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Nitish calls
all-party
meet today
Patna,
Sep 3 (PTI):
Under attack from opposition for his alleged failure to
handle the crisis arising out of the kidnapping of four
policemen by Maoists, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has
convened an all-party meeting here tomorrow to discuss the
issue."The Chief Minister has called an all-party meeting at
the state secretariat here tomorrow to discuss the situation
and evolve consensus on this issue," an official spokesman
said.The meeting would begin at 4PM tomorrow, he said.Kumar
was also trying to personally contact the leaders of
opposition parties to take them into confidence on the issue
of kidnapping of the policemen during Sunday's encounter in
Lakhisarai with the Maoists. The RJD-LJP combine had
yesterday accused the Chief Minister of "failing" to handle
the crisis and urged Kumar to hold an all-party meeting on
the sensitive issue.
Woman
officer dragged on road by subordinates
Bareilly
(UP), Sept 3 (PTI):
In a shocking case, a woman police officer was dragged on
the road by her subordinates in a vehicle after she objected
to extortion by them in the name of traffic checking.
Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Kalpana Saxena, who is in
hospital with a fractured hand and injuries on her head,
said she had received information from an Army jawan last
evening that some traffic constables were demanding bribes
from truckers near the Jat regimental centre here. "I
rushed to the area along with the gunner and driver in a
private car to catch them red handed.When I reached the
area, I saw them extorting bribes from the truck drivers.
The constables recognised me and tried to flee and crush me
under their police vehicle," the 1990 batch officer of the
state's Provincial Police Service said. "I caught hold of
the neck of the driver driving the vehicle and it dragged me
for more than an kilometre in full public view. Finally,
they threw me on the road," Saxena said. Police said one of
the accused has been arrested and hunt is on to nab the two
others. They said that last evening Saxena got information
that some constables were extorting money from the truck
drivers after which she reached the spot with her driver and
gunner. After reaching the spot, when Saxena questioned the
three constables present on the spot, they refused any
extortion bid on which the officer asked her staff to check
their pockets.Sensing trouble, the three constables attacked
Saxena and later attempted to flee. While they were
fleeing, Saxena caught hold of the collar of one the
constables, but instead of stopping the vehicle, the
policemen sped away dragging the officer. DIG N K Srivastav
said all the three constables have been suspended and FIR
has been lodged at the Cantt police station in this regard.
"One of the accused Manoj Kumar had been arrested and
efforts were being made to nab two others," he said.
One injured as building collapses
New
Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI):
One person was injured this morning when the roof of a
portion of Police Lines building in north Delhi collapsed,
fire brigade officials said. The roof of the kitchen at the
Centre Mess of the Police Lines in Kingsway Camp collapsed
at around 9 am, the officials said. One person was injured
in the incident and rushed to a nearby hospital.
Minor reshuffle in UP
Lucknow,
Sep 3 (PTI):
In a minor reshuffle, three senior IAS officers were
transferred by the Uttar Pradesh government, an official
spokesman said here todayDurga Shanker Mishra, Principal
Secretary to the Chief Minister Mayawati, has been relieved
from the charge of Stamp and Registration Department, he
said.Principal Secretary Agriculture Kapil Dev would replace
Mishra.Sanjay Agarwal, who was recently posted as Principal
Secretary Higher Education after returning from central
deputation, has been shifted to Agriculture
department.Official sources described the transfers as
routine.
One killed, four injured in lightning
Hardoi
(UP), Sep 3 (PTI):
One person was killed and four others were injured after
they were struck by lightning in Lonar area, police said
here today. Rajesh (38) was killed after being struck by
lightning in Barwan village late last evening, they said,
adding that the incident occurred when the victim was
working in his fields. Four persons identified as Chotte,
Amreesh, Subir and Dhan Singh were injured in the incident.
They have been admitted to a district hospital, police said.
Four MLAs, MP, 100 sarpanchs arrested
Jaipur,
Sept 3 (PTI):
Four MLAs, an MP and over 100 village heads were today
detained ahead of their march to Rajasthan Assembly
demanding abolition of contractual system and social
auditing in MNREGA, police said. As soon as the Legislative
Assembly began at 1100 hours after a day's break, the
Speaker Dipender Singh Shekhawat informed the House that
four MLAs R S Rathore, Om Birla, Amraram and Pawan Duggar
were detained for allegedly provoking thousands of
uncontrolled protestors last night. Immediately after the
news of the arrest spread, the Opposition led by the Deputy
Leader G S Tiwari started raising anti-government
slogans.The Question Hour which began amid acrimony was
adjourned after 13 minutes.The IG-Jaipur Range B L Soni told
PTI that Lok Sabha MP Kirorilal Meena and two hundred
protestors, including 100 elected sarpanchs (village heads)
were also detainedThe Assembly and Secretariat were
barricaded and entry was restricted at all points, the SP
said.
Couple
commits suicide in Doda
Jammu,
Sep 3 (PTI):
A couple allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the
Chenab river in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police
said here today.23-year-old Narinder Kumar, resident of
Kastigarh village in Doda district, and 22-year-old
unidentified girljumped into the river Chenab at Marsoo in
Assar belt, about 130-kms from here, last evening, they
said. Locals, who saw the couple taking the extreme step,
informed the police. Some belongings of the couple were
found from the spot, they said. A case has been registered
and police is trying to ascertain the identity of the girl. |