FREE PRESS - VOL. 12 NO. 65 | BHOPAL | THURSDAY | AUGUST 18, 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 LANKA VICTIM OF CHINESE CHEQUE-BOOK DIPLOMACY TWO TALES OF COMMON MAN’S PLIGHT ALL EYES ON RAHUL’S CAPTAINCY Pg-12 In absence of a bridge, villagers in Harda were forced to take a pregnant woman across flooded river on inflated truck tube to ensure that the woman gets adequate medial care. The video of the incident went viral on social media. Reports of African Cheetahs being stuck in transit completely unfounded: Env Ministry NEW DELHI News Brief Karam Dam construction co blacklisted Taking action against the construction company of Karam Dam, water resource department has suspended the registration of the agency and blacklisted it. In the orders released by CS Ghatole, chief engineer, Narmada Tapti Kachhar, water resource department, the company failed to complete the work even after extended deadlines leading to leakage and its embankments erosion turning it a danger for the people. Silawat, kin escape road mishap A truck rammed into the official car of Madhya Pradesh minister Tulsiram Silawat in Dewas district of the state when he was travelling to Bhopal with his family members, but all of them escaped unhurt, a police official said. The incident occurred around 10 pm on Tuesday on Dewas Bypass road, he said. No EWS flats for Rohingyas: MHA Within hours of Union minister for housing and urban affairs tweeting that Rohingyas will be shifted to EWS apartments in New Delhi's Bakkarwala area, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a clarification denying any move to shift them, and directed the Delhi government to ensure that 'illegal foreigners' remain in detention centres pending their extradition. Masks must inside plane In view of the rising number of coronavirus cases, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has advised the airlines again to strictly comply with Covid19 protocols. The aviation body has instructed all airlines to ensure that passengers are wearing masks properly throughout the journey and ensure proper sensitisation of passengers. in a statement. The IUCN works in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. "The date for Cheetah introduction/translocation has not been decided as yet. Seized of the sensitivity of the entire process, the ministry is taking all precautions to ensure success of the project. "Upon arrival, the Cheetahs will be kept under quarantine and observed before release. Reports in certain sections of the media that African Cheetahs are still stuck in transit are completely unfounded," it said. On July 20, India and Namibia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the reintroduction of cheetahs, declared extinct in the country in 1952. The process of signing an MoU with South Africa is underway . The fastest land animal in the world will find a new home in the Kuno-Palpur National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district. The cheetah is the only large carnivore that got completely wiped out from India, mainly due to over-hunting and habitat loss. CONTD. ON P6 Man & 3 daughters jump before speeding train, killed Rs 200 crore PMLA case: ED names Jacqueline as accused The Union Environment Ministry on Wednesday said the date for the re-introduction of Cheetahs in the "historical ranges" of the country has not been decided yet and media reports about the big cats being stuck in transit are "completely unfounded". The re-introduction of wild species, particularly the Cheetah, is being undertaken as per the guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the processes like disease screening, quarantine of release candidates as well as transportation of live animals wild across continents requires careful planning and execution, the ministry said FP NEWS SERVICE Ujjain A man along with his three daughters jumped before a near train speeding Naikhedi railway station in Ujjain - Nagda section in Ujjain district, about 10 kilometres from Ujjain railway station towards . Nagda, on Wednesday As per goods train loco pilot Indu Shankar, the incident was reported around 9.20 am. After receiving, the train was passing through New Khedi station when the loco pilot heard sound of collision and imthe applied mediately brakes. After getting down from the train, the driver saw dead bodies scattered on the tracks. On receiving the information, GRP in-charge RS Ma- hajan rushed to the spot with his team. Mahajan told Free Press that the deceased were identified as Ravi Panchal, 35 and his three daughters Anamika, 12, Aaradhya, 8, and Anushka, 7, of Goyla Bujurg village in Ujjain district. The police said that it seemed that Panchal had brought the girls to the tracks straight from the school. A motorcycle, with three school bags, was found parked near the tracks. Panchal's village is about 12 kilometres away from the spot. Mahajan said that prima facie it seemed to be a case of suicide. However, investigation was underway to ascertain the reason behind it. A suicide note was also recovered, said Mahajan. NEW DELHI The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet naming Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused in a multi-crore money laundering case linked to alSukesh conman leged Chandrashekhar and others, official sources said. The federal probe agency filed the fresh (second supplementary) charge sheet or prosecution complaint in this case on Wednesday before a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Delhi and, according to sources, the actor has been arraigned in it as an accused. CONTD. ON P6 Alert sounded in Narmada Valley FP NEWS SERVICE Sanawad Alert was sounded across Narmada Valley in Nimar on Wednesday after 23 sluice gates of Omkareshwar Dam were opened. On , Tuesday traffic movement on Martaka