Monday,
June 2, 2003, Chandigarh, India
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Old woman killed in GK; maid’s hand suspected New Delhi, June 1 The victim Meena Gupta was alone at home when the incident occurred while her husband Harprakash Gupta, retired from a private firm, was away in Safdarjung Enclave for his nephew’s birthday party. Mr Gupta left the house at around 8 pm for the party. The incident came to light when Mr Gupta returned home around midnight and found the front door was bolted from inside and TV playing with a loud volume. Failing to get a response from Meena for about 15 minutes, Mr Gupta got in touch with his neighbour S M Agarwal on the first floor and managed to open the door with the help of a screwdriver. As soon as he entered the bedroom, Mr Gupta found his wife Meena lying on the bed with two stab wounds, including one on the neck. He also found an empty jewellery box by her side. Mr Gupta reported the matter at around 12.30 to the police. Since Mr Gupta was not in a position to speak, his relatives who had gathered at the house said that Meena had bought the jewellery only three days back to distribute it among her two daughters. Her married daughters have settled in Gurgaon and Canada. The suspect, Gauri was employed in the house only four months ago based on a guarantee of their neighbour’s driver, Manas, also a resident of Orissa. Gauri had reportedly gone to Orissa last month to divorce her husband, for which she told her employers that she would be getting Rs 80,000 as compensation from him. Since Gauri had been employed without verification, the police have detained her guarantor Manas and questioned him about her whereabouts. |
Three held for call girl racket Noida, June 1 On a tip-off, Police Circle Officer Sudhakar Yadav, with his team raided house No C-125 and found a woman Sonu of South Extension, New Delhi and Vinode Dhingra, an army junior engineer in a compromising position. Both were taken into custody. The police said one Shyam Sunder Sharma was running a guest house where “all types of facilities” were provided to the guest. In the absence of Shyam Sunder Sharma, guest house manager Nadeem Malik was taken into custody. The arrested woman Sonu, a widow, who lives in South Extension is a mother of two. Her husband Verinder Singh was a driver. She told the police that she had recently come into this trade. Vinode Dhingra, is said to be a junior engineer in the army and is posted in Leh. Vinode Dhingra, a frequent visitor to Delhi would normally stay in this guest house only. SO Sector 49 Police Station, SI Dharinder Chauhan and a number of cops had accompanied Circle Officer Yadav in the raid.
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Man beheads wife, lover at Gohana Sonepat, June 1 The police have brought the bodies of both in the Civil Hospital Gohana for a post-mortem and a case of murder has been registered in the City Police Station against the suspect, Surender of Murlana village. According to information, Surender, son of Ramdiya of Murlana village, was married to one Jagwanti of Kheri village. They had two daughters—seven and four years
old. He had been staying along with his wife and children in a rented house in Gohana town for the last two months. As reported to the police by the
family members of Surender, his wife had been having illicit relations with one Virender of Pugthala village for the last many years. Virender was the son of the maternal uncle of Surender. Surender was aware of their relations. He reportedly feared that both of them might try to eliminate him. On Saturday, Virender had come to Gohana and made a night halt at Surender’s house. At night, Surender allegedly killed both the lovers and chopped off their heads with a sharp-edged weapon. After the murder, he escaped. In the morning, the house owner informed the police. |
Five of family get seven years in jail Bhiwani, June 1 According to the prosecution, following an altercation over watering of fields between Ved Prakash and Bhim of village Khatiwas, Jai Bhagwan, Bhim and Sukhdeep were attacked by the former and his family members with lathis and axes. Bhim’s family members had registered a case on December 3, 1996, with the Charkhi Dadri police.
MDU to re-conduct exams on June 12 The MDU will again conduct the examinations of cancelled papers of M.A. classes. Earlier, the exams of a few papers, scheduled to be conducted on April 24, were cancelled owing to outside interference. These examinations will now be held on June 12 at Rohtak. The examinations of Economics-1, Microeconomics Analysis-1 (2015) and Economic theory (2015A) of M.A. Previous, scheduled to be held on April 24 in the evening session, had been cancelled due to outside interference. Now, these examinations will be held between 2 P.M. and 5 P.M. at University College, Rohtak, on June 12. The examinations of B.A./B.M.C-II, MA (Previous), Psycology and Shashtri-II, earlier scheduled for April 25, will also be conducted on June 12.
