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Crime on the decline
Task force soon to remove encroachments in Gurgaon
HJC, BSP protest water, power shortage; oil price hike
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3rd list cheers up OBC candidates
Skill training for domestic helps starts
80 per cent applicants may get plots in Yamuna scheme
IGNOU starts community colleges
MCD fined Rs 10 lakh for death by stray cattle
Poisonous chemicals found in top brand pan masala
President urged to annul order on gays
New runway not fully operational at night
6 shooters of Chhota Shakeel held
2 get life for murder
Mahapanchayat
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Crime on the decline
New Delhi, July 4 There has been a decline of three per cent in cases related to the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Till June 30 this year, a total of 23,365 cases were registered under the IPC as against 24,089 by this time in 2008. There has been a reduction of 7.46 per cent in heinous cases too. This year 968 heinous cases were registered, compared to 1,046 during the same period last year. Dadwal said in most rape cases the culprits were found. In 46.46 per cent cases, neighbours’ involvement was detected, friends were involved in 15 per cent cases, relatives in 8.08 per cent, colleagues 5.3 per cent, other known persons in 20.35 per cent and 3.54 per cent rapes were committed by unknown persons. The city witnessed a drop in rape cases with 226 cases recorded this year as against 259 the last year till June 30. While 251 murder cases were reported this year, down from 266 the last year. The Capital also recorded a fall in non-heinous cases. As many as 23,365 non-heinous cases were registered this year as against 24,089 in 2008. Snatching cases show a rise. The number of snatching cases went up from 604 in last year to 684 in the first six months this year. Dadwal informed that the Delhi police had launched a verification drive for motorcycles as they are mostly used in cases of chain snatching and other criminal activities. Till June 30 this year, the police had verified 1.87 lakh motorcycles. Of these, 100 were used in criminal activities. Sixty-seven bikers have been arrested. Though there has been a rise in snatching cases, the drive has helped in reducing robbery and snatching cases. There were 5,432 instances of motor vehicle theft last year, up from 4,905 cases registered this year. The police commissioner said to control crime in the Capital factory and showroom owners must install security devices in their factories and showrooms. He also advised the state transport authority not to register second-hand vehicles unless they obtain no-objection certificates from the authorities concerned. Meanwhile, to check crime in the city, the police has launched crime prevention scheme like — verification of motor cycles, beat patrolling, PCR patrolling, guesthouse, restaurants and hotels checking, night patrolling and community policing. |
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Task force soon to remove encroachments in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, July 4 The task force would constitute officers of the Municipal Corporation, HUDA, district town planner and deputy commissioner of police (traffic). The additional deputy commissioner, Parveen Kumar, has been appointed the nodal officer for the purpose. Birender Singh passed these orders while presiding over the monthly meeting of the district grievances committee here. Seventeen of the 19 grievances of the local residents were redressed by the minister on the spot. The minister also directed the officials concerned to get the massive encroachments videographed before removing them. The matter of encroachments came up while the minister was reviewing the action taken report of the last monthly meeting. The deputy commissioner revealed that he was shocked to see a cluster of hutments which had come up near Sushant Lok. The area comes under the municipal corporation. DTP (enforcement) B.K. Saini said about 60 per cent of the encroachments in the Sushant Lok area had been removed after the orders of the deputy commissioner. The nominated members of the committee— Bhimsen Vasudev, Ravinder Jain and Sube Singh Yadav— highlighted the problem of rampant temporary encroachments in the busy Sadar Bazaar area of Gurgaon. They alleged that the shopkeepers charged rent from the street-vendors for keeping the sale items on footpath in front of their shops. The members urged the minister to take effective steps for the removal of encroachments. On this, the minister directed the local municipal authorities to confiscate the sale items so exhibited and put them on auction. He asked them to first get the encroachment scene videographed. He also directed that the police should also conduct regular patroling on daily basis in Sadar Bazaar. The officers of labour department were asked to ensure that the shops and establishments observed a weekly holiday for the labourers. The minister referred the case of alleged irregularities in mid-day meal by the school principal of Teekli village to the local police commissioner for inquiry. The matter was pending with the ADC for a long time. |
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HJC, BSP protest water, power shortage; oil price hike
