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ACP gets 6-month RI for role in murder of sex worker New Delhi, December 5 ACP Jaipal Singh had helped sex worker Usha Mahajan, with whom he had an illicit relationship, to dispose of the body of prostitute Meena Talwar, after Mahajan and Usha’s son Pankaj killed Talwar by strangulation on March 18, 1996, over sharing the spoils of the flesh trade Convicting the police officer, Additional session Judge A.KJ. Garg said, “He was an ACP, yet he felt no compunction in living in the company of a woman of easy virtue. He belittled his office by such conduct”. “He was expected to be the guardian of law, but he tried to cast the law on a wrong course by intentionally omitting to inform the police about commission of murder. This conduct aggravates the offence, “ the court said. The court also sentenced Usha and Pankaj to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1, 000 each on the duo. On March 19, 1996, Talwar’s body was found on the railway bridge near I.P. House at Vikas Marg. On March 27, 1996, Talwar’s mother Parveen had lodged a missing person report. Later, she identified her daughter’s body. On June 17, 1996, Usha was arrested. After a lot of dilly-dallying, inspector Inder Singh, the Investigation Officer (IO), filed the charge-sheet in the court on September 13, 1996. When the grandfather of the deceased protested against the slipshod manner of investigation, the Investigation Officer prepared a supplementary charge-sheet on November 6, 1996, and sent ACP Jaipal, along with his driver Raj Kumar, for trial. Sex worker Usha was a friend of Parveen, the mother of the deceased. On March 6, 1996, Parveen left her daughter Meena with Usha. Later, Usha forced Meena into flesh trade. On March 18, 1996, Usha had sent Meena to the house of one of her customers, Maharaj Singh, to collect Rs 5,000 from him. On the same day, an altercation took place between Meena and Usha over sharing of the spoils, which culminated in Usha and her son strangulating Meena. Usha then called Jaipal Singh to seek his help in disposing of the body; on his advise the body was allegedly taken in a car by Raj Kumar and thrown on the railway bridge. It was spotted the next morning by an auto-driver, who informed the police. The prosecution examined 51 witnesses to prove its case. “The manner in which ACP Jaipal Singh had been manipulating the case to delay the report betrays a guilty mind,” the court noted, adding that: ``Though it was not proved that he destroyed the evidence, there can be no doubt that he was aware of the commission of murder and yet he did not care to inform the police”. Section 39 of CrPC casts a duty on the ACP to give information of the offence to the nearest Magistrate or police officer, the court said, adding that he did not do the same. The court, however, acquitted Raj Kumar as there was no substantial evidence against him. |
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Cable industry sets Dec 15 deadline for set-top boxes New Delhi, December 5 In a meeting with officials of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Multi System Operators (MSOs), including Siti Cable, Hathway, Win, In, RPG and Sun TV’s Sumangali Cable Vision, said they would go ahead with the December 15 deadline and that pay channels in South Delhi would be available only through set-top boxes thereafter. “We had a meeting with the I&B officials. All MSOs were present. We have told the government that from December 15 this year pay channels in South Delhi will be available only through set-top boxes”, said Siti Cable’s Jawahar Goel. Meanwhile, sources in the Ministry said government was eliciting views from all stakeholders on CAS before taking a decision on whether to appeal against the Delhi High Court decision or allow implementation of CAS. They said, legally MSOs had every right to initiate the system as the government notification of July 11, bringing southern areas of Delhi and Mumbai, most of Kolkata and the whole of Chennai within the operation zone, was still valid. The notification had made it mandatory for cable operators in the notified zones to transmit pay channels through an addressable system. |
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MDU Academic Planning Board gets nod; Ratnoo’s suspension okayed Rohtak, December 5 The board will comprise of four outside experts, to be nominated by the Chancellor, and an equal number to be nominated by the Vice Chancellor, Deans of all faculties of the university, three nominees of the Chancellor from among persons having special interest in development of education and three nominees of the Vice Chancellor from among the university’s own staff, besides the Finance officer. The MDU Registrar will be the member-secretary of the board, which will meet twice in a year. The meeting of the Executive Council was attended by 16 out of 18 members; Dr H S Ratnoo, who is under suspension, was not allowed to attend. The Commissioner, Higher Education, Mr Dhanpat Singh, attended the meeting which lasted for over