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Games streetlighting scam
Relieve CM, Gill, Kalmadi of CWG duties: BJP
Jamia readies sports complex for Games
Upgraded at Rs 42 cr, complex to be used for practice sessions of rugby, TT |
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Drain to stop waterlogging around IGI Airport
Ex-staffer alleges obscene MMS, blackmail by colleague
Cop held for molesting colleague
9-yr-old falls in pit, dies
Man posing as cop nabbed
Teacher held making forged certificates
Bihar police gets custody of boy who eloped
with girl
Kanwaria electrocuted
2 overbridges planned
17 new cases of H1N1
Rains likely
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Games streetlighting scam
New Delhi, August 3 The CBI today registered case against some MCD officials and a private firm for alleged irregularities in a streetlighting project undertaken by the civic body ahead of the Commonwealth Games (CWG). "There is no point taking any action till the CBI comes out with its report on the case," said the mayor. However, the leaders in the corporation have reacted strongly to the move. "It is not only the MCD that has been found guilty of the charges, even the agencies like Public Works Department (PWD) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has been found involved in financial irregularities. But no cases have been registered against them," said Subhash Arya, Leader of House in MCD. The CBI move comes after the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) wrote to the agency to register a corruption case against some MCD officials in connection with irregularities in a tender issued for a CWG project worth several crore. While on the other side, the MCD has claimed that CWG projects are likely to be completed by 30 August. The status of the works was reviewed at the meeting of works committee. "Repeated delay and failing in completion of works by contractor was taken seriously. Illegal road cutting continuously was also matter of concern in the meeting," said Jagdish Mamgain, chairman of the committee. He said that the parking facilities in the vicinity of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and at the training venue of DPS, R.K. Puram, is likely to be completed by August 10. Approach roads of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Thyagaraj Stadium, R.K Khanna Stadium, Dr. Karni Singh shooting range and Chattharshal Stadium are in progress and likely to be complete by August 31. "Upgradation works on roads and lanes around hotels and guest houses in Paharganj, Karol Bagh and city zones are also likely to be completed by August-end. Out of the 808 waterless urinals in different zones, the construction of 445 waterless urinals is in progress and is likely to be completed by August. 30 and 206 urinals have already been completed," he said. |
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Relieve CM, Gill, Kalmadi of CWG duties: BJP
New Delhi, August 3 Delhi BJP chief Vijender Gupta and former BJP national president Venkaiah Naidu in a conference urged the government to appoint a time-bound judicial commission to probe into the bungling. They alleged that the Queen's Baton Relay bungling by two members of the organising committee (OC) had come to light which proved that public money was being looted in the name of Games. The leaders said on April 29, Kalmadi had written a letter to the sports ministry, defending both the OC members. However, they were not included in the team visiting Australia for Queen's Baton Relay. Gupta alleged that the government had deliberately delayed the construction of Games projects. Now, the projects were being completed in haste. They further alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi were deliberately avoiding inaugurating the stadiums or sports complex, so that when the corruption came to light they may defend themselves by saying that they had not inaugurated any of them. The CVC, CAG, CBI, Indian High Commission in London and other government agencies have already started exposing the corruption. The Delhi government has diverted the Rs 744.35 crore allotted for SC, ST and minority welfare to the sports projects.
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Jamia readies sports complex for Games
New Delhi, August 3 At considerable cost, Jamia Millia Islamia has completed the construction of the Jamia Millia Islamia Sports Complex, a practice venue for the Commonwealth Games. The complex is scheduled to be inaugurated on August 4. The Jamia Sports Complex will be used by players for practice sessions for rugby and table tennis. Towards this, the sports infrastructure has been upgraded at a cost of Rs 42 crore. The multipurpose hall has been refurbished and upgraded. This includes changing of the roof, reinforcing the walls, changing the flooring, improving the façade, air-conditioning, lighting and acoustics etc to bring it up to international standards. Dr Simi Malhotra, Jamia spokesperson informs, "Jamia has been preparing for the Commonwealth Games in a major way. We have readied a state-of-the-art sports complex with all facilities at a massive cost of Rs 42 crore. The cricket ground has also been refurbished, a combined services complex has been built and the tennis and volleyball grounds have been upgraded. We have completed the sports projects in time and are ready for the games." The cricket ground has also been upgraded to make it ready for practising rugby. This ground has a new drainage system, a relaid turf, flood lighting and a synthetic walking track on its perimeter. A combined services complex has also come up. This has been merged with the multipurpose hall and has facilities like changing rooms, a fitness centre, coordinators' room, athletes' waiting lounge, stores for playing equipment, meeting and briefing room, physiotherapy and massage rooms, medical room, cafeteria and ice bath. The adjoining tennis and volley ball grounds have been upgraded to international level to serve as venue for recreational games for the athletes. The periphery of the complex has been strengthened to provide adequate security. The facilities have full power back-up and emergency lighting. Similarly, arrangements have been made for drainage and provision of quality drinking water for the athletes. The university has made elaborate plans for the post-games use of the above facilities. It has drawn up a plan for training of students in various outdoor and indoor games. The Sports Authority of India has also identified Jamia Millia Islamia as its extension centre. In addition, Jamia plans to tie up with federations and other specialised bodies to provide specialised coaching in tennis, badminton, basket ball and volleyball to start with.
