FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 280 | INDORE | WEDNESDAY | MARCH 19, 2025 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports From typecast to triumph, a story of resilience P.12 7 feared dead as boat capsizes, CM announces Rs 2L assistance Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Four women, one minor girl and two boys were feared dead, when their boat capsized in Mata Tila dam backwater in Shivpuri district on Tuesday, the police said. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed his deep grief over the boat accident in Shivpuri district. In this accident some devotees have died untimely in Rajavan, Pichor under Khaniyadhana police station. The devotees were going to Siddh Baba Temple near Matatila dam for a programme related to Faag. Shivpuri district administration has safely rescued 8 out of 15 devotees with the help of disaster forces and local citizens. The CM said that this is a sad incident. The state government is with the affected families in this hour of crisis. Instructions were given to release an assistance amount of Rs 2 lakh each from Chief Minister's Vishvagruti Grant to families of the deceased. SP Shivpuri, Aman Singh Rathore said that 15 people were heading towards the temple situated in the backwater of the dam, on Tuesday. 4Continued on | P8 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE MONEY HELLO, EARTH! 17-hr JOURNEY HOME WEEK-LONG SPACE MISSION TURNED INTO A 9-MONTH STAY n NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams departed the International Space Station early on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) morning in a SpaceX capsule for a longawaited trip back to Earth n The duo have been on the ISS since June after the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they were testing on its maiden crewed voyage suffered propulsion issues and was deemed unfit to fly them back to Earth. N SWAG SE SWAGAT PTI Expected arrival MEHSANA 3:30 am Residents of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams' ancestral village in Gujarat's Mehsana district are gearing up for Diwali-like festivities on Wednesday morning to celebrate her scheduled return to Earth after a nine-month stay at the International Space Station. Williams has been in the thoughts and prayers of the villagers, eagerly awaiting her safe return. 4Continued on | P8 Under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, Indore is poised to launch the country’s first PPP green waste processing plant that will recycle wooden waste and branches of large trees to produce pellets that can serve as an alternative to coal, an official said on Tuesday. The facility will not only process green waste but also generate revenue, with the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) earning nearly Rs 3,000 per tonne in royalty for supplying wood and branches, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Built on 55,000 square feet of land in Bicholi Hapsi, the plant will recycle wood and Briefs MUMBAI Nagpur violence pre-meditated, says Fadnavis P rime Minister Narendra Modi has written to NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who is scheduled to return to Earth early on Wednesday after a nine-month stay at the International Space Station, and invited her to visit India. The letter, written on March 1 and sent through former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino, was shared on X by Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh. "Even though you are thousands of miles away, you continue to remain close to our hearts. The people of India are praying for your good health and success in your mission," Modi said in the letter. branches to produce wooden pellets. Wooden pellets, produced from green waste, are utilised across various industries, including the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), where they serve as an eco-friendly alternative for energy production and other applications. Branches of large trees in Indore will be redirected to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met renowned musician and composer Ilaiyaraaja and said he made history by presenting his first-ever Western classical symphony, Valiant, in London a few days ago. Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes after Hamas refused Israeli demands to change the ceasefire agreement. Officials said the operation was open-ended and was expected to expand. Limited energy, infrastructure ceasefire Agencies WASHINGTON the "victim" were clubbed under the same bracket. "We went to the UN. What was an invasion was made into a dispute. The attacker and the victim were put on par," Jaishankar said. Us President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded a call in which White House pushed its 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine aimed at ending the grinding war. The call lasted over two hours. The Guardian, quoting the White House reported that Russia had agreed to a limited energy and infrastructure ceasefire in Ukraine. It quoted a statement in which White House said both sides had agreed to hold “technical negotiations” on a maritime ceasefire, and, further, full ceasefire and permanent peace. “These negotiations will begin immediately in the Middle East" the White House said. Trump and Putin also “agreed that a future with an improved bilateral relationship between the US and Russia has huge upside,” with “enormous economic deals and geopolitical stability.” 