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Power cos’ losses on paper: BJP Mukhi wants UAM suspended Two die in Tughlakabad encounter DMA calls for rationalising consumer Act provisions HC clarifies position on rewards to informants |
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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will inaugurate a research centre, which will disseminate the Sikh philosophy. The centre, to be located in the national Capital, will be inaugurated in September to mark the fourth centenary of Guru Granth Sahib. PHDCCI seeks 250 acre tourism zone in Delhi The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called upon Union Minister for Tourism Renuka Chaudhary to earmark about 250 acres of land near airport to develop a tourism zone.
The Rehabilitation Council of India, in collaboration with the Bangalore University, will provide courses in Community-Based Rehabilitation, including PG diploma and certificate courses, to develop experts in CBR for rural areas. Traditional art and culture expo opens The Secretary of New Delhi Municipal Council, Mr U.K. Worah, today inaugurated a colourful cultural event comprising Kuchipudi, Kathak dance performances and a catchy play at Sur Tal Centre. CPWD to construct parking lot near Lahori Gate With the approval of the Archaeological Survey of India and other authorities concerned, the Central Public Works Department is likely to construct a parking lot for cars near the Lahori Gate side of Red Fort. The parking lot will accommodate 400 cars. Forum orders UPPC to correct inflated bills The District Consumer Protection Forum has ordered UP Power Corporation to amend all mistakes in power bills and stop disconnecting consumers power connection. The forum had received complaint from a consumer, Anil Goyal, that he had been billed for 1,015 units instead of 200 units he had consumed. ‘Rudraksha’, a health and wealth mantra Petrol pump owner stabbed; robbed
Ex-armyman held for raping minor daughters
Domestics decamp with cash, jewellery Murder accused nabbed Massive fire in Noida computer showroom ICFP launches online courses Khurshid questions 20 per cent quota for poor in schools
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Power cos’ losses on paper: BJP New Delhi, June 12 Questioning the figures released by the companies insofar as losses are concerned, the Delhi Pradesh BJP President, Mr Harshvardhan, said their accounting procedures were “fishy”. Mr Harshvardhan told a news conference that an agency like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should investigate the matter. He claimed that the government was hand in glove with the companies. He also claimed that the power companies had earned a profit of more than Rs 1,200 crore but were showing losses on paper allegedly to make more money from the people. The BJP, he said, has decided to observe June 13 to 20 as ‘protest week’ to oppose the hike in power tariffs and would take out a march to the chief minister’s residence next week. He told reporters after an emergency meeting of the party that demonstrations would also be held outside all the electricity offices. He felt there was more to the hike than was apparent. He said the distribution companies were earning a profit and there was no need to increase electricity charges. The truth, he claimed, could be known after a high-level inquiry. Harshvardhan said the companies had put their current losses at Rs 4,527 crore but after a settlement, they agreed at Rs 1,762 crore. He reiterated that a probe would bring out the truth. He claimed the private companies were making a profit but were making a hue and cry about the losses. This, he said, was unfair to the people who have been burdened by the hike. He also alleged that the companies were earning additional money by slapping on consumers inflated bills shown by fast running meters. The quality of the supply, he added, was not satisfactory.
Mukhi wants UAM suspended The BJP has demanded that the Unit Area Method (UAM) of assessing property tax be suspended till all anomalies are removed to the satisfaction of all. The Leader of the Opposition in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Mr Jagdish Mukhi, said that the Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, should tender an apology to the people for her misleading statements on the UAM. Mr Mukhi reiterated that the rural areas and self-occupied properties in urbanised villages should be exempted from the purview of the UAM as per the recommendation of the Malhotra Committee. He also demanded that the increase in house tax should not exceed 50 per cent. |
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Two die in Tughlakabad encounter New Delhi, June 12 According to the police, both the criminals — Yaseen and his associate, Benami Singh — residents of Aligarh, were wanted in several criminal cases in states like Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. While Yaseen had been involved in 47 cases of murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, dacoity and assault on police, Benami had 30 cases registered against him. Yaseen had been sentenced to life imprisonment in Madhya Pradesh, but had escaped twice from the prison. Acting on a tip-off on June 11, the sleuths had nabbed two associates of Yaseen, Munna alias Munesh, a resident of Bulandshahar, and Mohammad Sahil, a resident of Gautambudh Nagar, near Haldiram Sweets on Mathura Road. The sleuths are also looking for Yaseen’s another associate, Arnam, who