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BUTCHER v/s SAINT

Last Saturday was like dream come true but it turned into a nightmare… I feel after becoming a journalist one corner of my heart is becoming a butcher while the other is very emotional… it’s a confession on Saturday as I heard that there is a serial blast in Delhi immediately I could feel the evil spark in my eyes and I was feeling “WOW” a lifetime opportunity to cover serial blast…I rushed to the spot with my fellow reporter and while I was driving the only thing going in my mind was death toll and number of blast…
My first spot was CP and like every reporter I pulled up my socks and started my work I was full of energy as my fellow reporters were on their feet. I almost took a round of every bomb blast site and was thinking of SCOOP that’s it. But I came to stand still as I entered the premises of RML hospital. It was heartbreaking to people soaked in blood, women crying and looking for their relative…my brain stopped working and my heart became heavier. Innocent people killed in the blast made me feel as if I am guilty for this blast who always wished to cover it and look what I have done I have taken 25 innocent lives who do not even know what does SIMI and IM stands for…
But the bitter fact of the life is despite all pain and sorrow I had to file my story and now no more I want to cover any blast as after all it takes life of innocent people. So it’s not about profession it’s about humanity…

They changed my son

Author: Shashank Shekhar

A couple has alleged that their new-born male child was swapped for a girl child in a Noida hospital.

According to Kishor Srivastava, father of the baby, the Surbhi hospital authorities had told him that his wife Maya had given birth to a baby boy but later after a few hours they said the baby was a girl.

A mistake ?

Kishor told MiD DAY, "My wife under went a caesarian at around 5:44 am on Sunday and we were informed by a nurse that a baby boy was born but after three hours of delivery we were told that it was girl. I don't mind having a boy or girl but how can a hospital make such mistake.

Foul play

"There is some foul play. Just after the delivery I informed all my relatives about the baby boy but after three hours they changed their statement."

Kishor also alleged that no one from his family was allowed to attend the operation and no one had seen the baby after the operation.

'Misinformation'

"The mother of the baby is unaware whether she has given birth to a boy or girl, as the baby was not shown to us. Three babies were born today two of which are girls and one is boy we are still not sure why hospital authority misinformed us," he said.

Miscommunication

The hospital authorities said it is a clear case of "miscommunication," completely denying that swapping has been done.

Dr Preeti Chauhan, who carried out the operation said, "I am very sure that Maya gave birth to a girl and don't know who communicated to her family that it's a boy. We are ready for all medical tests.

We have asked the relatives of the patient to conduct the DNA test of the baby and mother. If some one is found guilty of miscommunicating with the patient and her relatives, due action would be taken," she said.

Wi-Fi threat

Author: Shashank shekhar

Wi-Fi provides Internet connectivity through a wireless router to computers having a Wi-Fi enabled card installed in them.
The router is connected to the Internet by means of a modem, typically a cable or DSL modem. Any user within 200 feet or so (about 61 meters) of the access point can connect to the Internet, though for good transfer rates, distances of 100 feet (30.5 meters) or less are more common. Retailers also sell wireless signal boosters that extend the range of a wireless network.
Wi-Fi networks can either be “open”, such that anyone can use them, or “closed”, in which case a password is needed. An area under a wireless access blanket is often called a wireless hotspot.
If you have an unsecured wireless Internet connection then chances is high that someone close to your house maybe surfing the Internet using your connection and bandwidth without your knowledge.
The situation is worse if you are a regular net banking customer or shop online. There is a high possibility that your passwords and sensitive information are being stolen.
Arun Bansal Internet security consultant said, “It is very easy to send mail via Wi-Fi without getting traced. Every computer has same IP address after getting connected to a Wi-Fi network. Many hackers do ‘war driving’, which mean a virtual recce of the locality and scan the unsecured Wi-Fi network. Usually security feature are there in all the Wi-Fi networks but people are not not aware about them and thus do not switch it on.”
Another Internet security provider Rajat Khare said, “It becomes very hard to trace the threat mail sender as all the computers under a Wi-Fi network share the same IP address. Wi-Fi router has a default password so it is very easy to change that. To ensure security many companies have a list of computers and laptops which access the Internet through their Wi-Fi connection, and if any new device tries to enter it a message is flashed.”


