FREE PRESS - VOL. 12 NO. 176 | BHOPAL | WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 7, 2022 | PAGES 16 Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; ‘NOBODY SHOULD GO TO SLEEP EMPTY STOMACH’ WWW.FREEPRESSJOURNAL.IN EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE FOR 24X7 UPDATES NATION TMC SPOKESPERSON SAKET GOKHALE DETAINED OVER FAKE TWEET ON PM SON EXITS WITHOUT SHOWING HIS BEST FOR SOUTH KOREA Pg-16 GOVERNMENT is duty-bound to ensure foodgrains reach the last man, says apex court AGENCIES New Delhi It is our culture to ensure nobody goes to sleep empty stomach, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday and asked the central government to see to it that foodgrains under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) reaches the last man. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Hima Kohli directed the Centre to submit a fresh chart with the number of migrant and unorganised sector workers registered on eShram portal. "It is the duty of the central government to ensure foodgrains under NFSA are reaching the last man. We are not saying that Centre is not doing anything, the Union of India has ensured foodgrains to people during Covid. At the same time, we have to see it con- Goa MLAs defection case: To what extent our morality has gone down now! On DeMO: Can't fold hands and sit because it's an economic policy The Supreme Court on Tuesday, while hearing petitions challenging the Centres demonetisation move in 2016, said that it cannot fold its hands and sit because it is an economic policy. Senior advocate Jaideep Gupta, representing the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), submitted before a five-judge of bench that the objective of the demonetisation policy was to curb black money and fake currencies, adding that not a single bank suffered losses. tinues. It is our culture (to ensure) that nobody goes to sleep empty stomach," the bench said. It was hearing on its own a public interest matter related to the plight of migrant workers during the RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 On Michel's bail pleas: If he was an Indian, he would have been granted bail The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre that for how long will it keep Christian Michel, who is a foreign national, behind the bars, and added that if he was an Indian, in similar circumstances, he would have been granted bail. Covid pandemic and the resultant lockdowns. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for three social activists Anjali Bharadwaj, Harsh and Jagdeep Mander Chhokar, said the coun- The Supreme Court said on Tuesday "to what extent our morality has gone down now!" while directing the listing of a plea next year by Goa Congress leader Girish Chodankar challenging the Bombay High Court order, which junked a plea seeking disqualification of 12 members of the Goa Legislative Assembly for defecting from Congress and Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) to the BJP in 2019. try's population has increased after the 2011 census and so has the number of beneficiaries covered under the NFSA. He submitted many eligible and needy beneficiaries will be deprived of the ben- efit under the law if it is . not enforced effectively Bhushan said the government is claiming the per capita income of people has increased in recent years, but added India has slipped rapidly in global hunger index. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, submitted there are 81.35 crore beneficiaries under NFSA, a very large number even in the Indian context. The ASG said the 2011 census has not stopped the government from adding more people to the list of beneficiaries which is growing. Bhushan interjected to say 14 states have filed affidavit stating their quota of foodgrains has been exhausted. The matter is posted for resumed hearing on December 8. News Brief New dispute between Nepal and India Nepal and India have engaged in a new diplomatic row after Nepali citizens pelted stones at Indian nationals on the order side of the border over the embankment construction by the Indian side. The incident on Sunday led to the injuries of four Nepali nationals, including a minor. Violence in Belagavi; over 100 detained The protests by Kannada activists around the issue of border row between Maharashtra and Karnataka took a violent turn on Tuesday after trucks bearing Maharashtra registration number plates were attacked by an angry mob.The Karnataka police took president of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, Narayana Gowda, and hundreds of workers into custody following the violence. Mobiles banned in Mahakal Temple Visitors at the famous Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain city will not be permitted to carry their mobile phones inside the premises from December 20 for security reasons, a senior district official said.Temple management committee chairman and district collector Ashish Singh said that mobile phones will be prohibited inside the temple from December 20 for security reasons. ‘Pending cases to touch 5 cr mark’ Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said the number of pending cases across various courts could touch the five crore mark in a couple of months. Expressing concern over the issue of pendency, he said while such cases are likely to come down in the SC and high courts, the "real challenge" is in the lower courts. LAKHIMPUR KHERI Six-year-old Tanmay Sahu fell into a borewell in Madvi village of Betul on Tuesday evening. As the news spread, SDERF teams from Bhopal and