OID‰‰†‰KOID‰‰†‰OID‰‰†‰MOID‰‰†‰C New Delhi, Friday,May 2, 2003www.timesofindia.com Capital 30 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Times Sport American Life: Jaya’s prescription Rafique helps Madonna’s new for SARS: Papaya Bangladesh restrict album is No.1 and tulsi leaves SA in 2nd Test Page 12 Page 10 Page 19 WIN WITH THE TIMES Established 1838 Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. How is the AC? Good, send one more When the choice is to be right or to be kind, TIMES NEWS NETWORK Following this submission, Jain, however, said the sec- always make the choice special judge V K Jain declined tion which the lawyers referred Dharambir Khattar & Vinod Khatri Dharambir Khattar & New Delhi: Vinod Khatri: ‘‘To- that brings peace. to grant Mukherjee immunity to gave protection to judges Shameet Mukherjee morrow is the date in court...’’ Khattar: ‘‘... I can provide the copy of the under the Judge Protection Act, against private action. The Cen- — Dr.Wayne Dyer Dharambir Khattar: ‘‘Send order running into six pages. If you Khattar: ‘‘How is the AC? Is it 1985, and sent him to the CBI’s tral government, state govern- me the samaan (bribe).’’ want to add or change something you can fine?’’ custody till May 7. ments, Supreme Court or Delhi NEWS DIGEST Vinod Khatri: ‘‘...I had sent do that...’’ Mukherjee: ‘‘Yes it is very good... the samaan to you earlier but I Jain said: ‘‘I have not been HC were empowered to prose- Khatri: ‘‘ .. I will give you my fax number but there is some problem.’’ learnt it has not reached the able to convince myself that law cute a judge, Jain said. ...... send me the order...’’ Khattar: ‘‘.. I will get it done Bank strike today: Leading bank gives a judge immunity from Senior advocates, including R unions will go on a nationwide strike boss (Shamit Mukherjee)...he Khattar: ‘‘It is not safe to send the order tomorrow.’’ said ask DK to see me...’’ prosecution if he indulges in K Anand, former president of on Friday protesting the govern- corrupt practices and misuses HC Bar Association, A S Chan- through fax. I will call you up 10 minutes Mukherjee: ‘‘Ask him to send ment’s failure to meet their demands The transcript of this taped his official position.’’ dioke, secretary of the associa- later and read out the judgment to you.’’ one more two ton AC.’’ Mukherjee at Patiala House courts including an early wage revision. conversation between master fixer Khattar and property deal- He did not concede the plea of tion, D K Sharma and I U Khan Militant strike in J&K: In the er Khatri is in the CBI’s custody. lawyers, including Delhi HC were present in Mukherjee’s de- Mukherjee and Khattar. recovered from Khattar’s Jang- because she was presenting the fourth strike in a week, a suicide It was read out to a packed Bar Association president D C fence. The court room was ‘‘Khatri is absconding but we pura office on March 26. authority’s case strongly. Khat- three-member squad of militants courtroom by the agency’s Mathur, appearing on behalf of packed to capacity. A large num- will arrest him soon,’’ Singh Singh told the court that the tar informed Khatri who paid made an abortive bid to storm a lawyer, T P Singh, who contend- Mukherjee. About seven advo- ber of lawyers from the HC were told the judge. On the perusal of judgment was of the case Azad money to former DDA vice- Border Security Force camp in ed that former Delhi High Court cates argued for Mukherjee, also present in the court to wit- the transcript, Jain commented: Singh Vs the DDA. chairman Subhash Sharma and Pulwama in J&K on Thursday night, judge Shamit Mukherjee, Khat- claiming he could not be arrest- ness the proceedings. ‘‘It is a serious matter.’’ He also ‘‘In that case, Mukherjee got Mittal removed from the triggering a gunbattle which left one ed because he was protected un- Singh also read parts of the read the six pages of an un- asked Khattar to get the DDA’s case,’’ Singh said. militant dead, BSF sources said in tar and Khatri were involved in Srinagar. dubious deals. der the Act. taped conversation between signed judgment which the CBI advocate, Gita Mittal, changed Related report on Page 3 Sangh Parivar-Govt meet: A three-day meet of Sangh Parivar AFP leaders and representatives of the BJP and the government began in New Delhi on Thursday. P7 India wary of Pak designs at UN Osama may be in Pak: Pak- TIMES NEWS NETWORK Freeze again? ism in response to a question. Asked istan’s President Musharraf said on about the US State Department’s report Thursday there were indications that New Delhi: India will view any Pak- on terrorism the spokesperson said Osama bin Laden was alive, and he istani move to raise the Kashmir issue • Pakistan, having taken over the that in so far as it spoke about