OID‰‰†‰KOID‰‰†‰OID‰‰†‰MOID‰‰†‰C New Delhi, Tuesday,June 24, 2003www.timesofindia.com Capital 34 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Times Sport Shania Twain picks Javed Akhtar Real Madrid win up Canada’s music sings a Shiv Spanish title for video award Sena tune record 29th time Page 12 Page 11 Page 20 WIN WITH THE TIMES Electricity Established 1838 cost goes Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. Walking the talk on Sikkim One cannot subdue a man up on July 1 by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not By Rahul Chhabra By Manoj Joshi AP from force. TIMES NEWS NETWORK TIMES NEWS NETWORK Areas ceded by Pakistan to China — David Borenstein New Delhi: The cost of elec- Beijing: After years of dither- P Much of A Areas CHINA the region tricity will go up from July 1. ing, India and China on Monday K held by claimed IS While all consumers will took a definite step forward on China by China NEWS DIGEST TA have to shell out more, the the prickly border issue with China hasn't N accepted Indian Taj project: More murky facts level of hike in tariffs for do- Prime Minister Vajpayee and sovereignty about the proposed Taj project are mestic and industrial con- Chinese premier Wen Jiabao NEPALin Sikkim coming to light. Union culture min- sumers may be different. signing a memorandum on ex- Delhi istry officials say it is ‘‘a miracle’’ that ‘‘The fresh tariffs will be fi- panding trade through the the public sector National Projects nalised on Tuesday,’’ said Sikkim-Tibet frontier crossing INDIA Construction Corporation Limited Delhi Electricity Regulatory of Nathu-La. (NPCC) went ahead with the task Commission (DERC) chief, V Though the details of the HINDI-CHINI BUY-BUY despite a committee pointing out K Sood. On an average, power memorandum will only be made various defects in its report. P9 tariffs increased by 15 per public on Tuesday, it is under- • China to set up $500 million US visa rush: Students from cent when DERC revised the stood that the creation of a cus- corpus for investments in India across the country headed for rates in June 2001. toms post at Nathu-La will start • Both sides target $10 billion trade American universities are making a Commission officials said the process of China recognis- volume by 2005 beeline to the US consulate in the new tariffs will be based ing — de facto at first but even- • Separate norms for vegetable on the submission of private Kolkata, as the consulate in tually de jure — that Sikkim is a and fruit exports to China Chennai and the embassy in Delhi distribution companies of part of India, something Beijing are unable to cope with the deluge their investments for aug- has not done since the state OPEN FOR BUSINESS of applications. P9 mentation of the system joined the Indian Union in 1975. and reduction in losses Six-month multiple-entry business 2 gangsters killed: The crime The Sikkim deal has been in due to thefts. the works for a while, with the visas with multiple stays of less branch of the Ahmedabad police than 90 days each to promote shot dead two people, allegedly The performance of the two sides holding focused talks sharp-shooters belonging to the private distribution compa- over the past two years. It is short-term trade and Chhota Shakeel gang, on Monday. nies plays a significant role learnt that the Chinese present- business-related travel They were supposedly out to assas- in the finalisation of the new ed a draft to New Delhi five days sinate two senior BJP leaders. P7 tariff. ‘‘Since the revenue of back, which was subsequently ... AND FOR PILGRIMS distribution companies is worked upon by Indian officials. Hawk deal: Britain has once again New Delhi seeks an alternate route eroded due to losses the bur- Asked whether he would clas- WEN WILL THE FLOWERS BLOOM? Prime Minister Vajpayee plants the obligatory sapling urged India for an early conclusion den of compensating them outside the Peking University exchange centre in Beijing on Day 2 of his China visit. for Mansarovar yatra of the lucrative ‘‘Hawk’’ AJT deal, sify Monday’s talks and agree- for these losses will have to estimated to be over one billion ments as a breakthrough in pounds. The government, in turn, be shared by consumers, said Sino-Indian relations, a senior jing will gain an easy transit Briefing reporters earlier in three-phase approach to resolv- istan hardly figured on the agen- has told Britain that the matter is un- a DERC official. Indian official