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29112003 Cap Mpr 01 D C OID‹‰†‰KOID‹‰†‰OID‹‰†‰MOID‹‰†‰C New Delhi, Saturday,November 29, 2003www.timesofindia.com Capital 42 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Sport ‘The Reagans’ movie Bihar MP Shahabuddin Court says will finally be aired in heads the country’s top Kale can play the US on Sunday kidnapping gang: DGP domestic cricket Page 12 Page 10 Page 17 WIN WITH THE TIMES Established 1838 Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. No cakewalk, but Cong is set to retain Delhi By K Balakrishnan and other words, a 5 per cent factors (rebels playing a G V L Narasimha Rao swing away from the Con- spoiler role), and third par- Who wins how many gress, compared to its per- ties chipping away at its vot- Vote share New Delhi: As D-day for formance in the 1998 elec- er base, are other reasons BJP Congress Others Delhi as- tions when it got a two-thirds why Congress' lead has nar- 37(-15) sembly majority.The BJP is expected rowed. 28 (+13) 18% NEWS DIGEST election to win 28 seats in the new as- What came as a surprise in draws sembly, a gain of 13 seats the Timespoll findings was close, it ap- Hooch kills 11 in TN: Eleven compared to its 1998 tally. the high voter rating of pears there people died and 30 were taken ill The Timespoll findings dif- Madan Lal Khurana as CM. after they consumed illicit arrack at will be Others BJP more of a fer significantly from those His rating has increased to 42 Congress Lakshmipuram in Tiruvalur district of other agencies, all of per cent from the 28 per cent (+2) 39%(+5) of Tamil Nadu. contest be- 5 43% (-5) tween the which project a runaway of the first round survey,and Taslima denounced in Bengal: Congress two-thirds majority for the is only a shade behind Sheila Fearing that Bangladeshi writer Election ’03 and the Congress. The reason for the Dikshit’s 45 per cent. CM: Uncle or Aunty? If LS polls were held Taslima Nasreen’s new book, DRS BJP than difference could be that they Delhi elections have seen a Dwikhandito, would whip up has been are based on fieldwork done steep fall in voter turnout in Others Can’t say now, which party communal passions, the West generally anticipated. Ac- at least a week earlier than recent years. In 1993, it was Bengal government on Friday cording to a Timespoll sur- this survey. 62 per cent. This fell to 49 per 7% 6% would you vote for? proscribed the book. P6 vey, conducted from Novem- The early Timespoll sur- cent in 1998, and the loss Top Hizb militant killed: Four ber 22 to 24, the Congress's vey (published on November seemed to have been largely 41% militants, including a district com- lead has narrowed consider- 13) had found a very large the BJP's. 40% mander of the Hizbul Mujahideen’s ably,and it is now expected to proportion of voters (30 per The Timespoll projections Pir Panjal regiment, were killed win with a majority of 37 cent) undecided about their are based on the 1998 Madan Lal Sheila Dikshit 14% and two civilians injured in Jammu seats in the 70-seat assembly. voting intention. Since then, turnout. An increase in Khurana 42% 45% 5% division. This will mean a loss of 15 the majority of this undecid- turnout will mean more CBI questions printers: The CBI seats for the Congress, com- ed segment seems to have votes for the BJP, a fall in Congress BJP Others Cant say has questioned some employees of pared to its strength of 52 in moved towards the BJP. turnout will go in favour of Timespoll survey (Round 2) conducted by Developement & Research Services of a random sample of 3,000. Findings are subject to an error margin of 3% the Institute of Banking Personnel the outgoing assembly. In Local constituency-level the Congress. Figures in brackets indicate departure from performance in 1998 Services, responsible for printing the CAT question papers for admissions to the IIMS. Pak for fresh talks: Pakistan re- Two murders peated its request for dialogue with Babe in the Woods will cage the Tiger AFP Portugal awards jail India as the ceasefire between the in two hours, two countries entered its third day on Friday. Chhattisgarh DMs told to go: Delhi scared The Chhattisgarh High Court has TIMES NEWS NETWORK term to Salem, moll stayed the Central Administrative TIMES NEWS NETWORK Tribunal’s order, quashing the EC di- New Delhi: A 50-year-old ance that the suspects will & Agencies rective to transfer the collectors of businessman, Dilip Sur- not be executed under the In- dian law, if found guilty. In- Bastar and Jashpur for violating the tani, was shot outside his Lisbon/Mumbai: Under- dia said in January it will poll code. P8 residence in Safdarjung