06112025-CT-01.qxd 11/6/2025 12:37 AM Page 1 c m y b Chandigarh tribune ‘CRITERIA CAN'T BE CHANGED WITHOUT CORRIGENDUM’ OJASWINI WINS OVERALL TROPHY AT GOLF MEET Pavani wins the girls’ U-19 Net category event at the 1st Governor’s Golf Cup with a score of 37. P3 MAINLY CLEAR SKY MAX 28°C | MIN 14°C YESTERDAY MAX 28.7°C | MIN 16.4°C PUNJABI SENSATION KARAN AUJLA’S SONG RECREATED Tribunal quashes PGI’s selection process for promotion to junior accounts officer. P2 FORECAST Punjabi sensation Karan Aujla’s hit song White Brown Black has been recreated for Ajay Devgn’s film. P4 » » SUNSET THURSDAY 5.33 PM SUNRISE FRIDAY 6.38 AM » THURSDAY | 6 NOVEMBER 2025 | CHANDIGARH /THETRIBUNECHD FACEBOOK/CHANDIGARHTRIBUNE PU row far from over: Centre’s pause on overhaul calms tempers for now WHAT’S ON CHANDIGARH VIGILANCE AWARENESS: The Income Tax Department, ChandigarhPanchkula, to hold “Vigilance awareness & swachhata hi seva”; NITTR, Sector 26; 11 am CAKE MIXING: Taj Chandigarh to host annual cake mixing ceremony; Mayor Harpreet Kaur Babla to be chief guest; Terrace Hall Lawan, Taj Chandigarh, Sector 17; 4 pm PANCHKULA MELA: Haryana State Rural Livelihoods Mission to hold 12-day, “Saras livelihood mela”; Parade Ground, Sector 5; 11 am onwards daily APNI MANDI Chandigarh: Sectors 34, 56 and Ram Darbar Panchkula: Sector 5 Mohali: Sec 88 and Phase 8 Please send information about events in tricity at: whatson@tribunemail.com Students celebrate as Centre puts varsity shake-up on hold; Oppn calls it people’s victory Nitin Jain Tribune News Service TIMELINE & BACKGROUND Chandigarh, November 5 Despite the Centre’s latest move on Panjab University (PU), the controversy remains far from settled. The government’s decision to put the PU overhaul on hold has calmed tempers for now, but uncertainty looms over when, or whether, the new structure will actually take effect. As news spread that the government had put the PU overhaul on hold, the protesting students erupted in celebration, calling it their second consecutive victory within 24 hours — coming right after the university withdrew the controversial “no-protest” affidavit clause on Monday. The Tribune was the first to break the story on the PU overhaul on Saturday, setting off a political storm across Punjab and Chandigarh. The Centre’s twin notifications, issued late on Tuesday, first rescinded the October 30 order and then issued another stating that “the Punjab University Act, 1947 (East Punjab Act 7 of 1947), shall have effect from the date, as appointed by the ■ Oct 30: Centre notifies overhaul of PU Senate and Syndicate, abolishing elections and shrinking membership from 90 to 31. ■ Nov 1-3: Political storm erupts after The Tribune reports the issue first; Opposition and students protest. ■ Nov 4 (late night): Centre issues two new notifications — rescinding October 30 order but reaffirming changes to take effect on a new date. ■ Nov 5: Students celebrate as political leaders visit campus to express support. WHAT IT MEANS Punjabi singer Jasbir Jassi with protesting students on the Panjab University campus on Wednesday. The Centre has only paused, not cancelled, the overhaul. While the move eases political heat for now, the changes remain on paper. For Punjab’s Opposition, it’s a symbolic win; for the Centre, a tactical retreat that keeps the option of revival wide open. CENTRE’S MOVE HALF STEP BACK, FULL OF CONFUSION: EX-MP BANSAL P3 Central Government, subject to the same modifications.” The move effectively defers implementation but keeps the controversial reforms alive. Punjab Chief Minister Bhag- want Mann led the charge, accusing the BJP-led Centre of repeatedly “attacking Punjab’s rights.” Declaring PU as “Punjab’s legacy”, Mann said the state government had con- sulted top constitutional lawyers and would take the matter to the Punjab and Haryana High Court, if needed. “We will fight this in court and, if required, bring it to the Vidhan Sabha. The Centre’s attempt to rob Punjab of its rights will not stand,” he said. AAP MP Malvinder Singh Kang called the new notification “deceptive,” claiming the Centre had merely reissued the same order under another date. “This is nothing but a mockery and a deliberate attempt to test the spirit of Punjabis,” he told The Tribune, asserting that Punjabis “will never bow before the Centre’s bullying or dictatorship.” In a show of solidarity, Kang, noted Punjabi singer Jasbir Jassi and a Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) delegation, led by Paramhans Singh Romana, joined students on the campus, celebrating the partial rollback and vowing to keep up the fight. Senior AAP leader Baltej Pannu credited the retreat to “Punjab’s united stand” and “students’ unrelenting determination.” Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari said the Centre should “completely rescind the notification and start de novo consultations with all stakeholders,” asserting that any change to the Panjab University Act, 1947, must come through the Punjab Assembly, not executive orders under the Reorganisation Act. Former Union Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal called the Centre’s move “meaningless optics”. “Either the notification should have been fully withdrawn or it serves no purpose,” he said, noting that the overhaul was already on hold since no new structure had been constituted. Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring hailed the pause as “a victory for students, teachers and Punjab’s united voice,” but cautioned that the fight was not over. “Failure to announce the Senate election date is a betrayal of the same spirit. Our struggle to protect the university’s autonomy will continue,” he said. Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa said the Centre had been “forced to withdraw its arbitrary notification” by Punjab’s united stand. “This rollback is more than administrative — it’s a victory for student democracy and Punjab’s federal rights,” he said. A SAD leader, Dr Daljit Singh Cheema, described the Centre’s action as “dictatorial Continued on page 2 Shots fired at city hotelier’s residence Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 5 Panic gripped local residents as shots were fired at a hotelier’s residence in Sector 38 late Tuesday night. The police suspect it to be an extortion-linked attack. Two unidentified men on a motorcycle allegedly opened fire at the home of local businessman Manpreet Singh Saini, also known as Mannu, leaving bullet marks on the property. Cops suspect it to be extortion-linked attack Saini, who runs a hotel business and also works as a government contractor, said he was asleep with his family when the shots were fired. Owing to Gurpurb celebrations, he mistook the loud sound for fireworks and did not step out. It was only the next morning, around 10:30 am, that he discovered bullet marks on the exterior walls of his house and on the windshield of his car. He reported the matter to the police. 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