05082024-TTC-01.qxd 8/5/2024 12:24 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 216 | 12 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 ISRAEL STRIKES ON GAZA KILL 44; TWO STABBED TO DEATH IN TEL AVIV WORLD /thetribunechd BJP IDEOLOGY GETTING ACCEPTANCE IN VALLEY POST ’19: JITENDRA J&K WALL COLLAPSE SHAH CALLS NEW CRIMINAL SNUFFS OUT 9 LIVES IN LAWS BIGGEST REFORM OF MP’S SAGAR NATION 21ST CENTURY BACK PAGE monday | 5 august 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Great India defeat Britain, storm into semis 10-man side holds off rivals 1-1 in regulation time,clinches shootout 4-2 | Sreejesh shines ROHIT MAHAJAN IN PARIS W Men run past a shopping centre set on fire by protesters during a rally against PM Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka. AP/PTI 98 die in B’desh protests seeking Hasina’s ouster Mobile Net shut, indefinite curfew clamped nationwide Dhaka, August 4 At least 98 persons, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in fierce clashes between protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and the ruling party supporters in different parts of Bangladesh, forcing authorities to cut off mobile Internet and enforce a nationwide curfew for an indefinite period. The clashes broke out Sunday morning when protesters attending the non-cooperation programme under the banner of the Students Against Discrimination with the one-point ‘AVOID TRAVEL’: INDIA ISSUES ADVISORY The Ministry of External Affairs on Sunday evening issued an advisory saying Indian nationals are strongly advised against travelling to Bangladesh till further notice. demand of the government’s resignation over a job quota system faced opposition from the supporters of the Awami League, Chhatra League and Jubo League activists. At least 98 persons had been killed in clashes, shootings and counter-chases across the country surrounding the noncooperation programme, leading Bengali-language daily ‘Prothom Alo’ reported. According to the police headquarters, 14 policemen had been killed across the country. Of them, 13 were killed in Sirajganj’s Enayetpur police station. One person was killed in Comilla’s Elliotganj, the paper said. More than 300 policemen were injured. The fresh round of clashes erupted days after over 200 people were killed in violent clashes between the police and mostly student continued on page 9 ATCH the ball, save the ball,” says PR Sreejesh, goalkeeper of the Indian hockey team, explaining his method minutes after shepherding the team into the semifinals of the Paris Olympics. Sreejesh watched the ball. Sreejesh saved the ball. No less than 23 times, according to one count, in the regulation 60 minutes of the quarterfinal against Great Britain, and once in the penalty shootoff that India won 4-2. Sreejesh put India in the semifinals of the Olympics for the second time in a row. Victory for India seemed out of the question two minutes into the second quarter. India suffered a mortal blow in the 17th minute — Amit Rohidas, defender, raised his stick while on the run and caught the man behind his right shoulder, Will Calnan, on the face. Calnan went down. The TV umpire sent Rohidas out. Playing with 10 men for 43 minutes — 10 versus the world’s No. 2 team’s 11 — the Indians didn’t have a hope in hell, for even before that, 11 vs 11, Great Britain had been dominant. Rohidas being on the bench, however, gave the team a sense of purpose. They had to defend resolutely — but they had to attack, too, for simply sitting back would have rendered them sitting ducks. India, their minds sharp- Jarmanpreet Singh exults as teammates flank goalkeeper PR Sreejesh after India’s victory in the men’s hockey quarterfinal at Paris Olympics. AP/PTI LAKSHYA IN HUNT FOR BRONZE ened by the 17th minute horror, took the lead five minutes later — Vivek Sagar Prasad’s exceptional run, dribbling through the British defence, LOVLINA FAILS TO FIRE Paris: India’s dream of a first-ever Olympic gold in badminton remained unfulfilled after Lakshya Sen lost to reigning champion Viktor Axelsen in the men’s singles semifinals on Sunday. The 22-yearold from Almora squandered opportunities before surrendering 20-22 14-21 to Axelsen. He will get a shot at becoming the first Indian male shuttler to win an Olympic medal when he meets Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the bronze medal playoff. REPORT INSIDE Tokyo bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain loses in the women’s middle-weight (75kg) quarterfinal. took him into the opposition circle and a foul gave India their fourth penalty corner. Harmanpreet stepped up and smashed the ball into the goal with a powerful dragflick — fired up, he shouted and pointed to his own head, telling all that he was focused, had the strength of the mind. Parl standoff likely over Oppn 4 