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Elaborating on the measures taken by the administration, Dr Walia said more than 10 lakh homes had been fogged and a total of 30,000 homes were being fogged every day. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi had also procured 80 new fogging machines to combat dengue, he said. Meanwhile, The Mayor of Delhi, Mr Ashok Kumar Jain, said that all efforts would be made to control the dreaded fever in the Capital. With only 20 new cases of dengue were reported today, the total notified cases were 1537. He said, “No shortage of manpower, money, equipment and resources whatsoever will be allowed to come in the way to carry out the anti-dengue operations and maintain adequate standard of sanitation and cleanliness.” The Mayor today chaired a special meeting organised to review the progress made by the MCD to fight the disease. The meeting was attended by the Standing Committee Chairman, Mr Ram Babu Sharma, chairpersons of all the 12 zone committees and Municipal Commissioner Rakesh Mehta.
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Dengue snuffs out life; larvae
at three places Ghaziabad, October 20 Twenty-two blood samples have been sent to Delhi for the lab test. Dengue larvae have been found at three places by the health department teams. Under the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Inderjit Punjwani, a campaign has been launched against dengue in Sector-9, II and 12 Vijay Nagar as also in Kela Bhatta area. The larvae of dengue mosquitoes were found in a Vasundhara guest house and house Nos 360 and 562 in Malibara. In Kavi Nagar industrial area, Anil Kumar, 26, succumbed to high fever today. He had been suffering from high temperature for the last three days. The whole area continues to be in panic because of dengue. There is still no stemming the disease in the city. Twelve patients with high temperature were admitted in the district hospital yesterday while six new dengue patients were admitted to hospital today. Blood of 139 persons has been sent for lab test. The dengue suspected patients continue to come to the district hospital, mostly from the urban areas. |
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DSGMC chief supports Cong openly New Delhi, October 20 The recently elected DSGMC president, Mr Prehlad Singh Chandok, joined the Congress Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, at her campaign meeting last evening in Ranjit Nagar, the Assembly constituency of MLA Ramakant Goswami, Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister. The meeting was also attended by several Muslim leaders, who were apparently expressing their gratitude for according the granting of second official language status to Urdu and Punjabi in the National Capital Territory of Delhi The DSGMC president, a Sarna loyalist, was accompanied by DSGMC general secretary Harbhanjan Singh Matharu, a lieutenant of sacked Akal Takht Jathedar Ranjit Singh. The DSGMC leaders and the Chief Minister sat together on the podium in one row flanked by a number of local Sikh and Muslim leaders. This was perhaps for the first time in nearly two decades that the Sikh religious leaders have thrown their weight behind the Congress whose Sikh support-base had eroded after the events of 1984. A citation from the International Council of Punjabis (ICP) was also presented to Ms Dikshit, thanking her for according the second official language status to Punjabi in Delhi. In 2000, the Delhi Assembly led by her had passed the Official Languages Bill in keeping with a four-decade-old demand of Delhi’s Punjabi community, especially the Sikhs. The Bill was given Central clearance and notified earlier this year. “There is still a long way to go. We want to see that both Punjabi and Urdu are implemented as official languages in Delhi and for that purpose we seek re-election,’’ Ms Dikshit said in her address. The Chief Minister also vowed to put Delhi on the list of the world’s most beautiful cities. |
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HARD KNOCKS Sonepat, October 20 According to information, the bus of Little Angel School here was returning to school after picking up the children from different villages this morning around 9 am. When the bus came on to the GT Road near Asawarpur village, it was hit by a speeding tourist bus coming from the Delhi side. After the accident, the bus reportedly overturned, but it was a lucky escape for the 21 schoolchildren as no casualty occurred. The injured children were brought to the local Civil Hospital by another public school bus. Girl raped at
dagger-point Noida: A young girl in Anwar Garh village under the Rabupura police station was raped at the point of a dagger. The rapist’s threat that she would lose her life if she opened her mouth had kept the victim petrified. But when it became clear that the girl had become pregnant, her family went to lodge an FIR. But police did not take any action in the matter, according to her father. The SP (City), Mr Vijay Bhushan, however, said earlier that there was some talk about the culprit and the victim being married. But later, some controversy had stalled the plan. A villager of Anwargarh has sent a complaint to the Police Superintendent that his 16-year-old daughter had gone to collect fodder from the field. In the fodder room, one youth, Rijwan of Dankaur, was already there. His friends had bolted the door from outside. The youth had raped the girl, threatening her with a dagger. She was released after a couple of hours, it is alleged. Before returning home, the girl told the boy’s relations that she had been a victim of his lust. The boy’s family, it is alleged, had warned the girl to keep her mouth shut about it otherwise her entire family would be wiped out. On September 28, the girl felt dizzy and fell down. She was taken to a doctor who told them that the girl was having a five months’ pregnancy, the letter said. On being quizzed, the girl narrated the whole episode to her parents. |