Gurgaon, July 4 Zakir Hussain, ex-MLA, led the march along with Begraj Yadav of the HJC, and later handed a memorandum to the commissioner of Gurgaon, meant for the Governor. The HJC and the BSP had contested the recent Lok Sabha polls separately and after the polls, had announced to fight the upcoming assembly elections in alliance in order to give a tough challenge to the Congress. Hussain said people of the state were suffering from water and electricity scarcity. Crops of farmers were drying up due to scarcity of canal water and the government had unnecessarily hiked the price of petrol and diesel, he added. While talking to The Tribune he said, “On the one hand the Chief Minister is claiming that he has made Haryana the number one state in India, and on the other hand, even basic facilities are not provided to the people.” Hussain affirmed that recent list of six new national highways doesn’t include the historical Gurgaon-Alwar Road and the state government was falsely claiming that it had sanctioned six-lane Gurgaon-Alwar road. Hussain also strongly criticised the railway budget as he said that the Congress candidate during the recent Lok Sabha had promised that Mewat would get a railway line as well as a rail corridor, however, the railway budget didn’t have even a single penny for Mewat region. He mentioned that the people of Mewat had been a victim of bias and the current railway budget was no exception. It had totally ignored the concerns of people of Mewat, he mentioned. Demonstrators said the law and order condition in the sate was poor. They said a number of families had been left out while making the BPL cards and that the present chief minister was a total flop. The protestors demanded immediate withdrawal of hike in oil prices and dismissal of the state government and implementation of President’s Rule. |
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3rd list cheers up OBC candidates
New Delhi, July 4 While the movement of students from one college to another and from one course to another after the second cut-off list gave hopes to high-scorers in the general category, the third cut-off list brought more hope for OBC candidates. Hans Raj College closed admissions for all courses for general category, except Sanskrit. The OBC cut-offs for B.A. (programme) was 70%, B.Com (hons) 87%, economics 86%, English 80%, history 72% and Hindi 62%. The cut-off for Sanskrit (hons) for general category was 48%. Hans Raj is lagging behind in filling its OBC quota. At the time of closing admissions for second cut-offs, the college had filled less than half of its 200 seats reserved for OBC candidates. Hindu College stuck to the minimum percentages of second cut-off while it released its third list. It has closed admissions for general category in English and Sanskrit (hons). The OBC cut-offs for these subjects were 70.58 and 45%, respectively. The college has not changed its economics percentage since the first cut-off list at 92.75 per cent. It kept its history and Hindi (hons) cut-offs stagnant at 86.75 and 73%, respectively. Kirori Mal College closed admissions in general category in almost all courses, while the college was still waiting to fill the OBC seats. The OBC cut-offs for B.A. (programme) was 74%, B.Com (hons) 86%, economics 80.5%, Hindi 60%, political science 75%, Sanskrit 45% and geography 78%. It has closed admissions in history and English for both OBC and general category. Miranda House has closed admissions for economics, Hindi and geography in both the categories. The required percentage for OBC candidates for English, history, philosophy and political science were 76, 70, 68.5 and 73%, respectively. Ramjas College had admissions open for general category in political science, B.Com (hons.) and B.Com. The general category cut-offs for these courses were 81, 93.25 and 91.75%, respectively. It released the third cut-off list for OBC candidates in B.A. (programme), economics, history, Hindi and mathematics. SRCC closed admissions for general category in both B.Com (hons) and economics (hons). The OBC cut-off for economics was 88.5%. Till the last day of admission in the second cut-off list, SRCC had almost 10 vacant seats for OBC candidates. SGTB Khalsa College closed admissions in economics, history and political science. Among the off-campus colleges, the third cut-off list was released for OBC candidates. Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (DCAC) released OBC cut-offs for B.Com, B.Com (hons.), economics and English. Dayal Singh College put up its third OBC cut-offs for political science at mere 59.75% . It had seats for general category candidates in B.Com, B.Com (hons), economics and history. LSR College kept general admissions open for economics and B.Com (hons) at 94.5%. The OBC cut-offs for B.A. (programme) was 83.75%, English 84.75%, history 79.75%, philosophy 75.5%, political science 83% and sociology 85.5%. |
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Skill training for domestic helps starts
