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Bar association may soon go dark
JNU ragging: 9 rusticated, 10 expelled from hostel
Blood sold on black market in AIIMS, Safdarjung
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Aug 2 brawl: 3 suspects freed
4 die in road mishaps
Notice for poor upkeep of DTC bus depot
Gallantry medal winner DCP Dhaliwal led from front
Abu does not want video-conferencing
2nd polio case in G.B. Nagar
DU student killed a day before b’day
Schoolboy drowns in canal
Senior analyst jumps to death
Constables held for cheating in exam
Dikshit inaugurates Udyog Sadan auditorium
25 fresh cases of flu
Journalist robbed of mobile phone
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Bar association may soon go dark
New Delhi, August 19 The New Delhi Municipal Corporation of Delhi (NDMC) has proposed to disconnect the electricity supply of the Delhi Bar Association, as the lawyers’ body has not paid its electricity bill since last one decade. The association has around Rs 3.58 crore outstanding electricity bills. The various notices issued by the civic body to the association in this regard in the past had fallen on deaf ears and in the recent notice it has asked the association to make the payment within 15 days, else be ready for action. “Up to May 2009 billing cycle, the Delhi Bar Association has pending electricity bill amounting to Rs 3,58,52,435. They have been asked to work out some concrete solution,” said a senior NDMC official. The corporation said they had arranged meetings with the presidents and other members of the association but none of them turned up. “Two meetings were called in May to resolve the matter but nobody from the association turned up, hence making it difficult for us to take any decision,” said the officer. The civic body is apprehensive about resistance by lawyers and thus wants to resolve the matter without any conflicts. “Earlier when we had tried to take action against the association, the lawyers had threatened to go on strike and protest on the road,” he said. The other people enjoying the privilege of uninterrupted electricity supply without bothering to pay the bills are the members of parliament (MP). There are around 100 MPs who have outstanding electricity dues of around Rs 5 crore, as they have not paid their bills for the last four to five years. “The matter is presently before the court,” said the officer. With a view to resolve all similar disputes of pending electricity charges, the NDMC recently floated a scheme to waive the misuse charges. But for government bodies and organisations, the surcharge on the principle amount would be exempted, provided they pay the total usage charges. |
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JNU ragging: 9 rusticated, 10 expelled from hostel
New Delhi, August 19 The punishment was announced on Wednesday by vice-chancellor Prof B.B. Bhattacharya. The ragging incident came as a rude shock for the students and teachers of the university alike, as this is the first incident of ragging at JNU since its inception. Senior students of masters in computer applications (MCA) course had ragged some freshers at the university’s Sabarmati and Tapti hostels. The incident was reported by one of the freshers. The issue was then reported to the police, who registered an FIR against the four accused students. The university also ordered a thorough inquiry into the matter by the chief proctor’s office. In the course of the investigation, which ran for three days, questioned 40 students, following which, 19 showcase notices were issued to students. The chief proctor H.B. Bohidar said, “We have questioned over 40 students and have issued showcause notices to some third-semester MCA students. According to Bohidar, the investigation has been an eye-opener for them, as during inquiry they found that there have been various unreported cases of ragging as well. |
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Blood sold on black market in AIIMS, Safdarjung
New Delhi, August 19 According to police, the black market flourished right under the nose of hospital authorities with the connivance of hospital staff. The accused have been identified as Mahesh Kumar (42), Satish (47), Kailash (42), Gaurav (24), Ankur (19) and security guard Lal Bahadur (47).Lal Bahadur used to lure people to contact the accused for Rs 200 in each case. He acted as a bridge between them and hospital staff. The accused were held yesterday after a complaint by a Ghaziabad resident Vinod Kumar who had come for the treatment of his daughter at AIIMS, but could not arrange blood for her. As the complainant himself got operated recently for an ailment, he was not in a position to give blood. He then came in contact with Mahesh Kumar who promised to arrange blood on payment of Rs 2,000 per unit. However, after receiving the money from the complainant, the accused slipped away from the