FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms QUALITY AT VALUE FREE PRESS VOL. 13 NO. 330 | BHOPAL | SUNDAY | MAY 12, 2024 | PAGES 16 r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; `4 r RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 www.freepressjournal.in - KAMRAN AKMAL ACCUSES PAKISTAN PLAYERS OF PRIORITISING PERSONAL GOALS SPORTS READER'S CORNER BAHRAIN TO WITNESS DIVINITY IN FIRST-EVER SOMYAGYA WEATHER EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE 40.60c. 25.50c Sunrise : 05.54 Sunset : 06.54 MOTHERING OUR SOULS CINEMA MOTHER’S DAY IN KUNO 3 FEMALE CHEETAHS REARING 13 CUBS Canvassing for 8 LS seats ends in MP on high note OUR STAFF REPORFTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in There could not have been a better celebration of mother's day than rejoicing the fantastic job that three cheetah moms are doing in bringing up 13 cubs at the Kuno National Park. The three female cheetahs are rearing at least 13 cubs with full affection and dedication. The Kuno Na- tional Park is flourishing with next generation of cheetah clan after suffering initial hiccups. After watching the 13 cubs grow under the watchful eyes of their caring mothers, the forest officers of Kuno feel elated and there is no end to their happiness. Apart from the dedication of the cheetah moms, it is the hard work of the forest officials that the cubs are surviving in Kuno National Park. An officer of Kuno said that there are six cubs of Gamini and they are six months old. Likewise, four cubs of Jwala are four months old. Asha has three cubs and they are four and half months old. It was in May 2023 that Jwala had given birth to four cubs and it was the first litter of cheetah cubs ANTI-TB DRUG CRISIS LOOMS LARGE OVER MP ONLY 7-DAY STOCK LEFT IN MANY DISTRICTS NEWS BRIEF Badrinath Dham to reopen today CHAMOLI: The Badrinath Dham in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand was decked up with flowers ahead of its opening ceremony on May 12. The doors of the worldfamous Shri Badrinath Dham will be opened for devotees tomorrow at 6 am after a gap of six months. The portals of Shri Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand were closed for winter beginning November 18. While the doors of three out of the four Dhams of Uttarakhand, Shri Kedarnath, Shri Gangotri, Shri Yamunotri Dham have already been opened on last Friday Akshaya Tritiya 10th May. Preparations for the opening of the doors have been completed by Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC). IMF doubts Pak's ability to repay ISLAMABAD: The IMF has said that Pakistan faces major debt-repayment challenges and expressed serious doubts over the cash-strapped country's capacity to repay the global lender, according to a media report on Saturday. The Washington-based bank's assessment of Pakistan's economy came as an IMF support team reached the country on Friday to hold talks with officials here after Islamabad requested a fresh bailout package under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). "Pakistan's capacity to repay the fund is subject to significant risks and remains critically dependent on policy implementation and timely external financing," Geo News cited the Washington-based lender as saying in its staff report issued earlier this month on Pakistan. Man kills mother, wife, kids, and self SITAPUR: A man allegedly shot his mother, wife and three children dead before killing himself at Plahapur village in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, police said on Saturday. Anurag Singh, 45, was mentally unstable and this could have led to the incident, Sitapur Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra "We are collecting evidence from the spot and the bodies have been sent for postmortem," he said. Singh allegedly shot his mother Savitri Singh, 62, wife Priyanka, 40, daughters Aasvi, 12, and Aarna, 8, and son Advik 4. TREATMENT OF 60,000 PATIENTS AT STAKE HEALTH OFFICIALS GIVING ONLY FOUR DAYS medicines to patients in Indore in place of one month to mitigate the situation TARUN TIWARI Indore The shortage of tuberculosis medicines is turning grave in the state as most of the districts including Indore and Bhopal is on the brink of a healthcare crisis with only seven days' worth of medication left in stock. The shortage of essential medicines has escalated fears among about60,000 active TB patients who rely on regular treatment to manage their condition. The looming crisis has forced the health authorities to distribute only four days medication to the patients in place of a month's medication, exacerbating concerns about treatment interruptions and the potential for serious health consequences, mainly developing Multi Drug Resistance-Tuberculosis. "We are only left with sev- Telangana CM casts doubt on Balakot airstrikes HYDERABAD Amid the furore and consternation from the BJP over an old video where veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar is heard advocating the need to show respect to Pakistan while pointing to its nuclear arsenal; Chief Minister Revnath Reddy on Friday raised fresh questions over the Pulwama terror attack in 2019 and the retaliatory airstrikes on a terror hideout in Balakote, deep inside Pakistan. Speaking to reporters in Telangana on Friday, CM Reddy accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to reap 'political benefits' from the horrific ambush of a CRPF convoy that left 40 personnel dead and the airstrikes that followed. Laying the blame on the BJP-led NDA at the Centre for 'failing' to prevent the Pulwama attack, the Telangana CM said, "For Modi, everything is political. Everything is about winning elections. His way of thinking is not good for the country . BLAME IT ON CHINA According to health officials, the TB drug crisis was started from November, 2023 and it has an international impact. "Major reason for the same is the interrupted raw