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Three days to go, Delhi police lays 22 conditions for Anna
Rs 1.2-crore highway heist in Ghaziabad
On rakhi, Tihar inmates promise siblings they will reform
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Delhi set to make a flying start
This cop deserves a
storm of applause
No change of guards
Metro carries record 20L commuters
2 held with Rs 5-cr heroin
Denied entry into pub, man attacks cop with blade
4 bookies held
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Three days to go, Delhi police lays 22 conditions for Anna
New Delhi, August 13 The police has agreed to allow team Anna to hold fast at the park for three days and not allow more than 5,000 people at the venue. It also wants a signed affidavit by Anna and key members of his team in this regard. And the permission would be granted after the signature on the affidavit. The police, however, is yet to receive an official intimidation from team Anna. According to Rajan Bhagat, Additional DCP, the future course of action by the police would be decided only after team Anna informs about their stand. "We are only hearing it from the media, but no member of team Anna has approached us or written to us that they are not accepting our conditions,” said Bhagat. Any decision in this regard would be taken tomorrow morning. Anna Hazare had announced to go on indefinite fast on August 16 demanding a stronger Lokpal Bill and had sought permission regarding venue from the Delhi police. After dilly-dallying the matter for months, the police had suggested Anna to hold the fast at the JP park four days ago. When team Anna agreed to the venue, the police today agreed to allow them to hold the fast for three days and wanted a signed affidavit in this regard from Anna Hazare and members of his team. The list of 22 conditions attached by the Delhi police included that Anna would hold fast from the morning of August 16 and would wrap up by the evening of August 18. The police also wants them to agree for not allowing more than 4,000 to 5,000 people at the venue. Team Anna has rejected these two demands and refused to give anything in writing. "Due to legal and administrative constraints we have offered them a three-day dharna at the park," said a Delhi police statement this morning. The other demands, in a letter written by the Delhi police to team Anna, included not erecting of tent at the venue site, not allowing parking of more than 50 cars and two-wheelers, not damaging any plants in the park, not using the loud speaker, following the directions of the police officials present at the venue, etc. Team Anna had agreed to 20 of these demands made by the police but did not agree to wrap up protest in three days and also regard to limitations on the number of people coming to the venue site.Kiran Bedi, former Delhi police official, said the language of the draft itself pointed towards the union government's hand behind it. "This is not the thinking of the Delhi police. This is not a Delhi police draft. It is the thought of the Government of India," said
Bedi.
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Rs 1.2-crore highway heist in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, August 13 Two employees, an armed guard and a car driver, of a Karol Bagh-based gold trading firm were returning to Delhi after selling gold and realising payment from Meerut traders when they were waylaid by the robbers, the police said. The employees of Hari Prasad Gopi Krishna, Anup Pande and Ajay Bansal, were close to Basantpur Sainthli village when four people in an Alto car forced them to stop at gunpoint. The four smashed the rolled up windows of the car and made off with the gold and cash. They were seen headed towards Ghaziabad. The employees were returning after selling 2.4 kg gold to jewellery shops in Meerut. Around 4.6 kg remained unsold in their possession. "In addition, they had Rs 3.5 lakh in cash and cheques worth Rs 22 lakh," the police said. SP (rural) Ajay Kumar Mishra said, "We are recording the statements of the employees and have found certain discrepancies in their statement. One employee joined the firm about eight months ago while the other rejoined the firm." -- IANS
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On rakhi, Tihar inmates promise siblings they will reform
New Delhi, August 13 Tears flowed freely as many siblings met each other after months, with many inmates promising their families that they will give up crime. Tihar jail products, including sweets and rakhis that the women prisoners made for the occasion, were on sale for the visitors, as any outside products are banned inside the jail. "Elaborate arrangements were made for the auspicious day. We had organized special meetings of prisoners with their siblings, providing sweets and rakhis inside the prison at reasonable rates so that the inmates understand that we care for them," Gupta added. Raksha Bandhan is the only day in the year when the inmates are allowed to meet visitors face to face, unlike normal meetings, which are held in specially designed wards where prisoners stand behind a thick grill and wire mesh. -- IANS
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Delhi set to make a flying start
New Delhi, August 13 Ayyub Khan, who owns a small shop in the bustling street of Lal Kuan, said that kite-flying on August 15 is a portrayal of one's happiness. He opened his shop 25 years ago, and nowadays his son, Mohim Khan, has been assisting him in this business. Colourful handmade kites are made at Ayyub's home and then elegantly displayed at his shop. "My family supports my business and also helps me by making kites at home," he said, while pointing to the kites neatly placed in shelves at a corner of the shop. Ayyub said that the price range of good kites is between Rs 15 and Rs 50, while some can be priced as Rs 250. The quality of the kites depends upon the handiwork of its creator. Most of the kites are made from a dull single-coloured thin paper. He showed this reporter his favourite kite, which had a wooden stick moulded into its shape, giving it a unique and durable structure. "Besides the kite, the other important materials are the charkhi and the thread (maja) that needs to be strong," asserted Ayyub. He sells a charkhi with the maja for a price of Rs 200 to Rs 1,500. The maja is made in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. One of the helpers at the shop, S. Arshad, said that kite-flying tournaments are held every year. "The all-India kite-flying tournament conducted in Burari, Delhi, five months ago had teams participating from places such as Lucknow, Bareily, Jaipur, Chandigarh and Meerut. Each team has three members and can fly 12 kites against the competing team. The final match was between Delhi and Lucknow, wherein the former lost," he added. Arshad said that Lal Kuan for the past 60 years has been the main market in Delhi for selling kites. He asserts that kite-flying has been his passion since his childhood. This same passion is apparent in the throng of customers waiting outside Ayyub's shop and several others lined in Lal Kuan's narrow road. "I have bought a hundred kites for a price of Rs 250 for myself and my family. We will celebrate Independence Day by flying these kites," said Akshay Sharma, a customer at one of the kite shops in Lal Kuan. The kite sellers are not only passing their legacy to the next generation of their family, but are also instilling a passion for kite-flying in the customers, who arrive at their shops. The mere presence of the kite sellers and their shops nurtures this passion and the age-old tradition of kite-flying.
