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5 held for kidnap, murder of 2 boys
Move to privatise DJB billing decried
Importance of science stressed
KMC staff back principal on suspension issue
Bluelines off NDMC area from today
Ahmedabad police denied man’s custody
Arrears for municipal staff
Student’s fall from school building to be probed
Three illegal buildings razed
73 new dengue cases
Delhi getting colder
2 jailed for murder
Jeweller’s murder case given to STF
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85-yr woman found murdered
New Delhi, October 27 The murder came to light when Maya's grandson Arvind got up in the morning to go to New Delhi Railway Station to receive his father who was coming from Punjab. Arvind found the door of his grandmother's room ajar. Despite calling her several times when there was no response, he got out from his room and reached the balcony. Then, he entered Maya Devi's room from another door. "Arvind informed the police about the murder. The house has a friendly entry. It seems that the culprits were known to the victim. Maya Devi was found strangulated with a cloth tied around her neck, while her feet and hands were tied with another piece of cloth. The room was ransacked. Some money and a CD player were missing from her room," said a police official, adding that burglary seems to be the motive behind the woman's murder. However, the police is also investigating the matter from rivalry and property dispute angles. "We have picked up clues and prints from the crime scene. As of now, nothing can be said for sure, but we will solve the case soon," said the official. A case under sections 379, 381, 302 and 307 of the IPC has been registered at the Rani Bagh police station. Maya Devi's body has been sent to the Maharaja Agarsen Hospital for postmortem. According to the police, the victim lived with her son and his family on the first floor of the three-storeyed building where the incident took place. Her son Ram (62) is a diabetic. Arvind told the police that his faher had gone to Ferozpur in Punjab for medication and was returning this morning. |
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3 brothers jailed for rape
New Delhi, October 27 The court said, "The testimony of the prosecution witnesses is consistent and believable enough to bring home the guilt of the accused persons." In her complaint, the victim had said that the brothers raped her on the night of August 8-9, 2004, at their house in Shastri Nagar. The victim is the mother of three children. She said that the gruesome incident took place while she had gone to the convicts' house to talk to their mother about the rape case filed by their sister, in which her husband was convicted. The convicts had submitted that they were implicated in the case as the victim wanted to take revenge from them. The court, however, denied accepting the submissions and said, "There is no question of implication of the accused persons in this rape case, where the honour of the prosecutrix remains at stake and she has to suffer mental agony throughout her life. The court must be alive to the fact that rape not only distracts the personality of the victim, but degrades her soul." |
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5 held for kidnap, murder of 2 boys
New Delhi, October 27 According to the police, the accused have been identified as Hari Singh (44), Usman Khan (22), Radhey Shyam (32), Dinesh (27) and Rahul Gupta (19). The men were arrested on Sunday from near Anand Vihar Bus Terminal where they had gathered to plan another kidnapping. According to Neeraj Thakur, additional commissioner (crime), the accused kidnapped Yash (14) and Nikesh (17) from Dwarka on September 10 and 30, respectively. Both the boys were later murdered. Yash, a student of class VIII at Navjeevan Academy Public School in Sector 4 of Dwarka did not return from school on September 10. His father received a ransom call for Rs 1 crore the next day. A case of kidnapping was registered at the Dabri police station. Nikesh, a first year B.Tech student, went missing from the same locality on September 30. During investigation, the police learnt that Hari Singh of Badaun, a notorious kidnapper, and his accomplices could be behind these kidnappings. On arrest, the accused revealed that Yash's kidnapping was planned by Gupta who told them that he could bring him to UP, but he would have to be killed otherwise all of them would be arrested. "Gupta is an ex-student of Navjivan Academy School and knew Yash from there. The two used to go school by the same school bus. Gupta brought Yash to Kasganj (UP) and Dinesh and Usman took him to Pilibhit and strangulated him in the jungles," said Thakur, adding that after killing Yash, Singh began to make ransom calls to his father. However, the deal could not be fixed as Yash's father did not agree to pay the ransom without speaking to him. So the accused then planned to kidnap a friend of Yash, Nikesh. Nikesh was also friends with Gupta as the two had studied together from class VI to X. Gupta asked Nikesh to accompany him to Kasgang and he agreed. After taking Nikesh to Kasgang, Singh began to make ransom calls to his father. This time, they made Nikesh talk to his father. They also made Nikesh talk to the parents of Yash to make them believe that Yash was safe. Soon after the call, they strangulated Nikesh and buried his body in a sugarcane field near Manpur Nagaria. "Nikesh's body has been recovered from the said sugarcane field. Efforts are being made to recover the dead of Yash," said Thakur. |
