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IT ENTAILS Law and order and public security will continue to remain in Centre’s domain. In case of a conflict between the Centre and the Delhi Government, the formers’ directives will take precedence and would be binding on the state government. Status of land not clear with Minister mum on whether it would be transferred to the state government. Once the Bill gets Parliament’s nod, Articles 239 AA and 239 AB, under which Delhi was granted Assembly status and other facilities, would cease to exist. New Delhi, August 11 The decision comes three months before the scheduled elections to the Delhi Assembly and a day after Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani’s announcement that the Bill would be introduced in the current session. While the Delhi BJP welcomed the decision, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit dubbed it as ambiguous and a political stunt. Talking to newspersons, Parliamentary Affairs and Health Minister Sushma Swaraj said in case of a conflict between the Centre and the Delhi Government, the formers’ directives would take precedence and would be binding on the state government. Adding that Parliament was still in session, she refused to give details of the proposal. The minister also declined to comment on whether land would be transferred to the state government. But she disclosed that once the Bill gets Parliament’s nod, Articles 239 AA and 239 AB, under which Delhi was granted Assembly status and other facilities, would cease to exist. Ms Swaraj pointed out, “Delhi will then be like any other state.” Thus far, Delhi, like Pondicherry, has remained a Union Territory despite having an Assembly. Delhi acquired an Assembly in 1993 and since then the demand for full statehood has gained momentum. The minister said the decision would meet the long-standing demand of the people of Delhi. She said Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani was keen that the Bill be introduced in the current session. However, the Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, expressed unhappiness at not being consulted on the issue. Ms Dikshit said she had written to Mr Advani this morning, requesting him to consult her before formulating the draft Bill on statehood for Delhi. “We were neither informed nor consulted about the Bill. Whatever we have come to know is through the media and from Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s briefing on the Bill. It seems ambiguous and not understandable,” Ms Dikshit said. Pointing out that the Bill had several “grey areas”, the Chief Minister said: “The fact is that police and public order remain with the Centre, which totally negates the concept of full statehood. The provision under which the Centre’s directions, in case of differences with the Delhi Government, were binding on the state government also negate the concept”. Terming the Cabinet decision as “historic”, Delhi BJP president Madan Lal Khurana asked the Congress to support the Bill when it is tabled. “If the Congress fails to support the Bill in Parliament, it will tantamount to betrayal of the people,” he said. Mr Khurana said the BJP had been raising the demand “since the Jan Sangh days in 1965...’’ Last year in November, a special session of the Delhi Assembly had passed a joint resolution supporting the demand for full statehood. The resolution, passed unanimously by the Assembly, had sought to bring land and law and order within the ambit of the state government, leaving security of VVIPs and vital installations to the Centre. The issue of law and order had been a matter of contention. The Congress initially favoured that law and order be retained by the Centre, but later changed its stand, demanding that a part of the force be under the charge of state government for day-to-day management. The BJP, however, had all along been demanding that the Delhi Development Authority and the Delhi Police be under the Delhi Government while proposing that the Centre could exercise control over the security of the VVIPs and vital installations.
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JITTERS New Delhi, August 11 The arrested militants were identified as Altaf Hussain and Aftab Ahmed. They were arrested from Palika Bazar where they were scheduled to meet, the police said. A map of Delhi, a Chinese pistol and a wireless set were seized from them. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi), Mr Manoj Kumar
Lall, said the militants, who hailed from Poonch, had fled to the Capital when they were identified after an encounter in which one of their associates was arrested. They decided to set up a base in the Capital following instructions from their bosses in Pakistan. The arrests followed intelligence intercepts indicating the presence of LeT’s fidayeen members in the Capital. The DCP said the two could have been a part of an LeT module to disrupt the Independence Day celebrations and could have been sent as an advance team to check the police alertness in the Capital. “If they had escaped unnoticed, a second team of the LeT could have arrived to carry out incidents of violence,” he said. He said the duo would have acted as a local contact for the second group in providing logistical support and a base for the operation. “The recovery of the Chinese pistol and wireless set clearly indicated that they were mostly involved in providing information and intelligence inputs to their LeT bosses.” The DCP said that the duo were also involved in LeT’s hawala operations and were planning to go to Dubai after the Independence Day to strengthen their network. They were being quizzed about their targets, their modus operandi and the whereabouts of any associates in the city. Though the Capital is always on alert ahead of the Independence Day, this year the security agencies are hyper alert owing to fidayeen attacks on Army camps in Jammu and Kashmir. |
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Club dress code offends BJP sensibilities Meerut, August 11 Hundreds of BJP youth activists, led by its district
president Sunil Bharala, reached the heart of the city, Begum Bridge,
and blocked all the five roads, including National Highway 58. The
activists then sat on dharna, demanding an immediate ban on the
Wheeler Club. A BJP minister, Dr Lakshmi Kant Vajpaye, also joined the
crowd and shouted slogans against the authorities. Speaking to the
NCR Tribune, Mr Sunil Bharala said that Meerut had been the cradle of
the nation’s freedom struggle and it was unpatriotic to honour Gen
Hug Wheeler in any way. They had written to Defence Minister George
Fernandes in this regard and the agitation would continue till the
bylaws of the club were changed. Not the kind to lose a chance like
this, Shiv Sena activists also burnt effigies of the club and of Gen
Wheeler, and submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate. Roads
were blocked in other places in the city, including the Tej Garhi
crossing on Garh Road and the road in front of the Collector’s
office. A local NGO, Surabhi, also attacked the bylaws of the club
and shouted slogans against the British and the Sub Area authorities.
