FREE PRESS FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms - VOL. 12 NO. 9 | BHOPAL | THURSDAY | JUNE 23, 2022 | PAGES 14 WWW.FREEPRESSJOURNAL.IN Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE FOR 24X7 UPDATES EDIT THE 15TH PRESIDENT, DROUPADI MURMU NOT WITHOUT MY SISTERS Pg-14 `3 QUALITY AT VALUE WEATHER 33.40c. 24.20c Sunrise : 05.43 Sunset : 07.15 Pvt companies to build forests in MP and earn Carbon Credits too! TINA KHATRI city.indore@fpj.co.in News Brief Murmu may file nomination on June 24 The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is likely to file her nomination on June 24, and is expected to be accompanied by its top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Telangana techie shot dead in US A software engineer from Telangana was shot dead by an unidentified person in Maryland state of the US. Nakka Sai Charan (26), who hailed from Nalgonda district of Telangana, was killed when a person said to be a black man opened fire at him on Sunday PG7 evening. Polio virus found in London The UK health authorities issued a nationwide appeal on Wednesday for parents to ensure their children's vaccines are up to date after the polio virus was detected in sewage samples in London. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said investigations are underway after several closely-related viruses were found in sewage samples taken between February and May. James Rado dies at 90 James Rado, co-creator of the groundbreaking hippie musical "Hair," which celebrated protest, pot and free love and paved the way for the sound of rock on Broadway, has died. He was 90. Rado died Tuesday night in New York City of cardio respiratory arrest, according to friend and publicist Merle Frimark. Modi to visit Germany, UAE from June 26-28 NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Alpine castle of Schloss Elmau in southern Germany on June 26 and 27 to attend the annual summit of G7 that is expected to delve into pressing global challenges including the Ukraine crisis and the situation in the Indo-Pacific. From Germany, Modi will travel to the United Arab Emirates on June 28 to pay his condolences on the passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the former president of the Gulf nation. All the private companies across Madhya Pradesh will now make their own forests under their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This is an approved agreement with the forest department. The carbon credit of the forest created will be provided to the com. pany India is the first country to legally mandate corporate social responsibility . And, following that, all the companies must spend 2% of their average net profit for the past three years on CSR. Corporate social responsibility is traditionally broken into four cateenvironmental, gories: philanthropic, ethical and . economic responsibility Madhya Pradesh has formulated this strategy under Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) of CSR. This strategy will help the state keep the forest cover up and help de- ble way to mitigate the consequences of pollution through afforestation. Carbon Credit benefit to companies Over 1,000 killed in Afghan quake . graded forests in recovery All the companies registered in Madhya Pradesh are required to invest in DEADLIEST in decades KABUL A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing over 1,000 people and injuring at least 1,500 more in one of the in quakes deadliest decades, the state-run news agency reported. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise. remained Information scarce on the magnitude 6.1 temblor near the Pakistani border, but quakes of that strength can cause serious damage in an area where homes and other buildings are poorly constructed and landslides are common. Experts put the depth at just 10 km - another factor that could lead to severe destruction. The disaster posed a major test for the Taliban-led government, which seized Q 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the Central Region Q Thousands of children are at risk: UNICEF Q The quake recorded at a depth of 10 km Q It felt in Kabul, Islamabad, and India FEATHER IN BJP CAP power last year as the U.S. planned to pull out from the country and end its longest war, two decades after toppling the same insurgents in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Rescuers rushed to the area by helicopter Wednesday, but the response is likely to be complicated since many international Class 10 marks In a first, Shahganj corporators to be basis for get elected unopposed admission in CHOUHAN CONGRATULATES polytechnics the winners OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Shahganj Nagar Parishad has become the first civic body in the state to have all its candidates, (read BJP) for the posts of corporators elected unopposed and thus, being tagged as first 'Samras Nagar Parishad' of the state. Shahganj falls under Budhni assembly constituency being represented by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the . legislative assembly Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan congratulated the elected corporators and residents of Shahganj. The CM said, "Such , geniality sociability and coordination are rare among