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SECURITY Panipat, April 9 According to sources, the lackadaisical attitude of the police, coupled with the faulty security mechanism at the court, is to be blamed for the increasing incidents of violence. It may be recalled that yesterday’s incident was the third major firing incident in a span of over a couple of years. The first incident was reported in 2000 when a murder accused and gangster, Sonu, was fired at by his father in the court. Incidentally, the incident did not prove to be fatal and Sonu escaped unhurt. However, the next victim, Joginder Kaur, who was provided a gunner by the police on the orders of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, was not so lucky. She was gunned down inside the chamber of her counsel, Mr Satbir Singh Kundu, on November 26, 2001. The retired schoolteacher had gone to the court to plead before a local court that three close relatives of the Haryana Assembly Speaker, Mr Satbir Singh Kadian, be also included in a case related to the demolition of her plush house in Model Town by over 20 armed assailants on the night of June 20, 2000. The district administration and the police were shaken out of their slumber and elaborate security plans chalked out with a view to providing a foolproof security umbrella to the complex. An elaborate security plan was chalked out apparently in a bid to mollify the advocates and the media. Under the plan prepared by the SP, Ms Mamta Singh, the three temporary gates were to be closed down and the boundary wall was to be raised and iron fencing strengthened. The entry to the complex was to be regulated from the front gate and a metal detector was to be installed to prevent firearms from being carried inside the court complex. However, like several police plans this one too was implemented enthusiastically for a few weeks only. Thereafter, security norms were thrown to the winds and the result is there for everyone to see – the murder of an accused in police custody. Ironically, the assailants used the rear side of the complex and jumped over the barbed wires to make good their entry and escape from the complex. Had the entry to the complex been regulated and a metal detector placed at the main gate the incident could have been avoided. Meanwhile, the District Bar Association, at a meeting held here today under the chairmanship of its president, Mr Ramesh Sharma, decided to go on strike till April 11 in protest against yesterday’s incident. The meeting, while strongly condemning the shooting inside the court premises, urged the authorities concerned to take stringent security measures to instill a sense of security in the minds of the persons frequenting the courts. |
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Illegal
migrants: And they lived happily ever after Ghaziabad, April 9 The police have also failed to trace nine Pakistanis known to be living illegally in the district much after the expiry of their visas. A large number of Bangladeshis are living clandestinely in various pockets in the district. The intelligence agencies are known to be giving necessary inputs to the police about it from time to time. In its report, the intelligence department has disclosed a large number of Bangladeshis are illegally living in Loni, Sahibabad, Hindon Vihar and across the railway lines. A majority of the illegal Bangladeshis, however, have made the Loni area their base, it is learnt. This issue had also been raised in the UP Vidhan Sabha by former area MLA Roop Chaudhri over two years ago. At that time the authorities, rudely shaken up from their slumber, had rounded up some illegal Bangladeshis. The authorities had even arranged to transport them to the India-Bangladesh border. But the Bangladeshis had surprised everyone by arriving back in the district even before the police team escorting them had reached Ghaziabad. Last year also the state government had issued instructions for sending the Bangladeshi citizens to their country. Even now a large number of Bangladeshis are living clandestinely in the districts, it is learnt. Local units of various national parties like the Bajrang Dal and the Shiv Sena have brought these facts to the notice of the administration during the past six months. The police had arrested 14 Bangladeshis living illegally here up to March 15 and another 41 were deported back to Bangladesh but insiders say these figures are just a fraction of the huge number of Bangladeshis living illegally here. The police and the intelligence department do acknowledge these facts. Besides, the police have failed to trace and arrest even one of the nine Pakistani fugitives, known to be living here illegally for over a decade. |
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COST OF AMPUTATION Noida, April 9 This verdict has been pronounced by Mr Kartar Singh, Chairman, and members, Mr S. C. Sharma and Ms Vijay Laxmi Sharma, of the District Consumer Forum in favour of the applicant, Vijay Pal, son of Bhim Singh, resident of Dairy, Gautam Budh Nagar district. The complainant, a milk vendor, was injured while milking a buffalo on September 29, 2000. He was admitted to Prayag Hospital, Noida, for treatment. He was kept in hospital till December 22 for treatment. Dr B. P. Singh, Director of Prayag Hospital, and other doctors have been found guilty of gross negligence in dispensing treatment. His foot was amputated without taking a second opinion from any other doctor from the other hospital. The complainant had requested the forum for a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for rendering him physically handicapped for life and for the mental torture. The hospital, in its reply to the forum’s notice, said the foot had to be removed as it had developed gangrene for which the patient’s consent had been taken. No details about amputating the patient’s foot were submitted by Prayag Hospital nor the precautions taken for amputating the foot had been detailed. Besides, the patient said he had not signed the consent letter which “appeared fake”. The forum said the hospital had not only charged an exorbitant fee for his treatment but treated him with utter negligence and rendered him physically handicapped despite such a long stay in the hospital. The forum ordered the hospital to refund Vijay Pal Rs 1.35 lakh, which was the amount charged for 45 days’ treatment, Rs 1 lakh for rendering him physically challenged and Rs 2,000 for mental torture.
