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Saquib’s family challenges police
Population control must for development: Swaminathan
CBI to probe Ghaziabad court provident fund scam
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Killing of CEO: Labour unrest augurs ill for NCR
BJP ex-MLA, councillors join Cong
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit welcomes former BJP MLA from Vishnu Garden, Dayanand Chandela, his son and daughter-in-law to Congress during a press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday. Also seen is DPCC president J.P. Agarwal. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal
Major reshuffle in Delhi police
A rose day for cancer patients
15 yrs on, Tunda still at large
1 killed in tiff during gambling
3 arrested for melting coins
Yamuna level continues to rise
7 RBI cheque cheats held
NDPL, IBM tie up
Shastri asks MCD to check
malaria, dengue
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Saquib’s family challenges police
New Delhi, September 23 The family of Saquib, who was arrested from Jamia Nagar in connection with the Delhi terror strikes, today said that he had been framed. Saquib, a gold medallist in economics from Jamia Millia Islamia was arrested a day after the encounter in which two suspected terrorists and a Delhi police officer died. However, Saquib’s parents claimed that he was in Delhi when the blasts took place in Ahmedabad in July. They added that Saquib was appearing for his MBA entrance examination from July 23 to 28. They even produced his admission card signed by the examiner. His relatives claimed his only fault was that he had helped some acquaintances get the L-18 Jamia Nagar flat. “Saquib is a god-fearing and decent person, whose ambition is to join the Indian Administrative Services. In fact, he appeared for the allied service examination in 2006,” said a family member. The family challenges the police claims at a time when the Delhi police is deputing teams to other parts of the country including, Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, to nab the six missing suspects. However, the police claims that Saquib has confessed to his involvement in the serial blasts and has given vital clues about the identities of other suspects, who are absconding. The police said that it had picked up yet another youth today from the Jamia Nagar area for interrogation. Information about the suspects is being shared with the police forces of Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan, said a police official.
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Population control must for development: Swaminathan
New Delhi, September 23 India’s population is expected to exceed that of China before 2030 and it will become the most populous country in the world. Population concerns are central in the search for a nation’s stability as it encompasses economic growth, employment, poverty alleviation, improving quality of life of an individual and social harmony.
Our country is in midst of a demographic transition, as both fertility and mortality have started declining throughout the country, the biggest challenge in front of the nation right now is to carry out programmatic research in the area of population and development. These are the observations of eminent social scientist Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, who is also MP, Rajya Sabha, in his public lecture on the first anniversary of the Management Institute of Population and Development (MIPD) here last evening. Widely referred to as the Father of the Green Revolution, Dr Swaminathan spoke on ‘Population Stabilisation and Sustainable Food and Livelihood Security’. He emphasised on the need for a pragmatic approach to population control. Dr. Joe Madiath, who has done pioneering work on water and sanitation, presided over the function. Executive director of Gram Vikas, Orissa, he is recipient of many awards and was named ‘Water Champion’ by the Asian Development Bank. Management Institute of Population & Development (MIPD) was established by Parivar Seva Sanstha, a national-level NGO working in the areas of reproductive health, in Jaipur in September last year. Working in the field of reproductive health for 30 years, the NGO has been constantly faced with issues concerning population, its impact on livelihood, health and economic growth. The knowledge gained from the field led to the realisation of the fact that there is a serious dearth of trained professionals to deal with the issues of population and development. To fulfill this need, Parivar Seva Sansthan established the institute.
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CBI to probe Ghaziabad court provident fund scam
New Delhi, September 23 Transferring the probe to the CBI from the Ghaziabad police, a bench of Justice Arijit Pasayat asked the agency to submit within three months its status report on probe into the fraudulent withdrawal of provident funds of Ghaziabad court staffers between 2001 and 2008. The bench, which also included Justice V.S. Sirpurkar and Justice G.S. Singhvi, however, granted the CBI freedom to complete the probe, if possible, and file its report on it to the relevant trial court before the stipulated deadline. “The court before which the final report/charge sheet will be placed will deal according to the law,” it said. It instructed the CBI to prepare the microfilms of all evidentiary and other documents, gathered by the Ghaziabad police till now, and submit the copy to it, while keeping the original documents with itself. The apex court transferred the probe to the CBI on a plea by the Ghaziabad Bar Association
(GBA), which had submitted to the court that the local police might be ill-equipped to investigate the matter as the names of several sitting and retired judges, including those of the Allahabad and Calcutta High Courts besides an apex court judge, had cropped up as beneficiaries of the fraudulent fund
withdrawal. GBA counsel Anil Diwan on September 9 told the court that even the Ghaziabad senior superintendent of police (SSP) has repeatedly written to the state’s director general of police (DGP) about the difficulties in probing the matter further apparently due to the involvement of the members of judiciary. The Ghaziabad police too accordingly wanted the probe to be handed over to the
CBI. — IANS |
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Killing of CEO: Labour unrest augurs ill for NCR
Gt. Noida, September 23 Noida and Greater Noida have some 3,000 industries with a labour force of 2.5 lakh with 25,000 cases pending in tribunals. About 125 dismissed employees of the Graziano factory, armed with iron rods went on the rampage in the factory, smashing computers, machinery, window panes etc. As CEO Lalit tried to pacify them, some workers hit him with rods from behind. The problem over dismissed workers had been simmering over a few months. Anticipating violence, the management had sounded the police at 9.45 am but till 12.30 pm, no cop reached the premises. Had they come on time, the workers could not have entered the factory and the life of L.K. Chaudhary could have been saved, said director Ramesh Jain. On September 16, the management and labour union agreed to take back all retrenched employees except 16 who had been terminated. The law and order in industrial sectors has been rapidly deteriorating, according to vice-president of Greater Noida Industries Association (AGNI) Aditya Ghildiyal. “The way they caused violence in factory and killed the CEO shows they have no fear of the police. This way MNCs will hesitate to come to Noida and Greater Noida,” added Ghildiyal Police has arrested 13 of 19 workers and detained another 50, according to SSP R.K. Chaturvedi. An Italian embassy official said, “We are shocked by the news report of the incident.” Workers’ problem at Graziano Transmission India started in March 2007 when it dismissed some workers. In May this year, the company agreed to reinstate all workers except for the 16 whose jobs were terminated. About 250 workers were dismissed since November 2007. The company agreed to reinstate them in three phases.
