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5 Bawaria gang members arrested
New DMA team aims to root out quackery
Delhi’s first state-of-the-art IT Park opened
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Man gets death for murder of wife, son
Matharoo accused of victimising senior MCD official
Missing junk dealers: Six SIs quizzed
Choices galore for students pursuing education abroad
Joint inspection by CBI at sand points
Lt-Governor B.L. Joshi after inaugurating an exhibition on cactus at Dilli Haat in the Capital on Saturday.
— Tribune photo
Carriageway over Palam drain opened
Alternative to SYL canal mooted
‘Delhiite uses less water’
Software techie plans broadband technologies
Hawkers protest at Jantar Mantar
Cultural awareness in schoolkids stressed
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5 Bawaria gang members arrested
New Delhi, April 2 The police also recovered one country- made pistol, one live cartridge, two button-actuated knives and two iron rods from their possession. They were identified as Jansi (25), Partap (30) and Chiranjee (22), residents of Rajasthan and Subhash (40), resident of Narela and Arvind Rana (22), resident of Rohini. Acting on a tip-off that the gang members of Bawaria tribe would assemble near GT Karnal Road to commit dacoity, the police laid a trap and nabbed them after a brief encounter. During interrogation, the accused persons disclosed that they were involved in at least eight cases of looting trucks in Alipur area. In another case, the East district police today claimed to have busted a gang of robbers involved in several cases of robbery in the district apart from Ghaziabad and Gautam Budh Nagar. Acting on a tip-off that the criminals were planning a dacoity in Pandav Nagar area, the police laid a trap and nabbed the suspects. They were later identified as Dharmender, Vipin George, Umar Ali, residents of Ghaziabad and Pankaj, alias Sonu, resident of Fazal Pur. During interrogation, the accused persons revealed that they were working for Pankaj and were involved in a spate of robbery cases in the last 20-days. They had hired an auto-rickshaw and looked for targets near bus stops, cinema halls and restaurants.
Fake manufacturing unit unearthed
With the arrest of one person, the Crime Branch today claimed to have unearthed a fake-manufacturing unit of toners and seized printer cartridges, toners and packing materials worth several lakhs of rupees. The accused person has been identified as one Mohammad Munna, resident of Moradabad. Acting on a tip-off that a resident of Jama Masjid has been indulging in manufacturing of sub-standard print cartridges and toners of reputed companies, the sleuths raided the premises of the accused and nabbed him. During the raid, the sleuths also seized fake cartridges, toners and other materials worth Rs 20-25 lakh. — TNS
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New DMA team aims to root out quackery
New Delhi, April 2 The DMA, which has chosen ‘Meri Dilli Swastha Dilli’ (My Delhi, Healthy Delhi) as its theme for the year, is aiming to “root out quackery from the city”. Listing out the key areas of interest, the DMA president, Dr K. K. Aggarwal, said the DMA plans to file a Public Interest Petition in the High Court seeking clarification on those who can prefix ‘Dr’ before their names. He said the DMA asserts that Allopathic, Ayurvedic, Homoeopathic and Unani practitioners, who are registered with their respective councils, can have this designation. This leaves out the Naturopaths and other streams like Physiotherapists, he added. Dr Aggarwal said the plan is to make it legally impossible for quacks to use this designation to fool people as they will not be allowed to prescribe drugs under the schedule G, H and X categories, which only a registered Allopathic doctor can. He went on to add that the DMA is planning to make nearly 27,000 doctors in the Capital registered with them IT savvy so that they can have all patient records on their computers and have access to internet to improve patient care. The other members of the team present today included Hon. secretary Dr Girish Tyagi and Hon. finance secretary Dr V K Narang.
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Delhi’s first state-of-the-art IT Park opened
New Delhi, April 2 The IT park, located in the heart of the city, is within a short drive from the key residential and commercial locations in the Capital. Set up on a six-hectare plot just off the GT Road, the park is designed with three large buildings, each with a floor specially designed for software development and computer-based services. It is well connected by the road as well as the Metro and has parking for about 800 cars. The first and the second floors of the Block I have already been leased out and there is a proposal to rent out the remaining floors to the reputed IT operators. The three buildings, each with a floor space of approximately 30,000 sq m, have all modern facilities, designed especially for software development and computer-based services. The state-of-the-art facilities include high-end communication facilities, fail-safe power supply, scalable international quality business space and an intelligent building management system with electronic access, smart cards, CCTV, round-the-clock monitoring of electrical, air-conditioning, elevators, etc and a fire detection system. The inaugural function was attended by Minister of Finance, Planning, Urban Development and PWD A.K. Walia, Transport Minister Haroon Yusuf, DMRC Managing Director E. Sreedharan and DMRC Chairman Anil Baijal.
