Greater Noida, June 3
UP Chief Minister Mayawati's new land acquisition policy has failed to placate the farmers of this area. "Too little and too late" is how farmers have reacted to it.Dehat Morcha leader Ram Chander Jain, who was one of the organisers of the recent agitation at Bhatta-Parsaul, said "the new policy is inadequate."

He claimed it was not the farmers of Bhatta-Parsaul who met the Chief Minister at Lucknow, but office-bearers of the BKU.

"Some farmer organisations, leaders and officials held a meeting with the Chief Minister at Lucknow on Thursday where she announced the new land acquisition policy of the state."

"The announcements made at Lucknow are too inadequate and the Bhatta-Parsaul farmers do not accept them," Jain said.

"The Chief Minister made these announcements after the bloody clash at Bhatta-Parsaul and the visit of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. These announcements should have come before the death of farmers in police firing at Bhatta-Parsaul. What is the significance of these announcements when the farmers of the area have already been cheated and their lands taken away," asked Ajab Chaudhary of the Congress.

Meanwhile, the district president of the Rashstriya Lok Dal, Bhupinder Chaudhary, termed the new policy as eyewash.

"The authorities discussed the issue with officials and leaders and called the exercise a panchayat. So the announcements made at Lucknow are mere eyewash. We do not agree with the rule allowing land acquisition with the consent of only 70 per cent of the farmers. It should be allowed only with the consent of 90 per cent of the farmers. The talk of 16 per cent plot instead of compensation is a big joke," he said.

The district president of the Bhartiya Kisan Sabha, Nathi Ram Sharma, was of the view that only those who were called to the Lucknow meeting would tow the government line. The announcements made won't do any good to the farmers, he said.

"Farmers do not believe that the government would fulfill its promises. The authorities take years in giving farmers 7 per cent land. Thousands of farmers are running from pillar to post for this," he added.

New Delhi, June 3
A 22-year-old woman, after a fight with her husband, allegedly killed her 13-month-old daughter by hanging her from the ceiling and then committed suicide by hanging herself in the Dakshinpuri area of South East Delhi this evening.

According to the police, the incident was reported around 4:30 pm from Block 10 in the Dakshinpuri area of Ambedkar Nagar. A senior police official close to investigation said that the deceased Sunita first killed her daughter Pratibha and then committed suicide.

According to a preliminary investigation, Sunita was a stubborn woman who often quarrelled with her husband Surjeet over petty issues. Surjeet works in a private firm and was not present in the house at the time of the incident.

"Sunita and Surjeet got married about two years ago and it seems theirs was not a happy marriage. Sunita was short-tempered and often fought with her husband. She probably took the extreme step due to unhappiness with her husband and life," said the official, adding that investigations in the matter are on and nothing can be said for sure as of now.

According to him, Sunita made two nooses from two ropes and first she hanged her daughter to death and then hanged herself.

Her brother-in-law found Pratibha and Sunita hanging from the ceiling and he called the police. When rushed to hospital, both were declared brought dead by the doctors.

Meanwhile, an SDM inquiry has also been initiated in the incident to know whether her husband had been harassing her for dowry.

New Delhi, June 3
A 54-year-old caretaker-cum-swimming coach of Baba Gang Nath Sports Complex was shot by some unidentified persons in the Vasant Kunj police station area of south Delhi last night.

The incident was reported around 12 am from inside the sports complex in Vasant Kunj. The victim has been identified as Trilok Singh Tokas of Munirka. The murder is said to be a fall out of a scuffle that broke out between Tokas and some youths after the latter objected to the youths' presence inside the complex.

"Tokas found two people sitting inside the sports complex around 11.30 pm and told them to leave the premises immediately as it was way beyond the closing time. When the youngsters defied the orders, an argument ensued, which led to a fist fight between them and Tokas. Later, the duo left, but returned soon with three other persons, and one of them shot Tokas from point-blank range. He was rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre, but was declared 'brought dead'," said a police official from the south district. According to the police, Tokas suffered five bullet injuries. "He was shot in the neck, chest, stomach and back," said the official. The body has been sent for postmortem.

The police is questioning the guards of the complex to identify the men involved in the incident.

"The miscreants definitely live in the nearby areas. We have received some clues and are working on them. We would soon arrest them," said the official.

Ghaziabad, June 3
UP minister Rajpal Tyagi and three others have been booked in connection with an attempt to murder case.Morta municipal councillor Braham Pal was shot at by soem men at his residence in Muradnagar here on Tuesday.

After the incident, the BSP councillor was rushed to Yashoda Hospital.

SSP Raghubir Lal had suspended the SHO Muradabad, who lodged the complaint against the minister, for his failure to control the crime.

New SHO, RK Vvashishtha, today joined his duty there.

