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Lawyers’ strike over death in police custody
The Patiala House was deserted on Monday after lawyers struck work following the death of a colleague in police custody.
— Tribune photo by Rajeev Tyagi
HC nod sought for real-life court in DU Law Faculty
NDMC bid to stall Reliance Energy foray
Strike in govt hospitals
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Cong under fire for poor safety record
Cold wave may linger for a few more days
City bars under scanner, dozens raided
Govt urged to rein in ‘builder mafia’
Last chance for illegal dairies to pay up
DTC to erect 250 new bus stops in Trans Yamuna
SSIs getting raw deal: Apex body
Youth stabs uncle to death
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Lawyers’ strike over death in police custody
New Delhi, January 24 No official work was done in Tis Hazari, Karkardooma and Patiala House courts today. The magistrates have given the
next dates for hearing to the litigants. Not only in Delhi, but also lawyers in the trial courts in adjoining districts of Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida) and Ghaziabad boycotted work, protesting against the alleged custodial death of their colleague and demanded action against those found guilty as well as setting up of a medical aid facility in the lock up on court premises. Describing the incident as unfortunate, Delhi Bar Association secretary Sanjeev Nasiar said, “We demand a proper investigation into the incident and want those guilty to be brought to book.” He said a meeting of the coordination committee of the Bar Association was going on and would come up with a decision by evening. “There is no medical aid facility in any of the lock-ups and this has contributed to this unfortunate incident,” he added. The strike was total and peaceful; no matters were taken up in the trial courts, causing much hardship
to litigants. He said that advocate Sanjay Gupta, who was a suspect in a case, was produced before a court on Friday. The magistrate directed that he be placed in police custody. As soon as the police took him in custody, he complained of chest pain and vomited. Soon after, he was taken to the AIIMS where he was declared bought dead. The charges against Gupta were not serious and police custody was not warranted, the DBA secretary had aid yesterday.
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HC nod sought for real-life court in DU Law Faculty
New Delhi, January 24 According to Prof. Rajiv Khanna, In-charge, the idea of having a court attached to the Law Centre in the University is to facilitate training for law students similar to that of medical students. “It will be like internship, where they learn on the job”, he said. Prof. Khanna, who is seeking permission of the Delhi High Court for the proposal, told the Tribune: “I will forward my request to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court for approval. If this comes through, then the Delhi University will be the first ever university to have a proper functioning court attached to it”. The court, which could be set up in the precincts of the university, will allow students to not just watch court proceedings, but will afford them a chance to help clients though counseling and aiding the with the paper work. “If a clerk sitting outside a court can draft legal paperwork, why can’t a student of law. They can assist lawyers and help in client servicing”, said Prof. Khanna. Although the experience will be limited to just learning, students can brush up their legal know-how, which hitherto is limited to moot courts. “The moot court will not be abolished, it can serve as a back up, but actual courts will be a better classroom”, Prof. Khanna added. He said, “Setting up of an actual court would mean that students would not have to run around for training. As far as the space for the same is concerned, all we need is about three rooms: For the court and for maintaining the records. It could then become an integral part of teaching”. The court could handle motor accidents, matrimonial issues and labour cases.
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NDMC bid to stall Reliance Energy foray
New Delhi, January 24 The application was submitted by REI in December 2003 before the DERC, which in turn sought comments from all concerned and the general public. NDMC is a licensee for the area under its jurisdiction by virtue of an Act of Parliament. It has submitted its comments in the capacity of a Municipal Board of the area opposing the grant of the license in public interest. It has submitted that there is lack of available space in the area to accommodate another electricity distribution network. There may be disruption in existing services at the time of setting up the new distribution network as mass scale excavation would be done for laying of underground cables. Installation of the proposed utility would also entail irreparable damage to the trees. Consumers of the area are not going to be benefit as the NDMC is the best distribution agency and its tariff rates are lower by 10-15 percent as compared to that in other parts of Delhi, the NDMC has submitted. It was further pointed out that the Ministry of Home Affairs has requested the DERC to keep the application in abeyance till the additional requirements are prescribed by the Central Government. The Delhi Government, too, has intimated to the Commission that it is separately moving the Central Government to make suitable amendments in the NDMC Act to make NDMC the sole distribution licensee in the area.