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 RANCHI Modi meets Ilaiyaraaja DEIR AL-BALAH (GAZA STRIP) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets Ukraine Foreign Affairs Minister Andrii Sybiha on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2025, in New Delhi PTI NEW DELHI The "longest-standing" illegal occupation of a territory after World War II has been experienced by India in Kashmir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday as he highlighted the selective application of global rules on issues pertaining to sovereignty and territorial integrity. In an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue, Jaishankar batted for establishing a "strong and fair" United Nations as he raised concerns over historical injustices in dealing with certain issues. Citing Pakistan's illegal occupation of Kashmir, the minister said the "attacker" and After World War II, the longest-standing illegal presence and occupation of a territory by another country pertains to India in Kashmir n S Jaishankar External Affairs Minister Man gets triple death penalty for rape, murder Our staff reporter In a heartfelt letter, PM invites her to visit India A Palestinian woman carries a baby as families leave the eastern sector of the Gaza Strip on the border with Israel following Israeli airstrikes Attacker, victim put on par: EAM on Kashmir E-paper BHOPAL Indore to set up nation’s first PPP green waste processing plant NEW DELHI MUMBAI His mother & sister, both co-accused, get two years in jail ASA's two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. Butch Wilmore and Indian-origin Sunita Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station - their home since last spring - departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts. KILLED NEW DELHI NASHIK Good riddance, Space! 400 A 48-year-old Lieutenant Colonel rank army officer was found dead in the parking area of a housing colony in Jharkhand's Ranchi on Tuesday, police said. The deceased, identified as Diwakar Kumar, was posted at Station Headquarters in Ranchi. BHOPAL Cinema ‘Do you want me to walk out... P.14 AP Army officer found dead PUNE HOMECOMING | Sunita Williams, Wilmore on way back home OVER Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said the violence in Nagpur appears to be premeditated and the mob had targeted specific houses, and stated that the film "Chhaava" reignited people's emotions against Aurangzeb. Speaking in the legislative assembly, Fadnavis said the Vicky Kaushalstarrer "Chhaava", based on the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, brought before the people the true history of the Maratha king. PRESS Edit A senseless controversy P.6 Private sector is in better position to invest ISRAEL’S BIGGEST STRIKE ON GAZA SINCE CEASEFIRE fp UJJAIN the Green Waste Processing Plant at City Forest, where they will be repurposed into valuable products. In addition, green waste generated from the premises of major institutions will be directly collected and sent to the facility, with a fixed fee structure in place, said the statement. 4Continued on | P8 The district and sessions court here on Tuesday awarded triple capital punishment to a man in a case of rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in a Shahjahanabad multistorey building in September 2024. ADJ Kumidini Patel passed the order. The mother and sister of the man were found guilty of hiding evidence and awarded two-year jail terms. The capital punishment to the convict Atul Bhalse was awarded each under Sections 103, 66 and 64(1) of BNS and life imprisonment under various sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. 4Continued on | P8 Class 6 student gang-raped in Alirajpur, five arrested FP News Service ALIRAJPUR THE CASE n September 24, 2024, a five- yearold girl went missing from a Shahjahanabad multistorey building. Her body was found in a closed flat in the same building. She girl was strangled to death after rape. Atul Bhalse, his sister Chanchal Bhalse and mother Basanti Bhalse who lived in the flat were arrested in this case. The Bhalse family's flat was right opposite the girl’s grandmother’s flat. Atul strangled the girl to death after rape and hid her body in the water tank. His sister Chanchal Bhalse and mother Basanti Bhalse had tried to hide the incident, so the police made them co-accused. Ironically, the accused family had kept on searching for the girl along with her kin. O A Class 6 student was gangraped by five youths in a village in Alirajpur district, police officials said on Tuesday. All accused have been arrested. Police said the incident took place on Monday evening. As per the FIR, the 13-yearold victim was sitting alone at her mother's shop when five youths came and raped her. While three of them committed the rape, two others acted as lookouts outside the shop. The victim screamed for help, and the girl's mother arrived at the scene. One of the accused was apprehended at the spot. ASP Pradeep Patel said police arrested all five suspects shortly after the incident. Victim has identified two of the five accused. The accused were identified as: Ajmer Singh Rawat (22), Rahul Rawat (20), Arvind Rawat (21), Nilesh Rawat (18) and Rakesh Rawat (21). 4Continued on | P8 Helipad near CM House, Vallabh Bhawan soon Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that to find a permanent solution to the problem wherein people suffer inconvenience due to blockade of traffic during the time of VIP and VVIP movement, a new helipad shall be constructed near CM House and adjacent to Vallabh Bhawan (Mantralaya). This will not only lessen the distance between CM House and Vallabh Bhawan, but will also save time. He was chairing the review meeting of the Aviation Department held at Samatava Bhawan situated at CM House premises on Tuesday. He added that to give new dimension to tourism, air connectivity is the basic need. Therefore, air connectivity shall be increased in every possible manner so that people can come to the state and see its rich historical legacy. 4Continued on | P8