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Delhi to pep up consumer redressal system New Delhi, July 8 The government spokesperson said the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit decided to increase the number of posts and create a new district forum. The new forum will be in addition to the nine district forums that are operating in the nine police districts. “The tenth district forum to be created,” the spokesperson said, “will be in addition to the one already existing in south Delhi, where pendency of cases is the highest.” These measures, the spokesperson said, would substantially strengthen the consumer courts and augment the consumer grievance redressal system. “It is expected that this decision will go a long way towards making the whole process of consumer grievance redressal speedier and responsive,” he added. The Cabinet also discussed the matter of reserving seats in schools located in the satellite towns of the National Capital Region (NCR) for students domiciled in the Capital. A decision however could not be reached on the matter and, as the spokesperson told media persons, it remains on the agenda of future meetings of the Cabinet. The matter pertains to the admission policy for students passing out from satellite towns in the NCR. The government wants to extend the definition of “Delhi Students” to students passing out from institutions not only inside the geographical limits of National Capital Territory (NCT) but the National Capital Region (NCR). “The Cabinet,” said the spokesperson, “deferred a decision due to lack of adequate background information on the issue.” Sources in the Department of Education said the Cabinet was of the opinion that agencies engaged in the sphere of education, including National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT), be enlisted for the purposes of arriving at a suitable decision. The matter, they said, was crucial to Delhi because with land already at a premium, the day was not far when students domiciled here would have to seek admission in educational institutions located in the satellite towns. Incidentally, students domiciled in satellite towns enjoy a certain quota of seats reserved for them in educational institutions run by the Government of NCT of Delhi. Students domiciled in Delhi and wanting to gain admission in educational institutions located outside the Capital, but in the NCR, are denied that privilege. |
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Chhota Rajan’s hitman arrested
New Delhi, July 8 The accused was on his way from Aligarh to Jaipur to carry out a task, but was caught by the sleuths just before he boarded a Jaipur-bound bus. Qadri was Rajan’s key man during the backlash against the perpetrators of the 1993 Mumbai blasts. Rajan had vowed to kill the perpetrators, all of whom owed allegiance to Dawood Ibrahim. The police have been searching for Qadri ever since he killed Hanif Karawala, owner of Magnum Video in Mumbai and an accused in the 1993 blasts, and Raju Suba, a Bangalore resident. The Special Cell sleuths, under the supervision of ACP Rajbir Singh, waylaid the accused when he alighted at the ISBT. The team kept a tab on his movements and when Qadri tried to board the bus, they surrounded him and arrested him at gunpoint. The accused reportedly had no weapon at the time; usually the weapons are provided before the killing is carried out. Once the task is over, the weapons are taken away by an accomplice, to facilitate escape. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Ashok Chand disclosed, “We had information that the accused would pass through Delhi but did not know about his plans in Jaipur. We cannot rule out anything as he was on the move and expected to carry out some important task for Rajan. We are interrogating the accused and are certain to obtain some valuable information from him.” Qadri came in Rajan’s contact in Mumbai. Since no cases are registered against the accused in Delhi the Mumbai police have been informed about his arrest. A special team would shortly handle him, said Mr Chand.
