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JNU students heckle Arjun Singh Three get 7 yrs’ RI for homicide 13 bodies recovered in six months in Noida News analysis
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Cops assaulted in Meerut jail Public transport should have speed governors: Assocham SAARC Car Rally to reach Gurgaon on April 3
34 people expelled from district for 40 days Tejendra Khanna may be L-G for second time Global meet on cervical cancer begins
Nuh lawyers to intensify agitation High court
Better career opportunities available today: Survey Mercury shoots up to 39 degree C Man shoots at neighbour over parking Ramakrishna Mission secretary passes away
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JNU students heckle Arjun Singh New Delhi, March 31 No sooner had the minister got up to deliver his address at a seminar, around 50 students belonging to ‘Youths For Equality’ at the auditorium, started waving black flags and shouted anti-reservation slogans. They also booed the minister for his pro-reservation stand. Wearing black badges, they sought his resignation, and accused him of dividing the students on the basis of casteist reservation. The agitating students were immediately whisked away by private security guards on the premises and Singh delivered the lecture to mark the completion of 150 years of First Freedom Struggle of 1857. Outside too, Mr Singh had to face the ire of angry protestors who threw missiles at his car while flashing cards, saying “Don’t Divide and Rule, and “We Oppose Casteist reservation”. Talking to the reporters at the venue, Mr Singh said, “We hear such slogans every day. I respect the sentiments of youngsters but we must realise that modern India will achieve its potential only when each and every citizen will have a play and role in it. We still have the collective sentiments that all sections of society get equal opportunities,” he added. Maintaining that the matter was sub judice, he parried a question related to the Centre’s decision to hold an all-party meet on the issue. The seminar was jointly organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra and Foundation of Culture and Literature. |
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Three get 7 yrs’ RI for homicide New Delhi, March 31 Additional Sessions Judge Braja Raj Kedia held Shabbir, Jackie Khan and Ruddal, all in their thirties, guilty of inflicting grievous injuries to one Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Sarai Rohilla here and slapped a fine of Rs 3,000 each on the convicts. According to the prosecution, the accused had on October 12, 2005, in furtherance of their common intention, caused multiple injuries on Rajesh Kumar (35) by a sharp-edged knife, following a scuffle. Later, he succumbed to injuries in Bara Hindu Rao Hospital on October 17. The prosecution has been able to prove its case against all the accused beyond reasonable doubt that the 15 injuries which were found on the body of the victim establish the motive behind the heinous crime, the judge observed. The accused were arrested at the New Delhi Railway Station on October 15 in the same year. The prosecution produced 17 witnesses to prove its case against the accused. All of them were convicted under Sections 304-ii (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 34 (common intention to commit a crime) of the Indian Penal Code. |
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13 bodies recovered in six months in Noida Noida, March 31 All the bodies were found on roadsides, hidden in bushes and all the deceased were male. Police officials feel many of them might have been killed elsewhere and then their bodies were dumped in G.B. Nagar district. A few were victims of road accidents. The efforts by the police to identify them and to inform their kith and kin do not seem to have reached a logical conclusion. Even District Crime Record Bureau is also informed, but the officials there maintain that they are usually provided with incomplete details about the dead by the concerned police station with the result that they pass on this partial information to the National Crime Bureau about these unidentified people. Four bodies were recovered in the area under Dadri police station, 3 under Sector-20 police station, Noida, 2 in Kasna, one in Sector-24 police station, etc. Though the figure may be much less than the actual, as many such recoveries of bodies never come to light. According to the SOs of the police stations concerned, all the necessary formalities are completed at their end about the unidentified bodies recovered. They inform about such recoveries to hospitals in other districts. The information is also furnished to zone and state police head quarters. According to the SSP, all unidentified bodies are kept in post-mortem house for three days for possible identification by their kith and kin. In case, no complaint is received within this period, post-mortem is conducted and the police perform the last rites of the bodies on its own. But all belongings of the bodies were preserved in safe custody, the officials claimed. |
