New Delhi, November 12
Three cars rammed into road dividers in different accidents early this morning. In two incidents, the drivers of the cars were trying to save stray dogs when the incidents happened. The drivers and dogs survived the accidents.

The first incident occurred about 1 am at Zakir Hussain Marg. "A Maruti Eco Van, with three people inside it, rammed into a road divider when a stray dog suddenly came in front of it. No one was injured in the car crash," said a police official.

The second accident near the INA Metro station was similar to the first one. The official said a Verna car rammed into a road divider and overturned when a stray dog came in front of it.

"The driver saved the dog. The accident happened about 1.30 am. Four friends - Rohit, Shankur, Tarun and Sameer - were travelling in the car. They were heading to their homes from Khan Market," said the official.

Only Tarun sustained a minor injury on his leg. He was taken to AIIMS Trauma Centre, where he was discharged later.

Spokesperson for the NDMC Amit Prasad said the organisation was equally concerned about the stray dogs.

"We don't remove stray dogs from the place where they stay. The NDMC immunises them and puts them back from where they were brought. Their safety is equally important, even they are a part of society," he said.

Besides accidents involving stray dogs, there was an incident wherein a BMW car overturned after ramming into a road divider near the Talkatora stadium about 3.14 am.

"Because of overspeeding, the vehicle rammed into a divider at the road junction near the Talkatora stadium and overturned. The driver survived because of the airbags of the car," said a source.

"The car was coming from 11 Murti and was heading towards Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. At the left turn for the hospital it rammed into a divider and overturned two-three times," said the official.

Driver of BMW Umesh fled the spot after leaving his vehicle there. He arrived at the Mandir Marg police station 12 hours later to claim his car.

The police said he was probably with a girl friend.

Umesh has been fined for dangerous driving. He is a resident of Sainik farms.

New Delhi, November 12
Transport Authority, Delhi government, has decided to frame a policy on issuing permits for new autos.

This was decided at a meeting yesterday evening following the directives of the Supreme Court that had lifted the ban on issuing new permits.

The auto drivers are often asked to keep their metres functional, but many of them just charge in lump sum. Commuters now hope that the Supreme Court's nod for issuing 1,00,000 fresh autorickshaw permits would mean greater competition and an end to their woes.

At present, around 55,000 autorickshaws ply on Delhi roads.

Natasha Nautiyal, who commutes daily between her south Delhi house and Noida office, said: "I am not sure if it will make much difference as even now the availability of autorickshaws is not a problem. The real issue is they don't go by metre and fleece the passengers. I hope more competition brings about some positive change."

Nikhil Damodaran, who lives at n Patpargaj in east Delhi, pays Rs 200 for travel up to Nizammudin railway station--almost double the official fare.

He hoped once the new autorickshaws hit the road, he would not be fleeced.

The magic of 11.11.11 seemed to be riding high on people's minds, with many rescheduling their lives. The whole week, the numeric combination garnered all the unexpected focus thanks to the vibrant Fourth Estate in the city and the NCR.

The date, during discussions at homes or offices, seemed to have intrigued all. People rushed to numerologists and fortune tellers while the city immersed in the beats of wedding drums on the day.

New Delhi, November 12
The Delhi police arrested a resident of Vishwakarma Colony in South East district, Sumit Handa, on charges of killing his NRI wife, Niranjani Pillay, who was a permanent resident of South Africa.

According to the police, Sumit had killed her in his flat in Delhi and took the body in a bag to Rai in Sonepat, Haryana. There he had poured petrol over the body and burnt it.

DCP Ashok Chand said that after burning the body, the accused came back to his residence in Delhi and got a missing report registered that his wife, Niranjani on the night of October 30, gave him a cup of tea laced with sedatives and when he woke up in the morning, he found her missing with gold jewellery, cash and her clothes. Handa said that his wife had fled with someone.

As it was a complicated case, the investigation was transferred to the Crime Branch.

While investigating the case, the police received information that Handa had murdered his wife The police questioned him to find out the truth.

During interrogation, Handa disclosed that he had strained relations with her due and on the evening on October 29, there was an altercation between them. Thereafter Handa stabbed her and strangulated her with the charging lead of a laptop.

He also disclosed that after killing her, he kept her body in the bathroom.

Subsequently, he put her body in a trolley bag and in another shoulder bag, he dumped all the blood-stained clothes and other incriminating material.

On the next day, he called one of his colleagues to his house. His colleague reached there in the evening and then Handa told him that he had to urgently go to Rai to meet his cousin residing there. His colleague in his Maruti 800 car took Handa to Rai. He carried both the bags.

His colleague dropped him near a petrol pump at Rai. After purchasing petrol, Handa carried both the bags 200 meters from the road and dumped them. He poured petrol over them and lit the fire. When the body was burnt, he left the place. He also collected ashes, the DCP added.

New Delhi, November 12
Man's inherent wish to fly high and reach the sky would have surely made him invent the kite and fly it, somewhere giving him the feeling and satisfaction that he can fly and touch the sky as high as he wants, said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit while inaugurating a kite flying festival at India Gate today.

She said that kite flying is one of the most popular sports in India. According to Greek literature, it dates back to the 14th century and later came to India and other Asian nations.

The festival has a lot of fun as kite flying is loved by both the classes and the masses. It will have expert kite makers from all over India. There are participants from Tamil Nadu, UP, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Jodhpur, etc. There would be kites of paper and silk in various shapes and sizes.

A trail of over 100 kites on one string is one of the attractions of the festival. Dastan-e-Patang by Mirza Asif and Mausiki-e-Patang by Soul Sambad were the cultural programmes organised on the first day. Magic shows, a mini Dilli Haat and a food court are other attractions of the festival. The festival will remain open on Sunday from 11 am to 8 pm.