FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 14 No. 45 | BHOPAL | MONDAY | JULY 29, 2024 | Pages 12 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.com Sports Nikhat’s tenacious triumph in the pre-quarters P.12 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN MONEY PRESS PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK THANE Firing on doctor's car: 4 arrested Four persons were arrested for allegedly firing at the car of a doctor in Murbad in Thane district, a police official said on Sunday. The car of Dr Ravishankar Pal, who owns a hospital in Saralgaon, was fired upon by unidentified persons on July 1, the Murbad police station official said. "We found the firing was a fallout of professional rivalry between two doctors. Our probe zeroed in on main accused Dr Ramchandra Bhoir, who is on the run," he said. Big push for EV adoption, mfg continues Brandsutra SLEEPING GIANTS P.10 JAMSHEDPUR 2 killed in jumbo attack in J’Khand Two persons including a woman were killed in elephant attack in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, a forest official said on Sunday. A septuagenarian man was crushed to death by a pachyderm when he went out to relieve in a forest near Chauthia village in the early hours of Sunday, the official said. The elephant attacked the old man suddenly and dragged him to a distance before killing him. THANE Two arrested for selling gutkha Two persons were arrested for allegedly stocking and selling banned gutkha and other tobacco items in Kalwa in Thane, a police official said on Sunday. The official identified the two as Imran Harmud Ali and Sujal Pawar, who run a paan shop. Items worth Rs 55,000 were seized from the two, who have been charged under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and FDA rules, the Kwal police station official added. Gates of 3 dams opened as rains fill up water bodies l Sluice gates of Satpura, Kolar, and Mohanpura dams opened to release excess water l Bhadbhada Dam gate may be opened any time Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL As incessant rain swells the water reservoirs in Madhya Pradesh, sluice gates of the Satpura Dam in Betul district, the Kolar Dam in Sehore, and the Mohanpura Dam in Rajgarh district were opened on Sunday. For the first time this season, two gates of the Kolar Dam were opened on Sunday due to continuous rain in the Bhopal division. The water level in the Kolar Dam increased to 458.70 meters, prompting authorities to open 2 out of its 8 gates. Seven gates of the Satpura Dam and 4 gates of the Mohanpura Dam were also opened to release excess water. Two Kolar dam gates were opened on Sunday The gates of the Bhadbhada Dam may be opened anytime as the Upper Lake's water level is inching closer to its full tank level (FTL) of 1666.80 feet. Currently, the water level in the lake stands at 1665.30 feet. Continuous rainfall in the catchment area of the Upper Lake has led to an increase in the lake s water level. ADM (Betul) Rajiv Shrivastava informed Free Press, Seven out of 14 gates of the Satpura Dam in Betul district have been opened. The dam water level is being monitored and situation is under control. Sehore collector Praveen Singh appealed to people not to go to affected areas of Kolar River, near its canal, and also the dam. Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) engineer Ajay Solanki said that the water level of the Upper Lake is being closely monitored. 4Continued on | P6 A Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawan was arrested on Sunday for allegedly raping a married woman at her house here, police said. The accused was identified as Pintu. He was posted in Meerut and had come home on leave, SHO Rajendra Prasad said. As per the rape survivor's complaint, Pintu entered her house on Saturday afternoon and raped her. When her husband returned, Pintu managed to flee and left his mobile phone, Prasad said. A case was registered against the PAC jawan and was arrested on Sunday. The woman was sent for medical examination. Further investigation is underway, Prasad added. Place Rainfall (mm) Mandsaur (Suvasra) 206.4 Sagar (Khurai) 178 Agar (Barod) 136 Vidisha (Pathari) 115 Narmadapuram 111.8 (Pachmarhi) Chhindwada (Tamiya) 100 Damoh (Tendukheda) 99.2 Balaghat (Lalbarra) 98 Jabalpur (Patan) 95 Sehore (Ichhawar) 95 Mata Prasad Pandey made LoP in UP ANI LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday appointed party leader Mata Prasad Pandey as the Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly. This decision was taken following a meeting with party MLAs on Sunday. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party MLA Atul Pradhan cited the party's large mandate in the recent general election and claimed that a government led by Akhilesh Yadav will soon be formed in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party MLA Atul Pradhan said, "The government that is in power at this time seems as if there is no government in Uttar Pradesh, everyone is working as per their own will... People are realizing that the coming time belongs to the Samajwadi Party and the officials must also be thinking that people have given such a big majority, such a big mandate, so in the coming time Samajwadi Party government will be formed in Uttar Pradesh under Akhilesh Yadav..." 