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4TH PHASE: 71.22% POLLING IN STATE

Indore sees
Oppn says Pak is not
wearing bangles, we will
least polling
among 8 seats
Will Lalwani
create history
make them wear it: PM
OUR STAFF REPORTER
city.bhopal@fpj.co.in with victory
The final and fourth phase of margin
Lok Sabha election passed off
peacefully in Madhya OUR STAFF REPORTER
Pradesh on Monday. Till 6 pm, Indore
the tentative voting percent- BJP candidate Shankar
age of all eight Lok Sabha Lalwani, who did not get
seats vis Dewas, Ujjain, Mand- an opponent from
saur Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Congress, the main rival
Khargone and Khanwda party in Indore, has an
stood at 71.72 %. opportunity to create
This voting figure is likely to history by registering a
increase as final voting victory with largest
figures were yet to come out. Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow with Uttar
number of votes across
Among the all eight Lok Sab- India. There are around Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for the Lok Sabha
ha seat, Indore recorded the 26 lakh voters in Indore elections, in Varanasi on Monday
lowest 61.75 % voting. Lok Sabha constituency.
The polling percent of With 61.75 per cent of MUZAFFARPUR/HAJIPUR they do not even have an ad-
Dewas parliamentary seat electorate exercising equate supply of bangles,'
stood at 74.86% followed by Uj- their franchise in Indore, Prime Minister Narendra the PM said.
jain (73.03 %), Mandsaur (74.50 total ballots polled is Modi on Monday lashed out "But, we must look care-
%), Ratlam (72.86 %), Dhar believed to be around 15 at the opposition INDIA fully at the opposition
(71.50 %), Khargone (75.79 %) lakh. Even if NOTA, on bloc, calling its leaders which seems to be full of
and Khandwa (70.72 %). Tribal voters in queue wait patiently for their turn outside polling station in tribal dominated Jhabua district on Monday the call by Congress, 'cowards' who were 'scared cowards and timid people,
Giving the aforesaid informa- drew 2 lakhs votes and of Pakistan's nuclear pow- who give a clean chit to Pak-
tion, chief electoral officer KHARGONE RATLAM MANDSAUR DHAR all other candidates er'. istan on terrorism, raise

75.79% 72.86% 74.50% 71.50%

Anupam Rajan said that as far together garnered 50,000 Addressing an election doubts on surgical strikes...
as assembly wise polling per- votes, the victory margin rally in Muzaffarpur Lok their Left allies even want
centage of all eight Lok Sabha of Lalwani would be not Sabha constituency of Bi- our nuclear arsenal to be
seats is concerned then less than 10 lakh votes, har, PM Modi made an ap- dismantled," he said.
highest polling percentage of INDORE UJJAIN DEWAS KHANDWA which will be the biggest parent reference to a recent Earlier, addressing an

61.75% 73.58% 74.86% 70.72%

84.51 percent was recorded in victory margin ever in statement of National Con- election rally in Hajipur
Sailana. Ratlam Gramin regis- Indian Parliamentary ference leader Farooq Ab- Lok Sabha constituency,
tered second highest polling elections. dullah, without mentioning PM Modi said the money re-
percentage of 80.61 %. Panse- The previous record of him by name. covered in raids against
mal of Khargone saw 78.49 %
voting. Ujjain's Ghatia assem-
PHASE WISE POLLING 68.45 % WOMEN TURN UP TO VOTE highest victory margin
rests with Pritam Munde,
'The INDIA bloc seems to
have leaders who are scared
politicians 'belonged to the
country's poor'.
bly seat's polling percentage The average polling percentage of first phase was 67.75 %, Like the first three rounds of Lok Sabha election, the male who won by-election of Pakistan and have night- "I will tell you why they
was pegged at 77.93 %. In In- second phase 58.59 % and third phase 66.75 %. As far a voters outshined the female voters in fourth phase as well. with 6.96 lakh votes at mares of its nuclear power,' are crying hoarse against
dore, among the five assembly fourth phase of polling is concerned then it stood at 71.72 The percentage of male voters was registered at 75.01 % Bheed seat in he said. the action of agencies like
seats from where least voting % and it is highest from first three rounds. while the female voter turnout stood at 68.45 %. In the Maharashtra in October The remarks come in the the ED. During the previous
percentage was reported, In- third phase of election, male voting percentage was 2014, after the untimely backdrop of comments by Congress regime, the ED
dore 3 recorded 56.54 % polling, pegged at 69.69 %. The female voting percentage was death of her father and Abdullah about Pakistan seized only ? 35 lakh, which
Indore 5 voting percentage was 2019 LOK SABHA POLLS 63.52 %. This means that in comparison to the third former Union minister having atom bombs and not could be contained in a
57.54 %, Indore 2 voting per- round, the female voting percentage increased in the Gopinath Munde. wearing bangles. school bag. Ever since we
In the Lok Sabha election 2019, the voting percentage of fourth round. BJP, Election Commission and other Incidentally, NOTA also
centage stood at 58.03 %, Indore Dewas was 79.46 %, Ujjain 75.40 %, Mansaur 77.84 %, 'If Pakistan does not wear took over, the agency has re-
1 polling percentage was 59.84 organizations carried out a dedicated campaign, urging has a chance to set a new bangles, we will make the covered ? 2,200 crore, which
Ratlam 75.66 %, Dhar 75.25 %, Indore 69.31 %, Khargone voters to step out of their home and cast the vote. This record if it polls more
% and Indore 4 registered 77.82 % and Khandwa 76.90 %. country wear them. I knew would require 70 small
polling percentage of 61.89 %. helped a lot in increasing the voting percentage. than 52,000 votes. they did not have food trucks to be carried," said
grains. Now, I come to know the PM. CONTD. ON P7
CM CASTS VOTE IN UJJAIN
UJJAIN: Chief Minister Mohan Yadav along 63% VOTING, VIOLENCE
with his family members cast votes at polling
booth number 60 at Alakhdham Sindhi IN ANDHRA, WB Ab jaldi hi karni padegi: RaGa
Dharmshala in Freeganj area. In all, Ujjain-Alot
NEW DELHI: A voter turnout of nearly 63% was RAEBARELI: After evading queries for years, Congress
(SC reserve) parliamentary constituency,
recorded on Monday in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday finally responded to a
reported 73.58% polling. Out of eight
elections covering 96 constituencies spread over 10 states question about his marriage. Gandhi scion Rahul, who
assembly segments of the constituency, highest
and Union Territories, with scattered incidents of vio- is considered one of the most eligible bachelors in the
77.68% voting was recorded in Ghatiya (SC
lence reported in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. country, was addressing a meeting in Raebareli on
reserve) assembly segment while lowest
West Bengal again recorded an impressive turnout at Monday when someone from the crowd teased the sen-
67.22% polling was recorded in Ujjain South
75.94%, the highest among states/UTs in this phase. Srina- ior Congress leader about his marital status and asked
segment. Incidentally, Ujjain-South assembly
gar constituency in J&K witnessed 36.58% voting in the him when he plans to tie the knot. His sister Priyanka
seat is represented by the chief minister.
first Lok Sabha election in the Valley since the scrapping Gandhi who was standing close to him drew Rahul
Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh told Free Press
of Article 370, with the EC stating that it was the "highest Gandhi’s attention to the question and he said, “Ab
that the voting was peaceful and final voting
turnout in decades". "Polling in the fourth phase of Gen- jaldi hi karni padegi (now, I will have to get married
figures could be known by Tuesday. In 2019 CM Mohan Yadav standing in queue before casting his vote in Ujjain on eral Elections 2024 recorded an approximate voter turnout soon).”On hearing his reply, the crowd cheered wildly
parliamentary elections, Ujjain-Alot
constituency had registered 75.40% turnout.
Monday morning. FP PHOTO of 62.84 per cent till 8 pm,” said EC. and Rahul Gandhi responded with a smile.

9 killed, over 70 injured as billboard Now, Jaipur

schools
ASHOKA GARDEN CASH RECOVERY CASE

and metal tower collapse in Mumbai receive bomb Rs 40.11L recovered from
house of Khatri's sister
CM Eknath Shinde
orders probe threats
JAIPUR: Over 50 schools
here received bomb
MUMBAI: At least nine threats via email on Mon- OUR STAFF REPORTER ‘Hawala operator’
persons were killed and day morning, triggering city.bhopal@fpj.co.in DCP Shukla told Free Press
over 70 others injured on panic among students and that the police also came to
Monday in rain-related in- their parents, police said. Police seized Rs 40.11 lakh know that Khatri operated a
cidents in Mumbai where- However, no explosive or from a house in Bairagarh hawala business and deploy
in a 100-foot tall billboard anything suspicious has owned by the sister of
NEWS BRIEF fell on a petrol pump in been found so far in these Kailash Khatri from whose
middlemen, who used to
hunt for people trying to
Ghatkopar area while an schools, they added. Ashoka Garden house they
Sushil Modi, ex-dy under-construction metal The threatening emails had seized Rs 31 lakh a few
exchange notes. He allegedly
also paid commission to all
CM of Bihar, dies tower collapsed on a road to schools came 12 days af- days back. With this the total the middlemen. DCP Shukla
NEW DELHI: Senior BJP amid gusty winds in ter a similar scare in Del- cash seized is over Rs 71 day, a police team, under the said that the I-T dept has
leader and former deputy Wadala, officials said. hi-NCR where 150 schools lakh, police revealed on supervision of additional been informed about the
chief minister The billboard, which was NDRF personnel look for survivors during a rescue operation at received bomb threat Monday. DCP (Zone-1) of Bhopal, seizures
of Bihar, illegal according to civic Ghatkopar where a billboard came crashing down emails from a Russia- DCP (Zone-1), Priyanka Rashmi Agrawal Dubey,
Sushil Modi, officials, uprooted and fell based mailing service on Shukla said that they sus- raided the house of Khatri's DCP Shukla said that in
died at Delhi's on a petrol pump at the jured. They were rushed to other person was seriously May 1, triggering massive pect that Kailash Khatri sister, located in Bairagarh, connection with the case,
All-India Cheddanagar Junction in various hospitals," a injured," a civic official evacuations and searches. from house the initial cash where they found Rs 40.11 the station house officer
Institute of Ghatkopar, killing eight senior police officer said, said. On Sunday, 20 hospitals, seizure was made is involved lakh cash money. Police (SHO) of Ashoka Garden po-
Medical people and injuring 70 oth- adding that the search and In Wadala, an under-con- including the IGI Airport in hawala operation. At the said that while sifting lice station, Vandana
Sciences this ers. rescue operation is under- struction metal parking and the Northern Rail- time the cash was seized, through CCTV footages, Lakade, and four other cops
evening. He was 72. Modi "78 people have been way at the spot. tower collapsed on a road ways' CPRO office, in Del- Khatri had told police that they saw Khatri transport- had been suspended, as they
was battling cancer and was pulled out so far from un- In Bandra, a branch of a amid gusty winds, injuring hi received similar emails. he worked as a money ex- ing bags to Bairagarh. Sus- carried out the raids and
admitted in the intensive care der the hoarding, of which tree fell on a shop, trapping three persons and damag- The authorities declared changer. The seized amount pecting that they contained took further actions without
unit of AIIMS for the last one eight are declared dead, two persons. "Of them, a ing vehicles. both the incidents as was handed over to I-T de- money, they raided the taking the senior police offi-
month. while 70 others were in- 38-year-old died while an- CONTD. ON P7 hoax. partment. Later, on Thurs- house and seized the money. cials into confidence.

Girls outshine boys

in both Class 10, 12
BHOPAL: The Central Board
of Secondary Education
(CBSE) has announced the
Modi faces 70 contestants in Varanasi AAP MP cries assault
at Kejriwal’s house
BISWAJEET BANERJEE / tions. sonnel. However, only 26 nominations. chaotic with hundreds of NEW DELHI : In a mysterious case, the Delhi police on
Class 12 and 10 board LUCKNOW The influx of swift intervention Rajasthan's well known people vying to file nomi- Monday claimed to have received distress
examinations results on candidates created by officers helped mimicry artist Shyam nations. calls from former Delhi Commission for

A
Monday. 82.46% of the day before PM pandemonium, defuse the Rangeela encountered ob- It appears they have al- Women chairperson and Aam Aadmi
students from MP who wrote Modi files his nom- prompting police situation and re- stacles in depositing his ready predetermined whose Party MP Swati Maliwal in which she al-
the Class 12 CBSE examination
ination papers, the intervention and store order. By the nomination papers. “We papers they will accept and legedly told them that Delhi chief minis-
have been declared successful.
office of the Varanasi Col- the closure of the end of the day, ap- are being deprived of our whose they will not,” he ter Arvind Kejriwal’s personal assistant
In Class 12, the MP (Bhopal
lector witnessed utter office gates. Ten- proximately 70 in- right to contest the elction. lamented. PM Modi will file Bibhav Kumar had assaulted her on his
region) was 14 among 17
regions of the CBSE in the chaos as more than a hun- sions escalated as dividuals had suc- Initiallythey requested 10 his nomination after having directions at his residence. However, Mali-
country in terms of pass dred individuals from var- clashes erupted between cessfully submitted their proposers. Today I arrived darshan of Kashi Kotwal wal, who later also visited the Civil Lines
percentage. (PG-5) ious parts of the country the aspiring contestants nomination forms,. In the with the required number Baba Kal Bhairav on Tues- police station here, did not lodge a formal complaint in the
arrived to file nomina- and law enforcement per- last election, there were but the situation was day. CONTD. ON P7 matter and left stating that’s she would do so later.
INDORE CITY INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

Rains, hail showers Cong leader’s office damaged

by BJP supporters; 2 injured
cool city after poll heat OUR STAFF REPORTER
city.indore@fpj.co.in

A group of youths carry-

ing knives entered
Complainant had an argument with the
accused during voting in the morning

Various colonies at Bypass The rain began in the

evening and continued for
the office of Con-
gress leader Vinod
witnessed hail showers but many an hour with varying in-
tensity in different parts
Babbu Yadav and
damaged property
areas remained dry as well of the city, but the meteor-
ological office at the city
amid voting in the
Pardesipura area
airport received a few mil- on Monday
OUR STAFF REPORTER the Regional Meteorologi- limetres of rainfall till evening. Two people Vicky
city.indore@fpj.co.in cal Department said that evening. ‘Rain and gusty Yadav and Vikas Yadav
similar conditions will pre- winds will continue to hit were injured in the inci-
City weather took U-turn vail on Tuesday as various parts of the state dent. It is said that Babbu
on Monday evening, follow- well. including Indore had an argument with
ing hot and humid day, as ‘A cyclonic division,’ Met officials Ankit Yadav, son of IMC
rain coupled with hail circulation said. speaker Munnalal Yadav
showers lashed many parts lies over Rainfall in the evening at a polling booth in the
of the city on Monday. The south inte- also turned city’s weather morning. The youths not
change in weather sur- rior Kar- cool as temperature only brandished knives
prised residents and nataka dropped to a couple of de- but also damaged two vehi- there. They also damaged acquaintance of the agent.
caught those on roads off- and a grees Celsius in the cles including a car and a bike and a car parked Babbu intervened and
guard and drenched. trough evening. also misbehaved with a outside the office. The ve- saved the youth and even
The city also witnessed runs from Under the in- Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhat- However, the maximum woman. Police have regis- hicles belong to a neigh- had an argument with the
thunderstorm with gusty this to north- fluence of these tisgarh, Madhya Maha- temperature on Monday tered a case against many bour. The entire incident attackers. Babbu said that
winds which were blowing west Madhya systems, isolated to rashtra and Marathwada was recorded at 38.3 de- people including eight was captured on CCTVs the attack on his office was
at a speed of 60 kmph. How- Pradesh in the low- scattered light to mod- during the next 5 days and grees Celsius which was identified youths under installed there. The youths related to this incident.
ever, the sudden change in er tropospheric levels. An- erate rainfall accompa- accompanied with thun- two degrees Celsius below various sections of the were also seen beating a ACP (Pardeshipura)
weather conditions provid- other cyclonic circulation nied with thunderstorm, derstorm, lightning and normal while the mini- IPC and further investiga- youth and misbehaving Narendra Rawat informed
ed relief to residents from lies over Comorin area in lightning and squally gusty winds (30-40 kmph) mum temperature was tion is on into the case. with a woman. Some the Free Press that a case
hot and humid conditions. lower tropospheric levels,’ winds (40-60 kmph) are are very likely over Gu- recorded at 26 degrees Cel- According to informa- youths were identified and has been registered
Meanwhile, officials of Met officials said. very likely over Madhya jarat region on May 14. sius which was two de- tion, the incident took the Congress activists against Montu Yadav,
place at Yadav’s office in reached the police station Lakhan Jat, Suraj Jat, He-
Bajrang Nagar around 5.15 to lodge an FIR. mant, Ashish Pal, Adarsh,
IMC’S FAKE DRAINAGE BILL SCAM
Two detained in
pm. Babbu Yadav Babbu informed media Cherry, Koushal Jat and
Scooter riders rob informed media persons persons that Congress was other youths on the com-

student of mobile Police going that he and other activists

were at his office when 25
supporting an independ-
ent candidate and he had
plaint of Babbu Yadav un-
der sections 452, 427, 323,

connection with phone

through GST, ITR
to 30 youths came there
and pelted stones. Some of
them were carrying knives
gone to a booth to provide
breakfast to his agent
when he saw some youths
147, 148, 149, 294, 336, 506 of
the IPC and the police have
started a search for them.

youth’s murder
OUR STAFF REPORTER and threatened people thrashing an

filed by accused
city.indore@fpj.co.in

Four suspects of the accused so they were

having a dispute over the
Two men on a scooter robbed a man of
his mobile phone in Sanyogitaganj
area, police said on Monday. The sus- OUR STAFF REPORTER
Registration for ‘Change in political dynamics
still on the run same. After the incident, pects were captured on CCTV but they city.indore@fpj.co.in
CUET-PG
OUR STAFF REPORTER
city.indore@fpj.co.in
family members of the de-
ceased created a ruckus at
MY Hospital alleging that
could not be arrested till filing of this
report.
According to the police, Dhruv Prat-
Police are going through the ITR and GST
filed by contractors, who were arrested in counselling begins prime reason for sharp
Two people were detained
by the police on Monday in
the police did not take the
matter seriously due to
which the incident hap-
ap Bagri, a resident of Satna has
lodged a complaint that he is a student
and he resides in a hotel in Navlakha
connection with the IMC’s fake drainage bill
scam case. Also, the role of Abhay Rathore,
the prime accused in the scam is also being
OUR STAFF REPORTER
city.indore@fpj.co.in decline in polling percentage’
connection with the mur- pened. area. On May 9, he was going some- investigated by the police. Registrations for CUET-PG
der of a youth in Azad Na-
gar area last night. Four
Police believed that sus-
pects Arif, Nahib, Yusuf
where when two persons on a scooter
came from behind and one of them
MG Road police station in-charge Vijay
Singh Sisodiya said that Rathore is on police
counselling for admission
in the teaching depart- Frustrated and has seen a sharp drop of
about 7.57% in the voting
other suspects are being
searched by the police.
and Wasim were involved
in the murder. A case under
snatched his mobile phone and fled the
scene. Bagri cried for help when some
remand till May 15. He has allegedly confessed
to his crime but he named EE Gupta and other
ments of Devi Ahilya Vish-
wavidyalaya (DAVV) began disappointed percentage as only about
61.75% people exercised
Azad Nagar police station
in-charge Neeraj Medha
section 302 of the IPC was
registered against them.
people gathered at the spot but the ac-
cused managed to flee.
IMC employees and contractors’ for their al-
leged involvement in the scam. Now, the police
on Monday. Students, who
had taken CUET-PG can supporters their franchise compared
to 2019 figure of 69.32%.
said that Moin Khan (20)
was found murdered be-
During investigation, two
persons named Aliyas and
Police registered a case on Sunday.
It is said that the CCTVs of the area
are gathering details of GST and ITR filed by
the contractors. Police are also going through
register for counselling till
May 31. avoid voting The former IAS officer
outrightly discarded that
hind Noorani Mosque late Ahmed were detained by were examined and two suspects were the ITR filed by Rathore. On Sunday, police After registrations are the reason for the low
on Sunday. A gunshot was the police. Police said that seen in the camera. A police team has had recovered an I-phone 14 which Rathore al- over, the university will re- MANISH UPADHYAY turnout of voters was
found on his chest. During they had called Moin at the been constituted to arrest the phone legedly bought from the money of commission lease merit list of students city.indore@fpj.co.in high temperature. He
investigation, the police spot. However, investiga- snatchers. Due to polls, police security he received in the scam. It was a scam of over in the first week of June pointed that the same
came to know that Moin’s tion is on and a search is be- has been tightened but cops were not Rs 107 crore but the police found that Rs 30 and begin counselling ‘The city witnessed an kind of high temperature
elder brother fled with a ing conducted to nab the seen at the spot at the time of the inci- crore were received by the accused so far. They from June 10. unprecedented political was there in 2019 as well.
girl from the family of one suspects. dent. had put fake bills of Rs 60 crore. There is a possibility that turmoil before and dur- ‘The primary reason for
10k students will be called ing the Lok-Sabha elec- the sharp decline in the
for the first round of coun- tion when

EVMs put in three-layered security blanket in strong rooms

selling. CUET coordinator two former
at DAVV, Prof Kanhaiya MLAs of the
Ahuja said the university Congress
will hold counselling near- joined the
OUR STAFF REPORTER ly a week after the merit BJP and in a
city.indore@fpj.co.in Whole election process completed peacefully: Collector list is released so that stu- rare incident,
and District Returning Officer Asheesh Singh dents from other states get even the Lok
At the end of polling of 2024 ample time to reach Indore Sabha candi-
Lok Sabha election of the dis- being put in three- here at the Nehru Stadium on Mon- After conducting polling, EVMs are and participate in the ad- date of the
trict, Collector and District Re- layered security day. He said that as per being put in the strong rooms, mission process. Congress
turning Officer Asheesh Singh blanket of strong preparations and guidelines of the which will be under three-layered Eyeing admission in withdrew his
said that the election was con- rooms. ECI, elections were conducted security. If any candidate would DAVV, around 40k students nomination,
ducted peacefully and in a Singh was talking peacefully. He hoped that the polling like to see the like feed of the strong had registered for CUET- quit the party
transparent manner. EVMs are to media persons percentage would be around 62pc. room, it would also be arranged. PG. Of them, around 80pc and joined the
students had given the BJP. This situ-
exam. Around 1800 seats in ation disap-
News in Brief
INDORE LS CONSTITUENCY: Anticipating 43 PG courses offered by
DAVV will be up for grabs
during counselling.
pointed and frustrated
the committed voters of
Congress, who preferred
vote percentage is the po-
litical developments be-
fore and during the
BoM provides facilities at
Adarsh polling booths BJP win, scores give polling booths a miss to abstain from voting. process of Lok Sabha

INDORE: ‘Ek Parivaar Ek Bank’ and ‘Samjhe Aap Ke Dil OUR STAFF REPORTER prit was being the unconventional option of Less enthusiasm in This resulted in a sharp
decline in the polling per-
election whereby many
Congress leaders quit
Ki Baat’ are mottos of Bank of Maharashtra (BoM). In an
effort to
city.indore@fpj.co.in NOTA (None of the Above) against the BJP
which haven’t tasted defeat in Indore in the Muslim-dominated areas centage of the district in
the ongoing Lok Sahba
their party and joined the
BJP in bulk. Though they
implement this, Precisely as it was expected, the enthusiasm past 35 years. While the BJP had reposed its INDORE: The Muslim com- Election’, said a former changed their faith easily,
BoM, in among voters was missing in Indore as Lok faith on incumbent MP Shankar Lalwani, munity, the palpable core IAS officer, who was post- their supporters did not.
collaboration Sabha election in this constituency got one- Congress had called for pressing NOTA voters of the Congress par- ed as collector and dis- Moreover, they did not
with the Election sided with Congress candidate Akshay Kan- button on EVMs as its candidate, Bam, had ty, appeared to be less en- trict returning officer of have any alternate Con-
Commission and ti Bam pulling out of the poll battle at the withdrawn from the contest. With the BJP thusiastic in this election the district for a long gress candidate to vote
the Municipal eleventh hour, making way for BJP’s big vic- candidate looking strong due to lack of due to the absence of a can- time. He was talking to for. This situation gener-
Corporation, tory here. Taking advantage of cloudy competition, many voters believing to have didate from the grand old this correspondent on the ated frustration and dis-
provided many weather, the voters lined up at polling booths known the outcome of the polls did not party fighting against the condition of not quoting appointment among
facilities at two early to exercise their franchise. Among the turn up at booths, resulting in a significant BJP, paving a victorious his name. them. This resulted in
Adarsh polling first ones reaching polling stations were decline in voting percentage. Muslim vot- way for its candidate. The He was asked to explain many of them avoiding to
stations during Lok Sabha elections on Monday. mostly women, who wanted to cast their bal- ers, which are believed to be Congress’ vote Congress candidate, Ak- the possible reasons for cast their vote. On the
The two large polling stations Silicon City Club House and lots before beginning their daily chores. bank, also seemed disinterested in exercis- shay Kanti Bam, switched the sharp drop in the vot- other hand, the voters of
Kanakeshwari Mahavidyalaya in Nanda Nagar, each with Senior citizens and first-time voters were ing their franchise as most polling stations sides and defected to the ing percentage, despite BJP were confident of
more than 10 polling booths, were designated as Adarsh mostly seen excited about voting. The lack in Muslim pockets wore a deserted look. ruling party a few weeks Indore being the highest victory for their candi-
polling booths. These booths were decorated by the bank of enthusiasm among middle-aged voters Few booths where short queues were seen before the election, leaving literate district of the date. Thus many of them
and arrangements were made for voters, including was palpable as tens of thousands of them were conspicuous by Muslim women vot- no candidate for the Con- State. As per the prelimi- refrained from voting,’ he
provision of pure drinking water, soft drinks, selfie points chose to give a miss to voting. The main cul- ers’ absence. gress. nary figures, the district added.
and special means for children's entertainment.
The bank’s Zonal Chief M Satyanarayana stated that with
our connection to 16 branches in Indore district,
whenever we are entrusted with any responsibility by the
administration, we strive to fulfill it with dedication and
contribute positively to the city's welfare.
First time voters show significant interest in Indore
Priyanshi has for nation echoing loud but now I got ture and today
Sharma - As a can be expressed and clear in the this opportuni- I got that pow-
Lily Dawar conferred with citizen of a dem- by casting vote halls of democ- ty. The experi- er. It gave me a
Sweep Ambassador Award ocratic country and fulfilling the racy as I cast my ence was excit- sense of pride.
INDORE: Lily Sanjay Dawar was honoured with Sweep it is my responsi- duty one has. vote for the very ing and I loved
Brand Ambassador Award by Smart City and Sheroes bility to vote and For me Nation first time. to have this Akshat Shri-
Sewa Social choose the gov- first, voting power as a citi- vastava: To-
Welfare Society ernment of my must. zen. day was my
(SSSWS) in an choice. Sakshi first vote and
awareness Vaishnavi Yadav: Today, my Harsh Saxena: Chavhan: My Yash Rajput: from now I promised myself that
programme dream of voting With a mix of vote was cast Exiting the I will always make it. It is a re-
organised for has been ful- nervousness, I considering the booth, I could- sponsibility and every one
voter education, filled. I pledge to stepped into the future of the n't contain my should fulfil it.
at Pritamlal Dua participate in all polling booth, nation. A sense excitement. I
Sabhagrah. The upcoming elec- ready to cast my of emotions felt a rush of
CEO of Smart tions. Voting is first vote. A like pride and pride knowing
City - Divyank not just a right; sense of empow- excitement that I had con-
Singh and Janvi Chandwani -Director of Sheroes, it’s our ultimate erment washed over me, as I rolled over tributed to
bestowed the honour upon educationist Lily Sanjay duty. Democracy marked my choices on the ballot. when I pressed shaping the fu-
Dawar. A significant number of women who have made empowers us with this greatest the button. ture of my country.
their mark in various fields attended the event. Lily Sanjay gift—the power to shape our na- Aditi Devliya: I was feeling em-
Dawar managed the prestigious event with grace. tion’s destiny. powered to realise that my voice, Kanishka Darwai: When I Rhythm Mourya: The vote has a
Himani Chavhan: The love one once just a whisper, was now turned 17, I was eager to cast vote power to make a decision for fu-
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INDORE SEES DECLINE BY 7.57% VOTES

INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

OUR SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENT
9.6 LAKH VOTERS ABSTAIN FROM VOTING
city.indore@fpj.co.in SANWER RECORDS HIGHEST POLLING
The voting for electing the FOLLOWED BY DEPALPUR
18th Member of Parlia-
ment from the district was ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY INDORE-5 REGISTERS
conducted peacefully LOWEST VOTING FOLLOWED BY INDORE-3
and in a transparent man-
ner on Monday. However, ELECTION REMAINS PEACEFUL DESPITE HIGH
the apathy of the voters to-
wards casting their vote TEMPERATURE DURING NOON TIME
emerged as a major set-
back for the district and
the city, which is consid- ASSEMBLY SEAT MALE FEMALE VOTERS
ered the highest literate
city of the State.
As per the figures of the DEPALPUR 71.14% 59.13% 65.18%
district administration, in
comparison to the last Lok

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INDORE 1 63.91% 58.00% 61.01%
Sabha election in 2019
(69.32%), this time voting 70 VISUALLY IMPAIRED GIRLS CAST VOTE
percentage dropped INDORE 2 61.59% 57.08% 59.36%
t the Mahesh Blind Welfare Association, 70 visually impaired girls their commitment to civic
CONG PUSH FOR
sharply by 7.57% to
61.75%.
NOTA ABSENT ON participation by actively engaging in the voting process. These resilient individuals were
collectively transported by bus to the polling station at Green Field School, situated near
INDORE 3 62.31% 54.30% 58.32%
In all 9,66,510 voters ab-
Bombay Hospital on Ring Road. There, they exercised their right to vote, presenting an inspiring
GROUND
stained from voting as Indore: Congress which was
only 15605293 of the
INDORE 4 67.68% 60.77% 64.22% urging the people to vote for example of both their vitality and unwavering faith in democracy.
2526803 voters exercised NOTA in the run-up to the Lok
their franchise . INDORE 5 60.67% 54.83% 57.77% Sabha polls seemed to lack any
The highest turn-out intent to actually push people
was registered in Sanwer to do so on the D-Day. Except
at 67.08% and the lowest in
RAU 65.72% 59.12% 62.45% for tables at two or three
Assembly constituency In- places, the party did not even
dore-5 at merely 57.77%. SANWER 73.14% 60.87% 67.08% bother to put up tables near
Mhow Tehsil of the dis- polling booths. Political parties
trict comes are allowed to put up their
under Dhar Parliamentary
TOTAL 65.46% 57.97% 61.75% tables at a minimum distance of
constituency, 100 meters from the polling
thus it’s polling percent- polling stations in the dis- elderly or disabled and tered the highest voting of booths. At most of the booths, tion, she walked from her home to the
Congressmen were inactive
Democratic morning for
age is not included in the trict. Immediately after also first-time voters were 67.08%, followed by De- polling booth and cast her vote enthusias-
polling percentage of the this, voting started at 7 am. seen exercising their fran- palpur at 65.18% and In- and no campaign was run by Indore tically. Durga proudly shared that she had

People's lack of interest comes to fore

district. Men and women were seen chise. dore-4 at 64.22%. The lag- them in favour of NOTA. The At the crack of dawn, mock polls were participated in previous elections as well,
A mock poll was conduct- in equal numbers in sepa- As per the data, polling gards were Indore-5 excitement among the voters conducted at all 2,677 polling booths across including the Municipal Corporation and
ed at the scheduled time in rate queues and voters of ended at 7 pm Sanwer as- (57.77%), Indore-3 (58.32%) of Congress and its supporters the district, ensuring that the voting Assembly elections. Continuing this
the morning at all 2,677 all age groups, whether sembly constituency regis- and Indore-2 (59.36). seemed to be low. process remained smooth and efficient. trend, she voted in the Lok Sabha election
Voting commenced promptly at 7:00 am, on the same day. Her resolve remains
with eager voters forming queues outside strong, as she has vowed to participate in
polling stations even before sunrise. Both all upcoming elections.
men and women participated actively,
standing in separate queues, demonstrat-

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ing equal enthusiasm for exercising their
Voters ki “SEVA MEIN”
INDORE-1 : Kailash's new democratic right. Citizens of all age Polling stations across various locations
protege, Shukla plays out groups, including the elderly and disabled, ensured that voters were fully-refreshed.
nlike their neighbours in made their way to the polling booths to Cold water and buttermilk were thought-
Depalpur, voters of Indore-1 cast their votes. Notably, this election saw fully provided at the Joshi Guradia polling
assembly seat were not very the active participation of youth who had station in Mhow. But the offerings didn’t
forthcoming to vote. It began with been included in the voter list for the first stop there! At many other polling stations,
a handful of voters reaching time. voters enjoyed a variety of delightful bev-
polling stations sending ripples to erages, including Aamras (mango pulp),
BJP leaders in Indore. It was then Rasna (fruit-flavoured drink), Keri Pana
Sanjay Shukla, who had crossed (raw mango drink), Sharbat (sweet syrup),
A happy democratic
over to BJP from Congress and be- anniversary and even freshly squeezed sugarcane
came another lieutenant of juice. For the convenience of those voters
Kailash Vijayvargiya, who swung Early morning at the Indore Public who had difficulty in travelling to the
into action and brought out voters School (IPS) polling booth on AB Road, In- polling station, they were provided the fa-
ALL PIX BY PINTU NAMDEV AND ANAND SHIVRE

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from their homes and conveyed dore, a heartwarming scene unfolded. An cility of e-rickshaws and other vehicles.

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them to polling stations. trasting with the assembly elec- elderly couple, Radheshyam Sohni and his

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tion when long queues of people wife, Gayatri Sohni, accompanied by their
INDORE-4: VOTERS JOSH RAU: SENIORS THRONG
waiting their turn were common. nthusiasm among voters in son, daughter-in-law, and daughter, ar-
INDORE-2: TEPID REMAINS LOW Casting vote amidst
nlike state assembly elec- The constituency experienced this semi-rural constituency rived to cast their votes. But this was no
RESPONSE BY VOTERS
wedding procession
ssembly constituency In- tions, the voters josh was peaceful voting but recorded the was high in the morning but ordinary day—it was their 49th wedding
dore -2 experienced a slug- low throughout the day dur- lowest voting percentage in Indore it began to decrease in the after- anniversary. As the family stood together, The date of a wedding procession coin-
gish beginning and end, ing polling in Lok Sabha elections. parliamentary constituency until noon. Senior citizens were more they not only celebrated their enduring cided with the democratic process at
with less participation by young Voting remained peaceful in In- 5 pm. Additionally, more than 80pc excited than young voters. Howev- love but also embraced their civic duty. Adarsh polling station number 117 in
voters in comparison to the elderly dore-4 constituency except for a of shops were open in Khajrana er, long queues of voters were Chander village, Depalpur assembly con-
who participated with enthusias- case of MLA Malini Gaud catch- area, indicating people s disinter- missing at most of the polling stituency. As two grooms arrived at the
tic energy. In the morning polling ing a polling officer allegedly ask- est in the Lok Sabha elections. booths and there was a time in af- polling station, dressed in their wedding
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booths saw fewer people, while old- ing people to vote for NOTA. Peo- ternoon when booths went empty. Despite her disability, Durga Bairagi re- finery, onlookers were taken aback. The
er citizens turned out in greater ple were casting their votes as Voters also faced trouble in finding mained unwavering in her commitment to festive atmosphere of a wedding proces-
numbers by noon and by the their duty and responsibility to- their booths due to multiple booths democracy. Her physical challenges did sion merged with the serious business of
SANWER: HIGHEST VOTING
evening many booths were seen wards the country. However, many here was greater enthusi- at a centre in Vaishali Nagar. Sen- not hinder her civic duty. With determina- voting.
deserted. Unlike the assembly elec- people reached polling stations asm among voters in rural ior citizens got direct access as

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tions, the people were less inter- early with the start of voting but it areas of Sanwer Lok Sabha there was no queue for them.
ested in voting and making a didn t take time for them to cast constituency compared to urban
choice. their vote throughout the day as areas. People in rural areas Depalpur : Large numbers

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there were no significant long seemed to be more actively partic- fter Sanwer, voters in De-
queues at the booths. ipating in the electoral process in palpur were more excited
the early hours of the day, as most than other parts of Indore
INDORE-3 : POOR VOTING

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n Indore-3 Assembly con- of them belong to the farming sec- Lok Sabha constituency as they
stituency there was quite less tor or used to commute to Indore thronged polling booths in large
INDORE-5 : Lack of
footfall compared to other con- and Ujjain for wages on a daily ba- numbers to exercise their fran-
interest
stituencies. In the morning, here appears to be a lack of sis. Sanwer recorded the highest chise. The moment of voting large-
polling booths were filled with vot- interest among electors in voting percentage in Indore par- ly remained managed at Depalpur
ers, by noon there were few and by voting in the state's largest liamentary constituency till 6 pm which is considered as a rural as-
evening many of the booths wore a assembly constituency, Indore-5 with more than 67pc polling sembly seat. The voting percent-
deserted look. The percentage of (by the number of electors). Sev- recorded as per district adminis- age was 14.38 by 9 am which ended
voters remained less the whole day. eral booths were observed to be tration report that was published at 65.18 per cent against Indore's
empty or without queues, con- at 7 pm. total of 61.75 per cent.

Apart from few stray incidents, polls by and large peaceful

1. BJP MLA Malini Laxman Singh reached a option outside a polling booth in Nanda 4. People expressed ire for not being allowed
polling booth at Ramakrishna Bagh on Dhar Nagar. The clash erupted between Congress to take mobile phones inside the booth due
Road area and accused a woman officer of leader Babbu Yadav and IMC Speaker’s to which they had to hand over the phone
asking voters to press the ‘NOTA’ button. nephew Ankit Yadav. to unknown people or they had to find
Along with reprimanding her, she also called 3. Election officers had inked index finger on places to keep their phones. Voters also
the sector officer and appealed to replace both hands of many voters at the Global created ruckus at the booth in Scheme 114.
the women officer with immediate effect. School in Sudama Nagar. Many people were 5. Voters expressed their displeasure on being
The women officer was giving clarification seen complaining about the same but the asked to show IDs and voter slips multiple
and calling it a misunderstanding. times at a polling booth in Prakash Nagar.
2. In another incident, the police had to pacify election officers failed to give any reply of Many voters lodged their complaint against
workers of the Congress and the BJP after the mistake. Later, they called it a confusion the same and a BJP corporator too
they allegedly clashed over the NOTA as the reason for the mistake. questioned police for checking IDs.

