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Many 1st year students in poll fray
Protesting students disrupt traffic
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Illegal colonies to get provisional certificates
DDA board hears suggestions for Master Plan
2 power thieves get jail
1.4 kg gold worth Rs 17 lakh recovered
10 tiny tots hurt as van turns turtle
Bus overturning in Dadri claims conductor’s life
Delhi Book Fair opens on Aug 30
DPS girl falls to death
Scheme for school dropouts launched
Reconstructed chaupal inaugurated
Biker held for robbing
foreign students
Scavengers seek dignified life
Truck crushes woman to death
4 mobile shop thieves held
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Many 1st year students in poll fray
New Delhi, August 27 The selected candidates from the NSUI are Sonia Sapra who stands for president, Malohar Nagar for vice-president, Amit Chaudhry for secretary and Ashish Gehlot for joint secretary. Candidates of the ABVP are Nupur Sharma for president, Vasu Rukhr for vice-president and Anupriya Yadav for secretary. From the INSO, there is Vikas from Sivaji College (BA) programme first year, Yashwant Saroha for vice-president from Khalsa college BA programme first year. Interestingly, many first year students are in the fray this time round and hectic campaigning is under way at DU. Sources within the NSUI say that they are satisfied with the decision of the court which gave no judgement on the rejected candidates. Quintal Krishna, the NSUI spokesperson said, “We are only focusing on our campaign right now and currently working on our strategy for the next few days. As for the rejected candidates, they have to go by the court’s decision. The party is quite satisfied.” The three rejected NSUI candidates, Tanupriya Gupta, Bhavana Gera and Deepka Deshwal, had earlier told the court that their nomination papers were rejected on Monday due to a fault of their college principals and heads of departments and that they should be allowed to apply afresh. However, the court today gave them a patient hearing and advised them to go by the university’s decision. |
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Protesting students disrupt traffic
New Delhi, August 27 Shouting slogans demanding adequate facilities of drinking water, clean toilets and adequate security, the students sat on the road before they were persuaded to disperse by senior officials who were rushed there to defuse the situation. The spill effect of the traffic blockage was felt on the other roads in East Delhi, especially during the morning rush hour. According to the students, the school lacks even the most basic facilities and repeated pleas by them and their parents had apparently fallen on deaf ears. The teachers too had often brought the lack of basic facilities to the authorities concerned. The parents of some of the students said that they were mostly concerned by the lack of security as hooligans often thronged the area. There have been many incidents of eve-teasing and molestations. The students were more vulnerable to sexual assaults as they are forced to ease themselves out in the open because of lack of clean toilets. Senior officials who visited the spot later said that the higher authorities had been informed and corrective action will be taken soon. |
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JNU admin postpones Boucher’s visit
New Delhi, August 27 Richard Boucher was invited by the School of Life Sciences in JNU for an interaction with students on the Indo-US nuclear deal and Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG) meet. In the middle of a lot of drama outside the venue where Boucher was going to speak today, the administration announced the postponement without fixing any further date for the talk. The university did not give any reason for the postponement. However, Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) believes that the university is shying away from giving the reason behind the cancellation. “The talk has been cancelled and not postponed. The university is covering up the matter by stating that it could not go against the will of students. We believe it is JNUSU’s victory that we succeeded in keeping the American representative away,” said JNUSU president Sandeep. Amid tight security on the campus, the Left student organisations surrounded the School of Life Sciences and protested against America. “He represents America and we are opposed to America’s politics. Boucher’s visit cannot be allowed to pass off as another routine affair. It is a direct ploy on the part of JNU establishment to parade its loyalty to the present regime which is seeking legitimacy for surrendering to American imperialism,” said JNUSU vice-president Shephalika. The JNUSU maintains that it is not violating the freedom of expression. “Dissent has an important place when we talk about freedom of expression. We are against the American policies and not a person. The protest aims to prove the point that no force indulging in imperialism and occupation can use JNU’s platform to justify mass murder and racism under any pretext,” said Meera, councillor, JNUSU. The students said that Boucher’s was not an academic visit. “This was never an academic visit. His visit to the university would have legitimised American policies. The university had sent a message against the Indo-US nuclear deal and American