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8 cops suspended for youth’s death
NCW: Komal not molested midair
Soft water to clean buses even as residents cry for potable water
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BRT-like lanes planned to ease traffic
4 held with Rs 10-lakh fake notes
The Delhi police presents four persons who allegedly circulated fake currency
in New Delhi on Tuesday. Tribune photo
DU teachers oppose move on new varsity
Stephen’s teachers protest ‘insult’ of bursar
Man kills boy over sex
Girl gangraped
Cyber cafes visited by Headley ‘identified’
Dengue cases go up
Andhra cops seek custody of
Ghandy
Draw of residential plots held
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8 cops suspended for youth’s death
Ghaziabad, November 17 The incident flared up into a violent uprising against the police by over 1,000 villagers. The angry mob torched the Simbhaoli police station, official jeep of SDM, Pushpa Devrar, six police bikes and many other private and official vehicles parked near the police station. Police records were burnt in the fire. Several media persons were also injured during the incident, SHO K.P.S. Chahal said. NH-24 was jammed for several hours by violent crowd, which pelted the police with stones. A number of policemen, including the DSP and the SHO, were injured. Later, the PAC was summoned which controlled the situation after a while. The incident took place near Vaith village where a resident, Mohammed Parvez, was accidentally shot by head constable Sudhir Kumar during a search operation, they added. According to local people, three persons Parvez Mohd, son of Qurban, Sajid, son of Israr and Shahzad, son of Momin were playing cards in the sugarcane field of Inaam, son of Hamid. On seeing a police jeep, they tried to flee. Police chased them and a scuffle took place in which the police opened fire on the fleeing youth. Parvez was hit by a police bullet while the other two managed to escape. Parvez was taken by the police to government hospital where he was declared brought dead. Meanwhile, the cops who had escorted Parvez to hospital fled away. On hearing the incident, villagers became violent, said K.P.S. Chahal, Simbhaoli station officer. “NH-24 area was blocked for several hours and several four-wheelers and two-wheelers were set on fire,” Chahal added. Several fire engines were pressed into service and a police force from Meerut and Bulandshahr were also called in to restore law and order, a senior police official said. |
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NCW: Komal not molested midair
New Delhi, November 17 The commission, in its report submitted to civil aviation minister Praful Patel and women and child development minister Krishna Tirath, stated that there was an altercation on board the flight during which the commander had physically pushed airhostess Komal Singh as a result of “his strong concern about the safety of passengers”. According to the repot, Komal Singh and flight purser Amit Khanna entered the cockpit of the flight while arguing. “Subsequently, the two were asked to leave the cockpit. During the argument the captain pushed both Amit Khanna and Komal Singh in order to send them out of the cockpit,” the report said. The commission said it was the push that resulted in Komal Singh getting hurt. The airhostess had filed a compliant of sexual harassment against the co-pilot following the October 3 incident, making national headlines. While establishing that the complainant was physically pushed by the co-pilot due to his concern for the passengers, the committee headed by NCW member Wansuk Syiem, also observed that there was no reason for the co-pilot to behave like that. The right way to deal with the situation that arose on board was to wait for the flight to safely land and then a written complaint should have been made against the “unprofessional behaviour” of the flight purser, the commission recommended. The NCW suggested that training in gender sensitivity should be given to professionals who were expected to “work together for common cause”. |
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Soft water to clean buses even as residents cry for potable water
New Delhi, November 17 Delhi minister of transport Arvinder Singh said the water-softener plants would be installed in 10 DTC depots to begin with. If they are successful, they will be installed in other depots also. Sources said this decision had been taken in consultation with the technical experts who suggested that groundwater in Delhi was salty that might damage the buses. As these buses are costly, precaution is needed for their maintenance and long life. The price of a single low-floor bus is Rs 50 lakh. A few weeks ago when Delhi transport minister Arvinder Singh had made a visit to Srinivaspuri, Okhla and Patparganj DTC bus depots, he had instructed the officers concerned to clean all the buses everyday. If they did not have water supply of Delhi Jal Board, they should use groundwater, he had told them. The sources said that after using groundwater, some snags were noticed in a few buses. When mechanical engineers were consulted, they noticed rust and advised against using groundwater. If precaution was not taken, these buses would be damaged in a few years, the sources said. A senior manager in the DTC said that tenders had not been issued so far to allot contract for the water-softener plants. It is expected that the department will spend Rs 10 lakh for each plant. However, the minister clarified that the companies which manufactured the buses would bear the expenditure of plants. An official of the department said on the condition of anonymity that instead of taking care of the buses, the government should arrange for potable water. Thousands of litres of soft water would be used for washing the buses. This type of plants should be installed in colonies to supply water, he pointed out. Former Delhi BJP president Dr Harshvardhan said that instead of taking care of the buses, the government should take care of the residents of the Capital. People are seen standing in queues for potable water, he added. |
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A peep into Chinese business
Jyoti Rai Tribune News Service
New Delhi, November 17 Apart from the fact that mot stalls are receiving decent response from Indian dealers, some stalls have already struck good business while, others are talking of prospective customers. “It is not just about making deals and purchases. It is important that Indian traders understand the Chinese market and products. The details and basics are very important,” said Malvik Mathur, an electronic goods trader at China Pavilion. “The trade fair is a great platform for us to generate contacts with our Chinese counterparts. One benefit that Indian traders and the public will have is the live demonstration of products they want to invest in,” said Deepti, a trader from Faridabad. Jinqi Yun from TG electronic good stall said, “Mini laptops and advanced car MP3 players at our stall are mainly attracting youngsters and dealers. Dialogues with some dealers in on, the overall response has been positive.” Visitors agree that these stalls bring out China in a wholesome sense. Sunil Mittal, a visitor, said, “Every product displayed in these stalls can find a market here. One gets to see the Chinese textiles, electronic goods, jewellery, wood and plastic work and several other products at reasonable rates.” One of the main attractions at the pavilion is the lightest electric bicycles. Refusing to disclose the exact details, promoters at the stall confirmed having sold some pieces already. Another unique stall is Zhejiang Huimei trade stall that has safety doors on display. “These doors have 13 lock points with a life of 50 years. They are also called anti-thief doors,” said Xucheng, a promoter at the stall. Regardless of the ongoing political tensions between India and China, both Indian and the Chinese traders seem to be making most at the trade fair. However, the popularity scale of the pavilion can be measure only when the fair opens to general public from November 19.
