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No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports Hull wins title, Diksha finishes tied 29th P.10 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN MONEY PRESS PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit Punjab farmers up in arms P.8 Lower sales realisation hits margins of cement makers in Q2 Brand Sutra The Cycle Continues P.12 Risk of floods from glacial lake outburst rising Govt buses to start operation from Ujjain div PTI Physically, the shrinking of mountain glaciers and expansion of glacial lakes are amongst the most recognisable and dynamic impacts of climate warming in this environment, report said NEW DELHI Glacial lakes and other water bodies across the Himalayan region saw a 10.81 per cent increase in area from 2011 to 2024 due to climate change, signalling a heightened risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), according to a government report. The Central Water Commission's (CWC) report, fp which was accessed by PTI, states that with a 33.7 per cent expansion of the surface area, the lakes in India experienced an even moresub- stantial rise. "The total inventory area of glacial lakes within India was 1,962 hectares during the year 2011 which has increased to 2,623 hectares during the year 2024 (September). There is a 33.7 per cent increase in area," the report said. It also identified 67 lakes in India that witnessed an over 40 per cent increase in surface area, placing them in the high-risk category for poten- tial GLOFs. Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh showed the most notable expansions, signalling a heightened risk of GLOFs and the need for intensified monitoring and disaster preparedness. Glacial lakes and other water bodies across the Himalayan region saw an overall area increase of 10.81 per cent from 5,33,401 hec- CM ACTION | Ex-gratia increased to Rs 25L for death in man-animal conflict Briefs DEHRADUN Kedarnath and Yamunotri closed The portals of the Kedarnath and Yamunotri temples were closed on Sunday for the winters amid Vedic rituals on 'Bhai Dooj' in the presence of a large number of pilgrims, and temple committee and administrative officials. The Kedarnath Temple was closed at 8.30 am and the Yamunotri Temple at 12:05 PM, temple committee officials said. After the closure of the gates of the two temples, the idols of lord Shiva to whom Kedarnath is dedicated and goddess Yamuna, the presiding deity at Yamunotri, left in ornate palanquins for their winter abodes of Ukhimath and Kharsali. HYDERABAD Stand-up comic held for Porsche crash A 33-year-old stand-up comedian was arrested here in connection with the Porsche car crash, police said on Sunday. The Porsche car driven by the comedian collided against the boundary wall of KBR Park here at about 5.45 AM on November 1 and hit a tree and caused severe damage to the wall, grills and pavement, a release from Hyderabad Police said. KOLKATA Sex workers celebrate Bhai Dooj Bhai Dooj is a festival symbolizing the love of a brother-sister, which traditionally marks the bond between the siblings. Every year Bhai Dooj is celebrated in Sonagachi, Kolkata's redlight area by the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee with sex workers. In the hope of erasing all societal divisions and claiming respect in society, the sex workers in the area also celebrated the festival. Death of 10 elephants: Two forest officials suspended Our Staff Reporter Elephant that killed 2 persons rescued BHOPAL Field director Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and deputy DFO have been suspended for dereliction of duty in the wake of deaths of 10 elephants. The suspensions took place after Chief Minister Mohan Yadav took review meeting of forest department on Sunday. A high-level team has been sent by CM to the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) following the death of 10 elephants. The team comprising Minister of State for Forest Pradeep Ahirwar, Additional Chief Secretary Ashok Baranwal and Head of Forest Force Aseem Shrivastava on Saturday visited the site inside the reserve where the jumbos died. Amid tension with India, Trudeau shares Diwali video Agencies The CM was dissatisfied with the preliminary report of the forest department that the pachyderms died after consuming a lot of kodo millets. Sources claimed that they had never heard of elephants dying after eating kodo millets. During the meeting CM found that the chief forest conservator and field director Bandhavgarh, Gourav Choudhary, was given information by principal chief forest conservator (wildlife) and chief conservator wildlife, but The elephant that had killed two villagers in Umaria district on Saturday was rescued by the team of forest department, said officials. APCCF wildlife L Krishnamoorthy led a 40member team of forest department and rescued the elephant from Khatoli range of Bagdara beat on Sunday. A MP forest team will visit Karnataka , Kerala and Assam state to study about the best practices associated with the elephants. Choudhary, who was on leave, did not return to his duties. Not only this, the officer also switched off his mobile phone. SPUN OUT SlugIndia’s spin mastery meets its match in a home-ground debacle NEW DELHI Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shared clips of his Diwali celebrations on Sunday amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between India and the North American nation. “Happy Diwali! So many special moments shared celebrating with the community this week,” Trudeau wrote in a post on X. In a video shared online, Trudeau is seen getting religious threads tied on his wrist, gifted from three Hindu temples in Canada. “I got these bracelets when I was in three different Hindu temples over the past few months. They are good luck,” he remarked, adding that the threads would provide him with “protection.” “I'm not taking them off till they fall off,” the Canadian Prime Minister wrote. He was also offered a plate of jalebis, which he joked saying he would “save for the team.” Earlier, on October 31, Trudeau had extended Diwali greetings to Canadians. 