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Research priority of new JNU VC
2 held for duping women on pretext of marriage
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Woman burnt; parents allege dowry death
2 flee with van carrying
Rs 67 lakh ATM money
Strangled by friends after drinks
Four snatchers held
Gt Noida turns 21, but lacks basic facilities
Addl SHO thrashes youths
One held for cheating
This is not USA, court tells woman living with man
Examine case thoroughly, police told
HC stays poll of housing society
Action against auto owners sans smart cards soon
Meeting of MCD budget put off
Steel trader found dead
Aarushi’s father stable after surgery
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Research priority of new JNU VC
New Delhi, January 28 Speaking to the media after the ceremony of assuming charge, he said he had many other offers, but he chose to join JNU because he had been here before and knew what the university was all about. Sopory was the JNU's first hostel warden in 1973 under the university's first VC G Parthasarthy. He succeeds BB Bhattacharya, whose term had ended in June 2010. He also hinted at the increase in the number of hostels soon as the university increases its intake. In an attempt to offer better technological facilities to the JNU students, the university had recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the MTNL under which the state corporation would provide 3G services to the JNU students at just Rs 199 per month along with a free Sim card. When quizzed on the low student political scene in the university, Sopory said elections were a distinct and unique feature of the university and it should not be lost. The matter is presently in the Supreme Court where student bodies have demanded relaxations in the Lyngdoh Committee guidelines, and he said if any effort was needed from his side to revive the election process, he would do it gladly. "We will talk to students once the legal aspect is sorted out," he said. He added that many new specialized programme courses will also be introduced in the next academic year. Sopory's agenda today also focused on research output in the university. Some committees will soon be put in place to encourage research work and also work upon improving the quality of research output. "We will be focusing on improving the facilities. Any infrastructure or equipment restraint in the science department or any other concerns in the social sciences department will be duly addressed. But also, the teaching should not be affected. This is a major concern that needs to be addressed," Sopory said. He said that more common research programmes and more options in choosing variations in the courses will be introduced to break the stern barrier between different departments. "Even now we have many overlapping courses. But common research programmes and more optional subjects will help the students broaden their horizons and also get to know the other departments as well," he said. Commenting on the more controversial case in the Delhi High Court on the implementation of the OBC quota in the university that led to several student agitations in the recent past, Sopory said that every step will be taken in implementing the quota as per law.
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2 held for duping women on pretext of marriage
New Delhi, January 28 According to the police, a 31-year-old jobless computer engineer wanted money to start a new venture while the computer teacher, an MCA, did it for fun. The arrested have been identified as Ashish Shankar, an M.Tech. and computer engineer and Nitin Sachdeva (36), a computer teacher. Shankar, who had worked in MNCs like DELL and HP India allegedly managed to take Rs 3.49 lakh from the girl before getting arrested while Sachdeva landed in police net after taking Rs 5,000 from a victim. According to Ashok Chand, DCP (Crime) Shankar was arrested following the complaint filed by the girl residing in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar claiming that she was duped of Rs 3.49 lakh allegedly by Shankar. "She had given a matrimonial advertisement in a newspaper. Shankar contacted her and after several meetings, he promised to marry her. He induced her into depositing Rs 3.41 lakh through cheques and Rs 8,000 in cash in his account on the pretext of wedding expenses. However, after taking the money, he kept on delaying the date of marriage on one pretext or the other," said Chand, adding that the girl became suspicious and reported the matter to the police following which he was arrested from Vasundara Enclave. Shankar is an M.Tech. from Nanded University in Maharashtra. According to Chand, Shankar is married and lives with his parents in Delhi. The money taken by him from the girl has been recovered. In the second incident, Nitin Sachdeva landed in police net after the woman found him suspicious after he demanded Rs 15,000 from her. The two had met on a matrimonial website where Nitin has projected himself as a divorced man, living alone. "In the first week of January, Nitin obtained Rs 5,000 from her on some pretext. When he again asked her for Rs 15,000 on the pretext of his mother's treatment, she become suspicious and lodged a complaint," Chand said, adding that contrary to his profile on website, Nitin got married in 1998 and is not divorced. He has done his BSc from Delhi University and MCA from IGNOU.
