FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. 14 No. 214 | BHOPAL | THURSDAY | JANUARY 16, 2025 | Pages 16 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 www.freepressjournal.in Nation Kejriwal, Sisodia in trouble before polls P.7 fp ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL UJJAIN MONEY PUNE INDORE NASHIK Exports contract 1% in Dec Cinema Sherni Hina Khan for a reason P.13 ‘FIGHTING THE INDIAN STATE’ SEOUL South Korea’s Yoon detained South Korea's impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was sent to a detention centre near Seoul on Wednesday night, after being questioned by anti-corruption officials who took him into custody over his imposition of martial law last month. Yoon was detained in a major law enforcement operation at the presidential compound earlier in the day. NEW DELHI GRAP IV reimposed The Centre on Wednesday re-imposed GRAP IV restrictions in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) due to the worsening air quality. The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) sub-committee decided to implement all actions under Stage-III ('Severe Air Quality of Delhi) and Stage-IV ('Severe+' Air Quality of Delhi) of the existing GRAP schedule, effective immediately, in addition to the Stage-I and Stage-II actions already in place, according to a statement. NEW DELHI SC relief for Mayawati In a relief to BSP supremo Mayawati, the Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a petition filed in 2009 seeking a probe into the alleged spending of more than Rs 2,000 crore from the Uttar Pradesh government's budget on installing elephant statutes and personal glorification, when she was the chief minister of the state. NEW DELHI Fine slapped on IndiGo IndiGo on Wednesday said the customs department has imposed a fine of little over Rs 25 lakh on the company in relation to duty on jet fuel. The fine has been imposed by the Joint Commissioner (Customs), Office of the Commissioner of Customs, Ludhiana. In a regulatory filing, InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of IndiGo, said there was "demand for additional duty of customs on remnant Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF)". PTI NEW DELHI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said his party was fighting the "BJP, RSS and the Indian state itself", triggering a row with the BJP. Speaking at the inauguration of the new Congress headquarters here, Gandhi also hit out at RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, saying his remark that India got "true independence" after the Ram temple consecration amounts to treason and is an insult to every Indian. "Do not think that we are fighting a fair fight. There is no fairness in this. If you believe that we are fighting a political organisation called the BJP, that The BJP and the RSS have captured every single institution of our country. We are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian state itself n Rahul Gandhi SOROS PLAYBOOK, SAYS BJP ahul Gandhi's remarks that "we are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian state itself" drew a sharp response from the BJP on Wednesday, with its president J P Nadda alleging that everything the Congress leader does or R says is in the direction of breaking India and dividing the society. Sharing a video clip of Gandhi's remarks, BJP IT department head Amit Malviya said, "Rahul Gandhi has now declared an open war against the Indian State itself. This is straight out of George Soros’s playbook." Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked what for the Congress and Gandhi carry a copy of the Constitution when the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha is using such a language. Upcoming Bhopal Master Plan to include nearby districts too On Chouhan’s demand, CM announced giving Nagar Nigam status to Vidisha 4Continued on | P6 Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan & CM Mohan Yadav during road show in Vidisha on Wednesday LONG-AWAITED hopal Master Plan is long-awaited. The then chief minister Digvijaya Singh carried out the last Master Plan in 1995 and its validity ended in 2005. Afterwards, the issue swept under the carpet. B In the past 20 years, the draft Master Plan was brought thrice, but it was put off. The CM’s announcement indicates that the Master Plan will soon be carried out according to the status of a metropolitan city. Govt panel recommends Meta says sorry for India action against ex-spy comments PTI PANNUN MURDER PLOT NEW DELHI A high-powered enquiry committee set up by the government has recommended legal action against an unnamed individual after probing activities of some organised criminal groups and terrorist organisations, which undermined the security interests of both India and the US. The probe was ordered after the US alleged there was an attempt to kill Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun by Indian 4Continued on | P6 TIME IS UP FOR 'ROTTEN SECRET SOCIETY' he Congress hit back at P Nadda for his criticism of Rahul Gandhi and said time is up for the "Rotten Secret Society". Hitting back at Nadda, Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said, "Nothing is more rotten than you calling the ideology of Gandhi and the ideology that freed India from the tyrannical British rule. Time is up for the Rotten Secret Society." T Country gets its first pvt satellite constellation PTI Our Staff Reporter The Master Plan for Bhopal, being prepared by including nearby districts in it, will be christened as bigger Master Plan for the state capital. The districts, to be included in it, are Sehore, Vidisha and Raisen. A plan has been prepared and work on it will begin soon. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav made the statement at a function held for PM Rural Awas Yojna in Vidisha on Wednesday. we are fighting a political organisation called the RSS, you have not understood what is going on. "The BJP and the RSS have captured every single institution of our country. We are now fighting the BJP, the RSS and the Indian state itself," he said addressing Congress leaders. BENGALURU/NEW DELHI BHOPAL ikash Yadav, said to be a former officer of India's external intelligence agency RAW, was named by the US in connection with the failed assassination attempt on Pannun, who has duel citizenship of America and Canada. V PTI NEW DELHI agents in New York in 2023. Facebook parent company Meta on Wednesday apologised for its CEO Mark Zuckerberg's comments on India being among the countries where incumbent lost power after handling the COVID-19, saying the remarks were an "inadvertent error". Apology came soon after Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw slammed Zuckerberg's "misinformation". 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 Two Indian space start-ups -Pixxel and Digantara -- on Wednesday announced the launch of their satellites onboard a SpaceX rocket to closely monitor the earth and objects orbiting around it, marking a new era for the private firms in the space sector. Pixxel became the first private company in India to have its own constellation of satellites using the cutting-edge hyper-spectral frequency that allows observation of the earth in over 150 bands, a technology that is useful in sectors as diverse as agriculture and defence. Digantara Aerospace announced the launch of the world's first commercial satellite - Space Camera for Object Tracking (SCOT) - for surveillance of objects as small as 5 cm orbiting the earth to ensure safer space operations. Surveillance of outer space or situational space awareness (SSA) is important to ensure the safety of spacecraft as orbits around the earth become crowded with artificial satellites as well as space debris. SHARPER AND FINER Pixxel's three Fireflies, currently the world's highest-resolution commercial-grade hyperspectral satellites, are six times sharper than the 30meter standard and are capable of capturing fine details previously invisible to conventional systems. 4Continued on | P6 revenge power cut ‘No helmet, no petrol’ leaves pump in dark FP Online HAPUR A petrol pump in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur faced unimaginable consequences for enforcing the 'no helmet, no petrol' rule. On Monday, an employee of the petrol pump refused to refuel a bike as the rider was not wearing a helmet. However, the biker turned out to be a lineman with the power supply department. As revenge, the man cut the power supply of the petrol pump, according to online reports. The lineman snipping the electricity of the petrol pump was captured on CCTV installed in the area and soon the footage went viral. In the video, it could be seen that the man climbed the electricity pole to cut the power supply of the petrol pump. According to the media report, the lineman came to refuel his bike on Monday but was not wearing a helmet. He was denied petrol due to the 'no helmet, no petrol' rule. The miffed lineman stopped his bike near the electricity pole through which the power was supplied to the petrol pump. He climbed the pole and cut the E-paper Edit Kumbh’s Divisive Echoes P.8 RAHUL’S REMARK ROW | BJP claims ‘ugly truth’ exposed Briefs MUMBAI electricity supply to the petrol pump. "Our owner informed us about the district magistrate's order that no one should be given fuel if he/she is not wearing a helmet. When the lineman came, we refused to refuel his bike. He left in a huff and disconnected the power supply." a fuel station worker said. MP FREE FROM POVERTY BY 2028 Cabinet approves Garib Kalyan Mission It aims at uplifting economically weaker sections Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL In a significant step towards making the state free from poverty by the year 2028, the state Cabinet on Wednesday approved the implementation of the Garib Kalyan Mission. The mission aims at economic uplift of the poor and the deprived classes, along with increasing their earnings to the minimum income level. The Garib Kalyan Mission will be executed with the help Rooftop solar panels on govt buildings nder the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana , the Cabinet approved the proposal to install solar rooftop panels on all government buildings of the state. This work would be done in mission mode by 2025-26. The Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam will implement the scheme, which also aims to go for installation of solar rooftop panels in domestic sector l. As electrification in villages in remote areas is difficult, a decision has been taken to illuminate such villages through solar roof top panels. U of panchayat and rural development, urban administration and development and other PM commissions 3 new warships nINS Surat nINS Nilgiri nINS Vaghsheer PTI MUMBAI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India is becoming a major maritime power and is being recognised as a reliable and responsible partner in the world. Speaking after the commissioning of three naval warships here, Modi said India has always supported an open, secure, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. 4Continued on | P6 India is becoming a major maritime power n PM Narendra Modi departments concerned. 4Continued on | P6 Last RIC in series in Shahdol today Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Regional Investors’ Conclave (RIC), which is being held in various divisions in the state, will take place in Shahdol on Thursday. More than 4,000 participants and 2,000 industrialists are set to take in the RIC. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will inaugurate the conclave, and Deputy Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Chief Secretary Anurag Jain and many other ministers will be present at the conference. There will be three sectoral sessions with the industrialists at the conclave. Yadav will hold one-to-one discussion with a few industrialists at the summit. Foundation-laying and inauguration ceremonies of 28 industrial units will also be held on the occasion. 4Continued on | P6