locals. This miracle has been made possible by the public of Shahganj." He added it is a matter of great joy that all BJP candidates had been elected without any opposition in the polls. The Congress party didn't field any candidate. The state government had already announced fixed incentives to the panchayats if all the candidates get elected unopposed. Khurai, Sagar in same line Similarly, Barodia Nagar Parishad in Khurai in Sagar district has also achieved 'Samras' local body status by electing all candidates unopposed. On the last day of withdrawal of nomination, the independent candidates withdrew their papers based on consensus among all candidates. CONTD. ON P6 OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Admission to diploma courses in engineering branches in polytechnic colleges will now be done on the basis of marks obtained by candidates in class 10. In the academic session 2022-23, admission in engineering diploma courses conducted in polytechnic colleges of Madhya Pradesh will be done on the basis of marks obtained in class 10 examinations. Earlier, an entrance test was conducted by ProfesExamination sional Board for admission in diploma courses in polytechnic colleges. Boris govt plans to rewrite human rights law; critics cry foul THE GOVT says the goal is to reduce trivial and frivolous claims LONDON The British government on Wednesday unveiled plans for a Bill of Rights it says will strengthen free speech and the power of Parliament - but that critics argue will rip up human rights protections for ordinary people. The government published the bill days after courts in the UK and Europe, on human rights CSR following the Centre's rule. The companies have been informed of the responsibilities and a possi- grounds, stopped Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative administration deporting people seeking asylum in Britain to Rwanda. If approved by Parliament, the legislation will raise the bar for bringing human rights legal claims. It will reduce the ability of foreign nationals convicted of a crime in Britain to challenge deportation on the basis of their human rights. The government says the goal is to reduce "trivial" and "frivolous" claims. The law will also give British courts the pow- er to ignore rulings by the European Court of Human Rights, currently the ultimate arbiter of rights law for dozens of countries, including the UK. It was an ECHR judge who ruled last week that an Iraqi man shouldn't be sent to Rwanda under the government's controversial de- portation plan, a judgment that led to the flight being grounded. Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said the bill, which would replace the UK's Human Rights Act, would "curb abuses of the system and inject a bit more common sense" into human rights law. He told lawmakers that the law was designed to rein in "elastic interpretations" of human rights that have developed through without rulings court democratic "meaningful oversight" by the House of Commons. left agencies aid Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. Reaching rural areas even in the best circumstances in difficult remains Afghanistan, a landlocked nation just smaller than Texas with rutted mountain roadways that may now have sustained significant damage. CONTD. ON P6 To promote investment in forests and keep our tag of having the highest forest cover in the country, the department has also decided to give the benefit of carbon credit to the companies. Carbon credits and carbon markets are a component of national and international attempts to mitigate the growth in concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs). One carbon credit is equal to 1 ton of carbon dioxide, or, in some markets, carbon dioxideequivalent gases. A carbon credit is a kind of permit that represents 1 ton of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. They can be purchased by an individual or, more commonly, a company to make up for carbon dioxide emissions that come from industrial pro- FP BUREAU New Delhi Over 13,000 candidates have qualified the civil services (preliminary) examination 2022, the results of which were declared on Wednesday by the Union Public Commission Service (UPSC). The civil services examination is conducted annually by the commission in three stages – preliminary, main and interview – to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others. The preliminary examination was held on June 5. Nearly 11.52 lakh people have applied for the examination and as many as 13,090 candidates have qualified it, an official said. The UPSC has put up on its website (www.upsc.gov.in) a detailed list mentioning roll numbers of candidates who have been declared successful in the test. CONTD. ON P6 Under the plan, companies can invest in the forest and plantations for 10 years. This is a micro plan. A committee of forest department officials will review all applications sent by companies to invest in CER under CSR with the department, as noted in the official document of the forest department. CONTD. ON P6 MUMBAI Maharashtra Embattled Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday addressed the state online, and made it clear that he had no intention of continuing in office if his own MLAs didn't