policies,” said Renu from Progressive Students’ Union (PSU). Students said that they wanted their message to be clear so that no representative of any imperial regime could be welcomed in JNU. “Having an opinion and defending it is the fundamental role of a students’ organisation. Some expansionist cannot be allowed to put his hate speech in front of people,” said Shatam from Students’ Federation of India (SFI). “I oppose the American policies in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan and in my own country Sudan. I am here to show my dissent against the intention of the US to be the dictator of the world,” said Khalid from International Students’ Federation, JNU. After the cancellation of Boucher’s visit, JNUSU office bearers protested against the Indo-US nuclear deal and Congress students’ wing National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). “We can also oppose him but he has a right to speak in the university. Earlier, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had come to the university, the same people disrupted his speech as well,” said Simmy Joseph, president, JNU-NSUI. Surprisingly, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) students’ organisation Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) also defended Boucher’s right to speak. The BJP opposes the deal at the centre. “When these communists can get terrorists on the campus for public meetings then people from Bush’s administration can also come and talk,” said Amit Singh from
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DPCC seeks correction of errors in voter I-cards
New Delhi, August 27 The DPCC delegation included Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, Delhi ministers Dr A. K. Walia, Dr Yoganand Shastri, Mangat Ram Singhal, Arvinder Singh Lovely, Haroon Yusuf, Rajkumar Chauhan and East Delhi MP Sandeep Dikshit. The delegation brought to the notice of the three election commissioners the mistakes found in the electoral rolls of Delhi and sought immediate correction of the errors. The delegation said there were many mistakes in the draft electoral rolls, the photos of many voters were missing, some names were printed wrongly, and photos had also been placed against the wrong names. It pointed out that unless the mistakes in the electoral rolls were corrected immediately, lakhs of people in Delhi would be denied their voting rights in the coming assembly elections, which are to be held after two months. The delegation requested the election commissioners to ensure that the mistakes were rectified on a war footing. Agarwal said the election commissioners gave them an assurance that the mistakes in the electoral rolls would be corrected as quickly as possible and, if necessary, with the deployment of additional staff. He appealed to the voters of Delhi to check their electoral rolls and correct if any mistake had occurred and submit the forms along with photographs for making the photo identity cards. He said the Congress workers were making every effort to ensure that no voter was denied a voter identity card and the mistakes in the electoral rolls were promptly rectified. |
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Illegal colonies to get provisional certificates
New Delhi, August 27 Residents of unauthorised colonies are considered vote bank of the Congress. They were not happy with Congress government in Delhi when several unauthorised constructions were demolished by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) last year. Now with the provisional authorization, the Congress is likely to win the heart of these voters, sources said. The RWAs affiliated to the BJP have announced a rally on August 31. They claim that provisional authorisation is just pulling the wool over people’s eyes. The rally will be organised under the umbrella of Unauthorised Colonies Mahasangh that will be led by former union minister Vijay Goel. Goel claimed that there was no provision in the law to issue provisional authorisation certificate to the colonies. According to sources, the government has completed all the formalities and legal procedures to issue provisional certificates to unauthorised colonies. About 1300 colonies will be issued the certificates before the election code of conduct. The election is to be held in November and the code of conduct is enforced two months before poll date. The sources said that a total of 1461 unauthorised colonies were registered with the Delhi government. The RWAs of these colonies submitted all the documents required by the ministry of urban development, Delhi government, for provisional authorisation. Scrutiny showed 161 colonies have more than one RWA and they have submitted the required documents. |
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DDA board hears suggestions for Master Plan
