bhubaneswar l Saturday l november 26, 2022 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l jeypore EDITION Indian railways to get 100 ‘tilting trains’ by 2025-26 This technology enables trains to manoeuvre curves on rail tracks at higher speeds, like motorbikes on winding roads Technology already in use in 11 countries India to export Vande Bharat trains Tilting trains have a mechanism that enables higher speed on broad-gauge tracks. The trains tilt while negotiating a bend or curve on the track. Such trains are now operational in 11 countries — Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Russia, the Czech Republic, the UK, Switzerland, China, Germany and Romania. “We will tie up with a technology partner for this,” said an official ■ ■ The Railways is also looking at becoming a major exporter of Vande Bharat Express trains by 2025-26 to markets in Europe, South America and East Asia, the official added Over the next few years, the railways plans to clock 10-12 lakh km on 75 Vande Bharat trains, for these to be export-ready 475 Number of Vande Bharat Trains the Railways is planning to have by 2025 CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI SC allows Teltumbde to walk out of prison Rejects NIA plea against bail granted by the Bombay High Court; Trial against the accused will go on S h r uti Ka k k a r @ New Delhi The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a special leave petition filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging the bail granted to Elgar Parishad case accused Anand Teltumbde by the Bombay High Court last week, paving the way for his release from Taloja jail. A bench of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli, however, clarified that the trial against the accused would go on without being influenced by the HC’s observations in its November 18 bail order. ti argued that Teltumbde was activeTeltumbde has been in Taloja ly involved in propagating the Central Prison since 2020 for his al- ideology of the banned CPI(Maoist) leged role in an Elgar outfit. “Look at the larger Parishad event held in canvas at which Pune on December 31, CPI(Maoist) works. If it’s 2017. Violence erupted in proscribed terrorist orBhima Koregaon a day latganisation, then even aser, as speakers and other sistance or affiliation is an performers at the event aloffence. But he’s actively legedly made provocative involved in propagation of speeches. He is facing ideology organising, fund , charges under the strintransfer etc,” she added. Anand Teltumbde gent Unlawful Activities Senior advocate Kapil Prevention Act (UAPA). Sibal, appearing for Teltumbde, arAppearing for the NIA, Addition- gued that the documents produced al Solicitor General Aishwarya Bha- by the NIA to justify his arrest were Next Stage blockbusters Express News Service AS soon as Argentina lost their opening World Cup game to Saudi Arabia, the reactions were predictable. Crisis was the one word that was used often. But the reaction of the team’s inner sanctum itself has been measured. “It’s a blow,” offered Lionel Messi. It was a blow but they will trust in the methods that made them one of the best footballing sides on the planet for the last 18 months or so. Before that loss to the Asian outfit, they were on a 36-match winning streak. It’s not like they were terrible against the Saudis. The underlying metrics suggested that Argentina ought to have won that game comfortably So, the side . will back themselves to complete the turnaround against Mexico on Saturday before the final group game against Poland. Like this team showed at the Copa America in 2021, they are a mature side that doesn’t allow pressure to act as a millstone around their neck. Messi Iran stun Wales Iran scored twice deep in stoppage time to stun Wales 2-0 on Friday and breathe new life into a World Cup campaign overshadowed by mass anti-government protests at home. Ramin Rezaeian added a second goal moments after Rouzbeh Cheshmi scored the first | More on: P11 Iran players celebrate their victory over Wales in Doha on Friday | ap and coach Lionel Scaloni will ask the team to express themselves and forget about the pressure. There’s lots of it, there’s also the added pressure of expectation (the country’s Labour Minister said something suggesting ‘inflation can wait, first we need to win the Cup’). Another team in a similar position is Germany. After that reverse against Japan, the fourtime champions know a defeat against Spain will be terminal to their chances. Considering die mannschaft revamped the entire coaching staff only last year — they identified German Champions League winning coach Hansi Flick to lead the transformation after Jogi Low’s method turned stale. Going home just when the party is about to start could result in a post-mortem. For their part, Spain know that a win will signal their intentions of becoming one of the early favourites. Two of the other favourites are sitting pretty, knowing a second win in the stage will send them through ahead of schedule. Brazil and holders, France. The latter’s attacking depth doesn’t match Brazil but they have Kylian Mbappe. The Selecao purred against Serbia and will not be overly bothered by Neymar’s injury They aren’t . as dependent on him and have multiple avenues to score goals. Ahmedabad: In a strong defence of the BJP’s core electoral strength, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday sought to remind Gujarat voters how the party “taught a lesson” to the perpetrators of violence in 2002. “The BJP established permanent peace in Gujarat by firmly dealing with the perpetrators of violence,” he said | P8 UP shocker as teacher drills into boy’s palm N A M I TA BA J PA I @ Lucknow IN a shocking incident, an instructor at a school in Uttar Pradesh ran an electric drilling machine on the palm of a Class 5 student for failing to recite mathematical tables. The shell-shocked boy’s left palm was cut but the presence of mind of a fellow student saved him from deeper injury . The heinous crime took place at Basic Primary Model School in Prem Nagar area of Kanpur on Thursday . Narrating the incident to this paper, the student, Vivan said the instructor asked him to recite the table of 2 but he could not recollect it. “Anuj sir got infuriated and ran the drilling machine on my left hand. Another student, Krishna, who was standing near me pulled the plug out to stop the machine but by then my hand had been cut,” said Vivan. Local sources said the incident happened when Vivan, 9, was passing through the library where the instructor Anuj Pandey was overseeing some repairing work with an electric hand-drill machine. Kapil Sibal said Anand Teltumbde was estranged from his brother Milind, a Maoist leader who was killed in an encounter with security forces last year. They hadn’t met in 30 years, he added HC held mini trial, says NIA The NIA argued that the HC erroneously granted bail by conducting a mini trial by analysing five documents seized during searches on Teltumbde’s premises and his statements under Section 164 of CrPC Woman Maoist ‘avenges’ father, kills uncle Big Round 2 matches A s i s h M e h ta / U ma S h an k a r Ka r l France A woman Maoist allegedly abducted her uncle with help of fellow cadres and killed him on Wednesday night to avenge her father’s purported murder last year. Kuni Majhi, an area committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist)’s Niyamgiri unit left behind a poster after killing Lalbati Majhi of Panchkul village in Jugsaipatna panchayat. Lalbati, in his 40s, had reportedly murdered his brother-in-law Burja Majhi last year. Police sources said November 26 vs Denmark 9.30 PM (Saturday) l Argentina vs Mexico 12.30 AM (Sunday) November 27 l Germany vs Spain 12.30 AM (Monday) November 28 l Brazil vs Switzerland 9.30 PM (Monday) l Portugal vs Uruguay 12.30 AM(Tuesday) Today’s matches l Tunisia vs Australia 3.30pm l Poland vs Arabia 6.30pm l France vs Denmark 9.30pm E x p r ess r e a d Taught a lesson to 2002 rioters, says Shah not recovered from him. Also, emails purportedly sent by him were actually recovered from the laptop of co-accused Rona Wilson, he pointed out. “Threshold under the UAPA Act is very high. He wrote about impact of neo-liberal globalisation on Dalits. Wherever there is a Dalit issue, he is there. In the process there is some organisation which is closely related to some other organisation. If I am an academic and I give speech then that doesn’t make me a terrorist,” Sibal argued. He also said Teltumbde did not even attend the Elgar Parishad event. ‘Hadn’t met brother in 30 years’ Dozens feared dead as Iranian forces open fire Tehran: Iranian security forces opened fire on protests after Friday prayers in the restive southeastern province of SistanBaluchistan, leaving dozens of people dead or wounded, activists said. The Islamic republic has intensified a crackdown on protests sparked by the September 16 death in custody of Mahsa Amini | P9 @ Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna Kuni is Burja’s daughter and the murder was a handiwork of Bansadhara-Ghumsar-Nagabali division of the Naxal outfit. In the poster, the red rebels mentioned that Lalbati was against the Maoists. They also left a chilling warning by mentioning names of Lalbati’s son and three other villagers claiming they are police informers. As the incident took place in an interior region, the police were unable to recover the deceased’s body The villagers had apparently . performed the last rites of Lalbati without informing police about the matter. Sources said Lalbati was strangulated to death but police are verifying the details as his body w a s n o t av a i l a b l e f o r postmortem. Interestingly, the alleged involvement of Lalbati in killing his brother-in-law Burja was also not reported to the police.The police came to know about Burja’s murder after Lalbati was killed a few metres away from his house. Sources said the villagers did not report police about both the incidents fearContinued on P5 ing Naxals.