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Cong MLAs urge CM to end demolition drive
BJP activists court arrest
Slum dwellers to get plots
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Ghaziabad thirsts for water
Centre pressing UP Govt to release water: Sheila
Man shoots girlfriend, self in Rohini
Five killed in separate mishaps
Man shot by son in property dispute
Artscape
Check misuse of residential premises: RWA body
SC to hear Bar Association’s plea today
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Cong MLAs urge CM to end demolition drive
New Delhi, April 16 The MLAs, led by Mukesh Sharma, met Mrs Dikshit with an appeal to convene an emergency cabinet meeting and bring in an ordinance to stop the demolition and sealing of illegal structures in the Capital. They alleged that the Delhi government was not taking necessary steps even after Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh showed interest in resolving the issue. Mr Sharma said the MLAs asked the Chief Minister to go on an indefinite fast against the demolitions and they were more than willing to join her. “We asked her to call an emergency meeting of the Cabinet and adopt a resolution against the demolitions. The government must also bring an ordinance to save the people of the Capital from this crisis,” Mr Sharma said.
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BJP activists court arrest
New Delhi, April 16 Delhi unit of the BJP president, Dr Harsh Vardhan, said that till the sealing and demolition were completely stopped, the party activists would continue their movement. S. S. Bajwa said that due to dictatorial policies of the union and state government policies, trade is being uprooted from the national Capital. Business of lakhs of people is simply ruined, he regretted.
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Slum dwellers to get plots
Noida, April 16 Eleven slum dwellers will be handed over allotment documents of plots on April 17. According to CEO of Noida Authority, Mr Sanjiv Saran, allotment letters will be distributed as per a timebound schedule. The scheme is being formally launched for distributing plot allotment letters on the Foundation Day, the CEO said. Patron Ashok Chauhan and the president of the Noida Slum Dwellers Association give the whole credit to the Samajwadi Party for this initiative. The allotment letters will be handed over by the Samajwadi Party general secretary, Mr Amar Singh, MP. The Noida Authority had taken a decision at the 131st meeting of the Noida Board on January 25 that all registered slum dwellers will be allotted a 26 mtr plot each. These plots are located in Sector 122 here. The slum dwellers are being allotted the plots at the rate of Rs 2,500 per sq mtr. Each plot will be worth Rs 65,000. The Noida Authority is allotting these plots by stipulating the condition that allottees will not further sell them for at least 10 years. Munna Alam and other leaders of slum dwellers have thanked the Noida Authority for this gesture.
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Ghaziabad thirsts for water
Ghaziabad, April 16 The main cause of water crisis is the prolonged power cuts in the city. The water supply is just in trickles whereever it is supplied at all. Water supply with good pressure in the tap has become a thing of the past with the result people living on the first floor have to fetch water from ground level. Residents of Vasundhra, Kaushambi, Surya Nagar and other colonies are putting up with acute water shortage. As a result, people are forced to go to work without taking a bath in this hot weather. “Who do we lodge a complaint with” is the question on everybody is lips as complaints, they say fall on deaf ears. Interestingly, the post of water supply officer is lying vacant for last 18 months. On an average, each resident requires 150 litre of water daily but the Jal Nigam is not in a position to supply even 70 litre water per person per day. In Varta Lok Colony of Vasundhra people have gone without a bath for many days now. The same is the state of affair in Kaushambi, Indirapuram, Surya Nagar, Chand Nagar, Ram Prastha, Rampuri and the adjoining colonies where people have been forced to purchase drinking water even. Lajpat Nagar, Shalimar Garden too are putting up with acute water shortage. Even posh colonies like Raj Nagar, Charngiv Vihar, Kavi Nagar, Tilak Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Lohia Nagar too are getting little water. According to a Jal Nigam official, with power cuts extending over hours together it is not possible to run the tubewell, pumps and other equipment. After supply of Ganga Jal was resumed, water supply from tubewells was stopped. Now, with low voltage and power cuts water from Ganga Jal scheme too has been adversely affected. The water crisis is not going to be resolved with continuing power crisis, he said. Whenever people try to contact senior officers and even the Nagar Ayukt (City Commissioner) some officials invariably reply back “sir, is out of station”. Similarly, Additional Nagar Ayukt S. Sehariya is said to have gone on a pilgrimage to Ajmer Sharif. Other officials find it just safe to the keep their cell phones in switched off mode.
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Centre pressing UP Govt to release water: Sheila
New Delhi, April 16 Addressing a public meeting after inaugurating developmental work at Sangam Vihar, the Chief Minister said that she would try her level best to provide maximum water to the citizens of Delhi. Apart from making roads, the government will construct cycle tracks also. The government has also allocated funds for development in unauthorised colonies. The government is committed to providing better civic services to the residents of all unauthorised colonies, she added. She also assured residents of Sangam Vihar to construct a hospital in the locality. The inaugural function was attended by local MP Sajjan Kumar, Chancellor Jamia Hamdard University Syed Hamid, MLAs Ramesh Vidhuri, Balram Tanwar, ex-MLAs Take Chand Sharma, Shish Pal and local councillors.
