OID‰‰†‰KOID‰‰†‰OID‰‰†‰MOID‰‰†‰C New Delhi, Wednesday,January 7, 2004www.timesofindia.com Capital 52 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Sport Inquest into Diana’s death Bhattal named SA press hard adjourned as coroner Punjab Dy CM but Windies wants fresh police probe in a patch-up bid manage a draw Page 14 Page 13 Page 24 WIN WITH THE TIMES ...In Islamabad, Hello peace In Sydney, Goodbye Waugh... Nursing home Established 1838 Reuters Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. grievances For the first time the world By Nistula Hebbar will start looking at the Talks in February TIMES NEWS NETWORK Indian Test team as New Delhi: There are one of the two best sides By Manoj Joshi AFP 1,600 illegal nursing in the world. TIMES NEWS NETWORK homes in the city, ac- — Sanjay Manjrekar Islamabad: Peace was the cording to a Delhi gov- theme of Tuesday as India ernment survey. NEWS DIGEST and Pakistan outlined a The findings of the framework to resolve all out- year-long survey has Body found in Jangpura: The standing disputes. prompted the health de- body of a 40-year-old man, Puneet Pakistan has persuaded partment to issue no- Ahluwalia, was found in his house in India to resume in February tices to these nursing Jangpura Extension in New Delhi on the stalled composite dia- homes, asking them to Tuesday evening. Police suspect logue that also addresses get registered. Even that Ahluwalia, who lived alone, those with one ultra- committed suicide. Kashmir, while India has received assurances that sound machine have to Pakistan will not allow its be registered under the territory to be used for ter- Pre-Natal Determina- tion Techniques Act, the smart move rorist acts. At a 90 minute press conference later, Pak- 1994 (PNDT). istan’s president Pervez ‘‘Out of the 1,600 BJP’s overtures to NCP: The Musharraf declared, “Histo- nursing homes, we BJP-led government at the Centre WE’LL MEET AGAIN: Vajpayee says goodbye to Jamali before found that 800 can be has cleared Rs 1,500 crores for ry has been made.” his departure for Delhi from Islamabad on Tuesday. A joint statement encapsu- registered as they fulfil western Maharashtra’s ailing sugar the basic requirements, cooperatives, apparently to per- lating the deal was released In agreement by external affairs minister the rest have been is- suade Sharad Pawar’s NCP to join • Vajpayee, Musharraf welcome peace moves, hope for more sued notices of clo- the NDA. P13 Yashwant Sinha and his Pakistani counterpart Khur- • Vajpayee says, to sustain dialogue, terror must be stopped. sure,’’ said health min- ister Yoganand Shastri. Jaggi murder case: The Chhat- sheed Mehmood Kasuri in Musharraf promises Pak soil won’t be used to support terror tisgarh government said on Tuesday Under the Nursing back-to-back press briefings • ‘Composite talks’ next month that the probe into the murder of Homes Registration on Tuesday afternoon. • Talks will settle all bilateral issues, including J&K Nationalist Congress Party leader Act, the illegal ones can It summed up the meeting Ramawata Jaggi would be handed get away by paying a held by PM Vajpayee and In validation over to the CBI. measly fine of Rs 500. A Musharraf on Monday and • Musharraf: It’s a victory for Kashmiris; India, Pak moderates situation which health Stamp case restraint: The Bom- their agreement “to com- • Jamali: Gas pipeline from Iran to India through Pak is OK services director Dr R N bay High Court has restrained the mence” the stalled dialogue. • Sinha: There would have been no joint statement if we Baishya said will be Special Investigation Team from sci- It said the resumption of entific tests on stamp case accused weren’t satisfied (that cross-border terror had gone down) remedied soon. ‘‘Under talks would lead to a peace- Anil Gote and Ramachandra Rama In appreciation a new amendment, Reddy till January 27. ful settlement of all bilateral which is to be notified issues, “including Jammu • PM calls Musharraf after Saarc, thanks him for hospitality soon, it will be a crime and Kashmir, to the satisfac- • Musharraf says history has been made, possible because punishable by impris- tion of both sides.” of Vajpayee’s vision, statesmanship onment of up to six Speaking to the press, a months and fines up to visibly pleased Musharraf Rs 5,000,’’ he said. repeated the phrase that ing, said it was a “win-win” Pakistan’s control to be used The PNDT Act, Australian captain Steve Waugh bids farewell to his cropped up in Sinha and Ka- situation for all. Mishra to support terrorism in any brought in to stem ris- 18-year cricket career in Sydney on Tuesday. suri’s briefings as well: That also took the opportunity manner.” On his part, Vaj- ing