FREE PRESS - VOL. XXXVIII NO. 331 | INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 10, 2022 | PAGES 16 WWW.FREEPRESSJOURNAL.IN Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; `3 QUALITY AT VALUE RNI No. 38281/83 WEATHER 41.70c. 27.10c EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE FOR 24X7 UPDATES EDIT FOCUS ON CHALLENGES, DON'T TAKE DIVERSIONS Sunrise : 05.49 Sunset : 06.57 HUMAN TOUCH IS STILL AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE: RAVINDRA SINGH NEGI Pg-16 NLIU students’ truant card fails, all test C-ve in RT-PCR test Heat wave conditions V-C had seen through OUR STAFF REPORTER Bhopal Over two dozen students of National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, who claimed to possess reports antigen rapid showing them as Covid patients, have tested negative. They played the trick to get their examina- their ‘RAT +ve’ trick; Now exams to be held according to schedule The tests were conducted . on Sunday The RT-PCR tests suggest that none of them contracted coronavirus. The news of over a dozen students testing corona positive on Saturday had created buzz in NLIU campus as exams were to begin from May 9. A section of students also mounted pressure on uni- versity to postpone the exam because of coronainfected students. The vice chancellor Prof Vijay Kumar immediately called the medical team and conducted RTPCR on all the students who were found positive. Test reports of all students were found negative. CONTD. ON P6 seeks report SRI LANKAN PM QUITS; UGCfrom Sharda NATION LOCKED DOWN tions deferred but the university vice chancellor's decision to conduct their RT-PCR tests revealed the truth, university officials said. HINDUTVA-FASCISM FP BUREAU / New Delhi News Brief Vikas Dubey's property attached The Uttar Pradesh government has seized properties worth Rs 67 crore belonging to slain gangster Vikas Dubey and his relatives. Attachment orders for these properties have been issued by the court of the district magistrate. SC stays all hearings on IT The Supreme Court on Monday stayed further proceedings before the high courts in matters involving challenges to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 or the Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules 2021. NIA detains Shakeel's aides The NIA on Monday detained gangster Chhota Shakeel's aide Salim Qureshi aka Salim Fruit and a trustee of Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai after conducting raids at over 20 places here and in adjoining Thane district against associates of Dawood Ibrahim, an official said. Singapore to ban ‘Kashmir Files’ 'The Kashmir Files', a Bollywood movie on the exodus of Hindus from the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley, will be banned in multi-racial Singapore as the film has been assessed to be "beyond" the citystate's film classification guidelines, a media report said on Monday. Protesters stall demolition drive Protests erupted at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh on Monday with hundreds of people, including women, physically blocking bulldozers and forcing the local municipal authority to abandon an anti-encroachment drive. Cyclone Asani likely to weaken Severe cyclonic storm Asani packing gale-force winds up to 120 kmph which is moving towards the east coast bringing along heavy rain, is likely to recurve in a northnortheastward direction on reaching near the shore and weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm, the Met office said on Monday. PARTY MP killed in clashes AGENCIES Colombo Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday amid unprecedented economic turmoil, hours after his supporters attacked anti-government protesters outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office, leaving at least 130 people injured and prompting authorities to impose a nationwide curfew and deploy army troops in the capital. Prime Minister Mahinda, 76, sent his resignation letPresident the to ter Gotabaya Rajapaksa after violent scenes were wit- Punjab on high alert after blast at state intelligence HQ AGENCIES / Chandigarh A rocket-propelled grenade hit the Intelligence Wing headquarters of Punjab Police in Mohali near here on Monday night, shattering windowpanes on one of the floors of the building, police said. A high alert has been sounded in Punjab after an explosion. No one, however, was injured in the explosion, which political parties termed "disturbing" and "shocking". Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has sought a detailed report from the police on the incident. The explosion took place at around 7.45 pm at the office located at sector 77 in Mohali. The windowpanes on one of the floors of the building were shattered because of the explosion. CONTD. ON P6 nessed in Colombo. "Effective immediately I have tendered my resignation as Prime Minister to the President," Mahinda tweeted. A parliamentarian of the ruling party of the Rajapakasas and his personal security officer were killed on Monday in clashes between anti- and progovernment protesters in . the country Amarakeerthi Athukorala, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP from the Polonnaruwa district, was surrounded by anti-government groups at the north western town of Nittambuwa, the police said. The people said that , gunfire came from his SUV and when the angry mobs toppled the car, he fled and took refuge in a building and committed suicide by pulling his own revolver. By the time he killed himself, thousands of people had surrounded the building. Later, the lawmaker and his personal security officer were found dead, the police said. Prime Minister Mahinda in his resignation letter said that he is stepping down to pave way for the All-Party Interim Government to be formed. "I write to inform (you) that I have decided to resign from the post of prime minister with immediate effect. CONTD. ON P6 WILL RE-EXAMINE IndiGo incident: DGCA forms SEDITION: CENTRE fact-finding team FP BUREAU NEW DELHI A day ahead of the Supreme Court's final hearing on the sedition law, the Centre on Monday asked the court to hold back as it has decided to “re-examine and reconsider” its provisions, and “not rush with any ruling”. The government filed an application, requesting the Supreme Court not to hold hearing in the case to decide the constitutionality of Section 124A till the it finishes its reconsideration process. The Union government’s application came a day before the Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments on the legal question of whether the pleas chal- lenging the Colonial-era penal law on sedition should be referred to a larger bench. The Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), non-bailable provision, makes “any speech or expression that brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the government established by law in India a criminal offence punishable with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.” The top court is hearing pleas filed by the Editors Guild of India and former Major General SG Vombatkere, challenging the constitutionality of Section 124A (sedition) in the IPC. CONTD. ON P6 NEW DELHI India's aviation regulator DGCA has formed a threemember team to conduct a "fact-finding enquiry" into IndiGo recently barring a specially-abled child from boarding a flight at the Ranchi airport as he was in a "state of panic", officials . said on Monday "They will visit Ranchi and Hyderabad (place of stay of the family concerned) and collect appropriate evidence within one . week from today Based on the outcome of the said enquiry, further action shall entail," the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) noted in a statement. CONTD. ON P6 CMHO held for bribery in Khandwa, woman official in Burhanpur FP NEWS SERVICE Khandwa/Burhanpur The Special Police Establishment (SPE) of the Lokayukta in Madhya Pradesh on Monday caught a senior health official for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a staff nurse who had sought a transfer, an official said. In another case, a woman official with the Madhya Pradesh Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana was caught for bribery in Burhanpur. "Khandwa's Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) DS Chouhan was caught while accepting a bribe of DS Chouhan Sarita Swamy Rs 10,000 from complainant Savita Jharwade, a staff nurse. As per the complainant, he had demanded Rs 40,000 to facilitate her transfer from the community health centre in Chhaigaon Makhan to Khandwa," Lokayukta's Deputy Superintendent of Police Praveen Baghel said. In the second case, project manager Sarita Swamy of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana in Burhanpur district while red-handed caught was allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 25,000 from Assistant Block Development Manager Vijay Pawar for allocation of government funds and payment of dues. Chouhan and Swamy have been booked in separate cases under Prevention of Corruption Act, the official added. Sloth mother bear & cubs in search of water WHAT COULD have been a better treat on Mothers' Day than this OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in A video of sloth mother bear carrying her two cubs on her back in search of water on Mothers' Day has earned appreciation on social media platforms. Sub Divisional Police Officer of Sohagpur, Madan Mohan Samar, shot the video on Sunday when the world was celebrating . Mothers' Day "It was a wonderful experience. We were on a visit to Satpuda National Park when I saw the bear along with two cubs. A little later, mother bear took the cubs on her back and started walking," said Samar. What could have been a better treat on Mothers' Day than this, said Samar. Samar further said that his guide told them that IN UNFORGIVING BLAZE OF A SUMMER SUN cubs were thirsty and the mother sloth bear was taking them to a water source. She walked for about half-an-hour with cubs on her back in scorching heat. The temperature must have been around 44 degrees Celsius. Samar followed the bear and cubs till the water saucer and shot the entire . journey Considering hot summer, the national park management has engaged a good number of people to fill water saucers inside the forest area to quench thirst of animals. The University Grants Commission (UGC) sought a report from the Sharda