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Pak spying racket unearthed
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Son-in-law shot dead by mistake? GTB customers throng branches Man tries to enter Parliament with forged papers
Notice to regularise nursery admissions Dalit woman kidnapped Kidnapper gets life term Metro passes for Delhi MLAs Online exams to test competence DUTA puts off agitation after assurance by HRD Minister Grants for FHI to fight AIDS epidemic National integration through magic! Panel seeks data on depth of Shahdara drain in Noida Farmers clamour for higher land compensation Faridabad to be off limits to 15-yr-old vehicles Dialling this number will be music to your ears! Swimming trophy for Apeejay School
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Pak spying racket unearthed New Delhi, July 26 The sleuths also recovered several incriminating documents in coded language, a paper containing secret codes, a site plan of the Delhi Cantonment area, a small diary containing phone numbers of Pakistani officials, a loaded camera, ATM cards and some Pakistan and Bangladeshi currencies. The sleuths received a tip-off that a spy had arrived in Delhi and had been planning to set up a base to provide information about the defence establishments and other vital installations in
the Capital. Based on this information, the sleuths arrested the spy last evening, who was identified as Ghulam Mustafa Qureshi, alias Ali Hussain, resident of Pakistan, from a cyber café in Laxmi Nagar area. During interrogation, the accused disclosed that he came into contact with an operative of the Combine Military Intelligence of Pakistan in July 2003, who motivated him to work
for them. The accused was given training in surveillance, formations of the Indian Army, identification of the Indian Army uniforms, rank structure and information about Corps, Divisions and Brigades. He was also given training in computers and working on Internet in the Combined Military Intelligence headquarters. Qureshi, a tailor by profession, told the sleuths that his father was a retired non- commissioned officer in the Pakistan Army. The accused was given an ATM card of Muslim Commercial Banks for withdrawing money in India, as it had become difficult to transfer money through the hawala transactions. |
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Jilted lover stabs girl to death
New Delhi, July 26 The victim, identified as Ritika, alias Charu, resident of Paschim Vihar, was declared brought dead by the doctors in the Deen Dayal Upadhayay Hospital. Her brother Hari, a student of Sarvodaya Bal Vidhyalaya, has been admitted to the intensive care unit in the hospital. Their father is employed as a driver with a company in Dubai. The police have arrested the accused, identified as Mangal Singh, a businessman and resident of Krishna Nagar in Vikaspuri, and registered a case of murder and attempt to murder against him. The police stated that the incident took place after the victim refused to meet Mangal Singh, who was involved in a relationship with her in the past. The accused decided to teach the victim a lesson for ignoring him, the police said. Today, he trailed her while she was going to the school with her brother. At an isolated spot, the accused intercepted the girl and stabbed her in the stomach and chest. When her brother tried to rescue her, he was also stabbed by the accused. The victim and her brother used to regularly take a bus from Paschim Vihar to the CRPF camp and reach their school in a cycle rickshaw. The accused had full information about the victim’s school route, the police said. The gruesome murder has created a panic among the residents in the Tilak Nagar area. Dacoity in Reva Express foiled The Crime Branch claimed to have arrested four dacoits while they were planning a dacoity in the Reva Express. Based on a tip-off that some persons were planning to commit dacoity in the Reva Express, the police nabbed Sat Narayan, alias
Kamlesh, alias Satte, Vijay, alias Videshi, Neeraj Sahu and Ranjeet, alias Sat Prakash. The sleuths said that another person escaped under the cover of darkness. In another case, the Crime Branch has nabbed two robbers and recovered one pistol along with seven live cartridges from their possession. The accused persons were identified as Sandeep Gupta and Rajkumar, alias
Pamme, both residents of Gandhi Nagar. |
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Lid off cylinder robberies, 5 held Greater Noida, July 26 Five persons have been arrested, including the manager of Mangalam Gas Agency and some 103 cylinders seized from them. The police said this dacoity and the resultant murders were the outcome of professional rivalry. The manager of Ella Gas Agency, who is reported to have got the crime executed by professional criminals, is absconding. According to sources, Sudesh Chaudhri, Manager of Bharat Gas Agency, stage-managed the dacoity. Sudesh Chaudhri, according to police sources,
