Gurugram,The contractor and officials of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) have been booked in connection with the falling off of a portion of the Rampura flyover on the Delhi-Jaipur national highway on Monday, police said on Wednesday.
The case was registered on the complaint of a group of Right to Information (RTI) activists including Ramesh Yadav, Baldev Mehra, Omprakash Kataria and others.
“The nexus of contractor and NHAI officials used poor construction materials intentionally to dupe public money that caused the flyover to break off,” the complaint read.
The accused have been booked under Section 336 (endangering life or personal safety of others) and Section 34 (common intent) of the Indian Penal Code at Kherki Daula Police Station, Yadav told IANS.
About a six square feet portion of the flyover in Haryana fell off on December 17. The flyover is nearly 46 km from Delhi.
“The affected portion of the expressway has been cordoned off and is being repaired. It would take at least ten more days to make it fully functional,” an official said.
“Light traffic is passing on the elevated road using the two lanes. Traffic passing under the affected flyover has been completely stopped as repair work by NHAI is in progress,” chief of Manesar traffic police station Munesh Kumar said.
The flyover was opened for traffic nearly two years ago. A portion of another flyover near Manesar and Hero Honda Chowk had fallen down earlier in 2018.
17-year old Kashmiri pacer to feature in IPL 2019
Srinagar, Rasikh Dar, 17, a teenager from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district will feature in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 edition after being pocketed by Mumbai Indians in the just concluded auctions held in Jaipur.
The pace bowler is the youngest among the four children of a school teacher belonging to Kulgam district, and was bagged by the three-time IPL champions for Rs 20 lakh.
Dar is currently part of the state’s under-19 team for the Cooch Behar Trophy. He recently took six wickets in that trophy and impressed many by his bowling style, maintaining a decent length and pace.
He was shortlisted during a talent hunt by Irfan Pathan in the state.
Guided by Pathan and local cricketer Parvez Rasool, he was picked for the state’s senior team that played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
Talking about his entry into the IPL, Dar said: “I have over the years worked hard on my game and wanted to play at the highest level. This year I did well in district tournament and then was called for the talent hunt.”
“In the trials, I was fortunate to impress Pathan Bhai and others and was finally selected for the senior team. It is the dream of any cricketer to see himself in IPL,” he added.
Dar is the 4th ever cricketer from the state to be picked for the IPL. Earlier, Parvez Rasool, Manzoor Pandav and Muhammad Mudasir were also bought by Mumbai Indians.
Bengaluru beat Titans, enter PKL play-offs
Panchkula, Bengaluru Bulls notched up a thumping 44-28 victory over Telugu Titans in a Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) clash here on Tuesday.
The victory ensured that Bengaluru Bulls have now qualified for the play-offs.
Pawan Sehrawat continued his fine form and got another super 10 and top scored with 13 points. It was a solid defensive performance by the Bulls.
Star raider Rahul Chaudhari scored 12 points for Telugu Titans but couldn’t muster enough support from his teammates. Titans
still remain in the hunt for a place in the play-offs but are under pressure now.
It was a close affair in the first half as both teams started on equal footing with the score 2-2 after two minutes. Pawan Sehrawat made a two-point raid in the third minute to give Bulls 4-2 lead. A super tackle in the fourth minute got the Titans back into the game as they trailed 4-5.
Bengaluru Bulls inflicted an all out in the seventh minute to lead 11-5. Rahul Chaudhari produced a super raid in the ninth minute to get Titans back in the game once again.
The Titans inflicted an all out in the 15th minute to level the match at 16-16 and put pressure on Bengaluru Bulls. However, the Bulls scored six straight points to end the half on a high as they led 22-16.
The second half saw Bengaluru Bulls take complete control of the match as they inflicted two all outs to maintain a healthy lead.
There were moments of quality from Titans in the second half but it just wasn’t enough. A super tackle in the 27th minute
reduced the Bulls lead to 10 points as the Titans trailed 21-31.
But Sehrawat and co. continued to score easy points at will and completed their third successive win over their arch rivals.
BJP showing Parrikar as ‘He-man, Superman’ in staged photo-shoots: Congress
Panaji, Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is being projected as a ‘He-Man or Superman’ by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and made to pose in staged photo-shoots, the Congress said on Wednesday, chiding the former Defence Minister for skipping the 57th Goa Liberation Day Parade.
“The BJP is only indulging in staged photo sessions and they are projecting the CM of Goa as a ‘He-Man or Superman’. Parrikar had the time and fitness to inspect an under-construction bridge with doctors alongside him, but could not be present to hoist the tricolour on Goa Liberation Day. That is a really sad state of affairs,” Congress spokesperson Urfan Mulla told reporters on Wednesday.
