FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 78 | INDORE | MONDAY | AUGUST 26, 2024 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Nation Youth are eagerly ready to enter politics: Modi P.7 fp ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PRESS PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK YEMEN 13 killed as boat sinks At least 13 people have died and 14 others are missing after a boat sank off the coast of Yemen, Al Jazeera reported, citing the United Nations migration agency. In a statement on Sunday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said, "A migrant boat capsized off the coast of Yemen's Taiz governorate on Tuesday." Djokovic calls for ‘clear protocols’ over doping after Sinner escapes ban P.13 Brand Sutra A New Cut On Tradition P.12 DHAKA More cases against Hasina At least four more murder cases have been filed against Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her former cabinet ministers and aides, media reports said on Sunday. A murder case was filed on Sunday against 76-year-old Hasina, former director general of Border Guard of Bangladesh Gen Aziz Ahmed and 11 others. ISLAMABAD 37 killed in 2 bus accidents At least 37 people, including 11 pilgrims, were killed and several others injured in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan on Sunday. The first accident occurred when a bus carrying 70 people veered off the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan province. Hours later, 26 people were killed and three others injured when a bus carrying 35 people fell into a ditch in Pakistanoccupied Kashmir. NEW DELHI Crime against women unpardonable sin: Modi PTI JALGAON (MAHARASHTRA) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed crimes against women an unpardonable sin, adding the guilty should not be spared. Modi's strong remarks follow protests against the brutal rape and murder of 31-yearold trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital and the sexual abuse of two four-year-old school girls in Badlapur. Speaking at the 'Lakhpati Didi Sammelan' in north Maharashtra's Jalgaon, Modi said the safety of women should be a priority. "The safety of mothers, sisters and daughters is the country's priority. I have raised this issue repeatedly from the Red Fort. Be it any state of the country, I understand the pain and anger of my sisters and daughters," he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an interaction with Lakhpati Didis, in Jalgaon on Sunday Modi said that he will tell every political party and state government that crime against women is an unpardonable sin. Whoever is guilty should not be spared, he added. "Those helping the perpetrators of crimes against women should not be spared. Be it a hospital, school, government or police system, at whatever level negligence occurs, everyone should be held accountable "The message should go from top to bottom. This sin is unpardonable. Governments will come and go, but protecting life and women's dignity is a big responsibility of all of us, both as a society and as a government," Modi said. E-paper Edit PM’s long overdue balancing act P.8 GAMES STRONG WORDS: PM reacts to RG Kar Hosp & Badlapur horrors Briefs MUMBAI Modi said his government has done more for women in the last 10 years than was done by all the previous regimes since Independence. "Till 2014, less than Rs 25,000 crore loans were given to women self-help groups but in the last 10 years, Rs 9 lakh crore help was given," Modi said. Modi, who interacted with Lakhpati Didis at Jalgaon, released the Rs 2,500 crore revolving fund benefiting 48 lakh members of 4.3 lakh selfhelp groups. The Lakhpati Didi scheme is not only about boosting the income of women, but also about empowering future generations, Modi said. "You must have heard that India is going to become the third-largest economy in the world. Women play a huge role in it. 4Continued on | P6 Sanjoy Roy undergoes polygraph test Aritra Singha KOLKATA Polygraph test on the main accused of RG Kar rape and murder incident, Sanjoy Roy, was done on Sunday. The CBI officials on Sunday morning entered the Presidency Jail at around 11.30 am to conduct the test and were seen coming out from the jail premises at around 3:30 pm. Notably, a team of polygraph specialists came to Kolkata from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Delhi and is conducting the tests. Four officers visited the jail to conduct the test and two of them were women. According to CBI sources, former RG Kar Principal Sandip Ghosh had also undergone a polygraph test at CBI headquarters on Saturday evening. 4Continued on | P6 ATTACK ON PS Lookout circular against main accused What seer said Co-accused arrested Our Staff Reporter Hindu seer Ramgiri Maharaj had made objectionable remarks against Islam at Shah Panchale village in Nashik district during a religious event some days ago. It’s repercussions were felt in Chhatarpur . BHOPAL/CHHATARPUR The Chhatarpur police have issued a lookout circular for the main accused in the stonepelting incident at a police station during a protest on Wednesday against a Hindu seer in Chhatarpur city, an official said on Sunday. Earlier, on Saturday comastermind in the case was arrested. The accused, Shahzad Ali's palatial house was razed on Thursday, a day after a protest called by the Muslim community against the purported anti-Islam remarks made by Ramgiri Maharaj turned violent. The mob hurled stones at a police station and damaged vehicles, leaving