TOP STORIES

Fear of seat delimitation brings BJP, Cong together
New Delhi, February 12
Representatives of the BJP and the Congress are likely to come together to take stock of the situation arising out of the redrawing of boundaries of parliamentary and Assembly constituencies as proposed by the Delimitation Commission headed by Justice Kuldeep Singh.

Dacoits loot train, shoot at checker
Ghaziabad, February 12
In a daring incident, about a dozen dacoits had a field day in Sangam Express between Khurja City and Khurja junction. The train was going to Allahabad.

DEMOLITION SPREE
Sarpanch comes down on admn
Faridabad, February 12
While the administration has gone on overdrive to remove encroachments in the district as per the expressed wishes of the Chief Minister, a controversy has erupted over the way in which it has gone about it.

CRIME SPIRAL
Newly wed soldier robbed, shot dead
Rewari, February 12
In true movie style, a young newly married soldier riding a motorcycle with his wife was shot dead near Jiwara village on Monday evening by two unidentified car-borne desperadoes who also decamped with his vehicle as well as a bag of cash and ornaments. His wife escaped unhurt.

FLASHING HER PEARLS: Cine star Kareena Kapoor at the launch of Airtel’s new message services in the Capital on Wednesday. — Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal

Fake appointment letter lands duo in jail
Noida, February 12
An appointment letter, purportedly issued by the UP Secretariat, Lucknow, for the post of Assistant Cashier in Noida administration has landed two persons in jail as it was found out to be fake. Apart from the appointee, his companion, an Assistant Development Officer, Farm Protection in Gautam Budh Nagar district, is also cooling his heels in the lock-up.

Airlines putting the disabled through hell
New Delhi, February 12
Post-December 13 attack on the Indian Parliament, security agencies armed with the zeal to ensure that there is no security breach have left the citizens bewildered rather than secure, especially the disabled.

Magical tour de force: Qutab Minar vanishes into thin air
New Delhi, February 12
Iltutmish, the medieval Indian ruler, must be turning in his grave. The 72.5 m Qutab Minar which he built so passionately is being made to disappear in a jiffy. T K Pandey, who performed the feat, claims that there is no optical illusion, no curtains, no frames or stages. But, he will not let out the secret of his magical tricks.

COMMUNITY

SPECIAL FOCUS ON PANIPAT
Designer wall first, development works later
Panipat, February 12
Misplaced priorities seem to be the forte of the district administration when it comes to development works. Even as the civic amenities await maintenance, the district administration, infamous for putting the cart before the horse, in its wisdom has decided to complete the designer wall, a sort of “great wall of Panipat” along both sides of the GT Road, at a cost of lakhs of rupees.

HVP demands inquiry into functioning of sugar mill
Panipat, February 12
The general secretary of the youth wing of the HVP, Mr Surinder Ahlawat, demanded an independent inquiry by a committee of lawyers, journalists and intellectuals into alleged irregularities in the functioning of the Panipat Sugar Mills.

Uttaranchal CM visits Surajkund fair
Faridabad, February 12
The Chief Minister of Uttaranchal, Mr Narain Dutt Tiwari, visited the 17th Arts and Crafts Fair at Surajkund here today. Uttaranchal is the theme state of this year’s fair.

THE ACHIEVERS
New world of cyber medicine
New Delhi, February 12
Realising problems related to prescription of drugs, Dr Anil Vij of Sunderlal Memorial Hospital, Khanpur, with the help of his friend, Dinesh, has prepared software programmes that can help the doctors overcome this problem.

NCR BRIEFS
Grandfather shot dead over land dispute
Rohtak, February 12
A youth shot dead his grandfather over a land dispute at Krishna colony here today. According to information, Mr Dharampal(80), was sitting in front of his house when Krishan, alias Kala, allegedly opened fire on the old man. Mr Dharampal died on the spot.

Club members sore Teachers play truant Id celebrated with fervour

Injured cop dies in hospital Fire in Panipat Refinery

DELHI DIGEST ‘Wrong references’ to Gurus in book flayed New Delhi, February 12 The Shiromani Gurdwara Sewadar Committee has taken umbrage at the “objectionable references” about Sikh Gurus in the NCERT textbook for Class XI. The president of the committee, Mr Tehal Singh Taneja, said the textbook, “Medieval India”, is causing harm to the basic teachings of Sikhism and should be republished after removing all objectionable portions.

CRIME

Couple held for betting in Hari Nagar
New Delhi, February 12
The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch has arrested a couple, husband and wife in Hari Nagar, Ashram on charges of illegal betting during the ongoing World Cup cricket matches.

EDUCATION

CAMPUS
Umpteen students wanna go to the UK 
Studying abroad is a dream that most students nurture. This explains the increase in the number of students who enrol in varsities abroad. In the recently concluded exhibition, ‘Education UK Exhibition’, the number of students who dropped into collect information was a mind-boggling number.

Exchange programme ICRW organises  workshop IIPM conducts survey Swift Jyoti from NIIT

Asian Academy  holds seminar Management  Education Workshop on news reading and anchoring

Giving value ‘must’ for corporate reputation New Delhi, February 12 “Consistently delivering value to the customers is a must for retaining the market and enhancing the reputation of the firm”, said Mr Tejendra Khanna, Chairman, Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, during his inaugural address on the occasion of the national seminar on ‘Managing Corporate Reputation,’ organised by the School of Management Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, at the India International Centre here on Wednesday. He further added, “It is the responsibility of each individual to enhance the reputation of the company.

SPORTS

Hansraj Model canter away with cricket crown

New Delhi, February 12 Devastating bowling performances by Prateek Vadera (3 for 11) and left-arm medium-pacer Kumar Abhishek helped Hansraj Model School, Punjabi Bagh defeat Salwan Boys School by two wickets and annexed the R R Gymkhana R P Jain Inter-School Under-16 Cricket Tournament at the Bharat Nagar ground.

The Hansraj Model School team with the R R Gymkhana R P Jain Memorial Inter-School Cricket Tournament trophy.

Sodhi, Gagan star for Indian Airlines
New Delhi, February 12
An all-round performance by Ritender Singh Sodhi (3 for 27 and 37 n o) and deadly bowling by Gagan Deep Singh (3 for 11) enabled Indian Airlines defeat Delhi Blues by nine wickets and enter the quarter-final of the third Rajdhani Sports Cricket Tournament at the Khalsa College ground. Sodhi received the Man of the Match award.

• Railway Officers win

Jalandhar college on a goal-rush
New Delhi, February 12
DAV College, Jalandhar steamrolled past Jamal Mohd College, Tiruchirappalli, 13-0 in the 10th Nehru Champion Colleges Hockey Tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Wednesday.

A-G Haryana down Punjab, to meet Delhi in final
New Delhi, February 12
Accountant-General, Haryana (Chandigarh) edged past Accountant-General, Punjab 1-0 and entered the final of the North Zone Audit Football Tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium on Wednesday.

Southern, ICF and Eastern in semis
New Delhi, February 12
Southern Railway, Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and Eastern Railway stormed into the semi-finals of the 49th All-India Railway Tennis Championship being played at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association complex.

Kritika adjudged best athlete

Order to stop construction
Rohtak, February 12
The Assistant Collector (First Class), Rohtak has ordered that no construction be undertaken on plots allotted to 118 people under a special scheme till the court decides on the matter.