FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. XLI No. 281 | INDORE | THURSDAY | MARCH 20, 2025 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Cinema What’s next for this IIFA winner? P.14 RANGOTSAV For the very first time, Gair witnessed the death of a youth who was crushed under the wheels of a tractor-tanker while dancing. The CM cancelled his participation after learning about the incident Our Staff Reporter INDORE More than five lakh people, including over a lakh women, drenched in colour and danced to the tunes of the DJ as the city celebrated the festival of Rang Panchami with the traditional Gair on Wednesday. The procession started from Tori Corner at 10 am and lasted for around five hours. A massive crowd continued dancing and singing to the DJ's beats all along the Gair route. Colours were splashed using machines, and several people were seen carrying packets NAGPUR Nagpur violence mastermind held Minority Democratic Party leader Fahim Khan has been arrested for allegedly leading a protest outside a Nagpur police station on Monday after VHP workers staged an agitation for the removal of Aurangzeb's tomb, which triggered violence. Khan's name is mentioned in one of six FIRs registered so far along with 50 others in connection with the violent clashes. 3 1 5L+ Gairs Faag yatra taken out taken out people join the processions across Indore of colour and colour sprinklers in their hands.   Unfortunately, for the very first time in the 75year-old tradition, the Gair witnessed a death as a 28year-old youth died after Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia to kin Expressing grief over the incident, the Chief Minster announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the family of the deceased. He also urged everyone to observe necessary precautions during the festivals so that families do not suffer such pain. coming under the wheel of a tractor-tanker while dancing and was run over during the festivities around 12 noon.  The deceased was identified as Sunny Maurya, a resident of Sanwariya Nagar, Chhota Bangarda. He was a labourer and had come to be a part of the celebrations without informing his family members. Close shave for Yadav as staircase of temple caves in Initially, the deceased could not be identified for several hours but after police posted his photo on social media, one of his friends identified him and informed his family members.  Learning about the tragic incident, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, who had reached the city to attend the Gair procession, can- On track: Trump after call with Zelenskyy Agencies WASHINGTON Our Staff Reporter Rakesh Shukla and legislator Brijendra Singh were with Yadav. All of them remained unscathed. For the first time since President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was unceremoniously ejected from the White House two weeks ago, US President Donald Trump spoke with the Ukrainian leader to brief him on the conversation he had with Russian President Putin. Giving details, Trump posted on Truth Social: “Just completed a very good telephone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. It lasted approximately one hour. Much of the discussion was based on the call made yesterday with President Putin in order to align both Russia and Ukraine in terms of their requests and needs.” 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 BHOPAL Chief Minister Mohan Yadav had a narrow escape at Karila temple in Ashok Nagar on Wednesday. When Yadav was coming down through the railings of the temple and talking to media persons, the staircase caved in. Yadav visited Janki temple at Karila where a fair is organised on the occasion of Rang Panchami every year, and lakhs of devotees reach there to have a glimpse of the deity. Just as the staircase caved in, Yadav almost lost his balance. Because Yadav was at the end of the staircase, he was just safe, but those who were at the top fell. At the staircase, minister welcome home Sunita, Butch back on Earth Long road to recovery FP News Service MUMBAI In a dramatic homecoming, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague Butch Wilmore touched down safely on Earth after an arduous nine-month mission that stretched far beyond its intended timeline. The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, carrying the duo along with fellow astronauts Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, splashed down off the Florida coast just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, bringing an end to an unexpectedly prolonged sojourn aboard the International Space Station (ISS). As news of Williams’ safe return reached her ancestral village of Jhulasan in Gujarat, jubilation erupted. Fire- crackers lit up the sky, villagers danced with joy, and chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ rang through the streets. 4Continued on | P8 celled his participation. "As per the pre-scheduled programme, I had come to attend the Rang Panchami Gair programme in Indore. But I was informed that a tragic incident happened during the Rang Panchami Gair festi- val, in which a man was injured and later died. I express my deep condolences to the family on this occasion and pray to the almighty that the departed soul may rest in peace," CM Yadav said in a video shared on X. Picture Anand Shivre www.freepressjournal.in ESTD-1983 CM PROPOSES, PWD DISPOSES Yadav has thrice announced construction of Parikrama Path, but PWD denies it in House Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Two different statements on the construction of the Narmada Parikrama Path – one from Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and the other from the Public Works Department – have come out. Yadav has thrice announced the construction of Narmada Parikrama Path. On the other hand, PWD Minister Rakesh Singh, in reply to a question in NARMADA PARIKRAMA PATH the House, said there was hardly any proposal for construction of Narmada Parikrama Path. Yadav announced construction of Narmada Parikrama Path at Omkareshwar on December 3 last year. Then Yadav said shelter homes would also be built on the Narmada Parikrama Path. At a meeting in Indore, in January this year, Yadav again said Narmada Parikrama Path would be developed. Yadav also announced that the Ghats would be developed and houses built. Construction in other areas would also be done, Yadav said. 4Continued on | P8