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Cops hauled up for wrongful detention
Two Bangladeshi robbers held after encounter
Steel unit to take legal action against Metco
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Pt Debu’s sitar casts a spell
Quacks cock a snook at officials
Campaign picks up for Assembly polls
Institute offers training for
Art significant for happiness
Anti-encroachment drive targets NGOs
Shortage of public prosecutors
‘Bhagidari’ mantra to make Delhi a better city
Civic body asked to save trees
Rath yatra to spread message of Bhagwan Mahavir
DPS alumnus felicitated
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Cops hauled up for wrongful detention
New Delhi, October 3 “I consider that this case is a glaring example of how poor persons are put in jail by police without any offence and their liberty is snatched away on flimsy grounds...there is nothing on the basis of which these two accused can be put to trial,” Additional Session Judge S. N. Dhingra said while discharging Sundri and Shivkumar Rajbhar. The order also made known the court’s displeasure at the Metropolitan Magistrate, who sent the matter for trial to it without noticing that “there was no evidence for putting these two accused persons on trial.” On April 26 last, one Satpal complained to the police in Mehrauli in South Delhi that his 16-yer-old daughter had gone missing. She had gone to take tuition the day before, but had not returned, he claimed. Enquiries revealed that she used to meet one Anand Kumar Bhardwaj, the complaint said. Despite the probe, Anand or the girl could not be traced. Police then booked a case against Anand’s mother Sundari charging her with concealing them. They also charged Rajbhar with getting the duo married and helping them run away. However, the court noted that police had not collected any evidence against accused persons except their confessional statements, which in itself does not carry weight in law.
Flesh racket busted, four held
New Delhi, October 3 The suspects were arrested from a house in Nihal Vihar after a deal was struck for Rs 1,000 for a girl for an hour, the DCP (West), Mr Satish Golchha said. All the call girls, who operated through mobile phones, came from middle class families and were in the age group 18-26. During interrogation, the accused disclosed that the landlady used to charge Rs 1,000 for a girl for an hour and Rs 2,500 for the entire night. The girls got half the amount and the rest went to the landlady, the DCP said.
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Two Bangladeshi robbers held after encounter
Noida, October 3 They used to commit theft by breaking the locks, the police said. Jewellery worth Rs 1 lakh, a local revolver and a knife were recovered from them. They confessed to their involvement in half a dozen crimes. Acting on a tip-off that some criminals were planning to commit a crime behind the degree college in Sector-39, the police laid a trap. Seeing the police, the robbers reportedly opened fire. Later, the police were able to overpower them. The accused were identified as Abdul Hamid and Sultan of Bangladesh. The police said they had robbed Annu Gupta near Sai Baba Temple. Besides, they confessed to have committed thefts in the houses of Madhu Agarwal in Sector-36, Kavita Verma in Sector-39, Shanti Tiwari in Sector-41. They told the police that they are part of a gang of some 12 Bangladeshis, who work as labourers during the day and commit thefts at night. SSP J.N. Singh said the arrested persons had confirmed the police suspicion that the Bangladeshis, illegally living in Noida, had formed themselves into several gangs.
Three cops jailed for fake encounter
Modi Nagar (Ghaziabad), October 3 On November 8, 1996, the day of Chhoti Diwali, the Bhojpur police had killed four youths on Machhri trijunction in a fake encounter, claiming that the four were criminals. The victims were identified as Ashok, Jalaludin, Parvesh of Vijay Nagar and Jasveer of Krishna Nagar. Two of the killed youths were just teenagers, the prosecution said. The then Union Home Minister Inderjit Gupta had entrusted the inquiry of this case to the CBI when the matter was raised in Parliament. The CBI had in its report concluded that it was a fake encounter and all those killed were innocent people. A murder case was registered against the SI in charge of the Bhojpur police station and three others. The culprits had been saving themselves from arrest on the basis of stay orders. But the Allahabad High Court had vacated the stay order a few days ago. The accused had applied for bail in the District and Session Court on September 20. However, the judge dismissed their plea and sent them all to jail.
