FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 14 No. 46 | BHOPAL | TUESDAY | JULY 30, 2024 | PAGES 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.com Sports From Gita Gyan to Olympic glory P.12 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL\INDORE In light of the deaths of three civil services aspirants at a water-logged coaching centre in Delhi, the state government on Monday directed civic bodies to survey coaching classes operating in basements of buildings and ensure safety measures are in place on such premises. CM Mohan Yadav gave these instructions in a review meeting held on Monday at Mantralaya in Bhopal. Yadav said the untimely death of three youngsters preparing for civil services exams in Delhi's Old Rajendra Nagar was sad and painful. Additional Chief Secretary Dr Rajesh Rajoura said instructions have been issued to 16 Municipal Corporation Commissioners to inspect the Medha’s sentence suspended BHOPAL ‘A living hell’ No politics please Singh said, "We will investigate coaching institutes. The investigation team will have officials from the district administration, Indore Municipal Corporation, police and fire department." He said the administration has been collecting information from the civic body about the number of coaching centres operating in basements of buildings. 2 Kanwariyas killed, five hurt in accident Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Two Kanwariyas were killed and around five others sustained injuries after a container hit the tractor-trolly in which they were travelling in Morena district on Monday morning, said police. ASP Arvind Thakur said that the accident occurred near Deori village on National Highway 44 under Civil Lines police station limits where a container (truck) hit a tractor trolley in which Kanwariyas were travelling. Some Kanwariyas were in the trolley and some of them were moving on foot. After the collision, the tractor-trolley overturned in which two Kanwariyas died and around five sustained injuries. After the accident, fellow Kanwariyas sat on the highway and blocked the traffic. On receiving the information about the incident, the police rushed to the spot, talked to them and they agreed to stop the agitation. The container driver has been taken into custody. He too had sustained injuries and is undergoing treatment, the officer added. Apex court gives ruling in 3 politically sensitive cases fp Briefs BHOPAL ‘Tiger not lion king of jungle’ Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday said more than 25 lakh tourists visit seven tiger reserves located in the state every year. Addressing a function to mark International Tiger Day, he contended that the tiger, and not the lion, is the king of jungle in true sense as it is stronger, more courageous and agile than the latter. He maintained that Madhya Pradesh, besides being a "tiger state" also enjoys a distinct place in Asia's wildlife map as it now houses cheetahs, too. SULTANPUR 2 minor girls die in wall collapse Two girls died and two others were injured when the wall of a kutcha house collapsed in the Chanda area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Monday. Eight-year-old Radhika and her cousins Darpan (10) and 17-yearold twins Babina and Beena were sleeping when the incident occurred on Sunday night. AGARTALA Rohingya infiltration serious: MEA Infiltration, especially by Rohingya community people, from across the Bangladesh border has become a "very serious" issue, a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official said here on Monday. A court here on Monday suspended the sentence of five months' simple imprisonment awarded to Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar in a defamation case filed against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena 23 years ago, when he headed an NGO in Gujarat. On an appeal filed by Patkar, Metropolitan Magistrate Raghav Sharma suspended the sentence and also issued a notice to the opposite party (LG), Saxena's counsel Gajinder Kumar said. The court also granted bail to Patkar on a bail bond and surety bond of Rs 25,000, he said. 4Continued on | P6 Refuses to stay Patna HC verdict on Bihar quota Rejects ED's plea against Soren's bail PIL on UGC-NET exam not entertained NEW DELHI PTI NEW DELHI NEW DELHI NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay a Patna High Court order setting aside the amended reservation laws in Bihar that enabled the Nitish Kumar government to raise quotas for Dalits, tribals and backward classes from 50 per cent to 65 per cent. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwla and Justice Manoj Misra, however, agreed to hear 10 petitions of the Bihar government against the Patna High Court verdict. The top court, which did not even issue notices on the pleas, admitted the appeals for hearing and said the petitions would be listed in September. The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate challenging a Jharkhand High Court order granting bail to Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said the high court's June 28 order was "very well reasoned". "We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned order," the bench said. Soren, the executive president of the JMM had resigned as chief minister shortly before the ED arrested him on January 31. Vandalism hits communication lines during Paris Olympics AP PARIS, The French government says multiple telecommunications lines have been hit by acts of vandalism, affecting fiber lines and fixed and mobile phone lines as cities around France are hosting events for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The scale of the impact