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OBESITY OBSESSION Noida, April 9 Ved Prakash, a businessman living on the GT Road, Dadri, had gone to a temple with his family, leaving his daughter Anjali, a student of Meher Mauj Inter College, alone at home on Monday evening. As soon as the family left, Anjali took out her father’s revolver from the cupboard, loaded it and shot herself in the chest. A bullet pierced through her heart and she died sitting in the chair. When the family returned home late in the evening they became upset as the door bolted from inside was not being opened. Ultimately, they informed the Dadri police. When the police broke open the door, they found Anjali slumped in the chair with the revolver in her lap. The death of a young girl cast a pall of gloom in the locality. The police took the suicide note. It is learnt that Anjali had earlier also tried to end her life. On reading the suicide note and inspecting the site, the police did not insist on an autopsy and decided to hand over the body to the family.
Delhi trader shot dead Ghaziabad: A Delhi-based businessman was shot dead by unidentified assailants today morning at Ghaziabad railway station; he was about to climb the railway bridge to go to the platform. Kishan Kumar Batra, 42, who lives in K M 1113-A in Kavi Nagar, had an auto parts shop in Kashmere Gate, Delhi. He was also manufacturing halogen bulbs under the banner of Pearl Industries. His brief case, containing some cash and a lunch box, is missing. It could not be ascertained how much money is missing. The police initially thought that Batra was hit by a truck. It was only later that the body was sent for autopsy.
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Examiners
may soon need help of handwriting experts Rohtak, April 9 Rajesh Kumar had appeared for M. Sc (P) examination held in May 2000 for improvement. He said that the examination was over without hiccups and no allegation of use of unfair means was leveled against him. But after the examination, he alleged, he received a telephonic message from somebody known to him in the university, informing him about the unfair means case. The appellant alleged that he had received no information or intimation from the university and suddenly he received a letter accusing him of adopting unfair means. Thereafter, the appellant was intimated the decision of the Unfair Means Committee, cancelling the examination; he was also debarred from appearing in any university examination for a period of one year. The university told the court that the case of use of unfair means by the appellant came to its notice after the examination. The examiner had reported that the handwriting in the continuation sheet and the answer-sheet of the appellant was dissimilar and it was a case of use of unfair means. A chargesheet was issued to the appellant along with a statement of charges with regard to his misconduct (letter dated August 29, 2000), informing him that the flow and style of handwriting in the continuation sheet appeared to be different from that in the main answer-book, which was a case of impersonation. The university further contended that the answers in the main answer book were re-written in the continuation sheet, which showed that the continuation sheet was attempted by some other person. The long and short of the university plea was that the continuation sheet was somehow sent outside the examination centre and questions were attempted by some one else; later, the continuation sheet was tagged with the main answer book. Delivering the judgement, Dr Shiva Sharma said that the continuation sheet was indeed attempted by someone else and attached to the main answer book. Though this was not mentioned in the chargesheet, yet the dissimilarity in hand-writing proves that fact on preponderance of probabilities. “The plea that the continuation sheet was not given to the appellant is altogether false and has been set up by the respondent university without verifying its own records. This shows its scant respect for the court, lack of seriousness for the court proceedings and insensitive attitude towards the students,” Dr Sharma said. “In these circumstances, this conduct of the respondent university deserves to be deprecated in strong words”, the order said. |
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HC tells NCERT to make books available New Delhi, April 9 While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the issue, the Bench clarified that if NCERT was aggrieved by the direction of the court, it could file an application within 30 days listing its grievances. However, the court ignored a plea seeking an inquiry into the shortage of NCERT books, which the petitioner alleged, has become a feature at the beginning of every academic year. The PIL filed by advocate R K Kapoor had said that the books of Science and Mathematics of primary, secondary and senior secondary classes were not available in the Capital, even though the new academic session had commenced on March 20. The petitioner had specifically expressed concern over the non-availability of Chemistry books for Class 11th and 12,th saying that studies have been affected as even teachers were finding it difficult to procure them. |
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Low recovery of mustard crop