Punjab cops held for demand for debate on MHA framing Kapurthala Animesh Singh Tribune News Service A body retrieved from the Sutlej in Mandi on Sunday. PHOTO: JAI KUMAR 4 days on, 5 more bodies recovered in Himachal Shimla, August 4 Four days after 53 persons went missing following flashfloods in Shimla, Kullu and Mandi districts, five more bodies were recovered today — two in Rajban, one in Sunni and two in Rampur. In all, 13 bodies have been recovered so far. While nine bodies have been identified, the four bodies recovered in Shimla are yet to be identified. “We have recovered four bodies, but these are yet to be identified,” said Sanjeev Gandhi, SP Shimla. While , WILL STUDY NATIONAL DISASTER DEMAND: MoS Wayanad: Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi on Sunday said the Centre would examine the legality of the demand from various quarters to classify as a national disaster the landslides that hit Kerala district, killing hundreds. the bodies recovered in Rajban have been identified as that of a missing woman and her infant child, the body continued on page 9 New Delhi, August 4 In what could lead to a standoff between the BJP-led NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc, the demand of the Congressled alliance for a discussion on the demands for grants for the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is yet to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha, despite a letter having been sent to chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar in this regard. Sources indicated that the Opposition’s request may not be taken up by the government, while on the other hand, a discussion on the demands for grants for the Ministry of Cooperation, also held by Home Minister Amit Shah, is expected to be taken up on August 5 in the Upper House. The Opposition had sought a discussion on the Home Ministry in the backdrop of escalation in cross-border attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in Jammu ESCALATION IN J&K ATTACKS ■ The Opposition had sought a dis- cussion on the Home Ministry in the backdrop of escalation in cross-border attacks in J&K ■ It also wanted to discuss the overall internal security scenario in the country, including the prevailing situation in Manipur division. It also wanted to discuss the overall internal security scenario in the country, including the prevailing situation in Manipur. Incidentally, discussions on other key ministries like Defence and External Affairs, too, have not been held in either of the Houses during the ongoing Budget session. The INDIA bloc had written to Dhankhar for a discussion on the demands for grants for the Ministry of Home Affairs and it had found support from the Trinamool Congress), DMK, Samajwadi Party, continued on page 9 Govt set to tweak law on Waqf for more transparency New Delhi, August 4 The government is all set to bring a Bill in Parliament to amend the 1995 law governing Waqf boards to ensure more accountability and transparency in their functioning and mandatory inclusion of women in these bodies, sources said. The move comes in the backdrop of demands from within the Muslim community, they claimed. The Bill to amend the Waqf Act, 1995, will make it mandatory for Waqf boards to register their properties with district collectors to ensure their actual valuation. There are 30 Waqf boards in the country. The sources on Sunday pointed out that the revenue generated by all Waqf properties is estimated at Rs 200 crore per annum. This is not continued on page 9 resident in drug case Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service Jalandhar, August 4 The Kapurthala police have arrested four of the five members of a Punjab Police special task force (STF) for registering a false case of drugs against a local resident about five years ago. The accused police personnel had got the FIR lodged against Kuldeep Singh, alias Sonu, at the Kapurthala City police station in 2019 under the NDPS Act for alleged possession of heroin and poppy husk. Sonu had filed a writ petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which ordered action against the five police personnel in a ruling last year. On the high court’s order, an FIR was registered against them on December 21, 2023, at the Kapurthala City police station under Sections 58, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act. HC TO RESCUE OF VICTIM ■ On Sept 23, 2019: Police arrest Sonu after alleged recovery of heroin and poppy husk ■ Sonu claims he was framed as he didn’t give in to extortion demand of accused cops ■ Moves high court with CCTV evidence, gets relief ■ High court orders action against five police personnel The arrested police personnel are Assistant SubInspector Sylwaster Masih and Constables Major Singh, Gurvinder Singh and Sham Masih. Major Singh was arrested