FREE PRESS - VOL. XXXIX NO. 219 | INDORE | FRIDAY | JANUARY 13, 2023 | PAGES 16 Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; RNI No. 38281/83 EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE MP attracts `15.42L-cr investments, 29L jobs WWW.FREEPRESSJOURNAL.IN FOR 24X7 UPDATES EDIT ‘NAATU NAATU’ ATOP THE GOLDEN GLOBE INDIA LOSE TO B’DESH BY 3 RUNS Pg-14 AT THE END OF TWO-DAY 7TH GLOBAL INVESTORS SUMMIT... News Brief Situation along China border stable but unpredictable: Pande NEW DELHI: The situation along the frontier with China is 'stable' but 'unpredictable' and Indian troops are adequately deployed to deal with any contingency even as there was slight increase in number of Chinese troops in their areas across the eastern sector, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Thursday. At a presser ahead of Army Day, Gen Pande also said the Indian troops deployed along the LAC have been able to maintain a robust posture to defeat any evil design of the adversary with a "firm and resolute" manner. Inflation slows down to 1-yr low at 5.72% in Dec NEW DELHI: Retail inflation declined to a oneyear low of 5.72 per cent in December 2022 mainly due to cooling vegetable prices, according to official data released on Thursday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remaining below 6 per cent for the second month in a row has provided some room to the Reserve Bank to pause interest rate hike which has been going on since May last year. MP HC denies bail to Raja Pateria BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh High Court denied bail to former minister Raja Pateria, who was arrested for his controversial statement on PM Modi. Pateria had approached the HC after his bail plea was denied by a district court a few days back. Socialist Sharad Yadav no more NEW DELHI: Veteran politician and former JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav died on Thursday at a private hospital in Gurugram, family sources said. He was 75. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son. The veteran socialist leader had been suffering from kidneyrelated issues for a long time and regularly underwent dialysis. PM Narendra Modi expressed condolences over Yadav's demise. INDIA WIN SERIES Rahul's timely half century helped India win series against Sri Lanka at Eden. Rs 6.09 lakh cr Rs 2.80 lakh cr FOOD PROFESSING & AGRI Rs 1.06 lakh cr MINING & ALLIED UNITS CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan flanked with Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Jyotiraditya Scindia thanks investors on the concluding day of GIS-2023 in Indore on Thursday. (See Pg 2,3, 5) PIC: ANAND SHIVRE failed to get a seat during inauguration of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Sammelan in the Grand Hall due to limited seating capacity, the CM announced construction of a new convention centre with 10,000 audience capacity in the city . HOW CAN I HELP WINDOW IN INVEST MP PORTAL THREE MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR NEW UNITS PLUG & PLAY POLICY Like IT and ITES, this scheme would be for small investors of textile sectors and start-ups. DEEMED PERMISSION The new units coming up in the notified government and private sector industrial areas and parks would no longer require the No Objection Certificate (NOC) or clearances from different agencies or departments. Owners would not have to rush to Bhopal for permission. NO INSPECTION OF UNIT UP TO 3 YEARS SC reserves order on curative petition of Bhopal gas victims Centre cracks down on 6 YouTube channels for spreading fake news 'GOVT WANTS UCC TO PAY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION, UCC REFUSES TO PAY BEYOND 1989 SETTLEMENT' NEW DELHI: The government has cracked down on six YouTube channels that were found to be spreading fake news to its nearly 20 lakh subscribers, an official statement said on Thursday . The Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting said these six channels were working in a coordinated manner and spreading false information and their videos had over 51 crore views. The YouTube channels were found to be spreading fake news about the elections, proceedings in the Supreme Court and Parliament, and the functioning of the government, the statement said. The channels are - Nation TV with over 5.57 lakh subscribers, Samvaad TV with 10.9 lakh subscribers, Sarokar Bharat (21,100), Nation24 (25,400), Swarnim Bharat (6,070) and Samvaad Samachaar (3.48 lakh), the statement said. CONTD. ON P6 OUR STAFF REPORTER City.bhopal@fpj.co.in Supreme Court on Thursday reserved the order after hearing the curative petition of Bhopal gas victims. The hearing continued for three days. In final argument, the gas victims through their counsel told the Supreme Court that Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) did not consider issues regarding health hazards during settlement of compensation. The UCC said it would not pay a penny more if settlement with the Centre in 1989 was set aside by the Supreme Court. The Centre, in a curative plea, has contended that the 1989 settlement was "seriously impaired". It has sought additional sum of over Rs 7,400 crore from the pesticide company The . government said there was fresh data of more human suffering caused by the incident. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul who headed the fivemember bench said the government wanted to reopen the settlement after more than 30 years through a curative petition. Advocate Karuna Nandy, who appeared on behalf of gas victims, said, "We told Supreme Court that many issues like how much MIC gas is hazardous for health, environmental damages and other important issues were not considered during settlement of compensation. These issues have to be considered for additional compensation." CONTD. ON P6 Offering a major relief from inspectors, the CM announced that there would be no inspection of new units for the first three years. They would be allowed to do business without tension. 1 dies, 5 hurt as ex-CMO car ploughs into crowd FP NEWS SERVICE Bhikangaon One person was killed and five others were injured when a former chief municipal officer’s (CMO) car mowed them down in Bhikangaon village of Khargone district on Thursday . Accused Mohan Singh Alawa, who was recently suspended by the CM from the dais, was in an inebriate state when the incident occurred. A chaos like situation prevailed for sometime after the accident. Bhikangaon PS in-charge Sourabh Batham said the deceased was identified as Ramlal Dhangar of Kodla Jagir village. He was seriously injured and doctors referred him to Indore but he died on the way Imme. diately after the accident, police arrested Alawa. He was under the influence of alcohol and it was confirmed in his medical examination report as well. CONTD. ON P6 Graha-Nakshatra-Rashi garden comes up on WALMI premises Unique initiative says ex-IFS officer Satyam who conceptualised, implemented project SMITA city.bhopal@fpj.co.in The Madhya Pradesh Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI) has developed a garden based on the Grahas (planets), Nakshatras (constellations) and Rashis (star signs) as per an- cient Hindu astrology on its premises in Kolar area of Bhopal. Spread over 3,600 square feet area, the garden has been developed in consultation with and under supervision of former principal chief conservator of Forests, Y Satyam. The garden has plants associated with different Grahas, Nakshatras and Rashis. The idea is to spread awareness about which plants or trees should be grown in Sunrise : 07.09 Sunset : 06.01 URBAN INFRASTRUTURE www.invest.mp.gov.in portal. This new window will Taking serious note of the fact that a few delegates 27.00c. 12.20c RENEWABLE ENERGY Chief Minister Chouhan said that the investors would not have to travel to Bhopal to seek solution of problems faced by them. For redressal of complaints, a separate window of 'How Can I Help You' will be launched on NEW CONVENTION CENTRE WITH 10K SEATING CAPACITY IN INDORE WEATHER EOIS RECEIVED SECTOR-WISE MANISH UPADHYAY Indore The state received expression of interest (EoI) worth more than Rs 15.42,500 lakh crore during the two-day Global Investor Summit (GIS-2023) that concluded Thursday . Overon whelmed with the response, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that if these EoIs materialise into investment then it would create 29 lakh jobs in the state. During the concluding ceremony, the CM also made three major announcements for new industrial units as part of state's ease of doing policy . During the ceremony the , CM shared details of discussions with business leaders and meetings with delegations. He also shared the seven-point-strategy of the government to assist industries in the state. He said that implementation of the EoIs would add a glorious chapter in the progress of the state. `3 QUALITY AT VALUE which direction in keeping with the principles of astrology Satyam told Free Press. , The garden has a winding layout. About 50 saplings have been planted in different directions of the garden. The saplings were sourced from the Ahmedpur-based nursery of the forest department. Satyam supervised preparation of the design and layout of the garden, preparation of soil and the planting of saplings. He said that the garden would help maintain environmental balance, raise the underground water table and make the institute premises greener. 'It took us four months to get the garden prepared under the guidance of Walmi director Urmila Shukla. Growing as many plants as possible will help combat climate change and control depletion of the ozone layer,' he said, adding that greenery makes people feel happy and positive. CONTD. ON P6 be available on the portal from January 26, 2023. Rs 98,305 cr IT AND ITES Rs 78,778 cr CHEMICAL & PETROLEUM Rs 76,769 cr MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES Rs 71,351 cr AUTOMOBILE & EV Rs 42,254 cr PHARMA & HEALTH CARE Rs 17,991 cr LOGISTICS & WAREHOUSING Rs 17,916 cr TEXTILE & GARMENTS Rs 16,914 cr MISCELLANEOUS SECTORS Rs 1.25 lakh cr Flight for Sharjah from April: Scindia announces at GIS THIS WILL be 2nd int'l flight from state after Indore-Dubai-Indore flight OUR STAFF REPORTER Indore Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday announced that the second international flight from state would be launched in April 2023. The flight to Sharjah will be operated by Air India from Indore thrice a week. Addressing the closing ceremony of GIS-2023 at Brilliant Convention Centre on Thursday, Scindia made this announcement. In the past, he had announced that the second international flight from Indore would start from September 1, 2022. about the Talking growth of Avaition sector of the state in the post Covid-pandemic, he said that earlier there were fights to only 12 destinations from the city. Now, 23 cities have been connected with flight service. Madhya Pradesh is not only the heart of Incredible India but also the heart of India's development. PM Modi's resolve to make India a $5 trillion economy includes Madhya Pradesh's resolve to make the state a $550 billion economy. Praising the CM, he said, "Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is a man of industry. CONTD. ON P6