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Housewife done to death in Faridabad
Cop’s kin involved in bank dacoity
Indian bonhomie touches quite a few Pak nationals
FIR filed in two police stations in single cheating case
Modern exhibition centre
Seminar stresses need to make knowledge of forensic science widespread
Param Vishisht Seva Medal for Lt Gen Dhir
Professor of Hindi Translation appointed
Mosquitoes wreak havoc on Noida
‘Sadbhavana Yatra’ to end in Ghaziabad today
Three industrial houses to set up power plants
Artscape
Communal Harmony Award for Acharya Mahapragya
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Eventful day ends without any untoward incident
New Delhi, April 17 The Bahadurshah Zafar Marg was closed for the public today except for the valid labeled vehicles, which were permitted to enter the road. The traffic situation was well under control the whole day as the traffic police was out in full strength to monitor the situation. Being a holiday, most of the people preferred to watch the cricket match indoors as they stayed inside their houses. As the match came to an end, most of the spectators wore a weary look, as India lost to Pakistan in a big way. Several of the spectators, who took pains to reach the stadium in the morning and also having spent so much on tickets, came out of the stadium disappointed. Even as spectators started trickling into the Ferozshah Kotla stadium by 5 a.m, duty began at 4 a.m. for the Delhi Police personnel and other security agencies involved in manning the stadium and all roads leading to it, especially those being used by VVIPs to come and watch the match. While personnel manning anti-aircraft guns and sharp-shooters stood hawk-eyed on roof-tops on the ring-view circumference of the Ferozshah Kotla stadium, disaster management teams, including the bomb disposal squad, dog squad and remote/mobile jammers added to the security cover. Extra cautious security men had in place a 3-tier screening of all visitors to the stadium with metal detectors at the entrance, physical frisking and identification checks. As per its instructions, the Delhi Police allowed seating till 9 a.m. and did not allow the spectators to carry ‘’anything’’ inside. Binoculars, transistors, cell phones, cameras, handbags or any other containers were not allowed to be taken inside the stadium. However, the spectators did not face much of a problem while gaining entry to the stadium. The park and ride facilities from distant parking lots notified for the match proved to be a boon for fans to reach the venue as roads next to the stadium had been closed for traffic. The day’s guest of honour, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf reached the stadium by road, and not by helicopter as had been planned earlier.
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150 Shiv Sena activists held for bid to disrupt match
New Delhi, April 17 The activists, who were on their way to the Ferozshah Kotla stadium to hold a demonstration there, were stopped near the Rajghat and were arrested. Shouting slogans against Pakistan, they also torched that country’s flag. “Friendship should not be extended to the architect of Kargil,” Delhi Shiv Sena chief Jai Bhagwan Goel said.
Fast food outlet on highway
Fast service hospitality chain, Pizza Corner, has launched an express outlet on national highway number– 1, G.T. Karnal Road. The restaurant is uniquely located on the highway that connects Delhi to Ambala, Karnal and Chandigarh. “The restaurant is the sixth express outlet and is in line with our expansion plans. We are concentrating on highways as they prove to be profitable markets,” said Parag Dutta, the chief operating officer of Pizza Corner.
International seminar at Jamia
Millia
A three-day international seminar on ‘India, Central Asia and Turkey: Realities, Challenges and Options’ was held at the Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, here. The seminar dealt with historical and cultural links that bound the region until the beginning of the 20th century. A large number of historians, scholars of language and literature and religion attending the seminar pointed to the close links between communities and cultures in the past. The seminar, held recently in Jamia Millia Islamia, was inaugurated by Mr Rajiv
Sikri, Secretary, East, Ministry of External Affairs. The region has particularly become important for India since the end of the cold war and the attempt to exploit the vast economic potential inherent in the region.
Om Shanti Studio
A state-of-the-art TV studio, “Om Shanti Studio”, will inaugurated by Rajyogini Dadi
Prakashmani, the chief of Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwaria Vishwa Vidyalaya, in Tarun Enclave, Pitampura, on Tuesday.
