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       THE HINDU    DELHI                                                                                                                                                        CITY 7
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                               ‘Delhi to have highest number                                                                  Court summons Jairam
        IN  BRIEF



                               of electric buses in country’                                                                  Ramesh in defamation case


                                                                                                                              ‘Allegations by respondents are prima facie defamatory’
                               Cabinet approves proposal to add 1,000 low­floor AC electric buses to fleet
       Frequency of Aqua Line
       trains to improve                                                                                                      Nirnimesh Kumar                                laundering.  Thus,  they  de­
                               Staff Reporter                                                        depots called parent depots.  New Delhi                                 liberately maligned and de­
       NEW DELHI
                               New Delhi                                                               According  to  the  state­  A court  here  on  Saturday               famed him, seemingly to set­
       The Noida Metro Rail
       Corporation on Saturday said  The Delhi Cabinet on Satur­                                     ment,  infrastructure  for  summoned  former  Union                     tle scores with his father.
       frequency of trains on the  day approved a proposal to                                        charging  of  electric  buses  Minister and Congress lead­                The  accused  persons  le­
       Noida-Greater Noida metro  engage  1,000  low­floor  AC                                        within  the  depot  and  the  er Jairam Ramesh and others               velled serious allegations of
       network will be reduced from  electric  buses  for  the  Capi­                                housing  of  requisite  num­  in a defamation case filed by              money  laundering  against
       15 minutes to 10 minutes,  tal’s  public  transport  fleet                                     bers of charging units shall  Vivek Doval, son of National              the fund, which is his legiti­
       from March 4. The official  claiming to be the first city in                                   be the responsibility of the  Security  Adviser  (NSA)  Ajit            mate  and  ethical  business
       said the increased frequency  the  country  to  have  such  a                                 concessionaire. The arrange­  Doval.                                    venture,  the  complaint  al­
       of metro trains will be  large number of these vehi­                                          ments to provide power in­  Summoning  them  on                         leged. The complaint follows
       available between 8 a.m. to  cles as part of State­run tran­                                  frastructure at intermediate  April 25, Chief Metropolitan  National Security Adviser  the publication of an article
       11 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  sportation infrastructure.                                      charging  points  along  bus  Magistrate  Samar  Vishal  Ajit Doval’s son Vivek  in The  Caravan titled “The
       on working days (Monday to  According to the govern­  Tenders for these electric buses would be released within a  routes (called as host depots)  said:  “Accordingly,  Jairam  Doval.  * SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR  D­Companies”  on  January
                               ment,  the  meeting  was                    * FILE PHOTO              will also be the responsibility  Ramesh,  Paresh  Nath,  the            16. Stating that not only the
       Friday). STAFF REPORTER                        week, the government said.
                               chaired by Chief Minister Ar­                                         of the concessionaires.  Editor­in­Chief of The Cara-  against  him,  directly  and  complainant,   his   elder
       DCW issues notice in    vind Kejriwal and stands to  friendly mode of public tran­  low  the  Transport  Depart­  The Cabinet has decided  van and Kaushal Shroff, the  otherwise,  by  the  respon­  brother and his companies
       domestic violence cases  ensure that Delhi alone will  sport for the residents of the  ment to ask the prospective  that  subsidy  and  power  in­  author  of  the  alleged  defa­  dents as false and imaginary.  were  also  maligned,  the
       NEW DELHI               have  more  electric  buses  city.”            bidders  to  bring  the  buses  frastructure up to parent de­  matory article in the maga­  These  defamatory  state­  complaint  said  the  article
       The DCW on Saturday issued  than all other cities of India             with CCTV, Automatic Vehi­  pots,  estimated  to  be  ₹800  zine,  are  summoned  for  ments have been published,  had been written in a man­
       notices to the Delhi Police  put together. Tenders for the  Reduce air pollution  cle  Tracking  System,  panic  crore,   will   be   funded  commission of offence of de­  widely read and particularly  ner that it raised apprehen­
       over high pendency of cases  engagement of these electric  The  statement  further  ack­  buttons and panic alarms, as  through the utilisation of the  famation under Section 500  by  the  witnesses  examined  sions on the ventures of the
       involving domestic violence.  buses, the government said  nowledged  the  need  to  per  the  specification  final­  Environment Compensation  of the IPC.”   who deposed that the repu­  complainant  and  related  it
       The commission said     in a statement, would be re­  create  “sufficient  capacity”  ised by the government.  Charge (ECC) funds, present­  “The  allegations  by  the  tation  of  the  complainant  to the demonetisation.
