO Japan may get first female PM Japan's governing party on Saturday elected former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country's first female prime minister. In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the 64year-old Takaichi makes history as the first female leader of Japan's long-governing conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). PRAYAGRAJ HC refuses to stay mosque demolition In a jolt to the petitioners, the Allahabad High Court on Saturday dismissed an urgent petition filed by the Sambhal mosque committee seeking a stay on the demolition of a mosque, marriage hall, and hospital allegedly built on government land. The singlejudge Bench of Justice Dinesh Pathak heard the plea moved by Masjid Sharif Gausul Wara Rawa Buzurg and its Mutawalli, Minjar. Today in Women's Cricket World Cup India Vs Pakistan Live from Colombo From 3 pm onwards ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL WORLD UJJAIN PRESS PUNE INDORE NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Nation Stealing Thakur’s Jan Nayak... The ‘Trump card’ working! P.7 Cinema Anshula Kapoor’s Gor Dhana... P.14 PM unveils Rs 62,000cr Coldrif syrup banned in youth-focused initiatives KIDS’ DEATHS IN CHHINDWARA | State will bear medical expenses of children still under treatment, says CM MP, Rs 4L to victims’ kin Our Staff Reporter TOLL MOUNTS TO 10 BHOPAL The state government had banned cough syrup Coldrif after 11 children died in Chhindwara since September 7, chief minister Mohan Yadav said here on Saturday. “The deaths of the children in Chhindwara due to Coldrif syrup are extremely tragic. The sale of this syrup has been banned across Madhya Pradesh. A ban is also being imposed on other products of the company that manufactures the syrup”, the chief minister said on X. He announced Rs. 4 lakh exgratia to the families of each of the 11 children who died and said the state government would bear the medical expenses of children still under treatment. The CM informed that a joint investigation team had been formed at the state level to probe the matter. He as- Gill takes charge, Rohit removed as ODI captain FP News Service CHHINDWARA sured that those found responsible would not be spared under any circumstances. Meanwhile, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in its circular issued on Saturday, banned the sale and distribution of Coldrif syrup, manufactured by a Tamil Nadu-based company and supplied to Madhya Pradesh and other states. As per the circular, the Drugs Control, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, has informed that Coldrif syrup B.No SR-13 MD May 2025, ED April 2027, manufactured by Sresan Pharmaceutical, has been declared “Not of Standard Quality (NSQ). Samples are found to be adulterated, since it PTI In a major transition move, Indian selectors on Saturday replaced Rohit Sharma with young opener Shubman Gill as India’s ODI captain, signalling a long-term vision for the 2027 World Cup. Rohit, who guided India to three ICC finals — winning the T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy, besides finishing runners-up in the 2023 ODI World Cup — will continue as a player in the squad for the upcoming Australia tour alongside Virat Kohli. Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar confirmed the change, stating, “It’s impossible to have three captains across formats. We want to give Gill enough time to settle before 2027.” Shreyas Iyer has been named vice-captain for the threematch ODI series in Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne (Oct 19–25). Jasprit Bumrah has been rested, while Yashasvi Jaiswal returns to the 50-over setup. (See Sports) contains diethylene glycol (48.7%) which is a poisonous substance which may render the content injurious to health.” Instructions have also been given to ensure unavailability 4Continued on | P8 of other batches of Coldrif syrup. If any sample is found available, officials have to seize it immediately. 4Continued on | P8 AK-630 guns to strengthen defence along Pak border Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched various youth-focused initiatives worth more than Rs.62,000 crore during Kaushal Deekshant Samaroh at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, with a special focus on pollbound Bihar. Extending greetings to lakhs of students associated with ITIs across the country, as well as the students and teachers of Bihar, Modi recalled that a few years ago, the government initiated a new tradition of organising largescale convocation ceremonies (Deekshant Samaroh) for ITI students. He launched PMSETU (Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through Upgraded ITIs), a centrally sponsored scheme with an In a step towards providing protection to population centres and centres of faith close to the border with Pakistan, the Indian Army has issued a tender to buy six AK-630 30mm guns from a state-owned firm, which is being seen as one of the pillars of the Mission Sudarshan Chakra. The tender for buying the air defence system has been issued as part of lessons learnt during Operation Sindoor, where the Pakistan Army carried out direct attacks on civilians and religious buildings in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. Mission Sudarshan Chakra is India's plan to create a com- MISSION SUDARSHAN CHAKRA prehensive, multi-layered, indigenous security shield by 2035, integrating surveillance, cyber security, and air defence systems to protect key installations from various enemy attacks. Launched on India's Independence Day in 2025 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the mission aims to provide both a defensive barrier and a potential offensive capa- bility, aligning with the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative to enhance self-reliance in defence technology. Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Friday had warned Pakistan against terrorist activities in India and asserted that India would not show any restraint in Operation Sindoor 2.0. 