05062026-TT-01.qxd 6/4/2026 11:13 PM HEZBOLLAH REJECTS TRUCE DEAL WITH ISRAEL WORLD /thetribunechd Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 154 | 16 PAGES | ~6.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 HIMACHAL PRADESH EDUCATION SYSTEM FAILING YOUTH: RAHUL BACK PAGE friday | 5 june 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Tears, shock as 5 of G’gram family cremated India, Venezuela vow deeper DELHI INFERNO Watched helplessly as hotel burnt, says victim Vivek Aggarwal’s father-in-law energy partnership amid global crude supply worries Manikant Mishra Tribune News Service Family performs the last rites of one of the five Malviya Nagar fire victims at a cremation ground in Gurugram. ANI Gurugram, June 4 Hundreds gathered in Gurugram today to bid farewell to five members of the Vivek Aggarwal family who perished in the Wednesday inferno at a South Delhi hotel. Among those who cried inconsolably was Prem Bansal, the father-in-law of Vivek Aggarwal, who had gone to the ill-fated Flourish Stay Inn around 8.30 am yesterday to deliver breakfast to his daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. “I was right there outside the hotel as it went up in flames. I had arrived with breakfast for my children and found them trapped inside. I could do nothing to save them,” Bansal was heard telling relatives at Moksha Dham in Sector 32, Gurugram, where the sight of five pyres — all burning in a line — overwhelmed one and all. For Bansal, the father of Tarjini Aggarwal, life may well be a story of guilt now. “How will I live now, I just watched them die,” he cried, as hundreds gathered to say a final goodbye to the family that was not supposed to die yet. Bansal broke down on the shoulders of other mourning relatives as tears and shock filled the air. Surviving extended family members of the Aggarwals spoke in hushed tones about the family patriarch — Radhe Shyam Aggarwal — still on a ventilator in the ICU of Max, Saket, and unaware of the tragedy that has befallen his family. It was to tend to Radhe Shyam that Vivek, his wife Tarjini and daughters had checked into Flourish Inn, located at a stone’s throw from the hospital. continued on page 6 InWFIvsVinesh,SCnoto GovtlikelytobringdelimitationBillin expunge critical remarks nextsession,eyesDMK,TMCsupport Satya Prakash Animesh Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 4 The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to expunge the Delhi High Court’s remarks against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) in its order allowing wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the Asian Games-2026 selection trials, saying disposal of the Tarun Chugh HC called federation’s action ‘vindictive’ wrestling body’s petition did not mean it endorsed them. A Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Aravind Kumar, however, said the WFI petition challenging the HC order had become infructuous after continued on page 6 Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 4 The Centre is likely to introduce the delimitation Bill in the upcoming monsoon session, with sources indicating that key INDIA bloc constituents DMK and TMC are understood to have been taken into confidence informally on the matter. While the DMK is miffed with the Congress’ post-poll tie-up with the TVK in Tamil Nadu, 58 rebel Trinamool MLAs have seized control of the party in West Bengal. The sources said the proposed Bill would seek to set up a new delimitation commission as the tenure of the current commission, which was set up in 2002, is ending in December 2026. Also, with the Census already having begun, Satish Poonia BJP picks Chugh, Poonia for RS poll; Bittu not on list of 11 Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 4 The ruling BJP on Thursday nominated its national general secretary Tarun Chugh and Haryana state in-charge Satish Poonia for the Rajya Sabha elections, due on June 18. CONG RENOMINATES KHARGE FROM K’TAKA In a list of 11 nominees, the party announced the name of Chugh, who belongs to Amritsar, from Madhya Pradesh and Poonia from Rajasthan. That a Cabinet reshuffle may be imminent is indicative considering the BJP list does not continued on page 6 Southwestmonsoon hitsKerala3dayslate NEW DELHI:The southwest mon- soon set over Kerala on Thursday, three days later than its usual date of June 1. The Meteorological Department has predicted moderate to severe thunderstorms over many parts of northwest, central and east India and south Peninsular India during the next two to three days. BACK PAGE Two arrested with 2.5 kg IED in Mohali MOHALI: The State Special Operations Cell (SSOC), Mohali, has thwarted a terror conspiracy with the arrest of two associates — Mani Singh and Abhishek Kumar of Amritsar — of a foreign-based terror operative and seized an RDXbased improvised explosive device (IED), weighing 2.5 kg, from their possession. INSIDE c m y b the new commission will take into consideration the data to be collated by the 2027 counting exercise to suggest delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies. The move comes two months after the government, during the Budget session, had unsuccessfully tried to bring a delimitation Bill clubbed with the proposed 131st Constitution Amendment Bill, aiming to continued on page 6 PM, Rodríguez discuss cooperation across key sectors Ujwal Jalali Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 4 India and Venezuela on Thursday agreed to deepen cooperation in energy, critical minerals, technology, agriculture and healthcare as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez, with energy security emerging as the central theme of the visit. Describing Venezuela as a valued partner in Latin America, Modi said the two sides had extensive discussions on expanding cooperation across key sectors and reaffirmed their commitment to advancing the interests of the Global South. “Happy to meet with the Acting President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez. We had extensive discussions on expanding our cooperation in energy, critical minerals, technology, agriculture, health and peopleto-people ties,” Modi said after the meeting. The talks assume added significance amid heightened uncertainty in global oil markets triggered by the crisis in West Asia and concerns over disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for glob- Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez in New Delhi on Thursday. MANAS RANJAN BHUI INDIA, US FOR TRADE PACT PUSH India and the US have reaffirmed their commitment to conclude a mutually beneficial trade agreement that strengthens bilateral trade and economic ties, an official statement said on Thursday. Chief negotiators of the two countries concluded the four-day talks in New Delhi. al crude supplies. The developments have reinforced India’s efforts to diversify energy sources and strengthen partnerships with major oil-producing nations. According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), energy dominated the discussions as India and Venezuela sought to leverage what officials described as a “perfect complementarity” between one of the world’s largest holders of proven oil reserves and one of the fastest-growing consumers of energy. “Venezuela has already emerged as the third-largest supplier in our spot purchases this month,” Secretary (East) Rudrendra Tandon said during a special media briefing. He added that both sides discussed cooperation continued on page 6
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