4Continued on | P6 Manu opens medal tally with bronze Becomes first Indian woman to win Olympic medal with 10m air pistol PTI CHATEAUROUX A resilient Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman shooter to claim an Olympic medal by snaring a bronze in the 10m air pistol event here on Sunday, a triumph that opened the country's account in the Paris Games and ended a 12year wait for its muchhyped shooters. The last time India won shooting medals at the Olympics was in 2012 London edition where rapid-fire pistol shooter Vijay Kumar and 10m air rifle marksman Gagan Narang clinched silver and bronze respectively. Narang is the chef de mission of the Paris contingent right now. The 22-year-old Bhaker, who hails from Jhajjar in Haryana, fought hard to get the bronze with a score of 221.7 here. Korea's Kim Yeji claimed the silver with a total of 241.3 while her compatriot Jin Ye Oh bagged the gold with a Games record of 243.2. Bhaker was competing in her second Olympics after drawing a blank in the previous edition. Bronze medalist Manu Bhaker poses during the medal ceremony I was fighting with all the energy I have. Really grateful that I could win the bronze. I read Bhagwat Gita and always tried to do what I am supposed to do, left everything else to god "We can't fight destiny Manu Bhaker MANN KI BAAT DELHI COACHING CENTRE DEATHS Owner among two held, political blame game begins PTI NEW DELHI Absence of drainage system and safety measures, and use of basement for commercial activities in violation of norms led to the death of three civil services aspirants at a coaching centre in central Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar area, officials and students said on Sunday. The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested the owner and the coordinator of the coaching centre -- Rau's IAS Study Circle -- and booked them for culpable homicide and other charges. A political blame Protesting students game began as the BJP and the Congress attacked the AAP government, calling the incident a "murder". Shreya Yadav of Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh, Tanya Soni from Telangana, and Navin Dalwin from Ernakulam in Kerala died after the basement of a building housing the coaching institute was flooded following heavy rain on Saturday evening. While there was no official word, some students alleged that the incident took place because of people getting trapped in the basement due to malfunctioning of entry-exit biometric system. According to the officials, the three-storey coaching institute, surrounded by residential and commercial establishments, had permission to use the basement as a store room, but it was being used as library in violation of the rules. Our Staff Reporter A passenger bus ploughed into a bike on which three persons were sitting on Hoshangabad Road area of the city on Sunday night. All three men died while another man riding a bike near the victims sustained an injury, the police said. Bag Sewaniya police station TI Amit Soni said that the accident occurred at 9.30 pm. He added that the identities of the ones who died have not been ascertained yet. The onlookers rushed to the spot upon witnessing the incident and blocked the road. They also covered the bodies of the victims by newspapers. The police made efforts to subside the traffic snarls prevailing in the area. TI Soni said that prima facie, it has been learnt that the bus was rushing at a high speed, which eventually lost control and rammed into the bike. Meanwhile, the bus driver sped away. Efforts are on to trace and apprehend him. Former election strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday said his Jan Suraaj campaign will become a political party on October 2, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, and contest the Bihar assembly polls next year. Kishor was addressing a "state-level workshop" of Jan Suraaj here, which was attended by several persons, including two former legislators Our Staff Reporter PM Modi with Union Ministers & CMs in New Delhi on Sunday PTI NEW DELHI 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 PATNA PM hails Indore’s plantation record of 12L saplings in a day BHOPAL/INDORE and a granddaughter of late socialist icon Karpoori Thakur, joining the campaign. "As stated earlier, Jan Suraaj will become a political party on October 2 and contest next year's assembly polls. 