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Brothers held for cheating banks of crores
Court wants CBI probe into GDA land scam
Lover beaten to death, four held
Bank asked to compensate customer
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Venezuelan Prez finds common tune with JNU students
Amity students cherish this ‘journey’
DFS cuts power supply to 130 buildings
Early summer forecast
Two students held for impersonation
DDA Flower Show, a riot of colours
Eco club meet
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Brothers held for cheating banks of crores
New Delhi, March 4 The accused, both brothers, have been identified as Ashok Kapoor (54) and Surender Kapoor (45). The UCO bank lodged a complaint with the police that two persons had applied for cash credit limit of Rs 60 lakh in December 2002 in favour of their property M/S Radha Swami Trading House against collateral security of property No 209, Gagan Vihar. The bank, after creating equitable mortgage by deposit of title deed of above property, sanctioned the credit facilities. But the accused, after getting the money, did not pay the instalments and tried to cheat the bank. The accused had cheated banks like Bank of Baroda, Corporation Bank, Bank of India, State Bank of Mysore and UCO bank. During interrogation, the accused told the sleuths that they used to prepare forged documents of properties, which were either vacant plots and properties lying unattended for several years. They also disclosed that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had raided their premises in 1996, when they were found involved in misappropriation of News Print.
Minors rescued from red-light area
The Delhi Police today claimed to have rescued three minor girls from a red-light area, who had allegedly been brought here from West Bengal by human traffickers to be pushed into prostitution. According to the police, the rescued have been identified as Mehak (15), Manju (16) and Diya (15). The police conducted a raid in G. B. Road to rescue these girls. A representative of ‘Savera’, an NGO, was also present during the operation to provide counseling to
the girls. They were produced before the Children Welfare Board and sent to ‘Nirmal Chhaya’, a protective home for children where they would be provided further counselling. Efforts were on to nab the traffickers involved in the racket, police said.
Train mishap victim identified
The police today claimed to have identified the man who was killed along with a girl student of Jamia University in a train accident near J-Block Sriniwaspuri last morning. The victim has been identified as one Om Prakash in his twenties and resident of Mahipalpur. The police said that they were waiting for the post-mortem
report and yet to confirm whether it was a suicide or an accident. The bodies of the girl, Seetu Singh (20), a second year architecture student in Jamia University and
Om Prakash, were found cut into pieces on the railway tracks.
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Court wants CBI probe into GDA land scam
Noida, March 4 The bench of Justice SS Kulshresth and Justice Paliwal gave this verdict after hearing the bail plea of Rajinder Tyagi. A report against Rajinder Tyagi’s father Ved Prakash Tyagi and the principal accused Moti Goel for a land scam running into hundreds of crores of rupees had been filed at Sihani Gate police station. Ved Prakash in his statement under Section 161 to the police his arrest said that his son Rajinder Tyagi was involved in all the aspects of the case. The police had since been picketing the GDA to arrest Rajinder Tyagi who had filed a plea for anticipatory bail in the High Court. During the hearing in the court, it was mentioned that Rajinder Tyagi’s father Ved Prakash Tyagi had been freed on bail by police Circle Officer, S Charanjiv Nath Sinha in the police station itself. It was pleaded that Rajinder Tyagi could also be freed by the police like
his father. The High Court had then termed the freeing of Ved Prakash Tyagi in the police station as “unfortunate” and rejected the Rajinder Tyagi’s plea for anticipatory bail. The court also ordered the state government to get the scam inquired by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
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Lover beaten to death, four held
Faridabad, March 4 Four of the six accused, including the father and brothers of the girl, have been arrested.
It is reported that the parents and relatives of the girl learnt that she had gone to Ravi’s house at night, which is stated to be a routine development for the past over two years. The accused who were armed with rods and sticks attacked Ravi, who was reportedly with the girl at that time. They attacked Ravi’s mother also when she tried to intervene. While Ravi succumbed to his injuries, his mother was injured badly. It is learnt that the parents of the girl had repeatedly told the girl not to meet
the boy.
