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School shutting no solution: Health dept
Kidnapper trader held with Rs 1.38-cr ransom amount
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Court asks govt to review ’84 riots victim’s claim
Ghaziabad residents protest outages
Friend turns killer
Govt to acquire more land for low-cost housing
DUSU elections on Sep 4
Get beggars off the streets, high court tells Delhi govt
Couple’s scooter hit by truck, wife dead
DDA budget focuses on Games projects
Dalit boy’s ear chopped
Missing realtor is murdered
Karisma Kapoor’s husband deposes in extortion case
Rs 1-cr Greater Noida robbery solved
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School shutting no solution: Health dept
Tips for home
care According to the instructions issued on the lines of the union ministry of health, special care must be taken by the influenza A patients and their families who prefer to go in for treatment at home.
New Delhi, August 10 When contacted, the school authorities said that the step was taken in the interest of children. During the one week, the school would be sanitised, said a worker from the school. However, given the current magnitude of the confirmed cases of the disease vis-a-vis the total samples of suspected cases of H1N1 virus sent to the NICD, the Delhi health department maintains that shutting of educational institutes is not the solution at this stage as the virus is mild. Among the positive cases that came up today, 10 are indigenous cases while the remaining four have a travel history with two each having come from the USA and Singapore respectively. As said, by an official of Delhi health department, out of the total positive cases that the Capital has seen, i.e. 242, as many as 150 patients have been discharged after treatment. Most of the people, who are coming for screening to various hospitals, are opting for home quarantine after doctors suspect them for the virus, and even in confirmed cases on the request of patients, they are allowed for home isolation. Bearing this in mind, the Delhi health department today issued guidelines for home quarantine for the H1N1 patients/ suspects and also for the school children for management of H1N1 Influenza A in the Capital. Many schools of Delhi like Sanskriti School, Delhi Public School, Modern School, etc. are getting their premises sanitised by the New Delhi
Municipal Corporation. The principal secretary, J.P.Singh today held a meeting with the medical superintendents, nodal officers of the designated 14 health facilities, and said that it is important to streamline the screening, detection and treatment of H1N1 cases. Meanwhile, officials from NICD informed that among the three doctors whose reports were sent two days back, all have tested negative for the virus, while the reports of the chief medical officer of RML hospital is still awaited, said the medical superintendent of Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
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Kidnapper trader held with Rs 1.38-cr ransom amount
New Delhi, August 10 According to the north district police, a copper wire businessman from Old Delhi was kidnapped on July 27 from Gandhi Maidan Park. Two days later his father paid Rs 2 crore to the kidnappers somewhere on the Delhi-Meerut road. However, during the course of investigation, the police got clues which pointed at the involvement of one Gourav Chauhan, alias Sachin (27), who himself owns a small factory and supplied copper wire to the victim. On interrogation, Gourav confessed to the crime, which he had committed along with his electrician friend Sahi Ram. The duo has been arrested. Gaurav disclosed that he was aware that the victim had sold a piece of land in Gurgaon and had got good amount of money for it. Accordingly, he and his friend Sahi hatched a plan to kidnap the businessman. As per the plan, on July 27, Gaurav and Sahi reached Upper Subhash Marg opposite Old Lajpat Rai Market, where the victim was waiting for his father in his car. They entered his car at gunpoint. Later, they abandoned the victim’s car at GPO, and got into another car, which Gaurav drove to his factory at Matiala in Uttam Nagar. On way to Matiala, Gaurav made the ransom call from the mobile phone of the victim. The victim was made to sleep in the car on that night. The next day, they took him to a flat in Bakkarwala, Delhi. He was kept in the flat till his release on July 30, after they got the ransom amount. Gaurav had asked one of his other friends to accompany him for collecting the ransom amount. He had paid only Rs 1 lakh to Sahi. After receiving the ransom amount, the victim was dropped near Taj Hotel in Dhaula Kuan. Gaurav is graduate from Delhi University and runs a copper wire factory at Matiala. Though he earned well, he had many girlfriends and so needed money to impress them. At the instance of Gaurav, Sahi was arrested along with Rs 90,000. The weapons used in the crime— a sophisticated pistol, a countrymade pistol and 5 cartridges—and a Santro car have also been recovered. Gaurav has told the police that the rest of the booty was with his another accomplice. Efforts are on to arrest their other accomplice. |
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Court asks govt to review ’84 riots victim’s claim
New Delhi, August 10 Justice Sanjeev Khanna in an order last week directed the government to probe the matter thoroughly again so that justice could be meted out to the claimant. The court asked the government to complete the probe within four months. Megh Singh had asked for an increase in compensation amount for the death of his father Dayal Singh, who died during the 1984 riots in the Capital. “The case requires sympathetic consideration keeping in mind the human angle but at the same time caution and care has to be taken that the claim is genuine,” Khanna said. Megh Singh had also filed a case before the screening committee of the government in 2004, which was rejected. The government’s counsel submitted before the court that the case was considered by the committee and said that no ground was found for giving enhanced compensation. The government counsel added that the name of the deceased does not figure in the Ahuja Committee report and intimation of death given by the claimant could not be established by police. But refuting the government’s claim, the court pointed out that the name of the deceased was there in the Ahuja Committee report and intimation of his death was also there in the records of police. Denying the government’s contention that Megh Singh did not claim the initial compensation of Rs 20,000 and approached the government only in 1996, the court said: “The petitioner is illiterate. It is possible that he may not be fully aware and conscious of his rights and entitlement to compensation. This to some extent explains the delay on his part in approaching the respondents (government).
