FREE PRESS The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms VOL. XXXX NO. 242 | INDORE | THURSDAY | FEBRUARY 8, 2024 | PAGES 16 VIRENDER SEHWAG TO CAPTAIN MUMBAI CHAMPIONS SPORTS `3 - r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; EDIT PAWAR VS PAWAR GOES TO COURT COLLECTOR, SP SHUNTED OUT 29.40c. 15.20c Sunrise : 07.05 Sunset : 06.16 OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in OUR STAFF REPORTER Bhopal A day after blast in a firecracker factory that claimed 11 lives, state government on Wednesday shunted out Harda collector Rishi Garg and SP Sanjeev Kumar Kanchan. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday removed sub-divisional magistrate of Jaora Anil Dhama for insulting farmers. At a meeting with farmers at Jaora in Ratlam district, Dhama used offensive language against them. A video of the incident went viral. Yadav said the way the SDM behaved with the farmers was unfortunate and it should be condemned. The SDM was attached to the district headquarters, Yadav said, adding that good governance is the purpose of the state, so indecent behaviour with citizens will not be tolerated. SEE DISTRICT PAGE Industry inspector who found discrepancies but skipped court hearing suspended Chief executive officer, district panchayat, Rohit Sisoniya has been given the charge of collector. The government also suspended the then inspector and assistant director of A industry Harda Naveen Kumar Barwa with immediate affect While SP Kanchan has been appointed as AIG in PHQ, Garg has been posted as deputy secretary CONTD. ON P8 . 3 still missing; 1 more factory found OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in A man, a woman and an eight-year-old boy are missing ever since Tuesday’s blast in firecracker factory, said officials on Wednesday. Harda administration has set up a control room to provide information about the injured and the dead. CONTD. ON P8 Yogi Adityanath looks beyond Ayodhya at Kashi and Mathura nother firecracker factory was unearthed by the administration, merely a kilometre from the blast site. Caretaker was missing when a team of administration reached the site. However, a large number of ready-to-use crackers were found in the premises. The said factory at Harda Phatak was said to be operating sans government permission. A large number of crackers were lying in open for drying without proper security and safety measures. BISWAJEET BANERJEE / LUCKNOW In an address to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath dropped hints regarding the ancient cities of Kashi and Mathura, drawing parallels to the recent developments in Ayodhya indicating a potential shift in focus towards the disputed sites of Gyanvapi in Kashi and Shahi Idgah in Mathura. Referencing the epic Mahabharata, Adityanath evoked the narrative where Lord Krishna, in his quest for peace, sought only five villages from the Kauravas. Drawing a parallel, Adityanath highlighted the current Hindu so- ciety’s aspirations, emphasizing the importance of Ayodhya, Kashi, and Mathura as the three centers of their faith. They asked for five villages and we are asking for just three centers of our Faith, Yogi said. Addressing the opposition, Adityanath questioned their stance on hindering the development of these sacred cities. He pointed out the injustices faced by Ayodhya, Kashi, and Mathura under previous administrations, likening them to the adversities encountered by the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. Expressing satisfaction over the recent establishment of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Adityanath emphasized the significance of fulfilling commitments and taking It will set a precedent for those who run illegal firecracker factories, says CM FP NEWS SERVICE Harda Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said the government will take such an action as will scare the pants off those responsible for the Harda tragedy . It will set a precedent for those who run illegal firecracker factories posing a hazard to public health, Yadav said. He made the statement during his visit to the district hospital on Wednesday when he inquired after the health of those injured in an explosion in a firecracker factory at Bairagarh in Harda on Tuesday . CONTD. ON P8 tangible actions. “We do not only talk. We walk the talk . This sentiment underscores the determination of his administration to translate promises into tangible results for the benefit of the people. Adityanath also commented on the delay in the pran-pratisha of the Ram Temple, questioning the mentality hindering the development of Ayodhya, Kashi, and Mathura. He criticized the previous government for imposing curfews and prohibitions in Ayodhya, drawing parallels with the injustices faced by the Pandavas in the Mahabharata. “The previous government imposed curfews and prohibitions in Ayodhya. For centuries, Ayodhya was the victim of evil intentions. Ayodhya faced injustice. And when I speak of injustice, I must refer to the injustice that occurred 5,000 years ago. Pandavas, too, faced injustice,” Adityanath stated. The Chief Minister highlighted Nandi Baba’s observation of Ayodhya’s celebrations and drew a parallel to the opening of Vyas ji ka tahkhana in the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, suggesting a broader cultural and historical context to the ongoing developments in the state. “How long Nandi will stare towards mosque,” Yogi asked in reference to expanding his vision beyond Ayodhya, Adityanath also spoke about the importance of Kashi and Mathura in the Hindu faith. Referring to the disputed sites of Gyanvapi and Shahi Idgah mosque, he hinted at future developments in these areas. CONTD. ON P8 REFERENCING THE EPIC MAHABHARATA, WHERE LORD KRISHNA, IN HIS QUEST FOR PEACE, SOUGHT ONLY FIVE VILLAGES FROM THE KAURAVAS, YOGI SAID, THEY ASKED FOR FIVE VILLAGES AND WE ARE ASKING FOR JUST THREE CENTRES OF OUR FAITH. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday allotted 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' as the party name for the group led by Sharad Pawar. The order by the poll authority came a day after it gave the Nationalist Congress Party name and the "clock" election symbol to the group led by Ajit Pawar. Jabalpur Mayor Jagat Bahadur Singh and others taking membership of BJP at BJP office on Wednesday son Anju Byohar, former president of the party's district unit Virendra Bihar Shukla, deputy chairperson of Singrauli district Panchayat Archana Singh and many other party members have defected to the BJP. Annu won the mayoral election in 2022 on the Congress ticket. A few days ago, Annu alleged that the state government was not giving funds to the Jabalpur Nagar Nigam. Annu's defection to the BP has become a major problem for the Congress The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by a voice vote, the first such move by any state after Independence that could be replicated by similar legislations in other BJP-ruled states. After the Bill was passed, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, "The UCC will give the right to equality to everyone without any discrimination on matters like marriage, maintenance, inheritance, divorce etc. There will be no discrimination against women now. This will eradicate the injustice against them." With this, he said, the BJP has fulfilled a key manifesto promise it made before the 2022 Assembly elections. The Bill was introduced in the Assembly on Tuesday, two days after the state Cabinet approved the final draft of the UCC. Retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, who headed the gov- AGENCIES New Delhi A Delhi court on Wednesday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to appear before it on February 17 on a complaint filed by the ED for skipping summons in an excise policy-linked case and noted that prima facie the AAP chief was "legally bound" to comply . Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra said that Kejriwal "purportedly failed" to appear before the investigating agency Enforcement Directorate and summoned him for the offence under Section 174 of IPC (non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant). CONTD. ON P8 The 130-year-old college gets top rating of A++ with 3.64 CGPA OUR STAFF REPORTER city.indore@fpj.co.in Government Holkar Science College, the biggest science college in Madhya Pradesh, has now also become top top-ranked institute in the state. After assessing its standards, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has granted Grade A++ accreditation to this 130-year-old college. It scored 3.64 on a scale of 4. No college in the state has scored such a high CGPA so far. This college has also become the first government college in the state to have secured Garde A++ accreditation from NAAC. Earlier, this college had Grade A accreditation. In a late-night development, NACC released the grade ranking of some colleges, including Holkar College, where its peer teams visited recently. Holkar College was the only one with such a high Criteria CGPA (Out of 4) Curricular Aspects 4 Teaching-learning and Evaluation 3.44 Research, Innovations and Extension. 3.34 Infrastructure and Learning Resources 3.9 Student Support and Progression. 3.45 Governance, Leadership and Management 3.75 Institutional Values and Best Practices 4 Total 3.64 score, to be precise 3.64 CGPA, in the list. NACC tests standards of any institution of higher education on seven criteria including Curricular Aspects, Teaching-learning and Evaluation, Research, Innovations and Extension, Infrastructure and Learning Resources, Student Support and Pro- "Excellence is a driving force for us. We left no stone unturned to ensure that this college excels in every field. I congratulate the entire Holkar College family for the feat. There is no stopping for us. Sky is the limit." Prof Suresh Silawat, principal, Holkar College gression, Governance, Leadership and Management, and Institutional Values and Best Practices. After going through the self-study report of the college, a peer team of NAAC had come to the campus to get a ground report. Based on its inspection report, NAAC awarded top grade to Holkar College. in Jabalpur. Annu said that the day the Congress leaders refused to take part in the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, he was hurt, so he left the party. Yadav said many Congress leaders queued up to join the BJP and that some of them were told to wait for some time. A worker of the BP can become chief minister, Sharma said, adding that Dindori has become Congress-free. Another close aide of Tankha was about the join the BJP, but his entry in the party was stopped. NEW YORK: In a