FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 50 | INDORE | SUNDAY | JULY 28, 2024 | Pages 16 ` 4 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.com Sports Paris milestone P.16 fp ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PRESS PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK DEIR AL-BALAH (GAZA STRIP) Israeli airstrike kills at least 30 Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced people in central Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens, as the country's negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed cease-fire. At least 30 people sheltering at a girls' school in Deir AlBalah were taken to Al Aqsa Hospital and pronounced dead. Understanding food coma, its causes, symptoms, and how to prevent it P.11 Cinema Grandfather’s legacy and impact P.14 SRINAGAR Eight of family die Eight members of a family, including five children, were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday, officials said. A policeman, two women and five children aged between six and 16 are among the dead, they said. The victims were travelling from Kishtwar towards Marwah via the Sinthan Top when their vehicle skidded off the road. Mamata walks out in huff over ‘muted mic’ CMs of 10 states skip NITI Aayog's governing council meeting PTI NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the NITI Aayog Governing Council to draw blueprint of making India a developed nation by 2047 on Saturday but the meet courted controversy when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of it in a huff alleging her mic was switched off. The meeting was boycotted by states ruled by INDIA bloc parties except West Bengal. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, an ally of BJP-led NDA, too skipped the meeting. In his address to the ninth Governing Council meeting, Modi called upon the states to take advantage of technological and geo-political changes to make India a developed nation by 2047. He also asked the states to make policies which are conducive for attracting international investments. 4Continued on | P6 I was not allowed to speak. They were repeatedly ringing the bell. This is humiliation Mamata Banerjee West Bengal Chief Minister West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee interacts with the media after walking out of Niti Aayog meeting VIKSIT BHARAT @ 2047 IS AMBITION OF EVERY INDIAN, SAYS MODI rime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that Viksit Bharat@2047 is the ambition of every Indian and the states can play an active role to achieve this aim as they are directly connected to the people. Addressing the 9th Governing Council meeting of the NITI Aayog here, PM Modi said, “This decade is of changes, P technological and geopolitical, and also of opportunities. India should grab these opportunities and make our policies conducive to international investments. This is the stepping stone for progress to make India a developed nation.” The theme of the NITI Aayog meeting is 'Viksit Bharat@2047', with a central focus on making India a developed nation. E-paper Nation Revanth accuses KCR’s party of looting crores P.7 GOOD LIFE NITI AAYOG DRAMA | FM says Didi spoke her full time Briefs MUMBAI CM Yadav attends meet hief Minister Mohan Yadav attended the ninth Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Saturday. Chief secretary Veera Rana, chief ministers of other states, deputy governors, ex officio and invited members, Central ministers and NITI Aayog vice-chairman & members were also present. C In the air: Modi trip to Ukraine, a balancing act? NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi might go to Kyiv next month amid renewed global efforts to bring peace to the eastern European nation, multiple diplomatic sources said on Saturday. Modi might visit Kyiv around the Ukrainian National Day on August 24 and is expected to travel to Poland after concluding the trip to Ukraine, the sources said.If Modi travels to Poland, it would be the first by an Indian prime minister to that country in more than four decades. The stories of Modi's contemplated visit comes on the heels of sharp criticism both from the United States and the Ukranian leader Volodymir Zelenskyy after Modi visited Moscow on July 8 and 9. Zelenskyy had called Modi's bear hug greeting of Russian President Putin as a devastating blow to peace while the US expressed disappointment over both the timing and symbolism of the visit and said the administration was having “tough” conversations with Delhi. Modi's visit also unfortunately coincided with a Russian missile attack on a school in Ukraine that killed many children. 4Continued on | P6 MONSOON MISERY Woman dies as house collapses in Sehore Remains of dilapidated house which collapsed in Sehore Bhopal also received spell of heavy rain in the morning Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Heavy rains continued to lash several districts on Saturday, triggering a flood-like situation.  