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Man, son kill newlywed for dowry
200 huts gutted, goods train catches fire
Shops closed, traders protest against VAT
JNU students on hunger strike
HSEB may implement grading system
‘Kisan haat’ to ensure fair deal to farmers
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Over 4 lakh visitors make it to Surajkund
India Kids holds baby show
Western disturbances cause record snowfall
Airtel dealer’s worker shot at, robbed
Prostitution racket busted, four held
Two nabbed with heroin worth Rs 1 crore
Six decamp with valuables worth lakhs
Apollo worker killed
Dacoits strike in DLF City
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Man, son kill newlywed for dowry
Ghaziabad, February 21 Deepti, 28, daughter of Satya Prakash of Shastri Nagar, Meerut, had been married to Navin Kumar, son of Mohinder of Vaishali, about a year ago. Navin runs a medical store, the police said. Deepti died as she was suspended with a noose around her neck from a ceiling fan. Her parents accused her in-laws of having killed their daughter. According to police, Deepti’s parents have alleged that she had been harassed and maltreated by her husband and in-laws. Demands for more dowry had been made regularly. As their demands for dowry were not met, the in-laws killed Deepti, the parents have accused. The accused Mohinder and Navin, however, maintained that Deepti had committed suicide and nobody has killed her. The police have arrested the father-son duo.
Three arrested in surrogate womb case
The Kotwali police, Garh
Mukteshwar, have taken three persons into custody in the surrogate womb case of Brij Ghat orphanage. The arrested include the victim and two men for solemnising an illegal marriage. Organiser of women orphanage Nagesh Pandit, Sonia, the woman who had been hired, and the man who had married her for Rs 72,000, Mukesh Tyagi of Sonepat, Haryana, were arrested on Sunday evening. Further investigations are on. The police learnt that the main accused of the case Mukesh Tyagi of Agwanpur (Sonepat) had again come to the orphanage and was negotiating the matter with Sonia and the organisers of the orphanage to save him from the police action. Later, the Kotwali police raided the Ashram and nabbed both the accused. It may be recalled that The Tribune on February 17, had carried a report about a Sonepat trader marrying an orphan of an
Ashram for Rs 72,000 simply for bearing him a descendant. The Kotwali police had registered a case on February 19. Nagesh Pandit, knowing all the facts, had got them married illegally for Rs 72,000. This was an illegal marriage, which was against the religious traditions also, the police said. The police are examining the role of the wives of Nagesh Pandit and Mukesh Tyagi in the whole episode. After the marriage Sonia had come back to the Ashram 45 days later, ditching Mukesh Tyagi. Subsequently, Mukesh Tyagi had been trying to get his Rs 72,000 back, but he got his just deserts in the bargain.
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200 huts gutted, goods train catches fire
New Delhi, February 21 The police sources said that the fire initially took place in one of the huts in the slum cluster along the railway track. It spread fast and gutted around 200 huts in the area. Ten fire-tenders were sent to control the fire and it took two hours to douse it. The police said that the fire took place at 4.30 pm today. As it was raging, a goods train that was standing nearby also caught fire. “Four bogies of the goods train caught fire that started in the slums,” said a police official. Four fire-tenders were pressed into service in the goods train, it said. The police and the fire department are yet to ascertain the cause of fire.
Fire breaks out in South Extension
New Delhi, February 21 The injured were rushed to the hospital and discharged after first-aid.
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Shops closed, traders protest against VAT
New Delhi, February 21 Hundreds of shopkeepers staged a demonstration at Palika Bazar to demand withdrawal of the VAT provisions. Shouting slogans, the traders also took out a ‘Rath Yatra’ to highlight their demand. “Today’s strike is a show of unity of the traders. We also want to tell the people about the impact the VAT will have on us and the general public. The prices of grain and other commodities will go up by 25-30 per cent if VAT is implemented,” said Confederation of All India Traders secretary general Praveen Khandelwal. The protestors put up a tableau at Palika Bazar on the theme of a trader
shackled with multiple chains symbolising different taxes. “This is a unique show of our protest. Such tableaux are displayed all over the country,” said Mr Khandelwal. The traders will observe a hunger strike on March 17 at the district level preceded by ‘Rath Yatras’ in five centres across the country in the first week of March, he said. A meeting of the confederation on February 27 in Jhansi will decide the next course of action, he added.