is at large. During interrogation, the duo revealed that Yaseen and Benami had been staying in Faridabad. When the sleuths raided a hideout in the city, they found that Yaseen and Benami had gone to Delhi and would be returning to the hideout any time, the Additional Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), Mr Karnal Singh, said. Accordingly, a special team was constituted and deployed on the Delhi-Faridabad highway. At around 11.15 pm last night, the sleuths spotted an Alto car coming from Govindpuri side, and when intercepted near Karni Singh shooting range, the assailants started firing at the sleuths. The assailants were shot dead when the sleuths returned the fire. Mr Singh said that Yaseen had escaped thrice from police custody and also killed a businessman in the Connaught Place area on March 30, 1997, in a case of mistaken identity. However, he had been nabbed two days later from a hotel in Daryaganj area. In 1995, Yaseen and Benami committed a dacoity-cum-murder in a petrol pump in Aligarh, where he killed the owner and decamped with Rs 1.5 lakh. Again, in 1995, the duo and their associates committed a robbery of Rs 1.10 lakh in a petrol pump in Bhopal. |
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DMA calls for rationalising consumer Act provisions New Delhi, June 12 The DMA asserted that frivolous and vexatious complaints against doctors under the CPA were having a demoralising effect on them, and demanded that expert advice be taken to decide cases against them, besides laying down ‘definite provisions’ and guidelines to the satisfaction of all parties. “We believe in ‘patient priority and total transparency’ in the inter-relationship between doctors and patients, which is based on sacred mutuality. Doctors exist for patients and no development would be allowed to embitter this sacred relationship,” said DMA president I P Dhalla at the inaugural function of the DMA’s 47th annual conference. He called for the early passage of the ‘Anti-Quackery Bill’ and repealing of the provision of doctors being booked under Section 304 (culpable homicide). While the quackery menace harmed the credit and reputation of medical professionals no end, the said provision ‘’demoralised’’ the practitioners to the point of no return. He also stressed on the association’s ‘passionate professionalism’ through which it endeavours to ‘revive the faith’ of the people in those involved in this profession. ‘‘For this, the DMA’s theme for this year would be `Doctor-Patient Relationship: Service With Dignity.’ The two-day conference was inaugurated by Rajya Sabha member R. K. Anand. |
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HC clarifies position on rewards to informants New Delhi, June 12 A Division Bench, comprising Justice B. C. Patel and Justice B. D. Ahmed, said that it is the duty of the authority concerned to pay according to the reward policy of the government. It is not necessary that the amount must be recovered in cash from a party against whom the information was given. The judges were dealing with a case where information given by a petitioner led to recovery of a huge consignment of articles for which a company was attempting to evade custom duty. However, the petitioner was only given a part amount of the reward due to him from the department on the ground that the full and final amount only be given after actual realisation of dues from the erring company, even though he said dues had been adjusted against certain other “refunds” that were to be made to the company. The informant moved the HC for directions to release the entire reward along with interest. The court ruled that the benefit was required to be given to the person concerned, saying it had been admitted by the DRI that the information conveyed by the petitioner led to the recovery. Yet, the department wanted that the court should not interfere as the amount had not been realised in cash from the party concerned. Hence, they were not liable to make any payment. The bench has directed the department to make the payment of the final reward amount in terms of the policy within 15 days with interest to the petitioner. |
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Delhi finalists off to Mumbai New Delhi, June 12 By the time the night got young, four of the 50 participants had been identified to be part of the bigger group from all over the country for the initial grooming session in Mumbai. The four winners from Delhi are Vinay Rana, Shradha Arya, Gaurav Sachdeva and Anjali Pandey. Ashish Kaul, Vice President, Corporate Brand Development, Essel Group, told TNS that the four winners had already been flown to Mumbai for further grooming, before the country finals two months later. A total of 80 youngsters from all over the country would be given training before 32 finalists are selected. Of the 32 finalists, two — one male, one female —would finally be selected to be cast opposite Sunny Deol, Salman Khan and Preity Zinta in a movie to be made by the Essel Group. About 25,000 participants had turned up for auditions on two days from which 50 were selected for the finals in Delhi |
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New Delhi, June 12 The President of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), Mr Prahlad Singh Chandok, said, “The Rs. two crore Guru Granth Sahib Bhavan and Research Centre has been set up at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj.” Dr J. S. Negi, a historian, has been appointed the chairman of the research centre.