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Residents
pay through their nose Gurgaon, July 8 The residents of Palam Vihar, Sushant Lok, South City and DLF City, complained that the developers were charging exorbitant fees for just an apology for services. A number of basic facilities, promised by the developers at the time of selling the property, are not being given by them, said the vice-president, Sushant Lok Residents’ Welfare Association, Mr Sanjay Kaul. In its recent letter, the Director, Town and Country Planning (DTCP) had warned all the developers of the city not to charge for the maintenance of roads, public parks, open spaces, street lights and public health services. Mr Sanjay Kaul lamented that Ansal Properties and Industries Ltd, the developer of Sushant Lok, had not installed the electric transformers in sufficient numbers for proper supply of power in the colony. Around 20 transformers have been put against the requirements of over 40 transformers in the colony, observed Mr Kaul. A number of costly electronic gadgets installed in various houses got burnt recently because of the poor supply of power. The power, supplied in low voltage, keeps fluctuating, said Mr Kaul. He said that the water, supplied in the colony, was far below the requirements of the residents. Repeated complaints to the coloniser had not yielded any result so far, Mr Kaul added. The Palam Vihar Residents’ Welfare Association president, Mr Muktesh Narula, said that not only the pressure of the water was low, the duration of water supply had also been reduced to three hours. The supply was for five hours earlier in their colony. He said that a delegation of the residents of Palam Vihar would soon meet the Director, the Town and Country Planning at Chandigarh to explain to him the irregularities being committed by the coloniser. A resident of South City, being developed by Unitech Ltd, regretted that he was promised a number of things such as easy transportation, round-the-clock free security services, open spaces and huge parks when he purchased the plot, but these facilities were not being provided. The general secretary, DLF Qutab Enclave Residents’ Welfare Association, Mr T K Satheesan said that the residents of DLF City were being forced to buy water. The water supply in E, F, G and H blocks of DLF City, Phase 1 and U and S block in Phase 3 was very poor, complained the general secretary. He said that as per Section 3 (3) of Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975, the private coloniser would provide sufficient and wholesome water to the residents till the time the colony was handed over to the state government. Giving an example as to how the residents are fleeced, he said that DLF Cable Services, a sister concern of DLF Universal Ltd, charged Rs 1,000 for the installation charges of cable connection and Rs 275 a month service charges per connection. No other cable service provider was allowed to operate there, said the general secretary. |
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Reader to
fill in for controversial registrar Rohtak, July 8 Dr Rajan replaces Dr Sat Pal Singh Dahiya, who has been reverted to his parent department of English after allegations against him of slapping the Deputy Chief Security Officer (DCSO) early in the morning on June 29. The DCSO has alleged that Dr Dahiya had in an inebriated condition slapped him in the presence of his subordinate security men. The Vice-Chancellor, while relieving Dr Dahiya as Registrar of the University, has ordered an inquiry into the whole incident by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Mr Jai Kishan Sharma. The Pro Vice-Chancellor is expected to submit his report within a couple of days. The
appointment of Dr Rajan as Registrar has been welcomed by the
Maharishi Dayanand University Teachers Association (MDUTA). The MDUTA
president, Mr Wazir Singh Nehra, hoped that Dr Rajan would uphold the
dignity of the post. The MDUTA also feels that the new incumbent would
help solve the problems of the teachers, particularly those of the
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Dreaded
criminal shot in crossfire Meerut, July 8 The alleged gangsters responded with heavy fire and tried to flee. The police party responded and gunned down one of the gangsters while three escaped. The gangster received several bullets in his chest and shoulder. The SSP Mukul Goel along with CO Sardhana, DN Chaudhary, SHO Sardhana, SHO Gari police station rushed to the spot. The slain gangster was identified as Khan Mohammad, S/o Irbahim, R/o Vill Tehrki P S Sardhana. He was known for his criminal activities in the area. He had a total 40 cases against him, including 10 cases of murder, 11 of dacoity and others of loot, kidnapping and extortion. A 9 mm pistol, 315-bore countrymade revolver and several live cartridge were recovered from him. The man was a history-sheeter in the Saradhana police station.
