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Mumbai dancer held in sex racket catering to VIPs
Residents expose misuse of plot by NGO
2 held for trading in wild owls
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Inter-state auto lifter gang smashed
Punjab gangster held
Pharma cos to back AIDS vaccine initiative
Traders panicky after web showroom loot
PO depositors duped of lakhs
Gaudiya Math celebrates annual function
Meditation is a great healer
Institute of computing opens training centre
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Mumbai dancer held in sex racket catering to VIPs
Noida, December 4 The racket was operating in a well-heeled circle and the call girls used to travel from Mumbai by air. They were operating in cities like Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi etc. The accused used to rent out farmhouses, posh guesthouses, flats etc in VIP areas to entertain their customers. A number of VIPs are in a state of panic following the arrests and fear that the police or the arrested persons may spill the beans. According to well-placed sources, the police had been on the trail for sometime. They had information that a sex racket was active in the city involving models and dancers from Bollywood, who would fly to the city to entertain a select group of clientele. It is alleged that some high profile pimps are also involved in the racket. According to the police, the pimps used to ostensibly book the girls in Mumbai for a “dance show”. Since VIPs generally stay in flats in posh colonies, the police had little access to their love nests. The racketeers would travel in expensive limousines, so that a huge fee could be extracted from the rich clients. Often, five-star hotels were the meeting points. According to the police, the racketeers had hired a bungalow (No.102) in Sector-39, Noida. Interestingly, when the sleuth reached the bungalow, they found a padlock on the main gate. They were about to retreat when they heard come commotion inside. Later, the cops entered the house forcibly and nabbed the racketeers. The arrested call girls were identified as Madhu, Kajal and Rachna. Two men were also arrested by the police. The police have found telephone dairies in which names of the call girls, the dates of the transactions and the payments have been recorded. Further investigation is on.
Drug peddlers nabbed, 15 kg opium seized
Ghaziabad:
According to the SO of Kavi Nagar police station, Anil Somaniya, during a raid in A Block of Kavi Nagar last night, four persons were spotted moving in suspicious circumstances. When they were stopped for frisking, they started firing at the police. They were overpowered in the retaliatory fire. The police have recovered a local revolver and two daggers from them. Ten kg opium and five kg of doda powder was also recovered, Mr Somaniya said.—OC
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Residents expose misuse of plot by NGO
Faridabad, December 4 In the representation signed by over a dozen residents, led by social activist Krishan Lal Gera, it has been pointed out that the social organisation, which was formed and registered in 1957, was allotted 1480 sq. yards in the prime commercial area of NH-I of the NIT. It is stated that the plot was allotted through the Department of Rehabilitation in market number one. The government had laid down several conditions during the allotment, including no alteration or addition to the building approved by the notified area committee or the officer appointed by the vendor. In was stated in the sale deed that the allottee shall not use the plot for any other purpose other than social welfare. In effect, no residential or commercial building was allowed to come up on the allotted plot. It has been alleged in the complaint that the allottee converted the plot into a commercial complex. As many as 45 shops were built in the complex and rented to shopkeepers. It has been further alleged that no permission was sought from the Rehabilitation Department, Chief Settlement Commissioner and the Managing Officer (Tehsildar-sales), Faridabad. Though the Tehsildar had objected on several occasions, the local Municipal authorities failed to initiate action against. It has been pointed out that the promise of starting a charitable eye hospital and a pathology centre here was never fulfilled. Demanding the cancellation of the allotment and a high-level probe into the case, the complainants have threatened to file a PIL in the court if no action is taken soon.
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2 held for trading in wild owls
New Delhi, December 4 Two held for stealing diesel The illicit sale-purchase of diesel, pilfered from the government vehicles, came to light following the arrest of two persons. The suspects, identified as Som Nath Gaur and Navratan, were arrested by the North district police. Some policemen were standing in plain cloths near Subzi Mandi mortuary. They saw two persons pouring out diesel from a tank of MCD truck, DL-1G-5523, through a plastic pipe. When the policemen nearby questioned them, the suspects developed cold feet and could not give a satisfactory answer. The policemen then detained them. During questioning, they disclosed that Som Nath Gaur, truck driver was selling diesel to Navratan. Somnath was assigned the duty of carrying garbage from Civil Lines Zone. He had to carry garbage from Civil Lines area to Samaipur Badli twice a day. During duty hours, he was provided with 30 litres of diesel daily, but he would use only 10-12 litres. The remaining portion was sold to Navratan at the rate of Rs 19 per litre. He has been engaged in this racket for the last one year, the police said.
