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Past record, Performance & Possibility of winning New Delhi, November 2 Both the INC and the BJP have asserted that the selection of candidates would depend on the “past record”, “performance” and “winnability”. They have also conveyed to those with criminal backgrounds not to ask for tickets. The BJP has gone a step further and decided not to give tickets to those who contested the MCD election last year. The notification for the polls will be issued on Friday and the last date for nominations would be November 14. The scrutiny of nominations will take place on November 15 and candidates would be allowed to withdraw their candidature till November 17. The counting of votes will begin on December 4 and the process is to be completed by December 11. The BJP leaders are busy giving final touches to the list of candidates, which is expected to be released in two instalments. The party leaders are holding parleys today and tomorrow to finalise its nominees for the 70-seat Assembly. The Central Election Committee, headed by President Venkaiah Naidu and with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and his deputy L K Advani as members, will then decide the names. Madan Lal Khurana, the party’s chief ministerial candidate, is all set to be nominated for the Moti Nagar Assembly seat, which falls in the Delhi Sadar parliamentary constituency presently represented by him. Among the constituencies where the party leadership is concentrating on fielding strong candidates are Gole Market, from where Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is the sitting MLA, Kalkaji, represented by Speaker Subhash Chopra, and the constituency held by Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief Prem Singh. The names of Poonam Azad, wife of BJP MP from Darbhanga, Kirti Azad, and former Delhi Minister Poornima Sethi are among the frontrunners for the Gole Market and Kalkaji constituencies, respectively. The campaigning, which is at present low profile, will hot up in the second half of November when central leaders and star campaigners of both BJP and Congress plunge into the field. Prime Minister Vajpayee, Deputy Prime Minister Advani and BJP President Venkaiah Naidu will be the star campaigners for BJP. On the other hand, INC will depend on Sonia Gandhi to spearhead its campaign. Both the parties have claimed that their campaign would be focussed on governance and development. This has triggered a race for taking credit for the launch of the Metro, introduction of pollution-free CNG fuel for public transport and construction of fly-overs to allow hassle-free traffic movement.
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BSP to contest 40 seats in Delhi poll New Delhi, November 2 Releasing the list, Delhi Pradesh BSP president Dharmveer Singh Ashok told reporters that all sections of society have been given representation in the list. The party, he said, had created awareness among the electorate about their “Maan, Abhiman, Swabhiman (human dignity and self respect)”, which had been thrown to the winds by the BJP and Congress. Exuding confidence that the party would increase its vote percentage from six per cent in the MCD election to 20 per cent during the Assembly election, he said the people were fed up of misrule of the Manuwadi parties. He lashed out at the BJP for using BSP and Dalits for their own political interests and said the cases against BSP President Mayawati were politically motivated with not a grain of truth in them. “‘The BSP will never forgive the BJP for implicating its leader Mayawati in false corruption cases,” he said. The party is contesting 40 seats as during the last one-and-half years it has worked untiringly in these areas and has a wide support base there. “These seats are winnable,” Ashok said. The BSP has fielded six Muslims and given representation to Jats, Gurjars, Brahmins and Yadavs also, he said. The party had failed to open an account in the last Assembly election, with merely three per cent votes which increased to six per cent during the MCD polls later.
Justice Party
first list out In the first list released by the Indian Justice Party led by Udit Raj, the names of five candidates have been declared for the Assembly election in NCT of Delhi. They are : Pravinder
Dharia, Nand Nagari; Banke Lal, Trilokpuri; Kaushal Kishor Gupta,
Saket; Babita, Sultanpuri; and Ram Kishan, Ghonda.
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Nehru’s gun, FIR on Bhagat Singh among New Delhi, November 2 The museum, being opened tomorrow, will also house other important FIRs, including that of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination, the oldest weapons dating back to 1907, a canon of the Mughal period, the first wireless acquired by the Delhi Police and umpteen photos. According to Delhi Police spokesperson Ravi Pawar, most of these articles, which were preserved at various places, have been put together at one venue, so that people can travel into the past with the aid of these items. The oldest FIR, to be kept in the museum, emanated from Police Station Mundka between December 21, 1862, and June 2, 1866, he said. Among the oldest weapons, the museum will house the 1907-make double-barrel rifle of 577 bore, a Smith and Wesson revolver of .38 bore of the same year and a .455 bore MK-V1 revolver of 1915. The personal double-barrel gun of Nehru, gifted by him to Delhi Police in 1961 during his first visit to New Police Line Campus at Kingsway Camp, will also be on display. The museum will also house the first wireless set procured by Delhi Police in 1944. Apart from this static set, two mobile wireless sets of the same make (GEC-England) were also provided to Delhi Police and were fitted in two weapon carriers. These wireless sets were used by the All India Radio for airing the running commentary of the funeral procession of Mahatma Gandhi, it is pointed out. Another interesting article in the museum is the Morse Key, which were used for sending signals through Morse Code. Invented by US citizen Samuel Morse (1791-1872), Morse Code was an international code for transmitting messages in which letters are represented by signals of short (dots) and long (dashes) duration.