4Continued on | P6 Haridev Pushparaj MUMBAI In the bustling heart of Mumbai, cricket fans flocked to Wankhede Stadium on Sunday morning, primed for Diwali-style fireworks. Instead, they got damp squibs. India’s humiliating 3-0 whitewash by New Zealand was more than just a loss; it was an historic embarrassment, their first home series sweep since 2000. To twist the knife, the architect of this debacle was a local boy gone rogue— Ajaz Patel, the Mumbai-born New Zealand spinner who dismantled his hometown heroes with a stunning 11wicket haul. India’s elite batting order, long touted as spin maestros, crumbled like a hastily made pastry under the relentless attack. Patel’s figures—6/57 in the second innings, adding to his earlier 5/103—left veterans like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma floundering, transforming Wankhede into a stage for what could only be described as a tragicomic spectacle. 4Continued on | P6 Assistant forest conservator and deputy DFO Bandhavgarh tiger reserve Fatehsingh Ninama did not carry out the probe into the elephant deaths but handed it over to his subordinates. Finding their dereliction in the government duties the state government suspended the two officials. In his statement the CM said that the postmortem report of the dead elephants may come in two three days. CM said that earlier it was seen that the elephants visits the state and later left to another area, but this time it is seen that the elephants are camping in the area. CM added that now a Elephant Task Force will be formed to deal with the elephant related issues. 4Continued on | P6 Kannada film maker found hanging PTI BENGALURU Kannada film director Guruprasad was found hanging in a resid e n t i a l complex in the outskirts of the city on Sunday, police said. The 52-year-old director is suspected to have died by suicide. The incident occured in Madanayakanahalli police station limits."Film maker Guruprasad was said to be upset about something, about his film or some other issue. We have heard that he was facing financial stress... five to six days back, neighbours had seen him coming to this house, after that he had apparently not stepped out. It appears that he hanged himself five to six days back and died," CK Baba, Superintendent of Police (SP), Bengaluru Rural said. Briefing reporters, he said, "... after seeing the body, we have registered the case and we will investigate the matter." Guruprasad was known for his films -- Mata, Yeddelu Manjunatha among others. 4Continued on | P6 tares in 2011 to 5,91,108 hectares in 2024 due to climate change, the report said. The rapid expansion of these lakes is attributed to accelerated melting of glaciers due to rising temperatures in the region, with potentially severe consequences for downstream communities, infrastructure and biodiversity, it said. 4Continued on | P6 Man sets father ablaze Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Land dispute between an elderly man and his son took an ugly turn at a village in Berasia area of rural Bhopal on Saturday night, after the son set his father ablaze, the police said. A hunt has been launched to nab the accused. Berasia police station TI Arun Sharma told Free press that the man who sustained burns has been identified as Karan Singh Kushwaha (70), a resident of the Arjunkhedi village near Berasia. 4Continued on | P6 To start on completion of one year in office Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The state bus services may be launched from the Ujjain Division, and Ujjain City Transport Limited will work on this project. A decision to start government buses from a division as a pilot project was taken at a meeting held by Chief Secretary (CS) Anurag Jain. The government plans to start the bus services from Ujjain on completion of its one year in office. To operate the government buses, a transport authority is being set up, which will function under the Urban Development Department. The government is making efforts to start bus services from December 13 when Chief Minister Mohan Yadav completes one year in office. Nevertheless, several works are yet to be done before Grenade attack rattles Srinagar’s Sunday flea market, 12 injured PTI SRINAGAR Terrorists lobbed a grenade at a CRPF bunker near a crowded flea market in the heart of the city here on Sunday, injuring at least 12 civilians, officials said. The attack, which took place near a heavily guarded complex housing All India Radio and Doordarshan Kendra near the Tourist Reception Centre (TRC), comes a day after security forces eliminated a top Pakistani commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the Khanyar locality of downtown Srinagar. A senior police officer said