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Two accidents leave 3 dead
Contract killer arrested
The Delhi police arrested Hari Prakash, a contract killer in New Delhi on Saturday. Tribune photo |
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People gather outside the Sector- 5 house of Soni,
who was attacked by a woman on Saturday morning. Tribune photo: Rajesh Kumar Yadav
Power cuts in NCR hit industries hard
Mission of empowering women still a far cry
Bawana power project before Games: CM
Vardhan urges Sheila not to permit hike in power tariff
Auto driver held for robbing women passengers
Woman raped inside moving car
7 girls, 13 men nabbed
for obscenity in hotel
Fog causes another accident,
20 hurt
Trader’s son abducted
Neighbours nab robber in Khajuri Khas
Winter chill continues to sweep city
Designer duo to host celeb wives on TV
Shopkeeper shot at
Bikers rob two in Delhi
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Two accidents leave 3 dead
New Delhi, December 27 They were returning from Meerut after meeting a spiritual guru and were on their way to home. According to the police, the accident occurred around 12.30 am when a truck with a Haryana registration number tried to overtake Ashok and Vinay’s Maruti car. “The driver of the truck lost control and hit the car from side which in turn hit the divider. The occupants received serious head injuries that lead to their death,” said an eyewitness to the police. The driver fled the spot along with the truck while the car was badly mangled. The second incident was reported from the Chirag Delhi area of Hauz Khas around 2 am. A truck mowed down two motorcyclists killing one of them. Mukesh Chand, a resident of JJ Colony was killed on the spot, while his friend Rishal Singh has been admitted to Trauma Centre in a critical condition. The two were returning from R.K. Puram after attending a wedding. According to the police, Mukesh Chand was under the influence of alcohol and lost control of the bike as a result of which it came under a truck coming from the opposite direction. “Rishal has admitted that they had consumed alcohol in the wedding,” informed a police official. The truck driver, Qurban has been arrested and the truck has been ceased. |
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Contract killer arrested
New Delhi, December 27 The murder weapon and the motorcycle used in the crime have been seized. One Barretta semi-automatic pistol (made in Italy) and three live cartridges were also recovered from him. Hari Prakash disclosed that he remained in jail for six days for his involvement in a murder that took place in the Mayapuri police station area. When he was out of jail, he started working as a property dealer. During this period he came in contact with two property dealers Satish and Pawan Bajaj. The two told Hari Prakash that Dhanpat Rai, a businessman, had been pressurising them to repay Rs 1.5 crore they had taken as loan from him. They said that if he eliminated Dhanpat Rai they would pay him Rs 10 lakh. Hari Prakash agreed to kill the businessman and hatched a plan to do so. On December 20, Hari Prakash along with his associate shot Dhanpat Rai near Subzi Market on Outer Ring Road, Rohini, and escaped. Dhanpat Rai died on the spot. Dhanpat Rai (56) was a financer and his son runs a jewellery shop at Shalimar Bagh.
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Schoolgirl attacked outside home
Gurgaon, December 27 The girl has alleged that the women with a covered face and bangles in her hands gagged her and took her to a hedge next to their door and tried to shoot her. She claimed that the women fired twice - first at the door and the second time aiming at her stomach. But the second time, the woman missed her aim and in the meantime she managed to run from there. Sonia, the victim, is a student of Class X and resides with her parents at Paradise Banquet Hall near Sector 5. Sonia told the police that when she came outside her house to open the door, expecting her tuition teacher, she found a women standing inside the boundary of her house. Her face was covered with a black scarf. Sonia asserted that the women dragged her to the hedge and tried to frighten her by first firing at the door and then aiming at her stomach, but she managed to rush inside the house. Sonia’s father, Jai Parkash Kataria, said, “We came to know about the incident when we went to Sonia’s room. Usually she gets up early in the morning. But today, when she didn’t get up, we went to her room to check. She was in a stunned state. She then narrated us the incident.” Sonia’s uncle, Sukhbir Kataria, who is an MC, Ward- 2, said, “Sonia told us that a short-heighted slim women, wearing a scarf on her face and bangles in her hand gagged her and forcefully took her to the side and tried to shoot her.” ACP Rakesh Duggal told The Tribune, “Sonia has told us the sequence of events. We have found one live and one used bullet from the spot and have registered a case against unknown woman.” He added that they were investigating the matter. Duggal also said that the family has told them that they had a fight with one of their neighbours few days back and this could be the reason of the attack.
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Power cuts in NCR hit industries hard
New Delhi, December 27 According to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), industrial units in the region would lose their production to an extent of 35 per cent if the trend is not checked. Assocham in its latest assessment on shortage of power for around three months said, “Slowdown coupled with low demand has crippled the Indian industries in general, but frequent power cuts have added to the woes of industry especially in major parts of NCR.” Releasing the assessment, Assocham secretary general D S Rawat said, “Current electricity demand of different industrial locations in entire Ghaziabad has gone beyond 400 MW against its availability, which is not more than 200 MW. Due to this, industrial units in Ghaziabad, Sahibabad, Mohan Nagar, Loni and towards Meerut belt are suffering daily loadshedding, ranging from 12 to 14 hours.” Rawat added, “The situation is equally grim as far as residential units in the districts are concerned, but estimates for their power requirement and availability are not available with the chamber.” He also pointed out that Delhi has been facing power shortages to an extent of 900 MW each day. In Gurgaon, the power demand, particularly for its industrial locations is around 1200 to 1400 MW against the availability factor of around 800-900 MW. The worst hit sectors in Noida’s industrial units are in SSI, engineering and spare parts units, export houses, BPOs, call centers and media offices. In Faridabad, the power demand, particularly for its industrial locations are around 600 to 700 MW against the availability factor of around 300 to 400 MW and industrial units are facing daily power cuts of 8-10 hours. “The power shortages have not only hit industrial units in the NCR but also affected efficiency in hospitals, police stations, post offices, banks, educational institutions and corporate offices and if not checked now, may lead to alarming situation,” added Assocham assessment. |
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Mission of empowering women still a far cry
New Delhi, December 27 The 2001 census of India by Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) points out that India had one of the lowest sex ratios in the world which is 933 girls to 1000 boys, and what is more worrisome is that the sex ratio is continually dipping. Shockingly, Delhi and NCR have a pathetic ratio of just 762 girls as against 1000 boys as per the 2007 Lancet research. “The trend of declining sex ratio seems to be gaining pace with the practice of sex selective abortions, especially in the urban families, which are far more intolerant to girl child than their rural counterparts. The ministry of health and family welfare’s latest study indicates that the low sex ratio in Delhi is due to the fact that people from the upper class prefer to have a son and perform religious rituals, while taking the assistance of new reproductive technologies,” said Manjula Krishnan of ministry of women and child development while deliberating upon “Mainstreaming Gender Concerns in Policies and Programmes” at a two-day annual convention in the Capital. Similarly, the BIMARU states are leading at the top on son preference and sex pre-selection. In Punjab, the ratio of girls to boys is 793 to 1000, and the primary reason behind this is abominable practices of dowry system and illegal sex determination. The age-old stigma, linked with the female section in a patriarchal society like ours, has denigrated the status of women with an alarming increase in the female deaths across the country. In fact, with female foeticide and infanticide becoming rampant in many states, the whole country is leading to disastrous results. This blatantly points out at the hollowness of our culture. “Calling women as carriers of culture sounds paradoxical and seems to me as tools of oppression. Today when we talk of millennium development goals, the ratio of male to female is very disturbing with ever-increasing female-child mortality rate. Even, alarming is the shrinking of democratic, secular space in media for young women,” said Ritu Menon of Women Unlimited, an NGO. It is not only a culture deficit but also a serious sociological and humanitarian concern. “The issue of female foeticide needs to be urgently addressed by the policy makers as well as civil society partners as it’s not just related to women empowerment, but because it can have serious repercussions on the population balance as well. It is not just declining girl population, but a question of infringement of human rights and most importantly the survival of human race, said Ranjana Kumari, president of WomenPowerConnect (WPC). Besides, female foeticide and declining sex ratio, the other issues that would be taken on the floor during this two-day event are domestic violence, women reservation in political parties and Parliament, and gender-equity budgeting. All the delegates and representatives from NGOs, government and UN bodies called for a mindset-change resulting in a just socio-cultural milieu along with a roadmap for civil society and government partnership to address these issues collectively. Meanwhile, a resource book “Good Practices in Gender Mainstreaming—Case Studies from India” was released on the occasion that is the product of the combined research of ministry of women and child development, WPC and UNDP. This initiative collates the outcome of 14 selective case studies from 110 nominated across the country. The stage has been set by WPC, a consortium of 700 women organisations along with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with the aim to usher in an everlasting change in the status of women, essentially through citizen partnership.
