TOP STORIES

CRIME AGAINST WOMEN
Key to roadside Romeos lies in the family
New Delhi, November 30
Apart from initiating stringent legal measures against the perpetrators of crime against women, the Delhi Police plans to involve the families of the culprit in their effort to curb the menace.

MCD razes shop adjuncts in Chandni Chowk
New Delhi, November 30
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi today demolished 44 unauthorised structures and shop adjuncts constructed by shopkeepers in the congested Chandni Chowk area of North district.

Agitated traders gather outside their demolished shops in the congested Chandni Chowk area of the walled city. — Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal

HC says ‘no’ to compulsory relocation of slum dwellers
New Delhi, November 30
The Delhi High Court today struck down a policy framed by the government, which seeks compulsory allotment of alternative sites for relocated slum dwellers. Describing the policy without any social criteria as illegal and arbitrary, the court proceeded to quash the scheme, which requires alternative sites to be provided to slum dwellers occupying public land before they can be removed from it.

Delhi BJP president Madan Lal Khurana offering sweets to East Delhi MP Lal Bihari Tiwari on the latter’s 61st birthday at his residence in the Capital on Saturday. — Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal Jagjit Singh at the Saaz aur Awaaz concert in the Capital. — Tribune Photo

Speaker defends House adjournment
New Delhi, November 30
The Winter Session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly ended the way it began: on a dull note, but Speaker Chaudhary Prem Singh maintains the House conducted most of the business listed on the agenda. And this, he was emphatic, in spite of the session lasting only five days.

Last of the diesel buses to go off the road today
New Delhi, November 30
With the last batch of 600 diesel buses going off the road from tomorrow, Delhi will become the first city in the world to have a fully CNG-based public transport system. The diesel buses have been phased out on the directions of the Supreme Court, to bring down the pollution level in the Capital.

Thanks to CM, a widow loses her source of livelihood
Faridabad, November 30
While the District Grievances Committee meeting chaired by Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala at Municipal Corporation Faridabad Auditorium today might have solved the problems of several people, Urmila Devi, a 48-year-old widow, is ruing her fate.

Three inter-state gangsters nabbed
Noida, November 30
The Dadri police claim to have arrested three inter-state gangsters, who were involved in two cases of dacoity and murder recently. However, two of them escaped from custody. An amount of Rs 22,000, a country-made revolver, cartridges and a stolen motorbike have also been recovered.

Personal secretary of Noida CEO abducted
Noida, November 30
The PS of Mr D S Bains, the Chief Executive Officer of Noida Authority, was abducted on Thursday evening by unknown criminals. Mr Ashok Sharma was returning to his residence in Sector 27 in his Santro car.

COMMUNITY

And now, BJP-Cong spat over distortion of a map
New Delhi, November 30
After fighting over by now familiar issues of regularisation of unauthorised colonies, the worsening law and order situation in the Capital, the Delhi Metro and sundry issues of concern to Delhiites, the BJP and the Congress on Friday engaged in a verbal duel over alleged distortion of a map.

Electoral College mooted for gurdwaras
New Delhi, November 30
To discuss the reason for the degeneration of gurdwara affairs and to consider any alternative to elections for religious institutions (SGPC and DSGMC), a meeting of intelligentsia of Delhi was called by the Sikh Forum in association with Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan.

HVP to hold demonstration against Casino Bill
Sonepat, November 30
The Haryana Vikas Party has decided to hold a massive demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office at Sonepat on December 27 next to register its strong protest against the passing of the Casino Bill by the Haryana Vidhan Sabha.

DROUGHT ASSESSMENT
Vidrohi flays discrimination against Ahirwal
Rewari, November 30
The Haryana Janata Dal (U) president, Mr Ved Prakash Vidrohi, has flayed the Chautala regime for the injustice meted out to the areas of Ahirwal and Mewat regions in estimating the losses caused by drought.

Lack of seeds, fertilisers hits sowing of wheat
Noida, November 30
Farmers of Greater Noida are a worried lot these days because seeds, fertilisers and other farm inputs are not available in the godowns of the Lakhanwali Cooperative Service Centre, Surajpur. Non-availability of farm inputs has already started affecting the sowing of wheat in the area.

BSES denies MCD allegation
New Delhi, November 30
BSES Discoms today denied MCD claims of non- payment of dues to the civic authority and poor streetlighting in their areas. The Chief Executive of BSES Discoms, Mr J. P. Chalasani, said, “Contrary to the statements made by the MCD regarding non-payment of dues, we have cleared all due amounts.

‘We all gain inner strength with time’
New Delhi, November 30
His Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankarji, famed for his workshops on “The Art of Living’, delivered a lecture on “Ageing with Dignity and Spirituality” on the second day of the ongoing International Conference on Ageing here yesterday.

GETTING AWAY
Chail, a place to visit during all seasons
At a distance of about 43 km from Shimla is the former summer capital of Patiala — Chail. Situated at a height of 2,250 m above sea level, it has earned itself a name by holding the record of having a cricket pitch and a polo ground at the highest point in the world.

SEARCH WITHIN
Prejudiced minds and intolerant societies
Let but the public mind once become thoroughly corrupt, and all attempts to secure property, liberty or life, by mere force of laws written on parchment, will be as vain as to put up printed notices in an orchard to keep off canker-worms,’’ wrote a sensitive soul on the rule of law in societies dominated by prejudices.