4Continued on | P8 investment of Rs 60,000 crore.The scheme envisages the upgradation of 1,000 Government ITIs across the country in a hub-and-spoke model comprising 200 hub ITIs and 800 spoke ITIs. He IANS Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the reported breakthrough in Gaza, expressing strong support for the release of hostages and broader efforts toward lasting peace in the region. In a post on X on Saturday, PM Modi said: "We welcome President Trump's leadership as peace efforts in Gaza make decisive progress. Indications of the release of hostages mark a significant step forward. India will continue to strongly support all efforts towards a durable and just peace." The statement follows major developments in the Middle East, where Hamas has reportedly agreed to release all Israeli hostages currently held in Gaza. The move is being widely said that under the Rs 60,000 crore PM SETU scheme, ITIs will now be more robustly integrated with industries. He said that 1,200 skill labs across Navodaya Vidyalayas and Eklavya Model Schools nationwide had also been inaugurated in the function. Until 2014, there were only 10,000 ITIs in the country, but in the past decade, nearly 5,000 new ITIs have been established, he added. 4Continued on | P8 ‘Some trying to steal Karpoori Thakur’s Jan Nayak honour’ PM Narendra Modi took a veiled swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is often lauded by his party members as 'Jan Nayak', an honorific associated with respected OBC leader and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur. The people of Bihar should be vigilant to attempts by some to "steal" the honour long associated with Thakur, Modi said, without naming Gandhi (See Nation) Modi praises Trump as Hamas agrees to release hostages NEW DELHI Agencies NEW DELHI MUMBAI The number of children dying of kidney failure in the Chhindwara district in one month in the district has shot up to 12, but official sources confirmed 10 deaths on Saturday. An eight-year-old girl, Yojita Thakre, died at a private hospital in Nagpur late Friday night. The children, who died of kidney failure, were Sandhya (14 months), Adnan Khan (five years), Hetansh Soni (five years), Usaid (four years), Shivam Rathore (four years), Rishika Pipre (five years), Chanchalesh (four years), Vikash Yaduwanshi, Divyansh Chandrawanshi (seven years), Shreya Yadav (18 months old), Vidhi, and Yojita Thakre (eight years). But the officials confirmed only ten deaths. The children suffering from kidney infection were admitted to a private hospital in Nagpur. All those children were initially admitted to a private hospital in Parasia. Dheeraj Kumar PATNA Banned meat seized from SUV, driver arrested Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL viewed as a response to a renewed peace push spearheaded by US President Donald Trump, who unveiled a 20-point peace plan earlier this week. In a video address, Trump described it as a "very special day" and expressed optimism about the release of hostages, calling it "unprecedented." In a crackdown on cow slaughter and smuggling, Bajrang Dal activists intercepted a SUV carrying large quantities of banned meat under Habibganj police station limits on Saturday. The raid led to the recovery of more than four quintals of banned meat from the vehicle whose driver has been arrested and is being questioned.The vehicle reportedly transporting the meat from Mandideep to Bhopal was stopped by the activists who informed Habibganj police. A police team reached the spot and took the car driver Nandlal Kushwaha into custody. Habibganj police station incharge Sanjeev Chouksey said that a case had been registered under the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 Toll passes 67K The death toll in the nearly two-year IsraelHamas war has passed 67,000 Palestinians, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday. The death toll jumped after the ministry said it added more than 700 names to the list whose data had been verified IIT-I develops real-time wetland health monitor PM honours bus driver’s Our Staff Reporter INDORE Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore, have developed a digital tool that can monitor the health of wetlands in near real-time. It will also help in detecting pollution and other threats before they cause serious damage. The innovation has been made by Prof Manish Benefits of tool n Real-time monitoring Quickly detects pollution and algae growth. n Low-cost - Uses free satellite data and openKumar Goyal and research scholar Vijay Jain from the Department of Civil Engineering. The system uses satellite source software. n User-friendly - Accessible even to NGOs and local communities. n Early warning system Helps prevent serious ecological damage. images and cloud-based computing to monitor key water quality indicators such as excess nutrients, turbidity (cloudiness), and veg- etation health. Wetlands play a crucial role in cleaning water, controlling floods, storing carbon, and supporting biodiversity. Wetlands under pollution threats Although they cover only 9% of the Earth’s surface, they contribute 23% of the world’s ecosystem services. daughter from MP for topping electrician trade 4Continued on | P8 offgrid Devi Ahilyabai Gallery opened in Maheshwar FP News Service MAHESHWAR Devi Ahilyabai Gallery was inaugurated on Saturday at Rajwada complex in Maheshwar by Prince Richard Holkar and Prince Yashwantrao Holkar. Dedicated to the life and legacy of Devi Ahilyabai Holkar, the gallery opened to the public on her 300th birth anniversary, offering tourists and devotees a deeper under- standing of her devotion, public service and com- passion. Established by the Khasgi Devi Ahilyabai Hol- kar Charitable Trust and Ahilya Fort Heritage Hotel, the gallery was designed by architects Himanshu Dudwadkar and Sumit Jethani. Research support came from Dhanashree Lunge and Mandar Choudhary of Holkar Cultural Centre, with contributions from historians Ram Bhau Lande and Dr Vaishali Balajiwale. Reflecting the traditional Maratha architectural style, the gallery features a dio- rama series created by Padmashree Bhalu Mondhe depicting major events from Ahilyabai’s life. A separate section showcases historic weapons, coins and palanquins from the Holkar era, preserved by the Resha Grantha Restorer of Pune. Renovation of the Gadi Chowk outside the hall was completed by Savita Raje. 4Continued on | P8 Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated Trisha Tawde, a trainee of electrician trade from Government ITI, Betul, for securing first position in the Electrician Trade (Central Zone) in National Merit List. The ceremony was part of the Skill Convocation organised by the Ministry of Skill De- velopment and Entrepreneurship in New Delhi on Saturday. Trisha, a student at Government Eklavya Women’s ITI, Betul, scored 1187 out of 1200 marks to top the Central Zone. Her father, Ajay Tawde, is a bus driver, while her mother, Sushila, is a homemaker. Trisha’s elder sister, Ekta Tawde, was also a topper at ITI Betul and is now working as an apprentice with railways.