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Bawana power project before Games: CM
New Delhi, December 27 She said that 1500 MW gas-based combined cycle power project—Pragati Power-III—is being considered for issue of the mega power status certificate. Dikshit along with union minister of state for power Jai Ram Ramesh inspected the sites of the project where various construction activities are in process. Dikshit was also accompanied by chief secretary Rakesh Mehta, power secretary Rajendra Kumar and other senior officers of PPCL and IPGCL. “The gas supply arrangements have already been signed with GAIL, IOC and BPCL. GAIL has started laying of pipeline and installation of gas terminal at site,” said Dikshit. “The gas turbine-I would start generating 250 MW in March 2010, gas turbine-II would generate another 250 MW in May 2010, gas turbine-III would also generate 250 MW in July 2010. A steam turbine-I would generate 250 MW in July 2010 whereas rest 500 MW would be generated before the commencement of Commonwealth Games 2010 by gas turbine-IV and steam turbine-II,” said the Chief Minister. Dikshit also said that with the commissioning of Pragati Power-III project, there would be no shortage of power during the Commonwealth Games 2010 and all venues would have un-interrupted power supply. This would also go a long way in making Delhi a power-surplus state. |
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Vardhan urges Sheila not to permit hike in power tariff
New Delhi, December 27 “If discoms resort to loadshedding, penalty must be evoked against them with immediate effect so that citizens of Delhi get rid of them,” said Vardhan. He said the three discoms had been carrying out undeclared loadshedding in almost all areas of Delhi. “From the last two weeks, there is no power for at least six hours daily at Sadar Bazar. The traders have warned the government if power supply is not made regular in the next 48 hours, they would be forced to protest,” informed Vardhan. He alleged discoms were benefiting by selling power meant for Delhi to Punjab, Haryana, UP and J&K. Delhiites are being deceived. “Discoms sell power to other states at Rs 7 per unit whereas they have to sell it to Delhi at mere Rs 3 per unit. They make a profit of at least Rs 4 per unit. Therefore, loadshedding is carried out for at least five to six hours daily almost across Delhi,” said Vardhan. Private power companies have demanded an increase of 65% in tariff from the Electricity Tribunal Commission. However, as per privatisation rules, after five years of privatisation discoms will purchase power and will have to supply power to Delhi on low tariffs. “It is six and half years of privatisation. Discoms have become addicted to government subsidy. The matter of fictitious Annual Revenue Account was also traced, but the government has not yet taken any action against them,” alleged Vardhan.