HOW TO ENSURE SAFETY

Making the wi-fi secured is available with all the service provider. One just need to do is activate the password, which would always ask a new device the password to get the access.

"hang my father"

Author: shashank shekhar

“Hang my father. He killed my mother and wanted to kill me and my brother too,” says class I student Shreyansh Yadav, who witnessed Sherpal Yadav killing his wife Sonia with his car seat belt in Noida.
Shreyansh, brimming with anger says, “My mother was regularly beaten up by him and whenever I tried to save her, my father used to beat me up too. He often locked us in the room while quarrelling.”
“On July 28, my father tried to dump her in the manhole outside our house. I shouted for help and rescued my mother,” he added.
Recalling the appalling day when Sonia was murdered, the young student of Cambridge School says, “That night, my parents had a heated argument and my father was abusing my mother. Suddenly he strangled her with the car seat belt. I tried to open the door but he locked it with the car remote. I couldn’t even open the window pane. Then he threatened to kill me also.”
“My mother always used to cry in front of me. I decided I’ll become police inspector to take revenge,” Shreyansh said.
He further added, “On my last birthday my father asked her to leave the house so that he could marry another woman.”
Sherpal’s parents who are now taking care of his children, are worried about Shreyansh’s security as his statement has put the accused behind the bars. His grandfather Uday Veer, who works in Noida authority said, “we are not letting him go alone anywhere.”

High iPhone prices upset hackers

Author: Shashank Shekhar

The high price of 3G iPhones has disappointed Indian hackers working hard to crack its code which is locked with the Vodafone and Airtel network.
Hackers were gearing up to make this revolutionary mobile phone compatible with all the service providers. iPhone is available for Rs 31000 and 36,100 for 8GB and 16 GB respectively in India, which is almost thrice of the prices in US. A software expert Anoop Shaw (name changed) who has imported many iPhones in India told MiD DAY, “The iPhones are in demand. Many Indian hackers were working to crack its code to make it functional with other networks. But it’s very expensive, so hackers have given up.”
“Getting the iPhones from abroad and selling them here is still cheaper and I think people would continue to buy from us,” he said.
Shaw further added, “Turbo SIM is the latest technology which helps to crack most of the expensive phones in India and I hope it would also work on the iPhones. It looks like any other card, a thin flexible strip embedded with an integrated circuit (IC). It is inserted in the mobile slot along with the regular SIM card. Besides, it also enables the user to hide the cellphone's International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number that is unique to every GSM mobile.”
The service providers are also set to keep the hackers at bay. Airtel technical experts claim that it would be impossible to crack the code of iPhone, which would come with Airtel. The security system of is so stringent that it would not accept all the applications. Even if a hacker somehow manages to make voice call, he won’t be able to access the entertainment feature on Airtel Live.
According to a survey, there are around 1.5 lakh iPhones already floating in the country, which were made available through grey market. India was ranked as third largest unofficial market after China and Russia.

