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Strikers attack drivers
JNU students try to restore faith in ragging-free culture
5 more labs to test samples |
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Nephew sets woman on fire
Better policing in Gurgaon needed: CM
Unified approach must to save Ridge: CM
Games: Fed chiefs meet in Oct
DJB pipeburst causes jams
Three killed in accident
Realtor murdered in Gurgaon
Man robbed of car, cash
Jobless man hangs self
Murder case registered on court orders
Newly wed woman goes missing from mall
Friend killed over money
Man gets life for killing brother
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Strikers attack drivers
New Delhi, August 18 However, the police has not registered any case in this connection. It was a two-day strike called jointly by most auto unions. The strikers burnt an effigy of Delhi transport minister Arvinder Singh Lovely for not listening to their demands. Many passengers had to take taxis and vehicles of their friends and relatives to reach their destinations from railway stations, ISBT and airport. There was not a single auto at pre-paid booth at New Delhi railway Station this afternoon. When this was brought to the notice of Lovely, he said that he had already discussed this issue with the Special Commissioner, Delhi Police, Neeraj Kumar. He said that the government was not going to give in as the demands of the strikers were not genuine. Warning the autorickshaw unions, Lovely said that the department had constituted 25 teams of enforcement cell deputed at railway stations, ISBTs, airport and market places to take action against the autorickshaw drivers if they refuse to operate or overcharge. If the strike is not called off today, the enforcement team would impound any auto parked on the roadside. Their permit would be cancelled and it would be issued to others. The department has a list of 23,000 applicants seeking permits of autos, he added. Lovely appealed to the citizens to cooperate with the government as the action had been taken against the drivers on the basis of their complaints. Their meters are either tampered with or non-functional. Strike is the result of stern action taken by the department, he pointed out. Transport commissioner R. K. Verma said that 150 autos were impounded yesterday and 450 last week. He said that the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) had increased a fleet of 500 buses in the city to meet the problems caused by auto strike. General secretary of the All Delhi Auto and Taxi Union, Ripantuli said that the transport minister was misguiding the citizens of the Capital as it was only a two-day strike. Now all the autos would come on road from this evening. If he had guts to take action, he should have taken on the first day of the strike. The autorickshaw union will submit a memorandum to the minister on Monday, he said. |
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JNU students try to restore faith in ragging-free culture
New Delhi, August 18 “The incident has brought disgrace to the entire students community, which had always kept such inhuman acts outside the walls of this university,” said P.K.Anand, a student activist. The senior students have now come out to extend full support and asked the junior students not to lose faith in the university’s unique culture. “Ragging is one of the biggest social evils, which face the student movement in our country. JNU’s student politics worked towards an atmosphere of alternative culture, which provides a hierarchy-free and healthy atmosphere for interaction between the old and new students,” said Roshan Kumar, a Ph.D. student. The university students have also confirmed that there are reports of ragging incidents in the School of Life Sciences and Computer Sciences. “In the school building we knew that in the name of interaction, there were incidents of ragging and even girl students were involved in some of these incidents. But we had never heard of any such incident on the hostel premises,” said another senior student from School of Social Sciences on the condition of anonymity. Sources also said the students caught in the ragging incident this time had a history of such incidents. “Two years back similar incident was reported and the same students were involved in that incident as well. Somehow no formal complaint was registered then and they were saved,” said Sandeep, president, JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU). The senior students on campus have appealed to the student community to “unite against such elements and defeat any attempt to justify this inhuman act”.
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5 more labs to test samples
New Delhi, August 18 The two have been admitted to the Airport and the RML Hospitals. In view of the people increasingly getting affected, the Delhi government today said five more laboratories would be assigned to testpeople with flu symptoms. “We have identified five more laboratories for conducting the test,” said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Till now Delhi had only two laboratories with the facility to undertake the tests of the people suspected to have H1N1 virus. “These laboratories will start testing the samples from today onwards,” she said. With this, the Capital has a total of seven laboratories where samples can be tested for the viral disease, which has claimed around 30 lives across the country. Presently, samples are tested at the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, AIIMS and Patel Chest Institute. The Chief Minister reiterated the fact that there is no need for schools to close down. However, she said, she would warn people against being careless. The union health ministry has recently allowed state governments to involve private hospitals and laboratories for effectively tackling the disease. A record 220 people tested positive for influenza A (H1N1) yesterday, taking the total number of infected persons in the country to 1,928, but no more deaths from the virus were reported in the day, health officials said.
