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Panchayat seeks Rs 10 lakh for junk dealers
Glock pistols to give more teeth to cops
ASI gets court notice for swindle
Gangster shot near Kalkaji
NDMC wants ad revenue from DMRC
JNU library being digitalised
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RAWs responsible for upkeep of parks
Engineer held for ATM theft
Fake currency from Ghaziabad reaches RBI
Man robbed of
Rs 2.5 lakh
Fashion show for the cause of special kids
RI for robbery 13 years ago
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Panchayat seeks Rs 10 lakh for junk dealers
Noida, March 10 The Panchayat also demanded that the 11 policemen should be booked for murder and arrested forthwith. If the authorities fail to make any progress in the next 10 days, another Panchayat will be held on March 19. The Panchayat threatened that the people will take to roads if nothing concrete is done and a mass movement will be launched. A three-point memorandum addressed to the UP Chief Minister was handed over to the Deputy District Magistrate. Forthwith arrest of guilty cops and sending them to jail and payment of Rs 10 lakh compensation to each of the affected family is paid immediately. All the cops should be tried for murder of the three junk dealers missing from police station since September last. The ex-MLA and Samajwadi Party leader, Sumeer Bhatti, said people would not shy away from any struggle till the guilty cops are brought to book. No criminal should be allowed to get away with his crime, the missing junk dealers had committed no crime. The SSP’s action in suspending three cops and order an FIR be filed against 11 cops is a half-hearted and a belated step and does not meet the expectations of local people nor the requirements of justice. Dehat Morcha leader Rajkumar Bhatti was of the view that all policemen are not beasts, but Aloke Sharma and his companion cops have committed a horrendous crime. All the social organizations of the area should put up a united struggle against this beastly act of the cops. What was after all the fault of these youth for which they had to lose their life was the question on everybody’s lips. Mujahid Ali, Narinder Bhatti, Rajak Ahmed, Verinder, Pradhan, Kamal Bhatti, Sanjay Bhatti Mani Ram Naggar and many others had attended the Panchayat.
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Glock pistols to give more teeth to cops
New Delhi, March 10 As part of a modernisation initiative, the Delhi police procured these pistols from Austria and the men are being trained in efficient handling of the weapons. These pistols are different from the other weapons, as the metallic content is very less and the weapons are more accurate. Also, latest in explosive detection, some specially designed hidden devices are also being procured to identify explosives. These devices have the power to detect all explosive materials irrespective of the mode in which they are being carried. A senior officer said that the Rakshak vehicles were successfully used for the first time by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police recently in eliminating the three LeT militants who were planning to target the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun. Apart from these, special training courses were also being conducted from time to time for over 350 Delhi Police security personnel, providing security to VVIPs. “Special exercises and competitions are being conducted regularly to test the efficacy and efficiency of the anti-sabotage teams so there is no confusion while providing security,” the officer said. In the anti-sabotage exercise, the explosives are planted and tasks are assigned to detect the devices to check the alertness of the security men. “Such exercises are often made to increase their concentration level and enhance the capabilities of the security men as they are exhausted due to their security duties,” added the officer. According to the officer, security is an important subject particularly in the Capital due to the visits of high-profile dignitaries and that’s why emphasis is always been laid on such matters.
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ASI gets court notice for swindle
New Delhi, March 10 A Division Bench of Chief Justice B C Patel and Justice S K Kaul asked the ASI officials and the police chief to give their reply to the petition filed by a Delhi-based NGO-Aman Bhaichara Samiti by April 6, the next date of hearing. Meanwhile, the court appointed advocate Ajay Tandon as a local commissioner to inspect the sites and file a report with the court about the state of affairs at various monuments, including Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Quila Rai Pithora, Humayun’s Tomb and Purana Quila Museum. The court also asked the petitioner to file an affidavit giving details of the activities and source of income of its members and office-bearers. Petitioner’s counsel Rakesh Tiku alleged that ASI officials were involved in corrupt practices in the name of conservation of monuments and were violating various laws. After the Army vacated the Red Fort premises in 2004-05, the authorities allegedly indulged in felling of over 200 trees around the protected monument in the name of conservation. The logs were sold to private contractors and
the proceeds of over Rs 4 crore were usurped by them, he alleged.