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Ahlawat Khap endorses boycott call Rohtak, November 2 A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Khap held at Garhi Sampla village this afternoon. It may be recalled that the Sampla Chuagama had decided to boycott the Chief Minister’s programme in protest against the Sampla episode in which some women of Garhi village were roughed up by the police personnel on October 3. The officiating president of the Khap, Mr Jagdeep Singh Gochhi, along with other representatives of the Khap, would remain present at the ‘Chaupal’ at Garhi Sampla village to ensure absolute boycott of the chief minister’s programme. Mr Chand Singh Ahlawat, spokesman of the Khap, clarified that the Khap would stand by its earlier four-point resolution adopted by the Panchayat on October 12 to continue the agitation till acceptance of their demands. The Khap spokesman refuted the allegations levelled by Mr Ranbir Singh and Mr Ramphal Sunarian, presidents of Athgama (cluster of eight villages) and Satgama (cluster of seven villages), respectively, that the affected families had violated the dignity of panchayat by rejecting the offer of financial assistance. A Press release issued by the district administration quoted some sarpanches as saying that the boycott of chief minister’s programme as unjustified. |
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New Delhi: The Delhi Police claims to have busted a betting racket involving huge stakes on the recently played India-Australia ODI match. Four persons have been arrested in this connection. The police today said that Rajiv Arora, Manoj Arora, Nitin Kumar Chugh and Suresh Chand were arrested in Dishad Garden in North East Delhi while they were running the operation. Twelve mobile phones, nine TATA telephone instruments, one TV, six tape recorders, four calculators, notebooks, 13 chargers, 21 audio cassettes, Rs 3,200 in cash, three stopwatches, two multi-cell chargers, nine earphones, four electric extension boards, two diaries and one iron box were recovered from their possession. A Maruti Esteem car and a flat bought from the proceeds of the betting money have been sealed by the police. OC
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bizarre times Noida, November 2 He had gone to Dadri on Thursday but when he returned home he locked worried. On being asked the cause, he did not say anything. His wife Kusum, sons Jayvant, Dushyant, Hemant, Sangram and daughter Suman and other relations were all present in the house at the time of the incident. There was a little heated discussion in the house in the evening. After dinner, Vijay Singh retired to his room where he shot himself. The family rushed him to a hospital but by then he had breathed his last. The police later found a suicide note, saying that the deceased was fed up with his family life and had decided to kill himself. “Nobody else should be held responsible for his death”, the note said. Father arrested for killing
6-year-old son Loni (Ghaziabad): The Loni police have arrested one Suleman of Saraswati Vihar, Loni, who had beaten his six-year-old son Sajjad to death and injured elder son Amman, who is under treatment in a local hospital. Suleman’s wife Shabana has filed a report alleging that her husband was a drunkard and a vagabond, who used to beat them frequently. |
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Anti-copying march by students Sonepat, November 2 According to a report, Mr Balwan Singh, Deputy Commissioner, and retired Brigadier O.P.Chaudhary, Chairman of the Board of School Education, Haryana, jointly flagged of the march starting from the Panchayat Bhawan, Sonepat. Carrying placards and banners, the students passed through the main bazaars of the city. Addressing the gathering, Brig. Chaudhary reiterated that the Board will not encourage copying in the examinations. He appealed to the students to take a pledge and called upon the teachers and parents not to shield students who are caught copying in examinations.
