FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 14 No. 306 | BHOPAL | SUNDAY| APRIL 20, 2025 | Pages 16 ` 4 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Briefs NEW DELHI JEE (Main) results out Twenty-four candidates scored a perfect 100 in the engineering entrance JEE (Main), the results of which were announced by the National Testing Agency on Saturday. Rajasthan had the highest number of candidates with a perfect score. WASHINGTON/NEW YORK Musk’s India visit this year Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said he is looking forward to visiting India later this year. The tech billionaire's remarks came a day after he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke and discussed the immense potential for collaboration in technology and innovation. "It was an honor to speak with PM Modi. I am looking forward to visiting India later this year!" Musk said in a post on X. KINSHASA 143 killed in boat fire At least 143 people died and dozens more went missing after a boat carrying fuel caught fire and capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Friday. Hundreds of passengers were crowded onto a wooden boat on the Congo River in northwest DRC on Tuesday when the blaze broke out. ISLAMABAD Pak women won't tour India for WC PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi confirmed Pakistan's women's cricket team will not travel to India for the ICC World Cup, adhering to the hybrid model agreed upon with BCCI. Following their qualification, Pakistan will play their matches at a neutral venue decided by India and the ICC, similar to India's Champions Trophy matches in Dubai. Political tensions necessitate government approvals for bilateral cricket. Today in IPL MATCH NO. 37 PBKS Vs RCB NEW CHANDIGARH; 3.30 PM MATCH NO. 38 MI Vs CSK MUMBAI; 7.30 PM (DETAIL ON SPORTS PAGE) iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL UJJAIN WORLD Sports BUTTLER BLOWS AWAY DELHI P.16 fp ESTD-1983 PRESS PUNE INDORE NASHIK Cinema Ground Zero in J&K P.14 For 15 yrs, ministers skip giving property details The then chief minister Sunderlal Patwa started the tradition of giving property details every year in House Nitendra Sharma Discussions over the details of the properties of IAS, IPS and IFS officers are underway. But the ministers have not given the details of their properties in the House for the past 15 years. The last time the ministers gave the details of their properties in the House was 2010. Afterwards, they have not put up the details of their properties. As an exceptional case, the then minister Jayant Malaiya gave the details of his properties in 2015. former minister Gaurishankar Bisen followed the footstep of his colleague in 2017. Nevertheless, neither the The last time the ministers gave details of their properties in the House was 2010 chief minister nor any minister put up the details of their properties in the House. Former chief minister Sunderlal Patwa started the tradition of putting up the details of the ministers’ properties in the House. In 1990, Patwa and his cabinet colleagues put up the details of his properties in the House. Similarly, following the footsteps of his predecessor, former chief minister Digvijaya Singh and his cabinet col- leagues presented the details of their properties in the House seven times during his tenure. Former chief and present union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in the House that the ministers should present the details of their properties to the house during the budget session every year. In 2008, Chouhan gave the details of his properties. He also followed the tradition in 2010. Afterwards, neither his nor his ministerial colleagues ever presented the details of their properties in the House during his tenure. The ministers of the present government did not also present an account of their properties in the House. A minister on condition of anonymity said that all candidates gave the details of their properties before the election. But he does not know whether the ministers should put up the details of their properties in the House separately, he said. Former secretary of Vidhan Sabha BD Israni said giving the details of the properties in the House by ministers began during the tenure of Patwa as chief minister. This tradition should be restarted and there should be probity in public life, he said. Because the government officers have to give the details of their properties, the ministers, who are also public servants, should give the details of their properties in the House. SC responsible for inciting religious wars: BJP leader Agencies NEW DELHI Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nishikant Dubey on Saturday alleged that the Supreme Court is responsible for "inciting religious wars" in the country, saying the Parliament building should be closed down if the apex court has to make the laws. "The top court has only one aim 'Show me the face, will show you the law'. The Supreme Court is going beyond its limits. If one has to go to the Supreme Court for everything, then Parliament and State Assembly should be shut," Dubey said. Putin announces Easter ceasefire in Ukraine AP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, citing humanitarian reasons, the Kremlin said Saturday. The announcement came on the same day as Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces pushed Ukrainian troops from one of their last remaining footholds in Russia's Kursk region where the Ukrainians staged a surprise incursion last year. According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will last from 6 pm Moscow time (1500 GMT) on