TOP STORIES

Motorists booked a year after straying on PM’s route
New Delhi, April 4
The Delhi Police have filed a chargesheet against the two motorists who allegedly breached Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s security by straying on the path of his cavalcade almost a year ago.

Convict out on parole kills kids, ends it all with wife
Rewari, April 4
Naresh (32) and his wife Bimla (29) first strangled their two sons, Narender (6) and Satish (4), to death and then the husband and wife hung themselves to death in Daroli village, about 18 km. from here last night.

Chautala accuses BJP of betraying INLD
Sonepat, April 4
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of betraying the Indian National Lok Dal. The INLD leader accused the BJP of joining hands with the Congress party in maligning his government in Haryana.

Chhota Rajan’s hitmen arrested in Capital New Delhi, April 4 The Delhi Police Special Cell claims to have arrested two associates of the underworld gangster Chhota Rajan last night near Sanjay Park in Laxmibai Nagar. The sleuths also claim to have recovered two weapons and 11 live cartridges from their possession. Delhi Police Special Cell arrested the two hitmen of dreaded underworld gangster Chhota Rajan in the Capital on Sunday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

CITY ALERT
Most Noida units ill-equipped to fight fires
Noida, April 4
A fire in the prestigious sector 18 market yesterday has once again highlighted the inadequacy of the fire fighting equipment installed on the commercial and industrial premises.

TANKER GUTTED
Train services disrupted
Sonepat, April 4
Train services on the Delhi-Ambala-Kalka section of the Northern Railway remained disrupted for several hours following the burning of a diesel engine of a Panipat-bound EMU shuttle (1-DPM) at Sandal Kalan railway Station, about 5km from here this afternoon.

POLITICS

HVP candidate sure of winning
Jhajjar, April 4
The Haryana Vikas Party candidate from Rohtak parliamentary seat, Ms Usha Ahlawat, has expressed confidence of her win in the elections as the people are extending wholehearted support to the party during electioneering in the village.

Congress has leadership problem: Venkaiah
New Delhi, April 4
“Every household has a telephone … poorer persons like rickshaw-pullers have a mobile telephone … yet the Congress is questioning about the feel good factor,” said BJP president Venkaiah Naidu at a public meeting after inaugurating the election office of the party’s candidate from the Karol Bagh (Reserved) constituency, Ms Anita Arya, who was a member of the dissolved 13th Lok Sabha.

Demand to keep anti-Sikh ‘rioters’ out of elections
New Delhi, April 4
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) has said that the INC should desist from fielding candidates suspected of involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Sikhs, it said, had not forgotten the trauma of the riots and giving tickets to such persons would hurt the sentiments of the community.

COMMUNITY

Erratic water supply throws normal life out of gear
Sonepat, April 4
Thousands of residents all over Sonepat city have been a sleepless lot for the past two weeks following the inadequate and erratic supply of drinking water by the Public Health Department.

A Delhi Police Brass Band performing at Nehru Park in the Capital on Sunday. — Photo by Kamal Singh A kid being administered polio drops at Najafgarh in the Capital. Women participating in the Khalsa march organised on the 500th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Angad Dev in the Capital on Sunday. — Photo by Kamal Singh

Farmers bear the brunt of theft
Sonepat, April 4
The farmers in the villages of Rai water service division in the district have not been receiving their due share of irrigation water for the past few months due to erratic and inadequate supply of canal water and alleged theft of irrigation water.

Minister opens National Seminar on Achaar & Murabba
New Delhi, April 4
The third National Seminar on Achaar & Murabba was held today at Pragati Maidan in the Capital. With an intention to stabilise the pickle and murabba industries, NNS with support of All India Food Processors Association of National Achaar Murabba Association, has organised the third National Seminar on Achaar and Murabba.

DELHI DIGEST
Lift ban on inter-state trade of first point goods: CAIT
New Delhi, April 4
An apex body of trade associations and federations, the Confederation of All India Traders has sought a review of the imposition of ban by the Government of NCT of Delhi’s Department of Sales Tax on inter-state trade of first point goods.

