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No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 www.freepressjournal.in Sports No distractions, just determination: Rohit P.12 EDITIONS: INDORE ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE UJJAIN PUNE MONEY BHOPAL NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION Edit Atishi’s task is to keep the chair warm P.8 AIRFARE HIKE NOT LINKED TO RISE IN AIRPORT CHARGES: ACI Cinema NTR Jr’s intense action P.14 SUCCESSOR | Delhi to get its youngest & 3rd woman CM after Sushma Swaraj & Sheila Dikshit AK QUITS, ATISHI STAKES CLAIM Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI sea of devotees Over 5 to 6 lakh devotees flood Rajwada and nearby markets for the Anant Chaturdashi procession, bidding farewell to Lord Ganesha after 10 days of Ganeshotsav festivities on Tuesday PRESIDENT IN INDORE TODAY She’ll also visit Ujjain Our Staff Reporter INDORE President Droupadi Murmu is coming on a 2-day visit to the city starting from Wednesday. She will also go to Ujjain. The President will arrive in the city on Wednesday evening. As per schedule, on the first day, she will reach Mriganayani Emporium located at MG Road at 5.15 pm. She will meet artisans who have earned fame with their skills. Thereafter she will make an overnight stay at Residency Kothi. On the second day, on Thursday the President will leave for Ujjain in the morning and will participate in the programme organised there. The President will also visit Mahakaleshwar Temple, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. In the afternoon, the President will return to the city and will participate in the convocation ceremony of Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV) at its auditorium. After this, the President will depart from the city in the evening. In view of President Murmu s visit, elaborate administrative and security arrangements are made in the city. Yadav: You earn stars, get money in Hazars PM Jan Aushadhi Kendras inaugurated in 50 district hospitals Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Safai Mitras will be given honourarium on the basis of the stars urban bodies get for keeping cities garbage-free, under the cleanliness survey 2024. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav made the statement during the inauguration of Swachhata Pakhwara (cleanliness fortnight) on the occasion of birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Yadav said, “Jitne stars utne Hazar (the Safai Mitras would be given money on the basis of the stars a city gets in terms of cleanliness).” An urban body gets up to seven stars in ranking. Governor Mangubhai Patel and Yadav inaugurated PM Jan Aushadhi Kendra in 50 district hospitals. Patel said that the doctors should prescribe generic medicines and there should be shops near government hospitals where generic medicines are available. Yadav said that Jan Aushadhi Kendras launched by Governor Mangubhai Patel with CM Mohan Yadav inaugurate PM Bharatiya Jan-Aushadhi Kendras at District hospitals on Tuesday ‘ANTI-POX VAX FORMULA WAS MADE IN INDIA’ hief Minister Mohan Yadav said that the formula of anti-pox vaccine was made in India. When pox spread everywhere, the people in India used to take out pus with the thorn of Babul tree (acacia plant). Those who were afflicted with pox used to paste it on each other’s body, which then created anti-body. Lord Macaulay sent it to London, and, in this way, anti-pox vaccine came into existence, he said. C the Prime Ministers to make medicines available at cheaper rates has given relief to the common. More than 300 types of medicine are provided at the government hospitals in the state free of cost, he said. According to Yadav, it is because of the Prime Minister’s initiative that 1.31 lakh families entered their new houses SC objects to Bengal’s no night duty for lady docs ‘Women want equal opportunity’ NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday objected to the West Bengal government's 'Rattierer Saathi' programme which stipulated that working hours of women should not exceed 12 hours at a time and prescribed avoiding night duty. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra expressed surprise that the state government has issued such a notification. The top court said if men are working in more that 12hour shift, women doctors are also entitled to do so. 4Continued on | P6 under the PM Awas Yojna. More than 36.24 lakh families in rural areas have been allotted houses under the scheme, he said. Yadav also transferred Rs 4 crore to Bhopal Municipal Corporation for getting five stars under Cleanliness Survey-2023. 4Continued on | P6 Tigress gives birth to 2 cubs SHIVPURI: In a major success for wildlife conservation, a translocated tigress gave birth to two cubs in Madhav National Park, indicating the success of the tiger relocation mission to increase the big cat population in the reserve forest area. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia shared the news of the birth of cubs on X. In keeping with his Sunday announcement, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday submitted his resignation to Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena. Simultaneously, Delhi minister Atishi, who was earlier in the day elected by the legislative party as its leader after Kejriwal proposed her name, staked claim to the post and to form a new government. Kejriwal had on Sunday announced his decision to step down saying he would only take the Delhi CM’s chair now when people would give him the ‘certificate of honesty’ in the Assembly elections which are due soon. He had also demanded that the elections, which are due in February 2025, be advanced to coincide with the Maharashtra Assembly polls in October-November. In keeping with his promise, Kejriwal reached the L-G’s secretariat with his Cabinet colleagues in time for 4-30 p.m. appointment. 