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TRENDS Lalu says the new rickshaw has changed his life. From somebody who used to hire a rickshaw daily, he has become the proud owner of a new rickshaw. He has recently bought it for Rs 4,000 and is paying the money in instalments. When the going is good he is able to earn as much as Rs 3,000. Lalu is not alone in this silent change taking place in parts of Delhi and a few other Indian cities. The number of these new-age rickshaw pullers is increasing everyday as the technology of the new-design rickshaw is spreading fast. Rupesh Kumar is another youngster pulling a rickshaw in the East Delhi residential area of Mayur Vihar. He has been driving this new mode of transportation for close to six months now. In fact, it is difficult to find an old-design rickshaw these days in this locality. Rupesh did not have money to buy a rickshaw so he takes one on hire everyday. He has to pay Rs 25 to the owner of the rickshaw as hiring charges. He earns daily around Rs 100. The business has been brisk in the past few weeks, in view of the CNG crisis on Delhi roads. While cycle rickshaws are not a novelty on Delhi roads, but what attracted people’s attention was this new-design cycle rickshaw – more comfortable and stylish. A number of these new rickshaws have been plying on the streets of Delhi for almost two years now. And their number is growing. It is not just the new design. Almost, a silent revolution is taking place. For the ubiquitous rickshaw and the fate of the rickshaw puller has not changed in the past half a century. Now, thanks to a project conceived by the New York-based Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and the Asian Institute of Transport Development, the rickshaw has got a new lease of life. The project was initially funded by the US Agency for International Development. The implementation is being done by a Delhi-based NGO called Trichakra. The traditional rickshaw is an inefficient piece of machinery. It puts a lot of stress on the rickshaw puller and saps away his energy in vain. The geometry of the structure is not suited to the Indian build. Keeping these shortcomings in mind, the design team led by Mr G. Shyam, an industrial designer at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, made an attempt to improve the cycle rickshaw, with the objective to reduce the strain on the rickshaw puller through a multiple gearing system. The carriage has also been made lightweight. But its light body is also posing problems for some rickshaw pullers. Moti Lal - a rickshaw puller in Patparganj - feels that the old rickshaw was better as it could carry more weight and odd-shaped objects. “Moreover, we cannot carry coolers, fridge or any other heavy things. This design is comfortable only for passengers. Actually, we are in a loss”, he says. With basic improvements in design, the project came up with several designs - Rani ki Palki, Udan Khatola, Raja ki Baggi, Vigyan ka Samadhan and 2001. Based on field experience and further research, two basic models have been commercialised - the Agra model and the Delhi model. The former was first introduced in Agra where it has been a great success with tourists visiting the Taj Mahal. Today, about 800 of them are running in Agra, while another 400 are on the roads in the holy towns of Mathura and Vrindavan. Some 30 of the new rickshaws have been introduced in Bharatpur, where rickshaws are the only mode of transportation to take a tour of the famous bird sanctuary. In Delhi alone about 2,000 of these new rickshaws have been introduced. The process initially was slow because manufacturers have to be convinced first and then rickshaw pullers have to be educated. “Some of them did not want the gear system as they are not comfortable with it. So, we have supplied rickshaws without gears as well. We are also working with government agencies to help the rickshaw pullers to become owners of their vehicles”, says Mr Nalin Sinha, Project Manager of the cycle rickshaw project at Trichakra. The cost of the new rickshaw has come down to Rs 4,000, from the initial Rs 5,000. It will go down further as volumes pick up. Even at the present level,it compares well with the traditional rickshaw, which ranges between Rs 3,300 and Rs 3,800. Mr Sinha says the new rickshaws are being introduced in Jaipur, Varanasi, Patna, Lucknow and Ranchi. More and more local manufacturers are showing interest. To avoid problems in transportation, a ready-to-assemble model is also being developed which can be easily transported. A school “bus” is also on the anvil. It will be capable of carrying at least 10 children comfortably. The ITDP says the project has demonstrated that the superior vehicle could attract 19 per cent of its clients from highly polluting two-stroke engine vehicles. Surveys with the new operators have demonstrated that the income of the cycle rickshaw pullers has increased by 20 per cent to 50 per cent because they are able to attract new passengers. Unlike many transport sector interventions aimed only at improving the environment, this project did not pollute and also increased employment and income among the poor, while keeping the cost of the vehicle roughly constant. Close cooperation with the Indian bicycle industry, the tourism industry, and marketing and public relations experts were critical to the project’s success. While the Indian project has now moved to commercialisation stage with the help of the private sector, designer G. Shyam is helping improve the rickshaw in Indonesia. The project at Jogjakarta, Indonesia, will try to replicate its success in partnership with Gadjah Mada University. The Indonesian designs, in order to respect cultural norms, will have to continue to seat passengers in the front. In many parts of Indonesia the cycle rickshaw, or becak, is tightly restricted by local government decrees and police harassment. In Jogjakarta the cultural traditions and tourism trade have led to a much more supportive environment for becak modernisation. Grassroots Feature Network |
