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Cost of property registration up
in Gzb, Gt Noida
Stephen’s may raise marks bar
for Christians
Students come out after buying admission forms at
St. Stephen's College in New Delhi on Wednesday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal
Power, water cuts worsen summer woes
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TV company evades Rs 5 crore tax
3 held with 9.5-kg drugs
Class IX boy injured in celebratory firing
Rahul makes his presence felt in Haryana
Get passport in a day soon
Woman killed for dowry, husband absconding
Burnt by husband for Rs 5000, woman dies in hospital
2 burglars held with stolen passports
Vacation advanced, but only for students
HC tells police to probe MCD’s ‘ghost’ staff scam
Two arrested with stolen passports
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Cost of property registration up
in Gzb, Gt Noida
Ghaziabad/Gt Noida, May 26 The additional district magistrate, Gautam Budh Nagar (Finance & Revenue), Shiva Kant Diwedi said, “It has been decided to hike the circle rates from July 1. District magistrate Deepak Agarwal will examine the report and take a decision. According to sources, the rates in sectors of Yamuna Expressway Authority are likely be hiked. The allotment rates in sectors and circle rates are almost at the same level, said official circles. The sectors of Greater Noida Authority adjoining Ghaziabad and Noida—sectors 1, 2, 3, 4 and 16—are likely to witness steeper hike in circle rates. The rates in villages where the land acquisition process has been completed, will be hiked by 10 per cent by the district administration, it is learnt. But the villages where the land acquisition process has not been completed could witness a bigger hike in land rate. In Ghaziabad, the district administration and stamp and registration department are expected to announce new circle rates from June 1. Additional DM (F&R) Sarvjit Ram and assistant director general, Stamps, K.P. Yadav said that under provision of UP Stamp Act and Rules, 1997, circle rates are to be finalized in the light of the market rates. All the factors of fixing new circle rates have been considered. New rates will reflect the market rates. But the president of the Association of Tehsil Advocates, Vaidpal Khushwaha, felt the authorities should take into confidence all the sections before hiking the circle rates of land in the district. |
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Stephen’s may raise marks bar
for Christians
New Delhi, May 26 The quota in the Christian minority institute has gone up to 50 per cent and many blame it for a change in the profile of the students in the college. As of now, for admission to the college, the quota students are required to have 60 per cent marks in their best four subjects of senior secondary examination. However, the teachers of the college feel that a difference of 30 per cent in the marks of the students of one class does not make academic sense. “While most students admitted under the general category have scored more than 90 per cent marks, students coming from the minority community, who comprise half the class, stand at 60 per cent marks,” said a senior faculty member, who added that the difference in academic level of students was huge. The teachers said it was becoming increasingly difficult for them to teach in the classroom and therefore, it was important to maintain a balance among the students entering the college. There are reports that the matter has been conveyed to the supreme council, a body responsible for taking key decisions regarding the college administration. “The supreme council is working on it and we are waiting for the conclusion,” said Nandita Narain, spokesperson, St. Stephen’s. The college has sub-categories within the Christian community and each sub-category has a share in the total reservation. A total of 20 per cent seats are reserved for the churches of North India under which 10 per cent are for Delhi churches. Another 20 per cent seats have been reserved for all other churches of the country, while 10 per cent seats are for SC-ST Christians. Physically handicapped Christian candidates are also allotted seats. The admission process for the quota students remains the same. But their admissions are done separately after calculating their merits after interviews. Meanwhile, on the second day of the sale of forms, the college sold 1,075 forms. In the two days, 112 online forms were submitted by outstation aspiring candidates. The college would remain close tomorrow due to government holiday, but the counters will remain open on Saturday. The forms are sold from 9.30 am to 1 pm in the morning and from 2 pm to 3.30 pm post lunch. |
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Power, water cuts worsen summer woes
