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Mad rush to get co-op societies registered
Sonia meets CM, DPCC chief to sort out differences
Properties of widows of anti-Sikh riots to be exempted from tax
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Consultant murdered in Gurgaon
Poison forced down student’s throat
Emergency care at Fortis Hospital adjudged best
Greedy groom spurned as bride weds another
Separate sector rates for flats on the cards
Piracy racket busted, thousands of VCDs seized
Dumpers transporting illegally mined sand impounded
JNU says no to food court, yes to dhabas
Protest against ‘motivated’ inquiry committee set up in Shraddhanand College
Now, pay your electricity bill online
DTTDC to set up ‘Global Village’
Budget session from March 1
Delhi moving towards summer by degrees
Robbers’ gang busted
Garden Tourism Festival from Feb 17
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Mad rush to get co-op societies registered
Faridabad, February 10 Faridabad and Gurgaon are among the districts where the government had announced allotment of plots to the cooperative groups housing societies a few months ago. But the process got entangled in hurdles as soon as the department announced to change the language and contents of the affidavit that was to be submitted by the proposed Cooperative Group Housing Societies (CGHS) and the applicants were informed that the affidavits they had submitted or prepared for the registration of the society were invalid and they were required to submit fresh affidavits for the purpose. ‘This move by the head office led to major confusion and chaos at the office of the Assistant Registrar at both Faridabad and Gurgaon, claimed a resident, who had applied at both these places. He said while the government was expected to revise the last date and signs to this effect had been given by the officials concerned no announcement led to a surge of applicants in the office of the Assistant Registrars in both the cities. While the normal work suffered heavily due to heavy and unexpected rush, the officials concerned had to call the police to control the people thronging these offices for several continuous days. It is learnt that the problem of the staff shortage in the office here had been taken up with the authorities at Chandigarh on many occasions but not a single clerk or inspector was provided, though there had been adequate staff available at other district offices of the cooperative department. An applicant who had still been awaiting registration of the society alleged that all problems were artificial and had led to corruption and bribery, though the Assistant Registrar here denied such charges. He appealed to the applicants to contact her in case of any problem. But a majority of the people lined up in the office here and Gurgaon claimed that they had not been able to meet any responsible official and their grievance stayed as usual for past many days. The situation turned serious recently when the Assistant Registrar posted here was given the charge of Gurgaon office also despite the fact that this office had already been unable to handle the pending work. The police had to use mild force to disperse the crowd and the chaos led to stalling of the work at several occasions. The officials concerned here had to shift to an unknown spot for doing the official work as the crowd at the office had made the work nearly impossible, said a source in the office.
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Sonia meets CM, DPCC chief to sort out differences
New Delhi, February 10 The nearly two-hour-long meeting was held against the backdrop of differences cropping up between
the government and the local Congress on various issues including MCD’s ongoing demolition drive against the unauthorised constructions in the national Capital. The meeting, which was also attended by Ashok Gehlot, AICC general secretary incharge of Delhi, is understood to have reviewed “contentious” issues, which have arisen in the recent past. Emerging from the meeting, Gehlot told reporters that various issues that Admitting that there were “some differences” between the party and the government, Gehlot said both Dikshit and Sharma should work together in the interest of the people of Delhi. “There are bound to be some differences between the party and the government, but we can resolve those through discussion,” he told reporters. He said the Congress president reviewed the decision taken by the co-ordination committee and all other relevant issues. “The Congress president’s message to the two is to work together to find solutions to the problems faced by the people of Delhi.” “Both of them (Dikshit and Sharma) are intelligent. I hope they got the message,” he said.
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Properties of widows of anti-Sikh riots
New Delhi, February 10 The Deputy Leader of Opposition, Mr Onkar Singh Thapar, tabled the proposal before the House to exempt the properties of the widows of 1984 anti-Sikh riots. According to sources in the MCD, the ruling party in the Corporation first had second thought over the proposal, as they were apprehensive that the BJP would take the credit for the proposal. However, it was passed after getting the proposal signed by Ms Wrayam Kaur, former Deputy Mayor, who also belongs to the Sikh community. Besides, properties of ex-servicemen up to a maximum of 100 square metres of covered space have also been exempted from property tax provided these premises are in self-occupation for residential use. In case the person concerned has more than one property in Delhi, the exemption will be applicable to only one property, which is permanently used for self-residence. Moreover, land and buildings used for public worship and those used for public purposes have been also exempted from the tax network. It has also been finalised that the rate of tax of land and buildings will be 6 per cent of the annual value of properties in the F, G, and H categories and 10 per cent of the annual value of the properties in the A, B, C, D and E categories. In non-residential areas, the rate of property tax will be 10 per cent of the annual value of the property.
