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’84 carnage: HC orders compensation
Guard shot at Noida multiplex, two held
Three booked for dowry death in Faridabad
A tense chapter indeed!
Sector-specific wage boards likely
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Cop beaten up: Probe ordered
DDA ‘unaware’ of land
MCF renews sanitation contract; work entrusted to 2 companies
Draw of Noida plots postponed
Delhiites savour aroma of kebab and beat of Kathak
Artscape
CBI asked to help missing man’s kids
Nigerian found dead in Parmanand Colony
Interactive session on meningitis
Relief from meningitis
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’84 carnage: HC orders compensation
New Delhi, May 22 Justice Gita Mittal in her landmark judgement, which would benefit about 2,800 Sikhs injured during the riots in the Capital, said it is the bounden duty and responsibility of the state to secure and safeguard the life and liberty of an individual from mob violence. The court asked the Government to pay the compensation within a month to Manjit Singh Sawhney, who was injured in an attack by an angry mob, which killed seven others at Tuglaqabad Railway Station on November 1984. It also asked the Centre to pay him an additional amount of Rs 11,000 as cost of protracted litigation that went on for four years in the High Court. Most importantly, to secure parity among all those who suffered injuries during the riots and were given an ex gratia of Rs 2,000 only, Justice Mittal ordered that they all be paid the enhanced amount. It took note of the fact that in the case of Bhajan Kaur, who lost her husband on the same place during the riots, a general order was passed in July 1996 directing the Centre to pay the enhanced compensation in all similar cases. The court calculated the compensation amount payable to the petitioner at Rs 75,000 with interest from the date of incident, which was quantified at Rs 50,000. It deducted the Rs 2,000 already paid to him as ex gratia to reach the final figure. The Centre had contended that Shawhney could not be given a further amount, as there was no FIR or other documentary proof of the incident and that he was discharged from the hospital very soon. The incidents dates back to November 2, 1984 when a frenzied mob stopped a train at Tuglaqabad Railway Station here and pulled out petitioner Manjit Singh Sawhney, his
sister and other Sikh passengers. Seven persons were killed while Sawhney was battered by the mob, which dumped him on the track thinking that he too
had died. Later, armymen brought him to New Delhi from where he was shifted to LNJP Hospital. However, he got himself discharged from the hospital and went to look for his sister. Terming the Centre’s attempt to take advantage of his early discharge as “unfair” and “insensitive”, the court said, “Concern for his missing sister outweighed all concerns of his own injuries....” The court took exception to the fact that the Government did not have any records relating to the petition. Noting that the cases relating to prosecution of those allegedly involved in the riots were still pending in courts, Justice Mittal lamented that “there has been little success at bringing the guilty to book and this has only compounded the hopelessness in the minds of the victims”.
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Guard shot at Noida multiplex, two held
Noida, May 22 The youths tried to force their car through the “No entry” gate. The SO of Sector-20 police station Kamal Singh Yadav said that the two youths were trying to take their car (Maruti UP16 D-8677) out from gate No 2 of the Centre Stage Mall in Sector-18 yesterday evening. The SO said that when the security guard, Dhiraj Singh, requested the accused to take their car out from the other gate, they rebuked him and later beat him up. When the security inspector R P Patnaik came to the guard’s rescue, he was also assaulted by the youth. Patnaik was seriously assaulted that he dropped unconscious. By this time, other security guards on duty at the Mall also rushed to the spot. Finding them coming towards them, one of the youths pulled out a revolver and shot at security guard Dhiraj Singh. The bullet had grazed Dhiraj Singh’s stomach. The sound of the gunshot created a lot of commotion among the visitors and buyers in the Centre Stage Mall. The whole area was gripped with panic and terror. After committing the crime, both the youths trying to escape, but were nabbed by the security guards. They were detained in the security room and informed the police. Police post in-charge and SO Sector-20 police station, Santosh Kumar Singh and Kamal Singy Yadav reached the spot. The assailants were identified as Sajjad Malik and Mohd Imran of Sector-14, Noida. Injured guard R. P. Patnaik was rushed to a Sector-24 private hospital.
Student feared abducted
A 16-year-old girl student has gone missing in suspicious circumstances since Saturday. Her parents suspect that she might have been abducted. A resident of G Block, Sector-20 Noida, Salma, had stepped out from her house to buy a bottle of shampoo. Salma is a student of class X in a public school in Sector-20, Noida. Her father Shamsuddin said Salma had stepped out to buy a bottle of hair shampoo from G Block market on Saturday morning. After that, we have not seen her or heard about her, Shamsuddin said. Shamsuddin has suspected a youth Saif alias Sonu, who frequents the locality, might have abducted his daughter. He had lodged a written complaint in Sector-20 Noida police, but the police are dilly-dallying to register the complaint. According to the father of the victim, the youth Saif, alias Sonu had earlier also threatened to kidnap his daughter Salma. But some people, including shopkeepers, have expressed ignorance about any young girl having been abducted from the G Block market. Another view is that the girl may not have reached the market in G Block at all.
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Three booked for dowry death in Faridabad
Faridabad, May 22
While the deceased’s post-mortem report is yet to come, the kin of the victim alleged that Sushila was hanged to death by her in-laws after she failed to meet their demand of more dowry. She had been married to one Deepak, son of Lachhman Dass of Shyam Nagar on December 3, 2003. It is alleged that the victim had been subjected to physical torture and abuse prior to this incident. She had allegedly been asked to bring about Rs 1 lakh, a few days ago. Meanwhile, in another incident, the police have booked some members of a family of a colony at Hodal, a sub-divisional town on charges of killing their own son-in-law. According to the complaint, the victim Dharam Singh married to one Bala, daughter of Tulsiram, had come to her in-laws house on May 20, in connection with resolving the dispute between him and her wife, which had been going on for the past few months. It is alleged that while the family poisoned him death, they were told that the victim had committed a suicide. A case under sections 302 and 34 of the IPC have been registered. No arrest has been made so far.
10-year jail term for tantrik in rape case
A tantrik, who had raped a young woman of Sector-22 here last year, has been awarded a sentence of ten years in jail by the district court after being found guilty of the charge. The victim had lodged a complaint with the police on June 11, 2004 that the accused kept raping her repeatedly on his every visit to her house. According to the complaint, the girl’s family had sought the help of the tantrik, identified as Raghunath, a resident of Nangloi in Delhi, to get the water tanker traced which had been stolen by someone in October 2003. It is learnt that a kin of the family had arranged the meeting with the tantrik, who visited the family after a few days. It is reported that during the second visit, the accused conducted some religious formalities and asked the girl to sit with him while directed other family members to go their beds during the night. Later, the accused bolted the door from inside and raped the girl and threatened the victim against telling anyone about the incident, if she wanted the lost tanker back. It is alleged that the ‘godman’ raped the victim every time he visited the house during a period of about two months. Subsequently, the woman decided to tell her parents about the tantrik’s act, when the family again received a message that he would be coming again to their house. He was arrested by the police after a complaint was lodged here. The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Mr S. K. Kaushik found him guilty and pronounced a sentenced of 10 years in jail, besides a fine of Rs
2,000.—TNS
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A tense chapter indeed!
New Delhi, May 22 For more than 140,000 students, who appeared for the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) examinations this year, the countdown to the crucial day has been marked by fervent prayers and anxiety bouts. The CBSE results will be declared at 8 am tomorrow. “Even though everyone says that marks do not matter, we still are tense. It is on the basis of these marks that we will get admission in university, so anxiety is bound to crop up,” said Astha, a student of Birla Vidya Niketan. The wait for D-day has Gaurav, a student of Sarvodaya Vidyalaya lose his sleep and appetite. His father told The Tribune, “Even if we force him to eat, he goes and throws up. Even relaxation exercises seem to have failed.” Psychologists attribute these signs to the brouhaha created over the CBSE exams. “They are portrayed as make or break exams and naturally when you put undue pressure on children, it gets manifested through sleeplessness and anxiety,” said a counsellor. Psychologists advise that parents should try to divert attention of their children through music, entertainment even stress-busters like yoga and sports. “One cannot eradicate anxiety, but what one needs to watch out for is, this anxiety taking over everything else. Parents should watch out for the signs of depression and not hesitate to seek professional help,” said the counsellor. Owing to the increasing number of students committing suicide, CBSE, Snehi, and NGOs have begun their tele-counselling helplines to offer support and guidance to students and their parents. However, like the proverbial dark cloud, there is a silver lining here as well. While anxiety may be the predominant mood, there are many who are upbeat about joining college. “I am confident that I will score well, though my concern is joining the college of my choice. I am excited about the results, because I can’t wait to enter college. It will be ‘adios’ to a regimented school life and dull uniforms,” said Neha Sharma of Delhi Public School.
