03092026-TTB-01.qxd 9/3/2026 FMMEETS BESSENT, VOWS TO BOOST TIES BUSINESS /thetribunechd 12:30 AM Page 1 13 thursday | 3 september 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com IAF’s Op Sindoor veteran is Ram Temple’s first CEO PTI Trust picks Air Marshal Mishra |Govind Giri to be gen secy Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra (retd) FIRST WOMAN TRUSTEE AMONG THREE NEW MEMBERS INSIDE Three new trustees inducted were Madan Mohan Pandey from Ayodhya, Bhagchandka from Delhi and Nirmala Yadav from Shikohabad. Pandey was the lawyer of Ram Lalla Virajman during the prolonged Ram JanmabhoomiBabri Masjid legal dispute. Today’s appointments capped continued on page 7 New Delhi, September 2 Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra (retd), the newly appointed first CEO of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya, was commissioned into the Indian Air Force (IAF) as a fighter pilot in December 1986. A fighter combat leader and experimental test pilot, he has logged more than 3,000 flying hours during his distinguished career. He was heading the Western Air Command continued on page 7 Punjab seeks proof as ED presses for FIR in ‘cash-for-transfer’ case Ruchika M Khanna FormerWesternAir Commandchiefwith 38-yearexperience Surya S Pillai New Delhi, September 2 The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, on Wednesday appointed retired Air Marshal Jeetendra Mishra, who headed the Western Air Command during Operation Sindoor, as its first chief executive officer (CEO). The Trust also inducted three new members into the body as part of the clean-up process it had pledged in the aftermath of the donation theft row. Former Trust treasurer Govind Dev Giri was named the new general secretary, while Mahesh Bhagchandka was appointed treasurer. ABHINANDAN QUITS IAF, TO JOIN AIRLINE BACK PAGE CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 243 | 18 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  DELHI LAST RITES, MINUS BODIES A family member prepares a representational effigy of a flashflood victim, whose body couldn’t be located, for performing last rites as per Nepal Hindu customs, at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. Deathtollrisesto1,204 India sends more relief ■ The death toll from Nepal’s ■ India dispatched fifth tranche flashfloods rose to 1,204, with 4,216 still missing ■ Details of 911 unidentified bodies have been uploaded on the Nepal police website of relief supplies to tragedyhit Nepal on Wednesday ■ The aid included five tonnes of medicines; an 11-member rescue team was also sent Nepal PM Balen calls for global responsibility WORLD Chandigarh, September 2 The Punjab Government and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have locked horns over the registration of an FIR in an alleged “cash-for-transfer and land fraud” case. The agency accused the Punjab Police of stalling action despite “detailed evidence having been shared”, while AAP state president Aman Arora said on Wednesday the FIR could not be registered till the central enforcement agency shared proper evidence with the police. In response to the third letter written by ED sleuths to the police on August 31, Arora said the case was nothing more than a political vilifica- Provide complete case file: Punjab Police to ED CM SHOULD QUIT: OPPN BJP state chief Kewal Singh Dhillon and Punjab Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa have demanded CM Bhagwant Mann’s resignation over the alleged cash-for-transfer racket. tion campaign launched by the BJP-led Centre. He said, “…It uses central agencies such as the ED as its tools and mouthpiece. The central agency is acting like a tool of the BJP to defame the AAP government and its leaders. The FIR cannot be registered because the evidence it has shared is not continued on page 7 Row erupts as Chadha’s CBI chargesheets 6 Hry IAS officers Trump explores passport name missing in poll roll in IDFC-AU scam, ‘lets off’ 2 for now route to curb citizenship Ruchika M Khanna Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 2 A political row has erupted over the deletion of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha’s name from Punjab’s draft electoral rolls, with the ruling AAP accusing him of attempting to get his voter registration transferred to Delhi through a “backdated process” and Chadha alleging that the AAP government had Blames Pb Govt; AAP claims bid to shift vote AjayBanerjee Charged with conspiracy, cheating, destruction of proof Bhartesh Singh Thakur used the electoral revision process to target him. Chadha, a former AAP Rajya Sabha member from Punjab who joined the BJP earlier this year, said his vote was registered in Mohali. However, his name had been classified as “shifted” in the draft electoral continued on page 7 Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 2 The CBI on Wednesday filed the third chargesheet in the alleged Rs 657-crore IDFC First Bank-AU Small Finance Bank scam, naming six Haryana-cadre IAS officers, including one retired officer. The IAS officers named are Mohammed Shayin, Vineet Garg, Dr Saket Kumar, Pankaj Agarwal, and Ram Kumar Singh. Retired IAS officer Pardeep Kumar has also been named as an accused. Along with them, three officers of IDFC First Bank, one officer of AU Small Finance Bank and nine other officials of the Haryana Government have been named. In all, the chargesheet names 19 persons. The chargesheet invokes offences of criminal conspiracy, cheating, destruction of evidence, forgery, using false documents as genuine, falsification of accounts, criminal breach of trust and abetment under the Bharatiya Nyaya continued on page 7 Today’s issue is of 18 pages, including four-page Delhi Tribune. c m y b Tribune News Service NewDelhi, September 2 In a move that could raise concerns among thousands of Indians working in the US, the State Department has proposed requiring parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status. The proposal is a formal follow-up to President Donald Proposal targets birthright claims; Indians may be hit Trump’s August 6 executive order aimed at restricting birthright citizenship. Reuters reported that it had the first detailed look at how the State Department could implement Trump’s executive order, which targets what the administration calls “birth continued on page 7 CBI to probe death ofSushantRajput’s ex-manager Disha New Delhi, September 2 The Bombay High Court on Wednesday ordered a CBI investigation into the death of Disha Salian, former manager of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who died by suicide in June 2020. The court clarified that no individual should be treated as an accused unless the investigating officer finds sufficient material against them during the probe. CBI continued on page 7 Plea claiming Rahul was UK citizen junked LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has dismissed as withdrawn a writ petition challenging Rahul Gandhi’s Indian citizenship, observing that the petitioners failed to produce any proof to substantiate their allegation that he was a British citizen. INSIDE Relief for DSP sacked overBishnoiinterview CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the dismissal of Punjab Police DSP Gursher Singh Sandhu. It directed the state to reinstate Sandhu with all consequential benefits. He was sacked in a case related to an interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi while he was in custody at the CIA Staff, Kharar. INSIDE