FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS VOL. 13 NO. 302 | BHOPAL | SUNDAY | APRIL 14, 2024 | PAGES 16 r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; `4 r RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 QUALITY AT VALUE www.freepressjournal.in - READER'S CORNER RAHUL, LANGER’S BACKING MOTIVATED ME: BADONIR SPORTS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE – BALANCE OF HEART & MIND 2ND-HIGHEST ELECTORAL BOND BUYER IN A SOUP CBI registers bribery case against Megha Engineering Had donated Rs 586 cr to BJP OTHER BENEFICIARIES T NEW DELHI The CBI has registered an FIR against Hyderabadbased Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd, which was the secondbiggest buyer of electoral bonds worth Rs 966 crore, in an alleged bribery case. Eight officials of the NISP and NMDC and two officials of MECON were also named in the FIR for receiving alleged bribe of around Rs 78 lakh in clearing bills of Rs 174 crore of Megha Engineering in connection with works related to Jagdalpur integrated steel plant, officials said Saturday. Megha Engineering had emerged as the secondbiggest buyer of electoral bonds and donated the PP Reddy highest amount of about Rs 586 crore to the BJP, according to the data released by the Election Commission on March 21. According to the FIR made public on Saturday, the CBI had registered a preliminary enquiry on August 10, 2023 about the alleged bribery in Rs 315 crore project related to works of intake well and pump house and crosscountry pipeline at the integrated steel plant Jagdalpur which was awarded to the company. Based on the findings of the preliminary enquiry, a recommendation was made on March 18 to register a regular case into the alleged bribery which was filed on March 31. The CBI has named eight officials of NISP and he company also donated Rs 195 crore to BRS, Rs 85 crore to DMK, and Rs 37 crore to YSRCP. The TDP got about Rs 25 crore from the company, while the Congress got Rs 17 crore. The JD-S, Jana Sena Party and the JD-U got smaller sums ranging from Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 crore. NMDC Ltd -- retired executive director Prashant Dash, director (production) DK Mohanty, DGM PK Bhuyan, DM Naresh Babu, senior manager Subro Banerjee, retired CGM (finance) L Krishna Mohan, GM (finance) K Rajshekhar, manager (finance) Somnath Ghosh, who allegedly received Rs 73.85 lakh bribe. CONTD. ON P6 WEATHER EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE 36.00c. 21.80c Sunrise : 06.07 Sunset : 06.47 PM rally in Pipariya today OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in Pipariya (Hoshangabad) district on Sunday. He will address the rally at 11.45 am. This will be his third visit to the state during the lok sabha election. He kick started party's political campaign from Jabalpur, attending the mega road show on April 7. His visit to Jabalpur has boosted the morale of party workers and created a favourable atmosphere for the party. Later he visited Balaghat Lok Sabha constituency to address the public rally on April 10. As far as Hosgangabad constituency is concerned then BJP has fielded Darshan Singh Choudhary against Congress candidate Sanjay Sharma. BJP workers and leaders are excited over the proposed visit of PM to Pipariya. BJP has made vast preparations in Pipariya for PM's rally. 36 HRS LATER: Rescue team digs 40ft hole to reach Mayank stuck at 36ft CM instructs Dy CM to monitor situation OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in NEWS BRIEF One injured in rhino attack JORHAT (ASSAM): One person was injured in an attack by a rhinoceros while another in firing by forest guards who were trying to send back the animal towards the Kaziranga National Park on Saturday, an official said. A youth was attacked during his morning walk by the rhino, suspected to have strayed out of the national park, in the Bafala area here. Youth held over post against Modi BHADOHI: A youth was arrested from Suryawa area of the district here on Saturday for allegedly posting derogatory comment against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and cartoons of Hindu Gods with unparliamentary language on a social media platform, police said. Farmer injured in tiger attack BENGALURU: A 22-yearold man was injured after he was attacked allegedly by a tiger at a village in Chamarajanagara district, the forest department said on Saturday. Mannu suffered injuries on his neck and hands. He is said to be in a stable condition and is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mysuru. Rescue team has reached 40ft deep anticipating Mayank, 6 years old boy, is stuck at 36ft in bore well at Manika Village, Teothar, in Rewa district till the report last came in. The bore well is about 70 feet deep, and a parallel pit is being dug to rescue the child. It is learnt that child is showing no movement. Black cotton (BC) soil which has become marshy and slippery after rain is main problems in rescue operation, according to officials. Rewa Collector Pratibha Pal informed Free Press, " we have reached till 40 feet deep with anticipation that boy is stuck at 36 ft in bore well. Now we are moving horizontal. We have supplied oxygen and