worries farmers Faridabad, April 9 According to reports from the area, farmers in Faridabad and adjoining districts, have reported low recovery of crops like mustard, which is prominently grown in semi-dry areas like here. It is learnt that the recovery level of the crop has reduced to only two to three quintals of the crop from one acre of the land. Earlier, it had been about 8 to 9 quintals per acre from the same area. It is stated that the farmers in southern Haryana had gone for lower sowing area for wheat due to the shortage of irrigation water and the drought-like conditions last year. The farmers fear that they may suffer big losses, if the recovery level from the Rabi crops remained less this year. Supporting the view, the Haryana unit of the Janata Dal (U) has demanded suspension or waiving off the interests on loans taken by the farmers in the area. The party president, Mr Ved Prakash Vidrohi, has appealed to the Haryana Government to take measures to provide relief to the affected farmers. He said that the farmers had already suffered heavy losses due to drought last year. Mr Vivek Mehrotra, Commissioner and Secretary (Administration) of Faridabad district visit the mandis yesterday and held a meeting with the officials concerned. It was announced that only cleaned wheat with up to 12 per cent humidity would be accepted for purchase at the mandis. There are eight regular mandis in the district, which include Faridabad (Old), Faridabad (NIT), Ballabgarh, Palwal Hodal, Hathin, Hassanpur and Mohna. The authorities have also set up nine additional purchase centres. It has been announced that a drought relief of Rs 10 per quintal would be offered to the farmers at the mandis. About six lakh metric tonnes of wheat had been purchased last year. |
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SPECIAL FOCUS
ON PANIPAT Panipat, April 9 Since the traffic crossings dotting the stretch are mostly unmanned, jams are a natural outcome. Moreover, the traffic lights at most of the crossings, particularly those on the Gohana road, Sanoli road and at Lal Batti Chowk, are not working properly and are manned by the traffic police with the help of Home Guards. But due to reported shortage of staff, these crossings are left unmanned except for peak hours. Thanks to the tractor-trolley transport system, adopted by late Ch Devi Lal for improving agriculture, has developed a tractor mania in the city. This has resulted in unauthorised movement of numerous tractors in hundreds for commercial activity and creating traffic jams everywhere in addition to spreading pollution. It is alleged that around 1,200 tractor-trolleys are plying in the city mostly without numberplates. They happily move about in the city transporting commercial goods, flouting traffic rules and creating jams at road crossings, particularly at Sanjay Chowk near the transport offices. They can’t even be challaned as they have no registration numbers. Neither do they need to pay road tax, goods tax etc nor they come under the purview of the Pollution Control Act as they are intended for use in agriculture. Another important reason is the growing tendency among residents to block the highway in protest against government authorities. The highway had been blocked a number of times on one pretext or the other, including the alleged failure of the police to nab criminals, protest marches and due to accidental deaths. Recently, members of the Panipat Velvet Association, the Panipat Handloom Association and the Blanket Association tried to block the G.T.Road against the government policies to impose excise duty and VAT on them. Fortunately, due to the prompt steps taken by the district administration, there was no traffic jam this time on G. T. Road though the protestors had tried their best to block this NH. Further, the service lanes on both sides of the highway, which are supposed to be used by three-wheelers, autorickshaws, animal-driven carts, rickshaws and cycles, have become unauthorised parking lots for heavy vehicles. At Sanjay Chowk, which witnesses traffic jams from morning till evening, transporters are creating a big nuisance. A majority of the trucks can be seen parked on the service lanes. The Old Veterinary Hospital road is also blocked most of the time with these trucks, when traffic police on duty pressurise the truck operators to clear the service lanes. Moreover, the road coming from the Assandh road flyover, cutting the G. T. Road at prestigious Lal Batti Chowk is another nuisance allegedly created by the traffic department. Outflow from the Assandh road is blocked most of the time. Small vehicles, rickshaws, carts and cyclists have to cut the dead end on the wrong side, instead of taking a U-turn at about half a kilometer ahead near the local bus stand, resulting in another traffic jam at Lal Batti Chowk. At many places, including at traffic crossings and in front of the local bus stand, roadways buses and authorised vehicles plying on the highway stop for picking up passengers, despite the signboards instructing the drivers not to stop vehicles there. Encroachments of service lanes by shopkeepers and cart-pullers have further added to the traffic woes. Though service lanes have been partially repaired, encroachments continue to hamper traffic flow there. Under the instructions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the district administration cleared illegal encroachments from these lanes, but this exercise has proved futile as the people have again encroached on the place from where they were removed. Despite the repeated attempts to contact the Superintendent of Police, Panipat district, she was not available for comments. 36 bonded labourers freed: According to information, the labourers, originally residents of Badhina Kalan in Shamli in western UP, had borrowed some money from the owners of the brick kiln. As they failed to return the money, they were kept in illegal captivity and made to work as bonded labour. The labourers then petitioned to the high court to set them free. The court appointed Mr S. C. Jaggi as the Warrant Officer, who with the help of the local police, set them free. They had been sent to their native places. |
