TOP STORIES

Two women among four held for selling antiques
Historical items worth Rs 3.5 cr seized
New Delhi, April 14
With the arrest of four persons, including two women, the New Delhi district police claimed to have busted a gang involved in selling antiques and idols of historical value.

PRIZE CATCH: A policeman showing the seized idols at a Press conference in the Capital on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Contempt notice to DDA Vice-Chairman, two others
New Delhi, April 14
The Delhi High Court has issued contempt notices to Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Vice-Chairman Madhukar Gupta and two other officials for allegedly failing to implement a court order.

Mining grinds to a halt as row erupts over free coupons
Faridabad, April 14
Mining and supply of building material from the only legal source in the district have come to a standstill following a dispute between the leaseholder of the mining area and the owners of the stone crushers in the area.

Wheat crop, fodder perish in Sonepat fires
Sonepat, April 14
Standing wheat crop in 2.5 acres, fodder in three acres, a tractor and a thresher were reduced to ashes in four cases of fire in different places in the district yesterday.

 WAKE-UP CALL: Once again huge posters have been erected outside several historical gurdwaras in the Capital, urging the Sikhs to wake up and protect their heritage. A voluntary Sikh youth organisation under the banner of Guru Panth Ke Dass has put up these posters. — A Tribune photograph

	Six gangsters held; lid off 75 dacoities, 250 murders April 14, 2004
	2 held for cheating ICICI Bank April 13, 2004
	Two extortionists shot in police encounter April 12, 2004
	Cong names Tytler, Krishna, Anand April 11, 2004
	Manmohan has a word of caution for Congmen April 10, 2004
	Forged will: ACP in the dock April 9, 2004
	HC wants donations to Dargah monitored April 8, 2004
	BJP promises relook at house tax April 7, 2004
	Lashkar militant, scouting for base in Delhi, nabbed April 6, 2004
	Motorists booked a year after straying on PM’s route April 5, 2004

Every third house has a polio patient here!
Meerut, April 14
Khivai village, 28 km from the district headquarters, has a population of 25,000. The village has a polio case in every third house. It is an open challenge to the WHO and the Government of India who want India to be polio-free by 2004.

childhood lost
Three injured in Bal Sudhar Graha clash
Sonepat: Three child prisoners were injured, two of them seriously, in a clash between two groups of prisoners in the Bal Sudhar Graha around nine last night. The injured prisoners were identified as Bijender of Garhwal village, Sunil of Tarkha village in Jind district and Sunder of Sargathal village.

POLITICS

The BJP candidate from the Outer Delhi parliamentary constituency, Mr Sahib Singh Verma, campaigning in Mehrauli.

BJP seeks dissolution of MCD
New Delhi, April 14
The secretary of the Delhi unit of the BJP, Mr Vijender Gupta, today demanded that the central government should invoke provisions of Section 490 of the Act – Dissolution of the Corporation, because non-constitution of the Standing Committee and the Wards Committee was a clear cut case of default in the performance of the duties imposed on the corporation under the Act.

Chandni Chowk Inc canvassing for local candidate
New Delhi, April 14
The trading community of Chandni Chowk has renewed its demand that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) field a local as its candidate in this parliamentary constituency. Opposing the nomination of an outsider, the various merchant associations are lobbying for a candidate from among them.

Cong, a party of sycophants: Malhotra
New Delhi, April 14
A delegation of lawyers and academics today called on the BJP candidate in the South Delhi parliamentary constituency, Mr Vijay Kumar Malhotra, and extended support to him.

COMMUNITY

On the occasion of the 305th Khalsa Srijana Divas on Baisakhi, Mr P. S. Bawa, member of the Delhi Minority Commission, is being felicitated at Gurdwara Majnu Ka Tilla by DSGMC president Prahlad Singh Chandok. Mr Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Forum, UK, and other members of the DSGMC are also seen.

Who is to pay VRS to former DVB staff?
New Delhi, April 14
One of the two companies distributing electricity in the Capital, the BSES today said that the matter of who – them or the Government of NCT of Delhi – will pay the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) benefit to 6,000-odd employees was still under discussion and that no decision had been arrived at.

