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Poacher from Sariska held with horns
Wife of priest raped by dacoits
Institutional plots go begging in Noida
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HUDA setting its house in order
Leadership, a mantra of success
India set to become a super power: Sibal
Udyog Sadan to be functional soon
Career opportunities in special education
Demand to celebrate Ramnaumi Mahotsav in Parliament
Sadhu beaten to death by villagers
Professionals trained in power sector
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Poacher from Sariska held with horns
New Delhi, March 19 Acting on a tip-off, the sleuths nabbed the accused near the Samaipur Badli area and seized the horns, which were protected under Wild Life (Protection) Act. During interrogation, the accused told the sleuths that he used to smuggle the horns in Sariska from selling them in Delhi. He also said that the horns have medicinal value and said the horns were shed themselves during the fight between the deers. Contrary to his statement, the sleuths found that the horns were cut with sharp-edged weapons for the purpose of smuggling.
Life term for abducting NRI businessman
A Delhi court today sentenced four people to life imprisonment for abducting an NRI businessman for ransom over four years ago. The Special CBI Judge, Mr Dinesh Dayal, also imposed a fine of Rs 14,000 each on Rakesh Saraha, a resident of Sonipat in Haryana, Santosh Shankar Acharya, from Mumbai, Karik Subramaniam, from Faridabad, and Vipin Chander from Bijnour in Uttar Pradesh for abducting Thekkahald Siddique on March 11, 2001. Siddique, Managing Director of an Abu Dhabi-based company, was rescued from a house in Sarvapriya Vihar in Delhi on March 18, 2001, after a brief shootout in which three of the abductors were killed. While Virender Panth, Sanjay Khanna and Sunil Nathani were killed, Kartik and Vipin were arrested on the spot in a joint raid carried out by the CBI and the Special Cell. The other two accused were arrested later. According to CBI, the accused represented themselves as Hong Kong-based businessmen and asked the victim to meet them for some business deal when he came to India. On March 11, 2001, Saraha received Siddique at the airport here and took him to their hideout. The accused, thereafter, made several calls to the victim’s wife, Rahma Siddique, demanding one million dollars for his release. Rahma lodged a complaint from UAE through the embassy.
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Wife of priest raped by dacoits
New Delhi, March 19
The victim and her husband were sleeping on the temple premises last night when the incident took place. The suspects came into the temple premises and tied Ram Prasad and dumped him into a room. Later, they went into the other room, where the victim was sleeping. Subsequently, the suspects raped the victim, who is about 22-year-old. After raping her, they also stole her nose and earrings. The couple has also a two-month-old child. The police have registered a rape-cum-dacoit case and made sketches to identify the suspects involved in the gang rape, the police said. In another incident, a tutor of the local coaching centre in the Dilshad Garden area has been arrested for raping a 16-year-old girl. The victim is a 11th class student, who had been taking tuition from the accused. The accused has been identified as Ram Shankar Jha. The police said that the victim had been assaulted by the accused several times before she finally narrated the incident to her parents two days ago. The girl used to go for math and science tuition. The accused had also been tutoring the victim on several occasions all alone. He also used threaten the girl of dire consequences if she disclosed the incident to anyone, the police added. 32 cases settled by special court The fifty-fifth sitting of the special court held in the central Tihar Jail today disposed off 32 of the 43 cases brought before it. The special court was created on a directive of the then Chief Justice India, A. S. Anand, in 2001.—TNS
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Institutional plots go begging in Noida
Noida, March 19 This will result in the plots in old sectors remaining unsold while in new sectors, there will be no progress till development takes place there. This can affect the lease rent and transfer charges also. The Noida Authority had announced a scheme of institutional plots in sectors, 1, 24, 66, 19, 41, 42, 43, 48, 51, 53, 55, 56, 61. In old sectors, plots ranging from 715 sq mts to 20,000 sq mts were announced while in new sectors, plot sizes ranged from 1000 sq mt to 10 acres each. In old sectors, the rates of these plots have been kept at par with the rates of allotment of the residential plots. The allotment rate is kept at
Rs 3,700 per sq mt in new sectors. There are long queues for those seeking plots at the rate of Rs 3,700 for sq mt, but right now, there are no buyers for plots in new sectors. Under the circumstances, the price of a 1000 sq mt plot in Sector-61 is Rs 67.50 lakh while along the expressway plots of 2,000 sq mt will be available for Rs 74 lakh. According to sources, the rate for a 3,000 sq mt plot in Sector-19 will be Rs 11,200 per sq mt, which will come to Rs 3.36 crore with the annual lease rent of Rs 9 lakh. Against it in new sectors, 3000 sq mt plot will be available for Rs 1.11 crore. The investors feel that when the prime location plots are available at cheaper rates, what is the logic in buying land in old sectors. Educational institutions are set up to impart education, they are not for earning big profits. They also question the rationale of fixing such high rates of land in developed sectors. What will be the amount of development cess for plots being allotted at Rs 11,200 per sq mt, has also not been figured out yet allottees are demanding uniform rates for the allotment of plots and reducing the deposit amount from 30 per cent to 20 percent for getting possession. When OSD Dr Arun Singh, who appeared in agreement on this issue, asked the property cell in-charge, Jamil Ahmed for details, the latter accepted that the policy on fixing rates has been a big hurdle in getting suitable response for the allotment of plots in institutional sectors.
