New Delhi, Sep 27 : A Delhi city court today issued a fresh production warrant against Abu Salem in connection with an extortion case that was registered in the capital in 2002.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sanjeev Jain asked the Mumbai jail authorities to produce the extradited gangster in the court on October 15.

The Special Cell of the Delhi police has charged Salem and his alleged associates Ishtiyaq Ahmed and Chander Prakash with attempt to extort and criminal intimidation.

New Delhi, Sept. 27 : Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Panabaka Lakshmi will lead an Indian delegation to Budapest, Hungary.

During her visit, she will inaugurate the “International Conference cum Exhibition on Ayurveda, Ancient System of Holistic Medicine from India” on Saturday.

Besides, she will also have bilateral meetings with officials of Health Insurance Fund, National Institute of Pharmacy, Debrecon University and Business Environment European team in Brussels.

New Delhi, Sept.26 : Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Meira Kumar, today presented the annual awards of the National Trust here today.

The National Trust Awards is given to individuals/volunteers, NGO’s and persons with disabilities for achievements in the Disability Sector.

Addressing the gathering, she said that it has been a pleasure to give out the awards to all the young achievers.

New Delhi: A 25-year-old doctor working with the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme (ESIS) hospital in west Delhi has been allegedly gangraped by three persons and left half dead on September 20.

The police said, “The authorities of the hospital reported that general physician and resident doctor was found unconscious and brutally injured as a result of gang rape at the Raja Garden hostel of the state-run ESI hospital on Thursday night. She was admitted to the emergency ward in the same hospital.”

New Delhi, Sept 25 : Traders from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi today protested against the entry of multinational companies into retail sector here.

Scores of traders held placards and shouted slogans against the government for inviting corporate into the retail sector.

Ashok Goel, President of the Vyapari Suraksha Forum (Traders Protection Forum), who led the protest, said they were protesting the lack of initiative by the government in preserving the interest of small traders.