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ACP accused of abetting suicide, probe ordered
Double murder in Dhanora
Brother killed for property, father injured
Retd engineer found murdered
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NPSC to appeal against freeship seats in public schools
Committees to be set up to check sexual harassment in schools
The Hindon river, Ghaziabad’s sorrow
Major police reshuffle
Surajkund: Good fun under the sun at one place
Garden Tourism Festival begins
DLF musical extravaganza
Children rally against drugs
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ACP accused of abetting suicide, probe ordered
New Delhi, February 18 The deceased, identified as Mahesh Kumar Yadav (32), was found hanging in his room from a ceiling fan at his residence this morning. The suicide was discovered this morning by his wife Kavita. The deceased also have a four-year-old child. Incidentally, the family members of the deceased has alleged that Yadav has committed suicide because of the harassment meted out to him by an Assistant Commissioner of Police, also posted in the traffic unit of the South district. The family members alleged that the ACP Amit Roy used to demand Rs 2,000 from him every day and used to harass him often. Even few days back, the wife of the deceased alleged that Yadav was humiliated by Roy while he was having his dinner. The suicide incident has caused considerable discontentment among the traffic subordinates against the ACP.
Bangladeshi dacoits held, arms seized
With the arrest of six Bangladeshi dacoits, the Northeast district police today claimed to have worked out at least 10 cases of dacoity and robbery in various parts of Delhi. Looted cash, jewellery, two country-made pistols, two live cartridges, three knives and house breaking implements were also seized from them. The accused have been identified as Iliyas, alias Shabur (20), Mohammad Munir (30), Mohammad Harun, alias Saleem (33), Apan, alias Saleem (28), Rubel, alias Shamim (21) and Nasima (27), all residents of Bangladesh. The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast), Mr Anurag Kumar, said that acting on a tip-off that some Bangladeshi dacoits would assemble near Shahid Bhagat Singh Park, Bhajanpura, the police laid a trap and nabbed the accused. However, their associate, identified as Kabir, managed to escape from the police. The accused told the police that they always hired a flat in a thickly populated area and surveyed the area before striking at any house. They used to carry the house breaking implements after midnight and later enter the house by breaking the windows. They used to remain inside the houses for about 1-2 hours and never hesitated to kill the inmates if they raised alarm. The accused also disclosed that they were involved in a spate of robberies in areas like Bhajan Pura, Shahdara, Sangam Vihar and Ambedkar Nagar. They always preferred cash, watches and jewellery. In another case, the Northeast district police claimed to have arrested five juvenile autolifters and worked out six cases of vehicle theft in the district. The police recovered three stolen Pulsar motorcycles from them. During the vehicle checking, the police found two persons on a motorcycle without helmet from Shalimar Bagh area and when questioned about the vehicle papers, they could not reply satisfactorily. They later confessed to have stolen the motorcycle from Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh. Based on their information, their associates were later nabbed by the police.
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Double murder in Dhanora
Bulandshahr, February 18 The assailants had first killed a youth in a hail of bullets and then barged into the house of village Pradhan and shot dead his wife. An enmity of fifteen years has been cited as the cause of double murder. Later, Addl. District Magistrate, Secunderabad and SP (rural) Gautam Budh Nagar had somehow got the two police officials freed. SSP Gautam Budh Nagar had also inspected the site. The PAC has been deployed in the city in view of the tension. Deceased Neeraj, 26, was son of Anand Sharma of village Dhanora. He was fired upon by armed assailants near a telephone exchange. He ran towards police station Kakode. Though villagers had informed the police on telephone, the assailants caught up with Neeraj and shot him dead in a hail of bullets in the field a few yards short of police station. Subsequently, the assailants went to village Dhanora and shot dead Pradhan (headman) Jagpal’s wife Singari Devi in her house. Singari Devi died on the spot. When SO Kakode police, Anand Swaroop Sharma, reached the village after sometime, hundreds of livid villagers pulled him from his vehicle and gave him a thorough thrashing, tearing his uniform. They held him captive and when the police Circle Officer
Javer, Dev Karan reached there, he too was made a captive. The officials were freed after the intervention of Addl. DM
Secunderabad, Ms Vandana Tripathi and SP (rural), GB Nagar, MP Singh. Both the bodies have been sent for autopsy.