CCTV camera to know the position of Mayank." "Following the incident, a team of the State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) has started a rescue operation, and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has been called in from Varanasi. The authorities are supplying oxygen through a pipe. Additionally, a CCTV camera was also lowered to monitor the boy's condition", collector added. Chief Minister Mohan India seeks release of 17 Indians on board ship seized by Iran NEW DELHI India is in touch with Iran to secure the release of 17 Indians on board an Israeli-linked cargo ship that was seized by the Iranian military near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday amid increasing fears of an Iranian attack on Israel. Official sources said India has taken up the matter with Iranian authorities through diplomatic channels, both in Tehran and in Delhi, to ensure the welfare and early release of the Indian crew of the cargo ship 'MSC Aries'. The Iranian action came amid heightened fears that Tehran may launch an attack on Israel in retaliation to a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria 12 days ago. Iran blamed Israel for the strike. "We are aware that a cargo ship 'MSC Aries' has been taken control by Iran. We have learnt that there are 17 Indian nationals onboard," an Indian government source said. "We are in touch with Iranian authorities through diplomatic channels, both in Tehran and in Delhi, to ensure security, welfare and early release of Indian nationals," it said. Iranian news agency IRNA reported that the Portugueseflagged vessel is operated by the Zodiac Maritime Shipping Company, which is partly owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer. CONTD. ON P6 Yadav has instructed deputy CM Rajendra Shukla to go to Rewa to monitor the rescue operation. MLA Sidharth Tiwari has also been deployed there. CM Yadav has further said that he already instructed collectors to ensure proper covering if any bore well is found open. A six-year-old Mayank fell into a borewell in Rewa district on Friday. The incident occurred around 3 pm at Manika village, Teothar, Rewa district. Rescue operations by SDERF and NDRF are underway, with oxygen being supplied through a pipe. A CCTV camera was used to monitor the child's condition. LAVISH MOVE CINEMA SIX stabbed to death in Sydney shopping centre Main suspect fatally shot SYDNEY A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping centre Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured in the attack. The 40-year-old suspect began stabbing people at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, which is in the city's eastern suburbs, before a police inspector shot him after he turned and raised a knife, New South Wales Assistant Police Commissioner Anthony Cooke told reporters. Six of the victims - five women and a man - and the suspect died. Commissioner Karen Webb said the eight injured people were being treated at hospitals. The baby was in surgery, but it was too early to know the condition, she said. "We are confident that there is no ongoing risk, and we are dealing with one person who is now deceased," Webb said in a later briefing. She added: "It's not a terrorism incident." She said police wouldn't identify the man yet and BJP to release manifesto today NEW DELHI: The BJP will release its manifesto Sankalp Patra - for the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, with its planks of welfare and development besides a roadmap for 'viksit Bharat' expected to figure prominently in its election agenda. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders of the party are expected to attend the unveiling of the manifesto at the party headquarters that coincides with the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, a towering leader from the Dalit community and an architect of the Indian Constitution. Police enter the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after a stabbing incident in Sydney on Saturday were still working to determine his motivation. Cooke said a "lengthy and precise" investigation was just beginning. Cooke said the police inspector, a senior officer, was alone when she confronted the suspect and engaged him soon after her arrival on the scene, "saving a range of people's lives." The officer "showed enormous courage and bravery," Webb said. Video showed many ambulances and police cars around the shopping center, and people streaming out. Paramedics were treating patients at the scene. Roi Huberman, a sound engineer at ABC TV in Australia, told the network that he sheltered in a store during the incident. "And suddenly we heard a shot or maybe two shots and we didn't know what to do," he said. "Then the very capable person in the store took us to the back where it can be locked. She then locked the store and then she then let us through the back and now we are out." ‘Kejriwal not allowed to meet with family’ NEW DELHI Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday claimed that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not being allowed in-person meetings with his family in Tihar jail. Addressing a press conference, Singh said, "There is an