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Steel unit to take legal action against Metco
New Delhi, October 3 On September 30, 2004, there was an explosion at its steel melting division located at 28/4 Sahibabad Industrial Area, Sahibabad, near Delhi, while unloading imported scrap from one of the trucks. Mr A K Khushu, Executive Director, said in a press statement, “Following the incident, the company has rejected the contracted lot with Lucky Metal and asked them to take charge of any scrap that may be lying at the Inland Container Depot Yard in New Delhi or that may be in transit.” He said the scrap was shipped from Iran’s Bundar Abbas port to ICD, Delhi, via Mundra Port in Gujarat. The metal scrap on reaching ICD, is de-stuffed from the container and after due examination by the Customs authorities, material is cleared and reloaded on to the trucks. It is at this point the company gets charge of the metal. “It is truly unfortunate that the incident had to occur at the last leg of its journey,” he added. He said the company has also taken a decision to “stop imports of heavy metal scrap to avoid any similar incident in future. This is the first time we have a problem of this kind although we have been working with imported scrap for over 15 years”. The company has been taking all precautionary measures while placing orders for the import of scrap. In fact, the company insists on the exporter to furnish a certificate that the goods exported would be free from bombs, shells, ammunition of any kind, gas cylinders, pressure vessels and radio active materials. This contract too carried a similar certification from Lucky Metal. Moreover, the company deals with known and reliable suppliers. Lucky Metals, Dubai, has considerable number of clients in India, particularly in Ludhiana and Mandi Gobindgarh. The company imports over 1000 to 2000 tonnes of scrap every month. The Executive Director said, “We deeply regret the loss of life and injuries caused to our employees and other men at the scrapyard. We have already disbursed an ex gratia payment of Rs 1,50,000 to the next of kin of the deceased’s families and Rs 25,000 to the injured.
We are taking all steps to help them deal with the tragedy.”
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SFI hails decision to give autonomy to central varsities
New Delhi, October 3 But it is against the blanket cover of autonomy that the government wants to give all the deemed universities. The SFI warns that this would murk the entire higher education scenario of the country. The general secretary of the SFI, Mr Kallol Roy, said that there were hundreds of deemed universities in the country, which are run by private management. Except a select few, many of these universities are run as commercial business venture to generate profits rather than as a charitable activity of imparting education. Many of these are bereft of infrastructure, qualified teaching personnel and even recognition for many of the courses that are being taught. Giving them leeway in conducting their own entrance and qualifying examinations will seriously hamper the quality of education and thus the future of society. Merit will be replaced by money and capitation fee will be collected along with exorbitant fees. The history of these institutes show that many corrupt and immoral practices will be introduced into the education system thus wrecking the intellectual edifice of the country, he warned. The SFI demanded that the Union Government should conduct a thorough enquiry into running of the private deemed universities and autonomous colleges across the country and initiate action against the erring institutes. Private deemed universities should be brought under the strict government control. Fake and sub-standard institute should be immediately closed and the students who are cheated to join these institutes should be suitably reinstated in other institutes. He further demanded that the government should enact a legislation to ensure its authority over the private institute.
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Pt Debu’s sitar casts a spell
Noida, October 3 Pandit Debu Chaudhuri, the eminent sitar maestro, was invited on the occasion for a lecture-cum-demonstration on the nuances of music and
his deep love for sitar, to which he was introduced when he was just four years. Debuji rendered a few numbers to accompany the broad connotations of Ragas on which he rested his demonstration. The melodious recital held the young audience spellbound who at times jubilantly shared the live demo of swaras with taal by clapping and singing a few notes guided by Debuji himself. It was reassuring to witness students from other schools in Noida and the host school being engaged in an interactive session with Debuji. Debuji’s personality is sevenfold, akin to the seven swaras (notes). He is among India’s foremost sitar maestros and a respected guru and composer of numerous mellifluous symphonies, creator of eight new ragas, author of three books, eminent musicologist and winner of numerous honours, both national and global. Vishwa Bharati Public School has entered into a unique partnership with SPIC MACAY for popularising Indian classical music and cultural heritage among youth. As part of the VIRASAT 2004 series, VBPS Noida also organised yoga and meditation, conducted by Swami Atmabhishek Saraswati from September 23 to 30. A ‘Talk’ by Mr Barry John on December 6 and screening of film ‘Agantuk’ on December 7 have also been scheduled. The day’s programme was inaugurated by lighting of the lamp by Prof. Ambardar, Managing Committee member, and Pt. Debu Chaudhuri. The Principal Mrs Veena Bhasin proposed the vote of thanks.
