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Another pilot with fake licence
New Mayor holds office
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CM firm on move to divide MCD
DDA draw held on random numbers
B.Tech. student ragged, made to polish shoes
Theme parks to beautify Greater Noida soon
Jamia offers dip in broadcast technology
Man shot dead by relatives
House burgled, set on fire in Mayur Vihar
Drug addict held for killing wife
Minor girl molested
Goods worth lakhs gutted in shoe factory
Bus conductor robbed of Rs 52,000
Two bikers crushed
Family claims woman, newborn die due to negligence
Man held with Rs 1.10 lakh fake currency
Boy drowns in pond
Book captures beauty of transient rainbows
2 die in road mishap
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Another pilot with fake licence
New Delhi, April 20 According to Ashok Chand, DCP (crime), pilot Swarn Singh Talwar was held from his Gurgaon resident last night. "Talwar had procured Air Lines Transport Pilot (ALTP) Licence using forged marksheets with the help of Pradeep Tyagi, a pilot who was arrested earlier," said Chand. With the arrest of Talwar, the police has so far arrested seven pilots for procuring flying licences on forged marksheets while three DGCA officials have also been found involved in the scam. The crime branch of the Delhi police is investigating the case after a complaint filed by the DGCA that some of the pilots could have used forged marksheets to get their licences. According to information, Talwar completed his graduation in BCom from Rajasthan University, Jaipur, in 1999 and joined the NCC Air Wing and got NCC "C" certificate during graduation. In 1992 he joined Rajasthan Flying Club, Jaipur, and completed his 20 hours of flying in 1993 and after that joined Delhi Flying Club in 1993-94. He completed his 35 odd hours of flying from Delhi Flying School. In 1995 he went to Texas, USA for CPL (Commercial Pilot License). In 1996 he came back with a CPL from America and after four months he went to Sydney, Australia, and in 1998 he got his CPL from America converted into CPL from Australia (Special Pilot Licence) after exams and flying. In 2007, he got his CPL from Australia converted into CPL from India after passing the exams conducted by DGCA. In February 2007, he joined MDLR Airlines as co-pilot and worked till MDLR was operational till October 2009. In March 2010, he went to Lousiana, USA for ALTP and came back to India in the end of March 2010, with an ALTP from America. In April 2010, he applied and sat for exams conducted by the DGCA for conversion of his ALTP from America into ALTP from India. However, he could not clear the exams and then on the basis of forged result card, he obtained the ALTP Licence on July 8, 2010.
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New Mayor holds office
of profit: Cong
New Delhi, April 20 In the election held at a special meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), 49-year-old Abbi, a first-time councillor from Mukherjee Nagar ward, defeated her Congress rival Savita Sharma by 88 votes. Abbi got 170 votes while Sharma secured 82. Eight votes were found invalid. Stormy scene was witnessed as soon as the election process started in the MCD House, with the Congress members raising slogans and coming into the Well the House. They objected to Abbi's candidature alleging that she was holding an office of profit as she was a DU professor and taking salary for it. Sloganeering went on for some time, prompting counter-slogans from the BJP councillors, but the Congress members later relented and allowed the election to go on. Leader of the MCD House Subhash Arya as well as outgoing mayor Prithvi Raj Sawhney, who was the presiding officer, read out a letter issued by DU on July 30, 2007, after Abbi's election as a civic body member. According to the letter, DU allowed the professor to take up the responsibilities of a councillor on some conditions. The letter said it should not interfere with her academic responsibilities and that she would not "receive any remuneration/fees/salary from the MCD (this will not include sitting fee etc)". It said the university reserves the right to withdraw the permission if academic responsibilities are not carried out by her properly. After her election, Abbi said the office of Mayor is not an office of profit as she will not be getting salary and she can hold both the offices as she had taken permission from DU for working as councillor. "This is not a breach of law, this is not illegal. I know the law. DU post does not come under office of profit as the varsity is an autonomous institution," she said. |
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CM firm on move to divide MCD
New Delhi, April 20 The sources said that she would not withdraw her decision as this was one of the promises she had made during the Assembly elections. Those who oppose the division are afraid of losing in the new set-up. According to the sources, she wanted 50 per cent reservation for women instead of 33 per cent. At present, there are 90 women councillors. If the proposal to divide the MCD goes through, there will be 208 councillors in the corporation. At present each Assembly constituency has four municipal wards. According to the proposed divided MCD, there will be six wards consisting of 40,000 people. The sources also said that there might be a special session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for approval of the proposed MCD division once the Chief Minister got a green signal from the home ministry. BJP flays govt over issue of division