the terrorists hurled the grenade at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker near the TRC. "However, the Security personnel keep vigil following the grenade attack at weekly Sunday market, in Srinagar on Sunday ‘No justification for targeting civilians’ J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah described the grenade attack as "deeply disturbing" and said there can be no justification for targeting civilians. "The last few days have been dominated by headlines of attacks and encounters. Today's news of a grenade attack on innocent shoppers at the ‘Sunday market' in Srinagar is deeply disturbing. There can be no justification for targeting innocent civilians. grenade missed the intended target and landed on the roadside, injuring 11 people," Woman arrested for death threat to CM Yogi Poonam Apraj MUMBAI A woman from Thane has been detained by police for allegedly issuing a death threat to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The woman, identified as Fatima Khan, 24, was taken in custody from Ulhasnagar in Thane district. According to the Worli police, her family claims she is mentally ill, but authorities are planning a psychological evaluation to verify this claim. Worli Police Senior Inspector Nitin Shinde stated that Fatima Khan, who has a BSc in IT, is currently being questioned to determine her motive in sending the threatening message. According to police sources, the threat was made on the evening of November 2, when a message was sent to the Mumbai Traffic Police control number from an unknown number. The message said, if Yogi Adityanath would not resign as UP chief minister within 10 days, he would meet the same fate as Baba Siddique. 4Continued on | P6 Trump vs Kamala Stage set for tightest ever race to White House FP News Service WHY FIRST TUESDAY OF NOV WASHINGTON The stage is set for one of the most controversial and the tightest ever race in recent history in the 2024 US presidential elections on Tuesday as Republican Party nominee Donald Trump and Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris clash in what has been dubbed as ‘battle of all battles’ After hectic campaigning, Trump in recent months has cloaked himself as a ‘strong man’ out to protect Ameri- Unlike in India where elections dates are announced by the Election Commission and polls can stretch for months, in the US the presidential polls are held on the first Tuesday of November once in four years. Farmers were the reason for that. In the mid 1800s, November was chosen because it did not coincide with the busy spring planting season or the autumn harvest, and it came before cold winter temperatures set in. cans. He loved throwing fireballs in the surcharged electioneering with his inflammatory comments saying that he loved Hitler and would like to send a firing squad to aim their arms on Liz Cheney's face, the starting the services. The government wants to formally begin the bus services from one district to another. Afterwards, such services will be started from other divisions. After Yadav’s announcement that the bus services will be restarted, the government has begun to work towards this direction. The transport department has made a proposal for it and the Urban Development Department has been included in the process for launching the bus services. A presentation about launching of bus services has already been made before Jain, and another will soon be made before the Chief Minister. The government buses will be run with the help of electric buses which will be bought through viability gap funding. The Urban Development Department and the Transport Department have been asked to complete the process without delay. popular Republican representative who is now in his rival’s camp. He was dubbed as a fascist, someone who would not hesitate to send Federal forces to arrest and jail his rivals and also overthrow the Constitution. He called his rival dumb and poked fun at her colour. However, he did not distance himself from his comments or charges and wants to be seen as a bully – an image that has gone down well with the White voters. This has made Harris look weak, but she has emerged strong among women and young voters and on her plans for the economy. In the final run, she has been able to establish a small lead in some of the swing states. 4Continued on | P6 the officer said. 4Continued on | P6 Pakistan holds artillery tests near LoC PTI SRINAGAR Pakistan has tested various artillery systems including a replica of the SH-15 and a 155 mm truck-mounted howitzer developed by a Chinese firm along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, according to officials. This comes as the neighbouring country strengthens defence ties with Gulf and Western European countries, and its long-standing ally Turkiye, the officials said. The movement of the 155 mm guns, produced in collaboration with a Gulf nation under the supervision of a state-owned Chinese defence company, along the LoC was observed recently, they said. The guns -- a variant of SH15 that is known for its 'shoot and scoot' capability -- can fire a range of munitions, including high-explosive, armourpiercing and smoke rounds, boasting of a maximum range of approximately 30 kilometres and a firing rate of up to six rounds per minute. Among the arsenal being tested is the refurbished M109, which has a firing range of 24 kilometres and can launch six shells in just 40 seconds.