01062026-TTB-01.qxd 6/1/2026 12:32 AM Page 1 c m y b 13 AFTER ABHISHEK, TMC MP KALYAN ‘ATTACKED’ NATION /thetribunechd CLOSE TO VERY GOOD DEAL WITH IRAN: TRUMP WORLD CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 150 | 18 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  DELHI monday | 1 june 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com CBSE’s U-turn, admits to gaps in evaluation portal Cong flags answer sheet data breach of 20L students RCB: Repeat Champions, Bengaluru Global school hub Gurugram trails Pb’s lowest-ranked dist in public education Gurugram, May 31 In a jarring revelation that shatters the image of Haryana’s educational progress, the latest Performance Grading Index (PGI) 2024-25 report released recently by the Union Education Ministry has exposed a harsh reality: Gurugram, the state’s crown jewel, is performing worse than Punjab’s lowest-ranked district Patiala. While Gurugram is globally recognised as a hub of some of the high-end and international schools in the country, there is an alarming gap in the quality of education within its public school system, a divide that demands urgent government attention. The data is telling. While Patiala has secured a score of 383, continued on page 10 Aksheev Thakur Tribune News Service Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets to clinch their second consecutive IPL title in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Virat Kohli scored 75 off 42 and hit his fastest IPL fifty (25 balls) as RCB chased down an under-par 156-run target, reaching 161 for five in 18 overs. INSIDE New CDS, Chief of Naval Staff assume office Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 31 General NS Raja Subramani took charge as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) on Sunday while Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumed office as the new Navy Chief, Gen NS Raja Subramani, Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, new Chief of Naval Staff marking a change at the top of the military hierarchy. The Army is expected to get a new Chief as General Upendra Dwivedi is set to superannuate on June 30. General Subramani succeeds General Anil Chauhan, who completed his tenure as the country’s senior-most military officer on Saturday. Admiral Swaminathan succeeds Admiral DK Tripathi, who superannuated today. The appointment of the new CDS comes weeks after outgoing CDS General Chauhan, continued on page 10 Nepal PM’s remark on border stirs row Punjab sees 3% dip in spousal violence NEW DELHI:Nepalese PM Balen- Tribune News Service dra Shah on Sunday triggered a fresh border row with India, saying both countries have “encroached” upon each other’s territories. He claimed both sides had agreed to take the help of historians and experts for a resolution. INSIDE Chandigarh, May 31 At a time when the suspected dowry death case of actor-model Twisha Sharma has sparked nationwide outrage, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) 2023-24, released on Friday, shows a decline in Mohit Khanna From 11.6% in previous survey, 8.7% women now subject to abuse spousal violence in Punjab. In the category of spousal violence against women aged 18 to 49 years, including physical and sexual violence, Punjab has witnessed an improvement of 3.1 per cent. While the NFHS-5 recorded spousal violence at 11.6 per cent, the NFHS-6 places it at 8.7 per cent, indicating that nearly nine out of every 100 married women in the continued on page 10 New Delhi, May 31 In a departure from its earlier claims, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday acknowledged vulnerabilities in its digital evaluation portal. “We have been closely monitoring the vulnerabilities in the OnMark portal of our service provider that are being flagged in the public domain. The identified vulnerabilities have been contained and other exploitable weaknesses are being ruled out,” the CBSE said in a statement posted on X. continued on page 10 edit: Exam chaos LoP Rahul Gandhi with Vedant Shrivastava, who flagged CBSE mixup. ANI WERE YOU CALLED TERRORISTS? RAHUL ASKS STUDENTS Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday met Vedant Shrivastava, who was at the centre of the CBSE answer sheet row and trolled online, and other Class XII students. “Were you also called ‘terrorists’?” Rahul asked them. As a student answered in affirmative, he said: “Seventeen-year-old ‘deep state agents’! Show their faces... show the faces of these ‘terrorists’!” INSIDE Sumedha Sharma Tribune News Service 3 of 4 MCs in kitty, BJP wins semis before 2027 HP poll Pratibha Chauhan SAFFRON SURGE Tribune News Service Shimla, May 31 The opposition BJP on Sunday registered an impressive victory in three of the four municipal corporation elections in Himachal Pradesh, setting off alarm bells for the ruling Congress with the Assembly poll being nearly 18 months away. In the 17-member Dharamsala and Solan MCs, the BJP won 11 and 10 wards, respectively, while the Congress secured five and six wards. MC Wards Cong BJP Ind D’sala 17 5 11 1 Solan 17 6 10 1 Mandi* 15 1 12 1 Palampur 15 11 4 – *Poll in 1 ward deferred One ward each was won by an Independent candidate. Of the 15 wards in the Mandi MC, the BJP won 12 while one each was bagged by the Congress and an Independent. Polling in one ward was deferred. In Palampur, the Congress won 11 of the 15 wards while the BJP bagged the remaining four. Overall, the BJP won 37 wards across the four MCs while the Congress secured 23. “The BJP’s win in three of the four prestigious civic bodies will bolster the party’s fight against the ruling Congress. These elections were widely seen as a semifinal ahead of the 2027 Assembly poll,” said a BJP leader. A poll analyst described the results as a set- back for the Congress, saying the party would require serious introspection and corrective measures. Though both the Congress and the BJP have been making counter-claims to victory in the 47 urban local body elections, only the polls to the four MCs were fought on party symbol. Refuting the BJP’s claims of victory, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, “The Congress has won continued on page 10 edit: hp civic polls Today’s issue is of 18 pages, including four-page Delhi Tribune. Mann Government always stands firmly with farmers Punjab Government’s Initiative for Paddy sowing Uninterrupted 8 Sr. No. hours of free electricity Area From Till Power Supply 31 May, 2026 Minimum 8 hours daily 1 15 May, 2026 2 Providing every possible facility to the farmers, who feed the nation, is our foremost responsibility. Every farmer in Punjab will receive uninterrupted 8 hours of free daytime electricity for paddy sowing. We have made complete preparations to ensure there is no shortage of water in the fields. For Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR) across Punjab Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Sri Amritsar Sahib, Tarn Taran, Rupnagar, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), Sri Fatehgarh Sahib and Hoshiarpur 01 June, 2026 Till crop maturity Minimum 8 hours daily 3 Faridkot, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Sri Muktsar Sahib and Fazilka 05 June, 2026 Till crop maturity Minimum 8 hours daily 4 Ludhiana, Malerkotla, Mansa, Moga, Patiala, Sangrur, Barnala, Kapurthala, Jalandhar and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (Nawanshahr) 09 June, 2026 Till crop maturity Minimum 8 hours daily Bhagwant Singh Mann Chief Minister, Punjab Department of Information and Public Relations, Punjab c m y b