three-and-a-half hours. The Executive Council approved the appointment of Dr Satbir Singh, former professor and dean, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, as visiting professor in the Department of Psychology for one year. The VC has been authorised to extend the appointment for another year, if necessary. The council also regulated the leave rules of the university teaching and non-teaching employees. They would now be entitled to leave as per rules applicable to state government employees. The council has decided to frame conduct rules for teachers: No employee of the university would hold office of any political party, hold meetings on the campus and paste posters. The Executive Council did not consider the 1997 inquiry report submitted by Dr R S Chaudhary and Dr Dalip Singh against Dr S H Ansari, Dean and Head of Geography Department, as the matter is sub-judice. However, while considering the other two inquiry reports, submitted by Dr C M Sharma, Dr S B Dahiya and others, the council decided that Dr Ansari be removed from the post of head of the department and a charge-sheet be issued to him. The council has accepted the inquiry report of its sub-committee which examined the charges levelled against Mr H L Virmani, Executive Engineer, currently under suspension. Since Mr Virmani was not present, the council decided to provide him another opportunity of personal hearing. The council approved the suspension of its member, Dr Himmat Singh Ratnoo, a lecturer in Economics Department and a former secretary of MDU Teachers Association. He was suspended on October 17 on charges of alleged misconduct and acts of indiscipline. The Executive Council further decided that a charge-sheet be issued to him and a time-bound inquiry be conducted. |
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Three perish in slum fire, 300 huts gutted New Delhi: Over 300 hutments were gutted and three persons burnt to death in a fire in slum clusters of Kela Godown in Shalimar Bagh in the early hours today. The victims were identified as Reema (15), Kunti (12) and Sri Niwas (18); all of them were sleeping when the fire broke out. The incident took place at 1.15 am in the morning. Immediately seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the fire; however, the situation was brought under control after a few hours, said the fire department sources. Since the fire broke out in the wee hours, the victims were taken by surprise. Those who managed to come out of their huts tried to douse the fire with water. The fire department sources said the blaze may have occurred due to a short circuit in one of the jhuggis. The injured were taken to the nearby hospitals and later discharged after being administered first aid.
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CRIME SPIRAL Panipat, December 5 According to information, Charanjit, a resident of Bishan Sarup Colony, left for his handloom unit on Barsat Road in the morning on his motor cycle. Someone had reportedly phoned him on his mobile and wanted to meet the trader at Lal Batti Chowk around 11 am. The police said around 1 pm, a person, who had identified himself as Vinod, came to the trader’s house on the latter’s bike and handed over a slip to his wife. The slip, apparently written by Charanjit, asked his wife to hand over a cheque for an amount of Rs 2 lakh to Vinod. The cheque was later encashed by the alleged kidnappers from a local bank. When Charanjit did not reach the factory till Wednesday night, the worried family phoned his acquaintances and relatives but to no avail. On Thursday, the family members went to the bank and found Rs 2 lakh had been withdrawn from his account. When all efforts to trace Charanjit failed the family complained to the police. Meanwhile, his bike was found abandoned in Sectors 13-17 of HUDA. His driving licence was also found near the bike. A case has been registered.
Youth shot dead over petty row Ghaziabad: A youngster has been shot dead in a case of recrimination in Kavi Nagar police area. The son of a cop was allegedly among the three assailants involved in the murder, which was the result of a trivial row. Twenty-year-old Gaurav was standing in front of his house (No.93) in Sector 23 of Sanjay Nagar at 10.30 pm when three youths came on a motor bike and started talking to him. While they were making small talk, one of them suddenly fired a number of shots at Gaurav who collapsed in a pool of blood. The assailants sped away and Gaurav was rushed to Sarvodya hospital, where he breathed his last. Circle Officer I and SO Kavi Nagar police station rushed to the spot. According to Dharmveer Singh, CO II, the assailants included a son of an APO. The police said while playing net ball 20 days back Gaurav had a scuffle with a youth working in a cloth merchant’s shop. The same person had come along with his companions and gunned down shot Gaurav. Incidentally, Gaurav had been sent to jail on November 22 when a knife was recovered from his person. He had come out on bail only a few days ago. The police are trying to trace the assailants.