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Woman burnt; parents allege dowry death
New Delhi, January 28 An SDM inquiry has been ordered in the incident. According to information, Mala Pandey was admitted to GTB Hospital with over 75 per cent burn injuries in the morning of January 26. She succumbed to her injuries yesterday evening. Mala's husband Jitender told the police that Mala caught fire while worshipping inside their residence in Block C-2 of Nand Nagri. However, Mala's father V P Shastri has rebutted the family's claim and told the police that his daughter had been harassed for dowry and she was probably burnt by her-in-laws. Jitender and Mala were married three years ago and have a six-month-old son. |
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2 flee with van carrying
Rs 67 lakh ATM money
New Delhi, January 28 The accused who fled with the money have been identified as Gunner Sanjeev, resident of Kotla Mubarakpur, and driver Raj Kumar, resident of Mahipalpur. Four people, including two cashiers and the accused, were going towards the HDFC ATM situated in the Alkananda area near C R Park and when the cashiers got down to replenish the money, the duo told them that they were going to have their lunch and then fled with the van carrying the money. The accused were working in the scientific security management private limited company. Meanwhile, the police has registered a case against the duo on the complaint of the manager of the company, S S Alhuwalia. |
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Strangled by friends after drinks
New Delhi, January 28 According to the police, the victim has been identified as Shripal, resident of Keshavepuram area who worked in a private company. "The matter was reported after a passer-by saw Shripal lying inside a park after which the police rushed him to Mahavir Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The preliminary investigation has revealed that Shripal was drinking inside the park with some of his friends who probably killed him. He was beaten up first and later they strangulated him," said a police official, adding that a case of murder has been lodged. |
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Four snatchers held
New Delhi, January 28 Their arrest came after an investigation was taken up on the increasing incidents of chain and bag snatching. Intelligence was developed and on January 22, while the police was patrolling in Paschim Vihar, they noticed four persons on a bike were snatching a purse from a woman. The police managed to catch one accused Jumman, while the other accused managed to flee. On his disclosures the co-accused were also arrested and the snatched bag was recovered. During interrogation, the accused said in order to impress their girlfriends and to lead a luxurious life, the gang members took the way to crime, said senior police office.
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Gt Noida turns 21, but lacks basic facilities
Greater Noida, January 28 CEO Rama Raman on 21st foundation day of the city distributed prizes to winner of various competitions which were held during week-long celebrations. Majority of residents rated the city as No.1 in NCR towns. Foreign students studying at city colleges too love the infrastructure but feel the need for international-level hostel facility. The authority boasts of fast-track development and showcases various development projects. Beside, Gautam Budh University, which has started functioning official site, proposed night safari, transportation hub, airport and Metro rail project between Noida and Greater Noida to impress the investors. The authority claims that their planning was such that infrastructure precede development in the city. Some residents living in Greater Noida, however, feel their dreams have been shattered as authorities take interest only on new projects ignoring the basic civic amenities to the residents. Industrialists, too, complain lack of proper amenities and services. "City is not safe for senior citizens. Law and order has deteriorated and theft cases have risen considerably. Even locked house is not safe in day hours," said Dhiraj Sharma, a senior citizen. Commuting from Greater Noida is very troublesome. I have to take four to five buses to reach the college at Delhi," said Shweta Sharma. "City has become unsafe for women who even fear to stroll outside their house as unruly youths on bike roam around in the blocks," said Rupa Gupta, president of the Mahila Shakti Samajeek Sammittee. "We were promised 24-hour water and power supply but the authority was not able to keep its words," said another resident Neelam Gupta. Industries, too, were feeling neglected. Though the development authority was constituted for the development of industries, officials have drifted from the main aim ignoring problems related to industries, "said PP Sharma, general secretary of the Association of Greater Noida Industries. College managements too expressed concern over rising violence in the knowledge park areas. "City has over 60 engineering and management colleges in which over 1.20 lakh students study and majority of them live in hostels or in sectors in rented accommodation. Clashes between students and college management and among students have increased considerably in last few years. We have requested separate police station for the knowledge park areas," said DK Garg, chairman of Ishan Institute of Management and Technology and president of the Association of Technical Institutions of Greater
Noida.
