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KIDNAPPED BOY RESCUED
Shown dreamy pastures of tinselville
New Delhi, August 2
Four persons who had kidnapped a teenage boy after selling him the dreams of a promising career in modelling and films were arrested yesterday evening by the Saraswathi Vihar police in Shakurpur, North-West district. The quartet had also persuaded the boy to carry money and gold ornaments worth Rs 7 lakh from his house at Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan.

HC overrules Delhi Govt order on management quota
New Delhi, August 2
The Delhi High Court has directed the Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology to admit a student under the management quota disregarding the merit list, thereby rejecting a Delhi Government order that admissions on management quota, even within its five per cent allocation, have to be granted strictly on merit.

Most girls see light at the end of the dowry tunnel: Survey
New Delhi, August 2
A majority of young women in the national Capital between 18 and 25 years are not just against dowry, but also strongly believe that literacy and awareness can eradicate the social evil, points out a survey.

Anti-dowry campaign renewed before marriage season
Panipat, August 2
The ambitious anti-dowry campaign launched by the Rawal gotra of the Gujjar community in the district early last year is picking up momentum with the community planning a renewed campaign to rid the society of the menace later this year when the marriage season starts.

Two inter-state gangsters held New Delhi, August 2 Two inter-state gangsters of the Kishan Pahelwan gang and residents of Haryana, who were involved in at least a dozen cases of murder, kidnapping, extortion and Arms Act, were arrested last evening by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police near the Wazirpur twin tower in Pitam Pura.
Members of Kishan Pahelwan gang, Pawan Malik in white and Rajesh Dahiya in blue, being produced by the Special Cell at Patiala House courts in the Capital on Saturday. — Tribune photo

CRIME JUNGLE
Septuagenarian widow found murdered
New Delhi, August 2
A 70-year-old widow was found murdered at her E-3 Greater Kailash-I residence in South district. The victim, identified as Suran Kantha Mehra, had a sharp cut on her neck. The wound was probably inflicted with a kitchen knife, the police said.

• Candidates stabbed in DUSU violence

• Nod to raise strength of assembly panels

UHBVN makes light of crisis
Sonepat, August 2
There has been no respite from the unannounced load-sheddings, power breakdowns, power failures and the low voltage in the city and elsewhere in the district.

RAIN PAIN
Prevent gastroenteritis, Health Minister told
New Delhi, August 2
Lieutenant-Governor Vijai Kapoor today said he was satisfied with the measures taken by the Government of NCT of Delhi to control the incidence and spread of cholera, dengue and malaria but told Health Minister A.K. Walia to make concerted efforts to prevent gastroenteritis.

POLITICS

INLD announces names of Delhi unit executive panel members
New Delhi, August 2
The Indian National Lok Dal today announced the names of its executive committee members of the Delhi Pradesh Unit.

COMMUNITY

IN ALL THEIR TRADITIONAL GLORY: Dancing belles at a function to thank Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for lowering the interest rates on crop loans at Talkatora Stadium in the Capital on Saturday. — Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal

Gross violation of rules by fair price depots: Survey
Sonepat, August 2
Most of the rules and regulations of the Food and Civil Supplies Department are being openly flouted by owners of fair price depots all over Haryana. The department authorities have reportedly failed to take action against them despite repeated complaints of the consumers.

Fee hike to cover up cost of CM’s foreign jaunts: HVP
Rohtak, August 2
The youth wing of the Haryana Vikas Party has charged that the Chautala government increased the fees for different professional courses to compensate the losses incurred by the state exchequer due to the frequent foreign visits of the Chief Minister and his ministers.

• MBBS counselling postponed

SEARCH WITHIN
Life goals and despair
A senior official of the United Nations, talking about his life experiences at a recent function held at the local YMCA, confessed that one of his deepest disappointments in life was his unrealised ambition to don the doctor’s gown. He could not get admission to any of the medical colleges in his country and often felt so miserable on that count that he even thought of suicide.

Union Minister of Textiles Shahnawaz Hussain at the inauguration of a fair, organised by the Centre for Excellence in International Fashion Technology in the Capital on Saturday. — Tribune Photo

SPECIAL FOCUS ON REWARI
Rashtriya Yadav Samaj writes to Fernandes on creation of Ahir regiment in Army
Rewari , August 2
Dr Ishwar Singh Yadav, national convenor of the newly floated Rashtriya Yadav Samaj, has written to Defence Minister George Fernandes asking him to create an Ahir regiment in the Indian Army.

L-G directs govt to select new landfill sites
New Delhi, August 2
Lt-Governor Vijai Kapoor directed the Delhi Government to select five landfill sites in different parts of the Capital, as the present sites would be overflowing in few months. He also directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to make available chlorine tablets in all ration shops run by the state government during the rainy season.

