13

chandigarh | gurugram | jalandhar | bathinda | jammu | srinagar | vol.139 no.264 | 26 pages | ~4.50 | regd.no.chd/0006/2018-2020 established in 1881 | tuesday, september 24,2019 � late city

SONIA, MANMOHAN SLOWDOWN FAILS TO DENT TRUDEAU RESUMES CAMPAIGN

MEET JAILED PC NATION SALE OF BICYCLES BUSINESS POST CONTROVERSY WORLD
/thetribunechd /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com

Climate change efforts lacking: PM 60 militants infiltrate into

At UN meet, Modi says comprehensive approach covering education, values, lifestyle needed
Tribune News Service proportion of the bio-fuel
Imran rakes up
J&K:Intel; alert sounded
blend in petrol and diesel. Tribune News Service
REAL & IMMINENT DANGER
clean cooking gas to 150 Kashmir, Trump
New Delhi, September 23 PM Modi also recounted
Prime Minister Narendra New Delhi, September 23
Modi today expressed dissat- million families, the launch
offers to mediate Inputs with Indian Intelli- 250 450
isfaction with the current of the Jal Jeevan mission gence agencies suggest terrorist at launch terrorists in
global efforts to combat cli- for water conservation, New York, September 23 around 60 trained militants pads/camps Pakistan &
mate change and called a rainwater harvesting and Describing himself as “an have infiltrated from Pak- along LoC PoK MAP NOT TO SCALE

comprehensive approach for the development of extremely good arbitrator”, istan into Jammu and Kash- Installations close to border may be targeted
covering everything from water resources; India is US President Donald Trump mir over the past two months.
education to values and from going to spend approxi- said today he was ready to There is a high possibility of BALAKOT REACTIVATED: ARMY CHIEF
lifestyle to developmental mately $50 billion in the mediate between Pakistan three to four infiltration
philosophy.
“What we need is a global
next few years.
On the international forum,
and India on the Kashmir
issue, but both sides have to
attempts within this week
mostly along the Line of Con-
❝ Balakot has been reactivated by
Pakistan recently... Pakistan has got people
people’s movement to bring almost 80 countries have agree on that. Trump made trol in north Kashmir — Ker- back there. Bipin Rawat, ARMY CHIEF
about behavioural change. joined the International Solar the remarks during his meet- an, Uri and adjoining sectors,
The respect for nature, the Alliance campaign. India and ing with Pakistan Prime Min- the inputs indicate.
judicious use of resources,
reducing our needs and liv-
Sweden together with other
partners are launching the
ister Imran Khan on the side-
lines of the UN General
An alert has been sounded
due to the impending festival 3 ultras held for Kishtwar
ing within our means have all
been important aspects of
both our traditions and pres-
leadership group within the
industry transition track to
provide a platform for govern-
Assembly session here.
“If I can help, I will certain-
ly help,” Trump said, describ-
season that starts with
Navaratras (from September
29) and ends two weeks after
BJP, RSS leaders’ killings
ent day efforts. Need, not ments and the private sector ing the Kashmir issue as a Diwali (October 27). Ranjit Thakur IGP Jammu zone Mukesh
greed, has been our guiding with opportunities for cooper- “complex” one which has Over the past two months, Singh. Parihar and his broth-
principle,” he observed while PM Narendra Modi addresses the Climate Action Summit at ation in the area of technology been going on for a long time. infiltrations have taken place Jammu, September 23 er were killed in November
speaking at the Climate the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. PTI innovation. This will help to “If both (Pakistan and on both sides of the Pir Panjal The J&K Police today claimed 2018, while Sharma was
Action Summit on the mar- develop low carbon pathways India) want, I am ready to do mountain range that segre- to have solved four terror cas- murdered in April, trigger-
gins of the 74th UN General INDIA’S GREEN GOALS LOW-COST HEALTHCARE for industry. it,” he said, a day after attend- gates the Valley from the es, including the killing of a ing a massive protest across
■ 450 GW non-fossil fuel target PM Narendra Modi
Assembly that was attended In order to make the infra- ing ‘Howdy, Modi’ rally in Poonch-Jammu region, BJP leader and an RSS func- the Chenab region.
by 60 world leaders. by 2022 (175 GW earlier) told the first-ever structure disaster-resilient, Houston, where he shared the sources said. tionary in Jammu and Kash-
India today, he declared, ■ Making transport sector high-level meeting India is launching a ‘Coali- stage with PM Narendra Initial estimates of infiltra- mir’s Kishtwar district, with
green through e-mobility on Universal Health Cover- Strikes aimed at reviving
has come not just to talk tion for Disaster Resilient Modi and displayed a close tions were lower, however, the the arrest of three Hizbul
about the seriousness of this ■ Increasing proportion of bio- age in New York on Monday
Infrastructure’ and PM Modi friendship and a common multi-agency centre (MAC), Mujahideen militants.
militancy in J&K’s
fuel blend in petrol, diesel that India’s experience and Chenab region: IGP
issue, but also to present a capabilities in providing invited member states to join vision on fighting terrorism. which collates data and Those arrested have been
practical approach and a ■ $50 bn for water conserva- this coalition. The PM also Trump and Imran last met in inputs from human intelli- identified as Nissar Ahmed
affordable healthcare is
roadmap. “We believe that an tion in next few years available for use to all devel- referred to the move to end July at the White House. The gence, radio intercepts and Sheikh, Nishad Ahmed and “In the past one year, four
ounce of practice is worth ■ Increasing use of biogas oping countries. the use of single-use plastic US President had expressed other sources, has arrived at a Azad Hussain. They were incidents of militancy have
more than a ton of preach- and hoped that this will cre- his willingness to mediate figure of 60 infiltrations over allegedly part of a conspiracy occurred in Kishtwar —
ing,” he observed. plans to increase the renew- plans to make the transport ate awareness at a global lev- between India and Pakistan to the past two months. to kill senior BJP leader Anil killing of Parihar and his
India was going to able energy capacity to sector green through e- el about the harmful effects resolve the Kashmir issue — Sources said the number of Parihar and his brother, brother, snatching of weapon
increase the share of non- much beyond 175 GW, and mobility and is working to of single-use plastic. an offer India rejected. — PTI these infiltrations indicates a besides RSS functionary of Deputy Commissioner’s
fossil fuel, and by 2022 it later till 450 GW. India also considerably increase the Edit: Modi’s Texas triumph Pak: Joining US a blunder p13 continued on page 11 Chanderkant Sharma, said continued on page 11

