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Water Protests
Delhi Plan outlay: Rs 11,400 crore
DU gets costlier as many colleges hike fees
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Auto, taxi drivers demand fare hike within 2 days, threaten strike
Nanda’s servant gets 80% burns; no arrest
Bureaucrats calling shots, says INLD
Ring Road robbers caught
Cop told to search girl who married against parents’ consent
Vehicles chocking Noida built
Aerial fireworks to light up Games
Gurgaon Metro opens on June 21
Man shoots at mother for property
Honour killing: Three more arrested
10 out of nation’s 21 polio cases from UP
Family held captive, Rs 11 lakh robbed
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Gzb gets new DM
Ghaziabad, June 16 Hirdesh Kumar is a 1999 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre. The new district magistrate, speaking about his priorities to strengthen the infrastructure of the city adjoining the national Capital, said, “We have to make this city equal to Delhi in all respects and have to strengthen its infrastructure.” On the deteriorating law and order situation, Kumar said special care would be taken to ensure the safety of women. An engineering graduate from IIT Roorkee, the district magistrate said he would execute state housing and employment policies to provide minimum livings standard for the poor. “Being the resident of neighbouring district Bijnore, I am well aware about the nature of problems faced by the public, so would be able to administer the district in a better manner,” Kumar said. Hirdesh Kumar’s predecessor R. Ramesh Kumar has been transferred to Gazipur. The water blockade on Saturday that spilled over into Sunday was staged in support of the Jats’ demand for reservations in central services. — IANS
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Delhi Plan outlay: Rs 11,400 crore
New Delhi, June 16 The Delhi government will invest about 38 per cent of the total Plan outlay on transport projects, followed by 13 per cent on water supply and sanitation, 13 per cent on housing and urban development, 11 per cent on medical and public health, 10 per cent on education, including sports, and 7 per cent on social welfare, women and child welfare. The Chief Minister raised the issue of raw water resources for Delhi, allotment of land for the construction of more houses for the economically weaker section (EWS), funding for Delhi Metro Phase-III, the implementation of the JNNURM and Commonwealth Games projects, early completion of Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways and approval of the proposed DUMTA Bill. On the issue of raw water resources, the Chief Minister requested Montek Singh to expedite clearances for immediate commencement on construction of Renuka reservoir by the Himachal Pradesh Government. Montek Singh appreciated the efforts put in by Delhi government for completion of all infrastructure projects under transport, water supply, power, sports and health sectors which are required for the successful organization of Commonwealth Games in October. Environment issues and the Climate Changes Action Plan prepared by the
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DU gets costlier as many colleges hike fees
New Delhi, June 16 Some colleges that have gone in for fee hike include Hindu, Miranda House, St Stephen’s, Hansraj, Ramjas and SGTB Khalsa among others. The hike varies from a few hundred rupees to a few thousands. St Stephen’s has gone in for a substantial hike. The hostel fee has been hiked by Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000 while fee for day scholars has been increased by Rs 2,100 to Rs 2,200. The admission in charge at St Stephen’s College, Nandita Narain, said, “The hike has become necessary after the college requirements were reviewed. Infrastructure upgradation is being undertaken at all levels. Classrooms and hostels will be renovated.” Hindu College and SGTB Khalsa College have increased their annual fee by Rs 1,925 and Rs 1,905 respectively. Miranda House will charge Rs 500 more for all courses. It has cited information technology costs as the reason behind the fee hike. Shyam Lal College, Ramjas and Hansraj colleges have increased their fee by a few hundred rupees. Darshan Kaur Cheema, the admission in charge at Khalsa College, said, “We have gone in for a fee hike as several infrastructure projects have been initiated by the college this year. The commerce wing is being upgraded. Besides, the number of enrolments has seen an increase. Therefore, extra classrooms need to be built.” She added that the administrative block was being modified to construct more classrooms so that additional students could be accommodated. Other infrastructural developments at Khalsa College include facilities for library like air-conditioning and Internet, new equipment for labs and LCD projects for the science wing of the college. The admission in charge at Hindu College said, “It is true the college is going in for a substantial fee hike this year, the main reason being the added influx of students. This requires an upgradation of the infrastructure. Additional classrooms have to be built, hostels have to be upgraded and labs need better equipment.” Shalini Verma, a student of Miranda House, said, “There has been a fee hike by Rs 500. It is alright and not beyond our means. With the increase in the student intake, the college needs to upgrade its classrooms and other facilities. Additional classrooms are going to be built and the labs are also going to be upgraded.”