4Continued on | P6 Even as US President Joe Biden called up Donald Trump after the second assassination bid and tried to cool down the surcharged political climate, the former president put the issue on high-flame burner, posting ‘FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT’ on his social media platform. Trump blamed the "rhetoric" of Biden and Harris Rajan Raikwar BHOPAL Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation officials are working tirelessly to ensure metro’s commercial operation in Indore and Bhopal by next year. A senior officer of Metro Rail Corporation said that metro was likely to start operating in Indore in January, while in Bhopal it would be oon, his ardent supporter Elon Musk posted an outrageous comment questioning why Trump has faced two apparent assassination attempts in recent months while President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have not encountered any. S T for the apparent attempt on his life in an interview with ajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Tuesday claimed that AAP leader Atishi, who has been chosen as Delhi's new chief minister, will be a "dummy" CM. "Today, it is a very sad day for Delhi. A woman is going to be the chief minister of Delhi whose family fought for terrorist Afzal Guru in order to save him from capital punishment. Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed Arvind Kejriwal's 2 petitions challenging summons issued to him on complaints filed by ED in money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Rakesh Syal dismissed the revision petition filed by Kejriwal, saying there was sufficient ground to proceed against him. R A SC declines to stay HC order in Krishna Janmbhoomi case IANS Agencies ing on the condition of anonymity, described the explosion of handheld pagers as the organisation's "biggest security breach" in nearly a year, according to Al Jazeera. The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to pass any interim order staying the operation of the Allahabad High Court order upholding the maintainability of civil suits filed by Hindu worshippers in Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah Masjid dispute. However, a bench, headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, issued notice and agreed to examine the special leave petition filed by the Management Committee of the Shahi Masjid Idgah against the dismissal of their application filed under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC (Code of Civil Procedure). 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 BEIRUT [LEBANON] Lebanon's Health Minister confirmed a series of explosions across the country, resulting in the deaths of at least nine people and injuring 2,750 others. The blasts were caused by exploding handheld pagers, according to a report by Al Jazeera. Health Minister Firass Abiad further informed that 200 people are in critical condition after the communication devices exploded on Tuesday. He also said that the victims are receiving treatment in over 150 hospitals. In a statement earlier on Tuesday, Hezbollah said that "pagers belonging to em- Ambulances are surrounded by people at the entrance of American University of Beirut Medical Center, on Tuesday ployees of various Hezbollah units and institutions exploded," killing two of its fighters and a girl. The group further said that it was investigating to determine the causes of the explosions. A Hezbollah official, speak- Metro may roll out in Indore SC parks bulldozers, in January, Bhopal in July says no demolitions DPR study for without permission Indore-Ujjain Musk backs him rump blamed the "rhetoric" of Biden and Harris for the apparent attempt on his life in an interview KEJRI'S PLEAS DISMISSED NEW DELHI rolled out in July. A clearance certificate from Commissioner, Metro Safety, would be sought before starting the operation. “Once clearance is received, the CM will be approached to roll out the metro for commercial operation,” said one of the senior officers of Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation. 4Continued on | P6 Metro underway The Departmental Project Report work is underway to see the feasibility of running metro between Indore and Ujjain. It was CM Mohan Yadav who had many months back announced metro facility between Indore and Ujjain. Fox News. In a post on X, he called Harris "hateful." Even if there is one instance of illegal demolition. it is against the ethos of our Constitution SC Bench PTI NEW DELHI Trump blames it on Kamala & Biden FP Bureau A DUMMY CM, SAYS MALIWAL 9 killed, 2,750 injured in pager explosions: Lebanon Minister assassination bid WASHINGTON AAP legislative party leader Atishi with party chief Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders meets Lt Governor V K Saxena to stake claim for forming a new government in New Delhi onTuesday Soon, his ardent supporter Elon Musk posted an outrageous comment questioning why Trump has faced two apparent assassination attempts in recent months while President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have not encountered any. “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala,” wrote Musk on X with a thinking emoji Initially Musk resisted numerous calls to delete the post. In one post responding to a demand to take down his remarks, Musk doubled down: “No one has even tried to do so is the point I’m making and no one will.” But later better sense prevailed and Musk deleted the post. The White House called Musk’s comments “irresponsible.” 4Continued on | P6 Even if there is one instance of illegal demolition, it is against the ethos of our Constitution, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while directing that authorities across the country will not demolish properties, including of those accused of crime, till October 1 without seeking its permission. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan clarified that its order will not be applicable to unauthorised structures on public roads, footpaths etc. "Even if there is one instance of an illegal demolition. it is against the ethos of our Con- stitution," the bench observed. It said till October 1, the next date of hearing, no demolition be carried out "without seeking leave of this court". The top court was hearing petitions alleging properties of those accused of crime were being demolished in several states illegally. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that a "narrative" was being built over the demolition of properties. He said there was a petition before the apex court which alleged that because the person belonged to a particular religion, his property was demolished. 4Continued on | P6