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Govt forms committee for Jan Lokpal Bill
BJP to hold dharna against AAP today
Kejriwal's ‘Janta Darbar’ to begin tomorrow |
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Nigerian held for threatening jewellers
Guards save woman from ending life
Jobless man jumps from multi-storey CP building
Srivastava joins as Chief Secretary
CM asks details of loadshedding
Congress opposes proposed tax hike in South Delhi
Stone laid for BSF frontier HQ
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Govt forms committee for Jan Lokpal Bill
New Delhi, January 9 He said that secretaries of the Urban Department, Law and Finance besides eminent advocate, Rahul Mehra would be members of the committee. "We will try to pass the Bill by the last week of January or the first week of February from Ramlila Grounds," said Kejriwal at a press conference. Jan Lokpal is one of the promises, APP made in its election manifesto. It had promised passage of the anti-graft Bill on December 29 at a special session of the Assembly from the Ramlila Grounds. Soon after winning the confidence vote in the Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal termed the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill the 'most important issue' on the agenda of his government. "The Jan Lokpal Bill is the most important issue on our agenda," he had told reporters. Jan Lokpal Bill is AAP's version of the Lokpal, or the anti-corruption ombudsman. Kejriwal has already announced decisions on reducing water and power tariffs which he had promised before the elections. When asked about the existing Lokayukta, Kejriwal said the anti-corruption ombudsman would be totally independent and even the Chief Minister's office would have no influence over it. "At present, the anti-corruption branch is with Delhi Police. This branch will be transferred to Lokayukta," Kejriwal said, adding this step is important as otherwise any corruption against the state head would not be investigated properly. |
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BJP to hold dharna against AAP today
New Delhi, January 9 To expose APP leaders, the members of the Delhi BJP will hold a dharna at Rajghat tomorrow, said a member of the BJP. Addressing a joint press conference today, the Vijay Goel and former Delhi BJP chief Vijender Gupta said, "The details of corruption done by Congress ministers and the Congress Chief Minister are there in the CAG reports, Shunglu Committee report and the judgments given by the Lokayukta. What more proof is required for the Chief Minister, Arving Kejriwal, to move against them?" "The fact is that after the AAP formed an alliance with the Congress to come to power, it has decided to put cases against the Congress former ministers and former Chief Minister on backburner. Otherwise there is no reason that even a single complaint has not been lodged against any of them during the past 10 days," they said. "It is the same Arvind Kejriwal who had come out with a 370-page chargesheet against the Congress. Had he really been honest about catching the big fish, he should have lodged a case against the former Congress ministers and the Chief Minister during the past 10 days, But instead he is skirting the issue now by saying that the cases will be filed only after someone gives the proof of the graft," said Goel. The BJP leaders also condemned the behaviour of some of its ministers. "We all know the way AAP ministers are behaving in an arrogant manner. They have taken cars with VIP numbers, their Chief Minister was forced to quit a set of duplex after public furore, while another minister has taken two houses. It is very likely that other ministers will also take government accommodation. It is clear that what they preach and practise does not match," Goel added. |
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Kejriwal's ‘Janta Darbar’ to begin tomorrow
New Delhi, January 9 On Saturdays, the cases will be heard by the Chief Minister himself and on other days, it will be heard by a minister. Kejriwal said that he would try to work out the cases on the spot by calling the authorities concerned. The remaining cases will be noted on the basis of categories such as the nature of grievances or whether they are related to the government. The government will also have a monitoring system to check whether the victims' cases are being worked out. The minister will call the victim to know the status of the case. If the case is not worked out, the officer will be held responsible. Saying that public grievance cases are the result of wrong policies of the government, Kejriwal said, "Having seen the response of citizens in the advisory helpline launched yesterday, I believe there will be a rush of people for Janta Darbar, who have got their cases registered with different agencies." He said the advisory helpline received 3,904 phone calls. When the advisor responded to their calls, 824 people took interest, the rest simply ignored. Fifty-three calls were of serious nature while 38 were ready for a sting operation. When asked about the departments where sting operations were done, the Chief Minister refused to reveal the names. To begin with, the call centre has 10 lines. When traffic on helpline increased, five additional lines were added. The helpline will have 30 seats to respond to the callers from tomorrow. |
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Nigerian held for threatening jewellers
