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Officer suspended for misbehaving with lady councillor
Dairyman hit by a hail of bullets
Gang of fake couriers busted
Old woman stabbed to death
Wife strangled for dangerous liaison
Settle victims of sexual exploitation: Shakti Vahini
Fire dept gears up for Divali
Kids to honour ageless grandfather
Goa is not just fun and feni…
Suicide bid foiled
Student killed in accident
Truck knocks down two, one killed
Successful Metro trial
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Khurana quits, eyeing role at national level
New Delhi, October 25 Mr Khurana may have declared his intention to fight for the cause of Delhi and its people, but his return has not set Yamuna on fire. Far from being sanguine, Delhi Pradesh BJP appears to be adrift. The future of Mr Khurana has not engaged its attention much as its newly appointed president Dr Harshvardhan supervises the preparations for Wednesday’s meeting of the party’s national council. The Delhi Pradesh BJP sources said that it was for the party’s apex leaders to assign a suitable role to Mr Khurana. “What role he should be given … what responsibilities the party would want him to shoulder … is something for the leadership to decide,” said a member of the party. The lukewarm response of the rank and file could be attributed to the relatively higher approval ratings for the Sheila Dikshit Government. Even allies like Shiv Sena are not particularly enthused by the return of Mr Khurana. In a statement released to media, the party said that Mr Khurana chose to quit because he was afraid he would be unceremoniously removed from the gubernatorial post. The party claimed that the problems of the small-scale industries trace their origins to the BJP’s rule when Mr Khurana was Chief Minister of Delhi. On his part, Mr Khurana said that if he had not gone out of Delhi, the party would have fared better in Delhi and Haryana, where it could win only one seat each out of a total of seven and 10 seats, respectively. Things, he said, would have been different. He admitted that although he would be back in active politics, he had nothing in mind now except to fight for the justice for the small-scale industries. When referred to BJP’s poor performance in Assembly elections under him, Mr Khurana said the party tally had improved from 14 seats last time to 20 seats. He said he had spent “sleepless nights” during the entire tenure in Rajasthan and after reading about the problems of Delhiites recently, especially the closure of industries located in non-conforming areas, his “restiveness” increased. “I cannot enjoy the comforts of Raj Bhawan while people in Delhi are facing problems. It is not in my blood,” he said and added that he had decided to quit the post to be with Delhiites. “I could not raise my voice for them while holding the post of Governor,” he said, although he pointed out that he had written to the Prime Minister to express concern over Sheila Dikshit Government’s move on relocation.
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SC stays trial against Babbar
New Delhi, October 25 While issuing notice to the Delhi Government on a petition filed by Babbar, the Bench comprising Justice N. Santosh Hegde and Mr Justice S. B. Sinha said that the trial in the case, presently being conducted in a Patiala House court, be stayed till disposal of his plea. Babbar had moved the Supreme Court after his plea for stay of the trial was rejected by the Delhi High Court, which had modified the charges in the case by dropping some of them. Babbar, SP leader Amar Singh and some party workers were charged with rioting, causing violence and damaging public property by the Delhi Police during a demonstration near the Prime Minister’s residence in 2000 on the issue of water shortage in Agra, the constituency represented by the cine-star in Lok Sabha. The police, which had slapped charges against them under various provisions of Indian Penal Code (IPC), had alleged that during the demonstration the accused persons had caused breach of peace and public order. The SP leaders were arrested by the police from the spot. However, they were later released on bail. The High Court had exonerated Amar Singh but it had retained some charges against Babbar and directed the trial court to proceed in the matter.
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Officer suspended for misbehaving with lady councillor
New Delhi, October 25 The suspension order was issued after the women councillors and some others demanded that the officer be suspended as he had allegedly misbehaved with the woman councillor. The Leader of the Opposition in the MCD, Mr Subhash Arya, threatened the Municipal Commissioner and the Mayor that proceedings of the house would not be allowed to continue until the commissioner announced the suspension order. It is learnt that this is not the first complaint against the officer. There have been numerous other complaints in the past. On September 16, just as Ms Preeti was about to leave, she saw that the office of the Licensing Department was open and some articles were being carried out in rickshaws. When she entered the licensing department office, she saw that drinks were being served to all the men present on the premises. It is alleged that they were disrespectful to the councillor. Sensing their mood, she stepped out of the office and bolted the main gate from outside. Even as she did that, an employee who seemed to be drunk made sarcastic remarks. When Ms Preeti first raised the issue in a ward committee meeting, there was bedlam. Since then, some officers have been transferred from the Shahdra Zone. Today, again she raised the issue, which finally led to the suspension of the Assistant Commissioner and ordering of an inquiry
into the conduct of other drunken employees and officers of the Licencing Department, which is located near Jhilmil Colony in Trans Yamuna area.