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Auto, taxi drivers demand fare hike within 2 days, threaten strike
New Delhi, June 16 With the announcement of the hike , the auto rickshaw and taxi union has asked the government to increase the fares of auto and taxi within two days. The union has threatened that if the government did not accept its demand, auto and taxi drivers of the city will go on strike . Rajinder Soni, president of the Delhi Auto and Taxi Union, said the government should double auto and taxi fares. At present, the auto fare for the first one kilometer is Rs 10 and Rs 4.50 per kilometer thereafter. Now, it should be increased to Rs 20 for the first one kilometer and Rs 8 per kilometer from the second kilometer onwards. Similarly, the taxi fare of Rs 15 for the first one kilometer should be increased to Rs 30 and for rest of the distance, the fare should be increased from Rs 8 to Rs 14 per kilometer, he said. Soni said, “Transport minister Arvinder Singh Lovely, at a meeting held in April, assured us of an increase in the auto and taxi fares. But he did nothing. If our demand is not accepted now, the auto and taxi drivers will go on strike.” Tomorrow, the auto and taxi drivers will stage a protest at Ajmeri Gate near New Delhi Railway Station. The general secretary of the BJP transport Prakoshth, Anand Trivedi, said he met special transport commissioner A. K. Singh last month and he assured him of an increase in the fares of auto and taxis. Trivedi said according to the announcement of Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), from today midnight, the price of CNG would rise by Rs 5.60 a kg to Rs 27.50 per kg in Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad. This has been done as per an understanding between the government and IGL, he said. “IGL and government today announced revision of CNG price in Delhi , Noida and Ghaziabad,” he said.
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Nanda’s servant gets 80% burns; no arrest
New Delhi, June 16 "Jineshwar Sharma is battling for life at the Safdarjung Hospital and has sustained 80 per cent burns," said Sudhir Kumar, Sharma's friend. Sharma (45) reportedly works as a cook for Anil Nanda, son of former Escorts Group chairman H.P. Nanda. Anil Nanda is the chairman of Akme Projects which has various real estate projects under way in the National Capital Region (NCR), Ludhiana, Goa and Bangalore. According to the police, while the family members of Sharma have alleged that he was being tortured, his employers maintain that Sharma got burnt in an accident. The incident was reported on June 9 when the Sadarjung Hospital authorities intimated the police about a person being brought with burn injuries. Additional commissioner of police (south-east Delhi) Virender Singh Chahal confirmed that a case of person sustaining burn injuries had been registered. A police official from the New Friends Colony police station revealed that Sharma was yet to give the statement and no person had been named in the FIR. |
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Bureaucrats calling shots, says INLD
Gurgaon, June 16 Arora pointed out that Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, who had proudly announced the abolition of house tax in the state, was now silent on the issue. INLD national vice-president Anantram Tanwar said the party would leave no stone unturned in getting the “unjust” decision of the local Municipal Corporation to impose exorbitant house tax on Gurgaon residents scrapped. Earlier, a large number of INLD workers assembled at the local gaushala ground, from where they marched in protest against the imposition of house tax and lack of uniform development. The protesters passed through various city roads and markets, raising slogans against the state and local municipal authorities. They also submitted a memorandum addressed to the Haryana Governor to local SDM Satyender Duhan in support of their demands.
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Ring Road robbers caught
New Delhi, June 16 The accused, who were arrested yesterday, have been identified as Sandeep and Jitender Kumar. According to the police, with their arrest, two cases of recent robberies have been worked out and a Santro car used in the robberies has been seized from the accused. According to R.S. Krishanai, additional CP (south-west), the duo was apprehended from near Brar Square on Ring Road while they were waiting for their other accomplices--Raj Kumar and Alam Singh According to Krishania, the gang had robbed one Jahid Khan on the night of June 11. Khan had reported that while he was waiting at the Dhula Kuan bus stop on Ring Road for some conveyance to reach his residence, one Santro car stopped near him. A boy came out of the car, pointed a sharp-edged weapon towards him and forced him to sit in their car. Three persons were already sitting in the car. "The boys frisked Jahid and took away Rs 2,800, mobile phone, ATM card, credit card, pen drive and his wrist watch," said Krishania. Another incident involving the same modus operandi occurred at Ring Road on the night of June 13. The accused have confessed to their involvement in both the cases. The police revealed that the accused used to go out in their Santro car after 10 pm to look for people in need of some conveyance on Ring Road and Outer Ring Road. Seeing some one alone, they would force him to sit in their car and then would loot him. If they found ATM cards, they would force the victim to withdraw cash for them. "They had robbed around 20-25 people on Ring Road from Punjabi Bagh to Dhula Kuan and on Outer Ring Road from Peera Garhi to Janakpuri since January 2010 in the same car, which is registered in the name of the father of Sandeep ," said Krishania.
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Cop told to search girl who married against parents’ consent
New Delhi, June 16 Chanchal married Gaurav Sharma on May 18 at a temple. Her father Kashi Ram Sharma lodged an FIR at the Vijay Vihar police station against
Gaurav, alleging that he had kidnapped his minor daughter. However, Chanchal claimed to be an adult and moved the Delhi High Court on May 31 seeking police protection. But, her plea was dismissed as the prosecution “wrongly” proved that she was a minor when she married
Gaurav. But the police found that according to Chanchal’s school certificates, her date of birth was May 12, 1992, which meant that she was 18 years and 6 days old on the date of her marriage. Additional sessions judge Kamini Lau directed the DCP to produce Chanchal before the court on June 19. The court also took note of the fact that the girl had earlier approached the high court, stating threat to her life from her parents. “Chanchal had previously approached the court apprehending danger to her life. And now she is not traceable. This is a matter of worry,” the court said. The matter came to the court after
Gaurav, arrested on June 10 on the complaint of Chanchal’s father, applied for bail.