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Brother killed for property, father injured
Noida, February 18 The injured father lodged a case against his killer son, Bhule Ram, who has been arrested. Harish Chander in village Chit Hera had two sons, Asa Ram and Bhule Ram. Both the brothers had an altercation concerning land on Wednesday. Later, they had clashed on the issue. Father Harish Chander then tried to play a peacemaker. Bhule Ram injured Asa Ram in an attack and also assaulted his father. Hearing the commotion, neighbours rushed towards their house. Harish Chander and Asa Ram were then admitted to a Ghaziabad hospital, where Asa Ram died. Father Harish Chander filed a case against his son Bhule Ram who has since been arrested.
— OC
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Retd engineer found murdered
Ghaziabad, February 18 Somnath Joshi had retired as Assistant Engineer from Punjab Electricity Board and had been living alone. S.O. Sahibabad police said the deceased had two sons, Sanjeev and
Rajiv, both of whom lived separately. Sanjeev lived with his wife in Dilshad Garden, New Delhi near Delhi-UP border while Rajeev also resided nearby. Somnath Joshi used to go to his son Sanjeev’s house daily and would take his meals there. But he had not visited Sanjeev’s house yesterday. Sanjeev then rushed to his father’s flat to know whether everything was all right. He was surprised to see the door locked from outside. Neighbours did not know as to where Somnath Joshi had gone. As Sanjeev peeped from a window, he was shocked to see his father’s body lying in a pool of blood on the floor. C.O. Border, Dinesh Kumar Yadav and S.O. inspector G.P. Yadav quickly came over with a police force and took the body in possession. S.O. inspector Yadav said there were signs of wounds on the body inflicted with sharp-edged weapons. It appeared to be a family dispute, police said. “Soon we will unearth the conspiracy behind the murder,” Mr Yadav said.
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NPSC to appeal against freeship seats in public schools
New Delhi, February 18 Under the umbrella of the ‘National Progressive Schools Committee’ (NPSC), close to 120 schools have filed an appeal against the judgement, earmarking freeship seats in all public schools. However, the Social Jurists, who filed the PIL seeking reservation in schools have announced their decision to fight the appeal made by the schools. The Delhi High Court had directed the Delhi Government in April 2004 to declare that all private recognized unaided schools in Delhi will have to grant 20 per cent freeships to the children whose parents have a monthly income up to Rs 4000. The public schools have on their part challenged the terms of allotment letter issued by the DDA, requiring the unaided private schools in Delhi to admit certain percentage of students on freeships on the alleged grounds that it violates the provisions of Rule 158 of Delhi School Education Rules, 1973, Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, principles of reasonableness and fair play and Section 23 of the Contract Act. “The government has not provided us any support, there are no aids for us, yet they are forcing us to admit these children. It is also unfair that those schools who have not purchased land on concession basis have to follow the order,” said S. S. Minhas, Principal, GHPS, Vasant Vihar and member of action committee, NPSC. Claiming that the order is “not totally in favour of the economically backward”, the Principal of Lotus Valley International, Ms Madhu Chandra, said, “we will give them a fee waiver but what about their books, uniforms and the other expenses…these children will also have adjustment problems when they are suddenly put in a environment of affluence.” The schools’ contentions notwithstanding, the Social Jurists point out that “the decision was taken by all the schools irrespective of the fact whether they got land at concessional rates or not. In the writ petition, ‘Social Jurist vs. Govt. of NCT of Delhi’ filed before the Delhi High Court, the provisions of the Constitution were discussed, making it obligatory on the State to provide free education to the children up to the age of 14.” Social Jurists is contemplating filing an application before the High Court seeking leave to intervene to oppose the writ petitions filed on behalf of the public schools. The next date of hearing in these writ petitions is March 4, 2005.
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Committees to be set up to check sexual
New Delhi, February 18 The decision to set up district-wise committees was taken up at a meeting here, the Education Minister, Mr Arvinder Singh Lovely, told mediapersons today. The committee would comprise of three members and include school principals. The move is to prevent sexual harassment against students, teachers or workers and officials of the field, he said. ‘’Through the committee, victims could get their grievances addressed at a swifter pace and without being further subject to any such treatment,’’ he said. Meanwhile, the Delhi Government has suspended the principal and vice-principal of government schools, who were arrested yesterday on charges of allegedly raping a minor. ‘’Both the school principal and the vice-principal have been suspended and a departmental inquiry ordered against them. We are trying to find out how could someone working in a government school be
giving tuition,’’ the minister added.
