CRIME

Gang of quacks busted, seven nabbed
New Delhi, September 4
With the arrest of seven persons who obtained fake medical degrees from Sampoornanand University and had been practising in Delhi for the last 15 years, the East district police today claimed to have busted a group of quacks.

Five highway robbers held
New Delhi, September 4
With the arrest of five persons, the North-East district police today claimed to have smashed a gang which used to rob trucks with large consignments at the borders. However, two persons Dharmender and Ramjani managed to escape.

• Three caught for robbing driver

EDUCATION

VC accepts demands of MDU college teachers
Rohtak, September 4
The Haryana College Teachers’ Union has expressed happiness at the outcome of the meeting with the Maharshi Dayanand University Vice-Chancellor, Maj-Gen Bhim Singh Suhag (retd).

100 MCD teachers to get awards today
New Delhi, September 4
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi will honour 100 teachers of its primary schools for excellence in different educational fields on the occasion of “The Teacher’s Day” tomorrow.

Board attempts to convert anti-copying campaign into people’s movement
Bhiwani, September 4
The government has sought the cooperation of all sections of the society, especially the teachers, in order to convert the ongoing anti-copying campaign launched by the Board of School Education Haryana into a people’s movement.

Concern over delay in implementing promotion policy
Rohtak, September 4
The Haryana State Medical Teachers’ Association has expressed serious concern over inordinate delay in implementing 100 per cent promotion policy and introduction of three- tier system of assistant professor, associate professor and professor.

‘Lakshman Rekha’ irks students
Meerut, September 4
The students living in the Durga Bhabhi women hostel on the Chaudhry Charan Singh University Campus are an agitated lot. The reason? Several restrictions have been imposed on them in the name of maintaining discipline inside the campus.

COURTS

Judge for punishing hostile witnesses in dowry death cases
Bhiwani, September 4
In a significant observation, District Judge R. C. Bansal said here on Wednesday that the witnesses who turned hostile in dowry death cases should be punished for giving false statements.

CULTURE

MUSIC ZONE
Shiv Kumar Sharma unravels ‘Virasat’ of ragas
WITH lilting and haunting notes of the santoor making the audience plead for encores repeatedly, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma launched ‘VIRASAT 2003’, the annual cultural festival of SPIC MACAY, here on Monday night.

ARTSCAPE
Mega art complex in the heart of CP
IT is renowned as India’s oldest, perhaps even Asia’s oldest, art gallery. The Dhoomimal Gallery is all set to add yet another feather to its long list of milestones. On September 16, the gates of the Dhoomimal Gallery, Ravi Jain Centre for International Arts, spread over an impressive 5000 sq ft, will be thrown open for all art lovers of the city.

A dance wonder called Payal            
PAYAL Ramchandani is giving a Kuchipudi dance performance at Chinmaya Mission Auditorium, Lodi Road, on September 6 at 6.30 pm. Poetry in motion, a dance critic has described Payal. And the creators of this beautiful poetry are the legendary maestros, Gurus Raja Radha Reddy and Kaushalya. They took Payal into their fold when she was just four. Now she is 15. Payal’s devotion and her Gurus’ dedication made her worthy of presentation of Rangapravesham but also the appreciation of experts in dance.

Unique exhibition of Lotus Sutra manuscripts
A four-day unique exhibition on the central text of Mahayana Buddhism popularly, known as Lotus Sutra, concluded at Hauz Khas Enclave-based Bharat Soka Gakkai’s International Peace Centre here recently. It was organised by the International Academy of Indian Culture and the Institute of Oriental Philosophy and supported by the BSG. It was visited by thousands of art lovers across India and the world.

• Magazine launched

10-day MTNL Health Mela
New Delhi, September 4
Sixteen cases of dengue have been reported so far in the Capital. Health Minister A.K. Walia on Thursday said the Government of NCT of Delhi was taking all steps to prevent the outbreak of dengue and malaria.

SPORTS

Dhanraj Pillai and Gagan Ajit Singh conducting the first Hockey Clinic for schoolkids at Appu Ghar in the Capital on Thursday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

Shastri bounce back to win, Shahdara tame Goans
New Delhi, September 4
Shahdara tamed Goans 2-0 while fancied Shastri Club hit back to pip Tarun Sangha 3-1 in the Delhi Soccer Association Senior Division League at the Ambedkar Stadium on Thursday.

MRF India Rally in December
New Delhi, September 4
India will witness some spectacular motorsport action this December as the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship 2003 returns to the country after the successful Himalayan Rally.

Deepak Kumar swims to record gold in Police Aquatic Championship  New Delhi, September 4 Deepak Kumar Singh of Central Reserve Police Force clocked a new meet record time of 2:29.93 secs, which obliterated the old record of 2:30.67 secs, to win the 200m breast stroke gold in the 52nd All-India Police Aquatic Championship at the Talkatora swimming pool on Thursday.
Deepak Kumar Singh of CRPF, who won a gold in the 200m breast stroke with a new meet record, and silver medallist M Premanand strike a pose after their wins in the Police Aquatic Championship in the Capital on Thursday.

• Manu, Gaurav star in victory