New Delhi, April 21
A Delhi Police Crime Branch Head Constable was beaten and his gold chain snatched allegedly by four persons near his residence in outer Delhi's Rohini area last night. His car had brushed against their car.

The road rage led to further violence between the two parties, which included the Head Constable identified as Mohan Lal and some residents in his neighbourhood on one side and the four persons, who allegedly beat him, and their supporters on the other side.

Vikramjit Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer District), said that the incident happened last night when Lal was returning to his house at Sector-18 in Rohini.

"He entered the colony in his car which touched another car. An argument took place between him and the four occupants of the other vehicle. This led to a fight. They beat the Head Constable and snatched his gold chain," said the officer.

After a while, the four persons returned to the colony with some of their supporters. "They had an argument with a security guard of the colony. They also beat him. Later, the Head Constable with some residents of the colony who had come to save him, fought with the other party. Many people were injured in the fracas," explained the officer.

A case in regard to the incident has been registered at the Samai Pur Badli police station in outer Delhi.

New Delhi, April 21
Election for the coveted posts of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Members of Standing Committee and one Member of Education Committee in South and East Delhi Municipal Corporation will be held on April 29 while in North Delhi Municipal Corporation, the election will be held on April 28. Nomination papers have been filed for all the four posts today.

(Left) South MCD candidates are (L to R) Kuldeep Solanki for Member Standing Committee, Khushi Ram for Mayor and Bir Singh for Deputy Mayor. (Center) Congress candidate (L to R) Farhad Suri for Member Standing Committee, Dharmvir Singh for Mayor and Parveen Rana for Deputy Mayor. (Right) North MCD candidates (L to R) Ravindra Gupta for Deputy Mayor, Yogendra Chandolia for Mayor and Rekha Gupta for Member Standing Committee at Civic Centre in New Delhi on Monday. Tribune Photos

The following candidates have filed their nominations: for Mayor's post in South Delhi Municipal Corporation, Khushi Ram of BJP, Dharamveer of Congress, Jeevan Lal and Phool Kali of NCP; for Deputy Mayor's post, Praveen Rana of Congress, Bir Singh of BSP, Jeevan Lal and Phool Kali of NCP; Standing Committee Members, Kuldeep Solanki and Radhey Shyam of BJP, Abhishek Dutt and Farhad Suri of Congress; for the post of Education Committee Member, Ashish Sood of BJP.

In East Delhi, Meenakshi and Jai Gopal of BJP filed their nominations for the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively. Tulsi and Aas Mohammad of Congress also filed their nominations for these posts respectively.

B.B. Tyagi and Ram Narayan Dubey of BJP and Savita Sharma of Congress filed their nominations for the posts of Members of the Standing Committee to be nominated from the corporation. There are three vacancies of Members of Standing Committee from East Municipal Corporation of Delhi. They will be elected unopposed.

In North Delhi, Yogendra Chandolia and Ravindra Gupta of BJP filed their nominations for Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively. They are set to be elected unopposed as no other candidate is in fray for these posts.

Rekha Gupta and Sanjeev Nayyar of BJP and Prithvi Singh Rathor of Congress also filed their nominations for the posts of Members of the Standing Committee to be nominated from the corporation. There are three vacancies of Members of Standing Committee in North Delhi Corporation. They are all set to be elected unopposed as no other candidate is in fray.

New Delhi, April 21
The CBI today arrested an Indian Audits and Accounts Service (IAAS) officer, posted in the office of Director General of Audit, Central Expenditure in Delhi, and his relative in Chennai for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 5 lakh in return for granting illegal favours to a nursing college.

The IAAS (2005-batch) officer, Dr A. Paramasivan, was held after questioning by the CBI. His brother-in- law Sivaram Tilagar was also caught in Chennai in connection with the case, a CBI spokesperson said.

