TUESDAY 08 OCTOBER 2024 www.thestatesman.com Pages 12 |` 5.00 X.com/thestatesmanltd. Fb/thestatesman1875 INDIA’S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER SINCE 1818 KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR ‘INDIA'S HEALTH SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE’ AIRSHOW VICTIMS: STALIN ANNOUNCES `5 LAKH SOLATIUM P4 SENSEX 81,050.00 WEATHER PARTLY CLOUDY SKY. THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WOULD BE AROUND 35 AND 22 DEGREES CELSIUS RESPECTIVELY. RAINFALL: Nil RELATIVE HUMIDITY Max. 90 % NIFTY 24,795.75 P5 ` vs $ 83.99 P9 GOLD 78,275.00 P12 SILVER 97,000 India, Maldives govts agree to strengthen maritime security BRENT CRUDE (IN $) 78.71 RG Kar case: CBI files first chargesheet, names Sanjay Roy as lone prime accused The leaders acknowledged that it was time both sides charted a new framework Min. 37 % TEMPERATURE Max: 35.4 °C (+1) SUN RISES 6:18 hrs MOON RISES 12:10 hrs DIPA KARMAKAR ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT MACRON TALKS WITH NETANYAHU Min: 23.2 °C (+1) SUN SETS 17:59 hrs MOON SETS 21:19 hrs THUMBNAILS A woman feeds langurs in Pushkar on Monday. n ANI 7 miners killed in explosion at coal mine in Bengal: Seven coal miners were killed and three others critically injured after a series of explosions in the coal mine and the explosives vehicle in the captive coal mine of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL) in Bhadulia village, under Lokpur police station of Khoyrasole Block in Birbhum district today morning. STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 7 OCTOBER P rime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Maldives Dr Mohamed Muizzu met on Monday and comprehensively reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations, while agreeing to transform the bilateral relationship in to a Comprehensive Economic and Maritime Security Partnership. Addressing the press after his talks with Dr Muizzu, the Prime Minister said India is Maldives' closest neighbour and a close friend. “Maldives has an important place in both our "Neighbourhood First" policy and "SAGAR" Vision. India has always played the role of a first responder for Maldives,” Mr Modi said. “Whether it is fulfilling the need of essential commodities for the people of Maldives, making drinking water available during natural disasters, or providing vaccines during Covid, India has always fulfilled its responsibility as a neighbour,” he said. President of Maldives thanked India for its timely emergency financial assistance, including by way of rolling over T-bills subscribed by SBI amounting to USD 100 million in May and September 2024, for a further period of one year, giving much needed financial cushion to Maldives in addressing its urgent financing needs. Dr Muizzu expressed his appreciation for the Indian Government’s decision to extend support in the form of USD 400 million and INR 30 billion as a bilateral currency swap agreement, which had proved instrumental in tackling the financial challenges faced by the Maldives. The leaders agreed to implement further measures to support Maldives in addressing its financial challenges. The leaders acknowledged that it was an opportune time for both sides to chart a new framework for cooperation with an aim to comprehensively transform the bilateral relationship to a Comprehensive Economic and Maritime Security Partnership, which is peoplecentric, future-oriented and will act as an anchor of stability in the Indian Ocean Region. I will not rest until goal of Viksit Bharat is realised, says PM Modi STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, 7 OCTOBER Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday thanked people for sending their good wishes to him on completing 23 years in public service. In a series of posts on X, he said: " A heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has sent their blessings and good wishes as I complete 23 years as the head of a government. " The Prime Minister said: "I assure my fellow Indians that I will keep working tirelessly, with even more vigour in service of the people. I will not rest till our collective goal of a Viksit Bharat is realised." He said: "It was on October 7, 2001, that I took on the responsibility of serving as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. It was the greatness of my Party, @BJP4India, to task a humble Karyakarta like me with the responsibility of heading the state administration." STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE KOLKATA, 7 OCTOBER The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed its first charge sheet in the rape and murder case of a doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, where the arrested civic volunteer Sanjay Roy has been named as the only prime accused. However, sources said that in the first charge sheet filed at a special court in Kolkata on Monday afternoon, the CBI officials have provided details of tampering with evidence in the case during the initial phase of the investigation that was conducted by Kolkata Police. This probe by the Kolkata Police was conducted before the central agency was handed over the charge of the investigation by the Calcutta High Court. The details of the statement made by different individuals to the investigating officials have also been provided in the charge sheet, sources added. The charge sheet had been filed exactly 58 days after the CBI started the investigation into the matter. To recall, Sanjay Roy, who has been mentioned as the sole prime accused in the rape and murder in the charge sheet, was arrested by the cops of Kolkata Police and later handed over to the CBI. He is currently in judicial custody and the CBI has already conducted a polygraph test on him. Although the investigating officials also wanted to conduct a narco-analysis on Roy that was not possible since the latter did not give consent for it.