FREE PRESS - VOL. XXXIX NO. 70 | INDORE | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 17, 2022 | PAGES 14 WWW.FREEPRESSJOURNAL.IN RNI No. 38281/83 Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE EDIT GAME ON AS FIFA BANS INDIA FOR 24X7 UPDATES KING OF SEQUELS Pg-12 INCLUSION SHOULD BE THE PM’S GUIDING PRINCIPLE CoA chief Ranjit Bajaj sees Praful Patel’s hand in the action News Brief Rs 30,000 cr for Ganga cleaning More than Rs 30,000 crore has been sanctioned for projects aimed at cleaning Ganga and its tributaries, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Tuesday. Emphasizing on the importance of limited water resources, Shekhawat said the very beginning of economic development is "our water resource and energy". Shrikant Tyagi denied bail Politician Shrikant Tyagi's bail application in a cheating case was on Tuesday rejected by a local court in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar district. However, the district court has granted bail to two of Tyagi's aides who were accused of harbouring him during the period he went absconding from Noida, a lawyer said. Nepal-US joint military exercise The Nepali Army and the US Army on Tuesday began a month-long joint military drill here on Tuesday, focusing on law enforcement and military decision-making during a conflict, the Himalayan nation's Army said in a statement. A contingent of the US army arrived in Kathmandu earlier on Tuesday morning under the leadership of Captain Black Ducatel for holding the 39th edition of the 'Ex-Balance Nail' military exercise, according to the Directorate of Public Relations and Information statement. rently be held in India as planned", FIFA — as football’s world governing body is known by its French acronym — said while banning India for the first time in the country’s 85 years as a member of the organisation. The country was scheduled to host its first women’s world football event from Oct 11–30. CONTD. ON P6 RIVERS’ WATER LEVELS inch closer to danger mark, dam gates opened OUR STAFF REPORTER City.bhopal@fpj.co.in Pashupatinath temple flooded Mandsaur district has been witnessing incessant rains since Monday evening. All the rivers including Shivna are in spate. The flood water of Shivna river has reached the sanctum sanctorum of Pashupatinath temple. Dalit boy's death: Strict action sought JAIPUR/NEW DELHI: The Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan came under more pressure Tuesday over the death of a Dalit boy with the apex child rights body seeking strict action and 12 Congress councillors in a municipal body sending their resignation letters to the chief minister. PG-7 Jill Biden tests Covid-positive First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing "mild symptoms," the White House announced Tuesday. President Joe Biden continues to test negative after recently recovering from the virus but will wear a mask indoors for 10 days as a precaution. and Narmadapuram divisions of Madhya Pradesh as well. Administration has put 13 districts on alert following incessant rains. Narmadapuram, Vidisha, Balaghat, Bhopal, Rajgarh, Harda, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Dewas, Raisen, Ratlam, Sehore, Barwani districts have been instructed to remain vigilant due to water discharge out of all the dams. CONTD. ON P6 TRAFFIC MOVEMENT ON MORTAKA BRIDGE STOPPED FP NEWS SERVICE / Sanawad Traffic movement on Mortakabridge over Narmada river near Mortaka stopped on precautionary measure after water level crossed 163 metre mark on Tuesday evening at around 7.10 pm. With this, connectivity between Indore and other southern cities including Akola, Buldhana, Amravati and other cities (via Indore - Icchapur state highway) snapped. Due to the closure of the bridge, long lines of vehicles have started on both sides of the bridge. About twoyear ago, traffic on the Mortaka bridge closed for 20 days after water level not only crossed danger mark, but flowing over 10 feet on the bridge. With Nimar region getting continuous rain, the dam gates of Tawa, Narmadanagar, Omkareshwar have been opened, the administration is engaged in evacuating the lower settlements by alert, high alert to the village on the banks of Narmada. FLOATING ON CONTROVERSY BILKIS BANO CASE Ignominy amid PM’s call to respect women DARSHAN DESAI / Ahmedabad Threat to Ambanis: Accused remanded A holiday court in Mumbai on Tuesday remanded a jeweller, arrested for allegedly threatening to kill industrialist Mukesh Ambani and his family members, to police custody till August 20. The police had on Monday arrested the jeweller, Bishnu Vidu Bhoumik (56), for allegedly calling up the landline number of Reliance Foundation Hospital here and threatening to kill Ambani and his family members. Q Two friendly internationals against Vietnam (Sep 24) and Singapore (Sep 27) will be cancelled if the suspension is not revoked. Q Indian Women’s League champions Gokulam Kerala were set to open their campaign in the AFC Women’s Club Championship against Uzbek side Sogdiana-W in Qarshi on Aug 23. Q ATK Mohun Bagan, one of India’s most loved football clubs, was supposed to play its AFC Cup Inter-Zonal semi-final on Sep 7, but now its name does not feature among the eight clubs. Q India, who won the U-20 SAFF Cup recently, are due to play the AFC U-20 Qualifiers in Iraq. India are drawn in a tough group with the hosts, Australia and Kuwait. Q FIFA sanctioned grants to the tune of $3 million in the past three years. If the ban persists, the AIFF stands to lose $500,000 annually. Incessant rain batters state, 13 dists on alert Heavy rainfall has been battering Madhya Pradesh for the past few days. The IMD has sounded alert in Jabalpur, Bhopal and Narmadapuram divisions of Madhya Pradesh for the next 24 hours. Heavy rainfall continued in several parts of the state, including the capital city Bhopal, for the last two days. The weather department has predicted a continued spell of rain for the next two days. Schools in many districts such as Bhopal, Sehore, Betul, Raisen, Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad) . were shut down on Tuesday The state administration on Tuesday