incidents of female there were no winners and to deny that he had met the payee told Musharraf that to foeticide, has provi- Report on page 21 Edit: We did it, almost Sacred Space: P16 Dubyaman: P14 losers in the process, that ISI chief during his meet- take forward and sustain the sions for more stringent the winners were the people ings in Pakistan. dialogue process, “violence, punishment for viola- indiatimes.com POLL of South Asia. The statement noted that hostility and terrorism must tors — up to three National security adviser Musharraf had “reassured” be prevented.” years’ imprisonment Who has been the star of this Brajesh Mishra, who was Vajpayee that “he will not Summit Show: P9 & 10 and Rs 10,000 as fine. Test series? present at the Sinha brief- permit any territory under View/Counterview: P16 Kumble Dravid Sachin 13% 80% 7% VOTE NOW: Can India trust Pakistan this time? Vote on indiatimes.com or SMS ‘Poll’ to 8888 Buildings near airports YOU SAID IT by Laxman Height of indifference By Byas Anand TIMES NEWS NETWORK Fear of flights is passe New Delhi: The builder lobby may Current norms don’t allow any be endangering air safety in the country. Under pressure from some building higher than 35 storeys influential players, the ministry of within 4 km of an airport civil aviation is working towards Argument: If the building is changing the by-laws on the permis- sible height of buildings around air- not in a flight-path, how does it ports in India. matter? Rule is being used to make A committee under the Airports arbitrary exceptions for gains Authority of India (AAI) will submit a report on this to the ministry soon. Counter-argument: Tall Under the current laws — which buildings will affect CAT-IIIa He wants to know what bilateral follow International Civil Aviation landing systems talks mean. Go, find out, quick! Organisation guidelines — buildings If you can’t The talks begin in another ten or towers within 4 km of an airport Likely solution: minutes! cannot be taller than 571 ft (around 35 beat them, join them storeys), and that too if they are not WEATHER in direct line of the runway. But ings he constructed in Mumbai ex- builders are now trying to convince ceeds the permissible limit. He is try- Max. 15.1ºC/Min. 3.7ºC the government that these laws are ing to regularise it,’’ said an official. Moonset: Thursday – 7.54 am outdated; AAI bureaucrats argue Rizvi argues: “The laws are outdat- Moonrise: Wednesday – 5.18 pm that changing internationally-ac- ed and illogical. Bureaucrats are us- Sunset: Wednesday – 5.39 pm cepted norms would be dangerous. ing them to display their power... If Sunrise: Thursday – 7.15 am Airport officials point out that the buildings are not obstructing the Cold day, mainly clear sky. Fog in the buildings taller than currently al- flight path of planes, why should morning. Minimum temperature will be lowed would affect the performance there be a height restriction at all?” around 4ºC. Maximum relative humidity on of the CAT-IIIa landing system. The problem, according to Rizvi, is Tuesday 97% and minimum 66%. Though the AAI has not seen any the ‘‘arbitrary’’ exceptions to the law, violations in Delhi so far, in Mumbai which, he alleged, allow certain indi- and Hyderabad, many buildings viduals and business houses to have have, over the years, got permission high-rise towers next to airports. to violate the laws. Aviation minister Rajiv Pratap Ministry officials say independent Rudy agrees; in fact, he said the ex- MP Akhtar Hasan Rizvi, a renowned emptions were a racket. ‘‘I notice Mumbai-based builder, is the driving some buildings are made an excep- force behind the re-look. “Rizvi had tion by the government. We’re trying sought a review as one of the build- to relax the norms for everyone.” Classifieds Booking (24 Hours) “51-666-888” Times Info Line: “51-68-68-68” The ATM of Information Chill hits season’s lowest TIMES NEWS NETWORK This caused the drop * 38 pages with timesascent + 6 pages of How we shivered in temperature,’’ said Delhi Times + 8 page Feature on Dubai New Delhi: The mer- a met official. cury plummeted to The minimum tem- 3.7 degree Celsius on perature has dipped Tuesday, the lowest to 3 degree Celsius this season. The max- several times in the imum temperature 3.7ºC past five years, but was 15.1 degree Cel- this is the lowest sius (6 below normal; Jan 6, 2004 3ºC Jan 10, 2003 recorded this season. the minimum was 3 Lowest in 5 yrs The met office, below normal). -0.6ºC Jan 16, 1935 though, has some Thirty flights were good news. Officials cancelled and several Lowest-ever in Delhi say Wednesday might trains delayed in the not be as chilly.Dense morning because of the poor visibility.