FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. 15 No. 45 | BHOPAL | WEDNESDAY | JULY 30, 2025 | Pages 16 ` 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 WORLD Sports UJJAIN PRESS PUNE NASHIK Got world’s support but sadly, none from Cong: PM PM’S TOP QUOTES Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday declared that “no leader in the world asked India to stop its military action” during Operation Sindoor and that it was only halted after the Pakistan DGMO called for a stoppage saying, “bas karo… bahut maar chukay ho” (please stop .. you have hit us enough). "We had the support of the world but, sadly, not from the Congress," he said as Parliament wrapped up a two-day debate on Pahalgam. Replying to an over 16-hour discussion in Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, Modi rebutted the Opposition's charge over US President Donald Trump's repeated claims of mediating "ceasefire", saying he had told US Vice President J D Vance on May 9 night that Pakistan will pay dearly for any attack on India. Responding to the Opposition’s claim that it was United States President Donald fp Briefs NEW DELHI IMF revises India's GDP growth India is projected to see 6.4 per cent GDP growth in FY26 and FY27, with both numbers revised slightly upward, reflecting a more benign external environment than assumed in the April reference forecast, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook (WEO) report said. Trump who got India and Pakistan to agree to a ceasefire, Modi said the conflict only stopped after Pakistan pleaded for an end to it. He recalled how the operation was launched in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22 which he termed as the “height of cruelty”. Modi said he had declared at a rally in Bihar that “it is our resolve that we will destroy terrorists, ‘hum aatankiyon ko mitti me milaa denge’ (we will bury the terrorists).” During the operation, he said, “we gave the Indian Armed Forces a free hand, told them to decide when, where and how to act”. The PM said the anti-terror operation, which began early on May 8, took revenge for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in “22 minutes.” “We went where we had not gone before -- into every corner of Pakistan – as we blew up their terror hideout infrastructure”, he said. 4Continued on | P8 n We proved that nuclear blackmailing will not work and we will not get intimidated by it. India showed its technological prowess by striking in the heart of Pakistan, hitting their airbases and assets. Some of these airbases are still in ICU. n No country stopped India from conducting its operations. Only 3 nations gave a statement in favour of Pakistan. We got the world's support but it is very unfortunate that Congress didn't support us. n After strikes, the mastermind can't sleep. They know India will come & strike back. India has set the new normal. n The world has seen the scale at which India can operate. From Sindoor to Sindhu, we struck Pakistan. n Pakistan could not imagine that India would respond like this. Pakistan called the DGMO, "Bas karo, bohot maara, ab zyaada maar jhelne ki taakat nahi hai." ‘PM using armed forces to protect his image’ n a no-holds-barred attack, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the armed forces to protect his image after the deadly Pahalgam attack and dared him to rebut US President Donald Trump's India-Pakistan ceasefire claims. "If Modi ji has even 50 per cent of the courage that Indira Gandhi had, then clearly he must say in Parliament - Donald Trump is lying," he said. I E-paper Cinema Who is Divita Juneja? P.16 OPERATION SINDOOR DEBATE | Modi, addressing Lok Sabha, delivers a forceful account of India's military response to April 22 Pahalgam terror attack PM Narendra Modi speaks during a debate in the Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, at the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi MUMBAI Edit Fragile peace in Southeast Asia P.6 HEAVY RAINS WREAK HAVOC IN BEIJING, 30 DEAD MANDHANA SLIPS, SCIVER-BRUNT SOARS P.15 INDORE ‘Talked of Nehru, my mother's tears but...’ ongress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the government over the "lapses" that led to the Pahalgam terror attack and said Home Minister Amit Shah talked about Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and even her mother's tears in Lok Sabha but did not answer "why the war" against Pakistan was halted. She also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying leadership is not just about taking credit but also taking responsibility. C ‘China has not intruded an inch since 1962’ hina has not intruded "even an inch" into Indian territory nor occupied any additional land in Arunachal Pradesh since the 1962 war, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said in the Lok Sabha. Rijiju said this while countering SP leader Akhilesh Yadav's claim on Chinese encroachments in Arunachal. "It is important to correct the record. Since 1962, China has not intruded even an inch into our territory nor occupied any additional land. This fact must be made clear," Rijiju said. C Voter IDs, guns, chocolate...: Shah lists proofs that Pahalgam terrorists were Pakistanis T Our Staff Reporter Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday claimed