FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms FREE PRESS VOL. 13 NO. 303 | BHOPAL | MONDAY | APRIL 15, 2024 | PAGES 12 r Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2021-2023; `3 r RNI No. mpeng/2010/35815 QUALITY AT VALUE www.freepressjournal.in - WORLD 'PRESSURE IS TO CONTINUE TO PLAY THE WAY I’M PLAYING' SPORTS MULTI-LAYERED AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM WITHSTANDS IRAN TEST WEATHER EDITIONS: INDORE, BHOPAL, UJJAIN, MUMBAI, PUNE 36.00c. 23.80c Sunrise : 06.06 Sunset : 06.47 HONOURING TEACHERS HEADS UP! PET LOVER IN THE HOUSE! BRANDSUTRA Firing outside Salman Khan's home MUMBAI Two motorbike-borne unidentified persons opened fire outside Bolly- HELP TOO LATE.. Mayank’s lifeless body taken out of borewell He was stuck for 48 hours OUR STAFF REPORTER city.bhopal@fpj.co.in The suspects Free Press, the leading English news daily of Central India, felicitated school teachers who have gone beyond their call of duty to educate students of the down-trodden segment of the society in their premises on Sunday. About 100 teachers from almost 50 schools were selected and felicitated for their contribution to society during the event. CBSE resource person Manoj Bajpai conferred the awards ‘Cong always insulted Baba Saheb Ambedkar’ NARMADAPURAM/ BHOPAL NEWS BRIEF Amarnath Yatra to begin from June 29 JAMMU: The annual pilgrimage to the 3,880metre-high Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas will commence from June 29 and conclude on August 19, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) announced on Sunday. Advance registration for the 52-day-long yatra will be opened on April 15, the board said. The annual yatra takes place from the twin tracks -- the traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam route in Anantnag district and the 14km shorter but steep Baltal route in Ganderbal district. 2 kids among 7 of family burnt alive JAIPUR: Seven people, including two children and three women, of a family were burnt alive when their car caught fire after crashing into a truck in Rajasthan's Sikar district on Sunday afternoon, police said. The car passengers, all residents of Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, were going to Hisar from Salasar Balaji Temple when the accident occurred, they said. Two men drown in Ratlam RATLAM: Two men drowned in a well in Ratlam district while trying to douse a fire, a police official said on Sunday. Some crops caught fire after crackers were burst during a marriage ceremony in Bhainsabadar village on Saturday night and the deceased along with others ran to fetch water to douse the blaze. Making a blistering attack on Congress and INDIA Bloc, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Congress always insulted constitution maker Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. It is the Modi government which gave respect to Dr Ambedkar and ensure that his thoughts and contributions to making of modern India are recognized world over. Today is Dr Ambedkar's birth anniversary. Modi was addressing a massive public rally in Pipariya, Narmadapuram district on Sunday. Underlining the efforts made by his government to pay respect to Dr Ambedkar, he said that even the UPI, through which people make payments through the mobile, has been named as BHIM UPI to pay respect to Dr Ambedkar. He claimed that Congress never acknowledged MODI MOCKS RAHUL the contribution of tribals in freedom struggle. He accused the Congress of dismissing elected state governments in the country. He also alleged that the Congress ensured that history was written for the glorification of one family. He charged that according to the Congress, democracy was working perfectly under their rule, but when son of a poor became PM, grand old party started spreading rumour that Modi has arrived and constitution and democracy will come to an end. "Probably, Congress didn't know that it is due to the Constitution of Dr Ambedkar that Modi Indian student shot dead in Vancouver PM said the Shahjada of Congress, Rahul Gandhi, made a laughable announced of ending poverty by a single stroke. Country is asking where this royal magician was hiding for so many years. 