FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 14 No. 158 | BHOPAL | THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 21, 2024 | Pages 18 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports MESSI TO DAZZLE ON INDIAN TURF P.16 fp Briefs Norway Princess' son arrested Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, has been arrested on suspicion of rape in Oslo, police confirmed. The 27-yearold was taken into custody on Monday and faces charges of engaging in sexual acts with an unconscious individual who was “unable to resist.” CHENNAI TN lawyer killed iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL MAHARASHTRA NDA MVA OTH NDA INDIA State Cabinet on Wednesday approved formation of Shri Krishna Pathey Nyas. The Trust will be headquartered in Bhopal and have 28 members, OTH 150 125 13 39 38 4 Speeding truck mows class X student, injures two others Agencies NEW DELHI Tribal community voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their vote in Ranchi VOTER TURNOUT 60% IN MAHA The exit polls of Maharashtra and Jharkhand predicted NDA win. The seven exit polls gave ruling Mahayuti an average of 153 seats (eight above majority mark) with Maha Vikas Aghadi receiving only 126 seats. While four gave clear victory to NDA, three others predict a hung assembly. The Matrize, Chanakya Strategies, Times Now-JVC, Poll Diary, and Peoples Pulse, exit polls give the Mahayuti - Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party - 122-195 seats. Matrize has given the Mahayuti between 150 and 170 seats, Peoples Pulse between 175 and 195 seats, Chanakya Strategies between 152 and 160, and Times Now-JVC 150-167. Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL A rashly-driven truck mowed down a class X girl student and injured two others in Shivpuri on Wednesday morning. The three girls were jogging in preparation for upcoming sports event in their school. The three girls were jogging in preparation for upcoming sports event in their school Sources said that the speeding truck hit three girls, killing Anjali Pal (15) and injuring two others near Kankar village on Agra-Mumbai Highway at 5am. The injured were rushed to a hospital for treatment. Satanwada police registered a case against the truck driver who managed to escape from the scene. Anjali Pal was a bright student and wanted to become a police officer. Her uncle said that in absence of sports ground, youngsters used road for jogging. 4Continued on | P6 Dalit woman's body found in sack ‘Cop threatening voters with gun’ "We reject most of the exit polls. They are often manipulated. We would like to wait till the official results but we are certain that the INDIA bloc will form the government in Maharashtra," AICC secretary-incharge of Maharashtra BM Sandeep told media. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav is going to perform Bhoomi Pujan of Madhya Pradesh's first Medicity and 550-bed Medical College in Ujjain on Thursday. At the hospital, medical education will be provided to 150 students. The hospital, which will provide emergency services for 24 hours, will also have general and super specialty OPDs. The Medicity will have super specialty and Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL CONG REJECTS EXIT POLL Our Staff Reporter Specialists to identify paths taken by Lord Krishna in MP JHARKHAND AI for air pollution A 23-year-old Dalit woman was found dead in Mainpuri with her family on Wednesday alleging she was killed as she refused to vote in favour of the Samajwadi Party in the Karhal assembly bypoll. Police in Mainpuri district on Wednesday arrested two persons. Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday demanded EC to suspend the Station House Officer (SHO) of Kakrouli police station, located in Meerapur and accused him of threatening voters with force and revolver and stopping them from casting their vote. multi-specialty hospitals, diagnostic centres, pharmacy, medical education and research centres, wellness centres for various treatments, AYUSH hospitals, paramedical colleges, integrated and holistic health care facilities, ecofriendly infrastructure and facilities to promote health tourism. Yadav will also unveil the statue of Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar at Tower Chowk after the Bhoomi Pujan of the medical college. CRIME OF VENGEANCE Andhra student’s cheeks Teacher stabbed to death bitten, head smashed in school for rejecting man’s marriage proposal Online Report A young man was savagely assaulted by four people - one of whom bit his cheek like an animal and another battered his head with a coconut-sized rock in Andhra Pradesh's Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district in a stomach-churning video that has emerged online. The young man - Rameshwarapa Jayasai Yuvaraju from Gudapalli village - is receiving treatment at a local hospital. Yuvaraju and his attackers are students of the AFDT Junior College in Malkipuram. Yuvaraju was a class monitor who had complained about his four attackers. He was reportedly targeted as an act of revenge; they lured Yuvaraju to a deserted spot on the pretext of taking him to the college and beat him for over two hours. MUMBAI E-paper Cabinet nod for Shri Krishna Pathey Nyas with 28 members POLLS OF POLLS Yadav to perform Medicity Bhoomi Pujan in Ujjain today NASHIK Cinema Bollywood votes for change P.15 NDA ahead in Maha, close fight in J’khand IN JHARKHAND INDORE Edit Trump seeks Nobel for Ukraine move P.10 EXIT POLLS | Four give clear victory to NDA, three predict hung assembly in Maha, while three polls claim loss for Soren in J’khand, one backs Mahagathbandhan 68% PUNE ‘India’s GDP growth likely to slip to 6.5% in Sept qtr’ NEW DELHI BHOPAL UJJAIN PRESS MONEY A 39-year-old advocate was hacked to death in broad daylight near the Hosur court premises in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. This gruesome killing comes on the same day as another violent murder in the state. The deceased, Advocate Kannan, was attacked with a sickle by a man identified as Anand. In a bid to combat the rising air pollution woes of India, tech giant Google on Wednesday launched Air View+ -- an artificial intelligence-based solution that can help the government and the people with useful hyperlocal air quality information. Air View+ is powered by Google AI and works in collaboration with local climate tech firms. ESTD-1983 Online Report A 26-year-old teacher was murdered on the school campus in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur allegedly after she turned down the suspect's marriage proposal. Ramani was attacked by Madhan, 30, at the Mallipattanam Government School this morning. She was rushed to a hospital with