       following complaints received
       during the ongoing ‘Mahila  leased within a week.  in  the  existing  public  tran­  The  Cabinet  also  ap­  ly a corpus of approximately  respondents are prima facie  was lowered in their estima­  On the basis of the article,
       Suraksha Padyatra’, notices  “This  is  the  largest  such  sport  system  as  the  “only  proved the proposal to auth­  ₹1,100  crore,  subject  to  di­  defamatory  and  refer  to  tion,” Mr. Vishal added.  Mr. Ramesh had been hold­
       were issued to all DCPs across  commitment  so  far  by  any  way to reduce air pollution  orise the Transport Minister  rections  and  orders  of  the  complainant  Vivek  Doval,  ing  press  conferences  and
       the Capital, seeking    Indian city and for any city  in Delhi” and bring down the  for  approval  of  all  Request  Supreme Court on this issue,  therefore, he is an aggrieved  Money laundering  making  irresponsible  state­
       information pertaining to the  outside of China,” the state­  number  of  vehicles  on  the  for Qualification and Propo­  the statement added.  person within the meaning  In his complaint, Vivek Do­  ments further maligning the
       investigation in the respective  ment  said  adding  that  the  roads  of  the  Capital  to  re­  sals (RFQPs) under this pro­  The  first  lot  of  electric  of Section 199 of the Code of  val said the accused linked  reputation  of  the  complai­
       cases. The DCW said, “The  Delhi government was “com­  duce congestion.  ject.  These  1,000  low­floor  buses  is  likely  to  hit  the  Criminal  Procedure  to  file  his  Cayman  Islands­based  nant as well as the entire Do­
       commission is shocked to  mitted  to  providing  an  effi­  The  Cabinet  of  Ministers  electric buses will be parked  streets of before the end of  this complainant. He has de­  hedge fund GNY Asia to de­  val  family,  the  complaint
       learn that out of 15,698 cases  cient  and  environment­  also gave its approval to al­  and charged overnight at six  the current calendar year.  nied  the  allegations  made  monetisation  and  money  said.
       [since 2012] in which FIR has
       been registered, chargesheet
       has been filed only in 5,573.”
       STAFF REPORTER          Woman shot dead as guests fight                                         Guest teachers continue protest outside Sisodia’s home

                               over song requests to DJ at wedding                                    Staff Reporter                                                         mands of the guest teachers.
                                                                                                      NEW DELHI
                                                                                                                                                                             Delhi assembly has passed a
                                                                                                      Guest  teachers  working  at                                           bill to make all guest teach­
                               Victim was trying to save husband; accused on the run                  Delhi  government  schools,                                            ers permanent. Request Hon
                                                                                                      on Saturday continued their                                            @LtGovDelhi to approve the
                               Staff Reporter         garding a firing incident. On  rushed to a  hospital where  protest outside Deputy Chief                                bill. Delhi govt needs these
                               New Delhi              reaching the spot, they were  she  succumbed  to  injuries.  Minister Manish Sisodia’s re­                             teachers to run schools. Pls
                               A woman  was  killed  in  a  informed that Sumit and Ne­  Meanwhile,  the  accused  sidence, for the second day,                              do  not  play  with  future  of
                               marriage function following  ha  were  getting  married  at  managed to flee, they said.  demanding regularisation of                          youth and students studying
                               an altercation between two  Ramlila Ground when an al­  The accused have been in­  service.                                                   in govt schools [sic].” 
                               groups over song requests to  tercation  took  place  bet­  volved in cases of theft and  While a February 28 noti­                             Replying  to  Mr.  Sisodia’s
       AAP going to lose all   the DJ, in Mangolpuri on Sa­  ween one Sajjan and the ac­  snatching.  fication   informed   guest                                             tweet,  CM  Arvind  Kejriwal
       seats in Delhi: BJP
                               turday, the police said.   cused.                                      teachers that their contracts                                          said,  “This  is  why  Delhi
       NEW DELHI                DCP (Outer) Seju P Kuru­  “The  issue  was  over  a  Similar case     had ended, the guest teach­                                            should  be  given  full  state­
       Internal survey carried out by  villa said the victim has been  song to be played by the DJ.  In another case, a 17­year­old
       both — the Aam Aadmi Party                                                                     ers  said  that  on  Saturday                                          hood. Everyone should vote
       (AAP) and the Congress were  identified  as  36­year­old  Both sides wanted different  youth, Nishant, was stabbed  they  were  asked  to  mark  Guest teachers demanding regularisation of service, outside  for full statehood this time.
