06062025-TTB-01.qxd 6/6/2025 12:52 AM 13 IWT PROVED TO BE A RAW DEAL: SHIVRAJ PUNJAB /thetribunechd Page 1 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 9 NO. 155 | 20 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 friday | 6 june 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Dassault, Tata to make Rafale fuselage in India OPERATION SINDOOR Firms sign agreement for transfer of technology Ajay Banerjee CONG SEEKS PM’sREPLY ON PUTIN AIDE CLAIM Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 5 Adding to India’s military aviation capabilities, French major Dassault Aviation today signed an agreement with Tata Advanced Systems Ltd for the transfer of technology, enabling manufacturing of fuselage of the Rafale fighter aircraft in India. Dassault is set to be the fourth major global aviation company with which Tata will partner in military aviation. It is already working with US companies Lockheed Martin and Boeing, besides the European Airbus. The Dassault-Tata production from India will be part of the Dassault Aviation’s global supply chain for the Rafale Trump bars entry of int’l pupils planning to study at Harvard BOSTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suspended for an initial six months the entry into the US of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programmes at Harvard University, amid an escalating dispute with the Ivy League school. Trump’s proclamation cited national security concerns as a justification for the order. BACK PAGE FACILITY TO COME UP IN HYDERABAD ❝ Tata will set up a cutting-edge production facility in Hyderabad for the manufacture of key structural sectionsoftheRafale. Dassault Aviation jets. A statement by Dassault issued from France said “Tata will set up a cutting-edge production facility in Hyderabad for the manufacture of key structural sections of the Rafale, including the lateral The Congress has asked PM Modi to clarify on Kremlin aide’s claim that US President Donald Trump’s involvement halted the India-Pakistan conflict. “(Yury) Ushakov has let it be known that it was the personal involvement of Trump that halted the armed hostilities. Will the PM@narendramodi clarify?” Jairam Ramesh said. BACK PAGE shells of the rear fuselage, the complete rear section, the central fuselage and the front section.” “The first fuselage sections are expected to roll off the assembly line in FY28, continued on page 11 PM Modi plants a ‘sindoor’ sapling, presented to him by a group of women who had shown remarkable courage in the 1971 war, at his residence in New Delhi on World Environment Day on Thursday. PTI FIR against RCB, event firm for stampede; top copofB’lurususpended Bengaluru, June 5 An FIR was registered against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and event management firm DNA entertainment private limited under various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder, in connection with the stampede that killed 11 persons in Bengaluru on June 4, the police said on Thursday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also ordered the suspension of Bengaluru police commissioner and several senior police officials and ordered the arrest of representatives of the RCB, DNA and KSCA, while handing over the probe to the oneman judicial commission headed by retired High Court judge of Karnataka Justice Michael Cunha. In the FIR, the RCB A grieving woman in Bengaluru. PTI has been listed as accused 1, DNA entertainment private limited as accused 2 and KSCA Administrative Committee as accused 3, they said. The case has been transferred to the criminal investigation department for inquiry. According to the FIR, after RCB won the IPL trophy on Tuesday, there were celebrations at night on MG Road, continued on page 11 ~660 starting fare as Vande Bharat chugs Jammers to bomb squads, iron-clad offonfirstKatra-Srinagar trip tomorrow security for Amarnath pilgrims this year Ujwal Jalali & Adil Akhzer Tribune News Service New Delhi/Srinagar, June 5 In a historic leap for regional connectivity, the Railways will commence commercial operations of Vande Bharat trains between Srinagar and Katra from June 7, transforming travel across Jammu and Kashmir. The opening of the highspeed rail link — set to run six PM Modi in J&K today, will flag off two trains days a week — coincides with the grand inauguration of the world’s highest railway arch bridge over the Chenab, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally dedicate to the nation on Friday. Modi will then flag off the Vande Bharat trains around noon. The Railways has opened THAROOR RULES OUT JOINING BJP BACK PAGE ticket bookings for the Vande Bharat trains on the Katra-Srinagar route. On Thursday evening, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website showed the fare for an AC Chair Car (CC) starting at Rs 660. The Chenab bridge is a central feature of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), a 272-km engineering marvel built at a cost of continued on page 11 Animesh Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 5 For the first time, jammers will be deployed along the Amarnath Yatra route to secure pilgrim movement during the upcoming pilgrimage, set to begin next month. Paramilitary forces will also escort pilgrims as part of enhanced security measures. These measures are part of a comprehensive security Today’s issue is of 20 pages, including four-page Jalandhar Tribune. c m y b ENHANCED COVER Signal jammers | Paramilitary escorts | Drone surveillance | Sniffer dogs | Quick-reaction teams | Aerial monitoring | Route sanitisation | 24/7 vigilance | Cyber monitoring plan to ensure maximum safety for pilgrims, particularly following the recent Pahalgam terror attack and India’s retaliatory offensive against Pakistan under Operation Sindoor. Highly placed sources within the establishments overseeing pilgrimage security arrangements revealed that as part of the comprehensive deployments, road opening parties (ROPs) would lead the convoy to clear and secure the route, while quick action teams (QATs) would be deployed for rapid response to threats. Bomb disposal squads would continued on page 11 Himachal HC junks plea against CBI probe in Negi case Legal Correspondent Shimla, June 5 The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday declined to interfere with the earlier decision to transfer the investigation into the death of chief engineer Vimal Negi to the CBI. The order came on a petition filed by Sanjeev Gandhi, who headed the SIT as SO, Shimla. Gandhi had challenged the Single Bench’s order transferring the inquiry to the CBI, but the court observed this plea was non-maintainable. However, it issued notices to the state government and continued on page 11 Influencer granted bailbyCalcutta HC KOLKATA: The Calcutta HC on Thursday granted interim bail to social media influencer Sharmistha Panoli, who was arrested by the Kolkata police for allegedly uploading a video with communal comments. The HC said the complaint against her does not disclose any cognisable offence. INSIDE Senior Naxal leader killedinChhattisgarh BIJAPUR: Senior Maoist leader Narasimha Chalam, alias Sudhakar, who had a bounty of Rs 40 lakh on his head, was killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur. Hailing from Andhra Pradesh, the 67-yearold was involved in radicalisation of youth. INSIDE