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WIN WITH THE TIMES SC to keep India pile on runs with vengeance Established 1838 AFP Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. an eye on Many attacks In a civilised community, everyone and every institu- tion, including, indeed above riots case all, the state, is equal before and subject to the law. By Rakesh Bhatnagar not reported TIMES NEWS NETWORK — Judge Sir Arku Korsah By Bhadra Sinha clothes, strewn at different New Delhi: The Supreme TIMES NEWS NETWORK places in the forest,’’ said an- NEWS DIGEST Court on Thursday deputed other police officer. former solicitor-general Har- New Delhi: Though the rape The incident was, however, ish Salve to look into the pro- of a 17-year-old Delhi Univer- not reported to the police. ceedings of Gujarat’s Best sity student by four Army ‘‘The gardeners tried to con- Bakery carnage case, in which Jawans of the President’s vince the woman, but she de- 21 persons were burnt alive. Body Guard has come as a clined to lodge a complaint,’’ The court also warned the shock, investigations have re- he said. Gujarat government not to re- vealed that such crimes are An inspector at the tain the same lawyers, who common in the forest area ad- Chanakyapuri police station were its prosecutors during joining Buddha Garden. admitted that he had received the trial at Vadodara, for argu- Senior police officers say several telephonic complaints ing its appeal before the Gu- several such incidents go un- of molestation. jarat High Court. reported. This is be- ‘‘But the victim Hearing a petition by the cause filing a com- or the caller never NHRC, the Citizens for Jus- plaint would reveal UNSAFE approached us,’’ he tice and Peace and several the identity of the said. Monday’s inci- PILs seeking justice for vic- victim. Once an FIR DELHI dent has also forced tims of the Gujarat violence, is registered, the the police to take a Daler seeks anticipatory bail: the court asked Salve to give police would also have to in- fresh look at another incident, Daler Mehendi on Thursday sought his comments on October 17. form the parents. where a woman’s body was re- an anticipatory bail in a Delhi court, Additional solicitor-general The police suspect that the covered from within the Pres- claiming he was innocent in a cheat- Mukul Rohtagi, who argued four accused may have com- idential Estate. ing case registered in Patiala. P10 for the state, said the grounds mitted such crimes earlier ‘‘On medical examination, of appeal have been amended also. A police officer said they it was learnt that the woman to seek a retrial in the Bakery may have gained in confi- had sexual intercourse. But PEOPLE POWER case. He also said seasoned dence with most of such since the body was highly de- Speak your mind—loud and free. lawyers were appointed as crimes going unreported. composed, it was difficult to Question of the week: special public prosecutors to The questioning of garden- ascertain that she had been ● Does Delhi know how to treat its women? conduct the prosecution of ers at the Buddha Garden has ● raped,’’ a police officer said. How can we make them feel safe? other sensitive riot cases. Rahul Dravid (R) and Sourav Ganguly complete a run during the second day of the first cricket Test substantiated the police theo- Call today at 23492136 (between 12.30 pm and At this point, attorney-gen- match between India and New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Thursday. After India declared their innings ry. ‘‘The gardeners told us He added that the involve- 1.30 pm). You can fax us on 2332 3346 / 2371 5832 for 500 for 5, New Zealand were 41 for 3. about an incident where they ment of Army jawans in the e-mail: [email protected]. Your eral Soli J Sorabjee said the Reports on page 21 response, along with your name, will be published in SC in the Vineet Narain case helped a woman find her case could not be ruled out. SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA had directed that ‘‘a panel of October 12, 2003 competent lawyers shall be prepared with the advice of the attorney-general’’ to con- ‘If the men do it, duct the prosecution. Kashmir set to go Taj way Sorabjee suggested that the AFP same procedure be followed in TIMES NEWS NETWORK the state’s tourism mainstay needs a big boost. And thus the this case. Srinagar: What do you do when the boss must go’ idea of getting people to Pahal- you want to trash paradise? Build gam, and maybe Gulmarg and TIMES NEWS NETWORK personnel below the rank of an amusement park, complete Mallika Sarabhai’s similar places for something oth- JCO, till a court convicts with duck-shaped paddle boats er than golf and pony rides. New Delhi: The Army may them. However, if a JCO or a and crocodile-headed rotating plea admitted It was the CM’s idea, and his conduct a summary court person of a superior rank is chairs and diesel generators indiatimes.com POLL New Delhi: The Supreme wish was a command for Mo- martial of the four jawans, accused of such a crime, he Court on Thursday sought the spewing smoke under the pine hammed Yusuf Khan, head of the though such heinous crimes could be immediately placed Is Dravid a more dependable batsman trees. That is what the Jammu should be tried by a than Sachin and Sourav? Gujarat government’s re- Jammu and Kashmir Bank. In under suspension and sponse to noted danseuse and Kashmir government has four months, an ‘amusement civilian court. stripped of all privileges. Yes 89% No 11% Mallika Sarabhai’s petition done at the mountain resort of Pa- park’ was all in place. Sources said despite the fact A revamp of the President’s seeking parity in the compen- halgam, 100 km south of here. PCB head S D Sutantra wrote a that the incident took place in VOTE NOW: What made Amitabh Body Guard is on the cards sation paid to the riot victims Plans are also afoot to construct note on Wednesday to the Bank, a civilian area and not an and the force’s commandant, Bachchan a superstar? a similar eyesore at the legendary a) Acting b) Persona