FREE PRESS The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms VOL. XXXX NO. 90 | INDORE | THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 | PAGES 14 ‘JUST FOR SAKE OF VARIATION, YOU CAN’T PLAY THREE SPINNERS‘ Pg-12 `3 - EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE EDIT NEEDS PROPER RESPONSE The comment alsoof put some allies the new Opposition NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first reaction to the Sanatan Dharma controversy, has said the remarks of Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin "needs proper response". His response came a day after Udhayanidhi Stalin cited the Central government's omission of an invite to President Droupadi Murmu for the inauguration of the new parliament as an Bloc I.N.D.I.A in a delicate spot ahead of a series of assembly elections by year-end and the general elections next year Over the weekend, Udhyanidhi Stalin triggered a huge controversy with his remark that "Sanatan (Dharma) is like malaria and dengue and so it must be eradicated and not opposed". It set off massive backlash on social media and prompted the BJP claim that it was equivalent to "a call for genocide", which the DMK leader has denied. The comment also put some allies of the new Opposition Bloc INDIA in a delicate spot ahead of a series of state elections by the year-end and the general election next year. CONTD. ON P6 Cases against UP seer, BJP IT cell chief N CHITHRA Chennai A case has been registered in Tamil Nadu against an Uttar Pradesh seer who had announced a reward of Rs 10 crore for beheading Udhayanidhi Stalin after the latter recently called for eradicating the Sanathan Dharm. Cyber Crime Wing Police in Madurai district, registered a case against Ramachandra Das Paramahans Acharya. In another development, the Tiruchi police has registered a case against BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya on charges of twisting Udhayanidhi's comments. example of discrimination by practitioners of Sanatan dharma. The minister, the son of Chief Minister MK Stalin, has refused to apologise for his comment that Sanatan Dharma is akin to a disease and "should be eradi- cated". He has repeatedly said he is ready to face any legal action for his comments. There are reports that attempts are being made to get the Tamil Nadu Governor's sanction to initiate action against him. Digene gel batches are recalled One nation, one election: Panel's job is to conduct polls in 5 years, says CEC FP NEWS SERVICE New Delhi News Brief BJP has lost political ground in J-K: Farooq SRINAGAR : National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Wednesday said the BJP has "lost" its political ground and relevance in Jammu and Kashmir due to its "anti-people policies". The BJP is non-existent in Kashmir and has forfeited its political space in the Jammu province as well, he said while addressing party functionaries at the NC headquarters here. Mamata to attend Prez's G20 dinner KOLKATA: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will be travelling to New Delhi on Saturday for the President's G20 dinner, officials said on Wednesday. She will be flying at the invitation of President Droupadi Murmu, they said. Asserting that it's well known that India is Bharat, the TMC supremo had on Tuesday questioned the need to "suddenly use only Bharat" while referring to India in an official communique. Bhagwat backs reservations NAGPUR: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that discrimination exists in our society, and reservations should continue as long as inequality persists. He also said the `Akhand Bharat' will become a reality before today's youngsters become old, as those who separated from India in 1947 are now feeling that they made a mistake. Report on recovery of arms sought in Manipur NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Manipur govt and the law enforcement agencies to file a status report on recovery of arms from "all sources" in Manipur. The SC direction assumes significance as submissions have been made in proceedings that besides illegal ones, a huge cache of arms and ammunition were stolen from police stations and army depots. The Drugs Controller General of India has cautioned against the consumption of Abbott’s antacid Digene gel citing safety concerns, even as the US-based drug maker recalled several batches of the medicine manufactured at its Goa facility . A bottle of Digene Gel (mint flavour), batch no 51030307, used by customers was of regular taste (sweet) and light pink in colour, whereas another bottle of the same batch was of white colour with bitter taste and pungent odour, as per a complaint, it was reported on August 9, according to a letter by the DCGI. Abbott India has since informed the DCGI office about voluntary recall of the impugned product’s mint flavour (batch no 51030307) and orange syrup (batch no 50035107, 50035207, 50035307, 50035407). It has also voluntary stopped production of all variants of Digene Gel manufactured at its Goa facility . “The impugned product may be unsafe and its use may result in adverse reaction,” the DCGI letter dated August 31 said. The drug regulatory body has advised doctors and healthcare professionals to carefully prescribe and educate their patients to discontinue the medicine’s use and report adverse drug reactions from the consumption of the product. E-VOTING is big challenge, says Rajiv Kumar OUR STAFF REPORTER BHOPAL Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said the job of the Election Commission (EC) is to conduct polls in every five years. Nevertheless, an election can be announced six months before the completion of five years, he said. According to the Constitution, the EC is always ready to conduct elections, Kumar said. He made the statement on one nation, one election at a press conference in Bhopal on Monday . About announcements of freebies, Kumar said the is- A storm has erupted on X (formerly Twitter), with thousands of people