02082025-TTC-01.qxd 8/2/2025 12:42 AM Page 1 13 OMAR PAYS TRIBUTE TO GANDHI AT SABARMATI J&K /thetribunechd LOOKOUT NOTICE ISSUED AGAINST ANIL BUSINESS CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 9 NO. 212 | 24 PAGES | ~7.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 saturday | 2 august 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com 7.24 cr voters, 65L dropped: EC out with Bihar draft rolls India strikes balance, says US ties to ‘move forward’, Russia relationship ‘time-tested’ Tribune News Service Ajay Banerjee MEA downplays tariff threat over Moscow oil, arms Trump penalises 70 nations; 25% levy on India from Aug 7 Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 1 The Election Commission on Friday released the draft electoral rolls in Bihar, enlisting 7.24 crore voters after knocking off more than 65 lakh names claiming that most of the persons concerned had died or migrated. The draft electoral rolls, prepared as part of the special intensive revision (SIR), which has caused much controversy as the exercise was ordered with just a few months left for the Assembly polls, are available for voters online. Those excluded can file objections till Sept 1 To assuage the common man’s concern over deletion of their names, the poll panel said no name could be deleted without proper hearing and a written order. Even the written order by electoral officers, was appealable with the district magistrate and CEO, it said. The EC said anomalies, if any, could be flagged during the claims and objections phase, which would continue till September 1 before the final rolls were published. The clarification comes amid escalating political tensions, with opposition parties, led by the Congress, stalling Parliament for over a week continued on page 7 Have ‘solid proof’ EC helped BJP steal votes: Rahul Animesh Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 1 A confrontation is brewing between the Congress and the Election Commission (EC) after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused the poll body of facilitating “vote theft” in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and other states. Rahul claimed he had “solid proof” of the electoral malpractice. The remark comes a day after the Congress leader claimed he had proof of “vote theft” in one constituency of Karnataka and announced a protest in Bengaluru on August 5, where he would submit evidence to the State Election Commissioner. INDIA bloc parties have also decided to gherao the EC on August 8 continued on page 7 New Delhi, August 1 India on Friday sought to strike a balance in its ties with the US and Russia, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) describing its relationship with Washington as one that would “continue to move forward despite challenges”, while reaffirming its “time-tested” partnership with Moscow. Responding to a series of questions on the 25 per cent tariffs imposed on Indian goods by US President Donald Trump, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “The India-US ties have weathered several transitions and challenges. We are confident the relationship will Kuldeep Singh Tribune News Service NO FORMAL TALKS WITH US ON F-35: MEA IN LS ■ The MEA said in the Lok Sabha on Friday that ‘no formal discus- sions’ had yet taken place on sourcing F-35 jets from the US ■ The joint statement after the Modi-Trump meeting in Feb had said the US would review its policy on giving F-35 jets to India ■ The F-35 is the world’s most advanced and lethal fighter jet that combines stealth, advanced sensors and network connectivity continue to move forward.” At a media briefing here, Jaiswal rejected the suggestions of a strain in the IndiaRussia relationship following Trump’s threats, saying the ties were “time-tested and Himachal may ‘vanish in thin air’ cautions SC , Satya Prakash Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 1 The Supreme Court has expressed serious concerns over ecological imbalance in Himachal Pradesh and warned that the entire state may “vanish in thin air” if unregulated development continues unabated. “We want to impress upon the state government and Flags eco imbalance, asks state to list steps (the) Union of India, respectively, that earning revenue is not everything. Revenue cannot be earned at the cost of the environment and ecology. If things proceed the way they are as on date, the continued on page 8 should not be seen through the prism of a third country”. The MEA statement made it clear that the penalties imposed by the US would not be a hurdle in maintaining ties continued on page 7 Election to pick next Vice-President on Sept 9, says EC New Delhi, August 1 The election to the post of VicePresident will be held on September 9, the Election Commission announced on Friday. It said the notification for the process would be issued on August 7, while the last date for filing the nomination papers would be August 21. The results will be announced on the polling day, it added. continued on page 7 Today’s issue is of 24 pages, including four-page Jalandhar Tribune. c m y b New Delhi, August 1 The 25 per cent tariffs announced on Indian imports on July 30 will come into effect from August 7, a White House statement said after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the new duty regime as the August 1 deadline for trade negotiations ended. In the executive order titled ‘ Further Modifying The Reciprocal Tariff Rates’ and covering nearly 70 nations, Trump maintained the 25 per cent tariff rate for India while slashing it for Pakistan from 29 to 19 per cent. The tariffs in the list range from 10 per cent to 40 per cent. continued on page 7 EXPORTS TO THE US Textiles and clothing $10.3 BILLION Gems and jewellery $12 BILLION Leather and footwear $1.18 BILLION Animal products $2 BILLION Electrical and mechanical machinery $9 BILLION Kangana’spetition seekingquashing oflibelplaintjunked CHANDIGARH: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea filed by actorturned-politician Kangana Ranaut for quashing a defamation complaint against her by a Bathinda-based elderly woman farm protester. She had sought quashing of the complaint, as well as the summoning order and all subsequent proceedings in the matter. INSIDE FormerMPPrajwal Revanna convicted insexualabusecase BENGALURU: Former MP and suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna was on Friday convicted by a Special Court here in one of the four sexual abuse and rape cases registered against him. Special Court Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat will announce the quantum of punishment on Saturday. INSIDE 32 yrs on, ex-SSP among 5 Punjab cops convicted of staged killings Gaurav Kanthwal Tribune News Service Mohali, August 1 A CBI court convicted five Punjab police officials, including a former SSP and DSP in a , 32-year-old fake encounter case involving seven youths of Rani Villah village in Amritsar. Former Bathinda SSP Bhupinderjit Singh (61), Inspector Suba Singh (83), 7 youths were abducted, shown as militants in two fake encounters DSP Davinder Singh (58), ASI Gulbarg Singh (72), and ASI Raghubir Singh (63), all now retired, have been found guilty of criminal conspiracy, murder and destruction and fabrication of records. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Monday. The convicts were taken into custody and sent to jail, said CBI counsel Anmol Narang. Among the seven victims were three SPOs who were abducted, tortured and later shown as killed in two separate encounters in 1993 by the Tarn continued on page 7
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