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| While women continue to demand for safety in Delhi, yet three Northeast girls were harassed by a CISF man at the IGI airport. On 29 June 2013 between 1pm to 2pm three girls from Northeast India were allegedly harassed by a CISF Constable, Ram Chander Chaudhury at IGI domestic airport. The three girls were harrassed by the constable while they were waiting for their siblings coming from Imphal to Delhi by Indigo flight which was to arrive at 1:30pm at the airport.
The girls told the North East Helpline that Mr. Ram Chander Chaudhury, a CISF constable came and asked us 'Why are you sitting here for so long' and when we replied we are waiting for a flight then he continued on asking unnecessary things 'Which flight, show me your Identity card'.
"There were many people sitting near us, some have been sitting longer than us but Mr. Ram Chander Chaudhury didn't ask anything from them. We were too shocked that he was targeting only us since we look different. He took advantage of our young age and different looks from the rest of other Indians sitting nearby us. His intention was to stalk us as he was roving his eyes all over our bodies while abusively demanding to show him our identity cards," the three girls said in tearful eyes.
Dr. Alana Golmei, General Secretary of NE Helpline said, "They are my nieces and I was also standing few metres away from them along with my cousin sister when the incident happened. One of my nieces called me on my phone and told me to rush to where they were being harassed by one CISF man, who was in civilian cloth. Then I rushed to the place where they were sitting. I immediately intervened and asked politely to Mr. Ram Chander Chaudhury what was it all about and he angrily replied he was doing his duty according to the order of CISF Vigilance. When I requested for the standing order he tried to persuade me to go with him and see from his office. I insisted him to bring the standing order of CISF (any order that says one should not sit in IGI domestic airport for more than one hour). Meanwhile I also spoke to another personnel from Ram Chander's phone and the man on phone said the same thing that they were vigilance personnel of CISF and that he saw nothing wrong on the behaviour of Ram Chander. Later, another CISF official whose name was R.S. Sharma appeared along with Ram Chander. He was trying to justify on behalf of Ram Chander saying that there was no harm in asking for their Identity cards and added that the girls could have just showed it which further appalled me".
Inspite of repeated calls to the concerned authorities and central government regarding the discrimination and harassment of Northeast community residing in Delhi and NCR region no visible action has been taken up so far.
The North East Helpline strongly urged the Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt of India) and any concerned authorities dealing with CISF Vigilance at IGI airport to take strong action against Mr. Ram Chander Chaudhury for harassing and stalking the three NE young girls on June 29 2013. This is not the first time, there were many unreported incidents in the past where NE community were harassed by the security personnel and airline officials as well in IGI airport, New Delhi.
The North East Helpline also sought clarification from the concerned authorities whether there is such rules imposed to people who look different especially the Northeast community to be harassed in this way. And this incident happened while Mr. Ram Chander Chaudhury was carrying out his official duty, therefore, we appeal to the concerned authorities to be answerable for the said matter at the earliest.
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NEW DELHI, JUNE 26, 2013 [TOI] --- A landlord in Hauz Khas, reportedly the nephew of a former Delhi mayor, has been arrested for allegedly raping a foreigner and attempting to rape another in the same building on Sunday night. The two women were staying in his flats as tenants. Rajeev Panwar was arrested on Monday on the complaint of one of the women, who is a US national.
 Panwar has been remanded to 14-day judicial custody, till July 8.
Police said the two women had been staying as tenants in different flats owned by Panwar in Hauz Khas for the past several months.
He befriended one of the women—police variously described her as a Russian and an Uzbek—and visited her for dinner on Sunday night. He reportedly stayed back and raped her.
The American woman in her complaint said he later entered her residence and tried to rape her while she was asleep (an offence called technical rape). The woman woke up, raised an alarm and called police.
Panwar's grandfather was a member of Parliament and president of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee. A case of rape has been registered against him at the Hauz Khas police station.
The family of the accused, however, denied the allegations saying both women had failed to pay rent and on being asked to vacate their flats had falsely implicated him.
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New Delhi, June 20, 2013 [IANS] --- The water level in the Yamuna started receding in Delhi Thursday morning but stayed above the danger mark of 204.83 metres. Many low-lying areas in the city also remained inundated, a government official said.
 "The water level, which rose to 207.20 metres mark (on Wednesday), came down to 207.15 metres around 9 a.m. today (Thursday). But it is still above the danger mark of 204.83 metres. We expect the water level to reach 207 metres by afternoon," Dharampal, secretary of Delhi's revenue and disaster management department, told IANS.
