15052025-TTC-01.qxd 5/15/2025 12:42 AM Page 1 13 TRUMP MEETS SYRIA’S INTERIM PREZ WORLD /thetribunechd ~3K-CR SEMICONDUCTOR UNIT FOR UP BACK PAGE CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 9 NO. 133 | 18 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 thursday | 15 may 2025 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Diplomatic victory: Pak hands over BSF jawan after 21 days Attention NEET Aspirants! Join M.L. Syal’s Helix Institute where learning meets achievement !! Sh. M.L. Syal India too releases Pak trooper nabbed in Sriganganagar on May 3 Marks obtained by Helix Classroom Course Students in NEET- 2024 Animesh Singh & PK Jaiswar 1 710 705 705 Pb-1 b Pb-4 Pb-8 b Pb-9 Tribune News Service New Delhi/Amritsar, May 14 In a diplomatic victory for India, Border Security Force (BSF) constable Purnam Kumar Shaw, who was detained by Pakistan Rangers on April 23 after inadvertently crossing the border, was released on Wednesday via the Attari border. His return comes just days after India launched Operation Sindoor in retaliation to the Pahalgam attack and the subsequent ceasefire declaration. Shaw, who spent three weeks in Pakistani custody, was reportedly freed following intense negotiations during the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO)level talks held on May 12. Initially, flag meetings between BSF and Pakistan Rangers were held regularly to secure his release, but after Operation Sindoor, direct interaction was halted, prompting discussions through alternative channels. Shaurya Goyal Ashmeen Kaur Nikhil Saini Anurag 0 0 700 Pb-14 Pb-19 H HP Pb-28 Keshav kansal Purnam Kumar Shaw (centre) with BSF jawans at the Attari border on Wednesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO INDIA TO BRIEF UN PANEL ON PAK TERROR LINK 701 Krish Garg Aabhya Sood Pallak Dhuri arrived in New York on Wednesday to brief the UN Security Council’s 1267 Sanctions Committee on the Pak link to the Pahalgam attack briefing will highlight claims of The Resistance Front. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India was pushing for designating the TRF a terror outfit Official sources confirmed that the constable was handed over to the Indian authorities around 10.30 am. A BSF spokesperson said Shaw was handed over peacefully and in accordance with established protocols. Meanwhile, the BSF released Mohammad Abdullah, a Pakistani soldier who was apprehended in Rajasthan’s Srigan- SPY HELD IN PANIPAT 696 695 695 691 691 690 690 690 687 687 Ojasvi Akarshdeep Bhupen Nikita Loveleen Tushty Samardeep Aman Janvi Nikita 685 685 685 685 684 682 681 680 680 677 Tanmay Mridul Manavjot Harwinder Jasnoor Vanshika Jaiveer Vanshika Prakriti Nitish 676 675 673 673 672 672 672 671 670 Dhananjay Preeti Astha Prabhjot Khushi Hanish Harleen Milli Jiya Jaskaran 667 667 666 666 666 665 663 662 661 661 Op Sindoor signals India’s growing tech self-reliance, validates defence indigenisation policies, says govt in first formal statement on the operation Nimrat Tanu Shree Harshit Rhythm Ananya Abhishek Ajaybeer Aarika Anshul Manasvi 660 660 660 658 658 658 658 657 655 655 tems, including pieces of PL15 missiles (of Chinese origin); Turkish-origin UAVs, named ‘Yiha’ or ‘YEEHAW’; long-range rockets; and quadcopters and commercial drones. Top takeaway from the statement titled “Operation SINDOOR: The Rise of Aatmanirbhar Innovation in National Security” was the government’s assertion that India did not lose any asset in continued on page 10 Pranav Harpuneet Gargi Aashin Nishtha Abhitesh Praneel Rudra Avika Mahika 654 654 653 652 652 652 652 652 651 650 Tanisha Vasuraj Leeja Tavisha Sania Robinpreet Ritiz Armanjot Armanjot Mukul 649 647 646 646 645 644 643 642 642 641 Akanksha Shivam Yasir Nidhi Rishav Jain Sarita Dhruv Aomansh 641 ■ The The Panipat police arrested a suspected Pakistani spy, Noman Ilahi (24) of Kairana in Shamli (UP), for allegedly passing defence information to his handlers. INSIDE 677 ■ An Indian technical team 641 641 640 640 638 638 637 637 637 Sukhraj Karanpreet Akhilesh Shreya Tanishka Lakshya Mehakpreet Suhani Eknoor Jaspreet ganagar district on May 3. A BSF official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the development. Abdullah