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2 hurt as BRT corridor caves in
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Woman burnt to death in Noida
Mother, stepfather held for murder of boy
Commuters wait in vain for new buses in Gurgaon
Delhi, NCR record 17%
jump in jobs
Post-delimitation, new aspirants come into play
Tight security for 15 August
Several hurt in clash between cops, villagers
Blueline kills man in Daryaganj
Delhi govt keen on rainwater harvesting
Politicians, media debate on national interests
IGNOU extends admission dates
ISO for Metro institute
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2 hurt as BRT corridor caves in
New Delhi, August 2 However, the caving in of a short stretch of the Bus Rapid Transit
(BRT) corridor near Moolchand Flyover in South Delhi has also bared the laxity in maintenance and supervision of the civic authorities. For the three-ft-deep crater on Defence Colony to Lajpat Nagar stretch was the result of continuous seepage of underground water. Thankfully, the pit was on the narrow cycle lane and not on the middle of the road otherwise it could have led to a serious situation. “The land under the cycle track settled down because of leakage of water from water pipes, running underneath. Whether it’s was drainage pipe or water line is yet to be inspected, and only after through inquiry into the matter, the exact picture can be ascertained. However, the incident is one in million, and the first of its kind on such stretches,” R K Verma, director of the Delhi transport department. Meanwhile, city’s road safety experts say that there are many old road stretches in the city around which various kinds of construction work are going on without proper supervision. President of Indian Buildings Congress and vice-president of International Road Federation, K.K.Kapila pointed out, “During most of the construction work, what is missing is proper supervision at the ground level, and another problem is lack of skilled manpower.” According to sources from AIIMS trauma casualty, both Amit and Santosh were under the influence of alcohol when they were brought to the casualty at around 2:40 am. Santosh absconded around 4 am, fearing police action, while the other who regained consciousness after resuscitation was discharged as he had no external injuries. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said probe has been ordered. Sources say that the feasibility of the BRT system will be among the pertinent issues that are going to be discussed in this year’s National Safety Convention to be held here next month. |
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Woman burnt to death in Noida
Noida, August 2 The police has registered a case of dowry death against four persons, including the husband of the woman. DSP Vikas Tripathi is investigating the case. The victim, SavitaVerma (35), belonged to the Nebari area of Ghaziabad. She got married to Devinder of Gojha village on November 4, 2003. Devinder is an employee of the Noida Authority. It was the second marriage for both of them. According to reports, Savita’s in-laws started harassing her for dowry soon after the marriage. Fed up of the constant harassment, Savita reportedly set herself on fire on Friday. A badly burnt Savita was admitted to a local clinic by her in-laws where she succumbed to her injuries yesterday. Savita’s brothers—Aswani Sharma and Bobby—have filed a dowry death report against Devinder, his father Kishen Chand, mother Bhagwati and brother Praveen. Her in-laws said Savita used to be very tense because of some health problems that she had been facing, and on Friday, finding herself alone at home, she tried to kill herself. DSP Tripathi said all factors would be taken into account while investigating the case. |
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Mother, stepfather held for murder of boy
Noida, August 2 The first husband of the woman alleged that she, along with her second husband, had killed the boy. The initial report of the murder was registered in the Kela Bhatta police station of Ghaziabad, but the case was later transferred to the Sector-58 police in Noida, who has arrested the woman and her second husband on the basis of the FIR. The accused Suman and her husband Wasim have been residing in Sector-63, Noida, for the last one year. Suman’s first husband Shujaat lives in Kela Bhatta area of Ghaziabad. About a year and a half ago, Suman had started living separately from Shujaat Khan. They had a five-year-old son, Farman. After separation from her first husband Shujaat, Suman married Wasim living in the neighbourhood and started living in Wajadpur village of Noida. About two months ago, Farman had received a serious injury in the stomach. He was admitted to Ghaziabad’s government hospital where he died on July 17. The same day Wasim and Suman reached Kela Bhatta to bury the child’s body. When Shujaat got this news, he lodged a report in Kela Bhatta police station, suspecting a murder. Police sent the child’s body for postmortem and registered a case against Suman and Wasim. As the case was linked with Noida, it was transferred from Ghaziabad to Sector-58 Kotwali in Noida. Wasim and Suman were arrested on charges of murder of Farman. Suman has denied the charge and said that Farman had fallen from the roof and got injuries in the head and stomach. He was admitted to Ghaziabad government hospital in a serious condition. Shujaat Khan has filed a case just out of vengeance. |
