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Lovelorn teenager throws acid on girl
Oxfam to kick-start campaign to end violence against women
Fly-by-night woman PO agent dupes depositors
Stamp vendors with criminal records let off: CAG
I would not like to be an unwelcome guest: Sheila
Ghaziabad water has no chlorine
Close contest likely for 35-member MCF
Candidates flouting defacement norms
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Old man hit with brick, dies
Demand for ban on lotteries
Global meet on problems of the disabled
Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute celebrates annual day
Auld lang syne: Stephanians to celebrate 125 years of excellence
Exhibitions on construction in Gt Noida
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Lovelorn teenager throws acid on girl
New Delhi, April 22 The police said that the victim, who sustained serious injuries and is in a state of shock, was rushed to the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where her condition is reported to be serious. She is not fit for making a statement, the police said. The doctors, who were attending on the girl, said that the victim sustained injuries on her eyes, face, neck and hand. There is also uncertainty over the victim’s vision. The girl, who works at Janta Book Depot in Khan Market, was on her way to the shop when the incident occurred. Since eyewitnesses told the police that the suspect was accompanied by a woman when he threw the acid, the police have detained the woman and are interrogating her to ascertain the sequence of events. The woman (suspect’s mother), however, denied her involvement along with her son in the incident. According to the police, the victim and the suspect were “seeing each other” and the boy’s family had approached the victim’s parents regarding marriage. However, since the girl belonged to an orthodox family, her parents refused their proposal on some pretext. However, both the boy and the girl continued to meet each other, the police said. The police suspect a “love triangle” in this case, as the boy was very possessive about the girl. The victim’s father Munna Lal is a cook and the family lives on the Golf Link road bylane quarters.
Fake soft drinks factory unearthed
The North-West district police today claimed to have arrested one Rakesh Tyagi and unearthed a fake soft drinks manufacturing factory. The police also claimed to have seized two manufacturing machines, several brands of spurious soft drinks of various brands including Limca, Coke, Fanta and Thumps Up. Acting on a secret information that one person was involved in manufacturing spurious soft drinks products, the police raided the premises in Nahar Pur and arrested the accused person, resident of Azad
Pur. — TNS
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Oxfam to kick-start campaign to end
New Delhi, April 22 Victims of violence, physical, sexual and even psychological, these women are today a statistic in the National Family Health Survey (NFHSII). And what is more shocking is the fact that social customs and attitudes, which still consider women inferior, abet domestic violence. “A change is needed and it must happen,” says Madhu D Joshi, Gender Adviser, Oxfam. Emphasising the need to create awareness and eradicate domestic violence and atrocities against women, she says Oxfam in alliance with more than 200 organisations through its campaign, ‘We Can’, is aiming to sensitise the masses about the serious social issue and ending all violence against women. “We are urging the youth and the common people to raise their voice against violence against women. Through a network of grassroots organisations, we are creating awareness and getting people to pledge to end this social evil,” she says. The ‘We Can’ campaign, which focuses on the eight states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand and Orissa, will be gradually moving to the rest of the country. “Through the issue of violence we are also trying to draw attention to the declining sex ratio, dowry and female foeticide. Our aim is to mobilise five million change makers in the next six years to end discrimination against women. In South Asia alone, we have 50 million missing women,” points out Joshi. A special ‘Change Makers Tool Kit’ for the campaign is being released in the Capital on Saturday. “This tool kit comprises a change-maker’s workbook, wherein 10 activity cards have been designed, one for each theme and these will be used to raise questions and debates on different aspects of violence against women,” says Joshi. ‘It will also contain comic cards that tell a story, which people can relate to, local inserts, which are post cards that change-makers can write to each other sharing their experiences and posters for the campaign apart from a pledge card,” she adds. Joshi points out that though women’s organisations have taken up various issues, a lot of reforms particularly in smaller pockets are not taking place. “There are still issues like the social acceptance of violence that need to change. We are trying to complement the advocacy of the various women’s organisations through this campaign”. Noted lyricists Javed Akhtar has specially composed a song for the campaign that includes a photo exhibition on ‘equal relationships are violence free’ by Chandni Joshi, UNIFEM.