4Continued on | P6 Hoshangabad Jan Suraaj to become Road: 3 die political party on Oct 2 as bus rams PTI into bike BHOPAL PM’s advice to BJP CMs on Viksit Bharat Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said a coordinated and strong effort by governments at the Centre and in states will ensure the goal of 'Viksit Bharat' is attained. Both developing heritage and building a legacy of development have a special place in the idea of 'Viksit Bharat', Modi said, according to senior party leader Vinay Sahasrabuddhe. The prime minister was addressing the 13 chief ministers and 15 deputy chief ministers from the BJP-ruled states on the second day of their twoday meeting -- 'mukhyamantri parishad' -- here. Modi spoke at length about his government's agenda of making India a USD 5 trillion economy and stressed the importance of public participation in welfare measures. MUZAFFARNAGAR PAC jawan held for rape E-paper Edit Agnipath a victim of govt arrogance P.8 MONSOON FURY: Upper Lake only 1.80 ft away from capacity Briefs MUMBAI Prime Minister NarendraModi has once again showered praises on Indore; this time for its plantation drive. During his “Mann Ki Baat” programme, the PM said, “A few days ago, a splendid programme was held in Indore, the city famous for cleanliness. More than 12 lakh saplings were planted there in a single day during the programme conducted as part of ‘Ek PedMaa Ke Naam’ campaign.” File picture fp ESTD-1983 Indore had created a new Guinness World Record by planting more than 12 lakh saplings on BSF’s Reoti Range premises in a single day on July 14. Home minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav had also come to Indore to attend the plantation drive and they too have planted trees in the name of their respective mothers. More than 51 lakh trees are being planted in Indore and July 14 plantation drive was part of it. Earlier when the PM had learnt about 51 lakh tree plantation target of Indore, he had written a letter to State’s urban development and housing minister KailashVijayvargiya and hailed Indore’s initiative. The 51 lakh tree plantation initiative is brainchild of Vijayvarigiya. Lokayukta nabs PWD SE Drugs worth Rs 9 cr seized for taking Rs 10L bribe in Assam Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL/NARMADAPURAM Special police establishment (SPE) Lokayukta police Bhopal has caught Superintendent Engineer of PWD, for taking bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a contractor, in Narmadapuram said officials on Sunday. SP Manu Vyas said that the contractor had filed the complaint with the Lokayukta that SE posted in Narmadapuram, RC Tirole was demanding bribe of Rs 20 lakh to clear his bill. The complainant had constructed eight roads in Multai and Bhaidehi of district Betul and the bill was pending with the SE. After the complaint, the complaint was certified and a trap team was formed led by DSP Anil Bajpayee, DSP Sanjay Shukla, inspector Neelam Patwa and Uma Kushwah, and other ranks. The officer got ready to take the first installment of Rs 10 lakh from the contractor on Sunday. The engineer called the contractor at his government residence to handover the amount. The team reached the house of the officer and as soon as the money was handed to the engineer the trap team caught him red handed. GUWAHATI In a major drug haul, Yaba tablets worth around Rs 9 crore have been seized, and one peddler was arrested from the Cachar district of Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. "Based on credible intelligence, @CacharPolice conducted a special operation in Kathakal today, apprehending an individual with 30,000 Yaba tablets," he said in a post on X. A two-wheeler vehicle used for transportation of the drugs was also seized, Sarma said. offgrid Actor Ranbir, investor Nikhil talk politics, Modi aura IANS NEW DELHI Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor and noted entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath, in a rare conversation, have opened up about their personal lives and also shared the complexities of their disparate professions. The accomplished duo also talked about politics and reminisced about their associ- ation and close interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a free-wheeling conversation on ‘People by WTF’, a YouTube channel run by Nikhil Kamath, he and Ranbir Kapoor both shared anecdotes about their meeting with PM Modi and how the experience left them highly enamoured and inspired. Ranbir Kapoor, recalling his meeting with PM Modi four to five years ago, said that all the actors and filmmakers including him got captivated by his magnetic aura and charm, the moment he walked in. To a question ‘What do you think about politics?’, Ranbir replied that he doesn’t think much about politics but vividly remembers his meeting with PM Modi. “PM Modi spoke to every actor and filmmaker and connected with everyone on a very personal level. He asked me how my father’s treatment was going on. He spoke with everyone, ranging from film veterans like Karan Johar to starlets like Alia Bhatt,” Ranbir Kapoor said. The actor, hailing PM Modi’s magnetic charm, said that he has an ability to in- stantly connect with every individual because of his understanding of human behaviour and feelings. When the actor posed a similar question to host Nikhil Kamath, the latter narrated an incident from Washington and shared how that one experience with PM Modi left him motivated for life. 4Continued on | P6