FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 14 No. 89 | BHOPAL | THURSDAY | SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports Rohit, Kohli & Pant as India’s big three ahead of BGT: Lyon ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE MONEY UJJAIN PRESS PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK Will protect 100 mn small retailers from e-comm: Goyal Cinema The King returns P.14 Heavy rains batter many dists, weatherman warns of more EXCESS RAIN Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL/CHHATTARPUR 4Continued on | P6 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. Last month, foreign minister S Jaishankar had visited the archipelago nation for the first time since Male expelled Indian troops in May. ISLAMABAD Amna Baloch is Pak foreign secy Pakistan on Wednesday got its second woman Foreign Secretary as Amna Baloch took over the top diplomatic post. Becoming the 33rd Foreign Secretary, she succeeds Syrus Sajjad Qazi who stepped down after attaining superannuation, the Foreign Office said in a statement. MUMBAI Malaika Arora’s father ends life Actor-model Malaika Arora's stepfather Anil Mehta allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a building in Mumbai on Wednesday morning, a police official said.Mehta allegedly jumped off the sixth floor of a building in Bandra area, an official said. Police rushed to the spot and shifted him to a hospital where he was declared dead before arrival, he said. Till September 11, MP has received 14 % more than long period average rain. Eastern Madhya Pradesh received 11 % more rains than the normal. Western Madhya Pradesh received 17 % more rains than normal mark. FIVE SAVED A bike rider fell while crossing overflowing culvert in Khejda Gaon. While trying to retrieve lost mobile. He was stuck in strong current. THE WARNING Timely action by another youth saved him HOLIDAY UP TO CLASS V IN BHOPAL n view of heavy rains for the last 24 hours, Collector Kaushlendra Vikram Singh declared holiday for students of classes up to 5 of all government, anganwadi centres and private schools on Thursday. The remaining schools will I function as usual. The teacher and staff have to reach school at their routine time. Notably, it rained heavily in city on Wednesday and weather department forecasted incessant rains even on Thursday. RED ALERT: Raisen, Vidisha, Sagar, Ashok Nagar, Shivpuri and Bhind for extreme heavy rains ORANGE ALERT: Guna, Sheopur, Morena, Gwalior, Datia, Tikamgarh, Chhattarpur, Damoh, Panna and Chhattarpur for very heavy rains. As many as five people got struck in flooded Dhasan in Salaiya village of Chhattarpur. Collector Parth Jaiswal and SP Agam Jain reached the spot and let the rescue operation to save them. DEPRESSION Met scientist Shilpa Apte said that well-marked low pressure area over North East Madhya Pradesh has turned into depression and trough line is passing through Shivpuri. Yadav meets Shah for second time in 12 days 13 OIC Ltd officials booked over fraudulent claim of Rs 4 cr May take political and administrative decisions Our Staff Reporter Talks held on cooperatives Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL 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 CM Mohan Yadav meets Home minister Amit Shah 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. 4Continued on | P6 Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that he had discussed the issue of cooperatives with the Union Minister Amit Shah. Animal Husbandry also figured in the discussion, Yadav said. Yadav also informed Shah about the MoU between his government and the National Dairy Development Board. He said it would help increase milk production in the state. Yadav further said he had discussed the issue of improving the living standards of the farmers. DGCI suspends product PresVu over unauthorised promotion 2 terrorists killed in J&K’s Udhampur Agencies JAMMU 4Continued on | P6 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. This was the first successful operation against the terrorists in the dense forest which witnessed over half-a-dozen encounters in the past six months, claiming the lives of a village defence guard on April 28 and a CRPF inspector on August 19. Officials said one more terrorist is believed to be trapped in the operation area at Khandara top and efforts are on to neutralize him. BHOPAL Following complaint by Oriental Insurance Company Ltd, Satna, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case against 13 people over fraudulent insurance claim, said officials on Wednesday. Searches were also conducted at three locations, including residential and official premises of the accused at Indore, Satna and Jabalpur. As per complaint, in 2022, the accused hatched a conspiracy and in pursuance thereof, fraudulently claimed insurance amounts from the OIC Satna in connivance with others thereby caused a wrongful loss of Rs 4 crore to the company. 