New Delhi, January 9 "We were informed that more than 18,000 people, especially jewellers across India, had received threats via SMSes on their mobile phones within a month. Through the SMS, the receiver was told that somebody had paid Rs 10 lakh to kill him and if he is ready to pay Rs 11 lakh within 48 hours, he can be spared. These SMSes created a panic among the receivers," said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav. According to the police, the receivers of the messages started living in fear and confined themselves to their homes. "The person who received the threat was directed to SMS 'Yes' if he was ready to pay the money. When he would send the accused an SMS of accepting their deal, they would give him a bank account number and direct him to deposit the money in it," said Yadav. The police learnt that several complaints in regard to the threats were lodged at different police stations, including the ones at Shakarpur and Maurya Enclave and also in Bangalore and Kolkata. The Crime Branch also registered a case on Wednesday on the basis of a complaint made by a jeweller based in Punjabi Bagh. According to the police, Vikas is the mastermind of the racket. He was imprisoned in 2012 in a cheating case. Inside the jail, he met some Nigerian criminals who were also locked up for similar offences. When he was released from prison, he introduced Parkash to Osazee. Vikas allegedly arranged pre-activated SIM cards from different shops in west Delhi and purchased mobile phones and laptops from different websites. "He used a Hong Kong-based Internet site to send bulk SMSes. Earlier, he would send messages to different people, informing them that they had won a lottery. In case a person contacted Vikas, he would direct him to deposit advanced money as transfer charges to get the prize amount from a foreign country," explained Yadav. But due to the awareness in the public on the lottery racket, not many people came forward to claim the amount. According to the police, Vikas realized that the racket was not lucrative and he then thought of something else. "Vikas came to the conclusion that jewellers are the most vulnerable targets. He said that some of the jewellers don't want to file police complaints. He claimed that they have the maximum cash flow in their businesses," said Yadav. |
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Guards save woman from ending life
New Delhi, January 9 A security guard noticed her and immediately caught hold of her hand. He shouted to the other guard who rushed to the site of the incident. The incident took place on January 6. The guards have been identified as Ram Kishore (40), who is a resident of Janakpuri, and Rupesh Kumar Singh who lives in Tilak Nagar. "They have been rewarded with Rs 5,000 each for displaying sincerity, presence of mind and prompt response in saving her life," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Ranvir Singh. On the day of the incident, Ram was on duty on the 11th floor of the west Delhi mall from 8 am to 8 pm. At about 2.30 pm, he noticed a woman trying to jump from the floor. He rushed towards her and caught hold of her hand, as he shouted for the other guard. Rupesh was on duty on the 12th floor. The guards informed the local police about the incident. The police brought the woman to the police station. According to the police, she was depressed over family problems that led her to attempt suicide. "She was handed over to her parents," said the DCP. |
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Jobless man jumps from multi-storey CP building
New Delhi, January 9 The deceased has been identified as Rakesh Rathudi, who belonged to Dehradun. The police found a suicide note in a pocket of his clothes. "He had been depressed for the last one year as he could not get a job," said a police officer. The salesman who was injured in the incident has been identified as Manoj Kumar (40). The police said that the incident took place at about 12.30 pm at the DCM building, which houses private and government offices. Preliminary police investigation has revealed that Rakesh entered the building from an emergency exit and went to the terrace of the building using the emergency exit stairs. "Eyewitnesses claimed that they saw him going upstairs. We are yet to ascertain the exact spot from where he jumped off," the officer added. The salesman, Manoj, works with a private company which has its office on the ground floor of the building. "Rakesh first landed on an awning and then on Manoj who was going out of the building for some work," the officer said. The police were informed about the incident and they rushed Rakesh and Manoj to the Lok Nayak Hospital in central Delhi. Rakesh succumbed to his injuries during treatment, while Manoj has been referred to the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Apart from a head injury, Manoj has sustained multiple fractures. |
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Srivastava joins as Chief Secretary
New Delhi, January 9 Soon after he took oath of office and secrecy, the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had sent a letter to the Union Home Ministry, requesting it to appoint Srivastava as new Chief Secretary. His previous postings include Vice-Chairman of Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and Chief Secretary of Goa. D.P. Spolia, a 1979-batch IAS officer, has been transferred as
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CM asks details of loadshedding
New Delhi, January 9 This is being done to check the discoms which are not willing to get their accounts audited, said the Chief Minister. He asked the citizens if unscheduled power cuts take place, they should inform him. Action will be taken promptly. |
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Congress opposes proposed tax hike in South Delhi
New Delhi, January 9 Leader of the Opposition and Congress councillor Farhad Suri told a meeting of the Standing Committee BJP-led South Delhi Municipal Corporation that the hike as "unwarranted" and "it will put additional burden on the people. But the Commissioner, has proposed a 35 per cent hike in base unit area values in all categories of properties, which I firmly oppose," Suri
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Stone laid for BSF frontier HQ
New Delhi, January 9 The Uttar Pradesh Government has provided close to 20 acres of land for the BSF headquarters, according to BSF officers. This will be the first BSF camp, consisting of the headquarters, in Delhi and the national capital region. "After the establishment of this camp, our personnel who belong to West Uttar Pradesh and our retired personnel will receive benefits such as residential accommodation, medical facilities, school for their children and canteen facilities," said a BSF officer. Joshi said that the development of the camp will be completed in the next two years. The construction of an administrative block, jawan barracks, officers' mess and hospital have also been proposed. |
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