FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 226 | INDORE | WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 22, 2025 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports Shami’s comeback in focus as India aim for a fresh start P.12 A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey's Bolu mountains killed 66 people, forcing guests to jump out of windows in the middle of the night. "It was like the apocalypse. The flames engulfed the hotel immediately, like in half an hour," said Mevlut Ozer, who witnessed the incident. They tried to climb down using bedsheets. The bedsheets ripped as one friend tried ... and he unfortunately fell on his head," he told Reuters. BHOPAL NASHIK US COUNTDOWN FOR Maoist with `1 crore bounty ‘UNDOCUMENTED’ among 14 killed Trump’s citizenship diktat sparks panic among immigrant parents of Americaborn children SHAH TERMS IT ‘MIGHTY BLOW TO NAXALISM’ SPARKS DEBATE ON DIVORCE LAWS RAIPUR/BHUBANESWAR he news of Subhash's tragic death has galvanised men's rights activists and sparked a wider debate around India's tough law designed to protect women from harassment. Many argue that with divorce cases steadily rising, the law Fourteen Naxals, including a top leader of the CPI (Maoists) who was carrying a reward of Rs 1 crore, were killed in a joint operation by central and state police forces along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border. Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday termed the encounter as "another mighty blow to Naxalism" and asserted the Narendra Modi government's resolve for a Naxal-free India and the joint efforts of the security forces to eliminate the men- FP News Service NEW YORK PTI T is now being misused by women to harass their husbands, even forcing them to kill themselves. Others point out that demands for large dowry payments from husbands' families continue to kill hundreds of women every year." Saif’s `15,000-cr setback Pataudi family’s legal woes deepen FP News Service MUMBAI Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan and his family may face a significant blow as properties worth an estimated Rs15,000 crore in Bhopal, including historical estates from Koh-e-Fiza to Chiklod, risk being taken over by the government under the Enemy Property Act, 1968. This development follows the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s dismissal of Saif Ali Khan’s petition on December 13, 2024. The court granted the family a 30-day window to appeal before the Appellate Tribunal. However, since the deadline has now expired, the government is legally poised to claim the properties, which include the renowned Pataudi Flag House, reportedly valued at Rs 1,000 crore. Saif looked in good spirits as he returned to his house on Tuesday. PIC: PTI Bhopal Collector Kaushalendra Vikram Singh acknowledged the unfolding legal review in an interview to NDTV. MP’s R-Day tableau to showcase “We are assessing the implications of the court's decisions and consulting legal experts. It is premature to determine the next steps,” he stated. The controversy traces back to 2015 when the Custodian of Enemy Property Department issued a notice designating the family’s estate as “enemy property.” This classification stems from the partition-era law targeting properties owned by individuals who migrated to Pakistan and renounced Indian citizenship. The family’s ancestral ties to the estate originate with Nawab Hamidullah Khan of Bhopal, who passed away in 1960. His eldest daughter, Abida Sultan, chose to settle in Pakistan in 1950, effectively relinquishing her claim. 4Continued on | P6 INDUS WATER TREATY RIFT ‘The Return of Cheetah’ NEUTRAL EXPERT BACKS INDIA’S STAND PTI NEW DELHI State tableau selected for second consecutive year Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The tableau of Madhya Pradesh for Republic Day Parade in New Delhi will be themed on ‘The Return of Cheetah’. It will showcase Kuno National Park. The Park houses 24 cheetahs brought from different African countries. Cheetah has returned to India 70 years after it went extinct. The tableau is 38 feet X14 feet X16 feet and has been made using fibre, wood and iron. Madhya Pradesh’s tableau is among the tableaus of 15 states, which have been selected for the prestigious R-Day event. This is the second consecutive year in which the state’s tableau has been selected. Last year, the tableau from the state was based on women empowerment. Nodal officer in-charge of the tableau, Sanjay Saxena told Free Press that cheetah has returned to India after 70 years, which is a big achievement and a matter of pride for all Indians and especially the people of Madhya Pradesh. 