University on Monday about an question “objectionable” asked by it in an exam on similarities between Hindutva and fascism. The higher education regulator has asked the Greater Noida-based private university to explain in the detailed action-taken report the steps taken by it to ensure that such incidents do not occur. CONTD. ON P6 in 5 districts in MP RATLAM HOTTEST at 46 degrees Celsius BHOPAL Heat wave conditions prevailed in five districts in Madhya Pradesh on Monday with Ratlam recording , the highest maximum temperature of 46 degrees Celsius in the state. This was the third highest maximum temperature in India after Barmer and Bikaner which sizzled at 46.3 degrees Celsius and 46.2 degrees Celsius, respectively, the India MeteDepartment orological (IMD) said. Madhya Pradesh is unlikely to see a let up in the sultry weather soon with the Met department forecasting that heat wave conditions may prevail in some parts of the state for four more days. A trough was running from Punjab to northwest Madhya Pradesh across Haryana and Rajasthan, a REPRESENTATIONAL PIC senior meteorologist with IMD's Bhopal office said. He said that heat wave conditions prevailed at Ratlam, Rajgarh, Guna, Khargone and Khandwa. The maximum temperature of the four major cities in MP - Bhopal, Inand Jabalpur dore, Gwalior was recorded at 42.9 degrees Celsius - two notches above normal, 42.8 degrees Celsius, also two degrees above normal, 42 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal, and 42. 4 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal, respec. tively PM to launch MP start-up policy virtually on May 13 OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Madhya Pradesh Start-up Policy on May 13 virtually and address the start-up community, as per state government. The Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will release a collection of success stories of selected start-ups at the Start-up Conclave 2022 to be held at Brilliant Convention Centre in Indore. The conclave will include policy makers from government and private sector, innovators, central and state administrators, startup potential entrepreneurs, all pillars of startup ecosystem and public representatives. Academicians, investors, mentors and all other stakeholders Woman marries sister's groom after mix-up due to power failure FP NEWS SERVICE Ujjain How important electricity is for life, it can be ascertained from the incident in Aslana of Ingoria police station where suddenly there was a power failure while doing Mata Pujan (worshiping the mother) inside the room and in such a situation, the brides of two grooms changed among themselves. As a result, the ritual of Mata Puja of these brides were solemnised with different grooms, although this mistake was rectified when the start-up country's of ecosystem will also participate, said a statement. The one-day session consists of 3 components, which are sectoral session, start-up expo and launch of Start-up Policy in the virtual presence of the Prime Minister. In addition, there will be various sessions. In the speed mentoring session to be held at the conclave, participants will meet and have an open dialogue with leaders of the institutions educational and start-up space. CONTD. ON P6 BSF shoots down drone from Pak carrying heroin in Punjab NEW DELHI power restored at the time of the Saat phere (seven rounds). The actual (scheduled) groom got married with the actual bride. This interesting incident occurred in the house of Rameshlal Relot, a resident of Aslana. Rameshlal had organized marriage of three daughters and one son. CONTD. ON P6 The Border Security Force shot down a drone that entered the Indian territory from Pakistan with a consignment of heroin in Punjab's Amritsar, said the . force on Monday The BSF said they recovered nine packets of heroin, thwarting a smuggling bid from across the border. The BSF troops also lodged a protest with the Pakistani Rangers for the from coming drone across the border. CONTD. ON P6 Red paint welcome for Russian envoy to Poland WARSAW Protesters threw red paint on the Russian ambassador on Monday as he arrived at a cemetery in Warsaw to pay respects to Red Army soldiers who died during World War II. Ambassador Sergey Andreev arrived at the Soviet soldiers cemetery to lay flowers, where a group of activists opposed to Russia's war in Ukraine were waiting for him. Video footage shows red paint being thrown from behind Andreev before a protester standing beside him throws a big blob of it in his face. The protesters prevented the ambassador and other members of a Russian delegation from laying their . flowers at the cemetery The protesters carried Activists shout slogans as Russian Ambassador to Poland, Sergey Andreev, left, who is covered with red paint in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday AP/PTI Ukrainian flags and chanted "fascist" at him, while some were dressed in white sheets smeared with blood, symbolizing the Ukrainian victims of Russia's war. Other men in his entourage were also seen splattered with what appeared to be red paint. Police arrived at the scene to help the ambassador and other members of . his delegation get away