NEW DELHI: Twelve days after a five-year-old boy was kidnapped from his school bus Delhi Police s crime branch rescued the child after a fierce gunbattle with kidnappers at around 1am on Tuesday. One of the criminals was shot dead while two others were injured in the shootout sources have confirmed. A cop was shot at as well but had a narrow escape due to his bulletproof jacket. The kidnappers had shot at the school van driver while fleeing with the child amidst heavy security on January 25. They had demanded a ransom of Rs 60 lakh from the family. Special commissioner R P Upadhayay confirmed that the child was safe and had been united with his parents. The operation was conducted by joint commissioner (crime) Alok Kumar. The criminal who was killed has been identified as Ravi said a source. He was taken to GTB hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. The others sustained injuries on his thigh and leg. On Republic Day eve with the capital under unprecedented security cover for the event as well as the Asean summit and the release of controversial movie Padmaavat two armed criminals on a bike had intercepted a school van shot at the driver and rode away with a five-year-old boy after dragging him out of the vehicle. TOI had reported that after the daring crime on Thursday morning the kidnappers had fled towards the Delhi-UP border. There were around 14-15 children in the van when the kidnappers struck around 8am on Thursday. The vehicle was slowing down to pick up a child near a hospital in east Delhi. After intercepting the van one of the armed bikers shot the driver in the leg while trying to snatch the vehicle s keys. The other stood guard at the rear of the van. The targeted child a nursery student was not wearing a school dress. He also did not have an ID card on him because he was to participate in a fancy dress competition at school. The criminals entered the van and called out the child s name. The boy usually sat at the front but was seated at the rear on Thursday. The child s sister and a woman school staffer were also present in the bus said a police officer. As other children panicked and screamed in frenzy the criminals dragged the child out of the van made him sit between them on the bike and fled. According to the driver the van stopped at the spot every day for a pick-up indicating that the criminals had done a reccee. The crime was the first of its kind in the capital and the second sensational kidnapping in January. On January 1 a south Delhi businessman s son was abducted from near Vasant Vihar and a Rs 5-crore ransom demanded. The family had paid Rs 4 crore to get their son released in that case.
The Supreme Court on Monday said civic bodies in Delhi had their eyes closed and were waiting for disaster to happen while hearing a petition filed against the sealing of commercial premises in the national Capital on the orders of a panel the top court had appointed. Everybody in Delhi is just keeping their eyes closed and waiting for disaster to happen said a bench of Justices Madan Lokur and Deepak Gupta. You civic bodies have learnt nothing from Uphaar fire tragedy and incidents in Bawana and Kamala Mills. The court also asked the Delhi Development Authority Are you looking after the interest of the people of Delhi or not? The Delhi Development Authority had recently proposed changing some rules in the city s Master Plan 2021 which could benefit several traders facing the threat of sealing. The top court said it appeared that the Delhi Development Authority was succumbing to some pressure . What about the people who are staying in Delhi? the bench asked Delhi Development Authority. You have to hear the people also. You cannot hear only some people. The court asked the civic body to file an affidavit within two weeks on the matter.The civic body had proposed to have the same floor area ratio requirement for business-cum-residential plots and residential plots. Floor area ratio is the ratio of a building s total floor area to the plot s land size.On January 22 in another hearing the court had criticised civic authorities in the city after a fire in the city s Bawana industrial area. It had said human life does not seem to have great value and that laws were being violated with impunity.The sealing driveActing on instructions from a Supreme Court-appointed committee civic officials shut down shops and restaurants in south Delhi s Defence Colony Market on December 22 for alleged unauthorised constructions.The civic body has since taken action against shops in 20 markets including Khan Market Mehar Chand Market Sundar Nagar Hauz Khas Rajendra Nagar Chhatarpur and Vasant Kunj. The shops were sealed as they allegedly have not paid conversion charges and for encroachment and illegal construction among other things.The sealing drive is the latest flash point between the Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party which controls three municipal corporations in Delhi. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said the government will approach the Supreme Court asking for a temporary ban on the sealing drive.
