01102026-TTB-01.qxd 10/1/2026 12:14 AM 13 GILL SMASHES FASTEST ODI DOUBLE TON SPORT /thetribunechd Page 1 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 271 | 18 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 DELHI thursday | 1 october 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Indian captain ‘fights off’co-pilot tryingto crash Israel-bound plane Saves 174 on board Dubai-Tel Aviv flight | Jihadist terror plot foiled: Minister Dubai/Jerusalem, Sept 30 An Indian captain of a DubaiTel Aviv Flydubai flight “fought off” his co-pilot who allegedly attempted to crash the aircraft, which had to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, Israeli media reports said on Wednesday. News website Ynet, citing Israeli officials, reported that the co-pilot was an Omani national and suspected of trying to crash the aircraft. The Indian captain fought with him to prevent the aircraft from crashing, with Israeli passengers later helping subdue the co-pilot, the report said. Israeli Prime Minister Ben- Amid row, EC rolls back Form 6 change in non-SIR states Animesh Singh Tribune News Service The plane that was diverted to Saudi Arabia lands in Lod, near Tel Aviv. jamin Netanyahu said one of the pilots stabbed the other and apparently attempted to crash the aircraft with passengers on board. The airline has not released the identity or nationality of the pilots. Citing Israeli outlets, The New York Post, however, identified the Indian pilot as Smit Machchhar, who has nearly 10,000 hours in the air. In videos circulated on social media, the pilot can be seen drenched in blood, wearing an oxygen mask and lying on his back in the galley of the aircraft. In a statement, Netanyahu said an Israeli passenger told him that the aircraft went into a spin and began descending, after which passengers and a crew member managed to break into the cockpit and, together, they overpowered the pilot who had carried out the stabbing while he was attempting to sabotage the aircraft’s systems. continued on page 8 INDIA demands CEC’s exit, calls Modi-Shah ‘real vote theft brains’ New Delhi, September 30 The Election Commission (EC) has withdrawn the controversial declaration which was part of the online Form 6 that is filled by new voters for inclusion in electoral lists. Sources aware of developments said for all states where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had been completed and where it was yet to start, there shall be no requirement of the continued on page 8 Shekhar Singh Wheat MSP up ~25; pulses gain the most Choose BJP, will ensure chitta-free Punjab: Shah NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday raised the MSP of wheat marginally by Rs 25 to Rs 2,610 per quintal for the 2027-28 rabi marketing season, while increasing support prices of pulses and oilseeds by up to Rs 675 per quintal. INSIDE OppnMPstomarchtoECofficeonOct6,rallyonNov1 Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 30 Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah of being the “real masterminds” behind what the Opposition calls “vote chori”, the INDIA bloc on Wednesday announced a nationwide campaign demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and a continued on page 8 Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Omar Abdullah, Mamata Banerjee and others at the INDIA bloc meeting. MANAS RANJAN BHUI ‘SAVE DEMOCRACY’ MARCH BID TO SAVE DYNASTY: BJP NATION NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed the third plea for bail by Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in a case under the anti-terror law UAPA on the “larger conspiracy” behind the February 2020 riots in north-east Delhi. INSIDE Indian sailor among five killed by pirates NEW DELHI: An Indian sailor was among five crew members killed and another injured by pirates aboard a hijacked fuel tanker in Somalia, authorities said, as security forces of the African nation retook control of the vessel. — TNS SIT summons Majithia, Bhola in ~6K-cr drug case Tribune News Service HC binsKhalid,Imam bail plea for third time Home Minister Amit Shah and Punjab BJP president Kewal Dhillon meet the families who lost their loved ones to drugs, in Jalandhar. MALKIAT SINGH Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service Paragpur (Jalandhar), Sept 30 Making the drug menace the centrepiece of the BJP’s Punjab Assembly poll campaign, Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday promised to rid the state of the scourge of “chitta” by December 31, 2029, if the party is voted to power. Addressing his first pre-election rally in Punjab, Shah launched a sharp attack on the AAP government. He alleged that it Sounds poll bugle at Jalandhar rally, attacks AAP govt on drugs had allowed the drug problem to worsen, asserting that only the BJP could deliver a “Nasha Mukt Punjab”. Setting a deadline for eliminating the drug trade in the state, Shah said the BJP would fight the upcoming Assembly elections primarily continued on page 8 Chandigarh, September 30 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged Rs 6,000-crore drug racket has summoned Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia on October 5. The SIT has also called Jagdish Bhola, an accused in the case, on the same day. The two being summoned together has raised the possibility that they could be questioned face-to-face for the first time. The summons come at a time when Majithia has been raising the issue of the alleged misuse of official residences by AAP ministers. Majithia’s name first surfaced in the Bhola drug racket of 2013-14. The Punjab Police arrested Bhola, a former continued on page 8 Defying taboos, Hry girls script Asiad success Deepender Deswal Tribune News Service Hisar, September 30 Two stubborn girls from two villages in Haryana — Kiran Pahal of Sonepat and Neeru Dhanda of Jind — will return home from the Asian Games in Nagoya with a rich haul of medals, having carved their names in the record books through years of grit, sacrifice and perseverance. Speaking to The Tribune from Nagoya, Kiran said, “Zid se hi jeet milti hai. Haryana mein ladkiyon ko kai front par ladna padta hai. (You can only win if you’re stubborn. In Haryana, girls have to fight on many fronts).” For Kiran, who set the tone for India’s gold medal-winning women’s 4x400m relay continued on page 8 FANTASTIC FOUR India clinch 4 gold medals in their most successful day of the Asian Games so far ARCHERS HIT GOLD The women’s compound archery trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha and Prithika Pradeep (right) sparked the gold rush, followed by gold medals from the men’s team as well as the mixed team 60 KIRAN MEDALS 8th SPOT TRUMP, MODI REVIEW TIES OVER CALL BACK PAGE NEERU TRAPS ANOTHER GOLD The mixed trap shooting pair of Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai (left) also struck gold Today’s issue is of 18 pages, including four-page Delhi Tribune. c m y b
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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.
The English edition apart, the 133-year-old Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).