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Consultant murdered in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, February 10 The deceased used to provide consultancy to supermarkets in the national capital region (NCR). Last night, he was said to have visited Gurgaon on a business assignment. The police have registered a case in the matter on a complaint of the deceased’s brother-in-law, A. P. Singh, who is a resident of Gwalior. The relatives and family members came after the police intimated them of the incident. Although the police have started investigation, what puzzles many is that belongings like the cellphone, wallet, wristwatch of the deceased had been left untouched. Hence, many surmised that the murder was not the cause of a freak incident when anti-social elements zero in on their targets by chance. The incident appears to be cold-blooded. The general impression is that the shots were fired at him from very close range. The circumstantial evidence suggests that someone may have also got into his car. The road where the body was found in a pool of blood generally remains deserted during night time. Relatives said Mr Chauhan was an amiable person and was a family man.
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Poison forced down student’s throat
Ghaziabad, February 10 The family of the victim has alleged the police are hand in glove with the accused and thus trying to hush up the case. The police have not initiated any action in the case, the parents alleged. Vijay Dutt, a student of class X in Rosewell School, Vijay Nagar, had a fight with Bittu Yadav, a class IX student, three days ago. Bittu, who is admitted to the hospital, said while he was returning home to Sunderpuri at 3 pm on Wednesday he was pounced upon by Vijay Dutt and his two friends who forced him into a van parked nearby. After he was threatened that he would be killed, they forced some drink mixed with poison down his throat. Vijay Dutt and his friends had thrashed him thoroughly before that. Soon after gulping the drink, Bittu became unconscious. He was dumped near his house in a semi-conscious state. His family rushed him to Uttam Hospital near the police station. The police were informed soon after Bittu was admitted to the hospital. Even after 24 hours of the incident, the police had not registered the case. The police, Bittu’s brothers Brinjender and Om Pal said, were pressing them to agree to a compromise.
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Emergency care at Fortis Hospital adjudged best
Noida, February 10 Fortis Hospital, Noida, Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, B M Hospital, Pune, and Sri Ram Chandra Medical College, Chennai, were shortlisted for the final round by the Academy of Traumatology on the basis of the emergency care they provide to the community. During the final round, judges and experts from the academy with assistance from the American Academy for Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the Association of American Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPIO) created simulated conditions and adjudged the teams on the basis of their instant reaction, time management and other skills in the effective management of emergency situations. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Mir Asif Ali, Head, Emergency Medicine, Fortis Hospital, Noida, said the Fortis team was working extremely hard to make that possible. Though the ultimate satisfaction was to save the patient’s life, such awards were a welcome development to boost the morale of the emergency team. Mr Jasbir Grewal, Regional Director, Operations, Fortis Hospital, Noida, said, “Trauma is the third highest cause of mortality among Indian patients. Though unlike western countries emergency medicine is not considered a specialty in many Indian hospitals, at Fortis our endeavour is to give the best specialised treatment during emergency. And the award has rightly come to Fortis”. Prompt reaction plays a decisive role in saving a patient during emergency. The initial few minutes are very crucial. In India due to traffic congestion, it’s very difficult to bring the patients to the hospital well in time. Therefore, along with modern equipments like advanced life support system, the Fortis emergency team is very well-equipped and well-trained to take care of any emergency situation for better and effective patient care. Recently, with the involvement of Air Ambulance and an all-woman ambulance team an 80-year-old patient was brought to Delhi from Hyderabad whose life was saved.