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Fly-by-night woman PO agent dupes depositors
Ghaziabad, April 22 A large number of depositors, including women marched to the house of Mamta Rani and later gheraoed the post office at Govindpuri Mohalla in Ghaziabad. On an average, she was depositing Rs 70,000 in the PO accounts of her clients every month. For the past many months, she had not deposited the money though she had managed to get the entries in the depositors’ cards. However, she never showed them their passbooks, saying that they were with the post office. Meanwhile, she struck a deal for her house and fled from the town overnight along with her husband and children. When the angry depositors broke open her house, they found over 550 post offices passbooks lying in a bag. Mamta Rani is alleged to have cheated her clients out of Rs 10 to 12 lakh. Post Master A.P. Dewedi, gheraoed by the people, said he was yet to get a written compliant from the depositors.
Girl kidnapped, father-son duo booked
A young girl, daughter of a retired official, was abducted in broad daylight from posh Raj Nagar colony under Kavi Nagar police station area in Ghaziabad. The police have registered a kidnapping case against a young man and his father, both living in Rajnagar. One of the accused, Narinder, is a nephew of an SI posted in Duabi police station. The other accused is SI’s elder brother. One of the culprits is an inspector of the civil supplies department. He is posted in Amroha district. Kidnappers, the police said, fled to Jammu along with the girl. A police team has been sent to Jammu to nab the accused. The retired official, Mank Dey, resident of Raj Nagar, has in an FIR stated that his daughter had gone to market from where she was forcibly pushed into a car by some people who then sped away.
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Stamp vendors with criminal records let off: CAG
New Delhi, April 22 The Stamp Rules stipulate that licence of the vendor will be cancelled in addition to other penalties and imprisonment if there was infringement of any of its provisions. However, a review of the period 1993-94 to 2002-2003 revealed that no action was taken to cancel the licence even though vendors were involved in various offenses, the CAG said in its latest report. For example in two cases, the Delhi Police arrested two stamp vendors with fake stamp papers of Rs 4.04 lakh and Rs 2.08 lakh respectively. Both the accused remained in judicial custody but no action was taken by the Collector of Stamps to cancel their licence. In two other cases, licensees were accused in two criminal cases but neither was copies of FIR obtained to ascertain the seriousness of the criminal charges nor was any action initiated to cancel their licences, the CAG report said. “Failure to cancel the licences even of persons charged with criminal offenses violated both the letter and spirit of the Rules and clearly undermined the credibility of revenue administration,’’ it said.
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I would not like to be an unwelcome guest: Sheila
New Delhi, April 22 “Eventually what will happen in a week’s time or four days’ time or three days’ time, I cannot assume or presume. I will go by what happens because I don’t think that I would like to be an unwelcome guest,” she told a television news channel. She was responding to a question whether she would like to continue even if there was “no strong enough” intervention by the Central leadership in the matter. Asked if she was upset at not getting any response to her request to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Dikshit said, “I am not upset with things like that.” But she maintained that the Chief Minister’s post should be “protected and respected.” She said she was “deeply hurt” at the attack launched on her government by party MLAs at the DPCC’s executive committee meeting earlier this week. “I feel deeply hurt. There’s no denying that. I sometimes feel that are people (partymen) being fair to me?” Dikshit, however, defended her action of walking out of the meeting, saying, “There is a viewpoint that I should not have walked out. But I feel that I should (have).”
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Ghaziabad water has no chlorine
Ghaziabad, April 22 In Nandgram, a health officer found covers of water tankers missing and children taking bath in the Nagar Nigam water tankers. The Nagar Nigam Commissioner, Mr Ram Bodh Morya, has ordered that locks should be put on the tankers. Senior Health officer of Nagar Nigam, Dr. J. P. Sharma, got 20 samples of water from different parts of Ghaziabad. On testing, the ratio of chlorine was reportedly found nil in all these samples. The water samples were collected from colonies like Kavi Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Lohiya Nagar, Brij Vihar, Sahibabad, Mohan Nagar etc. Senior Health Officer, Dr Sharma said while inspecting the tankers on Wednesday, he found that the tankers did not have covers in place with the result that the street urchins were taking bath inside the tanks. He viewed the matter seriously and informed the Nagar Ayukt R.B. Morya. Mr Morya has forthwith ordered the water works’ officers to ensure that strong locks are placed on the lids of the water tanks, so that water is not misused or polluted. Mr Morya has also ordered chlorination of water in each tanker.
