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CWG Scam
Metro records highest ridership
DTU declares first admission list of BTech
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Indian student wanted in UK for rapes, murder held at airport
2 die in road mishaps
Anti-rabies vaccination camps today
Student hangs self; father suspects foul play
Haryana to open more HIV test centres
Nitish case verdict today
Electrocuted
Man held for fraud
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CWG Scam
New Delhi, July 5 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Bhanot and former OC director general VK Verma on February 23. Both were arrested for alleged irregularities in awarding a Rs107-crore contract to Switzerland-based firm Swiss Timing Ltd for procuring a timing, scoring and result (TSR) equipment for the Games. The CBI registered a case against the two under penal provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act for cheating, criminal conspiracy and violations of various sections. The firm was also booked. Bhanot moved his bail plea saying the CBI added harsher penal provision of forgery of valuable security against him at a later stage to seek more time to file the chargesheet. He said the probe agency should have filed the chargesheet within 60 days of his arrest. Counsel for the CBI said the probe was still going on. "The petitioner is not entitled to grant of bail in view of Section 167 (2) of the Criminal Procedure Code (not filing of chargesheet within the statutory period of 60 days from arrest)," said the court. Former OC chairman Suresh Kalmadi and two other officials were also arrested in the same case on April 25. They are lodged in Tihar Jail.
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Metro records highest ridership
New Delhi, July 5 The Delhi Metro recorded the highest ever ridership figure of 17, 20,382 yesterday which surpassed the earlier record set just 20 days ago on June 13, when 16, 93,488 people travelled by the Metro. The DMRC is also registering a ridership of over 16 lakh on each of the working day for the first time in the past one month. The average ridership which used to be around 15.5 lakh during weekdays till May 2011 is now touching 16.5 lakh on working days, an increase of over one lakh passengers daily. On Monday, the Metro line 3/4 (Dwarka Sector 9 to Noida City Centre/Yamuna Bank to Anand Vihar) recorded the maximum ridership at 6, 84,503 followed by line 2 (Jahangirpuri-HUDA City Centre) at 5, 97,770 and line 1 (Rithala-Dilshad Garden) at 2, 83,433. The increase in ridership is mainly reported from line-2 and line-3/4 which account for almost 75 per cent (approximately 13 lakh) of the total passengers travelling by the Metro as on date. The ridership of line-2 in May 2011was 4.9 lakh which touched 5.43 lakh in June. Similarly, the ridership of line-3/4 in May 2011 stood at 5.78 lakh, whereas it recorded 6.24 lakh in June. The Metro stations, which have witnessed a significant increase in ridership, are Barakhamba Road, Mandi House, Mohan Estate, Noida Sector-16, Central Secretariat, Patel Chowk, Vishwavidyalaya, Udyog Bhawan, Tis Hazari, etc. The DMRC has a pool of 200 train sets with 59 of these being six-coach formations. At present, the Delhi Metro is operational on six lines where more than 2,500 train trips are made everyday, traversing over 69,000 km in a day. With phase-III of the network expected to cover about 108 km, the Metro network will become 295 km by 2016 making it one of the fastest expanding Metro networks in the world carrying about 4 million (40 lakh) passengers. |
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DTU declares first admission list of BTech
New Delhi, July 5 This year, 10,827 candidates registered for online counselling and 9,899 candidates submitted their choices for admission to 1,218 seats in DTU comprising 3,625 candidates for Delhi general, 2,868 for outside Delhi general, 1,005 for Delhi SC, 489 for outside Delhi SC, 245 for Delhi ST, 106 for outside Delhi ST, 870 for Delhi OBC and 781 for outside Delhi OBC. DTU has reserved 85 per cent seats for Delhi candidates. "The online systems provided a user-friendly, transparent and secured system of admission through which the candidate could submit his/her choice comfortably. All admissions in DTU are being made on the basis of the all-India merit rank in the AIEEE 2011, utilising the online admission system," said a spokesperson for the university. DTU offers BTech in electronics and communication, computer engineering, software engineering, information technology, mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, production and industrial engineering, electrical engineering, electrical and electronics engineering, civil engineering, environmental engineering, bio-technology, polymer science and chemical technologyand mathematics and computing. The selected candidates for the first list are required to report for admission at DTU along with the original documents from July 6, as per the schedule available on the website www.dtuadmissions.nic.in. Those who shall not report on the scheduled dates will forfeit their right of admission and the seats will be filled through second list to be announced on July, 15. |
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Discoms flayed for proposing levy
New Delhi, July 5 Malhotra alleged that there are 35 lakh power connections in Delhi and if this plan succeeded, the Discoms would collect thousands of crores as extra revenue. He said that the Chief Minister has supported the distribution companies after the privatization of power. "On the one hand, Sheila Dikshit makes DERC aware of her views on the tariff increase and on the other, BSES has already sent notices to consumers in its area to deposit thousands of rupees for the increase in load," said Malhotra. Malhotra has asked the Lt-Governor to ensure that Dikshit refrains from interfering in the functioning of DERC. She must also issue directions for the withdrawal of notices sent to consumers by BSES, he said. |
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Boy kidnapped, murdered; Nepali held
New Delhi, July 5 The police managed to arrest the accused Shyam Babu Chowdhary after he broke down during the sustained interrogation following his suspected conduct in the whole incident. The police has also recovered the boy's decomposed body and the weapon used in the crime. According to the police, the incident was reported at Mehrauli police station on May 21 by Suresh Chowdhary, resident of Mehrauli, that his son Abhishek had gone missing since morning that day. According to Chhaya Sharma, DCP (South), "Suresh told the investigating team that on June 3, a letter demanding a ransom of Rs 5 lakh was found outside his brother-in-law's house for the release of the child. On June 24, another letter demanding a ransom Rs 3 lakh was found by Shyam Babu Chowdhary on the road. Shyam Babu claimed to have seen the boy inside a vehicle with five persons," said Sharma, adding that the sudden interest of kidnappers in Shyam Babu made him a suspect following which he was interrogated exhaustively. He initially tried to fool the police, but finally broke down and admitted that he had kidnapped the boy and killed him on the very same day, i.e. May 21 by slitting his neck with a knife. Shyam led the police team to the spot of murder. The accused disclosed that he concocted the story of kidnappers and wrote fake ransom letters. He said he had already sent his family to his native village in Nepal and was planning to escape with the ransom. |