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Roadways
unit wakes up to woes of Gurgaon, July 8 The General Manager of Haryana Roadways, Gurgaon, Mr Dharam Pal, has talked to his counterparts in Rewari, Mahendragarh, other districts and Delhi to allow the passengers between Delhi and Gurgaon to avail the services of the buses plying on long routes. According to reports, long-distance buses taking the route from Dhaula Kuan to Rewari, Mahendragarh, Alwar, Jaipur etc via the National Highway (Delhi-Jaipur) en route Gurgaon do not allow Gurgaon-bound passengers to board from the Dhaula Kuan junction. However, these buses take a halt at Dhaula Kuan to take in long- distance passengers. The reports say that the drivers and conductors of Haryana Roadways buses do not allow the Gurgaon-bound passengers, even though they are ready to pay the charges, on the ground that the buses have no scheduled stop at Gurgaon. The long-route buses do not enter the city but continue on the highway from the city’s first bypass (IFCO Chowk). The passengers are not allowed to boards these buses even though they are ready to get down at the bypass, which is about 4 km from the bus stand in the city. Although the local unit of Haryana Roadways is not answerable to the attitude of the personnel of other depots, the average public is hardly aware of the demarcation of the jurisdictional responsibilities. The sources say that the local Roadways has received a number of complaints on the uncooperative attitude of the personnel at Dhaula Kuan. Thousands of people commute between Gurgaon and Delhi each day for various purposes, especially to attend their offices in various parts of Delhi. While the services of the Roadways remain far from adequate in the morning and afternoon sessions, it is in the evenings after 6 pm that the number of buses gets dwindled. Hundreds of passengers bound for Gurgaon are found waiting for long periods of time at Dhaula Kuan terminal, especially in the evenings. It is ironical that although Gurgaon is sold globally by the state government as its most prestigious city, both for industrial and residential purposes, it is the buses of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) that rule the roost in matters of offering services from Gurgaon to Delhi and vice versa. The private operators also have a field day. Still, the services provided by all of them together fall short by several miles in catering to the swell of commuters. In the evenings, one often meets hundreds of men, women and children scampering after buses that are headed for Gurgaon on the highway at Dhaula Kuan terminal. There have been reports that a lot many people often get injured in the scramble, all due to the attitude of the Haryana Roadways personnel. The behaviour of the personnel suggests that they refuse the commuters to board long-route buses not as a matter of strict principle but to suit their conveniences. Otherwise, how can one explain their behaviour of allowing the passengers one day and disallowing them the other day? The sources say that it is in this context that the local unit of the Roadways has tried to impress upon the other units to allow the benefit of the services of the long-route buses to passengers willing to come to Gurgaon bypass from Dhaula Kuan. The local Roadways authorities are said to have argued that it is the Haryana Roadways, which will stand to earn more revenue if it obliges the passengers coming from Delhi to Gurgaon. A source here said that if needed, the local authorities would also take up the issue with the department at the state headquarters if the authorities of other units do not accommodate. |
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GHAZIABAD Ghaziabad, July 8 While the unbridled increase in demand for electricity is being cited as the main reason for the crisis by the authorities, the failure of the government planners and the UPSEB and later the trifurcation of the power board is easily glossed over the by the state government and the senior bosses of the power corporation. The total requirement of the state has crossed 6,100 MW. As a result, unprecedented power cuts have become a norm rather than an exception in all districts. The gap between the supply and demand has pressurised and stretched the power management. The closure of a unit at Preechha is a factor that has contributed towards accentuating the gap between demand and supply, it is felt. Out of the total generation of 2,000 MW, load shedding to the tune of over 1200 MW is being resorted to, thus worsening the power crisis. The load shedding on a large and unprecedented scale has obviously angered the consumers throughout UP. Despite the clear-cut instructions of Chief Minister Mayawati, the authorities have failed to supply uninterrupted power to Noida and Greater Noida in Gautam Budh Nagar District, the twin industrial authorities which are considered prestige enterprises of the state. The scene in Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Bagpet etc is much worse. While in Noida and Greater Noida the power cuts are restricted to a few hours, they stretch for anything between eight to 12 hours in other towns in western UP. In Sultanpur, near Lucknow, for example, the consumers are reported to have beaten up assistant engineers and