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60% turnout in peaceful JNU elections New Delhi, October 20 The polls, which continued till late evening, saw a turnout of little over 60 per cent and was peaceful with no major incidents of violence reported. Major parties in the fray for the four posts in the central panel as well as for the councils of each school include the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), National Students Union of India (NSUI), Students Federation of India (SFI) and the AISA. With JNU considered a Leftist stronghold, the SFI is confident of winning all the four seats in the central panel. “The students in JNU have been supporting us for the last many years. Communalism and saffronisation have percolated down to the students’ politics, which is what the students want to fight. And for that, students trust SFI,” said a party activist. Undeterred by their performance in the JNU for the last so many years, the NSUI is riding high on its feat in the Delhi University, as also in the universities of Kanpur, Assam and Allahabad. “We are extremely confident of winning the elections in JNU. The fight this time is between the SFI and the NSUI. Though JNU is considered a SFI bastion, this time we will turn it into a Waterloo for them,” asserted the spokesperson of the NSUI, Kuntal Krishna. His claims are, however, rejected by the ABVP as well as the SFI. “The ABVP may not win all seats in the central panel, but we are sure to win the councilors’ posts in all schools,” pointed out the ABVP spokesperson, Jatin Mohanty. The SFI brimming with self-assurance also offered that the NSUI’s performance in other universities, including the Delhi University would have little impact here. “Raising slogans and pasting the maximum number of posters can only attract attention not votes. More than half of these supporters are people from outside JNU,” said Inteshar Ahmed, AISA. Interestingly, while the ABVP claims to have filed a complaint against the presence of NSUI activists from outside the university, the election office claims otherwise. “We have not received any written complaint from any party. The whole election process till now has been peaceful,” said Nagendra Honalli, Election Officer. The first phase of the polling saw a modest turnout, but it picked up pace after the lunch break. “This is a usual practice. Students, especially the hostellers, turn up post-lunch. And despite claims that the students seem to have lost interest in politics, we are expecting a decent poll percentage,” said the members of the election office. The counting will begin late in the evening and results will be declared by tomorrow noon. “We are expecting the results of the school councilors by mid-night,” added Mr Krishna. |
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CM’s suit against Khurana posted for Jan 22 New Delhi, October 20 Mr Khurana’s counsel Ashok Kashyap, appearing before Joint Registrar Anu Malhotra, said copies of certain impugned newspaper reports were illegible. Ms Dikshit’s counsel agreed to provide fresh copies and the matter was adjourned till after the election. On September 16, the High Court had issued summons to Mr Khurana to mark his presence today either in person or through a counsel. Ms Dikshit in her plaint claimed damages and sought permanent prohibitory injunction restraining Mr Khurana from making directly or indirectly any allegation or imputation of corruption, including the impugned allegation made on September 3, against her. It had been alleged that money had been misappropriated from the Central grant of Rs 105 crore given under the Accelerated Power Distribution Reform Programme
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BJP blames it on Delhi Govt New Delhi Delhi BJP chief Madan Lal Khurana told reporters that the government was not making efforts to improve the sanitation and make the Capital more hygienic to contain the disease. He said the Sheila Dikshit government did not carry out the cleanliness of sewers and the Yamuna before the onset of monsoon and this had led to the spread of dengue in the Capital. Mr Khurana charged the Congress government with acting as a mere spectator even as the number of deaths caused by dengue was growing every day. The women cell of the Delhi BJP today carried out a protest to highlight the insensitivity of the Congress government to the worsening situation.
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Educationists for revoking lecturer’s suspension Rohtak: The Democratic Forum, comprising educationists of Haryana, has urged the Governor-cum-Chancellor, MDU, to direct the Vice-Chancellor to withdraw the suspension of Dr Himmat Singh Ratnoo, lecturer in the Department of Economics. Dr Ratnoo is also a member of the Academic and Executive Councils of the university. During a meeting of the Academic Council of MDU on October 17, Dr Ratnoo had opposed a proposal for delegating powers to the Vice-Chancellor to constitute a committee for granting permission to the affiliated colleges for introducing additional courses. The Vice-Chancellor, the Forum said, lost his temper and suspended Dr Ratnoo.
