OID‰†‰KOID‰†‰OID‰†‰MOID‰†‰C New Delhi, Monday,December 1, 2003www.timesofindia.com Capital 32 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Sport Chandrika backs We need better people Laxman’s knock colleague for top in politics, and in the only saving job in C’wealth power, says Lyngdoh grace for India Page 11 Page 8 Page 17 WIN WITH THE TIMES Will you VOTE today? Established 1838 Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. Pak okays Indian overflights Delhiites tell it like it is Voting is one of the few things where boycotting in do not want to pre-empt any de- I will vote, just because it is protest clearly makes the Talks on airlink This means... cision. But it certainly sets the mood right for the meeting.” a fundamental right. But I problem worse rather A-I, IA will save money A-I’s losses Rs 40 crore a year, IA’s Rs 8 than better. Airlinks between the two know that no matter who I vote for, begin today crore on Gulf operations; now flying time will be cut by 75 minutes countries was snapped in the at the end of the day, there — Jane Auer wake of the December 13, 2002 TIMES NEWS NETWORK & Agencies Air link talks will go smoothly Overflights issue had stalled last will be no change in our lives. round; the offer sets an amicable tone to talks this time terror attack on Parliament. NEWS DIGEST Islamabad/New Delhi: On the On Monday,the Indian delega- — Oindrila Ghosh, research scholar eve of talks with India on resum- Rail links also likely India had said Samjhauta Express would run if tion will be led by director gen- Breakthrough in CAT scam: ing civil aviation links, Pakistan Pak lifted flight ban eral of civil aviation Satinder I always vote. As an Indian The CBI on Sunday detained an em- announced on Sunday that it Singh and include officials from ployee of the Mumbai-based print- PM will fly directly to Islamabad Vajpayee will fly straight for citizen, it is my right and my would lift the ban on Indian SAARC (not through Dubai) defence and external affairs min- ing press, Institute of Banking Per- istries. The Pakistan team will vote counts. You feel special on sonnel Services, who allegedly flights in its air space. But the terror isn’t over Militants attack senior J&K official (P7) be headed by additional secre- leaked the CAT papers. Making the announcement, election day because it is president Pervez Musharraf tary in defence ministry, Maj your verdict. EC notice to Poonam Azad: The described it as a goodwill ges- ing overflights. Civil aviation minister Rajiv Gen Mohd Ashraf Chaudhry. EC has issued a notice to the BJP — Tripendra Singh, businessman ture. Shortly afterwards, foreign India promptly welcomed Pratap Rudy said, “Though we MORE ON OUR WEBSITE candidate in the Gole Market con- minister Khurshid Mehmood the announcement and said it have not received any official stituency, Poonam Azad, following a Kasuri said there should be no was looking forward to a suc- communication as yet, it is still a Indo-Pak Ties I will vote, not because it is Congress complaint. P5 delay in working out the modali- cessful outcome of the talks on positive move. The two delega- Complete Coverage my duty or anything like Ban on processions: In view of ties and technicalities of resum- restoring airlinks. tions will meet tomorrow and I visit www.timesofindia.com that, but because it’s a holiday. assembly polls in Delhi, a ban was If we have a holiday, we imposed on taking out of proces- sions in the Capital till December 4 may as well make use of it. without the permission of the police. Indian squad — Susanto Sen, economist Debate over tenure: Though Two trophies — in the bag and in his arms Kanwal Sibal was not given an ex- AFP Down Under to I will vote. I feel it is the only tension as foreign secretary, the de- effective comment we can bate over a two-year tenure contin- ues as retirement dates are such clutch at Reid make on our MLA. If we don’t, how that most future secretaries will have TIMES NEWS NETWORK will those who don’t perform tenures of only a few months. P7 realise their mistake? Chargesheets in Taj case: The New Delhi: Some succour — Jasmeet Singh, executive in a private firm UP government has served for the beleaguered Indian chargesheets to four suspended IAS cricket team, presently in officials in the Taj corridor case. Australia. But not for Abhijit My name is not in the Kale, the suspended Maha- voters’ list. It makes little Jaya corruption cases: The Kar- rashtra batsman. These were nataka government may ask the SC difference whether I vote or not. the major outcome of a press The election hullabaloo