OID‹‰‰†‰KOID‹‰‰†‰OID‹‰‰†‰MOID‹‰‰†‰C New Delhi, Tuesday,April 29, 2003www.timesofindia.com Capital 32 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Times Sport Where’s Saddam Kalyan Singh says he Williams sisters Hussein on his can win UP,joining guide USA into 66th birthday? hands with Cong, SP Fed Cup quarters Page 13 Page 7 Page 20 WIN WITH THE TIMES Shootout at Established 1838 Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. Vajpayee, Jamali set the ball rolling Tis Hazari Freeform radio is an art TIMES NEWS NETWORK form. The airwaves are government level since the To this list, Jamali added the fact that Jamali told Vajpayee the empty canvas, the frosty handshake exchanged be- resumption of sporting links that he condemned ‘‘all forms of complex, New Delhi: In the first concrete tween Vajpayee and Gen and agreed that these five terrorism’’ in general, even if producer is the artist, and sign that a thaw in bilateral rela- the sound is the paint. Musharraf in Kathmandu in issues could mark the beginning avoiding a reference to the vio- tions may finally be underway, January 2002. of a fresh start in diplomatic lence in Kashmir. one killed — Julius Lester Prime Minister Vajpayee and his Official sources said the Pak- relations. Vajpayee, it is believed, said Pakistani counterpart, Mir Za- istani PM began by conveying In the wake of the December regional economic cooperation TIMES NEWS NETWORK NEWS DIGEST farullah Khan Jamali, spoke to his government’s appreciation 13, 2001, terrorist attack on the could help provide the way for each other on the telephone on of Vajpayee’s Srinagar state- Indian Parliament, New Delhi solutions to difficult questions. New Delhi: Neelam, a eu- I-T returns: The government has Monday night and agreed to ment as well as the speeches had downgraded diplomatic re- The ice having been broken by nuch, was shot dead right in- extended the last date for filing of examine ways of reviving cul- delivered in both houses of lations with Pakistan, suspend- Jamali’s phone call, it will now side the Tis Hazari court annual income-tax returns to Sep- tural exchanges, flights and Parliament. In response to Jamali’s desire ed flights and scaled back cul- be up to New Delhi to take the complex on Monday after- tember 30, 2003, in respect of tax sporting links. The PM had said in Srinagar to seek ways to take the relation- tural and other exchanges, de- next step. The resumption of noon. Nand Kishore, the Del- deducted in 2002-03. The path-breaking conversa- that New Delhi was prepared to ship forward, Vajpayee suggest- manding that Islamabad first cricketing ties could be one such hi Police constable accompa- Bangaru’s comeback: The BJP tion, initiated by Jamali, as a fol- enter into a dialogue with Islam- ed the importance of economic stop cross-border terrorism be- positive move. Another option nying her, was injured in the may bring back for- low-up to Vajpayee’s Srinagar abad, if cross-border terrorism cooperation, cultural exchanges, fore ties could be normalised. being considered in South Block leg by the same gun-wielding mer party president peace offer, lasted 10 minutes. ended, an offer that was immedi- people-to-people contact and the Though there is no sign that is sending the high commission- man. He was admitted to the Bangaru Laxman to This is the first contact between ately hailed in Pakistan as a resumption of flights between terrorism has abated, some com- er-designate Harsh Bhasin to Is- Sushruta Trauma Centre. the fore, in order to the two countries at the head of ‘softening’ of the Indian stand. the two countries. fort is being taken here from the lamabad forthwith. Neelam came to attend the project a significant hearing of bail application of Dalit face and to ex- two persons in a murder case pand its social base Neeraj Paul involving another eunuch, ahead of the assem- Zarina, who was burnt to bly polls. P9 Pilot stir may be death at her house in Rajouri Computer-savvy ministers: All Garden last October. Tamil Nadu ministers have been Although the fatal incident asked to enrol themselves in a com- occurred outside the packed puter training programme being or- declared illegal courtroom of additional ses- ganised by the state information sions judge V P Vaish, no technology department. P9 member of the public rushed TIMES NEWS NETWORK French connection: Visiting to the aid of head constable French defence minister Michele Al- New Delhi: Refusing to soft- Ajit Singh, who was pa- liot-Marie on Monday said countries en its stand against the trolling the complex, and with ‘‘a similar vision’’ like France, unionised Air-India pilots who