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Quacks cock a snook at officials
Noida, October 3 According to informed sources, more than 500 quacks are thriving in the area, allegedly with the connivance of the government health officials. Despite the police registering cases against the bogus medical practitioners, whose cases have been forwarded by the Chief Medical Officer, Gautam Budh Nagar, such unqualified persons continue to treat people with all kinds of medicines—allopathic, homeopathic or Ayurvedic, without any degree. Says Dr Alok Bhatia, president of Indian Medical Association, Noida, “According to the Supreme Court, a person who studies one system of medicine, but practises another is a quack.” Another physician Dr Ahluwalia says, “In the absence of a legislation to prevent quackery and lack of political will, quacks play with the lives of people and go scot-free, after inflicting irreparable damage and even death. The IMA chief exclaims, “These doctors are not only risky for the public and society but also tarnish the image of the whole medical profession.” Noida has emerged as a major centre for medical treatment with a large number of super-specialty centres setting up shop. But this small industrial city also has the dubious distinction of some 500 quacks, establishing a flourishing practice at the expense of unsuspecting patients. Simple ailments of many patients are not only misdiagnosed often, but also complicated with the prescriptions of steroids and other harmful substances. While most of the quacks prosper, the administration has chosen to look the other way. These ‘medical practitioners’ openly advertise in the electronic and print media. Unsuspecting childless couples, men suffering from general debility, women wanting breast enlargement, youngsters wanting to increase their height or the middle-aged wanting to control hair loss are their main patients. A number of such quacks claim cures for anything from diabetes and high blood pressure to rheumatism, arthritis and even AIDS.
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Campaign picks up for Assembly polls
New Delhi, October 3 The two seats–Rajouri Garden and Baljit Nagar (SC) – had fallen vacant following election of their MLAs to the Lok Sabha. While the Rajouri Garden constituency was represented in the Assembly by Mr Ajay Maken, Baljit Nagar had returned Ms Krishna Tirath. Both belong to the Indian National Congress (INC). Mr Maken and Ms Teerath now represent the
New Delhi and Karol Bagh parliamentary constituencies in the Lok Sabha, respectively. Polling will take place on October 13 and counting of votes will be held on October 16. Results will
e announced on the same day.
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Institute offers training for self-employment
Faridabad, October 3 According to an FSIA spokesperson, this was the first time that the experts and the officials of the institute will be available here to conduct such
a course for the youths who want to set up their own ventures. The course fee for the General category candidates is Rs 3,000, while it is half for the candidates of the reserved category. He said the course would run up to October 20 next. It includes an awareness programme on the
electrical gadgets and other office equipment that were in the use in the business world. According to Mr Ravi Kapoor of the SISI, the course was tailormade for the budding talent in the field as it would provide a detailed
information about all the basic requirements for setting up a new unit, and will train
the participants on the topics of getting raw material, new orders, production and marketing of the products. He said the people who were in the business and manufacturing for years, will dwell upon the
issues like maintaining quality control, banking, income taxes and excise, VAT, labour and personnel management. It has also been added that the Bhartiya Yuva Shakti Trust, a similar body set up by the entrepreneurs, had also been engaged in training and providing help to the newcomers in the field, which includes financial help. According to the FSIA, about 174 persons
were being trained by the trust at present.
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Art significant for happiness in life: Gandhian
New Delhi, October 3 The programme began with a tribute to the Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi. In his lecture, Mr Devi Prasad spoke about his long and rich experience and memorable moments with Mahatma Gandhi. He said art is worship of life and it brings light to life. Art in education is an important feature in the present scenario and it can be taught by only those who are associated with the children. It is the duty of teachers to help children inculcate knowledge of the arts. While speaking on co-ordination on education and art, he said it is vital for Indian schoolchildren, artists and teachers to interact and help them to become successful. Recalling his childhood days, he said school has its own significance, but he also learnt from a carpenter working with his own hands and learned art of living, which is the most important art. He said on the relation of art and humanism, it is important to understand Indian culture and vision. Art is very important for the happiness of life. He felt sad on the present scenario of materialistic art, which is providing only burden because of it most of the people are not interested in art. Indeed art and science are complementary to each other in education, he added. And art is not just meant to be observed only, but also meant to feel. Speaking on bringing changes in art, he said we will have to change learning of art so that it reaches common people. Today education is burdened. If we educate our children with the vision of Gandhiji and Guru Ravindranath Tagore and implement the education in Indian context new methods of art education will be developed. In her presidential address, Dr Kapila Vatsyayan remembered Mahatma Gandhi and said we will have to rethink the life and vision of Mahatma Gandhi. Today, we will have to decide that we just remember him or bring changes in our vision to accept life vision of Gandhi. While speaking on art and humanism, she said that she has observed Gandhi’s vision fading away from our education system. Emphasising on art, she said we will have to again bridge the gap between hands and minds to rebuilt Indian structure. Art and humanism are not separate, but we differentiated it. The biggest art is art of living. Dr Kapila Vatsyayana, Prof Krishna Kumar, Director, NCERT, Prof M. S. Khaparde, JD, NCERT and other employees of the council attended the function.
