FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 15 No. 8 | BHOPAL | SUNDAY | JUNE 22, 2025 | Pages 16 ` 4 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 FREE www.freepressjournal.in Sports Chopra strikes gold at Diamond League P.14 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: BHOPAL NATION UJJAIN PRESS PUNE INDORE NASHIK Cinema Janhvi-Sidharth film postponed? P.16 INT’L YOGA DAY | Modi says the day marks the beginning of the ancient practice for humanity, where inner peace becomes a global policy ‘World going through tensions, Yoga gives direction of peace’ PTI Vizag event sets Guinness World Record Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the whole world was going through some kind of tension with many regions facing unrest and instability, and that Yoga gives a direction of peace and brings oneness. Addressing the 11th International Yoga Day participants here, Modi said the day marks the beginning of the ancient practice for humanity, where inner peace becomes a global policy. The TDP-led NDA government's massive Yoga Day celebrations entered the record books, with the state government inform- fp Briefs NEW DELHI DGCA raps Air India The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), in its order issued to Air India to remove three senior officials responsible for “serious and repeated lapses” in crew scheduling, has categorically mentioned “systemic failures in crew scheduling, compliance monitoring, and internal accountability” at the airline. The DGCA identified following personnel as directly responsible for the continued non-compliance: Choorah Singh, Divisional Vice President; Pinky Mittal, Chief Manager-DOPS, Crew Scheduling and Payal Arora, Crew Scheduling – Planning. RIO DE JANEIRO 8 dead in hot-air balloon fire A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil 's southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said. Footage shared by local news outlet G1 showed billows of smoke coming from the balloon in flames as it hurdled towards the ground. Thirteen people survived and were taken to hospitals, Santa Catarina's military fire brigade said, adding that 21 people were on board including the pilot. With the participation of over three lakh people, the main national event held here on Saturday to mark the 11th International Day of Yoga, created a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering for a yoga session at one place. Prime minister Narendra Modi led the event by performing Common Yoga Protocol with 3.01 lakh people on RK Beach. He was joined by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan, Governor S. Abdul Nazeer, Central and state ministers.The event was held on a 28-km stretch from RK Beach to Bhogapuram. ing that 23 new achievements were made. The PM said: "Unfortunately, today the whole world is going through some kind of tension. In many regions, unrest and instability are increasing. In such a situation, Yoga gives us the direction of peace. Yoga is the pause button that humanity needs to breathe, to balance, to become whole again," he said. "My request to the world-let this Yoga Day mark the beginning of Yoga for humanity 2.0 where inner peace becomes global policy," the PM said. He remarked that the es- sence of yoga is "to unite", and it is heartening to see how yoga has united the world. Asserting that Yoga is for everyone, beyond boundaries, background, age, or ability, Modi said the theme of this year's International Yoga Day "Yoga for One Earth, One Health" - reflects a deep truth, 4Continued on | P8 Raj seen holding funeral cloth for Raja’s body Our Staff Reporter RAJA MURDER CASE In a new development in the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case, a local court in Shillong has sent Sonam Raghuvanshi and her alleged paramour Raj Kushwaha to 13 days of judicial custody. Assistant Public Prosecutor Tushar Chanda said that both accused were remanded to judicial custody as the police did not request further cus- tody. "The court has remanded both the accused to 13 days of judicial custody. The police did not seek custody. The Investigating Officer requested judicial custody, which the court granted," Chanda informed the media. Earlier, on Thursday, the court had sent the remaining accused — Akash Rajput, Vi- shal Singh Chauhan, and Anand — to 14 days of judicial custody. Meghalaya SIT police have been camping in the city for the past five days and have interrogated multiple people in connection with the victim and accused. Won’t get Nobel for ‘stopping’ India-Pak war, rues Trump PTI NEW YORK/WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump has bemoaned that he won't get a Nobel Peace Prize for "stopping" the war between India and Pakistan or for his efforts in the RussiaUkraine and Israel-Iran conflicts. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, on Friday, Trump said, "I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize, no matter what I do." He started his post by mentioning that he is "very happy" to report that he has arranged, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a "wonderful" treaty between Congo and Rwanda, in their war, which was known for "violent bloodshed and death, more so even than most other Wars, and has gone on for decades". 4Continued on | P8 Rahul alleges EC ‘deleting evidence’ PTI NEW DELHI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the Election Commission of India of "deleting evidence" when it was required to "provide answers" after the poll body instructed its officers to destroy CCTV, webcasting and video footage of the elections after 45 days. "Voter list? Will not give machine-readable format. CCTV footage? Hidden by changing the law. Election photos and videos? Now they will be deleted in 45 days, not 1 year. The one who was supposed to provide answers - is the one deleting the evidence," Gandhi alleged in a post on X. "It is clear that the match is fixed. And a fixed election is poison for democracy," the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha posted in Hindi. Gandhi has been demanding voter lists, poll data and video footage from the election commission, alleging irregularities in Maharashtra assembly elections. 