4Continued on | P6 E-paper Cinema Urvashi takes a dig at Kiara? P.14 harat ke sabhi yuvaon se mera nivedan hai ki shadi na kare aur agar karte bhi hai to agreement banvakar shadi kare (I request all the youth of India not to get married and even if they do, they should marry only after an agreement). B MUMBAI Nation Shivakumar calls BJP Godse party P.7 Security personnel after an encounter with Naxalites, in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh (FILE PHOTO) A Turkey resort blaze kills 66 PUNE M tul Subhash and Nikita Singhania were wed in 2019. The son was born in 2020. In 2021, Singhania left the couple's Bengaluru home after an altercation. In 2022, she filed a case against Subhash and his family members. After two years of bitter squabbles, Subhash died by suicide at his Bengaluru flat on December 9. In an 81-minute video and a 24-page suicide note, he accused Singhania and her family of filing false cases against him and his parents to extort Rs 3 crore. Briefs UJJAIN ain Nitin Padiyar Bharat sarkar se yeh vinti karta hun ki Bharat ka kanoon badle kyuki mahilaye is kanoon ka duruproyog kar rahi hai. Agar aapne yeh kanoon vyavastha nahi badli toh roj kai ladke aur unke parivar ujadte rahege (I, Nitin Padiyar, request the Government of India to reform the law of India because women are misusing this law. If you do not rectify the law, then every day many men and their families lives will continue to be ruined). FLASHBACK OF B’LURU TECHIE SUICIDE CASE... fp INDORE FROM THE SUICIDE NOTE... INDORE 4Continued on | P6 EDITIONS: PRESS Job market in India needs boost: Rajan Man ends life, cites torture by wife In a repeat of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash's suicide incident, a 28-year-old youth from Indore too committed suicide owing to alleged harassment by his estranged wife on Monday. He hanged himself at his residence in the Banganga area after leaving a 14page suicide note blaming his wife and in-laws for death. Banganga police station in-charge Siyaram Gurjar said that the deceased was identified as Nitin Padiyar, an event photographer. Nitin had a love marriage with Harsha Sharma around five years ago. However, the couple s relationship soured and Harsha moved to her parents' home in Rajasthan, filing for divorce and demanding financial support. iii QUALITY @ VALUE MONEY ATUL SUICIDE 2.0 IN INDORE| Leaves 14-page note Our Staff Reporter ESTD-1983 A World Bank- India welcomes the appointed neu- decision given by tral expert has the Neutral Expert backed New under Paragraph Delhi's position 7 of Annexure F to on the frame- the Indus Waters work to resolve Treaty, 1960 certain disputes between n MEA India and Pakistan on Kishenganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects. While India has been pressing for resolution of the issues by the neutral expert as mandated under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) between the two countries, Pakistan has been backing the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague to resolve them. India and Pakistan signed IWT on September 19, 1960 after nine years of negotiations with a sole aim to manage issues relating to crossborder rivers. India welcomed the ruling by the neutral expert, International Commission of Large Dams president Michel Lino. ace from the country. Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district superintendent of police Nikhil Rakhecha said of the deceased, one has been identified as Jairam alias Chalpati, a central committee member of the CPI (Maoist), who was carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore. The identity of the remaining cadres was yet to be ascertained. "Another mighty blow to Naxalism. Our security forces achieved major success towards building a Naxal-free Bharat. The CRPF, SoG Odisha, and Chhattisgarh Police neutralised 14 Naxalites in a joint operation along the OdishaChhattisgarh border. 4Continued on | P6 Thousands of undocumented Indians in the United States, particularly parents of Americaborn children, are grappling with rising anxiety following Donald Trump’s inauguration as President on Monday night. His administration’s latest executive order aims at reinterpreting the 14th Amendment, declaring that children born to undocumented immigrants are not entitled to automatic citizenship. “The 14th Amendment has never been interpreted to Greenland needed for security Incoming US President Donald Trump put his markers on the Panama Canal, the Gulf of Mexico, Greenland, as well as Mars in almost the same breath even as he took up residence in the White House for the secod time as President. Expectedly, the remarks raised hackles. It remains to be seen how Trump furthers his agenda. BACK OFF: Donald Trump has also threatened Brics nations that they will face 100% tariffs if they try to undermine the dollar grant universal citizenship to everyone born on US soil,” Trump stated in the order. It directs federal agencies to stop issuing citizenship documents, including Social Security cards and passports, to children of undocumented parents. This controversial policy is set to take effect 30 days after its signing, potentially triggering significant legal battles. YOU ARE FIRED T he US President has initiated the process of firing thousands of White House staff who are not aligned with his vision to Make America Great Again, says a report in Daily Mail. Taking to his social media platform, Truth Social, the freshly inaugurated 47th president publicly fired several senior employees in an unprecedented shakeup. Dismantling begins On the first day at the Oval Office, Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders that consigned a raft of policies pursued by his predecessor Joe Biden into the dustbin of history. To begin with, he has signed an executive order beginning the process of withdrawing America from the World Health Organisation.