FREE PRESS The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms VOL. 13 NO. 158 | BHOPAL | TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 21, 2023 | PAGES 16 TWO MEN ON BIKE KIDNAP GIRL FROM PETROL PUMP Shocking video surfaces on social media OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in A 20-year-old woman was kidnapped by two miscreants after they forced her to hop on to their motorcycle in Gwalior on Monday morning, police said. The incident was captured in CCTV cameras installed at petrol pump. Shocking videos of the act have surfaced on the camera. Gwalior SP Rajesh Chandel said woman’s family had visited Gwalior to attend a house warming ceremony of their family member. The victim, a resident of Barha village in Bhind district, is a student at Sevdha College. The victim's family immediately reported the matter to police who have launched a search operation. The case is under jurisdiction of Jhansi Road police station. Preliminary investigations indicate that the two accused belong to the same Vizag: 35 boats turn to ash EDIT village and are known to girl’s family . The police are investigating the case from different angles but first priority is to arrest the accused and rescue the woman, SP added. MPPSC to grant full marks on deleted questions to all candidates A 23-year-old man allegedly died by suicide in West Bengal's Bankura district after India lost the World Cup final to Australia, his family said. The incident happened around 11 pm on Sunday near the Cinema Hall in Beliatore police station area, police said. Rahul Lohar used to work at a clothing store in the area, and he took a leave on Sunday to watch the final match. A IRB jawan among 2 shot in Manipur security force personnel and his driver were shot dead by suspected members of the Imphal Valley-based terror groups in Kangpokpi district of Manipur on Monday, officials said here. The duo were travelling in a vehicle when suspected terror group members belonging to the state's majority community carried out an ambush between Haraothel and Kobsha villages, the officials said. MYANMAR CHALLENGE FOR NEW DELHI 31.40c. 17.20c OUR STAFF REPORTER Indore In a major policy change, Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) on Monday decided to give full marks to candidates on questions deleted from exams. The Commission took this decision in its meeting held on Monday to avoid controversies and court cases over deleted questions. The notification was also released to this effect. The new decision will be effected in all the fourth coming exams. As per policy before Monday the MPPSC would , delete wrong or question carrying more than one correct answer and remove them from evaluation practice. For instance, if there are five error prone questions, bearing one mark each, in 100 marks paper, the MPPSC would delete all the five questions and evaluate answer books taking 95 as total marks. Some candidates would approach court challenging the move of MPPSC which led to delay in selection process. To avoid such situation, the MPPSC changed the policy . Now, even if the error prone questions are deleted, full marks for the same WOULD be granted to students for those questions and evaluation would be done from the 100 marks. Many said BJP won't form govt in 2008; we are getting majority: CM MY THREE statements misinterpreted: Chouhan OUR STAFF REPORTER BHOPAL A fire broke out in a jetty area in Visakhapatnam in which at least 35 fishing boats were gutted, even as the police launched a hunt for 10 to 15 persons who allegedly partied in one of the boats, officials said on Monday Complainant is now an accused S FIR against MLA Vikram Singh OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Chhatarpur police on Monday registered case against Congress MLA Vikram Singh Nati Raja in connection with violence that erupted on polling day in Rajnagar. The complainant has become an accused in the Natiraja hatched conspiracy to kill his driver: Sharma case. It was on his complaint that an FIR was registered against BJP candidate from Rajnagar Arvind UP GOVT’S DECISION TO BAN CERTIFICATION tate BJP president VD Sharma accused Congress candidate and MLA Kunwar Vikram Singh Natiraja of hatching the conspiracy to mow down his own driver Salman Khan in Rajnagar just before the voting. He was speaking to media persons after submitting memorandum to Chhatarpur district collector and SP on Monday. CONTD. ON P6 Pateria. Now, he has become accused following complaint made by a BJYM leader. Chhatarpur Superintendent of Police Amit Sanghi said two FIRs were registered in the case. CONTD. ON P6 Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said before the 2008 election the BJP had changed the chief ministers thrice, and many people thought the party would be out of power after the election, but it formed a government with majority . The BJP will form the government this time, too, he said during an informal chat with journalists in Bhopal on Monday. After the name of chief minister is declared, everyone works hard, although his name was not announced for the post, yet he worked harder than he had previously done. The party has given him a lot and the work he has done for the state gives him enormous satisfaction, Chouhan said. During the electioneering, he got affection of all the people, he said, adding that the purpose of the Sikh leaders seek strict action against HALAL TRUST ‘alcohol party’ at Kartarpur Sahib TO MOVE COURT FP BUREAU Lucknow Meanwhile the Halal Trust of the Jamiya Ulema E Hind has announced After imposing a ban, the to approach court against agencies in the Uttar the prohibition order isPradesh Government have sued by the Yogi Governbeen gearing up to crack ment. down on the sale of Halal The Chief Executive Officertified products in the cer (CEO) of the trust, state. A Niyaz Ahjoint team mad Fahe Halal trade in of the Food rooqui on the world is of the & Drug AdMonday size of 3.5 trillion dollars ministrasaid that tion (FDA) and India has a significant banning departsale of Hashare in it. A false ment, polal certilice and the campaign against Halal fied proddistrict ad- products and a ban on it ucts in UP ministrais a wrong would weaken the tion would step and economy of India conduct they would search opn NIYAZ AHMAD FAROOQUI, oppose it in HALAL TRUST CEO the court of erations in the shops, law. The malls and other establishHalal Trust has its office in ments against the Halal Saharanpur, UP. certified products. CONTD. ON P6 T AGENCIES New Delhi Amid the reports of blasphemous acts at Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara complex in Pakistan, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday condemned the incident and demanded strict action against the people who organized an alcohol party inside the Gurudwara premises. "The PMU Kartarpur Corridor committee in Narowal including the local Deputy Commissioner and DSP of Kartarpur Gurdwara administration organised a dance party, consumed alcohol and meat...Strict action should be taken against them. I condemn this act strongly and appeal to the Pakistan Govt to register a case against them and put them behind bars," he said. PM’S HUG OF COMFORT Crestfallen after losing the World Cup trophy match on Sunday night, the Indian cricket team had Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer his commiserations. Modi visited the Indian dressing room where he hugged pacer Mohammed Shami, the highest wicket-taker in the tournament, and also spoke with Ravindra Jadeja. U nfortunately yesterday was not our day. I would like to thank all Indians for supporting our team and me throughout the tournament. Thankful to PM @narendramodi for specially coming to the dressing room and raising our spirits. We will bounce back! n MOHAMMED SHAMI PNG volcano eruption triggers Tsunami fears in Japan MOUNT ULAWUN on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea erupted at around 3:30 pm (0630 GMT) Monday, spewing volcanic smoke as high as 15,000 meters (50,000 feet), the agency said, quoting the Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Darwin, Australia www.freepressjournal.in ON A COSY DATE Pg-16 Sunrise : 06.42 Sunset : 05.43 T he incident occurred at 9.30 am, when the woman accompanied by her family, got down from a bus at Jhansi Road Bus Stand near Gwalior. As the family got busy unloading their luggage, one of the children of her family asked victim for washroom. She took the child to a nearby petrol pump. Meanwhile, two persons arrived on a bike and one of them forcibly lifted her, put her on their bike and fled. The incident has been captured in CCTV cameras, providing crucial evidence for investigation. QUALITY AT VALUE r RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 WHAT HAD HAPPENED? POLICY SHIFT TO AVOID COURT CASES NEWS BRIEF 23-year-old ends life over WC loss - r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE CONGRESS DENIED EXISTENCE OF RAM AND KRISHNA: YOGI Pg-7 GWALIOR `3 WEATHER FP TOKYO: A volcano in Papua New Guinea erupted on Monday, and the Japan Meteorological Agency said it was assessing a possible risk of a tsunami for Japanese coasts. The agency said it was assessing a possible impact, including the risk of a tsunami approaching Japan later Monday . First tsunami waves could reach Izu and Ogasawara islands about three hours after the shaking caused by the eruption, JMA said. The agency has not issued any tsunami advisory or warning. It said that no notable change to sea levels has been detected at observation sites in and outside Japan. Papua New Guinea's Geohazards Management Division said Ulawun's volcanic activity started Monday afternoon. The eruption is expected to continue indefinitely, it said, and raised the volcano's risk level to the highest stage of four. Ulawun is one of the most active volcanoes in Papua New Guinea, which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," the arc of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where much of the world's earthquake and volcanic activity