26072024-TTC-01.qxd 7/26/2024 ARCHERS SECURE QUARTERS BERTH IN OLYMPICS SPORT /thetribunechd 12:33 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 206 | 16 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 B’DESH SLAMS DIDI’S ‘DOORS OPEN’ REMARK BACK PAGE friday | 26 july 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com House adjourned twice amid ugly Channi-Bittu spat over Beant barb Must respect LAC, past pacts, EAMtells China Ajay Banerjee Tribune News Service New Delhi, July 25 India on Thursday told China that “disturbance to peace and tranquillity” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) had cast a shadow on the ties between the two countries for the past four years. Both sides today stressed “urgency” in resolving the ongoing military stand-off along the LAC in eastern Ladakh. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Vientiane, Laos, on the sidelines of the ASEAN-related for- EAM S Jaishankar with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Laos. PTI eign ministers’ meetings. “It is in our mutual interests to stabilise ties and focus on growth and development. It continued on page 10 Trial court extends Kejriwal’s judicial custody till Aug 8 New Delhi, July 25 A Delhi court today extended the judicial custody of CM Arvind Kejriwal in laundering and corruption cases linked to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Courts extended his custody in the laundering case being probed by the ED till July 31 and in the corruption case being probed by the CBI till August 8. The SC had earlier granted him interim bail in the ED case. However, he continues to be lodged in Tihar as he has not furnished the bail bond in the case. Along with the Delhi continued on page 10 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Machines being used to remove debris from a bridge after a flashflood in the Anjani Mahadev area forced the closure of the Leh-Manali NH in Kullu’s Solang on Thursday. Traffic was later restored. PTI REPORT INSIDE SC: States have powers to tax mineral rights Ajay Banerjee ROCK-A-BLOC New Delhi, July 25 Holding that royalty payable on minerals is not a tax, the Supreme Court on Thursday said states have the legislative competence to impose taxes on mineral rights and mineral-bearing land. New Delhi, July 25 A heated argument erupted between Minister of State for Food Processing Industries and Railways Ravneet Singh Bittu and former Punjab Chief Minister and MP Charanjit Singh Channi in the Lok Sabha today, leading to two adjournments. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had to intervene and request Speaker Om Birla to expunge the “derogatory” and “unparliamentary” words. The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a bulletin showing the expunctions. Bittu had left the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha poll and joined the BJP He . unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha poll from Ludhiana. Channi won from Jalandhar. continued on page 10 RAVNEET SINGH BITTU CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI Amritpal facing NSA, If he’s Khalistani, why not farmers, says MoS allowed oath: Ex-CM NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State Ravneet Singh Bittu attacked Jalandhar MP Charanjit Channi for “wrongly claiming farmers were booked under the NSA”. Bittu, who switched from the Congress to the saffron party days ahead of the recent General Election, termed it an “outrageous ploy to demean and mock the farmers”. “Today, a former continued on page 10 NEW DELHI: Former Punjab Chief Minister and Jalandhar MP Charanjit Singh Channi today questioned the Centre over Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh saying “if he is a Khalistani, why were his nomination papers not rejected? Why was he brought to Parliament to take oath as an MP?” “Amritpal had taken oath of upholding the Indian Constitution, now by continued on page 10 Satya Prakash Says royalty on mining wealth can’t be called tax “Royalty is not a tax. Royalty is a contractual consideration paid by the mining lessee to the lessor for enjoyment of mineral rights. The liability to pay royalty arises out of the contractual conditions of the mining lease. The payments made to the government cannot be deemed to be a tax merely because the statute continued on page 10 edit: setback for centre Rashtrapati Bhavan sheds 2 more colonial tags, renames halls New Delhi, July 25 Rashtrapati Bhavan’s iconic Durbar Hall and Ashok Hall will now be called Ganatantra Mandap and Ashok Mandap, respectively. President Droupadi Murmu renamed the halls on Thursday as she marked the completion of her two years in office. A statement from the President house said the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the office and the residence of the President of India, is a DURBAR HALL NOW GANATANTRA MANDAP symbol of the nation, and an invaluable heritage of the people and continuous efforts c m y b ASHOK HALL RECHRISTENED ASHOK MANDAP are being made to make it more accessible to people. “There has been a consistent endeavour to make the ambience of the Rashtrapati Bhavan reflective of the Indian cultural values and ethos,” the communique said. It said the Durbar Hall is the venue of important ceremonies and celebrations such as the presentation of National Awards. “The term ‘Durbar’ refers to courts and assemblies of Indian rulers and the British. It lost relevance after India became a Republic, that is, ‘Ganatantra’. The concept of ‘Ganatantra’ is deeply rooted in Indian society since the continued on page 10
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