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(ML) candidate held for selling porno VCDs New Delhi, December 3 Deputy Commissioner of Police (EOW) Dinesh Bhatt today said Jitender, the CPI (ML) candidate from Patparganj Assembly constituency, was arrested after he was found guilty of selling pirated VCDs, MP3 and pornographic cassettes from his shop at Palika Market in Connaught Place. Acting on a tip-off that pirated DVDs and VCDs were being peddled in Palika Bazar, a team of the EOW officials conducted a raid along with the representatives of Super Cassettes Industries. Jitender had contested the Assembly election on December 1, and its results will be declared tomorrow. Bhatt said that one Deepak Sharma was arrested on November 21 for trading in pirated VCDs from his shop in South Delhi. A total of 350 video cassettes, having an estimated value of Rs 3 lakh, were seized from the shop. |
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Sheila fears trouble during counting; writes to L-G New Delhi: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has complained to the Lieutenant-Governor about the possibility of disturbance during Thursday’s counting of votes in the Gole Market Assembly constituency. In her letter, copies of which were forwarded to the Election Commission and the Commissioner of Delhi Police, the Chief Minister has expressed apprehension of trouble. She stated that BJP’s Member of Parliament Kirti Azad, whose wife is the BJP’s candidate from the Gole Market constituency, may cause disturbance at NP School Complex on Mandir Marg. There were indications, Ms Dikshit wrote in her letter, that Kirti Azad had hired goons to disturb the counting in view of the apparent defeat of his wife. The supporters of Ms Dikshit and Mr Azad were involved in a clash outside a polling booth near Bangla Saheb Gurdwara on Monday, immediately after the voting was over. The Chief Minister had reportedly received bruises on her neck. Poonam Azad was also injured and both of them were taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Ms Dikshit and Ms Azad have filed separate complaints with the Delhi Police before the polling alleging that criminals had been hired to rig the elections.
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Father-son duo held for restaurateur’s murder New Delhi, December 3 The accused, Tule Ram, a property dealer who has an office in Lohiya Estate opposite the petrol pump near the Aya Nagar border in Gurgaon, had decided to eliminate Dilip Surtani as he had found out that Tule Ram was cheating him. Accordingly, Tule Ram’s son Joginder had hired the contract killers for Rs 10 lakh for executing the murder, said the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Mr Deependra Pathak. A search is on for the other killer, Jagwinder, alias Jaggu, alias Pehlwan, in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, on November 30 the sleuths had arrested the killer, Manoj Kumar, alias Chavanni (25), resident of Loni district, Ghaziabad, a contract killer belonging to the Jagwinder–Manoj gang from western Uttar Pradesh. Another person, Manoj Yadav, resident of Gurgaon, was also apprehended and the weapons used in the offence were recovered from his possession. Jagwinder and his gang associates were involved in several cases of murder, dacoity, robbery and kidnapping in Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Since Dilip had some land dispute with Tule Ram and Joginder, the duo hired the contract killers and struck a deal for Rs 10 lakh. They also surveyed the area along with the contract killers for two days before killing Dilip a few meters away from his house at around 10 am. In fact when Dilip wanted to sell off his piece of land worth Rs 4 crore on the Gurgaon-Mehrauli road, Joginder and Tule Ram, who had encroached upon the land, were against it. They also threatened Dilip with dire consequences if he acted against their wishes. When Dilip did not care about their threatening calls and was planning to sell his land, the duo decided to eliminate Dilip by hiring contract killers. |