iPhone in India

Author: Shashank Shekhar

No video recording, no SMS forward feature, no Bluetooth compatibility with other cell phones and no 3G till now, we are not talking about ordinary mobiles easily available in the market, but these are some drawbacks of India’s version of Apple 3G iPhone.
That is not all. The iPhone many people have been waiting for would burn a hole in the pocket. This much talked about phone is available for Rs 31,000 and Rs 36,100 for the 8GB and 16GB versions respectively, which was expected to be around Rs 25,000.
Still overlooking these drawbacks, passionate buyers of iPhone flocked at the Airtel outlet of the Sahara Mall Gurgaon and Vodafore store at the Connaught place. Besides Delhi, it is available in Mumbai, Kolkata Chennai and and Bangalore
Swati, a MBA student who was first in queue at the Sahara Mall said, “I came six hours in advance to get the honour of first official iPhone owner.” The phone was handed over to her by Sanjay Kapoor, president of Bharti Mobile Services.
Garment Exporter Aditya Mallick, who already posses an expensive Vertu set became the first person to buy iPhone from Vodafone store. Mallick was waiting to buy this Gizmo ever since 2G iPhone was launched in US on June 5, 2007. He said, “I missed the chance to bag one when it was launched in US. Even though I don’t know much about iPhone’s feature, I am glad to buy it.”
The fanfare for the mobile was not the same as it was in US, but around five enthusiastic buyers turned up to buy the iPhone at midnight from the Vodafone store. There was a 14-year-old boy at the store waiting for his chance to pick up the gadget. Rudra Khurana, a student of Modern School said, “Tomorrow is my exams and I am here to splash out on 16 GB iPhone. I am very excited as I would be the first one in my group to get it.”
Businessman Nishan Arya who calls himself a gadget geek said, “This is my first 3G iPhone and I already have five 2G iPhones.”

HOW TO GET THE PHONE:
The phone is available at first come first serve basis. iPhones will also be locked to Airtel and Vodafone SIM cards with previous customers required to have their existing SIM card with them at time of purchase.

Man strangled wife with the seat belt

Author : Shashank shekhar

A Noida property dealer strangled to death his wife with a seat belt while his two children wept in the back seat of the car and tried to stop him from committing the murder late on Thursday night. He then drove to the Sector 39 police station and surrendered himself before the police.
Sherpal, a resident of C 148 of Sector 51, suspected that his wife Sonia Yadav was having an extra marital affair. The couple had a heated argument on the issue while they were returning home from a temple along with their two children. The argument turned so violent that Sherpal stopped the car and started beating Sonia. When she retaliated, he strangled her to death using his car seat belt. All this while, his two kids, two-year-old Daksh and seven-year-old Shreyansh, cowered in the back seat, shouting and weeping as they watched their mother getting killed. Shreyansh even tried to save Sonia but could do nothing against his father who threatened to kill him as well.
Police official were shocked when Sherpal entered the sector 39 police station of Noida and said, “I have killed my wife and her body is in the car”. Immediately, policemen rushed to the car and found the body of a woman was lying on the front seat and her two children were weeping in the rear seat.
Soon after the incident, a smiling Sherpal told MiD DAY from behind bars at the police station: “I don’t regret having killed her. At least now I have got respite from our daily fights.”
According to the police, Shreyansh is so shocked after the incident that for quite sometime, he kept on repeating over and over again that ‘my father has killed my mother.’ The child told the police that Sherpal often used to beat his mother.
“Yesterday also they started fighting in the car and when I tried to stop him, my father asked me to stay quiet or he would beat me up too,” Shreyansh reportedly told the police.
Sherpal was arrested after the murder .Meanwhile angry relative of Sonia came to the police station and asked that Sherpal be handed over to them so that they may take their revenge.
According to a senior police official, “Sherpal has confessed to his crime. He said that he was under a lot of stress because his wife had eloped with someone for 15 days.”
Sherpal is not regretting for his act as he said, “I don’t regret for what ever I have done at least I got freedom from everyday fight. ”

Indian boxer Vijendra Kumar entered into Semifinals

Author: shashank Shekhar

After a long wait finally India has got its own Rockey Balboa. Vijendra Kumar, the hero of Bhiwani situated near Delhi lifted the spirit of the nation as he won boxing quarterfinal, making his way into the Semifinals.
The bold face of Vijendra, with scars on his cheeks, cuts on his chin and passion in eyes made every Bhiwani resident stand on his/her toe applauding and celebrating his victory like a festival.
His mother Krishna Beniwal, who some how managed to control her tears out of happiness said, “My son has given me every thing and I am the happiest mother on the earth. Even the Chief Minister of the state called up to congratulate us. He won’t stop here. I am confident he would bring gold medal from the Beijing.”
The villagers congratulated each other. His neighbour Rakesh, said, “We are very happy. When Vijendra was playing the match, everyone was saying maar Vijendra bhai maar, aaj maat chodna inko…., ”
While the whole village was celebrating Vijendra’s victory, his father was speechless. “I was praying in the temple for his success while he was playing the match,” he said.
Manoj Kumar, brother of Vijendra who could not control his excitement said, “He was fired up for win after Akhil and Jitendra lost their match. My brother is now Olympic medallist and nothing could be better than this.”

