23022024-TTB-01.qxd 22-02-2024 23:42 Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 53 | 20 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 DELHI AS UKRAINE WAR ENTERS 3RD YEAR, US AID HANGS IN BALANCE WORLD /thetribunechd RUSSIAN SKIER DIES AS AVALANCHE HITS GULMARG J&K SENSEX UP 535 PTS, ‘BIGGEST OPPONENT’ OF NIFTY TOUCHES UN REFORMS: EAM TAKES NEW HIGH BUSINESS DIG AT CHINA BACK PAGE friday | 23 february 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Uneasy calm at borders, SKM forms panel for joint MSP fight Seeks murder case against Khattar, Vij; to observe ‘Black Day’ today Ruchika M Khanna ‘DECLARE PROTEST VICTIM A MARTYR’ Tribune News Service Chandigarh, February 22 A day after a young farmer was killed and several others injured in police action during the farmers’ protest at the Khanauri border, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of farmer unions, has come out in solidarity with the farmers who faced police action. However, it has fallen short of announcing support for the ongoing “Dilli Chalo” stir. Though the SKM has Farm leaders hold a press meet in Chandigarh on Thursday. RAVI KUMAR decided that it will not join the ongoing protest at Punjab’s borders with Haryana and continue with its own IN BRIEF CBI searches former J&K Governor Malik’s house NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday raided former Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s house here in connection with the Kiru hydropower project corruption case. INSIDE HC junks order on including Meiteis in ST list IMPHAL: The Manipur High Court has ordered the deletion of a paragraph from a March 2023 order that urged the state to consider including the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe list. INSIDE No charges against US cop who ran over Indian WASHINGTON: A US cop who ran over Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula while responding to an overdose call, will not face any criminal charges due to lack of “sufficient” evidence, authorities said. BACK PAGE protest programmes, it has announced a six-member committee to hold talks with the breakaway factions — Uneasy calm prevailed at the Khanauri and Shambhu borders on Thursday. Shubhkaran’s postmortem couldn’t be conducted as farmer leaders want the government to declare him a martyr, give a compensation of ~1 crore to his family and a government job to his sister. the SKM (Non-Political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha continued on page 6 edit: death of a farmer Will comply, but disagree with govt order on blocking posts: X Next-gen BrahMos for Navy, ~19K cr purchase cleared Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service CHALLENGED SIMILAR ACTION IN 2022 Tribune News Service New Delhi, February 22 Elon Musk-led X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday said the Government of India had asked the microblogging site to act against some accounts and posts and while it will withhold the flagged content in India, “it disagreed with these actions”. “The Indian Government has issued executive orders requiring X to act on specific accounts and posts, subject to potential penalties, including significant fines and imprisonment. In compliance with the orders, we will withhold these accounts and ■ Govt via executive orders has sought action on certain accounts & posts, subject to potential penalties, including fines and jail term, claims X ■ In 2022, Twitter had challenged govt orders to take down some content; Karnata- ka HC dismissed its plea in 2023, imposing ~50L fine ■ X says its writ appeal challenging govt’s orders remains pending in court; as such due to legal restrictions, it cannot publish govt orders, it adds MURDER OF DEMOCRACY Modi ji, the public knows that you have murdered democracy and the public will answer! Rahul Gandhi, CONGRESS EX-PRESIDENT ❝ posts in India alone; however, we disagree with these actions and maintain that freedom of expression should extend to these posts,” Global Government Affairs, an arm of X, said. continued on page 6 AAP set to get 4 seats, Cong 3 in Delhi poll pact Both parties likely to tie up in Gujarat, Goa, Haryana & Chandigarh too| Announcement soon Shubhadeep Choudhury Tribune News Service New Delhi, February 22 Talks between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress over seat sharing in Delhi for the Lok Sabha elections are said to be in final stages and the two sides are likely to announce their tie-up soon. “The announcement regarding sharing of seats is expected to be made soon,” a Congress leader said. Confirming the development, Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely said, “The Congress and AAP are part of the INDIA bloc and the final decision (regarding seat sharing) will be announced soon.” It is learnt that four of Delhi’s seven seats will be fought UT SEAT FOR CONG? AAP is expected to concede the Chandigarh seat to the Congress. While AAP will play second fiddle to the Congress in Haryana and Gujarat, the two parties will contest one seat each in Goa. by AAP while the Congress will contest the remaining three seats. AAP will field c m y b candidates from the South Delhi, West Delhi, North West Delhi and New Delhi seats, while the Congress will contest the Chandni Chowk, East Delhi and North East Delhi constituencies. At present, all seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi are with the BJP AAP and the Con. gress are also working on fighting jointly in Gujarat, Haryana, Goa and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. AAP is expected to concede the Chandigarh seat to the Congress. While AAP will play second fiddle to the Congress in Haryana and Gujarat, the two parties will contest one seat each in Goa. There is going to be no understanding between the two parties in Punjab. Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, February 22 Indian naval warships will be able to strike enemy targets at a greater distance with the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) giving its approval for procurement of next-generation BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. The CCS okayed 200 such missiles and associated equipment for the Indian Navy at a cost of around Rs 19,000 crore, sources said. Called the BrahMos Extended Range (ER), the missile can fire at a distance of almost 500 km when launched from a warship. The existing BrahMos version — already inducted into the tri-services — has a range capped at 290 km as per the continued on page 6 Dubai introduces multiple-entry visa Mumbai: Dubai has introduced a five-year multiple-entry visa to boost travel between India and the Gulf nation, said the Dubai Department of Tourism. In 2023, Dubai welcomed 2.46 million overnight visitors from India. PTI Today’s issue is of 20 pages, including four-page Delhi Tribune.
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