3K early voters enjoy free poha-jalebi at Chappan Dukan

We have offered free break-

5 quintals
of poha
consumed
fast to people so that they
come out early and vote.
This free service was avail-
able from 7-9 AM to all vot-
ers. We offered Indore's
OUR STAFF REPORTER favourite breakfast: poha
city.indore@fpj.co.in and jalebi."
He further said that this
More than 3,000 early vot- initiative was aimed to
ers on Monday were treat- raise awareness among the
ed to free 'poha-jalebi' by voters and encourage them
shopkeepers of the city's to exercise their franchise.
renowned food street "Our motive was to raise
'Chappan Dukan' as part of awareness among voters
efforts to increase voting. and encourage them to
"Around 3,000 persons cast votes. We offered free
who voted between 7 am breakfast last time as well
and 9:30 am were given free in state assembly poll and
poha and jalebi at five es- fed around 5,000-6,000 peo-
tablishments. Such was the traders' association along with poha and jalebi, A shop owner at 56 ple. This time, we were
the crowd that we needed Chappan Dukan. Sharma added. Dukan, Shyamlal Sharma hoping to serve around
five quintals of poha to Senior citizens and youth A long queue of voters said, "Indore has always 11,000-12,000 people but
feed all of them," said Gun- who voted for the first time was seen getting breakfast stood out, and we will only 3,000 people were fed,"
jan Sharma, president of were given free ice cream at the shops at the market. stand out in voting as well. he added.
 Youth drowns in Kshipra UJJAIN WEATHER
UJJAIN CITY INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024
Ujjain: A youth, who went to celebrate with his friends and contractors, died of drowning at Bhukhi Mata Ghat of the Kshipra. The victim, Lucky son
of Radheshyam Jatwa, a resident of Akshay Nagar, Nanakheda, was a mason. Contractors and friends organised a party at the Bhukhi Mata Ghat, where
Lucky also participated. He was bathing in the river when he accidentally went into deep water. Lucky’s father, Radheshyam, said that contractor Gopal,
friend Dinesh and others took Lucky’s body to the District Hospital and did not provide accurate information about the incident.
MAXIMUM: 31.5°C, MINIMUM: 23.8°C
HUMIDITY
MORNING: 87per cent, EVENING: 62 per cent
SUNRISE: 6.00 am , SUNSET: 7.04 pm

73.69% polling in Ujjain

Minor, brother UNREST IN BJP CIRCLES
held for theft AFTER LOW VOTER TURNOUT
in factory
CM along with his family vote in booth FP NEWS SERVICE
NIRUKT BHARGAVA
Ujjain
these voters, 7,04,895
(77.70%) male and
Parmar, witnessed
76.78% polling against
Ujjain
number 60 at Sindhi Alkhadham Dharamshala The police arrested two brothers
General Elections-2024
in Ujjain-Alot (SC re-
6,20,525 (69.61%) female
voters exercised their
franchise. In 2019 elec-
that of 78.74% polling in
2019.
segment
Badnagar
registered
FP NEWS SERVICE and recovered the stolen goods serve) parliamentary tions, there were 75.59% polling against
Ujjain from them in the case of theft in the constituency will 16,61,229 voters in the the previous polling of
factory located at Agar Road Udyo- brighten whose constituency and 75.40% 78.61%. Alot assembly
More than 73.69 per cent gpuri, shop and office located in fortunes could be of them (12,52,511) par- recorded 75.98%
voter turnout was record- Chimanganj Mandi. known only on June 4 ticipated in the voting. polling whereas 79.23%
ed in Ujjain parliamentary Police said that last month, un- when the counting of Out of the eight as- polling was recorded in
constituency on Monday. A known miscreants had committed votes will be conducted, sembly segments which 2019.
total of 2,097 polling sta- theft in the metal factory located on but Monday’s polling fall under this parlia- Barring Tarana and
tions were set up in the Agar Road, Udyogpuri. In this case, statistics have raised mentary constituency, Mahidpur assembly
constituency, in which factory owner Atmasingh resident concerns in the BJP cir- highest 77.73% polling constituencies of the Uj-
more than 10,000 employ- of Karthik Chowk lodged a report cles. Not only the was recorded in jain-Alot parliamentary
ees conducted the voting at the police station and told the po- polling percentage re- Ghatiya (SC constituency, rest
peacefully and smooth- lice that unknown miscreants had mained more than reserve) while Ujjain six segments are repre-
ly. 342 micro observers also stolen brass utensils, and CCTV- 1.70% less this time vis- South registered lowest sented by the BJP
kept a close watch on criti- DVR from the factory. Similarly, on à-vis 2019 elections, turnout of 67.18%. In MLAs.
cal polling stations. The the night of May 6, unknown mis- but the female turnout 2019 elections, 79.49% In 2023 assembly elec-
traditional enthusiasm for creants entered the office of Da- as compared to male and 67.92% of polling tions, Congress MLAs
the Lok Sabha elections yaram Kukreja in Chimanganj turnout also remained were recorded in these could emerge victori-
was not visible. At many Mandi and stole Rs 26,000 from the at 8% less. Ironically, Uj- two segments, respec- ous by thin margins in
polling stations, polling VILLAGERS cupboard. A report of theft of jain South assembly tively. The Ujjain North both these
teams were seen waiting three cooler motors from Fakrud- segment, which is rep- assembly segments whereas the
for voters. There were A physically challenged person casts his vote
RESCIND din’s shop was also registered in resented by the CM Mo- segment, which purely margin of BJP MLAs
queues outside the centres
BOYCOTT CALL the police station. han Yadav, witnessed comprises urban voters, started from 13,000 to

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at many places in the city. sioner Ashish Pathak and After getting information from lowest turnout among registered 68.23% 70,000 votes. Though
Chief Minister Mohan other officials also voted. midst peaceful the informer, the police the rest seven assembly polling which was the BJP managers were
Yadav along with his fami- voting, there was arrested Rajiv son of segments of the con- 67.63% previously. claiming that their vic-
ly voted in booth number AUTHORITIES information of Neebsingh Sisodia resident of vil- stituency. Mahidpur constituency tory is sure this time as
60, Narumal Gagandas, ON TOES boycott of voting in lage Lakhahera and his minor As per the updated fig- recorded 76.26% well, the observers
Sindhi Alkhadham Guradiya Gurjar village of brother and after interrogation, ut ures, which were issued polling whereas it regis- firmly believe that the
Dharamshala, Freeganj. Better arrangements Ghatiya assembly segment. ensils stolen from the metal facto- by the district election tered 78.10% polling in victory margin of
Disabled Dhanush Vyas, were made for the facilities The villagers initially ry and money stolen from the busi- office late in the night, the last general elec- around 3.50 lakh
who came to vote at a mod- of voters at 1844 polling sta- boycotted voting in protest nessman’s firm were found. After out of 17,98,704 voters, tions. Likewise, votes which the incum-
el polling station at 103 tions in the district. the col- against the problem of presenting both the thieves in 73.69% (13,25,454) elec- the Tarana (SC reserve) bent MP and BJP candi-
Sethi Nagar, said that very lector and SP reached the irrigation and drinking court, Neebsingh was sent to jail torates reached the segment, which is rep- date Anil Firojiya got
good arrangements polling centres in the water not being resolved. while the minor was sent to a Ju- polling stations to vote resented by the Con- in 2019 elections may
have been made for dis- morning and took stock of Till 11 am not even a single venile Home. through the EVMs. Of gress candidate Mahesh witness a big downfall.
abled people at the polling the arrangements. They vote was cast. Officials said
station. He came to the visited Ujjain North, Ujjain that some votes were
polling centre on a tricycle, South, Ghatiya assembly A female voter shows ink of cast at the beginning of the
after which he was taken
in a wheelchair by the em-
ployees present at the cen-
constituencies and inspect-
ed the polling stations
closely and directed the of-
her right hand figure after
casting her vote in urban area
in Ujjain on Monday FP PHOTO
voting, but later the
villagers boycotted it. Sub-
divisional officers and
CM Yadav slams Kejriwal
tre to vote. 100-year-old ficials to conduct free, fair sector officers were FP NEWS SERVICE
Shyama, a resident of Ba- and peaceful voting. also arranged for the voters seen convincing the peeved Ujjain
hadurganj, went to polling to sit and cold water was electorates, but
station at 78, Bhati Rajput CONDUCIVE AMBIENCE also arranged for drinking. they couldn’t pacify them. Chief Minister Mohan Ya-
Dharamshala, Lakkadganj However, when collector dav has hit back at Delhi
and cast her vote. Shyama In many polling sta- 4,000 SECURITY Singh and SP Sharma Chief Minister Arvind Ke-
Bai herself walked to the tions, voters coming to the PERSONNEL DEPLOYED rushed there they finally jriwal, who is out of jail on
polling station and voted. polling station were wel- agreed to cast their votes bail, saying that instead of
The youth, women, elderly comed with drums. Voters As many as 2,088 polling at around 4 pm. predicting the fortunes of
and disabled people enthu- were welcomed at polling teams were deployed at a the BJP he should think
siastically exercised their stations by applying tilak total of 1,844 polling sta- cluded 300 CAPF about his future. Interact-
franchise. and at some places by gar- tions in the seven assembly personnel, 450 SAF person- ing with the media persons
Divisional commissioner landing them with flow- constituencies of the dis- nel, 1,221 Home Guard per- at the Dussehra Maidan lo-
Sanjay Gupta, collector ers. Many polling sta- trict, out of which sonnel, 1,175 head consta- cated house of ailing BJP
Neeraj Kumar Singh and tions were decorated with voting was conducted by bles and constables, 236 as- leader Roop Pamnani, he
SP Pradeep Sharma flowers, rangoli, paintings men and women at 456 sistant police inspectors said Kejriwal does not
reached Agriculture Of- and arches. Welcome polling stations and only by and other police know his future and is
fice, Kothi Road polling gates were made to wel- women at 347 polling sta- officers were deployed for making predictions about
station number 204 and ex- come the voters. In view of tions. More than 4,000 secu- security arrangements. BJP. Let them do their
ercised their franchise. the heat, carpets were also rity personnel were put on 1,844 government employ- work, he said.
Zila panchayat CEO Mri- spread along with tents in duty to ensure peaceful vot- ees were also made special Kejriwal has claimed
nal Meena, UMC commis- many places. Chairs were ing in the district. These in- police officers. that even if BJP wins the
2024 Lok Sabha elections,
Modi will remain the
MTMC Prime Minister only
till September 2025 as he
SERVES will attain 75 years of age. CM Mohan Yadav leaves after casting his vote in Ujjain on Monday FP PHOTO
PRASAD Kejriwal had said that PM
Modi himself has made BJP wins the elections this Prime Minister. He had would also be

T he Mahakaleshwar
Temple
Management
this rule that no one in his
party will remain in active
politics after 75 years. If
time, PM Modi will turn 75
next year and then
will make Amit Shah the
also said that Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath
replaced within two
months after the general
elections.
Committee (MTMC)
has been
Amidst technical
operating free food
premises since 2004.
This arrangement
has been made to glitches & weather 74.5% turnout in Mandsaur-Neemuch
provide free meals
(Prasad) to the challenges, Ratlam MANDSAUR/NEEMUCH: Voting
in the Mandsaur-Neemuch Lok
devotees who came
to visit
Mahankaleshwar
sees 72.86% voting Sabha seat witnessed an encourag-
ing turnout of 74.5 per cent, with
Temple. On
Monday, the
LADY PRESIDING OFFICER REMOVED Ratlam/Jhabua: Polling in the Ratlam-
Jhabua-Alirajpur Lok Sabha seat record-
officials attributing the increased
participation to extensive voter
ed a remarkable turnout of 72.86 per awareness efforts. Women voters,
arrangements for

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t around 8 am, the presiding officer (PO) of booth number 37 found it costly to cent by 6 pm, despite encountering vari- in particular, enthusiastically ex-
food distribution
say ‘Modi-Modi’ to the people standing in the voting line. Congress leader Chandrab- ous challenges. ercised their franchise, with many
were made after han Singh Chandel said that PO Aarti was chanting ‘Modi-Modi’ in front of the The day was marked by unexpected capturing the moment by taking
showing the voting people standing in the queue. A Congress worker was also in the same line, who lodged an weather conditions, including rain and selfies outside polling booths.
marks. objection to raising slogans in favour of a particular party and informed the party officials hail in Ratlam. Technical glitches in The polling process commenced at
Administrator Mrinal about it. On receiving the information, Chandel himself reached the booth along with the three EVM machines disrupted voting 7 am and continued until 6 pm, with
Meena stated that candidate and lodged a protest with the PO on which she apologised, but the Congress lead- for around half an hour. long queues forming at various
arrangements for ers including the candidate Mahesh Parmar, City Congress Committee president Mukesh Congress candidate Kantilal Bhuria, polling stations across the con- Neemuch collector and district election
free meals (prasad) Bhati and ex-corporator Rajendra Vasishtha also staged a dharna demanding action against along with his family, cast his vote at stituency since the early hours of officer Dinesh Jain, along with SP Ankit
have been made for the woman officer. Videos of the woman PO apologising and Congress leaders polling station number 93 in voting. The substantial voter Jaiswal, fulfill their civic duty by casting
voters at protesting also went viral on social media platforms. Later, the presiding officer was re- Jhabua. However, the voting process turnout reflects the electorate's keen their votes in Neemuch
Annakshetra. moved from the duty. But, Vasishtha demanded that essential disciplinary action should be faced interruptions, with one incident of interest in the democratic process
taken against such PO who was involved in malpractices. EVM malfunction in Ward 9 of Ratlam and their determination to have petition from Dilip Singh Gurjar of
City leading to a 30-minute delay. BJP their voices heard. The BJP has field- Congress, making it a closely contest-

BJP CORPORATOR GEHLOT CREATES RUCKUS AT BOOTH

leaders expressed their concerns and de- ed Sudhir Gupta, a three-time MP, as ed battle between the two major polit-
manded prompt action, leading to the its candidate in the Mandsaur parlia- ical parties. Additionally, six other
eventual resumption of voting after the mentary seat. Gupta faces stiff com- candidates are also in the fray.

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ontroversy related to BJP corporator Hemant Gehlot came to the fore again during the Lok Sabha elections. arrival of an engineer's team.
In a polling booth in Piplinaka area, he created a ruckus over the seating area of a BLO and misbehaved with Similarly, another EVM malfunction in
her. After this dispute, the police pushed the corporator out of the polling station. Gehlot was repeatedly vis-
iting polling station 12 of Piplinaka area. The female BLO deployed by the election office at the polling station took
booth number 218 in Ward 44, halted vot-
ing for 30 minutes. Despite these chal-
Software engineer arrives from
the objection and informed it to other senior officials. As soon as he came to know about this, Gehlot reached there
and took objection to the female BLO sitting at the door of the polling booth. Along with this, the corporator also
lenges, voting continued till the sched-
uled end at 6 pm.
Dubai to exercise franchise
MANDLESHWAR: Soumya Mahesh Sharma, a software engineer working in
started abusing the female BLO. He wanted the female BLO to sit outside the polling station whereas the female BLO The day also saw a poignant incident
Dubai, reached here to cast her vote on Monday. Whereas, 100-year-old Haji Ismail
said that she was sitting at her designated place. When the corporator’s voice started becoming harsher, the police where a young man, who had reached
Abdul Karim reached the polling booth to exercise his franchise. Moreover, MLA
officers pushed him out of the polling booth and said if you want to talk about the rules, then complain to the district home after voting, tragically passed
Rajkumar Mev, former MLA Dr Vijayalaxmi Sadho
election officer. During the Assembly elections of 2023, Gehlot had also created a ruckus at the polling booth in Pi- away due to a heart attack, underscoring
plinaka area. Even then, the officials had thrown Gehlot out of the polling station by warning him of action. the significance and emotional intensity
and municipal council president Vishwadeep PANCHANG 14.5.2024
Moyde also reached the polling booth to cast vote.
of the democratic process. (UTTARAYAN)
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 MADHYA PRADESH INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

CBSE Class 10 & 12 results out, girls outshine boys

CBSE class 10, 12 Humanities Focus on sample
topper scores 97.8% papers NDPS STUDENTS SHINE IN CLASS 12
toppers celebrate “I believe in following my passion “I practised the
@Free Press and that has been my mantra. I want
to study psycholo-
previous year’s
questions. I focus on
gy. I will be going sample papers. I set a
OUR STAFF REPORTER to Delhi Universi- timer of
Indore ty. I want to pre- 3 hours
pare for civil serv- and do
The Central Board of Secondary Edu- ice exams. I will the
cation (CBSE) has given a green flag follow my parents’ papers.
to class 12 students to finalise their example. My fa- The
admissions into college by declaring ther (BS Shrivas- questions Ananya Mawane Tanishi Singhal Manav Khatwani
the results. Further, class 10 students tava) is a sub-divi- provided by teachers Class 12 students of New Digamber Public School marked
also received their results required sional magistrate and mother helped a lot.” excellent performance in the CBSE exams where, Ananya
for promotion to higher secondary. (Seema) is an advocate.” Swasthik Rath,
The results doubled the
Mawane of humanities stream secured first position with 96.8
Ishan Shrivastava class 10, 98%
celebrations in the city as students per cent, while the second and third were secured by Tanishi
Singhal and Manav Khatwani, commerce students 96.2%
performed extremely well. Keeping
their winning streak, girls outshone
Achievers celebrate Brother-sister duo ace
class 12, 10 exams
boys in class 10 and 12 results.
The CBSE did not declare a topper’s at Free Press Toppers of CBSE class 10 and 12 @Free Press office on Monday with 96.6% and 98.8% Choithram School performs well
list to avoid unnecessary competition Free Press celebrated the success of
and stress. students of the city. Achievers of to another height. “Working as a doctor is no forgiving job.
Indore saw a stiff competition as CBSE class 10 and 12 were welcomed It is limited to In- There is no holiday for doctors. My parents
students competed for the top place at Free Press. In their interaction dore, but I want to (Radiologist Dr Vinod Wadhwani and
with a mere 0.6 per cent difference. with Free Press, the top scoring stu- make it global. physiotherapist turned teacher Dr Priya
As there were too many successful dents shared their experience, advice There is a quote Wadhwani) can never get a break. I like living
candidates that bagged excellent re- and dreams. that I read: Consis- my life other than work. I would work on an
algorithm that would help investors in
sults, it was a tough task to determine
city toppers.
Topper emphasises tency is more im-
portant than hard investing money in the right stocks. I applied
In class 10, Sudeeksha Tripathi on regular practice work. That has to 7 colleges and got a cumulative scholarship
“I was expecting a bit
scored the highest of 99.20 percentile helped me achieve the marks. My of Rs 7.32 crore. I have chosen the University more. It is almost up to
in the city. Not far behind was Di- teacher (Hitesh) motivated me when of Toronto. I want to express a special thanks mark. I want to do a AARAV MAHESHWARI GRANTH VIJAYVARGIA SUYASH SINGH
vyank Bhattad with 99 percentile. I was down.” to my teacher Nisha Ahmad and guide major in mathematics and
Further, Ananya Wadhwani, Khushi Karishma Bholanda, Siddharth Singh.” statistics. I want to work The class 12 students of Choithram School performed
Mishra and Anvesh Gami aced class class 12 commerce, 95.2% Divy Wadhwani, class 12 PCM in finance, specifically well in the CBSE results for the session. Aarav Mahesh-
10 exams with 98.8 per cent. quantitative finance. My wari secured 96.2 per cent, while the second and third
In class 12, the top achievers in the Want to become Hard work, dedication routes to success brother is doing the same. were secured by Granth Vijayvargia and Suyash Singh
“I am currently preparing for IPM. I intend He is my inspiration.”
city were Ishan Shrivastava (97.8 per
cent). He was a humanities topper.
e-commerce manager to get into management
with 96 per cent.
Ananya Wadhwani, Class 10
Samaksh Jain achieved 97.4 per cent “My mother either in family business
(homemaker or an MNC. My father
and was a commerce city topper.
Nupur Lakhotia bagged first place
“I want to become a doctor like my
parents (Dr Deepti and Dr Vivek Agni- Suman) is my all- (Ankur) is a businessman Pragya Girls School display academic prowess
in science (PCB) and second city top- hotri). I have an elder brother time inspiration. and my inspiration. He The students of Pragya Girls
per position with 98.2 per cent. (Vinayak) in class 12. I have been scor- She is a manager has worked hard in life. I School have proudly unfurled
Keshavi Lakhotia was the city top- ing over 90 marks. I love playing foot- in perfection. am interested in the banner of success in both
per and science (PCM) topper with ball and tennis. I even got a gold medal She follows all business because of him. class 12 and 10. In class 12,
97.4 per cent. in karate. I studied 15 hours every day. the principles of My mother (Supriya) is a Khushi Makwana topped the
My suggestion to aspirants is to prac- management. I homemaker. I think hard work and school in humanities with an
want to become a manager in the e- dedication are routes to success.”
Class 10 topper tise and solve questions regularly. I
commerce field.” Geet Sethi, Class 10 commerce, 96.6 %
impressive 94.6 per cent,
studied with the help of YouTube and while Mithisha Panchal
secures 99.2% cleared my concepts too.” Sudiksha Yadav, class 12 AMISHA JOSHI KHUSHI MAKWANA MITISHA PANCHAL
excelled in commerce with
Vishesh Agnihotri, class 10, 97.8% commerce, 92.2% Rifle shooter, avid reader 91.4 per cent and Amisha Joshi
“It is a delightful “I am a national level rifle shooter, avid achieved the same score in
day for me. I Stick to NCERT to score well Want to score reader with interests in Science.
always aim to do
well to make a mark dance and music. I
scored a total of 96.6%
While in class 10, Tejas Varma
my best, as it is the secured the top position in the
only right way to “I wanted to score well to make my mark. without attending any school with an outstanding
do it.” I wanted to give my best. I want to tuitions and being 95.5 per cent, followed by
Sudeeksha Tripathi become an aeronautical engineer. When I extremely active in SHATAKSHI RATHORE TEJAS VERMA TISHA SONGARE Shatakshi Rathore with 94 per
was young, I remember my father (regional extracurricular as well.” cent in second place and Tisha
Cousins become city toppers sales manager Rohit) explaining to me how
aircrafts worked and I was inspired. It has
Kavyaa Turakhia, Songara in third place with 93 per cent. The school management, principal Rashi Shah
class 10, 96.6% and teachers extended their well wishes to all successful students.
stuck with me. I basically spend all my time
“I have taken PCB. I want to be a sur- studying to score the marks.”
geon. It is interesting and makes a dif- Nitya Sharma, class 10, 95%
ference. It is a dynamic field. My
mother (pathologist Dr Roli) is a doc- How you do everything
tor. A part of inspiration comes from
her. It involves us to learn and be
is how you are
knowledgeable. It would be interest- “I came across a quote: how you do
ing to go into work. My father (busi- everything in life is how
nessman Anuj) is a source of strength you are in life. I was
for me. My suggestion to score well is inspired. I wanted to
to stick to NCERT. Do not stress out. give my best and be the
Learn from your mistakes.” best. I am the oldest
Nupur Lakhotia became the city Anubhuti Agrawal, class 10, 98.4% among siblings and the
topper in biology stream (98.2 per extended family. I
cent) and Kesavi Lakhotia in mathe- Be consistent and regular wanted to set a high
matics (97.4 per cent). Nupur and Ke- goal. I focused on
savi are cousins. Nupur wants to be- “I actually wanted to score 98 per studies. I read a lot and did my enough to
come a psychologist, while Kesavi an cent, but I am okay with it. I want to relax. “
engineer. Nupur said, “Despite study- become a doctor and Vidushi Bisht, class 10, 97.8%
ing together, we both compete to get help people. Whenev-
ahead of each-other.” er I find people in- Pay attention in class
Along with studies, they also partic- jured or suffering, it “I have been wondering what to do for 2
ipated enthusiastically in science breaks my heart. I years. I am not sure yet. Honestly, I studied
quizzes, debates and speech competi- want to help them. only during preparation
tions. Nupur said, “Apart from maths My father (teacher leave. I prefer to revise
and bio, we studied other subjects to- Kamal) wanted to be- really well before
gether.” Due to this, the chemistry of come a doctor. I want exams. What works
our physics became stronger. Kesavi to take his dream ahead. My mother for me is paying
said, “Now I want to do BTech in data (Sushila) is a homemaker. My sugges- attention in class. I
science from IIT. That is why I am tion is to be consistent and regular. If would understand the
busy preparing for JEE advance.” one wants to achieve 95 and above concept and then
then being regular is important.” revise really well. I have
Commerce city Neha Parmar, class 10, 95.5% always loved studying
topper gets 97.4% and scored well. I did not go out to take a
My mantra is consistency break, but watched TV and browsed the
“I am trying to clear IPMAT and internet. I stayed in touch with my friends.
CUET. My dream colleges are SRCC “I want to become a neurosurgeon. I My parents (Snigdha and Shivendra) inspire
and IIM Indore. I want to become a suc- remember a time when a relative and support me. “
cessful CEO of a re- showed me a video
of neurosurgery. I Jaiwardhan Singh, class 10, 98.6%
puted company. It
was fascinated.
will give me social
recognition and re- Since then I have Inspired by Albert Einstein
spect in the society. chosen my goal. I “I just like studying. I have been scoring
I want to do some- have read books well, so it is normal.
thing on my own. I about the life of I did not study
was always clear neurosurgeons. It is dedicatedly for class
that I want to pur- fascinating and 10. I focused on
sue commerce. I inspiring to me. My science and
did not love studying science as a sub- father (Upendra) is a senior intelligence astronomy. I would
ject. My father (Amit) is a business- officer in DRI. My mother (Kalpana) is a like to be in the
man. My mother (Payal) is a homemak- teacher. My mantra is consistency.” STEM field. My
er. They have always supported me fi- Kanishka Singh Yadav, class 10, 95.8% mother (Madhuri) is
nancially and mentally. They have al- a homemaker. My
ways been there for me. My advice to Consistency important father (Ashish) is a software engineer. I
other aspirants is: just keep your goal
in your mind and go with the flow.”
than hard work am inspired by Albert Einstein.”
Paarth Maheshwari, class 10, 98.4%
Samaksh Jain “I want to take my family business

74.21% students of govt schools pass

OUR STAFF REPORTER CBSE in the country in it was 97.53 in KVS in 2024 outshined the boys in class
BHOPAL terms of pass percentage. and last year it was 86.88. 10 too.
The passing percentage Rajvi Sharma from DPS A total of 112514 students
The Central Board of Sec- of boys and girls are 80.40 topped with a score of 99% from Bhopal region regis-
ondary Education (CBSE) and 84.76 respectively. The in Bhopal in class 12 in tered for the Class 10 exam
has announced the Class girls students outshined Humanities. Of these, 112137 students
12 and 10 board examina- the boys. A total of 76930 Moreover, the pass per- appeared in the exam and
tions results on Monday. students from the state ( centage of Class 10 was 46405 passed the exam.
82.46% of the students Bhopal region) registered 95.58 in the state. And the The passing percentage
from Madhya Pradesh who for the Class 12 exam . Of Bhopal region stood 15 of Government 74. 21
wrote the Class 12 CBSE these,76545 students ap- among 17 regions of the whereas it was 74.19 in
examination have been de- peared in the exam and CBSE in the country in 2024. Similarly it was 98.25
clared successful. In Class 63120 passed the exam. The terms of pass percentage. in 2014 in KVS and last
12, the Madhya Pradesh passing percentage of Gov- The passing percentage of year 96.00. Khushi Mah-
(Bhopal region) was 14 ernment 70. 11 whereas it boys and girls are 89.59 and war topped Bhopal in
among 17 regions of the was 63.82 in 2024. Similarly 91.78 respectively. The girls class 10.
 POLL MANIA Being wrestler, need rival
in the ring, says CM
Yadav on low turnout of voters in Indore
OUR STAFF REPORTER
Bhopal

Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said he is a wrestler, and

he can fight only if someone is there in the ring.
He made the statement in reply to a question put
up by journalists about low turnout of voters in
Indore on Monday.
He said, “The problem is that there is none
in the ring. The opponent has beaten a re-
treat.”
Despite this, there are reports that the
BJP will win this seat with the highest
margin, the Chief Minister said.
INDORE / BHOPAL | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024 Yadav has told the women leaders of

Both parties estimate chances

the BJP working in the party’s war
room that if they work so hard, the
Congress’s chances to win will be thin.
The BJP has set up different war
rooms for women members, Yadav said.
The women representatives and

of win after LS poll in all seats

members of the self-help group spoke
to the female voters to increase the vot-
ing percentage, he said, adding that
women members in the war room have
done their work.
The Congress leaders used abusive

BJP claims victory on all 29 seats; Congress hopes to win a few

words against women, the Chief Minister
said, adding that the party speaks about
election, but they do not work hard for it.
Yadav expressed happiness about peaceful
Lok Sabha election in all the four phases in
the state.
The election ended without any
hassle, he said.

Presiding officer in Ujjain

removed during polling process
Presiding
officer
OUR STAFF REPORTER a report on the basis of infor- The Congress, too,
suspended
city.bhopal@fpj.co.in mation they are getting from
different areas.
is taking feedback
from every corner.
in Dewas
The parliamentary election in The party’s state unit will The party leaders are On the complaint of
the state came to an end on send the report to the central sending feedback on BJP, a presiding officer
Monday with the polling in leadership. tough fight in some con- of a polling booth in De-
eight constituencies in the Mal- BJP’s election in-charge in stituencies. was was suspended on
wa-Niwar region. the state Mahendra Singh and On the basis of reports, the Monday for failure to
The state went to polls in four assistant in-charge Satish Congress hopes to win a few ensure identity verifica-
phases – April 19, April 26, May Upadhyay have also taken feed- seats. The party expects tion of burqa clad Mus-
7 and May 13. back, on the grounds of which favourable outcome in Sidhi, lim women voters. In a
The election results will be de- they will send reports to Delhi Chhindwara, Mandla, Satna, statement, the BJP said
clared on June 4, but the politi- on the basis. Morena, Gwalior, Bhind, Khar- that the presiding offi-
cal parties have begun to esti- Party’s state unit president VD gone and Rajgarh. cer ignored the repeated
mate the chances of their win. Sharma claimed the BJP would According to the head of Con- pleas of the local party
The BJP and the Congress are get the highest vote share in the gress’s media cell Mukesh workers to deploy a
preparing reports on the basis history of state election in the Nayak, the party is hopeful of woman constable to car-
of feedback from their leaders. ongoing polls, and win all the 29 winning 12 seats. ry out face identifica-
The BJP has deployed private seats in the state. Apart from these seats, the Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan addressing media persons in tion of Muslim women
organisations and taking feed- The votes cast in the state party is giving a tough fight to Bhopal on Monday voters who were wear-
back from them. went in favour of the BJP, he the BJP in a few constituencies, ing burqa or hijab to
The ruling party is preparing said. Nayak said. OUR STAFF REPORTER teracting with media per- check bogus voting.
city.bhopal@fpj.co.in sons in Bhopal on Monday However, the presiding
morning. Moreover, a officer ignored the re-

Aged leaders heave Lukewarm polling

In the wake
allegations that slogans
were raised inside the
of name of a political party
was found written near the
selfie point at polling
peated pleas and later
the BJP workers lodged
an official complaint

a sigh of relief after picks up post noon

polling station, presiding
officer Aarti deployed at
polling station number 37
booth number 45 in Mand-
saur. Notices have been is-
sued to sector officer Babi-
with the election com-
mission. Taking note of
their complaint, Chief

Shah’s statement OUR STAFF REPORTER

city.bhopal@fpj.co.in
set up at New National
Public School in Ujjain
was removed by sector offi-
ta Sonkar and sector police
officer Radheshyam Pra-
japati.
Electoral Officer Anu-
pam Rajan suspended
the presiding officer.
cer on Monday morning.In It is the duty of sector of-
The voting in eight Lok her place, Assistant Profes- ficer and sector police of-
Sabha constituencies - De- sor Dr Sneha Porwal was ficer to move around and block education officer
was, Ujjain, Mandsaur, made presiding officer at check the things. Suman Kumar Wasne
Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, 8.10 am. Ujjain district col- Collector is probing the died following cardiac
Khargone and Khandwa - lector will probe the mat- case and clarification is seizure at home on Sun-
started with a lukewarm ter. being taken from them as day night. Till Sunday, he
response but gained mo- This was informed by to how the slogan went discharged his duty by
mentum later during the Chief Electoral Officer unnoticed. distributing election re-
day on Monday. Anupam Rajan while in- In Dhar, development lated material.
Till 9 am, the polling per-
centage of Dewas was 16.79
%, Ujjain was 16.80 %,
Mandsaur 16.61 %, Ratlam
DISTRICT NEWS
13.73 %, Dhar 15.61 %, In-
dore 11.48 %, Khargone Vikram Agnihotri gets his toe marked with indelible ink at polling Conduct of administrative officials in Fire in SP
question over bulldozing of restaurant office damages
15.35 % and Khandwa was booth in Indore on Monday
14.68 %.
At 3.32 pm, the voting There were certain in- of a family reached polling
percentage of Dewas stood
at 63.08 %, Ujjain was 60.83
spiring moments during
polling. For instance,
booth number 87 together
to cast ballot. Jambu Ku-
furniture in
Four MLAs who have from the cabinet on the
grounds of their age.
%, Mandsaur 61.58 %, Rat-
lam 62.78 %, Dhar 60.18 %,
Khargone Additional SP
Tarunendra Singh Baghel
mar Jain led the family
members.
meeting hall
turned 75 and those Both of them passed away. Indore 48.04 %, Khargone pushed the wheel chair of Several polling booths FP NEWS SERVICE
who have crossed 70 Afterwards, former 63.84 % and Khandwa 59.87 an elderly lady and helped were decorated with artifi- Sehore
are happy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Sumitra Mahajan and for-
%. The overall voting per-
centage till 3.32 pm was
her to reach polling booth
in Bistan. The photo of
cial flowers and other
items to welcome the vot- A fire broke out in the of-
mer minister Kusum 59.63 %. Baghel pushing the wheel ers. One such voting centre fice of the superintendent
OUR STAFF REPORTER Mehdele were denied tick- As people started to make chair has gone viral on so- was in Mangalia in Indore of police at Sehore, damag-
city.bhopal@fpj.co.in ets on the grounds of a beeline by evening, vot- cial media. district, which also spread ing furniture in the meet-
their age. ing percentage increased In Indore, 70 blind youths the message of Save Water ing hall on Monday, official
Many leaders of the rul- Nevertheless, expecting substantially. By 5.32 pm, exercised their franchise at campaign. FP NEWS SERVICE in the notice that the area sources said.
ing party in the state have a tough fight in the assem- the voting percentage of Green Field School. Like- A polling station man- Dindori procured by him belonged A team of fire depart-
heaved a sigh of relief af- bly election, the BJP gave Dewas stood at 71.53 %, Uj- wise, Divyang brand ambas- aged by women election of- to the MP Regional Trans- ment rushed to the spot
ter Union Home Minister tickets to four leaders jain was 70.44 %, Mand- sador Vikram Agnihotri ficials in Sendhwa under Suspicion looms over the port office (RTO). However, and doused the flames. Ac-
Amit Shah’s statement on who have attained 75 saur 71.76 %, Ratlam 70.61 who lost both the arms, vot- Khargone Lok Sabha con- recent action carried out Pandey had just occupied cording to reports, the fire
age criteria. years. %, Dhar 67.55 %, Indore ed by getting ink applied on stituency welcomed the by the administrative offi- 300 square feet of the space broke out on the first floor
Reacting to Delhi Chief Nagendra Singh Nagod, 56.53 %, Khargone 70.80 % nail of his left toe. voters with an impressive cials in Dindori, who got a unauthorisedly, while the of the SP office at noon.
Minister Arvind Kejriw- Nagendra Singh Gurh, and Khandwa 68.21 %. In Neemuch, 17 members welcome gate. restaurant and several pan, remaining 600 square feet
al’s remark on Prime Min- Jayant Malaiya and Jagan- as well as tea kiosks razed belonged to him.
ister Narendra Modi’s re- nath Raghuwansi were in the town almost a week Official sources said that
tirement, Shah has said
there is no such provision
in the BJP’s constitution
given tickets. All of them
have won the election.
Shah’s statement has ig-
Diggi oversees strong room security ago. The Dindori district
administration officials al-
legedly overlooked the en-
the administrative officials
also overlooked the illegal
construction done in the
that someone cannot hold nited hope of these lead- Guna: Former Madhya speaking to reporters. croachments laid by the in- Dindori Company chowk,
a post after attaining 75 ers to remain in politics Pradesh chief minister and Digvijaya took a dig at the fluential people and razed where a five-storey building
years. in the coming days. senior Congress leader, BJP's "Ab Ki Bar 400 par" down the ones owned by had been constructed long When the officials saw
Shah even said Modi Among the legislators Digvijaya Singh, on Mon- slogan, sarcastically sug- the marginalised class, ago. They alleged that smoke emanating from the
would continue to lead Sitasharan Sharma, day visited the EVM stong gesting, "Aren't they aim- sources say. scores of such illegal con- office, they informed the
the nation even after 2029. Bisahulal Singh, Gopal room in Madhya Pradesh's ing for 547 seats?" Digvijaya Sources highlighted that a structions were not paid fire brigade about it.
Those who are above 70 Bhargava, Ajay Vishnoi Guna amid the ongoing Lok said. The veteran Congress restaurant, named Pandey heed by the Dindori tehsil- A team of the fire depart-
and contested the assem- and Hajarilal Dangi have Sabha elections. leader Digvijaya Singh, Bhojnalay in the town, was dar, as well as the Revenue ment rushed to the spot
bly election are happy crossed 70. His wife Amrita Singh who represented Rajgarh built over a land of 600 inspector. and extinguished it.
with Shah’s statement. These leaders also hope and Guna Lok Sabha Con- in Parliament back in the square feet, while the notice When Free Press ques- Superintendent of police
In the past few years, the to remain relevant in pol- gress candidate Yadvendra 1980s and early 90s, is re- had been issued to bulldoze tioned the Revenue inspec- Mayank Awasthi said the
BJP has retired many itics. Similarly, the lead- Singh Yadav also accompa- turning to his home turf af- only the construction made tor in this regard, he said fire broke out in the meet-
leaders on the grounds of ers, like Gaurishankar nied him. ter three decades in 2024 over 300 square feet of land, that 300 square feet of the ing hall because of an elec-
their age. Bisen and Maya Singh, "In the past, counting typ- Lok Sabha election, in what on the area owned by the land, on which the restau- trical short-circuit.
Talks about criteria of who lost the assembly ically followed three to four he calls as his "last elec- restaurant operator, Ashok rant was built, belonged to The furniture in the
75 years began after the election, are still opti- days of voting, but nowa- tion". He is contesting Pandey. He had been served another man, while the re- room was damaged, but the
party leadership sought mistic about getting tick- days it can take a month or against Rodmal Nagar of a notice in April end, to va- maining 300 square feet documents are intact, he
resignation of Babulal ets in the next assembly longer. This extended peri- rity of the strong room," the BJP in the 2024 elec- cate the restaurant within belonged to the RTO de- said, adding that he had in-
Gaur and Sartaj Singh election. od is why I oversee the secu- Digvijaya Singh said while tions. AGENCIES three days. Pandey was told partment. spected the spot.
 BHOPAL CITY
INDORE / BHOPAL | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

Time management, discipline

& setting daily targets
OUR STAFF REPORTER
BHOPAL
lass 10
C achievers
attribute success Toppers in Class 10 CBSE examination from the city
say that time management and setting daily targets
to support from helped them score high. When they got bored from
mother and studying, they used to read books and play badminton,
among other things. Two of them want to become en-
gineers. Excerpt from what they told the Free Press
siblings

Toppers’ success mantra

Khushi Mahavar, 99.4% Balraj Singh, 99.2%
Carmel Convent School, Ratanpur Sagar Public School, Saket Nagar
Toppers look jubilant after CBSE 12th board results declared on Monday.

Consistency, hard work & self-belief

CLASS XII BOARD RESULTS

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‘Stayed away from internet’ Got help from mother who teaches
hushi Mahawar has become the city topper alraj Singh says that his mother, a teacher in
by scoring 99.4 percent. Her elder brother a private school, provided emotional
has also passed the board exam in class 12th support and also helped him in studies.
this year. He has secured 82%. “Whenever there Balraj used to study for seven to eight hours
was any doubt in science or mathematics, I used during the exam and did not take any exam stress.
Dev Anand, Kishore Kumar Mohammed Rafi, chess helped toppers bust stress to seek help from my elder brother. Both of us He liked Maths and science, so took PCM in 11th.
stayed away from the internet. Both of us used to He also got the highest marks in mathematics in
study together. We sometimes use smartphones class 10th. “I have two elder sisters who also got
for online studies. I used to set chapter wise support in their studies. Separate classes were
C ity topper’s
dad is IAS
Rajvi Sharma, Humanities,
99%, DPS, Ratibad
Dhanya Pandya
97.2% Commerce, DPS Ratibad
Aditya Pathak
97%, PCM, SPS targets every day and study accordingly,” said
Khushi. She also used to revise the chapter which
she had read, so that it gets completed. “Time
organised for exam preparation and helping study
material was also given. My hobbies are playing
cricket, badminton and football. Apart from this, I
like to read books, especially autobiographies.
officer management and discipline is very important.
OUR STAFF REPORTER After studying for half or an hour, I used to talk to When I got bored while studying, he used to play
city.bhopal@fpj.co.in my parents or brother. My dream is to become an badminton with sisters. My father Parvinder Singh
engineer. Reason: I will study further by taking is a businessman and mother Chusvinder Kaur is a
From playing chess to PCM on the 11th,” she added. teacher.”
watching Game of
Thrones, from taking a
Shivansh Saxena, 99%
walk in a park to chatting

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St. Joseph's Coed, Arera Colony
with elder sister to listen-

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Watched all WC matches
ing to golden oldies were

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among the stress busters even during exams
hivansh Saxena, says as his parents are teachers
for city toppers in the

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so there is complete atmosphere of studying at
‘Didn’t expect to be city topper’ ‘Mom was my chief motivator’
CBSE Class 12 examina- was expecting around 99% but not he result is as per my expectation. home. “I used to study for four to five hours
tions, the result of which topping in the city. My success mantra My dad, Jigar Pandya, is a daily and devoted the same amount of time even
were declared on Monday. was to recognise your capacity, give your businessperson and my mom, during the exams and so my preparations were
‘Want to be an entrepreneur’
100 percent and be consistent. I am y focus was not on CBSE already done. I did not do coaching and practised writing continuously at home. This is also the secret of my
Their career options Harsha, teaches French. I mainly studied
are equally varied rang- intrinsically motivated. I wanted to prove examinations but on JEE success. I believe that one should never be afraid of working hard. I am fond of cricket, so during my exams,
NCERT books but also consulted other Advance. However, working
ing from entrepreneur- myself to myself. When stressed, I chatted I watched all the World Cup matches on TV. I play cricket when I am stressed about studies. My mother
books suggested by my school. Taking a on the JEE syllabus helped me in Ruchi helped me in my studies at home, because she had been an Associate Professor of Management. I
ship to business manage- with my family members, especially my stroll in a park and listening to old songs
elder sister and read fantastical books. The scoring high in Class 12, too. have started coaching for JEE. I am doing coaching for the first time. Also, the school is not a dummy. My
ment to undecided. Con- of Kishore Kumar and Mohammed Rafi dream is to do engineering in computer science from IIT Bombay. My father Navneet Saxena is a teacher”.

BMC STARTS MARKING HOUSES FOR

sistency, hard work, be- Infernal Devices and Game of Thrones are Discipline and consistency are my
my favourites. I also like old movies, were my stress busters. During school
lieving in yourself and days, I used to devote up to four hours to success mantras and playing chess is
especially of Devanand. My father Ajit

NON-SEGREGATION OF WASTE
giving your 100 percent to self-study, on holiday, I studied on my own my stress buster. My father, Ravindra
Kumar is an IAS officer and my mother
whatever you are doing
Shrija Tripathi Sharma teaches English at for around six hours. Having confidence in Pathak, is a marketing manager in an
are their success Nutan College. I plan to go for an yourself and working hard are my success agri company and my mother,
mantras. The Free Press Economics (Honours) course. As for mantras. My mom was my chief Vidyawati, is a homemaker. I am not
talked to some of the top- career, all options are open. Civil services is motivator. I am on Insta and Tumbler. I on social media. I want to become an ,000 houses
pers. Excerpts: one of them. I am not on social media plan to pursue an MBA. entrepreneur. 2 surveyed in
Sant Hirdaram
Nagar. Residents
Alert for 20 dists: Brace for 60-70 km/hr wind today
A
counselled
sunny day after experi- Places day temp
cheme in other
D ust storm,
thundershowers encing a brief rain spell
on Sunday night. The day
YELLOW ALERT
lert for rain,
Narmadapuram
(deg/cel)
43.2
S parts soon
remained sunny through- lightning has been OUR STAFF REPORTER
with hail batters
Guna 42.2
many parts of state out but turned cloudy in sounded at Gwalior 42.2 city.bhopal@fpj.co.in
the evening. At the tem- Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Narsinghpur 42.2
perature front, Bhopal Rajgarh, Narmadapuram, Prithvipur 41.9 Bhopal Municipal Corpo-
5 districts
experience hail; recorded day temperature
38.5 degrees Celsius while
Mandsaur, Neemuch, Damoh 41.8 ration (BMC) has started
marking houses from
speedy wind in
Guna, Ashok Nagar, Khandwa 41.5
it recorded 22.8 degrees Tikamgarh 41.5 where it does not get segre-
Celsius after a drop of 5.8 Sheopurkalan, Anuppur, gated waste. The pilot proj-
Bhopal and 26
Raisen 41.2
others districts degrees Celsius. Shahdol, Dindori, Katni, Ratlam 41.2 ect has been launched in
OUR STAFF REPORTER Dust storm, thunder- Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Shivpuri 41 Sant Hirdaram Nagar area
city.bhopal@fpj.co.in storms battered many Panna, Damoh, Sagar, Khajuraho 41 that falls under zone-1.
parts of the state in the Chhatarpur. Nowgong 40 According to BMC ad- waste. with minus (-) and cross (x)
Bhopal and other areas of last 24 hours. According ministration, most fami- Deputy municipal com- and their occupants will be
the state were hit by a to the meteorological de- lies do not segregate wet missioner (health) Yogen- counselled.

R
storm accompanied by partment, hail lashed cer- districts like Betul, Se- ological department, A and dry waste. Instead, dra Patel said, “Health offi- Zonal officer (ZO)
RAIN AND
thunderstorms in the past tain pockets of Ratlam, hore, Bhopal, Shajapur, trough (wind discontinu- they put them together, cials have launched it as pi- Vikram Jha (Zone-1) said,
HAIL ALERT
24 hours. Authorities have Shivpuri, Dewas, Mand- Ashok Nagar, Shivpuri, ity) which extends from
ain and hail alert in next 24 hours thus mixing them. Though lot project. After success, “ BMC has started mark-
issued alerts for 20 dis- saur, Pandhurna. Guna, Rajgarh, Indore, east Madhya Pradesh to have been for Khargone, fines have been imposed on we will examine it and im- ing houses from where
tricts for rain, hail, and Dust storms swept many Neemuch, Chhindwara, the Comorin area across Burhanpur, Harda, Alirajpur, Dhar, many households to stop plement in other parts of civic body does not receive
gusty winds reaching parts like Raisen, Bar- Sagar, Singrauli, Mandla, Vidarbha, Marathwada, Jhabua, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, the practice, there has been the city.” non-segregated waste. Af-
speeds of 60-70 km/h in wani, Shivpuri, Chhind- Jabalpur, Satna, Seoni, interior Karnataka and Shajapur, Agar-Malwa, Betul, no improvement. As a re- So far, survey has been ter marking the houses, a
the next 24 hours. wara, Singrauli, Dewas, Shahdol, Dhar and Nars- Tamil Nadu, is the main Khandwa, Barwani,Chhindwara, Seoni, sult, BMC has made a list conducted in 2,000 houses list of such houses will be
The residents in the Jhabua. Similarly, light- inghpur. reason for rain, hail in of houses from where it re- in Sant Hirdaram Nagar. made. People will be coun-
Mandla, Balaghat, and Pandhurna.
state capital woke up to a ning with speedy wind in According to the meteor- Madhya Pradesh. ceives non-segregated The houses will be marked selled later.”

After BMC’s Kalkheda and Bhauri projects…

Now, Neelbad housing project

3 accidents, 9 fatalities, 24 injured in 24 hrs
awan among three
comes under RERA hammer
The Neelbad housing the BMC gone for registra-
J dead as army truck
collides with bus, SUV
SUV ACCIDENTS:
THREE DIE IN
SEONI, THREE IN
T he authority
bars BMC from project, which also belongs
to BMC, has been banned
tion of HAF projects, it
would have to get approval
in Rajgarh district CHHINDWARA
SEONI: Three persons were killed
selling residential for the same reason. RERA from Town and Country OUR STAFF REPORTER and five injured, including a bride and
has even imposed a fine of (T&CP) which was very city.bhopal@fpj.co.in groom, when a SUV overturned in
Hinotia village around 11am on
units built under
Rs 1.25 lakh on BMC for vi- tough as all these projects
PM HAF in Neelbad olating the norms. were coming under the Nine people, including an army Monday, said Aadegaon police station
OUR STAFF REPORTER At Neelbad Dussehra catchment of Upper Lake. man, were killed and more than 24 in charge Pooja Chowkse. The
city.bhopal@fpj.co.in Maidan, residential units So it took a short cut and injured in separate road accidents deceased have been identified as
LIG-Type A(2BHK), LIG- went ahead with the proj- in Rajgarh, Seoni and Chhindwara Anuradha (13), driver Mukesh Dhurve
The Real Estate Regulatory Type-B (2BHK) and LIG- ects without getting them districts in the last 24 hours in the (25) and Dhirulal Uikey (55). Two
Authority (RERA) has Type-C(2BHK) - 20 hous- registered.” state, said police officials on Mon- seriously injured, including the groom,
banned sale and transfer of es in each category - cost- day. have been referred to Jabalpur.

