DMRC completes 21-mt high crossover viaduct
New Delhi, April 20
Crossing over its existing operational line at Karkarduma Metro station at a record height of 21 metres above the ground is yet another achievement of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The elevated viaduct of Delhi Metro Phase III project will pass over the existing viaducts of the Phase I and Phase II Metro corridors at four more different locations--Netaji Subhas Place, Dhaula Kuan, Mayur Vihar and Anand Vihar, said a DMRC spokesperson.

Metro to have 200 new frisking booths for women
New Delhi, April 20
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to install 200 new blue-coloured frisking booths for women. These booths will be manned by women personnel of CISF. In the first phase, these booths will be installed at the Metro stations on the Blue Line (Dwarka Sector-21 to Vaishali and Noida City Centre).

Man shot at in Janakpuri
New Delhi, April 20
Two youths, including the son of a serving Junior Commissioned Officer in the Army, have been arrested for attempting to murder a man by firing at him at a market in the Janakpuri area, West Delhi.

Two caught for 300 cases of vehicle thefts
New Delhi, April 20
Two men, allegedly involved in more than 300 incidents of motor vehicle thefts, were arrested from south Delhi, police said today. One of them was caught after a 10-km-long chase by the Delhi Police teams and the other was apprehended on his instance.

Cop attempts suicide at Metro station
New Delhi, April 20
A 58-year-old Delhi Police Head Constable was seriously injured after he allegedly jumped from the Qutab Minar Metro station in south Delhi this morning. According to the police, the Head Constable identified as Dayanand, had been undergoing treatment for depression for the past few months. The police suspect that this may have caused him to attempt suicide.

Olympian Sushil Kumar flags off cyclothon
New Delhi, April 20
Olympian wrestler Sushil Kumar flagged off a Road Safety Cyclothon here this morning in the presence of cricketer Ajay Jadeja, Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MRTH) Vijay Chhibber and Commissioner of Police, Delhi, Bhim Sain Bassi.

Delhiites take part in a ‘Road Safety Cyclothon’ in New Delhi on Sunday. Tribune Photo

Students and artists shout anti-indecency slogans during the International Indecency Prevention Movement Day function in New Delhi on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Union demands registration of e-rickshaws
New Delhi, April 20
The battery rickshaw union today demanded the registration of rickshaws as the government has no record of its number and drivers. Condemning the government's proposal to ban the battery rickshaw in Delhi, national organising secretary of the union Jai Bhagwan Goel said instead of banning the rickshaw, the government should make registration of this vehicle to know the number of people getting livelihood. The government will also have a record of the number of vehicles. If it is banned, lakhs of people will lose their jobs, he said. He said these rickshaws were imported from China and the government charges import duty on it. Now if the government bans them, it is very unfortunate. TNS

City celebrates Easter Sunday with fervour
New Delhi, April 20
Delhiites celebrated Easter Sunday, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, with prayers and sumptuous meals. While some members of the community attended the Easter vigil a day prior to the festival, many preferred attending the morning mass organised in churches across the city. "Easter is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead three days after his crucifixion at Calvary," said Father Dominic Emmanuel, spokesperson of the Delhi Catholic Church.. — IANS

AAP MLA arrested
New Delhi, April 20
The Delhi Police arrested the Aam Aadmi Party MLA Rajesh Garg with his supporters on Saturday evening after a complaint by a Deputy Director of Education. Garg, who is an MLA from Rohini area and his supporters, were arrested under a case of Sections 506 (criminal intimidation), 509 (word or gesture intended to insult the modesty of a woman) and 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), IPC. They had been staging protests against hike in school fees, uniform rates and exercise books. TNS

DMRC completes 21-mt high crossover viaduct
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 20
Crossing over its existing operational line at Karkarduma Metro station at a record height of 21 metres above the ground is yet another achievement of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). The elevated viaduct of Delhi Metro Phase III project will pass over the existing viaducts of the Phase I and Phase II Metro corridors at four more different locations--Netaji Subhas Place, Dhaula Kuan, Mayur Vihar and Anand Vihar, said a DMRC spokesperson.

He said that construction for crossing over of Metro viaduct at the existing Karkarduma Metro station posed numerous challenges to the civil engineers throughout the project as this is one of the highest crossings of Metro line. The new Metro line (Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar) is crossing the existing (Vaishali- Dwarka) elevated line at 21 metre above the ground and is 10 metre above the existing Metro line. The work was done without disrupting the train services for even a single day.

Delhi Metro has crossed the existing Metro line at such a height in a safe and systematic manner with all safety precautions. The launching of girder and erection of span was carried out in a very watchful manner with extra precaution, he said.

An extensive round-the-clock CCTV monitoring was done adjacent to the rail track to prevent electrocution and fall of material during crossing. The work was carried out during the shadow block of existing system during non-operating hours after getting all the clearances from the authorities.

Delhi Metro is set to achieve more such achievements in its phase III project which is to be completed by 2016, according to the spokesperson.

Metro to have 200 new frisking booths for women
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 20
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to install 200 new blue-coloured frisking booths for women. These booths will be manned by women personnel of CISF. In the first phase, these booths will be installed at the Metro stations on the Blue Line (Dwarka Sector-21 to Vaishali and Noida City Centre).

Subsequently, they will be placed at all other stations on the Metro network in the national capital region, said a CISF spokesperson.

Besides, the CISF has introduced a new mechanism to finetune Delhi Metro security services. The CISF manages security at all the 134 stations. It has deployed close to 5,000 men and women for this task, the spokesperson said.

