12102024-TTC-01.qxd 10/12/2024 12:50 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 8 NO. 283 | 28 PAGES | ~7.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 BJP POLL PLAN: SHINDE TO LEAD COALITION’S CAMPAIGN NATION /thetribunechd NC-CONG ALLIANCE STAKES CLAIM TO FORM GOVT J&K RUPEE DIPS TO ALL-TIME FAITH IN ARMY, MUST BRACE LOW OF 84.09 ON EQUITY FOR UNCONVENTIONAL OUTFLOWS BUSINESS WAR: RAJNATH BACK PAGE saturday | 12 october 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Half-brother Noel to succeed Ratan as Collective desire for peace in W Asia: PM chairman of all-powerful Tata Trusts Reiterates solutions not on battlefield Vijay C Roy Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 11 Noel Tata (67), half-brother of legendary late Ratan Tata, has been appointed the new chairman of Tata Trusts, the largest public charitable foundation of the country that collectively owns a controlling 66 per cent stake in Tata Sons, the holding and promoter firm of the diversified Tata Group. Recognised for his understated leadership style, Noel is also the chairman of Tata Trent and vice-chairman of Tata Steel. Tata Trusts comprises two main charities, Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, which oversee 12 other allied trusts. Noel is already a trustee of Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. “I am deeply honoured and hum- $365 BILLION $165 BILLION 26 LISTED combined market capitalisation as on March 31, 2024 total revenue of the Tata Group companies in 2023-24 firms in Tata Group, have employee strength of 8,26,474 (in FY24) MAJOR LISTED FIRMS 66% STAKE IN TATA SONS ■ Indian Hotels Company Limited ■ Tata Sons is principal investment ■ Tata Chemicals | Tata Power holding company and promoter of Tata Group firms ■ Philanthropic Tata Trusts holds controlling 66% stake in Tata Sons ■ Tata Trusts supports education, health, livelihood generation and art and culture ■ Tata Communications | Voltas ■ Tata Consultancy Services ■ Tata Motors | Tata Steel | Trent ■ Tata Global Beverages | Titan ■ Tata Consumer Products Limited ■ Tata Metaliks Limited ■ Tata Elxsi Limited | Nelco Limited ■ Tata Investment Corporation ■ Tata Technologies Limited bled by the responsibility cast on me by my fellow trustees. I look forward to carrying on the legacy of Ratan N Tata and the founders of the Tata Group. Founded more than a century WILL CARRY FORWARD LEGACY honoured ❝ I am deeplycarrying onand humbled. I look forward to the legacy of Ratan N Tata and the founders of the Tata Group. Noel Tata ago, the Tata Trusts are a unique vehicle for undertaking social good. On this solemn occasion, we rededicate ourselves to carrying on our developmental and philanthropic Nobel Peace Prize for Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group Oslo, October 11 Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, in a warning to countries who have nuclear weapons not to use them. Many survivors of the only two nuclear bombs ever to be used in conflict, who are known in Japanese as “hibakusha”, have dedicated their lives to the struggle for a nuclear-free world. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the group was receiving the prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again. Hidankyo’s Hiroshima branch chairperson, Tomoyuki Mimaki, who was standing by at the city hall for the announcement, Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 11 Taking its flagship “no parchi, no kharchi” (no recommendation, no bribe) regime, which helped the BJP score a historic hat-trick in the recent Assembly poll, to the next level, the Haryana Government is set to introduce a written test for promotions in government service, a step aimed at instilling transparency in promotions for Group A, B and C employees. HaryanaCabinetmaybe sworn in on Oct 15 CHANDIGARH: The swearing-in ceremony of the new Haryana Cabinet is likely to take place in Panchkula on October 15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states are expected to attend the event. Sources said the ceremony would follow a BJP legislature party meeting on October 14, during which Nayab Singh Saini, the BJP’s CM face, is likely to be chosen as the leader of the legislature party. INSIDE ‘Mahadev’ kingpin arrested in Dubai The Tribune on the Hiroshima bombing in its August 9, 1945 issue. WORKING FOR WORLD FREE OF NUKES ■ Nihon Hidankyo, chaired by Tomoyuki Mimaki, was formed by Nagasaki & Hiroshima survivors NEW DELHI: Saurabh Chandrakar, one of the key promoters of Mahadev betting app, has been arrested in Dubai in response to a red corner notice issued by Interpol on request by the ED. He is expected to be extradited to India soon, official sources said. The ED has so far arrested 11 persons in this case. INSIDE ■ The group was awarded the prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons cheered and teared up when he received the news. “Is it really true? Unbelievable!” Mimaki screamed. The US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, killing 70,000 people, three days after its bombing of Hiroshima killed 140,000. Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945, continued on page 7 Transparency on mind, Hry set to roll out written test for promotion Pradeep Sharma initiatives and continuing to play our part in nation-building,” Noel said after his appointment as the chairman. Ratan Tata, who passed away two days ago at the age of 86, never married and didn’t even name a successor at Tata Trusts, which approved Noel’s appointment today. Analysts believe Noel’s appointment is a sign of continuity as someone from the Tata family is back at the helm of the $165 billion saltto-software conglomerate. The analysts said the leadership of Tata Trusts was crucial not only for its philanthropic efforts, but also for shaping the future direction of Tata Sons. Tata Trusts earns dividends from Tata Sons, but has no direct say over its operations. However, it appoints one-third of the directors to Tata Sons who have the veto power over board decisions. Noel’s journey with the Tata Group began in 1999 and