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COPS CLUELESS Noida, December 5 The girl students had gone missing at the time of going home from the school at 2.45 pm. The girls had told their families that they would come late in the evening as they had to attend a friend’s birthday party. The families of the students had informed the Sector 24 police when their wards failed to turn up till late in the evening. According to the police, Inderbala Verma of Sector 31, Mohina of Sector 55 and Nidhi and Shruti of Sector 21, Noida are students of class IX. The police have flashed their photos to the police in Delhi, Mumbai and Goa. The police have constituted three special teams to trace the missing girls. Neither the police nor the families of the students have any information about the whereabouts of the missing girls. The police have flashed the photographs of the missing girls to railway stations as well as at airports. None of the missing girls have contacted their families on phone. Tracing the girls has become a challenge for the Noida police. The SSP, Dr G. K. Goswami, said the police were trying their best to find out the whereabouts of the missing girls. All hotels were also being checked for this. |
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Erratic canal water supply annoys farmers Sonepat, December 5 According to a report, many farmers have warned that if the supply of canal water is not augmented they will not be able to sow the wheat crop in their cultivable land this year. Farmers of Ridhao village have stated that the cultivable land of this village was being irrigated by the Guhna minor but the canal water did not reach the tail-end fields of the farmers. Officials of the Irrigation Department, they point out, had stopped the supply of canal water in this minor about two months ago and most of the farmers are being forced to irrigate their cultivable land by the Gorar minor. Officials of the department, they alleged, had failed to start the work of cleaning the canal network. Certain farmers also said they had been irrigating their land with the canal water from Farmana minor but were unable to sow 70 per cent of the cultivable land with wheat crop. Farmers of Farmana village have alleged they have been facing an acute shortage of canal water for the past few months from the Guhna and Farmana minors. This has caused a huge financial loss to them. |
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Nine fair price shops blacklisted Sonepat, December 5 According to a report, the owners of these fair price shops are: Mr Prem Narain, Mr Ved Parkash Arya, Mr Pawan Kumar, Ms Nirmal, Mr Raj Kumar, Mr Satpal, Mr Tirlok Chand, Ms Neena Devi, and Mr Vinod Kumar. This action followed the detection of malpractices in the distribution of subsidised rationed articles among the BPL families. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Balwan Singh, accompanied by a group of officials of the Food and Supplies Department, did a surprise checking two days ago and found the irregularities. When the DC went round the city, he found most of the fair price shops closed. He took a serious note of the closure of the shops and ordered the department officials to take stern action against them. The DC, it is stated, conducted checking of the fair price shops after receiving numerous complaints about the irregularities in the distribution of the rationed commodities among the BPL families by certain depot holders in connivance with the officials of the Food and Supplies Department. The action has caused a panic not only among the owners of the fair price shops but also among the officials of the Food and Supplies Department. Meanwhile, it is alleged that most of the fair price shops had received prior information about the raids to be conducted and they had sneaked out before the arrival of the DC and other officials of the department.
Missing sarpanch Rohtak: The Sangharsh Samiti constituted to pressurise the district administration to trace the missing sarpanch of village Pehrawar, Mr Karan Singh, continued to hold its dharna in front of the Deputy Commissioner office here.
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Goodbye stress, hello life! Sonepat, December 5 A number of participants in the course which began in local GVM girls college the other day, remarked that the course is simple yet a powerful way to handle stress which affects our day-to-day living. According to colonel (retd) D S Malik, one of the organisers of the course, nearly 20 persons including eight women attend the course. The attendance in the
last course was around 32. Nearly 19 courses have been organised for the towners so far. The participants in the ‘art of living’ courses are guided by the experts and doctors to learn the ‘kriyas’ so that they become a habit after the course. “It is a new concept put in practice keeping in view the stressful life being led by the people of different occupations,” Col Malik said. |
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SONEPAT Sonepat, December 5 According to a report, the victim was identified as Rakesh (22) of Pinana village whereas the injured are Romesh (34) of Jauli village and Sunil (26) of Pinana village. Both the injured were admitted to the Civil Hospital and stated to be out of danger. The jeep was on its way from Aata village (Panipat) to Sonepat. The police have registered the case and further investigations were in progress. The body of the victim has been sent for the postmortem examination.
Rally for water A large number of residents including women held a demonstration in front of the office of the Executive Engineer, Public Health Department in Model Town here today in protest against lack of drinking water in Indira Colony for the past 10 days. According to a report, they raised slogans against the department and submitted a memorandum to the Xen, blaming the JE, Mr Chugh, for not redressing their grievances despite repeated complaints made to him. The Xen assured the residents of Indira Colony that he would take necessary action for the supply of drinking water. Thereupon, the residents dispersed. The memorandum has alleged that the PHD has failed to supply drinking water for the past 10 days because of a fault in the distribution system.