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Anti-encroachment drive targets NGOs
New Delhi, October 3 Those involved in the running of the night shelter, however, said that they were functioning from the area for the last two years. “We opened this shelter two years back with the permission of the then Director, Welfare, NDMC. It is really mind boggling why the NDMC has suddenly realised that this land belongs to them,” said Indu Prakash Singh of Actionaid’s National Campaign for the Homeless. Ms Singh also alleged that the manner in which the NDMC carried out the eviction was clearly “inhuman.” “They confiscated all the movables, including the children’s belongings like their textbooks and the materials used for vocational training. They even took away their blankets,” he said. A complaint has been lodged with the police against the “inhuman act” of the NDMC. The NGOs have threatened to launch an agitation against the action of the NDMC. According to the civic body, however, “it is a clear case of encroachment. We did not require to give them any warning before carrying out the operation,” said the NDMC spokesman, Mr Madan Thapliyal. He said the place where the night shelter was being run was intended for temporary shops. As far as the confiscation of the belongings were concerned, he said the NGOs could approach the NDMC anytime and take them back.
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Shortage of public prosecutors
New Delhi, October 3 This leaves little scope for smooth conduct of proceedings if some prosecutors go on leave, sources in the Directorate of Prosecution said, adding
this was coming in way of reducing the mounting pendency before the trial courts. They said there were 69 Metropolitan Magistrate courts, in which Assistant Public Prosecutors
are posted, and 48 Additional Sessions Judge courts, which are manned by Additional Public
Prosecutors. Owing to shortage of staff, usually one prosecutor has to tackle work in two courts. Further, even the Chief Public Prosecutors, who are supposed to assist the Director, Prosecution, in administrative works, do the work of Additional Public Prosecutors in sessions courts. The appointment of prosecutors was important for the smooth conduct of judicial work for disposing of the pending cases. It was only recently
that the UPSC issued a notification for the appointment of 46 prosecutors but it would take months for the entire recruitment process to be over, sources said.
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‘Bhagidari’ mantra to make Delhi a better city
New Delhi, October 3 More than 50 governmental and non-governmental organisations, including Gandhian institutions, participated in the mela, which was visited by lakhs of people. The five-day ‘Akhand Charkha Yajna’ also came to an end. The Chief Minister assured that mistakes found at individual or area level in the implementation of the unit area system of the assessment of property tax would be rectified as and when required. She appreciated the fact that by and large the citizens had accepted the unit area system of the assessment of property tax. She also congratulated the MCD for implementing computerization in service of citizens. A large number of dignitaries were present on the occasion including Mayor A. R. Verma, Deputy Mayor Ramesh Dutta, Chairperson of Gandhi Jayanti Mela Committee Shalu Malik and Municipal Commissioner Rakesh Mehta. Ms Shalu Malik informed that the 50 exhibition stalls put up by the MCD, Delhi Government and various NGOs drew a large number of citizens. She thanked the public for the overwhelming response to the mela.
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Civic body asked to save trees
Faridabad, October 3 It has constructed shops and other commercial property in contravention of the laws of the Municipal Corporation, Faridabad, he added.
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Rath yatra to spread message of Bhagwan Mahavir
New Delhi, October 3 Thousands of devotees of Bhagwan Mahavir, who were part of the procession, chanted ‘Vandana’ in praise of Bhagwan Mahavir. After the conclusion of the procession, a community feast was organised for all the participants.
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DPS alumnus felicitated
New Delhi, October 3 In his felicitation address, Mr Dhawan, member, Governing Body of the DPS Society, recalled how Mr Kumar was a very shy and unassuming child when he came for admission to the school along with his father.”
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