different gate of the hospital. When Vinod complained to the nearby police post, the accused were caught a few hours later from near Gate No. 1 of Safdarjung Hosptial. During the course of investigation, it was revealed that the security guard Lal Bahadur introduced the complainant to Mahesh Kumar. The security guard was also paid Rs 200 for the deal. According to police, accused Kailash and Mahesh are also involved in the kidney transplant racket and were arrested in 2004 and 2006. According to HGS Dhaliwal, DCP (south), further investigation is on to unearth the nexus among blood bank hospital administration, security staff and Sulabh International’s staff. “Their involvement cannot be ruled out as all these accused were operating right under the nose of the AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital authorities. Blood bank records of the hospital are being scrutinized and detailed interrogation of the accused is being conducted,” said DCP
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1 held for duping many of Rs 22 cr
New Delhi, August 19 The accused was arrested from Safdarjung Enclave. He was produced before the trial court in Patiala House, and has been remanded to seven- day judicial custody. The police said Sud’s company had cheated several investors from all across India to the tune of about Rs 22 crore. The accused had earlier been arrested in some of the cases but had evaded trial and had become a proclaimed offender. He was yet to be arrested in one of the cases registered in 2007. One of the recent cases against Sud was registered on the complaint of one Virender Kumar Aggarwal, resident of C-53, East Krishna Nagar. According to the complainant, Aggarwal had invested Rs 36,250 in Sud’s company. On receipt of the money, the company had issued him fixed deposit receipt of 10 years and post-dated profit warrants for every year which were to be exchanged with bank cheques at the end of each year. However, when after the due date, Aggarwal gave profit warrants to the company for sending cheques, the company did not send any cheque. |
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Aug 2 brawl: 3 suspects freed
Mewat, August 19 Mewat SSP Ram Singh Bhishnoi said the police found three suspects innocent, thus, they had been released. The SSP said: “The three were found innocent, but the police will find out the offender.” He said the inspector, who was suspended for misbehaviour, had been reinstated and the police was looking into the matter. Mewat Deputy Commissioner Mehtab Singh said the samiti had alleged that innocent persons had been arrested, thus, he had deputed the SDM to investigate the matter. “Though I cannot intervene into the matter right now, I will see to it in order to maintain law and order,” he added. This action was taken today after the Mewat Sangharsh Samiti led by ex-MLA Zakir Hussain protested against the police atrocities and offered their arrest on Monday. The samiti had decided on August 13 that the case against the three be withdrawn and they be freed. But, the Haryana police refused to fulfill the demand resulting in an indefinite protest outside the Deputy Commissioner office. Members of the samiti continued demanding their release and an action against erring officials who had beaten women on August 2. Ex-ministers Mohd Illyas and Shakrulla Khan and ex-MLA Azmat Khan joined the stir. And hence, leaders of the INLD joined in with its lone MLA from Mewat Shahida Khan. It has happened for the first time that political leaders joined the protest for the cause of aggrieved people here. |
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4 die in road mishaps
Noida, August 19 In the first accident in Sector-40, a youth was hit and seriously injured by an unknown vehicle. He was rushed to a private hospital where he died. The victim was identified as Ramdev. The second accident took place near Hajipur village at night when a dumper being driven at fast speed crushed a wayfarer. The victim was identified as Aushuman. The driver sped away with the killer vehicle. At Kalindi Kunj, a biker was knocked out by a truck. He was identified as an LIC agent Ram Pragti Pande, a resident of Badarpur, Delhi. Police said Pande was on his way to Badarpur. The driver escaped. In the fourth accident, an elderly woman died in Sector-82 of Phase-II. She had been hit by a vehicle and was rushed to a hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries. |
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Notice for poor upkeep of DTC bus depot