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CRIME
AGAINST WOMEN Ghaziabad, June 1 The police have arrested the mother-in-law and younger brother-in-law of Bano. Her husband Tahir is absconding. Bano’s father’s house is in Kalem village of Bulandshahr. Aflatoon alleged that his daughter had been beaten to death at 10 pm on Saturday. Aflatoon, mother Hazra and other members of the family reached Shahid Nagar from Bulandshahr after learning their daughter’s death. He told the police that his daughter had been harassed for dowry. Fed up with the ill treatment, she had come back to her parents’ house, but was brought to her husband’s house by Shahid Nagar after a decision of the panchayat of Shahid Nagar some one and a half months ago. The bones of her left foot had been broken and the whole body had turned blue due to inhuman beating. The in-laws had even tried to give the tragedy a twist so that it could pass as a suicide.
Bid to force girl into wedlock Dankaur, Noida After a raid on the premises, the police rescued the girl and handed her over to her family. When the woman and the youths got wind of the police action, they left towards Secunderabad in a Maruti van but were nabbed by the police who lay in wait en route. Somehow the youths and the driver gave the police the slip. However, they were nabbed later. The police interrogated the woman who said her name was Savitri Devi and she originally belonged to Ingerpur village. The young girl Poonam lived in the neighbourhood of her house in Sangam Vihar at present. Savitri Devi enticed Poonam to marry her brother Anil, already married. Anil’s friend Deepak and his mother Neena Devi were trying to persuade her to marry Anil, but Poonam did not agree. Meanwhile, the police have got the girl freed and handed her over to her family through the Delhi Police. Surprisingly, the Dankaur Police let the youths and the woman off.
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Crater creation: Ahirwal residents caught in Rewari, June 1 The several feet wide, fairly long and extremely deep fissures, which suddenly appeared last week, have been engaging the attention of thousands of residents, who have sharply reacted to the horrendous phenomenon. The affected areas are in the heart of Dohan Pachchisi, a cluster of 25 villages. The residents here had boycotted the previous Assembly elections in protest against the ‘apathy’ of the state government to their pleas to solve the drinking water problem of Dohan Pachichisi where the subsoil water had completely depleted. Mr Naresh Yadav, president of the Haryana Yuva Kisan Sangharsh Samiti (HYKSS), has taken a serious note of the phenomenon. He is currently touring the rural areas of Ahirwal in connection with his campaign to mobilise people to press the state government for accepting the Samiti’s demand for the districtwise equitable distribution of canal water in Haryana and provision of its legitimate share to Ahirwal. Addressing a press conference here today, he asserted that there was an urgency of restoring the 1.6 maf water of the Beas, which was meant for South Haryana. He reminded that the geologists too had warned against an exploitation of underground water stating that the subsoil water in most parts of South Haryana had reached its last layer and its further exploitation could lead to disastrous consequences. He said that he, along with hundreds of the Samiti’s activists, had undertaken a 200-km-long Padyatra in November, 2001 from God Barawa (the remotest village of Mahendragarh district) to Rashtrapati Bhawan (New Delhi) where a memorandum had been submitted to the President seeking his intervention. He said that the denial of equitable distribution of canal water was a grave injustice to Ahirwal whose jawans had made supreme sacrifices in the Indo-China, Indo-Pak and Kargil wars while defending the frontiers of the country. Criticising the two former Chief Ministers, Mr Bansi Lal, and Mr Bhajan Lal, as well as the present Chief Minister, Mr Om Prakash Chautala, for meting out a ‘step-motherly’ treatment to Ahirwal in the matter of canal water supply and other development works, Mr Naresh Yadav said that if things did not improve immediately, they would seek the creation of a separate state which would not be subservient to the ‘arbitrary rule’ of such leaders. |
Two held for freeing undertrial from custody Rohtak, June 1 According to police sources, both the miscreants had intercepted the bus carrying an undertrial Lila, alias Ramdhan, of Farmana village. They had thrown chilly powder in the eyes of the cops escorting their accomplice and attacked them with sharp-edged weapons. They had succeeded in taking away Ramdhan along with them on the bike.