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IYC for greater representation of youths in elections Gurgaon, October 20 Mr Surjewla, who was here enroute to Rajasthan to attend a “Jan Chetna Rally” organised by IYC, said that the central leadership was in favour of the youths coming to the forefront in the Congress party. Giving party tickets to members from the IYC would be one of the efforts to obtain this objective. According to him, those IYC members who were given party tickets in the past Assembly elections had performed well. Mr Surjewala refused to give credence to the claims of the BJP that it was ahead of the Congress in all the five state going to polls in November-December. According to him, there was a stiff competition between the two parties only in Madhya Pradesh. In others states, especially in Delhi and Rajasthan, it was smooth sailing for the Congress. He charged the BJP and other members of the ‘Sangh Parivar’ of vitiating the plural and multicultural ethos of the country by their “fundamentalist and hate-campaign” brand of politics. He urged upon the youths to be on their guard from such fissiparous tendencies sought to be injected by the ‘Sangh Parivar’ in the polity. Mr Surjewala expressed the view that there was enormous talent and resilience among the youths of the country. The youths only needed to be given the right direction by the political leadership to channelise their energies for the development of the country. He made special case for focus on the youths in the rural and the hinterlands, which form 70 per cent of the geographical expanse of the country. He argued that the country was still an agrarian economy and hence, there was a need for greater emphasis on the youths in the villages. Referring to Haryana, he lamented that the state government had hiked the fees in academic institutions in the state. This will adversely affect the youths, especially in the rural areas, he said. He expressed reservations at the functioning of the government in Haryana. He urged the government to initiate measures to enhance the economic status of the people. The ultimate test for the INLD Government will be based on the practical implementation of the quantum of welfare projects on the ground, he added. |
FACE TO FACE THE recent surge in crimes against women, especially Swiss diplomat’s rape in the Capital, is quite worrisome. Delhi Police Commissioner R. S. Gupta speaks to J. T. Vishnu on his understanding of the situation. AT
a time when the Delhi Police have been receiving brickbats from several
quarters for last Tuesday’s twin incidents in Siri Fort Auditorium,
the Delhi Police Commissioner, Mr Radhey Shyam Gupta, is unfazed and
busy working out strategies for solving the cases and to improve the
efficacy of the Capital’s police force. As in the past, the Parliament
attack case in 2001 and the Red Fort attack case in 2000, when he was
the Special Commissioner of Police (Security and Operations), a
confident Gupta says: will catch the rape suspects soon." The top
cop took over as the Delhi Police Commissioner on July 1, 2002, after
heading the Intelligence and Administration units of the Delhi
Police. After completing MCom and MBA from Delhi University, Mr Gupta
taught Management and Business studies at Shri Ram College of Commerce
for three years before he joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in July
1968. A recipient of both Police Medal for Meritorious Services and
President’s Medal for Distinguished Services, Mr Gupta had handled
several sensitive postings, including the one as IG (Chandigarh), when
terrorism was at its peak in Punjab. He was awarded with the Police
Special Duty medal (Punjab and Chandigarh) for his valiant role in the
anti-terrorist operations. Being brought up and educated in Delhi, Mr
Gupta, it is claimed, is well-equipped to handle the complexities of
policing the nation’s Capital. During his tenure as IG (Tihar Jail),
he had also introduced a number of prison reforms and human rights
initiatives. He had also visited the Scotland Yard Police for studying
about the VVIP security and Denmark and the United Kingdom for Prison
Systems. In an interview with the NCR Tribune he said, "Delhi
Police is a fine force, which is proud of its professionalism,
efficiency and vision. Crime control, internal security against
terrorism and extremism, community policing and attitudinal changes
towards the public were the prime focus of the force." Excerpts: It
is seven days since the rape of Swiss diplomat took place in Delhi.