Eye For Love

Author: Shashank Shekhar

A policeman was brutally shot in the eye for having married a girl who was not from his caste in the posh DLF area of Gurgaon late last night. Another cop, who was with him at the time of the incident, was injured in the attack by motorcycle-borne assailants.
The cop, Vikrant, was rushed to the Kalyani hospital. He has lost sight in one eye due to the bullet injury and is in a critical condition. The other cop, Sandeep, is out of danger. In his early twenties, Vikrant had got married just six months ago to a girl from another caste.
According to the police, the incident took place at around 9 pm, when the victims were returning from Faridabad in an Alto car. Suddenly, two people started shooting at them when they came out of the car to buy ice cream near the Sector 29 police station of DLF.
The cops were clueless about the attackers till this morning when they homed in on two relatives of Vikrant. Gurgaon ACP Sumit Kumar said, “The accused have been identified as Gaurav and Neeraj, brothers-in-law of Vikrant. Vikrant had an inter-caste marriage six months back and the girl’s brothers were unhappy over this.” The accused are absconding.
Doctor Mandeep at the Kalyani Hospital said, “Vikrant has lost his right eye and his condition is still critical while Sandeep is out of danger.”
Sandeep, said, “We were returning from Faridabad after completing our shift. We were not aware that some one was following us. The shooters were on a Pulsar and immediately fled the spot after the incident.”
A case has been registered.

R K Anand Held Guilty

The Delhi High Court on Thursday held senior advocates RK Anand and IU Khan guilty of colluding with Sanjeev Nanda, the prime accused in BMW hit and run case, for persuading a witness Sunil Kulkarni to change his testimony.

The court found them guilty after a sting operation by a TV news channel alleging a collusion between the prosecution and the defence in the high-profile BMW hit-and-run case.

Both the lawyers have been barred from practising law for four months.

The expose caught defence lawyer RK Anand swaying the witness, Kulkarni, to change his testimony to save Sanjeev Nanda in collusion with public prosecutor IU Khan.

The court had taken suo motu cognisance of the sting operation, which showed Anand allegedly offering money to eyewitness Kulkarni to depose in favour of Nanda, grandson of retired Naval chief admiral SM Nanda, allegedly ran over six persons with his black BMW in 1999.

The Delhi High Court, earlier, issued show cause notices to RK Anand and IU Khan, charging them with contempt of court.

However, both Anand and Khan defended themselves alleging conspiracy against them.

Bhiwani Celebrates Vijendra's Victory

Author: Shashank Shekhar
After a long wait finally India has got its own Rockey Balboa. Vijendra Kumar, the hero of Bhiwani situated near Delhi lifted the spirit of the nation as he won boxing quarterfinal, making his way into the Semifinals.
The bold face of Vijendra, with scars on his cheeks, cuts on his chin and passion in eyes made every Bhiwani resident stand on his/her toe applauding and celebrating his victory like a festival.
His mother Krishna Beniwal, who some how managed to control her tears out of happiness said, “My son has given me every thing and I am the happiest mother on the earth. Even the Chief Minister of the state called up to congratulate us. He won’t stop here. I am confident he would bring gold medal from the Beijing.”
The villagers congratulated each other. His neighbour Rakesh, said, “We are very happy. When Vijendra was playing the match, everyone was saying maar Vijendra bhai maar, aaj maat chodna inko…., ”
While the whole village was celebrating Vijendra’s victory, his father was speechless. “I was praying in the temple for his success while he was playing the match,” he said.
Manoj Kumar, brother of Vijendra who could not control his excitement said, “He was fired up for win after Akhil and Jitendra lost their match. My brother is now Olympic medallist and nothing could be better than this.”