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Dairyman hit by a hail of bullets
Noida, October 25 An old enmity is said to be the cause of the incident, according to police. The feud, which started 10 years ago at village Mudhi in Bulandshahr district over a trivial matter, has so far claimed seven lives from both the parties. The dairy owner was hit by four bullets. The doctors of Metro Hospital, Noida, saved him. The police have also seized a car abandoned in Khora Colony. It was the getaway vehicle used by the criminals involved in the Saturday shoot-out, the police feel. Harbeer, the owner of Laxmi Dairy, is an ex-serviceman. The doctors in Metro Hospital had extracted four bullets from his body after an operation. He is still being kept on life support system in the ICU. Harbeer’s family has named six persons in the report lodged with the police. The Delhi Police along with the UP police are said to be working to arrest the accused in the case. According to Harbeer’s family members, they are having the dispute with the families of Dinesh, Kishen, Subash and Mukesh. Harbeer’s father Balbir, brother Om Veer, uncle Ram Veer have already been killed, while four members of other party have been killed in the feud. Interestingly, all the four named in Saturday attack–Dinesh, Subash, Krishen and Mukesh, were sentenced to life imprisonment and had come out on parole in July this year. In July itself, they were involved in an altercation with the family of Harbeer. They had come to B-Block of Mayur Vihar, Phase-III and started indiscriminate firing. Harbeer had been hit in stomach, head and both thighs. The assailants had fled towards Khora Colony but as their vehicle got stuck in a blind street, they abandoned it and escaped. The Indira Puram police and the New Ashok Nagar police have seized the car and started the investigation. No arrest has been made so far.
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Gang of fake couriers busted
New Delhi, October 25 According to the police, the accused would allegedly encash the cheques by opening fictitious accounts in different banks in the city. The police have recovered Rs 4.10 lakhs, one Wagon-R car, one Hero Honda motorcycle and four mobile phones from the accused. Besides, one computer, five SIM cards of mobile phones, cheques and demand drafts in names of different firms worth Rs 15 lakh, two letters of credit of $5700 each were also recovered from them. During interrogation, the accused revealed that they operated in Old Delhi area as it was a commercial area and the transactions were mostly through cheques, drafts etc. The police also have details of a number bogus accounts, which were opened with different bank branches after producing fake documents. For this purpose, Rakesh took the help of one Abhey and Ashok Pandey. Abhey allegedly used to prepare forged documents for opening an account in a bank while Ashok, who had good communication skills, would impress upon the bank officials the need to ease the procedure for opening the account, the police said. The police had got a tip-off about the gang after one Rakesh Goel, who was running his company in
the name of M/s Vayu Sewa Couriers, contacted the Lahori Gate police and informed them about the missing documents
and cheques.
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Old woman stabbed to death
Ghaziabad, October 25 The crime was detected by Mrs Khanna’s daughter-in-law who came home last night. The assailants had pierced Sunita Khanna’s chest with a sharp and pointed weapon. According to Link Road police S.O. Shashank Chaudhri, a property dispute appears to be the cause of the murder. Mrs Khanna was living in the house along with her daughter-in-law, Priya, wife of her son Rajat. Rajat is currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail in connection with a cheating and defrauding case. Mrs Sunita Khanna had gone to Delhi along with her daughter-in-law on Saturday. She had returned alone and was done to death in the night. The murder came to light last night when her daughter-in-law Priya returned home. The police, who are suspecting the family members for the murder, said some contract killers had been engaged for the purpose. The police who were called in by a neighbour, Dr. Pankaj Gupta, have sent the body for postmortem.
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Wife strangled for dangerous liaison
Ghaziabad, October 25 At dawn, the man picked up his son and fled. Neighbours informed the Sihani Gate police who have sent the body for an autopsy and are hunting for the accused. The body bore no injury marks except those of strangulation. The police said illicit relations seemed to be the only cause of the crime.
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Settle victims of sexual exploitation: Shakti Vahini
New Delhi, October 25 Shakti Vahini — which filed a PIL in SC for non- implementation of the National Plan of Action and another in the Delhi High Court calling for an effective rehabilitation policy — has put forth its demands which are a result of several in-house consultations with the victims.s. Among the demands include a rehabilitation policy that is open to all victims irrespective of their age, creed, religion and nationality and should not be limited to just minors and rescued victims. It also calls for the involvement of victims at all stages of policy formulation, implementation and supervision to make it effective. Rehabilitation process should be time bound in accordance with the necessary components, such as educational training, livelihood, skill training and should include standardised indicators for monitoring the process during various stages. The list of demands also states that the victim should have a choice to be rehabilitated either in the place of her origin or the place of victimisation.
