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Grievance redressal committees to be set up under SDMs
NSUI makes clean sweep in DUSU poll
Fraudulent land dealings unearthed
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Official suspended for giving NOC to non-existent building
Faridabad, September 3 The efficiency of the government machinery in taking action against the alleged corruption and the irregularities by its own officials can be well-judged by the recent orders of suspension of an official of the Municipal Corporation Faridabad after over three years of the event in which the accused was involved taking place.
Harassed widow united with her sons
Wives elected, but husbands want to take oath
Notices served to illegal squatters around Jama Masjid
Scrap trader shot dead
Man kills daughter’s lover
Woman’s body exhumed for post-mortem
Income tax sleuths raid gutka co
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Grievance redressal committees to be set up
New Delhi, September 3 At a meeting today, chaired by Chief Secretary S Regunathan, it was decided that committees will be set up under each of 27 SDMs, which will comprise among others one representative each from the Consumer Council and RWAs. Officials said that under each of these committees would be 5 teams, which will have a trained technical person from the concerned Discom, a Consumer Council representative and a RWA representative. The committees are being formed in pursuance of the decisions taken at the Delhi Cabinet meeting earlier this week, in which it was also decided that the power tariff hike be rolled back. The teams are expected to become functional in a week or two and the meter-testing exercise will take place every Saturday. In addition to this, it was also decided the Discoms would form consumer forums to redress complaints from the citizens. Meanwhile, Delhi government today wrote to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) seeking directions on disbursement of 5 per cent subsidy announced by it to facilitate rollback of the electricity tariff hike. Meanwhile, a new survey has revealed that although a majority of Delhiites felt that power supply has improved after privatisation, the Delhi government’s decision to roll back the 10 per cent hike in power tariff was forced by the intense pressure from Resident Welfare Associations. The survey conducted between August 30 and September 1 by Centre for Market Research & Social Development showed that out of 3,452 respondents, 57 per cent felt that opposition from RWAs was the prime reason for the roll back. Only 16 per cent credited it to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, while just 9 per cent believed it was due to the efforts of Congress MLAs, the survey disclosed. About 59 per cent of those surveyed said power supply has improved after privatisation against 27 per cent who thought otherwise. Further, 57 per cent of those polled said there was no need to reverse the privatisation. While over half (52 per cent) did not approve of the decision to raise tariffs, a majority 71 per cent said that Sheila Dikshit government took a “timely” decision to roll back the tariff hike. Sheila Dikshit found unprecedented support from the respondents, 69 per cent of whom said she need not resign as against 18 per cent who wanted her to quit. A similar percentage of people (69 per cent) believed that the issue was unnecessarily politicised, the survey said.
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NSUI makes clean sweep in DUSU poll
New Delhi, September 3 The NSUI’s sweeping comeback was, however, a surprise to many within the party itself. Routing arch rivals the ABVP, the NSUI managed to retain its hold on the DUSU panel for the third consecutive time. While ABVP’s Gaurav Khari had managed to win the post of joint secretary last year, the party could make no such claims this year. The NSUI’s presidential candidate, Ragini Nayak, polled 13,447. Coming a close second was the ABVP’s Sundar Dagar, who polled 9,212. Arun Sorot of the INSO polled 1156 and Harpreet of the USF 1,393. Amrita Dhwan, living up to expectations polled 17,483, the highest amongst all candidates and also won by a huge margin. She won the vice president’s post defeating her closest rival Rahul Arya, who polled 4,933 votes. Deen Dayal of the USF and Sonia Sehrawat of the INSO polled 1,577 and 2,994 votes respectively. Ramit, who won the secretary’s post, bagged 9,230 votes, while Deepak Chaudhary, who won the seat of the joint secretary, bagged 9,939 votes. While the Congress bigwigs, including party president Sonia Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit were prompt in sending complimentary messages, the ABVP on their part reiterated that NSUI’s win is a reflection of how campus politics has been overshadowed by the presence of political bigwigs. “We were fighting against the Congress party, not the NSUI,” said ABVP’s state secretary, Nakul Bhardwaj.
