FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS Vol. XLI No. 156 | INDORE | WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 13, 2024 | Pages 16 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 www.freepressjournal.in Sports Shami ready to fire on Indore pitch P.14 Inflation at 14-mnth high on fruits, veggies PTI NEW DELHI Retail inflation breached the Reserve Bank's upper tolerance level, soaring to a 14month high of 6.21 per cent in October mainly on account of rising food prices. Inflation based on the consumer price index (CPI) was 5.49 per cent in September and 4.87 per cent in the year-ago month. Retail inflation trended below the RBI's upper tolerance band of 6 per cent since September last year. It was at 6.83 per cent in August 2023. 4Continued on | P6 fp Briefs IMPHAL Bodies of two Meiteis found Bodies of two elderly men belonging to the Meitei community were recovered on Tuesday morning in Manipur's Jiribam district where a gunfight between suspected militants and security forces broke out a day before, police said. Operations are underway to trace three women and three children, who have been reported missing since the violence erupted in Jiribam on Monday, IGP (ops) I K Muivah said. RAIPUR Threat to SRK: Lawyer held A lawyer from Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur was arrested by the Mumbai police on Tuesday over allegations of threatening to kill Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and demanding Rs 50 lakh last week, an official said. On November 7, a Mumbai police team visited Raipur as part of its investigation into the case and summoned the lawyer, Faizan Khan, for questioning. KOLKATA Actor Mitra dies at 86 Famous Bengali theatre personality Manoj Mitra, known for writing & directing farces & fantasies to highlight social & political issues, died at a hospital here on Tuesday due to oldage related ailments, family sources said. Mitra was 86. According to the data released by National Statistics Office (NSO) on Tuesday, inflation in the food basket increased to 10.87% IN OCTOBER compared to 9.24% IN SEPTEMBER AND 6.61% IN OCT 2023 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE UJJAIN MONEY PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK Factory output turns positive, rises 3.1% in September Cinema ‘Still pinching myself’ P.16 IN SYNC | Michael Waltz is bullish on India and sees New Delhi as a hedge against China and an integral partner for security Agencies WASHINGTON President-elect Donald Trump has asked US Rep. Michael Waltz, a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser. Waltz is an ardent Trump advocate who backed efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He is a particularly hawkish member of Congress when it comes to China. He is a member of the House’s China Task Force and has argued that the US is underprepared if there is a conflict in the region and called for a US boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to its involvement in the origin of COVID-19 and its ongoing mistreatment of the minority Muslim Uighur population. Like many congressional Republicans, Waltz has also criticized U.S. aid to Ukraine in its war against Russia. Waltz, a three-term GOP congressman from east-central Florida, was the first Green Beret elected to the U.S House and easily won the re-election last week. He has been chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. ANI reports Mike Waltz, who is co-chair of the IndiaCaucus, has time and again reiterated the importance of India for the United States. Last year, Waltz had also led a bipartisan American Congressional delegation and had n 3 hurt, 2 held n Congress, BJP attack each other Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL travelled to India in 2023 to take part in the Red Fort address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Independence Day celebrations. 4Continued on | P18 Minister’s son cheated, accused held Our Staff Reporter Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Describing the nation as the "biggest religion", Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said citizens should balance Constitutional rights with obligations. "No society or country can run on the basis of (only) asserting rights," Dhankhar said at the inaugural ceremony of the 66th All India Kalidas Festival in Ujjain. The Constitution has given us rights, but we have to balance these rights with our obligations, he added. Stating that the nation is the biggest religion, he appealed to citizens to always perform their duties by keeping the nation paramount and contributing to making India a developed country by 2047. Dhankhar said that family orientation is in the character A state government minister’s son was defrauded by a cyber cheat in the name of giving contract, police said here on Tuesday. The accused was arrested. Minister Krishna Gaur’s son Akash runs a factory in Mandideep. On March 20, he received a call and was asked to participate in tendering process for a firm who needs labourers. Akash was asked to deposit the amount in a certain account number & he deposited Rs 3.20 lakh in 9 transactions. However, he did not get the contract. The matter was reported to Bhopal Cyber Crime Branch and police registered a case. During probe, sleuths came to know that accused was using a fake email ID in the name of DCP Crime, Bhopal. Agencies Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Governor Mangubhai