The BJP said Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit wanted to divide the MCD by force due to fight for dominance between the Delhi government and the Congress. After the arbitrary division of the MCD, problems of the Capital will increase manifold. Delhi BJP chief Vijender Gupta said when the Congress was itself divided over the issue of the MCD division, what was the justification of doing so in haste? The government should call all party meeting on the issue and discuss in detail about it. The views of the common man and the experts should also be taken into account only then unanimous decision might be taken. In order to divert the attention of the people, the Chief Minister, who is facing the charges of failures and corruption from every corner, was insisting upon the MCD division, he added. |
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DDA draw held on random numbers
New Delhi, April 20 "The case of one family has come up. The three siblings had applied for flats in Kondli Gharoli where there were a large number of flats on offer. They had applied under the scheduled caste category for which there is a reservation of 17.5 per cent," said a senior DDA official. "All three siblings are major and independent and can, therefore, be allotted flats under the scheme. A family unit consists of husband, wife and dependents. The draw was held on the basis of selection of random numbers," she said. The DDA said that it has drawn up a waiting list of applicants of its latest housing scheme. However, the housing agency said it will publish neither the names nor put the list out on its website as it does not want to give false hopes to people. The DDA had on April 18 unveiled names of 16,118 lucky applicants who will possess a flat under its 2010 housing scheme. The list was uploaded on its website and published in major newspapers after a draw of lots was held among 7.5 lakh applications in Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Noida. Many people reached the DDA headquarters here yesterday in the hope of finding out a waiting list or the second list for the scheme. "We have already drawn up a waiting list. But we are not going to publish it as that will amount to giving false hopes to people. If there is any cancellation or vacancy, we will contact the next eligible applicant as per the waiting list," the DDA spokesperson said.
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B.Tech. student ragged, made to polish shoes
Greater Noida, April 20 The victim is Sanjeev Kumar from Sunpura village. On Tuesday, final year B.Tech. students--Shashi Kant, Ashwini, Shashank and their friends--abused him and made him polish their shoes. He was made to take off his shirt and pants too. Sanjeev alleged that he was beaten up and made to sit like a cock. In the incident, he received bruises and injuries on his face, especially on the nose. He was told that he had to obey their orders if he wanted to remain in the institute. The seniors threatened him with dire consequences if he mentioned about the incident to anybody. Sanjeev informed the (HOD) head of department, Prof Vijay Sood of it. Though Sood promised to take action against the accused, he did nothing. The victim then approached the Kasna police along with his relatives and gave a written complaint against the accused. He told the police that the accused could further assault him. The police is investigating the matter. S.K. Yadav, administrator of the institute, said he would talk to both the sides. Strong action will be taken if the accused are found guilty, he added.
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Theme parks to beautify Greater Noida soon
Greater Noida, April 20 A number of architects have been invited by GINDA to submit design for the theme parks. Authority officials feel all the final designs will be in handed by June and by first week of July work on the parks will be initiated. According to Ramesh Chander of the Horticulture Department of GNIDA, a number of residential sectors are being developed in the city. Theme parks are being developed to beautify the sectors and provide green space to the residents to have morning and evening walks there. Besides, the parks will also provide suitable environment and facilities to the children to play in an open area. Sources said the maximum theme parks would be located in Sigma Sector. The parks will be located in different sectors like JU-1, JU-2, JU-3, Omicrone 2, Omicrone-3, Omicrone-1A, Sector MU- 2, Sector-37, Sigma-1, Sigma-2, Sigma-3, Sigma-4 and in Knowledge Parks- 4 and 5. Some architects have already finalised their designs for the parks. All designs will be finally approved in a meeting of the senior GNIDA authority officers. By first week of July, work of laying the parks will be started, officials said. Springs and other playing facilities will be provided in the parks. The parks already laid in different sectors will be further improved and beautified. Solar lights will be fitted in all the parks so that these remain illuminated during power cuts in the evenings. Colourful flowers will enhance the beauty of the parks and make these more attracted to the visitors.
