FDI to enrich Indian economy, says Dikshit
New Delhi, November 5
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today urged the intellectuals to come forward to dispel the "so-called" doubts on the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The Union government as well as the Delhi government has given a thought to every aspect of the issue and come to the conclusion that the proposal to implement the FDI would enrich the economy and improve the value of currency in the international market.

Visitors at the Divali fair at Blind School, Zakir Hussain Marg in New Delhi on Monday. Tribune photo

The principal and teachers of an MCD school, South Zone, learn how to revive a person within 10 minutes of death as part of the 19th MTNL Perfect Health Mela at Civic Centre in Delhi on Monday. Tribune photo

Girl ends life in married friend’s house
New Delhi, November 5
Disheartened by her broken relationship, a 20-year-old girl committed suicide in her boyfriend's house here in the Capital after she reportedly came to know that he was already married, said a police official on Monday.

‘DU biometric system, no solution to fix accountability’
New Delhi, November 5
Three years after the proposal to introduce a biometric attendance system for teachers was first tabled and unanimously rejected in Delhi University's Executive Council meeting, the system is most likely to be up and running by January next year.

Man poses as Cong leader’s nephew, cheats three
New Delhi, November 5
Three people have been cheated by a person who posed as a nephew of Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi. This conman assured them that he would do their work with his influence. The accused has duped them of around Rs 34 lakh in the past six months.

Mechanic held for thefts
New Delhi, November 5
A 24-year-old man, who is a mechanic, was arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery and cash from three houses in the national capital after he went to fix the broken lockers of the cupboards, said the police today.

39 more test positive for dengue
New Delhi, November 5
Thirty-nine more cases of dengue were reported today from various parts of the Capital, taking the total number of cases to over 1,200. While 37 cases were reported from three municipal corporations, two cases reported from the New Delhi Municipal Council area. Of the total cases of dengue, 11 originated from the neighbouring states.

CBI chargesheet against ex-CMD of insurance firm
New Delhi, November 5
The CBI has filed a chargesheet in the Court of Special Judge, Tis Hazari, against the then Chief Managing Director (CMD), General Manager (GM), and two Deputy General Managers (DGMs), all of Oriental Insurance Company Limited; Paramount Airways company and its then Managing Director (MD) and other unknown persons in an alleged fraud case.

FDI to enrich Indian economy, says Dikshit
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 5
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today urged the intellectuals to come forward to dispel the "so-called" doubts on the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The Union government as well as the Delhi government has given a thought to every aspect of the issue and come to the conclusion that the proposal to implement the FDI would enrich the economy and improve the value of currency in the international market.

The mere announcement has started reaping better results; rupee has gained substantially in the international market, she said.

Speaking at a seminar in V.P. Chest Institute, Delhi University, the Chief Minister said that certain elements are creating confusion by misleading people on the proposed FDI in retail market. It is time to dispel all the fears on this issue. Propaganda seems to be on and is being nurtured by the major opposition parties in the country. They are, in fact, adopting unusual manners to express their opposition to the issue.

Being a vibrant democracy, India's economy is strong enough to negate any pressure of slowdown across the world. The country is growing at the higher rate than the European Union and the USA, she said.

Dikshit stated that Delhi is the first state to come forward to implement the FDI in retail market. It is going to benefit the youth, farmers, traders and consumers.

The FDI would create employment opportunities. Wastage of food items would be minimised substantially and consumers would be benefited by the stabilisation of prices. The country is looking forward to an era of better consumer protection ethics, she said.

Dikshit added that her government is committed to protecting the rights of every individual and every section of society.

Girl ends life in married friend’s house
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 5
Disheartened by her broken relationship, a 20-year-old girl committed suicide in her boyfriend's house here in the Capital after she reportedly came to know that he was already married, said a police official on Monday.

The official said that no suicide note was recovered from the spot. The victim, Ranjna, was believed to be pressuring her boyfriend to marry her, but he refused as he was already married.

Ranjna, a resident of Naraina in south Delhi, hanged herself with a ceiling fan at her lover's rented accommodation in the same locality on Saturday evening, said a senior police official.

"She was found hanging around 6 pm. Her boyfriend, Vikas Jain (25), saw her first after he returned home from office in the evening," said the official.

"Ranjna's family members informed the police that she used to keep the key of Vikas's house. On the fateful day, she went to his house to give him lunch," said the official.

"Ranjna fell in love with Vikas, who works in a private company, a few months ago. She had been reportedly putting pressure on Vikas to marry her," said the official. Vikas reportedly refused to marry her as he was already married. It might be the reason behind her extreme step.

The postmortem report is awaited and Vikas being questioned, the official added.

‘DU biometric system, no solution to fix accountability’
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 5
Three years after the proposal to introduce a biometric attendance system for teachers was first tabled and unanimously rejected in Delhi University's Executive Council meeting, the system is most likely to be up and running by January next year.

To ensure that a methodical system is in place to fix accountability of teachers, resolve the issue of empty classrooms and keep a tab on teachers bunking lectures across 70 colleges and other affiliated institutions under the university, the Executive Council last weekend decided to empower the Vice-Chancellor to implement the biometric system.