The Congress on Monday had dared the 63-year-old Chief Minister to hoist the national flag on the occasion of the state Liberation Day, a day after Parrikar on Sunday made his first public appearance in nearly two months, when he, accompanied by a medical team, inspected an under-construction bridge near Panaji.
Parrikar’s public appearance on Sunday comes at a time when the Panaji Bench of the Bombay High Court is due to pronounce its order on a petition which seeks making the health status of the ailing Chief Minister public.
Parrikar is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer and has been in and out of hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, New York and Delhi for nearly nine months. The Opposition has demanded Parrikar’s resignation on account of his prolonged ill-health.
Earlier at the Liberation Day parade on Wednesday, Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly Pramod Sawant stood in for Parrikar.
“Goa CM Manohar Parrikar could not attend the assembly because of health issues. Therefore I am reading his speech in his absence,” Sawant said.
The Speaker also extolled freedom fighters who had to struggle and, in some cases, pay with their life for liberating Goa from the Portuguese. He also expressed his indebtedness to the Indian armed forces for liberating Goa.
“Indian freedom struggle was incomplete until Goa was eventually freed from 450 years of oppressive Portuguese rule. Portugal used religion to divide and rule to retain power in Goa,” Sawant said, while extolling the achievements of the state in the fields of health, education, infrastructure, since liberation.
Sawant also encouraged Goans to make the state plastic and garbage free.
ED quizzes Chidambaram in INX Media case
New Delhi, The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday questioned former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case.
ED officials grilled the former Union Minister on several issues, including Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance to INX Media in 2007, soon after he arrived at the agency’s office around 11 a.m.
The agency had issued summons to Chidambaram in November asking him to appear before it for the ED to record his statement.
The Delhi High Court had given Chidambaram interim protection from arrest in the case till October 25.
The ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) were also probing how the UPA minister’s son Karti Chidambaram managed to get the FIPB clearance.
The junior Chidambaram was arrested on February 28 by the CBI for allegedly taking money to facilitate the FIPB clearance to INX Media when his father was part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. He was later granted bail.
The son’s Chartered Accountant S. Bhaskararaman was also arrested later granted bail.
The ED probe so far showed that for the FIPB approval, INX Media’s Peter and Indrani Mukerjea met P. Chidambaram, so that there was no hold-up or delay in their application.
“P. Chidambaram asked for his son’s business interests to be kept in mind. The ED identified payments of Rs 3.09 crore by Peter Mukerjea to ASCPL and associated entities controlled by Karti P. Chidambaram through manipulated debit notes.
“During the investigation, it was admitted that debit notes were raised on the directions of Karti to show some transactions which in fact did not occur,” the agency has alleged.
The ED has said that the money so received by associated entities was channelled back into the ASCPL.
The ED has attached properties worth Rs 54 crore belonging to Karti Chidambaram and a firm in connection with the case. The ED has also attached properties belonging to the Mukerjeas in connection with the same case.
Karnataka Congress legislators lobby for cabinet posts
Belagavi Ahead of the cabinet expansion of the coalition government in the state on December 22, several party legislators are lobbying for their inclusion with party’s leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, said an official.
“Many legislators, including senior leaders have urged Siddaramaiah to recommend them to the party high command for the six cabinet posts vacant from the party’s quota in the 6-month-old JD(S)-Congress government,” a party official told IANS here on Tuesday.
As Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader, Siddaramaiah discussed the cabinet expansion and appointment of chairmen of boards and corporations with about 70 legislators on short-listing some of them for approval by party President Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on December 21.
“Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara of the Congress will submit the list of names finalised at the CLP meeting to ensure regional balance and fair representation of them region and caste wise,” said the official from the state’s northwest city, about 500km northwest of Bengaluru.
Among the senior legislators – HK Patil, MB Patil, Ramalinga Reddy and Roshan Baig were left out of the cabinet, formed in June after two parties forged an alliance following a hung verdict in the May 12 Assembly elections.
In the 34-member ministry, the Congress made 15 of its 80 legislators cabinet ministers while the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) filled 9 out of 11 posts as part of its quota.
“As all the legislators, including seniors cannot be accommodated in the ministry due to the 34-member limit, some of them have been shortlisted for posts of state-run boards and corporations.
As per the worked-out formula, the Congress is entitled to 20 of the 30 state-run boards and corporations and JD-S the remaining 10 posts.
The cabinet expansion is slated to take place in Bengaluru after the 10-day winter session of the state legislature concludes on Friday here.
“Heads of boards and corporations will be named after the cabinet expansion,” added the official.