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HUDA setting its house in order
Gurgaon, March 19 The purpose of the camps would be to allow the allottees of HUDA or any resident facing a problem regarding infrastructure to meet the officers at one place. The administrator’s office has emphasised that the people will not face any ‘harassment’ at
the department’s headquarters here. According to many, the apparent human touch given to the functioning of HUDA comes in the wake of the new government sending back about 100 persons on deputation to their parent departments. In the past few years, the functioning of HUDA had come in for a lot of public criticism. The general opinion is that the HUDA officials harassed people for even routine works. The feeling is that apart from senior officers, even the personnel of the rank of junior engineers of the department lorded over people who met them regarding their grievances. The only ones who
were happy with the earlier style of functioning of HUDA were land mafia and realtors.
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Leadership, a mantra of success
Faridabad, March 19 This was stated by Mr Sampath Kumar, a motivational speaker while delivering his keynote address in the seminar titled ‘Leadership through team building’, organised by the Faridabad Small Industries Association (FSIA) here yesterday. Mr Kumar claimed that there was no shortage of manpower and talent in any field in the country, but what was important was how such energies were used in the overall benefit of any enterprise. He said the most important ingredient of success in any sector was the leadership. If a person at the helm of affairs was a true leader, no one could check the path to success. The attributes of leadership include transparency at work, respecting the views of others, a desire for constant learning, promoting team spirit, being ready for adapting to changes, working according to the environment and keeping away the personal interests against the corporate ones. He said the leader or the manager should have a fair knowledge about the things around him and should know how to use the potential and talent of the employees there. Stating that the ‘star’ industries were there not just by chance, but made rapid strides due to their ‘star’ leadership. Giving examples of industrialists like Mr Kumar Mangalam Birla, Mr Lakshmi Mittal, Mr O.P.Jindal and groups like Hero Honda, TVS, Reliance and Sundaram, he said the various factors including ambition, inspiration, motivation and recognition of the hard work had contributed deeply towards the success achieved by the owners and management of these enterprises. The FSIA secretary, Mr Rajiv Chawla, said that there were several options available for the entrepreneurs here to make a mark in their fields, but he said what was needed was the proper awareness and a qualitative approach. He said the theory of ‘I am Mr Right’ was outdated and the entrepreneurs at present should broaden their thinking and accommodate others who deserve praise and motivation for their role and work. He said the FSIA was observing 2005 as the ‘Year of Global Reach’ and under this drive, the association had helped at least 80 of its members
to acquire the ISO certification. The Nainital Bank announced the launch of its credit card facility for the small-scale units in Faridabad district.
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India set to become a super power: Sibal
Noida, March 19 The views were expressed by Union Minister of State for Information Technology and Development Kapil Sibal here while he was speaking as the chief guest yesterday at a two-day Management Festival–Endeavour 05 at Amity Business School in Sector-44, Noida. He said Amity was one of the top business schools of the country in private sector. A number of top companies of the country were handed with Amity Business Leadership awards. The award function was followed by a cultural programme jointly presented by Amity and Hindi daily ‘Amar Ujala’. The forceful presentation of well-known artist Shibani Kashyap was one of the highlights of this programme. Earlier, the management seminar was inaugurated by Delhi Commerce Minister Mangal Ram Singhal. Dr Raj Singh, Dy. Director General of Amity Business School, said the world of business has no guidelines and set rules that prescribe our glory in the new environment. Life originates with a quest to prevail over elements and prosper in its realm. This eternal urge to perform and excel, drives human being every day. New evaluation benchmarks and ever-changing business environment makes it imperative that we evolve to survive and flourish, under this genesis, and that is why Endeavour 05 is taking place, said Dr Singh. A number of events, including the corporate seminar, “Zephyr, the winds of change”, market research event “Reckoning”, provided an opportunity to conduct an in-depth market research for various products and services. At the inter-institute management games at ‘Colosseum’, students of over 200 postgraduate institutes from all over India showcased their talent. Among the recipients of Amity Leadership Excellence Awards were: Anand Mahindra, Director, Mahindra & Mahindra, E. Sreedharan, Managing Director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd, Veenu Srinivasan, Director, TVS Motor Company. Astha Channel’s Managing Director Madhav Kant Mishra received the Best Spiritual Channel award while Pranoy Roy, Chairman, NDTV Ltd, received the Best News Channel Award. Aroon Purie, Editor-in-chief of India Today, received the Best Political Coverage Award.
