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Cops charge 5 in GK blast case
Cong leader’s murder solved, claims police
Girls molested by landlord, move NCW
Boy conspires to kill grandma for property
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CET for GGSIPU from May 19
185 voters shown in one family
BSP banking on youth for LS poll
Noida Inc. laying off workers
House tax defaulters get attachment notices
Heart camp opens at Moolchand
DMC calls for minorities’
day
2 eunuchs held as 2 boys go missing
Needle in baby’s eye
A peek into life of a memsahib
Pirated books worth Rs 35 lakh seized
MLAs take oath in Urdu, Sanskrit
Seminar on recession today
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Cops charge 5 in GK blast case
New Delhi, December 18 The five have been charged, specifically for the blast in Greater Kailash-I (GK-I), with various offences, including waging war against the state and attempt to murder, under the Indian Penal Code, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Explosives Substance Act. The charges were filed before chief metropolitan magistrate Kaveri Baweja against Mohd Shakeel, Zia-ur-Rehman, Saquib Nissar, Mohd Saif and Zeeshan. The next date of hearing is December 20. Zia-ur-Rehman, Saqib Nissar and Mohammad Shakeel were arrested from Batla House in Jamia Nagar. They are natives of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh. Mohd Saif and Zeeshan were arrested by the Delhi police special cell on September 19. The accused have not been charged for murder as there was no casualty in the GK-1 blast. The police alleged that Atif Ameen, the alleged leader of the Indian Mujahideen, and Zunaid had planted the bomb in the South Delhi market. Ameen and Mohammed Sajid were gunned down in a gunbattle with the police in Jamia Nagar, while Zunaid is still absconding, the police said. The first chargesheet in the Delhi serial blasts was filed on Wednesday by the police for Karol Bagh blasts. The police said investigations revealed that 22 people were involved in carrying out the serial blasts in the Capital. Twelve of the accused are still to be traced, the police said, adding that one accused, Mohammed Mansoor Peerbhoy, is in the custody of Mumbai police. The police told the court that it would file a supplementary chargesheet later against two accused — Sadiq Sheikh, an alleged co-founder of Indian Mujahideen, and Quamuddin — who were arrested two days after the serial blasts. Sadiq Sheikh was arrested in Mumbai while Quamuddin was arrested in Ujjain. Ten days later, another alleged bomber Arif Qadir was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police. Some of the absconding members of the module were identified as Shadaab alias Malik, Shehzaad alias Pappu, Salman, Ariz Khan, Mohammad Sajid and Mohammad Khalid. The chargesheet refers to the involvement of this module also in the serial blasts at Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad and the fact that they procured explosives for the Delhi blasts from Karnataka.
— IANS |
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Cong leader’s murder solved, claims police
Ghaziabad, December 18 Superintendent of police (city) Vijay Bhushan told a press conference that Bhagmal, who was involved in the murder of a Sadarpur resident Anil Chaudhary and was lodged in prison, hatched the conspiracy in jail to eliminate Tyagi. Bhushan said that local people tried for a compromise between the families of Bhagmal and Anil but Pradeep Tyagi and two others - Subhash and Brahmpal - created snags. Bhagmal was annoyed about it. Then, Bhagmal and Anil Tyagi, a resident of Muzaffarnagar, made a plan in the jail to eliminate the Congress leader. Bhushan said that on December 11, Anil Tyagi and Raju Pandit alias Pathan called up Pradeep Tyagi at his residence. Their accomplice Sudhir Tyagi waited away from the house. When they confirmed that the leader was at his house and Pradeep Tyagi’s wife Anuradha went to call him out, they called Sudhir Tyagi who was waiting for their signal. Sudhir fired twice at Pradeep Tyagi and all the three fled the spot. Pradeep Tyagi died while being taken to Yashoda hospital. Yogesh Tyagi, the brother of Bhagmal knew the entire plan and he was picked up for questioning. He died in police custody. Pradeep Tyagi’s wife Anuradha Tyagi and son Kunal Tyagi had earlier contradicted the police theory. They maintained that there were harmonious relations between the families. — IANS |
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Girls molested by landlord, move NCW
