TOP STORIES

CM not against statehood per se, only retrograde clauses
New Delhi, August 26
Dismissing the assertions by the BJP on the issue of statehood for Delhi as hyperbole and politically motivated, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday said the Congress’ opposition was to certain provisions in the Bill that sought to strip the elected government of its powers.

BEACH TRAGEDY
5 students of Amity drowned in Goa
New Delhi, August 26
Five students of Amity Business School at Noida, who were on a study trip to Goa, drowned while swimming in the sea at Candolim beach. The victims, who were part of a group of 357 students from the Business School in Noida, had gone to the coastal state on a three-day study tour.

MDU staff association chief in the dock for hooliganism
Rohtak, August 26
The Senior Professors Committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor of Maharshi Dayanand University to inquire into incidents of hooliganism during elections to the Non-Teaching Employees Association office-bearers on August 20 is likely to submit its report on Thursday.

DU polls: Rules have to be bent to reach out to students

New Delhi, August 26 Reaching out to the thousands of students spread across 70 colleges in the city is cumbersome as also expensive. Posters, cards, pens…the list of paraphernalia used in reaching out (read campaigning) is endless. Even if it requires bending a few rules. Students contesting for posts to the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) have been relying on these to reach out to their companions. Often, a handshake goes a long way in wooing voters. — File Photo

Youth shot dead on college campus
Panipat, August 26
One person was killed and three others injured when two groups clashed on the premises of the local SDM College here this morning. According to information, Parveen alias Sonu, a resident of Naultha village, was shot at pointblank range by Sumit Mor, a student of BA III and president of the college unit of the ABVP. Parveen died on the spot.

Activists of the National Akali Dal burn the flag of Pakistan in protest against the ISI’s alleged involvement in the Mumbai bomb blasts at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on Tuesday. — Photo Kamal Singh

No hike in cable rates
New Delhi, August 26
The Cable Operators United Front has said consumers would not be made to pay an exorbitant price and that the rates would remain unchanged. The clarification came in the wake of reports in a section of the media that the rates could be hiked. The clarification came even as Delhi Pradesh BJP President Madan Lal Khurana accused the Congress of “politicising” the implementation of CAS. If that party had not made an issue out of it, he said CAS could have been implemented.

KIDNAP BID FALLOUT
Rickshaw pullers to have photo I-cards 
Sonepat: In a bid to curb crime and the increasing incidence of kidnapping of schoolchildren, the district administration and the police have decided to issue photo identity cards to rickshaw pullers in this city and elsewhere in the district. According to a report, this step followed the kidnapping of a school-going child reported in these columns yesterday.

PUBLIC FURY
Fed up with power pangs, villagers hold up traffic
Sonepat, August 26
A large number of angry residents of Saidpur and Jataula villages held up traffic for several hours on the Kharkhauda-Delhi road, about 25 km from here, last evening to register their protest against the erratic supply of power and low voltage which had paralysed their normal life and business activity.

POLITICS

‘NDA govt a failure on employment front’ 
Sonepat, August 26
Expressing concern over the rise in unemployment among the youths, Mr Krishan Murti Hoda, the spokesman of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee, said that the BJP-led NDA government had failed to fulfil its promises made in this regard.

COMMUNITY

Judge J. P. Thareja, court officials, government and defence lawyers visit the spot at Kanishka Hotel from where the body of Naina Sahni was retrieved in the sensational tandoor murder case. — Tribune Photo by Mukesh Aggarwal.

Sonepat roads turn into ‘death trap’ for commuters 
Sonepat, August 26
Most of the roads belonging to the Sonepat Municipal Council, the PWD (B and R), the Market Committee and the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) in this city have become death traps. The drivers of vehicles find themselves jumping, swaying, cursing and clutching on the handles and steering wheels tightly as they try desperately to avoid the large number of potholes and manholes on these roads.

HVP stages dharna against non-payment
Rohtak, August 26
Activists of the Haryana Vikas Party (HVP) staged a dharna at the mini secretariat here in protest against the non-payment of dues to sugarcane growers, the hike in the bus fare and the “deteriorating” law and order situation in the region.

SPECIAL FOCUS ON GURGAON
CRS health store inaugurated  at DLF City Centre
Gurgaon, August 26
A new chain of health store, Sak Consumer Retail Services (CRS), was inaugurated at DLF City Centre today. The CRS health store consists of a state-of-the-art pharmacy, special diabetic care section and offers a wide- range of self-diagnostics equipment, natural foods, baby care products, colour cosmetic and other personal hygiene products.

NCR BRIEFS
588 cases settled at  Lok Adalat
Faridabad, August 26
A total of 588 cases were settled at the Lok Adalat held at the District Courts here recently. According to the District and Sessions Judge, Mrs Nirmal Yadav, the Lok Adalat held by the Additional District and Sessions Judges here on Saturday last settled as many as 52 cases of motor accident claims and provided a compensation of 43.99 lakh to the victims. She disclosed that 75 labour cases were solved and a compensation of over Rs 25 lakh was given to the affected persons. 

