19112024-TT-01.qxd 11/18/2024 11:30 PM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 320 | 14 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 HIMACHAL PRADESH BIDEN’S MISSILE NOD FOR KYIV RECKLESS: RUSSIA WORLD /thetribunechd SAFFRON PRODUCTION DECLINES AMID DEFICIT RAINFALL J&K FARMERS TO MARCH TOWARDS DELHI ON DECEMBER 6 PUNJAB FOCUS ON CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL SOUTH, SAYS PM AT G20 BACK PAGE tuesday | 19 november 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com 5,000 more CAPF troops to be deployed in strife-torn Manipur Shah holds 2nd round of security review meet | Protester dies in firing Animesh Singh Tribune News Service Office-goers wear masks amid a thick blanket of smog in New Delhi. PTI Gurugram, November 18 As the National Capital Region (NCR) continues to battle probably the worst airpocalypse in the past four years, 14 districts have been put on high alert. With the Supreme Court taking a serious view of the authorities’ failure to implement the Graded Action Response Plan (GRAP) in Delhi, the NCR districts have formed special teams to ensure compliance with stage 4 of the plan. The teams will man around 25,000 sq km in Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh, Rohtak, Sonepat, Rewari, Jhajjar, Panipat, Palwal, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Mahendergarh, Jind and Karnal. especially after the recovery of five bodies of a family of six, who were reportedly killed by militants during an attack on a relief camp. The body of the sixth family member, a woman, was found floating in the Barak river in Assam on Monday. Apart from this, the encounter between the CRPF and armed militants on November 11, which led to continued on page 9 edit: CM Biren must go Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 18 The Shiromani Akali Dal working committee on Monday refused to accept Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation as party president and asked him to reconsider his decision. The committee expressed “complete confidence” in the leadership of Badal, who has been declared a “tankhayia” by Akal Takht for religious misconduct. Sukhbir is awaiting “tankhah” — the quantum of punishment. A person pronounced ‘tankhayia’ cannot participate in religious, social or political matters till he undergoes the punish- Have full confidence in leadership: Bhundar ment and is accepted back in the Sikh Panth. The committee, which represents all sections of the party, resolved to fight for Punjab’s right on Chandigarh and oppose any move to give land to Haryana for a separate Vidhan Sabha. Badal loyalist Balwinder Singh Bhundar said the committee decided take the opinion of party’s district presidents, halqa in-charges and members of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak continued on page 9 Chief Mininster N Biren Singh held an emergency meeting with ministers and MLAs of the ruling NDA to review the law and order situation, a day after the NPP pulled out of BJP-led government. Amid protests and violence, the Manipur Government has ordered the closure of all government schools, colleges and universities till November 19. It also extended the Internet ban in 7 districts till November 20. PUNJAB SEES SEASON’S HIGHEST FARM FIRES According to sources, Shah directed paramilitary heads and senior officials of the Home Ministry to ensure adequate deployment of forces to ensure stability in the state, which has witnessed a spate of violence, Patiala: Punjab witnessed 1,251 cases of farm fire in a day, the highest for the season, as the total count rose to 9,655 on Monday. Muktsar district topped with 247 incidents, followed by Moga (149) and Ferozepur (130). INSIDE HP-cadre officer K Sanjay Murthy to be next CAG Anmol Bishnoi, wanted Campaign for Maha, Jharkhand poll inSiddiquecase,‘detained’ ends; fate of Shinde, Soren on the line NEW DELHI: Mumbai, November 18 be living in Canada and making Jailed gangster Lawrence regular travels to the US, is Bishnoi’s brother accused of running a Anmol, wanted for global criminal syndithe murder of NCP cate despite being in leader Baba Siddique jail. Anmol is wanted in and firing outside with several criminal actor Salman Khan’s cases, including the Mumbai home, has murder of NCP leader been detained in the and former MaharashUS, Mumbai police Anmol Bishnoi tra minister Siddique sources said on Monday. on October 12 in Mumbai’s Anmol, who was believed to Bandra area. — PTI After SC rap over GRAP-4, teams set up Tribune News Service SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, VARSITIES SHUT Jupinderjit Singh New Delhi, November 18 With violence in Manipur showing no signs of abating, the Centre has decided to send 50 additional companies (5,000 personnel) of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to the strife-torn state. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held by Home Minister Amit Shah with top ministry officials to review the situation in the state. NCR breathes hard, 14 dists on high alert Sumedha Sharma BIREN CONVENES EMERGENCY MEET Reconsider resignation, SADpanel asks Sukhbir ENFORCE GRAP-4 EVEN IF AQI BELOW 450: SC TO NCR STATES REPORT INSIDE The districts recorded realtime AQI between 400 and 1,000 in many areas even as AQI meters in many districts had much lower readings. The Supreme Court on Monday directed the DelhiNCR states to immediately continued on page 9 The Centre has appointed K Sanjay Murthy as the next Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Murthy, a 1989-batch IAS officer of Himachal cadre, will succeed Girish Chandra Murmu. Murthy is currently Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. Murmu took over as CAG on August 8, 2020. He completes his term on November 20. — PTI c m y b Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 18 The campaign for the highstakes election to the Assemblies of Maharashtra and Jharkhand ended on Monday with the BJP-led NDA and the Congress and JMMled INDIA bloc pitted against each other in a do-or-die battle on November 20. For the INDIA bloc, the top priority is to retain Jharkhand and oust the BJP-led Mahayuti, comprising the Shiv Sena and NCP in Maharashtra. The , NDA is in power in 19 states and one UT, while the INDIA parties have governments in eight states and two UTs. In Jharkhand, the tribal vote will be keenly watched, especially in view of the BJP’s poll narrative against continued on page 9 Battle lines drawn for 4 Punjab seats CHANDIGARH: The Congress and AAP are pitted in a highstakes battle for Punjab’s Gidderbaha, Barnala, Dera Baba Nanak and Chabbewal with the BJP trying to position itself as the third force amid a weakened SAD. 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