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4 kidnap man to recover their cheated money
Bank staff held for providing loan on fake papers
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Punjabi language teachers seek pay parity
Penniless contenders of MCD poll
Book credits Sreedharan for Metro success
The HIV-hit kick for their cause
Delhi Diary
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4 kidnap man to recover their cheated money
New Delhi, April 1 According to the police, two of the accused, Rais and Shakir, belong to Muradabad while Rehman and Farooq are residents of the Walled City. The police received a complaint from Nadir Shah, a resident of Turkman Gate, that his maternal uncle Rehan (27) has been kidnapped in the intervening night of March 29 and 30 by some unidentified persons. While investigating the case, the police came to know that five persons, Rais Khan, Shakir Ali, Saleem, Rehman and Farooq, had kidnapped Rehan from Shankar Gali near the Delhi Police Bhawan around 10 pm on March 29 and whisked him away in a Maruti 800 car number DL-3 CN-6672. They took the victim to Thakurdwara, Moradabad. They confined him and pressurised him to return the money which they had given him for providing jobs abroad. While acting on the basis of information, the police conducted a raid at Rais's home in Thakurdwara, from where the victim was rescued and Rais and Shakir Ali were apprehended. At the instance of Rais and Shakir, another accused Rehman and Farooq were also arrested and the vehicle used in the commission of the crime has been recovered from the possession of Farooq, the police said. The aditional commisioner of police Devesh Srivastava of the central district, has confirmed that Rehan used to send people abroad illegally. |
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Bank staff held for providing loan on fake papers
New Delhi, April 1
Naveen was arrested from Mehrauli bus terminal on March 29. During the course of investigation, it was revealed that Naveen had facilitated Kapil Bharti from Chhattarpur Extension for getting the car loan sanctioned on forged documents. "When we visited his place, it was found that no such person in the name of Kapil Bharti reside at the address. A list of 10 other vehicles have been provided by the bank in which some documents have been identified as forged and loan has already been sanctioned to the applicants," said a senior police official. During interrogation, accused said that he used to contact the persons who were in need of car loan but unable to get the same in the absence of certain documents such as address proof, ITR, etc. When the loan seeker asked him to arrange for the loan, he used to check all the documents available with the applicant such as his age proof, residence proof, income tax returns, account statements, etc. If any document is not available with him, he would prepare the same by scanning the document in his scanner-cum-printer and would edit the required information on that document in his laptop, informed the official. After that, he would file his application in the bank to get his documents verified and sanction of loan. Generally the income tax returns and bank statements are not being verified by the verifying agency of the banks. Only physical presence of the applicant and his address are verified by the agency and hence, the loan gets sanctioned from the bank, he said. The police has also claimed to have seized three cars, laptop, pen drive, printer-cum-scanner, etc., from him. Further investigation is on and assistance of bank officials is being sought to identify more such frauds and recovery of vehicles, said the police.
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Punjabi language teachers seek pay parity
New Delhi, April 1 The delegation members told the Chief Minister that Punjabi and Urdu languages have been given a status of the second language in Delhi, but the teachers of Punjabi language are given salary less than that of Urdu teachers, according to the PPC chief. |
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Penniless contenders of MCD poll
New Delhi, April 1 As per the affidavits filed by Rajani Chauhan, a BSP candidate from Rajinder Nagar has shown only Rs 40 in hand while Mamta Kumari has zero money. These interesting figures were revealed by them while filing nominations of the April 15 polls for the three municipal bodies. Rajani and her husband have movable property worth Rs 11.5 lakh but curiously she has just Rs 40 in her hand and her husband Rs 35, the affidavit says. They have given Rs 3 lakh as a loan and have shown an annual income of Rs 4.31 lakh. The second candidate, Mamta Kumari, an Independent contestant from Narela, does not have a single rupee in her hand, though she has Rs 1,000 bank balance. The contestant has completed BEd course. Another candidate Parmanu, a postgraduate in history who gives tuition, is also penniless, according to his affidavit. He has a saving account but has not mentioned the money he has in it. Similar is the case of a candidate of the Indian Democratic Party from Raja Garden, Sonu Suri, who does not have a single penny with her. Suri also does not own any movable or immovable property in her name. There are some highly qualified candidates in the fray like Congress candidate Abhishek Dutt, an MBA-holder from Andrews Ganj, who will fight against BJP's Sunil Yadav, who is a lawyer and Kailash Rani, a "Hindi literate". The elections will see a good participation of senior citizens also who are gearing up for the electoral battle and have filed their affidavits. Bashiruddin (67), an Independent candidate from Jama Masjid, has mentioned his occupation as senior citizen in his affidavit. Indra Rani (65), contesting from Timarpur, has a monthly income of Rs 2,000 from rent and her husband gets Rs 1,000 old-age pension. |
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Book credits Sreedharan for Metro success
New Delhi, April 1 The book '25 management strategies for Delhi metro's success: The Sreedharan way' written by Delhi Metro's chief public relations officer Anuj Dayal gives the entire credit of the organisation's growth to the principles followed by Sreedharan to infuse a new work environment. "One of the reasons why the DMRC could execute its works quickly was that all powers of the management board have been vested in the post of the managing director who can take final decisions on all matters," according to the book. The book gives an overview of the stupendous journey that the new age transport system has had in the national capital in the past 10 years and Sreedharan's principles that made the Delhi Metro stand out from other government organisations. Integrity of the people involved in building the system, professional competency, target orientation, emphasis on punctuality, cleanliness and safety, crisis management, delegation of powers and speedy decisions are some of the 25 strategies that Dayal says are being followed by the Delhi Metro. The book also chronicles the journey of Metro from the concept to construction to the running stage and the difficulties faced during the initial years. Dayal has gone into detail on all 25 strategies and explained how they contributed to the success of the Delhi Metro.
