Mayur Vihar chowkidars found murdered
New Delhi, September 30
Two persons, employed as chowkidars by a private contractor in Mayur Vihar Phase 1, were found murdered in the nearby fields this morning. The bodies of Yunus (22) and Habib (45) have been sent for a post-mortem examination. Initial examination of the bodies revealed that both of them were attacked with a sharp edged weapon and then strangulated.

‘Harassed for dowry’, woman commits suicide
Rohtak, September 30
A woman was forced allegedly by her in-laws to commit suicide by hanging herself at Shastri Nagar locality here on Monday. Mr Satish Kumar, a resident of Vishal Nagar locality here and a brother of the victim stated in the FIR that his sister, Suman was married to Jai Bhagwan of Shastri Nagar in 1996. He said enough money was spent on the wedding and his sister was provided with various household articles.

• Two impostors held

• Ban on gathering of five persons

Ex-customs inspector held for cheating
New Delhi, September 30
The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch has arrested a former customs inspector Afrik Singh for cheating the gullible people seeking visas for foreign countries.

• Five servants held

• Auto-lifter nabbed

• Impact Foundations

• Loadshedding

Expo on hand-woven sarees
New Delhi, September 30
In a concerted effort to provide support and exposure to the traditional art of hand weaving, the Delhi Crafts Council has organised an exhibition of ethnic handwoven sarees in the city. A confluence of weavers from across the country, the exhibition is being organised from September 30, 2003 to October 2, 2003 was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Delhi, Mrs Sheila Dikshit, today.

Copying menace: Private schools under scanner
Gurgaon, September 30
Gurgaon, Rohtak, Sonepat, Jhajjhar and Bhiwani fall in the list of areas where copying in examinations takes place on a large scale. According to the Secretary of the Education Board, Mr Rakesh Gupta, some of the centres, which are comparatively more susceptible with regard to copying are the areas where private schools have mushroomed, and which indulge and abet various kinds of irregularities.

GLITZ & GLAMOUR
Breaking the size barrier
Revolution, the western wear for women in larger and regular sizes, has unveiled their Autumn-Winter collection 2003. Talking about the line, Nisha Somaia, Director, says: “Now women can enjoy the freedom of comfort and fashion at the same time. They can dress up effortlessly and look perfectly groomed at the same time with our latest Autumn-Winter 2003 line providing sizes ranging from 28” to 44” that perfectly fit the Indian woman’s full figure making sure they are wearing trendy clothes in sync with international trends and forecasts.” It was pointed out that the collection has been well mulled over keeping in mind the current trends worldwide as also the varied tastes.

High voltage treatment for the bored soul
According to the designer, Suman Nathwani, her New Fall Winter ’03 collection of sleepwear co-ordinates is a “high voltage treatment for the bored soul”. The collection, which was put to display here at the Hyatt Regency, and is part of the Bridal Asia, is being touted as, “a collection that will infuse life into the deadest of nights!” Titled, ‘Fashion uncensored’, the series is a collection of nightwear that is, “geared to pump up the heart, and get the adrenaline flowing”. The collection comprised of ‘Straps on’, a leather collection in shades of chocolate and Turk, which combines attitude with street style.

Model Mekhla in Suman Nathwani’a outfit.

Bountiful from Be:
Be:’s Autumn Winter 2003 has a range that spans from Utilitarian to Oriental, Indian Kitsch to Underground Rock cultures, Practical abstracts to all time basics, claim the makers. The colours are from black - pirates to inks, reds - scarlet to bricks, Pinks- deep roses to fluorescent. And the fabrics include soft fluid satins, lightweight georgette, silk, corduroy and leathers. 

Balance Men's top wear from Rohit Bal.

Dhamaka from Dwarka
How about shopping for jewellery, emptying your pockets and returning home with a brand new car! Sounds improbable! In the board room lingo they call it the craft of marketing. To sell more…you lose some…

Indrani during Ratnabhusan Utsav 2003.

Glitzy Gaurav
For this Delhi-based lad, modelling is everything. Meet 19-year-old Gaurav Khatri, whose earnest dream is to become a super model. Recently, he has been offered the modelling assignments by NIIT. He basically hails from Dehradun. 

Gaurav Khatri

Ravindra School beat Jheel
New Delhi, September 30
Ravindra School defeated Jheel Khuranji Senior Secondary School No 1 by eight wickets in the fourth Parle Cup Inter-School Under-17 Cricket Tournament at the Bharat Nagar ground.

Scuba diving camp for NCC cadets
New Delhi, September 30
The NCC DTE Delhi held a three-week scuba diving camp for NCC cadets at the Talkatora swimming pool. The naval divers of Indian Naval Diving team conducted a comprehensive course for both boys and girls cadets of the NCC of all three wings—Navy, Army and Air Force—of Delhi directorate.


Lt-General B. K. Bopanna with NCC cadets at the conclusion of the three-week scuba diving camp at the Talkatora swimming pool on Tuesday.

Hansraj Model enter semis
New Delhi
An all-round display by Manu Sharma helped Hansraj Model School defeat J D Tytler School by 47 runs in the quarter-final of the 14th Radha Kishan Cricket Tournament, organised by the Cambridge Foundation.

Vaneet made Test observer