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Afghan national held for overstaying
Two of family killed on NH 2
Two thieves lynched in Khora
Self-defence camps: Women get a shot in the arm
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SGSC rejects Nanavati report
Washermen seek a fair deal
New M2K multiplex adorns Pitampura
125 LG staff taken ill
Construction of roads in Krawal Nagar constituency
India’s cultural history over last three decades on view
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Afghan national held for overstaying
New Delhi, August 14 The Special Cell of Delhi Police got the information that one Tajveer Khan of Pakistan was coming to meet his associates in Ballimaran area in Chandni Chowk. The task was handed over to ACP Rajbeer Singh who raided the premises in Ballimaran area and arrested the accused. During sustained interrogation, he revealed his identity as Zahir Shah. Police said that the accused infiltrated into Pakistan and got a visa to India for Rs 5,000. He obtained the visa to India to watch the cricket match at Mohali, but did not return. During these five months, he visited several places of India, including Calcutta, Jalpaiguri, Dumka, Jashidhi. The Special Cell has also informed the Punjab police about his arrest and further investigations have been initiated. One held for auto thefts Northwest district police have arrested one person for his alleged involvement in auto thefts. The accused has been identified as Naresh (19), a resident of Sultanpuri. The police claimed to have recovered a Bajaj scooter from his possession. In another case, the northeast district police have busted a gang of auto lifters and arrested two persons in this connection. The accused have been identified as Afzal (21) and Babu (20). Police claimed to have recovered three stolen motorcycles from their possession and also worked out four cases of auto theft. Last night, the police got the information that Afzal would come from Tahirpur to Noida to dispose of a stolen motorcycle. A trap was laid and the accused was arrested from the T-point at Tahirpur.
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Two of family killed on NH 2
Faridabad, August 14 Vijay Kumar Punyani and his nephew Nitin Gulati died on the spot, while Vijay’s wife Lata and three others, identified as Avinash, Jaya and Raina, were injured when their Santro car collided with a trailer moving ahead of them. It is reported that the accident took place when the car was trying to overtake the other vehicle. The family, belonging to Nirankari Colony, was on its way to Delhi from Mathura after attending Govardhan Parikrama at Vrindavan. The condition of Lata is stated to be serious.
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Two thieves lynched in Khora
Noida, August 14 Three miscreants had barged into the house of Arvind Kumar at 3 am. The thieves, who could not be identified, are aged between 18 to 22 years. Hearing some noise, Arvind raised the alarm and with the help of neighbours two thieves were overpowered, while one of their companion had succeeded in fleeing. A crowd of 2, 000 people started thrashing the two thieves, eyewitnesses said. The badly injured thieves were rushed to the Ghaziabad government hospital from where they were referred to MGM Hospital. They succumbed to their wounds on the way to MGM Hospital. The thieves were said to be involved in a number of thefts in Rajiv Nagar. People said about half a dozen thefts had taken place in the colony. Nobody has yet gone to the police station for filing a theft case. In Noida’s Garhi Chokhandi also, a youth was beaten to death a few days ago. People alleged in spite of repeated phone calls to the police station the police did not turn up at Rajiv Nagar. After three hours one cop had reached the spot who in turn informed the police post and police station in charge about the lynching of the thief. In Khora, with a five-lakh population, there are only half a dozen cops for security and maintaining law and order in the colony.
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Self-defence camps: Women get a shot in the arm
New Delhi, August 14 “We have provided the fundamentals of self-defence, which can be of immense help to the girls and women in any eventuality. The intention is not to make them experts, but to equip them with certain skills to retaliate the attacks and protect themselves,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime Against Women Cell, K C Dwivedi, said. The police organise regular camps, where the experts give training on varied methods of self-defence like Taekwondo, Karate to repel the attacker. It has so far organised 166 such camps during the last three years. Delhi Police is the first force in the country to launch such a drive. And the initiative is getting good response too, Mr Dwivedi said. “The number of participants is increasing,” he pointed out. The physical trainers of various schools in the city are participating in the programme. They would impart the skills to the students in their schools. Besides the police initiative, a few private agencies have come up with some products, which, they claim, to be beneficial for self-defence. The attackers can be immobilised by the use of pepper sprays, they claim. People, including women, working in different shifts in private companies also find these products useful. “Very often I have to go to my office at night time. I keep the peppers spray for my personal security,” said Rahul Sahgal working with a company in Gurgaon. Mr R A Ghai, the general manager of Unisafe Technologies, the manufacturer of a particular brand of pepper spray, said that these products were getting encouraging results. “The women and girls are becoming cautious. So the sale of such products has increased. Now the market size for such self-defence products in Delhi is about Rs 10,000 per month,” he remarked.