A
any residential units built ing Rs 26 lakh, Rs 23 lakh An army truck collided with a CHHINDWARA: Three women
BMC commissioner warned
under PM Housing for All and Rs 22.50 lakh respec- s the Neelbad project was passenger bus and SUV after its were killed and four were seriously
executed without injured when their SUV overturned
(HAF) in Neelbad. This is tively have been construct- registration with RERA, the tyre burst leaving three persons in-
the third project to have ed and advertisement for cluding army hawaldar dead in Ra- around 10 pm on Sunday at Muari
municipal corporation has been
come under the hammer of sale of units were released. barred from sale and transfer jgarh district, police said on Mon- mines, said ASP Awadhesh Pratap
the RERA. Earlier, the au- RTI activist Nitin Saxe- of the houses constructed day. In all 17 people were injured in truck burst, causing it to collide tary personnel was referred to Singh. "The SUV driver lost control
thority had prohibited the na, who had filed a peti- under the project. RERA has the accident which took place with a private bus and an SUV. Om Bhopal for treatment , but he suc- following which the vehicle fell into
municipal body from tion, said that all the three also warned the municipal around 10 am on National Highway Kori, the cleaner of the bus, and a cumbed to his injuries. a pit and overturned. The injured
sale/transfer of any resi- projects of BMC—Kalkhe- commissioner to ensure at all -46 near Pilukhedi under Kurawar passenger named Hariom Shivhare Thakur said that 17 people were persons were taken to Parasia
dential units da, Bhauri and now Neel- the housing projects being police station limits. died on the spot." While the mili- injured in the accident, of which hospital and then to the district
undertaken by them are duly hospital in Chhindwara," he said.
under Kalkheda and Bhau- bad under HAF have been registered with RERA or else Kurawar police station in charge tary truck co-driver Hawaldar Kr- 10 were referred to Bhopal and sev-
The deceased include Hiramani,
ri Projects for its failure to banned as all three proj- he would be guilty of violation Mehtab Singh Thakur said, "Prima ishna Dutt Joshi died while under- en people who sustained minor in-
Sushila Sholekar and Indumati, all in
get the projects registered ects were executed without of section 69 of RERA Act. facie, the accident occurred after going treatment at hospital in juries left without taking any treat-
their mid 50s.
with the authority. RERA registration. “ Had one of the tyres of the military Bhopal. Dutt along with other mili- ment.
DISTRICT INDORE / BHOPAL | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

LEADING BY EXAMPLE
DEFYING THE ODDS: Dhoom Singh defied
physical challenges to fulfill his civic duty in
village Navapada, Jhabua casting his vote
with determination

AGE HAS NO BARRIER: 80-year-old Tulsiram

Bhavsing Pura village under Khandwa parliamentary Nathu Patidar casts his vote using a wheelchair
Despite their age, residents of the Basera, an old age home display admirable constituency witnesses a historic moment as at Polling Station No 47 in Temla village falls
Jhabua collector and district election officer Neha enthusiasm as they participate in the democratic process, casting their votes at 90-year-old Tarabai Yadav cast her vote with under, Khargone assembly constituency falls
Meena, along with SP Padma Vilochan Shukla, the nearby polling centre in Dewas district in Dewas parliamentary constituency the help of locals. under Khargone - Barwani parliamentary seat
exercised their franchise at Polling Booth No 100,

Khargone VOTE FOR A BRIGHTER TOMORROW

Town Hall Jhabua. They not only cast their votes but Tribal voters in showing voting ink after moving outside Jamthun
also urged all voters to participate in the the polling station in the tribal dominated Barwani district panchayat secy
democratic process suspended
emerge RATLAM: Jamthun panchayat
secretary Komal Singh Pawar
was suspended with

front immediate effect by district

panchayat CEO Shringar
Srivastava for not making

runner
arrangements for polling party
and discharging his official
responsibilities. Meanwhile,

in Malwa,
the village employment
assistant and the secretary of
the nearby panchayat made

Nimar
necessary arrangements for
polling party.

Dewas collector Rishav Gupta exercises his voting

Dumahera
right in Dewas constituencies, setting an example VOTING TURNOUT panchayat secy
of civic responsibility at the polling station located TILL 6 PM suspended
in the Excellent School. RATLAM: Dumahera
Khargone 75.79% panchayat secretary Dayaram
Dewas 74.86% Pargi was suspended by zila
Mandsaur 74.5% panchayat CEO Shringar
Ujjain 73.58% Shrivastav with immediate
Ratlam 72.86% effect for not exercising his
Dhar 71.5% duties in the LS polls. During
inspection on May 12, no
Khandwa 70.72% arrangements were found at
Indore 61.75% the polling station,
subsequently affecting election

VVPAT changed in Burhanpur, EVM Dhar-Mhow records 71.5% turnout work. He was suspended for
being negligent and maintaining

glitch at Khanshahwali booth

indifference towards work.
DHAR/MHOW: Despite
intermittent rain, the vot- Newly-wed
Barwani SP Punit Gehlod and joint collector KHANDWA/BURHANPUR: ing process proceeded or- couple cast vote
Vishakha Deshmukh embody the essence of Voting for the Khandwa- derly in the Dhar-Mhow KHANDWA: A newly- wed
responsible citizenship as they exercise their Burhanpur Lok Sabha seat con- parliamentary constituen- couple reached the polling
franchise, setting a commendable example for the cluded with a 70.72 per cent cy and concluded station to cast their vote
community in Barwani turnout, as the polling closed peacefully at 6 pm on Mon- right after their marriage.
promptly at 6 pm. Stricter meas- day. Seven candidates are The couple got married in
Ratlam ures were implemented post-clo- contesting for the seat, with Rajasthan. Upon returning,
collector sure, allowing only those the primary contest expect- they casted their vote in
Rajesh already inside the polling booth ed between Savitri Thakur their assigned polling station.
Batham sets to cast their votes. This move Sitting MP and Khandwa BJP of the BJP and Rad- A video of the same has also
example by aimed to ensure the integrity of candidate Gyaneshwar Patil and his heshyam Muvel of the Con- gone viral on social media,
casting his the process and prevent any wife Jayshree Patil exercise their gress.As of 5 pm, the con- STEPPING Congress candidate Radheshyam Muvel (L)
and BJP candidate Savitri Thakur casts their
garnering widespread
unauthorised access after the of- franchise in Burhanpur under stituency recorded a voter appreciation.
vote, leading
the way for
ficial closing time. Khandwa-Burhanpur constituency turnout of 71.5%, with the UP FOR vote Dhar constituency, reinforcing the essence
Man casts vote
civic duty.
In a concerning incident, P-3
officer Rashida Khan, stationed patched tehsildar Ramlal Pagare
highest turnout of 73.19%
in the Dharampur DEMOCRACY of democracy through active participation dressed as
at polling booth number 262 in and a technician to investigate assembly constituency, fol- as early as 7:45 am. To en- wheelchairs at polling sta-
Anandnagar, had to be rushed to the issue. Despite finding no lowed by Manawar with sure smooth conduct, 1,155 tions and a doctor with a Lord Ganesh
the district hospital due to a sud- fault with the machine, the dis- 71.80%. election personnel and se- medical team stationed at BURHANPUR: Topandas
den deterioration in her health. satisfaction of the voters led to Voters displayed eager- curity personnel are over- every sector officer, were Wadhwani, a voter, dressed as
Meanwhile, at polling booth the replacement of the VVPAT. ness to exercise their fran- seeing the process. Special made for the convenience Lord Ganesha reached polling
number 216 in the Khanshah- In the village of Kaldakhedi in chise, with queues forming provisions, including of voters. booth number 227 at Asha
wali area, an EVM machine the Pandhana assembly, vil- Niketan School in Indira
abruptly halted operations at lagers initially boycotted the Colony here to cast his vote.
3:45 pm. The disruption was at-
tributed to a young man who en-
voting process, demanding in-
clusion in an irrigation project.
75.79% polling in Khargone-Barwani 74.5% turnout in Wadhwani aimed to create
awareness among the public.
tered the booth with a mobile
phone. Authorities swiftly de-
The protest ended after ADM
Kashiram Badole presented the
Boycotts, VVPAT
malfunction reported
lages, residents of two vil-
lages initially boycotted Mandsaur-Neemuch He had reached the polling
booth dressed as Lord
tained the individual, ensuring certified map of the canal the voting process. After MANDSAUR/NEEMUCH: Ganesh during Assembly
that the integrity of the voting scheme, assuring the villagers consultations and discus- Voting in the Mandsaur- elections too.
process remained intact. of their inclusion in the project. KHARGONE/BARWANI: sions with the local author- Neemuch Lok Sabha seat
In Burhanpur, a complaint Subsequently, voting resumed Voting for the Khargone-Bar- ities, the villagers eventu- witnessed an Youth casts vote
arose regarding VVPAT slips smoothly. The Khandwa parlia- wani Lok Sabha seat con- ally agreed to cast their encouraging turnout of on wedding day
not falling as expected at the mentary constituency cluded at 6 pm on Monday votes. 74.5 per cent, with offi- JOBAT: Setting an example,
polling station in Chandrakala, comprises 8 assembly seats with a significant voter Additionally, voting at cials attributing the in- Bharat Chouhan of Khutaja
ward number 24. Collector across four districts, with a total turnout of 75.79 per cent. De- booth number 124 at Post creased participation to gram panchayat cast his vote
Bhavya Mittal promptly dis- of more than 21 lakh voters. spite facing various chal- Office Square in the urban extensive voter on his wedding day at
Dhar SP Manoj Kumar Singh and his family lenges throughout the day, area of Khargone, was awareness efforts. polling booth number 239
exercise their franchise in Dhar district including a brief boycott by temporarily halted for Women voters, in particu- here. He encouraged others
Neemuch Dewas records 74.86% voter turnout residents of two villages and
a halt in voting due to a mal-
about an hour due to a mal-
function in a VVPAT ma-
lar, enthusiastically exer-
cised their franchise,
to prioritise casting votes
and contribute to nation-
collector and DEWAS-SHAJAPUR: Dewas- overall. However, heavy rain functioning VVPAT ma- chine. The delay was re- with many capturing the building. Enthusiastic youth,
district election Shajapur parliamentary con- and storms in the afternoon chine, the electoral process solved promptly after the moment by taking selfies especially first-time voters,
officer Dinesh stituency recorded a voter caused several tents to col- proceeded relatively smooth- faulty machine was re- outside polling booths. were excited to exercise
Jain, along with turnout of 74.86 per cent on lapse at many polling ly. placed, allowing voting to The polling process their franchise.
SP Ankit Jaiswal, Monday. MP Mahendra Singh stations. The administration The voting process com- resume without further in- commenced at 7 am and
fulfill their civic Solanki of BJP and Rajendra responded promptly and took menced in the morning terruption. continued until 6 pm, Software engineer
duty by casting Malviya of Congress were the care of the necessary arrange- amidst rainfall, with en- Despite these challenges, with long queues forming
two prominent candidates for ments. thusiastic voters flocking the election proceeded at various polling
arrives from Dubai
their votes in
Neemuch the seat. Voting was held for the De- to polling stations since peacefully, with only isolat- stations across the con- to exercise franchise
Voting for the seat began at 7 was-Shajapur parliamentary early hours. However, the ed incidents. One such in- stituency since the early MANDLESHWAR: Soumya
am and ended at 6 pm. There seat in Ashta, Agar, Shajapur, day was not without its cident involved a com- hours of voting. The sub- Mahesh Sharma, a software
was a high level of enthusi- Shujalpur, Kalapipal, share of disruptions. Ex- plaint regarding an indi- stantial voter turnout re- engineer working in Dubai,
asm among the voters Sonkatch, Dewas and Hatpi- pressing their discontent vidual allegedly casting a flects the electorate's reached here to cast her vote
throughout the day and the palya assembly constituen- over the lack of develop- vote in the name of anoth- keen interest in the demo- on Monday. Whereas, 100-
voting took place peacefully cies. ment work in their vil- er person. cratic process year-old Haji Ismail Abdul
and their determination Karim reached the polling

Amidst technical glitches & weather challenges, Ratlam sees 72.86% voting booth to exercise his
to have their voices
heard. franchise. Moreover, MLA
The BJP has fielded Sud- Rajkumar Mev, former MLA
RATLAM/JHABUA: Polling three EVM machines disrupt- lam City leading to a 30- challenges, voting continued hir Gupta, a three-time MP, Dr Vijayalaxmi Sadho and
in the Ratlam-Jhabua-Alira- ed voting for around half an minute delay. BJP leaders ex- till the scheduled end at 6 pm. as its candidate in the municipal council president
jpur Lok Sabha seat recorded hour. pressed their concerns and The day also saw a poignant Mandsaur parliamentary Vishwadeep Moyde also
a remarkable turnout of 72.86 Congress candidate Kantilal demanded prompt action, incident where a seat. Gupta faces stiff com- reached the polling booth to
per cent by 6 pm, despite en- Bhuria, along with his fami- leading to the eventual re- young man, who had reached petition from Dilip Singh cast vote.
countering various chal- ly, cast his vote at polling sta- sumption of voting after the home after voting, tragically Gurjar of Congress, mak-
lenges. tion number 93 in arrival of an engineer's team. passed away due to a heart at- ing it a closely contested
Agar collector and district election officer The day was marked by un- Jhabua. However, the voting Similarly, another EVM tack, underscoring the sig- battle between the two ma-
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general public, will be held on May 14, 2024 (Tuesday) from 10.30 am in the mini meeting
room, first floor of New Circuit House, Civil Lines, Raipur. Sanjeev Shukla (IPS), Inspector
General of Police, Bilaspur Range, Avinash Chaurasia, DDP, Police Headquarters, and
Shubham Tomar, ADPO, State Police Academy, Chandkhuri will address. CHHATTISGARH | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

Villagers claim fake encounter, BJP is losing in 379

Naxals says two killed were members seats in four phases: Baij STAFF REPORTER / RAIPUR these guarantees have not
been fulfilled till date. Every
STAFF REPORTER / BIJAPUR her husband was alive or not. Chhattisgarh Pradesh Con- guarantee of Modi failed dur-
She also spoke in the local di- gress Committee (PCC) Presi- ing the 10-year tenure. The
The locals and activists have alect, which was translated dent Deepak Baij on Monday Modi government at the Cen-
alleged that the encounter in into Hindi by tribal activist claimed that after four phases tre has done nothing except
which police claimed to have Soni Sori. Former Chief Min- of voting, the picture has be- lying and corruption. People
killed 12 Naxalites during an ister Bhupesh Baghel, react- come clear to a great extent. are troubled by inflation and
encounter in Chhattisgarh's ing to this issue, wrote on so- BJP is losing in 379 seats in unemployment, there will be
Bijapur district was fake. cial media platform But ques- the four phases. voting for change.
Naxalites have also issued a tions arise. The security He in a statement said, BJP, PCC chief said voting will
press note saying that among forces should also keep in which gave the slogan of be in favour of Congress in the
those killed, only two were mind that ultimately their crossing 400, is not reaching remaining three phases in the
PLGA members and the rest commitment is to the Consti- 150. Elections have been held country also. Congress has
were villagers. tution. on two-thirds of the seats. BJP guaranteed a total of 5
Police had claimed on Fri- He said, “It is important has lagged on these seats. Deepak Baij justices. Since the declaration
day that 12 Naxalites were to warn the BJP govern- Congress-India coalition gov- of the five justices - Women's
killed in an encounter by se- ment of the state that it ernment is being formed in BJP was giving more than 400 Justice, Youth Justice,
curity forces in the forest of should not repeat its past of the country. After four phases slogans to change the Consti- Farmer's Justice, Labor Jus-
Peediya village under Gan- torturing the tribals in the of voting, Modi and BJP got tution. tice and Participatory Justice,
galur police station area of guise of ending Naxalism.” nervous and the tone of their Making an attack on BJP, the attitude towards Congress
Naxal-affected Bijapur dis- speaking in the local dialect, and when the security forces said Lalu Kunjam, killed, CPI Maoist West Bastar speeches changed. Baij said that the atmosphere has changed among the voters
trict of Chhattisgarh. Police alleged that police shot resi- moved towards them, they was not a Naxalite but a Committee of Naxalites has He alleged Modi and his as- against the Modi government of every section of the coun-
had said that some people dents of Peediya and nearby started running. He alleged farmer. He was at home and issued a press note saying sociates made every effort to has started appearing in the try, people are seeing their fu-
were also detained during Itawar village when they had when villagers were running running away after seeing that among those killed, take the election to Hindus, country which is getting ture.
the operation. gone to pluck tendu leaves. in fear the security forces the police when he was shot. only two were PLGA mem- Muslims, Mangalsutra, fish, translated into votes against He adds, Congress has giv-
Meanwhile, the relatives Gurunand, a resident of shot them dead. Raju of Ko- Avalam Budri said her bers and they too were liv- mutton, meat. But after the BJP in the polling centres. en a promise to women to give
of the deceased have been Pedia village, witness to the rchuli village said that he husband was caught by the ing in the village due to ill- fourth phase of voting, it be- The Prime Minister has lost Rs 1 lakh every year which is
camping in Bijapur district encounter, claimed in the had gone to the District Mag- police when he had gone to ness. The rest were vil- came clear that the people his credibility due to his bro- around Rs 8,333 per month. It
headquarters since Satur- media that the villagers had istrate's office to demand the pluck tendu leaves on Friday. lagers, who were killed were not misled by the BJP. ken promises. During the last has also promised 50 percent
day. The protesting women, gone to pluck tendu leaves bodies of his relatives. He She did not know whether mercilessly, they alleged. BJP's hidden agenda of chang- ten years of the Modi govern- reservation for women in cen-
ing the Constitution and end- ment's tenure, lies were told tral recruitment. It has led to
ing reservation was exposed. continuously. Many big guar- polarisation of women voters

Alliance shift flight operations Power companies

installing coolers
The public understood that antees to the country, but towards Congress.

STAFF REPORTER / RAIPUR Frequency from Delhi, Hy-

derabad and Mumbai has
to keep Standards play CJ inspects
verification
transformers cool
important role in
Union Ministry of Civil been reduced due to opera-
Aviation in a tweet on X
(formerly Twitter) has inti-
tional constraints of the
concerned airlines. AVDHESH MALLICK / RAIPUR
work
of cases
daily life: Rao
mated that the connectivity The connectivity to and
to and from Bilaspur has from Bilaspur has been re- With the rising mercury, the
been replaced with Jag- placed with Jagdalpur by chances of electric transform- STAFF REPORTER
dalpur by Alliance Air in Alliance Air in view of ers catching fire also BILASPUR
view of market dynamics. market dynamics. MoCA is increased. In the month of
It further states that Ja- continuously working April this year, a massive fire
balpur Airport is currently with the concerned broke in the divisional office of Chhattisgarh Chief Jus-
connected to 5 cities of the airlines to increase connec- the Electricity Department, tice Ramesh Sinha, on
country in the Summer tivity from Jabalpur at the Gudhiyari of Capital city Monday after hearing the
Schedule, which is similar earliest, states the state- Raipur, which took the shape cases listed in his court,
to that of Winter Schedule. ment. of a conflagration and finally inspected the verification
gutted 1500 transformers. The work of the cases going on
destruction and damage in the judicial branches.
Online Fraudsters
Dupe ` 3 Crore Police arrests 14 Naxals caused by the uncontrolled fire
resulted in a loss of crores of ru-
pees to the power company.
Finally, taking a lesson from
It was on the first day of
summer vacation, as the
vacation started in Chhat-
tisgarh High Court, Bi-
from a Doctor STAFF REPORTER / BIJAPUR the incident the electricity de-
partment carried out an un-
laspur on Monday.
A system has to be de-
in Raipur Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur police
on Monday claimed that it
usual experiment to keep the
transformers cool. It installed
veloped to identify infruc-
tuous pending cases so
Raipur : A doctor based in has arrested 14 Maoists, some air coolers in the power distri- that such pending cases
Raipur fell victim to an online of them carrying cash bution substation centres. The identified above can be re-
cyber fraud where fraudsters awards. Bijapur Police in an Executive Director of Power solved after hearing.
duped him of Rs 2.92 crore official communication Distribution Company Bhim The Chief Justice
with fake promises of smart stated that as part of the anti- Singh Kanwar while speaking STAFF REPORTER / RAIPUR that standards are set for Ramesh Sinha has asked
and high returns. Initially, the Maoist operation being con- to FPJ over phone on Monday everything around us. BIS is to do the work of making a
scammers gained his trust by ducted in the district, 14 said, at present it is difficult to Prof. N. V. Ramana Rao, Di- the first organization which list of infructuous cases in
assuring him that he would Maoists were caught while quote the figures how many rector of National Institute of has been able to reach out to writ, criminal appeal,
receive Rs 5 crores and only the team of DRG Bijapur and air-coolers are installed at the Technology (NIT) on Monday most of the gram panchayats criminal revision, con-
need to pay a 10% commission Police Station Gangalur at the power sub-stations but said the standards play an im- across the Chhattisgarh state. tempt cases and other cas-
to them. The doctor, who fell team. The team had recov- this is unusual practice carried portant role in daily life. BIS provides free training to es going on, which will be
into the trap of the fraudsters, ered explosives and propa- rying reward 05.00 lakh. A re- road with the intention of out locally in the state for a long He was addressing the its stakeholders, also created done by the Judicial Offi-
transferred Rs 2.92 crores into ganda material of CPI Maoist ward of Rs 41 lakh has been causing huge damage to the time. ‘One Day Sensitization Work- standards clubs in schools cer and the officers and
the swindlers various ac- organization from the forest declared on 14 people includ- police party. It helps us to bring down the shop on Standardization’ and colleges which organize employees of the High
counts 25-30 times. The victim between Pidia-Mutwendi by ing Lakshmi Tati, Gangalur Police states that 04 pieces transformers temperature by jointly organized by National standards related activities. Court. To inspect the
was finally shocked when he the police party. Area Committee member, re- of tiffin bomb, 02 pieces of 10-15% or even more in the Institute of Technology He said that BIS touches above work, the Chief Jus-
discovered that the Rs 5 crore During interrogation, ward of Rs 05.00 lakh. cooker bomb, detonator, summer days when sunray is Raipur and Bureau of Indian everyone's life today like tice went to each branch
amount, which was supposed Renu Kovasi, Military Com- Jitendra Yadav, SP Bijapur cardex wire, gelatin stick and direct and scorching. It helped Standards (BIS) at the E-Hall the Steel Authority of India. and examined the verified
to be credited to his account, pany No. 02, and Mangali said that the captured propaganda material of us in protecting transformers of the NIT. Tapas Dasgupta, He said that BIS is not only cases. He asked the Regis-
had not been received. Avalam, Gangalur Area Maoists were actively work- banned CPI Maoist organiza- from getting engulfed in fire, Chief General Manager, Bhi- for standardization, but it is trar General and
After the incident, the doc- Committee, ACM both carry ing under Military Company tion, Gaiti, shovel, crowbar, he said. The indigenous tech- lai Steel Plant as the Chief also for testing and certifi- Registrar Judicial to
tor, Dr. Sunil Kumar Devan- a reward 08.00 lakh, Bichem No. 02 and Gangalur Area were recovered. After a legal nology is good and feasible, but Guest inaugurated it in pres- cation. check the verification
gan, a resident of Ashoka Uika, Gangalur Area Com- Committee. During interro- process, in Gangalur police actually it must be tested that ence of Sumit Kumar, Head of Information about BIS work going on in the
Ratan, Raipur, lodged a com- mittee, ACM andSharmila gation they revealed that station, they were produced whether it is beneficial and BIS Raipur Branch Office. and its functions was given branches every day and
plaint at the Pandari police Kursam, Gangalur Area along with planting of IED on before the local court which safe or not, because earlier con- Sumit Kumar, BIS Raipur through various interactive its report should be pre-
station. Committee Member both car- the route, Pedia-Mutwendi sent them on judicial remand. flagration got erupted at a stor- Head introduced various ac- sessions, presentations, and sented before them.
age facility of Chhattisgarh tivities of BIS. He said that other activities. Also, future He also stated that he

BJP councillor team raises water problem in Raipur city

State Power Distribution Com- BIS is the largest certification possibilities regarding the will keep conducting sur-
pany Limited in Raipur is due body for standards in the signed MOU between NIT prise inspections of the
to short circuit, Narayan Bhoi, country. Raipur and BIS was also above verification work
a senior journalist said. Talking about BIS, he said discussed. from time to time.

STAFF REPORTER / RAIPUR tion raised the demand for en-

The BJP councillor delega-

tion on Monday met Raipur
suring water supply through
tankers. It is also inadequate
where it is operational. If
Post-mortem report monitoring will be online
Mayor Aijaz Dhebar and sub- smooth supply is not ensured, STAFF REPORTER of post mortem and report the process within the time an attendant. Then send
mitted a memorandum in- they will go for demonstra- within the time limit in the limit and update the infor- them to another hospital. Dr.
forming him about the water tions. Chhattisgarh’s Raipur Dis- Collectorate Hall. mation in the portal. It will Singh said that compensa-
problem in the city. They The opposition council- trict Collector Dr. Gaurav Collector Dr. Singh asked provide a lot of relief to the tion cases under RBC 6-4
sought information lor raised the issue of non- Singh and Senior Superin- officials to open a post in AI- citizens, they said. should also be resolved expe-
regarding the preparations of issuance of dustbin in tendent of Police (SSP) San- IMS Hospital so that the post- Dr Singh said four doctors ditiously and the amount
the Municipal Corporation to wards. They pointed out tosh Singh on Monday un- mortem of dead bodies can be will be appointed for post- should be paid to the family
deal with the water crisis in that Rs 75 lakh has been ap- derlined the need for expedit- done as soon as possible. The mortem at the Raipur Med- members. Santosh Singh
summer. proved for the purchase of ing the post-mortem report PM will also be sent soon and ical College (Mekahara). said that the PM report
The opposition alleged that dustbins, out of which within a time-limit. A portal the report will also be re- Fthis. He emphasised that should not be pending. It
officials had misled the May- dustbins worth about Rs 50 will be prepared to monitor ceived as soon as possible. hospitals should work with needs to be resolved as soon
or regarding the water supply lakh have been purchased. it. Monitoring of the post- promptness to help the in- as possible, the hospital and
under Amrit Mission, stating Mission Scheme. and wherever the work of The payment had been The top officials were hold- mortem system is being pre- jured. The first priority is to the police will have to work
that it is almost complete. The Leader of Opposition and Amrit Mission has been done, made in three different in- ing a meeting of officers and pared. All post-mortem activ- take the injured to the hospi- in coordination. LLC reports
reality is that water supply is Deputy Leader of Opposition the people and public repre- stalments. Mayor has as- employees of the Police De- ities will be known online. tal and before shifting them should also be prepared in a
not being done through the said that the work of Amrit sentatives are upset. sured to look into the mat- partment and Health Depart- Health department offi- to another hospital, first better way and as quickly as
pipeline laid under the Amrit Mission is of poor standard The BJP councillor delega- ter and resolve it. ment regarding preparation cials will have to complete treat the injured and appoint possible.

LAST WORD

Our goal is to end Naxalism: Sai light on how all the tribal fes-
tivals are traditional, mainly
Diwali and days following it.
Political journey from Panch
On family vacations and out- STAFF REPORTER/ RAIPUR Assembly which was on unop-
STAFF REPORTER / RAIPUR Never before had such counters fake. The Nax- ings other than political ac- posed in Madhya Pradesh. Con-
a large number of Nax- alites themselves have re- tivities, the Chief Minister Describing his political journey, gress's candidate could get his
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister alites been killed, in- leased the list and said that there is no time to Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai election symbol of the party.
Vishnu Deo Sai on Monday cluding Naxalites with a accepted the encounter in- be free. said, “I had never thought be- Again won as MLA. In 1999, BJP
said since the formation of reward of Rs 20 lakh cluding deaths. There are “After father's death, our cause when I was 10 years old, my gave chance as MP candidate in
BJP government in the state, each. It is a huge different people who raise childhood was spent in strug- father’s shadow was not in mind. 1999. It was won and continued
been fighting against Naxal- success. The security questions. gles from the age of 10. The Being the elder brother in the the winning spree for a total four
ism with a strong fist. forces did the work with He claimed that the first plays were distant dreams house, along with managing stud- times, he said.
He said that so far 104 Nax- great courage, he said. choice of people from but there were a lot of respon- ies, took responsibility to educate Thrice the party gave responsi-
alites have been killed. A few He further said Chhat- Kashmir to Kanyakumari sibilities. On Paush Purnima, younger siblings.” bility as State President. In the
days ago, the security forces tisgarh has also benefit- is ‘Modi’. It is the reason go with the family and cook He adds, “On completion studies, first term of the Modi govern-
got a big success in the opera- ed a lot from the double that the entire opposition and eat one meal there. After on request of villagers, filed nomi- ment, got the opportunity to work
tion against Naxalites, in engine government. The including the Indi alliance entering politics most of the nation for the first time of Pan- as a Union Minister of State. On
which 29 Naxalites were Union Home Minister is upset. So now his age is- time has been spent in social chayat elections. Was elected for the question of the priority of the
killed in one day in Kanker, also wants to completely sue is being raised. Con- programs and among five years as Panch. Again on pop- government after the elections,
ten in Bijapur, ten in Abujh- eliminate Naxalism gress National President people,” he adds. ular demand, became Sarpanch. CM Sai said that the priority is to
mad. Just two days ago on from the state in the next Kharge took the post at the On the wife's part, Sai said The people of 12 wards voted in implement the promises that
Friday, twelve Naxalites one-two years. age of 81. Congress and its my in-laws' house is only 20 favour out of the 13 wards.” were made to the people of state.
were killed in an encounter. Attacking Congress, allies should first have km away from the village. After a tenure of 6 months as The guarantees of Modi and to
The force lost its lives to 61 especially the former mercy on him. She is religious and has no Sarpanch, Bharatiya Janata live up to the trust of the people of
Naxalites in these four en- Chief Minister, he said Describing the tribes as complaints. She is now being Party asked to represent Tapkara state.
counters alone. they are calling these en- real Hindus, CM Sai threw invited for different events.
 THE INK OF POWER
SRINAGAR

INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

PM’S MESSAGE

PHASE-4: I
am sure
people in
these
constituencies
PULWAMA ETAWAH

IN A NUTSHELL
will vote in
large numbers
and the young
voters as well as
women voters will
power this surge in
AGENCIES / New Delhi
THREE GEN OF ABDULLAH FAMILY CAST VOTE voting. Come, let's all
do our duty and

I
Prominent actors from the
Telugu film industry were n Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, strengthen our
out to vote on Monday for three generations of the
the elections in Telangana Abdullah family cast their vote. democracy!
and Andhra Pradesh, National Conference president and
former J-K chief minister Farooq FOR PEOPLE OF ANDHRA
while people queued up

U
early at polling stations in Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah rging the people of
and his two grandsons and first-
states such as Odisha, Bi-
time electors Zahir and Zamir
Andhra Pradesh, LAKHIMPUR KHERI
har, Uttar Pradesh and especially first time
Jharkhand to escape the exercised their franchise at a
heat. polling station. voters, to vote in record
Polling was held in 96 Lok numbers in the
Sabha constituencies n Chiranjeevi, NT Rama n In Uttar Pradesh's gal, a polling officer wel- Assembly Elections. May
across 10 states and Union Rao, Allu Arjun, Brah- Bahraich, the first vote was comed people with roses at these polls further
Territories in the fourth of manandam, Nani, Jeevitha cast by a 'divyaang' (physi- a wedding-themed poll sta-
the seven-phase general Rajasekhar, Rajendra cally-challenged) voter. tion. Women-managed
enhance our democratic
elections. Lok Sabha and Prasad, Naga Chaitanya, n Members of the Tharu pink booths were seen spirit.
assembly elections in Manchu Manoj and tribe, indigenous to Nepal, across all constituencies.
Odisha and Andhra Srikanth were among ac- also exercised their fran- n There were also reports
FOR PEOPLE OF ODISHA

Y
Pradesh are held simulta- tors from the Telugu film chise in the district, which of poll boycott from some our vote is your voice'
neously. industry who cast their shares border with the Hi- villages of Shahjahanpur
Here are the snapshots vote in Andhra Pradesh malayan state. district in Uttar Pradesh and let it be heard loudly
from the day: and Telangana. n In Telangana's Kodan- some areas of Odisha. and clearly

DASHBOARD Electors MEET THE HERO VOTER:

queue up in Cancer patient on stretcher
FLOWER SHOWER
SIMDEGA: Elderly voters Pulwama
were greeted with a
shower of flowers as Say, ‘vote a
ONLINE REPORT
Patna THEME-BASED BOOTHS: CYNOSURE OF ALL EYES
they arrived to cast powerful weapon’ Shubhadra WEDDING THEME IN CHAIBASA, JHARKHAND
their votes at a Devi has been
polling booth in PULWAMA: At the gates of battling cancer,
Jharkhand's polling centres in this south but that wasn't
Simdega on Kashmir district, infamous a reason for
Monday. for terrorism and stone- her to skip vot-
pelting, enthusiastic voters ing. She had
queued up on Monday to ex- been surviving
‘ARREST TWO POLLING OFFICIALS’ ercise their franchise with a only on water
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha's Chief Electoral Officer sense of ease in the absence for four days, but still wanted to cast her vote, her son Vi-
Nikunja Bihari Dhal on Monday suspended three polling of a separatist-sponsored jay Kumar Mishra said as he took her on a stretcher to
officials and directed the police to arrest two of them boycott call and fear of vio- the local school in Bihar's Darbhanga where a polling
for "serious dereliction of duty". Speaking to reporters, lence. "We have had enough. booth had been set up.
Dhal said, "We have directed the Ganjam collector to We want change. Vote is our Visuals from the polling booth showed voters standing in
suspend three presiding officers of three polling booths biggest weapon. It is a pow- a queue making way for the stretcher.
and arrest two of them for serious dereliction of duty." erful weapons which will "My mother voted today while fulfilling her civic duty in
help us find solutions to our the last moments of her life. She has been very ill for a
GROOM VOTES IN WEDDING ATTIRE problems. Vote is our right," long time and has been taking only a few drops of water
SRINAGAR: A groom dressed in wedding attire arrived Shakeel Ahmad Para, a vot- for the last four days. When asked, she expressed her de-
at Boys Hr Sec School Kangan in Srinagar parliamentary er said. sire to vote," Mishra said.
constituency to cast his vote on Monday in the fourth
phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He said that he
chose to vote today because it's a fundamental right
granted by the Constitution.
Madhavi Latha booked for asking Electors cast vote RAILWAY THEME IN BERHAMPUR, ODISHA

KIDNAPPED POLLING AGENTS RESCUED Muslim women to show face for first time at former
AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer
(CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena on Monday said three TDP
Maoist hotbed ‘Budha
HYDERABAD: BJP candi- In the video, Latha was
polling agents who were allegedly kidnapped in
Chittoor district have been traced and secured.
date for Hyderabad Lok Sab- seen asking the women Pahad’ booth
ha seat K Madhavi Latha voters at a polling booth to BUDHA PAHAD: Thirty-
was on Mon- lift the seven-year-old Halkan
KASHMIRI PANDITS VOTE day booked burqa and Kisan on Monday exercised
JAMMU: Displaced from their native soil, their homes, by election show their his vote for the first time at
hearths and loved ones, many of whom perished in the authorities face so that his own booth at 'Budha Pa-
face of militancy and cross-border terrorism; migrant after a video she could had'-a former Maoist
Kashmiri Pandits residing in Jammu turned out in clip in which verify the hotbed, which falls under
numbers outside polling booths on Monday, in the she was pur- identity. Palamu Lok Sabha con-
hope, perhaps, of a homecoming in the not-too-distant portedly ask- She was stituency.
future. ing burqa- also seen Located along
clad women telling the Jharkhand's Latehar and
Muslim vot- policemen to Garhwa districts, Budha Pa-
BJP SLAMS YSR CONGRESS ers to show their faces to allow voters into polling had was freed recently from
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday accused the ruling compare with the photo booths only after a thor- the red rebels' control by se-
YSR Congress in Andhra Pradesh of unleashing identity cards surfaced. ough check. curity forces after over
"unprecedented violence" to target National Democratic three decades.
Alliance workers and sought the Election Commission's Kisan cast his vote at
intervention.
MARATHI STARS ADD booth no 420 in govern-

CCTVs OFF AT GODOWN STORING EVMs

PUNE: The Nationalist Congress Party (SP) on Monday
GLAMOUR TO MAHA POLLS
ment's Upgraded middle
school, Hesatu, along with
hundreds of voters from
Sporadic incidents of violence
mar polling in Bengal STONES
MUMBAI: Several prominent Marathi films and televi- different villages fearless-
alleged wrongdoing after CCTV cameras got turned off sion stars brought in oodles of glamour and enthusiasm ly.
for 45 minutes at a godown where the EVMs from the to the polling for 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maha- "I have exercised my vote
Baramati Lok Sabha constituency were stored in rashtra and issued fervent appeals to the masses to step at my own booth for the first
Maharashtra's Pune district. out and exercise their franchise, here on Monday. time in my life. Earlier, our Around 1,700 complaints of EVM malfunction and HURLED AT
Among the prominent ones seen at various polling booth used to be relocated, obstruction of agents entering booths were recorded
booths were: Mrunal Kulkarni, Neha Mahajan, Urmila
Nimbalkar, Arya Ambekar, Gayatri Datar, Jui Gadkari,
around 13 km from my vil-
lage, due to impact of the till 1pm, the EC said, adding the TMC, Congress, and DILIP GHOSH’S
SLAP FOR A SLAP: YSRCP MLA slaps Sonali Kulkarni, Shruti Marathe, Subodh Bhave and his Maoist in the locality," BJP filed hundreds of complaints related to poll
CONVOY
wife Manjiri Bhave, and many others. Mostly attired casu- Kisan, a resident of Hesatu violence, voter intimidation, and assaults on agents
man while waiting to vote, he hits back ally, the stars arrived at various polling stations in Pune
and other places where the elections were conducted.
village under Bargarh
block, told PTI.
AGENCIES 2 CISF personnel injured in attack

T
TENALI: A man waiting to vented out their anger on Kolkata

BSF personnel give fresh lease of life to

he CISF on Monday said two of its
cast his vote at a polling the man.
personnel deployed for the security
booth here on Monday "He (the YSRCP MLA) was Sporadic incidents of violence marred the
of a 'Y' category protectee, were
slapped a ruling YSRCP
MLA after he was at the re-
ceiving end for questioning
going to vote and he jumped
the queue so somebody (vot-
er) objected," a police official
polling officer who suffered cardiac arrest fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls in the
eight parliamentary constituencies of
West Bengal on Monday as TMC and BJP
injured in an attack and stone-pelting
incident at Bardhaman during the fourth
phase of the Lok Sabha polls.
the Legislator for jumping told PTI about the incident KOLKATA: Narayan Response Team (QRT) and Tacti- workers clashed in various parts of vio-
"An incident of stone-pelting on CISF SSG
the queue. which resulted in the skir- Chakraborty (55), a polling offi- cal Headquarters QRT, accompa- lence-hit Birbhum and Bardhaman-Dur-
protectee and attack on his vehicle by
The incident occurred at mish. cer at Booth 93 of the Bard- nied by a staff officer, converged gapur seats.
some miscreants occurred at Bardhaman
Tenali in Guntur district According to police, there haman-Durgapur Lok Sabha at the location in no time. The Clashes broke out between supporters of
(WB) in which two CISF personnel
when the local YSRCP MLA was an argument between Constituency in West Bengal, got BSF troops administered Car- TMC and BJP in Monteswar's Susunia
sustained head injuries. The protectee
A Siva Kumar attempted to the MLA and the voter be- a fresh lease of life on Monday, diopulmonary Resuscitation area of Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha
was safely evacuated without use of
jump the queue and was fore Kumar hit him. thanks to the prompt action by (CPR) to the polling officer till he seat around noon, as BJP candidate Dilip
force," the central paramilitary force said
questioned by one of the vot- After the voter retaliated, Border Security Force (BSF) per- regained consciousness. The Ghosh was on his way to a polling booth
in a post on social media platform 'X'.
ers. In a fit of rage, the legis- the MLA's supporters sonnel of the 115 Battalion, who BSF personnel also made use of following complaints of booth jamming.
lator slapped the man, who launched an indiscriminate were on duty at the premises. the medicines available with As Ghosh was on his way, TMC support-
did not hold himself back attack on the voter, raining "Around 9.05 a.m., while super- them and his condition sta- ers blocked his convoy and squatted in ing which some of the cars of the security
and returned the favour. punches until police and vising the polling process, bilised," said A K Arya, DIG and front of his vehicle, starting a protest personnel tailing his convoy were dam-
Not pleased at the MLA be- other voters stepped in to Chakraborty suffered a severe spokesperson, BSF, South Bengal against him. aged. Ghosh was also heckled by the TMC
ing slapped, his supporters stop the assault. cardiac arrest. The BSF's Quick Frontier. Stones were hurled at his convoy, follow- activists, sources claimed.
Court reserves order on Umar Khalid’s bail plea
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday reserved for May 28 its order on the bail plea of former
JNU student Umar Khalid, who is an accused in the case of alleged larger conspiracy behind the
2020 northeast Delhi communal riots. Khalid has been booked under the stringent Unlawful
INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024
NATION
Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and has been in jail since September 2020.

