Vol. 67 No. | MONDAY | MARCH 25, 2024 | Pages 14 | `5 & for Pune `6 only Quality at Value www.freepressjournal.in MEMBER: AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATION KAREENA KAPOOR’S FAMILY TRIP EDITIONS: MUMBAI*, Pune, Nashik, Konkan, Indore, Bhopal, E-paper Kejri issues first order from lock-up Actress shares sneak peek of her Africa vacation EDIT KEJRIWAL’S AAP AT THE CROSSROADS ‘RESOLVE WATER & SEWAGE PROBLEMS’ AGENCIES New Delhi 'Gross violation of legal procedures' AGENCIES / New Delhi As Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is in the ED's custody in connection with the excise policy case, issued an order to address water and sewage issues in the national capital, Supreme Court lawyer Vineet Jindal has written to Lt. Governor V .K. Saxena, terming the directions by CM as a "gross violation of legal procedures". "I am compelled to write to you regarding a seri- NEWS BRIEF Former IAF chief Bhadauria joins BJP NEW DELHI: Former Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria joined the BJP on Sunday and praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and the steps taken by his government to modernise and strengthen the armed forces. Varaprasad Rao, a former MP and a YSR Congress leader from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, also joined the BJP in the presence of Union Minister Anurag Thakur and party General Secretary Vinod Tawde. BJP MP ‘attacked’ by TMC workers KOLKATA: BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar on Sunday alleged that his vehicle was attacked by TMC cadres while he was on his way to attend a religious function in West Bengal's Nadia district. The Ranaghat MP claimed he was rescued by his security guards and party workers during the incident in Chakdaha area. On the other hand, Leader of Opposition in state assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, alleged that two BJP workers were injured after being attacked by the TMC in Canning area in South 24 Parganas district. ous concern that came to light during a press conference held on Sunday. Cabinet Minister Atishi disclosed an order which she claimed to have received from the Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal," the letter by Jindal read. Jindal further wrote that according to Atishi, the order was communicated by Kejriwal while he was in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Contd. on P-nation In the midst of discussions regarding his ability to perform duties as the Delhi Chief Minister while in Enforcement Directorate's custody, Arvind Kejriwal has issued an order, his first one from the custody . The directive pertained to the water supply of the national capital, and it was conveyed by the Chief Minister through a memorandum to Delhi Minister Atishi, who oversees the concerned portfolio. “Where there is a shortage of water, arrange for tankers in adequate numbers. Issue appropriate orders to the Chief Secretary and other officials to ensure that the public does not face any kind of trouble. The immediate and proper resolution of the people's problems I have come to know that there are significant issues with water and sewage in some areas of Delhi. I am concerned about this. Since I am in jail, people should not face any inconvenience because of this. Summers are also approaching n DELHI CM ARVIND KEJRIWAL’S LETTER should be ensured. If necessary, also seek the cooperation of the Lieutenant Governor. They will also assist you in your efforts,” he said. CM Kejriwal, who was sent to the ED custody on Friday by a Delhi court till March 28, has been accused of being directly involved in the conspiracy of formulation of the excise policy to "favour cer- rvind Kejriwal, ED custody, has sent me as the Adirectives toandwhile inWater Ministerbyto promptly address the water sewage issues faced Delhiites, and to arrange for an adequate number of water tankers during the summers. When I read these directives, tears welled up in my eyes. I wondered what kind of person he is, who amidst such adverse circumstances, isn't thinking about himself but rather about the people of Delhi Navy personnel missing from Delhi for 35 days kills self OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in SAMSON PLAYS CAPTAIN KNOCK His family had lodged a missing complaint in Delhi and the police had been searching for him A Navy personnel, who went missing from Delhi 35 days ago, allegedly died by suicide in a hotel in Mangalwara on Bhopal late on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Pushpendra Kumar Pal, 26, a native of Uttar Pradesh. Mangalwara police station TI Ajay Soni told Free Press that Pal went missing from his area of posting in New Delhi 35 days ago and was not in touch with his family members too. His family had lodged a missing complaint in Delhi and the police had been searching for him. Pal arrived in Bhopal on Saturday and had been