deep cuts on her neck, but she died on the way. The families of Ramani and Madhan had met recently to discuss their marriage, but she had turned down the proposal, inquiries have revealed. A dejected Madhan then went to the school and allegedly attacked her with a sharp weapon. of them 23 will be ex-officio members and 5 renowned intellectuals will be private trustee members. The Nyas would identify paths traversed and placed related to Lord Krishna and develop them as religious tourist spots. It will also undertake research work and help in restoring cultural heritage. Specialists committee too would be constituted for the purpose. Later, Cabinet ministers of the area from where Lord Krishna’s FIRST IN COUNTRY: AAGANWADI WORKER, SAHAYIKA HIRING PORTAL n a first of its kind in the country, state Cabinet launched Aaganwadi worker and sahayika recruitment portal on Wednesday. Estate Directorate I path passes would be included in the trust as members. The trust will manage temples of lord Krishna, seek suggestions for establishment of Sandipani Gurukul, devel- ‘Avoid Galwan-type incidents in future’ Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart PTI LONDON The word "manifest", which has evolved with its use by celebrities to mean imagining an achievement in the belief that doing so will make it more likely to happen, was on Wednesday revealed as the Word of the Year by 'Cambridge Dictionary'. The dictionary noted that the word had jumped from use in the self-help commu- SELECTION CRITERIA nity and on social media to being widely used across mainstream media and beyond, as celebrities such as singer Dua Lipa and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles spoke of manifesting their success in 2024. Mentions of it gained trac- hat word was looked up the most, or spiked the most? W hich one really captures what was happening in that year? W tion during the COVID pandemic and have grown in the years since, especially on TikTok and other social media channels where millions of posts and videos are branded #manifest. Wendalyn Nichols, Publishing Manager at the 'Cam- hat is interesting about this word from a language point of view? W bridge Dictionary', revealed three criteria for choosing their Word of the Year: What word was looked up the most, or spiked? Which one really captures what was happening in that year? 4Continued on | P6 opment of places of Shri Krishna Pathey by view point of social, economical and tourist, establishment of library etc. 4Continued on | P6 US embassy in Kyiv shuts due to Russian air attack threat AP KYIV PTI NEW DELHI Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday held delegation-level talks with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun in Vientiane, weeks after Indian and Chinese militaries completed disengagement of troops from two last face-off points in eastern Ladakh. The meeting took place in the capital city of Laos on the sidelines of a conclave of 10nation ASEAN grouping and some of its dialogue partners. "Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh holding bilat- Rajnath Singh during a bilateral meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun, in Vientiane eral meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Mr Dong Jun in Vientiane, Lao PDR," Singh's office said on 'X'. 4Continued on | P6 The US Embassy in Kyiv said it would stay closed on Wednesday after receiving a warning of a potentially significant Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital. The precautionary step came after Russian officials promised a response to President Joe Biden's decision to let Ukraine strike targets on Russian soil with US-made missiles - a move that angered the Kremlin. The war has taken on a growing international dimension with the arrival of North Korean troops to help Russia on the battlefield. CM watches ‘Sabarmati Report’ with film artists, Cabinet mins Special screening at Drive-in-Cinema Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Chief Minister Mohan Yadav watched ‘The Sabarmati Report’ along with film artists, including actor Vikrant Massey and Rashi Khanna, in a special screening at Drive-inCinema in the city on Wednesday.  Film actor Vikrant Massey said that Madhya Pradesh was his second home and his relation with the state was deep.  He said that his three to four films were shot in the state. “After Mumbai,   a large number of films have been shot in MP," the actor said.  CM Mohan Yadav, BJP state president VD Sharma with Sabarmati Report stars Vikrant Massey and Rashi Khanna in Hotel Lake View on Wednesday Vikrant further said that the reason  behind making ‘The Sabarmati Report’  was to highlight the incident which occurred 22 years  back, especially the role of the media. “No movie is made on the incident,” he said, adding that “I Despite dropping two spots, India among top 10 climate performers WORD CROWN MANIFEST: Cambridge’s word of the yr Online House Allocation portal too was dedicated during the meeting to enable government officials file online application for house allocation. PTI BAKU (AZERBAIJAN) India ranked 10th on a list of over 60 countries assessed for efforts to fight climate change despite dropping two spots compared to last ago, thanks to its low per capita emissions and rapid deployment of renewables, a report said on Wednesday. The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025) report, released at the annual UN climate conference here, leaves the first three places empty followed by Denmark INDIA RANKS 10TH On a list of over 60 Countries assessed for efforts to fight climate change (fourth place) and the Netherlands while the largest two emitters, China and the US, remain very low at 55th and 57th place, respectively. am very thankful to CM Mohan Yadav for making the movie tax free.”   Yadav congratulated the team for the movie which reveals the truth of the incident. 4Continued on | P6 Suicide attack kills 12 military personnel in Pak IANS ISLAMABAD At least 12 security personnel from the Pakistan Army were killed and another 10 critically injured in a suicide attack on a security check post in MaliKhel in Bannu District of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. As per Pakistan military's media wing ISPR, the deadly attack took place late Tuesday night when a joint security post of Pakistan Army and the Frontier Constabulary (FC) was attacked by at least six men, who rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the wall of the post. "The attempt to enter the post was effectively thwarted by troops. The suicide blast resulted in shahadat (martyrdom) of 12 brave sons of soil that include 10 soldiers of Frontier Constabulary," read a statement issued by the ISPR.