 |
|
|
Poll photo ID cards to be ready by Sept
Cabinet shuffle likely by weekend
Cops clueless even after 48 hrs
JMI biotech course draws students
JNU to open with quota storm
|
|
|
LSR open house on journalism course today
Metro deploys agents to prevent pushing, shoving
Farmers withdraw stir
on assurance
Read Quick and Flupke series in
new format
Minority panel thanks Dikshit
SC, ST panel team visits Noida
Gang of robbers busted
2 vehicle thieves held in S. Delhi
Woman resisting snatching shot at
Monsoon likely to arrive early
Kids were not abandoned; they were out on a picnic
|
|
Poll photo ID cards to be ready by Sept
New Delhi, June 11 The chief electoral officer of Delhi, Satbir Silas Bedi, today said no case of any Bangladeshi had been detected during the process of preparation of electoral rolls for the forthcoming assembly polls in the Capital. The Delhi Police and foreign regional registration officer (FRRO) has been entrusted by the government to investigate the Bangladesh nationals’ cases. “It is beyond our jurisdiction to call some one Bangladeshi. We have been directed to make photo identity cards,” he said. When asked that according to a report of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, 10 lakh Bangladeshi nationals lived in Delhi illegally, she said, ‘’If any case of Bangladeshi national comes to our notice, we will refer it to the Delhi police. It is for the police to carry out verification in the matter, which does not fall under our jurisdiction. “Our main thrust is delimitation. We have received an order from the Union Ministry of Law and Justice to prepare a map of delimited assembly constituencies. So far 48 constituencies have been verified and authenticated. Election Returning Officers have been asked to verify and authenticate 22 remaining constituencies within this month,” she said. The CEO said that till now the booth-level officers entrusted with the task of preparing the photo electoral rolls for the 70 constituencies falling under the Delhi assembly had not come across any Bangladeshis. The electoral rolls are being drawn in accordance with the newly delimited constituencies. With the implementation of delimitation order, the composition of the constituencies has been changed with more or less equal number of electors. The names of 19 out of 70 assembly constituencies will no longer exist like Sarojini Nagar, Gole Market, Minto Road etc. Similarly, 19 new names in the list of constituencies will be used now like Burari, Rithala, Mundka etc. The Cantonment Board is the smallest constituency which has one lakh voters. In general, one constituency has 1.60 lakh voters. The largest constituencies like Hastsal and Badarpur have 2.25 lakh voters. Before delimitation, Hastsal had four lakh voters. While talking to the media Dr. Bedi said that there are 10829 polling booths spread in 70 assembly constituencies in Delhi. In which there are 112.1 lakh electors, out of which 62.6 lakh are male and 49.5 lakh are female. The ratio of female electors is 791 against per 1000 males. She said that the exercise of preparation of the photo electoral rolls is going on in all the 70 newly delimited constituencies since May 15 in phased manner. House-to- house verification of working sheet of photo electoral rolls by supervisors and capturing photographs of all the non image electors would be done by June 30. Incorporation of photographs and other information collected from the field, into the electoral roll would have to be completed by July 31 and distribution of Electors’ Photo Identity Card (EPICs) to the electors will be done after August 1.
|
|
|
Cabinet shuffle likely by weekend
Faridabad, June 11 According to well-placed sources, there was a plan to go in for the shake-up last Saturday itself, but it was postponed on account of intense lobbying by the aspirants for their desired berths. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is understood to have already got a green signal from the party leadership for the move. Hooda recently met Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The two leaders had reportedly discussed issues relating to the Council of Ministers and appointment of chairpersons of boards and other bodies. With the reshuffle, the establishment intends to give a balanced look to the Council in terms of the caste. A Brahmin is expected to be included this time. Vinod Sharma, who had to quit from the Council because of the court case involving his son, is lobbying hard for a re-entry. It is learnt that the reshuffle has been delayed to allow time to his well wishers to convince the party high command and get clearance in his favour. In case Vinod Sharma does not make the cut, Shiv Shankar Bhardwaj, a first time MLA from key Bhiwani district, is all set to hit the jackpot. Sources say that among the MLAs from Brahmin caste, K.L.Sharma, Krishna Pandit and Ramesh Kaushik are also lobbying hard. However, in the present political scenario, their chances are considered to be bleak. Further, there are chances that Lakshman Das Arora, a member of the Punjabi community, might be dropped. In that case, to maintain the caste balance, somebody from the same community would replace him. The chairman of marketing board, Shadilal Batra from Rohtak, and Bhimsen Mehta, who won from the Indri constituency in the recent bye-election have emerged as strong contenders. Further, if the party chooses to leave out Kartar Devil, Phool Chand Maulana, who had to quit the post of minister to head the Haryana Congress, will emerge as the top contender to get a re-entry in the Council. Supporters of Maulana, who is from scheduled caste, were aggrieved when he was removed from the Council of Ministers. A Congress MLA considered to be close to the Chief Minister said that the reshuffle in the Council and the portfolios is being done with an eye on the coming Lok Sabha election.