However, the move by the VC comes in at a time when the unhappiness of the teaching community is peaking with the Delhi University Teachers Association (DUTA) continuing its strike which has entered the 24th day today.

"Back in 2000, the DUTA had prepared a detailed report recommending a host of reforms towards building a strong and transparent system in the university. Several ways in this regard were suggested and approved by the Academic Council in 2003. Since then, over the last nine years there has been no attempt by the university to work towards a holistic system of transparency and fixing accountability," said Nandita Narayan, faculty member, Stephens College.

"A biometric system will not ensure if a teacher is in the class and teaching all the lectures as per the timetable. It is just a marker for the entry and the exit timing of the teachers. In such a case, what happens to the goal of fixing the problem of empty classrooms that the VC referred to in the EC meeting? Such tactics will achieve nothing but just demotivate teachers," Narayan added.

Man poses as Cong leader’s nephew, cheats three
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 5
Three people have been cheated by a person who posed as a nephew of Congress general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi. This conman assured them that he would do their work with his influence. The accused has duped them of around Rs 34 lakh in the past six months.

According to sources in the police department, the complainant, Vinod Pathak, a resident of Budh Vihar in Vijay Vihar, outer Delhi, approached the police after he realised that he, his cousin Narinder Bhardwaj and his friend Nathu Lal were cheated by the conman, Vijay Kumar Dwivedi, who hails from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.

Pathak said that his cousin Bhardwaj and friend Nathu gave him a reference of Vijay Kumar Dwivedi, who claimed to be the nephew of Congress leader Janardhan Dwivedi.

"Nathu said that his shop, which was in Shakurpur and closed for many years, was reopened with the help of Vijay. We told Nathu that we also wish to reopen a shop which is in the name of Bharat Singh Babu Lal and is closed for many years," Pathak said.

Nathu then introduced Vijay, who lived in rented accommodation at Sector 5 in Rohini, to Pathak and Bhardwaj. After the meeting, Vijay assured them that their work will be done and for that, he needs Rs 6 lakh.

Pathak gave Rs 4.5 lakh as advance.

He also paid Rs 3 lakh to Vijay for providing jobs to his two cousins as peon and clerk in Delhi Development Authority.

However, Pathak and his cousin got suspicious soon when they tried to contact Vijay, but in vain. Soon they came to know that Vijay had gone to Mumbai.

Pathak then approached the Economic Offence Wing of Delhi police and a case was registered against Vijay.

Mechanic held for thefts
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 5
A 24-year-old man, who is a mechanic, was arrested for allegedly stealing jewellery and cash from three houses in the national capital after he went to fix the broken lockers of the cupboards, said the police today.

The accused, Govind Singh, a resident of Vadodara in Gujarat, was arrested from Hari Nagar in west Delhi on Sunday, said Additional Commissioner of Police (DCP), west, V Renganathan. "He used to steal cash and Jewellery from the lockers on the pretext of repairing the same. Stolen jewellery was recovered from his possession," said Renganathan.

The DCP said that with this arrest, three cases of house theft were solved. He used to come from Gujarat to commit crime in Delhi, the official added.

He was arrested on the complaint of Mohan Singh, a resident of Hari Nagar. Mohan said that he was an employee of Punjab and Sindh Bank. "The handle lock of the cupboard in his house went out of order, so he called a mechanic from the street to repair the same who after fixing the lock went out of the house abruptly. Soon after the mechanic left, Mohan checked his locker and found that his jewellery and cash were missing," the official added.

A case of theft was registered at the Hari Nagar police station. During investigation, the police said that Govind was found involved in the crime and was staying in the same locality. During interrogation he confessed to his crime and said that he also stole jewellery and cash from two other houses with similar modus operandi," the official said.

39 more test positive for dengue
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 5
Thirty-nine more cases of dengue were reported today from various parts of the Capital, taking the total number of cases to over 1,200. While 37 cases were reported from three municipal corporations, two cases reported from the New Delhi Municipal Council area. Of the total cases of dengue, 11 originated from the neighbouring states.

Two children have so far succumbed to dengue ever since the disease began spreading in the Capital early last month.

The South Delhi Municipal Corporation reported the maximum number of 457 cases, while 400 cases were detected from the North Delhi Municipal Corporation area and 299 from the East Delhi Municipal Corporation. The remaining cases were from the New Delhi Municipal Council area.

In 2011, a total of 857 cases were reported and five deaths took place while in 2010, a total of 5,682 cases and eight deaths were recorded in the Capital.

CBI chargesheet against ex-CMD of insurance firm
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, November 5
The CBI has filed a chargesheet in the Court of Special Judge, Tis Hazari, against the then Chief Managing Director (CMD), General Manager (GM), and two Deputy General Managers (DGMs), all of Oriental Insurance Company Limited; Paramount Airways company and its then Managing Director (MD) and other unknown persons in an alleged fraud case.

"The CBI registered a case and it was revealed in the investigation that the then CMD, Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL), allegedly in criminal conspiracy with the Managing Director of the private airlines company, had shown favour to the company in getting 220 credit insurance policies issued during the period 2005 to 2010," a release said.