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Auto driver held for robbing women passengers
New Delhi, December 27 According to Crime Branch, inspector Satya Prakash of Special Investigation Team, received information about Umesh Pundhir and his accomplice Vishal. A police team was constituted to develop further information in this regard. After sustained efforts, the Crime Branch team finally succeeded in apprehending Umesh and Vishal together in Umesh’s TSR from the area of Metro station, Rohini East at about 8:30 pm yesterday. Umesh admitted to his involvement in the crime. Both Umesh and Vishal would operate after dark and pick up single women from various parts of the Capital. On the pretext of taking a traffic-free route, they would take the victim to an isolated spot and rob her. In the cases registered in Connaught Place police station, they kidnapped the victims and took them all the way from Connaught Place to Ghazipur before assaulting and robbing them. They took away all the cash, jewellery, credit cards and mobile phones of both the victims. |
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Woman raped inside moving car
New Delhi, December 27 According to the complaint lodged with the Defence Colony police station by the victim—Rajni (name changed), 22— she works as a maid in Defence Colony and was returning home last night when two men whom she does not know pulled her inside their car and raped her. After raping her, the duo threw her on road outside Defence Colony. She was seen by a guard of a house in the locality at around 10.30 pm, who informed the police. Her clothes were torn and she was weeping. Rajni told the police that the duo offered her lift, but when she refused they pulled her inside on the back seat. The men also snatched her purse which contained some money and contact numbers of her relatives and friends. Originally from Jharkhand, Rajni stays in the Sarita Vihar area of South East Delhi. According to the police, Rajni has given them some clues to the car and the men. “We are investigating the matter on the basis of the clues given by Rajni. No arrest has been made in the case yet,” said a senior police officer. |
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7 girls, 13 men nabbed
for obscenity in hotel
Ghaziabad, December 27 At the time of raid, young girls were dancing while the men showering currency notes of Rs 1,000 denomination on them. Most of the women and men were from West Delhi colonies. The hotel had been booked for Rs 10,000 while the young women had been arranged for Rs 50,000, police said. Ghaziabad Kotwali police had learnt late on Friday night that some young men were enjoying themselves with some call girls in City Hotel on Ambadkar Road. When policemen reached the banquet hall on the first floor of the hotel, they were shocked to find the girls dancing in an objectionable manner to music from “DJ’. About a dozen drunk men were showering notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 on them. All the scantily dressed girls ran into a room on seeing the cops. Hotel management said the banquet hall had been booked for Rs 10,000 for the night. All the girls appeared to be educated and from good families. They were between 18 and 25 years of age while the men appeared between 35 and 55 years of age, the police said.
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Fog causes another accident,
20 hurt
Greater Noida, December 27 The injured have been admitted to different hospitals here. Krishen Kumar, Parvesh and Mahesh of Tughlaqpur had set out in their car for Badauli to fetch their sister. Their Indica car had a head on collision with a dumper on the service lane of Expressway near Shafipur village as drivers of both the vehicles had failed to see the vehicle coming from the opposite side. All three in the car were seriously injured and have been admitted to Navin Hospital here. In another such incident, Karan Pal and Dhan Veer who were travelling in a Honda City car were injured when it collided with a Tata-407. Besides, a motorcyclist was injured near Surajpur as he failed to see a container. In yet another incident, a bullock cart and a tractor collided near Devla village. Four persons traveling on cart were injured. While in another such incident, a Maruti van collided with a bus near Chatthera in which five persons in the van were injured. They have been admitted to a private hospital in Dadri. Besides, another four car passengers were injured when car collided with a truck near
Badalpur.
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Trader’s son abducted
Ghaziabad, December 27 Three kidnappers had come in a cherry-coloured Maruti car. Though the colony security guard tried to save the boy—Mukul Jain, a Class-III student— the criminals managed to run away with him. Boy’s father, Abhey Jain has an inverter business in Delhi’s Bhikaiji Cama Place. At the time of abduction around 7.30 pm, Mukul was reportedly returning home from market with a friend. As the boys neared their house, a cherry-coloured Maruti car stopped near them. Three persons jumped out from the car, picked up Mukul and sped away. The other boy rushed to the security guard, Raju. Raju ran after the car but could not catch them. According to the police, some people saw the Maruti car and informed that it bore a UP registration number. SSP, Ravi Kumar, SP City, Vijay Bhushan and other police officials immediately reached the spot and questioned Mukul’s family. The SSP said that police teams have been formed to trace the boy and sketches of kidnappers have also been prepared. Till late in the night, the family had not received any ransom or threat call.