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Gang involved in looting terminal batteries busted
New Delhi, April 17 The accused persons arrested have been identified as Ikramuddin, resident of Malviya Nagar, Kamran, resident of Bhajanpura, Hasan and Aklakh, residents of Gurgaon. Efforts were being made to trace the mastermind, identified as one Sahida Khan, resident of Mewat. Acting on a tip-off that some persons were involved in stealing consignments of batteries, the sleuths laid a trap near Mahipalpur area and seized the truck after nabbing the suspects. During investigation, the sleuths came to know that the batteries, which were stolen from a consignment dispatched from Bangalore, have been sold at lower prices in Delhi. The officials of the company also informed the sleuths that a consignment of 850 batteries worth Rs 30 lakh was stolen. During interrogation, the accused persons disclosed that the mastermind, Sahida Khan, owns a 10-wheeler truck. Sahida used to deal with companies for transporting consignments. However, once the consignment was dispatched, the accused persons used to change the vehicle papers and numberplates, so that the vehicle becomes untraceable.
Man stabbed to death by younger brother
A 50-year-old man, employed as a peon in a company in Okhla, was stabbed to death by his younger brother at his house in Lajpat Nagar part-II in South Delhi. While the victim has been identified as one Rajender Sharma, the accused was identified as Sanjeev Sharma (35), who was doing fine printing work. The police have arrested the accused and recovered the weapon involved in the offence from his possession. The motive behind the murder is yet to be established and the police are interrogating the accused to ascertain the actual motive. The police said that Rajender Sharma was the eldest of five brothers, who were staying together in a joint family in Lajpat Nagar. Sanjeev, being the youngest in the family, was an aggressive natured man. During an argument between Rajender and Sanjeev this morning, Sanjeev whipped out a knife and stabbed his eldest brother in front of other family members.
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Old woman murdered, Nepali servant suspected
New Delhi, April 17 The suspect smothered the woman to death who was sleeping in her bedroom alone. She died on the spot. The incident took place around 2 am when all family members were asleep except the victim’s daughter-in-law, Dr Rina Jain who was watching TV in the drawing room, the police said. According to the police, the suspect who was employed by the victim last month, served food to Mrs Santosh Jain, her husband, D.D. Jain, their son Dr Riyush Jain and daughter-in-law Dr Rina
Jain. After having dinner, they all had gone to bed, but Dr Rina Jain went to drawing room to watch TV. Dr Rina told the police that she went to the room of the victim at night after she heard the commotion. She saw the servant and his two associates smothering the victim. When she intervened, they attacked her injuring her seriously. The suspects tied her hands and legs with a rope and put a cloth in her mouth. Later, they robed Rs 1.5 lakh and jewellery worth Rs 45 lakh. When Dr Riyush Jain got up in the morning, he saw his wife tied with a rope and his mother was dead. He telephoned the police which registered a case of murder and robbery. The police said that the servant was employed on March 24. His police verification was not done.
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Housewife done to death in Faridabad
Faridabad, April 17 She was found lying in a pool of blood by her daughter, 18, who returned around 5 pm. The criminals had ransacked the house. It is not known if their motive was robbery or murder. Her husband and son were in their offices. The incident has caused a shockwave in the area. This is third such incident that has been reported in the past about three weeks. A young married woman had been stabbed to death by her relatives in Ballabhgarh a few days ago. In another incident, a pregnant woman residing in Ashoka Enclave near Sector- 37 here was allegedly raped by an unidentified person on Friday, when she was alone in her house. It is learnt that the accused knocked at the door of the house and used some spray to make her unconscious. He raped her afterwards. Her husband was in office in Noida at that time. Many cases have remained unsolved so far. The police are still clueless about the nine-year-old schoolboy who went missing on February 7.
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Cop’s kin involved in bank dacoity
Ghaziabad, April 17 The police have arrested the accused while the search for others is on. During the interrogation, it was found that the slain security guard, Kalicharan, was also involved in the crime. A sum of Rs 81 lakh had been looted from the Gandhi Nagar branch of the bank on November 8, 2003. The Ghaziabad police have arrested one Rajpal, resident of Kachhedi village under Kotwali Dadri on Saturday. Police have recovered Rs 45,000 out of the looted amount from him. Accused Rajpal is said to be a relative of a Delhi Police officer. SSP J.N. Singh said one Mahipal was another security guard in the same bank. As he had been injured in an accident, he started working as a messenger in the bank. Rajpal is a nephew of Mahipal. So he knew security guard Kalicharan. Rajpal and Kalicharan used to consume liquor on the bank premises after office hours. Rajpal had prepared a plan to loot the bank after taking Kalicharan into confidence. He had involved his brother Brijender also in the scheme. According to plan, Brijender had brought one gas-cutter from Noida in his own vehicle. With the help of Kalicharan, they had cut the strongroom of the bank and filled the bags with currency notes. Subsequently, they killed Kalicharan. All of them then paid the gas-cutter Rs 5 lakh at Noida’s Harola Crossing.