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Khayala incident indicative of girl child’s plight Charu Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, March 31 Data from the compendium on violence against women prepared by the Center for Social Research indicates that currently, one out of every ten women reports some kind of child sexual abuse, some 19 per cent girls are abused between the age of 4 and 8, 28 per cent girls are abused between the ages of 8 and 12 and 35 per cent are abused between the ages of 12 and 16. Further, reports indicate that child abuse and drug abuse are common in states with large tourism like Goa, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Orissa and Tamil Nadu. Many locals become suppliers of children and drugs to tourists. By the government’s own admission, some 35 million homeless children in India need protection and only 35,000 are actually placed in shelters provided by the government. The recent incidents of rape and sexual assault on two minor girls in Khayala area and the gruesome Nithari killings of helpless children highlight the sad situation of the girl child and of children in general in the nation. “The issue here is a large one and it is about the living conditions of the people in the slum areas. Open toilets, girls walking distances to use them, unclean surroundings, parents leaving their children behind and working outside etc all these factors make these places dangerous for young girls. Children often are lured into all sorts of crimes,” says Dr Ranjana Kumari, director, Center for Social Research, New Delhi. Further, National Crime Records Bureau data indicates that a whopping total of 4,026 cases of child rape were reported in the nation in 2005 alone. Madhya Pradesh has reported the highest number of cases followed by Maharashtra. Although the integrated child protection scheme has been launched by the government, holistic social child protection and care structures are yet to be put in place. The functionaries of the Center for Social Research stress that there is a strong need for civil society to work alongside the ward-level committees under the leadership of elected representatives to measure the magnitude of the problem. There is also a need to effectively implement the integrated child protection scheme and more resources need to be allocated towards this work. Equally important is the need to conduct sensitization campaigns with parents from the under-privileged sections of society.
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Cops assaulted in Meerut jail Ghaziabad, March 31 Several police officials, including the DIG jail from Agra, sustained injuries in this incident. The DIG accused the local jail officials of being responsible for this attack on prison inspecting team. The higher jail authorities had been receiving reports that the dreaded criminals lodged in the Meerut Jail were running their own administration in the jail and were guiding crime from within the four walls of the jail premises. However, the local jail superintendent, has accused the DIG of demanding bribe. A departmental probe has been ordered into the incident. Besides, the District Magistrate also ordered a probe. Five jail officials were suspended on the spot. A mobile jammer will be installed in the jail premises. Apart from a large number of cell phones, many other objectionable and illegal goods were also recovered from prisoners’ barracks. Some of the dreaded criminals were ordered to be shifted to high security zone. The DIG Agra has filed an FIR against 1,200 prisoners for attempting to murder and many other charges. |
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Public transport should have speed governors: Assocham New Delhi, March 31 In addition, the government should issue directives making it compulsory for all automobile dealers in and around the Capital to sell four wheelers that have speed governors to maintain vehicular discipline on roads, which are increasingly becoming more and more congested. “The suggested proposals, if implemented will not earn any displeasure for automobile manufactures as speed governors are tiny devices that are fitted in speedometer itself and invoke sufficient vigilance and surveillance, forewarning vehicles runners not to exceed a particular speed that might push them into fatal and non-fatal accidents,” says ASSOCHAM Secretary General, Mr D S Rawat. Mr Rawat, in a note sent to Delhi Chief Minister and Lt. Governor, cited the case of China where installation of speed governors were mandatory in heavy vehicles and buses used for public transportation to restrict their speed to 55 kmph, suggesting that Delhi should emulate China to maintain a smooth traffic flow and restrict the possibilities of accidents. “With speed governors
in place in the public transportation system, there speed levels will remain regulated within
40 kmph, putting a halt
on rash driving which
