01092025-TTC-01.qxd 10/1/2025 12:32 AM Page 1 13 VIJAY ACCUSES STALIN OF TAKING ‘REVENGE’ NATION /thetribunechd WILL QUIT RATHER THAN ALIGN WITH BJP: OMAR BACK PAGE CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 271 | 14 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 wednesday | 1 october 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Bihar voter count drops to 7.42 cr; 65L deleted, 21L added during SIR Monsoonrain8%surplus, 5th highest since ’01: IMD Marginal rise of 6L electors since 2020 | Can still apply for inclusion: EC New Delhi, September 30 India has received an 8 per cent surplus rainfall during the monsoon (June to September), said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The country received 937.2 mm rainfall against the normal of 868.6 mm. This was the fifth highest rainfall recorded since 2001 and the 38th highest since 1901. While normal to above-normal rainfall occurred over most parts of the country, below-normal rainfall was observed over East and Northeast India, said the IMD. Northwest India recorded 747.9 mm of rainfall, which was the highest since 2001 and the sixth highest since 1901. Rainfall over East and Animesh Singh Tribune News Service Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump at WH. AP/PTI PMModi hails Trump’s Gaza plan as ‘pathway to sustainable peace’ Ujwal Jalali Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 30 India on Tuesday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a comprehensive peace plan to end the Gaza conflict, describing it as a “viable pathway to long-term and sustainable peace” in West Asia. “We welcome President Donald J Trump’s announcement of a comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict. It provides a viable pathway to longterm and sustainable peace, security and development for the Palestinian and Israeli people, as also for the larger West Asian region,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. He expressed hope that all concerned parties would rally behind the initiative to “end conflict and secure peace”. Early diplomatic signals suggest that Trump’s proposal PROPOSAL AIMS FOR ‘DERADICALISED’ GAZA ■ Release of all hostages within New Delhi, September 30 The total number of electors in poll-bound Bihar has come down by nearly 47 lakh to 7.42 crore in the final electoral roll published by the Election Commission on Tuesday. The state’s vote count was 7.89 crore before the start of the special intensive revision (SIR) of the voter rolls. The final figure has, however, increased by 17.87 lakh from 7.24 crore electors named in the August 1 draft list, following which claims and objections were invited till September 1. The draft list was released after 65 lakh voters were removed ❝ POLL PANEL PROMISES FAIRNESS We will not allow any eligible citizen to be left out of the voter list and at the same time, no ineligible person will be on the list. Gyanesh Kumar, ELECTION COMMISSIONER 21L names added in last 2 months IN NUMBERS 7.42 cr final electoral tally 47L lower than pre-SIR count on various accounts, including death, migration and duplication of electors. Also, the final tally is only six lakh more than the 7.36 crore voters recorded during the 2020 Assembly elections. In contrast, within just two months — between the release of the draft rolls on August 1 and the final list on September 30 — 21.53 lakh new eligible voters were added. The SIR exercise had begun on June 24 with the distribution and collection of enumeration forms. As per the data, the state had 7.89 crore voters at the start of 17L rise since 2024 LS elections 36L added between 2020 & 2024 the SIR on June 24, 2025. But after the draft rolls were released on August 1, the figure dropped to 7.24 crore as 65 lakh names were removed. From this draft, another 3.66 lakh ineligible voters were deleted while 21.53 lakh fresh continued on page 8 Aksheev Thakur Tribune News Service Northwest records 6th highest, N-E 2nd lowest rainfall since 1901 Northeast India was 1,089.9 mm which was the second lowest since 1901. Previously, the lowest rainfall reported was in 2013, when the country received 1,065.7 mm. The southwest monsoon advanced over the South Andaman Sea and Nicobar Islands on May 13, nearly nine days ahead of schedule. It arrived in Kerala on May 24, ahead of the usual onset date of June 1, and covered the entire country by June 29. The monsoon withdrawal began in west Rajasthan on September 14. Gelling with continued on page 8 72 hours of a ceasefire ■ A phased withdrawal of Israeli defence forces from enclave ■ ‘Deradicalised’ & ‘terror-free’ Gaza, governed by panel initially ■ Amnesty for Hamas members who renounce violence ■ Creation of a special economic zone to attract global investment has generated broad international support — a rarity in the decades-old conflict. For India, which has consistently backed a two-state solution, the plan offers renewed hope of stability in West Asia, a region vital for New Delhi’s energy security and diaspora interests. In a statement, Palestine welcomed Trump’s “sincere and determined efforts” to end the continued on page 8 Mann meets Shah, says~1,600-crflood relief ‘insufficient’ NEW DELHI: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday met Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital and told him that the central relief of Rs 1,600 crore for the flood-ravaged state was “insufficient”. He argued that the current crop compensation rate of ~6,800 per acre for losses above 33 per cent was grossly inadequate and proposed raising it to ~50,000 an acre. Promising all possible help, Shah said the Centre stood shoulder to shoulder with the people of Punjab. INSIDE Yettogetdetentionorders:Wangchuk’swife THE TRIBUNE IN LEH Angmo slams govt, alleges media gag, oppression REASONS CITED: ADMN Adil Akhzer The Ladakh Administration on Tuesday said the grounds of detention had been duly cited to activist Sonam Wangchuk. Stressing the talks were the way forward, it said the process of law should be allowed to take its own course. INSIDE G ITANJALI Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, on Tuesday said she had to fly to New Delhi to “present her side of the story” after her access to the media was barred. Speaking to The Tribune, Angmo said the authorities were yet to provide her Wangchuk’s detention order and that officials had stopped taking her calls. <
The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising four eminent persons as trustees.
The Tribune, the largest selling daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the paper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.
The English edition apart, the 133-year-old Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).
