31102026-TTC-01.qxd 10/31/2026 UCC IN UP IF BJP VOTED TO POWER AGAIN: SHAH NATION /thetribunechd 12:43 AM Page 1 13 WOMAN CLOSE TO NVIDIA CEO A CHINESE SPY: US WORLD CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 10 NO. 301 | 22 PAGES | ~7.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 saturday | 31 october 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com united in protests against vote All six on board killed in Entire Oppnas CEC ‘impeachment’ put off theft: Rahul U’khand chopper crash Event today | Ahead of Nov 1 INDIA bloc rally, LoP claims bid to curtail turnout 5 victims from K’taka |Pvt firm fleet grounded|AAIB to probe Shekhar Singh Shekhar Singh New Delhi, October 30 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Modi government of using state machinery to prevent Opposition supporters from reaching Delhi for the INDIA bloc’s protest against alleged vote theft, while announcing the postponement of the “public impeachment” of CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Saturday due to rain on Friday. Addressing a press conference at party president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence, alongside INDIA bloc leaders, Rahul said it had been unanimously decided to reschedule Friday’s pro- New Delhi, October 30 Six people, including five passengers from Karnataka, were killed after a helicopter operated by Trans Bharat Aviation crashed into a hillside near Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday. The helicopter went down near Chayee village, close to JP Power House and Marwari Bridge, minutes after taking off from Badrinath for Dehradun, killing all six on board. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will probe the crash, according to a senior official. The five passengers, all from Bengaluru, included a police inspector and the head of an educational institution in Tumakuru. The deceased have been identified as pilot Capt Himanshu Sabharwal (48), a Delhi resident, and passengers Pratap Gowda Bachihalli (41), Arun Salunke (44), continued on page 7 The tail section of a private helicopter, flying from Badrinath to Dehradun, after it crashed near Chai village of Joshimath in Chamoli on Friday. ANI KEY CHAR DHAM CIRCUIT MISHAPS SINCE 2017 ■ JUNE 10, 2017: Agusta copter of Kestrel Aviation Pvt Ltd crashes near Badrinath helipad; maintenance engineer dies, 2 pilots hurt ■ OCT 18, 2022: Bell helicopter of Aryan Aviation Pvt Ltd crashes at Garud Chatti after taking off from Kedarnath; all 7 occupants die ■ MAY 8, 2025: Bell copter of Aero Trans Services Pvt Ltd crashes near Gangnani in Uttarkashi; six occupants die, 1 injured ■ JUNE 15, 2025: Bell chopper operated by Aryan Aviation Pvt Ltd crashes near Gaurikund, Rudraprayag; all 7 occupants die Population enumeration from Jan25 to Feb 28 Animesh Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, October 30 The government on Friday announced that population enumeration, which is the second phase of Census 2027, will commence on January 10 Census 2027: Officials to ask 40 questions next year across the country, while door-to-door enumeration will begin on January 25 and end on February 28. In the door-to-door process, enumerators will ask a set of 40 questions. For the first time, these will include specific queries on caste (other than SC/ST), religion, place and date of birth of both parents, continued on page 7 Rahul Gandhi slammed the government over the IDBI Bank stake sale to a Canadian firm. Finance Minister Sitharaman hit back, saying the Congress used banks as “personal entities” and pressured staff to extend loans at their whim. MANAS RANJAN BHUI Tribune News Service RAHUL SLAMS IDBI BANK SALE, FM HITS BACK Tribune News Service <
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