TOP STORIES

Property dealer gunned down in Vikaspuri
New Delhi, May 16
Two unidentified assailants armed with revolvers shot dead a property dealer and injured another person who was sitting with the deceased in Vikaspuri today. The property dealer was identified as Rabjeet Singh (35) and the injured Jaswinder Singh who had been admitted to a nearby hospital, police said.

• 50 Lepers Home inmates beaten up, looted

Doctor held for rape of patient
New Delhi, May 16
The Delhi Police claimed to have arrested a doctor of the Safdarjung Hospital last night for allegedly raping his 16-year-old patient a few days ago in his hostel room.

Dr Ravi Kumar of Safdarjung Hospital, being produced in the court in the Capital on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

MCD, NDMC get court notice
New Delhi, May 16
The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the officials of the MCD, the NDMC and the Delhi Cantonment Board, asking them to explain why prosecution should not be launched against them for failing to address the problem of garbage disposal in the Capital.

Delhi BJP chief bears the brunt
New Delhi, May 16
With the Delhi BJP having failed to get the mandate for the second time in six months, trouble is brewing for state unit chief Harsh Vardhan with murmurs of demand for “overdue” organisational elections gaining ground.

Noida official still untraced
Noida, May 16
The Noida Authority official, Dhan Singh Rawat, deputed to do election duty, and reported missing since May 10, is still untraced.

• Residents rally

Lok Sabha victory strengthens Sheila’s hand
New Delhi, May 16
The victory at the Lok Sabha polls has gone to strengthen the position of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and her hold on her party, making her the unquestioned leader of the Capital. After her second successive win in the last Assembly elections and in the civic elections earlier, the almost clean sweep in the Lok Sabha elections has come as a shot in the arm for Ms Dikshit, enough to silence her detractors in the party.

Sheila honoured by Sikh delegation

Newly elected MP Sandeep Dikshit with mother Sheila Dikshit being welcomed at a function in the Capital on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Victory fails to end group clashes in Faridabad Congress
Faridabad, May 16
The landslide victory of the Congress party in the State, particularly in this constituency, seems to have failed to tackle the ever-existing problem of group clashes in the party.

Chautala brothers repeat 1972 history
Sonepat, May 16
As many as five pairs of brothers contested the recently concluded parliamentary elections in the country, of which two pairs won the elections, two pairs lost the elections whereas in case of one pair, one brother won but other lost.

Maken takes victory lap of New Delhi seat
New Delhi, May 16
The Member of Parliament (MP)-elect from the New Delhi parliamentary constituency, Mr Ajay Maken, today took a victory lap of his constituency after defeating Union Culture and Tourism Minister Jagmohan.

Ajay Maken thanking people for their support in the Capital on Sunday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Protest planned against poll-related violence
Gurgaon, May 16
The Jharsa-Khap of 12 villages today decided to organise a public meeting on June 20 in protest against poll related violence in village Jharsa and the subsequent registration of case against a Congress leader and his five brothers from the village.

Crafty plan
Two firms booked for bid to encash stolen pay orders
Ghaziabad, May 16
The manager of Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) has filed a cheating case against two companies for trying to encash two stolen pay orders.

EDUCATION

Schools ‘force’ parents to buy books from specified shops
Sonepat, May 16
Prestigious schools in this city and elsewhere in the district are “forcing” students to buy books and school uniforms from selected booksellers and garment dealers.

SCHOOL BUZZ
A kaleidoscope of foot-tapping dances and soulful melodies
Bhatnagar International Summit presented its annual cultural eve ‘Rhapsody’ at Manav Sthali School, R block. The evening showcased a kaleidoscope of foot-tapping dances and pulsating melodies.

Students during ‘Rhapsody’, the annual cultural evening of Bhatnagar International Summit at Manav Sthali School, R Block.

• Roots cultural programme

• Birth centenary celebrations

• ‘Spectra 2004’

Principalspeak
Pillars of strength
The country has given its mandate and elected new leaders with the hope that the new governance will represent their aspirations and usher in a more just social order and individual dignity.