Mobile handset manufacturer Motorola has been ordered by the district consumer forum to pay a compensation of Rs. 50,000 to a local resident for deficiency in service and unfair commercial practices.
Thane District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum gave its ruling on a consumer complaint filed against the Gurgaon-based Motorola India Pvt Ltd. The judgement was given by Forum President Umesh Jhavalikar and member N D Kadam.
The complaint was filed by one Ramesh Shah, a resident of Vasai town in Thane district. Shah purchased a Motorola handset (Motoming-A 1,200) for Rs. 10,200 from a local dealer, Sanghavi Infocom, on April 13, 2008.
The next day Shah found the sound in the handset was feeble. He complained about the same to the dealer, who, however, insisted there was no fault in the mobile piece.
Later, a service centre of Motorola, Siddhivinayak Tele, attended to the complaint and rectified the fault.
However, Shah’s woes did not end as he found more problems with the handset, which was finally replaced.
However, the new handset was also found to be faulty. Finally, the service centre collected the handset on March 21, 2009 from Shah but never returned it.
The company could not resolve the problems which regularly cropped up in the handset, Shah said.
Hence, he filed a complaint with the Forum seeking refund of the handset cost and Rs. 1 lakh towards compensation and legal expenses. Motorla, in its submission, offered to replace the handset and wanted the Forum to dismiss the complaint.
In its order, the Forum made a reference to the same and said the replacement offer points to deficiency in service and unfair commercial practices resorted by the company.
Hence, the company needs to compensate the complainant. The Forum asked the three respondents to pay a sum of Rs. 60,200 (Rs. 50,000 plus Rs. 10,200 handset cost) to the complainant within a period of 30 days the order.
A flat buyer has received not only her full claim amount, but also some extra amount of cash, after the Thane District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum passed an order against a Kalyan-based real estate developer.
The order was passed by the President of the Thane District Consumer Redressal Forum president Umesh Jhavalikar and Member N D Kadam after a complaint by Shobha M Deshmukh who had booked a 850 square feet flat sold by M/s Pushkaraj Builders & Developers owned by one Ravindra P Zunzarrao, in Swamiraj Apartments for Rs. 19 lakh.
She had made a payment of Rs. 16.40 lakh in instalments between 2007 and September 2011, including the one taken as loan from a bank, which amounted to 85 per cent of the total cost of the flat.
The agreement for the same was also made on March 30, 2010 and it was agreed that possession of the flat would be given within 18 months.
However, as per complaint to the Thane District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, when she got in touch with the developer for taking possession, there no response at all even after she sent him a legal notice.
Hence, she made a claim to the Forum, she sought possession of the flat, transfer documents and 21 per cent interest on the amount she paid so far as well as additional Rs. 2.50 lakhs towards compensation and legal expenses.
M/s Pushkaraj Builders & Developers did not bother present and its case even after the Forum served notice to M/s Pushkaraj Builders & Developers as well as got it published it in newspapers.
Therefore, the case was decided on “ex-parte basis” based on documentary evidence and documents placed before the Forum, it said in its order.
In its order issued on Saturday, January 18, the Forum ordered that the complainant should make her balance payment of Rs. 2.60 lakhs to M/s Pushkaraj Builders & Developers within 60 days and the developer should hand over a completed flat, in every sense of the term, with all formalities within 30 days of the receipt of payment, or else pay a penalty of Rs. 1000 per day of delay.
The real estate developer was also ordered to pay a compensation of Rs. 3 lakh towards losses, mental trauma and legal expenses to the complainant within three months, or else pay an interest at the rate of nine per cent, until the amount is realised, the Forum’s order stated.
Swimming competition was held by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation on January, 18 at Navi Mumbai Sport Association Swimming Pond. Speaking on this occasion, MLA Sandeep Naik said, “Playing and exercising is beneficial for our health. The swimming competition organized by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation provides a good platform for youth to show case their talent.
“It also improves the health of people hence we need to promote such initiatives. In Mumbai we have National Level Swimming players hence they can get ahead and build a bright future” added Naik.
During the event Mayor Sagar Naik, Culture committee Chairman Suraj Patil, Deputy Commissioner D.S.
Chabukswh, Additional Commissioner Diwakar Samed, Sports Officer Rewapa Gurav, Shivchatrapati Shivaji Swimming winner Gokul Kamath, organiser Santosh Patil, National level volleyball player Dhanjay Vanmali and others were present.