single-handedly nabbed India and others should come to- who are not flying to SARS- the gunman, Mani Gopal. gether to act as a counter-weight affected nations, the civil avi- Deputy commissioner of against Washington in international ation ministry on Monday police (north) Sanjay Baniw- affairs. P11 filed chargesheets against 12 al said Neelam was accompa- Exports touch $51.71 bn: In- of the 27 suspended pilots. nied by constable Kishore, dia’s exports surged by 18 per cent It also initiated consulata- who had been appointed to to $ 51.71 billion in 2002-03, cross- tions with the labour min- provide security, after she ing for the first time the $ 50-billion istry to declare the pilots’ stir claimed that there was a milestone and surpassing the illegal. “Chargesheets will be threat to her life. growth target of 12 per cent. P15 filed against the remaining Neelam had come to Tis Hazari along with 50 other Sehwag fights for Delhi: Viren- 15 suspended pilots. Termi- What next? nation of their services and eunuchs. At 1 pm, she made a der Sehwag (98) was leading Delhi’s • Chargesheet against fight for a place in the Ranji Trophy even arrests will follow if the representation to the police, finals. The hosts were 159 for five strike is declared illegal,’’ 15 more pilots after which Kishore was against Tamil Nadu and need 174 sources said. But the IPG • Inquiry against the asked to accompany her to runs more to win. P17 threatened legal action 200 striking pilots; the courtroom. ‘‘It was about against the A-I management. some may be axed 3 pm when I heard three • If the strike is shots. I noticed a commotion by Laxman The continued stir forced YOU SAID IT A-I to cancel two more flights termed illegal, pilots near court number 119,’’ re- on Monday: Singapore-Chen- can be arrested and called head constable Singh, nai-Mumbai and Chennai- lose their licence who was then outside court Singapore. Its flights to Hong number 101 on the first floor. Kong, Nairobi and Dar-es- As Singh rushed towards HOW HOT IS THE MIRCHI? Now you can tune in to 98.3 FM and find out. Kareena Kapoor wheels in to launch Salaam have been temporari- Backup plan the spot, he saw a man head- Radio Mirchi in New Delhi. Accompanying her is Mr Vineet Jain, Managing Director, Times Group. With this, ly suspended. Operations on ing in his direction. The cop Radio Mirchi becomes the largest private FM broadcaster with a nation-wide footprint. Report on Page 3 Bangkok-Tokyo route have • Fresh recruitments managed to overpower him. been cut from five to twice being considered by Comment: With shootouts in- weekly, while its Dubai oper- the ministry creasingly becoming the or- ation has been trimmed from • 164 executive pilots der of the day in Delhi, it 36 a week to 19 now. pressed into service might not be long before the city overtakes Mumbai as Rs 5-cr Hindi mela The strike would result in • 24 new pilots to be Two more test A-I losing Rs 15 crore a week. the gang war capital of the Related report on page 7 commissioned country. Another symptom Edit: Con Air • 5 retired pilots being of the criminalisation of planned in Surinam SARS positive Sacred Space: Duty & recruited politics? Responsibility Stabbings common in court: P2 By Aunohita Mojumdar urging of the Indian diaspora TIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES They don’t want to go by plane, TIMES NEWS NETWORK based there, the descendants of in- train or bus. SARS scared dentured labourers. Kolkata/Mumbai/New Delhi: travellers! New Delhi: After the Pravasi Earlier conference venues (they Two more persons have tested posi- Bharatiya Divas in January, it’s are held once in three years): Mau- tive for the deadly SARS virus, tak- time for the government’s next ing the total number of confirmed indiatimes.com POLL ritius (twice), London, Trinidad mega junket — the World Hindi and Tobago, and India twice. cases in the country to nine, offi- Yesterday’s results: Do you think India Conference. This time, the diaspo- The expenditure incurred on cials said on Monday. is doing enough to contain SARS as ra is not coming to India but India the conference will account for A taxi-driver in Mumbai con- compared to other infected countries? intends to go out to them — Latin nearly 75 per cent of the min- tracted the infection after coming in America to be precise. The confer- contact with Stanley D’Silva, the Yes 35% No 65% istry’s annual budget under the ence will be held in Paramaribo, head of ‘‘propagation of Hindi first SARS case in Pune, Maharash- • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose Surinam from June 5 to 9 at an es- through missions abroad’’.