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PHDCCI seeks 250 acre tourism zone in Delhi New Delhi, June 12 This tourism should be developed as part of the integrated tourism development in the city. Mr Anil Bhandari, Chairman, Tourism and Civil Aviation Committee, PHDCCI, said: “Once the tourism zone opens up, it would become the source of income for the state government and regular activities held on the complex would help it to sustain itself.” In a representation submitted to the tourism minister, the chamber has asked to set up a convention centre with a seating capacity of 3,000 people, three five-star hotels, two four-star and three-star hotels. The proposal also includes 20 restaurants, 35 offices of state tourism departments, 20 outlets for travel agents, tour operators, transport and car rental offices, a shopping mall with a theatre, one entertainment centre, a multiplex and a handicraft bazaar. The PHDCCI has suggested that the special tourism zone should be granted a special economic zone status through special economic zone (SEZ) registration with fiscal incentives such as income tax holiday and sales tax exemption and giving land on lease for over 30 years at reasonable rate. Mr Bhandari said such proactive measures had become imperative in view of the forthcoming Commonwealth Games and also for developing tourism-related infrastructure in a planned manner. He said in view of the Government of India’s plans to upgrade and modernise the Delhi airport, development of such activities would be an added advantage. |
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Diploma courses from RCI New Delhi, June 12 Research points out that the prevalence rate of moderate and severe disabilities is estimated at 4.5 per cent in developing countries, but this ratio among the poor rises to one in six. The new courses through distance mode re aimed at opening avenues for students in both government and non-government organisations. The diploma courses will be of one-year duration and the certificate courses will be of two-month duration. The PGD courses will be open to graduates in any discipline and will impart skills to meet the rehabilitation needs. Referring to the programme, the Chairman of the RCI, Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia, said, “With the majority of disabled population living in the rural areas of the country, it is important to expand the services to those areas. |
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Traditional art and culture expo opens New Delhi, June 12 Mr Ashok Ahuja, MLA and member of he NDMC, inaugurated an exhibition of paintings made by the children during summer workshops at Navyug School, Sarojini Nagar. More than 50 paintings and craft models prepared by the children in three different workshops are on display. The exhibition will remain open tomorrow also. Mr Ahuja said on the occasion that the aim of organising these workshops are to create awareness among the children about our traditional art and culture. |
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CPWD to construct parking lot near Lahori Gate New Delhi, June 12 The decision was taken by the authorities in presence of the local Congress MP, Mr Kapil Sibal, who visited the area after receiving a number of complaints regarding traffic congestion and parking problems in the Chandni Chowk area. Regarding this, he had met the MCD officials, the traffic police and the ASI a few days back. After the meeting, Mr Sibal visited the affected areas today along with the officials concerned. To ease the traffic problem, the problem of identifying a suitable site, which was pending for a long time, was resolved. |
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Forum orders UPPC to correct inflated bills Noida, June 12 The forum had received complaint from a consumer, Anil Goyal, that he had been billed for 1,015 units instead of 200 units he had consumed. He had been sent inflated bills by the UPPC in the past also. The UP Power Corporation officials had not taken any action when he requested for correcting the bills. Later, his power was disconnected by the UP Power Corporation. He had pleaded for Rs 50,000 compensation for wrongfully disconnecting his power to the consumer forum. In reply, the UP Power Corporation had said that power connection was disconnected for a short while, which has been restored now. His power bills, however, were correct and he had been asked to pay for the units of power consumed by the complainant, UPPC said. However, the consumer forum has ordered UPPC to correct the inflated bills with a month. |
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‘Rudraksha’, a health and wealth mantra Faridabad, June 12 Mr Seetha is in town to promote the use of rudraksha (beads) in daily life. He has set up an exhibition at Ansal Plaza here. Mr Seetha said the aim of the exhibition was not only to popularise the use of beads but also to clear the doubts in the minds of common people. Claiming that his centre had been supplying genuine rudraksha at a reasonable price, he said the beads had certain properties that could bring a positive change in one’s health, wealth, luck and overall mental approach. He said the beads possessed medicinal properties and gained popularity as an alternative therapy to many ailments over the years. He said the research showed that these beads could be used for controlling stress, blood pressure and hypertension. He said that rudraksha trees were found in sub-Himalayan region, Nepal, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. About 95 per cent of the rudraksha available in the world were five mukhis (five holes). These beads up to 21 mukhis have been obtained and some of these were extremely rare. Mr Seetha said the rudraksha does not change the life overnight, but they may empower you to overcome the challenges.
The prices of rudraksha displayed have been in the range from Rs 150 to Rs 45,000. The Rudra Centre has organised similar exhibitions in places like Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata and even in Singapore and the USA. |
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Petrol pump owner stabbed; robbed Noida, June 12 When she tried to resist, she was stabbed. Her hand was injured in the attack. All the petrol pump owners of Noida later gathered at Sector 24 police station and raised slogans against the deteriorating law and order. A petrol pump, Western Motors (Anurag Motors), is situated under Sector-24 police station and owned by Mrs Arti Dasgupta. She was allotted this petrol pump from the government quota after the death of her husband, an Army officer. The day’s collection had already been deposited in the bank, but Mrs Dasgupta was carrying Rs 50,000, the sale proceeds of the evening hours, from the petrol pump to her residence in Sector 25, Noida after 10 pm. She was accompanied by her nephew Dr Amitabh. The car was driven by Nadim. A Tata Sumo had started tracking them near Flex Factory. The criminals ordered Mrs Dasgupta, Amitabh and Nadim to quickly come out of the car after they had blocked the car with their Sumo near Kanchan Junga Apartments. When she resisted, she was stabbed. Amitabh and Nadim were also beaten up. The robbers sped away with Arti’s Zen car along with Rs 50,000, cell phone and some important documents kept in the car. By the time the police reached there, they had escaped. All petrol pump owners rushed to Sector 24 police station and protested against the robbery. The police said that the criminals had come to know that the woman was carrying cash.
