27082023-TTC-01.qxd 8/27/2023 12:17 AM Page 1 123 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 7 NO. 236 | 18 PAGES | ~7.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2021-2023 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 RAMASWAMY MAY BE TRUMP’S RUNNING MATE IN US POLLS WORLD /thetribunechd BANDH IN JAMMU AMID ROW OVER SARORE TOLL J&K OLD ARCHITECTURE TECHNIQUES BACK IN FOCUS SPECTRUM INCLUSIVITY IN LEGAL PROFESSION MUST, SAYS CJI BACK PAGE sunday | 27 august 2023 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Don’t test patience, Punjabis know how to fight back: Mann to Purohit Did Haryana, Manipur Governors grill BJP govts on Nuh, ethnic clashes, asks CM Sanjeev Singh Bariana Tribune News Service Haryana seals UP, Rajasthan borders ahead of Nuh yatra Geetanjali Gayatri Tribune News Service Nuh, August 26 Appearing to have learnt from its past “mistakes” that led to communal clashes during a religious procession on July 31, the Haryana Government has decided to seal its borders with neighbouring Rajasthan and MLA Mamman Khan on notice, told to join probe Uttar Pradesh ahead of the August 28 ‘shobha yatra’ in Nuh, called by right wing outfits despite denial of permission by the local administration. The police deployment has been stepped up around mosques while paramilitary forces continue to keep vigil in Nuh district after the clashes. continued on page 9 ISRO Chairman S Somanath explains working of Chandrayaan-3 to PM Narendra Modi, who met scientists in Bengaluru on Saturday. PTI ‘Shiv Shakti’ & ‘Tiranga’: PM names 2 Chandrayaan sites Shubhadeep Choudhury Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 26 In a bid to mark the Indian footprints on the moon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that the touchdown site on the lunar soil of Vikram lander of Chandrayaan-3 mission will be called “Shiv Shakti”. Modi, who flew directly to Bengaluru this morning from Athens to compliment the ISRO scientists on their success in accomplishing the unprecedented feat of soft landing on the lunar south pole, also named the point where the Chandrayaan-2 mission’s lander had crashed in 2019 as “Tiranga”. It was decided the crash site Announces Aug 23 as ‘National Space Day’ Chandigarh, August 26 A day after Governor Banwarilal Purohit “threatened” to recommend President’s rule in Punjab in case the state government did not answer his questions, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday said the “patience of 3.5 crore Punjabis shouldn’t be tested as they knew how to fight back when suppressed”. “Don’t test our patience. As a representative of 3.5 crore Punjabis, and not as the Chief Minister, I’ll like to point out that we 20% export duty on parboiled rice NEW MOONWALK VIDEO ISRO on Saturday released a video showing the Pragyan rover roaming around Shiv Shakti point on the lunar surface. would be given a name after success in soft landing on the lunar surface was achieved continued on page 9 New Delhi, August 26 Days after saying there was no move to curtail export of non-basmati parboiled rice, the Centre has imposed a 20 per cent duty on its export with immediate effect. The decision, which was taken to curb rising prices of rice, comes at a time when food inflation for July had skyrocketed to 11 per cent, pushing the retail inflation for the month to 7.44 per cent. INSIDE Governor Purohit has accused CM Mann of not replying to his letters. FILE ❝ HUNGER FOR GRABBING POWER The Governor’s orders… exhibit hunger for grabbing power.We know how to fight back when suppressed. Whatever you are doing is unconstitutional. Don’t rub salt into our wounds. Bhagwant Mann, PUNJABCM have played a major role in the freedom struggle… we have defended the country’s bor- ders against foreign aggression and have also fed the nation for decades after the Green Revo- lution,” said CM Mann, addressing the media here. The Chief Minister said the government had replied to nine of the 16 questions asked by the Governor, and that the rest too would be replied shortly. At the same time, he questioned the Governor’s “intentions”, asking where he got such orders from. “It exhibits a hunger for grabbing power…. We (Punjabis) also know how to fight back when suppressed. Whatever you are doing is unconstitutional. Don’t rub salt into our wounds,” he said. continued on page 10 Draft guidelines ready, panchayats to soon regulate construction in rural Himachal Pratibha Chauhan Tribune News Service Shimla, August 26 All construction activities in Himachal’s rural areas that fall outside the purview of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act will soon be regulated by gram panchayats. These bodies will approve building maps to regulate haphazard constructions. Today’s issue is of 18 pages, including six-page additional pullout (Spectrum). MONSOON FURY Number of planning areas 57 in Himachal Pradesh Number of Special Area 35 Development Authorities BADDI INDUSTRY FACES LOSSES INSIDE The move comes in wake of High Court directives that the entire state, including rural areas, must be treated as ‘planning area’ where building norms are applicable. The Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department had sought the guidance of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department in framing the construction guidelines, which have been finalised. The draft guidelines are in the final stages. After consultation, continued on page 9 IN BRIEF UP teacher booked over slapping incident NEW DELHI: The UP Police on Saturday booked the teacher who allegedly made communal comments and ordered her students to slap a Muslim classmate for not doing his homework. INSIDE Nine tourists killed in TN train fire tragedy NEW DELHI: Nine tourists bound for Tamil Nadu’s Rameswaram were killed when a fire broke out in a coach at Madurai railway station. A gas cylinder allegedly led to the blaze. BACK PAGE Baazigar-fame lyricist Dev Kohli dies at 81 MUMBAI: Veteran lyricist Dev Kohli, known for his work in films such as Baazigar and Hum Aapke Hain Koun, died on Saturday due to age-related ailments. He was 81. PTI