4Continued on | P8 Pak to nominate Don for Nobel The Pakistan government on Saturday said it has decided to formally recommend US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for his "decisive diplomatic intervention" during the recent India-Pakistan conflict. The announcement came three days after Trump hosted Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir at White House Not seeking surrender of Ukraine: Putin Agencies ST PETERSBURG Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow is not seeking Ukraine's unconditional surrender, but instead demands recognition of the "realities" on the ground, RT reported. Speaking during a plenary session at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday, Putin was asked if Russia was pursuing the kind of unconditional surrender from Ukraine that US President Donald Trump is demanding from Iran. 4Continued on | P8 offgrid Cheetahs fail to draw crowd Kuno trails other tiger reserves Love for Wild l Kuno’s total visitors (Oct–June 19): 3,812 domestic, 21 foreign l Kanha: 2.5 lakh tourists, 23,059 foreign visitors till May l Bandhavgarh: 1.66 lakh visitors, 35,528 foreign l Van Vihar: 6 lakh visitors from October to June Rajan Raikwar BHOPAL While most tiger reserves across Madhya Pradesh are witnessing a sharp rise in tourist numbers this season, Kuno National Park is struggling to attract visitors— even after the much-hyped release of cheetahs into wild. It was widely expected that the health of every entity on earth is interconnected. Expressing pride in seeing how differently-abled individuals are reading yogic texts in braille, Modi noted that scientists are also practicing yoga in space. Sonam, Raj sent to 13-day judicial custody INDORE that cheetahs would become a major draw for wildlife enthusiasts, but those hopes haven’t materialised. According to official data, from October to June 19, only 3,812 domestic tourists visited Kuno. Even worse, just 21 foreign tourists have made their way to the park in that time. In contrast, tiger reserves like Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Panna have registered tourist footfalls in lakhs. A senior forest officer from one of these reserves, speaking on condition of anonym- ity, said, “Kuno officials are not making serious efforts to lure tourists. They should organise events like tourist festivals to attract crowds.” Tourist numbers at Kuno have remained underwhelming month after month. 4Continued on | P8 E-paper Readers’ Corner CRASH OF ERRORS P.6 Dowry: Dad-in-law kills bahu VISAKHAPATNAM MUMBAI In a startling revelation, a new CCTV footage surfaced on Saturday, showing Raj Kushwaha holding a white funeral cloth at Raja's residence in Indore on the day Raja’s body arrived from Meghalaya. The footage shows Raj holding what appears to be a white funeral cloth and bringing garlands for the deceased. 4Continued on | P8 Collector of Bhopal among 10 officers may be transferred Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The discussion over the administrative reshuffle going on for several days has intensified. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Chief Secretary Anurag Jain are taking part in a meeting of the Central Regional Council in Varanasi on June 23 and 24. The transfer list may be issued after their return from there. Yadav and Jain discussed the rest of the administrative reshuffle. The names they have agreed on will be included in the list to be released. The 2010-batch IAS officers, who are collectors, will be shifted to some other places. 4Continued on | P8 Changes likely in CM’s Secretariat There are murmurs over the changes in the CM’s Secretariat. Additional Chief Secretary Rajesh Rajora has expressed his desire for posting in some other place. Secretary Sibi Chakravarty may be transferred to some other place. Principal Secretary of tourism and culture Sheo Shekhar Shukla’s responsibility may be changed. Similarly, additional chief secretaryone, Ashok Barnwal, may be shifted to some other place. The postings of some other officers may be changed in the list. Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear research facility AP TEL AVIV Israel's military said on Saturday it struck an Iranian nuclear research facility overnight and killed three senior Iranian commanders in targeted attacks, while emphasising it was preparing for the possibility that the war could turn into a lengthy campaign. Early Saturday, smoke could be seen rising from an area near a mountain in Isfahan, where a local official said Israel had attacked the nuclear research facility in two waves. The target was two centrifuge production sites, and the attacks came on top of strikes on other centrifuge production sites elsewhere in recent days, according to an Israeli military official speaking on condition of anonymity under army guidelines to brief reporters. It was the second attack on Isfahan, which was hit in the first 24 hours of the war as part of Israel's goal to destroy the Iranian nuclear program. Akbar Salehi, Isfahan province's deputy governor for security affairs, confirmed the Israeli strikes had caused damage to the facility but said there had been no human casualties. Iran launched a new wave of drones and missiles at Israel but there were no immediate reports of significant damage, and the Is- Israel kills Iran’s UAV commander The Israeli Air Force attacked and eliminated Amin For Judaki, commander of the second unmanned aerial vehicle unit in the Revolutionary Guards' Air Force of Iran, the Israel Air Force said. Amin for Judaki promoted hundreds of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) launches towards the territory of Israel raeli official called it a "small barrage" that was largely intercepted by Israel's defences. The official said part of the reason that Iran's overnight attack had been relatively small was that the military had been targeting its launchers, and estimates it has now taken out more than 50 per cent of them. "We've been able to take out a large amount of their launchers, creating a bottleneck - we're making it harder for them to fire toward Israel," he said. 4Continued on | P8