Inspector suspended over techie’s suspicious death
Chennai: A day after the body of a 24-year-old IT woman employee was found near her office premises in the city outskirts, an inspector at the nearby police station was suspended today for reportedly not taking proper action on her father’s complaint. The inspector, attached to Kelambakkam Police Station, did not take necessary steps on the complaint filed by the girl’s father that she was missing since February 13, police said. Uma Maheswari, a native of Salem district, lived in Medavakkam and had been working with Tata Consultancy Services at nearby Siruseri since February 2013. She did not travel in her cab on February 13, which she regularly did, and her mobile phone was switched off since then, they said. Her body was found behind bushes near her office premises on Saturday. (PTI)
NDMC to set up garden huts, fragrance park
New Delhi: In a bid to make the area under its jurisdiction greener and more eco-friendly, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has come up with a plan to set up ‘garden huts’ and a ‘fragrance park’. Different types of ‘garden huts’ shall be put up at various parks at Laxmi Bai Nagar and Sarojini Nagar, NDMC chairperson Jalaj Srivastava said, adding that a ‘fragrance park’ will also be developed at Laxmi Bai Nagar. Although no deadline was mentioned by the civic body, officials said that the project would be completed in this financial year. A new ‘Cactus House’ shall come up at the Lodhi Garden nursery while 10 acupressure paths will be laid in various parks at Sarojini Nagar, Malcha Marg and Jor Bagh, he added. The creation of the ‘acupressure walks’ is the unique feature of the project. The acupressure walks will have a 10-m pebbled walkway, complete with railings for support. Also, a greenhouse is to be constructed at the Circular Road nursery along with a topiary garden, the work for which is already in progress. The central verge and either side of Shanti Path —— which lies in the middle of Delhi’s diplomatic enclave —— shall be beautified with the addition of different horticultural features, the chairperson said. A provision of Rs 75.52 crore has been set aside for parks and gardens in the 2014-15 budget. In November last year, the civic agency also passed a proposal to set up 33 free-of-cost, eco-friendly gyms in the NDMC areas to promote fitness among Delhiites. The gyms will be set up at Central Park (Connaught Place), Sanjay Park, Talkatora Garden, Nehru Park, Charak Palika Hospital, NDMC Club, working women’s hostels, old age homes and other public utility centres. Although these gyms will be located in the NDMC area, they will be open to everyone. The equipment will be eco-friendly and designed for use with minimum risk by people of any age, Srivastava added. (PTI)
84 police teams constituted to nab absconding riots accused
Muzaffarnagar: District authorities have constituted 84 police teams to arrest the 244 absconding accused who are facing charges over the riots last year in the area, police today said. SSP HN Singh told reporters here that 84 police teams, each led by a gazetted officer, have been set up to arrest 244 absconding riots accused who have been identified by a Special Investigation Team. While 220 of the accused are facing charges for murder, loot and arson, 24 of them are named in six gangrape cases. Police said they are facing resistance from locals as they try to arrest the riots accused residing in villages in the area. Thus, only two of the 39 accused in the Kutba killings have been arrested. Eight people, including a woman, were killed and 24 injured in the attack on Kutba village during the riots in September of last year. Out of the 24 persons facing gangrape allegations, only one has been arrested. Court has initiated attachment proceedings under provisions of CrPC against the absconding accused. More than 60 persons were killed and hundreds injured in last year’s communal violence in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas. (PTI)
Infant stolen from hospital in UP
Gorakhpur (UP): A woman has allegedly stolen an infant from BRD Medical College Hospital in the district. The woman, identified as Sonari, took away the infant on Saturday when his mother Sarita was sleeping. Sarita raised the alarm when she found that one of her twins was missing and informed the police. The culprit, a resident of Lakshmiram village, has been sent to jail and a case has been registered, police said. The infant has been handed over to his mother, they said. (PTI)
Ambareesh’s condition stable: Doctor
Bangalore: The condition of actor-turned- politician and Karnataka Housing Minister Ambareesh is stable but he is on ventilator following his hospitalisation after he complained of breathlessness. “His condition is stable now. All his vital organs like heart, kidney and lungs are functioning, but he is on ventilator,” Dr K S Sathish of Vikarm Hospital told reporters. A decision about whether to remove the ventilator or not would be taken on Monday, he said, adding that a team of specialist doctors are monitoring his health. He said there is no truth in the reports of shifting Ambareesh to Singapore for better treatment. Ambareesh’s wife Sumalatha said her husband’s health has improved considerably and requested the media not spread canards because it hurts people, including relatives and well-wishers. “Blessings of fans is on him. Therefore nothing will happen to him. He will be well soon. I just want to request you please give us some privacy,” Sumalatha said. 61-year-old Ambareesh was admitted to the hospital on February 21 after he complained of breathlessness. (PTI)
Two women crushed to death in UP
Muzaffarnagar: Two women were crushed to death and a man was injured seriously when a motorcycle they were travelling in collided with a tanker in the district. The accident occurred last night on Panipat-Khatima highway near Sikera village, police said. Two women died while the man is in hospital whose condition is stated to be critical, they said. They were going to Muzaffarnagar from Jansath. In another accident, one person was killed and two others were injured when a car they were travelling in turned turtle after colliding with a tree near Chapar in the district yesterday. (PTI)