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Man kills brother in land quarrel as mother watches
Power breakdowns add to city’s misery
Rains may be here soon
JNU sexual harassment committee rules modified to
Seminar held on ‘Master Plan for Delhi 2021’
Experts to study development of walled city
Faridabad development suffers due to HUDA-MCF
Ridge encroachers to receive CPWD notice
Auction of sites fetches Rs 17.61 crore for HUDA
Accolades for car designed by DCE students
National Talent Search test results announced
Annual function celebrated
Three girls missing from Noida village
Charge sheet filed against flesh traders
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Businessman killed, cops injured during robbery
New Delhi, June 23 The deceased has
been identified as Giriraj Goyal, an auto manufacturer. Giriraj Goyal
was later taken to the Sunder Lal hospital where he was declared brought
dead. The four policemen injured in the firing include Inspector Kharak
Singh, ASI Harish Chandra, and two constables Dharampal and Ravi. The
four policemen have also been admitted to the Sunder Lal hospital where
the condition of ASI Harish Chander is said to be critical. ASI Harish
Chander was posted at PCR van in the area. Police said that a PCR call
was made at around 12 noon that some assailants have forcibly entered in
the house to rob them. The message was immediately passed to the local
police. The police team and the PCR van reached the spot and tried to
enter the house. Seeing the police party approaching the house, the
robbers opened fire at random. Giriraj, who was present in the house
sustained bullet injuries and later died on the spot. In turn, the ASI
Harish Chander opened fire at the assailants. The assailants also
fired at the police party and injured all the four policemen present
there. Seeing the firing, the third assailant who was present in a car
outside the house managed to escape from there. Meanwhile, the DCP
northwest district, Rajesh Khura and ACP, Police Control Room, Shyam Lal
Aggarwal along with other police officials also reached the spot. The
assailants have been identified as Nitin and Ranvir. The police are yet
to register a case as they are still interrogating the two accused.
The assailants, who hail from Rohtak in Haryana, were also taken to
the hospital for the grievous injuries they sustained in the thrashing
they received from the crowd, which had gathered after one of the women
in Goyal’s home raised an alarm. According to reports, the duo
entered Giriraj Goyal’s house on the pretext of delivering a gift and
then looted the house at gun point. But before they could rob the
family, the PCR van reached the spot who immediately informed the local
police. According to additional DCP, northwest district, a
country-made pistol was recovered from the robbers’ possession and
investigations into the incident were on.
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Man kills brother in land quarrel as mother watches
Ghaziabad, June 23 The mother told them that she
would consider the one who survives as her son. At this the younger son
hit his elder brother with an axe on his head. He was rushed to a Meerut
hospital two days ago where he succumbed to his wounds
yesterday. According to the police, Amrit Singh, the father of Kiran
Pal and Madan Pal, had recently died in village Phaphrana. According to
Amrit Singh’s will, the tube well had gone to the share of elder son
Madan Pal in division of property. But both the brothers were having a
dispute about division of property ever since their father’s
death. On June 19, Madan Pal was working in his farm when his younger
brother Kiran Pal reached there along with his mother and insisted on
getting the water for irrigating his field. This was opposed by Madan
Pal who switched off the tube well. At this an altercation ensued
between the two brothers which soon turned violent. Instead of
broaching peace between her two sons, their mother reportedly said the
survivor among them will become owner of the whole property. At this,
Kiran Pal picked an axe lying nearby and hit Madan Pal on his head. The
police is investigating the matter.
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Power breakdowns add to city’s misery
New Delhi, June 23 Last night, large areas of
the capital were plunged into darkness as the 330 Megawatt Nathpa Jhakri
plant in Himachal Pradesh stopped power supply for nearly 12 hours,
creating an acute shortage in the Capital, Transco Director (Operations)
R S Sethi said. He, however, said that today, the total power supplied
was 3,626 MW which was sufficient to meet the peak demand. Yesterday,
the capital overdrew 500 MW from the grid. Delhi Principal Secretary,
Mr. Arun Goel also maintained that barring some exceptions, the Capital
has been ensured enough power supply through various sources for the
summer. BSES Corporate Communications Chief Mr. Kanwaljit Ratan blamed
the severe power cuts experienced in several parts of South Delhi during
the past 48 hours to a combination of reasons. “Not only was the
supply 350 Megawatt short, the weather was also extremely hot, leading
to overdrawing from the grid. Besides, six transformers managed by the
Transco were also out,” he said. ‘’We also had several local
breakdowns. Like in Malviya Nagar, some trees got uprooted and fell on
some cables causing a breakdown,” he added. Talking about today’s
power scenario, he said the system was still running about 100 Megawatt
short, but since work on the transformers was on, things will definitely
improve. According to Mr Ratan, the long summer spell with record high
temperatures in the past few days has added to the electricity demand in
the city leading to ‘overdrawing’. “This leads to an upset in the
grid which is why we have to resort to load shedding in a cyclical
manner; else the whole system will collapse,” he added. The Delhi
government, which had promised drastic improvement in the situation
after privatisation of power in the capital in 2002, is facing heavy
criticism by citizens’ groups and the opposition for the present
situation. The Delhi chief minister, Mrs. Sheila Dikshit last night
personally reviewed the power situation following complaints and sought
an explanation from the power companies.