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Post office refuses to pay interest on Sonepat, April 9 Infuriated at this about-turn by the post office authorities, the Development Department and the village panchayat have decided to sue them in the district consumers forum. According to information, the gram panchayat of Joshi Chauhan was paid over Rs 5 crore by the Haryana Government as payment for the gram panchayat land acquired for setting up the Ch Devi Lal Sports Academy last year. The gram panchayat, after obtaining the permission of the Development and Panchayat Department, deposited an amount of Rs 5.25 crore for a period of one year under the small savings scheme in the main post office at Sonepat on March 28, 2002. When the representatives of the gram panchayat and the department demanded the payment of interest that had accrued on the deposit – a whopping Rs 39.10 lakh – the Head Postmaster declined to release the payment. Instead, he produced a letter of the Superintendent, Post Offices, which states that the central government has banned the payment of interest on institutional deposits since 1995. Stunned, the gram panchayat and the department have now decided to file a case in the consumer forum. The department squarely blames the post office authorities for not informing them at the time they deposited the amount. It is suspected that a number of other institutions, which had deposited amounts under the scheme, might also become victims of these directions of the central government. |
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Rs 200 crore worth projects for Gurgaon, April 9 The huge sports complex, which would cost around Rs 9 crore to the exchequer, is spread over in 45 acres in which besides the cricket stadium, an athletic stadium with a seating capacity of 5,000, an indoor stadium and swimming pool with a seating capacity of 2,500 each were also being constructed, said the administrator. The complex would have provisions for hostels, commercial outlets, handball, volleyball, basketball courts etc, added Mr Sehrawat. He further said that the construction work of a seven-storey mini-secretariat is at the final stage. Being built at a cost of Rs 13 crore, the complex would house all government departments under one roof. Though the whole complex, comprising a seven-storey block and two double-storey blocks, was originally scheduled to be completed by the end of March 2004, the building would be ready for occupation by the end of this calendar year. As the present jail in the city is overcrowded, the government had decided to build a huge modern jail. He said that the first phase, costing Rs 17 crore, and a part of the complex spread over an area of 86 acres would be completed by the next month. In the first phase, there is a provision for more than 1,300 inmates in the complex. The whole project is expected to cost around Rs 40 crore, informed the officer. The HUDA has also undertaken the task of widening and beautification of different key roads and roundabouts, which even do not belong to the department. The old Delhi road from Dundahera to Mahavir Chowk and from Mahavir Chowk to MDI Chowk and from Atul Kataria Chowk to NH-8 (South City Chowk) is being widened with one-way provision with one-metre wide central verge, informed the official. The 14-km stretch would cost the department more than Rs 10 crore. As the roads are near completion, the fountains at chowks are being installed on a war footing, claimed the officer. The department has also built a new government college building (Rs 2 crore project) at Sector 9, which would start functioning in the coming academic session. Another big project for the city is a 250-bed hospital, which is being built in 8 acres in Sector 10 in the city, said the officer. An auto market at Sector 10 and a Transport Nagar at Sector 33 have already been sanctioned. The works on these sites would soon be started, claimed the officer. |
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With choked drains and litter all Sonepat, April 9 According to a report, things have come to such a pass that the residents of several areas plan to approach the Chief Minister, Mr Om Parkash Chautala, if their grievances are not redressed by the district and civic administration. They may even stage demonstrations and file a case in the court. Almost the entire city with a population of more than two lakh people is upset with the municipal council’s scavenging staff which do not bother to clean the streets for days together. Even grass and wild plants have appeared in many streets.