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Greedy groom spurned as bride weds another
Ghaziabad, February 10 The elders of the village got around scouting for a suitable youth. The marriage was solemnised with this youth on the same day and at the same muhurat time. The marriage took place in Shiv Puri Colony under the Vijay Nagar police station, Ghaziabad. According to information, the marriage of Rekha, daughter of physically challenged Hans Raj Sharma, was fixed for February 8 with Har Prakash, son of Ami Chand of Kani Garhi village under the Javer police station in Gautam Budh Nagar. Hans Raj said he had presented Rs 21,000 in cash and gold jewellery worth Rs 60,000, a TV, fridge, motorcycle and furniture on February 4 to the boy’s side during the engagement ceremony in Hari Prakash’s house in Javer. He said before the arrival of the marriage party the boy side had telephonically demanded Rs 50,000 in cash and a Maruti car in dowry. The bride’s family had refused to succumb to this pressure and sent certain elders of the village to the groom’s village to persuade them not to insist on this unjustified demand for additional dowry to which the groom’s family had not agreed. The bride’s side then scouted for a suitable youth and married off Rekha. Kanti Prasad of Sardharpur, currently living in Vijay Nagar, offered to marry his son Rajiv with Rekha without taking any dowry. This dowryless marriage has become the talk of the area. Both the families are happy at this development. The village elders say if dowryless marriages are accepted by people it will do a lot of good to society.
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Separate sector rates for flats on the cards
Ghaziabad, February 10 The proposed sector rates for the flats will be announced in the district within a day or two. The Sub-Registrar and Assistant Commissioner, Stamps, are giving final touches to the sector rates of the flats which will differ locality-wise. The Assistant Commissioner, Stamps, Mr Vijay Dev Sharma, said the sector rates would depend on the super area of the flats which is 20 per cent more than the covered area. On an average, the sector rates of flats will worked out by taking a rate of Rs 18,000 to Rs 20,000 per sq mt as the basis. The amount of proposed sector rates is being delayed because new sector rates are being determined. According to Mr Sharma, whatever sector rate is shown by the builder is accepted for the purpose of registry. This way the government was losing out on stamp revenue considerably. New sector rates will do away with this loss and ensure better stamp revenue to the government.
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Piracy racket busted, thousands of VCDs seized
New Delhi, February 10 Interrogation of Malik, alias Billa, 45, led police to his godown at Shastri Nagar where 1,362 pirated VCDs, 25,950 inlay cards and
two VCD copiers were recovered. Malik revealed that he had been in this trade
since 1992.
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Dumpers transporting illegally mined sand impounded
Greater Noida, February 10 About a dozen dumpers were transporting sand mined in Haryana via Gulawalli village into Greater Noida. The SO, Greater Noida police, Ms Rita Yadav, stopped the dumpers on the Expressway. When they were asked to produce permits issued by the district authorities they had none. All dumpers were seized and the district administration apprised of it. Soon, some Samajwadi Party leaders had descended on the Greater Noida police station for getting the confiscated dumpers released but could not succeed in view of the stiff attitude of District Magistrate Santosh Yadav. One Haryana contractor is understood to have taken a contract for sand mining.
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JNU says no to food court, yes to dhabas
New Delhi, February 10 The Campus Development Committee (CDC) that met here today has agreed to open two functional dhabas at the place within the next three months. Citing logistical problems, the proposal for the food court was turned down. “The students themselves agreed that there is no need to have a complicated set up, which will take longer to build and require more expertise to run,” said a JNU official. Incidentally, the students who had themselves put forward the proposal to have a food court in the campus about a year ago, are not opposing the CDC’s decision. “We have agreed to the idea of having functional dhabas in the campus,” said Dhananjay, vice-president of the JNUSU and a representative to the CDC. While the proposal to have commercial advertisements on bus stops within the campus was also turned down, the CDC has agreed to urge the DTC to review the timings of the buses plying in JNU to ensure better services.
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Protest against ‘motivated’ inquiry committee set up in Shraddhanand College
New Delhi, February 10 The association, in its general body meeting with complete quorum, had resolved to go on strike from February 10 to protest against what they allege is an illegal and motivated inquiry committee constituted by the governing body chairman. The non-teaching staff have also agreed to join the strike”, a statement issued here said today. The inquiry committee has been set up to probe into allegations made by a retired teacher against another faculty member in the Economics Department. In his complaint to the governing body chairperson, the teacher had accused his colleague of tampering with the internal assessment marks and attendance records. The chairman of the governing body, Mr Surinder Kumar, instead of referring the matter to the staff council, constituted an inquiry committee, the staff association members alleged. The staff association of the college, which met the Dean of Colleges here yesterday and the DUTA officials, are peeved that the matter instead of having been referred to the staff council is being dealt with by the governing body. “We had a meeting with the members of the inquiry committee and we informed them that the matter is not in their purview as it is an academic matter and should be referred to the staff council. They have appreciated our concerns and we will have a staff association meeting tomorrow to review whether the strike will continue or not,” said Mr Suraj Yadav, president of the staff association.