is a to reconsider its directive for setting conference addressed by Indi- up a special court to deal with cor- an cricket board supremo waste of time and energy. ruption cases against Jayalalithaa. Jagmohan Dalmiya here on — Shamantak Mukherjee, market researcher Iraq killings: Seven Spanish intel- Sunday after the BCCI’s ligence officers, two Japanese diplo- working committee meeting. I will vote on the basis of the mats and two US soldiers were The committee, Dalmiya killed in Iraqi violence. P11 announced, approved the hir- work done by my MLA. I do not believe in party politics, as Windies claim series: Chris ing of former Australian Gayle snatched four Zimbabwe medium-pacer Bruce Reid as none of the parties have a wickets and slammed 112 to help fast bowling coach for India strong ideology. West Indies snatch a 3-2 triumph in as requested by the team. — Naseem Khan, hardware store-owner the one-day series in Harare. P18 Reid will be with the squad for the four Test matches. Dalmiya defended his deci- sion to suspend Kale till the completion of an inquiry. He 1 held for hotelier’s murder took refuge under a board rule which empowered the New Delhi: The Delhi Police have arrested one of the president to ‘‘suspend some- two men who allegedly shot dead restaurant-owner FROM A WITH Z: Todd Woodbridge with daughter Zara after Australia won the Davis Cup beating Spain at Rod one if the charges were grave Dilip Surtani outside his house in Safdarjung Enclave Laver Arena in Melbourne on Saturday. Report on page 20 enough and the president on Friday. found it fit to take action.’’ The police say a dispute over Surtani’s property in Dalmiya stressed his deci- Aaya Nagar,Mehrauli, (worth over Rs 4 crore) led to his indiatimes.com POLL sion against Kale was correct death. A property dealer paid Rs 10 lakh to a western in the given situation. But his Does Kumble deserve a place in UP gang to kill Surtani. Condoms rise in Sushma’s reign typical obfuscation left one the Test squad? The police have arrested Manoj Kumar, 25, who shot Pankaj Nangia with a feeling that BCCI, to at Surtani first as the latter was getting into his car.He, By Bachi Karkaria Yes 55% No 45% fixed dose regimen will be save its own skin, may not be however, missed; then his accomplice Jagwinder shot TIMES NEWS NETWORK implemented in six high- game for an unbiased conclu- VOTE NOW: Will censorship of television Surtani twice through the chest. Jagwinder has not prevalence states begin- sion in the Kale case. been found yet. P4 programmes help preserve New Delhi: Surprise, sur- ning April 2004, with Bel- Indian culture? ‘Nothing wrong with BCCI’: P17 prise. Attention to con- lary leading the charge. Vote on indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 doms in the national This is of a piece with AIDS control programme, the WHOs ‘3X5’ initiative: has grown impressively YOU SAID IT by Laxman providing anti-retroviral during the Health tenure (ARV) drugs to 3 million of Sushma Swaraj. As AIDS infected by 2005. I&B minister, she had Health is talking to Fi- banned their being shown nance on incentives in NACO’s ads. Alloca- which will enable pharma tions have nearly doubled, companies to supply from Rs 12 crore last year ARVs to the national pro- to Rs 22 crore, and the gramme at prices even number distributed has lower than the 39-cents-in- risen from 128 million to stead-of a-dollar they re- 171 million. cently promised to Bill The bad news is that Clinton’s foundation. her ministry refuses to That of the other Bill and drop the coyness. Scores Melinda — has doubled of posters lined the Ban- its grant to $200m, and quet Hall of Delhi’s Ashok Alexander, head of Ashoka Hotel during the its India AIDS Initiative ministers’ press confer- said it would be fully dis- ence on the eve of World bursed by Q1 of next year. AIDS Day,but not a single More hope comes from Don’t use this phone, sir, for dis- one featured this undis- the CII and FICCI now ac- cussing poll strategy with your puted Weapon No. 1 in the tively engaged with the party. You may get into trouble for prevention of HIV/AIDS. national AIDS agenda. violating model code of conduct Asked whether her At Sunday’s meeting, rules. This instrument belongs to School students take part in ‘Walk for Life’ on the eve of manifest commitment to World AIDS Day in New Delhi on Sunday. it was clear that the the government. AIDS control had changed hard-hitting, fact-spitting her attitude to condoms, condom-centric.” prevention to care and minister and the equally WEATHER Swaraj dismissed the re- Which explains the treatment.