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flat allottees live it up Noida, December 3 Prices of four-storeyed flats have been fixed. Some relief has been given to the fourth floor flat allotees in all categories of flats. This has been stated by ACEO Mohd Haleem Khan of the Noida administration. He said all flats constructed in Sectors 71 and 82 had been allotted by the Noida administration at Rs 5.25 lakh per unit. But now a separate floor-wise price had been fixed by the authority for all these flats. The ground floor flats will be costing Rs 5.47 lakh, Rs 5.34 lakh for the first floor, Rs 5.17 lakh for the second floor and third floor flats will henceforth cost Rs 5.4 lakh each, ACEO Haleem Khan said. He said the price of EWS flats in Sector 82 in the scheme was announced at Rs 1.74 lakh per unit. But now the price of these flats has been amended. The ground floor flat will cost Rs 1.58 lakh, first floor will cost Rs 1.73 lakh, while second floor Rs 1.61 lakh each. The prices of MIG flats in Sectors 52, 62 and 82 have also been fixed afresh. At the time of the scheme, their price was mentioned as Rs 7.75 lakh per unit. Now ground floor flats will cost Rs 8.44 lakh, first floor Rs 8.22 lakh, second floor Rs 7.88 lakh and third floor flats will cost Rs 7.64 lakh each. The prices of HIG flats in Sectors 52 and 82 had also been revised from Rs 17.50 lakh as mentioned in the scheme. Now a ground floor HIG flat will cost Rs 18.19 lakh, first floor Rs 17.78 lakh, second floor Rs 17.23 lakh while the top floor will be priced at Rs 16.82 lakh, Mr Haleem Khan informed. The ACEO said the prices of duplex flats had also been revised. According to the final cost worked out, a first floor flat will now cost Rs 25.22 lakh instead of Rs 24.50 lakh as announced earlier. Similarly, duplex flats at secured floor will now cost Rs 21.12 lakh. Mr Haleem Khan said the final prices of LIG flats in Sector 52, EWS flats in Sector 71, Shivalik, Mansrover and Shramik Kunj were still being worked out. |
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Scores of blind accused appear before court New Delhi, December 3 The Metropolitan Magistrate, Mr Ajay Kumar, adjourned the hearing as six of the total 93 accused in the case failed to appear before him. The court fixed July 14 for arguments. Ninety-three persons, 87 of them blind, were arrested on December 22, 2002 while they protested outside the Vice-Chancellor’s office on the Delhi University campus demanding that the visually challenged should be given admission and jobs in the university through a special quota for them. During their 65-day relay hunger strike then, they alleged that the quota reserved for them was not utilised by the university. “We were arrested and sent to Tihar Jail and some of us were detained for as long as 25 days,” said Sunil Kumar Mohanto, one of the accused and the general secretary of the Progressive Welfare Forum of Blind (PWFB). The Delhi Police had registered a case against the accused under Sections 323 (hurt), 148 (rioting armed with deadly weapon) and 353 (assault or use of criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of duty) of the IPC among other sections of the code. |
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crime maze Sonepat: With the arrest of four persons, the Gohana police foiled an attempt to rob a petrol pump on Gohana-Panipat Road, about 40 km from here last night. According to a report, the police have seized a country-made pistol, a live cartridge, two iron rods, a motorcycle without number and other weapons from the arrested persons. They were identified as Sanjay of Indergarhi, Gohana, Rampal of Mahmoodpur village, Amit of Khandrai village and Jagdish of Anwali village. Giving details of the arrests, the Superintendent of Police, Mr Paramjit Singh Ahlawat, told mediapersons here today that a police party of Gohana was on patrol duty on Gohana-Panipat Road when the police officials received a tip-off about the suspects, who were sitting at a deserted place and planning a dacoity at a petrol pump. The police party, he said, swung into action and conducted a raid at the place and succeeded in arresting four of the five persons. One Bhanu of Lath village, however, managed to escape under the cover of darkness. According to Mr Ahlawat, three of the four suspects were involved in a criminal case relating to the escape of a dreaded criminal, Sunil of Khandrai
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16 councillors complain against UP minister Ghaziabad: Sixteen councillors of Hapur alleged that UP Tourism Minister Dharam Pal Singh had threatened that he would implicate them in false cases. The councillors have lodged a written complaint with the Kotwali and demanded action against the minister who had on Sunday allegedly threatened them with implication in false cases if they did not cast their vote. The 16 councillors had a meeting on Sunday under Mr Iqbal Ahmed’s leadership. The meeting was arranged by Councillor Sanjay Gupta. Mr Ahmed said they had lodged a complaint against the Tourism Minister with Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, the District Magistrate and the Election Commission. They had also apprised Lok Dal leader Ajit Singh of this development.