is wanted in 14 cases, including an attempted murder case. About three dozen armed criminals, who had come with three trucks looted 1,300 cylinders from three gas agencies, killing three persons and injuring half a dozen persons who were made captives during
the loot. Sudesh Chaudhri was subjected to intensive interrogation in which he blurted out that Bharat and IBP gas agencies had the monopoly in the area. Later, Indane Gas Agency came on the scene and captured the market, other two agencies then suffered a huge loss. When the owner of Bharat gas agency expressed anxiety about their agency’s future, Sudesh Chaudhri told him “Do not worry, I will fix everything.” He along with brother Malkhan plotted a dacoity in which Mahesh, Mange, alias Laxmi, and Gyanender Singh were also included. Malkhan with the help of contract criminals attacked the Indane gas godowns in the night on July 19. Malkhan and Sudesh who had masked their faces were also among the assailants. According to CO Kishen Chander Goswami, some employees of Beer Co had recognised Sudesh, so he killed them. The trucks were driven away to different places and the managers absconded. The police seized 103 cylinders from a truck parked in an abandoned factory in Gr. Noida. |
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Son-in-law shot dead by mistake? Noida, July 26 Mustaqueen, 50, son-in-law of Akhatar Ali in Rajpur village under police station Bhawanpur in Meerut, had come along with his wife to visit his in-laws. On Saturday, Mustaqueen, his father-in-law Akhtar Ali and brother-in-law Ali N were sleeping on separate cots in the open. At 2 am, three unidentified assailants arrived and shot at Mustaqueen. Akhtar Ali, his son Ali and villagers woke up by the sound of gunfire, but the assailants had fled. Mustaqueen was rushed to a Meerut hospital where he succumbed to his wounds after a while. The police have not been able to trace the culprit. Akhtar Ali has named Shahid Hasrat and Nazim of village Bagga for the murder of his son-in-law in his report. Police SO Lokender Pal Singh said that last year one person was shot dead in village Bagga. A case had been registered against Ali and his brother-in-law Ummed Ali of Bagga village. SO said that it appeared the assailants had come to kill Ali, but they made an error of judgement due to darkness and shot Mustaqueen sleeping on the adjoining cot. |
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GTB customers throng branches New Delhi, July 26 All the seven GTB branches here opened early today as the queue of customers continued to swell. “However, the withdrawal pressure is less today, after the government’s assurance to protect the customers’ interest,” an official of the bank said. “I came to take stock of the situation. Now I am confident that my money will be safe and I can withdraw the full amount once the moratorium is lifted,” Ram Paras, a customer who has deposits worth over Rs 10 lakh in the bank, said. |
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Man tries to enter Parliament with forged papers New Delhi, July 26 The police said the accused, Ram Prasad, resident of Allahabad, tried to enter the Parliament House complex at around 4 pm by showing a letter purportedly written by Member of Parliament M.M. Agarwal. The security personnel at the gate got suspicious and after verification found that Prasad had himself written the letter and allegedly forged the MP’s signature. The police immediately arrested him. He was taken into the custody for joint interrogation by the police and intelligence agencies. |
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Isolated showers New Delhi, July 26 According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the showers will be isolated and the city will have to wait for a few days more for sustained monsoon rains. Meanwhile, day temperatures in the Capital continued to remain around four degrees above normal as they have since the past fortnight. The maximum temperature was recorded around 38 degrees Celsius today. Yesterday, it was 37.7 degrees Celsius. |
