OID‰‰‰†‰KOID‰‰‰†‰OID‰‰‰†‰MOID‰‰‰†‰C New Delhi, Tuesday,May 20, 2003www.timesofindia.com Capital 38 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Times Sport Nicole Kidman sets It’s official: Kalyan Vettori stars in rousing sights on falling Singh will not go New Zealand win in love again back to the BJP against Sri Lanka Page 12 Page 11 Page 21 WIN WITH THE TIMES 50 years later, ready for the peak again AP Established 1838 12 injured Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. Peace is not the absence of conflict from life, but the ability to cope with it. in Daewoo — Sun Dial NEWS DIGEST J&K DGP shifted: Director gener- asset battle al of police A K Suri of J&K was on Monday replaced by additional DGP Gopal Sharma, while home secre- By Lalit Kumar & Byas Anand Greater Noida police has tary M M Bhat was shunted to the TIMES NEWS NETWORK been deployed at the unit to education department. P9 prevent workers from sabo- Greater Noida: Daewoo’s taging the plant. Revival of Silk Route: Defence bumpy Indian journey took The lenders were confi- minister George an ugly turn on Monday dent that this violence would Fernandes’ recent when the 1,000-plus unioni- not undermine their attempt visit to China and sed workers of the now-de- the visit next month to find buyers for the factory. funct carmaker attacked the “The exercise is still on and by Prime Minister court-appointed representa- Atal Bihari Vajpayee most of the leading manufac- tives of the company’s prime have raised hopes turers, including General of the revival of the lenders, preventing them Motors and Maruti, have ancient Silk Route from taking physical posse- shown interest in buying the to China, passing through Nathu La sion of the plant’s assets at unit in parts rather than as a in Sikkim. P9 Surajpur here. whole,” said a lender. Six policemen and as Sinha doubts Pak intent: Exter- The fresh controversy many striking employees started when the Mumbai nal affairs minister Yashwant Sinha were injured. Seven police said on Monday that Pakistan was high court receiver took pos- vehicles were smashed. unwilling to capture and hand over session of the plant on Satur- foreign terrorists targeting India from While the police fired in day. “The employees wanted Pakistani soil. P9 the air, and used rubber bul- redeployment and their lets, teargas and lathis, the dues. As the representatives Nanavaty’s statement: Justice workers, led by some local were unable to commit G T Nanavaty’s statement that the political leaders, allegedly anything, the workers at- evidence recorded till now did not threw brickbats at the police, tacked them,” a police indicate any serious lapse on the and even fired on them with part of the Gujarat administration source said. country-made pistols. All the and the police in controlling Everest Marathon participants line up for the event at the Everest base camp in Nepal on Monday. The marathon is in commemoration of the DM L Venkateshwar Lu the post-Godhra riots, has 50th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s climb to the summit of the world’s highest peak. injured were admitted to the added: “We have held meet- evoked a strong reaction from local Kailash Hospital. ings with the workers and lawyers involved in the cross- ‘‘Around 600 employees the bankers. We have told the examination. P9 had forcibly taken over the workers they will be pun- New military plant, and refused to come ished for taking the law in YOU SAID IT by Laxman out. All of them have vacat- their hands.” Cong banks on alliances ed the place,” district police Picture on page 3 commander chief Rajiv Krishna said. A Banks fail to liquidate seized By Rajesh Ramachandran and also a member of the PAC, force of 200 members of the assets: Page 15 TIMES NEWS NETWORK The arithmetic termed coalitions an ‘‘inevitability’’ for Al-Qaida in the contemporary Indian Power in Delhi with alliances in New Delhi: The Congress appears • situation. Singapore: The Egyptian states where the party is weak who guards to be veering round to the idea of a The Congress already has an al- Drugs seized from the elusive ‘‘coalition of like-minded parties’’ • It could get 180-200 seats on liance with Laloo Prasad Yadav’s Osama bin for the 2004 general elections to its own with such alliances RJD and the Left parties are expect- Laden has counter the BJP-led alliance. ed to support any Congress-led alter- U N Biswas’s tenants Amidst speculation of an early • Such alliances could help it taken over as native in Delhi, thus taking care of TIMES NEWS NETWORK in CG block, was shocked general election and the party’s as- reach the magic