FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 178 | INDORE | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 5, 2024 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports ‘Pant has taken to Test cricket like a duck to water’ P.12 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN PRESS PUNE BHOPAL MONEY NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit For Fadnavis, a challenge and an opportunity P.8 ‘Trump’s high tariff threat a huge opportunity for India’ Cinema Monkey earned more than Chunky P.14 LANDMARK VERDICT| Post DPS bus accident that killed four students & driver HC guidelines for school buses Directives to remain in force till state govt makes provision in rules Our Staff Reporter In a landmark move aimed at ensuring the safety of schoolchildren, Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a comprehensive set of guidelines to regulate school transportation across the state. The guidelines were issued by a division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Indoreans unite against atrocities Indoreans looked outraged and united against persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh. They came out in large numbers to join protest on Wednesday P3 Cabinet clears laying of roads worth `2312 cr for Simhastha These roads will be constructed b/w Indore and Ujjain Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL In view of upcoming Simhastha Fair in Ujjain, Cabinet on Wednesday cleared Rs 2,312 crore for construction of roads in Indore, Ujjain. The two-lane Ujjain Simhastha Road would be turned into four- lane with paved shoulder with a cost of 442.04 ACRE INCLUDED IN MOHASA BABAI INDUSTRIAL AREA o promote manufacturing of electric, new and renewable energy equipments, Cabinet cleared inclusion of 442.04 acre in Mohasa Babai industrial zone. Earlier its area was 441.96 T Rs 701.86 crore. Likewise, the 48.05km-long Indore-Ujjain Green Field too would be turned into four-lane (with HC: Finish formalities for UCC toxic waste removal in 1 week Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL paved shoulder). Rs 1,370.85 crore were sanctioned for it. The principal bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court in Jabalpur on Tuesday directed state government, respondents and authorities concerned to sit together and complete all the formalities within a week for removal of toxic waste from Union Carbide factory premises. The court said any failure to comply with the order would invite contempt of court. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 acre. Now its total area is 884 acre. In view of regional investors summit scheduled in Narmadapuram, the government is hopeful of huge investment in the Industrial zone. Representative pic INDORE Kumar Dwivedi following multiple public interest litiga- tions (PILs) filed after a tragic accident involving a school bus of Delhi Public School (DPS), claiming the life of four students and the driver and leading to public outrage on January 5, 2018 in Indore. The High Court acknowledged that broader systemic changes were necessary to prevent similar tragedies in the future. The court noted that existing laws in Madhya Pradesh lacked specific provisions for the management and regulation of school Fadnavis 3.0: Swearing in today Kalpesh Mhamunkar 4GUIDELINES | P2 Intruder on Salman set A MUMBAI Maharashtra can heave a political sigh. Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has finally veered round to the view that he must reclaim his political space in the Mahayuti government by joining the Devendra Fadnavis cabinet as a Deputy Chief Minister. The denouement came in the form of an extended meeting when Fadnavis called on Shinde for the second time in two days, at Varsha, the caretaker Chief Minister’s official residence. Shinde has purportedly relented to pressure from party colleagues and allies and will buses, unlike neighbouring states such as Chhattisgarh, which have comprehensive rules for school bus safety. With issuing guidelines, the HC said that these guidelines shall remain in operation till the Government of Madhya Pradesh examines and makes provisions in the MP Motor Vehicles Rules, 1994. MELTDOWN: Shinde agrees to go with the flow, for the moment; Urban Development in hand; Home still out of reach go with the political flow, for the time being. 4Continued on | P6 The Chief Minister’s post is just a technical agreement between us... We have been together to take decisions and will continue to do so". Devendra Fadnavis suspicious man entered Bollywood actor Salman Khan's shooting location in Mumbai's Zone 5 on Wednesday night. The incident occurred in Dadar, triggering swift action by authorities. Primary reports indicate Salman Khan was present at the site when the unidentified man was spotted by crew members. 4Continued on | P6