FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLII No. 100 | INDORE | WEDNESDAY | SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 | Pages 18 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE MONEY World VISHWAKARMA PUJA ESTD-1983 No GST ITC benefit on commissions for health, life policies from Sep 22 Zelenskyy will have to make a deal: Don P.10 UJJAIN PRESS PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper P.12 Edit Judiciary checks overreach Cinema Is Awez cheating on Nagma? P.18 TRUCK TRAGEDY: ACP, ‘India rejected 7 OFFICIALS SUSPENDED HC takes suo rd motu cognisance 3 -party role in truce talks’ OP SINDOOR | Pak foreign minister called Trump’s bluff on taking claim for ceasefire DCP traffic Arvind Tiwari transferred to Bhopal Our Staff Reporter Agencies DOHA Pakistan confirmed that India firmly rejected any third-party mediation in resolving bilateral issues with PakisIshaq Dar tan during Operation Sindoor. During an interview with Al Jazeera, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday contradicted claims made by US President Donald Trump, who asserted that the US brokered a ceasefire between the two nucleararmed nations. Trump, since May, had been claiming that his administration's mediation averted a potential "nuclear war." Dar stated Pakistan sought a ceasefire after India's strikes, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio informing him India doesn't support outside involvement. "Incidentally, when the ceasefire offer came through [US] Secretary [of State] Rubio to me on the 10th of May... I was told that there would be a dialogue between Pakistan and India at an independent place... When we met on the 25th of July during a bilateral meeting with Secretary Rubio in Washington, I asked him 'What happened to those dialogues?', he said, 'India says that it is a bilateral issue," Dar said. India's precision strikes targeted nine terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, fp Briefs UN India condemns strikes in Qatar India on Tuesday said that it was “deeply concerned” about the Israeli strike in Doha last week, adding that it “condemns the violation of the sovereignty of Qatar.” Speaking at the United Nations Human Rights Council, India's envoy Arindam Baghchi said that Israeli action threatens the security situation and stability in the region. India also urged both sides not to escalate the situation and maintain restraint to ensure peace. BENGALURU HC nullifies Cong MLA’s election In a major development, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday nullified the election of Congress MLA K.Y. Nanjegowda from the Malur Assembly constituency in the 2023 polls and also ordered a recount. A bench of Justice R. Devdas pronounced the verdict on a petition filed by the defeated BJP candidate K.S. Manjunath Gowda. Hit Delhi, Kabul to protect Pak boundaries: JeM commander LAHORE: A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander has admitted that the family of the terror group's chief Masood Azhar was "torn into pieces" in the Indian missile strikes on May 7 on the outfit's headquarters in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. In a viral video uploaded to a YouTube channel on Tuesday, JeM commander Ilyas Kashmiri can be heard fuming over the Indian attack that killed the family members of Azhar and also bragging about fighting in neighbouring countries for Pakistan. Kashmiri is reportedly speaking in Urdu at the Mission Mustafa Conference in Pakistan's Punjab province on September 6. Standing among several gun-wielding men, he said: "To protect the ideological and geographical boundaries of this country, we hit (wage a jihad in) Delhi, Kabul and Kandhar. And after sacrificing everything, on May 7, Maulana Masood Azhar's family members in Bahawalpur were torn into pieces (in Indian strikes)." FP News Service INDORE JABALPUR A day after a heavily drunk truck driver crushed 3 pedestrians to death and injured over 14 people, 8 police officers and constables including 1 ACP rank officer faced the music in being suspended on Tuesday. CM Dr Mohan Yadav informed media persons about the issue here on Tuesday. It was also decided that full-proof arrangements will be made to avoid such kind of accidents in the future. The CM rushed to the city on Tuesday afternoon, following the horrific incident and met with the injured in hospitals. He held a meeting of officials at the Collector office. Talking to media persons, he primarily said that the negligence of police personnel posted at various points was found to be true. Accordingly, DCP traffic Arvind Tiwari has been transferred to Bhopal. Whereas, suspended police officers include Suresh Singh ACP,  Prem Singh In-charge ASI (Bijasan), Chandresh Ma- Earlier, Dr Yadav visited various hospitals and held a joint meeting of the district administration, police and officials of concerned departments and public representatives at the Collector office. In the meeting, he said that the incident is very sad and disturbing. ‘I myself am distressed by the incident. I could not even sleep properly. I reached Indore directly and went to various hospitals to meet the injured cancelling all programmes scheduled for today.’ The High Court principal seat at Jabalpur has taken suo motu cognisance on news report related to the tragic accident, which claimed lives of three people and left 14 others injured on Monday night at Indore. Taking note of the news report published in a Hindi daily, Indore edition on September 16, 2025, as well as video on the website, the court directed the Registry to register a suo motu Public Interest Litigation. The court has made the state government, through chief secretary, commissioner of police Indore, regional transport officer Indore, the district collector Indore and state transport department, through the principal secretary, as respondents of the case. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 Pray to Lord Vishnu: SC refuses to hear plea to restore Khajuraho idol Agencies/ NEW DELHI retaliating against the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people. The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a petition seeking restoration of a 7-foot beheaded idol of Lord Vishnu at the Javari temple -- part of the Khajuraho group of monuments in Madhya Pradesh. A Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih said the matter was within the jurisdiction of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and not the court. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 CM Mohan Yadav wipes tears of an injured in a hospital in Indore on Tuesday ravi In-charge Subedar (Super Corridor In-charge), Deepak Yadav Inspector (Super Corridor to Aerodrome Incharge). All four constables deployed on duty were also suspended. Dr Yadav said that the accident was extremely heartbreaking which troubled him throughout the night. Rs 4 lakh financial assistance will be provided to the deceased family and Rs 1 lakh to the injured. The government will bear the cost of treatment of those who were injured. HC to govt: How will new promotion policy be brought if SC admits old one Govt will issue circular through GAD for clarification: AG  Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The High Court, principal bench of Jabalpur, on Tuesday directed the state government to inform it at the next hearing how it will implement the new promotion policy 2025, given that the old promotion policy is pending in the Supreme Court. How will the government address the cancelled promo- tions under the new promotion policy? the court asked.  The hearing was in the division bench of the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, Sanjeev Sachdeva, and Justice Vinay Saraf. The next hearing is set for September 25. In 2016, the HC cancelled the state government’s promotion policy, which was challenged in the Supreme Court, and it is still pending there. The SC has already issued instructions to maintain the status quo.  Responding to the court on how the state will implement the new policy when the old one is pending in the apex court, Advocate General Prashant Singh said that the General Administration Department (GAD) will issue a circular with clarification. SAPAKS, an anti-reservation organisation, challenged the new promotion policy in the HC. Senior Advocate Rameshwar Thakur said, “Interveners raised the issue of higher representation of the unreserved category in the High Court as per the quantifiable data…the constitutional rights of the government to make laws cannot be stopped by the High Court or the Supreme Court.”  Rats bite patients’ feet at medical college in Jabalpur FP News Service JABALPUR Two patients and an attendant were allegedly bitten by rats at the mental illness department of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Jabalpur. The rodents nibbled the feet of the patients when they were sleeping on their beds on Monday night, leaving them bleeding. According to reports, the incident came to light when family members discovered blood clot and a wound on the patient's feet on Tuesday morning. They immediately informed the management. The patients were given first aid, but the incident created panic in the hospital. Our Staff Reporter Agencies/New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked US President Donald Trump for his wishes ahead of the former's 75th birthday, stressing his commitment to bettering India-US ties and support for Washington's initiatives towards resolving the Ukraine conflict peacefully. In a post on X, Modi said, "Like you, I am also fully committed to taking the India-US Comprehensive and Global Partnership to new heights. We support your initiatives towards a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict." In response, Trump said in a Truth Social post that he had a "wonderful call" with PM Modi, crediting him for doing a "tremendous job" and for India's support to the US's initiatives in resolving the Ukraine-Russia war. The PM's message comes at Trade talks with US positive New Delhi: The India-US talks on the proposed bilateral trade deal were "positive and forwardlooking', the commerce ministry said on Tuesday. "It was decided to intensify efforts to achieve early conclusion of a mutually beneficial trade agreement," it said in a statement after the meeting with US officials led by chief negotiator Brendan Lynch. a time the US has imposed steep trade tariffs on India, with 50 per cent duty on Indian imports, including 25 per cent duty for Delhi's purchases of Russian oil, which is among the highest imposed on any country in the world. 