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Gangster shot near Kalkaji
New Delhi, March 10 The sleuths said that the gangster has been identified as Hanumanth who had been involved in at least 27 cases of murder and extortion. Autolifters’ gang smashed
With the arrest of four persons, the North district police claimed to have busted a gang of autolifters and recovered a stolen Maruti car from their possession. The accused have been identified as Narender, alias Deepak, alias Kuldeep (24), resident of Okhla, Ramesh Singh Jaithudi (26), resident of Subzi Mandi, Raju, alias Langra (24), resident of Jehangir Puri and Ram Dhani (35), resident of
Bareilly. During a routine checking near DCM Chowk, Rani Jhansi Road, the police found four persons in a suspicious manner in a car and when asked to produce the vehicle’s documents, they confessed to have stolen the vehicle from the Chittaranjan Park area. During interrogation, the accused told the police that they were involved in several cases of autolifting in different parts of Delhi.
Youth gets 7-yr RI for attacking Libyan student
A Delhi court has sentenced a youth to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment for attacking a Libyan national last year. The Additional Sessions Judge, Mr H. P. Sharma, while sentencing Sonu Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on him for grievously injuring Marvan Ali Housh, a Libyan student. The court, which also handed down 10 months’ imprisonment to his accomplice Bijender, however, ordered his release as he had already served the period during the trial. Housh sustained serious injuries on his head, shoulder and hands after being attacked in the Capital’s South Extension area on April 7 last year by the youths who escaped after robbing his cell phone and other belongings. The duo were later arrested by Defence Colony police in South Delhi.
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NDMC wants ad revenue from DMRC
New Delhi, Mach 10 The spokesperson of the DMRC, Mr Anuj Dayal, said: “We had already cleared our stance in the case of MCD. “The MCD was also pressuring on the same demand, they even threatened to drag the matter to the court,” he said. A senior officer of the NDMC on the condition of anonymity said that they had given the land to the DMRC without taking anything in lieu so they were entitled to a share in the income from the advertisements on those metro stations. The president of the NDMC Workers’ Federation, Mr Ganga Ram, said that the NDMC was apparently moved into action as some important stations like Connaught Place and Central Secretariat fall in its jurisdiction. “There is a stiff competition among the potential advertisement companies to display on the metro stations. They have already started higher and higher bidding for booking the space on the walls of these stations.” “The NDMC in a meting some time back, had decided not to bother about advertisements in its area as it was found that the collection of money through that channel was much less than that spent on that exercise. We do not understand what forced the NDMC to change the stand in this regard,” said Mr Ganga Ram. Mr Dayal clarified that there was no need to take permission for any advertisement companies from the NDMC to display on metro stations. “We are the final authority in this regard. The metro stations cannot be treated like other buildings in Lutyens’ Delhi. So, there is no question of profit-sharing or other arrangements.”
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JNU library being digitalised
New Delhi, March 10 “The present library in JNU is not what the JNU brains require. It is a challenge to meet that requirement and the recent efforts made to digitalise the library are a step in that direction,” claimed Dr Koganuramath. The JNU library that prides itself on an enormous collection of books, journals and newspaper clips is in the process of being digitalised. “We have begun the work in a phased manner. As of now the entire bibliography can be accessed on the net and one doesn’t need to be on the campus to refer to the catalogue, they can access the web page for details on books,” said Dr Muttayya. The ambitious plan envisages books in a digital format for the use of students, researchers and faculty. “We have a marvellous collection of books and we are looking at getting all the newspaper clips in a digitalised format on the webpage of library. All this information will then be put on to the university server,” he said. Apart from procuring e-books, the university is also contemplating, putting up all research papers, dissertation and seminar papers onto the webpage for reference.