Budget session from March 15
New Delhi, February 21 The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. The dates will now be recommended to Speaker Prem Singh, officials said.
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JNU students on hunger strike
New Delhi, February 21 These students are seeking the removal of Prof. Naseer Ahmed Khan as the chairperson and are demanding action against him for harassing students. “He would victimise the students by giving them low grades. Recently when more than half of the class sought revaluation of the grades, he refused to sign the documents first and then he sent the grades back, which were lower than before. Finally, when another revaluation took place, the grades increased substantially,” said Shona, joint secretary of JNUSU, who is on hunger strike today. She said, “The students have been demanding action against him and until the authorities agree to our demands, we will continue the relay fasting.”
New Delhi, February 21 While the management of the university has been claiming to be on the “job of getting an accreditation”, the students are quite worried. The apex court in its ruling had directed the universities set up under the Chattisgarh Private University Act to seek accreditation from recognised state universities. The decision was made for the benefit of the students who are pursuing their higher studies in these universities. However, both the students and the management have shown reluctance to opt for affiliation with the state universities. “We do not want to be accredited to any university…we have paid a lot of money and the least we expect is a degree from a recognised university. We cannot do with distance learning degrees,” said a student. While there are some sections who are following the management’s assurances, others are not happy. “We have been asked to be patient, because the authorities will work out something. Talks are on with some universities and hopefully we will have no problems with our degrees,” said an MBA student Vamsee Dhar. Anxiety about the affiliation apart, students are also worried that affiliating to another university will mean having major changes in the curriculum. “If we are attached to some university, which does not follow the curriculum that we have, it will lead to problems, because then they will expect us to follow their curriculum,” said another student. He explained, “The curriculum we have is pretty innovative and in sync with what the markers demand. For example, we have specialisation in International Business for MBA students, which a particular university might not have, what will then happen to the students who have opted for it and are in the middle of studying it. Which is why we want the status of university restored to Rai.” Students also claim that with various campuses located in different parts of the country, they will have to seek affiliation from various state universities, which will lead to further confusion.
KM College breathes again
New Delhi, February 21 The lectures remained suspended for a few days following the incident that left several students injured. Despite the anxiety and shock, the college is trying to resume its normal schedule, sources point out. “Classes were held today and things are becoming normal again,” said an official. He said the college has formed a 21-member committee to meet the residents of Chandrawal Nagar and work out a solution to the conflict between the students and the residents. “There was a meeting of students, teachers and karamcharis in the college and it was decided that the representatives will meet the residents of Chandrawal Nagar to solve the problem,” he said.
— TNS
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HSEB may implement grading system
Faridabad, February 21 According to the secretary of the Board, Mr Rakesh Gupta, IAS, the grading system has several advantages and it is one of the measures that the Board is considering to improve the overall pattern of education and evaluation thereof. This type of system is already in use in several developed nations and has proved its utility as it reduces the burden on both the teachers as well as the students. Stating that the state of Kerala has already gone for this system, he said Haryana is among other states and the Education Boards, including the CBSE, which has been studying and evolving a manner in which it could be properly implemented. He said that although he is not in a position to tell when it would come into force, it could be year 2006 or 2007. It may be recalled that the CBSE has also announced to start grading system from the next academic session for classes like Matric and Plus Two. According to Mr Gupta, the problem of mass copying and outside interference in the annual Board exams could be checked by the grading system. He also maintained that the system of grading could also go further in improving the performance of both the students and Board as the psychological pressure on the students, which is like a terror for many, would get reduced considerably, and the students could prepare easily for the periodic tests at regular intervals, instead of facing one annual exam and a full course at one time.