New Delhi, August 19 This action was taken after Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh along with senior officers inspected depot at 5.30 am today to gauge the actual situation of the buses and depot. The minister along with his 20 officers inspected the Sukhdev Vihar Bus Terminus that was found maintained and all buses were clean. Then the team left for Srinivaspuri, which was not found well maintained but satisfactory. The team then visited the Hasanpur Bus Depot at last. The staff was shocked to see the minister there. And the depot manager was on leave for last few days. The minister said the buses were not maintained and premises of the depot was not clean. As the depot manager, Sharad, was on leave, he directed senior officers to maintain the premises and buses. The Delhi Transport Corporation has given contract to a bus manufacturing company to maintain the buses for a period of eight years. The company charges Rs 8 lakh for the maintenance, the sources added. They further said a stern action could be taken against the company. Low-floor buses were expensive and the maintenance amount was included in its cost. |
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Gallantry medal winner DCP Dhaliwal led from front
New Delhi, August 19 Dhaliwal not only partook in the crossfire, but received a bullet that fortunately did not pierce his bullet-proof vest. However, after the operation ended, the DCP gave the credit to his team without a hint of his dare devilry to mediapersons. “It was a team work and my men made it possible,” DCP Dhaliwal said. Bunty Gang or the Bikers Gang committed murders and robberies at will on Delhi roads. The gang created panic among Capital residents, which was not being witnessed for around four months. Massive manhunt, supervised by Dhaliwal, bore fruit when the police team cornered Bunty and his associate Rajesh Sharma at a house in Jaitpur in the wee hours of August 25, 2008. Greeted by an indiscriminate firing by the criminals, Dhaliwal ordered firing and led the team from the front that entered the room while the crossfiring was on. He fired three bullets and one hit him on his mid-riff area that got embedded in his bullet-proof jacket that saved his life. After a sustained gun battle, the gangsters could be neutralised and arms were seized from the hideout. Fond of reading and public speaking, this 1997 batch IPS officer has the distinction of being the first police officer in India to be selected as “Young Achiever” by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) for interaction with the then British prime minister Tony Blair. As former Superintendent of Police, Special Crime, Chandigarh, he also obtained the first ISO 9001:2000 certification for an Investigation and Detection Unit. |
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Abu does not want video-conferencing
New Delhi, August 19 He requested the CMM to give him a fair trial. The video-conferencing system would create confusion. Moreover, he would not be able to discuss points with his lawyer personally, he added. It was decided a few days back to make Salem appear in the court for the hearing of his cases through video-conferencing. This was done as the court felt that the presence of the don could threaten the witnesses and they could change their statements. However, Abu Salem did not want video conferencing. His counsel Arvind Shukla told the court, “According to the police, Salem is a good prisoner. His behaviour is calm and the records show that he had never entered into a fight with the other prisoners, so how can he threaten the witnesses.” Moreover, the extradition treaty also says that Salem should be treated as a common man and no special treatment should be given to him. He should have a fair trial, pleaded Arvind Shukla. On that basis, the CMM, Kaveri Baweja has asked the prosecution to give its version on video conferencing that will be discussed on August 27 along with the arguments on his bail application. |
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2nd polio case in G.B. Nagar
Noida, August 19 Authorities fear the dangers of P-3 polio virsus are lurking in western UP. In the whole country, there are 206 polio cases which include 32 cases of P-1, 174 of P-3. Though the child in Flauda village had died over a month back, her contact samples have been taken for investigations. This was the second polio case in the district this year. Earlier, a Jatav child was diagnosed with polio in Surajpur. The child Ashwa in Flauda was found to be affected with P-3 virus. Polio symptoms were found in the girl child, but before her stool samples could be taken, she had expired. Stool samples of five kids in the locality were examined and one of them was found to be affected with the polio virus. She was considered a polio case on the basis of investigations of her stool. According to specialists, in such cases the contact samples of five children from neighbourhood are taken for investigation. The chief medical officer, P.K. Singh said in western UP the dangers of P-3 virus are lurking. In the past one and a half years, P-3 round has not been conducted so its possiblity is still there. Children are being given the polio drops as part of the campaign, Dr Singh said. |
