FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. 14 No. 124 | BHOPAL | THURSDAY | OCTOBER 17, 2024 | Pages 16 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 www.freepressjournal.in Sports Rising star set to shine in senior women's T20 trophy P.14 fp Briefs NEW DELHI MSP hike for Rabi crops The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by PM Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved increase in the minimum support prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi crops for marketing season 2025-26. NEW DELHI 3 per cent hike in DA Union Cabinet approved 3% hike in dearness allowance (DA) & dearness relief (DR) for Central government employees & pensioners. Our Staff Reporter Property worth more than Rs 80 crore was unearthed by Special Police Establishment (SPE) Lokayukta Bhopal during a raid on junior auditor of Technical Education Department Bhopal on Wednesday. SP DK Rathore said Junior Auditor Ramesh Hingorani was booked for owning property disproportionate to his income. Six teams conducted raids at multiple locations in Bairagarh. Four luxury cars and other properties were seized. “We are yet to evaluate total assets recovered from different places.” 4Continued on | P6 K halistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun admitted that his outfit, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), was in touch with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, sharing information against India following the killing of his aide, Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The revelations were made during an interview with the Canadian broadcaster CBC News. Pannun said he gave information to Trudeau ‘detailing the spying network’ of the Indian diplomatic mission there. Pannun alleged his organ- EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK ‘Dialogue can happen only in terror-free env’ PTI SHARIF SILENT ON KASHMIR Delivering a thinly veiled message to Pakistan from its national capital, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said if activities across borders are "characterised" by terrorism, extremism and separatism, they are hardly likely to encourage trade, energy flows and connectivity in parallel. In his address at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) chaired by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and attended among others by Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Jaishankar also asserted that trade and connectivity initiatives must recognise territorial integrity and sovereignty and it is essential to have an "honest conversation" on lack of trust. The remarks came amid the lingering military standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday. Interestingly, as he handed over the chairmanship to Russia, Sharif refrained from mentioning the Kashmir issue, a longstanding India-Pakistan dispute. Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif welcomes EAM Dr S Jaishankar at venue of SCO Summit in Islamabad concerns over China's increasing military muscle-flexing in n 1kg gold and jewellery worth Rs 70L n Silver jewellery worth Rs 55,000 n Cash Rs 12.17L n Papers of property n Four luxury cars n 2 electric scooters n Papers of two lavishly constructed houses Family business 4Continued on | P6 Panchayat secy owns property worth Rs 50L Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL RECOVERY Hingorani & his family also operate a school and draw huge salary. His son too is involved in school. He also runs a real estate business & owns property worth crores. Family owns around 10 shops worth crores in the area. the Indian Ocean and other strategic waters. Bairagarh based bungalow of Ramesh Hingorani ountry-made pistol was also recovered. The Gandhi Nagar police have seized pistol and registered a case against Hingorani. C Party MPs corner Trudeau 4Continued on | P6 n S. Jaishankar 4Continued on | P6 SC blasts Punjab, Hry over Delhi air pollution Online Report NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded Punjab and Haryana over the issue of stubble burning, stating that no effective action has been taken by the states to address the problem, which exacerbates air pollution levels in Delhi and its neighbouring regions during the winter season. 4Continued on | P6 IANS NEW DELHI Canada’s closest allies signaled they will continue to pursue stronger ties with Narendra Modi’s government, despite Trudeau’s allegations that Indian diplomats secretly collected intelligence on Sikh separatists living in Canada who were then threatened, extorted or killed. isation informed the Canadian PMO about how Indian High Commissioner Sanjay Verma, his second-in-command and the official before him laid out Comprehensive reform of UN Security Council, both in permanent and nonpermanent categories, is essential. New symbol of Justice no more has a blindfold US, UK push ahead with Modi Justin Trudeau finds himself under growing pressure from within his own Liberal Party to quit. The political unrest comes at a critical time, with MPs questioning Trudeau's leadership. Liberal MP Sean Casey has taken a bold step, publicly calling for Trudeau's resignation. SPE Lokayukta police Jabalpur raided panchayat secretary of Jada-Surang in Dindori district and unearthed land papers and jewellery