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Fraudulent land dealings unearthed
Greater Noida, September 3 According to sources, these lands, worth hundreds of crores of rupees, has now been transferred back to government by deleting the names of 96 persons from the revenue records involved in the fraud. The Revenue Board member, Mr T. George Joseph, reviewed the progress of the probe into the land scam cases yesterday and ordered that cases against 96 persons be filed soon. Mr Joseph said that 13 people had fraudulently transferred 44 Bighas of barren land in village Chak Basantpur in their name with the connivance of the revenue officials. In the old revenue records, this land did not belong to anyone, Mr Joseph said. Similarly, in village Nangla Nangli, 17.13 Bighas of land had been transferred in the name of Mauji (son of Balwant). In village Yakutpur, Sadar Tehsil, 98 Bighas of land was transferred in the names of 31 people. The complicity of the ex-revenue official (Lekhpal), Mr Devinder Kumar, had been proved, though he latter died in an accident. In village Dostpur, 19 persons had usurped 61 Bigha of land. According to Mr Joseph, a scam of 300 Bigha of grazing and barren land was also unearthed, the probe for which is under progress. The names of those found involved in the various scams have been taken off the revenue records and cases will be filed against them soon, Mr Joseph added.
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Official suspended for giving NOC to non-existent building
Faridabad, September 3 The Commissioner, MCF, here has ordered suspension of an official of its Fire Department finally. The official had been accused of providing a no-objection certificate (NOC) to a building in Sector 31, which never existed. The certificate was provided even before the application was moved to the department in December 2001. The complaint in this connection was lodged by a resident of Sector 21 on March 25, 2002, who had given details of this irregularity to the then Deputy Commissioner, Mr Arun Kumar, who had been holding the charge of the office of the Commissioner, MCF, additionally. It is reported that Mr Kumar visited the site and found that there had been no building on the plot for which the NOC was given by the official concerned. It is learnt that the NOC was given to the building on December 24, 2001, while the date of submission of the application was December 26, 2001. The Deputy Commissioner had then sent the report to the office of the Chief Secretary, Haryana, for further action against the accused, but the matter kept hanging fire for a long time due to laxity on the part of the police officials who had been investigating the case. The complainant, who had nothing to do with the case personally, was not only harassed but was also reportedly threatened several times. Though an FIR was lodged many months ago, the suspension was finally ordered recently.
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Harassed widow united with her sons
New Delhi, September 3 Minakshi Devi (name changed) of Buradi Village in East Delhi was tortured by her father-in-law, Radhey Shyam. After the death of her second husband, Ramesh Chand, who was the brother of her first husband, Radhey Shyam forced her out of the house. To make matters worse, he refused to allow Minakshi Devi to take her sons, Devendra and Ravindra with her. “My father-in-law abused me both mentally and physically from the very beginning. At times, Radhey Shyam in an inebriated state abused me and even my younger brother-in-law, Sonu, used to harass her,” said Minakshi. In February 2004, Radhey Shyam forced Minakshi out of the house, forcing her to stay with her aunt. “My father-in-law kept my two sons forcefully at his place since he eyed the two fixed deposits of Rs 15, 000 each given by her husband’s company as compensation,” she added. Finally, with the help of a close relative, Minakshi lodged a complaint with the DCW on February 23, 2005. The Chairperson of the DCW, Prof. Kiran Walia, said, “Minakshi suffered in isolation for almost one year due to her hesitation and indecisiveness. This is the case with most of the women, who does not know how to fight for their rights.” Soon, summon was issued to Radhey Shyam. Later, both parties were called to the Commission several times between March and August 2005. “On April 1, 2005, Radhey Shyam agreed to handover both the children along with dowry items and a piece of land in Sultanpuri to Minakshi Devi on the condition that Minakshi will not fight any legal battle against him in future,” said Ms Geeta Saini, Member DCW. The DCW intervenes on behalf of approximately 650 women every year and helps them out with their various problems.