New Delhi, December 18 Recalling the incident, Daisy said that it was their first night at Sikandarpur, DLF Phase I, Gurgaon, as they had shifted in just that day and had gone to sleep by 10.30 pm. However, the duo heard a loud bang on their door with male voices including his landlords asking them to open the door. When they asked them to come in the morning, the drunken landlord and his friends barged open the door. “Even as they were trying to open the door, we dialed 100 couple of times but to no avail,” stressed Daisy. What followed then was a flurry of events - three men asking for sexual favours from the girls, on refusing, they were beaten with sticks and then molested. One of them, Mary, managed to escape, but Daisy could not. The men then vented their anger on Daisy. “They kept threatening to rape me besides abusing and severely bruising and beating me,” said Daisy. Even as the landlord and his men were sexually molesting Daisy, the police arrived and took the two girls to hospital for medical examination. “However, our ordeal had just began and when the policemen learnt that we did not have money, they admitted only me and not Mary,” said Daisy. She further alleged that the police inspector refused to mention ‘sexually harassed’ in the FIR that they wanted to lodge. When the duo returned to their place, their valuables including camera and money were missing. Daisy said that all along the incident, there was no lady constable with them. After all this, the culprits are still roaming free. “We demand that they should be immediately arrested and booked under appropriate sections of IPC and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,” demanded Daisy. “The police has always been indifferent to people from North East and get influenced by money power. And so, innocent people are being harassed while the culprits roam free, said Lansiglu Rongemi, an advocate and member of the North East Support Centre. She sited incident in the past when the girls from North East were ill treated but nobody was booked. Rongemi has written about the incident to the National Commission of Women and sought its help to get justice for the girls. |
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Boy conspires to kill grandma for property
New Delhi, December 18 Jamuna Devi (85), resident of BE- 199A, Hari Nagar, has been living at the said address for the last 40 years and the property in question is divided between her husband Nathan Singh and his brother Fathan Singh. While her husband had executed a will in her favour, Arvind, her grandson, wanted to grab this property with the help of some criminal elements. According to the crime branch, on October 26, 2008, Arvind along with his accomplice Sanjay entered her house and after covering her mouth with his hand forcibly injected some substance into her body. Thereafter, the old woman became unconscious. Presuming that she was dead, they left her house. Some neighbours found the woman lying unconscious and took her to hospital where she regained consciousness. The police was able to crack the conspiracy when it apprehend one Roshan Lal, friend of Arvind, in another case. During interrogation Roshan told the police about the conspiracy that Arvind was planning to kill his grandmother. Arvind was subsequently arrested from his house in West Delhi and subjected to interrogation when he confessed to his crime. Arvind Kumar disclosed that he along with Sanjay and Roshan Lal hatched a conspiracy to eliminate his grandmother Jamuna in order to grab her property. He got the forged documents, ‘Vasiatnama’ and ‘Mukhtyar Nama’ prepared in his favour and struck a deal for sale of the property for Rs 34 lakh. His grandmother was the only hurdle in the smooth sale of the property. Sanjay has been absconding and a non-bailable warrant issued against him. |
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CET for GGSIPU from May 19
New Delhi, December 18 The university will be holding 26 CETs for admissions to almost 50 academic programmes in four different categories: professional
programmes, engineering programmes, MBBS programme and PG medical
programmes. The first entrance test will be for PG medical courses on May 19, 2009 and the last CET will be the Stage-II exam of MBBS on June 21, 2009. The CETs for most of the courses will be of two-and-a-half hour duration and will be held in two time slots i.e. 10.30 am to 1 pm and 2.00 pm to 4.30 pm, except for MBBS and PG medical courses which will be of three hour duration.
The new programmes included by the University for CET-2009 are: M.Sc. (biodiversity and conservation), master of education, bachelor of prosthetics and
orthotics, B.Tech. (tool engineering) and B.Tech.(environmental engineering).