calling for a boycott of Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film ‘Jawan’. The provocation for this is the fact that Red Giant, a company owned by Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, has purchased the distribution rights of Jawan for the Tamil Nadu territo- Sanchi first solar city of India OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan dedicated the Sanchi Solar City on Wednesday evening. It is the first solar city of the country. The CM said that Madhya Pradesh is moving in the right direction to fulfill the resolution of energy conservation. Now, Sanchi will be torch-bearer in solar energy . He added that Sanchi Solar City will result into annual reduction in emission of more than 14000 ton carbon dioxide and it is equal to (saving) 2.38 lakh trees. Talking about Sanchi, he said evehicles will be promoted. Four commercial charging points and three e-rickshaw charging points have been established. By the operation of battery run vehicles, diesel costing more than Rs 9 lakh will be saved. Around 7,000 people in Sanchi have taken the Keep quiet on Bharat, PM tells his ministers Confronted with the Opposition outcry on the "Bharat-India" controversy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his ministers to desist from commenting on the issue. "Do not comment," sources quoted him as saying at a meeting of the Council of ministers. This is the first time PM Modi is learnt to have discussed the subject with his ministers. ‘‘Do not go into history, but stick to the facts as per the Constitution,’’ he told them, adding that only the authorized person should speak on the matter. PM Modi further said that they should give proper response to DMK leader Udhyanidhi Stalin’s controversial Sanatana Dharma remark. Ahead of the G20 Summit, PM Modi also spelt out the dos and don'ts to be observed by ministers during the two-day event to ensure that the visiting dignitaries are not put to any inconvenience. PG-7 NHDC SETS UP NAGORI SOLAR PROJECT It is NHDC which set up 3 MW solar power projects in inaccessible hilly areas of Nagori village near Sanchi Stupa. When the CM was dedicating NHDC's 3 MW Nagori solar power project, all senior officers of the NHDC including MD Vijay Kumar Sinha were present. NHDC is committed to make the state a green state through hydroelectric power generation as well as construction of solar power projects under New & Renewable Energy production. Under this, 05 MW Gulgaon Solar Power Project in second phase of Sanchi and 88 MW Floating Solar Power Project in Omkareshwar Reservoir are under construction. NHDC has also been allotted 525 MW Pumped Storage Power Project by the New & Renewable Energy Department, MP. pledge to install solar stand lamp, solar lantern, solar study lamps at their houses. CONTD. ON P6 Man poisons two infant sons to death before suicide bid WIFE HAD gone to her parents' house in Dhar and refused to return with him OUR STAFF REPORTER Indore/Mhow sue was in the SC and that the commission did not issue any directives on the matter. CONTD. ON P6 Irked over an argument with family, a man poisoned his two sons -- Chirag (4) and Lakshya (2)-to death in Manpur area of Indore district on Wednesday. The man too had consumed poison and was undergoing treatment in a city hospital. The police are waiting to record his statement to ascertain the truth. SP (rural) Sunil Mehta said that Manohar of Julvania village under Manpur police station worked as a plumber. A few days ago, his wife had gone to her parents' house Nalchha in Dhar district after an argument. She had left her two kids behind with Manohar's parents. Mehta further said that on Tuesday, Manohar reached Nalchha and asked his wife to return to their home. However, she refused. This led to another round of argument between the couple. In a fit of rage, Manohar gave poison to both his kids before consuming the same. While Chirag died on Tuesday, Lakshya died during the course of treatment on Wednesday . The SP further said that the spot where Manohar administered poison to his two children was yet to be ascertained. Stating that investigation was underway, he said that a case would be filed after receiving investigation and autopsy reports. Prayers not answered, man steals Shivling from temple Rape victim turns hostile, Mirchi Baba acquitted intervention, Chhotu began offering prayers to Lord Shiva. Locals say that Chhotu used to visit the Shiva temple located in the village every morning. He believed his devotion would help him sway the minds of his family members. He offered prayers at the Shiva temple for a month, but it had no effect. Chhotu, according to the police, stole the shivling then. CO of the area Abhishesk Kumar told PTI on Wednesday, "Chhotu stole the shivling from the temple during the early hours of Sept 1 and hid it in the bushes." When villagers found the shivling missing from the temple they informed the police. A team of Mahewa Ghat PS reached the village and began an investigation. CONTD. ON P6 A Bhopal Court on Wednesday acquitted self-styled godman Vairagyanand Giri, aka Mirchi Baba, of rape charges as the victim turned hostile and failed to identify him in the court. The government pleaders claimed that the police and the prosecution had enough evidence against the Baba but the victim turned hostile and the case went in favour of the accused. On August 8, 2022, a 28-yearold woman approached the Mahila PS and filed a complaint that she was raped by the Baba in latter's house on July 17. CONTD. ON P6 KAUSHAMBI Students dressed up as Lord Krishna attend a class during Janmashtami celebration in Patna XI JINPING’S decision to skip the G20 summit reflects his insecurities regarding India’s rising global position and China’s demand for special treatment at every event. ty areas – climate, multilateral development, bank reform, debt relief and technology -- and set aside the geopolitical questions. They should instead focus on problem-solving and delivering