Postmaster deprived of purse, cell phone, car
Ghaziabad: Some criminals forced their way into the Kamla Nehru Nagar Post Office at about 4 pm and snatched the postmaster’s purse and his cell phone when they could not find cash. They fled in his Maruti Zen car. The post office had Rs 70,000 and Vikas Patras worth lakhs of rupees at the time of the incident, it is learnt. After entering the post office, the criminals threatened postmaster Sunil Kumar Sirohi and his assistant and demanded keys to the safe. The postmaster told them that the cash had been moved to the head post office, a short while ago. The criminals then snatched Sirohi’s cell phone, purse, and also his assistant’s purse. They fled in the postmaster’s car. |
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Ex-armyman held for raping minor daughters New Delhi, June 12 The police said that the accused had been sexually assaulting his two minor daughters, 14 and 16 years old. The incident came to light after the victims ran away to their aunt’s home yesterday morning, after they were beaten up by the accused. The accused was arrested after the victims complained to the police about their plight at home.
Gang of bus robbers held With the arrest of five persons, the North-East district police claims to have busted a gang of bus robbers who were planning to commit a bus dacoity on June 11 on the Wazirabad Road. One country-made weapon, two live cartridges and four knives were recovered from their possession. The police had received a tip-off that the gang members would meet in MTNL park near Yamuna Vihar to commit a crime. Accordingly, at around 5 pm, the special police team, which was constituted to prevent bus dacoities, spotted five persons moving in a suspicious manner. All of them were nabbed by the police. Later, they were identified as Pradeep, alias Vicky (24), a resident of Sunder Nagri, Sonu (19), a resident of Trilok Puri, Satish, alias Kala, alias Patel (20), a resident of Trilok Puri, Mohammad Raees (24), a resident of Sanjay Amar colony, and Lal Babu (24), a resident of Sanjay Amar colony. |
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Domestics decamp with cash, jewellery Ghaziabad, June 12 The family of Darshan Singh had gone to Badri Nath Temple a week ago. The servants Hari Ram and Chhedi were alone at home. They had broken open the almirah and decamped with Rs 3 lakh, jewellery worth Rs 1 lakh and other valuables. Darshan Singh has been making trips to Sihani Gate police station for the past one week, but the police have not registered his report so far.
Murder accused nabbed
Noida: A guard, who had allegedly absconded after having shot dead a man in Mamoora village, has been arrested by the police. A man had been shot dead in Mamoor village on May 24. According to the Sector-58 police station in-charge, Mr Ajay Kumar, Amit, the security guard, had gone to his friend’s house, where he had an argument with friend’s neighbour Dhanjay. Amit had asked his friend to sit on neighbour’s cot, but Dhanjay had made his friend vacate the cot. At this, Amit had shot dead Dhanjay with his licensed gun and absconded. Last night, police got the tip-off that Amit was planning to leave Noida by bus. Cops in plain clothes were deployed. As Amit came with his rifle, police arrested him and seized his gun. |
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Massive fire in Noida computer showroom Noida, June 12 Seven fire tenders had struggled till late night to control the blaze in F Palace opposite a petrol pump. Within minutes, three fire tenders from the Noida fire brigade and Phase-I reached to bring the blaze under control. However, as it grew stronger, two fire tenders from Ghaziabad and Phase-II each were also summoned. By that time, the blaze had totally consumed the garments and computers in the showroom which were worth lakhs of rupees. All the neighbouring showrooms and shops downed their shutters. Shopkeepers and the general public also lent a hand to the fire brigade to ensure that the flames should not spread to the adjacent shops. |
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ICFP launches online courses New Delhi, June 12 The courses have been designed keeping in mind the Indian as well as the international markets. The institute was established early in 2002 with the specific objective of providing quality education and training in the field of financial services to the students, working executives and professionals through the state-of-the-art teaching aids. |
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Khurshid questions 20 per cent quota New Delhi, June 12 There are so many other expenses involved in sending children to such schools that poor parents may find themselves unable to bear the burden once the student was admitted, he said at a seminar here. Also the lifestyle of students coming from well-off families would instill a feeling of deprivation in them, said Mr Khurshid. The Delhi High Court had recently ordered that all private schools, which had been allotted government land on highly concessional rates, should reserve 20 per cent seats for students coming from poor sections of the society. |
Over two dozen factory workers taken ill
Greater Noida, June 12 |
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