In Sehore, two women were trapped after a dilapidated house collapsed at Charkha Line following heavy rain. Chandrakala Sharma, 75, was trapped in debris, while her daughter, who was cooking, managed to come out when the double-storey house collapsed. Chandrakala was taken to a hospital, where she was de- clared brought dead. Sehore collector Pravin Singh has instructed for barricading and deployment of guards for safety on flooded roads. Bhopal also received a spell of heavy rain in the morning. Water level in the Upper Lake increased due to the heavy rainfall in Sehore district, which led to swelling of the Kolans river. The Upper Lake recorded a water level of 1,664.50 ft, while its Full Tank Level (FTL) is 1,666.80ft. In the last 24 hours, Bhopal recorded 75.2mm rainfall. In Raisen, people had to cross Ghoda-Pachhar river while carrying the body of a person. Water level has already increased in the Barna river of the district. 4Continued on | P6 MUMBAI 3 year Sebi ban on Mallya The markets regulator Sebi has barred fugitive businessman and exliquor baron Vijay Mallya from the securities markets for three years and also restrained him from associating with any listed firm for a similar period for routing funds to the securities market using his overseas bank accounts with the Swiss bank UBS. Manu, Sen off to solid start PTI CHATEAUROUX/PARIS Manu Bhaker made a statement of intent by storming into the 10m air pistol finals on a day when most of her compatriots endured a forgettable outing at the shooting range before shuttler Lakshya Sen and paddler Harmeet Desai dazzled on debut in India's sedate start at the Olympic Games on Saturday. PANWAR MOVES TO REPECHAGE IN ROWING India's lone rower at Games, Balraj Panwar moved to the repechage after finishing fourth in heat 1 of the men's singles scull competition. see sports page Bhopal man held for killing woman in Bengaluru PG Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The Bengaluru police on Saturday arrested a man based in the city for allegedly barging into a paying guest accommodation (PG) in Bengaluru and hacking his girlfriend’s roommate to death a few days ago. The Karnataka court on Saturday remanded the accused in 10-day police custody. The CCTV footage of the incident was also being circulated on social media, in which the accused was seen stabbing the woman. According to the Bengaluru police, the accused was identified as Abhishek, a resident of Bhopal, while his girlfriend used to reside at the PG. He had been having arguments with her regularly and he suspected that one of the roommates of her girlfriend, identified as Kriti Kumari, had pitted her against him, which caused resentment in their relationship. Abhishek went to Bengaluru on Tuesday and sneaked into the PG. Upon spotting Kriti, he stabbed her with a knife multiple times and fled the scene. 4Continued on | P6 Raj to give reservation to Agniveers Manish Godha JAIPUR Following other BJP ruled states Rajasthan has also decided to give reservation to Agniveers in the state. This was announced by CM Bhajanlal Sharma on the occasion of Kargil Day (26th July) late at night. “ The government will give reservation to Agneevirs in the state in police, jail guard and forest guard recruitment," said CM bhaja Lal Sharma saluting martyrs on the occasion of Kargil Day. He said the govt will also give such Agniveers a chance to serve by giving them reservation in police, jail guard and forest guard recruitment in the state so that they can return from army and work further. Rewa: Boy rapes younger sis after watching porn, kills her Mother and two sisters help in cover-up PTI REWA (MP) Police probing the April 24 rape and murder of a 9-yearold girl in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa, have found that her teenage brother sexually assaulted her after watching a pornographic video on mobile and then killed her, following which his mother and his two elder sisters helped in the cover-up, an official said. The police cracked the case and detained the victim's 13year-old brother, their mother and sisters aged 17 and 18 after interrogation of 50 people, intense questioning of the accused persons and on the basis In order to mislead investigators, the family members had told the police that the girl died after being bitten by poisonous insect of technical evidence, he said on Saturday. Providing details of the case, Superintendent of Police Vivek Singh said, "A nine-yearold girl was raped and strangulated to death under Jawa police station limits on April 24, following which the police had registered a case India’s Olympic odyssey begins with a bang Two civil services tone for India's Olympic campaign. Competing in her second Olympics, Bhaker showed determination and skill, qualifying third for the final to be held at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre on Sunday afternoon. PTI CHATEAUROUX/PARIS Manu Bhaker made a statement of intent by storming into the 10m air pistol final before medal favourites in badminton and the men's hockey team got off to triumphant