The official added that the Yamuna's wate level touched 207.25 metres mark by late Wednesday, the highest since 1978 when it reached 207.49 metres, and the food water spilled over to the Outer Ring Road. In 2010, the water level of the flooded river had touched 207.11 metres.
"The water level was so high yesterday (Wednesday) that by 8 p.m. the flood water spilled over to the Outer Ring Road. The Tibetan Market was filled with knee-deep waters. As the water level in the river is gradually coming down, the water on the road is draining out," the official said.
Over nine lakh cusecs of water has been released into the Yamuna from Hathinikund Barrage in Haryana in the last four days, resulting in rise of water level in the river.
"The water level released from Haryana has reduced significantly," he added.
A man drowned in the swollen river while bathing near Majnu Ka Tila in north Delhi Wednesday, the official said.
Nearly 5,000 people have been evacuated from low-lying areas like Usmanpur, Yamuna Bazar, Bhajanpura and Shastri Park in east Delhi, and shifted to about 900 relief camps set up by the city government.
However, people complained that there were not enough tents to house all those displaced.
The muddy, swirling waters of the Yamuna river crossed over the danger mark Tuesday, leading to the closure of the city's 145-year-old rail-cum-road bridge, which connects east Delhi with the heart of the national capital.
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"It was really unfortunate and very disappointing to learn that the Judge, Mr. Atul Ghar has acquitted the accused Manoj Thapa on the ground that there was no sufficient evidence to punish him," said Dr. Alana Golmei, General Secretary of North East Helpline who met DCP South Mr.B.S Jaiswal yesterday.
 In pursuing the rape-murder case of the 5-year-old Naga girl, who was allegedly raped and brutally killed by Mr. Manoj Thapa (21) here in Mahipalpur on April 17, 2009, Dr. Alana Golmei was shocked and helpless when she heard the Court had acquitted the accused.
Dr. Golmei added there is no justice for the family of a five-year-old girl, who was horrendously raped and brutally murdered four years ago. Even four long years have passed without justice after the rape-murder incident; the accused was still acquitted by the Court in Delhi recently.
The alleged rapist, Mr. Manoj Thapa (21) stayed in the adjacent building and was just another friendly neighbour of the victim's family when he committed the crime in April 2009.
"The alleged murderer Manoj Thapa had several criminal records including a charge of raping a deaf and dumb girl at R.K. Puram in 2004 but it's shocking to learn that the Court has acquitted him without even further investigation," Dr. Alana added.
The DCP South B. S. Jaiswal yesterday said that the police is not convinced with the verdict of the Court and therefore the police have filed an appeal to the High Court and is awaiting for the next hearing, Dr. Golmei told our correspondent.
"We, the North East Helpline is veraciously appealing to concerned authorities and law enforcement agencies to seriously look into the matter so that the family of the victim gets justice without further delay," she added.
The family of the victim came to Delhi from Mhainamtsi village, Peren of Nagaland in the month of January, 2009 to get better employment opportunity as well as to educate their child in a good school. However, their dreams short lived when they lost their only child. The nightmare continues unstoppable till today.
(Courtesy: The Mizoram Post | 24 May 2013 | Bruce K. Thangkhal)
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Buses for Munirka to Connaught Place is almost invisible today
New Delhi, May 18, 2013 [Media Incharge, NE HELPLINE] --- To catch a bus for Connaught Place, one must think twice now. I have waited Bus No. 620 from Munirka bus stand today intending to reach my office in Connaught Place, at around 12.40 pm. However 620 did not come for more than an hour. There were many people beside me, who are also eagerly waiting for 620. Young children, women and men have been sweating under the scorching sun in the bus shed for so long. Especially the Munirka residents who are waiting the much awaited 620 buses faced the brunt of the negligence of DTC officials. Some says these buses were hardly found like this in the recent past. Many buses which have 764 numbered arrived repeatedly one after another in non-stop.
When the 620 buses became invisible to our eyes for so long, I began to record the frequency of buses which appeared before our eyes here in Munirka bus stand, as given below.
Timing Bus Route No.
1.16 pm Two buses arrived at the same time - 680 and 507
1.17 pm 511A
1.19 pm 764
1.20 pm 507
1.22 pm 764
1.23 pm 764
1.26 pm 507 (followed by DTC AC Bus which has no route no. It was empty!)
