FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. 14 No. 92 | BHOPAL | SUNDAY | SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 | Pages 16 ` 4 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 Cinema Laughs and screams P.16 fp iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN NATION PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK KOLKATA Ragpicker hurt in blast A ragpicker was injured in a blast that took place in central Kolkata on Saturday, a police officer said. The explosion occurred when he was "near a plastic bag" at the crossing of Blochmann Street and SN Banerjee Road. "The injured person was identified as 58-yearold Bapi Das, who lives on a footpath beside S N Banerjee Road. He is a ragpicker," the officer said. Terrorism on its last legs in J&K: Modi Sports LA special day for India’s T20I captain P.15 LAHORE 9 ISIS ultras arrested in Pakistan Law enforcement agencies have arrested nine suspected terrorists of ISIS and anti-Shia organisations in the Punjab province of Pakistan and foiled a major terror attack targeting important installations and religious places, police said on Saturday. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police claimed that it conducted 71 intelligencebased operations in different districts of the province during which the nine terrorists were arrested with weapons, explosives, and other prohibited materials. CHHATTISGARH 5 held for pelting stones at Vande Bharat Five persons were arrested for allegedly pelting stones at the Durg-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express during a trial run in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred when the train was passing through Bagbahra railway station on its way back from Visakhapatnam to Durg during its trail run around 9 pm on Friday, said Praveen Singh Dhakad, inspector of the Railway Protection Force (Mahasamund). SUKMA CRPF jawan shoots self A 44-year-old personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Saturday, police said. ‘Guarantee reservations will stay till I am there’ IANS KURUKSHETRA Dynastic politics destroyed J&K Eyeing to woo non-Jat and Other Backward Class (OBC) votes in poll-bound Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lavishly praised Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, saying he has become immensely popular despite his short stint as he dedicates all his time to the state, while also emphasising that was his guarantee that reservations for the Dalits, OBCs and tribals would remain as long as he was alive. "In such a short time, Nayab Singh Saini became popular in Haryana. Coming from a backward class, Nayab Singh Saini became CM. Whenever I hear praises of Nayab Singh Saini, it fills my heart with pride," PM Modi said at a public meeting Jammu: Asserting that terrorism is taking its last breath in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government projected new leadership to counter dynastic politics that has destroyed "this beautiful region". Addressing a massive election rally in support of BJP candidates in Doda district of Jammu region, Modi also reiterated his government's promise of restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and cautioned people against bringing the NC, Congress and the PDP back to power. in the historical city of Kurukshetra, the party’s first major public meeting ahead of the October 5 Assembly elections. Giving his development guarantees, by calling them Modi Guarantees, the Prime Minister said in the last few years, Haryana has reached among the top states of the country in terms of investment and income. "I am proud of this. We have seen the period of the Congress government when the development money was limited to only one district. Every child of Haryana knows in whose pockets that money went. The BJP has connected the whole of Haryana with the development," the Prime Minister said.He also claimed that the Congress wanted to remove certain provisions such as reservations. 4Continued on | P6 Four of family hang selves in well in Sagar Cong’s fresh salvo: Buch invested in Chinese firms Our Staff Reporter Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar BHOPAL NEW DELHI Three women and a girl of the same family residing in a village in the Deori town of Sagar allegedly hanged themselves to death inside a well in the early hours of Saturday, the police said. Official sources said that the family took the extreme step after being harassed by several distant relatives, and a probe is underway into the incident. Superintendent of police (SP) of Sagar, Vikas Kumar Shahwal told Free Press that the incident took place in the Kopra village of Sagar. After the incident was reported to the police, a team from the State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) was called and they The Congress on Saturday asked “Is the PM aware that the SEBI chairperson has been investing in Chinese firms at a time when India is facing geopolitical tensions with China?” The question came from party general secretary Jairam Ramesh soon after its head of media and publicity Pawan Khera claimed in a press conference that Madhabi Puri Buch