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Schoolgirl killed
Distressed employees back SAD (Badal)
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2 held for stealing steel blade strips
New Jamia complex for
NE studies centre
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Schoolgirl killed
New Delhi, January 22 The driver of the Maruti Omni van has been arrested. According to the police, Gauri was travelling with eight other schoolchildren when the incident occurred at 1.30 pm. A police officer said, “The driver of the van jumped a traffic signal near the Dhaula Kuan Metro station and collided head-on with a Maruti Swift car. The van driver was driving recklessly.” As a result of the collision, the van overturned. Gauri suffered critical injuries and was rushed to the Safdarjung Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead. An 18-year-old girl Kanika Goel had sustained minor injuries and was discharged from the hospital after first aid. The police further said that the school van driver, Sumit, is a resident of Uttam Nagar. A case of rash driving and causing death by negligence has been registered with the Delhi Cantonment police station. He also faces charges under Motor Vehicles Act. |
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Distressed employees back SAD (Badal)
New Delhi, January 22 Nihal Singh, assistant superintendent at Moti Bagh gurdwara, said the DSGMC led by Paramjit Singh Sarna has done nothing for the welfare of the employees over the last many years. Action is taken against the employees who argue for their rights. A few years ago, some employees, who had protested at the residence of Sarna, were suspended. Jaswant Singh, who does service at Gurdwara Sultanpuri, said that the present committee does not pay heed to the problems of the employees. Now they have come to the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) to extend their support. Manjit Kaur, who has been working as sewadar at Gurdwara Moti Bagh for the last 12 years, said that her monthly salary is just Rs 600. She is a widow with two children. It is very difficult two survive with such a meagre salary. The present committee has made no improvement in the salary structure of the gurdwara committee employees. Amarjit Kaur, wife of Dalbir Singh, a sewadar at gurdwara Majnu Ka Tila, said that her husband has been working with the gurdwara committee for the last 18 years, but his monthly salary is just Rs 8,000.
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SDMC officials find 50% attendance in school
New Delhi, January 22 The chairman, Education Committee in SDMC, Satish Upadhyay and area councillor, Pushpa Singh made a surprise inspection in a municipal primary school at Mehrauli Dargah of South Zone. Other officials of the education department of the corporation were also present during the visit. The chairman, Education Committee, found that the attendance of students was less than 50 per cent apart from other irregularities. Upadhyay directed the officials to transfer a nursery teacher and an ‘aya’ for negligence in their duties and called for an explanation from the school inspector and principal. “We found certain irregularities in the school during the visit leading to disciplinary action against the school staff,” said Upadhyay. |
2 held for stealing steel blade strips
New Delhi, January 22 Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Railways), S B S Tyagi, said the arrested persons are identified as Balwinder Singh (45) and Manoj (28). The anti-terror unit of the Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested them from South Delhi’s Mehrauli area based upon a complaint lodged with the Gurgaon Police on December 22. Tyagi added, “The theft came to light in Egypt when salt was found inside an exported container loaded with steel strips.” The salt was placed in the container to balance its weight, as several strips had been removed. Gateway Rail Greight, a company in contract with Jindal Steels in Gurgaon, alleged that the container was part of a consignment transported from Hisar. The steel strips were loaded in a truck driven by Mangal Singh on November 4. “The container was supposed to reach ICD Garhi for export. But approximately 19.79 tonnes were misappropriated by Mangal with the help of Balvinder,” Tyagi added. They filled the container with plastic bags containing salt to balance the container’s weight. The container was then delivered to a container depot in Gurgaon and exported to Egypt. The matter was thereafter reported to Jindal Steel from Egypt. A case was lodged with Gurgaon Sector 10 police station.
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New Jamia complex for
NE studies centre
New Delhi, January 22 Human Resource Development Minister Dr MM Pallam Raju inaugurated the centre today and also suggested that a museum on the culture and history of northeast states would be an ideal addition to the centre at Jamia. “Over the last three years, the centre has initiated research studies, seminars, lectures and conducted workshops on a range of issues, including better understanding of conflicts such as the Bodo-settler clashes in Assam, the movements in Nagaland and Manipur. One of its ongoing studies looks at the challenges facing women from the NE in metros. It has also focused on freedom fighters from the region. Such studies and research projects are necessary to help bridge the gap between the northeast states and the rest of India,” he said. |
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