FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 14 No. 322 | BHOPAL | TUESDAY | MAY 6, 2025 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL UJJAIN MONEY Nation Will Bihar CM’s Raj-Neeti work? P.8 PRESS PUNE INDORE NASHIK Cinema Babil Khan returns to Insta... P.14 ‘How Rafale acts, India moves will be clear in couple of days’ Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL BJP’s national co-organisational general secretary Shivprakash has said the action of Rafale will be clear in a couple of days. Shivprakash’s statement came in the wake of the tension between India and Pakistan. The terrorists are either running away or uttering Bharat Mata ki Jai, Shivprakash said at an event organised by the Bijesh Lunawat Foundation in the state capital on Monday. How Rafale lands will be clear and how India is moving ahead will be clear in a couple of days, he said. The country is following zero-tolerance policy, he said. Shivprakash’s statement is seen as India’s reply to the killing of 28 tourists by terrorists in Pahalgam. The leaders of the country were once shaking hands with terrorists, he said. They were eating Biryani at the prime minister’s residence and getting funds, Shivprakash said. He alleged Farooq Abdullah was a member of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). There will be no slackness in internal security which is on the government’s top priority, he said. Before Shivprakash, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah indicated India would take a major action. Singh said the country would reply according to its people’s wish. Shivprakash participated in a meeting held with BJP’s national president JP Nadda and general secretaries in Delhi on Monday. His statement in Bhopal has certain significance. SPEAKS ON MAOISTS Shivprakash said the Maoists had been surrounded from all sides in a place. They are pleading for talks now, he said. According to him, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the country would be Naxal-free by next year. E-paper Edit Mamata’s Hindu outreach P.6 Oil prices drop as OPEC+ accelerates output hikes WARNING TO PAK | BJP co-organisational general secretary says the country follows zero-tolerance policy and will reply according to its people’s wish There will be no slackness in internal security which is govt’s top priority: Shivprakash MUMBAI MOCK DRILLS IN MANY STATES TOMORROW The Union Home Ministry has asked several states to conduct mock drills on May 7 amid rising tensions with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack, government sources said on Monday. The measures to be taken during the drill include operationalisation of air raid warning sirens and training of civilians on civil defence aspects to protect themselves in the event of a "hostile attack", they said Putin backs India's fight against terrorism BJP national co-organisational general secretary Shivprakash addresses an event organised by the Vijesh Lunawat Foundation in the state capital on Monday Defence portals face cyber-attack A group of Pakistan-based hackers on Monday claimed to have breached the websites of multiple Indian defence institutions, leaving sensitive data compromised. The hacker group, describing itself as the Pakistan Cyber Force, claimed that it has hacked the portals of leading defence establishments, including the Indian Military Engineering Services, the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, and other websites Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a phone call that Russia fully backs India's fight against terrorism and that the perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack must be brought to justice. A Russian embassy readout said Putin described the terror attack as "barbaric" and that both the leaders emphasised the need for an "uncompromising fight" against terrorism in all its manifestations. It also said that President Putin accepted the prime minister's invitation for the annual India-Russia summit to be held in India this year India demands ADB to cut funding for Pakistan India has demanded that the Asian Development Bank cut funding for Pakistan, as New Delhi continues to extend its punitive moves against Islamabad in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a meeting with Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda on Monday, demanded that the bank cut its funds to Pakistan, sources said. According to sources, the demand for cutting the fund to Pakistan was one of the agenda of the meeting among various other issues. Nirmala Sitharaman met with ADB President Masato Kanda during the 58th ADB Annual Meeting in Italian city of Milan. India has sharply downgraded diplomatic ties with Pakistan after the April 22 terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, leading to the death of 26 individuals and several other injured, mostly tourists. MP Board Class 10, 12 results today Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The MP Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE) will declare the results for Class 10 and Class 12 examinations on Tuesday at 10 am. Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav will officially announce the results from Samatva Bhawan, CM House. The announcement will cover results for High School (Class 10), Higher Secondary (Class 12), and the Diploma in Pre-School Education (DPSE) Main Examination 2025, according to an official notification released by the Board on Monday evening. 