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Onion price increase due to artificial shortage: Govt
CBI raids west Delhi traffic courts, comes across irregularities
Govt open to carrying out audit of Discoms
Food and Technology Expo opens at Pragati Maidan
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Board okays Noida Mahayojna 2021
Ajit demands Harit Pradesh made out of 22 districts
Tribune Trust Employees’ Union holds blood donation camp
DUTA wants withdrawal of ‘no work, no pay’ circular
Clerk suspended for pawing girl students at polytechnic
Delhi Jal Board ‘engineer’ held for cheating
Concern over continuing power crisis
Naked night stalker sparks panic
HC seeks details of illegally- occupied bungalows
Ten fresh dengue cases reported
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Onion price increase due to artificial shortage: Govt
New Delhi, September 9 “There is a small drop in the production of onions due to rains. But this time of the year, this always happens,” Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told reporters here. Blaming the increase in prices to “artificial shortage” in the market created by hoarders, she said stringent action will be taken against the black marketeers. “There is no need for panic. Constant vigil is being kept on the markets,” she said. The defeat of the BJP government in Delhi in 1998 is believed to have been caused by the steep hike in onion prices. Keen not to let the situation get out of hand, Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister Rajkumar Chauhan held a meeting with representatives of the major wholesale markets in the capital to discuss the situation. After the meeting, he reassured there was no shortage of onions in the capital, informing that 1100 tonnes of onion had arrived in Delhi today. “There is no shortage of onions. There are adequate stocks. Using the excuse of rains in Maharashtra and Gujarat, some unscrupulous elements may be trying to hike the rates,” Chauhan said. He said inspection teams comprising officials from the Food and Civil Supplies Department have been formed, who will carry out surprise checks and take action against any wholesaler or retailer either hoarding up onions or selling the vegetable at jacked-up rates. Meanwhile, to keep the situation under control, Delhi government has set up stalls at all Mother Dairy booths as well as wholesale markets in the city, where onions are being sold at the rates of Rs 8.50/kg, Rs 11.25/kg and Rs 16.50/kg. The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), which ran Asia’s biggest fruit and vegetable market at Azadpur in North Delhi, would also set up five stalls in different parts of the city and sell onion at the same price. For this purpose, the Delhi Government would buy the commodity from Nafed. The rates of onion in the wholesale markets in the capital have been reported to have increased by three to four times — from Rs 4 to 5 per kg to Rs 15-16 per kg.. The retail price of onion in Delhi has been reported to have gone up to Rs 20-25 per kg. Though there is no shortage of onions in the city markets, the wholesale dealers are trying to push up prices on the pretext of damage to the commodity due to excess rain in Maharashtra and Gujarat. The vegetable is being sold at around Rs 15 to Rs 20 per kg. Even Mother Dairy is selling it at Rs 16.50 per kg. However, inferior quality onion is available at Rs 8.50. A major chunk of onions in the Capital came from Nasik, Maharashtra, but it also came from Rajasthan, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. APMC would put its stalls at Okhla, Keshav Puram, Azadpur, Gazipur and Kisan Hat in Mehrauli. Vice chairman of Azadpur Mandi’s Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), Bhajan Singh said the increase in onion rates in the wholesale markets had gone up by 10 per cent. “There is no shortage of onions in Delhi, but the rates at which we are buying have also gone up due to the heavy rains in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Wholesale rates in Delhi have as a result gone up by 10 per cent,” he said. Onion stocks at the Capital’s main market Azadpur Mandi is adequate, a trader said, adding the delay in arrival of the commodity has been met by the onions pouring into the market from Rajasthan. In Capital’s retail market, onion price ranges from Rs 13-16 per kilo, whereas wholesale price for fresh arrivals in Kohlapur and Rajasthan market stand at Rs 10 per kg and Rs 8.5 per kilo respectively. Pressure on price would also get reduced in coming weeks because of festivals when onion demand would dip considerably, NAFED Additional Managing Director Jagmohan Bhanot said.
