27072024-TT-01.qxd 7/26/2024 10:47 PM OBAMAS BACK KAMALA FOR PRESIDENTIAL RACE WORLD /thetribunechd Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 207 | 20 PAGES | ~7.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 HIMACHAL PRADESH saturday | 27 july 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com OFF TRACK AMID OLY COUNTDOWN Hours before Olympic Games’ grand opening ceremony, “criminal” acts of vandalism, including arson attacks, paralysed the rail network affecting travel to Paris from across France and Europe on Friday. Among the trains affected were those carrying athletes to the venue. PTI Agnipath crucial reform, will keep forces battle-ready: PM Slams Oppn for ‘politicising’ scheme, says not launched to save pension bill Tribune Reporters BJP-RULED STATES VOW QUOTA FOR AGNIVEERS Jammu/New Delhi, July 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday defended the muchdebated Agnipath scheme and launched an attack on the Opposition, which, he claimed, was politicising the sensitive scheme that had the potential to keep the armed forces young and battle-ready. He was speaking at Dras to mark 25 years of the victory in the Kargil conflict. Modi attended a ceremony at the Kargil war memorial to pay homage to the soldiers who lost their lives in the IndiaPakistan conflict in 1999. In lauding the Agnipath scheme, Modi has sent a signal to NDA allies JD(U) and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), which had called for a review of the scheme days ahead of the government formation in the first week of June. The Opposition, including the Con- gress and the Samajwadi Party, have been critical of the scheme and have sought that it be scrapped. Modi dwelt at length on the Agnipath scheme, under which continued on page 7 Edit: warning to pakistan NEET-UG toppers down to 17 from 61 in revised list SC extends stay on UP diktat to eatery owners Indiareadytotake ‘historicstance’to endrow:Beijing Aksheev Thakur Satya Prakash Tribune News Service Tribune News Service New Delhi, July 26 The number of NEET-UG toppers has dropped from 61 to 17 in the revised merit list declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday. The top 17, who scored a perfect 720 (marks) with a percentile of 99.99, represent both male and female candidates from regions such as Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Punjab, West Bengal and Kerala. While six students have continued on page 7 New Delhi, July 26 The Supreme Court on Friday extended its ex-parte interim stay on the Uttar Pradesh Government’s directive to eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of their owners and employees even as it clarified that there was no bar on voluntary display of names of eateries’ owners/employees. With the governments of Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh seeking more time to file their responses, a Bench of NEW DELHI: A day after the Foreign Ministers of India and China met at Laos, the Chinese foreign ministry has put out a statement that does not match India's version of the event and goes on to claim the Indian side is ready to take a “historic”, “strategic” and “open perspective” to find solutions to the differences. The statement put out in the wee hours on Friday used phrases that give an erroneous impression of the events at Laos. No such thing was conveyed to China, sources in India said. INSIDE ■ After Haryana, more BJP- Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event to commemorate the 25th Vijay Diwas anniversary at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras. PTI PAK WAGING WAR IN GARB OF TERROR Pakistan has not learnt anything from the past and continues to wage a war in the garb of terrorism and proxy wars to stay relevant. Narendra Modi, PRIME MINISTER ❝ KANWAR YATRA ROW Says no bar on voluntary display of names Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatt extended the stay order till August 5 — the next date of hearing. The Bench, however, clarified that there was no bar under its July 22 order on eateries voluntarily displaying names of owners or employees. “We have said what needed to be said in our continued on page 7 ruled states have vowed quota for Agniveers in police ■ These are UP, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Uttarakhand ■ Agniveers will get weightage in recruitment for UP Police and state armed constabulary, UP CM Yogi Adityanath said ■ MP CM Mohan Yadav too said his government would reserve posts in the state police and paramilitary forces ■ Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi promised 10% quota & 5-year age relaxation for Agniveers in uniformed services Slumber at work, SOP violations: Regulator flags lapses, lists safety norms for airport staff Vijay Mohan Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 26 Faced with serious lapses such as operators dozing off at work, faulty equipment and flouting of standard operating procedures, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued fresh instructions on ‘apron safety management’ to curb rising incidents involving aircraft, vehicles and ground equipment at airports. The regulator has come out with a list of 25 guidelines on the prevention of apron/ramp- 25 GUIDELINES FOR OPERATORS, APRON CREW ■ DGCA has asked operators to form safety teams, ensure staff training with conducive duty hours, adequate rest ■ They will ensure proper signs, markings and lighting in aircraft parking areas, taxiways and service lanes ■ Vehicles, except for emergency, to have speed governors, anticollision lights and two-way communication with controllers related incidents. The guidelines were last revised nearly 17 years ago i.e. in December 2007. ■ Use of mobile while operating vehicles or equipment on apron or walking around on apron or taxiways prohibited “Investigations have revealed drivers or equipment operators have fallen asleep ASEAN CORNERSTONE OF ACT EAST POLICY: EAM BACK PAGE while operating in the apron area resulting in hitting a person, airport structure, aircraft or other vehicles,” a circular issued by the DGCA earlier this month stated. Non-adherence to operating procedures by the ground staff, drivers, equipment operators, maintenance and refuelling personnel, air traffic control officers, and aircraft-operating crew is among the causative factors identified by the DGCA on the basis of analysis of ground incident data. Faulty ground support equipment continued on page 7 c m y b
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