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Rains may be here soon
New Delhi, June 23After sizzling from high
temperatures for weeks, the worst could well be over for Delhiites this
summer soon.
According to Director, Meteorological Department, Mr. R.
D. Singh, pre-monsoon showers may hit the city in the next 24-48 hours
as they had already shown up in the eastern part of neighbouring Uttar
Pradesh, The mercury has already begun to drop. The maximum
temperature recorded today was 41.3 degrees, the weather office said.
The minimum temperature recorded this morning was 30.2 degrees.
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JNU sexual harassment committee rules modified to ensure fairness
New Delhi, June 23 These modifications, which
have been approved by the Executive Council, have been incorporated in
the new draft, which is now being readied. The changes include
empowering the Vice Chancellor to decide the punishment that will be
awarded to offenders found guilty by the GSCASH inquiry committee.
“There was a feeling among people that GSCASH seemed to be too
independent. Many letters that we received pointed out that as a part of
the University, it cannot take decisions on its own and should be
accountable to the head of the institution”, said Prof. Rekha Rajan,
who worked out the revised format along with Prof Mathur. While the
powers to award the punishment were with the Vice Chancellor earlier
also, there will be more “checks and balances” now. “The GSCASH
will recommend the punishment for the offence, which can be major or
minor and the VC will have the final say on the nature of punishment,
but if the VC goes against the recommendations of the GSCASH, he will
have to explain his reasons for doing so”, she said. Another change
that has been approved is the cross-questioning of the victim by the
perpetrator. “There were reservations about whether the victim should
be allowed to be cross-questioned by the accused, so we have allowed it
to be carried out in a written form. The inquiry committee will be the
mediator and the victim will reply to the questions in writing. It will
be a time-consuming process, but would save the victim from having to
face the perpetrator”, she said. The cross-questioning of faculty
members who have been named in a complaint was another issue that the
faculty had strongly protested against. The revised rules have agreed to
allow the cross-questioning by peers instead of students. Since there
are students on the inquiry committee of the GSCASH, it has been decided
that students will submit their questions in written to the Chairperson
of the GSCASH instead of directly questioning the teacher in
question. The time frame for conducting an inquiry and submitting the
report has also been extended and GSCASH has been empowered to not just
punish the guilty, but also take action that serves as a deterrent for
others. “Our brief was to go into the feedback that we received from
the faculty, the students and the entire, University community. The
University had carried out an exercise inviting feedback and comments on
the rules and the way the GSCASH was bring run. We went through the
letters and the changes that have been made are based on the demands of
the university community”, said Prof Rekha.
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Seminar held on ‘Master Plan for Delhi 2021’
New Delhi, June 23 Speaking at a seminar on
‘’Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) 2021-Issues and Challenges’’
organised by PHDCCI today, he stressed on the need for having more group
housing societies and metro stations within walking distance from every
neighbourhood as important constituents in making Delhi a world class
metropolis. Mr Jain also laid stress on the need for providing quality
social infrastructure, conservation of heritage and environmental issues
as basics of the MPD 2021. The unplanned areas which include villages,
slum clusters and unauthorised colonies would have to go through land
development and upgradation, along with the provision of affordable
houses for the slum dwellers, he said. The list of industries would
have to be based on environmental issues, he added. Mr Jain termed MPD
2021 as a laudable attempt following the visionary approach of an
integrated and mutually supportive infrastructure planning, with
financially viable community-driven management system. ‘’The MPD
2021 will give better infrastructure lined with stress on water supply,
better sewerage, drainage, solid waste management and power to the
people.’’ He called for a planned approach to improve the quality
of life of the people and emphasized on regulation of unauthorised
colonies. A committee had been set up for reviewing unified building
by-laws in Delhi, he said, and added that the Safdarjung Airport would
be maintained as a ‘green’ belt and Pragati Maidan would continue to
retain its character by holding exhibitions. In his welcome address,
PHDCCI President Mr. K N Memani said that Delhi being the Capital of the
country was the focus of socio-economic activities as the city showcases
the ancient heritage and culture, so it was imperative to plan for
state-of-the-art urban infrastructure facilities. He also stressed on
the need for the Capital to be self-sufficient and mobilization of rules
in synchronisation for one and all. He called for the need for
development of only hi-tech and non-polluting industries to be
encouraged in Delhi with emphasis on services and high value
industries. PHDCCI Delhi Committee Chairman Mr. Kamal Meattle said it
is important to focus on the reasons for failure of the previous
planning exercises. ‘’It is time to redefine the character of Delhi.
