FREE PRESS - VOL. XXXVIII NO. 320 | INDORE | FRIDAY | APRIL 29, 2022 | PAGES 16 WWW.FREEPRESSJOURNAL.IN Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; RNI No. 38281/83 EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE EDIT PETROL PRICES: A MILCH COW FOR CENTRE, STATES SINCERELY, SAI! Pg-14 ORANGE ALERT FOR MP, RAJ & MAHA FOR 24X7 UPDATES `3 QUALITY AT VALUE WEATHER 41.00c. 24.30c Sunrise : 05.55 Sunset : 06.53 HEATWAVE TO INTENSIFY IN NEXT FIVE DAYS IN SEVERAL PARTS OF COUNTRY: IMD NEW DELHI: The ongoing heatwave sweeping through vast swathes of the country will intensify in the next five days, with the IMD issuing an "orange" alert for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and parts of Maharashtra, and predicting a rise of another two degrees Celsius in northwest region. According to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast issued on Thursday, a heatwave spell will persist over northwest and central India during the next five days and over east India during the next three days. "A rise of about two degrees Celsius in the maximum temperature (is) very likely over most parts of northwest India during the next two days and no significant change thereafter," it said. An orange alert has been issued for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra for the next four days. The IMD uses four colour codes for weather warnings -- green (no ac- MP AUTO SHOW-2022 BEGINS News Brief Shah Faesal rejoins govt service Former IAS officer Shah Faesal, who had quit the government service in 2019 citing rising intolerance in the country and to float a political party, has rejoined the service, officials said on Thursday. Now, 'outsiders' don't have to con their way to MPPSC exams ATUL GAUTAM city.indore@fpj.co.in Minister for Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon and Water Resource minister Tulsi Silawat inaugurate MP Auto-Expo in Indore on Thursday. Dattigaon said, "We are giving final shape to our industrial policy for electric vehicles and it will soon be launched by CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. We wish to attract maximum investment in this sector." Dattigaon also invited industries involved in manufacturing vehicles, semi-conductor chip and other auto parts to invest in the state Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) on Thursday dissolved the condition of registration from employment exchange office in Madhya Pradesh FREE PRESS candidates for IMPACT from other states to take state service preliminary exam-2021 and state WINDOW TO OPEN AGAIN FOR FRESH REGISTRATION forest service exam-2021. As candidates from outside the state have been permitted to The move comes after Free apply for exams without registration from MP exchange office, Press in its edition dated MPPSC on Thursday said that it was going to open window again April 28, reported that canfor accepting applications from May 5 to May 11. Both candidates didates from other states from outside the state and native can apply for the exams. were forced to take to fraudchange mandatory for MPPdecision of making registraulent route owing to MadSC exams. tion with employment exhya Pradesh government's CONTD. ON P6 I am with BJP, not Trinamool: Mukul Roy KOLKATA Congress Trinamool leader Mukul Roy, who is officially still a BJP legislator from West Bengal, informed the office of Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee that he is still associated with the BJP and HINDI LOCKS HORNS WITH SOUTH SHAKAR RAJ Bengaluru A battle of ‘Woods’ erupted between Sandalwood and Bollywood when two senior actors locked horns over Hindi. It all started when Sandalwood star Kiccha Sudeep, in an exclusive interview with KarnatakaTak, said “Hindi is no more a national language.” He was upping his collar after south Indian films broke box office records in tandem. Bollywood star Ajay Devgn responded to Sudeep’s comment in a tweet in Hindi saying: “Kiccha Sudeep, my brother, according to you, if Hindi is not our national language then why do you release your native language [mother tongue] films by dubbing them in Hindi? Hindi was, is and always will be our mother tongue and national language. Jan Gan Man.” Sudeep then struck a conciliatory note to Devgn say“Hello @ajaydevgn ing: sir… the context to why I said that is entirely different to the way I guess it has reached you. Probably will emphasis on why the statement was made when I see you in person. It wasn't to hurt, provoke or to start any debate. Why would I sir (sic).” Soon, prominent director Ram Gopal Varma jumped into the fray stating that there is “an undeniable ground truth” about “north stars” that they are insecure and jealous. Citing the recently released blockbuster Kannada movie “K.G.F: Chapter 2” CONTD. ON P6 dia, weather experts said. "A maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius is normal at places like Churu, Barmer, Bikaner, and Sri Ganganagar, but 45-46 degrees Celsius in the plains of north India by April end is quite unusual," independent meteorologist Navdeep Dahiya said. The IMD said the heatwave could lead to "moderate" health concerns for vulnerable people -- infants, , the elderly and people with chronic diseases -- in affected areas. CONTD. ON P6 Nath quits as Leader of Oppn COMMISSION withdraws mandatory registration with MP employment exchange CONG MLA Govind Singh to be new LoP Delhi violence: Main accused held in WB The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested one person from Bengal who is said to be a key accused in the April 16 communal clashes in Jahangirpuri, sources said on Thursday. The accused Farid alias Nilu was arrested from his relative's place at Tamluk in East Midnapore district. tion needed), yellow (watch and stay updated), orange (be prepared), and red (take action). Maximum temperatures were 3.1 degrees Celsius to 5 degrees Celsius above normal in Jharkhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya and Pradesh on Wednesday; with the mercury hitting 45.6 degrees Celsius at Rajgarh in Madhya Pradesh. Temperatures may even leap to 47 degrees Celsius in parts of northwest In- has not joined Trithe namool Congress. In the 2021 Assembly elections, Roy got elected as a legislator from Krishnagar (North) in Nadia district on a BJP ticket. However, on June 11, 2021, he went to the Trinamool Congress headquarters and rejoined the ruling party in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the party's national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee. The event was widely cov- ered and aired by the media. Soon after that, the Speaker elected him as the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the , state Assembly a chair which by tradition is always offered to an opposition legislator. CONTD. ON P6 OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Congress leader Kamal Nath resigned as Leader of Opposition (LOP) in state assembly on . Thursday However, he will remain state Congress president. Congress MLA from Bhind and former minister Govind Singh will be the new Leader of Opposition. As per party leaders the Congress working president Sonia Gandhi has accepted resignation of Nath. Nath has been under im- mense pressure in the party over his absence and Congress Legislature Party's performance during assembly sessions. Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal wrote to Kamal Nath on Thursday, saying, "This is to inform you that the Congress president has accepted your resignation from the post of Leader, Congress Legislature Party, Madhya Pradesh, with immediate effect. The party wholeheartedly appreciates your contribution as the CLP leader, Madhya Pradesh." CONTD. ON P6