GGSIPU is planning to conduct the CETs for four of its most sought-after courses MBA,
MBBS, bachelor of technology (B.Tech.) and master of computer applications (MCA), in 10 cities across India, including Delhi,
Bangalore, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bhopal, Noida, Jalandhar and
Nagpur, in comparison to eight cities last year. For rest of the courses, the entrance exams will be held only in Delhi. More than 1.61 lakh students had appeared for the various CETs of the University in 2008, which was an increase of 23 per cent from the previous year. The detailed CET schedule for 2009 can be accessed on the University website
www.ipu.ac.in. The admission procedure for these programmes will commence in February, 2009. |
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Schoolkids to become energy soldiers
Gurgaon, December 18 An MoU was signed between the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) and the Management Development Institute (MDI) in this regard. The agreement was signed by HAREDA director Sumita Misra and Atmanand, dean, School of Energy Management, MDI, Gurgaon. As per the agreement, HAREDA and MDI will work for capacity building and developing training programmes in areas of energy conservation, energy efficiency, demand-side management and renewable energy. The two will conduct seminars, conferences, meetings and workshops on management, implementation and awareness needs of various stakeholders to enhance their understanding of energy areas. They will also create awareness among schoolchildren on energy efficiency, conservation and climate change. In 2005, the MDI in collaboration with the union ministry of power had launched a 15-month executive PG study programme in energy management with specialisation in power distribution. The MDI professionals trained in this area will provide the required consultancy for the programme. Haryana minister for power and public health Randeep Surjewala said because of inefficient use of energy, Haryana loses about 300 MW annually which costs Rs 4,200 crore. He said the state could save over 600 MW by adopting energy-efficiency techniques. He said CFLs and T-5 tubelights as streetlights in municipal bodies and HUDA sectors would be made mandatory. Talking about the efforts being made to reduce the gap between demand and supply of power in the state, the minister said 697 MW would be generated from bio-mass, solar, wind and hydro-based projects. Surjewala lauded the efforts of HAREDA for spreading the message of energy conservation and also gave away energy efficiency awards to industrial units for 2007-08. Bharat Electronics, Panchkula, won the first prize. It received Rs 2 lakh and a shield. The second prize went to Indian Oil Corporation’s Panipat refinery. It received Rs 1 lakh and a shield. While DCM Textiles, Hisar got the third prize. It received Rs 50,000 and a shield. In government buildings’ category, the second prize of Rs 1 lakh and a shield has been awarded to Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board, Panchkula. Earlier, Ashok Lavasa, financial commissioner-cum-principal secretary (power and renewable energy department) had said that energy-efficiency building code had been implemented in the state and more than 9 lakh CFLs and T-5 tubelights had been installed. Surjewala stressed on the need for active involvement of people in energy conservation movement. Mishra said the Bal Urja Rakshak Mission would initially be launched in Gurgaon in 26 schools. “The project will create nearly 500 energy soldiers in Gurgaon alone, which will help in creating awareness among 25,000 students,” she said. She added as part of the project, two teachers and 20 students would be trained, who would sensitise around 1,000 students in every school. The project will be implemented in 25 schools in every district and energy soldiers would be trained to prevent power theft. |
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185 voters shown in one family
Greater Noida, December 18 Two explanations are being offered for this faux pas–either the political leaders have shown their supporters in exaggerated form or some untrained staff in election office have mixed up the numbers. The additional district magistrate has asked Dadri SDM to probe the error. The election office has shown that there are 185 persons living in House No. 185 vide part 142 of new voters’ list of Dadri. Similarly in House No. 108 also, votes of 60 persons have been made. Besides, there are some people whose voters’ ID cards have been made though their names do not figure in voters’ lists. According to sources, Dadri no longer has such large families in one household. As a matter of fact, a number of peons, hawkers, etc were assigned election work, the sources say. That is why such howlers are found. Some sources say it could be due to the influence of political leaders who might have been keen to swell their vote bank with fake votes for the coming Lok Sabha election. ADM (finance) Shrikant Divedi said cases of large number of voters in single households have come to his notice, which could be due to the carelessness of the staff. He has asked sub-divisional magistrate Dadri, Somya Srivastav, to investigate. |
