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Surajkund Mela
Bloated official figures don’t tally with tickets sold
Faridabad, February 17
The figures about the number of visitors to the Surajkund Crafts Mela, which concluded recently, seem to be exaggerated. The number of tickets sold during the fortnight-long fair do not tally with the numbers reeled out by the authorities on the last day.

Priceless idols looted from Uttaranchal recovered
New Delhi, February 17
With the arrest of three suspects, the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police today claimed to have recovered eight highly precious idols of archaeological value stolen from the government museum, Lakha Mandal Temple Complex, Chakrata, Dehradun, in Uttaranchal in December last year.

Crime Branch, Anti-homicide Section, has recovered 8 precious idols stolen from a museum in Dehra Dun. The idols were exhibited in the Capital on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

24 doctors face action for flouting govt ban
Faridabad, February 17
Twenty-four doctors of the State Health Department have been charge-sheeted by the authorities for violating its guidelines on prescription of branded drugs and medicines to patients.

Cops fail to respond to wanton killings in street
Sonepat, February 17
The gruesome murder of two cousins-Krishan and Naresh- in village Salimsar Majra on Sunday morning by more than a dozen armed gangsters has not only left the two families in a state of shock, but it has also put a question mark on the readiness of the police.

Activists of Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress polishing shoes to demonstrate the plight of unemployed youths at Connaught Place in the Capital on Tuesday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

	Goel ‘entering’ MCD schools via backdoor? February 17, 2004
	ASI backs Metro run in Jantar Mantar backyard February 16, 2004
	Narco smuggler held with explosives February 15, 2004
	Delhi govt allays fears on property tax methodology February 14, 2004
	CBSE 2004: Sops for teachers, students February 13, 2004
	Senior citizens slain in bed February 12, 2004
	Sheila govt consulted on colonies: Minister February 11, 2004
	Weak students being denied roll numbers? February 10, 2004
	Businessman’s son rescued; kidnapper held February 9, 2004
	Guidelines now apply to colonies on pvt and public land February 8, 2004

Waiting to be airborne: Aspirants for posts of cabin crew in Air India at National Stadium in the Capital on Tuesday.  — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal  Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit taking blessings from Maharaj Charvinda Das Teer Tarakkadiji during the silver jubilee celebration of the ‘Satguru Darshan Dham’ at G. T. Road in the Capital on Tuesday.

DDA learns its proposed games village belongs
to UP Govt 
Noida, February 17
A sprawling 34-hectare plot, identified by a Delhi Development Authority team for the development of the proposed Commonwealth Games village, it turns out, is under the revenue authority of UP. A part of the land has already been made available for the Achhardham temple, under construction near Noida Mode.

UPPING THE ANTE
DUTA raises decibel against VC
New Delhi, February 17
There is a steady surge in the disapproval of the functioning of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Deepak Nayyar, of the Delhi University with the Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) announcing a one-day strike on February 20 to register their protest.

Power theft
SC wants enforcement officers
New Delhi, February 17
Taking a serious view of the rampant theft of electricity in the Capital, the Supreme Court today said the Centre should delegate necessary power to the Government of NCT of Delhi for appointment of officers empowered to take action against offenders under Electricity Act, 2003.

Record of sorts: Bus driver rams into five vehicles

COMMUNITY

Bank employee seeks justice from authorities against overbearing police
Sonepat, February 17
An officer of the Central Cooperative Bank at Gohana has sought justice from higher authorities against the police atrocities and has threatened to take the matter to the bank unions if no action was taken against the police officials of the Sadar police station Gohana.

Awareness drive makes little difference to decibel level on Diwali
New Delhi, February 17
Bursting the general feeling that awareness drives have curbed burning of crackers, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has come out with a cracker of information before the Supreme Court–in most of the residential areas the noise level was double that of the prescribed limit during last Diwali.

Committee redresses all grievances
Sonepat, February 17
Perhaps it was for the first time in the history of the meetings of the monthly district public relations and grievances committee in the district that the committee not only solved the 10-listed complaints, but also redressed the grievances of other 20 complaint on Saturday.

Four panchayat members quit
Jhajjar, February 17
Four members of the panchayat in Tamaspura village of the district resigned from their post in protest against corrupt functioning and high-handed attitude towards the panches today.

SP to probe fake court order
Sonepat, February 17
The Superintendent of Police, Sonepat, Mr Kuldip Singh Sihag, was deputed to conduct a probe into the fake order issued from the court of Mr J S Jangra, Additional Sessions Judge, Sonepat, for the release of three prisoners.

Federation honours Encyclopedia Britannica
New Delhi: Encyclopedia Britannica was presented two top awards for excellence in book production by the Federation of Indian Publishers.

NCR briefs
High Court turns down bail plea of Sharda Jain
New Delhi, February 17
The Delhi High Court today rejected the interim bail pleas of Sharda Jain, the prime accused in Congress Councillor Atma Ram Gupta murder case, and her brother and co-accused Raj Kumar.

• Need to revive Vedic values in education system stressed 

• Smuggled liquor seized

• 3 sentenced to 7-year RI

Delhi digest
‘India Shining’ campaign flayed
New Delhi, February 17
The Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress has donated Rs 420 from the proceeds of a shoe shining campaign to the Prime Minister Relief Fund. Its office bearers and members assembled at Connaught Place and polished shoes to highlight the plight of the educated unemployed and also to expose the ‘India Shining’ campaign of the BJP.

• Inspector commits suicide

• Demonstration in civil defence

CRIME

Prostitution racket busted in Preet Vihar
New Delhi, February 17
The East district police today claimed to have busted a prostitution racket being run in the shadow of a beauty parlour in Preet Vihar. The police arrested three prostitutes from ‘Akarshit Beauty Parlour’ at Aditya Building, C-Block, Preet Vihar.

• Constable arrested

• High-tension wire thieves held

Two students killed
Sonepat: Two engineering students were killed when a motorcycle on which they were travelling rammed into a truck on the G T Road near Nathupur village, about 15 km from here yesterday.

EDUCATION

Decline in education standards worries UGC
Sonepat, February 17
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has expressed its concern at the decline in the standard of education in the colleges of Haryana, following a series of complaints made to it by the students.

Board exam on, prohibitory orders being flouted
Sonepat, February 17
Contrary to the claims made by the district and police administration as well as the authorities of the Board of School Education Haryana, large crowds of people, mostly relatives and friends of the examinees, were seen roaming outside the examination centres set up for the annual middle school examinations by the board in the city and elsewhere in the district.

Teacher educators debate emerging issues
New Delhi, February 17
A two-week management development workshop for teacher educators from India and African countries conducted by the NCERT in collaboration with Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada, began here yesterday.

DAV school holds overnight camp
Faridabad: With a view to develop spirit of teamwork, confidence and a positive attitude, the DAV Public School in Sector 14 here held an overnight camp for the students of the fifth standard recently.