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Commuters wait in vain for new buses in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, August 2 Since the day it was announced that the Gurgaon depot would get 100 new buses, three general managers have been transferred, that too within a year. But not a single bus has reached here. All three of them had promised that they would be providing 100 new buses in the district, but in vain. The city-based Haryana roadways bus depot had demanded new buses one year back during the tenure of Jaiveer Arya, who was the general manager that time. He had promised that buses would soon reach here but before that he was transferred. Subsequently, Ajay Mallik came. He had already been working with the municipal corporation here and had now been appointed as SDM in Nuh. Then came B.A. Sehrawat. He too has been shifted to Jhajjar as SDM just two days back. Except Arya, no other GM was able to complete his term. They worked here just for four months. And now it is Lajpat Yadav who has joined here as the general manager, but he has no idea about the new buses. About one month back, Sehrawat had said that the Gurgaon depot might get only 67 buses in the near future and claimed that these buses would start reaching here in July-end, but he was transferred. According to the sources, the depot has 140 buses, but 40% buses are normally lying in the depot itself. The number of long route buses has also been decreased. There are seven AC buses also, but three of them are always parked for repair in the depot. While speaking to The Tribune, the parliament secretary transport, Ravdan Singh, said that Gurgaon will be getting new buses in September, but it will get only 24 for now. He affirmed that around 731 buses are being prepared and by the next month, 100 buses will be sent to all the depots. Singh mentioned that they are even trying to get CNG as well as low-floor buses. |
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Delhi, NCR record 17% jump in jobs
New Delhi, August 2 The study, Job Opportunities in the National Capital, conducted by the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) concludes that during April-July 2009, as many as 49,750 openings were created in the NCR of Delhi— Gurgaon, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad— against 42,501 openings in the last four months of 2008-09. Releasing the study, Assocham secretary general D.S. Rawat said 46.4 per cent of the new jobs were in the Delhi region. As per the chamber’s findings, job creation in the satellite towns of NCR - Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad - registered a staggering growth rate of 49.5 per cent in the first four months of 2009-10 over the last four months of the previous fiscal, whereas the Delhi region witnessed a decline of 6.4 per cent during the same period. However, the number of newly created jobs in the NCR as a whole increased from 42,501 during December-March 2008-09 to 49,750 during April-July 2009, that is, a growth rate of over 17.1 per cent. Among the satellite towns, Gurgaon created the maximum new job opportunities with a 23.1 per cent share in the total, followed by Noida/Greater Noida (20 per cent), Ghaziabad (5.6 per cent) and Faridabad (4.9 per cent). A sector-wise analysis shows the IT/ITES sector created the maximum number of jobs with a share of 27.5 per cent of the total, followed by the academics sector (nearly 17 per cent) and the banking, financial service and insurance (BFSI) sector (14.5 per cent). — IANS
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Post-delimitation, new aspirants come into play
Faridabad, August 2 Before the delimitation, there were three assembly segments in this district: NIT, Mewla Maharajpur and Ballabgarh. Hence, the Punjabis, Gujjars and Rajputs had strong claims, respectively on NIT, Mewla Mahrajpur and Ballabarh. However, new constituencies of Faridabad (89), Tigaon and Badkal have been created after the delimitation and in the process the constituency of Mewla Maharajpur has been disintegrated. The new constituencies have been created by dismembering the earlier constituencies. For example, Badkal has been created by clubbing some areas of NIT assembly constituency and part of the disintegrated Mewla Maharajpur. The assembly segment of Faridabad (89) has been similarly created by carving out areas from NIT. Tigaon has been created from the bulk of geographical areas of the earlier Mewla Maharajpur and some villages of Ballabgarh assembly constituency. The assembly segments in the newly created Palwal district, which together with the segments falling in Faridabad district, have also undergone demographic change. Prithla, in Palwal district, has been created as new assembly segment by carving out a good number of Rajput-dominated villages of Ballabgarh assembly segment. The assembly constituencies of Faridabad (89), Prithla and Badkal appear to have drawn the public attention as various caste groups, especially the Rajputs, have created intense pressure on the political parties for the tickets. Significantly, the ruling Congress appears to be in much demand as a large number of aspirants from all the caste and community groups are angling for tickets. Faridabad (89) in this district appears to be on the top of the list with regard to claims from the ticket aspirants, especially on account of high percentage of retired government personnel and also for the fact that it has a large number of residential sectors of in it. The Congress had won by a margin of over seven thousand votes from this segment during the last parliamentary constituencies. The Rajputs appear to be most organised followed by the Punjabis. The Rajputs in Faridabad (89) have projected the retired IAS of Haryana, H.S.Rana, who is also the president of Haryana Rajput Pratinidhi Sabha as claimant for the Congress ticket. The Gujjars, however, have laid a strong claim on Tigaon. However, the Congress MP from Faridabad, Avtar Singh Bhadna, who happens to be a Gujjar , is tipped to have a major say with regard to the candidate in
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Tight security for 15 August
