16102024-TTB-01.qxd 10/15/2024 11:55 PM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 287 | 18 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 HARYANA ISRAELI STRIKES KILL 50 AS TANKS DEEPEN RAIDS IN NORTH GAZA WORLD /thetribunechd ENGINEER RASHID’S BAIL EXTENDED TILL OCTOBER 28 J&K RETAIL INFLATION LIKELY TO AVERAGE 4.5%: RBI BUSINESS JAISHANKAR ATTENDS DINNER HOSTED BY PAK PM SHEHBAZ BACK PAGE wednesday | 16 october 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com India, US ink $4-bn deal for 31 drones NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence has signed a $4-billion contract with the US government to procure 31 MQ-9B Predator drones from General Atomics. These high altitude long endurance drones, capable of operating over both land and sea, are used by the US military for precision strikes. BACK PAGE No joint meeting on Manipur violence NEW DELHI: The much-anticipated meeting between the Centre and Manipur MLAs on Tuesday, aimed at resolving the 17-month-long ethnic violence in the state, ended inconclusively as Kuki legislators refused to share the table with their Meitei and Naga counterparts. Instead, four Kuki MLAs held separate discussions with MHA officials BACK PAGE Maha Assembly poll on Nov 20, J’khand to vote in two phases; results on Nov 23 Animesh Singh 48 ASSEMBLY BYELECTIONS IN 14 STATES Tribune News Service New Delhi, October 15 The Assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held on November 20 and in Jharkhand in two phases on November 13 and November 20, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday. The results of the elections in both states will be announced on November 23, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said at a press conference here. While the term of the FOUR BYPOLLS IN PUNJAB ON NOVEMBER 13 Uttar Pradesh: 9 | Rajasthan: 7 | West Bengal: 6 | Assam: 5 | Punjab: 4 | Bihar: 4 | Karnataka: 3 | Kerala: 2 | Madhya Pradesh: 2 | Sikkim: 2 | Chhattisgarh: 1 | Gujarat: 1 | Uttarakhand: 1 | Meghalaya: 1 Barring Kedarnath where polling will be held on Nov 20, all seats will go to the polls on Nov 13 2 LOK SABHA SEATS Byelections will be held for Wayanad LS seat in Kerala on Nov 13 and Nanded in Maharashtra on Nov 20 <
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