Hoshangabad rushed to the village and started the rescue operation. SDERF team from Harda too has reached the village. Oxygen was being supplied to the boy trapped in 55feet-deep well. Rescue operation was underway till the filing of the report. Three JCB machines were around the digging borewell. Ashish Mishra, son of minister Ajay Union Mishra, will now be tried for the murder of four farmers and a journalist a protest in during Lakhimpur Kheri last year against the now-repealed farm laws. A court in Lakhimpur Kheri framed charges against him and the other accused on Tuesday and announced that the trial will begin on December 16. This comes a day after the court rejected Mishra's discharge petition. The police charge sheet Centre defends winter session dates, says not ignoring Christmas NEW DELHI A controversy has erupted after the dates for the winter session of Parliament were announced by the Centre, with the Opposition charging that the festivals like Christmas were being ignored. The government, however, defended its move. "There will be holiday on December 24 and 25, and it's incorrect to say that the government is ignoring Christmas," Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs said. The opposition-led Congress said that the government was deliberately doing this. CONTD. ON P6 According to reports, Tanmay Sahu fell into the bore well around 5pm while trying to look into it. When his family members failed to locate him, they launched a search operation. Soon they heard Tanmay's cries from inside the borewell. They immediately called up Betul and Atner police for help. CONTD. ON P6 NEW DELHI The Delhi High Court Tuesday allowed a 26-yearold woman to medically terminate her pregnancy after she moved the court claiming “cerebral abnormality” of the foetus, saying her mental and physical health and the child’s wellbeing tilted “its mind in favour” of her plea. In a 33-page judgment, a single judge bench of Justice Pratibha Singh said, “The Court has clearly been able to gauge the mental trauma affecting the parents, their economic and social conditions, as also, the fact that the Petitioner is taking a cautious and well-informed decision, while seeking termination of pregnancy She . has understood as to what termination of pregnancy entails at such an advanced stage.” “The ultimate decision in such cases ought to recognise the choice of the mother, as also, the possibility of a dignified life for the unborn child,” the court said. CONTD. ON P6 Rupee has done relatively well: WB economist The rupee has done relatively better in 2022 compared to other emerging markets, World Bank economist Dhruv Sharma said on Tuesday. institution said that the revised update was mainly due to greater resilience shown by the Indian economy against global shocks and better September quarter figures. The World Bank has revised its GDP estimate downwards for 2023-2024 from 7 per cent to 6.6 per cent. It has also said that India's inflation is expected to stay at 7.1 per cent in 2022-23. Though it may slide down to 5.2 per cent in 2023-24, the PG-13 World Bank added. ing farmers at high speed. Angry farmers had managed to chase down the SUV and allegedly lynched the driver and two BJP workers. The incident sparked a wave of outrage against the ruling BJP and the government was accused of shielding Ajay Mishra, the Union minister of state for home. A speech by the Union minister before the incident, in which he allegedly threatened to 'fix farmers in two minutes' if they did not stop the agitation, started doing the rounds in the aftermath of the killings, with many calling for his resignation. CONTD. ON P6 LoP calls love jihad FIRs bogus, says Cong will withdraw them BJP TEARS into Govind Singh for his statement OUR STAFF REPORTER BHOPAL The state politics has begun to heat up after Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the government would make a stringent law to deal with Love Jihad cases. Nevertheless, leader of opposition Govind Singh has made a controversial statement and put the Congress on the back foot, because the party has, so far, kept mum over the issue. The FIRs registered in connection with the “Love Jihad” cases are bogus, and if the Congress forms a government, it will cancel all those cases, Singh said, adding that the concept of Love Jihad is also . phony The Constitution has guaranteed right to freedom of religion to every citizen and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants to change the Constitution THE FLY ROUTE of migratory birds is witnessing heavy disturbance RAJAN RAIKWAR Our Staff Reporter Van Vihar Director Padampriya Balakrishnan said that as of now, arrival of migratory birds is not too good. She said that in coming time, arrival of migratory bird is expected to increase. She informed that on Tuesday, some birds were seen at Van Vihar. gratory birds from one or two species has been sighted so far and nominal sighting of such birds is considered almost zero. In any normal winter season, migratory birds of at least 80 species used to arrive in flocks. These flocks contained thousands of birds. This time such scene is missing. He claimed that arrival of migratory birds from countries such as Russia, Siberia, Afganistan, Ukraine has been adversely affected due to ongoing ward between Russia and Ukraine. CONTD. ON P6 PRINCIPAL, TEACHER'S anticipatory bail pleas rejected OUR STAFF REPORTER Indore Minister Silawat’s brother removed from probe panel epartment of Higher DEducation formed a new seven-member Another controversial book penned by Dr Farhat Khan was found in the col. lege