Repeated efforts to contact the club chairman failed. However, the
club secretary told the NCR Tribune that some dubious characters were
agitating against the club for furthering their political interests.
He added that the dress code was the club’s internal matter. The
club authorities also threatened to move the court against persons who
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SC issues notices on promotion of judges New Delhi, August 11 A Bench comprising Justice S. Rajendra Babu and Justice G. P. Mathur also issued notices to four judicial officers on a petition filed by Metropolitan Magistrate Gurdeep Singh challenging the present method of promoting officers from the Delhi Judicial Service to the Delhi Higher Judicial Service. Mr Gurdeep Singh quoted the apex court judgement of March 21 last year and said the court, while accepting the recommendations of the First National Judicial Pay Commission, had ordered that recruitment to the cadre of District Judges directly from advocates should not exceed 25 per cent of the vacant posts. The court had said that of the remaining 75 per cent, 50 per cent should be filled by promotion from amongst Civil Judges on the basis of merit-cum-seniority and passing a suitability test and the other 25 per cent through limited competitive test for Civil Judges of senior division. The petitioner said that the Delhi High Court in its full meeting on July 19, 2003 proceeded with the promotion of officers to Higher Judicial Service without amending the existing Rules as per the orders of the apex Court. |
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Hisar varsity VC unlikely to get extension Rohtak, August 11 That the government is against extending the term of Dr Chauhan became clear on Saturday when the Executive Council of the university, which met in the India International Centre in Delhi, selected its nominees for appointment on the search committee. The two nominees of the council on the search committee are Mr M. K. Miglani, Vice-Chancellor of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, and Mr Dharam Vir, Commissioner of Technical Education, Haryana. The Governor-cum-Chancellor, Babu Parmanand, is yet to name his nominee on the search committee. Interestingly, Mr Dharam Vir had acted as Vice-Chancellor of Guru Jambheshwar University when he was Commissioner of Hisar Division, after the expiry of the term of its founding Vice-Chancellor, Prof K. L. Johar, on October 31, 1998. Guru Jambheshwar University was set up in October, 1995 as a teaching and affiliating university in the field of technology, management, environment, pharmacy and energy. All engineering colleges in the state were then affiliated to it. The wings of this university were clipped when the HVP-BJP government, immediately after taking charge in 1996, transferred the engineering colleges in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Panchkula, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Panipat, Kaithal and Jind districts to Kurukshetra University and of the remaining districts of Rohtak, Sonepat, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Rewari, Mahendragarh, Bhiwani and Jhajjar to Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. Thus, Guru Jambheshwar University has been converted into a residential university since then. Interestingly, there has been no set methodology to ‘search’ for a vice-chancellor in the state. Though the government constitutes search committees, it remains a mystery how these `searchers’ make their ‘find’ for the university. The `search’ is conducted by the political bosses and the committee puts its stamp on it, say educationists.