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Drain to stop waterlogging around IGI Airport
New Delhi, August 3 The relief comes as the 7-km-long stretch of Mahipalpur-Najafgarh drain has been declared operational and the construction agency DSC Ltd would very soon hand over the project to the Public Works Department. "The connectivity has been achieved a couple of days back and currently the finishing work is going on," said an official of DSC Ltd. Connecting the Najafgarh area along the IGI boundary wall from Mahipalpur to the Rewari railway track, the stretch, an extension of the Dwarka-Najafgarh drain, would ensure the smooth operation of the newly developed third runway at the Delhi airport. "The drain would clear the accumulated storm water from IGI Airport, thereby preventing waterlogging and disruption of air services. This is a crucial project and would actually stand as a backbone in the overall infrastructure of IGI Airport and surrounding areas. The "cut and cover" method used in constructing the drain would allow the top surface of the drain as a service road for the integrated freight complex," said the project head with DSC Ltd, K K Mutreja. Built at a cost of Rs 135 crore, the drain has been constructed across an area of 5,000 acres and the set-up has a combination of the state-of-the-art technologies, including pipe-pushing, box-pushing and laser-guided tunnelling techniques. Earlier in December last year, the first phase of the project, connecting Dwarka underpass to Najafgarh drain, was completed and the second phase covers the periphery of the entire airport. The drain has a capacity of discharging 1300 cusecs of water from the airport, 400 cusecs from Dwarka along with nearly 700 cusecs from the three villages located in the vicinity.
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Ex-staffer alleges obscene MMS, blackmail by colleague
Noida, August 3 "On her complaint, an FIR has been registered at Sector 58 police station today against the accused Abhijeet Sinha. Sinha's hometown is in Bihar. He was living at Kondli in Delhi. The victim is daughter of a retired sub-inspector, resident of Aligarh," said Hari Mohan Singh, SHO, Sector 58. "She stated in the complaint that two years ago, the accused, her assignment in-charge in the news channel, befriended her. Later, when she went to his house on some occasion, he drugged her and forced her to live with him. After a while, her parents arranged her marriage with another boy," said the SHO. "Investigations revealed that the accused was arrested by the Aligarh police on July 4 under IPC section 452, 354 and 506. Presently, he is on bail. He was forced to resign from the channel after this case," Singh added. Denying the allegations, the accused said today, "Ours was live-in relationship. In January 2009, she had left the job and since then, she had been living with me till June 1, 2010, when her father took her home when I asked him to get her married to me. Now using the police connections, false cases were lodged against me." |
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Cop held for molesting colleague
New Delhi, August 3 The incident took place in the building that houses the office of DCP (west) Sharad Aggarwal and Rajouri Garden police station on Sunday, a senior police official said. The woman ASI had come to the HAX office on Sunday to complete some work and the accused SI, Mukesh Chabra, allegedly asked her to come out. When she came out, he allegedly took out his mobile phone and showed her some obscene MMS clips, to which she objected. "Enraged with her objection, he allegedly molested her," the official added. The woman ASI freed herself from Chabra, rushed downstairs and filed a written complaint against him at the Rajouri Garden police station, he added. Chabra was arrested following investigations into the complaint. The police has registered a case under Sections 354 (outraging the modesty of woman) and 509 (acts intended to intrude into the privacy of woman) against him, the official said. |
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Man set afire by in-laws
New Delhi, August 3 The police said the incident was reported last night from Kichripur. Rajesh was along with his mother was allegedly attacked by some unknown men who accompanied his mother-in-law and her sister. According to information, Rajesh had married a girl living in his neighbourhood about two months ago. "Rajesh and his wife belong to different castes and they married against the wishes of the girl's family. After marriage they had escaped and stayed with some of Rajesh's relative. However, the two returned two days ago. There was some tension after their arrival and girl's family came to Rajesh's house last night where they were allegedly beaten up," said a police official. T)hough Rajesh's mother is alleging that her son was burnt by the attackers, it is yet to be confirmed. "We are investigating the matter. While his mother says Rajesh was burnt by girl's family, the accused say that Rajesh set himself afire. His condition is critical and not in the position to give any statement," said the official. A case has been registered on a complaint by Rajesh's mother Pushpa Rani Rajesh is admitted in GTB and is in a critical condition. "He was initially rushed to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital but later referred to GTB Hospital," said the police. Meanwhile, police has rounded up some of the accused including girl's mother and aunt. |
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9-yr-old falls in pit, dies
New Delhi, August 3 Lalit Kumar, a student of a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)-run school, today died after he allegedly fell in a 5-feet-deep pit full of water last evening. The pit lies on the land maintained by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). Lalit studied in class IV at an MCD-run school at Kakrola in Najafgarh. In an inspection conducted by the deputy commissioner of Najafgarh zone, it was found that the land where the accident took place pertains to the DDA. Lalit was allegedly drowned in the pit filled with rain water. "It appears that the student fell in the pit full of water near a private construction site which belonged to the DDA, while he was returning home yesterday evening after the school's dismissal," said a senior MCD official. The inspection further revealed that the vacant land was about 7 to 8 acres and comes under the DDA. "The boundary wall of the land is broken at some places. This site is used as a godown for stacking building material like-- stone assregate, bitumen drums, stone dust and kerb stones to name a few. A water tank too was there at the site. This site has many undulations and pits," said the deputy commissioner of the zone. The police fished out Lalit's body this morning and is investigating the matter.
