FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. 14 No. 179 | BHOPAL | THURSDAY | DECEMBER 12, 2024 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 www.freepressjournal.in Sports Shami struggles as Bengal falls to Baroda P.13 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL UJJAIN MONEY PUNE INDORE NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit Parliament: A Fiasco Worse Than A Fish Market P.8 RBI will remain alert & agile to meet challenges: New Guv Cinema The real Pushpa P.12 COLD WAVE SWEEPS MP | Pachmarhi records lowest minimum temp of 1.8 degrees Celsius BHOPAL SHIVERS AT 6.9° CELSIUS mark. The temperatures remained below 10 degrees in western Madhya Pradesh. A western disturbance is active and dry weather conditions prevailed in the state. Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Northerly winds are sweeping the entire state, resulting in substantial decline in maximum and minimum temperatures. In the western region, the lowest minimum temperature of 1.8 degrees Celsius was recorded in Pachmarhi, while Kalyanpur of Shahdol registered a minimum temperature at 3.9 degrees Celsius in the eastern region. Bhopal’s minimum tem- 3 thrashed for giving chariot to Dalit groom Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Two persons belonging to the upper caste allegedly thrashed three chariot pullers over giving a chariot to a Dalit groom in Damoh district on Monday, the police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in Chorai village under the Jabalpur Naka police post area. It was alleged that the marriage procession of an Ahirwar groom was taken out in a chariot belonging to Rahul Rajak on Monday evening. When they were returning after the procession, accused Ratnesh Thakur stopped and thrashed them. The three victims did not approach the police and took treatment and kept quiet. Police post in-charge Anand Ahirwar told Free Press that the accused Ratnesh Thakur is a dhaba owner and according to him the dispute happened after the trio created ruckus after drinking alcohol. 4Continued on | P6 As cold day conditions prevailed during the day time, the maximum temperature of Bhopal declined to 23.4 degrees Celsius, which was 4.5 degrees below the normal Temp °C Betul 8.5 Dhar 7.8 Gwalior 6 Narmadapuram 8.6 In a warning, the weather department said cold wave and cold days are likely to prevail in some parts of Rajgarh, Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Indore, Shajapur, Tikamgarh and Niwari districts. Khandwa 7 Raisen 4.8 Rajgarh 5 Ujjain 7.8 Jabalpur 8.5 Khajuraho 6.6 4Continued on | P6 Mandla 5.2 Cold wave alert for Bhopal, Indore perature plummeted to 6.9 degrees Celsius, which was 5.3 degrees below normal. This is the lowest minimum temperature recorded by Bhopal this winter season so far. Places 7K chant Gita verses, set Guinness record Schools to start only after 9 am Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Amid the severe cold wave in Bhopal district, schools will be allowed to open only after 9 am. However, it has been clarified that exams will be conducted as per the pre-decided schedule. The directive was issued on Wednesday by DEO NK Ahirwar and applies to all government and private schools. The new timings will come into effect from Thursday, as per the orders of collector Kaushlendra Vikram Singh. No relief to Iskcon monk in B’desh sedition case Saint Siyaram Baba passes away at 110 PTI FP News Service DHAKA KHARGONE culture department under International Gita Mahotsav to mark Gita Jayanti. A Bangladesh court Wednesday rejected a plea to advance the hearing of arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das' bail petition in a sedition case, ruling that it would be heard as previously fixed on January 2. Court officials said Chattogram Metropolitan Session Judge Saiful Islam rejected the plea as the lawyer who filed the petition seeking the advanced hearing did not have the power of attorney from the monk. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 Revered spiritual leader saint Siyaram Baba, aged 110, passed away on December 11 at 6:10 am, coinciding with the auspicious Mokshada Ekadashi. His demise has plunged his devotees into deep grief. The last rites were conducted at 4:30 pm at the Telibhayan cremation ground, which was attended by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and others. Baba, who dedicated his life to spiritual penance and service, is remembered for Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL As many as 3,740 people set a Guinness World Record for the ‘Largest simultaneous Hindu text recital’ of 43 verses of the Srimad Bhagavad Gita at Lal Parade Ground in the city on Wednesday. Though the number of participants, mostly Brahmins, was around 7,000, only 3,740 were declared ‘qualified’ by the representative of Guinness World Records present at the event. The record was set in nine Chief Minister Mohan Yadav with the Guinness Book of World Record certificate after Gita Mahotsav on Wednesday minutes. The Guinness World Record team handed over the certificate of the record to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at the event organised by the his 10-year silent meditation and his continuous recitation of the Shri Ramcharitmanas. His charitable contributions exceeded Rs 25 lakh, cementing his legacy in the community. (Detailed report on Page 4)
