FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 95 | INDORE | THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports Rohit, Kohli & Pant as India’s big three ahead of BGT: Lyon EDITIONS: INDORE ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE UJJAIN PUNE FP News Service SP (INDORE RURAL) HITIKA VASAL: Acting on a complaint by one of the victim officers, police registered a case of gang-rape against eight men MHOW fp Briefs MALDIVES 2 anti-Modi mins quit Two Maldivian ministers quit on Tuesday, the government said, months after they were suspended for allegedly using "derogatory remarks" against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Official sources told the news agency that the resignations came ahead of a potential visit by Muizzu to New Delhi. NEW DELHI DGCI suspends product PresVu The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Wednesday suspended the product PresVu produced by Entod Pharmaceuticals after the company failed to respond to the queries on the product for which the DGCI says no approval was granted. JAMMU 2 terrorists killed Two terrorists affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit were killed in an ongoing operation in the upper reaches of Basantgarh in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Wednesday, the Army said. HOWEVER, the ‘gang-rape’ victim has so far refused to say anything in this regard citing her current mental condition, she added. BADGONDA POLICE STATION IN-CHARGE LOKENDRA SINGH HIRORE: As per the duty doctor at Mhow Civil Hospital, miscreants had raped one of the girls. The medical examination also revealed injuries on officers’ bodies. “The survivors, visibly shaken and injured, were immediately brought to Mhow Civil Hospital for medical examination around 6.30 am. As per the duty doctor, miscreants had raped one of the girls. The medical examination also revealed injuries on officers’ bodies,” Hirore claimed. SP (Indore Rural) HitikaVasal said, “A case under sections pertaining to loot, Arms RaGa in US: 4,000 sq km of our territory occupied by China PTI WASHINGTON Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has slammed the Narendra Modi government over its handling of the conflict with China, telling reporters here that it is a "disaster" that 4,000 square kilometres of Indian territory is "occupied" by troops from the neighbouring country. But the Leader of the Opposition indicated that the Congress is in broad agreement with the BJP-led government on other major foreign policy issues. This included relations with the US, no talks with Pakistan unless terrorism ends and concerns over extremist elements in Bangladesh. At a press conference at the prestigious National Press Club on Tuesday, Gandhi also asserted that he did not want any US role the US in India's internal affairs. Answering a question about China, he said: "Well, if you call having Chinese troops in 4,000 square kilometres of our territory handling some- Rahul meets Omar, BJP sees red The BJP on Wednesday slammed Rahul Gandhi over his meeting with US lawmaker Ilhan Omar and others during his visit to that country, alleging the Congress leader is indulging in "dangerous and mischievous" activities by reaching out to people abroad who are known for their anti-India stand. Act and rape has been registered and two suspects were detained. We registered case on the complaint of one of the two victim officers. The victim girl has not recorded her statement as yet. Six of the remaining miscreants have been identified. SP Vasal, Additional SP Rupesh Dwivedi and other officials have launched a manhunt in Manpur to nab them till filing of the report. Hindu side to court: Allow ASI to dig premises for survey PTI VARANASI The Hindu side in the Gyanvapi mosque case on Wednesday requested a court here to allow the ASI to dig in the premises for a survey, a lawyer said. The judge fixed the next date of hearing as September 18 on the petition demanding ASI survey of the remaining parts of the Gyanvapi complex, the lawyer said. GYANVAPI CASE thing well, then maybe. We've got Chinese troops occupying land the size of Delhi in Ladakh. I think that's a disaster. Media doesn't like to write about it." "How would America react if a neighbour occupied 4,000 square kilometres of your territory? Would any president be able to get away with saying that he's handled that well? So, I don't think Modi has handled China well. I think there's no reason Chinese troops should be sitting in our territory," Gandhi said. The representatives of the Muslim side were present in the court and are expected to put forth their views on the matter during the next hearing. Civil Judge Senior Division Fast Track Court Jugal Shambhu fixed the fresh date after hearing the Hindu side, said advocate Madan Mohan Yadav, representing the Hindu side in the case. "The Hindu side completed its argument in the matter. We have also requested to allow the ASI to dig in the premises for the survey," said Yadav. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 FP Bureau Amna Baloch is Pak foreign secy WASHINGTON Pakistan on Wednesday got its second woman Foreign Secretary as Amna Baloch took over the top diplomatic post. SHE FURTHER said that two of the accused have already been detained. Search is on for rest Kamala Harris swings first debate in her favour ISLAMABAD Democratic Party presidential nominee Kamala Harris Tuesday night put up a stiff fight in the first face-to-face presidential debate against her opponent, Republican Party’s Donald Trump, clawing her way under his skin and throwing baits which a tired-looking former president unwittingly caught. There was no doubt who won as celebrity superstar singer Taylor Smith lost no time in endorsing Harris as the social media swung massively in favour of the vice president. She said in a post that the vice president “fights for the rights and NASHIK causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.” And registered voters who watched Tuesday’s debate voted 63% to 37% in favour of Harris saying she turned in a better performance, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers. Prior to the debate, the same voters were evenly split on which candidate would perform more strongly, with 50% saying Harris would do so and 50% that Trump would. This new poll marks a big reverse swing from the results of the first debate where Trump had Biden for ‘dinner’. Very unlike Trump, Harris had her moments of glory when she bluntly told her opponent on his face that she was not Biden. By this she indicated two things – that she cannot be easily run over and, secondly, she is on her own and had moved away from her boss, President Biden. Harris directly addressed Trump while the former president consistently refused to lock his eyes with her and only kept rolling his eyes looking up at the ceiling, showing signs of desperation. 