S P O T L I G H T

IA official held
CHENNAI, April 25 (PTI) — An airline official at the local airport was today caught red-handed smuggling out contraband while on duty. A senior Security Assistant of the Indian Airlines was nabbed by Customs officials while he was attempting to smuggle out gold biscuits worth Rs 25 lakh from the operational area of the Chennai airport. A rexene pouch containing 48 gold biscuits, weighing 5.6 kg, were recovered from him.

Allies defer meeting
NEW DELHI, April 25 (PTI) — BJP’s allies deferred to tomorrow their meeting to chalk out a strategy on their demand to roll back the increase in prices of foodgrains supplied through the Public Distribution System. NDA sources said the meeting, which was to be held today, has been postponed in view of the all-party meeting convened by the Prime Minister to discuss the drought situation and the Business Advisory Committee meeting.

Sena men’s murder
MUMBAI, April 25 (UNI) — The Crime Branch of the Mumbai Police has nabbed as many as five gangsters of the Chotta Shakeel gang in connection with the sensational murder of a former Shiv Sena Pramukh and his associate, according to Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) D. Shivanandan.

Almatti Dam
NEW DELHI, April 25 (UNI) — The Supreme Court today gave green signal to the Karnataka Government to go ahead with the raising of the height of the Almatti Dam on the Krishna river from 509 metres to 519.6 metres, subject to approval by the authorities concerned.