FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms VOL. 14 NO. 14 | BHOPAL | FRIDAY | JUNE 28, 2024 | PAGES 14 r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 r RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 `3 FREE PRESS www.freepressjournal.com NATION Sanjay Raut bats for Uddhav as MVA's next ‘CM face’ EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PUNE MONEY Indians spent over 2 mn hours video shopping BHOPAL MUMBAI NASHIK E-paper Member: Audit bureau of circulation Jan to Dec 2023. SPORTS Cinema Actor reveals strange connection with co-actor PROTEAS BREAK SEMIS CURSE Edit Rahul Gandhi occupies rightful post Minor donates liver to save her father’s life after HC nod Oppn to raise First such instance in state and perhaps second in country: Docs Our Staff Reporter INDORE Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday granted a minor girl's wish to donate part of her liver to save ailing father's life. Following the court’s order, Vishesh-Jupitar hospital started surgery for organ transplantation in the evening. The surgery was underway till filing of this report. After hearing all parties, the HC on Thursday morning had permitted the organ transplantation with the ruling that the surgery should be carried out with utmost care. Earlier, the state govern- ment and MGM Medical College Board had also granted permission for the minor to donate her liver. During the hearing on Thursday, the state government's report was presented, leading the High Court to decide in favour of the minor's petition to donate her liver. According to medical college officials, this is the first case in Madhya Pradesh where a minor will be donating a liver, and possibly the second such case in the country. The state government had sent the approval report to MGM Medical College on Tuesday, boosting the daughter's hope that she would receive the necessary permission for the liver transplant in the next hearing. The case had been under review by the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. On Monday, the health commissioner was supposed to present a report but failed to do so, prompting the court to express its displeasure and demand the report within two days. Contd. on P6 We have started the surgery which may continue till late night. The donor will be kept in ICU for around a week. We are hopeful of success Dr Amit Singh Barfa, Gastroenterologist, Vishesh-Jupitar hospital NEET in Parl today, govt says ‘Ready’ Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan will respond to it: Sources Agencies NEW DELHI fp PREZ TALK: Poll results showed people's faith in government Briefs NEW DELHI Advani discharged from hospital Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani, who was admitted to the AIIMS here last night, was discharged on Thursday, a hospital official said. The 96-year-old former deputy prime minister was evaluated by a team of doctors from different specialities including urology and geriatric medicine and is learnt to have undergone a minor procedure. LONDON Pen Printer award for Arundhati Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy, currently facing the threat of prosecution over historic comments on Kashmir 14 years ago, was on Thursday honoured with the prestigious Pen Pinter Prize 2024 for her "unflinching and unswerving" writings. The prize, established in 2009 by the charity English PEN, defends freedom of expression and celebrates literature in memory of Nobel-Laureate playwright Harold Pinter. AGRA Cop held over bros’ suicide Police have arrested a sub-inspector and are trying to trace another officer after after two brothers committed suicide over alleged harassment by them, officials said on Thursday. On June 22, Sanjay Singh, a resident of Roopdhanu village, committed suicide over alleged harassment by Sadabad Police in Hathras. ‘Emergency biggest, darkest chapter of direct attack’ PTI NEW DELHI President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday stressed the government's unwavering faith in the Constitution and efforts to make it a part of "public consciousness", while slamming the Emergency as the "biggest and darkest chapter of direct attack" on the Constitution. In her first address to a joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha after Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his third term, she described the poll result as an endorsement of his government's policies while ruing attempts to hurt people's faith in electoral process, including EVMs- an apparent swipe at opposition parties. It is like cutting the Rahul meets Speaker over ‘emergency’ PTI NEW DELHI Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met Speaker Om Birla on Thursday and voiced his displeasure over the reference to Emergency made by the chair, saying it was "clearly political" and could have been avoided. It was a courtesy call during which Gandhi also raised the issue of Emergency being invoked by the Speaker in the House, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal told reporters after the meeting in the Parliament House. "It was a courtesy call. The Speaker declared Rahul Gandhi as the Leader of Opposition and after that, he along with other INDIA bloc partner leaders met the Speaker," he said. Asked whether Gandhi discussed the issue of Emergency being raised in the House, Venugopal said, "We discussed so many things about Parliament functioning. Of course, this issue also came up." "Rahul ji, informed the Speaker about this issue and said it could have been avoided. Contd. on P6 President Droupadi Murmu with Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at Parliament House in New Delhi on Thursday. Govt script full of lies: Oppn Opposition leaders on Thursday dismissed the President's address to the joint sitting of Parliament as a "script given by the government" that was "full of lies" and also castigated the government over the repeated mention of the 1975 Emergency. They said there is an "undeclared emergency" in the country and the Constitution is being attacked under the Modi government. very branch on which "we all are sitting", she said. Amid cancellation and deferment of some competitive exams due to suspicion of paper leaks, which have drawn protests from students and the opposition's attack on the government, Murmu said her government is committed to a fair probe and ensuring punishment to culprits. She said, "My government is working towards major reforms in examination related bodies. This process requires complete transparency and probity." In her 50-minute address, the President highlighted the government's measures in a range of sectors, from economy, defence and farming to the empowerment of different Contd. on P6 Free health care for all above 70 PTI NEW DELHI, All citizens aged above 70 years will be provided free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday. The opening of 25,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras in the country is also progressing at a fast pace, she said while addressing the joint sitting of Parliament..Under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana free health services are being provided to 55 crore beneficiaries, Murmu said.said. India is helping create a healthy world by promoting AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy), Murmu