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Indian student wanted in UK for rapes, murder held at airport
New Delhi, July 5 He was trying to flee to Bangkok after a Red Notice was issued against him by the Interpol. According to the CBI, accused Aman Vyas returned to India after the crime which he committed between March 24, 2009 and May 30, 2009. He was hiding in India at different places. "The fugitive Aman Vyas is wanted by the UK authorities for murder, attempted murder, rape, sexual touching, possession of an offensive weapon and blades. Accordingly, a Red Notice against the fugitive was issued by the UK from the Interpol headquarters. We were able to trace him last night at the international airport while he was on his way to Bangkok," said a CBI official, adding that Aman would be extradited to the UK. According to the CBI, Aman is alleged to have raped one Carol Ann Vanderhoeven on March 24, 2009, followed by raping Valerie Chapman on April 22, 2009. He also sexually assaulted and attempted murder of Nasima Dema on April 29. He murdered after raping one Michelle Samaraweera (35) on May 30, 2009. |
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2 die in road mishaps
New Delhi, July 5 "Kamlesh, an employee in a call centre in Gurgaon, was coming out of Mayur Vihar Metro station when a speeding car hit him from behind. He died on the spot. The driver of the car has been identified as Rajat Matoo (22), who has been arrested, said a police official. A case in this regard has been registered and further investigations are on. Matoo was not drunk at the time of the accident. The body has been sent to LBS Hospital for the post mortem. In another accident reported from Outer Delhi, one person, identified as Govind, was killed after he was hit by a speeding motor cycle outside the Rithala Metro station. A resident of Sector-18, Rohini, Govind was declared brought dead at Ambedkar Hospital. According to witnesses, the bike was at a high speed. Govind got serious head injuries. The biker too was seriously injured and is recuperating at the hospital. |
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Anti-rabies vaccination camps today
New Delhi, July 5 The camps will be organised to immunise the large number of stray dogs on the city roads. The day is observed to spread awareness about all the diseases, including mild and dreadful, that are transmitted form animal to human beings and vice-versa. The camps will have on-the-spot facility of registration of pet dogs along with the information on rabies and animal birth control programme. The MCD in association with the NGOs capture the stray dogs for sterilisation and immunisation. After that, these dogs are released back to the same place from where they were picked. The camps will situated at places like RK Puram, Lajpat Nagar, Dilshad Colony, Dwarka, Najafgarh, Chandni Chawk, Bali Nagar and Khajuri Khas. |
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Student hangs self; father suspects foul play
Noida, July 5 The victim was identified as Vivek Chandra. He was resident of Kulesra at Surajpur in Greater Noida. He had been learning computer hardware at the institute for the past one week. He got failed in BA last year. Since then he had reportedly been depressed. His parents had sent him here to learn computer hardware. No suicide note was recovered from the site. The police has sent the body for a postmortem. "Once we get the postmortem report, it would be clear whether he committed suicide or was hanged after murder," said a police officer. His father Kailash Chand Deshwal suspects a foul play. He stated that his son was of strong willpower and could not have committed suicide. |
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Haryana to open more HIV test centres
New Delhi, July 5 Rao Narender Singh said in Haryana, the HIV/AIDS percentage among adults was 0.19, which is less than the national percentage of 0.29.
In Haryana, 42,000 cases have come to be known, out of which 18,675 have been detected by the Integrated Consultation and Test Centers. He said the number of HIV-affected pregnant women had reduced in the past two years. He said along with the private sector, 50 more such consultation and test centres would be established. |
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Nitish case verdict today
New Delhi, July 5 Additional Sessions Judge JR Aryan last month fixed July 6 for giving the judgment after prosecution and defence counsel concluded arguments. "It is submitted by both the sides that the arguments can be taken and treated as complete with the submission of written arguments from both the sides," the court said. The trial court in 2008 awarded rigorous life imprisonment to Vikas, son of Uttar Pradesh politician DP Yadav, and his cousin Vishal for their role in the murder of Katara, a business executive, for his proximity to their sister Bharti Yadav. According to prosecution, Pehalwan was present with the accused in their car after they abducted Katara from a marriage in Ghaziabad and killed him on the night of February 16 and 17, 2002.
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Drizzle brings respite
New Delhi, July 5 The minimum temperature was 30.3 degree Celsius, three notches above average. Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, the total rainfall registered by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) was 1.1 mm. The level of humidity fluctuated between 54 and 77 per cent. Furthermore, the maximum temperature tomorrow will be around 35 degree Celsius and the minimum may hit 26 degrees. There will be cloudy skies on Wednesday and in all probability it will rain. The weather in the next five days is likely to be cloudy. |
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Electrocuted
New Delhi, July 5 When he woke up around 6.30 am, his hand touched a high-tension wire just above the vehicle, killing him on the spot, a police officer said. The incident comes close on the heels of another accident involving high-tension wire on June 23, when over 20 people were injured after a 1,000-metre long high-tension power line fell to the ground in the Khajuri Khas area, east Delhi.
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