SOREN CITES KEJRIWAL’S 3 Naxalites killed

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Oppn says Pak...
PM Modi said unlike his opponents, who were concerned
about promoting their offspring, "I have no 'waaris' (successor).
in encounter
EXAMPLE FOR BAIL, SC DENIES
The common people are my waaris".
He reiterated the charge that parties like the Congress and GADCHIROLI (MAHARASHTRA) Campaign (TCOC) period,
RJD, which 'allowed extortion and kidnapping to flourish' while Superintendent of Police
in power, will 'give away reservations' to Muslims 'to pursue Three Naxalites, including Neelotpal said.
their vote bank politics', but added that 'as long as I am alive, I two females, were killed in Two units of C-60 com-
will not let this happen'. NEW DELHI rest by the Enforce- an encounter with mandos, a specialised com-
'Kidnapping and extortion flourished during the RJD rule in ED alleges that Soren, during
ment Directorate his tenure as chief minister, security bat wing of the
Bihar... NDA fights for social justice, 60 per cent Union
The Supreme Court today (ED), which is inves- orchestrated a scheme to forces in Ma- Gadchiroli po-
ministers from OBC/SC/ST categories,' he asserted.
refused to grant interim tigating the money generate illicit proceeds by harashtra's lice, were im-
The prime minister also accused the opposition parties of
bail to former Jharkhand laundering allega- manipulating official records, Gadchiroli mediately sent
'deliberately hurting people's sentiments by making obnoxious
chief minister Hemant tions. The court's de- involving fictitious transactions district on for a search in
statements about the Ram temple in Ayodhya'.
Soren in connection with cision came after the and forged documents to Monday, po- the area, he
Speaking on a day when the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha
a money laundering case Jharkhand High acquire valuable land worth lice said. said.
elections was underway, he urged the people to turn out in
linked to an alleged land Court dismissed crores of rupees. The JMM An intelli- While the
large numbers and vote for the NDA to enable the formation
scam and posted the mat- Soren's earlier peti- leader was arrested on gence input teams were
of a strong government. January 31, leading to his
In his speech, PM Modi also touched upon his government's ter for hearing on May 17. tion against his ar- was received carrying out
Soren's plea for interim rest on May 3. subsequent judicial custody at that some the search op-
track record on development, citing the construction of the Birsa Munda Jail in Ranchi
highways at a rapid rate and underscoring commitment to bail, aimed at allowing his Soren's legal coun- members of eration, Nax-
social justice and empowerment, while accusing the opposition participation in cam- sel, represented by the Perimili alites fired at
of trying to put hurdles in the way of measures like women's paigning for his Jhark- Arvind Kejriwal's order Sibal and Arunabh relief to the former Jhark- Dalam of them indis-
reservations. hand Mukti Morcha and I need bail for election Chowdhury, sought an ur- hand chief minister. Naxalites were camping in criminately, to which the
Fondly recalling late Ram Vilas Paswan, his former cabinet (JMM) party in the ongo- campaigning," Mr Soren's gent hearing of the plea, In his appeal, filed a forest near Katrangatta C-60 personnel retaliated,
colleague, whose son Chirag is contesting from Hajipur, Modi ing Lok Sabha elections, legal counsel Kapil Sibal highlighting the through advocate Praghya village in Bhamragad talu- the official said. After the
called upon people to vote for the young leader and ensure his cited the recent release of told the bench. A bench imminent conclusion of Baghel, Soren contended ka with an aim to carry firing stopped, bodies of a
victory with a margin that could beat his father's record- Delhi Chief Minister comprising Justices San- the general elections. The that the Jharkhand High out subversive activities male and two female Nax-
breaking wins. Arvind Kejriwal from jail jiv Khanna and Dipankar court, however, scheduled Court had erred in dis- during their ongoing Tac- alites were recovered from
as an example. Datta heard Mr Soren's pe- the hearing for May 17, de- missing his plea against tical Counter Offensive the spot, he said.
"My case is covered by tition, challenging his ar- clining to grant interim the arrest.
9 killed, over...
Of the total injured persons, 56 were admitted to Rajawadi
Hospital and others at three separate hospitals.
The unseasonal rain and dust storms led to the suspension of YouTuber Shankar
flight operations at Mumbai airport for an hour in the evening
due to low visibility, services of local trains were delayed while claims threat to
traffic snarls were seen in several areas.
As many as 15 flights were diverted to different airports and his life in prison
the runways operation resumed at 5.03 pm, the airport CHENNAI: YouTuber
operator said.Chief Minister Eknath Shinde visited the spot of 'Savukku' Shankar on
the hoarding collapse incident in Ghatkopar late in the evening Monday said that he would
and ordered a structural audit of all hoardings in Mumbai city. be "killed" in Coimbatore
"The hoardings, if found illegal and dangerous, would be central prison. Interacting
removed immediately," he said. with reporters while he
"It is a very unfortunate incident. The government will probe was being taken to the
it, and the people responsible will face action. I have also Coimbatore government
asked the BMC commissioner to conduct a structural audit of medical college hospital
all the hoardings in the city. Those found illegal and dangerous for a checkup from the
will be removed," Shinde told reporters. prison, he alleged Coim-
He announced aid of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of each person killed batore Jail Superinten-
in the hoarding collapse. dent Shenthil Kumar had
A Mumbai civic body official said 4 persons were declared as broken his forearm.
brought dead at Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar and 61 others
are undergoing treatment. Three others are being treated at
the civic-run HBT hospital, four at Vikhroli's Mahatma Jyotiba
Phule Hospital and one at Kalwa's Prakruti Hospital.

Modi faces...
A dozen Chief Ministers of BJP and NDA-ruled states,
including Yogi Adityanath, several union ministers and officials
of the BJP are likely to attend the event.
Prior to filing the papers in the morning, PM Modi may offer
prayers at the Dashashwamedh Ghat on the bank of Ganga at
around 9am. As per his itinerary, a cruise trip to Namo Ghat
is also proposed. From there, the Prime Minister will proceed
to the Kaal Bhairav Temple and then to the collectorate to file
his nomination. Later, the PM will hold a meeting with party
workers at the Rudraksha Convention Center.
The Prime Minister is also expected to take a holy dip in
Ganga on the occasion of Ganga Saptami, which falls on
Tuesday. It is believed that any task performed on this day
leads to the fulfilment of desires. Any activity carried out
during the Pushya Nakshatra is considered auspicious and is
likely to succeed. PM Modi will file his nomination during this
auspicious conjunction.

Another NEET aspirant

goes missing from Kota
KOTA: Nearly a week after
a NEET aspirant left his
PG room here with ₹ 8,000
in his pocket, another 19-
year-old preparing for the
medical entrance exam in
Kota has gone missing.
Bihar native Aman Ku-
mar Singh, who had been
preparing for the entrance
exam in the coaching hub
for the last two years, left
his paying guest room in where he boarded a train,
Swarn Vihar colony on the DSP Rajesh Soni said.
intervening night of May It is suspected that the
11 and 12, police said. student left the note in his
Singh left a note behind room to misguide the po-
in which he said that he lice and his parents, he
couldn't do well in the said, adding that Singh
NEET exam and wouldn't will be traced soon.
be able to crack it, they Earlier this month,
said.In his note, he asked Singh's younger brother
to look for him near the also came to Kota to pre-
Kota Barrage, located over pare for NEET and started
the Chambal River. Howev- living with him, Kunhari
er, police declined the pos- Circle inspector Arvind
sibility of the boy commit- Bhardwaj said. His
ting suicide as no trace of brother told police that
him was found near the around 1 am on the inter-
barrage, according to po- vening night of May 11
lice. Based on CCTV and 12, Singh managed to
footage, it was found that go out of the PG. When he
Singh got onto a bike with woke up around an hour
another boy and reached later, he found his brother
Kota Railway Station from missing.

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THEAET
GR

Will make Pak wear bangles: RAHUL: RAEBARELI

Sporadic violence
mark voting
in West Bengal

Modi takes ‘jibe at Abdullah’ MY KARMABHOOMI BISWAJEET BANERJEE will be guaranteed.”

ARITRA SINGHA / KOLKATA

Incidents of sporadic violence

and injuries were reported
during the Phase 4 of Lok Sab-
DHEERAJ KUMAR / PATNA

Prime Minister Narendra

Calls INDIA bloc leaders cowards RAEBARELI

In his first meeting after filing

He announced the new gov-
ernment will end contractor
system. “Whether it is the
ha election in West Bengal on
Monday.
At Monteswar and in
Modi on Monday launched a nomination, Congress leader public sector or government Kalna Gate under Bard-
broadside against the INDIA Rahul Gandhi said he has departments, the contractor haman-Durgapur constituen-
bloc, calling its leaders “cow- adopted Raebareli as his system will end as soon as the cy, BJP candidate Dilip
ards” who were “scared of karmabhoomi as it has been government is formed,” he Ghosh was seen getting into
Pakistan’s nuclear power”. workplace of his two mothers. said. scuffle with TMC supporters
At a rally in Bihar’s Muzaf- At a public meeting in Ut- During this time, Rahul after they stopped him from
farpur in favour of BJP candi- tar Pradesh’s Maharajganj on these two individuals.” Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi entering the area and chanted
date Raj Bhushan Nishad, Monday, he said, “I have two Taking aim at the prime were seen together at the pub- ‘Joy Bangla’ slogan.
Modi, in an oblique reference mothers, Sonia Gandhi and minister, Rahul said, “In ten lic meeting. Seeing them both Following the scuffle, the
to a recent statement by for-
mer J&K chief minister and Kashi reverberates Indira Gandhi, who have pro-
tected me. Raebareli is the
years, Narendra Modi has
given `16 lakh crore to 22 bil-
on the stage together also
boosted the enthusiasm of the
mob smashed a car in
Ghosh’s convoy.
National Conference boss Fa- with Har Har workplace of both my moth- lionaires. This money is crowd. “Police stood as mere spec-
rooq Abudullah, commented,
“The INDIA bloc apparently
Modi goonj ers. That’s why, I have come
here to contest the election.”
equal to the income of 70
crore people. This fight is for
Addressing another rally
as he concluded his speech,
tators. They didn’t do a thing.
At Monteswar, Hindus were
have leaders who are scared BISWAJEET BANERJEE Rahul said, “Our family’s the protection of the poor. If Gandhi invited his sister, not allowed to vote. BJP
of Pakistan and have night- VARANASI relationship with Raebareli is the government is formed, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, to polling agent was beaten up
mares of its nuclear power.” 100 years old. This election they will send `8,500 to every join him at the front of the and thrown out of the booth.
In a response to Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh’s vow
to take back Pakistan-Occu-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi serves ‘langar’ during his visit to
Gurdwara Patna Sahib in Bihar’s Patna on Monday —PTI
V aranasi came alive on
Monday evening as Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
marks the first battle in histo-
ry where Congress is fighting
to protect the Constitution.
woman’s account every
month. The money will be
credited to the account on the
dais. Placing his hand on her
shoulder and affectionately
touching her face, Gandhi ex-
After getting the word, I
rushed here and they even
tried to stop me. Two CISF
pied Kashmir, Abdullah ear- spearheaded a grand roadshow, BJP and RSS will tear apart first of every month.” pressed his gratitude for her men sustained head injuries
lier this month had said Pak- The opposition is apparently full of cowards and timid setting the stage for his third the statute, closing all av- The Grand Old Party dedication to the Raebareli and a security man of mine
istan was not wearing bang- people, who give a clean chit to Pakistan on terrorism, and consecutive bid for the Lok Sabha enues for the poor. Attacking leader said, “The prime min- campaign. was injured,” said Ghosh. A
les as it possessed atom raise doubts on surgical strikes. Their left allies even want our seat from this historic constituen- the prime minister and BJP, ister has made the youth un- “I am travelling across the tussle was reported between
bombs, which could harm In- nuclear arsenal to be dismantled. —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister cy. Scheduled to file his nomina- he said they are trying to employed. If the INDIA gov- country for the elections, and BJP and TMC workers in Dur-
dia. Similarly, an old video tion on May 14, the PM’s pre- form a government for Adani ernment is formed, every my sister is devoting her time gapur. TMC candidate Kirti
which went viral last week from the premises of corrupt sues but all the weapons have nomination rally drew throngs of and Ambani. The Constitu- youth will get an apprentice- here. A big thank you to her Azad said party workers were
showed Aiyar requesting the people in 10 years but it seized gone blunt and they are not supporters and onlookers. tion is being shredded for ship. This way, the first job for this,” he remarked. wounded in lathi charge.
Centre to “respect Pakistan” `35 lakh when the UPA was in going to work, he added. Modi embarked on a spirited

Kejri’s 10 ‘G’ baffles Shah

because it had atom bombs. power at the Centre. Congress leader Shakeel procession from the Malviya
Modi without naming Ab- Ahmed Khan said the PM Statue near BHU Main Gate to
dullah or Aiyar said, “If Pak- OPPN FLAYS MODI was raising such issues to dis- the revered Shri Kashi Vishwana-
istan is not wearing bangles, The constituents of INDIA tract people’s attention from th Dham. Dressed in a saffron
we will make them wear ban- bloc raised objections to unemployment, price rise kurta with a white half jacket,
gles. They (Pakistan) do not
have flour, they do not have
Modi’s ‘bangle’ remark made
against Pakistan.
and economic slowdown.
RJD spokesperson Chi-
Modi paid homage to BHU foun-
der Bharat Ratna Mahamana Pt
‘AAP fighting in 22 seats’ guarantees are you giving? You
are contesting 22 seats and you
electricity, now I have come CPI (ML) general secretary tranjan Gagan said he was Madan Mohan Malviya before GAURAV VIVEK BHATNAGAR say you will waive power bills
to know that they even have a Dipankar Bhattacharya said feeling ashamed after hearing commencing the roadshow. NEW DELHI in the country,” Shah
scarcity of bangles.” the prime minister was silent Modi’s language. The PM, in- The 5-km route, paralleling the asked.
Earlier, at Kutubpur rally on alleged Chinese incursion stead of talking about the is- sacred Ganga, served as a testa- Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah exuded confi-
in Hajipur in favour of LJP into Ladakh. He asked Modi sues, was talking about ban- ment to India’s rich diversity, with Shah has questioned the logic behind Delhi dence that the BJP, which
(Ram Vilas) chief Ram Vilas to speak on the External Af- gles, fish and Mangalsutra. locals from various regions show- Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announcing received over 50 per cent
Paswan, Modi alleged RJD fairs Minister S Jaishankar, “Modi should tell what his casing traditional folk dances and 10 guarantees on what the AAP would do for votes in all the seven seats of
would abolish women’s quota calling China a bigger econo- government has done for Bi- attire. Amid showers of petals the country when the party is only contesting Delhi in 2019, will again re-
in the Lok Sabha and state as- my and alleged India was the har in 10 years. It is unfortu- and melodious sounds of sheh- 22 seats. tain them all despite Con-
semblies if INDIA was voted most isolated nation in south nate we have such a prime nai, shankh, and drums, Modi’s In an interview to NDTV, Shah asked how gress and AAP fighting as allies
to power. Referring to ED Asia due to its foreign policy. minister,” he alleged. procession wound through dense Kejriwal intends to fulfil the promises he this time. He claimed Kejriwal
seizing heaps of currency The PM by raising such is- Further, Modi visited Gur- neighborhoods, resonating with made when AAP is contesting 22 seats only. tried similar stunts last time too
notes, he said the central sues only wants to divert peo- dwara Patna Sahib and ser- chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and “How many seats is AAP contesting? 22. You but AAP won only one seat in
agency seized `22,000 crore ple’s attention from real is- ved food to devotees at langar. ‘Har Har Modi Ghar Ghar Modi”. need over 270 to form a government. What the country.

BJP candidate lifts STARS OF DEMOCRACY

SIDELIGHTS
n Chiranjeevi, NT Rama Rao,

burqas, gets booked

Allu Arjun, Brahmanandam,
Nani, Jeevitha Rajasekhar,
Rajendra Prasad, Naga
Chaitanya, Manchu Manoj and
—SAJAD HAMEED

Srikanth were among actors

OUR BUREAU / HYDERABAD Angered over the verifica-
from the Telugu film industry
tion at booth number 122 of
who cast their vote in Andhra
A case has been registered Ajampur, the AIMIM leaders
Pradesh and Telangana.
against Hyderabad BJP MP lodged a complaint with the
candidate Madhavi Latha for Election Commission, de- n Rain played spoilsport in
conducting facial examina- manding stringent action Madhya Pradesh.
tion of Muslim women. against Madhavi.
As part of the Lok Sabha She defended her act, say- n People queue up early at
election, the BJP candidate ing as per the law, the candi- polling stations in Odisha, Bihar,
on Monday visited a polling date has the right to check Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand to
station in the old city and voter ID cards without face escape the heat.
asked at least two women to masks. “I am not a man, but a n In UP’s Bahraich, the first
lift their burqa to tally their woman. So very humbly I re- vote was cast by a ‘divyaang’
faces with those in their iden- quested them. If someone voter. Members of the Tharu
tification cards. wants to make a big issue out tribe, indigenous to Nepal, also
The video of the incident of it, it is understandable they exercised their franchise in the
went viral on social media are afraid,” she said. district, which shares border
with several calling for a Madhavi Latha is pitted with the Himalayan state.
strict action for violating the against a formidable oppo-
poll code. nent in the form of four-time n In Etah, at Gautam Buddha
Responding to the incident, Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM Inter College in Aliganj tehsil,
District Election Officer chief Asaduddin Owaisi from part of the Farrukhabad Lok
Ronald Rose issued orders to Hyderabad LS Constituency Sabha constituency, District
register an FIR against her. A and BRS’s Gaddam Srinivas Magistrate Prem Ranjan Singh
case was registered at Yadav. This is the first time took an elderly woman on a
Malakpet police station BJP has fielded a woman in wheelchair to cast her vote.
under IPC Sections 171C, 186, Hyderabad. Asaduddin has
505(10)(C) and Section 132 of been the elected representa- n Speech, hearing and visually-
the Representation of the Peo- tive from here since 2004. impaired Indore resident
ple Act. Gurdeep Kaur Vasu, 32, cast her
vote at a booth in MP. This is
the second time she has voted.

YSRCP legislator jumps queue, n At least 70 visually impaired

women in Mahesh Drihtiheen
slaps man when questioned Kalyan Sangh in Indore turned
up to vote, setting an example
for others in the constituency,
TENALI: A ruling YSRCP MLA on Monday slapped a man which has the highest number
waiting to cast his vote at a polling booth in Andhra Pradesh’s of voters in Madhya Pradesh.
Tenali only to receive it back himself.
The MLA hit the man who questioned him for jumping the n Divyang brand ambassador
queue. The incident occurred at Tenali in Guntur district Vikram Agnihotri exercised his
when the local YSRCP MLA A Siva Kumar attempted to jump franchise and got his toe inked
the queue and was questioned by one of the voters. In a fit of at a polling booth in Indore.
rage, the legislator slapped the man, who did not hold himself
n In Telangana’s Kodangal, a
back and returned the favour. Not pleased at the MLA being
poll officer welcomed people
slapped, his supporters vented out their anger on the man.
with roses at a wedding-
“He (the YSRCP MLA) was going to vote and he jumped the
themed booth. Pink booths
queue so somebody (voter) objected,” an official said.
were set up in constituencies.
According to police, there was an argument between the
MLA and the voter before Kumar hit him. After the voter re- n There were reports of boycott
taliated, the MLA’s supporters launched an indiscriminate at- from villages of Shahjahanpur
tack on the voter, raining punches until police and other voters district in UP and Odisha areas.
stepped in to stop the assault. TDP lodged a complaint with the
Election Commission over the incident. Meanwhile, police are n Like in the previous phases, a
in the process of filing FIRs. Voting in election to 175 Assembly the elderly reached polling
and 25 LS seats held simultaneously in Andhra. —PTI stations to exercise their
franchise, some on wheelchairs.
n In J&K’s Srinagar, three
Retd judge moves HC matter was mentioned before the the Patlipura seat, waving to the and the BJP would be reduced to 195 at the BJP, Mamata said she would Sonia: Guarantees will Abdullah generations cast vote.
bench of Justice Jay Sengupta and supporters at a celebratory event. seats when the results would be fight the implementation of the CAA
KOLKATA: Former Justice Abhijit will be taken up for hearing on The two were sharing the stage with announced on June 4. Addressing an till her last breath. —Aritra Singha change women’s lives NC president and former J&K
CM Farooq Abdullah, his son
QUICK READ

Gangopadhyay moved the Calcutta Tuesday. —Aritra Singha other RJD leaders, including their election campaign at Bongaon in NEW DELHI: Congress veteran Sonia
High Court alleging police ‘overaction’ mother Rabri Devi when Tej, who North 24 parganas, Mamata said the Kidnapped agents freed Gandhi assured people “guarantees”
Omar and his two grandsons
by registering an attempt to murder Tej pushes RJD man apparently got into a scuffle with the leaders at the Centre were “nervous” AMARAVATI: Andhra Chief Electoral listed by the party in its manifesto
and first-time electors Zahir and
Zamir exercised their franchise.
case against him while he was PATNA: Amid the campaigning, RJD worker and pushed him away from as they sensed “defeat”. “They (BJP) Officer Mukesh Kumar Meena said will change their circumstances in
campaigning in Tamluk. Retired chief Lalu Yadav’s son Tej Pratap the stage in anger. give a narrative of Aab ki baar 400 three TDP polling agents who were this “difficult time”. In a video n People voted for the first time
Justice Gangopadhyay is the BJP Yadav found himself amid a raging paar. They have sensed defeat and allegedly kidnapped in Chittoor dist- message, shared by Congress on at their own booth at ‘Budha
candidate from Tamluk. controversy after a video of him Didi predicts 315 seats know that Narendra Modi is not rict have been traced and secured. social media, she said women of the Pahad’ — a former Maoist
Gangopadhyay’s lawyer Rajdeep pushing his party workers from the KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief going to become the Prime Minister The TDP agents were kidnapped from country are facing tough times in the hotbed in Jharkhand’s Palamu
Majumder has moved the court stage went viral. The video showed Minister Mamata Banerjee on again. They will not cross even 200 Bokaramanda village in Chittoor’s wake of a “severe crisis” and the — after three decades. It was
mentioning the FIR was lodged to Tej and his sister Misa Bharti, who Monday predicted that the INDIA seats and the INDIA bloc will get 315 Sadum mandal, which falls under the party’s ‘Mahalakshmi scheme’ for freed from the red rebels’
prevent him from campaigning. The recently filed her nomination from bloc would secure at least 315 seats seats,” said Mamata. Taking potshots Punganuru Assembly constituency. them will help change their lives. control by security forces.
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Traffic diversion for PM’s election roadshow at LBS Marg
Mumbai: PM Narendra Modi is planning to hold a Sion. The three roads which will be closed are: Andheri
roadshow on May 15 in the Ghatkopar area and in order to Ghatkopar Link Road from Ghatkopar Junction to Sakinaka
avoid traffic inconvenience, the Mumbai traffic police have Junction, Gulati Petrol Pump Junction from Hiranandani Kailas
issued a notification announcing road closure at several spots Complex Road, and both Golibar Maidan and Ghatkopar
INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024 on the Lal Bahadur Shashtri – that stretches from Thane to Metro Station (west) towards Sarvodaya Junction.

MVA ALLEGES HUGE CASHFLOW IN 4TH PHASE

Overall turnout: There
were 23,284
52.49%; highest Nandurbar Jalgaon polling
centres, 83
in Nandurbar 60.60% 51.98%
Jalna
of which are
Raver deemed
at 60.6%; Shirur Aurangabad 55.36% 58.85% critical
lowest at 43.89% 54.02%
KALPESH MHAMUNKAR / Shirdi
MUMBAI 52.27%
Maval Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Maharashtra CM Eknath
A voter turnout of 52.49% was 46.03% Shinde during a public meeting at Vasai on Monday
recorded till 5 pm on Monday

Shinde, Shah train

in 11 of the 48 Lok Sabha con- Shirur
stituencies in Maharashtra, 43.89%
where polling is underway in Voting

guns on Thackeray
the fourth phase of the general Pune Beed was held
election, the state electoral of- 44.90% 58.21% using
fice said. 53,959 ballot
Polling began at 7.00am in Ahmadnagar units in
53.27% 11 seats
Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Raver, BJP candidate Pankaja Munde and her family members cast their votes in Beed FPJ NEWS SERVICE / DHULE for BJP nominee Subhash
Jalna, Aurangabad, Maval, Bhamre, Home Minister
Pune, Shirur, Ahmednagar, stituencies which registered cash were reportedly being stituencies. and a plea by the guardian money which was shown by Home Minister Amit Shah Amit Shah posed several
Shirdi and Beed constituen- highest turnout. Pune (44.90%), transferred to and fro, ostensi- Posting a purported video of minister to vote for his party. the NCP SP does not belong to and Maharashtra CM Eknath questions for Uddhav Thack-
cies. Nearly 60.60% polling was Maval (46.03%), Jalgaon bly to buy votes in the Lok Chief Minister Eknath Shinde The irony is that in many vil- my party workers. In the year, Shinde targeted eray.
registered in Nandurbar con- (51.98%), Shirdi (52.27%), Ah- Sabha elections. alighting from a helicopter in lages, the local refused to ac- 2019, Baramati Agro workers Shiv Sena (UBT) “Congress lead-

T
stituency which is the highest madnagar (53.27%) were Crying foul, Shiv Sena Nashik with two security per- cept the 'prasad' and in others, were apprehended while dis- chief Uddhav ers are supporting
percentage in the fourth phase among the constituencies with (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, NCP sonnel lugging at least two the village elders siphoned off tributing money in Karjat Thackeray and hree years ago Kasab. I ask Ud-
of election in the state. On the lowest polling. (SP) MLA Rohit R Pawar and heavy bags, Raut demanded to half the 'prasad'," said Rohit R Jamkhed in Ahmednagar. So, Congress for sadhus were dhav Thackeray –
other hand, 43.89% polling has Voting was held using Congress MLA Ravindra know why the CM travelled Pawar in a jibe at the BJP's LS Rohit Pawar should see that speaking the lan- massacred in are you with the
been registered in Shirur 53,959 ballot units, 23,284 con- Dhangekar who is contesting with such bulky luggage for candidate from Ahmednagar allegation first.” guage of Pakistan. Palghar. The MVA Congress leaders?
which is lowest among the all trol units, and 23,284 VVPAT from Pune, hurled the allega- just a two-hour-long poll cam- Dr Sujay R Vikhe-Patil, who is Reports of destroying Congress eats the had shielded the The Congress
11 constituencies. Apart from machines, a poll official said. tions targeting the ruling al- paign trip. battling against NCP (SP)'s EVMs were emerged from bread of India and accused and wants to bring
that, Jalna (58.85%), Beed Meanwhile, the Opposition liance of Shiv Sena-BJP-NCP “Today, a packet arrived challenger Nilesh D Lanke. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, works for Pak- denied justice to back Muslim Per-
(58.21%) Raver (55.36%), Au- Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders (AP) in Pune, Ahmednagar here in the name of everyone However, Sujay Vikhe Patil Beed, Pune, Maval and Shirur istan, alleged the sadhus. sonal Law, are you
rangabad (54.02%) are the con- claimed that large amounts of and Nashik Lok Sabha con- called 'Raja' with the 'prasad' denied any wrongdoing. “The area areas. Shinde. “Insulting However, no one with them? Rahul
martyrs and dared to touch Gandhi opposes
shielding Kasab is sadhus after Veer Savarkar, do
U’khand CM Dhami in Mumbai
Allegations of bogus voting in Pune an act of treason,” Mahayuti formed

person who is
claiming descent
Maharashtra
you agree with
said CM Shinde. A the government in him? Udhayanidhi
Stalin opposes
— Eknath Shinde Sanatan Dharma,
Name of former Air Force chief Pradeep Vasant Naik’s wife was missing from the list from Balasaheb are you support-

FPJ NEWS SERVICE / PUNE the required documents be-

cause someone else voted in
gar for the past 15 years.
Speaking with The Free
Force chief Air Chief Marshal
(ACM) Pradeep Vasant Naik
Thackeray should
have ashamed C
ongress leaders ing him?” he
are supporting
while sitting be- Kasab. I ask
asked.
Addressing the
Allegations of bogus voting their names. Press Journal, he said, “I will on Monday expressed sur- side the Uddhav Thackeray rally, HM Shah
have emerged in Pune during Additionally, activist mail a letter to the Election prise over the name of his Congress,” Shinde – are you with the also wondered
the fourth phase of the Lok Vishambhar Chaudhary on Commission and Collector to wife Madhubala having been added. Congress leaders? why the Congress
Sabh elections held on Mon- Monday claimed that his identify total missing names deleted from the voter's list. Shinde was ad- Rahul Gandhi as well as Uddhav
day. It has been claimed that name was missing in voter's and make sure they vote be- Naik, 75, along with his wife dressing a rally in opposes Veer Thackeray, despite
the fake voting has been done list this year. fore the declaration of results and son Vineet, 43, went to ex- support of Dr He- Savarkar, do you being invited for
under the name of Congress' He claimed that he has and declare the result after ercise their franchise at mant Sawara, can- agree with him? the January 22
city chief Arvind Shinde. been voting for Lal Bahadur that.” polling booth 26 at Sapling didate of Maha Udhayanidhi Stalin Pran Partishtha
“I went to Saint Meera Shashtri School in Shivajina- Meanwhile, former Air School Baner Road in Pune Vikas Aghadi opposes Sanatan ceremony of Ram
school for voting, but my on Monday morning. from Palghar. Dharma, are you Mandir in Ayod-
name was already ticked off Candidates who failed to cast vote “We are disappointed. Sev- “Three years supporting him hya, did not turn
on the list, and I was told that MUMBAI: Some prominent candidates in Maharashtra missed eral such deletions were no- ago sadhus were — Amit Shah up.
voting was already done in voting due to their electoral responsibilities during the fourth ticed in the list. It must be massacred in Pal- “Because they
my name. Someone had phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Monday. They include BJP's found out as to why such dele- ghar. The MVA had shielded were scared of losing their
signed next to my name. I Sujay Vikhe Patil, Shiv Sena's Sandipan Bhumre and VBA's Vasant tions are happening,” he said. the accused and denied jus- vote bank, the BJP does not
have challenged it and sub- More. Sena Shinde faction candidate from Chhatrapati Meanwhile, the NCP (SP) tice to the sadhus. However, have any such fear,” the
mitted my tender vote. I have Sambhajinagar Bhumre registered as voter in Jalna Lok Sabha on Monday alleged wrongdo- no one dared to touch sadhus Home Minister said.
also lodged a complaint on- constituency. Since he has to spend his entire time in ing after CCTV cameras got after Mahayuti formed the The Congress did not re-
line,” he said. Sambhajinagar, he was not able to go to his constituency and turned off for 45 minutes at a government in Maharash- move Article 370 from Jam-
Along with Shinde, two cast vote. Similarly, Sujay Vikhe, BJP's candidate from Nagar godown where the EVMs tra,” he further said. mu and Kashmir because of
more voters in Kothrud have Dakshin Lok Sabha Constituency, is a voter in Shirdi. Vasant More, from the Baramati Lok Sabha Meanwhile, speaking at a the same appeasement poli-
claimed that they did not get the candidate of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi in Pune, is from Shirur. constituency were stored in rally in Dhule Lok Sabha con- tics, the senior BJP leader
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday to vote even after having all Both were unable to cast their votes. Pune district. stituency to garner support said.
termed the 2024 Lok Sabha polls an election of choice between ap-
peasement and development. “Due to the leadership of the Prime
Minister, today the whole world looks towards India with a view of
trust,” Dhami said. He was in Mumbai in support of the BJP's Pal- ‘I will quit BSP if Mayawati joins BJP’ 3 Naxals killed in
Gadchiroli fight
ghar Lok Sabha candidate Hemant Vishnu Savra.
MANOJ RAMAKRISHNAN another term. He was with voice for Muslims, what do
MUMBAI you think are the national
‘Mumbai is free from terrorism’
the BJP-led NDA alliance in
the past, promoting their issues for the community?
The fights for the six parlia- agenda. His opponent, Milind We are not being consulted ASHISH SINGH/ MUMBAI launched for area search.
mentary constituencies from Deora, who was then in the before any laws affecting us During the search operation
Mumbai that will go to the Congress, was a hero. Now are made. The CAA and NRC Three Maoists, including two Maoists fired at them indis-
polls on May 20 are largely that has changed. The MP is are examples. We are being women, were killed in an en- criminately, to which the C-60
two-party contests, with the in the INDI Alliance and Deo- asked for documents from 40 counter with security forces team retaliated strongly.
rivals coming from the main ra is on the other side. He be- years ago. Making some in Gadchiroli district on Mon- After the firing stopped, the
political blocks - the NDA-led came 'secular' in the last two- changes in marriage laws day. Three automatic bodies of one male and two fe-
Mahayuti and the INDI Al- and-a-half years of his term. will not attract voters. weapons – an AK47, a carbine, male Maoists were found at
liance's Maha Vikas Aghadi There are allegations that What are the main issues in and an INSAS rifle the spot.
you have been propped up elections. They have said your constituency?
(MVA). In one seat - Mumbai
South - a third aspirant is in by the NDA to split Muslim that if trustees of religious Educational and medical fa-
along with Naxalite
literature and para- Those killed The
Naxalites
female
were
reckoning. Shoaib Khateeb, votes in the area. What is institutions contest elec- cilities are out of reach for phernalia, were re- include two identified as Resh-
the candidate from the Bahu-
jan Samaj Party (Kumari
your response?
We are campaigning against
tions, these trusts will be
politicised.
most people. Students have to
travel to other parts of the
covered by the secu-
rity forces, Superin-
women, who ma Madkam (25)
of company -10
Mayawati) promises to make both the MVA and NDA. A masjid is not just a place for city for higher education. tendent of Police were carrying a who was carrying
the fight for the constituency
more interesting. Khateeb is
There are 25 crore Muslims in
this country. Why is there no
namaz and religious dis-
course. When prophet
Reservations for Muslims are
an important issue.
Neelotpal said.
According to offi-
collective a reward of Rs 4
lakh on her head,
a businessman and a trustee national Muslim leader? This Muhammad established his You are pitched against two cials, they received reward of `22L and Kamla Ma-
of the city's historic Juma is because Muslims have first mosque in Makkah, he national alliances, with all an intel that mem- davi (24), a mem-
Masjid. He says that accessi- been kept away from power made it a centre for commu- their electoral machinery bers of the Perimili Dalam of ber of Perimili Dalam with a
ble education and medical fa- and administration. nity work. and field workers. BSP does Maoists were camping in a bounty of Rs 2 lakh, Gadchi-
cilities - by cost and distance - Your leader Mayawati was You are fighting two estab- not have much presence in forest near Katrangatta vil- roli Police stated in a release.
are his priorities for the con- with BJP for some time. lished political groups. the state. How are you man- lage in Bhamragad taluka, Maoists undertake the Tac-
stituency. Another focus will What will you do if she de- Where will your voters come aging your campaign? with the intention of carrying tical Counter Offensive Cam-
The financial capital of the country, Mumbai, is completely free from be employment, he said in a cides to support the BJP from? BSP is a national party. Our out subversive activities dur- paign (TCOC) from March-
terrorism due to the fierce fight given by the PM Narendra Modi conversation. Excerpts: again? Of the approximately eight workers are campaigning for ing their ongoing Tactical June to strengthen their
government against terrorists, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar I will resign from the BSP if lakh votes polled in the seat in me and we are getting sup- Counter Offensive Campaign cadres and launch major at-
on Monday said. “Voters should think about who did the job of What made you enter the Mayawati goes to the BJP. the last election, four lakh ported. (TCOC) period. tacks on security forces as
defending Ajmal Kasab, the accused in the terrorist attack on electoral fray? Some Muslim community went to the NDA candidate. In the response, two units forests are devoid of green
Mumbai, which ideology is fighting against the terrorists,” he said. The MP who represented the members have criticised Deora won 3.25 lakh votes. (Read full interview on of C60 led by the Gadchiroli cover, thereby increasing vis-
Text: Kalpesh Mhamunkar | Pic: Vijay Gohil area for 10 years is seeking your decision to contest the In the absence of a national freepressjournal.in) police were immediately ibility.

Save Powai lake, put brakes on Kotecha offers to fulfil all Will review redvpt, GST,
redevelopment: Citizens’ charter expectations of voters KALPESH MHAMUNKAR / MUMBAI among related issues.
CRZ, assures Gaikwad
DHAIRYA GAJARA / MUMBAI Road (JVLR) even as Metro “It is my responsibility to DHAIRYA GAJARA / MUMBAI
The residents demand work is underway. The manifesto of Mihir fulfil the resolutions that Mi-
The residents of Powai re- They want Powai Lake to Kotecha, the BJP’s Mumbai hir Kotecha has made for the Congress candidate from
leased a citizens’ charter for that BMC should stop be brought under the watch North-East candidate, was un- development of this con- Mumbai North-West con-
the candidates contesting the cutting trees of the Ministry of Environ- veiled at the hands of Deputy stituency,” said Fadnavis stituency Varsha Gaikwad as-
Lok Sabha elections from the
Mumbai North-East con-
indiscriminately ment and Climate Change for
its sustained nurturing, with
CM Devdendra Fadnavis on while unveiling the document.
Monday. Titled ‘Your Expecta- Kotecha, for his part, thanked
sured the citizens of reviewing
redevelopment, goods and
stituency. The charter de- the pollution control board tions, My duty’, it covers all- citizens for suggesting innova- service tax and coastal regula-
mands to press brakes on re- mercial and industrial activi- looking into noise pollution round development tive ideas and guid- tion zone if she comes to pow-
development, GST exemption ties should be shifted to pe- in the area and penalising the of sons of the soil, Manifesto vows ance. er. She also assured the citi-
to cooperative societies, and ripheries of large metropolis- violators. They also want reservation in job in Kotecha said, zens that the vacancies in
bringing Powai lake under es. BEST to replace all old, big the private sector the construction “Most of your ex- courts and police departments
the watch of the Ministry of The residents of Powai diesel buses with smaller for Maharashtrians, of a bird park pectations and sug- will be filled up on a war foot-
Environment.
With citizens’ associations
want their elected Member of
Parliament to support their
electrical buses to combat pol-
lution in the area.
Marathi market
centres, play sta- at Mulund gestions have been
seriously consid-
ing.
On Sunday, Action For mands regarding environ- the citizens that she would
from across the city releasing fight in stopping the Citipark Powai charter also lists tions for children, rechristen- ered in my manifesto. The de- good Governance in India ment, health, education, hous- work to rationalise the GST
their own charters for candi- redevelopment project, alleg- making the area stray-dog ing Govandi as Shivaji Nagar, velopment of our constituency (AGNI) had organised a meet- ing, law enforcement and in- and would work to fill up the
dates, the association of resi- ing that it will ignite the end free with controlled turning Mankhurd into a and making life easier for citi- ing with the candidates of the frastructure. vacancies in courts and police
dents from Hiranandani Gar- of a peaceful residential local- neutering operations. Be- drug-free haven, and rehabili- zens is the goal of the BJP. We Mumbai North-West con- Gaikwad assured the citi- departments on a war footing
dens in Powai, one of the most ity and start a renewed frenzy sides, they also want hawkers tating project affected persons need your valuable contribu- stituency at the Saisa Club in zens that on being elected, she so that citizen’s problems
affluent residential localities of redevelopment of commer- to vacate the illegally occu- within 3km radius of redevel- tion to this nation-building Bandra. Out of the two major will look into the current issue would be quickly remedied.
in the eastern suburbs, also cial buildings, creating bigger pied parts of the area to facili- opment projects. work.” Kotecha said after get- candidates from the Maha of redevelopment from both Gaikwad promised the
released its demands on Mon- traffic chaos and noise pollu- tate smooth vehicular and Claiming that his manifesto ting elected as MP, he would Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and Ma- the developers’ interest and gathering that she would put
day. tion. pedestrian traffic. Parking covers all sections of society, serve the people and take care hayuti coalition, only Gaik- the welfare of the citizens. her best foot forward to ensure
The Powai Action Forum Demanding GST exemp- spaces, according to their Kotecha also spoke about in- of them for the next five years. wad attended the meeting While answering a query citizen welfare as done by her
wants the government to put tion to cooperative housing charter, are a scarcity here frastructure, roads, railways, The manifesto also reiterated while BJP’s Ujjawal Nikam on relaxation of CRZ, the INC in the past and assured the cit-
a stop to commercialisation societies, the residents also and should be introduced as transport issues, the construction Mulund Ter- had skipped it. candidate said that she would izens that she would be totally
of well-built residential want freedom from perennial multi-storey lots, while ban- environment, redevelopment, minus, and the construction of AGNI had also released a address the issue to the Cen- accessible to the citizens and
colonies. Citing policies, the road repairs and want relay- ning parking of school buses health, education, women, a theatre in North-East Mum- citizen’s charter for the candi- tral government since it is a would consult them on most of
charter demands that com- ing of Juhu-Vile Parle Link on busy roads. sports, arts, and culture, bai. dates, which included de- central issue. She also assured the issues.
51 cases of new Covid subvariant found in Pune
PUNE: 51 cases of the new Covid-19
Omicron subvariant KP.2 have been
reported in Pune. This variant, which is
dominant in the United States, has
outpaced the previously circulating JN.1
variant and is now driving cases in many
countries. Maharashtra first identified KP.2
cases in January.
11 PUNE
INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

Confusion reigns among voters PUNEKARS BOOST VOTER

Wearing onion
garland, man
protests
TURNOUT WITH FREEBIES
due to phone ban at polling stns
ANKIT SHUKLA
against Centre
STAFF REPORTER

NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar)

leader Rohit Pawar shared a
INDU BHAGAT

Punekars exercised their

right to vote on Monday in the
video on his official X (for- ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
Just hours before Pune, merly Twitter) handle on Meanwhile, from free tea to
Shirur, and Maval were Monday in which a man was discounts on ice cream, many
about to go to polls, Pune Dis- seen protesting against the freebies were offered to voters
trict Collector Suhas Diwase Prime Minister Narendra by shopkeepers. This was
issued an order stating that Modi-led government by meant to boost the voter
voters would not be allowed wearing a garland of onions turnout, which was close to 50
to carry mobile phones with- and pouring milk on the per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha
in a 100-metre radius of road. polls.
polling booths. Diwase urged In the video, the man wear- According to the shop own-
voters to leave their phones ing a garland of onions is ers, offering free food items
at home or in their vehicles seen getting down from his motivates voters to exercise
before casting their votes to bike. He then takes the can of their voting rights. To in-
ensure the privacy of their milk and pours it on the road. crease the percentage of vot-
ballots, emphasising that "I am protesting against the ing in the Pune Lok Sabha
photography or videography Modi government. We are constituency, the Grahak
inside polling booths is not getting the right price for Peth grocery stores in front of
strictly prohibited. onions and milk. Water has a SP College offered free tea and
On polling day, chaos and higher price than milk," the cream rolls to all voters who A total of 450 restaurants in the city offered
confusion ensued as many
voters were unaware of this
man is heard saying.
"Before voting, check out
came to cast their votes. The
tea and cream rolls were food at a discounted rate for voters on the
guideline and had carried The collector should High School with my mobile went in and cast my votes the sentiments of millions of served only to the early voters voting day
their mobile phones with have issued this order phone. However, in the vot- easily." farmers in this 30-second starting from 7am to 10am.
them. While at some places, sooner, or at least they ing room, an officer asked Prafulla Gaikwad, a resi- video on WhatsApp," the Kar- Suryakant Pathak, Grahak A housing society in Lohe- purchase of one litre of fuel.
the police strictly enforced should have provided some me to place my mobile on the dent of Bhosari, said, "I was jat-Jamkhed MLA wrote. Peth chief, told The Free Press gaon decided to offer a dis- The scheme will be valid till
the order and did not allow facility to store our mobile table next to the voting ma- not allowed to take my phone Journal, "We offered free tea count on the society's mainte- May 20." Similarly, the
voters to carry their phones phones at the polling centre chine." Harsh Navale, anoth- inside. I had to leave the and cream rolls to all the early nance fee to every flat owner founder of Shirish Traders
inside, at others, it was per- itself er resident of Raviwar Peth, phone at a nearby house near voters who came to vote. Ma- who votes to encourage 100 offered a cup of ice cream at
mitted but voters were asked said, "I was not aware of the the polling booth. After vot- harashtra Minister of Higher per cent polling by residents. half price. The activity was
- Prafulla Gaikwad,
to switch them off. collector's orders, but no one ing, I retrieved my phone." and Technical Education Dhruv Ruparel, president held near Kamala Nehru
a resident of Bhosari
Hemant Aacharya, a resi- restricted me from keeping "The collector should have is- Chandrakant Patil also came of the Petrol Dealers' Associa- Park on Prabhat Road.
dent of Ganesh Peth, who my mobile phones within 100 sued this order sooner, or at to cast his vote. The aim was tion, Pune, said, "To encour- Shirish Bodhani, owner of
came to vote at Tilak my pocket. Authorities did metres. Our voting centre least they should have pro- to motivate the voters to cast age first-time voters, the asso- the shop, said, "This ice
Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, not restrict me." was at Maulana Mohammed vided some facility to store their vote." A total of 450 ciation launched a scheme cream is sold at `60.
said, "I didn't know that mo- Neeta Pawar, a resident of Ali Johar Urdu Vidyanike- our mobile phones at the restaurants in the city offered under which those who vote However, on polling day, it
bile phones were prohibited. Raviwar Peth, expressed, "I tan High School. Officers in- polling centre itself," he food at a discounted rate for will get an additional fuel was sold at half price, i.e.,
I kept it on silent mode inside went inside RPM Gujrathi structed me to switch it off. I added. voters on the voting day. worth `50 on the minimum `30."