Is it a trade center or an industry area, a manufacturing base, a
tourist destination or the capital city housing, government and public
sector office?’’ He suggested flexibility and rationality in land
use planning and development need to be adopted in plan implementation,
a concept similar to the one in use in Hong Kong and Singapore, to make
Delhi a truly world-class city.
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Experts to study development of walled city
New Delhi, June 23 A survey is at present being conducted to ascertain the
total population of the area, ownership conditions, ratio of commercial
and residential properties and soil condition. This is being done
following reports that under the new Master Plan of Delhi for 2021,
Shahjahanabad (walled city) has been declared as a slum. The Chief
Town Planner, Mr. V. K. Bugga said that as the walled city was very
sensitive and it has different kind of character, the development work
was being undertaken carefully. Before doing anything, public consent
will be taken because people have been living there for a long time.
Walled City has been declared as a cluster. It will be developed by the
Slum and JJ Department of the MCD. Finance has been sanctioned by the
Central Government. Mr. Bugga said that initially, the Slum department
will develop the properties owned by it in the area and subsequently
take up other properties. He said that the Slum Department has taken
Ballimaran as a pilot project to develop the walled City. Ballimaran is
the locality in which Ghalib’s haveli and Hindustani Dawakhana are
located. A list of total residential and commercial properties is being
made. Besides, ownership of the properties, heritage buildings,
religious places and soil condition are being studied. This report will
be completed within six months and sent to the Urban Development
department of the Delhi Government. The Town Planner said that heritage
buildings would be preserved and repaired to attract tourists. Sources
said if the civic body is successful in developing the pilot project,
the entire walled city would undergo a transformation. Private
developers will be given contracts to develop the area. Each contractor
will be given an area of 30 acres to construct multi-storied buildings.
If need be, development cost will be collected from the residents. For
the population of each 50, 000 units, there will be one market,
hospital, school and other necessities. The Town Planner said that
building bylaws for the walled city would be different than other parts
of the Capital. Flats will be allotted to the original residents. If
there are additional flats they will be allotted to outsiders.
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Faridabad development suffers due to HUDA-MCF jurisdiction divide
Faridabad, June 23 As per the system in place,
residential sectors are initially developed by HUDA, after which it
hands them over to the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF) for
maintenance. The trouble is that the latter is plagued by a poor
financial condition and lack of any full-time strategy to handle the
civic problems. Though a budget of over 100 crore is passed for the
MCF each year, most of these funds are being used by the body for
meeting its own expenses and for non-developmental purposes, say
sources. The latest problem with the MCF’s functioning is the fact
that more than 2 months after it’s elections, there is still no Mayor
to direct the body. This situation is hindering even routine work. A
few years back, there had been a proposal to merge the MCF and HUDA to
form a new single development authority for Faridabad, but the political
will to do this was lacking, say insiders. There is resentment against
HUDA among residents and resident welfare associations who point out
that after earning huge profits in development of commercial and
residential sectors, it “cleverly” shifts the onus of maintenance on
MCF. There are also allegations of corruption among its officials. A
doctor who built a house in sector 28 says he was denied the completion
certificate on the ground that the length of one of the rooms had
exceeded the sanctioned space by merely an inch since he did not grease
the hands of the concerned officials. Various residents welfare
associations are now asking the government to put the liability of
development and maintenance back on HUDA itself. According to social
activist K.L Gera, the government should disband both HUDA and MCF and
constitute a separate authority for proper development of Faridabad.