for the developing SRK’S TIRUPATI VISIT IRKS MUSLIM LEADERS S BALAKRISHNAN / MUMBAI 18.86L TO VOTE FOR FIRST TIME Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said out of 5.52 crore voters, 18.86 lakh will vote for the first time. He made the statement on preparations for the ensuing election in MP . For the first time, the citizens of above 80 years and the physically challenged will get an opportunity to vote from their homes, Kumar said. Nobody will be allowed to take postal ballot to homes, he said, adding that votes will be cast through postal ballot at the facilitation centres. If there is any complaint about freebies, an EC team will reach the spot within 100 minutes of the plaint for which arrangements are being made, he said. There will be web casting at 35,000 booths, and the voter's list will be ready for final publication on October 4, he said.The information about contestants with criminal background will be sent through App, he said. STOP PLAYING A SPOILER US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has asked China to set aside its issues with India and play a "constructive role" in the upcoming G20 summit. Sullivan said it was up to China if it "wanted to play the role of a spoiler" instead. His remarks came after China confirmed that its leader, Xi Jinping would not attend the G20 summit in New Delhi. Sullivan said India and other G-20 members will encourage the Chinese to be constructive on key priori- FPJ: www.freepressjournal.in for 24x7 updates FP NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI US TELLS CHINA SHALINI PANDEY / WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI QUALITY AT VALUE 32.90c. 22.10c Sunrise : 06.10 Sunset : 06.43 FLEETING MOMENTS OF JOY Pg-14 XI’S ABSENCE WON’T MAR G-20 SUMMIT PM MODI REACTS TO 'SANATAN DHARMA ' REMARK OF STALIN JUNIOR UDHAYANIDHI HAS refused to apologise for the comment r RNI No. 38281/83 r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; WEATHER FP ry Udhayanidhi, the son . of Tamil Nadu Chief minister M K Stalin, is currently in the eye of a storm over his call to eradicate Sanatan Dharma, which he compared to mosquitos. Several FIRs have already been filed against Udhayanidhi in Uttar Pradesh and other states, under IPC section 153-A, which deals with creating enmity between people. CONTD. ON P6 countries. The spotlight will also be on achieving a more inclusive digital transformation and a responsible path and approach to AI development. Despite promising in Jakarta last year that it wants to make Indian G20 presidency a success, China has been playing a spoilsport for quite some time. It even objected to the slogan and theme of G20 - Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam -voiced opposition to India holding its G20 tourism working group meeting in Kashmir, and even skipped a meeting in Arunachal Pradesh. CONTD. ON P6 BCCI to release 4L WC tickets in next phase of sales NEW DELHI: Understanding the high demand for tickets of the upcoming World Cup games, the BCCI will be releasing approximately 400,000 tickets for the highly anticipated tournament. However, a media release from the BCCI doesn't specify as to what percentage of the 400,000 tickets released will be specifically earmarked for India's matches.This measure is aimed at accommodating as many passionate cricket fans as possible, ensuring their participation in the event. A man stole a shivling from a temple in Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh apparently after his prayer for marrying the woman of his choice was not fulfilled. Police have arrested the man and recovered the stolen shivling. He used to visit Shiva temple every morning and believed his prayers would help him sway the minds of his family members According to locals, the accused, Chhotu (27), wanted to marry a woman but his family opposed the match. Hoping that he will be able to persuade his family members with some divine OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in 'Human shoulders, elbows may have evolved from apes climbing down trees' uman shoulders and elbows may Hhave first evolved to helpdown primates and early humans climb trees as gravity pulled on their heavier bodies downward, researchers say . Given the size of apes and early humans, "downclimbing", considered trickier than climbing up, presented a significant physical challenge that their body structure would have responded through natural selection because of the risk of falls, the researchers from Dartmouth University, US, said. "The reason is that you're not only GIVEN THE size of apes and early humans, "downclimbing", considered trickier than climbing up, presented a significant physical challenge that their body structure would have responded through natural selection because of the risk of falls resisting the pull of gravity, but you also have to decelerate," said study coauthor Nathaniel Dominy, professor of anthropology . When early humans left forests for the grassy savanna, their versatile appendages were essential for gathering food and deploying tools for hunting and defense. Flexible rotating shoul- ders and extending elbows passed on from ancestral apes would have allowed early humans to climb trees at night for safety and come down in the daylight unscathed, according to Jeremy DeSilva, professor and chair of anthropology and co-author of the study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science. The researchers com- pared videos and stills of chimpanzees and mangabeys, both tree-climbing species, and examined how the animals' bodies adapted to climbing down. Even though both the species were found to scale trees similarly, with shoulders and elbows mostly bent close to the body however, while climb, ing down, chimps extended their arms above their heads to hold onto branches like a person going down a ladder as their greater weight pulled them downward buttocks-first, the researchers found using sports-analysis and statistical software. CONTD. ON P6