20112025-TTC-01.qxd 11/20/2025 12:41 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 145 NO. 320 | 12 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 SONIA GIVES INDIRA GANDHI PEACE PRIZE TO CHILE’S EX-PREZ NATION /thetribunechd 2 FORMER MINISTERS DESERT AZAD, REJOIN CONGRESS J&K US SELLS $700-MILLION JAISHANKAR OPENS AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM TWO CONSULATES IN TO TAIWAN WORLD RUSSIA BACK PAGE thursday | 20 november 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com MP cop, 7 Maoists killed in encounters CHHATTISGARH: A Madhya Pradesh police official was killed in an encounter with Naxalites along the Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh border on Wednesday morning, a senior official said. In a separate incident, seven Naxalites were killed in an encounter at Maredumilli in Andhra Pradesh the same day. — PTI RSSchiefBhagwatto visit Manipur today IMPHAL: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is scheduled to arrive in Manipur on November 20 for the first time since ethnic violence broke out two years ago, a functionary of the organisation said on Wednesday. During his three-day stay, Bhagwat will interact with citizens, entrepreneurs and representatives of the tribal community. — PTI Defer school sports events: SC to CAQM NEW DELHI: Amid air pollution crisis, the SC on Wednesday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management to issue directions against holding outdoor sports activities in schools in Delhi-NCR till further orders. “We request CAQM to issue directions to shift sport contests to safer months,” a Bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said. — TNS ED probe uncovers ~415-cr ‘scam’ at Al Falah University Modi to attend G20 summit in Johannesburg from Nov 21-23 Tribune News Service Founder and group chairman Siddiqui sent to 13-day remand RED FORT HUGE DONATIONS RAISE EYEBROWS BLAST ■ According to the ED, in 2014-15 Animesh Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 19 Al Falah group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui has been sent to 13-day ED remand till December 1. The group is accused of generating over Rs 415 crore “dishonestly” from students studying in the institutions run by it. The probe into the alleged violations under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) has revealed that the bank accounts of all educational institutions under the entity used a single permanent account number (PAN) and the income tax returns (ITRs) were filed in the name of the Al Falah Charitable Trust, confirming a unified financial control. According to the remand application filed by the agency before Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan in the Saket district court in the continued on page 8 The ED raided Al Falah University in Faridabad on Tuesday. 200 DOCTORS, STAFF UNDER SCANNER More than 200 doctors and employees at Al Falah University are under the scanner of investigation agencies following the blast in a car near the Red Fort on November 10, sources said Anmol Bishnoi at the Patiala House Court in Delhi on Wednesday. PTI and 2015-16, ~30.89 cr and ~29.48 cr, respectively, was shown as donations ■ 2016-17 onwards, Al Falah began showing income as “receipts from main object” or in other words from academic activity ■ The income of the institution went up from ~24.21 cr in 2018-19 to ~80.01 cr in 202425; the total income during this period was ~415 cr ■ The university collected full fee from students even while operating without accreditation, which falls under the ambit of fraud and forgery, as per the ED Deported from US, Anmol Bishnoi in 11-day NIA custody PoK ex-PM hints at cross-border hand Ujwal Jalali Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 19 Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s former Prime Minister Anwarul Haq has been caught on camera “boasting” about carrying out an attack on India “from Red Fort to the forests of Kashmir”. In an undated video, which has gone viral on social media, Haq says, “I had said earlier that if you continue to drench Balochistan in blood, we will attack India from the Red Fort to the forests of Kashmir. By the grace of God, we have done it, and they still haven’t been able to count all bodies.” Online users have linked his state- ment to the November 10 Red Fort car blast. The clip has triggered alarm across security circles. The Tribune could not independently verify the authenticity or the date of the video. However, the explicit reference to the Red Fort raises serious questions, continued on page 8 Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 19 Hours after he arrived in India following his deportation from the US, gangster Anmol Bishnoi, an accused in the murder of former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique, was on Wednesday sent to National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody for 11 days by a Delhi court. The NIA, which had sought Anmol’s custody for 15 days, told the court that it needed Anmol’s custody to collect more evidence to unearth the conspiracy in various cases against him. The agency also said it needed to find out “details”, including the locations and identities of other members of the Bishnoi gang. Anmol, the younger brother of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, is the key accused in the murder of Siddique. continued on page 8 High drama as Gurdaspur ex-serviceman kills wife, her mother with AK-47, ends life Ravi Dhaliwal Talk it out: Shah to Hry, Punjab on stake in PU Sumedha Sharma Tribune News Service Nitish Kumar reacts after being elected as the leader of the NDA at a meeting in Patna on Wednesday. ANI Nitish elected NDA leader, to take oath as CM for 10th time today nation to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan. The GovD(U) supremo Nitish ernor accepted his resignaKumar was chosen the tion and asked him to continleader of the NDA in ue as the caretaker Bihar during a meetCM till a new goving of newly elected ernment is formed. MLAs of the alliance Nitish staked his partners in Patna on claim to form the Wednesday, setting the government with stage for his historic JUNCTION the signatures of 202 10th swearing-in as the MLAs