TOP STORIES

Security beefed up in 70 counting centres
New Delhi, May 12
The Delhi Police along with other Central paramilitary forces have made elaborate security arrangements in 70 centres in the national Capital where the counting to the seven Lok Sabha constituencies will be held tomorrow. All the seven constituencies: New Delhi, South Delhi, Outer Delhi, East Delhi, Chandni Chowk, Delhi Sadar and Karol Bagh would be guarded heavily by the Rapid Action Force, the CRPF and the local police during the counting process and after the results also, said a senior police official.

Graphic: Elections 2004: Counting Centres in Delhi

Recover phone, water dues from MPs: High Court
New Delhi, May 12
The Delhi High Court today asked the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats to ensure recovery of crores of rupees on account of telephone, water and electricity dues from the sitting and former Members of Parliament from their salary and pension as per rules.

COOL RETREAT: A child takes a dip at the India Gate in the Capital on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Two more Central observers for ‘sensitive’ Sonepat
Sonepat, May 12
The Election Commission of India has appointed two more Central observers, one from Nagaland and another from Tripura to monitor the counting of votes in the Sonepat Parliamentary constituency of Haryana which has been declared sensitive.

POLL TOLL
17 arrested for Loni violence
Ghaziabad, May 12
Seventeen persons have been arrested on a report filed by a police inspector, injured in a stone-pelting incident by BSP supporters in Behta Hajipur polling centre in the evening on May 10. While the condition of the inspector and other policemen is stable, the condition of a woman injured in police firing is stated to be serious in SGTB Hospital.

The Press Information Bureau has set up a board to display the election results outside Shastri Bhawan in the Capital. — A Tribune photograph

L’AFFAIRE BINDIS
EC orders FIR against Krishna Malik
Sonepat, May 12
The Election Commission of India has ordered the filing of an FIR with the police against Mrs Krishna Malik, a candidate of ruling Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) from Sonepat Parliamentary constituency and wife of the DGP Haryana, Mr M S Malik, for distributing ‘bindis’ and some garments among the electorate before the polling.

Where fewer women cast their vote
Faridabad, May 12
Like the adverse sex ratio, the percentage of the women voters who came out to poll in this Lok Sabha constituency on Monday was also low.

459 staff for counting votes
Faridabad, May 12
A staff of over 459 persons has been deputed for counting votes in this constituency. The counting will begin from 7 am onwards tomorrow at various centres here.

COMMUNITY

Mr A.K.Sirivastva, Additional Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture, Guy Hanore, Director, Indo-German watershed programme, and Ms G. Hyfa, Director, German Technical Agency (GTZ), at a seminar on 'Climate change in india' in the Capital. — A Tribune photograph

34 Medium Regiment celebrates diamond jubilee
Meerut, May 12
A series of events were organised to mark the diamond jubilee celebration of the 34 Medium Regiment (Cassino II). Officers, JCO’s and jawans of the 34 Medium Regiment (Cassino II) took part in the celebration of one of the oldest and elite regiment.

Dissolve MCD, demands Gupta
New Delhi, May 12
Leader of the Opposition, Standing Committee, MCD, Mr Vijendra Gupta, has put forth a demand that a high powered committee should be constituted by the Lt. Governor to look into the matter of filling vacancies in the standing committee.

Row over possession of land in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, May 12
Despite buying 20 acres of land to be set up as a dumping ground, the local municipality is still unable to use it, due to alleged unauthorised possession of that land by the Ansals Group, a private coloniser.

Climate change affecting
the poor
New Delhi, May 12
Climatic change, which includes drought, flood, extreme temperatures and other natural hazards, has been affecting the poor in developing countries as most of them are dependent on natural resources.

Dowry death case registered
against husband
Sonepat, May 12
The police have registered a dowry death case against a man and his family members after the death of his wife at Akbarpur Barota village, 8 km from here yesterday.

NCR BRIEFS
One killed, four injured in
car-truck collision near Dadri
Noida, May 12
A Maruti car driver was killed when a truck rammed into the car on the G T Road, opposite Dairy Machha village near Dadri today.

