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BJP kicks off campaign
New Delhi, March 9
The Bharatiya Janata Party today launched its campaign for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, with the Union Home Minister, Mr Lal Krishna Advani, and other senior leaders giving a pep talk to the somewhat demoralised party workers in the Capital this evening.

RARING TO GO: Delhi BJP leaders at the launch of their campaign with Home Minister L. K. Advani on Saturday. —Tribune Photo

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SI suspended for ‘extorting’ money from 
NRI woman
New Delhi, March 9
The Foreign Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) has suspended a Sub-Inspector, Sudhir Singh, for allegedly harassing and extorting a bribe of $500 from a non-resident Indian (NRI) who arrived here in the wee hours along with her young son last week.

Crime-Busters
This policeman’s forte is to take lid off whodunnits
New Delhi, March 9
Prospective investigators are often taught that the criminals leave at least one tiny evidence for the cop. For 30-year-old Dinesh Arya, a Sub-Inspector of Special Branch of Delhi Police at East Delhi, the lesson has been chewed and digested during his training at the college.

MCF may attach property  of house tax defaulters
Faridabad, March 9
The fund-starved Municipal Corporation, Faridabad, (MCF) is considering taking serious action against some of the defaulters of house tax. For instance, it may take steps to attach the property of about 24 schools and industrial units here, which owe about Rs 85 lakh as tax, it is learnt.

Yes, this is love: Aftab Shivdasani at the release of his film ‘Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai’ in the Capital. —Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal.

Units take umbrage at HERC order
Gurgaon, March 9
Call it a quirk of fate, the long arm of the statutory body and the state machinery is finally reaching out to the evasive and defaulting captains of industry here. The industry, however, pleads innocence and is nursing an injured ego on the alleged implementation of the directive of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) by the local power authorities to collect the dues from the defaulting industrial consumers with regard to usage of captive power plants (CPP) in their units.

Drunk cop harasses couple in park
Faridabad, March 9
‘Misuse’ of power and authority by the police is not new, but sometimes it leads to panic and terror among the public. In a recent incident, a cop of the NH-2 police station here exhibited his `authority’ on a hapless couple who had come for an evening stroll in Rose Garden in the NIT area.

Two women commit  suicide
New Delhi, March 9
Incidences of women attempting suicide seem to be on the rise in the Capital with at least two women setting themselves afire in the past 24 hours here. In the first case, a 30-year-old woman committed suicide by setting herself on fire in the wee hours of today in Nazafgarh of South-West district. 

COMMUNITY

GETTING AWAY
Bharatpur has an eldorado of palaces

Bharatpur The favourite bird retreat. The 55-kilometre journey by road from Agra drives you to the town of Bharatpur, also known as the eastern gateway to Rajasthan. Once the summer resort of the rulers of Bharatpur, it served as the second capital of the region. A many-splendoured palace.

Officials winking at encroachments
Sonepat, March 9
The continuing encroachments on the municipal land as well as the Huda land here have made a mockery of the Master Plan of the city. According to the residents, the official indifference towards the encroachments and the practice of ruling party leaders to use authorities of various official agencies according to their needs have further aggravated the problem.

SEARCH WITHIN
From cradle to grave, she pays a heavy price for her existence
“Anita Kaur survived her in-laws’ greed for dowry and two broken marriages. But when her second husband’s lawyer referred to her as a call girl, she snapped. The accusation provoked Anita into slapping the lawyer in front of the judge, for which the judge slapped a contempt of court case on her.

No more demolitions in  Capital, says Ananth Kumar

New Delhi, March 9 “We are in Nirman Bhawan. Therefore, we believe only in construction and not in destruction. Henceforth, no demolition will take place in Delhi, only construction works will be undertaken by our ministry,” the Union Urban Development Minister, Mr Ananth Kumar, has said. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Mr Vijay Goel, on the occasion of 178th birth anniversary of Swami Dayanand Saraswati in the Capital.

Governor’s intervention sought in House
Rohtak, March 9
The Youth Congress has sought the intervention of the Governor to ensure that the proceedings of the state legislative assembly are conducted in a constitutional manner.

Khadi Board simplifies loan structure
Faridabad, March 9
The margin money structure of the rural employment generation scheme of the Haryana Khadi and Village Board has been simplified to provide an easy access to the loans of higher value.

