Bollywood’s Baby Doll Sunny Leone is all set for her next film, Ek Paheli Leela. The film will see her opposite Jay Bhanushali and Rajniesh Duggal. However, before we get to see the sizzling chemistry between Sunny and Rajniesh, the two have already signed another film together. The film is titled Beimaan Love and will be directed by Rajiv Chaudhari. According to reports, the film is a dark love story.
CCTV (Closed circuit television) was first used in 1942 in Germany when the system was installed to observe the launch of V-2 rockets. Unlike a TV broadcast that can be viewed by anybody with an antenna, CCTV footage cannot be viewed by people outside the circuit. The recording could be transmitted through wirelines or peer-to-peer wireless communication system. The term CCTV is usually applied for a camera used for surveillance.CCTV systems became commercially available in the late 1940s.
How are modern CCTVs different from the earliest ones?
Earlier, there was no way of recording and storing CCTV information, hence most systems required constant monitoring. The development of magnetic tapes to record videos enabled CCTV systems to store footage. The reel-to-reel system, however was time consuming and extremely expensive. A reel’s storage capacity was quite low when compared to modern data storage devices and had to be changed manually. Because of these shortcomings, CCTV surveillance was not widespread. The ar rival of Video Cassette Recording technology in the 1970s made it easier to record and erase data and surveillance cameras became more common. The invention of multi plexing-a method in which multiple da ta streams could be combined, and the availability of affordable digital storage devices further helped in increasing the popularity of these cameras. Most modern CCTV networks simultaneously operate several cameras for surveillance.
When were CCTV cameras first used for crime prevention?
The first CCTV in the US was installed in 1968 in Olean, New York to monitor crime on its main business street. Subsequently, cameras were installed in Times Square in 1973. It was in the 1980s that the popularity of the CCTV network started growing and cam eras were installed in many American and British cities.
Post 911, the penetration of CCTV cameras has in creased at a steady rate. Today CCTV systems are in stalled at many places like banks, public transport system, retail shops and so on.
How much have CCTV cameras helped prevent crime?
There is disagreement among experts on this. A US department of justice study on various CCTV surveillance networks installed across the world shows mixed results. For instance, after installation of a CCTV system in Tokyo in 2002 there was a reduction in vehicle crime and a slight reduction in violence. Similarly CCTV installation in Oslo, a few streets in London, Amsterdam and so on showed a decrease in crimes like street robbery and vehicle thefts. On the other hand, east Brighton in UK and Glasgow in Scotland showed no reduction in crime. London, Beijing, Shanghai, Moscow, Chicago and so on are known for their extensive CCTV networks.
Ratan Tata has been called upon for a lot of varied things, but this might be a first for the chairman emeritus of Tata Sons. Residents of Tata Blocks, Bandra’s plush Parsi residential colony, have appealed to him for their security.
A 78-year-old retired principal secretary to a former Bombay high court chief justice was murdered in the colony on March 8. After two more crimes last week, a theft and an attempted robbery, the residents have written to the Tata trust that manages the property, asking for enhanced security. On March 31, the Bandra police also wrote to the trustees (Mumbai Mirror has a copy of the letter) demanding increased security and CCTV cameras.
Ratan Tata continues to be the chairman of all the Tata trusts. While these trusts are managed by the appointed trustees, they have to report to him from time to time.
“We have called upon Ratan Tata’s intervention because his word will be the final one,” said Soli Paymaster, 75, one of the 250-odd residents who have signed the letter sent to the trustees of the Bai Hirabai Tata Memorial Trust. Tata Blocks has over 290 flats in 25 buildings in three compounds. Nearly 70 per cent of the occupants are senior citizens.
“With such a large number of vulnerable residents, security becomes utmost important,” added Paymaster, who has lived in the colony since birth. “We understand that Ratan Tata is busy with several projects but it is time he paid some attention to us.”
Paymaster also wrote a strongly worded letter to a community newspaper, Parsi Times, terming the security issue as a “crying shame”. The colony just has one day and one night watchman. It has 10 gates and is close to three theatres, a shopping outlet and pub, and the colony is used by people for shortcuts and for parking cars. “The only security guard on duty roams around in the premises and there is no one to man the gates,” said a resident who refused to be named.
