TOP STORIES

BJP promises relook at house tax
New Delhi, April 6
The BJP candidate from the South Delhi parliamentary constituency, Mr Vijay Kumar Malhotra, today said that the BJP-led NDA Government would have a fresh look at the issue of Unit Area Method of assessing house tax in Delhi if people voted for it.

Property tax hardship committee set up
New Delhi, April 6
The Hardship and Anomaly Committee has been constituted to consider the cases of hardship or anomalies of any individual in respect of property tax under the Unit Area Method of assessment of the property tax which has come into effect from April 1.

A visitor admiring one of the paintings on India-Pakistan thaw in ties at the painting exhibition on India Shining, organised by the BJP cultural cell at BJP headquarters in the Capital on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Canvassing on the canvas
New Delhi, April 6
After newspaper, television, radio, mobile and fixed telephone, the BJP has taken to canvassing on canvas.

Terrorists seeking bases around Delhi
Noida, April 6
Terrorists are setting up their bases in thickly populated areas around Delhi to create disturbance during elections, according to information available with police intelligence sources. The ultras are known to have changed their modus operandi also. They use some pseudo names and are known to be quite friendly with the youths, especially collegians.

Sadar BJP candidate Vijay Goel campaigning along with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh in the Capital on Tuesday. — A Tribune photograph

Aesthetics students get
Ethics paper
New Delhi, April 6
There was confusion and panic in the examination hall of the Jesus and Mary College today morning after the Philosophy students found that the question paper was of an entirely different subject than the one scheduled. Mercifully, things were sorted out subsequently with the intervention of the higher ups and the right question paper distributed to the students. The students got a shock of their lives when they found that the question paper was of Ethics. 

MNC engineer held for hounding IIT ex-colleague
New Delhi, April 6
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a software engineer, Sandeep Jain, on charges of molestation and also threatening his former colleague with dire consequences if she refused to marry him. The accused is an IIT graduate and working for a multinational company HCL-Perot systems.

PUBLIC PROPERTY
Gutted engine: Rly suffers loss of Rs 1.25 cr
Sonepat, April 6
The Northern Railway is reported to have suffered a loss of about Rs 1.25 crore on account of the burning of an engine and a bogie of the Panipat-bound passenger train (1 DPM EMU) at Sandal Kalan railway station, about 5 km from here on Sunday.

CRIME MAZE
Koshambi trader robbed of Rs 9 lakh
Ghaziabad, April 6
Two scooter-borne criminals looted Rs 9.40 lakh from a trader in broad daylight just outside the Bank of Baroda branch, Koshambi, under Indira Puram police station. The victim had just withdrawn the money.

POLITICS

MCD being financially weakened by Delhi Govt: BJP
New Delhi, March 6
The Leader of Opposition in the Standing Committee of the MCD, Mr Vijender Kumar Gupta, today alleged that the report of the Second Delhi Finance Commission had made the corporation financially weak, as it sought to take away certain financial powers which were till now vested with the civic body. The report was tabled before the Delhi Government two days back.

COMMUNITY

Sena stages dharna against fee hike by schools New Delhi, April 6 The Shiv Sena today staged a dharna to protest against the proposed 20 per cent fee hike from the current academic session by public schools and sought the intervention of President, Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, and Chief Minister, Ms. Sheila Dikshit. In a memorandum submitted to the President, Lt Governor Vijai Kapoor, the Chief Minister and Education Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely, the Shiv Sena said the fee hike is unjust. Activists of Shiv Sena during the protest against the proposed fee hike of public schools at Jantar Mantar in the Capital on Tuesday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

No-trust move against Zila Parishad chief
Faridabad, April 6
As many as 13 of the total 18 elected members of the Zila Parishad, Faridabad, have made a move to remove the present Chairman of the Parishad, Mr Rajesh Rawat, from his post through a ‘no-confidence motion’. One member of the Parishad is under suspension.

Medical cover for ex-servicemen
New Delhi, April 6
The Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) has been set up over the country. At Delhi chapter, it has been provided at three places, Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon. The scheme is to provide comprehensive medical cover to ex-servicemen all throughout the country.

Rivals hit out at INLD candidate for using Gurukul in canvassing
Sonepat, April 6
After facing serious allegations of the misuse of police administration in electioneering, the INLD nominee Krishna Malik has been targeting by the candidates and supporters of opposition parties for alleged misuse of the students and teaching staff of the educational institutions of the Kanya Gurukul Khanpur Kalan and Gurukul Bhainswal Kalan as she being the president of the management committee of the Gurukuls.

