TOP STORIES

She came back from the dead to
nail him
New Delhi, March 2
The police today claimed to have arrested one Harvey (40), an architect, for brutally beating and shooting at his wife in the Safdarjung area of South-West district last night. He then tried to dispose of her body, thinking that she had died. The man has been arrested.

Shia women beat their chest during the Moharram procession in Old Delhi area in the Capital on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

bamboo girl

A model at a fashion show during the VII World Bamboo Congress in the Capital. — A Tribune photograph

LEGAL CORNER
MCD counsel defends Sharda Jain’s expulsion
New Delhi, March 2
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has defended in the Delhi High Court its decision to expel Sharda Jain, prime accused in Congress Councillor Atma Ram Gupta murder case, from the corporation.

With poll dates out, vehicle thefts pick up
New Delhi, March 2
The thefts of TATA Qualis’ and other vehicles are on the rise after the announcement of dates of the general elections. It is suspected that the stolen vehicles will be used for election campaigning and other purposes in neighbouring states. Yesterday three cases of vehicle theft were reported in the North-West district.

Mulayam government taking a leaf out of Mayawati’s book?
Greater Noida, March 2
Is the state government of Mulayam Singh Yadav walking in the footsteps of his predecessor and arch rival Ms Mayawati?

Gurgaon Inc irked by govt move to take over land
Gurgaon, March 2
The industry here has once again voiced concern over the government’s move to acquire land in villages Begumpur Khatola, Narsingpur and Khandsa which would uproot about 200 units.

POLITICS

All candidates for Sonepat Parliamentary seat from Gohana
Sonepat, March 2
As four major political parties except Congress have already announced their candidates for Sonepat Parliamentary constituency, all these candidates belonged to Gohana region of the constituency and three of them to Malik ‘Gotra’.

SGSC tells Akali Dal to go it alone
New Delhi: The Shiromani Gurdwara Sewadar Committee at a meeting here today appealed the Shiromani Akali Dal to contest Parliamentary elections in Punjab and Delhi as a single party without any accord and alliance. Shiromani Akali Dal is the sole representative of Sikh living in India and abroad.

INLD accused of misusing admn
Sonepat, March 2
The Haryana Vikas Party (HVP) has accused the Chief Minister, Mr Om Parkash Chautala, of misusing official machinery during the INLD rally at Jhajjar.

COMMUNITY

Anger swells over poor civic facilities in Jhajjar
Jhajjar, March 2
Notwithstanding the claims of the INLD government to provide all the basic amenities in the rural areas on priority basis, people of the villages in the district have been facing miserable conditions due to shortage of drinking water and irrigation facility, deplorable power condition, inadequate facilities of transportation, potholed-infested roads and mud-spattered streets in the villages.

Bad drainage system creates health hazards
Faridabad, March 2
The poor drainage system and inefficient garbage removal seems to have become the bane of the historic town of Palwal in the district. It has not only been creating environmental problems for a large number of residents, but had come as a major health hazard too.

Second runner-up Sherry, first runner-up Seema and Glitz Miss Delhi Aarti Sethi along with Katreena Kaif during the grand finale of Glitz 2004 contest in the Capital on Monday. — A Tribune photograph

Consumer has ‘no say’ as cable war breaks in house
Faridabad, March 2
Even as consumers are fed up with the steep hike enforced by the cable operators here, the consumers are now being harassed for other reasons. A resident of Sector-29, Mr B.R Singla, has been one such victim of the “mess” created by the cable operators. He has been running from pillar to post to get his cable connection extended in his house.

Science exhibition
Sonepat, March 2
The Science faculty in coordination with the Department of Geography organised an impressive exhibition on the premises of Government College at Gohana town, 35 km from here yesterday. According to a report, more than 50 students of the college took part with their innovative ideas.

DELHI DIGEST
CGHS dispensary inaugurated at CBI Colony
New Delhi, March 2
The Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mr U. S. Misra, today inaugurated a CGHS dispensary in the CBI Colony, Vasant Vihar.

• Power links to jhuggis snapped: goel
• 11 passengers injured
• Police officer passes away

Demand for advertisements
Faridabad, March 2
The ‘Haryana Patrakar Sangh’, a leading association of the working journalists in the state, has asked the state government to immediately restart the release of government advertisements to the medium and small newspapers published in the state.

CRIME

Three persons held for abduction-cum-murder
New Delhi, March 2
With the arrest of three persons, the South district police claimed to have solved a kidnapping-cum-murder case of a 14-year- old-boy from Badarpur on February 23.

Member of Toufique gang arrested
Noida: The Noida police have nabbed a dreaded criminal, Shaukat, who was carrying a reward on his head. He was an active member of the Tofique gang, the police said.

Security guard stabbed to death
Ghaziabad, March 2
A security guard in Modi Nagar was stabbed to death by criminals. This is the second murder in the area in the last two days. The guard worked in a spurious diesel factory at Kajpur under Modi Nagar police station. Some criminals intruded into the factory last night.