TOP STORIES

Stolen Jain idols recovered after two decades
Rewari , May 24
It was a historical moment for the Jain community when a few kids accidentally recovered from the bank of a pond four precious Jain idols, stolen more than two decades back from a temple here.

• Homage to sadhvi

Elusive Yasin finally nailed

New Delhi, May 24 The police today arrested Yasin Mohammed, a notorious inter-state criminal of Aligarh, after a brief encounter in South Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh (Sarita Vihar area). Yasin’s chase had led to the killing of two businessmen — a case of mistaken identity — in Connaught Place in 1997.

Gangster Mohd Yasin being produced by Delhi Police in Patiala House courts in the Capital on Saturday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

DERC DIRECTIVE
Power users to be compensated for inflated bills
New Delhi, May 24
Coming to the rescue of power consumers in the Capital who complain of receiving inflated electricity bills from private distribution companies, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has made it obligatory for the distribution companies to pay a compensation to the consumer in case of an inflated bill.

• 30 doctors against 16 posts in Noida district hospital!

JUSTICE, AT LAST
Clerk sentenced 11 years after he was caught red-handed
New Delhi, May 24
Eleven years after a clerk in the Land Acquisition Collector’s office in the Capital was caught accepting a bribe of Rs 500 for releasing the amount due to a farmer whose land had been acquired, a Special Court today sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment of one year.

CHANGE OF LAND USE
For once, the industry in Haryana is happy
Gurgaon, May 24
The industry in Haryana has welcomed the State Government’s decision to settle the issue of rate of Change of Land Use (CLU) to its satisfaction.

Laggards in CBSE class X results, boys will be boys

New Delhi, May 24 Piping the girls to the post by 0.50 percent last year, Delhi boys have taken a beating in this year’s class X results declared by the CBSE. Girls in the Capital have taken a lead of 3.90 percent over boys who have recorded a pass percentage of 55.67. There is a decline of 1.22 per cent in the overall pass percentage — from last year’s 69.24 percent, it has come down to 68.02 per cent. Elated students of Jesus and Mary in the Capital on Saturday, soon after the declaration of the class 10 results by the CBSE. — Photo by Kamal Singh

Row over Javer school’s prime land
Noida, May 24
Vested interests are allegedly trying to grab land worth crores of rupees belonging to a higher secondary school in Javer. Incidentally, the school has been functioning for the last 50 years and falls in the constituency of Chief Minister Mayawati and the Lok Sabha constituency of Union Minister of State for HRD Ashok Pradhan.

COMMUNITY

Khanda to be developed as model village
Sonepat, May 24
In a bid to check the migration of people from rural areas, the Government of Haryana has decided to develop one model village in each block of the state. According to official sources, there are seven blocks - Sonepat, Ganaur, Rai, Kharkhauda, Gohana, Mundlana and Kathura - in this district and they will have one model village each and the Country and Town Planning Department will develop these village on a par with the cities and towns.

New coins were distributed by officials of the Oriental Bank of Commerce, Rohtak branch, through a cash van in various parts of the city. The bank is distributing new coins under the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India in parts of Haryana.

President of the Gani Khan Nabi Khan Sewa Society Jagdish Singh Brar and Mr Jaswinder Singh Baliawal honouring president of the DSGMC Paramjit Singh Sarna at Dholan Wal.

Spears being distributed at the ‘Bhalla Vitran Samaroh’, organised by the National Valmiki Veer Dal, at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on Saturday.

Delimitation: Haryana to have more Assembly segments
Sonepat, May 24
Under the new delimitation of the Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies, the population of the constituencies based on 2001 Census figures is to be taken into consideration.

CIVIC CORNER
This grass has nothing to do with Congress but it grows all over
Faridabad, May 24
The unchecked growth of allergy causing congress grass in the residential areas in both urban and rural areas in the district has been a cause of concern for many. Although the district administration has called for co-operation of the residents to check the menace, the efforts have not made the people volunteer.

SPECIAL FOCUS ON REWARI
Vidrohi urges Chautala to mitigate water shortage in south Haryana
Rewari , May 24
Haryana Janata Dal (U) president Ved Prakash Vidrohi has written to Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala urging him to direct the authorities concerned to provide drinking water to the residents of Pali village and other villages of south Haryana, which are reeling under severe drinking water shortage.

• Workshop on road safety held

• Beautify parks in town: NGO

NCR BRIEFS
Cooperative management centre opens
Rohtak, May 24
Haryana has the distinction of providing the maximum amount of loans to the cooperative sector, Mr Kartar Singh Bhadana, Cooperation Minister of Haryana, said here on Friday.

