FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. 15 No. 4 | BHOPAL | WEDNESDAY | JUNE 18, 2025 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 www.freepressjournal.in Sports NO CONTROVERSY, JUST CLARITY P.12 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL UJJAIN MONEY PUNE INDORE NASHIK Cinema Shanaya steps into the spotlight P.14 Revenue Min gets angry at cabinet over transfer List Govt gives 20% quota to ST, 16% to SC in new promotion policy PROMOTION TO CLEAR PATH OF RECRUITMENT OF 2L YOUTHS: CM fter the cabinet’s nod to the promotion policy, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said more than two lakh posts would fall vacant after the promotion. There will be possibilities of recruitment, he said, adding that promotion cases pending for nine years have been worked out. The government has paid attention to all categories, including SC/ST, in the new promotion policy, he said. A Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The state government has cleared the decks for the promotion of four lakh employees by making a new promotion policy after nine years. The cabinet has approved the MP Public Service Promotion Policy-2025.   The high court issued an order asking the government to make the new promotion policy in 2016. The court also issued an order against fixing the percentage of reservation in promotion. The state government moved the Supreme Court against the high court decision. In the name of pending the fp Briefs ROLE OF CR IN PROMOTION CHANGED f the confidential report certificates, leave applications sanctioned by authorised officers and time of joining and training are not available, the promotion of a candidate will not be stopped. The CR of six months will be treated as a I case in the Supreme Court, there was no promotion of employees in the state for nine years. Now that the government has prepared a new promotion policy, the employees’ elevation to the next position will begin. Our Staff Reporter Odisha’s Cholera alert INDORE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Rains wreak havoc in Ker While the intensity of the rains gradually decreased in Kerala on Tuesday, families hit by heavy inundation were shifted to relief camps and people staged a protest by blocking road using a country boat to press for a solution to waterlogging and sea incursion. People waded through hip-level water in Kannamaly and they had to tackle damage caused by high tidal waves. MUMBAI Silver hits all-time high Silver futures on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) touched a new alltime high of Rs 1,09,250 per kilogram on Tuesday, as investors rushed to safe-haven assets amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran. The July 2025 silver contract jumped 2.5 per cent, gaining Rs 2,686 compared to the previous close of Rs 1,06,564 per kilogram. present in any department, the number of posts such candidates are holding will be subtracted from the number of posts for which promotion will be held. 4Continued on | P8 MEGHALAYA Our Staff Reporter Revenue Minister Karan Singh Verma got angry at the cabinet meeting on the last day of the transfer of officials. Against the principal secretary of his department, Verma said the officer issued the transfer list without approval. When Verma raised the issue, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav advised him to maintain silence over the matter, which could be discussed later. Vivek Porwal is the principal secretary of the revenue department. The ban on transfer lifted for one and a half months ended on Tuesday. The ban on transfer will be in place again. Now, the transfers will be carried out only through the Coordination, and that too after the Chief Minister’s approval. On the last day, the transfer lists of several departments were out. The state government lifted the ban on the transfer from May 1 to 31. Afterwards, the last date for transfer was extended twice. Initially, the extension was up to June 10, and then it was up to June 17. Prahlad, Kailash raise issue of retired staff anchayat and Rural Development Minister Prahlad Patel and Urban Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya raised the issue of the retired employees during a discussion over the promotion policy in the cabinet on Tuesday. In the policy, it is clear that the benefits of promotion will not be given with retrospective effect. The employees will get the benefits of the policy from the date it has been carried out. Patel, however, said those who had retired from 2016 to 2015 should get the benefits of this policy. Both Patel and Vijayvargiya said the government should mull over what benefits could be given to those who had retired. P Astrologer warned, match cancelled POLICE IN INDORE Praveen Tomar P Syiem further said that a team from the Meghalaya Police is currently in Indore. They visited the flat where Sonam reportedly