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Cadre seeking scalp of Khurana, Malhotra
Discontentment simmering in Delhi BJP
New Delhi, December 6
There is considerable discontentment in the Delhi Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party following the lackluster performance in the recent Assembly elections in the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT).

One compartment each of the Rajdhani Express and the Purushotam Express caught fire this morning at the New Delhi Railway Station
The burnt train: One compartment each of the Rajdhani Express and the Purushotam Express caught fire this morning at the New Delhi Railway Station. However, no casualty or damage has been reported. The S7 compartment in the Purushotam Express and the AS3 compartment in Rajdhani Express caught fire at around 11.45 am. Earlier this month, an empty coach had caught fire at the Old Delhi Railway Station while it was being taken to the yard for cleaning. Two fire engines with water tankers were immediately rushed to the spot and the fire was brought under control after an hour, said fire department sources. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal








EARLIER STORIES
 

A trainer with his dog at the ‘International Security, Safety and Fire Exhibition-2003’ at Pragati Maidan in the Capital on Saturday.

Indian pop singer Shibani Kashyap and TV anchor Geetika Gunju visit Enhancia , Pala's Collection
Indian pop singer Shibani Kashyap and TV anchor Geetika Gunju visit Enhancia , Pala's Collection, first solo exhibition in the Capital on Saturday. — Tribune photographs by Mukesh Aggarwal

CAVEAT
Stick to pollution control norms, HPCB warns industries
Faridabad, December 6
The Haryana Pollution Control Board (HPCB) has warned the industries of strict action if they fail to adhere to the norms of controlling air, noise and water pollution. The board has cautioned the units not to delay the use of an acoustic enclosure for diesel generated power sets to bring noise pollution under control as the deadline for this norm was March 31, 2004.

AFTER DARK
Criminals attack petrol pump, decamp with Rs 40,000
Noida, December 6
Half a dozen armed criminals in a Toyota Qualis van attacked a Bharat Petroleum Pump in Sector-94 last evening. They beat up the security personnel and eight petrol pump employees. They managed to flee even though a constable tried to foil their design.

An examination of different kind for ex-servicemen!
Gurgaon, December 6
Once a soldier always a soldier. This was amply demonstrated here today by the Vice-Chancellor of Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak, Major-General B. S. Suhag (retd).

Rs 1 cr ransom demand for Ganga Ram doctor
New Delhi, December 6
A senior doctor working with Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has been reported missing since last morning. His family members today claimed that they had received a ransom call for Rs 1 crore.

Canter driver, conductor burnt to ashes
Rewari, December 6
Both the driver and the conductor of canter-709 were burnt to ashes while the canter 709 (No. HR 20 B-1384) and the truck (No. HR 55A –3447) were also destroyed in a huge fire which broke out after the speeding canter, loaded with drums of some highly inflammable chemical, rammed the stationary gravel-laden truck on the roadside on National Highway No. 8 near Dharuhera about 12 km from here in the morning today.

Recovery notice for misuse of MLA’s fund
Ghaziabad:
The district administration is understood to have served a recovery notice to Modi Nagar-based Academy for Professional Development for misusing the MLA’s development fund.

 
POLITICS

BJP win in three states energises party in Haryana
Rewari, December 6
Following the landslide victory of the BJP in the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh and Rajasthan, the Haryana BJP is in a state of superb enthusiasm and exaltation 

COMMUNITY

Restoration of duty on transfer of property opposed
New Delhi, December 6
Reacting to the budget proposals of the MCD for the year 2004-05, the PHDCCI has strongly opposed the restoration of duty on transfer of property from three per cent to five per cent.

SPECIAL FOCUS ON REWARI

Phone exchange commissioned
Rewari, December 6
In the BSNL’s ongoing process of expansion of exchanges in the Rewari–Narnaul telecom district, a newly established 7000-line main new technology (EWSD) telephone exchange was commissioned by Mr A. K. Nagpal, Chief General Manager, Telecom, Haryana Circle, here on Thursday.
Two rapists get five-year jail term
Rewari, December 6
Mr Deepak Gupta, Additional Sessions Judge, has sentenced Naresh Kumar, son of Banwari Lal Yadav, and Umed Singh, son of Roop Chand Yadav, to five years’ imprisonment for rape and fined them rs 1,000 each.

SEARCH WITHIN
Your sins will find you out!
T
he desire to tear down people who represent high moral character and the advancement of spiritual values is evidence of an insidious sickness historically peculiar to times of moral decay,” wrote Charles Colson in his bestseller, Life Sentence, quoting his experience with the media at a time when the whole of the American media was preoccupied with the Watergate scandal.

Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala unveiling a scheme
Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala unveiling a scheme on water distribution in a village on Saturday.

