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CAG seizes Games files;
BJP seeks Sheila’s ouster
Ajay Chautala denied permission
to go to US for surgery
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HC disposes of 2 pleas on CWG graft
Usha Rani, who is implanted with the new pacemaker, at a press conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. Tribune photo
Badarpur Metro corridor to be ready by month-end
Mayor writes to L-G over
road rights
Rise in excise revenue collection
Servant held for robbery
Crime File
Emaar’s Rs 183-cr bank guarantee confiscated
Polythene factory catches fire
Hospital worker dies while cleaning sewer
Court order in Sajjan case today
11 buildings razed in demolition drive
Jailed for murder bid
5 Gzb students held for drug trafficking
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CAG seizes Games files;
BJP seeks Sheila’s ouster
New Delhi, October 20 The meeting will be held tomorrow. All the CWG projects will be discussed in the meeting, sources said. The CWG financial bungling is also being investigated by the CBI and the CVC. The CVC had already said that good material was not used in the construction of the Games projects. Meanwhile, the Delhi BJP demanded removal of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for impartial investigation. Addressing a conference, Delhi BJP chief Vijender Gupta said that merely blaming Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi was not right. There should be a thorough enquiry into the case whether it is OC, Delhi government, MCD or NDMC. He said that officers involved in the construction work should also be questioned. Passports of all the tainted persons should be confiscated. Vijender demanded that the case be probed by the Joint Parliamentary Committee. While a drama of enquiry is being enacted, corrupt contractors and others are being paid continuously. All the payments related to the Games should be stopped immediately. He said that as per information received through RTI, the Delhi government had indulged in corruption of hundreds of crores of rupees in two projects. The estimated cost of one such project was Rs 352 crore. But it was increased to Rs 433 crore. The CVC in its enquiry has also found that for the Ring Road bypass constructed by the PWD, the estimated cost was Rs 172 crore which was increased to Rs 214 crore. |
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Ajay Chautala denied permission
to go to US for surgery
New Delhi, October 20 Special CBI judge P S Teji allowed the plea of 75-year-old Om Prakash
Chautala, an MLA, to go to Vietnam to participate in a conference between October 20 and 30. He is facing charges for allegedly possessing disproportionate assets. However, the court directed him to appear before it on November 1 and submit his passport. Meanwhile, Ajay Chautala who wanted to go to the US for a month for the treatment of his knee was denied permission by the court. The court relied on the CBI's statement which vehemently opposed the plea, saying that the case is at a crucial stage. The CBI had on March 26 filed the chargesheet against Om Prakash Chautala for possessing assets worth Rs 6
crore, disproportionate to the known sources of his income, between 1993 and 2006. The CBI had registered a case in a court here in April 2006 and searched 24 premises of the Chautalas in Delhi,
Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh during which it had seized Rs 13 lakh in cash and frozen five bank accounts containing Rs 1.34 crore belonging to Chautala and his family. The probe agency had filed chargesheets against the two sons of
Chautala, Ajay and Abhay Singh, both Haryana MLAs. According to the chargesheet against Ajay, he was in possession of assets worth Rs 27.74
crore--339 per cent more than his income of Rs 8.17 crore--between 1993 and 2006. The chargesheet filed against Abhay alleged his assets were 522 per cent more than his income of Rs 22.89
crore, as per the income tax records during the check period from 2000 to 2005. The agency claimed to have found Rs 119.69 crore worth of assets during the raids. |
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HC disposes of 2 pleas on CWG graft
New Delhi, October 20 The second petition, filed by lawyer Ajay Aggarwal on September 29, sought an independent audit of the works and sealing of records pertaining to tenders, work measurement and expenses above Rs 1 lakh related to the Games. Aggarwal had also demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged irregularities in the multi-million-rupee deals for the Games preparations. Besides Games organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi, Aggarwal had made the cabinet secretary, the youth affairs and the sports secretary, and the CBI as respondents. But the bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan said that the petitioner could file documents related to any evidence in the matter before a committee appointed by the government to look into the graft allegations. However, the bench allowed the petitioner to approach the court after the enquiry. This morning, the bench had disposed of a petition filed by former Indian Administration Service (IAS) officer Arun Bhatia on the same grounds. Bhatia had sought an inquiry into the alleged misappropriation of funds in the CWG. The court advised him that he could file the related documents before the committee looking into the graft allegations, and said that he could approach the court after the probe.