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Sector-specific wage boards likely
New Delhi, May 22 ‘’The linkage of wages with consumer price index is no doubt important, as it would neutralise the rise in prices and keep the real wage of the worker intact, it is however important to link wages with production and productivity,’’ Mr Singhal said. These boards would review the wages of the workers on a periodic basis and also take into consideration the region and industry parameters as fixing only one wage rate for the entire industry is difficult. Mr Singhal said such an exercise would only
be fruitful if the boards submit their recommendations within the prescribed time limits. It must also be seen that the minimum wages do not cross the level where the industry collapses under
its burden. In his welcoming remarks, Mr Lalit Bhasin, Chairman, Task Force on Law and Justice, PHDCCI, pointed out that automatic linkage of DA to CPI numbers means that the industry has to pay DA irrespective of increase in production, productivity or other considerations. This is a one-sided responsibility and may create a situation where workers may be least interested in increasing production or productivity. Such a wage adjustment that surpasses the level of productivity is bound to trigger higher inflation and undermine the efforts to promote a suitable economic growth and will ultimately result in deterioration of the living standards of all including the working class. The Delhi Government is considering setting up sector-specific wage boards
in Delhi. Speakers at a seminar hosted by Phdcci said that the linkage of wages with the consumer price index is no doubt important as it would neutralise the rise in prices and keep the real wage of the worker intact. These boards would review the wages of the workers on a periodic basis and also take into consideration the region and industry parameters as fixing only one wage rate for entire industry is difficult.
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Cop beaten up: Probe ordered
New Delhi, May 22 Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Kumar ordered the SHO of Nand Nagri in East Delhi to inquire the alleged beating and manhandling of Constable Mansha Ram by a cop at Harsh Vihar police post and file the report on Monday. The constable had filed a complaint alleging that the police officials were shielding the suspect who stole jewellery and cash from his house on February 20. He alleged that the police were reluctant in lodging an FIR, but on February 22, the suspect Somesh was arrested and he was called to the police post by Sub-Inspector Yogesh Malhotra. After the SI left the post, Constable Umesh Kumar, who was a friend of the suspect, beat him up and used filthy language asking him not to proceed with the case, Mansha Ram alleged in the complaint. He claimed that due to the alleged beating, his right eye was damaged. The complainant said the two officials were initially reluctant to lodge a complaint saying that “there is no benefit in lodging an FIR and if you suspect anyone we will initiate an inquiry”. The two policemen have been accused of committing offences under Section 323 (causing hurt) 325 (grevious hurt) 120 B (conspiracy) and 166 (misuse of official position).
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DDA ‘unaware’ of land use norms
New Delhi, May 22 Unaware of the fact that two plots of lands had been categorised for ‘rural use’ under the 2001 Master Plan, the DDA awarded contracts to two private construction companies to built apartments in Mehrauli and Vasant Kunj at a cost of Rs 71.34 crore. The projects to construct 1,702 residential apartments were to be completed within a specified time-frame. However, a writ petition was filed in the Delhi High Court which brought to light the actual land use status of the plots. The court ordered in September 2002 that the construction work be stopped immediately until the land use norm was changed. But by then the damage had been done for DDA. The civic agency had already paid Rs 1.49 crore as first payment to Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L and T) and Ahluwalia Contractors Ltd which became blocked for more than two years, according to the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) tabled in Parliament.