hesitated to an- route into Tibet, allowing it to the day — while the talks were ing the issues: (1) phase out the da. According to a source, ‘‘Pak- der ‘‘active consideration’’ of the swer. ‘‘It could be’’, he said, ‘‘but supply the inaccessible plateau still on — external affairs minis- difficult problems; (2) Don’t al- istan was a non-issue that basi- Cabinet. P11 Rain check I would rather say it is the be- relatively cheaply by sea and ter Yashwant Sinha spoke of the low them to affect the process of cally came up for four-five min- ginning of a process’’. The offi- road via Kolkata and Nathu-La great warmth on both sides and our mutual understanding; and utes in the talks’’. YOU SAID IT by Laxman Monday, cial predicted that as far as the instead of through the Chinese noted that ‘‘the world view of (3) undertake consultations on According to Sinha, the June 23 overall border talks are con- mainland. the two countries was similar if equal footing in a friendly at- Chinese Premier commended cerned, ‘‘there will definitely be In addition, according to the not identical on most issues’’. mosphere to find solutions. Vajpayee’s initiative on Kashmir a sharp forward movement’’. Xinhua news agency, quoting Foreign secretary Kanwal Asked whether the Chinese and mentioned that China Delhi Monday’s deal is clearly a a Chinese official, the agree- Sibal said that both sides had supply of missiles and nuclear had an interest in a peaceful win-win outcome for both India ment also marks the first time raised outstanding issues in spe- material to Pakistan also came South Asia which would con- and China. New Delhi hopes India has recognised in an ex- cific terms, but he refused to up for discussion, Sinha de- tribute to stability in the region Kolkata eventually to get Beijing’s for- plicit way that the Tibet spell out details at this stage. He clined to comment on what he and the world. mal recognition of Indian sover- Autonomous Region is part of said that the Chinese premier said was a sensitive issue. It is PM: No threat to each other: P7 June 22 eignty over Sikkim, while Bei- Chinese territory. had said that there should be a understood, however, that Pak- Business and more business: P7 Mumbai Chennai BJP banks on Ayodhya deal for success in polls • Thunderstorms to continue for the next By Smita Gupta which will set the tone for the Party general secretary Muk- proach carries a greater chance handed over entirely to the Hin- two days in Delhi and TIMES NEWS NETWORK general elections in 2004, sources thar Abbas Naqvi admitted on of success. dus. However,for the moment, the nearby areas said, it feels a ‘‘success’’ on the Monday that though the prelimi- On the government’s Ayodhya- BJP does not wish to say any- New Delhi: The Vajpayee gov- • Delhi has recorded Ram Janmabhoomi front could naries were being done without for-Kashi-and-Mathura formula, thing publicly on this. One senior 91 mm rain till now, ernment may not have the un- make all the difference. the VHP, the latter would have to which has been strenuously op- leader said: ‘‘We don’t mind if the True there are clear proofs of compared to the normal stinted backing of the VHP and A senior party leader even said be brought in at a later stage to posed by the VHP and the RSS, VHP keeps talking about its nepotism, corruption, favouritism, the RSS for its Ayodhya initiative, that the positive impact in the ensure the acceptability of the Naqvi was non-committal. How- claim to these two.’’ but it is unfair to arrest him of 55 mm for June • But till last week, the but the BJP is supporting the country of solving the Ayodhya formula being worked on. ever, BJP sources said with func- Sources say that the starting because, there are unshakeable move fully. With the BJP uncer- proofs of his honesty, integrity, country recorded issue — if it includes building a The BJP leadership wanted tioning mosques, cheek by jowl point for a solution this time innocence, too...! a 22% deficiency tain about the results of the as- temple at the disputed site — this time to get the Muslim lead- with Hindu temples, at both will have to be with the with- in rainfall sembly elections to four key would outweigh any displeasure ership on board before getting the Kashi and Mathura, there was no drawal of the title suit by the Sun- states at the end of the year, incurred. VHP in as it feels that this ap- way that the shrines could be ni Waqf Board. 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