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BRT-like lanes planned to ease traffic
“Special lanes would be constructed for the vehicles of athletes, CWG officials, delegates and technicians. These lanes would connect to the stadiums,” said a senior official of the organising committee. The corridor would be built on roads that are as wide as three lanes or have three lanes on one side. “Roads having three lanes on one side have been identified. One lane would be meant for the vehicles of athletes and delegates on temporary basis and the rest two would be for the general public,” he said. For roads having less than three lanes, the traffic would be diverted to other routes. The mapping of roads has been carried out in such a way that there are alternate routes leading to the Games’ venues. “If a lane gets blocked due to some reason, traffic can pass through alternate routes have been developed. All routes connect to the venues,” said the official. In all there are 17 training and competition venues spread across the city. The CWG committee has also hired 574 low-floor buses from the Delhi Transport Corporation
(DTC). “A total of 574 buses have been hired, which would provide shuttle service during the Games. The number of buses could be increased if needed,” he added. Resolving the parking woes, the organising committee members said they would introduce park and ride projects at various points which are near the stadiums. “According to park and ride concept, the spectators or even the officials would be able to park their vehicles at the authorised parking lots and can take a public transport or shuttle service to reach the venue,” said the officer. There would be at least three to four parking lots near every stadium. |
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4 held with Rs 10-lakh fake notes
New Delhi, November 17 The four identified as Waseem (34), the gang leader; Mazibur Rehman (42), Rohit Yadav (27) and Vipin Khari (24) were caught yesterday near Kamal Cinema in Safdarjung Enclave. They had reportedly come there to clinch a deal. Additional commissioner of police (crime) Neeraj Thakur said that counterfeit notes worth Rs 10 lakh was seized from them. “Waseem has been active in smuggling counterfeit notes from the Bangladesh border. He along with his accomplices has been circulating counterfeit Indian currency in the Indian market,” he said. It was learnt that the accused would come to Safdurjung Enclave to finalise a deal. “A policeman was sent to strike a deal with the accused. After the deal was finalised, the four men were arrested. The notes printed on good quality paper appear genuine,” Thakur said. He added Rehman had a network of counterfeit currency peddlers at Malda in West Bengal. Both Yadav and Khari who joined the gang recently allegedly used to assist Waseem in carrying the consignment from Bangladesh border to Delhi and circulating them in the Capital, Thakur said. “Mazibur Rehman had come to Delhi to strengthen his network and to find more buyers for counterfeit currency,” he said. The Delhi police had earlier arrested Waseem was in 2001 and 2006. In 2001, he was apprehended with counterfeit currency valued at Rs 4 lakh. He was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. However, he was released in 2003. He was again caught in 2006 with fake notes worth Rs 2.5 lakh. |
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DU teachers oppose move on new varsity
New Delhi, November 17 Reacting to the assurance given by union human resource development minister Kapil Sibal to some Jat leaders to help the Delhi government create a new university by taking away 28 colleges of DU, some teachers said the idea was antithetical to the principle of expansion of quality and inclusively. “The minister did not feel it necessary to talk to the teachers, non-teaching staff and students who have joined these colleges as teachers, staff and students of the University of Delhi,” said Shaswati Mazumdar, former president of DU Teachers Association
(DUTA). The teachers said the Delhi government had already made unsuccessful attempts many times to do the same by laying claim to expansion without spending any money by merely taking away these existing colleges to set up a university. “It has already illegally and forcibly occupied the Delhi College of Engineering and converted it into a state university, where it envisages expansion on the basis of self-financed courses alone, that is reserving the expansion for the moneyed,” she said. Delhi University caters to students from all over the country. Rajeev Kumar Kunwar, secretary, Democratic Teachers Federation (DTF), said that it was inappropriate for the Delhi government to complain that it offered to fund colleges of the university. |
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Stephen’s teachers protest ‘insult’ of bursar
New Delhi, November 17 The college teachers said they also decried the “undignified behaviour” of a teacher representative Malay Neerav, who had levelled charges of financial mismanagement against the bursar in the latter’s absence in the meeting. Twenty-two of the 45 permanent teachers of the college, excluding Raghunathan and teachers on long leave, have signed an open letter of protest. The teachers released financial data, which according to them proved that the college, which was on the brink of bankruptcy in 2006-07, has made a remarkable financial recovery under Raghunathan, who was appointed to the position of bursar by principal Valson