Haryana stayed on top despite not adding any gold medal to their overnight tally as Delhi narrowed down the gap with an impressive show from their athletes on Monday. Delhi added a yellow metal each in boys kabaddi and volleyball to swell their gold medal count to 18. Maharashtra were third with 16 gold while Karnataka have 15. Haryana still occupy top spot with 20 gold medals. West Bengal opened their gold medal count with two successes on Monday. The Bengal girls won the volleyball title and then added one more gold through weightlifter Shrabani Das in girls 48kg category. Of the four weight categories in weightlifting Assam (Sidhanta Gogoi in boys 56 kg) Odhisa (Bhaktaram Desti in boys 50kg) Bengal (Shrabani Das in girls 48kg) and Manipur (Konsam Ormila Devi in girls 44 kg) shared the honours. In weightlifting the star of the day was Konsam Ormila Devi of Manipur a Commonwealth Youth Championship winner who won the 44 kg category. The Commonwealth Youth Championship winner lifted a combined total of 137 kg four kilogram better than 133kg she achieved at Gold Coast in the Commonwealth meet last September. On Monday Ormila lifted 59kg in snatch and 78kg in clean & Jerk for a total of 137kg. In volleyball Delhi and Bengal grabbed the gold medals in the boys and girls sections. In the boys final Delhi beat Uttar Pradesh 3-2 while Bengal defeated Maharashtra 3-0 in the girls section. Kerala beat Uttarakhand for boys bronze while Gujarat defeated UP for girls bronze. Delhi won the kabaddi gold for boys beating Uttar Pradesh in the final while Himachal Pradesh defeated Delhi in the girls final.
Haryana stayed on top despite not adding any more to their overnight tally of 20 gold medals though Delhi narrowed the gap to just two at the first Khelo India School games. Late on Sunday Delhi won the Boys Kabaddi gold medal and on Monday they added the Boys Volleyball gold to move to 18 medals while Maharashtra are lying third with 16 gold and Karnataka have 15. West Bengal opened their gold medal with two successes on Monday. The Bengal girls won the volleyball gold and in the evening they added one more gold through weightlifter Shrabani Das in Girls 48 kg category.Of the four weight categories in weightlifting Assam (Sidhanta Gogoi in Boys 56 kg) Odhisa (Bhaktaram Desti in Boys 50kg) Bengal (Shrabani Das in Girls 48kg) and Manipur (Konsam Ormila Devi in Girls 44 kg) shared the honours.In weightlifting the star of the day Konsam Ormila Devi from Manipur a Commonwealth Youth Championship winner who won the 44 kg category was the pick. She won the gold with a big margin in the girls 44kg category.The Commonwealth Youth Championship winner lifted a combined total of 137 kg four kilos better than 133kg she achieved at Gold Coast in the Commonwealth meet last September. On Monday Ormila achieved 59 kg in snatch and 78 kg with clean & Jerk for a total of 137 kg.Delhi Boys and West Bengal Girls grabbed the volleyball gold medals in their respective sections. While the Boys finals went the full distance West Bengal beat Maharashtra in straight games.Delhi won the Boys final 3-2 and Bengal Girls beat Maharashtra 3-0 while Kerala beat Uttarakhand for Boys bronze and Gujarat beat UP for Girls bronze.In the Girls final West Bengal girls continued their winning spree at the IG Indoor Stadium. The West Bengal girls who had won the National School Games at Andhra Pradesh last October once again beat the same opponents Maharashtra.Delhi won the kabaddi gold for boys beating Uttar Pradesh in the final on Sunday while Himachal Pradesh beat Delhi in the Girls final.Badminton: Top-Seeded Dhruv Rawat Malvika Bansod Sail Smoothly Into Second RoundTop-seeded Dhruv Rawat (Uttarakhand) and Malvika Bansod (Maharashtra) made light of the challenge of their respective opponents in the boys and girls singles opening round matches when the badminton competition got under way at the Indira Gandhi Stadium on Monday. I told myself that there was no room for complacency and that the match was not won until the last point went in my favour said Dhruv Rawat after beating wild-card entrant Subanshu Tiwari (Arunachal Pradesh) 21-5 21-3 in a mere 17 minutes. I remembered the Asian Badminton Championship match (against Taufik Hidayat Ilmi) when I lost because I assumed a win after taking the first game. Nagpur s Malvika Bansod fresh from winning a senior all-India ranking crown took 20 minutes to book her pre-quarterfinal berth with a 21-10 21-7 win against Tamil Nadu s V Sarumarthi. Gayathri Gopichand seeded third in the girls draw pulled out as she is recovering from an injury. Rajasthan s Anuska secured a walk-over into the round of 16.Results (first round seedings in brackets)Boys singles: (1) Dhruv Rawat (Uttarakhand) beat Subhanshu Tiwari (Arunachal Pradesh) 21-5 21-3; Govind Krishna (Kerala) beat Anirudh Khushwaha (Gujarat) 21-19 21-19; (6) Koya Sai