Residents got together to talk about security after two robbers murdered Darius Kapadia and fled with valuables worth over Rs 8.90 lakh on March 8. March 27, an attempted robbery and a theft were also reported from Tata Blocks. “Are they waiting for another murder to take place,” asked Nevil Dara, 43, who lives with his 78-yearold mother in one of the buildings. “I have never spotted a security guard in our colony except some times during the night. But this guard is here to look after the property and not the residents.” Another resident said: “The trustees have not bothered to visit the Tata Blocks even after the murder. This attitude is extremely bothersome.” The letter sent to the trustees by a senior inspector at the Bandra police station said one watchman is not enough for the vast residential colony’s security.
“You are aware about the increased thefts, assaults and murder of a senior citizen in the colony. As many senior citizens live there, the security needs to be strengthened,” the letter said. It also suggested that the trustees install CCTV cameras. “We have increased the patrolling in the colony. We hope you will consider out request to beef up the security,” the letter added. According to a resident, another colony under the same trust, the Tardeo Tata Colony, has extremely good security arrangements. “We pay minimal rent here,” said a Tata Blocks resident. “The residents have no issues in paying more money to get security, but the trustees have to agree for that.”
Burjor Antia, one of the trustees of the Bai Hirabai Tata Memorial Trust, confirmed getting a letter from the police to beef up security. “We will be meeting the residents of the Tata Blocks soon,” Antia told Mumbai Mirror,adding that two years ago a meeting was held to discuss security issues but nothing materialized after the residents refused to bear any additional costs. “We are completely for security,” Antia said. “Let’s see if something concrete can be worked out this time.”
NEW DELHI: The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party marked the completion of its 50 days in power in Delhi by re-launching the anti-corruption helpline number – 1031. The service can be used by people to lodge complaints if they are harassed for bribes by government official.
The helpline is a revival of the service which the AAP government had launched during its earlier 49-day stint after the 2013 Assembly elections.
“Last time our party was in power for 49 days, we had launched this helpline. We are re-launching it today,” Mr Kejriwal said while launching the helpline.
A dedicated helpline for reporting cases of corruption was one of the major promises made by AAP in its manifesto for the Assembly elections this year.
A group of volunteers has been trained to run the 24/7 helpline and attend the calls in English and Hindi. The executives will also direct the callers on how to conduct sting operations. All the calls will be divided into two categories – serious and non-serious.
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“You can complain against bribe demands by a government official or can report corruption if you have recorded audio or video evidence against an officer. Within 48 hours, a member of the anti-corruption branch will contact you and collect your evidence for further investigation,” explained a call handler on the 1031 helpline number to the Press Trust of India.
Any sting video or audio clip will be put through a forensic test during the investigation, which will be handled by the anti-corruption branch of Delhi government.
According to statistics released by AAP during its previous tenure, the helpline received over one lakh phone, most of which were against Delhi Police.
Government sources tell NDTV that with re-launch of 1031 the government will be able to cater to around 10,000 calls per day as opposed to the previous count of 1000 calls per day.
The state government has also decided to strengthen the Anti-Corruption Branch by increasing funds from Rs. 8 crore to Rs. 15 crore and inspector posts to 40.
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad on Sunday said the merger of six Janata Parivar parties to counter the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already “happened” and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav would make a formal announcement. “The merger of six Janata Parivar parties has already happened.
It’s final and formal announcement will be done by Mulayam Singh Yadav. We all will come under one flag and one symbol to counter the BJP which has cheated the country,” Prasad said. The RJD chief was speaking to media persons after the day-long national executive meeting of his party got over at a posh hotel in the state capital. Over 250 representatives from 21 states, including leaders like Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Abdul
Bari Siddiqui, MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, Bihar RJD president Ram Chandra Purve and others were present on the occasion. Speaking further on the merger, Prasad said there should be no doubts regarding the merger henceforth and indicated that other “secular” parties may too be invited to join the new entity that emerges out of it. “Merger means merger. There should be no doubts about it. Only one symbol and not other shall remain because different symbols will create confusion among the public.
We will also ask other secular parties to join the new party to combat communalism,” he added. The six Janata Parivar parties which are in the process of merging together to taken on BJP and its allied parties, are RJD, SP, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar led Janata Dal (United), former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda led Janata Dal (Secular), Om Prakash Chautala’s Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and Samajwadi Janata Party (SJP).