New Delhi, August 27 The board of inquiry and hearing of the DDA at its meeting yesterday heard the objections and suggestions and discussed them in detail. The Zone L covers an area of 21933 hectares (ha) which is bound by the Delhi-Rohtak railway line in the north, existing HT line and Zone ‘K’ mainly comprising Dwarka Sub-City in the east and NCTD boundary on its southern and western sides. It comprises 58 villages and one Census Town. According to the DDA, a number of objections/suggestions were regarding land use of various village lands as green. The people of the area said this was not justifiable and instead land should be allowed to be used for setting up public/semi-public facilities etc. and that the owners should be allowed to use some portion of the land as commercial or residential. Another suggestion was regarding making provision for employment and self-employment of villages and to declare commercial land use (belt) according to population and total area of each village after leaving 100 metre green belt surrounding the villages. Other objections/suggestions related to roads which pass through built-up, thickly populated areas and some other roads which need re-alignment. It was also suggested that the existing institutional (religious, cultural, educational etc.) activity in the ZDP should be specifically identified and mentioned in the plan. Development of wholesale market and plots should be entrusted to traders. Sub-category of regional park, district park, playground and historical monument etc. should be specifically identified. It was also suggested that the petrol station sites and industrial clusters with more than 70 per cent industrial unit located and falling in the zone be identified and incorporated in ZDP. The residents of the area also suggested that more sites for sanitary landfill needed to be identified. The lal dora of the villages should also be extended. It is also mentioned that Tikri-Kalan village be declared for commercial ware housing/industrial activities. |
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Car damaged as water pipeline bursts
New Delhi, August 27 The incident happened just after labourers had de-silted a drain. The water pipeline was along the side of the wall of the drain. It was an old pipeline and probably damaged. The force of water was so much that it lifted the cherry coloured car parked there, said a labourer on duty. People on the spot did not dare to lift the car from the water as it had fallen in a pit adjacent to the drain. Passersby stopped to see the unusual incident, resulting in a traffic jam. A fire fighter van of the Delhi Fire Service reached the spot after 10 minutes of the incident reported by one of the residents. But the fire service men went back, saying they were helpless. This is the job of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) or the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). An official of the jal board reached the spot after more than hour. Spokesperson of the Delhi Jal Board Sanjan Cheema said it was an old pipeline and there would be some damage in it. Board people were on the job. “This is not an unusual incident. Delhi is a big city. Pipelines are old. Whenever there is some damage, the pipeline bursts,” she said. |
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2 power thieves get jail
New Delhi, August 27 All accused have now been given bail, but only after spending a few days in jail or by paying surety amounts of Rs 50,000 each. Moreover, the court has also refused to dismiss their pleas for dismissing the respective cases. Rashid was arrested and sent in judicial custody for stealing electricity by the special court. Rashid had rented out the flats to various tenants. A BSES enforcement raid in December 2007, had found these flats cumulatively stealing 41 KW of electricity for domestic purposes. Investigations revealed that Rashid was illegally tapping electricity from a nearby BSES service line and illegally distributing electricity to these flats. According to the provisions of the Indian Electricity Act 2003, a penalty of Rs 6.70 lakh was imposed on him. When the accused failed to deposit the same within a stipulated time frame, a case was filed in the special court. Incidentally, this is the second time Rashid had been caught stealing electricity. An earlier raid in May 2006, had found him stealing 51.5 KW of electricity. Investigations at the time revealed that he had never applied for an electricity connection. A penalty of Rs 9.9 lakh was imposed on him. After the accused failed to deposit the amount within the stipulated time, a case was filed in the special court. Since the accused was absconding, both bailable and non-bailable warrants were issued against him. The next date of hearing in the first case filed against him is scheduled for October 13, 2008. Rajender Kumar Malhotra had rented his premises without any electricity connection The premises was being used for running a clothes stitching and ironing unit. Malhotra was arrested and sent to judicial custody by the special court. His tenants, Vinod and Kailash, were also arrested but later released on bail, but only after paying a surety amount of Rs 50,000 each A BYPL enforcement raid in January 2007, had found the three stealing 18 KW of electricity for industrial purposes. The stolen electricity was used for running a factory for stitching and ironing of clothes. Investigations into the case revealed that Rajinder Kumar Malhotra had rented his premises to Vinod and Kailash for running an industrial unit, without any electricity connection. Moreover, Malhotra used to regularly charge rent from his tenants for both the premises as well as for electricity. A penalty bill of Rs 10.53 lakh was raised on the accused. Rajinder Kumar Malhotra. He even paid Rs 3.5 lakh as part payment. But, later the cheque given by him was dishonoured by the bank for lack of sufficient funds. Subsequently, BSES filed a case in the special court. |