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Ghaziabad residents protest outages
Ghaziabad, August 10 Addressing the angry residents, BJP president Rajnath Singh, who was participating in the demonstration, declared that an agitation will be launched against virtual blackout of the area. He said the Mayawati government was befooling the public by saying there was grave shortage of power in the state. He said should the BSP government be prepared to buy power from BJP-ruled states, and he would be happy to help in the effort. Otherwise, he said, they would to launch an agitation against power cuts and for restoring regular power supply. The BJP chief declared his son would lead Ghaziabad citizens in a hunger strike on August 13 in front of Shahid Bhagat Singh’s statue at Clock Tower, Ghaziabad. Should this also fail to awaken the state government, the party would launch a “fill the jail stir”. Important BJP leaders, including Mayur Damyanti Goel, were present on the occasion. Roads were jammed by angry residents at the Brij Vihar crossing. People had come out to protest on roads in Brij Vihar, Rampur, Surya Nagar and many other colonies. They had also burnt an effigy of CM Mayawati for her failure to resolve the power crisis. Senior Power Corporation officers, however, assured the people that power situation in city would be improved soon. When a team of UP Power Corporation reached Vijay Nagar to inquire into complaints of power thefts, angry people beat them up. Vijay Nagar police lathicharged the people. Deputy SP R.K. Gautam said matter would be investigated on receipt of complaint by power department employees against the people who had assaulted them on duty. |
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Friend turns killer
New Delhi, August 10 The body of Sanjeev Kumar Sharma was discovered on July 25 near Sector 88 of Noida. Sanjeev’s two business friends have been held for his murder. After detailed inquiry at New Ashok Nagar and through call details of victim Sanjeev Sharma’s mobile, the team of special staff came to know that he was in touch with his friends, Anil Kumar Aggarwal and Pradeep Kumar, the day he went missing. During interrogation, Anil disclosed that he had incurred losses in his business and was in dire need of money. Sanjeev, who ran a finance company, lent him huge amount of money. After sometime, Sanjeev started asking for his money and pressurized Anil. Anil then hatched a plan to kill him. On July 25, he called Sanjeev at Mangal Bazar Chowk, New Kondli , on the pretext of returning some part of the borrowed money and took Sanjeev in his Maruti car along with his employees Dharmender and Ajay Kumar. They went to Noida and offered whisky to Sanjeev. Ajay also mixed some tablets in his drink. When Sanjeev became unconscious, Ajay and Dharmender strangulated him inside the car. Later, they dumped his body near Sector 88, Noida. Anil paid Rs 15,000 to Dharmender and Ajay for committing the crime. Raids were conducted and Ajay was arrested. The mobile phone of the deceased was recovered. The third accused Dharmender is absconding. Anil Kumar Aggarwal runs a shop, Shree Durga General Store at New
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Govt to acquire more land for low-cost housing
New Delhi, August 10 In its meeting today, the Delhi cabinet decided to begin the allotment of the low-cost housing flats soon. Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIDC) is reportedly ready with more than 10,000 low-cost flats under the Rajiv Ratna Awas Yojna. DSIDC had invited applications from the slum dwellers for the low-cost flats. These flats are being financed by the state government and the people need to pay Rs 50,000, while the rest of the amount is provided through cheap loans. Each of the flats will cost around Rs 2 lakh. The The government has decided that it will first offer flats to those slum dwellers who have been residing near the Games venues like Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Nizamuddin Bridge. With some low-cost housing projects getting delayed due to failure in acquisition of land, the Delhi government today asked the DSIDC to go in for fresh land acquisition. The cabinet also approved a proposal to set up a 24-hour medical care unit at Asha Kiran complex of the Department of Social Welfare. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that there is need to provide a 24-hour medical care unit at the institution. The services include medical care, sports coaching, special education, hospitalization, etc. |
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DUSU elections on Sep 4
New Delhi, August 10 The last date for the receipt of nomination papers is August 25. The scrutiny of the papers filed and publication of the list of nominated candidates will also take place on the same day. The last date for withdrawal of nominations and publication of the final list of candidates is August 27. Prof Gurmeet Singh, department of chemistry, has been appointed the chief election officer, while Prof J.M. Khurana, department of chemistry, has been appointed the chief returning officer and Rajesh Tandon, department of botany, the returning officer. The campaigning for the election will take place over the last week of August and the beginning of September. |
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Get beggars off the streets, high court tells Delhi govt
New Delhi, August 10 The government’s The counsel said co-ordination with the states was difficult without the intervention of the central government. The court then issued a notice to the central government on the issue. On July 21, the court had pulled up the state government for its lax approach in dealing with beggars and set a 15-day deadline for it to explain steps taken to curb the menace. The court had also asked the government to have more mobile courts to deal with beggary cases. Delhi’s Lieutenant-Governor has approved the setting up of courts stenographer and a probationary officer, the state government informed the court. Delhi still depends on a 50-year-old law - the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959 - to deal with begging. Delhi has approximately 1,00,000 street children, nearly half of whom beg for a living.