Union minister Maneka Gandhi on Sunday expressed concern about India being the world’s largest beef exporter and claimed that the money from illegal animal slaughter was used for perpetrating acts of terrorism.
Quoting a report submitted to Uttar Pradesh Police four years ago, Gandhi, who is also a noted animal rights activist and environmentalist, claimed that the money earned through illegal animal slaughtering was going into terrorism.
It is going into terrorism, it is going into bomb making. It is going into killing us. Why we are allowing this? It is a trade of Indians. Do not blame a particular community for this,” she claimed.
“We are the largest beef exporters in the world and also killing them for leather production. We are actually killing more animals than China, it is appalling!” the minister for women and child development said during a valedictory lecture at the India for Animals conference in Jaipur.
The minister alleged that a mafia runs slaughter houses. “Take the case of Deonar slaughter house in Mumbai. They gave an undertaking in the high court that they would not export meat, which is for consumption in India. But 90% of the meat is exported. There have been hundreds of cases of stabbing and murder there. Anybody who tries to check what is actually being killed there is threatened,” she alleged. Deonar abattoir, located in the eastern suburb of Mumbai, is the largest in Asia.
Gandhi said while members of one community sell its livestock, another slaughters it in their slaughter houses and asked people not to link animal slaughter to a particular religion or community.
India is illegally exporting beef to Bangladesh and that country claims of exporting about 160,000 tonnes of beef. “But as a matter of fact they (Bangladesh) do not own a single cow,” she said.
The minister called on NGOs, volunteers and civil society to join the ‘save animals movement’ and urged them to set up informer systems to sound an alarm to prevent such trade.
“Deer’s meat is available at many places in Rajasthan, even in Dhani (hutments)…I get such information while sitting in Delhi. Every animal organ is illegally sold. Over 25,000 websites are full of illegal sale of animal organs,” she said.
On a report published during the previous UPA government’s regime stating that 80 per cent of milk in the country was “adulterated,” Gandhi lamented, “we are drinking poison”.
She asked NGOs and volunteers working for protection of animals to study the forest and wildlife acts properly and try to inform the municipal authorities about any animal cruelty.
Dissection of animals in school and college education has also stopped, she noted, adding Medical Council of India is also considering this ban.
Cosmetic research and animal experimentation needs to be contained in the growing Indian culture, the Union minister said.
BAKU, Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev opened the 14th International Travel and Tourism Exhibition in Baku on April 3.
The traditional exhibition brought together 371 companies from 42 countries representing proposals for 80 tourism destinations in Azerbaijan on April 2-4.
AITF has recently turned into a main event in Azerbaijan’s fast growing tourism market attracting a large number of international participants and trade visitors from year-to-year. Moreover, AITF is the leading international exhibition in the Caucasian region.
This year, the exhibition presents 17 national groups in attendance from Argentina, Bulgaria, Iran, Georgia, the Dominican Republic, India, Malaysia, Morocco, UAE, Slovenia, Thailand, and Turkey, among other countries. The Maldives makes its debut among the national stands.
Exhibitors include tour operators, national tourism organizations, hotel chains, sanatoriums, health and recreational centers, spa centers, as well as sports and environmental tourism organizations. The potential of the country’s regions Gabala, Gakh, Guba, Ganja, Zagatala, Ismayilli, Lankaran, Masalli, Mingachevir, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Khachmaz, Sheki, as well as other regions attracts many visitors.
Traditionally, the exhibition has a stand for Karabakh, which acquaints guests of the exhibition with the cultural and historical heritage of the region.
The president and his spouse, Mehriban Aliyeva also reviewed two exhibitions held along with AITF: 9th Caucasus international exhibition of equipment and accessories for hotels, restaurants and supermarkets HOREX Caucasus 2015, and 2nd Caspian International Boat and Yacht Show CIBS 2015.
Horex Caucasus 2015 exhibition presents an excellent opportunity for choosing necessary equipment, utensils, food, and drinks from leading international manufacturers and distributors of HoReCa sector for newly built and future facilities. The leading companies from Azerbaijan, Italy, Korea, Lithuania, Russia, and Turkey present their products in the exhibition.
CIBS 2015 exhibition is comprised of the Azerbaijan State Maritime Administration, Arcadia Marine House, the Azerbaijan Sailing Federation, the Baku Marine Service, Regal Boats, and Seagull Caspian, among others.
