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Wanted gangster had facial surgery
to fool cops

Subhash Bhaskar Nair, an inter-state gangster and contract killer involved in over 20 cases, points to the scar left by plastic surgery on his faceNew Delhi, May 25
The Delhi Police Special Cell today claimed to have arrested an ex-armyman turned inter-state gangster and contract killer, involved in the killing of Kalidas Fakir Bhai Patel, a vice-president of the Congress party of Daman.

Subhash Bhaskar Nair, an inter-state gangster and contract killer involved in over 20 cases, points to the scar left by plastic surgery on his face.

CM wastes no time, seeks Azad nod on colonies
New Delhi, May 25
The newly appointed Union Minister of Urban Development has barely occupied his chamber in Nirman Bhawan, but Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has already instructed her chief secretary to write a letter to Ghulam Nabi Azad, informing him about her government’s decision to regularise unauthorised colonies on the basis of the old regularisation policy of 1976-77.

Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala greets Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in the Capital on Tuesday
Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala greets Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in the Capital on Tuesday.





Welcome relief
Welcome relief. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal


EARLIER STORIES

 

Student pushed out of bus by conductor
Sonepat, May 25
Mohit (13), a class VIII student was seriously injured when he was pushed out from the Haryana Roadways bus by the conductor on Sonepat-Rohtak Road near Kharkhauda town, about 19 km from here last evening.

  • Panches take on Sarpanch for pocketing funds

    Ms Nikita Anand collects donation from Mayank Mehta, General Manager of the Ambassador Hotel, for the Yellow Ribbon campaign
    Ms Nikita Anand collects donation from Mayank Mehta, General Manager of the Ambassador Hotel, for the Yellow Ribbon campaign, aimed at spreading awareness against the use of tobacco. — A Tribune photograph

Temple heist: Brutal attack on security guard
Noida, May 25
The criminals who struck in Iscon temple being constructed in Sector 33 had brutally beaten up the security guard with ‘saryas’. The place is just in the vicinity of Sector 24 police station. They had also threatened security guard Surinder Singh with a local revolver. As the assailants were about to decamp with the booty, the security guard challenged the intruders.

Steel goods worth Rs 4 lakh looted

city scan
Sunburnt Delhiites breathe easy
New Delhi, May 25
The Capital saw a marginal dip in the temperature following the rain in the afternoon today. Delhiites who had been suffering the sweltering heat for the last few days were offered relief by the sudden showers.

  • Dreaded criminal shot dead in encounter

When leader of House in MCD does not agree with his own govt
New Delhi, May 25
The Leader of the House in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Mr Satbir Singh, today said that he opposed the proposal of the Delhi Government to divide the corporation into four parts: North, South, East and West Delhi.

 

POLITICS

Cong, INLD leaders trade charges over Jharsa poll violence
Gurgaon, May 25
The controversy in the aftermath of the poll-related violence in village Jharsa between the Deputy Leader of the Haryana Assembly and local MLA, Mr Gopi Chand Gehlot and the Secretary of the Haryana Congress, Mr Khazan Singh continues.

Row over presidentship of DCC persists
Bhiwani, May 25
The controversy over the post of the District Congress Committee (Rural) continues with Sandeep Singh asserting that he continues to hold the post. In a press conference held here today, he asserted that the appointment of Mr Jangbir Singh as the working president of DCC (Rural) was “unconstitutional.”

COMMUNITY

DPCC president meets DJB officials to solve water crisis
New Delhi, May 25
The president of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC), Mr Prem Singh, interacted with officials of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to solve the water crisis in the Ambedkar Nagar Assembly constituency, which he represents in the Delhi Legislative Assembly.

CITU leader to stage ‘Matka Phod’ demo in front of CM
Sonepat, May 25
Thousands of residents remained waterless for more than eight hours again yesterday following the disruption in the water supply in the city, which has a population of more than 2 lakhs.

Sanskrit scholar Dr Sarita Vashisth of Kurukshetra University being honoured for her translation work by the Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Parishad
Sanskrit scholar Dr Sarita Vashisth of Kurukshetra University being honoured for her translation work by the Akhil Bharatiya Sahitya Parishad, Haryana. Dr. Sarita Vashisth has translated the Bhagwad Gita into Haryanvi language. State president of the parishad R.K.Agarwal and working president Surender Vats are also seen. — Photo by Shiv Sharma 

Greater Noida beautification plan gathers dust
Greater Noida, May 25
Crores of rupees have reportedly been siphoned off by some officials and contractors from the Rs 18 crore budget for greening of Greater Noida town in a beautification scam in Greater Noida Authority.

Representatives demand vigilance probe into PDS scam
Sonepat, May 25
The representatives of various political parties, social and voluntary organisations and trade unions today expressed their grave concern over the large-scale diversion of Public Distribution System (PDS) in the black market.

Concern India exhibition
New Delhi, May 25
Concern India Foundation will be organizing a three-day exhibition ‘Summer Silhouettes’ at Dastkar exhibition hall on May 26. According to consultant Madhu Sood, the exclusive works of nine well-known designers of the walled city will be showcased as part of the exhibition.

