Around Town

Two ‘crime reporters’ held for extortion

New Delhi: A man was arrested with his friend for allegedly extorting money from his brother by posing as ‘crime reporters’ in Northeast Delhi,police said. They had allegedly demanded money from the victim,stating that they would publish negative reports about him in a newspaper if he refused to give in. Sahdev Singh (30) and Shahid Ahmad (37),crime reporters with a local weekly newspaper Vardaat A to Z,were arrested near Bhagirathi Water Works Plant on a complaint by Rashid Mehmood,Ahmad’s brother,on Monday. Though Mehmood had already given them Rs 15,000,they were asking him for an additional Rs 10,000.

Orientation workshops conducted for parents

New Delhi; With the new academic session for pre-school about to commence in schools across the Capital,they are organising orientation workshops for parents. They are busy giving parenting tips to the new parents,familiarising them with the “ethos” of the school,and “getting to know each other”. After the admission hassle,parents are now getting ready for another phase. In city schools,the classwork for nursery begins from either April 4,April 7 or April 12. Orientation programmes have already been conducted in many schools across the Capital,including Delhi Public School,K R Mangalam,Summerfields School,Sanskiri School and Apeejay School. While many schools conducted the orientation programme for free,Apeejay School,Pitampura reportedly charged Rs 27,000 rupees from the parents for the three day workshop.