The exhibition presents powerboat technology products, related products for outdoor activities, as well as the latest technological advances of the industry for professionals, amateurs, and visitors. Participants range from those in Azerbaijan, to Ukraine, and the U.S.
“The AITF exhibition is really leading here, taking into account the number of its participants, as well as the territorial coverage,” Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev said at the opening of the exhibition.
“AITF is now not just an exhibition but also a forum. It features tourism potential of different countries of the world as well as hotel equipment and other areas. All this is not accidental as Azerbaijan has already taken a position on the world tourism map,” he said.
The minister noted that beside other countries, the exhibition features expositions from all Azerbaijani regions.
“Azerbaijan has become the center of international events, and that imposes great responsibility upon us for high-quality development of the sector. Azerbaijan has made great moves in the sphere of development of tourism,” Garayev added.
The exhibition is supported by the Azerbaijan Culture and Tourism Ministry, The World Tourism Organisation, Azerbaijan National Confederation of Entrepreneurs Organizations, International Tourism Trade Fair Association.
The event is organized by Iteca Caspian LLC and its partner, the British ITE Group Plc.
The businessman, who was in an inebriated state, had allegedly in a fit of rage assaulted Chandrabose and later rammed his luxury vehicle into him over delay in opening the gate of his residential complex here on January 29. The guard succumbed to injuries on February 16
Police on Saturday filed a chargesheet in the sensational murder of a 51-year-old security guard allegedly by beedi tycoon Mohammed Nisham at the Judicial First Class Magistrate court at nearby Kunnamkulam. The chargesheet contained scientific evidences and other documents to prove the charges, including murder, against Nisham, police said.
Statements of 12 eyewitnesses, including Nisham’s wife Amal, had been been recorded under section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Besides, statements of over 100 witnesses had also been recorded and attached with the chargesheet. Police said they also have plans to move court for a speedy trial.
New Delhi: JD(U) president Sharad Yadav on Saturday attacked the NDA government over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on addressing farmers’ woes, alleging that they are only “selling dreams” and have “no policy or programme”
Policy is more important than intention. All governments have an intention to do public good. The issue is that whether the government has some policy and programmes to fulfill it not. This government has no road map, no policy and programme. Mere intention will not do any good to farmers,” Yadav told PTI.
He was reacting to the Prime Minister’s remarks yesterday attacking opposition for “spreading lies” that the government was working against the interests of the farming community.
Facing attack over the new Land Acquisition Bill, Modi had contended that he had lived among the farmers and he could understand their plight and was working with “good intention” to address their woes.
The Prime Minister said this yesterday speaking at a public meeting in Bengaluru.
Retorting, Yadav said,”what is the worth of intention if it is not backed by concrete policy and programmes. Results when come only when policy and intent both combine. This government completely lacks on policy front. The government had promised to create two crores of employment. It sold many such dreams. But none of them were fulfilled.”
He said that instead of talking of “intent alone”, the government should come out with a clear road map and spell out is policy prescription to remove poverty, create employment and provide succour to farmers.
Last month, Yadav coordinated a march of odd a dozen opposition parties from Parliament to President House against the new land law alleging that the NDA government’s measure was “anti farmer and pro corporate”.
The JD-U President was earlier the NDA convenor when his party and BJP were together before parting ways in June 2013 over Modi’s elevation within his party before Lok Sabha polls.
PTI
KOLHAPUR, APR 4:
In yet another trial room snooping case, a worker of Fabindia store in Kolhapur in Maharshtra has been arrested for allegedly filming a woman customer using his mobile phone, police said today.
The incident, which took place on March 31 in the premium ethnic clothing brand’s outlet in Tarabai Park area here in south Maharashtra, came to light after Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani made an issue of the trial room snooping in Fabindia’s store in Candolim at Goa.
The worker, Prakash Ananda Ispurle, was arrested on April 1 after the woman filed a police complaint, and was sent to judicial custody where he is currently lodged, police said.
The woman was trying clothes when Ispurle placed his mobile phone in recording mode in the gap between the trial room door and the floor, police said.
When she noticed the phone, she raised an alarm. Ispurle quickly pulled out the mobile phone and hurriedly went to a corner of the store and deleted the recording, they said.
During investigation, police spotted Ispurle in the CCTV footage filming the woman.
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