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DELHI IN PARLIAMENT New Delhi, December 3 The data compiled by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs shows that 262 cases of rape were registered in NCT of Delhi between March 1 and August 31. The corresponding figures in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai were 40, 18 and 21 cases of rape, respectively. Similarly, 744 cases of eve-teasing were registered in NCT of Delhi as against 27 in Mumbai, 30 in Kolkata and 14 cases in Chennai between March 1 and August 31. The Union Minister of State of Home Affairs, Mr Harin Pathak, told the Rajya Sabha that the Delhi Police had taken measures to curb the crimes against women. The measures included patrolling by police personnel in plainclothes in buses and areas frequented by women; establishment of a toll-free help line (number 1091) and working in co-ordination with mobile help line team headed by a lady police officer. The measures taken also included a special programme to train women in self defence techniques and deployment of police personnel at girls/women institution to instill a sense of security. The minister said the incidents of rape created an unfortunate impression about lack of adequate safety for women in NCT of Delhi. In his reply to a similar question, the minister said the incidents of dacoity, murder, kidnapping and chain snatching had shown a declining trend. However, there had been some increase in the incidents of rape up to October as compared to such incidents reported during the corresponding period of the preceding year. Four hundred and eight cases of rape were reported up to October 31, 2003, as compared to 364 up to October 31, 2002. In contrast, cases of dacoity had dropped from 41 (up to October 31, 2002) to 21 (up to October 31, 2003) murder from 453 to 399; kidnapping from 808 to 720; and chain-snatching from 523 to 449. The minister, in a written reply to another question, informed the House that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs proposal for modernising the Delhi Police had been considered and approved by the Union Government. He said the Delhi High Court had in its order dated August 1, 2003 in the CWP No 3436 of 1998, titled Rajiv Awasthi vs Union of India and others, inter alia, directed the Union of India to place on record the time table within which the four schemes relating to modernising of Delhi Police would be implemented. The four schemes are: Introduction of computerisation at the police stations; separation of crime investigation from law and order functions at police stations; setting up Metro Rail Police stations/posts; and strengthening of security arrangements on VVIP routes. The minister said the court was informed that while the proposal relating to strengthening of security arrangements on VVIP routes had been finalised by the Union Government, time table for finalisation of the remaining schemes had been drawn up. Accordingly, the separation of crime investigation from law and order functions at the police stations would be completed by March 31, 2004; Metro Rail Police stations / posts would be set up by March 31, 2004; and computerisation would be introduced at police stations within one year and six months. |
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SPECIAL FOCUS ON PANIPAT Panipat, December 3 Having a rural background, Mr Jain started his political career as a Sarpanch when he was elected unanimously from Jatal village. Thereafter, he was elected chairman of the market committee and completed a tenure of five years from 1982 to 1987. In 1991, Mr Jain contested the assembly elections independently under the banner of the Sarv Jaatiya Panchayat but he lost the election. The Congress candidate won the Panipat seat. While talking to NCR Tribune, Mr Jain said he had done a lot of work for residents of outer colonies who did not have a vote at that time. From 1991 onwards till the 1996 assembly elections, he enlisted thousands of new voters and with their blessings he got a thumping margin of more than 20, 000 votes despite being an Independent candidate. He also alleged that many times the Congress and BJP candidates colluded with this slogan among workers, “Phool wali Congress aur haath wali BJP” for their selfish ends. He further said a Jan Sangh candidate, Mr Jai Narain Goela, an advocate by profession, belonging to a renowned business house of Panipat and founder of SD College in the city, was routed in the year 1952 by adopting the same ploy. Similarly, during the canvassing of Dr Ranjan, a BJP candidate, “Haath wali BJP” was the slogan. The result was that Dr Ranjan lost the election. Coming down heavily on the then Chairman