4Continued on | P6 MUMBAI E-paper INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION Edit Rahul Gandhi has done it again P.8 Will protect 100 mn small retailers from e-comm: Goyal Army officers thrashed, female pal ‘gang-raped’ who was in the car. They also misbehaved with one of their female friends.” “The second officer, who had momentarily stepped away from the vehicle, informed his seniors who passed on the information to the police. On learning about the incident a police team rushed to the scene, but by then the miscreants had already fled into the dense forest,” Hirore added. BHOPAL MONEY HORROR AT JAM GATE| Late night picnic turned into a nightmare for two young officers and their female friends in Mhow on Tuesday A late-night picnic turned into a brutal nightmare for two army officers and their female friends. The group was savagely attacked near Jam Gate on Mhow-Mandleshwar Road on Tuesday, with one of the women being violently ‘gangraped’ by a gang of predators. Acting on a complaint by one of the victim officers, police registered a case of gangrape against eight men. SP (Indore Rural) Hitika Vasal, however, said that the ‘gangrape’ victim has so far refused to say anything in this regard citing her current mental condition. She further said that two of the accused have already been detained. Badgonda police station incharge Lokendra Singh Hirore said, “The two army officers, both undergoing the Young Officers (YO) course at Mhow, had gone for a quiet jungle outing with their two female companions on Tuesday night. Around 2 am, at least eight men arrived on the scene and started beating the officer PRESS Cinema The King returns P.14 Extn for Veera unlikely, Rajora ahead in race for CS Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Health cover extended to all over 70 years Our Bureau Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s trip to Delhi has raised speculations about the appointment of Chief Secretary (CS). Present CS Veera Rana is retiring on September 30. There are speculations over whether she will get another extension or not. According to sources, chances of another extension are slim, because the government has already given six months’ extension to her. Additional Chief Secretary Rajesh Rajora, posted in the Chief Minister’s Office, is ahead of others in the race for the post of CS. Yadav also intends to appoint Rajora the next CS. Apart from Rajora, names of Anurag Jain who is on deputation to the Centre and ACS (Home) SN Mishra are also doing the rounds . According to sources, Yadav wants to appoint a CS taking party’s central leadership into confidence. So, he is trying to reach a consensus on the appointment of Rajora as CS. Although Jain met Yadav several times, there are little chances of his becoming CS. NEW DELHI In a major initiative, the Union government has approved health coverage for all senior citizens above the age of 70 under the national insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat. PM Modi had made the promise in the run-up to the general elections. It will benefit six crore senior citizens in 4.5 crore families. The free cover is worth Rs 5 lakh and will be on a family basis. This will be irrespective of the socio-economic status of the beneficiary. Those above 70 years and belonging to families already covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme will get an additional top-up cover up to Rs 5 lakh per year for themselves (which they do not have to share with other members of the family who are below the age of 70 years), the government said. Senior citizens above 70 who are already getting benefits of other public health insurance schemes may either choose their existing scheme or opt for AB PMJAY. It has been clarified that senior citizens of 70 years and above who are covered under private health insurance pol- Yadav meets Shah for second time in 12 days PM REVS UP E-DRIVE he Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the PM EDrive Scheme with an outlay of Rs 10,900 crore for two years to boost adoption of electric vehicles, replacing the flagship FAME programme that ran for nine years till March. The scheme, which envisages e-vouchers, will make the EV buying process easier and paves the way for electric T CM Mohan Yadav meets Home minister Amit Shah Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL icies or Employees' State Insurance Scheme will be eligible for benefits under AB PM-JAY. The AB PM-JAY is the world's largest publicly funded health assurance scheme which provides health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation to 55 crore people, corresponding to 12.34 crore families. All members of eligible families, irrespective of age, are covered under the scheme. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav met Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the second time within 12 days on Wednesday. Before the Wednesday’s meeting, Yadav had an interaction with Shah on August 30. Yadav also informed Shah about his government’s decision to hand over Sanchi to National Dairy Development Board for five years. Yadav’s meeting with Shah seems to be related to political and administrative decisions to be taken by the state government. Political appointments are to be made in corporations and Boards. The BJP organisation is mounting pressure on the government to make appointments soon. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6