FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. XLI No. 124 | INDORE | FRIDAY | OCTOBER 11, 2024 | Pages 16 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 www.freepressjournal.in Sports Fatima Sana to return home after father’s demise P.15 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE MONEY UJJAIN PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit Hard to say Tata to Ratan P.8 UPI transactions volume rises 52% to 78.97 bn in Jan-Jun Cinema Stars salute a star P.14 FINAL ADIEU| Thousands pay tribute; funeral held as per the Parsi traditions ALVIDA BHARAT ‘RATAN’ Last rites were performed at Mumbai's Worli Crematorium ‘HOW TO AVOID CORRUPTION?’ A 1937-2024 Ketan Narottam Tanna MUMBAI ‘Goa’ refuses to let go I n the vibrant and often frenetic streets of Mumbai, life typically marches forward with relentless energy. However, there are moments when the city collectively holds its breath, and on Thursday there was one such poignant pause. As the news of Ratan Tata’s passing reverberated through the urban expanse, Mumbai came to a standstill, enveloped in sorrow. It had been years since the city expressed such deep communal grief—memories of tears shed for the nightingale Lata Mangeshkar and the founder-chief of the Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray are still fresh in the minds of many. But this day transcended ordinary life; it was a moment for the city to unite in its love and respect for a man affectionately known as ‘Aapro Ratan (Our Ratan)’ by the Parsi community. 4Continued on | P6 fp Briefs NEW DELHI Decline in child marriages The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has come out with a comprehensive annual report for 2023-24 on prohibition of child marriage in India. NCPCR has prioritised the issue of child marriage which has resulted in a significant impact as during this period, reporting of child marriages has increased while the number of cases has shown a notable decline. KOLKATA Docs continue Police personnel drape mortal remains of Ratan Tata in the National Flag, kept at NCPA lawns for public to pay last respects in Mumbai on Thursday An era has just passed away ..his humility, his great resolve, his vision and his determination to accomplish the very best for the Nation, ever a pride met him, feel the same grief that I feel today. Such is his impact. Your legacy will continue to live through the institutions you built and values that you embraced n Amitabh Bachchan n Sachin Tendulkar In his life, and demise, Mr Ratan Tata has moved the nation. I was fortunate to spend time with him, but millions, who have never He leaves an extraordinary business and philanthropic legacy and was instrumental in mentoring and developing the modern business leadership in India. He deeply cared about making India better. n Sundar Pichai He inspired seasoned professionals and young students alike. His contribution to philanthropy and charity is invaluable. I convey my condolences to his family, the entire team of the Tata Group and his admirers Peeved over police not registering case against doctor accused of demanding bribe in lieu of mentioning snake bite in autopsy report Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL BJP MLA Brijbihari Pateriya resigned from the membership of the state Assembly allegedly over the Kesli police adopting a dilly-dally attitude in registration of a case against a local doctor on Thursday. Pateriya represented Deori Assembly constituency in Sagar district. Interacting with Free Press, Pateriya said a man named Dhan Singh Yadav, aged 70 to 80 years, resident of Medki vil- OUR STAFF REPORTER BHOPAL AP STOCKHOLM MD drug worth around Rs 7,500 crore in international market was produced in last 6 months in the Bhopal factory, said officials on Thursday. Factory was busted by ATS Gujarat & Narcotics Control Bureau’s Delhi unit on Sunday. Around 907kg MD, both in liquid and solid forms, worth Rs 1,814 crore in international market too was seized during the raid. Indore was first choice Amit Chaturvedi, Sanyal Bane and Harish Anjana met in Indore and chalked plan to set up a factory. However, they were unsure of the site. They initially wanted to base it in Indore. After failing to find a suitable site in Indore, they turned to Bhopal. Chaturvedi finalized the place and the factory came into being. SOCIAL MEDIA AS SCHOOL Among the two arrested accused, Sanyal Bane had an idea about preparing the drug, Amit Chaturvedi had the knowledge of chemistry and trading liense. For first three months, the duo set up the fac- tory in Bhopal. Following failure of initial bid to make the drug, the duo turned to social media or internet to learn ‘trick of the trade’. 4Continued on | P6 Country’s 100 richest surpass $1tn T n President Droupadi Murmu He was much more than a business icon, his vision and humanity demonstrated in the work of several charities founded and nurtured during his life. He was having the courage of speaking the truth to the men in power. n Manmohan Singh lage had died due to snake bite. “He was a poor person. When his family took the body for autopsy then doctor Deepak Dubey said that he will mention snake bite in the report when the victim's family will pay 10 per cent of the Rs 4 lakh compensation. When the family expressed inability in meeting the bribe demand, the accused doctor had not mentioned snake bite in the post-mortem report.” 4Continued on | P6 Kishore Kanyal ` 1,814 CR MD DRUG HAUL Literature becomes Nobel for Han MD drug worth Rs 7,500 cr Sheopur collector Kang, South Korean author produced in last 6 months Jangid made milestone he collective wealth of India’s 100 richest tycoons surpassed the trillion dollar milestone for the first time as more than 80 per cent of the country’s richest tycoons are now wealthier than they were a year ago, a Forbes report showed on Thursday. across the globe Brijbihari Pateriya resigns as MLA South Korean author Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for what the Nobel committee called "her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life." Nobel committee chairman Anders Olsson praised Han's "physical empathy for the vulnerable, often female lives" of her characters. Online Report agging its tail nonstop, ‘Goa’ the dog with a red collar refused to leave Tata's side, literally clinging to the spot next to the casket. A caretaker said Goa was very close to Tata. W fast unto death The junior doctors, agitating over the rape and murder of their colleague at the RG Kar hospital, continued their fast unto death for the fifth day on Thursday amid Durga Puja festivities across West Bengal. n industrialist once asked Ratan Tata, "How do you avoid corruption?" To which, he replied, "It has to be selfregulating. You will never understand." In a record-breaking year, India’s wealthiest are now worth $1.1 trillion, more than twice as rich as they were in 2019, according to the Forbes list of India’s top 100 billionaires. Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, has once again secured the top spot on Forbes’ 2024 list of India’s 100 richest tycoons, with his wealth increasing by $27.5 billion over the past year. Ambani’s total net worth now stands at an impressive $119.5 billion, making him not only India’s richest individual but also the second-largest gainer in dollar-terms globally in 2024. This achievement also places him as the 13th ri- chest person in the world. Following closely behind is Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group, who emerged as the biggest gainer on the 2024 list. His wealth skyrocketed by $48 billion, reaching $116 billion, marking a significant recovery from the Hindenburg Research controversy in 2023. collector of Niwari Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The collector of Sheopur has been transferred before the announcement of date for the by-election in Vijaypur assembly constituency. Sheopur collector Lokesh Kumar Jangid was posted as collector of Niwari on Thursday. Likewise, deputy secretary of the forest department Kishore Kanyal was shifted as collector of Sheopur. The collector of Niwari Arun Kumar Vishwakarma was transferred to Madhya Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board as its additional director. Kanyal who was the collector of Shajapur made some offensive remarks against a truck driver. Consequently, he was removed from there in January. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed anger at the statement of Kanyal saying his government would not tolerate such a language. Apart from that, Saumya Anand was posted as assistant collector of Shahdol, Kartikeya Jaiswal as assistant collector of Balaghat and Vishal Dhakad as assistant collector of Dhar district. Government bans Hizb-ut-Tahrir Says pan-Islamic group aims to establish caliphate PTI NEW DELHI LAST WORDS... On Monday, the industrialist had in a social media post debunked the rumours circulating around his health, with a message for his followers: ‘Thank you for thinking of me’ The government on Thursday banned Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), a global pan-Islamic group set up in Jerusalem in 1953, saying the organisation aims to establish Islamic state and caliphate globally, including in India, through jihad & terrorist activities. In a notification, the Union Home Ministry said the HuT is involved in radicalisation and motivation of gullible youth to Union Home Ministry said HuT is involved in radicalisation and motivation of gullible youth to join terrorist organisations join terrorist organisations. Later, the office of Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in a post on X, "Pursuing PM Shri @narendramodi Ji's policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism, the MHA today declared 'Hizb-Ut-Tahrir' as a 'Terrorist Organisation'." 4Continued on | P6 CM launches Sampada-2.0 Rafael Nadal for e-registration, e-stamp to take a bow CM Mohan Yadav launches Sampada-2.0 at Kushabhau Thakre Convention (Minto Hall) on Thursday. Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday launched Sampada-2.0 portal for e-registration and e-stamp at Kushabhau Thakre convention (Minto) Hall. CM said that Sampada-2.0 had been integrated with revenue department, Urban Development Administration (UAD) department, GST and Unique Identity (ID). Collector guideline rate would be available through App and property GIS mapping, biometric identification, document formatting would be done through software. 4Continued on | P6 Tête-à-tête with Chakrawat M talked to Hong Kong-based Surendra Chakrawat about Sampada-02. Chakrawat got power of attorney registered in Ratlam along with Dr Shakti Malik, 78, of Jabalpur who lives in New Delhi. C Work contract regn of MP Rail Metro egistration of work contract of MP Rail Metro was done by officials of Ayesa Ingeniera Y Arquitecura SAU who were in New Delhi and Ayesa India Private Limited after launch of Sampada-2.0. R Haridev Pushparaj MUMBAI An entire generation grew up on the enthralling exploits of Rafael Nadal for the better part of the last two decades but now the great man has called time on his illustrious career. The Davis Cup finals next month to be played in Malaga, Spain, will be the theatre for Nadal’s final exhibition of his astute prowess on the tennis court. With 22 Grand Slam singles titles under his belt, the Spanish giant was one of the holy trinity of world tennis or the so called Big Three with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic completing the frame. See sports page PM meets counterparts from Japan, NZ in Laos PM Narendra Modi with world leaders during 21st ASEAN-India Summit in Vientiane Discusses cooperation in different areas PTI VIENTIANE (LAOS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a "very productive" meeting with newly-appointed Japanese ASEAN-INDIA SUMMIT counterpart Shigeru Ishiba here during which they discussed ways to enhance cooperation in different areas, including infrastructure, connectivity and defence. Separately, Prime Minister Modi also met his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon on the margins of the ASEAN-India Summit in Vientiane. Modi, who is in the Laotian capital on a two-day visit, met Ishiba on the sidelines of the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and congratulated him on his new responsibility and wished him success in leading Japan to greater heights. 4Continued on | P6