SENSEX SOARS
1,075 Shah bats for single THE TRIBUNE INTERVIEW Capt Amarinder Singh, PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER
POINTS
ID, digital Census ‘Drug
Second straight day of bull run
supply chain smashed, final assault is on’
Capt says won’t quit politics till Punjab restored to its number one position and is cured of all ills
CLOSES AT 39,090.03 PTS Tribune News Service

A
BUSINESS S the Congress has filed 31,081 cases Himachal Pradesh,
TRIBUNE PHOTO: MANOJ MAHAJAN

New Delhi, September 23 regime in Punjab against drug suppliers and Rajasthan and Jammu and
Calling for creating 2021 Cen- completes two and a 38,117 persons have been Kashmir, which has com-
sus data in digital form, Union half years in office, arrested so far. Over 12,000 pounded the problem. Then
Home Minister Amit Shah The Tribune correspondent have been put behind bars there is supply from other
today pitched for having a Sanjeev Singh Bariana and our teams have secured countries too.
multipurpose identity card for talks to Chief Minister Capt at least 3,600 convictions.
citizens, which could be used Amarinder Singh on a host of Efforts are on to root out the Do you think the drug menace
for getting passport, driving issues, including the promis- problem completely. can ever be rooted out?
licence, opening bank account MULTIPURPOSE CARD es that have been fulfilled At the 29th Northern Zonal
and filing income tax return. and what are the govern- Council meeting earlier this
❝
Halfway into the current term,
Speaking at a function here Why can’t we have just ment’s priorities for the drugs continue to be the biggest month, we asked Union
to lay the foundation stone for one card for all utilities like remaining term. problem afflicting Punjab. Home Minister Amit Shah to
IN BRIEF a new building of the Regis- Aadhaar, passport, bank Punjab continues to be a big immediately formulate a
trar General of India, he said a account, driving licence, You had promised to wipe out the market for drugs and alarm- national drug policy. In the
Punjab bypoll: Cong names mobile app would be used for voter card and other drug menace within four weeks, but ingly, the drug habits of earlier meeting of the Chief
all four candidates, SAD 1 the first time in the 2021 Cen- the state is still grappling with it. youth have changed too. Ministers in July, we had
Chandigarh: The Congress sus. It would be a big revolu-
services? There should be a I had said I will break the Instead of traditional agreed upon to set up a joint
has named its candidates for tion in the country’s Census system to put all data in a backbone of the drug busi- ‘bhang’ and opium, youth group to eradicate the men-
single card. That’s why
the four Assembly bypolls to
be held on October 21.
Bureaucrat Balwinder Singh
exercise, he claimed.
“Why can’t we have just
one card for all utilities like
digital Census is very
important. Amit Shah, HOME MINISTER
ness within a few weeks and
I have done that. This is evi-
dent from the data available
are now hooked to synthetic
drugs. There are several
supply lines, including from
❝ We have given farm loan waivers worth ~4,600 cr. Our
job fairs have been a major success and around seven lakh
ace. We are moving ahead…
Also, as pointed out earlier,
before curbing the supply, we
Dhaliwal will contest from Aadhaar, passport, bank in public domain. Our spe- Pakistan and neighbouring youth have got employment. More than 40,000 have got must cure addiction.
Phagwara (SC), Indu Bala account, driving licence, voter mir and snow-bound areas of cial investigation team (SIT) states of Haryana, government jobs and another 19,000 will be recruited soon. continued on page 11
from Mukerian, Capt Sandeep card and other services? Himachal and Uttarakhand,
Singh Sandhu from Dakha There should be a system to while for the rest of the coun-
and former state youth Con- put all data in a single card. try, it is March 1, 2021. He
gress chief Raminder Awla
from Jalalabad. Meanwhile,
the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
That’s why digital Census is
very important,” he said,
while noting that this was just
said the Census would be
carried out in 16 languages at
a cost of Rs 12,000 crore.
Drones to spot cannabis crop in Himachal 2 cleaning scrap
die in A’sar blast
named ex-Dakha MLA and an idea and no decision has He said the Census 2021 Bhanu P Lohumi Tribune News Service
Ludhiana Zila Parishad yet been arrived at. data would be the basis for the Tribune news Service CULTIVATION AREAS
chairman Manpreet Singh For the 2021 Census, the country’s future planning, Shimla, September 23 KULLU DISTRICT: Malana, Amritsar, September 23
Ayali as its candidate for the reference date is October 1, development initiatives and To counter cannabis cultiva- Manikaran, Tosh Kutla, Banjar, Two persons lost their
Dakha bypoll. PAGE 3 2020, for Jammu and Kash- welfare schemes. tion that has been rooted out Sainj, Anni-Khanag region, lives while at least five
from most parts but is still Malandar Thach, Avgal Thach, others, including a minor
prevalent in a few higher Bhelang, Thisco, Waichin, Magic, boy, sustained injuries in a