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Indian bonhomie touches quite a few Pak nationals
New Delhi, April 17 Khwaja Asif, who does pharmaceutical business in Lahore, said that this was his maiden visit to India and it was very interesting. In Pakistan, he used to hear that Indians hate Pakistanis, but it was not so. Narrating his experience, he said, “After meeting a few people in the Kotla Ferozeshah Stadium, I came to know that India and Pakistan have more or less the same culture. They welcome their guests. I came by a train. I asked an autorickshaw driver that I have come from Pakistan for watching the match and want to go to a hotel. The autorickshaw driver took me to Paharganj where I was welcomed by the hotel receptionist,” he said. Rizwan Ahmad, who is college student in Lahore said that he had both bad and good experience. He said an auto driver charged Rs 130 from Railway Station to Jama Masjid area where he went to a few hotels in search of a room, but was told that all rooms were booked. For getting a room, he said that he had to move here and there. Finally, he was taken to Paharganj area where he got a room for Rs 1,200 for 24 hours. Rizwan Ahmad said as he was familiar with the hotel staff, he was received cordially. He said, “As I told the shopkeepers in Chandni Chowk that I have come from Pakistan, they welcomed me.” He said that while staying in Delhi, he did not feel that it has a different culture. When asked about the match he said it was interesting. Ms Vida, an Afghan national and settled in Pakistan, has come to India along with her parents to see the match. Besides, witnessing the match, she went to Red Fort, India Gate and a few other places. In the evening, they all went to enjoy a cultural programme at Chandni Chowk which was organised by Lok Abhiyan, an NGO run by BJP MP, Mr Vijay Goel.
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FIR filed in two police stations in single cheating case
New Delhi, April 17 The matter came to light when an accused, seeking bail after his arrest by the Kashmere Gate police, informed a Delhi court that the charge sheet in the case against him had already been filed by the Desh Bandhu Gupta Road police and that he had also been granted bail in the case. Allowing the bail plea, Metropolitan Magistrate Gurdeep Singh said: ‘’Since the present FIR would amount to double jeopardy and since the accused is already on bail with respect to the same allegations and same investigation, I am of the opinion that denial of bail at this stage would amount to cancellation of bail, which has already been granted by the other court.’’ The court noted that since the case had already been investigated and a charge sheet filed, in case new facts and documents came to the knowledge of the complainant, the same should be incorporated in a supplementary charge sheet. The chairman of Aero Group of companies, Mr Avtar Singh, had filed a complaint that his accountant, Mr A. K. Dua and others had forged documents pertaining to purchase of land by his company. The accused allegedly caused the transaction for a major portion of the land in the name of his employer cancelled and forged documents to get the same in the name of his company. As such, the Metropolitan Magistrate allowed the bail plea.
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Modern exhibition centre
New Delhi, April 17 The Rs 700 crore project is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Textiles, Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), the Greater NOIDA Industrial Development Authority and the handicraft exporters. The master plan of the mart includes exhibition halls, exposition mart, restaurants, conference centre, food plaza, hotel, helipad and other facilities, all under one roof. The mart has been conceived on the lines of similar marts in the US, Europe and China. According to the chairman, India Exposition Mart Limited (IEML), Mr Navrattan Samdaria, the proposed exposition centre in Greater NOIDA is the first of its kind with world class facilities. “Utmost care has been taken during its construction regarding safety, environment norms, wireless internet, modern power backup and energy saving,” he added. The mart will help ending the major woe of manufacturers, exporters and producers of not having a permanent year round marketing platform. With the inauguration of the exhibition centre, the manufacturers can showcase their products round the year.