Saturday to midnight (2100 GMT) following Easter Sunday. "We assume that the Ukrainian side will follow our example. At the same time, our troops must be ready to repel possible violations of the truce and provocations from the enemy, any of its aggressive actions," 4Continued on | P8 "There was an Article 377 in which homosexuality is a big crime. The Trump administration has said that there are only two sexes in this world, either male or female...Whether it is Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Jain or Sikh, all believe that homosexuality is a crime. One fine morning, the Supreme Court said that we abolish this case...Article 141 says that the laws we make, the judgments we give, are applicable from the lower court to the Supreme Court. Article 368 says that Parliament has the right to make all laws and the Supreme Court has the right to interpret the law. The top court is asking the President and Governor to tell what they have to go regarding the Bills. When Ram Mandir or Krishna Janamboomi or Gyanvapi comes, you (SC) says 'Show us the paper'. Mughals ke aane ke baad jo Masjid banne hai unke liye keh raho ho paper kaha se dikhao," he added. Our Staff Reporter To mate with a young tigress, a tiger killed her six-monthold cub in Kisli range of Kanha Tiger Reserve on Friday morning. Subsequently, the furious and fiercely protective tigress attacked the tiger, injuring him. Now, the Kanha forest officials are looking after the tiger and treating it. Sources in the Kanha Tiger Reserve said that the elephant squad had heard the growling sound of two felines in Kisli range at 6 AM on Friday and it appeared that they were fighting. When the elephant squad reached the spot, a sixmonth-old cub was lying dead. A forest officer said that in the bid to protect the cub, the tigress had fought a pitched PTI NEW YORK/ TARN TARAN battle with the tiger, leaving the latter injured. “Now we are monitoring the injured tiger,” he said. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 Vengeful tigress injures tiger in vicious attack after it kills cub BHOPAL 21-year-old Indian student killed by stray bullet in Canada A 21-year-old Indian student was killed in Canada after being struck by a stray bullet while waiting at a bus stop, as shots were fired from a passing car. Harsimrat Randhawa, a student at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, was on her way to work on Wednesday when the incident occurred. Hamilton Police, which is investigating the case as a homicide, called her an innocent bystander. Back in Punjab, from where she hailed, her family has urged the Indian and state government for their assistance in bringing back her body. In a statement, police said they received reports of a shooting near Upper James and South Bend Road streets at around 7.30 pm local time and found Randhawa there with a gunshot wound to the chest. She was rushed to a hospital but succumbed. Randhawa was struck by a bullet after a passenger in a black car opened fire on a white sedan, it said. Shortly after the shooting, the vehicles left the scene. She hailed from Dhunda village in Goindwal Sahib in Punjab's Tarn Taran district. Her grandfather Sukhwinder Singh in Tarn Taran said Randhawa had gone to Canada two years ago for studies. 4Continued on | P8 Tranquilised for treatment A tiger was tranquilised for treatment in Kanha Tiger Reserve on Saturday. The tiger had sustained claw injuries in a territorial fight with another feline and had been moving in an injured condition for the past some time. At first the forest officials waited, thinking the injury may get healed on its own but when it was seen that there was no improvement, the tiger was sedated for treatment. offgrid World's first humanoid robot half-marathon PTI BEIJING China on Saturday held the world's first marathon of humanoid robots running together with human runners, showcasing progress in AI technologies amid Beijing's deepening rivalry with the US in robotics. Twenty-one humanoid robots, accompanied by their tech handlers from top universities and firms ran over a 21-km race through Beijing's Economic-Technological Development Area. The robots in different shapes and sizes running along with humans created a spectacle, drawing greetings from large crowds gathered on the sidewalks. The robots were launched sequentially at intervals exceeding one metre, confined to dedicated tracks where battery swaps mirror Formula 1's pit stops. and Most Innovative Form celebrating both athletic performance and engineering ability. State-run Xinhua news agency, which described it as the world's first such race, also released a video footage in which several robots including one wearing a black sun hat and white gloves ran in along with the competitors. In the end, awards were distributed not just for speed but for categories like Best Endurance, Best Gait Design, E-paper Readers’ Corner The Patriot of Indian Cinema P.6 In a first, Italian jail opens sex room ASSET DISCLOSURE | Government officers asked to furnish details of their properties every year BHOPAL MUMBAI 4Continued on | P8 Beware of online crooks targeting pilgrims, tourists: Centre issues alert PTI India condemns killing of Hindu leader in B’desh NEW DELHI PTI The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, has alerted the public about online booking frauds, especially those targeting Char Dham pilgrims and tourists, across the country. These frauds are being perpetrated through fake websites, deceptive social media pages, Facebook posts, and paid advertisements on search engines such as Google, the home ministry said in a statement.
