FREE PRESS Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023 RNI No. 38281/83 INDORE PUNE BHOPAL UJJAIN MUMBAI - VOL. XXXVII NO. 241 | INDORE | MONDAY | FEBRUARY 8, 2021 | PAGES 12 SHAH SLAMS MVA, THACKERAY; SAYS CM’S POST NEVER PROMISED TO SENA Pg-7 `3 EDIT PROTESTING FARMERS FAST LOSING PUBLIC GOODWILL Pg- 6 Quality at Value WEATHER 23.60c. 10.20c Sunrise : 07.03 Sunset : 06.18 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY www.freepressjournal.in Never brood over the past and worry about the consequences before they arise. Once the task is performed, surrender the results to the Lord. - Sri Ma US MUST LIFT SANCTIONS BEFORE RETURN TO N-DEAL: IRAN Pg-10 CORONA CAN’T STOP GENNEXT: FREE PRESS VIRTUAL RIOT OF COLOURS Over 125 missing after State will show Ram card to TMC: Modi Chamoli glacier burst Enthusiasm of youngsters unleashed a riot of colours to dampen the corona fear at Free Press On the Spot competition on Sunday. Though the annual event this time was held online in wake of the pandemic, it drew a huge response. Children and their parents enthusiastically joined the effort of Central India's leading English daily in providing a platform to the GenNext to showcase their talent, thought process and imagination power on a drawing sheet. The competition powered by Indian Oil was organised in association with DHL Infrabulls. In fact, the event evoked huge response as thousands of youngsters joined the event online using the link provided by Free Press MORE ON PAGES 2 & 12 PM'S FOOTBALL ANALOGY IN BENGAL EAST MIDNAPUR SEVEN BODIES RECOVERED Modi monitoring U'khand situation Modi is monitoring situation in Chamoli district "Am constantly monitoring the unfortunate situation in Uttarakhand. India stands with U'khand & nation prays for everyone's safety there. DEHRADUN/NEW DELHI A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday trigger, ing an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations, leaving at least seven people dead and 125 missing who are feared dead. The sudden flood in the middle of the day in the Dhauli Ganga, Rishi Ganga and Alaknanda rivers -- all intricately linked tributaries of the Ganga -- triggered widespread panic and largescale devastation in the high mountain areas. Two power projects – NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and the Rishi Ganga Hydel Project – were extensively damaged with scores of labourers trapped in tunnels as the waters came rushing in. Sixteen were rescued safe- 2 Super Hercules sent for rescue Ops Two C-130J Super Hercules with three companies of NDRF) and 15 tonnes of other loads and equipment were sent from Hindon airbase in Ghaziab ITBP rescues 16 trapped in tunnel Rescue operations underway near Dhauli Ganga project after a glacier broke off causing massive flood in Dhauli Ganga river in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Sunday ly from a tunnel in the Tapovan project but about 125 were still missing. As night fell in the ecologically fragile Himalayas and rescue work in the difficult to access areas became more difficult, there were fears they may be dead. CM Trivendra Singh Rawat said 7 bodies were recovered and125 were missing. Homes along the way were also swept away as the waters rushed down the mountainsides in a raging torrent. CONTD. ON P8 The ITBP rescued all 16 people who were trapped in the tunnel near the Tapovan area following a glacier burst in the Chamoli district, the officials said on Sunday. Dhauli Ganga river breaches all records Water level of Dhauli Ganga at Joshimath flowed at a high level, breaching all records, CWC officials said. Yeh jan andolan hai, yeh fail nahi hoga, says Tikait What can be bigger offer than suspending farm laws: Prakash Union minister Som Parkash said the govt is ready for talks with the farmers and asked whether there can be an offer bigger than suspending the contentious agriculture laws for 18 months. He said the government was making sincere efforts to resolve the issue. Govt ready to resume talks: Goyal 19 test +ve in city INDORE: As many as 19 patients tested positive out of 1,669 sample reports received on Sunday . Rate of positive patients was recorded at 1.15%and total number of positive cases reached 57,737. No death was reported, so toll remains 924. According to the CMHO bulletin, total samples received till Sunday was 796290 and 1647 samples were tested negative. Department has taken 1776 more samples for testing including 582 for RTPCR. As many as 315 patients are getting treatment. Total 56,498 patients have been discharged so far. Charkhi Dadri: Asserting that the agitation against the Centre's farm laws is a people's movement that will not fail, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said there will be no 'ghar wapsi' till protesting farmers' demands are met. Addressing a "Kisan Mahapanchayat" near here, Tikait said the government should rollback the contentious farm laws, frame a new legislation to assure the continuation of the msp for crops and release the farmers arrested recently "There will . be no 'ghar wapsi' till farmers' demands are met," he said. "Yeh jan andolan hai, yeh fail nahi hoga," he added. Tikait claimed the campaign against the agriculture laws is going strong. With many 'khap' leaders present at the "mahapanchayat", Tikait lauded their role in strengthening the stir. Union Minister Piyush Goyal said the government is ready to resume talks with the farmers protesting the new farm laws but asserted that despite repeated proposals, the protesters have not come up with any "concrete suggestion" so far. 'Protests due to misunderstanding' Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot said protests were restricted to a 'few places' and that too due to misunderstanding'. "There are 36 states and UT but farmers are protesting in only s a few places in Punjab, Haryana and UP They are . protesting due to misunderstanding," he said Red Fort violence: Sukhdev Singh held The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested Sukhdev Singh, an accused in the January 26 violence during farmer protests at the Red Fort, from Chandigarh. B'luru Christians donate Rs 1 cr for Ram Temple BENGALURU Prominent members of the Christians community in this tech city have collected Rs 1 crore as donation for the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan said on Sunday . "Members of the community donated Rs 1 crore during the fund-raising drive," said Narayan.Christian entrepreneurs, businessmen, educationists, chief executives, marketing experts and social service activists contributed for the temple. "The BJP believes in pro-people actions and 'sab ka saath, sab ka vikas' as stated by PM Narendra Modi. As an inclusive party BJP incapsu, lates even minorities and its philosophy of governance is followed at the central and state levels," said the Deputy CM. The community's representative Ronald Colaso said Christians always respond to the cause of the nation and social harmony . In this context, the community's leaders also thanked the BJP-ruled state government for granting Rs 200 crore for setting up Christian Development Corporation in the city. , Using a football analogy Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that soon Bengal is going to show the 'Ram Card' to the ruling TMC which has committed many back to back fouls including misgovernance, violence, corruption and attacks on beliefs. The PM said that TMC has criminalised politics, institutionalised corruption and politicised administration and police. "Bengal is a football-loving state. I want to say in the STORM IN A TEA CUP? Modi on Sunday made a veiled reference to the toolkit shared by Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg while extending support to farmers' protest and said that a conspiracy has been hatched to defame India and asserted some foreign powers are planning to tarnish the image of India's tea industry. Speaking at an event in Sonitpur's Dhekiajuli, PM Modi said that the people must answer those who have decided to ruin the image of our tea. He also slammed the Opposition parties for being silent on the "toolkit" case. language of football that TMC has made many back to back fouls including misgovernance, violence, corruption and attacks on beliefs. People of Bengal are watching and soon Bengal is going to show the Ram Card to TMC," Modi said at a meeting in Haldia area. In football, if a player commits two fouls that are worthy of being a yellow card for each one, then a red will automatically be issued and the player will have to leave the field. On January 23, Mamata Banerjee did not deliver her speech 'in protest' at an event at Victoria Memorial here to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji after Jai Shri Ram slogans were raised when she was invited to speak in the presence of Modi. CONTD. ON P8