Several teams of South and South-West districts with the support of
Crime branch and Special Cell were working in the case. What has been
the progress so far? We are handling a blind case, which will take
some time. Obviously, it is an importance case to the Delhi Police and
we are sure that we will catch the rapists soon. Who should be
blamed for last Tuesday’s rape and the related incident, the police or
the society? The two incidents were most unfortunate and need to
be strongly condemned. I am confident that we should be able to catch
the suspects soon. After the two incidents, we have suspended five
police officials who were posted at the Siri Fort Auditorium at the time
of the incident. Police have its own role and responsibility in
controlling crimes including rapes. We are doing our best and will not
allow the suspects to go scot-free at any cost. But, otherwise almost
95 per cent of the sexual crimes take place in a circumstance where the
victim and the accused are known to each other and have been socially
interacting in their day to day lives. In such cases, the accused could
be uncle, neighbour, friend, colleague, father, father-in-law of the
victims, wherein it becomes very difficult to try the accused as in most
of the cases the complainants back out due to family pressure. Are
women safe on Delhi roads? Police cannot be omnipresent. We need
the support and co-operation of the public to maintain law and order in
the city. The police have improved security patrolling in certain areas
outside the women colleges, buses, universities and outside
entertainment places. In fact, more than 4,000 university women students
were trained in self-defence to handle miscreants on their own if they
were caught in dangerous situations. Besides, the police have also been
co-ordinating with various institutions for the purpose of institutional
security. There were some adverse reports about your transfer policy
and even most of your officers were unhappy. What do you have to say
about it? It is not possible to satisfy all officers and men and
give them the postings of their own choice. Therefore, those officers
who do not fall in the merit category express their resentment and
disgruntlement. I cannot be held responsible for their unhappiness. What’s
your opinion about the rotation of officers in the force since there is
a general feeling in the force that some officers were not rotated? The
Delhi Police have a well-considered policy on transfers and the same has
been defined in the standing order. Normally, transfers are done after
three years of policing in one place, except those who are in core
groups. The officers who are in core groups are rotated only after
putting in 6-7 years of experience in one place. Of late, many
middle level officers have been found indulging in indiscipline. What
are the steps taken to ensure strict discipline in the force? With
a view to ensure strict discipline among the police officials, efforts
were being made to instil discipline among the members of the police
force and those who fail to adhere to these orders will face
departmental action and subsequent consequences. The rules are
well-defined and there is no ambiguity about it. What are the
strengths and weaknesses of the Delhi Police force as an organisation? Delhi
Police is a fine force, which is proud of its professionalism,
efficiency and vision. Crime control, internal security against
terrorism and extremism, community policing and attitudinal changes
towards the public were the prime focus of the force. Do you think
the Delhi Police are equipped enough to handle the ensuing Assembly
elections? We have geared up the police force in the preparation
for elections. A meeting of the representatives of all the political
parties have started to discuss the implementation of the model code of
conduct and the matters relating to that of electioneering. All
districts will be on high alert to ensure a problem free elections. The
election cell has been reactivated. Crime rate has shown a downward
trend in the last three years in Delhi. But going by the kind of
population explosion, unemployment and floating population in the city,
crime graph should rise. How would you explain the paradox? Crime
rate has shown a downward trend because of the increased qualitative
preventive action by the police. So, the success should be attributed to
the prevention action, which is almost 30 per cent more than in the
previous years. The police have contributed extensively for this
downward trend. This decrease is more significant in heinous crimes like
murder, dacoity, robbery, kidnapping, abduction etc. In the wake of
several inter-state criminal gangs committing crimes in Delhi and taking
safe refuge in their respective states, how well the police forces of
these states co-operate with the Delhi Police in apprehending them for
containing the crime rate in Delhi? Criminals do not recognise any
borders. Criminals, who had committed crimes in Delhi and tried to evade
arrest by escaping to the adjoining states, were nabbed with the help of
the police force there. Our major emphasise was on the co-ordination and
co-operation with the police forces of adjoining states like Haryana,
Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan. The Delhi Police have a State
Coordination Cell at the police headquarters and it literally functions
as a mini secretariat to help us in our effort. These initiations have
started bearing fruits in the crime control. What are the steps
introduced for modernisation and innovation of the Delhi Police? We
have adopted an ambitious scheme of modernisation of the police force
like introducing communication, computerisation and procurement of
latest weapons. In communication, we have got latest digital trunk
communication system progressing towards development of GIS and GPS. All
officers of the level of DCP and above, have been imparted computer
knowledge and the provision is now extended to the police stations. We
are also procuring latest weapons, which are lighter and more accurate
for our police force. Have you taken any welfare measures for
improving the lifestyle of the lower rung officers of the Delhi Police?