1.27 pm Four buses arrived at the same time - 764, 448A, 511 and 764
1.29 pm 448A
1.31 pm Two buses arrived at the same time - One AC (Red) bus which has no Route No. The last 4-digit No. is 7852. It was followed by 764 Last 4-digit No. 6393.
1.32 pm 448A (AC) Last 4-digit No. 8723
1.34 pm OMS RK Puram-1 Last 4-digit No. 7781
1.35 pm Four buses arrived at the same time – (1) 511 (AC) Last 4-digit No. 9392, (2) 615 (Green) Last 4-digit No. 8569, (3) 615 (Green) Last 4-digit No. 8193 and (4) 764 (AC) Last 4-digit No. 7144.
1.37 pm 764 (Green) Last 4-digit No. 7720
1.38 pm Two buses arrived at the same time - (1) 511A (Green) Last 4-digit No. 7607 and (2) 764 (AC) Last 4-digit No. 8733.
1.40 pm Two buses arrived at the same time - (1) 615 (AC) Last 4-digit No. 7728 and (2) Outer Mudrika (OMS) Last 4-digit 7232
1.41 pm 511 (AC) Last 4-digit No. 9453
1.42 pm 511A (AC) Last 4-digit No. 9502
1.45 pm 511A (AC) Last 4-digit No. 7105
1.47 pm 507 (AC) Last 4-digit No. 8952
1.48 pm Two buses arrived at the same time - 620 (AC) DL-1P-C8969 immediately followed by 620 (Non AC) DL-1P-C8593, which I boarded (8593) with a 15-Rupees Ticket No. 64529. This was the luckiest time for those who are waiting 620!
Imagine, after a long wait, two 620 Buses – one AC (Red) and the other non AC (Green) arrived together in which the AC was followed by the non AC, with a gap of about 3-4 feets only. Why was so at the same time? Why not in a different interval? These need a prompt response from the concern authority?
The total waiting time taken in waiting 620 Buses was definitely 1 hour and 8 minutes (98 mins) as I have waited the bus at 12.40 pm which and last till 1.48 pm. The record began at 1.16 pm. Before the record began, around 8 to 10 buses appeared, none of them is 620.
From the above recordings, it is crystal clear that 764 Buses have the highest frequency while 620 have the less, twice at the same time! The less frequency of 620 buses created a big problem to the daily commuters who are residing in Munirka as well as others in south Delhi areas.
Why was DTC Bus 620 so less today between 12.40 pm to 1.48 pm? There is something wrong from the DTC officials or DTC drivers. The concern authority must take immediate action to remove the hurdles meted by the daily commuters.
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 New Delhi, May 15, 2013 [PTI] --- A 23-year-old Manipuri student who is doing MBA, allegedly committed suicide in his rented room here in Safdarjung Enclave apparently due to a broken relationship, police said on May 14.
The incident was reported from Safdarjung Enclave area and the deceased has been identified as Athili. No suicide note was recovered but police suspect it to be a case of broken relationship after seeing a text message sent to a female friend in which he spoke about it. It was his friends who saw him hanging and informed his family.
He was rushed to AIIMS where he was declared brought dead.
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Gurgaon, May 14, 2013 [IANS]: All Gurgaon city buses will be fitted with CCTV cameras and 100 new buses, including 50 air-conditioned ones, will soon join the fleet, an official said in Gurgaon on Sunday. Bus terminals across Haryana will also get electronic eyes for security.
 Director General of State Transport Arun Kumar told reporters that an air-conditioned bus stand will be constructed in Sector 29 in Gurgaon to cater to city bus service and luxury Volvo buses.
CCTV cameras will be introduced at a cost of Rs. 4 crore to prevent mischief in moving vehicles and bus terminals, he said.
He said CCTV cameras will also be fitted in city buses in Faridabad. Latest GPS system would also be introduced in the city buses in Gurgaon and Faridabad.
The intra-city buses in Gurgaon carry about one lakh passengers daily, covering 22,000 km and collecting Rs.4.5-5 lakh fare.
In the next four months, Gurgaon city bus fleet will get an additional 150 vehicles and out of these 50 would be air-conditioned, Kumar said.
The official said five super luxury Volvo buses would be added to the fleet of the existing 15 buses on the Gurgaon-Chandigarh route.
An inter-state bus terminal will also be constructed at Rajiv Chowk near the Delhi-Jaipur highway, he said.
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