10112025-TTB-01.qxd 11/10/2025 12:02 AM 13 MODI UNVEILS ~8,260-CR WORKS IN U’KHAND NATION /thetribunechd Page 1 PRESIDENT IN ANGOLA TO BOLSTER TIES BACK PAGE CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 310 | 16 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  DELHI monday | 10 november 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Canvassing ends for Phase 2; 3.7cr 35% bank guarantee now voters to seal fate of 1,302 in fray mandatory for Pb realtors Rajmeet Singh In final Bihar push, Rahul doubles down on ‘vote theft’, Shah flags infiltrators Dipak Mishra C AMPAIGNING for the second and last phase of polls scheduled on November 11 came to an end on Sunday, bringing to a close a nearly monthlong fierce battle of words and nerves among rivals vying for power in Bihar. At stake are 122 seats spread across 20 districts of Bihar. The results will be declared on November 14. Finishing touches were given to the blitzkrieg on the closing day by Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi. Rahul addressed rallies in Kishanganj and Purnea districts in the Seemanchal region, which has a sizeable population of Muslims. At a rally, he said, “PM Modi, Shah and the EC have no replies to our ‘vote chori’ allegations… they will eventually get caught, as the truth is now out in front of people.” Shah, who addressed rallies in Sasaram and Arwal, charged the INDIA bloc with trying to build a “corridor for infiltrators”, unlike PM Modi, who wanted to “set up an industrial corridor”. Meanwhile, there are 1,302 continued on page 8 BIHAR BATTLE RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, during an election rally at Kaimur; and (right) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses a gathering at Bhabhua in the district. PTI WHY MUM ON ‘VOTE CHORI’ ❝ Ihaveexposed‘votechori’ on a big scale in Haryana. To date, neither Modi nor CEC have had the courage to say ‘Rahul is telling a lie’. Rahul Gandhi, LEADER OF OPPOSITION INDUSTRY VS INFILTRATORS bloc is ❝ While INDIA‘corridor for trying to build a infiltrators’, PM Narendra Modi wants to set up an industrial corridor in Bihar Amit Shah, HOME MINISTER ALL SET FOR J&K BYPOLLS Campaigning for Budgam and Nagrota Assembly bypolls came to an end on Sunday. As many as 17 leaders are in the fray from Budgam and 10 from the Nagrota seat. CM Omar and PDP chief Mehbooba campaigned for their candidates in Budgam. INSIDE Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 9 To fix accountability and check potential fraud with investors, the Punjab Housing and Urban Development Department has made it mandatory for promoters to furnish a bank guarantee equal to 35 per cent of the cost of the internal development of a project, while doing away with the option of mortgaging property. Earlier, a promoter, while paying the cost of the internal development of a project, was allowed Can’t mortgage plots; step aimed at checking fraud to mortgage plots at 90 per cent of the collector rate of the property concerned outside the municipal limits and at 75 per cent per cent of the collector rate of the property concerned inside the municipal limits. “In many cases, the realtors were mortgaging chunks of land that were not in their name,” said a senior government functionary. The fresh amendments to the provi- sions of the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act have become effective from November 3. Similarly, the promoter was also allowed to mortgage plots against the balance external development charges (EDCs) to be paid in lump sum or in instalments. Now, a bank guarantee of the balance EDCs will have to furnished, as the option of mortgaging plots has been done away with. Apart from having the ownership of at least 25 per cent of the project land, the government, continued on page 8 GujaratATS arrests3 over‘ricin’terrorplot AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat ATS has busted a “terror syndicate” by arresting a doctor who was allegedly developing the deadly poison ‘ricin’ under instructions from a handler linked to the Islamic State Khorasan Province. Two others have also been held. BACK PAGE 2nabbedforshooting atclassmateinHry GURUGRAM: A Class XI student was shot at allegedly by his classmate using his father’s licensed pistol in a flat, the police said on Sunday. An FIR has been registered and two minor students have been detained. INSIDE AAPbattlestokeepTarnTaran RSS body of individuals, so PU Senate poll process seatas Akalis look for revival exempt from tax: Bhagwat starts; protest continues Manmeet Singh Gill Tribune News Service Tarn Taran, November 9 Campaigning for the Tarn Taran Assembly bypoll ended on Sunday evening. The highvoltage contest has kept political parties on edge. However, the ruling AAP which has , pulled out all stops to retain the seat, is facing anxious moments as the constituency heads to vote with its key opponent, the SAD, showing signs of revival. Political observers feel that for AAP a defeat would carry , symbolic weight, not affecting the government’s majority in the Assembly but delivering a significant political embarrassment and giving REVIEW FIRs: EC TO DGP The Punjab Chief Electoral Officer has written to the DGP asking him to review the alleged wrongful FIRs filed during the model code for the Tarn Taran bypoll and take action within 36 hours. This comes after the EC suspended district’s SSP Ravjot Kaur Grewal on Saturday. ammunition to the opposition. And for this reason, the desperation shown by AAP leaders was quite evident. On the other hand, a win here would help it claim that public confidence in the government remains intact. The party has used every possible measure to secure victory, continued on page 8 Aditi Tandon Nitin Jain Tribune News Service Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 9 RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the Sangh was a recognised body of individuals as per laws of the land and was exempted from income tax. Fielding queries on opposition parties’ allegations that the RSS was an unregistered, unrecognised body, Bhagwat, speaking to influencers in Bengaluru, said, “How did the government ban an unrecognised body thrice? How did the courts thrice resolve that ban?” Noting that the RSS was a body of individuals which functioned on voluntary donations (guru dakshina) Chandigarh, November 9 Two days after the Centre was forced to roll back its controversial Panjab University (PU) overhaul, the university on Sunday formally kicked off the process for the Senate elections — even as students refused to end their indefinite dharna, now in its ninth day, and vowed to go ahead with Monday’s massive show of strength. Highly placed sources told The Tribune that the PU had submitted the detailed Senate election schedule to the Chancellor and Vice-President of India for approval, in line with the Panjab Univer- Today’s issue is of 16 pages, including four-page Delhi Tribune. c m y b Says even Hindu dharma not registered exempted from income tax as per law, the Sangh chief said before Independence, the Sangh could not have registered with the British government and after Independence, the laws did not mandate registration. “The Income Tax Department continued on page 8 VARSITY OVERHAUL TRIGGERED STORM ■ OCT 30: Centre notifies major restructuring; Senate structure trimmed, Syndicate made election-free ■ NOV 1: The Tribunebreaks the story; political storm erupts ■ NOV 4: Centre pauses implementation, keeps options open ■ NOV 7: Centre withdraws overhaul entirely — fourth notification in seven days ■ NOV 9: PU submits Senate election schedule; students continue dharna sity Act, 1947, and the university calendar. The move follows the Centre’s withdrawal continued on page 8