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‘Kisan haat’ to ensure fair deal to farmers
New Delhi, February 21 The sprawling haat, built over an area of 9000 sq yards near Andheria More in South Delhi, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. “The kisan haat’s main objective is to eliminate the role of commission agents as they do not give the farmers a fair deal in the mandis,” Delhi Food and Supplies Minister Rajkumar Chauhan said. “It will also benefit the consumers as they will get fresh fruit and vegetables at reasonable prices,” he added. The Rs 3-crore project was approved by the Delhi government a year ago. The market will have nearly 99 small shops, four big ones and a restaurant with all the modern facilities, the minister informed. “If the concept succeeds, the government will open more such haats in the city and possibly extend this one,” Mr Chauhan said.
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Over 4 lakh visitors make it to Surajkund
Faridabad, February 21 While the mela authorities did not release any figures on a daily basis about the number of visitors this time, the officials claimed at the concluding programme held last evening that over four lakh visitors had come here in the last 20 days, which include a large number of foreign tourists. Chhattisgarh had been the theme state this time and its Governor and the Chief Minister had visited the fair. Though the organisers this time had doubled the rates of the entry tickets this year, it is claimed that it had hardly any affect on the success of the mela, which otherwise had become a spot for sale of the handicrafts, which was nearly out of the range of common man’s pocket.
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India Kids holds baby show
New Delhi, February 21 Children between the age group of 0 and 3 took part in Baby Show and Baby Photogenic contest. They also won prizes for being most healthy, active and attractive babies. In the Most Attractive Baby category, Amogha Chaudhari won first prize. To cap it, there was also a drawing and colouring competition. Many games like ‘Kulja sim sim’, ideal parent contest, father catwalk, mother and baby catwalk added glitz and glamour to the show.
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Power shutdown today
New Delhi, February 21 Some parts of BC Block in Keshvam Puram, parts of A Block of Wazirpur would also be hit from 12 noon to 3 pm.
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Western disturbances cause record snowfall
New Delhi, February 21 The record snowfall in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh this month and the cold conditions in the national capital and other parts of north India are owing to the overstay of the western disturbances in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Meteorological Department said today. It was pointed out that western disturbances normally stay in a region for two or three days, but this time the system was maintained for four days, bringing rains and unprecedented snowfall this month. Meanwhile, the Capital continued to shiver as icy winds swept throughout the day. The weather office said that conditions were likely to continue for the next couple of days. The cold winds brought a sharp fall in the day temperature to 18.6, which was six degrees below normal. A bright sun in the afternoon did little for the city. The night and early morning temperature dropped to three degrees below normal. Today’s minimum temperature was recorded at 7.6 degree Celsius as against a normal of 10 degrees. Though there is some clouding, the clouds are too high to bring rain in the next 48 hours, it was pointed out.
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Airtel dealer’s worker shot at, robbed
New Delhi, February 21 The victim identified as one Raj Kumar was rushed to the AIIMS and was reported out of danger. The victim works for one Rakesh Agarwal, who is a local dealer for Airtel and also deals in some home products in Dakshinpuri area. The police said that at around 9.05 am, two persons armed with country-made weapons intercepted the victim in the Madangir area. While one of the assailants pointed the weapon on his head, the other fired on his thigh and snatched the bag containing Rs 9 lakh. The two along with their associate fled on a motorcycle. The victim, however, noticed the registration number of the assailants and given it to the police. He told the police that this was a routine work for him to deposit the proceeds in the State Bank of India, Madangir branch every morning. Today he left his office at around 9 am and was intercepted by the youths at around 9.05 am. The police said that they were looking into all the angles and also suspect the role of an insider in the incident.