held foreign assets from 2017 to 2021 and questioned when she first declared these assets, which included investments in Chinese funds, to government agencies. RELATIVES BEHIND SUICIDE? Official sources told Free Press that all the people who took the extreme step are the relatives of a man named Surendra Lodhi, who lives in the same village and Sonu Lodhi. Almost a year ago, Sonu’s wife had consumed poison to commit suicide, and the police had registered a case of abetment of suicide against Sonu’s kin.The husbands of the deceased women, Bharti and Aarti, had been sent to jail following the police case, where they are still in jail. The sources alleged that on a daily basis, the relatives of Surendra’s wife used to turn up at their house and harass them. On Friday evening too, they had harassed them, after which all the three women, along with the minor girl, hanged themselves to death. brought out the bodies, he said. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 FIR for bursting crackers outside Kejriwal's home PTI NEW DELHI Delhi Police has filed an FIR over bursting of firecrackers outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence in north Delhi's Civil Lines to welcome him upon his release from jail, officials said on Saturday. There is a ban on the production, sale and use of firecrackers in the national capital to control air pollution in the coming winter season. The ban was announced by the Kejriwal government on Monday. A case under section 223 (disobedience to orders promulgated by public servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered against unknown persons at the Civil Lines Police station. E-paper World No nod to Kyiv on use of long-range missiles P.9 WITH EYE TO POLL: Modi seeks to woo non-Jat, OBC vote in Haryana Briefs MUMBAI INDIA BEAT PAKISTAN 2-1 Hulunbuir: Defending champions India continued their unbeaten run and defeated archrivals Pakistan 2-1 to enter the semifinal of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy here on Saturday. It was India's fifth consecutive win in the six-team round-robin competition. Before this match, both India and Pakistan had qualified for the last four round. The top four sides from the round robin format qualifies for the semifinal scheduled for September 16, with the final slated for September 17. 3 terrorists Only 6.1% schools in killed in state have toilets Baramulla for Special kids IANS SRINAGAR Three terrorists were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district. Police said the three terrorists were killed in the encounter in Chak Tappar Kreeri area of Pattan tehsil in Baramulla district on Saturday. "The encounter started late last evening between the security forces and the terrorists in Chak Tappar Kreeri area of Baramulla district. "The operation was suspended late last night because of bad light and it was resumed today morning and three terrorists have been killed in this operation. "Searches are still going on in the area. The exact identity and affiliation of the slain terrorists are being ascertained," officials said. Meanwhile, an antiterrorist operation is still going on in Chatroo village of Kishtwar district in Jammu division where two Army soldiers were martyred and two others injured in an encounter with a group of terrorists on Friday. 4Continued on | P6 Victim alleges that he even tried to push glass into her private parts, accused denies Our Staff Reporter INDORE An army man posted in Assam was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in an Indore hotel on Saturday. The victim is wife of a bank manager and had gone to meet the accused. In her complaint, the woman alleged that the accused had even tried to push a glass in her private part causing her injuries. The police said that the accused was arrested within minutes of receiving the plaint. Women police station incharge Koushalya Chouhan told Free Press that a 35-yearold woman approached the police station around 11.30 am E arth is about to gain a temporary mini-moon, a rare celestial event that will show the power of Earth's gravity. The rare mini-moon will be in the form of asteroid 2024 PT5. Discovered on August 7, 2024, this asteroid measures approximately 10 meters (33 feet) in diameter and will be captured by Earth's gravity from September 29 to November 25, 2024. During this two-month period, the asteroid will loop around Earth but will not complete a full orbit. After November 25, 2024, 2024 PT5 will break free from Earth's gravitational influence and return to orbiting the Sun. In a paper published by the American Astronomical Society, researchers detailed the findings. "Near-Earth objects Despite its small size and brief stay, asteroid 2024 PT5 offers valuable insights into the dynamics of near-Earth objects (NEOs) that follow horseshoe paths, and approach our planet at close range and low relative velocity, may undergo mini-moon events in which their geocentric energy becomes negative for hours, days or months, but without completing one revolution around Earth while bound," the paper read Asteroid 2024 PT5 is part of a collection of near-Earth objects with orbits similar to Earth's. Its relatively low velocity and close approach will allow Earth's gravity to temporarily alter its path, causing it to become a minimoon. While Earth has had minimoons before, 2024 PT5 will be too dim to observe with the naked eye or most amateur telescopes. 