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5-year-old student kidnapped from Khora
Rickshaw puller moves court against police
NBW against SI for contempt of court
‘Consumer to pay more for power in Haryana’
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Delhi’s pavilion to resemble Parliament House at India International Trade Fair
Encroachments cleared in Palwal
Two auto-lifters held, Maruti cars, motorcycles seized
DPCC chief, Mayor demand adequate arrangements for Chhath Pooja
Security measures for the elderly found wanting
Retired major’s land in dispute
Motorcyclist killed
Free polio surgeries for Noida poor
‘Delhi Ratan’ awarded
Sanjivini celebrates 30th anniversary
Renuka strikes a mudra.
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5-year-old student kidnapped from Khora
Ghaziabad, November 6 The threatening calls are coming from Faridabad and Delhi. The police are
investigating. Mosum was a student of LKG and had been kidnapped from outside his house at Gate No. 7 in Indira Vihar of Khora Colony. On Divali-eve, the family started looking for the child and when he was not found, they informed the police. Later, Aslam who owned another bakery nearby in Gali No 2 received a cell phone call from the kidnappers. He demanded Rs 1 lakh for returning the child. The callers had asked Aslam to bring the ransom to Okhla Phase-II. The family suspect an Assamese youth who had worked for six months at Jaffrudin’s bakery. Later, he had started working in a garment factory in Sector-8.
Body of kidnapped girl found
The body of a seven-year-old girl abducted from Khajpur village under Kakode police station in Greater Noida a week ago has been found. It was recovered from a pond in the village yesterday. It was feared that the child had been raped before murder. Police said only a postmortem examination could confirm whether she had been raped. Meena, 7, daughter of Ram Chander of
Khajpur, had gone missing from her house a week ago. Ram Chander has reported the matter to the police after the family could not find her among the relatives and friends. It is said that the police had taken the matter lightly. But yesterday evening, Meena’s body was seen in a pond and later fished out by the police. The villagers were stunned to see the condition of her body. They suspected that she had been raped before murder. SO Kakode police station, Gangaram Singh, however, said the minor was wearing all her clothes and her body did not bear any sign of injury.
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Rickshaw puller moves court against police
New Delhi, November 6 In his complaint filed in the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM), Lalit Sharma, a resident of Kishanganj Chowk in North Delhi, also demanded a departmental inquiry against a Sub-Inspector (SI) and a beat Constable of Dev Nagar Police Station. CMM Reena Singh Nag has already taken cognisance of Lalit’s complaint filed on October 28 and directed the Desh Bandhu Gupta Road police to file a report in this regard by Tuesday. Lalit, who also owns a few rickshaws in partnership with his friend Manoj Kumar, was allegedly stopped by the said Beat Constable on October 21 near his rickshaw stand and asked to pay Rs 2,000 as bribe to let him continue in the business. On Lalit’s refusal, the Constable forcibly took his permit and asked him to meet him next week with the money if he wanted it back, he said in the complaint. Three days later, Lalit was summoned to the police station where he met the SI, who allegedly told him that “even we have to give money to our superiors, you cannot do anything to us”. According to the complaint, written complaints to the Police Commissioner and Central District DCP did not produce any positive results and on the contrary the Constable thrashed one of his workers when he came to know of it. Next day, four of his men were also taken to the police station. Seeking corrective action against the police personnel, Lalit said “Protect me from these corrupt police officials and allow me to work.”
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NBW against SI for contempt of court
New Delhi, November 6 “As the (IO) Manvendra Singh has not bothered to appear before this court despite the service of the process, hence, a non-bailable warrant, which is to be executed through the Deputy Commissioner of Police, is issued against him,” said Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) B. R. Kedia expressing anguish over the casual approach of the police. Earlier also, on August 2, Singh had appeared before the ASJ only when a NBW was issued against him, which prompted the court to observe that “it was because of such approach of the police that heinous offences like rape are taking place in the Capital.” The police arrested an accused Rajeev Tyagi only after the ASJ gave it a deadline to show results within a month. According to the complaint, an 11-year-old girl, who was studying in class V, was sexually assaulted by Rajeev Tyagi and a minor of Mandawali area of East Delhi on June 30, 2004. The minor, who was later found to be a major, is absconding after being granted bail by the Juvenile Justice Board, the police said. The victim used to go for tuitions in the building where Tyagi was residing and on the day of the incident, Tyagi told the girl
that her teacher had called her and when she was going to the third floor,
they pulled her into his room and raped her, the complaint said.
