TOP STORIES

Four overzealous Delhi cops land in lock-up
Ghaziabad, June 21
A bunch of Delhi policemen found themselves behind bars when they came to Ilkhua in plain clothes today. They were caught when they forced a trader into a car and were trying to speed away. The attempt was thwarted by some neighbours and a few local policemen.

Govt denies bungling in allocations to
BPL families
New Delhi, June 21
The Government of NCT of Delhi today refuted the charges levelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party of large-scale bungling and corruption in the distribution of foodgrains under the centrally sponsored Antyodaya Anna Yojana.

BREAKTHROUGH
Criminal with tender mafia links arrested
New Delhi, June 21
The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police today claimed to have arrested a notorious criminal of the Kishan Pehalwan gang who was involved in a number of gruesome murder cases and had links with the tender mafia. The suspect was identified as Amrik Singh. He was arrested from Avantika Chowk in Rohini where he had gone to meet one of his associates to chalk out a plan to commit a robbery.

• Girl dies after taking ‘prasad’

Tennis buffs at the ITF Men's Satellite Circuit at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association Deco-turf court here today. — Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal

COOL COMFORT
Defective AC: Rlys told to pay up
Noida, June 21
The District Consumer Protection Forum has ordered the General Manager, Northern Railway, Baroda House, to compensate a bona fide passenger for failure on the part of the Railways to provide expected comfort and services.

• BSNL also in the dock

Blockade blues: Ordeal for hours on Sonepat-Gohana road
Sonepat, June 21
A large number of irate persons held up traffic for several hours on the Sonepat-Gohana road near Nagar village, about 25 km from here, last evening in protest against the killing of a 20-year-old youth, Mukesh, of Sikandarpur Majra village in an accident involving a jeep.

HUDA working: Stranger than fiction
Rohtak, June 21
Strange are the ways of Haryana Urban Development Authority — the premier agency which implements development plans of towns in the state.. It is claimed that HUDA plans its urban sectors on the lines of self-contained estates with quality infrastructure and public utilities. But in reality, the functioning of HUDA and the implementation of its policies raise a number of questions.

POLITICS

Chautala wasting funds on Rajasthan rallies: MLA
Faridabad, June 21
The Haryana unit of the Congress has alleged that the state government had been wasting funds and time on the coming elections in Rajasthan rather than focusing its attention on development works in the state.

Rathee-Hooda verbal duel over building collapse
Jhajjar, June 21
A war of words between INLD MLA Nafe Singh Rathee and HPCC spokesman Krishan Murti Hooda, which began following the collapse of the Shyam complex in Bahadurgarh in April, has intensified with both leaders issuing damaging statements against each other.

COMMUNITY

Aditi Gowitrikar set the ball rolling for the third Kaya skin clinic in Punjabi Bagh in the Capital recently.

Annual Plan to reflect people’s voice: CM
New Delhi, June 21
The Government of NCT of Delhi will take into account people’s suggestions while formulating the next Annual Plan, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told a Bhagidari workshop here.

SEARCH WITHIN
In life’s journey, make a course correction, if need be
WHAT are the dangers we face in our modern world as we journey along the path of life? The daily newspaper lists them for us—there are road accidents, loss through robbers and thieves, natural calamities such as floods and storms and there can be fights and quarrels among men leading to injury and even death. And most of these are outside the control of the individual.

No headway in driver’s murder case
Sonepat, June 21
The Ganaur police have so far failed to achieve any breakthrough in the murder of a jeep driver Dharambir who was allegedly murdered by three armed youths in Chatia village in the district on the night of Wednesday.

• Rally against power crisis
• Sarpanch suspension
• Non-auction of sand dunes

MCD Standing Committee chairman Ram Babu Sharma felicitating corporator Subhash Anand at a function.

SPECIAL FOCUS ON REWARI
Marital discord turns violent, puts police in a spot
Rewari, June 21
It seems that marital discord is spilling on to the streets in various parts of the district. Besides, there have been reports of the police administration coming under some stress while dealing with such cases.

NCR BRIEFS
Firing at liquor contractors: Two remanded in custody
Bhiwani, June 21
A local court at Charkhi Dadri remanded two youths for 14 days in police custody on the charge of firing at liquor contractors near Bhairvi village on Dadri-Badhra main road on Thursday evening.

• Advocate Goyal dies
• Water shortage irks residents

Activists of Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress protesting against the Conditional Access System (CAS) at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on Saturday. — Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal

CBI probe sought in CAS ‘kickbacks’
New Delhi, June 21
With the Union government firm on implementing the Conditional Access System from July 15, the Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress today alleged that kickbacks had been received from foreign companies that would be supplying set top boxes, and demanded a CBI inquiry into the matter.

Subhash Anand honoured
New Delhi, June 21
The West Patel Nagar Citizen Association organised a reception for Corporator Subhash Anand. Mayor Ashok Jain, who was present on the occasion, praised Mr Anand’s performance and said that he played a major role in the privatisation of toll tax and stopping of Inspector Raj that had crept into house tax.

CRIME

Arms smugglers find Sonepat a safe haven
Sonepat, June 21
Sonepat district, bordering Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, seems to be a safe haven for criminals, especially arms smugglers. According to a report, the police had been able to nab several criminals with illegal arms in the past few years.

Two booked for truck driver’s death
Sonepat, June 21
After receiving a post-mortem report from the PGIMS Rohtak, the Gohana police have registered a criminal case against two persons for allegedly beating a truck driver which resulted in his death on June 15 at Gohana. However, no arrest has been made so far.

Gazetted officer among two commits suicide
New Delhi, June 21
Two men, including a gazetted officer reportedly committed suicide in different areas of the Capital. In the first incident, Jhinguria Singh a gazetted officer in NISCAIR Institute on Pusa Road committed suicide by jumping down from the third floor of the building yesterday. He came to the Institute at 10 am.

BUSINESS

Unfair practices galore as number of fair price shops dwindles
Sonepat, June 21
Government fair price shops, once considered to be money-spinners for both the Food and Supplies Department and the owners, are now on the verge of closure because of their non-profitability. Others are doing roaring business, but on a sly. They manage it by selling rationed commodities in the black market.

EDUCATION

Matric exam result on Internet
Bhiwani, June 21
The result of annual matriculation examination-2003 conducted by the Haryana Board of School Education would be available on two Internet websites, Interactive Voice Response System and helpline. While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Board said that the candidates or the management of the schools could log on to . and from 7 am on June 25.