want him. "I have kept letter of my resignation as chief minister ready, willing to resign as CM this very moment." , "If you (MLAs) say then I am ready to leave the CM post. It's not about numbers but how many are against me. I will leave if even one person or MLA is against me. It's very shameful for me if even a single MLA is against me," Thackeray said in his live online address. Uddhav Thackeray who tested positive for Covid on Wednesday joined the meeting via video conferencing. "I am ready to give my resignation to the MLAs, they should come here and take my resignation to Raj Bhavan. I am ready to leave the post of Shiv Sena party head also, not on the saying of others but my workers," he added. CONTD. ON P6 FP NEWS SERVICE Bhopal/Vidisha UPSC declares prelims results, 13,000 qualify 10-year Micro Plan READY TO QUIT AS CM, SAYS UDDHAV Shinde claims support of 46 MLAs, rebels move to Assam Faced with revolt by its senior member and Maharashtra Minister Eknath Shinde, the ruling Shiv Sena on Wednesday hinted at dissolution of the Assembly, while epicentre of the high voltage political drama gripping the state shifted from Surat to Guwahati in Assam, where the rebel leader and party MLAs backing him were flown in the wee hours. With Shinde, who has claimed the support of 46 MLAs, showing no signs of backing down from his rebellion, which has pushed the two-and-a-half-year old Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to the brink, party MP Sanjay Raut on said the ongoing political developments in Maharashtra could lead to dissolution of the state Assembly. The Sena has 55 members in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly. Four from Mhow killed in SUVs' collision, 10 injured Four people were killed and 10 were injured in a head-on car collision on National Highway 146 near Pipalkhedi village of Vidhisha district on Wednesday under Gyaraspur police station area. As per details, the deceased, all native of Mhow, have been identified as duction, delivery vehicles or travel. Manohar Lal Verma, (60), Chandabai Verma (55), Rinku Masih (40) and the car driver. Ten other people also sustained injuries in the mishap when the cars col- lided near Pipalkhedi vil. lage at 7 am on Wednesday Two of them who had suffered minor injuries were treated at the primary med. ical facility One car was heading from Vidhisha to Sagar while another one travelling from Sagar to Indore when the incident took place. Bits of crushed glass and parts of the vehicle were seen scattered at the intersection. CONTD. ON P6 KOVIND TO BE SONIA'S NEIGHBOUR NEW DELHI: Outgoing Nath Ram President Kovind will be the neighbour of Congress President Sonia Gandhi as he has been allotted government bungalow No 12 at Janpath which was occupied for over two decades till his death by late Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. The Union Cabinet has allotted this bungalow to him and Kovind's daughter is overseeing the massive renovation being carried out before he moves in after relinquishing the position on July 24. DHFL directors now booked in Rs 34,615-cr bank fraud Consortium of 17 banks led by Union Bank of India cheated; the scam is thrice the size of PNB fraud; searches conducted at 12 locations OUR BUREAU / Mumbai In the biggest loan fraud case that has come to light in recent times, the Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a fresh FIR against the Dewan HousLimited Finance ing (DHFL) group for allegedly cheating a consortium of 17 banks, led by Union Bank of India, to the tune of nearly Rs 35,000 crore. Searches were conducted by the agency in several locations in the country, including in Mumbai. According to the CBI, the FIR was registered on Monday based on a complaint submitted on February 11 this year by Vipin Kumar Shukla, a Deputy General Manager and Branch Head with the Union Bank of India. A CBI officer said, “The bank was heading the consortium of a total of 17 banks which had extended loans to the DHFL group, collectively amounting to Rs 42,871 crores. The DHFL misappropriated a significant portion of these funds by falsifying their books and defaulted on repayment of the dues, causing a loss of Rs 34,615 crore.” Apart from the incarcerated directors of DHFL, Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan, the FIR also names Sudhakar Shetty and ‘unknown public servants’ as accused. It is alleged that the fraud was committed with the help of these public servants, who are yet to be identified. Besides, 10 private firms have also been named as accused, which include Amaryllis Realtors, Gulmarg Realtors, Skylark Buildcon Pvt Ltd, Darshan Developers Pvt Ltd, Sigtia Construction Pvt Ltd, Creatorz Builders Pvt Ltd, Township Developers Pvt Ltd, Shishir Realty Pvt Ltd and Sunblink Real Estate Pvt Ltd. Shukla, in his complaint, has told the CBI that a consortium of 29 banks was formed in 2010 and different credit facilities were extended to DHFL by these banks. As of 2020, there were 17 banks in this consortium. However, by 2019, DHFL started defaulting on its payments, which was followed by a correction in its share price. When the lender banks raised questions, DHFL assured them that this was due to the sale of commercial papers by one of its investors. CONTD. ON P6