29092025-TT-01.qxd 9/28/2025 TRUMP POSITIVE AHEAD OF TALKS WITH BIBI WORLD /thetribunechd 11:08 PM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 269 | 12 PAGES | ~6.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  HIMACHAL PRADESH monday | 29 september 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com AP/PTI PTI NO HANDSHAKES, LONE PHOTOSHOOT A NIMOSITY between India and Pakistan continued at the mega final of the Asia Cup on Sunday with skippers Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Ali Agha once again avoiding the handshake at the toss in Dubai. Ahead of the toss, Yadav stayed away from the trophy photoshoot with the Pakistan captain. Further, two presenters — India’s Ravi Shastri and Pakistan’s Waqar Younis — conducted the snap interviews of the skippers at the toss as Pakistan expressed reluctance to speak to the Indian presenter following the bitter build-up to the title clash. Hostility continued during the innings with Jasprit Bumrah celebrating the wicket of opponent Haris Rauf with a gesture showing a jet going down. — Agencies Footwear and belongings of people lie on a road a day after a stampede at a rally of actor and TVK chief Vijay in Karur, Tamil Nadu, on Sunday. PTI Karur/Chennai, September 28 The toll in the September 27 stampede at actor-politician Vijay-led rally in Karur in Tamil Nadu climbed to 40 on Sunday, officials said. Among the deceased were 13 men, 17 women and 10 children. As the toll mounted, Vijayled Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) moved the Madras High Court, Madurai Bench, seeking a CBI or an independent probe into the stampede. Vijay, facing flak from various quarters, also announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of the victims, while expressing grief over the incident. The police have registered a case under various provisions, including negligence, against TVK office-bearers. Traders, shops and commercial establishments in Karur downed the shutters as a mark of respect to the deceased. Justice Aruna Jagadeesan, who leads the single-person Commission of Inquiry constituted by the Tamil Nadu Gov- World needs workforce, will form new ties: EAM Amid H-1B row, Jaishankar says eyeing coop with S America Ujwal Jalali Tribune News Service TN stampede toll mounts to 40 as Vijay’s party moves HC demanding CBI probe Judicial panel begins inquiry ernment, visited the Karur hospital and spoke to affected people. Jagadeesan also inspected the scene of the stampede and met officials. Chief Minister MK Stalin, Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin and leaders of political parties, including Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami, BJP’s Nainar Nagenthran and K Annamalai, VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan, PMK top leader Anbumani Ramadoss visited the hospital. Celebrities, including Rajinikanth and MNM chief Kamal Haasan, have condoled the deaths. Answering a question on the possibility of Vijay’s arrest, the CM said any action, to be considered, would be based on the report of the inquiry panel and asserted that he was not inclined to make any comment with a political motive. continued on page 9 New Delhi, September 28 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed confidence that global commerce will adapt to geopolitical turbulence, saying that India is already expanding its partnerships with new regions like Latin America and the Caribbean to diversify its economy. Speaking at a panel discussion on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Jaishankar said while uncertainty was reshaping international relations, trade and workforce mobility would continue to push through barriers. “The world will increasingly require a global workforce. Trade has always found ways to adjust and even in uncertain times, new arrangements in technology, connectivity and workplace models will emerge. The global landscape could look very different within a short span,” he remarked. He stressed that in a volatile climate, large economies like India must invest in domestic capabilities. “Technology, self-reliance, multi-polarity and South-South cooperation are not separate strands, but part of one basket of priorities we are pursuing,” he said. His comments come amid renewed strain in the India-US trade ties. Washington has raised tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent, citing New Delhi’s continued on page 9 7-year-old hung upside Punjab to table Bills to down in Panipat school boost urban infra today Parents file plaint | Cab driver booked Rajmeet Singh Mukesh Tandon Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 28 The Punjab Government will table two crucial Bills relating to planned development and improving urban infrastructure in the Vidhan Sabha tomorrow. The Punjab Town Improvement (Amendment) Bill, 2025, aims at generating revenue from disposal of properties worth crores in 23 improvement trusts and utilising the financial resources for infrastructural