TOP STORIES

Can Rashtrapati Bhavan set an example for the nation?
Saving in water utilisation through the sprinkler and drip irrigation method
New Delhi, May 27
For the conservation of fossil fuels, the popular wisdom is that it is best left in situ. A similar school of thought is developing in the National Capital Region, where the groundwater table has fallen alarmingly over the past decade, that while water harvesting methods may be the long-term solution, cutting down on extraction by using alternative technologies would yield faster results.

Sprinklers being used in a plantation.

Envoy’s driver had brain damage
New Delhi, May 27
The driver of Senegalese Ambassador Al Mansoor Diop, Dilavar Singh, who died after a scuffle with the envoy’s son on Saturday, had sustained ante-natal damage in his cerebral cortex (brain), it was revealed during the post-mortem examination today.

B. S. Suhag first MDU VC to get second term
Rohtak, May 27
Governor Babu Parmanand, who is also the MDU Chancellor, on the advice of the state government, has renewed the term of Maj Gen (retd) Bhim Singh Suhag as the Vice-Chancellor of the Maharshi Dayanand University for the next three years.

DDA scam: HC grants bail to Subhash Sharma
New Delhi, May 27
Sacked DDA vice-chairman Subhash Sharma, accused of accepting huge bribes in the DDA scam cases, was today granted bail by the Delhi High Court, which yesterday had ordered the release of two other former officials of the authority on conditional bail.

DU BEELINE
Only students with first class may get into regular colleges
New Delhi, May 27
Of the 16 lakh admission forms printed by Delhi University for over 1,20,000 seats to various undergraduate courses, close to four lakh forms will be made available in schools and an equal number can be obtained from 30 post offices across the National Capital Region.

PUBLIC INTEREST
White paper on JJ clusters coming
New Delhi, May 27
The Government of NCT of Delhi will bring out a white paper on the jhuggi jhopri (JJ) clusters and slums, their relocation and in situ development within the next two months, so that the critical gaps in the implementation of a sound rehabilitation policy are plugged.

• Property conversion cases on DDA website

• Set-top boxes too expensive: Sheila

COMMUNITY

Advani flags off Sindhu Darshan Programme
New Delhi, May 27
Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, today announced the symbolic `Sindhu Darshan Programme’ flag off from Delhi. The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L K Advani, flagged off the `Sindhu Darshan Programme’ from his residence.

The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr L. K. Advani, flagging off the Sindhu Darshan Programme organised by the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan in the Capital on Tuesday.

Villagers give ultimatum on water supply
Jhajjar, May 27
The residents of Matanhale village gave a one-week ultimatum to the district administration to make sufficient arrangement for water supply.

Admn removes Sector 23 encroachment
Sonepat, May 27
Residents of HUDA’s Sector-23 here heaved a sigh of relief when the district administration removed an unauthorised occupation and encroachment on the main entry point of the sector on Monday.

Rao Abhey Singh’s statue unveiled on death anniversary
Rewari, May 27
Thousands of persons, including a large number of Congress activists from various parts of Haryana, took part in the Shradhanjali Samaroh organised to mark the first death anniversary of Rao Abhey Singh, Congress stalwart from Ahirwal and the grand old man of Rewari politics, in the compound of Rao Abhey Singh DAV Public School, near his native Saharanwas village on the Rewari-Narnaul road, 6 km from here today.

Special Focus on Gurgaon
MC driven by new-found urge to beautify open spaces
Gurgaon, May 27
The local municipal council appears to have gone the whole hog in beautifying selected open spaces and green belts in the old city.

Cops to put a stop to illegal mining
Gurgaon, May 27
The district police have launched a special drive to check the smuggling of material like rori and stones etc from the mines in Aravali hills in Gurgaon district. The police impounded seven trucks filled with illegal mining material today.

SONEPAT
One brother killed, another injured in family feud
Sonepat, May 27
A quarrel in the family has led to the death of a brother and injuries to another brother and mother of the alleged assailant at Bayyanpur village about three km from here last evening.

• Two bodies seized
• Fire in liquor godown
• Child prisoners freed
• Huda clerk held for bribe

NCR BRIEFS
Man, woman commit suicide
Jhajjar, May 27
The bodies of a man and a woman were found lying in a cremation ground at Bahadurgarh here on Monday.

• 67-year-old crushed by speeding canter
• Van, bike stolen
• Directive on floods
• Haryana bandh call

DELHI DIGEST
Woman injured 
New Delhi, May 27
A physically challenged woman was injured after a Blue Line bus hit her while she was crossing the road near the Shivaji Stadium in New Delhi district this afternoon.

• Two students held
• Shiromani Youth Akali Dal (B) meeting

CULTURE

Models at a fashion show organised by the Moet’s Plus at Delhi Flying Club in the Capital.

 GLITZ & GLAMOUR 
A perfectionist’s classy works
Fashion designer Vijaylakshmi Dogra has launched her spring-summer collection. The spring-summer range of clothes is in the Lotus Pond series, and has been designed using feminine colours, like lemon, mauve, lilac, peach, rose, pink, white and ivory.

She helps kids understand nuances of fashion world
Making things interesting interests her. Bored with her name, Preete Bahll chose to spell it differently. “There are no numerological reasons, just that I wanted the spelling to be a bit more interesting”, offers Preete.

Five essential looks
Summer trends, as predicted by Schawrzkopf, are the “five essential looks” that the company claims will have you stand out. At a workshop, conducted in the city recently, the “five essential looks” were exhibited on five brave youngsters, who chose to sport the looks and dared to walk the streets of Delhi.

Ash’s choice
Ash at Cannes has sure been a let down, the diva’s pictures from the faraway land have been sticking out like a sore thumb. One may be tempted to blame her for the wrong choice of wardrobe in Cannes, but back home her choice in diamonds is flawless.

SPORTS

Sonnet Club record facile victory
New Delhi, May 27
Sonnet Club scored a crushing eight-wicket victory against HDFC Bank in the seventh Lala Hari Ram Aggarwal Memorial Day-Night Cricket Carnival at the Karnail Singh Stadium.

Former Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana presenting the man of the match award to Dhruv Mohan in the Lala Hari Ram Cricket Tournament at the Karnail Singh Stadium.

Sidhath Sharma shines with bat
New Delhi, May 27
A dashing knock of 69 by Sidhath Sharma helped Sonnet Club beat Bharath National Cricket Academy by eight wickets and entered the quarter-final of the Peacock Under-13 Cricket Tournament at the Gargi College ground.

Rajdhani Sports upset Indian Airlines
New Delhi, May 27
Rajdhani Sports shocked last year’s runners-up Indian Airlines when they scored a three-wicket victory and entered the semi-final of the 27th Lala Raghubir Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Modern School ground, Barakhamba Road.

Bhola Shankar stars in Syndicate Bank’s win
New Delhi, May 27
A devastating bowling performance by captain Bhola Shankar, who claimed five wickets for 19 runs in five overs, helped Syndicate Bank record a narrow one-wicket victory in the RCA Triangular Cricket Series at the PBG ground.

Zakir Hussain College, RBI earn full points
New Delhi, May 27
Zakir Hussain College and Reserve Bank of India scored handsome victories to earn full points in the Delhi Soccer Association Institutional Football League Championship at the Ambedkar Stadium on Tuesday.

Chandhok dominates at Silverstone
New Delhi, May 27
Indian Formula 3 star Karun Chandhok completed a clean sweep at the Silverstone Grand Prix when he emerged victorious in round 10 of the championship.