Minor girl burnt to death for
affair
Meerut:
The family members told the police that the girl was insane and committed suicide. Investigations are on. According to some villagers, Rani (15), d/o Ratan Singh of Badhapur Bijnore, had an affair with a boy of the same village for the last two years. When the affair became intense and started affecting the peace of both families, a panchayat was called last year in which the boy was strictly told not to carry on the relations. However, the lovers kept meeting whenever they got a chance. Some eyewitnesses told mediapersons that both the families started quarrelling on the same issue on Saturday. As things came to a boil, some derogatory remarks were passed on the girl. The mother of the girl felt quite humiliated and blamed her daughter for bringing shame to their family. She then hit her daughter’s head with a stick. The minor fainted. The parents and other family members soon conspired and put her on
the pyre. At about 5 in the evening, the family members conducted the last rites also at the bank of the Pahara river. The police swung into action after four days when an anonymous caller informed them about
the matter. Superintendent of Police Umanath Singh told the media persons that the matter was being investigated, and the law would take its own
course.—OC
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Bank asked to compensate customer
Noida, March 4 Rajender Kumar of Sector-12 Noida was an account holder of HDFC Bank, Sector-18, Noida with a balance of Rs 25,673 in his account. He had deposited another Rs 10,000 into his account. After sometime, the complainant had issued a cheque for Rs 30,000, which the bank had returned for “insufficient funds” in the account. When he checked his balance, Rajinder Kumar was surprised to find his full balance was intact, including Rs 10,000 deposited last. It showed a deduction of Rs 200 only on account of penalty for insufficient balance in his account at the time the cheque was presented. Complainant filed a complaint before the Consumer Forum pleading for a penalty of Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000 as a compensation for mental torture and financial loss. After hearing the arguments of both the parties, the forum decided that the service and treatment meted out to the complainant was inadequate and unprofessional. Therefore, the forum ordered the bank to pay Rs 4,000 to the complainant. If the penalty is not paid within one month, the amount will attract six per cent interest, the forum ordered.
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Venezuelan Prez finds common tune with JNU students
New Delhi, March 4 At a special lecture in the University, the audience was taken by surprise when Mr Frias sang in his native language a song penned by a Venezuelan singer in praise of the students. The song describes the students as the flavour of the bread that the poor eat. Calling for better relations between the two countries, Mr Frias in his lecture on ‘The Challenges of Development in Latin America’ said, “We want to supply oil to India. We know India needs oil for future development and we will tomorrow sign an agreement in the oil sector.” He added, “we have come here without science and technology and we want India to come to Venezuela and take the oil from us. We want to help India to increase their production of oil.” Claiming that “from today there begins a great alliance between India and Venezuela,” the visiting dignitary said, “Venezuela has opened it arms to India.” Hailing Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Simon Bolivar, he drew attention to the need for anti-colonialism, anti-imperialism and anti-capitalism as the need of the hour. To a cheering audience, he slammed the policy of imperialism and capitalism. In his speech, heavily embellished by the quotes of Gandhi, Nehru and Bolivar, Mr Frias recounted the journey of his country from being a land that let go off most of its oil to the North, to the present day when the country is looking forward to a “participatory democracy”. “It is a democracy by the people and with the people,” he said, pointing out that soon it will be a “country free of illiteracy.” The President said, “we have a population of 20 million of which one and a half million are illiterate, and thanks to the Cuban model of ‘Yes I can’, we are going to be a country free of illiteracy.” Addressing the crowds led by the ‘Red Brigade’ that gathered in the stadium and welcomed him in his native tongue, he made a case for unity between the two countries. “If we are united we can be free…I want us to make a commitment of eternal love and unity,” he said.
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Amity students cherish this ‘journey’
Noida, March 4 On the three days, the Founder President, RBEF, Dr Ashok Kumar Chauhan and Chairperson, Amity Schools, Dr Amita Chauhan, lit the lamp to begin an auspicious moment—one that the students had been waiting for the entire year.. The Principal, Mrs Mohina Dar, gave the welcoming address while the Headmistress, Mrs Roopma Singh, read the annual report. Dr Chauhan praised the parents for taking time out to admire their children. Parents are a vital part of the Amity family, he said. On March 2, the School Choir welcomed the guests with their resonant melody. Another song “Kagaj ki naiya banayenge” was devoted to the Goddess Ganges. Meanwhile, the dance-drama, “Bal-Gopal” scripted by Mrs Sunita Dhiman and given life by Mr Hemanta Kumar Kalita’s direction and choreography, enthralled the audience. The musical extravaganza opened with the birth of Krishna. It then went on to depict stories of his childhood, playful pranks, bravery, cleverness and his lovable ways teaching us that each child has an intrinsic goodness hidden in his personality and the purpose of education is to further nurture this. On March 3, the KG Annual Day began with the School Choir presenting a prayer, “Vidya Aur Budhi Ka Deydo Vardan” that echoed Dr Chauhan’s sentiments as the children asked for the blessings of the Almighty. On March 4, the final part of a Journey on a Rainbow culminated in the Nursery Annual Day with the song “Sunder Bole, Sunder Scocho, Sunder Kaam Vaardan” as the children wanted only to think and do good deeds.