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RAWs responsible for upkeep of parks
Faridabad, March 10 The MCF has offered to develop other parks in the city, with the condition that the respective RWAs or the social bodies should come forward to adopt these parks, after these were developed and assured that these would be maintained properly. There are also many parks in the town, which have been developed by the local residents with cooperation of each other. According to the authorities concerned, the parks developed fully by the MCF in the past few months including three parks in Sector- 17, one park in Sector- 16 and one park in the Ballabhgarh town. The corporation has provided the basic infrastructure, including steel benches, canopies, streetlighting, grass mowers, and developed footpaths. The maintenance of these parks will be the responsibility of the
RWAs. While it is claimed that this is a unique experiment of developing parks, but the officials seem to have no answer. When asked who will develop and maintain the remaining parks, if no RWA or NGO come forward to take the responsibility of maintaining these. However, the civic body, which is about 20 years old, has been the target of severe criticism from the local residents, when it comes the issue of developing and maintaining the civic amenities like the roads, sewerage system, streetlights and other facilities. While Faridabad has one of the largest numbers of sectors developed by the HUDA in the state, the condition of the civic amenities in all the sectors and colonies have been poor. “How people will go to the parks developed by the
MCF, when there is no proper road linking these,” asks Mr K. L. Gera, a social activist here. Claiming that the majority of the roads in the city were in dilapidated condition, he said the MCF or the department of the HUDA seems to have become a burden on the government and people, as they have been unable to provide or maintain roads and the sewerage system. The residents are being forced to hire private persons to clear up the blocked sewers and had even collected money from each other to get the roads in their pockets repaired and the MCF is hardly concerned about it. He demanded that the officials concerned should devote the funds and their energy to develop and maintain the civic amenities.
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Engineer held for ATM theft
Faridabad, March 10 The accused had reportedly stolen the money after he came to know the password of the machine, when his help was sought by the branch of the State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur located on the Neelam-Bata Road here. He was allegedly helped by one
of his friends, who is reported to be absconding. It is stated that the accused had opened the safe of the
ATM, on the plea that he had come for some repairs and had taken out the amount. This was noticed by the Branch Manager a few days after, when he lodged a complaint with the police. In another incident, driver and helper of a canter truck snatched an amount of about Rs 58,000 from a timber merchant, when the victim was going with them in their vehicle along with the consignment, a couple of days ago. The truck had started from Palwal and was on its way to Agra. It is reported that the driver and his helper stopped the truck midway at an isolated spot and attacked him with iron rod and sped away after pushing him down. The trader, identified as Vinod Garg, has been admitted in the hospital with serious injuries. A case has been registered in this regard.
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Fake currency from Ghaziabad reaches RBI
Ghaziabad, March 10 A case under Section 489-A has been registered by the Kotwali police station. SO Kotwali C. P. Singh said the matter is being investigated and the possible culprits are being traced. The case registered in Kavi Nagar police also and an unknown person has been made the accused on the basis of Mohd Salim’s complaint. This has also said that the currency sent by Shastri Nagar branch of Oriental Bank had contained some Rs 50 fake currency notes.
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Man robbed of
Rs 2.5 lakh
Faridabad, March 10 According to the police, Bir Singh, the victim, a resident of Kheri Kalan village near here, was on a two-wheeler when he was waylaid by a group of four persons. The criminals, who were in a Maruti van, intercepted Bir Singh near the Sunflag Hospital in Sector-16 here and snatched the bag containing the cash.
— TNS
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Fashion show for the cause of special kids
New Delhi, March 10 In association with Tamana Chona, she held the Tamana Payal Jain Fashion Show, which provided a platform to the children from the Tamana Special School to display their talents. The event was aimed at mobilising funds for building a sheltered workshop for the disabled. So while the audience lent attention to the colours of earth, water, air, fire and other represented in the clothes, they were also compelled to pay attention to the needs and challenges faced by the differently abled. Tamana, the inspiration behind the special school, gave the welcoming speech at the event held here recently. The schoolchildren presented a dance number. Titled ‘Circle of Life’, the show, according to the designer Payal Jain, “connotes a continuous flow of universal energy binding all life in a common thread, delineating a progressive transformation in the way we interact with every human soul”.
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New Delhi, March 10 According to the police, the accused robbed valuables, including jewellery at gun-point from the house of Santosh Gupta at Bapa Nagar in Karol Bagh on February 28, 1992. — TNS
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ABVP members expelled
New Delhi, March 10
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