BARAMATI LOK SABHA SEAT

CCTVs turned off at godown storing EVMs: Sule New voters prioritise local issues APOORVA TOPE ate local concerns. the city should focus on."
STAFF REPORTER Where something as impor- (ECI) to immediately take no- ty representatives are de- to be shut down. All cameras Siddhi Borhade, a civil engi- A medical student, Rutuja
tant as EVMs are kept, the tice of this and disclose the ployed to keep a watch. On in the premises were func- Voting took place in the Pune, neering student from Indira Mule, might just be one of the
NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) CCTV cameras being reasons why the CCTV cam- Monday, we received an alert tional, and the data was in- Shirur, and Maval Lok Sabha College, raised concerns about few students who still rely on
leader Supriya Sule shared a switched off is suspicious. eras were switched off. Apart that the CCTVs were turned tact, she said. constituencies on Monday. the traffic conditions in the public transport. She said,
video on her official X (for- Also, this is a significant from this, it is necessary to off for nearly 45 minutes. We The Baramati seat wit- Like every election, it also saw city. "We need stricter traffic "Even though there are re-
merly Twitter) handle on lapse," Sule wrote. take appropriate action tried to raise the issue with nessed a tough competition a significant number of new regulations and their proper served seats for women, elder-
Monday, alleging that the "When the election repre- against those responsible for the police. The administra- within the Pawar family — voters. This new generation of implementation as the city ly, and the differently-abled in
CCTV cameras of the godown sentatives contacted the con- the incident, she added. tion has come up with a clari- between sitting MP Supriya voters is influenced by technol- faces issues like traffic conges- PMPML buses, many people
where the Electronic Voting cerned authorities and the ad- Laxmikant Khabiya, the fication, but we will submit Sule, daughter of Sharad ogy, social media, and globali- tion and road accidents every disregard these rules. Strict ac-
Machines (EVMs) were ministration, no satisfactory election representative an application to the return- Pawar, and NCP candidate sation. However, their day," she added. tion should be taken against
stored after the Baramati Lok answers were received. Addi- Supriya Sule, said the CCTVs ing officer of Baramati," Sunetra Pawar, wife of primary focus appears to be on Another student, Ruchika such individuals along with a
Sabha polls on May 7 were tionally, no technician was were turned off between Khabiya said. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit local issues such as traffic and Singh, from Symbiosis College heavy fine."
switched off for 45 minutes. available at the said place. 10.30am and 11.15am at the Meanwhile, Baramati re- Pawar. The final polling fig- civic amenities. Despite the on SB Road, said, "The waste A student from DY Patil Col-
"The CCTV cameras of the Also, our representatives are Food Corporation of India's turning officer Kavita Dwive- ure for the Baramati Lok Sab- broader implications of this collection and disposal system lege of Engineering added to
godown where EVMs were not allowed to inspect the godown, where the EVMs di said the party's claim was ha constituency was at 59.50 election, which will shape nu- within the city has a lot of this list of concerns. "The con-
kept after the polling of Bara- EVM status. This is very seri- from the constituency are investigated, and it was found per cent. In 2019, the seat reg- merous policies and determine scope for improvement. We see dition of our roads is terrible.
mati Lok Sabha constituency ous," she added. The NCP(SP) stored. "Election officials told that an electrician at the istered 61.70 per cent voting. the government with a Prime garbage strewn on the streets, There's new roadwork almost
were switched off for 45 min- leader further asked the Elec- us that the CCTVs will func- godown had removed a cable, (With PTI inputs) Minister, these young voters in addition to the sad state of every day in different locations
utes this morning (Monday). tion Commission of India tion round the clock. Our par- which caused the display unit prioritise addressing immedi- our rivers. It is something that in our area," he said.

SHIRUR LOK SABHA SEAT IT'S VIRAL

FESTIVAL OF DEMOCRACY
NCP(SP) accuses Man finds 'chicken'
Mahayuti booth piece' in veg biryani
worker of malpractice STAFF REPORTER

A Pune man recently took to

X (formerly Twitter) claiming
STAFF REPORTER thorough investigation into that he found a chicken piece
this matter, properly exam- in the paneer biryani he or-
The Nationalist Congress ining the video recorded at dered from a well-known
Party (NCP), led by Sharad- the booth in Manjari," read restaurant chain in the city
chandra Pawar, shared a the post in Marathi. via a food delivery app.
video on their official X (for-
merly Twitter) handle on In the 2019 elections, Yash Gade stated that he
ordered paneer biryani from sentiments (sic)." he wrote.
Monday morning, alleging Amol Kolhe defeated PK Biryani House in Pune's Responing to Gade's post,
that a booth worker from
Mahayuti was encouraging
Shivajirao Adhalrao by Karve Nagar through
Zomato. However, Gade, a
Zomato commented, "We can
understand how distressing it
voters to support their can- over 58,000 votes Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar exercised his right to Marathi actor Subodh Bhave and his wife Manjiri participated in the vegetarian, found a chicken must've been for you. We take
didate, Shivajirao vote, accompanied by his wife and son voting process piece in it. Gade shared on the your dietary preferences very
Adhalrao, in violation of The video was also shared microblogging site that he re- seriously and would never in-
Election Commission of In- by NCP(SP) nominee for the ceived a refund for the order. tend to disrespect them.
dia guidelines. According to Shirur Lok Sabha seat, However, he expressed that it Please share your order ID
NCP(SP), the video was Amol Kolhe, who wrote in has hurt his "religious senti- via DM so we can resolve this
recorded in Manjari within Marathi, "The polling agents ments" as he is a "religious at the earliest with the restau-
the Shirur Lok Sabha con- of the ruling party are be- person". rant partners (sic)."
stituency. having as per their will." "I ordered paneer biryani Similar instances have tak-
"In the Shirur Lok Sabha In the 2019 elections, from pk biryani house karve en place in the country. A
constituency, a video circu- Kolhe defeated Adhalrao, nagar pune maharashtra and man and his family in
lating on social media who was then with the I found a chicken piece in it(I Varanasi claimed to have re-
shows a Mahayuti booth undivided Shiv Sena, by am a vegetarian) I already got ceived chicken biryani in-
member urging voters to di- over 58,000 votes. This refund but this is still a sin stead of paneer biryani when
rectly vote for their candi- time, Deputy Chief Min- since I am a religious person they ordered from Behrouz
date within the polling sta- ister Ajit Pawar inducted and it has hurt my religious Biryani through Zomato.
tion. Such anti-democratic Adhalrao, who was until
behaviour, which violates recently with Eknath
the model code of conduct,
will not be supported by the
voters. The Election Com-
Shinde's faction of the
Sena, into his party and
nominated him as its can- Sonalee Kulkarni exercised her right to vote
along with her family members
Entrepreneur Punit Balan and his wife
Krishnakumar Goyal, Chairman of the
Kohinoor Group and Khadki Education Trust,
cast his vote along with his wife
Army veteran trolled
mission should conduct a didate. Janhavi Dhariwal Balan cast their votes Pune: Harish Puri, an army these guys - their single-mind-
veteran, was trolled on X on ed focus..! So all Hindu
Monday for appealing to "Hin- Puneites - GET OUT AND

Special drive launched against unauthorised vendors

du Punekars" to "get out and VOTE (sic)." The army veter-
vote" after spotting "15-20 an posted a picture, showing
Muslims" in the voting queue. his inked finger. Meanwhile,
Puri wrote, "Like a true the post invited flak from all
STAFF REPORTER April 27, covering major sta- ducted at various catering concerned licensee. fauji, I reached the polling quarters.
tions like Pune, Daund, Mi- stalls by the team. Many de- "As a result of these ac- booth at 7:00 sharp... Thought Lyricist and comedian
To curb unauthorised vend- raj, Satara, Ahmednagar, ficiencies were noticed at tions, the quality of food I'd be the first to vote, but Varun Grover commented,
ing activities at railway sta- Kopargaon, Belapur, etc., catering stalls, and many on- items has improved, and there were already about 15- "Bharat Mata ko sharam aati
tions and on trains, the Pune and also on running trains. line complaints received passengers are now being 20 people in the queue, almost hogi aise hate-filled divisive
Division of Central Railway These unauthorised through social media were served standard quality all Muslims... Got to hand it to fauji dekh kar."
has undertaken rigorous vendors were found selling promptly addressed by serv- food items. The railway au-
measures in recent weeks. A cooked food, unapproved ing notices/imposing penal- thorities maintain strict
specialised team comprising brands of packaged drinking ties against the licensee. On- vigilance against unautho-
the assistant commercial water, snacks packed in un- duty staff at the catering rised vendors who are sell-
manager, assistant security sanitary conditions, etc., on stalls were also counselled ing unapproved foods and
commissioner, commercial trains and on platform for fair practices. A total fine packaged drinking water to
inspectors, catering inspec- premises. of `60,000 was imposed for passengers. This drive will
tors, ticket checking staff, A total of 560 unautho- violations of norms such as continue in the upcoming
and RPF personnel has oper- rised vendors were appre- selling unapproved pack- weeks," stated a press re-
ated the drive under the hended, of which 351 ven- aged drinking water and lease.
guidance of divisional rail- dors were prosecuted and overcharging on food items. "Pune Division authorities
way manager Indu Dubey, produced in court. A collec- Furthermore, during appeal to all passengers to
additional divisional rail- tive fine was imposed, and these operations, the med- purchase food items from au-
way manager Brijesh Ku- `3.17 lakh was collected ical department collected thorised stalls or vendors and
mar Singh, and under the from these vendors. Addi- food samples from different promptly report through any
leadership of senior divi- tionally, 1,945 unapproved authorised stalls on the plat- means of communication, i.e.,
sional commercial manager packaged drinking water forms for quality checking. social media, rail madad com-
and senior divisional securi- A total of 560 unauthorised vendors were bottles were seized up to If any deficiency is found af- plaint book, etc. if any unau-
ty commissioner. apprehended, of which 351 vendors were May 12. ter sample checking, neces- thorised vendors or malprac-
The drive against unau- During the drive, surprise sary action will be initiated tices are noticed on trains or
thorised vendors started on prosecuted and produced in court inspections were also con- as per norms against the on platforms," it added.
GUJARAT
Serial offender arrested in Ahmedabad after string of violent acts
Ahmedabad: In a major development, police Desai was wanted by the Sola High Court Police Station for
apprehended a man facing charges in over ten criminal a string of offenses. According to officials, his criminal
cases, including molestation and assault. The accused, activities date back to at least March 4, when he reacted to
Vishal alias Madan Desai, was arrested today in Kaligam a request to stop using abusive language during a traffic
INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024 based on a tip-off on his whereabouts. jam by attacking the occupants of a car.

Four drown at Dandi Beach Surat Diamond Bourse gets

Five injured
after AMTS bus
brake failure
FPJ NEWS SERVICE /
AHMEDABAD
The bodies were recovered after a 14-hour search operation
FPJ NEWS SERVICE / NAVSARI
relief from Gujarat HC
FPJ NEWS SERVICE / SURAT
Five people were injured and
eight vehicles were damaged A festive day at Dandi beach In a major development for
in a road accident involving turned into a heartbreaking the Surat Diamond Bourse
an Amdavad Municipal tragedy on Sunday evening (SDB), the Gujarat High
Transport Service (AMTS) as seven people from three Court has quashed an order
bus on Sunday evening. The families drowned in the sea. by the Surat Commercial
incident, which occurred While three were rescued, a Court demanding a Rs 125
near Jodhpur Char Rasta at mother and her two sons crore bank guarantee pay-
around 9pm, has raised con- along with another individ- ment. This comes as a relief
cerns about the safety and ual lost their lives. After a re- for the diamond bourse,
maintenance of AMTS buses. lentless 14-hour search oper- which faced financial strain
The bus, traveling from Is- ation, the bodies of all four due to the earlier order.
con Cross Roads towards victims were recovered in The dispute arose between
Star Bazaar, reportedly suf- the early hours of Monday. the SDB and Ahmedabad-
fered a brake failure. "It was The victims, hailing from based PSP Projects Private the diamond bourse. cent of the bill amount, of
terrifying," said Amit Shah, a Rajasthan but residing in Limited after PSP Projects However, the SDB chal- which 1.25 per cent was re-
commuter caught in the acci- Navsari, were enjoying a day had filed a petition under Sec- lenged the order in the Gu- leased upon virtual comple-
dent. "The bus just kept at the beach when disaster tion 9 of the Arbitration Act, jarat High Court. Advocate tion and the remaining 1.25
going, hitting one vehicle af- struck. Witnesses reported claiming non-payment of Zaki Mukhtyar Sheikh, rep- per cent after the defect liabil-
ter another. Thankfully, no- seeing the family members dues exceeding Rs 500 crore, resenting the SDB, argued ity period.
body seems to be seriously venture too far into the water which included a 2.5 per cent that PSP Projects had itself Furthermore, the contract
hurt." and struggling to stay afloat. local swimmers. Sadly, the the rescue of three others – currents, unaware of the retention deposit allegedly breached the contract terms. stipulated that PSP Projects
The accident involved a Alarms were raised, prompt- tireless efforts yielded only Vipulbhai Ishwarbhai Hala- risks,” he stated. “The gov- withheld by the SDB after the The SDB claimed that certain was to provide a 5 per cent
mix of vehicles, including ing a swift response from au- the bodies of the missing. Yu- pati, Rakesh, and Atish – ernment should place clear two completed a project. works remained incomplete, bank guarantee of the total
three cars, two autorick- thorities. Three individuals vraj and his mother Sushila from separate families. warnings to prevent such Following this petition, the despite being included in the contract value, amounting to
shaws, and two-wheelers. were pulled to safety, but a were found at separate loca- Former village head of tragedies.” Surat Commercial Court or- agreement. approximately Rs 78.75 crore.
The impact caused signifi- desperate search ensued for tions early in the morning. Dandi, Parimal Patel, high- Authorities are investigat- dered the SDB to pay a hefty The SDB further clarified This guarantee, however,
cant damage to the vehicles the remaining four who had The bodies of Durga, another lighted the potential danger ing the specific details of the Rs 125 crore bank guarantee the payment structure, stat- was contingent upon the com-
and brought traffic to a been swept away by the victim, and a 15-year-old boy, posed by high tides. He em- accident. The local commu- which led to a decline in prop- ing that a project manage- pany applying for a comple-
standstill. strong currents. Deshraj, were also recovered phasized the need for proper nity mourns the loss of life erty prices within the SDB ment consultancy oversaw tion certificate after finishing
A team from the nearby The search operation near the banks behind a signage and awareness cam- and urges visitors to priori- complex. With tenants like the contract, with PSP Proj- the project. Additionally, a 24-
Satellite police station and N stretched through the night, farmhouse and an ashram paigns to educate tourists tize safety while enjoying the Kiran Gems leaving and ects submitting monthly bills month defect liability period
division arrived swiftly, con- involving coast guard, fire around 4am. about water safety. “People scenic beauty of Dandi maintenance costs rising, the based on completed work. was established to address
trolling the situation and department personnel, and The incident also involved get drawn into the strong beach. situation seemed bleak for The SDB could retain 2.5 per any construction issues.

IFFCO function exposes BJP rift Surat diamantaires wooed Two more arrests in
FPJ NEWS SERVICE / AMRELI

Dilip Sanghani, a prominent

by Botswana for investment Banaskantha blast case
cooperative sector leader in MELVYN THOMAS/SURAT FPJ NEWS SERVICE / authorities to delve deeper
Saurashtra and the newly- AHMEDABAD into the circumstances sur-
elected chairman of IFFCO, In a bid to boost its domestic rounding the deadly explo-
threw down the gauntlet at Gu- diamond cutting and polish- The Banaskantha Local sion.
jarat BJP chief CR Paatil with ing industry, Botswana is Crime Branch (LCB) has tak- Vadali police, shedding
a bold display of strength. Or- setting its sights on Surat's en significant strides in the light on the availability and
ganizing a grand felicitation expertise. A delegation led by investigation of the tragic use of gelatin sticks for nefar-
function in his hometown of Dipopego Julius Sheko, the Veda parcel blast incident ious purposes, highlighted
Amreli, Sanghani's move un- country's Director of Interna- with two additional arrests the ease with which these
derlined simmering tensions tional Business and Trade, made in connection to the deadly explosives can be ac-
within the party's ranks, as key visited the Southern Gujarat case on Friday. quired. Sub-inspector Jiten-
figures rallied behind him MLAs from Amreli district position of Director of Chamber of Commerce and Following the devastating dra Rabari revealed that gela-
while others conspicuously opted to steer clear of the func- IFFCO, contrary to the man- Industry (SGCCI) to extend parcel blast that claimed the tin sticks, priced at a mere Rs
stayed away. tion, purportedly in protest date issued by Gujarat BJP an invitation to Surat's dia- lives of a man and his daugh- 150 to Rs 200 each, can be ob-
The felicitation function against Sanghani's recent chief CR Paatil, further exac- mantaires and textile entre- ter and left two others in- tained with a simple letter
held in honor of Dilip Sang- criticisms of State party Chief erbated the rift within the preneurs. Botswana. "India is a major benefits for Surat's entrepre- jured, the prime suspect, from the village head
hani's dual milestones – his CR Paatil and his decisions. party. Sanghani's criticism of "We are looking for Surat's buyer of rough diamonds neurs. "By establishing dia- Jayanti Vanzara, was swiftly (Sarpanch), bypassing the
election as chairman of IFF- However, the event saw the the state BJP leadership, par- support in encouraging local from Botswana," he said. mond and textile manufac- apprehended. Now, the inves- need for a license from the
CO and his 70th birthday – be- attendance of several BJP ticularly regarding the in- beneficiation in our diamond "Furthermore, Surat turing units in Botswana, tigation has led to the arrest district collector.
came a stage for political the- leaders who have either been duction of Congress leaders industry," stated Sheko. "By polishes over 90% of the you can export not only to the of Jayanti's cousins, Ajay and The grim reality of gelatin
atrics, revealing the deep- sidelined or embroiled in con- into the party fold and the im- setting up units in Botswana, world's diamonds, earning US but also to over 54 African Jitendra Vanzara, who are sticks being used as deadly
seated discord within the Gu- troversy in recent years. position of mandates, echoed you can export finished dia- its title as the Diamond City." nations, including South believed to have supplied the weapons far from new in the
jarat BJP. Despite Sanghani's Union minister Parshottam loudly in political circles. monds to over 54 countries, Vaghasia emphasized the Africa," he said. "The income gelatin sticks used in the fatal region. Since 2008, there have
stature as a heavyweight Rupala, former Deputy Chief The discord within the Gu- including the lucrative US potential for a broader part- generated can be repatriated explosion. been at least six incidents in-
leader in Saurashtra, his open Minister Nitin Patel, and Am- jarat BJP has led to a realign- market." nership. "Surat boasts a to Surat and India, and our Jayanti Vanzara, a volving gelatin sticks intend-
challenge to the party's hier- reli Lok Sabha MP Naran ment of alliances, with some This initiative aligns per- thriving textile and pharma- government welcomes such resident of Karunda village in ed for fatal outcomes. These
archy, particularly CR Paatil, Kachhadiya lent their leaders finding common fectly with Botswana's vision ceutical industry alongside ventures." the Khedbrahma taluka of incidents have claimed four
hinted at internal divisions support to Sanghani, signal- cause with Sanghani's of economic diversification. its diamond expertise," he ex- Mongol further empha- Sabarkantha, confessed to lives and injured two individ-
that have been festering be- ing a rift within the party's stance. Saurabh Patel, a for- The nation, a leader in rough plained. "We encourage sized the cultural connection purchasing the gelatin sticks uals. In one such instance, a
neath the surface. ranks. Their presence at the mer minister who was diamond mining, currently Botswana to import these between the two nations. "A from his cousins and conceal- gelatin bomb discovered in a
The conspicuous absence of felicitation function served as denied a ticket in the 2022 as- exports a significant portion high-quality products and ex- vibrant Indian community, ing them inside a speaker, Bhavnagar school in 2018 was
state government officials and a testament to the underlying sembly polls, publicly con- of its raw materials. plore increased trade oppor- including Gujaratis, resides which was later used in the successfully defused prevent-
members of the state BJP or- tensions brewing within the gratulated Sanghani on his Ramesh Vaghasia, Presi- tunities with India." in Botswana," he stated. "We blast. The tragic incident, ing any injured. These inci-
ganization spoke volumes Gujarat BJP. IFFCO chairmanship , sig- dent of SGCCI, Gilbert Shiman Mongol, invite Surat's entrepreneurs which occurred on May 2, dents underscore the urgency
about the internal strife with- Sanghani's decision to naling a potential shift in al- acknowledged the existing the High Commissioner of to leverage this familiarity sent shockwaves through the of addressing the prolifera-
in the party. Notably, five BJP back Jayesh Radadiya for the legiances. trade ties between India and Botswana, highlighted the and explore opportunities.” region, prompting tion of lethal explosives.

CID Raids uncover 'Tarikh Pe Tarikh' in Dust storms

and rain lash Election office refutes Akasa Airlines to
launch direct
`1200 crore hawala police recruitment Ahmedabad double voting claim flights to Mecca
in July
transactions
FPJ NEWS SERVICE / FPJ NEWS SERVICE/NAVSARI favour of C R Paatil in the
FPJ NEWS SERVICE / among aspirants. However, AHMEDABAD Navsari LS election," his post
GANDHINAGAR the road to fulfilling these The Navsari district election boldly proclaimed. This reve- FPJ NEWS SERVICE /
promises has been riddled Ahmedabad, which has been office found itself at the centre lation, however, prompted AHMEDABAD
The promise of police recruit- with obstacles, pushing the under the relentless heat of controversy when a voter immediate scrutiny from
ment in Gujarat, made by the timeline for recruitment to as with temperatures exceeding alleged that he had cast two election officials and the pub- Residents of Ahmedabad re-
Minister of State for Home late as 2026, a staggering five 40 degrees Celsius, received a ballots in the recent lic alike. joice! Akasa Airlines is set to
Department, Harsh Sanghavi years after the initial an- much-needed respite as the general election. Patel had launch the first-ever direct
back in 2022, has turned into a nouncement. weather took a dramatic Satish Patel, a for- recently switched flight service between
prolonged saga of anticipa- Coaching centers sprung turn. Strong winds and sand- mer municipal from the Congress Ahmedabad and Jeddah, Sau-
tion for eager job seekers. De- up in wake of the recruitment storms swept through the councillor turned to the BJP. di Arabia, starting July 20,
spite announcements and ad- drive, with hubs in various city around 5:30pm, covering BJP member, took to In a statement is- 2024. This exciting develop-
vertisements, the recruit- cities. The year 2024 saw ad- the sky in dust. The winds, social media sued, the Navsari ment will provide a conven-
ment process has been beset vertisements inviting appli- reaching speeds of around 40 proudly displaying collector's official ient option for travellers trav-
by delays, leaving aspirants cations for over 12,000 vacan- kmph, brought a welcome two inked fingers, handle refuted Pa- elling between Gujarat and
frustrated. As the wait ex- cies, further fueling aspira- change, followed by a drop in claiming to have vot- tel's claim, clarify- the Middle East.
tends till 2025 for the recruit- tions among job seekers. temperature and a burst of ed twice in favour of ing the sequence of "This is fantastic news for
ment to conclude, concerns However, administrative de- rain. a political candidate. Howev- events. Contrary to Patel's as- people in Ahmedabad who
FPJ NEWS SERVICE / deeper concern emerged over fairness and transparen- lays marred the progress, re- While the showers in er, after thorough investiga- sertions, it was revealed that have family or business ties
AHMEDABAD from an angadia firm in cy loom large, echoing the sulting in a prolonged wait Ahmedabad were brief, other tion, authorities have de- he had cast only one vote, and in Saudi Arabia," said a lo-
Ahmedabad. Authorities dis- sentiment of a famous Bolly- for candidates. Recently, the parts of Gujarat witnessed a bunked Patel's claim. the second inked finger was cal travel agent, expressing
Gujarat authorities have un- covered over 50 suspicious wood phrase, 'Tarikh Pe chairperson of the recruit- period of heavier rainfall ear- Accompanied by images the result of assisting his dis- the positive sentiment
earthed a massive web of al- bank accounts linked to this Tarikh.' ment board, Hasmukh Patel, lier today. Districts like Bo- flaunting both inked forefin- abled daughter to vote as an among residents. "Previous-
leged hawala transactions ex- firm, with transactions ex- In 2022, amid promises of announced another round of tad, Navsari, Sabarkantha, gers, Patel's Facebook post on "assistance voter" during the ly, travellers had to connect
ceeding 1200 crore following ceeding a staggering 1200 employment opportunities applications for police sub-in- and Dangs received rainfall May 7 stirred waves of scepti- general election. The through other cities which
raids on 25 angadia firms crore. for the youth, the announce- spectors (PSI) and Lok Rak- between 2pm and 4pm, with cism and concern. "I am fortu- indelible ink marks on both added significant time and
across the state on May 9. The The investigation began ment of police recruitment in shak Dal (LRD) positions, Botad recording the highest nate that I have had the op- fingers were a result of this le- cost to the journey."
probe by the Crime Investiga- three months prior to the Gujarat stirred enthusiasm sparking mixed reactions. amount at 20mm. portunity to cast two votes in gitimate electoral process. Akasa will operate the
tion Department (CID) and raids. Initial inquiries in Jan- Ahmedabad-Jeddah route
Income Tax (I-T) departments uary focused on connections AN AVENUE OF INVESTMENTS twice a week using a Boeing
also revealed suspicious bank between cricket betting, on- 737-8 aircraft. The outbound

Surat now among top crypto hubs in India

accounts linked to Dubai, line gaming, and 35 dummy flight will depart Ahmed-
raising concerns about poten- accounts linked to Hemant abad's Sardar Vallabhbhai
tial connections to illegal bet- Trading, Shivam Trading, Patel International Airport
ting activities during the re- and an individual named at 5:40pm, arriving in Jed-
cent IPL season. Khanaji. The probe revealed FPJ NEWS SERVICE / SURAT "Investment Awareness Pro- the tax implications for cryp- dah at 8:30pm. The return
The investigation builds a total transfer of 1,195 crore gram: Promote Wealth with tocurrency investments in In- flight will leave Jeddah at
upon a previous case in Janu- through these accounts be- Surat, the diamond and tex- Next Generation Investment dia, including a 30 per cent in- 9:30pm, reaching Ahmed-
ary 2024, where a 1195 crore tween June 2021 and January tile capital of India, is now Opportunities and Avoid come tax and a 1 per cent TDS abad at 4:55am (+1). Inter-
money laundering scheme 2024. sparkling in a new light – Scams." The event aimed to deduction. estingly, reservations for
was uncovered. Infamous Following these discover- cryptocurrency. According to educate Surat's investors on CoinDCX co-founder Sumit this route are already open
bookie Amit Majithia, a resi- ies, authorities registered a CoinDCX, India's largest FIU- safe and responsible cryp- Gupta believes cryptocurren- on Akasa Air's website, de-
dent of Ahmedabad with al- complaint against several in- registered crypto exchange, tocurrency practices. cies to be a new asset class. spite no official announce-
leged ties to Dubai, was iden- dividuals allegedly involved Surat is now in the top 10 Anjali Kakkar, an expert Minal Kukral, a strategy ment.
tified as the mastermind in in the operation. These in- cities in the country for cryp- from CoinDCX, addressed the maker at CoinDCX, further This new route comes on
that case. A red corner notice clude Om Prakash Tiwari to investments. program, highlighting Surat's emphasized Surat's historical the heels of Akasa's upcom-
was subsequently issued (New Delhi), Bhavesh San- Data reveals that Surat impressive position in the embrace of new investment ing launch of daily Mum-
against Majithia in January, chaniya and Ashwi San- holds a significant 1 per cent crypto investment landscape. avenues. "Surat has always bai-Jeddah flights begin-
leading him to flee to Thai- chaniya (Junagadh), share of the total $400 million "Our data shows that Surat is been at the forefront of adopt- ning July 15, 2024. The air-
land after a brief stay in Dhananjay Patel (Balasinor), invested in cryptocurrencies among the top 10 cities in In- ing new investment opportu- line will offer a second
Dubai. Vicky, and Bhavesh Joshi across India. This translates dia for cryptocurrency in- of potential scams targeting against 120 such bogus web- nities," she said. "Our 'Na- Mumbai-Jeddah flight five
The recent raids targeted (Banaskantha). to roughly 15 lakh individual vestments," she said. "The cryptocurrency investors. sites to protect investors from maste Web3. Understanding days a week from July 21,
angadia firms, traditional The ongoing investigation cryptocurrency holders in city holds a 1 per cent share of "Fraudsters are creating fake falling prey to these scams." Crypto's Fundamentals and with the exception of
money transfer services, in highlights the continued the city, out of a national total the national total investment companies with names simi- The program emphasized Underlying Technology' pro- Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Ahmedabad, Rajkot, and Ju- presence of illegal hawala of 1.5 crore. of $400 million, and approxi- lar to established crypto ex- the importance of using only gram aims to help investors For those two days, it will
nagadh. While 18 crore in networks and their potential Recognizing this growing mately 15 lakh people in changes," she cautioned. FIU-registered exchanges rec- move beyond the speculative operate the Ahmedabad-
cash and 1 kg of gold were links to criminal activities interest, CoinDCX organized Surat own cryptocurrencies." "CoinDCX alone has identi- ognized by the Indian govern- aspects of crypto and appreci- Jeddah route instead of the
seized during the operation, a like betting. an awareness program titled However, she also warned fied and taken legal action ment. Kakkar also clarified ate its long-term potential." second Mumbai flight.
EDIT INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: It was not by gold or by silver, but
by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally
purchased.
— ADAM SMITH

FREE PRESS
FOR FREE FLOW OF TRUTH
India a consistent leader in inbound remittances
The UN estimates that during veal that the average remittance rying aspect. On one hand it lems. For India, there is also a gen-

Fiscal
2022, there were 281 million inter- from a blue-collar worker is a few shows the loyalty and diligence of der angle, in that more than two-

Knives out in Prudence

national migrants representing
3.6% of the world’s population.
These include migrants fleeing
thousand dollars, which forms a
significant portion of his or her in-
come and helps the family back in
those remitting money home. It
brings some macroeconomic sta-
bility to the trade deficit and for-
third of economic migrants from In-
dia are male. So, the women are left
behind to care for the children and

Odisha battle
conflict or persecution, violence, India. Such remittances face hur- eign exchange fluctuations. It is a the elderly, as is the social norm.
÷Ajit Ranade political instability and also those
seeking economic opportunities.
dles of high transaction cost — as
high as 6% — and also exchange
natural corollary that India is de
facto exporting surplus labour.
This gender skew is not there for
economic migrants from Sri Lanka
Migrating for economic reasons rate risk. The troubling aspect is that this is and Philippines.

P
rime Minister Narendra Modi’s uncharacteristically

T
he International Organiza- is certainly not a human right. But By contrast, India’s outbound re- relatively low-productivity India is the world’s most populat-
scathing attack on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen tion for Migration, an once an economic migrant is in a mittance has also been growing. labour. Should not these labourers ed country, with a paucity of high-
Patnaik, challenging him to name all the districts in agency of the United Na- foreign country, there are interna- Under the Liberalised Remittance have found jobs in India? Is it lead- quality jobs, and its per capita in-
tions, released its World tional agreements and laws that Scheme (LRS) of the RBI the latest ing to a dependency syndrome? come is low. So, it is natural to ex-
the state without consulting his notes, has come as a sur-
Migration Report for 2024. This re- seek to protect workers from ex- data shows that it might have Kerala used to get 25% of the pect it to be a leader in economic
prise as the two leaders have always shared a cordial rela- port, which is rich in data, is re- ploitation and safeguard some ba- crossed 32 billion dollars during state’s income from remittances migration. Domestically too, one-
tionship. In fact, the Biju Janata Dal has often come to the leased along with many data tools sic rights. India’s international 2023-24, with a growth rate of 25% (now reduced to below 20%). That third of the population are internal
rescue of the ruling BJP government in Parliament, be it the that help researchers, policymak- economic migrants have a stellar over the previous year. Unlike in- made Kerala one of the richest migrants in search of jobs and
passage of key bills or other issues. While the BJP and BJD ers and media. That data domi- record. For nearly three decades, livelihoods. Much of the internal
are in conflict in the state and parliamentary elections,
nates discourse, especially in
these times of rising anti-immi-
they have been sending their
hard-earned earnings home, mak- In these times of fierce anti-immigrant sentiment, it will migration tends to be seasonal, cir-
cular and often intra-state too. In-
which are being held simultaneously, the two leaders have grant sentiment across the world. ing India by far the highest receiv- take time to push for freer movement of economic ternational migration of Indians is
never before resorted to personal attacks. Modi’s sharp crit-
migrants and service providers
Is migration a human right? The er of remittances. During 2022 In- a totally different matter. There is
icism of Patnaik, also taking a dig at his poor Odia language Indian Constitution gives a right dia received 111 billion dollars much more vulnerability, possibil-
to every citizen to move freely to which was nearly half of the mer- ity of exploitation and discrimina-
skills, was met by a counter attack by the chief minister who
any part of the country. But mov- chandise trade deficit of the coun- tion, especially since the migrants
asserted that the BJP could only dream of assuming power ing across borders is not the same. try. It was also more than twice as bound remittances which come states in per capita consumption, are mostly in blue-collar work. It
in Odisha and also accused the PM of going back on his The United Nations while not ex- much as the second and third re- from blue collar workers, the out- but it was also a state with notori- requires proactive intervention
promises for the state, including listing Odia as a classical plicitly recognising the right to mittance recipients, Mexico and bound is typically from the rich ous labour shortages. Workers from our consular staff. India has
language. If the Prime Minister’s strategy was to influence migrate as a human right, does China. segment, supporting the have to be imported from also been advocating for a special
have the right to leave any coun- India’s inward remittances keep education of their children or northern states like Bihar, Jhark- WTO work permit system, which
voters by poking holes in the chief minister’s policies, the try, including your own, as a fun- growing, having more than dou- maintenance costs of loved ones, hand and Orissa to make up for allows people to travel for work
move may backfire because Patnaik is a hugely popular fig- damental right. This might sound bled since 2010, and showing a or buying foreign assets. There is the shortfall. The huge influx of and not get treated as potential im-
ure in Odisha. Poor language skills notwithstanding, he is contradictory but is not. You have growth of 6% plus per year, ahead thus a stark divide in the profile of Gulf dollars also led to high infla- migrants every time they stand in
a big draw as he has delivered on the ground with a slew of the negative right to not be co- of GDP growth. By comparison inbound and outbound remitters. tion in the local real estate market line for a visa. In these times of
erced, or persecuted, and hence China’s inbound remittances have It would of course be imprudent to in Kerala. So, a strong and unlim- fierce anti-immigrant sentiment,
welfare schemes that reach the targeted beneficiaries effec-
can migrate. But you may not been falling. Pakistan and put any restriction on outbound ited inflow of remittances, it will take time to push for freer
tively. have the right to be automatically Bangladesh get about one-fourth remittances on the suspicion that whether at the state level (Kerala) movement of economic migrants
The fact is ever since the planned BJP-BJD alliance fell allowed entry into any other coun- of what India gets. The bulk of In- precious foreign exchange is leav- or at an all-India level, is a mixed and service providers. Till then we
through earlier this year, there has been added friction be- try. Relatedly the UN also recog- dia’s inbound remittance comes in ing India. One has to examine the blessing. can cherish the strong remittance
tween the two parties. Modi himself was apparently keen on nises the right to seek asylum and from the Gulf states, which are root cause, rather than clamp the Unless the remittance money goes earnings.
the right to not be forced to return home to blue-collar workers in outflow in a knee-jerk fashion. into productive investments and in
the tie-up but local BJP leaders and some Odisha leaders at to one’s country. These are recog- fields like construction, retail, se- India’s reputation as number manufacturing and high-tech indus- Dr Ajit Ranade is a noted Pune-based
the Centre were against it. Just as the Left and Congress are nised because of the risk of perse- curity, transport and semi-skilled one recipient of inward tries, and instead goes only into real economist. Syndicate: The Billion Press
natural rivals in Kerala, the BJP and BJD are on opposite cution, torture or serious harm. work. More granular data will re- remittance is not without its wor- estate, it can cause long-term prob- (email: editor@thebillionpress.org)
sides of the spectrum in Odisha. The BJP, in its quest for in-

Lessons for India from Raisi’s Pak, Lanka visit

creased seats, is banking on West Bengal and Odisha to de-
liver. Therefore, the all-out attack on the BJD, especially
Patnaik’s close aide VK Pandian, labelling him an outsider,
is understandable. Attempts have also been made to poach
on BJD leaders unhappy with Pandian’s prominence in the

Heart of
to breaking point by prioritising island to Sri Lanka. Moreover, at ing services. A total of five pacts, were revived in September 2023
party. Modi has promised voters that if the BJP comes to Washington over a tried-and-test- present a social media campaign covering handholding in econo- after the Tehran-Riyadh détente
power in Odisha, a true son of the soil will be chief minister, ed ally like Tehran, and foolishly in Sri Lanka has put India in the my, trade, science and brokered by Beijing changed
in an indirect dig at both the CM and Pandian, seen as his
successor. Patnaik, who came to Odisha as an untested the Matter stopping the import of Iranian oil
to please the US. All this has
deeply hurt Iran but it refrains
dock for “stealing” the island na-
tion’s land, water and air, high-
lighting the widening cracks in
technology, art, media and
tourism, were signed in the first
visit by an Iranian president in 16
strategic equations in the Middle
East and beyond.
In fact, Tehran is today so close-
politician with a reputation of being a socialite author is
now the state’s longest serving chief minister having been ÷S N M Abdi from airing its displeasure pub-
licly, although I am told that it
bilateral relations, despite New
Delhi’s massive economic assis-
years after Mahmoud Ahmadine-
jad’s way back in 2008. Tehran
ly allied and integrated with Bei-
jing, thanks to a 2021strategic
in the post for over two decades. His connect with the people doesn’t mince its words in private tance in 2022-23 when other pow- clearly wants to harness Sri agreement, that any rise in Iran’s

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is sometimes unfathomable but there is little chance that he n eight long months Israel has and finds solace in cornering and ers were twiddling their thumbs. Lankan geostrategic location to influence in Sri Lanka, the Mal-
will be unseated in these elections. The BJP can only hope miserably failed to defeat embarrassing Indian diplomats, Standing in India’s backyard, beef up the Iranian navy’s capa- dives and Bangladesh — not to
Hamas or to crush the Pales- including External Affairs Minis- Raisi offered cooperation and bilities in the Indian Ocean Re- speak of Pakistan which is any-
to increase its vote share and maybe gain a few more Lok tinian people, even with the full ter S Jaishankar, behind closed help to both Pakistan and Sri Lan- gion. But any increase in Iran’s way totally subservient to Beijing
Sabha seats. A saffron government in Bhubaneswar is still backing of the United States and doors. ka which are grappling with eco- influence in IOR by collaborating — will only fortify China’s posi-
a long shot. rich and powerful Western na- Secondly, India is brazenly nomic distress and have even with Sri Lanka would impact In- tion in those countries to India’s
tions like the United Kingdom standing with Israel since detriment in the short, medium

Ironic justification and Germany, thanks to a certain

country with a spine of steel
called Iran. Iran also enjoys the
October 7 in sync with the
Bharatiya Janata Party’s anti-
Muslim, Islamophobic ideology,
While the current state of India-Pakistan relations needs
no elaboration, Colombo’s disquiet and differences with
and long term.
Importantly, Raisi blasted and
slammed Washington and Tel

I New Delhi have boiled over after Modi publicly accused

n a supreme irony, the Marxists in Kerala are now tak- distinction of being the only coun- whereas Iran treats Israel as its Aviv in both Colombo and Islam-
ing recourse to a Biblical narrative to defend their try in the Middle East to recently Enemy No 1. Well-publicised tele- abad, furthering not only Iran’s
‘supreme leader’ Pinarayi Vijayan. Senior CPM leader launch a direct aerial attack on Is- phone calls between Modi and Indira Gandhi of giving Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka global agenda but also China’s. In
A K Balan said when even God Almighty took a day’s rest rael in decades, shattering the Benjamin Netanyahu underline Islamabad, Raisi even threatened
Zionist regime’s carefully culti- the nexus. In short, Iran’s biggest to destroy Israel if it did not mend
after creating the universe in six days, Vijayan was totally vated aura of invincibility and enemies — the US and Israel — turned to the International Mone- dia, especially if Iran also enters its ways. As Raisi spearheads
justified in going on a three-week-long vacation due to the dominance. Without a doubt, Is- are today India’s biggest friends. tary Fund for bailout packages. In into a military tie-up with Islam- proud and resolute Iran’s diplo-
stress of work despite the ongoing crucial general election rael is the current villain and So where does that exactly leave Islamabad, Raisi also held out an abad. matic drive in south Asia and be-
when the stated aim of the CPM is to end the ‘fascistic’ rule monster in the Gulf region, while India-Iran relations? New Delhi olive branch after the cross-bor- Raisi’s outreach to Pakistan and yond in tandem with Supreme
Iran is the hero and angel. and Tehran are certainly not foes; der strikes Pakistan and Iran re- Sri Lanka last month comple- Leader Ayatollah Khamenei –
of the BJP. Balan’s justification was cringe-worthy and in-
Notably, Iran’s President at least not yet, but are they really sorted to in January. Military ments his recent overtures to who is today the most respected
dicative of the sycophancy that has invaded the party. Many Ebrahim Raisi chose to spend sev- friends any more? conflict between Tehran and Is- Bangladesh and the Maldives in figure in the entire Muslim world
questions are being raised on Vijayan’s sudden visit to In- eral days in India’s neighbour- Raisi undoubtedly sent a clear lamabad no doubt suit and benefit India’s neighbourhood. A year — and Foreign Minister Amir Ab-
donesia without informing anyone, but the CPM feels no ex- hood at a time when Tehran’s in- message to New Delhi — South New Delhi — and de-escalation is ago, he focused on strengthening dollahian, it’s high time New Del-
planation is needed for his secret vacation. More than his ternational standing is at an all Asia’s resident power — by court- definitely not in India’s interests! trade ties with Dhaka during a hi starts rebuilding its relations
time high. Raisi’s state visits in ing and wooing countries like Moreover, the visit brought Iran telephonic call with Sheikh Hasi- with Tehran.
sudden departure for foreign shores is the abject adulation the last fortnight to Pakistan and Pakistan and Sri Lanka at this and Pakistan closer to a Free na. Last year, Tehran reestab- In our national interest, we
of the chief minister by a party known for its belief in egali- Sri Lanka, which are in India’s juncture. While the current state Trade Agreement than ever be- lished diplomatic relations with must somehow insulate India-
tarianism and inner-party consultations. That Vijayan, the zone of influence, are hugely sig- of India-Pakistan relations needs fore. Male after a gap of seven years. Iran ties from our equation with
only communist chief minister in India, calls the shots in nificant for us for two key rea- no elaboration, Colombo’s disqui- In Colombo, Raisi signed a Mem- When ties between Riyadh and Israel and the US which has done
sons. et and differences with New Delhi orandum of Understanding for Tehran broke down in 2016, the us no good at all.
the CPM is well known.
Firstly, Prime Minister Naren- have boiled over after Modi pub- the $514 million Uma Oya hy- Maldives — which was then close- The author is an independent,
A vibrant press and an active Opposition in Kerala have dra Modi’s government has licly accused Indira Gandhi of cal- dropower and irrigation project ly aligned with Saudi Arabia — Pegasused reporter and commentator
been posing many questions on the lack of CBI and ED ac- brought its ties with Iran almost lously giving Katchatheevu pledging technical and engineer- cut off all ties with Iran, which on foreign policy and domestic politics
tion against Vijayan and his family despite several allega-
tions. There are charges that he has struck a deal with the
The Prettiest Hands In LETTERS Retrograde political class else to go. While the US and other western

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BJP government at the Centre as the Lavalin case is yet to he course followed by parties in election powers backing Israel are losing their
see the light of day because of repeated delays by the CBI
during court appearances. The alleged quid pro quo The World TO THE EDITOR campaigns since our Independence has
been one of steady socio-political
patience, Israel is in no mood to pull back.
It is quite clear that keeping the war going
involves the Left party ensuring that the BJP opens its ac- — Dada J P Vaswani Harsh treatment divergence, when it should have been one is Benjamin Netanyahu’s preferred way to
of convergence and of a common purpose, ensure his own survival in office.

