New Delhi, March 1
A 62-year-old street food vendor was stabbed to death by a man when he refused to serve him "choley kulchey" following a dispute over payment in the Sultanpuri area, West Delhi, here this morning, said a police officer.

The victim has been identified as Kashi Ram who was stabbed five times by Gurmeet (28) who is wanted in several criminal cases.

According to the police, Gurmeet went to Ram's shop for eating "choley kulchey" around 10.35 am but Ram refused to serve the food when Gurmeet wanted to make the payment later, which angered him. He then took out a knife, stabbed Ram five times and fled the spot, said the officer.

Ram was taken to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

The police arrested Gurmeet, who has several criminal cases registered against him, from his house, added the police officer. —PTI

New Delhi, March 1
In yet another incident of violence against Northeastern people in the national Capital, a girl and her cousin brother hailing from from Ukhrul district in Manipur were allegedly attacked by two men who thrashed them, hurled racial abuses and molested the girl last night.

According to the police, both the assailants, identified as Kamal, a motor mechanic and his associate Manpreet, have been arrested.

The 24-year-old-woman is pursuing B.Ed from Delhi University. The incident took place around 10 pm last night in Vijay Nagar which is close to the North Campus of Delhi University when the boy was going to drop her cousin sister to her PG after having dinner at his place.

As they reached near a park at Buddha Colony, they saw a man urinating on the roadside. Seeing the girl, he turned towards her and started making lewd gestures and comments.

"They first ignored him but as he continued and went on to call them 'chinki' 'and nepali', the boy confronted him. Kamal and Manpreet, who were in an inebriated state, thrashed the boy black and blue, when the girl tried to intervene, they beat her, tore her dress and molested her and even tried to rape her in front of her brother," said a friend of the duo.

As they shouted for help, locals rushed to the spot after which the accused fled the spot. The police was informed and both the victims were taken to a nearby hospital. They were later discharged after first aid and medical examination.

However, soon after the incident, Northeastern students and other locals reached Model Town police station and protested. The demonstrators pelted stones due to which over 10 vehicles, including a PCR van, were damaged, the officer said.

"We have registered a case under relevant sections and both the accused have been arrested," said the officer. — PTI

New Delhi, March 1
In a letter written to the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, DSGMC president Manjit Singh (GK) demanded a minority university for the Sikhs. He said that representation be given to the Sikh community in the committee constituted by the Union Ministry of Minorities Affairs for establishment of five minority universities in the country.

Manjit said that in the seven-member committee, the Sikh community was not given representation and there was no specific decision for establishing a Sikh minority university. Sikh academician be nominated in the committee, he said.

Manjit said that before the DSGMC elections in 2013, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Badal has promised to set up a university in the name of Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib Ji and the DSGMC would fullfil its promise.

The DSGMC has also taken up the issue of setting up a central university for the Sikhs with the National Commission for Minorities. In a letter written to member of the commission Prof Ajaib Singh, Manjit asked him to intervene and take up the matter with the Central government for the setting up a central university in Delhi.

New Delhi, March 1
The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police claimed to have arrested an accused from Pochanpur village near Dwarka. He was identified as Mukul who was wanted in an abduction-cum-murder case of Sajjan in Haridass Nagar.

According to the police, Mukul, along with his associates, had abducted Sajjan and taken him to the fields in the Jhajjar area at a gunpoint and shot him dead due to gang rivalry.

The police received information of February 27 that Mukul would come near Shiv Mandir at Poachanpur to meet his associates. The police laid a trap near the spot and at the instance of the informer, the accused was apprehended, said a police officer.

During interrogation the accused said he was well-acquainted with various criminals and gangsters of the Najafgarh area and later formed his own gang along with the other criminals of the locality. About one and a half months ago he had a fight with the rival group of Vikas Lagarpuria in the Najafgarh area. In the fight, Mukul, along with his elder brother Anand and other friends, had badly beaten up their rival Sajjan. After the incident, the rival group was looking for an opportunity to kill Mukul and Anand.

When Mukul came to know Sajjan's plan, he and his associates abducted Sajjan from a property dealer's office in Najafgarh and took him to the field of Jahangirpur village in Jhajjar and killed him, the officer said.

New Delhi, March 1
With people largely ignorant that music can serve as an effective healing medium for physical, emotional and cognitive stress in this busy and fast-paced life, here is a chance for those who wish to know more or find solution to their worries.

To mark 10 years of music therapy in India, an NGO, Nada Centre for Music Therapy, Centre for Community Medicine of All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Heal Foundation are together organising World Music Therapy Conference from March 7 to 9 in the national Capital.

In the conference music therapists, medical and other healthcare professionals from India and abroad will discuss the therapeutic use of music.

NADA, the main organiser of the programme, works towards revival of ancient Indian concepts and practices of nada yoga and raga chikitsa, apart from promoting the benefits of music and propagating the contemporary techniques of music therapy over the past 10 years.

Besides India, the conference is expected to witness people from as many as eight countries - Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Dubai, Mexico, Nigeria, the UK and the USA - participating.