About one dozen such booths have already started functioning and as compared to the previous cloth-draped or hard-board security boxes, these cabins ensure total privacy of the female passengers during frisking, he said.

Sources said that the CISF has also developed a new set of security check-up. The X-ray baggage screening machines at select stations are now kept right next to the door-frame metal detectors where the commuters are frisked by CISF jawans.

The sources said that by this method, the CISF security man right behind his colleague, who is frisking commuters, is able to clearly analyse the indicators of the metal detector.

Man shot at in Janakpuri
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 20
Two youths, including the son of a serving Junior Commissioned Officer in the Army, have been arrested for attempting to murder a man by firing at him at a market in the Janakpuri area, West Delhi.

The youths have been identified as Nitesh Kumar Yadav (24), who is a resident of Janakpuri, and Love (19), who lives at West Sagarpur. According to the police, Nitish had completed his B.Tech from Delhi College of Engineering and started a transport business. Love had studied up to Class IX. After the death of his father in 2011, he left his studies and started working at an electrical shop in Sagarpur.

The police said that the pistol that was used to fire at the victim, Jagrat, was issued in the name of Nitish's father. His father is serving in the Army as a Naib Subedar.

At 11.55 pm last night, Jagrat was with his friends, Himanshu Singh Chauhan, Rajat Goyal and Jasmeet Singh, near C-6/B market in Janakpuri. "Jagrat noticed two persons (Nitesh and Love) standing near their Swift car and eating. One of them called Jagrat, but he ignored him. Without provocation, he took out his pistol and fired at Jagrat, before fleeing the market," said Ranvir Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West District).

Jagrat escaped unhurt and immediately placed a call to 100 to inform the police about the incident. The police reached the market. A case of attempt to murder and the illegal use of a firearm was registered at the Janakpuri police station.

The police obtained the registration number of the Swift car, which helped them in apprehending Nitesh and Love. They also seized the pistol used in the crime with three live cartridges, allegedly from Nitesh.

"The accused said that when they were standing near their car, they noticed some persons (the victim and his friends) talking loudly. When one of them called the victim, who ignored them, he took out a pistol and fired at him," said Ranvir Singh.

Two caught for 300 cases of vehicle thefts
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 20
Two men, allegedly involved in more than 300 incidents of motor vehicle thefts, were arrested from south Delhi, police said today. One of them was caught after a 10-km-long chase by the Delhi Police teams and the other was apprehended on his instance.

With the arrests, the police said 48 cases of motor vehicle thefts have been solved. Following their arrests, 10 cars and one motorcycle were recovered. The accused have been identified as Kiran Nepali (26) and his alleged associate, Imran (28).

According to the police, Kiran has been allegedly involved in 37 cases of motor vehicle thefts. Imran has allegedly confessed to disposing more than 100 cars with the help of a scrap dealer in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar area.

In the early hours of Wednesday, a Delhi Police constable Amarpal was patrolling at Sector-3 of R K Puram when he tried to stop an Alto car. As he asked for the documents, the driver sped away.

Amarpal began chasing the car on his motorcycle. He also alerted other patrolling teams in the area. In the meantime, the police learnt that the car had been stolen minutes ago from the same sector where Amarpal was patrolling.

Meanwhile, another Delhi Police constable Ram Swaroop noticed the car approaching a check point in Sector-2 of RK Puram, according to the police. He also tried to stop the vehicle, but could not. At this point of time, he borrowed a car from someone to chase the Alto car.

The two constables intercepted the car near Safdarjung Hospital in south Delhi. The driver, Kiran Nepali, was caught and his associate apprehended subsequently.

Cop attempts suicide at Metro station
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 20
A 58-year-old Delhi Police Head Constable was seriously injured after he allegedly jumped from the Qutab Minar Metro station in south Delhi this morning. According to the police, the Head Constable identified as Dayanand, had been undergoing treatment for depression for the past few months. The police suspect that this may have caused him to attempt suicide.

Dayanand is posted at the Chanakyapuri Police Station located in the VIP area. He was on leave when the incident took place.

The police said that at about 7.15 am, they received a call about the suicide attempt at the Qutab Minar Metro station on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation network. The police then rushed the victim to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Trauma Centre in south Delhi, where he is reported to be in a critical condition.

Dayanand sustained injuries on his hand and hip. He was not fit for giving a statement to the police until late evening. The police did not find a suicide note from the site of the incident. The police's investigations have revealed that he was depressed and that was why he had taken leave.

Dayanand is a resident of a police colony in Malviya Nagar where he lives with his wife and three sons.

Olympian Sushil Kumar flags off cyclothon
Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 20
Olympian wrestler Sushil Kumar flagged off a Road Safety Cyclothon here this morning in the presence of cricketer Ajay Jadeja, Secretary of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MRTH) Vijay Chhibber and Commissioner of Police, Delhi, Bhim Sain Bassi.

Senior officers of the ministry and the Delhi Police also participated in the cyclothon. The 5-km cyclothon was organised by the ministry in collaboration with the Delhi Police and the International Road Federation, said a spokesperson for the MRTH.

The ministry has been trying to make the issue of road safety a national movement by involving various sections of society and stakeholders. In this common effort towards making roads safer, there has been less attention given to the safety of population using bicycles. Cycles alone account for around 8,000 fatalities every year. The use of reflectors on bicycles ensure that they are visible. Keeping this in mind, it was decided to organize a 5-km cyclothon.