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‘Consumer to pay more for power in Haryana’
Faridabad, November 6 This has been the gist of the campaign launched by the All Haryana Power Corporation Worker Union (AHPCWU) against the ongoing privatization process in the state. The AHPCWU has decided to hold the meeting of its members at the unit level to create awareness among the staff and involve them in the state and nationwide drive against the present policies of the Union and state governments, stated Mr Subhash Lamba, general secretary of the AHPCWU in a press statement here today. He said that the move to hand over various functions of the power department to the private sector had failed to produce results. The government was firm on not reviewing the policy being followed under the pressure of foreign agencies like the World Bank. He claimed that there had been hardly any improvement in the power supply in Delhi, especially in the summer season. Stating that almost all the provisions under the new Electricity Bill had been against the common man and the employees of the power department, he said, once the bill comes into effect, it would have a telling effect on the consumers as well as the staff. It is reported that the union is against the move to segregate the consumers into the urban and rural sector, as it would lead to discrimination against the rural people, especially farmers. According to the union, the quality of the material and the service given by the contractors to the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam had been sub-standard.
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Delhi’s pavilion to resemble Parliament House at India International Trade Fair
New Delhi, November 6 Hundreds of craftsmen and artisans are engaged in giving final touches to the pavilions, which are supposed to showcase the natural resources and the achievements of the respective states. While Kerala, ‘God’s own country,’ is focusing on its natural beauty, the National Capital Territory of Delhi is shaping its pavilion to resemble the Parliament House, only a stone’s throw away from the Pragati Maidan. The theme of the Delhi Pavilion this year is power and communication. The officials at the site said that the work was going on full speed and is expected to be completed at least a few days before the inauguration. Some of the skilled workers have specially brought materials from their respective states to give authenticity to the pavilions. The entire exercise is being closely monitored by senior officers. Meanwhile, the residents of the beleaguered Capital were not really looking forward to the annual event, which invariably disrupts the normal life by throwing traffic into utter chaos as lakhs of visitors vie for space daily. The organisers, however, said that like last year, elaborate arrangements were being worked out in coordination with other agencies so that there was little or no disruption in the normal life of the Delhiites. “However, when so many people come to one particular place, some confusion is bound to take place,” a senior official said. The Delhi Traffic Police were also engaged in finalising an elaborate plan to ensure smooth movement of traffic in and around the venue. The movement of vehicles would be restricted and adequate parking areas were being identified.
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Encroachments cleared in Palwal
Faridabad, November 6 It was stated that land measuring about 5 to 6 acre had been illegally occupied by some persons, who had made these constructions in the past few years. It was announced that the area would be beautified and a park could be developed there. The site is located on the Malgodam Road. Welcoming the move, Mr Trilok Chand Gupta, president of the Citizen Welfare Association, said that the action was long awaited and the authorities concerned should intensify the campaign to remove the encroachments in the town. He claimed that without the intervention of the MLA, Mr Karan Dalal, the encroachment drive would not be a success.
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Two auto-lifters held, Maruti cars, motorcycles seized
New Delhi, November 6 The accused have been identified as Rajesh Kumar (24), a resident of Shakarpur and Ashok (25), a resident of Rampura. The police also claimed to have recovered two Maruti cars and three motorcycles from their possession that were allegedly stolen from different places. On November 4, the local police in Saraswati Vihar was patrolling the area when they noticed a person moving around in suspicious manner. He tried to evade the police party. During investigation, the police found that the accused was allegedly involved in four cases registered in Saraswati Vihar police station in North-West district. He was subsequently booked under different sections of IPC. In another incident, it is claimed that a police party from the Keshav Puram police station in North-West district nabbed another person and recovered a button-actuated knife from his possession. The accused was later identified as Ashok, a resident of Rampura.