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BJP ex-MLA, councillors join Cong
New Delhi, September 23 Addressing a conference, Dayanand Chandela said that the BJP had strayed away from its chosen path and discarded its principles, and was now propagating casteism and communalism. The country was going through a difficult period, and only the Congress Party could save the country from the tough times. He said that under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, the country was fast moving on the road to progress and development, as she was the only leader who could ensure the unity, integrity and democratic traditions of the
country. Chandela said he had full trust and faith in the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, as well as the leadership of DPCC president Jai Prakash Agarwal, MP and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. He said he was joining the Congress Party without any conditions and was beholden to the Congress leadership for acceding to his request to join the party. Welcoming
Chandela, DPCC president Jai Prakash Agarwal said that the BJP MLAs and councillors joining the Congress was a slap on the BJP. Everyone in Congress will join hands to defeat the forces of communalism and lead Congress to victory in the coming assembly elections for the third consecutive time. Later Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that
Chandela, his son and daughter-in-law had expressed their desire to join the Congress party which the party leadership accepted. She said though Chandela had supported the Congress party earlier as he believed in the programmes and policies of the Party, his formally joining of the Congress will strengthen the
party. Chandela, his son and daughter-in-law had won the elections independently. But later they had joined the BJP. According to sources, Chandela resigned the BJP during monsoon session of Delhi assembly when he was refused a ticket to contest the assembly elections by the BJP high command.
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Major reshuffle in Delhi police
New Delhi, September 23 While senior police officials termed the postings as a routine affair, sources said that the reshuffle was ordered in wake of the recent terror strikes that rocked the Capital and claimed 25 lives while maiming over 100 people. Joint commissioner of police, security, Deep Chand (AGMU-79) has been transferred as joint commissioner of police, P&I and Delhi Police Research Unit. Joint commissioner of police, northern range, P.R. Meena (AGMU-80) has been posted as joint commissioner of police, security. Joint commissioner of police, special cell, Karnal Singh (AGMU-84) has also been given the charge of northern range. Dharmender Kumar (AGMU-84), who has been transferred from Arunachal Pradesh, has been posted as joint commissioner of police, New Delhi range. Joint commissioner of police, New Delhi range, Ajay Kashyap (AGMU-85) has been posted as joint commissioner of police, southern range whereas, joint commissioner of police, southern range, Rajesh Kumar (AGMU-79) has been posted as joint commissioner of police AP. Amulya Kumar Patnaik (AGMU-85), who has joined from central deputation, has been posted as joint commissioner of police operations including IGI Airport. While, joint commissioner of police; crime, railway, EOW, narcotics and IGI Airport, Alok Kumar Verma (AGMU-79) will take over as joint commissioner of police; crime, railway, EOW and narcotics. Nithiyanandam (AGMU-86), joint commissioner of police, P&I has been transferred as joint commissioner of police, recruitment cell and additional commissioner police/SB. Ujjwal Mishra (AGMU-87) will look after the work of additional CP/PCR and also work as an additional commissioner police/SB. |
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A rose day for cancer patients
New Delhi, September 23 This year as well it was a unique event for the patients who seldom get a chance to visit malls. A grand programme was organised by The Select Citywalk for the patients making this a memorable day for them. It had a special screening of Shyamal Benegal’s latest comedy ‘Welcome to
Sajjanpur’ for the patients followed by a party with a lot of song, dance and merriment. Director Kiran Hukku remarked that it was always their sincere endeavour to bring happiness in the lives of the patients afflicted with cancer, and make them feel special on this day. CPAA believes in the philosophy of total management of a cancer patient, and has been celebrating this special event for the past 15 years. Director Select Citywalk Neeraj Ghai, Sushma Seth and Geetika Ganju and many other supporters joined the CPAA to greet the patients and made them feel special. The patients were the guests of honour on this special day. |
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15 yrs on, Tunda still at large
Ghaziabad, September 23 Originally a native of Pilkhua in this district, Tunda’s name had come into prominence in 1997 after Mumbai bomb blasts as well as for explosions in trains in different parts of the country. The police and security agencies started chasing him, but he hoodwinked all of them and succeeded in fleeing to Pakistan. According to security agencies, Abdul Karim Tunda had been in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Kenya for the last five years. Though his family is believed to be in Pakistan, there is no news of his whereabouts. During 1993, Tunda’s name was linked with Mumbai as also with various bomb explosions in trains in different parts of the country—Rajdhani Express, Mumbai-Delhi-Howrah, Flying Queen Express, A.P. Express and many other trains in which explosions took place. After a thorough investigation, police and security agencies concluded that Sayed Abdul Karim Tunda was the mastermind behind all these blasts. Delhi police and intelligence agencies had then raided Ashok Nagar, Pilkhua, but Tunda gave the raiding police teams the slip. |