junior engineers. Agitations by industrialists, shopkeepers, students and even housewives have become almost a daily event. Gheraos, manhandling of staff and attacks on the offices of the power board are commonplace. There is a discernible shortfall in the supply of thermal power too. Due to technical faults, the tripping of a unit of thermal power had reduced the power generation from 2,600 MW to 2,400 MW. The hydroelectric generation adds up to 350 MW that has but marginal effect. In spite of importing 2,085 MW electricity from the Centre, a cut of some 1205 MW is being enforced on an emergency basis. Apart from hindering the normal trade and industry, hampering studies and the functioning of waterworks, this extensive load shedding in almost all districts of the state is also a source of headache for the law enforcing agencies. As a consequence of prolonged power cuts, criminals find the conditions very conducive for committing dacoities besides waylaying and robbing passengers in buses etc. Despite a very grim power scenario in the state, little is being done by the authorities to remedy the situation. |
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FACE TO FACE He has a versatile personality and has the knack to be in the right place at the right moment. The 64-year-old Hardeep Singh Gulati has been a well-known figure in national sports circuit. In his hey day, he played hockey and basketball on national level for many years. He created a name in athletics also. For more than a decade, he provided personal coaching to many sportspersons. Some of them created a name in their respective fields. To name a few - Asha Aggarwal (Marathon), Kiran Kapoor (Basketball), Jagjit Singh (Handball), etc. On two occasions, his name was in the list for Arjun Award and Dronacharya Award. He is a self-made man. Destiny seldom supported him. By dint of hard work, and perseverance, he has come to where he is today. As a young child, he was an ardent fan of the legendary Dhyan Chand and always wanted to do something like him. His father had a good business in
Gujarawala, now in Pakistan. After partition, his whole family had to shift to
Jallandhar. “Those were very difficult days for my father. He had to start everything afresh. After some petty jobs, he started taking contracts of construction works for different agencies to eke out a living.” In a tete-a-tete with the NCR Tribune: Can you tell us something about the days after the partition? We all four brothers and sisters were not old enough to earn something for our family. Anyhow, I completed my matriculation. After that my father was not in that very position to send me for higher studies. Despite all odds, I kept up my sports temperament. I was a very good athlete in my school. Apart from athletic events, I brought many medals for my school in football, basketball and in hockey. In 1956, I came to Delhi along with my parents. My maternal uncle was a good businessman at that time. He had a factory in Meerut, where he used to manufacture badminton rackets. By that time, Meerut was known for sports goods industry. There was Nalco India like companies in this field. Balraj Anand was the proprietor of that unit. It is pointed out that Meerut sports goods industry is almost in the hands of Punjabis. The people migrated from Sialkoat and other places of Punjab after partition. With father’s instructions, we went to Meerut to work in my maternal uncle’s factory. And there I worked as an apprentice on a meagre Rs 30 monthly salary. And I learned everything of this industry. As I had interest in sports, so working in a sports goods factory was not boring. In the end of 1958, I returned to Delhi and decided to open our one shop. It was July 16, 1958, and ultimately I opened my own outlet “Republic sports” in Model Town area with a petty initial investment of Rs 700. Since then, I never looked back. And presently, the turnover of our outlet is touching a crore mark. In the term of indigenous export goods, our outlet is assumed as the only one of its kind in North India. We have more than 5,000 items. Our potential clients are Delhi University, CRPF, Delhi Police, Modern and DPS like schools. Maharani Laxmi Bai Exports Academy,
Gwalior. Recently, we have started our own manufacturing unit in Kamla Nagar area. India was very good in hockey some decades ago. But now it is lagging behind other countries in this game. What is the reason? It is the case of paradigm shift. For many years, we were world leaders in hockey. Now the whole attention is being given to cricket, be it government or people. Due to apathy and negligence, we are trailing behind in hockey and football like games. Worldwide, most glamorous game is football. But in India, very few people think about other sports except cricket. We will have to create interest in other games also. And why people will play hockey! As a national level player in hockey, what I got from government side. They were offering a peon cadre job in the Railways, which I turned down. Here the sportspersons do not get due respect. In this country, Milkha Singh is being ill-treated, and how an ordinary athlete could expect something from the government. If you want to excel in sports, you will have to incur huge expenses and you will have to care for it. What changes have come in the way of sports goods industry? The sports goods industry has undergone a sea change. It is very difficult for indigenous units to survive in the market on the face of multinational companies. We recall the time, tennis rackets were made from wood. Now they are being made from fibre and steel. They are cheaper and strong than the old ones. Many Meerut-based companies have adopted the state-of-the-art technology to tap the edge in the market. What is the mantra of your survival in the market? We believe in originality. Since inception, we have travelled with a steady pace with firm stride. We have many potential customers, who are associated with us for more than two decades. What is your opinion on recently concluded Gurdwara elections? Gurdwara elections are trapped in populist politics. Its intrinsic religious sanctity is out. We saw the campaigning and canvassing of this election. There was assembly or Parliament election like atmosphere. They were taking the support from the political parties. It is really a shame. There is no room for politics in religious elections. This election should not be hyped like a political election. |