Guidelines on diarrhoea
New Delhi, January 24 The guidelines have been published by a medical communications group, Mediworld
Publications. — TNS
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Family rises over grief to donate organs to needy
New Delhi, January 24 His father, a former CRPF Inspector, Omprakash Dabla, has donated Bobby’s heart, liver, kidneys, both eyes and tissues to the Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation (ORBO) of the AIIMS. Booby, a student of class V at Dev Public School, met with an accident near CRPF Jahrodha Camp on January 1; he was referred to AIIMS with serious head injuries, to which he succumbed on January 7. His father, who lives by the motto ‘Service and loyalty,’ decided to donate his son’s organs. He said he wanted to see his son’s smiling face when the needy people received his organs. The ORBO has written a letter of appreciation to the bereaved family for having risen over their grief to help those awaiting organ transplant.
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Strike in govt hospitals
New Delhi, January 24 They are also seeking promotions, additional DA and latest statement of GPF. The MCD has 15 hospitals, including nursing homes. The DNU president, S. Michal, said that after 12 years in service a promotion and increment in allowances should be automatic. But this was not the case in municipal hospitals and nursing homes.
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Cong under fire for poor safety record
New Delhi, January 24 Mr Vardhan alleged that the MCD and the Delhi government generally take recourse to some ‘eyewash measures’ after an unfortunate incident. But human safety ceases to be an issue after some time. And it is not just weak fire safety enforcement that is posing a risk. He flayed the authorities for choosing a handful of markets for a crackdown after the Kirti Nagar Fire. Deputy MCD Opposition leader Onkar Singh Thapar reiterated that the corporation’s ‘’scattered action’’ following the Kirti Nagar blaze was an eyewash. Demanded Mr Thapar, ‘’Does the MCD not know about existence of fire-sensitive tarpaulin banquet halls in Subhash Nagar, Rajouri Garden and Punjabi Bagh. One of MCD’s parks in Punjabi Bagh has a permanent marquee standing on it and is used for weddings and other events in complete violation of law.’’
Court ‘orders not being enforced’
While talking about the mismanagement and anarchy in the transport department of Delhi Government, Leader of Opposition Jagdish Mukhi has said that the commissioner and the transport minister were making a mockery of the judiciary by not implementing the orders of the high court. Prof Mukhi alleged that the high court, in its judgment dated December 6, 2004, had held the orders of Delhi Government as illegal through which the government banned the sale of a load carrier by the name of Vikram in September 2004, declaring the vehicle as slow-moving. The high court rejected the decision of the transport department saying that it was out of its purview. The court then directed
the government not to impose a ban on the type of vehicle. — TNS
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Cold wave may linger for a few more days
New Delhi, January 24
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City bars under scanner, dozens raided
Noida, January 24 The raids were conducted after reports that bar owners were serving liquor beyond the stipulated hours fixed by the administration. Even as the proprietors were hauled up for serving liquor beyond the stipulated hours, the police also verified the licences issued by the authority. The police have also issued a general warning that action will be taken against bars serving liquor beyond 11pm. It may be recalled that the administration had stopped issuing new liquor licences for restaurants in the city. However, the police informed that a number of restaurant and bar owners had managed to procure liquor licences by allegedly bribing the staff of the Excise Department. Presently, liquor licences are normally issued for marriages and parties, police officials said. The police team involved in the raid was headed by SO, Sector-20 police station, Mr Kamal Singh Yadav.
Notices to 185 plot allottees
Greater Noida, January 24 It may be recalled that 35 industrial plots were cancelled recently by the Authority after the allottees had failed to deposit the installments or had violated the other terms of allotments. A number of women entrepreneurs are known to be among the defaulters, whose plots are earmarked for cancellation, should they fail to respond to the notice issued by Greater Noida Authority. Some of the women entrepreneurs have been allotted these plots for years but have failed to operationalise their units. All the 185 allottees, who have been slapped with notices, have been directed to deposit remaining installments along with relevant documents within
a fortnight. In case the allottees fail to deposit the installment amount and complete other formalities as required within 15 days, action for cancellation of their plots will be initiated, OSD Arvind Singh said. Such allottees will not be entitled to apply for allotment again in future, he said. The allottees of Echo Tech-II are among those defaulters who have been asked to operationalise their units, failing which action for cancellation of the plot would be initiated, said Mr Singh. A number of allottees in the Toy City are among the defaulters, who have failed to set up their units for years, Mr Singh added.
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Govt urged to rein in ‘builder mafia’
Faridabad, January 24 The Residents Welfare Associations of these sectors have claimed that the civic infrastructure in their areas was on the verge of collapse and the civic authorities here had failed to contain the ongoing violation of the Zoning Plan regarding the construction of residential units. The office-bearers and representatives of these associations in a statement here on Wednesday alleged that the illegal construction of multi-residential units in single plots of various sizes was continuing unabated. If it was not checked, the civic amenities in these sectors might go bust due to congestion. The lines of water and sewers were not meant to serve a large population, and the situation was turning grim by each passing day. According to the residents, the problem required a long-term solution and the government should step in to check such an activity in these sectors. According to the complainants, these sectors were originally floated and carved out by a private coloniser (DLF) of various sizes, ranging from 250 to 1000 sq. yards and the civic infrastructure was provided according to the number of plots. However, it is claimed that some persons, mainly the private builders, had been constructing multiple flats on single plots and sub-dividing the ownership rights, which, they said, was illegal and against the norms of the Zoning Plan approved by the Town and Country Planning Department.
