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Mom throttles kids, commits suicide
Flying squads to catch traffic violators
Honour Killing
‘If Thames could be cleansed, so can Yamuna’
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Man held for killing landlord’s son
IGNOU opens law admissions
L-G exhorts cops to be friendly
with people
The girls regiment of the Delhi police marches at
its 63rd Raising Day Parade at the NPL Ground, Kingsway Camp, New Delhi, on Tuesday.
Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui
‘Homeless told to leave
night shelter’
13-yr deranged girl
hangs self
Two HuJI men convicted
HC to hear Sajjan’s bail plea today
Stephen’s row may hit Games
grant
Shahnaz Hussain, the woman of substance
DTU students’ date with
Two killed in Noida accident
Diamond thief arrested
Two held for snatching
Teen dies in cylinder
blast fire
Ambedkar University starts MA courses
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Mom throttles kids, commits suicide
Greater Noida, February 16 Afterwards, Sharda hanged herself from the fan in her room. When the neighbours knocked on the door, there was no response. Feeling suspicious, they informed the police who reached the spot and broke open the door to find all three lying unconscious in the room. While Sharda and Prachi were dead, Piyush was found to be unconscious. He was taken to the Kailash Hospital where his condition is said to be critical. “Sharda’s husband Narendra Singh has told us that he did not know anything about the matter. He said he had no tiff with his wife and their relations were normal. He did not tell anything else about them,” Verma said. Singh works as a technician with a manufacturing unit in Greater Noida. The family originally belonged to the Khushalpur area in Gulaothi. “Prima facie, it seems that the husband-wife might have some kind of marital discord. His wife’s affair outside marriage also cannot be ruled out at this stage. We are investigating the case,” Verma said. — IANS
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Flying squads to catch traffic violators
New Delhi, February 16 A total of 39 squads, including four of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), will be deployed. To begin with, they will be deployed on Ring Road to see their effectiveness. Ring Road is the lengthiest road and if the idea is successful, the squads would keep a vigil on all the roads of the city, sources said. Officials of the enforcement section of the transport department will be posted in the squads. They will be equipped with magisterial powers. The sources said that the flying squads would check private as well as government vehicles. They will challan a driver if he does not stick to his line. Trucks do not normally stick to their lines during night. According to sources, the squads will check the timekeeper at each depot. It is said that DTC drivers and conductors collude with their counterparts in Blueline buses. Sometimes they do not pick up passengers from stops. The squad members will watch the DTC buses in such cases. They will also check the ticketless passengers. |
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Man kills niece over character
Our Correspondent
Ghaziabad, February 16 The man allegedly killed her young niece because her in-laws had suspected her character. After the murder, he dumped her body in the Ganga canal. The girl, Shabnam, a native of Badli village in the Babugarh area, was married to Tahir of Meerut. Since Shabnam’s father was not alive, her uncle Ayub, the husband of her father’s sister, had arranged her marriage. After the marriage, Shabnam’s in–laws got suspicious about her character and complained about it to Ayub. Ayub reportedly asked Shabnam to mend her ways. But instead of doing that, she left her in-laws’ house and went away with a friend. On July 8 last year, Ayub brought Shabnam back from her friend’s place in Meerut. It is alleged that Ayub then took Shabnam to Mussori, strangled her to death and dumped the body in the Ganga canal. The police had recovered Shabnam’s body after a few days. Her maternal grandfather, Suleman, had then filed a dowry case against three persons, including Shabnam’s husband Tahir. However, Suleman later moved a court against Ayub, suspecting him of murdering Shabnam. The court had ordered the police to register a case against Ayub. Acting on the court order, the police arrested Ayub three days ago. The police claimed that Ayub had confessed to his crime and so was sent to jail.
