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CAIT sends agenda to PM
RWA members go on hunger strike
‘CBI to solve Nithari case in three weeks’
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‘Thought Forum’ held to benefit management leaders
Parents get Rs 14 lakh for girl’s death in road mishap
Woman cop suspended for colluding with robbers
Wet and chilly spell likely before Holi
Robbers thrashed by villagers
70 huts gutted
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CAIT sends agenda to PM
New Delhi, February 25 In order to garner wide support, CAIT has sent copies of the communication to the Leader of the Opposition Mr L. K. Advani, the BJP president, Mr Rajnath Singh, the UPA chairperson, Ms Sonia Gandhi, besides senior leaders of other major political parties. CAIT secretary general Praveen Khandelwal informed they had demanded formation of a Ministry of Internal Trade both at the central and state level whereas the declaration of India as a free trade zone by removing road permits and entry forms in inter-state trade was another demand forwarded by CAIT in its agenda. The body has also urged the Prime Minister to constitute a Trade Laws Review Commission to review all sorts of tax and other laws governing trade. Trade leaders should be given representation in such a commission. “We have also demanded a long-term national trade policy whereas in order to keep better transparency and insuring an end to Inspector Raj, Lokpal system should be made compulsory for all departments concerning internal trade. We have also demanded rationalisation and simplification of tax structure and central sales tax should be abolished. To ensure participation of traders in framing policies and decisions related to trade, due representation to traders in various government boards and committees of different ministries is the need of the hour,” he added. |
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RWA members go on hunger strike
Gurgaon, February 25 The RWAs went on fast under the banner of the Federation of Residents Welfare Associations (FORWA) and the Gurgaon Citizens Council. Both the organisations are representative bodies of a cluster of RWAS in sectors of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) falling in old and new city areas as well as colonies falling in the licensed areas where only private builders set up colonies. Today’s agitation is in continuation of the decision of FORWA to launch an agitation for setting Gurgaon on the right track. The RWAs, recently, in a token protest had taken out a protest march and cautioned their agitation would be intensified in case the authorities did not heed the collective grievances of the residents. They had collectively addressed a memorandum to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, listing out the constituent factors under infrastructure for remedial actions. Like in the recent protest march by the residents, the participants in the hunger strike donned the Gandhian cap, a symbol that their movement, like Satyagraha, was geared towards getting their right to dignified living put in place. The President of the Gurgaon Citizens Council, Mr R. S. Rathee, said the residents had collectively decided to continue with the movement till Gurgaon’s infrastructure was improved. The president of Sun City Resident Welfare Association, Mr Abhey Punia, said residents were appalled by the manner in which the government machinery had given a long rope to the private builders who were breaching the laws and their commitment to the public. Today, FORWA and the Gurgaon Citizens Council once again submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister, drawing his attention to the problems of the city affecting civic life. The problems highlighted include security and law and order. In the memorandum, it was alleged ransacking homes and car theft had become rampant in Gurgaon. Snatching of cars at gunpoint was an alarming trend. Law and order had deteriorated over the year, leading to a deep sense of insecurity among the residents. Even filing a first information report (FIR) had become difficult, it was added in the correspondence to the Chief Minister. The residents have expressed their disgust with the power situation, saying that the situation had now come to such a pass that there were 10-12 hours of outages every day round the year. |
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‘CBI to solve Nithari case in three weeks’
Ghaziabad, February 25 The CBI Special Director, who had come to attend a special function in CBI academy hereon Friday, confessed that the Nithari case came under the category of an unusual crime. “One rarely comes across such cases and it is a rare case of its own type so much so that even the investigating agency had to resort to some unusual techniques for conducting investigations,” he said. He added the forensic tests and psychological profiles of the main accused are being studied minutely. DNA fingerprinting, he said, was also being done again. “We hope in next three weeks, the position will be clear in the case”. Without passing judgment on the role of the Noida police in the case, Mr Sharma said the role of Noida police was also being studied minutely. As regards the Kavita case, the CBI Special Director said accused Ravinder Pradhan appears to be the one who knows all answers to it and can throw light on the complexities of the case. With new clues becoming available, the pace of investigations in the Kavita case will gather speed. He said the failure to recover the body does not necessarily weaken the case, but solid proofs can help the prosecution to prove the crime. He said some bodies were recovered but it was difficult to accept any of them as Kavita’s body. The CBI will thoroughly investigate the case and those found guilty, be they of any status or stature, will not be spared, Special CBI Director, M L Sharma emphasised. |
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‘Thought Forum’ held to benefit management leaders
New Delhi, February 25 The theme of the Forum being “Making of Maverick Entrepreneurs”, it attracted a host of high-profile speakers to share their views and perspectives on leadership and entrepreneurial aspects with the students. During the course of the day, the students had a chance to listen to and meet the speakers at the power breakfast and interactive session. Among the speakers were Dr Abshek Singhvi, the Congress spokesperson and legal luminary who shared his views on ‘Vision India 2025’. There were also several breakaway sessions with Mr Saurabh Shrivastava, Chairman, Xansa India; Dr Shika Sharma, Dietician; Mr Bill Adams, leadership trainer; and Mr Rohit Mignani, a management expert. |
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Parents get Rs 14 lakh for girl’s death in road mishap