hid during escape. The flat was found empty. The team will stay in Indore for a few more days to continue their investigation & questioning. DHAR S Killers used two machetes, not one to attack Raja Raghuvanshi following a signal from his wife Sonam Raghuvanshi. East Khasi Hills SP Vivek Syiem made this revelation following recreation of crime scene at Weisawdong Falls, Sohra on Tuesday. Earlier, Meghalaya police braved heavy rain to take Sonam Raghuvanshi and the three assailants – Vishal Singh Chauhan, Akash Rajput and Anand Kurmi to the murder spot amid tight security. The alleged mastermind Raj Kushwaha was not a part of the ex- Dhar businessman, Harish Raghuvanshi, on Tuesday added a new twist in Sonam Raghuvanshi case. He claimed that his family had considered Sonam as a potential match for his son and had obtained her biodata from the Raghuvanshi community group. In August 2024, he contacted a pandit to match horoscopes. However, the astrologer advised him against the match making stating that Sonam’s strong mangal and rahu in lower house could prove catastrophic to the duo as couple. Believing in the astrologer’s advice, Harish decided to pull the plug on the match-making. East Khasi Hills district. The team reached Weisawdong around 1:45 pm, where all four were taken near the gorge PTI / NEW DELHI ANI WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump is seeking a lasting solution to the Israel-Iran conflict, pushing for a definitive end to hostilities rather than a temporary ceasefire, according to media reports. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump emphasised the need for a "real end" to the conflict, arguing it's better than a ceasefire while also suggesting that giving up entirely on negotiating is a possibility. Trump said, "an end, a real end, not a ceasefire. An end. Or giving entirely. That's OK, too." "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. It's very simple -- you don't have to go to too deep into it. They just can't have a nuclear weapon," he added. Trump said that he expects the next 48 hours will reveal more about whether Israel plans to slow down or accelerate its attacks on Iran, as per CNN report. "You're going to find out. Nobody's slowed up so far," Trump said. According to CNN, Trump will meet his national security team in the Situation Room on Tuesday (local time). G7 SUMMIT Glad I didn't end up like him: Groom’s sigh of relief 4Continued on | P8 Groom abducted, killed day before marriage warm welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a warm welcome on his arrival to attend the 51st G7 Summit, in Calgary on Tuesday PTI Biswajeet Banerjee BUDAUN (UP) LUCKNOW Meloni rolls eyes at French president In less than a month since her wedding, a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun district eloped with her lover, prompting a startling reaction from her husband, who was thankful that he "didn't meet the same fate as murder victim Raja Raghuvanshi". The woman, 20, got married to Sunil, 23, on May 17. After staying at her in-laws' place for nine days, she left for her maternal home. A groom in Rampur was kidnapped and murdered a day before his wedding— allegedly by the bride’s exlover. The brutal killing, reminiscent of the Indore Groom Nihal case, has reignited concerns over rising crimes of passion in UP. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was caught on camera rolling her eyes after French President Emmanuel Macron whispered something to her during a private exchange at the G7 roundtable on Monday. The moment quickly went viral online. As the 51st G7 summit kicked off in Alberta, Canada, leaders from the world's most powerful economies gathered to deliberate on pressing global issues. Among them, Meloni and Macron were seated side by side, an unusual pairing given their history of diplomatic friction. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 110 INDIAN STUDENTS EVACUATED mid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, Indian students in Tehran have been moved out of the city, 110 of them crossing the border into Armenia, through arrangements made by the Embassy. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), in a statement, said the Indian Embassy remains continuously in touch with the community with a view to extending all feasible assistance. A Iran's wartime chief killed he Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday announced that it had eliminated Ali Shadmani, Iran's wartime chief of staff and close aide of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in an overnight strike. This is the second time in recent weeks that Israel has targeted and killed a highranking military commander of the regime, with an aim to disrupt Iran's military leadership. T DGP: No tainted officials in police stations Our Staff Reporter where Raja’s body was discovered on June 2. One groom escapes Raja’s