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Freak baby fighting for life at AIIMS
New Delhi, October 27 If Sunny pulls out, it would not only answer the long prayers of his parents (Mahesh and Amrita Jha) but also be an achievement for the treating doctors of the country's premier institute as the baby is one among the 26 such cases known in the world medical history. Born with multiple anomalies-the skull base on which the brain rests, corpus callosum (neural fibres connecting the two brain hemispheres) and the hard palate (separating the mouth and nose) missing since birth-the baby also had a cleft lip, a usual condition accompanying 'agenesis of corpus callosum', which was treated in August last year in Banaras. Before coming to AIIMS in April, the couple took the baby to Lucknow and Delhi. As MRIs failed to diagnose the condition in G B Pant Hospital, they went to Fortis Hospital where due to the high cost of the surgery, the case was referred to AIIMS. "In the beginning when the child was fed, milk would leak from nose and then a piece of flesh hanging from the brain became visible," said the parents, who live in the Kalyanpuri area. "The baby came to us with a defective palate and a hole of 6/4 cm was visible through which dura mater was hanging in the mouth. After CT scan, we had operated him and fixed up a mesh made of titanium. It is a rare case with just 26 similar cases existing in the world medical history," said the treating neuro-surgeon of AIIMS, who preferred to remain anonymous. As of date, while the mortality rate of similar cases is 50 per cent, with a majority succumbing to the anomalies during or after the operation, AIIMS has seen five such cases, with three failing to recover and two, including Sunny, still alive. Sunny's case has come as a challenge to the experts at AIIMS neuro-surgery department and more so after the first operation carried on September 17 turned out to be unsuccessful, following which a damage-control operation was performed yesterday. Over a week back, Sunny's parents rushed him to the neuro emergency after the matter fixed in the mouth gave in, resulting in the leaking of cerebrospinal fluid. "The baby was brought with high-grade fever, suggestive of infection in the brain and it had to be put on heavy antibiotics for one week before the next surgery. Now the baby is in the ICU and his condition is stable," said the surgeon concerned. Significantly, even though the parents had learnt that the brain was not normal, they were not aware of the life-threatening condition of their baby and experts say, saving the baby would have been impossible if the dura mater had ruptured during the feeding of the baby. |
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Move to privatise DJB billing decried
New Delhi, October 27 He said that at a DJB meeting held yesterday under the leadership of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, a proposal was moved to increase financial powers of CEO from Rs 3 crore to Rs 50 crore and privatize the billing and maintenance sections. These proposals infuriated the opposition members who boycotted the meeting. Vijender said the residents of unauthorized colonies are supplied water either by private tankers or they depend on ground water. The union government had sanctioned Rs 2,800 crore to develop the basic amenities in unauthorised colonies, but nothing was done. He said instead of giving water supply to the unauthorised colonies, the government is busy in privatizing the billing and maintenance sections. The purpose to supply water to the poor will not be served by enhancing the financial powers of the CEO. Meanwhile, leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Assembly, Vijay Kumar Malhotra alleged that to privatise the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), the Chief Minister was creating similar conditions as she did to privatise power supply in the city a few years ago. He said that DJB's privatisation had been on her agenda for a long time. It was only due to the BJP's opposition of the proposal that made the Chief Minister backtrack many times. In the yesterday's meeting, she imposed her will and accepted the proposal to privatise the billing and maintenance sections, he added. |
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Importance of science stressed
New Delhi, October 27 In his address, Dr Bandhopadyaya shared his views on education and knowledge. Quoting Albert Einstein, he said, "Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learnt in school." He added, "The purpose of education is to develop the mind. Your knowledge is your identity. Vision without action is a daydream and action without vision is a nightmare. Be great in your actions as you have been in your thoughts and utilize your knowledge in service of humanity." Dr Bandhopadyaya also advocated interdisciplinary education and industry-institute interaction in his address. "Teachers should be aware of what is happening in the industry and how technology is developing the world over, to be able to provide updated education in the classrooms. Similarly, interdisciplinary education is essential in today's interconnected world, otherwise one may find it difficult to survive in this competitive society," commented Bandhopadyaya. He was of the opinion that it is the responsibility of universities, faculty members and students to create awareness on the importance of science and technology in order to develop society. Urging students to be quality-conscious, Bandhopadyaya said, "Quality is not an act but a habit. It is important to inculcate this as a habit in whatever we are doing, whether it is studies, project work, jobs and even development of science and technology." Speaking on the occasion, Prof. P.B. Sharma, vice-chancellor, DTU, said, "One of the purposes of education is to inspire you to embark on new pathways. Our appetite for learning should never finish, it should keep on increasing." |
