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Youth Congress protests Manipuri youth's murder
3 friends found dead in car
Upadhyay urges police chief to rein in drug dens
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Kin of workers trapped in Iraq clamour for their release
Metro cheer for smart card users
Two more MCD schools for Rohini
Minor fire at police HQ
75-yr-old man found murdered
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Youth Congress protests Manipuri youth's murder
New Delhi, July 22 Hundreds of youth from the Northeast, including students and professionals, had begun assembling at the Youth Congress headquarters at Raisina Road in the afternoon, and along with thousands of Youth Congress workers, the youth from Northeast expressed their anguish at the murder of Salouni. Addressing the gathering, Malik said under the rule of the BJP-led government at the Centre, the youth from Northeast were not safe. Malik, referring to Narendra Modi's statement on the death of Northeast youth Nido Tania from Arunachal Pradesh in February, said Modi had then accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi of indulging in politics, and alleged that they were not taking note of the attacks on the youth of the Northeast in Delhi. Malik said despite Narendra Modi becoming the Prime Minister, the situation had not changed as now Salouni from Manipur had become the victim of the violence against the people from Northeast. Modi had no time to think about their safety and security. "Why Narendra Modi has not visited the relatives of Salouni, and not ordered a probe into his murder?" he asked. Malik said after the death of Nido Tania, the students of Northeast had filed 359 police complaints, but the police had not taken any action against those complaints till now. He urged Home Minister Rajnath Singh to ensure the safety and security of people from the Northeast in Delhi. Meanwhile, the fourth accused in the murder case of a 29-year-old Manipuri man, Akha Salouni, was arrested by the Delhi Police today. The man has been identified by the police as Azad Choudhary (24), who works as a driver and stays at Garhi village in south Delhi. On Monday evening, the police had arrested three men in connection with the case, who have been identified as Sanjay Basoya (24), Shakti Basoya (21) and Raju, alias Bittu (25). They are residents of Garhi area of south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar locality. |
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3 friends found dead in car
New Delhi, July 22 The men have been identified by the police as Balwinder, alias Mintu (33), Lakshman, alias Raju (32), and Nishant, alias Nishu (32). All of them were married. “They were close friends. They had started an online catering business about four months ago,” said a police officer, privy to the details of the case. At about 10.30 pm on Monday, the police were informed by a local that three men were lying unconscious in a Honda City car at R K Puram. The police reached the site where the car was parked. They took the three victims to the AIIMS Trauma Centre in south Delhi, where the doctors declared them dead. The police conducted the postmortems at AIIMS today. “The postmortems were conducted because we suspect that there is foul play in their deaths. Their families had asked us to verify if their deaths may have been caused by something they had eaten. We have preserved the viscera of the victims, which will be examined by the Delhi government’s Forensic Science Laboratory in Rohini,” said the officer. While narrating the sequence of events, the officer said that at about 11 am on Monday, Balwinder took his Honda City car from his residence at Kishangarh located near south Delhi’s posh Vasant Kunj locality. The police are not clear where he had gone before picking Nishant from Laxmibai Nagar, another south Delhi locality, at about 2.30 pm. At about 3.30 pm, they picked Lakshman from sector-4 in R K Puram. “They then went to pay a person. What we have learnt is that this person is possibly a confectioner,” said another police officer, privy to the details of the case. “They returned to R K Puram and parked the car in front of Lakshman’s grocery shop. They sat inside the car and turned the airconditioner on. At about 10 pm, they were found unconscious by the locals,” said the officer, adding that a packet of chips was found in the car.