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Man posing as cop nabbed
New Delhi, August 3 The accused Vikas from Sonepat in Haryana was apprehended on Singhu Border picket in outer Delhi on Sunday when he allegedly approached police personnel to allow his cousin carry passengers from the border to Haryana illegally. "He introduced himself as a Delhi police constable and produced an identity card of the Delhi police (PM security). The card produced by Vikas appeared forged," said DCP (outer) Chhaya Sharma. Vikas told the police that he had worked as a labourer with Rajpal, a contractor who used to take contracts for the maintenance of parks and carpets where the Prime Minister was scheduled to visit. "With the contractor's help, the PM security issued temporary passes of 2-3 days to carry out work at the venue. However, the passes were required to be submitted to the PM security, after the work was over. Vikas allegedly did not hand over his pass to the contractor. He introduced himself as a Delhi police constable (PM security) and used it in buses and parking places to save expenses," Sharma said, adding that Arvind who had worked with Rajpal had forged the identity card for Rs 200. Vikas holds a diploma in electrical branch. He is the son of a Class-IV employee in the Indian Air Force. He used to work with contractors on daily wages and sometimes as an electrician. |
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Teacher held making forged certificates
New Delhi, August 3 Their arrests were made after the police received information that Subhash was involved in preparing forged certificates of Board of High School and Intermediate Education, UP. Police officers posing as customers contacted Subhash and asked him to provide the certificate, marksheet, transfer certificate and character certificate of Intermediate Examination of 2006 in the name of Arun. Subhash agreed to do the job for Rs 5,000. A sum of Rs 400 was given to him in advance. On sustained interrogation, he revealed that accused Inder Pal Singh Sisodia has contacts with one Bharat Singh, who provided the blank documents and thereafter, they printed the documents according to requirements. Bharat Singh has been providing the forged documents for more than five years, the police said. On his disclosure, Sisodia was arrested and the police recovered a large number of forged certificates and marksheets of Board of High School and Intermediate Education, UP, from his house. Fake seals of different schools were recovered .
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Bihar police gets custody of boy who eloped
with girl
New Delhi, August 3 Chief metropolitan magistrate Kaveri Baweja allowed the plea of Bihar police, seeking the boy's custody, as he is to be produced before a court in Patna by August 5. In its application to the court, the Bihar police had stated that the accused had kidnapped a minor girl and her father had registered an FIR against him at the Digha police station in Patna on July 13. In his statement to the police, the accused had claimed that he did not kidnap the girl, in stead they had eloped after her family did not approve their relationship. The two first went to Ranchi and then to Kolkata where the girl withdrew some money using her mother's ATM card. Later, they went to Shimla. After that, they spent a few days in Manali. In Manali, the girl's father came to take her back, but they got married and eloped, the boy had said. He told the police that in Manali, a family had helped them in getting married. Later, the family took them to Amritsar and took over Rs 60,000 from them. The boy along with the 15-year-old girl then came to Delhi where they were apprehended from Paharganj on July 29. They were produced before a Juvenile Justice Board, which sent the boy to an observation home, while the girl was sent to a women's shelter home-- Nirmal Chhaya. |
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Kanwaria electrocuted
Ghaziabad, August 3 The deceased was identified as Kailash. He was resident of Alwar, Rajasthan, and was returning home after taking the Ganga water from Haridwar. He and his friends stayed at Muradnagar camp last night. When he went to the fields to attend the call of nature, he touched the fence wire which had high voltage current due to leakage. He was rushed to MMG Hospital but declared brought dead. |
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