NCR BRIEFS
Computerisation has brought ‘transparency’
Faridabad, March 9
The Chief Secretary of Haryana, Mr L.M. Goyal, has claimed that the computerisation of various services, including registration of land and issuing of licences, has made the workings of the government agencies smooth.

Soldier cremated Effigy burnt Prisoner escapes Man killed Trees felled

Eye camp Hit and run 30 hurt as bus turns turtle MDI convocation SHO sent on leave

CRIME

Aide of Chhota Shakeel held 
New Delhi, March 9
A notorious extortionist, Adarsh Kumar Puniani alias Billa, an associate of Chhota Shakeel, Aftab Ansari and Raju Anudhkat, was arrested from Sardar Patel Marg on Friday by the Inter-State Cell of the Crime Branch. The cops also seized several incriminating documents from Adarsh.

Guilt-struck murderer confesses 
New Delhi, March 9
Azad, one of the three persons, arrested a few days ago in connection with running an illicit liquor business and was released, confessed to the police that they had murdered one Dayanand whom they thought was informing the police about their activities.

BUSINESS

‘EDC decision against HSIDC’s commitment’
Gurgaon, March 9
Gurgaon Industries Association (GIA) has criticised the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (HSIDC) for putting pressure on the entrepreneurs in Udyog Vihar and Sector 18 to pay external development charges (EDCs). 

EDUCATION

Parents pay through the nose for kids’ admissions
Sonepat, March 9
There has been a mad rush for admission at the model schools and public schools in the city and elsewhere in the district with the new academic session getting nearer. While these schools claim better facilities and standard of education, they charge an exorbitant fee at the time of admission and a disproportionate tuition fee thereafter.

CULTURE

Die-hard Pooja Batra hitches her wagon to a star
Panipat, March 9
Cine star Pooja Batra, who has had a string of flops, is a die-hard optimist. After a rather lacklustre tryst with Bollywood films, she is now pinning her hopes on Akbar Khan’s blockbuster ‘Taj Mahal’ in which say plays Noorjehan to give her the right ‘lift’.

HEALTH

BODY & MIND
A solution to marriage on the rocks

Dr Samir Parikh, consultant psychiatrist in Max Health Care, North Delhi Nursing Home and Pentamed Hospital recently held an interactive session on ‘Marriage-A Scientific Perspective’ at India Habitat Centre. He addressed a host of issues as understanding marital conflicts, negative handling of marital problems and positive marriage management. Dr Samir Parikh, a psychiatrist with a scientific solution to solve marital discords.

Visually challenged Surgery techniques

Honorary FRCS Fitness Centre

SPORTS

Hindustan Club post big victory

New Delhi, March 9 Hindustan Club of Delhi posted a facile 5-2 victory against Boys Athletic Club of Sikkim in a Phase-I Cluster-II match of the Second Division National Football League at the Ambedkar Stadium in the Capital on Saturday. UP Police (blue) and A.S.E.B. Sports Club, Assam (white ) in action during the drawn(1-1) 2nd Division National Football League at the Ambedkar Stadium in the Capital on Saturday. —Tribune Photo Mukesh Aggarwal

A golf revolution by Delhi Development Authority 
New Delhi, March 9
Over 200 players are taking part in the two-day Delhi Development Authority (DDA) Golf Tournament which began at the eight-hole Qutab Golf Course. The field is being led by Lt.Governor of Delhi Vijay Kapoor, who is also the chief patron of the Qutab Golf Course, and Marshal of the Indian Air Force, Arjan Singh, DFC.

National Stadium dedicated to Dhyan Chand

New Delhi, March 9 The statue of hockey legend Dhyan Chand stood like a mute witness when Union Home Minister Lal Krishna Advani dedicated the National Stadium in the memory of the late hockey magician. The hallowed National Stadium, home to the inaugural Asian Games in 1951, will, henceforth, be known as the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. A hockey wizard.

Vishy to feature on Star Sports Online
New Delhi, March 9
Gundappa Ranganath Vishwanath, the elegant batting sensation of the seventies, will feature in the one-hour interactive programme pioneered by ESPN Star Sports on Monday, March 11.