Haywood bribed IGI official

Author: Ajit K Dubey

US citizen Kenneth Haywood, who had alleged that the Anti Terror Squad of the Mumbai Police had asked for bribes to let him off from the Ahmedabad serial blasts case, is believed to have bribed the immigration officials at the Delhi airport to escape from India.
Intelligence sources say Haywood fled the country to save himself from the police and intelligence agencies which had been investigating him despite his assertions that he had nothing to do with the terror attack which killed…...
Haywood's computer was allegedly used by operatives of the Indian Mujahidin to send a terror email to various newspapers after carrying out the serial blasts in Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Surat. .

Sources in the intelligence agencies told MiD DAY that the look out notice against Haywood was issued on July 30 by the Mumbai Anti terror Squad (ATS). Such a notice, or LOC, is issued against an individual who is being investigated by the agencies. The passport details of such an individual are sent out to all the immigration centres in the country, so that he can be nabbed if he tries to flee.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered a detailed enquiry into the incident and asked the concerned officials to present the report in next one month.
Sources told mid-day that the US citizen used to work as a pastor in a local church in Navi Mumbai and his wife was also teaching in the area. Sources said, "Looking at the string of events in the case, it seemed that Haywood was a spy."

Intelligence officials also did not rule out the possibility of Haywood receiving help from the US officials in the country to fly away. "The same way Rosianna Minchu, a US diplomat who was allegedly the mastermind in the Navy war room leak case, was sent off allegedly by the US embassy officials in Delhi after the agencies had closed in on her in tat case", said the official.

Agencies said that there was laxity on part of the Mumbai police also as they had failed to even impound his passport. Sources said that the ATS had not even put him in the list of people suspected or wanted in the recent serial blasts case. "His going out of the country can not even be termed as 'fleeing' as he was not wanted for any crime though he should have been here to help investigate the case", said the official.

Haywood allegedly escaped from the Indira Gandhi International airport on Sunday night around midnight along with his wife and two kids leaving the Indian agencies clueless, as they were looking to interrogate him further in the case.

CITU strike to affect flights at Delhi airport

Author: Shashank Shekhar

The red brigade is back in news the Left trade unions have called an All India strike in the country starting from today. Along with the employees of the state-owned banks, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) employees have also joined the strike.

The cause of the strike is to protest inflation and the ‘anti-people’ and ‘anti-worker’ policies of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

The strike will be effective from 7am to 7pm. And, the consequences of the strike are clearly visible at the Delhi airport, as the airport seems to be reeling under flight cancellations.

Four outgoing flights from Delhi have been cancelled. The most affected area would be eastern India. The cancelled flight includes four Kolkata bound flights: Jet airways, Jet Lite, Indigo and Kingfisher.

Also, a Go-Air Delhi-Mumbai flight stands cancelled at the moment and also an Air Deccan flight to Guwahati via Bagdogra. In view of the strike the Indian Air Force has decided to deploy its men to handle key airport services throughout the country.

Flights are likely to be cancelled from Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport also.
According to the latest reports, all flights have also been cancelled from Kolkata.

iPhone is here

Author: Shashank Shekhar
Two telcom majors are set for a big battle, this time to capture the the high-end phone market. After making waves the world over, one of the most desired gadgets iPhone will be launched in India on August 22 by Airtel. But rival Vodafone will also come up with its version. However, both the companies are not revealing the shelf price for the slick gadgets.Rival launchSpeculation is rife that Vodafone would also launch iPhone on the same date as Airtel, however an official announcement is yet to be made.Earlier, Vodafone had decided to time its launch 15 days prior to Airtel but was postponed.PricingAccording to sources, it could be priced around Rs 15,000 to 17,000. It costs $199-$299 (Rs 7, 960-Rs 11, 960) in the US.FanfareMarket experts are predicting that it would not attract the fanfare with which it was launched in the US. According to a survey there are around 1.5 lakh iPhones already in the country. India was ranked as third largest unofficial market after China and Russia.The edge, provided by an iPhone, would certainly give Nokia, Sony and Motorola a run for their money.