New Delhi, July 4 With this first-of-its-kind programme flagged off today, household workers would be able to earn better. Priyanka and Guddi from Jharkhand, who are earning Rs 3,500 and Rs 3,000, respectively, from their 24-hour job in Vasant Enclave and East of Kailash feel the training would make their lives better. “Even after working for more than three to 10 years, we have got a meagre hike in our salaries. When we ask for a hike, our demands are ignored. After the training, we can demand more money,” said Guddi and Priyanka. Kamla from Lajpat Nagar says despite working for over 12 hours daily she gets just Rs 2,000 at the end of the month. On top of it, she has to be ready for an extension in her working hours. As minimal wages of unorganised labour force has been an important area of debate, the skill development initiative for domestic workers/ household assistants taken up would act as a propeller in legitimising the same in favour of unorganised sector workers, including domestic helps. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has called for a system to fix minimum wages and better housing conditions for domestic workers. It might take three to four months to make an amendment in the Minimum Wages Act 1948 at the state level. Sources say the state government has initiated talks with the labour and employment department. “While talking about fixing minimum wages for unorganised labours, we should consider it for the domestic workers,” Dikshit said. Adding that with more and more nuclear families coming in Delhi, domestic helps have become more vital. Dikshit outlined, “Domestic workers, gradually, becoming an integral part of the urban household, should necessarily be treated as part of the family. The society should be more sensitive towards their needs.” The initiative, jointly undertaken by the union ministry of labour and employment, Delhi government and International Labour Organisation (ILO), is a step towards improving the services of domestic workers and enhancing their employability, living and working conditions. On pilot basis, 250 workers would be trained in Jahangirpuri and Defence Colony. Sharda Prasad, director general of employment and training (ministry of labour and employment) informed, “Under the project, which is a part of the National Skill Development Programme launched by the government of India in 2007, the state government is responsible for arranging vocational training providers like — NGO Prayas and TMI Academy — which would invest capital for training. The ILO would render technical support.” As the programme targets to train 3,000 domestic workers by the end of this year, efforts are on to rope in more private parties. “We are looking forward to partnering with other organisations and RWAs. Talks are on with four private educational providers too,” said Akiko Sakamoto, senior specialist on skills and training policy, ILO. She added domestic work had never been regarded as a skilled occupation and this skill-centric project while articulating the concern would define a specialised career path for domestic workers. |
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80 per cent applicants may get plots in Yamuna scheme
Greater Noida, July 4 The Yamuna Expressway Authority Board in its meeting yesterday increased the number of plots from 8,350 to 33,950. The total number of applicants are about 46,000, according to dy chief executive officer R.K. Singh of the Yamuna Expressway Authority. This increase in numbers of available plots has made it NCR’s biggest residential scheme, the sources said. The Yamuna Expressway Authority had launched this schme on March 2, 2009 when some 46,000 persons had applied for 8,350 plots. The location of the scheme is 19 km further from Greater Noida on the Yamuna Expressway. The public response to Yamuna Authority’s first residential scheme has been very encouraging, said the Dy CEO. To maintain public trust and settle maximum number of people in the new town, the number of plots hav been increased to 34,000, he said. While the maximum number of applicants will get a plot each, it will also strengthen the finances of Yamuna Authority, he said. It is likely to accelerate the pace of development. “No authority has presented such a large number of plots for allotment in NCR so far,” R.K. Singh said. |
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IGNOU starts community colleges
New Delhi, July 4 The colleges, launched by HRD minister of state D. Purandeswari, are hailed as a source of economic growth, as they will provide educated and skilled workforce. “Community colleges have been successful abroad. They are accessible, flexible, cost-effective and give equal opportunity to all,” said Puandeswari. The colleges would follow a two-year curriculum. After obtaining a certificate from the college, a student can get enroled in a B.A. programme in any college and can complete his graduation. Besides, he can get an entry in any trade or occupation. Terming these colleges as “transformational agents,” agricultural scientist and Rajya Sabha MP M.S. Swaminathan said academic excellence and social relevance needed to be ensured. The colleges should also take care of the nutritional needs of students. IGNOU has received 800 applications from private organisations interested in running community colleges. However, it decided on 100 private partners having at least five years’ experience in community service. “IGNOU will provide a framework to the colleges along with the course material and certificate,” said IGNOU VC V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai. According to IGNOU guidelines, the private partners need to have infrastructure worth Rs 15 to 30 crore to run the colleges. However, “The buildings of other educational institutes can also be used for holding classes in the evening for two to three hours,” said IGNOU spokesperson Surojit Mahalanobis. |