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1 killed in tiff during gambling
Gurgaon, September 23 The others objected when the deceased was found cheating in the game. This finally led to a squabble. The deceased allegedly took out his pistol but Montu snatched it and fired two shots. While one hit the wall, the other hit the deceased in his chest. He died on the spot. Hearing gunshots, residents of the area informed the police. But the accused along with others fled before the police reached the spot. A case has been registered against the accused, who according to sources was named by one of the gamblers. Though he had ran away, he went to the police on his own and surrendered. He narrated the sequence of the incident to the police. |
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3 arrested for melting coins
New Delhi, September 23 One Mukesh Kumar was arrested by the police while he was allegedly delivering slabs made out of melted coins to one B.K. Gupta near Rohini East metro station. During interrogation the alleged accused disclosed that Gupta had installed a furnace to melt coins in Sarojini Nagar in Lucknow. He further disclosed the names of his accomplices who send him coins from Uttar Pradesh. On receiving the input, police team raided the given locations and apprehended Gupta and another alleged accused Vijay Singh. The police said that the alloy used in making coins is of high quality and contains large percentage of nickel. The alleged accused were making a profit of almost Rs 50 on one kilogram of coins. The police also said that they melted more than 1,000 kilograms of coins every month and supplied it to small manufacturers in Delhi and around. A total of 16 parcels weighing 893 kilograms of melted Indian coins were recovered from the alleged accused. The police has also informed the Reserve Bank of India about the activities of the alleged accused.
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Yamuna level continues to rise
New Delhi, September 23 The water level has reached 206 metres which is one metre above the danger mark. A Delhi flood and irrigation department official said that the water level was expected to rise more by tomorrow. The department has directed to close drains in the areas of ISBT, Hanuman Mandir and Chandagi Ram Akhara, as water from these drains falls into the Yamuna. People have shifted to camps erected by the flood and irrigation department, Delhi. Relief material is being supplied to camps in Usmanpur, Shastri Park, Batla House and Chilla village. However, the Delhi government has directed the fire department to be ready to tackle the situation.
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7 RBI cheque cheats held
New Delhi, September 23 The RBI had issued a blank cheque book to the North-Eastern Railways Gorakhpur, which was yet to be used. The accused printed cheques of the same series, filled-in the amount payable and forged the signatures of the railway officials. The collection of this money was made in several accounts opened with Punjab National Bank, ICICI Bank, Syndicate Bank, Axis Bank and the Oriental Bank of Commerce in Western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. According to the CBI sources, the amount withdrawn was further transferred to other banks for others involved in the racket.
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NDPL, IBM tie up
New Delhi, September 23 NDPL becomes the first Indian utility to join the IUN coalition which also includes utilities in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, all working together to accelerate the development of common standards, technology solutions and processes for intelligent networks. The IBM-led coalition aims to accelerate the adoption of IUN technologies and solutions on a global basis. The IUN solutions are designed to enhance the efficiency and reliability of power distribution and to increase the ability of consumers to manage and use energy in a more cost-effective and energy- efficient way. Sunil Wadhwa, chief executive officer, NDPL, said, “We are excited to be a part of this coalition. We expect that the intelligent grid will improve power line grid planning, operations and maintenance, enabling us to deliver power more efficiently. We also expect the technology to contribute to fewer and shorter outages and higher productivity.” |
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Shastri asks MCD to check
malaria, dengue
New Delhi, September 23 In rainy season there are more chances of mosquito biting as people do not keep their waterhead tanks covered. Besides, they do not clean their rooftops where mosquitoes generally breed, the experts said. Delhi health minister Yoganand Shastri instructed officers of the health department of Delhi government, MCD and NDMC to take all preventive measures to check the cases of malaria, cholera and dengue in the Capital. He said that 294 cases of dengue have been reported in the Capital. He has also instructed the MCD to deploy more investigating inspectors. He instructed to issue legal notices and chalans to the owners of buildings for non-compliance of anti-larval measures. |
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Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA
Dayanand Chandela; his son municipal councilor, Megaraj Chandela and Megaraj’s wife Meenakshi
Chandela, also a municipal councillor, who had resigned from the BJP, today joined the Congress Party.
