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Over 20 killed in house collapses
Four girls, pimp arrested for prostitution
Four girls being produced by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police at the Patiala House Court in the Capital on Sunday.
— Tribune photo by Rajeev Tyagi
Armyman’s body found in Paharganj hotel
Expedite probe into fictitious cases, police ordered
HC stays demolition of properties on NH-8
Traders protest against Haroon Yusuf
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BJP kicks off signature campaign against power meters
Six more diagnosed with dengue
Month-long acupuncture course from Sept 27
‘Sheetla Saras Mela’ opens
Metro opens the door
to film-makers
King’s Harem by Rabin Mondal.
Prolonged power cuts disrupt water supply
Two held for smuggling animal skins
2 kg heroin seized
MCD gets waterlogging complaints
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Over 20 killed in house collapses
Ghaziabad, September 18 In other districts, 23 persons lost their lives, including two brothers and a
sister. In Ghaziabad, Bagpat, Bulandshahr and Greater Noida, six persons were killed. In Muradabad Division, about 12 persons are reported to have died in house collapse due to rains. Under Mussori police station area, Islam, resident of
Dubarshi, was sleeping with his family when his house collapsed at midnight, burying him, his wife Chandi, 45, daughters
Aaisha, 21, and Bumica, 18, and son Gulistan, 4. Aaisha died immediately after she had been taken out of the debris. Three hours later, houses of Islam’s neighbour Farroukh and Nizzamuddin also collapsed. In Muradnagar village on Garh Road, Ganga Ram’s family was buried under the debris. Ganga Ram’s son Aman died while his younger son was seriously injured.
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Four girls, pimp arrested for prostitution
New Delhi, September 18 The Crime Branch of Delhi Police got a tip-off information about the sleaze trade. A decoy customer was then sent to the pimp who fixed the deal for Rs 80,000 for one girl for a night. As token money, Rs 40,000 was paid in advance as the pimp produced the girl. Subsequently, the police party raided the spot and arrested all the four girls and the pimp. During investigation, it was revealed that two girls belonged to Delhi while two hailed from Mumbai. “The Mumbai girls are postgraduate and are well-known ramp models. They speak English fluently. They are quite attractive and get a high price,” said a senior police official. Police said that all the girls were arrested first time and are of the age group between 20 and 24 years. After receiving the advance, the Mumbai girls were informed and they would stay in five-star hotels. They put up here for a couple of days and then return thereafter. The four girls and pimp were arrested from a reputed hotel in Connaught Place in New Delhi district.
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Armyman’s body found in Paharganj hotel
New Delhi, September 18
Both later had breakfast at 8 am. At 11 am, his friend left the hotel along with a briefcase, which he said contained defence-related papers and were to be taken to the ‘Sena Bhawan’, according to hotel employees. While leaving, he had instructed the man at the reception that he would be returning late and that he along with his friend should be woken early next morning at 6.30 as they had to catch a train. This morning, when the room was knocked and no reply was received, the staff opened the room with the second key and found the blood-stained body. His neck had been slashed and his face bore cut marks. A resident of Patna, the man had arrived from Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir as per the hotel record. Police officials could not be reached for comments.
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Expedite probe into fictitious cases, police ordered
New Delhi, September 18 “The matter is grave and requires urgent and immediate attention. The investigation cannot be conducted at a snail’s pace and should be expedited to bring out the truth,” Metropolitan Magistrate Ajay Goel, who is hearing a bunch of such complaints, said in a direction to the DCP (North). The court’s intervention came when the counsel for the complainant Gaganpreet Singh submitted that despite the gravity of the offence, the police were not taking interest to bring the culprits to book or curb their activities. Three FIRs have been registered at Subzi Mandi police station in North Delhi against main accused V K Diwan and 13 others in this connection in the past five months even as the number of complaints is rising. No arrests have been made. The complainants, mostly tenants of Diwan and other accused in houses and shops leased out by them, allege that they prepare documents like promissory notes, rent deeds and undertakings to pay huge amount as rent arrears in their name, using forged signatures and fake seals of notaries. The tenants are then blackmailed for money, saying if the money is not paid, they would file civil and criminal cases of cheating against them using these documents. Victims Gurdeep Singh, Sandeep Dewan and Rajesh Kumar, facing trial in such alleged fictitious cases, said while Diwan is the complainant, the other accused form the same set of witnesses who depose in his favour in all the cases. “The expeditious investigation is in the interest of justice for the complainant and a number of other litigants so that no more persons are made victim of the forged document,” the Magistrate said. “It will also be in the interest of the accused because if they are innocent, a sword in the garb of investigations should not be hanging over their head and they should not for ever remain in fear of arrest,” the court said. Diwan and his accomplices—Ravinder Kumar, Surinder Kumar, R P Ravi, Lala Ram, Om Prakash, Tulsi Ram, Lakhman Dass, Amar Nath, V K Chopra, R Prakash, P S Sharma, Inder Grover and R S Rawal—have been booked under Sections 468 (forgery for cheating), 472 (using a forged document as genuine one) and 120 B (criminal conspiracy).). The court had earlier directed the authorities in the Delhi Secretariat to compare in the Notaries Register the signatures and seals of the notaries with the forged ones allegedly used by the accused. The counsel told the court that the “racket was thriving in the courts despite earlier complaints to Subzi Mandi Station House Officer and DCP (Anti-Forgery section) and many of the affected persons were not coming forward as they were being threatened by the accused”. The notaries whose forged seals were used for filing cases have submitted affidavits in the court, saying “the documents were never executed before them” and that parties “never approached them for attestation”.
