FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. XLI No. 359 | INDORE | FRIDAY | JUNE 6, 2025 | Pages 16 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 www.freepressjournal.in Sports NEW COUNTRY, SAME HUNGER FOR GLORY P.14 fp Briefs GUWAHATI Assam flood situation critical Assam's flood situation remained critical on Thursday, with nearly seven lakh people affected in 21 districts and the water level of major rivers showing a rising trend, officials said. The death toll in the first wave of the floods and landslides rose to 19, with two deaths reported on Wednesday. One person went missing in the Cachar district. GANGTOK 63 rescued from Sikkim Altogether 63 stranded people, mostly tourists, were on Thursday evacuated by helicopters from Chaten in north Sikkim, which was hit by a landslide earlier this week, officials said. Sixty-four other tourists are still waiting at Chaten to be rescued by the army and local administration. RAMBAN Chenab Bridge to open today Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off the Vande Bharat Express between Katra and Srinagar on June 6, marking the completion of the Katra-Sangaldan rail link project. The new route includes the Chenab Bridge, the world's highest railway bridge, making it a historic milestone for Indian Railways. HYDERABAD T’gana medico dies in Vietnam A 21-year-old student from Telangana, who was pursuing MBBS in Vietnam, died in a road accident in Can Tho City, his father said on Thursday. Arshid Ashrit, who was riding a bike, was killed in the accident on Wednesday morning, his father Arjun said, citing information received by him. A pillion rider reportedly escaped with minor injuries. Ashrit joined the course two years ago. NEW DELHI High-level US team arrives A high-level US trade delegation has arrived in the national capital to move ahead on the negotiations for a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with India. The negotiators are aiming to finalise an interim trade deal ahead of the July 9 deadline that has been fixed by US President Donald Trump for the 90day pause on new tariffs that were to be levied on Indian products. ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE WORLD Russian strike kills 5 in Ukraine hours after Trump-Putin call UJJAIN PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit Winds of reform in judiciary P.6 Cinema Sara’s favourite couple P.16 GROWTH ORIENTED| Terming Ujjain as third fastest growing city of MP, CM Mohan Yadav said that it will be developed as a major wellness centre of the country `2K cr investment proposals in Spiritual Wellness Summit FP News Service UJJAIN Overwhelmed by enthusiastic response from investors at Madhya Pradesh’s maiden ‘Spiritual Wellness Summit’ held in Ujjain on Thursday, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced plans to develop the Mahakal City into a premier wellness hub of the country, featuring world-class religious, tourism, and medical facilities. Addressing the media at a private hotel, the CM said that around 800 reputed investors from across India participated in the summit. Many expressed strong interest thus resulting in MoUs Investors show letters of intent in presence of CM Mohan Yadav during the ‘Spiritual Wellness Summit’ in Ujjain on Thursday. FP Photo worth approximately Rs 2,000 crore being signed. Among the key commitments, Dr. Vinod Bhandari, owner of SAIMS, Indore, pledged an investment of Rs 984 crore to establish an international-level cancercum-health centre in Ujjain. Suresh Bhadoria of Indore’s Amaltas Group offered Rs 400 crore for development projects in Ujjain. Additionally, Swami Chidanand Saraswathi of Rishikesh submitted a letter of intent to develop wellness centres in both Omkareshwar and Ujjain. CM Yadav emphasized government’s commitment to fulfill these agreements, citing the successful execution of MoUs signed during previous Regional Industrial Conclaves and Global Investors Summits. See pg 4 4Continued on | P8 BENGALURU STAMPEDE K’taka goaded into action after court steps in Bereaved father, in black, of Divyanshi, a victim of the stampede in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Thursday. PIC: PTI HC slams poor planning, seeks SOPs; FIRs filed FP News Service BENGALURU Maoist carrying Rs 40L bounty killed in gunfight in Chhattsigarh PTI BIJAPUR A senior Maoist leader carrying Rs 40 lakh bounty was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, official sources said. According to the sources, Maoists' Central Committee member Gautam alias Sudhakar was gunned down in the latest gunfight, which comes days after CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju was killed by security forces in the Bastar region, dealing a major blow to the a r m e d movement. However, Sudhakar's death is yet to be officially announced. The exchange of fire broke out in the forest of Indravati national park area when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation based on inputs about the presence of senior cadres, a senior police official posted in Bastar Range told PTI. Personnel belonging to the Special Task Force, District Reserve Guard, both units of the Chhattisgarh police, and CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action - an elite unit of CRPF) were involved in the operation, he said. 4Continued on | P8 7 killed, 3 injured as truck topples on autorickshaw Tata, Dassault to make Rafale fuselages Victims were returning from Prayagraj after holy dip in Ganga MUMBAI: French aerospace company Dassault Aviation has signed four Production Transfer Agreements to manufacture the Rafale fighter aircraft fuselage in India, in partnership with Tata Advanced Systems. Under the scope of the partnership, Tata Advanced Systems will set up a cutting-edge production facility in Hyderabad for the manufacture of key structural sections of the Rafale, including the lateral shells of the rear fuselage, the complete rear section, the central fuselage, and the front section. Fatal accident l Truck overturned on NH-30 near Rewa, crushing an auto-rickshaw l Victims had returned from a holy dip in the Ganga in Prayagraj l Seven dead: 4 children, 2 men, 1 woman; 3 others injured l Police probing cause of accident negligence or mechanical fault Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Seven persons, including four children, were killed and three others injured when a truck overturned and crushed an auto-rickshaw in Rewa district on Thursday. The victims were returning after taking a holy dip in Ganga riverat Prayagraj, police said. The accident occurred around 2.30 pm on