Charan (Telangana) beat Sourav (Assam( 21-7 21-10; Anush Rav Garg (Haryana) w.o. George Kherban (Meghalaya); R Vikas Prabhu (Tamil Nadu) w.o. (3) Iman Sonowal (Assam); Laa Takum (Arunachal Pradesh) beat Aryaman Goel (Madhya PradesH0 21-6 21-14; (7) Aakash Yadav (Delhi) beat Sudanshu Bure (Maharashtra( 21-9 21-8; Rajan Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) beat Pruthvi K Roy (Karnataka) 22-20 21-8.Girls singles: (1) Malvika Bansod (Maharashtra) beat V Sarumathi (Tamil Nadu) 21-10 2-17; Varsha Venkatesh (Kerala) beat Shejal Joshi (Meghalaya) 21-7 2-13; (8) Mansi Singh (Uttar Pradesh) beat L Mamakiya (Andhra Pradesh) 21-6 21-2; Nikita (Haryana) beat Taku Neha (Arunachal Pradesh) 21-5 2-15; (4) Unnati Bisht (Uttarakhand) beat Amrit Bashini (Puducherry) 21-8 21-3; Debahuti Lahon (Assam) beat http://www.aeriagames.com/user/kkmobik/ Sheetal Joshi (Meghalaya) 21-9 21-5; (6) Trisha Hegde (Karnataka) beat Mansi Yadav (Delhi) 21-10 21-9; Tanishka Das Pandey (Maharashtra) beat BB Bimby (Tamil Nadu) 21-11 21-11.Manipur International Babyrojisana Chanu Lays Down The GauntletManipur s Babyrojisana Chanu who recently won gold for India in the seventh Nation s Cup boxing tournament in Serbia wasted little time in asserting her superiority over Harshita (Delhi) and forced the referee to stop the contest in the first round of their bout at the boxing hall in the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Monday.It came as no surprise that Chanu was the clear winner in the girls 52kg class. Daughter of Robindro Naorem she will face Assam s Nanjita Baro in the quarterfinalstomorrow.Another closely fought encounter saw Goa s Suman Yadav inch past Arunachal Pradesh s Dare Runchi with a 3-2 split decision. My current coach came to our school to demonstrate the sport she said. I tried out my hand at boxing as it looked appealing. One year has gone by since and I cannot imagine my life now without boxing Three boxers from the Union Territory of Daman & Diu participated but only Risabham Mishra progressed. He did well to outperform Himachal s Akshay Verma in the 75kg class and was ruled winner after the first round. His team-mates Himanshu Singh (54kg class) and Anurag Sanjay Singh (57kg class) were eliminatedKonsam Ormila Devi Lifting The Weight Of Expectation With A Touch Of ClassKonsam Ormila Devi from Manipur who arrived with a big reputation lived up to the expectations. She won the gold with a big margin in the girls 44kg category on Monday at the Indira Gandhi Stadium.The Commonwealth Youth Championship winner lifted a combined total of 137 kg four kilos better than 133kg she achieved at Gold Coast in the Commonwealth meet last September. On Monday Ormila achieved 59 kg in snatch and 78 kg with clean & Jerk for a total of 137 kg.Her coach T Bobo Singh hopes that with the kind of talent young Ormila is blessed with she should be able to follow in the footsteps of the illustrious weightlifters from Manipur like Kunjurani Devi and Sanamacha Chanu.This win at the Khelo India School Games could well be the first step in the long journey to medals at the highest levels.Ormila whose total was 10 kg better than silver medallist Khushali Gangurde of Maharashtra (Total of 127 kg) revealed that she expected a much closer fight. I thought she (Khushali) would give a fight but she didn t succeed in her last two attempts she said.Hailing from Khongjom a small village 35km outside of Manipur s capital city of Imphal Ormila has risen from humble beginnings. She picked up weightlifting at the insistence of coach Bobo Singh a former coach at the Sports Authority of India academy in the state. Her mother is a vegetable vendor in Khongjom and her father is very ill he said of his talented ward. Her cousin used to play football. That is how I discovered her at the SAI academy where I persuaded her to take up weightlifting. Singh credited her rapid rise through the ranks in such a short time span of to her hard work. I spotted her in 2013 and it is great to see her having done so well in the past four years or so. I had told her to give me two years and we have come a long way since then. Ormila who also won gold in the Asian Youth Championship is currently balancing studies competitive weightlifting as well as attending to her ill father but has her sights set on the National Youth championships later this month. I study in the ninth standard and the school where I come from doesn t have many facilities for sports so I have to train at the academy she explains.Her coach now a physical education teacher is devoting all the time he can towards his young ward in her journey to become a future international medal contender. The national championships are coming up in Vishakhapatnam later this month so we are focusing on that explains her coach. Her selection for international competitions will depend on her performance there.