Thampu. “Through the demonstration, we are protesting against the fact that for the first time in 128-year history of the college, the governing body is seeking to hand over control of college funds to a member of the supreme council from outside the college,” said Nandita Narain, spokesperson, St. Stephen’s College. The teachers said they wanted the financial, academic and administrative autonomy of the college to be safeguarded. |
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Man kills boy over sex
New Delhi, November 17 Nitin was allegedly caught murdering Rajesh (18) on November 11 in outer Delhi’s Karan Vihar area. DCP (outer) Atul Katiyar said that Nitin and his associate Poras under the influence of alcohol allegedly tried to have sex with Rajesh. When the latter opposed, they stabbed him to death. “After killing Rajesh, they cut his private parts,” Katiyar said. On the fateful night, Rajesh had left his house with his neighbour Mintu. Mintu told the police that he had last seen Rajesh with Nitin and Poras. Nitin was arrested near Central Park, Sector-20, Rohini, on November 14. Katiyar said that Nitin had admitted to his crime. He told the police where he had hidden the weapon of offence and Rajesh’s blood-stained clothes. The victim’s clothes have been recovered. |
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Girl gangraped
New Delhi, November 17 A Palam Village police station official said that the victim, a resident of Palam, was a school student. The suspects reportedly knew her. The suspects reportedly lured her on the pretext of buying her some clothes and took her to a market. While coming back in a vehicle, they allegedly gangraped her and threw her outside her residence. When the victim told this to her mother, she reported the matter to the police. The police arrested them and produced them before a city court which has sent them to judicial custody. However, the police has refused to disclose any further details in the matter. |
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Cyber cafes visited by Headley ‘identified’
New Delhi, November 17 A senior police official said they have identified two cyber cafes visited by Headley during his stay in two hotels at Paharganj in March. “We have passed on this information to National Investigation Agency (NIA),” the official said. The city police has intensified checking at several cyber cafes in central Delhi’s Paharganj area. Police, however, described the searches as “routine” and not specifically for doing investigations into the Headley case. “We check cyber cafes every week. If we get some information, we will pass on to NIA. The checks are routine,” the official said.
Police had carried out searches in cyber cafes. |
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Dengue cases go up
New Delhi, November 17 The chief medical officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi
(MCD) said the civic body is ensuring that there is no water-clogging in and around the colonies in the city and that people are apprised about the measures for containing the breeding of mosquitoes. Awareness lectures are being organised on weekends with the help of resident welfare associations. Further, health workers are on rounds and they are covering all areas, including those places where construction is going on for the next year’s Commonwealth Games. “We are imposing strict penalties for any violation, and are going for prosecution without any legal notice, as was done earlier,” he stated. Apart from this, the city also reported 30 confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1), including 15 children. The total number of children diagnosed with the flu in the city has reached 2090. |
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Andhra cops seek custody of
Ghandy
New Delhi, November 17 Chief Metropolitan Magistrate
(CMM) Kaveri Baweja sought a report from the Tihar Jail superintendent on the application moved by the Andhra Pradesh (AP) police seeking custodial interrogation of
Ghandy, a top Politburo member of the banned CPI-Maoist. The AP police moved the application with a production warrant issued by Additional Judicial Magistrate of Karimnagar district, stating that he was wanted in a case registered with the Karimnagar (rural) police station in 2008. The court has put the application for hearing
tomorrow. Ghandy, 63, has been booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. He was apprehended here on September 20. He is under judicial custody till November
27. Ghandy’s release, along with two other leaders, was reportedly demanded by Maoists for the safe return of abducted Jharkhand police inspector Francis Induwar who was later beheaded near Ranchi earlier last month.
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Draw of residential plots held
Greater Noida, November 17 YEA had floated the residential plots scheme on March 2, 2009 and there were 8,350 plots. The sizes were 300, 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 square meters. The rate of allotment was Rs 4,750 per square meter. The scheduled date of draw of lots was August 10. However, as the number of plots was increased from 8,350 to 21,000, the draw was delayed. On October 14, the draw for 1000, 2000 and 4000 square meter categories was done.
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The Delhi police has arrested four men for allegedly circulating fake currency notes smuggled from Bangladesh in the Capital.
The four identified as Waseem (34), the gang leader; Mazibur Rehman (42), Rohit Yadav (27) and Vipin Khari (24) were caught yesterday near Kamal Cinema in Safdarjung Enclave. They had reportedly come there to clinch a deal.
New Delhi, November 17