FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. XLI No. 73 | INDORE | WEDNESDAY | AUGUST 21, 2024 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 www.freepressjournal.com Sports Sports life is a beautiful life P.13 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK America, I gave my best to you: President Biden Cinema World Entrepreneurs’ Day: The Bollywood Edition P.12 Can’t wait for another rape to change things, says SC, forms NTF PTI 10-member NTF Amid spiralling nation-wide protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 10-member National Task Force (NTF) to formulate a protocol for ensuring the safety and security of doctors and other health care professionals. Terming the incident as "horrific", the apex court excoriated the state government over the delay in filing the FIR and allowing thousands of miscreants to vandalise the staterun facility. It also asked the West Bengal government to not unleash the "power of the State" on peaceful protesters and to deal with them with "great sensitivity in this moment of national catharsis". The Supreme Court, which directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to submit a status report on the progress made in its investigation into the killing, also asked the state government to submit a report on the action it has taken against the vandals. Taking a serious note of mob violence in the hospital and the allegation that the Kolkata police fled the scene, the top court ordered deployment of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) fp Briefs KOTA Coaching student found dead An 18-year-old coaching student was found dead allegedly in a suspicious condition in the bathroom of his hostel room here, police said on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Kushagra Rastogi, a resident of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, who was staying with his mother in the hostel in the Jawahar Nagar area, where his body was found on Monday, police said. A police team reached the hostel room upon information from the hostel's caretaker and collected evidence but did not proceed with registration of an FIR on the request of the teenagers' parents, they said. The 10-member task force headed by Vice Admiral Arti Sarin has been asked to submit its interim report within three weeks. To doctors: Trust us, resume work The court said abstention from the work of doctors affects those segments of the society that are in need of medical care. "We earnestly appeal to all the doctors that we are here to ensure that their safety and protection is the matter of highest national concern. Please trust us, that is why we have not left the matter to the high court. "We felt this is not just a matter of a serious offence but which affects the institution of healthcare pan India. Therefore the need for the Supreme Court to take up the matter," a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said. Remove photos The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the removal of the name, photos and videos of a trainee doctor, who was raped and murdered in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, from all social media platforms. A bench headed by CJI Chandrachud said disclosure of the identity of a victim of sexual assault is a violation of its order passed in the Nipun Saxena case. at the hospital to enable doctors to resume work. "In the aftermath of the brutal incident and the demonstrations which followed, the State Government was ex- Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The only Christian minister in the Union Cabinet George Kurian will go to the Rajya Sabha from MP. Kurian has been given a ticket for the Rajya Sabha bypoll from MP. The seat has fallen vacant after Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia resigned from the Rajya Sabha after winning the Lok Sabha election. Kurian who works for the BJP in Kerala is also the pected to ensure the deployment of the state machinery to prevent a breach of law and order. 4Continued on | P6 Health dept issues guidelines in state Rounds by dean, MS made compulsory Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Medical superintendent (MS) and Medical college dean will compulsorily take round at night in campus and police and local administration will be approached for coordination for night patrolling. After National Medical commission (NMC) instruction over RG Kar Medical College rape and murder incidence, Health department of Madhya Pradesh has laid down guideline for the safety of medical students in hospitals and 17 government medical colleges. The guidelines have been finalized after meeting with Deans of medical colleges through video conferencing recently. Over safety issue, junior doctors were on strike in Madhya Pradesh demanding implementation of doctors protection act. GUIDELINES n GMC has issued pink pass for attendants of patients allowing them to stay with patients from 6 pm to 6am n CCTV cameras, lightings in sensitive areas like basement, parking, stairs, top of buildings were public movement is very less. n Arrangement of security at exit, entry points of hospitals, medical colleges. n Safety arrangement for patients as well as their attenders n Medical colleges should approach police, local administration for coordination in night patrolling. n If there is police chowki, instruction should be given to take the stance for safety measures. n Only one attendent n Entry after 6 pm prohibited A large group of people gather to stage a massive protest at Badlapur railway station against alleged sexual assault on two girls at a school in Thane on Tuesday Protesters storm school bldg, block rly tracks PTI MUMBAI Thousands of protesters on Tuesday blocked railway tracks at Badlapur station in Thane district and stormed a local school building after the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by the school sweeper in the washroom. Police cane-charged the protesters, who occupied the railway tracks, pelting stones at policemen. Hundreds of protesters, many of them angry parents, vandalised the school building to express their disgust over the sexual assault. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he has ordered the forma- party’s national general secretary. After the BJP formed government for the third time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi included Kurian in the Union cabinet. Only 22 months are left for the seat through which Kurian is being sent to the Rajya Sabha. As the Congress has not fielded any candidate for the RS seat, Kurian is set to win it unopposed. The decision of the party’s central leadership on Kurian has shocked the contenders for the seat like KP Yadav, Jaibhan Singh Pawaiya, Mukesh Chaturvedi and Kantdev Singh. They were on way to Bageshwar Dham Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL/CHHATARPUR Group of people going to take blessings from Bageshwar Dham situated in Chhatarpur district met accident on National Highway -39, in the incident seven died and other six injured, said police on Tuesday. Among the died four are male and three are female including a one year girl child. People were going for ‘Mundan Sanskar’, where in THE DECEASED Auto rickshaw driver Prem Narayan Kushwah(34), husband and wife Lalu Shrivastava (47) Manu Shrivastava(25), Nanhi Shrivastava(60), Govind Shrivastava(35), father and daughter Janardan Yadav (42) Ashma Yadav 1 year. midway the incident took place. The accident occurred near the Kadari area on NH-39 Jhansi-Khajuraho highway under the jurisdiction of the civil line police station in the district at around 5:30 am. The devotees were going to Bageshwar Dham, the police added. Superintendent of Police (SP) Agam Jain said that the accident occurred on Tuesday morning on Jhansi-Khajuraho highway where an auto rickshaw collided with a truck in which seven persons died and six others sustained injuries, who are undergoing treatment. Hospital management and the district administration have kept a close eye on the arrangements and treatment of the injured passengers. 4Continued on | P6 tion of a special investigation team headed by senior IPS officer Arti Singh. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said action will be taken against the school, adding that the case will be fasttracked and the guilty won't be spared. At Badlapur station, incensed protestors were seen shouting "hai, hai" slogans against the police officials and demanded death penalty for the sweeper allegedly involved in the assault. Maharashtra School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar said `Vishakha committees' will be formed in schools, which will also face action if CCTV cameras installed on their premises are found to be non-functional. Agencies The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Calcutta High Court order that acquitted an accused in a sexual-assault case and made "objectionable" remarks advising adolescent girls to "control sexual urges", saying these observations are "shocking" and perverse. Restoring the conviction of the accused for rape and sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, a To say the least, these observations are shocking, which will ex-facie invite a finding of perversity bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said his sentence will, however, depend on the report of a expert committee to be constituted by the West Bengal government for interacting with the victim, who is now married to the accused and residing with him with her minor daughter. Deprecating the high court's verdict, the bench said a judge has to decide a case and not preach and his or her personal opinion cannot be made a part of a judgment. "The HC went to the extent of observing that the case of criminalisation of a romantic relationship between two adolescents of opposite sex should be best left to wisdom of judiciary. The courts must follow and implement the law. 4Continued on | P6 SRINAGAR: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued the notification for the first phase of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, marking the start of the nomination process. Voting will be held on 24 seats in the Union Territory in the first phase of the election on September 18. The last date for filing nominations for the first phase of assembly polls is August 27 while the scrutiny will take place on August 28. Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI Amid a major row over lateral entry recruitment adversely impacting the provisions of reservation in government jobs, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh on Tuesday wrote to Union Public Service Commission chairman Preeti Sudan, seeking to “cancel’’ the August 17 advertisement for such recruitment. This advertisement had created a political storm with both the Oppositions as well as the BJP’s allies criticising the Centre. Congress leader Rahul Function to be held in Indore on Sept 27, 28 In a significant stride towards innovation in highspeed imaging, IIT Indore in collaboration with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a groundbreaking technique which promises to trans- form the way we visualize and understand explosive events, making it a gamechanger in fields like aerospace, defence, and industry. The research is led by Prof Devendra Deshmukh, a faculty at IIT Indore. Imaging fast-moving particles during explosive events has long been a chal- The research team lenge for scientists. Traditional techniques, such as Shadowgraphy, Schlieren, and X-ray imaging, offers a minimum exposure time of only about 1 microsecond— to capture images. “This is a very-high exposure time (as compared to the speed of the phenomena) and often results in blurred images resulting in loss of details, leaving researchers with incomplete information of high-speed phenomena. Yet, understanding the behaviour of these fast-moving objects and phenomena is critical, especially in sectors where safety and precision are paramount, such as defence and aerospace,” Deshmukh said. To address this challenge, Deshmukh and his team have developed a novel im- Gandhi had termed the move as “an attack on Dalits, OBCs, and Adivasis” and an example of “the BJP's distorted version of Ram Rajya which seeks to destroy the Constitution and snatch reservation from Bahujans...". 4Continued on | P6 9 IAS officers shifted in state Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 Uttam Singh, KS Chithra sided over by divisional commissioner Deepak Singh, on Tuesday. The event would be organised at the Lata Mangeshkar Auditorium, located in Rajendra Nagar. 4Continued on | P6 IIT-I innovation captures explosions like never before Our Staff Reporter After ally Chirag Paswan criticises move, PMO writes to UPSC to cancel the advertisement; Congress claims victory aging method using the principles of Digital Inline Holography. This approach allows for a much sharper and more detailed visualization of objects even in dust or combustion cloud, something that was previously difficult to achieve. Our Staff Reporter future is here INDORE Lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, a Padma Shri awardee, who has worked on high-profile murder and terrorism cases including the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, has been appointed as the special public prosecutor in the case of sexual assault on two nursery students. He played a key role in major terrorism-related cases in the country. He helped in convicting Ravinder Singh for the Kalyan bomb blast in 1991. He went on to become the public prosecutor for the Mumbai serial blasts case in 1993. State government transferred nine IAS officers on Tuesday night. Anupam Rajan, chief electoral officer, has been appointed as principal secretary, Higher Education department. Amit Rathore, principal secretary, Commercial Tax department, has been transferred as principal secretary, Finance department. Sukhveer Singh, principal secretary, Horticulture and Food Processing department has been shifted as chief electoral officer. Ravindra Singh, commissioner cum director, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection has been shifted as secretary. Shriman Shukla, managing director, Agriculture Marketing Board cum commissioner, Mandi has been posted as commissioner Shahdol division. Sibi Chakravorty M, managing director, Metro Rail Corporation Limited, has been appointed as commissioner cum director Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection. INDORE The National Lata Mangeshkar Award will be given to musician Uttam Singh and famous South Indian singer KS Chithra. The award will be given on September 28, the second day of the two-day event. This was informed in a meeting pre- Ujjwal Nikam is prosecutor Govt takes U-turn on UPSC lateral entry SC dismisses HC verdict advising Notification for Lata award to Uttam young girls to control sexual urges 1st phase of J&K Singh and KS Chithra polls issued NEW DELHI The suspected case in Meghalaya, if confirmed, would trigger concerns, given no wild poliovirus cases have been reported in the country since 2011. A two-year-old boy in a remote village in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district has been diagnosed with symptoms of poliomyelitis or polio at hospital in Assam's Goalpara, sounding an alarm over potential return of the virus since India is officially a polio-free state since 2014. Senior TMC minister Udayan Guha has sparked controversy by claiming that fingers of those blaming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and demanding her resignation over the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor would be broken. His threat was heard in a video clip that has gone viral. SEXUAL ASSAULT OF 4-YR-OLD GIRLS Union Min Kurian to go Seven dead in auto-truck to Rajya Sabha from MP collision in Chhatarpur SHILLONG ‘Polio’ found in 2-yr-old Break fingers of those blaming Didi E-paper Edit Wake-up call on Waqf Act P.8 WORLD IN ACTION MODE: Apex court raps WB govt over doctor’s rape and murder NEW DELHI MUMBAI