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MCF renews sanitation contract; work entrusted to 2 companies
Faridabad, May 22 The corporation has also announced to complete the patchwork of all the roads in the town by June 15. Announcing this the Commissioner of the MCF, Mr Anil Kumar, said that the sanitation work this time has been given to two separate bodies with a view to instil a sense of competition between the parties getting the contract and claimed that the performance on this front is likely to improve. The MCF has been paying about Rs 25 lakh to the Sulabh International per month so far for cleanliness, but there has been complaints that the work has been found unsatisfactory. On the other hand, the Sulabh workers have also been complaining of delayed payment by the MCF. It is claimed that the total number of workers in this work would go up from 675 to about 1,050. Admitting that there has been a shortfall in the supply of drinking water in the city, he said a new scheme Renniwell-Part-II would soon be launched to increase the supply in the town. It is reported that against a demand of about 650 lakh gallons of water daily, the MCF is supplying only 410 lakh gallons only, leading to severe crisis of water shortage in many parts of the city. The problem has been acute in certain parts, including several residential colonies like Jawahar Colony, Dabua Colony, Sanjay Colony and about a dozen more areas where the residents are forced to take help of the private tankers who supply unsafe water at exorbitant rates to the residents. According to a senior Corporator of the MCF, a water supply Mafia emerges during the summer in all the densely populated areas. However, the MCF authorities claimed that besides improving the water supply, the civic body would spend another Rs 2 crore on the repair of the roads in the city. Mr Kumar said that patchwork has already been started, but the construction or relaying the roads may not be started before the rainy season. It is stated that the state government has called for repairing all the broken roads within a month’s time. It may be recalled that almost all the roads in the town had been in dilapidated condition for the past six months and the development of the civic amenities has been a major issue in the recent elections of the local bodies. The MCF and the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) will also be sharing the cost of about Rs 5.62 crore for the construction of the railway underbridge at the Old Faridabad railway crossing. The project has been hanging for the past about six years.
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Draw of Noida plots postponed
Noida, May 22 The Noida Chairman Deo Dutta told the mediapersons that the UP Development System Corporation MD, Dev Sharan Pathak had informed him on telephone that during the mock draw on May 20 in the Noida Stadium, some suggestions given by the people are being incorporated in the system. The CEO said this adjustment in the system could take some time. And before the draw is held, “the system will have to be tested through trial rounds so that draw could be held in total transparency”, Mr Deo Dutta emphasised. And to ensure all this, some trial rounds will have to be conducted. The UP DESCO had confirmed in writing that none of their employees had applied for a plot under this draw.
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Delhiites savour aroma of kebab and beat of Kathak
New Delhi, May 22 The food, cooked by traditional Bawarchis, included Nawabi delicacies- Boti, Kakori, Galawati, shami, Reshmi seekh, Zafrani Kalmi, Hariyali and Veg shami kebabs. According to 60-year-old Zahir of Mohalla Babachi khana, one of the Bawarchis of Lucknow, “I learnt how to make all these different type of kebabs from my father. Now my son carries on the profession.” “The spices mixed in the minced meat are the key elements, which make them unique,” he said. In Kakori kebab, the mutton is first marinated with papaya and salt and then is pressure cooked before adding the spices. This is what makes it extremely soft and delectable,” Zahir said adding that each type of kebab had its own sequence of marinades. The food was served by waiters dressed in traditional Lucknavi pyjamas and Angarkhas. To add to the ambience, there were ‘Hookahs’ for those who wanted a puff of the past. To top it all were the traditional Mughlai Pans.
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Scintillating feat of mudras and steps
Ravi Bhatia Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 22 A disciple of Mrs Marie and Mr G. Elangovan, the well-known Bharatnatyam Guru couple for the last seven years, Somya had her Arangetram in 2003 and she has never looked back since then. Somya is pursuing her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Hansraj College here. She is an active member of the college’s musical society, Swaranjali. For this she was awarded the prestigious “Colour Award” of the college. She also won the first prize in the Oasis, the annual festival of the Birla Institute of Science and Technology in Pilani last year and second prize in the inter-college dance competition at Lady Irwin College here earlier this year. Somya, a former student of Apeejay School, Noida, enjoys painting and listening to music. Tsunami tragedy captured on lens After the sensational success of his very first photographic exhibition “—-And they killed him
again” on the Godhra carnage, young Sahir Raza is now exhibiting his photographs on the tsunami tragedy at the Academy of Fine Arts and Literature from May 20 to May 26. Sahir, first year student of the St. Stephen’s College here, had specially visited the tsunami-hit areas to capture the extent of the tragedy on his lens. An amateur photographer, Sahir started shooting since his childhood days and has now attained considerable expertise with the camera.