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count in Kerala in the Lok Sabha election. Vijayan’s foreign
t is worrying to see the way trees are the very attributes with which freedom was International leaders must make it clear

A
little boy sat with his impossible to lift the baby
trip allegedly received all clearances from the Centre and parents in their cosy through the surrounding being axed in the name of trimming, wrested. The first decade saw debates on that he cannot continue to do so. Both
even bureaucrats in the state were unaware of it. The hush- home. flames, without hurting him. which is in full swing in North Mumbai social equity and growth. But the next four Israel and Hamas must take all steps
hush nature of his trip raises many questions. As the chief He said to his mother, So she beat the fire out with her (‘2nd Baobab tree axed in a week, worried were spent on the differentiation of identity necessary to establish a ceasefire
minister, he is duty bound to clarify any misgivings. “Mama, you have the kindest, own hands. Greens write to CM’, May 8). When one on every possible parameter and immediately.
prettiest face in the world! I “Her hands were badly sees these trees chopped so harshly one apportioning rights and privileges thereof. Gregory Fernandes
wish I could look at it forever!” burnt. It took months before wonders how they will survive until the In past two decades, this has further
FPJ Archives
INDIA 75 YEARS AGO As he uttered these words, they could heal. Even then, monsoon in July. This tree cutting is given
to people who are not instructed properly
degenerated into finding fault with each
other. A retrograde political class has left
II
MAY 14, 1949 his glance fell on her hands. they were left badly scarred.”
They were twisted out of shape,
badly deformed.
“Why mama!” he exclaimed.
“What a brave mother!” the
little boy exclaimed.
“Do you know who she was?”
and there is no supervision on the field.
Maya Bhatkar
the electorate, that has since acquired
education, wisdom and maturity, highly
disillusioned.
T he Gaza Strip stands as a testament to
the resilience of its people. The
conditions of their livelihood are
“Yours must be the ugliest
hands in the world! I can’t bear
the father asked. “She was
your mother! Her disfigured,
Kangana in Parliament? R Narayanan unbearable; Gazans have been enduring
hardship since before October 7, 2023. The
to look at them!”
The father took the little
scarred hands were the ones
that saved your life!” A propos the edit ‘Kangana’s WW folly’
(May 8), despite all kinds of nonsense
Israel’s Rafah offensive constant missile attacks from Israel on the
Gazan civilians have inflicted a heart-
boy on his knees.
“Let me tell you a sto-
ry,” he said gently.
The little boy turned to
his mother with tear-
touched eyes and
spewed by Kangana Ranaut, for all we
know she may well be elected to
Parliament. In the past too we have had
A propos the editorial ‘No light at the end
of tunnel in Gaza’ (May 9), Israel has
begun its Rafah offensive in southern Gaza
wrenching toll on civilian lives. It is a war
on children, a war on innocence that
should have been protected.
“Once upon a time, kissed her hands, several gems like her making laws for us. despite international opposition and US Jubel D’Cruz
there was a little baby again and again. BJP candidates have conferred divinity on reluctance. This comes a day after Hamas
who was sleep- “Mummy, the PM in the past, so it should come as no had agreed to a ceasefire proposal. A Dear reader,
ing peacefully
GUIDING LIGHT these are the surprise if Ranaut thinks the PM is a kind of massive Rafah operation will lead to more We are eager to know your opinions, comments and
suggestions. Write to editor.indore@fpj.co.in Using snail
in his cradle prettiest hands superhero who can stop wars by lifting a civilian casualties. Among the city’s mail? Send your letters to Free Press, Free Press House, 3/54,
when the cra- in the world!” finger. huddled masses are many children, all of Press Complex, AB Road, Indore 452008
dle caught he said, Anthony Henriques them with an uncertain future and nowhere
fire.” through his
MIKA’S MATRIX
“What hap-
pened to the
tears. Indeed,
there is noth- LORD GANESH
baby?” asked ing more beau- MESSAGE FOR THE DAY
the boy. tiful than a
“The nurse mother’s love! A day of shining confidently, emotional new
who was sup- beginnings, balancing things and situations.
posed to take Dada J P You will receive appreciation and fame. Stay
care of the Vaswani is a hydrated. Do not be stubborn.
baby, ran humanitarian, Pay attention to your health. Process your
away in philosopher, emotions wisely, ask for support. Some of
alarm,” the fa- educator, you will visit an astrologer, psychic or an

ALL-OUT OFFENSIVE MOUNTED IN BURMA ther contin-

ued. “But the
acclaimed writer,
powerful orator,
alternate therapist. You will be called to
counsel or act as a mediator to resolve
Rangoon, May 13. Government troops early today launched an mother saw messiah of a conflict. I loved the saffron offering.
all-out offensive to recapture Insein, Karen insurgent stronghold, the fire and ahimsa, and Tip for the day: Donate any red item like red bananas, red
ten miles north of Rangoon, a Burma Army spokesman rushed to save non-sectarian lentils to needy.
announced tonight. the baby. She found that it was spiritual leader
Lots of divine miracles your way, Sheetal Sapan Mhatre.
Nepal’s deputy PM quits in a setback for Prachanda-led government
Kathmandu: Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister and senior Madhesi
leader Upendra Yadav on Monday tendered his resignation and his
party pulled out of the government, a setback to Prime Minister
Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda-led coalition government. Yadav
submitted his resignation to PM “Prachanda” on Monday morning,
according to sources close to the Madhesi leader. Along with Yadav,
Minister of State for Forest and Environment Dipak Karki, from the
same party, has also submitted his resignation.
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INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

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Bipartisan backlash to Biden’s Putin removes minister
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT STARTS HIS 5TH TERM

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ultimatum on Israeli offensive who led war campaign

Suspect in death of
US cop found dead
Euclid: An Ohio police officer
was shot and killed after being
“ambushed” while answering a
Biden withholding bombs and artillery shells deemed indiscriminate, imprecise
disturbance call over the ANI / WASHINGTON AGENCIES / MOSCOW proposed Andrei Belousov to ment building partially col-
weekend, and a suspect was Palestinian toll become the country’s defence lapsed after what Russian of-
later found dead by police,
authorities said Sunday.
President Joe Biden finds
himself at the centre of bipar- tops 35,000 Russian President Vladimir
Putin on Sunday replaced
minister in place of Shoigu.
The announcement came
ficials said was Ukrainian
shelling. Ukraine hasn’t com-
Police in the Cleveland suburb of
Euclid said officers were
dispatched just before 10 pm
tisan criticism from Capitol
Hill regarding his recent ulti-
matum to Israel, warning of a
T he Palestinian death toll
from ongoing Israeli
attacks on the Gaza Strip
Sergei
Shoigu as de-
fence minis-
as 13 people were reported
dead and 20 more wounded in
Russia’s border city of Belgo-
mented on the incident. Be-
lousov’s candidacy will need
to be approved by Russia’s
Saturday to a home after a halt in some US weapons has exceeded 35,000, ter in a Cabi- rod, where a 10-story apart- upper house in parliament.
reported disturbance. The shipments in response to a health authorities in Gaza net shakeup
complainant had told police that potential major Israeli offen- said in a press statement. that comes
her child’s father threatened to sive in Rafah, CNN reported. During the past 24 hours, as he begins Kyiv admits ‘successes’ of Russia
T
harm her and her mother, Euclid In a televised interview the Israeli army killed 63 his fifth term he Ukrainian military conceded on Monday that Russian
Police said in a statement Sunday with CNN’s Erin Burnett, Palestinians and wounded in office. forces are making progress in their offensive in the north-
evening. After officers arrived at Biden’s declaration drew 114 others, bringing the In line with Russian law, eastern Kharkiv region.
the scene, the woman stated swift rebuke from lawmakers total death toll to 35,034 the entire Russian Cabinet Moscow’s troops have been engaged in a concerted push into
that the suspect, identified by across the political spectrum. A woman knots a bag of pea stew, while others await their turn to and injuries to 78,755 resigned Tuesday following the region, raising alarm among Ukrainians and their Western
police as Deshawn Vaughn, was Republican Senator JD collect food from a public kitchen in Deir el-Balah in the central since the Palestinian-Israeli Putin’s glittering inaugura- allies that a large-scale assault on the major city of Kharkiv is
on foot and possibly nearby. Vance of Ohio questioned the Gaza Strip on Monday –AFP conflict broke out last tion in the Kremlin, and most coming. Kharkiv city, the second-largest in Ukraine, is located
Officers went to check the coherence of Biden’s ap- October, it said on Sunday members have been widely just 30 kilometres south of the Russian border.
backyard where the suspect proach, pointing out the con- With the other hand, they’re deemed by the administra- as quoted by Xinhua news expected to keep their jobs, “The enemy is currently achieving tactical success,” the
opened fire on them. tradiction between express- depriving us of the precision- tion as indiscriminate and agency report. while Shoigu’s fate had ap- Ukrainian General Staff said in its situation report posted on
ing concern for Palestinian guided weapons that actually imprecise. The statement noted that peared uncertain. social media early Monday morning.
Plane with 3 lands civilian casualties and with-
holding weapons designed to
cut down on civilian casual-
ties,” Republican Senator JD
“So if you’re worried about
Palestinian casualties, the
several victims were still
under the rubble, and
Putin signed a decree on
Sunday appointing Shoigu as
Following the capture of several villages in the predominantly
Russian-speaking Kharkiv region, fighting is currently
sans landing gear minimise such casualties. Vance of Ohio told CNN stated policy here actually ambulance and civil secretary of Russia’s Security underway around the city of Vovchansk, only 5 kilometres from
Melbourne: A light plane with “On the one hand, they’re though Biden specifically doesn’t make a ton of sense,” defence crews could not Council, the Kremlin said. the Russian border, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed
three people aboard landed saying too many Palestinian mentioned withholding Vance said, as reported by reach them. The appointment was an- Forces said.
safely without landing gear civilians have been killed. bombs and artillery shells CNN. nounced shortly after Putin
Monday after circling an
Australian airport for almost
three hours to burn off fuel.
The pilot, Peter Schott, and his Tehran open to talks GIANT UNCHAINED Britain’s most dangerous ‘Chinese are
passengers, a 60-year-old man
in the US to
and a 65-year-old woman,
walked unaided from the twin-
turboprop Beechcraft Super King with Washington years lie ahead: Sunak build army’
Air after landing at Newcastle
Airport north of Sydney, police IANS/DPA / TEHRAN the country’s high-ranking AP / LONDON his party to confront an “axis AP / NEW YORK
Superintendent Wayne adviser. of authoritarian states” that
Humphrey said. Schott “made a Iran has shown itself to be The arch-conservative British Prime Minister Rishi he named as Russia, China, It was 7 a.m. on a recent Fri-
textbook wheels-up landing, open to direct talks with the government of President Sunak warned of a Iran and North Korea. The day when Wang Gang, a 36-
which I was very happy to see,” US and appears to be ready Ebrahim Raisi has until now dangerous future for war in Ukraine, Iran- year-old Chi-
Humphrey told reporters at the for a change of course in its vehemently and consistently the U.K. in a pitch to ian proxies attacking nese immi-
airport. policy towards its arch-ene- rejected direct contact with voters Monday as he ships in the Red Sea grant, jostled
my. the US, which it frequently fights to hang on to and Chinese cyberat- for a day job
Merkel memoirs “The Americans describe
diplomacy as the best
refers to as the “Great
Satan,” since coming to pow-
power ahead of a fu-
ture national election
tacks aimed at mem-
bers of Parliament
in New York
City’s Flush-
out late in Nov option... We are of the same er in Iran in 2021. that could see Con- are some of those ing neigh-
Berlin: Former German view and are also ready to re- According to the Foreign servatives ousted af- threats, he said. bourhood.
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s turn to negotiations,” Kamal Ministry in Tehran, diplo- ter 14 years. “Over the next few When a
memoirs will be released in late Kharazi, foreign policy advis- matic contact with the US Sunak’s speech swung years, from our democracy to potential employer pulled up
November, nearly three years er to Iranian Supreme Leader only takes place via third from ominous warning to op- our society to our economy to near the street corner, Wang
after the end of her 16-year Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said countries such as Qatar and timistic projections as he re- the hardest questions of war and dozens of other men
tenure at the helm of one of on Sunday, as per state news Oman and, in some cases, via peatedly attacked Labour and peace, almost every as- swarmed around the car.
Europe’s biggest powers, her agency ISNA. the European Union. leader Keir Starmer, saying pect of our lives is going to They were hoping to be
publisher said Monday. According to Kharazi, Iran Kharazi’s statements, there- he lacked a plan for dealing change,” Sunak said. “How picked for work on a construc-
The roughly 700-page volume, should also be prepared to re- fore, indicate a change of with rogue states and har- we act in the face of those tion site, at a farm, as a mover
titled “Freiheit” (“Freedom”), will sume the nuclear negotia- course on the part of the Is- nessing a period of a great op- changes, not only to keep – anything that would pay.
be published on November 26, tions broken off under then- lamic Republic. portunity. people safe and secure but to Wang had no luck, even as
publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch US president Donald Trump. However, official repre- Sunak said his pledge to realize the opportunities too, he waited for two more
announced. Merkel co-wrote the “Then we could also talk sentatives of the government Mount Ibu erupts in North Maluku of Indonesia on Monday, spew- increase military spending to will determine whether or hours. It would be another
book with her longtime assistant about a nuclear-free region have not yet made a state- ing a large amount of smoke. The ash tower rose over 5km into 2.5% of gross domestic prod- not Britain will succeed in day without a job since he
and adviser, Beate Baumann. (in the Middle East),” said ment. the sky. The authorities had raised the alert level last week. –AFP uct by 2030 better positions the years to come. crossed the southern US bor-
der illegally in February.
Crossword #1137 YOUR DAY By Vinayak Vishwas Karandikar The daily struggle of Chi-

ARIES: Concentrate LIBRA: Today you may Fires used as weapon of war in nese immigrants in Flushing
is a far cry from the picture

Sudan destroyed or damaged 72

on studies and career take a rest from your former President Donald
today. Expect daily routine work and Trump and other Republi-
expenditure on enjoy with your cans have sought to paint of
education or a vehicle today. family. Expect expenditure on
villages last month, study says
them as a coordinated group
People in fields like education and children. People in fields like art of “military-age” men who
property will benefit. A good day and entertainment will benefit. A have come to the United
to for studies and work from good day for meditation. Some AP / CAIRO States to build an “army”
home. Some of you may have people may suffer from back and attack America.
cough and cold. pain. Fires resulting from the fighting in Su- Since the start of the year,
dan destroyed or damaged 72 villages as the Chinese newcomers
TAURUS: SCORPIO: Today is a and settlements last month, a UK- adjust to life in the US,
Business deals day to study, take based rights group said Monday, high- Trump has alluded to “fight-
and meetings will rest or work at lighting the use of fire as a weapon of ing age” or “military age”
be successful. home. Expect war in the conflict in the African coun- Chinese men at least six
Expect expenditure for expenditure on house or try. times and suggested at least
communication. People in education. People in fields like Investigators from Sudan Witness, twice that they were forming
fields like communication tourism and consultancy will be an open-source project run by the non- a migrant “army.” The talk-
and publication will do benefited. You may do some profit Center for Information ing point also appears in con-
well. Travel with family is work in the house. Some may Resilience, say that more blazes than in El-Fasher saw intense fighting on servative media and on so-
indicated. You may have suffer from bronchitis or any other month since the war started Friday between the Sudanese military cial platforms.
knee, shoulder, back pain. shoulder pain. in mid-April 2023. The number also and the paramilitary RSF and their al- “They’re coming in from
GEMINI: Control SAGITTARIUS: Today brings to 201 the total number of fires in lies. At least 27 people were killed and China – 31, 32,000 over the last
your words, as is the day to Sudan since fighting broke out between dozens injured, said the United Na- few months – and they’re all
they may spoil struggle and earn. Sudan’s military and the rival paramil- tions Office for the Coordination of military age and they mostly
Across "Nan" anagram? 9 Monsoon showers? your image. You You can get your itary force. The analysis didn’t provide Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA. are men,” Trump said during
10 Large Australian bird may pay insurance premiums stuck money back. You may get any casualty figures from the fires. More than 800 were displaced. a campaign rally last month.
1 Audition tape 35 Incorrect or pay for tooth treatment. your insurance maturity. People In the war in Sudan, the paramili- Sudan’s military launched an “And it sounds like to me, are
5 Spiral lock of hair 36 Split 11 Walsh and O'Neill
People in fields like insurance in fields like communication tary Rapid Support Forces have often airstrike the next day that hit close to they trying to build a little
9 Female ruff 38 Evergreen tree 17 Value Added Tax, will get success. Family will get success. Take care of used fire, setting entire villages ablaze, a pediatric hospital in el-Fasher, army in our country?” Asian
12 Eye part 39 Loire's contents abbr. members may help you in your mother’s health. Some especially in Sudan’s western Darfur killing two children and a caregiver, advocacy organisations say
19 Exclude your work. Some may suffer people may suffer from region. The war has wrecked the coun- according to Doctors Without Borders. they worry the rhetoric could
13 "Solo" anagram for a 40 Mountain range in
22 Ireland's ___ Lingus from throat problem. shoulder pain. try and pushed its population to the In its analysis, the Center for Informa- encourage further harass-
capital city in Europe Central India 23 Ballpark figures brink of famine. More than 14,000 peo- tion Resilience estimated that 31 settle- ment and violence toward
14 Intel competitor 44 Repudiate; disown 24 Be vanquished CANCER: You may CAPRICORN: Today is ple have been killed and thousands ments - villages and towns - were af- the Asian community.
15 Make coins 47 Once more 25 Be in the front face problems in the day to receive have been wounded. Hundreds of thou- fected by fires in April, with an over 50 Wang, who travelled sev-
16 Volcano near Naples 48 Painting, sculpture, 26 Needle case career and family life. delayed payments. sands have been displaced. per cent destruction rate. eral weeks from Wuhan, Chi-
18 He fixes pipes and etc.? 27 Reaps Expect expenditure Expect expenditure on The Center for Information Re- “We’ve documented the patterns of na, to Ecuador, to the south-
28 Enjoyment for health or spouse. People in health. People in fields like silience said the number of fires numerous fires and the continuing ern US border, said the idea
taps 49 It ebbs and flows fields like insurance and repairing finance will benefit. It's a day to
20 Goods vehicle 50 Indian wheaten flour 31 First number surged particularly in the north and devastation to settlements around that Chinese migrants were
will be benefited. Trouble in enjoy time with family. Some
21 Consume food 51 Affirmative 32 Guru Dutt's 1954 west of el-Fasher, the capital city of western Sudan, large and small,” building a military “does not
higher education is indicated. You people may suffer from
production (3,4) may suffer from headache. toothache.
North Darfur state that faces an immi- Anouk Theunissen, Sudan Witness exist” among immigrants he
22 Cunning; crafty 52 Arctic transport nent attack. project director, said in a news release. has met.
34 Grown-ups
25 Hungarian composer 53 A __ picture : an 35 Capable LEO: You will get AQUARIUS: Today is
of "The Merry optimistic overview? 37 Integrated Avionics returns on your a day for travel and
Widow"
28 Charge Down
Comp.
38 Distinguished,
investments. Delayed
payments will be
investment. Expect
expenditure on Australian judge lifts court ban on X
showing video of Sydney church stabbing
29 Assoc. Med. Off. 1 Ditch or discard famous recovered. Expect expenditure on medical treatment. People in
30 And others, in Latin 2 Very wicked 40 Faction business or career. People in fields fields like medicine and
3 Carte du jour 41 Biblical word like finance and human resources tourism will be benefited.
(2,2) will benefit. Family life may get Family life may be disturbed
31 Mine and thine 4 Porridge ingredient 42 Exposes flax or hemp AP / MELBOURNE stabbed. Musk has argued that he after reading Kennett’s reasons
5 Greedily desire or to moisture? disturbed due to workload. Some because of illness. Some
32 Mountain system in people may suffer from people may suffer from throat is standing up for a freedom of for removing his order that re-
hanker for 43 Not at home An Australian judge Monday lifted speech principle. Australian law- quired X to hide the video from
southern Europe 6 Junkie constipation. or eye problem.
44 24 hours a ban on the social media platform makers have accused him of arro- users. “There’s a fundamental
33 "And" in Hindi 7 Literary initials 45 Anger VIRGO: Economic PISCES: Today is X showing Australians a video of a gance and of lacking a sense of so- principle at stake and that is, if
34 Popular girl's name - 8 Paris art museum 46 Be unwell growth is indicated. the day for bishop being stabbed in a Sydney cial responsibility. you’re a company or anybody op-
Stuck money may be celebrations and church. “Not trying to win anything. I erating in Australia, then you’ve
FPJ - SUDOKU - 29 Level: Very Hard recovered. Expect travel. Expect The temporary ban was put in just don’t think we should be sup- got to abide by Australian laws,”
expenditure on entertainment. expenditure on a party. place April 22, but the judge reject- pressing Australian’s rights to free Jones said.
People in fields like law and People in fields like sports ed the application from Australia’s speech,” Musk posted on X after the He also said the government sup-
entertainment will do well. and travel will have success. eSafety Commission to extend the ruling. ported Inman Grant’s stance on the
Dispute with spouse or children Long duration travels may court order that would have ex- X is also taking a separate court video. “She made the right decision
is indicated. Some of you may be planned. Some people pired Monday. action against eSafety Commis- in our view to ensure that that dan-
suffer from back pain or may suffer from low mood, Australian Federal Court sioner Julie Inman Grant, a former gerous, violent, harmful material
constipation. asthma or bronchitis. Justice Geoffrey Kennett said he Twitter employee, that challenges wasn’t being propagated online
would publish his reasons for im- the validity of her notice requiring and encouraging and inciting that
WHAT TO DO: Fill in the Solution posing and lifting the order later. the platform to remove video of the sort of behavior here in Australia,”
grid so that every row, every 43 Away, 44 Day, 45 Ire, 46 Ail. The decision was a win for the April 15 attack in an Assyrian Or- Jones told Australian
column and every 3x3 box 28 Fun, 31 One, 32 Aar Paar, 34 Adults, 35 Fit, 37 IAC, 38 Famed, 40 Side, 41 Unto, 42 Rets,
10 Emu, 11 Eds, 17 VAT, 19 Bar, 22 Aer, 23 Umps, 24 Lose, 25 Lead, 26 Etui, 27 Harvests, company rebranded by billionaire thodox church. The judge is expect- Broadcasting Corp.
contains the digits 1 to 9. Down: 1 Dump, 2 Evil, 3 Menu, 4 Oatmeal, 5 Covet, 6 User, 7 RLS, 8 Louvre, 9 Rainfall, Elon Musk when he bought ed to consider setting a hearing A 16-year-old boy was charged
Every puzzle has only one 51 Yes, 52 Sled, 53 Rosy. Twitter last year. X was alone date Wednesday. with terrorism-related offenses in
35 False, 36 Divide, 38 Fir, 39 Eau, 40 Satpura, 44 Disclaim, 47 Anew, 48 Art, 49 Tide, 50 Atta, among social media platforms in Assistant Treasurer Stephen the stabbings of the bishop and a
correct solution. 20 Van, 21 Eat, 22 Artful, 25 Lehar, 28 Fee, 29 AMO, 30 Et al, 31 Our, 32 Alps, 33 Aur, 34 Ann,
refusing to remove video of Bishop Jones said the government might priest who were injured in the at-
Across: 1 Demo, 5 Curl, 9 Ree, 12 Uvea, 13 Oslo, 14 AMD, 15 Mint, 16 Vesuvius, 18 Plumber,
Mar Mari Emmanuel being consider changing Australian law tack.
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MONEY
MARKET WATCH
SENSEX 72,776.13 s 111.66 Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Monday, said that lowering its dependence on China. In a boost to the 'Make in
NIFTY 22,104.05 s 48.85 with the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme now well in India' initiative as well as ramping up exports from the
USD/INR 83.52 t 0.01 place, global tech giants like Apple are deepening their country to the world, companies like Apple are strengthening
GOLD 73,150.00 t 100.00 ecosystems by building a network of local vendors, thus their supply chains, thus creating lakhs of jobs. INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024
SILVER 85,200.00 t 300.00

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Stock mkts rebound on last-hr buying
INDIA'S DEBT

CAI maintains output GDP ratio is

estimate at 31 mn bales
The Cotton Association of India has
Helped by buying at fag-end, Sensex closed higher by 111.66 pts at 72,776.13, while Nifty rose by 48.85 pts to 22,104.05 much lower
retained its projection for the country's
cotton output in 2023-24 (Oct-Sep) at 31
PTI / Mumbai
Sensex to become less volatile after than US, Japan,
mln bales (1 bale = 170 kg), according to
a release. The association updates its
estimates almost every month, based on
Benchmark Sensex and Nifty staged a dramatic rebound
on Monday to settle higher following buying in HDFC
Bank, ICICI Bank and Tata Consultancy Services.
every election phase: EAM
As more election rounds get completed in the seven-phase
France, UK: FM
information received from its members in Helped by buying at the fag-end, the 30-share BSE Sen- Lok Sabha election, the Indian markets will become less
11 cotton-growing states and other trade sex closed higher by 111.66 points or 0.15 per cent at and less volatile, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S.
sources. The total cotton supply till the 72,776.13. The index opened lower and plummetted fur- Jaishankar said in Mumbai on Monday. Addressing the
end of April is estimated at 31.6 mln ther 798.46 points or 1.09 per cent to hit a low of 71,866.01 National Stock Exchange (NSE) seminar on 'Indian Capital
bales, the press release said. in day trade. Markets: Road Map For Viksit Bharat', the minister said
The NSE Nifty rose by 48.85 points or 0.22 per cent to that investors are waiting for the June 4 results and then
Over 100 mn Indians can 22,104.05. The 50-issue rebounded around 310 points from
the day's low of 21,821.05 and hit a high of 22,131.65.
will take a call. EAM Jaishankar said that when the
elections are going on, "people may debate on the exact
get gigabit connectivity From the Sensex basket, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, election numbers". "I'm very sure as round after round, the
As India continues to build a robust and HDFC Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, Axis Bank, markets will be less and less volatile," said the minister.
resilient core digital infrastructure, the Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Larsen & Toubro, ICICI Bank and
country can achieve gigabit connectivity Power Grid were the major gainers. ongoing Lok Sabha polls. As many as 96 seats went to IANS / New Delhi
to all households or at least 100-110 Tata Motors dropped over 8 per cent despite reporting high valuation." An absence of major positive triggers polls in the fourth phase of elections on Monday.
million households by 2030, industry over three-fold jump in consolidated net profit at Rs and the flight of FIIs from the domestic market will keep "VIX's rise from record lows to above 20 now, has un- Finance Minister Nirmala Sithar-
experts have said. While India is the 17,528.59 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, the short-term trend weak, Nair added. folded in just a fortnight's time. So, while recent history man said on Monday that India has
leader when it comes to data 2024. "The week kicked off with market volatility, but by the points to more room for upside in VIX and thereby fared relatively well compared with
consumption on mobile broadband and is NTPC, Bharti Airtel, Titan, State Bank of India and end, it managed to eke out marginal gains. Initially bear- volatility, the abruptness in the rate of change of VIX, other countries as far as the govern-
the fastest-growing mobile broadband Nestle were the other major laggards. ish sentiments gave way to a recovery, particularly may lead to a cool off, perhaps even before the electoral ment debt to GDP ratio is concerned
market in the world, the country still lags Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Serv- among key heavyweights, which not only erased losses results," Anand James, Chief Market Strategist, Geojit and the country is the third least in-
in fixed or wired broadband as compared ices said, "Though the market reversed from the day's but also propelled the index to close near the day's peak," Financial Services said. debted nation among low- and mid-
to developed nations. low and ended up with a marginal gain, investors remain said Ajit Mishra - SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd. In the broader market, the BSE midcap gauge climbed dle-income countries (LMIC).
concerned over the progressing general election and Experts said that market volatility was high amid the 0.36 per cent while smallcap index dipped 0.23 per cent. India had a debt-to-GDP ratio of 81
Imports from FTA nations per cent in 2022. This is significantly
lower than economies like Japan

India’s CPI inflation eases to

up 38% during 2019-24 GRANT THORNTON'S 'BHARAT DEALTRACKER' REPORT (260.1%), Italy (140.5%), the USA
India's imports of goods from countries (121.3%), France (111.8%), and the UK
with which it has a free trade agreement
Deal activity declines 60% in Apr to (101.9%) in the same period. On the

11-month low of 4.83% in April

like the UAE, South Korea, and Australia other hand, several countries have
grew about 38 per cent during 2019-24
fiscal years to USD 187.92 billion,
according to think tank GTRI. On the other
$5.19 bn despite more transactions faced the risk of sovereign default in
recent years. The number of coun-
tries facing high debt levels increased
hand, the country's exports to the FTA PTI / Mumbai Grant Thornton Bharat said. IANS / New Delhi The country's CPI inflation has from 22 in 2011 to almost 60 in 2022,
(free trade agreement) partners rose 14.48 Within the broader M&A, the been showing a declining trend in re- she said.
per cent to USD 122.72 billion in 2023-24 The overall deal activity by value decline was sharpest in outbound India's consumer price inflation cent months as it fell to 4.85 per cent in The Finance Minister said that in
from USD 107.20 billion in 2018-19. declined by a sharp 60 per cent to deals that plummeted to USD 24 eased to an 11-month low of 4.83 per March from 5.09 per cent in February, a comparative analysis with other
USD 5.192 billion in April as com- million as against USD 9.072 bil- cent in April, bringing more relief to and 5.1 per cent in January this year. LMICs, India's external debt scenario
Nalanda Cap sells 1.4% pared to the preceding March's
USD 12.934 billion, a report said
lion a month ago, it said.
The Adani group's 8 per cent
household budgets, figures released
by the Ministry of Statistics showed
The declining trend in cooking oil
prices continued in April with a 9.43
is robust. Considering the ratio of to-
tal external debt to Gross National In-
stake in Great Eastern on Monday. stake increase in Ambuja Cement on Monday. per cent fall during the month. The come, India emerges as the 3rd least
Investment firm Nalanda Capital on This was despite a 24 per cent and ACC for a cumulative USD 1.8 "Among the top five groups, the price rise in spices slowed to 11.4 per indebted country among all LMICs.
Monday divested a 1.4 per cent stake in increase in the number of deals at billion in two transactions was year-on-year inflation on 'Clothing & cent in March from 13.28 per cent in This is a vital indicator of a country's
Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd for Rs 190 176 during the month, the report the highest M&A activity of the Footwear', 'Housing', and 'Fuel & February. The inflation in pulses also ability to handle its external debt.
crore through an open market transaction. by a consultancy firm said. month, it said. light' has decreased since last month," slowed 7.75 per cent during the month The ratio of India's total external debt
Singapore-based Nalanda Capital through The highest decline by value "The deal outlook for 2024 con- the official data showed. under review compared to 17.71 per to its exports is 91.9%, positioning it
its arm Nalanda India Equity Fund Ltd sold was in the merger and acquisi- tinues to remain positive as India Retail inflation has now fallen clos- cent in March. as the fifth least indebted country
shares of Great Eastern Shipping Co Ltd tions transactions, which came stands at the cusp of a new era of er to the RBI's mid-term target of 4 per However, the data show that veg- among LMICs in this aspect. India's
through a bulk deal on the BSE. As per down 75 per cent to USD 2.526 bil- growth and investment cent after which the central bank etable prices shot up by as much as share of short-term debt in the total
the data, Nalanda India Equity Fund lion when compared with USD supported by a growing would be in a position to cut key in- 27.8 per cent in April, which remains external debt is 18.7%. This is lower
offloaded 20 lakh shares, amounting to a 10.212 billion in March, while the consumer market, a flourishing terest rates to make loans available at a pain point for the consumers. The than that of other LMICs like China,
1.4 per cent stake in Great Eastern private equity transactions by tech start-up ecosystem, and sup- lower rates of interest to corporates prices of cereals also increased by 8.63 Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, South
Shipping Co Ltd. value were marginally down at portive government policies," its and consumers to spur demand and per cent during the month under re- Africa, and Bangladesh, which have
USD 2.666 billion, the report by partner Shanthi Vijetha said. accelerate economic growth. view. higher percentages, she added.
Rulka Electricals IPO

Fitch says risk profile key for

to open on May 16
Integrated electrical services company
EPFO settles 4.45 cr MF investments logs growth
Rulka Electricals on Monday announced claims in FY24 in Northeastern states: Icra
viability ratings of Indian bks
that its initial public offering will hit the
markets on Thursday to raise over Rs 26 PTI / New Delhi
crore. The Mumbai-headquartered IANS / Chennai The AAUM of the
company has fixed the price band for the Retirement fund body EPFO has set-
Northeastern states
issue at Rs 223-235 per share. The initial INFORMIST / Mumbai banks' underwriting standards tled 4.45 crore claims during 2023-24, The Average Net Assets Under
public offering (IPO) of Rulka Electricals and risk controls," Fitch said. with 2.84 crore of these being ad- Management (AAUM) of the grew by nearly 145%
Ltd (REL) will open on May 16 and
conclude on May 21. The shares of the
Risk appetite through higher
loan growth will remain a key
Indian banks' interest in small
and medium enterprises and
vance claims (for withdrawal of
funds). To facilitate 'ease of living',
Northeastern states grew by
nearly 145 per cent from 2020 to
from 2020 to touch
firm will be listed on the NSE's SME consideration for Indian banks' farm loans was also rising, with the auto claim solution has been ex- touch Rs 40,324 crore in March `40,324 cr in March 2024
platform Emerge, the company said in a intrinsic creditworthiness de- state-owned banks having limit- tended for all claims under para 68K 2024, up from Rs 16,446 crore in
statement. spite an improved financial per- ed flexibility to avoid these sec- -- education & marriage purpose -- March 2020, said ICRA Analytics. centage terms, there has been a
formance, Fitch ratings said on tors due to their quasi-policy and 68B -- housing purpose -- of EPF According to ICRA Analytics, steady and consistent growth in
Airtel, Google Cloud to Monday.
"Sustainable risk-adjusted re- year ended March, exceeding the
roles, it said, adding that the ap-
petite was also driven by high
Scheme, 1952, a labour ministry
statement said.
the AAUM growth indicates a
growing appetite among in-
mutual fund inflows in these
states backed by increasing
deploy GenAI solutions turns are also important, as past 8% compound annual growth yields. In addition, it stated that the limit vestors from smaller towns and awareness among the people and
Bharti Airtel and Google Cloud on Monday volatility weighed heavily on rate over 2014-15 to 2021-22. Fitch "Banks often rely on govern- has been doubled from earlier Rs cities to invest in mutual funds. the growing interest among retail
entered into a long-term partnership to banks' performance in a weaker said Indian banks' retail loans ment guarantees to mitigate risk 50,000 to Rs 1,00,000. This move is ex- "The share of the northeastern investors for investing in equities
accelerate cloud adoption and deploy operating environment," the constitute around 10% of system in SME loans, but there is room pected to benefit lakhs of EPFO (Em- states increased to 0.73 per cent of through the mutual fund route,
generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) global rating agency said. Asset loans, and these grew at a 20% for better visibility on risks cov- ployees' Provident Fund Organisa- the total AAUM of the mutual said Ashwini Kumar, Senior
solutions in India. This alliance will quality pressures on Indian compound annual rate since ered by these guarantees," Fitch tion) members. fund industry, which stood at Rs Vice President and Head of Mar-
provide Airtel customers with a suite of banks from the previous credit 2020-21, fuelled by a shift towards said. According to the statement, dur- 55.01 lakh crore in March 2024, up ket Data, ICRA Analytics.
cutting-edge cloud solutions from Google cycle were subsiding, creating a unsecured credit to expand mar- The rating agency said the Re- ing the financial year 2023-24, the from around 0.67 per cent in Among the eight northeast-
Cloud, accelerating cloud adoption and favourable business environ- gins. serve Bank of India's recent EPFO settled around 4.45 crore March 2020, when the industry's ern states, Assam was the lead-
modernisation. Both companies will create ment, and this has bolstered "Retail asset quality has held measures had reinforced safe- claims, of which more than 60 per AAUM stood at Rs 24.71 lakh ing contributor with an AAUM
industry-leading AI/ML solutions, which banks' potential and appetite for up with an impaired loan ratio of guards in the banking industry, cent (2.84 crore) claims were ad- crore," ICRA Analytics said. of Rs 29,268 crore, accounting
Airtel will train on its extensive data set. growth, it said. 1.3% in 1HFY24(Apr-Sep), but ac- including improvement in gov- vance claims (for withdrawal of Though the contribution of for nearly 73 per cent of the total
The loan books of Indian cumulation of untested risks due ernance, risk management, and funds on grounds like illness, mar- these states to the total AAUM of AAUM of Rs 40,234 crore in
Indegene shares rally banks grew 16% in the financial to rapid growth may challenge reporting. riage, education). the industry is still small in per- March 2024.

over 26% in debut trade

Shares of healthcare tech firm Indegene
Ltd on Monday ended with a premium of
SEBI SAYS
Govt plans to make anti-fake review Gilts surge;
over 26 per cent against the issue price of
Rs 452. The stock listed at Rs 659.70, up Certification must for AIF rules mandatory for e-commerce firms traders punt on
manager's investment team
45.95 per cent from the issue price on the
BSE. It later ended at Rs 570.65, rallying
26.25 per cent. On the NSE, it started the PTI / New Delhi The govt issued the new
lower-than-view
trade at Rs 655, registering a gain of
44.91 per cent. The stock ended at Rs PTI / New Delhi Market (NISM) by The government is considering to
quality norms for e-tailers of CPI in April
569.50, up 25.99 per cent. The company's passing the NISM Se- make it mandatory for e-com- a yr ago, prohibiting them
market valuation stood at Rs 13,614.40 Capital markets regu- ries-XIX-C." merce companies to comply with from publishing paid reviews
crore. lator Sebi has amend- To give this effect, quality norms for consumer re-
ed rules making it the Securities and Ex- views after a voluntary push and demanding disclosure
Toyota captures top spot mandatory for at least
one key personnel
change Board of India
(Sebi) has amended
failed to effectively curb fake re-
views, a top official said on Mon-
of such promotional content
in H2 car sales in Q1 within an investment team of an AIF rules. day. The government issued the
South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Alternative Investment Fund The new rules have been made new quality norms for e-tailers a complying with it. However, fake dard for "Online Consumer Re-
Motor has slipped to second place in (AIF) manager to obtain requisite applicable from the same date. year ago, prohibiting them from reviews are still getting pub- views" in November 2022, barred
global hydrogen vehicle sales in the first certification. Through this requirement of cer- publishing paid reviews and de- lished," Khare told PTI. publishing of reviews "purchased
quarter (Q1), data showed on Monday. The new requirement is aimed tification for key personnel, the manding disclosure of such pro- "To safeguard the consumer in- and/or written by individuals em- INFORMIST / Mumbai
The automaker sold 691 hydrogen fuel- at boosting competency and pro- capital markets regulator is look- motional content. terest, now we want to make these ployed for that purpose by the sup-
cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in global fessionalism in the AIF space. ing to ensure a higher proficiency But fake reviews of products standards mandatory," she said, plier or third party concerned". Government bond prices ended high-
markets during the January-March period, In a notification dated May 10, in managing AIFs. Last month, and services on e-commerce plat- adding that the ministry has With no chance to physically er as traders purchased bonds betting
recording a 66.2 per cent year-on-year Sebi said, "At least one key per- Sebi announced that certain forms are still slipping through, scheduled a meeting with e-com- inspect products, consumers that India's CPI data for April would
drop, according to auto and energy sonnel, amongst the associated changes in the private placement said Nidhi Khare, Secretary at the merce firms and consumer organ- heavily rely on online reviews be lower than expected, dealers said.
industry tracker SNE Research. persons functioning in the key in- memorandum of AIFs can be sub- Consumer Affairs Ministry. isations on May 15 to discuss the while making purchases. Mis- Volumes were concentrated in the 10-
vestment team of the Manager of mitted directly to the regulator "It's been more than one year proposed move. leading reviews and ratings can year papers, they said. The CPI data,
TASVA unveils its first an Alternative Investment Fund,
shall obtain certification from the
rather than through a merchant
banker in a bid to facilitate ease
that the voluntary standard on
'online reviews' was notified.
The ministry's Bureau of
Indian Standards (BIS) that for-
lead them to purchase goods
or services based on incorrect
released at 1730 IST after the markets
had closed, came in as per expecta-
mall store in Mumbai National Institute of Securities of doing business. Some entities claim that they are mulated and issued the new stan- information. tions, with the country's CPI inflation
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd in for April moderating to an 11-month
collaboration with celebrated designer RODTEP SCHEME low of 4.83%, from 4.85% in March.
Tarun Tahiliani, announced the launch of An Informist poll of 23 economists
Tasva’s first Mall store in Mumbai. The
store was inaugurated by Ananya Panday
in the presence of the couturier, Tarun
Govt working to help exporters deal with countervailing duty cases had predicted CPI inflation at 4.80%
in April.
The 10-year benchmark 7.18%,
Tahiliani. Located at Oberoi Mall, the store PTI / New Delhi tricity duty, VAT on fuel or APMC the official said. record". 2033 bond ended at 100.42 rupees, or
spans 1746 sq ft and offers a luxurious taxes under the Scheme for Remis- Besides checking the The system would help to verify 7.12% yield, against 100.34 rupees, or
shopping experience. The government is working on a sion of Duties and Taxes on Ex- documents of units, investigation the claims which a unit is availing 7.13% yield on Friday. The 7.10%,
verification system to help ex- ported Products (RoDTEP). authorities also look at the official under the RodTEP scheme. "Sup- 2034 bond closed at 100.21 rupees, or
Wardwizard's 2-wheeler porters deal with countervailing
duty cases on domestic products
The scheme is a WTO (World
Trade Organisation) compliant
verification mechanism to ascer-
tain whether the government is
pose we are giving RodTEP reim-
bursement of 1.7 per cent, then I
7.07% yield, compared with 100.14 ru-
pees, or 7.08% yield, on the previous
sales double in April over the RODTEP scheme, an offi- measure. randomly checking the incidence need to convince myself from time day.
Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility Ltd on cial said. The official explained that the of duties or not. to time that the unit's actual inci- In the early part of the day, the
Monday reported over two-fold jump in its The exercise is important as duties have been imposed on cer- On the government side, the of- dence of duties is not below 1.7 per market, which was almost steady in
electric two-wheeler sales in April 2024 at countervailing or anti-subsidy du- tain units only and that too be- these cases. ficial said, "We are trying to put up cent," the official explained. initial trade, started to gain momen-
1,071 units. The company, which ties were imposed on certain do- cause they could not produce the “We will be giving guidance a joint verification mechanism of "So we will be setting up this tum as traders started to bet on the
manufactures electric vehicles under the mestic units by the US and Euro- right documents to the investiga- notes from DGTR (directorate gen- DGFT (Directorate General of For- verification system. We will keep CPI data being lower than expected,
'Joy e-bike' and 'Joy e-rik' brands, had sold pean Union (EU). tion authorities. eral of trade remedies) to units so eign Trade), DGTR and DoR (De- the records to show that we also dealers said. Those betting on lower
455 units of electric two-wheelers in April The products which were inves- The commerce ministry is help- that whenever an investigation partment of Revenue), where offi- have an official verification to inflation expected India's CPI data for
2023, Wardwizard Innovations said in a tigated by these countries involved ing Indian exporters to keep happens, they should be in a posi- cials would randomly verify cer- check the incidence of duty," the April to come near 4.50-4.60%, dealers
statement. —Agencies reimbursement of levies like elec- proper documentation to deal with tion to give the proper documents," tain units on the issue and keep official added. said.
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KPI Green Energy board Shriram Fin to sell its hsg fin arm Self-repairing technology
to reshape Indian highways
to Warburg Pincus for `4,630 cr
OKs plan to raise `1K cr
KPI Green Energy on Monday said its
board has approved a proposal to raise BY TEJI MANDI
up to Rs 1,000 crore through issuance of

