09092025-TTB-01.qxd 9/9/2025 12:27 AM BLOOD MONEY: NAVARRO ON RUSSIAN OIL PURCHASEWORLD /thetribunechd Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 249 | 18 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  DELHI tuesday | 9 september 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com On PM visit eve, Pb seeks ~20,000-cr flood package State hikes crop relief by ~13,200/acre to ~20K Ruchika M Khanna Tribune News Service Along with millions of readers and admirers, The Tribune pays homage to its founder, Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, who passed into eternity on this day 127 years ago. V-P election today; BRS, BJD to stay awayfrom voting NEW DELHI: All eyes are on the high-stakes vice-presidential poll scheduled for Tuesday. Ruling NDA nominee CP Radhakrishnan and opposition INDIA bloc candidate B Sudarshan Reddy — both from southern India — are set to battle it out in a direct contest for the second highest constitutional office of the country. The Bharat Rashtra Samithi and the Biju Janata Dal have decided to stay away from the election. INSIDE Chandigarh, September 8 On the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to flood-ravaged Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party government on Monday demanded a relief package of Rs 20,000 crore from the Centre even as the state Cabinet hiked the compensation for the affected farmers by Rs 13,200 per acre from Rs 6,800 to Rs 20,000. The PM would conduct an aerial survey of the flood-hit areas in Punjab, an official said. He is scheduled to visit Gurdaspur where he continued on page 10 JCO among two soldiers killed in Kulgam gunfight Adil Akhzer Srinagar, September 8 Two soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO), and two militants were killed in a gunbattle in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Monday. Police officials said based on specific intelligence, a joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Operations Group, the Army and the CRPF launched a 2 TERRORISTS ELIMINATED search and cordon operation in the Guddar forest area. Sources told The Tribune that there were inputs about the presence of a group of militants in the vicinity of the area that saw one of the longest anti-terror operations last month. The gunfight had continued for 11 days. In that operation, two Army personnel and a militant continued on page 10 WANT FAIR TRADE, NOT BARRIERS: EAM BACK PAGE CM Bhagwant Mann joins the Cabinet meeting from Mohali hospital. MODI TO TOUR DISASTER-HIT HIMACHAL TOO PM Modi will also visit Himachal Pradesh to review the rain devastation there. He will undertake an aerial survey of the flashflood and landslide-hit areas, officials said. Modi will visit Kangra and meet officials and chair a high-level review meeting on the situation. Delhi riots: Activist Gulfisha moves SC againstbailrejection Accept Aadhaar as SIR proof, SC tells EC Wants names verified before inclusion Satya Prakash Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 8 The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar as the 12th document for the purpose of establishing a person’s identity for inclusion in the electoral rolls during the special intensive revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar. At present, there are 11 prescribed documents which Bihar electors have to submit with their enumeration forms for SIR. A Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, however, clarified that Aadhaar was not a proof of citizenship and the Election Commis- NOT FOR CITIZENSHIP ■ The SC asked the EC to accept Aadhaar as the 12th document for SIR in Bihar ■ Eleven documents were earlier allowed for submission with enumeration forms ■ The top court, however, clarified that Aadhaar can’t be treated as citizenship proof sion was entitled to verify its genuineness before adding the names of applicants to the electoral rolls. Directing the poll panel to issue instructions in this regard to its officials in Bihar today itself, the top court listed the matter for further continued on page 10 Nepal erupts over FB, Insta ban; 19 dead An Appeal to our Readers The devastating floods that have ravaged J&K, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in the past weeks have caused unprecedented destruction, sweeping away homes, crippling infrastructure, taking away lives, displacing families and leaving countless people in need for urgent relief and rehabilitation. In the past years, during such calamities, be it the floods in Kerala, the landslides in Uttarakhand, the floods in Jammu and Kashmir, the cloudburst in Ladakh, the Orissa Cyclone, the Kargil War or the Gujarat earthquake, Tribune readers have always come forward to make their valuable donations. The Tribune Trust appeals to its readers to do so once again. Their contributions will provide invaluable support for reducing the anguish of the families of those who have lost lives and their homes. The names of all those who donate ~500 and above will be published in the paper. These donations shall also qualify for deduction under the Income Tax Act, in accordance with the applicable provisions. Donations should be in the form of crossed cheques or demand drafts in favour of the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund and sent to The Tribune Trust, Sector 29-C, Chandigarh160030, or to The Tribune offices in various cities. All donations received by us will be duly sent to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund. Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 8 Student activist Gulfisha Fatima has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Delhi High Court order rejecting her bail plea in the larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Fatima, who was arrested on April 9, 2020, under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), has challenged the Delhi HC’s September 2 order continued on page 10 THE TRIBUNE RELIEF FUND FOR J&K, PUNJAB & HP At least 19 persons were killed and 300 injured after police used force during protests by youths across Nepal over ban on social media platforms, prompting the Home Minister to resign on moral grounds. BACK PAGE Today’s issue is of 18 pages, including four-page Delhi Tribune. c m y b — President and Trustees of The Tribune Trust, Chandigarh