Arushi case: Judicial custody of Krishna, Raj Kumar extended

Author: Shashank Shekhar
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Friday extended by 13 days the judicial custody of Krishna and Raj Kumar Sharma, accused of murdering Noida teenager Arushi Talwar and the family's domestic help Hemraj.The court fixed the next date of hearing on August 21.Intense drama prevailed in the courtroom when the policemen accompanying the three accused handcuffed Raj Kumar and Vijay Manual while taking them back from the witness box.
Arushi was found murdered in her parents' upscale Jal Vayu Vihar apartment in Noida May 16. The Noida police immediately named Hemraj as the prime suspect but retracted when his body was found on the roof of the apartment the next day.
The police arrested Arushi's father Rajesh Talwar May 23, saying he killed his daughter in a fit of rage because he objected to her closeness with domestic help Hemraj. Talwar was released July 11 after 50 days of imprisonment, with the CBI saying there was no evidence to link him to the crime.
The CBI took over the case June 1 after a public hue and cry over the shoddy manner in which the Noida police had conducted the investigations.

Feel the adrenaline rush

Author: Shashank Shekhar
Gaadi bula rahi haiA ten-hour drive from Delhi and we reached a place that forced us to push our limits. I started my journey along with a few journo friends at around 11 pm from Delhi in a 25-seater bus. However, I would advise you to hire a SUV like Innova or Scorpio because a bus is certainly not the perfect idea of a long and comfortable trip. First gearOnce we reached Vikasnagar, the feel of the hill permeated my instincts as the road alongside the river became narrower amidst clouds making their way through towering pine and deodar trees. Not to mention, the steepturns on the not-so-smooth roads left us scared out of our wits. Final destinationThe Room - that's the stopover we were supposed to stay. It's a part of the Roof camp at Virat Khai, which is 25 kms from Chakarta. The camp is operated by highly qualified professionals of Great Indian Outdoors (GIO), a Gurgaon-based adventure operators. At first, my fellow travellers did feel that we should have rather stayed at a hotel. But we didn't regret the stay since the camp treated us with the warm chirping of birds and the rush of valley winds. The view of Virat Khai was nothing less than 'heavenly'.. Add-ventureWhen our instructors Shubham and Bala started with the introduction session, I felt as if I was back to school. Like everyone else in my group, I was also wearing my usual sports shoes, completely unaware that they're not meant for adventure sports. But thanks to the camp-organisers who had a stock of Merrell shoes that work exceptionally well on difficult terrain for such outdoor activities. Like a pucca scribe, I wanted to know everything about the perfect pair, which is being brought to India by M&B footwear. Vikas Bagga, vice-president, marketing and corporate affairs, M& B Footwear said, "These premium shoes have many patent technologies which give an edge over other pairs used for adventure sports." After the chitchat, we were all set to test the shoes on the 50 feet high mountain rappelling. Darr ke aage... darr haiComing down from a cliff with the help of a rope sounds quite easy and I have seen action here Akshay Kumar doing this stunt. But once you are standing at the edge of the cliff, you are convinced that it's better to be a witness of daredevil stunts on screen, than to be a part of them. But if you know the technique well, things could be very simple. It was a long day since everyone tried rappelling more than once. Finally, we reached our camp in the evening, where we had a bonfire over light music.Day 2The national treasureOur second day started with a treasure hunt where we had to walk on a five-kilometre steep trail to reach a destination based on various clues. We were divided in two teams and were supposed to reach the place in the shortest possible time. My team took five hours to cover the difficult trails, walking on the cliff and avoiding the leeches. Unfortunately, I was the first one to be caught by the leech. Sob...Sob...Off-road bikingAfter the treasure hunt, we were all set for some thrilling mountain biking. We were all geared up in our kit with swanky bikes to come down hill on the stony trail. It was very steep, full of stone and rock. Mountain biking was the scariest adventure of our tour but the most exciting one, too. Many of our team members got bruised while biking.Yo! YamunaIt was the last day of my trip and we were taken to the bank of Yamuna to try out river sports. Unfortunately, due to the rains, we could not try out white river rafting but we had a lifetime's experience indulging in bridge slithering. But before we took a plunge into the icy cold water, we had to put on the safety equipment that included a life jacket, a safety helmet and the harness. After a little rest we started with the last lap to Delhi. Whatta trip, that!

