No tilt threat to Taj: ASI

Agra (PTI): Taj Mahal is not at risk from the reported tilt of its minarets because the slant has not yet assumed alarming proportions, the Archaeological Survey of India has said.

The ASI filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court after Agra Heritage Protection Committee chairman Ajai Agarwal filed a petition, expressing concern about the tilt.

Based on reports on the tilt from 1940 till date, the ASI said the inclination had not increased and the structure had stabilised over the years.

In 1965, the Survey of India report said the tilt was highest in the south-western minaret, which showed an inclination of 8.5 inches, and the lowest, 1.5 inches, in the north-western one.

Fine in Priya name row

Mumbai (PTI): Bombay High Court has fined an Independent candidate Rs 10,000 for disturbing the election process after he sought rejection of Congress candidate Priya Dutt’s nomination for using her father’s name instead of that of her husband.

Rakesh Arora, who is also contesting the bypoll from the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, said Priya had filed her name as Dutt Priya Sunil and alleged that she wanted to cash in on the popularity of her late father, Sunil Dutt.

The Election Commission said Priya had filed her name in line with what appeared on the voters’ list.

The matter has been adjourned till November 16.

Punjab case

New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court has acquitted two alleged Punjab militants accused of killing the son of a police officer during the 1986 insurgency.

Daljeet Singh Bittoo and Gurcharan Singh Gama, activists of the All India Sikh Students’ Federation, were arrested eight years after Ashok Bedi was shot dead.

Kushboo relief

Chennai (PTI): Madras High Court has stayed proceedings against Tamil actor Kushboo in connection with complaints lodged against her for appearing to condone pre-marital sex. The court said she need not appear in person during the hearing.

Black deer

Rampur (PTI): Police have found a black deer at a house at Khajuria in Uttar Pradesh. The animal has been sent to the custody of the forest department and a case registered against houseowner Babar Khan, who is absconding.Delhi will host the first Indo-Korean sports and cultural festival from November 11. The event aims to popularise Taekwondo martial arts among Indian youths.

Delhi will host the first Indo-Korean sports and cultural festival from
November 11. The event aims to popularise Taekwondo martial arts among Indian youths.