of the nagar parishad in 2000, Mr Jain said Mr Mukesh Tuteja obtained a stay order on the grants sanctioned during Mr Bansi Lal’s regime in the rural sector as well as outer colonies of the town. As a result, there was bitterness among voters against him. Mr Jain said the Bansi Lal government ended before its tenure. When Mr Om Prakash Chautala took over as Chief Minister he was a minister for around five months. In that short period, he could complete more than half of the proposed development works. Clarifying about the last election results, Mr Jain said resentment among voters about the pending jobs due to the stay order was the cause of his losing the assembly election and Congress candidate Balbir Pal Shah succeeding. But after he lost the elections he had started meeting voters and helping them out. He alleged the common man felt enraged against the sitting Congress MLA for not even getting an application verified and signed for a domicile certificate. The MLA refused to interact with people, he alleged. He further said voters, particularly those from 125 outer colonies, were annoyed with the present MLA. When this correspondent tried to approach the MLA and his personal assistant for comments on this issue both were not available. On the contrary, Mr Jain said he had come up with a platform in the shape of the Sarv Jaatiya Panchayat for all residents of the town, irrespective of caste and creed. He said, “Jan seva is my motto and everybody is welcome at my house.” Speaking about voters, Mr Jain said there were around two lakh voters in this assembly constituency. Mr Jain said he had dedicated supporters from outer colonies and in the absence of any help
forthcoming from the present Congress MLA they had started approaching him for their day-to-day jobs. Criticising all parties, Mr Jain emphasised he would serve the helpless in the town irrespective of caste and creed. “ Once I am committed to serve the people of my town with dedication, I will do the same,” he added. |
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Kisan mahapanchayat to be held at Rohtak Sonepat, December 3 Giving this information, the district general secretary of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), Mr Braham Singh Dahiya, informed NCR Tribune that organisations like the Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, Krishi Bachao Andolan, Kisan Sabha, Kisan Union, Panipat, the Bharat Krishak Samaj, both units of the state BKU, the Loktantrik Krantikar Morcha, the Rashtriya Lok Dal, the CPI, the CPM, the Janata Dal (S), the BSP, the Samajwadi Party, the Janwadi Nawjawan Sabha, SUCI and prominent khaps (sub-castes) including Dahiya, Malik, Nain etc had given their consent for participation in the mahapanchayat. He said a meeting of the local district unit of the BKU was held here recently. All participants in the meeting decided to launch a massive campaign to motivate the people and community leaders for maximum participation in the mahapanchayat. The kisan leaders firmly opined in the meeting that the farmers were facing problems and their economic condition had worsened with the passage of time. Moreover, the kisan leaders who were trying to raise the problems of the farmers were being booked and put behind bars by implicating them in false and fabricated cases, he added. Mr Dahiya claimed the people had realised that for launching an agitation securing the release of the arrested kisan leaders and holding the mahapanchayat at Rohtak on December 16 was the first step in that direction. He also remarked that due to anti-farmer policies of the governments the economic condition of the farmers had deteriorated to such an extent that they were being forced to commit suicide when they failed to return the government loans. “The farmers have brought self-sufficiency in foodgrain production in the country but they continue to be discriminated,” he added. |
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Court action threatened over supply of contaminated water Sonepat, December 3 Residents alleged that the colour of the tap water is almost black. Even though this was brought to the notice of the Superintending Engineer there was no effective action taken to plug the leakage of the saluice valve in the area. In effect, the residents were forced to boil the contaminated water for drinking purpose. The supply of contaminated water had led to the spread of water-borne diseases, and many residents had fallen ill. According to residents, the sewage flows back into their houses and the water pipes are situated near the sewers. This had led to the pollution of the drinking water. Meanwhile, the Residents Welfare Association and the Sonepat Citizens Forum have expressed grave concern over the supply of contaminated drinking water and demanded immediate solution to this problem. The representatives of these organisations have demanded a high-level probe into the public complaints about the supply of contaminated water and immediate suspension of the official of the Public Health Department found responsible for it. They also warned that if the authorities failed to stop the supply of contaminated water, they would be forced to file a complaint in the court of law. |