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KMC staff back principal on suspension issue
New Delhi, October 27 The university administration recently wrote to the chairman of the KMC governing body, recommending that Singh be suspended for his failure to implement semester system in college. The staff association of KMC today unanimously condemned the move to suspended Singh and expressed its resolve not to "tolerate" outgoing vice-chancellor Deepak Pental's "threat". "Pental's threat to Singh marks another low in the history of Delhi University. A principal is being threatened with action for not acting against teachers for refusing to teach science courses in accordance with the new semester system. The threat reaffirms the fact that Pental respects neither the due processes nor the statutory institutions of the university," said Aditya Narayan Mishra, president, Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA). Meanwhile, teachers across colleges met today to hold meetings of staff associations to chalk out a plan to intensify the agitation in case their demands were not met. Tomorrow, DUTA members will assemble in large numbers at Mandi House and then march to the office of the ministry of HRD at Jantar Mantar. The demands of the teachers include reversal of the semesterisation of 13 undergraduate science courses. However, now with pro vice-chancellor Dinesh Singh taking charge as the vice-chancellor, DUTA members say some consensus may be reached with him. "It will entirely depend on the stand the new VC. If he shows indifference to our demands, things may get murkier. But yes, chances of dialogue will definitely increase with a new administrator." |
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Bluelines off NDMC area from today
New Delhi, October 27 The decision of the government was sent to the LG for notification on October 25. According to sources, with the notification, the movement of Blueline buses in NDMC area will be stopped from tomorrow. Now, Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses are the only option for commuters. If Blueline buses are found operating on the banned routes, the transport department would confiscate them. The operators have been informed about the notification. Ahead of the Games, the government had banned plying of 1,600 Blueline buses on the routes of the Games venues and the entire NDMC area. Of them, 853 buses were allowed to return to the road after the Games. But within days of returning, one of them was involved in a fatal accident. This infuriated the government and it reinforced the ban on their operation. Meanwhile, infuriated over the decision, the operators feel that the move had been taken to benefit a few powerful people. The operators feel that under the cluster system of transport, which the government is planning to bring in to replace the Bluelines, only powerful companies would be allowed to run buses. The government has also decided to allow RTVs to operate on the routes of the Blueline buses. At present, RTVs run only in rural areas. For the rural areas, the government has started gramin bus seva. When asked about the fate of Blueline buses, transport minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said it would be decided later. The government's priority is to provide safe mode of transport to the citizens, he said. Meanwhile, general secretary, Delhi Blueline Bus Ekta Manch, Shyam Lal Gola, said the operators would tomorrow move the court against the decision of the government to phase out their buses. |
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Ahmedabad police denied man’s custody
New Delhi, October 27 Rejecting the application of the Ahmedabad police, seeking the custody of Satpal Fauji, alias Ajay Chauhan, who was arrested by the Delhi police on October 24, chief metropolitan magistrate Vinod Yadav ordered his release. A crime branch inspector of the Ahmedabad police sought the court's permission to arrest Fauji, claiming that the other accused had named him of being involved in cases of robbery in Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. As the inspector failed to show any document or FIR that names Fauji as an accused, the court said, "The inspector has not placed a document showing that the accused was named in any FIR, being investigated by the crime branch, Ahmedabad. The accused is sought to be arrested on the basis of some disclosure made by some accused in some case." "The custody of the accused cannot be given to the inspector because he has not been able to show the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against. It appears that this inspector has devised the arrest of the accused under Section 102 of the CrPC. This practice is strongly deprecated," the court added. |