There is lot of talk about Sunanda Pushkar’s death. No news channels have exact knowledge and reasons of her death but everyone has their own speculations and giving their own logics. Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, was found dead in Room No. 345 of Leela Hotel on Friday evening. Her death comes within 48 hours of her going public about her husband’s alleged affair with a Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar, raising suspicions of suicide, although no suicide note was found from the unfortunate place. The tragic came to an end even Twitter was still buzzing about the public display of anger, betrayal and accusations involving Tharoor, Sunanda and Pakistani journalist. There were also reports of Sunanda talking of divorce, although she scotched the talk on Thursday. She rocked the social media constantly two long days and finally was found dead. Every senior journalist is claiming that she gave them call before the tragedy, she wanted to expose her hubby, but none of these journalists on the humanitarian grounds went to solace her knowing the level of her depression. The news has spread like fire in the Jungle.
This is not the first instance any politician’s wife was found dead or committed suicide. Earlier, Anuradha Bali alias Fiza Mohammad, the 39-year-old estranged second wife of former Haryana deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan, lived a controversial life, and her death was no different. Then Naina Sahni was the victim of Tandoor murder case. On 2 July 1995, she was killed by her husband Sushil Sharma, a Congress youth leader and MLA. Naina herself was a worker in the Congress party. Sushil Sharma was convicted for the murder by the Trial Court, Delhi High Court and then Supreme Court. On 8 October 2013, Sharma was awarded life imprisonment by the Supreme Court. Every time journalists came up with their own stories and accused got scot free or due to media pressure, the decisions went wrong, such as Nupur and Rajesh Talwars’ conviction.
In India sting operation is in fashion, Tehelka was popular just because of this act. Tarun Tejpal is the owner and Editor in Chief of the publication that’s the reason no one could question him or blame him for anything. However, if he would have been an employee or paid as an editor of the publication then he would have been out of the market. Today Tarun Tejpal is in jail under rape charges by his own employee and Tehelka distorted. Few years ago, India TV did sting operation on Shakti Kapoor and as viewers we enjoyed that rather objecting upon such trends.
Aaj Tak conducted sting operation on Pramod Muthalik, Asaram Bapu and many others like them, by violating all ethics and rules of journalism. But no one goes against them. News channels need TRPs and viewerships, which is only possible through controversy and scandals. If the editor bans such practices, then he would be accused for his inefficiency. However, if he does the sting operation and someone raises objections against it then the banner and owner put the blame on the editor and washes their hands off.
I understand the pain of Rebekah Brooks. Actually, it was not her fault it was the fault of her thankless job and position, she was holding in the newspaper. I am sure; every newspaper and news channel definitely possesses taped conversations of thousands of celebrities, politicians, sports stars and common people. For the simple reason, if the desk questions reporter about the conversation proof then they have to produce the records by default. Moreover, many times a source denies his statements, so one need to keep the proof. Rebekah Brooks is not the omission. I can understand why she had to fall on her own sword which she has sharpened for the interest of newspaper and its readers.
I have one personal story to tell. One day, my editorial team was too much tensed over lead story. The deadline was coming to an end. Then, I remembered Kumar Ketkar’s speech in a Rotary Club function at Dombivli where he had recalled a situation from the time when he was the Editor of Maharashtra Times. Kumar was revealing the other side of Journalism which said Bad news is a Good news; a compulsory virtue of journalism all over the world. And just then, Poonam Chambers collapsed. It was a huge sigh of relief as finally there was something worth a lead. War journalists, crime journalists and others strive for off-routine pictures and reports. Every journo aims for a Watergate; a life-turning event/scam. The class of journalists is reflected in the investigative journalism. There is equal scope for an investigative talent in all the beats of journalism. Press Freedom, liberty to write, investigative journalism, journalism of courage are terms that have been imposed upon us since ages.
The most hypocrite profession is journalism. One may recall Arun Shourie’s rise and fall in the Indian Express group. A layman remembers Mr. Shourie as a courageous journalist who exposed the cement scam of then Maharashtra CM Barrister A.R. Antulay. He then had to quit ‘Express’ as a prize for his courage.
The reality is entirely different. But this scam and consequences end the journey of Shourie as an editor. The policy of publishing is guided by the affiliations and interests of the managements. A journalist or an editor is merely a salesman. He can shoot only at the sweet will of the paymaster. Media is a business venture as clear as a profit-making organization which has to pay salaries in time.
