BJP to protest power tariff hike
New Delhi, July 27
The Delhi BJP announced that it would launch a city-wide agitation tomorrow against the increase in power tariff. The party would also hold a rally on the issue at Ramlila Grounds on August 11.

Respite from heat despite waterlogging
New Delhi, July 27
Heavy rain lashed the national Capital today, bringing respite from hot and humid conditions, but it also brought with it the perennial problem of waterlogging in several areas of the city.

People seem to be enjoying the rain at Connaught Place in New Delhi on Saturday. Tribune photo: Manas Ranjan Bhui

CRPF celebrates 75th Raising Day
New Delhi, July 27
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) today celebrated its 75th Raising Day in Delhi. Dr A.P. Maheshwari, the Inspector General Northern Sector, CRPF, was the chief guest on the occasion that was held at Shaurya, a CRPF Officers Institute in Vasant Kunj.

Three caught for buying stolen jewellery
New Delhi, July 27
Three men, including a jeweller, have been arrested for allegedly receiving stolen property from an alleged gang of robbers, who were apprehended. They had committed more than 100 robberies across Delhi and the National Capital Region.

Man arrested with ganja worth Rs 70 L
New Delhi, July 27
A 46-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly possessing 104 kgs of ganja, worth Rs 70 lakh in the international market. The accused identified by the police as Deepak Kumar Tijori was arrested from Najafgarh on July 24. He is a resident of Patna in Bihar. According to the police, he had allegedly arrived there to deliver ganja.

Four pickpockets held from Metro stations
New Delhi, July 27
Four alleged pickpockets, including a woman, have been arrested when the police conducted a surprise check in the Metro trains yesterday. The accused have been identified as Babita (26), Moti Thakur (19), Ravi (32) and Wasim (24). According to Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), the four persons were allegedly active in pick-pocketing in Metro stations.

BJP to protest power tariff hike
The party will hold candlelight rallies across the city
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 27
The Delhi BJP announced that it would launch a city-wide agitation tomorrow against the increase in power tariff. The party would also hold a rally on the issue at Ramlila Grounds on August 11.

Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel said that the party will hold candlelight marches across the city, including the one in front of the Chief Minister's residence, followed by agitations at the district and mandal levels.

"The common people of Delhi are bearing the brunt of a complete sellout of their interests by the Congress government of Delhi and the DERC to the private power distribution companies (discoms). Instead of protecting the interests of common people, the government is working hand in glove with the private discoms," said Goel.

The five per cent hike has resulted in an increase of 72 per cent in power tariff over the last two years, he said.

Goel said that there is lack of transparency making the common man suffer.

"The Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) of the discoms are not made public. It is on the basis of these PPAs that the discoms are claiming losses and the DERC and the Delhi Government are raising tariff," he said.

On the subsidy being given by the government, Goel said, "Public money is used for subsidizing and in the garb of subsidy, this amount is going into the pockets of the discoms robbing the public exchequer of thousands of crores of rupees over the last few years."

Respite from heat despite waterlogging
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 27
Heavy rain lashed the national Capital today, bringing respite from hot and humid conditions, but it also brought with it the perennial problem of waterlogging in several areas of the city.

The day began on a warm and sunny note but in the afternoon, most parts of the city were drenched in heavy rain, bringing respite from sultry weather conditions.

Till evening, the city recorded a total rainfall of 14.8 mm, said officials of the Indian Meteorological Department. The maximum temperature was registered at 35.5° C which was one degree above normal.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.2° C, one notch below normal. The humidity level hovered between 62 and 92 per cent.

Today being a Saturday and most of the offices were closed, there was no major problem of traffic snarls.

However, the city witnessed waterlogging in many low-lying areas but there were no reports of traffic jams as they happened last Saturday.

"It was pleasant driving on the roads today as there was no traffic jam unlike last week on Saturday when there was a downpour. It was may be due to less rain today," said Megha Sharma, a college student.