SI accused of issuing death threat
Noida, August 2
A Sub-Inspector in Greater Noida has been accused of threatening a property dealer. The property dealer has sent a written complaint to the chairman of Greater Noida, Lalit Srivastava, as well as to the SSP, Rajiv Kishan. The property dealer said that the SI had threatened him that he could get him killed in a fake encounter.

DELHI DIGEST
Three Kashmiri ultras convicted under POTA
New Delhi, August 2
Three Kashmiri militants were convicted by a city court today. They were arrested one year back under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for possessing explosive substances to carry out terrorist activities in the Capital.

• High-mast lights commissioned
• Dispensary opened

Singer Shankar Sahwney (right) and Mukesh Gupta of the Haryana Maitrai Sangh performing during the Teej festival, organised by the sangh, in the Capital. — Tribune photo

Gurukul tries to obtain university status
Sonepat, August 2
The management of the Kanya Gurukul Khanpur Kalan and Gurukul Bhainswal Kalan has started making efforts to obtain university status for the Kanya Gurukul, which is one of the leading educational institutions for girls in North India.

• Two bodies found near railway track
• Villager robbed

NCR BRIEFS
Kosli DSP shoots self
Rewari , August 2
The DSP of Kosli, Mr Paramjit Singh, reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his personal licensed revolver at his official residence at about 12 noon today. He was 42. He is survived by his wife and son. The circumstances that led to the extreme step could not be ascertained.

• Youth assaulted
• Haryana BJP gears up for leaders’ visits
• Free medical camp
• MDU counselling on Aug 8

Govt failed to maintain roads, flyovers: Third Front
New Delhi, August 2
The Third Front will hold a sit-in tomorrow at Jantar Mantar to highlight the lackadaisical attitude of the Government of NCT of Delhi towards upkeep of roads and fly overs.

• Woman missing since July 24

CRIME

3 held for stealing idols
Bhiwani, August 2
A police team from Uttranchal raided a house at the local TIT colony and recovered stolen gold and silver idols and cash. Three persons, one from Charkhi Dadri and two from Bhiwani, have reportedly been arrested in this connection.

Bid to take away cows for slaughtering foiled
Sonepat, August 2
A large number of ‘brahamcharis’ of Gurukul Aghawanpur foiled an attempt by smugglers to take away cows for slaughtering to UP on the Bega-Ganaur road, about 25-km from here, last night.

Youth knocked down
Noida, August 2
A youth, riding a motorcycle, was crushed to death by a speeding vehicle near the GT Road bypass in Dadri. According to Dadri Police, Dinesh of Badalpur, an employee of Daewoo Motors, was returning to his house on his motor bike yesterday. He was hit on the GT road bypass by some speeding vehicle.

EDUCATION

Pass percentage in Delhi Govt schools up, HC told
New Delhi, August 2
The Delhi Government has informed the Delhi High Court that the pass percentage in its schools this year has gone up and the number of compartment cases has come down.

COURTS

Telecom dept directed to pay compensation
Bhiwani, August 2
The District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum has directed the telecom department to pay Rs 2,500 as compensation to a subscriber. The fine includes litigation cost also and the department would liable to pay 12 percent interest if the compensation amount is not paid to the plaintiff within two months.

SPORTS

FOOTBALL
Hans Club fly past Cosmos in DSA League
New Delhi, August 2
Hans Club handed out a crushing 6-1 defeat on Cosmos Club in a Group B preliminary league match of the Delhi Soccer Association-SAIL A Division Football League Championship at the Ambedkar Stadium on Saturday. Hans led by 2-0 at the interval.

DDCA to look elsewhere to hold Ranji matches
New Delhi, August 2
The Delhi and District Cricket Association will have to look elsewhere to hold their Ranji Trophy matches in the coming season as the Ferozeshah Kotla ground has been dug up for the construction of a new stadium.

Twelve teams for Jindal junior basketball
New Delhi, July 2
Twelve teams, divided into two groups, are participating in the Jindal Junior Basketball Tournament, which began with a match between St. Columba’s School and Delhi Public School, R K Puram at the Master Prithvi Nath Basketball court on Saturday.

THE ACHIEVER
Harsh Gautam is a dab hand at speed bowling
New Delhi, August 2
For 15-year-old class XII student of Connaught Place-based P and T Sr. Secondary School and resident of Khichripur area of East Delhi, Harsh Gautam, there is no life other than cricket. At this tender age, his average bowling speed is 130 km per hour and he hopes that the debutantes like, Aashis Nehara and Aaviskar Salvi, he will definitely be given an opportunity to play for his country.

DLTA to organise schools’ tourney
New Delhi, August 2
The Delhi Lawn Tennis Association will organise tournaments for school children from August 4, to give a chance to emerging talent from the schools of Delhi to display their tennis prowess.

Dhampur team to tour S Africa
New Delhi, August 2
The Dhampur Sports Club, which has been the pioneer of promoting squash in Northern India, has now diverted its attention on cricket.