Life term for two The Additional Sessions Judge of Sonepat, Ms Anita Chaudhary, has convicted two youths Krishan of Rajpur village and Dinesh of Rishi Colony, Sonepat and sentenced them to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs 10,000 each or in default of payment of fine, to undergo further one year rigorous imprisonment each on the charge of murdering one Balraj of Kami village on January 12, 2000. According to the prosecution story, Balraj of Kami village was travelling in a bus from Sonepat to Ganaur. When the bus reached Kami village, he got down from the roof of the bus and had a spat with Krishan in connection with an eve-teasing case about four months ago. The accused Dinesh caught hold of Balraj. Krishan then attacked him with a knife. Balraj received knife injuries and later succumbed to his injuries.
ITI student attacked Anand, a student of local ITI was injured when he was attacked with knives by some students of a rival group here last evening. According to a report, the injured student, who belonged to Panchi village, was rushed to the Civil Hospital. He is stated to be out of danger. A longstanding enmity is stated to be the cause of the attack. |
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DHBVN staff stage dharna Faridabad, December 5 They claimed that while there was no one to ensure that dedicated staff got promotions on time and ensure other benefits due in their service the authorities did not think twice about using ESMA when the employees went on strike against the injustice meted out to them. They demanded a ban on recruitment through contractors in the
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BRIEFS Jhajjar, December 5 According to information, Ganga, wife of Rohtas, resident of the same village, was crossing the road near the bus stop in the village when a car coming from the Bahadurgarh side hit her. She died on the spot. The police started investigation in the case.
Three killed in car accident Rewari: Three persons–Desh Raj, Surender and Suresh Kumar Sharma died on the spot while Surender, son of Jai Pal and the car driver Rajender were injured as their Contessa car (no. HR26 A– 2093) rammed a tree on Motla-Rewari Road near Budhpur village, about five km from here in the wee hours on Thursday. Surender, son of Jai Pal, resident of Bisanpur village of Jind district of Haryana, who was seriously injured, was referred to a hospital in Delhi. Among the deceased–Desh Raj and Surender were residents of Tijara town in Alwar district of Rajasthan while Suresh Kumar Sharma was a resident of Dungarwas village near Rewari. The police have registered a case of rash and negligent driving against the car driver Rajender, who is a resident of Tijara town. All the occupants of the car were returning to Rasgan village after attending a marriage at Motla village, about 15 km from Rewari. It is stated that when an antelope (neelgai) suddenly appeared on the road, the driver lost control and the car collided against the tree on the road.
Cyclist killed A young cyclist Nijesh Kumar Yadav, son of Madan Lal Yadav, resident of Majra Sheoraj village near here was killed on the spot when a speeding Haryana Roadways bus (No. HR 66- 0831), which was going from Rewari to Ludhiana, hit his cycle on the Rewari–Delhi Road near here in the afternoon on Thursday. The police have registered a case of rash and negligent driving under Sections 279, 304-A of the IPC against the bus driver.
Foreign language courses Rohtak: The Vice-Chancellor, Maharshi Dayanand University has convened a meeting of the principals and presidents of affiliated and maintained colleges tomorrow at Gurgaon to consider introduction of certificate/diploma/degree courses in foreign languages. The meeting will also consider proposals for the smooth conduct of under-graduate annual examinations in April next year. The Controller of Examination, Dr K C Bhardwaj, will give presentation regarding the smooth conduct of examination and measures for enhancing the credibility of its examinations. Dr I.S. Dagar, Head of Department of German, Central Institute of English and foreign Languages, Hyderabad will give presentation on foreign languages and its job potential. |
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PARLIAMENT New Delhi, December 5 Indian Railways had entered into a contract in October 1995 with M/s Linke-Hoffman-Busch (LHB) Germany (now M/s Alstom-LHB) for the Transfer of Technology (TOT) to manufacture lightweight, high-speed coaches fit for 160 kmph on the Indian Railway system, said the Minister of State for Railways, Mr B Patil. He said the TOT was given to Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala and the RCF has since manufactured and turned out 52 coaches to the new design till date. Mr Patil in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha said that the progress of some of the packages on the Delhi-Kolkata section of the Golden Quadrilateral has been affected by various reasons, including the problems of law and order, poor performance of contractors, etc. The Union Government has taken various steps to complete the work within the scheduled time. There are regular meetings at the level of ministers to review the progress and performance of contractors and officials.