4Continued on | P6 Chances of Veera’s extension slim, Rajora ahead of others in race for CS OUR STAFF REPORTER BHOPAL 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 Rana will be retired or given another extension. According to sources, the chances of Rana getting another extension are slim, because the government has already given six months’ extension to her. So, the state government does not seem to be in favour of giving another extension to Rana. Additional Chief Secretary Rajesh Rajora, who is posted in the Chief Minister’s Office, is ahead of all others in the race for the post of CS. Yadav also intends to appoint Rajora the next CS. Apart from Rajora, the names of Anurag Jain who is on deputation to the Centre and ACS (Home) SN Mishra are also doing the rounds for the post. 4Continued on | P6 HORROR AT JAM GATE Army officers flogged, friend gang-raped Officers & their female friends were waylaid by miscreants during late night picnic FP News Service MHOW Two young army officers along with their women friends were attacked near Jam Gate on Mhow- Mandleshwar Road while they were on a late night picnic on Tuesday. On the complaint of an officer, police registered a case of gang rape against eight men. Two of the accused have already been detained. Badgonda police station in-charge Lokendra Singh Hirore said, "Two army officers undergoing Young Officers (YO) course at Mhow along with their two women friends had gone for a picnic on Tuesday night. Around 2 am, around eight men arrived on the scene and started beating an officer who was in the car. They also misbehaved PTI 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 Agencies Army jawans at the site of encounter in Udhampur The operation was jointly launched by Army's first para and police and the first contact with the terrorists was established at around 12.50 pm, the officials said. "Two terrorists neutralised in the ongoing operation at Khandara by troops of Rising Star Corps. Operations in progress," the Army said in a post on X. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi in a meeting with US lawmakers, in Washington DC 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. 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. Senior citizens of the age of 70 & above belonging to families already covered under AB PM-JAY will get an additional top-up cover up to Rs 5L per year for themselves "Senior citizens of the age 70 years and above belonging to families already covered under AB PM-JAY will get an additional top-up cover up to Rs 5 lakh per year for them- selves (which they do not have to share with the other members of the family who are below the age of 70 years). "All other senior citizens of the age 70 years and above will get a cover up to Rs 5 lakh per year on a family basis," an official statement said. It clarified that senior citizens of 70 years and above who are under private health insurance policies or Employees' State Insurance scheme will be eligible to avail benefits under the the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). 4Continued on | P6 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 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% 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 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. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 Kamala Harris swings first debate in her favour FP Bureau 4Continued on | P6 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 (Archaeological Survey of India) to dig in the premises for the survey," said Yadav. offgrid WASHINGTON 4Continued on | P6 WASHINGTON NEW DELHI The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved health coverage to all persons aged 70 years and above under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana irrespective of their income, benefiting around six crore senior citizens, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The Rs 5 lakh free health insurance cover would benefit senior citizens of around 4.5 crore families. Eligible beneficiaries would be issued a new distinct card under the scheme, the government said. with one of their female friends. Somehow, the officer who was away from the car, informed his senior officers about the incident, after which police were approached. When police team reached the spot, the miscreants fled into the forest. The officers and the girls were brought to Mhow civil hospital for medical examination around 6.30 am and as per the duty doctor, there were signs of injuries on officers’ bodies. In the medical examination, it was found that the miscreants had also raped one of the girls". SP (Indore Rural) Hitika Vasal said, “A case under sections pertaining to loot, Arms Act and rape has been registered and two suspects were detained.” RaGa in US: 4,000 sq km of our territory occupied by China Cabinet nod to `5L health cover for all aged 70 yrs & above PTI NEW DELHI 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. "Taking serious note of the unauthorised promotion of the product, PresVu (1.25% Pilocarpine w/v) by M/s Entod Pharmaceuticals Ltd, after getting permission from CDSCO to manufacture and market, the regulator has suspended their permission till further order.” E-paper Edit Rahul Gandhi has done it again P.8 MONSOON FURY | Five rescued from overflowing Dhasan river in Chhattarpur Heavy rains battered many regions of state, including Bhopal, in the last 24 hours. Rescue operations were launched at a couple of places to save lives. Bhopal too experienced moderate to heavy rains from morning till afternoon. Normal life was thrown out of gear in areas affected by heavy rains. Rescue operation was launched in Chhatarpur district. On Tuesday night, Balaghat administration got a village evacuated fearing flash flood. Bhopal received 61.6 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours. On Wednesday it received 48 mm rainfall. In the last 24 hours, Shahgarh received 300 mm rain, Patharia (280 mm), Udaipura (254 mm), Buxshwah (244 mm), Damoh (215 mm), Banda (210 mm), Baihar (193.6 mm). MUMBAI