04092026-TT-01.qxd 9/3/2026 TARIFF EDGE MUST FOR US PACT: GOYAL BUSINESS /thetribunechd 11:06 PM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 244 | 16 PAGES | ~6.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  HIMACHAL PRADESH friday | 4 september 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Halting Russian oil buy will not stop war: India HANGING ON TO HOPE Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 3 The Russia-Ukraine war will not be resolved by determining who buys Russian oil, minerals, metals or fertilisers, but through dialogue, diplomacy and negotiations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in Kyiv on Thursday, while making it clear that India was ready to help in any manner to bring the conflict to an end. Jaishankar’s remarks came during his visit to Ukraine, where he held talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and later called on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The visit comes as the war enters its fifth year amid renewed calls for an EAM S Jaishankar shakes hands with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday. PTI end to the prolonged conflict. “India has consistently maintained that this is not an era of war, and that solutions will not emerge from the bat- tlefield,” Jaishankar said after his talks with Sybiha. “Just two days ago in Bishkek, Prime Minister Modi declared that the endless war must now give way to the end of war. Every passing day of conflict only means more deaths and more destruction,” he said. The EAM underlined that India was prepared to contribute to efforts aimed at ending the conflict. “Understandably, it is for the parties involved to find a way. But, if India can be of any help in any manner, we are ready, and this was the core of my discussion with Foreign Minister Sybiha,” he said. Jaishankar also voiced concern over the human cost of the war, referring to the killing of an Indian continued on page 6 Bar can’t regulate law students’ conduct: SC Satya Prakash Tribune News Service EAM says dialogue must to end conflict, Delhi ready to help Ujwal Jalali With bridges washed away, people cross the Trishuli river using a makeshift zip line in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Thursday. The death toll in the flashflood surged to 1,259, with over 5,000 still missing, as families performed symbolic funeral rites for their relatives. REUTERS New Delhi, September 3 The Bar Council of India (BCI) and state Bar councils have no statutory power to regulate the conduct of law students as it is for educational institutions to take action against them in accordance with their own regulatory norms, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant passed the order while dealing with a controversy arising out of the BCI’s action against students of Hyderabad’s NALSAR University of Law over their objections to the CJI’s proposed participation in the university convocation. “We are of the opinion that the Advocates Act, 1961, whereunder the BCI has been statutorily created, does not confer any express or implied power upon the BCI or any state Bar Order after NALSAR varsity row over CJI as chief guest council to take any disciplinary action against law students. “Such a power is preceded by the registration of a law graduate as an advocate under the said Act. So far as students are concerned, it is their parent institution or the authority prescribed under the regulations/bylaws of such institution which alone are competent to take disciplinary action. We declare all communications dated August 13 or subsequent modified communication to be without any authority of law,” said the Bench, which also comprised Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana. It set aside two notifications issued by the BCI in connection with the NALSAR row continued on page 6 Junior shooting coach in dock over sexual misconduct IDFC First Bank offers ~5.75-cr settlement in BJP accuses Pb Govt of running ‘graft CSCL fraud claim, says ~121 cr already paid syndicate’; smear campaign, says AAP Vinayak Padmadeo THE TRIBUNE EXCLUSIVE Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 3 A male coach of the junior shooting team is in the dock over alleged multiple incidents of sexual misconduct with players. The coach, who is employed with the Sports Authority of India (SAI), has already been removed from his base at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range continued on page 6 Tribune News Service Claims ~94.2 cr in transactions overlooked Chandigarh, September 3 IDFC First Bank has proposed a full and final settlement of Rs 5.75 crore in the alleged Rs 117-crore Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL)-Municipal Corporation Chandigarh (MCC) bank fraud case, while disputing the larger claim raised by the civic body on the basis of a special audit observation. The proposal, communicated to the MCC’s Chief Accounts Officer, marks a significant development in Chandigarh’s biggest financial scam. Official communications Nitin Jain NO DEFENCE SUPPLIES TO PAK: BELGIUM BACK PAGE accessed by The Tribune show that the bank, in its letter, marked “Strictly without prejudice,” has remitted this amount, including interest of Rs 3.49 crore, to the MCC’s Punjab National Bank account via RTGS. It asserted that after accounting for transactions aggregating approximately Rs 94.20 crore, which it says were continued on page 6 c m y b Manikant Mishra Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 3 The BJP on Thursday accused the AAP government in Punjab of running an alleged “corruption syndicate” involving intermediaries to settle cases of rape and other offences, with national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari claiming that bribes of up to Rs 5 crore were sought in at least one SAD DELEGATION MEETS GUV, SEEKS CBI PROBE A delegation of SAD leaders on Thursday met Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, demanding a CBI inquiry into the allegations of corruption in the CMO. Party chief Sukhbir Badal said they had sought registration of an FIR against CM Mann’s wife. case. Dismissing the charge, AAP’s Punjab media incharge Baltej Pannu accused the BJP and the SAD of resorting to personal attacks and character assas- sination because they had no answer to the work of the Bhagwant Mann government. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Bhandari played continued on page 6 NHRC seeks govt report on Meta ‘child abuse’ ads NEW DELHI: The NHRC has taken cognisance of reports alleging that paid advertisements displayed on a social media platform, owned by Meta, promoted or facilitated access to child sexual abuse material in India, officials said. It has sought point-wise reports within two weeks from the Centre and the Delhi Police Commissioner. INSIDE ‘Arrest arbitrary’: Court grants bail to Jain in bribery case NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to AAP leader and former Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in a corruption case involving the Delhi Jal Board, saying the evidence before it is “prima facie insufficient” to deny relief. “A sudden arrest at the tail end of investigation… is arbitrary,” it said. — TNS Six IPS officers promoted to top posts in CAPFs, IB NEW DELHI: In a major bureau- cratic rejig, the Centre on Thursday promoted six 1995batch IPS officers holding senior ranks in different Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Five officers were promoted to the post of Special Director General in the CAPFs and one as Special Director in the IB. INSIDE