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1.4 kg gold worth Rs 17 lakh recovered
New Delhi, August 27 The police has also succeeded in the recovery of the complete booty i.e.1.393 kg gold worth Rs 17 lakh. On August 26, a PCR call was received that four persons came in a Maruti Omni van at 11:30 pm to the Pul Mithai area of Lahori Gate and intercepted a motorcyclist, Pawan Soni. They allegedly overpowered him, threatening him at the point of revolver and abducted him in a Maruti van. He was allegedly taken to Mahipal Pur where the criminals robbed him of 1.39 kg gold worth Rs 17 lakh and fled. The victim asserted that he could not note down the number of the Maruti van and the robbers also took away his purse and mobile phone. The victim informed his employer Dinesh Verma about the incident. Dinesh Verma then made the PCR call after reaching Pul Mithai. However, when police team took upon the investigation of the case and interrogated Pawan, it came across crucial contradictions in his version, which created suspicion on him. On sustained interrogation, he confessed that he had cooked up the story himself and the police was able to unearth the deep-rooted conspiracy. It was revealed that his greed for money made him to connive and conspire with Pawan Saini, who is a resident of Mahender Garh (Haryana) and works in an MNC in Gurgaon. On August 25, after taking the delivery of gold, Pawan Soni went to Ashok Vihar and parked his motor cycle there. After that, he boarded an autorickshaw for Mahipal Pur, where he handed over the booty to his associate Pawan Saini and narrated the concocted story of robbery to his employer. But the duo was apprehended before the sharing of booty between them. |
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10 tiny tots hurt as van turns turtle
Greater Noida, August 27 The injured students were rushed to Kailash Hospital in Greater Noida, while one child who was in serious condition was referred to a Noida hospital. Three-year-old Swaraj was injured in the head and his condition was stated to be serious while other students and teacher sustained minor injuries. Swaraj, who lives in Jal Vayu Vihar and is the son of excise inspector, Rajesh Dabral, has been referred to Noida hospital. The principal has filed a case against the Honda City car driver. The driver of Maruti van, Sunil Kumar, was dropping students to their homes after school time. After having dropped some kids in E Block of Alfa-II, one teacher and 10 students were left in the van to be dropped at A Block. As the van reached the A Block gate, the driver applied sudden brakes on seeing a car coming at fast speed from the opposite direction. The driver lost control over the van and it turned turtle after hitting the boundary wall. Some people rushed on hearing cries of the children and pulled them out of the van. |
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Bus overturning in Dadri claims conductor’s life
Noida, August 27 The conductor of the bus was killed while 17 passengers were injured. All injured were rushed to the government hospital and private nursing homes in Dadri. According to the police, 90 people had gone from Mahamaya Nagar district in the bus for Baba Jharveer’s Darshan in Ganga Kheda, Rajasthan. They were returning in the same bus when at 6 am the driver lost control over the bus near Chitthera and the bus turned turtle. The driver fled, abandoning the bus. The bus conductor was killed while 24 passengers were injured. Out of them, six were discharged after first aid while 17 were admitted to different hospitals. The condition of Guddi Devi and Sheela Devi is serious and they have been referred to a Ghaziabad hospital. Bus conductor Wahid of Ferozabad district had succumbed to his injuries on way to hospital. Among the injured, Veerpal, Niranjan Singh, Bhanwar Pal Singh, Shila Devi, Khub Singh, Shiv Singh, Yashpal, Phul Singh, Dugesh Kumar, Neethma, Shimla Bhupender, Bhura, Kaushal and Layak Singh are admitted to hospitals. |
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Delhi Book Fair opens on Aug 30
New Delhi, August 27 “Women writing” is the theme selected for the fair this year as an acknowledgement of the growing contribution of women in this field. The fair has attracted 299 participants this year from India and overseas. China, Pakistan, Spain, UAE, Iran and USA are among the participants. The fair will be supplemented by a number of seminars, book launches and workshops. The seminar will have a wide range of topics which include “Status school library in India” and “Role of librarians in developing reading habit”. The other programmes will include a workshop on enacting a story for schoolchildren besides exclusive presentation and book release function. The fair is expected to attract additional footfalls on account of another popular ITPO event, Stationery Fair 2008, which will be organised at Pragati Maidan during September. A total of 45 companies are participating featuring a wide range of items. The fair will also feature Taslima Nasreen’s controversial books. Taslima Nasreen may also turn up to be a part of the fair. Many renowned women writers will also actively participate in the fair. India will be the focus country in the London Book Fair to be held in 2009. |
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DPS girl falls to death
