TOP STORIES

BJP trashes UAM report, threatens stir
New Delhi, March 1
The BJP unit of the Delhi Pradesh today declared that the Unit Area Method (UAM) for assessment and collection of property tax in the Capital was unconstitutional and baseless. The Municipal Valuation Committee (MVC) did not discuss the ground reality while preparing the report of the UAM.

Married woman raped, murdered
Ghaziabad, March 1
A married woman is believed to have been raped and then strangulated in Loni. In Rajiv Garden Colony of Loni, under Indirapuri police post area, Praveen, 21, wife of Zahir, was found strangled. Her half-naked body was found by her husband when he returned home in the evening. She was bleeding from the nose.

THE ELEVENTH HOUR: A last-minute scanning seems to be the strategy of many a student, taking the CBSE exams in the Capital on Monday. — Tribune Photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

GenXers rock for a cause noble

New Delhi, March 1 A large number of teenagers swayed to the rock beats strummed out by some of the budding bands as they played their original compositions side by side with some of the leading rock stars at the ‘Levis Great Indian Rock’ on Saturday and Sunday nights at the Hamsdhwani theatre in Pragati Maidan here.

Leading rock stars at the two-day extravaganza, organised to raise a voice against the scourge of HIV/AIDS.

Where industrial units endanger life
Faridabad, March 1
The small and medium industrial units, functioning in the residential areas of the town, have posed a serious threat to the life and property of the residents and workers.

Old woman beaten to death
Noida, March 1
A 65-year-old woman was beaten to death while her sons were injured in village Achher under Kasna police station.

CM for instituting Guru Granth Sahib Centre
New Delhi, March 1
The Delhi Chief Minister, Mrs Sheila Dikshit, has recommended the setting up of a Guru Granth Sahib Centre for Comparative Study of Religions at the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University run by the Delhi government here.

POLITICS

BJP fears misuse of administration during Lok Sabha
Sonepat, March 1
Reacting sharply to the announcement of the candidature of Mrs Krishna Malik, wife of the Haryana Director General of Police, Mr M S Malik, as the INLD candidate for the Sonepat Lok Sabha seat, the sitting MP, Mr Kishan Singh Sangwan, said that this contest will not be between the candidates of the two party but between the BJP and the administration.

COMMUNITY

Enjoying the company
FIFTY-year-old Naresh Kumar Jain took over as Secretary of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on July 1, 2003. Mr Jain is a Science and Law Graduate and a Fellow Member of the ICSI. He has over 29 years of work experience at a senior level in leading business groups. Prior to joining ICSI, he was working as Director (Legal) with Modi Group, New Delhi.

SNAPSHOT

Bollywood personality Shashi Kapoor, former CBI Director Joginder Singh and BJP secretary Sunil Shastri at the launch of the magazine, Nature and Wealth in the Capital recently.

Street kids in Delhi better fed than those in slums!
New Delhi, March 1
Can you believe that the street children would be getting better food and living conditions than those living in slum clusters with their families? It is shocking but true.

Irrigation project in abeyance due to poll notification
Sonepat, March 1
It was a moment of despair among hundreds of the residents of Baroda, Banwasa and Kohla villages when Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala cancelled his programme of laying the foundation stone of a long awaited lift irrigation project named as 2-R Baroda minor on Sunday following Election Commission’s announcement of election dates.

Now, pay your electricity bills in advance and earn interest
New Delhi, March 1
The North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) has launched an Advance Payment Scheme (APS) for consumers who wish to make payment of their electricity bills in advance as also earn interest on the amount paid.

Cricketer Ajay Jadeja with his son at an exhibition of artistic maps of Jharkhand,Uttaranchal and Sikkim, organsied by Dastakari Haat Samiti and Central Cottage Industries Corporation in the Capital on Monday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

DCs, SPs to address centre superintendents
Bhiwani, March 1
The deputy commissioners and superintendents of police will address the superintendents of examination centres of matric and senior secondary schools on March 10 for the smooth conduct of senior secondary and matric examinations commencing on March 12 and 13 respectively.

NCR BRIEFS
‘Road show’, a boost to electoral fortunes’: Cong
Rewari, March 1
The former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, Col. Ram Singh, asserted that the ‘road show’ of the Congress president, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, in Haryana had given a boost to the electoral fortunes of the party in Haryana.