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MCD fined Rs 10 lakh for death by stray cattle
New Delhi, July 4 Justice S. Ravinder Bhat on Friday ticked off the MCD for not doing enough to end cattle menace in the city and ordered to pay Rs 10.25 lakh to Shakuntala, widow of a man killed in 2005. The court asked the MCD to deposit the fine in four weeks. It would be kept in a fixed deposit for three years. After maturity the amount would be paid to Shakuntala. Her husband Sita Ram, a fruit vendor, succumbed to injuries he sustained after he was caught between two bulls fighting on a road in Shahdara. Bhat said the accident took place due to the MCD’s negligence. He also issued a slew of directions to the MCD and the NDMC to prevent accidents caused by stray animals. Bhat said, “It appears the civic agencies are impervious to the menace of stray cattle. They have not taken effective steps to prevent the cattle from taking to roads. This has affected life of citizens.” “Cattle in Delhi shall have a tag number tied around their necks. The tag number must be indicative of the owner of the animal so that there is no difficulty in tracing the owner,” the court said in its order. It said the civic bodies should prosecute owners of cattle found on the streets and added that the animals should be released only after a fine of Rs 1,000 is paid.
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Poisonous chemicals found in top brand pan masala
Greater Noida, July 4 A lab test of the sample collected by the officials of health department has confirmed this fact. But the chief medical officer of the G.B. Nagar district has expressed ignorance on the report. A truckful of a reputed brand of pan masala was checked by a team under health inspector S.N. Singh. Some samples of the masala were taken by the team and sent to a laboratory in Lucknow for testing. According to reliable sources, the lab tests have confirmed adulteraion and the presence of harmful chemicals in the product. A notice has been sent by the health authorities, summoning the top brass of the company concerned to Greater Noida, it is learnt. |
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President urged to annul order on gays
New Delhi, July 4 They submitted a petition to the President demanding her intervention to nullify the verdict on Section 377 of IPC and save India from Anglo-American cultural invasion. The petition said, “Homosexuality has been discredited as a sin and prohibited in the
IPC. It was not the Victorian era that brought this concept to the IPC. This was a heritage of India’s culture that dates back to thousands of years even before Britons and Americans were born as nations.” The petition added, “In 53 Islamic countries, homosexuality is banned and outlawed. This is an offence punishable with death in five major Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, Afghanisatan and Pakistan.” |
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New runway not fully operational at night
New Delhi, July 4 Over 20 international flights were delayed on Friday night as only one runway (28) was operational, he said. There are three runways in the Delhi airport of which the runway 28, the oldest, is being used for the movement of big aircraft at night these days. Flight operations at the new runway (29) were suspended after residents of colonies around the airport complained of disturbances. They had demanded a halt to flight operations at night saying they could not sleep due to noise. “Also, the new runway is undergoing repair in phases, while the runway 28 (the oldest one) is being recarpeted,” said the airport official.
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6 shooters of Chhota Shakeel held
New Delhi, July 4 “All the six work for Chhota Shakeel, who works for Dawood Ibrahim. They were planning to target some VVIPs in the national Capital,” a senior police officer said. “We will interrogate them about their purpose and targets in the Capital,” he added. The officer, however, refused to divulge the identity of those arrested. He did not say either if any weapons were recovered from them. The special cell, which arrested the accused, produced the six before a city court that sent them to police custody for seven days. |
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2 get life for murder
Noida, July 4 According to assistant district public procecutor, Arvind, a native of Ferozabad and Sonu from Mainpuri were employed at a shop in Dadri. Promode from Bulandshahr also worked in the same shop. Arvind had given a loan of Rs 2,500 to Promode. On August 28, 2005, Arvind along with Sonu met Promode to demand his money back near Shiv Mandir in Dadri. When Promode expressed his inability to pay back, Arvind shot him with a countrymade revolver. Promode was rushed to Navin hospital from where he was referred to Yashoda hospital, Ghaziabad. He died there during treatment. |
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Gurgaon, July 4 This was announced by Khajan Singh, district spokesperson of the Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee yesterday. He said the panchayat would discuss the development works done by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. The discussion on upcoming assembly elections will also take place. — TNS
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