4Continued on | P8 BOARD RESULTS Date & Time: May 6, 2025 10:00 AM Announcement by: CM Dr Mohan Yadav Exams Covered:Class 10 (High School), Class 12 (Higher Secondary) & DPSE (Diploma in Pre-School Education) Total Students Appeared: 21.6 lakh (Class 10: 9.54 lakh & Class 12: 7.07 lakh) How to Check: mpbse.mponline.gov.in, DigiLocker&MPBSE Mobile App / MP Mobile App MMS SCANDAL AT IIITDM BTech girl detained for filming fellow students in bathroom FP News Service JABALPUR The city police have detained a girl student (BTech Computer Science second year) of Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology – Design Manufacturing for allegedly taking video of fellow students in the bathroom of girls hostel. CSP Ranjhi Satish Kumar Sahu said that accused student was detained and electronic devices including a laptop and mobile phone were seized for further investigation. A case has been registered under several sections of the BNS and IT Act, police said. IIITDM director Bharatendu Kumar said that a threemember committee has been formed to investigate the matter thoroughly. The girls’ hostel warden received complaint from a  girl student of B-Tech fourth year that she suspected someone was shooting a video in the bathroom on Sunday night. She told the warden that she saw a hand holding a mobile phone taking video and when she shouted the girl ran away. The hostel warden took cognizance on the complaint and checked the mobile phones of some of the girls in the hostel and found incriminating videos in the accused’s mobile. The police were then called in. Meanwhile, 150 students of the institute staged demonstration in front of Dumna police post under Khamaria police station and demanded immediate action against the accused. They claimed that the videos were being shared on social media, threatening the privacy and dignity of more than 400 female students at the institute. Reports said that accused used to send videos to her boyfriend in Delhi and this MMS scandal had been ongoing for the past two years. Question on Durgavati’s ‘tomb’ instead of ‘samadhi’ sparks row RANI DURGAVATI UNIV EXAM FP News Service fp Briefs DHAKA Chinmoy Das faces murder charge A Bangladesh court on Monday ordered the detained Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das' arrest in connection with the murder of a lawyer, who was hacked to death outside a Chattogram court in November last year. A former ISKCON leader, Das was arrested at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on November 25 last year in a sedition case over alleged defamation of the national flag. AMROHA Shami gets death threat India national cricket team fast bowler Mohammed Shami has allegedly received a death threat through email along with a demand for Rs 1 crore, officials said on Monday. A case has been registered at the cyber police station, and an investigation is underway, Amroha police said. Today in IPL NCW team visits pvt college, Club 90 Our Staff Reporter SIT to probe, control cases of ‘Love Jihad’ BHOPAL Our Staff Reporter RAPE AND BLACKMAIL CASE BHOPAL The three-member inquiry committee on Monday visited the private college on Raisen Road where the accused and victims of rape and blackmail case had studied. The team also visited Club 90 where the accused used to take the victims. Earlier, the committee met with DGP Kailash Makwana and police commissioner Harinarayanachari Mishra to discuss aspects of the high-profile case. The three-member committee headed by former DGP of Jharkhand Nirmal Kaur reached the private college in the afternoon accompanied by SIT officials constituted for investigation of the five cases registered at Bag Sewania and other police stations. THE OBJECTIVES l Identification and detailed investigation of such cases in the concerned districts, where girls and women have been forced into illegal religious conversions Committee members separately questioned the administrative officials of the college, management office bearers and teaching staff regarding the case. While inquiring about the security arrangements of female students in the college premises, the committee asked the college administration if the victims ever made a complaint against Farhan Khan and other accused. The committee took information regarding activities of Farhan and other students who have been named in the case from the college management. With multiple cases of ‘Love Jihad’ along with rape and blackmail of Hindu girls in many districts, a state-level special investigation team (SIT) has been constituted by DGP Kailash Makwana. The SIT will be headed by IG Bhopal (rural) Abhay Singh and will be assisted by Additional Commissioner of Police Pankaj Srivastava and three senior officials of PHQ including Assistant Inspector General of Police, Woman Safety and Superintendent of Police (State Cyber Cell). As per the order, the SIT has been formed after it came to the fore that girls/women 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 through allurements or threats l Identification of persons, organisations or gangs involved in such cases and ensuring strict action against them l To investigate involvement of any inter-state or foreign network in such cases l Collection of evidences through analyses of cyber and digital means involved in these cases l Taking measures and suggestions to stop such incidents in future MATCH NO. 56 MI Vs GT KOLKATA, 3.30 PM (DETAIL ON SPORTS PAGE) JABALPUR Bench-led by next CJI to hear pleas against Waqf law PTI NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Monday said the pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act's constitutional