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This cop deserves a storm of applause
In Delhi, nobody hates rains more than close to 4,000 men/women in Delhi traffic police. The first thing they read in the newspapers early morning is the weather forecast and a cop loses his appetite for lunch if rain is predicted, say at 5 pm. Managing heavy traffic in knee-deep waterlogged roads is surely a nightmare for any cop in the city. But there are still some officers who understand the kind of pressure their men go through and some even put in a word of appreciation on such occasions. It was a pleasure to see DCP (Traffic-New Delhi zone) Sanjay Tyagi the other day standing right in the middle of the road manning the traffic at W crossing or Dalmia Chowk near Hanuman Mandir. Mind you, Tyagi was not standing in a corner passing instructions on walkie-talkie, but was signalling the movement of traffic just like a constable. Such commitment is good for the morale of constabulary. The way to party and celebrate
Independence Day in the Capital is no longer about watching the morning parade, glued to the TV sets, seeing patriotic movies telecast by almost all the channels. Nightclubs and restaurants in town now have parties and menus themed around Independence Day so that people may walk out of their homes dressed in one or all the three colours of the tricolour and celebrate the occasion. Some of the clubs have kept a special dress code with any one of the colours from the Indian flag. Other places have redone the interiors to complement the party mood. While special DJs are pouring in from all parts of the city to the national Capital with some of the best remixed patriotic songs for the I-day extravaganza, restaurants on the other hand have special menus and preparations for the day. Well one thing is for sure! Whatever the occasion, the city does find a way to party and celebrate. Water problems resolved
The animal lovers at the National Zoological Park seem to have a reason to celebrate. The animals there will not get the polluted water from the Yamuna anymore. Zoo curator R. A. Khan said that since the zoo's establishment in the 1950s, water supply came directly from the Yamuna. A common open-air channel supplied the river water to all the animal enclosures. During those days, the level of pollution was rather negligible. The pollution levels in the river rose slowly and now it is so polluted that it is dangerous for the animals. However, the problem has been solved with the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) now providing ground-water source to quench the thirst of the animals. (Contributed by Sandeep Yadav, Jyoti Rai, Shaurya Karanbir Gurung) |
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New Delhi, August 13 In addition, no visitors will be allowed to visit the Rashtrapati Bhavan and the Mughal Gardens till 12 noon tomorrow.—TNS
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Metro carries record 20L commuters
New Delhi, August 13 Delhi Metro recorded the highest ever ridership figure of 20,66,925 yesterday which surpassed the earlier record set on August 1, when 18,30,944 people travelled by the Metro. —
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2 held with Rs 5-cr heroin
New Delhi, August 13 "On their search, 3 kg heroin was recovered from Islam and 2 kg from Seikh. The drug was concealed in two bags," said a police official. |
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Denied entry into pub, man attacks cop with blade
New Delhi, August 13 "Naveen Pawar, who is also involved in several criminal cases, last night tried to enter a pub after it was closed. When the pub manager stopped him, Pawar misbehaved with him, following which he informed the police. When sub-inspector Pankaj reached the spot and tried to reason with Pawar, he took out a blade and cut him on the face," said a police official He added that Pawar was arrested from the spot and a case was registered against him. |
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4 bookies held
New Delhi, August 13 "Yesterday, while a one-day cricket match between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh was going on, information was received that a gang indulged in betting on cricket matches is operating from the top floor of house No 1068, ward No 1, Mehrauli. After verifying the facts, a raid was conducted and four bookies were arrested. They had booked bets from punters to the tune of lakhs of rupees," said a senior police official. The accused said the rate of the odds between the playing teams originated from somewhere outside India and on that basis the bets were booked during the match. After the match is over, the profit and loss are calculated through specific software known as "Back 'N' Lay PRO". The rates keep on fluctuating with the fall of wickets and the runs scored. According to the official, the TV was used by the accused for watching the cricket match while the laptop was used by them for data entry and management. The mobile phones were used for getting the rates of the odds on the match and for booking of the bets from the punters. "The recording facility of the mobile phones was used for keeping the records of the bets booked by the punters. One set of mobile phones is specifically used for receiving the rates of betting which fluctuates ball by ball. The data of bets was also maintained manually on the notebooks as back-up," said the official.
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