in the 243Chief Minister of the state. member House. Nitish went to the Raj BhaThe swearing-in ceremony van and submitted his resig- will be held at 11 am on Dipak Mishra J BIHAR Thursday at Gandhi Maidan. PM Narendra Modi, union ministers and 11 chief ministers of NDA-ruled states are scheduled to attend the event. Nitish took oath for the first time in 2000, but the government lasted just seven days. After November 2005, he has been holding the post continuously except for around 10 months in 2014 when he handed over the position to Jitan Ram Manjhi continued on page 8 Gurugram, November 19 Abstaining from issuing any directive on Haryana’s request to reinstate its stake in Panjab University (PU), the Union Home Ministry has asked both Punjab and Haryana to reach a consensus. At the Northern Zonal Council meeting on November 17, Home Minister Amit Shah urged the two states to resolve the issue amicably. The ministry noted that the Higher Education Department under the Education Ministry was the nodal authority on the issue and was already examining the legal aspects of the proposal, indicating that it could be considered positively. “The matter has been examined, and it has been observed that the inclusion of Haryana as a stakeholder in the PU can be considered positively. This is likely to increase the university’s internal revenue generation through affiliation charges from Haryana colleges, thereby reducing the financial burden on the Centre. However, certain legal and statutory changes will be required to restore Haryana’s role. The matter has been referred to the Ministry of Law and Justice for legal advice,” the department submitted, according to a letter dated October 15. While no final decision was taken at the meeting, Punjab and Haryana submitted their respective positions on the issue. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann reiterated the state’s claim that the PU and Chandigarh belonged to Punjab, arguing that since Haryana had relinquished its share decades ago, it could not seek it again. He said Punjab had supported the university for 50 years and opposed any “backdoor entry” by Haryana into the university’s governing bodies. Meanwhile, Haryana argued that its demand was long-pending and intended to benefit colleges in districts such as Panchkula, Ambala and Yamunanagar. It sought affiliation of these colleges with the university and offered to pay a proportional share of the grant. While both states pressed for a final decision, Shah said such issues were best resolved through dialogue. Reports say the Centre has deferred key issues concerning Punjab, including the restructuring of the PU, following Mann’s strong objections. Missing HP man returns home 45 yrs after memory loss Pankaj Sharma Nahan, November 19 In a plot straight out of a Bollywood film, a man from Himachal Pradesh missing since 1980 found his way home after a recent head injury that revived his lost memory. Rikhi Ram, now known as Ravi Chaudhary, returned to Nadi village in Himachal Pradesh’s Nahan on November 15, with his wife and three children. Sixteen-year-old Rikhi had left his village in search of work in 1980. Eventually, he Filmy twist2 mishaps & miraculous homecoming Rikhi Ram with relatives at his native village in Himachal’s Nahan. landed a job at a hotel in Yamunanagar. He went missing when during a trip to Ambala, a road accident left him with a serious head injury. The injury wiped out every trace of his past and even his own name. His companions in Haryana christened him Ravi Chaudhary, a name that soon became his new identity. With no memory to guide him home, he rebuilt his life from scratch. Later, he drifted to Mumbai’s Dadar, taking up small jobs to survive. Eventually, he settled in Nanded, Maharashtra, where a college employed him. In 1994, he married Santoshi, and the family grew to include two daughters and a son. By all measures, he was living a stable, contented life. Then came 2025. After a minor accident months ago, old images started returning in dreams: a mango tree, a village swing, a narrow path to Sataun (near Nadi village) and the courtyard of a house he hadn’t seen in decades. At first, he dismissed the dreams but these intensified. Then he realised that these were not just dreams, but memories. With limited education, he turned to a college student for help. Together they searched Nadi village and continued on page 8 c m y b New Delhi, November 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Johannesburg on November 21 for the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit, with the three-day gathering expected to focus heavily on inclusive growth, climate resilience and emerging global challenges. The meeting, hosted by South Africa, marks the fourth consecutive G20 summit held in the Global South. Officials said the Prime Minister would articulate India’s views across all three main sessions of the summit. The first session, titled “Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth Leaving No One Behind”, will deliberate on global trade, development financing and the rising debt burden on vulnerable economies. The second session, “A Resilient World—the G20’s Contribution”, will take up disaster risk reduction, climate change, just energy continued on page 8 Tribune News Service Gurdaspur, November 19 High drama prevailed here early this morning as nearly 200 police personnel cordoned off Improvement Trust Colony No. 7 after a retired Army employee, who was working at the Gurdaspur district jail, allegedly threatened to go on a shooting spree in the heavily populat- Threatened to go on a shooting spree in colony ed area using an AK-47 rifle he “stole” from the prison. The ex-serviceman, Gurpreet Singh, allegedly shot himself dead even as police officials tried to convince him to surrender. Gurpreet late last night allegedly shot dead his wife Akvinder Kaur and mother-in-law Gurjit Kaur with the rifle at Khuthi village in Dorangla over a marital dispute. After the killings, he is learnt to have headed to the colony to hide in a flat. The police received information in the morning that a person carrying an AK-47 rifle was threatening to go on a shooting spree. A large number of police personnel, continued on page 8