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CBI raids west Delhi traffic courts, comes across irregularities
New Delhi, September 9 “There appears to be total mismanagement of challans,” the report of the raid, conducted in the courts of Magistrates J P Agarwal, Rajan Jayant and Vinay Kumar on the direction of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, said. Cash upto Rs 14,000, large number of challan chits and original vehicle documents which should have been in the court files were seized from the possession of some Ahlmads and security guards in the courts in the searches led by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Vinod Kumar and Manoj Jain yesterday. The inspection report was today submitted to the District Judge S N Dhingra, who forwarded it to the High Court Registrar seeking action against those found guilty. The report names Ahlmads (custodian of court files) — Roshan Lal, N K Popli, Jagbir, chowkidars — Sham Singh, Mohan, Mahesh Kumar, Vasudev and drivers Hari Mohan and Pradeep, as having indulged in financial irregularities. CBI had on September 2 carried out searches in the three Traffic courts at Karkardooma and detected “substantial” financial irregularites while dealing with the traffic challan matters. The report said even at the odd hour (the raid was conducted at 7:30 PM) the courts were found open and staffers were found moving in a manner raising suspicion. It said seeing the raiding party, N K Popli, an Ahlmad and a chowkidar Sham Singh threw their purses containing money and some challans behind an almirah to evade detection. But they were recovered. The ACMMs said some documents, including one driving license, three photo copies of challans, two court notices, one slip containing five numbers of vehicles and Rs 800 was found on the top of one almirah of an Ahlmad. “It appears that as soon as search started, somebody had purposely put the money and the documents there to evade detection as none of the persons claimed them,” the report said. The CBI, after the Karkadooma raids had said it was detected that instead of challan money going to the exchequer, it was allegedly pocketed by the court officials and other people involved in the illegal act. In the cases where the challan was of Rs 2000, the court officials use to show Rs 50 as compounding amount and the rest was pocketed by them, the agency had said. Meanwhile, in its drive to curb the menace of touts in Special Courts dealing with traffic challan matters which came under the scanner of CBI recently, the Administration of the Karkardooma Court complex has directed Delhi Police to post adequate cops around the premises. “You (SHO, Anand Vihar) are directed to post sufficient staff around the courts of Special Metropolitan Magistrates to check toutisim,” Kamini Lau, Judge-in-charge-Administration Karkardooma courts said in the order. Meanwhile, Lau convened a meeting with DCP (east), ACP and SHO in her chamber and discussed the action plan to deal with the growing cases of assault against commoners and litigants inside the complex allegedly by some advocates, who work as touts. Such type of action and complaints against advocates had drawn the attention of District Judge S N Dhingra, who took serious view of the incidents and wrote letter to the Secretary of Shahadra Bar Association, asking him to take action against advocates who are indulging in ‘toutism’. CBI on September 2 had conducted massive search in the Special Magistrates’ Courts and had detected “substantial” financial irregularities and nexus between the tout and the court staffs. After the incident, all the staffs of the Special Magistartes’ Courts were transferred following a departmental action.
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Govt open to carrying out audit of Discoms
New Delhi, September 9 “It was an idea that came up (in the Coordination Committee meeting). And the government is open to it,” she said. The Coordination Committee meeting had agreed that the private power companies should be asked to increase their efficiency and reduce AT&C losses so that there is no financial burden on the citizens and the government was also asked to carry out audits of the accounts of the Discoms. According to sources, the Chief Minister was pulled up for appearing for siding with the power Discoms. Meanwhile, Dikshit said if the need arises an official from the Weights and Measures Department of Delhi Government could be associated with each of the SDMs in the capital to help in the meter-checking exercise. The government has already decided to set up committees under the SDMs which would undertake meter-checking camps on a weekly basis.
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Food and Technology Expo opens at Pragati Maidan
New Delhi, September 9 Jointly organised by NNS Group and apex body of manufacturer units, All India Manufactures Organisation and supported by Indian Export Inspection Council, a body under the Union Commerce and Industries Ministry, the expo is being held from September 9 to 11 at Hall No. 4 and 5 at Pragati Maidan. The expo also has support from All India Bread Manufacturers Association and Indian Dehydrated Foods Industries Association. It provides an excellent opportunity to the manufacturers, processors, packagers and exporters from different sectors, including pulses, spices, herbs, edible oil, dairy products, processed foods, tea, namkeen, bakery and confectionery to showcase their branded products, said Mr Rajesh Gupta, Managing Director, NNS Group. He said latest processing, packaging machines and food processing millers are on show in the expo. Mr Sudarshan Sarin, Chairman, All India Manufacturers
Organisation, said that apart from thousands of representatives of agri-based industries and trade, the expo has witnessed participation from abroad, including business delegates from Iraq, Germany and Nepal. He said the expo is committed to doing business, and therefore, special arrangements for meetings between the buyers and sellers have been made.