Delhi resident hits jackpot
Gurgaon, May 25
The gaming business in India touched new heights with Delhi resident Rahul Solanki winning the biggest jackpot of Rs 11.5 crore in Playwin’s much played ‘Thunderball’. The online lottery gaming has been introduced by Playwin, which represents Sikkim, Karnataka and Arunachal Pradesh in this business.

ncr briefs
In-laws held in dowry death case
Rewari , May 25
The Rewari city police arrested Dharambir, husband of the deceased Monika and Bhim Singh, father-in-law of the deceased, in connection with the dowry death.

  • Youth assaulted

  • HSIDC factory burgled

  • Man arrested

DELHI DIGEST
Shiv Sena to hold sit-in on June 3
New Delhi, May 25
A demonstration has been planned early next month to highlight the concerns of the owners of small-scale industries in NCT of Delhi, who have to shift their businesses to the designated industrial areas in Bawana and Narela.

  • Police-public interface stressed

  • Appointment

  • Power shutdown

 

CRIME

Two persons held for diverting canal water
Sonepat, May 25
Two persons were caught red-handed diverting canal water during a patrolling last night by the farmers of Farmane, Nizampur Majra, Ridhao and Mauzam Nagar. According to a report, the farmers also seized pipes used in diverting the canal water from their possession.

Vehicle theft cases solved, autolifters held
New Delhi, May 25
With the arrest of two youths, including a student of Delhi University, the South district police have claimed to have solved as many as 12 cases of vehicle theft in the district.

BUSINESS

Herbal Bar inaugurated in Capital
New Delhi, May 25
The Kerala Ayurvedic Health Spa, a unit of Kerala Vaidyashala, has opened India’s first ‘Herbal Bar’ to serve variety of drinks made from traditional ayurvedic medicinal herbs for benefit of health conscious in the Capital.

 

COURTS

Court turns down CBI’s plea on Uday Shankar’s remand
New Delhi, May 25
A Delhi Court today rejected the plea of the CBI to remand Joint Director (Investigation), Anti-adulteration Cell of Ministry of Petroleum Uday Shankar for further custodial interrogation.

 

GLITZ & GLAMOUR

Capris for added comfort
A new range of capris launched this summer promises added comfortR
evolution has come up with a new range of Capris for the summer. It is claimed that most fabrics used have stretch for added comfort in twills, denims, cotton poplins, polyester and linen. There are also two tone denims with thread work embroidery, stretch denim with a fray edged woven mat detail at the bottom.
A new range of capris launched this summer promises added comfort.

  • Stylish vintage collection

  • Cool sequence

  • Be fresh, wear trendy

  • Ajay Mehra’s sherwanis

  • Dobby shirts from Park Avenue

  • Stone jewellery in platinum and white gold

  • Seminar on beauty care

HEALTH

2.57 lakh infants administered pulse polio drops
Meerut, May 25
The pulse polio drive on May 23 received poor response despite the improvement in weather conditions. Health and administrative officials pointed out that the summer vacation and the hot weather condition were responsible for the poor turnout.

Every drag of cigarette contains 40 carcinogens
New Delhi, May 25
Smoking kills, and how. Each puff coats the lungs not only with tar, usually used to make roads, but also with a pesticide and a toilet cleaner.
In a run-up to mark the ‘’Anti Tobacco Day’’ on May 31, the Cancer Patients Aid Association has launched a ‘yellow ribbon day’ to increase awareness about the carcinogenic content in all tobacco products.


 

SPORTS

Siddarth VermaSiddarth Verma powers SG Sports to quarter-final
New Delhi, May 25
A brilliant all-round performance by Siddarth Verma (45, 2x4, 4x6, 24b; 3 for 31) powered SG Sports to a 76-run victory against Madras Club and into the quarter-final of the Lala Raghubir Singh Memorial Hot Weather Cricket Tournament on the Modern School ground on Tuesday.

Delhi and District Cricket Association president Arun Jaitley, along with vice president C K Khanna and joint secretaries S S Sareen and Narinder Batra inspecting the progress of the work at the new stands of the Ferozeshah Kotla ground on Tuesday
Delhi and District Cricket Association president Arun Jaitley, along with vice president C K Khanna and joint secretaries S S Sareen and Narinder Batra inspecting the progress of the work at the new stands of the Ferozeshah Kotla ground on Tuesday.

Subhania Club record thrilling victory
New Delhi, May 25
Subhania Club scored a thrilling one-run victory against Ravindra School in a league match of the Cambridge Foundation Under-19 Summer League Cricket Tournament on the Cambridge School ground, Rajouri Garden. In another match, Meera Model School defeated U K Cricket World by 18 runs.

  • Sumit Rana hits century

  • FCI score facile victory

ITC beat E-Fund to annex cricket title
New Delhi, May 25
A quickfire knock of 49. laced with four boundaries, by Samrat Khanna and deadly bowling by Neeraj Gaur (3 for 12) helped ITC beat E-Fund by one wicket and annexed the Reebok Cup Cricket Tournament on the Palam ground.

  • Sumit Sharma deadly

  • Geet, Tarang star for Madan Lal Academy

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