that three terrorists killed during Operation Mahadev in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday were involved in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and that their identities as Pakistani nationals has also been established. Speaking during the Operation Sindoor debate in the Lok Sabha, Shah said the three terrorists -Suleiman, Afghani and Gibran -- were killed by the security forces in a joint operation. Among them, he said, Suleiman was a Lashkar commander while Afghan and Gibran were “Alisted” terrorists. Stating that while “masters of terror” were eliminated during Operation Sindoor, Shah said now the Army and CRPF have finished the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack too. He, however, quipped that the Opposition was “not happy” that these perpetrators have been killed. Shah also attacked former Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram who had questioned what proof did the government have of the terrorists involved in Pahalgam having come from Pakistan. “I want to tell Chidambaram ji, we have proof that all three were Pakistanis. We have the Pakistan voter numbers for two of the three. We have rifles used in the attack. We found chocolates manufactured in Pakistan on them,” he insisted. and apologised. Rising soon after Kharge spoke over one hour during the discussion on Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attack, Nadda first accused him of "losing his mental balance" as he made some remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Madhya Pradesh Jan Vishvas (Amendment ofProvisions) Bill 2025, which seeks to amend 44 provisions of 20 Acts relating to 12 departments.  The other Bills the Cabinet gave a nod to are: the Madhya Pradesh Arbitration Authority (Amendment) Bill, the Legal Help and Legal Advice (Repeal) Bill 2025, the Industry (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Bill 2025, and the Madhya Pradesh Taxation (Amendment) 2025. The Legal Help and Legal Advice (Repeal) Bill 2025 is meant for the weaker sections of society. n his address to the Ministers before the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that for the next Swachh Survekshan, ten cities will be developed on the lines of Indore. To provide a platform for tourism products, Madhya Pradesh Travel Mart (MPTM) will be held in Bhopal from October 1113. Before this, the Regional Tourism Conclave will be held in Gwalior (August 12-13) and in Indore (from September 20-21). I Nod to Mohasa Babai Industrial area Phase II development he Cabinet approved the development of Mohasa Babai Industrial Area Phase II on 1,034 acres of land near Phase I of the electrical and renewable energy equipment manufacturing zone in the Narmadapuram district. The Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation owns this land. Out of the land earmarked for Phase II, 750 acres have been reserved for the manufacturing of electrical and renewable energy equipment. Industries setting up their units will get various facilities. The plots will be allotted at a 25 % premium of the prevailing land value. T 4Continued on | P8 Oppn cries foul over FIR against MLAs tion MLAs tried to register their protest over how a case was filed against Congress MLA Abhay Mishra and the son of another Congress MLA, Sena Mahesh Patel, on flimsy grounds. Accusing the ruling dispensation of trying to suppress their voice, they trooped into the well and started sloganeering, demanding justice. 2ND DAY OF ASSEMBLY Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Alleging that fake cases are being filed against Congress MLAs, the Opposition staged a walkout from the Assembly on Tuesday. It also demanded that the government withdraw these ‘fake cases’.  Right from the get-go, during the Zero Hour, Opposi- 4Continued on | P8 `290 crore spent on Ladli HEAVY RAIN BATTERS BHOPAL; Yojna’s publicity 89.4MM RECORDED TILL EVENING Behnaon publicity of CM Sikho Kamao scheme `28cr spent Our staff reporter Rainfall in last 24 hrs: BHOPAL The state capital recorded 89.4mm rainfall from Monday night to Tuesday evening due to incessant rain. In view of the rain fury, the district administration has declared a holiday on Wednesday. Nine gates of Tawa Dam in Narmadapuram and two gates of Kaliyasot dam were opened. Low lying areas bore the brunt of water-logging. Nearby districts like Sehore, Narmadapuram, Vidisha and Raisen also experienced heavy rainfall from Monday night. In many districts, schools were closed. Bhopal Municipal Corporation ( BMC) engineer Ajay Solanki said, “ Two gates of Kaliyasot were opened. However, Badbhada gates have not been opened as the water level of the Upper Lake is still 5 ft below the full tank level.” However, no school holiday was declared by the district administration, 37 RESCUED IN VIDISHA s heavy rains lashed Vidisha district on Tuesday, 37 people were rescued from Bendigarh in Patharia (Kurwai tehsil) and Mohammedgarh in Gyaraspur tehsil. The rescued residents, including women and children, were safely relocated to Panchayat Bhavan and an Anganwadi centre, said Vidisha collector Anshul Gupta. Earlier in the day, around 80 families were also shifted from low-lying areas along the Betwa River as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, 200 labours who had come from Katni for agriculture work have been rescued in raisen on Tuesday A though individual schools announced closure. DEO NK Ahiwar said, “ The district administration has declared a holiday in schools on Wednesday, considering the Places Rainfall (mm) Chachoda 205.0 Bareli 158.8 Biaora 151.4 Maksudangarh 150.0 Udaipura 150.0 Badi 135.0 Raghogarh 118.0 Raisen 116.2 Lateri 114.6 Kareli 112.0 Karhal 109.0 Begumganj 108.3 Alirajpur 104.2 orange alert for very heavy rainfall in Bhopal in the next 24 hours.” 