16122024-TTC-01.qxd 12/16/2024 AAP LAST LIST OUT, KEJRI FROM NEW DELHI NATION /thetribunechd 12:48 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 347 | 12 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 JOIN MAINSTREAM, SHAH TELLS NAXALS BACK PAGE monday | 16 december 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Fadnavis Cabinet takes oath in Nagpur, BJP gets 19 of 39 berths OFF-FIELD BONHOMIE 11 go to Shinde’s Sena, 9 NCP| Portfolios to be allocated in 2-3 days Tribune News Service Nikita Singhania, wife of Atul Subhash who died by suicide recently, her mother Nisha Singhania and brother Anurag in police custody. PTI Bengaluru techie’s wife, in-laws arrested; sentto14-dayremand Bengaluru/Lucknow, Dec 15 The Bengaluru police have arrested three persons, including the estranged wife of tech executive Atul Subhash who died by suicide recently, an official said on Sunday. Nikita Singhania was arrested from Gurugram, Haryana, while her mother Nisha Singhania and brother Anurag Singhania were picked up from Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj for abetting Subhash’s suicide, the police official said. They were arrested on Saturday, brought to Bengaluru and sent to 14-day judicial custody after being produced in court, he said. A senior official from the Prayagraj police on Sunday claimed the Bengaluru police did not inform them about the arrest of Nisha and Anurag. Subhash, 34, was found hanging from his house at Munnekolalu in southeast Won’t immerse ashes till justice served: Father Bengaluru on December 9. He left behind lengthy videos and notes, blaming his wife and in-laws for driving him to commit suicide through “false” cases and “persistent torture”. Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said Subhash’s wife, mother-in-law and brother-in-law had been apprehended and were in judicial custody. The investigation would follow. “He (Subhash) had left a 40page death note and raised several issues, most importantly about the misuse of provisions in the law that were meant for the protection of women. He has said he was pressured for Rs 3 crore and some other things, including continued on page 8 New Delhi, December 15 The Cabinet expansion of the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government in Maharashtra took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on Sunday with 39 leaders taking oath as ministers. While 33 lawmakers were sworn in as Cabinet ministers, six took oath as ministers of state in the presence of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of the BJP and Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar of the NCP . While the BJP the largest , party in the winning alliance, bagged 19 berths today, Shinde’s Sena got 11 and the NCP nine. Among the BJP ministers are state unit presi- BAWANKULE, MUNDE MAKE THE CUT ■ 33 lawmakers sworn in as Cabinet ministers, 6 as ministers of state ■ Among BJP ministers are state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar, Shirdi strongman Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Pankaja Munde, daughter of the late Gopinath Munde BHUJBAL NOT PART OF LIST Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis with his wife Amruta during a roadshow in Nagpur on Sunday. PTI dent Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar, veteran leader and Shirdi strongman Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil and Pankaja Munde, daughter of the late Gopinath Munde. The prominent absentees from the ministerial list include the NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal The prominent absentees from the ministerial list include the NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal and Dilip Walse Patil and the BJP’s Sudhir Mungantiwar and Dilip Walse Patil and the BJP’s Sudhir Mungantiwar. From the NCP Aditi Tatkare, , the daughter of senior party continued on page 8 Union Minister and Rajya Sabha Chairman XI captain Kiren Rijiju in action during a match against Lok Sabha Speaker XI team in New Delhi on Sunday. Opposition MPs also participated in the match, which was organised to raise awareness about TB. BACK PAGE MHA official, DGP reach out to fasting Dallewal Omar tells Cong to stop Sushil Goyal A video grab of Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav with Dallewal at Khanauri. Sangrur, December 15 Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Nonpolitical) convener Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fastunto-death at the Khanauri border entered the 20th day today, told Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav that he would end his fast only if the Centre fulfilled all demands of the farmers, including a legal guarantee on the MSP of all crops. Dallewal also told the DGP c m y b Farmleader refuses toend protest till demands met that he was mentally prepared to sacrifice his life if the Centre did not fulfil their demands. DGP Yadav, along with Mayank Mishra, a representative of the Centre and Director, Ministry of Home Affairs, and Patiala Range DIG Mandeep Singh Sidhu, met Dallewal at the Khanauri continued on page 8 whining about EVMs NEW DELHI: Opening another plus members of Parliament point of friction with an using the same EVMs, and important ally, J&K you celebrate that as CM Omar Abdullah sort of a victory for has dismissed the your party, you can’t Congress’ objections then a few months latto EVMs and echoed er turn around and the BJP’s defence say... we don’t like “You can’t accept these EVMs because election results when now the election you win, and blame Omar Abdullah results aren’t going EVMs when you lose.” the way we would like them “When you get a hundred- to,” Abdullah said. INSIDE