Future Bindras firing blanks!

Author: Shashank Shekhar

Young Sohum Wahi, student of Class IX of Amity School in Noida, remembers the days when he along with 10 other friends enthusiastically picked up a German-made gun two years back to pursue a career in this sport. But now he sarcastically smiles and tells: "Only two of us are still continuing the sport". The reason behind their hanging the boots are unavailability of the sports equipment and the expenses they have to bear. Sohum's father Anuj Wahi describes the pain he had experienced to get an imported gun for his son. He said, "I had to run from pillar to post to arrange a gun for my son.""Earlier, I have provided him a rented gun for which I used to pay Rs 1, 300 per month as rent. Later on I somehow managed to import a gun for him. But thing were not so easy. Ammunition is another big problem as it is not available. As National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) too has short of ammunition (pallets), we are compelled to purchase it from outside which cost just the double. If my son was not so enthusiast about the sport I would have asked him to quit."Even the international shooting player Captian G D Sharma said, "I am very happy that India has bagged a gold medal in shooting. It is a very expensive sport as in the beginning itself it requires an investment of Rs 1.30 lakh." "There is a crunch of ammunition because of which many players can't practice. There should be some relaxation in ammunition import," he said."Due to unavailability of shooting equipments, the grey market is on prowl. A box of pallet which normally cost Rs 380 at NRAI, costs Rs 600-Rs 800 in the grey market," an ace shooter on the condition of anonymity said.The NRAI too clams that the shooters have to wait long for pallets. Rajeev Bhatia, secretary, NRAI, said, "We have a long way to go but Abhinav's win is going to inspire many budding shooters. Government need to work more at the grass root level. There is a requirement of one more shooting range in East Delhi. Due to shortage of supply in ammunition, we have lost some precious time for practice. To import a gun, so many government agencies are involved that it takes lot of time."

"Thanks Bindra but we need more," Amartya Sen

Author: Anshuman G Dutta & Shashank Shekhar

It was ofcourse a proud day for Abhinav Bindra when he landed back to his country and showed his Olympic gold medal to the crowd. But amidst the huge crowd, which was present there to greet him, there was another famous personality-Amartya Sen- who enjoyed the whole show while waiting to board his plane. The Nobel laureate watched the entire show from inside his car, away from the media glare. In fact too preoccupied with the new Olympic gold medallist no one even noticed his presence. "I don't know much about the Indian team which has gone for the Olympics but this is a great occasion for all of us. My best regards to Abhinav Bindra for his great achievement," he said while enjoying the show. He further added that even though this is the first time India has won a gold medal in an individual event the country has a long way to go. "We have to compete against the European nations who are far ahead. At the same time we also have to compete against Asian nations like China and Japan," he said. On asked whether the achievement could lead to a fresh beginning for Indians in the world of international sporting events he said, "Off course it can. We have already started and this achievement sure gives the much-needed impetus. If China and Japan can win so many medals why cant India." Soon after Bindra left the airport with his family Sen too left to board his plane and again extended his congratulations to Bindra for making the nation proud. Bindra may not have known about the presence of a Noble laureate during his come back but the complements from Amartya Sen sure adds more glitter to his hard earned gold medal.

Shots fired during scuffle at hospital

Author: Shashank Shekhar
Shots were fired in the air at the Indian Hospital in Shalimar Bagh by attendants of an emergency patient and the hospital staff allegedly beaten up by cops in a late night fracas which has left charges flying all around.According to the hospital, at around 9:30 pm four men brought a badly injured man to the casualty ward of the hospital. They refused to reveal their identity when the hospital staff questioned them and entered into a heated argument with them. They allegedly broke the glass door of the hospital and shot bullets in the air. Foul play suspectedMeanwhile, the hospital staff, who suspected some foul play, called up the police. The chairman of the Indian Hospital, Rajesh Kumar Singh, said, "We informed the police about the patient and the fight between the hospital staff and four outsiders. Instead of questioning them, the police started beating up the staff.""Three of our employees are being admitted in the ICU. We have already spoken to the DCP and would also address the issue to Commissioner Delhi police," he added.Different storyThe police have a different story to tell. A police officer said, "The hospital staff asked for Rs 40,000 to admit the patient following which the brawl took place. And the allegation that the police had beaten up the hospital staff is baseless." The patient was later shifted to Safdarjung hospital.