The Meteorological department has predicted a partly cloudy sky with possibility of rain later in the day tomorrow.

CRPF celebrates 75th Raising Day
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 27
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) today celebrated its 75th Raising Day in Delhi. Dr A.P. Maheshwari, the Inspector General Northern Sector, CRPF, was the chief guest on the occasion that was held at Shaurya, a CRPF Officers Institute in Vasant Kunj.

There were cultural performances by CRPF Public Schools and personnel of several units deployed in the National Capital Region.

The CRPF that was raised in 1939 as the “Crown Representative Force” has gradually evolved to be the largest para-military force of the world.

It has served in the operational theatres of the country such as Jammu and Kashmir, north-east and areas affected by extremism.

Three caught for buying stolen jewellery
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 27
Three men, including a jeweller, have been arrested for allegedly receiving stolen property from an alleged gang of robbers, who were apprehended. They had committed more than 100 robberies across Delhi and the National Capital Region.

The three arrested men, who were allegedly receivers of the stolen property, have been identified as Deepak Verma (35), Naushad Ali (36) and Anil Vats, alias Choti. Verma was arrested on Wednesday and the other two accused were arrested on Thursday.

They were arrested following the apprehension of the robbers, Nitin, Akshay and Rahul, after a brief encounter with the Delhi Police Crime Branch near ISBT Kashmiri Gate on July 21.

On April 11 this year, the robbers had allegedly committed 19 snatchings and robberies in Dwarka, Palam, Saket and other areas of south Delhi within three hours.

On May 29, Nitin and Akshay had also burgled Naresh Kumar Goyal's house located in Palam. "They looted gold and silver jewellery worth lakhs of rupees.

They then sold these items to Ali, Vats and Verma," said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Yadav.

According to the officer, Verma had allegedly purchased stolen jewellery from Nitin and Akshay at 40 per cent of the rate in the open market.

Verma is running a jewellery shop in the name of "Akash Jeweller" at Chhajarsi in Sector 63, Noida, said the officer.

Man arrested with ganja worth Rs 70 L
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 27
A 46-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly possessing 104 kgs of ganja, worth Rs 70 lakh in the international market. The accused identified by the police as Deepak Kumar Tijori was arrested from Najafgarh on July 24. He is a resident of Patna in Bihar. According to the police, he had allegedly arrived there to deliver ganja.

"Upon searching him, fine quality Ganja, weighing 104 kg, packed in four plastic bags was recovered from him," said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Yadav.

The police learnt that Tijori has been living in Delhi for the last 12 years. He holds a diploma in electrical engineering from Purnia in Bihar. He was working as an assistant engineer in Dominant Offset Company in Gurgaon. Last year, he was removed from the company due to recession.

"After leaving the company, he did not get a job and so to earn easy money, he got involved in supplying drugs. He purchased ganja at the rate of Rs 2,000 per kg from Padkunda village in Orissa. He would travel in the first class A.C. coaches of the Bhubaneshwar-Rajdhani Express and had hired two women as carriers," said Yadav.

Four pickpockets held from Metro stations
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 27
Four alleged pickpockets, including a woman, have been arrested when the police conducted a surprise check in the Metro trains yesterday. The accused have been identified as Babita (26), Moti Thakur (19), Ravi (32) and Wasim (24). According to Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), the four persons were allegedly active in pick-pocketing in Metro stations.

A police official said an I-Phone-5, a ladies purse containing Rs 2,420 and some documents were recovered from the accused.

The four persons were arrested after the Delhi Police Crime Branch conducted a surprise check on suspicious people travelling in Metros.

“Babita, a resident of Rohini, was arrested with a stolen purse from the Kalkaji Mandir Metro station. She is illiterate and has no previous involvement in crime. Thakur was caught red-handed while he was trying to pick the pocket of a person at the Rajiv Chowk Metro station. An I-phone-5 was recovered from him,” said the official.

The other two accused were apprehended while they were found roaming in suspicious conditions.  They were arrested under preventive sections of law.