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Man shoots girlfriend, self in Rohini
New Delhi, April 16 Sandeep, a cable operator reportedly got married to Shweta Saini (22) one week back at Haridwar in UP against the will of their parents. Since their parents did not accept the marriage, they started living separately and kept on pursuing their parents to give consent for the marriage, said the police official. There used to be frequent altercation between Sandeep and his parents and the girl’s parents, police said. Fed up with all this, Sandeep today went to the girl’s home in Rohini Sector-11 at about 1330 hrs and shot the girl with his pistol from close range. “He later shot himself in the temple,” the officer said. Immediate after the incident, the relatives of the girl informed the police and the boy’s parents. Both died on the spot before they could be rushed to the hospital, police officials said. The weapon of offence used in the commission of crime has been recovered from the spot and the bodies have been sent for postmortem. The report is awaited, said the police official. Police said that both had an affair for a long time, which was opposed by their families. They had got married a couple of days back but lived separately due to parents’ opposition. “It is a clear case of murder-cum-suicide,” said a senior police official. A case has been registered in the Prashant Vihar police station and the police are investigating.
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Five killed in separate mishaps
Faridabad, April 16 Two of the deceased could not be identified. In one of the cases, a milkman going on a mobike was killed after he was hit by a truck near Gonchhi village. He was on his way to make a delivery in the town when the mishap took place. A speeding vehicle also crushed to death a person walking by the side of road near the Neelam flyover in the morning yesterday. He was identified as Mohan. Local residents torched a truck when it ran over a scooterist near Hardware chowk here on Friday night. The police arrived at the spot after the people resorted to violence in protest against the accident in which the two-wheeler rider died. In yet another accident, a 25-year-old youth died as a dumper truck hit his motorcycle near Rupraka village. One person was also killed after a speeding vehicle hit him on the highway near Bata Chowk.
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Man shot by son in property dispute
Noida, April 16 The police have not been able to nab the accused so far. According to information, Jagdish, 52, was living with his second wife in Chhaysa village while his first wife and son Satinder lived in Bulandshahr. Satinder was a building material supplier in Bulandshahr. The son had been pleading with his father to sell the village land and shift to Bulandshahr, but Jagdish had always refused to do so.
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Peace finds a voice at art exhibition
Ravi Bhatia Tribune News Service
New Delhi, April 16 Organised jointly by the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) of Japan and the Indian Federation of United Nations Associations (IFUNA) along with the United Nations Information Centre here, the exhibition displays 30 selected items which bring together the ideas of “hundreds of people and organisations dedicated to finding a path to lasting peace”. The exhibition is on till April 23. ‘Soul of Bengal’ Gallery Freedom, a venture of the Voluntary Health Association of India, is holding an exhibition of paintings and sculptures of some of the well-known artists of Bengal at the Lalit Kala Akademi here from April 16 to 21. Entitled “Soul of Bengal”, the proceeds from the exhibition will go to the creation of National Disaster Mitigation Funds to support immediate relief work during natural disasters. The Voluntary Health Association of India is a non-profit society formed by the federation of 27 voluntary associations of the state and union territories. Gallery Freedom was launched by the association with the single goal of touching the lives of millions through art and encourages young artists and goes beyond the commercial aspects of art. Artful delights
The well-known author, poet and artist, Dr Kusum Kumar, is holding an exhibition of her selected works at the Art Gallery, India International Centre Annexe, here from April 14 to 17. Entitled, “Saroop”, the exhibits bring about a freshness to the art. Dr Kumar draws heavily from her literary experiences and has explored and experimented with various medium to create works which are visually delightful. Dr Kumar is a self-taught artist.
A lively evening
On the eve of Baisakhi last week, the All Saints Educational Society and the International Council of Punjabis presented a lively evening of music, dance and fashion at Talkatora Stadium here. What was unique was that a large number of young men and women participated in the cultural show entitled “Beard ‘n’ Turbans”. The highlight of the event was the selection of the Singh and Kaur of the year. The organisers said that the annual event was specially held to instill a sense of pride among the Sikh youth.
Festival of films
The Embassy of France and Alliance Francaise de Delhi in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain are organising a festival of films under the banner of Franco-Spanish Film Festival from April 28 to May 5. Eight outstanding films, four each from France and Spain, will be screened at the Alliance auditorium in Lodhi Estate during the festival.
Indian crafts on display
From April 1, the Crafts Museum here is holding special month-long demonstration of the traditional Indian crafts by skilled craftspersons specially invited by the organisers Among the crafts being demonstrated are the famous Phad painting and Kota Dora sari weaving from Rajasthan, Madhubani painting and lac bangle making from Bihar, Ajrakh printing and bell making from Gujarat and palm leaf painting from Orissa.
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Check misuse of residential premises: RWA body
New Delhi, April 16 It also urged not to issue any ordinance under pressure from the traders allowing the residential premises for commercial use. Shiv Raj, secretary of Munirka Vihar RWA, said, “Political leaders both at the state and Centre were confusing people as on the one hand, they were talking of making Delhi as an international city, on the other hand, they were approaching the Supreme Court to allow commercial buildings.” Roshan Seth, an actor, said, “Courts were helping the citizens by implementing the existing law. It was the politicians who were playing the vote bank politics. Instead of developing the basic infrastructure or giving long-term relief to traders, the leaders were dividing society by inciting traders against residents.”
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SC to hear Bar Association’s plea today
New Delhi, April 6 A bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal had earlier declined to spare the professionals from the process of sealing of commercial premises operating from residential areas
in Delhi. It may be noted that an application filed by the Central Government seeking six months’ stay on the sealing process is also pending in the Supreme Court. The Centre is seeking six months to identify the areas where mixed land use can be permitted. This application is also likely to come up for hearing before the bench comprising Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal and Mr Justice C K Thakker tomorrow.
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Polio camp held
New Delhi, April 16
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