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‘If Thames could be cleansed, so can Yamuna’
New Delhi, February 16 Oates, who visited the Delhi banks of the Yamuna, though emphasised that the Thames model was workable for Yamuna in entirety as both the rivers have different ecological setups. “Both the rivers are quite different in terms of the magnitude of problems facing them. In the case of Thames, about 150 years back, the conservationists then in the UK had an easier job, given that the industrial revolution then. The Thames was also just 300 km in length while Yamuna is much longer and calls for a holistic solution,” he said while speaking at the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) here. He, however, struck a note of hope and said any river could be restored if there is a well-chalked catchment restoration plan from top-to-down the stretch of the river and it is a management plan that can help preserve any river for future generation. He said NGOs should come with an alternative plan and put it in the public domain, challenging the government’s measure and may the best strategy be implemented in process. Former secretary of ministry of water resources, Ramaswamy Iyer pointed out that merely acting on pollution won’t work and the problem has to be dealt with wholly and collectively. For long-term action for the uplift of rivers like Yamuna, various dimensions have to be considered and the presentation given by Robert Oates is not the total answer, but have elements of the answer in it. |
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Man held for killing landlord’s son
Noida, February 16 The said Noida police, both Jha and Mishra worked in a factory run by Vyapari’s wife and had got the room on rent. On January 1, Vyapari who runs an artificial jewellery shop and lives in Sadarpur Colony evicted the duo for not paying rent. Soon afterwards, Vyapari’s son went missing. “Jha’s interrogation revealed that to avenge their humiliation, they kidnapped Rahul, killed him, cut his body and then packed it in bags. They dumped the two bags into a Bihar-bound train,” said police officer Vivek Kumar Tyagi. “The body was found near Chhapra in Bihar. Through Mishra’s passbook which he had unwittingly dropped in the bag, the Bihar police traced him to Noida and contacted the police who, in turn found out that Mishra had been Sukanto’s tenant. The culprits were identified with the help of CCTV footage at the railway station,” said Tyagi. Jha told the police, “Our motive was not to kill him but when we tried to silence the boy by pressing his mouth, he died.” |
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IGNOU opens law admissions
New Delhi, February 16 The list of online courses on offer includes master in intellectual property law, post-graduate diploma in legal process outsourcing and post-graduate certificate in cyber law. Also on offer are distance education programmes in diploma in paralegal practice and other law courses. In the two-year master of intellectual property law, law graduates have the added option to obtain a dual certification by studying at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. It is open to graduates from any discipline. Also, the one-year post graduate diploma in legal process outsourcing is open to law graduates, including final year students. The six-month post graduate certificate in cyber law is open to graduates from any discipline and final year students of the 5-year integrated law programme. One year diploma in paralegal practice is available through distance mode and its eligibility is 10+2 or equivalent or BPP from IGNOU. Other courses for which admissions have been opened are Ph.D in law, diploma in intellectual property rights, post-graduate certification in patent practice, certificate in human rights and certificate in consumer protection. Programmes will commence on March 1 and the last date for enrolment is March 31. A late fee of Rs 200 will be charged on all enrollments between March 1 and 31. |
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L-G exhorts cops to be friendly
with people
New Delhi, February 16 Speaking on the occasion of 63rd Raising Day of Delhi police in the city this morning, Khanna stressed that the police need to remain alert 24x7 and rope in the support of common man to foil any terror attempt. “Security arrangements will not prove enough unless there is cooperation of common people. There is a need for better coordination between citizens and police and an atmosphere of friendliness and trust has to be created,” Khanna said, adding that the citizens should get the feeling that they can share any information with police without suffering any harassment in the process. “Police needs to be friendlier and should take initiative to reach out to the common man. If there is a gap between police and citizens, there will be no proper coordination,” Khanna said. He appreciated the initiatives taken by the Delhi police to provide security to women, senior citizens and children. Khanna lauded the deployment of ATO (Anti-Terrorist Officer) and QRT (Quick Response Team) in each police station, meant to strengthen the security of vulnerable establishments. On the occasion, the Lt Governor also presented 43 medals of President Police Medal for Gallantry, Distinguished Service and Police Medal for Meritorious Service to. Maya Sharma and Mamta Devi received Police Medals for Gallantry on behalf of their husbands the late inspector M C Sharma and the late head constable Rajbir Singh respectively. The trophy of best police station was awarded to Lajpat Nagar police station this year. Speaking on the occasion, Delhi police commissioner
Y S Dadwal allayed any security concerns about the forthcoming World Cup Hockey tournament to be held in the Capital later this month and Commonwealth Games in October. “All security arrangements have been made for the World Cup Hockey and Commonwealth Games. We see no threat to any of these events,” he said on the sidelines of the function.