Pal's supporters today staged a dhrana at the DM office and presented a memorandum to him and demanded Tyagi's arrest. Meanwhile, Tyagi, who is the minister for rural and technical education, condemned the incident and said he was being implicated. He demanded a probe and said his political opponents were trying to tarnish his image.

Former Morta councillor Vinod Tyagi has also been named as an accused.-- PTI

New Delhi, June 3
The police has held three men, including two Nigerians, for cheating people by sending fake SMSs or emails of winning prizes from some MNCsMohammad Sameer Khan, a resident of Bareilly, was also arrested . According to V Renganathan, ACP (west), the accused were arrested on the complaint of Paramjit Singh, a resident of Hari Nagar.

"The cheats informed Singh through an SMS that he had won a Shell Petroleum award of £5 lakh and he had to pay Rs 20, 500 as expense for custom duty, etc. When he paid the amount, they further asked him to pay another Rs 75,000 citing some expenses and later demanded Rs 12, 59,000. In all, Singh deposited over Rs 13 lakh in various bank account numbers given to him by the accused," said Renganathan. Later, they asked for another Rs 2,933, 000, but Singh did not pay and the accused lost contact with him.

However, the investigators arrested the Nigerians on May 26 and later Sameer Khan. The accused, Samual, is a graduate in bank and finance and came to India on a business visa in March 2011 while Nnabugo Williams, dealing in garment business, came to India in October 2010. Sameer does work at Bareli.

New Delhi, June 3
One of the main reasons that many applicants under the Physically Handicapped Category miss out on admissions at Delhi University (DU) is the lack of a disability certificate.

The certificate is mandatory amongst other documents for admission at the university.

And now, the Delhi government has taken steps to facilitate the process for the applicants who either are unaware of the procedure or just unable to get a disability certificate.

The equal opportunity cell at Delhi University has now notified that all the candidates under this category, who are seeking admission in the undergraduate courses in DU, will be able to get their disability certificates easily as the department of social welfare, woman and child of the Delhi government has arranged a special camp on June 6 and 7 at Hindu Rao Hospital from 10 am to 4 pm to provide disability certificates.

The candidates, who are residents of Delhi (any of the zones, but not the National Capital Region), will be attended to at the camp for granting of disability certificates.

The candidates must carry with them passport size photographs and a proof of residence (ration card or voter Id) to establish that they are the residents of Delhi.

It may be advisable for the candidates to carry papers of their medical history to explain the case.

This facility has been specially created by the minister for social welfare, Dr Kiran Walia so that these candidates can fulfil the conditions for the admissions in DU.

During the open sessions at the university, many applicants have put forward queries to the administration as to where they could get a disability certificate.

The move will definitely benefit applicants from Delhi, including girl students.

New Delhi, June 3
An unprecedented 62,000 candidates are set to appear for an entrance test slated to be held tomorrow for about 5,500-odd seats for the combined BTech programmes at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.

As many as 124 centres across 13 cities have been established for students to appear for their entrance test.

Nalini Ranjan, the varsity spokesperson, said, "Every year student interest in our B.Tech. programme has been growing, but this year the response has been huge. We have had over 62,000 applications for the BTech programme. The entrance test is scheduled for tomorrow and some 124 centres have been set up in 13 cities."

As many as 93 centres have been established in Delhi alone.

"To check any impersonation or forgery in the entrance test, all the preventive measures have been taken. The identity of appearing candidate will be minutely checked with the bigger colour photograph pasted on the admit card. Besides, sign, thumb impression and handwriting will be matched with that entered on the admission form at the time of filling in the form by the candidate," said Ranjan.

The varsity has a team run by the proctor's office that will be on the look-out for cases of impersonation.

Ranjan added, "Those candidates who have not received their admit cards need not worry. They can download their e-admit card from the university website www.ipu.ac.in by simply entering their application number. Candidates are advised to reach the centre on time."

New Delhi, June 3
An artist from district Gaya in Bihar, Tabrez Alam is one of the attractions at Ramlila Grounds where thousands of people have come from all over the country to support Baba Ramdev's movement against corruption.

Tabrez who has come from Gaya has painted a picture of a giant that depicts corruption. On the one side of the painting, Baba Ramdev is shown leading lakhs of people to eliminate corruption.

Tabrez who belongs to a middle class family said that he had taken to painting to express his views. He attends most of such rallies. Two months ago, he had attended Anna Hazare's movement at Jantar Mantar where he had made a painting to support the Lokpal Bill.

Meanwhile, volunteers are managing the show at the Ramlila Grounds though the Delhi police security personnel are also deployed there. Youths are at the entrance to guide the visitors.

Besides, dispensary, enquiry booth, general control room, media centre, etc are being managed by the volunteers.

People are seen in queue to get the membership of Bharat Swabhiman Trust of Baba Ramdev.