GOLDEN BOY OF INDIA RETURNS

Author: Shashank Shekhar

It was a unique sight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, when Abhinav Bindra the first ever Indian Olympian gold medallist in any individual event, landed at 12:45 am amid a huge celebration and chant of jab tak Suraj chand rahega Bindra tera naam rahega. Wearing a white jersey with INDIA written on it he proudly displayed the gold medal and wished every one Happy Independence Day. "I feel honoured that I have won the first gold medal for my country in the Olympics," Bindra. Officials from Indian Olympic Association and National Rifle Association of India were also present to greet the Olympian.The international travellers were mesmerised by the Indians' fervour to greet their winner. "I have never seen such a celebration. Frankly, I have not heard about Bindra but now I know he is the new superhero," said Isabella who was there to board a flight to the US.

Cop loses eye for love match

Author: Shashank Shekhar

A policeman was brutally shot in the eye for having married a girl who was not from his caste in the posh DLF area of Gurgaon late last night. Another cop, who was with him at the time of the incident, was injured in the attack by motorcycle-borne assailants.The cop, Vikrant, was rushed to the Kalyani hospital. He has lost sight in one eye due to the bullet injury and is in a critical condition. The other cop, Sandeep, is out of danger. In his early twenties, Vikrant had got married just six months ago to a girl from another caste.According to the police, the incident took place at around 9 pm, when the victims were returning from Faridabad in an Alto car. Suddenly, two people started shooting at them when they came out of the car to buy ice cream near the Sector 29 police station of DLF. The cops were clueless about the attackers till this morning when they homed in on two relatives of Vikrant. Gurgaon ACP Sumit Kumar said, "The accused have been identified as Gaurav and Neeraj, brothers-in-law of Vikrant. Vikrant had an inter-caste marriage six months back and the girl's brothers were unhappy over this." The accused are absconding. Doctor Mandeep at the Kalyani Hospital said, "Vikrant has lost his right eye and his condition is still critical while Sandeep is out of danger." Sandeep, said, "We were returning from Faridabad after completing our shift. We were not aware that some one was following us. The shooters were on a Pulsar and immediately fled the spot after the incident."

NOIDA THE NEXT NANDIGRAM

Author: Shashank Shekhar

Six people, including two policemen, were killed and 84 others were injured when agitating farmers from clashed with the police in Greater Noida on Wednesday.The farmers were demanding compensation for their land, which was acquired by the Uttar Pradesh government way back in 2003 and 2005. As the demonstration turned violent with the protestors torching four tractors, five motorcycles and a car and pelting stones, the cops resorted to lathicharge.However, when the situation turned out of control, the police opened fire. Over 200 rounds were fired in which four people were killed. The deceased and the injured were all rushed to the Kailash Hospital in Greater Noida. The deceased have been identified as Manoj alias Kalwa, Sunil, Yogesh and Pradeep Rawal. "I was in front of the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority office since morning when the protestors started pelting stones and bricks. We were not prepared for such violence. They tried to manhandle the SSP and we had to lathicharge them. We had to open fire," said a police sub inspector. The villagers had gathered to press for their demand that the compensation awarded for land acquired in 2003 and 2005 to be equal to the rate of compensation awarded in 2008. IG (Meerut Zone), Gian Singh said, "We lathicharged them initially. We also fired water canons and tear gas shells. But then when they could not be controlled the police resorted to firing. A policeman has also been killed. The violence during the protests were pre-planned, we will take action."However, the farmers are claiming that more people have been killed as many of them are "missing".

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