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Police chief thanks public
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Slain Jamia student’s family cries for justice
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Youth, expecting woman commit suicide
Missing baby found murdered
Flood victims to get relief
by Divali
Traders seek cut in market fee
Scolded for affair, teenager burns self
Shera theme park soon
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Police chief thanks public
for Games success
New Delhi, October 16 Even as home minister P Chidambaram today lauded Delhi police for its role in the successful organization of Games, the city police chief Y S Dadwal chose to credit the residents of the Capital for their cooperation to the police in securing the Games. “I am grateful to the public of Delhi for the support that they gave us in maintaining traffic discipline and keeping a keen watch under the ‘Eyes and Ears’ scheme. I am also grateful to the traders’ associations, hotels, cinemas, mall managements, etc. who helped us take comprehensive measures to ensure the security of public places,” said Dadwal during an interaction with the media this afternoon. Crime rate dips
Dadwal revealed that the city witnessed 46.4% fall in heinous crimes compared to the corresponding 12 days last year. “The crime remained under control and in fact there was a fall of 46.4 per cent with 38 heinous offences being reported against 71 during the comparative period last year. The incidents of murder fell by 52 per cent—from 19 in the corresponding period of last year to 9 this year,” said Dadwal, adding that the total fall in IPC crime was 24.5 per cent. The city also witnessed a decline in fatal accidents. Lauding the role of traffic police and appreciating the cooperation of commuters vis-a-vis lane restrictions, Dadwal said that he was happy that only 2,291 vehicles have been challaned while notices issued to 315 vehicles and only 29 vehicles impounded. “It was heartening to see the spontaneous response of the Delhi motorists who cooperated during the restrictions,” he said. 9 cases at
Games Village
The police registered nine cases and made 15 non-cognisable entries at the police station set up at the Games Village. According to information, all the nine cases deal with currency, accreditation cards, mobile phones and passports. The victims included Indian bronze medal winner Seema Antil who lost her accreditation card, athlete N V Nishad Kumar who misplaced his wallet containing Rs 7,000, driving licence and identity card and synchronized diver Avani Dave who lost her mobile phone. Athlete Chandrodaya Narain Singh lost his accreditation card. “We have registered nine cases. Except for two cases, most of them are petty thefts,” said Dadwal. With regard to foreign athletes, the most prominent case registered was that of a Welsh athlete’s complaint that an unknown person harassed her and wanted her photograph. Another case was registered as three Ugandan officials were injured after the accidental activation of tyre-killer. “It could be a technical fault and a team of engineers is working on it,” said the officer. Pakistan chef de mission S M A Shah also approached the police after about 550 dollars went missing from his cupboard while he was out for breakfast. Six other cases were registered on the complaints of officials from England, Australia and the Bahamas. J N Durhan of Trinidad and Tobacco reported that she had misplaced a bag containing her make-up kit and phone charger while Christian Campell of Seirra Leopne claimed he lost a team leader guide, USD 20 and Rs 500 while he was out for dinner. |
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Slain Jamia student’s family cries for justice
New Delhi, October 16 There is no point of satisfaction till all the accused get arrested, he added. A day after the 19-year-old Shahrukh was beaten to death by four expelled university students, the Delhi police arrested the two accused--Sahil and Aijas. The arrested duo had been expelled from the university on charges of eve-teasing a year ago, but they often visited the campus. The police says that the accused were apparently taking revenge for a scuffle they had with Shahrukh over the use of an escalator in the college some days back. The other two absconding accused are Rashid and Hasin. Senior police officials say that they are still carrying the investigations. We are trying our best to find the other two accused, said the SHO of Jamia Nagar. Meanwhile, unsatisfied with the progress, the family of the deceased is planning to hold a candlelight march. "Everything is prepared. The posters, banners, hoardings and placards all are ready. We will initiate a 'fight for justice'. All the students of Jamia University and Jamia school are supporting us. They will also take part in our fight to provide justice to my brother," said Saima Parvez, Shahrukh's cousin. "It is disheartening to know that the police is not able to arrest the other two accused when they are not professional killers, but just college students. My child was innocent and I will fight for justice ," said Shahrukh's father, Adil Shaheer, with tears in his eyes. Shaheer is a yoga teacher in the Jamia school. Shahrukh's brother Adil, a class 11th student at the Jamia school, who is also a witness to the incident, says, "When I reached the spot, the accused were fleeing . My brother was lying on the road. Nobody came to our help. Even the guard didn't intervene. I wish I had reached a little earlier." Shahrukh was a first year student of Jamia Millia. He was allegedly called from his classroom and beaten to death near the Ansari health club outside the Jamia campus.