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SGSC rejects Nanavati report
New Delhi, August 14 The Action Taken Report prepared by the government has defended the culprits, the general secretary said. Not even a single culprit has been punished. He said that the leaders should not politicise this issue for their vested interests. The suspicious politicians in the riots should be barred from contesting election in future, he
appealed. —TNS
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Washermen seek a fair deal
New Delhi, August 14 In the letter addressed to the Chief Minister, they said that due to the apathy of the NDMC, they are being compelled to wind up their work. According to a senior member of the Delhi Pradesh Dhobi Samaj, Mr Sanjay Kanaujia, the NDMC has decided to place water supplied to various dhobi ghats in the bracket of commercial tariff. Despite much opposition, the decision has been in effect since June 24. “Thus, we have no other option than to pay three to four times more than what we had been paying. We cannot put this burden on our customers. If we do, they would prefer to go to nearby dry cleaners rather than taking our services,” he said. Mr Kanaujia alleged that the NDMC was adopting double standards vis-à-vis our community. “They got built flats near Hailey Road and Moti Bagh Dhobi Ghats and allotted them to the washermen of those areas sometime back. Even in the Kalibari Dhobi Ghat area, the land has already been sanctioned for the construction of such flats for the washermen. Why are we being deprived of that basic facility. We are suffering due to the differences between the Chief Minister and the Vice-Chairman of the NDMC, Ms Tajdar Babar, as the Gole Market area is the constituency of the Chief Minister. We are even being victimised due to that reason,” he asserted. Mr Kanaujia demanded that on the lines of Valmiki Samaj, a separate commission should be constituted for the welfare of our community. There are more than 100 Dhobi Ghats across the Capital in which 17 fall into the NDMC area. Out of them, Sunhari Bag, South Avenue and Darbhanga Dhobi Ghats have been functioning since pre-Independence days.
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New M2K multiplex adorns Pitampura
New Delhi, August 14 The latest in the list is M2K Multiplex-cum-Shopping Mall at Pitampura. Brainchild of Mr M K Bhagchandka, this multiplex-cum-shopping mall was today launched with much fanfare. On this occasion the showman Subhash Ghai, noted pop singer Shibani Kashyap and Jasbir Jassi of Joshiley—the Rock Band—were also present. The grand inauguration ceremony was followed by a special movie screening. Spread over an area of 70,000 sq. ft., M2K-Pitampura is the second multiplex from M2K Group, the first being in Rohini has already achieved a landmark status in North-West Delhi. Talking about the USPs of M2K – Pitampura, Mr M K Bhagchandka, Chairman, M2K Group said, “This new 3 screen multiplex has an unparalleled viewing experience complemented by a soothing ambience and efficient customer service. Targeting the high-spending, high-density population of West and North-West Delhi, M2K-Pitampura with exclusive entertainment, dinning, shopping and leisure facilities in a fully and centrally air-conditioned integrated complex will ensure a fun-filled time to the families who want to spend an evening together.”
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125 LG staff taken ill
Noida, August 14 This company is a subsidiary of LG company. The dinner for 125 workers in the night shift was procured from a canteen in Bhangel. One of the workers noted a dead lizard in his curry. This created a commotion among the staff members. Most of them started vomiting and were rushed to Prayag Hospital. Dr B. P. Singh of the hospital said most of the employees had started vomiting on hearing that there was a lizard in the food. Only one patient, Pawan, who was in a serious condition, was admitted to an ICU and 12 were admitted to a ward. The rest were given injections and sent home with medicines. None of the company officials was willing to talk to the press or give any comments.
