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OID‰†‰KOID‰†‰OID‰†‰MOID‰†‰C We wish you a happy Gurpurab New Delhi, Saturday,November 8, 2003www.timesofindia.com Capital 38 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Sport Jessica was raped Jogi overcomes Flintoff shines with by Iraqi abductors, nerves, settles ball and bat in win says new book for Marwahi against Bangla Page 12 Page 10 Page 17 WIN WITH THE TIMES Established 1838 Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. Death for Sushil Sharma ‘DPM ne yeh Those wanting to improve TIMES NEWS NETWORK trousers, Sharma seemed re- Reading out the sentence on democracy in their countries signed after the sentence was an- Friday,Additional Sessions Judge the legal route should not wait for New Delhi: Former Youth Con- nounced. “I respect the capital G.P. Thareja said the case fell in gress president Sushil Sharma kya kar diya?’ permission. punishment,” he said. the ‘‘rarest of rare’’ category as Sharma’s options: He can was sentenced to death by a city — Bulent Ecevit Sharma’s counsel P K Dham defined by the Supreme Court. “It appeal against the death penalty By Siddharth Varadarajan provided a court on Friday for murdering his said he would not appeal against is an extremely brutal, diabolical to the High Court, Supreme Court TIMES NEWS NETWORK handle to wife Naina Sahni eight years ago. the sentence. “The state is bound act ... a dead body in this country and President Sharma’s accomplice Keshav hardline el- to refer the matter to the high is respected by all ... by burning New Delhi: Senior offi- ements. Kumar was sentenced to seven court where we will argue our the dead body the accused intend- His chances: The sentence cials formulating the Cen- Gurpurab, the most important festival years’ rigorous imprisonment for ‘‘Since Ad- in the Sikh calendar, marks the birth case,” he said. ed that Sahni should go unwept, may be reduced to a life term if tre’s approach towards the vani makes of Guru Nanak, the founder of the conspiring with Sharma in dis- Convicting Sharma on Monday, unsung and unheard,’’ Thareja courts feel it was not “rarest of Hurriyat have urged posing Sahni’s body.They burned several faith. On this day, the Granth Sahib the court had thus described the said. rare” crimes Deputy PM Advani not to speeches a is carried in a colourful procession – a it in the tandoor (oven) of ITDC- situation that led to Sahni’s death: Justice at last: P5 make statements which L K Advani week, he culmination of Akhand Path. Sikhs visit owned Baghiya restaurant — Ku- Sharma did not let Sahni leave his Trial court says: Crime was might derail the proposed should realise the effect,’’ gurdwaras dressed in festive finery mar was the restaurant manager. MORE ON OUR WEBSITE flat, though they were not official- so diabolical and brutal, and dialogue before it begins. an official said later. and decorate their homes with lamps. The sentence order will now be ly married. Sahni wanted to make Tandoor murder case Sharma showed such disrespect The unusual request Among those attending referred to the Delhi High Court their relationship public; this led Complete coverage for the body that he deserves the was made days after Ad- were IB director K P for confirmation. to quarrels that “motivated the ac- harshest punishment vani announced on Octo- NEWS DIGEST visit www.timesofindia.com Singh, RAW chief C D Sa- Dressed in a white shirt and cused to get rid of her”. ber 24 that the landmark hay, the Centre’s Kashmir SBI cuts deposit rates: SBI has Shriram Vernekar dialogue would only be interlocutor N N Vohra, decided to reduce interest rates on about ‘‘decentralisation’’. home secretary N domestic term deposits by 0.25-0.5 TN House slaps The remark drew an im- per cent. P15 Gopalaswami, OSD in the mediate response from PMO and former RAW jail sentence on Hurriyat leaders, with the chief A S Dulat, cabinet Mirwaiz declaring the secretary Kamal Pande, ‘Hindu’ editors new initiative a ‘‘fraud’’. and officials from MEA. ‘‘We barely had time to According to sources, By Swati Das be stunned ourselves Advani initially argued TIMES NEWS NETWORK when phone calls started there was nothing wrong coming from Srinagar in his ‘‘talking about the Chennai: The Tamil Nadu saying ‘‘DPM ne yeh kya unity and integrity of In- assembly’s committee on kar diya (What is this that dia’’, especially when he privileges on Friday sen- the DPM has done?),’’ an has to address different indiatimes.com POLL tenced five senior journal- official told this reporter. types of audiences. But ists of The Hindu to 15 days Matters cooled only af- eventually he did concede Do you agree with Imran Khan that imprisonment for breach of Pakistan’s bowling is much ter assurances were