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Nepali maid raped by two labourers
Soon, ultra-modern health centres in Madanpur Khadar
Irish man found dead in Paharganj hotel
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DPCC hails decision on Food Security Ordinance
Housing project for police personnel at Dheerpur
BJP seeks probe into ‘poor’ educational standard in govt schools
Evolve formula on imams' remuneration, Wakf Board told
DSIIDC makes roads, drains in illegal colonies
Inter-faith prayer meeting at Rajghat today
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Nepali maid raped by two labourers
New Delhi, July 8 It is alleged that she was sleeping on the terrace of the house when the two labourers forced themselves on her. "She claims that one of the accused covered her mouth with a pillow and the other raped her," a police officer said. The victim alleged that the accused tried to strangle her and threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone. The victim later informed her sister about the incident, who made a call to the police. A case under Indian Penal Code sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 376 (rape) has been registered at the Malviya Nagar police station. Driver held for obscene gestures
A driver was arrested for abusing and making indecent gestures at a 29-year-old woman at a farmhouse in Fatehpur Beri. The victim, who belongs to Mumbai, is in Delhi with her mother. They were scheduled to travel to Vaishno Devi in Jammu and Kashmir, but cancelled the trip after the woman's uncle fell ill. On Sunday, the woman was sitting near a swimming pool in the farmhouse when the incident occurred at about 1.30 pm. It is alleged that her uncle's driver, Bharat Bhushan, verbally abused her and made some indecent gestures when she asked him to change the music, according to the police. The woman immediately made a call to the police after which Bharat was arrested. A case under section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code has been filed against Bharat at the Fatehpur Beri police station. |
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Soon, ultra-modern health centres in Madanpur Khadar
New Delhi, July 8 Minister for Health A.K. Walia, while laying the foundation stone of health centres, announced the construction of a 100-bedded hospital at Sarita Vihar. These centres have facility of OPD consultations, including diagnosis and treatment of common ailments. It will provi2de medicines, primary lab facilities, maternal infant care, immunization, etc., at free of cost to the people. In order to effectively control dengue and malaria, Dr Walia appealed the citizens to ensure that mosquito breeding does not take place in their premises. He also stressed the need for using drinking safe and potable water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board. Wherever, the DJB water is not available, the water should be boiled before drinking. "In addition to 2,500 domestic breeding checkers, 3,500 accredited social activists (ASHA) of the Delhi Government will also be engaged from July 15 to November 15 every year," he said. "The Directorate of Health Services will provide maternal child health programme, reproductive child health, family planning, prenatal and postnatal care, special arrangement for primary OPD consultation at all the state-run public health programme at the grass-root level," added Dr Walia.
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Irish man found dead in Paharganj hotel
New Delhi, July 8 Hotel authorities claimed that Stephen had checked into the room alone on July 3. He did not come out on Sunday. The incident came to light after the hotel staff reported a foul smell coming from the room. A call was made to the police who reached the spot. The room door was broken open. "We found Stephen's body there. There were no visible injury marks on it," said a police officer. The body has been preserved for a postmortem at the Lady Hardinge Medical College. The cause of his death will be ascertained only after the postmortem. Police's initial investigation revealed that James had died a couple of days ago. Investigators have questioned the hotel staff. They are also checking the hotel's CCTV footage to ascertain the sequence of events. Police have not found anything suspicious so far. No case has been registered. Investigators said their future course of action will depend on the postmortem report and if any suspicious activity is noticed in the CCTV footage.
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DPCC hails decision on Food Security Ordinance
New Delhi, July 8 Praising the 15-year rule of the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit in Delhi, DPCC president JP Aggrawal said that she had changed the face of Delhi, and people are proud of her achievements. Shakeel Ahmed, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general-secretary and in charge of Delhi, said that those who could not be accommodated in the DPCC Executive Committee will be given other responsibility as all workers would be taken along for strengthening the party. Clearing the rift between the Delhi Government and the DPCC, he said that both were working together and the party workers would approach the voters on the strength of the Chief Minister’s achievements. "The Congress will fight the Delhi assembly elections by projecting a united face and inflict the BJP a crushing defeat," said Ahmed. Aggarwal, pointing out at the former DPCC presidents including Aruna Asaf Ali, HKL Bhagat, Radha Raman, Mir Mustaq Ahmed and Subhadra Joshi, said the committee was carrying forward the works of these leaders to consolidate the hold of the Congress in Delhi.
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Housing project for police personnel at Dheerpur
New Delhi, July 8 The housing project is the first one under the private public partnership (PPP) model sanctioned by the Government of India with Punj Lloyd, an infrastructure company as concessionaire. "Eighty-five per cent of the dwelling units to be constructed on 60 acre of land would be meant for the constabulary and the lower ranks of the Delhi Police. This project is a landmark in the history of the Delhi Police," said a senior Delhi Police official. According to the Delhi police, the estimated cost of the project is Rs 1,800 crore. In the PPP model, Indraprastha Metropolitan Development Limited will construct the houses in 885 days. It will also maintain these structures for a period of 25 years, said the official. This housing complex will additionally have provisions for school, shopping areas, medical and community facilities.
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BJP seeks probe into ‘poor’ educational standard in govt schools
New Delhi, July 8 A survey conducted by the party has disclosed that these schools have poor infrastructure and many of them have been closed down. There is also a lot of pressure on teachers. They are forced to do clerical and other non-teaching work when there is an acute shortage of them, according to the survey. Responding to the Chief Minister's assertion that there is nothing wrong with the Delhi Government schools, the Delhi BJP president said, "We are proposing an independent inquiry into the whole issue by a three-member committee of sitting or retired judges." The survey report said that the government has failed to fill up 12,000 vacancies of teachers in the government schools. There is no independent assessment of the learning skills of students in these schools. |
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Evolve formula on imams' remuneration, Wakf Board told
New Delhi, July 8 Dikshit stated that she feels satisfied that there had been no incident of communal violence in Delhi since 1998 when her government came to power. "Our government has nurtured the values of harmony, peace and humanity," said Dikshit. "We all pray for peace and prosperity in Delhi. Though, a handful of persons get misled by certain vested interests," said Delhi Wakf Board chairperson Ch. Mateen Ahmed.
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DSIIDC makes roads, drains in illegal colonies
New Delhi, July 8 A total of 634 unauthorized colonies spread over 21 assembly constituencies have been allocated to the DSIIDC for development work. The task in 371 colonies had been completed till May this year, according to a spokesman. Development work in 97 more colonies is in progress. This is likely to be completed by the end of the current financial year. The constituencies where most of the work has been either completed or some work is still going on include Badarpur, Rithala, Timarpur, Narela, Uttam Nagar, Janakpuri, Palam, Vikaspuri, Bawana, Badli, Chandni Chowk, Burari, Rajouri Garden, Mustafabad, Gokulpur, Kirari, Bijwasan and
Matiala. |
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Inter-faith prayer meeting at Rajghat today
New Delhi, July 8 The organisations will organize an inter-faith prayer meeting at Rajghat tomorrow and prayers will be followed by a press conference to be addressed by Ven. Lama Lobzang, Jagadguru Shankaracharya and eminent Muslim and Christian religious leaders. |
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