New Delhi, August 27 Pushpanjali (16) fell from the third floor of the school hostel. She was rushed to the near-by Holy Angel Hospital in Vasant Vihar where she succumbed to her injuries. The incident occurred around 4 pm. The mystery behind the fall is being investigated as the school authorities believe that it is difficult for a student to slip off from the terrace. The police has not ruled out suicide. “We do not know for sure if she jumped on her own or it was an accident. Unless the investigation is complete, we will not be able to tell,” said a senior police official of the RK Puram police station. Pushpanjali, comes from Jharkhand and had joined the DPS only about two months ago. “She had recently joined the school. She was my classmate but we did not interact much. However, there was no sign of any depression or problem with her,” said Pushpanjali’s classmate. |
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Scheme for school dropouts launched
New Delhi, August 27 This is probably first of its kind scheme in the country. Speaking in a function organised yesterday to formally launch TECOS, the Chief Minister stated that the demand of skilled employees is increasing with the opening of new establishments in the Capital. She directed the department to organize a job fair for the benefit of trainees under the scheme. The department has also been instructed to apprise employers of ongoing skill development training under
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Reconstructed chaupal inaugurated
New Delhi, August 27 The developmental works are going on in a time-bound and phased manner. The Chief Minister said this while inaugurating a chaupal at Old Seelampur (East Delhi). The chaupal has been re-constructed after demolition with an amount of Rs 1 crore provided by the Trans-Yamuna Area Development Board. She also laid the foundation stone of a car parking lot to be constructed over trunk drain number 1 at Old Seelampur Village. The hosting of Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi and the construction of Games Village in East Delhi would enhance the prestige of the trans-Yamuna area, which is bound to benefit from the large-scale infrastructural development. |
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Biker held for robbing
foreign students
Noida, August 27 However, one member of the bikers’ gang has been nabbed. Aslam Sarika from Sri Lanka and Becko from Kenya had gone to the Great India Palace in Sector — 38A at 9 p.m. on Tuesday. They are students of mass communication in Noida Film City. They were walking towards Sector — 30. They had gone just a little ahead of Sector-28 crossing when five persons on two bikes blocked their way and tried to snatch a bag that Aslam was carrying. When he resisted, they beat him with their belts. Becko raised an alarm. Some policemen happened to stand in the vicinity. He informed them about the assault. One member of bikers’ gang was nabbed. He was so drunk that he could not tell his name and address to the policemen. Aslam was taken to Bhardwaj Hospital. The police has seized his bag from the robbers. The bag contained Aslam’s passport, wallet and books. Aslam lives in a rented house at B-193, Sector-41 here while, Becko lives in a rented house in Sector-30. |
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Scavengers seek dignified life
New Delhi, August 27 Women leaders from manual scavenging communities in MP and Gujarat joined hands with women scavengers and decried the practice of cleaning excreta from toilets and clearing carcasses with naked hands. Such a practice should be eradicated. According to the government statistics, an estimated one million dalits in India are manual scavengers. Over 98% scavengers are women. This is when the practice is an offence as per the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993. “The government of India has not just missed the mark, but defiantly denies the existence of any such practice. The practice reminds the worst form of caste system in our society,” said Sarika Sinha of ActionAid Bhopal, an NGO that works towards the eradication of the practice. The leaders of scavenging communities have demanded the laws should be implemented stringently to eradicate the practice of manual scavenging in the country. |
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Truck crushes woman to death
New Delhi, August 27 The incident took place at around 2.30 p.m. near Madhuban Chowk. “Manju, a resident of Sultan Puri, was crossing the road and was crushed by a speeding truck. She died on the spot,” a police officer said. “The truck was going towards Peeragarhi. Truck driver Balwan Singh overlooked the red light at the traffic signal and crossed the Madhuban Chowk, leading to the accident. He has been arrested,” the police officer added. A case has been registered and the truck has been impounded.
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4 mobile shop thieves held
New Delhi, August 27 In the last four months, three burglaries were reported at Chanakya Puri police station. The burglars targeted the shops that sold mobile phones and recharge coupons. ASI Attar Singh obtained the details regarding the usage of the recharge coupons that had been stolen. He zeroed down Anoop Chawala, 21, who was unemployed for the last few months. Chawala named his aides Ravi Verma, Jamna Das, and
Govinda. — TNS |
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