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Passing
through a loop into the Guinness Book Bhiwani, August 11 Forty-six-year-old Sharma, who is working as a science teacher in Government School, Badala, has passed 28 times in a minute through the loop created by interlocking his hands with a handcuff, which is any day better than the prevailing world record. He has written to the Guinness Book authorities about his achievement. “Though I can go through the loop 32 times in a minute, I am only claiming that I can do it 28 times. As soon as I get a response from the organisers, a video film will be prepared in the presence of the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police, which will be forwarded to the Guinness Book authorities,” he said. He practises regularly but advises against performing soon after meals. About a decade ago, while doing yoga, he realised that he could enhance the elasticity of his body. One thing led to another and soon he was able to jump through the loop. |
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Vidrohi alleges recruitment scam Sonepat, August 11 He demanded a white paper in this regard. Mr Vidrohi alleged that the political and monetary considerations played a significant role in the recruitment and the merits of the candidates were often ignored. In a press statement here, he said that the petition filed by a former Director of the Senior Secondary Education, Mr Sanjeev Kumar, in the Supreme Court had exposed the malpractices of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Government in the recruitment of teachers. Referring to the package announced by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for the farmers, he welcomed the move of the Central Government and said that it should enact laws to ensure remunerative price for the produce of the farmers. He said that moral values in the political field have become a thing of the past and every leader has become money-minded and trying to save his ‘gaddi’ at all costs. He referred to the demand of the UP Chief Minister, Ms Mayawati, for the resignation of the Central Minister, Mr Jagmohan, and said that she had to withdraw the demand for remaining in power. |
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‘Jal Yudh Nayak’ for equitable distribution Rewari, August 11 He was addressing local leaders from the various political parties in Ahirwal on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the ‘Jal Yudh’ and the release of his book, ‘Yamuna Ke Is Par Se Sindhu Ke Us Par’. He said that it was ironical that while some districts in the state such as Sirsa, Hisar, Fatehabad, Jind and Kaithal were facing water logging problems, Rewari, Mahendergarh and Gurgaon and parts of Bhiwani and Jhajjar were facing problems of water scarcity due to the faulty distribution of canal water. He criticised the ‘hypocrisy’ of the Punjab Chief Minister, who claimed that not a single drop of water could be spared for Haryana. He said that it was unfortunate that the Punjab Government had been misleading the masses in this regard. He emphasised the need for an equitable distribution of available canal water in Haryana and called upon leaders of all political parties to join hands to make the ‘Jal Yudh’ a success in Haryana. |
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Chautala misleading people: BJP
Sonepat, August 11 He maintained that the BJP-led Government at the Centre had sanctioned special funds so as to improve the condition of the rural people. He declared that the BJP would launch a mass contact campaign and expose the misdeeds of the INLD government in the state.
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FOCUS ON FARIDABAD Faridabad, August 11 One of the busiest spots in the town that has been It is learnt the authorities had taken up a scheme to provide a better outlet for storm water about four weeks back but work on this had been hanging fire. The uprooted road has not been repaired and stagnation of rain or storm water is common. The authorities, instead of repairing and relaying the road, have closed one side for four-wheelers coming from the Bata factory side (Neelam Bata Road). The vehicles have to turn left and pass the Bhadshah Khan (BK) chowk to return towards the flyover. This arrangement has led to acute problems for the motorists and delays stretching for 15 to 25 minutes in crossing the chowk have become a daily occurrence, said Anand Kumar, a resident of NIT. He said the road at both BK and Neelam Chowk had been heavily damaged and chances of accidents had risen in the recent past. Rajesh, a resident of Jawahar Colony, claimed there was no rationale behind stopping or diverting traffic coming from one side. It may be recalled that Neelam is the only flyover (built over the railway tracks) that connects NIT with Mathura Road and the sectors, which was used by about 60 to 70 per cent of vehicles crossing over to either side. The authorities had got built a new flyover named as Bata flyover to provide similar access but as a result of toll tax being charged very less number of vehicles use it. Residents were waiting for the date when its use would be made free, said Kishan Lal of NH-2 area of the NIT. Although there had been a demand for construction of a new flyover near the old Faridabad railway station to connect NIT with Mathura Road the state government was still to show any response. The Bhadkhal crossing flyover, although less old compared to Neelam, is a single lane one and too narrow to adjust a large number of vehicles on either side. The authorities are reported to be still toying with the idea of providing flyovers at crossings like old Faridabad, Badhkhal, Ajronda and Ballabgarh on the national highway where traffic is in utter chaos during busy hours every day.