Effluent Treatment Plant for 2010 Games
The Delhi Government has asked the Haryana Government to stop effluents flowing into the Nazafgarh drain from Gurgaon after the Commonwealth Games Federation raised objections on the quality of water at the site in West Delhi, where aquatic events like canoeing, kayaking, rowing and yachting are scheduled to take place. After the matter was taken up with the Haryana Chief Secretary, the neighbouring state has assured that an Effluent Treatment Plant would be installed to check effluents from flowing into the water body, official sources said. The 2010 Commonwealth Games Committee had approved the site for staging aquatic events but with a condition that the water quality, which was not up to the desired level, would be improved. The Delhi Government also plans to develop the site as a bird sanctuary and has launched a massive afforestation drive in the area since 2001.
Take traders into confidence on VAT: BJP
The Delhi Pradesh BJP has asked the Delhi Government not to implement VAT from April 1 without taking the traders into confidence. The president of Delhi Pradesh BJP, Dr Harshvardhan, said in a statement today that the traders were perplexed because of certain discrepancies in the white paper circulated among finance ministers on December 13 last year for their perusal and implementation. “The Congress government is going to introduce a Bill in the legislative Assembly in respect of VAT in the coming session, but the Chief Minister has not deemed it necessary to call even a meeting of traders associations of Delhi. The chairman of the high power committee constituted for implementation of VAT, West Bengal Finance Minister Ashim Dasgupta, has stated clearly that before implementing VAT, the traders and the industrialists will be taken into confidence. The Chief Minister of Delhi has taken no initiative to take the traders into confidence till now,” he said.
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The Hindon river, Ghaziabad’s sorrow
Ghaziabad, February 18 The water of Hindon is known to be dangerously polluted so much so that living organism is difficult to come by in the river. The river water has been classified in E category by the Central Pollution Control Board, which virtually means ‘Red Indicator’. It is one of the most polluted rivers in the country. The brackish ground water of colonies along Hindon from Sahibabad, Vijay Nagar and other areas is the main cause of the pollution of the river. The Yamuna river cannot be rid of pollution unless Hindon and its tributaries—Kali and Krishna—are cleansed. Those living along the banks of these rivers and streams run a high risk of attracting serious ailments. A large number of people in the area already have skin ailments and the risk of skin cancer is quite high among the people of nearby villages along these
rivers. The 90-km-long Hindon river starts from Saharanpur. Krishna joins Hindon at Barnava while Kali merges into Hindon about 20-25 km upstream. Krishna and Kali are already polluted by the time they merge into Hindon. Kali has nil ratio of dissolved oxygen (DO). After passing from Saharanpur, Muzzafarnagar, Bagpat and Ghaziabad, Hindon merges with the Yamuna at Maviwara (Tiphera village). According to an expert, Dr Tejpal Tyagi, one of the main causes of pollution of Yamuna is Hindon river. Hindon carries the impurities of villages and towns on its bank along with chemical pollutants expelled by factories along the route to the Yamuna. Domestic sewerage water from Ghaziabad and other towns also flows into Hindon. From health point of view, the Hindon water is extremely dangerous for any living organism to survive. Apart from high level of hardness, the ratio of chemical oxygen demand (COD) in Hindon water is also four times more than the normal level. Hindon water is known to have affected the sub-soil water in Ghaziabad. The Hindon is most polluted in the Yamuna basin and it is among 39 polluted rivers of the country, according to a Central Pollution Control Board report. Chemical pollutants from factories and domestic sewerage contribute significantly to the contamination of its water.