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‘Homeless told to leave
night shelter’
New Delhi, February 16 The group of homeless with the help of an NGO, Shahri Adhikari Manch, alleged that the NDMC officials are not allowing them to stay in the shelter. “Even though we have got permission from the court, the NDMC officials did not care and asked the people to evacuate the place,” said Indu Prakash, member of the NGO. He said that the justification given by the officials was that they had not received the written copy of the orders, he said. However, the NDMC refuted the claim of the NGO. “The homeless are permitted to stay in the shelter. As for cooking by them, we are waiting for an approval of the fire department,” said P.C. Chaturvedi, director, social welfare department, NDMC. The night shelter in Sarojini Nagar had been for women only for a year. The NGO then asked the court to change its status to a family shelter so that maximum number of people can take refuge. “The shelter was opened as family shelter on February 8, 18 days after the order of the High Court. The building is in disrepair and needs an urgent renovation by the NDMC,” he said. The NGO also said that the people evicted from Pul Mithai have still not been rehabilitated.
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13-yr deranged girl
hangs self
New Delhi, February 16 “Chitranjana was found hanging inside her house
by her mother. She was reportedly mentally challenged and did not go to
school,” said the police. Her father, Saheed Prasad, is a storekeeper
in a bank. Auto
driver found killed
A 38-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was found stabbed to death in the Buddha Garden area yesterday night. According to the police, Subhash Mahato was a resident of Trilokpuri and his body was found with stab wounds on the Buddha Garden premises. He was reportedly missing since yesterday morning and his auto-rickshaw was found deserted. The police believes Mahato was killed by people who wanted to rob him of his money. Mona
Suri Case: Sketches released
The Delhi police has sought the help of the public in solving the 2007 murder of fashion designer Mona Suri and offered a reward for information on the suspects in the case. The crime branch has published sketches of the two suspects in a national daily and announced a reward of Rs 25, 000 for information on them. Suri was burnt to death by two unidentified assailants outside her residence in Greater Kailash on August 12, 2007. |
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Two HuJI men convicted
New Delhi, February 16 Additional sessions judge Nivedita Anil Sharma convicted the two militants under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) relating to waging war against the country along with the Foreign Act, Explosive Substances Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The convicts— Mohommad Amin Wani (32) and Lutfur Rehman (27)— were arrested by the special cell of the Delhi police on January 4, 2007. Amin, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested from the Adarsh Nagar bus stand in Delhi, and on his disclosure, Rehman was arrested from Nizamuddin. The police had recovered 1.16 kgs of explosive, two electronic detonators, a timer device and two pencil batteries from them. They both had conspired to carry out attacks in Kashmir and New Delhi on the Republic Day in 2007. |
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HC to hear Sajjan’s bail plea today
New Delhi, February 16 Justice A.K. Pathak will hear Sajjan Kumar’s bail plea along with five others accused in the case. Apprehending arrest, the former union minister had approached the court on Tuesday against the trial court order but the court had refused early hearing. A city court had on Monday rejected Sajjan Kumar’s anticipatory bail plea, saying the “charges against him were serious”. Filing the petition , Sajjan pleaded that the lower court had wrongly rejected his plea on the ground that only the court that had issued summons can grant him bail. The court, in its order, had said no exceptional reasons have been brought forth that may entitle the accused for grant of anticipatory bail. Though the veracity of allegations was the “subject matter of the trial”, the findings suggested that there was some substance in them, it said.