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Nephew sets woman on fire
New Delhi, August 18 Her nephew Sanjay came to her house today and set her on fire after beating her. “Savita’s elder daughter Reema informed about the incident at around 12 pm. She said that Sanjay, who works as a driver, had come to meet her mother. He started quarrelling with Savita. Their argument took a violent turn when he beat her up with a log. He then poured kerosene over her and set her on fire. Savita ran out screaming and Reema alerted the neighbours,” the official added. Thinking that Savita was dead, Sanjay fled. Savita has been admitted to the Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital. “Savita has received 100 per cent burn injuries but she is alive. We have registered a case under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian penal Code. Sanjay is absconding,” he added. According to the police, Savita hails from Muzzafarpur in Bihar. Earlier, Sanjay used to live with her family in their rented accommodation in the Mukhmelpur area. “Savita’s husband Ram Naresh is also a driver. Sanjay used to work with him when he lived with Savita’s family. He had developed illicit relations with Savita and had to leave her house. For over six months Sanjay had been living in another rented accommodation but often came to meet her. She did not want to have any relationship with him,” the official added.
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Better policing in Gurgaon needed: CM
Chandigarh, August 18 “Hooda has drawn the attention of the union government towards the need of enhancing the policing capabilities in Gurgaon. It is required to address the unique challenges posed by the growth of business activity and heavy influx of people, including a huge number of foreign nationals, in this area,” a state government spokesperson said here. “The phenomenal growth of Gurgaon as an international destination for foreign investments has placed tremendous responsibility on the state police,” the official said. Hooda had made these observations while speaking at the meeting of chief ministers on internal security in New Delhi on Monday. “Gurgaon is home to several multi-billion dollar MNCs and large corporate enterprises, which make the police’s work more demanding and complicated. Any breach in security in this vulnerable area would cause irreversible damage to the credibility of the nation’s security system,” the spokesperson said. The Haryana government had raised this issue with the central government in April this year too. Besides, in view of the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, Haryana is all set to raise a fourth India Reserve Battalion, as a full commando unit, to meet the growing security challenges in the national capital region. — IANS
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Unified approach must to save Ridge: CM
New Delhi, August 18 Speaking in a national conference of environment and forest ministers of states, she stated that her aim was to make Delhi as one of the greenest capitals of the world. The government was keen to expand its green cover from the existing 20 per cent to 30 per cent. She lauded the role of Eco Task Force of Delhi government in greening the Ridge area in Bhatti Mines. It was an impossible task which had been made possible by the Eco Task Force. The protection of the Ridge was a challenge in itself. It required a unified approach as different agencies had been working without any coordination. The city government decided to construct a high wall around the Ridge right from Pusa Road up to Dhaula Kuan to overcome problem of encroachment and accumulation of debris (malwa). At present, the government was developing nine city forests during current year. The figure of city forests would go up to 41 in 2010. The city government had constituted Delhi Parks and Gardens Society to promote Bhagidari in maintenance of parks. This would present a better green picture during Commonwealth Games, she said. Dikshit further stressed the need of a dedicated staff for implementation of Environment Protection Act, 1986 as basic enforcing agency. Apart from this, the number of enforcement staff of forest department is inadequate to handle the situation. Hence, it required a dedicated staff for this purpose. This would go a long way in enforcement of provisions of the Act. She stated that cleaning of the Yamuna was essential to revive glory of the city. The water quality of river was being monitored by Delhi Pollution Control Committee along with Central Pollution Control Board at nine locations.
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Games: Fed chiefs meet in Oct
New Delhi, August 18 The participants will be visiting various venues and on-going construction sites of stadiums. They will be staying at Ashoka Hotel. A meeting was organised today, wherein preparations for the first phase of the look of the Games during October-December, 2009, were finalised when the head of Commonwealth Federations of participating countries will be in New Delhi. The meeting was presided over by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. It was attended by the chief secretary, special adviser, Commonwealth Games, principal secretary to Chief Minister, principal secretaries Finance, PWD, Health, secretary Culture, chairman of the NDMC and other officials of the agencies concerned, including Commonwealth Games Organisation Committee. Dikshit said approval to the second and final phase of the look of the Games could be deferred, as it would depend on the feedback received from the look displayed during the first phase. Look during the second phase would be from January to August, 2010, whereas the third phase would relate to the Games period.