occurs. CONTD. ON P6 D MANAGEMENT DENIES ALLEGATIONS ays after a video of the Kartarpur Project Management Unit holding a dance party on the premises of the Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Punjab province surfaced online, the authorities on Monday dismissed the report that participants drank alcohol and ate non-vegetarian food at the gathering. Two PMU officials on Monday told PTI that alcoholic beverages were not served or there was no dance at the reception held on November 18. The officials said the viral video which showed alcohol at the dinner party "must have been doctored for propaganda purposes". The officials also clarified that the dinner reception was held about two kilometres from the Gurudwara Darbar Sahib. his is really Tunfortunate. Pakistan government should know that Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara is a place of worship for us. They should take action against those responsible n GIANI HARPREET SINGH, JATHEDAR OF TAKHT DAMDAMA SAHIB India lost because... Oz was Pandavas’ armoury, claims Ex-SC judge ONLINE REPORT F ormer Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju offered one of the most bizarre reasons on why India lost the Cricket World Cup final against Australia and his post has gone viral because of that. Justice Katju claimed that Australia was the armoury of India in the time of Pandavas and that is why it won the match. "Australia was the storage centre of the 'Astras' of Pandavas. It was called 'Astralaya'. This is the real reason why they won the World Cup," Justice Katju said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). He did not give any proof or context for the bizarre theory leaving internet , shocked. "Thank u sir... It's been a while since u honoured us with your humour," commented one user. The Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) spokesperson, Gurcharan Singh Grewal while reiterating the Sikh community's call for taking action against the culprits, asked the Jathedar of Akal Takht Kartarpur Sahib to clear his stand on the matter and ensure that such incidents would not happen again. CONTD. ON P6 won 143 seats The BJP2008, in and, in 2013, nobody expected the party to get more than 120 seats, but it won 165. Whatever people might say the BJP will form the government again n SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN, CHIEF MINISTER Ladli Behna Yojna was not to get female vote, but it is true that because of this scheme, women voted for the BJP unanimously . He feels unhappy, for his three statements were misinterpreted during the electioneering, Chouhan said. At a public meeting at Ladkui in Budhni when people complained to him about something, he simply said his presence would always be felt in his absence. After this, when he just wanted to know from the people whether he should contest the election or not, the Congress spoke about sphinx on the poster of last rites. CONTD. ON P6 THREATENING AIR INDIA PASSENGERS NIA files case against Pannun AGENCIES New Delhi The NIA has registered a case against designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and his banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) for issuing video messages threatening people flying Air India, a spokesperson of the agency said on Monday. The case has been filed under the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the official said. Pannun, the self-proclaimed general counsel of "unlawful association" SFJ, released the video messages on social media platforms on November 4. CONTD. ON P6 IAF scrambled Rafales after ‘UFO sighting’ near Imphal AGENCIES / New Delhi the suspected area to look for the UFO but it did not The Indian Air Force (IAF), find anything there," they soon after receiving inforsaid, adding that after the mation about the sighting of first aircraft returned, one unidentified flying objects more Rafale fighter was near the Imphal airport on sent for the search but the Sunday , scrambled its UFO was not seen around Rafale fighter aircraft to the area. search for "The agencies them. concerned are The sighting trying to find out of the UFO the details of the UFO over the Imas there are videos of phal airport hapthe UFO over the pened around 2:30 Imphal airpm after which a few port," they he commercial flights said. aircraft were affected on Soon after the Sunday . Imphal airequipped with "Soon after advanced sensors carried port was information for out low-level flying over cleared the about the flying, UFO near the the suspected area to look ShillongImphal air- for the UFO but it did not headquarport was retered Eastern find anything there," ceived, a Rafale Command of defence sources fighter aircraft the Indian Air said from a nearby airForce stated that it base was scrambled to go had activated its Air and search for the UFO," deDefence response mechafence sources said. nism without giving any "The aircraft equipped specific details of the steps with advanced sensors cartaken by it. ried out low-level flying over CONTD. ON P6 T