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Neighbours nab robber in Khajuri Khas
New Delhi, December 27 The dacoits tied the hands and feet of the occupants of house and collected Rs 50,000 and jewellery worth Rs 25,000. But, as they were about to flee, the neighbours gathered there and managed to nab one of the dacoits. The remaining four fired shots to scare the people and free their man. One of the bullets also injured the hand of Kartar’s son Yogender. In the meantime, the police reached the spot. The dacoits then ran away leaving behind their friend who, after being thrashed by the people, was handed over to the police. “The accused has given us the name of all persons involved in the crime and we have launched a manhunt for them,” said a police official. Kartar Singh’s house is under construction, and this gave dacoits an easy entry. |
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Winter chill continues to sweep city
New Delhi, December 27 The minimum temperature on Saturday settled at 6.5° Celsius, two degrees below normal, while the maximum was 23.8° Celsius. The Capital on Friday recorded a minimum of 6.4° Celsius, the coldest of the season. “The minimum temperature is likely to hover around 6° Celsius in coming two to three days. Winter has set in as western disturbances have gone and people can expect more chilly weather,” said an official from Safdarjung Meteorological Office. Weather official have forecast a bright and clear sky during the day with mist and shallow fog engulfing the national Capital at night.
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Designer duo to host celeb wives on TV
New Delhi, December 27 “For the first time we are hosting a television show and we wanted to be sure that it’s a well-laid out format and presentation. This show is very close to our hearts. Not only are we anchoring it, but we have also designed the sets keeping the theme of the show in mind,” said Khosla in a press release. Earlier, there was a buzz that the reclusive pair was about to host the talk show in August, but the project was delayed. From Bollywood celeb wives Jaya Bachchan, Gauri Khan, Suzanne Roshan, Manyatta Dutt, Adhuna Akhtar, Anupama Chopra, Tanya Deol, Kirron Kher to others like Maharani Padmini Devi, Nita Ambani, Neerja Birla and Usha Mittal - many will be seen on the show. They will talk about their private world and the challenges they face in being the wife of a successful man. The celebrity husbands too will make an appearance on the show, which is being produced by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment. — IANS
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Shopkeeper shot at
Faridabad, December 27 The miscreants fired one gunshot on the shopkeeper, Vijay Mangla. He was taken to hospital where the pellet was taken out from his body. According to the doctors of Sarvodaya Hospital where Mangla has been hospitalised, the victim has had a miraculous escape as the pellet had not penetrated deep into the body. The incident occurred near a gurdwara in Old Faridabad area. The victim was riding on the pillion of a motorcycle. His son was driving the bike. Two youths on a motorcycle opened fire on Mangal from a point-blank range. They escaped after the incident. The police has registered a case and launched a manhunt for the two persons. According to the family members of Mangla, about three months back, Rajeev, son of Mangla, was also fired upon and injured by some miscreants near Shastri Nagar area. They apprehend an enmity angle in both the incidents. |
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New Delhi, December 27 Dinesh Kaushik, an NRI, was coming out of a branch of Rajasthan Bank in Dwarka Sector-4 with his daughter when two men assaulted him and snatched from him a bag containing cash. In another incident, three men snatched Rs 10,000 from a field officer of a private firm near the Hans building at the ITO crossing. According to the police, the incident occurred at around 3.30 pm when the victim, Hardul Negi, was coming out of a public urinal. — IANS
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December 20 in the Rohini area, from near Narela-G.T. Karnal Road.
The murder weapon and the motorcycle used in the crime have been seized. One
Barretta semi-automatic pistol (made in Italy) and three live cartridges were
also recovered from him.
