FREE PRESS FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms - VOL. XXXIX NO. 102 | INDORE | SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 18, 2022 | PAGES 18 WWW.FREEPRESSJOURNAL.IN RNI No. 38281/83 Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE WORLD I AM COMPETING WITH MYSELF': VARUN AARON Pg-18 GROWL IS BACK AFTER 75 YEARS FOR 24X7 UPDATES PRESSURE MOUNTS ON PUTIN FROM ALL SIDES ON HIS 72ND BIRTHDAY, PM MODI RELEASES CHEETAHS IN KUNO NATIONAL PARK OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in News Brief President Murmu leaves for London President Droupadi Murmu left for London on Saturday to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and to offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government. Justin Bieber cancels India Tour Bieber fans will be extremely disappointed to learn that the 'Justin Bieber Justice World Tour - India' scheduled for October 18, 2022 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi has been cancelled owing to the singer's health concerns. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who celebrated his 72nd birthday on Saturday, released cheetahs brought from Namibia in Park National Kuno before shortly (KNP) noon to bring to an end India's long wait for 75 years after the big cats were declared extinct in 1952 five years after the last cheetahs were killed. The PM released three cheetahs-two from one release point and the remaining one from the secondinto quarantine enclosures from where they would be released into big enclosures after some time, according to official information. He then clicked photos of the cheetahs, too, with a camera. According to official documents, it was in Chhattisgarh where the last chee- PM Modi clicks picture of Cheetah after releasing it in Kuno National Park on Saturday ‘Terms extinction unfortunate’ OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the killing and extinction of cheetahs on Indian soil 'unfortunate' and said that no meaningful efforts had been made for decades to restore the big cats to the country. The PM, in his message PM MISSES MOTHER On his 72nd birthday on Saturday, PM Narendra Modi missed his mother as he could not go to Gujarat to seek her FULL REPORT P5 blessings after releasing the Namibian cheetahs in Kuno National Park, in Sheopur district, on Saturday said there was an opportunity Muslim inmates claim forcibly clean shaved in jail FAMILIES SUBMIT memo to collector, seek action against staff MITHILESH PANDEY City.bhopal@fpj.co.in Five Muslims youths, who were sent to jail under CrPC 151 after denial of their bail, have alleged that they were forcefully clean shaved in the jail in Rajgarh. They further alleged that Jailer stated that it was not Pakistan but India, hence they were not expect- ed to sport beard in the jail. Families of these Muslims youths have given memorandum to Rajgarh Collector Harsh Dixit demanding action against jailer for insulting Muslims religion. Besides, these families have written letter MP Human Right Commission over the same issue. As per memorandum, jailer has insulted Muslim religion and administration should take action. They had beard for last 8 to 10 years as per religion. CONTD. ON P6 (now) to reconnect the centuries-old link of biodiversity that was broken and became extinct decades ago. "Today, the cheetah has returned to the soil of India. And I'd also say that, along with these cheetahs, the nature-loving consciousness of India has also been awakened in full force," the PM said. CONTD. ON P6 China had large base, fighting positions at Ladakh standoff point NEW DELHI: New satellite images confirm that Chinese soldiers have withdrawn 3 kilometres from the position that they occupied across the Line of Actual Control in Gogra-Hot Springs in Eastern Ladakh, claimed NDTV. The withdrawal is part of a mutual disengagement process that saw the Chinese army bringing down a major base at the Line of Actual Control near an area the Indian Army used to patrol in 2020. CONTD. ON P6 tahs of the country were spotted and killed in 1947, the year the country achieved its Independence from British rule. This happens to be the world's first intercontinental large wild carnivore translocation project for which India and Namibia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on July 20, 2022. According to the MoU, eight cheetahs were brought from Namibia-three males and five females. To witness the historic moments at KNP, Governor of Madhya Pradesh Mangubhai Patel, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Jyotiraditya Scindia, several ministers of the state Cabinet, officials of the state and the central government and others were present. CONTD. ON P6 `4 QUALITY AT VALUE WEATHER 25.40c. 22.10c Sunrise : 06.14 Sunset : 06.28 SCO plans single terror group list Ironically, China blocks a proposal by US and India at the UN to blacklist India’s most wanted terrorist Sajid Mir SAMARKAND: To combat the security threat posed by militant groups, the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) plan to prepare a unified list of terrorist, separatist and extremist organisations whose activities are banned on their territories. In a joint declaration issued at the end of the annual summit of the eightmember bloc in the historic Uzbek city of Samarkand , on Friday the leaders of the SCO member states expressed deep concern over the security threat posed by terrorism, separatism and extremism in all its forms Q Mir is a senior member of the Pakistan-based LeT and is wanted for his involvement in the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai Q Pakistani authorities have in the past claimed Mir’s death; the West remained unconvinced and demanded proof Q US says Mir was LeT’s operations manager for the attacks, playing a leading role in their planning, preparation and execution Q In June this year, Mir was jailed for over 15 years in a terror-financing case by an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan and manifestations and strongly condemned terrorist acts around the world. CONTD. ON P6 US MEDIA PRAISES PM MODI’S COMMENTS TO PUTIN ON UKRAINE WAR ‘A STUNNING PUBLIC REBUKE’ T mainstream he American media on praised Friday Prime Minister Narendra Modi for telling Russian President Vladimir Putin that this is not the time for war in Ukraine. The Modi-Putin conversation in Samarkand was widely carried by the mainstream American media. “Modi rebukes Putin over war in Ukraine,” The Washington Post reported in a headline. “In a stunning public rebuke, Modi told Putin: “Today’s era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this,” the daily reported. reproach rare “The showed the 69-year-old Russian strongman coming under extraordinary pressure from all sides,” the Post said. Responding to Modi, Putin said, “I know your position on the conflict in Ukraine, about your concerns that you constantly express. We will do our best to stop this as soon as possible. CONTD. ON P6