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DJB pipeburst causes jams
New Delhi, August 18 The road was waterlogged within an hour leaving people getting back from work being caught in jams. Moreover, water supply was adversely affected in some areas in north Delhi and New Delhi as the concerned water booster station supplies water to these areas. Areas like Daryagunj, Chandni Chawk, Turkman Gate faced water problem. A senior DJB official said the leak had been identified and was being fixed. “The repair work has started and is likely to be completed in hours,” he said. The DJB is in the process of relaying a new pipe network, which is supposed to be completed by November this year, he informed. However, Ashmita Verma who was returning from her office in ITO complained, “The scene has become common on Delhi roads with pipes bursting every second week.” |
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Three killed in accident
Greater Noida, August 18 The autorickshaw driver, Daulat Ram, a resident of Dadri, Shushil, a resident of Gulawathi village, and an unidentified person succumbed to injuries during treatment. Two injured identified as Rakesh and Sanjeev are still critical. The truck driver has been booked while the bodies have been sent for autopsy. |
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Realtor murdered in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, August 18 A police official said someone might have kidnapped him and shot him. However, his relative Deepak Kumar said Balram had no enmity with anyone. Meanwhile, a case of kidnapping and murder against unknown assailants has been registered. The police is trying to identify the accused and ascertain the motive behind the murder. |
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Man robbed of car, cash
New Delhi, August 18 “The victim was returning from office when the men forcibly entered his car. When they did not find any cash, they forced him withdraw Rs 29,000,”said a police official. The three unidentified men pushed him out of the car in Burari area and drove away with the vehicle. — IANS |
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Jobless man hangs self
New Delhi, August 18 "A suicide note has been found, wherein he has not blamed anyone for his death," the police said. Although the reason for committing suicide was not mentioned, the police said unemployment could have depressed Jaideep. Jaideep hails from Guwahati, Assam, and was staying with his parents in Delhi. But, they were in Assam when the incident took place. As per the information provided by Jaideep's elder brother, who also stays here, his father had spoken to Jaideep around 12 noon, but thereafter, he did not take the calls when he tried in the evening. Thus, Jaideep's father called up his neighbour, who found Jaideep hanging. MCD staffer dies in mishap A 55-year-old MCD employee was crushed to death by a truck in Bawana this morning. The incident took place around 8 am. "The deceased has been identified as Rajkali of Bawana village. She was crossing the road when a truck mowed her down. The police took him to a hospital, but she was declared brought dead," a senior police officer said. He was a sweaper in MCD, Narela zone area. The truck driver has been arrested and his truck has been impounded.
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Murder case registered on court orders
Noida, August 18 The mother of deceased had told the court that the suicide note recovered from her late son was written by somebody else. It was not the handwriting of her son, she asserted. On April 26, the body a Sahibabad resident, Joshan was found in a factory in D-94 Sector-10, Noida. He had reportedly committed suicide. Police from Sector-20 Kotwali recovered a suicide note from Joshan’s person stating that he was fed up with life and was committing suicide and nobody else was responsible for his death. The father Aziz Ahmed and mother Nasiran of the deceased had, however, asserted that their son had been murdered. Nasiran had categorically stated that the suicide note recovered from her son’s body was not written in his handwriting. The parents met senior Noida police officers but in vain. Eventually they had to knock the doors of a court. Accepting their appeal, the court has ordered Sector-20 police to register a murder case against company proprietor, Baldev, a resident of Trilokpuri, Delhi and thoroughly investigate the case afresh. The Noida police is still of the opinion that it was suicide.
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Newly wed woman goes missing from mall
Noida, August 18 When he returned after 10 minutes, he did not find his wife there. He looked for her for over an hour. Even her mobile phone was coming switched off. He enquired about her from the security guards, but they too were clueless. Fearing his wife had been abducted, he informed the police. But the police did not take his complaint seriously. It was only after people led by a local leader reached Sector-24 police station, the police started the
investigation. The couple who live in New Ashok Nagar was married in February this year. The woman was wearing heavy jewellery and was also carrying a laptop, said her husband. |
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Friend killed over money
New Delhi, August 18 The deceased has been identified as Rajender (28) and the injured Devender (27) is in hospital. “Devender owed some money to Rajender and the argument started while they were having drinks together. The two ended up attacking each other with knives,” said a police official. |
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Man gets life for killing brother
New Delhi, August 18 The Patiala House district court gave life imprisonment to the accused Manoj Pal, brother of her husband Virender Pal, today. Manoj and Virender lived in the Mahaveer Nagar area here. Property became the bone of contention between them and on December 19, 2004, Manoj threw acid on his brother while he was in the washroom. Virender was rushed to a nearby hospital but he could not recover and died on December 25. However, the police was able to record his statement which became a strong point in the case against Manoj Pal. |
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autorickshaw strike today. Stray incidents of fighting were also reported from Akshardham Temple and a few other places where strikers attacked the drivers who tried to come on road.