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Seminar stresses need to make knowledge of forensic science widespread
New Delhi, April 17 The conference attracted large number of participants including those doing research in forensic science, documentation, finger printing etc from all over the country. The conference was attended by Mr Ramesh Chander, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Dr V.N. Sehgal, former Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, Dr M. S. Rao, Director- cum-Chief Forensic Scientist, Directorate of Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs and Dr Ashok. Chauhan of Ritnand Balved Education Foundation. Delivering the keynote address, Mr Chander said that current economic trends and globalisation had spawned many types of financial crimes. It may be in the form of stealing drafts and cheques, opening fictitious accounts, tampering with credit cards to name a few. He said that the RBI, as the regulator and supervisor of the banking system, has a twofold approach to tackle bank frauds, namely preventive approach to minimise the number of incidents and prohibitive approach to deal firmly with incidents of financial fraud. He stated that in a large number of cases reported as frauds, there were administrative lapses in the sanctioning as well as monitoring of accounts, which leads to acts of willful default, diversion of funds, fraudulent practices adopted in documentation of securities, submission of fake/bogus/forged bills etc. He said that no stone has been left unturned in controlling and preventing such financial frauds. The former Director, CBI, Dr V.N. Sehgal, said that with the advancement in technology, modus operandi of criminals was also changing. They are committing crime in such a way that no trace of their involvement is revealed. He narrated several cases of cyber crime where the real identities of culprits were difficult to establish. Dr Rao from the Directorate of Forensic Science, Ministry of Home Affairs, said that at one time forensic science techniques were considered secret, but now the concept has changed. The forensic professionals want that the public should know the basics of the forensic techniques so that public themselves can detect them. He added that classical documents were being replaced by digital documents. He said that the forensic approach to the crime is also fast changing. Dr Rao also presented his views on white-collar crimes– present and future challenges at the second scientific session. Dr Chauhan said that his vision was to train and groom young students taking this course into an innovative scientists, who could contribute and assist the law enforcement agencies in delivering justice and apprehending the culprits indulging in criminal activities. He also announced the decision to start new short-term courses in forensic science and questioned documents in AIBHAS. Participants consisted of research scholars, working and retired forensic professionals, officials of government organisations and students from various parts of the country.
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Param Vishisht Seva Medal for Lt Gen Dhir
New Delhi, April 17 Books, stationery distributed
Schoolbags, books and stationery were distributed to 2000 students by the ‘Samajik Karyakarta Parishad’ (SKP). Distributing the stationery to the students, the Union Minister, Mr Jagdish Tytler, appreciated the efforts of ‘Samajik Karyakarta Parishad’ to help the needy in education. The function was inaugurated by Mr J. L. Jain and Mr. R. D. Jain, founder of the Parishad. It was highlighted that the Parishad had been helping the needy children for the last 38 years.
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Professor of Hindi Translation appointed
New Delhi, April 17 Dr Chaman Lal is a well-known writer and has to his credit many books in Punjabi, Hindi and English. He has also been conferred the ‘Shiromani Hindi Shaityakar’ for the year 2003, the highest award of the Language Department, Punjab.
Homeopathy dispensary
With the opening of a homeopathic dispensary in Vivek Vihar, the Lions Club has achieved another milestone. The dispensary was inaugurated by the Member of Parliament, Mr Sandeep Dikshit. Consultation and medicines to the poor will be given free of cost. The Lions Club has conducted a number of camps for cancer detection, heart check up, diabetic check up etc. Besides, it has also been involved in campaigning for blood donation and free distribution of
medicines. — TNS
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Mosquitoes wreak havoc on Noida
Noida, April 17 It is quite sometime since fogging operations were carried out in the town, says Sector-35 RWA secretary N.P. Singh. The less said about cleaning and disinfecting the drains and standing water bodies, the better, adds N.P. Singh. People in the town and surrounding areas are still reeling from the effects of typhoid, which has been increasing in the area. Sector-39 RWA president, Narinder Kumar, complains that for the past several months, there has been no effort to spray pesticide and insecticides and repeated requests or complaints to Noida Authority officials seem to fall on deaf ears. All that the health department officials have to say in reply is that fogging machine is out of order. And wherever health department people come for spraying medicines, they just do it on main road and never cover lanes, bylanes and vacant plots which have invariably been converted into dumping ground for waste, adds Sector-40 RWA secretary S. K. Sharma. In Sector-34, once a fortnight medicines are sprayed. But nothing is done about drains and other spots, which have become breeding ground for mosquitoes with water standing on them. The same is the grievance of A. K. Sharma of Sector-62, who has not seen any health department officials in his area for months. In Morna, the village pradhan Leeley Singh says, “We are being treated shabbily by the authorities. There is no arrangement for cleanliness at all in our villages”. Baraula village Pradhan says he does not remember any cleanliness drive or fogging or spray operation having been done in the village for a long .