warned that a floodlike situation can also emerge in some other places, especially near the catchment area of Narmada and Tawa and other rivers. Orange alert was also sounded in Indore, Ujjain Workers wave China’s and Sri Lanka’s national flags upon the arrival of China’s research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota port on August 16 Nitish inducts 31 ministers, more than half from RJD AGENCIES Patna Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his new cabinet on Tuesday by inducting 31 new ministers, including a huge contingent of 16 from key ally RJD, taking care to give due representation to all sections WEATHER 27.10c. 23.00c Sunrise : 06.03 Sunset : 07.01 THE FALLOUT FOR INDIAN FOOTBALL RONALD CHETTIAR Mumbai In a major blow to India, the International Federation of Football Associations suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday for “undue influence from third parties” and took the U-17 Women’s World Cup . away from the country The World Cup “cannot cur- `3 QUALITY AT VALUE of society, including minorities. Of the council of ministers, 11 are from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U), two from Congress and one from ex-CM Jitan Ram Manjhi's HAM, besides an Independent. The swearing in took place at Raj Bhavan, where Governor Phagu administered Chauhan oath of office to the inductees in batches of five and six. Kumar and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who had been sworn in earlier on August 10, were among those present. CONTD. ON P6 The release of 11 life convicts in the horrifying Bilkis Bano gangrape and mass murder case has caused a huge embarrassment to the BJP, especially Minister Prime after Narendra Modi’s 82-minute Independence Day address, exhorting the nation to “protect women’s dignity in all circumstances”. On August 15, 2022, images and videos of the released convicts being ofoutside sweets fered Godhra Sub-Jail by local BJP and Sangh Parivar workers went viral and added to the shock value. The convicts subsequently went to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office in Godhra, where they were felicitated. Bilkis Bano’s husband Yakub Rasul said that he found out about the release through the media. CONTD. ON P6 Rajnath hands over indigenous defence systems to Army NEW EQUIPMENT BOOSTS SOLDIERS’ COMBAT CAPABILITY IN LADAKH NEW DELHI Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday handed over to the Army a wide range of indigenous military equipment including unmanned aerial systems and quick reaction fighting vehicles to crank up its combat capabilities in eastern Ladakh in the backdrop of the prolonged border face-off with China. The other key equipment that the Army received included surveillance hardware, patrolling boats, 'Future Infantry Soldier as a System', a new anti-personnel mine 'Nipun', infantry protected mobility vehicles, rugged and automatic communication system, upgraded sights system for tanks and advanced thermal imagers. The handing over of the new equipment was part of the government's efforts to enhance the combat readiness of the armed forces in view of the military standoff with Chinese troops in several friction points for over two years. The new boats --Landing Craft Assault(LCA)--equipped with advanced surveillance gadgets and other equipment are being deployed to keep a strict vigil over the Pangong Tso lake in eastern Ladakh. The 134-km-long lake at an altitude of 13,900-feet is considered strategically significant. China controls around two-thirds of the lake. Last year, the Army had ordered 12 LCA boats to strengthen its existing fleets of vessels. CONTD. ON P6 Seven ITBP jawans killed as bus falls into river SRINAGAR Seven ITBP jawans died and 32 security personnel were injured when the bus in which they were returning from Amarnath Yatra duty fell into a deep gorge in the Pahalgam area of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said. The bus, carrying 37 IndoPolice Border Tibetan (ITBP) personnel and two policemen, was on its way to the police control room here from Chandanwari, he said. While two ITBP personnel died on the spot, five others succumbed to their injuries later, the officials said. CONTD. ON P6 Another Kashmiri Pandit shot dead FP BUREAU Srinagar A Kashmiri Pandit was shot dead and his brother was injured by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday The area witnessed . similar attacks on Kashmiri Pandits in April. The victim, Sunil Kumar Pandit, had gone with his brother Pitambar Nath Pandit to his apple orchard in Chotigam village when they were attacked with an AK-47 assault rifle. Sunil Kumar, who leaves behind four daughters and his wife, died on the spot, while his brother is bat- tling for life at an army hospital. police A spokesperson said that while one terrorist opened fire, the other captured the act with his mobile phone camera. Terrorists had struck in the same village in April when they opened fire on Kashmiri Pandit chemist Balkrishen Bhat alias Sonu Kumar, who miraculously escaped death. He was injured and remained in hospital for a long period. After the incident, the administration had assured that the presence of security forces where minorities were living would be increased. CONTD. ON P6 Govt forms panel to probe Karam dam breach OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in State government has constituted a four member committee to investigate Karam dam breach incident of Dhar. Ashish Kumar, Additional Secretary, Water Resources Department will be the chairman of the committee which has three more members. THE NAMES OF COMMEMBERS MITTEE ARE: Dr Rahul Kumar Jaiswal, Scientist, National Water Science Institution, Regional Centre, Bhopal, Deepak Sathpute, Chief Engineer, Bureau of Design and Hydel, Water Department, Resources Bhopal and Anil Sigh, Di, rector, Dam Security BOD- HI Bhopal. The committee is supposed to submit its report within 5 days, as per the order of the state government. Notably, Karam dam had recently developed a crack in its mud wall, forcing administration to evacuate people of at least 18 villages for safety reasons. CONTD. ON P6