We have a number of welfare measures for the lower rung officers of
the Delhi Police. Through these measures, we provide financial help,
loans and scholarships to the police personnel and their children. The
Delhi Police have a public school and it is planning to expand. We have
planned to open eight more public schools to impart quality education to
the children of the police personnel. The lifestyle of the police
personnel is receiving our due attention. In fact, the Delhi Police had
already requested the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to allot us
adequate funds for construction of houses for the welfare of our police
force. The senior officials also conduct regular meetings with the
constables and other officers to ascertain their problems and to redress
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Mushroom growers have a number of Sonepat, October 20 The Department of Horticulture, Haryana, the District Rural Development Agency and other nationalised and cooperative banks played an important role in giving a boost to this occupation. The Horticulture Department has been imparting necessary training and giving knowhow by organising demonstrations in the villages. The DRDA, on the other hand, provides subsidies and other financial assistance through the banks to the poor mushroom growers. Other factors which also helped in promoting mushroom culture included proximity of the national Capital for immediate sale of the produce, easy availability of raw materials and an urge among the educated unemployed youths for starting their own occupation. Today, mushroom cultivation has been started in nearly 100 villages of the district. Prominent among these are Bhadana, Akbarpur Barota, Rohat, Jharoth, Sisana, Ganaur, Rajlu Garhi and Murthal. During the past one decade, mushroom production has witnessed a steep rise. A number of progressive mushroom cultivators are using ultra modern techniques to constantly increase their production. The mushroom growers of Bhadana and Murthal villages were leading in producing mushroom and installing trays as well as constructing sheds for this purpose. While the mushroom growers feel encouraged by the trend they are also facing a lot of problems. Many progressive farmers allege they have been facing an acute shortage of good quality mushroom spawn (seed) thanks to the failure of the authorities concerned to supply the same. Lack of adequate marketing facilities in the villages and at the district level and non-availability of lab facilities to eradicate diseases has led to low production and less price in the market. Sealed tin facilities for mushroom harvest and a moisturiser plant facility for this produce can solve many problems, they add. Mushroom is considered to be a delicacy with no party being complete without a mushroom dish, which are eaten by one and all. Besides, one can also have mushroom soup, mushroom pickles etc. At least 1,000 farmers in this district are engaged in mushroom production. The rest of the production is shared by Gurgaon, Panipat and Yamunanagar district. Mushroom growers have a ready market in Delhi where they take their produce to the Azadpur market. According to the mushroom growers, about 10 to 15 truckloads of mushroom are sent to Delhi every day. Nafed purchases mushrooms in bulk for its processing units at the lower rate, whereas the price fluctuates in the Delhi market. Instead of having trays, the traditional method is still being practised by many. They have put up permanent structures inside sheds with three to four rows and spread compost and spawn which is the threadlike matter on which mushroom grow. Many mushroom growers are sore about the attitude of the banks whose officials do not help them in advancing loans despite the profit margin and absence of defaulters. They give an excuse that the particular village does not fall in the service area under which particular areas are attached to branches of a nationalised bank. Most banks do not cater to mushroom growers and despite getting no-objection certificates from such banks the other banks, while processing cases, give all encouragement but in the end wriggle out, saying that that the area did not come under the service scheme. The mushroom growers are also not happy with the Haryana Agro Industries Corporation and they feel that the corporation not only discourages them but prevents them from getting a neat profit as corporation officials wait for a slump so that they can buy their produce at a cheaper price. |
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Father, son remanded in police custody in Sonepat, October 20 It is stated that Mrs Savita was married with Ravinder on January 29 last and her parents had given sufficient dowry at the time of the marriage. However, she was continuously harassed and tortured by her husband and other family members for not bringing sufficient dowry. Consequently, it is alleged that she committed suicide on October 8. Mr Inder Singh, a resident of Chulkana village and the father of the victim lodged an FIR with the police against the husband of the victim and three other members of his family alleging harassment and torture leading to the death of his daughter.
Youth held for sexual assault The police have arrested a youth Ajmer of Chhichhrana village in connection with the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault on a minor girl of the same village. The number of arrests made by the police in this case has now risen to four.