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HC stays demolition of properties on NH-8
New Delhi, September 18 The interim order on Friday came from Justice Praddeep Nandrajog on a petition by Delhi Highway Petroleum Dealers Association seeking to restrain the DDA, MCD and NHAI from demolition their properties situated on NH-8 connecting Delhi-Gurgaon. The court issued notices to the NHAI, MCD and DA asking the three agencies to file their replies to the petition. In the petition filed through counsel Sanat Kumar, the Association requested the court to direct the respondents to produce guidelines, regulations and notifications indicating the road width of NH-8 passing through Delhi and also indicate the area where no construction was permissible. Kumar said as per Delhi Master Plan, the road width of NH-8 passing through national capital was 60 meter (30 meter each side) and extending the road beyond that was possible only after obtaining the approval from authorities concerned. Petitioner alleged that DDA and MCD officials were threatening to demolish their properties situated on NH-8 to widen the road up to 90 meter.
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Traders protest against Haroon Yusuf
New Delhi, September 18 The Power Minister had given clean chit to the discoms that metres are running normal after testing only a few metres. The traders association said that attitude of the Power Minister showed that instead of Delhiites, he represented discoms. This attitude will not be tolerated. The Association has threatened to join the ongoing agitation of Resident Welfare Association (RWA). Secretary General of Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), Mr Parveen Khandelwal termed the statement of Mr Yusuf as baseless and funny and said that an estimated about nine lakhs electronic metres are installed in Delhi whereas only 256 metres have been tested and the minister is putting all blame on residents on technical grounds which cannot be justified under any circumstances. Mr Khandelwal expressed surprise how the minister said that electronic metres were running normal. The traders association demanded that to make the testing system transparent, a committee under the chairmanship of a retired High Court justice be constituted which should include representative of discoms, technical people, trade and RWAs’ representatives. It has also to be decided what standard and parameters will be laid down to test the metres.
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BJP kicks off signature campaign
New Delhi, September 18 The campaign was started under the leadership of district presidents, ‘mandal’ presidents and presidents of committees in New Delhi, South Delhi, West Delhi, Keshavpuram, Punjabi Bagh, Najafgarh, Bawana, Mehrauli, Shahdra, East Delhi, New Shahdra, Mayur Vihar, Narela, Karol Bagh, Chandni Chowk and Sadar districts. The BJP leaders and workers presented the papers for signature to the consumers in all possible places—lanes, mohalls, markets, restaurants, etc.. The president of New Delhi district Pankaj Kumar Jain said that in Nizamuddin, Minto Road, Bhogal, Jungpura, Defence Colony and Seva Nagar, the campaign was conducted successfully. The South district president said that the campaign was conducted in 10 mandal areas. The West district president said that people participated with great zeal in the signature campaign in Janakpuri, Nangalraya – II, Rajouri Garden and Partap Nagar. Keshavpuram district chief Harbans Lal Uppal said that all mandals of his district showed their acrimony against the Delhi Government and the power companies by signing the papers.
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Six more diagnosed with dengue
New Delhi, September 18 One of the new dengue patients belonged to UP, he said, adding that the MCD staff were carrying out door-to-door inspections for stagnant water and handing out material for dengue prevention. “Of the other five cases, three patients were diagnosed with dengue in West Zone and one each in Central and Karol Bagh Zones,” the official said.