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BRASS TACKS The stars, the moon and the Milky Way have fascinated mankind since ages. Our imagination, dreams and romances also mostly revolve around these heavenly objects. Naturally, the heavens take priority and have received far greater attention than terra firma. Scientists today have developed an unprecedented accuracy and precision in unveiling the secrets of the universe besides calculating and predicting planetary motion and their behaviour while our knowledge on predicting certain geological phenomenon remains uncertain. Earthquakes have always left behind suffering, misery and devastation but there are hardly any cautionary warnings. Where scientists have not succeeded, astrologers have been attempting to develop a predictive model for forecasting earthquakes. Even as the scientists continue not to recognise the predictive aspects of astrology, a seminar held recently at the IIC in New Delhi attempted finding a basis for astrological predictions on earthquakes and some other natural calamities. One of the conclusions of the seminar was the prediction regarding an earthquake in August in the vicinity of Delhi. Coincidentally, on Sunday, August 10, in the afternoon there was indeed a mild tremor. Does it mean that where scientists have failed astrologers have succeeded? The seminar attempted finding a relationship between the planetary configurations, resulting in eclipses, and their other mutual aspects. The pattern of solar and lunar eclipses taking place each year in the previous century was studied and related to devastation and other calamitous events of those years like wars, revolutions, assassinations, earthquakes and other natural disasters. A strong correlation has been claimed in respect of multiple eclipses occurring in a single year and such phenomenon. After a detailed study of eclipses and the prevailing planetary configurations of the particular time, it has been enunciated that the malefic influences of Uranus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter often result in earthquakes. Simultaneously, the sun signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn need to be occupied by malefic planets or hemmed in by such planets for such adverse conditions. Based on this premise, it has been claimed that successful predictions could be made in respect of a number of earthquakes. Correct prediction has also been claimed in a case where a massive earthquake had struck Iran, but without any loss of life. Earthquakes are well-known geological phenomenon which occur due to a sudden release of stress energy from within the earth in the form of seismic waves. There is now increasing evidence that geological strain within the rock mass accumulates along the deformations around the fringes of the tectonic plates. These are commonly known as the fault lines. The lateral deformations can be plotted by trigonometric triangulations and trilaterations while the vertical faults can be measured by precise levelling and tiltmeters. Delhi lies between two well-known fault lines, one diagonally cutting across the Aravali Ranges through Sohna and over the Yamuna into certain areas of UP and Uttaranchal, the other one passing through the vicinity of Sonepat. While Sohna at one time used to be famous for its hot springs, indicating a geologically active belt, areas around Sonepat have often reported mild tremors. Yesterday’s tremor also had its epicentre not far from Sohna. It is for this very reason that Delhi has been included in the sensitive zone IV of the seismic belt. Scientific models for predicting earthquakes are presently quite weak and have to depend upon statistical analysis of the signals on increase in seismic events of small magnitude, changes in the earth’s magnetic field, changes in properties of rocks and fluids near the fault lines etc but these could only be treated as indications or preliminary inputs. Their validity to form the basis for a scientific predictive model remains to be fully established. No wonder that a well-known scientist had recently quipped that had we invested even a fraction of the amount spent on space exploration for geological research we would have had a perfect predictive model by now, saving mankind from immense misery. Graeme Smith’s staying power:
A fantastic run of cricketing form and we suddenly start looking up the thesaurus for superlatives. In the late fifties, when Norman O’ Neil of Australia began to demolish some of the finest and fastest of the bowlers he was quickly branded as the post war `Don’ (Bradman) but as time went by the initial promise faded away into mediocrity. Similarly, when Brian Lara arrived on the scene in the late eighties and early nineties he was often compared to Sobers. But despite Lara having bettered two world records, one set by his mentor at a time when he had not even been born, he is still nowhere near Sir Gary. And now cricket pundits and statisticians seem to have gone into an overdrive on Graeme Smith, the South African cricket captain, as undoubtedly some blazing performances from him in the first two tests against England have set the Thames on fire. Smith (621 runs from only two tests), who is now on the verge of breaking the world record for the highest number of runs in a series, is already being compared to the `Don’ for his staying power at the wicket, and in stroke play, perhaps somewhat more realistically, to Graeme (R.G.) Pollock. Let us not forget that earlier, in June/July, this very media was highly critical of him, both for his captaincy as well as his performance with the bat, often reminding the readers that he was not the first choice of SA selectors for their home World Cup but was only thought of as a replacement for the injured Jonty Rhodes. Be that as it may, it is a fact the current English team has been battered out of shape at the Lords within four days. The 22-year-old Graeme Smith, who was reportedly attempted to be humiliated by the 35-year-old Nasser Hussain at the beginning of the Edgbaston test, ensured within no time that the later announce his retirement from captaincy. Darren Gough, who, after a proud recall as a strike bowler, got just one wicket in two tests for over 300 runs, has also had to announce his retirement from tests. With Alec Stewart having already scheduled to call it a day after the series, many a cricketing reputation in England seem to be going for a six. But this is not the first occasion that an opposing captain has had to announce retirement while playing the Proteas. A very strong Australian team with Bill Lawry, Stackpole, Ian Chappel and Red Path forming the nucleus, was pulverised 4-0 in 1970 with Bill Lawry having been left with no option but to prematurely contemplate resignation and make way for Chappel to take over the Australian captaincy next season. Now famous, Dr Ali Bacher was the then South Africa captain, which had all-time greats like Barry Richards and Graeme Pollock besides Mike Proctor, Peter Pollock and Colin Bland, along with Tony Pithey and David Pithey. Incidentally, it was the first time for two pairs of brothers (Pollocks and Pitheys) to play together in the same team. But cricket continues to be a game of glorious uncertainties and with Flintoff raring to do a Botham England may yet redeem themselves in the remaining tests. (Dr K. K. Paul is Special
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FACE TO FACE
Known as an economic visionary in the academic circles, Dr
M. K. Chaudhuri did his MSc, PhD and DSc from the Berlin School of
Economics, Germany, where he is a co-record holder in MSc, Economics.
