31072022-TTC-01.qxd 31-07-2022 00:15 Page 1 123 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 6 NO. 210 | 20 PAGES | ~7.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2021-2023 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 EYE ON POLLS, CM LAYS STONE OF PROJECTS IN SERAJ HIMACHAL /thetribunechd PROTESTERS IN IRAQ BREACH PARLIAMENT BUILDING WORLD THE MUSICIANS WHO LOST THEIR AUDIENCE SPECTRUM MAHA GUV’S REMARK ON MUMBAI KICKS OFF STORM BACK PAGE sunday | 31 july 2022 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com CHANU WINS FIRST GOLD FOR INDIA States must work in tandem with Centre to fight drug menace: Shah Tribune News Service WEIGHTLIFTING 49KG CATEGORY Mirabai Chanu lifts 201kg, outclassing Mauritius’ Marie Ranaivosoa (172kg) BLOW TO SUNAK, FORMER CANDIDATE BACKS RIVAL Rishi Sunak’s campaign to be elected the next British PM suffered a blow as ex-candidate Tom Tugendhat endorsed his rival Liz Truss. INSIDE G POOJARY SM SARGAR BRONZE WEIGHTLIFTING 61KG SILVER WEIGHTLIFTING 55KG ‘Humiliated’, med varsity VC quits AAP backs minister even as CM apologises to Dr Bahadur Vishav Bharti Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 30 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann apologised to Dr Raj Bahadur on Saturday, hours after the veteran surgeon resigned as the Vice Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, over the “humiliation” he faced at the hands of Health Minister Chetan Singh Jauramajra a day ago. The CM’s apology notwithstanding, the Aam Aadmi Party backed the minister saying Opposition leaders were “shedding crocodile tears” ‘DOCTORS DESERVE RESPECT’ —DR RAJ BAHADUR PCC chief Raja Warring with Dr Raj Bahadur in Mohali. AMRITSAR GMC CHIEF QUITS and had done little for the cause of commoners “suffering in government hospitals”. Terming the incident “unfortunate”, AAP chief spokesperson Malvinder Kang said “equally unfortunate” was the way Opposition leaders were politicising the matter when it was quite evident that the Health Minister was “distressed to find the dilapidated condition of beds and lack of cleanliness at a hospital where mostly poor people came for treatment”. Opposition leaders targeted Jauramajra for “humiliating” Dr Bahadur. Mann rang up and offered an apology after Dr Bahadur sent his continued on page 8 Chandigarh, July 30 Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the states must work in tandem with the Centre to fight the scourge of drugs, a problem “afflicting Punjab the most”. Addressing a conference on ‘Drug trafficking and national security’ here, Shah pointed out the drug problem was more in Punjab and assured full support to the border state in fighting the menace. “The Centre stands shoulder-toshoulder with Punjab in the fight against drugs. We have to extricate the youth of Punjab from the morass. We will ❝ Union Home Minister Amit Shah with students of Government Model High School at Mauli Jagran, Chandigarh, on Saturday. PRADEEP TEWARI extend whatever help Punjab needs,” he said at the event organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). Shah said the Centre would also set up a forensic lab in Amritsar as well as open an NCB training centre. About the steps to Speed up release of undertrials: PM New Delhi, July 30 Highlighting the plight of undertrial prisoners languishing in jails, PM Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) to expedite their release. Addressing the first AllIndia District Legal Services Authorities’ meet here, PM Modi said DLSAs should use their position as chairpersons continued on page 8 31,000 kg of drugs destroyed by NCB teams in Delhi, Chennai, Guwahati & Kolkata SAVING THE YOUTH The Centre stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the Punjab Government in its fight against the menace. We have to extricate the youth of Punjab from the morass. Amit Shah, UNION MINISTER PM Narendra Modi and CJI NV Ramana in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI MAKE JUSTICE DELIVERY SYSTEM ACCESSIBLE: CJI ❝ Only a small percentage of our population has access to justice delivery system. Most people suffer in silence, lacking awareness and means. NV Ramana, CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA weed out the problem, he said the Centre had adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards continued on page 8 Ultra killed, cop, 2 soldiers injured in J&K encounter srinagar, July 30 A militant was killed and three security personnel were wounded in an encounter in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. A sniffer dog of the Army’s 29 Rashtriya Rifles’ dog unit was also killed. After the security forces received information continued on page 8 IN BRIEF Booker winner Shree’s Agra event cancelled AGRA: An event to honour Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree was called off by organisers after a complaint, alleging objectionable comments on Indian deities in her novel, was filed. PTI India’s 1st monkeypox patient recovers THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A Kerala man, India’s first monkeypox patient, has recovered after treatment at GMC here. State Health Minister Veena George said he was tested negative twice post recovery. PTI CBI seizes helicopter in DHFL scam case NEW DELHI: The CBI seized an AgustaWestland helicopter from the premises of builder Avinash Bhosale in Pune on Saturday in connection with the DHFL scam case. PTI