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Upadhyay urges police chief to rein in drug dens
New Delhi, July 22 During a meeting with the Police Commissioner, B S Bassi, Upadhyay urged the police to use the students of Delhi University as their 'ears' and 'arms' to control corruption and the use of drugs. Upadhyay told reporters that there are many complaints against policemen harassing the poor who are trying to build their houses in Delhi. "The BJP will not tolerate such things and if any official of the Delhi Police indulges in such acts, he or she has to bear the consequences," said Upadhyay. The Delhi BJP president said that there are drug hubs in the city, which are frequented by the youth. "This is another area where the party has decided to take a zero-tolerance,” he said. |
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Kin of workers trapped in Iraq clamour for their release
New Delhi, July 22 Later, in the evening, Mann accompanied these families to meet the senior officials in the external affairs ministry. At least 3,000 Indians are believed to be still stranded in strife-torn Iraq. Their families expressed their concerns to the leaders of AAP. "The absence of any information about the plight of 39 abducted countrymen is a matter of grave concern and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj should make a statement in Parliament about the latest situation," said AAP leaders. They said even as the government has made efforts to get back some Indian workers from Iraq safely back home, but these are not enough. "The sense of urgency required appears to be missing on the government's part," said the party.
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Metro cheer for smart card users
New Delhi, July 22 However, the initial add value through customer care centres remains unchanged at Rs 200 and with subsequent add value of Rs 100. Also, according to the DMRC spokesperson, Metro today set the highest ridership record so far with over 26 lakh people commuting by the Metro throughout the day. He said, "On the basis of feedback and suggestions received from commuters, the add value through TVMs has been fixed at Rs 100 and there upon in multiples of Rs 50 and it can be up to Rs 1,000." There are about 170 Token Vending Machines installed at 83 stations through which commuters may vend single journey tokens and add value to their smart cards. DMRC had introduced some changes in its smart card add value and refund rules from May 21 considering most smart card users are regular travellers and with the opening of more corridors of Phase III, the maximum fare required for travel will increase as commuters would cover more distance. Therefore, increasing the minimum add value of the cards will help the commuters as they won't have to stand in queue and recharge their cards time and again. The initial minimum add value of the smart cards had been increased from existing Rs 50 to Rs 100 (refundable security of Rs 50 is kept unchanged). Subsequently, from the next transaction, the minimum add value will be of Rs 200 and further add values can be in multiples of Rs 100 if the top-ups are done at customer care centres at the metro stations.
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Two more MCD schools for Rohini
New Delhi, July 22 Gupta said that the BJP government in MCD has given utmost importance to education. It is the party's vision to achieve 100 per cent literacy rate in Delhi. Many such schools have been opened in villages and remote areas of the city. |
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Minor fire at police HQ
New Delhi, July 22 A call was made to the fire department at 7.10 am about the blaze that had broken out on the fourth floor of the headquarters. Eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot. They doused the fire by 8.05 am. The people working in the offices on the floor were evacuated before the fire tenders reached the police headquarters. |
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75-yr-old man found murdered
New Delhi, July 22 Kashiram was living with his sons, Pramod, Ashok and Joginder at Shanti Building in Mansarovar Park. His sons are married and live with their families. Kashiram owned a dairy on Mandawali Road in east Delhi. It is run by his sons. At about 4 am today, Joginder went to his father's room on the ground floor of the building to wake him, but the latter said that he was not feeling well. Joginder then went to the dairy and instructed his brothers to take care of father. At about 5.45 am, Ashok's wife went to Kashiram's room and found him dead. He was lying on bed in a pool of blood. His family informed the police about the murder and they reached his residence. Kashiram's family told the police that on Sunday, Ashok had an argument with four youths living in the neighbourhood. Ashok had filed a police complaint against the youths, who had allegedly beaten him. According to the police, Ashok is accusing them of murdering his father, because they had allegedly threatened Ashok with dire consequences. "We are investigating the matter and have detained the four youths, who are being questioned," said a police officer, privy to the details of the case. The police said that Rs 6,000 was missing from Kashiram's room. "Robbery could be another motive behind the murder," said the officer. A case has been registered at the Mansarovar Park police station. Kashiram's body has been taken to east Delhi's Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital for postmortem.
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Thousands of Youth Congress workers, under the leadership of Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress president Amit Malik, today held a demonstration at Parliament House to protest against the murder of 29-year-old Salouni from Manipur in the Kotla Mubarakpur area yesterday.