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Inter-state auto lifter gang smashed
New Delhi, December 4 The police claimed that 100 cases of motor vehicle theft pertaining to Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi have been worked out. Two stolen cars in which they were traveling have been seized. The police said that a number of vehicle theft cases were reported in South district. To check them, Anti-Auto Theft Squad of the Delhi Police constituted a special team to nail the suspects. The team members procured a list of such criminals and tried to nab them. By the time they could nab the suspects, the team members received information about an inter-state gang of auto lifters who had their base in Nepal and Uttam Nagar in Delhi. The information was developed and it was learnt that some members of the gang used to contact Deepak Kumar in Sarita Vihar area. They would take the delivery of stolen vehicles for disposing them of in Nepal. Accordingly, a trap was laid on the road which leads to Noida and all vehicles were thoroughly checked. A Scorpio as well as a Maruti car were seized. Seeing the policemen on the road, the drivers of both the vehicles and other occupiers tried to escape but were overpowered. During interrogation, they disclosed that Scorpio was stolen from Chandigarh while the Maruti car was lifted from Janakpuri in Delhi. Numberplates of these vehicles were changed. They also admitted to their involvement in 100 cases, including the ones in which some luxury cars were stolen from Lajpat Nagar, Defence Colony, Okhla, Hazrat Nizamuddin and Sriniwaspuri. They have set up an inter-state network and were selling the vehicles to their contacts in Nepal. They have also disposed of some cars in Punjab. The vehicles were stolen by Deepak Khanna, Harpinder, alias Happy, and Shyam Sunder Shah from Delhi and other areas, the police said.
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Punjab gangster held
New Delhi, December 4 The police received an information that the suspect would come to meet his associate in Uttam Nagar. A trap was laid accordingly and the suspect was arrested. His accomplice is still at large, the police said. During interrogation, he disclosed that he was a resident of Delhi and worked with his father in their business of building bus bodies near Zakhira. He came in contact with Kuldeep, a dismissed constable of the Punjab Police, and Sonu at a gym in Tilak Nagar and entered the world of crime. In another case, the North-West district police arrested one Sanjay and solved a case of kidnapping-cum-rape and
murder of a four-year-old baby girl.
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Pharma cos to back AIDS vaccine initiative
New Delhi, December 4 The workshop on health technologies with a special focus on preventive AIDS vaccine was organised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI). Senior policymakers and a group of industry representatives attended the meeting. This included representation from Novartis, Panacea Biotech, BD Biosciences, Serum Institute of India, Chembiotek Research International, and Rallis India. The objective of the workshop was to highlight market opportunities for the Indian industry and address some of the challenges that have constrained the companies from participating aggressively. According to Dr Seth Berkley, President and CEO, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, the phenomenal growth of Indian companies in pharmaceutical R and D over the last few years proves their potential capabilities in the field. “Research on preventive AIDS technologies, especially a vaccine, presents several opportunities. The Indian vaccine industry, positioned as the third largest supplier of vaccine in the world, has the unique opportunity to become the vaccine hub of the world. The R and D opportunities that the Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies can consider are immense.” The Indian industry is in a better position to explore the scope for its own involvement in the years to come, feels the Executive Director of Serum Institute of India, Dr S V Kapre. He said, “Over the years, the Indian industry has been able to reach a stage where it has become a global force. This allows it to get involved in newer challenges.” Mr Ranjit Shahani, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Novartis India stressed the need for industry and the Government to step up investment in healthcare in India, including R and D and delivery mechanisms. He said, “Public Private Partnership is one of the potential strategies to address the challenges. Clearly, the successful amalgamation of the skills of the private industry and the Government bodies is also required in the research and development of AIDS preventive technologies.” Deliberations at the workshop focussed on identifying factors/mechanism aimed at creating a more conducive policy regime, explore areas of potential interest for the Indian industry to undertake R and D efforts in this area and also explore innovative models of partnership.
