21042024-TTB-01.qxd 4/21/2024 12:05 AM Page 1 123 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 110 | 20 PAGES | ~7.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  HARYANA RUSSIAN FUEL, POWER STATIONS HIT; 50 DRONES SHOT DOWN WORLD EFFORTS ON TO SAVE KASHMIR’S LITERARY TREASURE SPECTRUM VINESH, TWO OTHERS BOOK PARIS OLYMPICS BERTHS SPORT sunday | 21 april 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com IN BRIEF Malegaon: Pragya told to appear on April 25 MUMBAI: A court allowed BJP MP Pragya Thakur’s petition for exemption from personal appearance in the Malegaon blast case, but said “necessary order” will be passed if she didn’t appear on April 25. BACK PAGE Kejriwal being pushed towards slow death: AAP NEW DELHI: AAP has alleged that CM Arvind Kejriwal is being pushed towards a “slow death” inside Tihar Jail by denying him insulin. BACK PAGE Bail to 4 convicts, slain scribe’s mom moves SC NEW DELHI: The mother of jour- nalist Soumya Viswanathan has moved the SC against the bail to four convicts serving life term in the 2008 case of her daughter’s murder. PTI Watershed moment: CJI hails new criminal laws But cautions on need for robust court infrastructure Satya Prakash Tribune News Service New Delhi, April 20 Hailing the newly enacted three criminal laws as a “watershed moment”, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said these laws have transitioned India’s legal framework on criminal justice into the new age. “These laws signify a watershed moment for our society because no law affects the day-to-day conduct of our society like the criminal law,” CJI Chandrachud said, addressing a conference on ‘India’s Progressive Path in the Administration of Criminal Justice System’ here. Passed by Parliament in CJI DY Chandrachud with Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. ANI 3 FIRMS CHINESE, 1 BELARUSIAN Tribune News Service New Delhi, April 20 The US has cracked down on Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme by sanctioning three companies from China and one from Belarus that provided critical components, especially for the region-destabilising long-range missiles. The US Department of State said it had sanctioned Belarusbased Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant, which allegedly supplied special vehicle chassis to Pakistan’s long-range ballistic ■ Xi’an Longde Tech Development Compa- ny: Supplied filament winding machine ■ Tianjin Creative Source Int’l: Gave stir welding parts & linear accelerator system ■ Granpect Company Limited: Supplied parts for testing of large-diameter rocket motors ■ Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant: Supplied special vehicle chassis for ballistic missile programme missile programme being implemented by its National Development Complex (NDC). China-based Xi’an Longde Technology Development CJI DY Chandrachud has urged citizens not to miss the opportunity to vote in the General Election, saying it is the “foremost duty” in a constitutional democracy. The message came in the form of a video for the Election Commission’s ‘My Vote My Voice’ campaign. BACK PAGE Company, it said, had supplied a filament winding machine to produce rocket motor cases for ballistic missiles. Another Chinese company, Tianjin Cre- ative Source International, supplied stir welding equipment, which could be used to manufacture propellant tanks for space launch vehicles. It also allegedly supplied a linear accelerator system, most likely for Pakistan’s Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), which develops and produces Pakistan’s MTCR Category I ballistic missiles, said the Department of State. China’s Granpect Company Limited worked with Pakistan’s continued on page 7 Tesla CEO Musk postpones much-anticipated India visit December 2023, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Sandeep Dikshit CONG SLAMS FM’s REMARKS ON RETURN OF BONDS The Congress has hit out at the BJP over Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s reported remarks that poll bonds will be brought back after consultations if voted back to power. “After looting ~4 lakh crore of public money, they now want to ‘continue the loot’,” alleged Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh. polling. The affected polling stations are Moirangkampu Sajeb and Thongam Leikai in Sandeep Dikshit MUSTN’T MISS VOTING: CJI TO ELECTORATE Adhiniyam will replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, continued on page 7 Repoll ordered at 11 Manipur booths after ‘rigging’ imphal/new delhi, April 20 Manipur chief electoral officer on Saturday announced repolling at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on April 22. The decision follows a directive from the Election Commission to declare the polls held at these stations on April 19 as null and void and schedule fresh US sanctions 4 suppliers of missile parts to Pak FILE /thetribunechd PURI: TALKS ON OVER BACKING CANDIDATES IN THREE SEATS J&K Khurai constituency, four in Kshetrigao and one in Thongju in Imphal East district and three in Uripok and one in Konthoujam in Imphal West district, the official said. Incidents of firing, intimidation, destruction of EVMs at some polling booths and allegations of booth capturing were reported from conflicthit Manipur that recorded a turnout of 72 per cent in the continued on page 7 Tribune News Service New Delhi, April 20 Tesla CEO Elon Musk has postponed his trip to India where he was scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announce plans for making electric cars in the country. The owner of Starlink, satellite-based mobile services, was also aiming at the launch of its services in India after being twice denied permission in the past. Musk, in a post on X which he also owns, said the delay was due to “very heavy Tesla obligations” and hoped to visit later this year. “Unfortu- Today’s issue is of 20 pages, including six-page Spectrum. TO COME LATER THIS YEAR Unfortunately, very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit to India be delayed, but I do very much look forward to visiting later this year. ❝ Elon Musk, TESLA CEO nately, very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit to India be delayed, but I do very much look forward to visiting later this year,” Musk posted on X. Musk reportedly continued on page 7 Farmers block a railway track at Shambhu in Patiala. RAJESH SACHAR Farmers block tracks, 54 trains on Ambala-Amritsar route cancelled Ambala/Patiala, April 20 A total of 54 trains on the Ambala-Amritsar route were cancelled on Saturday as farmers squatted on tracks at the Shambhu railway station in Patiala district of Punjab for the fourth day, officials said. In Ferozepur division, 96 Want 3 fellow protesters released by Haryana cops HARYANA ORDERS GIRDAWARI INSIDE trains were affected due to the farmers’ protest. The protesters are demanding the release continued on page 7