library CONTD. ON P6 WILL WRITE TO WITHDRAW KHAN'S PHD: MISHRA Home minister Narottam Mishra told reporters in Bhopal that he would write a letter to department concerned to withdraw the doctorate degree of Dr Farhat Khan who wrote controversial books. Ambedkar is the Periyar of North India, says Stalin CHENNAI: Paying tributes to B.R. Ambedkar on his death anniversary, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said that he was the 'Periyar' of North India in fighting for secularism. The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister in a tweet on Tuesday said, "Ambedkar is the leader who broke the shackles of slavery of the oppressed classes." He also said that Dr. Ambedkar was a Modern Day Buddha and had taken a vow to create a society free of oppression and dominance. In a separate event, BJP Tamil Nadu state president K. Annamalai said that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was a tall leader who transcended religions for the love of human beings. Sunrise : 06.54 Sunset : 05.42 The World Bank on Tuesday expressed optimism that India's real GDP would grow at 6.9 per cent in the current fiscal, an improvement from its previous projection of 6.5 per cent. In its India Development Update, the global financial GOVT NEW LAW COLLEGE SCANDAL Another skeleton has stumbled out of Government New Law College which is already hogging national headlines for allegedly creating anti-national atmosphere on the campus and promoting religious fundamentalism. 29.40c. 16.20c NEW DELHI Delhi HC allows woman to Another controversial book terminate 33-week pregnancy found in library, author ‘flees’ CHOICE of mother & dignified life for unborn child: Judge Russia Ukraine war casts spell on arrival of migratory birds The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has casted a dark spell on the migration of birds from Russia, Siberia, Ukraine, Afganistan to famous wetlands of Bhopal. Besides, climate change is yet another reason behind almost naught turn out of migratory birds. Mohammad Khalique is the well known bird expert of the Bhopal city He said . in this winter season hitherto, migratory birds are conspicuous by their absence. Only couple of mi- has accused Mishra of murder. It is alleged that he was in an SUV that ran over four farmers and a journalist during a protest march in Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 last year. Shocking visuals of the incident had shown the car ramming into the protest- WEATHER WB upgrades India's GDP growth to 6.9% for current fiscal Six-year-old boy falls into borewell Ashish Mishra to face trial in Betul, rescue ops underway in murder of Kheri farmers OUR STAFF REPORTER Bhopal `3 QUALITY AT VALUE committee for probing Government New Law College scandal. The committee does not carry the name of water resource minister Tulsi Silawat's bother and Holkar College principal Suresh Silawat who was a member in the previous committee. CONTD. ON P6 by taking about issues like “Love Jihad,” Singh said. According to Singh, the BJP talks about “Love Jihad” only to scare and to harass people. “Love Jihad” exists only in the BJP, he said. In an effort to divert the people’s attention from the real issues, the BJP is talking about “Love Jihad” and “religious conversions.” Singh made the statement at a time when the incident of Aftab Amin – who had polished off his live-in partner Shraddha and cut her body into 35 pieces and kept them in a refrigerator – was still hot in the national capital. Urban Development Minister Bhupendra Singh wanted to know whether cutting the body of a girl into 35 pieces was “Love Jihad” or not. The Congress has always done the politics of appeasement, and the statement made by Singh was only indicative of this fact, the minister said. Medical Education Minister Vishvas Sarang said the leader of opposition should think twice before making any statement. CONTD. ON P6 Hackers attack ICMR website around 6000 times in a day: Official NEW DELHI Hackers allegedly tried to breach the website of the research health apex body ICMR but their attempts have been foiled, according to a government official. The official said that hackers apparently from Hong Kong tried to attack the website of the Indian Council of Medical Research around 6000 times in a span of 24 hours on November 30. The attacks come close to the heels of the alleged ransomware attack that had paralysed AIIMS online services here. Financial support lifeblood of terrorism; Greater priority needed to counter terror financing: NSA NEW DELHI The NSAs of India and Central Asian countries on Tuesday called for collective action to deal with use of terrorist proxies for cross-border terrorism, terror financing and radicalisation and asserted that Afghanistan must not become a safe haven for terrorist activities. A joint communication issued at the end of the India-Central Asia meeting of NSAs said it was agreed that connectivity initiatives should be based on principles of transparency , and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, in what is NSA Ajit Doval with Afghanistan’s ambassador Farid Mamundzay and other delegates during the first India-Central Asia meeting of national security advisors and secretaries of security councils seen as a tacit endorsement of New Delhi's views on China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In his address at the meeting, NSA Ajit Doval said connectivity with Cen- tral Asian countries remained a key priority for India and that New Delhi stands ready to cooperate, invest and build connectivity in the region. CONTD. ON P6