TOP STORIES

Fracas over pets leads to firing, 5 bystanders hurt
Ghaziabad, March 10
Five passers-by were injured in indiscriminate firing by a security guard. The firing took place as a factory owner signalled the guard to shoot at a young man who had been bitten by the pet dogs of the Signals Cable Factory.  The man of Kadkad village had the ‘audacity’ to retaliate and attack the canines. Though the shots missed the man, five persons, passing in front of the factory gate, were badly injured.

L-G urged to probe salary scam
New Delhi, March 10
Mr Vijender Kumar Gupta, Member of Standing Committee in the MCD and Secretary, Delhi Pradesh, BJP, in a letter written to the Lt-Governor of Delhi has demanded a high-level inquiry into the payment of monthly retainer to resident caretakers and security guards, involving a scam of crores of rupees.

Police chief turns heat on cricket bookies
New Delhi, March 10
The cricket betting racket in Delhi during the much hyped India-Pakistan cricket series may not be an easy game for the bookies as the man responsible for smashing the international match fixing scandal, the Delhi Police Commissioner, Dr K. K. Paul, is already at the job.

Tibetan protestors at the culmination of the 535-km march, which started in Dharamshala on February 11, 2004, at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Noida winks at illegal occupation
Noida, March 10
The Noida administration is dithering over action to vacate a 50-bigha green belt, currently under illegal occupation of an influential industrial group. 

out of body experience: A model displays an outfit of designer Krishna Mehta's Oobe at a fashion show in the Capital on Wednesday.
— A Tribune photograph

	Rs1.5 cr loot at Noida diamond showroom March 10, 2004
	Woman among four held for murder of SI March 9, 2004
	Missing SI, informer found headless with skulls charred March 7, 2004
	Elevated highways to ease Delhi traffic March 6, 2004
	Parcel worth its weight in gold seized from railway station March 5, 2004
	HC orders DDA dose to hospitals flouting norms March 4, 2004
	She came back from the dead to nail him March 3, 2004
	BJP trashes UAM report, threatens stir March 2, 2004
	‘Kaccha banyan’ gang strikes terror March 1, 2004
	Children prefer books to being couch potatoes February 29, 2004

crackdown
Raid on shop selling ‘fake’ drugs
Faridabad, March 10
A high-level team of the Drug Control Department of the state raided a medical store in the NIT area of the town here today after reports that the chemist had been allegedly selling spurious drugs under the brand name of a well-known drug manufacturer of the country. 

NDMC puts off unit area system
New Delhi, March 10
At a time when the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is set to introduce the unit area system for the assessment of property tax and house tax despite opposition from various quarters, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has decided to defer this system for the time being, said Mr Madan Thapliyal, Director (Public Relations).

Participants take their pick of traditional Pakistani delicacies from Kitchens of India at the first Shan Masala Cooking Competition in the Capital on Wednesday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

govt schools
Internal exams cancelled
after paper leak
New Delhi, March 10
The Delhi government today cancelled the internal school examinations for classes VI, VII, VIII, IX and XI conducted by the Delhi government Education Department, following reports that the Class IX English paper had been leaked. The Delhi State Education Minister, Mr Arvinder Singh Lovely, said that the papers for classes VI, VII, VIII and XI examinations, which had already been held without a hitch, would not be re-held.

Students boycott classes against slapping incident
Sonepat: The students of class XI continued to boycott their classes today in Motilal Nehru School of Sports at Rai, 13 km from here, in protest against the slapping of a student, Rajiv, the captain of the class, by coach Virender Singh.

POLITICS

BKU to finalise its poll strategy at Delhi meet
Sonepat, March 10
The Haryana unit of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has convened a special meeting on March 17 at Delhi to finalise its strategy for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

COMMUNITY

BJP takes Sheila to task for traffic jams
New Delhi, March 10
The BJP today accused the Delhi Government of being responsible for large traffic jams in the city. BJP spokesman Vijay Kumar Malhotra said the Sheila Dikshit government had been unable to control the traffic jams in the city.

Can society overcome its mental block?
New Delhi, March 10
The achievements of persons with disability should not be over projected in the media as they are just dealing with a different set of problems. Instead, the society must endeavor to remove the barriers-both physical and attitudinal-that prevent persons with disability to fully participate in the various spheres of society.
                                             Living a normal life

Rs 3,000 fine slapped on postmaster
Noida, March 10
The main post office in Sector 19 here has been fined Rs 3,000 for inadequate services by the District Consumer Forum. The penalty has been ordered as a money order had failed to reach its destination even after many months.

Models display an outfit from designer Krishna Mehta's "Oobe" (out of body experience) collection at a fashion show in New Delhi on Wednesday. — A Tribune photograph

CRIME

Double murder accused held
New Delhi, March 10
The North-East district police today arrested Rajbir Singh who was allegedly involved in a double murder case in Bhajanpura. One countrymade pistol along with two cartridges were seized from his possession.

• Three criminals nabbed

EDUCATION

campus
Guru mantra for a peaceful life
The Secretary, University Grants Commission, Prof Ved Prakash, said that discipline, perseverance and hard work are the guru mantra for a peaceful and leading life. He was speaking at the Annual Day function of Maharaja Surajmal Institute. 

• NCPE celebrates women’s week

• Opportunities  from IDP

• NIS Sparta and NIIT launch new course

• Medical students felicitated

SPORTS

Pavel Kotsur heads seeding in Open Chess
New Delhi, March 10
Grandmaster Pavel Kotsur of Kazakhstan, rated 2569 points on FIDE, the World Chess Federation’s ELO rating, heads the field in the second Parsvnath International Prize Money Open Chess Tournament which began at the Bapu Samaj Sewa Kendra at Panchkuyian Road, in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Dr Karan Singh, MP, makes the first move against Parimarjan Negi to inaugurate the second Parsvnath International Open Chess tournament at the Bapu Sewa Samaj Kendra at Panchkuiyan Road on Wednesday.

Delhi enter Super Seven cricket final
New Delhi, March 10
Deadly bowling by Nikhil Yadav (3 for 5), Ashu Nayyar (2 for 8) and dashing knocks by Shakti (35) and Hitanshu Sharma (30) helped Delhi defeat Uttar Pradesh by ten runs and entered the final of the second Youth National Super Seven Cricket Tournament in Nainital.

Ravi Brothers down DTC in DDCA League
New Delhi, March 10
Ravi Brothers defeated Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) by seven runs in an A-I Division match of the DDCA League at the Yamuna Sports Complex ground.

Three share lead in Essar Open Golf
New Delhi, March 10
Ashok Kumar, Vijay Kumar and Ranjit Singh shot rounds of six-under 64 to lead in the Rs 7.5 lakh Essar Open Golf Tournament at the Presidency Golf Club course.

‘Hockey team need improvement’
New Delhi, March 10
All India Council of Sports president Vijay Kumar Malhotra stated on Wednesday that though the Indian hockey team have qualified for the Athens Olympic Games, the team needed “tremendous improvement”.

• Schools soccer tourney

No end to DBA-admn impasse
Jhajjar: Talks between the District Bar Association and the district administration failed to break the ongoing impasse between lawyers and the registration office here on Wednesday on the issue of suspension of the tehsildar who demanded Rs 2,000 from the daughter of a lawyer for registration of a sale deed of a plot five days ago.