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Addl SHO thrashes youths
New Delhi, January 28 The victims, Deepak and Karan, have alleged that officer Kunwar Singh Yadav was under the influence of alcohol and did not like when they sorted out their dispute with the person concerned. The incident relates to a mobile claim dispute between Deepak and another minor boy who had gone to the Shalimar Bagh police station to settle During a questioning at the police station, Deepak claimed that Yadav beat him up and his brother Karan who was accompanying him. However, a senior police official from the district said there was no such incident. "It was a case of some mobile theft which a minor had stolen. The police recovered it and sent the juvenile to observation home. No one was beaten or anything," said the officer.
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One held for cheating
New Delhi, January 28 Accused has been identified as Rahul, alias Jai Prakash, a resident of Faridabad. His arrest came after an investigation was taken up after several courts declared him a proclaimed offender. On January 27, on a tip-off, a trap was laid at Chandan Hulla village and the accused was arrested. On sustained interrogation, it was revealed that the accused had previously been arrested three times for his involvement in the cases of cheating and the Excise Act. He hails from Agwanpur, Faridabad district, and was earlier arrested in a cheating case in 2005, a senior police official said. He was arrested by the Faridabad police in January 2004 for his involvement in bootlegging and later in the year by the Delhi police on the same charges. A year later, Rahul was arrested by the Tilak Marg police in connection with a case of cheating and impersonation. |
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This is not USA, court tells woman living with man
New Delhi, January 28 Justice Hema Kohli pulled up the woman and the 25-year-old married man, saying, "This is not America. You have no right under the Hindu Marriage Act to marry twice. Anyway, the boy has his wife and she is alive and with two kids to look after..." The court asked the Delhi police to submit a status report by July 26. The court was hearing a petition of Puja (name changed) and Raj Kumar (name changed), who asked the court for protection as they feared a threat to their lives from her family members. "We are citizens of India by birth, and therefore we have legal and constitutional rights to pray to this court to safeguard their lives," stated their petition to the Delhi High Court. The two to told the court that the woman's sister had no problems with her being in a live-in relationship with Kumar. However, the court frowned upon their argument: "I will not allow you for this." Puja claimed to have been "friends" with her brother-in-law for the last six years. On January 1 this year, she decided that she wanted to go and live with Raj Kumar. However, her parents objected. Raj Kumar left his wife and two kids and both started living together in an unknown place in Delhi. Meanwhile, the couple on January 4 entered into a "friendship agreement" for life, so that no legal action can be taken against them, stating that they are good friends for the last six years. Puja's parents, who lodged a missing person report at a police station, one day came across the information that Puja was living with Kumar. On the parents' complaint, the police on January 6 in civil uniform came to sector-3 of south Rohini and picked up Kumar's father as he refused to divulge information regarding the couple. Kumar then contacted the police to rescue his father. Subsequently, Puja and Raj Kumar approached the court, seeking its protection. —IANS
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Examine case thoroughly, police told
New Delhi, January 28 The directions came after complainant Seema Malhotra filed an application before the court seeking directions to the Delhi police to investigate the case properly relating to sexual abuse of her three children by a school cab driver. Taking on record the woman's plea, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sunil Chaudhary directed the Delhi police to further investigate the matter and file a report on February 11. "In the police report it is mentioned that proper investigation is required in the case where children were drugged and asked to do certain acts which led to heinous crime of child sexual abuse. It is also stated that the matter is under investigation…let the investigation be continued and the same be completed expeditiously," the court said. The woman, a widow, also sought directions to the Delhi police to find the whereabouts of her elder son Aman who is missing since December 17, last year, the application said. Besides, her application also stated that Seema is also receiving threats to her life from an associate of accused cab driver Lalit Ratawal. Earlier, Sessions Court had directed various authorities, including the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, the Child Welfare Committee and the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Headquarters, to intervene in the matter and take necessary action, terming the medical reports of the minors as "shocking and disturbing". "The children are in a dire need of care and protection of the Juvenile Justice Act," the court had said. Ratwal was arrested after the mother of the three minor victims filed an FIR.