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Arrears for municipal staff
Faridabad, October 27 The move would benefit about 3,500 municipal employees falling under Class III and IV categories, apart from employees in the category of officers. The corporation employees had got part of the arrears accruing on account of hike in salary structures following recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission. The employees had got 30 per cent of the arrears in February 2009. Significantly, the latest decision is to pay another 40 per cent of the arrears. Following the decision, the corporation has cleared 70 per cent of the arrears. |
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Student’s fall from school building to be probed
New Delhi, October 27 Delhi education minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said deputy director (east) Usha Kumar will probe the case and submit a report within three days. "Let the probe findings come. I assure that the guilty will be punished according to law," he said. Madhur Kumar, a Class XI student of Somerville School in Vasundhara Enclave of east Delhi, fell from the third floor after he was apparently scolded for bringing an alcohol bottle to school. He was admitted in nearby Dharamshila Cancer hospital in a critical condition and was put on ventilator. Hospital sources said the condition of the boy was improving and that he has been taken off ventilator.
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Three illegal buildings razed
New Delhi, October 27 The demolition was taken on one building each in all the three areas. The buildings, which had three or four floors were illegal and notices had been sent to the owners before taking action, said an executive engineer of the MCD. "We had issued notice to the owners long back. But they did not pay any heed to it and we had finally demolish the properties," said RS Gupta, executive engineer of south zone. He said the corporation had identified 20 more properties in the area and action on them would be taken soon. In the central zone, according to the civic agency officer, the building department had taken 48 demolition actions in the past few days. "Through these stringent demolition actions a strong message has been sent to the unscrupulous builders indulging in unauthorised construction activities," said a senior MCD official. |
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73 new dengue cases
New Delhi, October 27 Eight people have died due to the disease this year. One of the victims was from outside Delhi. The MCD's Rohini zone has reported the maximum number of 691 dengue cases, followed by Shahdara zone (628) and Civil Lines zone (592). The total number of Chikungunya cases till date is 33, while there were only three patients suffering from the disease on the corresponding date last year.
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Delhi getting colder
New Delhi, October 27 “Snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and the wind pattern over north-west India have brought down the temperatures in Delhi. This is the first indication that Delhi is getting colder,” an IMD official said. “One will feel the chill especially during the early mornings and late evenings,” the official added. Aruna Dey, an office goer said, “I leave home at 7 in the morning and these days, it is really chilly at that time. So, I usually drape a shawl. As the day advances, it gets warm, but in the evening it gets cold again. I guess winters are here.” The maximum temperature on Tuesday was 30.5 degree Celsius, while the minimum stood at 16.5 degree. — IANS |
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2 jailed for murder
New Delhi, October 27 The prosecution examined 23 witnesses to prove the charges. However, the court relied on the statement of two witnesses -- Rajnish and Sanju -- who had seen Malhotra and Kohli attacking the victim along with their five juvenile associates near Shadipur Metro station on March 18, 2007. The convicts had engaged the victim, Mukesh, and 11 others to perform some marathon-related work organised by Hungama TV at the Nehru Stadium here. The convicts attacked Mukesh, after he demanded his wage of Rs 2,200 from the duo. Terming the act as a conspiracy, the court said, "For a dispute arising out of the demand of paying a paltry sum of Rs 2,200 as wages, the two convicts along with their associates planned the attack and called the victim." Additional public prosecutor R.K. Tanwar submitted that the convicts stabbed Mukesh, which caused his death. |
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Jeweller’s murder case given to STF
Ghaziabad, October 27 Atul Goel, 42, was allegedly murdered by three persons on October 23, after some men stopped his car and forced their way inside. Goel's pistol and two mobile phones were found in the car. The vehicle's broken windows suggested that Goel had resisted the abduction, and was shot in the process, the police said. The police has examined his phone details for the month and tracked the purchases Goel made prior to the launch of his fifth jewellery
showroom. — IANS |
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