Border sentinels ahead of the Amarnath Yatra Women personnel of the Border Security Force keep vigil near the India-Pakistan border ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra that begins on July 3, in Jammu on Tuesday. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said security preparations for the pilgrimage are complete | PTI tadepalligudem l wednesday l june 04, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 12 l city EDITION CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI grand finale: royal are the kings 18th classic Royal Challengers Bengaluru win by six runs against Punjab Kings in IPL final, thanks to a collective effort from both their batters and bowlers ‘Thug Life’ won’t be released in K’taka on June 5, may lose `30cr A S h a r a d h a a / A k s h ay K u m a r @ Bengaluru Virat Kohli (43 off 35 balls) and late flurry of shots by Jitesh helped RCB to 190/9 Krunal (2/17) and Bhubaneswar Kumar (2/38: in pic) pick 2 wickets each for winners Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Krunal Pandya celebrates the wicket of Punjab King’s Prabhsimran Singh with teammates in the IPL final on Tuesday | sportzpics | P11 Opposition parties write to Modi Cricketing analogy to explain victory Using a cricketing metaphor to draw a clear distinction between initial setbacks and the overall outcome of Operation Sindoor, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan said, “Suppose you go into a cricket test match and you win by an innings, then there is no question of wickets and balls etc.” Professional militaries are not affected by temporary losses | P7 The 16 signatories to the joint letter The Congress, SP, TMC, DMK, National Conference, Uddhav Sena, RJD, JMM, CPI(M), IUML, CPI, RSP, VCK, Kerala Congress, MDMK, CPI(ML) Liberation are the 16 signatories to the letter Govt not keen since Monsoon session is weeks away 16 parties press PM to call spl session of Parliament P r ee t h a N a i r @ New Delhi Stepping up pressure on the Modi government on the demand for a Special Session of Parliament in the wake of Operation Sindoor, leaders of 16 Opposition parties, including Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and Abhishek Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue. Senior opposition leaders, who held a meeting in the capital said the session was needed to discuss a series of events, including the Pahalgam attack, followed by Operation Sindoor, US President Donald Trump’s claim of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, and the death of civilians in border areas in Pakistan shelling. The letter was released after the meeting. Opposition leaders said they stood with the government after the Pahalgam attack, and through Op Sindoor, adding that their demand for a special session must be met. “There are serious questions facing the nation about the terror attack, killing of civilians in Poonch, Uri and Rajouri, the ceasefire announcements, and the implications on national security and foreign policy. We have supported the government’s efforts to engage with the international community on India’s position. The government has briefed foreign nations and the media, but not Parliament, keeping the people of India and their elected representatives in the dark,” said the letter. However, according to sources, the government is not keen on holding a special session as the Monsoon session is scheduled for the second week of July . TMC’s Derek O’Brien said the decision to make a joint effort to demand a special session was made by the presidents of the respective parties, and not just the Parliamentary Party leaders. However, the Aam Aadmi Party wrote a separate letter to the PM raising the same demand. Kamal Haasan’s Thug Life, caught in a controversy over the actor’s comment on the Kannada language, will not be released in Karnataka on June 5, the scheduled date for the release of the movie across the country its , producers informed the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday . According to some industry experts, the film may lose at least `30 crore if it fails to get released in Karnataka. Kamal has refused to apologise, saying his comment “said out of genuine affection for the legendary Rajkumar’s family, especially Shiva Rajkumar, has been misunderstood and taken out of context.” When a petition filed by the film’s production house, Raaj Kamal Films International, seeking police protection for the movie in Actor hails Kannada, refuses to apologise In a letter to the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, which has refused to release the film in Karnataka, Haasan said, “There is no dispute or debate about the rich legacy of the Kannada language.” However, he did not apologise for his remarks | P5 Karnataka, came up for hearing before Justice Nagaprasanna on Tuesday, counsel for the petitioner said that there was no malice and an apology was not warranted. The petitioner submitted that the screening of the movie would not be insisted upon in Karnataka until the issue gets resolved through dialogue. The court then posted the case to June 10 for further P5 hearing.  express read ‘Delink NTR Vaidya Seva from white ration cards’ Complete phase-1 of port works by Dec: CM Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Petitions Committee has recommended the issuance of NTR Vaidya Seva health cards independently, without linking it to white ration cards, to prevent large-scale smuggling of PDS rice. | P4 Vijayawada: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials to complete the Phase-1 works of various ports including Machilipatnam, Ramayapatnam and Mulapeta ports as well as Kakinada Gateway Port by December next year | P4 Tuni arson case Govt decides against filing appeal in HC E x p r e s s N e w s Se r v i c e @ Vijayawada The State government has decided not to file an appeal against the acquittal of the accused in the Tuni arson case. The decision pertains to Crime No. 77/2016 registered at Tuni Police Station, involving charges under Sections 146, 147, 153, and 174(a) and (c) of the Railway Act. The accused were acquitted by the VII Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court for Railways, Vijayawada, in its judgment dated May 1, 2023. Initially the government had , directed the Public Prosecutor to file an appeal against the acquittal, as per G.O.Rt.No.852 issued by the Home (Courts-B) Department on June 2, 2025. However, following a review of the judgment, the government has now chosen not to pursue the appeal, as confirmed in G.O.Rt.No.869 dated June 3, 2025. The Public Prosecutor at the High Court of AP, Amaravati, has been instructed to take necessary action to implement this decision. On January 31, 2016, activists attending the ‘Kapu Garjana’ event, led by former minister Mudragada Padmanabham and other leaders, stormed Tuni railway station, setting fire to the Ratnachal Express and othP4 er vehicles.