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Ridge encroachers to receive CPWD notice
New Delhi, June 23 The decision to this
effect was taken recently at a meeting between Delhi Chief Minister Ms
Sheila Dikshit and officials of the Forest Department. If any violation
occurs, only Ridge Management Board (RMB) can issue appropriate
directions to the concerned agencies. But RMB does not have any legal
authority to initiate legal action against the encroachers. In order to
protect the ridge, the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun also
conducted a study on Delhi Ridge from 2001-2003. Based on the
recommendations the government on December 18, 2003 also informed all
the concerned agencies about the plant species to be planted in the
ridge. The FRI had also recommended plantation of rare tree species like
Boswellia Serrata, Cordia Rothii, Holorrhena Pubescens, Salvadora
Perscia, Sterculia Urens and Tecomella Undulata. Even the ridge
managing agencies were told to ensure proper fencing for protection of
ridge under their respective control and remove encroachments. The
Supreme Court had already directed the shifting of JJ clusters like
Sanjay Nagar, Balbir Nagar and Indira Nagar out of Asola-Bhatti wildlife
sanctuary in April 1996.
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Auction of sites fetches Rs 17.61 crore for HUDA
Faridabad, June 23 These sites
had been developed in sector 18, 19 21-C, 37, 46 55 and 55. Eight
plots developed in the new Loha Mandi (iron and steel market) in sector
59 have been sold for an amount of about 1.03 crore against the Reserve
Price (RP) of just 34.55 lakh. Thus the auction fetched around 300
percent more than the minimum price. Seven sites in the marble market
in sector 21-C were sold for Rs 3.42 crore against a RP of Rs 2.38
crore. One shop-cum-office in special market of sector 19 was
auctioned for a whopping 1.56 crore.
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Accolades for car designed by DCE students
New Delhi, June 23 The car, which is the work of a 14-member team,
also won the Best Team Spirit award at the competition, organised by the
Society of Automobile Engineers International at Michigan. Christened
‘Endeavour’, the vehicle won the two awards competing against 38
entries from around the world, according to DCE. The 55-kg
single-passenger aerodynamic green and black car made of carbon fiber
and reinforced plastic participated in the competition held on June
9-10. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit had flagged off the car from
her residence on June 1 before the team left for Michigan. The DCE
team of third-year engineering students was led by Varun Tyagi, a
mechanical and production student. The students were supported by the
college, Department of Science and Technology and several companies in
the auto industry.
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National Talent Search test results announced
New Delhi, June 23 Of the 3,874 students who took the examination in 37
centres across the country in May, 1,555 have been declared elected, the
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) said in a
statement here today. They would now have to appear for interviews at
various centres in July and August, it said. NCERT offers 1,000
scholarships, some upto PhD level, on the basis of performance in the
NTSE. Of these, 150 and 75 are reserved for scheduled castes and
scheduled tribes respectively.
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Annual function celebrated
New Delhi, June 23 The function was inaugurated by
renowned Kathak dancer Pandit Tirath Ram Azad who praised the efforts of
the institute to propagate classical music and dance among the masses.
The star attraction of the event was a solo Kathak dance performance
by Kumari Medha Rai, the pupil of Guru Munna Shukla. The programme was
compered by Ms. Meenakshi Rai. The event ended with distribution of
certificates and prizes to the participants.
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Three girls missing from Noida village
Noida, June 23 On June
21, another 12-year-old girl, Jyoti, had gone missing under mysterious
circumstances. Her brother Rajesh has expressed the fear that she had
been kidnapped. In this case also, the sector 20 police did not register
an abduction case. The villagers allege that the police was not taking
the matter seriously. When the villagers went to meet SSP Piyush
Mordia yesterday at his camp office in sector 27, they were reportedly
taken to sector 20 police station in a jeep on some pretext.
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Charge sheet filed against flesh traders
Noida, June 23 Rtika and
Ankit have been charged under sections 3/5/6/7 of Flesh Trade Act of
1956, said the Sector 20 police. While the former is out on bail on
medical grounds, the latter is lodged in jail. Interestingly, now
nobody seems to know the whereabouts of Ritika, who is also suspected of
having murdered her first husband, Sanjay Gupta. This allegation has
been levelled by JP Gupta, father of deceased Sanjay Gupta, in which
connection she had been summoned by a Tis Hazari Court in Delhi.
Bailable warrants have since been issued against Ritika and her mother
Vijaya Thakur for their failure to appear in the court.
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