was later handed over to the Pakistan continued on page 10 Indian strikes executed sans loss of assets: Govt Bypassed Chinese gear |CCS meet held Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service Justice BR Gavai takes oath as the 52nd CJI in New Delhi. PTI Justice Gavai is 52nd CJI, will have six-month stint Satya Prakash Tribune News Service New Delhi, May 14 Justice BR Gavai — the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court — was on Wednesday sworn-in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office Former Defence Secy appointed UPSC chief to Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai in Hindi at a brief ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan at 10 am. Justice Gavai is only the second individual from the Dalit community to become the CJI, the first being continued on page 10 edit: Legacy of integrity MP minister booked forColQureshiremark Amritsar, May 14 The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Majitha subdivision has mounted to 24 with three more persons succumbing on Wednesday. They have been identified as Balkar Singh (45), Sahib Singh (50) and Dilbagh Singh, all residents of Bhangwan village. The condition 10 more admitted to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital continues to be critical. The police have so far arrested 16 persons, including a father-son duo from Delhi — Ravinder Jain and Rajiv 16 held so far, remanded in 2-day police custody Start Early, More Time, More Revisions, More Success! Join DROPPER BATCH for NEET-2026 Kumar Jain — who run Bharat Heavy Chemicals in the national capital. starting from : Satinder Singh, DIG, Border Range, said 18 persons continued on page 10 Ajay Banerjee GOVT BRIEFLY BLOCKS TURKISH, CHINESE MEDIA India on Wednesday banned Turkish state broadcaster TRT World and China’s Global Times for allegedly publishing unverified reports, including a claim that an Indian Rafale fighter jet had been shot down by Pakistani forces near Bahawalpur. The government later lifted the ban. Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India”. Firmly dismissing China’s latest attempt to rename 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednes- day termed it as a “vain and preposterous” move. The MEA said, “We have noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to name places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Consistent with our principled position, we reject such attempts continued on page 10 edit: china at it again 19 -5 -2025 upto Scholarships based on 10th, 12th marks & NEET score. +1 Terms Beijing’s attempts to rename 27 locations in Arunachal Pradesh preposterous New Delhi, May 14 Creating acrimony in the ongoing discussions on the pending boundary issue with India, China on Wednesday repeated its claim to Arunachal Pradesh even as it “renamed” 27 locations in the state. India has rejected the claim saying “the reality is that EARLY BIRD Bootleggers being produced in a court in Amritsar. VISHAL KUMAR Creative naming won’t alter reality: India slams China Tribune News Service Akashnoor Himanshu Pawan K Jaiswar Tribune News Service NEW DELHI: Following an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, state minister and senior BJP leader Vijay Shah has been booked for using “language of gutters” against Col Sofia Qureshi. INSIDE ‘GROWING TECH SELF-RELIANCE’ Three more die, Amritsar hooch toll 24 NEW DELHI: Former Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar, a 1985batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, has been appointed chairman of the UPSC. He replaced Preeti Sudan whose tenure ended on April 29. —TNS New Delhi, May 14 India on Wednesday said Operation Sindoor was executed without loss of assets and signals growing technological self-reliance of the country besides validating national defence indigenisation policies. In the first formal statement on the operation that destroyed nine terror hubs in Pakistan and PoK, the government said the Indian Air Force bypassed and jammed Pakistan’s China-supplied air defence systems, completing the mission in 23 minutes and demonstrating the country’s technological edge. 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