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By P V Kondal Rao ‘trishul’ in — John F Kennedy TIMES NEWS NETWORK Godavarikhani (Karimna- NEWS DIGEST gar): Seventeen miners, working in an underground Judge arrested: A suspended civil judge from Ghazipur district, coal mine of Singareni Col- temple truce R P Misra, was picked up by the po- lieries here in Andhra lice from his Gomti Nagar residence Pradesh, are feared killed as TIMES NEWS NETWORK in Lucknow on Sunday for allegedly the mine caved in on Monday afternoon. running a call-girl racket. P11 New Delhi: Even before the Police and fire department government’s fresh Ayodhya CBI to question Jogi: Chhattis- personnel engaged in rescue ‘initiative’ can take shape, garh chief minister operations said the chances the VHP looks determined to Ajit Jogi will be of survival of the trapped questioned by the sabotage it. Irked at being left miners are remote as the en- CBI today in a case out of this latest effort, the in which he alleged tire third seam level in the seventh life extension project VHP’s top brass — working that Intelligence Bu- president Ashok Singhal, in- reau had launched a (LEP) was completely flooded with water. ternational president special operation to Praveen Togadia and vice tarnish his image The rescuers said it might president Giriraj Kishore — under operation ‘Black Sea’. take at least 48 hours to pump ‘‘ The government is out about six-lakh gallons of US ambassador Robert Blackwill (centre) and Peter Rodman (right), head of the visiting Pentagon team, come hit out at the BJP-led govern- trying to make him Bail for Subhash Sharma: The water that inundated the out after a meeting with national security adviser Brajesh Mishra on the issue of India sending its troops to ment on Monday for floating Delhi High Court on Monday granted mine. About 54 miners were Iraq, at South Block in New Delhi. Report on page 11 a formula, which, it said (Shankaracharya) a bail to sacked DDA vice-chairman working in the third seam compromised the ‘‘honour’’ Subhash Sharma and another DDA and ‘‘self-respect’’ of the Hin- tool... He cannot be scam accused, Vinod Khatri. P5 when beams supporting the area from the second seam, Rain check du community. involved in such LIC bond for elders: The Life In- which had a large storage of The offer to the Muslim surance Corporation is launching a Double murder in VK community of the use of barter’’ water, collapsed. 16 June, 2003 senior citizen bond from today. Un- Water gushed inside the about 1,000 mosques current- — Ashok Singhal der the scheme, a citizen between third seam sending shock- ly controlled by the ASI, the 55 and 79 years of age can invest waves among the coal fillers, Police launch a hunt for missing cook promise of status quo on the destroying temples that had up to Rs 2.77 lakh. P7 Delhi transfer fillers, and other em- Kashi and Mathura shrines, TIMES NEWS NETWORK discovered by the maid, Malti, at 2.15 existed there. ployees working in the mine, financial help for madrasas Women’s Bill: Lok Sabha Speaker pm. Malti then informed one of the ‘‘Today, the government is Manohar Joshi assured an all-party located over 100-metre below New Delhi: Two elderly women were and reservation for the com- offering Kashi and Mathura neighbours, Nirjhar Garg, who called Kolkata meeting that a consensus would be the surface. found murdered in their Vasant Kunj munity in return for their to the Muslims; tomorrow, it the police. Madhu’s husband, Anil re- evolved on the Women’s Bill before With water levels rising by flat on Monday afternoon. The flat June 15 giving up claim to the disput- will offer Kashmir to jected any personal enmity and proper- the monsoon session. P11 the minute, 37 miners es- had been ransacked suggesting that ed site in Ayodhya so that a Musharraf. Kashi, Mathura ty related dispute which might have Mumbai Chennai Ram Temple can be built is Pak-Israel ties: Pakistani Presi- caped to safety, while 17 oth- robbery might have been the motive and Kashmir are all non-ne- ers were trapped. Despite behind the incident. caused the murder. However, the DCP not a fair exchange, thun- gotiable,’’ Togadia said. dent Pervez Musharraf on Monday said: ‘‘We’re exploring all angles.’’ hinted that his government would pressing a 40-HP pumpset The local police is trying to locate dered Singhal. ‘‘Kheer pulao ‘‘What the government is at- consider setting up diplomatic rela- into service, water rose by Santu, the cook, whom the deceased’s Joint commissioner of police (south- Slow but sure commode me khilaoge to koi tempting would defeat the tions with Israel. about three-feet within a family had employed two days ago. ern range), Satish Chandra, said: ‘‘The • Conditions favour advance atmasamman rakhnewala purpose of the Ram Temple minute, and in less than 10 entry was friendly and the assailants of monsoon into Gujarat, usay khayega?’’ he asked. RIL strikes oil in Yemen: Deputy commissioner of police movement,’’ he added. minutes, the entire third (southwest), Tejinder Luthra, said: perhaps knew that the cupboard keys Orissa & Bengal ‘‘The government must The BJP had put Ayodhya Reliance said on Monday it has were kept under the papers in the draw- come clean on what has struck oil in an onshore block in seam was submerged. ‘‘Madhu Mehrotra (52) and her sister • Rains reach Indore and in its manifesto, Singhal er.’’ ‘‘After the women were attacked, it been promised,’’ Singhal Yemen and found fresh gas discov- As sirens blared, thou- Veena (56) were found lying in a pool of Hoshangabad in south said, to win the Hindu vote. eries at home. P15 sands of workers and fami- blood at Madhu’s flat in Sector C-2 of seems they resisted and tried to call the Madhya Pradesh said, adding that ‘‘the Hin- Now it should either get leg- lies of the trapped miners Vasant Kunj. Their throats had been police,’’ a police officer said. Madhu North still burning dus’’ had ‘‘already allowed islation passed to get the Birla in pact for L&T cement: gathered near the seventh slit.’’ Jewellery was missing from one of lived with her husband, Anil Mehrotra their country to be divided’’ Ram Temple built or else say AV Birla group’s Grasim Ltd has • Ganganagar records the LEP and the police had a the cupboards. and their son Ashish. Anil Mehrotra is maximum temperature— and given up claim to the that since it has not been able inked a tentative deal with the finan- 3,000 mosques that had to fulfil its commitment, it is difficult time controlling The women were at home alone when an employee of Engineers India. 47.3oC cial institutions to acquire the de- the crowd. the incident took place. The bodies were Insecurity grips Vasant Kunj residents: P3 allegedly been built after quitting the NDA. merged cement business of L&T for Rs 171 per share. P15 YOU SAID IT by Laxman Glass pane kills model TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bizarre accident Mumbai: A young model, 25-year-old Pritinder Kaur,died on the spot when • Window pane from 25th floor a window-pane came crashing on her of Oberoi, Mumbai, falls on Kaur head from the 25th floor of Oberoi Ho- Mysteriously no one was tel in south Mumbai, the police said • present at the swimming pool, on Monday. site of the accident The police have registered a case of causing death due to negligence • Unidentified man called up the against the hotel management. The hotel and reported the incident post-mortem report from J J hospital is awaited. Apparently, Kaur was alone at the maintaining them,’’ said Roy. poolside, when the incident took The police also suspect that the place at about 6 pm on Sunday. The window may have been dislodged due police said there were no eye-witness- to high-velocity monsoon winds. The es even though the pool attendants hotel faces the Arabian Sea and the They say it is computer mistake in are supposed to be there. Oddly pool is at the mezzanine level. the transfer order. He is shifted enough, there were no swimmers on a The victim was staying alone at there and me here! Sunday evening. Versova, while her parents live in Deputy police commissioner Hi- Lonavala. Her father, Brijpalsingh manshu Roy said, ‘‘We have regis- Negi, was an accountant with the ex- tered a case under Section 304 (A) of ternal affairs ministry. Kaur studied the Indian Penal Code against the ho- in a London college and had returned tel management.’’ However, the first to Mumbai last December. information report (FIR) does not The hotel authorities were alerted name anybody among the hotel about the accident by an unidentified staff as the accused. ‘‘We have to find man, who called the guest relations indiatimes.com POLL out who is responsible for the department about the incident.