The area is abound with flies and mosquitoes, making it hard for the residents to breathe easy, especially during night. Educational institutes have also been hit hard by the civic neglect. Drain water overflows into the streets and the rain water collects whenever there is a downpour creating problems for the students. Poor sewerage system has added to the miseries of people. Almost all the areas in the city stink in the nostrils of passers-by. The sanitary supervisors are by and large indifferent to the complaints. They allegedly take bribe. Though the municipal council has the vehicles for sprinkling water on streets and roads, this is done only when a VIP visits the city. Unauthorised constructions and grabbing footpaths are going on unabated all over the city. But the civic authorities had failed to check the violations of the civic laws. Meanwhile, the city population has crossed two lakh. There are 4,611 filth depots but they are hardly cleaned. According to an estimate, as many as 90 tonnes of garbage and filth are thrown by the people almost every day. The safai workers do not bother to clear the garbage from the interiors. However, along the main roads of the city, they are always seen removing the garbage. In 1970, the population of the city was around 1 lakh. There were 259 safai workers at that time and the residents used to throw at least 20 tonnes of garbage every day. Since then, no fresh recruitment has been made. No safai worker has been posted in the residential colonies of Sector 12, 14, 15 and 23 by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and the residents are throwing garbage on the main roads. Although the state government has released Rs 1.26 crore for shifting the milk dairies by the municipal council, it has failed to do so far, causing resentment among the residents of the city. |
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Pamma flays serving of langar
to political rallyists New Delhi, April 9 The DSGMC had recently sought subsidy on the price of cooking gas cylinders on the plea that the gas was used for preparing langar at the various gurdwaras and the langar was also served to those participating in political rallies in the Capital. In a statement issued here today, Mr Pamma regretted that some elements in the DSGMC were politicising langar for their own vested interests, as they obviously wanted the support of these parties. He said that langar was for thousands of devotees who visited the gurdwaras daily as it was the Sikh tradition that no one should go hungry from the places of worship. By distributing langar at political rallies, the very “maryada” of the tradition was being eroded. Providing food for those participating in the political rallies was the responsibility of the organisers. The workers were welcome to partake of the langar at the gurdwaras, he said. Mr Pamma said that by taking this plea, the DSGMC had hurt the pride and sentiments of the entire Sikh community. |
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DELHI IN
PARLIAMENT New Delhi, April 9 However, the fault rate for the month of February 2003 has been brought down to 17.27 faults per 100 subscribers per month, Ms Mahajan said. A proposal to upgrade the Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital attached to Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, as a National Institute of Paediatrics has been included in the 10th Plan proposal of the hospital, Health Minister Sushma Swaraj said. The Delhi Government also informed that a 200-bed super specialist hospital was proposed to be set up at Geeta Colony in East Delhi, Ms Swaraj said, adding that the construction for the hospital was in progress. There has been a progressive decline in IPC related crimes reported in Delhi since 1999, Minister of State for Home Hiren Pathak said. The steps taken by the Delhi Police include intensification of beat patrolling, posting of armed pickets at strategic points, strengthening of intelligence network and close watch and frequent raids at the suspected hideouts of criminals and terrorists, the minister said.