DELHI DIGEST
BJP’s policies helping affluent classes: Cong
New Delhi, March 1
Speaking at a workers’ convention organised by the Adarsh Nagar District Congress Committee, the president of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr Prem Singh, said that the five-year rule of the BJP-led NDA coalition government was full of scams and corruption. He said that the policies and programmes of Centre were aimed at hitting the poor and helping the affluent class of the society.

Youth run over by train
Sonepat, March 1
A youth, identified as Anil, was run over and killed by a train between Sonepat and Sandal Kalan railway stations today.

Gold necklace snatched from woman
Sonepat, March 1
Two motorcycle-borne youths reportedly snatched a gold necklace from a woman while shopping in the main market of Sector 14, a residential colony of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) here last evening.

CRIME

Five persons held with narcotics worth Rs 4.5 crore
New Delhi, March 1
The Narcotics Branch of the Delhi Police claimed to have arrested five persons in three different cases and seized 4.5 kilograms of heroin and five kilograms of opium worth Rs 4.5 crore in the international market.

BUSINESS

New director for BHEL
New Delhi, March 1
Mr S. K. Jain took over as the Director (Human Resources) of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) here today. Earlier, as Executive Director, Mr Jain was heading the Haridwar complex of BHEL, comprising Heavy Electrical Equipment Plant, Central Foundry Forge Plant and Pollution Control Research Institute at Haridwar.

EDUCATION

Counselling centre for students opens
New Delhi, March 1
The Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University has opened a counselling centre for students seeking admission in different courses. The counselling centre comprises of persons having through knowledge of courses, their qualifications and other requirements needed for admission to the university.

CM urged to order vigilance probe on prize issue
Sonepat: The Haryana Students Welfare Association today urged Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala to order a vigilance probe into the complaints of the girl students of Hindu Girls College, Sonepat about the giving of Rs 501 instead of Rs 1,100 as announced in the annual prize distribution function held on February 26. And the association also demanded to take stern action against the college authorities for duping the girl students on this account.

SPORTS

Bhupender, Hemant slam tons for Pahari Dhiraj
New Delhi, March 1
Centuries by Bhupender Lingwal (143 n o) and Hemant Singh (117) helped Pahari Dhiraj Club defeat Engineers India Ltd (EIL) by 254 runs in an A-I Division match of the DDCA League at the University ground.

The Delhi University women’s cricket team members Shivani Gupta (captain), Jyoti Chopra, Archana, Deepti Dhayani, Khayat, Sugandh, Smriti, Shagun, Priyanka, Neetu, Rani, Tripti, Neha, Anusheel, Indu, Lalita and coach Ragini Malhotra at a reception on return to the Capital after winning Inter-University Cricket Championship.

Bhupender, Hemant slam tons
New Delhi, March 1
Centuries by Bhupender Lingwal (143 n o) and Hemant Singh (117) helped Pahari Dhiraj Club defeat Engineers India Ltd (EIL) by 254 runs in an A-I Division match of the DDCA League at the University ground.

Gaurav Gill races to title
New Delhi, March 1
Delhi boy Gaurav Gill raced to glory in the Formula Maruti event, reigning champion J D Madan won the top slot in the Esteem Saloon Class and 14-year-old Armaan Ebrahim won the Formula LGB event in the J K Tyre Racing Challenge held in Kolkata.

Cricket legends to comment on Indo-Pak series
New Delhi: Ten Sports have signed international cricketing legends Imran Khan, Ian Healey, Waqar Younis, Navjot Sidhu, Ian Chappell, Sanjay Manjrekar, Robin Jackman, Dean Jones, Rameez Raja and Ian Chappel among others for the upcoming cricket series between India and Pakistan. The series will be telecast live and exclusive on the channel.

Kapil Dev wins golf title
New Delhi, March 1
Kapil Dev emerged as the overall winner of the CII Golf Tournament held at the Jaypee Greens course in Greater Noida. Kapil scored a nett 69.20 under the Double Peoria Handicapping System that was an unusual feature of this event.

ADMINISTRATION

Lt-Gen Kalra takes over as DGMS Army
New Delhi, March 1
Lieutenant-General S P Kalra, AVSM and Bar, took over as the DGMS Army. An alumnus of G R Medical College, Gwalior, he joined the Armed Forces Medical Services in 1965. 

1,147 vehicles challaned
Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad police have booked 1,147 vehicles for not having fastened the seat belts during fortnight ago.