10072024-TTC-01.qxd 7/10/2024 12:22 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 8 NO. 190 | 14 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 HAMAS: GAZA ESCALATION BY ISRAEL CAN THREATEN CEASEFIRE TALKS WORLD /thetribunechd SECURITY CORDON TIGHTENED AFTER DODA GUNFIGHT J&K RBI DATA: COUNTRY ADDED 4.7 CR JOBS IN FY24 BUSINESS GAMBHIR SUCCEEDS DRAVID AS HEAD COACH OF INDIA CRICKET TEAM SPORT wednesday | 10 july 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Amid frank talk on Ukraine, Modi, Attack on soldiers in Kathua won’t go Putinvow to push‘time-testedties’ unavenged: Govt Moscow okaysdischarge PM regrets killing of kids, Putin lauds PM’s offer for of Indians on the warfront day after Kyiv hospital attack finding peaceful end to war Ajay Banerjee BOTH COUNTRIES AIM FOR $100 BN TRADE BY 2030 Tribune News Service New Delhi, July 9 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian president Vladimir Putin vowed to reinvent the special nature of the “time-tested relationship” between the two countries, based on “trust, mutual understanding and strategic convergence”, after several rounds of talks in the Kremlin in Moscow today, during which Russia also promised the discharge of all Indian nationals in the Russian army. Modi and Putin’s easy embrace at the latter’s dacha on the outskirts of Moscow on Monday evening set the tone of the two-day visit, which was marked by Russia awarding its highest civilian honour to the Prime Minister, the Order of St Andrew the Apostle. Modi responded by describing Putin as a dear friend, “mere priya mitra”, and said the friendship between India and Russia had been tested often and both had emerged continued on page 10 Mohan Lal Badoli is new Haryana BJP president Chandigarh: The BJP on Tuesday appointed Mohan Lal Badoli, a Brahmin, as its Haryana unit president. With his appointment, the BJP has reposed faith in another nonJat face in the run-up to the October Assembly elections. The appointment comes days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah named non-Jat and OBC leader and CM Nayab Singh Saini as the chief ministerial candidate for the poll. INSIDE PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held the 22nd India-Russia annual summit in Moscow on Tuesday. A joint statement on “development of strategic areas of Russia-India economic cooperation for the period up to 2030” said “the two sides aspire for elimination of non-tariff trade barriers and achievement of a mutual trade volume more than $100 billion by 2030”. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said, “India is looking to expand its basket of exports. PM Modi stressed the need for ‘broad-basing’ market access to Indian products.”BACK PAGE 9 AGREEMENTS INKED Vladimir Putin awards Narendra Modi with the ‘Order of St Andrew the Apostle’ in Moscow. PTI HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOUR FOR PM 2 MORE CONSULATES IN RUSSIA Modi was honoured with the “Order of St Andrew the Apostle”, country’s highest civilian honour, for his contribution to fostering India-Russia ties. The award was announced in 2019 and conferred by President Vladimir Putin at a special ceremony. Modi is the first Indian leader to get the award, instituted 300 years ago. Addressing the Indian diaspora, PM Modi said “a decision has been taken to open two new Indian consulates in Kazan and Yekaterinburg”. India currently has an embassy in Moscow and consulates in St Petersburg and Vladivostok. The new consulates, Modi said, would give further boost to people-to-people ties. These include India-Russia cooperation in trade, economic and investment spheres in the Russian Far East from 2024 to 2029; establishment of a joint working group on climate change; cooperation in the study of polar environments; and agreement between the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission and its Russian counterpart to ensure availability of quality medicines Russia’s promise to free youths elates kin, but job worries stay Aakanksha N Bhardwaj, Mohit Khanna and Neeraj Bagga Tribune News Service Jalandhar/Patiala/Amritsar,July9 “Bad thoughts keep crossing my mind. Though the news of Russia deciding to release Indian nationals fighting for its army has come as a ray of hope, we will heave a sigh of relief only when he actually returns home,” says Jagdeep Kumar, brother of Gorayabased Mandeep Kumar (31), Baljinder Kaur of Patiala shows a photo of her son Gurpreet Singh, who is in Russia. TRIBUNE PHOTO who is stuck in the RussiaUkraine war zone. It’s been four months since Jalandhar West bypoll today Mandeep last spoke to his family. “No news of his wellbeing or whereabouts has kept our family on tenterhooks. We