infiltra- might be hiding in tribal territory on in the UN Security Council (UNSC) as presidency of Security Council, is tion, this had been evident to India for the Pakistani-Afghan border. a setback to the ongoing overtures of insisting on a discussion on Kashmir friendship, officials suggested, re- a long time. Recognition of Pakistan’s • India says this will be a setback role in this needed to be followed up, he YOU SAID IT by Laxman sponding to questions. to Indo-Pak ties and will not be in Pakistani ambassador to the UN Mu- said, adding that this was where the in- keeping with its recent overtures ternational community had failed. nir Akram has said Pakistan, which of friendship takes over the rotating presidency of He also dismissed the implications the UNSC for a month beginning in the report of the responsibility of Thursday, would like a discussion on On other comments emanating from non-state actors saying India was well- unresolved issues like Palestine and Pakistan relating to confidence build- aware of the nature of the groups and Kashmir on May 13th. ing measures and offer of Jamali to their backing. Asked about this, the external af- visit India, the spokesperson said India He also refused to comment on the fairs spokesperson said India had ex- would respond to proposals as and US decision not to designate Pakistan tended a hand of friendship and it was when they were made. as a terrorist state, saying the determi- for Pakistan to see whether raising the However, the spokesperson reiterat- nations were made by another govern- issue was compatible with that move. ed India’s stand on cross-border terror- ment according to their processes. Union health minister Sushma Swaraj and Delhi health minister A K Walia visit the newly built special wards for SARS patients at the Infectious Diseases Hospital in New Delhi on Thursday. (Related reports on Page 10) US declares Hizb terrorist outfit By Chidanand Rajghatta port released on Wednesday signals a group (which would attract punitive SARS blame game TIMES NEWS NETWORK sharp uptick in Washington’s intoler- action), but it is considered a prelude to Take your hands off! I told you not ance to violence, even by popular local it as the administration begins to initi- to be chummy with me in public! Washington: Ahead of a visit to South groups claiming greater legitimacy. ate internal legal steps to make such a Sushmaspeak Asia by US Deputy Secretary Richard Maharashtra reacts Armitage next week, the Bush admin- Three other groups promoting ter- declaration. In other words, the groups rorism against India — Al Badr, are first ‘‘identified’’ and then ‘‘listed’’. indiatimes.com POLL • Mumbai health authorities Health Services Deputy Director istration has addressed some funda- mental Indian concerns on terrorism, Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami, and Harkat-ul- The notifications came on a day Yesterday’s results: Do you think released the city’s first SARS P P Doke said: ‘‘Look at the protests in Jihad Islami (Bangladesh) — have also when Pakistan busted an Al-Qaida ring Laloo’s lathi has overshadowed primarily by identifying the mainline Togadia’s trishul? case, Bhaskar Murthy, before Kolkata. We fortunately do not have the Kashmiri insurgent group Hizb-ul-Mu- been named in the report. The first two in Karachi and netted a major suspect test reports were available same attitude here.’’ jahideen as a terrorist organisation. are Pakistan-based and the naming of in the USS Cole bombing, earning ful- Yes 52% No 48% Unlike other Pakistan-backed terror- the last group endorses Indian charges some praise from the Bush administra- • The poll reflects the opinions of Net users who chose • Murthy now being treated in Civic executive health officer added: ist groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and of terrorism emanating from tion, and Deputy Secretary Armitage to participate, and not necessarily of the general public. Delhi’s Infectious Diseases ‘‘The patient had no symptoms then and Jaish-e-Mohammed, the Hizb is consid- Bangladesh. described as ‘‘truly frightening’’ the Today’s question: In view of government’s hospital was believed to be SARS negative.” ered an indigenous Kashmiri outfit The notification in the annexure to situation between India and Pakistan. statement on WHO reports, do you and its inclusion in a list detailed in the the terrorism report does not consti- For more go to www.timesofindia.com think India’s response to SARS Britain jolted over terror links: Page 13 was a panic reaction? 2002 Patterns of Global Terrorism Re- tute an immediate listing as a terrorist Cast your vote on www.indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 Modi care New Delhi: This is a record New Delhi planning to of sorts.