His PhD thesis was on solution of unemployment problem in India by
promoting small-scale, cottage and village industries and his DSc
thesis was on reforming the International Monetary System. At an early age of 32, he became the professor of economics at
XLRI, Jamshedpur, and at the age of 35 he became the professor of economics at Indian Institute of Management
(IIM), Bangalore. He is the founding Director of Management courses at Institute of Management Technology
(IMT), Ghaziabad, and the Founder Director of the Indian Institute of Planning & Management
(IIPM), which is rated today amongst the top 8 B-Schools in India. Father
of Professor Arindam Chaudhuri, who is said to be the pioneer of the
‘I’ (Indian) factor in management, the elder Chaudhuri has been an
inspiration for his son, who attributes the runaway success of his
recent book, “Count Your Chickens” to the initial grooming he got
from his father. Because of the immense knowledge that he has acquired
over the years, Dr Chaudhuri enjoys tremendous respect in the academic
circles both here and abroad. In a freewheeling interview with the NCR
Tribune, he talks about his forthcoming book ‘The Great Indian Dream’
and his vision for India. IIPM is the only institute which
imparts education in National Economic Planning while teaching
management. Why? In the light of the Indian economic scenario, it is imperative to offer comprehensive programmes to train a new generation of entrepreneurial managers, who can face with confidence emerging global challenge of international markets, while remaining committed to remove massive poverty of Indian masses within a generation. For this we must achieve a growth rate of 14 percent and more of the national economy and engineer market extension and social entitlements favouring the bottom 80 per cent of the population. This is essential for corporate growth rate of the same order and more. This requires intervention employing national economic planning techniques. Future entrepreneurial managers must be aware of this and not remain intellectually handicapped. How
did your ‘Great Indian Dream’ evolve? It has been a part of
my system ever since 1963. For the last 30 years at IIPM, I have
taught my students around the same topic on how to take India at par
with the developed world. Over the years, the feeling has been growing
that teaching is good but we need change. This book is our second step
towards bringing about a change. The masses in India need to believe
that India can become a developed country in a very small period of
time. Today, the masses seem to have given up the belief that change
is possible due to the non-stop propaganda by the government and media
that the problems in India are too complex and a change is a difficult
process. So, “the Great Indian Dream”. In ‘The Great Indian
Dream’ you advocate a 14 percent growth rate... Don’t you think
this is unreal? We have been showing through our alternative budgets for the last 10 years that India can grow at around 12 per cent to 14 per cent. The government of India has finally woken up to the reality and has started talking about a 9 per cent growth rate at least. C. K. Prahlad as well as Mukesh Ambani have talked about a growth rate of up to 15 per cent. It is true that no country can sustain such a high level of growth for too many years. But
the Chinese experience as well as the South Asian experience shows
that these kinds of growth rates are extremely achievable during the
initial stages of growth. India can surely do that and we have pointed
it out with the help of proper figures in “The Great Indian Dream”. Could
you tell us something about your unique concept of lifestyle parity? The idea is that to catch up with the West or to beat them in terms of development you do not need to have their per capita income since their lifestyles are different. One can live as happily and perhaps more with $15,000 per capita in India than an American with $30,000. This is so because Indians lead a happier family life and their consumption patterns are culturally different. So we drink less of alcohol... we have less costs of entertaining different girl friends and so on! According
to one estimate of World Bank, India’s per capita income is around
$2,500 in terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) by now. I have been
developing a new concept called Life Style Parity in dollars (LSP $). It
takes into account culture and geography related consumer preference,
Indians may need less warm clothing, may prefer orange juice to
liquor, paneer (cheese) to meat etc. Our preliminary findings indicate
India’s per capita income measured by LSP $ by far exceeds even
$2,500 when per capita income of the USA. Europe is LSP $17,000. Thus, in order to catch up with the living standards of the people in developed countries we need to catch up only in terms of Life Style Parity in essence. So,
you believe that the ‘Great Indian Dream’ is a policy for India to
catch up with the developed nations? Yes, India can not only catch up but also beat America and the other western countries in terms of growth and lifestyle in a matter of 25 years. For
this, we need to have dedication and commitment for the bottom 80 per
cent of the population. Once their purchasing power increases
automatically, the country will start developing. We call this
trickle-up. This is ‘The Great Indian Dream’