|
|
|
Cops clueless even after 48 hrs
Ghaziabad, June 11 According to SP City,
Ghaziabad, Vijay Bhushan, a kidnapping report has been registered on the complaint of Aditi’s family. “The police is now analysing the call details of her mobile phone.” SP said. On Monday, the Indira Puram police had received an information that a car had fallen into Hindon River and sunk. But on reaching the spot, the police found the front portion of the car was in water while all the four wheels were touching the ground. According to the documents found in the car, it belonged to Anand Prakash
Tyagi, a senior scientist in central agricultural ministry. Tyagis reside in E Block of Shastri
Nagar. It was Aditi who normally used the car. Her purse was also found in the car, however, her mobile was missing. According to the family, Aditi had last talked to them around 6.30 p.m. after leaving her office. She had told them that she would be going to a bank in Raj Nagar to deposit Rs 10, 000 for her cousin. When she did not reach home by 8.30 p.m., her family called her up on her mobile, but it was switched off. Tyagi then started looking for
Aditi. He went to the bank, which informed that no money was deposited in Aditi’s cousin’s account. Her cousin said that he had given the money to Aditi around 7.15 p.m. and she was alone at that
time. Aditi worked as a tele-executive in a company in Noida in Sector- 62. She used to go along with two other girls.
Anand Tyagi has expressed fears that his daughter had been kidnapped as she never took that route where the car was found. Her girl friends also confirmed this. The family has also expressed dissatisfaction at the slow pace of the police investigations. |
|
|
JMI biotech course draws students
The bio-technology programm The university has already received 1255 applications for some 20 seats offered in the M.Sc biotechnology programme. This figure, if turned into seat to application ratio, comes to 62:75. Rakshanda Jalil, media coordinator at Jamia informs, “If this ratio is worked out for all the courses offered by JMI, it would be among the highest figures and suggests that this course is by far the most popular and most sought after in the university right now.” Comparatively, this course is far ahead of others that are not doing too badly either. For instance, the B.Sc bio-sciences has received 671 applications and 60 seats are on offer, the B.Sc biotechnology has received a whopping 1559 applications for 30 seats, the M.Sc biosciences has received 410 applications for 30 seats and the M.Sc biochemistry has received some 337 applications for 20 seats. The entrance examination is scheduled for later in the month.
|
|
|
JNU to open with quota storm
New Delhi, June 11 In an emergency academic council (AC) meeting on June 6, it was decided to implement 12% OBC quota along with a staggered seat increase. Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) representatives said that the AC had tried to push only for 9% OBC quota this year, but was forced to implement 12% OBC quota with a concomitant seat increase. However, some political outfits at the campus have blamed the JNUSU for not considering the concerns of students. “It is true that a large section within the administration never wanted the implementation of OBC reservation. But the incumbent JNUSU cannot shift the responsibility of this loss on the administration’s shoulders and wash away its hands,” said Roshan, secretary, JNU Students’ Federation of India (SFI). “We strongly condemn the administration’s decision of not implementing 27% OBC reservation and 54% seat increase from the next academic session,” said Roshan. The AISA leadership has favoured 27% OBC reservation in its election manifesto. According to sources, the university administration believes that because of the deprivation points system there are already 20% OBC students in the university. To increase the total percentage to 27%, the university needs to increase only 7% seats for OBC students. On the contrary, pro-reservation student outfits consider it a fraudulent logic. “If there are special seats for OBC students in the university, an OBC student would not be allowed to apply under deprivation points system,” said Roshan. Meanwhile, the SFI has already appealed to the students to rally behind all initiatives of correcting the “unpardonable wrongs committed by the JNU administration and JNUSU to the cause of ensuring 27% OBC reservation.” |
|
|
LSR open house on journalism course today
New Delhi, June 11 This should go a long way in helping students deal with admissions to a good journalism course at the college. The ‘Open House’ provides a platform for career-related queries about the course structure and the journalism entrance test scheduled for June 19, informed sources in the Journalism Department of LSR. LSR started this three year honours programme in journalism in July 1995 and currently the course is one of the most popular undergraduate programmes for potential journalists in the country. Among several unique aspects of this programme, is its inter-disciplinary approach, which combines courses in journalism and communications with honours level components of economics and political science. Students of the journalism programme are offered a total of 23 courses. In all, there are 15 courses in the field of journalism and communication and four each in political science and economics which are honours-level courses.