It is a harsh reality that journalism as a profession is a paid job. What so chaotic about paid-journalism, when journalists at any level are doing a paid job? I feel, we must end the hypocrisy in the fourth-estate and come out with real ourselves telling the world that we are not Superman, but we are sales executives working on salaries and hidden perk. Here, I’m stopping myself and will continue tomorrow with other revelation. Till that time follow me on twitter @vaidehisachin.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal may be abducted to demand the release of Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, sources said on Sunday. The sensational claim has led the Delhi Police to issue orders to upgrade the security of Kejriwal to Z category.
Sources went on to say that Delhi Police special cell officials briefed Kejriwal on the possible threat to him. Intelligence Bureau has also confirmed the threat.
Delhi Police has asked Kejriwal to inform about all his movements in advance. Sources said that police might provide him security even if he refuses.
Yasin Bhatkal and his close aide Asadullah Akhtar were arrested by Delhi Police in connection with a September 13, 2008 serial blasts case in Delhi.
Recently Bhatkal had moved a special NIA court claiming there was a threat to their lives inside the high-security Tihar Jail where they are currently lodged.
Kejriwal in his poll manifesto had refused to take security or any escort or Personal Security Officer (PSO).
The Delhi High Court too refused to interfere with the provision of security for the Delhi Chief Minister after the Union government informed it that he has already been provided with security cover.
The court order came in the wake of a PIL filed by a lawyer urging the court to direct Kejriwal to take police security for himself and his ministers.
During the hearing, a division bench of Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said, “He is the Chief Minister, he knows the consequences. He knows the security threat. He is the man to protect all of us. We don’t know the reason why he doesn’t want security. How can we pass any direction then,” the court asked.
BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi addressed the BJP National Council meet at Delhi and launched an attack on the Congress for not naming party vice president Rahul Gandhi as its PM candidate in the recent AICC meet. Modi said that Congress president Sonia Gandhi didn’t want to sacrifice her son by nominating Rahul as the PM candidate as the the party’s defeat is imminent in the Lok Sabha polls due in May. “When defeat is imminent which mother will sacrifice her son,” Modi asked.
Taking a dig at Rahul, Modi said that the Congress party members came to the AIIC meet to hear the name of their PM candidate nominee instead got three additional cylinders. In his speech, Modi pointed out that when Congress MPs elected Sonia Gandhi to be the Prime Minister but she instead nominated Manmohan Singh for the top job. Questioning the Congress of following its tradition of naming the PM candidate, Modi said that a person for the PM post should be elected by the MPs.
Modi also commented on Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s tea vendor remark saying that the dynasty doesn’t want to stoop to a level where it has to contest against a tea vendor coming from a backward strata as they have “feudal mindset”.
Continuing his attack on the Congress, Modi said that the nation has not seen such a worst state as it has seen in the last decade of UPA rule. “Farmers are committing suicides, women are concerned for their safety, a child sleep hungry in the night,” he said.
“Since the freedom, there have been many elections, but from the time of the BJP we have the experience of working, and if we look at all the elections so far, the upcoming 2014 General Election is going to be different,” he said while indirectly pointing that their anger against the Congress party.
Modi touched on the issue of good governance, and said that good governance is not for the rich but for poor, backward and the oppressed. “We will give you good governance and good governance is not be for the rich and prosperous but the Dalits, poor and the oppressed. Good governance should go beyond doles and focus on development and delivery,” he said.
Talking about the suffering farmers of the country, Modi said that our agriculture should be preserved and we should have the intent to save it. “They believe money doesn’t go on trees. We believe it grows in farms and is the result of labour,” Modi said.
Sunanda-PushkarUnion Minister Shashi Tharoor recorded his statement before the Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi on Sunday evening in connection with the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar.
Tharoor had earlier in the day asked Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde to expedite the probe into his wife Sunanda’s death case to bring out the truth. He said he will fully co-operate with the investigation.
A day after Sunanda’s cremation, Tharoor said, “I am horrified to read the reckless speculation in the media regarding this case.”
Sources said that the SDM is likely to record statements of four or five people today and it includes family members and friends of Sunanda. On Saturday, two domestic aides of the couple were questioned and their statements were recorded.
Sources added that Sunanda was on anti- depressant drugs and the overdose of drugs is believed to be the most probable cause of her death.
Preliminary post-mortem report will be given by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to the SDM on Monday. The report called her death unnatural and sudden.
The post-mortem also revealed that she had not consumed any solid food. AIIMS Forensic Head Sudhir Gupta said, “Yes, she had a sudden unnatural death. We have preserved some samples for testing.”