— IANS
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Stephen’s row may hit Games
grant
New Delhi, February 16 The post of the bursar of the college could not be filled by the administration due to the tense relations between the supreme council and the administration led by principal Valson Thampu. “Not having a bursar in the college could have serious repercussions for the UGC grant that we have just been granted for hosting delegates of the Commonwealth Games,” said Nandita Narain, head of the mathematics department at St. Stephen’s. She said the budget for next year also had to be presented to the UGC, for which the college must have a bursar. “The whole situation is a tragic farce. The principal has asked the bishop for urgent general body meeting on the issue,” added
Narain.
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Shahnaz Hussain, the woman of substance
New Delhi, February 16 The Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, which organised the event, said the much-acclaimed beauty therapist was the second woman after legendary actress Nargis Dutt to get the honour. An emotional Shahnaz said her journey began at the age of 14 years when she got married. “I have studied up to Class VII only, but was determined to serve a greater purpose. It was not an easy journey. But if a woman has grit and determination, she can face any adverse circumstance and get the better of it,” said the world renowned beautician. |
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DTU students’ date with
New Delhi, February 16 Bose was on the college campus today, the inaugural day of their annual festival, Entrepreneurship Summit 2010, to inspire students to chase not just their dreams but also ambitions. Tthe actor said, “We may realise what we are good at, but we need to discover what we are magical at,” he said. Bose added that once people realise what they were magical at they would be more passionate about them, leading to internal and external peace. Day one of the summit also included panel discussions on encouraging entrepreneurship for rural development and future of telecommunications industry, besides a Green Energy Competition. |
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Two killed in Noida accident
Noida, February 16 Ramesh Chaudhury, the driver of the auto-rickshaw, and Santosh, the passenger, were going to Sadarpur on Monday night when a speeding dumper coming from the opposite direction hit the auto-rickshaw from the front on the Noida-Dadri road. Ramesh and Santosh sustained critical injuries and died while being taken to hospital, the police said. Ramesh belonged to East Champaran in Bihar and was staying in Sadarpur. Santosh hailed from Gorakhpur. “The dumper has been seized, but its driver is absconding,” a police official
said. — IANS |
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Diamond thief arrested
New Delhi, February 16 According to the police, Nagaraj, resident of Tamil Nadu was caught from Madangir after a tipoff regarding his presence in the area. “Two stolen laptops were recovered from him. However, more importantly he was wanted in a Rs 80-lakh diamond theft case reported on December 21, 2005,” said a senior police official from the district. The victim in this case was Amrish Kothari, who came to the Capital from Mumbai in a Jet Airways flight. “Kothari hired a taxi from the airport which was punctured by Nagraj after he saw him his potential victim. While the driver was changing the tyre and complainant was busy on his telephone, he along with gang members was able to steal the bag containing valuables from the rear seat of the car,” the official said.
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Two held for snatching
Ghaziabad, February 16 The two men, identified as Amir and Salman, snatched the purse and mobile phone of Shalini Tyagi, who was going to her office in a cycle rickshaw, in the Raj Nagar District Centre area, superintendent of police A.K. Vijeta said. As Tyagi raised the alarm, passersby caught the two men and handed them over to a patrolling police vehicle. Amir is a resident of Maujpur in Delhi, while Salman stays at Brahmpuri in Jafrabad, also in Delhi. The two confessed to having snatched 30 mobile phones, 10 gold chains and several purses in Delhi.
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Teen dies in cylinder
blast fire
New Delhi, February 16 According to information, the incident took place in house number C-14 of Gali Number 12 in
Shahdara. Fire officials say they received a fire call around 9.25 am and a fire truck was sent immediately. “The cause of fire was the bursting of a gas cylinder in the kitchen. Deepa was found completely charred to death while her father Murlidhar Swami who suffered 25 per cent burn injuries was admitted to the hospital,” said a fire official. |
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Ambedkar University starts MA courses
New Delhi, February 16 Each of the courses is of two years duration, comprising four teaching semesters and one summer internship-cum
fieldwork. The number of seats available in each of the courses is 35. |
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To thwart any evil designs of the terrorists in the national Capital, Lt. Governor Tejendra Khanna advised the city police to develop ‘more friendly’ relations with residents so that they feel obliged to come out and inform any suspicious activity or person.