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Delhi Diary
Thousands of Delhi police personnel, especially the constabulary who slogged the most during the Games and complained of long duty hours with little time for even food, changed their opinion about the mega event as it drew to a close. Words like country's honour and nation's pride are part of their conversation these days when you ask them if they faced any difficulty. A police official at the Games Village said he felt lucky to have been part of the Games security. Interacting with athletes and officials from abroad regarding their security concerns was helpful and he felt proud that the police could provide them with security. Athletes enjoy Taj
Hundreds of CWG athletes who would leave New Delhi have fond memories of their stay in India. And they thank the Indian Railways for it. The Railways made special arrangements for them to savour the beauty of the Taj Mahal in Agra. Officials say close to half of the total attendance of foreign athletes and Games officials took the special Taj Commonwealth Games Express. As the Games drew to a close, more athletes wanted to avail themselves of the Taj trip and the Railways had to add extra coaches on October 13. It was the first Indian journey for many of them and they did not want to miss the chance of seeing this wonder of the world. No debate over better healthcare
The legacy of the CWG to the Capital would be debated for a long time to come. However, there is one legacy which is unlikely to be disputed by many and it is the improved healthcare facilities. There is a new sports injury centre at the Safdarjung Hospital which would also tend to the common man. Almost all government hospitals -- AIIMS, GB Pant, Ram Manohar Lohia, -- have more beds and better healthcare facilities today than what they had two months ago. In normal course of time, it would have taken the government many years to add these facilities. Ministers
disappointed
Many Delhi government ministers are unhappy with the CWG Organising Committee for ignoring them on several occasions, particularly when medals were presented to athletes. Only Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and public works minister Rajkumar Chauhan had got a few opportunities to congratulate the winning athletes. Many ministers said they were assured of the honour but their turn did not materialise. A senior Congress leader said many ministers had gone out of their way to get things done for the OC in the hope that they would be showered with passes and the honour of giving away medals to winning athletes. It never happened. No barrier
for faith
They say faith has no barrier. The devotees of Pathwari Mata have testified to this in the past few months. They continue to offer prayers at the site of the temple at Ashok Vihar even after its demolition by the Delhi Development Authority. No deities are there but it has not stopped the devotees from turning up at the place in large numbers, particularly during the Navratras. A Muslim activist, Rifakat Ali, has taken up cudgels for the devotees and approached the authorities, asking them to return the seized deities and allow the devotees to make the temple again. Maintaining that it is a hallowed place for them, devotees go about their puja rituals in the midst of the remains of the temple. (Contributed by Sandeep Yadav, Kumar Rakesh, Rashi Agarwal, Syed Ali Ahmed) |
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Youth, expecting woman commit suicide
New Delhi, October 16 A 20-year-old youth committed suicide after a dispute with his family members this morning in the Bharat Nagar area of northwest Delhi. The deceased has been identified as Rohit Gupta, son of Mukesh and Rekha, the police said. The incident was reported around 9 am from the house number K/426, J J Colony in the Bharat Nagar area. "When we reached the spot, Rohit's body was hanging from a ceiling fan at his residence," said a police officer. He was rushed to Babu Jagjeevan Ram Hospital where he was declared brought dead, he added. According to the police, Rohit was on the second floor of their three-storeyed residence when his mother, Rekha asked him to do some work. A heated argument then ensued between them with Mukesh and his other son taking stand against Rohit. Angry with it, Rohit came down and hanged himself in one of the rooms. In yet another incident of suicide, a 24-year-old pregnant woman, identified as Sangeeta, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her residence in the Jagatpuri area of east district after a quarrel with her husband, Jagdish this morning. "Sangeeta, who had been pregnant for four months, was rushed to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital where she was declared brought dead," said a police officer. Primary investigation revealed that the deceased's husband is a drunkard. Further investigation is on.