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Probe in cane-charge case an eyewash, allege BJP leaders Faridabad, June 1 The BJP leaders had alleged that on March 15, the police cane-charged them when the residents were protesting against demolition of encroachments. The police, however, denied the allegation. The Lok Sabha Speaker had directed the Home Ministry to enquire into the case, and submit a report, after several BJP MPs including the Haryana BJP chief, Mr Rattan Lal Kataria, raised the issue and demanded action against the officials responsible for it. It is learnt that the District Police have started recording the statements of the residents of Sector-29 about details of the incident and role of the police in the incident. While district authorities claim that the police did not lathi-charge the BJP leaders, and rather provided them a safety cover from the mob which had been pelting stones on them, the leaders claim otherwise. They also said the probe by the SP was merely eyewash. In a meeting held here yesterday, these leaders said that only a probe by an Independent agency was acceptable to them. They said the present probe was aimed at saving the cops and officials, who were responsible for cane charging the BJP leaders. It may be recalled that these BJP leaders had visited the Sector-29’s Housing Board colony, on March 15, when the demolition of the encroachments was in process. As the mob went violent and pelted stones, the police had to cane-charge the residents. The police, however, denied it. |
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DPCC protests against Kirti Nagar demolition New Delhi, June 1 DPCC president Subhash Chopra said the “arbitrary” and “high-handed” act of demolishing the slums was a conspiracy to uproot the section of people that was sympathetic to the Indian National Congress (INC.) “The BJP has never enjoyed the support of the slum-dwellers. Delhi Pradesh BJP President Madan Lal Khurana played a leading role in the Saturday’s demolition of the huts in Kirti Nagar, as he was not sure of winning the votes of the slum-dwellers there,” Chopra told mediapersons. Chopra reiterated the INC’s stand, which found a mention in the unanimous resolution that was passed by the Delhi Legislative Assembly, and sought alternate accommodation to the people prior to demolishing their huts. “They should be given alternate site before any demolition. The DDA cannot engaged in wanton demolition in the guise of rehabilitating the slum-dwellers,” he said. |
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HVP fared quite well in
Fatehabad by-poll: Bansi Lal Rohtak, June 1 Addressing a state-level convention of the party here this afternoon, Mr Bansi Lal congratulated the party workers for their efforts during the electioneering at Fatehabad. He alleged that the Chief Minister had threatened the residents of Fatehabad just before the election that they would not be provided the basic amenities, including power and water if the ruling Indian National Lok Dal candidate lost the election. Besides, he said the party also suffered a huge loss, as it was the home constituency of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee chief Bhajan Lal. In addition to it, he alleged that the ruling party managed to conduct bogus polling up to 20 per cent. Commenting on ‘Government at your doorstep’ programme, the HVP leader alleged that it was a mere eyewash and a means to waste the funds collected from the masses. He claimed that during his two-and-a-half-year tenure as chief minister in 1968, he provided supply of power to every village. |
Haryana Govt employees threaten agitation Faridabad, June 1 Despite reaching an agreement on broad terms last year, the government had been taking measures aimed at hitting the interests of the staff, the spokesperson said. He said atleast 20 divisions had been shut down, Subzi Mandis had been privatised, salary and allowances of Assistant Eye Surgeons and Anganwadi workers had been decreased. He said the state government was overlooking the success of the Employees strike on May 21 last and added that the JAC would meet on June 18 at Hisar to discuss the issue and decide about the next strategy. |
Residents
facing power, water shortage Faridabad, June 1 A resident of a nearby village said that due to poor power supply situation, motor and pumps do not function leading to the present situation. He also said that there had been a severe drop in supply of water to canals, ponds, and water works due to shortage from behind. Hundreds of residents of Prithla village, located on National Highway two, between Faridabad and Palwal blocked traffic a few days ago protesting against water shortage. The blockade was lifted on assurance of officials, that the problem would be solved soon. The RPI MLA from Palwal, Mr Karan Singh Dalal, in a statement today condemend the state government for the current situation. He said that due to shortage, people were forced to drink unhygienic water. He also said that residents of the Bichhor village, which had a population of about 17000, had to buy water from various sources. The villages reeling under water and power shortage include Dhatir, Prithla, Ferozepur, Karno, Mandkola Bhagola, Alika and Deegot besides dozens of villages of Hathin, Hassanpur, Hodal and Ballabgarh sub-divisions, he said. Frequent cuts and load-shedding has led to heavy resentment among residents of both urban and rural areas. Demonstrations outside the office of the Municipal Corporation here, have become routine phenomenon. Several colonies of the NIT including the Jawahar colony, Dabua colony, Sanjay colony Parvatiya colony, Nangla Gujran and Gandhi Colony have been facing such problems almost every year. |
Poor farmers being arrested: Dalal Faridabad, June 1 In a statement, Mr Dalal said he had come across dozens of cases when poor farmers had been arrested or rounded up by the authorities concerned and put in the lock up. This was the height of oppression by a government, which claims to be farmer friendly, he added. He said while on one hand statues of Devi Lal were being installed describing him as ‘Jan Nayak’ and ‘Messiah’ of farmers, on the other hand the agriculturists, which were already facing the huge losses caused by draught and other factors, were being harassed in such a manner. Some of the Congress party leaders from the district have also claimed that such a action had been initiated against the defaulters in the area. They have also complained that the co-operative sugar mill had not released the pending payments of farmers, leading to the ‘poor’ financial conditions of the sons of soil. |