New Delhi, May 26 The erratic power supply in many parts of the Capital has punched holes in the claim of the government that Delhi has surplus power for the summer. As the peak power demand remained above 4,500 MW mark, frequent and prolonged power cuts have become a daily affair. Discoms said that the peak demand in the Capital had risen by about 13.64 per cent since May 10. It was 4,031 MW on May 10, which reached a high of 4,581 MW on Monday. On Tuesday, the peak demand was only slightly less at 4,517 MW. Though discoms claim that the demand is being met, several areas like Malviya Nagar, Lajpat Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, Paharganj, Rajender Nagar, Sangam Vihar, Karol Bagh, Pitampura, Rohini and Dwarka are facing power cuts. Incidents of people protesting against power cuts have been rising for the last few weeks. The residents of Sarojini Nagar protested in front of the local electricity office of NDMC on Monday night due to long power cuts. Meanwhile, discoms stuck to their stand that any disruption in power supply was on account of local faults or maintenance shutdowns or upgradation work. The situation is no better in the case of water supply. The residents of south and south-west Delhi have been bearing the brunt of water shortage for the past few days. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has said that some areas will now get water once a day only. The areas where water supply will be restricted to once a day are Greater Kailash, Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj and East of Kailash. “The water supply in our area was always erratic, but it is worse this week. There was no water at all on Sunday and on Monday, we got water only for 20 minutes,” said Kamal Gupta, a resident of Vasant Kunj’s Sector A, Pocket B. Dwarka is one of the areas where water shortage has always been an issue but the situation has become grimmer since the onset of summer. “Regular water supply is non-existent since the summer started. We have been getting water once in three days,” says Rachna Sharma, a resident of Sector 20. Another resident of Sector 13 A, Sudesh Chugh, says, “We had been getting water once a day only for so many months. Even that is stopped now. We have to purchase it from a tanker costing us Rs 400 every day.” The residents of Kushtha Ashram, a leprosy colony in north east Delhi, had reportedly demonstrated in front of various government offices against water scarcity and its poor quality. |
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TV company evades Rs 5 crore tax
Noida, May 26 The company, registered in Moradabad, has its godown in Sector 1, Noida. The department’s mobile squads had learnt that two truck loaded with goods of the company were being sent from Uttarakhand to Delhi on fictitious papers and the goods were being unloaded in Noida instead of Delhi. Three mobile teams of the department were deployed near Sector 1. The squad raided the godown when the goods were being unloaded. Consumer durable goods like TV sets, washing machines and fans worth Rs 50 lakh were found to by lying in the godown. The team seized all records and documents from the godown. Tax evasion of nearly Rs 50 crore was detected on the basis of the seized documents. Official circles confirmed that the company was registered in Moradabad in November 2009, but has not deposited any sales tax so far. A notice for depositing Rs 81 lakh was served to the company long time back, the officials said. |
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3 held with 9.5-kg drugs
New Delhi, May 26 According to Neeraj
Thakur, additional DCP (crime), the three accused were arrested yesterday from near St. Stephen’s Hospital . The accused are: Nigerian national Chijioke Smith (29), his accomplice from
Mizoram, Marina (22), and one Akhil Dass (44), a Delhiite. According to
Thakur, Smith, procured Ephedrine through his accomplices in Delhi and Mandsour in Madhya Pradesh and exported the same to South African countries . “We had information that Smith along with his lady friend Marina will meet his accomplices near St. Stephen’s Hospital around 3 pm where all three were arrested. A total of 9.5 kg ephedrine was recovered,” said
Thakur. During interrogation, it was learnt that Smith had come to India in March 2007. In Delhi, he lived on rent in Tilak
Nagar. Marina came in his contact about two months back. “Smith kept Marina with him to avoid police’s attention. Smith came in contact with Akhil and his other accomplice Asif while they were in jail. When Asif and Akhil came out of jail they contacted Smith and started trafficking ephedrine,” revealed
Thakur Akhil have earlier been arrested twice in connection with NDPS cases and has contacts with drug peddlers of MP and Delhi. |
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Class IX boy injured in celebratory firing
Greater Noida, May 26 The marriage of Prakash Nagar's daughter was being solemnised in Daadpur village on Monday. The groom's side had come from Faridabad around 10 pm. The boy Sonu (15) was also dancing with some drunk men from the groom's side. One of the drunk men started firing from his licensed gun. As a result, one of the bullets hit Sonu in the stomach. When Sonu was being rushed to hospital in a car, the driver lost control over the vehicle and it fell into a 20-ft ditch. As a result, two more men sustained injuries. The injured were rescued by villagers and admitted to a hospital. The police reached hospital. In the meantime, the man who had fired the gunshots managed to flee. The accused has been identified as Bharati. In spite of the district magistrate's orders there is no stopping of firing gunshots in marriages and hence, the subsequent tragedies. About two dozen such incidents have taken place in the last couple of years, but no action has ever been taken against the parents of the groom or bride.