upgrade in 167 civic bodies across the state. Besides, the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2025, focuses on ensuring development of colonies or areas in a planned manner. The Punjab Town Improvement (Amendment) Bill will Panipat, September 28 A shocking incident has come to light in Panipat, where a seven-year-old boy was allegedly beaten up and hung upside down from a window by a cab driver in a private school on the Jatal road here. Although the incident took place in August, the child’s parents came to know about it on Saturday when a video of the assault went viral on social media. They immediately approached the school principal and filed a complaint with the Model Town police. The police registered a case against the cab driver, identified as Ajay, and began an investigation. continued on page 9 The 7-year-old child hung upside down at a private school in Panipat. Eyes trust funds for civic bodies help the government transfer funds from the improvement trusts to municipal development fund, enabling it to utilise money in any of the civic bodies. Earlier, the Punjab Town Improvement Act, 1922, restricted the use of improvement trust fund outside its area of jurisdiction. The improvement trusts in Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala and Rajpura have properties worth crores of rupees which could not be auctioned over the years due to various reasons. Also, due to shortage of staff and inadequate infrastructure, the improvement continued on page 9 Even Chinese troops did not shoot during Galwan clash: Kargil veteran laments death of son in firing THE TRIBUNE IN LEH Adil Akhzer A TSolar Colony, located on the outskirts of Leh town, preparations are underway for the final rites of 45-yearold former Army man Tsewang Tharchin on Monday. Tharchin was among the four persons killed in firing during a violent protest here on Wednesday. MITHUN MANHAS IS NEW BCCI PRESIDENT SPORT As relatives and friends con- shocked. They are still unable tinue to arrive to express con- to believe that in the first storey dolences, Tharchin’s father, of their two-storey house lies Stanzin Namgial, also the body of Tharchin. an ex-Army man, who As per the rituals in had fought during the Buddhism, the funeral Kargil war, meets is extended. them with moist eyes. “I am still unable to Like his father, believe that Tharchin Tharchin too had parhas died. And see how ticipated in the Kargil Stanzin Namgial he was killed... He was conflict. shot dead. Does this happen? It is the fifth day since the Even during the Galwan clash, incident, but Namgial and oth- the Chinese didn’t open fire,” er family members are still Namgial told The Tribune. “Here, the police and security forces opened fire on their own people,” he said. Namgial said his son served in the Army with full “patriotism and dedication” until 2021. His questions largely revolve around why the police and security forces fired directly at the protesters. “Usually as per the SOPs, firing is first done in the air, then below the knees. We saw Tharchin’s body; it looks like continued on page 9 c m y b EC to deploy 470 observers for Bihar elections, 8 Assembly bypolls Tribune News Service EAM S Jaishankar shakes hands with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. PARTNERSHIP WITH DELHI STRATEGIC: RUSSIA have India’s full ❝ Wefor thefull respect forthat (PM)national interests,out respect foreign policy Modi is carrying to promote these... India and Russia share a particularly privileged strategic partnership. Sergey Lavrov, RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER India among big ones US needs to ‘fix’: Trump aide Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 28 Days after both External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on trade and tariffs, a senior aide of President Donald Trump has bluntly declared that Washington will “have to fix India”. US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, in an unusually sharp remarks, listed India among countries that he said were not giving American businesses fair access. “India — these are countries that need to really react correctly to continued on page 9 New Delhi, September 28 The Election Commission (EC) has decided to deploy 470 officers, including 320 from IAS and 60 from IPS, serving in various states as central observers for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections and also for the byelections to eight Assembly seats in six states and one union territory. The Assembly elections in Bihar are scheduled to be held from the first week of November in three phases. The bypolls will be held in Budgam, Nagrota (both J&K), Tarn Taran (Punjab), Anta (Rajasthan), Ghatsila (Jharkhand), Jubilee Hills (Telangana), Dampa (Mizoram) and Nuapada (Odisha). The EC is to visit Bihar on October 4 and 5 to supervise the preparations for the Assembly elections there. The election schedule for Bihar is likely to be announced by the EC between October 6 and 10.