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BSP banking on youth for LS poll
Faridabad, December 18 The party candidate from Faridabad, Chetan Sharma, a former cricket player, said here today that although his party would seek support of every section of the society, it would focus more on the youths. According to him, as a player and one representing the youth section, he was more concerned about them. Sharma said that he was sad to see large number of unemployed youths in Faridabad district despite of the fact that this place was among the first 10 industrial cities in the country not many years ago. He attributed the problem of unemployment to the lost pace of industrialisation and closure or flight of a number of industrial units from Faridabad in the past few years. He said that if BSP was voted to power, he and the local unit of the organisation would try to get the problem of unemployement redressed. In response to a question, he said that he did not belong to the traditional class of politicians. The people of Faridabad have been giving him overwhelming response during his tours and public meetings, he added. In reply to another question, he said that the BSP appealed him most as it represented the urge of modern India. Dwelling on the issue, he said that presently there was churning in the country’s polity, with caste taboos and shibboleths being gradually discarded. The BSP supremo and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati, has successfully launched the party’s strategy of “social engineering”, he added. |
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Noida Inc. laying off workers
Greater Noida, December 18 Sharda hospital in Greater Noida has reportedly terminated about 70 doctors and similar number of workers. “It was necessary to cut down hospital expenses due to recession,” says the hospital management. But according to sources, the hospital management has used the excuse to axe the staff whose performance was not up to mark. The T-series, owned by Super Cassettes Industries in Noida, has laid off some 230 workers on Tuesday. The workers had organized a daylong strike outside the premises on Tuesday. The Sharda hospital has also made some fresh recruitment of doctors so that hospital work is not affected. A couple of doctors who were served the notices have also been reinstated under pressure by the hospital management. This exercise of terminating services of careless doctors and staff has produced healthy effect on the work environment of the hospital. Now everyone is reporting for duty on time, the sources said. This has affected other hospitals of Noida and Greater Noida also where doctors and staff have become punctual and more focused in their work. |
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House tax defaulters get attachment notices
Ghaziabad, December 18 In Mohan Nagar, Nagar Nigam has already The Nigam has sent 120 red corner notices for attachment of mobile property in Mohan Nagar while 65 in Indirapuram have also been served with the notices. Residents have started opposing these notices. They say when the GDA has not transferred Indirapuram to Nagar Nigam, how it can send house tax notices to them. The Nagar Nigam was sending them red corner attachment notices under which clause of Nagar Nigam law, they ask? The Regalia Hi-tech Market Association has sought information on these points under RTI. In Koshambi red corner attachment notices have been served on 48 persons. But according to the Nigam commissioner, in case tax is not deposited within 15 days of receipt of notices, attachment of property can be affected. |
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Heart camp opens at Moolchand
New Delhi, December 18 Moolchand Heart Hospital started a month-long winter heart camp in the city yesterday, to check susceptible patients and spread awareness on cardiovascular diseases. “Apart from heart attack, chest pain is also common in this season. Our team of experts at the hospital will be available for free cardiac consultation and ECG every day,” said Dr KK Aggarwal, cardiologist at the hospital while inaugurating the camp. Addressing a press conference, the doctors said winter is also the time when peripheral leg vascular diseases start showing symptoms and the patients complain of calf pain on walking. While opening the camp, the doctors also issued precautions. They said, “Smoking is not a solution for the winter cold. It can rupture a blockage and precipitate heart attack. Early morning tea can also increase the heart rate and spark off high blood pressure.” Binge alcohol consumption, which is five pegs in an hour or six pegs in one day, can increase the chances of heart attack and cause sudden cardiac death. Even dancing on the New Year’s Eve after heavy meals can precipitate heart attack in susceptible individuals. The doctors advised that early morning winter pain should not be ignored as it may be heart pain. Winter mornings are also a time for brain hemorrhage. The doctors suggested that nose and ears should be covered to prevent winter chill. Winter chill without any shivering was again a bad sign. One should continue walks, but later in the day. |