said. Contd. on P6 Proposed tiger reserve in Sehore may gobble up tribal land Residents of 8 villages in Sehore are scared of losing their homes Kapil Suryawanshi SEHORE Hundreds of people living in over half dozen hamlets on the outskirts of Sehore are scared of being ousted from their ancestral lands as these villages may be brought within the periphery of a proposed tiger reserve. The forest department’s plan to develop a tiger reserve in the Ratapani sanctuary had been lying under the carpet for a long time. But after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s nod to carry it out, the officials have swung into action. According to sources in the department, the hamlets – belonging to Bhopal, Raisen and Sehore districts and adjacent to the sanctuary – will be included in the tiger reserve. On the one hand, nearly eight villages of Sehore dis- trict, where a large number of people reside, will be part of the tiger reserve, so the villagers are scared of losing their ancestral lands. On the other hand, the forest officers said they would discuss the issue with the legislators, members of Panchayat, Janpad, Sarpanch and residents. According to reports, there are 20 tigers and more than 350 leopards in Sehore and its nearby areas. Yadav has approved the plan for setting up a tiger reserve in the Ratapani sanctuary. The villages, included in the proposed tiger reserve, are Rabiyabad, Kathotiya, Sewniya Parihar, Rawakhedi, Sarash, Chikalpani, Lohapathar and a few others. These villages belong to Budhni and Rehti forest circles and Veerpur range. According to a tribal youth from Ratanpur village Brij Dhurve, the tribal people protect the forest, but a conspiracy is being hatched against them to deprive them of their lands. Contd. on P6 Army engineers of Trishakti Corps constructed a 70 feet Bailey bridge on Gangtok's Dikchu-Sanklang road within 72 hours to restore connectivity to areas cut off due to recent floods in Sikkim. As per PRO Defence, Guwahati, the construction work started on June 23 and was completed within 72 hours. "Supporting the efforts of BRO and local administration in restoring connectivity and getting normalcy back to areas cut off due to recent floods in Sikkim, Army engineers of Trishakti Corps constructed a 70 feet Bailey Bridge on road Dikchu Sanklang, braving incessant CBI nabs two from Patna in NEET-UG case PTI NEW DELHI The CBI on Thursday made its first arrests in the NEETUG paper leak case, taking two people in custody in Patna, officials said. Manish Kumar and Ashutosh Kumar allegedly provided safe ccommodation to the medical entrance exam aspirants before the examination where they were given leaked question papers and answer keys, the officials said. Both were produced before a special court in Patna which sent them to judicial custody. CM gives certificates Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Virat Kohli (R) and captain Rohit Sharma walk on the field at the start of the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 semi-final cricket match between India and England at Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana, on Thursday Canopy collapses damaging car at Dumna airport, Jabalpur `450 cr was spent on renovation; probe ordered Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The rooftop of newly renovated Jabalpur Airport Terminal caved in due to heavy rains on Thursday morning. T h e rooftop part fell on the parked car of an IncomeTax offic i a l , leaving it crushed. The car was vacant and no one was injured. The incident took place as Army builds 70-foot Bailey bridge in 72 hours in Sikkim Online Report NSUI raise slogans during their protest Citizenship for 3 under CAA in double speed GANGTOK, SIKKIM Student protests escalating across the country over alleged irregularities in medical entrance exam NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) and other competitive exams, the Opposition has said it would raise the issue in Parliament on Friday. The idea is to corner the government, even though the day is dedicated to a discussion on the Motion of Thanks to President's address to parliament. Projecting confidence, sources said the government is ready to answer any questions on the matter even if it comes up during the debate. Every possible action has been taken on the NEET issue, from starting a Central Bureau of Investigation probe to forming a special committee to look into it, government sources said. The committee report is expected soon. Also, the stringent rules against cheating and paper leak coming into effect in this session, strong action will be taken against the culprits and foundation would be laid for a robust education system, they said. Contd. on P6 rains & challenging technical constraints," PRO Defence, Guwahati. "The recent floods in Sikkim has led to disruptions of road communications to many areas in North Sikkim. Responding to the calls for rebuilding efforts, the Army engineers constructed a Bailey bridge at Dett Khola on Dikchu-Sanklang axis. The work started on 23th Jun & completed within 72 hours, working under challenging weather conditions. The bridge is an important link to enable vehicular traffic from Dikchu to Sanklang towards Chungthang. The bridge will assist in providing basic necessities including critical medical aid for the affected people of Mangan district," as per the PRO Defence. Contd. on P6 the car, which had arrived at the airport to drop off an air passenger, was parked at the drop-and-go site. Income tax officer and the driver had come out of the car just 10 minutes before the rooftop fell off. Also, fortunately, at the time of this accident, no flight had arrived. Otherwise, the incident might have caused a danger to passengers’ lives. Contd. on P6 Three persons have been granted Indian citizenship for the first time in the state after the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Chief Minister Mohan Yadav handed over citizenship certificates to them. Out of the three, two children came from Pakistan, and a woman from Bangladesh. Citizenship certificates were given to Sameer Selwani and Sanjana Selwani who came from Pakistan and Rakhi Das who was from Bangladesh. Yadav said it was possible only because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. These people were actually not foreigners but belonged to Akhand Bharat, Yadav said. In 1947, the then governments of different countries decided to protect the minorities living there. So, the Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Christians were living in Bangladesh (former East Pakistan), Pakistan and Afghanistan. Contd. on P6 CID files chargesheet against Yediyurappa PTI BENGALURU The CID probing molestation charges against former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday filed a charge sheet in the special court dealing with POCSO cases. After the Sadashivanagar police here registered a case of molestation in March this year against the BJP stal- wart, the Karnataka Director General of Police Alok Mohan had issued an order transferring it to the CID for further investigation. The case was registered based on a complaint by the mother of a 17-year-old girl who alleged that he molested her daughter during a meeting on February two this year, at his residence in Dollars Colony here. Contd. on P6