on Saturday and the remaining three on Friday. The police have obtained their three-day remand. The fifth accused, Assistant SubInspector Kuldeep Singh, is yet to be arrested. On September 23, 2019, Sylwaster had got the FIR registered continued on page 9 Oppn parties won’t shift office to new Parl, cite lack of adequate space Animesh Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 4 The ruling NDA coalition and the opposition INDIA bloc seem to be heading for a confrontation as almost all major entities in the bloc, led by the Congress, have refused to set up their party offices in the new Parliament building, citing reasons ranging from lack of adequate space to sentimental attachment to their offices in the original Parliament building. The Trinamool Congress (TMC), however, is yet to take a call on whether or not to take up space for its party office in the new building. Sources said the government had offered rooms to all parties on the first floor of the new Parliament building to set up their offices. However, it had not got an enthusiastic response from the opposition parties. The Congress, which has ample space in its existing office on the first floor of the original Parliament building, is learnt to have declined the offer for space in the new building, saying it is not interested. The Samajwadi Party, which has its office on the third floor of the old Parlia- TMC YET TO TAKE CALL ■ Sources said the government had offered rooms to all parties on the first floor of the new Parliament building to set up their office ■ However, it had not got an enthusiastic response from the opposition parties; the TMC is yet to decide on the offer ment building, has cited sentimental attachment as the main reason behind not shifting to the new space on offer in the new building. It is learnt that party president and Kannauj MP Akhilesh Yadav said his father and party patriarch, the late Mulayam Singh Yadav, used to sit in the existing party office in the old Parliament building and, therefore, they wanted to retain the office in his memory. Moreover, party sources said, the existing office was quite comfortable with adequate space for all. The DMK, NCP (Sharad Pawar) and the Shiv Sena (UBT), too, are learnt to have expressed reluctance in moving their offices to c m y b the new building. The TMC’s office on the ground floor of the original Parliament building is narrow, but it has not yet decided whether or not to shift to the new building. The development is likely to add to the acrimony between the ruling NDA and the opposition bloc. Cutting across party lines, there has been a general lack of enthusiasm among MPs regarding the new Parliament building, which lacks a central hall and a place for MPs to sit and relax. A common refrain among leaders is that the new build- ing does not have space like that in the old Parliament’s iconic Central Hall. Moreover, facilities like restrooms and drinking water are also situated at a distance. The confusing design leads to visitors and MPs often losing their way while negotiating the narrow corridors of the new Parliament building. The leaking roofs during the ongoing monsoon have also not added to its repertoire. During last week’s rain, water had gushed inside the new Parliament building and its roof had also started leaking. PARIS 2024 MEDAL TALLY HAUL INDIA 00 00 03 03 Five minutes later, though, an unmarked Morton sent the ball in — it scraped past continued on page 9 Edit: politicising sports Parsvnath MD held at IGI after 60-km chase Samad Hoque Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 4 After a 60-km chase that ended at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the Delhi Police apprehended prominent realtor Sanjeev Kumar Jain following issuance of non-bailable warrants against him by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. The police said today that Jain, managing director and CEO of Parsvnath Developers Private Limited and a resident of DLF Phase-2, Gurugram, was taken into custody on Saturday. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) in Delhi had issued the warrants on July 18 after Jain failed to appear in a case. According to police officials, multiple warrants, including four non-bailable and one bailable, had been issued against Jain, all pending at the Shahdara police station. “After sincere efforts, Sanjeev Kumar Jain was apprehended on August 3 continued on page 9 Saini: Will procure all crops at MSP KURUKSHETRA: To woo farmers, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday said the state government would procure all crops at minimum support price (MSP). Addressing a rally at Thanesar grain market, he also announced waiver of farmers’ outstanding charges on canal water supply for irrigation. INSIDE
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