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Man gets death for murder of wife, son
Faridabad, April 2 This landmark judgement was delivered by the court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mr R.S. Virk, to two residents of Ballabhgarh town here for the cold-blooded murder of a woman and his minor son in 2003. According to the prosecution, the convicts identified as Gopi (36), residing in the Punjabi Mohalla of Ballabhgarh town, had allegedly hacked to death his wife Ramvati (30) and his son Rahul (6). His brother-in-law, Bhupender, reportedly helped him in the crime. It is learnt that the convict was addicted to lottery and there had been regular quarrels between him and his wife over his habit of playing lotteries. He also suspected the character of his wife, as he told the police during investigation. It is reported that initially the accused had informed the police that someone had killed his wife and son, while they were alone in the house. However, the suspect could not prove his alibi during interrogation and broke down. He admitted that he had committed the crime with the help of his brother-in-law. The District Court after hearing the arguments from both sides sentenced the two to death, in view of the heinous nature of the crime. The District Court had earlier awarded similar sentence to five persons in connection with multiple murders, involving two families of Budena village in the district, a few months ago. Meanwhile, five youths snatched about Rs 18,500 from a resident of Bhadkhal village last night. The criminals also beat him up before fleeing. The victim identified as Ishaq has been admitted to the civil hospital. In his complaint to the police, he said that he was going on a motorcycle last night, when the youths standing at a place near petrol pump at Bhadkhal Crossing, intercepted him and started beating him before snatching the cash. They also threatened him with dire consequences, he said and added that he was going to deliver the money to the driver of his dumper truck. A case has been booked.
Life term for fake drug maker
Ghaziabad, April 2 The court has not pronounced any sentence for K. M. Y Khan, father of Shams Alam Khan, who had also been found guilty of the same charge, as he is no more alive. The father-son duo used to manufacture drugs of internationally known drug companies. They would carry out their trade in their Vasant Vihar residence in Delhi and market them in nearby areas. I. G. Sehgal, Inspector in Controller of Drugs Department, North zone, Ghaziabad, in a raid on February 21, 1976, at Ramte Ram Road, Ghaziabad, had arrested Shams Alam Khan, a resident of E-6/9 Vasant Vihar, Delhi. Intravenous injections and other veterinary drugs were seized from his premises, which were found to be fake and duplicate on testing. According to a government official, Ramesh Chand, a case was filed in the court of CJM against Shams and his father K. M. Y. Khan on November 26, 1976. The accused had tried their best to prolong the case and even gone to the High Court. In 1984, Shams’ father died. Mr Ramesh Chand said that the case had been sent back to Ghaziabad court by the High Court on July 31, 2004, after 20 years. After more than two decades, the Court of Additional Session and District Judge has pronounced Shams Alam Khan guilty and sentenced him to life
imprisonment. — OC
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Matharoo accused of victimising senior MCD official
New Delhi, April 2 He has refuted the charges of framing an Arms Act case against the secretary in Ranchi, demanding a CBI inquiry into the entire episode. He alleged that there was a scam to the tune of Rs 1,750 crore in the procurement of mid-day meal for the MCD schools. “I opposed it as Director of Education and have since been victimised for doing so,” he alleged. While addressing the newsmen, he said he was simply following the Supreme Court’s guidelines in opposing the contract for 2003 to a supplier of pre-cooked food as the Apex Court had given an order on a PIL that only cooked food should be given in schools. “It was a major scam. But afterwards, I was victimised. A vigilance case was started against me, I was demoted. A CBI raid was also conducted against me,” he said. Mr Singh has since been suspended. Mr Singh’s son, Manoj, who is a SC lawyer, who has been named in a FIR by Matharoo as having come to his office to threaten him, refuted the charge, saying he had proof to show that he was in the Court at that time. He also denied the charge that they had framed Mr Matharoo in an arms racket case, saying.