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DELHI DIGEST New Delhi, December 3 The department in collaboration with G. B. Pant Hospital here would spread information among the common man by involving schoolchildren, teachers and health-care personnel, a spokesman of the Health and Family welfare Department said. Children would showcase posters giving information about the transmission and prevention of the disease while observing December 4 as “Hepatitis Day”, the theme being “Prevention of Hepatitis: Onus of Youth”, he said. Besides, a quiz and poster competition involving children, experts from the field would inform the people about the disease, he said. Pointing out that hepatitis kills 10 times more people than AIDS and it had gripped nearly 350 million people across the world, the release said. The message-
hepatitis A and B are preventable with vaccines-would be given to save precious lives.
Music concert The strings of sarod will synchronise with the beats of the tabla as the Bangash brothers, Amaan and Ayaan, create music with Ustad Zakir Hussain. As part of the concert ‘An ode to Heritage 2003’, the proceeds of which will be used for the ‘Srimanta Sankardeva Bhawan’ project, the musicians will enthrall music lovers in the Capital’s Shankar Lal Auditorium in Modern School on December 12. The ‘Srimanta Sankaradeva Bhawan’, a cultural centre for research, development and training in the Sattriya and other forms of folk dances, music and drama of Assam, has been built in the memory of the of Srimanta Sankaradeva, a social reformer and architect of a distinctive Assamese culture. The concert will showcase the talents of the music maestros when they play the pieces based on the famous Bihu music of the state, apart from pieces based on traditional Borgeet tunes composed by Srimanta Sankaradeva and Jikir composed by Sufi saint Ajan Pir. |
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NCR BRIEFS Noida, December 3 The firm was engaged in trading in costly appliances and equipment used in office work. The department officials are also scrutinising documents collected from the offices of the firm in other parts of the country, it is learnt. The decision to raid the premises of the firm was kept secret and all relevant documents had been collected, which showed sale in the form of stock transfer, according to the Deputy Commissioner, Mr R. K. Bhargav. The firm, which supplies office equipment in different parts of the countries, had its branch office in the major cities of the country. After examining the documents, the inquiry officer called for the collection of the relevant papers from different offices of the firm to be examined minutely so that action could be taken against the firm, Mr Bhargav said.
Youths escape with mobile phone sets Sonepat: An unidentified youth reportedly robbed two sets of mobile phone worth Rs 8,600 from a shop in Palika Bazar at Gohana town yesterday. According to a report, the youth selected the mobile phones and asked the shopkeeper to pack them. However, even as the shopkeeper was making the bill, he fled with the mobile sets on a numberless motorcycle. Thereafter, the shopkeeper raised an alarm and chased the motorcycle, but failed to apprehend the suspect. Later, the owner of the shop lodged an FIR with the police.
Mystery Death Mystery shrouds the death of one Mr Ram Phal (45) of Butana village, whose body was found in a drain near his house at Butana village, about 45 km from here yesterday. According to a report, the police believe it to be a case of murder, and the body has been sent for the postmortem examination. It is stated that the deceased had consumed liquor offered by the suspects, who later strangulated him to death.
Disruption in Water supply Thousands of residents in the posh Indira Colony remained waterless for the past week following the disruption in water supply system. According to a report, this has caused resentment among the residents, who alleged that the officials of the Public Health Department had failed to resume the water supply inspite of repeated complaints made to them from time to time. |
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