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Month-long acupuncture course from Sept 27
New Delhi, September 18 The hospital is credited with taking the lead in promoting holistic medicine in India. Acupuncture is being practised in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital for the past 25 years.
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‘Sheetla Saras Mela’ opens
Gurgaon, September 18 Hence, the administration is trying to promote such interactions among the artisans from all over the country. As many as 200 artisans from 16 states have pitched their stalls in the sprawling ‘Leisure Valley’, the venue of the meet. The artisans have come from all over the country including Punjab, Rajasthan, Andhara Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh. A large number of the products on display are handicraft items related to farming and other aspects of life. According to the Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner, Mr R. P. Bhardwaj, the participants are members of the Self-Help Groups mainly from families belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) under the scheme of the Union Rural Development Ministry. The central scheme is implemented by the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) in each of the districts of the country. This is the first time that the mela is being held in Haryana. It has been named after Sheetla godess, as the deity’s temple is located here and is also a pilgrimage site for thousands of devotees from across the country. The entire cost for the affair is borne by the Union Rural Development Ministry. The district administration has made arrangement for the stay of the participants in the various dharamshalas in the district. A senior member of the administration said that the artisans have also come from all the 20 districts of Haryana to take part in the fair.
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Metro opens the door
to film-makers
New Delhi, September 18 However, the metro premises will only be available to film-makers in such a way that its services are not interfered with and passengers not troubled at all, DMRC Chief Public Relations Officer Anuj Dayal said. But using the world-class premises of the Delhi metro for shooting will not come cheap to film and commercial advertisement producers. They will have to shell out Rs 1 lakh per hour. The DMRC will also be offering trains on special charges, though strictly off the peak hours. In addition, producers will also have to provide a bank guarantee and insurance coverage to the property so that any damage during a shoot is taken care of, well in advance. As per Mr Dayal, the DMRC is exploring additional avenues of generating revenues as passenger fare, which is the main source of its earning. “Crores and crores have been spent on developing the metro infrastructure and there have to be other avenues to generate sufficient revenues to make the organisation self-sustaining and maintain the same world-class level in the times to come,” he said. At present, the DMRC is earning a good amount from offering consultancy services and has also decided to create a special wing for it. The DMRC is providing consultancy to several Indian and cities in foreign countries, interested in replicating the Delhi metro’s model. Property development is another way that the DMRC is trying to make itself financially self-sufficient. Incidentally, “Bewafaa”, a movie starring Anil Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, was the first Hindi film to be shot on a Delhi metro platform in Kashmere Gate about a year back. Besides, three commercials, including one of Hero Honda, have also been shot on its premises. About a fortnight back, it received another proposal, though nothing has been finalised yet.
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Artscape
New Delhi, September 18 This year, to observe the 40th anniversary of the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war, Agnipath, the New Delhi-based NGO devoted to the cause of the art and artist, is organising its first all-India art exhibition dedicated to the martyrs from September 22 to 28 at the Lalit Kala Akademi here and from September 30 to October 7 at the Greenwood Art galleries, Chhatarpur Enclave. Paintings, sculptures, drawings and graphics of 350 artists, including four physically challenged, two cancer-afflicted artists and three inmates of Tihar Jail here will be displayed at the unique exhibition. The income from the sale proceeds will be utilised for the welfare of the physically challenged and cancer afflicted artists, a spokesman of the NGO said here.
Retrospective
of Mondal’s oeuvre
The Delhi Art Gallery is presenting a retrospective of Rabin Mondal’s paintings at the Lalit Kala Akademi here from September 15 to 20. The exhibition showcases the artist’s sincere statement in art, his critique on the time and the world he encountered that was an anguished one, full of violence, suffering and struggle all around. His paintings and drawings reflected all this graphically and it was precisely for this reason that his art was hardly palatable. Mondal’s canvasses, representing more than six decades of his artistic endeavours, are “layered with bold, rugged textures and acidic colours, representing his scathing response to a visibly decadent environment”.
Another artist, Bimalananda Roy is showcasing his sculptures entitled, “Unlimited Humanity” in his first solo exhibition at the Lalit Kala Akademi here from September 14 to September 20. Considered an extremely sensitive artist, Roy works with bronze, wood, terracotta and mixed technique with bamboo and local fibres. Some of his creations are considered highly expressive and structurally strong.
Tribute to Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation
An exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etchings and graphics is on at the Dhoomimal Gallery Mega Art Complex in Connaught Place here to mark 14 years of Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation from September 16 to 20. Known as the Ravi Jain Annual 2005, the exhibition will display the works of some of the known contemporary artists.