National Highway-30. According to Additional Superintendent of Po- 22-year-old junior doc jumps off 4th floor; dies FP News Service JABALPUR A 22-year-old junior doctor jumped off the fourth floor of his hostel building in Jabalpur on Thursday morning at around 11. He was rushed to a medical facility in critical condition but could not survive. The victim, Shivansh Gupta, hails from Rewa. He was an MBBS first-year student at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Jabalpur and was residing in the college hostel. Before his tragic act, Shivansh sent a message to lice (ASP) Vivek Lal, the truck was headed to Rewa from 4Continued on | P8 AMARNATH YATRA 581 CAPF units, drones deployed friends and family, expressing his struggles with depression and urging others not to follow in his footsteps. This alarming revelation prompted friends to rush to the hostel, only to find him preparing to jump from the roof. Despite their efforts to intervene, they failed. Investigations reveal that he was under significant mental stress in the days leading up to his death. He spent the previous night at a friend's rented accommodation, returning to the hostel alone that morning. NEW DELHI: The Amarnath Yatra, a 38-day pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, has been secured with a massive deployment of 581 Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) companies, jammers, and drones. This extensive security arrangement aims to ensure the safe passage of devotees during the sacred journey. It comes in the backdrop of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 tourists were killed. Besides, top official sources mentioned that all roads leading to the Yatra routes will be temporarily blocked to ensure maximum security. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board has issued an advisory ahead of Eid al-Adha, placing restrictions on animal sacrifice (qurbani) and offering namaz on roads. The advisory, released on Thursday, states that qurbani must be carried out only in covered spaces or designated sheds, clearly prohibiting animal sacrifice on public roads or open spaces. This move follows a similar directive issued earlier by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who banned namaz on streets and sacrifice at undesignated loca- Ram Darbar consecrated at Ayodhya AYODHYA A new spiritual milestone was achieved in Ayodhya on Thursday with the grand Pran Pratishtha (consecration) ceremony of the Ram Darbar at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple complex. Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath participated in the sacred rituals as the chief guest, underscoring the occasion’s spiritual and cultural significance. The Ram Darbar, installed on the first floor above the sanctum of Ram Lalla, features intricately carved idols of Lord Ram, Sita, Lakshman, Bharat, Shatrughan, and Hanuman. This event follows 498 days after the historic consecration of Ram Lalla on January 22, 2024. The rituals were performed between 11:25 and 11:40 AM, coinciding with Ganga Dussehra and the rare Siddha Yoga, believed to amplify spiritual energy. “This is a divine alignment. raphy,” said Mahant Amrita Das, a senior seer. Vedic ceremonies began at dawn with chants, conch sounds, and the fragrance of havan fires filling the air. CM Adityanath arrived at 10:30 AM and offered prayers at Hanumangarhi before heading to the temple. He performed the abhishek (ritual bathing) of the idols and took part in the unveiling of the Ram Darbar. The consecration in Ayodhya and Rameshwaram on the same day symbolically connects India’s spiritual geog- 4Continued on | P8 MP Waqf Board curbs qurbani, namaz on roads offgrid Biswajeet Banerjee Even as the Karnataka High Court took suo motu cognisance of the stampede in which eleven cricket fans died in Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday, Karnataka government suspended three IPS officers, including Bengaluru city police commissioner B Dayanand and two other senior police officers, holding them responsible for the stampede at RCB victory ceremony. The government also moved to appoint a judicial inquiry commission headed by retired high Court judge Justice Michael J Kunha and handed over the investigation to CID. A decision with this regard was taken in the cabinet meeting on Thursday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that along with B Dayanand, Additional Commissioner of Police Vikas Kumar Vikas, DCP (Central) Shekhar, ACP (Cubbon Park) Balakrishna and Cubbon Park Inspector Girish were suspended for dereliction of duty, resulting in stampede that killed 11 persons, injuring others. The cabinet also directed the immediate arrest of representatives of RCB management, KSCA management and DNA Entertainment management for the lapses on their part. Suo motu. With those two words, the Karnataka HC earlier in the day sliced through the fog of official silence, stepping in where the state administration had faltered. The bench, led by Acting CM V. Kameshwar Rao and Justice C.M. Joshi, took suo motu cognisance of the stampede outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium that killed 11 people and injured at least 75 more. 4Continued on | P8 Waqf Board chairman Sanwar Patel takes stock of preparations of Eid at Idgah on Thursday. tions for Bakrid 2024. According to MP Waqf Board, insecticide must be used after the sacrifice is done. The skinned meat must be transported in covered containers, and all waste should be disposed of in civic body bins. Sacrificing animals that are legally prohibited remains strictly forbidden. The advisory also explicitly warns against uploading any videos of animal sacrifice on social media. 4Continued on | P8 Trump orders probe into who really governed under Biden Agencies WASHINGTON DC President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping investigation into the administration of his predecessor, Joe Biden, directing the Department of Justice to examine whether unelected aides exercised presidential authority during Biden’s term. The probe focuses on whether officials used autopen signatures to conceal Biden’s alleged cognitive decline and take major executive actions in his name. The executive directive, issued Wednesday, questions the legitimacy of Biden's final acts in office, including the commutation of 37 death sentences and pardons for political allies. “If advisors used the autopen to mask President Biden’s incapacity while taking radical actions in his name, it would amount to an unconstitutional seizure of power,” the order states. 4Continued on | P8