Milk shortage Citing the reason for the shortage of milk in the Capital, the Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr H N Yadav, informed the Rajya Sabha that the acute drought conditions prevailing for the last three years in various states resulted in the delay and poor calving of milch cattle and shortage of feed and fodder. The minister said that at present there are 214 all-day milk stalls running in the Capital and the revenue earned through the DMS as franchise deposits is Rs 58 lakh.
1,59,759 motorists fined The Delhi Police have fined 1,59,759 motorists for violating rules, including the use of pressure horns, playing music in vehicles and honking in silent zones. While 1,38,759 have been fined for using pressure horns, 10,033 fined for honking in silent zones and 10,967 for playing music too loudly. The figures were tabulated till the 15th of November 2003, informed the Minister of Environment, Mr T R Baalu, in the Rajya Sabha today. He said sound meters have been purchased to check noise pollution in the NCT of Delhi and these have been issued to the police officers concerned.
Permission for felling trees Mr Baalu also informed the House that the Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of NCT of Delhi has granted permission for felling 41,925 trees over the past five years under the provision of the Delhi Preservation of Tree Act, 1994. The saplings planted against the trees cut are yet to grow into full-fledged trees since the saplings take about five years to grow, he said. The minister added that applicants who are allowed to cut down trees have to plant 10 saplings against one tree that is felled as directed by the tree officer.
MTNL services The Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Mr Ashok Pradhan, informed the Rajya Sabha that MTNL, Dolphin and Trump Services were launched in February 2001 and January 2002 respectively, after the private operators had already established subscriber base. He said at present the total equipped capacity is 22.5 lakh lines in the Capital, out of which 50 per cent pre-paid capacity is totally exhausted and there is no more demand.Mr Pradhan said MTNL is expanding its network by 400, 000 in Delhi out of which half is for IN (Pre-paid) subscribers. He added that MTNL has been offering competitive and affordable rates, better customer care services to its subscribers. |
In his article, "It is how you play the game that is important" (NCR, November 30), Mr M.P.K. Kutty has provided us with the views of Mahatma Gandhi, Prof K. D. Gangrade, a Gandhian philosopher and others about sin. Another person views sin in quite another way: Doing good to others is duty, injuring others is sin; Strength and manliness are virtues, weakness and cowardice are sins; Independence is virtue, hating others is sin; Faith in God and in one’s self is virtue, doubt is sin; Knowledge of oneness is virtue, seeing diversity is sin. O. P. SHARMA
Tips for successful life Principal Madhu Chandra in the write-up, "Tread the path with an open mind," (NCR Tribune, November 24), has aptly observed that we need to take the right path with an open mind. In fact, this is the cardinal principle propounded by various eminent thinkers, writers and religious leaders for living a good, peaceful and honourable life. They urge us to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, tolerant with the weak. An effective man is completely at ease even under urgent and distracting circumstances. It is important to have respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for all your actions. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. The best relationship is one in which your love for others exceeds your need for each other. The real power and authority is not power and authority over others, but over the self. The conduct of parents is an education to the children. Relationships based on falsehood are like houses built with their foundations in mud. One should extinguish the heat of anger. One of the best ways to get rid of enemies is to make them your friends. Remembrances are often life’s lessons that were forgotten. Relying on too many people increases the chances of becoming disappointed. RITU SHARMA Protest through creativity The students of M D University, Rohtak, deserves heartiest congratulation for raising their voices against dowry in a creative manner through eye catching posters as part of the on the spot poster competition on anti-dowry day. In my opinion, dowry, the dreaded social evil, can be brought to an end only if the youths stand up against it and refuse to give or take dowry. The fact is no one can live on dowry for long. Sooner or later, he will have to work to make both ends meet. And those who are confident of doing well in life on their own calibre will refuse to take part in such practices. It is time that students from other universities and schools stand up against this evil practice. Well done dear students, keep it up. SUBHASH C. TANEJA World culture through communication In today’s epoch-changing times, we need an ubiquitous platform for communication. World is an ocean of various cultures and their languages, so don’t you think in order to establish a common communication link between various nations, we need a common language? English has been accepted as a universal language and through it’s medium, we could advocate an universal unity. Besides communication, it could also promote unity of various cultures, thereby, promoting world peace and a feeling of belonging to a common exquisite world. It will help promote unity in diversity throughout the world. Even though