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Board okays Noida Mahayojna 2021
Noida, September 9 Besides the scrutiny for residential scheme-2004 had been completed and some 1.50 to 1.60 lakh data would be submitted to the Allahabad High Court on September 19 and further action taken on the court’s directions/verdict, Noida Authority CEO Avnish Awasthi said. The draw for industrial plots was completed yesterday in an open manner. The board also approved the rules and regulations for abadi land and as in keeping with the government policy forestation has been integrated in the building plans. Giving details of Noida Mahayojna 2021, the Chief Executive Officer said it had been drawn in a realistic manner for an estimated population of 10 lakh and over an area of 22,316 hectare of land. The plan will now go to the NCR Board after which it would be submitted to the government. Special economic zone had been extended to 1000 hectare, a new railway alignment between Tughalabad and Dadri, where container depot was coming up had been approved. Architect-planner Bharat Bushan said as compared to 47.2 per cent in the 2011 Mahayojna land use for residential purpose had been fixed at 35.65 per cent in 2021, commercial land use at 3.77 per cent in 2021 from 5.5 per cent in 2011, industrial land use from 15.7 per cent in 2011 to 20.05 per cent in 2021, transport from 12.1 per cent to 14.78 per cent and recreational land from 6.8 per cent to 10.11 per cent in 2021. It was emphasised that in view of large volume of traffic broader roads had been planned at 60 and 75 metres wide in the Mahayojna. A new Special Economic Zone over 1000 hectares had also been planned. Stress had been laid on greenery, parks and green belts and the area extended to 11 per cent. A provision for Metro rail had also been made in the Mahayojna.
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Ajit demands Harit Pradesh made out of 22 districts
Ghaziabad, September 9 Mr Ajit Singh, who was laying the foundation stone of Ch Charan Singh Canal Road in Murad Nagar, gave a clarion call to the people of western UP, asking them to be prepared for waging a war for it. The Lok Dal Chairman blamed the state government for failure on the power and water fronts. Addressing a large public meeting, he said, “If you want water, power, roads and employment, you will have to work for Harit Pradesh. Even a new high court and a capital will be set up in the state. The new state will help farmers, traders, the educated youth, advocates, industries and all sections of people, Mr Ajit Singh stressed. Accusing the state government of exploiting farmers, Mr Ajit Singh said the government was buying land from farmers on half the price and selling it to the builders lobby at high prices. The Rashtriya Lok Dal will launch a movement on this issue. He blamed the central government for imposing President’s rule in Bihar, thus thwarting the chances of a democratic government, but in Gujarat it was not imposed by removing Narender Modi. BJP MLA Narinder Singh Sisodia said Harit Pradesh was a must for the development of western UP. State irrigation minister Munna Singh Chauhan said if there was no irrigation there should not be any irrigation cess. He said the real aim of the department should be supplying water to the fields of farmers and not merely collecting water cess. Mr Chauhan said Rs 18 crore had been released for payment of land compensation to farmers.
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Rain brings relief to parched city
New Delhi, September 9 While the rain did cheer up people, the maximum temperature was three degrees above normal at 36.6 degree Celsius. There was dip of about one degree in the minimum temperature, which was recorded at 23.7 degree Celsius.
Some areas of the city, particularly in the east, received torrential rain causing waterlogging at many places leading to traffic snarls. The Capital has been battling heat coupled with the erratic water and power supply. Residents in many parts of the city, especially in the south have been protesting against the shortage of water and electricity.
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Tribune Trust Employees’ Union holds
Gurgaon, September 9 The camp was organised at the printing press of The Tribune and its sister publications. Those who participated consisted of employees of The Tribune Trust as well as sympathisers. Those who donated blood included the vice-president and the secretary of the Tribune Trust Employees’ Union, respectively, Mr Uttam Chand and Mr Pramod Bansal. In all, 43 donors were listed in the camp. However, 10 of them were rejected by a medical team from the local Civil Hospital headed by Dr B. K. Rajora, in-charge of the Blood Bank Centre of the hospital. So intense was the enthusiasm that a participant donating blood for the first time was asked to quit by the doctors as he become squeamish on the makeshift hospital bed. However, he returned a little later to insist that he be allowed to donate. He finally had his way. According to Mr Bansal and Mr Uttam Chand, although the camp has been organised since several years on the occasion of the death anniversary of Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia for the past four years camps were also being organised on International Women’s Day at the organisation’s head office in Chandigarh.But the death anniversary of Sardar Majithia is marked by camps at the headquarters as well as the publication’s printing press centres in the region. As the printing press has recently been set up in Gurgaon, it was the maiden blood donation camp here. According to Mr Uttam Chand, the camp had a special significance. The Tribune Trust Employees’ Union was celebrating its silver jubilee this year.