is unclear, as is whether it has affected any Olympic activities. The vandalism came after a rson attacks hit train networks around France on Friday, hours before the Olympics opening ceremony. Marina Ferrari, secretary of state in charge of digital affairs, posted on X that damage in several regions overnight Sunday to Monday affected telecommunications operators. She said that led to localized impact on access to fiber lines and fixed and mobile telephone lines. Paris 2024 Olympics organ- MUMBAI E-paper Cinema The Chosen One: Sonu Sood P.14 A civil services aspirant has Union Education Minister written to Chief Justice D Y Dharmendra Pradhan on Chandrachud seeking acMonday said there are tion against officials responclear guidelines for runsible for the deaths of three ning coaching centres and fellow students. In his letter, it is the duty of the state Avinash Dubey also urged governments the apex to supervise DELHI TRAGEDY court to ditheir funcrect officials tioning. Takto find a permanent solution ing part in a debate in the to the recurring problem of Rajya Sabha over the waterlogging in areas such death of three students he as Rajinder Nagar and Muktermed the incident unforherjee Nagar, major coachtunate and said there ing hubs in the national should be no politics over capital. Dubey said students it. Nothing would compenresiding in these areas are sate for the loss the be"living a life of hell" due to reaved families have annual flooding suffered, Pradhan said. and lacked safety arrangements. "In light of the Delhi incident, coaching institutes in Indore should be investigated, and those ignoring safety norms should be sealed. We have sent a memorandum to the chief minister, collector and police commissioner of Indore," he said. Indore collector Ashish NASHIK Money Sensex, Nifty settle flat after hitting record high P.11 Maduro crowned again, Oppn claims victory CM Yadav orders survey of coaching centres in basement coaching institutes and other dharamshalas and institutions running in the basements in their jurisdiction and submit a report. In compliance with the chief minister's directive, instructions have been given to look into the drainage system and ensure safe electrical arrangements in case of waterlogging at coaching centres operating in basements, principal secretary (Revenue) Nikunj Kumar Srivastava said. Meanwhile, civil services aspirants in Indore raised questions about safety arrangements at coaching institutes, claiming several centres were operating far beyond their capacity. Around four lakh students are preparing for the civil services examinations in Indore. Talking to reporters, Aakash Pathak, leader of candidates preparing for the exam in Indore, claimed that many coaching institutes were operating far beyond their capacity PUNE WORLD TRAGIC DEATHS: State gets into action mode 16 municipal comms given instructions UJJAIN PRESS isers would not immediately comment. A French police official said at least six of France's administrative departments were affected, which include the region around the Mediterranean city of Marseille, hosting Olympic soccer and sailing competitions. Telecom operators Bouygues and Free confirmed their services were affected. French media reports said lines operated by provider SFR also were hit. The parent company of Free said its teams are mobilised to restore services. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL challenging the government's decision to cancel the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) following an alleged question paper leak.A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra dismissed the plea, noting that it was filed by a lawyer and not a candidate who was personally affected. The UGC-NET, which was earlier scheduled to be held in June by the National Testing Agency (NTA), was cancelled over the allegation of a question paper leak. Haryana man dies fighting for Russia PTI CHANDIGARH A 22-year-old Haryana man "sent to the frontline by the Russian Army to fight against Ukrainian forces" has died, his family claimed on Monday. The Indian embassy in Moscow confirmed the death of Ravi Moun, who hailed from Matour village in Haryana's Kaithal district, his brother Ajay Moun said.Ravi Moun went to Russia on January 13 after being "hired" for a transportation job but was inducted into the military, his brother claimed. As rains continue unabated, 36 gates of various dams opened 7 gates of Bargi dam also opened Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Thirty six gates of various dams and reservoirs including seven gates of Bargi dam (Jabalpur) were opened on Monday. Six gates of Ban Surjara dam (Tikamgarh) and Mohanpura of Rajgarh each, two gates of Kolar (Sehore), Paradoh tank (betul), Sanjay Sagar (Vidisha), Thanwar dam (Mandla) each, four gates of Pench diversion (Chhindwara), t h re e gates of Wainganga (Seoni), one gate of Bilgaon (Dindori) and Pagra feeder (Sagar) each. CM Yadav said if army is needed anywhere to save people's lives, collectors should inform on time. If needed scouts-guides would be pressed into service, CM added. He took update from divisional commissioners about Ujjain, Shajapur, Narmadapuram, Jabalpur and Katni regarding the condition of rain and the possibility of flood. He said flood control room 3-year-old girl falls in borewell in Singrauli Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL/ SINGRAULI A three-year-old girl accidentally fell into an open borewell near a village in Singrauli district on Monday evening. Efforts were on to rescue her till filing of this report. The 250-foot deep borewell was inactive for past 10 years. The recent rain had removed the soil dumped on the borewell and the incident took place. Bargawan police station inspector Shivpujan Mishra said incident occurred in Kasar village where Shoumya, daughter of Pintu Sahu, fell in the borewell near the village while playing on a field at 4 pm. The village is located about 40 kilometres from district headquarters. 