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Last chance for illegal dairies to pay up
New Delhi, January 24 The dairy owners can now deposit the advance payment to meet the cost of the developed plot positively by January 31. The amount, at the rate of Rs 1250 per square metre, can be deposited by cash or through bank pay order or bank draft in favour of the Assistant Veterinary Surgeon (Headquarters), Municipal Corporation, payable at Delhi against current account number 590989, or in cash in the office of Veterinary Officer (Headquarters), MCD, Room number 8, New Barracks, near Mewa Hotel, Town Hall, in Chandni Chowk.
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DTC to erect 250 new bus stops in Trans Yamuna
New Delhi, January 24 The DTC has decided to construct 250 out of its 500 new bus stops in various locations in Trans Yamuna area during this financial year ending in March 2005 at an estimated cost of Rs. five crores. Apart from this, the corporation has decided to renovate other bus stops which are in not in good condition. According to the chairman of the DTC, Mr. Rajeev Talwar, “As per our estimate about 400 bus stops of Trans Yamuna area need urgent renovation or replacement. Keeping this in mind, we have taken the decision to give a special impetus to the Trans Yamuna area”. “ We are trying the replace almost all old bus stops of that area. As a matter of fact, almost all the old bus stops of that area are roof less and in a very deplorable condition. Because of that reason, the commuters have to suffer a lot in all weathers, be it winter, monsoon or summer”, Mr. Talwar said. “ We are planning to erect makeshift bus stops as they are not only attractive but also reasonable in terms of cost. Apart from this, these can be erected anywhere depending on requirement. We are also taking care that new bus stops are installed near the old bus stops for the convenience of local commuters, “ he added.
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SSIs getting raw deal: Apex body
Noida, January 24 The Noida Authority and the UP Government do not bother about the problems and the state of industries in this town, especially the medium and small-scale industries, alleges the president of Noida Entrepreneurs Association (NEA), Mr Rakesh Katyal. The Noida Authority had been supportive of NEA in the initial years of the development of Noida. Mr Katyal said he had seen many phases of progress in Noida during the last three decades. As the interest of the authorities waned in the industries, some of the units had to relocate to other states, he added. At present, the Noida Authority is interested in developing the residential and commercial sectors. The disregard of facilities in the industrial sectors is indicative of an apathetic attitude of the officials, Mr Katyal alleged. The medium and SSI sector in Noida is being given a step-motherly treatment even though the national policy is to safeguard and promote this sector, Mr Katyal pointed out. As far as the NEA is concerned, it has never faltered from its charted course of protecting and promoting the small-scale industries and espousing their cause with the government agencies. But a shift in the government focus has increased our problems, Mr Katyal added.
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Youth stabs uncle to death
Ghaziabad, January 24 The victim, identified as Abdul Salam, was rushed to the Khan Nursing Home, where he was declared dead by doctors after sometime. The Hapur police have sent the body for the postmortem examination and are on the lookout for the accused. According to sources, the son of Abdul Salam, identified as Abdul Irfan, had an altercation with his cousin, Shahabuddin, at his teashop yesterday. Shahabuddin went to the house of his cousin this morning and got into some altercation with Abdul Salam. In a fit of rage, Shahabuddin stabbed the old man repeatedly and fled form the spot with the dagger. Abdul Salam collapsed in a pool of blood as a result of indiscriminate stabbing, said Inspector Santosh Yadav.
Mother, infant target of
unruly mob
In a shocking incident, an infant along with her mother became the target of an unruly mob when the mother was physically assaulted and an attempt was made to throw the newborn on a nearby railway track. The woman, identified as Zarina, was a widow and lived in Kela Bhatta area under City Kotwali, with her of three children. According to the police, Zarina’s husband, identified as Umardin, had died. On Sunday when Zarina gave birth to a girl, her neighbours were angry as she was accused of having illicit relationship with criminals, the police said. She was also accused of having an affair with a youth, who was living with her. As a result, her angry neighbours threw her belongings on the road and tried to oust her from the locality. More shockingly, an attempt was made to throw the infant on the nearby railway track. Later, a neighbour of Zarina, identified as Nagma, who does not have a child, adopted the newborn girl.
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