lodging at a hotel. Owing to unknown reasons, he hanged himself to the ceiling of the hotel room on Saturday. When the hotel staffers knocked on his room’s door on Sunday morning to check on him, they received no response. They then opened the door through a master key, to discover him hanging. They informed the police, who rushed to the spot. The police said they have informed his kin, who will arrive in the city on Monday. As no suicide note was found, the reason behind his extreme step could not be ascertained. Further probe into the matter was on. n ATISHI, DELHI PWD MINISTER tain persons". He is also allegedly involved in "demanding kickbacks from liquor businessmen" in exchange of favours, the probe agency has claimed. The leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has refuted the accusations levelled against him and has accused the BJP-led Central government of "manipulating investigative agencies for political motives". The ED has said that Kejriwal is the "kingpin and key conspirator" in the now-scrapped excise policy case in collusion with AAP ministers, leaders and other persons. The policy in question was being drafted considering the favours to be granted to the 'South Group' and was formed in collusion with Vijay Nair, Manish Sisodia, and members-representatives of the 'South Group'. Contd. on P-nation ‘MAHA RALLY' IN DELHI ON MARCH 31: The opposition INDIA bloc will hold a "maha rally" at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on March 31 to safeguard the country's interests and democracy, AAP leader Gopal Rai said on Sunday. Samson hit half a dozen of sixes along with three fours in his 52-ball-knock, which was replete with spectacular hits in all parts of the ground. SPORTS 0 0 34 c. 23 c. Sunrise : 06:39 am Sunset : 06:04 pm A terrorist Links with ISIS: is a terrorist: IIT-Guwahati Jaishankar student arrested AGENCIES Singapore In a veiled jibe at China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday that "a terrorist is a terrorist" in any language and one should not allow terrorism to be excused or defended because of a different explanation of it. Jaishankar's remarks came during his interaction with the Indian community members in Singapore. Responding to a question on how Indian officials approach sensitive and linguistically different topics with their global counterparts, the minister said that in diplomacy, different countries bring their own cultures, traditions and sometimes their language or concepts to debate. "It's also natural that there will be different viewpoints. And what diplomacy is about is to find a way of reconciling it and coming to some kind of agreement," he said. Jaishankar said however there are some issues when there is clarity and no confusion. Contd. on P-nation ASSAM CM HIMANTA Biswa Sarma said that two students of IIT-Guwahati have been identified as having links with ISIS and trying to join the group, but one of them is not found as of now AGENCIES Guwahati An IIT-Guwahati student, who had allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS, was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on Sunday, a senior official said here. Out of the two, Touseef Ali Farooqui, who is a 4thyear B Tech student of Bioscience department, was detained on Saturday . Assam Police's Special Task Force (STF) Inspector General Parthasarathi Mahanta told PTI that after interrogating him, police found credible evidence of his links with ISIS and he was arrested on Sunday . "We produced him in the court, which has sent him to police custody for 10 days. We also carried out a search in his hostel room inside the IIT-Guwahati campus," Mahanta said. Farooqui, who hails from Delhi, was arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, he added. DETAINED ON HIS WAY TO JOIN ISIS On Saturday, he was detained at Hajo in Kamrup district while he was on his way to join ISIS after allegedly pledging allegiance to the terror group. The student was detained three days after the ISIS India head Haris Farooqi alias Harish Ajmal Farukhi and his associate Anurag Singh alias Rehan were arrested in Dhubri district after they had crossed over from Bangladesh. The IG said, "Further investigation is underway as of date and further rounds of questioning of the suspect are going on." Contd. on P-nation KARNATAKA MOVES SC over funds for drought management Higher burden of breast cancer in TN, T’gana, Karnataka, Delhi: ICMR study NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Delhi had a higher burden of breast cancer than eastern and northeastern states, according to an ICMR study that also projected a "substantial rise" in the disease burden in India by 2025. The study, published earlier this month, focused on India's breast cancer burden at the state level from 2012 to 2016 in terms of years of life lost (YLLs), years lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and