Patel & CM Mohan Yadav give away Rashtriya Kalidas Samman to a recipient at Kalidas Sanskrit Academy in Ujjain on Tuesday of the country and citizens should take care of the happiness and sorrows of the people living around them. He underlined the dire need to maintain social harmony which is being challenged from place to place. "Today's burning problem is related to the environment. From the compositions of Mahakavi Kalidas, we realise that protection of the environment is important for our existence," he said. Kalidas is called the "Kulguru (a person occupying exalted position) of the poet community" and his immortal works in Sanskrit like "Abhigyan Shakuntalam", "Meghadutam", "Kumar Sambhavam", "Ritu Sanhar" and "Malavika Agnimitram" have a wonderful confluence of human emotions, he maintained. Dhankhar pointed out that there is no other country in the world other than India which has such a rich cultural First women CISF battalion gets nod FP News Service BEIJING Full report on Pg4 ‘Starlink must comply with security norms before licence’ PTI NEW DELHI Nearly three dozen people were killed when a car ploughed into a crowd in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Monday, police said, releasing the death toll a full day after the incident. In the attack, which the authorities described as a “major malicious case”, Zhuhai police said that 35 people were killed when a 62-year-old man surnamed Fan drove an SUV into a crowd outside a stadium at 7.48pm. The victims had been exercising at the time and the car was in an area off limits to vehicles. In a statement on Monday night – as videos spread online – Zhuhai police said only that a car had “hit a number of pedestrians and then fled”.< heritage. "It is important to note that a country and society which do not preserve its culture and cultural heritage cannot survive for long. We have to pay full attention to our culture," Dhankhar said. Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Swami Govind Dev Giri also addressed the function. NEW DELHI In a historic move for India’s security forces, the Union government has sanctioned the first-ever all-women battalion within the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), with an approved strength of 1,025 personnel. This exclusive unit, titled the “reserve battalion,” marks a significant step toward increasing women’s roles in national security as it tackles high-profile duties, including VIP protection, airport security, and safeguarding vital installations. The all-women battalion, comprising commandos trained for rigorous, multifaceted roles, will be led by a senior officer of commandant rank. Recruitment, training, and other preparations are already underway to ensure the unit’s readiness. Designed with an elite training programme, this battalion is expected to set new standards within the CISF, equipping women with the skills necessary for complex duties such as VIP security, safeguarding airports, and managing public safety in transport systems like the Delhi Metro. A CISF spokesperson shared that the specialised training regimen will ensure these personnel are well-prepared for their multifarious roles, which will bring them in direct contact with civilians at locations like airports, heritage sites, and the Delhi Metro. 4Continued on | P6 Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said Elon Musk-owned Starlink is yet to comply with security norms, and a licence for satellite communications services will be issued only after they meet all the requirements for services in India. The satellite communication services major is in the process of completing all the requirements and will get a licence once they complete the process, the minister added. "We are more than happy to give them (licence) if they (Starlink) comply with all the conditions. You have to look at it from a security perspective, making sure that all security concerns are addressed. When they do that we will be more than happy to give it. Obviously, they are in the process of doing it," Scindia told reporters. WHY? in birth Facing a sharp drop rates, Russia’s demographic crisis has become a serious issue. President which has suffered sharp declines due to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Nina Ostanina, a close ally of Putin and head of the Russian Parliament’s Committee Vladimir Putin and his allies have voiced concerns over the population decrease, which they say threatens the nation’s future workforce and stability. Russian on Family Protection, is reportedly reviewing a proposal to launch a Ministry of Sex to coordinate initiatives aimed at increasing birth rates. publication Moskvich magazine reported that a petition by GlavPR agency raised the idea for the “ministry of sex,” that would help boost birthrate. n One proposal involves cutting off internet and electricity between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. at night reducing distractions n Additionally, the govern- 4Continued on | P6 Three villagers were injured in a firing incident at Dhanachya of Sheopur district late Monday night in the poll-bound assembly constituency Vijaypur. Two accused were arrested for the incident, police said on Tuesday. Congress attacked the BJP and the latter blamed Congress for the confrontation. By-polls are scheduled in two places in Vijaypur of Sheopur district and Budhni of Sehore district. Polling will be held on Wednesday. Village Dhanachya is part of Vijaypur constituency. SP Sheopur Virendra Jain informed that, ‘Two accused have been arrested in connection with the firing incident that took place in Vijaypur and they are being interrogated.’ He further said that police personnel have been deployed in Dhanachya village where the incident took place. Three tribal men were injured after a group of miscreants opened fire at them. SDOP Rajiv Kumar Gupta told media persons that shots were fired, leaving two villagers injured. They sustained pellet injuries. The injured have been shifted to hospital where they are undergoing treatment. The incident has also sparked political controversy in poll-bound Vijaypur. On Tuesday, both Congress and BJP workers reached the po- ment has considered funding first dates for young couples. n The government also plans public funding for honeymoon hotel stays. BJP is now importing goons from Rajasthan and getting them to fire on common people of MP to take mileage in bypoll n Jitu Patwari State Congress president RECOVERY olice have also claimed to have recovered a 315-bore gun and cartridges from the spot and an extensive search operation has been launched to nab other accused. P lice station and accused each other of conspiracy to influence the polls. State Congress president Jitu Patwari said, ‘The dacoit who fired on tribal voters in Vijaypur is Bunty Rawat, who hails from Karauli in Rajasthan’. The BJP is now importing goons from Rajasthan and getting them to fire on common people of Madhya Pradesh to take mileage in the by-poll,’ Patwari alleged. State BJP president VD Shamra blamed Congress for using tricks to affect the election. He said, ‘Accused Bunty Rawat had been arrested. The Congress had planned skillfully to affect the election’. He said that as soon as Congress felt that they will lose the election, they began to affect tribal people with their tricks. CM ANNOUNCES REWARD FOR THREE CYBER COPS RESCUE OF NRI BIZMAN FROM DIGITAL ARREST Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced rewards for three cyber police officials who helped a Dubai-based businessman to get freed from the clutches of digital arrest fraudsters. The CM visited the cyber headquarters on Tuesday and took stock of cyber police working. On Saturday, the cyber police got an information that Vivek Oberai who runs his business in Dubai was ‘digitally arrested’. After that, they reached the house and began interacting CM Mohan Yadav meets with police officials at state Cyber headquarters on Tuesday with the fraudsters. The fraudsters sensing their identity getting disclosed disconnected their calls. The CM has announced commendation for DIG Yusif Qureshi and cash prize of Rs 11k to inspector Sachin Yadav, who technically solved the issue. The CM said that probably it is the first case in the country Yogi ji, stop loud DJ, cows giving less milk Patole’s ‘time to make BJP kutta’ jibe sparks row human residents but also the well-being of animals. According to him, the constant loud noise is making his cows sick and drastically reducing milk output. "Due to DJ noise, our cows' milk production has dropped by 30-40%," Sandeep said. 4Continued on | P6 4Continued on | P6 LUCKNOW During the Janata Darshan in Gorakhpur, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath encountered an unusual plea from Sandeep Singh, a cattle breeder from Varanasi. Sandeep urged the Chief Minister to curb the use of DJ music, citing its detrimental effect on cattle health and milk production. In a written complaint, Sandeep explained how loud DJ music, particularly during weddings and religious events, disrupts not only the peace of where digital arrest effort was foiled during the process. The CM said that there is no such thing as digital arrest and people should file complaint to the police, if someone tries to frame them. He added that Rajiv, one of Vivek’s friends informed cyber police about the crime and the police foiled the crime. The CM also interacted with Rajiv on phone. He also added that cyber crime is one of the crimes which is growing very fast in the country, ‘In the year 2019 just 4k complaints were filed to the police, but this year till now more than 5 Lakh complaints had already been filed’. The CM added that in every district one police station and at every police station a cyber help desk formation is under process. AKOLA: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole's remarks urging OBC voters to shun the BJP, which he claimed likened the community to dogs (kutta), drew sharp condemnation from the saffron party. Addressing a gathering in Akola West constituency, Patole said "I want to ask the people belonging to the OBC community in Akola district, will you vote for the BJP who calls you 'kutta'? Now, the time has come to make the BJP 'kutta'," Patole said. Biswajeet Banerjee ‘Ministry of Sex’ to boost birth rate? A attack villagers UJJAIN CAR PLOUGHS THRU CROWD, 35 KILLED BYPOLL VIOLENCE DELHI CAN WALTZ WITH Sheopur firing: Armed goons TRUMP’S NEW NSA Russia’s solution s part of a broad initiative to focus on its falling birth rates, Russia is reportedly considering to launch a new ministry, a “Ministry of Sex.” Russian authorities are exploring various policies to encourage family growth, with creative and unusual proposals aimed at boosting the country’s population, E-paper Edit Jharkhand votes amid lofty promises P.8 VP stresses on balance between Constitutional rights & duties 4Continued on | P6 FP Online MUMBAI