he has since played a pivotal role in expanding its retail arm continued on page 7 WILL CONSIST OF 2 PAPERS ■ All Group A, B, C employees must pass a qualifying test for promotions ■ Written exam to have two papers — general administration and department subject ■ General category candidates need to score 50 per cent marks, others 45 per cent To be introduced under its unique “merit-cum-seniority” scheme, the regime will replace the existing “seniority-cum-merit” system. “The proposed policy is aimed at enhancing the administrative framework on promotions since several lacunae have been detected in the existing system,” a senior government officer told The Tribune. Claiming that the new policy was an offshoot of comments and feedback received from stakeholders, the officer said the new regime continued on page 7 2 Agniveers killed during firing drill NASHIK: Two Agniveers were killed during a field firing exercise in Maharashtra, an official said, adding the Army had initiated a court of inquiry to determine the cause of the accident. Gunner Gohil Vishvarajsinh (20) and Gunner Saikat (21) from the Artillery Centre, Hyderabad, died during the firing exercise. — PTI Farmer protest in Punjab tomorrow CHANDIGARH: Commission agents and rice millers of Punjab have joined hands with the SKM to protest against the tardy paddy procurement. They decided to hold a “chakka jam” protest across the state from 12 noon till 3 pm on Sunday. Chief Secretary KAP Sinha held a meeting with them, but it remained inconclusive. INSIDE Festive offer: DA hike, med bills payment, early salary Shimla, October 11 On the eve of Dasehra, Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced a 4 per cent hike in dearness allowance, effective from January 1, 2023, for the state government employees and pensioners, putting an additional burden of Rs 600 crore per annum on the exchequer. The Chief Minister also said pending medical bills of government employees and arrears of pensioners over 75 SUKHU ALLAYS FEARS OF CRISIS ■ Himachal CM said the financial condition of the state was fine, and the treasury was still not in overdraft ■ The payment to employees, including DA and arrears, was testimony to the fact that there’s no financial crunch, he added years of age would be cleared with immediate effect. The Class-IV employees would get Rs 20,000 instalment of their arrears this fiscal year. To bring more cheer this festive season, the state gov- ernment also decided to pay the salary and pension on October 28. “In view of Diwali, the government has decided to pay the salary and pension for the month of October in October itself,” the Chief Minister said. Over the past couple of months, the government has been disbursing salary and pension on the 5th and 9th, respectively, of every month to save Rs 3 crore interest. Addressing a press conference here this evening, the Chief Minister said that the financial condition of the state was fine. “We are only trying to ensure fiscal prudence to make our state self-reliant and continued on page 7 Today’s issue is of 28 pages, including four-page Jalandhar Tribune. c m y b Tribune News Service New Delhi, October 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday referred to the ongoing West Asia and Ukraine-Russia conflicts, reiterating that “no solutions are found in the battlefield”. He was addressing the East Asia Summit in Laos. Modi said, “There is a collective desire for the restoration of peace and stability in regions such as Eurasia and West Asia as soon as possible.” “Solutions to problems cannot be found in the battlefield,” the PM said. In the past few months, Modi has advised against going to war at all multilateral forums he has spoken at. “I have repeatedly stated that this is not the age of war… With a humanitarian perspective, we must place a strong emphasis on dialogue and diplomacy,” Modi said. Meanwhile, the Ministry of External Affairs, responding to an Israeli attack on the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, said, “We are concerned over the deteriorating security situation along the Blue Line. The inviolability of the UN premises must be respected by all.” At Laos, Modi said the most affected countries due to the MODI, TRUDEAU HOLD BRIEF EXCHANGE ■ Modi and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau met on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit, a year after the row over the death of a Khalistani separatist in Canada ■ “I won't go into details about what we talked... the safety of Canadians is paramount and that’s what I’ll stay focused on,” Trudeau said ongoing conflicts in various parts of the world were those from the Global South. He emphasised on respecting sovereignty, territorial integrity and international laws. He added that “India will continue to make every effort to contribute in this direction.” Modi did not miss to mention the issues South East Asian countries have with China. “Peace, security and stability in South China Sea are in the interests of the entire Indo-Pacific region,” he said. “India believes that maritime activities should be conducted in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). A robust and effective code of conduct should be developed. And, it should not continued on page 7 The crown that was placed on Kali’s idol by Modi on his visit to Satkhira. PTI Modi-gifted golden crown stolen from Bangladesh temple New Delhi, October 11 A gold-plated crown gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple at Satkhira in Bangladesh in 2021 has been stolen. The Indian High Commission in Bangladesh has expressed “deep concern” over the incident. In a post on X, the High Commission in Dhaka said, “We have seen reports of theft of the crown gifted by PM Modi to Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple (Satkhira) in 2021. We urge the Bangladesh government to investigate the theft, recover the crown and take action against perpetrators.” Sources said it had been conveyed to Dhaka that the Indian side was “deeply disturbed” by the incident. The temple is one the Hindu “shaktipeeths”. — TNS