with that given to the victims lamenting that he was not con- army one, this course of ac- Col Bhawani Singh, may have resort of Gulmarg. Vote on indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 of the Bhopal gas leak and the sulted. Mehbooba says she has tion is intended to send a to go. ‘‘In the Army, the buck On paper, the J&K government Uphaar cinema fire tragedy. A part of the amusement park in told the government to construct strong warning to security stops at the commanding offi- ‘‘The compensation given to has stringent rules, which require the pine forests of Pahalgam. an effluent treatment unit there forces across the country. cer,’’ said a military officer. YOU SAID IT by Laxman the post-Godhra riot victims careful study before taking up any without delay. Army chief Gen N C Vij on Three or more jawans are TOI Archives was a pittance compared to construction in places of rich her- ment board. Pahalgam is part of Kashmiris are not complain- Thursday promised the ‘‘most not meant to roam around that given to the victims of the itage and scenic beauty. the constituency of Mehbooba ing: the place has been a hit from stern action’’ against the four civilian areas when on duty; Uphaar tragedy and the Bho- Clearance has to be sought from Mufti, daughter of CM Mufti Mo- its inauguration. A citizenry hun- accused. Under the Army Act, they have to be accompanied pal gas leak,’’ Sarabhai’s coun- the state pollution control board hammed Sayeed. gry for entertainment is flocking no action can be taken against by at least a JCO. sel Indira Jaising said. TNN (PCB). There is also a develop- Stricken by regular violence, to the place. Open skies? Well, not actually By Byas Anand odd crore of bilateral earning Thai, for instance, operates a TIMES NEWS NETWORK from the sector is still under threat daily flight to Delhi and three each as the regional carriers would no a week from Kolkata and Mumbai. New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal longer have to enter into commer- A-I is also staring at tough times Bihari Vajpayee’s offer to open up cial arrangements with A-I. ahead as it also stands to lose the Indian skies to carriers in the These airlines will only be given block-seat arrangements with the Asean region may turn out to be a free passage to towns like Goa, carriers. Another blow will be US According to the astrological fore- mere eyewash. Kochi, Amritsar, Lucknow, Gaya, (west coast)-bound passengers cast, my position is safe and no In a bid to protect the interest of Khajuraho and Bhubaneshwar. having an additional travel option. power on earth can shake it! But if the national carriers, the centre is The open sky will not be applicable But the mood is more buoyant the PM decides I should go, then? planning to restrict the region’s to bigger cities like Bangalore and within the travel trade community. three airlines — Thai, Singapore Hyderabad, officials said. ‘‘This move will take competition WEATHER Air (SIA) and Malaysian Airlines ‘‘This would mean that they to a higher level, leading the carri- — from operating more than a dai- would only be able to add two or ers to price their products more Max. 33.6ºC/Min. 21.4ºC ly flight to each of the four metros. three more flights to the metros,” competitively,,’’says Ranjit Malka- Moonset: Saturday – 7.00 am However, the Maharaja’s Rs 100- the official added. ni, CEO of Kuoni Travel group. Moonrise: Friday – 6.11 pm Sunset: Friday – 5.57 pm Sunrise: Saturday – 6.19 am Mainly clear sky. Maximum and minimum temperature will be around 34 and 20ºC No zing in Iffi’s last tango in Delhi respectively. Maximum relative humidity on Thursday 91% and minimum 43%. TIMES NEWS NETWORK two glamour girls — Urmila Ma- Goa and the I and B minister told tondkar and Isha Khoppikar.Both, a us why: Because Goa, with its New Delhi: The Capital’s last inter- far-far cry from the Rangeela and silvery beaches was a vibrant national festival and nothing to Khallas image, specially since they symbol of Brand India. In fact, make it special. No walk down mem- were representing their premiered Indian cinema won kudos from ory lane, no Cannes-like walk down film, Pinjar. And Pinjar, based on chief guest, L K Advani too. ‘‘All this the red carpet. Not even the usual Amrita Pritam’s pre-Partition novel while we have been applauding In- smattering of stars who fly down is about girls who were all covered dia as number one in the IT indus- from Mumbai for the annual up in an age when girls were sup- try, but actually, India is — and can jamboree. Unless you’d like to ac- posed to be hidden by the hearth. be — the leader in the entertain- cept Vinod Khanna as a representa- Next year, the festival moves to ment industry too,’’ he said. tive of the glitterati K K Laskar Kamal Haasan, the More than 100,000 jobs at that make up Bolly- guest of honour, talked wood boulevard. about the ‘yawn factor’ www. .com Of course, there was of inaugural speeces Kareena Kapoor, spe- and then cut short his India’s No.1 Jobs site cially invited to light speech with a plea to the lamp. But she faced say ‘No’ to piracy. The Book your Classifieds an identity crisis of 24 hours service: “51-666-888” festival, which screens sorts, as the I and B 212 films, features 11 minister,Ravi Shankar films in the Asian com- * 24 + 14 pages of Delhi Times in 2 Sections Prasad, insisted on ad- petition section. The + 4 page of Feature on BPO Inds. dressing her as Karis- jury which will decide ma. Kareena didn’t the awards — The mind. She walked up Golden and Silver Pea- piquantly in a pretty cock — is headed by orange salwar-kameez Polish film director and performed the Krystof Zanusssi. The easiest shot of her festival also marks the life: She lit the lamp premier of three Indi- and posed for the an films — Pinjar, shutterbugs. Deputy PM L K Advani speaks to actress Kareena Kapoor Mian Maqbool and Then, there were the during the inauguration of Iffi, 2003, in New Delhi on Thursday. Choker Bali.

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