25032026-TTC-01.qxd 3/25/2026 1:09 AM Page 1 c m y b TOP COURT RAPS BENGAL GOVT OVER I-PAC RAIDS NATION /thetribunechd 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 10 NO. 82 | 18 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 7 GROUPS TO ADDRESS WAR SIDE EFFECTS: PMBACK PAGE wednesday | 25 march 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com SHANDAAR 4 SAAL, BHAGWANT MANN DE NAAL DIPR, Punjab For the first time in India End-to-end online assessment in 48 hours Easy Registry - Zero Delays. Zero Corruption For more information, scan here As US sends troops to Gulf, Trump talks to Modi on keeping strategic Hormuz open Chinooks, marine MH-60s, Navy Seals being deployed Ajay Banerjee & Ujwal Jalali Tribune News Service New Delhi, March 24 US President Donald Trump called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, marking their first direct engagement since the outbreak of hostilities in West Asia on February 28, even as Washington has been moving troops to the Gulf amid the conflict with Iran. The call between the PM and Trump was confirmed by US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, who said both leaders stressed the critical importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open for global energy flows. “President Donald Trump continued on page 8 Pakistan offers to play host as Trump says talks underway Tribune News Service People carry empty LPG cylinders in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. PTI LPG booking gap raised to 35 days Balwant Garg Tribune News Service Faridkot, March 24 Households with double bottle (two-cylinder) connections in Punjab will now have to wait for 10 more days to book a refill with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) revising the period from 25 to 35 days for a 14.2-kg cylinder. The wait for continued on page 8 New Delhi, March 24 US President Donald Trump has said Washington is in active negotiations with Iran, even as he made a series of striking claims about recent developments, including what he described as a “very big” oil and gas-related concession from Tehran. This came as he spoke to Pakistan field marshal Asim Munir amid growing speculation that Pakistan could become the venue for dialogue between the warring Vance likely to be chief negotiator with Tehran parties. Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif also threw his hat in the ring, offering to host talks. “Pakistan welcomes and fully supports ongoing efforts to pursue dialogue to end the war in the Middle East, in the interest of peace and stability in the region and beyond… Pakistan stands ready and honoured to be the host,” Sharif posted on X. Soon after, continued on page 8 Today’s issue is of 18 pages, including four-page Jalandhar Tribune. c m y b After IDFC fraud, ~150-crore scam detected in Panchkula’s Kotak bank Bhartesh Singh Thakur Tribune News Service Chandigarh, March 24 On the lines of IDFC First and AU Small Finance Bank frauds, the Haryana Government has detected a scam in Kotak Mahindra Bank. There is a mismatch of over Rs 150 crore in the Municipal Mismatch comes to fore as MC approaches branch Corporation (MC), Panchkula, and bank records. Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi, who heads the Vigilance Department, Cops can handle Bhullar case, no need for CBI probe: Mann Ruchika M Khanna Tribune News Service 5-DAY REMAND FOR EX-MINISTER Chandigarh, March 24 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has asserted that his government took decisive action against former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar and there was no need for a CBI probe as the Punjab Police were capable of carrying out the investigation. Mann was reacting to a statement by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament continued on page 8 has sent a letter to the State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (SV&ACB) to initiate a case and begin further investigation. Sources said the Panchkula MC had deposited the amount at the Kotak Mahindra Bank branch in Sector continued on page 8 Asiyagetslifetermin terrorconspiracycase NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment after holding her guilty of conspiracy to commit terrorism, waging war against the Government of India and membership of a banned organisation. INSIDE