will lead to prevention of fatal accidents and other injuries to passers-by and pedestrians,” Mr Rawat says. In addition, speed governors drastically curtail carbon emmitance from vehicles’ engines and thus contain the increasing vehicular pollution in Delhi. In Delhi, there are about 3,500 privately-operated buses and about 3,106 DTC buses, 2165 RTV/mini buses for public transport. According to estimates made by Assocham, on an average about 20,000-30,000 trucks also enter the city daily and cause accidents, which are more rampant in the absence of speed governors. South Delhi, along with North Delhi, accounted for the maximum number of accidents last year on Delhi roads. This year, the accident rate has shown an upward trend according to the Delhi Traffic Police database. “The presence of mixed traffic on Delhi roads is the reason for accidents. All kinds of vehicles with different speeds compete for road space,” Mr Rawat says. |
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SAARC Car Rally to reach Gurgaon on April 3 Gurgaon, March 31 For making this live reception a memorable show for the participants of car rally, the Deputy Commissioner convened a meeting of district officers and assigned duties to them. The GM Roadways will be the duty magistrate for this car rally and the Civil Surgeon had been asked to keep mobile ambulance facilities ready. He also directed the GM Roadways to arrange three cranes so that any hindrance on the way of the rally could be removed. The SAARC rally will start from Ashoka Hotel in Delhi on 3rd April and would go to Jaipur via Gurgaon and Rewari. On the way, it will be given warm welcome at Manesar and Bilaspur besides Gurgaon-Delhi border in the district. Flags with SAARC emblem and national flags of the member countries would be erected at these sites so as to give the participants a message of friendliness and solidarity. |
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34 people expelled from district for 40 days Greater Noida, March 31 The police have identified the miscreants whose presence could disturb the election procedure or peace in the district during elections. The Additional District Magistrate has expelled these people from the district for 40 days under the Goonda Act. All these people have also been asked to deposit Rs 50,000 each as surety. Included among these people are Dharamveer alias Gabbir, of village Sahib in Javer, Hari Om Sharma of village Sadarpur under Noida Sector-39 police station, Sunil of village Kulesra under police station Surjapur, Inder of village Saini under Bisarekh police station, Jatinder of Dadri, Sanjay Kumar of Dadri, Billu alias Verinder of Nagla Nain Sukh, Joginder of village Panchaytan, Satish of Jahangirpur, Kawinder of Bissarakh, Satyapal Singh of Rabupura, Seth alias Umesh of Yakubpur, Harsh Bardhan of Sector-39, Noida, Atam Singh of Rabupura, Manveer of Javer, etc. |
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Tejendra Khanna may be L-G for second time New Delhi, March 31 A former IAS officer who served as Commerce Secretary at the Centre will replace Mr B L Joshi who has not been keeping good health for the past several months, sources said here. |
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Global meet on cervical cancer begins New Delhi, March 31 On the first day, the conference was marked by scientific sessions in the morning and an inaugural function in the evening where Mrs Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Dr T Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology were the guests of honor. |
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Nuh lawyers to intensify agitation Nuh (Mewat), March 31 The lawyers, who are on relay hunger strike since last Monday, have decided to have their heads tonsured on Wednesday in protest against non-acceptance of their demand. The District Bar Association, which had given the call for the strike, has threatened to have a hunger strike till death if the demand was not accepted by tomorrow. According to the office-bearers of the association, the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s communication for calling off the strike was conveyed to them by the District and Session Court, Gurgaon. A former president of the association, Mr Noorudin Noor, said that a similar assurance was given to the striking lawyers when the association during his tenure had gone on strike to press for acceptance of the demand. He said that Chief Justice of the court had visited Mewat and had assured positive action on the issue, but nothing had come of the promise. The lawyers allege that although Mewat was created as a separate district by carving out areas of Gurgaon and Faridabad, the District Sessions Court continue to be in Gurgaon. The striking lawyers got a boost yesterday when a stalwart politician of Mewat and former minister, Mr Tayab Hussain, joined them at the site of the protest. |
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Delhi school running from tents moves court