to project the burden for 2025. The burden of breast cancer among Indian women in 2016 was estimated to be at 515.4 DALYs per 1,00,000 women after age standardisation. The burden metrics at the state level exhibited substantial heterogeneity . "Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka and Delhi had a higher burden of R REASON ural women are less likely to develop breast cancer than their urban counterparts and agestandardised incidence rates are higher in urban and metro areas, with Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru and Delhi topping the list among Indian cities. breast cancer than states in the eastern and northeastern regions. The projection for 2025 indicates a substantial increase, reaching 5.6 million DALYs," the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) study said. DALYs are a measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death. Contd. on P-nation AGENCIES New Delhi The Karnataka government has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to release financial assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the state for drought management. It said the state is reeling under "severe drought", affecting the lives of its people and for the Kharif 2023 season, which starts in June and ends in September, a total of 223 out of 236 The petition has also sought to declare that the Centre's action in not releasing the financial assistance for drought arrangement as per the NDRF is "ex-facie violative" of the fundamental rights of the people of the state guaranteed under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution taluks are declared as drought-affected. The plea said 196 taluks are categorised as severely affected and the remaining 27 as moderately affected. "Cumulatively for Kharif 2023 season, the agriculture and horticulture crop loss have been reported in more Landing site of Chandrayaan-3 is now officially ‘Shiva Shakti’ AGENCIES Bengaluru Indore's iconic Rajwada Palace comes alive with vibrant colours and festive cheer during the traditional Holika Dahan celebration on Sunday PIC: ANAND SHIVRE Rajnath says Ladakh is India's ‘capital of bravery’ CELEBRATES FESTIVAL OF COLOURS WITH SOLDIERS IN LEH AGENCIES / Leh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday celebrated Holi with Army jawans in Leh and lauded them for protecting the country from enemies while braving extreme weather conditions. Singh was earlier supposed to celebrate Holi with soldiers in Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, but his visit was cancelled due to inclement weather. The minister was accompanied by Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande and General Officer Commanding, Fire and Fury Corps, Lt Gen Rashim Bali. The defence minister applied tilak with 'gulal' on soldiers' foreheads. He also laid a wreath at the War Memorial here to pay tributes to soldiers who laid down their lives in the line of duty . Addressing the soldiers after celebrating the festival of colours, Singh said Ladakh is the national capital of courage and bravery . "Like we have the national capital in Delhi, the eco- nomic capital in Mumbai, and the technological capital in Bengaluru, Ladakh is India's capital of courage and bravery . "When everyone wants to hide in their homes due to extreme weather conditions, you stand up to protect the country from its enemies with unwavering willpower," he said. Contd. on P-nation than 48 lakh hectares with the estimated loss (cost of cultivation) of Rs 35,162 crore," the plea, filed through advocate D L Chidananda, said. It said the assistance sought from Government of India under the NDRF is Rs 18,171.44 crore. Contd. on P-nation T formation about planetary names by IAU said. On August 28, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at ISRO announced that the landing point of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission would be known as “Shiv Shakti Point”. While the Chandrayaan-2 landing failure spot will be called “Tiranga point", the day of the touchdown of the Vikram Lander on the Moon (August 23) will be celebrated as “National Space Day” in the country, PM Modi had stated. Contd. on P-nation he announce ment defined the origin of the name as, a "compound word from Indian mythology that depicts masculine (Shiva) and feminine (Shakti) duality of nature; Landing site of Chandrayaan3's Vikram Lander The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved the Chandrayaan-3 landing site name 'Shiva Shakti'. The approval came on March 19 after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement following the success of the mission on August 26, 2023. "IAU working group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved the name station 'Shiv Shakti' for the landing site of Chandrayaan-3's Vikram lander," the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, which provides detailed in-