fate, another falls prey to it Coming down heavily on the Karnataka government after actor Kamal Haasan's film "Thug Life" was not screened in theatres in the state, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said mob and vigilantes cannot be allowed to take over streets. A bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Manmohan said the rule of law ought to be established and guns cannot be put to people's heads to stop them from watching the movie. Real end, not just a ceasefire: Don’s endgame BHOPAL ercise. The reconstruction began around 11 am, at Mawlakhiat, a hamlet in ShellaBholaganj in K’taka must ensure ‘Thug Life’ release: SC ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT BHOPAL SONAM’S SIGNAL, TWO WEAPONS AND THREE FATAL BLOWS BHUBANESWAR With 10 per cent of the samples testing positive for the deadly Vibrio Cholera virus, the Odisha government on Tuesday put all the 30 districts on alert against the spread of the water-borne disease which has so far claimed 11 lives and infected over 2,000 people across the coastal region. full year’s CR. If someone’s promotion is stopped in the absence of CR, he will be given seniority whenever there is a promotion. Action will not be taken on the basis of a show-cause notice in a closed envelope. In the promotion policy, ST candidates will get 20% of the reservation. On the other hand, the SC candidates will get 16% of the reservation. The SC/ST candidates will be promoted to the vacant posts. If SC/ST employees are already E-paper Edit Need to revamp medical edu P.6 Businesses face higher costs, regulatory burden DECKS CLEARED | Four lakh employees will get benefits after nine years SC/ST candidates to get reservation only for vacant posts MUMBAI 4Continued on | P8 Police Headquarters (PHQ) has ordered removal of tainted officials from police stations across the state. The DGP on Tuesday said that officials facing various departmental enquiries, having criminal records, or involved in illegal activities would be shunted out. DGP Kailash Makwana has now directed all SPs, including those in railways and city police commissionerates, to follow these guidelines strictly. According to fresh instructions, police officials facing criminal investigation, awaiting prosecution approval (except accident cases), or involved in corruption, immoral acts, physical violence and other illegal activities should not be posted as police station incharge or in the crime branch. Such officials are also ineligible for office postings. 4Continued on | P8 YOUTH KILLED ON SUSPICION OF COW SMUGGLING 6 Dreamliners among 7 AI flights cancelled in a day Aide in hosp; 3 assailants held WASHINGTON Munir booed in US Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir, currently on a trip to the US, found himself in the crosshairs of protestors, apparently comprising overseas Pakistani citizens. CANCELLED FLIGHTS: n AI 915 (Delhi-Dubai) n AI 153 (Delhi-Vienna) n AI 143 (Delhi-Paris) Online Report NEW DELHI A total of seven Air India international flights n AI 159 (AhmedabadLondon) n AI 170 (London-Amritsar). n AI 133 (BengaluruLondon) In addition to these, a technical issue also af- were cancelled on Tuesday due to varying reasons, including technical glitches and aircraft unavailability. Six among the cancelled flights were scheduled to be operated by Boeing 7878 Dreamliners, the same passenger mode involved in the Ahmedabad crash that killed over 270 people. For Delhi-Paris, Air India said that the cancellation was due to preflight checks revealing a fected a Dreamliner operating as AI 315 to Delhi, forcing the pilot to return to Hong Kong. technical issue while the disruption on the Ahmedabad-London sector was due to aircraft unavailability. One of the two youths brutally assaulted by a group of alleged cow vigilantes in Raisen on the night of June 5 died while undergoing treatment at Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal on Tuesday. The victims’ families alleged that the two were intercepted and attacked by members of a right-wing group on suspicion of cow smuggling. Videos of the incident have surfaced on social media, showing the youths being beaten. Police have registered an FIR against 15 unidentified persons, three of them have been arrested. According to reports, a group ofpeople stopped a vehicle transporting cows near Megaon in Raisen district. The two men in the vehicle, identified as Junaid (26) and Armaan (25), were taken hostage and assaulted. Junaid succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning, while Armaan remains in critical condition at a private hospital. Junaid, originally from Sironj, had been living in Jehangirabad area of Bhopal for several years. Armaan is a resident of Sheopur district. Their families claimed the two ran a dairy business in Jehangirabad and were returning home with six cows purchased from Dhanora. 4Continued on | P8