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Rahul makes his presence felt in Haryana
Faridabad, May 26 Summing up the mood in Congress circles, the president of the Haryana unit of the party, Phool Chand Maulana, said that the youths were getting galvanized at the mere mention of Rahul Gandhi. It is this section of society which would decide the future course of politics and act as bulwark of the party organisation, he added. According to many, Rahul’s meetings with the Congress MLAs of the Dalit section were often discussed in the party circles in Haryana. He met them a few days after his visit to Mirchpur village in Hisar district in the wake of arson and vandalism perpetrated in a Dalit habitation. Shakuntala Khatak, Ram Kishan (Fauji) and Anil Dhantri, some of the Dalit Congress MLAs of Haryana whom Rahul met recently expressed the desire that all Congressmen should work unitedly to strengthen the party in the state. According to them, Rahul was very keen to work for the uplift of the Dalits. It is learnt that Rahul also raised the issue of organisation elections related to the youth wing of the Congress, the process for which has already been set in motion. |
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Get passport in a day soon
New Delhi, May 26 In a press meet today, joint secretary (CPV) A Manickam said that the project implemented by Tata Consultancy Services entails digitisation of the entire passport services. It seeks to deliver all passport-related services to citizens in a timely, transparent, more accessible and reliable manner, through streamlined processes . Presently, it takes nearly a fortnight or longer for a citizen to get a new passport. For travel documents needed urgently, arrangements are made under the “tatkal” scheme. Under this, passports are issued within a week. The Passport Seva Project aims to cut this to a day in tatkal scheme and three days in normal scheme. With the implementation of this project, citizens will get e-passports— designed to facilitate international travel by allowing automatic identity verification and faster immigration inspections, as well as provide efficient border protection and security, said Delhi regional passport officer V
Mahalingam. |
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Woman killed for dowry, husband absconding
Noida, May 26 The police has sent the victim’s body for autopsy. The accused Shiv Narain lived on a rented accommodation with his wife Neelu, alias Neelam. They had got married on June 24, 2007. They have a one-year-old daughter. Neelu’s mother Gomti said that Shiv Narain had come to her house around 2 am on Monday and dropped his daughter there. He reportedly told her that Neelu was not feeling well. Around 5 am, Gomti went to her daughter’s house. She found the house’s door ajar and Neelu lying dead on the bed. Her husband Shiv Narain was not seen. Injuries were found on Neelu’s back. The police suspects Shiv Narain’s hand behind the murder as he was not present. Gomti has accused her absconding son-in-law of killing Neelu for dowry.
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Burnt by husband for Rs 5000, woman dies in hospital
New Delhi, May 26 “Neeraj and Anita got married around 15 years ago and were living in Mansrovar Park. Her parents have alleged that she was burnt by her husband and his family. They claimed that Anita was beaten and killed when she refused to part with Rs 5,000, which her husband was demanding. However, we are investigating the matter,” said a police official from the Mansrovar Park police station. Anits is survived by a 14-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son.
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2 burglars held with stolen passports
New Delhi, May 26 The accused have been identified as Praveen Kumar (23) and Abhimanyu (22). Four stolen passports, knife, shoes, cell phones, wrist watches and jewellery have been seized from them. Praveen is a bad character of the Jyoti Nagar police station. He was arrested by the Lodhi Colony police last evening when he had come to dispose stolen passports affixed with important visas. At Praveen’s instance, more stolen passports and other stolen articles were seized from the rented accommodation of his girlfriend in Guru Angad
Nagar. |
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Vacation advanced, but only for students
Gurgaon, May 26 Though the summer vacation has been advanced for the students, the teacher and other staff members will have to come on duty till May 31. These directions of the director (school education), Haryana, were issued to all district education officers and elementary education officers in the state. The communiqué was sent through a fax which stated that there will be no classes from May 27 to 31, but the teachers and other staff will have to attend their duties. |
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HC tells police to probe MCD’s ‘ghost’ staff scam
New Delhi, May 26 A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Madan B. Lokur directed the police commissioner to hold a detailed enquiry into allegations that the civic agency has on its rolls certain employees that do not exist. The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) by voluntary organisation Jagrook Welfare Society through counsel C.S. Parashar, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation enquiry or an independent agency’s probe into the scam.
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Two arrested with stolen passports
New Delhi, May 26 The accused have been identified as Praveen Kumar (23) and Abhimanyu (22). Four stolen passports, shoes, cell
phones, watches and jewellery have been seized from them. Praveen is a bad character of the Jyoti Nagar police station. He was arrested by the Lodhi Colony police last evening when he had come to dispose stolen passports affixed with important visas. At Praveen’s instance, more stolen passports and other stolen articles were seized from his girlfriend in Guru Angad Nagar. |
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Delhi University’s (DU) top notch college St. Stephen’s is mulling an increase in the minimum eligibility criteria for Christian students, who get reservation in the elite institute due to its minority status, because of the widening gulf between general and quota category students.