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HC stays poll of housing society
Gurgaon, January 28 Stating this here today, local assistant registrar of the societies Yashpal Dahiya, who is also the returning officer for the elections of the said housing society's managing committee, said a civil writ petition (No. 21550 of 2010) Ram Gopal versus Registrar, Cooperative Societies,
Haryana, was under consideration of the high court. The case came up for the hearing on January 27 and the court put a stay on the elections. Now, as per the orders of the high court, the elections will not be held on January 31, he maintained. |
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Action against auto owners sans smart cards soon
New Delhi, January 28 Talking to The Tribune, Verma said the deadline for getting the smart card would not be extended any further and the department would take punitive measures against the auto-owners without smart cards after a review. They would review the number of smart cards issued against the number of autos plying on roads, he said. The official estimates have put the number of autos plying in the city without smart cards at 15,000. Out of them, as many as 5,000 auto-owners have got the card and the owners of over 10,000 autos, it means, have still not bothered to get the cards despite several warnings and extensions of the deadline by the government. Sources said there were some valid reasons for some auto-owners for not applying for the cards. "A majority of the auto-owners do not have permanent address proof which was an important document required by the transport department. Most of them live in jhuggy clusters which had been demolished before the Commonwealth Games in October last year. Now they do not have permanent address," said the source. Some auto-owners do not have original permit papers. They had got the permit through touts who had not given them their original papers. Now their applications for getting the smart card were cancelled in absence of original permit papers. A senior official said there was no permanent MLO at the Burarui Transport Authority, consequently the work for getting prepared smart card was being delayed. After the retirement of MU Usmani, the department has posted Ramanathan for the first half of the day while for the second half Sanjay Allahabadi works. To speed up the work, the government should deploy an LMO to look after the smart card work, he said. Touts are still active at the Burari authority. They charge Rs 20,000. There are 55,000 autos in the Capital. Of them 40, 000 autos have smart card. |
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Meeting of MCD budget put off
New Delhi, January 28 The Congress accused the BJP of deceiving people by providing an extra allocation of Rs 50 lakh to the councillors for carrying out developmental works in their wards. After the meeting was adjourned, the BJP flayed the Congress for the disruption and took out a protest march. The BJP members, including Chandolia and Leader of the MCD House Subhash Arya and state party chief Vijender Gupta went to Lt Governor Tejendra Khanna's residence and demanded an action against Congress leaders for creating a "constitutional crisis" by stalling the presentation of the budget. They criticised the Congress' move to disrupt the meeting. MCD Standing Committee chairman Yogender Chandolia was supposed to table the budget estimates for the approval, but amid the chaos he could only read out his budget proposals. "After listening to complaints, the Lt Governor assured us that he will order an inquiry into it saying that in democracy everyone do has the right to place their views but nobody can disobey the MCD rules," said Arya. Meanwhile, the Congress councillors raised slogans like "take back false letters". The BJP members also shouted counter-slogans. Commissioner KS Mehra said funds would be released if such a proposal comes from the Standing Committee and was cleared by the House but this failed to satisfy the Congress. Even before Chandolia could start giving his budget speech, the Congress councillors started shouting and raising objections on the proposal. Congress member Satbir Sharma was on his feet asking why the announcement of allocating Rs 50 lakh more under the councillors' fund was made without taking the administration into confidence. He said the announcement was made at a meeting of the MCD House on December 13 but when members were approaching the officials with estimates for their development works, they were being told that there was no money.
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Steel trader found dead
New Delhi, January 28 "The family members tried to contact the deceased on the mobile phone but got no response. They then contacted the shop and were told that he had already left. On this, they went looking for him and found him, lying dead under the flyover," said a senior police official. The police has registered a case of murder as the body of the deceased bore injury marks. "It appears as if the deceased had been thrown from a height as there were several injury marks on his body. The body has been sent for postmortem," the official added. The deceased is the uncle of Kuldeep who along with his wife Monica was killed on June 20 last year in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar in an incident of honour killing. Kuldeep and Monica belonged to different castes and his family suspected someone in her family to be behind the murders. |
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Prof. Sudhir Kumar Sopory, a senior scientist of molecular biology at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), today joined as the new Vice-Chancellor of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University
(JNU).
