29062026-TTB-01.qxd 6/29/2026 DALAI LAMA RECEIVES GRAND WELCOME IN LEH J&K /thetribunechd 12:04 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 178 | 16 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 DELHI TRUMP THREATENS IRAN AMID FRESH ATTACKS WORLD monday | 29 june 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Someone who truly cares is sending support and it will be sent every month Every woman in Punjab will receive per month MOTHERS’ AND DAUGHTERS’ DREAMS WON’T HAVE TO WAIT ANYMORE Women belonging to the SC category will receive per month ₹1,000 ₹1,500 DIPR, Punjab Aapka Apna Bhagwant Mann AAPSikh MLAs,ministers Will return to B’desh Wangchuk begins indefinite fast this year, says Hasina to face Akal Takht today Farm leaders join CJP protest; 500 under ‘house arrest’ Manikant Mishra Tribune News Service Tribune News Service VISHAL KUMAR Will present govt stand on anti-sacrilege law, ‘fake’ video: Mann Pawan K Jaiswar Tribune News Service Amritsar, June 28 Ending days of speculation, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday announced that all Sikh ministers, MLAs and the Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha belonging to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government would appear before the Akal Takht on Monday to present the government’s stand on the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act. Accompanied by AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal after a closed-door meeting with Sikh legislators and ministers here, Mann Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in Amritsar. reiterated that the Akal Takht was the supreme temporal authority of the Sikh community and said every directive issued by it would be obeyed “in true letter and spirit”. “The Akal Takht is above everything for me. Its command is, was and will always remain supreme for me and my family,” Mann said, adding continued on page 8 New Delhi, June 28 Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said, “I will be back home this year,” signalling what she described as the end of her exile in India. Hasina has been living in India since August 2024 following the fall of her government amid a student-led protest movement. In an interview with news channel NDTV Hasina dis, missed doubts about her party Awami League’s ability to stage a political comeback despite an ongoing crackdown on its leaders and workers under the successive governments of Muhammad Yunus and BNP’s Tarique Rahman. The former PM said the Awami League was not a VERDICT AGAINST ME ILLEGAL The verdict against me is not justice. It is part of an illegal, unconstitutional and politically motivated process. ❝ Sheikh Hasina, FORMER Khap and farm leaders with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke at Jantar Mantar on Sunday. MANAS RANJAN BHUI BANGLADESH PM “paper organisation” but a “force”, asserting that the party’s return did not depend on the failures of its opponents. “The Awami League creates its own path with the people,” she said. Hasina said the party’s ability to translate people’s aspirations into a political movement was rooted in the continued on page 8 Today’s issue is of 16 pages, including four-page Delhi Tribune. c m y b New Delhi, June 28 Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Sunday began an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar, lending fresh momentum to the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) protest seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in examinations. continued on page 8 Kinner Kailash Yatra postponed Tribune News Service Shimla, June 28 The Kinner Kailash Yatra, which was to start from July 1 in Kinnaur, has been postponed after a special reconnaissance team identified severe safety hazards along the route. SHRIKHAND MAHADEV YATRA PUT OFF OVER LANDSLIDE RISK The decision comes days after The Tribune reported concerns by local residents over the yatra, citing ecological threat and deities’ opposition to it. continued on page 8 Punjab & Haryana HC judge dies at 59 Chandigarh: Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu, a sitting judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, passed away at a hospital in Gurugram on Sunday. Sindhu (59) had been unwell for some time, officials said. INSIDE
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The Tribune, the largest selling daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the paper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.
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