03012025-TT-01.qxd 1/2/2025 HOPE UT STATUS IS TEMPORARY: OMAR J&K /thetribunechd 11:22 PM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 3 | 14 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 HIMACHAL PRADESH friday | 3 january 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Won’tuseforcetoshiftDallewal:Mann HP seeks aid to bear liabilities of Cantt civilian areas Rejects Centre’s draft agri policy, calls it ‘attempt to revive 3 scrapped laws’ Ambika Sharma Ruchika M Khanna Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Solan, January 2 More than a month after the Himachal Pradesh Government expressed its reservations about bearing the liabilities of six cantonment towns facing “excision” of civilian areas, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is yet to decide on the matter. Devesh Kumar, Principal Secretary of the Himachal Urban Development Department, clarified that inheriting six-fold liabilities totalling Rs 30 crore, while barely earning Rs 5 crore in revenue from the six cantonment towns, would be unsustainable without receiving a grant-in-aid from the Centre. The concerns have been highlighted in a letter addressed to the Director, Defence Estate, on November 27. The excising exercise is underway in the six cantonment towns of Subathu, Dagshai and Kasauli (Solan district); Bakloh and Dalhousie continued on page 9 Chandigarh, January 2 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann here today said that his government would not use force to move Jagjit Singh Dallewal to hospital from the Khanauri protest site on the Punjab-Haryana border where the septuagenarian Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Nonpolitical) leader has been fasting for the last 38 days. The CM alleged that the “Centre wanted Dallewal evicted from the protest site”. “By pressuring the state government to forcibly provide medical aid to him, the BJP- Manu Bhaker D Gukesh Harmanpreet Singh Praveen Kumar Manu, D Gukesh among 4 picked for Khel Ratna Harmanpreet, Praveen also to get top honour on Jan 17 Tribune News Service New Delhi, January 2 Under fire for “ignoring” double Olympic bronze medallist Manu Bhaker for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, the government on Thursday announced the country’s highest sporting honour for her and three others. Reigning World Chess Champion D Gukesh, India hockey captain Harmanpreet Singh, who was part of the team that won the second suc- 17 OF 32 ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS PARA-ATHLETES Of the 32 selected for this year’s Arjuna Award, 17 are para-athletes. They had won 29 medals at the Paris Paralympics. Prominent among them are gold medallists Dharambir (club throw), Navdeep Singh (javelin throw) and Nitesh Kumar (para badminton). cessive bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, and Paralympics gold medallist in men’s T64 high jump Praveen Kumar will also receive the award at a ceremony slated for January 17. It is learnt that Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya used his discretionary powers to add Bhaker’s name to the list that was recommended by the Arjuna Award committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramanian. A huge controversy had erupted after it emerged that Bhaker’s name was not put up before of the committee, causing continued on page 9 SI among 9 sacked over Hry triple murder Shiv Kumar Sharma Tribune News Service Yamunanagar, January 2 The Yamunanagar Superintendent of Police has terminated the services of nine employees of a police post — a sub-inspector, four assistant sub-inspectors, two home guards and two special police officers — for negligence in duty in a triple murder case. MAMATA: BSF ALLOWING INFILTRATION NATION PUNJAB DSP LOSES JOB FOR BISHNOI INTERVIEW Chandigarh: The Punjab Government on Thursday dismissed Deputy Superintendent of Police Gursher Singh Sandhu for “denting the image of the police department” by facilitating a video interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi during his custody at the Central Investigation Agency, Kharar, in March 2023. INSIDE All of them were posted at the Kheri Lakkha Singh police post in Yamunanagar district. Five miscreants had opened fire on liquor con- tractors near the police post on December 26. Two persons — Virender Rana of Golni village in Yamunanagar district and Pankaj Malik of Uttar Pradesh — had died on the spot, while Arjun Rana of Unheri village in Yamunanagar district had succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in SAS Nagar on December 29. Superintendent of Police Rajiv Deswal said, “The services of nine officials have been terminated for negligence in duty.” continued on page 9 NO ORDER TO BREAK FARM LEADER’S FAST: SC SLAMS FALSE NARRATIVE BID The SC on Thursday took exception to a “deliberate attempt” being made to create an impression that it wanted Dallewal to break his fast. “...Our direction was not to break his fast. We only said let his health be taken care of and he can continue his peaceful protest even when he is hospitalised...,” a Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan told Punjab AG Gurminder Singh. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann addresses a press conference in Chandigarh on Thursday. led Centre wants to push us into direct confrontation with the protesting farmers. The saffron party plans to exploit the situation for political bene- fits in Delhi where Assembly elections are round the corner,” he said. Mann emphasised there was neither tension nor violence at Khanauri. “While the Haryana BJP government is using water cannons and tear gas against farmers, the BJP-led Centre continued on page 9 Two hurt as mining mafia attacks cops in Nuh; 2nd assault in week Bangla court denies bail to Hindu monk Sumedha Sharma Tribune News Service Gurugram, January 2 While Haryana continues to be in denial about rampant illegal mining in the state, the mining mafia has yet again attacked the police, leaving two personnel injured. A team of the Enforcement Bureau was attacked by over 25 men when it intercepted tractor-trailers carrying illegally quarried stones. This is the second such attack in a week. The incident was reported from the same Ferozepur Jhirka area in Nuh district where an entire hill was blasted by the c m y b A tractor-trailer stopped by cops. mining mafia almost two weeks ago. No action has been taken against the accused so far. According to an FIR filed by ASI Rakesh Kumar, their team was headed to the Ghata Shamshabad area following a tip-off about illegal mining. “When we reached near the toll plaza, we saw three tractortrailers filled with stones. We grew suspicious and signalled the drivers to stop. Seeing us, they tried to flee. We chased them and managed to get hold of two vehicles. As we tried to return with the vehicles, over 25 people from nearby villages came and started pelting us with stones,” said Rakesh Kumar. Two police personnel were seriously continued on page 11 DHAKA: A court in Chattogram on Thursday denied bail to Hindu monk and former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case. A group of 11 lawyers stood for him with a bail plea during the hearing for which Das appeared virtually. INSIDE UP mosque survey report given to court SAMBHAL (UP): The court commissioner on Thursday submitted in the Chandausi court a survey report on Sambhal's Jama Masjid. The report, which includes videography, was compiled during the survey held on November 19 and 24, triggering clashes. — PTI
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