Gurgaon gets Pind Village
Gurgaon, April 14
It is a lush green village in Punjab all the way in Pind Village, a food joint set up by the Grand Vatika Group, running a chain of restaurants of the Park Balluchi fame in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Education must before waging struggle for rights: Governor
Rewari, April 14
Haryana Governor Babu Parmanand has asserted that Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s belief, who wanted the people to be educated in the first instance and then wage a unified struggle for their rights, was of great importance for the country and particularly the Dalits.

Massive stamp duty evasion in Noida banks
Noida, April 14
Cases of stamp duty evasion and use of fake stamp papers have been detected in banks in Noida and Greater Noida.

Prisoners to make a choice in Lok Sabha elections
Sonepat, April 14
Prisoners in the district jail and elsewhere will now be able to exercise their franchise in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Remote sensors to detect vehicles causing air pollution
New Delhi, April 14
Gross polluters on the Capital’s roads will soon be tracked using remote sensors. The identification will be carried out by the Delhi Department of Transport, using devices that detect emissions in real time and driving situations.

NCR BRIEFS
Gangsters planning to loot truckers held
Rewari, April 14
Following a tip-off, the Dharuhera police apprehended four members of a gang last evening while their fifth accomplice managed to escape.

DELHI DIGEST
500th birth anniversary of Guru Angad Sahib
New Delhi, April 14
The All India President of Shiromani Gurdwara Sewadar Committee, Mr Raja Singh Sethi, appealed to the people to live peacefully and work for the prosperity and integrity of the country.

CRIME

Bodies of two boys found in Loni
Ghaziabad, April 14
The bodies of two boys were found from the wheat fields in Loni today. The hands of one of the boys were found tied behind his back. The residents of village Garhi Kotoya are in shock at the discovery of the bodies of two minor boys.

4 youths assaulted
Sonepat: Four youths sustained knife injuries when they were attacked by two persons of the same village while they were returning from the fields at Thana Kalan village, about 15 km from here last night.

EDUCATION

Campus
Budding engineers leave their mark
The Delhi College of Engineering organised MACH-2004, to provide a forum for young engineering graduates to showcase their responsibility, talents and potentials.

• IIFT to prepare ONGC executives
• Management school opened
• Seminar on Indian Banking
• Summit on rural marketing
• English language institute in Delhi
• IIFT celebrates its 38th convocation

COURTS

Court issues notice for providing false information
on boy’s death
New Delhi, April 14
A city court has issued notices to the Delhi Government and the Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) in a case of alleged false information by the Delhi Traffic Police about the death of a 16-year-old boy, who is alive.

Noida quacks cash in on water-borne diseases
Noida, April 14
More than 50 new patients arriving daily in the government hospital alone are proof enough that viral and water-borne diseases have affected many sectors and rural clusters in Noida.

Rise in diarrhoea cases in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, April 14
The number of patients with diarrhoea has increased steadily in the last couple of weeks. In last two days about a dozen diarrhoea patients have been admitted to the government hospital. The total number has touched more than 50 in the last 10 days.

Jasbir, Sanjeev sparkle for Navy
New Delhi, April 14
A sparkling knock of 81, laced with one six and seven fours, by Jasbir Singh and deadly bowling by right-arm leg-spinner Sanjeev Mishra (4 for 21) enabled Indian Navy, Mumbai defeat Gush Cricket Club by 102 runs in the Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce ground, Pitampura.

• St. Marks enter semi-final
• EXL beat Global Vantedge

Prem stretches Chowrasia
New Delhi, April 14
Prem of Delhi almost upset the apple cart of fifth-seeded Shiv Shankar Prasad Chowrasia in the opening round of the Rs 10 lakh prize money SRF All-India Matchplay Championship at the Delhi Golf Club course on Wednesday.

J N Golden take the measure of Hind Club
New Delhi, April 14
J N Golden defeated Hind Club by five wickets in an A-I Division match of the DDCA League at the University ground.