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Chandni Chowk building still smouldering
Pension tension taken up on last day of House
BJP demands sack of Arvinder, Yusuf
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SAD (Delhi-UK) to fight DSGMC poll on 35 seats
DTC to start new buses
Advocate found dead
Man stabs property dealers to death, hurts mother
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Chandni Chowk building still smouldering
New Delhi, December 14 The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) director AK Sharma said, “The fire is smouldering and confined to one place. If it was raging, it would have spread to other buildings.” Sharma said the firefighters could not enter the building as it is in a dilapidated condition and several of its internal structures have collapsed. The DFS today sent 15 fire tenders to the site of the incident. But most of the tenders were being used for backup only. The vehicles however were not able to reach the structure due to the narrow lanes of Chandni Chowk. “We had to park the vehicles far away from the building. We had to instead pull the waterpipes to the structure,” said Sharma. This was the same problem yesterday, which allegedly delayed the firefighting operation. The DFS were informed about the blaze in the building located at the electronics goods market of Bhagirath Palace in Chandni Chowk at 5.15 pm. They sent 22 fire tenders. But, due to the rush hour and crowded bylanes, the vehicles had to be parked at Gurudwara Sis Ganj, which is located a few hundred meters from the building. The firefighters initially didn’t have waterpipes long enough to reach the building, according to the police. They had to connect a series of pipes, which caused some delay in the firefighting operation. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (North District), Sindhu Pillai, the blaze started at a godown located on the third floor of the building. It then spread to the second floor. The fire was prevented from reaching an adjacent building and it was finally doused at 7 pm. No casualties were reported, as everyone made it out safely. A shopkeeper had to extricate himself out of the building by using hanging electrical cables. Pillai said, “There is a lot of smoke of the LED and PVC wires that are burning.” Other police officials assert that the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, as the firefighters cannot enter the building. They said that the structure might be broken down to extinguish the smouldering fire.
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Pension tension taken up on last day of House
New Delhi, December 14 The matters were raised by Parliamentary Secretary to CM Mukesh Sharma under Rule 280. Speaking on the issue, the Urban Development Minister, Arvinder Singh Lovely, said that the government will write to the Lieutenant-Governor to act against the alleged nexus between the tent mafia and the three corporations in booking of parks and community halls. The minister instructed the civic agencies to release pension through Electronic Clearance System. (ECS). “The tent mafia and corporators work hand in hand and create problems for the citizens in getting the community halls booked for weddings. The tent mafia gets advance bookings in fake names and then transfers them in favour of needy persons by charging a hefty amount,” said Sharma. The parks and community centres were transferred by the Delhi Development Authority to the corporations for maintenance. The corporations have authorized the corporators to make recommendations for the booking. While replying on the issue, the Urban Development Minister stated that he will address a letter to the Lt-Governor, requesting him to stop the practice of recommendations. Raising the issue of release of pensions, Sharma said that the release of all the monetary benefits of social sector schemes should be put through the ECS. “In the absence of the ECS mode in the corporations, the beneficiaries are finding it difficult to get the full amount of their pensions. The beneficiaries are being harassed and forced to frequently visit the offices of corporators,” he said. While replying, Arvinder stated that he will instruct the corporations to implement the ECS mode in releasing pensions to the aged and widows in order to ensure transparency and accuracy.
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BJP demands sack of Arvinder, Yusuf
New Delhi, December 14 Delhi unit chief of the BJP Vijender Gupta said that the BJP would raise this issue in Parliament. Addressing a conference today, Gupta said BJP workers would stage demonstrations at Aggarwal Sweets, Azad Nagar Chowk, East Delhi and Bara Hindu Rao Chowk, demanding the dismissal of both the ministers and an impartial enquiry. The effigies of both the ministers and Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will also be burnt. |
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SAD (Delhi-UK) to fight DSGMC poll on 35 seats
New Delhi, December 14 Addressing a conference, Jasjit said if his party was voted to power in the DSGMC election, he would dissolve all the private trusts constituted by the current committee of the DSGMC. Money deposited in the accounts of all the private trusts would be diverted to the accounts of the gurdwara committee and used for the economically weaker section of the Sikh community. He said the money taken from the school committees will be returned to the schools and the staff members (teaching and non-teaching) will be given salaries according to the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations. Good increment will be given to the gurdwara committee employees who are at present drawing a salary of Rs 7,000 per month. Others will also be given suitable increments, Jasjit said. The rent for Lakhi Shah Vanjara Hall as well as ‘dharamshalas’ will be reduced. Legal action would be taken against the persons involved in the various scams of the gurdwara committee, he added. |
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DTC to start new buses
New Delhi, December 14 “The population of Delhi is increasing rapidly and new colonies are coming up in far-off localities. Hence, it becomes necessary to start new routes,” he said. “The DTC will also focus on the amenities for passengers. The drivers and conductors have been asked to follow instructions for the smooth operation,” said Goswami. |
Advocate found dead
New Delhi, December 14 The victim named as Subhash Gupta stayed with his family at Shanti Vihar. He was found naked in a pool of blood with his mouth taped and hands and legs tied. Gupta, who specialized in income tax related cases, held many posts like former president of Delhi Income Tax Bar Association, general secretary of Shanti Vihar resident welfare association (RWA) and chairman of Indraprastha Ramleela Committee. According to the police, Gupta had placed a call to his family at 8.15 pm yesterday, informing them that he would return home from his office by 9 pm. But Gupta did not return till 9.30 pm. His family tried to contact him on his mobile phone, but it was switched off. They then arrived at Gupta’s office and found the scene suspicious. They called the police who found Gupta’s body in the office. His body was then sent for a postmortem.
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Man stabs property dealers to death, hurts mother
New Delhi, December 14 According to the police, Shahjahan had left Akmal and his father, Younus, 20 years ago and started living at Etah in Uttar Pradesh. Akmal became angry when he saw his mother arrive at the plot with the intention to grab it. There was a confrontation between the mother and son. He attacked her. Shamshul and Kamaluddin tried to intervene, which further angered Akmal, who brandished a knife. Akmal violently attacked his mother and the two men with the knife. Akmal’s friend arrived on a motorcycle at the place of the incident and the two fled on it. The injured were rushed to Raja Harish Chander Hospital, where Shamshul and Kamaluddin were declared brought dead, while Shahjahan is serious. |
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More than a day after a blaze broke out in a three-storey building in the congested Chandni Chowk electronics market, firefighters in the late evening were trying to douse the fire that was ‘smouldering’.
New Delhi, December 14