O
shares via qualified institutional Indian roads, especially the
placement. This is subject to approval PTI / New Delhi SHFL a leading player in the affordable national highways, have long
from shareholders, according to a housing segment, has built a strong growth grappled with the issue of
regulatory filing. The board has Financial services firm Shriram Finance on trajectory, playing a transformational role in potholes. These potholes not only
approved the "raising of funds through Monday said it has approved the sale of its the housing financing industry, it said, damage vehicles but also become a
the issuance of equity shares or any housing finance subsidiary to the US-based adding, the company has been reporting a ro- cause of accidents. But here's some
other equity-linked securities or other private equity firm Warburg Pincus for a con- bust Asset Under Management growth rate of good news! The Indian government used across the country in the
securities convertible into or sideration of Rs 4,630 crore. 56 per cent Compound annual growth rate, or is on the path to finding a solution future. This not only saves time and
exchangeable for shares by way of QIPs Shriram Housing Finance Limited (SHFL) CAGR over the last 4-year period. to this problem of potholes. In the money on road maintenance but
(including one or more qualified would be acquired by Warburg Pincus This transaction marks a significant strate- coming times, you might see roads also ensures safer and smoother
institutional placements in tranches) in through its affiliate Mango Crest Investment gic milestone in the journey of Shriram Hous- that can repair themselves! journeys.
one or more of the tranches for an Ltd from all the sellers. ing Finance underscoring the exceptional Let's see how this will work.
aggregate amount up to Rs 1,000 crore." "The proposed transaction is valued at Rs value it has created, it said.
What's in it for Investors?
4,630 crore for equity and convertible instru- Following the conclusion of this transac-
What's Happening? In March 2024, Prime Minister Modi
Varun Beverages Q1 PAT ments of SHFL," Shriram Finance said in a
regulatory filing.
tion, it said, Shriram Housing Finance Limit-
ed will operate as a standalone entity, contin-
Potholes on roads have become a
headache for India because they
inaugurated 112 National Highway
projects in various states. The cost
rises 25% to `547.98 cr The proposed transaction would be subject Partners L.P. (Valiant), Mauritius, holds the uing to enhance value for its stakeholders as not only cause delays in everyday for this is approximately 12.04
Varun Beverages Ltd, a franchise partner to receipt of applicable approvals from regu- remaining ownership. As a part of this trans- it preserves its heritage and mission to pro- travel but also result in thousands billion USD (Rs 1 lakh crore). Along
of PepsiCo, on Monday reported a 25 latory authorities and fulfilment of other cus- action, Valiant will also completely divest its vide housing finance solutions to the under- of lives lost every year. Looking at with this, the adoption of
per cent rise in consolidated profit after tomary conditions, it said. equity stake to Warburg Pincus," it said. served population of the country. the figures, in just 2022 alone, technologies like self-healing roads
tax at Rs 547.98 crore in the first quarter As per reasonable estimates, it said the ex- Shriram Finance is one of India's leading Shriram Finance MD & CEO Y S nearly 4,446 accidents occurred due is expected to accelerate the growth
ended March 2024. The company, which pected time of completion of the transaction NBFCs, serving over 84 lakh customers Chakravarti said, "We believe that this trans- to these potholes. To address this of this sector. If we talk about the
follows a calendar year (January- is February 7, 2025. across India offering commercial vehicle action is in the best interest of SHFL share- issue, the National Highways companies listed on the Indian
December) of reporting, had posted "Shriram Finance holds a controlling stake loans, two-wheeler loans, and MSME financ- holders towards greater value generation and Authority of India (NHAI) is stock exchange operating in this
consolidated profit after tax (PAT) of Rs in SHFL while private equity firm Valiant ing. comes at an opportune time for us as well." considering adopting the 'Self- sector, it includes IRB Infrastructure,
438.57 crore in the same quarter last Healing Roads' technology. G R Infraprojects, PNC Infratech,
year, Varun Beverages said in a Interestingly, the concept of self- Dilip Buildcon, Ashoka Buildcon,
regulatory filing. Consolidated revenue
from operations in the first quarter stood
at Rs 4,397.98 crore as against Rs
Aditya Birla Cap
Q4 profit doubles
Zomato posts Q4 consol PAT at `175 cr healing roads was pioneered by a
scientist from the Netherlands Erik
Schlangen about a decade ago.
and Bharat Road Network Limited.
What’s Next?
3,952.59 crore in the year-ago period, it PTI / New Delhi If self-maintenance roads prove
What is Self-Healing
added. to `1,245 crore Zomato to surrender
Roads Technology?
successful, it will be a revolutionary
change for Indian roads. Not only
Online food delivery firm Zomato
RBI licence
Karur Vysya Bank PAT PTI / New Delhi Ltd on Monday reported a consol-
idated net profit of Rs 175 crore in Zomato on Monday said its
This is a road construction
technology where the road is
will the problem of potholes be
eliminated, but road maintenance
rises 35% to `456 cr in Q4 Aditya Birla Capital on Monday the March quarter on the back of subsidiary Zomato Payment Pvt capable of filling its small potholes will also become easier. In the
Private sector lender Karur Vysya Bank reported a two-fold rise in profit higher revenue. Ltd (ZPPL) has decided to on its own. It involves a mix of steel future, this technology could further
on Monday reported a 35 per cent rise to Rs 1,245 crore on a consolidated The company had posted a voluntarily surrender the fibres and special bitumen in the develop, making this sector
in net profit to Rs 456 crore in the March basis for the fourth quarter ended consolidated net loss of Rs 188 certificate of authorisation it asphalt. Whenever there's a crack or attractive to investors. According to
quarter. The Tamil Nadu-based bank March 2024. crore in the same quarter last fis- obtained from the Reserve a small pothole on the road, this IBEF, India has the world's second-
had earned a net profit of Rs 338 crore The company posted a net prof- cal, Zomato Ltd said in a regula- Bank to operate as an online special bitumen heats up and fills largest road network, spanning
in the year- ago period. The total it of Rs 609 crore in the same peri- tory filing. payment aggregator. "At the gap. approximately 6.7 million
income increased to Rs 2,813 crore od a year ago. Consolidated revenue from op- Zomato, we do not see kilometres. Additionally, the Indian
during the quarter under review, as The consolidated profit after erations stood at Rs 3,562 crore. It ourselves having a significant NHAI's Potential Plan government has allocated Rs 111
against Rs 2,169 crore in the tax, excluding one-off items (sale was Rs 2,056 crore in the year-ago 31, 2024, the consolidated net prof- competitive advantage against The National Highways Authority of lakh crore (1.4 trillion USD) for the
corresponding period a year ago, the of shares in AMC through OFS in period, it added. it was Rs 351 crore. It had posted the incumbents in the India (NHAI) is planning to adopt National Infrastructure Pipeline for
bank said in a regulatory filing. Q4 FY24), grew 33 per cent to Rs Total expenses were at Rs 3,636 a consolidated net loss of Rs 971 payments space and hence we this technology. It could be tested in FY25. There is an expectation of
812 crore in the quarter, it said. crore. The company posted its to- crore in the previous fiscal ended don't foresee a business in some areas soon. If the tests are 18% capital expenditure in the road
I-T dept rolls out new The total consolidated income
of the company grew to Rs 10,964
tal expenses at Rs 2,431 crore in
the corresponding period a year
on March 31, 2023, the filing said.
In FY24, consolidated revenue
payments space as
commercially viable for us, at
successful, this technology could be sector for FY25.
functionality in AIS crore in the quarter from Rs 8,052 ago, it said. from operations stood at Rs 12,114 this stage," Zomato said in a Teji Mandi (TM Investment Technologies Pvt Ltd) is a SEBI registered Research
Analyst (RA). Information in this article should not be construed as
The income tax department on Monday crore a year ago, Aditya Birla For the fiscal ended on March crore. It was at Rs 7,079 crore. regulatory filing. investment advice. Please visit www.tejimandi.com to know more.
said it has rolled out a new functionality Capital Ltd (ABCL) said in a reg-
in the Annual Information Statement ulatory filing.
(AIS) through which taxpayers will be
able to view the status of information
confirmation process. AIS is populated
The company is present in
non-banking finance (NBFC)
business, housing finance, asset
Jindal Steel and Power Q4 DLF's Q4 profit
up 62% to `921 cr
Exim Bank's FY24 net profit
based on the financial data received
from multiple information sources and
provides details of a large number of
management, and life and gener-
al insurance, among others.
ABCL is the holding company
PAT doubles to `933 crore PTI / New Delhi jumps 62% to `2,518 crore
financial transactions undertaken by the for the financial services busi- For the full FY24, the company India's largest realty firm DLF $450 million exposure to Maldives performing
taxpayer that may have tax implications. nesses of Aditya Birla Group. reported a PAT of Rs 5,943 crore, Ltd on Monday reported a 62 per
In AIS, a taxpayer has been provided The total assets under manage- almost double of Rs 3,193 crore in cent increase in its consolidated PTI / Mumbai
with a functionality to furnish feedback ment rose 21 per cent to Rs FY23. net profit to Rs 920.71 crore in the
on every transaction displayed therein. 4,36,442 crore, it said. During the said quarter, the quarter ended March on higher Export-Import Bank of India on
company produced 2.05 million income and announced the Monday reported 62 per cent
tonne (MT) and sold 2.01 MT of launch of multiple housing proj- jump in FY24 net profit at Rs 2,518

UPL posts 95% fall in steel. In the same period a year

ago, it had produced 2.02 MT and
sold 2.03 MT of steel.
ects next fiscal with an estimated
revenue potential of Rs 36,000
crore.
crore, primarily helped by a
sharp improvement in the asset
quality. In FY23, profit stood at Rs

profit to `40 crore in Q4 PTI / New Delhi

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSP)

The company's net debt stood
at Rs 11,203 crore as of March 31
against Rs 9,115 crore at the end
DLF's Managing Director
Ashok Kumar Tyagi has been ap-
pointed the company's Chief Fi-
1,556 crore.
Amid souring of ties with the
Maldives, Exim Bank said it has
billion in foreign currency and
around Rs 35,000 crore from ru-
PTI / Mumbai quarter a year ago, while Ebitda on Monday reported a two-fold of the December quarter. nancial Officer (CFO). He will disbursed USD 450 million to the pee-denominated borrowings.
margin stood at 29.4 per cent during jump in consolidated profit after "Balance sheet remains robust continue to hold the additional island nation, and the entire ex- The bank has a commitment to
Agrochemicals major UPL Ltd on the reporting quarter from 34.4 per tax (PAT) to Rs 933 crore in the with net debt to EBITDA at 1.10x responsibility until a new CFO is posure is performing well, a sen- repay USD 1.2 billion coming up
Monday reported a steep 95 per cent cent in Q4FY23, it said. The company March quarter, as the company as at March 31, 2024, vs 0.92x as at appointed. ior official said. in FY25, she said.
decline in net profit to Rs 40 crore in also said it is looking to come out a managed to reduce expenses. December 31, 2023. Increased Its net profit stood at Rs 570.01 The bank's overall loan book The commercial book grew at
the March quarter. The company rights issue around the end of the It had posted a PAT of Rs 466 debt reflects higher payments on crore in the year-ago period. grew 17 per cent during the fiscal 49 per cent, much faster than the
had posted a net profit of Rs 792 crore second quarter and beginning of Oc- crore during the fourth quarter account of completion of several Total income rose to Rs 2,316.70 year and it is aiming for at least policy business in FY24, which
in the year-ago period. tober quarter for which it has al- in last fiscal, the company said in projects in line with capex pro- crore in the fourth quarter of 10-12 per cent growth in FY25, helped deliver the higher loan
Revenue during the quarter ready secured the board's approval an exchange filing. gram," the company stated. 2023-24 from Rs 1,575.70 crore in managing director Harsha Ban- growth. The overall contribution
under review was Rs 14,078 crore, a for raising up to USD 500 million. The company's total income The total capex for the quarter the corresponding period of the gari told reporters here. When of commercials in the overall
drop of 15 per cent from Rs 16,569 Besides, UPL has also lined ip a was at Rs 13,521.31 crore as was Rs 2,523 crore and Rs 8,517 previous year, according to a reg- asked for the reasons for the low- book has reached 56 per cent busi-
crore achieved in the fourth quarter capex plan of USD 210 billion for this against Rs 13,707.69 in the Janu- crore for FY24. During the year, ulatory filing. er growth aim for FY25, she said ness now.
of FY23, the company said. fiscal and a part of this would be to- ary-March period of FY23. the company commissioned hot During 2023-24, the company's the bank had a similar target for Net interest margin declined
The drop in revenue was primari- wards adding capacities. "We deliv- JSP trimmed its expenses to strip mill project of 6 MTPA and net profit increased by 34 per cent FY24 as well but the asset growth sharply to 2.06 per cent in FY24 as
ly due to lower prices in the post- ered significantly improved finan- Rs 12,357.99 crore from Rs pellet plant of 6 MTPA (million to Rs 2,727.09 crore from Rs came in higher than expecta- against 2.29 per cent a year ago,
patent market while volumes were cial results in Q4 versus the two pre- 12,748.70 crore a year ago. tonne per annum). 2,035.83 crore in the preceding tions. which was attributed to the com-
largely in line with LY, UPL Ltd said. ceding quarters, inspite of the pre- The company brought down The board of the company also year. Total income grew to Rs The bank does not feel the need position of assets wherein over 88
EBITDA in the March quarter vailing volatile and challenging mar- its cost of materials to Rs 5,264.63 approved final dividend of Rs 2 6,958.34 crore during the last fis- to go for any equity raising in per cent are from the low-yielding
stood at Rs 1,933 crore as against Rs ket conditions," UPL Corporation crore from Rs 6,168.29 crore in the each for the financial year 2023- cal from Rs 6,012.14 crore in the FY25, she said, adding that it will investment grade and also hard-
3,033 crore in the corresponding Ltd CEO Mike Frank said. fourth quarter of FY23. 24. 2022-23 financial year. be borrowing up to USD 3.5 ening of rates across the world.

Coromandel to
acquire addl 7%
AI-VISTARA MERGER

Assessment of over 7K staff complete; Suzuki says will continue to expand SUV
stake in Dhaksha, their roles to be clear by June-end portfolio to recover market share in India
invest `150 crore PTI / New Delhi
PTI / New Delhi/Tokyo 5,374.3 billion yen for the last fi- Currently, Maruti Suzuki sells
PTI / New Delhi With the Air India-Vistara merger in nancial year. SUV (sport utility vehicle) models
progress, the assessment of over Japanese car maker Suzuki Operating profit increased by like Brezza, Jimny and Grand Vi-
Coromandel International Ltd on Monday 7,000 employees have been Motor Corporation on Monday 115 billion yen (32.8 per cent) YoY tara in the domestic market.
announced the acquisition of an additional completed and their roles will be said it will continue to expand to 465.6 billion yen. The company's market share
7 per cent stake in Chennai-based drone clear by the end of June, sources said India, and the movement of employ- SUV portfolio in India to recover "We will continue to promote has come down to around 42 per
manufacturing firm Dhaksha Unmanned on Monday. ees will continue between the two its overall market share in the the expansion of our SUV models cent from over 50 per cent a couple
Systems with an investment of Rs 150 crore. Air India CEO and MD Campbell carriers through secondment. Gen- passenger vehicle segment. (in India) and aim to recover our of years back in the domestic pas-
The proceeds from this fundraise will Wilson along with Vistara CEO Vin- erally, secondment refers to sending The company, which currently total passenger car share," Suzuki senger vehicle segment on ac-
help Dhaksha in strengthening its research od Kannan on Monday held a one- staff of one airline to another airline. has around 58 per cent stake in sales increased by 732.6 billion Motor Corporation said in a state- count of limited options in the
and development efforts, cater to servicing and-a-half-hour long townhall meet- To ensure fairness and trans- Maruti Suzuki India, said its net yen (15.8 per cent) year-on-year to ment. SUV segment.
large orders and meeting its working ing with the employees of both carri- parency, the staff have been in-

PE firm ASK Property Fund exits from

capital needs, the company said in a state- ers about the proposed merger. At the formed that the organisation struc-
ment. phygital meeting, Wilson said the ture has been finalised with the help Veira to invest
With this, the company's overall stake in merger is expected to be completed of a global consulting firm, leverag-
`450 crore on
Naiknavare's hsg project with `156 cr return
Dhaksha will increase to 58 per cent. The by year-end, as per the sources. ing benchmarking and learning
stake will be acquired through the sub-
sidiary firm Coromanel Technology Ltd, it
Air India and Vistara together
have more than 23,500 employees.
from the overall airline industry, the
sources said.
new unit to hike
added.
"This investment in Dhaksha aligns with
Wilson said more than 7,000 staff
have been assessed and their fitment
The plans for fleet expansion, net-
work growth and enhanced service
PTI / New Delhi project being developed by Naiknavare
Developers".
ple of the capital invested," the statement
said.
production capacity
Coromandel's vision of diversifying in tech- will be completed in June, according over the next few years have also Private equity firm ASK Property Fund, ASK Property Fund is the real estate The healthy absorption and comple- PTI / New Delhi
nology spaces and promoting technology to the sources. been taken into consideration while which had invested Rs 80 crore in 2018 in private equity arm of Blackstone-backed tion of the project have led to a successful
adoption across various spheres," Coro- Fitment or broadly the roles and deciding on the organisation struc- a housing project built by Naiknavare De- ASK Asset & Wealth Management Group. exit from the project. "This was a recapi- Consumer electronics and
mandel International Ltd Executive Chair- responsibilities of these employees, ture. The chiefs assured that the fit- velopers, has exited from this project at The project is located in Balewadi, Pune, talisation opportunity and before the appliances maker Veira on Monday
man Arun Alagappan said. "Coromandel including the flying staff, will be ment or assignment of existing em- Rs 156 crore, almost doubling its invest- comprising of 613 units. "ASK Property NBFC crisis. By providing the requisite said it will invest Rs 450 crore to set
will invest Rs 150 crore through fresh issue clear by that time, the sources added. ployees into the new structure is be- ments. In a statement on Monday, the Fund had invested Rs 80 crore in this proj- and flexible working capital, we ensured up a new manufacturing unit at
of shares to increase its overall Around 120 pilots are already sec- ing done on the basis of merit and company said it has made a "successful ect in 2018. The recent exit has achieved a the project's completion, supported by Greater Noida to enhance capacity
shareholding in Dhaksha to 58%," it said. onded between Vistara and Air competency. exit of Rs 156 crore from Avon Vista, a targeted IRR of 21 per cent and a 2x multi- sales during the life of the project. for air coolers and washing ma-
chines.
FUELLING RISK-CALIBRATED GROWTH This investment will result in in-
creasing existing production capaci-

Piramal Group arm invests `600 cr in microlender Annapurna Fin

ty from 1 lakh to 5 lakh units of wash-
ing machines and air coolers annual-
ly, Veira said in a statement.
"This expansion marks our com-
PTI / New Delhi said. Odisha-headquartered Anna- The investment includes a growth trajectory," Kalpesh mitment to serving both domestic

Piramal Alternatives on Monday

It did not specify the stake
bought or share a break-up of how
purna had an AUM of USD 1.25
billion as of March 31, 2024. It has secondary stake buy from Kikani, the chief executive officer
of Piramal Alternatives, said.
and international markets," Veira
Director Ankit Maini said, adding
announced a Rs 600 crore invest- the Rs 600 crore investment a presence through 1,372 an existing shareholder Annapurna Finance managing that the company anticipates these
ment for an undisclosed stake in
microfinance company Annapur-
amount is divided.
The "structured capital solu-
branches in 20 states and also
lends to small micro, small and
and also providing it with director and chief executive offi-
cer Gobinda Chandra Pattanaik
product segments to contribute 15
per cent to its revenue by the end of
na Finance. tion" is aimed at fuelling the risk- medium businesses. the non-core tier-II capital said the growth capital from Pira- FY25. The company, a contract man-
The investment includes a sec- calibrated growth in "Microfinance as a retail asset mal will help in business diversi- ufacturer, said it already manufac-
ondary stake buy from an viding it with the non-core tier-II Annapurna's assets under man- class has grown at a CAGR (com- per cent over the last decade and fication and consolidating posi- tures air coolers for 23 Indian and
existing shareholder and also pro- capital, a company statement agement, the statement said. pound annual growth rate) of 32 is expected to continue the high tion in key markets. global brands.
MARKET
The investor of today does not FPI / DII TRADING ACTIVITY
profit from yesterday’s growth. BUY VALUE SELL VALUE NET VALUE
FII / FPI 10,309.45 14,808.37 -4,498.92
- Warren Buffett DII 12,655.75 9,093.00 3,562.75
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MapMyIndia:
l CE Info Systems, the owner of MapmyIndia, reported a 35.11% jump
traday losses to extend the mo- in consolidated net profit to Rs 38.25 crore in the January-March quarter.
as against Rs 28.31 crore in the same period a year ago. The

N
ifty index opened flattish mentum towards 47800 zones in
and after the fall in the ini- the latter part of the day. It formed consolidated revenue increased 47% to Rs 106.9 crore from Rs 72.47
tial tick, it recovered in a Bullish engulfing pattern on crore in the March 2023 quarter.
the entire session and recouped daily scale with long lower shad- l For FY24, CE Info Systems net profit grew about 25% to Rs 134.38
all its intraday gains. It went on to ow which indicates buying was crore from Rs 107.53 in FY23 while the annual revenue increased 34.8%
touch near its previous day’s high seen at lower zones but is still to Rs 379.42 crore from Rs 281.46 crore during the same period.
and closed above 22100 zones. It forming lower highs from the last l The consolidated revenue of operations increased 47 per cent to Rs
formed a Bullish candle on daily eight sessions. Now it has to cross 106.9 crore during the fourth quarter of FY24, from Rs 72.47 crore in the
frame with longer lower shadow and hold above 47777 zones for a March 2023 quarter. For the year ended March 31, 2024, CE Info
indicating a strong pull back bounce towards 48250 then 48500 Systems PAT grew about 25 per cent to Rs 134.38 crore from Rs 107.53
move from lower levels. Now it zones while on the downside sup- crore a year ago. The annual revenue from operations of the company
has to hold above 22050 zones for a port is seen at 48500 then 48250 lev- increased 34.8 per cent to Rs 379.42 crore during the reported fiscal year
bounce towards 22222 then 22350 els. from Rs 281.46 crore in 2022-23.
zones whereas supports are Fin Nifty Index opened on a
placed at 21950 then 21800 zones. flattish note and gradually drifted
RVNL:
India VIX was up by 11.53% lower towards 21950 zones in the l Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) clinched a contract from Southern Railway
from 18.47 to 20.60 levels. Volatili- first half of the session. However for Rs 239 crore. The company has received a Letter of Acceptance (LoA)
ty spiked to 21.5 zones at its nine- smart recovery was seen from from Southern Railway for Provision of Automatic Block Signaling system
teen months high and created lower levels and Index wiped out in Jolarpettai Junction to Erode Junction of Salem Division in Southern
swings in the market. VIX needs its intraday losses to extend the Railway. The timeline for execution is set at 12 months, according to
to fall below 17-18 zones for some momentum towards 21288 marks exchange filing.
stability and smoother ride in the in the latter part of the day. Now
market. it has to cross and hold above
On weekly front, Maximum 21250 zones for a bounce towards
TVS Motor:
Call OI is at 22300 then 22500 21450 then 21550 zones while on l TVS Motor Company expanded its iQube lineup with the launch of a
strike while Maximum Put OI is the downside support is seen at new variant featuring a 2.2 kWh battery. Priced at Rs 94,999 this variant
at 22000 then 21800 strike. Call 21150 then 21000 levels. is now the most affordable in the lineup. Simultaneously, TVS has made
writing is seen at 22300 then 22400 Nifty future closed positive the iQube ST available in the market, with two variants - 3.4 kWh and
strike while Put writing is seen at with gains of 0.38% at 22224 5.1 kWh respectively.
21800 then 22000 strike. Option levels. Positive setup in ABB, l It also announced that customers who had pre-booked the ST variant
data suggests a broader trading Siemens, UPL, Metropolis, Au- before 15th July 2022, will be able to purchase either the 5.1 kWh or 3.4
range in between 21500 to 22500 ropharma, Poly Cab, Lupin, kWh variant with an introductory loyalty bonus of Rs 10,000.
zones while an immediate range BHEL, Abbot India, Astral, AB Commenting on the launch of new variants, Manu Saxena, Senior Vice
between 21900 to 22300 levels. Capital, Colpal, Alkem, Go- President, EV Business, TVS Motor Company, said, "At TVS Motor
Bank Nifty Index opened mar- drejprop, Cumminsind, Bosch Company, we are committed to driving innovation and sustainability in
ginally lower and gradually drift- Ltd, Godrejcp, HAL, Indigo, the industry. It is exciting to witness the growth of our 3 lakh strong TVS
ed lower towards 46983 marks in Havells, Escorts, Marico, Axis iQube family. Learning from the riding behavior of our EV customers, we
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Sterling & Wils. 707.95 700.06 624.12 575.97 414.46 757.00 100 Polycab India 6153.60 6425.70 272.10 4.42
CRISIL 4347.25 4263.75 -83.50 -1.92 l In the last year, Dhaksha has bagged several orders from defence and
Rossari Biotech 714.65 722.56 735.11 723.10 784.38 903.45 100 3M India 28670.20 28924.80 254.60 0.89 Godfrey Phillips 3396.05 3313.45 -82.60 -2.43 agri input companies and its current order book stands at Rs 265 crore.
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Sonata Software 660.85 505.25 5 -23.55 -31.12
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Sobha 1942.50 1640.40 5 -15.55 -60.42
Grindwell Norton 2162.15 2230.90 68.75 3.18 Prestige Estates 1507.75 1477.00 -30.75 -2.04
SRF 2591.65 2228.10 5 -14.03 -72.71
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CEAT 2238.75 2300.40 61.65 2.75 Bharat Dynamics 1860.75 1831.65 -29.10 -1.56
Adani Total Gas 916.55 861.35 5 -6.02 -11.04
Colgate-Palmoliv 2798.15 2859.65 61.50 2.20 Alkyl Amines 1978.30 1949.60 -28.70 -1.45
PNB Housing 771.15 727.75 5 -5.63 -8.68
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KPIT Technologi. 1515.00 1440.70 5 -4.90 -14.86
V-Mart Retail 2105.85 2162.25 56.40 2.68 Zydus Wellness 1711.25 1686.15 -25.10 -1.47
Tata Tele. Mah. 78.86 75.20 5 -4.64 -0.73
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K E C Intl. 752.05 717.15 5 -4.64 -6.98
SKF India 4996.50 5051.60 55.10 1.10 Hatsun Agro 1034.30 1011.30 -23.00 -2.22
KRBL 289.10 276.30 5 -4.43 -2.56
Poly Medicure 1605.70 1660.70 55.00 3.43 Alembic Pharma 974.70 952.60 -22.10 -2.27
T N Merc. Bank 485.00 465.45 5 -4.03 -3.91
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Esab India 5039.05 5622.75 11.58 Bank of India 138.85 124.50 -10.33 High Low Rs
ABB 7182.15 7983.80 11.16 Tata Motors-DVR 706.90 645.85 -8.64 Kaycee Inds. 30305.95 30305.95 8000.00 22305.95 278.82
Hindustan Zinc 527.60 578.85 9.71 Tata Motors 1046.85 959.55 -8.34 Honeywell Auto 47272.85 48000.00 34990.00 13010.00 37.18
Hitachi Energy 8767.25 9461.85 7.92 TCI Express 1095.95 1008.80 -7.95 TVS Holdings 10415.25 10700.00 3360.82 7339.18 218.37
Siemens 6170.05 6627.80 7.42 eClerx Services 2296.00 2176.60 -5.20 Jamshri Realty 10494.10 10494.10 3500.00 6994.10 199.83
Tejas Networks 1120.45 1199.15 7.02 Tata Inv.Corpn. 6804.15 6514.85 -4.25 ABB 7983.80 8025.00 3810.00 4215.00 110.63
C.E. Info System 1799.10 1917.15 6.56 Praj Industries 522.25 500.85 -4.10 Siemens 6627.80 6668.25 3248.00 3420.25 105.30
UPL 501.95 534.35 6.45 Union Bank (I) 142.05 136.40 -3.98 Polycab India 6425.70 6469.65 3298.80 3170.85 96.12
Dr Lal Pathlabs 2348.85 2494.80 6.21 Tube Investments 4089.50 3931.00 -3.88 Cummins India 3510.25 3527.00 1557.15 1969.85 126.50
Motil.Oswal.Fin. 2147.55 2269.10 5.66 Zomato Ltd 201.40 193.70 -3.82 John Cockerill 3793.75 3858.00 1891.00 1967.00 104.02
Cipla 1339.45 1414.80 5.63 Pun. & Sind Bank 57.10 54.96 -3.75 Insolation Ener 1855.80 1880.00 118.50 1761.50 1486.50
Cera Sanitary. 6746.85 7122.20 5.56 JBM Auto 1883.85 1813.95 -3.71 Escorts Kubota 3598.90 3617.20 2034.00 1583.20 77.84
M & M Fin. Serv. 250.40 263.90 5.39 Home First Finan 819.90 789.75 -3.68 Eicher Motors 4655.20 4722.40 3159.20 1563.20 49.48
Welspun Corp 555.45 584.10 5.16 Devyani Intl. 161.20 155.40 -3.60 Stovec Inds. 3253.70 3390.00 2021.00 1369.00 67.74
Phoenix Mills 2856.95 2999.85 5.00 V I P Inds. 527.75 509.20 -3.51 Netweb Technolog 2056.55 2059.05 739.70 1319.35 178.36
Metropolis Healt 1746.05 1830.70 4.85 Sobha 1698.85 1640.40 -3.44 Kirl. Brothers 1425.00 1474.95 513.35 961.60 187.32
Lupin 1609.85 1687.75 4.84 Sona BLW Precis. 590.45 570.50 -3.38 Diamond Power 857.35 857.35 22.11 835.24 3777.66
Polycab India 6153.60 6425.70 4.42 Sapphire Foods 1419.05 1374.05 -3.17 Tinna Rubber 1012.10 1026.80 229.50 797.30 347.41
Mishra Dhatu Nig 406.85 424.75 4.40 Asahi India Glas 607.85 588.75 -3.14 Sayaji (Indore) 785.20 785.20 87.10 698.10 801.49
Aurobindo Pharma 1128.65 1177.85 4.36 Rainbow Child. 1402.70 1360.40 -3.02 Astral 2215.25 2227.00 1552.20 674.80 43.47
Metro Brands 1037.50 1080.95 4.19 Mazagon Dock 2196.95 2132.75 -2.92 Tulive Developer 845.90 845.90 171.50 674.40 393.24
Asian Paints 2772.80 2878.90 3.83 BASF India 4216.90 4094.95 -2.89   674.40 674.40 12.02 662.38 5510.65
PB Fintech. 1201.45 1246.50 3.75 Fine Organic 4414.10 4287.75 -2.86 Ceenik Exports 648.00 648.00 9.76 638.24 6539.34
Poly Medicure 1605.70 1660.70 3.43 Cochin Shipyard 1230.15 1195.00 -2.86 Eraaya Lifespace 645.30 645.30 10.98 634.32 5777.05
BHEL 274.40 283.35 3.26 Latent View 471.55 458.45 -2.78 Allsec Tech. 1029.05 1045.05 420.00 625.05 148.82
Jindal Worldwide 352.65 364.05 3.23 Kansai Nerolac 277.95 270.25 -2.77 Aurobindo Pharma 1177.85 1184.00 581.50 602.50 103.61
Divi's Lab. 3791.95 3914.45 3.23 Kalyan Jewellers 410.85 399.85 -2.68 Tejas Networks 1199.15 1215.00 640.00 575.00 89.84
Grindwell Norton 2162.15 2230.90 3.18 Sterling & Wils. 707.95 689.40 -2.62 Sayaji Hot. Pune 626.85 626.85 87.10 539.75 619.69
Rain Industries 156.45 161.40 3.16 Mankind Pharma 2238.15 2179.65 -2.61 Binayaka Tex Pr 1125.50 1175.00 691.85 483.15 69.83
Bombay Burmah 1508.00 1555.60 3.16 Birla Corpn. 1459.70 1422.30 -2.56 Havells India 1703.85 1714.80 1233.10 481.70 39.06
Adani Ports 1266.40 1306.35 3.15 UCO Bank 52.97 51.64 -2.51 Jupiter Wagons 483.85 507.15 112.15 395.00 352.21
Gland Pharma 1708.65 1761.60 3.10 Indraprastha Gas 445.80 434.70 -2.49 Machhar Industri 418.40 418.40 29.00 389.40 1342.76
Timken India 3402.30 3501.45 2.91 Cams Services 3206.75 3127.40 -2.47 Worth Investment 390.00 391.00 30.00 361.00 1203.33
Aditya Birla Cap 216.30 222.60 2.91 Central Bank 60.76 59.26 -2.47 Swadeshi Polytex 357.10 357.10 35.00 322.10 920.29
Suven Pharma 643.35 662.05 2.91 Godfrey Phillips 3396.05 3313.45 -2.43 Hindustan Zinc 578.85 585.90 285.00 300.90 105.58
Adani Enterp. 2799.20 2880.50 2.90 Piramal Enterp. 847.65 827.05 -2.43
Cummins India 3413.00 3510.25 2.85 IDBI Bank 83.61 81.58 -2.43 52 WEEK LOW
P I Industries 3559.80 3660.55 2.83 Raymond 2149.70 2097.65 -2.42
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GMR Airports Inf 80.07 82.33 2.82 Brigade Enterpr. 1038.55 1013.45 -2.42 High Low Rs
Galaxy Surfact. 2479.45 2548.40 2.78 Oil India 619.10 604.25 -2.40
LTIMindtree 4595.40 6442.65 4565.00 -1877.65 -29.14
Godrej Propert. 2690.60 2765.25 2.77 Campus Activewe. 249.70 243.80 -2.36
Dalmia BharatLtd 1742.85 2428.85 1700.05 -728.80 -30.01
CEAT 2238.75 2300.40 2.75 MRPL 210.50 205.55 -2.35
Ideaforge Tech 668.65 1344.00 655.85 -688.15 -51.20
Lloyds Metals 681.40 700.15 2.75 Global Health 1414.60 1381.50 -2.34
Bata India 1315.85 1770.10 1293.65 -476.45 -26.92
Piramal Pharma 150.30 154.35 2.69 ZF Commercial 13432.25 13118.30 -2.34
Anupam Rasayan 789.25 1249.75 776.00 -473.75 -37.91
V-Mart Retail 2105.85 2162.25 2.68 Chalet Hotels 832.00 812.85 -2.30
IOB 61.95 60.54 -2.28 Go Fashion (I) 957.25 1403.95 939.05 -464.90 -33.11
Astral 2159.60 2215.25 2.58
J K Cements 3835.85 3934.65 2.58 Alembic Pharma 974.70 952.60 -2.27 Tata Technolog. 1020.85 1400.00 1004.15 -395.85 -28.28
Abbott India 26369.90 27043.40 2.55 Sonata Software 516.90 505.25 -2.25 Clean Science 1278.75 1622.40 1276.20 -346.20 -21.34
Indian Hotels Co 543.40 557.15 2.53 Hatsun Agro 1034.30 1011.30 -2.22 52-week High-low Data for all BSE listed company Rest of all table are BSE-500 and
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 INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

RAIN MARS MATCH AGAINST KKR Moody points out key concern

GT eliminated from IPL 2024 for India ahead of T20 WC

‘Can they play brand of
AHMEDABAD

Gujarat Titans’ hopes of qualify-

ing for the Indian Premier
League play-offs was dashed on
cricket required..'
Monday as rain washed out
their must-win match against
Kolkata Knight Riders here
without a ball being bowled.
It meant KKR were assured of
a top two finish with 19 points
IPL CORNER from 13 games and a place in the
Qualifier 1. GT, the last year’s
runners-up and 2022 champions,
Stubbs’ wicket was are out of the play-off race, gar-
crucial to us: Green nering 11 points from 13 match-
BENGALURU: Following his side’s 47- es.
run win over Delhi Capitals Royal The toss didn’t happen at
Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder scheduled time of 7 pm due to in-
cessant lightning, which was
followed by slight drizzle that
became heavier as time passed
by.
The cut-off time was 10:56 PM
for a five-over contest but the of- stressed on us to come here and placed third with 14 points from
ficial decided to abandon the still look for two points,” said 13 matches. Sunrisers Hyder-
match, a first in this IPL, be- Kolkata’s opener Phil Salt as the abad are placed fourth with 14
cause of the consistently inten- teams waited for the rain to sub- points from 12 matches, while
sifying rain and wet outfield. side. Royal Challengers Bengaluru
“It is a big achievement for us. KKR has already secured their are on fifth with 12 points from
The chat before the game (vs place in the play-offs after they 13 games.
GT) was about not letting up,
turning up with the right atti-
defeated Mumbai Indians in
their previous fixture. Ra-
With 12 points from as many
games, Lucknow Super Giants
Australia have historically played these ICC events very well and that’s
Cameron Green expressed that run-out
dismissals of in-form batters Jake Fraser tude. jasthan Royals are second in the are still in the play-off race, because they play big tournaments well. There’s no doubt that India
McGurk and Tristan Stubbs were crucial “GG (Gautam Gambhir) has standings with 16 points from 12 while Delhi Capitals are virtual- have got a very strong side and they’ve got plenty of match winners in
been pretty solid with how he games, while defending champi- ly out of the reckoning with 12
to get while defending a competitive
total. Speaking in a video by the official wants us to play as a team. He ons Chennai Super Kings are points from 13 matches. that side but can they bring that team together relatively quickly after
handle of the Indian Premier League on the IPL and get them to play that brand of cricket that’s required to win
X, featuring batter Rajat Patidar, Green a World Cup? That is yet to be answered,” Moody, cricket expert and
We want to secure our future in
said, “I think everyone has got a bit of
confidence now. Things kind of go your commentator with official TV broadcaster Star Sports for IPL 2024
way at certain times. And we have got a
bit of luck tonight. I think with the

all three formats: Sikandar Raza

Fraser-Gurk run out, I think that was NEW DELHI quickly adapt to the new in their group A fixtures
pretty crucial for us. So we will take the conditions that await before heading to the
luck and move to the next game.” With the T20 World Cup them. Caribbean to play the
just around the corner, “It’s very hard to say at rest of the knockout
We have become more NEW DELHI “This is the vision. Because we cricinfo. former Australian crick- this stage but I think it’s stage games, assuming
attacking: Yash Dayal are not going to the World “I can tell those youngsters eter Tom Moody has going to be a very closely they qualify from their
BENGALURU: After a fifth consecutive Sikandar Raza said Zimbabwe Cup, we want to rebuild that we tried our hardest (in questioned whether In- called World Cup. We’re group.
win which not only put Royal will try to rebuild the team and the team. We want to se- the qualifiers) but it wasn’t dia will be able to “play yet to understand what “We know the
Challengers add new players in order to “se- cure our future in all meant to be. For those the brand of cricket the conditions are going Caribbean, it depends on
Bengaluru cure” their future in all three three formats. The sen- coming into the changing that’s required to win a to be like in the United what Island you are on as
(RCB) in formats. ior guys will be there room, there’s still the World Cup”, considering States. Yes there are drop the conditions will be dif-
contention Brian Bennett is one of the for a bit longer in right guidance available. the very limited time in pitches but what does ferent at every venue. I
for an IPL players who helped Zimbabwe ODIs and Tests, but in Hopefully, our advice frame the team has, to that mean? Does it mean think it’s going to be the
2024 playoff win the fifth T20I against T20s we are trying to and guidance will help prepare after the IPL. they’re going to be quick, team that has the experi-
berth but Bangladesh with an impressive build a new team. you kids cross The first batch of play- bouncy or they are going ence in those conditions
also moved all-around performance.In The long-term that hurdle, ers from team India will to spin, be slow. We are and understand how to
them up to order to prevent his team from vision is for and get to be leaving for the United yet to really understand adapt their game and
fifth place on losing a 5-0 T20I series white- these guys to the World States after the conclu- who that is going to suit,” have the flexibility with-
the points wash, Bennet, who made his de- gain the con- Cup if you sion of the league phase added the former SRH in their squad to be able
table, RCB’s pacer Yash Dayal said the but for his country last year af- fidence from ever have of the Indian Premier head coach when asked to make sure that they
team’s remarkable turnaround has been ter Zimbabwe was eliminated T20s to fil- to play League. The players who who are the favorites to have the appropriate se-
fueled by a positive team environment from the 2024 men’s T20 World ter into the advance to the knockout win the mega event.India lections according to op-
and attacking game. Dayal revealed a Cup, bagged 2 wickets ODIs and quali- stages joining up the will be playing all their positions & conditions
strong sense of team unity is a key conceding 20 runs and scored a Tests,” fiers,” squad after the IPL 2024 group stage games in the and get momentum in
factor for their team’s dramatic 49-ball 70. Zimbabwe will miss Raza told he final. This has left many United States as they big tournaments,” con-
turnaround in the ongoing IPL.”There its fourth ICC tournament since ESPN- added. questioning whether the take on Ireland, Pak- cluded the 58-year-old
has been a positive change. Even when 2019—the 2024 T20 World Cup. players will be able to istan, USA and Canada Australian.
we were losing, no one was pointing
anyone’s name out. This supportive

Netherlands name Scott Edwards-led 15-man squad

atmosphere, coupled with a newfound
aggressive approach, seems to be the
winning formula for RCB,” Dayal said in
a post-match press conference.
Livingstone leaves event midway AMSTELVEEN
to get knee ‘sorted out’
NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings all-rounder The Netherlands have announced a 15-
Liam Livingstone left Indian Premier man squad for the T20 World Cup, with
League (IPL) midway wicketkeeper-batter Scott Edwards
to fly back to England leading the side at the mega event,
to get his “knee starting from June 1 in the West Indies
sorted out” in a bid and the USA.
to be ready for the This is the first time in the history of
T20 World Cup 2024. international cricket that an associate
Livingstone went country participated in three consecu-
down on the field tive World Cup editions. The
during a loss to the Dutchmen played in the T20 World Cup
Lucknow Super Giants in Australia in 2022 and the ODI World
last month, which Cup last year.Veteran all-rounder paign on June 4 against Nepal at Grand The Netherlands squad: Scott Ed-
caused him to miss Roelof van der Merwe and batter Colin Prairie Stadium in Dallas, followed by wards (c/wk), Aryan Dutt, Bas de
two games early in Ackermann were unavailable for selec- their match against South Africa on Leede, Daniel Doram, Fred Klaassen,
the IPL season. tion, which led the selectors to opt for June 8 in New York. They will next Logan van Beek, Max O’Dowd, Michael
Livingstone has experienced a string of the youngsters; left-arm spinner Tim play Bangladesh on June 13 in Levitt, Paul van Meekeren, Sybrand
muscle problems over the last two Pringle, and opener Michael Levitt, Kingstown, St Vincent and the Engelbrecht, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim
with star all-rounder Bas de Leede Grenadines, before concluding their Pringle, Vikram Singh, Viv Kingma,

Jay Shah, Rohit unveil

years. However, on Thursday, he made a
comeback to the team during their loss among the key players for Dutch side. group stage action against Sri Lanka Wesley Barresi.
to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.“IPL The Dutch side will begin their cam- Gros Islet, St. Lucia on June 17. Travelling reserve: Kyle Klein
done for another year. Had to get my
knee sorted for the upcoming World
Cup,” Livingstone wrote on Instagram. Indian team’s jersey SHAHID AFRIDI’S ADVICE TO PAKISTAN FOR SHOWPIECE EVENT
“Thanks once again to the Punjab Kings
fans for all their love and support.
Disappointing season as a team and
personally, but as always, I loved every
NEW DELHI the Indian kits, including the train-
ing kit, coaching staff kit, and the
'Need same mindset in T20 World Cup'
minute of playing in the IPL,” he wrote The Board of Control for Cricket in main kit.“It is time to welcome our LAHORE of the three-game series at tors to victo- done team, sp the way
in the post. India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah team in new colours. Presenting the the Clontarf Cricket Club ry with Rizwan and
and captain Rohit Sharma attended new T20I #TeamIndia Jersey with Former Pakistan all- in Dublin. 19 balls Fakhar
Pitch did not slow down as the unveiling of India’s new T20 our honorary secretary JayShah, rounder Shahid Afridi The experienced duo to spare. played. We
we expected: Sanju Samson World Cup kit at the Narendra Modi captain Rohit Sharma and official said that the Men in Green Fakhar Zaman and Mo- Afridi need the same
CHENNAI: Rajasthan Royals captain Stadium in Ahmedabad, here on partner Adidas,” BCCI posted on needs the same mindset in hammad Rizwan rescued lauded mindset in the
Sanju Samson said they fell 20-24 runs Monday. Twitter. the upcoming T20 World Pakistan from a shaky wicket- World Cup and
short of the score they had expected to Adidas, India’s official kit partner, On April 30, the BCCI named In- Cup and similar strike start of 13 for two in 1.4 keeper-bat- similar strike rates
score against earlier revealed the team’s jersey dia’s 15-member squad for the up- rates for most batters as overs in pursuit of 194 runs ter Muham- for most batsmen.
Chennai Super for the upcoming T20 World Cup to coming T20 World Cup to be held in they had against Ireland in target by producing a high- mad Rizwan Congrats to Shaheen
Kings in Match 61 be played in the USA and Caribbean the US and West Indies. India will the 2nd T20I. ly entertaining partner- and batter on 300 intl wickets,
of Indian Premier from June 1. BCCI’s official social begin their campaign against Ire- Pakistan registered a 7- ship of 140 runs for the Fakhar Zaman. well done,” Afridi
League (IPL) 2024 media handle posted a video of Jay land on June 5 at Nassau County In- wicket victory against Ire- third wicket in just 78 “We needed wrote on X.
and said their Shah and Rohit Sharma, unveiling ternational Cricket Stadium. land in the 2nd T20I match balls, propelling the visi- this win. Well
opponents had a
better idea of how FOCUS ON KL RAHUL
to deal things at

LSG face DC in playoff battle

home. Samson
said the pitch had NEW DELHI place in India’s T20 squad but rate against Rajasthan Royals
lower bounce than also left LSG at the seventh spot will help them to end things on a
they had expected, and his team tried Focus will be on skipper KL with 12 points with RCB and DC, high. Delhi sans Pant paid the
Rahul as a struggling Lucknow who are fifth and sixth respec- price for their fielding lapses as
its best to cope with the conditions.
Chennai Super Kings beat the Rajasthan
There has been a lot of Super Giants look to keep their tively. those drop catches and misfields
Royals by five wickets, moving within speculations about Rahul’s slim IPL playoff chances alive Five days is a lot of time to in- came back to haunt them against
when they face an equally desper- trospect and Rahul and Co. will RCB on Sunday night.
inches of qualifying for the Playoffs with
just one game remaining. After a
future as LSG skipper after ate Delhi Capitals in a must-win look to come out all guns blazing While the bowlers let RCB off
superb bowling performance that his “public reprimand” by game here on Tuesday. when they face DC, who are the hook after a
Speculations are rife that Rahul also on 12 points and are good start, the bat-
restricted Rajasthan Royals to 141/5 in
20 overs, Ruturaj Gaikwad played a true
team owner Sanjiv Goenka may step down as captain or per- coming into the match after ting once again
captain’s inning, scoring 42 runs not following their 10-wicket haps he will do his duties for the a loss against RCB on Sun- came unstuck as
remaining two games before leav- day night. Match starts at they lost four wick-
out as the young opener stood like a
rock in front of the potent bowling
hammering by Sunrisers ing LSG. In either case, the India Delhi Capitals, on the oth- 7.30 pm ets inside 4 overs to
attack scoring and powering his team Hyderabad last batter would look to answer with
his bat and end things on a high.
er hand, will hope the re-
turn of skipper Rishabh
Live on be bowled out for
their lowest in-
to a comfortable victory. Wednesday Rahul hasn’t been in the best of Pant after a one-match sus-
Star Sports nings score this
form and it’s not only cost him a pension due to slow over- IPL.
 Spieth gets another Grand Slam shot
KENTUCKY (USA): The attention starts building weeks, if not months, ahead of the one
major keeping Rory McIlroy from the career Grand Slam, the most elite club in golf. It’s
like that every year, and it doesn’t make it any easier when he gets to the Masters.Jordan
Spieth should be able to appreciate the feeling. Except that he really doesn’t.
SPORTS
INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

OLYMPICS-BOUND JYOTHIKA SAYS THAILAND OPEN

‘Wanted to be a doctor but opted for Satwik-Chirag look to regain competitive edge
BANGKOK Yuqi will trouble him as he

athletics due to father’s passion’

needs to close out such nar-
Star shuttlers Satwiksairaj row games to get into the
Rankireddy and Chirag best mental shape ahead of
Shetty will look to regain the Olympics.
their competitive edge as Kiran George and Sathish
they spearhead the Indian Kumar Karunakaran are
challenge at the Thailand also in fray, while Lakshya
Open Super 500 tourna- Sen and PV Sindhu had
The 23-year-old from Tanuku town in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, secured 97 per ment, beginning here on pulled out before the draw
cent in Class X, but her father Srinivasa Rao, a body-builder in his younger days, nudged her into Tuesday.
The top seeded Indian
was announced last week.
While Kiran will face
taking interest in sports as he wanted to see her in the Olympics some day. That dream is going pair, who are one of the China’s Australia Open
to be a reality in less than three months’ time favourites to win a gold at
the Paris Olympics, found
winner Weng Hong Yang,
Sathish, who had claimed
it a tad difficult to negotiate and Tan Wee Kiong.With gles, HS Prannoy, a world the Odisha Masters title
BHUBANESWAR the variety of serves dished the Olympic-bound shut- championships and Asian last December, takes on a
out by the Indonesians and tlers looking to fine-tune Games bronze medallist, qualifier in their respec-
An academically-inclined Chinese at the Thomas their skills ahead of the too will have to find his tive opening matches.In
child is a dream realised Cup. Paris Games, the BWF best footing after being Sindhu’s absence,
in most Indian households Both shuttlers will look to world tour events will offer troubled by health issues Ashmita Chaliha, Malvika
and that’s why Olympic- address the slight drop in the perfect platform for this season. Bansod and Aakarshi
bound runner Jyothika their level this week when them to test those new His win over Indonesia’s Kashyap will look to keep
Sri Dandi aspired to be a they begin their campaign strokes or tweaks that they Anthony Ginting was a India’s flag fluttering with
doctor before she realised against Malaysia’s Nur make to their games. confidence booster but the a solid show in women’s
that her father would be Mohd Azriyn Ayub Azriyn India’s top player in sin- loss against China’s Shi singles.
happier seeing her excel

Shyaamnikhil ends 12-year

in sports.
Jyothika was part of the ELORDA CUP 2024
Indian women’s 4x400m
relay team that qualified
for the Paris Olympics wait, becomes India’s 85th GM Nikhat Zareen off
during the World Relays
in Bahamas earlier this
month.
DUBAI to a flying start
“I got 97 per cent in class P Shayaamnikhil ASTANA (KAZAKHSTAN)
X and when I was in school became India’s
I actually wanted to be a 85th Grandmas- India’s reigning world champion Nikhat
doctor. But, once I started successful athlete, I decid- young but stopped as there Olympics,” said Jyothika ter by completing Zareen (52kg) began her campaign with a
doing sports, I could not go ed to follow his dreams. was no support from fami- who has a personal best of his third and fi- convincing 5-0 win against Kazakhstan’s
back and think about be- “I did not tell him that I ly. Now he is a business- 52.73 seconds in individual nal GM norm in Rakhymberdi Zhansaya on the opening
coming a doctor,” wanted to be a doctor be- man. He is very much in- 400m. the just-conclud- day of the Elorda Cup 2024 here on Mon-
Jyothika, who is taking cause I want to make him terested in sports and he It all started after ed Dubai Police day.
part in the Federation Cup happy. Till 2017, I did not pushed me a lot and he Jyothika won races in Masters chess Minakshi (48kg) also made her way into
here, in an interview. have interest in sports but wants me to be in the school meets and that was tournament, end- the next round with a 4-1 victory over
“My father felt I have the around 2020 I began taking Olympics. when her father realised ing a 12-year-wait Gassymova Roxana of Kazakhstan.Con-
talent to do well in athlet- interest.” Her mother is a “Because of him, I did the talent of his daugh- for the player versely, Anamika defeated
ics and bring laurels for home-maker and she has not have to struggle much. ter.”I used to finish first in who took to the Zhumabayeva Arailym with a Referee
the country in the an elder sister who got He takes care of every- annual school sports com- sport as an eight- Stops the Contest (RSC) win in the first
Olympics. Seeing his sac- married recently. thing. So, now I want to petitions in 200m and 400m year-old. round of the 50kg category bout.
rifice and passion to “My father was a body- fulfil his dream of seeing and even in some races or- Shyaamnikhil Meanwhile, Ishmeet Singh (75kg) and
mould me into a builder when he was me do well in the ganised by clubs. needed just one win and eight State championship opened up op- Sonia (54kg) bowed out after losing 0-5
draws to complete the long-over- portunities for me as I could play against Kazakhstan’s Armanuly Armat
due GM title which he achieved in Asian and age group world cham- and China’s Chang Yuan

Humpy, Pragg and Vaishali set to

the tournament.The 31-year-old pionship,” recalled Shayaam- respectively.Six-time Asian Champi-
conjured the requisite 2500 ELO nikhil.Hailing from Nagarcoil in onships medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg),
rating points, the minimum re- Tamil Nadu this was not an easy Sanjay (80kg) and Gaurav Chauhan (92+)
quirement to be a GM, way back ride for the player, who was will be in action on Tuesday alongside

compete in Norway Chess 2024

in 2012 with two Grandmaster known as one of the finest talents three other Indian boxers.The Boxing
norms but for the third one, he of his time.”He shifted his base to Federation of India (BFI) has sent a 21-
had to wait for 12 years. Chennai to pursue chess despite member squad for the prestigious tour-
“I started playing at the age of coming from a modest nament which has been witnessing the
STAVANGER (NORWAY) world’s first-ever equal female tour- eight, my parents taught me but I background and stayed with me,” participation of pugilists from strong
nament this year. could not play any tournament for said his former coach K boxing nations such as Kazakhstan, Chi-
Indian Grandmasters Koneru The Norway Chess Women’s Tour- three years. Winning the under-13 Visweswaran. na, India, Japan and Uzbekistan.
Humpy, Vaishali Rameshbabu and nament, to be held in the same hall
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu are concurrently, with the same number
set to compete in the 12th edition of
the prestigious Norway Chess Cham-
of players as the Norway Chess, will
have the same format and an equiva-
Injured Ramit FEDERATION CHIEF SANJAY SINGH CLEARS

Tandon bows out

WFI, not IOA, will decide which
pionship scheduled to take place lent prize fund. With their partners
from May 27 to June 7 at SR-Bank’s EY, the SpareBank 1 SR-Bank Foun-
main building, here. dation, SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, and NEW DELHI
The prestigious event will feature Stavanger Municipality, Norway

wrestler to compete in Paris

World No.1 Magnus Carlsen (Nor- Chess aim to provide women chess India’s Ramit Tandon was forced to re-
way), World No.3 Hikaru Nakamura players with more opportunities and tire due to an injury in his second-
(USA), current World Champion within the top 100 players globally, a comparable prize fund, fostering round match against world No 7 Mo-
Ding Liren (China), Women’s World no women are listed. There has been participation and giving a platform hamed ElShorbagy at the Squash
Champion Ju Wenjun (China), Lei a scarcity of women in top-level pri- to aspiring female chess players.In NEW DELHI In the recently concluded World
Tingjie (China) among others.Popu- vate competitions due to limited invi- this edition, the brother-sister duo of Qualifiers in Istanbul, which was
larly known as the ‘Wimbledon of tations and unequal prize money. Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali will After six Indian grapplers secured the final Paris Olympics qualifying
Chess’, Norway Chess annually ex- Hence, to address this issue and set a make their debut in the Norway Olympic quotas, Wrestling Federa- event for wrestlers, Aman Sehrawat
tend invitations to top Grandmasters new benchmark for gender equality, Chess and the Norway Chess tion of India (WFI) president Sanjay and Nisha Dahiya took India’s num-
from the world rating list. However, Norway Chess has introduced the Women’s Tournament respectively. Singh has said that the federation ber of quotas to six in wrestling.An-
will decide which wrestler will be tim Panghal (53kg) earned India’s
participating at the 2024 Paris first quota from the 2023 World
SPORTS DIGEST Games, “not the Indian Olympic As- Wrestling Championships while Vi-
sociation (IOA)”
He said that the
Adarsh, Manu top qualifications in There are nine of them from among those who had made
entries, including Neeraj and Jena. They will directly
fresh trials will be
fourth 25m Olympic selection trial compete in the final on Wednesday,” Indian athletics head
conducted to pick the
final squad for the
BHOPAL: Manu Bhaker and Adarsh Singh emerged winners coach Radhakrishnan Nair said, quoting the Athletics showpiece
in the qualification rounds of the women’s 25m pistol and Federation of India’s qualification rules. event.”Wrestling Fed-
men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol respectively in the Olympic
Selection Trial here
Manchester United wins Women’s FA Cup eration of India (WFI)
TOTTENHAM LONDON: Manchester United won its first will decide which
Monday.
major trophy by routing Tottenham 4-0 in the Women’s FA wrestler will partici-
All five shooters in
Cup final at Wembley. Ella Toone’s stunning long-range pate in the Paris
both men’s and
strike in first-half stoppage time set up victory for Marc Olympics, not IOA,
women’s categories
Skinner’s team. United cruised to victory after the break World Championships in Cairo, and there will be fresh
will now clash in the
Egypt.World No 36 Tandon was trailing trials as well, WFI
final at the M.P. State
3-4 in the second game when he sus- president Sanjay
Shooting Academy
tained a calf injury following an inspir- Singh said. Earlier,
ranges on
ing performance in the opening game there were reports
Tuesday.Anish Bhanwala took a healthy four-point lead
which former world champion that IOA will take a fi-
from the first precision stage into the second rapid-fire
ElShorbagy won 11-8. nal call on wrestlers
stage, only to be pipped by Adarsh on countback, after
It was Tandon’s first meeting with the but the WFI has
both posted scores of 583 with the same number of 24-
former Egyptian-English world No cleared, “we have got
hits in the inner 10-ring.
1.World No. 36 Indian, who gained a di- approval/authority/recognition nesh Phogat (50kg), Anshu Malik
Ankur Goel too shot the same score but had 10 fewer hits
rect entry into the tournament, regis- from the UWW (United World (57kg) and Reetika Hooda (76kg)
in the inner ring, while Vijayveer Sidhu clinched fourth
tered a comfortable win over World No. Wrestling). And it will be our duty added further quotas at the Asian
with 581, scoring just one inner-10 more than Bhavesh
57, Faraz Khan of the United States, 11- to pick the team. How can IOA take Qualifiers held in Bishkek last
Shekhawat.Olympian Manu defeated Esha Singh on inner-
1, 11-3, 11-3 in the first round. that call.” month.
10s after both shot an identical 586. Rhythm Sangwan
came in third while Abhidnya Patil (582) and Simranpreet
Kaur Brar (564) were fourth and fifth respectively. through two goals from Lucia Garcia and another from
Rachel Williams.United quickly made up for defeat to PREMIER LEAGUE
Neeraj, Jena to compete Chelsea in last year’s final by lifting the trophy 12 months
directly in Fed Cup finals
BHUBANESWAR: Star Indian javelin throwers Neeraj
Chopra and Kishore Jena have been given direct entry into
on. Toone’s wonder goal broke Tottenham’s resistance
when she curled the ball into the top corner from around
20 yards (meters) in the third minute of time added on in
Arsenal beat Man Utd to take title race to final day
the first half.Williams doubled United’s lead with a
the Federation Cup finals here on May 15, having already
powerful header nine minutes after the break. MANCHESTER Juventus secure next season’s spot impacting Champions League qualification,
Atalanta took a crucial 2-1 win against Roma,
Djokovic follows Nadal to Arsenal regained top spot from Manchester Juventus secured a Champions League spot thanks to Charles De Ketelaere’s quick brace.
early exit at Italian Open City heading into the final week of the Pre- for next season despite being held to a 1-1 Leverkusen extend unbeaten run
ROME: Novak Djokovic’s performance was so poor that mier League season with a 1-0 win at Man- draw by already-relegated Salernitana. This
even the 24-time Grand Slam champion admitted it was chester United. outcome was aided by Atalanta’s 2-1 victory Leverkusen extended their unbeaten streak
“concerning.” Djokovic put on one of his worst displays at It’s the first time in 25 years that Arsenal over Roma. Juventus, in a slump, had man- to 50 games after a dominant 5-0 victory over
one of his have been involved in the title race on the fi- aged only one win in their last nine Serie A 10-man Bochum, while Bayern Munich se-
favorite nal day of the season. The Gunners completed matches prior to Sunday, contrasting with cured the second spot with a 2-0 win over
tournaments as the league double over Manchester United for Salernitana’s early relegation from Europe’s Wolfsburg in the closing matches of Bundesli-
he was upset by the first time since 2006/07 and we’re now top five leagues. ga’s 33rd round.
29th-seeded back on top of the table, though Manchester Despite dominating possession, Juve fell Bochum, facing relegation, started strong
Alejandro Tabilo City have a game in hand.Leandro Trossard’s behind in the 27th minute when Niccolo but couldn’t capitalize on their early opportu-
in the third round close-range finish in the 20th minute proved Pierozzi connected with Junior Sambia’s cor- nities. In the 11th minute, Philipp Hofmann
of the Italian to be the difference between the sides but the ner for a twisting header. narrowly missed a header from Kevin
Open. It was Gunners, who needed a win to regain the top The Bianconeri hit the woodwork three Stoger’s corner. The game’s momentum shift-
bettered the minimum qualification mark of 75m multiple spot after rivals Manchester City’s emphatic times but only found an equalizer in stoppage ed dramatically in the 15th minute when
times in their careers. Olympic and world champion Djokovic’s first
match since 4-0 triumph at Fulham, were given plenty of time when Manuel Locatelli flicked on a cor- Felix Passlack was sent off for a last-man foul
Chopra is coming off a fairly good outing at the Doha anxious moments by the likes of Amad and ner for Adrien Rabiot to score at the back on Nathan Tella.Despite initial misses by Pa-
Diamond League last week where he finished second with accidentally
getting knocked on the head by a water bottle while Alejandro Garnacho. Arsenal move one point post. trik Schick and Granit Xhaka, Leverkusen
a throw of 88.38m. Asian Games silver-winner Jena’s clear of City, who still have a game in hand This draw left Juventus and Bologna both capitalized on their numerical advantage,
Diamond League debut, however, ended in signing autographs after his opening win on Friday. “I
managed to sleep okay. I had headaches. The next day or against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday, on 67 points. With two rounds remaining and opening the scoring in the 41st minute with a
disappointment as he was eliminated after three rounds meaning the title remains in the hands of Pep five Italian teams set to participate in next volley from Schick off Arthur’s precise cross.
with 76.31m being his best. “All those who have crossed yesterday was pretty fine, so I thought it’s okay. Maybe it
is okay. Maybe it’s not,” Djokovic said. Guardiola’s side.City then host West Ham season’s Champions League, both clubs have They doubled their lead shortly before half-
75m will not compete in the qualifying round on Tuesday. United on the final day, while Arsenal are at secured their spots, sitting seven points clear time through Viktor Boniface’s penalty, re-
home to Everton. of sixth-placed Roma.In another key match ports Xinhua.
 Spieth gets another Grand Slam shot
KENTUCKY (USA): The attention starts building weeks, if not months, ahead of the one
major keeping Rory McIlroy from the career Grand Slam, the most elite club in golf. It’s
like that every year, and it doesn’t make it any easier when he gets to the Masters.Jordan
Spieth should be able to appreciate the feeling. Except that he really doesn’t.
SPORTS
INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

INDORE SPORTS

MP girls suffer heartbreaking defeat Rahasya, Hitarth, Harshita, Ayramove up

INDORE: Rahasya, Hitarth, beat VishwaYeshaGhankani
INDORE: Anticipation turned defeated Uttar Pradesh 84- Harshita, Ayrareached the (MP) 6-0, 6-0,Priyamvada
into agony for home fans, 59 points. Captain pre-quarterfinals of the Pure Yadav (MP) beat
who left the venue dejected Mohammad Ishan scored Shores India PvtLtdAll-India VishwaSharanya Joshi (MP)
as hosts Madhya Pradesh the maximum 26 points for Talent Series Sub Junior 6-0, 6-0.
girls lost the semifinal by a the winning team. Mayank Tennis Tournament. Madhya
whisker against Karnataka in Java scored 20 points and Pradesh’s RahasyaBahri, Rapid chess meet
the 74th Junior National Nitish Kumar scored 17 HitarthSurana, INDORE: Sanjay Kasliwal
Basketball Championship. points. For Uttar Pradesh, HarshitaVishwakarma, Memorial two-day prize
Karnataka thus marched into captain Kunal Kumar Singh AyraLodhi entered the pre- chess tournament organized
the final, winning by just one logged 26 points quarterfinals. by All-Indore Chess
point (63-62). Other results (Fifth to The competition was Association will begin on
Karnataka had the upper eighth place).GIRLS:Haryana inaugurated by Pramod Wednesday. Organizing
hand from the beginning, girls defeated Gujarat 72-54 Kumar Jainand ArjunDhupar, secretary Anil
making a number of raids points, Tamil Nadu defeated Trustee, Indore Tennis Club. Fatehchandanisaid
deep into the rival territory. Telangana 79-54 points. The programme was thewcompetition will be held
The hosts’ team gradually Tejasvi M scored 21 points conducted by Irfan Ahmed. in three categories, Under-9,
made their mark, picking up for the winning team. RESULTS beatVishwasShivansh beat Vishwa Anya Khan (MP) Under-13 and Open
points. Captain Gunvi 21 points, the highest for the the Australasia Cup final in ShajitaNarul 14 and A. Boys: Under-14 (Main Agarwal (MP) 6-0, 6-1 6-0, 6-1,AyraLodhi (MP) beat category. A total of 32
Agarwal put up a good side. Aadya Gowda (15 Sharjah way back in 1986. Jeffrin scored 11 points. On Round)-RahasyaBahri (MP) RudraPatwardhan (Maha) VishwaDivyanshi Agarwal players will be given cash
show, chipping in with 16 points) and Aadya In another girls’ semifinal, behalf of Telangana team, beatYug Jain (MP) 6-2, 6- beat Rishi Choudhary (Maha) (MP) 6-4, 6-0,Anya Faljale awards. And 22 players will
points. She got support from Nagalinga(12 points) caught Punjab overcame captain Parinishita YS 1,Hitarth Surana (MP) beat 6-1, 6-3,Krishiv Patel (Maha) (MP) beat VishwaPahal be given trophies. This
Ananya Maheshwari(14 the eyes for their sudden Maharashtra 68-66. For the collected 18 points for her Almir Ali Warsi (MP) 6-3, 6- beat Ojas Mishra (MP) Mehta (Guj) 3-6, 7-5, 6- competition to be held in
points) and Khushi Pal Singh pace and excellent game winning team, Nadar Dhillon team. MupariSahasra scored 4,Hussain Sefi (MP) 6-1, 6-1 3,Anya Rathi (MP) beat five rounds, will be held in
(8 points). plan. scored 23 points while 10 points. beatNikunjPatidar (MP) 6-0, Girls: (Main Round)- VishwaHaniya Masood (MP) the campus of Mahavir Bal
Even after trailing at crucial At the close, it seemed to be Komalpreet Kaur contributed BOYS:Punjab defeated 6-4,Rishav Rawalh (Maha) HarshitaVishwakarma (MP) 6-1, 6-2,Vaidehi Shukla (MP) Sanskar Kendra.
junctures, MP girls fought anybody’s match as both 22 points. Chanda Gautam Haryana 89-79, Tamil Nadu
tooth and nail. The entire sides refused to fold up. Just also collected 14 points. defeated Kerala 77-74)
team never looked jittery. But before the final hooter, Ananya Bhawsarpicked up 24 (For ninth to 10th place)
towards the end, things went Karnataka raced ahead, points for Maharashtra and GIRLS:Uttar Pradesh
in favour of the visitors, who which reminded Javed Louisa Sharma got 12 points. defeated Rajasthan 50-30.
put more pressure. Their Miandad smashing Chetan RAJASTHAN BOYS ENTER BOYS: Andhra Pradesh
main players were Aditi Sharma for a last-ball six to FINAL: In the boys’ defeated Maharashtra 95-86
Subramaniam, who logged steer Pakistan to victory in semifinals, Rajasthan points.

NC Indorians emerge winner Basketball camp

INDORE: Basketball Fundamental Skills
INDORE: Jain Shwetambar Social Group PM Parivar Competition was at a basketball
organized a T-20 cricket match on Sunday, in which summer camp being organized by
Street Bowlers Academy, Indore at St
Paul’s School. Around 91 children of
the academy aged between 4 to 20
years participated under the guidance
coaches Niharika Pal and Pooja Laddha.
The chief guest present on the
occasion was DrAvinash Yadav.

Abha Khatua sets national record in women’s shot put

BHUBANESWAR: Asian round hurl of 18.41m
Championships silver at the Kalinga Stadium,
medallist Abha Khatua set she became the sole
eight teams were selected from the group.Members NC national record en route a national record
Indorians team emerged winner and the title of Player of gold in women’s shot put holder.Her effort was
the Match went to VaibhavDeshalhara.The best bowler with a massive throw of well short of the
18.41m during the second Olympics qualifying
award went to Janil Bhandari. day of the National mark of 18.80m, which
Those present on the occasion, were social workers Federation Cup Athletics no Indian woman has
Jineshwar Jain, Sanjay Lunawat, VirendraNahar, Kiran Competition here on Monday. ever been able to
Sirolia,AtulKankaria, group president VikasTarikaHundia, Born in West Bengal but representing reach. The qualifying window ends on June
NaveenVarsha Jain,SwapnilRuchiSancheti,president Maharashtra here, Khatua was the joint 30.Uttar Pradesh’s Kiran Baliyan (16.54m)
Kailash Nahar, general secretary Vimal, group patron record holder of 18.06m with Manpreet and Delhi’s Srishti Vig (15.86m) finished
SanjaySunitaNahar and PriteshAnita Ostwal. Kaur before this event. But with her fifth second and third respectively.
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6 Junkie 34 Grown-ups
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matical operators to make a total of 3. 16 Volcano near Naples 40 Mountain range in 8 Paris art museum 37 Integrated
18 He fixes pipes and taps Central India 9 Monsoon Avionics Comp.
20 Goods vehicle 44 Repudiate; disown showers? 38 Distinguished,
21 Consume food 47 Once more 10 Large Australian famous
Solution: Our answer: (4+4+4)/4 = 3
22 Cunning; crafty 48 Painting, sculpture, etc.? bird 40 Faction
11 Walsh and O'Neill 41 Biblical word
25 Hungarian composer of 49 It ebbs and flows
17 Value Added Tax, 42 Exposes flax or
"The Merry Widow" 50 Indian wheaten flour
abbr. hemp to moisture?
28 Charge 51 Affirmative 19 Exclude 43 Not at home
29 Assoc. Med. Off. 52 Arctic transport 22 Ireland's ___ 44 24 hours
30 And others, in Latin (2,2) 53 A __ picture : an Lingus 45 Anger
31 Mine and thine optimistic overview? 23 Ballpark figures 46 Be unwell

SUDOKU
43 Away, 44 Day, 45 Ire, 46 Ail.
38 Famed, 40 Side, 41 Unto, 42 Rets,
Paar, 34 Adults, 35 Fit, 37 IAC,
27 Harvests, 28 Fun, 31 One, 32 Aar
24 Lose, 25 Lead, 26 Etui,
17 VAT, 19 Bar, 22 Aer, 23 Umps,
8 Louvre, 9 Rainfall, 10 Emu, 11 Eds,
4 Oatmeal, 5 Covet, 6 User, 7 RLS,
Down: 1 Dump, 2 Evil, 3 Menu,
Grams 53 Rosy.

Can you find the words connected in one way or the other with the theme indicated by
49 Tide, 50 Atta, 51 Yes, 52 Sled,
44 Disclaim, 47 Anew, 48 Art,
the title in today's Word Search? 38 Fir, 39 Eau, 40 Satpura,
The words may be read horizontally, vertically or diagonally either forwards or backwards,
33 Aur, 34 Ann, 35 False, 36 Divide,
29 AMO, 30 Et al, 31 Our, 32 Alps,
but always in straight lines. Use a ruler to cross them through as you find them. 21 Eat, 22 Artful, 25 Lehar, 28 Fee,
16 Vesuvius, 18 Plumber, 20 Van,
12 Uvea, 13 Oslo, 14 AMD, 15 Mint,
Across: 1 Demo, 5 Curl, 9 Ree,

Anagram Milligram
Cardiogram Monogram
Centigram Pentagram
Cryptogram Program
Deprogram Radiogram
Diagram Reprogram
Engram Sonogram
Epigram Telegram
Hexagram
Ideogram WHAT TO DO: Fill in the
grid so that every row, every
Mammogram column and every 3x3 box
contains the digits 1 to 9.
Every puzzle has only one
correct solution.
 Manipur: 98% clear T he Council of Higher Secondary Education
Manipur (COHSEM) on Monday declared the
stream. L Malemnganbi Laishram bagged the first
position in science, officials said.

class 12 board
class 12 board exam results with 97.63% students According to officials, the pass percentage for arts
clearing the test. Last year, the pass percentage was stood at 94.35, science (98.91) and commerce
88.68. (93.51). In all, 31,128 students had appeared for

MUMBAI | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024 exams Aiena Naorem secured the first position in
commerce while Th Sheityajit topped the arts
the exam held between February and March..
—PTI/Imphal

CBSE results: Girls outshine Region-wise CBSE

boys in classes 10 and 12 class 10 and 12 results
SIMPLE VISHWAKARMA /
KRISHA BHATT / MUMBAI

MUMBAI Trivandrum leads the Cen-

tral Board of Secondary Edu-
Girls have outshone boys in cation (CBSE) class 10 results
the Central Board of Second- with an overall passing per-
ary Education (CBSE) re- centage of 99.75%. Vijaywada
sults of classes 10 and 12, an- with 99.6%, Chennai with
nounced on Monday. While 99.3% and Bengaluru with
the pass percentage for class 99.26%, follow it closely.
10 stood at 93.60%, with This year, Ajmer has
2,095,467 students clearing recorded a passing percent-
the exams out of 2,238,727 age of 97.1% for CBSE class
students who appeared for it, 10 and Pune has an overall
for class 12, the pass percent- pass percentage of 96.46%.
age was 87.98%. Out of The list also includes Delhi
1,621,224 students who took East, Delhi West, Chandigarh
the exams this year, 1,426,420 and Patna with 94.45%,
cleared it. Compared to last 94.18%, 94.14% and 92.91%,
year, the number of students respectively.
who scored above 90% in the Whereas Kerala's Trivan-
CBSE class 12 exams in- drum has noted the best over-
creased by over 1,400, and the all pass percentage, Bihar's Students of St. Thomas' Girls Senior Secondary School celebrate after the announcement of the CBSE
number of students who Students in jubilant mode after the declaration of CBSE results, in Nagpur Monday. PHOTO: ANI Patna has recorded the board result, in New Delhi on Monday. —ANI PHOTO_MOHD ZAKIR
scored above 95% increased lowest pass percentage this
by 4,000. The overall pass percentage In CBSE class 12, this 84.67% in 2023. This year, year. For CBSE class 12, Vi- followed by Bengaluru with 90.26%.
This year, the total pass for girls is 94.75%, whereas year's pass rate for girl stu- 50% of transgender students Trivandrum has also jayawada has a passing per- 96.95%, Delhi West with This year, Bhopal has
percentage in CBSE class 10 it’s 92.71% for boys. The over- dents is 91.52%, up from have passed the class 12 recorded the best overall per- centage of 99.04%, whereas 95.64%, Delhi East with recorded the lowest pass per-
is 93.6%. The girls have yet all pass percentage for trans- 90.68% in 2023, while for board exam; however, it was centage in CBSE class 12 re- Chennai has a passing per- 94.51%, Chandigarh with centage of 82.46% in the class
again outshined the boys. gender students is 91.30%. boys, it’s 85.12%, which was 60% last year. sults. centage of 98.47%. These are 91.09% and Panchkula with 12 exams.

Ryan International girl scores Chess and table tennis helped

99.6% in CBSE class 10 99.6% scorer relieve stress
CHAITALI DHARAMSHI / MUMBAI Anjali Bowen, the principal of Ryan Inter- CHAITALI DHARAMSHI / MUMBAI teachers for his success, saying, “I feel
national School, Kandivali, said, “Congratu- elated and wish to thank my parents
Hiya Jain from Ryan International School, lations to all parents and teachers for the ex- Agastya Remani from Narayana E- and teachers who supported me
Kandivali, who scored 99.6% in her class 10th emplary performance of our students. We Techno School, Andheri, who scored throughout the year. I plan to pursue
CBSE, said, "I am currently preparing for my are proud to announce an impressive 99.6% in Central Board of Secondary engineering and I'm preparing for the
engineering entrance exam and am deeply success in our pass percentage rate. While Education’s class 10 board exams, is a JEE entrance exam."
grateful to my parents for guiding me and the full score has seen a reduction, this may FIDE-rated chess player, who credited With a perfect score in Social Sci-
supporting me whenever I needed help and be attributed to the emphasis placed on con- chess and table tennis as his stress- ence, Sanskrit and Maths, Ramani
emphasising the importance of taking ceptual assessments. Each year, CBSE en- busters. shared that he made his own notes. "I
breaks." courages this approach, providing training "I played Chess and Table Tennis was regular in my efforts throughout
"From participating in competitions and for teachers and offering a sufficient reposi- for some time as it helped me to the year and studied NCERT thor-
Model United Nations (MUNs) to attending tory of resources on their website for refer- relieve myself of the stress due to oughly and for Sanskrit, my mother
basketball training every morning, my expe- ence. We applaud the dedication of our edu- boards," Ramani told The Free Press coached me, and through regular ex-
Hiya Jain riences at school have enriched my journey," cators and the hard work of our students in Agastya Ramani Journal. ams conducted by the school, I ob-
Jain added. adapting to these standards.” Ramani credited his parents and tained a perfect score," he added.

Meet the toppers of CBSE 10 + 12 board exams Here are some of the toppers of
CBSE 10 and 12 exams from different schools
10TH GRADE 12TH GRADE

BILLABONG HIGH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, MALAD ORCHIDS THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, KOPARKHAIRANE GOPI BIRLA MEMORIAL SCHOOL, MALABAR HILL

Bhuvi Gupta Swar Shah Sancia Kairo Maana Sachdeva Tanush Rajpurohit Aahi Khandelwal Aditya Yadava Abhishek Verma Anish Lingyat Rajvini Rout Sneha Hansrajano Rishit Ajmera Hariq Landge Aaditya Parikh
(98.8%) (98.8%) (98.4%) (97.8%) (97%) (97.80%) (97.6%) (97%) (97%) (93.6%) (93.4%) (92.0%) (89.6%) (85.8%)
THE SOMAIYA NARAYANA E-TECHNO, THANE
D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL, THANE SCHOOL,
VIDYAVIHAR

Arunav Kriteesh Sharma Krishiv Chawla Sannidhi Patil

Bhattacharyya (97%) (97%) (97%) (97%)
Krishiv Goyal Riona Jayesh Satyam Sharma Mayank Panday Bhargav Patil
Asmi More Avani Malgaonkar Shriyans Sunderrajan Srivathsav P. Mihika Iyer RELIANCE FOUNDATION SCHOOL, KOPARKHAIRANE (97.80%) (96.60%) (94.80%) (94.00%) (93.80%)
(98.8%) (98.6%) (98.6%) (98.4%) (99.2%)
ORCHIDS THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, KOPARKHAIRANE
NARAYANA E-TECHNO, THANE

Aviral Rawat Neil Dandekar Yash Kusumanchi Ria Jain

(99%) (98.4%) (97.8%) (97.4%)
Darshan Ahire Aaditya Kini Samruddhi Sathe Dishita Ahuja Rangoli Bohra
Ansh Gupta Arya Kumar Saina Patil Ranveer Munde Yeshwanth NC (96%) (94%) (93%) (92%) (92%)
(97.6%) (97.2%) (96.6%) (96.2%) (96.2%)
RELIANCE FOUNDATION SCHOOL, KOPARKHAIRANE
PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, AMBERNATH

Lahari Ventrapragada Shivangi Mishra Arnav Bhatnagar Rithvick Gupta

(97.4%) (97.2%) (97.2%) (97.2%)

VIBGYOR, MALAD VIBGYOR,

AIROLI Sarvaarth Narang Ishaan Bhatta Kinjal Ambade Rudra Dudhat Tanish Trisal
SHAURYA SINGH ESHAN CHAVAN ATHARVA PEDNEKAR RUSHIL SAKHARE TANUSHREE YADAV (98.20%) (97.40%) (96%) (95.8%) (95.6%)
(95.40%) (94.40%) (93.60%) (93.40%) (92.20%)
BILLABONG HIGH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL D.A.V., THANE
PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, POWAI VIBGYOR, Toppers’
KOLHAPUR
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 Steve ctor Steve Buscemi is ok after he was punched in the face by a man on a New York
Buscemi is A City street, his publicist said on Sunday. The 66-year-old star of Fargo and Boardwalk
Empire was assaulted late on Wednesday morning in Manhattan and taken to a
okay after nearby hospital with bruising, swelling and bleeding to his left eye. "Steve Buscemi
was assaulted in Mid-Town Manhattan, another victim of a random act of violence in the
being city," according to a statement issued on Sunday from his publicist. "He is ok and appreciates
everyone's well wishes." The assault was first reported by the New York Post. The New York
punched Police Department put out a nameless statement on the assault Wednesday. — AP
INDORE | TUESDAY | MAY 14, 2024

Love comes
OOPS
Abdu Rozik
Actress opens up
deletes about his
Mother's
in all sizes
wedding
Day Post guest list and
more

MOMENT!
after a RIA SHARMA
major
shared his engagement photos on In-
stagram, however, he did not reveal

goof up
S
inger and Bigg Boss 16 con- his bride-to-be's face. Abdu explained,
testant Abdu Rozik is all set "I come from a country where we are
to marry his fiance Amira in not allowed to show the faces of our
CJ DESK or contacts and just the UAE in July 2024. The so- wives to people. We both are very reli-
confidently posted a cial media sensation has been gious. We follow the same culture and

G
lobal star Priyanka Chopra photo she thought was making headlines ever since he an- even she is not comfortable sharing
shared adorable pictures with her daughter. That Or nounced his wedding. He got engaged her pictures on social media."
her daughter Malti Marie as well someone in the PR is get- on April 24 in the presence of family Abdu said he wishes to invite all his
her mother Madhu Chopra on ting fired." members in an intimate ceremony. In friends from India and different parts
the occasion of Mother's Day. The ac- "Who is this kid? so bizarre. you an exclusive interview with The Free of the world, including actor and Bigg
tress penned a heartfelt note for her don’t just on accident post a ran- Press Journal, Abdu opened up Boss host Salman Khan. "Salman
mother and said she is blessed to have dom picture, theyre like 3 about his wedding plans, how he met bhai is bada bhaijaan and I am his
Malti in her life. However, Priyanka steps," wrote another person. Amira, and more. chota bhaijaan (laughs). Without him,
goofed up before sharing the post on her Later, along with a series of Sharing his excitement ahead of his my wedding is incomplete. He called
official Instagram. family pictures, Priyanka wedding, Abdu gushed, "I am very me to congratulate me and showered
The actress sparked confu- wrote, "Happy happy and excited. I am also a bit his blessings on me. He promised me
sion among her followers Mother’s Day to nervous as I want to be a good and that he will attend my wedding and
and fans after she deleted a everyone who caring husband. It has been my said we will have fun. I will also in-
social media post which was has been lucky dream to get married. I am so vite all my Bigg Boss co-contestants
dedicated to a young girl she enough to have happy to have found my and share my happiness with them.
referred to as the one who had the love, love. My wedding day I might also come to Mumbai with
made her a mommy. care and pro- will be very special. I will Amira after a few months," he
"To this beauty who made tection of a call everyone. Media will said.
me a mommy," she cap- mother and or also be there. I want Abdu also reacted to those who
tioned the post which fea- mother figures. everyone to pray for me." called his wedding announcement
tured a picture of a cute girl I’ve been so Opening up about his a 'publicity stunt'. "Just because I
wearing an off-white dress. blessed with wife-to-be and how he met am not like others, people think I
However, it was deleted per- having not just her, Abdu shared, "Ami- cannot get married. Just like
manently from her account, my mother or ra is a sweet 19 year everyone else, I also have a
seconds after it was posted. grandmothers old girl. She is from heart. I want to love some-
The now-deleted post left have an incredible Sharjah and is cur- one, get married and
her followers and fans con- impression on my rently studying have babies. There
fused as they asked who upbringing but also business ad- are so many people
that little girl is. A screen- my aunts. It truly ministration. who are physically
shot of Priyanka's post has takes a village." She loves and challenged. But they
gone viral on Reddit. Tak- She added, "As a new respects me as settle down and live
ing to the comments section mother navigating what well as my family. their life happily. I am aware
of the post, many users my version of MMs up- What I love the most how people are saying it's a
asked about the girl and a bringing will be like, I about her is that she is prank and that I'm doing all
section of users claimed have sweet nostalgia of very caring. We met for this for publicity. But the
that she is Joe Jonas and mine reflected in every the first time at an Ital- whole world is watching
Sophie Turner's daughter. day with her. My mother and mother ian restaurant. I was what I'm doing through so-
Soon after the picture was shared on in law have been absolutely magical there with my friends and cial media. I have over 8.2
Reddit, a user commented, "I suspect in this journey. I could not have she had also come there million followers on Insta-
someone on her team meant to post this been able to balance all that I do along with her friends. gram. I will never fake some-
to their personal Instagram and didn’t re- without them. Thank you @dr- Amira then asked her thing like that," he said.
alize they were logged into PC’s account." madhuakhourichopra @mamad- friends to get my contact On being criticised for get-
"Wait what… who is this and why is she jonas And my angels.. @malti- number. They approached ting married at a young age
calling her, her daughter?" asked a user. marie thank you for choosing me my friends who instantly of 20, Abdu said, "I have
"Bold of Ius to assume pc handles her to be your mama and @nickjonas shared it. She messaged worked hard in life. I am look-
own SM....looks like a staff error," wrote thank you for making me a me and then we started ing after seven members of
another user. mama. Parenting with you is chatting and understand- my family. Yes, I am only 20
Another user commented, "Don't under- what dreams are made of. Thank ing each other. We started years old but I understand
estimate the problem of hypermetropia. you for such a special day today. going out and fell in love." life. I am a very strong per-
She probably wasn't wearing her glasses Very grateful." On May 10, the singer son," he signed off.

PICS: VARINDER CHAWLA

THAT TIME
CJ DESK CAUGHT ON CAM Celebs were snapped as they
were out and about in Mumbai
he anticipation

T mounts as the
grandest event in
Sunny Hinduja
dons formal
Shilpa Shetty
Kundra amps
Rohit
Saraf opts

OF THE YEAR
the world of cine- for smart
look at the red her fashion casuals as
ma, the Cannes Film
Festival, is all set to take carpet of an game in an ivory he heads
place from May 14 to May award show pantsuit at an out in the
25, 2024. The biggest faces award show city
from across the globe will
be seen gracing the red
carpet. Cannes
This year's festival
promises some exception-
Film Festival
al movie screenings, fresh
celebrity arrivals and pres-
2024 will begin
tigious awards for deserv- from May 14
ing talents. As we eagerly
await the 77th Cannes onwards
Film Festival, here are all
the details that you must
know.
The official website re-
ported that all the exclu-
sive content from the event
will be broadcast
on France Televi-
sion within

Wedding bells soon

France. For in-
ternational au-
diences, Brut
will be broad-
casting the ctress Esha Gupta, who is known for her strong social
Cannes Film
Festival
2024. Addi-
A media presence, keeps her fans hooked to her with
her stunning pictures and videos on social media. She
is dating Spanish-entrepreneur Manuel Campos Gual-
tionally, lar and in one of her recent interviews, she opened up
you about her plans of getting married.
can watch Esha and Manuel have been reportedly dating each other for
the event almost five years. The actress told a media outlet, "Marriage
live would happen anytime soon. I'm focusing more on just my
stream- health. Eventually, whenever down the line, I'll get married,
ing and then down the line, I have kids. I've always dreamed of
from having kids. That's always been important. Kids and dogs
the are two aspects of my life that I can never think of living
film fes- without."
tival's Opening up about her relationship with Manuel, Esha said
YouTube she was single for almost three-and-a-half years before meet-
channel ing him in 2019. "Since then, we both knew that we were seri-
and official ous about our relationship. We were very clear that if it goes
sites. The live well, our end goal is marriage. We want to get married and
stream will en- have kids. Manuel knows how much I love babies, and he's
compass a wide ready for fatherhood," the actress said. Madhuri
array of content, in- Dixit Nene
cluding the glamorous red looks
carpet, exclusive, press radiant on
conferences and other cap- the sets of
tivating events. Dance
Bollywood is all set to Deewane 4
grace the Cannes 2024 red
carpet. Notable Bollywood
faces, Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan, Aditi Rao Hy-
dari and Sobhita Dhuli-
pala will be seen at the Naila
festival. Grrewal
Many influencers looks cool
and digital creators in all
will be making their denim
Cannes debut this look as
year. Some new Indi- she steps
an faces at the film out in the
gala will be RJ Karish- suburbs
ma, Nancy Tyagi, Ni-
harika, Ankush
Bahuguna and many
more.