Special schemes to collect arrears fail to enthuse consumers
Sonepat, December 6
Even though the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) had introduced a number of schemes for the recovery of the arrears in the past, the response of the consumers have been extremely poor. Most of the schemes failed to enthuse the consumers, who failed to deposit the arrears against them.

Five policemen in the dock for murder
Panipat, December 6
A criminal case was registered today at Samalkha Police Station against five police personnel over the death of a resident of village Naraina in suspicious circumstances late last night. The body of the victim was sent to PGIMS, Rohtak, for the postmortem examination. According to information, nearly half a dozen police personnel came to the village on Friday evening and took one Shiv Charan, a milk vendor of village Naraina, along with them on the allegation that he was involved in selling drugs. Later in the evening, the villagers reportedly found his body near the village school.

ncr briefs
Case registered for misappropriating Rs 58 lakh
Faridabad, December 6
The police have registered a case of cheating and fraud against three employees of the office of the Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies at Palwal. It is alleged that these employees had been involved in misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 58 lakh, found after an audit report. No arrest had been made so far.
  • 7-year jail for dowry death
  • Blood Donation camp
  • Woman’s body identified

DELHI DIGEST
Red Fort shoot-out accused seek bail
New Delhi, December 6
Four accused in the Red Fort shoot-out case have moved the Delhi High Court seeking bail, as other accused persons in the case have been granted similar relief. Accused Shahanshah Alam, Babar Mohsin Bhagwala, Sadaqat Ali and Farooq Ahmed Qasid requested the court to grant them bail on the ground that similarly charged four other accused have already been enlarged and that the witnesses examined so far have said nothing against them.

Stalls removed for Chautala’s visit
Sonepat, December 6
The officials of the Sonepat Municipal Council removed the stalls of petition writers on the premises of the tehsil’s office here yesterday. Reportedly, this step was taken in view of the visit of the Chief Minister, Mr Om Parkash Chautala, to inaugurate the district library constructed near the site.

 
CRIME

Man killed by  brother, three others for money
New Delhi, December 6
One person was killed when four persons including his elder brother attacked him over a money matter in the Mandoli Extension in North-East district last night. The victim, identified as Vinod (30), resident of Mandoli Extension and a lathe machine worker, was rushed to the GTB Hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Brother shot dead over use of tractor in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad (Hapur), December 6
In a dispute pertaining to tractors use, one man was shot dead by his brother in village Khadkhadi. The police have arrested the accused and recovered blood soaked clothes and the local revolver used in the attack.

BUSINESS

DMS strengthens distribution network to boost sales
New Delhi: The Delhi Milk Scheme (DMS) has taken a number of steps, including conversion of depots into all-day milk stalls, putting into operation abandoned milk booths and face-lifting of the existing milk stalls to strengthen its distribution network and boost milk supply in the Capital.

 
EDUCATION

Hindu Girls College wins trophy at cultural meet
Sonepat, December 6
The local Hindu Girls College won the overall trophy at the two-day inter-college cultural meet which concluded last evening in the local Tika Ram Girls College. More than a dozen colleges affiliated with Mahrshi Dayanand University (MDU) participated in the meet.

 
HEALTH

BODY&MIND
A day when the disabled make merry
E
very year December 3 is observed as the World Disability Day. Endolite India Limited celebrated this day to encourage solidarity amongst people with disabilities and bring into focus the issue of disabilities amongst other social groups.

 
SPORTS

Bukit Jalil Sports record handsome victory
New Delhi, December 6
Bukit Jalil Sports School, Malaysia scored a facile six-wicket victory against Delhi Private School, Sharjah in the DPS World Cup Invitational Cricket Tournament for Schools at the SGTB Khalsa College ground.

National Ranking TT in Delhi
New Delhi, December 6
The National Ranking Table Tennis Championship (North Zone) will be held at the Talkatora indoor stadium in Delhi from December 8 to 11. Six hundred players from all over the country will participate in the championship.

Geeta, Santosh win DU half marathon
New Delhi, December 6
Geeta of Daulat Ram College and Santosh Kumar of Ramjas College won the women’s and men’s race respectively in the Delhi University Inter-College Half Marathon (21km) on Saturday.

Police athletic meet
New Delhi, December 6
The 52nd All-India Police Athletic Championship will be held at the Dronacharya Stadium, BSF Campus, Chhawla, from December 9 to 12. Union Minister of State for Home I. D. Swamy will inaugurate the four-day meet. Border Security Force Director-General Ajay Raj Sharma, who is the patron of the meet, chairman A. K. Mitra (Additional DG) and organising secretary S. K. Dutta, IG (Training) will also be present.

Ram Charan trounce PNB in DDCA League
New Delhi, December 6
Lala Ram Charan cricket team trounced Punjab National Bank (PNB) by ten wickets in an A-II Division match of the DDCA League at the RSC ground.

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