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DPCC chief, Mayor demand adequate arrangements for Chhath Pooja
New Delhi, November 6 Sharma, accompanied by Mayor Satbir Singh, MCD Standing Committee Chairman Mukesh Goel, Leader of the House, Mr Jitender Kumar Jitu and others inspected the Chhatt Puja ghats at Wazirabad, Qudsia Ghat, Old Yamuna Bridge, ITO and Kalindi Kunj and requested the MCD and Delhi Government to make adequate arrangements for lighting, water and mobile toilets to ensure that the devotees are not put to any inconvenience. Meanwhile, the Delhi Lt-Governor, Mr B.L. Joshi, has extended his greetings and conveyed good wishes on ‘Chhath’ festival. In his message, he said that the ‘Chhath’ festival is symbol of purity and we should pray to the Sun God to shower blessings for the welfare of the community by enlightening each and every individual. Mr Joshi exhorted the people of Delhi to live in peace and harmony.
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Security measures for the elderly found wanting
New Delhi, November 6 The killing took place in the R-Block of Greater Kailash Part-I even after claims made by the police to provide close assistance to the elderly couples in the Capital. According to the police, S.D. Khosla and his wife Santosh were hit with sharp object in residence. When the police reached the spot, they took both the victims to the AIIMS where Santosh was declared brought dead while S.D. Khosla later succumbed to his injuries. It was a gory incident in which the elderly couple was hit so badly that the thumb of Khosla was hanging to his skin and he was groaning for help when the police reached the spot. According to the DCP, South district, Praveer Ranjan, “We have got some clues and are working on that. We are expecting to crack the case soon.” This was not the first incident of such type. On March 17, one servant decamped with Rs. 4 lakh after brutally killing a 62-year-old woman. In another incident that took place in the same month, two elderly women were strangled in Mukherjee Nagar. There are several other cases in which elderly couple were brutally killed while senior officials claimed that an effective policing for the elderly was in place. The police sources said that the victims were in the list of the elderly people to whom the local police used to talk frequently. However, the response of a beat constable incharge of visiting senior citizens gives clue to their thinking: “Are yaar pahle crime kya kam hai jo in logon ki responsibility bhi hamain de di”.
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Retired major’s land in dispute
Gurgaon, October 6 The plight of Major Bhalla, a resident of Delhi, has caused ripples in several farmhouse owners in the area. The role of the police has also come into question. The armyman had planned to bring in foreign
investment for a project in the village for the uplift
of the weaker sections of society. However, his plan seems to have gone awry. His staff is scared even to stay at the farmhouse because of the terror of some persons who have developed vested interests in the major’s land. Mrs Bimla Devi, wife of Major Bhalla and a social worker, has a farmhouse in her name on about two acres. The major bought the adjoining two-acre land to set up another farmhouse on it. His relatives have also purchased some land nearby and he convinced his friends to make investments in the village. However, some villagers have been using a portion of his farmhouse as a thoroughfare. When Major Bhalla
wanted to set up a boundary wall a couple of months back, the wall was allegedly broken and a dispute on the ownership erupted between the villagers
and him. A clash ensued and he along with others was booked under Section 308 of the IPC. He was also in judicial custody in Bhondsi Jail. In a letter to the Deputy Commissioner last Tuesday, he has described the case registered against him as ‘false’. He further alleged that after the incident, the boundary wall on the other side of his farmhouse built of concrete has been broken by the vested interests in the village.
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Motorcyclist killed
New Delhi, November 6 The two victims have been identified as Ramesh (30), a resident of Trilok Puri and Sandeep, a resident of DDA flats, Garhi, Lajpat Nagar.
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Free polio surgeries for Noida poor
Noida, November 6 Inner Wheel Club is known for its services and help to the needy and the under-privileged people and is recognized by UNESCO, said Mrs Sarika
Midha, Secretary, Inner Wheel Noida, here today. All those desirous of availing this help can enrol themselves and come to the civil hospital, Noida, on November 12 and 13, she added. In the past few months, Inner Wheel, Noida, had donated food supplies, toys and power inverters for children to Sai Kripa, a children orphanage in Noida. In August, it has participated in a nation-wide polio eradication campaign while in September, Inner Wheel had initiated Mid-Day Meals, health check-up for 382 students of DPS Shiksha Kendra, Noida. In November, its members had dedicated themselves to the cause of polio-free India, added Mrs
Midha.