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Couple’s scooter hit by truck, wife dead
New Delhi, August 10 Nirmala Gupta, 32, was riding pillion with her husband Dinesh Chand Gupta when they met with the accident. The couple was returning to their Andrews Ganj residence from Sarojini Nagar market when the speeding truck, bearing Haryana registration number, hit them from behind around 11.30 pm. “The truck hit the scooter when Dinesh Chand Gupta was trying to overtake,” a police officer said. Nirmala was rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre but, was declared brought dead. Her husband, however, had a miraculous escape and sustained only minor bruises. After the accident, truck’s driver Ashok Kumar tried to escape, but was nabbed by the crowd. He was then handed over to the police. A case of rash and negligent driving and causing death due to negligence has been registered against Kumar at the Sarojini Nagar police station and he has been arrested. |
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DDA budget focuses on Games projects
Cops give DDA
clean chit in flats case According to sources, DDA’s board meeting also revealed that the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi police has given a clean chit to DDAin the multi-million housing scam that came to the fore last year. Over 5,00,000 people applied for 5,238 flats under the DDA’s housing scheme last year. But the scheme got mired in controversies amid allegations of fake applications. The EOW started investigations after a man who was allotted a flat in the draw of lots told the police that he had not even applied for it.
New Delhi, August 10 The authority has projected a total expenditure of Rs 4737.83 crore and a receipt of Rs 6570.58 crore for the financial year 2009-2010. The emphasis has been laid on speedy completion of infrastructure and development of projects related to Commonwealth Games wherein projects like providing more facilities in the existing sports complexes and development of greens will be the special focus. It was also decided during the meeting that the housing agency would make 10,000 flats every year in the national Capital. No construction work would take place on the Yamuna riverbed. |
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Dalit boy’s ear chopped
Greater Noida, August 10 The assailants fled, leaving him bleeding in the field. The victim’s father has lodged a report against the three with Dankore police. Harpal Balmiki, a native of Aulada village in Dankore, is reported to be a very poor man. On Sunday, Harpal’s 12-year old son Sonu had gone towards field to collect some fodder for cattle. He was cutting grass in Gajjan Singh’s field, a farmer from a dominant caste. When Gajjan Singh’s sons Ashok, Sunil, and Verinder reached there, they badly beat Sonu up for cutting grass. Though Sonu was begging forgiveness, the three chopped off Sonu’s ear with his sickle. After reaching home, he was promptly admitted to a Bilaspur hospital. Harpal lodged a report against Ashok, Verinder and Sunil with the police who are investigating. |
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Missing realtor is murdered
Greater Noida, August 10 Jaivinder of Mokoda village was living in 1 Block of Sector Bita- 2 of Greater Noida with his family. He was a property dealer. He had suddenly and mysteriously gone missing on August 3. When the family could not trace him, a missing report was lodged in Kasna Kotwali. On Saturday, however, Jaivinder had unexpectedly returned home along with two other persons in his Accent car. After a while they again went out. The family was informed at night that Jaivinder’s car had met with an accident near Echhar village. When the family members reached there they found Jaivinder was lying unconcious in the car. He was rushed to Greater Noida’s Kailash Hospital where he diedduring treatment. Doctors said Jaivinder had swalloed sulphos and as poison had spread in his body, he had died. |
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Karisma Kapoor’s husband deposes in extortion case
New Delhi, August 10 Sanjay Kapur was recording his statement before the court in the four-year-old extortion case in which Vazirani allegedly sent him a threatening email demanding Rs 500 million. “I received an email on August 25, 2005, in which a demand for Rs 50 crore was made from me. The email also asked me not to harass my wife Karisma with whom I was having litigation at that time,” Kapur said. Recording his statement in the court of chief metropolitan magistrate Kaveri Baweja, Kapur said he had informed the Delhi police about the email. In his cross-examination, Kapur denied he had known or ever met Vazirani, who was arrested by the Delhi Police five days after the
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Rs 1-cr Greater Noida robbery solved
Greater Noida, August 10 The police arrested the five men - Dharmendra, Ashu, Gyanveer, Dinesh and Sanjeev - from the Dankore area in Greater Noida on Monday. “We have recovered Rs11 lakh from them and a pistol. This was part of the amount they robbed from a farmer in Dankore,” said superintendent of police (Greater Noida) Surendra Verma. “Five other members of the gang are still at large,” Verma said. On July 29, farmer Chatar Singh was robbed of Rs1 crore in Dankore area when he was on his way to execute a sale deed of a property.
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