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Notice to regularise nursery admissions New Delhi, July 26 A division bench comprising Justices D.K. Jain and S.R. Bhat issued a notice to the Secretary HRD Ministry’s Elementary Education Department and NIEPA while giving four weeks time to all schools to respond to the Court’s call for assistance in the matter. In May, private schools in the Capital had responded positively to a public notice issued under the High Court directive calling for assistance to smoothen the procedure of admission to nursery classes. Counsel for the Action Committee of Unaided Recognised Private Schools, a body of about 200 institutions, and more than two dozen other schools, appeared before the division bench and sought time to place their replies on record. On May 6, the High Court had directed Delhi Government’s Director of Education to publish a public notice in The Times of India, Hindustan Times and Nav Bharat Times seeking help from all unaided recognised private schools in the admission procedure to nursery classes. On February 23, the Court had issued a notice to the Delhi Government and a private school on a petition challenging the admission test and interview of three to five-year-old children and implement a policy to give preference to admit students living within three km radius of a school through draw of lots. The petition was filed by parents whose children could not secure admissions to schools owing to various reasons. The petition said that keeping in view the increase in accidents involving school buses, the state government had, in 1997, directed all recognised schools in the Capital to give preference to students who resided within a radius of three km of a school. It was, however, stated that this was not being implemented. The petition also said that all the unaided recognised private schools in Delhi were unconstitutionally and illegally subjecting three to five-year-old children and their parents to tests and interviews for admission to KG/nursery classes. Such a practice must be banned and admission should be granted by adopting method of draw of lots only, it added. |
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Dalit woman kidnapped Bulandshahr, July 26 Some criminals had forcibly pushed her into
a car and sped away on Saturday. Kavita, wife of Karana Singh Jatav of Dhomla Khurd village under Ahmedgarh police station, works as an assistant in Angan Vadi Centre in the village. She is paid her salary through a cheque drawn on PNB Shikarpur. Karana Singh Jatav said his wife had gone alone to the bank when the miscreants abducted her on the way. He has named three person of the village for Kavita’s abduction in his report to the police. However, he was shooed away by the police who said that he should file the report in Shikarpur police station. When Jatav went to Shikarpur, he was asked by Shikarpur cops to go back to Ahmedgarh police as the incident had occurred in their jurisdiction. As a last resort, he went to the SSP’s office where ASP Anil Das ordered the SO Ahmedgarh to take immediate action on Jatav’s plea. |
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Kidnapper
gets life term New Delhi, July 26 The accused had sought Rs 50,000 from his employer for releasing the baby, Rinku. The accused kidnapped the child on July 25, 2002, and made two calls demanding money soon thereafter. Rinku’s father alleged that the accused had also taken away Rs 7,000 from their house in Nagloi area. The police later laid a trap and rescued the baby after three days when Sandeep came to receive the amount at the Chandpur tempo stand. He later disclosed that he had kept the baby in his previous employer’s house in Mugdampur village. Opposing a plea for leniency, Public Prosecutor Alka Goyal said that there was no ground for leniency as the convict’s conduct in keeping an infant in captivity was “inhuman and barbaric”. She further pointed out that life term was on the lighter side as section 364A of the Indian Penal Code (kidnapping for ransom) prescribed a death penalty.
Dharna against embezzlement The members of the Dashmesh Cooperative Group Housing Society today staged a dharna outside the Jangpura police station, alleging large-scale embezzlement of funds by its officials. They were angry that no action has been initiated against the erring officials even though a complaint was lodged against them in April 2004.
Toon Games The Capital is all geared up for Toon Games 2004 to be held in Talkotra Stadium on September 11. The event, promised to be a grand show, will see a display of grit, zeal and mettle. The two competing toon teams will be Tom and Jerry. While the Jerry team will include Scooby-do, Fred Flintstone, Blossom and Buttercup, Tom will have Johnny Bravo, Mojo Jojo, Dexter, Dee Dee and Popeye on his side. |
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Metro passes for Delhi MLAs New Delhi, July 26 She said that the Government of NCT of Delhi would consider extending the Metro corridor to places like Dhansa on the NCT of Delhi – Haryana border. She gave these assurances while replying to the issue raised by the MLA of Hastsal, Mr Mukesh Sharma (INC). Mr Sharma had demanded that MLAs should be given free passes along with one attendant each for the Metro and that the service be extended to Dhansa.