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The thread of filial bonding becomes a status symbol Sonepat, August 11 This can easily be assessed from the prices of the rakhis which go up to Rs 1,000 and beyond. Hundreds of varieties of rakhis are available in the market. These are decorated with silver, chandan, rice, sindoor, supari, cardamom and various motifs. Besides, the rakhis, packed with agarbatti, sandal, sugar and a Re 1coin are also available in the market. Companies have left no stone unturned to encash the liking of the people and have brought forth different ‘models’ as per the requirement of the buyers. Different varieties of rakhis are also available on various Internet sites. In order to make rakhis appealing for children, the companies have used images of famous TV characters like Junior ji, Mickey Mouse, Shaktimaan. Rakhis coated with gold water are also being sold in the market. Similarly, for adults the rakhis are decorated with pictures of goddess Laxmi, Saraswati, Ganesh, Shiva, Rama, Hanuman and Sai Baba. The prices of these costly rakhis have been further jacked up by introducing attractive packing material. Women can make a choice from rakhis studded with natural flowers and attractive stones. People have started treating this thread of love and affection as a status symbol with sisters feeling proud in sending costly rakhis to their brothers, they remarked. |
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Third Front demands ban on soft drinks, synthetic milk New Delhi, August 11 They also demanded an immediate ban on the sale of soft drinks and adulterated milk. The memorandum said since India had not been enforcing the maintenance of the requisite health standards, the MNCs were taking advantage and “adulterating” the soft drinks with “ingredients of their choice”. Meanwhile, the activists of the Delhi units of the Lok Janshakti Party
(LJP), Janata Dal-S (JD-S), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Samajwadi Janata Party
(SJP), National Akali Dal (NAD) and Shakti Dal, who will be contesting the Assembly election scheduled this year-end under the banner of the Third Front, also staged a demonstration at Jantar Mantar this morning. The LJP president, Mr Ramvir Singh
Bidhuri, JD-S Delhi unit chief Shoaib Iqbal, NCP Delhi unit chief Sukhbir Singh Panwar and other leaders of the Front addressed the rally. |
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Pilgrim
found murdered on roof of dharamshala Sonepat, August 11 Sandeep, a student of Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai and resident of Nihalgarh village in Bhiwani district, was found drowned in the school swimming pond. He had been missing since last evening as reported by the college authorities. In a road accident on Bega Eoad near G T Road outside Gannaur, a three-wheeler was knocked down by a canter Tata-407. The victim, Anoop of Simbhal Garhi village in Samalkha subdivision of Panipat district, who was sitting in a three-wheeler suffered serious injuries and died on the way while being shifted to local civil hospital. The body of an unknown person has been recovered by the police from the fields adjacent to road near Saiyan Khera village this morning. The face of the body has been burnt and a plastic wire is found wrapped around his neck. Road blockade:
According to a report, the civil and UHBVN officials arrived on the scene and pacified the irate mob by assuring them of uninterrupted power supply. Later, the angry residents lifted the blockade. Youth falls off moving train:
According to another report, a truck driver sustained injuries when his truck loaded with coal overturned on the Nahra-Halalpur road, about 25 km from here yesterday. The injured driver was immediately hospitalised and he is stated to be out of danger. Youth injured:
Bid to loot liquor vend foiled:
According to a report, the youths were identified as Bijender, alias Pale, of Garhwal village; Bijender, alias Channu, and Virender, alias Boni, of Garhwal village in Gohana sub-division. Their two accomplices, Sanjay, of Sonepat and Naresh of Gautam Nagar, Gohana managed to escape under the cover of darkness. The police seized a loaded pistol and two iron rods from them. A case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against them. A massive hunt has been launched to apprehend other culprits. Giving the details of the arrests, the Superintendent of Police, Mr Paramjit Singh Ahlawat, told mediapersons here today that a patrolling party of the Gohana police was organising a nakabandi near the bridge of Drain No. 8 on the Gohana-Rohtak Road when a tip-off was received about the robbers. The police, he said, immediately swung into action and carried out a raid on the hideout. The police arrested three youths on the spot but two managed to escape. The SP said that investigations were in progress. |
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BRIEFS Greater Noida, August 11 It is learnt that the number of property dealers involved in sex racket is much larger than previously calculated. Police inquiries have also revealed that some of the property dealers are of criminal mentality. The arrested property dealers are reported to have given a list of names to the police in this connection. Mr Umesh Srivastava, SP (Rural), instructed the Kasna police to keep an eye on all such elements so that such activities were kept in check. The SP has also directed the police to keep a close vigil on vacant houses in the area, which could be used for such activities.