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‘Sadbhavana Yatra’ to end in Ghaziabad today
Gurgaon, April 17 About 500 devotees started the Yatra from Shridhi (the abode of Shree Sai Baba) in Maharashtra on foot on April 4. It will culminate at Sai Gaon Sapnawat, about 31 km from Ghaziabad tomorrow. The culmination ceremony has been so timed to coincide with ‘Ram Navmi’ festival. According to Mr J.P. Sisodhiya, the overall convenor of the Yatra, the purpose of the journey was to purvey the message of communal amity and universal brotherhood of mankind as preached by Shree Sai Baba. In fact, this is the annual Yatra undertaken for the third time by the devotees of Shree Sai Baba. The Yatra is to cover about 1,800 km. It passed through Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The important centres on the way were Nasik, Surat, Ahmedabad, Gandhi Nagar, Udaipur, Ajmer, Jaipur, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad. According to the convenor of Shree Shirdi Sai Seva Samiti, Gurgaon, Mr Bhim Anand, “Akhand Jyoti” from Shreedi also accompanied the Yatra.
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Three industrial houses to set up power plants
Noida, April 17 Moreover, speaking on VAT, he said that VAT will never be enforced in Uttar Pradesh. He promised more facilities to the traders with a view to increasing state revenue. While participating in a programme organised by local traders in Sector-2 Noida, Mr Kanchhal said the UP government will shortly take many steps to help the traders. He also promised to solve all their problems. However, he said that he has always been working for the rights and interests of the traders and businessmen and will continue to do so. The economic adviser said state government will provide maximum facilities and incentives to trading community so that they in turn don’t hesitate to deposit revenue in lieu.
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Cultural festival: Tao of close ties
Ravi Bhatia Tribune News Service
New Delhi, April 17 Organised jointly by the ministries of the two countries, the exhibition was inaugurated by Mr Ding Wei, Assistant Minister in the Chinese Ministry of Culture on April 12. Consisting of specially selected paintings, artefacts, carvings, sculptures and miniatures, depicting a variety of traditional Chinese arts, the exhibition remains open for public till April 18. A part of the Cultural Festival of China here, the exhibition is being seen as yet another step towards further cementing the relations between the two great countries through cultural exchanges and diplomacy. Both the countries can boast of centuries old rich cultural heritage. ‘Many Faces of Colour’
The ABN AMRO Bank in association with AntiQuana presented ‘Many Faces of Colour’, an exquisite exhibition of contemporary Indian art at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre here from April 11 to 14. The exhibition, put together by Kuckoo Chowdhry and Vandana Haksar, was a big draw as it featured the works of most of the well-known contemporary artists of the country.
Vishnu Das’ oeuvre
Well-known artist Vishnu Das also presented an exhibition of his recent paintings at the Lalit Kala Akademi here from April 13 to 19. Interestingly, the exhibition was inaugurated by the Kathak samrat, Pandit Birju Maharaj. Vishnu Das works predominantly with oil pastels and according to critics, his shapes and forms often assume a human dimension without becoming totally human.
Interaction of colours and forms
The Dhoomimal Art Centre here is presenting ‘Dharati Ambar’, an exhibition of the recent works of Manoj Kachangal from April 15 to 23. Manoj, an up-and-coming artist, sees art as his quest and his paintings present a deep interaction of colours and forms.
Dance drama
Thanks to Sukarya, an NGO working for the weaker sections of society for the last six years, a large number of people were able to enjoy Bharatiya Kala Kendra’s famous dance drama ‘Meera’ at the Sri Fort Auditorium here on April 16. As a bonus, the organisation also presented ‘Swardhara’, another soulful rendition by Biswajeet Roy Chowdhry and Shanti Sharma the same evening. ‘Meera’ is the journey of a woman breaking away from the traditional mould to become a seeker, single-minded in her pursuit of God. The funds generated through these cultural programmes will be used for providing relief to those who need it most. Sukarya, which translated into English means ‘Good Work’, has over the years organised health camps, health melas and provided free medical services to the weaker sections of society. Its focus now is to set up a well-equipped mobile health van and establish a physiotherapy clinic for the aged and the needy.
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Communal Harmony Award for Acharya Mahapragya
New Delhi, April 17 According to the Foundation of National Communal Harmony, the award for the year 2004 will be presented to the Acharya by President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The Vice-Chancellor of Jain Vishwa Bharti Institute (a deemed university), Mrs Sudhamaghi Regunathan, said that Acharya Mahapragya, who founded Preksha Meditation and Science of Living, is a thinker and author of 200 books.
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