BIC Logistics The BIC Logistics has been honoured by the Maruti Udyog Ltd. for providing transportation. |
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Online exams to test competence New Delhi, July 26 Under this alliance, both the companies will cater to the requirements of Indian schools for online practice examinations, using Thomson Prometric Internet-based testing services and contents developed under IACM’s Dakshankan. Known for setting innumerable benchmarks in international certification education, IACM is launching its online practice exams for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) school students. Dakshankan aims to test the competence level of the students. This unique and novel assessment and evaluation programme has been developed according to the syllabi of the CBSE board. Dakshankan, a sanskrit word signifying competence, comprises exams available in a chapter-wise, module-wise and course-wise breakup. Speaking on the launch of this programme, Mr Ravinder Goyal, Director, IACM, said, “Besides the elementary advantages of offering wider and unlimited test choices to the students and the unbiased evaluation, Dakshankan offers step-by-step learning. This translates into better understanding of the concepts, along with longer retention of the concepts. In addition to this, Dakshankan brings all major subjects in one pack, saving the students from buying several books on the subject.” |
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DUTA puts off agitation after assurance New Delhi, July 26 A DUTA delegation, which met the HRD Minister, Mr Arjun Singh, here last week, was assured that negotiations with the UGC over issues concering colleges would be initiated. |
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Grants for FHI to fight AIDS epidemic New Delhi, July 26 The project was launched by Ashok Alexander, Director of Avahan and Dr Peter Lamptey, President of the FHI Institute for HIV/AIDS along with K. K. Abraham, President of INP+, Kousalya Periasamy, President of the Network of Positive Women Network (PWN+) and leaders of five of the state-level networks. “People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) have a critical role to play in HIV/AIDS programmes,” said Dr Lamptey. “This grant will build the capacity of INP+ members to be powerful advocates against stigma and discrimination in India.” FHI recently recognized the achievements of INP+ with the ‘2004 Access Award’, presented to INP+ President K K Abraham at the International Conference on AIDS in Bangkok. “This grant means that PLHA will have a central role in the Avahan India AIDS Initiative. This long-term support will strengthen the existing state and district networks,” remarked Abraham. Through the grant, FHI will support INP+ to build the capacity of six state-level and 20 district-level networks in the most HIV-affected states in India-Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Nagaland, Manipur and Andhra Pradesh. The grant aims to strengthen the voice and organising capacity of PLHA at the local, regional and national level to fight stigma and discrimination and to advocate for issues such as better access to care, support and treatment. FHI will provide technical support in advocacy, management and training programmes to the six state networks, district networks and the Positive Women’s Network (PWN+). |
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National
integration through magic! New Delhi, July 26 Magician Prof. B Kamesh wowed the audience in the Capital’s Andhra Pradesh Bhavan recently as he blended his tricks with
the theme of national integration to promote harmony. The show sponsored by the Department of Culture, Government of India, began with the magician turning flames into silk with a sign of Namaskar, signifying the unity of souls. Other tricks were based on the message conveying the need to preserve monuments and cultural property of the country. Prof. Kamesh is a well-known magician whose tricks are based on a theme. His aim is to inculcate amongst people love for their country and fellow-beings. |
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Panel seeks data on depth of Shahdara drain in Noida Noida, July 26 The committee asked the Noida administration officials to provide it with the data pertaining to the actual depth and volume of Shahdara drain passing through Noida. It will help in determining as to what extent the cleaning of drain was necessary. The committee, set up by the Supreme Court, has to submit its report to the apex court within two weeks on the quality of rainwater in Noida. It may be recalled that the Residents Welfare Association of Sector-14 Noida had filed a writ petition in the court to stop untreated water of Shahdara drain flowing into Noida. The committee, which included the representatives of Delhi Jal Board, Delhi Flood Control Board, Pollution Control Board, UP Pollution Control Board and Chairman Bhure Lal, had visited Noida on Saturday. The committee had earlier inspected the Delhi regulator and Sector-14 to determine as to from which points Delhi’s polluted water entered Noida. The committee later visited Kondli. The committee expressed concern at the mixing of untreated water with the treated water. The committee observed that mixing of untreated water amounts to waste of resources and emphasised the need to put an end to this process immediately. The Residents Federation also made suggestions that whatever water was allowed to pass through Noida even after treatment, it should flow through pipelines. This will help in passing the water in a safe way. ACEO Venketesh, DCEO Avinash Gaur, Senior Project Engineer P. H. Siddiqui, H. S. Yadav of Jal department, R. S. Yadav of Health department, apart from Sushil Agarwal, Chairman Noida Federation of Residents Welfare Associations, Secretary General P. S. Jain had participated in discussions from Noida side. |