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Missing junk dealers: Six SIs quizzed
Greater Noida, April 2 A team of CBCID (intelligence and investigative wing of UP), asked to probe the case, had summoned six SIs, including Javer SO in Kasna police station. S.P. Akshay Kumar Singh of CBCID had interrogated them all individually and taken their written statements. Another CBCID team under Rajesh Kumar is collecting proofs by visiting different areas. Mr Akshay Kumar Singh has also had a meeting with SSP Piyush Mordia at Surajpur police station for over an hour, it is learnt. First of all, he had quizzed SO Javer, Pawan Chaudhry waiting for him at Kasna police station and got a written statement from him also. Besides, SI Sanjeev Kumar of Noida Sector-20 police station, SI S. Kumar of Sector 58 police station, HCP Attar Singh Meena of Phase II police station, HCP Ranveer Singh of Dadri police station and HCP Ram Babu of Kasna police station were quizzed by SP Akshay Kumar Singh separately. All the six SIs were posted at Kasna police station on September 26, 2004, when the security guards had handed over the three junk dealers of Dadri to police. The inquiry team is understood to have gathered valuable clues after questioning the SIs.
Two held with leopard hide
Ghaziabad, April 2 The accused told the police that they had brought the hide from Bareilly. A police team has been sent to Bareilly to connect the missing links. The smugglers were nabbed when the Special Officer of Link road police station, Mr Shushant Chaudhary, was conducting a vehicle check with his team. Police noticed two men walking in a suspicious manner. When frisked, a leopard skin was found folded in a shoe carton. During interrogation, the accused were identified as Atik Khan and Mohd Siddique. They also told the police that the ringleader of their gang, Mamnoon, son of Kallan, is a resident of Mirganj, Bareilly. They had bought the hide from him and were going to sell it in Ghaziabad. The SO said a team has been sent to Bareilly for tracing Mamnoon Loni. A year ago, Atik had been booked for selling smack. SSP J.N. Singh has recommended a reward for the police team, which has arrested the two
men. — OC
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Choices galore for students pursuing education abroad
New Delhi, April 2 About 25 Chinese universities are scheduled to participate in the forthcoming India International Education Fair beginning in the city on April 8. The three-day event at Pragati Maidan will have representation from China, showcasing the best they have to offer to the Indian students. These universities come under the aegis of the China Scholarship Council (CSC), a non-profit corporate directly under the Ministry of Education in China. The CSC is responsible for organising and financing the study of both foreign students in China and the Chinese students who opt to study abroad. The CSC General Secretary, Ms Zhang Xiuqin, accompanied by senior officials, is scheduled to participate in the event. It was pointed out that Chinese universities have different teaching patterns for different students. Junior undergraduates are required to study for two to three school years according to the teaching programmes and senior undergraduates are required to study four to five school years according to the teaching programmes. Visiting students are required to study for one or two school years and taught either separately or together with their Chinese counterparts. Explaining the decision to make inroads into the Indian market, she said, “India has a big potential and the Indo-China relationship can prove to be beneficial for the students as well as the education institutions of both the countries.” She added, “We wish to explore the Indian market more and more and based on the response from this venture, we would formalise the future plan of action.” Among the participating universities are Peking University, the Beijing Institute of Technology and Fudan University.
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Joint inspection by CBI at sand points
New Delhi, April 2 It would be not only incorrect but also defamatory to use the term ‘raid’ on DSIDC godowns, statement released by DSIDC read. It said that the CBI had yesterday asked for the cooperation of DSIDC in conducting joint inspections and accordingly, the DSIDC officials were provided to them. The DSIDC said that the CBI had received some complaint about lifting of sand by private supplier and supply to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation. It further said that inspection of records in DSIDC was going on with the “assistance, cooperation and knowledge” of the DSIDC officers.
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300 Bonsai trees on display
New Delhi, April 2 More than 300 Bonsai trees were displayed. Flowering as well as fruiting trees like Bougainvillea, Star Jasmine, Patrea, China orange, Pomegranate, Cheeku, Mulberries, etc., were displayed along with revered and old trees of different varieties. More than 50 years old trees belonging to the founder president the late Dr Liela Dhanda and Dr Tayebbhoy’s Salvadora were displayed. “I am really fascinated by this fine art and hope that this will come out with more and more green colours,” the Chief Minister said. To grace the occasion, Japanese ambassador and renowned masters from three different countries have participated in this event. The visiting international masters who are conducting the programme are: Mr Robert Seteven from Indonesia, Mr Hirotoshi Saito from Japan, and Mr Peter Chan from England. The exhibition is one of the best in Asia and is being visited by a large number of people and has always been greatly appreciated. From time to time, this exhibition has been graced by many political and creative personalities like Mrs Usha Narayanan, Mrs Sonia Gandhi, Mrs Sushma Swaraj, Mr Amjad Ali Khan, Mr Madan Lal Khurana, Mr Arun Shouri, etc. Mrs Sonia Gandhi even displayed her Maple Bonsai in the exhibitions. The art of Bonsai is Chinese in origin. The Japanese, fascinated with the miniaturisation of the tree, took it across the sea. Under meticulous care and infinite patience, it grows into a fine art. “Although I don’t now much about bonsai plantations, this exhibition has really given me a chance to be with nature and to get familiar with different kinds of trees and shrubs found in the country,” Mrs Dikshit said.