The court had directed the police to produce the girl today, but the investigating officer said that she was handed over to her family, which claimed that she was missing. |
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Vehicles chocking Noida built
Noida, June 16 Some 5 lakh vehicles ply in the district daily, of which 50 per cent are from other states. About 80 per cent of these vehicles are from Delhi and Haryana. These swanky bikes and luxury cars are indicative of the prosperity of the middle class, but this large vehicle population has created a big problem for the traffic and parking in the towns. In GB Nagar only, for a population of 14 lakh, the number of vehicles has crossed 5 lakh. G.B. Nagar boasts of being an education, IT and software, entertainment hub and lately commercial complexes. The number of vehicles is enormous due to these factors. With a new road that will be used to enter Greater Noida from Sector-71 and Trans Hindon, the vehicular flow through the city roads is set to increase further. According to ARTO, Jai Shankar Tiwari, 2.3 lakh vehicles have been registered since 1997 when GB Nagar district was made. Over 20& of the vehicles have been bought by Noida residents from Faridabad as Haryana has more attractive tax structure. These vehicles are registered in Faridabad, Palwal, Gurgaon but ply in Noida. Of the total number of vehicles, the ARTO, Noida, has registered 30 per cent cars and 50 per cent three-wheelers. All this is adding to chaos on roads and clashes for parking space. People feel that the number of traffic police is too less to cope with the problem.
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Aerial fireworks to light up Games
New Delhi, June 16 The work for the same has been awarded to an Australian firm ‘Howard and
Sonsh’ as the company was also involved in the fireworks display during the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. “We have planned to begin the ceremonies with aerial fireworks from the stadium roof which might be for five to ten minutes. They would be amazingly beautiful and stunning as the curtains will fall on the night,” said a senior official in
OC. The OC chose Australian firm over many Indian firms that also fought intensely for the contract, as according to the officials, only an experienced firm could have been appointed. The fireworks will be triggered by a computer or a time code as required. The ground work for the two events will begin almost a month in advance. The firm will start installing the rigging and firing points on September 13. There will be two full dress rehearsals on September 29 and October 1 before the events. |
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Gurgaon Metro opens on June 21
New Delhi, June 16 The trains on this 14.47-kilometer-long corridor will initially run at a frequency of twelve minutes from 6 am to 11pm. In the beginning, five trains will be pressed into service and the number will be increased gradually. The elevated corridor will have ten stations— Qutab Minar, Chhattarpur, Sultanpur, Ghitorni, Arjangarh, Guru Dronacharya, Sikanderpur, MG Road, IFFCO Chowk and HUDA City Centre. The trains will not stop at the Chhattarpur station for now, as the station is likely to open for public in August. The construction work of the station was delayed as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation got the land only in October last year. The corridor got the statutory safety clearance from the commissioner of Metro rail safety (CMRS) on June 11 after he inspected the entire stretch on June 9 and 10. |
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Man shoots at mother for property
New Delhi, June 16 The incident was reported around 5 pm from Durgapuri Beesfeeta road. "Sita Devi was standing outside her house when her son Sunil came with his brother-in-law Deepak on a motorcycle and shot at her. She received a bullet injury on her back and has been admitted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital. She is out of danger and her condition is stable," said a police official. Sunil and Deepak are reportedly absconding. The police has registered a case against Sunil and Deepak. Sunil wanted his mother to register the house where she lived in his name.
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Honour killing: Three more arrested
New Delhi, June 16 Those arrested are: Asha’s mother Maya , cousin brother Sanjeev and aunty Khushboo. All the accused will be produced before the court tomorrow. Yesterday, the police had arrested Asha’s father and uncle, who showed no regret over their deed. |
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10 out of nation’s 21 polio cases from UP
Greater Noida, June 16 In view of this, polio drops to be administered during the next polio campaign on June 20 will have more potency to fight P-1 and P-3 viruses, said deputy CMO Dr Anil Kumar. Dr Kumar said 21 new polio cases had been detected in the country since January, which included 17 cases of P-3 and four of P-1 viruses. Out of these 21 cases, 10 have been detected in UP and are all cases of P-3 virus, he added. Kumar said Anganwadi workers and vaccinators had been asked to bring maximum number of kids up to the age of 5 years for polio drops on June 20. Besides, a door-to-door campaign will also be conducted, Kumar added. |
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Family held captive, Rs 11 lakh robbed
Greater Noida, June 16 The scrap merchant, Islamuddin, of Nai Abadi in Dadri, was asleep when the robbers entered the house. According to Islamuddin, his mother suddenly fell ill in the night and when he came out of his room to see her, about a dozen armed bandits put a revolver on his forehead and then made everybody captive. The dacoits brought him to the second floor and repeatedly asked him about Rs 50 lakh. All inmates were beaten up and tied. The intruders then ransacked the house and took away Rs 30,000 and jewellery worth Rs 11 lakh, which Islamuddin had got for his sister’s marriage. The involvement of some insider is suspected. |
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