Actress Saira Banu pins hopes on CM for resolving property dispute
Mumbai, Veteran actress and wife of Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, hopes that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will stick to his promise with regard to resolving a property dispute with builder Samir Bhojwani.
Interacting with mediapersons here on Tuesday, Saira Banu said she had sought a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was here on Tuesday to discuss the issue following the builder’s release from jail.
Bhojwani had falsely claimed ownership of the two plots on which Kumar’s bungalow is built. The 96-year-old actor’s bungalow is located in the upscale Pali Hill area of suburban Bandra.
Saira Banu’s request for a meeting with PM was shared on Dilip Kumar’s official Twitter account. “Request from Saira Banu Khan: The Hon’ble @PMOIndia Shri @narendramodi Sir, Land Mafia Samir Bhojwani released from jail. No action taken despite assurances by CM @Dev_Fadnavis. Padma Vibhushit betrayed, threatened by money and muscle power. Request meeting with you in #Mumbai,” the tweet read.
Banu had also tagged Fadnavis in her tweet.
When asked about the star couple’s apprehension following Bhojwani’s release, Fadnavis told the media that he will speak to them and try to sort out the issue.
According to Saira Banu, Prime Minister Modi has directed Fadnavis to study and sort out the issue as soon as possible.
“We are hopeful that the Prime Minister will look into the matter and I hope our kind Chief Minister will also look into it and take due action. For the last three months, the CM has been promising me that he will talk to Bhojwani and resolve the issue. I hope he will stick to his words and do the needful.”
Giving details about the dispute, Saira Banu said: “We have been facing this court dispute and harassment by Samir Bhojwani for the last 10-12 years. This man (Samir Bhojwani) is an expert at land grabbing, forgery and fraudulent cases. He is doing these things because he has muscle power and money. He has big political connections, and therefore, no one is willing to take action against him.”
Saira Banu also stated that Bhojwani has violated BMC guidelines but they have not taken any action against him.
“Earlier, he wanted to build a cottage for his sister in front of our residence. At that time, we gave him permission. After that, we went out of Mumbai for two-three months and when we returned, we saw that he had built a two-three storey building instead of a cottage, and while doing so he had violated BMC rules but no one has taken any kind of action against him.”
Stating that Dilip Kumar’s residence is a famous landmark in Bandra, Saira Banu said, “The entire world knows that this is Dilip Kumar saab’s residence so how can he trespass on that land? He knows that Dilip saab has health issues and because of all this stress his health has deteriorated even more.”
Saira Banu added that Dilip Kumar has an emotional attachment with his house. “It is his only house and we all are emotionally attached to it. Dilip saab’s younger sister and brother have grown up in this house.
“He hasn’t worked in 300 films that he can afford to invest in properties. In his entire film career, he has hardly been part of 56 good films. He is a man who has contributed a lot for his country through his art.”
In December 2017, Saira Banu had lodged a police complaint alleging that Bhojwani was threatening and harassing her and Dilip Kumar over the property. Following the complaint, the Mumbai police had arrested Bhojwani.
Video of BJP MLA threatening woman SDM goes viral; inquiry ordered
Agra, A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Fatehpur Sikri assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh has stirred a controversy after a video in which he can be seen threatening a Sub Divisional Magistrate in public went viral on social media.
“You don’t know how powerful I am, I am an MLA,” BJP MLA Chaudhary Uday Bhan Singh is seen threatening Kiraoli SDM Garima Singh in the video.
Chaudhary had gone to Agra to meet the SDM over issues faced by farmers demanding compensation over loss of crops due to a hailstorm earlier this year in April.
District magistrate N.G. Ravi Kumar told mediapersons that an inquiry has been ordered. ADM administration Nidhi Srivastav will conduct the inquiry and submit a report soon.
CBI arrests three IT officials in separate bribery cases
New Delhi, The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested three Income Tax officials and an Indian Oil employee in three separate bribery cases, the agency said on Tuesday.
Income Tax Inspector Seema, who was posted in Delhi, was arrested on Monday for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 60,000 from the complainant.
“A case was registered on a complaint. It has been alleged that the complainant received notices from Income Tax officer, Ward No. 42(3), for not showing the cash in his account in the returns filed by him and also had not deposited the tax related to a contract of wine shop taken by him in Jaipur,” CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said.
“Both these issues are under scrutiny in the Income Tax Department Ward No. 42(3), Income Tax Office, Civic Centre, New Delhi.”
It was further alleged that in lieu of settlement of the matter, the Inspector demanded bribe from the complainant, said Dayal. The CBI laid a trap and caught her while accepting the bribe.
Searches were conducted at the official and residential premise of the accused which led to recovery of incriminating documents, he said.
