TOP STORIES

BJP finds a window of opportunity in milk crisis
New Delhi, August 28
Not wanting to let go of an opportunity that has presented itself, the Delhi BJP will hold a sit-in outside the Secretariat to protest against the shortage of milk. This is when Union Agriculture Minister Rajnath Singh has said the shortage was not restricted to the Capital alone.

Building completion certificate made easier
New Delhi, August 28
In a move that is being seen as a pre-assembly election sop, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has simplified the procedure of getting the building completion certificate which normally involves a lot of running around and harassment to the owner.

Models at a show during the launch of a new range of hair care products by Wella in the Capital on Thursday. — Tribune photo Mukesh Aggarwal

Impressive turnout in DUTA polls
New Delhi, August 28
Ahead of the student union elections scheduled for September, the Delhi University teachers got a chance to cast their ballots. The elections to choose the office-bearers of the Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) were conducted peacefully here today.

Siwah denizens take to crime as fish takes to water
Panipat, August 28
The killing of 19-year-old Parveen on the campus of the local SD College has once again turned the focus on Siwah village. It is surmised that crime is a way of life in this native village of Haryana Assembly Speaker Satbir Singh Kadian. The fact that 300 of its residents are allegedly involved in heinous crimes and a majority of them are already behind bars gives credence to this theory.

Phir bhi dil hai Hindustani…
Greater Noida: A Pakistani national illegally living in the country has been arrested by the Jaroha police from Kalaunda village. He reportedly visited Pakistan thrice and then each time crossed over illegally to India.

HIGH-HANDEDNESS
Cops beat up lawyer outside lockup
Faridabad, August 28
Local lawyers and members of the District Bar Association have demanded strict action against the policemen who allegedly beat up a lawyer when the latter was talking to an undertrial in the police lockup on the court premises today.

STRIKING AT WILL
Women robbed of ornaments in sleep
Sonepat, August 28
Eight unidentified armed miscreants struck at a brick kiln near Shekhpur village, about 20 km from here last night, and took away about Rs 8,000 in cash and other ornaments of women labourers who were asleep there.

Outside Noida agencies had a field-day in Mayaland
Noida, August 28
During the BSP-BJP regime in Uttar Pradesh led by Ms Mayawati, outside agencies have had a field-day as far as the contracts for development works in Noida are concerned. These agencies grabbed contracts for welfare projects worth over Rs 600 crore during this period.

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Several loopholes exist in security and surveillance of Delhi's leading shopping malls. (28k, 56k)

COMMUNITY

Cut use of non-biodegradable items: Sheila
New Delhi, August 28
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today cautioned Delhiites against the quantum jump in the refuse generated every day and invited them to become Bhagidars (partners) in the Government of NCT of Delhi’s initiative to contain the damage caused by non-biodegradable materials to the environment.

Renowned theatre personalities and sisters Zohra Sehgal and Uzra Bhatt (Pakistan) performed together in the play, ‘Ek Thi Nani’, at a cultural exchange event, organised by HelpAge India to promote active ageing, at Hotel Radisson in the Capital on August 21. The event was sponsored by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Hotel Radisson. As many as nine members of the cast travelled from Pakistan, with the resumption of the bus service between the two countries.

Cong leaders recall Scindia’s legacy
Bhoda Kalan (Gurgaon), August 28
Residents of Bhoda Kalan and the nearby villages, falling in Pataudi assembly segment, installed here a bronze statute of former Union Minister Madhav Rao Scindia. The statue, which was unveiled today by Mr Jyotiraditya Scindia, Congress MP from Madhya Pradesh and son of the late Congress leader, amidst a large crowd, was installed under the aegis of the local Rajput Sabha.

FIR against cops for assault on SP workers
Ghaziabad, August 28
The filing of a report against the Staff Officer (SO) and other policemen of Kavi Nagar for beating up Samajwadi Party workers protesting at the Collectorate, is being viewed as a fallout of the change in power equation in Uttar Pradesh.

NGO to lead march for procuring ration shops records
New Delhi, August 28
In a bid to bring to light large-scale corruption in the public distribution system and make the public aware about its rights, an NGO, Parivartan, along with at least 300 city residents, will approach the Food Department tomorrow to obtain the copies of records of ration shops in their respective areas for scrutinising the details.

SPECIAL FOCUS ROHTAK
Erratic power supply threatens to turn into law and order problem
Rohtak, August 28
Agitated over the unscheduled power cuts, the rural consumers have resorted to road blockades in many villages in the district. In effect, the erratic power supply has now started creating law and order problem in the area.

Martyr cremated with full honours
Meerut, August 28
Naik Anil Kumar of the 16 Jat Regiment, who died fighting the militants in the Naushera border in Jammu and Kashmir on August 23, was cremated with full honours at Partapur village, 5 km from here, today morning. Thousands of villagers attended the cremation.

NCR BRIEFS
GRP constables held for extortion
Sonepat, August 28
The Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested two policemen, Karam Chand Havaldar and Jai Kishan constable, on charges of extortion of money from four passengers in the New Delhi-bound Unchahar Express between Panipat and Ganaur on Tuesday evening.

• Patwari nabbed for bribe
• One killed
• Suicide by housewife
• Civic body chief in dock
• Two commit suicide
• One killed in road mishap

DELHI DIGEST
Police chief opens milk parlour
New Delhi, August 28
Delhi Police Commissioner R S Gupta today inaugurated a milk products’ parlour of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Federation at the New Police Lines.

• Parents-teachers association
• Gurmat Samagam in memory of Sant Baba