However, the police and doctors have so far remained tightlipped about Sunanda’s death and are unwilling to comment on the cause of her death till the SDM completes his enquiry.
Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar has asserted that she had no role in the marital discord between union minister Shashi Tharoor and his wife, Sunanda Pushkar, who was found dead in a five-star hotel on Friday evening.
Ms Tarar, whom Mrs Tharoor had accused of having an affair with her husband and then of “stalking” him, told a Pakistani TV channel last night that she is a “victim of conspiracy”.
Ms Tarar, a 45-year-old Lahore-based journalist, has changed her profile picture on Twitter to a candle following Mrs Tharoor’s death on Friday.
She said she had met Mr Tharoor twice — once in India in April and then in Dubai in June last year. “There were a lot of people present there,” she said.
“When I wrote an article that mentioned him, his wife probably did not like that another woman whom she did not know praised him so much. So she asked him to stop talking to me. Despite that he (Tharoor) kept following me on Twitter after which she said stop following her (Tarar) on Twitter.
“I don’t know why she had a problem about me talking to her husband over phone or email. The talks I had with him is something that I can talk with anyone and anywhere in the world,” she said.
Ms Tarar, the mother of a 13-year-old boy, also said, “Have you googled? You will find that problems emerged in their marriage since May and June. I was not involved in their life. At that time, she didn’t know me nor was she blaming me for anything.
“Google their names and you will see what will appear. ‘Marriage is about to break’. ‘Trouble in paradise’. ‘Fairytale is over’. News has been appearing about their marriage for long. A Pakistani woman sitting here cannot spoil their marriage,” she said.
A court has directed Delhi Police to lodge a FIR against Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti for allegedly entering the house of some African women here. The minister denied the charge.
Metropolitan Magistrate Chetna Singh has told police to file charges of mischief, trespassing and criminal intimidation against Bharti after hearing a plea filed by the Africans, a police officer said.
The minister had reached the house last week following complaints from residents of the area in south Delhi that they were part of a prostitution and drug ring.
Minister Bharti said he had no information about the court order.
“I have no idea of any case being registered. If anyone has filed such a case, I will go and present my stand,” he told the media.
Bharti maintained that the entire episode had been recorded on camera and “none of our volunteers touched anyone”.
“No one is paying attention to the impact of drugs on the youths. No one is paying attention to the rackets that are operating,” he said.
He accused the police of complicity in the sex and drug racket.
Authorities in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have detained 27 trucks carrying goods from India to demand the release of their truck and driver detained by the Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly carrying narcotics worth Rs. 100 crore.
The incident took place on Friday night following the detention of a truck from PoK – as part of the cross-border trade – from which 100 kg brown sugar was seized at the Salamabad trade facilitation centre in Uri in J&K’s Baramulla district. The vehicle is part of 47 trucks that have been held up at the centre.
“The PoK authorities have detained more than 20 trucks and their drivers, demanding the release of the driver and the vehicle from that side which was used for smuggling drugs,” Deputy Commissioner of Baramulla GA Khwaja told PTI.
Officials claim that they allowed 46 trucks to return but Pakistani authorities refused to take them back until the seized truck, allegedly carrying narcotics, was also allowed to go. They said talks between the two sides were on to resolve the issue.
As many as 114 packets of brown sugar were recovered from the truck from PoK. The total weight of the seized contraband was around 100 kgs which is worth nearly Rs. 100 crore in the international market, Govind Ratan, Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Uri, said.
Mobile handset manufacturer Motorola has been ordered by the district consumer forum to pay a compensation of Rs. 50,000 to a local resident for deficiency in service and unfair commercial practices.
Swimming competition was held by Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation on January, 18 at Navi Mumbai Sport Association Swimming Pond. Speaking on this occasion, MLA Sandeep Naik said, “Playing and exercising is beneficial for our health. The swimming competition organized by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation provides a good platform for youth to show case their talent. 
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal may be abducted to demand the release of Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, sources said on Sunday. The sensational claim has led the Delhi Police to issue orders to upgrade the security of Kejriwal to Z category. 
Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar has asserted that she had no role in the marital discord between union minister Shashi Tharoor and his wife, Sunanda Pushkar, who was found dead in a five-star hotel on Friday evening.
A court has directed Delhi Police to lodge a FIR against Delhi Law Minister Somnath Bharti for allegedly entering the house of some African women here. The minister denied the charge. 