In another case, the CBI arrested an Income Tax Inspector Abhishek Kumar, who is posted in Jaipur, and another official of the department Surendra Pal for demanding Rs 2-lakh bribery.
“The CBI had registered the case against the Inspector, Income Tax, Ward No. 6 (2), Jaipur on a complaint alleging that the accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 2 lakh and after negotiation agreed to accept Rs 40,000 from the complainant for not taking action on notice issued to him by the Income Tax Department.
“The accused directed the complainant to deliver the amount to his subordinate official. The CBI laid a trap and caught the said official red-handed while accepting bribe of Rs 10,000 from the complainant on behalf of the Income Tax Inspector,” said the official.
In yet another case, the CBI has arrested an Indian Oil Corporation Ltd officer (Admin and Welfare) from Bihar’s Begusarai for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 20,000 from the complainant for clearing his bills pertaining to vehicle given on hire to IOCL, Barauni.
The arrested accused were produced before the designated court and remanded to judicial Custody.
Shootout in Broad daylight in Bengaluru.
By : Pramesh S Jain
Notorious Most Wanted Dreaded Criminal Murder Accused nabbed after shootout by Bytarayanapura Police
As recently Deputy Chief and Home Minister of karnataka state ,Dr.G.Parameshwara, at the innaugration function of DJ Halli Police station addressing the gathering has warned criminals to stop all their illegal activities if not cops will break your leg shooting at your leg to teach you people a lesson and to curb crime rate in the city I have asked them to open fire on criminals and based on that only in last one year around 25 Shootout has took place by the Bengaluru city police in which notorious dreaded criminals has been nabbed and arrested he added.
The West Division police of Bytarayanapura Police has opened fire on notorious dreaded criminal rowdy sheeter Waseem alias Bodka waseem a most wanted criminal who was on the run from past many years.
The accused has been identified as Waseem alias Bodka Waseem,27,year old resident of J J Nagar.
He is a prime accused in Zabiulla murder case which took place on last Sunday.
DCP North,R.Chethan Singh Rathore,told media persons that,A murder of rowdy sheeter took place as on December 9th in which the accused waseem killed his own alloy Syed Zabiulla on Mysore Road.Syed Zabiulla and Syed waseem used to rob together but Zabiulla formed his own gang and started to rob people with his gang and getting enriged by this Syed waseem along with his gang attacked Zabiulla with sharp weapons and later they fled the crime spot and the cops gathered vital clues about the miscreants from the crime spot who has killed Zabiulla and based on credible Information the team nabbed his associates and were waiting for right opportunity to nab the prime accused in the case and 2 special teams were formed by
ACP,Kengerigate,S.Manjunath under the supervision of PIs as,Veerendra Prasad and Shivareddy and two teams swung into action to nab the criminals.Police inspector and his team swung into action and team received a tipped off that the accused waseem would pass via Nagarbhavi to Doddabasti our inspector and his team were waiting for him and when they spotted his car they chased him and Cordoned him and when they tried to arrest him he attacked the constable Harish Kumar with the lethal weapons and tried to evade arrest and even tried to escape and in the meanwhile the Bytarayanapura police inspector Veerendra Prasad opened one round fire in Air and asked him to surrender as he again tried to attack the cop and to protect the cop the inspector Veerendra Prasad opened fire on his leg in self defence in which he suffered bullet injuries on his leg and they both were rushed to hospital for the treatment and are undergoing treatment.
The accused is most wanted criminal who is wanted in more than 8 cases registered against him including two murders,three attempt to murders,two assaults and one Robbery cases in several police stations like,Bytarayanapura,Chandra layout,Kengeri,and J J Nagar police station and after his recovery we will conduct a thorough enquiry against him to recover the stolen property and a case has been registered in Bytarayanapura police station and further investigation is on under the supervision of ACP,Manjunath,and finally Bengaluru Police commissioner,T.Suneel Kumar,has appreciated,Addl CP,West,B.K.Singh,DCPs,as,R.Chethan Singh Rathore,Ravi.D. Channannavar,ACP,Kengerigate Sub-division,S.Manjunath,PIs,Veerendra Prasad and Shivareddy,with brave constable Harish Kumar who has played on his life to nab the notorious dreaded criminal he added.
Bytarayanapura police station and further investigation is on under the supervision of ACP,Manjunath,and finally Bengaluru Police commissioner,T.Suneel Kumar,has appreciated,Addl CP,West,B.K.Singh,DCPs,as,R.Chethan Singh Rathore,Ravi.D. Channannavar,ACP,Kengerigate Sub-division,S.Manjunath,PIs,Veerendra Prasad and Shivareddy,with brave constable Harish Kumar who has played on his life to nab the notorious dreaded criminal he added.