OID‰†‰KOID‰†‰OID‰†‰MOID‰†‰C New Delhi, Friday,November 28, 2003www.timesofindia.com Capital 34 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Sport For heiress Hilton, EC moves High Court Williams, Bracken silence is the to stay transfer of in Australian best PR policy Chhattisgarh DMs Test squad Page 12 Page 8 Page 17 WIN WITH THE TIMES GETTING TO THE BOTTOM All quiet on Maharashtra: No issue with CBI Established 1838 the frontier, Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. ● Maharashtra govt says it has no The first sign of corruption objection to CBI taking over case Delhi comes to a halt ● Shinde: Centre should have not in J&K in a society that is still Pankaj Nangia alive is that the end ordered CBI probe, the Centre has TIMES NEWS NETWORK TIMES NEWS NETWORK & PTI justifies the means. been sleeping Karnataka: We'll appeal to SC New Delhi: A burst waterpipe near New Delhi: The ceasefire — Georges Bernanos the ITO crossing led to traffic diver- between the Indian and Pak- ● State Cong says state government will approach sions and chaos on all major roads istan forces held for the sec- NEWS DIGEST SC if Centre forces a CBI probe on it leading to this busy thoroughfare ond day on Thursday,but vi- BJP: CBI can still come in near the trade fair grounds all olence flared anew in Jam- DMK chief chargesheeted: through Thursday. mu and Kashmir as a ● The state unit said the court had not ruled out the DMK president Karunanidhi has Traffic piled up and signals grenade explosion killed one been chargesheeted by the Tamil state government seeking a CBI probe became meaningless as vehicles Nadu police. P9 person in Srinagar, while Cong: Eat your words, Advani piled up bumper to bumper for miles five militants were gunned ● Cong said the court's refusal to hand over case to together. down in encounters else- PEOPLE POWER CBI vindicates party stand The bulk water supply pipeline be- where in the state. ● tween the Wazirabad treatment plant No major flare-ups were Speak your mind—loud and free. Advani should retract his statement on and the Greater Kailash reservoir in Maharashtra govt avoiding CBI probe reported from any sector Question of the week: south Delhi burst at 9.30 in the morn- along the 198-km Interna- ● Scam after scam: Is the Indian conscience dead? ing and virtually submerged In- tional Border in J&K, the ● Suggest ways to weed out corruption. draprastha Marg near Vikas Minar. 778-km Line of Control and The gridlock continued till the peak the 150-km Actual Ground Call today at 23492136 (between 12-1 pm). You Bombay HC says no traffic hours in the evening. Things Position Line in Siachen. can fax us on 2332 3346 / 2371 5832 e-mail: [email protected]. Your became worse with large last-day The security forces, how- response, along with your name, will be published in crowds thronging the trade fair. ever, continued with their SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA to CBI investigation ‘‘It took me two hours to reach Ba- stepped up counter-insur- November 30, 2003 hadurshah Zafar Marg from Patiala gency operations in the TIMES NEWS NETWORK House courts at about 5 pm,’’ said state.‘‘Our acceptance of the Preeti Paliwal, a call centre execu- ceasefire is without any Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday tive. With only one lane of the car- prejudice to counter-infiltra- declined to hand over the investigations into the riageway open to vehicles, traffic tion measures and anti-ter- Rs 3,000 crore fake stamp paper scam to CBI at this heading for ITO had to be diverted rorist operations,’’ said stage, and directed the Special Investigation Team via Ring Road. Buses heading for east additional director-general (SIT) to continue with its probe in Maharashtra. Delhi were diverted via Barakhamba (public information) at The order comes as a setback to the Union Road and Jawaharlal Nehru Marg. Army HQ, Maj-Gen Deepak government, which had belatedly wanted the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) engineers Summanwar. CBI to take over the probe. After a three-hour were repairing the pipeline till late The Army chief, General hearing, a Bench of chief justice C K Thakker evening, as officials warned of dry N C Vij, will be visiting the indiatimes.com POLL and Abhay Oka said, ‘‘At an appropriate time, taps in Lajpat Nagar, Greater border areas on Friday to re- the question of transferring the probe to the CBI Will the Eid ceasefire lead to Kailash, Panchsheel Enclave and view the situation. An Army breakthrough in Indo-Pak relations? will be considered.’’ East of Kailash on Friday. spokesman said the frequen- Despite a strong plea made by former city police The traffic jams were not limited to cy of the weekly hotline con- Yes 27% No 73% commissioner R S Sharma’s counsel V R the ITO area. For most of the day, ve- tact between the Indian and Manohar, the Bench said the SIT, headed by re- VOTE NOW: Should the Indian hicles moved bumper-to-bumper on Pakistani DGMOs (direc- cricket team rope in Steve Waugh tired director-general of police S S Puri, will con- Tilak Marg, Mathura Road, Ring tors-general of military op- as its mentor? tinue to probe the scam. Sharma, who has been in- Road, Barakhamba Road, Vikas Mi- erations) will only be in- Vote on indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 dicted by Puri for serious lapses in the scam nar, BSZ Marg and Jawaharlal Nehru creased if the need arises to probe, was recently shunted out of the police Marg near Delhi Gate. clarify certain issues. force, days before his retirement. Asked about the ground situation, In Srinagar, one person by Laxman YOU SAID IT Driving home his point for a CBI probe, joint commissioner of police (traffic) was killed and 12 injured Manohar said, ‘‘Telgi’s diary has names and Qamar Ahmed said: ‘‘The situation is when militants threw a telephone numbers of 19 ministers and top police under control. We are ensuring that grenade at a BSF picket in oficers.’’ According to him, the scam has traffic does not come to a stand still. the business centre of Lal widespread ramifications and may involve top However, things will only normalise Traffic moved at a snail’s pace outside Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on the last Chowk in the afternoon. The public officials, which needs to be probed by an once the pipe is repaired.’’ day of the trade fair on Thursday. grenade missed the target impartial agency like the CBI. and exploded on the road. Real or a metrosexual dream? CAT date clashes Reuters with CDS exam TIMES NEWS NETWORK New Delhi: The new date for Common Admission Test (CAT) to six IIMs has come as a shock to thousands of stu- dents. For, February 15 is the day when the Combined Defence Services (CDS) entrance exam will also be held. Though management and defence No, sorry sir. You are making a services may be two entirely different mistake. I’m not involved in stamp fields, a large number of students ap- scam. I’m involved in the exam pear for both exams. With the job mar- paper leak scandal... ket becoming increasingly competi- tive, students are forced to explore var- WEATHER ious career options. ‘‘I filled up both forms months ago. Max. 24ºC/Min. 7ºC The CAT getting cancelled was a huge Moonset: Friday – 9.59 pm disappointment in itself and now Moonrise: Saturday – 12.10 pm things are even more complicated,’’ Sunset: Friday – 5.24 pm said Vikrant Sharma, who had applied Sunrise: Saturday – 6.55 am for both the tests. Mist in the morning. Mainly clear sky. The CAT exam was rescheduled af- Minimum temperature will be around 7ºC. ter the question paper was leaked on Maximum relative humidity on Thursday Sunday.The exam for CDS lasts an en- 86% and minimum 27%. tire day and is conducted in three stages, with one hour breaks between each stage. The first phase begins at 9 am and the last paper ends at 5 pm. With the CAT timings being from 11 am to 1 pm, students say its impossible to attempt both. ‘‘I have spent more than Rs 20,000 on tuitions for CAT and Rs 10,000 on train- England’s star footballer David Beckham kisses his wife Victoria ing for the SSB interviews. 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