attempt to break the morale of CM Kejriwal. "His family has not been allowed in-person meetings with him. They are only allowed to meet him through the jangla. This is inhuman. Even hardcore criminals are allowed in-per- SC hearing on Apr 15 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea against a high court order that has upheld his arrest in a money-laundering case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam. son meetings," the AAP leader said. The 'mulakat jangla' is an iron mesh which separates the inmate from the visitor in a room inside the jail. A visitor and an inmate can talk to each other by sitting on different sides of the mesh. CONTD. ON P6 22 flights diverted at Delhi due to bad weather Bohras raise pro-Modi slogan in Bhopal As many as 22 flights were diverted at the Delhi airport on Saturday evening due to bad weather, according to an official. Of them, 9 flights were diverted to Jaipur, 8 to Lucknow, 2 to Chandigarh, and 1 each to Varanasi, Amritsar and Ahmedabad. The official said 9 flights of IndiGo, 8 flights of Air India, and 3 flights of Vistara were among those that were diverted. The flights were diverted between 1500 hours and 1830 hours, the official added. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital handles around 1,300 flight movements daily . BJP candidate Alok Sharma was present NEW DELHI OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Pro-PM Narendra Modi slogans like 'Har Har Modi, Ghar Ghar Modi', and "Modi Hai To Mumkeen Hai" was raised at Aliganj Hydari Masjid Bhopal, on Saturday. Bohra community also waved posters of PM Modi inside the mosque. The Bohra community members raised slogans for PM Modi in support of BJP candidate from Bhopal, Alok Sharma. Along with this, the people of Bohra community also got united and raised the slogan of 'This time we cross 400'. Members sang praises of Prime Minister Modi and prayed for his success. Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community is economically most influential community among Muslims so BJP considers favorable to its politics. Most of the people of this community are traders. Their business community has been supporting the PM. BJP candidate for bhopal parliamentary constituency Alok Sharma said, " Bohara community has raised the slogans in Aliganj Hydari Masjid for PM Narendra Modi. It shows that community appreciates economic policy of PM Modi. It is good thing that this meeting has steered a controversy ." CONTD. ON P6 22-yr-old Chhindwara gamer girl meets PM Modi Bournvita can no longer CHHINDWARA A 22-year-old gamer girl from Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district, Payal Dhare recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and had a free-wheeling interaction about a range of aspects, including the gaming industry's prospects in the country . Payal Dhare, a resident of Umranala village in the district, is the only female gamer among the famous seven Indian gamers who The seven well-known gamers of the country include Payal Dhare, Animesh Agarwal, Naman Mathur, Mithilesh Patankar, Tirth Mehta, Ganesh Gangadhar, and Anshu Bisht had a free-wheeling interaction with the PM. Dhare expressed her happiness meeting with PM Modi and said she was honoured to be the only female gamer at the table. "An honour to be the only female gamer at the table, discussing the future of esports, gaming and content creation with PM Narendra Modi. Thank you for recognizing our voices and paving the way for inclusivity in this industry. Dreams turned into reality today!" She wrote on Instagram. Meanwhile, Parents of Payal Dhare expressed happiness on their daughter meeting PM Modi and called it a proud moment. Father of Payal Dhare, Shivshankar Dhare told ANI, "I felt very proud and happy that my daughter met PM Modi. We have not thought of it at all. She studied till class 12th here only in Chhindwara and then pursued B.Com from a college in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh. She made a gaming channel there only during the lockdown period, slowly prepared the setup in Chhindwara and started online gaming on Youtube" Speaking about her shifting to Mumbai from Chhindwara, he added that when her fan following increased, she used to attend a gaming boot camp which was in Mumbai. She used to visit there time and again and it causes trouble in travelling. After which she asked to shift to Mumbai. After that he consulted her seniors out there in boot camp and let her shift to Mumbai. CONTD. ON P6 be sold as health drink NEW DELHI: The government has asked all the e-commerce companies to remove drinks and beverages, including Bournvita, from the health drinks category from their portals. "National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a statutory body constituted under section (3) of the Commission of Pro- tection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act 2005 after its inquiry under Section 14 of CRPC Act 2005 concluded that there is no 'health drink' defined under FSS Act 2006, rules and regulations submitted by FSSAI and Mondelez India Food Pvt Ltd," the Commerce and Industry Ministry said in an advisory to all e-commerce companies. CONTD. ON P6