50 years ago, Rahul's grandmother Indira Gandhi had also announced that she would end poverty. reached to this (PM) post," he said. He further said the Shahi Parivar of Congress is trying to frighten the people of the country that the country will be in flames if Modi becomes PM for the third time. Modi pointed out that Congress had said that even during the 2014 and 2019 elections, the Ram temple inauguration and even on abrogation of Section 370, Congress had predicted that country will be on fire but nothing such happened. "Opposition leaders only want to spread fear and confusion in the country. There is 'fire' of jealousy in their minds that is burning them from inside. This jealousy is not due to Modi rather it is due to the love of 130 crore people of country towards Modi. Opposition leaders are unable to digest this love," he said. He added that jealousy will burn opposition leaders to such an extent that the country will never give them any chance in future. He added that owing to war and other things, there is an atmosphere of uncertainty in the world and in such circumstances, a strong India is needed. Today BJP is trying to make country a strong nation. The INDI alliance, which is weak, corrupt and full of selfish leaders cannot make country a strong nation. YET ANOTHER FIRE ON A B ROAD OTTAWA A 24-year-old Indian man who went to Canada in 2022 to pursue higher education was shot dead in his car in Vancouver city, police said on Sunday . The Vancouver Police Department in a press release said officers were called to the scene around 11 pm on April 12 after residents heard the sound of gunshots. Chirag Antil was found deceased inside a vehicle in the area, police said. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing, it said. (SEE WORLD) A massive fire broke out on the top floor of the five storied Tower 61 building opposite to C-21 Mall on BRTS on Sunday evening. It is said that the fire started from Machaan Rooftop Bar & Restaurant situated on the fifth floor of the building and it spread to the lower floor. The restaurant was closed for a few days and other offices were also closed due to Sunday. An electric short circuit might be the reason for the fire incident PIC BY ANAND SHIVRE HIGHLIGHTS NEW DELHI, NRC out, AFSPA in The manifesto makes no mention of the NRC, unlike the 2019 manifesto. "We will continue our efforts to address the issues in the disturbed areas and remove AFSPA in a phased manner." (L-R) Defence minister Rajnath Singh, PM Narendra Modi and BJP president JP Nadda at release the BJP manifesto in New Delhi JUGGLERY OF EMPTY WORDS: CONG NEW DELHI, Apr 14 (PTI) The Congress trashed the BJP's Lok Sabha poll manifesto on Sunday as a "jumla patra" full of rhetoric, with party chief Mallikarjun Kharge saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantee is a "warranty of jumlas" as he has failed to fulfil his past promises. No income promise The 2019 manifesto promised to double farmers' income by 2022. The 2024 manifesto skips any such mention. Ramayan festivals Now that the temple has been opened, the manifesto vows to preserve and promote the legacy of Lord Ram Minorities The manifesto says that the BJP government "empowered Muslim women by protecting them from the barbaric practice of Triple Talaq." Silence on Kashmir The manifesto notes that the government revoked Article 370 leading to a "significant reduction in violence in Jammu and Kashmir". There is no other mention of Kashmir in the manifesto. FIR after postmortem Rewa DSP Udit Mishra said, "Body has been taken out and sent for postmortem, case will be registered after we receive the report." trate (Teothar) Sanjay Kumar informed Free Press, "When Mayank fell in the bore well, the bag of soil which was put to cover the opening of the borewell along with the boulder also fell on him as a result of which he could not breathe properly. He was stuck at a depth of around 36 feet. We dug a parallel hole 40 feet deep and a 12 feet horizontal hole to bring him out." Shadow war between Iran and Israel ends, what next? retaliating publicly for the strike in Iran's unprecedentDamascus and ed attack on Israel avoiding provoking early Sunday further Israeli milimarked a change in tary action leading approach for to a much wider conTehran, which had flict, said Mona Yarelied on proxies coubian, vice presiacross the Middle dent of the Middle East since the start East and North of the Israel-Hamas Africa centre at the A woman walks past an anti-Israeli mural war in October. US Institute of All eyes are now depicting fighters with assault rifles along a wall in Peace. "Both (Iran on whether Israel Palestine Square in Tehran on Sunday and Israel) are able chooses to take furat this point to claim ther military action, siles launched overnight victory and step down off while Washington seeks by Iran were shot down by the precipice, particularly diplomatic measures inits anti-missile defence since there were no Israeli stead to ease regional tensystem, backed by the US civilians killed," Yasions. and Britain. The sole recoubian said. Iran says the attack was ported casualty was a The world was still waitin response to an airstrike wounded girl in southern ing, however, for the result widely blamed on Israel Israel, and a missile of an Israeli War Cabinet that destroyed what Iran struck an Israeli airbase, meeting on Sunday. Issays were consular offices causing light damage. raeli hard-liners have in Syria and killed two Still, the chief of Iran's pushed for a response. generals with its paramilRevolutionary Guard But others have suggested restraint, saying Israel itary Revolutionary called the operation sucshould focus on strengthenGuard earlier this month. cessful. ing budding ties with Arab Israel said almost all the Iran has managed to partners. over 300 drones and misstrike a balance between CONTD. ON P6 BEIRUT ‘Eat fish, elephant, horse, pig, but why show?’ BJP manifesto outlines vision of Viksit Bharat Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released the BJP's Lok Sabha poll manifesto, outlining his vision for 'Viksit Bharat' as he exhorted people to give another mandate to his party to shape India's 'destiny' for the next 1,000 years. Describing the party's 'Sankal Patra' as a document of his guarantee, Modi highlighted the achievements of 10 years of his government at the Centre and said the BJP has delivered on every promise it made so far.CONTD. ON P6 wood superstar Salman Khan's house here early Sunday morning leading the police to enhance security around his residence and launch a search for the accused, an official said. The two persons fired four rounds outside the Galaxy Apartments in Mumbai's Bandra area, where the actor resides, at around 5 am and fled from the spot, the police official said. Security outside Khan's residence was stepped up and the police were collecting footage of the CCTV cameras installed near his house to identify the persons, he said. CONTD. ON P6 Body of Mayank (6) was taken out from the borewell after 48 hours of rescue operations on Sunday at 3:00 pm, according to district administration officials. Mayank (6), son of Vijay Adivasi, had fallen into an open borewell between 3.30 pm and 4 pm on Friday afternoon in Manika village under the jurisdiction of Janeh police station area, about 90 km from Rewa district headquarters. The depth of the borewell is said to be 160 feet deep. Ever since Mayank fell into the borewell, his mother had been sitting next to the spot waiting for her son to be saved. During this period she became ill, but did not leave the spot. After being informed about her son's death, she was devastated along with other family members. Sub-divisional magis- PATNA: "You are eating fish during Navratri. What message do you want to send? You eat whatever you want, fish, pig, pigeon, elephant or horse. What is the need to show? This is only for votes, for appeasement politics. They think people of a particular religion will vote for them because of this. Lalu ji, I request you to handle such people," Defence minister Rajnath Singh said at a party meeting at Bihar's Jamui. He was there to bolster support for Arun Bharti, NDA candidate and LJP (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan's brother-in-law. The defence minister's remarks were a swipe at Tejashwi Yadav's recent video in which he is seen munching on fish. The video, which was posted after Navratri began, sparked a massive row. The BJP's Giriraj Singh slammed the former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister for being a "seasonal Sanatani" and accused him of practising appeasement politics. Sarabjit’s killer shot dead in Pakistan LAHORE/NEW DELHI Amir Sarfaraz Tamba, an accused in the murder of Sarabjit Singh, the Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan, and a close associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit founder Hafiz Sayeed, was killed by unidentified gunmen in Lahore on Sunday . Tamba was attacked by motorcycleborne assailants at his residence in Sanant Nagar, a thickly populated area of old Lahore in the afternoon. He was rushed in critical condition to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Police have registered an FIR against two unidentified assailants on the complaint of Tamba's younger brother Junaid Sarfraz. According to reports, Tamba's body bore four bullet wounds, two each in the chest and legs. Singh, 49, died of cardiac arrest in Jinnah Hospital Lahore in the wee hours of May 2, 2013, after being comatose for nearly a week following a brutal assault by inmates including Tamba, inside the high-security Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore. Singh had been allegedly found guilty of taking part in several bombings in Pakistan's Punjab province in 1990 and was given the death penalty. However, Singh's family in India maintained he was a victim of mistaken identity and had inadvertently strayed across the border. His sister Dalbir Kaur had fought a long battle to secure his release from the neighbouring nation, but failed. Dr Usman Anwar, Inspector General Police of Pakistan's Punjab province, said that police are investigating the murder of Tamba from all aspects. CONTD. ON P6