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 BHUBANESWAR l wednesday l june 04, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 14 l LATE 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 ‘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 / Aks h ay K u m a r @ Bengaluru Royal Challengers Bengaluru team with the trophy after winning the 18th edition of the IPL in Ahmedabad on Tuesday | PTI | P13 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 | P9 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 e e 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 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 | P7 movie in 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 hearing. express read Labourer dies, 2 injured in building collapse 4 asphyxiated to death inside septic tank Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident, a labourer died and two others sustained injuries during demolition of an old house at Lingaraj Vihar area within Airport police limits here on Tuesday evening | P5 Umerkote: Four persons were asphyxiated to death after being reportedly trapped in an underconstruction septic tank in Nandahandi block of Nabarangpur district on Tuesday morning | P6 judum case Parliament’s laws out of contempt ambit : SC S u c h i t r a K a lya n M o h a n t y @ New Delhi The Supreme Court has rejected a 2012 contempt plea filed by sociologist and former Delhi University professor Nandini Sundar and others, who claimed that the enactment of the Chhattisgarh Auxiliary Armed Police Force Act, 2011 to curb Maoist activity was in contempt of the court’s landmark verdict against vigilante group Salwa Judum that year. “Every State Legislature has plenary powers to pass an enactment and so long as the said enactment has not been declared to be ultra vires the Constitution or, in any way, null and void by a Constitutional Court, the said enactment would have the force of law,” a two-judge bench comprising justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma said. Sundar had alleged failure of the Chhattisgarh government to comply with the Supreme Court’s directions in 2011 to stop support to vigilante groups like Salwa Judum and arming tribals in the name of special police officers (SPO) in the fight against Maoists. However, the bench observed that it was the duty of the state government and the Centre to take adequate steps for restoration of peace and rehabilitation of the residents who have been affected by violence from whatever quarter.