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Advanced pacemaker for heart patients
New Delhi, October 20 Here is a new range of advanced bradycardia sytem-ProMRI, which was launched today in the Capital and would now be available at an economical price. The very fact that the new pacemaker series has a single chamber option, the cardiac patients who need to go for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) could go ahead with it. Brought out by Biotronik company, the new series having two dual chambers and two single unit devices being compatiable with MRI scans under some specific conditions can thus be of great benefit to the bradycardia patients. According to professor Mohan Nair, director of electrophysiology and arrhythmia services and chief of cardiology, Max Healthcare, given the MRI compatiability and unique feature like closed loop stimulation and home monitoring, the pacemaker is complete in itself. Sometime back, suffering from rheumatic heart disorder, Usha Rani (56 years) reported with severe palpitations, which were associated with breathlessness and giddyness and now she is leading a healthy life after the implant, said Dr Nair.
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Badarpur Metro corridor to be ready by month-end
New Delhi, October 20 The line will aid the travel mostly of the service class in the city, a big chunk of which lives in Badarpur. Besides, it will help Faridabad residents as they will now be able to board the Metro at Badarpur and reach Delhi or Gurgaon. Though the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had set October 12 as the deadline for the completion of the entire corridor, work could not be carried out in full swing due to the international sports event. Besides, the clearance for security on the line was not received in time. Now, October-end has been set as the new deadline for the completion of the line. The DMRC is hopeful that the deadline will not be extended this time around. Work related to passenger amenities is being carried out at the remaining three stations on the corridor ahead of Sarita Vihar, including Mohan Estate, Tughlaqabad and Badarpur. The DMRC is also planning to put up foot overbridges at Metro stations like -- Jasola, Sarita Vihar and Mohan Estate. A foot overbridge (FOB) at Jasola Metro station, linking it to the Apollo Hospital, will help passengers as the station is next to the highway and traffic moves non-stop on the stretch. Another FOB is being designed at Sarita Vihar by the DMRC’s chief architect. Construction is considered a challenge here as a high-tension power line runs over the stretch and power has to be cut to carry out work, officials said. DMRC director (projects) Kumar Keshav said, "We could not do much during the Games as we had to be sure that traffic and normal routine on roads is not hampered. But post the event, work has been picking up pace. However, with a part of the corridor operational till Sarita Vihar, the remaining work can be carried out only during the night when blocks (power is switched off on the tracks) are taken. Due to this, work can be carried out only for short periods. We are hopeful that it will be completed this month."
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Mayor writes to L-G over
road rights
New Delhi, October 20 He said roads in rural areas come under the jurisdiction of the MCD and the state government did not have the right to interfere in its working. In his letter, Sawhney said that MCD is doing good work and all the roads maintained by it are in good condition. Standing committee chairman Yogender Chandolia, also demanded that Raj Kumar Chauhan, public works minister, should withdraw his statement regarding taking over of the municipal corporation roads in rural areas. He held the continuous and extended rainfall responsible for the potholes on the roads that lasted till the end of September this year. "The spots and roads stated to be not attended by the corporation in the rural areas are doctored. Due to unprecedented rains almost all the roads in Delhi have been damaged. The position of the roads maintained by the state government is even comparatively worst," said Chandolia. Quoting the provisions of the DMC Act, Chandolia said that all the public streets including pavements, are vested in the corporation and their maintenance is under the control of the MCD Commissioner. "It is the obligatory function of the corporation to construct, maintain, improve and develop the roads, bridges etc and provide street lighting on the roads," he said. The corporation has made a provision of Rs. 400 lakh and Rs 9,500 lakh for road restoration and maintenance in its annual budget. A provision of Rs 21500 lakh has also been made for the consumption cost of electric energy for street lighting. |
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Rise in excise revenue collection
New Delhi, October 20 Delhi excise minister A. K. Walia said that the government's excise revenue collection had increased to Rs 982.24 crore in this fiscal year. This is an increase of nearly 25 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year. The excise collection last year was only Rs 787.17 crore. The sale of IMFL from April 1 to October 13 was 38, 36, 500 bottles on which excise duty was Rs 494.14 crore while during the same period in the corresponding years, the number of bottles sold was 34,26.898 and the revenue collection was Rs 417.61 crore. When the sales and excise duty collection is compared month-wise, it is noted that there is growth both in sales and excise duty collection in each month of 2010-11 over the corresponding month of 2009-10 except in October 2010. In the first half of October, the sale of liquor was low, but the demand has increased now, Walia added.
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Servant held for robbery
New Delhi, October 20 The arrests were made after investigations were taken up in a robbery committed in the house of a senior citizen at Hauz Khas. The police has seized a gold bracelet, a diamond ring, two mobile phones and some cash from the accused. On October 4, the police received information that three persons had allegedly barged into the house of a senior citizen Mahesh Chand Sharma in Sona Apartment of Hauz Khas and committed the robbery at knifepoint. They ransacked the house and fled with Rs 70,000 and jewellery, the police said. Investigations revealed that Sharma's servant Dinesh Yadav had gone out, leaving the main door open. Dinesh came under the scanner. He had been working in the house for four or five months and had won the confidence of the old couple. Dinesh had left the house just 10 minutes before the incident took place, said a senior police official. When the police tried to locate Dinesh, he was absconding and his phone was switched off.
