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2 kids killed in collapse of building, wall
NHRC holds MCD responsible for 2012 building collapse
DPCC protests price hike
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Boy’s body found hanging from tree
Saleswoman raped by showroom owner
DSGMC delegation meets Najma Heptulla
N. Corporation serves notices to 124 illegal properties
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2 kids killed in collapse of building, wall
New Delhi, July 2 The rescue operation was started soon after and the injured were admitted to Jeevan Mala Hospital in Karol Bagh, a fire official said. The police said they are investigating the case. In another incident, a 10-year-old boy died in the Nihal Vihar area of west Delhi today after a wall collapsed on him. The boy, Ravi, was returning from his father's shop when the wall collapsed on him near Chhoti Puliya around 2.40 pm. "He was rescued from the rubble and rushed to a hospital, but succumbed to his injuries," a police officer said. The body was handed over to his family after postmortem, the officer said, adding that a case of negligence was registered against the owner of the plot and further investigations were on.
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NHRC holds MCD responsible for 2012 building collapse
New Delhi, July 2 The Chief Secretary of the Delhi government has also been directed to submit a report stating the action taken or contemplated to be taken against the officers responsible for the negligence. He has been given six weeks' time to respond. After careful consideration of the expert opinions from M/s Shriram Institute for Industrial Research Private Limited, Structural Engineer of M/s Sheltera Consultants Private Limited and IIT Delhi, Justice D. Murugesan, member of the commission found that the main cause of the collapse of the building was inadequate structural design and insufficient strength of the concrete used. The commission has also observed that the callousness, negligence and inaction on the part of the MCD officials for the collapse of the structure were clearly established. The defence advanced by the civic agency about the unauthorized construction for demolition sent to the Prasad Nagar police station for taking action under Section 344 (2) of the DMC Act on March 30, 2012, was an attempt to cover all its responsibilities. The then Joint Commissioner of Police had indicated that as soon as the construction began, the Prasad Nagar police had intimated the MCD control room on March 9, 2012. A complaint was lodged on March 10, 2012, by the police. On March 13, 2012, intimation was given in writing to the Deputy Commissioner, MCD, Karol Bagh Zone by SHO, Prasad Nagar. However, the police did not receive any instruction from the MCD to stop work and the under construction building collapsed on March 30, 2012. Section 475 of the DMC Act mandates the police only to inform the civic agency about the unauthorized construction and the police can act only after it receives instructions to stop the construction. |
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DPCC protests price hike
New Delhi, July 2 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had called upon the state governments to check hoarding, while Prime Minister Modi had met ministers and senior bureaucrats to discuss strategies to control inflation, which is at a five-month high. "The Central government, instead of bringing good days, has brought such days to the life of the people that it could have even been imagined. They are implementing so many anti-people decisions one after another that the lives of the people have become very miserable," said Mukesh Sharma, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president. Congress leaders assembled at the Uttam Nagar bus terminal at 10 am and jammed the roads. The demonstrators, shouted slogans against the BJP. The police stopped the demonstrators at Mohan Garden, Janakpuri, Dabri Mode, etc., to prevent them from reaching the Uttam Nagar bus terminal. "The Central government has hiked the prices of essential commodities used by the common people so much that the poor are being forced to flee Delhi. If the price rise was not brought under control, the people would gherao the BJP leaders on the streets," Sharma said. The government had earlier announced increase in rail passenger fares by 14.2 per cent and freight rates by 6.5 per cent, which has led to an outcry by the opposition parties. |
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Boy’s body found hanging from tree
New Delhi, July 2 About 6.30 am, when people came for a morning walk at Deer Park, they saw the body hanging from a tree. A passerby informed the police. The police reached the site of the incident and took the body away. The deceased was identified by his voter ID card, a police officer said. According to the officer, Shalin's family has claimed that he went for an evening walk yesterday, but did not return home. "His family started searching for him and spoke to Shalin's friends, but could not find him. They then approached us," said the officer, adding that the reason behind the youth's death is still not clear. "We recovered a voter ID card and ran it through our data base to find that a missing report was filed on the deceased," the officer said. After autopsy, the body was handed over to his relatives. "We are investigating the case. No suicide note was found from the spot but we have not ruled out suicide," the officer added. |
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Saleswoman raped by showroom owner
New Delhi, July 2 The accused, Deepak Malhotra (61), has been detained and is being questioned by the police. Malhotra is married and is a resident of Pashim Vihar. He owns two optical showrooms in the locality, but the vacancy for the victim was for the optical showroom at Jawala Hari Market of west Delhi. The victim is a divorcee and lives at Budh Vihar. Malhotra held her interview on Monday and instructed her to start work from Tuesday. The police said that the woman has alleged in her complaint that she was called into Malhotra's cabin about 10.30 am yesterday. She was allegedly offered water and after drinking it she became unconscious. "Around 11 am, the victim made a call to us, alleging that she was sexually assaulted. She said that she was called to the cabin on the pretext of job orientation. The accused then allegedly offered her a drink laced with sedatives," said the officer. The woman was taken for a medical examination and based on her complaint a case was registered against the accused. |
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DSGMC delegation meets Najma Heptulla
New Delhi, July 2 The first demand is to open a university in Delhi in the name of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib University. The second demand is that Article 25 of the Constitution be amended so that the Sikhs are considered as separate entity. The delegation made demand for the university in context with the UPA government's announcement to open five minority universities. DSGMC president Manjit Singh (GK) said that the minister had assured the delegation that she would consider their both the demands. |
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N. Corporation serves notices to 124 illegal properties
New Delhi, July 2 The Corporation started the survey of unauthorized construction on June 29 in Karol Bagh Zone. It has surveyed 8,798 properties so far. "Out of the total of 8,798 properties ongoing unauthorized construction was observed in 124 properties. Notices to stop the work were issued to them. The police was also endorsed a copy of the same to keep vigil," said NDMC Commissioner Praveen Gupta. The properties which were issued work-stop notices are situated in Bapa Nagar, Tank Road, Dev Nagar and Khalsa Nagar, etc. In the Dev Nagar area 19 properties have been issued notices for carrying out repair in the buildings. One building owner at P.L. Road, Bapa Nagar, has been issued directions to get the dangerous portion of the building demolished immediately. The engineering department has been directed to fill the excavated portions at Govind Garh, Tank Road. Nine properties in Khalsa Nagar have been directed to get the portions of building repaired which seems to be dangerous. |
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