|
|
|
Metro deploys agents to prevent pushing, shoving
New Delhi, June 11 The facilitation agents, including some women, will ensure that passengers board and alight trains in an orderly fashion and stay behind the yellow lines at platforms. At Kashmere Gate station, 16 facilitation agents will be posted from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm on the platform towards Central Secretariat. From 4 pm to 8.30 pm, 32 agents will be available, 16 each on the platforms towards Central Secretariat and Rithala. At Rajiv Chowk station, 16 facilitation agents each will be deputed at the platforms towards Vishwa Vidyalaya and Dwarka. The Kashmere Gate station is an interchange between Line-1 and Line-2 (Dilshad Garden – Rithala and Vishwa Vidyalaya- Central Secretariat) while Rajiv Chowk serves as an interchange between Line-2 and Line-3 (Vishwa Vidyalaya- Central Secretariat and Indraprastha – Dwarka Sec.9). While Rajiv Chowk has a footfall of about 2.5 lakh commuters each day, Kashmere Gate has a daily footfall of 1.75 lakh. The customer facilitation agents have been provided orientation to help commuters and also provide general information about the Metro. DMRC has been taking a number of steps to facilitate passenger movement at stations. The steps include posting security guards at platforms to guide commuters, such as guiding lines for boarding and de-boarding at platforms, regular announcement in trains and platforms, distribution of leaflets and screening of awareness films.
|
|
|
Farmers withdraw stir
on assurance of GNIDA chief
Greater Noida, June 11 A three-member committee has been formed under the chairmanship of the district magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar. It will submit its report in six weeks after conducting an enquiry. After getting this report, GNIDA will decide on the quantum of increase in farmers’ land compensation. In the meantime, if farmers try to stop the development work of GNIDA the three- member committee will be disbanded. On Tuesday also farmers had picketed the gate of the Greater Noida Authority and had not allowed the staff to enter their office and those who could somehow gain entry were thrown out. Meanwhile, an aged farmer, Parmal of Ghori Vachhera village, who had fainted in the heat on Monday was rushed to a Delhi hospital where he breathed his last today. Farmers had once again become agitated on getting the news of his death, but the police was able to control the situation. Farmers from about a dozen villages had gheraoed the office of the Greater Noida Authority, demanding implementation of the April 1, 2006 rate of land compensation. The farmers had picketed the authority gate round the clock. On Tuesday, farmers had clashed with the police a number of times. Later, district magistrate Sharwan Kumar Sharma and GNIDA chairman Lalit Srivastava had held talks with farmers in the evening. The chairman constituted a committee, under DM with the authority’s ACEO and deputy CEO as its members. The farmers agreed to the chairman’s condition that they would not disturb GNIDA development work during these six weeks else the three-member committee will be dissolved and no decision will be taken on increase in rate of land compensation to be paid to farmers. |
|
|
Ghazipur abattoir goes hi-tech
New Delhi, June 11 The leaders claimed that the Ghazipur abattoir had acquired the distinction of being the largest state-of-art abattoir in country. Technologically, it is the most advance abattoir and incorporates international best practices. Its success would ultimately benefit the butcher community. Addressing the media, Mehra and Arya said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) had requested the UP Government to allocate 10 acres of land adjoining the Ghazipur abattoir to extend additional capacity to meet the requirement of the city in the coming years. The MCD proposes to build the additional capacity on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis. It will start construction work as soon as it receives land from the UP government, they added. The abattoir has three sections — Halaal for 3000 animals per shift, Jhatka for 1500 animals per shift and Buffalow for 500 animals per shift. The MCD plans to ultimately run the abattoir in three shifts to meet the demand. The slaughterhouse at Idgah is more than 100 years old and located in a densely populated area, in the centre of Delhi on just seven acres of land. The Ghazipur abattoir is spread over more than 50 acres of land near the sanitary land-fill site adjacent to the chicken and fish market, on the outskirts of Delhi. It has all modern facilities with sophisticated equipment that operate under stringent hygienic conditions. It is a necessity to ensure wholesome and hygienic meat to citizens and protect environment, they said.