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Close contest likely for 35-member MCF
Faridabad, April 22 This would be the third election for the corporation since it came into being in 1994. According to the psephologists here, the civic body is likely to be dominated by the ruling Congress. The picture has become almost clear after the withdrawal of over 70 nominations on April 20, as there are as many as 14 candidates left in the field for a single seat and anyone could withdraw from the contest till the last moment. The elections are likely to be multi-cornered and closely contested as the majority of the candidates are new faces. According to the authorities, as many as 729 polling stations have been set up and these booths will be manned by 875 polling parties. The lowest number of candidates are three in ward number 23, which has also one of the lowest number of 14,567 voters. On the other hand, ward number 32 has a total of 24,824 voters, which is the highest among all the wards. Though the serious candidates have started a house-to-house campaigning, there are some who have been pasting only their posters and banners. Interestingly, even as the state of civic amenities has been poor in all the sectors and residential colonies, a majority of the candidates have been promising moon to the voters. As the BJP is the only party, which has been allowed to contest elections on its symbol, there are many candidates who are claiming themselves as Congressmen as it is expected that the new mayor will have the blessings of the Chief Minister. The outgoing mayor who has been the district chief of the Indian National Lok Dal is not in the field this time. However, the outgoing senior deputy mayor and a veteran Congressman, Mr Shiv Charan Lal Sharma, who is one of the contestants, is seen as a strong contender for the mayorship.
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Candidates flouting defacement norms
Faridabad, April 22 The Anti-Defacement Act, however, has provisions for punishment, which include a heavy penalty for the candidates who tend to deface property. Many posters have been pasted on the private buildings and walls of the houses in some of the sectors. A resident of Sector- 9 said that someone had defaced walls of many houses in this sector. A candidate from this ward had got pasted posters at every nook and corner of the sector and this, he said, could have been done illegally, as residents in the urban sectors do not grant such permission unless some one is very close. According to Mr Suresh
Kaushik, a resident of Sector- 10, a virtual chaos could emerge in the local bodies’ elections if the authorities concerned failed to take action to check this type of violation. The candidates could indulge in a poster and banner war, just to get a psychological advantage over the other, he added. It is reported that some of the residents welfare associations have decided to issue an appeal and warning to the contestants to stop from defacing the residential areas Mr Rajkumar Gaur, a resident of Sector- 15- A, claimed that supporters of various candidates had started pasting and throwing publicity material of the candidates indiscriminately and this activity could get intense in the coming days, if it is not checked properly. He said that the administration and the election officials should clearly advise and warn the candidates against the defacement of public or private property. Meanwhile, suppliers of the elections material have also began advertisement for the supply of items, including banners, flags, ribbons, plastic broaches, handbills, mufflers, hats, posters and voter-slips.
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Old man hit with brick, dies
Noida, April 22 The police Circle Officer Javer Devkaran Ken said that the police would soon nab the accused. Chaudhuri Amar Singh lived with his family in Selampur Jat village. As usual, Amar Singh had gone to sleep near the crusher in front of his house. His three sons slept inside the house with their families. One of his daughters-in-law, wife of Daniver, saw Amar Singh lying in a pool of blood on the ground beside his cot at 5 am yesterday. She raised the alarm and called everybody. Amar Singh was found lying dead. He had been attacked with a brick and hit on the ear and head. His youngest son Omveer has filed a murder report against the unidentified assailants. Amar Singh, a former village pradhan, had no known enemy. Javer CO Devkaran Ken said the police had understood the game plan and would soon nab the culprits.
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Inter-state auto-lifters held
New Delhi, April 22 The accused arrested have been identified as Jamshed (22), Muvver (21), Mobin (25), Jahoor Khan (19), Maqsood (20) and Meher Chand, all residents of Mathura. With a spurt in the auto-lifting cases in the South Delhi district, the police constituted a special team and studied the modus operandi of the groups involved in auto-lifting for the past one-year. The Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South), Mr Anil Shukla, said that during investigation the police teams also traveled extensively to places like Mewat, Mathura, Aligarh and other districts, as they had information that the stolen vehicles were being disposed in such places. Simultaneously, the police also learnt that the gang members of Israil, alias Ismail and Rudra, have become very active in South district. Acting on a tip-off that some auto-lifters belonging to this group would come near Bala Saheb Gurdwara, the police nabbed Jamshed and Muvver and recovered one stolen motorcycle along with one country-made pistol and three live cartridges. During interrogation the accused persons disclosed that they belonged to the Ismail gang and Ismail had left for Mathura on April 21 after stealing a vehicle. Accordingly a police team reached Mathura and nabbed the associates of Ismail while Ismail is still on the run. The accused persons disclosed that they used to come to Delhi during late hours and hire TSRs to identify targets. After conducting a survey of the area, they used to sleep near railway stations and parks and strike during early hours. The police said that the accused were active in Lajpat Nagar, Nizamuddin, Sri Nawas Puri, New Friends Colony, Sarita Vihar, Malviya Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar and Kalkaji in South district and Mukerji Nagar and Model Town in North district.