Exhibition of drawings and paintings
The Damiyanti Art Gallery here is also holding an exhibition of drawings and paintings by several of the country’s well-known artists from September 17 to October15. Some of the artists whose works will be on display are Niren Sengupta, Dhiraj Choudhary, Prakash Karmarkar, Sunita Verma, Suhas Roy, Aditya Basak and Rabiu Moudal.
Remembering Rabindranath Tagore
The Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre here revived its season by devoting an evening to the poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore with a lecture by Dr Imre Bangha, a noted scholar whose book, entitled “The Hungry Tiger” about Bengali and Hungarian Literary contacts, is going to be published by the Sahitya Kala Akademi here. The Centre also opened a photo documentary exhibition entitled “Tagore in Hungary”. The highlight of the evening of course was the rendering of Rabindra Sangeet by Krishna Chakarvarti.
Anant Art Gallery here is showcasing the works of three contemporary artists in an exhibition entitled, “Landscapes–Parables” from September 17 to 30.
Musical soiree in honour of Army
The Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) organised an evening of soulful music at the Sri Fort Auditorium here on September 17 as a tribute to the “indomitable spirit of the Indian Army and the soldiers who embrace the supreme sacrifice of life and leave a saga of brave heart families”. It was only appropriate that Rabbi Shergill and the famous Wadali brothers belted out song after song paying tribute to the soldiers and their families, mesemrising the audience.
Women’s handicraft
Sadhna, the women’s handicraft enterprise, presented a solo exhibition at the Blind School here from September 15 to 18. The exhibition showcased various products handcrafted by women groups associated with Sadhna.
Eagle Video released the VCD and DVD of the national award-winning film “P3” at a glittering function here last week. Among the personalities present at the launch were Ms Nafisa Ali, Dr Rajeev Shukla, member of the Rajya Sabha, film director Ashok Pandit, Mr Vikramjit Singh Sahney, President of World Punjabi Organisation and Mr Zulfikar Ali Badar, secretary general of the Pakistani chapter of the World Punjabi Organisation.
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Prolonged power cuts disrupt water supply
Noida, September 18 In Sectors-52, 71, 26, 19, 20 and villages like Sarfabad, Hoshiarpur power cuts had continued for 36 hours, putting the people to unprecedented problems. The invertors had gone dead and so had domestic gensets. The crisis in multi-storeyed buildings was more acute as water had to be carried upstairs. Most roads were without streetlights so the risk of accidents was quite high as parts of the roads were covered under knee-deep water. Sector-44 and Bhangel also suffered long power cuts. Except Javer, power supply could not be restored till evening in other localities. Electricity kept on and off practically for the whole day in Sectors-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 15, 16, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 44, 47, 28, 29 and 37. The lines kept tripping every alternate hour. By the time the linemen of power corporation could restore power in one sector, lines in some other would demand their attention because the cables and lines are too old. They have never been replaced in the city.
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Two held for smuggling animal skins
New Delhi, September 18 The accused have been identified as Mahesh (22), a resident of Dabri and Mangte (28), a native of Muzaffarnagar. The police apprehended the accused from Dabri in southwest district where Mangte came to dispose of the skins to his another associate. The police recovered skins of wild deer and male hyena. During investigation, it was revealed that he procured the skins from one Sakir, a native of Agra who is a poacher and usually kills the animals in the forests of Agra. A team of sleuths has been sent to Agra to nab the main accused.
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2 kg heroin seized
New Delhi, September 18
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MCD gets waterlogging complaints
New Delhi, September 18 The complaints were from Dariba in the walled city, Sarvodaya School in Mukherjee Nagar, Mahavir Enclave, Sangam Vihar, Vasant Kunj, Andrews Ganj, IP State Main Road, Ranjeet Hotel flyover, Paschim Vihar, Pusa Road, Ashram Chowk, Azad Market, Burf Khana, Mundka village, Police Colony in Janakpuri, MB Road Khanpur Medical, Darya Ganj, ITO, Filmistan, Rajpur Road, Mal Road, Azadpur Red Light area, Wazirpur, GT Karnal Road, Tees Hazari, Malka Ganj, Jamrudpur, MB Road Khanpur, Chirag Dilli, Vasant Vihar and RK Puram.
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Delhi Police have arrested four girls and a pimp for allegedly running a prostitution racket in the city. The high-profile girls are renowned models and charged Rs 70,000 to Rs 80,000 per night from one customer.
Artscape