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Wives elected, but husbands want to take oath
Greater Noida, September 3 When asked where their wives, who had been elected, were, pat came the reply, “They are busy minding the house”. But when the BDO announced the instructions, the ladies were quickly called for taking oath. A police SI was also seated on the dais for better effect along with other officials and elders. After government booklets were distributed, the pradhan and ward members had taken the oaths they all touched the feet of the officials and elders on the dais as is the tradition in rural areas. Though the women candidates had filled the nomination papers for panchayat elections, it was their menfolk who had been active in canvassing and campaigning for their success and the counting of votes. So, there was a man behind the success of each woman in the panchayat poll. Even the parman patra after the election was taken by the husbands for signing on behalf of their wives. Of course, the women had turned up in their best finery at the oath taking ceremony, from newlyweds to 70-year-old grandmas. They were accompanied by their women friends. They declared that they would no longer be cowed down by their menfolk as they were aware of their powers now.
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Notices served to illegal squatters around Jama Masjid
New Delhi, September 3 The anti-encroachment drive is being launched in pursuance of the directions of the Delhi High Court to remove illegal structures from the Jama Masjid area by September 15. The exercise is part of the process to decongest old Delhi. Earlier, roadside hawkers in Chandni Chowk had been removed following an order of the court. Along with MCD, DDA, the Wakf Board and the Delhi Police will be involved in the anti-encroachment exercise in Jama Masjid area. The Delhi High Court in its order on August three had set September 15 as the deadline for removing all illegal structures in and around the Jama Masjid and directed the MCD, DDA, Commissioner of Police and the area SDM to implement its order within the stipulated time.
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Scrap trader shot dead
Greater Noida, September 3 According to the Kasna police, Kartar Singh of Tusyana village in Greater Noida was a scrap trader. He had been named in an attack on Surender Bhatti three years ago. Ever since he came out of jail, Kartar Singh had become very cautious. He would always be accompanied by one or two persons. Kartar Singh had started from his village at about 10 am in his Scorpio car for getting a TV repaired in Surajpur. As he was sitting in a TV shop, a Maruti Zen car had pulled up at the shop. A youth, who walked into the TV shop, had fired from an automatic gun, hitting Kartar Singh in the stomach and chest. Kartar Singh’s nephew Vikas was wounded in foot. SO Surajpur police Sudesh Gupta rushed Kartar and Vikas to Noida’s Kailash Hospital where the former was declared brought dead by doctors.
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Man kills daughter’s lover
Ghaziabad, September 3 According to the police, Santosh Tyagi and R. K. Gupta were partners in a company in Nasib Colony, Loni. Raju, 24, working in their office for the past three years, had developed illicit relations with a girl in the neighbourhood. The girl’s father, Prem Shankar, had advised Raju to mend his ways, but there was little effect. Four days ago, Prem Shankar had sent his wife and children to his native village. Prem Shankar is reported to have taken Raju to a lonely spot in the evening and slit his throat and dumped his body in the shrubs. After committing the crime, Prem Shankar had absconded. The colony residents informed the police of a blood-soaked body lying in the bushes. The police sent the body for a post-mortem. Santosh Tyagi has filed a murder report with the police, naming Prem Shankar as the accused. The police have arrested Prem Shankar and recovered the knife used in the crime.
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Woman’s body exhumed for post-mortem
Ghaziabad, September 3
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Income tax sleuths raid gutka co
Ghaziabad, September 3 The office at Ramte Ram Road was sealed as soon as it was opened by the company staff, while Rs.3.75 lakh was recovered by the income tax officials from two factories of the company in the Bulandshahr industrial area. The searches went on throughout the night. The offices and residences of the company Chairman, Directors and distributors were also raided
simultaneously. — OC
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