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Fire dept gears up for Divali
New Delhi, October 25 According to Delhi Chief Fire Officer R.C. Sharma, additional fire stations, comprising fire tenders and personnel, will be set up at 15 sites in the Capital at Divali. Most of the fire tenders will be stationed in crowded parts of the city like Sadar Bazar and Jama Masjid areas, where it is difficult for fire tenders to reach on time during an emergency. On the eve of Divali, too, the department will set up 10 additional fire stations in crowded areas in the city. Meanwhile, with the deadline of December 17 drawing near, the fate of 2,500 buildings in the Capital, not conforming to the fire safety norms, will be decided soon. If fire prevention devices are not installed by the given deadline in accordance with the Delhi Fire Safety and Fire Prevention Act, penal action will be initiated. Some of these buildings are located in the busy Karol Bagh and Sadar Bazar areas and also in some urban villages of Delhi, in which building plans have not been submitted to the civic authorities. The department, it may be mentioned, had issued public notices to owners and occupiers of buildings, which are over 15 m in height, saying that penal action will be initiated against if they do not comply with 12 minimum standards of fire safety by December 17. The order, which came in the wake of a Delhi High Court order on August 23, had stated that all buildings, whether in Lal Dora or extended Lal Dora areas, will have to comply with fire safety measures. The department has sealed many high-rise buildings in the past, even in areas like Connaught Place. While most of them have since been reopened after installation of safety devices, some like the Super Bazar is still sealed.
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Kids to honour ageless grandfather
New Delhi, October 25 It would be an unforgettable moment when the children celebrate the presence of their grandfather amid nearby villagers. The grandchildren had planned to honour him on his 105th birthday on October 28 in the village. It would certainly be a memorable occasion for the entire family in village Ajayab, Rohtak. To make the event memorable, the grandsons have invited the neighboring villages to felicitate the grand old man of the village. Dani Ram Pawaria has always lived in the village looking after and tilling his land. One of his grandsons Rakesh Pawaria is posted as Assistant Commissioner in the Delhi Police. Rakesh’s father is the only surviving child of Dani Ram. Besides Rakesh’s father, Dani Ram had two sons and one daughter who died long time back. Dani Ram has more than 25 grandchildren who would also be present on the occasion. Even after 105 years, Dani Ram wears his age well. He still goes to his farms and takes care of the fields. He is full of beans being quite active in his daily routine.
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Goa is not just fun and feni…
New Delhi, October 25 The Goa Mahotsav 2004 will be inaugurated by Tourism Minister Renuka Chaudhary at Siri Fort Auditorium where visitors will be treated to Goan ballet, folk dances and cuisine reflecting traditions dating back to third century BC. Announcing the event, Goa’s Art and Culture Minister Ramarao Desai told mediapersons in the Capital last night that the state has “its own identity”, and its history, heritage and culture “is only Indian”. Desai said the “able, stable and progressive state has to tell something to the country” and the festival is an effort in this direction. The festival has been jointly organised by the Government of Goa and Goenkarancho Ekvot.
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Suicide bid foiled
New Delhi, October 25 The police said Devendar had doused himself with kerosene and tried to set himself on fire, but was stopped by policemen posted outside Jodhpur House, which was the hub of political activity today with senior BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana camping there after resigning as the Governor of Rajasthan. Police have denied Devendar was being harassed by them. “The man was upset because he had some problem with his landlady. The landlady had complained that he had stolen her motorcycle. So, seeing the media there, he tried to attract attention,” DCP New Delhi Anita Roy said. A case of attempted suicide has been registered against him, she informed.
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Student killed in accident
Faridabad, October 25 In another incident, a 22-year-old youth identified as Pawan Kumar, a resident of Dabua Colony committed suicide in his house last night. He was reported to be suffering from an illness which made him believe that he had become
infertile. — TNS
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Truck knocks down two, one killed
New Delhi, October 25 The police arrested the driver of the truck for rash and negligent driving. The driver was identified as Krishan, a resident of slum clusters in Timarpur. The victims were taken to AIIMS, where Wasim was declared brought dead, while the condition of other victim was said to be critical.
Book released
At a function in the GTB Polytechnic Institute premises, a book on ‘Microprocessor and Interfacing’ was released. The book has been authored by Vaneet Singh and Gurmeet Singh of the Department of Electronics. The book was released by DSGMC General Secretary, Mr Harbhajan Singh Matharoo. The Principal of the Institute, Dr A. S. A. Jolly, was also present on the occasion.
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Successful Metro trial
New Delhi, October 25 This four-kilometre section will run up to Kashmere Gate with intermediate stations at Vidhan Sabha and Civil Lines. This section is scheduled for commercial opening by December
2004. — TNS
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