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Jamia offers dip in broadcast technology
New Delhi, April 20 The course in broadcast technology seeks to produce trained personnel who can manage and maintain the technical infrastructure required for media production and transmission. "The objective of the course is to teach working principles and operational aspects of various technical systems employed in content acquisition, production and transmission in radio and TV. Hands-on training in real working environment, familiarisation with broadcast stations and industry internship are part of the curriculum. The curriculum has been produced by a panel of experts from within Jamia," said Dr Simi Malhotra, spokesperson for the university. The deadline for receiving application forms is April 26 while the entrance test will be held on May 15.
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Man shot dead by relatives
Greater Noida, April 20 The police has registered a case against five persons and arrested three of them while two are absconding. Sewer lines are being laid as part of development works in Sadoolapur village. The streets have been dug up at various spots, which have made the movement of people As Rahul, 23, a resident of the village was filling up the pit with earth yesterday in front of his house, his neighbour Om Nagar told him not to fill up the pit. But Rahul did not stop. It started a fight between the two. Om Nagar along with his family members then beat up Rahul. While he was trying to flee, Nagar's family pinned him down and Nagar shot him dead with his licensed gun. Rahul was shot in the neck and died on the spot. Soon the Bisarkh police reached the scene of murder. Rahul's family registered a case against five, including Om Nagar, his father Surte Ram and Hari. The police circle officer said Rahul was killed due to a dispute over the right of way. Three of the accused have been arrested while the police is trying to nab the remaining.
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House burgled, set on fire in Mayur Vihar
New Delhi, April 20 According to the police, the incident was reported from the house number 328B located in Pocket-2 of Mayur Vihar Phase I. Owned by one K G Mohan, the house was locked as he had gone to Kerala a few days ago with his family. "The fire trucks were used to douse the flames and it was noticed that the main door of the house was broken open. Even the almirahs were open and the house was ransacked. “We do not know about the estimate of losses as the victim is out of station but it is the handiwork of some local burglars who were aware of the locked house," said a police official, adding that a case in this regard has been registered and further investigation is on.
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Drug addict held for killing wife
New Delhi, April 20 The arrested accused, Parvesh Tyagi, an alcoholic and drug addict, used an axe to kill his wife Nisha Tyagi (35) who had 20 multiple and deep stab wounds on her head, neck, back, breast and shoulder. The police has recovered the weapon used in the crime. According to the police, the accused belongs to a well-flourishing transport business family and money was never a problem in his life. However, when his wife took control of the economic affairs of the family and he was prevented from taking drugs, he developed a jealousy against her and planned to eliminate her. According to V Renganathan, DCP (west), Parvesh was absconding after the incident and was nabbed yesterday while roaming in the area of Chander Vihar to meet his associates near DDA Park along the Najafgarh drain. "He has confessed that on April 2 around 11.30 pm he murdered his wife with a pick-axe taking advantage of the noisy celebrations following the victory of India in the World Cup Cricket final match," said Renganathan. After the murder, he fled with four gold bracelets and gold chain which he removed from the body of the victim. According to the official, the accused did not have a single penny and was completely dependant on his wife who had full financial control over the earnings of the family which was hurting his chauvinism. "He was also resisted from taking drugs and restricted money was given to him despite availability of the same in abundance and he had to beg and struggle for money. He wanted to get rid of the control of his wife over money so that he could enjoy the monopoly," said Renganathan.