bridge was stopped after river's water level rose A day after traffic movement on Mortakabridge stopped, alert sounded across Narmada valley in Nimar region after 23 gates Omkareshwar Dam of opened. Earlier, on Wednesday height of the Omkareshwar Dam gates has been increased due to continuous rain in the Narmada basin area and water was released from the Indira HARASSMENT CASE Sagar dam. This would result in an outflow of about 20,500 cusecs of water downthe from stream project Omkareshwar through 23 gates of the dam, which is 18,557 cumecs at present. Due to this the water level of the Narmada will increase in the next couple of days. The flood control cell incharge of Omkareshwar Power Station has alerted the villagers and devotees. CONTD. ON P6 Judge cites provocative dress by victim to grant bail K RAVEENDRAN Thiruvananthapuram A district sessions judge of Kerala has granted bail to sexual harassment case accused, citing a shocking ground that the victim had worn provocative dress. by decision The Kozhikode district sessions judge S Krishnaku- mar has caused an uproar among public opinion leadjudges, including ers, lawyers and activists. The case relates to the complaint lodged by a writer woman young against noted writer and cultural activist Civic Chandran at a literary camp held at the Nandi Beach in February 2020 that the man talked to her with sexual intent and in a manner that questioned . her modesty The victim posted in a social media page named Women Against Sexual Harassment that Chandran who is of the age of her father or higher misbehaved with her by grabbing her hand and drawing her . close to his body The judge who granted bail to the accused observed it is obvious from the pictures submitted by the accused along with the bail application that the complainant’s woman had been dressed in a provocative manner and therefore section 354 cannot be applied. CONTD. ON P6 WEATHER 24.10c. 21.80c Sunrise : 06.05 Sunset : 06.57 CHOUHAN, GADKARI OUT, BSY IN BJP PARLIAMENTARY BOARD REVAMP NEW DELHI Hari Singh of Marpura village was forced to ferry his sick father on hand cart to Daboh hospital in Bhind district. The hospital is 5-km from the village. Family members claimed that repeated calls to 108 Ambulance went unanswered. `3 QUALITY AT VALUE In a major shake-up, the BJP Wednesday on dropped Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from its parliamentary board, its apex organisational body and brought in , six new members, including Karnataka leader B S Yediyurappa and Iqbal Singh Lalpura, first Sikh representative. The party also rejigged its Central Election Committee (CEC) and named Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister Bhupender Yadav among its new members. Gadkari and Chouhan ceased to be Sensex crosses 60,000-mark MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex maintained its winning run for the fourth session on the trot on Wednesday to reclaim the 60,000-level after a gap of over four months as investors remained upbeat amid softening crude oil prices and persistent foreign fund inflows. A strengthening rupee and positive Asian markets further bolstered sentiment, traders said. The 30-share BSE benchmark jumped 417.92 points or 0.70 per cent to settle at 60,260.13 for the first time since April 5 this year. Jatiya's nomination in CPB surprises MP politicos NIRUKT BHARGAVA Ujjain CEC members after their ouster from the board. All parliamentary board members, which include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh and BJP president J P Nadda, automatically become part of the CEC, which has some additional members as well. The other new board members are K Laxman, Sudha Yadav and Satya- narayan Jatiya, three old party faithfuls but considered political lightweights. The omission of former BJP president Gadkari (65), considered close to the RSS, and Chouhan (63) marks their diminishing stock within the party which has tried to make its key organisational bodies more socially and regionally representative by inducting members of different communities, CONTD. ON P6 Nomination of former union minister Satya Narayan Jatiya, who represented Ujjain seventime in Lok Sabha, in BJP's Central Parliamentary Board (CPB) and Central Election Committee (CEC) on Wednesday has shocked many. In fact, he is the only leader from MP to be nominated to the two 11member and 15-member panels respectively. Jatiya has also represented MP in Rajya Sabha too. CONTD. ON P6 Janpad panchayat CEO attacked after audio clip of his heated phone conversation with BJP MLA REWA: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a Janpad Panchayat in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district was hospitalised as he was seriously injured after being attacked allegedly by a a including group, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, officials said . on Wednesday The police have registered a case against 20 persons in this connection, they said. The incident occurred on , Tuesday soon after an au- dio clip of a heated phone conversation between with the official and BJP MLA K P Tripathi went viral on social media. However, Tripathi denied any involvement in this incident. District collector Manoj Pushp said that Sirmaur Janpad Panchayat's CEO S K Mishra sustained serious injuries in the attack, which took place on Tuesday while he on his way back to office after holding a meeting at Basman Mama Cow Sanctu- , ary some 40 kms from the district headquarters. "Police have registered a case against 20 people, including Manish Shukla (BJP's mandal president), Vivek Gautam, Vinay Shukla and others, under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for abduction, attempt to murder, use of criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging duty, others," among Pushp said. CONTD. ON P6