Buffalo thief held Meanwhile, a woman helped in the arrest of a buffalo thief. It is stated that a buffalo was stolen around 2.30 am from a house at Narela and it was recovered within eight hours near Kheri Damkan village in this district. The woman noticed that the buffalo was being taken in a tempo for sale at the cattle fair in Gohana town. She raised an alarm but the driver drove away his tempo carrying the buffalo. On hearing the alarm, a motorcyclist chased the tempo and managed to catch the driver. The driver was roughed up and handed over to the police for investigations. |
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Chautala for strict action against quacks Bhiwani, October 20 Mr Chautala was redressing the grievances of the people at a meeting of the Public Relations and Grievances Committee in Bhiwani. Mr Nathu Ram of Golagarh village had made a complaint that someone was practising as a doctor at Jui bus stand but he did not have even a certificate. He said as soon as he injected him he started feeling pain in his hand and thereafter the members of his family had to rush him to Bhiwani for medicare. The investigation revealed that the doctor had used an expired injection. In his reply, the Civil Surgeon said an FIR had been lodged against the accused and further investigation was in progress. In yet another complaint, Mr Chautala directed officers of the Transport Department to check unauthorised plying of vehicles. Dharmender of Bhiwani had made a complaint that some vehicles were plying unauthorisedly ahead of the vehicles of the transport societies. Meanwhile, the supply of safe drinking water would be augmented in 650 villages of Haryana at a cost of Rs 90 crore during the current financial year. This was disclosed by Mr Om Prakash Chautala while addressing a largely attended public meeting after inaugurating the second waterworks for Bhiwani at the Tosham bypass yesterday. It has been constructed at a cost of more than Rs 22 crore. Mr Chautala said with the commissioning of the waterworks about two lakh people of Bhiwani would get 150 litres of water per capita per day and there would be no shortage of water in Bhiwani town. He said a boosting station had also been set up at Dadri road to provide potable drinking water to the people living in the colonies located from railway bridge to Dadri gate. An overhead tank having capacity of five lakh litres of water had also been set up. While reiterating the commitment of his government to provide safe drinking water to the people in the state, Mr Chautala said a sum of Rs 22.15 crore was being spent to improve the supply of drinking water in 25 towns in the state. Out of these, work had been completed in six towns and in case of other towns the work would be completed within the current financial year. With the completion of these works, water at a rate of 70 litres per capita per day would be provided to the people. Mr Chautala said a number of programmes were being implemented to improve the supply of drinking water in the state. These programmes included minimum need programme, accelerated rural water supply scheme, schemes of NABARD and desert development schemes as well as Swajal Dhara scheme. |
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81 shops razed in
anti-encroachment operation Ghaziabad, October 20 The transport association had organised a bandh on the UP-Delhi border to protest against the anti-encroachment drive of the administration leading to the removal of 80-odd shops from the area. The District Magistrate of Ghaziabad, Santosh Yadav, had in a series of recent meetings with officials of GDA and Nagar Nigam decided to carry out a campaign to beautify the city and its surroundings. The joint team descended on the scene with a heavy police force along with six bulldozers, two cranes and one elevator to remove the encroachment. The entire traffic from Delhi as well as from Ghaziabad side on the GT Road was diverted and the area was completely sealed before the anti-encroachment drive was undertaken. When the leaders of the local organisations, including the president of Transport Association, Mr S. S. Bajwa and Motor Parts Dealers Association president, Mr Manjit Singh, objected to the demolition without any prior notice, they were huddled into a vehicle and taken to the police station and detained there. The Nagar Nigam Commissioner, Mr Ram Bodh Orya, GDA secretary, Mr Shyam Singh Yadav, and ADM City, Mr Rajkumar Sachan, supervised the operations. Though the administration had put a red-cross marks on the buildings to be demolished a week ago, the encroachers had not paid heed to the warning, said Mr Sachan. |
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SPECIAL FOCUS ON FARIDABAD Faridabad, October 20 According to Rajesh, a local resident, who visited both the tradefest and the Divali Mela, there was no large difference in the two except the fact that there were more stalls at Surajkund. He said stalls put up in both the melas were identical and consumers could hardly find an attractive item at a reasonable cost. He said he could not find any electronic item like TV, VCD or refrigerator. Another visitor to the Divali Mela said due to inadequate watering a lot of dust welcomed the visitors on the spot and people who were allergic to it found it difficult to cope with it. He said the cost of various joyrides was too much and tantamount to fleecing. Rajkumar, a resident of Sector 15-A, said there were many melas going on and it was difficult for a common man to decide which one to visit or avoid. He said many shopkeepers who had set up special stalls outside their business establishment to attract customers had not shown much interest in the various melas. He said organising the tradefest ahead of the Divali Mela and at a distant place perhaps took away all the charm. He said mela organisers should have also provided proper drinking water and toilet facilities with a place to take rest. He said while a lounge had been provided for the district officials and VIPs at such events no one bothered about the common man who spent money to visit the place. He said parking should be free and the rates of items, especially food and beverages, must be reasonable. |
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HPCC seeks Health Minister’s resignation Rohtak, October 20 Addressing a public meeting at Titauli village today, Mr Krishan Murti Hooda, a former minister and spokesman, HPCC, said the death toll due to viral fever had reached 75 during the last two months in the state. He claimed that thousands of people had been suffering from viral fever in the state while the state government was not serious about the severity of the problem. He suggested that the government take immediate and effective measures to check the spread of viral and
dengue in the region. He said the government should make the required medicines available at the dispensaries and hospitals to protect those victims of the diseases, particularly those belonging to poor section of the society.