series of disturbing incidents, an Indian doctoral candidate was found dead at Purdue University in Indiana while another Indian IT student was brutally attacked near his house in Chicago. The back-to-back incidents since Sunday were the sixth in the US in 2024 alone. According to The Purdue Exponent, a news agency independent of the university, Sameer Kamath, 23, a doctoral candidate in mechanical engineering, was found dead in Warren County on Monday the me, chanical engineering head Eckhard Groll announced on Tuesday . an aversion for reservation in jobs GAURAV VIVEK BHATNAGAR NEW DELHI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the Congress of being against any form of reservation and quoted from a letter written by Jawaharlal Nehru in which he had written, I dislike any kind of reservation . Giving his reply in the Rajya Sabha to the Motion of Thanks on the President s address, Modi asked if Nehru really detested reservation. Reading from a letter written by Nehru on June 27, 1961, Modi quoted India s first Prime Minister thus: I do not like reservation in any form. Especially reservation in jobs; I am against any such step that promotes inefficiency and takes us toward mediocrity . Using his reply to attack the Opposition, and especially the Congress, Modi, while referring to the caste census demand of the Congress, said Nehru s letter shows that Congress has always been against reservation. Nehruji used to say that if SC/ST/OBCs got quotas in jobs, then the standard of government work would fall. He insisted that the Congress never provided proper reservation to the OBCs. CONTD. ON P8 After being dipped in Mecca’s Zam-Zam water, 1st brick for Ayodhya Mosque reaches Mumbai U’khand 1st state to pass UCC Bill AGENCIES / Dehradun REASON? Skipping summons Holkar College becomes top NAAC rated institute in state Another found dead n Many others follow suit n Congress leaders are queuing up to join BJP: CM OUR STAFF REPORTER / BHOPAL SERIOUSLY INJURED TO GET RS 1L: Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said five seriously injured people Govind Moolchand Chandel, Hemant Dinesh, Asgar Sajjad Hussain, Yusuf Akhtar and Ghanshyam Narmada Prasad will be given a financial aid of Rs 1lakh each. He also interacted with the family members of those who were killed in the incident and assured them of all possible help by the government. YADAV VISITS BLAST SITE: Chief Minister Mohan Yadav also inspected the site where the explosion occurred. He took feedback on the incident from commissioner of Narmadapuram division Pawan Kumar Sharma. Yadav also directed the officials, who were inquiring into the case to submit reports soon, so that the government might act against the guilty. CONTD. ON P8 DOUBLE TROUBLE: Court summons Kejri on ED's plea String of attacks Modi fires quota salvo on Indian students from Nehru’s shoulder Makes out a in US continues that Congresscase has JOLT TO CONG: Jabalpur Mayor, Dindori Dist Panchayat head join BJP Many leaders of the Congress took the BJP membership in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and BJP's state unit president VD Sharma on Wednesday. This defection is considered a big jolt to the party before the Lok Sabha election in Jabalpur and Dindori. Mayor of Jabalpur Jagat Bahadur Annu is considered close to Congress's Rajya Sabha member Vivek Tankha. Chairman of Dindori district Panchayat Rudresh Paraste, deputy chairper- QUALITY AT VALUE www.freepressjournal.in CINEMA Govt set to take action that will scare pants off guilty: Yadav How long will Nandi stare at a mosque? Sharad Pawar group gets new name DEBUT SENSATION HARDA HORROR CM REMOVES JAORA SDM FOR INSULTING FARMERS NEWS BRIEF r RNI No. 38281/83 EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE WEATHER FP MUMBAI: Symbolising reconciliation and religious harmony the , first brick for the foundation of the proposed grand mosque in Ayodhya arrived here on Wednesday after a consecration pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The brick, baked in a Mumbai kiln, was sent for a ‘gusl’ (wash) with the holy Zam-Zam water in Mecca This brick is scheduled to reach the new upcoming Masjid Mohammed Bin Abdullah mosque at Dhannipur Village in Ayodhya around mid-April, most likely after Ramadan and Eid-Ul-Fitr celebrations WHEN WILL IT REACH AYODHYA? Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami being greeted by BJP leaders after the state Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code Bill, at party office in Dehradun ernment-appointed panel, had drafted the 749-page report which contains several recommendations. The panel collected 2.33 lakh pieces of written feedback online and organised more than 70 public fora to discuss the Bill. CONTD. ON P8 and in perfumes in Medina before it was brought back here. The brick’s auspicious journey will commence from the home of Haji Arfat Shaikh, Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation member and Chairman of the Masjid Mohammed Bin Abdullah’ Development Committee, who is overseeing the preparations. “The new masjid and the institution around it would be an important centre of prayer and healing in India… Its construction and renovation, by the grace of Allah will be magnificent, majestic and would prove to be as aesthetically important a monument as the Taj Mahal globally remarked ,” Shaikh.