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Now, pay your electricity bill online
New Delhi, February 10 This facility comes close to the company’s “Pay-by-Phone” initiative that enables consumers to pay their electricity bills through SMS, phone, Internet and auto debit. “We are happy to offer our consumers an additional option to make online payment. We would like to assure our customers that their online transactions on our website will be totally secure,” said Mr Lalit Jalan, BSES director. Intrex India Limited’s Itz cash card - launched in November 2003 - is the country’s first and only multi-utility pre-paid card. It enables consumers to pay utility bills, book travel tickets, top up mobile pre-paid accounts, shop online, buy Internet connection packages and play online games. “Consumers who posses Itz Cash Cards can log on to the BSES website (www.bsesdelhi.com) and pay their electricity bills. They can also view the bill details of their BSES account,” said a BSES spokesperson.
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DTTDC to set up ‘Global Village’
New Delhi, February 10 The ‘Global Village’ of Delhi is proposed to be set up in an area of 40 acres with adequate parking facility in about 20 acres of land around Noida. Delhi will be the first city in India to host such an event for the promotion of art, craft and culture. It is an attempt to highlight the rich heritage of Delhi and to present Delhi as a craft and culture-friendly city. The highlights of ‘Global Village’, Delhi, will be to display and sale of products, exposition and marketing of ethnic handicrafts, marketing of household products, food stuff, leather goods etc and the merchandising of gift items and souvenirs. The ‘Global Village’ in Dubai, is an annual event coinciding with the internationally known ‘Dubai Shopping Festival’ and around 40 countries from all over the world participate in this exposition, said the Education and Tourism Minister, Arvinder Singh Lovely. Around 2000 stalls are put up in the ‘Global Village’ by different nations apart from showcasing the heritage and culture of the respective nation. This year, Delhi was the ‘Theme and Partner State’ of the India pavilion in the ‘Global Village’ in Dubai. The Government of NCT of Delhi took an initiative with the assistance of Delhi Tourism and Delhi State Industrial Development Corporation to promote craft and culture by encouraging craft persons, artisans and demo craft persons to participate in this event. More than 95 participants from Delhi have taken part in ‘Global Village’, Dubai, this year. Apart from this, extensive branding was provided to Delhi by setting up a replica of Red Fort, Qutub Minar and the model of Humayun’s Tomb.
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Budget session from March 1
New Delhi, February 10 The meeting has decided to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle
(SPV) aimed at implementing the multimodal transport system in the national Capital ahead of 2010 Commonwealth Games. The SPV will coordinate implementation of at least three different modes of transport—monorail, high-capacity buses and light rail transit system— before the games. The transport
SPV, formed on the lines of Delhi Metro, was aimed at setting up an integrated multi-modal transport system. The initial capital would be Rs 1,000 crore of which Delhi Government will contribute Rs 100 crore. The Cabinet meeting also decided to waive the stamp duty on agricultural loans up to Rs 5 lakh to farmers from corporate or commercial banks.
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Delhi moving towards summer by degrees
New Delhi, February 10 In fact, the past 10 days have seen Delhi recording maximum temperatures of around 27 degree Celsius, four to five degrees above normal. The minimum temperature too has recorded a high of around 12 degree Celsius in the past one week. There has been a slight dip in minimum temperature since Tuesday which, the weather office says, is due to the decrease in the speed of the south-easterly winds.
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Robbers’ gang busted
New Delhi, February 10 Police claimed to have recovered two country made pistols, six live rounds and four knives from their possession. They said that the accused have been involved in several criminal activities including house thefts, burglary and dacoity in different parts of the city.
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Garden Tourism Festival from Feb 17
New Delhi, February 10
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