|
|
Read Quick and Flupke series in
new format
New Delhi, June 11 The popular Quick and Flupke series is a remarkable creation of Hergé, the writer and illustrator of the popular Tintin comics. Quick and Flupke graphic novels are based on the life of two street urchins who intentionally or unintentionally cause trouble, much to the annoyance of their parents and the police. Based on the comedy of errors, Quick and Flupke series is out in the markets to tickle the readers’ funny bone. Published by Euro Books, a division of EuroKids International Private Limited, these books are priced at Rs199 each and are available in all leading book stores in India. The original Quick and Flupke series was published in black and white in the pages of Le Petit Vingtième starting in January 1930. The strips continued until 1940. However, after Hergé’s death, the books were coloured by the Studios Hergé and re-issued by the publishing house Casterman in 12 volumes, between 1985 and 1991. |
||
|
Minority panel thanks Dikshit
New Delhi, June 11 The recommendation was based on a survey of the community conducted by the Allama Rafiq Trust, an NGO. The survey was assigned by the DMC. Besides, a large number of delegations from Jain community today called on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at her residence and thanked her for the decision. Many eminent personalities from the community led by MLA Rajesh Jain felicitated the Chief Minister. Office bearers of various Jain organisations like Jain Arogya Naturo Care presented bouquets to Dikshit. |
||
|
SC, ST panel team visits Noida
Noida, June 11 The SC, ST team made inquiries about the backlog in employment. The team also collected information about some employees of the Noida Authority against whom cases of joining services, while being underage, where in progress. Queries about cases of promotion of some other employees were also made. On certain issues, Buta Singh asked the Noida CEO to have inquiries conducted. The Noida Authority Employees Association had presented a memorandum to the commission chairman, demanding promotion for all Noida employees, especially those who had served the Noida Authority for a long time. |
||
|
Gang of robbers busted
New Delhi, June 11 On June 9, a complaint was registered with the police regarding a robbery of Rs 2,00,000, drafts for Rs 65,000 and other documents, near the Sector 16 Metro station in Dwarka. Sanjay Kumar stated that he was returning from the SBI branch along with Anil Kumar, who works as a motor cycle rider with his firm, named Cosmos Systems. Their motor cycle was hit by another motor cycle. Eventually, four motor cycles surrounded the injured and one of the riders hit Sanjay on his head with a stone. The accused allegedly escaped with the cash, bank drafts and other personal documents of the victim, including his mobile phone. While questioning, rider Anil Kumar’s version was found different from that of the complainant. Anil also survived unhurt in the incident. It was also established that the alleged robbers were Anil’s friends, who knew that the complainant had money and he was going to take the Dwarka route. After interrogation, the police team raided several possible hideouts of the accused and arrested six persons. The police team also recovered Rs 1,57,650, mobile phone of the complainant, PAN card and driving license. Further investigation is in process.
|
||
|
2 vehicle thieves held in S. Delhi
New Delhi, June 11 The two have ten cases of car theft registered against them. They were arrested on the basis of secret information. Baba Gang Nath Marg checkpost of the police had learnt that Dev and Amar would come from Ber Sarai side in a stolen Toyota Corolla. On seeing the police, the two tried to flee away, but were overpowered. The car that the two were driving was stolen from Amar Colony. On sustained interrogation, the two confessed to their involvement in more cases of vehicle theft in South Delhi. |
||
|
Woman resisting snatching shot at
New Delhi, June 11 Umesh and his accomplice attacked Santosh with the intention to snatch her gold chain. But as she resisted, several passersby gathered. While trying to flee from the spot, the two shot Santosh on her shoulder. She was rushed to hospital with serious injury. Umesh was overpowered by the crowd.
— TNS |
||
|
Monsoon likely to arrive early
New Delhi, June 11 The Met office said that one indication of the prediction was the sudden increase in the humidity levels in the Capital during the last couple of days and the cloud cover hanging over the skyline. The Met office has forecast widespread rains during the next two to three days, which could well be the pre-monsoon showers. Given the fact that pre-monsoon rains usually reaches an area about a week ahead of the arrival of monsoon, observers feel that a heavy spell of rain in the national Capital could well be a precursor to the arrival of the monsoon. The Met office said that an early arrival of monsoon in the National Capital territory of Delhi was in keeping with the “current progress of advancement of south west monsoon” in various parts of the country. The forecast of an early monsoon this year follows a spell of an unusually cool weather during the month of May with the mercury plummeting to a record low and the city recording its highest ever rainfall for the month at 165 mm. The previous highest was 129.3 mm in 2002. The weather in June too has been quite pleasant with the sky being overcast on most of the days of the month till now. In fact, on June 5 the mercury dropped to 32 ° Celsius, making it the coolest June 5 in the last six years. |
||
|
Kids were not abandoned; they were out on a picnic
New Delhi, June 11 The parents of the runaway children claimed them on Wednesday. The trio lied all the way to the police, claiming that their mother abandoned them due to some domestic dispute. In reality, the three children are not even siblings. Khushboo and Monica are sisters, who convinced Vikas to join them for a picnic. They boarded a bus from Nangloi and the conductor asked them to get down at Moti Nagar, which was the last stop for the bus. |
||
|
| HOME PAGE | |
Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir |
Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs |
Nation | Opinions | | Business | Sports | World | Letters | Chandigarh | Ludhiana | Delhi | | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail | |
New Delhi, June 11
New Delhi, June 11
