FOLLOW US: @TheStatesmanLtd @thestatesmanltd thestatesman1875 www.thestatesman.com People’s Parliament, Always in Session India’s National Newspaper since 1818 | Pages 12 | ` 5.00 | KOLKATA | NEW DELHI | SILIGURI | BHUBANESWAR | Friday, 14 November 2025 SPORTS WORLD NATION Jaishankar presents India’s stand at G7 Page 8 43-day-long govt shutdown ends in USA as Trump signs bipartisan deal Patna, 13 November After a historic turnout in the two phases of the Bihar Assembly elections, preparations for vote counting are now in full swing. Counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m. on Friday at 46 counting centres across the state. District administrations have issued strict instructions to ensure security and maintain law and order during the counting process. According to the ECI, the Model Code of Conduct will remain in effect till 16 November. Keeping this in view, district administrations have issued notice that prohibitory orders. Officials have made it clear that any violation of the Model Code of Conduct will not be JD-U uses ‘tiger abhi zinda hai’ to highlight Nitish’s resilience Page 10 Stage set for Bihar verdict today, exit polls favour NDA IMRAN MOJIB NATION tolerated under any circumstances. Legal action will be taken against any political party, candidate, or organisation found engaging in activities contrary to the ECI’s guidelines. District administrations have also announced a complete ban on victory processions, public meetings, sit-ins, or demonstrations. Brisk polling was witnessed across the state during the two phases of the Bihar Assembly elections held on 6 November and 11 November. The 65.08 per cent voter turnout in the first phase, coupled with 68.79 per cent in the second and final phase, took the overall turnout to a record 66.90 per cent, the highest ever in the state’s Assembly elections. Exit polls have given a clear edge to the NDA. If these figures prove accurate, the return of the NDA government seems almost certain. At the same time, some exit polls have suggested that the RJD may emerge as the single largest party. Page 5 ATUL KRISHAN New Delhi, 13 November T he probe in the Delhi blast case has been widened with government sources indicating that federal probe agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are being pressed into service to probe financial and money-laundering issues in the matter. A DNA test has conclusively identified Dr Umar Nabi as the perpetrator who allegedly drove the i20 car involved in the blast near the Red Fort that claimed several lives and left many injured on Monday evening. Multiple teams of the CBI, ED, NIA, Haryana Police, Delhi Police, J-K Police and UP ATS conducted search operations which resulted in the detention of a few more suspect doctors and seizing a total of four vehicles which STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 13 November at a cost of Rs 218 crore by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), has a 2.7-kilometer runway that can handle fighter jets, transport planes, and helicopters. Now that Mudh-Nyoma is operational, India's aerial capabilities in the high-altitude Delhi police personnel during investigation at the site of the car blast near Red Fort, in New Delhi on Thursday. AGENCIES were allegedly linked to the 10 November terror incident in Delhi, which had claimed at least 13 lives. The investigators have claimed that the Doctor Terror module had planned an operation on 6 December. There were a total of eight doctors who were initially part of the terror module. They were allegedly supposed to carry out attacks at 32 locations in the entire NCR. region are greatly enhanced as Ladakh is home to four important Air Force bases: Leh, Kargil, Thoise, and Nyoma. The airbase's activation follows a year after China and India resumed joint patrols in the Demchok sector, signalling a slow thaw in ties following the fatal clashes in 2020 that killed 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley and Pangong Tso region. Military deployment on both sides of the LAC has increased as a result of those clashes, which were brought on by disagreements over infrastructure development close to the Galwan River Valley. The Nyoma airstrip, which was built prior to the 1962 India-China war, had been mainly inactive for many years until the IAF successfully landed an AN-32 aircraft there in 2009, reactivating it. An important upgrade, the new Mudh-Nyoma base strengthens India's operational reach and ability to respond quickly along its northern borders. India reports 21 pc drop in new TB cases, double the global decline: Govt India’s fight against TB is achieving remarkable momentum. This is one of the sharpest drops seen anywhere in the world. STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, 13 November India has recorded a significant drop in new TB cases emerging in the country each year, according to a statement by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. From 237 cases per lakh population in 2015, the country’s toll of disease incidence dropped to 187 per lakh population in 2024, registering a decline of 21 per cent. The ministry, citing data from the World Health Organisation’s Global TB Report 2025, noted that India’s decline is almost double the pace of the drop observed globally at 12 per cent. Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded India’s significant progress in the fight against Tuberculosis (TB). “India’s fight against TB is NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER achieving remarkable momentum. The latest WHO Global tuberculosis report 2025 highlights that India has recorded a commendable reduction in TB incidence since 2015 and it is nearly twice the global rate of decline. This is one of the sharpest drops seen anywhere in the world,” Mr Modi stated in a post on the X platform. “Equally heartening is the expansion of treatment Page 12 Delhi blast: ED, CBI roped in to probe money trail ‘Game-Changer’ Mudh-Nyoma airbase boosts India’s air power along China border After Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh successfully landed a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the newly built runway, the Indian Air Force (IAF) formally opened the strategically important Mudh-Nyoma air base in eastern Ladakh. Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, Air Off icer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Air C ommand, accompanied him on the historic flight on Wednesday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called the airbase, which is 13,700 feet above sea level and only 25 kilometres from China's Line of Actual Control (LAC), a "game-changer." The facility, which was built Gill admits problems juggling formats before SA Tests coverage, the fall in ‘missing cases’ and the sustained rise in treatment success.I compliment all those who have worked towards achieving this success. We remain committed to ensuring a healthy and fit India!” According to an official report, the country’s TB treatment coverage has also expanded in the last decade, rising from 53 per cent in 2015 to 92 percent in 2024. Health ministry officials drew attention to India’s TB elimination program in improving the treatment success rate, which touched 90 percent, ahead of the global treatment success rate of 88 percent. With improved treatments, the fatality rates have fallen from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 21 per lakh population in 2024, the ministry underlined. “The seized vehicles include a Swift Dzire, registered to Dr. Shaheen but used by Dr. Mozammil, and from which weapons were recovered. The second, an i20, was allegedly used in the blast. The third is an EcoSport, found in Faridabad, and the fourth is a Breeza. While all four cars are now in custody, the investigation into the module's activities continues to intensify,” a senior official said. Sources also revealed that the key accused Dr. Mujammil, Dr. Adil, Dr. Umar, and Dr. Shaheen~ collectively pooled approximately Rs 20 lakh in cash, which was handed over to Umar Nabi. A portion of these funds, about Rs 3 lakh, was later used to purchase more than 20 quintals of NPK fertilizer from areas in Gurugram and Nuh to prepare the IED used in the blast. Investigations have also uncovered a financial dispute over the money between Dr. Umar and Dr. Mujammil. Dr. Umar had created a secret group on the encrypted messaging app Signal, which included 2-4 members, to plan the operations, they said. Dr Adil, whose arrest led agencies to the Faridabad terror module, had recently traveled to the national capital. Investigation has confirmed that he flew from Srinagar to Delhi on 11 October, just before the alleged events unfolded. 8 dead, over 20 injured after car crushed between container trucks: Pune: At least eight people have died and more than 20 have been injured in a tragic accident that took place on Thursday near the Navale bridge on the Pune-Bengaluru highway, where two containers collided with each other, causing the trucks to catch fire, after which a speeding container hit several vehicles, officials said. The injured were immediately rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment, with several reported to be in critical condition. Police sources said that the incident occurred when the two trucks collided, trapping a car between them before all three vehicles caught fire. The victims have not yet been identified, and an investigation is underway to determine the exact cause of the crash.