4Continued on | P8 BHOPAL Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday (September 17) on the occasion of his 75th birthday. which an investment worth Rs 23, 146 crore has been proposed. The park will generate nearly 3, 00, 000 jobs. Modi will also lunch Adi Sewa Parv through which the government will lay emphasis on the health and education of the people of tribal areas. In this campaign, the stress Pycroft stays, ICC tells PCB PTI DUBAI The handshake row has escalated into a full-blown cricketing storm. On Tuesday, the ICC rejected Pakistan’s demand to remove veteran referee Andy Pycroft from the Asia Cup panel, leaving the PCB cornered and contemplating a pullout — a move that could bleed them up to USD 16 million in lost revenues. The 69-year-old Zimbabwean, who has officiated 695 Pycroft won’t be removed and their plea has been rejected.” ICC source confirmed international matches, is now set to take charge of Pakistan’s group-stage game against the UAE on Wednesday. The Spark of the Storm The controversy began when PCB alleged Pycroft in- structed captain Salman Ali Agha not to shake hands with India’s Suryakumar Yadav at the toss. (More details on Sports Page) 4Continued on | P8 offgrid Life imprisonment for strays that bite humans twice FP Online NEW DELHI Uttar Pradesh has introduced a policy that could see repeat-offender stray dogs confined to shelters for life if they bite people without justification. This marks the first directive of its kind in the state regarding the management of aggressive street dogs. Under the new rules, any dog that bites a person will be captured and taken to an Animal Birth Control (ABC) facility for a 10-day monitoring period. Should the same animal attack someone again unprovoked, it will face lifelong confinement at the centre. The sole way out would be through adoption, requiring the new owner to provide a written guarantee that the dog will never be orities on 10th September by Principal Secretary Amrit Abhijat. They mandate that every instance where someone receives anti-rabies treatment following a dog bite must trigger an investigation, leading to the capture and transfer of the responsible animal to the nearest ABC centre. allowed back onto the streets. The guidelines were distributed to municipal auth- 4Continued on | P8 Families alleged that despite repetitive complaints about the rat menace in the hospital, the management took no concrete steps. However, the medical college administration claimed that pest control is carried out in the hospital. Video of rat inside SNCU of Shivpuri Med College viral SHIVPURI: A video showing a rat inside the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) of Shivpuri Medical College went viral, raising serious concerns about the safety of infants. The footage shows the rodent scurrying near an incubator machine. Medical College officials, however, claimed that subsequent inspection of the SNCU found no evidence of a rat or any entry points. It was speculated that the rodent might have entered the ward when a door was left open, possibly during a cleaning. Amid trade tensions, PM to gift Mitra Park to Dhar on b’day today negotiations, a thaw, The event willin be organised Trump wishes Modi Bhainsola village Modi will lay the foundation of the first PM Mitra Park in Bhainsola village in Dhar district of the state. Modi will also launch a campaign – Swasthya Nari Sashakt Pariwar (Strong Woman Strong Family). Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will be present at the event. PM Mitra Park will come up on 2,158 acres, for A patient’s heel bitten by rat FP Photo will be on the village action plan. As part of the event, there will be a campaign, ‘Ek Bagiya Maa Ke Naam’ (a garden in the name of mother), in which he will give a sapling to each woman of the self-help group. Modi will also launch Suman Sakhi Chatbot and transfer Matri Vandana amount to the beneficiaries’ accounts. Cloudburst kills 15 in U’khand DEHRADUN: Cloudbursts and heavy rains overnight left a trail of destruction in Uttarakhand's capital Dehradun and several other parts of the state on Tuesday as swollen rivers washed away buildings, roads and bridges, leaving 15 people dead, 16 missing, and 900 stranded in different locations in the hill state. 4See also | Nation MALEGAON BLAST CASE HC: Not open gate for everyone to challenge acquittal PTI MUMBAI The Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it was "not an open gate for everyone" to file an appeal against acquittal in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, and sought details if family members of the victims were examined as witnesses in the trial. A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad was hearing an appeal filed by the family members of the six persons who lost their lives in the blast against the acquittal judgment. The appeal challenged a special court judgment acquitting the seven accused in the case, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit. The HC bench on Tuesday sought to know if the family members were examined as witnesses in the trial. The family members' advocate told the bench that the first appellant, Nisar Ahmed, whose son died in the blast, was not a witness in the trial, but said he would submit the details on Wednesday. The bench then said if the appellant's son died in the blast, then he (Nisar Ahmed) should have been a witness. "You (appellants) have to indicate whether they were witnesses or not. Give us details. This is not an open gate for everyone," HC said. The court posted the matter for further hearing on Wednesday. The appeal filed last week claimed a faulty investigation or some defects in the probe cannot be the ground for acquitting the accused. 4Continued on | P8