A dab hand at painting womanhood Sunita Anand Rao, a Mumbai-based artist held an exhibition of her paintings, “A Visual Symphony” at the Lalit Kala Akademi here from May 15 to 21. Sunita who excels in painting womanhood in all its manifestations has held several group and solo exhibitions of her works in Mumbai earlier. A Bachelor of Arts from the Government College, Ludhiana, Sunita secured her Masters from Meerut University in Drawing and Painting. Art works of Leap Years members Beginning Monday, Leap Years, Delhi’s first multi-activity after-school centre for children, opens exhibition of the art works of Leap Years members (4-14 year old) on the occasion of the completion of its one year. The exhibition showcases the efforts of the Leap Years students over a period of one year. While leading art teachers like Amit Paul, Marie Arora and Sahiba Hashmi have developed the curriculum of art for the children at Leap Years, well-known contemporary painters like Aparna Caur, Samshad and Veer Munshi have associated themselves with the centre. The display of children’s works includes abstracts, vegetable painting, graphic drawing, glass painting, blow painting, thread painting, and collage with natural motifs like leafs, creative compositions and marble paintings. While speaking about the exhibition and Leap years, Sohail Hashmi, the Center Director, quoted a line from the philosopher Nietzsche who had said, “Genius is to retrieve the concentration of a child at play.” Spread over 3.5 acres in Vasant Kunj, Leap Years offers an organised curriculum to the child designed by eminent artists—from the field of performing arts and other creative fields—like Shubha Mudgal, Aditi Mangaldas, Mohini Mathur, Himangshu Dhanda and others. The programmes designed by the experts not only expose children to the quality in their chosen fields, but also familiarise them with the rich cultural heritage and makes them aware of the worldd–helping them grow into global citizens with a core that is Indian.
A rich collage of exhibits The third annual exhibition of the Delhi Collage of Art will begin here at Rabindra Bhawan from tomorrow and will be on view till May 29. The annual event displays the work of the students of the institution which has deliberately called itself a collage rather than college because of the varied courses it offers students in creative arts. The exhibits include paintings, clay models, sculptures and photographs.
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CBI asked to help missing man’s kids
New Delhi, May 22 Allowing the CBI to close the 1996 case, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Reena Singh Nag, in a rare order, noted that besides looking into the feasibility of releasing the money, the CBI should also write to NGOs to look after the two children of Mahinder Kumar. Mahinder, who owned a rubber factory at Narela, was allegedly abducted by some of his employees on March 28, 1996. The country’s premier investigating agency, which had been asked by the Delhi High Court to probe the case, said in the closure report that it did not get any clue in the case despite subjecting the three suspects to a lie detector test.
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Nigerian found dead in Parmanand Colony
New Delhi, May 22 The police said that the deceased identified as one David, had been residing in the area for the last one year. It seemed to be a case of natural death due to some disease. David was found dead at around 5 this morning. His friend took him to the Bara Hindu Rao Hospital where he was declared brought dead. His body has been sent for a post-mortem.
Man, parents get RI in dowry
death case
A Delhi court has sentenced a man and his parents to rigorous imprisonment of seven years for causing the death of his pregnant wife in 2001.
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Interactive session on meningitis
New Delhi, May 22 The main purpose to organise the interactive session is to create an awareness among the people about the precautions that could be taken from meningitis, the disease spreading in the city. The disease has already claimed more than 30 lives in the city, as disclosed by the government officials. While talking to the media, the Founder President of the school, Preety Sharma said, “The disease is spreading in the city and has already claimed a number of lives. In this scenario, it is wise to aware the parents about the disease and to take necessary steps to save their children from this dreaded disease.” She said that through this session, their motive is to dissemination of information among the people about the disease and its precaution steps.—TNS
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Relief from meningitis
New Delhi, May 22 The disease had so far claimed the lives of 33 people. At present, 81 patients are admitted to hospital while 240 have been discharged. The number of fresh cases is likely to decrease with rising temperature, a senior health official of the MCD
said.—TNS
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