"It was alleged that Paramasivan had demanded an amount of Rs 35 lakh as bribe for regularising the irregularities of a nursing college being run by the complainant in Chennai and directed the complainant to pay the first instalment of Rs 5 lakh today to his brother-in-law at a designated place in Chennai.

"CBI laid a trap and the brother-in-law of the accused was apprehended while accepting Rs 5 lakh. Searches are being conducted at the offices and residences of the accused at Delhi, Noida, Kancheepuram and other places near Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu," the spokesperson added.

During searches, A sum of Rs 95 lakh and several documents have been recovered, the official said.

New Delhi, April 21
The Supreme Court today agreed to give an urgent hearing on the controversy surrounding nursery admission in the Capital and fixed the case for April 28.

A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam, before whom the matter was mentioned, posted the case for hearing next week.

The apex court had on April 11 put nursery admissions on hold again in Delhi schools after a bench of justices H L Dattu and S A Bobde put a halt on the operation of the High Court's April 3 interim order directing that those children who applied and were selected in draw of lot for neighbourhood and other categories, be admitted.

The apex court had passed the order on the appeal filed by those parents who had come to the national Capital from other places of the country and had sought admission under the inter-state transfer (IST) category which was deleted during the admission process by the Delhi government owing to its abuse on a large scale.

Counsel appearing for the IST category parents had submitted that as a result of the Delhi government decision of February 27, his clients had to vacate the seats allotted to them after they were successful in draw of lots held as per earlier guidelines for admission.

The high court, however, had not passed an order regarding the fate of the seats vacated by the IST category and had deferred the issue till April 16, the next date of hearing.

Earlier, those in IST category also had 75 points.

"The result of the impugned order (of April 3) is that the petitioners will not even be considered for approximately 60 per cent seats taken by the 70 pointers pursuant to the December 18, 2013 notification," they had submitted.

As per the earlier point system for nursery admissions, out of a total 100 points, 70 were given if the child lives in the neighbourhood of the school, additional 20 were given if a sibling is studying there, five points more if a parent is an alumnus and another five if it is an IST case. — PTI

New Delhi, April 21
Justice Gorla Rohini was sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi at a swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Niwas today. The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung, administered the oath of office to Justice Rohini during the ceremony.

The ceremony was attended by senior members of the judiciary, Chief Secretary and other senior officers of the Delhi government.

On being asked by the media, the Lieutenant Governor said, "Her appointment symbolizes women's empowerment. We need many more role models like her who can inspire young girls across the country to aspire for top positions in all walks of life."

New Delhi, April 21
A witness in a murder case was allegedly attacked by three accused inside the premises of the Karkardooma District Courts complex, East Delhi, this afternoon. The accused had freed themselves of the policemen escorting them on the courts premises.

The victim identified as Tahir is a witness to the murder of one, Ibrahim, which took place at Mansarovar Park, Northeast Delhi, a year ago. There are six accused in the case who were arrested soon after the murder took place. They are undertrials at Tihar Prisons, according to the police.

A hearing of the case took place at the court today and Tahir was supposed to provide evidence.

The police said that after the hearing finished, Tahir walked out of the court and was heading towards the main gate, when three of the accused allegedly freed themselves from the policemen escorting them and caught hold of Tahir. They then began to assault him. Eyewitnesses said Tahir ran inside a judge's chamber located near the court where he had given his evidence.

The policemen posted at the court took Tahir to hospital. The police said that the injuries inflicted on Tahir are not serious enough to register a case.

New Delhi, April 21
It was a warm Monday in the national Capital and the maximum temperature was recorded two notches below the season's average at 35.8°C. Tuesday will be partly cloudy but as warm, the Met office said.

"The sky will be partly cloudy tomorrow. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to hover around 36° and 22° C, respectively," said an official of the India Met Department.

Monday's minimum temperature settled five notches below average at 18.6° C.

Sunday's maximum temperature was 33.3° C, while the minimum settled at 19.2° C, two notches below the season's average. — IANS