are desperate to hear from him. Each time I come home, my parents are hopeful I will bring some good news, but that hasn’t happened yet,” says Jagdeep. Mandeep had left for Armenia in search of greener pastures. He then came in contact with a Kapurthala-based continued on page 10 Centre extends ban on Pannun’s Sikhs for Justice Polling staff carry EVMs in Jalandhar on Tuesday. Three bypolls will also be held in HP. MALKIAT SINGH New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday extended the ban on pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) by another five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Sources said the decision was taken on the basis of new evidence found in a probe conducted by the NIA. The SFJ is a US-based group run by Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who was declared a 'designated individual terrorist' by the Centre in 2020. — TNS Days to go for Paris Olympics, shooters lose precious time shifting hotels at Bhopal camp Vinayak Padmadeo Tribune News Service New Delhi, July 9 The start of the Olympic preparation camp for rifle shooters could not have been worse as they were asked to vacate their hotel out of the blue. The team had assembled in Bhopal on July 7 and its stay was booked at the Radisson. However, the team members were told to vacate the hotel on Tuesday and check in at another hotel for a day that CAMP COULD’VE BEEN HELD ELSEWHERE We could have held this camp elsewhere if there was a problem with the bookings. Some of us are also carrying our second spare weapon; so it’s difficult to shift so quickly. A shooter ❝ caught the shooters off guard. Now, after staying at Lemon Tree, the team, coaches and support staff will once again shift base to the Radisson on Wednesday. This change has disturbed the dai- ly schedule of the shooters. The shooters, who usually train in the morning, return to their bases and then take an afternoon nap. After that, some of them either do meditation or work on their fitness. All this has been disturbed. “This was a sudden change. We were all told to pack up and shift to a different hotel this afternoon. Now, we will have to come back again after training tomorrow,” said a shooter on condition of anonymity. The Olympic preparation camp is being held in Bhopal from July 7 to 14 after which the team will fly to France to train in Volmerange-lesMines before heading to the continued on page 10 c m y b Tribune News Service New Delhi, July 9 Expressing deep anguish over the death of five Indian soldiers in yesterday’s terror attack in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday “soldiers are determined to usher in peace and order in the region”. Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, in a rare statement on an operational matter, said “the attack will not go unavenged”. Referring to the deaths of the five soldiers, Aramane said, “Their selfless service to the nation will always be remembered and their sacrifice will not go unavenged. India will defeat the evil forces behind the attack.” The statement was posted on X by a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence. In a post on X, Rajnath expressed “deep anguish” over loss of lives of the five Army soldiers and added that counter-terrorist operations were on. “Our soldiers are determined to usher in peace and continued on page 10 Edit: Kathua ambush MARTYRS FROM 22 GARHWAL RIFLES BMW hit-and-run case accused held Anand Singh Naib Subedar Kamal Singh Havildar Vinod Singh Naik Anuj Negi Rifleman Adarsh Negi Rifleman Homage was paid to the 5 bravehearts in Kathua district on Monday. All five belonged to Uttarakhand. NIA TO PROBE 2023 POONCH TERROR ATTACK NEW DELHI: The NIA will probe last year’s terrorist attack on an Army convoy in J&K’s Poonch that left five soldiers dead, officials said on Tuesday. The probe would ascertain any “common angle” in the attack with recent terrorist attacks in the UT, the officials said. — PTI Mumbai: Mihir Shah, the absconding accused in the BMW hit-and-run case and son of a Shiv Sena politician, was arrested on Tuesday, two days after he allegedly rammed his luxury car into a two-wheeler, killing a woman and injuring her husband. Mihir, 24, was arrested from Virar near Mumbai, a police official said. — PTI SCtohearpleason same-sexmarriage New Delhi: A day before the hearing on pleas seeking review of the 2023 verdict refusing to recognise samesex marriages, the petitioners on Tuesday urged CJI DY Chandrachud to allow an open court hearing on the issue. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi requested the CJI to conduct an open court hearing. BACK PAGE
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