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DUTA wants withdrawal of ‘no work, no pay’ circular
New Delhi, September 9 “The UGC should realise that it is just a funding body and the salaries that they pay us is from the money that they get from us, the people of this country. It is our money coming back to us, and this directive is against democracy and must be withdrawn immediately,” said DUTA president Amardeo Sharma. The teaching community is up in arms against the UGC. Terming the directive as dictatorial, they have censured the UGC for “its anti-human stand”. “This directive from the UGC amounts to political victimisation and demonstrates its authoritarian and anti-democratic attitude. The police action on the workers was one of the worst incidents of brutality and repression of workers in the history of independent India and has been widely condemned by a large section of public, including the media. It has been indeed compared with the Jalianwala Bagh massacre,” said the Democratic Teachers Front (DTF) in a statement. The DUTA condemning the recent brutality against Dalits in Gohana has also called for immediate “action against those guilty”. Its president said, “The Haryana Police and the administration should ensure that those who were involved in the brutality are arrested and punished.”
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Clerk suspended for pawing girl students at polytechnic
Noida, September 9 The administration had been getting news of girl students being harassed and pawed at the Badalpur Women’s Polytechnic, established by former
UP CM Mayawati in her village. District Magistrate Santosh Yadav said the complaints against assistant clerk Bhopal Singh about harassing girl students was being taken very casually by the Principal. As a result, the girl students and their parents were feeling worried for quite sometime. Bhopal Singh used to indulge in vulgar and obscene acts, including showing the students porno literature. No action was taken against him even after repeated complaints to Principal Lal Singh. The DM had ordered the Dadri SDM to inquire into the matter. As soon as the SDM reached the institute, Bhopal Singh fled from
the place. A case will be registered if porno literature is recovered from the clerk’s room, which has been sealed now. The room will be searched in the presence of the administrative officer. Principal Lal Singh has been transferred as his role was found dubious in the whole episode.
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Delhi Jal Board ‘engineer’ held for cheating
New Delhi, September 9 The police said that he used to introduce himself as junior engineer of the Delhi Jal Board of the area. On September 8, Vinod and Girish Kumar, residents of Shakarpur, reported that Rattan Singh, who introduced himself as Junior Engineer of Delhi Jal Board, had cheated them and taken money for a water connection. Acting on the complaint, the police arrested the accused and when the officials of the Delhi Jal Board were contacted, they revealed that there was no JE as Rattan Singh posted in the area. The police have recovered fake stamps of JE from him. During investigation, the police got to know that Rattan Singh passed 12th class. He hails from district Bulandshahr. He was presently living in a rented house at House No. 208, Vill Gharoli, P.S. New Ashok Nagar.
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Concern over continuing power crisis
Noida, September 9 The residents of Dankore organised a demonstration against the prolonged power cuts. The main market of Dankore was closed in protest against the power cuts and the people gheroed the powerhouse. The angry residents said that they would continue to picket the power sub station till regular power supply is restored in the area. While the town dwellers are facing a severe shortage of drinking water, farmers are “feeling helpless” due to uncertain power supply.
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Naked night stalker sparks panic
Meerut, September 9 Police have stepped up vigil following complaints from residents of Ganganagar, Radha Garden, Defence Colony and Rakshapuram that a youth, dressed in black, has been stalking the area at night for more than a week. The man roams around the locality in a scooter after dark and knocks on the doors of houses. If a woman answers the door, he strips to the buff and tries to grab her, police said quoting the complaints. Police have noted that the scooter bears a Rajasthan licence plate and were on the lookout for the prowler.
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HC seeks details of illegally- occupied bungalows
New Delhi, September 9 The Bench fixed October 19 for further hearing the PIL filed by advocate Aman Vacher. In his PIL filed in 1991, Vacher had raised the issue of unavailability of proper government accommodation for newly appointed judges alleging that politicians and bureaucrats were being given preference in allotment of bungalows.
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Ten fresh dengue cases reported
New Delhi, September 9 West Zone was the worst affected with 20 cases reported from the area followed by Najafgarh and Central zones with nine cases each, a Municipal Corporation of Delhi statement said. However out of the total patients admitted in city hospitals, 61 were from Delhi and 22 were from outside. While one person from the Capital died due to the disease, three other deaths were reported from other states. As many as 11 of those affected by dengue and admitted to hospitals here belonged to Haryana.—TNS
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Teachers’ Day celebrated
New Delhi, September 9
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