Vehicle thefts unabated Seminar to mark Tribune  scribe’s death anniversary

MDU Counselling Nine held for running satta

DELHI DIGEST Vice-chairman of BCI disqualified New Delhi, August 26 The Government of NCT of Delhi today notified the disqualification of advocate Adish C. Aggarwala to hold the office of vice-chairman of the Bar Council of India (BCI). The notification stated that as Mr Aggarwala had failed to attend three consecutive meetings of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), he was deemed to have been disqualified from the membership to the Delhi body.

Governor unveils statue of martyr

CRIME

Racket in government securities unearthed
New Delhi, August 26
Three persons, who lured a number of people on the pretext of giving them central government securities for purchase and cheated them of crores of rupees, have been arrested by the Crime Branch Economic Offences Wing.

Conman cheats girl of Rs 50,000  on promise of marriage
Noida, August 26
Having won her heart and trust, the young man had reportedly planned to cheat the girl of Rs 50,000 on the promise of marrying her. However, the girl learnt, to her shock, that the man was already married and was a master cheat, who had duped a number of girls in the past.

Woman thrown off bus footboard, killed
New Delhi, August 26
A 30-year-old woman was thrown out of the footboard of a moving bus plying on route 526 between Hamdard Nagar and Kamla Market and was killed this afternoon.

EDUCATION

BRCM students’ strike enters 9th day
Bhiwani, August 26
The strike by the students of B.R.C.M. College, Bahel, for restoring its affiliation with MDU, entered the ninth day today. The agitating students of Bachelor of Engineering, have decided to call on the Prime Minister tomorrow as no action has been taken so far on the memorandums given to the Chief Minister and the Governor.

DTC cancellation of subsidy upsets school PTA
New Delhi, August 26
Members of the Parent Teacher Association of Ludlow Castle School (Number IV) are upset over the cancellation of subsidy for eight kilometers and the demand of full payment by the DTC. The DTC has also threatened the association that it will cancel the agreement of transportation if dues, which are in lakhs of rupees, are not paid within a given time.

COURTS

Special Lok Adalat at Narnaul on Aug 30
Narnaul, August 26
A Supreme Court judge, Mr Justice Ashok Bhan, will inaugurate a special Lok Adalat at Narnaul on August 30. The Chief Justice of the Haryana and Punjab High Court, Mr Justice B. K. Roy, will preside over the adalat.

CULTURE

GLITZ&GLAMOUR
Now, beauty therapists just a call away

Graham Bell’s invention has brought in succour for millions, from distressed students to bored housewives, from men battling middle age blues to those combating martial discords, tele counselling has proved to be quite a boon. The latest to join the bandwagon of tele counselling are beauty therapists. Remedies and resolution to skin and hair problems are now being offered on telephone. Cosmetologist and Founder of Alps Cosmetic Clinic, Bharti Taneja, hit upon the idea of starting a helpline with an aim to reach out to more people.

Look of the season Suhaag: Traditional motifs with contemporary appeal

Loving hand embroidery

HEALTH

MCD to provide maternity medical services at doorstep
New Delhi, August 26
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the MCD Ram Babu Sharma said that priority would be given to provide transparent and corruption-free administration in the corporation.

SPORTS

Northern Railway roll past FCI

New Delhi, August 26 Northern Railway rolled past Food Corporation of India (FCI), North Zone 3-1 in a Super League match of the Delhi State Hockey League for Institutions, sponsored by Punjab National Bank, at the Shivaji Stadium on Tuesday. FCI Headquarter and Indian Airlines vie for the ball in a Delhi Hockey League match at the Shivaji stadium on Tuesday. — Photo Kamal Singh

Chautala urges PM to set up Sports Welfare Fund
New Delhi, August 26
Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala urged Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to set up a Sports Welfare Fund and include sports as an essential subject in the curriculum of schools, and make it mandatory for school children to take part in at least one discipline of sports.

Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev with Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Vijay Goel at a function to felicitate sports clubs from the Chandni Chow area.

Hindustan, Shahdara record wins in DSA League
New Delhi, August 26
Hindustan Club and Shahdara recorded victories in Group A preliminary league matches of the Delhi Soccer Association-SAIL Senior Division Football League Championship on Tuesday.

Salwan, Ravindra School advance
New Delhi, August 26
Deadly bowling by Deepak Rai (3 for 16) helped defending champions Salwan Boys School beat N C Jindal Public School by eight wickets in a league match of the third Ramjas Inter-School Under-17 Cricket Tournament at the Ramjas ground. Deepak received the man of the match award.

MNSS swimmers dominate championship
Sonepat, August 26
The swimmers from the Motilal Nehru School of Sports Rai (MNSS) dominated the first day’s events of three-day 37th Haryana State Swimming Championship, which was inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner, Balwan Singh on Monday at the MNSS campus.