Bahadurgarh CCI president Dharna against erratic power supply

BSNL open house on June 29 Jain conference today

DELHI DIGEST
Dharamshala opened in LNJP Hospital
New Delhi, May 24
Lieutenant Governor Vijai Kapoor today inaugurated the 50-bed Kanshi Nath Gotewala Dharamshala inside Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital.

Traffic advisory for Chandni Chowk fest Drawback clearance month launched A cool weekend for Delhiites?

SEARCH WITHIN
Of friendship, in these days of loneliness
THESE days, people are lonely and remain isolated despite the tremendous strides made in communication facilities. They are too busy and too preoccupied to think of forming lasting friendships. Some people build walls around themselves and complain of lack of friends.

CRIME

Gangster’s murder: Three nabbed, but DGP is evasive
Rohtak, May 24
The Director General of Police, Haryana, Mr Mahender Singh Malik, has claimed that the assailants who shot dead dreaded criminal Anoop Singh in broad daylight in the district court complex here on Friday would be behind the bars “within 24 hours”.

Body of youth found. Friends did it?
Noida, May 24
The police found the body of a youth, who was allegedly killed by his friends, from a jungle near Kallukhera under the Dankaur police station today 22 days after the crime. The murder is said to be committed out of revenge.

Inter-state car thieves held
New Delhi, May 24
With the arrest of three inter-state criminals, the Central district police today claimed to have busted a dreaded gang, involved in a number of car robberies and murders. The police also claimed to have seized at least 100 SIM cards, keys and mobile phones from their possession. The Delhi Police had recently announced rewards for their arrests.

• Probe into police lapse
  

Move to lease out veg markets unlawful: Mandi board staff
Sonepat, May 24
The Haryana Mandi Board Employees Association has condemned the state government’s decision to lease out fruit and vegetable markets to private parties on contractual basis. The step would not only be unlawful, it would also be against the farmers’ interest, said the association.

EDUCATION

PG courses at Murthal engg college from this year
Sonepat, May 24
The Haryana Government is planning to introduce postgraduate courses in various subjects in the CR State College of Engineering at Murthal near Sonepat from the current academic session.

HEALTH

Lab chain to hold diabetes check-up camps
Faridabad, May 24
India has the dubious distinction of having the largest member of people suffering from diabetes. As per the WHO estimates, a marked increase of about 29 million cases has been witnessed between 1995 and 2000. The figure could rise sharply to 299 million by 2025, if concrete measures were not taken.

BODY & MIND
NHRC’s initiatives for mentally ill
THE miserable state of mentally ill persons in the country has attracted the attention of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The Chairperson of the Commission, Justice A.S. Anand, has said that sufficient attention is not being paid to address concerns of mental health in the country.

Cancer awareness programme on May 26 Workshop on rights of disabled persons DMA to support ESI doctors’ stir EHIRC in South Africa Oral analgesic Mentally challenged children at a summer camp. — File Photo

SPORTS

32 teams for DDCA Hot Weather tourney
New Delhi, May 24
Thirty-two teams will participate in the DDCA Hot Weather Cricket Tournament, beginning on Sunday. The matches will be played at the Ferozeshah Kotla, Harbaksh Singh, Jamia Milia and Central Secretariat grounds.

Sonnet Club to take on ONGC in final
New Delhi, May 24
Sonnet Club will take on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in the final of the 30th All-India Goswami Ganesh Dutt Memorial Cricket Tournament to be played at the Khalsa College ground on Sunday. ONGC, who won the title in 1990-91, finished as runners-up on three occasions, including last year.

Tennis Centre at Jaypee Greens
New Delhi, May 24
A Tennis Centre, built on a one acre land, was inaugurated at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resort by tennis ace Leander Paes on Saturday.

Akash cracks ton for Golden Hawks
New Delhi, May 24
Akash Sharma cracked an unbeaten 118 and Smarth Singh captured three wickets for 18 runs to help Golden Hawks beat Salwan Public School by 67 runs in a DDCA Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Salwan School ground.

Mahesh stars in Collage Group’s win
New Delhi, May 24
A deadly bowling display by off-spinner and skipper Mahesh Bhati (4 for 40 off 8 overs) helped Collage Group beat Lal Bahadur Shastri Club by 28 runs to enter the quarter-final of the 27th Lala Raghubir Singh Cricket Tournament at the Modern School ground on Saturday. Mahesh Bhati was adjudged the man of the match.

ADMINISTRATION

MC to flush out stray pigs before MCD plugs border
Gurgaon, May 24
The local municipal council will intensify its campaign to flush out stray pigs from the areas under its jurisdiction in view of the strong possibility of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) also launching a similar drive soon.