Rabi crops may fail for want of winter rain
Sonepat, December 4
Rabi crops may be a big failure in this district if no rain is forthcoming. The district has so far failed to get any winter rain so far which was needed for sowings the rabi crops.

Mr S.S.Kohli, CMD, PNB, presenting a cheque of Rs 27 lakh to Minister of State for Defence Chaman Lal Gupta in New Delhi on the occasion of Armed Forces Flag Day.

Six-lane road to link NH 24 & NH 58
Ghaziabad, December 4
The Ghaziabad Development Authority has changed its plan for the construction of a road to link National Highway 58 with NH 24.

Three-day celebrations at Gaudiya Math
New Delhi, December 4
The New Delhi chapter of Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math will celebrate a three-day-long function with enthusiastic zeal and spiritual fervour.

IN PARLIAMENT
Rail Neer bottles found tampered with
New Delhi, December 4
During a surprise inspection at the Old Delhi Railway Station, deficiencies were noticed in the sealing of the Rail Neer bottles and it appeared that some of these bottles had been refilled by the vendors of stalls/ trolleys, informed Minister of State for Railway Basanagouda R. Patil in the Lok Sabha today.

Traders gherao Amar Singh over law and order
Meerut, December 4
Hundreds of traders protested and gheraoed Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh when he was addressing a meeting of Indian Industries Association of Partapur Meerut. 

Huda drive to catch monkeys
Sonepat, December 4
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) has launched a special campaign to capture the monkeys in Sector 14 on the demand of Sector-14 Residents Welfare Association.

ABN Amro Bank cheated of Rs 4 lakh
Noida, December 4
A youth, who had presented a fake cheque with forged signature, drew Rs 4.50 lakh from ABN Amro Bank Noida. While another miscreant who had come to draw Rs 3 lakh from fictitious cheque had been caught by the bank employees and handed over to the police. Bank employees are in a state of shock at the withdrawal of money by forged signatures.

Heroin worth Rs 1 cr seized
New Delhi, December 4
The Delhi Police Narcotics Cell has arrested five persons in three different cases and seized 25 kilograms of diazepam and one kilogram of heroin from their possession. While the value of the seized heroin is worth Rs 1 crore in the international market, the value of the seized diazepam is Rs 2.5 lakh. 

Four killed in accidents
Faridabad, December 4
At least four persons lost their lives in the district during the past 24 hours. According to reports, a youth identified as Satya, a resident of Bela village was killed after the motorcycle, he was riding collided with a tractor-trolley near Mandhavali village last evening.

EDUCATION

Textile institute to celebrate golden  jubilee on Dec 6
Rohtak, December 4
The Technological Institute of Textile and Sciences, Bhiwani, will celebrate is diamond jubilee on December 6 having completed 60 years of dedicated and glorious service to the nation.

ARTSCAPE
A Himalayan rhapsody that will tug at your heartstrings
Mountains are the beginning and end of all natural scenery", so said Ruskin. It is more applicable to when it comes to describing the gamut of views that is offered by the Himalayas. The Himalayas, by their sheer size and diversity of habitat, people, flora and fauna, have mesmerised sages, trekkers, adventure seekers, artists and of course photographers. 

The works of Somesh Goyal, which will be on view at Lalit Kala Akademi from Friday.

• Structures of Visuality

• French connection

• A fine balance

• A celebratory act

MUSIC ZONE
Baring the soul of Punjab
Thirty popular, as well as forgotten songs, resplendent with the essence of Punjab, have been collected and translated by Shan Gurdev Singh. Twelve colour illustrations by Tito Singh Metge, her daughter, enhance the remembered songs.

Orient Craft record exciting win, lift Sultan Cup title
New Delhi, December 4
An unbeaten century by Harender Rawat went in vain as Orient Craft beat PBL by one run in an exciting finish to lift the seventh Suntan Cricket Cup at the Siri Fort Sports Complex.

• HCL Technologies move up

• Eventus Cricket

• B L Kashyap advance

DPS trounce St Thomas in Schools World Cup
New Delhi, December 4
Hosts Delhi Public School, R K Puram trounced St. Thomas School, Howrah by 106 runs in the DPS World Cup Invitational Cricket for Schools at the Harbaksh Stadium. All-rounder Simran Sodhi earned the man of the match award.

Shastri Club speed past DTC
New Delhi, December 4
Lal Bahadur Shastri Club defeated Delhi Transports Corporation by 16 runs in an A-1 Division match of the DDCA League at the RSKP ground.

Goal glut in Subroto soccer
New Delhi, December 4
High-scoring matches were the order of the day in the Subroto Mukherjee Cup Football Tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium on Thursday. Government Higher

Vijay Kumar eyes Asian PGA Tour card
New Delhi, December 4
Vijay Kumar is eyeing the $ 700,000 Omega Hong Kong Open to secure his card on the Asian PGA Tour’s 2004 season. The Asian and European Tour joint sanctioned tournament began on Wednesday. Vijay Kumar, currently ranked 87th on the APGA Order of Merit, needs to climb 27 spots to finish in bracket that guarantees him a card for the new season.

Kharkhauda BDPO accountant gets suspension orders
Sonepat, December 4
The accountant at the block development and panchayat office, Kharkhauda, Rajbir, has also been placed under suspension for committing irregularities in the auction of 20 shops of the block samiti on a three-year lease. Block development and panchayat officer Virender Yadav and head clerk Hari Prakash were earlier suspended in the matter.