worth more than Rs 50 lakh, said police on Wednesday. Five bank accounts were found during the raid. SP Sanjay Sahu said that raids were conducted following complaint of panchayat secretary Manoj Yadav owning property disproportionate to his known income. A 12-member team raided his house at 6pm. During search papers regarding 15 acre land, jewellery worth Rs 4 lakh, vehicles and other valuables were found. In an initiative shedding the colonial imprint and traditional attributes, the statue of Lady Justice, in the judges' library of the Supreme Court, now holds a copy of the Indian Constitution, instead of a sword, and the blindfold has come off to leave her with open eyes. The change effected under the tenure of incumbent Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud, now signals that the law in the country is not blind and does not merely symbolise punishment. the spy networks which provided "logistics and intelligence support to the Indian agents who assassinated Hardeep Singh Nijjar". 4Continued on | P6 separation buzz? Meghan ditches her engagement ring Online Report P rince Harry's wife Meghan Markle was seen without her engagement ring at a solo event in California recently. On the International Day of the Girl, the Duchess of Sussex engaged in drawing and crafting with young women NOT FOR THE FIRST TIME This wasn't the first time the Duchess was without it. During the 2023 Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, Meghan was spotted without engagement ring. At the time, according to sources the ring was “being repaired.” It reappeared on her finger earlier this year. at the Girls Inc. in the Greater Santa Barbara area. While Meghan Markle was dressed elegantly, people no- ticed that her engagement ring was missing. The iconic ring, designed by Prince Harry in 2017, holds deep personal significance. It features two diamonds from Princess Diana's col- E-paper Edit Many issues at stake in Maha poll P.8 SCO SUMMIT | EAM Jaishankar emphasises that terrorism, extremism, and separatism hinder trade and connectivity ISLAMABAD MUMBAI Cinema The passion play! P.13 Sept trade deficit at 5-mth low of $20.78 bn, exports up 0.5% SFJ in touch with Canadian PM’s office, says Pannun Online Report iii QUALITY @ VALUE MONEY Crorepati junior auditor owns property worth Rs 80 Cr BHOPAL ESTD-1983 lection and one from Botswana – symbolising the couple's connection to Harry's late mother and the country they visited early in their relationship. The engagement ring, set on a simple gold band, has been a hallmark of Meghan's style since Harry proposed at Kensington Palace. MINOR HELD OVER BOMB THREATS TO AIRLINES Govt closely monitoring situation: Naidu PTI NEW DELHI Law enforcement agencies are actively pursuing all cases of bomb threats against airlines and the government is closely monitoring the situation, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Wednesday. Against the backdrop of at least 19 flights operated by Indian carriers receiving bomb threats in three days that later turned out to be hoax, he also said the Mumbai police have arrested a minor responsible for issuing bomb threats targeting three flights. "All others responsible for the disruptions will be identified and duly prosecuted," the minister said in a statement as he expressed deep concern over the recent disruptive acts targeting the airlines. 4Continued on | P6 Minor ‘molested’ in Bag Sewaniya, accused detained Religious outfits create ruckus outside police stn; no case filed till filing of report Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL A 19-year-old youth is accused of molesting a three-and-ahalf-year-old girl on Tuesday, when she came to take tuition from his mother, said Bag Sewaniya police on Wednesday. Though no case has been registered so far, religious outfits have taken up cudgels for the girl. On Wednesday, they brought the girl and her mother to the police station and created a ruckus demanding an FIR and arrest of the accused. TI Amit Soni said that the girl used to take tuition from a woman living in neighbourhood. On Tuesday night, when the girl returned from tuition, he mother found scratches all over her body. The girl Survivor sent for counselling: Misrod ACP isrod ACP Rajneesh Kashyap Kaul told Free Press that the survivor was sent to Child Welfare committee (CWC) for counselling. Her statement would be recorded after the counselling. M ACCUSED DETAINED aul said that the accused, identified as Shoaib (19) had been detained for questioning. He would be arrested once he confesses to the crime, Kaul added. K couldn’t explain but kept on weeping. On Wednesday, religious outfits came to know of the incident and reached the police station with the survivor and her mother demanding action. 4Continued on | P6 I'm back: Omar takes oath as J&K CM SRINAGAR National Conference leader Omar Abdullah took oath as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, heading the 1st elected government in the union territory since 2019 when its special status was revoked. Congress, a member of the pre-poll alliance with the NC, has decided not to take up any ministerial positions in the new government as of now. 4Continued on | P6 Chief minister-designate Omar Abdullah takes oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar