COIMBATORE l saturday l august 24, 2024 l `9.00 l PAGES 14 l LATE city EDITION youth to the fore as grapplers lead India’s Gold rush in jordan Neha, Pulkit star as Indian women wrestlers win five gold medals at the U17 World meet in Amman, Jordan, to win women’s championships Neha Sangwan | UWW Neha hails from vinesh’s village historic team championship for india Mansi (73 kg), Neha Sangwan (57 kg), Pulkit (65kg) and Aditi (43 kg) bagged a gold each in their respective weight categories. Neha, who hails from wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s village Balali in Haryana, defeated World No 3 So Tsutsui 10-0 via technical superiority in the final. Pulkit made a golden return after an injury lay-off of over two years following surgery ■ ■ On Friday, Kajal defeated Rybak Oleksandra of Ukraine in the 69 kg final to win fifth gold for the country. She won 9-2 The gold helped India beat Japan to win the historic team championship in the women’s freestyle after falling short for the last five years. Japan were in the race until late on Friday Five the number of gold medals india women have won at the U17 worlds 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 PM’s talk time nudge NCC camp assault case: Suspect ends life in Ukraine for peace S S i v a g u r u @ Krishnagiri Says ready to play active role, pushes for talks to end war Y esh i S el i @ New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought to nudge Ukraine and Russia to the talks table without wasting any time to find a solution to end their ongoing war, in his interaction with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. He added that he had come with a message of peace. This was the first visit of any Indian PM to Ukraine. “We (India) are not neutral. From the very beginning, we have taken sides. And we have chosen the side of peace. We have come from the land of Buddha where there is no place for war,” Modi said in his opening remarks during the talks with Zelenskyy. “I have come with a message of peace, from India and the Global South. We are ready to take part in peace efforts. Our approach is people centric and we support sovereignty and territorial integrity Modi said. ,’’ He mentioned his meeting w i t h Ru s s i a n P r e s i d e n t Vladimir Putin last month where he reaffirmed that the resolution of the conflict should be through dialogue and diplomacy “We come from the . land of Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi and have always favoured peace. Both you and President Putin should sit across and find a solution.” External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar later said Modi reiterated the need for “practical engagement” between all stakeholders to develop an innovative solution that will help build broad acceptability and contribute towards peace and Sebi bans Anil Ambani from securities mkt for five years B E N N K O C H UV E E D A N @ Mumbai THE Securities and Exchange Board of India has banned industrialist Anil Ambani and 24 others, including key Reliance Home Finance officials, from the securities market for five years on charges of creating a “fraudulent scheme to siphon off money from the company by structuring it as loans to credit-unworthy borrowers”. The regulator also slapped a fine of `25 crore on Ambani and restrained him from serving as a director or Key Managerial Personnel in any listed company for five years. Apart from Anil Ambani, those debarred and fined include the former officials of Reliance Home Finance Amit Bapna, Ravindra Sudhalkar, and Pinkesh Shah. Ambani, Bapna, Sudhalkar, and Shah have been fined `25 crore, `27 crore, `26 crore, and `21 crore, respectively Sebi said , in its order dated August 22. According to Sebi, Anil Ambani, aided by the key managerial personnel of Reliance Home Finance, devised a scheme to siphon off funds by disguising them as loans to entities associated with him. “The mastermind behind the fraudulent scheme is the Chairman of ADAG – Anil Ambani,” the Sebi order said. A Sivaraman (30), the prime suspect in the sexual assault of a schoolgirl at a fake NCC camp at Bargur in Krishnagiri who had allegedly consumed poison before his arrest, died without responding to treatment at the Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College Hospital in Salem early on Friday. Incidentally, Sivaraman’s father Ashok Kumar (61), too, had died on Thursday after he fell off a two-wheeler due to a suspected express read TN woman cops to get 1-year maternity leave Prime Minister Narendra Modi embraces Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Kyiv on Friday | PTI stability. The prime minister conveyed India’s willingness to contribute in all possible ways to facilitate an early return of peace to Ukraine, he said, adding it was a “very detailed, open and in many ways constructive discussion”. Modi arrived in Kyiv by train and the meeting between the two leaders lasted three hours. Earlier, they paid homage at the Martyrilogist Exposition, which honours the memories of children who have lost their lives in a Russian missile attack the day Modi was in Moscow in July “Conflict is partic. ularly devastating for young children. My heart goes out to the families of children who lost their lives, and I pray that they find the strength to endure their grief,” said Modi, who placed a toy in their memory . My visit to Ukraine was historic. I had productive talks with President @ ZelenskyyUa. India firmly believes that peace must always prevail —Narendra Modi, PM Four pacts India and Ukraine on Friday inked four agreements and resolved to enhance their cooperation in a range of areas like agriculture, defence, trade, pharma, green energy and education Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday announced that women police personnel would be given one-year maternity leave and upon returning to work after the leave would be posted in the district of their choice for three years. The CM made the announcement at an event organised to felicitate police officers who were awarded President, Home Minister, or CM’s medals this year | P4 Mekedatu dam: K’taka files fresh application Chennai: The Karnataka government has submitted a fresh application regarding building of Mekedatu dam to the union environment ministry. Chief Engineer of Cauvery Neeravari Nigama Niyamita, Mysore, has submitted the application on May 30 to the member secretary of River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects in the ministry along with form-1, draft pre-feasibility report (DPR), draft ToRs, and necessary drawings/maps | P4 heart attack. Krishnagiri district police late on After opposition parties, AIAD- Friday said, “A confession stateMK and BJP, raised suspiment was obtained from Sicion over the deaths on Frivaraman at Krishnagiri day and wondered if any Government Hospital on attempt was being made to August 13. He had confessed shield the real culprits inthat he had taken poison two volved in the sexual assault days before his arrest. The case, the Krishnagiri disdoctors had mentioned that trict police issued a warning in the ‘medical history A Sivaraman sheet’. Sivaraman was shiftagainst those spreading false information and said a ed to Salem GH for further judicial inquiry is currently under treatment on August 21, but he died way into the matter. at 5.05 am on Friday Earlier, he had . A statement issued by the consumed poison on July 9 due to a family dispute and received treatment for it.” “A judicial inquiry is currently under way into Sivaraman’s death. Strict action will be taken against those who spread false information. Action will be taken if wrong information is shared regarding the death of his father Ashok Kumar too,” the statement said. Salem Government Medical College Hospital Dean Manikanthan said, “Sivaraman was being given treatment for poisoning from the beginning.” CONTINUED ON P7 hC ASKS CBI to take over RG kAR corruption probe S U L AG N A S E N GU P TA @ Kolkata THE Calcutta High Court on Friday transferred the probe by the West Bengal government-constituted SIT into alleged financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital during the tenure of for mer principal Sandip Ghosh, to the CBI. The ruling came on a petition by the hospital’s former deputy superintendent Dr Akhtar Ali seeking an Enforcement Directorate probe into the irregularities. A single-judge bench of Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj said that since the probe into the brutal rape-murder of a junior doctor at the hospital on Au- gust 9 has been entrusted to the CBI, investigation into this matter, too, ought to be transferred to the same agency to ensure a comprehensive and unbiased inquiry . The HC directed the CBI to take over the investigation by Saturday 10 am by when the state administration must hand over all case-related documents including the case diary and CCTV footages. The CBI has been directed to submit a status report by September 17, when the HC will hear the matter next. Meanwhile, a city court permitted the CBI to conduct a polygraph test on Ghosh and five others in connection with the rape-murder case. Jail crowding to ease as new law kicks in In a major relief to undertrials, the SC on Friday said Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure on July 1, would apply retrospectively