world don Abu Salem, want- not impose the death sen- Jogi rushes to Marwahi: To Enclave on Friday. Within ed by the Indian authorities tence. counter the line-up of BJP leaders, two hours of this murder, in connection with the 1993 Judge Caramelo said including some Central ministers, in an undertrial, Rajesh Mumbai blasts, was convict- Marwahi, Chhattisgarh chief minister Yadav alias Talli, was shot ed in Portugal on Friday for while reading the sentence Ajit Jogi dashed to the district on by three persons at the using false documents and Abu Salem Monica Bedi that extradition proceedings Friday. P8 Tis Hazari courts at resisting arrest. He has been The police said in court that against Salem and his 11.40 am. sentenced to four-and-half he had tried to flee in his car wife were ‘‘pending observa- One accused was nabbed years in prison. when ordered to stop. tion’’. The extradition is on the spot in the second in- Salem is also wanted by In earlier court appear- being heard in another cident. the Mumbai police in more ances, Salem claimed he had court. Surtani, the owner of the than 40 cases of extortion fled India and settled in Por- Salem may have to serve Park Residency Hotel near and shootouts, the most sen- tugal to elude Indian mafia his sentence in Portugal be- Uphaar cinema in Green sational being the murder of gangs, who were chasing fore he can be extradited. Park, was shot just as he sat music baron Gulshan Kumar him for money he owed Meanwhile, reports from in his car at about 9.30 am. at Andheri on August 12, them. New Delhi said the Portugal ‘‘The first shot missed him. 1997. India has been trying to high court had allowed Mon- Salem has also been or- extradite Salem since the ica Bedi’s extradition. indiatimes.com POLL Another man opened the door on Surtani’s side dered to pay court costs. Portuguese police arrested The order was issued after Should the Indian cricket team rope in then and shot him twice,’’ Salem’s girlfriend starlet him, his wife and another the Portuguese supreme court asked the high court to Steve Waugh as its mentor? said DCP (southwest) Tajen- Monica Bedi was sentenced suspect — who was released review the order of a trial dra Luthra. He died to two years in prison for us- by the court on Friday. Yes 75% No 25% court, which had quashed a before he could be rushed ing false documents to enter Portugal had previously CBI petition for her extradi- VOTE NOW: Can a bowling coach help to hospital. and stay in Portugal. told India that its extradition request was unlikely to be tion to India, CBI sources Indian pacemen perform better The police say property Salem was arrested in Lis- in Australia? bon on September 2, 2002. considered without an assur- said. dispute could be behind the Vote on indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 ‘‘contract killing’’. Surtani also had stakes in Clay Ov- YOU SAID IT by Laxman en restaurants at Greater Kailash-I and Patel Nagar. In the court incident, an undertrial in an attempt to murder case, was shot inside the premises. This is the second shooting incident here in a year’s A file photo of American golfer Tiger Woods with his girlfriend Elin Nordegren. time. Reports on Friday said Woods popped the question last week and Elin said yes. Yadav was hit by two bul- lets. He was critical when he was admitted to the hos- pital and later succumbed to injuries. His assailant, SC notices in Uphaar case Premchand, was arrested TIMES NEWS NETWORK Tragedy.The court, however,rejected on the spot. another petition by the Ansals, pray- New Delhi: The Supreme Court on ing the cinema house be released to IS A MYSTERY True, there is rampant favouritism, Friday issued notices to the Centre, them. The hall has been sealed by the MOTIVE corruption, graft, cheating, scam. the Delhi government, the Delhi po- prosecuting agency. The HC had Property dispute, say But the opposition is exploiting lice and other authorities on an ap- asked the trial court to release the peal filed by the Uphaar theatre own- the police. Somebody these shortcomings of the ruling theatre to the owners after comple- hired the killers to resolve party to win the elections! ers, the Ansals. tion of evidence by the defence. The Ansals had challenged a Delhi a fight over Surtani’s land The court also issued notices on an in Aya Nagar, Mehrauli WEATHER High Court order asking them to pay application filed by AVUT seeking va- around Rs 12 crore as compensation cation of the apex court’s September Not likely, says his Max: 25oC / Min: 7oC to the victims of fire in the cinema 8 order which had resulted in stalling partner.
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