A first: Hry has more womenthan

reaches of Himachal Neeramg, Chanderkhani Pass, blast at a junk dealer’s
Pradesh, the state police Fauzal, Kathi Kukdi house at Putlighar here on
department is all set to pur- MANDI DISTRICT: Chauhar, Bali Monday evening.

men pursuing higher education chase drones that will enable

its personnel to spot the
remote areas where the drug
CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL PLANTATION
YEAR CASES ARRESTS CONTRABAND SEIZED
Chowki (Thachi and Dider Jhamach),
Gada Goshaini (Seraj region)
OTHER AREAS: Churah, Salooni,
The deceased have been
identified as Rattan Lal and
Rajinder Kumar.
Bhartesh Singh Thakur Haryana has 9.28 lakh stu- is being grown illegally. 2016 929 1,079 377 kg charas, 27 kg opium Bharmour in Chamba district; Bara Eyewitnesses said the
Tribune News Service COURSE-WISE dents pursuing higher edu- The drones, said sources, 2017 1,010 1,221 306.9 kg charas, 8.4 kg opium Bhangal in Kangra; Pulwal, Gyan blast took place at 6.30 pm
Chandigarh, September 23 ENROLMENT cation—diploma, gradua- would provide high-end ther-
2018 1,341 1,722 470 kg charas, 7.2 kg opium Kot, Shillai and Rajgarh in Sirmaur when the victims were
Haryana, for the first time, tion, postgraduation, PG mal images of cultivation and and remote areas of Rohru, Chopal cleaning scrap in a house,
has more female students
COURSE MALE FEMALE diploma, MPhil and PhD precisely identify the loca- 2019* 863 1,141 176.3 kg charas, 10.5 kg opium belonging to Manjit Kaur.
(*UPTO AUGUST 31)
and Dodra Kwar in Shimla
pursuing higher education PhD 1,855 1,991 courses. Out of them 4.71 tion, especially in areas cut- People took the injured to
than male, according to the MPhil 154 287 lakh are female (50.77 per off from habitations and not per cent of the cannabis is in far-flung areas, sources in and specifications are being the hospital.
All-India Survey on Higher Postgrad 39,800 69,046 cent) and 4.57 lakh male connected by road or pedes- grown in high-altitude forest the police said. worked out,” said SP (Nar- Senior police officials later
Education (AISHE)-2018-19. (49.23 per cent). The figure trian path. areas in perilous terrain in “As wind velocity is quite cotics) Ashok Kumar. reached the spot. Chief Min-
Graduation 3.53 lakh 3.69 lakh
The Ministry of Human includes both regular and Following a massive drive Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Sir- high in higher reaches, we Kumar said for the first ister Capt Amarinder Singh
Resource Development brings Diplomas 50,412 22,284 distance education courses. for eradication of cannabis maur and Chamba districts. are in the process of buying time, diesel-operated bush announced Rs 2 lakh in com-
out AISHE report every year. higher education. According to the 2017-18 plantation, which also Nepalese labourers, who drones, which can provide cutters were being provided pensation for the deceased’s
Boys, however, continue to At the national-level also, AISHE report, 4.67 lakh male involves attachment of prop- are accustomed to trekking high-end thermal images of to the police to root out the family and free treatment for
outnumber girls at the school there are more male students and 4.46 lakh female students erties of growers, the cultiva- and farm activities in harsh cannabis cultivation in inac- cannabis shrubs. “An amount the victims who were admit-
level, an indication that a than females in colleges and continued on page 11 tion on private land has been and hostile terrain, are cessible areas. Two compa- of Rs 15 lakh will be made ted to the Civil Hospital.
large number of boys quit universities in 2018-19. more on page 7 reduced to 5 per cent while 95 engaged in growing cannabis nies have been shortlisted continued on page 11 detailed report page 2
Today’s issue is of 26 pages, including six-page Chandigarh Tribune and four-page Life+Style.