Actress Vijaya Shanti with BJP South Delhi Candidate Vijay Kumar Malhtora and BJP MLA Jagdish Mukhi flashing the victory sign at R.K. Puram in the Capital on Tuesday. — Tribune Photo

Three killed, six injured in LPG blast
New Delhi, April 28
An LPG cylinder blast resulted in the death of three workers and injured six others in a factory at Amar Park Rampura colony near Sarai Rohilla this afternoon.

• Power supply In South Delhi hit After fire

• Red alert in western UP

Prison fracas: Chief wardens suspended
Sonepat, April 28
The Director General of Police (Prison), Haryana, Mr A S Bhatotia, has ordered the suspension of nine employees, including three chief wardens of Sonepat district jail, on the charge of dereliction of duty, resulting in a clash among the prisoners and the shooting down of a hardcore undertrial, Jasbir, alias Jassa, purportedly a member of Krishan Mehndipuria gang, on April 26 last. 

A model presenting the creations of designer Narender Kumar at the 5th India Fashion Week in the Capital on Wednesday. — Tribune Photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Father gets bail, son released instead
Ghaziabad, April 28
The Allahabad High Court had allowed the bail plea of father, Krishen Chander, a few days ago, who, along with his son, Dharminder, was serving a jail term for dowry death. But while issuing the release order, a local court by mistake issued the parwana in the name of Dharminder instead of his father.

Political will lacking to solve problems of industry: GIA
Gurgaon, April 28
Electoral battles are also the deepest of concerns of the industrialists and the ones based here are resentful that the political candidates in the fray have not approached them to discuss issues relating to the industry.

TINSEL TALK
Atal best in Asia: Oberoi
Jhajjar: Bollywood personality Suresh Oberoi, father of rising star Vivek Oberoi, has said that he is canvassing for the BJP because the nation needs the services of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whom he described as the greatest living politician of Asia. He was talking to the Press here today.

• Panel has rejected only one ad so far

COMMUNITY

20 cholera patients report daily in Delhi: DMA
New Delhi: The Delhi Medical Association president, Dr I. P. Dhalla, said there were about 350 cases of cholera. He said that the number of cases was more than double as the doctors practicing in the private clinics did not share information about such diseases.

Fire persons trying to douse the flame at a motorcycle dickey factory at Sari Rohilla in the Capital on Wednesday. Three persons died in the fire. — Tribune Photo

Workshop on climate change to have Indian, German experts
New Delhi, April 28
Environment experts from India and Germany will take part in a day-long workshop on `Climate Change Adaptation in India’ being organised here on May 12 to discuss climate change and its effects on natural and human systems.

Yet another waterless day for Sonepat residents
Sonepat, April 28
The entire old section of Sonepat city experienced yet another waterless evening on Tuesday and this caused great inconvenienced to thousands of people living in this part of the city.

Sangh protests against privatisation policy of Jal Board
New Delhi, April 28
The Delhi Jal Board and Delhi Jal Mal Karamchari Sangh members today demonstrated against the privatisation policy of the Jal Board of the Delhi Government and submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The memorandum said that privatisation of the DJB is not in favour of the residents of the Capital.

NCR BRIEFS
Man gets 7-yr RI in highway dacoity case
New Delhi, April 28
A city court has sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment of seven years in a highway dacoity case, but acquitted nine others for want of evidence against them. Additional Sessions Judge R. K. Jain also ordered the convict Angrej (28) to pay a fine of Rs 5,000 in addition. 

• Free eye-camp

• Two youths missing

CRIME

Six of family booked for dowry death as body cremated in a hurry
Faridabad, April 28
The police have booked at least six members of a family of Penglettu village of the district after the death of a married woman recently at the house of her in-laws. The body of the woman was reportedly cremated by her in-laws without informing her parents. 

Vegetable seller killer nabbed
Ghaziabad, April 28
The Sihani Gate police claimed to have arrested a history sheeter Madan, alias Peley, son of Chhinda, history sheeter No 57-A, after an encounter yesterday.

Inter-state chain snatcher arrested
New Delhi, April 28
With the arrest of an inter-state chain snatcher, the Crime Branch Railway Police has claimed to have worked out at least ten cases of snatching in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Moradabad, Meerut and Muzaffar Nagar. 

