11062025-TTC-01.qxd 6/11/2025 KHARGE QUESTIONS PM ON DY SPEAKER POST NATION /thetribunechd 12:43 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 160 | 14 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 wednesday | 11 june 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com India’s conflict is with Terroristan: EAM to EU ‘BIGGEST GIFT FOR J&K’ Says will hit ‘deep into Pak’ if provoked by terror attacks Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal during the launch of ‘FastTrack Punjab’ portal, in Mohali. PTI No delays, no red tape, Punjab unveils ‘1-click’ portal for biz approvals Nitin Jain Tribune News Service Mohali, June 10 Eighteen months ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government today rolled out the red carpet for the industry, promising to remove red tape at the click of a button and guaranteeing business approvals within 45 days. The ambitious reform is intended both to infuse confidence among a skittish industrial elite that has long struggled to regain the glory of the pre-terrorism decades and to generate enthusiasm among small and medium entrepreneurs. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal didn't hesitate to pull out all the stops at the Invest Punjab Summit in Mohali this afternoon, keenly aware that the initiative would ultimately be tested at the hustings by its Kejriwal, Mann roll out red carpet for industry, big-ticket investors UDYOG KRANTI TO BRING ‘REVOLUTION’ FASTTRACK PUNJAB PORTAL ■ Approvals within 45 days ■ If delayed, Auto-approval New Delhi, June 10 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today called on the European Union to view the ongoing conflict as India vs “Terroristan” and warned that New Delhi will strike “deep into Pakistan” if provoked by terror attacks. Jaishankar, addressing a press conference in Brussels alongside European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, said India had responded to the threat and practice of terrorism. Earlier Jaishankar, in interviews to two media houses, said the root cause of the conflict — 20% HIKE IN PAK DEFENCE BUDGET Islamabad: Amid tensions with India, Pakistan on Tuesday increased its defence budget by 20%, allocating PRs 2,550 billion ($9 billion) for the 202526 fiscal. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the PKR 17,573 billion worth federal budget in the National Assembly. INSIDE Pakistan’s support to terrorism — remained unchanged. He warned the western neighbour of “retaliation” if crossborder terrorism continued. “It (Pakistan) is a country very steeped in its use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy,” the minister said. Asked if conditions that led to the skirmishes last month persisted, Jaishankar said: “If you call the commitment (of Pak) to terrorism, as a source for the tension, absolutely, it is.” Pakistan was training thousands of terrorists in the open and unleashing them, the minister said. “Our message to them is that if you continue to do the kind of barbaric acts which they did in April (Pahalgam attack), then there is going to be retribution, and it will be against the terrorist organisations and continued on page 10 NC chief Farooq Abdullah (in hat), on his maiden ride aboard SrinagarKatra Vande Bharat, termed it the “biggest gift” for J&K people and said crossing the Chenab bridge brought tears to his eyes. PTI Two more bodies foundatlandslide siteinSikkim,toll6 Gangtok, June 10 Ten days after a landslide struck an Army camp at Chaten in North Sikkim, two more bodies were recovered from the site on Tuesday, taking the toll to six, a police officer said. “Two more bodies — a male and a female — have been recovered from the site of the landslide,” Mangan SP Sonam Detchu Bhutia said. The SP said that the bodies were yet to be identified. Three Army men had lost their lives and six had been reported missing in the June 1 incident. The bodies of three of the six missing persons have been recovered so far, Bhutia said. The rescuers had on Monday recovered the body of an Army man, Sainudheen PK. The search operation was underway, the SP said. — PTI Little relief for acquired land, Hry man stonewalls traffic Sonam’s ‘lover’ drove people Nitish Sharma ■ No nod for plans over ~125 cr Tribune News Service ■ Self-approval for building plans OTHER MEASURES Land feasibility report in 15 days | New subdivision policy | Easier land conversion | ~250-cr incentive package | Auction of 260 industrial plots | ~300-cr industrial hub revamp | Simplified fire NOCs ability to generate employment for the state's burgeoning young population. Dubbed the Punjab Udyog Kranti, Kejriwal and Mann promised a second industrial continued on page 10 NAMO APP GETS 5L REPLIES ON GOVERNANCE BACK PAGE A wall being constructed on the Kurukshetra-Pehowa state highway. Kurukshetra, June 10 Demanding adequate compensation for his land acquired for the Kurukshetra-Pehowa state highway, a Pehowa resident today attempted to block the road by building a wall on it. Balwinder Singh and his family reached the state highway with bricks and labour, and started building a wall. Commuters were asked to cross the stretch from the adjoining fields. Soon, officials reached the spot and tried to persuade Balwinder not to build the c m y b wall. However, he refused to stop the work and demanded the due compensation. A case was registered against five identified and some unidentified persons at the Pehowa City police station on a complaint of the SDO, PWD (B&R). The complainant said the road was blocked without giving any intimation to the district administration and it caused inconvenience to the public. Despite several requests, the man refused to clear the road. SHO Jan Pal Singh confirmed that a case had been registered. continued on page 10 to victim’s funeral: Witness New Delhi, June 10 Kushwaha was behind the In yet another revelation in the wheel of one of the four-wheelmurder of Madhya Pradesh ers arranged to transport peoman Raja Raghuvanshi dur- ple for Raja’s last rites. “When ing his honeymoon in Megha- Raja’s body arrived in Indore, laya, it has emerged Sonam’s family, that Raj Kushwaha, the which lives in Govind alleged lover of Raja’s Nagar Kharcha, had wife Sonam Raghuarranged four or five vanshi — the prime vehicles for people accused in the case — who were attending not only helped plan the funeral. Kushwaha Sonam Raghuvanshi the murder but also was driving the vehidrove mourners to the victim’s cle I was in, though we didn’t funeral in a vehicle arranged speak. It was only after seeing by Sonam’s family. his photograph in the news continued on page 10 According to an eyewitness,