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Prostitution racket busted, four held
New Delhi, February 21 Acting on a tip-off that some girls were involved in prostitution in the area, the sleuths sent a decoy customer to negotiate with the pimp identified as one Jagjit Singh, resident of Paryavaran Complex. Jagjit paraded three girls from Jammu, Punjab and Mumbai respectively and demanded Rs 10,000 per night and also demanded Rs 1,000 as advance from the decoy customer. In the meantime, the sleuths nabbed the pimp and three girls. The accused told the sleuths that they had been in the trade for the last three months.
Three held for burglaries New Delhi, February 21 The accused have been identified as Afsar Ali, alias Afsar (20), Deepak, alias Bunty (24), residents of Welcome and Bhushan Kumar, alias Tinku (23), resident of Karol Bagh. The police during a routine check in Welcome area, found one person moving under suspicious circumstances and when spotted by the police, he started running. However, the police chased and overpowered within few meters. During his personal search, the police recovered one country-made pistol and two live cartridges from him. During interrogation, he disclosed that he along with his associates, Deepak and Bhushan, had committed two burglaries in the Welcome area. Based on his information, his associates were also nabbed.
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Two nabbed with heroin worth Rs 1 crore
Ghaziabad, February 21 Acting on a tip-off that some youths of Modinagar Tehsil took to peddling of narcotics and drugs to become rich overnight, the police nabbed the drug peddlers. Rahul Singh Singal of Faridnagar village under Bhojpur police station in Modinagar, and Annu Bhardwaj of Begumabad village in Modinagar, were arrested by the Kotwali police. Annu Bhardwaj runs a shop ‘Bhardwaj Studios’ near Shushila Inter College under Sihani Gate police station, while Rahul has a milk dairy shop near Muradanagar bus stop. SO in-charge Kotwali C. P. Singh said that the accused were arrested from GT Road in Civil Lines area yesterday on the basis of an informer’s report. One of their companions Shaukin of Muradanagar managed to give the slip to the police. On frisking, one kg heroin was recovered from Rahul and Annu, Inspector C. P. Singh said, which is priced at Rs 1 crore in the international market.
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Six decamp with valuables worth lakhs
Ghaziabad, February 21 All the intruders in their twenties were wearing monkey caps and had their faces covered with handkerchiefs. They barged in at 10.30 p.m and were having daggers and revolvers in their hands. The intruders made Bharat Bhushan, his wife Pritima, son Summit, younger brother Suresh, his wife Reena and their son Sidharth captives. The criminals assaulted and threatened them with death, if they did not
cooperate. Later, the assailants locked the inmates in a room and then ransacked the house. They took the cash and jewellery kept in almirahs and then asked the women to hand over the jewellery worn by them. They had severed the phone connections, too.
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Apollo worker killed
New Delhi, February 21 According to Delhi Police, the 29-year-old resident of Sri Niwaspuri was an electrician at Apollo hospital. A case of rash and negligent driving causing death has been registered at the S N Puri Police station and investigations were on.
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Dacoits strike in DLF City
Gurgaon, February 21 Five youths armed with country-made guns and daggers barged into the residence of Mr Shashi Munjal, and forced him, his wife and daughter into a room at gunpoint and decamped with cash and jewellery worth about Rs 1.5 lakh. The assailants stayed in the house for an hour and ransacked the household before leaving. Mr Munjal said that such criminal acts are really a cause for grave concern to the residents of DLF City area. His family was rescued by the neighbours. Incidentally, two days back, a gang of five youths had tried to enter the residence of one Vikram Singh in Phase-III. However, when challenged by the private security officer, they beat him up and left after firing a gunshot. The police have registered a case in today’s incident, but a large section of the populace are not happy with the police and the DLF management, the promoter of DLF City. The former president of the DLF City Resident Welfare Association (RWA), Mr P. S. Gill, expressed anguish over the recurring crime in DLF area. He said that both the police and the DLF management have failed to provide security to the residents. Mr Gill said that neither the police nor the management seemed to do anything with regard to the investigation into the case. According to him, there were footprints of the miscreants. The police could have pressed the dog squad into service.
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