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‘Delhi Ratan’ awarded
New Delhi, November 6 Under his leadership, Dr Lal Pathlabs has become one of the most advanced diagnostic labs in India. He has also been conferred other awards including the International Business Council Award (1994), the Indira Gandhi Solidarity Award (1995), the Lifetime Achievement Award (2003) and a special recognition by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Among others honoured on the occasion included Dr S. K. Sama, chairman, Sir Ganga Ram
Hospital. — TNS
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Sanjivini celebrates 30th anniversary
New Delhi, November 6 Later, a play ‘People Like Us’, directed by the well-known theatre director, Feisal
Alkazi, was staged. Of late, suicide cases have alarmingly risen especially amongst the youth and depressed, and Sanjivini has taken a lead in intervening in such social
crisis. — TNS
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Artscape
New Delhi, November 6 Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit inaugurated an exhibition of paintings by Shalini Passi titled “Through my eyes”. The three-day exhibition, which opened yesterday, is being held at Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre. The collection displayed at the exhibition is Shalini Passi’s maiden solo outing as a painter. Trained under ‘powerful’ colourist Bishamber Khanna, Shalini’s preference for bold colours is an inspiration from her ‘Guru’. Ms Dikshit, herself an ardent lover of art, liked the flawless use of ‘vibrant’ colours.
Group show for
child welfare
The Ritnand Balved Education Foundation organized a group show in aid of Prabhat Society for Child Development at the Visual Arts Gallery of the India Habitat Centre here from November 2 to 4. Designed by Dharmendra Rathore, the exhibition had on view works of some of the well-known contemporary artists like Anupam Sud, Ganesh Haloi, Gopal Ghosh, Jamini Roy, Mohan Singh, Neeraj Bakshi, Pratul Das, Shyamlal Dutta Ray, Sudip Roy and Sunil Das.
“Topographies of
the self”
The Anant Art Gallery here is showcasing the “Topographies of the self” by Shalina S Vichitra from November 5 to 22. Vichitra has over the years carved a niche for herself as an artist with great imagination and finesse with the brush.
Paintings spreads message of spring
Brinda Chudasama Miller, an internationally known artist is showcasing her recent works “The Solstice and Equinox” from November 14 to 18 at the Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre here. Brinda’s paintings are unique in the sense that each one holds out the promise of the return of spring amidst all the chaos and mayhem in the society. Brinda uses dark, vibrant colours to highlight her message of eternal spring and rebirth.
“A Heap of Broken Images”
Last week also saw the staging of the annual Legends of India Theatre Festival at the Kamani auditorium here. The festival was started with Girish Karnad’s monologue in English, “A Heap of Broken Images” followed by Sansaptak’s “Atmadaho” in Bengali and finally the evergreen, perennial favourite “Ghasiram Kotwal” by the students of the National School of Drama here. “A Heap of Broken Images” was performed for the first time in the Capital. Innovative and highly charged, it is an intellectual debate between an actor and her alter ego. “Atmadaho”, set in the war-ravaged fields of
Kurukshetra, revolves around the non-warrior protagonists of the Mahabharata. Renuka, a student of the Delhi Public School Dwarka and a disciple of Guru Kanaka Sudhakar, performed her Bharatnatyam arangetram at the Shri Ram Centre auditorium here, impressing the audience with her mudras and dancing grace. The 14-year-old exponent of the ancient classical dance form, started with the traditional Ganesh Stuthi and then moved on to depict Ramashabdham, Varnam in Raag Lataangi, Padam in Raag Chintamani and finally the Vraha Bhava.
The best of Sufi music
Music Today last week released two new albums—one consisting of the best of Sufi music and the other of the scintillating music of the film Devaki- OST.. The album, “Sing with Sufis” features some of the well-known names like the Wadali brothers, Hans Raj Hans, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Abida Parveen. Devaki has music by Bikram Ghosh and Amar Haldipur with the soundtrack crafted by P Sameer.
Arangetram performance
S. Gayatri, a student of the noted dance school, Natya Vriksha and a disciple of the well-known classical dance exponent Geeta Chandran, will present her arangetram performance at the Triveni Chamber Theatre here on November 11. Gayatri, a student of B.A. (Hons.) Microbiology at Gargi College here, has won many prizes in the inter-school and inter-college dance competitions. She has been studying the ancient dance form at the Natya Vriksha since 1996.
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