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Carriageway over Palam drain opened
New Delhi, April 2 Announcing the opening of the road, Sajjan Kumar said: “Opening of the first carriageway will give considerable relief to the residents of Dwarka. DDA has done a wonderful job in providing such facilities to the residents of the area and also to other citizens who would travel to the sub-city.” The first carriageway is part of a project involving the covering of the Palam Drain and the construction of 45-metre road over it. The Palam Drain will be covered for 2.3 km and will be one of the four major road linkages for Dwarka sub-city. The work of covering the Palam drain will be completed at the cost of Rs 37 crore approximately.
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Alternative to SYL canal mooted
Faridabad, April 2 The proposed canal has also been seen as an alternative to the SYL canal hanging fire for the past several decades. A demand has been made to allocate funds in the budget to be tabled in the Assembly in June. According to Mr Ved Prakash Vidrohi, head of the Gramin Bharat, a social organisation based in Rewari, the proposal to construct the canal is unique and it could solve most of the problems faced by the state government. It is the best time for the government to find ways to tackle the long-pending problem, he added. Mr Vidrohi said that a study conducted by experts found that the Bhakra canal, which supplies the main water share of Haryana, passed from a village located in the Narwana sub-division. In case a canal is constructed from this point connecting the canal in Panipat, which is a part of the Yamuna system, there is hardly any need to construct the SYL canal. He said this canal would be 80-km-long and could carry not only the additional water available in the northern districts, but could also be used to carry more water to be released by Punjab after an agreement on the dispute. Claiming that this project requires a budget of around Rs 250 crore to 300 crore, the canal could be functioning within two years. Moreover, it is important how much allocations are made in the budget, he said. Any amount of water that is to be released by Punjab should be given through the Bhakra system. He said perhaps there is no other means through which the issue of equitable distribution of water could be solved, as the construction of this link canal would be a step forward in this direction. Regarding the issue of unemployment, the Congress leader asked the government to fill up the vacant posts in various government departments and chalk out schemes to promote self-employment and small industries in the rural areas.
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‘Delhiite uses less water’
New Delhi, April 2 The water consumption per person in Delhi and Kanpur was low, indicating a high deficiency of water. Also, the top three activities where wastage of water was highest were washing clothes (82 per cent), bathing (56 per cent) and washing utensils (49 per cent). Dr Abdul Shaban of the urban studies unit of Tata Institute of Social Sciences says stringent measures must be initiated by citizens to conserve water through efficient use.
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Software techie plans broadband technologies
New Delhi, April 2 Ravi Pradhan, Indian manager for Via Technologies, a software company, says an “affordable computing solution lab”, which has been set up in the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, was the first step towards his goal. Mr Pradhan, who has spent 23 years with top IT companies in the US, is now working with major Indian IT companies on broadband and total connectivity that help leverage the PC infrastructure into home entertainment.
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Hawkers protest at Jantar Mantar
New Delhi, April 2 The organisation accused the civic bodies and the police of harassing them in the name beautifying the city ignoring the fact that the proposal regarding the rehabilitation of the hawkers was under the preview of the Supreme Court.
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Cultural awareness in schoolkids stressed
New Delhi, April 2 It has been put forth that cultural awareness needs to be created among all schoolchildren in Class I
to VIII. The committee that met here yesterday felt that culture could be made a part of the curriculum through exposure to creative arts at the school level. Once the recommendations are finalised, students can have options to study art and culture
and may be even offered specialised courses in the future, it was pointed out. Students who show inclination for the subjects will be allocated separate time to pursue them, it was mentioned. As for relying on the immediate environment, it was pointed out that cultural studies should not be seen as elitist in orientation. The members also expressed concern over the present status of culture education in schools, and said that cultural awareness may be assessed along with the other areas of learning. The meeting, which included Javed Akhtar, Shubha Mudgal, Krishna Sobti and Vinod Raina among others, was chaired by Prof U. R. Ananthamurthy.
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