Youth run over by train
Sonepat: An unidentified youth was crushed to death by a Shatabadi train near Ganaur railway station, about 16 km from here last evening.

CRIME

Allahabad Bank duped of Rs 2.70 cr; company director, secretary held
New Delhi, May 12
The Economic Offences Wing has claimed to have arrested a company secretary of M/S East India Syntax Ltd for allegedly duping the Allahabad Bank of Rs 2.70 crore.

RPF personnel under probe over rickshaw-puller’s death
New Delhi, May 12
The police are investigating the death of a rickshaw-puller, whose body was found last evening at the old Delhi Railway Station after he had an altercation with some RPF personnel in the morning.

Crime unabated in Greater Noida
Noida, May 12
Despite the GB Nagar district having been scrapped, criminal activities have increased in Greater Noida. Individual criminals and criminal gangs are actively operating in this area. After the GB Nagar district was scrapped by the Samajwadi Party government in UP, half of the area falling in Noida was transferred to Bulandshahar district whereas the other half got merged with Ghaziabad. The boundary of both the districts falls in Greater Noida.

Two women among seven injured in road accident
Sonepat, May 12
At least seven persons, including two women, were injured when the tyre of a three-wheeler on which they were travelling burst on the Sonepat-Bahalgarh road, 8 km from here today.

EDUCATION

CAMPUS
SAE College: Producing good media techies
Manish Kumar Singhal
SAE Technology College, an institute offering engineering in media technology, is a well-established college of its kind. It is not only reputed in India but have its 49 branches over 18 countries across four continents.

Inter-College Competition Workshop on WTO Agreements NiA courses BLS University opens

Chanakya Academy again gets success FIITJEE excels Reason of pollution

Notice issued to Wakf Board on PIL on Jama Masjid
New Delhi, May 12
The Delhi High Court today issued a notice to the Delhi Wakf Board on a petition seeking to declare the historic Jama Masjid in the Capital a protected monument.

HEALTH

Florence Nightingale anniversary: Nurses air their grievances
New Delhi, May 12
On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, which is also celebrated as the Nurses Day, members of the nursing community in the national capital got together to share their experiences.

SPORTS

Bhaskar Pillai qualifies NCA coaches’ course
New Delhi, May 12
Former North Zone player and Delhi Ranji Trophy captain K Bhaskar Pillai has qualified for the Level-2 Coaches’ Course, conducted by the National Cricket Academy (NCA) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, at Bangalore from Mary 28 to April 3.

GHPS advance in Ranjit Singh Cricket tourney
New Delhi, May 12
An all-round display by Harpreet Singh, who cracked an unbeaten half century and then captured three wickets for 24 runs, and deadly bowling by Sandeep Bisht (4 for 20) enabled Guru Harkrishan Public School (GHPS), Vasant Vihar defeat MRV Public School, Dwaraka by seven wickets and entered the quarter-final of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the GHPS ground.

St Giri School to hold cricket coaching camp
New Delhi, May 12
St Giri Senior Secondary School, Rohini Sector 3, will hold a cricket coaching camp for boys in the age-group of 9 to 20 years.

Kamal Nigam scores unbeaten century
New Delhi, May 12
An unbeaten century by Kamal Nigam (102, 10x4, 4x6) and deadly bowling by K. K. Dixit (3 for 25) and Pankaj Kumar (3 for 30) helped Bharat Cricket Club defeat Golden Arrow Club by nine wickets in the third I.D.Paul Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Apex Public School ground. Kamal was named the man of the match.

HDFC bag Turf Corporate Challenge Trophy New Delhi, May 12 Mesmerising left-arm spin bowling by Sant Ram, who scalped three wickets for 12 runs, and a productive 47 by Muskan Singh, helped HDFC Bank defeat Jaquar and Company by 84 runs in the fourth Turf Corporate Cricket Challenge final at the Modern School ground. The HDFC Bank, which won the Turf Corporate Cricket Tournament, display their trophy.