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Now, it’s Goel’s turn to corner CM New Delhi, July 8 The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and MP from Chandni Chowk on Monday said the Government of NCT of Delhi could not absolve itself of the responsibility of ensuring uninterrupted supply of electricity because of privatisation. The statement came soon after he spent the better part of the evening touring his parliamentary constituency along with Union Power Minister Suresh Prabhu. Also in tow were officials of the Union Ministry of Power and the Government of NCT of Delhi. Mr Goel said he had asked the Union Minister to “intervene” and save Delhiites from further agony. “Power cuts,” he said, “had become rampant and continued for hours on end.” The Government of NCT of Delhi, he added, had “no reason to absolve itself of its responsibilities on the pretext that distribution of electricity had been handed over to private companies.” |
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ROHTAK Rohtak, July 8 Addressing newsmen here this morning, Mr Ahluwalia alleged that the cows were being transported illegally from Rohtak, Hisar, Fatehabad etc to Uttar Pradesh for slaughter. He said he had discussed the matter with the police chiefs of different districts and suggested certain measurers to check this malpractice. Besides, he said mahapanchayats were held at Utawar, Bichhor and Palwal with the help of the district administration to mobilise people to take stringent action against those found responsible under the Animal Cruelty Act. He said a resolution was passed at the panchayats to impose a penalty of Rs 51,000 on such a culprit. He said the Animal Cruelty Act 1960 had been modified and it had become mandatory now to obtain a certificate for transporting an animal out of the state.
Bandh
deferred The Rohtak Traders’ Association has deferred its bandh proposed to be observed tomorrow in view of the assurance reportedly given by the district administration regarding the arrest of certain criminals within a week. Mr Jagdish Kapoor, general secretary of the association, said a decision to this effect was taken after the Deputy Commissioner and the SSP invited a delegation of the association for talks today. He said the district police chief informed them that the police had got vital clues and evidence regarding the recent incidents of assaults on traders and assured that the culprits would be behind the bars soon. |
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Jaishree seeks longer tenure for Mayor
New Delhi, July 8 She said that under the provisions of the DMC Act, the post of Mayor for the first year of the term of the municipal corporation was reserved for women, whereas, during the third year, the post was reserved for a member belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. Ms Panwar further said that the tenure of Mayor for one year was such a small period that a person elected on this post could not prove his or her ability, efficiency and dedication and could not implement major projects. TNS
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NCR BRIEFS Panipat, July 8 According to reports received here, Maha Singh had partitioned the land among his sons and had kept five acres for himself. Rinku, the son-in-law, wanted that five acres also to be partitioned. Last night, Rinku shot at the old man while he was sleeping. Thereafter, he fled from the village, reportedly along with another unidentified person. A case has been registered.
Run over by train As many as two persons have been killed in the district since last night. In the first incident, Ashok, a resident of Samalkha, was run over by a train last night near Samalkha. In another incident, three factory workers, all residents of Bihar, were run over by a truck on the G. T. Road here early in the morning today when they were crossing the road. While Kartik died on the spot, two others, Sriniwas and Gopal, were admitted to the local civil hospital. The truck driver fled the scene soon after the incident. A case has been registered.
Bank robbery bid Unidentified persons broke into the G. T. Road Branch of Allahabad Bank and tried to take away cash and other valuables. According to sources, the persons entered the bank by breaking a glass pane over the manager’s chamber. They ransacked the bank but failed to open the cash room and the strong room. A case has been registered.
Blood donation camp New Delhi LLB results out The University of Delhi today declared the results of LLB examinations held on June 30. The results have been notified at the Law Faculty building and will be available at the university website, .
One dies in mishap Jhajjar In another incident, Vikas, son of Vinod, was hit by a speeding Tata Sumo when he was crossing the Bahadurgarh-Kharkhoda road near Asaudha village here today. He was rushed to the PGIMS in a critical condition.