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Udyog Sadan to be functional soon
New Delhi, March 19 The construction work of the much- awaited Udyog Sadan at the Patparganj Industrial Estate has already been completed and is expected to become functional by the first week of April. The complex has been developed by the Delhi State Industrial Development Corporation (DSIDC). According to the president of the Patparganj Entrepreneur Association, Mr V. N. Sharma, it will help provide a single window clearance to all our proposals and projects. Almost all the concerned licensing offices such as the Industries Department, DSIDC, Delhi Pollution Control Board, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be under one roof for the convenience of the business community of the area. This mega complex is centrally air-conditioned and has been completed with an estimated cost of about Rs 10 crore. “Prior to this, we had to go to different locations of Delhi like Connaught Place, Wazirpur and Rajpur Road to get our proposals cleared. Now it is a great respite for all of us,” he said. The DSIDC decided to set up such a complex after a prolonged demand by the businessmen of this area. The foundation stone of the complex was laid in 1987. However, due to some unavoidable circumstances, the construction work of this building was started only in 2000.
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Career opportunities in special education
New Delhi, March 19 The course is being started with an aim to meet the requirements of the sector. As part of the campaign, 26 cities will host a daylong workshop that will aim at disseminating maximum information about the courses in special education, their relevance and future opportunities. The RCI, which is a statutory body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, provides special education through its network of more than 185 government and NGO institutions.
Principal of DCAC retires
The principal of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Dr S. C. Shukla, retired today after 35 years of distinguished career. Dr Shukla introduced several professional courses like Advertising and Sales Promotion in the college. Recipient of National Press Award, Dr Shukla is regarded as a pioneer of Journalism education in Delhi University. Today, media studies have become popular in Delhi University and the number of students enrolling for the subject has been increasing in recent years.—TNS
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Demand to celebrate Ramnaumi Mahotsav in Parliament
New Delhi, March 19 Bansal, said that if the British Government and their parliamentarians can organise Ram Janmaotsav in the House of Commons, then there is no reason for not celebrating such a great occasion by the Government of India. It is important to note that Ramnaumi was celebrated in the House of Commons on March 15. Due to the busy schedule of the British parliamentarians during April, the celebration was held in March itself. The Organising Secretary of ‘Hindu Parva Samanvay Samiti’, Delhi, Mr Rajendra Prasad Gupta, had sent letters to the President, the Vice-President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Chief Minister and the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly, requesting them to organise Ramnaumi celebrations in Parliament and state Legislative Assemblies. He said that it would not only encourage people to adopt the ideals of the Maryada Purushottam, but also lay the foundation stone for the ‘Ram Rajya’, the dream of the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The Vice-President of the Samiti, Mr Rastra Prakash, said that our politicians should rise above their political interests and come forward and join the Ram Mahotsav in the Parliament and state Assemblies. The Ramnaumi celebration would infuse ideals
of Lord Ram and would eliminate disparity among people of the country, apart from promoting
the feeling of patriotism among them.
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Sadhu beaten to death by villagers
Noida, March 19 The intruder has been identified as Mangal Singh, son of Magga Singh of Hardwar. According to information, Mangal Singh had intruded into the house of one Satpal in village Ilawans at 2 am two days back. Tall and well-built Mangal Singh, supporting long hair, was first noticed by Satya Pal’s wife Shyamwatti. As the sadhu is said to have caught hold of Shyamwatti and tried to molest her, she raised the alarm. Soon Satya Pal and his children woke up and shouted ‘bhoot bhoot’. The intruder Mangal Singh attacked Satyapal with an axe. Hearing the commotion, villagers rushed to Satyapal’s house and overpowered Mangal Singh. By the time the police came, the villagers had beaten the godman black and blue. He was admitted to District Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries next morning. His body has been sent for autopsy by the Phase-II police.
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Professionals trained in power sector
Faridabad, March 19
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