validity will now be taken up by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India-designate Justice B R Gavai on May 15 as the incumbent CJI will be demitting office on May 13. As soon as a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan assembled for the hearing, the CJI said, "There are certain aspects which you (Centre) dealt with, but that require clarification. I do not want to reserve any judgment or order at this interim stage. This matter will have to be heard on a reasonably early date and this will not be before me." CJI Khanna will be succeeded by Justice Gavai a day after his superannuation on May 13. "We have not very deeply gone into the counter affidavit (of the Centre). Yes, you have raised certain points in regards to registration (of Waqf properties) and have given some disputed figures, that will require some consideration," the CJI said. 4Continued on | P8 Protests erupted following a controversial question asked in the exams conducted by Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur, with both ABVP and NSUI staging demonstrations demanding action against those responsible for the error. The controversy started on May 3 during the foundation course examination of BSc second year. The question paper asked, “Where is the ‘Tomb‘ of Rani Durgavati?” Notably, tombs or (makbara) are a part of Islamic culture, whereas Hindus refer to it as ‘Samadhi’. There was outrage when this question became com- mon knowledge.   NSUI staged a demonstration and said those responsible should give an apology. Jabalpur Mahanagar unit of ABVP submitted a memorandum to the university administration during their demonstration. ABVP's state secretary, Makhan Sharma demanded that university administration take action against the paper setter, moderator, comparer, and controller of examinations Par panel seeks details of action against social media platforms Agencies NEW DELHI A parliamentary panel has sought details from two key government ministries overseeing information flow on the action they have planned against social media platforms and influencers who "seem to be working against national interest" following the Pahalgam terror attack. Parliament's Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has noted that some social media in- fluencers and platforms in the country seem to be working against the interest of the country which is likely to incite violence, sources said. The Committee in its communication to the ministries of Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology has sought details of the "contemplated action taken to ban such platforms under IT Act 2000 and Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021". Face authentication technology was on Sunday tested by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG) 2025. This Proof of Concept (PoC) on the use of face recognition was carried out as part of a pilot project in New Delhi. The move assumes significance since the NEET UG examination in 2024 was plagued with allegations of paper leaks and irregularities following which the Supreme Court had directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to publish centre-wise results with masked ident- ities and had also ordered cancellation of scorecards and a retest for 1,563 candi- dates who were given grace marks. It had also acknowledged that 155 students had directly benefited from the leak. The case was closed in April this year after the Centre assured that it would implement almost all suggestions put forth by an expert committee constituted to make the examination sys- tem foolproof. Among other things, the NEET UG panel had suggested sending question papers online at the last minute before the exam, employing OMR sheets for answers, and employing more permanent employees rather than hiring workers from outside. The face authentication technology intends to address the issue of SC junks plea claiming possession of Red Fort PTI NEW DELHI impersonation. The pilot was carried out by UIDAI in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) and NTA for enhancing exam security and candidate verification processes using advanced biometric technology. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 Face authentication tested during NEET UG Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 4Continued on | P8 The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea of a woman, who claimed to be the widow of great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar-II, seeking possession of the Red Fort here on account of being the legal 'heir'. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar termed the plea as "misconceived" and "meritless" at the outset and refused to entertain the petition filed against the Delhi High Court order. "The writ petition filed initially was misconceived and meritless. It cannot be entertained," the CJI said. The bench did not allow the counsel for petitioner Sultana Begum to withdraw the plea. "The petitioner is the family member of the first freedom fighter of the country," the counsel said. The CJI said if the arguments are considered then "why only Red Fort then why not forts at Agra, Fatehpuri Sikri etc". offgrid NEW DELHI for such negligence and error, and the controller of examinations be removed from their post. The university administration said that they were trying to find out how such a mistake happened. University's examination controller Professor Rashmi Tandon said, “It is extremely wrong to use the word 'Tomb' in the question related to Rani Durgavati.”