Bid to rob factory Unidentified robbers attempted to strike at a factory in the Modern Industrial Estate last night. The bid was foiled by the watchman, who was stabbed by the robbers. He is struggling for life at the PGIMs, Rohtak. According to information, eight miscreants entered the factory, Crown Gas Cates, owned by Vinod Anand, by scaling the boundary wall. They demanded the keys from the watchman, Lakhwinder, who refused to hand over them. He was stabbed several times in the abdomen. Then, they attempted to break open the shutters, but could not succeed. In the meantime, some neighbours arrived on the scene when the injured watchman raised an alarm. The robbers managed to escape under the lover of darkness.
Youth found dead An 18-year-old youth was found murdered near Rohad village on the National Highway 10 here today. The police have booked two of his relatives in the case on the statement of the father of the deceased. According to information, the accused, Rajpal and Shivkumar, went to Dahiya Kheri village to meet their relative, Ram Kishan. They took Shashi, son of Ram Kishan, along with them on the pretext of teach him car driving. However, when they did not return till late evening, Ram Kishan and others started a search for them. When they were going to Bahadurgarh from Kharhwar village, they noticed a body lying along the roadside. The body was identified that of Shashi. The police have registered a case. |
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Mob violence after boy is mowed down Faridabad: A 10-year-old boy was crushed to death while his elder brother was injured when a bus hit them on the Ballabgarh-Mohna road this morning. The agitated residents blocked the road and tried to set the bus ablaze after damaging it in protest. The accident took place around 10 am today when the victims, identified as Sunny (10) and his brother Nitin (13), were going on foot towards their house in Punjabiwada in Ballabgarh town after visiting a relative’s houses in Mohna village. The bus hit them from behind. While Sunny died at the spot, Nitin is reported to be injured seriously. A mob, which gathered at the accident site, stopped the bus belonging to a cooperative society and damaged it. TNS
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Driver held for robbing employer of Rs 19 lakh New Delhi, July 8 The suspect worked as a driver with the property dealer. The dealer had fixed a deal of sale and purchase of a property in Greater Kailash. He went to Community Centre, Saket, to hand over the amount to one of his parties with the money in a suitcase and a bag and parked the car at the parking lot, the police said. He asked Jaman Ali to be in the car and wait for him. When the property dealer came back, he found neither his driver nor the vehicle. He made a complaint to the police, but also made personal efforts to nab the driver. The car was found parked near Krishna Hotel in Saket. His driver had changed his rented house a few months back and the victim had no information of his new address. During investigation of the case, somebody disclosed that his relatives lived at Saidullah Jab. During questioning, the relatives disclosed the new address of the driver. The police laid a trap and arrested him from there, the police said. Rs 9 lakh robbed:
The victims, Surjeet Jha and Vinod, cashier and driver respectively of the Pepsi distributor, were going in their official Esteem car to deposit the amount at Syndicate Bank in Mukherjee Nagar. When they reached near Aggarwal Sweets, the youth in a Maruti car intercepted their vehicle. When Vinod stopped the car, the youth, who were armed with country-made revolver, came out, broke open the windowpanes of the victims’ car and snatched the bag in which the cash was kept. They drove away in their vehicle. They raised a hue and cry but nobody came to their help. The police have registered a case of robbery. Pak woman held:
The Police said that Haseena Begum was arrested from Sadar Bazar area. She had entered India with a valid visa more than a year ago, which had since lapsed. She is being interrogated by a joint team of Intelligence Bureau and the Delhi Police to ascertain whether she was engaged in some disruptive activities and if she had any accomplice, the sources said. Investigations have also been launched to verify her movements. Several Pakistani nationals have been arrested earlier on charges of spying and some for overstaying. Stabbed
to death:
In another incident, Rajesh, a resident of Sultanpuri, was allegedly murdered by Deva, an owner of a private bus, and his associates over a trivial matter. The victim was also the driver of a Blue Line bus. The victim was rushed to Braham Shakti Hospital where he was declared brought dead. The suspects had absconded, the police said. |
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Allahabad
Bank branch robbed Panipat, July 8 They ransacked the bank but failed to open the cash room
and the strong room. A case has been registered. |
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New Delhi, July 8