One killed, 14 hurt as drain wall collapses
Noida, November 30
One sanitary worker was killed and 14 others sustained injuries when the wall of a drain, they were cleaning, collapsed over them. The Noida Authority had employed 130 workers on daily wages for the cleaning of the drain in Alkananda Apartments, near Sector 28, under Sector 20 police station.

NCR BRIEFS
One killed, two hurt in collision
Jhajjar, November 30
One person was killed and two others injured seriously when a truck collided with their tractor near Sahidi Park here on Friday night. According to police, Kapoor Singh and his son Dharamender of Kheri Asra village, had gone to Jhajjar for shopping on their tractor.

• Youth shot at

• Three injured in clash

• Sankirtan

• Bailed out

• Woman beaten up

CRIME

Married woman raped by villager
Jhajjar, November 30
A married woman has reportedly been raped by a resident of Kher Khumar village for several days. The victim, wife of Manoj Kumar, resident of Jahajgarh, complained to the police today that the accused Krishan of Kheri Khomar village, took her and Manoj to Najafgarh on the pretext of providing a job to her husband.

Youth mowed down by school bus
New Delhi, November 30
Kamal (28), resident of Jhuggi cluster in Nangla Majhi, was reportedly hit by a Mater Die school bus near F-Gate of Supreme Court this afternoon. The victim later succumbed to his injuries in RML Hospital.

BUSINESS

SBP launches computerisation drive
Panipat, November 30
With a view to providing value-added services to its customers, the State Bank of Patiala has launched a major computerisation drive. Announcing this after the inauguration of the newly upgraded and fully computerised branch here today, the Chief General Manager of SBP, Mr B. M. Jain, said of the 729 branches, 20 branches covering 97 per cent of business had been computerised and the rest would be computerised in the next two months. Similarly, anywhere banking facility was available at 17 branches.

EDUCATION

Students of NDMC schools campaign to keep parks clean
New Delhi, November 30
Mrs P. M. Singh, Chairperson, NDMC, launched a two-day Civic Awareness Campaign in Lodhi Garden this morning. Hundreds of students of four NDMC-run Navyug Schools are participating in the campaign.

Separate AIDS wings in Govt hospitals soon
New Delhi, November 30

Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit today announced that separate wings for HIV/AIDS patients would be set up in the hospitals run by the government in the Capital. Speaking at the inauguration of an Advocacy Workshop for mediapersons on HIV/AIDS, organised by the Delhi AIDS Control Society and the Delhi Union of Journalists, Ms Dikshit said since prevention was the only means available to tackle the disease her government had put a lot of thrust on increasing awareness about the dreaded disease taking the aid of NGOs.

Delhi Health Minister A. K. Walia and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit during the workshop on HIV/AIDS in the Capital on Saturday. — Tribune Photo

BODY & MIND
Spreading awareness to end this killer disease
Dharamshila Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Vasundhara Enclave is observing December as cancer awareness month for women. Quoting World Health Organisation projections, DCHRC Director, Dr S. Khanna said that 33 per cent of Indian women are likely to get cancer in their lifetime. This is despite the fact that 40 per cent of cancers in women can be detected at an early stage when they are completely curable.

• World Population Report 2002

• Ending thumb sucking habit

• Focus on AIDS vaccine

SPORTS

IA sail past CISF in Shastri Hockey
New Delhi, November 30 Indian Airlines sailed past Central Industrial Security Forces with a 2-0 victory to maintain their winning spree and entered the semi-final of the 13th Lal Bahadur Shastri Hockey Tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Saturday. Subroto Cup Soccer
A tense goal mouth action during a match between CRPF and ONGC in the Shastri Hockey Tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Saturday. — Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal.

Saviour Convent storm into semi-final
New Delhi, November 30
Saviour Convent School, Paschim Vihar beat Mount Abu School, Rohini by two runs and entered the semi-final of the second Ganga International Under-17 Inter-School Cricket Tournament at the Ganga School ground.

• Dahiya to lead 15-member team

• Sepak takraw trials

A cricket tradition to get a boost from AIR
Rohtak, November 30
The Rohtak station of the All India Radio is set to revive the tradition of broadcasting ball by ball running commentary on domestic cricket matches. The Station Director, Mr Dharam Pal Malik, told NCR Tribune that decision has been taken for the live broadcast of the Ranji Trophy One Day matches to be played at Rohtak between Haryana and Delhi as well as Haryana and Punjab on December 6 and 12 respectively.

Jayant, Ripu star for Young Friends
New Delhi, November 30
A fine all-round performance by Jayant Yadav (31 and 3 for 3) and deadly bowling by Ripudaman (4 for 19) helped Young Friends beat Vaishya Public School by 12 runs in a league match of the first St. Giri Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Paschim Vihar sports complex ground.

• Sapient Corporation win

• Delphi beat NTPC

• Pepsi down Reebok in cricket

Venkatesh, Harsimaran adjudged best athletes
New Delhi, November 30

S.Venkatesh and Harsimaran Kalsi were adjudged the best athletes in the boys and girls section respectively during the 47th annual sports day of the Air Force Bal Bharati School, Lodi Road in the Capital on Saturday. School principal Mrs M Titus highlighted the achievements of the school in sports. Air Marshal Ashok Goel, Air Commodore B K Banerjee and principal Mrs M Titus with S Venkatesh and Harsimaran Kalsi, who were adjudged the best athletes of the Air Force Bal Bharati School, during the annual sports day on Saturday.

• Inter-Khalsa Schools Meet