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Farmers clamour for higher land compensation Ghaziabad, July 26 While the farmers are on a dharna to protest against the issue and also trying to involve political leaders, including Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, the administration is trying to drive a wedge between the farmers lobby. For the Rs 10,000-crore Reliance Power Project, the acquisition of some 2,500 acres is in seven villages of the area, Dehra, Dhaulana, Bajhore, Nandlalpur, Baramedpur, Kakarana and Jadopur. A compensation at Rs 150 per sq meter had reportedly been agreed upon between the government and the farmers’ representatives. But the farmers have now set their eyes on a rate of Rs 300 per sq meter. In panchayat held in front of the Collectorate, the farmers have announced their plan to gherao the Chief Minister in this connection. This has sent signals to the administration that the agreement on Rs 150 per sq. mt will no longer hold water. While the administration is trying to create a division between the affected farmers, the possibility of adopting harsh measures is also not being ruled out. According to sources, the state administration is keen to ensure the handing over of the required land for the Reliance Power Project at the earliest. The administration is trying to win over some opinion leaders among the farmers who could persuade and convince the dissidents to the administration’s point of view. |
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Faridabad to be off limits to 15-yr-old vehicles Faridabad, July 26 While the focus of the authorities will be to stop the plying of commercial vehicles like the three-wheelers autorickshaws, it has been stated that the ban order was applicable to all kinds of public transport, which include buses and other medium of heavyduty vehicles. There are over 15,000 three-wheeler auto rickshaws operating in the town and the district. As far as the pollution norms are concerned, the majority of the vehicles are very old and almost unfit to operate, several of such vehicles have been ferrying schoolchildern, violating all norms of safety. The local authorities, in a bid to contain the pollution and congestion caused by the plying of a large number of three-wheeler autorickshaws on the National Highway and the main roads, had started categorisation of these vehicles. A couple of years ago, the officials had been instructed to get the three-wheelers painted with a red strip, which were 10 to 15 years old, besides directing these vehicles to ply on alternate days depending upon their registration number (odd or even). But the scheme could not take off as planned and the majority of the polluting vehicles kept plying as several of them had no registration number or number plate. But now the authorities have announced that they would not allow any such vehicle on the roads. The officials have stated that the fleet of the local city bus would be expanded to provide transport to the residents. The total number of such buses was likely to go up to 80 in the next 10 days, with the introduction of 30 more mini-buses on local routes. These buses are private and operated by cooperative bodies. As the administration is still awaiting the start of the work of widening the main intersections on the National Highway passing through the town, a move has been made to allocate proper space to the city bus service at the Badarpur border. Regarding other measures in this direction, the officials have said that they would be strictly implementing the order of the government to make it mandatory for the brick kilns to use the flyash of the thermal plant in preparation of the bricks. However, the authorities seem to be slow in the ‘solid waste management project’. The administration has till now identified a spot for the project only, while the collection of the garbage and the waste from residential and industrial areas was still unplanned and unorganised. |
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Dialling
this number will be music to your ears! Noida, July 26 The BSNL is considering hiking the rate per call. As some of the cell companies are offering similar facilities to the subscribers, the BSNL has also thought it proper to make such facility available to its own subscribers. According to A. K. Garg, GM, Noida Telecom, “The facility should be in position within two to three months, under which the BSNL subscribers will be able to listen to their choicest Indian film music, western music and also get the latest update pertaining to any incident in the world.” |
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Swimming
trophy for Apeejay School Faridabad, July 26 Pallavi Mehta of Apeejay who had been one of the best swimmers of the tournament clinched six golds in 200 metres free style, 50 mtrs breast stroke, 100 mtrs freestyle, 50 mtrs butterfly, 50 mtrs freestyle and 50 mtrs backstroke events. Ajit Singh of the Escorts Swimming Pool was able to win gold in five different events. Similarly, Krutika Mehta, Subham and Nandini of the same school won medals in several events. A local industrialist gave away the trophy and the prizes to the winners at the concluding day yesterday. |
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