SPECIAL
FOCUS ON SONEPAT Sonepat, June 1 And despite strenuous efforts of the district health authorities, a team of senior doctors was sent by the head office only on Friday to inspect the facilities existing in the bank before granting permission to reopen it which was closed on April 27 following non-payment of renewal fee. Facing high inconvenience, the patients are the suffering lot. “Due to lapse on part of the health authorities, we are forced to arrange for blood at much higher rates from Delhi. There are people who even have to resort to private hospitals in Delhi and pay heavy expenses for the treatment”, said the wards of a patient who is admitted in a private hospital in Sonepat as a case of emergency delivery. They said this is not only causing inconvenience in terms of incurring high expenses and making arrangements from outside, it is also causing mental harassment to them. A senior doctor of the hospital told the NCR Tribune that it would take atleast one more week to get written permission for re-opening of the blood bank. “Atleast, it will take one more week to get written permission from the DG Health, as the process would start only after the visiting team submits its report. Following that, the letter granting permission to re-open the blood bank would be issued”, the doctor said. Several surgeons also remarked permission could have been easily managed within a week’s time if it were a private hospital. But as it is departmental affair due to which the matter is not being taken seriously and moreover, it is the patients only who are suffering, they said. |
Move to hand over college management to society flayed Sonepat, June 1 According to the President of the Karamchari Welfare Union of the College, Anand Singh, this is the only Engineering college in the state which is managed by the government due to which the fee-structure is in the college is comparatively lower compared to the other private engineering colleges in the state. He said the state government under pressure from the World Bank has decided to run the college through a society. And in this way, the government would keep on deducting the fund allocations to the college step by step and finally, it would also become a private engineering college, and its expenses would go beyond the reach of the students from poor families, he said. The General Secretary of the Union, Mr Lal Singh, also alleged that by deciding to constitute a society, the government was trying to avoid its responsibility of providing better and cheap education to students, particularly those belonging to the weaker sections of the society. One of the professors of the college informed the NCR Tribune that when the college was opened in 1987, the annual fee was only Rs 180 whereas now it has shot up to almost Rs 10,000. After handing over the management to a society, the fee would further increase to around Rs 40,000, he said and added that the hostel and other expenses would be charged separately. In protest against the government’s decision, the employees of the college including the staff of the faculties wore black badges during working hours and organised gate meetings throughout the week. When the local MLA, Suraj Mal Antil, was informed by the Union about the resentment among the staff and students of the college over this decision of the government, he assured that he would apprise the Chief Minister about it. He also clarified that the government had taken financial assistance from the World Bank for arranging better facilities in the college and there was no move to privatise the college. It is pointed out that the college has been facing financial problems for the last many years and the government has failed to provide modern and the latest infrastructural facilities of education so far. Interestingly, the college has been imparting education for bachelor degree courses in Information Technology and computer engineering for the last 4-5 years, but the college authorities have reportedly failed to provide even an Internet connection in computer rooms. However, the newly appointed principal of the college, Dr Ranjit Singh is very optimistic to create better facilities like Administrative block, Guest house, Conference hall and an auditorium, for which he plans to seek cooperation from the University Grant Commission (UGC) and other technical institutions and the state government. He also admitted that the faculty members were feeling dejected due to non-availability of the sufficient finances for carrying out research and other higher educational activities including study tours and refresher courses. |
DELHI
DIGEST New Delhi, June 1 SGSC’s appeal on Akali politics The president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Sewadar Committee, Mr Raja Singh Sethi, has appealed to the Jathedar of the Akal Takht to issue a Hukumnama to reform the Akali politics. Reflecting the Akalis are divided into many groups and are working for their vested interests, Sethi has put forth the demand to ensure that certain standard are maintained.
Sant Darshan Singh’s 14th barsi The 14th barsi of Sant Darshan Singh was observed on May 30 at Kirpal Bagh. Mata Harbhajan Kaur and Mata Rita sang gurbani on the occasion. Recalling the Sant’s life, it was pointed out that he was inclined towards God from early in life and received spiritual initiation from Hazur Baba Sawan Singh when he was five.
Vehicle thief held With the arrest of a proclaimed offender, the South-West district police today claim to have solved seven cases of motor vehicle theft in the district. The police recovered a motorcycle and a pistol with live cartridges from his possession. The accused, Brijesh Kumar Rai alias Rohit alias Birju, had been active in the areas, like Delhi Cannt, Dabri, Dwarka . |
Dacoity bid foiled, six held Sonepat, June 1 Superintendent of Police Paramjit Singh Ahlawat told mediapersons here today that the police seized two country-made pistols, two live cartridges, one knife and other weapons from their possession. The accused were identified as Brahampal of Kheri Gujjar village, Rizwan alias Raju of Kheri Gujjar village, Rajesh, son of Ram Dhan Jheewar, Rajesh son of Eaghunath, both belong to Ahir Majra village, Raju and Ram Niwas alias Raju of Palri village. |
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