Lecture on national security The problem national security is a major issue of concern not only in India, but in most parts of the world, particularly in view of the spectre of terrorism having spread all over the globe. Delivering an extension lecture on ‘The emerging strategic environment of India’ at the Defence Studies Department of Maharshi Dayanand University today, Prof R N Mishra, (retd) of Punjabi University, Patiala, said narco-terrorism had emerged as a key threat to all civilised society. In his lecture, Dr Mishra analysed the security threats confronting the country and threw light on India’s relations with neighbouring countries and its geo-strategic imperatives. |
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DELHI DIGEST New Delhi, October 20 The gang assembled early in the morning on the Ring Road near Rohini and targeted buses used by businessmen. Members of the gang followed in a Maruti car or TSR and warned the members in the bus through mobile phones if they apprehended any police action. Rakesh Pahari was involved in running a bulb factory in Sudershan Park area, which had been closed down to pollution norms of the government. Thereafter, he was involved in such criminal activities in various parts of Capital. Five knives were recovered from their possession, the police said.
Load Shedding The NDPL announced load shedding on Tuesday due to maintenance work at HB Block and 15 B substations in Shalimar Bagh area. The load shedding will begin from 10 am and continue till to 6 pm, a press release said. |
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NCR BRIEFS Bhiwani, October 20 According to reports, Rajpal and his cousin, Rajbir, had an altercation after taking alcohol together some two months ago. Rajpal had slapped his brother during the altercation. Later, Rajbir called his brother on the street where he shot him before escaping. Rajpal was admitted to the civil hospital, Charkhi Dadri, but the doctors declared him brought dead. His body was handed over to his relatives after the postmortem examination. The police have registered a case under Sections 302, 25, 54 and 59 of the IPC. Man killed A man was killed in mysterious circumstances. The victim, identified as Surender (50), had gone to the house of the in-laws of Ravinder in village Kanina on October 17. Ravindra said that Surender fell from the roof under effect of liquor. He was taken for medical aid but died of heart attack, he said. However, the brother of the deceased, Mr Om Prakash, alleged that Surender was beaten to death. The matter was reported to the police. Corruption case registered against sarpanch Jhajjar: The district police registered a case against the sarpanch of Ukhal Chana village today on charges of large-scale irregularities in the panchayat funds and embezzling various grants for development of the village. According to information, Satbir of the same village has charged the Sarpanch Roshan Lal with misappropriation of panchayat funds and government grants worth lakhs of rupees. Body Found Sonepat: The Murthal police found a body of a man lying on the G T Road near Murthal Chowk, about 8 km from here last evening. According to a report, the body was identified as that of Mr Ram Chander of Kheri Gujjar village in this district. It is believed that he was on his way to Karnal. The police have sent the body for the postmortem examination. |
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Angry passengers delay train Sonepat, October 20 According to a report, the coaches were packed to capacity and the passengers had blocked the main entrance by keeping their goods near the main gates of the coaches. On receipt of information about the delay of the train, the officials of the Government Railway Police arrived on the scene and managed to get the door opened. Subsequently, the commuters boarded the train, which had been delayed by about half an hour. |
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New Delhi: Having been accused of mismanagement and negligence in the wake of the dengue outbreak in the city, the Congress government in Delhi today tried to counter the charges and said that if the mismanagement in hospitals came to light, the guilty would be punished. The Delhi Health Minister, Dr A. K. Walia, said, “We have not come across any instance of deliberate lapse on the part of hospital staff so far but if we find something, we will definitely take action.”