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Meerut tense after group clash Meerut, November 2 At least half a dozen people were injured in the fracas. The whole drama unfurled at 11 in the morning when some people caught a man Trilok in the Shyam Nagar area under Lisari Gate police station, alleging that he had kidnapped a child. Soon a number of people gathered there and the mob started beating up Trilok. He also hit back with his ‘rampi’ (shoe maker’s knife). As a result, one Shafiqull Hassan was killed. Hearing the news of Hassan’s death, members of both the communities gathered there and shouted slogans. Soon the mob went on the rampage and threw stones. Panic prevailed in the area and the shopkeepers closed down their shutters. Meanwhile, some anti-social elements started taking advantage of the incident and spread the news that curfew had been imposed in one part of the city. Soon the senior police and administrative officials got into action and SSP Badri Prasad Singh diverted all the SHOs of the city to the affected area and the PAC was deployed. Speaking to the ‘NCR Tribune’, Senior Superintendent of police Meerut, Mr Badri Prasad Singh said that the security was beefed up in Meerut and the PAC deployed in the affected area while the RAF had been asked to stand by. Senior police officials are also keeping a watch on the situation. |
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SPECIAL FOCUS ON SONEPAT Sonepat, November 2 Sonepat is to receive Rs 16.88 lakh for providing drinking water supplies in more than a dozen villages of the district. According to official information, the district administration has selected Sisana, Sersa, Jatheri, Jakholi, Nangal Khurd, Deepal Pur, Joshi Chauhan, Khewra, Hullaheri, Chatia Olia, Garh Shahjanpur, Revli, Anwali, Putthi and Giwana villages in the first phase of the scheme to streamline and augment the potable water supplies, which are likely to cost around Rs 150 lakh. Under the scheme, both the state and Union Government will contribute 50 per cent each towards the plan expenditure. Under the scheme, every house is to be provided with a water supply tap and the recovery of the nominal bill from the consumers will be the responsibility of the village panchayat. Other works like working and maintenance of the scheme is to be looked after by the gram jal and janswasthya samitis and other panchayati raj institutions. As the total cost of the Savjaldhara Yojna in Sonepat, Ambala, Kaithal, Panchkula, and Kurukshetra is estimated at Rs 162.4 lakh, the central government has sanctioned Rs 51.47 lakh for Ambala, Rs 33.77 lakh for Sonepat, Rs 45.35 lakh for Kaithal, Rs 27.49 for Kurukshetra and Rs. 3.96 lakh for Panchkula. The director of the Savjaldhara Yojna in the Centre, Mr Sunil Kumar, has intimated the state government that the Union Government has released its shares of Rs 25.73 lakh for Ambala district, Rs 16.88 lakh for Sonepat, Rs 22.67 lakh for Kaithal, Rs 13.74 lakh for Kurukshetra and Rs 1.98 lakh for Panchkula. Two get prizes under Krishak Uphaar Yojna:
According to a report, Mr Rajeev Ranjan, Addition Deputy Commissioner was present on the occasion. Eight other farmers also won the second prize of Rs 25,000 each. They are Mr Sanjay of Bidhal village, Mr Maha Singh of Bichpari village, Mr Ranbir of Baroda village, Mr Pala of Garhi Haqiqat village, Mr Satbir of Shahpur village, Mr Dharambir of Rattan Garh village, Mr Sumer of Tihara village and Mr Saheb Singh of Farmana village. Speaking on the occasion, the ADC disclosed that the state government had introduced this scheme on October 2, 2000 for encouraging the farmers to sell their produce at the support prize fixed by the government by taking them to the grain markets of the state. The produce includes wheat, vegetables, fruit, gur, Shaklgandi Khandsari and fodder. One gift coupon is given to each farmer after he sells the produce worth Rs 5,000. He also disclosed that lucky draws are held twice i.e. on April 30 and October 31 every year. Mr Dalip Singh, Chairman of the Sonepat Market Committee said that 22 prizes on 34,630 coupons were given to the farmers who had sold their produce between April 1 and September 30 this year. This, he said, was the sixth lucky draw which was held under the supervision of the ADC Sonepat. He appealed to the farmers to bring their produce to the markets for sale at the support price fixed by the government. |
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Rs 1.46 cr earmarked for Ganaur beauty treatment Sonepat, November 2 The front portion of the Shiv Mandir includes the water tank and the toilet. The JCB machine has cut the underground cables of telephone. As a result, a large number of telephones remained dead, causing great inconvenience to the subscribers of Punjabi Market and its surrounding areas. Some power lines were also damaged by the JCB machine. Mr Kishan Singh Sangwan, a BJP MP (Sonepat) has already announced the grant of Rs 75,000 from the MP’s quota for the development of Shiv Mandir Park and the residents alleged that the municipal committee did not want to develop this park from the grant of Mr Sangwan. But the municipal committee president, Mr Goel had denied the charge. The work for the beautification of Ganaur town would be completed in four phases. The work includes the construction of the roads, a nullah for the disposal of storm water, disposal of filth and garbage, improvement in fire service and taking of filth and garbage to the compost plant at Sonepat. To ensure the disposal of storm water, the nullah would be linked with the sewer near the police station. The work for the construction of the roads and nullah was in progress and it would be completed soon. For the removal of filth and garbage, the municipal committee has put a number of filth containers in different parts of the town so that the residents could throw the garbage in them.