starts on a reasonably good opening day for India at the Olympic Games on Saturday. Bhaker’s stellar performance Manu Bhaker made a statement of intent by storming into the 10m air pistol final, setting the Hockey team shows tenacity India forward Mandeep Singh passes the ball during the hockey match against New Zealand in Paris on Saturday AFP The Harmanpreet Singh-led hockey team outwitted New Zealand 3-2 in a thrilling match. India rallied in a see-saw game, with Mandeep Singh, Vivek Sagar Prasad, and Harmanpreet Singh contributing to the scoreboard. The decisive goal On Day I: Manu fires up the Olympics, Hockey Heroes and Shuttlers Shine! came just one minute before the final hooter, securing a triumphant start for the team. Shuttlers add sheen in the evening In the badminton competition at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena, the celebrated men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty recorded an easy straight-game victory in their opening group stage match. Lakshya Sen also began his maiden Olympic campaign on a winning note, adding to India's successful opening day. India's lone rower at the Games, Balraj Panwar, moved to the repechage after finishing fourth in heat 1 of the men's singles scull competition. Panwar's performance keeps him in the running for further competition. T here does not seem to any light at the end of the tunnel for children of legal immigrants, a significantly large number of whom are Indian-Americans who came to the US as a young kid with their parents and now risk being deported back to the country where they don't know any- one because of them being aging out when they turn 21. There are around 250,000 of such children of legal immigrants, a significantly large number of whom are Indians. The White House on Thursday blamed the Republicans for this legislative impasse. "I talked about the bipartisan agreement that came together from the Senate where we negotiated a There are around 250,000 children of legal immigrants, a significantly large number of whom are Indians process to help the so-called documented Dreamers. And sadly, Republicans, and I've said this many times already at this podium today, which is that they voted it down twice,' White House Press Secretary Karine Jean- Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference. "These young people grow up in the US, complete their education, and graduate with degrees from American institutions. However, due to the long green-card backlog, families with approved immigrant petitions are often stuck waiting decades for permanent resident status," lawmakers said in a letter. ‘Instal statue of Goddess Saraswati in schools and Madarsas’ Biswajeet Banerjee Agencies NEW DELHI Indian-Americans face deportation risk 4Continued on | P6 DEHRADUN Rowing hopeful moves to repechage time out Online report aspirants drown in flooded basement and started a probe." "The body of the victim was recovered from the courtyard of her house where she was sleeping at the time of the incident," he said. After the intense interrogation of the family members, it came to light that the victim's 13-year-old brother had slept beside her at night. Two civil services aspirants died and another was missing after the basement of a building housing a coaching centre was flooded following heavy rain in central Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar area on Saturday evening, officials said. According to the Delhi Fire Department (DFS), a call about waterlogging was received from the Rau's IAS Study Circle at about 7 pm. "We received a call at 7 pm regarding a basement of a coaching institute being flooded. The caller told us that there was a possibility that some people were trapped. "We are investigating how the entire basement was flooded. It appeared that the basement got flooded very fast due to which some people were trapped inside," DCP (Central Delhi) M Harshavardhan told reporters. A fire department official said that a total of five tenders were rushed to the site. The basement was full of water when they arrived.The bodies of two female students were retrieved from the site during the rescue operation by the NDRF, local police and fire department, the official said. At the backdrop of the controversy over covering the mosques with sheets on the Kanwar routes, the Uttarkhand Government has comeup with another orders asking all educational institutions, including Madarsas, to install statue of Bharat Mata and Godess Saraswati. The order was issued by the Uttarakhand Child Commission. Additionally, the Commission suggests that these institutions should celebrate the birthdays of notable national heroes. To facilitate this initiative, the Commission has sent a letter to the Director General of School Education, urging prompt action and requesting updates on the implementation progress. The recommendation was detailed in a letter dated July 25, issued by the Commission's Deputy Secretary, Dr. S.K. Singh. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6