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Demand for ban on lotteries
New Delhi, April 22 AIDS awareness camp The ‘Association for the Development of Down Trodden People’ (ADDTP) organised a HIV/AIDS awareness camp in which more than 300 people took part. Modules related to HIV and its causes and control were discussed at the camp. Nodal groups have been formed to teach the people the facts about HIV and AIDS. The president of ADDTP, Mr S. C. Jain, distributed charts, pamphlets and condoms and stressed the need for safe sex. The next awareness camp will be held on the May 18 in East
Delhi. — TNS
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Global meet on problems of the disabled
New Delhi, April 22 The countries that will be participating in this unique event include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and India. The countries of this region share certain commonalties of culture with similar social and economic problems. All these countries have a substantial population of persons with disabilities and they face similar problems. The conference is aimed at providing opportunity to deliberate on various issues dealing with the human resource development in the area of disability. It will give an opportunity to all sections of people including policy makers, practitioners, persons with disabilities, parents and public to deliberate on relevant issues to make human resource development more meaningful.
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Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute celebrates annual day
New Delhi, April 22 The programme was started with a Shabad Kirtan, followed by the lamp-lighting ceremony by the chief guest and other distinguished guests along with the Chairman S Hardool Singh Bimrah and Treasurer S Tejpal Singh. Maj Gen Gurdev Singh, Director, and other members of the governing body were present on the occasion. This was followed by the Annual Report of the institute presented by the Director and an address of welcome by Treasurer S Tejpal Singh.
The chief guest and other distinguished guests were
presented with shawls, Saropas and bouquets.
The chief guest addressed the gathering and showered his blessing on the students. This was followed by a prize distribution ceremony in which the meritorious students of the 2001 batch were given mementos and certificates of merit.
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Auld lang syne: Stephanians to celebrate
New Delhi, April 22 St. Stephen’s College and the St. Stephen’s College Alumni Association have announced a series of events to celebrate its 125th anniversary. The celebrations will begin on April 24 with a function to commemorate the first building of the college—Shish Mahal at Katra Kushal Rai, Chandni Chowk. The function will include lectures, debates, plays and sports meets.. Special committees have already been formed to organise these events. Elucidating on the special programme, college Principal Dr Anil Wilson said, “125 years of St. Stephen’s is a cause for celebration for all Stephanians. It is also a remarkable occasion for the nation as a whole for the crucial role that the college has played in enriching the intellectual and cultural landscape of the country.” A highlight of the celebrations is the release of a commemorative book on the subjects of critical national importance, authored by eminent Stephanians. The book will be edited by B.G. Verghese and will include contributions from former Stephanians, including Natwar Singh, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deepak Nayar, Bunker Roy, Salman Khurshid, Mani Shankar Aiyer, Sitaram Yechury, Kapil Sibal, Prem Shankar Jha and others. The book will cover diverse topics such as India and the World, Politics and Governance, The Economy, Technology and Social Change. A coffee table book on St. Stephen’s will also be released during the celebrations. Other events include a Ceremonial Walk and the Founder’s Day Celebration. The Founder’s Day will be held on December 7, 2005 while the Ceremonial Walk is on February 1, 2006. The Ceremonial Walk will start from Katra Khushal Rai, move to Kashmere Gate and finally end in St. Stephen’s College. The other programmes include release of 125th Year Publication of Directory of Stephanians on February 1, 2006, Commemoration Function of the First College Building–April 24, 2005, XXXI Annual St. Stephen’s College Invitational Basketball at College Courts on August 27-28, 2005 and a Car Rally from Delhi to Neemrana on October 1, 2005, a mass run from National Stadium to JLN Stadium on October 15, 2005, Jubilee Lecture by Shashi Tharoor at College in November this year and a community health check-up in the college in November 2005.
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Exhibitions on construction in Gt Noida
New Delhi, April 22 India International Construction and Contracting Exhibition (ICON-05) will be a b2b exhibition, showcasing all the products, services and technologies, which make up the construction and contracting industry, on the other hand, Interiors International India (III-05) is targeting the furniture, furnishing, interior design and decoration and office fit-out industry. ICON-05 and III-05 will be organised in association with dmg world media Dubai Ltd.
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