Dismissed police employees to campaign against INLD candidate
Sonepat, April 6
The dismissed employees of the Haryana Police, numbering around 1,600, held a state-level meeting at Gohana town, 35 km from here yesterday. The dismissed police employees resolved to campaign against the ruling Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate from Sonepat, Mrs Krishna Malik, who is the wife of the Haryana Director General of Police (DGP), Mr M S Malik.

District investigation units to review power theft cases: Paul
New Delhi, April 6
The Delhi Police Commissioner, Mr K. K. Paul, has ordered the district investigation units to review the matters pertaining to power thefts. He entrusted them with the responsibility of investigation of power theft cases.

NCR BRIEFS
630 polling booths for Rohtak seat
Jhajjar, April 6
About 630 polling booths would be set up in four Assembly constituencies of the district falling in Rohtak Lok Sabha segment, which would be manned by 756 election officers and 2,418 polling officers during the voting for the 14 Lok Sabha polls on May 10.

CRIME

2 held with fake currency notes near Red Fort
New Delhi, April 6
The Special Cell of the Delhi Police have arrested two persons and recovered counterfeit currency notes worth Rs 40,000 from their possession near the Red Fort.

BUSINESS

Now, the next generation milk at your doorstep
New Delhi, April 6
In its commitment to build a healthy nation, Paras group today launched the `next generation milk’ called Bactofuged milk. By introducing this new product based on the German technology of Bactofugation for the first time in northern India, Paras group has set a benchmark in milk technology.

Commission agents up in arms against privatisation move
Faridabad, April 6
The arhatiyas (commission agents) of various subzi mandis (vegetable markets) in Faridabad and Gurgaon districts protested against the decision of the state government to privatise the process of collecting the market fee from them.

GLITZ & GLAMOUR

LIFW unveils vision of emerging global aesthetic
SHOWING at the Lakme India Fashion Week (LIFW) for the first time, Namrata Joshipura says her design aesthetic draws on two primary inspirations, “First, is a belief in minimalism that is organic yet infused with colour and detail, where the fabric functions as an important design element and not merely a canvas upon which embellishment is placed. And second, is a vision of an emerging global aesthetic”.

• An ode to womanhood

• New fashion statement

• Sun care products
  

Doctors want off-label use of drugs defined
New Delhi, April 6
Medical experts in the country are seeking what they call, “defining the off-label use of medicines”. They claim that the procedure of off-label medicines like Aspirin is being practised by the doctors all over the world, basing it on scientific research.

SPORTS

Gautam Gambhir stars in Chand Khanna’s victory
New Delhi, April 6
A strokeful 69 by Gautam Gambhir helped Chand Khanna Club defeat Golden Hawks by eight runs in a Super A Division match of the DDCA League at the Khalsa College ground.

FCI to meet Collage Group in SAIL final
New Delhi, April 6
Food Corporation of India (FCI) defeated Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) by five wickets and entered the final of the 14th SAIL Trophy Cricket Tournament at the Mohan Meakins ground. FCI will take on Collage Group in the final to be played on April 8.

MRF ties up with Mitsubishi for APRC rally
New Delhi, April 6
MRF has tied up with Mitsubishi Motorsports for sponsoring Team MRF for the 2004 season. Team MRF will comprise of two Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 cars, and one of the cars will be rally built.

Vikaspuri sail into cricket semi-final
New Delhi, April 6
A dashing half century by Priyank Tehlan and deadly bowling by Prakash Kumar (4 for 21) helped Vikaspuri Coaching Centre defeat Young Friends by two runs and entered the semi-final of the first R C Sharma Memorial Under-19 Cricket Tournament at the Bharat Nagar ground. Priyank was declared the man of the match.

Dhoabha, SGAD Khalsa School move up New Delhi, April 6 Doabha Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Jalandhar defeated Bhupinder Khalsa School, Moga 2-0 in the opening match of the second All-India Sahibzada Ajit Singh Hockey Tournament, organised by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, at the Shivaji Stadium on Tuesday. The winners scored once in each half through Maninder Singh in the sixth minute and Gurjit Singh in the 38th minute respectively. Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee president Prehlad Singh Chandkhok and Lt-Governor Vijai Kapoor release balloons to signal the inauguration of the Ajit Singh Hockey Tournament at the Shivaji Stadium on Tuesday.

ADMINISTRATION

Action to be taken for defacement of properties: DC
Sonepat, April 6
The Deputy Commissioner of Sonepat, Mr M. R. Anand, today directed the various political parties, associations and the candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election to see that their activists and supporters desist from using public properties, including individual land, building, compound and wall for erecting flag posts, banners, pasting notices and writing slogans in this city and elsewhere in the district.