Fraud detected in property sale The police have reportedly registered a complaint against one Hanif under Sections 420, 468 and 471 for having sold the property of one Pramod Sharma in village Sorakha on the basis of forged documents. Pramod discovered this fraud when he visited the Registry Office in Sector-16, Noida. The police are making further investigations and are on the lookout for Hanif, who is absconding.
AIDSO rally against fee hike Rewari: All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO), Haryana, has demanded immediate withdrawal of the decision of fee hike in medical, engineering, technical and other professional institutes in the state. Mr Ramesh Chander, state secretary of the organisation told the ‘NCR Tribune’ here today that the organisation had decided to launch a struggle against the decision, which, he asserted, had shattered the hopes of thousands of poor but talented students who would now not be able to enter the medical, engineering and other professional colleges. He said that during the next phase of their ongoing agitation, a state level protest rally would be held at Rohtak on September 9. The rally will be followed by a massive demonstration, which would be organized before the Parliament House in Delhi on September 26. He said the activists of AIDSO were engaged in collecting one lakh signatures of students and the signature sheet will be submitted to the chief minister of Haryana in October.
Implement crop insurance: farmers Sonepat: The district unit of the All India Kisan Sabha has urged the state government to implement crop insurance in the state. According to a report, the AIKS sent a memorandum containing their demands to the state government today. They demanded that the subsidy in case of items used in agriculture should not be stopped and payment of the arrears of the amount of sugarcane crop, outstanding against the co-operatives and other sugar mills, in the state be made. The management of the sugar mills should pay the interest on this amount, the memorandum stated. Urging the government to provide subsidised ration commodities to the farmers and the farm labourers, so that they could benefit from the welfare schemes launched by the government, AIKS also emphasised on immediate construction and repairs of all the roads in the rural areas of the district. The memorandum also demanded the appointment of doctors and other para-medical staff in the rural dispensaries and stated that steps should be taken to ensure supply of free medicines to the patients. They also asked for immediate establishment of a government rice mill at Sonepat. Earlier, the leaders of the Sabha accused the Chief Minister, Mr Om Parkash Chautala, of exploiting the farmers. |
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DIGEST New Delhi, August 11 To avoid inconvenience, the motorists are advised to use Rani Jhansi Road for North-South access instead of the Ring Road during morning hours. The traffic will not be allowed either between Nizamuddin Bridge and Wazirabad Bridge on Ring Road between 4 am and 11 am. Buses ordinarily terminating at Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Old Delhi Railway Station will be terminating at Ghata Masjid, Delhi Gate, Yamuna Bazar, Boulevard Road opposite Tourist Camp and Mori Gate and Tis Hazari. People desiring to reach the Old Delhi Railway Station are advised to use Pul Dufferin and SPM Marg, if approaching from the North Delhi and Ring Road, turn left to Kela Ghat and Zorawar Singh Road from South Delhi. People from South Delhi can take Ajmeri Gate, Shradhanand Marg, Peeli Kothi and SPM Marg or Mandir Marg, Rani Jhansi Marg, Azad Market Chowk, Boulevard Road, Mori Gate, Pul Dufferin and SPM Marg. No restrictions exist in the area of approaches of New Delhi Railway Station, the traffic police said. DSGMC to hold special Gurmat Samagam on Aug 15: The programme shall start early morning with the recitation of Sri Sukhmani Sahib and Nitnem. Thereafter, the famous Ragi Jathas of Bhai Gurvinder Singh Ji Paras and Bhai Satvinder Singh Ji of Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib, Delhi, Bhai Sahib Bhai Amrik Singh Ji Zakhmi and Bhai Sahib Bhai Balbir Singh Ji Amritsar Wale will perform Shabad-Kirtan. Prof. Harbans Singh of Khalsa College, principal Narinder Pal Singh, Prof. Nirankar Singh and Dr Gur Rattan Pal Singh of