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DMC calls for minorities’
day
New Delhi, December 18 “Minorities play a vital role in India and we should eradicate evil and practice brotherhood,” said chairman of the National Minorities’ Commission here today at a function organised by the Delhi Minorities’ Commission on the occasion of United Nations Minorities’ Rights Day. Delhi Minorities’ Commission chairman Kamal Faruqui appealed to the government to declare December 18 as National Minorities’ Day,” he said. Referring to the Amarnath Shrine, chairman of the National Minorities’ Commission said India is a country where all religions are given equal rights. Other dignitaries present included Delhi Minorities’ Commission members Pushpendra Singh and Arnold James, Khalsa College principal Jaswinder Singh and Chakresh Jain, a member from the Jain Commission. |
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2 eunuchs held as 2 boys go missing
New Delhi, December 18 According to information, the detained eunuchs Wasim and Kake were picked up today afternoon and are being interrogated to know the whereabouts of minor boys. While eight-year-old Tusshar went missing on August 10, Sandeep (16) has been missing since September 8 this year. Police lodged the complaint and got their photographs published in newspapers and pamphlets. However, even after the lapse of these months, the whereabouts of the two boys could not be known. Meanwhile, the police team managed to get a tip-off about some eunuchs who could have been involved in kidnapping the two so as to turn them into eunuchs. “We had been keeping an eye on the movement of eunuchs and found a couple of them involved in suspicious activities. We have detained two of them. It is too early to say whether the duo are involved,” said a police official. He added that eunuchs had been involved in kidnapping young men in the past. |
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Needle in baby’s eye
New Delhi, December 18 “The baby, Kumkukm, is recovering in the ICU. But preventing brain infection and restoring complete vision will be the main challenge for our team,” M.C. Misra, head of the trauma centre at the premier All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), told IANS. “We think the vision is normal but in such situations, diplopia (double vision) is the main threat. After a couple of weeks we will conduct special tests to know if the kid has normal vision or is seeing one object as two,” he added. Kumkum had apparently got hold of the crochet needle at her Okhla home on December 12. She fell accidentally, and the needle pierced her eye. She was brought to the AIIMS Trauma Centre the same day with the thick six-inch needle stuck in her eye. The girl was bleeding profusely. The needle had gone through the globe of the eye touching the roof of the orbit and had entered the brain. The baby was saved after a team of multi-disciplinary doctors at AIIMS performed surgery lasting one hour and 40 minutes.
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A peek into life of a memsahib
New Delhi, December 18 It spans the roller-coaster life journey of the female protagonist who is a bureaucrat’s wife. She fights her lone battle at different stages of life, flagging her own banter of individualism. Khanna said writing was a difficult task and Suchita has done it with honesty and transparency. “Life is nothing but an experience tunnel and we are going through it and we become wiser at the end of this journey,” he said. |
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Pirated books worth Rs 35 lakh seized
New Delhi, December 18 International publishers like — Harper Collins, The Random House Groups, Penguin, Bloomsbury Publishing and MacMillan had lodged complaints about book piracy. A team led by ACP
P.K. Mishra conducted raids at B-1/341, New Kondli and B-4, Main Market, Khajoori Khas yesterday. Around 13,000 pirated books of international bestsellers amounting or Rs 35 lakh were seized. |
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MLAs take oath in Urdu, Sanskrit
New Delhi, December 18 Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, A.K. Walia and eight other MLAs were administered the oath of office and secrecy in English while, Haroon Yusuf and Chaudhary Mateen Ahmed took oaths in Urdu; Arvinder Singh Lovely and Harsharan Singh Balli in Punjabi; and Dr Yoganad Shastri and Naresh Gaur in Sanskrit. The remaining 52 MLAs were administered the oaths in Hindi. |
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Seminar on recession today
Gurgaon, December 18 The seminar is being organised in the backdrop of the current global economic crisis. |
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