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Wheat arrival picks up in Sonepat grain market Sonepat, April 9 According to a report, four farmers of neighbouring villages brought at least 400 quintals of wheat yesterday and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) officials purchased about 200 quintals of wheat from two farmers, Jaivir of Rattan Garh village and Daya Ram of Kishora village. The farmers alleged that the FCI officials reached the grain market after 4 pm when they were planning to return to their homes without the sale of their produce. The FCI will purchase wheat on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday whereas HAFED would purchase the wheat on Monday, Friday and Wednesday. Thieves strike medical store:
Wheat crop burnt:
Standing wheat crop in two acres of land was burnt in a devastating fire which broke out into the fields of Mr Satbir, a farmer at Fatehpur village about 15 km from here last evening. According to a report, the fire tenders rushed to the site from Sonepat which brought the fire under control after a struggle for few hours. The cause of the fire was not known. The loss is estimated around Rs 50,000.
Hunt for criminals:
Superintendent of Police Paramjit Singh Ahlawat told this correspondent here today that the police had conducted a series of raids at the possible hideouts of the criminals but none was arrested so far. However, the miscreants have been identified. |
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NCR BRIEFS Faridabad, April 9 The authorities have informed that the examination would be held mainly at the centres located in urban areas and several centres in villages had been shifted in the town here, to check copying and use of unfair means. The centres shifted include Government School, Jassna; Government School Kheri Kalan; Government Girls School, Tigaon; Government Boys School, Tigaon; Government School, Chandavali; Government Girls School Dayalpur; Government School, Ferozpur, Kalan; Government School, Garoda; Government School, Mandhavali and Government School, Billauch. Similarly, several examination centres located in the government schools in Palwal and Hodal subdivisions have been shifted to other centres. Factory fire Jhajjar:
A fire broke out in Praful Industries, a private limited company in the Modern Industrial Estate in Bahadurgarh here yesterday. According to Prakash Jain, owner of the factory, raw material and some chemical containers worth around Rs 3 lakh were destroyed in the fire. Inflammable chemicals reported to have caused the fire which broke out at around 11 am. It was controlled by five fire tenders called from Sonepat and Delhi.
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The Rohtak region of Punjab National Bank earned a profit of Rs 40.07 crore during the financial year ending March 31, recording an increase of Rs 14.19 crore as compared to the last year. Giving this information today, the Senior Regional Manager of the bank, Mr G. K. Sahni, said total deposits of the bank as on March 31 this year were Rs 1,248.44 crore whereas the total advances of the bank were to the tune of Rs 359.97 crore. Mr Sahni said that the Rohtak region of the bank, which catered to the financial needs of people belonging to six districts in Haryana through its network of 72 branches, had advanced a sum of Rs 265.13 crore under the priority sector advances.
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DELHI
DIGEST New Delhi, April 9 The centre was built under the India Population Project-8 scheme of Delhi health department to cater to the needs of hundreds of families from the unorganised sector who are not so lucky to enjoy the facilities provided by the CGHS and the ESI. At the time of inauguration of the centre, officials from the health department and the MCD promised that it would be functional soon. When contacted, the deputy health officer, Dr V. K. Hazarika, admitted that in the name of a health centre, there is only a building, nothing else. Even the basic infrastructure has not been provided so far. Muslim theologian Maulana Ghaffar dead:
A prominent Muslim leader, Maulana was venerated among the intellectual community for his erudition in Islamic studies and Arabic language. He was also chief of the Delhi Wakf Board Madarsa, known as Shaikhul Hadis Aliya Arabia, at Fatehpuri in the walled city area. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, in her condolence message, said the Maulana was a great scholar of Islamic studies and Arabic language and frequently participated in discussions on theological studies. Metro MD selected
for lifetime award:
The announcement was made here at a conference of the 11th Red and White Bravery Awards. This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, comprising a cash component of Rs 1 lakh, a specially designed trophy and a citation, was determined by former Union Minister Vasant Sathe, advertising veteran Bobby Sista and Prasar Bharti Chief Executive Officer K. S.
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