• Three get life term for killing shopkeeper

• Security employee found dead

• Gang of auto spare parts thieves busted

150 WT passengers booked in Sonepat
Sonepat, April 28
A team of Railway officials, headed by Mr R. K. Puri, Assistant Commercial Officer Railways, checked a number of incoming and outgoing trains on the Sonepat and Sandal Kalan Railway stations for the second time in a week yesterday and hauled up as many as 150 passengers travelling without tickets on them.

• Women hold demo

• Criminal arrested

• Woman commits suicide

Four truck hijackers arrested
Ghaziabad, April 28
Four criminals who used to hijack or loot trucks after posing as passengers at night have been arrested by Vijay Nagar police after an encounter on Monday. The gang had looted a truck laden with iron rods in Bisarkh on March 24. They had unloaded sarya (iron rods) from the truck after making the driver unconscious and had fled after dumping the empty truck at Noida.

EDUCATION

CAMPUS
Energising youths to look after senior citizens
Speaking at the 253rd meeting of Top Management Club of Institute of Marketing and Management here, the Delhi Police Commissioner, Dr K. K. Paul, asked the people to extend their active cooperation in maintaining law and order in the national Capital.

Delhi Police Commissioner K. K. Paul addressing the 253rd meeting of Top Management Club of the Institute of Marketing and Management (IMM) in the Capital.

• Seminar on Indian financial sector

• New courses in Mass Communication

• SAF Madanjit Singh Scholarships launched

• Better deal for nurses

• Believe in Yourself programme

• GNIIT programme in software Architecture

CULTURE

Delhi plays host to World Dance Day today
New Delhi, April 28
Sangeet Natak Akademi, the national academy of performing arts of music, dance and drama, is celebrating World Dance Day on April 29 along with leading dance institutions of Delhi. The celebration will be held on the lawns of the Akademi premises at Rabindra Bhavan, Copernicus Marg, from 5 pm to 10 pm and will include performances and demonstrations of folk, classical, martial and contemporary dances as also screening of video films on dance from Akademi archives, besides other attractions.

SPORTS

Delhi Police edge past Dena Bank in DDCA League
New Delhi, April 28
Delhi Police defeated Dena Bank by one wicket in a Super A Division match of the DDCA League at the University ground.

Nishant, Sagar shine in Frank Anthony’s win
New Delhi, April 28
An unbeaten knock of 84 by Nishant Sharma and a deadly spell of 3 for 25 by Sagar Sudan helped Frank Anthony Academy beat R P Academy by 11 runs in a league match of the Master Cup Under-10 Cricket Tournament at the Frank Anthony ground.

Frank Anthony School principal Stephen D’Costa and former Delhi player Sunil Sudan with the teams before the start of the Master Cup Under-10 Cricket Tournament.

FCI toy with DDA in  five-a-side soccer
New Delhi, April 28
Food Corporation of India (FCI, North Zone) toyed with Delhi Development Authority 14-2 in the institutional category of the Five-a-Side Ambuja Cup Football Tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium.

Mohsin Kamal slams century in Turf Cup
New Delhi, April 28
A smashing century by Mohsin Kamal and strokeful 60 by Shivam Sharma helped Delhi Public School defeat Salwan Public School by 170 runs and entered the final of the second Turf Youth Cup S. G. Cricket Tournament. 

• Kartikey, Mandley hit unbeaten tons

• Sandeep bowls Airlines to victory

HEALTH

Mayor opens mobile clinic in Seelampur
New Delhi, April 28
Delhi Mayor A. R. Verma inaugurated Asha Mobile Clinic in Seelampur. The Asha Mobile Clinic will provide medical and health education facility to 40,000 slum dwellers of Seelampur.

ADMINISTRATION

Clean-up drive: MCD removes 876 hoardings
New Delhi, April 28
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has removed 876 hoardings, boards, 1,2,264 banners and 4,9,537 posters during a drive launched against display of these publicity matters in different parts of the city. Display of these publicity materials is against Model Code of Conduct during the parliamentary elections. The MCD has launched a drive against the instalment of the publicity materials since March 16.