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DFS cuts power supply to 130 buildings
New Delhi, March 4 This action has been taken after the Delhi High Court order that all buildings constructed on ‘lal dora’ land have to follow fire safety norms adhered to by other building owners. He said that the DFS had identified a total of 2500 buildings, which had failed to install the necessary fire safety norms. Of these 680 were issued notices while the power supply of 130 buildings have been disconnected. He said that not only high-rise buildings but also schools buildings and market complexes have also been inspected and asked to take appropriate steps in this regard. Among the major causes of fire safety hazards identified include unplanned growth of city, encroachments, illegal power connections, non-availability of pressurized water supply, illegal storage activities and use of sub-standard electrical equipment, LPG and CNG cylinders. Besides, inadequate number of fire stations, poor state of fire fighting equipments, lack of research and development and fire investigation facilities in the country were also some of the factors which
have caused delay in fire fighting.
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Early summer forecast
New Delhi, March 4 While the minimum temperature recorded today was 17.3 degrees Celsius, four degrees above the normal temperature for this time of the year, the Met officials said that the showers in the morning would not help much and forecast a maximum temperature of 30 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature forecast was 15 degrees Celsius, the Met Department said. The Capital had received rains last evening, too, which came as a respite after the maximum temperature yesterday reached 32.4 degrees Celsius beating a five-year record for this time of the season. The rains were caused by an upper air cyclonic circulation over Northern Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab and the Met office has forecast partly cloudy sky for the Capital. Legal literacy camps The Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA) has dedicated an entire week from March 2 to March 8 to women, during which it will organise various programmes for legal awareness of women. The Chairperson of National Commission for Women, Mrs Girija Vyas, flagged off a rally led by students of School of Legal and Law Studies of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. The DLSA will open legal aid centres and organise legal literacy camps in 27 centres all over the national Capital. It will provide legal assistance to the weaker section of the society at their doorsteps. The ceremony was attended by Justice B. A. Khan of the Delhi High Court, Executive Chairman of DLSA M. K. Sharma. Justice M. B. Lockur, Justice A. K. Sikri, Justice Manju Goel, Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Rekha Sharma. Eye check-up camp held:
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Two students held for impersonation
New Delhi, March 4 Meanwhile, for the students of class XII taking the CBSE English exam, the paper was just what they had hoped for. With the CBSE having changed the format of the English papers this year, the students had separate answer sheets for the first time, instead of writing answers on the question booklet itself. “It was a good paper and the best part was that we did not have to worry about squeezing answers into the given space. There was sufficient time and switching to answer sheets was a good idea,” said a student of the Rai School.
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DDA Flower Show, a riot of colours
New Delhi, March 4 The objective of the show is to create awareness on environmental protection and maintenance of greens besides dissemination of information regarding various varieties of flowers, foliage, plants, cactus, etc. The flower arrangements have been made to attract housewives and children. It has been organised in 18 classes, which include flower arrangement of pots, seasonal pots, plants display, hanging baskets, perennial and bulbous plants, dahlias, foliage plants, exhibition foliage plants, bougainvillaeas, cacti and other succulents, bonsai, garden in container, cut flowers, gladioli, roses, decorated stalls, flower arrangement and ‘mali’ class of flower arrangement. The show, which is a riot of colours, is spread all over the vast expanse of the Sanjay Lake area. Stalls for sale of garden equipment, plants, etc have also been organised for the plant lovers.
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Eco club meet
New Delhi, March 4 Based on the theme, ‘Best Out of Waste’, the students showed their creative best and came up with things such as mats made from colourful papers, paper-mache bowls and cards of `Madhubani’ art. The dummies and statues made from broken glass were a reminder of the `Rock Garden’.
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