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The HIV-hit kick for their cause
New Delhi, April 1 The three-day edutainment platform, "Football4Hope", aims at bringing together international support and participation to redirect the process of rehabilitation of HIV-affected people through medication, finance and self-empowerment programmes. This is the third edition of the annual joint initiative of Delhi-based NGOs, The Touch of Hope Foundation and The New Delhi United Football Club for generating awareness about the disease by the people who have been living through it. For Loongangte, member of the Delhi Network of Positive People, life was difficult after he had been diagnosed with HIV in 1997 in Manipur. But today 12 years have passed by and he has made himself capable of helping others through awareness programmes. "In the nineties, there was a lot of discrimination. Treatment was available but access was limited. Situation has completely changed now though much support is required from people and government at large. At our level, we can spread the information about the disease as we have faced it. With the family support and security, they can lead a normal life. This event is a way to reach out to people," said Loongangte, who is captaining the Hope Team. The players as well as organisers looked happy with the crowd response at a packed stadium. "The United Cup in 2010 and 2011 were successful events, which brought joy, fun and the spirit of goodwill among the various missions and embassies of several countries in India," said co-founder of Football4Hope Haroon James. "The initiative spreads the message of hope of a better life while fighting the spread of the virus and stigma associated with the disease. It demonstrates that sports and community services do enhance the quality of life and make positive difference in people's life," said Dr Chinkholal Thangsing, the initiative's co-founder and founder president of The Touch of Hope Foundation. Starting at Thayagaraj Sport Complex, the United Cup (2012), has 14 teams playing this time, including two Indian teams-Team India and Hope Team (comprising the people living with HIV/ AIDS), with representatives of last year's winner United Nations and embassies of China, Spain, France, Denmark, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, the Netherlands and Israel, and the High Commission of Republic of Botswana and Tanzania. The proceeds of the soccer event will be utilised to set up a centre in New Delhi.
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Playing the fool!
Messages received about a blast in Saraswati Vihar put the officials of the Delhi Fire Service on edge. The officials tried their best to find out the actual location.
In yet another instance, one of the officials did not take seriously the call of fire given personally by the late Chief Minister of Delhi Sahib Singh Verma though it was a real fire. When the matter was reported to the then DFS chief, the official concerned was suspended. Door-to-door
campaigning
Following the ban imposed by the State Election Commission on sticking of posters and banners, candidates contesting the Municipal Corporation of Delhi election are facing a lot of difficulties in campaigning. Now the candidates have to visit the house of every voter to express their views. Quite an uphill task indeed! A contestant said that those who do not have the mass base are avoiding to meet the people. They have just filed their nominations and sit in their offices. In the days of yore, banners of contestants were seen on each wall and electrical poll. In fact, wherever they got space they would stick the posters. Sought-after ward
The municipal ward of Okhla, reserved for women, is most sought-after as it witnesses a tough competition among the candidates battling it out in Mukundpur, Pratap Vihar, Zakir Nagar and Jaitpur (W). In Okhla, all the candidates are locals and have the backing of a group of influential people. There are two major groups - Azamgarh and Bulandshahr. The contestants who belong to Azamgarh are being supported by the people who originally belong to Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar while the people of Western district of Uttar Pradesh support the other candidates. 904 candidates rejected
A total number of 904 candidates that have been rejected by the State Election Commission comprise almost half of the contenders of Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP). The party had fielded 114 candidates of which 51 nominations were rejected while only 11 candidates of the Samajwadi Party (SP) were rejected. Following their rejection, BSP candidates were shocked and stopped going to the party office located in Karol Bagh. One of the senior party leaders said, "There was nobody to guide us while filing the nomination and we have lost the opportunity to show the strength of the backward and Dalit vote bank in the national Capital." Now the municipal corporation has 2,611 candidates who will be fighting for 272 seats. (Contributed by Syed Ali Ahmed, Himani Chandel) |
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While speaking to a reporter, a fire official said that he had received a number of calls about the blast, but the DFS had no information about the real location. Suddenly, the official realized that somebody had sent the message to celebrate April Fool's Day. He said that a few years ago, the DFS had received a number of such messages on the first April.