06052025-TTB-01.qxd 5/6/2025 12:02 AM 13 ISRAEL TO CAPTURE ‘ALL OF GAZA STRIP’ WORLD /thetribunechd Page 1 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 124 | 14 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 HARYANA BJP SPREADING COMMUNAL VIRUS: MAMATA BACK PAGE tuesday | 6 may 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com UN chief calls for restraint, warns military fight can go out of control Not a drop more to Haryana: Pb parties unite to pass resolution Russian Prez speaks to Modi, offers full support | Japan too backs India PAHALGAM Ruchika M Khanna MASSACRE Ajay Banerjee New Delhi, May 5 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has advised India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum restraint” to avoid a military confrontation saying it “could spin out of control”, even as Russia and Japan offered full support to New Delhi in its fight against terror. Condemning the “awful” Pahalgam terror attack and offering condolences to the families of the victims, Guterres voiced concern over tensions between India and Pakistan being at their highest in years. Speaking at the UN headquarters in New York, Guterres said, “Make no mistake: A military solution is no solution. It is essential at this critical hour to avoid a military confrontation that can easily spin out of control. Now is the time for maximum restraint and stepping back from the brink.” The UN Secretary-General also said targeting civilians was unacceptable and those responsible must be brought to justice through credible and lawful means. He reiterated the offer of his “good offices” to both governments in the service of peace. continued on page 8 MUKESH AGGARWAL Tribune News Service Allege bid to usurp state’s rights | Want Bhakra board rejig Tribune News Service Chandigarh, May 5 Punjab legislators, cutting across political lines, on Monday unanimously passed a resolution in the Vidhan Sabha, stating that the state would not give a single drop of water from its share to Haryana. This comes amidst a stand-off between the two states over the release of additional water to Haryana. The Punjab MLAs also sought the reconstitution of the Bhakra Beas Management Board “to protect the rights of the people”. The resolution was passed against the BJP which is in power in , Haryana and at the Centre, continued on page 8 ED arrests former Hry MLA Chhoker PANIPAT: The ED arrested former Congress MLA Dharam Singh Chhoker from a fivestar hotel in Delhi late Sunday night in connection with a Rs 1,500-crore money laundering case. Sources said ED officials, acting on a tip-off, located Chhoker in the bar of the hotel. “He was taken into custody after a brief scuffle,” a source said. INSIDE ClassXpupilrapedin moving car in F’bad Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann speaks during a special session of the Assembly in Chandigarh on Monday. TRIBUNE PHOTO: RAVI KUMAR MOVE UNETHICAL, AGAINST FEDERAL STRUCTURE Punjab is indulging in petty politics over the issue. It had earlier passed a resolution over the SYL, disregarding the SC order… The act is unethical and goes against the federal structure of the country. Nayab Singh Saini, HARYANA CM ❝ BBMB MOVES HC AGAINST PUNJAB COPS AT NANGAL DAM INSIDE GURUGRAM: A student of Class X was reportedly raped twice after being pulled inside a car in the Tigaon area of Faridabad. According to the victim, a man sitting in a parked car opened the door and pulled her inside. Another man kept driving the car. The man raped her twice after threatening to kill her. INSIDE Defence Minister Rajnath Singh & CDS Gen Anil Chauhan speak to tri-service chiefs Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Admiral DK Tripathi & Air Chief Marshal AP Singh before the ceremonial reception of Japan’s Defence Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi. Civilian training drills in 244 dists tomorrow Animesh Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 5 The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday ordered comprehensive mock drills in 244 districts across several states on May 7 to strengthen civil defence preparedness in the event of a “hostile attack”. The states include those sharing borders with Pakistan — Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat and the UT of J&K. This came as Prime Minis- PM meets Defence Secy, NSA Doval ter Narendra Modi held a series of meetings with top defence and intelligence officials, including Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval. PM Modi’s meeting with the Defence Secretary marked continued on page 8 China holds military drills near Ladakh NEW DELHI: Amid mounting tensions between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack, China is conducting a firing exercise with live ammunition in Tibet, facing eastern Ladakh. BACK PAGE BSF shuts gate for farmers at border NEW DELHI: The BSF has shut the gate that allows movement across the barbed wire fencing near the IB in Fazilka sector, barring farmers from tending to their land. INSIDE Pak hackers target military CJI refers Waqf pleas to sites, agencies step up vigil successor Justice Gavai New Delhi, May 5 A group of hackers called the ‘Pakistan cyber force’ on Monday attempted to gain access to sensitive data from four Indian militaryrelated websites. Among the websites that faced attacks were those of the Indian Military Engineering Service and the Ministry of Defence-run think-tank Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis. The same group also c m y b attempted to deface the official website of Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited, a public sector undertaking under the MoD, using a Pakistani flag and an ‘Al Khalid’ tank. As a precautionary measure, the website has been taken offline to assess any potential damage caused by the defacement attempt and to ensure its integrity. Cybersecurity experts and agencies are actively monitoring cyberspace to detect any continued on page 8 Satya Prakash Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 5 The petitions challenging the validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act were on Monday transferred to a Bench led by Justice BR Gavai, who is scheduled to take over as the next CJI on May 14. As the matter came up for hearing before a three-judge Bench led by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, who is due to retire on May 13, it said the matter Hearing on May 15 for interim, final orders required a detailed hearing and it didn’t want to reserve any judgment or order at the interim stage. “We have not very deeply gone into the counter affidavit (by the Centre). Yes, you have raised certain points in regards to registration and have given some continued on page 8
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