New Delhi, August 2 Several top officials of the Delhi police spent a considerable time in their offices today, despite it being a holiday. “It is never wise to discuss the security arrangements with the media. However, I can assure you that there is going to be an unprecedented security in the Capital, something never seen before,” said a senior police official. He denied threats from any terrorist organization . According to police, around 50 CCTVs will be installed in and around Red Fort, while NSG sharpshooters will be deployed at all the high-rise buildings around the Fort. About a dozen CCTVs are likely to be installed on the road that would take the PM cavalcade for the unfurling of the tricolor. The paramilitary forces and NSG commandos would provide the innermost cover around the Fort and VIP enclosure. According to the official, a ground-to-air security apparatus will be put in place besides making the Red Fort area a no-fly zone. In the run up to the Independence Day, Delhi police has also intensified vigil on key installations like Parliament complex, international airport, railway stations, inter-state bus terminals and metro stations. The police is already moving around instructing the owners of hotels, guesthouses, cyber cafes, telephone booths and taxi services to keep a watch on their customers and report about suspicious people. “Even the STD operators are being asked to maintain the register on details of the numbers called and the person’s address,” said a police official. |
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Several hurt in clash between cops, villagers
Nuh (Mewat), August 2 The police personnel stopped a jeep at Badkali Chowk and asked the occupants to alight from the vehicle. During the checking, some altercation took place between the policemen and the occupants of the jeep. Several persons were injured in the ensuing clash. The police later detained nearly a dozen persons. Tension gripped the area after the violent clash. Following the incident, the prominent local residents called a meeting and decided to hold a panchayat at Badkali Chowk tomorrow to chalk out the future course of action. Meanwhile, former MLA Zakir Hussain has condemned the incident and demanded action against the police personnel involved in the clash. |
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Blueline kills man in Daryaganj
New Delhi, August 2 “The Blueline bus route number 301 (A) plying between Mayur Vihar Ph III and Mori Gate hit the rickshaw from behind. Two persons who were travelling in the rickshaw suffered injuries in the incident. They were rushed to a nearby hospital where one of them, identified as Vijay (22), was declared brought dead while the other is recuperating in the hospital,” said the police. Police has registered a case in this regard and arrested the erring driver, Gurmukh Singh. Farmer robbed
A farmer was robbed of Rs 5.20 lakh from his house in the Nangloi area of west Delhi this afternoon. According to information, the incident took place in the house of Sunder, who is a farmer. Sunder said that three men barged into his house around 2.30 pm and decamped with Rs 5.20 lakh at the gunpoint. Police has lodged a case of robbery . “We are investigating the whereabouts of one of Sunder’s tenants. As of now nothing more can be said,” said a police official. |
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Delhi govt keen on rainwater harvesting
New Delhi, August 2 The government has also modified the building norms making it mandatory for all the departments to provide plans for installing rain water harvesting system in all new buildings with 100 square metre and above area space. “Directives have been issued to all government departments to install rain water harvesting systems in their buildings,” said a senior official. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) now runs a scheme to encourage rain water harvesting, under which it provides technical know-how and financial incentives to resident welfare associations, housing societies and other institutions. Under the scheme, a financial package of Rs 1 lakh or 50 per cent of the total cost, whichever is less, is given by the DJB. Officials said, apart from DJB, government agencies like Public Works Department (PWD) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) had installed rain water harvesting systems in some of the buildings maintained by them. They said a number of RWAs had installed the system in their areas and benefited from it. The national Capital has a potable water requirement of about 1,000 million gallons per day (MGD), while the DJB has a capacity to supply only about 850 MGD. The officials said the DJB was streamlining its distribution network to minimise distribution losses. |
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Politicians, media debate on national interests
New Delhi, August 2 This was the consensus drawn at a national seminar on “Confrontation or consensus on political scene, media’s role in conciliation” in the Capital yesterday. “Rather than being driven by their party ideologies or personal motives, politicians should focus on the welfare of public and nation at large,” stated Vishwa Bandhu Gupta, president of All India Newspaper Editors Conference. Union minister of state for corporate affairs and minority affairs Salman Khurshid said, “As contradictions characterise the modern India, people have to accept the fact and try to evolve a consensus rather than getting into confrontations.” While reflecting upon the past culture of politics in India, senior BJPleader Madan Lal Khurana said, “Politics has changed with times. Today, politics to quite an extent has become unhealthy and away from the long-cherished values. We should try to revive the high standards of bygone days.” Senior journalists outlined that the media should highlight happenings in the correct perspective without distorting facts. |
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IGNOU extends admission dates
New Delhi, August 2 The date for admission to 58 programmes, including Ph.D, for which entrance test, interview, and face-to-face schedules were announced earlier, would remain unchanged, said the officer on special duty.
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