4Continued on | P6 The School Education Department emphasizes the importance of inclusive education for Children with Special Needs (CWSN). However, despite this commitment, only 6.1% of schools in the state have CWSN-friendly toilets. A recent report by the Ministry of Education’s Department of School Education and Literacy has highlighted the dire state of infrastructure for CWSN in government schools across the state. Shockingly, only 5.7% of these toilets are functional. Out of a total of 92,695 government schools in the state, just 5,658 schools have toilets for CWSN students, and only 5,310 of these facilities are operational. On a national level, 26.96% of schools had CWSN-friendly toilets in 2021-2022, a slight increase from 25.25% in 2020- EXPERTSPEAK Founder of Umang Gauravdeep welfare society who works for the uplift of CWSN children told the Free Press inclusivity is important but first we need to change the mindset of the people and the way they look up to special children, then only everything will improve. It is must for the school to construct toilets and ramps for such children. 2021. Similarly, 49.72% of schools nationwide had ramps with handrails, compared to 48.31% in the previous year. The data, which pertains to the academic year 2021-2022, was collected through voluntary submissions from schools using the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) platform. 4Continued on | P6 Didi appeals to docs to join meeting PTI KOLKATA and lodged a complaint that she was raped by accused identified as Sanjay Yadav of UP in a hotel on AB Road. She stated in her complaint that Sanjay was posted in Assam as Naik in Indian Army.   As victim was unable to walk properly, SI Rupali Bhadauria immediately took her to hospital for treatment and medical examination. As police vehicle had gone for refilling, she rushed the victim to hospital in an auto rickshaw. Another team rushed the hotel and arrested the accused. The woman in her complaint stated that she had met the accused a year ago when he was posted in Mhow. She alleged that later accused reached her place in the city, made an objectionable video and started blackmailing her. She informed the police that after arriving in the city, the accused asked her to meet in the hotel. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday evening appealed to the agitating doctors, who had arrived at her residence for talks, to join the meeting, amid their demand for livestreaming of the discussions. The meeting between Banerjee and the agitating junior doctors who are protesting over the RG Kar incident did not take place at the scheduled time as the medics remained adamant on live-streaming of the talks. "I would request you all to come inside and attend the meeting. As the matter is before the court, we cannot allow live streaming. I will video-record the meeting and will provide you with a copy only after permission from the Supreme Court," she said, while appealing to students to come inside and not to get drenched in rain. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 Cheetah project suffers major setback in its second year Birth of 13 cubs was like a new spring for the project Our Staff Reporter Earth to gain new mini-moon due to gravity Rishita Tomar BHOPAL Army man held for raping woman in Indore hotel BHOPAL offgrid Representative Pic www.freepressjournal.in ESTD-1983 The Cheetah Project will complete two years on September 17. This year has been a challenging year for the project officials as despite all kind of preparations, all adult cheetah’s could not be released into the wild so far. Moreover, the project suffered setback in the form of deaths of two adult cheetahs including Pawan and Shaurya. Now the officials are looking forward for the release of cheetahs in open jungle in the winter season. Cheetah ‘Pawan’ was like a free flow of wind and used to roam in new areas. Pawan Cheetahs experience first rains in Kuno The recent incessant rains posed a huge challenge before the authorities of Kuno National Park and they were worried over the safety of cheetahs placed inside enclosures. The seasonal nullah passing through the enclosure was a big concern for them. They kept a close eye on the swelling nullah and tried to ensure that it NULLAH IN SPATE does not get chocked due to uprooted grass and other waste produce of forest. A dedicated team remained deployed even in adverse weather and was tasked to remove the waste from nullah every day so that its water did not spread to a wider area in the enclosures. In the meantime, this was for the first time that cheetahs have experienced such intense rainfall. This is going to help them facing rainfall related challenges in better manner in future. was the future hope for the project and his survival in wild could have prompted the authorities to release some more adult cheetahs into the wild. 4Continued on | P6