Opener Unmukt Chand slammed a sublime century with a broken jaw to power Delhi to a 55-run victory over Uttar Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Monday. Chand was dropped from the semi-final and final of the Ranji Trophy after a poor run of form but regained his confidence with a half-century in the title clash of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament which his team won.Sent into bat after UP won the toss Delhi rode on Chand s 116 off 125 balls to notch up 307/6 in 50 overs. A former U-19 World Cup winning captain Chand was injured in the nets just before the start of the match. Chand belted 12 boundaries and three sixes during his stay in the middle. Chand s opening partner Hiten Dalal was the next best scorer with 57 off 64 balls hitting eight fours. The two added 107 runs for the first wicket laying a solid foundation for Delhi to make a big total.For Uttar Pradesh middle-order batsman Umang Sharma scored a fine 102 off 104 but his effort went in vain as left-arm pacer Kulwant Khejroliya grabbed four wickets to help Delhi bowl out their opponents for 252.Shankar Gandhi star in TN win Tamil Nadu rode on centuries by captain Vijay Shankar and M Kaushik Gandhi to post a 76-run win over Gujarat in their opening match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The home side posted 311/ 8 in 50 overs thanks to the 219-run partnership between Shankar (100) and Gandhi (127) and held off a late challenge by Bhargav Merai (101) to restrict Gujarat to 235 all out in 45.1 overs. Mumbai winMeanwhile Surya Kumar Yadav blasted 11 fours and seven sixes in an 85-ball unbeaten 134 while Jay Bista hit 90 to shine in Mumbai s 74-run victory over Madhya Pradesh. In the day s other match Andhra Pradesh cruised to a six-wicket win over Team Rajasthan thanks to B Sumanth s unbeaten 71.Brief scoresDelhi: 307/6 (Unmukt Chand 116) beat Uttar Pradesh: 252 all out (Umang Sharma 102; Kulwant Khejroliya 4/34 Pradeep Sangwan 3/28). Points Delhi: 4 UP: 0Tamil Nadu 311/8 (M Kaushik Gandhi 127 Vijay Shankar 100) beat Gujarat 235 all out (Bhargav Merai 101; A Aswin Crist 3/44). Points Tamil Nadu: 4; Gujarat: 0.Mumbai 332/5 (Surya Kumar Yadav 134 not out) beat Madhya Pradesh 258 (Shams Mulani 4/62). Points: Mumbai: 4; Madhya Pradesh: 0.Rajasthan 229/6 (Chetan Bist 82 not out) lost to Andhra 235/4 (B Sumanth 71 not out). Points: Andhra: 4; Team Rajasthan: 0.
NEW DELHI: Delhi Airport today said that it has become the most followed airport on Twitter among TE airports in the Asia Pacific region. It also holds the distinct glory of being third most popular on Facebook worldwide and ranked fifth on Twitter globally the airport operator said in a statement. Delhi Airport currently has 77 536 followers surpassing Changi Airport which currently has 72 714 followers and stands at second position it said in a statement. As an organization with Customer First approach we always wanted to create an effective channel of communication with our customers in addition to other common means like the feedback forms information kiosks and email. Social Media is undoubtedly a strong medium to connect with today s global flyers. We also design campaigns and contests to engage with the social media audience. These are a mix of fun awareness and feedback seeking activities. Last year through Delhi Airport s social media handles we generated over 2.6 billion social media impressions DIAL CEO I Prabhakara Rao was quoted in the release. Delhi Airport also said that they maintain highest Klout score of 74 in the APAC region. Klout score is a parameter to measure the influence that the brand commands on the social media space. It measures the size of user s network content created and audience interaction with the content. Klout scores range from 1 to 100 with higher scores corresponding to higher influence on the social media platform the airport said. Many renowned personalities such the US President Indian Prime Minister actors like Amitabh Bachchan airports and airlines have their social media accounts connected to Klout it added.
NEW DELHI: After two years delay Chandni Chowk and Chawri Bazar metro stations will finally get platform screen gates this month. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had planned to install PSGs a barrier between the platforms and tracks with synchronised gates that open and close with the train doors at six stations on the Yellow Line (Samaypur Badli-HUDA City Centre). Though the gates were expected to become operational by 2016 at Kashmere Gate Chandni Chowk Chawri Bazar New Delhi Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat the inability to synchronise them with that of trains resulted in the delay. PSGs would help in better crowd management and also prevent suicides as the doors would be in synced with that of the trains and open simultaneously after the train stops. http://www.loveshack.org/forums/members/526554-kkfood/ It would prevent anyone from jumping or falling on the tracks. Till recently PSGs were only operational on the Airport Express Line but the first section of the Magenta Line (between Botanical Garden and Kalkaji) also opened with these gates on December 25 2017. Making these work at the already operational stations of Yellow Line proved to be a big challenge for DMRC official said. The PSGs could be installed only during non-revenue hours depending on the availability of blocks said Anuj Dayal DMRC spokesperson. A lot of integration was required with various components of metro operations for smooth installation of PSGs. The software was required to be upgraded for coordinated movement of the gates. The movement of commuters was also regularised during the day where PSG installation was in progress he said. Dayal added that the operation and installation of PSGs at New Delhi Central Secretariat Rajiv Chowk and Kashmere Gate Metro stations would be done after examining the performance at Chandni Chowk and Chawri Bazar stations.
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