New Delhi, February 25 The MACT Presiding Officer, Mr V. K. Maheshwari, directing the respondents Arjun Lakhanpaul and M/s P. C. Paul and Sons to pay the amount, ruled the compensation must be just and it could not be a bonanza and that should not be a pittance. The court further held that in case of the death of a child there may have been no actual pecuniary benefit derived by his parents during the child’s lifetime but this will not bar the parents’ claim and prospective loss. “Where the deceased was a child, he was earning nothing but had a prospect to earn,” said the court in its recent order while awarding the compensation to Ashok Bhatia, a former Chairman of ITC Welcome Group Hotels and a Director of ITC Ltd, and his wife for the death of their only daughter, Premika. The court held a child after adoption would be treated as a member of the adopted family. The adopted child had the same rights, duties and status as that of a natural born child in the family, it said. |
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Woman cop suspended for colluding with robbers
Noida, February 25 The role of the woman cop is being probed and if found guilty she would be arrested and sent to jail, SSP said. On February 17, a criminal donning an SI’s uniform, had hijacked a car. It was stopped on the pretext of checking the documents. The criminal in police uniform and his accomplice threatened the driver and later drove away the vehicle. When they were changing the registration plates of the car, they were seen by the beat constables in Sector 39. Panicked, the robbers fled, leaving the vehicle there. An SI’s cap left in car had led the police to a tailor in Bhangel who disclosed that he had stitched a police SI’s uniform for a woman cop in SSP’s office who stays in Sector-39 police station complex. The police were able to trace out the criminals in uniform from there. |
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Wet and chilly spell likely before Holi
New Delhi, February 25 The rains and thundershowers, which hit the Capital this afternoon, followed an overcast sky in Delhi since the morning. The rain and thundershowers brought down the maximum temperature in the Capital by two to three degrees, from 26.4 degree C yesterday, lending a slight chill to the Delhi air.—OC |
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Robbers thrashed by villagers
Noida, February 25 The two criminals were caught by villagers and thrashed thoroughly before being handed over to the police. Yoginder and Sunder were returning to Khurja on bike after getting treatment for some ailment from a doctor. About two kilometers from the village, two robbers on a bike overtook them and asked them to hand over money and valuables. The robbers had fired gunshots. Before the robbers could reload his gun, Sunder pounced upon him and Yoginder grappled with the second robber. They caught the criminals finally. |
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70 huts gutted
New Delhi, February 25 The huts near the Shastri Park Metro Station caught fire at about 6.05 am, they said, adding that 10 fire engines were rushed to the spot. |
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Celebrating S. H. Raza’s journey of 85 yrs
Ravi Bhatia Tribune News Service
New Delhi, February 25 Called Swasti, the highlight of the festival is an exhibition of selected works of the artist at the National Gallery of Modern Art here from February 22 to March 18. Also on February 22, a book entitled, “A Life In Art: Raza”, written and edited by Ashok Vajpayee and published by Art Alive Gallery, was also released. Swasti Roop, a festival of art, was held at the Art Alive Gallery on February 23, while Swasti Shabda, a festival of poetry, was organised on February 24 at Alliance Francaise de Delhi. While Swasti Mudra, a festival of dance and music, is being held at Kamani Auditorium here from February 26 to 28, Swasti Vichara, a festival of ideas, is being held on February 28 at the India International Centre here. Raza, who turned 85 on February 22, lives in Paris and is recognised as one of the masters of modern Indian art. Menon magic at Dhoomimal Gallery
Dhoomimal Gallery here is mounting another unique exhibition appropriately titled “Menongitis” from February 24 to March 8 here. The exhibition will feature select works of the well-known artist family comprising three generation of Anjolie Ela Menon, Rajaraja Menon, Madhavi Menon and Indeera Menon. In her own words, Anjolie describes picture making as a highly contagious disease which was caught by her immediate descendants. Nine strains of art
from Bengal
Nine young aspiring artists from Bengal held a group exhibition of their paintings at the Lokayata, Mulk Raj Anand Centre in Hauz Khas village here from February 16 to 25. The artists who participated in the exhibition were Nihar Dey, Sanjay Bannerjee, Anjan Majumdar, Shambu Nath Jana, Shibu Mondal, Sidhartha Roy, Dibakar Das, Chanchal Roy and Saugata Roy. Five get together to paint & sculpt
“Self Signature”, a group exhibition of paintings and sculpture by five young artists, was held at Lalit Kala Akademi here from February 17 to February 23. The five artists were Alka Choudhary, Chandra Veer, Piyush Kanti Bera, Ganesh Kushwah and Monika. Anant Art Gallery here is holding “Found Objects”, an exhibition of paintings, installations and mixed media works by noted artist Probir Gupta, on February 25 and 26. Fusion in rhythm
The Embassy of Spain here is presenting a rare fusion of Flamenco and Rajasthani Folk Dance, “Heritage from Rajasthan to the Mediterranean,” by Patricia Passo at the India International Centre here on March 3. Subra goes ‘Soul to Soul’
Polka Art Gallery presents, “Soul to Soul”, a solo exhibition of over 30 important works of paper collage on canvas by G. Subramanian (Subra) at Polka Art Gallery in Defence Colony from February 22 to March 6. Showing in Delhi for the first time, G. Subramanian has created paintings that document a series of collages constructed with a sensibility that emphasises the craft of decorative surfaces. These multi-layered collages reinterpret the printed images and texts from popular magazines. As a student of arts and crafts and a graphic designer by experience, Bangalore-based Subramanian can play with images from newspapers and magazines and cut and paste them with ease on a canvas. The abstract background highlights the complex imagery while one can recollect ancient iconic images like ‘Vishvaroopa’ by the images made of paper cuttings. Subra’s figures and landscapes are in cosmic unity within the body and the natural world is seen as part of the body, metamorphosing into playful images. As a receiver of the prestigious Saudia Malwan Award for Art in 2003, he visited Italy, France and the UK as an art ambassador of Saudi Arabia. At home, he has received the Lalit Kala Akademi Award and AIFACS Award here. As a philanthropist for several years, Subra donates 5 per cent of the art sales to Asha for Education, an organisation that provides education to underprivileged children in India. |
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