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DU student killed a day before b’day
New Delhi, August 19 According to information, Rahul was on his motorcycle when he was hit by the bus on GT road near Azadpur Sabzi Mandi around 9:40 pm. Rahul, who was to celebrate his 20th birthday today, was on his way back home after distributing invitation cards of his birthday party. According to the police, Rahul was hit by a Blueline bus plying on route number 333, from Jehangirpuri to Anand Vihar ISBT. “Rahul was taken to hospital by the police but was declared brought dead. The driver managed to flee the spot, but will be soon traced as the bus has been seized,” said the police. A resident of Jehangirpuri, Rahul was a student of the School of Open Learning (DU) and was a 1st year student of B.Com. He was also pursuing chartered accountancy (CA). |
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Schoolboy drowns in canal
New Delhi, August 19 The deceased has been identified as Sumit Kumar, a student of Class VII at a government school in Kondli. According to information, Sumit had gone with his friends to a canal close to his house. While two of his friends returned, he went missing. The police believes that after his friends left, the boy must have attempted swimming and drowned. Sumit’s clothes have been recovered from the bank of the river while his body is yet to be recovered. |
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Senior analyst jumps to death
Noida, August 19 A native of Bihar, Vikas had been living with his cousin, Rupak, employed as a clerk in Katwariya Sarai, Delhi. Though Vikas had his office on the third floor, police said he had climbed another two floors and then leapt to his death from the fifth floor. He landed on the concrete ground. According to his colleagues, he died on the spot. Vikas had reached office at 4 for the morning shift and after an hour or so, he jumped to his death. Though it is speculated that Vikas was pushed by someone, SP City Ashok Tripathy said it appeared to be a case of suicide. However, the final picture will be cleared after the postmortem report. Vikas’s father Naresh Kumar has been informed of the tragedy. He is reportedly on his way from Bihar to Delhi. The police was informed after an hour and a half at 6.30 am. |
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Constables held for cheating in exam
New Delhi, August 19 The four have been booked for cheating and the constables involved will also be facing the departmental action. The police said the two constables on whose behalf two impersonators were held could also be arrested. |
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Dikshit inaugurates Udyog Sadan auditorium
New Delhi, August 19 Dikshit said with the coming up of the Commonwealth Games Village and the commissioning of two more Metro routes, East Delhi was bound to become a developed area. “A number of flyovers and footover bridges are likely to be commissioned soon. Apart from this, ITO chungi is also to be commissioned which would ensure smooth flow of traffic,” the Chief Minister said. The auditorium at the Udyog Sadan would be equipped with all advanced audio-video and conferencing facilities. It would also facilitate promotion of trade and industries by organising conferences, seminars and other interactive sessions, she said. Dikshit said the auditorium would be available for other organisations for organising fruitful, constructive and purposeful discussions. The auditorium has a sitting capacity of 350 persons and has been constructed by the DSIIDC at a cost of Rs 5 crore. Newly-appointed chairman of the Delhi Khadi and Village Industries Board (DKVIB) Veer Singh Dhingan was also present on the occasion. |
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25 fresh cases of flu
New Delhi, August 19 According to nodal officer Anjana Prakash, the figure is not alarmingly high as the percentage of infected people, which is 9.5, is quite normal. Out of the 25 fresh cases, nine are school-going children and have been quarantined at their homes. With this, the total positive cases for H1N1 in the city have reached 362, out of which, 320 have been treated and discharged and the rest 42 are under treatment, Prakash said. With maximum number of patients falling in the age group of 10 to 18 years, schools have taken various precautionary measures against the disease, especially after health ministry’s guidelines asking them not to shut down. |
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Journalist robbed of mobile phone
New Delhi, August 19 The journalist, Shipra Goel, working with UNI, was on way to her residence in H-Block when the incident took place around 10 pm. The local police initially refused to file an FIR, but when the scribe took up the matter with police commissioner of Delhi Y.S. Dadwal, a case was lodged this evening. |
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