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Minor girl molested
New Delhi, April 20 A case has been registered after the accused Ram Avtar was handed over to the police by the angry people. The girl was reportedly accompanied by her mother to a clinic where she went for a check-up. As the doctor was not present at that time, Ram Avtar sent the victim's mother outside to get some medicine. Meanwhile, he took the victim to a cabin and molested her on the pretext of check-up. The girl reported the matter to her mother when she returned following which she raised a hue and cry. People present there then beat up Ram Avtar and handed him over to the police. |
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Goods worth lakhs gutted in shoe factory
New Delhi, April 20 According to fire officials, it took 16 fire trucks to douse the flames inside the factory located at Narela industrial area. "No one was injured in the incident and it seems that short circuit of wires is the reason behind the fire. However, the local police is investigating the matter," said a fire official. According to information, the factory is owned by Satish Kumar, a resident of Paschim Vihar. Kumar has reported a loss of goods worth several lakhs in the fire.
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Bus conductor robbed of Rs 52,000
New Delhi, April 20 According to the police, the incident was reported this afternoon from Mandawali when the DTC bus number 740 was passing through the area. "Ravi Kumar works as a conductor and was going home when three robbers tried to snatch his money bag. When Ravi resisted, one of the robbers stabbed him following which they managed to free the bag from his hands. However, while they were fleeing, other passengers in the bus managed to catch one of the robbers," said a police official, adding Ravi claimed that the bag contained
Rs 52,000. A case has been registered and the police is interrogating the arrested accused and identifying the other people involved in the robbery. |
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Two bikers crushed
New Delhi, April 20 According to the police, the incident was reported around 10.40 pm from Punjabi Bagh flyover. The bikers have been identified as Bobby Singhal (35) and his friend Anil Kumar (26). "The accident took place on Punjabi Bagh flyover while Singhal and Kumar were going on a Pulsar bike. They were either hit from behind by some vehicle or they lost balance and came under the wheels of some heavy vehicle. They were crushed and killed on the spot," said a police official, adding that a case has been registered and investigation in the matter is on. Bodies of the deceased have been kept at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital. According to information, while Bobby was resident of Agra (UP), Anil lived in Yamuna Vihar. |
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Family claims woman, newborn die due to negligence
Ghaziabad, April 20 Rahisu, husband of 35-year-old Mena, claimed that he admitted his wife in the hospital yesterday for delivery. He claimed she died during an operation and the doctors kept them in dark and asked them to take her to another hospital. However, when they took her to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, the doctors found that she was already dead. Angry relatives staged a protest outside the private hospital, demanding the arrest of the doctors. The police has registered a case and sent the body for the postmortem.
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Man held with Rs 1.10 lakh fake currency
New Delhi, April 20 On a tip-off, the accused, Jubair Alam, was held from the Trans Yamuna area three days ago. Alam said he was a scrap dealer operating from Gandhi Nagar and came in contact with Maqsood, a Bangladesh national about six months ago. "Maqsood promised to give Jubair 10 per cent commission for each fake note that he circulated," said Chand. |
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Boy drowns in pond
New Delhi, April 20 According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Deepak. He lived with his parents in Madipur. "Deepak had gone to the pond with his two friends after the school yesterday. However, Deepak went into the deep and rowned. His friends informed the family and Deepak was pulled out with the help of divers," said a police official.
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Book captures beauty of transient rainbows
New Delhi, April 20 The minister was speaking at the book release of a collection of verses penned by the bureaucrat, Sandeep Silas. Side by side with the book release yesterday, a photographic exhibition by the French photographer, Gwenuella Lefeuvre was also inaugurated. Scindia said, "This work is a testament of the perfection of art forms and creativity exhibited by two persons, Sandeep and Gwenuella. What is unique about Gwenuella's work is her intuitive capacity to capture emotions on lens. Sandeep is a bureaucrat who has explored the lyrical dimension of writing in the form of poetry." |
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2 die in road mishap
Ghaziabad, April 20 Ten others were seriously injured.
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Just after the BJP councillor and Delhi University law professor Rajni Abbi was elected as the new Mayor of Delhi, she landed in a controversy with the opposition Congress claiming that she holds an office of profit and cannot take over the top post in the corporation.