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Traders panicky after web showroom loot
Noida, December 4 The odour of the spray was so strong that the police had to call for masks from fire brigade before entering the premises. A police team led by SSP Piyush Mordia reached the spot. On the first floor of the Reliance Web World, the franchise of which is held by Rajeev Tyagi, clients deposit their bills for phone services. A separate staircase outside leads to the bill counters on the first floor. The Reliance Web World Co has deployed private security guards on its premises. On the first floor, apart from cashiers Ajay Saxena, Aditya and Naseem, security guards Shamsher Singh, Giri Raj and Vinay were also present at the time of loot. Besides, five customers were depositing their bills. At around 7.30 pm, a youth climbed the stairs and demanded the cash from the cashier at gunpoint. In no time, seven masked men also entered the premises and started beating up everybody in the room. Before leaving they sprayed a foul smelling chemical, which caused a burning sensation in eyes and choking of breath in the room. The employees and security guards on the ground floor helped the employees and customers on the first floor to vacate the premises and also informed the police control. The semi-conscious employees and customers were rushed to the hospital for treatment.
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PO depositors duped of lakhs
Ghaziabad, December 4 Some departmental officials are also suspected to be hand in glove with the woman, who had started her career as a post office recurring deposit scheme agent about three years ago. She allegedly got a recurring deposit account opened for 50 clients, in violation of many rules and procedures. Under a recurring deposit scheme, women agents get four per cent commission as against one per cent for men. According to the officials, the woman had registered the agency in her own name to earn higher commission. In fact, her husband used to collect the amounts from the account holders for depositing it in their post office accounts. He was reportedly working for over 100 clients, including some cops, who had invested in different schemes. However, it is learnt that their installments had not been deposited for six months or even longer. The fraud came to light when some depositors went to the post office to collect their money on maturity of the scheme.
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Gaudiya Math celebrates annual function
New Delhi, December 4 World-renowned scholars and Vaishnava Acharyas of various Gaudiya Maths will grace the occasion. These celebrations are part of the ongoing Centennial Year celebrations of Founder Acharya
His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Dayita Madhava Goswami Maharaj, which have been going on
around the 26 countries in the world. Devotees of Gaudiya Math are organising seminars, congregational chanting processions, etc. in various cities of India and other countries to commemorate the occasion. During the coming week, a large procession would be taken out from their Paharganj centre on December 5. It will be led by various Vaishnava Acharyas, followed by a large congregation of devotees who will reach from various parts of India and abroad. There will be several tableaux depicting the pastimes of Lord Krishna and Lord Chaitanya. The procession will pass through various streets of Paharganj.
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Meditation is a great healer
New Delhi, December 4 The body of human beings has a natural process of producing drugs which treat diseases. If a man has a disturbed state of mind, it can be calmed by “beej mantra”, a kind of meditation, they claimed. The experts said that the subject of spiritual medicine should be included in schools, colleges and medical science. They claimed that confession and communication are two easy modules of controlling the disturbed state of mind. One should not harbour negative thoughts at all. Through meditation, it has been shown that the diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, paralysis, asthma and acid peptic can be kept under control with virtually no or minimum allopathic medicines.
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Institute of computing opens training centre
New Delhi, December 4 was India’s most advance network and security management programme. The director highlighted the training methodology based on the learning habits for which IACM won the prestigious National Golden Peacock Innovative Product or Service Award 2002. It also won the Golden Peacock National Training Award 2004 for excellence in education and training sector. The IACM is ISO 9001-2000 certified and has been listed among the top IT training companies in the country in Data Quest and also ranked first in India by Microsoft in their worldwide resource directory for the courses like Windows 2000 and 2003. The IACM also attained the status of Microsoft certified partner for learning solution, formerly (CTEC).
AIMA rounds off management student quiz
The All India Management Association (AIMA) today concluded the national management student quiz with a grand finale at IILM in the Capital. The quizmasters SPS Jaggi and Jacob Kurien gave a finishing touch to the quiz. Mr Rakesh Bakshi, managing director, Vestas RRB, was the chief guest on the occasion. He honoured the winning teams with trophies and certificates. Amit Jain and Anand Krishnan of NMIMS, Mumbai, emerged champions with a cash award worth Rs 15,000 sponsored by Glaxo Smithkline.
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Hot water park in Appu Ghar
New Delhi, December 4 The temperature indoors has been maintained at 30 degrees while the water is comfortably warm at 32 degrees.
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