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Man found dead at Congress leader Selja's bungalow
Low-floor DTC buses to have CCTV cameras |
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Man jumps from police station terrace, succumbs
PWD campaign to make city beautiful
Solar power plant set up at Dwarka Metro station
'Flying kite near electrical installations dangerous'
PM urged to declare Netaji 'Rashtra Neta'
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Man found dead at Congress leader Selja's bungalow
New Delhi, August 11 The police have registered a case of murder. They had detained 12 co-workers of the victim's wife, Manju, for questioning. Manju works as a maid at Selja's residence. According to the victim's relatives, at least two of those detained allegedly had frequent fights with Sanjay over occupation of a servant quarter allotted to Manju. The incident came to light at about 7.30 a.m. when Manju returned home from her brother's house where her family had gone to celebrate Rakhi on Sunday. A call was made to the police by one of Selja's staff members. A police team rushed to the spot and moved Sanjay's body to the nearby Lady Hardinge Hospital for a postmortem. "The passage where the body was found is between the main residential building and the garden. It is at some distance away from the servants' quarter. The body had injuries caused by the fall as well as scratch marks on the neck, hands and back suggesting a struggle," said a senior police officer. The officer added that blood stains were also found at the servants' quarter where Sanjay lived with his family. Veena, Sanjay's sister-in-law said that he also had gone to Manju's brother's house at Lakshmi Bai Nagar for Rakhi, but had to return to his residence after being summoned by Selja's secretary. "The call was made at about 10 p.m. and the caller insisted that Sanjay had to return 'under any circumstances'," said Veena. She added that the family had been asked to vacate the servants quarter by Sunday, but they had sought a day's extension. Veena alleged that in the past month, Sanjay had several fights with Anil and Sanju who worked at Selja's residence as a cook and a laundryman. Both, along with ten others, have been detained by the police. |
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Low-floor DTC buses to have CCTV cameras
New Delhi, August 11 "A Hyderabad-based company has begun the process of installing cameras in 200 DTC buses in the first phase. “Each bus will have three CCTV cameras. It is being installed in 100 each low-floor non air conditioned (green) and air conditioned (red) buses. “The process of installing cameras would be completed in seven days," DTC spokesperson R S Minhas said. This is the first time in the history of DTC when CCTV cameras were being installed in its buses, which would prove useful for the women passengers, especially at late night, he added. Three CCTV cameras would be installed in each bus, which would have coverage of entire area inside the bus. The company would also look after the operation of CCTVs for the next five years. "Each CCTV would have the capacity of storing the recordings of around 15 days. The footage of these cameras would be monitored on daily basis," Minhas said. Another DTC official said if a passenger's behaviour is suspected, police will be informed by the corporation's officials. "With this project, theft can be detected in buses and accused can easily be identified," the spokesperson added. After the case of December 16 gangrape, the need for keeping tabs on every public buses was felt. |
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Man jumps from police station terrace, succumbs
New Delhi, August 11 The deceased, Raju Narwal, had reached the Uttam Nagar police station to file a complaint against some individuals who had allegedly beaten him and also threatened to kill him, according to his family. Raju was a resident of Kali Basti in Uttam Nagar. According to his family, he was called by a person at about 10 pm when he was outside his one-room house. At about 2.30 am, a police team went to his residence and informed his mother, Shanti Devi (55), that he was brutally beaten and was being treated at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital in west Delhi. When her eldest son, Mukesh Narwal (36), reached the hospital, he found that Raju had passed away. He said that Raju's body had several injury marks and a plaster on one of his legs. "The police told us that he had jumped from the terrace of the police station and landed on the front porch. But they have not told us the reason for my brother taking this extreme step," said Mukesh. Investigating officers claimed that the deceased was in an inebriated state when he allegedly leapt from the terrace, but refused to specify what had transpired between the police and the deceased before he decided to kill himself. Raju worked as a sweeper in west Delhi's Vikaspuri locality. His friend, Satish, said that Raju might have borrowed money from some "meat sellers" who are notorious in the area for allegedly running gambling rackets and they might be harassing him after he failed to return the money. While the police are investigating the case, a magisterial inquiry is under way and will be investigating the family's allegations that Raju was mistreated. A senior police officer however said, "Raju had come at around 11 pm and we made him sit there, because there were two other persons who had come to file their complaints. After a while, he climbed the terrace and jumped," said the officer, adding that Raju was heavily drunk when he took the step. |
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PWD campaign to make city beautiful
New Delhi, August 11 A special drive for beautification of government buildings and colonies will also be taken up on the occasion of Independence Day, Baroka said. "The major flyovers will display banners giving national message on the Independence Day. Around 4,000 national flags will be put on all major crossings. VIP route from Rajghat to Red Fort shall also be decorated with National Flags. Special lighting arrangement will be provided for illumination of Delhi Sachivalaya, Vidhan Sabha, LG Secretariat and PWD Headquarters," he said. The PWD will put 200 banners with 16,000 balloons on 20 major roads crossing on Ring Road and Outer Ring Road. Eight entries points into Delhi shall also be decorated with balloons and flags, Baroka added. The Secretary said that the PWD has already started one lakh tree plantation drive in various PWD roads, buildings, colonies, etc. "Over 20,000 saplings have already been planted in various locations. This drive would help to make Delhi a clean and green city," he said. |
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Solar power plant set up at Dwarka Metro station
New Delhi, August 11 The units generated by this 500 KWP rooftop plant will be used for the power requirements at this station. "As per this model, the developer invests, owns and operates the plant and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) purchases electricity through a power purchase agreement (PPA)," said a DMRC spokesperson. The DMRC will be installing five more such solar power generating rooftop plants soon at Yamuna Bank, Yamuna Bank Depot, Anand Vihar, Pragati Maidan and Metro's residential complex at Pushp Vihar. "The DMRC will continue to explore the possibility of installing more such plants at its stations, depots, parking lots as well as residential complexes. Efforts are also being made to integrate such solar plants with the station structures of Phase III," the official said. This solar plant is the result of the cooperation between the DMRC and German enterprise, GIZ through the project ComSolar which supports commercialization of solar energy in India. For the Phase-III, DMRC is also in the process of designing its roof structures so that mounting arrangements for solar modules are available from the beginning, he said. |
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'Flying kite near electrical installations dangerous'
New Delhi, August 11 Disrupting power supply and causing damage to power equipment is punishable under the Electricity Act and the Delhi Police Act, a BSES spokesperson said. "According to estimates, tripping of just one 33/66 KV overhead line can disrupt power supply to over 10,000 residents of an area. Each year, there are scores of such mishaps in the city. Last year, there were around 25 kite-flying related incidents in the BSES' area," said the spokesperson. "Parents should caution their children against entering the prohibited electrical installations to retrieve kites," added the official. Reiterating the need to be cautious while flying kites, a BSES spokesperson said "People should celebrate Independence Day responsibly. Residents are advised not to fly kites near electricity installations, including overhead cables. According to the spokesperson, "We have often told RWAs to caution their members on the perils of flying kites near electrical installations and using metal-coated
'manjhas'." |
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A 42-year-old man was found dead at the official residence of former Union Minister and Congress leader Kumari Selja in New Delhi this morning.
India's first-ever solar power plant at a Metro station was inaugurated today at Dwarka Sector 21 station.
Inaugurated by the Union Minister of Urban Development, M. Venkaiah
Naidu, the plant is the largest rooftop plant in the entire Delhi NCR region under the Renewable Energy Service
(RESCO) model.