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Construction of roads in Krawal Nagar constituency
New Delhi, August 14 Mr Bhadana assured the residents of the area to work out their problems with the cooperation of Mrs Sonia Gandhi. He said the construction of roads was delayed due to certain reasons, but now the work would be
undertaken as soon as the material needed for the construction is made available by the agency concerned.
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Artscape Ravi Bhatia Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 14 The exhibition will include rare books, maps, engravings, photographs, advertisements, calendars, travel posters, political propaganda, rare toys, masks, paintings and sculptures among other items reflecting the culture of the country. The organisers have taken considerable pains in collecting the material from all across the country for the benefit of the viewers. Exhibition on freedom movement
To coincide with the Independence Day celebrations, Gallery 51 here is hosting an exhibition of paintings, oleographs, prints, photographs and engravings tracing the Indian freedom movement. The works of some of the better known artists are included in the exhibition which will be on till August 31. Feast for art aficionados Gallery Art Motif and India International Centre are jointly presenting an exhibition, Still-Life, The Inscrutable Genre, by some of the senior Indian artists. Curated by Santo Datta, the exhibition will be on at the Art Gallery ( Annexe ) of the India International Centre from August 29 to September 4. Among the senior artists whose works will be exhibited there are K. M. Adimoolam, Jhupu Adhikari, Jogen Chowdhury, Jatin Das, M. F. Hussain, Gopi Gajwani, Kishen Khanna,
Pariotosh Sen, Prabhakar Kolte, Haku Shah, Paramjeet Singh, Suraj Ghai and Anupam Sud. Tribute to Premchand It could not have been a more appropriate tribute to the legendary Hindi writer who excelled in picking out social issues and spinning them into immensely readable short stories to reach the message to the masses. The English translation of Munshi Premchand’s famous novel, Sevasadan, was launched here last week as fans of the legendary Hindi writer celebrated his 125 th birth anniversary. Sevasadan, Premchand’s 1918 novel, which was made into a film with M. S. Subbulakshmi in the lead role 20 years later, deals with marriage, sexuality and prostitution. Sevasadan has been translated by Snehal Shingavi with an introduction by Vasudha Dalmia, professor of South Asian Studies at the University of California. The fans also bought his other English translations like The World of Premchand and Widows, Wives, and other Heroines (collection of short stories) and two of his novels, Nirmala and Gaban. The 125th birth anniversary of Premchand, who was born on July 31, 1880, is being celebrated this year with a string of events, including book launches, seminars, exhibitions and discussions. Born Dhanpat Rai in Lamahi village near Varanasi, Premchand was perhaps one of the greatest literary figures of modern Hindi literature. He is said to have been one of the initiators of realism in Indian fiction and introduced the genre of short story in Hindi. With social themes and character studies, he set a standard for writers to follow, says the cover of Sevasadan, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), India. Munshi Premchand’s books have been translated into several Indian languages as well as Russian, Chinese and other foreign languages. OUP also plans to bring out the English translations of Premchand’s Karambhumi and Rangabhumi to mark the birth anniversary celebrations. V-P releases book of Urdu poetry Last week also saw the release of another book, this one a collection of Urdu poetry entitled Surbhi Suman- Khushbu-e-Chaman by Ashok Swahney, a Delhi industrialist. The book was released by the Vice-President, Mr Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, in the presence of Dr L. M. Singhvi, former High Commissioner to the UK and Chairman of the National Forum For Indian Languages, Prof Gopi Chand Narang, Chairman, Sahitya Akademi, and Mr. Bashir Badr, Urdu scholar and poet. The book is a collection of poetry of some of the well-known Urdu poets like Mirza Ghalib, Zauk, Daag, Meer, Iqbal and Sahir Ludhianvi, among others. The poems have been translated by Sawhney taking extreme care in projecting the right nuances.
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