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Major police reshuffle
New Delhi, February 18 While Mr Krishan Kumar, who was Additional Commissioner of Police, has been transferred as Additional Commissioner of Police, General Administration. Sudhir Yadav, who was Additional Commissioner of Police, General Administration, has been posted as Additional Commissioner of Police, Security. Mr A. K. Singh, who was in P&L, has been promoted as ACP in the same branch. Miss Garima Bhatnagar, who was Additional DCP in the North district, has been promoted and posted as DCP, East district. Miss Nuzhat Hussan, who was DCP, East district, has been posted to the National Book Trust on deputation. Mr R. K. Sharma, who has stint outside Delhi, now has been posted as DCP, Special Branch. Mr Madhup Tiwari, who was in Kosovo on deputation, has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police-1 in North district. Another officer L. V. Prasad, who was Additional DCP-2 in North district, has been promoted as DCP, Fifth Battalion. Mr Ranvir Singh, who was Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Security, has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police-2 in South district. Mr Subhasis Chaudhary, who was in Kosovo on deputation, has been asked to look after the work of Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Security.
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Surajkund: Good fun under the sun at one place
Faridabad, February 18 The majority of the visitors spend about four hours here, as they get engrossed in the ‘cultural’ feast thrown open daily by over a dozen troupes. The Mela this time has invited about 275 artistes for displaying the folk culture of various states, including the theme state Chhatisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat and the host Haryana. The specially built Chaupal, which is located in the heart of the Mela premises, is the spot where one could enjoy the cultural extravaganza at no cost. “Various troupes perform two to three times daily to entertain the audience, which feels relaxed after shopping or going round the 350-odd stalls,” say the Mela organisers. According to them, if such a presentation had not been there, the Mela would have been a damp squib. It is reported that the folk artistes were being paid at the rate of Rs 200 daily besides free board and lodging on the premises. The popular items that one could enjoy at any time of the day at the Mela Chaupal and nearby spots, included the famous bhangra, giddha, jindwa, jhoomer and pop orchestra. To cap it, there are Holi and Chirkula dances from Uttar Pradesh, Pandwani and Panthi from Chhattisgarh and various items from Haryana, which include the famous Banchari dance, Panihari and Jija Saali folk dance. “What is unique and interesting is that a large number of visitors, especially the younger lot join the artistes daily. There is no restriction on anyone,” claim the organisers. Besides, the Mela has a special natyashala (open air theatre), where special cultural programmes were performed in the evenings. Two youths from Andhra Pradesh posing as Gandhiji and a monkey also draw a number of visitors. While ‘Gandhiji’ keeps standing in one pose for several hours like a statue, the monkey is famous for its juggling acts like swallowing the lemon and the coins and then bringing them back.
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Garden Tourism Festival begins
New Delhi, February 18 The Tourism Minister, Mr Arvinder Singh Lovely, inaugurated the festival. The festival has on display more than 15,000 plants in various categories including dahlia, rose, chrysanthemum, etc. There are also garden equipment, accessories and medicinal and herbal plants on display. Laid out gardens with a specific theme are an attraction of every garden tourism festival. This year the chosen theme is innovative garden. They have been created by DDA, NDMC, MCD, CPWD, DJB, Horticulture Department of Noida and Greater Noida. The Garden Tourism Festival will remain open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Entry fee is Rs 10 per head. Children up to five years of age have no entry fee. A shuttle bus service between PVR, Saket, and the venue has been introduced.
Classmate Young Author Contest
A class XI student of the City Montessori, Lucknow, Jyoti Iyer, has won the ‘Classmate Young Author Contest 2004’. The second and the third prizes were coveted by Sreerupa Chowdhuty and Akhila Phadnis from Kolkata and Chennai respectively. The winners were selected from over 40,000 entries across the country.
— TNS
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DLF musical extravaganza
New Delhi, February 18 Many people, including some of the who’s who of the Delhi and Gurgaon circuit, attended the evening. Speaking on the event, Mr Ajay Khanna, executive director, DLF Retail Developers Ltd said, “We at DLF believe in giving our retailers and customers more value for their money. This event is yet another initiative by DLF towards that direction.”
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Children rally against drugs
Noida, February 18 SP leader AK Jain flagged off the rally at Sanatan Dharm Mandir, Sector-19 and it concluded in Harola. Children from Gemini Public School, Kondli Nagar Nigam and Prathamic Vidyala Sector-8, participated in the rally which wended its way through Sectors 18, 27, District hospital, Jhundpura, Jama Masjid, Sector-8 and Sector-9.
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