4Continued on | P6 Bargi dam should work 24 hours. The concerned staff should be alert and the general public should also be warned before any incident or accident. CM instructed that PWD should collect information about such bridges and culverts where accidents have occurred in the past, the administration should ensure security arrangements on such culverts and bridges. Swimmer teams should also be available at such places. 18.5 inch so far in MP Principal Secretary (Revenue) Nikunj Kumar Srivastava informed that 18.5 inches PTI Concluding its probe in the alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam, the CBI on Monday filed its final charge sheet in the case against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and others, officials said. The CBI earlier filed one main charge sheet and four supplementaries in the case in which former Delhi deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Telangana MLC K Kavitha and Party extended their suspension after not getting satisfactory reply from them Our Staff Reporter File photo BHOPAL\INDORE person, who killed the democratic values in the city of Maa Ahilya and shamed the city in the country and abroad by snatching the right to vote from the people of Indore, in Gandhi Bhawan (the District Congress Committee office of Indore) came under the category of indiscipline. The notice, was issued on July 20th and it was given seven days time to the leaders to put their reply, but till Sunday no reply came from them. State media president Mukesh Nayak told media persons "The Congress organisation has not received a satisfactory reply to the notice from both the leaders and they are still suspended from their posts. The suspension of two Congress office-bearers of Indore for "indiscipline" for according a warm welcome to minister Kailash Vijayvargiya at the party's Indore office, has been extended, said the party leaders here on Monday. On July 12th,Vijayvargiya had gone to the local Congress office of Indore to invite its leaders to join the sapling plantation drive organised here under 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative, during which party functionaries were seen engaging in banter with the minister over tea and snacks. The notice issued by the PCC to city unit president Surjit Singh Chaddha and district rural unit president Sadashiv Yadav said welcoming such a others have also been charged. The agency said the one filed on Monday will be its final charge sheet in the case. Liquor businessman Magunta Sreenivasalu Reddy (a TDP MP) met Kejriwal on March 16, 2021 in his office at the Delhi Secretariat and requested him to provide support in his liquor business in the national capital by tweaking the Excise Policy 2021-22 which was then in the making. A 50-year-old American woman was found tied to a tree with an iron chain in a forest in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district, and a set of documents, including an Aadhaar card with a Tamil Nadu address, were recovered from her possession, a police official said on Monday. Police suspect the husband of the woman, Lalita Kayi, tied her inside the forest in the coastal district, around 450km from Mumbai, and fled. The woman, who appeared frail and said to be battling mental health issues, is originally from the United States and had been staying in Tamil Nadu, from where her hus- band hails, for the last 10 years, an official said. A Sindhudurg police team has been dispatched to the address mentioned in her Aadhaar card to trace her relatives and verify the authenticity of the document issued by the central government, he said. "We are verifying all the documents recovered from her possession. Only after Man hangs self while on video call with wife Our Staff Reporter INDORE recording her statement and verifying the documents that we will be able to come to some conclusion," said Saurabh Agrawal, Superintendent of Police, Sindhudurg district. A case is yet to be registered in connection with the incident, he said. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 US woman found chained to tree in forest rescued PTI 4Continued on | P6 A 30-year-old man allegedly died by suicide while on video call with his wife on Sunday evening under the Pardeshipura police station limit. The deceased was identified as Manoj Nirmal, a resident of Pardeshipura and a courier delivery boy. Nirmal's wife recorded a video of the act on her mobile phone and the police have recovered it. His father Ramlal said Manoj had come home after finishing his work and had taken early dinner. He went to his room and made a video call to his wife Jaishree, who had been living at her maternal home in Nagda for the last four months after a domestic dispute. offgrid MUMBAI of rain has been recorded in the state from June 1 to July 29. The districts with high rainfall include Rajgarh, Neemuch, Bhopal, Seoni, Gwalior, Bhind, Sheopur, Chhindwara, Mandla, Raisen and Sehore. Relief camps are being run only in Katni district of the state due to the situation arising out of high rainfall. Kailash visit to Cong office gets two ‘heads’ rolling CBI files final charge sheet in excise case NEW DELHI Rs 16L sanctioned CM has sanctioned Rs 4 lakh each for the families of four people who died after falling in a well in Katni district.