several cops injured. Superintendent of Police (SP) Agam Jain said a lookout circular has been issued to ensure that Ali does not flee the country. According to officials, the police have already registered a case against 46 named and 150 unidentified persons under various provisions of law. The police informed that on Saturday, the police arrested seven accused including Molana Irfan Chisti. They were sent to jail. Till Sunday the police have arrested 29 accused. CBI questions former RG Kar Hosp head War escalates in Middle East: Israel attacks Lebanon, Hezbollah responds Aritra Singha KOLKATA CBI on Sunday raided 15 places in connection with the RG Kar incident including former principal Sandip Ghosh’s residence. At 6:45 am CBI officials had reached Ghosh’s house at Beliaghata in north Kolkata. However, Ghosh made CBI officials wait outside his house for over one hour before opening the main gate. They left Ghosh’s residence after 13 hours with a clutch of documents with them. The opposition cried foul after Ghosh made CBI officials wait CBI officials outside Sandip Ghosh’s house for so long. When Ghosh was not opening the doors, the CBI officials were seen talking to local police. They also visited Beliaghata police station and finally Ghosh opened the door at 8.10 am. CBI also raided the house of another doctor Debasish Som in connection to the ‘financial irregularities’ in RG Kar medical college and hospital. CBI also visited the supplier’s house at Howrah, and also visited RG Kar Hospital. A team of CBI officers while leaving hospital premises told the media ‘Bohut Kuch Mila Hain’ (We have got many things). The central sleuths also India to source cheetahs from other places Flood-like situation in many dists in state amid heavy rains India considered sourcing new cheetahs from Somalia, Tanzania, Sudan and other range countries closer to the equator or in the Northern Hemisphere to avoid biorhythm complications observed in big cats brought from Southern Hemisphere countries like South Africa and Namibia, according to official records. Due to the differences in circadian rhythms between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, some cheetahs developed thick winter coats during the Indian summer and monsoon last year, anticipating the African winter (June to September). Pg2 3 dead, 4 rescued in Datia; 10 in Guna; 3 in Raisen 4Continued on | P6 TISS STUDENT FOUND DEAD IN APARTMENT FP News Service MUMBAI Singh informed Free Press, “Ten people had gone for a picnic when the Goda-Pachhar dam gates were opened. As a result, the water level increased suddenly and they were trapped on a rock. When we came to know of this, we first closed all the gates and when the water level receded, we rescued them.” Narmadapuram collector Suniya Meena said, “Seven gates of Tawa Dam have been opened. But no village has been evacuated.” A 29-year-old TISS (Tata Institute of Social Sciences) student was found dead in his rented apartment in Chembur on Sunday. Elsewhere in the media, he has been identified as Anurag Jaiswal, though police are yet to confirm his identity. He was a 1st-year human resources student. While the initial buzz was he may have suffered ragging, the police have discounted this version. An accidental death report (ADR) has been registered and investigation is underway. The post-mortem will be conducted after his parents arrive in Mumbai. According to a top official from TISS, the student, 29, had embarked on his Master’s in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations (HRM-LR) course at the premier institute barely 10 days ago. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Heavy rains battered several places across the state triggering flood like situation in many districts like Bhopal, Narmadapuram, Raisen, Vidisha, Tikamgarh, resulting in disruption of road connectivity on Sunday. Bhopal recorded 5 inch rainfall in last 24 hours, throwing life out of gear. Bhopal has been witnessing rains since Saturday Five gates of Godhapachhar dam in Rajgarh, two gates of Kolar dam in Sehore, five gates of Halali dam in Raisen, seven gates Tawa dam in Narmdapuram, one gate of Johila(Umaria) were opened. In Bhopal, gates of Bhadbhada, Kaliyasot Dam were opened. Three persons met watery grave and four were rescued questioned the person who runs the canteen inside the hospital premises. At the time of reporting, CBI official were in the room of present principal Manas Bandhopadhyay. CBI investigation started after former deputy superintendent of RG Kar, Akhtar Ali, moved Calcutta High Court demanding Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe in ‘financial irregularities’, and the Calcutta HC handed over probe to CBI. On August 16, state government had formed SIT to probe the financial irregularities. People trapped in Guna after Godhapachhar dam gates were opened on Sunday in Bhander in Datia district after tractors fell into a ditch due to flood like situation. Ten persons have been rescued from Chachoda in Guna district while three persons have been rescued in Raisen district. They had gone for picnic but all of sudden water level increased and they were trapped. Similarly, three bikers were also trapped. Local villages rescued them with the help of ropes. Bhopal –Sagar road connectivity has been disrupted due to overflowing river at Begumganj. Guna collector Satendra Agencies NEW DELHI Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah and Israel both announced large-scale military operations against