http://www.thehindu.com/ The Internet edition of The Hindu, India's national newspaper en-us Copyright 2008 The Hindu Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/hindux.gif http://www.thehindu.com/ 468 50 Others http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051053330500.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 Others http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051053960600.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051058800300.htm MMTC Limited: MMTC Akshay Tritiya “Festival of Gold-2008”: Community Centre, MMTC Colony, entry from Sri Aurobindo Marg, Malviya Nagar; MMTC Showroom, F 8-11, Flatted Factory Complex, Jhandewalan, 10-30 a.m. to 9 ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051050680200.htm NEW DELHI: He had no inkling that he had become an icon and a role model of sorts for a large number of people in his own country till he landed at Delhi airport this past weekend. It has indeed been a happy and memorable homecoming for ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051050690200.htm NEW DELHI: To enable budding astronomers to view and understand the Lunar Occultation of Mars, a number of public sky-watch events will be conducted in the Capital this Saturday. The celestial event in which the Moon comes between the ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051050710200.htm NEW DELHI: The alarming rate of crime in the Capital has resulted in malls and other commercial public places stepping up security measures to prevent any untoward incidents. With Delhi playing host to several events of national and ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051052800400.htm NEW DELHI: The eighth convocation of Hamdard University will be held at Vigyan Bhavan here on Saturday. United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi will deliver the convocation address. Eminent scientists A. R. Kidwai and Anil ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051052820400.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051052840400.htm NEW DELHI: The Culture House of the Islamic Republic of Iran in collaboration with the Department of Islamic Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia and the Quran Academy is organising a one-day seminar at Jamia here this Sunday. The topic of ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051052850400.htm Chief Minister calls on Lieutenant-Governor to express her concern Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051052860400.htm Delhi Mayor accused of not demanding general amensty Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051052870400.htm NEW DELHI: Municipal Corporation of Delhi Public Health Committee chairman V. K. Monga said on Friday that the civic body’s ongoing “Thalassaemia Awareness Week” at Hindu Rao Hospital was attracting a large number of ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051052880400.htm NEW DELHI: NTPC and North Delhi Power Limited signed a long-term power purchase agreement on Friday for supply of power from NTPC’s various power stations. The agreement was signed by NTPC General Manager (Commercial) S. N. Goel ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051052900400.htm New Delhi: The residents of the Walled City here are up in arms over the installation of surveillance cameras in the area by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, fearing that the devices meant for checking illegal constructions could lead to ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051052910400.htm New Delhi: A court here has sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for making a bid on the life of a vehicle owner with a master key in an attempt to rob him of his car last year. “If the master key is held in a fist and ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051052920400.htm New Delhi: A local court has acquitted a man charged with raping a woman 22 years ago by pointing out contradictions in witnesses’ version. “There are serious contradictions about the time of the incident. This is not a ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051052980400.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051053450500.htm DEHRA DUN: Uttarakhand Governor B. L. Joshi sprang a surprise on Friday when he went along with his wife to the RTO here to have their driving licences renewed. They fulfilled all the formalities required for the renewal of their ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051053470500.htm CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has declared a holiday on Monday, May 12, in its offices, boards, corporations and educational institutions situated in the State and in Chandigarh. The holiday has been declared on account of general ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051053770500.htm NEW DELHI: Disclosing big expansion plans, Spencer’s Retail, the RPG Group company, on Friday said it would open 250 new stores across India by the end of the current financial year. “We will invest Rs.1,500 crore to open 250 ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051056310300.htm Muzaffarnagar: An undertrial committed suicide by hanging himself in district jail here, police said on Friday. Ankit, 19, was found hanging from the ceiling of barrack number 4 in the jail on Thursday, they said. Ankit was arrested ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051056330300.htm Hisar: Three persons were killed and six others injured when a truck hit another vehicle here on Friday, police said. A jeep carrying nine persons was on its way to Hasangarh village when a mini-truck hit it while trying to overtake ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051056360300.htm MUZAFFARNAGAR: Twelve bonded labourers hailing from this district have been rescued from a brick kiln in Punjab by the UP police, a senior official said here on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of the UP police raided a ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051056390300.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051056410300.htm Union Power Ministry decides to do a “rethink” over the issue Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051056420300.htm NEW DELHI: Braving high velocity winds, the Indian Air Force’s largest transport aircraft landed in Yangon on Thursday carrying relief supplies for the cyclone-hit people of Myanmar. On Wednesday, two smaller IAF planes discharged relief ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051056430300.htm Plea to curb increasing menace of car thefts and crime Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051058810300.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051058820300.htm NEW DELHI: Interviews for senior resident doctors scheduled for this weekend (May 10 to 12) have been postponed. The new dates will be announced later, according to a release issued by the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences here on ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051059050300.htm NEW DELHI: The Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, and Delhi BJP president Harsh Vardhan on Friday expressed anguish at the alleged incident of arson which led to the gutting down of the party’s ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051059060300.htm NEW DELHI: The power situation in the Capital was “stable” on Friday even though load-shedding was carried out in some parts of the city. According to Power Department officials, the State utility had to overdraw 260 MW to 270 MW ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051059070300.htm New Delhi: A minor reshuffle was effected in Delhi Police on Friday by promoting an Additional Commissioner to the rank of Joint Commissioner. Additional Commissioner of Armed Police S Nithiyanandam was promoted as Joint Commissioner ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051059110300.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051059190300.htm On plea to re-locate the sports stadiums for C’Wealth Games Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051059200300.htm NEW DELHI: Three persons have been arrested at Jaffarpur Kalan here on charges of burglary. According to the police, the accused -- Ajay, Tarun and Ajay Kumar -- broke into a house in Ujwa village on April 24 and made off with a ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051059220300.htm NEW DELHI: A three-year-old girl was assaulted by a young man at Gandhi Nagar here on Friday. The incident took place around noon when the girl had gone to her neighbour’s house on the first floor to watch television. The girl was ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051059230300.htm NEW DELHI: Burglars struck at Central Market in Lajpat Nagar on Friday morning and made off with cash and electronic goods worth lakhs. The incident came to light in the morning when the shopkeepers found the locks of their shops broken. ... Sat, 10 May 2008 http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/10/stories/2008051059480300.htm To abide by Bar Council of India rules on attendance in law courses Sat, 10 May 2008