figure of 272 Al-Qaida’s the difficult states of Bihar and West on being informed about sertion that the four assembly polls military com- Bengal. After the DMK’s support of Kolkata: Acting on a tip- the racket and said he had scheduled for November is a ‘‘semi- mander fol- could reach the magic figure of 272 the Congress in the Sattankulam by- off from the US Drug En- ‘‘no idea’’ of the activities lowing cap- final’’, Congress leaders feel their and come to power. election in Tamil Nadu, some lead- forcement Agency that an Saif al-Adel of his now-missing tenant ture of party can come to power in Delhi if Arjun Singh, veteran Congress ers in the party are confident of international drug racket San Ngiang Thanga. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, it forges firm alliances in the states leader and a member of its political striking a firm alliance with the was operating from Salt Thanga, a Burmese na- the mastermind of Sept 11, a where it is most weak. affairs committee (PAC), told The DMK, though some Congressmen Lake in Kolkata, the Nar- tional, had come to him terrorism expert says. The Congress has been reduced to Times of India on Monday, ‘‘Sure, it are still close to Jayalalithaa. cotics Control Bureau with a forged Indian pass- That board has faded. It has been Saif al-Adel, who has a $25 a minor role in four states — Uttar is time to sort out the issue of coali- However,the key to the Congress’s sleuths on Monday arrest- there for too long. Put this new port and a recommenda- million price on his head on Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and tion one way or the other. This spec- national fortunes is UP and party one there. ed three Myanmarese and tion from the government the FBI’s list of most wanted West Bengal — that account for 200 ulation is on the background of real- leaders admit any proposal for a two Chinese nationals of Mizoram. terrorists. ‘‘They chose him Parliament seats. According to Con- ities that exist. Nothing is insur- broad coalition would have to first from the rented flat of for- A huge consignment of indiatimes.com POLL because he is their most com- gress leaders, the party could get mountable in this situation. But the address the thorny issue of tying up mer CBI additional direc- Ephedrine Hydrochloride petent man and he fits the anywhere between 180 to 200 seats issue of alliance should be ad- with Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Sama- tor U N Biswas. weighing 24 kg was seized Yesterday’s results: Are you in favour of typical Al-Qaida, Islamic je- nationwide on its own if it strikes al- dressed by the PAC first and without jwadi Party.‘‘UP definitely is the key, Biswas, who lives on the from the flat. women being inducted into India’s had mindset,’’ said Rohan elite commando forces? liances in these difficult states. And that I cannot comment any further.’’ but speculation on a coalition there first floor of the building Shock for Biswas: Page 9 Gunaratna. Reuters then, with the help of these allies, it Jaipal Reddy, party spokesman is not warranted now,’’ said Singh. Yes 67% No 33% • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. Today’s question: Will the BCCI move to create an ex-spinners’ panel help Freehold gift for leaseholders produce quality bowlers? TIMES NEWS NETWORK (DDA) in respect of the area. Cast your vote on Just plots, no politics www.indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 The public will be kept informed New Delhi: With Delhi assembly through brochures published by elections barely six months away, • Not timed for the polls, says Ananth Kumar the agencies concerned. the Union cabinet on Monday ap- The DDA hopes to raise Rs 455 proved conversion of industrial • Will cut red tape and curb crore from people going in for con- and commercial plots in the Capi- evasion versions in various categories — tal from leasehold to freehold at the in middle income, higher income rate of 10 per cent of the current • Well over 20,000 property owners will gain and self-financing schemes. land rate. Ananth Kumar said the govern- Making the announcement, ment’s move was aimed at remov- WEATHER urban development minister volving encroachment on public ing official discretion and any eva- Ananth Kumar called the decision o o land will not be allowed the facility sion because of red tape. Public ha- Max temp: 42.3 C/Min: 25.6 C ‘‘an ongoing process’’, rejecting of conversion. rassment would also be curbed. Sunset: Tuesday — 7.07 pm suggestions that it had been timed Conversion will also be permit- The Delhi government has Sunrise: Wednesday — 5.27 am for the polls.