NCR BRIEFS
Condolence meeting held for Tohra
New Delhi, April 4
The Shiromani Gurdwara Sewadar Committee held a condolence meeting for Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra. Tributes were paid to the veteran leader. The president of the panel, Raja Singh Sethi, talked about the services of Jathedar Tohra for the Sikh panth in his capacity as the president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee.

CRIME

Youth killed after dispute over land
New Delhi, April 4
A youth, identified as Narinder, died after being assaulted with weapons by four persons while he was irrigating his land at Thana Khurd village, about 15 km from here last night.

No breakthrough in kidnapping case
New Delhi, April 4
The police have failed to achieve any breakthrough in the kidnapping of two young traders, identified as Sunny Jain and Ashu Jain, on March 25. According to a report, though the police have carried out a number of raids at the possible hideouts of the culprits in Delhi, U.P., Maharashtra and Haryana, they have failed to find any clue.

BUSINESS

EDUCATION

Students to spread HIV/AIDS message
New Delhi, April 4
Having proved their worth as effective ambassadors for spreading awareness about various issues whether related to the environment or social ills, students have now chosen to focus on the dreaded HIV/AIDS, an affliction, which is causing concern world over.

SCHOOL BUZZ Girls’ self-defence show packs a punch Birla Vidya Niketan girls put up a powerful display of self-defence skills, during the Closing Ceremony of a two-week ‘Self-Defence Training Programme’ conducted by Delhi Police, Crime Against Women Cell in the school, for girls of Classes VII–XII. Students of Children’s Valley School set the ramp on fire
Scholar Badge Ceremony ‘War for Peace’ Prize distribution	Cultural programme Talent show

PRINCIPALSPEAK
Your behaviour betrays your status in life
The army was waiting near the banks of a river for the enemy to make their move. A soldier was dispatched to inquire if anyone had seen the enemy pass by. A little way off, he saw an old blind seer sitting outside his hut.

Akal Academy Baru Sahib opens a new chapter in students’ life The Akal Academy Baru Sahib is a unique institution started to implement the vision and mission of Sant Attar Singh Ji and Sant Teja Singh Ji to provide conducive environment for spiritual, intellectual and physical development of the students coming from all parts of India and abroad. Baru Sahib, nestled in the hills

SPORTS

16 teams for Ajit Singh Hockey tourney
New Delhi, April 4
Sixteen prominent Khalsa Schools from Delhi and Punjab will participate in the second All-India Sahibzada Ajit Singh Gold Cup Hockey Tournament to be played simultaneously at the Shivaji Stadium and the National Stadium from April 6 to 13. The tournament will be played on a league-cum-knockout basis.

Najafgarh Club race past Lal Bahadur Shastri
New Delhi, April 4
An all-round display by Manoj Kataria (40, 1x6, 6x4, 46b, 2x24) and a spitfire 45 by Abhishek enabled Najafgarh Sports Club defeat Lal Bahadur Shastri Club by four wickets in the 14th All-India Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce ground, Pitampura.

• Sonnet beat Madan Lal Academy

• Jatin Khanna deadly

• Alpine Club win

Delhi XI beat Queensland varsities New Delhi, April 4 A Delhi Invitation XI defeated the visiting Queensland Universities team by five wickets in a limited-over match played at the Teri Oval. Batting first, the visitors made 197 all out in 39.5 overs while Delhi Invitation XI notched up 200 for the loss of five wickets.
Australian High Commissioner Penelope Wensley and Teri director Dr R K Pachauri with the Queensland Universities team and Delhi XI team before the start of their limited-over match at the Teri Oval on Sunday.

Top eves for ITF tourney
New Delhi, April 4
Top women players of the country like Rushmi Chakravarthi, Sai Jayalakshmi, Ankit Bhambri and Sonal Phadke are the prominent entries for the $10,000 Bank of Baroda ITF Women’s Tennis Tournament to be held at the R K Khanna Stadium from April 5 to 9.