1 dies, 80 shifted in Vidisha Our Staff Reporter 2nd survey not to be conducted on Yojna BHOPAL ew beneficiaries will not be included in the Ladli Behna Yojna. Minister for women and child welfare department Nirmala Bhuria gave the above information to the House in reply to a written question from legislator Shrikant Chaturvedi. Chaturvedi wanted to know whether there would be the second survey of the beneficiaries whose names were left in the first survey. Bhuria said there was no such proposal. The government spent a huge amount on the publicity of a welfare scheme that was useful to the government in the assembly election of 2023. In a written reply to a question raised by legislator Atif Aqueel, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said Rs 290 crore had been spent on the publicity of the scheme. N Before the assembly election, a sum of Rs 260 crore was spent on the publicity of the Ladli Behna Scheme. India test fires tactical missile Pralay A woman died after a house collapsed in Shamshabad tehsil on Tuesday morning. 4Continued on | P8 Goodbye curtains! IIT-I unveils smart glass Our Staff Reporter Electric signals control light & heat with colour shift PTI INDORE he project focuses on creating electronic curtain glass that can control how much light and heat pass through it by simply applying a small electric current. The key material behind this technology is a newly developed viologen-based porous organic polymer, also known as POP. These POPs are specially designed to be low-cost, longlasting, and easy to produce in large quantities. What makes them special is their quick response to electricity, they can change colour and transparency, which allows them to block sunlight and heat when needed, or let it in when it’s cooler outside. This smart adjustment helps save energy by reducing the need for air conditioning or artificial lighting. BALASORE/NEW DELHI T Professor Suman Mukhopadhyay Professor Rajesh Kumar Fellowship (TRF) scheme by researcher Dr Sayantan Sarkar from the Department of Chemistry. The researchers have already tested these materials successfully in the lab, and their initial results have been published in the journal ACS Applied Ma- terials and Interfaces. 4Continued on | P8 A sum of Rs 28 crore was spent on the second most ambitious scheme, Mukhya Sikho Kamao Yojna. HC upholds Patkar's conviction in defamation case PTI/ NEW DELHI now, greener, cooler buildings Researchers at IIT Indore are developing a new kind of smart glass that could change the way we use windows in our homes and offices. Under the guidance of Professor Suman Mukhopadhyay from the Department of Chemistry and Professor Rajesh Kumar from the Department of Physics, this innovative work is being carried out under the Translational Research TEN CITIES TO BE DEVELOPED LIKE INDORE BHOPAL Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar NEW DELHI NADDA APOLOGISES TO KHARGE, TAKES BACK HIS WORDS he Rajya Sabha witnessed heated exchanges between the Opposition and treasury benches after Leader of the House J P Nadda made some objectionable remarks against Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge that he later withdrew MP Jan Vishvas Bill ’25 gets Cabinet nod India has successfully test-fired the newly-developed tactical missile Pralay, which is capable of carrying conventional warheads. The missile was testfired from the APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha on Monday and Tuesday, the defence ministry said. Pralay is a short-range surface-to-surface missile with a payload capacity of 500-1,000 kg. The missile, capable of carrying conventional warheads, has a range of 150 to 500 km. It has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The missile, equipped with modern technologies, will give further technological boost to the armed forces against threats, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said lauding the DRDO, the armed forces and the concerned industry partners involved in the project for the successful flight-tests. The Delhi High Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction and punishment awarded to activist Medha Patkar in a defamation case filed by Delhi LG V K Saxena in 2000. Justice Shalinder Kaur said the trial court order, against which Patkar had approached the high court, did not require any interference. "Upon perusal this court finds no illegality in the order (by trial court) and requires no interference, and (appeal) accordingly dismissed," Justice Kaur said. Saxena filed the case 23 years ago when he was heading an NGO in Gujarat.The high court said there was illegality or material irregularity in the findings of the trial court and added that the order of conviction was passed after due consideration of evidence and the applicable law.