                                                                                                      their attendance over email.
                                                                             to death at a marriage func­
       “afraid” of losing the  Sunita. The two brothers —  songs,” Mr. Kuruvilla said. Download Indian Library App            Manish Sisodia’s house in the Capital.   * R.V. MOORTHY   We will regularise everyone.
       upcoming Lok Sabha      Golu and Akash — from Man­  As  the  fight  turned  vio­  tion  in  Outer  north  Delhi’s  #70929                                              Delhi will get freedom from
       elections, the BJP alleged on  golpuri  have  been  arrested  lent, the accused pulled out  Barwala  Village  on  Friday  Minister lends support  deed ended, then what is the  Mr.  Sisodia,  who  is  also  BJP’s  interference.”  Howev­
       Saturday. Chaudhary Narayan  in connection with the case,  a pistol and aimed at Sajjan  night, the police said. A case  “We are being asked to pro­  need to ask for the informa­  the Education Minister, in a  er, guest teachers said they
       Singh, a member of the  the officer said.        when his wife Sunita came  has  been  registered  and  vide  information  and  mark  tion?” asked Shoaib Rana, a  tweet  supported  the  de­  will  continue  protesting  till
       Gramin Vikas Board from the  The  police  said  they  re­  in between to save him and  search is on for the accused,  attendance  just  to  threaten  member  of  All  India  Guest  mands of the guest teachers  their demands were met by
       AAP and two-time councillor  ceived a PCR call at 3 a.m. re­  got  shot  instead.  She  was  they added.   us. If our contracts have in­  Teachers’ Association.   and said, “I support the de­  the State government. 
       from Bawana along with 400
       AAP workers, joined the BJP
       in the presence of Lok Sabha  Man acquitted in 2018
       election co-in-charge for
       Delhi Jai Bhan Singh Pawaiya.
                               case shot dead in Dwarka
       STAFF REPORTER
       DELHI TODAY
                               Accused duo on the run, say police
       Music: A Carnatic vocal concert by
       renowned musician, Sudha Ra-  Staff Reporter   juries on Saturday. 
       gunathan, as part of IHC Morning Ra-
       gas at The Stein Auditorium, India  New Delhi    During enquiry, the pol­
       Habitat Centre (IHC), 10.30 a.m.  A 30­year­old man was shot  ice were informed that Im­
                               dead in Dwarka ’s Bindapur  ran and his friends were ac­
       Music: Hindustani vocal music by Pt.
       Sanjeev Abhyankar, in memory of  on Friday evening, the pol­  cused  in  a  2013  case  after
       Vasant Sathe at C.D. Deshmukh Aud-
       itorium, India International Centre  ice said on Saturday.   three persons had an alter­
       (IIC), 6.15 p.m.         The victim was acquitted  cation  with  him  and  a  few
                               in an attempt to commit cul­  others.
       Music: “Dhrupad meets Flamenco”,
       a musical dialogue between Indian  pable homicide case in Sep­  Imran  was  arrested  and
       classical singing, Surbahar and Span-  tember 2018.   produced  before  the  court
       ish Flamenco Guitar. Participating ar-
       tistes are, Surekha Kable (Dhrupad  His  family  allegedly  told  and in September 2018; he
       vocal), Sanjeev Shri (Flamenco & In-  the police that he was killed  was acquitted in the case.
       dian classical guitar) and Rajendra
       Vishwaroop (Surbahar) at Amaltas  by  victims  of  the  previous  The  police  were  also  in­
       Hall, IHC, 7 p.m.       case.                  formed that the suspect had
       Exhibition: “As a pebble surrenders,  A senior  officer  said  Im­  been threatening Imran for
       I accept”, an exhibition of ceramic  ran  Khan,  a  street  vendor,  the last few months after his
       pebbles by Ruby Jhunjhunwala at
       Open Palm Court Gallery, IHC, 11  was  standing  near  his  stall  release. 
       a.m. – 7 p.m.           when  two  persons  came
       Exhibition: “Rhythm of Marble”, an  and fired at him.   Case registered
       exhibition of marble sculptures by  The  accused  had  man­  A case on charges of murder
       Amit Singh at Triveni Kala Sangam,
       205, Tansen Marg, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.  aged to flee the spot. The lo­  has  been  registered  and
                               cals rushed him to a hospital  teams  are  looking  for  the
       (Mail your listings for this column at
       cityeditordelhi@thehindu.co.in)  where he succumbed to in­  suspects, the police added.
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