Chandigarh, will deliver the lecture reviving the memory of the devotees about contributions of Sikh community during India’s freedom struggle. Devotees are requested to join the special Gurmat Samagam programme and pay their obeisance to the war veterans. Cleanliness drive launched: Speaking on the occasion, she urged the residents to come forward and contribute ‘Shram Daan’, which should not be limited to one day but should be a continuous process. The drive will be carried out for four days in all the areas under NDMC’s jurisdiction. The main thrust will be on cleaning toilets, colonies, drains and removal of garbage, besides repair of streetlights. Mr M. P. Chawla, Member, NDMC, and senior officers of the civic body were also present on the occasion. |
Headless body found. Police grope for clue Ghaziabad, August 11 The police claim to have rounded up a number of men for interrogation, but there is no clue to the crime so far. The sharp-edged weapon used for the murder has reportedly been recovered from the man. The deceased has been identified as Sanjeev Sharma, whose body was recovered from a field opposite a gas agency, a few days ago. He was a resident of Gau Puri who had gone to the Hindon river for fishing along with his neighbour, Sunil. Later, only Sanjeev’s headless body was found. Somebody had informed the police that the man who was last seen with Sanjeev was roaming in Pratap Vihar. Police arrested Sunil who told them that murder was sequel to a quarrel. But both the police and the public are finding it hard to believe. Sunil’s two other accomplices are still at large. Faridabad It is suspected that some persons had killed him to loot Rs 2,500 that he was carrying. A case has been registered. In another incident, a 16 year-old boy was stabbed to death by some youths, near Palwal town yesterday. The victim, Manoj, a resident of Burja village, succumbed to injuries in the hospital. Chain snatched:
The woman, Kamla, had come to her parents’ house at Vishnu Colony of Ballabgarh. She was on her way to her house when the incident took place.
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inter-state gangsters rounded up New Delhi, August 11 The police party retaliated and overpowered the accused. Brijesh was found in possession of a 32 foreign revolver along with two cartridges and a letter written by his co-accused Satish Jat, to eliminate prime witnesses in a murder case, which had landed Satish in jail. Brijesh was involved in more than 11 cases of murder, dacoity, attempt to murder and kidnapping. He also carried a reward of Rs 25,000 for his involvement in a sensational crime. During interrogation, Brijesh revealed that after his Malviya Nagar operation, he was to meet his associates in Rohini. The police team immediately rushed to Rohini and at around 1 pm, spotted an Indica Car NO HR 49 9410 moving in a suspicious manner near Japani Park. The three persons who were spotted inside the car started firing at the police party, but the police soon overpowered them after a brief encounter. No one was injured during the encounter. The accused were identified as Rajesh Sharma alias Tonta, resident of Hathras, Babloo Gautam alias Dev Parkash, resident of Sadar Bazar and Ajit Gautam, resident of Agra. During their interrogation, the trio also revealed that they were waiting for Brijesh to join them. One of accused Babloo was involved in at least nine cases of attempt to murder, criminal intimidation in Uttar Pradesh. Dacoity case accused held:
The police have so far recovered Rs 72 lakh, property worth Rs 50 lakh, one truck and one tractor from them. Three more accused Jagbir Singh alias Manoj, Jai Bhagwan alias Dhillu and Ram Kumar are absconding. The accused Anil Tiwari, resident of Kanti Nagar, Jaipur was arrested by the sleuths after a tip-off. |
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stabs to death four members of his family Bhiwani, August 11 The neighbours informed the police about the incident. The bodies were later sent for a postmortem at the Civil Hospital, Charkhi Dadri, today. It is learnt that the mother of Rajender had died in mysterious circumstances about three months back. He was upset and had certain doubts about the sudden death of his mother. The police have registered the case and are investigating the matter. |
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