material supply from China which has the major supplier of the same," the officials said. he discontinuation of medication increases the chances of relapse of prone to drug EXPERT Tthe disease, Moreover, the patients turn or it may multi majorresistanceTB. The treatment cycle couldn't be broken have SPEAK complication especially to the patients suffering from HIV as well DR SANJAY DIXIT, DEAN MGM MEDICAL COLLEGE en days of the TB medicines in the stock. We are getting interrupted supply from the state. We were asked to procure the medicines at the local level but it is short in the market as well," Dr Shailendra Jain, district TB officer, Indore, told Free Press. He added that Indore has 2700 active patients they are getting limited supply from the state and mitigating the situation by giving less medicines from the swiftly exhausting stock. Officials of ManoramaRaje TB Hospital claimed that they only have medicines for IPD patients available. Meanwhile, a senior 2 mowed down by tractor over land dispute in village near Nazirabad Clash took place between groups led by the former and present sarpanch OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in A long-standing land dispute between the former and current sarpanch in a village located near Nazirabad area of Bhopal took an ugly turn on Saturday morning when they and their supporters clashed. They attacked each other with axes and other sharpedged weapons, the Nazirabad police said, adding that one group ran over the other with a tractor, which caused two deaths and two injuries. Nazirabad police station house officer (SHO) Harishankar Verma told Free Press that the incident took place in the Shukla village, located close to Nazirabad. He said that the dispute was a long-standing one be- tween Mangilaal Gurjar, the former sarpanch of the village, and the present sarpanch, whose name was withheld by the police. He further informed that the duo had a dispute over possession of a piece of government land. The duo had a face-off in the village on Saturday at around 10 am, and both were accompanied by their supporters. It soon escalated to a clash in which rods and sharp-edged weapons were used causing injuries on both sides. During the clash, a relative of Mangilaal Gurjar, the former sarpanch, arrived on the scene on a tractor, and ran over two kin of the present sarpanch's family; Ranglaal Gurjar and Jasmal Gurjar. CONTD. ON P7 health official, wishing anonymity said, most of the districts have same situation as only few have the stock of 10 days. "Department has already given an order of 2.30 lakh stripes to two suppliers and they have assured to supply at least 30,000 stripes in a week," the official said. CONTD. ON P7 Huge protest at PoK NEW DELHI The Pakistani government is carrying out a massive crackdown on residents in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, or PoK. Reports from the troubled areas say the Pakistani authorities have been attacking civilians who have been protesting against heavy taxation, high inflation, and electricity shortage. Repression in PoK is not new. The latest crackdown started when numerous protesters took out a march today The Pakistan Rangers . and the local police responded with firing tear gas, pellets, and bullets in the air. Two protesters have died in the attack by the police and the paramilitary The march . began as a peaceful protest, but when the forces responded with firing in the air and other potentially lethal means, the civilians turned on the police and a clash broke out. Visuals of the clashes show policemen firing AK-47s in the air and even towards the crowds. Students and women were seen crying in hospitals. Sources said electricity generated in PoK areas have been diverted to other bigger cities of Pakistan, angering the locals. HC notice to Kareena for using ‘Bible’ in pregnancy book OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in High Court, principal bench of Jabalpur, has issued a notice to bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor on Pregnancy Bible.' Advocate Christopher Anthony challenging the use , of "Bible" in 'Kareena Kapoor Khan's Pregnancy Bible,' has filed petition. The petitioner argues that the title disrespects Chris- tian sentiments and accuses it of seeking attention. Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia issued the notice. The court is seeking an explanation from Kareena Kapoor Khan regarding the rationale behind using the term 'Bible' in her memoir's title. Petitioner expressed that the Bible holds profound religious significance globally and should not be equated with Kareena Kapoor Khan's pregnancy journey . Anthony also suggested that the use of 'bible' in the title was a ploy to gain attention for the book. The legal notice has sparked a debate over the appropriateness of using religious terms in secular contexts, especially in book titles. While Kareena Kapoor Khan's book, published in 2021, focuses on her experiences during pregnancy and provides in- sights for expecting mothers, its title has now become a subject of legal scrutiny . Earlier, Anthony also, in the lower court in 2022, had demanded that a first information report (FIR) be filed against Kareena Kapoor Khan for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Christian community by using the word 'Bible' in the title of her book "Kareena Kapoor Khan's Pregnancy Bible". CONTD. ON P7 on the soil of Kuno. However, due to harsh heat wave, three of them died due to severe dehydration and other complication. One managed to survive due to the intervention of the Kuno officials. This cub is now one and half years old. If this cub is counted along with above thirteen cubs, then the total number of cubs is fourteen. CONTD. ON P7 'If and when PM agrees': RaGa on debate with PM NEW DELHI A day after he said he was 100% ready to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a public debate on the Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has formally replied to a letter by two former judges and a senior journalist inviting him and the PM to be part of such an event. Stating that he or Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge would be pleased to participate in the debate, the Wayanad MP has asked the potential organisers to let him know if the PM agrees to do so as well. Former Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur, former Delhi High Court Chief Justice Ajit Prakash Shah and N Ram, senior journalist and former editor of 'The Hindu', had written to PM Modi and Rahul Gandhi on Thursday, proposing a public debate between them. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav holds a roadshow during an election campaign in support of BJP candidate from Ratlam Lok Sabha constituency Anita Nagar Singh Chouhan in Ratlam on Saturday OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in The high voltage canvassing for remaining eight Lok Sabha seats vis Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone and Khandwa came to an end at 6 pm on Saturday The voting for all . these seats will be held on Monday . After the polling of the aforesaid seats in fourth round of general election, the Lok Sabha election process will get over in Madhya Pradesh. On the last day of the campaigning, candidates and their respective party leaders left no stone unturned to drum up support of the public. They braved the scorching heat and tried to influence the voters with their promises, one-to-one contact and small road-side meetings. As far as voters are concerned then Dewas has 19,31,664 voters followed by 17,72,734 voters in Ujjain, 18,91,121 voters in Mandsaur, 20,84,882 voters in Ratlam, 19,43,811 voters in Dhar, 25,02,529 voters in Indore, 20,39,065 voters in Khargone and 21,00,631 voters in Khandwa. In the last Lok Sabha election held in 2019, Dewas voting percentage was 79.46 %, Ujjain 75.40 %, Mandsaur 77.84 %, Ratlam 75.66 %, Dhar 75.25 %, Indore 69.31 %, Khargone 77.82 % and Khandwa 76.90%. ‘Modi on one nation, one leader mission to impose dictatorship’ NEW DELHI A day after his release on interim bail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging he was on a "One nation, One leader" mission to impose "dictatorship" by putting all leaders from opposition behind bars and "politically finishing off" those in the BJP . Addressing a gathering at the AAP headquarters here on Saturday he asserted , that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be part of the next government at the Centre and will get full statehood for Delhi. "In the last 20 hours after release from jail, I talked to poll experts and people, and got to know the BJP is not going to form the government," Kejriwal said. Ahead of restarting his election campaign, Kejriwal ‘Yogi’s days numbered’ Politics of Advani, Murli Joshi, Shivraj Chauhan, Vasundhara Raje, Khattar, Raman Singh has been finished, Yogi Adityanath is next. If he (PM Modi) wins, he will change UP Chief Minister within two months. He singled out PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah as engineers behind a power takeover within the BJP, referring to how BJP changes CMs in many states before assembly elections to "clip their wings". Modi to retire at 75 He claimed that PM Modi is asking for votes for Amit Shah, claiming that the latter will be Modi's successor after he "retires" on turning 75. along with his wife Sunita and Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann offered prayers at the Hanuman temple in central Delhi's Connaught Place. On Friday the Supreme , Rare auroral arc in Ladakh sky due to solar storm Shah rebuts In Hyderabad, Amit Shah asserted that Modi will continue to lead the country and there is "no confusion in the BJP" on the issue. Court granted Kejriwal interim bail in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam to enable him to campaign in the Lok Sabha elections. CONTD. ON P7 Flash floods kill over 300 in Af NEW DELHI ISLAMABAD A crimson glow lit up the dark sky in parts of Ladakh in a rare stable auroral red arc event at the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve in the high Himalayas due to the strong solar magnetic storms launched towards Earth. The solar storms or coronal mass ejections are from the AR13664 region of the sun that has produced several high energy solar flares, some of which are travelling towards Earth at a speed of 800 km/s, scientists at the Centre of Excellence in Space Sciences in India (CESSI), Kolkata, said. Spectacular auroras or northern lights lit up the skies in the higher latitudes of the northern hemisphere as skywatchers from Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Switzerland, Denmark and Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the UN food agency said Saturday . The World Food Programme said it was distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors of one of the many floods that hit Afghanistan over the last few weeks, mostly the northern province of Baghlan, which bore the brunt of the deluges Friday .In neighbouring Takhar province, stateowned media outlets reported the floods killed at least 20 people. Zabihullah Mujahid, the chief spokesman for the Taliban government, posted on the social media platform X that "hundreds ... have succumbed to these calamitous floods, while a substantial number have sustained injuries." Poland shared pictures and short videos of the dancing lights on social media. In Ladakh, astronomers at the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve saw a red glow on the northwest horizon in the sky from about 1 am on Saturday that continued till early dawn. "We were fortunate to witness Aurora activities on our all-sky camera during regular telescope observations," Stanzin Norla, an engineer at the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve, told PTI. CONTD. ON P7