each other today. According to a statement from Hezbollah, an Iranbacked group, "more than 320" Katyusha rockets were launched, targeting key Israeli military sites. In response to the threat, the Israeli military initiated pre-emptive strikes on targets in Lebanon. The IDF announced these strikes early Sunday, stating that they had detected preparations by Hezbollah for "large-scale" attacks on Israeli territory. Israeli Air Force fighter jets have been deployed to neutralise these threats, focusing on Hezbollah positions that posed an immediate danger to Israeli civilians. Israel said its fighter jets at- Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces tacked thousands of Hezbollah rocket launchers in south Lebanon that were aimed at northern and central Israel. "Approximately 100 IAF fighter jets ... struck and destroyed thousands of Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels that were located and embedded in southern Lebanon," an Israeli military statement read. "Most of these launchers Jan Suraaj to contest all 243 seats in Bihar IANS NEW DELHI Political strategist Prashant Kishor made a significant announcement regarding his political campaign, Jan Suraaj, on Sunday, revealing that the party will contest all 243 seats in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, with at least 40 women candidates in the fray. Elaborating on his party's plans, Prashant Kishor stated, "In 2025, Jan Suraaj will contest on 243 seats, and at least 40 women candidates will be nominated. We have also pledged that by 2030, 70-80 women leaders will emerge from our party." Last week, Prashant Kishor announced that Jan Suraaj is likely to contest the upcoming Assembly by-elections in the Bela Ganj and Imam Ganj constituencies of Gaya district in Bihar. "If the by-polls are held after October 2, Jan Suraaj will officially contest the elections. However, if the by-polls occur before October 2, we would select suitable candidates from within Jan Suraaj, who would then contest the elections as independent candidates," Prashant Kishor told media persons in Gaya. Statutory warning… This piece is exclusively for nonvegetarians! Who would have thought that the bloody unrest in Bangladesh that not only left 250 dead and forced the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India would have something “fishy” about it? Yes… among other things, the fish trade and especially the Padma Ilish trade has been affected among other things like never before. Given the season, Bengalis and fish lovers across India are having to face the brunt coz when it rains, it “rains ilish” too and especially the Padma ilish which is a must for fish eaters. NOT JUST A FISH Padma ilish is not just a fish… it had also been considered as a diplomacy tool. The fish had emerged as a symbol to strengthen the bilateral ties between both the countries with PM Sheikh Hasina using it on several occasions to advance diplomatic goals. She first did so after assuming office in 1996, when she gifted hilsa to the then West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu. This took place just before the Ganges Water Sharing treaty, a landmark agreement on sharing the waters from the Farakka barrage, was inked between Bangladesh and India. Notably, after this when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s won the Assembly polls for the second term in 2016, Sheikh Hasina gifted a consignment of the prized catch as a congratulatory gift to Didi. After Hasina’s gesture, grapevine set the rumour mill working overtime to find out whether apparently, Dhaka was trying to press for the longstanding Teesta water deal. If a fish has so much “clout” it ought to be “pricey”. The Bangladeshi government had also granted special permission to carry out hilsa exports to India as Indian loses way in Saudi desert, dies Agencies HYDERABAD a goodwill gesture and in 2021, a special cargo of 4,640 metric tonnes of the much sought-after variety made its way to India. However, there has also been a lot of heartburn among the local Bangladeshis over this gesture and as a result it was alleged that they had little quantity of the fish for themselves and had to pay the price for this diplomacy! 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 Too ‘maach’: B’desh unrest upsets fish lovers in India Robin Roy & Aritra Singha 4Continued on | P6 A 27-year-old man from Telangana died of dehydration and exhaustion in Saudi Arabia's Rub' al Khali desert. Mohamm a d Shehzad Khan, a resident of Karimnagar, who had been working in Saudi Arabia for three years with a telecommunications company, found himself stranded in the desolate and perilous Empty Quarter part of the desert, one of the most dangerous regions in the world. The Rub' al Khali, stretching over 650 kilometres, is notorious for its harsh conditions and spans across Saudi Arabia's southern regions and into neighbouring countries. The incident unfolded when Shehzad, accompanied by a Sudanese national, lost his way after their GPS signal failed. To make matters worse, Shehzad's mobile phone battery died, leaving the pair unable to call for help. As their vehicle ran out of fuel, they were left stranded without food or water in the desert's scorching heat. offgrid KOLKATA were aimed toward northern Israel and some were aimed toward central Israel." This escalation comes after weeks of growing tension, with Hezbollah and its regional ally, Iran, vowing to avenge the assassination of its military commander Fuad Shukr last month.