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Boy killed after being sodomised
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, October 20 His body was found in the park at Sanjay Jheel around 10 am. "There were no clothes on the body. So we suspect it to be a case of sodomy. However, we have to wait for the postmortem report to ascertain the exact cause of death," the official said. A case has been registered. Cops clueless about trader's death
The police investigating the death of 51-year-old businessman Ramnath
Singla, who was found dead inside his car parked yesterday, is still working about the motive behind his murder. According to the police, there were injury marks on Singla's body and some of his valuables were missing.
"Singla's wallet and gold chain were missing. But we are not sure if the motive behind the murder was robbery. We are working from the business and personal rivalry angles," said a senior police official from the district. |
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Emaar’s Rs 183-cr bank guarantee confiscated
New Delhi, October 20 According to a source in the urban development ministry, the amount was provided by the builder as bank guarantee. The DDA will now take legal action against Emaar-MGF for the recovery of expenditure above the guarantee, the source added. After union Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy asked for a report from the DDA on October 7 on the issue, the agency submitted an interim report to the ministry that there were "irregularities" and "deficiencies" in the work done by the company, the source in the ministry said. The 1,168 flats in the Village were built at a cost of over Rs 1,000 crore and the project was delayed. The work to maintain cleanliness in the village continued even after athletes and delegates started arriving.
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Polythene factory catches fire
Faridabad, October 20 The cause of the blaze in Split India Company Ltd, located along Delhi-Mathura national highway, was said to be short-circuit in the cables. No worker was present when the incident took place. There was no casualty or injury to any person. According to the owner of the firm, Satish Sareen, the exact loss of property was yet to be computed. The unit makes polythene products. Finished product was stored in three godowns. The fire broke out in one of them and it soon spread to other areas engulfing all the godowns. The product was inflammatory which aggravated the problem. Senior police officials reached the spot. However, no case has been registered so far. The police said that it was investigating the cause of the accident.
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Hospital worker dies while cleaning sewer
New Delhi, October 20 According to the police, Mahesh was admitted to LRMTB hospital in an unconscious state where he died later in the night. According to information, Mahesh went down the sewer around 11 am yesterday and fell unconscious. He was pulled out by his colleagues and admitted in the hospital where he died in the night. A resident of the Garhi area, Mahesh is survived by four children and wife. Relatives and friends of the victim raised slogans against the hospital, alleging its carelessness in the matter. "They have alleged that Mahesh could have been saved if doctors at the hospital provided him prompt first aid. However, they did not and he died," said a police official from Mehrauli police station, adding that the matter is being investigated. |
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Court order in Sajjan case today
New Delhi, October 20 District judge S K Sarvaria will pronounce the order in Rohini district courts. The court had reserved its order on the application filed by the prosecutor seeking a direction with regard to the chargesheet against Kumar. On April 21, the prosecution had said before the court that the chargesheet against the former MP was prepared, but never brought before a judge.
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11 buildings razed in demolition drive
New Delhi, October 20 The drive gained momentum with the demolition action taken against 11 properties, including those in parts of south
Delhi. Different properties in the city were brought down, while at some buildings the only portions were punctured and were made inhabitable. The MCD said that the drive was earlier postponed due to the Commonwealth Games. According to MCD officers, police force was not available for several days due to the games for carrying out demolition. The corporation demolished a number of unauthorised structures in south Delhi in South Extension, Lajpat Nagar, Pul Prahladpur, Sarita Vihar, Madanpur Khadar, Govindpuri and Shyam
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Jailed for murder bid
New Delhi, October 20 Additional sessions judge J.R. Aryan convicted Suresh, saying, "I find a lenient view deserves to be taken on the sentence as the convict is a widower and has to look after his four minor children." The court acquitted three other men accused of the same chargesdue to the lack of evidence. However, the court said that Suresh will have to think about reforming himself. On October 1, 2006, Suresh along with the other three had stabbed Veer Singh in Sangam Vihar area. |
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5 Gzb students held for drug trafficking
Ghaziabad, October 20 The students have been identified as Kapil
Tyagi, Akash Tyagi of Modinagar-based K.N. Modi Institute of Engineering & Technology and Vikas Tyagi of DJ Engineering College. The others arrested are Rajendra Kumar, Manish, Jagmohan and
Pankaj. — IANS |
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Decomposed body found
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