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Thousands celebrate the birth anniversary New Delhi, November 2 The Sankirtan procession in which thousands of devotees from all corners of the world have come, started at 9.30 am with the echo of the conch, synonymous with Lord Narayana and the traditional lighting of the lamp by Mrs Prem Lata Goyal,
Councillor, Ashok Vihar. Mr Mange Ram Garg, president, Dharam Yatra Mahasang, waived off the flag to begin the procession by first garlanding the life-size idol of Srila Madhav Goswami Maharaj, seated in a chariot, beautifully decorated with flowers and then, he garlanded the president of Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj. Presiding over the Shobha Yatra, Maharaj ji started the procession by initiating Sankirtana himself along with other devotees. The ethnic salutation of the showering of flowers by the elephants on the devotees was really a moment to cherish. The procession started from Agarsein Bhawan, D-Block, Phase I, Ashok Vihar and passed by Deep Market, Ashok Vihar Police Station, A-Block, Police Colony, H-Block, Market, Sree Ram Krishan Temple before reaching back to Agarsein Bhawan, D Block, Ashok Vihar around 1.00 pm. People could be seen dancing and chanting to the tunes of “Hare Rama, Hare Krishana” all along the way. Wherever the procession went, people came out of their houses and shops and joined the Sankirtana. The melodious tune of Mridanga and Karatala tempted everyone around to dance and chant the holy name. The beautifully decorated camels, horses and elephants just added to the already classic setting. The birth anniversary of Srila Madhav Goswami Maharaj is being celebrated on November 4, 2003 across 25 countries worldwide. This day also marks the beginning of the birth centennial year of the world renowned Vaishnav philosopher. Mrs Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi, Dr Sahib Singh Verma, Union Minister of Labour and Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta, Minister of State for Defence will be the special guests for the day. |
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CBI raids house of former
MCD worker Ghaziabad, November 2 The CBI during a probe had found that Ram Gopal had amassed wealth and built property disproportionate to his known sources of earnings. The CBI team under R K Pandya had grilled Ram Gopal on the question of acquiring so much wealth during his service in the MCD. The CBI team has taken away some important documents from Ram Gopal’s residence. SP City Umesh Srivastava, however, said that the CBI team had neither informed the Ghaziabad police, nor asked for any police force. The entire CBI operation had been conducted with utmost secrecy. The local police had come to know about it a day later. |
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delhi digest New Delhi, November 2 Men, woman and children trooped to the venue for a picnic. Chandni Chowk’s member of Parliament Vijay Goel, who spent time interacting with the families, said it was an extraordinary gathering. Skits presented by students and performances by school bands gave the function the look of a festival. Fireworks also marked the day. Book exhibition at Bangla Sahib Gurdwara: Meanwhile, a meeting of the Shiromani Gurudwara Sewadar Committee was organised in East Delhi. The president of the panel Raja Singh Sethi expressed anger at the support shown to Punjabi writer Gurbax Singh Kala Afghana who has been expelled by the Jathedar of the Akal Takhat by the World Sikh Conference. Mr Sethi said that it is unfortunate that the edicts issued by the jathedar of the Akal Takhat are not being followed. He said that the supremacy of the Akal Takhat must always be maintained and that the supporters of Kala Afghana should choose the right way of discussion and dialogue. Bibi Pavinder Kaur on this occasion asked the Dalits and the downtrodden to follow the path shown by Guru Nanak and asked them to become Amritdhari on the occasion of the Guru’s birthday later on November 8. |
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SHOWCASE Arise launches an energy-efficient geyser that runs on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Like the cooking range in the kitchen, this geyser does not require electricity. It comes with many features like automatic switches and timer. There is the safety feature against overheating. The geyser comes in three models that have a capacity of six litres, seven litres and eight litres. Denim jackets:
Numero Uno introduces a new line of denim jackets for men and women. There are on offer sandblasted jackets with mock leather and camouflage prints for men and snazzy jackets and jeans as ensembles for women that can be worn together or co-ordinated with other pieces. The jackets in the autumn-winter collection 2003 have combat as the theme and gothic army as the inspiration. Sugar in moisture-free pack:
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