New Delhi, March 31 Disturbed by photographs depicting the pitiable condition of the students under torn tents, a division bench of Chief Justice M.K. Sarma and Justice Sanjiv Khanna asked, “How could the authorities be so insensitive to the children?” When the counsel for Delhi Development Authority (DDA) sought to defend the government, the court tersely remarked, “You identify with your client, but do not perform your duty as an officer of the court. Be sensitive to the problems.” ”There is no proper building, no books, no copy, no black board. How could you build the students for the future?” observed the court while directing Delhi Government, DDA and Directorate of Education to file their replies in four weeks. The Qaumi Senior Secondary School was established at Sadar Bazar near Bada Hindu Rao in central Delhi 57 years back to teach the children of the minority community and weaker sections of the society, said Firoz Bakht Ahmed of the Friends for Education in the petition. The school has been running from the lawns of the Eidgah at Jhandewalan Extension in central Delhi since the building was demolished by the government in 1976 during the ‘emergency rule’, said Counsel M. Atyab Siddiqui. “The school is a tented structure without even the basic facilities. About 600 students, mostly from the minority community, are studying in the school funded by the Director of Education. Braving the vagaries of weather including dust storms, pouring rains, chilly winters and scorching heat, the school operates for the past 31 years with make-shift laboratory and moth-eaten furniture under the leaking tarpaulins,” said the petition. The DDA submitted that the school was allotted 2,556 square yards of land in 2001 at a subsidised rate but the allotment was cancelled as the school authorities did not pay the amount of about Rs 15 million.—Agencies
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Better career opportunities available today: Survey New Delhi, March 31 When asked if they would recommend their profession to their children, three-quarters (75 per cent) of executives indicated they either “definitely” or “probably” would. Additionally, 83 per cent reported they had guided or would try to guide their children’s career paths to at least some extent, with one-third of those admitting guiding them to a great or very great extent. “Today’s young professionals are met with improved career opportunities. However, they also face increasingly rigorous job requirements,” said Charles W.B. Wardell III, Managing Director and Head of the Northeast US region of Korn/Ferry. “In addition, many must contend with additional pressure from their Baby Boomer parents, who often try to dictate their children’s education and career paths.” When asked how the work ethic of today’s young professionals compared to that of previous generations, the largest percentage of executives (49 per cent) indicated that it was worse. Thirty-one per cent said the work ethic of today’s young professionals had not changed and 19 per cent said it had improved. |
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Mercury shoots up to 39 degree C
New Delhi, March 31 This is the third consecutive day when the mercury in the city has witnessed an upward movement. Yesterday, too, the minimum rose to 19.4 degree C, from 18.4 degree C on Thursday, while the maximum rose to 37.7 degree C, from 35.5 degree Celsius on Thursday. The scorching heat forced most Delhiites to remain indoors in the comfort of their homes, today being a holiday due to Mahavir Jayanti. Weatherman attribute the scorching heat in Delhi since Wednesday to the abatement of the intensity of the northwesterly winds which have, over the last week, brought coolness to the weather in Delhi. The next two days could, however, witness some relief from the hot conditions with the weatherman forecasting some rain and thundershowers in parts of northwest India during the next 24 hours. “Under the influence of a western disturbance, scattered precipitation is likely over Jammu and Kashmir during the next 48 hours. Isolated precipitation is also likely over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh and north Haryana tomorrow,” the Met office said. The Met office has forecast a partly cloudy sky in Delhi during the next 24 hours with thundery development towards the night.—UNI
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Man shoots at neighbour over parking New Delhi, March 31 The police said that the injured neighbour was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The incident caused considerable panic in the upper middle class colony. Rajiv Bharadwaj, an officer with the Container Corporation of India, was arrested after shots were fired from his licensed weapon in Panchsheel Park. Bharadwaj and his domestic help were later arrested under the Arms Act. A case has been registered at the Malaviya Nagar police station and further investigations are continuing.
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Ramakrishna Mission secretary passes away
New Delhi, March 31 Gokulananda breathed his last at Gangaram Hospital at 10:25 am, mission sources said. He was admitted to the hospital after suffering from intra-cranial haemorrhage on March 20. The body was kept for public homage at the Ramakrishna Ashram premises in Paharganj area.—TNS
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