pro- there was a danger of sig- better than India’s? privilege over a series of ar- vided to the Mirwaiz and nals getting crossed. ticles printed in April. Hurriyat chief Abbas ‘‘The decentralisation Yes 73% No 27% Late on Friday night, the Ansari that Advani’s com- announcement made no VOTE NOW : Would you like to see Laloo police swarmed all over the ment ‘‘was not in sync sense from the constitu- Prasad Yadav as India’s Prime Minister? newspaper premises looking with what the PM had in tional angle’’, an official for the five journalists — Vote on indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 mind’’. Peeved by this pol- said. ‘‘Article 258, on the publisher S Rangarajan, edi- icy incoherence at the Centre conferring powers tor N Ravi, executive editor highest levels, the inter- on states in certain cases, YOU SAID IT by Laxman Malini Parthasarathy, chief agency group tasked with hasn’t been extended to of bureau V Jayanth and preparing for the Hurriy- J&K.’’. Another official special correspondent Rad- at talks, met with Advani questioned the wisdom of ha Venkatesan. in his office on October 29. offering the Hurriyat ‘de- P Selvam, editor of the Sources say some of the centralisation’ when the DMK organ Murasoli and officials expressed their Centre had rejected the brother of Union cabinet unhappiness at the ‘‘de- National Conference’s de- minister Murasoli Maran, centralisation’’ comment. mand for ‘autonomy’. ‘‘It’s was also given a 15-day sen- THE COP WHO LEFT HIS STAMP ON THE FORCE: Inspector-general of police Shridhar Wagal (centre) being escorted by They said such comments a bit like waving a red tence on the same charge. personnel of the Special Investigating Team from Mumbai to Pune on Friday. Wagal was arrested in Mumbai for his were unhelpful as they rag,’’ he said. The committee also de- alleged complicity in the fake stamp paper scam. Report on page 8 creed 30 days of imprison- ment for DMK MLA Parithi Illamvazhuthi in another Kumaratunga offers breach of privilege case. Talking to reporters at The Hindu office, editor-in- national government chief N Ram termed the ver- Colombo: Sri Lanka president Chandrika dict as ‘‘anti-democratic’’ Kumaratunga on Friday invited all political and ‘‘an attack on freedom of parties to form a government of “national Maybe they all lack honesty, in- speech and writing.’’ reconciliation” after justifying the sacking of tegrity and loyalty and are greedy He said, ‘‘We expect the three ministers. and corrupt. But that should not PM, the Deputy PM, the rul- “I invite all... To form a grand alliance of make you say you won’t vote. It is ing party in all other states all patriotic forces and form a government of highly undemocratic not to vote, and the Opposition parties national reconciliation,” she said in a tele- whatever the reason, young man! here, will speak for us. I vised address to the nation. “I stand ready to would be surprised if any discuss with all parties, including the prime WEATHER party, other than the minister.”The Lankan president said she had AIADMK would say this is o o taken over the ministries of defence, interior Max: 34 C / Min: 16 C right.’’ He added: “Our job is and information as national security had Moonset: Sunday – 6.42 am to ensure the welfare of the Moonrise: Saturday – 5.12 pm been jeopardised by prime minister Ranil people who are targeted. Our Wickremesinghe’s 21-month-old government. Sunset: Saturday – 5.31 pm lawyers are on the job.” Sunrise: Sunday – 6.39 am Earlier in the day, president Chandrika Ku- Ram said one of the per- maratunga withdrew the state of Emergency Mainly clear sky. Mist in the morning. Mini- sons was his uncle, publish- o she had imposed two days ago. mum temperature will be around 15 C. er Rangarajan, who is ailing Speaking at the airport after returning Maximum relative humidity on Friday 86% and very old. The police had from the US, prime minister Ranil Wick- and minimum 18%. gone to Jayanth’s house and remesinghe pledged to reopen parliament and intimidated his wife. ‘‘This revive the peace process. Asserting that the More than 100,000 jobs at is a drastic criminal viola- whole peace process was ‘‘at risk’’ due to the tion and we will file a crimi- president’s action, Wickremesinghe said, ‘‘I nal case against the police. Is www. .com have to create an environment in which the this the way civilised police India’s No.1 Jobs site must behave? This is what peace process can go forward.’’ He stressed happens if they are instru- that the US, the European Union, Japan, In- Book your Classifieds dia and Norway had urged him to push ahead 24 hours service: “51-666-888” ments in the hands of those who do not care.’’ the peace negotiations.

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