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Missing baby found murdered
New Delhi, October 16 According to the police, the girl, Rupali, daughter of one Prakash Singh, had left house yesterday morning for her neighbourhood to celebrate Navratras and had been missing since. Singh lodged a missing complaint last evening. Even as the police launched a search, Ruapli was found dead in a park with strangulation marks on her neck. "The body was discovered in a park in Swaroop Nagar by morning walkers. The girl had marks on her neck and she was probably strangulated. The body has been sent to the Jagjivan Ram Hospital for postmortem," said a police official, adding that a person, Vijay, had been detained. According to information, Singh suspects Vijay. "Vijay wants to marry Singh's sister, who does not like him. The two often had fights in the past. Vijay lives in Singh's neighbourhood. We have detained him and are questioning him," said a police official denying any arrest. |
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Flood victims to get relief
by Divali
Faridabad, October 16 According to the district revenue officer (DRO), Faridabad, Manjit Singh, flood waters from the Yamuna entered about 30 villages in this district and damages to standing crops in varying degrees took place in about 3,000 acres. The villages like Majhauli, Mahawatpur, Sheikpur and Lalpur falling in the low-lying areas along the banks of the Yamuna were worst affected. Meanwhile, the district administration has also initiated survey to repair the banks which suffered minor breaches at the time when the river was overflowing. The repair works include strengthening the banks of the river and setting up "studs" along the vulnerable spots to ensure that water from the Yamuna did not enter the villages. Besides, based on the experience of the biggest-ever discharge of storm water in the Yamuna during the monsoon, the administration is conducting a study to take flood control measures. |
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Traders seek cut in market fee
Faridabad, October 16 The demands were made at a meeting of the Faridabad unit of the Haryana Pradesh Vyapaar Mandal in which the state office-bearers of the organisation also took part. The meeting, presided over by the president of the Haryana Pradesh Vyapaar Mandal, Bajran Garg, lamented that in the present scheme of things, the traders who made the wholesale purchase of cotton and paddy from the farmers had to be pay four per cent market fee to the Marketing Board. In the final analysis, it was the farmers and the common man who suffered as some of the burden of the market fee got transferred to them. Giving details of the meeting, Garg said that the Vayapaar Mandal wanted reduction of the market fee by half the amount of the present rate. With regard to imposing additional charge on the industrial units which wanted power supply even during the "peak load period", the Mandal expressed the view that the industry was trying to compete at a global level and the additional charges only acted as obstacles. Referring to the industrial scene in Haryana, Garg disclosed that the Haryana government would further simplify the rules and procedures of its present industrial policy. Garg said that the policies of the Haryana government were conducive to rapid industrialisation of the state.
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Scolded for affair, teenager burns self
Ghaziabad, October 16 The class IX student had left home two days back and her mother, who found the behaviour objectionable, slapped her when she returned, the police said. After being confined to her home, Gudia committed suicide yesterday by pouring kerosene and setting herself ablaze in Rajiv Colony, the cops said. On seeing smoke emanating from Gudia's house, neighbours came rushing and found her burning herself. She was taken to hospital but was declared brought dead.
-- PTI Driver killed
Ghaziabad, October 16 The deceased has been identified as Yasin (50) . Coips suspect that Yasin was strangled to death yesterday by the truck helper, Prem. The body has been sent for postmortem.
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Shera theme park soon
New Delhi, October 16 "Shera's popularity has been immense and we are thinking of creating a Shera ghar, like a theme park, dedicated to him with all the memorabilia. It will be something which the people will remember the Games by," the official said. The memorabilia will consist of merchandise like mugs, bottles, t-shirts, scarves, vuvuzelas and the likes with Shera imprinted on it. The merchandise has been greatly popular with the people of Delhi as well as among tourists and athletes.— IANS Metro update
New Delhi, October 16 "From tomorrow till October 24, services on the line will begin at 7 am instead of the usual 6 am," a DMRC spokesman said.— TNS |
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