most of the villagers in India have their own local languages, the urge for education in the English medium is widespread. Ofcourse, our literate population supports English and thus, we could consider English as a medium to establish a new world culture. Akanksha Chaudhary Refugee who became PM As a young man in 1947, Mr I. K. Gujaral, who later became the 12th Prime Minister of India, joined the vast throngs of Hindu and Muslim migrants forced to leave their homes after the British colonial rulers partitioned the Sub-continent into two nations. Born on December 4, 1919, at Jhelum, now in Pakistan, Mr Gujaral was one of the most educated and distinguished Prime Ministers of India. Inspite of having been jailed during the struggle for Independence, he completed two doctorate degrees at colleges in Lahore and New Delhi, including one in literature. Suave, soft spoken, hard working and an intellectual of the highest order, Mr Gujaral made significant contribution while he was the Prime Minister of India. Though he never sought position in life, he did not shy away from such responsibility when they came by. According to Mr Gujral, "Though I never sought to become Prime Minister, but when the responsibility to head this largest democracy was put on my shoulders, particularly in a political situation where 14 political parties were to constitute the government, I took it very seriously and tried to strengthen the democratic institutions, to give women and downtrodden sections of society their due, to ensure that the country moves forward on the economic front and to give a new turn to India’s foreign policy. I feel that the time available to me was not sufficient to show results on these fronts, I tried my best. In the long run, these initiatives were appreciated by the people." Mr Gujral served twice as India’s Foreign Minister. As India’s foreign minister, he laid the groundwork for reduction of tensions with Pakistan by unilaterally easing travel and visa restrictions for Pakistanis visiting India. He highlighted the fact that because India was by far the largest nation in the region, it could afford to be generous with its neighbours, several of which have long resented the domineering attitude that they believe inspired India. Describing the various decisions in the political, economic and social sectors during his "short tenure", he said: "Eight to ten month’s was not a long tenure to assess one’s achievements or contribution. However, I can definitely say a few things. Political constituents of the United Front remained united. There was not even a single occasion when any Cabinet decision was not taken unanimously. On the economic front, we expanded the economic liberalisation process. A process was to begin to do away with all the redundant laws and rules, which were acting as bottlenecks in the path of smooth economic development. We laid great stress on infrastructural development, which was necessary for rapid economic growth. On the social sector, there was no unrest or labour strike. We were trying to push reforms for the empowerment of women, for spread of education to girl child, to make education a fundamental right and to provide shelter and employment to the poorer sections of society". R. K. BHATNAGAR |
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Ivory tusks worth Rs 4 lakh seized New Delhi, December 5 The suspect was identified as Murli Kumar Nayar who used to work in an export unit in Gurgaon. The sleuths of the Crime Branch received secret information that the suspect had kept ivory tusks which were banned. They followed the suspect and on Wednesday the team nabbed him along with four pieces of ivory tusks after sending a decoy customer. During interrogation, Murli disclosed that he had been facing financial crunch for a few months and he brought these ivory from his native place in Kerala to sell it at higher price in the Capital. When the wildlife officials of the Delhi Government were contacted, they said that it was a banned item and to keep it at home is an offence. The case has been handed over to the Wildlife Department for investigation, police said.
Pedestrian killed A pedestrian was reportedly killed after being hit by a private bus on the Shahdara flyover at ISBT. The victim who died on the spot was identified as Prem Sahni, resident of Gaffar Market. The police have registered a case of causing death due to rash and negligent driving and arrested the driver Anil Kumar Dhama (30), resident of
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BSNL international roaming facility from Jan 2004 Meerut, December 5 On the occasion, he said that the BSNL was also going to start international roaming from January 2004 on its CellOne service. He also extended the unit of 100 per cent talk time prepaid coupon by December 31, 2003. CGM, BSNL (west circle) R K Gupta told this while speaking to the ‘NCR Tribune’ that the BSNL achieved this target of three lakh customers of CellOne in just 14 months while private operators could not achieve this in the last eight years. He said that the west circle of BSNL is on top in the country. Now the customer of fix phone will pay only Rs 160 in urban, Rs 120 in towns and Rs 99 in rural areas for incoming facility and he has to pay Rs 1.20 per call, through India Telecom Card (ITC) for outgoing
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Delhi may have voted overwhelmingly for Sheila Dikshit but her detractors in the party are not so sure. With many contenders to the throne, the lobbying for the coveted chair and a berth in the Council of Ministers is only beginning to hot up. 
